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Friday, May 15, 2009
West Bend - A 21-year-old Jackson man has been charged with trying to get what he thought was a 14-year-old girl to view sexual activity over the Internet.
According to a criminal complaint, Brent W. Wallace contacted a Door County Sheriff's Department investigator posing as the girl in an online chat room and sent sexually explicit video and messages to her. He also asked her to mail him a sexually explicit video of herself to him.
On Monday, Jackson police and a postal inspector executed a search warrant and seized computer equipment and a camera and took Wallace into custody and charged him on Wednesday.
Wallace is free on a $2,500 signature bond. A condition of bail is that he not use a computer.
If convicted, Wallace could be imprisoned up to three years. He is next due in court June 3.
5 comments:
- Mike said...
Could you possibly reach any further to make your point than you just did? My god, there is no child involved here. The connection between your crusade and this article is non-existent.
- May 15, 2009 at 2:26 PM
- West Bend Citizen Advocate said...
Ah, Mike... I did not have to reach. It just fell onto the page.
- May 15, 2009 at 2:46 PM
- Dylan said...
I, too, don't find the correlation between actively exposing a child to pornography of yourself for purpose of self-stimulation and gratification and passively placing books on a shelf where it could possibly be reached by a child?
Parental supervision is a necessity both online and in the library, I believe and both incidents could be avoided by parental accompaniment. That being said I know very few parents that wouldn't trust a 14-year old on the internet alone, so in that case it's probably the fault of the child for allowing the situation to get that far. However, the parents are responsible to for failing to educate their child on internet safety. The man had malicious intent though, and as the saying goes "intent is 9/10ths of the law".
Could you elaborate on how this incident relates specifically to explicit materials being available via a library?
- May 15, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- DollB said...
C'mon now, the correlation is this: This person was trying to get a 14-year-old girl to view sexually explicit material, and he was arrested for that because it's illegal for a 14-year-old to view such content... so how come it's not against the law to have sexually explicit books available to that same 14-year-old right in our library? There is a direct correlation there! Sexually explicit materials are against the law for anyone under 18, and books with this same questionable content are readily available in the YA section of the library.
- May 16, 2009 at 9:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
Sexually explicit materials are against the law for anyone under 18, and books with this same questionable content are readily available in the YA section of the library.SOME sexually explicit materials are against the law for people under 18. However, an eight-year-old can walk into Barnes and Noble and buy a Harlequin romance novel, no problem. The books in question are no more explicit than the average romance novel or grocery store magazine. The content in home-made pornographic videos is NOT the same thing at all. The library doesn't rent out pornographic videos, which is what's at issue here.
Does that mean I think eight-year-olds should be reading Danielle Steele? Of course not. I just think that in the bookstore, as in the grocery store, as in the library, parents need to monitor their children. There is nothing criminal about a kid reading about puberty - it just may not be in their best interest, and no one is capable of determining that except the child's parent.
- May 17, 2009 at 8:08 PM


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Stephen Wolfram's book A New Kind of Science (reviewed by Nobel laureate Philip W. Anderson in The THES , June 7) has created something of a furore in the academic world, not least because of its long, unorthodox period of gestation (over two decades) and its forthright style of presentation. Though it is a huge tome that has been a long time in the making, the book is quite approachable, given the subject matter and a willingness to excuse the author's somewhat egotistical tone.
The reason for a second review is that Wolfram and his company, Wolfram Research, have released a CD-Rom, A New Kind of Science Explorer , that can be used to experiment with the cellular automata at the heart of the book. Cellular automata are mathematical algorithms based on a simple set of rules that are applied repeatedly to some initial (normally simple) state. The juxtaposition of the changed states of the automaton for each discrete repetition can produce interesting and apparently random patterns that, when they are presented in suitable graphical form, are particularly discernible to the eye. The book reproduces more than 1,000 patterns created by techniques using cellular automata selected by Wolfram. The CD-Rom allows these to be viewed on a computer and, what is more, enables users to select different rules and initial conditions to investigate the myriad possible outcomes for themselves.
The assumption behind A New Kind of Science is that cellular automata are important in the physical world because they may lie behind the creation of the random patterns found throughout nature. Though I find the assumption convincing, many scientists do not, and it has generated much debate. The CD-Rom offers a chance for sceptics to try out Wolfram's ideas directly in a number of different fields.
The experiments on it follow the original book very closely, and it is worth having the book to hand when using the program, though this is not essential (without it, one can still skim the ideas). They cover a wide range of scientific fields and there should be something of interest to most scientists, regardless of the area of specialisation, as well as to more computer-literate non-scientists. The software is thus a useful adjunct to the book.
The areas of application are impressively wide - Wolfram has done his best to investigate as many fields as possible. Obviously, computing is well covered and, as would be expected, the ubiquitous Turing machine, a basic model for all sequential computers, is included. Mathematics too is well represented - no surprise given Wolfram's professional background. But there are also experiments on the growth of crystals, thermodynamics, data compression, visual and auditory perception and cryptography, to mention some fields that attracted my eye.
Turning to the software itself, the * symbol in the title on the cover of the packaging and on the CD-Rom betrays the commercial approach adopted in the marketing of this product. At least the CD-Rom is simple and reasonably quick to instal on a PC using Windows (and I assume on a Mac as well). The user must type in a password included on the inside of the packaging that is visible only after one has broken a seal that implicitly deems the customer to have accepted the licence agreement. Fortunately, the agreement is just a single page, although it includes the usual limitations of warranty and damages for the user that only software companies seem to have the gall to inflict on their customers.
On first running the software, one is invited to "take a tour", which is reasonably short and gives an accurate outline of what to expect. There are more than 450 interactive "experiments" based on the book keyed into matching chapter numbers and headings in the selection menu on the left of the screen. They start with simple cellular automata, while later experiments demonstrate applicability over a wide range of scientific areas. Both book and experiments attempt to illustrate Wolfram's principle of computational equivalence that unifies his approach as expounded by him at the end of the book.
Each experiment is controlled by a simple, if sometimes cryptic, input template using numbers, with pre-selected values that produce interesting results in the form of a graphical output. On trying to change numbers randomly, like the proverbial monkeys typing Shakespeare, either an error message appears (for example, if a number is out of range) or a different and normally more boring display is produced. One quickly realises that the number of "interesting" patterns is relatively small when trying random samples, although there are enough to make this method of exploration worthwhile.
As one would expect, it is possible to print out results and also to resize and export the resulting images to files for printing, inclusion in other documents and so on. Supported graphic formats include, for the technically minded, Gif, Jpeg, Tiff and EPS. This is a reasonably good selection and is certainly not a great limiting factor. Gif and Jpeg are good formats for inclusion on webpages, assuming this is allowed (of which more later). Tiff is the highest quality graphical output (with a larger file size as a result) and EPS is useful in PostScript and PDF documents (which are quite widespread).
By way of example, I generated an image that produced a 25KB Gif file, 119KB for Jpeg, 132KB for Tiff and 464KB for EPS. As expected, the Gif format was small with good results because of its lossless compression. The Jpeg size was less impressive and the lossy compression produced some minor but noticeable degradation in white areas when printed. The Tiff image produced the best printed results but, surprisingly, the EPS produced the worst results with some aliasing effects (perhaps due to the external software being used). The EPS file seems excessively large and, when converted (using software not supplied on the CD-Rom) to the similar PDF format, reduced in size to a more reasonable 139KB, less than a third of the size. (An annoying feature of the software is that the correct graphics file-name extension is not added automatically, at any rate on the PC version. This would be easy to add in a future version for the convenience of users.)
Use of any graphics produced by the Explorer other than for personal use is included under "prohibited uses" in the licence agreement "without the prior, express written consent of WRI" (Wolfram Research Inc.). A website address to request permission is also included, and visiting this results in the ubiquitous "coming soon" message. The more than 1,000 images included in the original book are protected by copyright anyway, but the situation is less clear for newly generated images where a researcher could expend considerable time and expertise in finding interesting and previously undiscovered results. As it stands, without clarification of the permissions situation (including whether or not the permissions will cost money), the product is little more than a toy for personal use. I would advise anyone considering using it for anything more serious to wait until the permissions situation becomes clear and the associated website no longer says "coming soon". The situation for use in teaching is also unclear. For example, are academic site licences available at a reasonable discount?
To use the graphics "export" feature, it is necessary to register online using an Explorer registration key. It seems that Wolfram Research is being very protective of any results that this software might produce. This is not the most open "new kind of science" that could be envisaged and is not one with which I (and perhaps many academics) am enamoured. There is very little scientific altruism on view in this product.
A nice feature of the software is the recording of experiments that have been undertaken during a session. It is possible to go back and review what has been done. However, the Explorer is memory-hungry, and storage of several experiments can result in adverse performance, even on a modern PC with a reasonable amount of memory. One may wish to close most other applications to obtain full performance from the software. It is very easy to run out of memory, requiring the program to be aborted and restarted.
Finally, it is also possible to share experiments by emailing input data to others for use on their own copy of Explorer . This has the potential of being useful in a teaching situation where a set of initial experiments could be distributed to students to start some practical study using the software.
The interface with the software is simple enough for most scientists to be able to conduct the experiments even if they are not very well versed in computer technology. How much they will get out of them is another question. After a while, the experiments start to seem repetitive. I suspect that really successful use will require deep knowledge of the area of application.
Overall I do not believe the CD-Rom will enjoy the same sales success as the book, but it is a worthwhile product that will sell extremely well by the standards of most academic offerings. However, it does not seem to be regarded by Wolfram Research as a serious research tool or even as a teaching tool. I guess that Wolfram would expect users to buy the full Mathematica mathematical support software, also from Wolfram Research, on which this product is based.
In summary, for anyone who has purchased and enjoyed the book, this CD-Rom may be a diverting product, at least for a while. Others may prefer to save their money, or if they are undertaking serious mathematical research requiring computer support for graphical output, to purchase a copy of Mathematica instead.
Of course I have had only a relatively short time to assess this software. Wolfram has spent about 20 years working in this area. With his extremely sharp intellect, he obviously has a huge head start on most people in terms of expertise in finding interesting examples of randomness. Others will generally have a hard time catching up but may enjoy trying, at least with experiments relating to their own field. But do not start with the CD-Rom. Buy the book first, and purchase the CD-Rom only as an aid to understanding and enlivening some of the ideas propounded at length in the book.
Jonathan Bowen is professor of computing, South Bank University.
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That's it. Those are the five reasons why I love Twitter. If you are not tweeting, you are missing out on a whole new world of possibilities and opportunities. My suggestion is to "Try Twitter." After all, you never know– what you may learn and who know, you may fall in love with Twitter too. ♥


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About the Author
Nadia Al Sultani (http://nadiaalsultani.com/), born in Baghdad Iraq, has lived and worked in some of the world's most volatile places --Iraq, Afghanistan and near the Syrian border in Gaziantep, Turkey. Nadia immigrated to the US at age 10 and grew up in upstate New York. With an MA in International Economics, Nadia began her career in global banking on Wall Street. After more than a decade working in NYC, she moved into a series of high level public sector positions, including her work with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of Defense. She spent several years commuting between NYC and the International Zone (most often famously called 'the Green Zone') in Baghdad to help reform the Iraqi economy. Her memoir Baghdad Stories: An Iraqi-American memoir recounts her highly charged professional and personal return journeys to her native land.


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In my many conversations with fathers that are fighting now or have fought for the joint custody of their children, I have discovered, to my surprise and worry, that the distinction between custody and visitation is not clear for most people, and therefore, why the former is much more important than the latter is not clear neither.
When courts award sole physical custody of a child to one of the parents, they are disregarding the proven benefits of joint custody. In 1981, Beck v. Beck, the seminal case on joint custody in New Jersey, the custody of two adopted girls was decided in favor of joint legal and physical custody. Mr. Beck used as professional support of his claims for joint custody the testimonies of Dr. Warren Clark, a school psychologist, and Dr. Judith Greif, a psychiatric social worker who has conducted independent research on the topic of joint custody. The court found "…rational the viewpoints of Drs. Greif and Clark and hence adopted their conclusions". Dr. Greif testified that:
…as long as both parents are fit, "the most important thing is to maintain the child's open and meaningful access to both parents." (…) Visitation, for Dr. Greif was not "meaningful contact." She stressed that the continuity of relationship allowed by alternating physical custody is more important that the discontinuity of physical environment caused by it. 86 New Jersey Superior Court 492 (1981)
And by "meaningful" contact, we should read physical custody. As this case helped to clarify, visitation is not, it cannot be, meaningful contact (86 New Jersey Superior Court 492). Dr. Greif:
…distinguished between custodial time and visitation, describing the former as "meaningful contact" and the latter as "entertainment time." It saw the contact and involvement of the girls with two fit, concerned parents as "going to be what's good for the girls." (86 New Jersey Superior Court 493)
Beck v. Beck repeatedly states that only physical custody can develop a healthy bond between divorced parents and their children:
Alternating physical custody enables the children to share with both parents the intimate day-to-day contact necessary to strengthen a true parent-child relationship. 86 New Jersey Superior Court 485 (1981)
The award of joint physical custody to both parents is the only way to preserve the relationship between them and their children. And those of us who love our children must keep on fighting until joint custody arrangements be the rule and not the exception, as they are now. We have to. Our children are waiting.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Visitation and custody
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I find that I've constantly modifying my banana bread recipe. This particular batch went like this:
2 ripe mashed bananas + some applesauce (I was short one banana)
1.5C whole wheat flour
1/2C brown sugar
2t baking powder
1t baking soda
1/2t salt
1/4C non-dairy milk of your choice
1/4C oil (I usually skimp a little)
2 heaping T flaxseed + 6T water (MAKE FIRST and let sit for a good 15 minutes to congeal and get a good "eggy" texture)
1/2C soy protein powder (or another vegan protein powder)
cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla to taste
I also threw in a dash of allspice in this one
Bake for about 40-45 minutes at 350. (Test at 40 and keep checking it.)
I found that the protein powder really helped the flax in acting egglike; usually I have some problems getting banana bread fluffy enough without eggs but this loaf puffed right up with the protein!
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The Most Overvalued NBA Free Agent at Every PositionMay 26, 2017
The Most Overvalued NBA Free Agent at Every Position
Overpaying an NBA player doesn't necessarily mean that player is bad.
It's quite possible to give someone top-tier money merely to serve as a mid-tier contributor. You can hand someone a contract typically reserved for a starter when they're best suited as a stellar reserve. And when the free-agency class is bereft of too many great options at most positions, those scenarios become almost inevitable.
Such is the case for these five players—one for each of the five positions in an NBA lineup.
Each one has value when pigeonholed into the right role. But certain circumstances—whether reputation, declining skills or the alternative options at the position—make it far more likely they'll be overpaid while looking for work on the open market.
Tread with caution when pursuing any member of this quintet.
Point Guard: Derrick Rose
Type of Free Agency: Unrestricted
Age: 28
2016-17 Per-Game Stats: 18.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.3 blocks
2016-17 Advanced Metrics: 17.0 PER, minus-2.25 RPM, minus-83.28 TPA
Derrick Rose can still be a useful point guard.
He's a dynamic scorer who can put up points in bunches, even if his team has to live with the occasional dry spell and unnecessarily difficult finishes around the hoop. During the 2016-17 campaign, he was one of only 44 players to score at least 18 points per game, though he did so while finishing No. 43 on that list in true shooting percentage.
The more problematic elements of Rose's game stem from his unwillingness to hit open teammates when a driving opportunity presents itself, as well as a complete inability to play high-quality defense. NBA Math's defensive points saved (DPS) indicate that only 23 players throughout the league provided more negative value on the preventing end, while ESPN.com's defensive real plus/minus (DRPM) has Rose at No. 82 among the 91 qualified point guards.
At this stage in his injury-riddled career, Rose would be best utilized as a spark plug off the bench, capable of coming in and providing a quick offensive burst, then retreating to the pine before foes start targeting his turnstile habits. But we all know that isn't going to happen.
"Some close to Rose have told friends he will seek a max contract this summer," Ian Begley reported for ESPN.com in January. "For Rose, that pact would be for five years and nearly $150 million."
That's not going to happen, either. Not even the New York Knicks will throw that much money at him. But someone will inevitably bite, counting on the allure of the name over the declining production of the last few years.
Shooting Guard: JJ Redick
Type of Free Agency: Unrestricted
Age: 32
2016-17 Per-Game Stats: 15.0 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.2 blocks
2016-17 Advanced Metrics: 14.8 PER, minus-0.38 RPM, 0.0 TPA
JJ Redick's biggest marketable skill has started to decline. Though he still shot 42.9 percent from beyond the arc while taking a career-high six attempts per game, that's significantly below last year's league-leading 47.5 percent clip.
However, that's not the problem here.
Even though Redick will celebrate his 33rd birthday before the start of the 2017-18 season, there's no reason he can't enjoy a Kyle Korver trajectory—draining threes deep into his 30s, regardless of the system into which he's placed. But what else does the 2-guard provide?
His defense has never been stellar, and it's not going to get any better as Father Time continues to drain his energy reserves. He doesn't function as a facilitator, and his work on the boards has never been particularly notable. He's a sharpshooter through and through, just with more wear and tear on his tires and less ability to provide the middling defense he's granted the Los Angeles Clippers over the last few seasons.
Does that seem like a sound investment?
And yet, Sam Amick reported for USA Today that Redick's price tag could rise up to $18 million annually.
"Paying that much for Redick reeks of trying to compensate him for the money he didn't get in his last deal," Bleacher Report's Dan Favale subsequently explained while predicting free agency's worst contracts.
"The four-year, $26.9 million contract he signed in 2013 has since turned into one of the Association's best bargains, and with nearly a half-decade's stake in the Clippers, Redick is approaching legacy-deal territory. ... But the soon-to-be 33-year-old isn't getting any better. Forking over anything close to $20 million for more than a year or two cannot be spun as a long-term victory."
And lest we forget, anyone trying to lure him away from Tinseltown might actually have to top that number.
Small Forward: Danilo Gallinari
Type of Free Agency: Player Option
Age: 28
2016-17 Per-Game Stats: 18.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.2 blocks
2016-17 Advanced Metrics: 17.4 PER, 2.88 RPM, 34.96 TPA
If Danilo Gallinari opts out of his contract with the Denver Nuggets and another team offers him a chance to be a leading member of the starting lineup while playing small forward, it'll be sorely disappointed. The 28-year-old played 62 percent of his minutes at the 4 in 2016-17, and that number shouldn't decline as his career progresses.
It might if a team falls into the trap of thinking of Gallinari as a small forward, since that's where the world seems to believe he still plays.
But it shouldn't.
Gallinari's advancing age has already started to curtail the lateral quickness and mobility that made him a standout defender earlier in his career. That's not coming back, especially as minor injuries continue to pile up and force him into near-constant rehabilitation periods. He's best suited guarding larger players with less speed, allowing him to body up and conserve energy for the offensive end.
On offense, though, Gallinari is also trending in the wrong direction.
He can still draw plenty of contact and connect at the stripe, which allows him to maintain his scoring efficiency. He's just no longer a bona fide No. 1 option and struggled to accept as much while working alongside Nikola Jokic and the rest of the youthful Nuggets during what could be his final season in the Mile High City.
Unless a team can pay him third-fiddle money, which might not be enough to steal him away from Denver, it'll likely be allocating too much of its cap space for a player beginning to decline on both ends.
Power Forward: Serge Ibaka
Type of Free Agency: Unrestricted
Age: 27
2016-17 Per-Game Stats: 14.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.5 steals, 1.6 blocks
2016-17 Advanced Metrics: 16.4 PER, 0.57 RPM, minus-19.42 TPA
It may be time to stop thinking of Serge Ibaka as a two-way terror.
The veteran power forward is better than ever as a floor-spacing option, connecting on a career-high 39.1 percent of his three-pointers while taking four attempts per game—also a new high-water mark. But the defensive chops that once made him an award candidate are starting to dry up. After an uninspired tenure with the Orlando Magic, Ibaka struggled to protect the hoop with the Toronto Raptors, only turning around the negative trend during the team's brief playoff run.
Throughout his final season for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Ibaka held opponents to 43.6 percent shooting at the rim while facing off against 7.6 shots of that variety per game. Those numbers stood at 52.9 and 6.1, respectively, during his time with the Magic, which was bad enough. But in 23 games for Toronto, his increased inspiration still only led him to contest 6.8 shots at the rim per appearance and let opponents connect on 51.6 percent of their looks.
That's not a positive development for a player whose shot-swatting skills were once the envy of big men everywhere. It also helps explain why his score in ESPN.com's DRPM (1.08) ranked No. 31 among power forwards, leaving him directly behind defensive luminaries such as Nick Collison, Jordan Hill and Jarell Martin.
Plus, his offensive value can only rise so high when it stems almost solely from mid-range jumpers and floor-spacing triples. Despite getting significant time alongside superstars in OKC, he still hasn't figured out how to make beneficial passes that aid his teammates.
Does this sound like someone who should be receiving more than $20 million annually? Well, that's the contract with Toronto that's "basically done," per Basketball Insiders' Steve Kyler.
Center: Mason Plumlee
Type of Free Agency: Restricted
Age: 27
2016-17 Per-Game Stats: 10.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.9 steals, 1.1 blocks
2016-17 Advanced Metrics: 18.1 PER, 0.93 RPM, 113.09 TPA
To be clear, this isn't really a knock on Mason Plumlee.
He remains one of the league's more underrated centers, capable of playing solid interior defense while still finding time to rack up assists with displays of impressive passing chops. According to NBA Math's total points added (TPA) only nine true centers added more value in 2016-17, though that was partially because he found himself in an ideal spot with the Portland Trail Blazers for much of the season. I even had him sitting at No. 56 overall in my year-end rankings of the league's best players.
But the center market in this year's free-agency class still begs for a player such as Plumlee to be overvalued.
This is a tremendously weak group, with Plumlee, Nerlens Noel and Greg Monroe potentially serving as the headliners. Dewayne Dedmon will make plenty of coin after his impressive low-minute efforts for the San Antonio Spurs, but he actually deserves a much larger payday after toiling away in obscurity. His upside demands it.
So when a team in dire need of a center upgrade needs to find someone, it may end up drastically overpaying to lure Plumlee from the Denver Nuggets, who can match any offer and retain his services. Whether it wants him as a starter or top-tier backup who can slide over to the 4 (and be brutally overmatched against stretchy players), it may be willing to pony up.
Plumlee simply doesn't have the upside necessary to justify such a monstrous increase in pay. He is what he is: a solid two-way center capable of filling an unorthodox role with his passing. Asking him to be anything more is a recipe for disaster, but the dearth of top-tier options on the open market may tempt a desperate organization to do exactly that.
Adam Fromal covers the NBA for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter: @fromal09.
Unless otherwise indicated, all stats from Basketball Reference, NBA.com, ESPN.com or NBA Math and accurate heading into games on Wednesday, May 24.


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Life Lessons on Film – By Brian Morton
You know, sometimes I catch my wife just looking at me, and I ask…naturally…"What The Hell Are You Looking At??", and she usually replies with something along the lines of, 'I'm just wondering what makes a man like you, a man like you.' Of course, what she usually actually says it something like "I'm just sitting here wondering what the hell is wrong with you?", but I know what she means. But, this got me to thinking, why am I the way I am? So, I decided that a little soul-searching was in order, and after a long and thoughtful ten minutes or so, I discovered that most of what makes me the man I am today, has to do with the movies I watched as a kid. I know most men will tell you that it was their fathers who influenced them the most in life, but, I have to admit, my father and I get along as well and oil and water. It was the movies that influenced me the most in life. Now, I know there's a lot of you out there going "Awww, poor Brian" but, let me just say this, in the most kind and gentle way I can "Shut It!!!"
So, let's get to the teaching, I learned pretty early on that the strong should take care of the weak, and I learned this from Adam West as Batman. Batman had it all, he was rich, he had cool gadgets, the chicks dug him and yet he used his powers to defend the weak and defenseless. As a child, sitting in front of my tube, this made a lasting impression on me and I still believe that you shouldn't bully people smaller than you and you should always do you best to help the helpless. Thanks, Batman
But, I also learned that there's a line that shouldn't be crossed. You should never let somone who's bigger than you win just because they're bigger or outnumber you. I was a little older when I learned this lesson, but it's an important lesson nonetheless. I learned this from a little movie I like to call Mad Max. I like to call it Mad Max because if I called it Battle Beyond The Stars, you'd rent a completely different movie! Max was just a hard working cop in a world that was coming apart around him, but still he believed in law and order…until the day the bad guys went too far. When the bad guys hurt his family, Max gets Mad…hence the title. Max doesn't cross the line until the line is crossed for him, but once crossed Max sets out to win at any cost, and if you've seen the movie you know, HE WINS. And if you haven't seen this movie, where have you been? Under a rock? Mad Max teaches us the second most important guy rule of all: Never Let The Bastards Win! Thanks to you, Maxwell!
Now, the next lesson you can learn from anyone. Now, this might seem a little simple, but let me show you an example. Who would think that even Jason Voorhees would teach me a life lesson? Well, he did. After seeing most of the Friday The 13th movie series, I learned that it's important to be your own man. Never be a 'momma's boy'. You see, Jason was a wimp, a, pardon the expression, girly man. His mom wouldn't even let him go to camp alone, and when something happened, mommy came in and started killing counselors. Nothing is more embarassing for a young boy than to have his mommy fight his battles. Well, after mom is gone, Jason blooms. He becomes a big strong, unstoppable monster. Now, this kind of conflicts with lesson one, but if you stop short of killing camp counselors for fun, you can learn from Jason to be your own man. So, from Jason we learn two lessons, be your own man, and never think that you can't learn a lesson from a person just because they're a giant malformed killer mongoloid!
Our next lesson comes from a movie that made us believe that a man could fly. What? You don't believe that? Well, then you've probably never seen Superman or Superman 2! Because I saw them and I believed. But, flying aside, there's a couple of important lessons to learn from these movies. First, you don't see Superman running around telling everyone how great he is. In fact, Supes does the opposite! Teaching us that most important thing isn't the glory, doing the right thing should be it's own reward. Also, in case you forgot, Superman gives up his powers for love, with dire consequences to the world and then has to struggle across harsh terrain to get his powers back. This taught me that if you have a duty you should honor that commitment. So, from what seems like just another comic book movie, I took away humility and honor, not too bad for a comic book movie, eh??
And the last lesson that we should all learn is that you're never too old to learn. They say that you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but trust me, speaking here as an old dog myself, I learn new tricks every day! And, no, I didn't learn this from Benji or Lassie, I just figured them out for myself. So, the next time someone tells you to stop wasting your time watching that movie, just tell them that you're not just watching, you're learning. I take great pride in the fact that I've watched a lot of movies in my time! Movies were my friends when I didn't have a lot of friends and I've never turned my back on them! And my wife understands, movies aren't my life, it's an addition to my life, it helps me get through the tough times and they're always there. When I have a bad day or just don't feel like dealing with reality, movies are there to hang out and, if I'm lucky, teach me a life lesson that I can carry with me!


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For those who are into sentimentality and all that jazz,how about checking this unique USB Retro Mobile MP3 Player? The design of this unique MP3 player is inspired by those bulky first generation cellphones of yesteryears. No wait, they are designed to look exactly like those retro mobile phones. But this time you play music through them, not make calls.
The USB Retro Mobile MP3 Player functions not only as an MP3 player but also as a portable speaker. You can either put in a microSD card or plug a compatible device on its USB slot or a 3.5 mm stereo audio connector to enjoy your favorite songs. It is available at USB Brando for US$23.
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I have two wonderful girlfriends that make my life OK daily.
I found these little travel scrabble letters in a second hand shop and using an old ruler I made each of us a message.
Mine (the worrier) is the top one. Sam's (the beauty) is the middle one and Audrey's (the kookie fruit) is the bottom one.
The other pic is of mine in situ.
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
Chunky Baby
Yup!! Thats right apparently I feed my child cubes of butter at a time!! I obviously need to be more aware! I had Maycee in her chair while I was making something earlier in that day and had a thing of butter out I didn't use a whole cube so I left it out knowing I would need it later. When I went to go use it again I searched and searched and searched getting so mad at myself knowing I did not use the whole cube of butter then I began to question myself . Did I use the whole cube of butter Ugh I guess I will get another one out. Just as soon as I put the butter in whatever I was making (this is why you blog when it happens) I notice the chunk of butter by her leg and her going to town on it!! She was just in heaven!! I took it away and we got.............
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Play. Snooze. Walkies. Not a bad day!
We we tried to visit Granny but she was in bed and her nose was making big rumbling snorts so we left her in peace. That meant I had time to persuade Mum and Dad that we had to go to the park opposite. There I found a great playmate; a labradoodle called Monty. The rest of the day has been a long relaxing snooze while Mum rested her ouchy paws. Then I took Dad for a nice long walkies this evening.
|Photo of me with Monty.
|Ooooh! And a photo from Wednesday of Debbi sitting in front of her big black beast with the black and white teeth that she so loves to tickle.


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Explosives found in shed on Ebenezer Church Road
By Ethan Smith
Published in News on October 12, 2017 5:21 PM
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Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians empty part of what was found in the shed into a a container of water to mitigate the size of the explosion.
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians are working with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office to detonate 50 pounds of explosives found earlier today.
A person found the explosives in a shed behind a residence at 250 Ebenezer Church Road.
They called the Sheriff's Office, who then requested the assistance of SJAFB EOD.
Tech Sgt. Derek Horn said the explosives were less volatile than dynamite and are binary ditch explosives used to blow up beaver dams and clear fields.
Once the explosives were carried out of the shed, they were taken to a gun range off of Old Mount Olive Highway.
The EOD team is now working to safely detonate the ditch explosives at the end of a path behind the range.


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Sunday, February 26, 2017
TDEC Hits Jack Daniels On Air Violations
By Walter F. Roche Jr.
Tennessee environmental officials have hit distiller Jack Daniels with a $500 fine for failure to maintain the required power on an air pollution prevention device on 96 occasions.
According to a notice issued earlier this month, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation could have fined the Lynchburg distillery $25,000 for each day the required voltage was not maintained on an electrostatic precipitator serving a boiler.
The notice stated that the violations were noted in a six month report Jack Daniels filed with TDEC on Sept. 2 of last year.
The notice states that 96 of 521 entries during the six month period showed the proper voltage was not maintained at 12 killowatts.
According to the notice Jack Daniels can appeal the fine.
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What's For Dinner, Thurs. May 3, 2007
Going to bake some Brick Oven Pizza's I bought yesterday. Never tried them before. Just made a strawberry cake-strawberry pie filling dessert.
We are having crudite and houmous and a roule cheese dip - to be clear that is two separate dips. :)
I pulled out some Pork Sirloin roasts to thaw. Not sure about sauce(s), veg, and starch at this point.
We ordering subs most likely. OR maybe cooking up the Hannaford Pizza in the oven. Hannaford is a name of a grocery store like market basket ect. They have decent brands. We used to get DiJorno, but switched to Hannaford Brand since it's cheaper and still decent. I'm visiting a friend at around 2:30pm for a few hours and my DH is doing the monthly BJ's trip (meats, paper towels, dog/cat stuff, cereals, diapers and wipes)....bulk stuff
Not sure. Today's going to be a rough day so I might just end up going to get something instead of cooking.
It's beautiful here today, so I think I'll grill some chorizo sausage. make a package of potatoes, onions, carrots and grill that as well.
I'm marinating some chicken breasts in cilantro,evoo,garlic,raspberry vinegar,chicken stock,salt and pepper..will poach in the oven then refrigerate and serve cold with strawberry salsa..Picked up some couscous, and will add some mint and toasted pine nuts..although beets may not go with the chicken and couscous, I found some already roasted and peeled at Trader Joe's, I'm going to slice them and dress with evoo and some of the raspberry vinegar...maybe too much of a good thing but I love beets so beets it is:lol: Katie E.'s Black Devils food cake has been requested so one of those is in the works..
Spaghetti al Fungi :)
breaded cod with creamy dill dressing, mixture of green vegetables and basmati rice.
I started to marinate those chicken breasts in hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, tomato paste, brown sugar, Chili Garlic sauce, grated ginger, and five-spice powder too late last night to cook them, so I will be grilling them up tonight on the barbie. There were actually three breasts, not two, so I will eat one with steamed brown rice with carrot and some steamed Asian vegetables tonight, and the other two will get sliced up for Chinese chicken salad.
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You may be wondering why there is a definition at the beginning of this post? I promise it's not random and you'll find out in a few...keep reading.
I have worn glasses since I was two years old. Yes, you read right, two years old. My mom loves to tell the story about the blizzard of 1996. It was January 6th and the blizzard was in full effect and left a fresh pillow of 17 inches of snow. I was about three and three quarters (very specific) at the time and memorized by the magic of snow. It was early in the morning and my mother scooped me up out of bed to see the snow from our living room window. When she placed me in front of the window I squinted and said "Mommy, I can't see anything!" She giggled, retrieved my glasses, and her I watched the snowfall. This story is always told at family functions and holidays and each time I smile. I think back to the very Steve Urkel- esque spectacles with the lanyard that I had from ages two through twelve and laugh. Good times.
I've had horrible vision my entire life and I've embraced! I remember as a preteen every year or two getting excited about new glasses. I felt like a new pair signified and new me, and let me tell you I felt like a million bucks! I would pick the brightest, and craziest glasses knowing full well that no one would have them and I loved that. As I got older and began to hone my style I liked glasses in a neutral tone with a flair, whether it be the color or shape. I love the classics which never go out of style with the added luxury, but not the price tag! Since my vision is so bad there is a lot of work that needs to go into my glasses which usually hikes up the price. In addition to that the frames are extremely overpriced. Annoying.
A while ago when browsing through some of my favorite blogs I saw a brand being mentioned quite a bit. Warby Parker. I immediately visited their site and it was love at first site. The most stylish frames in the game without the heavy price tag. It gets better. You can do an at home try on...for free and they fill your prescription for you! I remember saying "this can't be real life" but it was and I couldn't be happier! I knew where my next pair of glasses from now and forever were coming from.
Today Warby Parker just released their Concentric Collection (hence the definition). They were kind enough to share this exclusive with me! This collection is so classic and chic with a zing. It's perfect for adding a little something to your fall and winter layers. The colors and hues are very warm and the frame shapes are flattering on any face structure. Being the fashion obsessed blogger that I am, I made up outfits with some of my favorites from the collection. I jotted some ideas down and this is what I imagined...
Benchley Oak Barrel With Flint
Murphy Cognac Tortoise With Vulcanite
Murphy Crystal With Hazelnut
This collection get an A+
See the rest of the collection here and let me know which one's are your favorite!


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Defending World Drivers champion Dexter Dunn settled off the pace in seventh after the first round of the 2017 series in Canada on Sunday.
The New Zealand star finished a bold second in the opening heat at Century Downs Racetrack, Calgary, but couldn't advance among the place-getters in the other four first-round heats.
He did win the final event on the card, but it wasn't a world championship race.
Fellow New Zealand representative Mark Purdon had a luckless first day. He is 10th position among the 11 drivers.
United States driver Marcus Miller, who tasted success in two of the first-round heats, leads with 57 points from Canada's James MacDonald, who also won two WDC races.
MacDonald was victorious in the second and fifth races, first clearing to command from post eight after the first quarter and holding off the competition for the victory in 2:03.1 aboard Lucky Lucka ($19.70) and then sending Barossa Blue Genes ($6.70) three-wide off cover approaching the third quarter mark and drawing clear in the stretch to win by two and a half lengths in 2:03.3.
''It's a whole different ball game and I've never been involved in anything like this," said MacDonald of the international tournament. ''I'm really excited to be doing it and thankfully having a little bit of success.''
The drivers will head to MacDonald's home track at Mohawk Racetrack in Campbellville, Ontario, for the second WDC leg on Tuesday (NZ time).
First-round points: Marcus Miller (USA) 57, James MacDonald (Canada) 50, Shane Graham (Aust) 48, Bjorn Goop (Sweden) 43, Gehard Mayr (Austria) 38, Mika Forss (Finland) 34, Dexter Dunn (NZ) 29, Rik Depuydt (Belgium) 25, Noel Baldacchino (Malta) 24, Mark Purdon (NZ) 21, Erik Hoitamt (Norway) 16.
Stars Align and Motu Meteor, former NZ stablemates in the All Stars stable of Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen stable, were successful in Australasian Breeders Crown Heats at Bendigo, Victoria, on Friday night.
The former, who remains in the ownership of New Zealanders Glenys and Phil Kennard, Phil and Margaret Creighton and Gavin Douglas, along with Australian Kevin Riseley, was transferred to the Victorian stable of Dean Braun after running fifth to Jack's Legend in the Harness Jewels 3YO Emerald at Ashburton on June 3.
He has been beaten into second only once since arriving in Melbourne, winning five of six starts in Australia.
Stars Align, from a second-row barrier, moved up parked on the final lap on Friday in the hands of expatriate Kiwi driver Anthony Butt and won as a $1.70 favourite in a 1:55.7 mile rate for the 2150m.
A race later Motu Meteor, raced by Melbourne owners Merv and Meg Butterworth, led throughout his Australasian Breeders Crown Heat for Victorian trainer-driver Kerryn Manning, winning easily as a $1.60 favourite in a 1:55.4 mile rate.
Motu Meteor joined the Manning stable after running seventh to Raukapuka Ruler in the Northern Derby at Auckland on March 10. In five starts since transferring to Manning, he's won three and also recorded a second and a fourth.
Thames harness racing trainer Bill Darrah passed away on Thursday, surrounded by his family.
His wife of 76 years, Eva, died 16 hours earlier, also surrounded by family.
Darrah trained horses until aged 94 and his last runner to the races was Awa Cathrine in February 2015. Awa Cathrine subsequently won a race at Manawatu last year for another Thames trainer, Dale Moore.
Interestingly, he didn't enter the racing industry until he was 70, when he purchased the Count Bay mare Elizabeth Bay from Charlie Hunter in 1990.
She won eight races and got through to open company for him, before leaving five winners at stud.
The best of them was 10-race winner Iwi Alex ($107,511), who Darrah trained to place twice at Group Two level, including the $40,000 City Of Sails Free For All at Alexandra Park in 2006.


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But be warned. I run like a Lumberjack, drink like a horse, sweat like a pig, swim like a gorilla, spit like a camel, and swear like a sailor.
I'm also a full-time #housespouse that creates videos and writes articles.
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I can't actually remember the last time I had a cold. A sinus infection, yes. But a real cold - the kind that lasts for 14 days with one remedy and two weeks with another ;-) - it's been awhile. This one is kicking my butt. I was able to walk yesterday - a good long walk on the treadmill - but this morning I could only do four miles and it about killed me. Even my favorite oatmeal didn't revive me, so I made the decision to call in to work. I'm hopeful that my head will clear sometime today and I'll be back to functional.
I got nothing accomplished that was on the list for the weekend except my walk and more work on St. Brigid. I have completed two full repeats of the pattern. It's getting easier - I'm starting to get the hang of the charting nomenclature she uses, but it's just not intuitive for me so I'm still double checking the key pretty much all the time. At least I'm picking up some speed - the first rows took me probably 15 minutes a piece. Yikes!
I watched a Bollywood movie on the treadmill yesterday. They are usually pretty long, and I figured a slow, long walk would help. Kaal. Although it was reviewed well, I thought it was awful and I was thankful that it was shorter than most Bollywood fare. I got it because the item number I had seen from it was sensational, and that's been a pretty good barometer of how the film's going to be. Not so in this case. The item number I saw was at the very beginning of the film, sort of just in there as an "extra." SRK was not even in the film, just the item number! That was disappointing. And even having the eye candy of John Abraham didn't help this film in any way. It was more of a horror/thriller kind of film - tame by US standards I would think, and just not a good film. The best part about it was the soundtrack, which is fabulous. That opening number (Kaal Dhamaal) and the number over the closing credits (Tauba Tauba) where the best things about the film.
I'm thankful that today I have a DVD of The Tudors, Season One to watch as I nurse this cold. No church lady knitting for me tonight :-(
Monday, February 9, 2009
Home Sick . . .
Posted by A :-) on Monday, February 09, 2009
Labels: Life in General, St. Brigid
4 comments:
- Knitterary said...
Feel better soon! The Tudors is good medicine for what ails you!
- February 9, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- Kris said...
Drink your fluids and take plenty of naps. I got a case of the sniffles too, but nothing bad enough to keep me home. Hope you feel better soon.
- February 9, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- The Knitted Squirrel said...
I hope you feel better soon. I had it for a few days and DH had it for a month. Take care of yourself and get LOTS of rest!
- February 12, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- candy t said...
Hope you're better soon!!!
- February 14, 2009 at 9:43 AM
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Ever see those sad images of young third-world children living in absolute squalor with very little hope of a better life? What did they ever do to be born into such an existence? They have absolutely nothing...survival is day-to-day. The barest essentials for life are not always theirs and yet...when outsiders come to their poor villages trying to help, and the cameras are there to record the events, what do we see? Despair? Sometimes, but often their young faces will break into big smiles, an impromptu soccer game will break out using a taped-up bunch of rags as a ball, and for a few moments they forget about their poverty and choose to be happy.
Many people carry heavy loads. I sometimes read about a celebrity or star athlete whose life appears to be all one could wish for. I might find myself thinking, man I wish I could be in his shoes. Then I find out he has an Autistic child or seriously ill spouse, and I am once again reminded that life is not fair. There are no exemptions based on fortune or fame; the hands get dealt at random and we must play the cards as best we can. I am often amazed at how well some people cope. They bear burdens that most of us cannot fully understand, and yet they manage to find a way to bring joy and happiness into to their lives.
Families with children who are born with medical conditions that require constant monitoring and attention face challenges that can be overwhelming. I see this with my granddaughter Ava and the ongoing care she requires. My daughter and her husband have altered their lives and schedules to care for Ava. They know more about her condition than many doctors, and sleep every night with one eye open, in anticipation of any distress she may encounter. Because of their love and care, and the skills of her medical specialists, Ava has become a lively, intelligent and fun-loving seven-year old. I see the three of them pursuing their lives despite the very real challenges they face. I see them at family gatherings laughing and enjoying themselves knowing there will be more surgeries and more worrisome times ahead. They choose happiness when they can get it.
You move from fear and worry to laughter and happiness and then back again. As a result of Ava's condition, we have met other families of children with craniofacial disorders who understand this kind of compartmentalized life. My friend Joe and his wife understand it all too well. Joe has created a blog called "Ellen's Way" where people caring for children (or adults) with such challenges can tell their stories. I invite you to read a few of them, especially when you start thinking, as I sometimes do, that fate deals you more than your share of grief. I promise you'll get a better perspective on the "fairness" of life. http://ellendelbloggolo.blogspot.com/
I've seen how Ava's parents sink exhausted after the ordeal of each surgery…the worrying, the trips into the O.R. to hold her hand through the anesthesia, the nail-biting until the doctors assure them that all is OK…it takes a heavy toll. I've also seen them reading stories and laughing with her when it is all over, being strong for her even though they may not be feeling very strong themselves. Parenting is a hard proposition. When the burden of a chronic medical condition for your child is thrown in, it's almost like God is piling on. Somehow though, they get it done, finding joy and happiness in Ava's steady progress, in the support of friends and family, and in each other.
They are an extraordinary family and we love them. All the courageous families who cope with such compartmentalized lives have my utmost respect and admiration.
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What a happy surprise to find on this Tuesday morning! :) Thank you so much to Micia, Yellowbird Creation, for this super yummy blog award! I am honored!!!!{{{HUGS}}}
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