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Contrary to most people, I love Mondays. Every Monday is like a fresh new start, and each one is filled with the unlimited possibilities of the upcoming week. So on this Monday, I'd like to share a bit of my Monday motivation to help you jump start your week with the same excitement that I'm starting mine with.
I'm currently reading Hill Harper's Letters to a Young Sister. In the forward Gabrielle Union writes:
"People too often say that people are a summation of their experiences, but I do not believe that to be true. I believe that it's what we do with our experiences, how we react, how we grow from that makes us who we are."
After briefly sharing her experience with a rape when she was nineteen, she continues:
"According to rape statistics, I was supposed to be incapable of forming healthy relationships afterward, and ultimately to commit suicide. In other words, my life was supposed to have ended because I was raped. What those statistics don't tell you is that you have a choice. You can choose to be a victim and become another statistic or you can make the choice to triumph over whatever adversity you experience."
We have heard this in similar forms time and time again, but it really stood out to me this time because it is so true. So many of our stories start off with a "Once upon a disadvantaged time." I'm sure we could all share a story about some adversity or challenge we faced, but whatever that may be someone else in the world has experienced it as well and has achieved their goals in spite of it. Challenges are inevitable and, to be honest, can be pretty boring because we've seen them in some form before, but it is how you handle it that your story interesting and unique. How do you want your story to unfold?
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Judah is absolutely certain that we are having a girl (he's in the large majority, I think people Want us to have a girl rather than just think we're having a girl. Lol)
Anyways, I keep trying to warn him that it may be a boy in there and not a girl. And he adamantly tells me No Mama! It's Viviana in there (our name if it's a girl). And I said, why are you so sure it's Viviana in there and not Luca (our boy name) and he said with the most "Duh Mom" look
Because Vivana climbed in there, not Luca!!
Ok. So there it is. It's Viviana in there, cause she climbed in here first!
We'll see if Judah's right on Sept 9th. :)


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Wayne Shorter was at the peak of his creative powers when he recorded Schizophrenia in the spring of 1967. Assembling a sextet that featured two of his Miles Davis band mates (pianist Herbie Hancock and bassist Ron Carter), trombonist Curtis Fuller, alto saxophonist/flautist James Spaulding and drummer Joe Chambers, Shorter found a band that was capable of conveying his musical "schizophrenia," which means that this is a band that can play straight up jazz just as well as they can stretch the limits of jazz. At their best, they do this simultaneously, as they do on the opening track "Tom Thumb." The beat and theme of the song are straightforward, but the musical interplay and solos take chances that result in unpredictable music. And "unpredictable" is the operative phrase for this set of edgy post-bop tunes. Shorter's compositions have strong themes, but they lead into uncharted territory, constantly challenging the musicians and the listener. Schizophrenia crackles with the excitement of Shorter and his colleagues trying to balance the two extremes. Players Include:
Wayne Shorter - Saxophone, (Tenor)
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"The Rudy van Gelder serie of Blue Note is well priced and of good quality. This serie gives good insight in the jazz scene of the late 50s an de the 60s. It's a good starting point to learn about this major jazz episode.
Wayne Shorter is one of the few major sax players. But it's the combination of playing and composing that makes him one of the greatest of all times. With 'Speak no evil' together with 'Adams apple' and 'Skizophrenia' you will get a perfect idea of Shorters early work and his huge talent. In my opion these albums are a must in understanding the evolution of jazz. And therefore a must in every jazzcollection!
'Speak no evil' is about composition. The five artists play in service of the compositions. It is about the carpet of sound and not the individual qualities. There's room for space and melodic poetry. This new approach is to be followed up for decades. It is the first solo album of Shorter without the coltraneband. This album puts him among Coltrane en Davis. This, ofcourse, was to be expected of the follower up of Coltrane in the Miles Davis Quintet.
The second album is Skizophrenia. The linernotes explanes the title as 'a retreat from reality'. Shorter finds new paths and that would make him a split-personnality in a time where people are used to stay on the same course. All the six players follow this new course and all find them selves more than capable. The music is soulfull and more important it is funky. Shorter playing is often compared with Coltrane, but on this album Shorter, in my opion, Shorter becomes one of the major players. His qualities shown here put him next to Coltrane, Rollins and Parker.
'Adam's apple' is the third great album of Wayne Shorter. With a lot of Miles Davis Quintet experience Shorter makes his best album. The compositions are (again) all beautifull, but it is the power in the playing that makes the album. It is full, sentimental, drama, spaceous and often surprising. And, mind you, this is only a quartet playing!


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We were touring the French countryside and we got to go to Omaha Beach where the Americans stormed the beaches in the battle of Normandy. We stood in the bunkers and on the coast, we walked through the museum and through the American Graveyard and read all the memorials. As we were walking around my son had overheard people talking about their family members who had fought there. He said to me, "Mom, it is such a shame that we are standing here and we know nothing about our family members and if they were here or not." I then promised him we would do some research when we got home.
Well we got back and he was busy with baseball and I was busy so we didn't immediately do anything. Then my daughter called me in early May and said, "Mom I just signed up for Ancestry.com, can you help me?" Well that night I signed up for Ancestry.com too. And that was the start of my obsession. My parents were older when I was born and they had both died quite a few years ago. All of my aunts and uncles were gone too. Luckily, about twenty years ago I had asked my mother to give me information for my Bible. I had written down everything she could remember. What a godsend that was!! She had given me everything she could remember about my Dad's side of the family too! My son and I spent the summer going to graveyards, courthouses, and libraries in between baseball games. We photographed the main graveyard in our town and made memorials for all the people buried there. That is an ongoing project because we have been trying to locate information to complete all the memorials. We have put them on Billions Graves and Find A Grave.
By fall I had found first cousins from all over the country. I had gotten my siblings involved. We had a family reunion in October and had about 75 in attendance. I didn't think that was bad for getting it together so quickly. I had a cousin who brought her RV from Colorado clear to Indiana to attend.
This last year has been so much fun. I have spent every free minute researching. My son and I went on another trip to Europe this fall with his class. Even though we haven't found any relatives we could corroborate that came from any particular areas there, we know that the Hoovers originated in Germany. It felt great to stand in Germany and think maybe we were in the same area that our ancestors from several generations ago may have started out there.
My daughter, my son, and I are truly hooked on finding all our family history. I decided to do this blog to maybe find more relatives and to talk with other people in the genealogy community. I hope to learn from other people and to maybe be of help to others.


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"Do we want to return to the womb? Not at all.
No one really desires the impossible:
That is only the image out of our past
We practical people use when we cast
Our eyes on the future, to whom freedom is
The absence of all dualities.
Since there never can be much of that for us
In the universe of Copernicus,
Any heaven we think it decent to enter
Must be Ptolomaic with ourselves at the centre."
- W. H. Auden
And there, in a nutshell, is the rationale for Facebook.


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Given her expertise and success in leading ValueSelling Associates to an industry recognized Top 20 Sales Training Company*, Ms. Thomas states that her association with The Value Selling & Realization (VSR) Council is a welcome opportunity. "I am fortunate to network with this inspiring group of forward-thinking professionals and to collaborate and share value selling best practices."
The Value Selling & Realization (VSR) Council was established in 2015 by value-management executives: Shimon Abouzaglo with CVR.Solutions, Tom Pisello with Alinean, and John Foster with Salesforce.com. Along with Julie Thomas, the Council features other founding members of Value Selling Experts, Consultants, Engineers, and Enablement and Realization experts represented by executives from Dell, Adobe, Oracle and IBM, in addition to many others. Together, this network of professionals helps solve industry challenges and raise client standards for engagement and success.
The Inaugural Value Selling & Realization Summit that Ms. Thomas will be speaking at begins February 29th, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. This 2-day event brings together 100 of the top practitioners to share best practices and fuel B2B value-focused learning through analyst presentations, interactive interviews and networking sessions. The summit will provide the latest research to improve ROI and assure value delivery in every engagement. There will also be a solutions showcase featured throughout the event that educates attendees on the latest tools and training services to increase business revenue.
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And completed in 20 days. I just need to get this matted and framed. I'm happy with this piece and looking forward to the next one that I do!
The colours came out differently than I originally thought about. I was going to do the moose in browns, and he ended up in blues and greens, with an orange antler. That was fun. I also did mostly circles, which certainly gives the piece an interesting flow in the design. It has a Barb Davis head on it, an eye bead, a wooden bead from a Buddhist prayer bracelet, and a pearl that I have had so long I forget where it came from. I think that I found it on the floor at a bead show. Being vertically challenged, I usually find nice things on the floor at shows - I'm closer to the floor than many.
I had colours that blended from one colour to another colour, usually in the same family of tones. I used everything from 22's (meaning beads that are 22 beads to the inch) to 11's and some hexes.
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"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."
"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."
In light of the impending "Buffett Rule" & my ongoing journey with 26books this year, a prophetic passage from David Foster Wallace in Lipsky's book, Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself (160-2):
I'm talking about the number of privileged, highly intelligent, motivated career-track people that I know, from my high school or college, who are, if you look into their eyes, empty and miserable. You know? And who don't believe in politics, and don't believe in religion. And believe that civic movements or political activism are either a farce or some way to get power for the people who are in control of it. Or who just…who don't BELIEVE in anything. Who know fantastic reasons not to believe in stuff, and are terrific ironists and pokers of holes. And there's nothing wrong with that, it's just, it doesn't seem to me that there's just a whole lot else…
I don't know what's going to come after it, but I think something's gonna have to. I mean, something's gonna have to. My guess is that what it will be is, it's going to be the function of some people who are heroes. Who evince a real type of passion that's going to look very banal and very retrograde and very…You know, for instance, people who will get on television, and earnestly say, 'It's extraordinarily important, that we, the most undertaxed nation on earth, be willing to pay higher taxes, so that we don't allow the lower strata of our society to starve to death and freeze to death.' That it's vitally important that we do that. Not for them, but for us.
You know? That our survival depends on an ability to look past ourselves and our own self-interest. And these people are going to look– in the climate, in the particular climate of our generation and MTV and Letterman, they're going to look absurd. They're going to look like, What do you call it? Polyannas. Or, um, you know, suffragettes on soapboxes. They're gonna come off bombastic and pretentious and self-righteous and smug.
But in a weird way, I think they're…at some point, at some point I think, this generation's gonna reach a level of pain, or a level of exhaustion with the standard, you know…At a certain point, we're gonna look for something. And the question for me is, what?– is what comes after it? Some Ralph Reed, knuckle-draggin', fundamentalist, you know? Easy atavistic bullshit that's repressive and, that's repressive and truly self-righteous and truly intolerant? Or is there going to be some kind of like, you know, something like what the founding fathers and the Federalists did, you know? Are we going to like look inside our hearts and decide that, things have been fucked up, and we're going to make some rules that are good for everybody?


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Monday, February 10, 2014
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
By Ken Craig
We're coming up on Valentine's Day this week, kids. Love abounds! Except when it doesn't. And you know who you are. And believe me - though I am crazy-insane in love with my wife for decades now, there was a time when I treaded the ground of "Having to Figure Love Out." And that inevitably included break-ups. And man, I hated those.
I used to work with a girl named Tobie.* Tobie had lived in Las Vegas for a number of years, but originally heralds from Planet Drama, where she is considered royalty. (*Names have been changed. Kind of. She spells it without the "e.") Each morning when I walked into the office, I couldn't wait to see what the Crisis De Jour would be. The dramatic episodes ranged from "Last night I talked to my mom for the first time in three years!" to "I lost 1.5 pounds!" And most memorably, when she broke up with her boyfriend of eight months. Or more accurately, he broke up with her. And what, I ask you, could be more dramatic than that?! (Well, if you're Tobie, then just about anything.)
So I'm listening to her heartbreaking story, line upon line and precept by precept, when I suddenly begin having flashbacks to my own breakups. I start getting knots in my stomach, I get a little moist under the arms, and I find myself looking for the opportunity to assure Tobie that her and I can still be friends, even though we aren't the ones breaking up. It's just instinct.
For me, breakups were the absolute worst. I avoided them like they were cancer. Oh, how they pained me to the core of my dating soul. It's still hard to talk about some of them…
Tess Dresher. Fourth Grade. I can still recall the day she walked up to me during recess and asked me to "go with her." "Sure," I answered. And those were the last words every exchanged between Tess and myself. We occasionally sat by each other, and I gave her a very special Peanuts Valentine's Day card, but we never did speak, or even make eye contact. So I guess technically we are still "going together." Boy is she going to be mad when she finds out I got married and had eight children. She'll want to break up for sure. I'm not looking forward to that conversation.
Julia Zimmerman. High School. It was the summer of 1987, and I was sixteen years old – with a license to drive and to date! I knew Julia really liked me when her mom had grounded her and she promptly ignored said house arrest to go to the movies with me. Yes, we were young and crazy in love! I was pretty sure that after the summer of 1987 I could die happy. By fall of 1987 I was so miserable I was praying for death. We went to different high schools and Julia was first to acknowledge that our long distance relationship wasn't really going to make it. I nodded my head in agreement, but inside I felt like somebody was cramming my heart through a paper shredder.
College break-ups were the toughest, obviously. You've all been there. Sometimes it's almost cliche. But there was genuine pain, due to genuine feelings and possibilities. It might be too soon. I don't think I can talk about it. Her name was Danielle. It was Halloween night. We had gone to a party and we were sitting in my car in the parking lot of her apartment complex. I was dressed as Aladdin, she was Jasmine. Things had been in the pooper for quite some time, and it felt like a stranger walking by could glance in our direction and know exactly what was happening. It was silent for a few minutes, and then I spoke up. Tell me if you've had this exact conversation before:
"I think we should see other people."
"Define our relationship," she said.
"Define our relationship!"
"Uhm…we should…see other people…but we can still be -"
"Are you giving me the Friend Speech? Don't you DARE give me the Friend Speech!"
"Uh…NO…never, never. I think it's just me."
"OH, NO – the 'It's not you, it's me' bit?"
"Noooo! That's not what I mean at all..."
An eternal silence. Like…three days have passed while we've sat in the car. And finally she speaks.
"Well, what do you want me to do?"
"I…don't understand the question."
"I can't do this!" she yelled, and bailed out of the car.
Joy to the world.
It was truly painful. Of course, not as painful as Tobie's overly dramatic reaction to the hair she found in her salad at lunch one day. "I almost ate this and diiiiiiieeeeedddddd!"


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I am super excited to link up with Sheaffer, Shay, and Mel for their monthly Pinterest inspired linkup. Over the past year I have looked forward to looking at everyone's fun outfits on the 1st of every month. Here are 2 of my favorite "Pin-spired" looks this month:
{Mustard & Plaid}
The Pin-spiration (via)
I fell in love with the "mustard" shade last fall/winter and after putting it on hold for most of the summer, I was excited to bust it back out! Here is my take on the outfit.
I did I litte reverse since I don't own a plaid scarf, but really liked this look for a cold Dallas day! It will definitly be a repeate outfit before it warms up!Shirt -Express Scarf – random mass scarf purchase via groupon (don't ask haha) Pants – Limited Boots – Steve Madden (also seen here) Purse – recent Target clearance find! 🙂
{Dots, Mint, & Coral}
The Pin-spiration (via)
Hey, this outfit matches my blog! 🙂 I have actually owned all of these pieces for awhile, but never paired them together untill being "Pin-spired"! I really liked how it came together and made me feel springy during the blah of January and I plan to wear it again during spring with a light colored skirt or jeans.
Sweater – Old Navy
Shirt – Forever 21
Necklace – Groopdealz
Pants – Express
Thanks for stopping by! I can't wait to see what everyone else has been wearing this month!
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Friday, October 09, 2009
Homicide - Hussey: The New Year, Part 2
"Mark, it's Elliot again, I called everybody, no one can come. I need you."
"Are you shittin' me? I told you, I'm plastered, and I got a house full of guests."
"Look, this won't take long, you don't have far to go. Come on down and be careful."
Before I could thing of anything to say the phone went dead. Holy shit, I thought. I didn't even know if I could get my car out.
(If you haven't read part 1, it's here:)
I fumbled around for my car keys and some shoes. I pulled on an official looking windbreaker and an LPD baseball cap and headed out the door. Maybe they wouldn't even miss me.
The cold night air against my face did little to sober me up. I slid into the driver's seat of the 1982 Plymouth Firebird and turned the key. The engine roared to life, and I carefully backed from the carport into the alley behind my house. When I got to the end of the alley, I turned north and headed downtown to the police department. As I proceeded, I noticed a sign as I passed pointing south in the direction I was not going saying "One Way."
Oh shit. I'm going the wrong way. Oh well, no traffic and I'm almost there.
Besides, this was a short cut. I pulled Into the lot on the east side of the building and made my way through the back door. Once inside the warm building, I seemed to even drunker than before. Lt. Elliot met me at the door and told me the prisoner and the officer were already in the BA room and for me to go on in. As I said, "Okay," Elliot just looked at me and rolled his eyes.
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When I got to the 8 by 8 room, Officer Neil Kessler was standing inside with his handcuffed prisoner sitting in the chair next to the machine. We greeted each other and as I looked at Neil, we both knew we'd better not say anything else. It took me a moment to get my bearings and to remember how to operate the machine. I turned the power switch to the "ON" position and unwrapped a small mouthpiece. Officer Kessler had already completed the DWI questionnaire, I was grateful for that.
As the machine hummed and warmed up, I slowly explained how the test worked and what the driver must do to give a proper sample. The prisoner listened intently, and when I looked up, I saw him leaning over, looking at me suspiciously.
"You look like you been drinkin,' he said.
"Oh no, not me I'm on medication," I said proudly, amazed that I had thought of it.
"What for?" he asked.
"Nerves," I said.
He seemed satisfied with the answer. The green light on the machine flashed on indicating that the Intoxilyzer 2000 was ready. The prisoner stood up, and taking the mouthpiece tightly between his teeth, blew until his face looked like a rotten strawberry. It was fun. Sometimes they blew so hard they passed out.
As we waited the several minutes for the 2000 to process and trap the sample, other officers and prisoners came in from various gatherings and fracases in the city. When the sample was processed, it indicated that the driver had blown a .12, which in those days was two thousandths of a point above the legal limit in the State of Florida. The man was shuffled off to a holding cell, where he would spend the next six hours.
As I was putting away the machine and preparing to leave, I had a brainstorm. "Wonder how drunk I am?"
I re-readied the instrument and removed another mouthpiece from its package. When the light turned green, I blew into the small tube as hard as I could, watching for the "STOP" light to illuminate. Once it did, I waited patiently for the results. When the reading became visible I couldn't believe my eyes: .28
Not bad. I locked up the BA room and waved to the LT. as I passed through the Sergeant's office. "Thanks!" he yelled as I was filling out my overtime slip.
When I got back home, it was after midnight, and the party was in full swing. I got another beer and noticed one of the cops talking to my cocker spaniel, Ziggy.
No one ever asked where I had gone. Time stands still when you're drinking, or at least time and space have no meaning. Do I feel guilty about sending a guy to jail when I was allowed to go home? I guess a little now, but then, it was the way things were. We were the cops and they weren't.
I want to extend a very special thank you to Detective Mark Hussey for allowing me to share his stories. I hope you've enjoyed them as much as I have.
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- P.A.Brown said...
I've loved your stories and truly hope you do come back and share more. You're a shining, often hilarious,light that helps us all realize 'Hey, you guys are human too!'
Detective Hussey, you will be missed. I can only hope the writing bug has you in it's grip and we will hear more from you.
Thank you for what you have shared, you are a wonderful writer.
- Sheila Deeth said...
Don't go Detective Hussey. I've really enjoyed these.
- Terry Odell said...
I know Mark will check in when he gets a chance -- he's busy on a case. At least that's what he says, and since he turned down chatting over a beer, I have to believe him.
- Katie Reus said...
I don't always comment, but I've always enjoyed your stories. This one was very interesting :)
- Deborah Sharp said...
Thanks for sharing. Loved the glimpse into the real life of a homicide detective. Interesting guy!
Thank y0u everyone for all of the encouaging comments. I would very much like to write when I have some time. I am in the middle of a barn-burner cold case from 1990. Watch the newspaper in the days to come...this one will be front page.
I will miss the recollections from Detective Hussey. I hope you can prevail on him to add to the collection. Surely he has years of tales to tell.
- Terry Odell said...
I'm sure Mark would be happy to share more tales -- as you can see from his response right below Deborah's, he's swamped with a case at the moment. He neglected to sign it, but it's from him.


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If you want to learn how to take care of your car, sometimes the best solution is to talk to a professional. Rather than damaging your car through fixing it yourself, learn how to call upon a reliable mechanic. Read this article for tips on how to do just that.
When it comes to auto repair, cheaper is not always a good thing. You want someone who is knowledgeable about your make and model of car to be working on it. While you might get by having a friend do your oil change in exchange for dinner, anything more complicated is better left to a professional. You don't want to have to pay extra later to fix those "repairs".
You should always pay attention to the way your car smells. An unpleasant smell is usually caused by a leak or an electrical short. It is best not to drive your car and find a mechanic who can come inspect it to determine what is causing the strong smell.
Before you let the mechanic work on your car, make sure that you have all of the prices down. Ask about any additional fees that may come up during the repair and any charges that you may not be aware of. This will ensure that you are not surprised when the bill comes for your car repair.
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A mechanic can be your best friend if your car is acting up and you are not sure how to fix it yourself. The tips in this article should have given you some guidance on this matter. Remember them the next time you find yourself in need of auto repair!


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The fact is production in China is no different than production anywhere else. It is the corporations responsibility to insure safety standards are met both for workers and consumers. Instead cheap production has also meant a lowering of those standards.
In order to avoid responsibility for recalls the corporations, and the ineffectual Consumer Protection Agency in the U.S. would rather blame China.
Twenty years of the ideology of contracting out/outsourcing for profit meant that corporations relied on making record profits from lower standards abroad for quicker and higher profits. Now the chickens come home to roost. And again as typical of corporate bosses they look for others to blame.
Mattel did not meet safety standards for it's products and spent the summer allowing the blame to fall on China.
"China has received a lot of blame for the recalls in the West," said Hari Bapuji, assistant professor at the University of Manitoba in Canada and lead author of the report, "Toy Recalls -- Is China the Problem?"
"They do have problems, there is no doubt. But I think the blame they received was larger than their share of their responsibility for the problem."
This paper analyzes the data on toy recalls over the last 20 years and
finds that the number of recalls and the number of recalls of Chinese-made
toys have witnessed an upward trend. We examine the increase closely and
find that the number of defects attributable to design issues is much higher than those attributable to manufacturing problems. We contextualize these findings in light of the latest recall of toys by Mattel and make two major suggestions: first, ensuring the accountability of toy companies to improve their product designs and second, encouraging the development of global standards to enhance product safety.
Our analysis of toy recalls revealed that an overwhelming majority of the recalls
could have been avoided with better designs. Therefore, it is important to focus efforts on learning from the recalls that occurred in the past and minimize their recurrence. Our analysis also revealed that the presence of excess lead paint is a result of differences in the standards of exporting and importing country. These could be avoided through legislation and education.
Mattel has admitted that most of the toys recalled in recent safety scares had "design flaws" and that Chinese manufacturers were not to blame.
Mattel says it was mainly to blame
Why Mattel Apologized to China - TIME
BBC NEWS | Business | Chinese province 'may sue Mattel'China's Guangdong province is likely to join a planned libel suit against the US toy giant Mattel, according to the China Daily.
Mattel recalled more than 21 million Chinese-made toys this summer, but later said that 85% of the recall was due to its own design faults.
Responsible Shopper Profile: Mattel
By Stephen Frost and May Wong
Recently the Asia Monitor Resource Center published a report which assessed the way in which Mattel monitors its code of conduct. We called it Monitoring Mattel: Codes of conduct, workers and toys in southern China, and in it we tried to show the limitations inherent in the implementation and monitoring of codes in China (and perhaps elsewhere). We discussed many issues, but here I want to raise three of our major themes.
The first is that a chasm separates what we might call corporate Mattel and production line Mattel. The second theme, arising out of this, is that Chinese workers do not have a voice in the formulation, implementation, or monitoring of Mattel's code of conduct. The final theme is that despite some major steps on Mattel's behalf, there is still some way to go before the code and its monitoring could be called transparent.
Strengthening of Consumer Agency Opposed by Its Boss - New York TimesThe top official for consumer product safety has asked Congress in recent days to reject legislation that would strengthen the agency that polices thousands of consumer goods, from toys to tools.
On the eve of an important Senate committee meeting to consider the legislation, Nancy A. Nord, the acting chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, has asked lawmakers in two letters not to approve the bulk of legislation that would increase the agency's authority, double its budget and sharply increase its dwindling staff.
Ms. Nord opposes provisions that would increase the maximum penalties for safety violations and make it easier for the government to make public reports of faulty products, protect industry whistleblowers and prosecute executives of companies that willfully violate laws.
The measure is an effort to buttress an agency that has been under siege because of a raft of tainted and dangerous products manufactured both domestically and abroad. In the last two months alone, more than 13 million toys have been recalled after tests indicated lead levels of almost 200 times the safety ceiling.
Ms. Nord's opposition to key elements of the legislation is consistent with the broadly deregulatory approach of the Bush administration. In a variety of areas, from antitrust to trucking and worker safety, officials appointed by President Bush have sought to reduce the role of regulation and government in the marketplace.
Nord clinging to her job as head of commission amid dangerous toy recallsNord also told a House Energy and Commerce panel that she did no wrong by accepting three free trips from industry worth thousands of dollars, saying it had been common agency practice with approval from CPSC attorneys.
"This practice, not common by me, is legal ... and was in place for 20 years, long before I came to the commission," she told lawmakers who questioned her independence.
"Faced with limited enforcement dollars," Nord said, "I would much rather spend $900 in a laboratory than on airfare and hotel."
Profits valued over children's safety
WASHINGTON-- It's a national embarrassment.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission is ordinarily not a controversial agency -- it is so small it operates largely in obscurity. But it has suddenly become a public outrage, a symbol of the Bush administration's cavalier attitude toward the public good when it conflicts with big business interests.
We have always known this is President Bush's basic notion of how to govern, but up to now we had seldom been hit smack in the face with it. The acting chairman of the CPSC, Nancy Nord, testified recently on Capitol Hill that the commission opposed congressional efforts to expand the agency's budget and powers in order to get a handle on tainted toys and other products flooding the U.S. from China.
Her indifference to the threat from lead-contaminated toys and other consumer items created a firestorm. It forced the administration to rush forth with an alternative plan that had been languishing for months. That plan would set up a system allowing most industries to police themselves but add more inspectors for companies with particularly dangerous products or bad safety records.
It is, predictably, far more limited in scope and authority than the congressional plan. But it will temporarily serve the administration's purpose of muddying the issue.
The decline of the CPSC is a shame. Congress proposed the agency at the peak of the consumer movement in the late 1960s, when the country was rebelling against the traditional concept of caveat emptor -- let the buyer beware. The public was tired of business getting away with shoddy practices and shoddy goods.
The major champion of the cause, Ralph Nader, was listed in a magazine as one of the nation's 10 "most admired" men and consumerism enjoyed support across political and philosophical lines. But then Nader, full of himself, made a major mistake. He endorsed the 1972 presidential candidacy of George McGovern and dragged his cause to the far left. As a consumer crusader, he was popular; as a potential presidential candidate, he was a disaster.
(And still is -- Democrats loathe him because his pitiful 2000 candidacy got just enough votes to do in Vice President Al Gore in Florida's tight contest. Yet he recently mused that he would like to run for president again next year because he saw no difference between GOP and Democratic principles. The man is an egomaniac.)
Meanwhile, the CPSC continues its drastic fall. Nord and her predecessor, Hal Stratton, have made several trips around the world on junkets financed by the industries they are supposed to be regulating.
Nord rejected the congressional offer of more money and authority. She warned that the bill "would harm product safety and put the American people at greater risk."
Nord's logic seems a little nutty.
The bill would increase the agency's budget from $63 million to $142 million by 2015 and increase its staff by 20 percent. It would raise the cap on penalties for safety violations from $1.8 million to $100 million, ban lead in kids' products and make it illegal to sell recalled goods. It would add whistleblower protections.
But she is used to viewing the world from the one-sided viewpoint of business. She is a lawyer who worked for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and in private practice for clients such as General Electric and other leading manufacturers and retailers.
Her agency is responsible for overseeing more than 15,000 types of products. But it has only 400 staffers, fewer than half the number when the agency was formally established in 1973. It has only one full-time toy tester.
The CPSC has been without a chair for more than a year. In March, Bush nominated Michael Baroody, a manufacturing industry lobbyist, to become chairman. He withdrew his name two months later rather than reveal his severance agreement with the National Association of Manufacturers.
Democrats are now calling for Nord to resign. She is certainly in an inappropriate job. But Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., warned that if she leaves, Bush might just forget to replace her and leave the commission rudderless and helpless. That seems to have been Bush's goal all along. To get real consumer protection, we will have to wait for a Democratic president.Marianne Means is a Washington, D.C., columnist with Hearst Newspapers. Copyright 2007 Hearst Newspapers.
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"Every day, consumers rely on household products that contain thousands of chemicals. The American public expects the federal government do all it can to ensure these chemicals are safe before they reach the market.
We already have strong regulations for pesticides and pharmaceuticals—it's common sense that we do the same for chemicals that end up in household items we use every day."
— Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), who plans to reintroduce the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act in the near future.
"Please don't tell me a pre-polluted baby is just fine."
— Julie Deardorf, Chicago Tribune, 2005
The Environmental Working Group needs our help. They are trying to alert the public to gross deficiencies in the old law: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). TSCA is in drastic need of reform. Passed in 1976 and never amended, TSCA is the weakest American environmental law. Can you believe that? I can't.
Kid-Safe Chemicals Act: 10 Americans @ Yahoo! Video
The Kid-Safe Chemical Act will overhaul chemical regulatory law. Specifically, the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act:
- requires that industrial chemicals be safe for infants, kids and other vulnerable groups;
- requires that new chemicals be safety tested before they are sold;
- requires chemical manufacturers to test and prove that the 62,000 chemicals already on the market that have never been tested are safe in order for them to remain in commerce;
- requires EPA to review "priority" chemicals, those which are found in people, on an expedited schedule;
- requires regular biomonitoring to determine what chemicals are in people and in what amounts;
- requires regular updates of health and safety data and provides EPA with clear authority to request additional information and tests;
- provides incentives for manufacturers to further reduce health hazards;
- requires EPA to promote safer alternatives and alternatives to animal testing;
- protects state and local rights; and
- requires that this information be publicly available.
So what can you do? First you can subscribe to the EWG webiste and follow their call to arms. The public can make a difference and EWG will empower you.
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Tonight I started cutting the fabric for the wave quilt design I showed a few days ago. Pretty quickly I realised this would work a lot better if I laid the pieces out to get a good, smooth colour flow, so I dragged in one of the huge foam sheets I got and started pinning. It's not covered yet, so they won't stay without pins.
I'm so glad I did this, even though I did underestimate how much all the seam allowances would stack up, and ran out of height! You can see the start of the sun's glow below the wave. I need to top up on a few fabrics for the rest of the sun area, then can start piecing and add in the background sky. The extra water droplets are pinned to the board, ready to position once the sky is around them.
I've already swapped a number of fabrics in the wave, and looking at the photo, I see several more which I'll change tomorrow with fresh eyes.
Unfortunately there's no spare wall space for a design board, and this enormous thing is a pain to move around (for now it's in front of the fabric cupboards) but it's still so good to have it at last!


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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
wordless wednesday
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
"Take a picture of my outfit, mom" #2
Monday, March 28, 2011
super secret spies
Super secret spies know a thing or two about being super.
And secret.
And spies.
For instance super secret spies must always know the best ways to hide from their targets.
Super secret spies also know a thing or two about just the right way to spy.
Super secret spies must always be ready to jump and run for cover.
Super secret spies must never be without their trusty spy vehicles.
Super secret spies know that putting on a cute sad face will almost always get them what they want.
Super secret spies know the trick to apprehending quick moving targets is to have a fierce looking, highly trained, loyal pal by their side.
Super fierce, right?
And super secret spies know that after a long morning of super secret spying a relaxing break is always in order.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
"Take a picture of my outfit mom!" #1
Friday, March 25, 2011
because brick walls make great backgrounds
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
wordless wednesday: same slide, different day
Monday, March 21, 2011
saturday + no rain =
A trip to the park!
I mean, the playground. As my daughter constantly reminds me a park is just a big place with grass and trees.
Anyways, the weather was nice enough Saturday to convince us to venture out of the house for some fresh air and fun.
There is so much you can do at the park. I mean playground.
We did some swinging:
And some sliding.
We did some chasing:
And some finding.
We played jail:
And we ran.
We did some climbing.
And climbing.
And climbing.
And someone decided it was warm enough to dress like this:
The temp was in the 50's and he had a perfectly warm sweatshirt. But "I fine, mom. I have tank top".
Thursday, March 17, 2011
happy st. patty's day!
Doesn't like…..
To feel like she's out of the spotlight:
Personally I think the star of the show is "Eli's" orange skirt. Happily loaned by sister.
I know their dad is proud.
Have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day. Don't forget your green (it goes nicely with orange sparkle skirts)!


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I have read several articles Philstar, ABS-CBN, Inquirer, … that says Former AFP Chief Angelo T. Reyes funeral was given 19 or 21 gun salute- this is a wrong term.
Based on research, a "21 gun salute" is a number of rounds fired using a canon. It is fired in honor of the day of the funeral only for Heads of State. The cannons fire blank charges 21 times, thus it is called 21- Gun Salute.
In military funerals, one often sees three volleys of shots fired in honor of the deceased veteran. This is often mistaken by the laymen as a 21-gun salute, although it is entirely different. It is called a Volley-Salute.
A Volley Salute is a ceremonial act performed at military or police funerals. It consists of a rifle party firing blank cartridges into the air.
Ruffles and Flourishes are used to render personal honors. Drums play the ruffles, and bugles play the flourishes – one flourish for each star of the flag officer's rank or as appropriate for the honoree's position or title. Four flourishes is the highest honor.
* Note: Another mistake that I have noticed being used by the media is the term "Mistah."
Mistah is only used if the military officials were CLASSMATES during their Philippine Military Academy years.
Cavalier is used by PMAers because they went to the same military school. In laymen's term it is known as schoolmate.


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By Barbara Hilton
"Come on down to D.C. and stay at the Codepink Activist House... come for a day, stay for a week or a month."
This information was in an email I received in mid-March 2007 from www.codepinkalert.org, a women's peace activist organization that I had encountered at least a year before and had subsequently signed on to their website to receive periodic emails about their activities. Well, I read this and thought "Me? They don't mean me, do they?" But as I continued to read the information on the website about their newly acquired five-bedroom house near Capitol Hill, I started to think, "Well maybe they just might be talking to me after all." I filled out the very easy, on-line application and received a phone call within the week from Rae who coordinates the housing schedule. I wanted to come when Congress was in town and in session so that I could be involved in lobbying and sit in on hearings. I scheduled my visit for the end of April. I found an inexpensive round trip airline ticket online through Kayak and then I waited. Over the past few months my armchair activism had taken on a new dimension.
My husband and I had decided to go to D.C. the end of the previous January to be part of the march and lobbying efforts against the Iraq occupation. It was a wonderful experience. Over 100,000 like-minded people were in the D.C. streets that weekend in a march that surrounded the Capitol. CODEPINK had been one of the sponsoring organizations with their "Walk in Their Shoes" project. Set up on the Capitol Mall was a massive pile of shoes of all sizes and styles representing the tens of thousands of Iraqi citizens who had been killed since the start of the U.S. invasion. It was a very moving testament. On that Monday morning, as our New Hampshire coalition met in the Congressional cafeteria over breakfast to review our lobbying plans for the day, Codepink activists were there distributing these shoes to a group from each state. We were given four pair of shoesËœone pair to be presented to each of our Senators and Congressional Representatives. At the end of each lobbying session one of our contingent passed these on, asking that they be displayed somewhere in the office as a reminder of what collateral damage really means. This small action was enormously powerful.
When my husband and I returned home from D.C., I became more involved in the activities of my local peace community. I also kept up with the most current information about the actions of the politicians and the peace coalitions in D.C. As the end of April approached I sent an email off to CODEPINK through their website with some questions about my visit and received in return an email about the house, the living arrangements, the wish list, what I should bring and who I could contact if I needed any further information. Over the next few days I checked the 10-day weather forecast for D.C., googled and copied a map of the Codepink House neighborhood and packed my bags.
My flight left Boston mid-morning and arrived at DCA Airport in Washington, D.C. early afternoon. The airport was well marked and easy to navigate. I decided to take the metro into the city and found this to be inexpensive ($1.35) and quick. Once I arrived at Union Station I
easily walked the five blocks over and two blocks down to the Codepink house.
I knew I was there by the "Impeach Him" sign in the front yard and the big pink "Welcome" sign on the outer door. The inner door was open so I walked on in. Rae was there to meet me and show me around. Rae and I talked abut Codepink's history, she showed me a
slideshow of Codepink actions that she had on her computer, told me a little about how she had come to be involved, and gave me a house tour.
Feeling a bit tired from my travels, I decided to stay at the house rather than try to meet up with the other activists on the Hill so late in the day. I asked if there was anything I could do and had no problems filling my time. I did some data entry for Rae and helped Sonia by sorting and straightening the props in the basement "peace room." As the afternoon progressed, more and more people arrived, many returing from a day of action and hearings on Capitol Hill. I met Ann and Gael as they watched and discussed a video of a previous days action. I met Tighe as he was busy building window boxes from an old chest of drawers.
Desiree came home, filled me in on the inner workings of the house, including the two sign-in books, the chore chart, the per-diem donation basket, the weekly action schedule, then showed me to my room and started cooking dinner. I unpacked, got my stuff organized and went back downstairs. People were coming and going. I met another Ann, Medea, Lori and Liz and listened as they talked about the events of the afternoon hearings on the Hill.
I helped Des prepare for dinner. Many people had left to go to an event in Baltimore so only a few of us stayed to eat. Other people popped in and sat down to join us. I found this to be the norm in the house the entire time I was there.
After dinner people congregated in the living room with the TV tuned to one or another of the news stations and simultaneous laptops clicking away all around. The news events of the day were familiar to everyone and more often than not, Codepink ended up in one or another report of what was going on. It was clear to me that I was now right where I wanted to be, right
where the action is. I have been here close to a week now. I leave the day after tomorrow. During my stay I have experienced an amazing array of emotions. I came to D.C. with a very open mind, not knowing what this experience would be like at all. I listened a lot, I asked a lot of questions, I tried to get to know the other women. And I was richly rewarded. The women and men I met here are from many different backgrounds, have many different strengths and weaknesses, have differing amounts of activist experience, from very little, like me, to, as Ann said to me that first evening, some of the most experienced activists in the country, if not the world.
When I mentioned my trepidation and fear of being arrested, I was told to only do what I was comfortable doing. If I just wanted to go along and observe without participating that was just fine. Later that first evening a group of women sat in the living room planning the next days action. There was to be a hearing chaired by Henry Waxman about whether to subpoena Condoleeza Rice, Andrew Card and Karl Rove. It was time for the "Pink Police."
Codepink has a room full of costumes, banners and props for many different actions. Issuing subpoenas was police work and we were up for it. The pink police uniforms were pulled out, security badges firmly affixed, the word "sheriff " applied to each shirt pocket and a subpoena stuffed inside. The tops of the uniform caps were modified to bear the names
of those to be subpoenaed within a big circle and a line was drawn through each.
When the time came in the hearing and the House cameras were on us, we would lower our heads and make these visible. Signs are often not permitted in the hearings, but clothes are mandatory and writing on clothes is a big part of the action. Feeling timid, I had decided to follow Ann's earlier advice and go uncostumed to the hearing. But by the next morning I was excited to be a part of the plan, dressed up as one of the pink police and off I went.
As the day wore on and action followed action, I became more and more emboldened. By late afternoon I was chasing Representatives down the halls with a constant stream of dialogue about our need to stop the funding and bring the troops home now. Most politely tolerated me, a very few said they were doing all they could, one told me, with hostility, that I was
way out of line. By morning that one miserable voice had haunted me over and over until I
began to think that "yes, maybe I was out of line. " What exactly was this kind of street theater supposed to be accomplishing anyhow?
I found Maggie downstairs the next morning and shared some of my new anxieties. But within the hour I had my answers when we watched Medea's appearance on Amy Goodman's program "Democracy Now." After welcoming Medea as co-founder of Codepink, Amy went on to ask her to explain what it is that Codepink is doing in the halls of Congress. Medea responded, "These hearings that are going on every day, Amy, they used to be very staid gatherings, where you'd have the K street lobbyists and you'd have the staff aides and maybe a sprinkling of tourists. Now, you have Codepink lining up early in the morning to get into each of the hearings and turning them into really public affairs. We try to
participate in them. We certainly participate with our messages on our bodies. When we can get away with it, we participate with signs. And we often get carried away when we hear them saying things we don't like and get up and say something, sometimes get kicked out, sometimes get arrested, sometimes get tolerated. But we've really turned them into public gatherings,
which I think they should be."
Medea's interview reminded me that I had come to D.C. to be heard. I have felt that my beliefs are not being represented by my government and the consequences are devastating to our Country and the entire world. She went on to note that things are changing in Washington because groups like Codepink are keeping the pressure on. Over the course of the week we went to the Halls of Congress every weekday, sitting in on hearings, delivering invitations, taking part in actions, letting the presence of our highly visible pink selves make the necessary statements. In the evenings there were frequently visitors to the Codepink house. One evening while I was there, Elizabeth Kucinic h sat on the sofa and
discussed ideas about the current Iranian crisis with Codepink activists and an Iranian who was head of a cultural outreach program. Another evening an Iraqi Parlimentarian was our guest for a potluck supper. Other D.C. and visiting activists, media, and politicians frequently came by enriching the dialogue that often went on late into the night. The majority of the time I have been here, I have felt extraordinarily comfortable among all of these people. Occasionally it felt more difficult to be a part of things simply because I was such a temporary
visitor to this world. Other times, I have felt so totally involved and committed that I don't want to go home. I can see how others have come to decide that being here and doing this is the most important work that they can do.
I have learned so much from everyone's different styles and approaches. I have tried many new things and felt empowered at the same time that I knew I was empowering others. I have also felt very small and worried that what I had to contribute wouldn't ever be enough. But I put it out there and almost always what I had to give was well-received. I will be going home on Tuesday, but I know I will be back. I have made a slew of new acquaintances, been energized by some of the most knowledgeable activists in the peace community, been given a chance to sit in and contribute to their on-going efforts toward a more just and
saner world. The Codepink House couldn't have been more welcoming. I feel that whatever I have to give, whatever strengths are within me, here is a place that wants and needs it. I hope that you too will accept their invitation and come on down to D.C.
*Note: Since this blog was written, Barbara has returned to DC for another week of action with CODEPINK! Click here to read Part II of her journey with CODEPINK in a new blog!
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
CODEPINK volunteer from New Hampshire shares her experience in DC
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Betrayed May 2, 2013Posted by sarahsfate in My Own Personal Trials.
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I don't know that I've ever been so angry before.
People say anger courses through your veins. I read it all the time in books…the rage coursed through her veins like a fiery beast soaring through the night sky… I never really understood that until now.
I feel like beating the crap out of something. Railing to the heavens. Screaming.
I imagine it's something like the hulk when he becomes so enraged but cannot morph into a destructive beast.
Because what would people think?
It's frustrating to be that angry and unable to show it. The repression turns my skin to fire. Like I'm on fire. Or worse…a kettle sitting quietly in the fire.


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WINTER PARK — The city commission has approved a review of the police pension fund to determine the potential cost of increased benefits for retirees.
The Winter Park Police Retirement Board, trustees of the plan, asked the commission Monday to approve the study. Police Chief Raymond Beary, board chairman, said it needs the information before considering benefit increases. Five people are receiving police pension benefits. Sixty-four officers are contributing to the pension fund.


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Police investigators have started meeting with members of the UAAP board, coaches and players to gain inputs and information on the alleged game-fixing in the league and its possible link to the recent shooting of FEU cager Mac Baracael.
The authorities will also invite UAAP referee Bryan Tabañag for questioning after he was banned following his performance in the controversial La Salle-FEU contest.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has also considered subjecting referees officiating in the ongoing UAAP basketball tournament and some players to lifestyle check.
"That's one possibility because our goal is to scare these unscrupulous individuals or groups of individuals into making mockery of the UAAP games," said Superintendent Mitchel Filart, chief of CIDG,
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College basketball is getting controversial with accusations of game-fixing. This is not new of course but the officials concerned should clean this mess up quick. Once the people get jaded with the league, they will stop watching. Yes, collegiate teams have a fan base but without the support of the rest of the population it would not grow. I prefer watching college basketball games than the Philippine Basketball Association for the games are really heated and there is so much excitement.
Besides, I get the impression that the PBA isn't really interested in representing the country in international competitions. It prefers to live in its little basketball world. Even the NBA despite accusations of marketing still wants to represent the United States. I mean representing the country is one way the PBA will show to the Filipino people it cares. It is a great community service BUT NO...service is too much for them.
Eala said the national team program will only work if the SBP's affiliates, particularly the PBA, give their all-out support.
"We're grateful to the PBA for supporting our national team up to 2010," said Eala. "In fact, it's possible we could also ask for the PBA's help in reinforcing our national team for the 2010 Asian Games if our national pool isn't ready. Our ultimate goal is to qualify for the 2012 Olympics and it will take a concerted effort to make it happen."
See? There's a deadline as to when the legue will support the national team. How about forever? No wonder PBA is losing the love of the Filipino people. Even today there is only one popular team in that league - GINEBRA (finals next week). They have this excuse that the PBA is a commercial league. No kidding. So is the NBA and the Euroleague. You think the teams in those leagues are doing it for free? I wonder why those basketball associations render support to their country and the PBA can't. Some say international competitions expose the limitations of PBA players and put their fans in some culture shock that their idols turn into mere mortals or nobodies when playing against top Asian teams like China, Kazakhstan, Lebanon or Iran. Okay...then wallow in your little basketball world.
The Asian champions, who have been warming up for the Beijing Games, suffered through numerous defeats this summer and also dropped their first game against Argentina on Tuesday at the FIBA Diamond Ball.
Twenty-four hours later and they shocked one of the proudest hoops nations in the world.
"This is the biggest win in Iranian basketball history," Iran's Serbian coach Rajko Toroman said.


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Well, here I am in England. Surprisingly awake (although waking up after a two-hour afternoon nap was rather difficult) and doing my best not to think about what time it is back home.
All thing considered, the airplane travel wasn't so bad. Last year we went up to Washington DC to fly out. It was a cheaper flight, but with the train/bus plus, due to the timing, the hotel room, not actually cheaper. But still, it was a worthwhile detour – Husband had never done the monuments or museums before. From DC, we flew with Virgin Air. It was a lovely experience – they gave us socks and toothbrushes! This trip, conveniently direct from Ralight-Durham (thanks be to the pharmaceutical industry, which enables these direct flights to London!) I flew American Airlines (by myself). I wasn't expecting the small luxurious details, which was good, because there weren't many.
I absolutely freeze on airplanes. Every time, without fail, regardless of the length of the flight. So this trip I came prepared.
I wore:
- A sweater dress
- Fleece-lined leggings
- Wool socks
And I brought:
- A wool sweater
- A neck pillow
- Another pair of wool socks to wear over the first ones
- A duck-down blanket
- A large wool scarf that functions as a shawl
- An orange
- And a set of hummus+pretzels
I was actually warm enough through the flight! Amazing. I came properly equipped. And it's really good that I brought some food items. The food was dreadful. I had a funny conversation with one of the stewards about how awful airplane food was. I was really glad to have the hummus, and actually was pleasantly surprised that there was enough for not only the accompanying pretzels, but also the airplane pretzels and the crackers that came with the mostly inedible meal. Also, there was complimentary wine. Which was also kind of awful, but drinkable. Practically chuggable, actually (not great wine, for sure). So I downed a glass of white wine, got pleasantly tipsy, and tried to settle in for some sleep. Sleep largely didn't happen, or happened in fits. Economy-class seats are really uncomfortable, even with a pillow propping up your lower back. I woke up a lot and fidgeted a lot. Next time: bring an eye mask! In its place, I wrapped my scarf around my face and probably looked really silly.
Without a sleeping pill, I didn't sleep much (although then again, even with the sleeping pill, I didn't sleep much last time either). However, this proved to be a really smart choice. Without being drugged up with a sleeping pill that hadn't worn off when the flight landed, I was surprisingly awake, and dealing with the border crossing and customs was actually pretty smooth (instead of the groggy nightmare of last time). It helped that the line at border control was really short. Also that I'd practiced my answer ("I'm an American Ph.D student on a fellowship from my university to research at British libraries) so even when totally exhausted I wouldn't get tongue-tied or say something totally incomprehensible.
So they let me through, and thus begins my summer of archival research!
Tomorrow: why my first night in England was culinary perfection.


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The photo contest will provide a great opportunity for the public to enjoy the nooks and crannies of Captina Creek that they may not have seen and allows us to enjoy the gem we call Captina Creek by viewing nature through the world of a camera.
The water is clear, the fish are abundant and the health of the creek has never been better. Taking pictures of Captina Creek will reconnect us with nature and help us to realize the true beauty and majestic features of the creek that flows through are lives everyday.
Deadline for photos is April 6, 2012
You can find the entry form and photo submission directions
for the photo contest at captina creek forms on the main blog page.
Captina Creek Mainstem.
The color was so fantastic , the way the sun ricocheted off the water brought out the many shades of aquablue and aquagreen. It truely was a natural wonder as I was flyfishing this wonderful creek. Standing knee deep in clear water, clear as the sky on a crisp, cool morning with the sun peaking above the hillside. Clear water, crisp air and a fly rod in my hand.........doesn't get much better than that !
Have Fun , Enjoy Captina Creek and Reconnect


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After a discussion in a group about the Shibajuku girls, I decided to go to the nearest Toysrus and to check if they actually had the second generation of those dolls.
I wasn't really interested in the first series but the second series appealed a lot more to me.
The Shibajuku girls dolls were created in Australia by a mother and daughter trying to show the Harajuku style of fashion and the concept of the dolls is to be able to share hair accessories with them so they come with overly large hair accessories.
Unfortunately, it seems that these dolls can't be found in Japan.
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Thursday, August 07, 2008
Wonder Festival 2008 Summer coverage
Check out my photos and captions in part 2 of the Wonder Festival 2008 Summer photo report at HobbyLink Japan.
My remaining photos of exclusive items, resin kits, and atmosphere photos were uploaded to my flickr account. You can view them in the following link:
Wonder Festival 2008 Summer coverage
I'll get to talk about some of the exclusive items revealed at the show once I return from my vacation. This post will be updated so check back after 18th August for info!
And to those who were wondering, no I was not caught in the escalator mishap. I got in a bit later after it occurred. Lucky~! ^^
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Aww, still no update? :(
- August 26, 2008 at 11:08:00 AM GMT+9
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It's actually a very clever guerilla marketing stunt by Carlsberg. They packed a cinema with rough-looking bikers and left only two seats vacant for unsuspecting "nice" couples.
(via Illegal Advertising)
But it really bugged me. Probably because I'd feel intimidated too. And as I watched the couples who turned away, I couldn't help but imagine this kind of prejudice happening in a cinema full of African Americans in the deep south, or any other oft-maligned group of your choice.
Yes, the couple who sit deserve a beer for being open-minded. But what does that say about everyone else? That's what's F'd here.


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I take Heather Ales Challenge
Another Silver Bella, Heather Ales, posted a fun tag and I decided to take her up on it. So below are my answers to her fun tag post.
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE: Yes, I get asked this question often. My easy answer is my dad didn't understand my Mom's name when he met her. The long answer I was named after my Mom after my Dad's mistake. My Dad misunderstood what my mom's name was when he was introduced to her while he was on Military Patrol at a dairy festival in Louisiana. When he called to ask her out on a date he asked for Va-lee-ta instead of Velta Lee. He inverted the "Lee" from her middle name and the "ta" from her first name. Of course one of my Mom's 7 sister's answered the phone when he called asking for "Va-lee-ta" and this Aunt gave my dad a hard time until she admitted he had the right house and just asked for my mom by a wrong name. My Mom liked the name so much she decided if she married him and she ever had a girl her first daughter would be named this name, she just had to figure out a way to spell it. So I was born the year of the original version of the movie "Lolita". I only recently had to explain to my Mom what the movie Lolita was about. LOL. But she liked the way it was spelled and to the "lita" part to come up with my name Valita. So I am named after my mom by my dad's mistake. LOL.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Last week. I was just frustrated about something. My feelings were hurt. I really do not cry that often these days.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Printed yes, script no.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Ok I know I will get some groans here but I have to be honest it is SPAM. I think it comes from the 3 years I spent in Hawaii as a child. They eat Spam with everything there. My favorite was a recipe for spam wontons by brother brought home from school when we lived there. I just wish I could find that recipe somewhere at my Mom's house.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? No. I want one or two and would love to meet my Mr. Right and start a family soon, but I am thinking of other options as a single woman to still become a Mom. I would adopt in a heart beat if it wasn't so expensive.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I would certainly hope so.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? It is a genetic trait in my family. If you do not use it you will go down in flames at any family reunion or family get together.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes, but with the way they have been feeling over the last year I wish I didn't still have them. One is hurting right now and has been for a month or so. It pretty much stays inflamed.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No. I do not think I will. I do not consider myself a fearful person but I will take a pass on bungee jumping.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL? Special K with yogurt and strawberries, but I still love me some Captain Crunch plain and Peanut Butter dry as a splurge on occasion.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Nope. I am a lazy tier. I think that is why I buy slip on sneakers now I think.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Yes, I think working in a predominately male environment for the last 7 years sure has helped and I have a very strong Mother. She had to become strong since she spent many of her married years alone taking care of the house while my Dad was out to sea and then my Dad passed away when I was 18 years old. She had made me very strong. Maybe that is why I am still single?
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM? White Chocolate with Almonds is my favorite but I can't seem to find it anywhere anymore. Blue Bell used to sale it. Blueberry is also my favorite.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? If they have strong eyes. Do they look people me the eyes when they speak to me or do they look all around while they talk to me.
15. RED OR PINK? Pink, but my bedroom is red and gold right now.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Being Overweight.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My Dad. He passed away when I was 18 while I was still at that age where he and I just didn't get each other. As an adult it would be so different between us now. I sure would like to see him play with my niece and nephew. I see a lot of my dad in my brother and how my brother interacts with his children.
18. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? None, I am in bed right now.
19. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Ramen Noodle Soup with yes Spam and green onions in it. Again back from my days living in Hawaii.
20. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Whoever is singing on Jay Leno.
21 IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE? Funny you ask this because I was just staring at the box of 120 crayons at Wal-mart last Friday trying to come up with a reason to buy a box. I just felt like I needed an excuse. Funny Huh. I just love Crayons. Purple Heart or Vivid Violet. Check this site out for cool information about Crayon names - http://www.crayola.com/colorcensus/history/chronology.cfm
22. FAVOURITE SMELLS? Plumaria. It reminds me of living in Hawaii and the years I spent climbing the Plumaria trees, picking the flowers to make and sale leis to people on the Navy Base. Honey suckle and the ocean. I love the smell of he beach and the salt air.
23. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? A guy from work who won't be a co worker much longer.
24. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I haven't met her in person yet but I can't wait until I do in November or sooner hopefully.
25. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Ice Skating if that is really a sport if not Football.
26. HAIR COLOUR? brown
27. EYE COLOUR? All Colors as my Doctors have said I have every color in the rainbow in my eye but they are mostly blue green and change so some days they look grey, some days aqua blue, and some days bright green,
28. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes, most of the time.
29. FAVOURITE FOOD? Mexican, Sushi, Seafood and Cajun food only the way one of my Aunt's or Mom makes it. Good ole fashioned true Cajun food, not like in these restaurants.
30. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Romantic Happy Endings
31. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? I think it was called I wed, me on Lifetime. It was a cute romantic movie with of course a Happy Ending
32. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? White
33. SUMMER OR WINTER? Both but if I lived near the ocean beach again it would be summer all the way.
34. HUGS OR KISSES? If it is someone I really love kisses all the way.
35. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? The Lipstick Jungle which I have heard will be made into a series this fall.
36. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Dell Logo. Came free with the pc at work. I do not need one at home.
37. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? All I remember is Design Star on HGTV.
38. FAVOURITE SOUND? Laughter
39. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles, the old days
40. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? St Petersburg Russia years ago
41. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Cajun Country, LA 42. WHAT SUPERPOWER WOULD YOU LIKE? To be able to fly. I would fly to the beach daily.


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I just found this great idea from Sarah Cooley's blog! I have taken the picture and description straight from her blog First Grader...at Last!.
Rule Breakers
My first grade teacher Mrs. Callahan used to call words that didn't sound the same way they are spelled "rule breakers"...I guess because rule breakers are words that don't really follow the rules we teach in phonics. Last year I noticed that my students were having difficulty spelling the words was and get, so I decided to reintroduce those words as rule breakers--and we stuck those words in jail!!! They loved it! I think the visual of seeing the word behind the little bars stuck with them like it did with me so LONG AGO! After that, every time they came across a word that wasn't spelled the way it sounded, they would say, "OOOOH! Rule breaker! Let's put it in jail!" So thanks for teaching me about rule breakers, Mrs. Callahan. Maybe my students will remember it forever too!
Friday, July 23, 2010
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- Ambs said...
Last year we made WANTED posters for the rule breaker rules! The kids had to describe the word, turn it into a "person" and describe why it was breaking a rule! They got really into it
- July 23, 2010 at 8:25 PM
- hilsabeckb said...
My room is all "western" in decor. We too have rule breakers called "Outlaws" and we post them on our WANTED poster that I bought at a teacher supply story. As part of our Words Their Way word study program, we have several "outlaws" each week. (WTW calls them oddballs.) I love the idea of putting them in jail too.
- July 24, 2010 at 11:13 AM
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