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Home > Library > Articles & Essays > Reduction of
Trauma Based Maladaptive Behaviors
Skills I've Learned for Reduction of
Trauma Based Maladaptive Behaviors
© 2007
by "Seasons"
Bradshaw, John. (1988). Healing the Shame that Binds You. Health Communications,
Inc.: Deerfield Beach, Florida
Linehan, Marsha. (1993). Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality
Disorder. Guiford Press.
National Center for Trauma Based Disorders. (2007) Patient Handbook and Workbook. Two Rivers Psychiatric Hospital: Kansas City, Missouri
* This article contains information adapted from the above listed resources.
As survivors of either childhood or adult sexual trauma we many times develop coping skills that are maladaptive. They are maladaptive in that they do not result in one's becoming better and closer to healing but rather they result in not being able to adjust to life as it comes our way. If one's trauma occurred during childhood or adolescence, then the coping skills used to survive are congruent with that person's developmental age. This means that the skills utilized are carried over from earlier stages of development. The same skills that kept us alive as a child or adolescent become ineffective as adults. They become coping mechanisms that are not useful or advantageous to adult life but rather stifle a person's personal growth and adjustment to ongoing life.
Examples of these maladaptive coping mechanisms are as follows:
• Dissociation: spacing out, zoning off, going out of body, or becoming someone entirely different
• Self Harm: any form of hurting one's own body or even one's own mind. Cutting, burning, negative self talk…
• Addictions: alcohol, drugs, gambling, sexual, self harm…
• Poor Interpersonal Boundaries: staying with someone who abuses you, never being able to say no, mind reading…
These maladaptive coping mechanisms are also a great source of one's retraumatization. They often cause out of control emotional responses such as deep shame, distorted thought processes, and behaviors that result in negative life consequences.
If this information sounds discouraging, don't worry, it's not the whole story of our lives. The fact that we are survivors tells the story of our strengths and our courage despite the negative coping behaviors we may struggle with. However, it is my goal to share with other survivors things that are helping me to become a thriving survivor rather than just a surviving survivor.
In 1998 I graduated with a bachelors of science in psychology. I thought I had really achieved something, and in fact it was a good achievement. However, of all the psychological theory and statistics I learned, I knew very little about how to care for my own needs. Growing up in my family of origin with the sexual and physical abuse, neglect, and domestic violence, I learned very poor ways of coping with daily life. Then as if by some heinous twist of fate I married my first husband who was very abusive both physically and emotionally. Finally, at age 40 I am beginning to learn and utilize healthy and adaptive coping skills. It took me really examining my own life and my own behaviors to realize I was not content with how things were going. Often I have felt as though there were a huge gaping hole in my heart all open and raw. I have felt out of control with my emotions or have felt dead as though I have no emotions at all.
Listed below are some of the cognitive and behavioral methods I have learned. If utilized, these skills along with some trained professional help and a good social support network, are tools for healing and personal growth.
1) Grounding - This is a skill that utilizes the five senses to assist a person in staying present in the now. You do this by thinking of as many ways as possible to use sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell to place yourself in the now. This can be utilized daily as needed for help with dissociation, self harm urges, flashbacks, and body memories.
2) Containment - This is a storage box that can be either literal or imagined. Negative or unwanted thoughts that result in negative uncontrollable emotions are stored in the containment box until you are able to acquire help to better process them. This can be done by decorating a pencil box and writing down flashbacks and negative thoughts and placing them in the box for work at a later time. This helps as often as needed for unwanted thoughts, cognitive distortions, strong uncontrollable emotions, memories, and/or urges.
3) Safe Place - This is a place you create in your mind. It has to be a safe, comfortable place where you go by yourself, unless you choose to go there with your higher power. It can be a beautiful beach, a bubbling brook, a forest, or it can be a recliner in front of a fire place. It is a place you go to in your mind when the stress of flash backs, triggers, body memories, or emotional turmoil occur.
4) Affirmations - These are positive words of encouragement, insight, and/or wisdom that are self affirming. You can make up your own or you can read them from books of positive affirmations. They are best if used as often as possible to replace negative thoughts.
5) Changing Cognitive Distortions - This means to change the negative irrational thought processes we have with more rational positive thoughts. Included in this article is a list of common cognitive distortions.
The following is a list of methods of grounding. There are two basic types of grounding, mental and physical.
Mental Grounding
• Describe your environment in detail using all of your senses.
• Think of your favorites, such as favorite ice cream, color, animal, place…
• Remember a safe place, describing it in detail.
• Remember the words to a favorite song.
• Repeat a favorite saying over and over again such as, "the serenity prayer" or "the 23rd Psalm".
Physical Grounding
• Run cool or warm water over your hands
• Grip something tightly
• Stretch
• Touch various objects around you
• Carry a grounding object in your pocket such as a small stone or a piece of jewelry.
The following is a small list of affirmations:
• I love the child I was and the child I am.
• I love myself.
• I trust I am capable.
• I deserve self respect.
• I am free to be me; this too shall pass.
• I am resourceful.
• I have the courage to explore my shadow side.
• I can do whatever I set my mind to.
• I fill my mind with peaceful thoughts.
• I take time to open my heart to rainbows.
• I have courage to focus on beauty even in the midst of pain.
The following is a list of common cognitive distortions:
1. All or nothing thinking – The tendency to categorize things into black and white, absolute extremes, such as good or bad, success or failure.
2. Overgeneralization - Making an overall conclusion based on only one piece of evidence.
3. Mental Filter – The tendency to pick out selective details of a situation and focus on them to the exclusion of other relevant aspects of the situation. Example: several people give you positive feedback but you dwell only on the one negative comment.
4. Rose colored glasses – A type of mental filter where you delete any negative aspects of your reality leading to suppressed sadness.
5. Magnification – The tendency top exaggerate things way out of proportion
6. Catastrophizing – An extreme form of magnification where one sees the worse possible outcome of any situation.
7. Minimization – The tendency to shrink things or downplay their importance. Example: I only have a couple of drinks when I go out.
8. Discounting the positive – A form of minimization where you believe your own good qualities or accomplishments don't count.
9. Mind reading – assuming what others are thinking or feeling without checking it out first
10. Fortune telling – is when you predict the future will turn out negative, based on your own fears or negative thoughts
11. Emotional reasoning – Using emotion feelings to prove a certain irrational thought. Example: I feel terrible and nothing will ever get better.
12. Bodily reasoning – A bodily feeling proves an irrational belief. Example: The arousal means I'm dirty and shameful.
13. Should statements – unrealistic and perfectionist rules you set that make it difficult to live in the real world. "must, have to, ought, and need to" can be distorted too. Example: I should have stopped the abuse.
14. Labeling – Using emotionally charged words to describe yourself or someone else.
15. Personalizing – The tendency to bale yourself unnecessarily for something you are not totally responsible for
16. Blaming – Making someone else or certain circumstances responsible for choices or decisions that are actually your own responsibility.
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But it would be an alt and not that much active 'cosz I have main responsibilities in my raid guild (a day really needs more than 24 hours *sigh*).
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On Friday US judge Lucy Koh granted Apple a preliminary injunction against the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone. Last week the same judge handed down a ban on sales of Samsung's Galaxy 10.1 Tab inside the US.
Apple and Samsung have been at each other's throats since April last year, battling it out over alleged patent infringements in courts around the world. Apple claims that the Korean electronics maker "slavishly" copied a number of features of its iPhone and iPad mobile devices in the design of its own products, such as the Galaxy tablet and Nexus smartphone. Samsung has hit back at Apple with patent-related accusations of its own.
Friday's ruling in a California court centered on a lawsuit filed by Apple in February claiming Samsung infringed a patent relating to the Siri voice-activated virtual assistant found on the iPhone, specifically US Patent No. 8,086,604, for a "universal interface for retrieval of information in a computer system."
The Android-powered Galaxy Nexus, which was developed by Samsung and Google, hit the market late last year and is the search giant's flagship smartphone.
Speaking during Friday's ruling, Judge Koh said, "Apple has made a clear showing that, in the absence of a preliminary injunction, it is likely to lose substantial market share in the smartphone market and to lose substantial downstream sales of future smartphone purchases and tag-along products."
Friday's injunction is subject to Apple paying a $96 million bond, substantially more than last week's $2.6 million bond, but still peanuts to one of the world's biggest companies. The purpose of the bond is to protect against damages suffered by Samsung if the ruling is later found to have been wrong.
The temporary injunction will at some point be the subject of a court trial, where it will either be made permanent or thrown out. As things stand today, Apple will be more than happy with the way things are progressing, while lawyers at Samsung will be looking at whether they have any chance of overturning Friday's decision.
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Alma Nadine Wools of St. James passed away Saturday December 22, 2012 at the Phelps County Regional Medical Center. She was 88 years of age.
Nadine Wools was born February 10, 1924 in Phelps County, the daughter of the late George Sherman and Essie Vera (Jones) Keasling.
On May 31, 1941, at the Church of God in St. James, Nadine was united in marriage to Albert Thomas Wools.
Nadine Wools is survived by her husband: A.T. Wools of St. James. Sons and daughters-In-Laws: Michael H. Wools and Mary Wools and Ritchie and Linda Wools both of St. James. One daughter: Alberta Kelley of St. Louis., along with one sister: Essie Hale of St. James and 6 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
Nadine Wools is preceded in death by her parents, son-In-Law: Gene Kelley; two brothers: George and Jim Keasling and three sisters: Mildred Bartle, Gladys Howard and Margaret Keasling.
Nadine Wools will lie in state in the chapel on Wednesday December 26, 2012 from 5-8 pm at the Jones Funeral Home in St. James.
Funeral Service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Thursday December 27, 2012 at the Jones Funeral Home Chapel with Rick Mosher officiating. Burial will be in the Miles Cemetery. Memorial may be given to the St. Judes Children Hospital or the Phelps County Hospice. On-line condolences can be entered at www.jonesfunerals.com
All arrangements are under the direction of the Richard Jones Funeral Home in St. James.


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He has incorporated his own consulting firm, Corporate Consulting Inc., and charges up to $1,000 a day.
The Southeastern North Carolina coast is a popular destination for retiring executives from numerous professions and industries, who then spawn cottage industries.
Consider Ron Sukoneck, a former law firm administrator and software company executive, who retired to Wilmington's Landfall community in 2005.
He has incorporated his own consulting firm, Corporate Consulting Inc., and charges up to $1,000 a day.
To play bridge.
While others may consult for the aerospace, energy, chemical or pharmaceutical industries, Sukoneck gets seriously hands-on with his students, clients and partners at the card table. There, as a "player for hire," said Sukoneck, he teaches, guides and advises about bridge in real time, mostly at national tournaments.
"I don't play for fun," notes Sukoneck, 64. "I haven't paid a tournament entry fee for 15 years. I enjoy the game, and I get compensated for playing it at the same time. I've been doing it for the money."
That's why when Sukoneck and his wife, Judi Cody, who also enjoyed a successful legal career, retired here from the Washington, D.C. area, they politely and consistently declined invites from Landfall neighbors for a social evening of cards and cocktails.
It would have been the all-time sandbag. The reason? Judi might be one of Sukoneck's few equals at the four-person card game that pits two sets of partners against each other.
They met – at a bridge tournament, naturally – and married in the early 1980s. She's won a national women's tournament, and also ended second nationally another time when paired with Sukoneck in an open event.
"She blames me, of course, for the reason we ended second," laughs Sukoneck. "She brings it up occasionally, but I don't remember the blunder as well as she does."
Instead, he consults, cajoles and schools other partners who hire him to morph his expertise across the table.
And his expertise is significant. Sukoneck is one of only an estimated 300 Grand Life Masters in the United States, and has won four national titles. He also was a member of the national team that represented the United States in the Bridge Olympiad in Santiago, Chile.
While he's only a player-for-hire on an occasional basis, Sukoneck said there are a couple of hundred professionals who make it a career.
"There are many regional tournaments every week and three national bridge tournaments every year," he said. "The (weekly tournaments) start on a Monday night and run through Sunday afternoon. The top players-for-hire will be paid from $10,000 to $30,000 to play for up to 10 days in the national ones."
Some great business giants such as stock market master Warren Buffett, Microsoft's Bill Gates and Jimmy Cayne of Bear Stearns are devoted bridge players who search out top-shelf partners to supplement the skills they can't hone because of time restraints. At least some of them are restrained.
There is the story that when the financial firm of Bear Stearns was going under following a market meltdown in March 2008, Cayne refused to take a phone call for guidance from the home office in New York because he was in the middle of a bridge game at a Detroit tournament.
While some of these folks may be celebrities, at the card table everyone is as unassuming as groups gathering at the local senior center.
"I've been in tournaments with Buffet and some of the others," Sukoneck said. "And Judi and I were at a tournament in Long Beach, California, and after one session their team went over to a strip mall for Chinese. Bill Gates was at the next table with people we knew. Judi went over and gave those folks a hug, but did not even acknowledge that Bill Gates was at the table, but she knew he was there."
The competition at the national tournaments, however, is not senior-center like.
"People retain professionals as partners because they want to learn the game," Sukoneck said. "Bridge involves logic and mathematics and the ability to weigh alternatives and select the best ones. A less experienced player may see two alternatives in one play of a hand, but a professional may see 20. After the tournament sessions, they'll want you to sit with them and review the hands that were played and offer pointers to improve bidding, defensive play and play of the hand. If you are playing the game correctly, and you are thinking and focused, at the end of the day you will be physically tired.
"Of course, I think the major reason people hire professional bridge players – and pay us what they do – is because they want to win."
While Judi still likes to play socially, Sukoneck plays very little bridge these days for kicks.
He has been retained to play at the North American Bridge Championships in Las Vegas in July. And Sukoneck said he's available locally for those determined to learn the game. (Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.)
How much is it worth to play and learn from a national champion? Don't let that $1,000 a day figure scare you.
"Everything," Sukoneck said, keeping his cards close to his vest, "is negotiable."
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Age: 64
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
College: University of Maryland
Favorite career stops: Chief financial officer of a small software startup
Favorite place you lived prior to Wilmington: No place compares
Best book you've read recently: ''Best Kept Secret,'' Jeffrey Archer
Favorite music: Oldies
Who do you consider the best bridge player? The top partnership is widely considered Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell.
Favorite area restaurant: Roko
Best, most recent, movie you've seen: Have not been to the movies in awhile
Favorite place to relax: Hawaii


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Bug Filing Policy
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A guide to filing bug reports on software (for users from an engineer)
Less is more in a bug report (engineers are lazy)
- What is your issue (what do you do, how does it fail)?
- How to reproduce it(what are the steps)?
- What are you using (opkg list_installed, feed config, image)?
- In case of kernel bugs attach the output of dmesg or in case of Qtopia/GSM the output of logread.
- If logs exist and the issue is confirmed do not attach your log unless when asked for it.
- A "me too" without log messages is noise and makes engineers not look at the issue.
- Having many bugs is not an issue, so this is no excuse to not file new bug reports.
Check for duplicates (but in doubt create a new ticket)
Before filing a bug check if a bug describing your issue exists. If you don't find an exact match or are not really sure file a new ticket. New tickets can be easily resolved as duplicate where comments to existing bugs with a different issue can not be removed. So a possible duplicate ticket is to be preferred.
- If you know you have this issue and no one else confirmed, attach your logs and feel free to say me too
- If you know you have this issue and it is confirmed, add yourself to CC or monitor the bug
- If you are not sure if you have this issue. File a new bug and say you might have the original issue.
If you have patches (what engineers love)
- Attach the patch
- Set HasPatch in the keywords
- If no one reviews your patch within three work days you have the right to kick people on the mailinglist. You contribute, you deserve to get feedback on your patch!
Handling GSM bugs (Qtopia)
- If GSM registration is not working, or SMS notification, PIN dialog, or any other setup. Make sure the device does not suspend and attach the output of logread after waiting a minute or two after entering the PIN or logread is not showing any change for a while.
- If calls, parsing of SMS, or such things do not work. Attach the output of logread after this has happened.
Handling of kernel bugs
- The installed version and the output of dmesg is most likely of interest, attach that
Creating a ticket
- Do not set a Category/Component unless the holy penguin told you it is the correct one.
- At least have opkg list_installed attached to the bug report
- Describe clearly what your issue is, if it makes sense attach a screenshot, don't be afraid to write more than five lines
- See the first point on less is more.
- If you did something like rm -rf / and now the PIN dialog does not come up because you have no userspace apps left then please tell us what you did and do not say "It does not ask for PIN anymore".
Ideal workflow
- We gather information on the issue until we understand it
- Engineers implement a fix (if fixable) and people can test through updated packages
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Teaching, General Teaching Projects in Fiji by Hannah Baddick
My time in Fiji was, to describe it in one word, brilliant; an experience I would recommend to almost anybody. Before I tell you my story, here is a bit about myself. My name is Hannah, I am 22 and I graduated from university less than a month before I left home to embark on a 4 month trip with Fiji being my first stop.
It became my destination choice after much deliberation and it stood out mainly because of the beauty it boasts, along with the lively culture that the place and people seemed to hold. I had wanted to find a teaching placement from the outset because my degree was in Primary Education. Before searching for a job in England, I was keen to explore the world and experience teaching in an entirely different culture and climate and compare the two, hopefully gaining from it and being able to give something in return.
As my plane descended into Nadi Airport, an unknown world, and as my jet-lag was at its worst it suddenly dawned on me what I had volunteered to do and how much I had removed myself from the comfort zone of England. This did not last for long though as before I knew it I was whisked away from the airport to my new home where I met my host Mum, Katarina, and another teaching volunteer also living there, who quickly became my friend. It was a privilege to stay there for the month, meeting Katarina's family and, to a small extent, living her life. She and her family were so welcoming and hospitable; the household was never short of a smile. It was also a gastronomically pleasurable experience eating Katarina's food, she still hold's first prize in my mind for world's best cook!
The month I was in Fiji was mostly spent in the Nadi Airport School with Class 3T. Through discussions with the teachers I soon learnt that this is a Government funded school and is very fortunate. This is true in comparison to many other Nadi schools; with each class having its own teacher, and the school usually having running water and electricity. Nevertheless every day I was accosted by an explosion of smiles and greetings, constantly presented with handmade cards and letters and, on occasions, showered with gifts.
The children were fascinated with this alien that had landed in their town and so for a few mornings on the first week we had question time.......ask Miss Hannah!
For the most part my time in school was deeply rewarding, providing me with innumerable memories and supplying me with many a story to tell, shaping who I am as a teacher. I would, however, be telling a lie if I didn't also note that for me it was a challenging and often testing experience which is most likely a result of having preconceived expectations of how I believe teaching should be. Of course it was very different to England and my previous experiences so at times I found myself itching to take control and do what I thought, even though it wouldn't always have been correct.
The ideal thing about the teaching in Fiji though is that you can personalise it to suit your preference. Many of the other volunteers mainly wanted to, and were able to, act as a teaching assistant in the classroom and so did just that. If however you are like me and want to do more, you are also able to, and the teachers are more than happy to let you, take over from them. But be warned: even though I had been asking it still came as a slight shock when one morning I was handed the responsibility for the entire days teaching with the first lesson commencing in 5 minutes.
By far my most rewarding time in school was the day the teacher was attending a workshop and I was acting as a supply teacher. With full responsibility I was slightly nervous, particularly as the children did have a tendency to be a little bit uncontrollable and noisy. The day ran very smoothly however and at the end, just before they went home, we had some time left so I decided to play a game with them. This was a complete novelty. It wasn't a particularly exciting game in my eyes, but the day's literacy had been based on anagrams so the game was to make an anagram of their own name; the winner being whoever's name was the most impossible to unscramble. The response from the children was overwhelming and I left that day with a grin spanning from ear to ear.
A few days later my time in school had come to an end, but the children threw me a surprise party and had made a cake....Bon Voyage Miss Hannah.
My weekends in Fiji were mostly filled by exploring surrounding villages and discovering what the western Islands had to offer. One of my most funny experiences was a day to the Sabeto Mud baths, just a short drive from Nadi. A group of about 14 volunteers were keen and so we headed to the bus station to find minivans. After much deliberation with the drivers we were off in the back of two trucks, bouncing around along the dirt track towards our destination.
To our assuming westerners eyes it all seemed a little primitive with the facilities essentially being ponds, but it really was so much fun and I would highly recommend it to anybody visiting Nadi. We had so many laughs with the bottom of the slimy mud pond between our toes and then covering our bodies in the stuff; if I had had more time in the country I would definitely have paid them a second visit.
On other weekends we caught the boat to some of the relaxing islands lining the west. On these occasions we were able to read in the sun and snorkel the coral reef, I even met Nemo! This was of course until the gong was sounded for the evenings feast and the cinema under the stars.
I left Fiji some months ago now and still I miss it and the many wonderful volunteers I met throughout the short month I spent there. My only regret is that I didn't volunteer for longer. I will forever remember it as a place filled with smiles, sun and good times.
Once again I thank you Projects Abroad, this experience has changed my life.
Hannah Baddick
Ce témoignage est basé sur l'expérience unique d'un volontaire à un certain moment donné. Nos projets s'adaptent constamment aux besoins locaux, ils évoluent au fur et à mesure que des volontaires s'impliquent et s'adaptent aux saisons, ainsi votre expérience sur place pourra être différente de celle décrite ici. Pour en savoir plus sur cette mission, vous pouvez consulter la page de ce projet ou bien contacter l'un de nos conseillers de volontaires.


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It's resolution time, and once again we prepare ourselves to be disappointed with our inability to shed those pounds or quit those bad habits. Is it possible that the right approach to the resolution process could really produce results? Steve Siebold, author of the book "177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class," said it can be done — if you refuse to fail.
"If someone tells me they're doing 'pretty good,' that means they're not following through with their resolution," Siebold said. "If you tell your spouse you were 99 percent faithful, how do you think that's going to go over? You should take the same approach with a resolution. You either go through with it or you don't."
Siebold spent 27 years interviewing successful people, and said there were major distinctions in the thinking of those who did well compared with those who failed.
"Someone who decides to succeed has made a decision to prepare," he said. "It's not about just playing the lottery, which is expecting luck to take you there. That's not preparing. It's lazy. If you want to follow through you need to be willing to pay any price and bear any burden."
Here are some of Siebold's tips for sticking to those New Year's resolutions:
Get a resolution buddy. "But don't just choose anyone," he said. "It helps to partner with someone who really makes you push yourself. If you have a friend who is doing amazing things, and they're in your corner, it inspires you to do more. Make each other accountable and report back to them frequently."
Write a letter. "I ask people to write a letter and describe their life to a friend as if they haven't seen them in a while," he said. "They should detail the way they'd want things to be in five years. Some prefer one year, others like three years. It's whatever motivates you the most. If they read this letter every day, it helps keep them on track."
Make a motivation board. Siebold recommends you cut out pictures of things that motivate you, paste or tape them to a board and put it somewhere visible. "It triggers your subconscious," he said. "But the things you put on this board have to operate within your belief system, while still pushing the boundaries a bit. You want a belief that actually means something to you. To have a board that says you want to be the president of the United States, and you have no training in government, just doesn't make sense. So you want to be motivated, and not completely unrealistic or out of context with your life goals."
Know it won't be easy. "I tell people they need to expect to feel pain or suffer, and this isn't a popular one, but it's the truth," he said. "So many refuse to suffer, so they play the middle and try to avoid pain and still think they can get what they want. But that's not how it works."
Cut out the negative talk. "Seventy-seven percent of what we say to ourselves is negative," Siebold said. "We are programming ourselves for failure. Negative thinking is limiting … we say these things so many times to ourselves we start to believe it."
Forget what other people think. "We call this 'approval addiction' and it's really a big deal," he said. "We interviewed thousands of people and asked, on a scale of one to seven, seven being the most addicted to what people think of you, what number would you be?
"The truly successful people usually rated themselves a two or three. They care but it doesn't prevent them from moving forward. But the average person in corporate America scores themselves as a five or a six. They really care, and of course that limits them. You are doing this resolution for you, and not for someone else to judge you."
Be honest. "Ask yourself if it's something you're committed to, or if this resolution is a preference," he said. "If you just 'prefer' to lose a few pounds, you will fail. If (you're) committed, it's a whole other thing."
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Fr. George Morelli
This article is based on the President's Message column featured in the Society of St. John Chrysostom- Western Region (SSJC-WR) Newsletter: The Light of the East, Spring, 2010.
One of the major developments in the modern age is the marginalization and indifference toward Christianity in society. (Jacobse, 2010; Morelli, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010). The disunion among Christian communities has not been a beneficent witness to the unity prayed for by Christ Himself "that they may be one" (Jn 17:11). Secular and politically correct values have shaped doctrinal and moral teaching and practice among some groups calling themselves Christian: abortion, euthanasia, female ordination, same sex marriage, are but a few examples that are obvious departures from the teaching of Christ. Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyevi, Chairman of the Department of External Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow, has suggested an alliance between Catholics and Orthodox be advanced because these apostolic churches have held fast to the essentials of Christ's teachings. This suggestion certainly conforms to the goals of the Society of St. John Chrysostom which has as one of its goals: to make known the history, worship, spirituality, discipline and theology of Eastern Christendom.ii
It should be noted that the Byzantine Liturgy is an outstanding missionary out-reach to fulfill Christ's command to "go therefore and make disciples of all nations. . . ." (Mt 28: 19) and stands as a witness to the fullness of the truth of Christ's teaching. The Liturgy could stand as a model for the suggested Catholic-Orthodox alliance. Archbishop Hilarion points out that the Byzantine Liturgy contains "psalms, litanies, hymns, prayers and the celebrating priest's invocations follow one another in a continuous stream. The entire service is conducted as if in one breath, in one rhythm, like an ever unfolding mystery in which nothing distracts one from prayer. Byzantine liturgical texts [are] filled with profound theological and mystical content…." The Liturgy has doctrinal authority: "as solemn entries and exits, prostrations and censing, are not intended to distract the faithful from prayer but, on the contrary, to put them in a prayerful disposition and draw them into the theourgia in which, according to the teaching of the Fathers, not only the Church on earth, but also the heavenly Church, including the angels and the saints, participates." iii
Our Church Tradition has linked Goodness, Beauty, Truth and Love, which from a human perspective is descriptive of God, and is all presented before us in the prayers and hymns of the Byzantine Liturgy. The Beauty of the Liturgy may well be the link that unites all these characteristics of God and proclaims them to all who can hear and see.
Psychologist, Abraham Maslow (1999) found that the ability to experience beauty was at the highest level of human development. He termed this developmental level Transcendence because it exists above that of basic human needs: "it has a special flavor of wonder, of awe, of reverence, of humility and surrender. . . ." St. Maximus the Confessor has told us: "the grace of the most Holy Spirit does not confer wisdom on the Saints without their natural intellect as capacity to receive it."(Philokalia II). Thus, the human response to the inherent beauty of the Divine Liturgy can prepare us to respond to the Grace of God that flows from it. This grace-filled response, however, will not be a human sensual reaction, but a mystical experience centered in the heart. As St. Paul relates: God's wisdom [is] a mystery, the hidden wisdom . . . but just as it is written, "Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not entered the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love Him." (1Cor 2: 7, 9)
Thus, not only can the Byzantine Divine Liturgy be a unique instrument in an alliance of all the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, but also can reach out to all Apostolic Churches and even the communities of the reform movement in the West. The Liturgy is an icon of salvation history, God's everlasting love of mankind, and the response we should have to God's invitation to us to "become partakers of the Divine Nature." (2Pt 1:4) The icons found in the Eastern Churches, meant to lead us to spiritual perception of Divine reality, are themselves the Logos, the Word of God, the Gospels and witness of the saints in visual form. Now we have to respond as did the early Christians who left the Liturgy and went into the world and lived Christ. St Luke tells us: "And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness." (Acts 4: 31).
Jacobse, H.L. (2010). Patriarch Kirill & Pope Benedict: A Tale of Two Leaders for a new Missionary Age http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=35396
Maslow, A. (1999). Toward a psychology of being (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley.
Morelli, G. (2006c, July 02). Assertiveness and Christian Charity. http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles6/MorelliAssertiveness.php.
Morelli, G. (2008a, February 12). Smart Parenting X: Combating Secularism's Most Serious Sin: Indifference. www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles8/Morelli-Smart-PartentingX.php.
Morelli, G. (2009, September 26). Secularism and the Mind of Christ and the Church: Some Psycho-Spiritual Reflections. www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles-2009/Morelli-Secularism-And-The-Mind of Christ-And-The-Church-Some-Psycho-Spiritual-
Morelli, G. (2010). The Power of the Name. The Word, 54, 2, 6-16, 21-25.
Palmer, G.E.H., Sherrard, P. & Ware, K. (1981). The Philokalia, Volume 2: The Complete Text; Compiled by St. Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain & St. Makarios of Corinth. London: Faber and Faber.
[i] http://en.hilarion.orthodoxia.org/7_2
[ii] http://www.ssjc.org/
[iii] http://en.hilarion.orthodoxia.org/6_22


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Greg Cosell tweets about Tim Tebow, Lebron James needs to follow GregPosted: August 5, 2011 Filed under: Tim Tebow | Tags: Lebron James, NFL, Tim Tebow Comments Off on Greg Cosell tweets about Tim Tebow, Lebron James needs to follow Greg
Time to return to Tebow with what's now out there. Must understand college + NFL game totally different. Physical attributes define success.
More Tebow: To play consistent NFL QM must be able to pass. Many elements comprise that: timing, anticipation, accuracy, to quantify a few.
Tebow hurt by no off-season. At this point does everything too slowly: drop, decision making, delivery. Elongated delivery major problem.
Tebow limited arm strength does not compensate for slow delivery. At thsi point he must be broken down mechanically + built from scratch.
More Tebow: Always remember physical traits define NFL play not vague concepts of winning or hard work. Have to make throws. That's the job.
Would never say Tebow has no chance but major work in progress. Had him a late round pick/FA coming out. Did not seee skills that projected.
Interesting skill set comparison re: Tebow + V, Young. What made them special in college didn't project. Running not relevant, it's passing.
Individual traits, both physical + mental (i.e., pre + post snap decision making, etc) determine consistent high level QB play over time.
More QB: Won/loss record a function of many elements, some specific to QB play, some not. Attributes + traits most important in evaluation.
I can't speak for how others evaluate QB position. My beliefs primarily based on 20 yrs of NFL tape study. It's a constant learning process.
2 traits re:elite NFL QB play: Must function + throw effectively w/bodies around you, + willingness to make stick throws into tight windows.


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Here is the instruction from Futeko.com that I used. (Download link at the bottom)
- Please note that the update wipes the tablet's internal storage and starts from scratch. So you will lose all downloaded Apps and data. If neccesary back up your data first!
- Firmware must be flashed using a Windows application called Livesuit. Download it from the link to the left.
- Once downloaded, and before attaching your tablet to your PC, run the file 'LiveSuitPack_v1.07.exe' from within the Livesuit folder. This should install a new device on your system (VID_1f3a_PID_efe8). This device may show with an exclamation mark in Windows Device Manager, this doesn't matter and can be ignored.
- Now download the firmware image you want to install. Firmwares are linked to in the downloads section to the left. After decompressing the archive you will end up with a .img file (e.g. 'sun4i_crane_t01a_0.8.1_20120224.img'). This is the firmware/ROM image that you are going to flash (or copy) to the tablet.
- Without attaching your tablet to your PC run 'LiveSuit.exe' from within the Livesuit folder. You should get an application with 6 icons.
- You will be asked if you want to be guided through the process, select no.
- Click on the leftmost icon (a cube), browse to your downloaded firmware image, and select it.
- Turn the tablet completely off. The tablet should be off throughout the update process.
- Now attach your tablet to your PC by USB cable whilst holding down the volume+ button on the top. Straight after attaching the cable, and whilst still holding down the volume+ button, start pressing the tablet power button repeatedly (approx 1 press per second for 10 seconds is enough). This procedure puts the tablet into update mode.
- After a few seconds a window will pop up on your PC asking if you want to perform a forced firmware update. You can release volume+ at this point. Select yes. You will be asked if you're sure. Select yes.
- The update will start and will take take approx 3 minutes to complete. You will see a % complete progress bar during the process and will get a dialog saying OK when it's done.
- Turn your tablet on and you will have the new firmware.
Livesuit 1.07
Here's the link of Eken T01a latest (June 2012) firmware I uploaded.
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Tre Hobbs Named All-State In Baseball
- Monday, 18 May 2015 08:53
Mississippi Delta Community College Trojans' sophomore hurler Tre Hobbs of Greenville has been named to the MACJC All-State Baseball Team for 2015.
The left-handed pitcher/outfielder pitched 63.1 innings in 13 games winning five and losing three while starting 13 games. He gave up 43 runs on 64 hits with 48 strikeouts and 26 walks and ended the season with a 3.979. ERA. He had a .286 batting average with two hits on seven appearances at the plate.
2015 MDCC Sports Hall of Fame
- Tuesday, 05 May 2015 09:55
About 200 family, friends, and classmates were on hand Saturday night to honor the 2015 inductees of the Mississippi Delta Community College Sports Hall of Fame during their induction ceremony and banquet. They are (l. to r.) Gail Mullen Sims and Michelle Mullen of Leland, Matthew Duff of Olive Branch, Chuck Edwards of Greenville, and Mac Sheffield of Moorhead.
Trojans Fall To Lions in State Tournament Playoff Series
- Tuesday, 05 May 2015 08:22
The Mississippi Delta Community College Trojans baseball team ended their run in the state playoff series Saturday with a 4-0 loss to East Mississippi Community College Saturday afternoon in Scooba. The loss follows Friday's 10-1 series opening loss to the Lions.
Saturday's game was a defensive struggle between the two teams through the first six innings with the Lions managing a 1-0 lead after scoring a single run in the bottom of the third inning. East Mississippi started the bottom of the seventh with a walk followed by a ground out and a flyout before the Lions' home run leader David Pimentel stepped to the plate and lofted a shot high over the left field wall to make it a 3-0 game. EMCC added an insurance run in the eighth but it wasn't needed as their pitchers held the Trojans in check all day.
East Mississippi scored four runs on seven hits with one error and left 11 runners stranded. The Trojans had four hits with no errors and left five runners on the base paths. Ty Dean, Jordan Lambert, Tays Hardy and DaShawn Lindsey all had a hit apiece for Mississippi Delta.
Matt Ray went 5.2 innings as the Trojans' starter giving up one run on four hits with three strikeouts and four walks. Kyle Wilson went 1.1 innings in relief giving up three runs on two hits with two strikeouts and two walks and Tyler Dowdy closed out the game going one inning and giving up one hit.
In Friday's game the Lions scored 10 runs on 10 hits with no errors and left 11 runners stranded while the Trojans scored one run on six hits with four errors and left eight men on base. Jordan Lambert led the hitting with two hits and an RBI while Ty Dean, Hunter Durham, Will Costinett and Tays Hardy added one hit each.
Tre Hobbs started the game going 6.1 innings and giving up six runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and five walks. Tyler Milligan closed out the game giving up two hits on four runs with two strikeouts and one walk.
The Trojans end the 2015 season with a 20-27 overall record and a 14-16 conference mark. This is the third time in Coach Michael Avalon's four year tenure at Mississippi Delta that the Trojans have advanced to post-season play.
Trojans Split With JCJC
- Monday, 20 April 2015 03:16
The Mississippi Delta Community College Trojans split a conference double header with the Jones County Junior College Bobcats Thursday night at Delta State University winning the first game 7-4 before being edged 1-0 in game two.
In game one the Bobcats scored one run in the first inning, one in the fourth, and two in the ninth while the Trojans scored three runs in the fourth, one in the sixth and three more in the seventh to take the decision. Jones four runs came off nine hits with no errors and seven runners left on base. Delta's seven runs came off 12 hits with two errors and nine men left on base.
Caleb Brown led the Trojans with three hits and two RBI's, while Michael Beloso had one hit and three RBI's. Dashawn Lindsay added two hits and an RBI and Matt Ray got two hits. Jordan Lambert, Ayreon Davis, Tays Hardy and Demarcus Mahone all had a hit apiece.
Peyton Callahan went nine complete innings on the mound for the Trojans giving up four runs on nine hits with three strikeouts and only one walk.
The Bobcats scored the second games' lone run in the top of the first inning before the game turned into a defensive battle. Jones' lefty Will Hazen allowed Delta just two hits and three walks and the Trojans left six runners stranded. Matt Rays started for the Trojans going 1.1 innings and giving up one run on two hits. Lee Quates went four complete giving up no hits while striking out five and walking just one batter. Tyler Dowdy closed the game going 1.2 innings with one strikeout.
The split moves the Trojans to 18-21 overall and puts their conference record at 12-10 which is good enough for seventh place in the state. The Bobcats move to 27-11 overall and 14-8 in conference which puts them in fifth place in the state race. The top eight teams will advance to the first round of the state playoffs May 1st and 2nd.
The Trojans have three conference dates remaining. Their next scheduled game is Wednesday against Northeast Community College (5-17 in conference). Then they face No.1-ranked Hinds (16-4) on April 25th and No.3-ranked East Mississippi (15-5) on April 27th.
Trojans Sweep Coahoma
- Wednesday, 15 April 2015 15:59
The Mississippi Delta Community College Trojans swept the Coahoma Community College Tigers in baseball Tuesday at Clarksdale winning game one 8-1 and game two 5-2.
In game one the Trojans opened the game with a two run first inning. They added one run in the fourth, three in the sixth, and finished out the game with s two run ninth inning. The Tigers' lone run came in the bottom of the third inning.
Mississippi Delta scored eight runs on 12 hits with no errors and left a whopping 14 runners on base. The Tigers scored one run on seven hits with one error and left 10 runners stranded. Matt Dean led Delta at the plate with three hits and two RBIs. He was followed by Ty Dean with three hits and one RBI and Clay LaBeff with two hits and three RBIs. Also getting hits were Jordan Lambert, Ayreon Davis, Will Costinett, and Caleb Brown.
Kyle Wilson took the win on the mound for the Trojans going six innings and giving up just one run on six hits with five strikeouts and only one walk. Tyler Dowdy closed the game giving up just one hit with four strikeouts and one walk.
In game two the Trojans one run in the first inning, two in the second, one in the fifth, and one in the sixth while the Tigers scored their two runs in the bottom of the sixth. MDCC's five runs came on 10 hits with one error and 11 runners left on base. The Tigers two runs came on just two hits with one error and three men left on base.
Ty Dean and DeShawn Lindsey had two hits each. Matt Ray had one hit and an RBI while drawing two walks in the game. Clay LaBeff, Michael Beloso, Ayreon Davis, Will Costinett, and Caleb Brown all had a hit apiece.
Tre Hobbs took the win throwing a complete game while giving up two runs on two hits with nine strikeouts and three walks.
The Trojans' overall record improves to 17-20 while their conference record moves to 11-9 which is good enough for seventh place in state as of Wednesday.
The next game for the Trojans, a conference double header against No. 6 Jones Junior College (11-7 conference, 24-10 overall), has been moved to Thursday (from Saturday) and will be played at Delta State University due to the prospect of rain this weekend. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
MDCC Memorial Golf Tournament Set For April 24
- Tuesday, 14 April 2015 16:18
The Mississippi Delta Community College Memorial Golf Tournament (4-man scramble) will be held Friday, April 24, at the Indianola Country Club.
Lunch will be provided from 11:15 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Tee time will be 12:15 p.m. The tax-deductible $100 donation will include green fee and lunch in the Country Club's dining room.
MDCC Head Football Coach Jeff Tatum will be organizing the tournament. He can be reached at 620-640-6049 or 662-246-6477. Additional information or sign up info can also be obtained by calling the MDCC Athletic Department at 246-6478.
Money donated to the tournament will go to support the MDCC Athletic Department in memory of former coaches J.D. Stonestreet, Jim Randall, Jimmy Bellipanni, and James "Wooky" Gray.
2015 Sports Hall of Fame Set
- Tuesday, 14 April 2015 14:10
The Mississippi Delta Community College Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting six new members Saturday, April 25th, with a banquet and induction ceremony beginning with a reception at 5 p.m. in the J.T. Hall Coliseum.
This year's athletes include; Hal Bridges - football (1966-1968), Chuck Edwards – basketball (1976-1978), Michelle Mullen - softball (1990-1992), Gail Mullen Sims - Softball (1990-1992), and Matthew Duff - baseball (1993-1995). This year's Jimmy Bellipanni Distinguished Trojan recipient will be long-time MDCC maintenance technician and Moorhead native Mac Sheffield.
Matthew Duff, former Major League pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, is now and outdoor personality and the co-host of the television show Major League Bowhunter on the Sportsman Channel along with former major league standouts Jeff Danker and Chipper Jones. Other TV shows Duff has hosted include Buck Commander and Friends of the NRA with his wife, world-wide women's shooting champion, Jessie Duff.
Tickets for the banquet and induction ceremony are $20 per person ($10 for children 12 and under) and may be ordered by mail from the MDCC Athletic Director, P.O. Box 668, Moorhead, MS 38761. Reservations may be made by calling 662-246-6478 or 246-6471 or 662-207-0266. The deadline for ordering is April 20th and reservations are required to attend. Make checks payable to the MDCC Sports Hall of Fame.
Trojans Split With Pearl River
- Monday, 13 April 2015 08:50
The Mississippi Delta Community College Trojans split a conference double header with Pearl River Community College Saturday at Moorhead with the Wildcats winning game one 12-2 and the Trojans taking game two 3-1.
In game one the first inning ended in a 1-1 tie before the Wildcats jumped on MDCC's pitching scoring four runs in the fourth inning on a grand slam homer. The Trojans answered with another run in the bottom of the second and that would be it for the day. Pearl River added one run each in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings and then piled on four more to end the game in the eighth.
The Wildcats scored 12 runs on 14 hits and left 11 runners stranded on base. The Trojans two runs came on four hits with four runners left on base.
In game two the Wildcats again scored one run, a solo homer on the first pitch of the game, but that would be it offensively for Pearl River. The Trojans answered with a run in the bottom of the second and then scored two more runs in the third to earn the split.
Pearl River scored one run on four hits with eight runners left on base while the Trojans scored three runs on seven hits and left five runners stranded.
The split brings Mississippi Delta's overall record to 15-20 and evens their conference record at 9-9 while the Wildcats moved to 10-26 overall and 4-16 in conference play.
The Trojans' next action is scheduled for Tuesday at Clarksdale against Coahoma Community College. Game one is set to begin at 1 p.m.
Trojans Split With Itawamba Indians
- Thursday, 09 April 2015 11:17
The Mississippi Delta Community College Trojans split a conference double header with Itawamba Community College Wednesday at Fulton getting edged 2-1 in game one while winning the night cap 4-2.
The Indians scored both of their runs in the first inning in game one on solo homers and then were kept off the scoreboard by the Trojans' defense. But, Itawamba's defense held Mississippi Delta in check until the top of the ninth when Ty Dean walked with bases loaded and two outs before the side was retired.
The Trojans scored one run on eight hits with one error and left eight runners stranded. The Indians scored two runs on six hits with one error and left seven runs on base. Jordan Lambert led Delta at the plate with two hits while Ty Dean was credited with one hit and an RBI. Clay LaBeff, Michael Beloso, Gregory Tierce, Ayreon Davis, and Tays Hardy all had one hit apiece.
In game two the Indians got on the board first with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Delta tied the game with two runs in the top of the fifth and then took the win with two runs in the seventh inning.
The Trojans' four runs came off seven hits with no errors and they left five runners stranded. The Indians two runs came off four hits with no errors and they also left five runners on the base paths. Ayreon Davis led Delta with three hits while Michael Beloso, Ty Dean, and Caleb Brown all had an RBI hit each.
Pitcher Tre Hobbs went the distance for Delta giving up just to runs on four hits while striking out seven batters and walking only one.
The split brings the Trojans' overall record to 14-19 for the year and evens their conference record at 8-8. This leaves Mississippi Delta in eighth place in the state with just five dates (all double headers) remaining. The top eight teams in the state will go on to play in the state tournament.
The Trojans next date is scheduled for Saturday at home against the Pearl River Community College Wildcats who are 9-25 overall and 3-15 in conference play. First pitch is scheduled 1 p.m.
Trojans Split with Gulf Coast
- Monday, 06 April 2015 08:54
The Mississippi Delta Community College Trojans split a conference double header with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College this weekend at Perkinston with the Trojans taking game one 5-3 in 10 innings and the Bulldogs taking the second game 16-6.
In the nine inning first game the Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. The Trojans answered with a run in the third and took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Gulf Coast tied the game with a run in the seventh while the Trojans took the win in extra innings with two runs in the top of the 10th.
Mississippi Delta scored five runs on six hits with no errors and left seven runners stranded. The Bulldogs scored their three runs on nine hits with no errors and left nine runners on the base paths. Clay LaBeff led the Trojans at the plate with two hits and two RBI's while also drawing two walks. Ty Dean and Jordan Lambert had a hit and an RBI each while Peyton Callahan and Will Costinett had a hit each.
Tyler Dowdy took the win on the mound going 1.2 innings giving up two hits and no runs while striking out three batters and walking one. Starter Austin Burdine went four complete innings allowing two runs on three hits.
In game two the Bulldogs scored five runs in third inning, six in the fourth, four in the fifth, and one in the sixth while the Trojans mounted a comeback effort with six runs in the fifth to make it an11-6 game in the top of the frame.
Gulf Coast's 16 runs came off 18 hits with two errors and nine batters left on base. The Trojans' six runs came off six hits with one error and six men left on base. Tays Hardy had one hit with two RBI's while Peyton Callahan, Michael Beloso, Jordan Lambert, and Will Costinett all had a hit and a RBI each.
Peyton Callahan was the losing pitcher going 2.2 innings and giving up five runs on six hits with one strikeout and two walks.
The Trojans are now 7-7 in conference play and 13-18 overall and tied with Gulf Coast for eighth place in the state playoff race. Only the top eight teams will advance to the playoffs this year. In that race, Hinds and East Mississippi are 12-2, Northwest is 12-4, East Central and Meridian are 11-5, Jones is 9-7, and Itawamba is 8-8 following the weekend games.
The Trojans next action is scheduled for Wednesday against Itawamba in Fulton. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. The next home action is set for Saturday, April 11, when Delta will host Pearl River Community College. Action gets under way at 1 p.m.


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Cole Myhra ran for four touchdowns during UW-Oshkosh's 41-13 victory at UW-River Falls on Saturday (Oct. 19). The Titans (6-0/3-0 WIAC) are ranked eighth by D3football.com.
The Falcons (0-6/0-3 WIAC) scored two minutes into the game and then on the final play of the contest. For the middle 57 minutes, it was all UW-Oshkosh. The Titans tallied 41 consecutive points en route to their 18th straight regular-season win. UW-Oshkosh has also captured 13 road games in a row during the regular season.
UW-River Falls opened the day with a 17-yard run by Brad Beeskow and a 44-yard catch from Robbie Flom. Three plays later, Ryan Kusilek rolled out and hit Jake Ryan for a 13-yard touchdown. Kusilek attempted 57 passes in the game, including 24 during the fourth quarter.
The Titans picked off Kusilek four times – their most in a contest since 2007. Anthony Fassett's interception midway through the first quarter set up a Titan touchdown. Caleb Voss got the team in position with grabs for 29 and 21 yards. Myhra then went four yards up the middle to tie the score, 7-7.
Nick Olla hit Zach Kasuboski on a corner route for the 13-yard touchdown that put the Titans ahead, 13-7. Moments later, Ryan Stefaniak intercepted a pass and placed UW-Oshkosh 21 yards from the end zone. Myhra finished the short drive with a one-yard plunge to gain a 20-7 lead.
Each team had a long drive in the second quarter, but the Titans came away with points. UW-River Falls marched 86 yards before missing a short field goal. UW-Oshkosh then used 16 plays to travel 80 yards, with Myhra carrying the ball seven times. His final run covered two yards for a touchdown that made it 27-7 at halftime.
Myhra's fourth score was a two-run run on a toss sweep. He also had bursts of 23 and 10 yards during the third-quarter drive that covered 69 yards. Myhra now has 30 touchdowns in his last 16 games.
Early in the fourth period, Beau Steffens intercepted a pass in the end zone to kill a Falcon threat. UW-Oshkosh then took the ball 80 yards, including a 33-yard reception by Joe Sommers and an impressive 32-yard grab by Kyle Newhouse. Nick Olla concluded the drive with a two-yard touchdown run for the 41-7 lead.
Kusilek found Jordan Christianson for a six-yard touchdown as time expired. Kusilek totaled 352 passing yards, with Christianson grabbing seven balls for 84 yards. Ryan led all players with 10 catches for 95 yards.
Myhra, who's averaging 26 touches per game, rushed 27 times for 154 yards. Olla completed 17-of-28 passes for 279 yards, while Voss topped his squad with six catches for 86 yards.
The Titans and Falcons combined for 173 offensive plays, with UW-Oshkosh winning the total yardage battle, 520-461.
UW-Oshkosh received nine tackles from Reese Dziedzic and six stops (one sack) from Stefaniak. Mike Gehling and Luke Radke each recorded 11 tackles for the Falcons.
Undefeated UW-Whitewater visits Oshkosh next Saturday (Oct. 26).
By Jon Feyen, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information


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They were the valued mercenaries of Byzantine Emperors and a perpetual challenge to the authority of European monarchs: warriors, slavers, traders, explorers but also farmers, settlers, poets, loyal family members and skilled craftsmen. Bold, proud, ambitious and unbound.
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Author Notes: Pavlova is crispy on the outside but light and fluffy inside and is believed to have been created to honour Anna Pavlova during or after one of her tours to Australia and New Zealand. The exact location of its first creation and the nationality of its creator has been a source of argument between the two countries for many years. New Zealand claims invention though, as a printed copy of the recipe appeared in 1929. It's a favourite Thanksgiving alternative to pie at my house.
Food52 Review: WHO: SweetTea is an avid traveler and restaurant veteran -- she owned a restaurant in New Zealand before moving to the United States.
WHAT: A sweet, creamy pavlova that's fancy in all the right places.
HOW: You make a pavlova that's airy but soft, fill it with a mascarpone mixture, roll it up like a log, and top it with berries.
WHY WE LOVE IT: This is the perfect party dessert; it's impressive, it's unexpected, AND it can be made ahead. —The Editors
Serves: 8 to 10
for the cake
cup mascarpone
cup double-cream or heavy cream
1 1/2
tablespoons icing (powdered) sugar
tablespoons grand marnier
egg whites
pinch of cream of tartar
1 3/4
cups sugar
teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch)
teaspoons white vinegar
icing (powdered) sugar, for dusting
for the berry compote
cup caster sugar
cup water
cups raspberries (these may be thawed frozen ones)
cup strawberries, hulled and thinly sliced
cup fresh blueberries
cup fresh raspberries (these should be fresh)
- In a small mixing bowl, combine mascarpone, cream, icing sugar, and grand marnier. Cover with some plastic wrap and refrigerate to firm up slightly.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix together sugar and cornflour; set aside.
- Preheat oven to 320F (160C).
- Grease with shortening the base of a jelly roll pan. Line with parchment paper, spray with cooking spray (you really, really don't want this to stick!) Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, with electric beaters, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Slowly begin adding the sugar cornstarch mixture while continuously whipping. Continue whipping until thick and glossy and all the sugar has dissolved. Gently fold in the vinegar.
- Spread the egg white mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes or just until firm. Remove from oven and set aside for 3 minutes to rest.
- Remove from oven and set aside for 3 minutes to rest. Lay a clean tea towel on your work surface. Top with a large sheet of baking paper and dust with extra powdered sugar. Turn your pavlova out onto the baking paper, gently peel away the paper on which it was baked. Set aside to continue cooling.
- Spread chilled mascarpone mixture along the long side of meringue closest to you. Carefully roll pavlova, using the paper and tea towel as a guide, to enclose the filling. Keep pavlova wrapped in baking powder and tea towel. Transfer pavlova roll to a tray and place in the fridge for 3 hours or overnight to set.
- Make berry compote: In a small saucepan, combine sugar and water over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 2 minutes longer or until thickened slightly.
- Place the sugar syrup, 2 cups raspberries and their juice in the bowl of a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Strain through a sieve into a medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge.
- When ready to serve, transfer pavlova roll onto a serving platter. Remove paper and tea towel. Top pavlova roll with fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. Drizzle with half the raspberry coulis. Cut into slices to serve with remaining raspberry coulis.
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Reporting Child Abuse
Investigations of alleged child sexual abuse at the hands of college coaches have revealed that many states' child abuse mandated reporting laws, including Connecticut's, do not require coaches and other personnel employed by higher education institutions to report suspected abuse. Moreover, volunteers who coach children in their communities are not required to report. The legislature may wish to expand the range of mandated abuse reporters and ensure that anyone who witnesses abuse, mandated or not, feels comfortable reporting it. -- From Office of Legislative Research Major Issues Report Click here for more about the reporting child abuse.
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kas wrote:Vivaldi - Le Quattro Stagioni
Is that deep pan or thin and crispy?
It is currently Sun Dec 16, 2018 12:21 pm
kas wrote:Thin and crispy of course, preferably served in a quality place in Italy and enjoyed in the right sort of company.
kevin wrote:kas wrote:Thin and crispy of course, preferably served in a quality place in Italy and enjoyed in the right sort of company.
Which is what I will be doing from next Wednesday, Sitting al fresco in the Piazza Garibaldi in Parma with a pizza topped with proscuitto crudo and porcini, sipping on a local red. Can't wait.
The story of Harold Battiste's All For One Records is covered in detail in John Broven's great book on NO music, Walking To New Orleans. I think that you and I both had a copy of that book that we separately loaned out and separately never got back. Maybe we were related in a past life, the karma of being good-hearted schmucks.Adam Blake wrote:I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George-1961
Bit of a serious cornet solo there from (I believe) Melvin Lastie. I think I'm right in saying that AFO Records was the first indie record label to be run as a collective by both black and white musicians, in 1960, and in Louisiana too. Quite an achievement...
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Glastonbury, Conn. Company Faces Fine for Reporting Violations
Release Date: 10/01/2010
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(Boston, Oct. 1, 2010) – A Glastonbury company faces a fine from EPA for failing to file required chemical inventory reports, in violation of federal right to know laws.
EPA has proposed a $61,000 penalty against Highway Safety Corp., which does business under the name of Connecticut Galvanizing, for failing to file a Toxic Chemical Release Inventory form for zinc compounds manufactured at the facility in 2006, 2007 and 2008. These reports are required under the federal Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
Connecticut Galvanizing operates a hot-dip galvanizing facility at in Glastonbury that galvanizes large metal objects such as guard rails, light posts and other highway equipment. The case was identified through a routine inspection by EPA in Dec. 2009.
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Made up of Tutor-led live virtual/online sessions, review and completing of workbooks, listening to and reading learning resources including case studies and preparing an Action Plan for implementation post-training, this online course offers participants 20 hours of learning. This online CSR course covers:
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Nokia has just released a commercial for the new Lumia 925, and in it they once again take aim at the iPhone 5, and this time more specifically, the camera. In Apple's own ad for the iPhone 5 camera they claimed that more photos are taken every day with the iPhone than with any other camera. Nokia has picked up this theme and tried to play it as"better photos every day". Is this Nokia once again making a fool of themselves, like smartphone beta test or faked Lumia 920 ads, or do they really have something for Apple to worry about this time? Well, iMore aims to find out!
That's right, we've got a Lumia 925 in the office, kindly provided by Nokia, and we're going to have an all-out, no-holds-barred camera shootout. We've been down a similar road before in pitting the HTC One, but this time it's iPhone 5 in one corner, Lumia 925 in the other.
The Lumia 925 packs an 8.7MP Pureview rear camera with a Zeiss lens and OIS (optical image stabilization). Nokia has long made great smartphone cameras, and the early signs are that the Lumia 925 is no exception. We know the iPhone 5 has a great camera, so it's going to be a super interesting test.
Oh, and as for the Nokia ad itself, interestingly enough, there's basically no mention of Windows Phone in it. It's all about Nokia; their camera, their camera software...
What do you guys think? Is Nokia wise to keep poking at Apple, or would they do better simply making great phones and figuring out better ways to market them?


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Back in the days of witch hunts and girls named Prudence, the town of Daggerhorn's aggressive name can't keep it safe from periodic wolf attacks. Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) certainly isn't pleased when Father Solomon (Gary Oldman) claims that the perp is a werewolf living among them, but it does provide distraction from her arranged marriage to a blacksmith (Max Irons) who doesn't melt her heart like a constantly sneering woodcutter (Shiloh Fernandez).
The buzz: Dangerously forbidden love? Secret beastly identity? Twinkly long shots of mountains and tree tops? Sounds like a job for director Catherine Hardwicke, who hasn't made a movie since botching the first "Twilight" film in 2008. For good measure, she brings along Billy Burke (Bella's dad in the "Twilight" series) to co-star as Valerie's father, and class acts such as Virginia Madsen and Julie Christie to play Valerie's mom and grandma.
The verdict: Instead of a breathless town wracked with paranoia about its own deadly whodunit, Hardwicke delivers accidentally humorous sideways glances and random suspicions that seem to say, "No, you're the wolf." Elsewhere a soldier watches the wolf work and insightfully notes, "It's strong!" Another character actually has a telepathic conversation with the CGI beast. Oldman clearly realizes he's trapped in a comically un-scary mess and bellows nearly all his lines, providing much-needed bursts of energy while destroying any remaining hint of a serious tone. (His best line, referring to a massively goofy truth-seeking device: "Lock him up ... in the elephant!") The unfairly maligned 2010 remake of "The Wolfman" had an old-fashioned growl and intense performances. "Red Riding Hood," on the other hand, accumulates evidence that points to only one possible culprit, but still provides a red herring montage so Valerie can recap the suspects. My, what a small brain she has.
Did you know? A girl with red-orange hair decries Valerie for wearing a red cloak, calling it the devil's color. Clearly in Daggerhorn they don't believe in pleading the fifth.
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|System: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
|Dev: Volition
|Pub: THQ
|Release: June 7, 2011
|Players: 1-4
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
by Amanda L. Kondolojy
If there's anything we can glean from pop-culture about the fate of humanity, it is that any mission to Mars we undertake will end in disaster. 2009's Red Faction: Guerrilla showed us how dangerous it was to live on the surface of Mars, and this year's follow-up, Red Faction: Armageddon, will show us how terrible it is to live underneath the surface of Mars. Sure, it's a slight change of scenery, but at its core Red Faction has something simple to teach us: Mars is bad.
We were recently given the opportunity to play Red Faction: Armageddon for the better part of a day, logging about three hours with the game's story mode as well as some intermittent time with both Ruin and Infestation modes. There is certainly a lot to see and do in Red Faction: Armageddon, and while the game looks like it is shaping up to be a memorable successor to surprise-hit Guerrilla, if you think it's going to be piggybacking off its successor, think again. Armageddon is a whole new beast.
Let's talk about the single-player experience first. The narrative follows the saga of Darius Mason, the grandson of Guerrilla's protagonist. Unfortunately, Darius accidently caused Martian bugs to go after the humans who have settled underground, and between the humans clamoring for Darius' head and the Martians attacking everything in their path, Darius is in a pretty tough spot. The game certainly recalls past events in the series, but if you never played Guerilla, the game never penalizes you for it, and so much time has passed between the two games that you won't feel lost at all.
Although the narrative is quite cohesive, Guerrilla fans may be a little disappointed with the structure of Armageddon, which is almost completely linear. Though the linear function serves the story well, if you are looking for something on the scale of Guerrilla, it doesn't look like Armageddon will deliver.
However, though the game lacks the explorative nature of its predecessor, from what we've seen it will more than make up for it in terms of both gameplay and narrative. The biggest recurring theme in the gameplay is that of deconstruction and creation. There are two big factors at work here. On the one hand, you have the game's signature weapon: the magnet gun. This gun essentially allows you to take two things, be they structures, debris, or enemies, and smash them together. The destructive possibilities for this weapon are nearly endless, as you can smash enemies into each other, destroy buildings by magnetizing the ceiling to the floor, and magnetize pesky Martians to the ceiling. I actually tried to play the game without using the magnet gun for awhile, and I have to say that clearing a horde with just a shotgun or grenade launcher just doesn't cut it most of the time, and the magnet gun (and it's conveniently unlimited ammo) will be your go-to weapon for pretty much every firefight you find yourself in.
However, the game features a large creative element as well. Our main man Darius is equipped with special nano-tech that can re-construct destroyed elements in the environment. This comes in handy, as much of the Martian underworld is in disarray, and you'll have to build walkways and pathways to get to the game's various goals. The creative element isn't as free-form as the destructive force that is the magnet gun, but it still provides an interesting gameplay dynamic. It's also something that you'll have to constantly remember, as forgetting to reconstruct bridges can land you very quickly in a pit of angry enemies just waiting to tear you apart.
In addition to the main single-player mode, we were also able to check out both Ruin and Infestation modes. Ruin mode is a simple mode that encourages you to destroy as much as possible in the environment within a specific time limit. Though it sounds easy in theory, finding enough to destroy on a grand enough scale to get through each time gate is certainly a challenge. Do well and you'll climb up the online leaderboards. Do poorly and you'll be kicked out early. The mode is simple, but effective, and works well if you just want to play a short burst of Red Faction.
Infestation mode is Armageddon's take on a traditional multiplayer mode, and sees you teaming up with four other players as you take on increasingly large hordes of enemies. You can choose your load-out weapons in the mode, as well as a special ability to go along with it. The mode definitely gets points for intensity, and you'll have to really cooperate with your teammates if you want to succeed. Though my team was spread out around quite a large room, I frequently found myself yelling to them and trying to signal them as best I could (without drawing too much attention to myself) so we could work together to get ourselves as far as possible. This mode definitely has some strong potential, and although comparisons to Gears' horde mode are certainly inevitable, I think Infestation will stand well on its own, especially when you factor in the extreme cooperation fostered by the mode.
I was certainly impressed by Red Faction: Armageddon, and can't wait to see more of it when it releases next month. The single-player experience is extremely solid, and though it is a lot different than Guerilla, it has enough going for it to stand extremely well on its own. The game certainly has blockbuster potential, and I've got a feeling the full version will deliver on the promise of what we've seen thus far.
Amanda L. Kondolojy
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Purple Tweed Shorts with Suspenders
Added Oct 17, 2012
by SachiDespic
Ithaca, New York...
They are made with BurdaYoung 7465 view B.
I added lining since the tweed fabric was a bit scratchy. The pattern required suspender adjusters in the back, but I skipped them and just made the front suspender pattern longer so they attach directly to the back of the shorts—-metal adjusters hurt when I lean against the back of a chair!
Detail photos here: http://handmadeinstyle.blogspot.com/2012/10/purple-tweed-shorts-with-suspenders.html
Material Notes
wool blend tweed, lining
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Oct 18, 2012, 06.10 PMby sewsweetviolets
I love these. I think I have to make a pattern like this. :) With a 3/4 coat in the same fabric would be a great outfit! Great job.
Oct 17, 2012, 07.02 PMby toupinette
fit you well! well done!
Oct 17, 2012, 05.56 PMby Linda74Sews
Very cute. I am familiar with the tweed you used and have been dying to buy a piece. Looks great as short/jumper.
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Ozone Spark and Attack Headset Review
Ozone is a relatively new face in the endless supply of computer peripherals marketed toward gamers. They only just made themselves known late last year with the introduction of their Smog gaming mouse. Recently, Ozone have expanded their repertoire to include two more headsets, the Spark and Attack.
Gaming headsets are all-in-one solutions that offer a pair of headphones, a microphone and often a volume control pod. They are targeted toward competitive gamers and as such need to excel at comfort, durability, sound quality and ease of use. In addition, they must have a quality microphone. The large amount of headsets on the market should be a sign that this is no easy task. Today, I'll be examining Ozone's Spark and Attack headsets to see if they're up to the challenge.
Closer Look:
Packaging for the Ozone Spark and Attack headsets looks sleek, though it is rather standard. The company name and headset model are plastered all around the box along with the usual marketing nonsense.
What's unusual, is that the marketing points don't sell the headsets, instead, they tell about things that are standard on every headset. Here are a couple of them:
- Comfort leather cushions
- This refers to the earpads and although not every headset will claim to feature leather, it's not something that would sway me one way or another. Essentially, all Ozone has told me is that the headsets have earpads. I should certainly think they do!
- Ergonomic adaptive headband
- This, obviously, refers to the headband. The headbands for these headsets are the standard shape and design, so ergonomics isn't a part of the equation. 'Adaptive' is just another word for adjustable, something that every headset and set of headphones has had from the beginning. Again, something that doesn't need to be mentioned, because it's a given.
These are things that are standard on every headset. They're present even when they aren't mentioned. Some of the marketing points are plain weak. Take this as an example:
- Earpad red interior
- This refers to the colour of the fabric cover that protects the drivers within the earcups. This is a moot point, because, nobody will see the inside of the earcups when they're being worn.
All these things are standard and shouldn't be mentioned unless there is something specifically unique about them. So far, Ozone hasn't made an effort to make their headsets stand out but I won't judge so quickly, yet.
Besides marketing, little else is present on the boxes. On the rear, technical specifications are given in five languages and a CAD drawing of the headset shows the locations of the marketing points. Ozone's logo, O³ (the chemical composition of atmospheric ozone), is simple, but clever enough. Their slogan "It's all about evolution" is hidden away on the rear of the boxes, in a bottom corner, in small font. It's as though this was an afterthought. It should be boldly announced somewhere on the front of the box because that slogan would make Ozone's products stand out. It implies that Ozone is a step ahead of the competition and is, without a doubt, the best.
Whether the decision to tuck the slogan away means that Ozone isn't so sure of that claim is unclear. Next, I'll see if the first impressions of these headsets shed any light.


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Mistrial extends 40-year quest for justice for family of 17-year-old girl killed in 1974
OTTUMWA, Iowa – The family of a 17-year-old girl who was beaten and shot to death in 1974 at an Iowa farmhouse must wait a little longer for the justice they seek.
A judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of Robert "Gene" Pilcher, who was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mary Jayne Jones.
Jurors said they could not agree on a verdict after a week of deliberations at the Wapello County Courthouse in Ottumwa.
Prosecutors have indicated they will retry Pilcher. A second trial is set for March 25.
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What happened to Amelia Earhart? Where did she go? Will we ever see her again? Did she crash? Was she a spy for the U.S.? Was she captured by the Japanese? Or did she simply run out of gas? Will this devastating mystery ever be solved?
Amelia Earhart was determined to fly across the world and show men all around the world that women can be just as daring, adventurous, and brave as men. Amelia was a dazzling role model for women around the world. Amelia inspired women to do what they love and dont be afraid. And never think that you cant live your dream because you can, everyone can live their dream!
The odd part of Amelias disappearance was that neither she nor her plane was ever found. They searched for a very long time trying to find Amelia but they couldnt find her. Many think that she got captured by the Japanese. A U.S. soldier was in Saipan he said that he saw Amelias plane in the Japanese hanger. Many also think Amelia ran out of gas. It would be the most common thing but I think there is much more to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Another common assumption For Amelias disappearance was she could have crashed. Maybe her plane was to damaged to repair. The reason Amelia disappeared many people think her co pilot Fred Noonan got so drunk and crashed her plane. I think the most common reason was that she got captured by the Japanese because she was caught flying in their territory and was captured.
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Slater one of featured athletes on A-Sun program
Feb. 14, 2008
"This Week in the A-SUN" airs Friday with highlights from key matchups from the week just ended, including ETSU-Stetson, USC Upstate-Stetson, Kennesaw State-Gardner-Webb, UNF-Belmont and Belmont-Jacksonville.
Featured athletes include UNF's Chris Timberlake, Lipscomb's Josh Slater, USC Upstate's Bobby Davis, Mercer's Shaddean Aaron, Stetson's Garfield Blair and Belmont's Shane Dansby.
Matt Stewart and Sonny Smith anchor the half-hour program, which airs on CSS Fridays at 6 p.m. prior to the "CSS Game of the Week." The program will also be available on-line Friday afternoons at www.atlanticsun.org


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OPEN STUDIO DAY....Have you ever wanted to paint your own idea but don't want to make a mess or invest in all the supplies? You may choose to paint one of 30+ self guided paintings(step by step in written form) . The studio will be open to all artists and aspiring artists who would like to come in and create their own masterpiece. For only $15 (all art supplies included), enjoy your time painting, sipping and listening to great music! The artistic atmosphere will inspire you to create your own painting or choose one of our self guided paintings. There is not an artist on duty to assist. You can register online or just drop in! **No discounts on Open Studio please**


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Brothers returns to Cape Cod League for second season
June 15, 2008
Lipscomb pitcher Rex Brothers was scheduled to pitch Sunday night in the home opener for the Falmouth Commodores in Falmouth, Mass., in the Cape Cod Baseball League.
However, the game was postponed due to field conditions at Guv Fuller Field.
This is the second season for Brothers to pitch in the prestigious Cape Cod League. This is his first season with Falmouth.
Brothers will be a junior this fall at Lipscomb.