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By Wes Wolfe / Staff Writer
Published: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 21:13 PM.
It's clean and green vs. dirty and cheap.
And then there's the scenic beauty thing.
The battle over renewable energy and the resources committed to it stretches from the General Assembly in Raleigh to a farmer's field on Rouse Road.
Conservatives in the legislature are pushing a bill that would eliminate the state's renewable energy law, which passed a House committee on an 11-10 vote Wednesday. The purpose of the law was to make energy providers generate at least 12.5 percent of their output through biomass, solar or wind energy by 2021.
Millions of dollars in tax credits are given to further that end. Tax credits could go to a proposed 20-megawatt solar farm on the east side of Rouse Road, north of Carey Road.
The $64 million project comes from the Sustainable Energy Community Development Company, which seeks to energize the economies of economically depressed, rural areas through green energy.
Documents supplied to state regulators by the company suggest the local economic impact should exceed $21 million, and SECDC Chief Operating Officer Shawn LeMond said it could go as high as $40 million.
According to SECDC numbers, there would be a $7.8 million tax base added, with the site generating $117,000 in annual property, service district and fire district taxes.
Jobs would be created, and local businesses would be used.
"So many unemployed, that have been unemployed the longest, are out of the construction industry," LeMond said. "The construction of a solar farm is simply a big construction project. I don't want to pull anybody's leg — there's not long-term employment there, or anything like that. But, there is a good six months for 75-100 people, ultimately."
He added, "Typically 75-100 businesses will be involved, providing fuel oil, rental outhouses, food — that's where the $3 million or so gets left in the community."
But the prospect of 72 acres of twinkling photovoltaic arrays doesn't leave some in the area with the warm-and-fuzzies.
Ned Stroud lives in the neighborhood across Rouse Road from the field, and said he and some of his neighbors aren't happy with the project.
"You don't want to look out from your front door and see an industrial facility," Stroud said.
He likened it to a recent defeated proposal to place apartments near Lenoir Memorial Hospital, when people in opposition claimed the project was simply out of place in the area.
"There, they were trying to put housing in a medical park area, and here they're trying to put industrial in a residential area," Stroud said.
The land, however, is zoned in such a way as to allow a light industrial operation like a solar farm to locate there. SECDC would need approval from the City of Kinston, though, and that process has yet to occur.
"What exactly is the city's role in this process, and how does it benefit, or not benefit, the City of Kinston residents and the City of Kinston customers?" Kinston Mayor B.J. Murphy asked. "I'm just not clear enough on that just yet."
Murphy said he's OK with solar power, but noted it comes at a higher cost than other methods. He's also unsure of how the solar farm will integrate into the city's power system, and what it means for city electricity customers.
If the plan comes to fruition, power would be sold to the ElectriCities group, of which Kinston is a member. By plugging in to the grid at the city, LeMond said, there would be a cost savings because of energy savings.
When electricity moves from the source to the outlet, energy is lost along the length of the transmission. The closer the source is to the outlet, less power is lost. LeMond said there would be economic benefits to City of Kinston rate-payers, but conceded the amount is hard to quantify.
Currently, SECDC plans to have the solar farm operational by Dec. 31. It's meant to provide power for at least 20 years.
There will be a public hearing on the project on April 18 at 7 p.m. at the Kinston City Council chambers. LeMond also asked those with questions or concerns to contact him at 704-340-2544.
Wes Wolfecan be reached at 252-559-1075 email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @WolfeReports.


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How Can I Make Money For My School?
A school can have as many extracurricular activities as desired if funding is available; for that reason, it is important to look for means of school fund raisers. Collecting cans for cash is an easy way to make extra cash leaving behind a clean environment in the process. Plastic bottles can be recycled to make items that can be sold to raise some funds. Handmade crafts can be sold on a stand at a busy mall to generate funds for your school programs. Needless to say, you should make sure to obtain permission before setting a stand on private property.
Get your friends to team up and provide car wash services over the weekend as a means of school fund raisers. Put a big sticker indicating the purpose of the activity to obtain donations to fulfill your cause. You could also hold a bake sale at a busy glossary store to raise funds for your school; in addition, you can set up a refreshment stand at a public place with the right permit to generate funds for your school. Selling raffle tickets could generate some funds for your school; provide adequate entertainment for the customers to have fun as you raise funds for your school.

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The Raiders have signed veteran offensive lineman Andre Gurode, the club said Friday night.
The 34-year-old Gurode, who starred at center earlier in his career but can also play guard, will work again with Raiders assistant head coach / offensive line coach Tony Sparano, who was Dallas' OL coach from 2005 through 2007. Gurode gives the Raiders some veteran depth along the interior line, where the Raiders trend young save for guard Mike Brisiel.
Gurode (6-4, 318) dressed but did not play in two games with Chicago late last season. The Bears released him in December.
Gurode's best seasons came with Dallas (2002-2010), for whom he was a five-time Pro Bowler. He moved on to Baltimore for the 2011 season.


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Dear Professor Katz/Professor Hudson,
Problem Set 4, Question 3, Part d.
While I was completing the problem, I had noted that there were two stereocenters.
1. Carbon attached to F, Br, COH, and the Ethyl group. (Central Carbon)
2. Carbon attached to O, CH3, H, and CFBRH. (Carbon to the "right")
From this, I had thought that there were four enantiomers, because there were two stereocenters. In the answer key, only one stereocenter is noted.
I understand that the molecule is chiral, but why is the second carbon attached to four different groups not a stereocenter?
That's right, the compound in part d has 2 stereocenters. The enantiomer has both stereocenters inverted to their other configurations (the notation may be a bit confusing - the hydroxy group going from "up" on the left structure to "down" on the right structure implies that the hydrogen atom at that position points "down" on the left structure and "up" on the right structure). Keep in mind that there may be 4 possible stereoisomers for that compound, but only one mirror image of the structure as drawn (enantiomer).
Hello! Problem set 2, question 6a:
What makes the 1st and 4th carbons have different environments? Arent they both carbons bonded to one other carbon and three hydrogens?
Chris Collmus
They are both methyl groups, but they are attached to carbon atoms that are not identical. Along the same line of reasoning, one methyl is farther away from the bromine atom than the other, making them in different environments. Remember, they have to be truly identical and usually that also means symmetry-related.
I am wondering whether I would use Diethyl ether as the solvent that I place solid magnesium metal in when I'm doing a Gringard reaction.
I am wondering whether I would use diethyl ether as a solvent that I place solid lithium metal when I'm doing a Gringard reaction.
I am wondering why I use Diethyl ether as a solvent in the Gringard reaction.
Grignard and organolithium compounds are very basic, so you have to use solvents that they can't deprotonate. Alkanes (such as hexane) and ethers (such as diethyl ether or THF) are commonly used. Ethers are especially good at dissolving them too.
I am wondering why both methyl alcohol and EtOH are stronger acids than isopropyl alcohol.
The stability of the conjugate bases (alkoxides) are very dependent on solvation. So in solution, the more steric bulk around the anion, the less stable it becomes (because the steric bulk reduces the number of stabilizing interactions with the solvent). Following the acidity trend above, MeOH > EtOH > iPrOH > tBuOH.
I am wondering why a carbocation bonded to three other carbons is more stable than a carbocation bonded to 2 other carbons is more stable than a carbocation bonded to one other carbon is more stable than a carbocation bonded to no other carbons similar to homework question 7b1.
Hyperconjugation allows the nearby bonds to add electron density and help stabilize the carbocation. More carbon substituents = more hyperconjugation. See page 311 for one picture of this (but not use of the term). Another picture is on page 454.
I had a question on the practice exam, 5b, why are the molecules identical rather than conformational isomers?
The two structures in 5b can be superimposed by reorientation of the entire molecule in space (without the need for bond rotations). This makes them identical, while requiring allowed single bond rotations would mean they were conformational isomers.
What functional groups will we need to know for the exam?
You should be very comfortable with alcohols, alkenes, alkynes, (cyclo)alkanes, and alkyl halides. Given an IUPAC name for a compound containing any of these, you should be able to draw the structure. Likewise, you should be able to provide an IUPAC name for compounds containing any of these groups if given a structure. We didn't go into the specific IUPAC nomenclature for aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, ethers, epoxides, and amines, but you should still be able to recognize these.
I am wondering what pKa trends are important to know or memorize for the class in general. I think that knowing the pKa trend that alkynes are more acidic than ammonia which is more acidic than alkanes is useful.
There are several helpful trends to know, but which to use (and how) will depend on the particular situation that you are analyzing.
For second row atoms, electronegativity is a big deal. The more electronegative, the better stabilized the conjugate base (all other things being equal).
Anions in larger orbitals (less change density) are generally more stable than anions in smaller orbitals.
Resonance of course affects (increases) anion stability.
For the same atoms type, hybridization changes the anion (conjugate base) stability a lot. The more s-character, the more stable (all other things being equal).
Hi, I'm wondering what functional group values we need to know for analyzing IR.
The best source for IR absorptions to know (and functional groups) is the IR absorptions handout on the Lectures page. There are also lists in the book, but I don't find those as helpful!
I was wondering if we can get an extra day(s) to get to do the learnbacon for alkenes and alkynes since we just learned some new information regarding Alkene/Akyne reductions today?
Thank you for your help!
Done! (now due at Final Exam time)
Thank you!
Hello! I was wondering if you can use H+ and H2O for reaction 13d on the practice final exam?
In that case, no you can't use H+/H2O to get that product. If you protonate and make the carbocation, it will shift to the tertiary position before the water attacks.
Why is it that adding water to a dry alcohol "decouples the OH hydrogen from all adjacent hydrogens"?
OH protons are hydrogen bonding and in exchange with the solvent (in most cases). Since coupling is through bonds, the exchange disrupts the coupling. It's not water specifically, just a variety of hydrogen bonding environments and exchange rates.
I am wondering what the mechanism for the reaction on exam 3 part 4 that forms C7H14O.
The acid first protonates the double bond, forming a tertiary carbocation. The alcohol then attacks the carbocation to form a 6-membered ring (and then gets deprotonated by the solvent to yield the product).
For 15 on the practice exam, why is it 70% one enantiomer? %ee is 40%, and I have in my notes that that means 40% is not racemic, but how do I determine what percentage of that is one enantiomer? (If you can put this algebraically, it will make far more sense to me than just explaining it in logic.)
%ee is equal to the difference between the major and minor enantiomer percentages. So you would have 70%(major)-30%(minor) = 40%ee
If we're speaking in terms of percentages, the percent of the '+' enantiomer (lets call it X) and the percent '-' enantiomer (lets call it Y) have to add up to 100%. X + Y = 100. We know that we have an excess of 40% of X relative to Y. So, X - 40 = Y. So, substitute X - 40 in to your first equation for Y. X + X - 40 = 100. 2X = 140, or X = 70.
I am wondering whether grades have been submitted for CH241.
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Brazilian protests AAAS chief's misrepresentation of Brazil's Protestants
Recently, American Association for the Advancement of Science CEO Alan I. Leshner wrote a fairly typical piece of bumph for a Kansas paper, Let fact and faith coexist outside schools , equating doubts about Darwinism with trying to introduce religion into the school system. He warns,
Pressures are mounting to introduce nonscientific, anti-evolution rhetoric into science classrooms, alongside well-supported facts about life's origins.
(Origins? About life's origins, as opposed to its development over time, there are in fact no well-supported theories. There is a huge variety of poorly supported ones. But let's let that pass for now.)
Each time one of these boffins bloviates, it becomes clearer that Darwinism is the religion of the school system. That is the fundamental reason why questioning it is so controversial. As I said in By Design or by Chance?, Darwinism—whether true or false scientifically— is the creation story of atheism. It enables you to account for life without design. If it is true, fair enough, but if you are not allowed to question it, you will never know whether it is true.
Anyway, Leshner goes on to say,
The United States is not alone in these struggles. In Brazil, where the country's Protestant evangelical population has undergone a fivefold increase since 1940, creationists have ramped up efforts to combat the teaching of evolution.Enezio E. de Almeida Filho writes from Brazil to reply,
Can someone correct Leshner's misstatement about Brazil? It is true that evangelical protestants have undergone 'a fivefold increase since 1940', however they have no relevant impact upon Brazilian society -- culturally speaking they are kind of 'second class' citizens [kind of pariahs] and have a hard time to have a say in important cultural issues, and remain mostly 'sociologically unseen' or unwanted by the rest of our society. These creationists haven't 'ramped up efforts to combat the teaching of evolution'.
Leshner should do his homework better: the Brazilian scenario is totally different from the 'cultural warfare' in the United States -- the only church openly promoting creationism in Brazil since its inception is the Seventh Day Adventist Church, a very small Christian denomination in Brazil. But even this very small segment of Protestants hasn't 'ramped up efforts to combat the teaching of evolution' but to 'teach the controversy'.
Give me a break, Leshner, these little creationists are no threat to you nor Darwin!
Thanks Enezio. But remember, Leshner is not interested in Brazil's second class citizens. he is only using them as a bug-a-boo to frighten his fellow science boffins. Getting it right about the Brazilians would spoil the fun. What is he going to say, after all? That people in Brazil are beginning to doubt Darwinism because it is doubtful?
To find out more about my book on the intelligent design controversy, go to By Design or by Chance?
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Hi. My names Kendall. I've been a lurker on here for a while now but I finally got up the nerve to start a sketchbook. I'm 22 and I'm currently attending community college. I want to improve and I appreciate any comments and critique.
Hi. My names Kendall. I've been a lurker on here for a while now but I finally got up the nerve to start a sketchbook. I'm 22 and I'm currently attending community college. I want to improve and I appreciate any comments and critique.
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Hello, Kendall!
Welcome and good idea on starting a sketchbook!
It's also good to see you did a skeleton sketch, and even made sure to keep proportions in check via the headcount. Just start reading any (or all) books on anatomy and drawing by Bridgeman, he's a good start.
Also, start to carry a sketchbook around with you 24/7, take it out and draw things along your daily activities, whether it be a plant, tissue box or other person. Just keep challenging yourself and try drawing EVERYTHING.
Another way to help improve is by doing Posemaniac's 30 second gestures at least one or two pages a day.
Link here:
Anyways, enough rambling, keep going, you can do it~.
Featheredface: Thanks for the comment. I try to bring my sketchbook but I dont always get to draw in it as much as I want to. Ill try though.
Heres some stuff from a few weeks ago.
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Well I haven't been on here for a while due to school and finals but I fave a free week now so here's some stuff that I did during the semester.
Some skull studies and simple skeleton from Peck's anatomy.
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Here's some more stuff from the semester.
Some character designs for class.
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And here's a drawing of the basic/simplified skeleton we went over in class.
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I'll try to post some stuff from life drawing sessions tomorrow.
I liked the wii remote sketches, reminds me, I too need to study my environment and draw everything!
Keep it up m8;p In some of your skulls the cranial mass is too small,one of the best books which gives you proportions and construction is Burne Hogarth's book on drawing heads ;p
I think your life drawing and anatomy drawing skills are good mate, keep referencing and use books by andrew loomis and George b Brdigman, they are similar to what you're doing, keep em coming
shako:Thanks, although I never can seem to get the angles right even though I've drawn them so many times.
fransua:By cranial mass do you mean the cranium itself? Sorry if I'm misunderstanding you I just want to make sure. I am currently going through Peck's anatomy book but I have looked into Hogarth.
Dannyphoto:Hey thanks. I have Bridgman's books but I haven't gone through Loomis' books in a while and have been meaning to look back into them.
Sorry for the late replies, I've been a bit busy. I went to to WonderCon today and it was great.I got some art books and listened to some advice from the artists. All in all it was great and I'm going back tomorrow.
Here's some of those gestures from class.
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Well, I haven't posted in a while. I'll try to post more often but for now here are some gestures from last semester:
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Hey all. I have not been drawing as much as I should be, but I'm trying.
Some sketchbook stuff:
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And anatomy stuff from last semester:
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Still don't have as much new stuff but I will be going to another figure drawing session on friday so hopefully I will have some stuff scanned by then.
Some figures from last semester's class:
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Good work with the anatomy. It's good that you're tackling the gestures, bones, and muscles.
What I think would really help you is practice drawing the large masses of the figure. It'll help you understand a streamlined outside appearance of figure (which connects with your knowledge of the inside of the figure, ex. bones and muscles).
Check out the sections on the manikin and block form in Loomis's book
Also when you are comfortable, try out longer drawings, like with a photo (or from life if you can). You don't have to finish the drawing in one session. You will discover the more subtle things about the figure that you'll miss amongst rushing though short gestures.
And don't worry about knowing the names of the muscles , it's only used for explaining anatomy in classes and books. Knowing the 3d form and how it connects to each other is the goals.
Keep up the good work, also this is an amazing resource Gesture Photo Drawing tool thingy
Hey Thanks AnthonyV! Yeah, my teacher also told me that I had trouble with masses and construction of the figure. I've also been meaning to do more from loomis but then I found out figure drawing for all it's worth was being reprinted so I pre-ordered it a while ago and have been waiting for it to arrive. And thanks for the gesture drawing link, I'll try it out later.
So, now that we've decided to make a SSG, I'll try to do more studies and post more in everyone's sketchbook and my own.
Here's a spine study I did a while ago.
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And here's some stuff from drawing on the bus. Bus drawing is fun although a bit difficult when it gets bumpy or turns.(the leaves were drawn when I got off the bus if you were wondering.)
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Hey KT!! Don't worry about replying to sketchbooks right away, we understand that life exists too outside of CA :p
I really enjoy your skeletal studies. You seem very comfortable with the bones. I notice though that you are often not as confident/accurate with the lower half of the body though. I think doing some photo studies or master/book studies will help you with this. Sometimes just copying something an excessive amount of times will get your hand and brain familiar with the shapes and flow of those body parts. Then when you go to do your gestures and figure studies, your brain/hand will pretty much already know how the legs should be, and it's just a matter of putting what you see on the page.
I know Anthony suggested Loomis already, but Loomis' basic anatomy book has wireframe anatomy figures that look similar to the ones you drew---I think you should take a look at them and see how he draws the hip and leg region. Right now you are putting the leg lines on the outside of the pelvis, which is making the joints and bends look a little off. The leg wires actually sit somewhat inside the pelvis. I've attached a pic to show what I mean. I hope it makes sense ^^;;; Not everyone makes wires this way, but I think it will help you get the bends and joints in the right place.
(This is the worst wire frame ever, as I am a little sleep deprived ;p i apologize)
Edit: i notice you put your lines on the outside because you're probably trying to capture the gesture. If that's the case, do some contour drawings of figures, to get yourself more familiar with the flow of the body from the outside lines.
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Well, I think your spine studies are incredible. Were you looking a life size skeleton for the study?
I am impressed that you can draw on the bus. I would end up really sick if I tried. I can also definitely see that your gesture sketches are getting better over time.
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Great studies! Keep up the good work!
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Digging your commitment! try some master studies or some cast studies! keep it up
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@hala:Thanks for the illustration/diagram! I'll try both approaches and I'm still waiting for the loomis book to be delivered from amazon.com heh heh. Yeah, I haven't even got through the lower body in my anatomy book(it's Pecks anatomy book) just the sacrum, and I really need to get to it. For the master copies who would you suggest? I think I might have some Michelangelo stuff in a book somewhere....
@Reutte:Hey Reutte. I just draw from peck's anatomy book. I wish I could afford a life size skeleton. I guess i'm cheating when I draw on the bus because I usually wait until it stops or slows down enough for me to draw
@ranunkel:Thanks, I'll try!
@Bing!:Thanks for the suggestion! I think I can attempt a master copy
Really, Thanks guys for the critique and encouragement I appreciate it.
I wish I had more to show you guy's. I was kinda sick this memorial day weekend so I didn't get to draw as much as I wanted too.(I also procrastinated and had to hurry to finish some non art related school work)
First some composition/perspective stuff for my class.The first layout assignment is a high angle shot. I'm in the group that's doing the Aztec's and the ball game they played.For the first image's thumbnails I tried to emphasize the rubber ball as an important object.
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These are for the parallel assignment to the first: a low angle shot.
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And this is the close to final image before I expand it to 12". The blue pencil lines are where my teacher corrected my perspective.
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And a page of bus drawing.
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Haha, actually only drawing when you're not moving makes it seem more impressive. Your new bus sketch is better than the last one with the added texture of the hair.
I like that you actually draw the vanishing point outside of the panel for your assignment. It's a great combination of gestureish stuff and perspective.
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wow your line quality kind of resembles mine in a way. great studies and keep working hard at it!
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@Reutte: Hey, thanks Reutte.
@yogeshj25: Thanks I will.
Well, this is a bit late guys. I'm sorry I don't post as much as you guy's but that's one of the reasons I joined a SSG, to motivate myself to post more and think more about critique. Also, if you think my critiques in your sketchbooks are convoluted or lacking, please tell me and I'll try to get better. Sorry for the whole spiel, I just think i'm not doing as much as you guy's and I want to, so I'll try and do better.
I also got my loomis book on friday, which is really exciting, so I started going through it and did the male 8 head proportional model:
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Here are some figure drawings from some weeks ago. These two I'm not proud of(the propotions on the neck are waay off ugh).
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I like these I like better than the other ones, but they still suck:
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Hi. Your studies are great, I can't recommend anything new, everyone elses comments are spot on. Just keep at it and check your proportions, oh and don't worry about mistakes just keep posting your stuff. The last ones show good progress, I like the half hour pose, good sense of depth.
Don't be so hard on yourself. It takes work and time. Your recent figures are pretty good, and your foreshortened pose is very good.
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Well the loomis model is great though his calves look a little off. They seem kinda bulgy. The neck is off but since you're aware, just be watchful. I tend to elongate my torsos myself. Also the hip on the one reclining kinda seems to be sprouting from the side a bit.
And they're better than what I can do, so I wouldn't say they suck per say. XD
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Hey man, don't worry about posting. Your practice shouldn't be about getting something up to post, focus on you and what you need to do! Also, your comments are great, you put effort into providing feedback, that's all that counts.
Keep studying Loomis, and really soak in what he writes about too. All I can suggest is to keep doing more, repeat things if you have to, until you are solid in them and can redraw them without looking back at the book.
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Yea, what hala said
Getting mileage with your drawing is the most important factor for learning to draw well
Don't worry, you're on the right path
@Dayle: Thanks! Yeah, that was one of the only long poses I got work on in the year. I wish I could do more although I do like the short poses.
@Asatira:Thanks. I'm glad to heart that I did better on my foreshortening. Still have trouble with, but who doesn't.
@Reutte: Oh, yeah the proportions on the loomis study are a bit off, even though I kept telling myself that the point of the study was to get the proportions down accurately. Also, thanks for pointing out the hip problem I, hadn't noticed, which shows that I really need to get through my anatomy book. I'll have more time in the summer so maybe.
@hala: I'm glad to hear that my posts aren't too confusing or poorly written. I will keep studying and I'll keep trying to get some practice in as much as I can.
@AnthonyV:Thanks AnthonyV, mileage is important and I will try my best.
Really guy's, I appreciate your comments and will try my best to improve, and to my SSG, I'll keep trying to give help as often as I can.
Well, today I went to the Oakland zoo and getting there was pretty difficult because I have no car and it takes 3 and a half hours to get there using public transit. I really need to learn how to drive.
I went to meet my teacher with his other class and listen to the lecture though I didn't get to hear because I was late.
Here's some stuff from the trip.
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I like these more than the others. Pigs are fun because they stay pretty still while you draw them.
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I love looking at others' zoo animal sketches. Nice job with them, able to capture the gist of each animal and their poses. I enjoy the bats and the pigs. Yes, animals that stay put are very helpful models, but you probably improve your sketching skill with more active ones. As you do more, progress from the general shape to a few lines (simple sweeps, really) to help get form and overlap.
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Yay animals
You should draw very lightly with the big curvy sweeps (like you are doing) to capture the large masses and gesture. BUT THEN redraw the animal on top of your gesture with darker lines to fix the inaccuracies and really chisel the forms. For example the giraffe has several dark lines for the neck but we should only see two.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – This week, the Yale gymnastics team elected junior Stephanie Goldstein as team captain for the 2012-2013 season. Goldstein, a molecular, cellular and developmental biology major from Plano, Texas, has been a consistent performer for the Bulldogs since joining the team as a freshman.
During the 2012 season, Goldstein competed on vault, beam and floor in every meet of the season. She placed second on floor at the season opener with a career-high 9.75, third on floor at a dual meet against Penn, and second on floor against SCSU. Additionally, she placed fifth on floor at the Ivy Classic, where she also scored a 9.4 on vault and a 9.65 on beam. She scored her season-best of 9.575 on the vault against George Washington.
As a sophomore, Goldstein was given the team's Outstanding Contribution Award for her consistent performance. Goldstein competed in the all-around in all but one meet. As a freshman, she competed in the all-around at every meet and was one of the team's most consistent gymnasts.
Goldstein was recently given the 2012 ECAC Scholar-Athlete Award for gymnastics. She maintains a 3.89 GPA and volunteers in a tissue engineering and biodelivery lab when she is not doing gymnastics.
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In XForms 1.1 [1] the inline content model and linked schemas allow a plurality of help, hint, and alert elements per form control. For example, at the end of section [2]: Content Set Minimal Content Model UI Common (help|hint|alert|Action)* The Recommendation text gives no indication what more than one would do. I raised this issue today [3] in the Forms WG teleconference. In the past, there was group discussion about the advisability of using multiple label elements distinguished by xml:lang attributes, and we decided to support only one label element. One argument was that I18N best practice calls for external references. As far as I can tell, we had no discussion about multiple help, hint, or alert elements, and I believe their allowance is a result of insufficient precision in the inline content model. We have proposed that a future erratum for XForms 1.1 note in the prose that multiple such elements per form control is at best not interoperable, and further that the schema definitions for which it can be conveniently disallowed be changed to do so. Are any implementors assigning special meaning to multiple help, hint, and alert elements? Leigh. [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/REC-xforms-20091020/ [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/REC-xforms-20091020/#N74868 [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-forms/2009Dec/att-0021/2009-12-09-v2.html#topic5Received on Wednesday, 9 December 2009 21:44:33 UTC
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Classic Brews
- Espresso
A rich, concentrated shot of coffee made even better with crema.
- Americano
A shot of SBC's smooth espresso mixed with hot water.
- Cappuccino
A shot of that same full-flavored espresso with a little warm milk and topped with milk foam.
- Breve
An SBC Original where the smooth flavor of SBC's coffee is combined with the right amount of cream. Available in irish cream, vanilla and caramel flavors.
- Latte
SBC's bold and flavorful espresso mixed with a generous serving of warm milk.
- Espresso Macchiato
That same full-flavored coffee shot with a tablespoon of milk foam.
- Espresso Con Pana
SBC's signature espresso topped with a tablespoon of whipped cream.
- Brewed Coffee
Our smooth-roasted beans brewed to absolute perfection. Ask our barista what's brewing today.
Magic Mocha
- Classic Mocha
A deliciously rich custom-blended chocolate with a shot of the best espresso, velvety steamed milk, covered with whipped cream and topped with a chocolate stick.
- White Chocolate Mocha
A heavenly white chocolate mocha made with a shot of espresso, velvety steamed milk, topped with whipped cream and white chocolate shavings.
- Raspberry Mocha Kiss
Our deliciously rich classic mocha flavored with raspberries and topped with whipped cream and a bittersweet chocolate stick.
- B&W Mocha
A harmonious mix of our Classic Mocha and White Chocolate Mocha Kiss topped with a cloud of whipped cream.
- Almond Mocha Joy
A tempting mix of SBC's classic mocha with the nutty flavor of almond.
Ice Blended
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Our deliciously rich classic mocha blended with ice and chocolate chips with the cool flavor of peppermint and covered with a cloud of whipped cream.
- Chai Tea Javakula
The perfect combination of tea and select spices blended with ice and topped with whipped cream.
- Java Jelly
Richly flavored coffee ice cream blended to perfection mixed with cherry coffee jelly and topped with whipped cream.
- Javanilla
SBC's bold and flavorful espresso mixed with a generous serving of warm milk.
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The perfect combination of our smooth coffee and vanilla, blended with fudgy brownie bits, covered with a cloud of whipped creams and dotted with more brownie bits.
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That perfect balance of our classic and white mochas on ice.
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Your favorite spiced tea on ice.
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Our fruity mocha mix with ice.
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Your favorite spiced tea on ice.
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Premium-grade tea selections. Take your pick from a selection of Green and Black Tea.
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A heavenly combination of black tea with choice spices and warm fresh milk.
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The perfect amount of rich chocolate with warm milk combined for the chocoholic.
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That same perfect chocolate on ice.
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The tropical flavor of mango captured in a refreshing ice-blended concoction with a hint of Green tea.
- Strawberry Xtea
An ice-bended fruit smoothie made with an amazing strawberry puree with a hint of Green tea.
- Lemon Italian Soda
A refreshing spritz of lemon syrup and soda water served icy cold.
- Strawberry Italian Soda
Premium strawberry-flavored syrup with soda water and ice.
- Kiwi Italian Soda
That distinct flavor of kiwi syrup with a splash of soda water served icy cold.
- Vanilla Milkshake
With luscious vanilla ice cream and milk blended to perfection, this shake is far from boring.
- Chocolate Milkshake
A classic favorite made with chocolate ice cream and milk, blended until thick and creamy.
- Avocado Milkshake
That distinct flavor shines in this combination of avocado ice cream and milk. Good stuff.
- Strawberry Milkshake
A wonderful combination of strawberry ice cream and creamy milk makes this shake a must-try.
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Pancakes, Maple Syrup, Butter
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Pancakes, Bacon Strips, Maple Syrup
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Pancakes, Cocktail Sausages, Maple Syrup
Light Meals
- Amatriciana
Linguine pasta tossed with a tomato-based sauce and sautéed bacon slices, topped with parmesan cheese. Served with two slices of wheat bread.
- Pesto
Inspired by fresh basil, this pesto pleaser is sprinkled with parmesan cheese, chopped walnut and fresh parsley. Served with two slices of wheat bread.
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Penne Rigate pasta tossed with a slightly spicy tomato-based sauce, topped with sliced anchovies and parmesan cheese. Served with two slices of wheat bread.


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Rebuilding Afghanistan Foundation Reception in Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at the Embassy of Afghanistan, Washington, D.C.--On Tuesday, April 4, 2006, the Rebuilding Afghanistan Foundation hosted a reception for distinguished policy makers and philanthropists at the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington D.C.. Joining Said Tayeb Jawad, His Excellency the Ambassador of Afghanistan, and Mrs. Said Jawad, were Senators, Congressmen, Members of the Cabinet, Officials from the Departments of Defense, State and Education, Ambassadors and prominent members of Washington society. All were on hand to lend their support to the cause of education in Afghanistan. The Rebuilding Afghanistan Foundation is a U.S.-based non-profit organization that assists in bringing education to the Afghan people by raising money to build schools and develop educational projects in Afghanistan. The evening included opening remarks by His Excellency the Ambassador of Afghanistan, a brief overview of the Foundation by Advisory Board Member Mansoor Ijaz, Fox News Foreign Affairs and Terrorism Analyst and Founder and Chairman of Crescent Investment Management LLC, and "off the record" remarks by guest speaker Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton, Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the Department of State. Founded in 2003, the Rebuilding Afghanistan Foundation was established on the belief that education of Afghan children is the key to a stable and self sufficient civil society. By funding educational projects executed by carefully screened U.S.-based charities working on the ground, the Rebuilding Afghanistan Foundation makes it possible for the U.S. private sector to take a hand in the reconstruction effort. VIEW The Foundation's Press Kit: www.rebuildingafghanistan.org/presskit.pdf PHOTO CREDIT: ©Manhattan Society.com 2006 by Gregory Partanio |tel:718.614.7740 |e-mail: email@example.com More


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New Car Review
2014 Chevrolet Impala: New Car Review
Pros: Stylish design; roomy interior; cavernous trunk; accessible technology
Cons: Busy interior layout; visibility through rear window; tire noise with 20-inch wheels
What's New: Completely redesigned; larger and quieter cabin; new 4-cylinder and hybrid power trains; next-generation Chevrolet MyLink infotainment system; advanced safety systems
The 2014 Chevrolet Impala is redesigned for the 2014 model year, now sharing its underlying platform with the Buick LaCrosse and the Cadillac XTS. When the new 2014 Impala goes on sale, it will be offered in LT and LTZ trim with a V6 engine. In the summer, a 4-cylinder engine arrives, along with a base LS trim level. By fall, the new Impala Eco rolls into showrooms, equipped with Chevrolet's eAssist mild-hybrid technology and a predicted 35-mpg highway fuel economy rating.
Stylish and spacious, the new 2014 Chevy Impala is priced from the high $20,000 range in LS trim without options to the low $40,000 range in LTZ trim with every option.
Comfort & Utility
The new Impala seats five passengers in a larger and quieter interior. Front and rear legroom increase substantially over the 2013 Impala, and though the trunk is about the same size as before, it measures a generous 18.8 cu-ft. A 60/40-split folding rear seat expands the Impala's utility.
For the redesigned 2014 Impala, Chevrolet modeled the front and rear seats after those installed in the car's Buick and Cadillac brethren. The front seats remain comfortable after hours behind the wheel, and are offered with heating and, on the LTZ version, ventilation. The Impala's thick-rimmed steering wheel is pleasing to hold, optionally heated with LTZ models, and all contact points are covered in soft material, including the upper door panels.
Rear seat passengers ride on a supportive bench seat that provides a good view out of the car. Four tall people can fit into the Impala, and ride in comfort for longer distances.
Offered with a choice between four interior colors, Impala cabins rendered in Brownstone or Mojave hues possess a busy, almost confusing look, because of the two-tone decor combined with the layered dashboard design and its multiple textures, tones and trims.
Next-generation Chevrolet MyLink technology debuts in the 2014 Chevrolet Impala, and is standard for the LT and LTZ models. Equipped with an 8-inch color touchscreen that can be personalized by selecting one of four different themes, the new MyLink system shares plenty of its behind-the-screen programming and architecture with the Cadillac User Experience (CUE) system.
Unlike CUE, the new MyLink system does not include a proximity-sensing screen or haptic feedback controls. It does offer gesture recognition, natural voice recognition, Bluetooth pairing for up to 10 different devices, and a Valet Mode that protects private information stored in the system from prying eyes. A storage compartment behind the screen can be used to hide valuables and can then be locked using MyLink's Valet Mode.
Performance & Fuel Economy
Chevrolet will offer three different power trains for the new 2014 Impala. Initially, only the 305-horsepower, 3.6-liter V-6 will be available, connected to a 6-speed automatic transmission that drives the car's front wheels. Chevrolet says the Impala with the V6 engine will accelerate to 60 mph in 6.8 seconds, a credible claim based on our test drive. Fuel economy estimates are 19 mpg in the city and 29 mpg on the highway. AutoTrader observed 21.7 mpg in a mix of city, highway, and mountain driving.
A 196-horsepower, 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine becomes the standard power plant shortly after the Impala's initial launch, charged with motivating the full-size sedan's 3,800-lb mass. Chevrolet says this engine will return 21 mpg city/31 mpg hwy, in part thanks to aerodynamic modifications including grille shutters and underbody panels designed to smooth airflow around the car. A 6-speed automatic transmission is standard with the 4-cylinder engine.
The Impala Eco model, arriving in the fall of 2013, is equipped with an eAssist mild hybrid power train. A mild hybrid is one that cannot operate solely on electricity supplied by the battery pack. The eAssist power train includes a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine, an electric assist motor, a Lithium-ion battery pack, and regenerative brakes to develop a combined 182 horsepower and to deliver 25 mpg city/35 mpg hwy.
Chevrolet installs 10 airbags in each 2014 Impala model, as well as a traction and stability control system, 4-wheel-disc antilock brakes, a hill-hold and hill-assist system, and OnStar telematics with Automatic Crash Notification service. The Impala LS and LT models can be optioned with rear parking assist sensors, and the Impala LT is offered with a reversing camera. Both safety features are standard for the Impala LTZ.
The LTZ is also equipped with standard Side Blind Zone Alert, Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Warning, and Rear Cross Traffic Alert systems. These safety-related features are optional for the Impala LT, and at an accessible price. Exclusive to the Impala LTZ, a full-speed-range Adaptive Cruise Control system with Collision Mitigation Braking can, if the driver ignores the warnings emitted by the Forward Collision Warning system, automatically apply the brakes to avoid a collision, or reduce the Impala's speed to lessen the impact of a collision.
Driving Impressions
For a large family sedan, the 2014 Impala is effortless to drive. Strong acceleration gives the Impala V6 the fortitude required to negotiate city traffic, merge onto freeways with the flow of traffic, and climb mountain grades all while returning better than 20 mpg, on average.
The new Impala's electric steering offers pleasing heft regardless of vehicle speed, and crisp response when bending the Impala into a curve or while turning into a parking space. Given that it's the same system as found in the Camaro, recalibrated for the full-size Chevy sedan, perhaps this comes as no surprise. Suspension tuning provides a deft blend of ride smoothness and handling prowess, and while the Impala is not a sport sedan, it can cover ground at a rapid pace on twisty roads.
Chevrolet installs its new Duralife brake rotors on the 2014 Impala, a patented piece of engineering designed to double the life of the rotors to 80,000 miles while simultaneously eliminating rust and reducing brake shudder as the car ages. We found the Impala's brake pedal responsive, displaying natural progression through the range of motion, which helps to fine tune the amount of pressure fed to the brakes.
Chevrolet could improve the new Impala with regard to the 6-speed automatic transmission. We found that it stumbled on occasion, especially when driving in the mountains. A manual shift button is provided at the top of the gear selector, but it is unsatisfying to use, despite the fact that it matches engine revs when downshifting.
Impala LTZ models equipped with the optional 20-inch aluminum wheels sure look terrific, but there is a penalty to be paid in terms of ride quality and interior noise. So equipped, more of the road texture is delivered to the cabin, sometimes rudely, as in the case of traveling over a pothole. The 20-inch tires also create more road noise.
Other Large Sedans to Consider
Chevrolet names the Ford Taurus, Hyundai Azera, and Toyota Avalon as the new 2014 Impala's natural competitors, but this car also competes with the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Kia Cadenza, Nissan Maxima, and Volkswagen Passat. Although Chevrolet would likely state that the Buick LaCrosse is aimed at a different kind of buyer, the Impala is likely to attract some buyers who might otherwise consider the Buick.
AutoTrader Recommends
Among 2014 Chevy Impala models equipped with a V6 engine, we recommend purchasing the LT or LTZ model with the 19-inch aluminum wheels. They provide a more substantial look than the smaller 18-inch wheels while avoiding the extra road noise and degradation in ride quality that comes with the larger 20-inch wheels.


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From Carlsbad to Chula Vista, San Diego County is crammed with scenic ocean overlooks, unexpected mountains and a healthy serving of Spanish architecture.
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Twenty eight years of experience has given me the opportunity to create many different arrangements, always with some of the most beautiful flowers available.
Large or small, simple or elaborate, Hartworks Floral Design takes the time to make sure your wedding or other special occasion is a dream come true.
Breathtaking Bridal Bouquets is a San Diego owned and operated wedding florist. With your style and colors in mind, we custom design bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, ceremony flowers, reception flowers, centerpieces, and more...
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If you are down for some good o'l Italian fun and hankering for some buffalo of the mozzarella variety, then look no further than the Buffalo Dining Club. Whether it's chowing down on pasta lavished in cheese straight from the source or some porcine pleasures, this is one club definitely worth checking out.
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Pi Firejewel Necklace
Math isn't everything!
Watch out! Your neck is on fire! Oh, wait. No, it's not. That is just the awesome glow of our our Pi Firejewel Necklace. This necklace is crafted from Swarovski crystal and features a tiny LED light that lets the necklace give off a soft glow.
Once upon a time in a far away, dark kingdom there lived a beautiful princess locked away in a tower by evil mathematicians. The princess enjoyed math, but had spoken out against the evil rulers and their total devotion to math. She wanted the kingdom to use math, but also enjoy others things like nature, love and music. So the evil mathematicians calculated a plan to capture her and lock her away.
The people of the kingdom began a rebellion against the mathematicians hoping to free the princess and liberate the kingdom. You could identify a member of the rebels by their beautiful necklace shaped like the symbol for pi. They sent out the word that one day the necklace would begin to glow and that would be the signal to circle round the tower and free the princess! These rebels joined forces and re-took the kingdom and to this day their pi necklaces serve as a reminder that math is good, but math is not everything.
Show your devotion to balance (or just your love for this awesome necklace) with the rhodium finish locket charm with a Pi-shaped cut-out design on both sides. This charm clips over a glowing Swarovski crystal Firejewel necklace. The Swarovski crystal has a powerful, white LED light inside that can be turned on for the glow or or turned off for a plain look (just turn the magnetic closure around to break the current). Note: If you have our other Firejewel necklace, these are NOT interchangeable. The crystal in that one is 10mm. This one is just 6mm in order for the locket to fit over it.Product features:
- Patented in both the USA and internationally.
- 18 1/2 inch neck wire (including barrel).
- Magnetic closure.
- White LED inside 6mm faceted glass stone.
- 12mm lead-free pewter Pi charm with a polished rhodium finish.
- Includes 3 AG3/LR41 batteries.
- Package contains small parts, not intended for children under 3 yrs.
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Neil Young, an former Electronic Arts game producer who started his own iPhone development studio called ngmoco, gave an interesting keynote at iPhoneDevCamp 2 in San Francisco. Young tells why he quit EA to start his own iPhone development studio and what his plans for the future are.
The keynote is definitely worth watching, but here's what he basically said about the iPhone and the plans of ngmoco. He thinks that the iPhone should try to do what the Nintendo DS is doing. As an example he told about Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training, a game that cost $300,000 to develop and brought in $300 million. Small developers need to use the soft- and hardware they have just like Nintendo does with its not so powerful Nintendo DS. He says the iPhone has a lot of potential to beat both the PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo DS because it combines the best of the two.
Now it's up to the small developers, he wants their ideas. He launched nglabs, a new part of ngmoco that gives the developers of 10 applications the opportunity to develop their own game. ngmoco will help them with the funding, each will receive $10,000 and ngmoco will publish the game. The developers can keep all the rights on their game.


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Shopping for your HHI vacation home away from home will be just as fun as choosing what you want to do during your stay! The rental options are endless all around the area: Sea Pines, Palmetto Dunes, Forest Beach, Shipyard, Folly Field, Singleton Beach, Burkes Beach, Bradley Beach, Port Royal Village, & Daufuskie Island. Regardless of which area you choose to stay, you will be able to choose properties that range from 1 to 8 bedrooms.
Choosing to rent one of the many homes, cottages, cabins, condos, villas, or townhomes is definitely any vacationer's best bet. While the beautiful scenery is something that will leave you breathless, the inside of your vacation rental will also be something to marvel over. The vacation rental properties will provide unmatched luxury, comfort, and amenities to help make your Hilton Head Island vacation perfect!


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1. SUBJECT: Enforcement Guidance on Harris v. Forklift Sys., Inc., No. 92-1168 slip op. (Nov. 9, 1993).
2. PURPOSE: This enforcement guidance analyzes the Supreme Court's decision in Harris and its effect on Commission investigations of charges involving harassment.
3. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon issuance.
4. EXPIRATION DATE: As an exception to EEOC Order 205.001, Appendix B, Attachment 4, § a(5), this notice will remain in effect until rescinded or superseded.
5. ORIGINATOR: Title VII/EPA Division, Office of Legal Counsel.
6. INSTRUCTIONS: File behind Section 615 of Volume II of the Compliance Manual.
In Harris v. Forklift Sys., Inc., No. 92-1168 slip op. (Nov. 9, 1993), the Supreme Court considered whether a plaintiff was required to prove psychological injury in order to prevail on a cause of action alleging hostile environment sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. A unanimous Court held that if a workplace is permeated with behavior that is severe or pervasive enough to create a discriminatorily hostile or abusive working environment, Title VII is violated regardless of whether the plaintiff suffered psychological harm. The Court's decision reaffirms Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57, 40 EPD ¶ 36,159 (1986), and is consistent with existing Commission policy on hostile environment harassment. Consequently, the Commission will continue to conduct investigations in hostile environment harassment cases in the same manner as it has previously.
In Harris, the plaintiff, Teresa Harris, brought a Title VII action against her former employer, Forklift Systems, Inc. ("Forklift"), an equipment rental company, alleging that Forklift
had created a sexually hostile work environment. Harris had worked for Forklift as a manager from April 1985 to October 1987.
The case was heard by a Magistrate who found that during the period of Harris' employment, Forklift's President, Charles Hardy, subjected Harris to numerous offensive remarks and unwanted sexual
innuendos. Specifically, the court found that Hardy had, on a number of occasions, asked plaintiff and other female employees to retrieve coins from his front pants pocket, asked plaintiff and other female employees to retrieve objects that he had thrown on the ground in front of them and commented, using sexual innuendo, about plaintiff's and other female employees' attire. On other occasions, he remarked to plaintiff in the presence of other employees, "You're a woman, what do you know," "You're a dumb ass woman," and "We need a man as the rental manager." In addition, he once remarked in the presence of other employees, as well as a client, that he and Harris should "go to the Holiday Inn to negotiate [Harris'] raise." Harris, slip op. at 1.
In August 1987, Harris complained to Hardy that she found his behavior offensive. Although Hardy apologized and promised to desist, in September 1987 he suggested in the presence of other employees that plaintiff had promised sexual favors to a customer in order to secure an account. Shortly thereafter, Harris tendered her resignation and filed a Title VII action against Forklift alleging hostile environment sexual harassment.
The district court dismissed the case, concluding that Harris had failed to support her claim of sexual harassment. The court found, however, that "Hardy is a vulgar man [who] demeans the female employees at his work place." Harris v. Forklift Sys., Inc., 60 EPD ¶ 42,070 (M.D. Tenn. 1991). Moreover, the court stated that "[a] reasonable woman manager under like circumstances would have been offended by Hardy." Id. Nevertheless, the court concluded that this was not enough to support a claim of sexual harassment. Applying the standard set forth in Rabidue v. Osceola Refining Co., 805 F.2d 611, 620, 41 EPD ¶ 36,643 (6th Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1041 (1987), the court asserted that "the test for whether or not sexual harassment rises to the level of a hostile work environment is whether the harassment is 'conduct which would interfere with that hypothetical reasonable individual's work performance and affect seriously the psychological well-being of that reasonable person under like circumstances.'" Harris, 60 EPD ¶ 42,070 (quoting Rabidue, 805 F.2d at 620). The district court concluded that Hardy's comments were not "so severe as to be expected to seriously affect [Harris'] psychological well-being," id., and dismissed the complaint. In the court's view, "[a] reasonable woman manager under like circumstances would have been offended by Hardy, but his conduct would not have risen to the level of interfering with that person's work performance." Id. In a brief per curiam opinion, the Sixth Circuit affirmed the judgment for Forklift upon the Magistrate's reasoning. See Harris v. Forklift Sys., Inc., 60 EPD ¶ 42,071 (6th Cir. 1992)(per curiam).
The Supreme Court granted certiorari, 507 U.S. (1993), to resolve a conflict among the circuits regarding whether a plaintiff must show psychological injury in order to prevail on a hostile environment sexual harassment claim.
At the outset, Justice O'Connor, writing for a unanimous Court, reaffirmed the standard set forth in Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57, 40 EPD ¶ 36,159 (1986), that sexual harassment is actionable if it is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of the plaintiff's employment. The Court noted that an "objectively hostile or abusive work environment" is created when "a reasonable person would find [it] hostile or abusive," and the victim subjectively perceives it as such. Harris, slip op. at 4.
Rejecting the Sixth Circuit's psychological injury requirement, the Court noted that even though discriminatory incidents may not seriously affect an employee's psychological well-being,1 a discriminatorily abusive work environment may, among other things, affect an employee's job performance or advancement. The Court concluded that even if harassing conduct produces no "tangible effects," a plaintiff may assert a Title VII cause of action if the "discriminatory conduct was so severe or pervasive that it created a work environment abusive to employees because of their race, gender, religion, or national origin." Id. According to the Court, "[w]hen the workplace is permeated with 'discriminatory intimidation, ridicule, and insult,' that is 'sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of the victim's employment and create an abusive working environment,' Title VII is violated." Id. (quoting Meritor, 477 U.S. at 65, 67)(citations omitted).
In an attempt to clarify Meritor, the Court noted that Meritor's reference to environments that completely destroy the emotional and psychological stability of members of minority groups was intended to illustrate egregious cases and was not intended to "mark the boundary of what is actionable." Id. at 5. The Court stated: "So long as the environment would reasonably be perceived, and is perceived, as hostile or abusive, there is no need for it also to be psychologically injurious." Id. (citation omitted).
Noting that the test for hostile environment is not "mathematically precise," the Court concluded that in assessing a hostile environment claim, the totality of the circumstances must be examined, including "the frequency of the discriminatory conduct; its severity; whether it is physically threatening or humiliating, or a mere offensive utterance; and whether it unreasonably interferes with an employee's work performance." Id. While psychological injury may be relevant, it is not required. See id. at 5-6.
Accordingly, the Court remanded the case for consideration of whether a hostile environment had been created. The Court concluded that the district court's concern with whether Harris suffered psychological injury "may well have influenced its ultimate conclusion, especially given that the court found this to be a 'close case.'" Id. at 6.
Justice Scalia and Justice Ginsburg issued separate concurring opinions. In his concurrence, Justice Scalia suggested that although the Court refined the Meritor standard, little certitude has been added. His concurrence noted that even though the Court adopted an objective standard for determining whether a hostile environment has been created and listed factors to be evaluated, it did not suggest how much of each factor is required, nor did it isolate a single factor as determinative. However, Justice Scalia asserted that he knew of "no alternative to the course the Court today has taken . . . I know of no test more faithful to the inherently vague statutory language than the one the Court today adopts." Harris (Scalia, J., concurring), slip op. at 2.
In her concurring opinion, Justice Ginsburg framed the critical issue in hostile environment cases as "whether members of one sex are exposed to disadvantageous terms or conditions of employment to which members of the other sex are not exposed." Harris (Ginsburg, J., concurring), slip op. at 1. Citing the Commission's Brief, Justice Ginsburg suggested that the major inquiry in hostile environment cases should be "whether the discriminatory conduct has unreasonably interfered with the plaintiff's work performance." Id. According to Justice Ginsburg, all the plaintiff need establish is that the harassing conduct "[made] it more difficult to do the job." Id. at 1-2.
The Court's decision in Harris reaffirmed Meritor and clarified, rather than altered, the elements necessary for proving hostile environment sexual harassment. The decision is fully consistent with the Commission's "Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Sex," 29 C.F.R. § 1604.11 and its Policy Guidance, "Current Issues of Sexual Harassment," EEOC Policy Guidance No. N- 915-050, CCH ¶ 3114 (March 19, 1990). Accordingly, Harris requires no change in Commission policy or in the way the Commission investigates charges.
The Court in Harris adopted the "totality of the circumstances" approach which the Commission had previously set forth in its "Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Sex" and in its Policy Guidance "Current Issues of Sexual Harassment." Thus, in evaluating welcomeness and whether conduct was sufficiently severe or pervasive to constitute a violation, investigators should continue to "look at the record as a whole and at the totality of the circumstances, such as the nature of the sexual advances and the context in which the alleged incidents occurred." 29 C.F.R. § 1604.11(b).
The Court also noted that the factors that indicate a hostile or abusive environment may include the frequency of the discriminatory conduct, its severity, whether it is physically threatening or humiliating, and whether it unreasonably interferes with an employee's work performance.2 The factors cited by the Court parallel those enumerated in the Commission's Policy Guidance "Current Issues of Sexual Harassment." See "Current Issues of Sexual Harassment," at 14. Moreover, both the Court and the Commission have stressed that an employee is not required to show any single factor in order to succeed on a hostile environment cause of action. See Harris, slip op. at 5-6; "Current Issues of Sexual Harassment," at 17. Based on the foregoing, investigators should continue to evaluate charges by considering the factors listed in Harris as well as any additional factors that may be relevant in the particular case.
The Court's rejection of the psychological injury requirement is also consistent with the Commission's policy. The Commission explicitly rejects the notion that in order to prove a violation, the plaintiff must prove not only that a reasonable person would find the conduct sufficiently offensive to create a hostile work environment, but also that his/her psychological well-being was affected. While investigators may consider psychological injury as a factor in assessing whether a hostile environment has been created, they should keep in mind that neither this nor any other single factor is required to state a cause of action for hostile environment harassment.3 See generally "Current Issues of Sexual Harassment," at 15, n.20.
The Court in Harris used the "reasonable person" standard for assessing hostile environment claims. Previously, in its Policy Guidance on "Current Issues of Sexual Harassment," the Commission had adopted a "reasonable person" standard: "[i]n determining whether harassment is sufficiently severe or pervasive to create a hostile environment, the harasser's conduct should be evaluated from the objective standpoint of a 'reasonable person.'" "Current Issues of Sexual Harassment," at 14.
In defining the hypothetical "reasonable person," the Commission has emphasized that "[t]he reasonable person standard should consider the victim's perspective and not stereotyped notions of acceptable behavior." Id. at 15. In Harris, the Court did not elaborate on the definition of "reasonable person." The Court's decision is consistent with the Commission's view that a reasonable person is one with the perspective of the victim.4 Thus, investigators should continue to consider whether a reasonable person in the victim's circumstances would have found the alleged behavior to be hostile or abusive.
Example -- CP works in a thirty person advertising firm as a copywriter. CP is one of three female employees at the firm. After she had worked at the firm for about eight months, she was promoted to senior copywriter.
Following her promotion, two of her supervisors stopped by her office to inform her of her new responsibilities. During this visit, the supervisors insinuated that CP was promoted because the firm needed to show potential clients "some good bodies" and "some nice legs" in higher positions. They also asked CP if she had slept with the head of personnel in order to obtain her promotion.
Thereafter, these supervisors as well as some of CP's co-workers continued to taunt CP in front other co-workers and sometimes before clients, suggesting that CP had been promoted because of her looks and because she was willing to succumb to the advances of clients and supervisors. CP complained to management and subsequently filed a charge with the Commission.
An investigator reviewing this charge should consider the behavior from the standpoint of the reasonable person in CP's position. A reasonable person in CP's position might take umbrage at the comments about "good bodies," "nice legs," or "sleeping one's way to a promotion" and thus might consider her co- workers' and supervisors' behavior to be hostile and offensive.
In Harris the Court stated that to violate Title VII, the challenged conduct must not only be sufficiently severe or pervasive objectively to offend a reasonable person, but also must be subjectively perceived as abusive by the charging party. See Harris, slip op. at 4. The Court noted that "[s]o long as the environment would reasonably be perceived, and is perceived, as hostile or abusive," Title VII would be violated. Id. at 5 (emphasis added). There is nothing novel in the notion that a charging party must subjectively perceive a hostile environment in order to assert a violation of Title VII. It is well-settled that a charging party's claim will fail if the allegedly offensive conduct is found to be "welcome." 5
Under the Commission's current policy, an investigator must consider whether the alleged harassment was "unwelcome . . . verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature . . . ." 29 C.F.R. § 1604.11(a); see Meritor, 477 U.S. at 2406 (requiring unwelcomeness analysis). Adopting the Eleventh Circuit's definition of unwelcome conduct, the Commission has stated that "conduct must be unwelcome 'in the sense that the employee did not solicit or incite it, and in the sense that the employee regarded the conduct as undesirable or offensive.'" "Current Issues of Sexual Harassment," at 7 (quoting Henson v. City of Dundee, 682 F.2d 897, 903, 29 EPD ¶ 32,993 (11th Cir. 1982)). This policy requires investigators to examine whether the victim's conduct is consistent with an assertion that the alleged harassing behavior was both uninvited and offensive to the charging party. The second prong of the unwelcomeness inquiry, whether the employee considered the conduct offensive, is, in effect, synonymous with "subjectively perceiv[ing] the environment to be abusive." Harris, slip op. at 4.
In order to establish a subjective perception of abuse, the charging party must testify that s/he found the alleged conduct to be hostile or abusive at the time it occurred.6 Unless the respondent produces evidence to the contrary, the subjective prong of the analysis will be satisfied.
Example -- CP, a woman, has worked for A Corporation for three years. When she first began working for A Corporation, she joined in when her co-workers and supervisors would have sexual discussions. She herself would make sexual comments and lewd references.
After she had worked for A Corporation for about a year, her supervisors allowed her co- workers to post sexually explicit pictures on their office walls and in the hallways. Even though CP had not been offended by her co- workers' bawdy remarks, she believed that the posting of pornographic pictures demeaned women. She complained to her supervisor who refused to ask the employees to remove the pictures. Shortly thereafter, more pictures were posted. After again receiving no response to her complaint, CP filed a charge.
Based on these facts, an investigator should find that the conduct was unwelcome, i.e., that CP subjectively considered the pornographic pictures to be abusive. Her willingness to engage in sexual banter is not material to assessing her perception of the pictures.
Note that an investigator may consider the prevalence of sexual banter in analyzing whether a hostile environment was created for other employees.
Finally, the Harris decision reinforces the Commission's position that conduct that constitutes harassment on any of the bases covered by Title VII is equally unlawful as a discriminatory term, condition or privilege of employment. See Harris, slip op. at 4; see also id. at 2 (Ginsburg, J., concurring)(noting that harassment based on race, national origin, religion and gender is equally unlawful). The Commission believes that Harris also applies to cases involving hostile environment harassment on the basis of age or disability. Accordingly, investigators should consider Harris applicable regardless of the antidiscrimination statute on which the charge is premised.7
Charge Processing
Investigators should continue to take the following steps when processing charges involving hostile environment harassment:
For more detailed guidance, see Policy Guidance on "Current Issues of Sexual Harassment."
March 8, 1994 Approved:__________________________ Date Tony E. Gallegos Chairman
2 In order to show that "[the alleged conduct] unreasonably interferes with . . . work performance," the employee need not show diminished performance but only that the alleged offensive conduct made it more difficult for him/her to do his/her job. See Harris (Ginsburg, J., concurring), slip op. at 1-2; see also Harris, slip op. at 4 ("even without regard to these tangible effects [such as detracting from employees' job performance], the very fact that the discriminatory conduct was so severe or pervasive that it created an environment abusive to employees because of their race, gender, religion, or national origin offends Title VII's broad rule of work place equality").
3 Psychological injury may also be relevant for purposes of computing damages.
4 For a more detailed discussion of this issue, see "Current Issues of Sexual Harassment," at 14. As explained there, although the reasonable person standard must take account of the victim's perspective, "Title VII does not serve 'as the vehicle for vindicating the petty slights suffered by the hypersensitive.'" Id. (quoting Zabkowicz v. West Bend Co., 589 F. Supp. 780, 784, 35 EPD ¶ 34,766 (E.D. Wisc. 1984)).
5 Note that even if a particular charging party has not been subjectively offended by the conduct in question, if a reasonable person would find the conduct offensive, the Commission itself may pursue relief for any other persons identified in the course of the investigation who subjectively found the environment to be hostile. See General Telephone Co. of Northwest, Inc. v. EEOC, 446 U.S. 318, 22 EPD ¶ 30,861 (1980).
6 It is the Commission's position that "[w]hen there is some indication of welcomeness or when the credibility of the parties is at issue, the charging party's claim will be considerably strengthened if she [or he] made a contemporaneous complaint or protest." "Current Issues of Sexual Harassment," at 7. However, while making a complaint or issuing a protest may be helpful to charging party's case, "it is not a necessary element of the claim." Id. at 8.
7 If one is subjected to taunts on the basis of race, national origin, etc., there is ordinarily no question that the comments are perceived as abusive and are therefore unwelcome. Nevertheless, before and after Harris, if the record shows that the comments are not unwelcome or perceived as hostile or offensive, the charging party will not prevail.
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
The Palestinians and their leader, Mahmoud Abbas, have repeatedly threatened to drag Israeli politicians and army officers before the International Criminal Court in the Hague to stand trial for perceived war crimes. So far, the Palestinians have shied away from actually carrying out those threats due to Israeli counter-threats and feared confrontation with the Americans.
But it also now turns out that if Abbas turns to the Hague, the move will backfire spectacularly due to the efforts to an Israeli lawyer who beat him to the punch.
Already last year, Attorney Mordechai Zivin filed an official complaint with the court regarding Abbas and the leaders of Hamas. The complaint highlighted information implicating Mahmoud Abbas and members of the Hamas organization in acts of terrorism against Israeli, and requested a formal investigation.
Zivin argued that having been recognized as a non-member observer by the UN, the Palestinian Authority, with Abbas as its "head of state," is legally responsible for all that happens in the West Bank and Gaza, especially acts of terrorist violence.
The official response from the Hague was that it would file Zivin's complaint, but would only have the authority to act on it should Abbas file a similar complaint against Israel. So, the moment the Palestinian Authority approaches the Hague with claims of Israeli war crimes, it is likely to face the same exact charges itself, and be subjected to an investigation.
"The international court is a domain in which we can fight against terror, and we can't sideline it," Zivin said. "For years Palestinian organizations have been carrying out deadly terrorist activities, which constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, and cause thousands of casualties among innocent civilians. Ironically, its actually Palestinian terrorist organizations who are using the International Criminal Court against senior Israel politicians and officers."
Economy Minister Naftali Bennett has also gotten in on the action, and has begun putting together a coalition of organizations, many of them representing the bereaved families of loved ones killed in terrorist attacks. These organizations have started preparing a series of potential legal claims against the Palestinian leadership.
At this point, the idea is to create deterrence. If Abbas appeals to the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israel, he will immediately face prosecution himself.
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In 2005, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry published a report on co-existence measures in Finland. The final report is written in Finnish and can be found here. This report contains information on:
The main propositions in this report are as follows:
The interim report is in English and contains most of the above information, see here.
Furthermore, two studies were conducted for the preparation of this report: see study 1 (in Finnish), see study 2 (in english)
In addition to the report mentioned above, the Advisory Board for Biotechnology published a memo on co-existence (see here). The memo is advisory in nature.
The Academy of Finland, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Ministry of the Environment have funded the research programme ESGEMO. It was launched in 2004 and ran until 2007. The programme aimed at examining the environmental, societal, and health impacts of GMOs. In 2008 the programme has been evaluated. According to an international evaluation committee, ESGEMO "has contributed to strengthening the pool of Finnish researchers and experts in the field and to increasing Finnish scientific knowledge and know-how of GMOs and their effects" (see here). The full evaluation report can be downloaded here.
As part of the ESGEMO programme, several research projects on co-existence have been conducted. The goals of the project "GMOs and genetic pollution" were to create new knowledge on the risk of gene flow from GMOs under boreal conditions, develop new molecular tools for assessing that gene flow and construct recommendations for minimising it. For more information and a list of resulting publications, see here.
Another project analysed institutional, economic and social factors relevant in the context of introducing GMO products to the Finnish agriculture and food chain. The focus was on the co-existence of different production alternatives (GMO, organic and conventional production).


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Ok, my understanding of physics is still limited, hoping to change that in the following years, but I have a question.
Dark energy is what provokes the expansion of the universe, so, in theory, it must be exerting some kind of "anti-gravity", definitely an energy as I see it.
Would it be possible to turn dark energy into usable, electric energy? For example, using a piezoelectric sensor?
I think if we found a way to do that, we would provide the world with infinite, free energy. Forever.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The No. 8 Gauchos made quick work of visiting Concordia on Tuesday night, sweeping the Eagles en route to their fifth straight win. UCSB has now won each of their last seven home contests, with their last loss in Santa Barbara coming at the hands of UC Irvine on Jan. 31. Set scores for the match went 25-21, 25-23, 25-16.
With the win, the Gauchos improved to an even 12-12 overall, the first time they have had a .500 winning percentage or better since Jan. 18 when they were 3-3. Still at 8-10 in MPSF play, the Gauchos are in a three-way tie for the seventh spot in the conference standings with Cal Baptist and Cal State Northridge. Concordia – who entered the match ranked No. 1 in the NAIA – fell to 21-6 with the loss.
"We started out a little slow," said UCSB head coach Rick McLaughlin. "They really put pressure on us in the second game. We had to turn it on in the end, and that's what we did. We still have some work to do to get prepared for [this weekend's opponent] Hawai'i, but we'll get it done."
The Gauchos dominated the play at the net, recording 11 blocks as a team compared to Concordia's two. Jake Staahl, Jonah Seif, and Dylan Davis each recorded five block assists, with Davis adding a solo block as well. Miles Evans (three block assists) and Evan Licht (two block assists) also chipped in at the net.
In a fairly balanced offensive effort, Licht stood out the most, tallying a match-high 11 kills on 25 swings. Davis was his usual efficient self, picking up eight kills on just 11 swings for a .636 hitting percentage. Staahl equaled Davis's clip by putting down seven kills in 11 errorless swings. Evans also recorded no errors on the night – just the second time he has accomplished that feat in his UCSB career – ending the night with eight kills on 21 swings. Setter Jonah Seif racked up 35 assists in the win.
The Gauchos claimed the first and third sets of the match in relatively easy fashion, but actually had to come back in the middle game. Trailing 17-21, Licht had an attack blocked to extend the Gauchos deficit to a foreboding five points. From there, Concordia committed errors on three consecutive points (one service, two attacking) and Austin Kingi – who finished with five kills and five digs – landed a kill to bring the Gauchos within one. After trading points, Licht and Staahl teamed up to block a Parker Del Re attack to tie the score at 23-23. Kingi would add another kill to make it set point, where Evans blasted a kill on a putback to put the Gauchos up 2-0.
UCSB would clinch the match with a blistering .650 team hitting percentage in the third frame.
Junior libero Chad Kingi finished the night with 11 kills, giving him double-digit kills for the twelfth time this year.
Next up, the Gauchos will travel to Hawai'i to take on the Warriors in a pair of pivotal games on Friday and Saturday night. Hawai'i, who possesses an 8-12 conference record, is also in contention for one of the eight spots in the MPSF tournament.


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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Another Letter to Linda
Another year has gone by. Hard to believe, right? They seem to go by so fast. Not. Fair.
You would not believe how big the kids are now. Caitlin is as tall as me and wears the same-sized shoe as me ~ a size 7. She says compared to all the other girls she has small feet. I say she has the perfect sized foot for all those strappy heeled sandals that just don't look right on bigger feet. It's a matter of perspective. Regardless, we had a helluva time finding basketball shoes for her and we ended up ordering them online. [pic enclosed] Snazzy, eh?
Oh yeah! Speaking of basketball shoes, she made the 9th grade basketball team! Blake and I are so proud of her, and I know you are too. She's worked so hard for this. Also? She's on the debate team. She and her partner compete in the Public Forum type of debate. We don't get to see her compete, but I have been on the receiving end of her questioning and arguing, and I know I didn't like that one bit. But apparently she's very good at it, because she's almost halfway on her way to lettering in debate her freshman year. Finally, she has a positive outlet for her headstrong and talkative ways. Some days it's hard to remember that those are positive attributes, you know? And it's so good to hear her be so passionate about debate and basketball.
But Blake and I are SO proud of her.
Speaking of proud, you would not believe how big Ryan has grown. He's as tall as both Caitlin and me. Really. And he's on the 7th grade football team. He's never played before but he's trying, learning, and loving every bit of it [except the part about being at practice at 6:30 in the morning].
And he's so quiet compared to Caitlin! It's so funny because he seems so serious, then he'll pull off a witty one-liner right out of the blue. Makes you wonder what he's thinking all the time. He has an economy of words [which is good because Caitlin has an abundance of them].
He loves the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and anything to do with space. If you're not careful, he'll draw you into a one-sided conversation about space. And I feel bad when this happens, and not for the reason you think. I honestly don't know what he's talking about. I can't wrap my brain around all those theories he talks about. Seriously. But I love that he's so passionate about it.
On most days, you can find Ryan outside with his buddies doing what 12 year old boys do. He's very popular here at home. The doorbell is always ringing, and it's always for him. A lot of the young boys on the street look up to him, and I think all of that says a lot about his character.
Again, Blake & I are SO proud of him.
I wish you could have gone shopping with Caitlin and me for her first Homecoming Dance dress, but I've enclosed a pic of her. Isn't she gorgeous?
I wish you could have seen her 1st basketball scrimmage yesterday. She played tough, and I caught it in this pic. Watch out for her elbow.
I wish you could have seen Ryan play football this season for the first time, but much to his chagrin I caught him in this pic after one of his games. Blake says he looks tough. I say he looks like tired and hot.
I wish you were here to listen to Ryan explain all about his space stuff. I don't have a pic of it, but think of a black hole. But? I have this pic of him from when we were in New Orleans this summer. Isn't he handsome?
The fact is, Linda, I just plain wish you were here with us. There are some days a kid needs a hug and a smile from his grandma. Nothing else will do, you know? [And sometimes a son and daughter-in-law need a hug and a smile too.]
And I know you wish you were here, too. Just sucks all the way around, doesn't it?
Oh, and guess what! Caitlin still wears the shirt I made for her about this time last year. She asked me just the other day, "Mom, where's my grandma shirt?" You remember it, don't you? The pink one? [pic enclosed] Every time I go to wash the damn thing I get glitter in my eyes and it causes my eyes to water. Damn glitter.
It's been 12 years since we last saw your smile.
It's been 12 years since we last heard you laugh.
It's been 12 years since we last saw your face.
It's been 12 years since we last had a hug from you.
We miss them.
And we miss you.
Love Always from Your Daughter-in-Law,
Linda, my mother-in-law, valiantly fought breast cancer, and I've written about her here, here, and here previously. I hate breast cancer. It's gotta stop. Damn stupid cancer. [I feel a little better getting that off my chest. Just a little.]
So, what can you do? At the top of my sidebar up above, is a button/link from the Breast Cancer Site. With every click, a sponsor donates, and 100% of the donation goes to helping women afford mammograms. And the only thing you have to do is click it. That's it. So, click it.
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Wow! What a great open letter. And the best thing, is that I am sure Grandma Linda IS keeping up with every milestone that happens in your family, nodding and smiling as you mention them. Thanks for sharing, Caroline. This has to be one of my favorite posts!ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry for your loss. We lost my uncle from lung cancer in Spring of 2010. And a two church friends this year. Not sure what kind because it spread so fast. And a dear friend this summer from colo-rectal cancer. Cancer sucks. Cancer sucks monkey butt. I'm not sure why I always think of that, but one day my daughter and I were trying to think of the stinkiest, suckiest things ever, and that's what we ended up on. Breast cancer definitely sucks monkey butt. Sending cyber hugs from corn country - Steph/Corn&CottonReplyDelete
Poignant, sad and heartfelt...I'm sure Linda got the message.ReplyDelete
I clicked.
This is beautiful, just like she was, you are, and your daughter will be.ReplyDelete
Beautiful letter. I clicked. Breast cancer runs in our family.ReplyDelete
I've lost a few friends over the years due to cancer and more recently my grandfather in April. His was an especially aggressive type and we barely had time to get used to the fact he was sick before it took him away from us. I'm still ticked about it.
What a nice way to remember someone. And a nice way to record what your children are doing. I have traveled the cancer road with my husband. Not a fun road. I wish we could eliminate all types of cancer from the world. Maybe one day we will.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 10:00 AM
You certainly know how to make me cry! Beautiful letter!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful letter, Caroline. It's easy to see that Linda was a very special lady, and this is a great way to honor and remember her.ReplyDelete
Each letter you write to Linda helps us get to know her better. Surely your children feel the same way. Keep it up, it's a great tribute.ReplyDelete
Beautiful post.ReplyDelete
What a nice way to remember someone.Nice family storyReplyDelete