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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Video Blogging! (Vlogging?)
Hello, friends! I hear video is all the rage these days. (Apparently, there's thing this called YouTube? All the kids love it.) So I'm giving it a go here. Go easy on me, I feel very vulnerable in this format!
Please leave any suggestions for future video posts here!
53 comments:
- elizabetheNovember 22, 2009 at 8:33 PM
HI Gertie,ReplyDelete
The video is great. I have one suggestion for you I learned from my favorite professor on giving a lecture to a class. And that is, when you're planning what to say, even if you want to speak off the cuff for most of the time you should write out or memorize your transitions between topics, because, as you know, those are the trickiest parts!
Sorry if that's too obvious a point.
As a beginning sewist, I would love to see a video discussion about judging drape and hand and how two different weight fabrics can make the same garment look different.
Could you be ANY cuter?! And what a sweet husband you have to not only film it, but chime in!ReplyDelete
I would definitely love some video tutorials. I think the crinoline would be a great first one! Maybe some simple skirts for people new to sewing? And my last idea which is the one I personally would love would be some steps for fitting a pattern to your body! Sometimes reading these things is a little confusing so having the visual helps! Thanks again for your great blog!
Wow, I just read my comment and think I went a little overboard with the exclamation points! There I go again. (<--that period is me using restraint)ReplyDelete
You are too cute. Bring on the videos!ReplyDelete
This is so fun!! It feels much more personal. I can't wait to see where you take it - and I'll be watching for your bound buttonholes. Yay!ReplyDelete
I've been reading your blog for awhile now, but am always too timid to comment (heaven forbid I comment with something embarrassing in front of the internet world where I am anonymous, right?). HOWEVER, this video was so fabulous it inspired me to leave a few words! Thank you for showing us your work space and your projects! I definitely look forward to some tutorials, as most the time on more complicated techniques I usually just make up my way of doing things with occasionally disastrous results - I need to be instructed! You're inspiring us all to be better sewers, my dear!ReplyDelete
Now this is fun! I'll be looking forward to more video!ReplyDelete
A pleasure to meet you Gertie! What a lovely smile you have.ReplyDelete
It's so nice to see you! Thanks for showing us your work space and your stash. I look forward to the crinoline tutorial vlog.ReplyDelete
That was a fun things to see! I hope we get to see more of you! I think taking a break at the halfway point of the book is a great idea-then you can take it back up at the beginning of the year and start fresh.ReplyDelete
Just an idea-I bet a lot of your readers have little girls who would love a pretty dress-how about a drawing for the finished product? That way you know it will go to a loving home and it would make a little miss very happy to have a new dress.
Wish you could come over to my workroom and hang out. You seem like such a neat lady! If you are ever in Phoenix....look me up!! Jenny
OMG! You are going to make me get into video blogging!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Hi Gertie,ReplyDelete
Love your Video Blog. You are a very giving person and such an inspiration to others. It's wonderful your husband is so supportive of you, it was great to hear his input on the video too.
I rarely ever comment on other people's blogs, but I know how much I love comments on mine, so I am going to jump on the bandwagon and say: Way To Go Gertie!ReplyDelete
I don't know if you ever read Go Fug Yourself, but the Fug girls often comment on how much fun various people would be to be stuck in an elevator/go shopping with/have a drink with, and I think you are now officially the random person I would be most psyched to spend time with in an elevator... You seem like such fun!
I also cant wait to see a bound button hole tutorial!
My one suggestion is that you add photographs to your post, after, like of close ups to the fabrics you chose, just so we can see detail....
thanks for all the fun!
Dude, you're adorable. I think this whole video thing is a great move. : )ReplyDelete
Fun!!!! More, more!!ReplyDelete
What a great VLOG! :) Anthony and I loved it, and it was so cool to hear your sweet hubs and the kittens in the background. Have a lovely turkey day this week, we'll be looking forward to your next post! xoxoReplyDelete
Hi Gertie,ReplyDelete
I found your blog about two weeks ago and as a new sewer I have found it very inspiring - thanks! I think your first video worked just fine for what it was. Some people clam up and generally act bizarre in front of a camera but you seemed pretty natural and only slightly nervous which is normal. If you get really into it a tripod and simple video editing software would give your videos a more polished look (and you won't feel nervous about messing up). I believe both macs and pcs come with some kind of basic video editing programs. As for future videos - I would love to see a tutorial on the chemise dress- I need to make one! It really did come out well and was very flattering on you.
I've been reading for a while and I'm not sure if I've commented before, but I had to because you are just too sweet in your video (and your husband too!). I loved it and think it would be really nice to see more in the future - maybe little updates like these, showing us around your workspace (I'm not sure if you have shown it before, but because you live in a city I'm assuming it may be small like the rest of us city-dwellers?) and little tutorials. Thanks for posting this one, and for all your great work - you always inspire me!ReplyDelete
Well done! Congrats on the first vlog! So great of you to share this with us.ReplyDelete
I also agree with the idea about how to choose fabrics for a project. Would be interesting. And the crinoline tutorial? Yay!
BTW I second the elevator comment! I think my friends are getting tired of the phrase "Gertie says..."
I loved the video. It would be great to see a bound buttonhole tutorial. Since reading your blog (and a few others), I've become intrigued by the little details that put hand sewn clothing in a class by itself.ReplyDelete
Gertie, this is so funny, but I was just thinking the same thing this past week about doing videos on my blog. So I had my 9 year old daughter video tape me a couple of days ago. But I chickened out and didn't post it because I thought I might look stupid. So I don't know if I'm ever going to or not.ReplyDelete
But I thought you looked really cute. Your personality comes across as fun and cute and you a have a sweet and perky voice.
I enjoyed the video.
It was a little hard to see some of the pretty fabrics with the lighting; so I don't know if you could do anything about that or not, with a lamp? I don't much about lighting.
I would love to see you explain draping in a video if you know how.
Also, what I REALLY NEED is I need to see someone tracing out a Burda Magazine pattern. I'm so scared to do a Burda pattern because I don't know how to add the seam allowance and how to trace it properly. I'm also a little afraid I won't understand the instructions. So if you could do another video on walking us through the Burda magazine instructions, that would be so awesome.
Could you let me know if you think you might be able to do a video on these topics?
Also I think taking a break to do some other projects is an excellent idea.
I like the drawing idea for the dress.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you!
I can't wait to see your version of that Colette pattern. I haven't completely finished mine but did enough to get my feedback in on time. I should be finished (except for the hem) on Tuesday. Thanks for mentioning the crinoline tutorial so I didn't have to nag you again. ;) Also, I totally didn't expect your voice to be so sweet, I was thinking something a little deeper, and you also look so petite in the video. You kind of reminded me of Emily Martin, someone else I would love to meet in person. Have a great holiday!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2009 at 3:31 AM
Oh, you are so sweet! And so is your husband! I can´t imagine mine helping me in such way... he would either refuse to do it or be very bored I guess :)ReplyDelete
That was super cute!!! Can we see some kitties next time?? Enjoy your holidays... you deserve a break!! xoxoReplyDelete
What a great idea with a vlog! There's so much of the techniques you mention that I'm a bit frustrated at not really understanding (language-barriers... I sew in Sweidsh and sometimes all the sewing words are too much to translate).ReplyDelete
I would especially love a vlog on the bound buttonholes, they look so great when you make them! I would also just love a vlog on the fabric-covered buttons you make yourself. How on earth do you do them?!
Thanks for another great post, and have a nice holiday!
Very courageous of you to start vlogging! Keep it going! I love your blog and I'm sure I'll become a big fan of your vlogs too!ReplyDelete
Cute new format! Nice to mix things up. Good idea to give yourself a break from the vogue challenge and attack some other projects, as you may start to resent the Vogue project for getting in the way of your other plans! Can't wait to see what you do with the polka dot wool.ReplyDelete
You are a star! Great job. You have such a sweet little voice.ReplyDelete
Oh, thanks so much, everyone! You're all so encouraging and sweet. Hopefully I'll get the hang of the video format as I go . . . but Jeff says it's cute when I get all awkward and flustered. Husbands have to say stuff like that I guess. :)ReplyDelete
Hi Gertie! I loved your video, you're so darling! I think this could be a great medium for your tutorials. I look forward to more awesomeness and good luck on that coat!ReplyDelete
Hm... your comment about the little girl's dress reminded me that I need to get started on Little Bits' new dress. :) I'm making her an a line dress out of a piece of white fleece that I have kicking around. I'm going to applique ribbon 'stems' and flower patches on it and run some dark blue grosgrain around the sleeves. Since my SIL seems to love putting leggings or pants with Evie's dresses lately, it's going to have a pair of pants out of some leftover blue fabric printed with pink flowers... It's a Christmas present, I think. Must remember to remeasure Evie. I'm sure she's grown some since last month when I made her Halloween costume...ReplyDelete
I'd love some tutorials, too. I'm pretty much self taught, so I have no idea about things like bound buttonholes. I'm going to be doing some corded buttonholes soon, though. I need to make eight of them for the vests I made for my brother for Christmas. Luckily, my sewing machine manual (I own a Pfaff 1222E, which was state-of-the-art in 1965) tells me how to do it.
Well, I loved the video! I thought it was great and I look forward to more. The tutorial idea is wonderful.ReplyDelete
I'm a test sewer for Colette Patterns, too! *High five* I loved my project! Can't wait to see what you made.
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Hi Gertie!ReplyDelete
How lovely to hear your voice. It's so nice to now connect it with your inspiring words. I think the video format is a fantastic idea. Of course it makes sense that it would be easier to explain things that way instead of writing it all out.
I'd love to see a video tutorial on bound buttonholes as well. I just read an article about making wool coats with zippers and I thought--wow, how novel, but I'd rather put in bound buttonholes...I imagine how satisfying it would be to use them.
I'd love to see any helpful thoughts you have towards hemming. I love hems and I've been experimenting and trying to find my favorite way for various fabrics and I would love to see how you tackle a hem.
I second Katie's comment about your cuteness and your sweetie husband! I wish my better half was as willing to help our occasionally.ReplyDelete
I think it would be great to see what you are working on while you are on break! I love your style and your choice of patterns. and now that you have live video how about a tour of your sewing space or a NYC sewist's shopping tour??
Have a happy turkey day!!
- CarlottaNovember 23, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Wow, Gertie, I was afraid I wouldn't get what you would say, but you're super easy to understand!ReplyDelete
The video is great (but on a 'technical' point, am I the only one who sees your red fabric in a vivid pink on my screen?), and I'd like to know how to properly choose fabrics for a project, too (I ruined a lovely golden corduroy last spring for a wrong choice of pattern)!
Sorry to hear you're having a break with Vonbbs, because we may not see the making of the background dress (my dear favorite) for a while... but I'm delighted to hear more and more of Colette patterns new collection on blogs, I hope you'll show what you've made soon!
Gretchen, you did a wonderful job on the vlog; you looked like a natural. I think that comment about having a drawing for the little girl's dress was a good idea. Obviously not for me because I have no kids but others would love it!ReplyDelete
I, too, can't wait for the new batch of Colette patterns to come out.
- H. D. ChildreeNovember 23, 2009 at 2:06 PM
I loved the vlog, and yes, I can't wait to see a bound buttonhole tutorial. Great additions from the husband. That is so adorable. The vlog gives a more personal glimpse into your world of sewing. Thanks for the sewing inspiration.ReplyDelete
Great video Gertie! It's really nice to hear you "in person" instead in print. I would love to see where you're at with different projects in upcoming videos. I love learning new stuff about sewing, so anything you feel like sharing tutorial-wise would be fantastic.ReplyDelete
I've just started following your blog, and don't mind you taking a break... that means I can start reading from the beginning, and managing to keep up-to-date when you start over again with the Vogue-book. That book looks really great, by the way! I think you're brave to go to the video format, but you don't have anything to be afraid of, whimsy and cute is just charming, and it was easy to follow you (as a foreigner). So I would love to see tutorials, especially on neat details (which I just guess there's a lot of in Vogue-sewing...)!
So very cool - I can't wait to see more! Oh and as to taking a break? Do it - the projects you have going on sound great!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2009 at 5:09 PM
Hi Gertie,ReplyDelete
You are the best...very courageous!
I so enjoy all your posts.
Wishing you very happy holiday.
awesome! love this video blogging experiment. i second the request (somewhere above) for a tour of your workspace! also would love to see more of your stash. AND, this may be silly but i would love a tutorial on how you do your hair like that, with the lovely braid!! thanks, gertie--ReplyDelete
You are so inspiring! How do you get time to sew everything that you do? I can fully understand wanting to take a break from the Vogue sewing - as long as you don't take a break from blogging! I really want to get the pattern for the portrait blouse - is there any way to get it??? I have looked around vintage sites and there are none to be had....ReplyDelete
I love that you vlogged! reading your blog is one of my favorite parts of the day, so this extra insight into your personality was great!!! I just bought my first Collette pattern, the beignet skirt and i'm a little scared of all of the peices and hello.. buttonholes galore! Also, i adore the way you'e been wearing your hair lately! Can't wait to see the finished coat!ReplyDelete
It was awesome finding out what you sound like. You always have such great hair, too.ReplyDelete
I want to second another poster in saying that the little girl's dress could be a contest. Its also possible to find a family with a little girl that could use a new frock. If you were up for making it for Christmas, it could be a "Secret Santa" gift for a family that couldn't otherwise afford a Christmas dress.
Happy Blogging!
Gertie, that was fun. I reckon everyone should do this - I feel like I've met you now. Looking forward to the bound buttonholes tute. I also want to put in a vote for a video tute on resizing vintage patterns.ReplyDelete
Gertie, this was so much fun. And you have a very sweet voice! Nice to meet you this way.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Gertie, I'm so proud of you! You do extremely well on video and it ads an element that really elevates your blog. Good decision to go video!ReplyDelete
You have a very winning way about you and a lovely soothing voice...just made for video. Keep them coming please. You're a natural in front of the camera.ReplyDelete
Great job on the video - please do more of them!!! KathyReplyDelete
AWWWW! You're adorable! You're great on camera and your voice is clear and wellspoken, and I look forward to more vlogs :o)ReplyDelete
You guys are just too cute. That really put a smile on my face. You sound as pleasant as your writing.ReplyDelete
Keep it up.


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WASHINGTON – With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay.
In a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website, Collins begins: "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay."
Collins has played for six teams in 12 seasons, most recently as a reserve with the Washington Wizards after a midseason trade from the Boston Celtics. He is now a free agent and wants to keep playing in the NBA.
"I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation. I wish I wasn't the kid in the classroom raising his hand and saying, 'I'm different,'" Collins writes. "If I had my way, someone else would have already done this. Nobody has, which is why I'm raising my hand."
Saying he had "endured years of misery and gone to enormous lengths to live a lie," Collins immediately drew support for his announcement from the White House – President Barack Obama called him – along with former President Bill Clinton, the NBA, current and former teammates, a sponsor, and athletes in other sports.
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant tweeted that he was proud of Collins, writing: "Don't suffocate who u r because of the ignorance of others," followed by the words "courage" and "support."
"We've got to get rid of the shame. That's the main thing. And Jason's going to help that. He's going to help give people courage to come out," said Billie Jean King, a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame who confirmed she was gay after being outed in the early 1980s.
"I guarantee you he's going to feel much lighter, much freer. The truth does set you free, there's no question. It doesn't mean it's easy. But it sets you free," King said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
The Wizards, whose season ended April 17, issued a statement from President Ernie Grunfeld: "We are extremely proud of Jason and support his decision to live his life proudly and openly. He has been a leader on and off the court and an outstanding teammate throughout his NBA career. Those qualities will continue to serve him both as a player and as a positive role model for others of all sexual orientation."
Collins' coach with the Celtics, Doc Rivers, drew a comparison between Monday's announcement and Jackie Robinson's role when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
"I am extremely happy and proud of Jason Collins. He's a pro's pro. He is the consummate professional and he is one of my favorite 'team' players I have ever coached," Rivers said. "If you have learned anything from Jackie Robinson, it is that teammates are always the first to accept. It will be society who has to learn tolerance."
Collins says he quietly made a statement for gay rights even while keeping his sexual orientation a secret. He wore No. 98 with the Celtics and Wizards – 1998 was year that Matthew Shepard, a gay college student in Wyoming, was killed, and the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization, was founded.
According to the General Social Survey, the public has grown increasingly accepting of gay relationships since the late 1980s. That survey found in 1987 that 76 percent of Americans thought sexual relations between adults of the same sex was morally wrong. That fell to 43 percent by 2012.
"I'm glad I'm coming out in 2013 rather than 2003. The climate has shifted; public opinion has shifted," Collins writes. "And yet we still have so much farther to go. Everyone is terrified of the unknown, but most of us don't want to return to a time when minorities were openly discriminated against."
While some gay athletes have talked in the past about concerns that coming out would hurt their earning potential, 12-time Grand Slam singles champion King said she thinks Collins' openness could have the opposite effect.
"I have a feeling he's got a whole new career," King said. "I have a feeling he's going to make more in endorsements than he's ever made in his life."
Sports equipment maker Nike released a statement Monday saying: "We admire Jason's courage and are proud that he is a Nike athlete. Nike believes in a level playing field where an athlete's sexual orientation is not a consideration."
On Monday evening, hours after his story appeared on the web, Collins wrote on Twitter: "All the support I have received today is truly inspirational. I knew that I was choosing the road less traveled but I'm not walking it alone."
Momentum has been building toward this sort of announcement from a pro athlete in a top league in the United States. NFL players Brendan Ayanbadejo and Chris Kluwe were outspoken in support of state gay-marriage amendments during last year's elections. Obama spoke about his support for gay marriage during his re-election campaign.
The topic made waves during Super Bowl week when one player, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver, said he wouldn't welcome a gay member of his team. At the time, Ayanbadejo estimated that at least half of the NFL's players would agree with what Culliver said, at least privately.
Scott Fujita, who recently retired after an 11-year NFL career, said: "I'm pleased to see such an overwhelmingly positive reaction to this news, because it just shows that we're becoming more accepting every day. But more than anything else, I'm happy for Jason. I'm not a gay, closeted athlete, so I can't pretend to know what that must have felt like for him. But I imagine this is freeing for him, and hopefully he's encouraged by the millions of people who are voicing their support. … It's not a reaction to some rumor and it's not some unwanted outing. It's his message, and it was delivered under his control and on his terms."
On Monday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to teams reiterating the league's anti-discrimination policy about sexuality. It includes a section on questions teams cannot ask prospective draft picks and free agents. After the NFL combine in February, three players said officials posed questions about sexual orientation.
Earlier this month, the NHL and its players' union partnered with an advocacy organization fighting homophobia in sports, and Commissioner Gary Bettman said the You Can Play Project underlines that "the official policy of the NHL is one of inclusion on the ice, in our locker rooms and in the stands."
"I would say the NHL has been a force to kind of obviously embrace and encourage. … What (Collins) did, I think it's definitely (good) for basketball, and the same for hockey, too. It's going to be encouraging for more guys to step up and just be open about themselves," Washington Capitals forward Joel Ward said.
Living in the nation's capital last month while the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about same-sex marriage had an effect on Collins, who says "the strain of hiding my sexuality became almost unbearable" at that time.
"Less than three miles from my apartment, nine jurists argued about my happiness and my future. Here was my chance to be heard, and I couldn't say a thing," he writes. "I didn't want to answer questions and draw attention to myself."
After being a first-round draft pick in 2001, Collins has averaged 3.6 points and 3.8 rebounds for the New Jersey Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, Celtics and Wizards.
In his SI piece, he jokes self-effacingly about his journeyman career and a parlor game known as "Three Degrees of Jason Collins."
"If you're in the league, and I haven't been your teammate, I surely have been one of your teammates' teammates. Or one of your teammates' teammates' teammates," he writes.
Never a star, he acknowledges, "I take charges and I foul – that's been my forte. … I set picks with my 7-foot, 255-pound body to get guys like Jason Kidd, John Wall and Paul Pierce open. I sacrifice myself for other players."
He continues: "I go against the gay stereotype, which is why I think a lot of players will be shocked: That guy is gay? But I've always been an aggressive player, even in high school. Am I so physical to prove that being gay doesn't make you soft? Who knows? That's something for a psychologist to unravel."
As for what response other NBA players will have to his revelation, Collins writes: "The simple answer is, I have no idea."
"Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it's a good place to start. It all comes down to education. I'll sit down with any player who's uneasy about my coming out," he says in his account, adding: "Still, if I'm up against an intolerant player, I'll set a pretty hard pick on him. And then move on."
On Monday, there was an outpouring of positive sentiments.
In texts to the AP, Wizards guard Garrett Temple wrote, "I was surprised. I didn't know and I was right next to him in the locker room. It definitely took a lot of courage for him to come out. He was a great teammate," and rookie Bradley Beal said: "I didn't know about it! I don't think anyone did! I am proud of his decision to come out and express the way he feels and I'm supportive of that!!"
Former teammate Jerry Stackhouse, now with the Brooklyn Nets, wrote in a text: "I hope Jason is received well by our NBA family. Jason is a friend and a former teammate that I've enjoyed many laughs and conversations with and his sexual orientation won't change that with me. I've already reached out to him personally to show support and will encourage more guys to do the same."
NBA Commissioner David Stern said in a statement: "Jason has been a widely respected player and teammate throughout his career and we are proud he has assumed the leadership mantle on this very important issue."
While Collins is the first male athlete in a major North American professional league to come out while intending to keep playing, several have previously spoken after they retired about being gay, including the NBA's John Amaechi, the NFL's Esera Tuaolo and Major League Baseball's Billy Bean.
"I think he is immensely brave. I think it's a shame in this day and age he has to be immensely brave, but he is," Amaechi told the AP. "He's going to be a remarkable and eloquent spokesperson for what it is to be a decent, authentic human being – never mind just for gay people."
Rick Welts, president and chief operating officer of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, is openly gay.
"He probably knows what he signed up for. There'll be a whole bunch more television reporters and cameras than he's probably had in the past. … There had been a long of speculation about when, who, how. I think that speculation has been put to rest now," Welts said, "and we'll always remember that Jason Collins was the first man to do this."
Collins says that if he remains in the NBA, he could face uncomfortable reactions from spectators.
"I don't mind if they heckle me. I've been booed before. There have been times when I've wanted to boo myself. But a lot of ill feelings can be cured by winning," he writes.
He adds: "I hope fans will respect me for raising my hand. And I hope teammates will remember that I've never been an in-your-face kind of guy. All you need to know is that I'm single. I see no need to delve into specifics."
In February, former U.S. soccer national team player Robbie Rogers said he was gay – and retired at the same time. Rogers is just 25, and others have urged him to resume his career.
"I feel a movement coming," he tweeted after word of Collins' news broke.
Female athletes have found more acceptance in coming out; Brittney Griner, a two-time AP women's college basketball player of the year now headed to the WNBA, caused few ripples when she said this month she is a lesbian. Tennis great Martina Navratilova, who came out decades ago, tweeted Monday that Collins is "a brave man."
"1981 was the year for me – 2013 is the year for you," her post added.
Sports leagues in Britain and elsewhere in Europe have been trying to combat anti-gay bias. But the taboo remains particularly strong in soccer, where there are no openly gay players in Europe's top leagues. Homophobic chants are still heard at some games.
Soccer "is not going to change," said Amaechi, who is English and now lives in Manchester. "If it wanted to change, it would change. It has the resources to do so. It doesn't want to change."
Justin Fashanu is the only significant British soccer player to have come out publicly, doing so in 1990. The former Nottingham Forest and Norwich City striker was found hanged in a London garage in 1998 at age 37. According to an inquest, Fashanu left a note saying that, because he was gay, he feared he wouldn't get a fair trial in the United States on sexual assault charges. Maryland police were seeking him on charges that he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old boy.
Among other athletes outside the U.S. to come out was Gareth Thomas, a Welsh rugby star who attracted widespread media attention in 2009 when he announced he was gay. He continued playing until retirement in 2011.
Orlando Cruz of Puerto Rico came out in October as the first openly gay professional male boxer. Canadian swimmer Mark Tewksbury came out six years after winning a gold medal in the backstroke at the 1992 Barcelona Games. Four-time Olympic diving gold medalist Greg Louganis of the U.S. revealed he was gay in 1994, a year before announcing he was also HIV-positive. Former Olympic skiing gold medalist Anja Paerson of Sweden announced last year, after retiring, that she was in a long-term relationship with a woman.
In SI, Collins recounts that the first relative he came out to was his aunt, Teri Jackson, a San Francisco Superior Court Judge.
"I don't think Jason looked at his life as being a trailblazer," Jackson said Monday.
"He has no regrets coming out," she added. "And he wants to play. And we'll see what happens next."
White House spokesman Jay Carney called Collins' decision courageous and said the administration views it as another example of progress and evolution in the U.S. as Americans grow more accepting of gay rights and same-sex marriage.
Former President Clinton said: "Jason's announcement today is an important moment for professional sports and in the history of the LGBT community. It is also the straightforward statement of a good man who wants no more than what so many of us seek: to be able to be who we are; to do our work; to build families and to contribute to our communities. For so many members of the LGBT community, these simple goals remain elusive."
Collins attended Stanford with Clinton's daughter Chelsea and played in a Final Four while at the school. His twin brother, Jarron, was also a longtime NBA center who last played in the league in the 2010-11 season. Collins says he told his brother he was gay last summer.
"He was downright astounded. He never suspected. So much for twin telepathy," Collins writes in SI. "But by dinner that night, he was full of brotherly love. For the first time in our lives, he wanted to step in and protect me."
Advocacy organization GLAAD released a statement from Aaron McQuade, the head of its sports program.
"Courage' and 'inspiration' are words that get thrown around a lot in sports, but Jason Collins has given both ideas a brand new context," he said. "We hope that his future team will welcome him, and that fans of the NBA and sports in general will applaud him. We know that the NBA will proudly support him, and that countless young LGBT athletes now have a new hero."
As a senior at Stanford, Collins was a college roommate for about six months with then-sophomore Joe Kennedy III, who now represents Massachusetts in Congress. In his account, Collins writes that he realized he needed to go public when the Democratic congressman walked in Boston's gay pride parade last year – and Collins decided he couldn't join him.
"I didn't doubt for a second, knowing he was gay, that he would be the one to do it," Kennedy told the AP on Monday. "I've never known him to look for publicity, or to look for the spotlight, but given that no one else would raise their hand, I knew he would do it."
Added Kennedy: "I'm so proud of him. And I'm so proud to call him a friend."
In Monday's story, Collins writes that the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15 "reinforced the notion that I shouldn't wait for the circumstances of my coming out to be perfect. Things can change in an instant, so why not live truthfully?"
And now, Collins and Kennedy say, they will be in Boston on June 8, marching together at the city's 2013 gay pride parade.
"Some people insist they've never met a gay person. But Three Degrees of Jason Collins dictates that no NBA player can claim that anymore. Pro basketball is a family. And pretty much every family I know has a brother, sister or cousin who's gay," Collins concludes. "In the brotherhood of the NBA, I just happen to be the one who's out."
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I am a young aspiring model in my early 20s, an irresistible lady who enjoys having fun, and a perfect fit for your idea of a girlfriend. Dress me for the occasion, from sexy lingerie to an elegant dress. I love role-playing.
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For a full replacement or refund of a damaged or defective product, the customer must follow the same procedures and accepts the same terms & conditions.
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2. The report must include a detailed description of the product's or products' damage/s or defect/s. It must also include the product description, the customer's full name, shipping address, billing address, email address, telephone number, the Order Number, and the total amount paid for the order, even if the whole order is not affected. The report must also include attached pictures showing clearly the damage/s or defect/s. We will issue a Return Order for identifying the damaged or defective product. The customer must retain this Return Order for reference when contacting us or tracking the affected product's return.
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Delivery of incorrect products is unlikely to happen because of our multiple quality controls; it is nearly impossible. However, if they occur, the customer is entitled to a replacement by the same (correct) product or a full refund after following the same four steps indicated previously, reporting the incorrect product's receipt, and attaching detailed pictures.
If the same product is not available and you still want one of our products, we will offer you a 20% discount on any of our products' marked final price. If there is a difference in your favor, you will be entitled to a refund of that difference. If there is a difference to pay, you will have to pay that difference in full for us to start processing a new order. The new order will follow the same standard procedure and process indicated in our Shipping Policy. We will try to expedite the process, shortening the delivery time at no extra cost for you.
We may offer a gift or a product free of charge and not be available when processing your order. In that case, we will suggest an alternate product or option that may be similar in value or characteristics. We are not obliged to replace any gifts or free products, and we will not accept this as a valid reason for canceling the original order or return the product.
If you believe that you have made an error in your order or sent an incorrect payment, please contact us as soon as possible by email. You can do that by using our automated service on this website as an option. Please include the order number and as many details as you can, explaining the nature of your concern. We are open 24/7 and will try to help you to fix the error.
Most errors can be fixed if reported within 48 hours after the order has been placed or a payment has been sent; however, keep in mind that weekends and holidays may represent an inconvenience.
We will determine the best solution. This may take a few days in some specific cases until we find the necessary information and analyze all possible options. We will send you a written explanation by email, which may include copies of documents supporting that explanation.
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The customer agrees that Personal Companions shall never be held responsible or liable for any products damaged or lost during the shipping process. The customer waives any claims against Personal Companions and agrees that personal Companions will not be responsible for any refunds due to products damaged or lost by the shipping company or logistics company.
For additional information, please read our Shipping Policy.
Not following the procedures indicated for a product replacement or a refund in the event of products damaged, defective or incorrect will be considered a Breach of Contract and will forfeit the customer's right to such a refund or replacement at no additional cost. In that case, it will be at Personal Companions LLC's sole discretion to determine if you are entitled to a product replacement or a total or a partial refund.
In case of disagreement, you waive jury trials and class actions, and agree to present and pay all costs for an arbitrary mediation out-of-courts with a Law firm based in Miami, Florida, to determine an alternate resolution.
Non-US citizens agree to an alternative dispute resolution procedure if a court of law rules that arbitration is prohibited by law.
For legal purposes herein, an "Order" is a request that" you" (referred to as "the customer" and "the user") place on Personal Companions LLC (referred herein as "The Company", "we" and "us") requesting a specific service or product that we offer and has full payment confirmed.
An order requires (mandatory) specific Personal Information, as defined in our Privacy Policy, needed to uniquely identify, contact, or locate you, such as name, email address, shipping address, billing address, and telephone number, and Additional Information, such as the service, product, or model name or number, that you are requesting and possible additional extra options that must have been previously agreed.
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The manufacturing, packaging, control, and the shipping process starts right after your full payment is completed. At that moment, you will receive a receipt ("Confirmation Order") with an "Order Number". The Order Number is used as a reference to identify your order.
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Shipping costs to the Continental United States and Europe are included within every order. Every order will be shipped using the least expensive method available for each destination country, usually by maritime freight and cargo trains. The estimated delivery time for America and Europe is approximately 15 days, plus between 5-7 days of manufacturing, packaging, and handling. The total estimated delivery time is 21 days, but it can be longer or shorter. Faster shipping methods are available, generally by air. If you prefer a faster shipping method, you may contact us for an estimated cost, which will require an additional supplement.
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Air shipping usually costs extra money, but it may reduce delivery time by about one week or more.
Some local airport and port authorities may require that the receiver ("customer") in person picks up the order for Customs Clearance. This may require the payment of a small local fee. We do not have any control or influence over local Laws or authorities. Therefore we cannot accept any responsibility as a consequence of this process or any extra costs involved. Whereas this is not required, we will absorb the charges and deliver the order to your door.
We will provide you with a Tracking Number when your product is shipped. The Tracking Number will help you to follow up on the status of your order.
If your order does not arrive within the estimated time, please contact us immediately.
Personal Companions acts as a third-party on the customer's behalf when ordering the shipping company or logistics company to drop-ship the product to the indicated address. Therefore, we are not responsible for damages or losses caused by the shipping company. This means that the risk of damages and losses that the product may suffer during the shipping process passes to the customer. The customer agrees to exonerate Personal Companions of any responsibility related to shipping or delivery. Therefore, the customer agrees that Personal Companions shall never be held responsible or liable for any products damaged or lost during the shipping process. The customer waives any claims against Personal Companions and agrees that personal Companions will not be responsible for any refunds due to products damaged or lost by the shipping company or logistics company.
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send, sendto, sendmsg -- send a message from a socket LIBRARY
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#include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/socket.h> ssize_t send(int s, const void *msg, size_t len, int flags); ssize_t sendto(int s, const void *msg, size_t len, int flags, const struct sockaddr *to, socklen_t tolen); ssize_t sendmsg(int s, const struct msghdr *msg, int flags); DESCRIPTION
The send() function, and sendto() and sendmsg() system calls are used to transmit a message to another socket. The send() function may be used only when the socket is in a connected state, while sendto() and sendmsg() may be used at any time. The address of the target is given by to with tolen specifying its size. The length of the message is given by len. If the message is too long to pass atomically through the underlying protocol, the error EMSGSIZE is returned, and the message is not transmitted. No indication of failure to deliver is implicit in a send(). Locally detected errors are indicated by a return value of -1. If no messages space is available at the socket to hold the message to be transmitted, then send() normally blocks, unless the socket has been placed in non-blocking I/O mode. The select(2) system call may be used to determine when it is possible to send more data. The flags argument may include one or more of the following: #define MSG_OOB 0x00001 /* process out-of-band data */ #define MSG_DONTROUTE 0x00004 /* bypass routing, use direct interface */ #define MSG_EOR 0x00008 /* data completes record */ #define MSG_EOF 0x00100 /* data completes transaction */ #define MSG_NOSIGNAL 0x20000 /* do not generate SIGPIPE on EOF */ The flag MSG_OOB is used to send ``out-of-band'' data on sockets that support this notion (e.g. SOCK_STREAM); the underlying protocol must also support ``out-of-band'' data. MSG_EOR is used to indicate a record mark for protocols which support the concept. MSG_EOF requests that the sender side of a socket be shut down, and that an appropriate indication be sent at the end of the specified data; this flag is only implemented for SOCK_STREAM sockets in the PF_INET protocol family. MSG_DONTROUTE is usually used only by diagnostic or routing programs. MSG_NOSIGNAL is used to prevent SIGPIPE generation when writing a socket that may be closed. See recv(2) for a description of the msghdr structure. RETURN VALUES
The call returns the number of characters sent, or -1 if an error occurred. ERRORS
The send() function and sendto() and sendmsg() system calls fail if: [EBADF] An invalid descriptor was specified. [EACCES] The destination address is a broadcast address, and SO_BROADCAST has not been set on the socket. [ENOTSOCK] The argument s is not a socket. [EFAULT] An invalid user space address was specified for an argument. [EMSGSIZE] The socket requires that message be sent atomically, and the size of the message to be sent made this impossible. [EAGAIN] The socket is marked non-blocking and the requested operation would block. [ENOBUFS] The system was unable to allocate an internal buffer. The operation may succeed when buffers become available. [ENOBUFS] The output queue for a network interface was full. This generally indicates that the interface has stopped sending, but may be caused by transient congestion. [EHOSTUNREACH] The remote host was unreachable. [EISCONN] A destination address was specified and the socket is already connected. [ECONNREFUSED] The socket received an ICMP destination unreachable message from the last message sent. This typically means that the receiver is not listening on the remote port. [EHOSTDOWN] The remote host was down. [ENETDOWN] The remote network was down. [EADDRNOTAVAIL] The process using a SOCK_RAW socket was jailed and the source address specified in the IP header did not match the IP address bound to the prison. [EPIPE] The socket is unable to send anymore data (SBS_CANTSENDMORE has been set on the socket). This typically means that the socket is not connected. SEE ALSO
fcntl(2), getsockopt(2), recv(2), select(2), socket(2), write(2) HISTORY
The send() function appeared in 4.2BSD. BUGS
Because sendmsg() does not necessarily block until the data has been transferred, it is possible to transfer an open file descriptor across an AF_UNIX domain socket (see recv(2)), then close() it before it has actually been sent, the result being that the receiver gets a closed file descriptor. It is left to the application to implement an acknowledgment mechanism to prevent this from happening. BSD
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It seems like a very long time ago, but try to remember the hopeful spirit of bipartisanship around the time of Barack Obama's first Inauguration. The 2008 election had been filled with talk of a new, postpartisan politics, driven in part by "Obama Republicans" from Wall Street to the military. On the night of his first swearing-in, Obama held dinners to honor his defeated GOP opponent, John McCain, and the Republican general Colin Powell. He would later dine with a group of conservative columnists. His first Inaugural Address seemed to endorse the theory that his election represented a transformation of American politics: "What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them, that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply," Obama said.
Alas, the cynics were largely right. Obama made several first-term efforts to negotiate with Republicans, but they all failed. Republicans dug in against the new President, and it became clear, particularly after the 2011 debt-limit showdown, that the GOP's militant right wing had no interest in compromise. (Many Republicans maintain that Obama never bargained with them in good faith.)
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After months of hewing to the image of a conciliator, Obama finally learned his lesson — and went on the attack. In a pivotal December 2011 speech in Osawatomie, Kans., he linked Republicans to a spirit of "breathtaking greed" and a "you're on your own" economic philosophy. In April 2012 he attacked the "radical vision" and "social Darwinism" of Paul Ryan's budget plan. His 2012 campaign was less about building bipartisan bridges than barricading the middle class from the GOP's social and economic agenda.
With his second Inaugural Address, Obama has replaced his olive branch with a hot poker. He reiterated his campaign themes of equality and fairness, casting himself as a defender of regular Americans against Republican budget cutters and the wealthy interests they serve. "The commitments we make to each other — through Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security — these things do not sap our initiative; they strengthen us," he said. "They do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take the risks that make this country great." He gave unprecedented attention to gay rights ("Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law"). And he signaled that addressing climate change — a condition whose existence many conservatives simply deny — will be a main priority of his second term.
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Liberals were delighted by Obama's speech. But they should be careful about developing a giddy new round of expectations. Just as postpartisanship proved a mirage in the first term, Obama's suggestion in this past campaign that his re-election would "break [the] fever" on the right and induce Republicans to cooperate with him is looking overly optimistic. Leveraging its control of the House and using the filibuster to slow legislation in the Senate, the GOP fought Obama to the brink of the Jan. 1 fiscal cliff and pushed him back from his pledge to raise taxes on Americans making more than $250,000 a year. (Rates will now go up for individuals making $400,000 or more.) And although Republicans have backed down from their game of chicken over the debt ceiling, that appears to be a short-term tactical retreat in the larger budget war. Meanwhile, Republicans are showing no sign of joining Obama's call to tighten gun-control laws. And if the GOP cooperates on another one of Obama's chief second-term priorities — immigration reform — it will be a function of the party's existential panic, not the breaking of a partisan fever.
And climate change? The good news for Obama is that public opinion, after turning against government action to slow global warming, has shifted back in the activists' favor. But Republicans (along with many coal-country Democrats) remain uninterested in defying Big Business on the issue. Obama will probably have to resort to aggressive Executive action, including a crackdown on existing power-plant emissions. It's not clear, however, whether that sort of unilateral action would be enough to make a real difference.
Ultimately, Obama's speech won't really shift the Washington political dynamic. It was more a reflection of the fact that postpartisanship is dead and buried, with no evident hope of resurrection. Even with his re-election behind him, Obama has resigned himself to nonstop partisan combat. And while his supporters may hope for some kind of tide-turning Normandy landing, it's just as likely that the future holds more Western-front-style trench warfare. But who wants to hear about that on Inauguration Day?
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NEW YORK — Scientists have identified a hormone that can sharply boost the number of cells that make insulin in mice, a discovery that may someday lead to a treatment for the most common type of diabetes.
People have their own version of this hormone, and the new work suggests that giving diabetics more might one day help them avoid insulin shots.
That would give them better control of their blood sugar levels, said Harvard University researcher Douglas Melton, senior author of a report published Thursday by the journal Cell.
Experts unconnected with the work cautioned that other substances have shown similar effects on mouse cells but failed to work on human ones. Melton said this hormone stands out because its effect is unusually potent and confined to just the cells that make insulin.
An estimated 371 million people worldwide have diabetes, in which insulin fails to control blood sugar levels. High blood sugar can lead to heart disease, stroke and damage to kidneys, eyes and the nervous system. At least 90 percent of diabetes is "Type 2," and some of those patients have to inject insulin. Melton said the newly identified hormone might someday enable them to stop insulin injections and help other diabetic patients avoid them.
As for its possible use to treat Type 1 diabetes, Melton called that a "long shot" because of differences in the biology of that disease.
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Dr. Peter Butler, a diabetes researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, who had no role in the new work, cautioned in an email that no evidence has been presented yet to show that the hormone will make human beta cells proliferate.
But Philip diIorio, of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, said he found the work to be "quite promising" because it offers new leads for research, and that it might someday help in building supplies of human beta cells in a lab for transplant into patients.
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DUNLAP, Calif. — A California animal sanctuary where an African lion killed a 24-year-old intern reopened to the public Sunday with the support of the victim's family.
Cat Haven, a private zoo run by the nonprofit Project Survival, observed a moment of silence at noon for Brier native Dianna Hanson, who was fatally attacked by the 550-pound male lion Wednesday.
Cat Haven founder Dale Anderson said the park was returning to normal operations so the staff could focus on taking care of its remaining 29 wild cats, but "we continue to mourn the loss of two family members."
"Dianna would want the work that we are doing to continue and we are re-opening to the public with consent from Dianna's parents," Anderson said at Sunday's news conference. "Her passion for working with these animals was contagious."
Investigators believe the lion, known as Cous Cous, lifted the door of a partially closed feeding cage with its paw and attacked Hanson as she cleaned a larger enclosure area, according to Fresno County Coroner David Haden.
Hanson, who had been working as a Cat Haven volunteer for two months, died immediately from a broken neck, according to the coroner's report.
A sheriff's deputy fatally shot the 5-year-old lion after it couldn't be coaxed away from Hanson's body.
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims did not provide many new details about the investigation at Sunday's news conference, but said the gate that was supposed to contain the lion was not completely closed.
"We believe this was an accident, an error," Mims said, according to the Fresno Bee.
Hanson's relatives say they also believe her death was an accident and that safety protocols were followed at Cat Haven, a 100-acre park in the Sierra foothills about 40 miles east of Fresno.
Wendy Debbas, president of Project Survival, read a letter Sunday from Donna Anderson, the victim's mother, who said she supports the decision to reopen Cat Haven.
"I am living every mother's worst nightmare in losing a cherished child," Anderson said in the letter. "It is my desire that they continue their mission in support of saving my daughter's beloved creatures."
Hanson's family announced Friday that a fund has been set up in her memory and urged people to donate to the wildlife organizations she loved, including Cat Haven.
"Her legacy will live on through the support of conservancies such as Project Survival's Cat Haven," Anderson said.
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