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Stress Busting Dogs!
on May 8, 2009
Posted in Behavior Management
It's that time of year again for all students – FINALS!!
Everyone who was ever a student can surely relate to how stressful finals week can be! Along with the stress of the exams, students often find themselves in the library or in study groups, frantically trying to cram in every piece of information that is offered to them in their text books. Often times this means that the students will even cut down on their free time, just so that they can study more in order to get a good grade or even just to pass their class.
This loss of their social life, coupled with the anxiety of the looming examinations, can cause some students to actually fail their examinations. They become so stressed that they forget the information that they originally learnt.
However, some schools are trying to help students cope with their exam stress by bringing stress busting dogs to the schools.
One such school is the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Here the school's department of University Health Services hosted a counseling canine day during the University's annual Pet Therapy study break.
Every year the University holds its Pet Therapy Study Break where not only are school counselors available to talk with students about stress, but so are their dogs! Each counselor brings their own dog to work with them for the day so that the dogs can 'work' with the students.
Such a large variety of dogs means that there are plenty of dogs available to be petted and played with by the University Students. This provides the students with a much deserved break from all their hard studying.
University Officials report that the canine counselors have proven to be a great stress buster for their students.
Rob Sepich, the Student Relations Manager at the University Health Services says that:
"Taking brief study breaks – even five minutes per hour – can reduce stress and help you recall information".
Central Michigan University does something quite similar. They invite Dog Tales, an organization comprised of certified therapy dog handlers and their certified therapy dogs, to the University's campus to help the students release their exam stress.
Dog Tales also made appearances at a variety of different residence halls and has been an active part of Central Michigan University for the past five years.
Sophomore, Julie Mitchell exclaimed: "I love dogs. I don't know if (petting the dogs) relieves stress, but it makes me feel good. I think it's a neat idea, I never heard of it before."
The Founder and Coordinator of Dog Tales, Betty Lewis, who is also the executive secretary for the philosophy and religion department at Central Michigan University, explains that: "It's actually proven by statistics that petting a dog lowers your blood pressure and stress level".
Dog Tales not only visits the Universities but also visits various elementary schools and libraries as well.
David Rudzinski, one of the certified dog handler that is a part of Dog Tales, said "We bring the dogs to schools and libraries, and the elementary school kids read to them. We take them to medical centers, give the residents an opportunity to play with them."
According to Ms Lewis, the Dog Tales program was mainly designed to help children improve their self-esteem and their reading skills.
"We know we're helping the children read better, we help them overcome their shyness," Lewis said.
Not every dog can become a certified therapy dog though. Therapy dog wannabe's have to go through extensive training, which includes obedience classes and as well as a variety of different performing tricks. Once certified the dogs enjoy an assortment of benefits, including insurance.
"Each dog is insured by a $3 million coverage," Lewis said.
David Rudzinski explained that "(The title) Therapy dog means he is certified to have a good disposition, he works well with people, works well with other dogs".
It has long been known by psychologists, veterinarians and researchers that pets are perfect tools to encourage better mental and physical health in both children and adults. In fact, pet therapy is not only comprised of dogs, but also of cats, parrots, horses and other animals too.
Therapy pets are brought into hospitals, nursing homes and schools so that they may be able to help both children and adults to better deal with difficult situations that they find themselves in.
There is even a funeral home situated in Flat Rock, Michigan, that enlists the help of Zoey, a golden retriever, as a grief therapy dog. Almost two dozen grieving families have invited Zoey and her owner to attend visitations since last November. Zoey 'works the room' by walking amongst the attendees with her owner and stops whenever someone wants to pet her.
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Police recorded three cases involving assaults on females.
In a weekly report, police said a male assaulted his female partner on her face after a dispute between the two.
The male partner escaped from the home when police arrived to the scene and the matter is still being investigated.
In the second domestic-violence case, a male was arrested for assaulting his female partner at their home in Takuvaine. He was detained at the police holding cell.
Police also received an assault report on a female by a male at a club in Takitumu.
However, the accused absconded the area on police arrival and the case is being followed up.
Senior Sergeant Tuaine Charlie said domestic violence continues to be a concern for them in the weekends.
He said police would like to highlight the facts that they do not tolerate violence against women and children.
Police also attended to common assault cases over the weekend.
Charlie said they received report of a fight where a male approached another male and punched him on the face outside a business venue in Avarua in the early hours of Sunday morning.
"The person who caused the fight was arrested and he was detained inside the police cell," Charlie added.
"Another male was also arrested for assault and causing bodily harm to another male during an after-hours party at a private residence in Avatiu. The victim of the assault was admitted into hospital due to facial injuries he has suffered."
Three alcohol-related incidents were also reported to police.
A motor vehicle crash was reported on the Saturday morning involving a young female driver.
She fell off her motorbike and suffered minor injuries.
"The positive side is she was wearing her safety helmet which has prevented her from suffering from any serious head injuries," Charlie said.
Charlie said they also attended to three willful damage reports involving two motor vehicles and a shop in Avarua.
"The owner of a motor cycle parked at the Met Office in Nikao had its ignition switch tampered. There is a clear indication that someone tried to steal the bike.
"A second incident involving a pickup truck had its windows smashed while parked at the Trader Jacks parking lot and a witness saw a young male wearing a black hoodie and a long-sleeve jumper committing the offence. He then took off from the area. This matter occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning.
"A local business shop in front of the Hidies Bar in Avarua had its windows smashed by some unknown persons. Police investigations are continuing on these matters."
Charlie said they would like to remind public that regular police checkpoints were conducted throughout the weekend adding they acknowledge that most people that came through the checkpoints were designated sober drivers.
He also said the patrons of the nightclubs over the weekend were "very well behaved".
"The police would like to encourage our young people out there to maintain the good standard as we approach our Vaka Eiva Festival this coming week."
Should the public have any information regarding any of the above incidents or previous incidents, they can call Crimestoppers on 0800 22200.
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Each leads one of the small parties -- there are 31 in all -- listed on the Israeli ballot for the June 30 parliamentary elections. With the governing Likud coalition and Labor locked in a bitter race that may yield neither a majority in the 120-seat parliament, some small parties could emerge as "kingmakers" in forming a ruling coalition.
After Israeli elections President Yitzhak Navon will consult with the leaders of the largest parties and ask one to form a government. This usually means the man whose party has the most seats. But in a close race it could be the party leader with the best chance of putting together a stable majority coalition. If one leader fails, the other is given a chance. If both fail, new elections can be called.
In the last Israeli elections in May 1977, Labor's defeat was attributed to the meteoric rise of a new, reformist middle-class party, the Democratic Movement for Change. With 15 seats, the movement became a key coalition partner to the Likud. It has since collapsed.
If Labor and Likud finish close -- a June 21 Jerusalem Post poll showed Likud ahead 47 seats to Labor's 37, but 22.8 percent remained undecided -- coalition-building could be complicated. Most observers believe the Likud would have an easier time.
The potential kingpins fall into three groupings: The first are "neutrals" who could enter either the Likud or the Labor Alignment. Primary among them is the National Religious Party (NRP), which now holds 12 seats and is a coalition partner in the government.
The NRP has joined past Labor governments. But, barring a sweeping Labor plurality, it will almost certainly stick with Likud, which would be more generous in giving the party funding for religious schools and Cabinet posts.
The NRP has been wracked with internal splits that may cost it seats. This increases the importance of the extreme religious party Agudat Israel, which now holds four seats in the Likud coalition. Agudat represents self-contained Orthodox Jewish sects that do not officially recognize the Israeli state. It will back whoever supports its religious concerns, such as bans on abortion, autopsies, and military service for religious young women.
The Labor Party leadership would strongly prefer to form a coalition without the religious parties, whose demands would be anathema to many of its own supporters. But Labor would then have to juggle several small parties. And if the religious parties go Likud, this would probably bring Likud near the winning 61-seat mark.
In either case, two new "neutrals" might then play a pivotal role. Tami, the first ethnic slate -- aimed primarily at Jews of North African origin -- to draw major political figures, is a breakaway from the NRP.
Its leader, Religious Affairs Minister Aharon Abu- Hatzeira, was recently acquitted of corruption charges and turned against what he said was "Ashkenazi" (European- origins) domination of the NRP. This enmity, plus the fact that his No. 2 man is a Labor Party stalwart, could give his expected one-to-four seats to a Labor coalition.
The enigmatic Moshe Dayan, who resigned as Likud foreign minister (following a long history in Labor cabinets) is openly aiming at a "kingmaker" role with his new Telem party. Highly critical of Mr. Begin, he would prefer to join Labor. But his party's standing in the polls has dropped steadily -- from nine seats to one -- so his future role is unclear.
Supporters of the second grouping -- dovish parties backed by middle-class, educated, anti-Likud voters -- are being urged by Labor to back it to boost its seat total. "Anything but Likud" -- seen on bumper stickers -- is the Labor argument. Shinui, the remnant of the Democratic Movement for Change, which stresses electoral reform, and Ratz, a civil-rights party pushing separation of religion and state and women's rights, could get two seats apiece. They have already indicated they would join a Labor coalition if necessary to enable Labor to get the nod from President Navon.
Shelli, a leftist intellectual party stressing the need for a Palestinian state alongside Israel, would support Peres in forming a government while not joining a coalition.
Even the parties at the extreme ends of the political spectrum could find themselves in key roles. The Tehiya Party -- a right-wing breakaway from the Likud calling for annexation of all occupied territories and abrogation of the peace treaty with Egypt, could field three seats. While it would not formally join a Likud coalition, it could play silent partner, pushing Likud and the religious parties over the 60-seat mark.
The same role -- on the other side -- could be played by Rakah, the mainly Arab-Israeli communist party of five seats. While it and Labor are mutually hostile, its tacit support could be necessary to form a Labor government.


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Quiet Storm
A Tale of God's Will: A Requiem for Katrina
By Terence Blanchard
…I was so frustrated and in rage. I wanted the trumpet to scream on every track, but I feel that God is using me to speak for all the souls in New Orleans.
So spoke musician-composer and New Orleans native Terence Blanchard, who lived through the horror of Hurricane Katrina. The words may well sum up the artist's approach when he put together the score for Spike Lee's documentary, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, and expanded on that work for his own personal album, A Tale of God's Will: A Requiem for Katrina. The film itself is must-viewing for any American citizen, and its resulting album is an ambitious, far-flung, sometimes vexing work that requires several listens (plus a viewing of the film) for one to get the full effect. I have come to respect it increasingly and, while it still has major flaws, I do notice more and more subtle gems emerging with each cycle through.
Those gems didn't come cheap. To hear Blanchard tell it, the creative process this time was much more arduous than any of his extensive work with Spike Lee had been before. Usually, someone scoring a movie can take breaks to pace on the patio, sip a cold Heineken, etc. But Blanchard explains that his "breaks" consisted of tracking down his family, shepherding them through their crises, and relocating them and himself. Having seen the devastation up close, Blanchard felt just about every negative emotion possible, and doubted whether he could convey them all adequately. Ultimately, he focused on the duty he felt to speak out for himself and other victims, both spiritually and artistically, and the creative process followed.
The theme that Blanchard consistently brings up in interviews is that he wants the album to function as a prayer, both for aiding the souls of those who died and for uniting and healing the survivors (hence the titular references to both God and Lee's film). "That's what this story is about," Blanchard asserts: "God's will be done. We can't understand why things happened, but we can trust that we can learn something from it." Nor should anyone interpret the statement as passive acceptance of the folly of powerful humans. When he told NPR, "This is not about New Orleans," Blanchard unequivocally linked the personal to the political. Really, his album is about more than New Orleans. It's about his traumatic personal experience (during Katrina as well as Hurricane Betsy of forty years earlier, as we shall see), and it's also about his wish that people take better care of each other – even his demand for better care. One of his interviewers remarked that a requiem is traditionally a prayer for the salvation of the souls of the dead. Blanchard clearly wants some salvation for the living, too.
Which brings us to the music itself. How does an artist translate a plea for accountable government, equitable distribution of resources, and community harmony into music? The short answer is that he doesn't. He best makes his plea (and is thus best heard) in conventional language, and Blanchard has made admirable use of conventional language in interviews. Absent lyrics, music works best as a vehicle for what we can't say with the spoken word. (The album does have seven words on it, but more on that later). In saying the unspeakable, Blanchard has also been solidly successful. Perhaps the great flaw of the album is that it does not seem to communicate quite the raw rage that the movie does in its candid footage of Louisianans. Indeed, the movie's four musical themes, which Blanchard rearranged and elaborated upon for the soundtrack, are melancholy and dignified, never lashing out in fury or squealing in panic. They are called "Levees," "Water," "Funeral Dirge," and "Wading Through," and the last of the four turns up enough to get pretty repetitive. In the context of the film, the emotional restraint is actually very appropriate, because the crying, shouting interviewees give us all the immediate angst we need, right up to the man on the street who famously railed at visiting veep Dick Cheney to "Go fuck yourself!" (We actually get to meet that man – he's an ER doctor who works along the Gulf Coast). Overall, the music serves the storytelling with great subtlety and is hardly ever intrusive.
However, one is still surprised at the subdued emotional range of the album material. There definitely is a range – it's just not quite as wide as one would expect. There needs to be some compensation for the absence of the people in the film if the album is to feel emotionally complete. As it is, the range we hear spans from utterly numb shock to mounting indignation, just at the shouting level. Blanchard actually said that he intended for the wailing trumpet to simulate the cries of people stranded on rooftops and floating refrigerators. The album's great strength, if anything, is in its aesthetic range, because the sheer variety of orchestration, tempi, and textures shows great care and thoughtful collaboration.
"Ghost of Congo Square" starts the album very strongly with a hauntingly dark, Blakey-ish cymbal crash, leading into a vigorous, multilayered Afro-Caribbean rhythm of drum set, cowbells, and clave, with only a bass to weld the beats to Blanchard's mighty trumpet lead. Voices sing over and over, somewhat forbiddingly, "This is a tale of God's will." Blanchard invokes two other past cataclysms, Hurricane Betsy of 1965 and the Flood of 1927, with "Ghost of Betsy" and "Ghost of 1927," respectively. "Ghost of Betsy" holds up the center and "Ghost of 1927" is just near the end, establishing three huge pillars that prop the rest of the album and are some of its strongest numbers. All of these pieces consist of drums, bass, and two horns at the most, sometimes with drums dropping out. The effect, for the most part, is delicious – organic, pulsating jazz at its austere best. However, the synthesizer pad sounds on "Ghost of 1927," though brief, are deeply offensive. Pad sounds, Mr. Blanchard? You're not going to go all "smooth jazz" on us, are you?
Anyway, around these tunes, we get a mixed bag – mostly meat, and pretty juicy meat at that, but also fair amount of fat. Blanchard has been scoring movies since the 1980s (you've heard his work in virtually every Spike Lee film, from Mo' Better Blues to Clockers), and while he is generally good at avoiding schmaltz or cliché, some melodies scream "Movie music!" a lot more loudly than others. A full orchestra, after all, creates as many pitfalls as it does opportunities. To use scoremeister John Williams's work for comparison, there are a few passages in Katrina that boast an arresting simplicity (think of the unbearable dread of Jaws's two ruthless notes sawing back and forth across a double-bass) and also a few passages that narrate what needs no narration (think of some treacly passage that we hear when Superman reflects on his existential crises). This apparent overplaying is ironic when one considers how well the music works in the movie. It is probably the way the strings swell that threatens to push some of the tracks into Sunday-matinee banality. Most troublingly, when Blanchard plays over the strings, there are two parallel universes of "lush strings" and "refined jazz quintet" playing side by side – technically synchronized, but not of a piece.
Internal contradictions aside, many passages could work just as well in other movies…and one of them did. Spike Lee mentions in his director's commentary for When the Levees Broke that he really liked one of the themes Blanchard wrote for the thriller Inside Man, for a scene when a group of hostages are marching onto a bus, and so Lee decided to use it wholesale for Levees. That would be the oft-repeated "Wading Through" (though Blanchard claims, perplexingly, that "Wading Through" is actually in remembrance of his childhood experience with Hurricane Betsy). This re-use does seem a little bit cheap; at least the artists are stealing from themselves. Reading between the lines, we can guess that perhaps Blanchard was physically and emotionally overextended and truly stuck for ideas during and right after the disaster, and turned to recycling material (albeit recycling intelligently) to buy some time until he could recharge. Maybe we're not in a position to blame him.
If we can back up a step here, it is actually rather fascinating how the particular instrumentation of strings and solo trumpet, plus a dignified, thoughtful mood, sometimes combine to evoke cowboys on the prairie at sunset, until an obvious blue note jerks us back into the jazz world. Again, I doubt Blanchard intended this, but it reveals some important conventions of movie music. His previous film work is "slick" in the good and bad senses of the word – lyrical, and reflecting plenty of composing and arranging effort, but often predictable in its obedience to conventions. When he plays live, he plays for jazz enthusiasts, and gets down without apology or hesitation. One might even say that his jazz is jazzier live, pushing boundaries and exploring new territories the way jazz is supposed to, while his film compositions stay politely within the recognizable boundaries of straight-ahead bebop, or just outside them. This cinematic over-restraint is not widespread in the album, but it makes its presence known.
As for individual tracks, there are some truly haunting ones, and the democratically-minded leader bid each side player in his quintet contribute one tune when he saw they too were trying to distill their Katrina demons into quarter- and eighth-notes. The players all bring something solid to the album, and some of it is fantastic. Perhaps the two best melodies are, yes, Blanchard's infamous "Wading Through" and pianist Aaron Parks's "Ashé" ("Ashé" is the Yoruba equivalent of "Amen"). We hear gorgeous, lyrical themes played, restated, and expanded upon in an open (but hardly random) structure. Intriguing, but too long and a little aimless, are "Mantra Intro" and "Mantra" by the drummer, Kendrick Scott. Here the writer borrows a morsel of the mystical east in the form of Indian tablas, so we can all meditate together properly. It's hokey, but he no doubt wanted to keep with the spiritual theme, and, thankfully, a beautifully textured (and meditative) electric bass solo comes in and provides a decent amount of direction. Best of all, the piece morphs into a very satisfying, vigorous group improvisation. The eerie melancholy of the opening lines of "Levees" actually carries a whiff of Johsua Rifkin's treatment of "Albatross" for Judy Collins. Two similar tunes show how much writers working together can influence each other: bassist Derrick Hodge's "Over There" shuffles in two or three key notes of "Ashé," just enough that one can hear the similarity, but with some camouflaging in between.
There is much to recommend Katrina, mainly some great melodies and musicianship. Still, the work suffers from a kind of emotional hesitancy, even ambivalence. The lion's share of material sounds somber and wistful, which makes sense – but the anxiety and even nostalgia and hope seem to be cramped in the margins. Conspicuously absent are raw rage and indignation. Here and there we can hear the tame, simmering anger of someone with a fair amount to lose. This might describe Terence Blanchard; if the musicians who succeed in the cutthroat record industry learn anything along the way, it's how to bide their time politely in the face of very degrading treatment. The documentary, and most of the outside interviews, shows Blanchard remaining rather philosophical about his experience, rarely moving into rage. Spike Lee gives Blanchard more airtime than most of the interviewees in When the Levees Broke. This is fair, since he contributed the music, but Blanchard doesn't say anything particularly surprising. As with most of the people discussing their trials, we don't learn as much from Blanchard's actual words as we do from his dazed plodding, his slow shakes of the head, his vain attempt to choke back a tear. The audience gets its most poetic glimpse at Blanchard's inner world (through Spike Lee's eyes, of course), when the camera tracks Blanchard walking through the rubble between gutted buildings, playing his trumpet in stoic, calm defiance.
Stoicism is admirable. It is still troubling to think of what an ulcer Blanchard might have given himself holding back that rage. In a revealing statement, Blanchard remarked that "I had to keep catching myself during the recording process because I didn't want to sound angry over the entire album." He may well have over-compensated. Now, it may seem presumptuous of me to question the authenticity of someone's response to a devastating and very personal loss. Even so, it seems that any work of art about Katrina should arouse a little more indignation and even rage in me than this album arouses. The movie certainly made me indignant. In fact, I can get indignant just reading objective, measured news articles about the whole debacle. If nothing else, I submit, it would have been good to give the album's listeners (especially those not acquainted with the documentary, though they should be) a sense of the mad fury of people in the Gulf Coast – not necessarily Terence Blanchard or his family and friends – who got the very short end of the stick when it came time to repair the damage.
When it does come to Blanchard, one of the great strengths of this body of work (both soundtrack and album) is the obvious sincerity of his faith. He has faith in God, humans, and his ability to overcome hardship through tenacity and creativity. This comes through most, of course, when one views the film. (Like I said, see the film.) What is really astounding is many of the people's ardent faith throughout the ordeal – not just a basic faith that God will make things all right in the end, but a seeming conviction that He was actually doing them some kind of favor. "Father," says one local minister in an onscreen prayer, "You troubled that water for our protection." But there is a logic behind such jaw-dropping statements, best explicated here by the Reverend Al Sharpton, of all people. In Sharpton's own prayer, he suggests that the storm was a "wake-up call" that brought privileged Americans face to face with their country's too-well-hidden miseries. (Indeed, Blanchard has spoken of such a "wake-up call" in interviews). Sharpton can reach many people with painful truths precisely because he's the loose cannon of the western world, and thus has some protected status as an unreliable narrator; the lefties who tolerate him come for painful truths, and get them, while other people come for a few laughs, and get painful truths.
Certainly, an honest look at our country right now is going to hurt. Art is there to soothe, but also to agitate people – that is, to remind them why and how much they hurt in the first place, and who did the hurting. If anything, the album mostly soothes where the film agitates. There is no inherent contradiction there, because Blanchard's statements clearly indicate a desire to do both. And he succeeds in both. Even so, I hope that he will find a way to exorcise more of that simmering rage in the next album. Whether he calls up images of cowboys at sunset or the cries of disaster victims stranded on rooftops, if he does it with grit and panache (and I'm sure he can), I will be happy.
David Meadow lives in Los Angeles, where he plays music and writes. He is currently working on a book of teachers' perspectives on overcoming cultural barriers in the K-12 classroom, and, if the fates are in good humor, he will soon be teaching English as a Second Language at a community college


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We all know coins. We have our favorites, maybe we collect foreign ones from our trips, or we throw them all into a big glass and forget about them.
When I was a teenager, one of my pen pals lived in Australia. Once she sent me an Australian penny, drilled so I could wear it as a pendant which I did for a long time until the chain broke. Then I set it aside and now it has to be in one of those safe places you put such things. As soon as I find it, I'll turn it into a pendant!
Today's post, however, is almost a spotlight for one of our long time members. Every time Irith shows us one of her coins set in a pendant or ring, we are fascinated which has not only to do with the craftsmanship, but also the coins she uses - they are antique. I wish I could tell you something about the coins in her entries for this week's Jewelry Artisans Community Oldies but Goodies Challenge, but I can't. You can see even more of them if you click through to the challenge thread via the link above.
I mustn't forget the entry that Dawn made just in time. In fact her earrings triggered the memory of my Australian penny.
Let a question end this post - can you find out which coin is not a real one? ;-)
1/4/7 Cat's Wire
2/5/6/8/9 RioRita
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Oldies but Goodies - Coins
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Beautiful jewelry made with coins.ReplyDelete
Cat, your Susan B. Anthony coin should have been included. It is gorgeous.Replies
Irith's work definitely stands out. I wish I had asked her details about her coins beforehand.Delete
Thank you about Susan, too. She is actually there as #4, but it's a little hard to see in this size.
Oops, I missed her. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
She's a sneaky one ;-) Probably confused about all those antique men!Delete
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Undertoad Thursday Jan 18 01:27 PM
January 18, 2007: Bee attack!
lumberjim Thursday Jan 18 01:37 PM
oh, those cowardly f**kers!
Shawnee123 Thursday Jan 18 01:39 PM
Flint Thursday Jan 18 01:40 PM
insert joke here:
Beestie Thursday Jan 18 01:42 PM
That's awful but she doesn't look all that bad - she must have leather for skin. What kind of bees were they and why did they go after her. She wouldn't be standing there like that if they were killer bees but regular honey bees usually won't attack randomly.
Shawnee123 Thursday Jan 18 01:43 PM
Flint Thursday Jan 18 01:45 PM
Edit: Do you know something you're not telling us, Beetsie ???
Shawnee123 Thursday Jan 18 01:49 PM
wolf Thursday Jan 18 02:04 PM
We call it canola, Shawnee. They mean the plant, not the activity.
Trilby Thursday Jan 18 02:07 PM
I thought we called it maize?
wolf Thursday Jan 18 02:08 PM
Given the look of the Do Not Enter sign, and the use of the word "hawkers" and proper pluralization of "passersby," I conclude that this did not take place anywhere in the U.S. Is there the same problem with Africanized bees elsewhere in the world?
Shawnee123 Thursday Jan 18 02:27 PM
mrputter Thursday Jan 18 02:28 PM
Used to live there. I've been to that hawker center a number of times at Zion & Orchard Roads across from (what is now) Great World City (used to be... Centrepoint? Or right next to it? Anyway.)
However, I cannot claim to know much about Singaporean bee behaviour.
(Edit: Arrgh. River Valley Rd., not Orchard Rd. Been a while.)
ferret88 Thursday Jan 18 03:11 PM
Wonder if she was wearing, as is stereotypical, WAY TOO MUCH of that floral old-lady perfume...
Trilby Thursday Jan 18 03:25 PM
some things we can assume based upon her pic--she is NO slave to fashion and, judging by her shoes, she's a hippie.
Shawnee123 Thursday Jan 18 03:38 PM
Lisau Thursday Jan 18 04:46 PM
She looks so calm to me.
Shawnee123 Thursday Jan 18 04:53 PM
Bee endorphins (also known as beendorphins.)
OpalWater Thursday Jan 18 05:30 PM
This picture terrified me into posting a response. That's a first. It could just be 'cause I'm insanely allergic to insects. If I had been this little old lady I would have been dead.
Beestie Thursday Jan 18 06:12 PM
They do my bidding.
World domination to come.
I suck at haiku.
yesman065 Thursday Jan 18 06:50 PM
They were headed straight through her nose to her neocortix - nevermind - thats another thread. Although thats how some perfumes smell.
ashke Thursday Jan 18 07:40 PM
Yikes, bees in Singapore? Hope I never meet any of those buggers...
xoxoxoBruce Thursday Jan 18 07:53 PM
Welcome to the cellar OpalWater.
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lumberjim Thursday Jan 18 09:04 PM
i love making pee come out! thanks for sharing that with me! no, really! yay! pee!
DucksNuts Thursday Jan 18 10:10 PM
Pee's a good thing?
lumberjim Friday Jan 19 01:33 AM
making someone laugh so hard that they pee is. c'mon, you've let a little out reading stuff on here once or twice haven't you? I know I make Aliantha pee all the time. she thinks i'm hysterical.
Lisau Friday Jan 19 08:27 AM
astrodex Friday Jan 19 09:55 AM
Was that too much information?
wolf Friday Jan 19 03:01 PM
tulzscha Friday Jan 19 06:46 PM
How dare we make fun of the poor lady's execution. Cut down, in broad daylight...
DucksNuts Sunday Jan 21 06:49 PM
Horse riders = pelvic floor of steel baby!!!
rkzenrage Sunday Jan 21 06:50 PM
I have very little sympathy for cowards.
richlevy Sunday Jan 21 06:59 PM
Most loyal subjects are they.
I am the bee king.
yesman065 Sunday Jan 21 09:24 PM
DucksNuts Monday Jan 22 05:57 AM
It just sounds so....wrong
Deuce Monday Jan 22 11:30 AM
We live only for the Queen.
None shall rule but she.
Aliantha Monday Jan 22 11:00 PM
Yes LJ...you make me piss myself laughing every day. You're so funny I just can't help myself.
Explicit Wednesday Jan 24 05:59 PM
Holy shitballs
SPUCK Thursday Jan 25 04:17 AM
We need a collection to get Aliantha some Depends.


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British police Friday questioned one of three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in betting scam claims, as the sport's governing body said it had suspended the trio because they had a "case to answer".
Bowler Mohammad Aamer arrived at a police station near the "home of cricket", Lord's in north London, and detectives are also expected to quiz Test captain Salman Butt and Aamer's fellow bowler Mohammad Asif on Friday.
Shortly afterwards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said it had acted as soon as it could to charge the trio with "various offences" under its anti-corruption code and to suspend them pending a decision on those charges.
"The conclusion that we have come to is that there is a really arguable case to answer," Ronnie Flanagan, chairman of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, told a press conference at the Lord's ground.
The former Northern Ireland police chief said the players had been charged under Article 2 of their code and the trio knew the specific charges against them, but declined to go into details.
Article 2 relates to offences under the code, including corruption, betting and misuse of inside information.
Calling it a complex investigation, he said that if the players were found guilty they could face a life ban.
British police quiz Pakistan bowler in probe
British police Friday questioned one of three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in betting scam claims, as the sport's governing body said it had suspended the trio because they had a "case to answer".
The charges all relate to the fourth and final Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's, which finished with an England win on Sunday, in which a tabloid newspaper said deliberate no-balls had been bowled.
The sanctions have infuriated the Pakistani authorities, but ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat dismissed the notion that there was a conspiracy against Pakistan.
"There is no truth that there is a conspiracy against Pakistani cricket," Lorgat told the news conference.
The South African expressed his "extreme disappointment and sadness" at the situation, however, and repeated that "we will not tolerate any sort of corruption in the sport."
Pakistani High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan said Friday the ICC had "no business" to suspend them while the police investigation was ongoing. He said Thursday he thought the trio might have been set up.
"I met the cricketers for two hours, cross-questioned them, got to the bottom of it and concluded that they were innocent," Hasan told BBC radio.
The ICC "have done the wrong thing. When there's a live police inquiry, this takes precedence over both the ICC, civil or regulatory investigations and any internal disciplinary investigations."
"The ICC had no business to take this action. The ICC is just playing to the public gallery."
The players withdrew Thursday from Pakistan's tour of England, with Hasan citing "mental torture". They missed Pakistan's eight-run win over county side Somerset the same day.
Pakistan team manager Yawaz Saeed said he was "not happy" about the situation but was trying to focus on his duties ahead of the forthcoming two Twenty20 internationals and five one-day games against England.
"I'm not happy about it, naturally", he said, while insisting that the tour would go ahead. He is due to call up three players as replacements. He declined to name them or say whether batsman Younis Khan was among them.
The players have 14 days to request a tribunal hearing at which they can challenge the charges.
The News of the World newspaper alleged that it paid Mazhar Majeed, an agent for several Pakistan players, 150,000 pounds (185,000 euros, 230,000 dollars) in return for advance knowledge of pre-arranged no-balls -- normally accidental -- which could then be bet upon.
The 35-year-old has since been arrested and bailed by British police.
The allegations have shocked the cricket world and led to calls from figures within the game that the players involved should be banned for life.
The three players in question have already been spoken to by police and had their mobile phones confiscated.
Hasan suggested Friday that Indian bookmakers had a part to play in the affair.


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Author Notes: Prime Rib is one of the simplest pieces of meat to do. However, if done properly, can be one of the most amazing pieces of meat as well. For my New Year's Resolution, I plan on keeping things simple, just like a prime rib. Doing things right. Doing things that will benefit me, and doing less of what I want, and more of what I need! Happy New Year! —mtlabor
Serves: 2
2 & 1/2
pounds rib roast
cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
salt and pepper
cups red wine
- Make sure you meat is at room temperature before you do any cooking.
- Place the garlic slices underneath pockets of fat. You can also slice small cracks in the meat to stuff it in, but my piece of roast had enough marbling throughout that I didn't have to do too much of that.
- Rub both sides of roast in enough salt and pepper to your liking.
- Preheat oven to 500 F. Yeah, this is going to be a high heat roasting method.
- Place meat in a roasting dish and bake in oven for about 20-25 minutes.
- Turn heat down to 325 F and roast for another 5-8 minutes.
- Then increase heat to 425 F and cook for about 15 minutes longer.
- Let rest of cutting board for 10 minutes. While you're waiting, you can make a quick jus.
- Place the roasting pan on the stove and heat under high heat. Deglaze the pan with about 2 cups or more of red wine and make sure you lift up the brown bits, or sucs. Add salt and pepper to taste and reduce sauce by about 1/2.
- Cut the roast, it should be a nice medium rare, and serve with mashed potatoes topped with the jus.
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China is full of traditions and rituals; especially during this time of year. To help you avoid misfortune in the coming year, we've compiled a list of the most important and common acts that these traditions advise us to avoid doing during the Spring Festival.
1. Avoid cleaning or taking out the garbage
Sweeping, washing, and mopping during the first five days of the spring festival are said to drive away one's good fortune. The sixth day is when one should throw away old clothes, take out their trash, and clean their homes to send away the ghost of poverty.
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Thursday, 18 April 2013
Violence comes in many shades. It saunters between the dim shadows of a turbid mind. Expressing itself in a manner best suited to the vessel of it's circumstance. In the gruff and muscular, it may play out as a raised fist. In the slight and sly, the malice leeches it's poison between the cracks of subtle device. Emotive violence, that sears the heart with wounds the years never mend, deflated ego's, the crushed confidences of intimate betrayals, are as deeply violent as any brute did bare a hand. The wounds and scars unseen, bare testament, to the mien of malicious intent...
Violence is a state of mind. A disposition of soul, a seeking to control that which has born it's greatest fear in the souls of those both far and near. It knows not sex, nor colour, creed nor faith, only the unparalleled desire to control and overwhelm the object of it's greatest fear, shattered in the mirror, reflected shadows of a broken soul. To break bones, hearts, souls and minds, that in doing so, the shattered reflection of that which lays behind the eyes of each offender, be meliorated, but for a moment. The shattered mirror, cast out in a shout, an explosion of emotion, the vented chalice broken. Violence is the mirror cracked, an extract, a tincture of tears, born from out the fear of all those broken years.
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Globalization and other factors are rapidly changing the world. To create a successful future, people in rural America must anticipate and manage this ever-changing environment.
With that in mind, the University of Nebraska will host the inaugural Rural Futures Conference May 8-10 at The Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln. The theme of the conference is "Connecting Innovation" – a challenge to participants to interact and think boldly about the future of rural Nebraska and the Great Plains.
The conference is open to anyone, especially those interested in ensuring a strong future for rural areas for the benefit of all of Nebraska and the region. For more information, go to http://ruralfutures.nebraska.edu.
"The conference is designed to implant the seeds for a new culture of innovation around the role of higher education in supporting positive rural futures," said Ronnie Green, vice president for agriculture and natural resources at the University of Nebraska and Harlan vice chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Frans Johansson, a New York entrepreneur and author of "The Medici Effect," will deliver the keynote address, "Creating Breakthrough Innovations." Encouraging conference participants to live and work at "the Intersection," where ideas from different fields and cultures meet and collide, Johansson's talk will emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in ensuring success in rural areas. Johansson has spoken to audiences around the world and his book is an international best seller.
Other speakers and panelists include: Joel Sartore, National Geographic photographer; Nebraska native Jay Keasling, CEO of the Joint BioEnergy Institute and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of California at Berkeley; and Jim Cavaye, associate professor of rural development at the University of Queensland in Australia.
Green and Gov. Dave Heineman will make welcoming remarks for the conference, and NU President James B. Milliken, UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman and University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen are among the other university leaders who will make remarks.
The third day of the conference, May 10, will be a working session that allows participants to interact and discuss topics related to the future of rural Nebraska, the Great Plains and the world. The day will include a moderated "open space session" so participants can learn from their peers and tackle questions related to the formation of a University of Nebraska Rural Futures Institute.
"This conference is truly designed to excite faculty, staff, students, partners and stakeholders to provide feedback and a setting to build robust partnerships to address potential objectives of an institute focused on positive rural futures," Green said.
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The last mysterious technology gadget that caught people's imaginations the way the iPhone has was likely what turned out to be the Segway. But the iPhone has become as lustworthy an object of desire as the iPod. Full marks to Apple.
However, we Canadians have had to wait almost an entire year to get the good news about a legal iPhone for us - although the early adopters got a phone from the States and "unlocked" it.
Last Monday, Steve Jobs of Apple announced the second generation iPhone, with 3G technology. On that day, a mysterious banner popped up on the Rogers site, saying "something big is coming July 11", with a silhouette with a familiar shape.
And then last Thursday, Rogers, and its subsidiary Fido, announced that they would bring the iPhone to Canada on July 11.
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By Rebecca Levey
When you have a new baby it's easy to spend most of your energy making sure your baby is clean, comfy and happy. But remembering to take care of yourself is just as important. You can't be at your best if you don't feel good when you look in the mirror.With some simple beauty hacks you can give yourself a bit of pampering every day, in just minutes.
You don't have to buy fancy, expensive products for your beauty routine. Your baby's products are perfect to share.
Make a DIY spa basket in a shower caddy so you have all of your essentials in one place, with a handle. This will allow you to fit in a few quick beauty fixes at unexpected times, such as when you're feeding baby. Throw in a natural face mask, teethwhitening strips, lip balms, foot lotion and soft socks so you can apply them when all you have is 10 or 15 minutes. (And stick baby nail scissors in there too since the best time to cut your baby's nails is when they are blissfully feeding or sleeping!)
It's not always easy to squeeze in a daily shower when you're a new mom, try some dry shampoo - there are lots of inexpensive options at the drugstore. Just be sure to apply as directed and give it time to absorb the oil so it won't look powdery, and brush through well. Your hair will look clean and smell great.
Stash a favourite, bright lip gloss in your diaper bag so you can always liven up your look and feel a little bit polished on the go. Using a multitasking lip and cheek stain will give you several simple options in one product so you have less tokeep track of.
A microfiber hair towel will significantly cut your hair drying time. Putting your hair in a loose bun or braid while it's still damp will give your hair bounce and volume once it's dry so you don't have to walk around with "mom hair."
No matter how busy you become once your baby arrives, you should never be too busy to take care of yourself as well. By taking advantage of small moments, and having the right products on hand, you can employ quick beauty hacks that will make youfeel better and be a happier mom.
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video: NEW: Senator Miller Issues Apology for State House Altercation
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
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Miller released the following statement today:
"Last Tuesday a vast group of Rhode Islanders gathered peacefully in the State House rotunda to voice their concerns about gun violence in our state and in our country. They also gathered to support sensible gun legislation that would ban the sale of assault weapons, ban the sale of high capacity magazines, ban weapons on school grounds and deny firearm access to individuals who have been convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors.
At the end of a press conference in which I participated, an individual representing a website notorious for conspiracy theories started berating members of the coalition and intimidating elderly veterans, members of the clergy and victims of violence.
It quickly became a highly charged atmosphere, which required the presence of the Capitol Police. The individual in question is not new to the State House and is known for his aggressive and intimidating manner. He also was interrupting legitimate members of the media who were attempting to conduct interviews.
After watching him antagonize an elderly veteran he swung his camera my way, which produced a very human and guttural reaction. I respect both the Second Amendment and the First Amendment. It is important to note that the individual in question was physically removed from a committee room by the Capitol Police later that evening.
Regardless of the emotions and atmosphere of the moment, it does not justify the language I used that day. Out of respect for the decorum of the State House and the constituents I represent, I offer my apologies."
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When you have a beard there are certainly things that you have to think about that would never cross the minds of others. You have to consider a good cleaning and hygiene regimen for your beard as you would for anything else. You need to consider what will help you to look your best, and also ensure that the beard remains as clean and well kept as possible. Though it may sound like an easy task, the reality of the situation is that if you aren't careful then you may very well end up with a dirty beard. This is never more true than after a big meal, particularly one that has the potential to be messy.
The reality is that even the simple act of eating can cause you to have to think through your approach. If you are a very tidy eater then this more than likely isn't a problem, but even then there are some foods that are just more messy than others. You have to be mindful of the fact that sometimes food particles are left behind, much in the same way that you might expect in your teeth. Except in this case you may find that the beard makes for a much more visible target for which the food may gather, and so cleaning it out is so very important.
A beard can be a wonderful way to accent your face, and so the last thing you want is for it to be dirty and full of crumbs. It's not enough to just wipe your mouth gently with the back of your hand when you have a beard, and so thinking through your best methods will prove to be important. There are some wonderful ways to keep your beard clean and looking great even after a big meal, and it's time to focus on those and use the once and for all.
Try to gather the hair together and pull it back in a way
If you happen to have a longer and thicker beard then this may work out well for you. It's a matter of gathering the hair of the beard as well as you can and then putting it into a hair tie. It may not be ideal or look that elegant at the time, but it's a surefire way to keep the food out of your beard. This of course depends upon the type of beard you have and how much hair you actually have to pull back. If you have a beard that is conducive to this, then it's a worthwhile method to try if you are in need of some clean ways of eating.
Use your napkin throughout the meal
It sounds silly and rather obvious but far too many men don't do this as they are eating. As you eat, particularly if it's a really messy meal, then by all means use your napkin throughout. Wipe it down, keep the food away from your mouth, and wipe your mouth often as you would if you were eating something messy. Yes it's simple and sure it's easy but if you are struggling with the food particles being left behind, then this is a great way to get the cleanest beard no matter what foods you might eat.
Try wiping it down with a washcloth or even baby wipes at the end of the meal
When all else fails then really give the beard a good wipe down after your meal is over. This will become an important part of your regimen and really ensure that no food particles are left behind. The napkin during the meal helps, but if you can keep a damp wash cloth nearby or even turn to baby wipes then these will help you in the long run. These will help your beard to look great, shine, and remain free of any of those horrible food particles that can mess it up. Try it and see for yourself just how well this works!
Brush it out and wipe it down if necessary post meal to ensure there are no food particles left behind
Sometimes the food can hide on you, particularly the small food particles. When you brush out the beard and give it a good wipe down then this is one good final measure. You may not need to do this after every single meal, but it serves as a great basis for ensuring that you get rid of any food that you may worry about after a big and messy meal. It's good to be proactive and a nice beard can always benefit from a good brushing, particularly after a meal when the food particles are nearly everywhere.
Use a nice oil to help smooth it out after you eat just in case
There may be times where food gets into the beard no matter how hard you try. You need to get into the habit of cleaning the beard properly and a big part of that is using a nice oil or related product. One that works quite well is H-Beard by Amoils.com. It's a natural healing oil that you can rub onto the beard directly, and it works great after eating. It can keep the crumbs out, smooth out the area, and ensure that any food particles that may have gotten in are moved away. This is a great way to nurture the beard, keep it clean and smooth, and ensure that it always looks its best no matter what type of meal you have taken on.
Beards are a great way to frame the face and help you to look your best. They are a wonderful masculine accessory but it's important to try to keep them clean, and now you know how. The time when most men get their beards dirty is during eating, so if you can keep these tips in mind then you can surely be your best. If you want to maintain that sexy beard then keep it clean and free of any food particles, and you will be just fine and look amazing!


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Provincetown celebrated the reopening of St. Peter the Apostle Church yesterday, just in time for the annual Portuguese Festival and Blessing of the Fleet.
PROVINCETOWN — St. Peter the Apostle Church member Yvonne Cabral-Edwards had practiced her liturgical reading many times before yesterday's inaugural Mass at the new church, part of the town's annual Portuguese Festival and the 61st Blessing of the Fleet.
She still managed to start on the wrong page, Cabral-Edwards said, jokingly, after the service ended.
The Provincetown resident had good reason to be nervous. It has been more than three years since the original, 130-year-old church on Prince Street was reduced to charred walls on a frigid January morning in 2005. Since then parishioners have gathered for Mass in a parish hall and, for the annual Blessing of the Fleet, at a downtown pier.
Until yesterday.
"It brought me to tears," Cabral-Edwards said of being in the new building.
By 11 a.m. an estimated 500 people had wedged themselves into the new pews and along the sides and back of the sanctuary, where arched overhead beams resemble a wooden fishing vessel. Final touches to the building are still needed — the restrooms were cordoned off and a dropcloth covered a knee-high object in the vestibule. A dedication Mass with Bishop George Coleman of the Fall River Diocese is set for July 13.
The church is the largest congregation in town and a religious center for the town's Portuguese and Roman Catholic populations. About 450 year-round families belong to the parish, said the Rev. Henry Dahl, pastor of St. Peter's.
A procession into the church was led by fishermen and their family members, including five from the Motta family — Dana, Frank, Stephen, Todd and Brandon — representing the vessel Liberty Belle.
Four men who would later carry the statue of St. Peter, a patron saint of fishermen, wrapped their waists in wide red sashes meant to represent those worn by Portuguese fishermen to provide back support and also used to clean their hands.
Yesterday's church service began the daylong celebration of the town's commercial fleet, which comprises about 40 lobster and scallop boats and a dozen draggers, according to a town official.
After the Mass the procession made its way to the town pier, where Monsignor John Perry conferred blessings on the town's commercial and recreation boats.
The Blessing of the Fleet is meant to ensure a safe and abundant fishing season.
Eduardo Rocha of Providence, R.I., and Chatham residents Joe and Maureen Reilly were among those in town for the festival who also attended the Mass.
"We have nothing but pleasant memories here," Joe Reilly said of his visits to town.


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The internet is rife with biased and unsubstantiated claims from the organic industry, and the treatment of issues such as food safety and quality by the media ("if it bleeds, it leads") tends to have a negative impact on consumer perceptions about conventional food. Until recently, more and more consumers in many countries were opting to buy organic food over conventional food, resulting in a radical shift in food retailing. This was due to concerns over chemical residues, food poisoning resulting in recalls, food scares such as "mad-cow" disease, issues like gene-modified (GM foods), antibiotics, hormones, cloning and concerns over the way plants and animals are being grown commercially as food sources. As a result there has been an expansion of the organic industry and the supply of organic foods at farmers' markets, supermarkets and specialty stores.
"Effects of Organic Production on Food Quality" is the first comprehensive book on how organic production methods influence the safety and quality of foods, based on an unbiased assessment of the latest scientific findings. The title is a 'must-have' for everyone working within the food industry.
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