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This weeks's Photo Scavenger Hunt (#5) should be completed by Saturday, Nov. 6, at 8 PM. It was suggested by Therese. The subject is:
What is Love?
This weeks's Photo Scavenger Hunt (#5) should be completed by Saturday, Nov. 6, at 8 PM. It was suggested by Therese. The subject is:
What is Love?
Entries for the Photo Scavenger Hunt - Challenge: Unusual
theresemshaffer - click on something Scary, something Holy, and something Orange. Also check out theresemshaffer latest entry at the top of her new journal, and the next two entries after that, to see how she handled the subject Unusual.
jules19642001 (Something Holy, Something Scary, and an Orange Fruit or Vegetable)
This Challenge was particularly hard for me. But I came up with three things that I thought were unusual. The first thing was this strange looking fungus.
It is the most unusual fungus I have ever run across. It was about four inches across and about four inches out, kind of like a round ball, and sort of hairy!
The second unusual thing I encountered was a SCUBA shop. Here is the sign in front of the shop.
Now what is unusual about a SCUBA shop you may ask? We are three hundred miles from the ocean. I don't even know anybody who dives. Who goes to this store anyway???
And finally I give you roses. Roses in October. Two days before November. Roses don't bloom in Pennsylvania in October. Instead we get frigid weather and sometimes snow. So here I give you unusual:
If you haven't already given me your link for the latest Photo Scavenger Hunt, then list yours in the comments section.
I need to go out for a few hours and just wanted to give you a place to put your entry.
Thanks, Krissy :-)
Last night a lunar eclipse occurred. There won't be another one until 2007, so I thought I had better go out and watch it. This is my crummy attempt of taking a picture of it! This is when a shadow was first creeping across the moon. Eventually, more of a shadow crept across, and even later the moon turned a coppery orange. I didn't take a picture of the orangish moon as I realized my attempts of taking pics were not too good. I think this pic of the moon looks kind of like a bean, lol.
But I absolutely loved the experience of watching the eclipse. I went with John and we went to the local park and met up with his astronomy club. There were lots of telescopes set up. While you definitely didn't need a telescope to see the eclipse, everybody was looking through scopes at the moon and stars before the eclipse started. There were lots of amateur astronomers there giving me information, as I know the least out of everybody there I am sure. I am not an astronomer like everybody else there, I just tag along with John when they have events. I am glad I went though, it was a great experience, and I am glad I got to see the moon turn an orangish color.
On another note, yesterday was Valerie's birthday. It was lots of fun. We had a little birthday party in the morning. She is going to write about it later on today in her journal. Thanks everyone who wished her well wishes for her birthday!
I must go now. My kitty is scratching on the window because he wants me to open it so he can lay in there! Hope everyone has a great day!
Listen to a few songs from the Brady Singers.
Come on, you know you want to!
Click on:
From the album "The Best of the Brady Bunch"
It's A Sunshine Day
I think i'll go for a walk outside now
the summer sun's callin my name
(i hear ya now)
i just can't stay inside all day
i gotta get out get me some of those rays
everybody's smilin
sunshine day
everybody's laughin
sunshine day
everybody seems so happy today
it's a sunshine day
i think i'll go for a walk outside now
the summer sun knows me by name
(he's acallin me)
I gotta get out, gotta get out, gotta get away
I gotta get away, get away, get away, get away...
Into the sunshine day....
Oh I think I'll take a walk everyday now
the summer sun has shown the way to be happy now
I just can't stay inside all day
I gotta get out get me some of those rays...
everybody's smilin
sunshine day
everybody's laughin
sunshine day
everybody seems so happy today
it's a sunshine day
Can't you dig the sunshine
Now its sounded the same
Can't you hear him callin your name?
i think I'll go for a walk outside now
the summer sun's callin my name
(i hear ya now)
I just can't stay inside all day
I gotta get out get me some of those rays...
everybody's smilin
sunshine day
everybody's laughin
sunshine day
everybody seems so happy today
it's a sunshine day
everybody's smilin
sunshine day
everybody's laughin
sunshine day
everybody seems so happy today
Monday Morning Question:
If you could be an animal (other than a cat or dog - let's make this tougher!) which one would you be and why?
I would be a bird. I have always wanted to fly. Oh, I am going to have two answers, lol. Or I would be a chimpanzee. They have great intelligence and seem to know what is going on around them.
How about you?
Brrrrrrrrrrrr. It is cold this morning. I woke up and I was freezing. The temp had dropped about eight degrees in my apartment overnight. Doesn't sound like much perhaps but it is a lot when it is really cold outside and you have fibromyalgia.
The landlord pays for the gas in my apartment and the heat is run on gas. He doesn't want to pay for the heat yet, so he just hasn't had it turned on. We have had nights that have been between 30 and 35 degrees F. Not cold to some I know, but cold to a fibro person. So I just shiver at night. Even with lots of blankets. This morning I got up and boiled a pot of hot water (on my electric stove) and that heated the place right up. I don't always want to put that much moisture in the air, but I had to get warm. It worked this time. And I think it was good for my lungs too.
I am debating whether I am going to say something to him about the situation or not. Most things I speak to him about he totally ignores. I mean the place here is really nice, don't get me wrong, and there is almost never a problem, but if there is, he doesn't seem to jump to do something about it. It took him weeks to get rid of the wasps. Oh well.
I know what will make me feel better at least momentarily. Thinking of Sara, I will go get myself a nice hot cup of tea. :-)
Here are three more entries for past Photo Scavenger Hunts. Just a note: Sara was one of the first to finish on list week's Photo Challenge. She wasn't late. I just neglected to add her in with the first batch of names. Sorry Sara!
sarajanesmiles (Holy, Scary, and an Orange Fruit or Vegetable)
cneinhorn (Orange Fruit, and Scary)
sunflowerkat321 (Autumn Entry)
This week's Photo Scavenger Hunt (#4) should be completed by Saturday, October, 30 at 8 PM. The subject matter will be UNUSUAL suggested by Monica. Take one or more photos of what you think is unusual. This one may stretch us a little, but we can be creative! Have fun!
Entries for the Photo Scavenger Hunt for Something Holy, Something Scary, and an Orange Fruit or Vegetable
Everybody's was great! Go check them out! And thanks to everyone who participated. Hope you had fun! I sure did! Love, Krissy :-)
Photo Scavenger Hunt #3
Something Holy, Something Scary, and an Orange Fruit or Vegetable
Something Holy: A Lenten Cross
Something Scary: People actually eat Octopus!
An orange fruit or vegetable:
gourd: (noun) 1. Any of several vines related to the pumpkin, squash, and cucumber, and bearing fruits with a hard rind. 2. The fruit of such a vine often of irregular and unusual shape.
Note: If you haven't left me your entry yet but would still like it mentioned, please list your entry in the comments section to this entry.Thanks! Krissy
Oh yeah, next week's challenge will be announced tomorrow. Because I am tired, lol. Aren't we all?
It's been a few days since I've made an entry. I have been really busy. I have been doing a lot of Carmelite studies for the Carmelite Order (Secular Order of Carmelites Discalced) that I am in. We are called secular because we live out in the world and among the people to help them. By the way, if anyone is asking, and people often do, if you are Secular Order Carmelite, you are allowed to be married. When you make your promises (such as chastity), it is according to your state in life. Speaking of promises, I will be making my lifetime promises of poverty, chastity, and obedience on November 13, but I will speak about that when I get closer to the date. It will be at the next Carmelite gathering I go to after tomorrow morning's.
Entry before last I mentioned that Chelsea was in Florida saying goodbye to her grandmother. Her grandmother passed away and fortunately Chelsea did get to be there to say goodbye. She will be back on Sunday after the funeral. While she was down there she got to hear Matthew her brother sing in a presentation. Matthew goes to a School of the Arts now! She also got to see her baby brother Sammy whom she treasures and her Daddy and Michele.
What else is new? My parents finally got their coveted flu shot! A cleaning company decided to give away some of their flu vaccine. Thirty low risk employes donated their flu shots! It was advertised and the public was told to call if they felt they were high risk and state their case. Both of my parents were chosen to get one of the coveted shots!
Okay, so I have to get off here. John is visiting for awhile and wants to use the phone. I need to go back to doing my Carmelite studies anyway. And I still have to put my photos in here tonight too. And sleep at some point. Sheesh!
Last week I was at a park behind my house and took this photograph. I like how the beautiful red trees line the roadway. The colors are so beautiful in Autumn.
Speaking of Autumn, I wanted to include an Autumn entry that didn't get to be included with the Autumn enties last week. This one comes from beccihouse. Go ahead and check it out. You will enjoy it.
I also wanted to include an entry from Photo Scavenger Hunt #1. Okay, it's a little late but we will give her some time to catch up! This entry comes from sunflowerkat321. Please go check this one out also. It is gorgeously done!
Hope you all are having fun this week with your cameras. :-)
I'm up because I slept a lot of the day. That is because the night before last (Monday night) John and I went over to Chelsea's house (Val's daughter) and kept her company while she packed and got ready to go to Florida for a visit. She wasn't going to Florida for vacation. She was going back to say goodbye to her Nanny who is passing away.
John and I helped her get ready to go and drove her to the airport. Valerie would have driven her to the airport but she can't see in the dark. John is such a sweetheart and went out in the freezing, pouring rain and got us breakfast at 3:30 in the morning. We had hot bacon egg and cheese bagels thanks to him. With cokes! I had a diet coke. John got himself a meatball sub for breakfast, lol! He got Val a sausage egg and cheese bagel. John is such a sweetheart for everything he does. He drove quite a distance to get the breakfast as not too much was open in the middle of the night, and he found a place that made fresh breakfast sandwiches! He also drove Chelsea to the airport. And did some other things. He is my hero. Of course we would do anything for Chelsea. I teased her that she wanted me to knit her a sweater when she was asking me to help her out, but in reality, I would do anything for her.
Everybody if you could, pray for her Nanny, and pray for Chels while she is down there.
On to another subject, I heard on the news a few hours ago that Canada was going to share some of their flu vaccines with the US. If I remember correctly it will be 2.6 million dosages. They are supposed to go to the elderly. I wonder how the dosages are going to be distributed, and how the rule is going to be enforced. I don't see how it would be possible to enforce something like that. I am still hoping my parents get their shot.
Well, gotta go. I got a big day ahead of me tomorrow.
I got my flu shot this morning. I was fortunate. My healthcare provider received its batch of flu vaccine from the company who didn't have the tainted supply. There are two vaccine company suppliers. Sanofi-Aventis SA is the supplier that is not contaminated. Chiron is the company with the tainted supply. Both company's were to supply half of the vaccine. Chiron had to shut down it's plant in Liverpool, England after it was discovered that it's flu vaccine was contaminated. I guess everyone has heard by now there is only half a supply of flu vaccine.
On average 36,000 people die a year from the flu. This year may be higher because of the lack of vaccines. What seems crazy to me is the people who have the doctors who have the nontainted supply get shots, while the doctors who received the tainted supplies have no vaccines for their patients. My Father is 76 and cannot get a flu shot. Neither can my mother. It is because their doctor has the wrong supplier. It does not matter that they are in the high risk category several times over. They are also not allowed to come to my doctor and get a flu shot. Those shots are reserved for the patients at my doctor's office. Even for people who are not high risk. It does not seem that the distribution is fair. It makes no sense to me.
I hope my parents can get a flu shot. They have tried everywhere so far to no avail. But there is still time, so I will try not to worry.
So far there have been cases of the flu in California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Michigan, and Utah.
I am glad both John and I got our shots this morning. We are both in high risk categories. I have asthma and he has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. So I just can't get the flu.
Well, I must go now. Chels just IMed me and she needs me to come over to her house and help her with something tonight. I hope everyone stays well.
Monday Morning Question:
What is your favorite museum? What is your favorite exhibit there?
My favorite museum is the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. I used to go there on field trips all the time as a child. I have two favorite exhibits. The first is the Native American one. I love to learn about other cultures, and find the Indians fascinating. My second favorite exhibit is the geological exhibit. The rooms are filled with beautiful gemstones and minerals. One whole wall is lined with quartz!
Tell us about your favorite!
Check out these Autumn photos from boiseladie. They are beautiful.
The next entry comes to us from chasferris. He has an interesting entry and it looks like we have an interesting new journal to read!
The next entry comes from my sister Therese Shaffer. She has created her own webpage to participate. It may take a few seconds to download so give it a wait, because it is more than well worth it! The first picture may or may not come out, but make sure you get a look at the last three photos. Her webpage is:
If you would like to leave her a comment and encourage her, her email address is firstname.lastname@example.com
Until Saturday then!
Here are the Autumn Photo Scavenger Hunt Entries:
Kasey's Entry Also check out the three entries below it, to get the other three Autumn photos!
Cherie did last week's entry. Perhaps she wants to use this beautiful Autumn Foliage Entry for this week's entry.
Krissy's Entry (can't forget myself!)
I sure hope I didn't leave anyone out! If I left you out, email me, and I will write you up in a special entry, lol!
I hope everyone had fun. Everyone's work was so creative! You all amaze and inspire me.
Next week's assignment is listed in the previous entry for those of you who can participate.
Have a great week! Love, Krissy
Next week's Photo Scavenger Hunt should be completed by Saturday, October 23 at 8 PM. Photo Scavenger Hunt #3 will go as follows (selected by my sister Therese):
Take a photograph of something...
1. Holy
2. Scary
3. Orange fruit or vegetable (ie. pumpkin or carrot)
Have fun! Next week I will do a suggestion from one of you all! Send some suggestions in if you'd like! Thanks to you who have already sent in suggestions.
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
Download image resizer and run it.
It adds a Resize Pictures option to the right click menu of the photo.
Let me explain.
Download the Resizer.
Click on the photo in your documents you want to add to your journal through your FTP space.
Right Click on Resize Pictures.
Choose small, medium, or large. For your FTP Space you will want small. Click OK.
The new photo that appears in your documents is the photo you want to upload into your FTP space and put in your journal.
Now upload through your FTP space and put the pic in your journal.
Thank you Stuart for finding this tool for us!
Now, about putting more than one photo in an entry. There are several ways to do it, but I like to do it like this:
Put your cursor where you want the picture to go. Click on the camera symbol at the top of the page that you are writing the entry in. It is next to the little globey. The "Explorer User Prompt" will come up asking for a URL when you click on the camera icon. Type in the URL of your photo. It will be something like:
It will always start out http://members.aol.com/ and then have your screen name/. Then type in the picture name from the FTP space that you would like to have appear in that spot. Don't forget to add the jpg or whatever type of file it is.
Pretty simple. If you have questions, email me.
Autumn Things
Nothing like a pumpkin to pick from.
Or a selection of gourds.
The kid in Spiderman regalia was told by his Mom to "fly down the haystack like Spiderman"!
This is a bona fide reindeer. I can't believe he let me get close enought to him to take his picture! He got upset when I did though, and began rubbing his antlers in the fence. He got tangled in there and John and some other men went and had to untangle him. I felt so bad because I disturbed him. Valerie says I should name him Dasher because he is so Dashing.
Happy Autumn! Can't wait to see everybody's entries! Leave a link here with your entry so I can include your entry in the list of entries. I will list all of the entries Saturday (tomorrow) night at about 8 PM. Love, Krissy :-)
Michael is running around the room, racing and playing! It is so much fun to watch him play! He is so full of energy tonight.
Earlier he did something so funny. He tried to open the door and go outside. I had two boxes by the door ready to go to Good Will. He climbed on top of the boxes. Then he put one paw on the doorknob, and the other paw on the deadbolt. He tried to turn them to go outside. I laughed so hard. He watches what we do all the time!
Michael reminded me of John's cat Meisha tonight. I really miss her. She died four years ago and yet I still think about her a lot and when I saw Michael doing something that reminded me of her tonight I cried. Gee, I really loved her, and I still do. Interesting how pets will do that to you. I asked John which month she passed away and he said October. Then I realized this must be an anniversary thing for me, with me remembering her passing and all.
She was the best cat. She used to sit on my lap and not want to leave me for anything. I hope that cats go to Heaven.
I just got done watching the presidential debate. I don't know why I watched. It only made me nervous! Watching and routing is not going to change how a candidate does. Agonizing in the next coming weeks is not going to change anything either. Or staying up all election night to see who wins! It won't change anything. I should just chill out on this political stuff already!
I haven't written an entry in a few days. I have been doing pretty well. I have just been working on some issues with my therapist. Actually some very good things - straightening some things out in my life. Very liberating. Getting on with life you might say. Taking care of some things I have wanted to do but haven't in years.
Gee, I am sounding kind of philosophical tonight! I better make sure I have some fun this week! Maybe I better go bash some Haggis or something! Or play a Pogo game.
God bless everyone.
Monday Morning Question:
What is your most hated household chore?
My answer: Ironing. Definitely Ironing.
What's your Answer?
Thank you all who have participated in the first Photo Scavenger Hunt. It has been fun and we have flexed our photographic muscles!
Please check below to see all the participants marvelous entries:
If you would like to get involved next week, our category will be Autumn. Just take about four pictures of anything related to Fall and put them in your journal. Then come back to my journal and let me know you took some pictures. That simple.
Happy Picture Taking!
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue:
Something Old
This is an old charcoal iron furnance in my town. It is called Centre Furnace. It was built in 1825 and was used from 1825 through 1858. If you go and check it out, you will see the ground is still littered with pieces of coal! I almost took a shiny piece home, and then realized I didn't want to pay $2,000 dollars or get 10 years in prison for a piece of petrified coal. So I quickly threw it back down on the ground!
Something New
A new car! Isn't this one pretty? I had to sneak on a car lot to take the picture. A salesman kept following John and I around. I think he wanted to sell us a car. I just wanted to take the picture. John just wanted to get out of there, lol.
Something Borrowed
John's latest library book
Something Blue
My blue candle holder. I love anything glass!
I hope you enjoyed this assignment! If you played along, please leave your link in the comment section of this entry. Then on Saturday night (October 9) about eight o'clock I will list an entry of everybody who did the assignment, so we can check out each other's entries!
By the way, next week's Photo Scavenger Hunt will be: Autumn. Take about four pictures that represent Autumn to you.
Have fun! Krissy
About a week ago I mentioned I was going through major mood swings - with a lot of highs. I just wanted to say that I am doing a lot better now. I think one of the reasons is because I have gotten on a more regular schedule. Part of the problem before was I was not able to sleep on a regular schedule, which was adding to my hypomania (just below mania), and the less I slept the worse things got. With bipolar if you don't sleep enough you get manic. And then you don't sleep some more and you get more manic, and then you don't sleep some more and you get even more manic. It keeps feeding itself.
My therapist and I very carefully worked out a time to go to bed and to get up (ughh, I hate to go to bed too early - nights are my most productive times, and when I feel the best!). I didn't stick to it perfectly this week, but I did pretty well. We also wrote up a daytime routine, which was helpful for when I occassionally became depressed this week, and even became over ambitious with mania and wanted to do too much.
So my moods are much more even this week. I can sleep! This has allowed me to concentrate and to focus when I need to. My emotions have not been all over the place. I have not been angry and grouchy and depressed and weepy. I have not been so up that I stay up all night and then not been able to concentrate the next day! Gee, being bipolar is a hard thing sometimes. I am sure glad I am feeling better now. This has been a rough few weeks.
Here it is about five in the morning and I am unable to sleep. I am suffering from asthma right now. I imagine it is because it is so cold tonight. I often have flare-ups when it is cold. Before I went to bed I got a weather alert in my emailbox saying that it was going to be 30 degrees tonight (that's 30 degrees F, for you all in the UK), and in some valleys around here in would be around 25 degrees. I live in a valley, so I am not sure if it is 30 degrees or 25, but I am not going outside to check.
I am really not ready for this yet. Just two days ago it was warm here and I was too hot. Today was just too cold. I think it is going to be a long summer. I am going to have to get out my scarf that goes over my head (it has a hood) and then comes down and covers my mouth and nose. It still allows me to breathe, but filters out most of the cold air. It is my "asthma scarf".
So I have been having a lot of fun lately practicing with my camera. I even took a couple of pictures for the Photo Scavenger Hunt. I am going to put them in my journal on Saturday. Boy, were they fun to take! And they actually came out! When I first started taking pictures I didn't know if I could do it. I have trouble centering and all of that stuff. Stuff like getting the subjects in the photograph, lol!
Here is one picture I took just for the fun of it with my camera the other day. It is a picture of Michael. To take it I stood in my front yard and snapped the photo through the screen, to get the picture of my cat who was sitting on the window ledge inside the house!
You are probably asking when I will get some new subject material for my photography right about now! You will have to wait till Saturday!
Well, my asthma is feeling better now. I just needed two puffs of my inhaler, one hour for them to work, and one cup of hot tea. Thank God it worked this time. Well, I am off to bed. Time to get my toesies warm and safe from this frigid weather.
Monday Morning Question:
If you could cause the extinction of any three creatures, which three would you choose?
My answer: First let me say that we are not God and I don't believe it is our place to decide which species stays and goes. I also think we are not about extinction, and that creatures have their place in the ecosystem. Having said all that, let's just play this for fun!
Cockroaches, leeches, and rats would have to go!
What's your answer? Go ahead! Your turn to kill something off!
My sister Therese Shaffer came up with an awesome idea. We have decided to start a Photo Scavenger Hunt. We are doing this to practice our photo skills.
This is how it goes. The first week she is going to name about four items and we have to go out and find them and photograph them. Then we are going to post them. The photos must be posted by noon on Saturday. Next week will be my turn and I will name the objects. We are going to go back and forth like that every week.
The reason we are doing this is to practice our photography skills. And it is to have fun. There are no "rules". There is no "see who finishes first". It is just to practice our skills. I have to admit, though, I already do have some fun ideas for the first set of pictures we are supposed to take this week.
This week's photos (her selection) are: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. That would be four photos, one of each item: an old thing, a new thing, a borrowed thing, a blue thing. Well you get the idea.
So I have decided to put my photos in the journal on Saturday, October 9.
If you would like to play along too, feel free. Just put your photos in your journal some time on or before Saturday and leave your journal addy in my entry when I post mine. If you do this, I promise I will go take a look at your entry, and will leave a comment ;-), because I am curious to see other people's photography.
I am really excited about doing this because I am just learning my camera. So on Saturday, you will see what I picked for:
Something Old
Something New
Something Borrowed
Something Blue
This is going to be fun! Oh, and if you have any ideas of things or categories to be photographed, let me know. I am always open for suggestions! I will give you credit if I use your idea.
Keep on having fun, Krissy
PS. Please keep the photos you put in your journal entry current. They are supposed to be something you take that very week, not something you took in the past. The point of the assignment is to practice your photography! I guess that is the only rule, lol. Well, shoot away!
Scalzi's Weekend Assignment #27: There are 12 months in the year. Which is your favorite? Give us one good reason why?
My answer is a definite April. April is the month that symbolizes resurrection. Everything is new and alive after a long, cold winter. Flowers are beginning to bloom. The crocuses and tulips are breathtaking. Buds are forming on trees. Robins and geese come back north. After I think almost everything in nature has died (and believe me, I come from a very cold climate, so I really do wonder this sometimes), it comes back bursting into life.
I believe there is a reason for this. It is the real reason that April is my favorite month. April is the month that usually contains Easter. I love Easter because on this day we celebrate the Lord's death and His Resurrection. We celebrate the fact that He died for us and that He was Resurrected, so that we too can be resurrected and enter Heaven if we follow Him.
This is what I believe April is all about. The month of April, actually the whole season of spring points us to, and shows us, the Lord's Resurrection. All of nature is awakening into new life to show us that we can also.
Me, Myself, and I.
Well now, another entry! I couldn't go and put a picture of Michael in my journal without putting a picture of John in here! John is my Beloved. Michael is my other Beloved! This picture is a little blurry because I have horrible shakes. It is probably from a problem called familial palsy, which is not dangerous, and is nothing more than an annoyance. I am going to have to learn to steady my hands if I want to take better pictures. Anyway, this is John in all his glory. I need to think of something to make him smile! I don't know what will do the trick. Well, he says he is happy so that is all that counts! He just comes off looking glum in pictures, lol. He says this is one of his better ones. I agree with him. Well, gotta run.
Love and prayers, Krissy
It's been a few days since I've made an entry. That's because I have been spending a lot of time trying to figure out my new digital camera. Well, it looks like even brain dead persons such as myself can figure some things out. I haven't gotten it completely figured out, but I managed to take some pictures, and I can download them onto the computer! I am so very excited! I am walking around like a kid with a brand new toy.
This of course is a photo of Michael. He likes to lay on mail. The postman throws the mail right through the slot into my living room, and Michael runs over and lays on it! He is claiming it I guess.
Some of you have been asking how Valerie is. I believe she is fine but just very tired. After she makes the long trip to Baltimore and back she is always tired. (We went on Monday.) She needs to conserve a lot of energy, and on days she does too much she gets very tired. But she is doing better now that she has her shunt. But she still has her real tiring days though.
Chelsea and I went out tonight and had some great fun. Just some aunt and neice time. Some girl time. We had a blast. We went out to eat and then to a movie.
I have talked to everyone in Florida now that Hurricane Jeanne is over. Everybody is ok. I asked Matt (Chelsea's brother) if he was doing ok. "What else could happen?" he replied. "We already lost our house and our things." He sounded a little resigned, but not bitter. I am glad they didn't lose their lives.
Chelsea said that rebuilding had begun on the house today (which of course if you remember has been totally demolished by one of the hurricanes). She said that mushrooms were growing out of the carpets and maggots were crawling out of the stuffed animals. Perhaps I should have given you a TMI warning on that one. Anyway, the whole househad to be taken down and started anew.
Well, that's about it for now. Oh, one more thing. John took a picture of me with my digital camera. If, and that's a big if, I have the guts to put the picture in with my new short haircut, I will put it in tomorrow. You see it is a spur of the moment pic with no makeup on. And the lighting wasn't the hottest. And it was the first pic he took ever. And I am afraid to have my picture taken. And, and, and... lol. Well, we shall see what kind of a mood I am in tomorrow, lol.
Peace and love, Krissy


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CHICAGO—Former Chicago Bears player David Terrell is being held on $10,000 bond for a domestic battery charge.
Court documents allege he grabbed his ex-girlfriend during an argument inside his high-rise Chicago apartment and threatened to throw her off a balcony. The 33-year-old was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery and appeared in court Saturday.
Terrell's attorney declined to comment, saying his client is innocent. Terrell was arrested Friday.
Chicago police say the woman checked into a Chicago hospital after leaving Terrell's apartment and contacted police.
Terrell, who played for the University of Michigan, was drafted by the Bears in 2001. The wide receiver played four seasons with the Bears and one with the Denver Broncos. He finished his career with 128 receptions and 9 touchdowns.
He's due in court April 30.

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People go to spas in search of that perfect revitalizing treatment, but the environment at the spa at Mandarin Oriental is therapeutic on its own.
Featuring natural lighting with floor-to-ceiling windows throughout, the 27,000-square-foot spa creates an uplifting, yet relaxed environment. Whether you're getting a treatment, enjoying the relaxation lounge or breaking a sweat at the gym, you'll get to admire views of the Las Vegas Strip.
The natural lighting isn't the only thing that makes this spa stand out. The interior is reminiscent of a sophisticated art gallery with its 1930's Shanghai vibe. You'll find fun pops of color like purple, olive green and fuchsia paired with Asian-influenced art, dark woods, gray marble and luxurious fabrics.
You'll want to come in at least 45 minutes before your treatment to experience all the spa amenities. Both the men's and women's relaxation areas include vitality pools, steam rooms and ice fountains. The ice fountains contain crushed ice chips that you can take and rub onto your body, serving as the perfect cool down after leaving the steam room.
The spa also offers an experience shower that has five different "journeys" to choose from. Each journey features dramatic light, scents and sounds. Other amenities include the Laconium room (a heated relaxation room with contoured bench-style seating) and temperature-controlled Tepidarium chairs, ideal for those experiencing jet lag.
Before or after your treatment, make sure to snuggle up on the spa's comfy lounge chairs. Lean back on these adjustable recliners while taking in the view of the Strip or enjoying a cat nap. You'll receive herbal tea upon check-in, as well as a signature foot bath before your service begins.
The spa features 17 rooms, seven of which are couples suites. The Green, Red and White Dragon Suites offer two private steam showers and personal soaking tubs. All couples suites include breathtaking views, two side-by-side treatment tables, a dressing room, vanity area and lavish refreshments like sparkling grape juice. Make the experience even more romantic by reserving the room in the early evening to see the sky transform from day to night.
If you're planning to be here for awhile, try the Mahjong Balance, a two-hour session which focuses on your pressure points. At the end of the service, the spa therapist uses a cool jade tile to soothe and calm your body. For those planning on partying the night away, the Luminescence massage and body treatment uses pearl powder (a long-time Asian tradition), giving the ultimate glow. To recover from late nights, Lucky Eights revitalizes tired eyes and feet using soothing techniques and reflexology.
Treat your feet even more by indulging in the Chinese foot spa, a popular ritual in the Far East. The service offers a traditional, steeping hot foot bath infused with either invigorating or relaxing herbal blends. Each 45-minute ceremonial foot bath finishes with a reflexology session, neck and shoulder massage, heated herbal neck wrap and hot or cold tea.
For best friends, moms and daughters or sisters, ladies can enjoy a Rhassoul treatment located in the women's facility. Inside the two-person Turkish-tiled Rhassoul, guests are covered in clay and exposed to both dry and wet heat to release toxins and nourish the skin. The service concludes with a refreshing shower inside the Rhassoul.
Coming with a group? Group therapies are always a treat. Enjoy the steam in the Hammam, located in the co-ed relaxation area. This mosaic-tiled, temperature-controlled room comes with lounge-style seating. Ideal before a spa treatment, the Hammam experience includes a full-body exfoliation on the heated marble table located in the center of the room.
The spacious fitness center features top-of-the-line exercise equipment. If you don't like dealing with all the weight stations, there is a kinesis wall where you can work all your muscles by pulling bands and adjusting them to your strength level. The machine may look intimidating, but there's an interactive touch screen that shows how to work your different muscle areas. Gym attendants and personal trainers are available to help assist. There's also a fitness studio that also holds yoga, Pilates as well as abdominal workouts and meditation classes.
Whether you're cooling off from the gym or wanting to take a dip before your service, the pool area is easily accessible from the spa. Located adjacent to the fitness center, you'll find two outdoor lap pools, lounge chairs and 20 cabanas available for rent. Cabana massages are also available. Open seasonally, the poolside café serves healthy, market-fresh cuisine.
If you wish to continue your spa experience at home, the retail boutique offers a full range of signature products, clothes and accessories.
From Eastern-inspired spa treatments and sunlit rooms to an array of fine amenities, a trip to the spa at Mandarin Oriental is a vacation in itself.
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Quick Runs
This weekend was so all about the training. Yesterday morning I went for a pace-pushing 3 mile run with my lululemon group, and I went for another pace-pushing 3 today followed by an hour of yoga.
In short, I'm pooped.
Stats for the weekend runs:
Distance #1: 3 miles
Time: 28:08
Pace: 9:18
Distance #2: 3.11 miles
Time: 29:50
Pace: 9:35
I think I'm finally ready to commit to a full-fledged plan to get ready for my real training. I have been SUCH a slacker when it comes to working out, so this weekend I finally created a set of visual charts with what I'll be doing each day, and when. They'll be going up on my wall across from my bed. I'm a big visual person, so I really think these will help.
Disclaimer: NO, this is not what every day looks like! Five days only have one activity, and one day has two. This is the only day of the week with all four because it's just how things line up at the gym. I considered also having this setup on Mondays, since the gym offers the same classes. But with how I currently feel after my yoga class, I don't think I'll be able to take it two days in a row at this time ;)
Having the visual in my face when I wake up is sure to smack me into gear. I've also been pretty good about packing my lunch and laying out my clothes the night before. It's amazing how much time that saves in the morning.
Quick Question
Is it very wrong that my heart rate skyrockets when I run? My resting heart rate is around 60, and when I was running a 9 minute pace on Saturday, my heart rate was up at 197! I didn't FEEL exhausted, but I backed off because… you know… I don't want my heart exploding.
(And yes, I plan on going to my doctor if this keeps up. I'm monitoring my HR on every run and if it stays high I'll go for a checkup. I'm not just asking the internet for help).
Quick-Fix Recipe
I'm going to guess that most of you, like me, love your morning coffee. I don't NEED it, but I definitely enjoy it. It's almost full-time iced coffee season, and I wanted to share this fantastic recipe with you. No longer shall you spend too much money for bitter beans!
Cold-Brew Iced Coffee (via smitten kitchen)
Take 1/3 cup of ground coffee. Put it into a vessel of some sort. I use a French press. Mix the coffee with 1 1/2 cups of water. Stir. Cover and let it sit at room temp for 12 hours (I love making this at night so it's ready for me the next morning). Strain twice through a coffee filter, a fine-mesh sieve or a sieve lined with cheesecloth. In a tall glass filled with ice, mix equal parts coffee concentrate and water, or to taste. If desired, add milk.
You will wonder where this coffee has been all your life. Try it now, thank me later.
PS- I haven't opened my blog reader since Thursday night. I am petrified at how many unread things I'll have. Don't be offended if I just mark all as read.
I most definitely fell asleep as I wrote this. Yeah, time for bed.


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Police beating video from L.A. demonstrates the power of YouTube again
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This image shot by a Los Angeles resident shows L.A. police struggling with a suspect on a Hollywood street on Aug. 11. The officers had described repeated blows to the suspect's face in their written arrest report, as well as efforts by the man to resist and their concern that the man might grab one of their guns during the brawl, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.
Enlarge AP, from video provided by B. Kwaku Duren
This image shot by a Los Angeles resident shows L.A. police struggling with a suspect on a Hollywood street on Aug. 11. The officers had described repeated blows to the suspect's face in their written arrest report, as well as efforts by the man to resist and their concern that the man might grab one of their guns during the brawl, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An FBI investigation prompted by video footage of a man being punched repeatedly in the face by police has demonstrated anew the power of the Internet sensation of the year, YouTube.com.
In addition to being a monumental time-waster around the office, YouTube could also become a tool for keeping police honest, some say.
VIDEO: Arrest investigated
This week, a clip on the post-it-yourself video website triggered a police-brutality investigation by the FBI. The footage shows the Aug. 11 arrest of alleged gang member William Cardenas, 24. Two Los Angeles officers can be seen holding him down on a Hollywood street; one punches him several times in the face before they are able to handcuff him.
The Los Angeles Police Department is also investigating the officers' conduct.
Police Chief William Bratton said he found the video to be "disturbing," but stressed that the 20-second clip amounts to only a fraction of what transpired.
The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that a Superior Court commissioner viewed the video nearly two months ago, heard the officers' testimony, and concluded that their conduct was "more than reasonable" because Cardenas was resisting.
Cop Watch LA, a police watchdog group, posted the video on YouTube, said organizer Joaquin Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos said the video was shot by a neighbor of Cardenas with a cellphone camera. The neighbor gave it to Cardenas' family, who then gave it to Cop Watch, according to Cienfuegos.
In recent months, videos posted on YouTube have rocked political campaigns, brought fame — or infamy — to previously unknown talents and cast unwanted attention on the gaffes of the famous. YouTube and similar video sites are also increasingly becoming repositories for videos that purport to detail wrongdoing by police.
Such amateur clips help cast a spotlight on police wrongdoing that could otherwise go unreported, said Ramona Ripston, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California.
"Unless we throw light onto activities of government, all activities, you never find out what happened," Ripston said. "This video is an example."
Police said Cardenas had been wanted on charges of receiving stolen property. In an arrest report obtained by the Associated Press, the officers said they tried to arrest Cardenas after spotting him on the sidewalk, but Cardenas ran.
The officers caught up to him, tripped him and swarmed over him to apply handcuffs, the report said. In their report, they admitted hitting him repeatedly in the face, saying that he was resisting and that they feared he might grab one of their guns.
Cardenas suffered cuts and bruises on his arms, leg and face, and received stitches on an eyelid. His attorney, B. Kwaku Duren, accused the officers using excessive force.
Police spokesman Lt. Paul Vernon said Friday that such videos often do not show the whole story.
"The officers' actions in these situations are based on the totality of what is going on in the officers' mind," Vernon said. "You don't know in the total context of this what occurred."
As of Friday, the clip had received more than 155,000 views on YouTube. It was posted on Oct. 18.
A search on YouTube for the terms "police brutality" found more than 500 videos, including ones that claim to show police violence in the U.S. and as far away as Egypt and Hungary. A search of Google's video site also yielded hundreds of videos.
In response to the surge in amateur videos, some law enforcement agencies have installed cameras in squad cars to protect officers against false allegations.
Police defense attorney John Barnett said the public shouldn't draw conclusions when watching the clip of Cardenas' arrest. Barnett represented one of the officers in the 1991 Rodney King beating and an Inglewood police officer, Jeremy Morse, who was videotaped roughing up a 16-year-old boy.
Two juries deadlocked in Morse's case, and four officers were acquitted in the King trial, touching off riots in Los Angeles.
"It's very difficult to find jurors who haven't already come to a conclusion," Barnett said. "The public has the perception of what the facts are, but you have to figure out a way to get them back to square one."
Legal observers said the public has become somewhat desensitized to questionable police tactics caught on tape because such videos have become more prevalent since the King beating. In many cases, officers have been exonerated.
"The first reaction by people is one of outrage," said Eugene O'Donnell, a professor of police studies at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. "But the more you see police officers using force on tape, the more you get used to it."


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Thursday, June 28, 2012
2 Losses and 2 Wins in 2 Days
11-7 loss yesterday. Michael Martinez optioned to Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs- win.
5-4 loss today. Chad Qualls designated for assignment- win.
Sure, falling further back in the standings stinks, but getting rid of those two pieces of garbage is a major coup.
3 comments:
Apparently, Qualls has asked to be traded in the 10-day window. I think he might be Cholly's league in the brains department.
- June 28, 2012 5:38 PM
- Beer-a-Thon said...
The Blue Jays are hurting for pitching. Maybe they'd take him for some low level "prospect".
- June 28, 2012 10:49 PM
- imafan said...
Maybe they could package Kendrick with Qualls and get the Blue Jay's mascot. Someone for the Phanatic to hand out with at least.
- June 28, 2012 11:57 PM
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text: Good Afternoon, Yesterday we set off to go and look for a Great Grey Shrike that we had heard was in our area. The morning was bright cold and sunny when we left and we headed up to Crieff once through the little town we drove to The Sma' Glen one our gems it is uphill all the way from Crieff and as we climbed up we saw a wonderful sight 3 Red Kites and 2 Common Buzzard in the sky together we managed to get stopped at the side of the road so we could watch through the binoculars. The Kites are very colourful birds and with the sun on their back they looked magnificent. Red Kites were reintroduced to Scotland a few years ago and are really doing well they eat mainly carrion so they do not do any harm to farms but we still get one or two poisonings per year. Back in the cosy car we carried on to the spot we heard the Shrike was. We parked the car and walked up the hill sun on our backs and all was well. The bird was nowhere to be seen and after about 15 minutes walking we turned to head back. There was a wind blowing in our face that would have cut you in two we had not noticed this on the way up but boy did we know it was there on the way back. So no Great Grey Shrike today maybe another day. We continued our run in the car to Loch Tay and Aberfeldy. Took a lot of pictures which I put in my other journal the one of the Kite is not one of mine. Where to next? Love


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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Obama's Libya (non-)War speech pleased Bill KristolThis is a video of President Obama to the nation on the Libya War of 03/28/2011, although he is careful not to call it "war."
The transcript of the prepared text is available from McClatchy and PBS.
The only place the word "war" appears in the text is when he says, referring to the revolutionary ferment in the Middle East and North Africa, "The dark forces of civil conflict and sectarian war will have to be averted, and difficult political and economic concerns addressed." Since we are supporting militarily supporting the rebels in Libya, that means this war is an antiwar war, I suppose. Makes about as much sense as "humanitarian war."
The speech itself shows a disconnect between the obvious political aim of ousting Muammar Qaddafi and his regime and the stated military mission. I don't support Republicans like the bold Maverich McCain who demand escalation to immediately oust Qaddafi. But the political goals and military goals need to be consistent. One of the risks of having them diverge as they do now - according to what the President said - is that the pressure will be to escalate gradually toward more and more military involvement. That's neither a good idea in itself, nor necessarily the best way to achieve the political aim of ousting Qaddafi.
This section of the speech encapsulates that mismatch:
Tomorrow, Secretary Clinton will go to London, where she will meet with the Libyan opposition and consult with more than thirty nations. These discussions will focus on what kind of political effort is necessary to pressure Gaddafi, while also supporting a transition to the future that the Libyan people deserve. Because while our military mission is narrowly focused on saving lives, we continue to pursue the broader goal of a Libya that belongs not to a dictator, but to its people.It's a hell of a lot easier to get into a war than to get out of one. The good news is that since Obama hasn't committed the military mission to regime change, he still has room to back off from that as an immediate political objective.
Bottom line: it's not a good sign when Bill Kristol, professional warmonger, praises your war (You've Come a Long Way, Baby 03/28/2011): "The president was unapologetic, freedom-agenda-embracing, and didn't shrink from defending the use of force or from appealing to American values and interests. Furthermore, the president seems to understand we have to win in Libya. I think we will." All we need know is for Obama to adopt neocon jargon and say that critics of the Libya War are "objectively pro-Qaddafi." (That particular twist is one the neocons passed down from the Trotskyist roots in the 1930s.)
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Trooper William Craig from the Florida Highway Patrol's Troop D in Brevard County stopped a driver on State Road 528 June 12 for an alleged violation of Florida's Move Over Law, which led to the arrest of a child pornography suspect.
FHP reported the nervous driver provided a false name to the trooper.
Using Rapid ID, a handheld fingerprint scanner, the trooper positively identified and arrested Brett David Bowyer, who was wanted in West Virginia for child pornography.
Bowyer has been listed on the TV show, "America's Most Wanted," as a fugitive from West Virginia. He was a high school counselor in Princeton, W. Va., when arrested Sept. 17, 2010. He failed to appear in court for sentencing and has been on the run ever since.
America's Most Wanted aired his story Sept. 14, 2012.
The dash cam video of the traffic stop is available at http://www.flhsmv.gov/HSMVvideos.htm.
Florida law requires motorists, whenever they observe an authorized emergency vehicle or a wrecker parked roadside with flashing emergency lights, to vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle or wrecker when driving on a highway with two or more lanes traveling in the direction of the emergency vehicle.
If such movement cannot be accomplished safely, or when traveling on a two-lane roadway, the driver must slow down to a speed of 20 mph less than the posted speed limit.


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Steorn: A Custard Pie In The Face Of Science
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Arthur C Clarke once said: Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases:
(1) It's completely impossible.
(2) It's possible, but it's not worth doing.
(3) I said it was a good idea all along.
It's only a matter of time now until point number 3 is fulfilled. Since the whole Steorn public campaign started back in August 2006 we've seen, one after another, scientists being wheeled out by the media to debunk Steorn's claims. Every one of them citing the history of perpetual motion and how no-one has yet achieved it, relying on the fact we haven't done it yet as some sort of proof that it is impossible.
Well I've got news for them. We once thought the world was flat. We once looked at the stars and worshipped the gods - now we travel among the stars ourselves. Science need only look at how far we have came and should stop before it puts it's pompus foot in it's mouth once again.
I'll end on another appropriate quote from the great man himself:
Clarke's First Law: When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
Arthur C Clarke.


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Orchestra of the Music Makers
School of the Arts Concert Hall
Friday (
22 June 2012)
This review was published in The Straits Times on 25 June 2012 with the title "Great end to a tour sneak peek".
This fact may have gone under the radar: the Orchestra of the Music Makers (OMM) will become the first Singaporean orchestra to be the resident ensemble of a major British music festival. During the first week of July, OMM led by Chan Tze Law will perform three concerts at the
Cheltenham and Lichfield Festivals. This evening's concert afforded a sneak preview of its interpretively demanding tour repertoire.
The Anglo-French programme opened with Frederick Delius's Paris - Song of a Great City, a work that owes more to the so-called French impressionist aesthete than English pastoral traditions. Its quiet beginning, evocative of a metropolis fitfully arousing from slumber, demonstrated a fine control of instrumental forces. Howard Ng's excellent oboe solo led the procession, which ambled through insouciant dances while alternating moments of quiet contemplation and outright gaiety. Quixotic yet coquettish, Delius knew how to be very French.
In the transcription by Andre Caplet of Debussy's piano piece Pagodes, the mystique of the Orient was however not so well captured. The lead-footed trudge had nothing on the shimmering original work, its carillons of gamelans and gongs being bogged down in soggy padi fields.
American pianist Thomas Hecht, Head of Piano at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, was the scintillating soloist in Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major. His firm grasp of its jazzy idiom and rhythmic drive was the bedrock upon which this performance thrived, exhibiting Mozartean clarity in the slow movement and sure-fingered incisiveness elsewhere. Only in the mad scramble of the Presto finale did nerves fray, with some orchestral solos going awry or astray. For the July Cheltenham outing with Melvyn Tan, more tightness will be expected.
Any hint of being less than totally well-prepared evaporated in the second half with an invigorating performance of Holst's Beni Mora, a suite of three dances inspired by
Algeria. A musty incense-laden aroma filled the air, as the orchestra negotiated its exotic sonorities and rhythmic subtleties with great confidence. Kelly Loh's alto flute, made to play a sinuous repeated motif 163 times, provided the key to the final dance's success.
Two years ago, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra took Debussy's La Mer to
London's Royal Festival Hall with much critical acclaim. OMM's take on the same work was to be no less gripping, and here conductor Chan has to take credit for tautly leading his charges through the music's surging waves and ripping tides. Judging the flow to perfection, the overall impulse was one of unimpeded buoyancy, best exemplified in the middle movement, Play of the Waves. Never lightweight and with no details glossed over, this was one performance the young musicians should be proud of.
As an encore, the Singapore-Britain connection was celebrated with Eric Watson's Intersections, a celebratory work that fully highlighted and exploited all sections of the orchestra. Whether playing on Javanese scales or reliving the hallowed brass-band culture of British collieries and coalminers, this happy East-meets-West encounter made for a rousing close. OMM's stay in
UK is going to be a hit.


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this fall, mit media lab hosted their first hacking arts festival to explore the intersection of arts, entertainment, technology and entrepreneurship involving lots of creative types – artists, designers, musicians, students, etc.
many fun sessions emerged featuring music, fashion, film, food, and more! check out the fantastic fermentophone, a multi-sensory installation in which an algorithmically generated musical composition is performed by living cultures of bacteria and yeast.


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First up in today's vlog, we headed to Harajuku to explore the famous Takeshita Street (you know, the one famous for the adorably costumed Harajuku girls!) and visit Totti Candy Factory to try one of their super famous (and SO Insta-worthy) giant rainbow cotton candy. We call it Fairy Floss in Australia hehe 😇
Then we met up with my friend Yuma to go MARIO KARTING. This is an actual thing you can do in Tokyo - Maricar run tours around Tokyo where you dress up as a Mario character and you LITERALLY go go-karting around the city. There are no helmets and no seat belts (so in other words, it's bloody terrifying), but it is SO. MUCH. FUN. Just keep in mind that you'll need an international driver's licence to do it!
Hope you guys enjoy this travel vlog, it was one of my favourite days from the trip! If you're still reading this, let me know in the comments below which Mario character you'd dress up as!
Watch the craziness below!


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Hoffman appears to be one of the latest fatalities from a deadly mixture of heroin laced with Fentanyl; a powerful pain killer that experts say is 100 times stronger than morphine.
Canadian, Oklahoma (PRWEB) February 06, 2014
"Ellie", a former heroin addict who wishes to protect her identity, after hearing of the death of famed actor Philip Seymour Hoffman said, "It's sad when someone as talented as Mr. Hoffman dies before their time so senselessly. When I heard he had died with a needle in his arm I thought "my god" that could have been me 6 months ago." Ellie recently completed the Narconon Arrowhead addiction treatment program located in southeastern Oklahoma.
Hoffman appears to be one of the latest fatalities from heroin possibly laced with Fentanyl; a powerful painkiller that experts say is 100 times stronger than morphine [1]. Authorities found 70 packets of heroin in a search of Hoffman's apartment. Many of the packets were stamped with the name Ace of Hearts or Ace of Spades [2]. Similar brands of heroin has been responsible for a sudden increase in drug related deaths in New York and Pennsylvania recently [3].
"Heroin is a very popular drug of choice these days, there were probably a hundred or more addicts who also died somewhere in the states from a heroin overdose the same day Mr. Hoffman did that won't get coverage in the press [4]. Only their family and loved ones will have to deal with the pain of their loss. I am so thankful that Narconon was there for me. They have been helping heroin addict's lead sober lives for almost 50 years," stated the Narconon Arrowhead graduate.
The Ongoing Heroin Epidemic
Statistics compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), indicate the number of people who abused or grew dependent on heroin more than doubled in 10 years, reaching 467,000 people by 2012. Those numbers coincide with similar trends for drug-induced deaths. The CDC (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report declared in November that "deaths from drug overdose have increased sharply in the past decade," claiming 40,393 people by 2010.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends better access to substance abuse treatment, stating that effective, accessible substance abuse treatment programs could reduce overdose among people struggling with dependence and addiction and they encourage states to increase access to these important programs.
For more information on heroin addiction or on Narconon Arrowhead's effective approach to opiate addiction, please visit their site at http://www.narcononarrowhead.org or call 800-468-6933.
[1] Wikipedia.com - Fentanly: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fentanyl
[2] Metro.us – Ace of Spades Heroin Found in Hoffman Apartment Part of Deadly Spread: http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/national/2014/02/04/ace-of-spades-heroin-found-in-hoffman-apartment-part-of-deadly-spread/
[3] New York Daily News – Phillip Seymour Hoffman overdose death: 4 suspected heroin dealers arrested: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/philip-seymour-hoffman-knew-die-drug-report-article-1.1601596
[4] Newsday.com – Laced Heroin Linked to 5 Overdose Deaths in Nassau: [http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/laced-heroin-linked-to-5-overdose-deaths-in-nassau-1.6920119


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Allow me to just put on this broken record that's been sitting in the corner of my lounge room for the last six years: Congratulations
You played like balls but well done on winning the game.
Origin I wasn't a particularly spectacular display of rugby league by anyone's stretch of the imagination, regardless of how stretchy their imagination is. There was a lack of fluidity and cohesion, some rookie mistakes, simple errors and Greg Bird. I really dislike that man. For what has become the showcase of the NRL, the match really wasn't up-to-par with previous Origin clashes, grand finals or when we used to play footy during lunchtime at high-school.
The main talking points of the game were the sin-binning of Michael Jennings and the controversial Greg Inglis try that effectively ended the competition. "Experts" of the game have said that
Jennings shouldn't
have been binned simply because "it's State of Origin."
As a bit of a scuffle began after some rough-housing in a tackle and
someone piffing the ball at the back of Greg Bird's head, Jennings caught a
flight from Hong Kong (with an eight-hour stopover in Perth and a connecting
flight in Adelaide) to get involved in the fight. "It's Origin, it should be allowed" is the
stupidest fucking excuse I've ever heard. That wasn't Origin, and that's not football – that
is a new sport called "Punching Brent Tate in the back of the head." I believe it's included in the London Olympics
as a demonstration sport. Brent Tate, by
the way, has a head that is held in place by gaffa tape, blu-tac and hope, following a
few broken vertebrae in his neck a couple of seasons ago. Depending
on how you look at it, he's either the best candidate to receive a punch in the
back of the head, or the worst. Origin
should be a hard game, yes, but it needs to maintain some degree of fairness or
it will descend into Lord of the Flies territory. And even though it would be good to see Brett
Stewart cry because he's Piggy, it wouldn't quite be the same.
As for Inglis' try, eh fuck it. It looked a bit shit to me, and I'm fairly sure the video ref who had to make the decision of whether to award the try or not closed his eyes and muttered "why the fuck didn't I call in sick to work today?" before doing some "eenie meenie miney mo" with the Try/No Try button. It probably wasn't going to change the result of the game though – NSW were fairly useless in attack, and could only get over the line by kicking it to Billy Slater, who looked like he was on the same drugs as Todd Carney (aka all drugs ever). Despite the Blues picking an "attacking team," they still struggled to find the line. When your winger is the best/only attacking option your team has got, you really don't deserve to win.
Onto Round 12!
St George Illawarra Dragons vs Parramatta Eels
Melbourne Storm vs Brisbane Broncos
Newcastle Knights vs Gold Coast Titans
Penrith Panthers vs Manly Sea Eagles
Wests Tigers vs Nth Queensland Cowboys
Sydney Roosters vs
Bulldogs Canterbury
South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Canberra Raiders
I have gone against the might of the Raiders this week for one reason: they're rubbish.
They have also lost a couple of game-changing players in the form of Josh "I call everyone 'bra' on Twitter and it's really annoying" Dugan and Blake "I don't follow Blake Ferguson on Twitter"
following a breach of the Raiders' booze ban.
Granted, if I played for Ferguson
at the moment, I'd probably get on the sauce as well, but sometimes you really
just have to accept the rules that have been handed down from your coach and
management, kind of like the same way that everyone else in the world has to do
what their boss says. I'm not usually one
to spruik someone else's blog on my own (for fear of losing both of my
readers), but LeagueFreak has summed Dugan up fairly perfectly right here. Canberra
I don't think it really matters who Souths decide to donk onto the field against the Green Machine tonight; the Raiders are their own worst enemy. They have no spark in attack, and seem afraid to do anything except go one pass off the ruck, unless it's an inside pass to an unsuspecting player who is running away from a hole in the opposition's defence and directly into three of their biggest players. When the Raiders are defending, they're slow to get off the line and are giving up too many easy yards in the middle, and their left-side defence is akin to a game of 'tag' that I once saw a group of retarded children play, where the kid who was 'it' would happily chase the other players with great gusto, but would avoid coming into contact with them. Then he would laugh and run after someone else and not touch them either.
Still, it's always worth popping a sneaky $10 on the Raiders. Eventually, that retarded kid is going to accidentally run right into someone and knock them out, and you shouldn't feel bad about profiting from that.
Melbourne got right behind the State of Origin


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As part of my New Year's resolution for SL I decided to work on tidying up and purging a lot from my inventory. Of course by doing that I come across things that I forgot I even had. Of course I have had this outfit set for over a week, but the flu came to visit me and well I could accomplish nothing. That was then and this is now though and that is my look of the day. Here are the credits in case you were wondering.
- Outfit: Ricielli Mesh - Papi Jumpsuit /floral (#19 in the Charming in store hunt)
- Shoes: Slink Vintage 2-Strap Pumps White
- Feet: Slink Womens Medium Height Barefeet
- Rings: *Yummy! Boho Ring - Yellow & Thin Boho Ring - Yellow
- Necklace: undefined lilies - proud of x (yellow/silver) chest
- Hair: ::Exile:: I Will Wait:Maraschino (at FaMESHed)
- Lashes: Maitreya V.I.P. Group Gift - Mesh EyeLashes
- Skin: al vulo- Eleonor * Son of Flowers group gift
- Eyes: .ID. Flare / GSP / Seafoam
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Well another National Aborigines & Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week is over and while it has been successful in its goal of being a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields, the question is what happened in the City of
? Canning
Well, I am pleased to report that the City both donated funds towards the celebration of NAIDOC Week in
and made City facilities available for nil fee to the Doorum Aboriginal Corporation's NAIDOC Formal Dinner Dance. Western Australia
As well as supporting NAIDOC celebrations the City is also engaged in providing long term corporate support and governance support and training to the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku
The Shire is responsible for the provision of mainstream local government and delivery of services to the ten communities and visitors within its boundaries.
The Shire encompasses an area of 159,948 square kilometres and is located approximately 1542km from
. The region itself is diverse in natural beauty from the magnificent Rawlinson ranges to the red sandy plains of the Perth Gibson Desert.
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Summary of Francis WYKERT - 21 Jun 2010
Name: Francis WYKERT
Sex: Male
Father: Francis WYKERT (2 Jun 1737 - 9 May 1825)
Mother: Elizabeth SHAEFER (1746 - 24 Aug 1815)
Individual Facts
Birth 6 Dec 1785 Reading, Berks Co., PA
Death 9 Dec 1845 (age 60) Louisa Co., IA
Chr Berks Co., PA
Ref # BJMX-4X
1. Nancy Ann YOHO
Marriage abt 5 Jul 1810 (age 24) Belmont Co., OH
Francis WYKERT Jr. (15 May 1811 - 25 Nov 1872)
Henry Joseph WYKERT (18 Sep 1813 - 4 Jan 1894)
Lydia WYKERT (12 Dec 1815 - 18 Feb 1912)
Elizabeth WYKERT (2 Apr 1818 - 8 Sep 1891)
Theodore WYKERT (abt 22 Nov 1822 - 7 Aug 1906)
Catherine WYKERT (31 Jul 1825 - 11 Aug 1902)
Nancy WYKERT (13 Apr 1827 - 1885)
Thomas A. WYKERT (6 Nov 1829 - 8 Jan 1912)
Nicholas WYKERT (1 Jun 1820 - )
Mary Jane WYKERT (30 Sep 1835 - bet 1862 and 1864)
Rachel WYKERT (8 Jan 1838 - )
Notes (Individual)
Francis Wykert
PARENTS: Francis Wykert and Elizabeth Shaefer
AKA: Francis Wykert was called, Frank.
Problem: Francis (Frank) Wykert appears in the Ancestral File more than once:
MARRIAGE: Francis Wickerd and Ann Yoho Marriage
Francis Wykert and Nancy Ann Yoho were married on 5 Jul 1810 at Belmont Co., OH, Book B, page 41. The entry actually reads, " March 21th 1811; Married Jas. Trible and Floraw Cree April the 25, 1811.; Married Henry Burton Rebecca Bushonan July 5th 1810.; Married Francis Wickerd and Ann Yoho they were Married according to Law by me; James Henthorn. Esqr."
(Marriage extract furnished by Joan Wykert Jukes)
[Note: Semicolons used here to separate each line of typed text as found on the copy obtained from the Belmont County, Ohio Probate Court on the 30th of March 1990 and certified by the Deputy Clerk. There was no marriage date on the line for the Wickerd and Yoho marriage. Reseachers are assuming that their marriage occurred on the same date as that of Burton and Bushonan, 5 Jul 1810
A Robinson and Mary (Davis) Ross were married on 11 Mar 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran, James Henthorn, Sr., who was a Justice of the Peace in the township of Salem - then Belmont county. James Henthorn, Sr., settled at the mouth of Sunfish Creek about the year 1798 or 1799. He was married to Elizabeth. His sons were John, Henry, Adam, William, and James, Jr. He had daughters Ann and Mary. Note by Richard E. Henthorn]
RESIDENCES-EMIGRATION: Francis Wykert lived in VA/WV. About 1838 he moved to Burlington, Des Moines Co, IA and then to Louisa Co., IA.
RESEARCHER: Mrs. J.A. Sulzberger; 1808 Hammann Avenue; Muscatine, IA 52761 wrote a letter on 5 Jun 1988 to librarians in Iowa asking for help on the Wykert family. She listed the following birth information about the sons of Francis and Nancy (Yoho) Wykert: Francis Wykert, 15 May 1811; Henry Wykert, 24 Sep 1814; Theodore Wykert, 27 Nov 1822; Thomas Wykert, 6 Nov 1829; Nicholas Wykert, no date given. Joan Wykert Jukes reports that she had received a letter from the husband of Mrs. Sulzberger informing that she was dying of brain cancer. Mrs. Sulzberger was a member of the Iowa Genealogical Society.
Elizabeth was added from Marriage Record and Rachel Yoho Buchanan's Will. Sketches of Thomas and Theodore Wykert can be found in a Des Moines Co., Iowa History.
Frank Theodore (Dode) Wykert and his brother, Ben Wykert were great-grandsons of Francis Wykert. A story about one of their exploits, titled, "The Great Horse Race." written by Joan Wykert Jukes appeared in "The Yoho Newsletter," April 1994, Vol. 3, No. 1.
Debra Mason; RD 2 Box 119; New Martinsville, WV
Joan Wykert Jukes; 2448 51st Avenue; Greeley, CO 80634
Laura W. Sterling; 982 Stonegate Road; Greenwood, IN 46142
Eloyce Parsons Trader; 7 Briarwood Drive; Greensburg, PA 15601
BIOGRAPHY: Biographical Sketch
Francis Wykert, son of Frantz and Elizabetha Shaefer Weickert, was born on 6 Dec 1785 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was baptized in the Reformed Church of the Schwarzwald by Rev. William Boos, in Berks County, PA. His family moved to Washington Co., PA and finally to Marshall Co. (W)VA.
Francis Wykert (aka Francis Wicherd) married Nancy Ann Yoho, daughter of Henry and Catherine Baker Yoho, 5 Jul 1810 in Belmont Co., OH (Book ?, page 41). Nancy Ann was born ca. 1790 in Marshall Co., (W)VA. Francis and Nancy Ann were the parents of eleven children. They owned land in Tyler County (W)VA from 1820 to 1831 (now Wetzel Co., WV).
The family moved to Burlington, Des Moines Co., IA in 1838, taking a boat at Wells Landing (Wellsburg, WV?) going down the river to Cincinnati and St. Louis and then up to Burlington.
They first settled in the wilderness where the only sounds were the howl of the wolf and whoop of the Indians. Francis Wykert purchased eighty acres in Burlington Twp. from the government. There he built an 18 x 20 log cabin. His thrift and industry bore fruits and two years later he was able to add to his real estate. This he sold at a profit.
In 1840 he purchased 200 acres in Louisa County, Iowa. This became one of the best farms in the country.
Nancy Wykert died in Louisa Co., IA in 1841. Francis Wykert died in Louisa Co., IA on 9 Dec 1845.
(Source: Furnished by Eloyce Parsons Trader)
REFERENCE: Portrait and Biographical Album, Des Moines Co., IA - Chicago: Acme Publishing Co. 1888, p. 341, 680, 681 at Iowa Genealogical Society
REFERENCE: The Iowa Genealogical Society Surname Index, Vol. 2, 1975, pg 449
REFERENCE: The Des Moines Co., Iowa Genealogical Society


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Switchfoot hit the Pageant in St. Louis on December 6, 2011 for the latest stop on their "Vice Verses" tour. This is a band that feeds on the crowd and I'm not quite sure "St. Louie," as frontman Jon Foreman refers to us locals, was energetic enough on this Tuesday night to create greatness (whereas their February 15, 2010 show did), but the band always comes through in an energetic, uplifting manner and they did it again here.
Somehow this group has navigated that difficult middle course of remaining unapologetically Christian without alienating non-believers. This could not be proven any truer than the St. Louis show—the concert was sponsored by the local alternative radio station (where "Dark Horses" is their Current No. 1 Song on the playlist), while the audience was shot-through with T-shirts advertising the local family-oriented Christian station (which doesn't play their music).
The Concert
It will be interesting how this tour is received, because musically the new album is a clear departure from most of their past efforts, with songs featuring almost hyper literate lyrics ("Selling the News," "the War Inside") against the backdrop of solid, guitar driven rock and roll that continues to mature. This is obvious when listening to the new CD, but—interestingly enough—not during the concert, where the band blends in the new songs seamlessly.
This is a band confident of their talent and full potential. They're never slaves to the CD versions of their songs, often adding fresh interpretations to the set list without revinventing the song. When not overtly critiquing American culture, their songs are almost invariably laced with hope, faith, and challenges. It's no surprise they've found a sizable audience, inclusion on the late night talk show circuit (Kimmel, Leno, Conan), covers sung during concerts by the likes of Taylor Swift and the Jonas brothers, and songs regularly embedded into movie soundtracks.
Live concerts always include surprises. They'll lull you into a fresh dose of Switchfoot before busting out "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys. Later, it is "Been Caught Stealing" by Jane's Addiction with a guest soloist. (Sorry, I didn't get his name.). These aren't tributes, but fun interpretations that keep everyone alert. (During the Hello Hurricane tour, they covered Beyonce's "Crazy in Love.")
They're always highly interactive, with Foreman regularly wading into the crowd, and bassist Tim Foreman and lead guitarist Drew Shirley often leaning into the screaming, reaching fans. At this show, as 16-year-old named Tyler got a chance to play "Hello Hurricane" with the band during the Encore set because he held up a sign saying, "All I want for Christmas is to play Hello Hurricane with you." He got the star treatment he wanted.
It's an uplifting, energizing night that often includes songs ending with the band pointing to heaven via hands or guitars, as if they want to keep everyone's eyes where they belong.
Can There Be More?
After a bevy of GMA Dove Awards, the band scored their first Grammy with "Hello Hurricane" in 2010. Every new album consistently adds to a catalog of songs that most bands south of U2 would envy. This is a band that's still arcing into full maturity. While you might quibble that the venues might get larger, if they don't, that won't indicate failure. This is a band marking out a middle course almost no one has taken before, one that reaches believers and non, without sacrificing quality or energy. The real question is why more people don't recognize that.
-Reviewed by Kent d Curry
NOTE: Susan Loyd shot some amazing pix from earlier in the tour.


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Talking on Grandpa's phone.
I think Mason was teaching Grandpa how to use his phone.
Papaw giving Mason his Pop Gun.
Gun or Phone...tough choice.
He went with the gun.
I love this picture....its like Mason is saying
"Don't worry Papaw, I'll scare them away."
Mason was playing with Mimi's phone.
Somehow he called Heath's phone.
Mason could hear Heath talking on the phone...
and he walks over to Heath and gets real close.
Mason was trying to figure this out.
Memaw and Aunt Traci.
Doesn't want Mimi to leave.
We enjoyed seeing everyone!
Mason enjoyed all the attention.
Now, he claps after everything he does.
You can tell he spent a weekwith family...
He waves at every car that passes by...then looks back
at me like why are they not paying me attention?
Thanks for coming to see Mason, Heath, and me.
We enjoy seeing everyone since we don't get that chance often!


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With a $100,00 prize and registration open to any five-man team, World of Warcraft PVE content might possess a chance to shine.
Farming dungeons, one of the most attempted, tested and nearly perfected aspects of Wow Power Leveling. Gathering with four other good friends or attempting your luck with four randoms, operating dungeons is frequently regarded a necessary evil in the eternal quest to gear up for raiding progress.
Blizzard may well look to tap in to the Mythic + dungeon timed aspect to make what they hope will probably be an exciting opportunity for WoW players to test their may possibly and dungeon knowledge against players from all more than the globe.
The Proving Grounds is where teams will begin their quest for greatness. During the period of July 25th – August 8th, teams is going to be tasked with raising their Mythic keystone for the highest attainable level with Blizzard evaluating the teams 5 highest Keystone Level dungeons in the course of that two week period.
No sign-ups are required, with any group of five players welcome to buy wow gold online and enter with players getting asked to submit details of their completed Keystone Level with proof to the on line form.
According to the scores from the Proving Ground period, the best 32 teams will be invited to playoffs; eight getting selected from every area the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and China.
World of Warcraft includes a lengthy history with Esports through its Arena tournaments that run all year with their finals taking location at Blizzcon.
PVE content material has had showings at Blizzcon within the past, with two teams faced off against every single other within a raid or Mythic atmosphere, generally to show off the new dungeon or in Legion to show off the Mythic + technique. WoW PVE could uncover an audience as WoW enters its 13 year anniversary.


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Monday, June 17, 2013
Ortho Still Life
Nothing super exciting in this photo. It was taken with my 1951 Speed Graphic press camera. I used the Optar 135mm lens set at f/5.6 (note the shallow depth of field). The interesting thing about this photo is that the red parts of the apple on the right are very dark. This is what you would normally see with a green filter, however in this case I just used Kodak CSG (Clinic Select Green) x-ray film (see X-Ray Vision). This film is orthochromatic which means that it is 'blind' to certain parts of the visual spectrum. In the case of 'Green' x-ray film, it is more sensitive to green light and less to red light. There is also 'Blue' x-ray film which is more sensitive to blue and less sensitive to red (yes, red gets shafted in both cases). These sensitivities have to do with the intended use of x-ray film, which is to take x-rays (surprise!). The film holders have a fluorescent screen in them which fluoresces a certain color (blue or green) when the x-rays hit it. That shortens the exposure time and thus lowers the dose of x-rays the patient gets.
I took some portraits recently with both x-ray and panchromatic film just to see the difference with skin tones. I'll put those up as soon as I get them developed. Until then, drop a comment about how you are using x-ray film or 4x5 cameras or anything interesting you are doing in your photography.
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Today I have a guest post for you! Belén was so nice and did this guest post for me, but some how I lost the email! Luckily, we were able to figure this out, and today I have Belén's beautiful mani to show you.
When Jessica gave me the opportunity to do a guest post I couldn't be happier. I love doing them and I have so much fun! And I hope she is having an amazing time with her baby!
First, I am going to tell you a little bit about myself: I am Belén, the owner of Nail Polish Lane . I'm a college student obsessed with nail art. I started getting into it last February or March and I have learned a lot since them, especially during the summer, when I had time to do different manis every day and my friends let me practice with their nails. Now I am back to school and I don't have that much time anymore, but I try to keep my blog alive and do a few manis every week.
Now to the mani! First, I want to show you a few swatches of Butter London Wallis, it is an amazing polish, and under sunlight it's incredible. It looks gorgeous with a matte top coat as well; it's such a perfect polish.
I also have a few pictures with some nail art, but the day I took them the sun was not collaborating with me, so you cannot really appreciate how stunning it is. I used Konad White and the stamping plate Cheeky XL C. It reminds me of tribal print, what do you think?
I hope you liked my entry, and I am so happy to be able to do this post!


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It seems like not that long ago that I finally got used to writing the date as 2011 rather than 2010, so I'm finding it a little hard to believe that it's now June 1st. Really… it's June already? Time sure flies when you work in PR. Although it's tough for me to realize, I know that with 2011 whizzing by so quickly this is the perfect time to start thinking about PR plans for 2012. That's because keeping future PR goals in mind provides perspective on what you need to be doing in the present.
There is a famous saying that goes something like this: If you don't know where you are going, you might end up someplace else. I like this because I think it serves as a good reminder to let our goals guide our current activities.
Say, for example, you want to add social media to your program in the coming year, or you'd like to see your PR budget increase in 2012 – there are things you need to be doing now to make achieving those goals a reality. You want to make sure your program is performing as expected and that you are on track to reach current PR and business goals. Doing so will set your program up to accomplish more in the future
I've worked in PR long enough to know that in order to receive continued support and resources year after year, PR has to demonstrate that it is producing results. Regular program evaluation helps PR teams understand PR's progress, and determine whether or not PR is on track to deliver the results clients and executives expect. That's why I recommend taking time now to examine your PR program. If you find that something isn't working, your team can make adjustments to get back on track.
Now, when I say "examine your PR program" I'm talking about taking a look at measurement data so you can learn about your PR results. See what kind of coverage you're getting and if it is reaching the right people. Find out how your PR results compare to those of your competitors. Determine if PR truly is having a positive impact on business. Look for opportunities and areas that need improvement. Then, when it eventually comes time to discuss the budget increase you're hoping to receive next year, or your ideas for introducing social media into the PR mix, you can point to a successful PR program and improve the odds that you and your program will be taken seriously.
According to the Measurement Perspectives and Practices Report, 83 percent (83%) of PR pros believe PR should absolutely measure the results of its programs. So, don't put off measurement and analysis. It will help get your PR program to where you want it to be.
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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell placed four wrestlers on the EIWA All-Academic Team for the second straight year while also landing one wrestler on the NWCA All-Academic Team. Freshman national qualifier Garrett Hoffman led the way for the Bison, earning a spot on both teams.
Joining Hoffman on the EIWA squad were Victor Lopez, Tom Sleigh, and Joey Gould. All four academic honorees were in the EIWA Tournament lineup, and three qualified for the NCAA Championships.
Hoffman is the first Bucknell freshman to earn NWCA All-Academic honors. The rookie received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships after going 18-14 during the regular season. He finished 18-16 overall and 5-1 in EIWA dual matches while recording three major decisions and one tech fall.
Lopez, a senior economics major, earned his second straight EIWA All-Academic award. He qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second straight year where he went 1-2, including a 5-3 win over Wisconsin's Timothy Ruschell in the opening round. Lopez went 28-9 overall, 8-2 in EIWA dual matches, and placed fifth at the EIWA Championships. He ranks seventh on Bucknell's career wins list with a record of 108-53.
Sleigh, a junior environmental studies major, qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive season, earning an automatic bid with a runner-up finish at the EIWA Championships. Fueled by a 22-match winning streak, he finished 31-7 overall, 15-1 in dual matches, and a perfect 10-0 in EIWA duals. Sleigh was unbeaten in matches in which bonus points were earned, finishing with 11 major decisions, three tech falls, and three pins. He is a two-time EIWA All-Academic recipient.
Gould was one of the most improved wrestlers on the team over the course of the season. The freshman went 14-14 overall after going 9-4 over his final 13 matches. Included during that final stretch was an eighth-place finish at the EIWA Championships.
Bucknell finished 12-4 overall, tying for the second most wins in program history for a second consecutive season. The Bison went 9-1 in EIWA duals and finished the season with an impressive 10-match winning streak.