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This happened just yesterday. Gretchen, my sister-in-law, teaches his oldest daughter in preschool. Please pray for his children and his widow. I just can't even imagine...
Monday, October 31, 2005
A tragedy...
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Saturday, October 29, 2005
We're back!
We had a fantastic time at the festival! Saw some good movies, met some great people, and felt really encouraged as a family and filmmaker. Taking the kids with us, I knew it was probably gonna be an, "I'll watch the kids, honey, and you can talk with your film making peers." kind of weekend. But, I really got blessed by meeting some great ladies. There was a sweet lady named Julie J(I'm not gonna even try to spell her last name because I will butcher it mercilessly) from San Antonio. She had seven kids and we met her in the car park on the way into the festival. She has seven kids and let me tell you, knows how to park a suburban in a TINY spot! Then there was Carmon, a truly sweet and fun spirit. Both of these ladies have enough kids to have their own baseball teams and were kind enough to encourage me on my way out of toddlerhood - must've not hid my fatigue as well as I thought :) . And I briefly met Mrs. Hayden of Caleb's mom fame. She said she wanted to read my blog - she might be the first! Then there was a brief visit with Jennie Chancey who got to see me lose a child among the crowd- not my proudest moment. And lastly was Noelle Goforth and her sons William and Myles, as well as Noelle's sister Aimee. William was born just a few days after my oldest son and is an amazing joyful young man with a king-sized handshake! I was honored to meet him and his brave Mama.
As far as details of the films at the festival, I think you'll need to read another's website - like I said, we brought all four kids with us! But, it was great to not stand out from the crowd for a change. In fact, I think we were one of the smaller families there. I was blessed, and I hope others were as well.
See ya again next year!
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Thursday, October 27, 2005
We're off!
We're leaving shortly for the film festival. Hope to see some of you all there!
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Friday, October 21, 2005
As a mother...
I struggle with understanding God's word sometimes. It's not that I doubt its truthfulness, it's just that my small brain cannot wrap itself around the truths. For example:
Isaiah 49:14-16
14 But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me,
the Lord has forgotten me."
15 "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!
16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
your walls are ever before me.
I cannot imagine God engraving me on the palms of His holy hands. Yes, I find an incredible amount of joy in my own children, but as a sinner, I know I do not always love them as much as I should. Plus, I know what I'm like. I find myself annoying and difficult to live with at times, how could God not grow impatient?
I can see God's work in opening my eyes to this truth through my experiences as a mother. I know how my heart leaps with joy and excitement when they laugh and smile with me. I know how I thrill at all their cute expressions and words. I know how my heart broke when I had to rush a child to the emergency room, and even now how the memory of seeing them hurt will cause me to physically cringe. I love them so much, I would literally do anything for them. I would easily lay down my life. But, there's one thing I would never do- cause them to suffer for the sake of an enemy. And yet, this is what He did for me. How can someone love a stranger like that?
I keep trying to transpose my sin nature onto God's, but thankfully His nature is teflon. My feeble attempts to make Him something He's not will never prevail. One day, I will truly know how good, how perfect, how breathtaking His love for me is. For now, I can keep trying to remind myself of the words He gave that show me, and of the sacrifice He gave to punish His son for my sake. I will stand in admiration now, I will fall down prostrate in utter reverence and wondermemt when I am before Him forever. I can't wait to know.
New King James Version (NKJV)
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Peach Cobbler
Here is an excellent recipe for peach cobbler that my sister gave me.
Fill an 8x8 in. pan with peach slices. Mix in:
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbs. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
Blend the following then pour over the peaches mixture:
Crumble 6 Tbs. butter together with 3/4 cup sugar. Then add and crumble:
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup oatmeal
Bake at 375 degrees for 15 min. Then bake at 350 degrees for 45 min.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Faking It
I think women in general are competitive. We wanna be prettier than that girl, or thinner than this one, or a better house keeper than all of them put together. It's part of that whole sin nature thing. We're busy watching out for number one and making sure that everyone thinks we're great, instead of seeing us as we really are - horrible, ugly, disgusting wretches.
This not only does a disservice to women individually but as a group as well. It makes the housewife who is struggling with cleaning the kitchen for the fourth time that day feel like she is the only one who wrestles with the issue. It makes the exhausted mom who fights to be kind and sweet when all she really wants to do is take a nap, feel like the laziest person in the world. What a lie! The truth is that yes, those moms are lazy and selfish, but hey, newsflash - so are we all! There is not one sin that a mom fights against, that is also not fought against by two million other moms.
Instead of putting make up over our sins and pretending like the bad complexion underneath doesn't exist, we should be much more like the scripture that says to boast in our weaknesses! No, that doesn't mean we should be glad we're lazy, mean, and self-centered. It does mean that we speak openly with others so that they can encourage and also be encouraged. After all, yes we struggle agaisnt sin, but the ultimate fight has been won already. We our perfect before God for eternity, even though the flaws show right now. Today I met with a friend and we at first hesitated to share our problems with each other, but once we did, we both realized that we were going through many of the same valleys, and we could inspire one another on to keep trying, and fighting the good fight.
So, today, I encourage all women out there to stop covering up and really begin to love your fellow sisters in Christ. You never know who you might be relieving of an undue burden of feeling alone in their struggles.
God bless!
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Monday, October 17, 2005
A pink room update
Here's the final after pic for my daughter's room. Although, looking at the picture I see some tweeks I wanna do. But it took me until Saturday to finally find the right pole for her curtains, so it only took a month to do! That's sarcasm in case you couldn't tell! A final thanks to Grandma for all her help in making the room beautiful.
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Sunday, October 16, 2005
A sparkling personality
I took the Myers Briggs test thingy. I came out as an ISFJ. I think that's pretty accurate although I do toe the line with F and J. But don't be too quick to think you got me pegged. I'm full of surprises don't ya know!
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Random embarassing facts about me...
Since I've been busy painting walls and have been slacking with my posts here, I am starting to feel like I'm now also talking to a wall. Maybe this will drum up some interest here.
1. I eat frozen chocolate chips every night after the kids go to bed.
2. I still have twenty pounds to lose after my last baby, and she's almost fourteen months old. i.e. I have no more excuses left. (Also, see random fact #1)
3. I am addicted to home and garden television, especially house flipping shows - all in the name of research, of course.
4. I very often start to lose words when I get tired, explaining why I don't post long drawn out posts and probably why no one is visiting my site anymore :(
5. I used to wear a size 6.5 shoe, but after having babies I'm now a size 7.5 - weird don't ya think?!
6. I used to have naturally very curly hair, but after having babies it's straight - I know!
7. I was set up with my husband by the reformed matchmaker, Steve Schlissel- very cool, and I'd recommend this method highly.
8. I am grossed out to the point of getting nauseous when I clean the toilets - didn't happen until my little boy potty trained. He still forgets to look where he's going.
9. I am a math geek. I love to do math problems for fun and will do algebraic equations in my head sometimes if I'm bored.
10. I am not creative at all and don't think outside the box very much. In fact I like the box - it's nice and cozy, so why would I want to leave it?
Anyway, hope that gives you a better picture of who the big blogger is. God bless!
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Friday, October 14, 2005
Paintin', paintin', and more paintin'
So, now that the floor is done, we're painting some more. Yes, I know that's backwards, but it's all part of our master plan, don't ya know! Anyway, here are some painting tips that I've learned:
1. Freeze your brushes and rollers wrapped in plastic so that you don't have to clean them when you're having to stop painting mid job.
2. Pull your tape off when the paint is still wet so that it won't stick as easily.
3. Your best bet for a clean finish, is to tape well. Taking the time to do this properly will really make the painting step much easier and will give you a better overall finish.
That's all I can think of right now, but I'm sure, with all the painting this house needs, there will be more later.
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Thursday, October 13, 2005
What else is a blog for?
Here are some pics of my precious kiddos for no other reason than it's my blog and I can! And you can't stop me - hah! I also just happen to think I have the cutest four kids in the entire world. So here they are.
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House renovation update
My parents were in Mexico this last week, and we were in their house due to the fact that our house was a dustbowl. Dear husband was refinishing the floors and he did a fantastic job! Here are some pics of before and after. Anyway, that's all for now, just wanted to let you know why I haven't been around and brag a little about my hard working hubby. Btw - the top is the after, and the bottom is the before. I don't know why they posted like that.
God bless!
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Friday, October 07, 2005
I took all the kids to the grocery store by myself today, and was quickly reminded why I usually prefer my husband to come along too. But since we were desperately out of milk, cereal, bread, and all other forms of food, we had to make the sacrifice. Not only, was it lunchtime - I know, I know but darling husband was in a demo and we needed the house quiet right then, not to mention there wasn't anything for lunch :) - but to top it off, it was sixty degrees outside and momma hadn't checked the weather that day. So I drag all my kids clad in sandal and shorts into the store, two of whom were literally crying because they were so cold. BTW, this is not one of those I went to the store and was told how sweet and well behaved my kids were kind of stories. My three year old continued crying the first ten minutes and holding my leg in such a way that my skirt was being raised up to an embarrassing level. I finally had to discipline him in the store rather than wait to get in the car, because it was really just too much and frankly I think those around me were glad to see him be spanked. Not one of my proudest moments - but then pride isn't something to strive for. My five year old actually whined for a balloon, something she isn't prone to do nowadays. My one year old did really well to her credit and God's mercy, and my two year old was pleasant as well. All in all, it was a good learning experience for the kids and me, and after their spankings they were very cheerful and compliant. I was glad I went with them all, and despite my humbling, felt like I learned alot about remaining calm during a few chaotic moments. I wouldn't have preferred this experience, but I know God used it for my sanctification anyway. So, thanks be to God!
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Sleepy heads
My sister came in town today, and when Aunt Amanda comes to town, everything is a party! She has five kids, going on six, and my children just love to play with them all. They have a great time together, usually :), but they also play hard and don't nap. This makes for some very tired kiddos. As we left Grandma's house tonite to go home, two of my kids conked out in the first two minutes, the other two took turns wailing and weeping. I don't think they even knew why they felt so sad, and just leaving the cousins behind at Grandma's for the night wasn't sufficient for these the-world's-coming-to-an-end tears. When this happens, and reason flies out the window into the night air, I find that it's best not to give in to the desparation of the moment, but as the proverbs say, not answer a fool in his folly. I know that their cries are a result of their sinful natures just as much as they're from their exhausted bodies, but I also know that our Lord who is slow to anger and compassionate with me, sees these little ones with just as much love and patience. So, I try to see them through these last few moments before crashing in their beds, by soft tones in my voice and kind, understanding words. And I know that this is just a small and very flawed example of how my precious Father in heaven also handles my irrational cries - like during the arsenic hour every day, or all day long during pregnancy, or even in the throes of labor pains. He is THE Comforter! May He make me more like Him today.
So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me. Zechariah 1:13
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Late last night about 3 a.m., I got up to feed a little one.
Let's just say, Mama-3, roaches - 0.
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Monday, October 03, 2005
God's little jokes
Of course God has a sense of humor! How do I know? He's given the world's biggest bug scardey-cat a house that went unoccuppied for months and now has an infestation of roaches that think they own the place. Everyday I have a run in with at least one and sometimes up to five of these pesky little creatures. In case you were not aware, the roaches in Texas are, like this blog, Texas Sized. Two inches on average, and if you think I'm kidding, just count how many cans of bug spray are lying around my abode. So, yesterday I find one in the kitchen which dear husband helped me to attack. We chased it across cabinets, behind the toaster, around the trash can, and at last it got smart and scurried under the refrigerator. Thinking it had been sprayed with enough poison to kill it in a minute or two, I relaxed a bit only to have the thing come sprinting out from underneath straight at me! Visions of roach caught in my long skirt danced through my head - I screamed. Then darling strong stud of mine stomped on it just in time to save this distressed damsel.
Well, that was enough excitement for me for one day, so off to bed I go. Well, lying in bed talking before turning the light off(see the small graces God gives) I notice another huge roach crawling on the curtain rod across the room (at least it wasn't on the one right above my bed!). Well, hubby runs for the bug spray, and just as he sprays it, the thing takes off in flight(yes, some of them fly!) across the room and straight into the closet two feet from my side of the bed - now how am I going to sleep? So we shut the closet door and spray enough Raid around the door to kill, well me and think we'll just have to hope it dies soon. Well, true to cockroach form it crawls out of the closet straight for my side of the bed - what have I done to them?! Again we just resign to hope it dies soon, but it quickly runs out from the other side of the bed, and once again clod-hopper stomps it dead(aren't husbands great!).
So, I've decided to thank God for the small graces He gives in dealing with these creatures, and hopefully find a way to laugh instead of cry. Oh yeah, and I think I'll invest in some Herman Munster shoes for my man.
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Saturday, October 01, 2005
As I sit in here, avoiding eye contact with the boxes, my five year old comes in to announce that she has made a cool park out of the debris! Complete with a slide and all!
Numbers 11:17I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the Spirit that is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you carry the burden of the people so that you will not have to carry it alone.
Yes, God's word is true - children are a blessing!
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I am not one of those people who look at a big house full of boxes, and ripped apart floors, and bare windows and says, Okay let's get started! I tend to feel much more disorganized and overwhelmed amidst utter chaos, rather than energized and efficient. So, as I sit in the middle of my war zone, I cry out to God, "Hear my cry, O Lord!" I know amidst other trials that are faced in life, this can seem rather petty, but for me it is a deep pit of despair. To God nothing is small, and He answers me, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you." And He shows me, "God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day." Praise be to God, I believe He is good and kind despite my feelings of hopelessness at the moment.
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I was reading my Bible last night and came across this story:
2 Kings 2:23-25
From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some youths came out of the town and jeered at him. "Go on up, you baldhead!" they said. "Go on up, you baldhead!" He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths. And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria.
It kind of made me laugh. I don't recall ever hearing THIS story in Bible class when I was a kid. Probably because they thought it would scare us, but maybe they should. It would teach kids a good lesson -- make fun of people older than you and you might get mauled by bears.
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Beginning/Continuing Woodworking (WDW210-10)
Beginning/Continuing Woodworking (WDW210-10)
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As most of us would have known by now, we will witness not only the Presidential Election for Students' Representative Council (SRC) for this term but also another election for the Faculty of Law Seat where after so many years, law students get to vote and choose their representatives in the upcoming elections. In conjunction with that, Editorial Squad has initiated a closed survey where we targeted a specific audience which are FOL Students.
The sole purpose of this survey is to provide a solid and reliable platform for all law students to express their views towards the candidates, communicate their concerns and suggestions on how the candidates can represent them better than previous councils. The survey begun in the evening of 4th August, Thursday and it was closed on 6th August, Saturday midnight.
These were the questions from the survey and the responses by percentage :
Majority views on the candidates are neutral. Despite those who answered 'no' are the least. There are few comments and reasons which we like to highlight. The reason why we show some of these comments are not to attack the candidates nor their manifesto but to show how these comments are constructive and have substance which the FOL representatives should take note. (And that MMUES is being transparent.)
- "None of the candidates seem convincing. They are all young and have no experience in activities and Law Society. I'm not bashing the age of these candidates, kudos to them for trying. But I don't see it in these candidates."
- "Unpractical for most and those issues were raised before but due to faculty and legal limitations it cannot be achieved"
- "They are making a manifesto which is out of the MULS concern. All the candidates were not even a member or never represented MULS before so they don't even know what their manifesto can do. The worst part is none of these candidates have ever represented any clubs I'm not sure what they can do for the other students even when they don't have a basic foundation."
- "Even if the manifestos are presented in writing and bunting banners, I didn't see any personal one to one communication of the candidates among the law students.
Q2 : The candidates are from either Beta or Gamma year, do you think that law students from Alpha, Delta and Epsilon can be represented as well as the other 2 batches considering there is no representatives from Foundation, 3rd and 4th year?
Half of the respondents believe that all law students from various batches will be represented equally.
- "Most likely a close relationship with MULS would help"
- "The interests of the unrepresented batches will be probably not voiced out"
- "Students who want to represent should have knowledge about the faculty and the campus administration. Alpha, beta and gamma is too young and these candidates are people whom people can't even identify."
Some of the useful comments for those who answered 'NO' :
- "None of the candidates have actually personally approached the students. I only know of them through FB and that's it. In order for me to vote for them, I need to know what they can bring to the table."
- "Like you said, no representative from each batch so maybe they won't be as sensitive to any problems faced by other batch. Hopefully MULS reps can mitigate this problem"
- "Firstly, they did not make any steps to approach the students. Secondly, we can only see them on posters. If someone is campaigning, they should reach out to people. Create a recognition. Till today I have never seen any one of them despite spending so much time in campus, especially in law library, lecture halls and FOL admin."
Q6 : Do you have sufficient confidence (besides personal relationships) to vote for any 3 out of 4 of them?
Q7 : In your opinion, what are the categories of major issues that the current FOL Candidates should concentrate on? (Please choose 3 only)
- FOL Administration Matters
- Student Engagement and Development
- External Co-operations
- Academic Related Matters
- Availability of Representatives (SRC) themselves
- Financial Issues
Q8 : Do you think that voting during the SRC elections is vital?
Some comments from the 17% who opined that voting in the SRC Elections is not important :
- "I see SRC as a student body representative team who are built to break the barriers between the university and its students. In this case, the FOL representatives have not convinced me"
- "No improvement in FOL after election"
- "Because all these years, the faculty has taken care of its own. Law students move on our own basis and are directly connected to the lecturers and admin. Therefore, any dissatisfaction is directly addressed to them. In my experience, I've never seen or heard SRC FOL candidates reaching out to us nor did we even know who represented us."
Q9 : What are your overall comments or suggestions to these FOL Candidates?
- "Approach the law students more. Be more interactive and outwards. Don't just stick to interviews and votes from friends. If you want to win, you need to be more outspoken."
- "I suggest that they present their manifesto during the lecture hour (at the beginning) once for every year (ie, once for final year, third year etc)"
- "Do serve the students in FOL well and hopefully you guys can carry out the things that you guys have mentioned in your manifestos. All the best"
- "Practice what you preach & perform what you promised in your manifestos"
- "Put us above their self interest. Don't be Mia"
- "When you are as a representative for some society, you should bear the responsibility of being represented, mind the ways you speak to every single person you meet, the way you act towards emergency situation."
- "Well first of all I don't know these people. I don't know their approach and future plans on assisting the law students in the faculty. I'm clear clueless on how are they capable on representing me. I was hoping for a presentation from each in order for me to decide, at least a small engagement. I'm in no idea of voting unfortunately. It could have been the other way if there was a communication in order to receive consideration."
- "Should involved in MULS activities before represent FOL. Why represent us when they don't know the issues and problems that we are facing in MULS."
- "If it is possible, please suggest to FOL to refrain from scheduling lectures or tutorials on Saturdays or late evenings (nighttime included). Also, do impress upon FOL the "alarming" need to exercise greater supervision over the teaching staff e.g. lecturers should not be allowed to test students on off-syllabus topics -- teaching plans or subject outlines ought to mean something i.e. to be followed as strictly as possible. In addition, lecturers must not be allowed to stage more than one class per week unless the additional class is to serve as a replacement for an inevitable earlier postponement. To allow certain lecturers to act out of bounds in respect of the foregoing is detrimental to the schedule of the students: We are not responsible for the incompetence of certain lecturers i.e. failure to keep track of the pace demanded by the syllabus."
- "I'm not in support of any of them nor their manifestos. If they are representing FOL, they should first get to know the faculty and gain experiences from joining clubs and societies. SRC isn't a place to start learning. It's a place to put into practice what you've learned all these while. That's why it's the most important body in a institution."


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Please join me in wishing my Dad, my namesake, aka "The Blueprint" a #HappyBirthday
Thank you for giving me my #billiegenes (as evidenced by the photo) my laugh, my smile (minus my gap!) and my wear wolf 🐺 beard game among other things. Thank you for embodying true biblical manhood that was and is SACRED: Submitted to God and sacrificially loving to mom and all of us, Accountable, Considerate, Responsible, Emotionally Healthy, and Disciplined. I know it's by grace that you have been in my life. Thank you for always holding your word and always telling me you loved me, every single day as far back as I can remember. Every day you woke up at the crack of dawn, put your knees down in prayer and were out the door to provide for us - thank you. As an entrepreneur who knew few in this country in '79, you did the impossible. The fear from Mom's "Wait 'till your Father gets home" 🙆🏿♂ (lol) when I acted like I forgot what roof I lived under or the blood 🇳🇬 that ran in my veins, helped shape me into the man I am today. You are the perfect balance of fun and focus, discipline and delight. The original top chef 👨🏾🍳 and best cook in our home 👀 - "don't tell mom."
A lifelong learner that would give @charlierose a run for his money on past and present knowledge. So much more I could say, but do know I'm thankful to God to have you in my life and thank you for giving us all you had and more. You are the man and I love you @lawofa #happybirthday
To My Dad: "The Man" Happy Birthday


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Meet Composer Shawn Jaeger/
Shawn's piece "Resignation" will be performed on Saturday August 18 at the 560 Music Center as part of the program "RISE UP: Sounds of Protest". He has a deep and multi-faceted connection to this work.
Tell us a little about your path to becoming a composer.
I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and started Suzuki violin at age 7. In high school, I studied with the concertmaster of the Louisville Orchestra, and attended the Youth Performing Arts School, where I played in orchestra and took classes in music theory and jazz improvisation. I started composing to figure out how music worked. I still vividly remember the first time I put together a basic chord progression by ear—it was exhilarating, as though I'd cracked a secret code. My mother worked in computer education for the public school system, so I was also fortunate to have a computer at home with music notation software in the mid-1990s, which, in Louisville at least, was unusual. By the time I was 15, I was pretty adept, so my mom arranged for me to teach an inservice training session for the public-school music teachers on this software.
The theme of this year's Gesher Music Festival is Voices Rising. How would you describe your musical voice? And how do you see the voice of an artist in today's social, political, and cultural landscape?
Place is central to my musical voice. Much of my music is inspired by the people and cultural practices of my native state of Kentucky, particularly Appalachian folk balladry and hymnody. I view art as a (spiritual) practice: the discipline, listening, and honesty required make me a better person. It's a privilege to address an audience in sound, and I take it seriously. Following Pauline Oliveros, I want my art to be beneficial to myself, and all who experience it. I want to be vulnerable, and to create space in which others can be vulnerable, too. My primary subjects—place, grief, prayer, spiritual ecology, community—reflect these beliefs. Wendell Berry writes: "There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places."
What can you tell us about your piece, Resignation?
"Resignation" takes its title from the American folk melody of the same name, better known as the tune for the Christian hymn, "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need," with words, by Isaac Watts (1675-1748), paraphrasing Psalm 23. My song is built of fragments of text and music from the hymn, which are freely re-ordered, then frozen and repeated. As re-ordered, these fragments form a kind of litany or lament, in protest against our 45th President.
I wrote the song in early 2017, when Trump's first travel ban was being implemented. Watts' text is one of solace and comfort: the overriding message is "You will be provided for." Basically, I take all the things Watts says we don't have to worry about, and say, "You have to worry about these!" This was my response to the ban's callous indifference to suffering, as well as an expression of my despondency and anger as the new administration became increasingly brazen. Seen in this light, the title word, resignation, not only refers to the eponymous folk tune, but also connotes the frustrated acceptance of something undesirable, as well as the act of giving up political office.
Your music is included in a program entitled Sounds of Protest, and includes music by Shostakovich, Rzewski, and Ilse Weber. How do you think you as a composer fit in with this theme?
"Resignation," for me, is definitely a song of protest, so I am grateful to be included on this program, alongside composers whose music I greatly admire. That said, the words, which are a re-working of a historical text, don't mention any specific dates or names, but instead suggest a general atmosphere of fear and anger that isn't specific to the situation—Trump's travel ban—that was the impetus for writing the song. In this way, the song resonates beyond the specific situation from which it arose, but it loses specificity and clarity, as a result, and maybe thus needs more extra-musical explanation (like this) to explore its meanings. Then again, one could say the same thing about Shostakovich's quartet.
Your wife, long-time Gesher superstar Lucy Dhegrae, will be singing this piece on the festival. Was it written for her? What can you tell us about Lucy's relationship to the piece?
I wrote this song for a recital Lucy gave in the spring of 2017. She, knowing how much I love folk music and hymns, suggested that I look at the tune Resignation—a favorite of hers since childhood. This was in December, 2016, shortly after Donald Trump was elected. I was struck by the music's beauty and words' solace. The contrast between this beauty and solace and the absence thereof in the political world we were entering at that time was the starting point for my song. Because Lucy knows the source material well, I think the piece is meaningful for her. It's very simple and repetitive music (unusual for me), which leaves lots of space to communicate with and reflect on the words—something I think Lucy does especially well.


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There are so many words and things running through my brain,
I don't know where to start.
Surely there are moons that go by, that I find nothing left
Behind but a blur.
What fantastic combination in my mind triggers all the
Flutters that lead to the sardonic sound of ideas that
Escape me.
There is a gender to the fizzled out agendas, lazy
Female gaffery, with those few sensual ripples
That leave an aching to chase.
There are sensations that course the length of my
Body. Crumbling spires of foolishness, steeping
Brain storms caught in my arms and hands.
How else can I explain a poet without slandering
A heart that toils for the word, and movement of
Nervous energy caught in the palms of my hands.
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Coming back to Kansas City after visiting Los Angeles is to come back to a small town. The airport's a long way off from our house, out past every place to buy cars and TVs. There's a field by the exit to the airport where I've seen both deer and wild turkey. Shawn tells us he's relieved when the road matches a curve in the river and he can first see the heights of the Kansas City skyline. He says he feels like he's back home.
We went to Los Angeles at the end of September to see our friends and also Beyoncé. Shawn was born there but hadn't been as an adult. This was maybe my sixth time going. Josh's third. Our first trip all three of us together anywhere. Josh swam in the ocean for the first time. I cried to see it, but we were all in the water, so no one could tell. He swam in his underwear because he forgot his swim shorts. No one cared.
We walked as much as we could. Miles and miles every day, and the city never got smaller. A friend of Josh's mother invited us to stay in his guesthouse years ago. We took him up on it this time. From the porch, we could stare into the mountains. There was a foil tray of homegrown pomegranates in the kitchen. Dogs in the yard sometimes. One night, a skunk. Shawn saw it and froze. They're larger than you imagine they'll be. On the same porch, we met an actress we'd wanted to meet for a long time. She emerged from the cold dark carrying a lantern. I won't tell you more about it here, but the next time we see each other in person, sure.
I've always wanted to see a rattlesnake in the wild. Whatever evolutionary benefit there is to fearing snakes and spiders, I lack it. Like the time I was a child trying to trap a spider in a jar to move it from the back door to the yard. It fell onto the deck and tried to run from me. I picked it up in my hands without fear. I like to think I wouldn't do the same with a rattlesnake. I wouldn't pick it up. But I'd want to get a good look, and that would be my undoing. The only rattlesnake I've ever seen in California was ground up into a sausage I ate near Venice Beach.
There was turbulence on the plane but nowhere else. We ate everywhere there was to eat. We saw Joan Crawford's false eyelashes behind glass. We watched a play. We visited a friend's beautiful new home. A tree in her backyard demanded you look at it. Like the city at night, it was covered in lights, best seen from a distance, but even then, it was impossible to take it all in with only two eyes.
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Bronx rapper, Mikey Love No Hoe, has released his debut project with the self titled mixtape MLNH (Mikey Love No Hoe). The DJ Myte-hosted mixtape includes 8 new tracks by the young artist including his lead single Strippers. While Mikey melodically floats throughout the project solo dolo with no features, the production is handled by Cashmoney AP, D-Fresh, Kid Ocean, & Plug Studios. Stream Mikey Love No Hoe's debut MLNH mixtape below:
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0645 comes early at least four days a week…….
Really early, considering I set my alarm for 0345 to get my 21 day fix extreme workout in BEFORE I head off to save lives. I realize I must first save my own life! I get up early, really early, not because it takes me nearly three hours to fix my hair and makeup but because I know that my busy, chaotic day will be much more manageable if I start it off right. I wake up then pray and drink warm lemon water. Then until 0430 I read some personal development book, like Failing Forward or You are a Badass. At 0430 the workout of the day begins…..yoga, 21 day fix/extreme, T25, Combat….something that is about 30 minutes-that is what I have time for! Afterward, I do a little FB time, shower, find some scrubs and heavy duty deodorant of course! 0600 is time for some Shakeology, Ningxia Red, Mindwise, and a touch of coffee to start my day……
I arrive to find night shift ready to get the heck out of dodge! And myself ready to pee for the fifth time after all my morning liquid! I take over anywhere from 1-4 patients and will carry that load for the next 8-12 hours. OK, 16 hours on a RARE occasion! I don't ever have the same 1-4 patients for that time frame though. Patients come and go far more often than that in our department. I barely get to know their names before they are gone and a new one fills the room. Thats the ER life….we fix, or try to fix, whats emergent and move on…..CPR, heart attack, stroke, appendicitis, sepsis-OK those get more time and attention, of course! Need a new prescription for that narc that starts with a "d" for your chronic back pain? Yeah, we see lots of those patients too!
Either way…ER nursing is intense, emotional, stressful, trying, busy, causes sadness, madness, jokes and more! I know if I don't first care for MYSELF, there is no way I can care for your scared, hurt, crying 7 year old child! I do everything I can to be in great shape, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually before walking into that building each morning!


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– Industry veteran brings more than 30 years' experience to healthcare services company –
Aviacode, an innovative leader of technology-enabled medical coding and compliance services, has hired Keith Hagen as its new chief executive officer. He joined the Salt Lake City-based company in October.
Hagen brings healthcare IT experience in leadership roles at several leading companies including CEO at QuadraMed, a publicly held provider of enterprise revenue cycle, clinical and HIM coding solutions and at Quantros, a leader in quality and safety reporting. He was also President of Misys Transaction Services. Most recently, Hagen was CEO of IHM Services, a company that provided SaaS-based quality reporting, analytics and management solutions. IHM Services was sold to Persivia in 2015.
"My primary focus for Aviacode is to provide outstanding service and satisfaction to our clients. My career has been about finding ways to improve operations in ways that provide enhanced value back to our clients, which will ultimately result in improved financial performance and reputation for the company," Hagen said.
"Aviacode leverages the knowledge and passion of our people to serve our clients," he added. "Our certified coding resources, and our compliance and audit experts are coupled with our proprietary technology to minimize gaps in coding and inform physicians about their documentation practices to increase revenue integrity and speed up the billing process to improve the client's revenue and cash flow."
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Resurrecting the dead with deep learningAI/ML и визуализация данных
Aditthya Ramakrishnan is a researcher with previous experience at the MIT Media Lab and Carnegie Mellon University. He runs Next Tech Lab, a student-led innovation lab with two locations in India. The lab has 200 members researching in Artificial Intelligence, Mixed Reality, Internet of Things among other fields. Next Tech Lab won a 2018 QS Reimagine Education award by the Wharton School of Business, among numerous other accolades. He also runs the PyData KTR and Amaravati meetups.
We will use powerful techniques in deep learning to create language models and use them to generate literature in the style of Nietzsche; Rap in the style of Eminem & Compose music inspired by Mozart. The results are so remarkable that it's sometimes hard to tell generated text from the real thing.


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There is very little sexual dimorphism between the sexes for the common chimpanzee, however the males overall do weigh more than the females. Males weigh between 45 to 60kg and females are usually between 21 to 45 kgs. Both sexes are generally black in colour with some variation between individuals. Males are also easily distinguished by their large testicles and the females by genital swellings that occur every month when they ovulate. Considered to be our closest living relative, it is estimated that the genomes of humans and chimpanzees are around 98.8 percent the same.
Habitat and Distribution
Occupying wide variety ecological niches, the Chimpanzee can be found right across Africa. Types of habitats include; humid evergreen forests, deciduous forests to dry, open savannah. They are the most adaptable and wide spread of the great apes: found in various elevations from sea level in West Africa to 2 600m in elevation in East Africa. They are also the most comfortable on any level of most habitats being found to move comfortably along the ground as well as high up in the forest canopy.
Conservation Status
Considered endangered, the chimpanzee is under threat due to loss of habitat, disease brought about through contact with humans and the ever expanding bush meat trade. This species was once found in high numbers across many African countries; however isolated groups of chimpanzees make it difficult for genetic material to be exchanged, placing this species under serious threat of extinction. One of the many strategies undertaken by conservationists is the replanting of forest corridors between pockets of chimp groups to help encourage the exchange of genetic material.
Chimpanzees are incredibly flexible in their dietary composition, consuming a variety of fruit, flowers, seeds, leaves, mushrooms and small mammals. In fact as many as 330 different food items have been eaten in one year (Caldecott, 2005).Wild studies have shown that chimpanzees are also good hunters, consuming at least 32 species of mammal, in particular the red colobus monkey.
Breeding and Lifecycle
The chimpanzee has a reproductive cycle that is similar to humans; females have a monthly oestrus cycle, which is slightly longer at 36 days. Like many social primates that live in large groups, the females develop a large perineal or genital swelling that indicates that the female is ovulating. This lets the males know that the female is ready for breeding. Gestation or length of pregnancy is estimated at 8.5 months and usually only single infants are born although twins do occur. Chimpanzees are relatively long lived, with the potential for chimps living in zoos living to well into their sixties or more.
Additional Information
Great ape evolution is a diverse and interesting topic of study with 1.2 percent currently estimated to be the genetic difference between humans and chimpanzees. One of the initial beliefs is that enzymes used for breaking down amino acids or complex proteins, have been found to be linked to human lineage due to a meat eating/carnivorous diet. It is also speculated that this contributed to the development of a larger brain and subsequent higher intelligence in human beings.
Caldecott, J., Miles, L., (2005) World Atlas of Great Apes and their Conservation, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. University of California Press, Berkeley, USA.
Groves C, 2001, Primate Taxonomy ,Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data, USA.


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Last month I had the pleasure of photographing this little peanut and his wonderful family. Ooh he was just a dream and so tiny and perfect in every way. We had to split his newborn photography session up and do his solo shots one day and then his family shots on a weekend when his 3 older siblings were home from school. It was so nice to get to have him all to myself one day, but was even better to meet his siblings. I could just tell how his big sisters were going to be such good helpers with him. This entire family was just so warm and happy and it was truly a pleasure to capture these moments for them.
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Today's guest is Mathias Vestergaard
Mathias's bio on Twitter say:
Helping people think clearly is the most rewarding work I've ever done.
1. Tell us when you first met Sketchnote/Visual art
As a kid I used drawings to build multinational corporations in my mind. With a friend we would dream up a car company, an airplane company, a phone company and many more. It was not really about art but about imagination. What we would dream came alive through paper and pencil.
2. How this impacted on your life/work/thinking?
I took a detour into computers, programming, websites and anything that moves around on a screen. It was another way to make things in my mind come alive. However, I find that most of our digital tools today are more about checking boxed and filling in forms than it is about creating something new. That's why I still use paper notebooks with blank pages whenever I begin something new. The blank page is the best API to my mind.
3. Sketchnotes: digital or analogical? Why?
It depends on the purpose and situation. I use digital notes for anything that needs revisions, e.g. client work or things meant to be shared, however, I still enjoy the ink-to-paper feel more, and I trust the analog to actually save my data. Also, for the purpose of looking through old notes, I find analog to be much superior. This enhances my ability to actually learn from my personal and professional reflections.
4. Share a Sketchnote secret tip with us!
I think the main secret that most people miss or misunderstand, is the importance of a strong visual hierarchy. Most sketchnotes you see are densely crowded with drawings and text in various colors, all competing for attention. Take a look at some Swiss graphic design and create a strong hierarchy with something that is clearly more important, which can anchor the page, and then let everything else be toned down a bit. The real power of this trick however, is not that your notes will look infinitely better (yet they will!) The power is in how this way of writing and drawing will change the way you think...
5. What future do you foresee for Sketchnote/Visual Arts?
I dream of a future where sketchnotes are taken seriously for the immense power it has (when done right) to transform business, collaboration and joy of work.
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When Feeling a Bit "Blah-ish", in a Funk, or a Tad Tired
For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn…
fighting without and fear within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus. 2 Cor. 7:5-6
Gracious Father, the incidental pictures in the Scriptures are often as profound as the extraordinary promises. We're thankful for this story of a conflicted, tired, and "out-of-gas" Paul being comforted by a good friend. For some of us begin today feeling a little on the "blah-ish" side of things.
Thank you for reminding us that even your most faithful servants—those who know you well, those whose grasp of the gospel is a zillion times better than ours—even these men and women experience restlessness and weariness.
It's wrong to assume if we prayed enough, believed enough, or were filled enough with the Spirit, we'd always abound in energy and joy. That's a grace-less myth. The gospel frees us to be human, not Superman or Wonder Woman.
Father, thank you for comforting us when we are downcast. You don't deride us, chide us, or hide from us. You comfort us. You're "the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort" (2 Cor. 1:3).
And thank you for the comforters you send us. Though you're quite capable of sending ravens and rainbows, and manna and miracles, more often than not you send a Titus to a Paul (2 Cor. 7:6) or a Phoebe to a Paul (Rom. 16:1). You love to show your kindness for your people through your people.
Father, on this wet, cold November morning in Franklin, TN, I'll wait for your grace as I bring you my semi-weighed-down heart. And I pray the same for those in my daily prayer-posse. Help us be honest about our hearts, expectant of your comfort, and thankful for your provision.
And make us sensitive to the needs of others around us. We may be more helpful to others in our weakness than in our "all-together-ness." Point us towards other weary travelers who need a kind word of comfort today. So very Amen we pray with anticipation, in Jesus' compassionate name.
Scotty Smith is the founding pastor of Christ Community Church in Franklin, Tennessee.


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We're on the hunt for the next group of rockstars to join our Instructor Training Program.
Could it be you?
Monday-Friday 5:30a, 9:30a, 4:30p, 5:00p
Weekends: Friday evening, Saturday morning, Sunday mornings
*If you only have availability after 6pm weekdays, please do not apply.
- Attend the Instructor Training Program Informational meeting, Saturday, March 5th at 11:30a. Click here to sign up. (OPTIONAL, but highly encouraged.)
- Create your private YouTube audition video including the following:
- Name
- Why you want to teach dance fitness
- 2-3 minutes of your dance moves. Feel free to dance to a song we do in class or your own choreography
Fill out the Instructor Training Program Application here by Sunday, March 13th at 9pm. Late applications will not be accepted.
- Dress the part of an instructor. Show us your personal dance-fitness style.
- Speak clearly in your video.
- Perform a song that you LOVE that shows off your best qualities.
We will host a live audition on Sunday, March 20th at 1pm. If you are called back following the video auditions, we will let you know by Wednesday, March 16th at 9pm.
Once the audition process is complete, we will send out invitations to have you join us for the 2016 Instructor Training Program. Instructor Trainees will be required to go through the Just Dance Roanoke instructor training program. This includes weekly classes with your mentor and weekly class with Sara at the MegaMix. The program can take anywhere from 3-6 months depending on your skill level and how you excell through the program.
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Download the Audition Clinic 2016 info packet. We will discuss this info in detail at the meeting on Saturday, March 5th.


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Have you ever made your own rug, you know how much time and energy it took to make it. I remember making one, designing the pattern and developing it, it took me about three months to put each piece of carpet rugging yarn into the pattern, I was well pleased with the result, I do have a real passion and respect for people who make and design their own products. However here is a product which I think would enhance anyones home.
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Singapore-based game developer BattleBrew Productions has raised an undisclosed funding from Harish Nim, CEO of Emerio Corp, an NTT-Docomo affiliated company. Emerio Corp is a Singapore-based IT services company while NTT-Docomo is Japan's largest mobile operator.
BattleBrew will use the newly-raised funding to finish development on its first game, a free-to-play mobile game for the iOS and Android platforms.
Ian Gregory, Strategic Director of BattleBrew, did not disclose much details of the game, but told e27 that it was a mobile strategy game.
Founded early this year, BattleBrew's team is an ensemble of veteran game developers from Singapore. Three members on the team, Benjamin Chua, Louis Cua, and Greyson He have previously worked at Ubisoft, developing triple AAA titles such as the Assassin's Creed series.
Others had cut their teeth in other renowned gaming companies such as Gameloft and Garena (now known as Sea).
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Leading the crew of 12 are Shawn Toh, a game designer from mobile gaming companies Nubee and Gumi Asia; Elicia Lee, the founder of Singapore gaming convention GameStart Asia; and Gregory, the founder of Witching Hour Studios.
For Gregory, this deal is his second win for the day because his studio successfully launched its flagship game Masquerada: Songs and Shadows on the Playstation 4 and Xbox One platforms today. The game had previously raised over £60,000 (US$78,500) on Kickstarter.
Gregory outlined BattleBrew's vision as such: "For us, it's about making games that people can play for a long time; guilds will be a big feature…it's about building community-driven games."
In an official press release, BattleBrew's investor Nim said: "When I first heard of BattleBrew, I was intrigued and wanted to meet the team behind it. When I met Ian, Shawn and Elicia, I was sold. These guys have been there and know what they are doing. Most of all, what impressed me was their passion. The other important thing for me was to observe that they have the right values and are in this for the right reasons."
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text: Recently I had the pleasure of conducting my short work 'Per Aspera Ad Astra' for SA choir and large ensemble in St John's Smith Square, London. The piece was commissioned by the Girl's Day School Trust (GDST) to celebrate their wealth of talented students from their schools across the country in the final of The GDST Young Musician and Vocalist of the Year Award competition. 'Per Aspera Ad Astra,' which translates to 'through difficulties to the stars,' takes inspiration from the Latin by creating an ethereal and celestial sound landscape. Melodic fragments break through the atmosphere and are present to encapsulate the implications of the text that insinuates that perseverance can lead to rewards in the end; reflective of the hard work and efforts of the GDST students! I really enjoyed writing the piece, the event itself and watching the stunning performances of the finalists.


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Mark Schreiber gave a Physical Security Design and CPTED Presentation at the SC EdTech Conference/
On October 31st, 2014, Mark Schreiber provided a presentation to Educational professionals at the 2014 South Carolina EdTech conference titled "Designing Physical Security and CPTED into an Educational Facility". Mark Schreiber gave an overview on the advancement of physical security technologies and the engineering needed to design contemporary security systems. He then discussed how the actual design of the facilities and environment themselves can benefit the security of an educational facility. Several case studies were shown how proper design and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) were used in schools with significant value. Please contact Safeguards Consulting for any related information.


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Sports briefs: Jan. 13
Hawks lose All-Star Horford, then beat Bobcats by 30
Josh Smith scored 30 points, Joe Johnson added 23 and the host Atlanta Hawks won their first game without All-Star center Al Horford, routing the Charlotte Bobcats 111-81 on Thursday night.
The Hawks learned earlier in the day that Horford, a leader on and off the court, will miss at least three months after tearing the pectoral muscle in his left shoulder Wednesday night at Indiana.
With Horford sidelined, Smith and Johnson came through big time against the hapless Bobcats, who lost their fifth in a row and dropped to 2-9. The Hawks (8-4) dominated on the boards, outrebounding Charlotte 55-30.
Byron Mullens led the Bobcats with 21 points in his first career start.
Nothing went right for the Bobcats, who didn't have anyone with more than six rebounds and shot just 1-for-8 from three-point range. The Hawks had their biggest lead at the end, after both teams had cleared their benches. Thirty-seven-year-old Jerry Stackhouse of the Hawks even had a rim-hanging jam in the final minute, leading to chants of "Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!" from what remained of the sparse crowd generously listed at 10,597.
Horford's injury will likely require surgery, stunning a team that has made the playoffs four years in a row and is off to a solid start this season.
■ Carmelo Anthony left the Knicks' game against Memphis on Thursday night after spraining his right ankle early in the second half. Knicks officials said Anthony wouldn't return and that X-rays were negative. Anthony, the Knicks' leading scorer at 26.6 points a game, injured the ankle on New York's end of the floor and immediately limped to the bench. He was taken to the locker room moments later.
■ Golden State Warriors center Kwame Brown is expected to miss at least three months because of a chest injury. The Warriors announced Thursday that an MRI determined that Brown has torn his pectoralis major, the large chest muscle that attaches to his right shoulder. He will have surgery in the next few days.
Selig 'very hopeful' to add wild card
Commissioner Bud Selig is "very hopeful" another wild card team from each league will be added this season. Selig says that a committee formed to work out details of expanding the playoffs from eight teams to 10 is dealing with scheduling issues. Addition of a second wild card in each league would add a one-game play-in between teams with the two best records in each league that are not division winners. Selig says that would mean condensing the overall playoff schedule. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, MLB and the players' union must agree by March 1 whether to add the new round for 2012.
■ Selig has been given a two-year contract extension through the 2014 season. Selig has held the position since 1992, first as acting commissioner and then as commissioner since 1998. He will turn 80 in July 2014.
■ Johan Santana hopes to be back on the mound for the New York Mets when the season starts yet doesn't want to guess whether he'll actually be ready by then. The two-time Cy Young Award winner is coming back from shoulder surgery and hasn't pitched in the major leagues since Sept. 2, 2010, 12 days before an operation repaired a torn anterior capsule. "It's going to be tough for me to guess, because I don't know how I'm going to be in two months," the injured left-hander said Thursday.
■ Free agent Luke Scott agreed to a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. The 33-year-old first baseman/outfielder likely will serve as the team's primary designated hitter. Scott is a .264 career hitter who spent the past four seasons with the Baltimore Orioles.
■ Outfielder Carlos Gomez and left-hander Manny Parra have agreed to one-year deals with the Milwaukee Brewers, avoiding salary arbitration.
Two U of L players drafted by MLS
Louisville soccer players Nick DeLeon and Austin Berry were among the top 10 picks in the MLS SuperDraft on Thursday. DeLeon went seventh to the D.C. United and Berry two spots later to Chicago. Duke forward Andrew Wenger was selected by the expansion Montreal Impact with the No. 1 overall pick in the two-round draft. Wenger won the Hermann Trophy as the top NCAA player.
■ Brazil will play an exhibition game against the United States on May 30 or 31 at Landover, Md., or Foxborough, Mass. The game was announced Thursday by Brazilian soccer's governing body. It will be part of a three-game U.S. trip for Brazil.
Agent Steinberg files for bankruptcy
Sports agent Leigh Steinberg, who represented many of the NFL's biggest stars and was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire, has filed for bankruptcy protection. Known as the first super agent, Steinberg said Wednesday that he takes responsibility for debts of several million dollars. "I just lost track while I was in rehab," Steinberg told The Associated Press. He said he struggled with alcohol for years but has been sober since 2010. His attorneys filed the Chapter 7 petition late Wednesday in federal bankruptcy court in Santa Ana, Calif. Steinberg has represented NFL stars such as Troy Aikman, Warren Moon, Steve Young and Ben Roethlisberger. He was the inspiration for Tom Cruise's character in 1996's Jerry Maguire. The movie turned "Show me the money!" into an enduring catchphrase.
Burke has surgery on vertebral artery
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke remained in critical condition Thursday after a successful operation to repair a tear to an artery that caused bleeding into her brain. Burke was placed into an induced coma to relieve stress on her brain after her accident Tuesday and had surgery the next day. "With injuries of this type, we need to observe the course of her brain function before making definitive pronouncements about Sarah's prognosis for recovery," said William Couldwell, the neurosurgeon who performed the operation. Burke, a four-time Winter X Games champion in halfpipe skiing and one of the leading pioneers of her sport, injured herself while practicing on the halfpipe in Park City, Utah. She tore a vertebral artery, which are located in the neck and supply blood to the brainstem — the back part of the brain which controls consciousness.
Wheldon's widow accepts Indy trophy
The widow of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon made a rare appearance in accepting the BorgWarner Trophy he earned with last year's victory. Susie Wheldon accepted the BorgWarner Championship Drivers' Trophy on Wheldon's behalf in a ceremony Wednesday night in Detroit. Wheldon was killed in a 15-car accident in the opening laps of the Oct. 16 IndyCar season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. "Anyone who knew Dan or heard him speak about the Indy 500 knew how passionate he was about this race," Susie Wheldon said in prepared remarks. "He loved everything about it."
The last word
LeBron James, after the Miami Heat missed 14 free throws (eight by James) in a 95-89 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night:
"We defended and gave ourselves a chance to win, and that's all you can ask for. So we can be satisfied."


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Based on the more than enthusiastic reception I received during a recent keynote to Latino leaders, I thought to augment the conversation with a blog that captures what we as Latinos bring to leadership in our own style.
Cultural humility, cultural competence and self-awareness are critical to defining leaders today.
So what do we offer? Latino culture and subcultures have a thread that provides a strong leadership pattern– Latino Style. Have a look.
Juana Bordas speaks to 10 principles that are based on the thread of our Latino culture. Worth contemplating as I emphasize defining success for yourself without losing self.
Here are 10 leadership attributes we have to offer:
- Personalismo: The Character of a Leader. Prescribes that leaders establish personal, genuine, and caring relationships inherent in our cultura. Leader's character is the essence of what people follow.
- Conciencia: Knowing Oneself, Personal Awareness. Who are you? What kind of person are you? Requires in-depth reflection, and self-examination. Conciencia is the connection the leader has to his/her core.
- Destino: Personal and Collective Purpose. It requires insight to know one's destiny. Individualistic cultures believe a person is in charge of and determines his own future. Many Latinos believe it is impossible to control chance (fatalismo), fate, or unplanned events. Destino is a dance with the currents of life.
- Cultura: Culturally-Based Leadership. This looks at Latino culture as bound together by a common history, heritage, spiritual tradition and language. Shared values such as respect, honor, service, and generosity. Translates into "mi casa es tu casa," give people your time and ideas, be generous. [I am trying to be that for you, hermana.]
- De Colores: Latino Inclusiveness and Diversity. Inviting people to be part of the culture. Each Latino has a subgroup – PR, Cubano, etc, bringing diversity in ourselves as Latinos.
- Juntos: Collective Community Stewardship. A part of the leadership spirit. Reasons to share stewardship as a leader include:
- shared power – compartir
- shared vision
- reciprocal power of history and culture
- paso a paso–the power of a step-by-step approach
- Adelante: Global Vision and Immigrant spirit. International connections, 22 countries through Espanol and through a special kinship with Brazil, Portugal, Italy, and Philippines. An integrating force of the Western Hemisphere.
- Si se puede: Coalition and Activist Leadership. "Yes, We Can!" A principle that frames leadership as social activism.
- Gozar la Vida: Leadership Celebrates Life and Strengthens Bonds. Latinos balancing social inequities, a la Cesar Chavez.
- Fe y Esperanza: Sustained Faith and Hope; Optimism. Spirituality is a moral obligation to ensure others' well-being and the collective good. My father used to say, when you have faith you have it all and you never take someone's hope if you are worth anything!
I recommend reading: "Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age" by Juana Bordas (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007, ISBN-10: 1576754324)
Join The Discussion:
How has a Latino leadership style worked for you?
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The Material – The Basis
Materials form the basis for our vehicles and production processes. However, their importance extends even further. With their haptic and visual properties, they convey the product experience and quality understanding of the Volkswagen Group.
We work on the best possible material for each customer requirement, Group segment, vehicle design and component. The functions of materials optimize component performance, design, convenience and customer safety.
We are forging ahead with a change of perspective towards entirely new materials. We focus not only on classical parameters such as strength and deformation but also on the entire spectrum of mechanical, chemical and electrical properties. For the optimization of materials, we pursue a holistic approach covering material utilization and the production process. Thanks to simulation, we gain an even deeper understanding of material behavior right down to the level of the atom.
We put this know-how to use both in the development of new materials and in flexible and efficient production processes. Virtual technologies improve the economic viability of these processes. Our joining technologies open up entirely new possibilities for the Group with respect to the material mix and shaping processes. The results are tailor-made, optimum materials and material combinations that meet the highest requirements as regards sustainability, cost effectiveness, safety and appearance.
We consider the materials used within the system, cooperate with developers, production and assembly experts and are a reliable, inspiring partner for research institutes and suppliers.
Sustainable Materials for Interior applications
The exploration of natural resources and the development of ecological components lead to a new class of sustainable materials. The research is focused on tailored production and processing of, as well as refinement, of methods for sustainable materials for interior applications. In addition to it's performance, the availability of a material from ethically responsible sources is essential, i.e. "no food for car components".
Our goal is the transformation of today's interior to an ecological interface between car and driver. That can be realized by the development of new high-quality materials from sustainable sources and components. Ideally resource-friendly agricultural products and byproducts are combined and upgraded in eco-friendly processes while generating an added value regarding their appearance compare to commonly used polymers.
Developing New Magnesium Sheet Alloys
Amongst metallic lightweight construction materials, Magnesium offers the highest weight saving potential, approaching that of carbon fibre reinforced composites. While magnesium alloys are state of the art for cast components in the drive train and interior of cars, magnesium sheets have only been used in niche applications to date (e.g. roof of the Porsche 911 GT3RS). One of the reasons is the limited material property spectrum covered by commercially available systems. Materials research conducted at Volkswagen in collaboration with Helmholtzzentrum Geesthacht and POSCO is targeted at identifying and testing novel alloy systems that offer a substantial broadening this property spectrum. Thus, a novel alloy could be developed that shows significant improvement in low temperature formability. These developments form the basis of reducing the complexity in magnesium-component manufacturing within the automotive industry.
Volkswagen Group Research is responsible for studying the feasibility of this matter and not its use as standard equipment. The use in vehicle production is not currently planned at this time.


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|California's Counties
There are 15 main counties that California wine is divided into. These counties are categorized into either North, Central, or South Coast, Central Valley, or Sierra Foothills. Sonoma County, along with Napa Valley and others, is considered to be of California's North Coast.
Sonoma Coast is the largest of 13 appellations inside Sonoma County, it covers the entire Pacific coastline of the county. With only about 7000 of its half million acres planted, the area is less dense with vineyards than its more famous cousins of Los Carneros and Russian River Valley. The Sonoma Coast is generally served by cool climate, long growing season, and high rainfall, though its large geographical span contain many microclimates with varying soil. Most of its reputable wines are of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, or Syrah grapes. In this area Syrah is known for elegant, medium body by cool climate growing. Wiki
The wines...
You need not look far for bottles from Sonoma. There is something in every store. At the recent Willow Park California Festival alone we tried over half a dozen North Coast pinot noir's. The Ferocious Grape on 10Ave SW (across from MEC) specializes in Californian and Italian wines. They have great selection and service. This Schug has been a favorite of mine since it surprised me last year. Ironically I was looking for a fruity American pinot at the time. The Sebastiani I came into recently, its one of the best valued pinot's on my plate right now.
The Schug 2008 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir...
Schug is an interesting winery, producing pinot noir and other varietals passionately in Los Carneros, Sonoma County. It was founded in 1980 as a lifelong dream of California wine legend Walter Schug. It began as a personal side project when pinot demand in California was minimal. W Schug was raised in Assmannshausen, Germany, on the region's only Pinot Noir estate. His experience is extensive to say the least. To this day he has completed over 50 harvests, many of which as current Winemaster at Schug Winery. In 1996 Micheal Fox took position as Winemaker. It is rumored that the company's future is uncertain as the Schug sons lack desire to continue the wine producing heritage.
The wine is light ruby in colour, totally homogenous with great clarity. The nose is earthy fragrant with early season raspberry and straw roof. The wine is light and crisp, with the acid carrying nicely though the delicate, long finish. The fruit is under ripe, really tight, lean, and clean. Its fantastically complex in such an accessible way, I get a feeling of real presentation, like all the flavours are laid out in an easy to read way. Flavours of coastline terroir predominate. Notes of cranberry, raspberry, straw, barn, hay bail, mineral, sea salt, beach, fresh cedar, and oak.
This is plain and simple a great Pinot Noir, purist in style, feather-weight body, highly expressive of its coastline terroir. It almost feels French, but the earth tones are unmistakably not that of inland Burgundy. One of my absolute favorites, and well worth the cash. Its great with soft, creamy cheeses, grilled vegetables, prawns, most fish, or duck. All pinot should be chilled slightly, this one especially. I serve the first glass from 15min in the fridge, and allow it to warm to the room as you drink. This is a great method to present any wine really.
The Sebastiani 2008 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir...
Ive never had anything quite like it, its some kind of amazing. Very, very different from the Schug. Its a bit of a hybrid style; delicacy and rustic spice coupled to American vigour. The nose is all about dry and musky spices, with little fruit aboard. The palate is back heavy with lots of earthy tones atop old, purple fruit. Notes of sesame, nuts, nutmeg, cardamon, turmeric, sandy soil, toasted oak, plum & prune.
It certainly carries that "pinot essence". Its somewhat dark and full of intriguing flavours. It has an easy-to-like, spicy/earthy fragrance, and a satisfying back palate. The tannins are really smooth and voluptuous. Balanced well in an American style, it certainly has the acid to stand by a meal, but for me this is a great stand-alone wine. I've drank several bottles since my first and its just great for the casual affair. I'd love to pair it with a roasted roasted pork loin or veal sausage and parsnips from the barbecue.
The Sebastiani is available at both Willow Park locations (SouthCenter and BowTrail) for $21.99 and I wouldn't be surprised to find it elsewhere. The Schug is available almost everywhere including WineInk and Willow Park for circa $29.99. However, it's also at Real Canadian LiquorStore for $24.99.
Edit; Real Canadian has stocked the 2009 Schug now, $23.69. A different style on this vintage; darker and denser, way more fruity. Its nice, but certainly not the 08.
Maps courtesy of Winestrong.com and basic-wine-knowledge.com
July 2012