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Finally after a week of never-ending-migraines, sleepless nights, aches, chest-tightness due to a reaction to ginger and grapes, things have started to quiet down. It'll be low-salicylate diet for a while now.
Yesterday was my 12th anniversary and we had a quiet time at home. Quiet, but nice.
A girl who survived death and was given a second chance at life, this blog is about life and on how to live a 'chemical+salicylate-free-life' in a 'chemical+salicylate world' to the best that she can.
Sunday, 27 October 2013
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Happy Anniversary. Isn't that something. Our systems are so sensitive. I can eat grapes, but maybe that is why I've been getting more itchy skin lately. As soon as it gets cold, I itch. Feel good. I should be staying away from gluten, but finding it very difficult. Love to you, CynthiaReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, our systems are sensitive. We have to just find a way around it. Hope all is well with you and your beautiful princess and the little baby. Thanks for the wishes. You take care! :) Hugs!Delete
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serves one
2 slices of cooked bacon
2 slices ham
2 slices turkey breast
1 slice Swiss or Jack cheese
tomato slice(s)
1 slice of canned pineapple
1-2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
2 slices of sourdough or other toasted bread
Place the first 4 ingredients (in order) on a slice of toasted bread. Microwave on high for 1 minute. While waiting, spread mayonnaise and place remaining 3 ingredients onto other slice of
toasted bread. Remove sandwich from microwave and carefully place both halves together.
bacon recipe courtesy of: B. Desmond (member), for Smithfield.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
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Here's a little peek inside the book:
Emmett Deal stood there, listening to her argument with the trustees. Sunlight glinted off the pristine windshield of an unfamiliar work truck. Stenciled on the side were the words Deal Construction. Here was Emmett and here was his truck. She blinked and he was still standing at a table near the front door. She wasn't imagining him.
His eyes were bluer than she remembered. More of a cerulean than the baby blues that invaded her dreams when she was overly tired. He was taller, too. Not by much, maybe an inch. His shoulders more broad and his hips— Jaime gave herself a mental shake and brought her gaze back to Emmett's beautiful face. Chiseled jaw…hint of stubble.
Before he'd left Emmett had hated that he couldn't grow a proper mustache. It didn't look as though that was a problem any longer. Black, black hair flirted with the collar of his tight tee.
He seemed to look straight past her, though. Jaime swallowed and tried to ignore her rapidly beating heart.
Okay, so looking at his face wasn't the right thing to do, either. She turned back to the men at the table.
"An alarm." She swallowed, hating that her voice slid up an octave. "An alarm system is a good start, and better than razing a building that is important to Gulliver," she said, this time keeping her voice steady. "We can hire another reno crew." Somewhere in the state of Ohio there had to be a construction crew available. There had to be. "With so much activity, the kids will stay away."
"Even during overnights and weekends?" Her father shook his head and folded his beefy arms over his chest. He sat back in his chair. "We don't have the staff to run over to the school every time a squirrel sets off the system. We should re-allocate the budget into tear-down and creating a city park on the land."
Jaime cleared her throat but her mind was blank. "A memorial park isn't better than a building that has stood watch over this town, this island, for two hundred years."
Emmett refilled his to-go coffee cup at the counter. "A good system will know the difference between a squirrel and a person. Parks are great things but there is plenty of undeveloped land on the island that could be used for a new park. Not that it's any of my business." He paid Anna and faced the table while he sipped his drink.
Jaime wasn't sure if she should hug Emmett for taking her side or demand that he let her handle this on her own.
"No, it's not." Her father's words were curt. "This is a township decision."
Demand he leave. Definitely, definitely demand he leave. Mason was about to go ballistic about outsiders versus islanders. "Thank you—"
Emmett cut her off. "I may not live on Gulliver any longer, but my father does. He came close to having the school declared a historic landmark a few years back." He sipped his coffee, looking at the men at the table and studiously avoiding the section of the diner where Jaime now stood. That annoyed the bejesus out of her.
"As I said, this is a township decision. Before we spend more money on another crew that will leave us high and dry, I think we should seriously consider demolition. And as you said yourself, you're not part of the township. Haven't been for ten years."
"Seems like it wouldn't take much work to fill in the gaps in that old application. Renovating is never cheap but a lot of times it is cheaper than tearing down."
"Maybe you should stick to what you know." Mason's voice was low in the quiet diner.
"As it happens, I know old buildings. I could take a look at it."
"And then leave when things get tougher than you imagined?"
Color flooded Jaime's cheeks. This wasn't about the school building; not any longer. Her father was being his usual bull-headed self. Blaming Emmett for something that wasn't his fault.
Before her father could say something he didn't mean Jaime pushed back into the conversation. "Then the township should decide, not just the board of trustees. During the island's bicentennial last summer every Gulliver business benefited from the increased tourist traffic. If the school is renovated, we would have that kind of draw all the time. A few artists stop every summer to paint the old building. Renovation will give them more of a reason to come back than a park."
From the hand in his pockets to the hunched shoulders, Emmett looked anything but comfortable. As if this conversation was not going the way he'd thought.
Well, then, he should have butted out from the beginning.
"Are you willing to take a look? So we know exactly what to talk to demolition or renovation experts about." Tom Gulliver practically preened as he said the words.
"I'll be on the island for a few weeks. Whatever you decide, I can offer my opinion."
The bell over the door tinkled as Emmett pushed through it. He got into his truck without looking back and drove away.
Jaime realized she was staring—again—and looked back at her father.
"I still say we should vote on demolition at the meeting tonight," he said from his side of the table.
"The Deal boy might have the right idea. Could be cheaper to restore the building, I've said that from the beginning. It's part of island history." Rick Meter picked his teeth with a toothpick and Jaime shivered. Of all the times for her to agree with Rick Meter. "We hired Luther's crew after a light appraisal from Troy Turner at the real-estate office. Emmett will know better what exactly the building needs and we can go from there."
Jaime clenched her hands. Emmett will know better, indeed. He knew all about running away, but staying? Fixing what was broken?
"Restoring the building will bring more tourists to Gulliver, and not just during the summer months. Tourists already visit the islands to see Perry's Monument—" she mentioned the memorial at Put-in-Bay "—and the Marblehead Lighthouse. Gulliver School could become one of those draws."
"Getting a true estimate before we start the hiring process, for demo or reno, is smart." Rick leaned back in his seat and plucked another toothpick from the table dispenser. He stuck it between his teeth and then put his hands behind his head. "Even if we voted tonight we wouldn't have the permits or contracts for demolition before the summer is over. We've already got permits for renovation."
Tom nodded. "Mason?"
"We should just vote. That building is a menace." Her father tapped his fingers against his biceps as if his opinion settled everything. Probably he thought it did.
Jaime held her breath.
Finally, Tom said, "Okay, we'll get that estimate. I'll call over to the Deal house this afternoon."
"I'll do it. You asked me to head the project, which includes estimates and new hires." Jaime kept her voice steady and looked from Rick to Tom and then to her father.
Mason's expression remained impassive but his eyes studied her as if she had two heads. Maybe she did. She hadn't left her father's house for weeks after the senior trip. Then Emmett had stood her up on prom night. She hadn't mentioned his name in years. Now she was suggesting the town hire him for a job that would keep him around for an extended amount of time.
Well, she wasn't the same girl she'd been when he'd left.
Emmett being back didn't change that.
Some loves deserve a second chance…
Coming back to Gulliver Island after a ten-year absence to take care of his father should have been simple. Emmett Deal would fix and sell the family home, and return to Cincinnati with his ailing father in tow. Yet something compels him to stay a little longer. The beautiful, bright eyes of Jaime Brown.
Ten years ago, traumatic events changed the course of Jaime's life forever, catching her in a small-town life she can't escape. Emmett's return stirs up the memories she wanted to ignore…and dreams she had forgotten. Now she finds herself with a rare opportunity—a second chance. Only this time, it's not just for love…
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Anna's Cafe May Be Coming to New Residential Development in Charlestown
A dining spot appears to be on its way to a little pocket of Boston that has very few options for food.
According to a Boston Licensing Board page, Anna's Cafe is planning to open in Charlestown, with the address indicating that it may be opening within 275 Medford Street, a five-story residential community that is located near the start of a small peninsula formed by Little Mystic Channel and the Mystic River. Very little is known about the proposed eatery other than the possibility that it would be on the first floor of the development, with hours being 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
The section of Charlestown where Anna's Cafe would be is in an old port area that is almost completely industrial and residential, with the only dining option in the immediate area being Prescott, a Latin American eatery on Terminal Street.
The address for the proposed Anna's Cafe is 267-281 Medford Street, Charlestown, MA, 02129.
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Brian Halligan, my co-founder at HubSpot has a written a thoughtful piece today on the issue of CRM in startups: "Why CRM Initiatives At Small Business and Startups". This is on our Small Business 2.0 internet marketing blog, which I also write for regularly. Its an excellent read and highly relevant for readers of OnStartups.com
Some thoughts on the article (and the issue):
- I totally agree that the issue with most startups is not counting customers (which most CRM systems are good at), but creating customers. If you have only a limited number of customers, there's only a handful of ways that you can slice and dice this data to make it interesting.
- Venture-backed startups (i.e. those with investors) have a special kind of problem in that the CRM system is often used to generate pipeline reports for the investors (they like to see how the "sales funnel" is looking). But, the CRM system really doesn't tell them anything about how the awareness and visibility of the company is growing. Most of the interesting stuff is happening on the startup's website, and likely never makes it into the CRM system.
- Startups in the early stage are often having much deeper conversations with their early customers. It's not transactional and high volume yet. As such, classic CRM systems that don't help capture that "conversation" don't quite feel right.
What are your thoughts? Are you using a CRM system today? What's your experience been?


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Maroo of the Winter Caves: Visual Vocabulary
Lesson 4 of 10
Objective: SWBAT clarify the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases to comprehend more fully when reading Maroo of the Winter Caves; SWBAT generate questions, formulate connections, and identify important plot events in a work of fiction.
Visuals are a great way to introduce students to the unfamiliar vocabulary they encounter in this story about a family living during the Ice Age. Spend the first 10-15 minutes of class showing a PowerPoint presentation with pictures of items encountered in the story, such as reindeer, an ice floe, bison, voles, etc. I prefer to just show pictures without text because it gets students talking. There is always someone who knows something about each photo. They share background information and make connections that help their peers and sometimes even take the conversation in unexpected directions. It turns that one student actually visited the National Bison Range in Montana this summer and another ate bison ate a local restaurant recently! Of course, the photo that generates the most reaction is of the grubs – the students are fascinated to that Maroo and her siblings consider them a delicacy.
This strategy works with any text in which students are confronted with unfamiliar items—well, nouns really—people, places, and things they may not encounter in their day-to-day lives. I started out by choosing terms on my own but over time the collection grew based on student input.
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Group Work
Now that we have read and annotated the first two chapters together, students are now ready to move through this process with greater independence. They work in small groups of 4 or 5 that include a couple strong readers and a few weaker readers. This way no one is left behind and no one is unchallenged. However, there is one stipulation. In order to take part in group work, assigned work must be completed. This is usually a great motivator because the students look forward to working together.
Groups spend time reviewing their annotations. They discuss the events that took place in the chapter and how the family interacts with the environment. They respond to one another's questions and share connections. During this time, I circulate among the groups checking on homework completion and keep groups on task. One of the assignments for this chapter is to answer a few comprehension questions, which the students also review in their groups. Yet, I notice that many students provide a skimpy response to the final question. They are to draw a picture of a hilltop showing what it was like when Maroo and her brother reached it. I read that section of the chapter aloud and challenge the students to add every detail possible so that the sketches 'read' the same way as the text. Next time they encounter a question like this we will turn it into a contest to see who creates the most accurate depiction. Also, they now realize that rereading the text is a must for an activity like this. This activity is the visual equivalent of citing text evidence in an open response question or essay.


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So here are a couple of photos of the coat that I sewed - my first effort at sewing from a vintage pattern. And not only that but it was my first attempt at adjusting a pattern to fit me! I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.
I made it from curtain material believe it or not (not the rubber backed stuff) and put in a 5mm think felt lining in the bodice to help keep me warm. The whole thing is then lined in lovely sky blue satin.
I have yet to put the buttons on though... the vintage buttons I bought on etsy are too big to fit in the automatic buttonhole foot on my sewing machine. This means that I have to work out how to do them manually with the sewing machine or do them by hand (yuck - don't like hand sewing!)


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In this post I will describe one way to replace the CR2032 3V button / coin cell battery in the Yamaha YS200.
First make sure the battery actually needs replacing by performing a voltage test using the YS200's internal test menu.
After turning the unit on hold down EFFECT, then while still holding that button hold EXIT, then while still holding the other two down press STORE
"Test Entry ?" prompt will appear on the screen.
Press the "+" button on the keypad and you should see the "??;Input test number!" prompt.
Use the number keys to enter "02" and you should see the battery voltage displayed!
This battery is at 0.8V (NG = No Good?) and definitely needs to be replaced.
Items needed:
- Phillips head screwdriver
- New CR2032 3V coin cell battery
- Small binder clip
- Electrical tape
- Wire, approx 3 feet (1m)
- Wire snips
- Soldering iron
- Solder
- Flux
For a more complete and professional replacement look into ordering and installing either a through hole battery holder or a CR2032 with attached leads.
Remove all the screws and take the outer plastic housing off.
Inside there is a metal shield over the board with the battery, remove the screws holding it and remove the shield.
The old battery is in the center, soldered to the board.
Use wire snips to clip the leads and remove the battery, it can be tricky getting them under the battery.
Create your battery holder by stripping two wires, each about a foot and a half (45cm) long, putting the bare ends on opposite sides of the battery and wrapping everything up with electrical tape.
Be sure to note which wire the positive side of the battery is connected to so we solder it to the correct lead.
Solder the wires to the ends of the clipped metal leads.
I routed the wires out of the shielded area so I wouldn't have to remove it if I needed to replace the battery again.
Use the binder clip to hold the battery in place and apply pressure to the wires.
Not shown in the below picture is the extra piece of electrical tape I put around the binder clip levers to prevent them from accidentally shorting something out.
Put everything back together and run the battery test again.
Now you can again save sequences on the synthesizer with the largest volume knob ever created!


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Saturday, January 26, 2013
According to Joshua any weather is football weather. Even rain becoming snow.
Tucker is a better sport than I am!
What a tackle Ella!... except Joshua doesn't appear to have the ball. This must be the mud wrestling...YIKES!
These next ones were post football/wrestling/shower when the snow was becoming serious! From out the kitchen window. (not gruesome)
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It's been cold!!!!!!! And I LOVE this little face:)
Across the street, digging up BeeBee's house!?!
The mooooooooon and Jupiter (little dot to the right)
Superman! I think he might be able to fly to the moon!
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Eighteen-year-old Australian Lachie Smart says he is just an average teenager. But he can also boast a Guinness world record - the youngest person to ever fly around the world solo. However, he says that it doesn't take an extraordinary person to do extraordinary things.
Lachie's epic journey spanned ten weeks, 24,000 nautical miles, 26 stops in 20 countries, over a total of five continents, but Lachie says the flight wasn't just about breaking world records.
"I did it to send a message to young people about setting and achieving goals. I wanted to show people that if I can do it, they can too".
"I don't want my generation to feel like they can never do something important. I want to see them make a difference. " says Lachie.
Lachie says that while he was the only one in the aircraft, it was thanks to support from aviation companies that allowed others to share in the journey and feel like they were there also.
"My location and flight history was sent in real-time through a Spidertracks embedded on my website.
"It was awesome to have so much buzz around the flight. There were all sorts of people taking an interest and keeping tabs on the flight progress, which helped keep me going."
"The most challenging part of the flight for me was when I had to fly through some particularly bad weather between American Samoa and Christmas Island.
"There was an issue with fuel pumps not transferring fuel because of an air bubble. The weather was bad enough to require me to hand fly the plane, and there were a bunch of other problems I was facing. It's scary for sure, but in situations like that, you just have to make sure you keep a level head and identify what's a priority and what isn't."
Lachie's epic journey began in his hometown on the Sunshine Coast on July 4 this year and came full circle when he landed at Maroochydore Airport on the August 26.
Despite the challenges faced on the flight, Lachie was comforted by the fact that he always had the Spider onboard to keep in touch with his support team.
"Having the Spider onboard was a great help. Not only did it allow my family, friends and support team to know exactly where I was at all times, but with Altitude Events built in to the device, they were immediately able to know if anything wasn't right."
"It's just a really great device to have just for general peace of mind. Even though I was often flying over pretty remote territory, it was good to know that I was never really alone. Everyone knew where I was, and utilising Spidertxt 2.0 I was always able to be connected via text, anywhere in the world."
Among Lachie's many fans is Spidertracks CEO Dave Blackwell, who is proud that Spidertracks was able to assist with such an inspiring journey. "It's really uplifting to know that an individual as young as Lachie was able to achieve such a goal. I think it just goes to show what people can achieve when they believe in something and back themselves to get it done."
"Lachie's efforts really resonates with our core values of learning and excellence, and I'm delighted that we were able to provide tracking and communication to keep him safe and connected to those on the ground."
Following his achievement Lachie is busy with a host of new projects, including setting up a new company "Young Achiever's International", continuing with his busy talk schedule and writing a book about the journey and the mindset it took for him to achieve it. He's also hopes to begin the transition to flying larger aircraft, and will continue spreading his inspiring message to others with around the world.


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Thursday, 28 March, 2002, 17:09 GMT
Cancer drug given go-ahead
A "magic bullet" treatment for the commonest form of blood cancer in the UK is to be made available on the NHS.
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has said MabThera, or rituximab, is used in the treatment of people with follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), who are unsuitable for chemotherapy.
NHL is the world's third-fastest growing form of cancer.
The decision by NICE means the drug will be available on the NHS in England and Wales.
It costs around �6,500 per patient for a four-week intravenous course.
The Lymphoma Association welcomed the decision, and said MabThera was "the most significant advance" in lymphoma treatment for years.
But they said patients had had to wait for a long time for NICE to complete its appraisal.
Commonest cancer
Lymphomas are cancers of the lymphatic system, a network of vessels which form part of the body's immune system, and carry other infection-fighting cells called "lymphocytes", as well as draining dead cells away from the tissues.
About 9,000 people are diagnosed with NHL in the UK every year. It is the commonest form of cancer of the blood in UK adults.
There were 4,500 deaths from the cancer in 1999. NHL.
Between 22% and 40% of people with NHL are estimated to have the follicular or low-grade form.
It is often diagnosed when the cancer is fairly advanced, as there may be no symptoms in the early stages of the disease.
NICE has been looking at the MabThera for around two years.
It's decision to approve the drug for use with some NHS patients follows the granting of a UK licence for its use, along with standard chemotherapy, to treat the aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Clinical trials have suggested the combination of the drug and chemotherapy can increase patient's chances of a cure and may live longer than if they received chemotherapy alone.
NICE did not consider MabThera for this group of patients.
Access to treatment
Cancer experts welcomed NICE's decision.
Professor Anthony Goldstone, professor of haematology at University College Hospital, London, said: "Currently, MabThera is prescribed for patients because of its effectiveness and low toxicity.
"It works in a completely different way to conventional chemotherapy by binding to only lymphoma cells and not targeting normal cells.
"The medical community firmly considers it to be a gold standard. We're delighted that now all eligible patients will have the opportunity to be treated with MabThera as are patients in the rest of the world."
Alan Bartle, chief executive of the Lymphoma Association, said: "The appraisal process was very lengthy and some patients who are very ill have been denied access to this treatment.
"But the good news is that patients will now have access to MabThera, wherever they live in England and Wales."
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Ghost Putting Final Touches On Follow-Up To 'Opus Eponymous'
NWOBHM-inspired band Ghost are putting the final touches on their sophomore album, the follow-up to 2011's Opus Eponymous. The album, which is as-of-yet-untitled, utlized Grammy-award winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Death Angel, Deftones, Foo Fighters, Rush) for this offering. The album has an undetermined 2013 release date.
Ghost has also announced a last-minute surprise show in their hometown of Linköping, Sweden at Cupolen. Limited tickets are available here.
I was a big fan of Opus Eponymous so I'll definitely be keeping this release on my radar.
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"And I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time. That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered. But most of all, I learned that life is about sitting on benches next to ancient creeks with my hand on her knee and sometimes, on good days, for falling in love." -Nicholas Sparks
I haven't blogged recently because honestly my thoughts have been so scattered that I couldn't seem to make sense of them let alone share them. A few days ago someone said something to me that rocked me. He asked me why I was not doing more than what I am doing now. He pointed out my strengths and possibilities. He said that everyone dies but not everyone lives. I've heard that before but no one has ever personally accused me of "not living my life". I reflected on this and for some reason I was overwhelmed with emotion. He is right. I want so much more out of life and as much as I claim to be living my life, I am not. I'm simply flirting with life. Fear is holding me back. I don't know what I fear. I've said time and time again that people do not rise to meet their potential because its easier not to. I have been that person. People always suggested that I write a book but I started this blog as a beta because I had claimed to have no clue where to begin. It begins with research about where to begin. One step at a time but as long as I'm moving toward a goal I will make progress. He also suggested that I get out more. I use the excuse that I have no one to go with me. I've been silenced and made to feel foolish for years and I don't have to cower any longer. I intend on getting out more. Its exhausting putting myself out there over and over again to be hurt. I'm well aware that this is necessary to find what it is I am looking for so I take it. I accept failure because people who fear failure never progress. They are slaves. I am going to make steps to live life to the fullest potential. I am going to stop letting fear creep in and hinder me. I am going to stop making excuses and enjoy the moments I am given. Last night while lying in bed I realized that so often I view my life as if its something waiting to happen while its happening all around me. I can't get this time back. The time to live is now. We aren't promised tomorrow. If I fail and if I hurt then so be it but one day I will be successful in my conquest for "The One". I've often thought that will be the end of my story. It will be the end of search but a new chapter will begin and we will leave behind a legacy of relentless pursuit. Our lives will have told a story of perseverance and passion. We will not fall into the category of mediocrity. We will not fall into a category at all. We will stand alone as all great love stories do. Until then we will live our lives until we find one another but we can never do this if we do not start living.


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The 38th annual Junior League World Series will return to Taylor in August 2018 Teams from all over the world will compete at Heritage Park for their chance to win the ultimate Junior League baseball bragging right. For a look at the 2017 tournament schedule and draw, click here
Shing-Ming Little League of Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei, representing the Asia-Pacific Region, captured the 2017 JLWS. The team defeated USA East (Kennett Square, PA) in the championship game, 12-1. The team finished the tournament 5-0 and were 16-0 as an all-star team since April 2017. They faced their toughest challenge in the tourney during the International Finals, edging Latin America, 4-3, in a rematch of an earlier game in the tournament. The victory was the organization's fifth straight in the JLWS, where they are now 28-0. Teams from the Shing-Ming Little League have made the JLWS eight straight times.


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Something Special
Although hardbound with woodcut illustrations, Something Special is more of a short story than a novel. Iris Murdoch's lean prose shows a pivotal day in the life of Yvonne, a young woman who does not want to settle for less than her dreams. Her mother and uncle remind her of societal expectations, and how her date with suitor Sam unfolds reminds her of harsh realities. What will she choose?
I enjoyed the way Murdoch revealed so much with dialogue. And I think most readers could identify with Yvonne's dilemma.
The Bell
Iris Murdoch's suspenseful novel, The Bell, feels heavy from the weight of Murdoch's narrative and subject matter. Her place descriptions are like fine sculptures. And her thought descriptions are very thorough as characters turn over every possibility in their minds. Although I sometimes felt impatient with such detailed narratives, I also marveled at certain characters' thought processes. They reflect how human anxieties sometimes take on a life of their own. What a character study The Bell is. As for weighty subject matter, The Bell shows sexual attraction with and without moral influences, both confinement and freedom of religion, mental instability, and destructive ripple effects of actions done in moments of weakness.
The bell in this story is literally and symbolically significant. Just outside London, Imber Abbey, whose tower had been without a bell since it mysteriously disappeared in the 14th century, has ordered a new bell. Iris Murdoch invites us into Imber Abbey in the weeks just before installation of the new bell. There she has assembled a motley crew, some of whose pasts have intertwined and some of whom are in for new love-hate entanglements, with each other and with good and evil. Of course the old bell has a legend and a curse, ostensibly known only by ancient manuscript expert Paul and his wife Dora, who happen to be at Imber Abbey during the time of the story. Also, people in Murdoch's story use bell images, such as Michael's sermon about spiritual beings finding God. He says, "The bell is subject to the force of gravity. The swing that takes it down must also take it up." [page 189 in my edition] And in the story, several characters ring the bell accidentally and intentionally, symbolizing, in my opinion, various personal victories.
As I read The Bell, I had vague flashbacks to John Hersey's A Bell for Adano, in which a new, symbolic bell is sought for a town, and to Tom Stoppard's dual-era play, Arcadia, in which a modern scholar "enters" the historical era he is studying. Murdoch's The Bell is quite different in nature from these works even though all three soar in philosophical realms. Even as complex as Arcadia is, The Bell is more so, I believe because of how deep Murdoch digs into the psyches, especially the consciences, of several of her characters.
The Bell has a few moments of comic relief, but only a few. It is a serious novel. I was disappointed to see religion presented as a set of rules. Although encounters with certain cloistered nuns reveal pure peace and joy, I don't think events and personages of Imber Abbey in general reflect God's love behind His laws. And I felt presentations of Michael's and Dora's points of view were disproportionate to the others' inner workings. This felt a bit lopsided to me. Still, Iris Murdoch is a language genius and masterful storyteller. Despite many dense passages, this novel is a page turner.


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The Bible offers so many lenses through which we view our brokenness and God's recreation in Jesus: we are guilty, God makes innocent; we are ashamed, God honors; we are enslaved, God frees.
Christmas invites us to put on yet another lens by which to marvel. Part of what it means to be human is to yearn for a connection with God. We feel lonely, isolated, despairing that we dwell in an empty cosmos or worse - an angry one whose Creator frowns on us.
Into this solitude a baby is announced: "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel (which means, God with us)".
In the incarnation God casts his lot with humanity. The "where are you?" of alienation at the fall becomes the "God with us" of solidarity in Immanuel's birth.


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I recently returned from filming Skagit Master 4 in the Great Lakes region. It was wonderful to reconnect with some of the rivers I once guided and fished. I also had the privilege of fishing and filming with a few of the best two-handed anglers in the Midwest including Dave Pinczkowski, Jeff Hubbard and Jay Niederstadt.
I was blown away by some of the techniques and flies that have developed in the area since I left eleven years ago. I'm really excited to try a few things the guys showed me here in the Northwest. In fact, we've talked about adding a chapter to the moving doing exactly that.
My hope for the movie is that viewers will walk away with a new appreciation for spey fishing in the Great Lakes and hopefully a refreshed view of how to swing flies regardless of where they fish. Look for Skagit Master 4 to be released in Spring of 2013.
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Johannesburg - South Africa is an "outstanding model" of what can be achieved in the fight against HIV and Aids, according to Michel Sidibe, executive director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV and Aids (UNAids).
Sidibe was in Pretoria on Monday for the release of the UNAids report, "Getting to zero: HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa".
In the past five years there has been "extraordinary progress" in reducing HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa, including a 38 percent reduction in Aids-related deaths, according to UNAids.
Half-a-million fewer Africans died in 2011, including 100 000 fewer South Africans, than in 2005, when Aids claimed an estimated 1.3 million people. This is largely thanks to a tenfold increase in access to antiretroviral medicine.
In a single year – between 2011 and 2012 – an extra 1 million people in the region got access to ARVs, bringing the number of people on treatment to 6.3 million.
One-third of those on ARVs are South Africans, according to UNAids.
"In 2010, South Africa embarked on an unprecedented national campaign to provide free treatment to all eligible people living with HIV, coupled with a massive programme of testing and counselling for HIV and screening for TB," according to UNAids.
"During the last financial year, more than 9 million people were tested for HIV. The country currently has the largest antiretroviral treatment programme in the world, with over 2.1 million people receiving ART."
A large study in KwaZulu-Natal, the province worst affected by HIV, recorded an 11-year increase in life expectancy in a mere seven years (2007 to 2011).
South Africa also managed to slash mother-to-child infection by 50 percent in two years (between 2009 and 2011), while the region managed to cut HIV infection from mothers to their newborn babies by one-third.
"Most countries in the region are within reach of the goal of eliminating new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive," according to UNAids.
Almost three-quarters of pregnant HIV-positive women in the region had access to treatment to prevent transmission to their babies.
In the past decade, there has also been a 30 percent decline in new HIV infections, rolling the infection rate back to the level it was in 1998. In South Africa, new infections among adults have dropped by 41 percent.
"We have made significant progress in reducing new infections among children. We should keep the momentum going," said Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
"We need to ensure that women continue to benefit from universal access to antiretroviral treatment so that we can reduce maternal mortality. No women or baby should be left behind."
Motsoaledi said while South Africa has made progress in putting 2 million people on treatment, the aim was to reach 3.5 million people by 2015.
Amid progress, there are still serious weaknesses, according to UNAids. Uganda has had a 21 percent increase in new HIV infections over the past decade, while there have been minimal decreases in Lesotho and Tanzania.
In addition, less than a third of HIV-positive children are on ARVs, which is "unacceptably low".
"The low ART coverage in children was due to countries not having proper diagnostics and proper following-up strategies for mothers with children born with HIV. But a major challenge was that there wasn't a proper treatment regimen catering for children," says Sidibe.
Finally, there was an estimated shortfall of $7 billion (R69bn) if all countries were to scale up to meet the HIV challenge. – Health-e News Service


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Happy Progressive 2008!
Until then, here's my summary of international politics and elections in 2007 [written before the tragic assassination of Benazir Bhutto].
Take care and watch out for progressive election victories in Spain (March 9th), the US (November 4th) and elsewhere in 2008. See y'all here next year!
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Holy goat, y'all...
What's going on in there? I think she might be starting her own kindergarten class! This girl isn't due to kid for another two and a half months. She's right at the halfway point of gestation and already as big as a house. Hmmmm. We'll just have to wait and see, won't we?
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- * 70.7% of Canadians gamble (on and offline)
- * People who gamble on the Internet also gamble on land-based games
- * Worldwide, poker is the most popular form of online gambling, while in Canada, the most commonly engaged in forms of online gambling are playing skill games (mostly poker) and playing lotteries (59.7% and 23%, respectively)
- * Males prefer sports betting and games of skill while females prefer online bingo
- * 30.8% of Canadians are gaming from their smartphones
- * Gambling is a growing industry in Canada
If you are gambling online make sure you check the rules of the site to insure you are legally in the clear, the rules can be unclear and you want to make sure you are using a reputable site. Most sites have practice tables or areas where you can play for free to make sure you understand the rules of the game itself before putting any money down too.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
There's A Storm Here
The day yesterday was very hot. I dressed up in the afternoon to go to the bank but had a hard time choosing what to wear because it was very hot. So I decided to wear this vintage top that is listed in the Shop and this cotton drawstring skirt, which I think should be a tube top, but my sister and I wear it as a skirt. My outfit was breezy and comfortable. I did not know there was a storm.
Am wearing:
top - vintage, listed here
skirt - thrifted Miu-Miu
flats - thrifted Salvatore Ferragamo
necklace - from downtown
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Then, while I was perusing etsy, I found an adorable muffin tin Christmas advent calendar. I have a little craft show coming up in a few weeks where I will be going with all of my Scrapbook Sussies stuff. Craft shows in the past haven't always been the best for me - mostly because people want to take something with them (and, at past shows, I've only had subscriptions to sell.) This time, I have lots of kits, add-ons, and extras to bring to sell, but I saw this and knew I could make these and they would be a hit!
I plan to make 6 different ones - each with a slightly different color scheme - and sell them for $35 each (Including the adorable little stand that it comes on!). Then, I plan on having an 'add-on' which will include everything you need to fill the 24 cups - hershey kisses, shiny $1.00 coins, little pieces of paper and ribbon for them to write an activity for the day on, and other fun things. If you have any ideas of what might fit in the cups, please let me know! I need to be on the lookout for the next two weeks!!
If you're interested in one, I'll gladly take your order! (And 20% of the proceeds will go to my kid's school!!)
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- Rebecca In MI said...
What! Your pumpking didn't win? What were those judges thinking? I would have given you the prize!
- October 25, 2009 at 6:45 PM
- Heather said...
Love that pumpkin. And great Advent calendar.
- October 25, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- Michelle said...
Lara that pumpkin is fab it reminds of Cinderella's carriage!
love your advent calendar what a great idea! how are you geting them to open?confused on that part?
- October 25, 2009 at 7:41 PM
- Michelle said...
oh wait are they magnetic backround??
- October 25, 2009 at 7:41 PM
- Lara said...
Yep. Adhesive magnets on the back!!
- October 25, 2009 at 7:58 PM
- Barb P said...
The Advent calendar is fabulous! Love all the cute embellies and the patterns.
And your pumpkin really should have won!
- October 25, 2009 at 8:27 PM
- Kristen said...
Lovin' that stylish pumpkin! Definitely a "Dallas" decoration! Ha!
I'm tellin ya, those advent calendars are going to be a smashing success. Nice work!
- October 30, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Betsy said...
Hi All, I am Ryan's (Lara's son) teacher. I have to tell everyone on the blog what a great success the advent calendar was at preschool. Everyday the kids would come in excited to see what was behind the number. We got a lot of little notes from Santa, too, through the calendar. Not only was it fun, it became a math lesson everyday as we talked about the number as much as possible. Looking forward to using it again next year!
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We seek to appoint a Teacher of English who will take overall responsibility for Drama from September 2018 to join this successful department.
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Further details and application form (which must be used) are available under 'Vacancies' on our website www.yarmschool.org. Please apply as soon as possible and no later than midday on Thursday, 25th January 2018 (applications will be assessed upon receipt).
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Even my husband asked, "You only wear white now?" I blame the summer or attempting to live on the edge with two little ones and my recent affinity for head to toe white outfits. The purse is navy, the tank is from under $15.
Original post here.
This dress has since sold out {well done, navy & orange readers!}, but below are some similar polka dot off the shoulder options for under $100.
A new mom friend told me I was brave to wear all white to a BBQ, but as you have seen, I have recently been wearing little else!
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I am now on the 42nd consecutive day of dealing with this lymphedema flare up. That's six weeks exactly.
I saw the PT today and she said I'd had a 50% reduction in that arm and hand, but she also noted that in the past, I've had 100% reduction after treatment. So we are asking my health insurance provider to approve six more treatment sessions. Hopefully this will do the trick. (I don't know why they dole out the treatments in groups of six, but that's managed care for you.)
In the meantime, I will continue to post more infrequently than usual. My ability to use my left hand is extremely impaired when it's bandaged, and that makes it tough to type. And drive. And cook. And eat. I am so very left-handed, you see, that it's very challenging for me to use my right hand for everything.
The PT also told me that stress does not allow the lymphatic system to run at its best. We had a somewhat stressful weekend. The bandaging also contributes to my stress levels. Even taking a "chill pill" (i.e. lorazepam) doesn't help as much as it has in the past.
So my plan is to wrap my arm, pick up a good book, take some lorazepam, and cuddle on the sofa with the dogs. If that doesn't sound relaxing, I don't know what is!
January 27, 2009
Day 42 of lymphedema flare up
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What are your plans for the weekend? I fully intend to take approximately 7000 naps, fold the laundry (yaaaaawwwwwwning already), get maximum outsideness when not napping or folding, OD on Dateline, Primetime, 20/20, and 48 hours tomorrow night, maybe see a movie and, of course, eat as many Stuffed Jalapeños as the Chef grills up. He made them last weekend as an appetizer (along with those Bacon Wrapped Dates mmmmore please) and they were just incredible. If you don't like spicy peppers you can either grill them a little longer to reduce the spice or purchase alternate peppers. All the information will be contained within this post. I have to say they are the perfect compliment to any barbecue plans you may have. They're not overly filling and are a pleasant addition to any plate.
Here is the recipe and how-to...please enjoy!
Shrimp and White Cheddar Stuffed Jalapeños
6 jalapeños halved and scooped
4T cream cheese softened
6T white cheddar grated
1/2C shrimp cooked and cut 1/4 inch dice
2ea scallion sliced
salt & pepper to taste
paprika sprinkle for garnish
First gather your jalapeños, lightly rinse them, halve and scoop out their seeds. The idea is you want to have nice clean little empty canoes that will be filled with the shrimp mixture.
*note the less than clean edge of my counter containing raspberry stain. mortified.
Once halved and cleaned, set the peppers aside and gather the ingredients to make the filling. Chop, dice, slice, and grate accordingly until you have this:
sans the shells that snuck into this picture
Transfer your chopped ingredients to a bowl and mix with the cream cheese and half of the white cheddar until you have a mixture with approximately this consistency. Be sure to reserve half of the white cheddar (3T) to top the stuffed jalapeños.
Next gather your jalapeños, lay them out and begin filling with the mixture.
Take the reserved white cheddar and gently pack it on top of
each pepper in order to hold the mixture in during grilling.
This process is called "crusting". Thanks Chef!
Repeat the fill and crust process for each pepper until complete.
Place on a medium heat grill and cook until cheese is melted (7-10 min). The longer the pepper is cooked the more its natural spice will decrease.
To finish sprinkle with paprika.
The sun went down and we were eating by candlelight!
*Note: When picking out the peppers select the straightest ones; they are easier to fill and will hold the mixture best. You can also use banana peppers or red jalapenos for less scoville units. (That's Chef talk for less spicy peppers - he's so technical sometimes. Love it!)
Enjoy your weekend everyone!! Let us know if you try the peppers and how they turn out. We love getting your feedback.


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The Mariners reached agreement with Venezuelan outfielder Brayan Hernandez, 16, that includes a $1.85 million signing bonus, according to MLB.com.
The News Tribune previously reported a deal was in place between the Mariners and Hernandez, who is 6 feet 1 and 170 pounds. The international signing period started Wednesday.
Hernandez is ranked by Baseball America as the No. 3 overall international prospect. MLB.com also reported the Mariners also reached a deal with Dominican catcher Ismerlin Mota for $295,000.
Baseball America reported the Mariners signed three other players from the Dominican Republic: outfielder Danny Contreras, shortstop Steve Branche and right-handed pitcher Juan De Paula.
The Mariners have not confirmed any of the deals. The club can spend up $3,440,700 on international signings without fines or penalties from Major League Baseball.
Hernandez is the only one of the five ranked in Baseball America's Top 30.


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Super Six World Boxing Classic ~The Super Middleweights~
Stage One
October 17th, 2009:
Arthur Abraham vs. Jermaine Taylor - Arthur Abraham defeated Jermain Taylor by knockout in 2:54 of round 12.
WBC World Super Middleweight Championship: Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell - Froch defeated Dirrell by split decision.
November 21st, 2009:
WBA World Super Middleweight Championship: Mikkell Kessler (champion) vs. Andre Ward - Ward defeated Kessler by technical decision in 1:42 of round 11.
Stage Two
March 25th, 2010:
Arthur Abraham vs. Andre Dirrell - Dirrell defeated Abraham by disqualification in 1:13 of round 11.
April 24th, 2010:
WBC World Super Middleweight Championship: Carl Froch vs. Mikkell Kessler
June 19th, 2010:
WBA World Super Middleweight Championship: Andre Ward (champion) vs. Allan Green
Stage Three
Andre Dirrell vs. Andre Ward
Carl Froch vs. Arthur Abraham
Mikkell Kessler vs. Allan Green
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Okay, so this awesome tournament was developed by Showtime back in October, in order to bring attention to, in my opinion, the best weight-class in Boxing: The Middleweights.
The way it works is simple:
Anyway, the tournament started off with an absolute classic between Arthur Abraham and Jermaine Taylor, in which Artur Abraham won in the last round by a BRUTAL knockout. Check out the video below:
That was followed the same night by not a very exciting fight, and one with a very controversial decision. Andre Dirrell has easily established himself as the "heel," if you will, of the tournament because of his whining and fighting style. I too felt like he won his fight against Carl Froch; however at the same time I thought his bitch fit was unwarranted, especially considering his style of fighting, which is running away, holding, and overacting on "illegal" shots. So, while I would have gave him the fight on points personally, I still wasn't disappointed Froch won.
In the third fight, we saw my favorite in the tourney, Andre Ward, completely dominate Mikkell Kessler in a fight that seemed like no one was giving Ward a chance of winning. But, he showed up in perfect shape, and as his training partner Nick Diaz would put it, laid down that ass whoopin' on Kessler. It was beautiful to witness.
And the last fight we saw Arthur Abraham vs. Andre Dirrell a couple of weeks ago, which unfortunately was just a complete embarrassment to the sport, with both man's actions. Dirrell is just such a piece of shit, and while you can call it "smart" I guess, he made sure to walk away in this one with his hand raise. But man... I cannot wait to see the douchebag get his ass kicked.
The next fight will be on next Saturday (April 17th) between Andre Ward and Allan Green. It's Allan Green's first fight in the tournament, replacing Jermain Taylor, who had to withdraw due to injury. I fully expect Andre Ward to successfully defend his title and put on another great performance, continuing to solidify himself as the next great in the Middleweight Division.
Wow, so your like, actually a real Boxing fan huh JMT? I can't even express by bewilderment. I am actually sitting beside myself watching me type this,lol.
I thought the SSWBC was a great idea, and I've enjoyed the fights so far. Jermain Taylor was my sentimental favorite since he did take the middleweight division away from B-Hop in 2 decisions. I also like Froch a bit, but I will admit I was pretty pissed off about that decision he got over Dirrell. I thought Dirrell won the fight easy, frustrating Froch the whole time. That fight looked like the boxer against the puncher if you ask me, and Froch didn't like that Dirrell was too smart to fight his fight, on his turf, in front of his crowd. Froch wanted Dirrell to stand in front of him like a heavy-bag with eyeballs so he could just pound on him, but Dirrell kept moving, kept making him miss, tying him up, and using his speed to outpoint him the whole fight. I thought it was a good showing by Dirrell who also in my view Dethroned "King" Arthur Abraham. Loving or hating him has nothing to do with his ability, and he has a lot of it.
I am with you about Ward though too, I like him a lot in this tournament. I think he has a good shot, and at this point they all do. This is probably the best pairing of fighters I've seen in a long time. All these guys have such different strengths and weaknesses it really makes the whole thing interesting. The different styles are represented as well.
You've got Froch with that tough British style, not the most technical but technical enough, and ready to bang. Then you've got Dirrell and Ward who represent the American style with the emphasis on technical boxing with speed and footwork. You've got Abraham who is just your straight up power puncher. Also you've got Kessler who is more of your traditional upright European boxer. A blend of styles that make for good fights.
Think of this too, Carl Froch is defending his title in every one of these fights, and these guys are the top competition. So much for boxers not taking on the best available opponents. Froch is giving the sport a little bit of it's dignity back in being a fighting champion. I think most of these guys do bring so class to the sport, and also help put the respect and dignity back into the sport a bit.
The one place where I disagree is that I think the welterweight division is obviously the best division in boxing, that's just my thoughts as a fan and everything though. The super middleweight division is obviously making a big impact, and over all I'd say those two divisions are the best. I just think you've got to put the welterweights at the top because seriously, you've got Manny Pacquiao who IS the P4P king, Floyd Mayweather who is the top competitor for that title, Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, Andre Berto, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito, Kermit Cintron, the up and coming Edwin Valero, etc... and let's not get into the list of guys in the past. Just my personal favorite division. I do love seeing the bigger super middleweights duking it out still.
I think this is an absolutely brilliant idea to really put out the greatest of these 6 people which are most definitely the 6 greats in todays the super middleweight class.
I must admit I haven't been able to properly follow it, because I've.. well quite honestly been very bad at picking up the dates for fights, but I'm planning on following Kessler as he takes on Froch this month.
Personally being a big Mikkel Kessler fan (my favorite, I'm very nationalistic when it comes to boxing, very focused on watching danish wrestlers box, although I'm incredibly saddened that I missed the match he had vs Joe Calzaghe) and I must admit on a biased point I would love to see Mikkel grant Froch's first defeat.
Although I sadly don't see the biggest possibility in this happening, as Froch from my view point appears to be the better man in this tournament, standing out incredibly well, and don't ask me why, just looking at the stats across his career and seeing to the fact that he enters this tournament as champion (now I know Mikkel did that too, but sadly lost to Andre Ward, but I didn't count Mikkel to win this tournament anyway) I think Carl Froch is the odds-on-favorite for this tournament, although they all seem fairly able to pull off a "lethal" fist, especially the one you linked JMT.
So in the end, even though Carl Froch isn't in the lead right now (also taking into consideration that he has only fought once, entering his 2nd fight with Mikkel in this month) I still see Carl going through this rather cleanly, but things can change, it's only a knockout punch away.
Take Jon Fitch in MMA for example. Great, great record and seems unbeatable against anyone but GSP, but I cannot stand watching him fight, because all he does is take someone down and lay on top of him for 15 minutes, while never trying to improve his position to put the guy away. I respect the fact that Fitch has the ability to win fights like that, but it does not make me like him or want to watch him fight. And it's the exact same way with Andre Dirrell. It's great he knows how to use speed as the only means to win a fight, but I will not be a fan of someone like that, because that's not a true fighter in my mind. Sugar Ray Robinson is a true fighter. He used his speed to once compile a record 128 wins and 1 loss, but at the same time... he still fought his opponents. He didn't run away from fights; no, he looked to put people away. You just can't say the same for Andre Dirrell, and I think that's a shame because I do believe he could be a very exciting fighter if he wanted to be.
Oh inarguably. Going through the time line you can't deny the middleweight division it's credit one bit. Just the name Robinson seals the deal as most boxing experts consider him the greatest fighter ever, even over Ali who is so commonly hallowed as the G.O.A.T. by the media.
Going further on about fighting the fight, rather than avoiding the fight, I have to get into Mayweather on this one. If anyone I ever saw was as guilty of that as Mayweather I would be shocked. Unless it's a smaller guy he figures he can move around like Marquez, he does anything he can to do as little as possible. The bastard wins fights with defense and almost non existent offense, and it makes me sick. For instance, I thought De La Hoya beat him in their fight. Mayweather started to get at Oscar late in the fight but Oscar had the fight up to the 8th round. 8 out of 12 rounds wins the fight doesn't it? You could have given him the 9th round as well simply because he made the fight. If he'd of left it up to Mayweather nothing would have happened. That is a prime example of what you are talking about I think, and I totally agree on the disapproval.
I recently started noticing that the Danish television stations are starting to advertise Kessler vs Froch, shame although that they actually had Kessler utter the words "this is the fight of my life" seeing as it's by far not if you ask me, Kessler's fight of his life was the unification match between him and Joe Calzaghe back in 2008 ( at least I believe it was considered an unification match?)
Anyway, I must honestly say I'm pretty hyped on this match, seeing as if you noticed my reply earlier I see Carl Froch doing great in this tournament, again don't know why, because there's just something about it, so well basically it's my favorite boxer (Kessler) vs Froch.
And while I do agree with you guys that all of these competitors does have their own thing to back themselves up, and I do see that everyone of them has a potential to go on and win this thing, and as much as I would like to see Kessler in the winning end of it (top 2 or something) I must probably give this tournament to Froch or Abraham, looking at Froch entering with perhaps the best statistics (other than Kessler, seeing as he's had almost more knockouts than the rest of the competition has had matches, just on the edge with Arthur and Jermaine Taylor, but he doesn't really count anymore cause of his withdrawal) and sadly the only reason why I don't see Mikkel Kessler going in there and winning it all, is because of the fact that he also stands on the side of having the most losses as opposed to the fact that yes he has had more fights and really went undefeated for a longer amount of matches than these guys has had in total, I see the thing that Kessler has lost twice in the past 5 matches as a sign that he might slowly be loosing what he had going in his career prior to 2007.
Edit: but in the end, looking at the statistics I see Froch or Arthur doing this to the end, but as I've said so many times, I'm leaning mostly to Froch, especially with the statistics of no losses, entering as champion, and having a fair percentage of knockouts as opposed to his amount of matches (26 matches 20 knockouts)
I actually just watched the Andre Ward/Mikkell Kessler fight last night. I know I am late as fuck with a reaction to that fight but better late then never right? Andre Ward looked awesome. He had an answer for any and everything Kessler threw at him. Ward dominated Kessler from the opening bell until the fight was stopped. Seeing as he is the only fight in the tournament I have seen so far he is my favorite to win. The dude looked like a beast, plain and simple.
This tourney is a great idea to eventuallt unify the division,the standout performer in the 1st round was Andre Ward,who totally outthought and outboxed Kessler.I think the Froch/Dirrell fight was close and in this situation you always favour the champ,nobody will ever look good against dirrell,so froch done well to eke out a SD.I am looking forward to froch/kess a week on saturday,the trend so far has been that the home fighter has won 4 out of 4 so far and i feel that could change come fight 5 on the 24th.
Also Ward/Green is in june as far as i know,to give Green more prep time JM.
As Caps pointed out, Andre Ward vs. Allan Green is now scheduled for June 19th, rather than this Saturday like originally put in this thread. They thought it would be fair to give Green another good 2 months to prepare.
I see the logic behind it, but it's still disappointing. I was very much looking forward to watching Strikeforce this weekend, and right afterward flipping to Showtime and catching the replay of this fight.
Regardless, highly doubt the two months helps Allan Green. He doesn't stand a chance against Ward, who like I mentioned early is my favorite in the tournament, and if you ask me... he has so far had the best showing out of everyone thus far.
So tonight it happens, Mikkel Kessler vs Carl Froch.
I ordered the pay per view myself yesterday, Denmark is currently airing a 5 hour count-down to this event, following up with interviews of the people involved, looking back at the event, and interviews with the celebrities showing up.
I have to admit I am HYPED.
Boxing being the only sport that I'm actually patriotic about, the only sport where I whole heartedly support my own country, as opposed to football, where I normally end up supporting some other country cause I know they have a bigger chance.
I think Kessler is in for a tough fight tonight, as I've said all the time, I think Carl Froch could win this one, and while my patriotism wants me to see Kessler knock the living hell out of Froch tonight in (as he said himself, in a cocky manner obviously) 2nd round, obviously I prefer him to fight for at least a few rounds, just for the sake of not wasting the pay per view money, but I really hope he'll pull it off to regain his WBC championship, but I have to admit although Kessler has a home field advantage, and the fact that he has never lost in Denmark, I sadly have to face facts and say I think Froch will be the one to end the chapter for Mikkel Kessler, seeing as he's said "it's over" if he doesn't win tonight, because people will slowly loose faith in him he believes, and I can follow it, he has a lot to prove tonight, and I'm ready to mark out like a little boy like back when other danish greats would be boxing on a regular basic on television.
And just for the sake of showing my hype.. *starts clapping* lets go Kessler *claps* let's go Kessler *claps* etc.. etc..
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Tuesday's WHL trade roundup . . .
The WHL trade deadline arrives on Saturday at 1 p.m. MT, and over the last two days a whack of deals have been made.
In fact, if you go back to Dec. 10, when the Prince Albert Raiders and Kelowna Rockets got together on a deal that had D Josh Morrissey moving west, WHL teams have combined for 19 trades.
Unofficially, those deals have involved 38 players, 26 bantam draft picks and five conditional draft picks.
What follows is a look at what transpired on Tuesday . . .
The much talked and written about trade of German F Leon Draisaitl to the Kelowna Rockets finally was announced.
The deal involved F Kris Schmidli, who was with the Swiss team at the World Junior Championship, so couldn't be announced until the tournament ended.
The Prince Albert Raiders dealt Draisaitl, 19, to the Rockets for Schmidli, 18, D Dalton Yorke, 18, and three bantam draft picks -- a first-rounder in 2015, a fourth-rounder in 2016 and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2016 or 2017.
This is the second major trade between these teams in a month. On Dec. 10, the Rockets acquired Morrissey and F Gage Quinney for D Jesse Lees, F Austin Glover and two bantam draft picks.
Draisaitl, the third overall selection in the NHL's 2014 draft, had been with the Edmonton Oilers. Last season, his second with the Raiders, he had 105 points, including 38 goals, in 64 games.
"He's a great big centre who's going add some tremendous depth to our team," Bruce Hamilton, the Rockets president and general manager, told Doyle Potenteau of the Kelowna Daily Courier. Hamilton, a member of Hockey Canada's management group, had just returned from the WJC. "Rourke Chartier is one of the premier players in the league right now, and this guy certainly brings the same qualities he does. And he's an experienced player; he has 30-some games of NHL experience under his belt now, so I think he'll fit in real well. "I've had to listen to Josh Morrissey for two weeks telling me what to do to get him. He fits in real well with him, too. He's a real solid person; he'll be a great player to have here. And they'll fit into our community real well."
Draisaitl is expected to be in the Rockets' lineup Wednesday night as they play host to the Vancouver Giants. (Meanwhile, the Rockets aren't expected to dress D Madison Bowey and D Josh Morrissey, both of whom won gold with Canada at the WJC.)
Schmidli, from Zurich, has 17 points, including five goals, in 33 games this season. Last season, as a freshman, he had 35 points, nine of them goals, in 68 games.
Yorke, from Maple Ridge, B.C., is in his second WHL season. He has two assists in 26 games, after earning four assists in 40 games last season.
The Raiders are at home to the Moose Jaw Warriors tonight.
The Raiders then dealt Czech D Tomas Andrlik, 19, to the Prince George Cougars for a 12th-round pick in the 2015 bantam draft.
Andrlik had 27 points, including four goals, in 109 regular-season games with the Raiders.
That move left both teams with two import players.
The Saskatoon Blades were involved in a pair of trades.
First, they sent F Alex Forsberg, who turned 20 on Sunday, a third-round pick in the 2015 bantam draft -- it originally belonged to the Portland Winterhawks -- and a fourth-round pick in 2016 to the Victoria Royals for F Brayden Dunn, 16, and a first-round pick in the 2017 bantam draft.
Forsberg, from Waldheim, Sask., was selected first overall in the 2010 bantam draft by the Prince George Cougars. He was acquired by the Blades prior to this season, and has 33 points, including 13 goals, in 36 games. In 167 regular-season games, he has 120 points, 43 of them goals.
With Forsberg gone, the Blades expect that freshman F Wyatt Sloboshan will play a larger role.
Dunn, from Calgary, was a fourth-round pick by Victoria in the 2013 bantam draft. He is playing with the midget AAA Calgary Northstars.
Then, the Blades dealt D Adam Henry, 20, to the Portland Winterhawks for a second-round pick in 2017.
Henry began this season with the Seattle Thunderbirds before being traded to the Blades. He has 22 points, three of them goals, in 35 games with Saskatoon. He also has played with the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
In 208 career regular-season games, he has 97 points, including 19 goals.
After that deal, the Blades were left with two 20-year-olds on their roster -- F Sam McKechnie and F Brett Stovin.
The Kamloops Blazers acquired D Brycen Martin, 18, from the Swift Current Broncos for D Josh Connolly, 19, and a second-round pick in the 2016 draft.
Martin, a third-round selection by the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL's 2014 draft, was in his third season with the Broncos. They took him with the second overall pick of the 2011 bantam draft.
This season, in 39 games, Martin, a Calgarian, has 16 points, including two goals. In 181 regular-season games, he has 82 points, 10 of them goals.
Connolly, from Prince George, was a third-round pick by Kamloops in the 2010 bantam draft. An offensive defenceman, he was the Blazers' third-leading scorer, with 34 points, including five goals, in 39 games.
In 164 games with the Blazers, Connolly put up 85 points, including 17 goals. He is the younger brother of former Prince George Cougars F Brett Connolly, who now is with the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning.
"We've been looking for a right-handed shot that can play the power play," Mark Lamb, the Broncos' GM and head coach, said in a news release. "Connolly is a solid player all over the ice, offence and defence, who can play for us next (season). The price for a guy like that is a Brycen Martin."
Earlier in the day, the Blazers dealt D Connor Clouston, 18, to the Moose Jaw Warriors for a fifth-round selection in the 2017 bantam draft. Clouston, the son of Shaun Clouston, the Medicine Hat Tigers' GM and head coach, was a third-round pick in the 2011 bantam draft. Connor and Warriors F Torrin White also are step-brothers. He had a goal and four assists in 81 regular-season games with the Blazers.
The Blazers' decision to keep D Dawson Davidson, 16, for the remainder of the season left them with nine defencemen, so they were able to move Clouston. Davidson, who had been the captain of the midget AAA Moose Jaw Generals, has two goals in four games with Kamloops.
The Portland Winterhawks traded G Brendan Burke, 19, for G Evan Johnson, 18, and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 draft.
Burke was in his fourth season with Portland. This season, he was 7-8-3, 3.63, .888. His career numbers are 72-25-10, 2.95, .902. He has eight career shutouts. Burke, the son of former NHL G Sean Burke, was a sixth-round pick of the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2013 NHL draft.
He will join Mack Shields as the goaltenders on Calgary's roster.
In 15 games with the Hitmen, Johnson, a freshman, was 5-3-2, 2.84, .894.
Of late, G Adin Hill had taken over the starter's role in Portland. He has put up shutouts in each of his last two starts.
The Lethbridge Hurricanes traded F Taylor Cooper, 19, to the Regina Pats for D Brady Reagan, 17.
Cooper, from Sherwood Park, Alta., has 28 points, including 12 goals, in 38 games this season. He was a sixth-round pick by the Brandon Wheat Kings in the 2010 bantam draft. In 167 regular-season games, he has 77 points, including 33 goals.
Reagan, a second-round pick in the 2012 bantam draft, has a goal and six assists in 61 regular-season games. He's from Blackie, Alta.
The Pats also have recalled D Ryan Krushen, 16, from the midget AAA Sherwood Park Kings. He played in three games with the Pats earlier in the season.
After dropping a 6-1 decision to the visiting Calgary Hitmen on Tuesday night, the Moose Jaw Warriors announced a three-player swap with the Victoria Royals.
The Warriors acquired Swedish F Axel Blomqvist, 19, and two bantam draft picks — a third in 2015 that originally belonged to Kamloops and a fifth in 2017 — for Russian D Alexey Sleptsov, 18, G Justin Paulic, 19, and a sixth-round pick in 2015.
The 6-foot-6, 212-pound Blomqvist has 29 points, 14 of them goals, in 34 games this season. He also played with the Lethbridge Hurricanes. In 158 regular-season games, he has 118 points, 45 of them goals.
Sleptsov, a sophomore from Moscow, has 18 assists in 34 games this season. In 100 regular-season games, he has 43 points, including four goals. In Victoria, he will be reunited with D Travis Brown, who was his partner in Moose Jaw last season before he was dealt to the Royals.
Paulic, from Thompson, Man., has appeared in 18 games this season, going 6-8-2, 3.50, .895. He has one shutout. In 132 WHL appearances, he is 40-61-19, 3.39, .895 with the one shutout. He was an eighth-round pick by Moose Jaw in the 2010 bantam draft.
With Paulic on the move, the Warriors have brought in G Brody Willms from the Okanagan Hockey Academy to back up Zach Sawchenko for the remainder of this season. Willms, 16, is from Coquitlam, B.C. He was an eighth-round pick by the Warriors in the 2013 bantam draft.
(All draft picks in WHL bantam draft)
Dec. 10 . . .
To Kelowna: D Josh Morrissey (95), F Gage Quinney (95).
To Prince Albert: D Jesse Lees (95), F Austin Glover (96), 2016 second-round pick, 2017 third-round pick.
Dec. 12 . . .
To Red Deer: D Nelson Nogier (96), F Austin Adamson (96).
To Saskatoon: F Mason McCarty (97), 2015 second-round pick, 2016 first-round pick.
Dec. 16 . . .
To Calgary: G Thatcher Demko, 19, who is at Boston College.
To Spokane: Conditional draft picks. Guy Flaming of The Pipeline Show tweeted that he had it as a second-rounder in 2015 and a second- or third-rounder in 2016.
Dec. 27 . . .
To Swift Current: D Griffin Foulk, 19.
To Lethbridge: Conditional eighth-round pick in 2016.
Dec. 27 . . .
To Red Deer: D Colton Bobyk, 18, and a 2016 fourth-round pick.
To Spokane: D Nick Charif, 19, a second-round 2015 pick and a conditional sixth-round 2016 selection.
Jan. 2 . . .
To Brandon: F Morgan Klimchuk, 19.
To Regina: F Jesse Gabrielle, 17.
Jan. 5 . . .
To Medicine Hat: D Kyle Burroughs, 19, and F Dryden Hunt, 19.
To Regina: D Connor Hobbs, 17, and two draft picks -- second-rounder in 2016 and third-rounder in 2015.
Jan. 5 . . .
To Saskatoon: D Kolton Dixon, 19.
To Red Deer: G Trevor Martin, 18.
Jan. 5 . . .
To Red Deer: F Connor Gay, 19, and three bantam draft picks -- a first-rounder in 2016, a second in 2015 and a seventh in 2017.
To Regina: F Jake Leschyshyn, 15, and a fourth-round pick in 2017.
Jan. 5 . . .
To Brandon: D Reid Gow, 20.
To Spokane: A fifth-round pick, Spokane's option for 2015 or 2016.
Jan. 6 . . .
To Kelowna: F Leon Draisaitl, 19.
To Prince Albert: F Tomas Schmidli, 18, D Dalton Yorke, 18, and three bantam draft picks -- a first-rounder in 2015, a fourth-rounder in 2016 and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2016 or 2017.
Jan. 6 . . .
To Prince George: D Tomas Andrlik, 19.
To Prince Albert: A 12th-round pick in 2015.
Jan. 6 . . .
To Moose Jaw: D Connor Clouston, 18.
To Kamloops: A fifth-round pick in 2017.
Jan. 6 . . .
To Calgary: G Brendan Burke, 19.
To Portland: G Evan Johnson, 18, and a fourth-round pick in 2016.
Jan. 6 . . .
To Lethbridge: D Brady Reagan, 17.
To Regina: F Taylor Cooper, 19.
Jan. 6 . . .
To Victoria: F Alex Forsberg, 19, a third-round pick in 2015 and a fourth-round pick in 2016.
To Saskatoon: F Brayden Dunn, 16, and a first-round pick in 2017.
Jan. 6 . . .
To Portland: D Adam Henry, 20.
To Saskatoon: A second-round pick 2017.
Jan. 6 . . .
To Kamloops: D Brycen Martin, 18.
To Swift Current: D Josh Connolly, 19, and a second-round pick in 2016.
Jan. 6 . . .
To Moose Jaw: F Axel Blomqvist, 19, a third-round pick in 2015 and a fifth-round pick in 2017.
To Victoria: D Alexey Sleptsov, 18, G Justin Paulic, 19, and a sixth-round pick in 2015.
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Labels: Alex Forsberg, Alex Henry, Axel Blomqvist, Brady Reagan, Brayden Dunn, Brendan Burke, Brycen Martin, Connor Clouston, Evan Johnson, Josh Connolly, Kri Schmidli, Leon Draisaitl, Taylor Cooper, Tomas Andrlik


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I had so much fun doing this card. The background was created with Faber Castel pan water colors. I love this set because the colors are usually bright. I misted the colors I wanted to use with water to activate them and pounced a stencil brush in the color and randomly pounced the different colors. Sometimes I went over an area to blend and soften the color some. This is one technique you can't go wrong doing and makes a nice background for stamping.
Next I took B Butterfly Trail and stamped it. Just because a stamp is designed for one use doesn't mean it can't be used for something else. The stamp reminds me of Autumn winds and the way the leaves fall to the ground.
I was looking at the card thinking it needed something. I knew the Colorful Autumn Greetings stamp was probably too large to use at the bottom. I used a post it note to cover all but the Greetings part and stamped on white tissue wrapping paper. Then took my water colors and colored the tissue paper so it would blend in better than if it was stark white. Don't be afraid to use just part of a stamp there is no rule in stamping that says you have to use the whole stamp. :-)
Recently while cleaning I came across a bag of fabric leaves I had bought at Dollar Tree. I won't mention how many years ago. Lol! I thought a red orange leaf would be perfect to use for a mat. I can't believe how it makes the colors pop on the Stamptangle Maple Leaf.
What is your favorite season?
Thanks for stopping by and do come back and check out what the rest of the team is doing.
Stamps used:
Colorful Autumn Greetings
B Butterfly Trail.
Stamptangle Maple Leaf