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08 July 2012
Kirk Cameron's Monumental Part 3: Foundations of Law, Theonomy, Social Consensus/Contract and The Problem of Democracy
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Let me see if I understand this. On the one hand, Congress enacts legislation on the basis of the constitution, which is a static document. On the other hand, they do so on the basis of the changing needs and circumstances of the democratic majority, implementing and repealing amendments to the constitution if necessary.
Therefore the constitution is both static and dynamic.
Are amendments added/subtracted the same way any other laws are passed or does the process require a referendum?
On a related note, if the legal precedent for repealing amendments already exists - specifically in the case of Prohibition - then theoretically any of the amendments, including the right to free speech, association, religion, to not be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment, etc. can be repealed as well if Congress sees fit to do so under whatever the prevailing circumstances might be. Am I right in pointing this out?
You mention how theonomists hijack history and reinterpret it to suit their political agenda and were they ever to actually gain power then it seems to me that repealing any constitutional amendment that conflicted with their agenda would be key in solidifying their authority. Any other extreme political faction would do the same.
Jim C.
- 09 July, 2012 07:42
- Cal said...
It's also funny how diehard Constitutionalists will quote Jefferson when the man believed each new generation should tear up the prior's constitution and start fresh.
You're right also that it helped that the ambiguous language helped keep things smooth. It is easy to run over the Constitution easily that way but it keeps the form intact.
Also, I'm so unsure of how many of the founders were actually Christian. I use to be with David Barton on this before I actually became a Christian.
From the South you have the Anglican/Constantinian-lite nominal attachment. There was such a furor when Jefferson unhinged the Virginian Anglican church from the state and cut their privileges.
Then in the North you have the Unitarians continuing on their Puritan tradition of a different kind of Constantinianism.
Of all the founders, the only one I can say was a tender-hearted Christ-follower was Benjamin Rush. And he was a universalist!
Jim C:
Theoretically, but essentially impossible. The amendment business is extremely difficult, even on issues that a majority would agree on. Amendments are based on how the States vote. I can't imagine any State government existing if they even considered casting a vote to amend the constitution to remove any of the Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments).
The theonomists probably would retain the form. It would be a bit ironic but I would think they would try and amend the Constitution to add Moses and then make an amendment to make remove the ability to make amendments! Or enforce something like Honduras where any attempt to change the constitution ends with automatic loss of office. Works well for the oligarchy there.
- 09 July, 2012 12:01
- Protoprotestant said...
Jim...I think Cal summed it up pretty well. And yes, they'll change it. The US Taxpayers Party which later became the Constitution Party...that's what they want to do...change the Constitution.
In the end...I think it's all about power. It always is. Arguing over interpretations, wording, history...it's all window dressing. A means to an end. In the end...they'll do whatever it takes.
The Amendment process is really difficult. You might recall the ERA back in the 70's and early 80's. They needed 38 states to ratify and fell 3 short and thus even after an extension it failed.
I agree that if anyone tried to throw out one, some, or all of the Bill of Rights...it would be shot down. But theoretically it could be done.
It's much easier to just find ways around them...overlapping obligations, emergency powers etc.... The Patriot Act should have been declared unconstitutional. It has effectively removed the 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 9th amendments or established a precedent in doing so. And other recent court decisions have begun to chip away at the 1st.
To me, the Constitution is effectively dead...it has been for a long time. But...it's still there and in the conversation. I wonder if at some point Conservatives will refer to portions of it as 'quaint' in the way Atty Gen. Gonzales did a few years back. I guess they already did when it comes to the 8th amendment.
I think any faction that wants power will employ the rhetoric they think will help them gain validity. The Constitution is a football, not a foundation.
Cal is right, an oligarchy can do whatever it needs to do to retain an illusion of legitimacy.
Seems to me we're already there. Even as polarized as the parties are, the mainstream...which would include both Bush and Obama and certainly Romney just keep plugging away. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
The real rule of the country is not in the hands of the president anyway.
- 15 July, 2012 08:22
Hey Proto,
Actually I had to search Wikipedia to see what the ERA (equal rights amendment) was all about; namely, equal rights for women. I don't recall ever learning about that and I didn't realize it was an issue by that point...I thought that women already enjoyed the same rights as men based on the already-existing provisions in the Bill of Rights.
I also appreciate Cal informing me that amending the constitution is based on the favorable majority of state legislatures as opposed to simply a majority in Congress (you can correct me if I've misunderstood the process again). That would certainly be a daunting undertaking. It helps to explain why it has occurred so seldom in American history.
Of course I agree that America is not immune to politicians hungry for power and willing to do anything to get it but it seems like the legal system that exists - with especial regard to the separation of powers - has thus far proven to be the most successful in preventing the emergence of any kind of dictatorship. I'm sure countless times in the past, academics, pundits and experts of all stripes have predicted the degeneration of America into a police state but it has yet to really happen based on what I've seen. Sure, there have been sporadic abuses of power here and there, sometimes in greater frequency than others, but nothing on a total, national scale such as what existed in Germany and Russia - and like you said, the US would spin apart like a centrifuge before anything like that could happen.
Jim C.
- 16 July, 2012 22:28

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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Stretching To Sketch Challenge Week Two!
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you did a wonderful job.ReplyDelete
wasn.t kelly.s ballet bode just to die for?
you will NEVER see pictures of me like that...however maybe if i had a body like that..you would.
You're right! There's a lot of good sketching going on around here!! Nice job. :-))ReplyDelete
You're doing FANTASTIC Cathy! I really need to do more sketching....is it open for anyone to jump in?ReplyDelete
You're inspiring me :)♥
Great job on this Cathy! I like the hair even though you think you went crazy, it pops...in a good way.ReplyDelete
Terrific! This would be impossible for me. I'm very impressed! Love your Autumn photos below; Autumn is my favorite :)ReplyDelete
Hi Cathy! I actually think the hair makes this a fun illustrative piece! Really, its great and creative. :)ReplyDelete
I probably won't be able to get in on the next challenge but hopefully the one after that. Sure fun to see everyones!
I love the illusion of the hair--I agree with Jodi, and I wouldn't even try to tackle a body--this is great!!ReplyDelete
AWESOME!!! I was going to participate as well, but haven't gotten my act together yet. I'll have to catch up! And I actually love the hair... Fantastic!! Love, SilkeReplyDelete


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President Bush is trying to rally international support for action against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, particularly among permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, who would have veto power on any resolution regarding Iraq. Most allies oppose the possible use of U.S. force.
President Bush telephoned the leaders of Russia, China and France Friday to make his case for removing the Iraqi leader, who, Mr. Bush says, is a threat, because he could help terrorists acquire chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons.
White House Spokesman Ari Fleischer says the president told the leaders that he has still not decided whether to use military force in Iraq.
"The president, in each of his conversations, said he was calling, because he wanted to make sure that the United States is consulting with our allies around the world," the spokesman explained. "He told these leaders that he valued their opinions. The president stressed that Saddam Hussein is a threat, and that the United States was going to work together with the world to make the world more peaceful, and we welcome their role and their involvement."
Russia, China, and France have all expressed concerns about possible U.S. military action. French President Jacque Chirac says Mr. Bush should not send U.S. troops to Iraq without the approval of the U.N. Security Council.
Russian news agencies say President Vladimir Putin told Mr. Bush Friday that he does not think attacking Iraq is justified. Reports say Mr. Putin said he thinks diplomacy, not force, is needed to resolve questions about Iraqi weapons production.
President Bush continues his campaign against Saddam Hussein next week at the United Nations, where permanent Security Council members Russia, China, or France could block any resolution against the Iraqi leader.
Following that speech, Mr. Fleischer says, U.S. diplomats will travel to Moscow, Beijing, and Paris to continue consultations on Iraq.
Mr. Bush meets Saturday with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is one of the few allies backing the president's call for tougher action against Iraq.


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The world is so very full of sad and hurting people and I am an empathetic kind of gal, so seeing so much sadness, could keep me very sad.
But watching all these little ones run and laugh and dive into all sorts of activities lightens my heart.
This picture isn't quite in focus, but you get the idea and I believe I was smiling as large behind the camera as he was in front of it. I can't help it. He is the CUTEST BOY EVER!
I'm serious as all get out when I say he's been doing this for weeks. Can you believe he is only nine weeks old. Doesn't he look like he's much older?
He was being entertained by a new to him cousin, Prince Al, that was able to get out for a bit on Playdate, much to the delight of his devoted little groupies.
They'd predicted a boogery 94 degree day, but it never got much above 80 and there was fabulous breeze all the day long. Thank you Lord!
When you say creek, they all come running.
Land's I think Sydlee grew a foot this summer and has been such a sweet friend to Giddy-up.
Found a couple critters we haven't seen before.
A leech, ugh.
And a wee water sprite who can't get her fill of mulberries.
And that, that was just morning.


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While out in St. Hedwig asking folks about the death of David Beltran, a 31-year-old man who had been shot twice in the head and left on the side of FM 1516 Halloween night, I quickly learned why this rural town is popular with those in the business of body disposal.
The morning after Beltran's body was found, few people knew about it. The church was packed, but no one had any idea or interest in talking about a body, not even the church leadership.
The second clue was at the St. Hedwig Feed and Supply Store, where you can buy a quart of milk, fencing braces and 50-pound sacks of corn feed. The clerk knew about the killing; he had seen it on the news. But it was just another body being dumped, and sheriff deputies were investigating. What deserved everyone's attention – and what got its own flyer taped to the cash register – was the mystery of an ownerless bull that had recently showed up in town.
Read the story of the murder. We are still waiting to see if any arrests made in this case. The fate of the bull is uncertain.


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didn't say it, it was actually a biographer:
The men who had hated [the book], and had not particularly loved Helvétius, flocked round him now. Voltaire forgave him all injuries, intentional or unintentional. 'What a fuss about an omelette!' he had exclaimed when he heard of the burning. How abominably unjust to persecute a man for such an airy trifle as that! 'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,' was his attitude now.It was by Evelyn Beatrice Hall, who used the pseudonym S. G. Tallentyre. Apparently a lot of famous quotes weren't really said by the supposed speakers - like "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" by David Farragut (as in Farraguts North and West). Pretty interesting.


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Hello friends.
I'm writing today from a Starbucks in my Tennessee hometown. Sipping a tall vanilla latte and enjoying the quiet sounds of the coffee shop, I'm feeling like writing something, so I decided maybe I'd give this blog some of the attention it's been lacking.
I've been home from Alaska for three and a half weeks now. It's been pretty warm and humid here in east TN, but this week it's actually starting to feel like fall -- 61 outside right now. I guess I'm still kind of "acclimated" to Alaska weather, since I think it feels great while my family is wearing jackets and saying it's too cold. After wearing jeans, sweatshirts, and rain boots for so much of the last 6 months, I'm hanging on to my warm-weather clothes as long as possible!
It has been good to be home. I've really enjoyed catching up with family and friends who I hadn't seen since April. Hearing real Southern accents again is nice. And though I'm job-hunting now, God was super gracious to give me a season of just resting and reflecting for a couple of weeks. I really, really needed that. It's been beautiful to have essentially nothing needing my immediate attention, and to be able to spend as much time as I want just being quiet with the Lord -- reading, journaling, writing letters, praying, worshiping, dreaming -- as well as spending good time with my family and friends. I realize that's not how life can stay, nor would I want it to, but it has definitely been a peaceful blessing.
So now I'm looking for the elusive answer to that always-present question.... "what's next?" A job. An apartment. Ministry. Travel. Fundraising. Back to Alaska. All the things that are running through my mind as possibilities. I feel torn in different directions and flustered by the decisions. Part of me wants to just stay in that quiet place, but I know that I'll continue to abide and enjoy time with Him and "be still and know," even as life gets a little more busy.
The question is, what is going to fill my days between now and April, when I plan to go back to Juneau? I want to be intentional and purposeful about that, not just "let whatever happen." This is such a strange in-between season. An "off-season," in a sense. Off from the busyness -- and the purpose -- of full-time ministry. I miss that. The sense of purpose. The energy and drive of continual ministry. The community. And Alaska. I miss Alaska, too.
And probably I should stop writing now, because this is turning into a novel of all my feelings and woes!
I'm grateful for my life. Really grateful. It's a good life. I love being a missionary, even if it's not full-time yet. And this off-season will hold good things, too. One day at a time, right?
God reminded me this morning, "You have enclosed me behind and before; and laid Your hand upon me" (Psalm 139:5). Zechariah 2:5 echoes this thought: "For I, declares the Lord, will be a wall of fire around her, and I will be the glory in her midst." Beautiful. He's got me. And He's got you, whatever season you're walking through. Don't forget it. You're beautifully loved and held.


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Normally, I use this blog space to rant about random thoughts that cross my mind. Random thoughts are still there, but I could not write as much as I would have loved to. Partly, it is because, over almost the last couple of years, the thoughts have turned inward– toward failings, disappointments, and inabilities.
Becoming acutely aware of the need for a mentor, I went ahead and found one. He passed on to me an old copy of John Baillie's A Diary of Private Prayer, which has since become a treasure. Whispered agreeably the words tucked in this morning's prayer.
It has pleased Thee to withhold from me a perfect knowledge; therefore deny me not the grace of faith by which I may lay hold of things unseen. Thou hast given me little power to mould things to my own desire; therefore use Thine own omnipotence to bring Thy desires to pass within me. Thou hast willed it that through labour and pain I should walk the upward way; be Thou then my fellow traveller as I go.
So then, I reflect. The epistemic humility that we are forced to acknowledge, for "our knowledge is imperfect" and so are we (1 Cor 13:9), need not be resisted. The calm assurance of the fellow traveller will suffice?


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I thought I would share this article that was posted a while back on The NonProfit Times. It was from two years ago, but the ideas still apply to today's job market:
Professional development can help you get to your ultimate career destination, but there are many paths to get there, according to James Weinberg, founder and CEO of Boston-based Commongood Careers.
Weinberg explained that heading back to school isn't the only way to develop your career at NTEN's 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference.
* Graduate programs. These can be costly. Make sure you are in a high-quality program that fits what you want to learn.
* Workshops. This also is expensive. Some workshops guarantee certificates, but check to see if that piece of paper means anything for your professional career.
* Self-education books. Some times your best teacher would be yourself. Look for books or online courses that can help.
* In-house mentors. Ask a competent colleague or supervisor for guidance.
You can read the full article over at the NPT website.


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While single payer" has turn out to be an efficient political rallying cry, advocates still want to figure out what it could imply for one of the largest, most complex health care methods on this planet. Senator Sanders himself is preparing to introduce a single-payer invoice that shall be far more detailed than the campaign plan" and include modifications to deal with price concerns, mentioned a spokesman, Josh Miller-Lewis.
Here's an instance from a latest conversation with Credence2 that I feel you may empathize with; It has been stated that Pres. Reagan was a political pragmatist, and his legislative accomplishments bear witness to that label. He was typically keen to take less than he wanted – because … Read More ...


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We read "The Impossible Knife of Memory" by Laurie Halse Anderson for my YA Lit class this week to the mixed reactions of most of my peers. Many of them thought the main character of Hayley was too much of a "special snowflake" who spent an exorbitant amount of time being a stereotypical rebellious and angst-ridden 16 year-old. They also thought Anderson was out of touch with the way teens think and act and speak and especially with the way they text (I have to agree with them on this matter—the texting sequences in this novel are horrifying).
One aspect we all generally loved is the main storyline between Hayley and her father. She is a teenager struggling to take care of her veteran father who is grappling with undiagnosed and unmedicated PTSD. There's a lot of stuff going on there, and Anderson's portrayal of that relationship is almost painfully beautiful and scary. This is an infliction that so many people suffer from and it is one that, for the most part in this country, feels pushed aside. Anderson wrote a story that needed to be written, and we all agreed on her success in that endeavor.
Personally, I loved reading "The Impossible Knife of Memory." Sure, some of the dialogue was a stretch and the texting made me wither and cringe, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story is at times disheartening and harrowing, at others, hopeful and buoyant, and always insightful. It's contemporary YA lit at its best. But that shouldn't surprise anyone (LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON).


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This blog is by, for and about recovery.
Recovery from... addictions, codependent tendencies, self destructive behaviors.
Approach Avoidance... what does that mean, exactly?
You decide you want something, you work towards getting it, as soon as you get close to achieving whatever that was... you screw it up.
Tony Robbins coined the term I use as the title of this blog.
I have a recovery blog specifically about the part of Tony Robbins' Personal Power 2 audio series that I think is Robbins' most important contribution to recovery...
Robbins didn't write his work with that in mind!
It turns out (well, I've discovered anyway) that the path one has to take to be 'successful' in business or the path one has to take to amass wealth, is identical to the path one has to take to recover from addictions or codependency.
That other blog of mine is http://globalbeliefs.blogspot.com
Robbins speaks of (and this is in the context of a business person or business owner) you discover that you are NOT where you want to be.
Here's the analogy:
You have a 'thermostat'
You've "lit a fire under your a**"
Inside you sort of "heat up", the furnace kicks in, you've got to get a head of steam up if you (old railroad analogy here) intend to climb that steep hill.
You make progress towards getting 'up the hill' (I'm mixing metaphors and analogies I know)
BUT as soon as you get close to achieving what ever...
The 'air conditioning' kicks in!
The furnace kicked in, and you intentionally, consciously turned the furnace on.
When you got close to the target state...
You UNCONSCIOUSLY retarded forward progress!!!!!
...now why would you do that?
Part of you did it... there are more of us in here than just one of us!
(see previous post)
A part of you (your conscious self, your EGO, the part of you that's more left brain than right) is looking at another part of you (your inner child, your right brain) with CONTEMPT!
You're so used to being 'punitive' (self deprecating) that you actually think it's normal to do so!
You know what context 'acclimated' means?
If you're an Eskimo, or you live above the arctic circle, and you've been living in sub zero temperatures for months... as soon as the temp goes up to 10° above, compared to 40° below, now you think that's warm.
You've been 'acclimated' to it being below zero.
If you're an addict (which AUTOMATICALLY means you're a codependent) you're 'acclimated' to *beating yourself up*
That's where the approach avoidance comes from... no wonder you weren't aware of it.
Did you know that all you can hold in consciousness is 7 +/- 9 chunks of information at one time?
Are you even slightly aware of the thousands (maybe even 10s of 1000's) of bits of information your subconscious can hold?
There's a lot more of you under the water line than there is above it.
My grand daughter is waking up... I've got to close


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by Susan Mikula Campbell
"I think you're going to see Porter Road become the next commercial strip in the Town of Niagara," Steve Richards, town supervisor, said Tuesday.
Richards made his prediction after the Town Board approved Sandro Viola's final site plan for the development of a 12,000-square-foot commercial building at 8605 Porter Road. Richards said Viola plans to build a 10-unit strip plaza. Potential tenants have not been revealed at this time.
Development on Porter Road should "explode over the next six years," Richards said, because of continued growth at the Niagara Falls International Airport and the town's own development of the former U.S. Army Reserve Center and Area Maintenance Facility. "There's no room left on Military Road," Richards said. "Porter Road is a natural corridor to the airport."
The Army completed the move of its operations to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station's side of the runway last year. Negotiations to transfer ownership of the old Porter Road facility to the town and its Local Redevelopment Authority are close to completion, Richards said.
The Local Redevelopment Authority has been investigating possible uses for the property, primarily airport-related, because the property adjoins the airport and its runway. Richards already has been contacted by a major hotel operation about building a four-star hotel at the site. This week, a national parking operation called about possibly using space there for parking.
Last week, State Sen. George Maziarz at a press conference announcing the airport's new Stakeholders Group, noted that the airport is working on its third expansion of its parking area. Two years ago, parking revenue at the airport was zero, because parking was free. In 2012, with parking costing $5 a day, the revenue is expected to be $1.5 million.
"The town could make money at even a dollar a day, and could offer inside parking during inclement weather," Richards said.
The former army property at 9400 Porter Road currently includes a huge hangar and several brick outbuildings.
In other matters at the Town of Niagara Town Board meeting:
•A $230,010 contract for solar lighting along the road and in the parking lot outside the community center in Veterans Memorial Park was awarded to O'Connell Electric of Rochester. Richards said the bid was for 15 fixtures, but because the grant from the New York State Power Authority to pay for the lighting is $400,000, additional lights will be ordered.
Richards said he believes the town's park will be the first in the area to be lit by solar lights.
•Richards commended the work of Highway Superintendent Robert Herman for doing the paperwork that obtained $11,759 in federal and state funds to help pay town overtime and equipment costs during the spring windstorm that brought down trees and power lines.


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Built to celebrate Nissan's global racing success and mark the 40th anniversary of Z cars on British roads, the new 370Z GT Edition promises to be the best handling version yet.
Inspired by its 1970s forebearer, the newcomer features a set of eye-catching racing stripes down both sides, darker 19-inch RAYS alloys, and a trio of special paint finishes - Pearl White, Kuro Black and Black Rose.
Extra kit for the GT Edition includes a reversing camera that appears in the sat-nav screen and a new tyre pressure monitoring system, as well as a new 'snow' setting for the seven-speed automatic gearbox, which sets the car off in second gear and controls engine revs, to prevent spinning the wheels in slippery conditions.
However changes aren't purely cosmetic - the latest addition to the line-up has been fettled by Nissan's UK engineers, who have retuned the dampers to help provide "the ideal balance the ride comfort and high-speed handling" and added underfloor insulation to help increase refinement.
The newcomer is available to order now, with the first deliveries expected in June. Prices start at £35,000 - around £2,150 more than the standard GT Pack automatic. For more details click here.
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Litter is everybody's problem
Fall is the time of the year that we experience leaves turning color, cooler weather and football events. Professional, collegiate, high school, and middle school football are all in full swing.
That is the good news. The bad news is that with each game come litter and trash in the stands, parking areas, streets and tailgating sites.
It is especially troublesome when area high schools continue the trend of sticking hundreds of Styrofoam cups in fencing to spell out cheers and messages for homecoming or big rivalry games. In many cases the areas are littered with the cups jarred loose by winds and vandals, and are seen blowing about the countryside for days afterward. Yes, it appears an effort is made to clean up the mess the next day or two, but too many of the unsightly, non-biodegradable cups make their escape and end up strictly as eye-sore litter.
It hardly seems appropriate that the sport that is supposed to reflect "sportsmanship" seems to bring out the worst in us. Take a look at these areas after the game is over and the fans have departed. It is not a scene that makes you proud.
Trash and litter is spread all over and the cost of cleaning falls back to the school or sponsoring organization. Let's get back to the basic virtue of "leaving the place better than you found it." Recycling also appears to be an "after the fact" effort. Litter prevention and increased recycling provide Iowans with both a challenge and an opportunity.
The challenge is to change behavior patterns; the opportunity is to reclaim recycled materials, along with a sense of pride.
Iowa State University in Ames long ago accepted this challenge with "Keep Iowa State Beautiful," an organization composed of - and supported by- faculty, campus staff, students and the athletic department.
Behavior at the games can pass on to the opposing team and fans, too. What a great hallmark. Not only do we have great teams, we model the idea of sportsmanship and show it by leaving the place in better condition than we found it.


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So a little personal history here...
I used to be very involved with video. I loved making short films when I was younger and when I was 16 I worked for a wedding videographer for a few years (which is actually how I got introduced into the wedding business.) It was a wonderful learning experience. This videographer is now so so talented and I would highly, highly recommend him to anyone looking for a very talented, creative, and unique wedding videographer. His company is Ryan Southwell Films. Check his stuff out!
Anyway, I am by no means an expert with video, (which is why I don't offer it with my packages) but I do know how to put an amateur video together for fun (I do it with my own personal video footage.) And it just so happens that I have video capability with my camera, so I snuck in a few video shots during Sarah and Michael's engagement session (and they had no idea. :)
So for Sarah's birthday (which was a few days ago) and an additional wedding gift, I made them this short little video to one of their favorite songs. I thought I might post it for some enjoyment. This couple is so sweet. The quotes on the video are from the bride and groom themselves (not from me).


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I really like The Script and no it's not because they are from Ireland. (Everyone that knows me, know I love two of Ireland's finest – U2 and Guinness.) I like them because their songs tell stories. Stories we can relate to, not just melodies that are catchy.
I think "For the First Time" struck a chord with a lot of folks, highlighting the impact work, life, the economy can have on a relationship. And when I heard it for the first time I thought, wow. It's so real, so honest.
Of course "Breakeven" and "Man that Can't be Moved" have found decent airplay. But its recent hit "Nothing" happens to be a favorite. If you know it, you know what it's about. Guy has girl, guy loses girl, guy drunk dials girl and can't reach her. The Script describes it as a song about "a drunken, broken hearted phone call to a lost love."
Honestly, it's nice to hear a male singing about what we all know is drunk dialing. And girls, let's face it. We have all been there at one time or another. So, mad props to The Script for admitting that despite the difference in our genetic make up, guys have done it too. We all love. Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose. Sometimes we torture ourselves and do crazy alcohol infused things because its better than the alternative – doing nothing at all.
So, to all my fellow one time or another drink dialing friends, male or female, this is for you.


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photo by Renee Oakenfull, also viewable at urbanpulse.com,
Yes, I'm bragging again. If I can't brag on my children, why have them, right? Monkey's teacher, MrsM and I had our conference Tuesday, as you no doubt saw in my absolutely hectic schedule for that day.
Actually, let me go back in history a bit. In kindergarten, Monkey tracked right along with the majority of her class. She had a wonderful teacher and was learning at a pace that I was very comfortable with. By the end of the year she started reading on her own and was finishing chapter books (Magic Tree House, to be specific) before school was over. I love that she loves reading. Fast forward through the summer to first grade.
She's doing very well. MrsM sends home daily reports in Monkey's folder and everything is good. Only once in a while is there a note on behavior, usually relating to talking. Monkey's nothing if not social. Gee, I wonder where she gets that from? The work she brings home has very few, if any, mistakes. I'm starting to wonder is she really that bright or is the work really that easy? Then comes home a particular handwriting/grammer/spelling test. Under "comments," which is reserved for the teacher, Monkey had written "this is boring." God love the honesty of a child.
So, I start to wonder where exactly is she in the class? Is she being challenged? Is she too bored? What can we do? Trey is a big supporter of homeschooling for lots of reasons which I won't get into here. I haven't been. Not because I don't believe in it, but because I still have faith in public schools, I'm not organized enough and the fact that I'm not a teacher. I don't have that gift. I have friends who homeschool and it works for them. But I don't think it's for me.
Well, that's what I thought before. Then I started thinking that if Monkey isn't being challenged, then maybe I should consider homeschooling. So the idea starts stirring around for a week before I even mention it to Trey. Why wait? Because I didn't want the big, fat "I was right!" from him (before you get all upset and think he's "that guy," understand that we have a running joke between us about who's right and wrong, and, well, we all know I'm always right). So we converse about it. We talk about things like enrichment programs, co-ops, umbrella schools and whatever else. Then he added that if we do this, to help relieve my household burdens, we could have someone come clean the house. Woo-hoo! Sign me up! Have I mentioned that I loathe cleaning?
But I digress.
All of that had been discussed pre-conference as a "what if?" So conference time comes and MrsM goes over Monkey's reports. She's above average in several areas. She's one of the strongest readers in the class. Then she asks me if I think Monkey could handle being challenged more? YES! MrsM has a plan for challenging the students in her class that are needing it. Thank you! The last thing I want is for Monkey to be bored at school. Sure, she has fun with her friends and doing all the "specials" like music, art and PE, but I want her learning, too, not floating. I don't want her to get lost in the shuffle of all the other students.
I'm not ditching the homeschooling idea just yet. I'll hang on to it and wait and see how her years at school progress. I hope we continue to have teachers like MrsM who are willing to think outside the box to challenge our little Monkey. Teaching is a gift and I admire those who do it. There's just something special about a good teacher and I'm thankful that Monkey has had such good teachers in her short career as a student.
PS: Yay! My 100th post! Who-da thunk it?


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99 Drum Samples is a free collection of electronic and acoustic drum hits which have been built from scratch and processed with internal and external audio gear.
The sounds were recorded from various analogue and digital sources and processed with various on-board effects and external gear.
Product Structure :
- Library : 99Sounds
- Bank : 99 Drum
- 99 Samples (44,1KHz, 24bits)
- 10 Groups
-You can download the Kontakt version directly on the 99Sounds website (require Kontakt full version).
If you make another Group or Sound, share it, and I can add your work to the Library.
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Add bank name to Groups and Sounds: More easy to manipulate the library with Maschine Hardware.
Each product is define as a bank in the same library 99Sounds (available for Sounds and Groups)
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Over the coming weeks, we will start to share some of the key insights and observations we have identified as part of our work to date on this very interesting subject.
We start by looking at how people came to enter the industry – go to any research industry gathering of experienced researchers and ask how people began their career and I bet you hear the phrase "I fell into it" a number of times.
One of the objectives of our project was to establish whether or not those entering the industry now, have a more planned route into becoming a researcher.
Well both our first quantitative survey and all the qualitative interviews we have undertaken have shown that many people still enter the industry in this unplanned manner (and even still use the same phrase!)
Our quantitative survey showed that for researchers with less than 3 years experience of our industry:-
This was echoed in our 1-1 interviews with young researchers across the globe – regardless of continent or language, the experience of discovering by chance the wide variety of roles and that a career in our industry can offer was a common theme.
So, is this situation a bad thing? – some argue that the adhoc nature of entering the industry is not a bad thing as it allows people to be able to find a home for their talents that perhaps at 6th form or University they were unsure how to direct into a career path.
The counter argument to this is perhaps, how many people don't ever get the chance to even consider the wonderful world of research because they don't see any proactive communication or engagement from the industry at the key career decision points in their life? We know from our own experiences and those that we talked to in our study, most people in the population consider a career in research as consisting of standing on a street with a clipboard – as we all know, a career in research offers much more than that!
In the coming weeks we will look at more insights and observations from the research as well as highlighting the ideas for action that our respondents at the various stages of our research are suggesting should be put in place to help the whole industry move forward and shout about the great things it does.


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Saturday, September 27, 2008
The beginning...
I decided today, instead of cleaning my house, to start a new blog. I am always using my shortcuts when computing on my PC or my Mac at school and they sure make life easier. I often share them with others and they always seem excited. So I will do that here! I will share tips and tricks for the PC and the Mac, shortcuts for word processing, and any other neat computer news that I think is read worthy...now I wonder if anyone will actually read this??
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- starstruck_texan said...
I'll read your blog Alli
- September 27, 2008 at 7:12 PM
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This blog is now exclusively devoted to crafting in general, and the shop in particular! Pretty much all of my personal content has been moved to a new blog, one that is intended primarily to help keep our family and friends in the loop. (If you are interested in following the new blog, you will find it here.) This blog will continue to feature shop news, new listings, sales, giveaways, and all of my share-worthy crafting exploits.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
'Stuff' Revisited
I just had to go back and do more with those 4 photos of Elora that I used before, now that I have a greater arsenal of digi-scrap materials at my disposal. I like this one a lot better than either of the last 2 pages I've done. And I should, since I spent way more time on it! I think I might actually print this one... ^_^ Now, I'm thinking I need to get started designing Elora's birth announcements...
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Ok, I'm learning, I'm learning!
After talking with some of the girls at work, I checked out a few sites with free digi-scrapping supplies. My first foray into the world of the Shabby Princess was magical! So many wonderful digi scrap kits! Kelly sent me to check out the site, shabbyprincess.com and I simply fell in love. I've heard the name thrown around both the shop and the blogosphere quite a bit, but I never knew what they were talking about (uninitiated as I was). Well, now I do, and now I'm hooked! I've already downloaded two scrap kits, though I've only gotten to play with one of them. This isn't my best work ever--the colors kind of blur together so it doesn't really pop--but I'm learning, and the learning process is fun. Stay tuned for future experiments!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
After 2 weeks of motherhood, I find that the only crafting I can do is on the computer, so I'm beginning to toy with digital scrapbooking...
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Here's a snapshot of the photo-card we are sending out to our family, it says
"We outgrew our house, there wasn't enough space -
We hope you'll come to visit and see our new place!"We're off to KS this weekend to visit my side of the family! See you on the flip-side!


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|Doctors / 닥터스
Genre - Romance, comedy, drama, medical
Writer - Ha Myung hee
Network - SBS
Episodes - 20
Released - June - August, 2016
Yoo Hye jung (Park Shin hye) was a wayward girl in high school with a prickly, gangster personality. Childhood scars kept her heart closed towards others. She changes after moving in with her grandmother and meeting Hong Ji hong (Kim Rae won). They part ways but meet again after 13 years, when Yoo Hye jung becomes a doctor. ~Wiki w/edits
I'm being generous with the star rating for this one, and probably because of the actors involved as opposed to the story itself, which is what I'm most-often reviewing about -- but not this time.
And, it wasn't a horrible story, just not much in the way of a plot or purpose.
Well, okay, how about I admit to thinking that this is a worn out plot devise (revenge) taken to an extreme level.
Hye jung grew up hating her father, who wasn't there for her, and even less so after her mother died, so she becomes rebellious and vindictive to the point of being a bad-ass without the motorcycle and tattoos.
Then her father, who has remarried and is raising another daughter, kicks Hye jung out and sends her off to his mother.
Halmeoni owns a little boarding house/cafe, and she's a patient woman with a big heart who loves her granddaughter and wants what's best for her.
Hong Ji hong resides at this boarding house and also teaches science at the local high school for girls, where Hye jung stubbornly refuses to get along with anyone including him.
Eventually, she makes friends with two other girls, and one of them -- Jin Seo woo -- is your typical, stereotypical rich snob born into the lap of luxury because her father is a surgeon turned hospital CEO.
And, of course, her mother is a typical/stereotypical bitch housewife who doesn't receive an ounce of attention or affection from her husband, so she pours herself into her only child and lives her life vicariously through the stuck-up daughter.
Things go horribly wrong one night and Hye jung is about to take the fall after Seo woo blames her for the incident, but the other friend steps in and lands in jail.
Then halmeoni becomes ill and needs surgery.
The doctor turned CEO performs the operation and, again, things go terribly wrong and we lose the dear, sweet old lady through malpractice.
Thirteen years lapse and we see Hye jung, Seo woo, and Ji hong working at the same hospital in the same neurosurgery department.
Ji hong is there because his father is presently a co-founder.
Seo woo is there because of her father, of course.
And Hye jung is there to exact her revenge on Seo woo's appah.
She still hates everyone and is ruled entirely by vendetta, so it was difficult to see or understand, much less want her to become emotionally involved with anyone -- including Dr. Hong.
And that is where things get interesting, because as I mentioned, this isn't so much about the story as it is the two leads and their eventual romance.
The handsome Kim Rae won and the beautiful Park Shin hye had an on-screen chemistry that can't be beat.
Their sexual tension and physical contact can't be denied, either, and seemed as real on camera as it may or may not become off.
I loved seeing these two together and enjoyed every moment of their dual relationship in and out of the operating room.
Unfortunately, these two both failed to convince me that they were in character.
She dressed too fancy and acted too smug for her position while he seemed slightly off-kilter as a brain surgeon and the adopted son of a hospital head.
It was more like watching two Hallyu stars grace the set of a studio hospital and go through the motions w/out really getting into character.
I read the gossip about her nail art being criticized and laughed because it seemed more absurd to me that she walked around the hospital in a lab coat, Coco Chanel, and stilettos as well.
Over here, it isn't unheard of for a practicing physician to wear what she wore in the office, but I've yet to see the same thing occur in a hospital setting, so I get the huff even if I think it is wrong and ridiculous for those in the know to point out such things in a DRAMA.
Are we not all aware of the simple fact that this is television and therefore unrealistic?
Unfortunately for her and the show, it is what kind of ruined it for me with regard to her story.
And I know that sounds weird and even contradictory, but the incongruity of her appearance made it difficult to get into her vindictive head when staring at her conjured up all things Korean Hollywood and not angry former gangpae!
Is it possible to be too beautiful for certain parts in a K-do?
She is beautiful, no doubts there, and a really good actress -- just not in Dr. Crush -- and only because of her inability to transform.
|Park Shin hye and Kim Rae won
Adorable HEA.
It was a tremendous relief to watch these two actually GO somewhere in the romance department.
For a very welcome change, the writer / director didn't lead us on through 19 of 20 episodes only to have them either part ways or for one of them to die.
Guess I can't stress enough how much I loved these two as a couple.
However, there were a few aside characters who worked their magic as well.
|Baek Sung hyun
Baek Sung hyun's Pi Young kook almost stole this one.
A nerdish bespectacled intern with his mild-mannered ways and a serious crush on the stuck-up daddy's girl.
The glue that held his department together and paved the way for a lot of unresolved issues to iron themselves out on his behalf.
His relationship deserved a bit more air time and for us to see it work out at the end.
I'd like to know, anyway.
He's good and I'll be interested to see him in whatever else he's starred in.
No second lead syndrome here, either.
At one point in the show, one of the characters referred to Ji hong's rival (Yoon Gyun sang's Jung Yoon do) as 'the guy who resembles a Husky.'
At that point I began to study his face and noticed a slight resemblance, except that the actress got her breeds wrong.
Gyun sang looks more like a Malamute (to me).
And both are adorable!
He also did a better job of portraying his hard-nosed yet idealistic doctor who falls easily in love, and always with the wrong woman.
It was cute the way he behaved inside and outside the hospital, but especially at his swank pad when his uncle and his uncle's friend kept crashing there w/out notice.
And speaking of the 'other woman', she fell off after those house-crasher incidents, never to return to the set.
I always wonder why.
Little boy Kim Min suk (Choi Kang soo) started out with pink hair that turned orange before yellow and then he had to shave it off for surgery.
A majority of his time was spent doing intern things, but his moment in the spotlight turned out to be one of a few tearjerker episodes.
|Namgung Min
He knocked that one out of the park, and I'm so glad because I was getting worried about him as an actor.
Cried buckets for his story.
Finally, there was Lee Sang yeob who appeared from episode 15 onward as the husband of a pregnant wife who ends up in a coma.
|Lee Sang yeob
Something about his eyes says 'care for me, I'm lovable' -- and I do!
His story dragged on til the very end, and it, too, brought tears to my eyes.
Great acting and a really handsome young man portraying a poor, young soul with a life-altering decision to make.
Last, we have the subs.
Now, I know I said I wouldn't say anymore about awful translation, but this and a few other shows have offered me a new reason to complain.
About the appearance of British slang.
Beyond annoying having to read Mum, ON the car, cheeky, and the unbelievable two that appeared here:
Stop it.
Just please . . . please stop it.
I'll leave you with three more yeppeun bg's for your laptop.


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Salam, good day. Happy birthday to our beloved and eldest daughter Zahra', may Allah's bless be upon you dear. We wish you a very successful career undertaking in the future with the guidance of Allah the almighty. This morning she has entertained her classmate at Chung Hwa Middle School BSB as well as at home. Study hard, study smart Zahra'. We always love you:)
Our marriage is seven years old today (according to Hijrah calendar).
Love babu, bapa, sa'adah & abdul aziz.
We wish Sa'adah to get thinner, but it was Zahra' who got skinny.


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AFP: Kirche von Neapel verweigert Mafiosi Sakramente
Church of Naples denies mafiosi sacraments
Rome - The Catholic Church in the region of Naples will in the future deny sacraments to mafiosi. For unrepentant members of organized crime, there will be no more church burials, and they will not any more be able even to be godparents and marriage witnesses, said Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe.
It was "inconceivable" that the "anti-Christ" should participate in organised Christianity, he said in the statement. A dead Mafiosi will be directly buried at the cemetery, the church being barred to him. If a Mafia member, however, shows repentance, this will not be the position. The cardinal said this the day before the new regulations were to be published and welcomed the blow the church has dealt to the Camorra.
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Chapter 4
I entered Sterling College at age 17, waiting for the time I would join the army, having vowed to do that when I was 18. My father always kept close watch on European affairs and shared with the family his concerns. He once said that if Adolph Hitler should ever become Chancellor of Germany, there would have to be a war. If Dad said so, I believed it implicitly, and awaited the inevitable from 1933 onward.
But college in the fall of '41 arrived as a minor shock, for when I was a high school sophomore my Dad and I agreed that he would pay all my expenses in high school, and I would take care of myself in college. Had I accumulated any cash for college? Well, a little but we were not that far out of the depression, and a dollar was a dollar!
Tuition at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas, was $85 per semester. My room at a house where a number of students lived cost $5 per month and meals at the college cafeteria were such that I could get by, barely, on $3.06 per week, with help from Aunt Ella. We had meal tickets, costing $3.00 plus tax, and I strove to use only one each week. Aunt Ella ran the cafeteria, favored boys, and gave us extra large helpings without any extra cost. It was possible to get by, though eventually I went to work at the college cafeteria for 20 cents an hour.
In October I bought an engagement ring for Addie Leah, starting on a path that still climbs heavenward more than six decades later.
Well, the war happened, and everything was altered forever on December 7, 1941. That Sunday I was on my way back to Sterling College, having spent the weekend at home, when the news broke. We heard the news on the car radio within minutes of the first strike at Pearl Harbor. I can still remember the stretch of road south of Sterling where I first heard the news.
The main building on the college campus was Cooper Hall, and the physics lab was on the fourth floor. There was a shortwave radio there, and that became a principal habitation in the early months of 1942, when the war was going very badly indeed. Prior to Pearl Harbor Kansas was almost entirely isolationist, but I saw with my own eyes a complete reversal of public opinion on December 8, 1941. My recollection is that all recruiting organizations were completely swamped with volunteers from December 8th onward. Since then I have been convinced that public opinion can change suddenly and permanently with sufficient incentive, though I am continually surprised at the number of our citizens who like to think of other things when it comes time to make tough decisions.
The war had now begun for the high school class of 1941. I still intended to enlist, but wanted to do so while maximizing time in college.
It was during my student days at Sterling that I took a calculus class from Prof. Talman Bell. He was in his 50th year of teaching, could barely get around, and occasionally would even fall asleep while we were putting problems on the blackboard. We were all properly protective of his right to sleep in class if he needed to, and took measures to bother him as little as possible on these occasions. Gently clearing our throats was about as far as we went in getting things back on track.
One week Prof. Bell asked us to return the next Monday with a good problem illustrating the need for calculus in the outside world. I happened to go home that week end, and Dad of course wanted to hear how things were going in calculus. Now it happened that my father had also taken that same calculus course from Prof. Bell when he went to Sterling in 1918. He told me that they had had the same assignment, and that he well remembered the problem he had taken in. It was a very complicated one, involving an officer riding his horse from the rear to the front, and back again, of a long column of troops, who were marching and resting. That was the real world, perhaps, in 1918, and who could say it was irrelevant in 1942? So I went back to college with the problem firmly in mind. On Monday, my turn did not come, but on Wednesday, there it was. "And what problem did you bring us, Mr. Brownlee?" Prof Bell usually, when awake, crossed his legs, and allowed the top one to move rhythmically. As my problem unfolded, his leg ceased to move. His eyes were closed, and when I finished, he was completely silent for what seemed like a long time. As was our custom, we said nothing. Finally, opening his eyes but staring only at the ceiling, he said something like this. "I'm trying to remember when this room was wired for electricity". Now I was certain he had finally drifted into the senility that was surely inevitable--he was very old!
"It was either in 1917, or 1918". Long Pause.
"It was in the spring of 1918, Mr. Brownlee--and that was the year your father brought in that problem!"
My respect for ancient, doddery, sleepy Prof. Bell is still intact. What a memory! No wonder we never saw him open his calculus book as he assigned lessons, complete with complex problems for which he seemed to have total recall. I've now forgotten the details of the marching army problem, but Dad probably hasn't, and neither has Prof. Bell, though he has been dead now for 6 decades.
In the 1930's it was completely safe to hitchhike, at least in Kansas. During the depression most everybody walked—to school, to the neighbors, to take care of the cattle, to and from the tractor in the field, wherever. We walked from point A to point B in straight lines across the fields, and used the road if that were the most direct way. What is more, if somebody did happen along the road, he gave you a ride. This made it possible to hitchhike to and from town or to other more distant sites. Usually if you were walking along the road, you were expressing willingness to be offered a ride.
I started hitchhiking pretty regularly in high school and did a superb job of it when I was in college. In my cousin Don's book "This Side of Heaven", he has an account of one of our outings.
Bob Brownlee, Bob Thompson, and I roomed at the McKee house when we were attending Sterling College. Just for the fun of it, we went out to the edge of Sterling to hitchhike. We did not care where we went; so we would stick out our thumbs in the direction of the oncoming car. If the car was going north, we would thumb north; if the car was going south, we would thumb south. We caught a ride with a man who was going to Wichita and we told him that's where we wanted to go.
After having a good time in Wichita we caught a ride in an old clunker which was going in the direction of home. But it did not take us long to discover that the driver was drunk. Our lives were in his hands, and we thought we would crash any moment. Finally he pulled into a filling station and we jumped out as fast as we could. We ran over to the highway and immediately caught another ride. What a joy to ride with a sober man. We glided along in sheer luxury.
You can see how it was done. Occasionally I would decide to take a couple of days off and hitchhike to Denver, and distance of about 450 miles. The conversations were always lively, you were able to meet marvelous and passing-strange people. It was good fun, and educational too.
Another of our extra-curricular activities came about because Bob Thompson was the chauffer for the college President, Hugh Kelsey. Whenever he had to take President Kelsey to an airport, or wherever, I was permitted to go long in order to provide company for Bob. This gave us many opportunities to discuss common classes, Presbyterian doctrine, some of it from Bob's father who was a Minister, or travel—a subject in which we were both much interested.
In March, 1942, on my 18th birthday, I became eligible for the draft. It was certainly clear by that time that the war would last until I got there! Shortly thereafter, several of us at Sterling College decided to join a new army program designed to add to your college credits by staying a college a bit longer. We then enlisted at Ft. Riley, Kansas.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Chapter 4 Sterling College
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As stated in earlier posts, it was Corny Cole who introduced me to professional animation. Corny and his brother Peter were one of the first surfers on the west coast starting in the 40's in Santa Monica and Malibu. Peter went on to surf giant waves in Hawaii, while Corny stayed in Hollywood to animate Looney Tunes and hang ten at Malibu.
After working at Warners in the 50's and 60's, Corny followed Friz Freleng to De-Patie Freleng to layout several Pink Panther cartoons.
Later in 1974 when I was 14, Corny brought that infamous Flip Wilson animated special to my mothers first grade class. That was it. I was hooked.
Later I ended up at Duck Soup working with his layouts of classic Looney tunes characters like Sylvester for the Nine Lives Dry catfood commercials. Duane Crowther directed, Amby Paliwoda and Jeff Howard animated, Toby Bluth did the BG's and I assisted, I was 19 years old.
I was going through my stuff the other day and stumbled upon these Corny Cole layouts for a Duck Soup Nine-Lives cat food commercial featuring Sylvester and Mark Anthony. Corny worked on the Looney Tunes with Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng until Warner Bros. closed the studio in 1963 (after a stint on production designing U.P.A.'s 1962 "Gay Purr-e" feature film). Shortly after production designing Richard Williams 1977 feature "Raggedy Ann and Andy", Corny brought his distinctive flair to a series of really classic spots in the late 70's. I had the pleasure of assisting animator Amby Paliwoda on a couple of these around 1979.
Later in 1983, I worked with Corny in bringing back Alvin and the Chipmunks. Corny directed the opening title sequence in one week working around the clock. We were pulling 20 hour days and finally ran the whole 60 second thing through the 120 person Hanna-Barbera ink and paint department in 48 hours to make it to air. Whew!
Corny now teaches Life Drawing at Cal Arts in Valencia, and was the proud recipient of the Windsor MC Kay Annie Award in 2006 for Lifetime achievement.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Hanging Ten with Corny Cole
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- Maanav said...
holy crap! It's corny!
- Jennifer Fabos Patton said...
I am sorry to tell you all that Corny passed away two weeks ago. We are still going on with the show and the Guild is doing something for him I believe on the 9th of October. Please come and celebrate his life with us.
- Jennifer Fabos Patton said...
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- Ryan Cole said...
Thanks Craig.
- craig clark said...
Thank you Jennifer for the news of the memorial art show at the Union Guild. I will be there, I will certainly miss Corny. And thank you Ryan, I'm so lucky to have known him. Rest in Peace.
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Overcoming The Last Mile Challenge: Distributing Value To Billions
You can buy a Coca-Cola KO +0.26% anywhere in the world, but affordable products that provide essential value like water treatment or lighting often do not reach billions of poor populations around the globe. However, in what is commonly known as the "last mile distribution challenge," some social entrepreneurs are providing innovative solutions to make the last mile a first opportunity.
A majority of the population in developing economies live in rural areas often accessible only by poor quality road infrastructure. Furthermore, geographical isolation or limited access to relevant information disconnects populations in many developing countries from any business value chain. The consequence—which can affect both urban and rural populations—is that products providing essential value either do not reach the intended customers or are more expensive or lower quality than the standard products that are accessible by other populations.


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On Wednesday evening, six of us got together at my house for another felting class with local fiber artist Kathleen Gerdes.
In November, we learned to felt 3-dimensional figures; this time we learned to make wall hangings. Here's our inspiration piece, Kathleen's "Dancing Lady.
After filling our wine glasses (!), we got to work.
As with all creative efforts, each of us interpreted the project differently.
Especially Carolyn, who just followed her muse and ended up with an amazing abstract piece with no dancing lady in it at all!
Here are the finished projects . . . three dancing ladies and one abstract wall hanging.
My wall hanging did not quite get done . . . I think I was having too much fun!
Since I'd already made a dancing lady at Fiber College, I worked on a wall hanging of our little Casita looking over Penobscot Bay from our favorite campsite at Searsport Shores.
(My inspiration for the yet-to-be started sky is VanGogh's Starry Night . . .
what more beautiful sky is there than that???)
Before I could finish my project, I needed to stop at Port Fiber for some extra felting needles.
While I was there, I admired this wall hanging in their gallery. It was felted by Kathleen Gerdes, who taught our little class. I love the colors and textures she used.
My friend, Mary Elizabeth, has renamed our felting classes "Poke & Drink".
By whatever name, we all enjoyed the opportunity to get together and share a little wine and creativity on a cold (and starry) winter night.
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This Group Of Moms Says That Smoking Pot Should Be Perfectly Acceptable Around Their Kids
How do you feel about marijuana? How do you feel about parents smoking weed in front of their kids? These moms get together and smoke weed to ease their pain. Are they in the wrong?


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What a way to make a livin', indeed.
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are reuniting in a new Netflix series, 34 years after starring together in the 1980 classic comedy 9 to 5, according to The Wrap.
The legendary actresses will star in Grace and Frankie, a half-hour comedy about two women who end up facing their later years together after their husbands decide to marry one another.
Netflix has already ordered 13 episodes of the series, which has a strong pedigree: The show was created by Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman and Sullivan & Son writer-producer Howard J. Morris, The Wrap reports.
Here's hoping their 9 to 5 costar Dolly Parton at least makes a guest appearance on the comedy, which will premiere next year.