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A week ago I asked the Internet what it does to "cultivate their motivation," rather than just treat it like an unchangeable thing that you just have to hope you're lucky enough to have. I received three different responses, from three different perspectives.
Sam focused on "an implicit belief that I do not have either the time, resources or ability to do what I want to do well." Matt separated the question into short term and long term. I'll leave his thoughts about the long-term for another day, but his short term focus was on powering through in order to get started. Eran focused on "appreciating how awesome what you're doing could be, how much better your life could be when you're done, and even how much you've already accomplished is key."
I think that all of this is good advice, and I wanted to see if I could integrate them together into something a little systematic. I went to my library of psychology books to see if something worthwhile already existed by an established psychologist, but that was a failure. If anyone has a good lead, let me know.
I think motivation is a product of essentially two things, which Sam and Eran are dealing with, respectively: a belief that the goal one is pursuing is 1) possible to you and 2) worth the effort. There's a lot of important detail to each, so, for example, "possible" doesn't just mean having the materials or connections but also having the time.
The frustrating thing about not having motivation is that the cause of the problem doesn't necessarily present itself. You just know you're bored and then have to dig a bit to figure out why. I don't know that this list is comprehensive yet, but next time you're in a low motivation situation, I hope this can be helpful.
Questions relating to the goal's worth
-Do I know what I want? It's surprising how often people just fall into a goal without questioning why they are doing it.
-Do I know how this action gets me what I want? And is the action a meaningful step?
-Is the goal specific, real and concrete to me? Or is it vague and abstract?
-Is there a limit to how much time, energy, money I will be spending on this thing? (ie Do I know the cost?)
Questions relating to possibility
-Do I have the time needed for the goal?
-Do I know how to measure how well I'm doing? And do I know where I am now?
-Do I have the skill needed? This can mean knowledge, effective habits, muscle memory.
-Do I have the money, relationships, reputation, or other resources needed?
If you can pinpoint exactly where the problem is, you can start to figure out what to do to solve it. In looking at the list, I realized a problem with my own motivation in this blog–I don't know the time cost. I have a rough estimate regarding the time it takes for a weekly post (around four hours per week) but not regarding how long I will keep it going. Let's say I will just focus on the next month and reevaluate then whether I reup. That's three more posts this month. I have three quality post in me.
So, Internet, what am I missing from the above list?


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Title – Nights Embrace
Series – Others of Seattle: Book 1
Author – Brandy L Rivers
Genre – Adult Paranormal Romance
Publication Date – April 2nd 2014
Length (Pages/# Words) – about 95k
Publisher – Brandy L Rivers
Cover Artist – Brandy L Rivers
It all started with a song. Roxana Nights was late to another gig, thanks to her first love, and drummer. It's been years since she left Jordan, but he won't let her go. Then she hears a voice that pulls her under a spell and changes her whole world. Trevor Malone just moved to Seattle with his band. Music is his only passion, until he lays eyes on Roxana. He's never felt anything as strong as the pull to her. Now he needs to find a way to introduce her to his world. There's only one problem. A rival clan won't rest until they've taken Trevor's down. Unwilling to let old grudges die, they target Roxy. Trevor will do anything to keep her safe. Roxy will find that the world she writes is closer to reality than she ever imagined. She'll also learn that not all monsters are evil, though some are ruthless. Will love stay strong when the past comes out? Can they survive the centuries old vendetta?
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She slipped past him, and onto the wings of the stage. Her gaze fell on Mr. Voice who was tall, dark and smokin' hot.
Holy shit, I want to lick him.
Scuffed combat boots were laced up over black leather pants that clung to muscular thighs, and his black shirt molded to the most impressive set of abs she had ever seen. Roxy wanted to trace the ridges with her fingertips.
He turned, his voice dropping low as his eyes locked on hers. His words enveloped her. "… you're the only one."
Her heart paused a beat before slamming into her chest at a rapid pace. His full mouth lifted into a grin that spoke of confidence as he held her full attention. Entranced, she fell deep into his eyes and the world stopped.
Until a drumstick hit him in the head. He looked over his shoulder and shrugged sheepishly at his drummer before turning back to launch into the next verse.
Mikey gently shook her shoulder. "Hey, Rox, come on. We have to warm up."
Her head bobbed in a nod at her brother, but she didn't look over. She muttered, "Yeah, give me a minute," or longer.
As if he heard, Mr. Voice glanced over and winked at her before the next song started. "Blinded by beauty, falling at first sight, head over heels…" There was raw passion in his voice, and she couldn't help wishing he was singing about her.
Review: In absolutely love the writing style of this author!! She writes such powerful strong women but you still get to see their softness too. I am a fan of Others of Edenton and this just expanded their world for me. The references to characters from other books makes you feel like you are reading about old friends but doesn't hinder the excitement of newness of the new characters story line. Roxana is a loyal and strong and a other who never knew she was anything more than human. She has a ex Jordan who is still part of her band that she just hasn't been able to break free of. In most of the book he was a ass but when his problem and secret is revealed I felt sad for him because he honestly loves Roxana but there is no going back. When Roxana meets Trevor its like bam!! They become inseparable. Though the drama and trauma they only grow closer!! Their family and friends rally for them and we see that even others have "normal" things in their life. This book is a Must READ!!! I can wait to see where all the Others go from here.. Love the Others!!!
AUTHOR BIO: My name is Brandy L Rivers. I'm a wife and mother of three with an overactive imagination. I've been obsessed with monsters and magic for pretty much ever. I decided to write the stories that keep me awake at night.
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Physical Education (Joint Honours)
What makes Physical Education at Worcester special?
Physical Education brings the joy of sport and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle in to school and is the perfect foundation for a future career in teaching.
At Worcester, Physical Education is studied in combination with another course such as Sports Coaching Science, Human Biology or English. These combinations have been carefully designed to widen your experience and enhance your employability.
Our PE programmes are characterised by a commitment to inclusive sport and an appreciation of diversity across a range of learning communities. We will provide you with high quality teaching, a chance for you to construct your teaching philosophy and enhance your subject knowledge.
Key features
- Highly motivated staff who have experience in all key stages
- Chance to progress onto a PGCE degree
- Top quality facilities including state of the art inclusive arena, 3G astro, sand filled astro, dance studio, outdoor educational site, strength and conditioning room andĀgymnasiums
- Module option choices to suit your preference
- Chance to teach children (from all key stages) in a school setting or at the University
- Extended placement opportunities
- Volunteer for elite tournaments, inclusive festivals and grassroots level sport
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Rebecca Foster talks about what makes PE at Worcester special.
The whole degree was underpinned by a feel good factor where lecturers and students were in an environment which allowed for excellent teaching and learning in an enjoyable atmosphere.
Matt Craig, 3rd year PE and Sports Studies student
Entry requirements
What qualifications will you need?
UCAS tariff points
Entry requirements
112ĀUCAS Tariff points including GCSE English and Mathematics at Grade C/4 or above
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, formerly CRB) is required for this course
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If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or emailĀadmissions@worc.ac.uk for advice.
Further information about the UCAS Tariff can be obtained from http://www.ucas.com ĀĀ
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Here is an overview of current modules available on this course. Regular updates may mean that exact module titles may differ.
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Meet the team
You will be taught by a teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. The team includes academics as well as professional practitioners with educational experience from primary, secondary and special schools. Guest speakers are also invited in for lectures and seminars in at least once per module.
Teaching is informed by research and the majority of permanent lecturers have a higher education qualification or are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy.ĀĀĀĀ
Rebecca Foster MBE
Rebecca has been teaching PE predominantly in the North of England for over 20 years. She was Head of PE of one of the first six Sports Colleges in the Country. After 7 years of teaching she backpacked the World and did some temporary teaching in Australia and South Africa. She now currently volunteers as Team Manager for UK Deaf Athletics and is currently the course leader for Physical Education and Senior Lecturer for Adaptive PE.
Helen Hope
Helen Hope is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education. Before joining the universityĀshe had taught in secondary schools for ten years and was Head of a PE department for five years. She has previously led the PGCE PE teacher training programme for three years before moving into teaching on the Undergraduate Modular SchemeĀcourse.
Lerverne Barber
Lerverne is Deputy Head and Principal Lecturer with responsibility for Learning, Teaching and Student Experience (including Recruitment, Retention and Achievement), within the Institute of Sport and Exercise Science (ISES). She is a member of the Senior Management Team in ISES and has been part of the Physical Education (PE) teaching team for more than ten years, having been PE Course Leader from 2008 - 2011.
Vanessa Jones
Vanessa Jones is an Associate HeadĀ and member of the Senior Management Team for the Institute of Sport and Exercise Science.
She is also currently engaged in writing chaptersĀfor the fifth edition ofĀA Practical Guide to Teaching Physical Education in the Secondary School andĀthe 6th edition Learning to teach Physical Education in the Secondary School: a practical companion.
Rachael Bullingham
Rachael is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and Course Leader of the Physical Education and Outdoor Education at the University of Worcester.ĀĀRachaelÆs PhD analysed the experiences of openly lesbian athletes participating in team sports.Ā She has recently published æOut in SportÆ which offers an up to date examination of homophobia in sport.Ā
Charlotte Beaman-Evans
Charlotte is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and the Sports Scholarship Coordinator at the University of Worcester. Before joining the University, she was previously a teacher of Physical Education in a secondary school. A keen sports player Charlotte has played a range of sports including rugby, football and hockey, achieving international status in Rugby.
Polly Christian
PollyÆs background was as a School Sports Development Officer, with teaching responsibilities, under the previous School Sports Partnership framework. Polly facilitated the development of Physical Education and School Sport across 24 schools (primary and secondary education).
Camilla Neale
Camilla is a performer, choreographer and dance teacher. She has performed professionally for many midlands based companies and now runs and performs with her own entertainment company. Alongside performing, Camilla has taught dance and gymnastics in primary, secondary and further education.
Karen Williams
Karen Williams taught in Secondary Schools in the South West of England for 8 years which included a range of roles across the whole school such as Assistant Head of Physical Education, Pupil Premium Manager, NQT Induction tutor and Initial Teacher Training Co-ordinator.Ā
Karen Broughton
Karen started at Worcester University in September 2016, after 9 ½ years working for The Youth Sport Trust as a Programme Manager for PE, where she led on developing and delivering resources, professional learning and materials to support both primary and secondary teachers of PE.
Richard Pepperell
Richard has 15 yearsÆ experience teaching Physical Education and sport in the secondary and further education sectors.Ā He has a real passion for education and sport education in particular focussing on providing people with the skills and desire to be active and healthy for their entire lives. Richard enjoys participating and spectating almost every sport but in particular, rugby, triathlons and gymnastics.
Teaching and Assessment
How will you be taught?
The University places emphasis on enabling students to develop the independent learning capabilities that will equip you for lifelong learning and future employment, as well as academic achievement.Ā A mixture of independent study, teaching and academic support through the personal academic tutoring system enables you to reflect on progress and build up a profile of skills, achievements and experiences that will enable you to flourish and be successful.
You are taught through a combination of:
- Lectures and seminars (for a theoretical perspective on pedagogy)
- Practical seminars (to apply theory within a practical setting)
- Online learning (via Twitter, Blackboard, Camtasia, Pinterest)
- Work Placements (teaching opportunities in local schools) Ā
You are taught through a combination of different teaching and learning styles to assist your own development of your pedagogical philosophy.Ā In most cases we try to create an interactive environment that allows you to comment and share your knowledge.Ā We encourage an applied approach from theory to practical application to develop your subject specific skills. During theĀcourse, you will be taught by an experienced and enthusiastic team of physical education practitioners who are committed to providing a quality experience that will enable you to become an effective and employable graduate.
In addition, meetings with personal academic tutors (PAT) are scheduled on at least 4 occasions in the first year and three occasions in each of the other years of a course. At the end of your first year you will be invited to discuss whether you wish to major, minor or remain as a joint student with your PAT.
You have an opportunity to undertake a semester long placement in the second year of the course. However, there are many additional opportunities for learning in an applied context in semester time as well as in Worcester Weeks.ĀĀĀĀĀĀĀĀĀ
Contact time
In a typical week you will have around 12 ¢ 16 contact hours of teaching.Ā The precise contact hours will depend on the optional modules selected and in the final year you will normally have slightly less contact time in order to do more independent study.
Typically class contact time will be structured around:
- 4 - 6 hours of lectures (large group)
- 5 - 7 hours of practical seminars of around 30-35 students
- 4 hours of slectures (blend of lecture and seminar) Ā
In year two there are work placement opportunities in at least two modules (SPRT2011 and SPRT2042). In year three there is a paired work placement (SPRT3045).
Independent self-study
In addition to the contact time, you are expected to undertake around 24-28 hours of personal self-study per week.Ā Typically, this will involve:
- Completing directed study tasks
- Engaging with online activities
- Working on personal fitness
- Practice / rehearsal
- Reading, research and watching videos/TED talks
- Working on individual and group projects
- Preparing for assignments and learning experiences
- Reflection and evaluation
Independent learning is supported by a range of excellent learning facilities, including the Hive and library resources, the virtual learning environment, and extensive electronic learning resources.
The course provides opportunities to test understanding and learning informally through the completion of practice or æformativeÆ assignments.Ā Each module has one or more formal or æsummativeÆ assessments which are graded and count towards the overall module grade.
Assessment methods include:
- Practical activities
- Portfolios
- Presentations
- Project work
- Discussions and vivas
- Reports and essays
The precise assessment requirements for an individual student in an academic year will vary according to the mandatory and optional modules taken, but a typical formal summative assessment pattern for each year of the course is:
Year 1
- Two paired presentations
- Two reflective assignmentsĀ
- Two practical performances
- Two resource cards
- Written essay Ā
Year 2
- Teaching episode
- Three written reflections
- Oral defence
- Planning and evaluating a unit of work/lesson plans
- Viva with supporting booklet
- Case study essay
- Teaching resource
- Practical performance
- Online poster Ā
Year 3
- Planning project
- Resource project
- Two presentations/teaching resource
- Written essay
- Leaflet
- Research Proposal
- Action Research Project·
- Ethics Approval Form
- Research Project (Major Independent Study) Ā Ā
You will receive feedback on practice assessments and on formal assessments undertaken by coursework. Feedback on examination performance is available upon request from the module leader. Feedback is intended to support learning and you are encouraged to discuss it with personal academic tutors and module tutors as appropriate.
We aim to provide you with feedback on formal course work assessments within 20 working days of hand-in.
Where could it take you?
Due to the flexible nature of the course, students are able to develop specific areas of interest, experience new areas of study and build on their strengths whilst addressing areas of weakness in order that they achieve their full potential. Tutors are able to give students individualised advice on career pathways.
The PE degree course provides a sound basis for taking a PGCE teaching qualification. Students wishing to pursue a career in teaching should ensure they take the full range of PE modules available (secondary) and think carefully about options outside the Institute of Sport and Exercise Science if they wish to pursue primary.
Previous graduates have found employment in a variety of areas, including teaching, School sport premium initiatives, lecturing, the armed forces, public services, coaching, sports development managers, health promotion/ corporate fitness, sales, NHS activity co-ordinatiors, leisure and recreation management, personal fitness training, sports information analyst, performance analyst, sports marketing and events management.
PE graduates are also able to follow a variety of pathways into postgraduate level study including Masters degrees and PhD studies.
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How much will it cost?
Full-time tuition fees
UK and EU students
The standard tuition fee for full-time UK and EU students registering in the academic year 2018/19 will be £9,250 per year.
For more details, please visit our course fees page.
International students
The standard tuition fee for full-time international (non-EU) students registering in the academic year 2018/19 will be £12,100 per year.
For more details, please visit our course fees page.
Part-time tuition fees
UK and EU students
The standard tuition fees for part-time UK and EU students registering on this course in the academic year 2018/19 will be £1,156 per 15-credit module, £1,542 per 20 credit module and £2,313 per 30-credit module.
For more details, please visit our course fees page.
Additional costs
Every course has day-to-day costs for basic books, stationery, printing and photocopying.ĀThe amounts vary between courses.
If your course offers a placement opportunity, you may need to pay for a Disclosure &ĀBarring Service (DBS) check.
Finding the right accommodation is paramount to your university experience, and our welcoming student communities are great places to live and study.
We have over 1,000 rooms across our hallsĀof residence. With roomsĀto suit every budget and need,Āfrom our 'Traditional Hall' at £98 per week toĀ'En-suite Extra' at £159 per week (2018/19 prices).
For full details visit our accommodation page.
How do you apply?
Applying through UCAS
You must study Physical Education in combination with another course.
Education Studies and Physical Education - X390
Geography and Physical Education - LX74
Mathematics and Physical Education - GX15
Physical Education and Sports Coaching Science - C690
Physical Education and Sports Studies - C691
Physical Education and Outdoor Education - CX63
UCAS is the central organisation through which applications are processed for entry onto full-time undergraduate courses in Higher Education in the UK.Ā
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With summer time here, and an increase in outside activity, one thing is certain with diabetes. LOWS. Kids tend to need less insulin in the summer than they do in the winter season. This is because activity/exercise, whatever you refer to it as helps to drop that blood sugar. Preventing summer time lows can be difficult. And it's important to remember not to view yourself as failure because you or your child is still experiencing lows. It's going to happen, it's diabetes, and it's inevitable! But from my experience in having an active summertime child with Type 1 diabetes, I have figured out a few tips and tricks to help prevent lows from occurring.
Check more frequently
(when they are active it helps to check before they begin, during, and after, and even more if you feel the urge to)
Checking more frequently can help you get an idea of where your, or their blood sugar is and what you can do about it. As an example, Clifford is on the insulin pump, and one of the benefits of an insulin pump is knowing how much Insulin is on board (IOB), or active. This is a useful tool for us at least in helping to prevent lows from occurring. If he tests and he's 100 or less with IOB, we make a decision to treat, and with how many carbs. In doing this, we've helped to prevent some lows from occurring.
Temp basals
If you are on an insulin pump, or your child is, temp basals can be your best friend. We typically set a temp basal anywhere from 30-50% for an hours time. The percentage basically is reflecting off of what his numbers were like during the day, if he ran lower, then we run it lower.
Frequent snacks
For those on an insulin pump or MDI's frequent small snacks after checking your blood sugar can help to give you the little boost you need to keep your blood sugar up without dropping low during activities.
Well water will not exactly help prevent lows, but for anyone it's beneficial to make sure you stay hydrated during activity, and for those with diabetes it's even more important.
It's really not a huge list, but these are the few tricks / tools we pull out of our hat during the summer time to help prevent lows from occurring.


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@ Six Flags Great America near Chicago on August 13. Trace Cyrus shouted, 'oh Demi!' during Comin' Around. From Mollie: Before singing Seventeen Forever, trace asked how many 17 year olds were in the audience.
Then asked how many 16 year olds were in the audience. He said '16 is definitely the craziest age. I know from experience.' I'm not sure if he was
talking about Miley or Demi?
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Trace Cyrus sings about Demi in concert
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By Henni Espinosa – ABS-CBN North America Bureau
Filipino nurses, advocates and community groups flocked to the headquarters of the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Wednesday to condemn the hospital chain for discriminating against Filipinos.
Filipino nurses, advocates and community groups flocked to the headquarters of the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Wednesday to condemn the hospital chain for discriminating against Filipinos.
"We are here because we are concerned for the Filipino nurses. We have been advocates for the Filipino nurses for many years," said Lilian Galedo, Executive Director of Filipino Advocates for Justice.
Last August, the California Nurses Association (CNA) filed a class action grievance against CPMC after some former nurse managers complained that they were told not to hire Filipino nurses because "they're hard to understand."
CNA cited that in 2008, Filipinos comprised 48% of new hires among nurses at St. Luke's, one of CPMC's hospitals. The union said that number decreased to 10% today.
Filipino nurse Ron Villanueva was up for promotion when he said he heard the Vice President for Nursing say that she should stop hiring foreign graduates.
Villanueva said, "I didn't prod or anything. The mere fact that she said, I was already discouraged. What was the point of me applying?"
Two months after the Filipino nurses and CNA filed a class action grievance, CPMC management agreed to meet with Filipino community leaders, except for complainants like Villanueva.
"That just means they're really guilty of discrimination. Why can't they face me and others who personally witnessed what they said against us Filipinos?" he asked.
Terry Valen, Executive Director of the Filipino Community Center, said CPMC's management denied that discrimination ever took place.
"They told us that they have conducted an internal investigation on this. And we have yet to see the results of that investigation," Valen said.
Filipino nurse Marilen Logan was also present at the meeting. She said there is no truth to claims of some of her kababayans that CPMC discriminates against Filipinos.
"When I heard about this, I thought it was a joke that came from the rumor mill. People at CPMC hire a lot of Filipino nurses. I just don't see what they're saying."
But protesters stood by their word that CPMC targets Filipino nurses. Community leaders said that unless CPMC corrects this, they will support the Filipino nurses in filing a class action lawsuit against the hospital chain.
Jane Sandoval, a nurse at St. Luke's Hospital for 25 years and a union leader said, "This is not just a fight for Filipino nurses. This is a fight against discrimination. Whoever feels abused, we will make sure to back them up."


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The City Council cleared the way for Uber and similar cellphone-based ride services that are popular in other cities to begin operating in New Orleans on Thursday.Well they say UberX is not allowed by this ordinance but it also wasn't explicitly prohibited.
The council voted 4-3 in favor of an ordinance that would allow a premium service called Uber Black to operate luxury vehicles with professional drivers in the city, though not the broader, lower-cost UberX service that makes use of individuals who drive their own cars. Councilmembers James Gray, Susan Guidry and Nadine Ramsey voted against the measure.
Two other ordinances relating to Uber have been pulled from consideration for the time being.And anyway, a few of the councilmembers appear to have actually paid at least a little attention to how Uber operates in every other market it has entered and formed a reasonable opinion of how things might also go here.
One of them, by Brossett, would have created new classes of limousines, including one that cut a rule requiring operators to maintain at least two cars.
The other, also by Brossett, sought to define services commonly referred to as "ride sharing," which are the more attention-getting and also controversial aspects of services like Uber. It also would have prohibited those services and set penalties for defying the ban.
Uber says it only plans to introduce its high-end car service, not ride sharing, but speakers on Thursday argued ride sharing inevitably follows.
UberX, meanwhile is a ride-sharing service that also uses app technology to hail a car, but it uses ordinary drivers who are employed by Uber and Uber only. City Councilmembers Susan Guidry and James Gray have been the most vocal about what they see as the dangers of UberX, citing the lack of insurance drivers employed by Uber are required to carry and the concern that UberX's drivers have not been properly vetted by the city.Amazingly, others in the room... and many around town since the day this argument began... continue to blow these facts off as conspiracy theory. Even when faced with obvious evidence.
Guidry has warned at meeting after meeting that Uber X will be a reality for New Orleans as soon as the company grabs a foothold with Uber Black. Previously, Hayes has denied that accusation, saying that Uber Black is what's on the table. It is illegal for non-CPNC-holding individuals to drive for hire here, and representatives from the mayor's office who introduced the proposed ordinance said that the city will do its best to enforce the law. To that, Guidry responded, "We don't even have a head of the taxicab bureau." (Malachi Hull, the city's controversial Taxicab Bureau director, was fired in July and has not been replaced.)
"I feel like we're letting ourselves in for a world of hurt," Guidry said. "If we had stronger laws, I'd be more comfortable with this."
Al Hebron, the president of Flagship Limousines, called UberX "unenforceable" in his remarks to the council in opposition to the proposed ordinance. "Booting, tickets … mean nothing to an $18 billion company," he said.
Two men, Christian Hebron and Carl Traub, both announced to the council that they had applied to work as drivers for UberX in New Orleans, and both had already begun the hiring process. Uber posted a call for drivers on the local job site worknola.com today. Hebron said Uber asked about his vehicle, but Traub said the company did not. Both men said Uber did not ask them about their own personal insurance.


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— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) February 23, 2014
The Brooklyn Nets were very interested in Davis as Kevin Garnett made a pitch to the front office to bring him in. However the Nets will sign Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player. Collins played for the Nets from 2001-2008.


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If, as the nutters of the NRA would like, every student in Virginia Tech carried a gun, there would be far more nutters carrying guns, and they would be used more often. Killings would be a regular occurrence, and the college would close.
On the street, anyone would be fair game at the slightest provocation, the 'Precautionary Principle' would see to that, and the killer could always claim self-defence as the victim would also be carrying a gun. It would be a return to an even darker age of barbarism than the one America is now in. Which is the object of the exercise.
The Nutter Tendency reassures us that guns will only be issued to the 'decent and responsible'. Who are these 'law abiding citizens'? And how do you spot them?
What criminal tendencies did the Virginia suicide killer display?
The truth is that this insane fantasy that more guns means less killing has been disproved by the entire history of America. So what this boils down to is that if the patient nearly dies from the medicine, double the dose.
In fact it is nothing but an opportunist rabble-rousing designed to create even more fear and division in America than already exists - exactly the factors which create the deranged individuals who kill their fellow students without warning or apparent motive. Exactly the same factors which fuel Neo-Islamic suicide bombers - appropriately enough.
So if they have their way, the profiteers of the arms industry will create a society in which everyone is a potential murderer and no-one is to be trusted. A complete breakdown in the social fabric, with only fear holding together a basic level of functional barbarism.
The world of 1984, in other words.
So will the NRA appear next week in Blackburg to cash in on the slaughter and bring its brand of comfort to the bereaved, as it did in Columbine?


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Yeah, it's definitely too late for that. There's a good reason I haven't written a blog post so far this year too. We had a pretty sucky start to 2016. Our house flooded on boxing day. So a pretty sucky ending to 2015 and a ruined Christmas. I won't go into the details, because quite frankly, it's something I just want to put behind me now. Onwards and upwards. It's worked out for the best in the end actually, for so many reasons. It was tough for a time back there, but there is a big shiny light at the end of the tunnel.
Now I'm able to concentrate on the projects I have planned for this year with my newly found freelancing freedom, I'm already making progress. I've applied for a business accelerator programme which will hopefully help me in the areas I'm lacking skills in to take certain projects forward. I'm currently sat in the brilliant Basecamp in Baltic Creative in Liverpool working on a couple of personal projects and trying to get some actual paying work, which would be nice! I'm feeling hugely positive.
So yes, here is to a slightly belated, but what is definitely going to be, a happy new year.


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I have moments like this frequently. "Too many books and not enough time!" There are so many books that I want to read and I can feel the minutes ticking away, I know that I will never be able to read them all and it drives me crazy!
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
The Hallowed Ones - Review
Title: The Hallowed Ones
Author: Laura Bickle
Synopsis: "Katie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers are free to experience non-Amish culture before officially joining the church. But before Rumspringa arrives, Katie's safe world starts to crumble. It begins with a fiery helicopter crash in the cornfields, followed by rumors of massive unrest and the disappearance of huge numbers of people all over the world. Something is out there … and it is making a killing.
"Unsure why they haven't yet been attacked, the Amish Elders make a decree: No one goes outside their community, and no one is allowed in. But when Katie finds a gravely injured young man lying just outside the boundary of their land, she can't leave him to die. She refuses to submit to the Elders' rule and secretly brings the stranger into her community – but what else is she bringing in with him?"
Review: I spent all of my teenage years in a Mennonite Community. I walked the walk, talked the talk, dressed the dress… whatever you want to call it. I immersed myself in the culture and I loved it. We still had cars and telephones, although back then hardly anyone had cell phones, so it wasn't as extreme as the Amish. I tell you this so you understand that when I saw the cover of The Hallowed Ones I absolutely had to have it. Some of my family still follows many of the Mennonite ways, although I am no longer living in the Mennonite Community for those of you that wonder. My Mother's nearest neighbors are Amish, and I am very familiar with their beliefs and customs. I understand that each Amish community is a bit different, but I was a tad disappointed in Bickle's portrayal of the Amish. Two points: 1) The Amish do not pray out loud at meals. They pray silently before and after a meal. 2) The Amish do not believe that they can know they are going to heaven as this would lead to pride. Now I understand that this may garner me some flack as each community is different. However I have been led to understand, by the Amish that I know, that these are rigid rules and beliefs that should be the same in every community. I also understand that there is such a thing as poetic license which is why I will not let this small disappointment tarnish my love of this book.
I did love The Hallowed Ones. I read it in less than a day. It was my birthday and I treated myself to a trip to Barnes and Noble. I bought a lot of books. At one point a salesperson offered me a basket. I declined because my rule is that I can't buy more books than I can carry. A few minutes later another salesperson offered to take some of the books to a register for me. She looked very concerned for my safety. I can carry a lot of books! Okay, back to the book. The cover of The Hallowed Ones grabbed my attention right away. I didn't really pay attention to what it was about until I got home; I just knew that I needed this book with the Amish girl on the cover.
The Hallowed Ones is a horror novel about an apocalypse told from the perspective of an Amish teenager. It was wonderful. I was sad when I finished it. It made me angry and it made me sad. It made me smile and it made my heart pound. I loved Katie and the fact that she didn't just blindly follow along with what the Elders told everyone to do like a sheep. She loved her community but wanted to understand the reasons that they did things the way that they did. She knew that she would most likely end up choosing the Amish life but wanted to experience life outside of the community first and all of that was ruined by this disaster.
When we read and write novels about apocalypse or dystopian earth we rarely consider what would happen to these people who already live apart from the rest of society. With no phones, no television and no radio, these communities would be the last to know about a disaster and the least affected by one. The Hallowed Ones was very original and told a story that many of us have not really considered before now.
Publisher: Graphia / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
If you like this book you may want to read:
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The Forrest of Hands and Teeth Series by Carrie Ryan
Sunday, March 10, 2013
I don't handle change well. Even when it's good change there is a certain period of adjustment. I am a creature of habit and like to have a semi-predictable schedule. There have been a lot of changes in my life recently that I feel the need to catch everyone up on.
Firstly: Book Girl has a boyfriend. It's not that I hadn't tried, and I met some very nice people who were by all appearances perfect for me. But, as some of you know, since my divorce the idea of a relationship is something that would strike fear into my heart and cause me to run in the other direction. However, last May I met someone that didn't make me want to run. It's partly the timing. I think that I was finally ready to begin healing and moving on. But it's also him. He didn't push me to move faster than I was willing to go and is quite literally the absolute sweetest man I have ever met.
Secondly: Book Girl now has a BA in English Literature. Yeah, that's right. I graduated in December, after much hard work, and have decided to take a break from school for now. Sitting in class with all those 18-21 year olds made me feel old!
Thirdly: Book Girl now has a full-time job. I have student loans to pay back, the rent is due, someone has to buy the cat food, and there are books to be purchased and read. The company for which I was already working hired me full-time as a pharmacy technician.
What does this mean for you? I have discovered that the second and third changes mean that I have a lot more free time than I did previously. Working 40 hours a week is nothing compared to working part-time and going to school full-time! However, the boyfriend is taking up a lot of that new found time. I am slowly settling into a schedule of working, reading, writing, blogging and cuddling. Almost every Saturday is going to be a no internet, no phone, no television day. These days will be set aside primarily for reading, writing and getting things done around the house, ie: laundry and bathroom cleaning. So, things should be picking up around here and falling into a somewhat more predictable schedule.
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In a paper in the August issue of The American Naturalist, Jonathan Lelito and William Brown (SUNY-Fredonia), study male risk-taking behavior in a praying mantis by altering the risk of cannibalism and observing changes in male behavior. They find that the males are able to assess the risk of cannibalism and become more cautious in the presence of particularly hungry females.
"We know that hungry females are more likely to cannibalize and a head-on orientation makes it easier for her to attack the male with her predatory front legs," says Brown.
Lelito and Brown thus varied female hunger and physical orientation in order to assess how male mantids respond to variation in the risk of cannibalism. They found that males responded to greater risk by slowing their approach, increasing courtship behavior, and mounting from a greater – and possibly safer – distance.
"This shows that male mantids actively assess variation in risk and change their behavior to reduce the chance of being cannibalized," explains Brown. "Males are clearly not complicit, and the act of sexual cannibalism in praying mantids is an example of extreme conflict between the sexes."
Citation: Jonathan P. Lelito and William D. Brown, "Complicity or conflict over sexual cannibalism? Male risk taking in the praying mantis Tenodera aridifolia sinensis." The American Naturalist 167:263
I learned of this from SEED Magazine's "I Can't Believe It's Science" feature.


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November 1
Progress of the bathroom renovation: getting all the outlets and light switches in place. (It looks so big when it is wide open.)
November 2
Living Room
Coloring with Bro while the dads work.
November 3
Front Yard
Our first attempt at finger painting. More like, paint eating and butt painting.
November 4
Henrico Doctor's
Getting that 20 week ultrasound! Tuco (that's the baby) is perfect as can be seen and has a gender!
November 5
Libby Mill Library
Our first trip to the new library. And now our favorite rainy day activity.
November 6
Front Yard
One of them appreciates fall (or just laying down) more than the other.
November 7
Libby Mill Library
Making a habit of this library thing and dressing smart for the occasion. (Don't be distracted by the missing sock, it's the blazer that counts.)
November 8
Khan's House
Celebrating Molly and Kha's baby girl-to-be with some serious cotton candy.
November 9
Living Room
A visit from Gramps means a new puppet!
November 10
Grandma & Grandpa Smith's
Playing "name that facial feature" with Great Grandma Zena.
November 11
Living Room
Surprisingly, plenty of beets still made it into her mouth.
November 12
Holy cannoli, we all survived one year! This little chunk is the sweetest, happiest, best (most of the time) part of our days!
November 13
Lewis Ginter
All the gingko leaves.
November 14
Living Room
We are now at the point where I put something away that she wants and she cries and tries to get it back herself. In this case I'm talking about crayons that she prefers to eat instead of color with.
November 15
ARC Park
Cousins starting a band. With one giant xylophone.
November 16
Practicing drinking milk from a sippy cup. I don't think she got as much in her mouth this time.
November 17
Taking care of all six of her chompers.
November 18
Living Room
Birthday party preparations: the obligatory monthly photos and then some. Andy's response, "We can stop doing those now, right?"
November 19
Front Yard
Crazy sunset made for crazy colors!
November 20
More birthday party prep! Molly, the cake genius makes this masterpiece.
November 21
Come Dressed as Your Favorite Sea Creature Birthday Party was a success! At least one person loved the cake and three people dressed as sharks. (Mabel being one of them.)
November 22
Leena's Room
Story time with Kiki.
November 23
The Japanese Maple makes the most fiery red leaves!
November 24
Donnelly's House
Cary, NC
Bath time for all the boogers!
November 25
Getting ready to say goodbye from our quick mini Roller reunion. Nothing like refueling with an old friend, even if it is for less than 24 hours.
November 26
Station 7
Dinner at the station with the other firefighters and their families. Leena got to fully enjoy Thanksgiving and all it has to offer this year.
November 27
Ducky and Bunker's
Thanksgiving Round 2. More turkey and plenty of toys.
November 28
ARC Park
Early Olympic training in progress.
November 29
Leena's Room
I wish this kid liked to wear hats (or barrettes or headbands) more. This is the millisecond of half-wear that we caught for Tim, the giver of the hat when LB was born.
November 30
Leena's Room
The first of about thirty books to end up on the floor. To her credit, she does look at them at least a little bit before getting the next one.


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WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- Pending U.S. home sales declined 11.6 percent in April after two months of gains, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.
The Pending Home Sales Index, measuring contracts that will likely close in June, fell to 81.9 from 94.1, the trade group said.
"The pullback in contract signings is disappointing and implies a slower than expected market recovery in upcoming months. The economy hit a soft patch in April from sharply rising oil prices, widespread severe weather with the heaviest precipitation in 20 years, and a sudden rise in unemployment claims," said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun in a statement.
The trade group said the pending home sales index rose 1.7 percent to 64.5 in April in the Northeast and fell 10.4 percent to 74.1 in the Midwest. In the South, the index slid 17.2 percent to 91.3. In the West, the index dropped 8.9 percent to 89.1.


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Samsung to use single-chip for next smartphone
Samsung has reportedly confirmed it will be lowering dependence on the US chipmaker Qualcomm by using single-chip solutions for its next smart mobile phone the Galaxy S III.
This move comes after Qualcomm – the world's top memory chipmaker – shifted its focus to more profitable and less volatile non-memory chips, Korea Times reports.
Earlier this month the firm was forced to fend off rumours that it was due to launch the new device in the first quarter of this year by stating it would be unveiled at some point "in the first half of the year".
A high-ranking company official was quoted as saying that Samsung is paying huge amounts to Qualcomm in return for using its single-chip solutions.
"We don't think there will be big technology-related problems as we have already tested our telecommunications chips in some smartphones and tablets for consumers in North America," another official reportedly told the publication.
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Saturday, March 04, 2006
Engaging the Culture
What gives?
Some people who read my blog may think it's ME who "gives" and not in a good way. I may at times appear to be "soft on sin". Is being listed as "in the middle" like being "lukewarm" in the spiritual sense? We all know what happens to lukewarm Christians. In truth, those are thoughts that I've wrestled with. Worrying that these things may be true, I've spent a little time communicating with some folks who I consider to be wise. This man, this man, and a few others for whom I have no links. They all assure me that this is not the perception they have of me from reading my blog.
After thinking about it for some time (imagine that) I'm ready to articulate some reasons I think I'm able to communicate not only pleasantly but in a sense of community with the folks at Ex-Gay Watch. It is this.
I speak only for myself and from my own experience when I talk to them. I can't say for sure that all men who desire sexual encounters with other men can make the switch and desire the same thing with women. In my personal experiences, this is the case. I believe holiness should be the goal, not having sex with the opposite gender. Some may have to give that part of themselves over to God to the point that they don't care if they ever have sex again, as long as they are right with Him. That level of dedication to God is tough stuff. But it's what I believe and I'm honest about it. While I've not made that exact statement at Ex-Gay Watch, that core belief drives much of what I communicate. I've stated plainly that a complete, 100% switch in orientation is not the goal, and furthermore, a remnant of struggle is not a bad thing for humans who tend to become prideful and lazy if not reminded from "whence they came". In other words, I become prideful and lazy if not slapped up side the head occasionally with how wretched I truly am.
I'm also careful to be considerate of the sorts of verbiage that offends gay folks and to literally humble myself at the feet of Jesus before I say anything there. I can't imagine conversing with them (after publicly claiming their orientation's behaviors to be sinful) without taking into account my own tendency to sin and my own dire need of forgiveness. I've learned from the folks at Ex-Gay Watch that saying "change is possible" is a particularly charged comment to them. I'm not saying you were gay and now you are straight. I'm saying, my struggle with sin (any sin) decreases as I journey closer to God, take the risks He calls me to take, and submit my will to His will. Still another thing I've learned and attempt to incorporate into my communication with those who are gay is that they don't appreciate being referred to as "homosexuals". They are gay. I call them gay. They also don't consider their orientation to be a "lifestyle" anymore than I consider myself to be living the lifestyle of a woman. It wasn't a choice they made to be gay. When I put this in the context of my own Christianity I recognize that I didn't get to choose my struggles. My sinful nature chose me, I certainly didn't choose it. God has revealed to me some of the reasons I desire things that aren't part of His plan. I struggle to continue to submit my will to His.
The bottom line is to maintain a humble spirit and Christ-like attitude even when others may not be doing so. It's important not to jump at the chance to argue every single point you don't necessarily agree with but to keep your eyes on the big picture. And what is the big picture? Reflecting Christ who glorifies our Father in Heaven.
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10 comments:
- Angie said...
I've been checking out your blog off and on for awhile (I'm new to the blog community myself). And today I just can't resist commenting!
I feel like we're living in a parallel universe, with different life circumstances yet the same feelings, beliefs, attitudes and love. So knowing that YOU exist is such a sweet comfort for me.
I have a feeling we could talk for hours...
Hey, in case you haven't read Jeff Kursonis' blog (a pastor in NY), check it out. He has 2 recent posts called "My Gay Position" that are so refreshing. Since we seem to share some similarities, I think you'd like it too. It's long, but just excellent.
His blog is:
Much love to you, new friend!
Hey Grace! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I had a conversation with a friend this weekend who is feeling a good deal of duress with some personal decisions and spiritual challenges. One thing that kept coming to mind during this conversation is that a life of faith is just "messy" sometimes.
We often believe and propogate an idyllic view of what a "Christian life should look like" and blah-de-blah. Most images of this "faithful life" are just Christian concepts painted on a secular canvas. Anyway, I think it's more-indicative of a faithful life when we propogate the gospel in ways that are humble and personal while not taking it "personally" if someone doesn't agree with us.
Just some stuff that your post sparked in my mind... thought I'd share! :-)
- grace said...
Angie: Thanks so much for your encouraging comment! Who knows, maybe we will get the chance to talk for hours one day? I'd love that as well, I'm sure. Thanks also for the website reference and I look forward to reading your blog!
Emery: Messy Faith...hmm...sounds like a good name for a weblog or maybe a Christian rock band. ha! Yep...you're right on target, as usual! :)
I'm going to start up a rock band! oh yeah!
- Peterson Toscano said...
Grace, as someone who endured 17 years of "ex-gay" therapy, I too try to speak about these issues with somewhat of an open hand. I mean I believe that in most cases "ex-gay" experiences do more harm than good, but I can only speak with authority about my own story.
In the current debate about the gay issue some of the casualties can be those of us who wish to see things as more complex than gay-straight-ex-gay. Of course there are political ramifications to acknowleging some areas of doubt or divergence from the party line (regardless of what party we allign ourselves with).
I appreciate your open hand, your honest questions, the clearness about what you believe and the willingness to take responsibility for your words. So refreshing.
- grace said...
Thank you Peterson. As I commented once at Ex-Gay Watch, I have no reason to be anything but honest or to tell any story but the one God has given me. If I don't believe He's big enough to take care of the details then it's doubtful He's big enough to be of much help whatsoever.
We sing a little song with our 3-5 year-olds in children's worship which says..."My God is so BIG, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do, for YOU!"
He can either do anything at all or nothing at all. Most of us just need to get out of the way and let Him do it.
Thanks so much for your affirming comments! It does mean alot to me coming from you. (i've read your blog) ;)
- grantdale said...
And this, Grace, is why you don't get a hard time from "us" at ExGayWatch. :)
Your story, and that of your husband, is your own. You both appear to have what you wish, and far be it for us or anyone else to deny you that.
Your own religious belies are, to us, neither here nor there. They are yours. You're entitled to them as much as anyone is.
But you haven't used those beliefs to assume too much about ourselves. Or accuse us of anything. Far too often we get abused by people who know nothing of ourselves yet are prepared to accuse us of the most vile and awful of crimes. (I don't need to specify, y'all can prob'ly guess...). Or to make the most outrageous assumptions about our parents or our life together.
We live in hope that more will realise that -- the obvious withstanding -- we've never been abused, we had wonderful childhoods, we're surrounded by decent and honest people and we are both loved and repected by those who know us; as individuals and as a couple.
We do, however, have that one quirk :) We can live with that, we hope others do to.
There's too much that needs fixing in this World to worry about us.
- grace said...
Thanks for articulating that. I've been interested to hear what you guys really think. I know you don't represent everyone in that "camp" but your words probably resonate for many.
I think you hinted at something deep in your last sentence. So many of us think that God wants US to do the fixing...when He really needs us to just keep working on our own story and let HIM fix what needs to be fixed. That requires a HUGE amount of faith and risk, though.
ok...enough....gotta get ready for school!
Thanks again for reading and commenting!
I think one of the aspects of yours and Tdub's story is that it sort of "falls through the cracks." The gay community as a whole does not give a lot of support to men and women who do have same sex attraction, but who stay in, or start, opposite sex relationships. To the best of my knowledge, there are no such support groups in the gay community centers throughout the country to help people with SSA and their families. It would be nice if there were.
If someone wants to become "ex-gay," I have no problem with that. I think the problem arises where ex-gay organizations get co-opted by political groups, such as Focus on the Family, and its leaders take positions that are harmful to the gay community. The particularly frustrating thing is that there really is no need for any ex-gay organization to take on political issues.
As always, it is great to read your words!
- grace said...
Thanks Robert! Where the HECK have you been???
I am in complete agreement in separating the politics from the ex-gay organizations. I'm sure they have reasons for being so "activist" natured in the political realm...and those may be good and fine reasons....they just don't mesh with love, grace, and redemption all that easily. Or at least, to me, they certainly don't seem to.


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I have been working with MSBuild and the Microsoft.Sdc.Tasks to deploy my current project's databases. Some of the SQL scripts that are executed within MSBuild need parameters to be set to create the database objects, which the Microsoft.Sdc.Tasks.Sql.Execute method supports. To use parameters within MSbuild and SQL.Execute; firstly create an item group (<ItemGroup>) then create element of any name as this will become the name of the item that can be referred to in MSbuild. Within the new element an attribute has to set called "Include", then create two other elements called "name" and "value". Here is an example:
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Carlos Rodon, a two-time first-team All-American and the guy generally regarded as the best pitcher in college baseball, gets the lion's share of the attention, but NC State has a second ace starting pitcher on its staff. At 3-0 with a 0.73 ERA through four starts, it's safe to say that junior righthander Logan Jernigan has been NC State's best pitcher the first month of 2014.
In his four starts, Jernigan worked 23 ⅔ innings and allowed just 13 hits. He struck out 21 and walked 11. Opponents batted .160 against him with just two extra-base hits, and no home runs. Those numbers, however, include a rocky first start during which Jernigan allowed two runs in four innings against Canisius. He gave up three hits and walked five, and it took him 93 pitches to register 12 outs.
In three starts since that first appearance of the season, Jernigan has allowed just 10 hits in 20 ⅔ shutout innings. Heading into a weekend series at Florida State this weekend, he's tossed 21 ⅔ consecutive scoreless innings, dating back to his last inning against Canisius. He's reached the point that he can control a game with less than his best stuff, which is what he did March 8 against Notre Dame. Jernigan held the Irish to four hits in 7 ⅓ innings and came away a 1-0 winner despite no command of his fastball.
"Logan didn't have his usual stuff, but he dominated the game with his breaking ball and his changeup," Wolfpack coach Elliott Avent said. "I was so proud of him for the way he pitched. That's the first time Logan Jernigan's ever pitched without a great fastball for five innings and still dominated."
Thanks to control issues, Jernigan rarely dominated anyone his first two seasons at NC State. He struck out 57 in 52 innings as a freshman, but also walked 35 and hit eight batters. His control problems got worse his first five appearances a year ago, when he walked 14 and struck out 14 in 14 innings.
Things came to a boil immediately following a March 19 start against UNC Greensboro. Unable to find the strike zone with a compass and a road map that night, Jernigan walked four in just two-thirds of an inning, after which Avent yanked him from the game. Frustrated, Jernigan went into the Wolfpack clubhouse and challenged a wall to a fistfight. The wall won, Jernigan broke a bone in his pitching hand, and Avent lost one of his most talented starting pitchers for about five weeks.
A broken pitching hand is never a good thing, but the injury proved to be the turning point in Jernigan career. In six games after returning from the injury, he worked 20 ⅔ innings, and while he still managed to walk 14 with 16 strikeouts in that time, he minimized the damage and posted a 1.74 ERA. He pitched so well, in fact, that Avent gave him the ball to start against UCLA in the Wolfpack's second-round game at the College World Series, a 2-1 loss to the eventual national champions.
"[The injury] gave me time to get away from the game a little bit and get my thoughts together and focus on what I wanted to do when I got back," Jernigan said. "I've been focusing more on pitching than just throwing. I'm taking the fastball and running it and cutting it a little bit. I took a little bit of velocity off, but it will be there later in the season if I need it."
The biggest key to Jernigan's success has been his ability to throw strikes. A year ago, he threw 55.6 percent of his pitches for strikes, and 54.8 percent of first pitches for strikes. This season he's throwing 61.3 percent of his pitches for strikes, including 59.6 percent first-pitch strikes.
Living in the strike zone has allowed Jernigan to keep his pitch counts under control. He used just 77 pitches to throw 7 ⅓ shutout innings in a 3-0 win Feb. 28 over Michigan, then threw 97 pitches in another 7 ⅓ innings a week later vs. Notre Dame, a 1-0 victory for the Wolfpack.
He averaged nearly 18 pitches per inning in 2013. In four starts in 2014, he's averaged less than 15 pitches per inning, a figure skewed by that 93-pitch, four-inning aberration against Canisius. In three starts since then, he's averaged less than 13 pitches per inning.
"Logan has never been that efficient with his pitches before," Avent said. "It's a hurdle that he's finally learned to clear."
And with Jernigan clearing that hurdle, NC State now has a lethal 1-2 pitching punch to start a weekend ACC series.
Wolfpack Stays Hot, Sweeps Notre Dame To Open ACC Play
Thanks to dominant pitching, NC State began Atlantic Coast Conference play with a three-game sweep for the first time since 2006, sweeping Notre Dame the weekend of March 7-8. The Wolfpack began the series by taking both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday, beating the Irish 5-3 and 1-0, then broke out the brooms with a 7-0 shutout Sunday.
The sweep, which lifted the Wolfpack to No. 5 in the March 10 Baseball America poll, marked just the third time since Elliott Avent became head coach that NC State began the conference season 3-0. Avent's 1998 and 2006 teams also opened ACC play with a three-game sweep.
NC State didn't exactly hit the cover off the ball against Notre Dame, scoring just 13 runs and batting .261 as a team, but the pitching staff allowed just three runs in 27 innings. The Irish batted .198 for the series as State pitchers allowed just 18 hits and struck out 26.
Offensively, Brett Austin led the Wolfpack, batting .455 (5-for-11) for the series. Austin had two of State's three extra-base hits during the series, a double and a triple. Jake Armstrong was 4-for-10 vs. the Irish and led the team with four RBIs. Jake Fincher was 4-for-11 and drove in two runs, and Trea Turner was 3-for-10, walked twice and scored a team-high four runs.
Overall, however, the pitching carried the Pack, led by dominant starts from Logan Jernigan and Brad Stone, who combined to allow six hits in 13 ⅓ shutout innings, and a bullpen that worked 4 ⅔ innings and allowed no runs and just two hits.
"We're happy to start 3-0," State head coach Elliott Avent said. "I thought Sean Fitzgerald was outstanding for them in the opening game, and it's hard to win a doubleheader and we did that, so we did some good things. We played better defense this weekend, and we pitched very well overall. But our approach at the plate's got to be better. That's the bottom line."
The lack of offense against the Irish was not a new phenomenon. The Wolfpack's offense has struggled much of the season. Despite erupting for 10 or more runs in five of the first 15 games, NC State hitters were struggling to score runs against the better opponents on the schedule. In the 10 games that the Wolfpack did not win by blowout, the hitters batted just .240 with a .327 on-base percentage and a .299 slugging percentage. The team averaged just 3.9 runs per game, but won eight of the 10 thanks to a staff ERA of 1.31 in those games.
"We've got to start having better at-bats," head coach Elliott Avent said. "We're not swinging the bats, and I'm not sure anyone in the country is, but we can only control us. Pitching is usually ahead of hitting early, so as the weather warms up and we see more pitches, we should hit better, but these games still count too. It's not like they don't count as much now because it's not warm. Every game counts the same."
Part of the problem for the Wolfpack, as it is for many teams, is the ongoing adjustment to the BBCOR bats that the NCAA adopted beginning with the 2011 season. The new bats are noticeably less active than the bats used previously, reducing offense across the board, including runs per game, batting average, slugging and on-base percentage.
NC State batted .326, scored 571 runs and hit 98 home runs in 2010, the last year the old bats were used. In the first three seasons using the BBCOR bats, NC State batted .285 (1896-for-6664) with a three-year total of 110 home runs. The 2010 team averaged 9.2 runs per game. The 2011-12-13 teams averaged 6.3.
Through 15 games, the 2014 team is batting .287 and averaging 7.3 runs per game, but against mostly weaker competition. The 2013 team hit 29 home runs, fewest by a State team in the aluminum-bat era, and nine of those came in one doubleheader against an overmatched Wagner team. This year's club is on a pace to hit 28 home runs, but the most daunting portion of the schedule by far, including 27 ACC games, still remains.
"You've got to take a different approach at the plate with these bats," Avent said. "Whether you go up there looking to bunt or hit behind a runner or hit-and-run, or just shorten up with the bases loaded and try to hit a hard line drive instead of trying to hit one into the gap, you've got to be different with your approach at the plate because these bats are different. And they know that. [These bats] have been here for a few years. So it's time to have some better approaches at the plate and cut down on strikeouts and put the ball in play with two strikes. Some of those things we're doing, but we've got to get better."
Avent cited one other issue that all of college baseball deals with every season. While the NCAA allows most sports somewhere in the neighborhood of a month or more of preseason practice, it allows baseball just two weeks, essentially the first two weeks of February, and best of luck with the weather, which was especially brutal in 2014.
"We basically haven't practiced this year," Avent said. "Even if you have 80-degree weather, the time we're allowed to practice isn't enough, and we've had snow and rain and cold, and haven't been able to get on the field much at all except to play. It's really hard to develop your team as the season goes along, and practices during the season aren't the same as during the preseason."
• Dominant Pitching Carries Wolfpack To 13-2 Start
Fifteen games into 2014, NC State is 13-2 and living proof that a team that pitches and plays defense has a chance to win every game. The Wolfpack's offense has been less-than-robust, but the pitching has stifled the opposition, posting a staff ERA of 1.95 and limiting opposing batters to a .195 batting average.
Led by Logan Jernigan's 3-0 record and 0.73 ERA, the Wolfpack's starting rotation is 9-2 with a 2.22 ERA. State starters have allowed 63 hits, struck out 78 and walked 28 in 89 ⅓ innings. Opponents are batting .201 against Wolfpack starters. The weekend rotation of Carlos Rodon, Logan Jernigan and Brad Stone has combined to make 12 starts, working at least five innings in all but one of them. They worked at least six innings nine times.
The real story here is the bullpen, which was considered an unknown heading into the season after most of last year's stellar relief corps graduated. Through 15 games, the Wolfpack bullpen was 4-0 with a 1.41 ERA and five saves in as many chances.
"We weren't sure we had a bullpen when the season started," head coach Elliott Avent said. "We thought our starters were in good shape, but we lost several outstanding pitchers from our pen last year. But our bullpen has been excellent, and if anything, we're not getting them enough work right now. That's tough for them. It's disappointing for them. We've got to get guys out there more."
Despite the lack of work, six different relievers had ERAs of less than 3.00. Four had saved at least one game. Three had been credited with wins. Avent made 29 calls to the pen through 15 games, and his relievers rewarded him by allowing just seven runs on 28 hits in 44 ⅔ innings. They struck out 57 and walked just 17. Opponents batted an anemic .182 against NC State relief pitchers.
• About That Hot Start: NC State's 13-2 start through 15 games is the fastest by the Wolfpack since 2006 and is tied for the second-best start by the Wolfpack in Elliott Avent's 16-plus seasons as head coach. The 1999 team opened 14-1, the best start by an Avent-coached NC State team. The Pack began 2006 at 13-2, and started 2002 and 2004 at 12-3.
• Shutouts: The NC State single-season record for shutouts by the pitching staff is seven, set in 1978 and tied in 2005 and 2013. The Wolfpack's back-to-back shutouts of Notre Dame on March 8-9 were the fourth and fifth shutouts by NC State in 2014, just 15 games into the season.
As NC State headed to Florida for a March 11 game at Stetson and a three-game ACC series Feb. 14-16 at Florida State, the pitching staff carried an active streak of 21 consecutive scoreless innings. The last time NC State pitchers hung 21 or more zeros in a row on the scoreboard was March 10-15, 2013, when the Wolfpack tossed 27 consecutive scoreless innings. That streak began with six shutout innings in a 4-1 victory over Clemson on March 10 and continued through back-to-back shutouts March 12-13 against Quinnipiac and Old Dominion, before concluding with three shutout innings March 15 at Wake Forest.
The Notre Dame shutouts were the first by NC State in consecutive games against the same opponent since 6-0 and 1-0 shutouts over Virginia in Charlottesville the last two games of a weekend ACC series April 9-10, 2005.
• Pitching From The Stretch: There are numerous reasons for the success of NC State's pitching this season, perhaps none more important than the staff's collective success with runners on base.
Opponents are hitting just .173 (33-for-191) against the staff as a whole with runners on base. Opposing hitters are just 1-for-26 with runners on base against Logan Jernigan, including 0-for-18 in his last three starts. Brad Stone has allowed a .069 average (2-for-29) with runners on base. Staff ace Carlos Rodon is allowing just a .217 average (10-for-46) with runners aboard.
Among relievers, righthander Eric Peterson and lefty D.J. Thomas each have allowed one hit in 12 at-bats (.083) with runners on base. Freshman righthander Joe O'Donnell has allowed one hit in seven at-bats (.143).
Then there is the matter of closing out innings. People are often surprised to learn that most runs in baseball score with two outs, but it only makes sense. Barring a home run early in the inning, one or two outs usually occur in the time it takes to string together the two or three hits needed to put runs on the board. One reason NC State's ERA is a stingy 1.95 is the Pack's dominance with two outs. Opponents are batting just .141 against State with two away. They're 5-for-29 against Logan Jernigan, 4-for-24 against Brad Stone, and 3-for-26 against Carlos Rodon.


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January 21, 2011 could be an historic day as citizens lay siege on federal buildings in the nation's capital.
The full story is at Conservative Examiner.
Tea Party groups, the 9-12 group initiated by Glenn Beck, and Second Amendment organizations have been invited to participate. This is NOT a 'protest rally.'
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
EXAMINER--Liberty Watchdog Group Plans Siege on Washington
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William Kennedy Smith, who counts among his uncles two senators and a president, is going into the family business — in the political equivalent of the mailroom.
William K. Smith is one of two names that will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot for Advisory Neighborhood Commission seat 2A04, representing a sliver of Washington's Foggy Bottom area that includes the Watergate complex and, yes, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Smith, a 53-year-old physician who lives in the Watergate West building and runs a medical software company, confirmed Wednesday what is his first run for public office but said he does not have a political career in mind.
"I think of it as service," he said. "I've done a lot of different things internationally, and I've been involved in grass-roots activities in a lot of different capacities. . . . I just felt it was a good thing to do."
Smith came to national attention more than two decades ago after being accused of raping a woman in Palm Beach, Fla., when he was 30.
He was acquitted in December 1991 of sexual battery and battery after an eight-month prosecution and two-week trial that garnered intense national attention.
After the trial concluded, Smith continued with his medical residency and later founded and ran a nonprofit organization devoted to helping individuals in foreign countries with disabilities.
Smith, who married in 2011 not long after moving to the District, is the son of Jean Kennedy Smith, the youngest daughter of Joseph P. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and sister to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and President John F. Kennedy.
Should Smith win, he would hardly be a heartbeat from the presidency — or any other position of prominence.
Advisory neighborhood commissions represent the lowest level of District government, consisting of unpaid members who weigh in on such hyperlocal issues as liquor licenses, zoning petitions and street projects. Votes taken by ANCs are, as their name suggests, purely advisory in most cases, but city agencies are required to give "great weight" to their recommendations.
Smith said he was encouraged to run by two current commissioners, including the retiring commissioner whose seat he is hoping to assume.
His first experience with neighborhood activism, he said, came in negotiating with the owners of the soon-to-be-renovated Watergate Hotel over a liquor license application.
Armando Irizarry, the outgoing commissioner, said he was impressed by Smith's dealings with the liquor license.
"He was very responsible, very good to work with, very level-headed," he said. "I'm happy to support him."
Smith is facing Thomas B. Martin, a 39-year-old lawyer who has lived in Foggy Bottom for more than a decade. Martin said he learned about his opponent while circulating ballot petitions in his apartment building.
A neighbor asked him if he had met the competition, Martin said. "She said his name, and I just paused for a moment, and I said, 'Kennedy, Kennedy?' "
Martin, who said he is running to focus on improvements at the neighborhood public school his two children attend, declined to say whether Smith's past should be an issue in the race.
"I think that's a question that he has to answer for voters," he said. "It's not really for me to answer. I'm in this race to talk about the issues."
Irizarry said he has never discussed the 1991 trial with Smith but said he was familiar with the case: "If I had any doubts then or had any doubts now, I would not be supporting him."
Given the local nature of the race, Smith said he was not concerned his past might become a campaign issue.
"I'll be out talking to people, and I hope people will get to know me and understand who I am as a person," he said. "I'm doing this because I feel it's a good thing to do. People can make their own judgments."
Wesley Robinson contributed to this report.


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It's almost not worth posting about this, everyone who visits will probably know already. But just for the archives sake:
Unusually High Vote Totals Raise Concerns About Iraq Election
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The vote count from Saturday's referendum on a new constitution is described as "unusually high" from most of Iraq's provinces more.
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I'm so thrilled that my blog was chosen along with ten others by ivillage.com to be featured in their "Best Mother's Day Brunch Recipes from Our Favorite Food Bloggers" feature!
If you're looking for something special to prepare for Mom on Mother's Day, head on over to ivillage.com ........ to see the slide show and get the recipes. (click link)
Thank you ivillage.com!


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A tourism advertisement produced by the Israeli Foreign Ministry was banned before it could be released, as it showed the CGI destruction of the Dome of the Rock, a Muslim holy site.
The video features Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon speaking in front of the mosque, when it collapses – and from its ruins rises King Solomon's Temple, meant to postulate the presence of Judaism in the region before Islam.
The ad was aimed to promote tourism in Jerusalem, which Israel considers to be its capital despite international near-consensus that the country's capital is Tel Aviv. In the clip, Ayalon describes the Jewish history of the city and shows off its cultural sights.
In the original version, Ayalon attempts to show Jerusalem's ancient Jewish roots by placing a virtual temple atop the crumbling mosque, the Times of Israel reports.
Foreign Ministry officials decided to replace the scene with a dissolving rather than destroyed mosque, expressing fears that a depiction of the mosque's destruction could cause discontent among Muslims.
The film was banned from official release and was uploaded only onto Ayalon's Youtube Channel.
However, the film was denounced as part of the Israeli government's agenda of destroying the Arab-Islamic identity of Jerusalem.
Ikrima Sabri, the head of the Supreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem, said in a press statement that the ad is "a part of the [Israeli] occupation plans to reveal its hostile intentions towards the holy shrine," Al Arabiya reports.
According to Sabri, "the ad film shows that targeting the shrine is no longer limited to the extremist Jewish groups and that it is now vulnerable to many threats."
It's not the first time Palestinians have voiced concerns about about Israel's policy towards Muslim cultural heritage in Jerusalem.
The Dome of the Rock is a highly revered shrine for Muslims, among whom it is also known Haram al-Sharif or Noble Sanctuary. Located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, Muslims believe it commemorates the Prophet Mohammed's miraculous night journey into heaven.
It was constructed on the site of the First Temple built under Solomon, King of the Israelites, which was replaced by the Second Temple, destroyed during the siege of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 AD. Jewish eschatology includes a belief that the Second Temple will in turn be replaced by a future Third Temple.
Previously there have been other scandals connected with the mosque. There were allegations during the Israeli elections earlier in the year that Knesset candidate Jeremy Gimpel publicly called for the destruction of the Dome of the Rock.
The Dome of the Rock (screenshot from YouTube user DannyAyalon)
King Solomon's Temple (screenshot from YouTube user DannyAyalon)


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My Then Wife, now Ex- Wife and Roommate made a comment that I viewed the world through a "plastic bubble". I do, and I admit it- and I think it is not neccessarily a bad thing. Furthermore, I am influenced at times by the plastic monkey, detailed here. So to stave off his attacks, I can shop, or I can handle odd stuff from my collection...take pictures of it...write odd things about it. So the Plastic Bubble Protects me from the world, the world from me, and my wallet from the monkey on my back.
The effects of a plastic monkey on ones back are many and varied, and they are both beneficial and less so. I recall one day I was talking with someone on the phone when I looked up and realized...
so with my blood pressure slightly elevated, I started calculating the length of the phone cord and what it would take to get to him safely. And I realized...it could not be done. I could not ease him out from behind Bumblebee without a very practical lesson in how few Autobots can fly.
You bet I fixed it as soon as that phone hit the hook. Did you have to ask??
On the other hand, I have access to fascinating knowledge about my collectables, and what they represent. If I need patience and understanding, I pick up Optimus as a reminder to be overflowing with the Energon of cybertronian kindness. If I need Cold ruthless logic, Shockwave comes down from storage. If I need daring...Springer- and so forth.
So I'm a boy in a plastic bubble(not this boy), of my own making. Rather than be trapped in a world I never made, I get to be at home and comfy in one I did make. I have a plastic bubble. If you don't have a bubble you might want to look into forming one- I highly advise it. It's nice in here
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Finished Quilt for Aliyah!
Originally I was going to have this quilt ready for my sister when she came to visit in August. It didn't get done in time, so then I decided I would make it and have it ready before the baby was born. It didn't get done in time for that either! I finally got it done in time to take to Hawaii when I went to visit baby Aliyah and Stefanie in December. Better late than never, and my sister loves it too!
Pattern is "Vintage Baby Quilt" by YoYo Mama Designs and fabric is Moda "Love U" Jelly Roll.
The jelly roll made it SO easy to cut out 196 2 1/2 squares. I took multiple strips and lined them up on my cutting mat. Since the jelly roll is fabric already cut into 2 1/2 wide strips, I only had to cut them in one direction. I have enough squares to make 2 more blankets!
To make the quilt, you need to draw on the background fabric with a washable fabric marker. Mine did NOT come off all the way when I washed it! I'm hoping after a few washes, it will come off entirely.
Of course you can't see the blue lines unless you're up close.
I absolutely love the little frayed edges!
and the binding...
and the backing.
I think my favorite is the p.s. I Love You!!


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On the heels of another strong ratings start for the new season of Ink Master, Spike TV has picked up a fifth season of the network's hit original series. The new season will increase to 16 one-hour episodes and will debut Fall 2014. The announcement was made today by Sharon Levy, Executive Vice President, Original Series, Spike TV.
Season four (through 5 episodes) of Ink Master is once again proving to be ratings driver for the network, delivering 1.72 million viewers, and has improved the timeslot in Adults 18-49 by 81% and Adults 18-34 by 115%. The series is 49% male, demonstrating the network's ongoing plan to deliver gender-balanced original hit series.
"We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Original Media, the immensely creative and innovative team who produces 'Ink Master,' the defining series of tattoo culture," said Levy. "The ever-increasing ratings for the series is a testament to the huge stakes and drama in each episode with the incredibly-talented and knowledgeable hosts including Dave Navarro, Chris Nunez, and Oliver Peck."
Ink Master is hosted by music legend Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction) and judged by renowned tattoo artists Chris Nunez and Oliver Peck. Tattoo artists from around the country battle it out each week in permanent ink for a $100,000 cash prize, an editorial feature in Inked magazine and the bragging rights title of 'Ink Master.' The show is produced for Spike TV by Original Media ("Swamp People," "Comic Book Men," "BBQ Pitmasters," "Grilled," "Dual Survival," and "NY Ink") with Charlie Corwin, Daniel Laikind and Andrea Richter serving as Executive Producers. Original Media is a subsidiary of Endemol USA.


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Truthfully, any eReader will likely be good for such a situation. With books, they are either in a format with large type or they aren't. With an eReader it is easy to adjust the font size and style to one that you are comfortable with. It was a good question though and it merited some research. I wanted to advise her well and with more than a generic suggestion.
In my search I found this site which I think substantiates the user's explanation thoughtfully. And so, Barnes and Noble's NOOK products come out just ahead of Kindle.
http://tinyurl.com/PCWorldOnEReaderResolution (Click at the top right of the page to skip the ad)
"Trade books, mass-market books, textbooks, magazines, newspapers, and children's books all look and function better on the Nook Tablet than on the Kindle Fire.
Both tablet's screens have a resolution of 1024 by 600 pixels, which limits how sharp the text they display can be. But the Nook Tablet's screen is less reflective than Kindle Fire's; the LCD is bonded to the glass, which mitigates reflection and increases contrast and sharpness. In comparison, I often encountered glare on the Kindle Fire's display.
I looked at the same magazines and books on each device, and the Nook Tablet was the clear overall winner at rendering text. At comparable font sizes, text on the Nook Tablet looked crisper than on the Kindle Fire.
In presenting standard books, the Nook Tablet offered more meaningful viewing choices. Though both tablets provide eight font-size options, the sizes on the Nook are more useful. It's definitely better for readers who need large type."


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The past couple of days I've been spending a lot of time fooling around with photoshop. I know that's all I've been talking about lately. After spending lots of time looking at lovely blogs, it's a need to know. Especially if you are like me and don't take the best photos. It really is amazing what you can achieve. This image is a little vignette from on top of my cabinet. More home photos to come.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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Monday, August 16, 2010
Just a quick post to let everyone know I am back from ART IN THE ROUGHhttp://www.naveljellystudios.com/ . What an amazing event. I just got home after a 9 hour drive from Maine. Here's a quick pic of the dress form I created. Robin Betterley is incredible. What an amazing teacher and such a lovely woman. She has helped me bring my dress forms to a whole new level.
I'll be posting about the entire event by the end of the week. Just wanted to give you a little eye candy for now. So check back soon for the low down on the entire event.
Nighty - night
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Finally I have returned..... Been to Cape May. Had a wonderful time. Fresh air, lots of beach, and most of all relaxing. After Cape May, I came home for a few days and went to work. (yuk) Then the Hubs, the pixie and I went for a quick trip to see my in-laws in Miami. Yes I've had two wonderful trips I'm a lucky girl. This is also what I've been up to...........
My lovely flea market find. This piece is the perfect shades of beachy blue aqua, gray, and white. It was filthy. I've spent the day scrubbing it and sealing it. But let me tell you, I love it!!!!! Right now in is in my hallway. I'm going to try to find a home for it in my studio. There's really no space, but this piece is perfect for it. So I'm gonna try to squeeze it in tomorrow. I'll let ya know how it goes.
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After reading comments from a LinkedIn discussion (more like a debate), "Should we consider paintings by dolphins, elephants and chimps as art?" I began to think about the ethical debate of these animals creating these paintings in the first place.
Perhaps you've seen the video of Thai elephants painting for tourist? These videos sparked quite a bit of discussion concerning the exploitation of these creatures, including methods of training, rewards system, methods of trainer control during painting (some using chains, prods, others through gentle encouragement by the trainer), also the age of the elephants, and more. It is advertised that the paintings sold generate funds that help cover the cost of treatment and care for these elephant camps. However there is concern that the elephants are very young and are being taken (too young) from their mothers in order to do these paintings--questioning the legitimacy or sickening "spin" of claims the funds support milk for orphaned elephants.
- Are these animals enjoying a voluntary, natural expression, or are they performing a trick for a reward?
- Is this animal abuse or animal enrichment?
- Are we imposing our human traits onto non-human beings?
- Are the animals enjoying this activity?
- Is the trade off worth the funds raised to promote awareness and protection of these animals in the wild?
- Is it ethical?
Take a moment to watch and read these links for more information and please share your comments below, tell us what you think:
Why Elephants Paint Thoughtful article discussing concerns about elephants painting for tourist and/or to raise funds for the camps that house them.
6 Professional Painters From the Animal Kingdom Six animals "known" for their art, each with a short description of how they started painting, background on where they came from, etc.
12 Artsy Animals That Paint A text and slideshow of domestic and zoo animals creating art for show and fundraising.
Elephant Painting Self Portrait YouTube video
Dolphin Painting Project YouTube video
Animal Arts multiple videos of different animals painting to see for yourself


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Name something barry has personally fought for.
[Rex Babin / Sacramento Bee / Politicalhumor ]
His tax cave is just his latest broken campaign promise.
Now consider what issues he has chosen to make a stand on: Prof Gates, Kayne West, Tiger Woods, Michael Vick, 9-11 Victory mosque and Arizona immigration bill. The latter used as an example of human rights violations in the US when it has yet to be fully enacted.


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Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds
Whose breath gives life to the world, hear me
I come to you as one of your many children
I am small and weak
I need your strength and wisdom
May I walk in beauty
Make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made
And my ears sharp to your voice.
Make me wise so that I may know the things you have taught your
The lessons you have written in every leaf and rock
Make me strong--------!
Not to be superior to my brothers, but to fight my greatest enemy....myself
Make me ever ready to come to you with straight eyes,
So that when life fades as the fading sunset,
May my spirit come to you without shame.
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