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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The View from my Bookshelf {November}
Reading: Books and Audio Books
Wow - a light month.
I guess if you're only going to get in one review, at least it was a fun one to write about. This November I read Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality. Interesting and fun to read.
I finally got real and came to terms with the fact that I will not be finishing two out of the three challenges I signed up for in 2011. I'm not finishing on time, but I still plan on finishing. I obviously have some serious problems if I feel confined by a list I created... mental note: you may have control issues.
The one challenge I DID finish (last night, to be exact...) is the War and Peace challenge. And let me tell you, friends - I was behind and did a lot of W&P reading this month. Hmmm... maybe I read more than the one review up there makes it look like!
I had so much fun tackling W&P that I decided to host a challenge of my own... Chunkster Readalong: Les Miserables in 2012. Clicky-click to read more about this incredibly low key challenge and (hopefully!) sign up.
Reading: The Friday Five
I kind of failed at Friday Five this month. I recently posted that until life clears up and grad school becomes less insane (more on that below) Friday Five will be a little sporadic. I only graced you with one this month.
November 18-20
Reading: Where's my Bookmark?
My husband got me hooked on the Game of Thrones series! I'm really impressed with the writing, I fully plan on diving from book 1 straight into book 2. I'm 52% finished, according to Kindle. Delightful! Has anyone read these? Dennis loves them!
Life: Outside the Pages
OMG grad school is kicking my ass these past four weeks. I just started week 5 of 7 and the end can't come fast enough. (Or maybe it's coming too fast and that's the problem?) This course is "Analytical Techniques" (basically a writing intensive form and analysis music theory course). It's killing me. I'm forever grateful to work with such a supportive colleague (namely Carl!) who is working through the assignments with me when I get stuck. He's a lifesaver.
Thanksgiving was something I was looking forward to - hosting my first family holiday! The house looked beautiful. Appetizers made. Turkey in the brine. I wake up at 2 am sicker than I've ever been in my life! Food poisoning!!! Noooooo! My guess is that somehow the turkey touched something that ended up in my mouth. I won't go into detail lest I lose followers, let's just say it was the worst day ever. To top it all off not being able to keep food down = the biggest caffeine withdrawal headache imaginable. Dennis was wonderful - he called my Mom and explained my problems, kissed my forehead and declared he was making the turkey anyway and we'll have a private Thanksgiving when I return to the land of the living.
We're having beautiful weather up here in NH. It's been a mild week - low 60's. I am looking forward to a little S*N*O*W though...
Hope all is well!
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
How much would you pay for this a week after Christmas?
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Those who are dead, missing, or have just moved on will not be forgotten.
Name: Mitrianna Gregorva
Deed Name Judges the field
Tribe Get of Fenris
Auspice Phillodox (Forsetti)
Rank Cliath
Breed Homid
Pack Fenrir Pride
Notable Traits
She is a young nordic woman in her early 20's oddly pale with shoulder length honey blonde hair, deep icy blue green eyes like the frozen sea. she has a 5'6" strong athletic body but yet seems frail
She now has a burn scar on her right shoulder
4 appearance traits
rather pale
friendly face
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==Information known to the Nation==
When she arrived she was rarely seen in sunlight unless wearing a hoodie jeans and gloves
She is seeking a new home and new life after her intended mate disgraced her and left her for another
She suffered from Polymorphic light eruption (PMLE)
She stayed with Bloody Handed Eagle and his family as he has claimed her as his daughter when she first arrived
She had been seen with the get of fenris Calvin Baer seeming to be getting pretty friendly Until he disappeared for some time then returned
Also seems to have taken a liking to Red Fangs the mokole as a friend
Had fallen in love with the new glasswalker kin Jack Stevens moved to the nearby villiage with him to be his mate until he too seemed to leave.
She went back to her home sept for a time only to feel ashamed at what she had done that she came back and jsut stayed in her room drinking and being alone. She finally seemed to come out of her depression and get back on track with her life as any strong Fenrir would.
She recently shifted during a fight with BHE and no longer is inflicted with the PMLE
Her childhood friend Svenladin had tracked her down as well as her half brother Logan
She found love in an old friend James Roach who came to find her and proved to be the one for her and claimed him as her mate
She earned her rank from a great battle with hundreds of banes. she fought alongside her brother logan, Breymir, Hoss, and Hannah Morgan after much hard work to prove she was ready.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
"Silver Threads Among the Gold," mega hit of 1873 and 1907
While performing this song to groups of seniors, we've discovered that "Silver Threads" must have had an extremely long shelf life: most of the audience members -- the eldest of them having been born no earlier than 1920 and so having coming into musical congnizance no earlier than 1930 – all sing the song with us from memory.
In other words, this is one of those songs that, in the form of sheet music, must have graced every piano in every parlor in every home in America at one point in our nation's cultural history. Even at the initial selling price of 3 ½ cents per sheet music, this song made someone a lot of money but that someone was neither the lyricist nor the composer.
Eben E. Rexford published the poem in a Wisconsin farm journal where it was seen by composer Hart Pease Danks who purchased it – with several other Rexford poems – from its grateful author for three dollars. Danks set it to music in 1872 and in turn sold it for a few dollars more to a publisher who made much more than a few dollars on it, money that he didn't share with Danks who died in abject poverty a few decades later. "Silver Threads" sold two million copies of sheet music – the 19th century measure for a song's popularity -- beginning in 1873 and then one million more when it was revived in 1907.
When encountering songs from the past, one can nearly get inside the collective soul of a culture, accessing its values and yearnings. I believe this particular song caught on when it did because this particular culture obviously wasn't youth obsessed (why else would a song that holds forth poetically on white hair and dull cheeks become a mega-hit?) and because 19th century marriages didn't end as much from divorce as from disease, making the notion of growing old together a particularly romantic one.
"All the Years of American Popular Music" by David Ewen
"The Book of World Famous Music" by James J. Fuld
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As I mentioned in Lunch Bunch, reading your graphic accounting of the years ago event in this thread made me somewhat teary eyed. Family history is indeed more than dates and places and points of time.
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"Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that." (Mary Oliver)
Sunday, 17 February 2013
"How do poems grow? They grow out of your life"
I've had a couple of poems published in the latest issue of Shot Glass Journal, an American journal produced by Muse Pie Press and specialising in short-form poetry. (They also published me last year.) You can find my poems on this link: http://www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/issue9/clarissa_aykroyd1.html
'Krakow' was written about four and a half years ago, after my visit to the city, and 'Battersea Park, December' is only a couple of months old. The photograph above was partial inspiration.
I think the two poems work quite well as a pair, as they are both poems about place and displacement, in different ways.
The quotation "How do poems grow? They grow out of your life" is from American poet Robert Penn Warren.
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It's just hit me how, despite Skype and Facebook, distance is still very real for someone so far from their original home. It's also hit me that my geography is not as good as I thought: I had some notion of Victoria being in Eastern Canada! I've just looked at the map and am fascinated with how you could (possibly) look across at Seattle. Both poems are richly moving (to coin a phrase!): Krakow reminds me of feeling very alone at a party in Hamburg where I couldn't speak German and nobody else could speak English.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, David! That's very kind. I wouldn't necessarily expect everyone to know where to find my hometown in the very very large country that is Canada. ;) Frankly, I sometimes feel like Canada is...too big. I've only been "out East" three times, I think - and that was Ontario and Quebec; I've never been all the way to the East Coast (though in the US I have visited New York.) Seattle isn't quite close enough to see, but where I grew up, I could walk to the seafront in five minutes and look over to Port Angeles, which is also in the US.Delete
I think 'Krakow' was partly about how the isolation of not understanding a language can be lonely, of course, but also sort of freeing. At least when you're just visiting a place, it sort of absolves you from responsibility, if that makes sense. Of course, I have only lived in English-speaking countries. So far at least, I can only imagine how hard it is for people who move to a country where they don't speak the language, or only a little. Very daunting.
'Battersea Park' is definitely a homesickness/distance poem but it's also just about those strange moments when a place you know reasonably well (Battersea Park is near my house) becomes foreign, by some sudden, almost magical emotional slip.
- Anonymous24 February 2013 at 14:59
Both poems are remarkable. 'I have seen the Thames like a cold canal on a Dutch day, sharp bright houses in Chelsea-on-Amsterdam': this is like a Dutch landscape painting hanging serenely on a museum wall. Your 'lost in a bleaker Tivoli' is something I wish I had written myself, but I'm so glad you did. Most importantly: the few lines with which you conclude the poem from which the verses above were taken seize me most strongly. Perhaps they simply express the feelings of anyone who has lived through the expatriate experience. In 'Krakow' I find the correlation between the whispering of the blossoms and your own peculiarly memorable.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much for the kind comments! I'm flattered indeed by any comparison to Dutch paintings. :) I think that regardless of different backgrounds, different places where people choose to live, etc, there are likely to be certain emotional commonalities to the expatriate experience; an old friend who has now lived in Italy for years commented much the same thing on one of my London entries.Delete
Clarissa, I loved the poems, they are so beautiful and delicate.ReplyDelete
Several images spoke directly to me, like "if only I could name this the world, then I could squeeze the Atlantic". As a foreigner, I know far too well about this feeling. And when I murmur something in Portuguese in a public place and neither Americans or Hispanics can understand me, I'll quote you and say "Only God can know what they and I say".
Congrats, I second David: the poems are very moving. xx
PS: I can see our buddy I. A. Richards bugging me because I'm reacting to poems based on personal memories. He's such a drag...Replies
Thanks, Paula! That means a lot to me. It certainly seems that those who have the expat experience, or at least who have a good degree of sympathy for it, really understand where I'm coming from with these poems.Delete
As for I A Richards, well...believe me, I'm all for close reading (I learned so much from it) but as you've probably noticed, something like 99% of my blog posts are somehow about the relationship between poetry (and other literature, and art, etc) and personal memories, so... :)


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It been a while since I did an inventory photo of Celestine's clothes. She sure has a lot of them! This is actually only half of them.
The yellow coat is still my favourite.
Things have been very busy and wedding-planning crazy lately. I am so excited about the wedding now- I can't believe it is so close!
Below: That is a penguin I made for my craft club kids. Got the idea from here on Pinterest. I have made lots of fimo animals before but I thought a penguin was probably the easiest one for kids to start with making.
Celestine went to the beach and I painted a picture of her there though I wasn't very pleased with it so have only put it in small on here! Need to practice my flat illustration.


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I have decided to participate in the new blogging prompt 'The Book of Me, Written by You' which was created by Julie Goucher from Anglers Rest. Over the next 15 months weekly prompts will also be delivered by Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers. If I feel it is to private, I won't post it here, but we'll see :)
Prompt 1: Who are you?
Ask yourself 20 times "Who are you?" Each time you should give yourself a different answer. – Geneabloggers.
1. Daughter
2. Sister
|Caitie & her baby brother, 1994/1995.
3. Girlfriend
4. Best friend
5. Niece
6. Granddaughter
|Caitie & her Nanna, 1994.
7. Australian
8. Criminology Student
9. A God Mother
|Caitie & her God Daughter Amelia, 2013
11. A math tutor
12. An introvert
13. An avid book reader
14. Half Texan
|Flying over Mexico en route to Texas, 2012
15. Road trip & plane travelling lover.
16. White chocolate girl.
17. Coffee addict
18. Music fan
19. Soccer fan.
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Why is admissions consulting treated so much more negatively than test preparation or subject tutoring?« Back to Previous Page
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There are some logical reasons for this:
First, part of the reason admissions consulting is treated more negatively is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Namely, the stigma associated with it forces it to become an almost unspoken concierge service to the super wealthy, only further contributing to the stigma that these services perpetuate socioeconomic discrepancies.
Second, part of the reason lies in its lack of objectivity. Admissions counseling is non-falsifiable. If I work with student A, that student gets into Harvard, am I responsible? You can't know. The student may have been just as likely to get accepted without my help (assuming this isn't a very special case)
Third, some people are just unethical and imprudent, e.g.: Couple sues college admissions consultant for failing to get sons into Harvard
But on the other hand, there are some very good things about admissions counseling that test prep does not provide:
First, it gives students a greater opportunity to develop their individual persona, and identify with the particularities which make them a qualified candidate/applicant.
Second, the skills used and taught by admissions counselors are invaluable skills in life – something that SAT and ACT prep can hardly claim. Specifically, knowing how to market yourself effectively is a skill which is probably as predictive of lifelong professional success as underlying merit and talent. Seriously, when has anyone ever taken a "learn how to market and present yourself" class? This is an incredibly valuable skill, not just for applications to schools, but for jobs and any other litany of opportunities. Compare that to the number of times in your life that you'll need to spot the "dangling modifier" in a sentence…
Third, it helps students develop oral and written communication skills, distilling a complex and nuanced set of facts/experiences/skills into a coherent, cogent final product.
Fourth, it is probably the first time when high school students are forced to seriously introspect, something which is certainly useful to many students I've met, who are woefully un-self-aware (not sure if that's a word).
Fifth, if done correctly and ethically, admissions counseling is supposed to help highlight a student's true potential and qualifications. Arguably, our admissions system would be more "meritocratic" if no one splurged on test prep and everyone had help with their application.
Finally, almost every negative sentiment regarding admissions counseling could be applied to test prep (or subject tutoring for that matter):
First, test prep (or subject tutoring) is prohibitively expensive for plenty of students. Plenty of test prep agencies charge rates well into the several thousands for anything approaching a "comprehensive" test prep package.
Second, there are numerous studies which demonstrate that the SAT (and ACT) is not predictive of success in year one of college (see Do SAT Scores Really Predict Success?). That is true of many standardized tests (perhaps with the exception of the LSAT, based on my most recent exposure to studies of that test.
So, what are the SAT or other, similar tests, actually measuring? They are not an IQ test, not a solid predictor of success post-matriculation, certainly not a good gauge of writing ability (who the hell needs to know the word grandiloquent?)….In short, these test seem to be a test of how well you can take the test.
For people with $10-$15,000 to spend on very pricey tutoring services, could there be anything more advantageous? At least with admissions counseling, the effect is to polish underlying achievements and skills. Here, students can manufacture merit simply by hiring the best tutors.
Third, while many complain that handfuls of individuals claiming to be admissions experts are totally unqualified (no disagreement here, quality and qualified counselors are hard to come by), have you ever looked through the list of tutors on places like Tutorspree, Wyzant, Craigslist, etc.?
When I was using a major test prep service for LSAT studying, I tried working with a private tutor. At the beginning of my first meeting (for which they intended to charge me $175/hr), I asked each tutor a single question from my practice tests (a very difficult, albeit textbook example of an LSAT question). Of the four tutors I met with, not a single one could find the right answer in two hours time (seriously).
Bottom line: it seems clear to me that this uneven bias is terribly illogical. In fact, if people were willing to embrace admissions counseling services the same way they embrace test prep, it would be more likely that more companies would try to find low-cost options to make these services more accessible.
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This morning Brad went shopping at the open markets while Annsleigh & I had girl time. And I got our packing done because we are heading for home tonight!!!! Cannot wait to get back & introduce Annsleigh to her brother. This night we caught a 7PMish flight back to Dubai....
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At 6:44 AM,
Anonymous said…
Hi Atul, I want's to know what are the attributes will syn between Active directory and OID.ThanksMuralidhar Muddada
At 7:59 AM,
Atul Kumar said…
Muddada, This is configurable & you can configure what all attributes you want to synch by using profilesCheck OID admin guide Atul
At 3:07 PM,
Pavan said…
Hi Atul,You might need to correct your stmt : OID which stands for Oracle Internet Directory is expected to be part of Oracle Apps Release 12 - OID is NOT a part of Apps, instead OID is a part of Oracle Database (or IAS - only executables). You can use OID for Identity Management in 11i or R12.RegardsPavan PVJ
At 3:30 PM,
Atul Kumar said…
Thanks Pavan for correcting this . Yes OID is not part of Apps 11i or R12. Its part of Infrastructure Tier (IM) for Fusion Middleware.
At 8:08 PM,
Darshan said…
whats the attribute i need to change if i need to unlock a locked user programmatically??
At 8:13 PM,
Atul Kumar said…
Post them in http://onlineappsdba.com/index.php/2006/12/04/oracle-internet-directory-oid/ to get speedy response
At 4:35 AM,
Anonymous said…
can we use oid database instance(meta data repository ) to another application and both should work simultaniously?
At 4:37 AM,
Anonymous said…
can we use metadata repository to another apllication ? but both oid and application should work simultaniously
At 4:56 AM,
Atul Kumar said…
Raise any doubts in forum http://teachMeOracle.com/forum
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Anonymous said…
At 4:18 AM,
:) said…
i am installing oracle as 10g and during installation, it prompts me to give OID host ip and port. so, do i need to install oid first then oracle AS?
At 11:59 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hi Atul,When i look up the log files for OID it states its dependencies is the infrastructures database. How do i confirm it is up and running?
At 1:23 PM,
Anonymous said…
hi Atul,i am configuring the application server 10g r2..i have already got installed the oracle 10g data base on that server...during the installation process it has askd me for "Register with Oracle Internet directory"..host name and port name has to be enterd in it...what is solution for this..
At 1:39 PM,
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all databases (8i,9i,10g,11g) have global roles and One OID 10g have all the users how to authenticate these users for all databases.
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The Broncos offered Charles Woodson a chance to contend for a Super Bowl.
The Raiders offered Charles Woodson a chance to, well, probably not.
But the difference in the offers apparently wasn't that large in terms of dollars.
Acording to a report by Mike Klis of the Denver Post, Denver's one-year deal with "reachable incentives" was worth $3.7 million.
The Raiders brought the veteran defensive back home with a deal that included a base value of $1.8 million and was reportedly worth a "maximum" of $4.3 million.
Now, without seeing a copy of the Broncos' proposal, it's hard to know how "reachable" those incentives actually were, or whether they were less attainable than the ones the Raiders offered.
And unless someone in the Broncos offices just feels spurned by a division rival and wants to shame them, we probably never will.
But the move obviously shocked some Broncos.
"There's no freaking way he'd want to go to Oakland," cornerback Champ Bailey told 102.3 FM Tuesday.
Looks like the Broncos let another one get behind their secondary, which is part of the reason they wanted Woodson in the first place.


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Hi, Raoul wrote:
Level "Dance With Me" (Oxyd Extra, #20, oxe28_1.xml) seems to have impossible world record 0:05.This seems so, yes.And it seems to me that it's impossible to open 8 pairs in "oxyd.extra" compatibility mode in 5 seconds. (Of course it would be nice if someone could confirm this.)And under these circumstances, I think this world record is impossible. BTW: There are a few other levels with records of which I think they are impossible.
They are, indeed. F.e. "The Builder" in 4 seconds, ...Being aware that 0.92 scores are not reliable the scores are tagged in 1.00 with the Enigma version they have been achieved. Thus we may decide to outdate 0.92 scores and world records in future.
0.92 scores could be cheated. But the problem with the scores of the few persons that did submit their scores was the missing versioning of levels. The same persons did test the levels from each other. And any score they achieved with a prerelease was recorded. But the experimental prereleases did often contain shortcuts which did lead to unrealistic "world records".
For this reason 1.00 added level versioning and the "status" with its values "released", "stable", "test", "experimental" - only "released" levels will record scores.
BTW Enigma 1.00 records 2 scores for each level and difficulty. Your absolute best score and the best score that you achieved with the most recent Enigma version. If we decide to drop old scores your second score will be valid if the best score is too old.
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This fortnight's project has been created using a lovely paper range from Kaisercraft, and enhanced fully using the beautiful paints by Creative Inspirations Paint.
Each element within the card has been coloured using a variety of paint colours. Paint was applied from a very light wash, to a more heavy wash. Several colours were applied together, especially for the leaves (Gold, Sage, and Green Olive) to enhance the leaves futher.
A list of all colours can be found in my supplies list.
...and of course I had to use my very favourite 'Resplendence' Angel Dust, which really adds such a beautiful, unique finishing touch to a project. I applied with a brush, a light application of Helmar Gemstone Glue to where I wanted the sparkle, and then sprinkled the 'Angel Dust' over the card.
I took the photographs on different angles to try and attempt to capture the beautiful shimmer of the Creative Inspirations Paint and Angel Dust.
I'm not the best 'stamper' and 'colourer' (is that even a word lol).... so I wanted to showcase the use of these amazing paints as a way to enhance general cards, made from a paper-set.
Happy creating/painting...
Creative Inspirations Paint: Autumn Wheat, Green Olive, Sea Foam, Sage, Winter Frost, Gold, Lavender, Rose Quartz, Ivory and 'Resplendence' Angel Dust.
Helmar Adhesives: 450 Quick Dry, Scrap Dots, Gemstone Glue, Premium Craft Glue.
American Craft: Cardstock, and Pop Micro-beads 'Gold'.
Papers: Kaisercraft 6.5" 'Sweet Nothings' Paper Pad


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'Center' was formed during the late '70s in Moscow behind the Iron Curtain. Much of the world's inhabitants, including their fellow comrades in the Soviet Union, were never made aware of such formation and subsequent rocking the group would go on to do. Oh boy, what a tragedy! Now, to amend that, I recommend that you listen to the tracks below. Such flippancy, such playfulness, such cool bass licks. The gems below were released in 1983.
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The Clare Castle Hotel
Location: Kapunda
Location Type: Pub and Residence
Location status: Private residence and Hotel.
Hotel open to public during Business Hours
A recent Full Spectrum Photo taken in the Hotel.
(more pictures at bottom of the page )
The Clare Castle Hotel opened 04/04/1859
The Clare Castle hotel (bottom left of photo) and Kapunda Mines 1876
In 1859 the Clare Castle Hotel was erected at the corner of Carrington street and Main street, Kapunda. It was first Licensed by James Glynn in 1859.
Clare Castle Hotel was used for "Bench of Magistrate" hearings for inquests into deaths and accidents in the local Kapunda district. The board included Dr Blood, local councillors and other local luminaries.
The following is an extract from the "South Australian Advertiser" dated Saturday 1st of October 1859"
"A Lighthouse has lately been erected at the new house, called the Clare Castle Inn, at the southern entrance to the town. This will be the only use and benefit it can possibly afford to travellers and inhabitants Previous to the light being exhibited it was a matter of much danger for travellers to pilot their way among the dangerous passes, precipices, quarries, and cuttings which obstruct the entrance to Kapunda. The Government road is wholly useless. The only chance for them was to follow the innumerable dray tracks which intersect the quarries, and not steer for the light or they will stand a good chance of breaking their necks. There is a good field of operations thus opened for the Harbour-Master to distinguish himself and benefit his country, in making a chart, fixing buoys, and giving the various bearings to be observed in entering the township. Some day a scene of frightful accident and loss of life will happen here, then perhaps the Central Road Board will think it worth their while to make good the main road."
Hotel Licence association board 1859 : "James Glynn, Clare Castle Hotel, Kapunda. Granted, subject to the report of the Police Inspector."
Publican James Glynn, died at river ford on Mary MacKillop walk on his way to Church services at St Johns, July 25th 1862.
Newspaper extract on the death of James Glynn:
South Australian Register:
I am sorry to record the death, by drowning, of Mr. James Glynn, landlord of the Clare Castle Hotel here. He was attempting to cross the Light river on the road to the Catholic chapel last evening when the river being flooded he was washed away and never seen again. His horse was found this morning dead. I regret to add that he leaves a widow and several children. This is the highest flood known, and the first man drowned in this river for ten years."
Mr Glynn's death as reported in "The Empire" newspaper Sydney, August 1962
"Our Kapunda correspondent's letter contains the melancholy intelligence of the drowning of Mr. James Glynn, of the Clare Castle Hotel We have obtained a little additional information from a private source, to the effect that the unfortunate men was on his way to the Roman Catholic chapel for the purpose of making arrangements for the wedding of his daughter. It ls also stated that, finding the river too deep and rapid for him he attempted to turn his horse back after getting in, but the animal was taken off its legs, and both man and horse were washed away."
Margaret Glynn was granted the right to continue the license of the Clare Castle hotel in December 1862, due to the tragic circumstances of the death of her Husband
The "Clare Castle Inn" was licensed to Thomas Leonard in 1865
The "Clare Castle Inn" was licensed to Thomas Judge in 1866 -1867
Mr Judge died within a year of owning the Inn, his wife continued the License until The Magistrates board refused to reinstate it due to the unkempt appearance of the interior
The "Clare Castle Inn" was licensed to M. Leonard in 1868
The Licence was refused in 1870 on the grounds that the accommodation was very inferior, and that tho house was not required
The Licence was reinstated to W. Slattery in 1872
From the "South Australian Register" 6 March 1876
"Narrow Escape"
.— About midday on Saturday, the 4th March, a boy, son of Mr, Y. Slattery, of the Clare Castle Hotel, Kapunda, while striking a match in one of the bedrooms allowed it to come in contact with the window-curtains. They at once ignited, causing an almost instantaneous blaze which quickly spread over the whole of the room. The alarm was at once given, and Mr. J. Warne and Mr. Smith, of the Kapunda Mine, who were on the premises at the time, rendered immediate assistance. Water, which was at once conveyed to the spot subdued the flames, which, had they been allowed free play in minute or two longer, must have produced a most serious conflagration. As it terminated the loss only amounted to £4 or £5, and Mr. Slattery besides had his hands roasted in his endeavour to extinguish the flames.
The "Clare Castle Inn" was licensed to William Slattery in 1876
The "Clare Castle Inn" was licensed to G. Young in 1882
The "Clare Castle Inn" was licensed to M. McInerheny in 1883
Extract from January 20, South Australian Register 1885
"The inquest on the body of Heinrich Rossmann, who died suddenly yesterday evening at the Clare Castle Hotel, resulted in a verdict to the effect that deceased died from natural causes, the medical evidence showing a rupture of the intestines, caused by an ulcer, producing inflammation of the bowels. . which was the cause of death. Mr. Benham, J.P., acted as Coroner.
The "Clare Castle Inn" was licensed to Mr. Fitzgerald in 1891
The "Clare Castle Inn" was licensed to E.T.B. Murphy in 1899
The Clare Castle Hotel was licensed to K. V. Maher in 1902
The Clare Castle Hotel was licensed to J. Kilduff in 1903
The Clare Castle Hotel was licensed to J. & P. Driscoll in 1904
The Clare Castle Hotel was licensed to T. Simpson 1905
Extract from "The Register" 28th august 1909
"During the rough weather of last week the 40ft. flagstaff at the Clare Castle Hotel was broken off short at the parapet of the building, and crime down with a crash on the roof. "
The Clare Castle Hotel was licensed to J. T. Hansberry in 1920
Extract from "The Register" 17th august 1927
"Mrs. Johanna Slattery, who died at the residence of her son, Mr. D. J. Slattery. of Waterloo, on Friday, at the age of 30 years, was born in County Kerry, Ireland. She arrived in South Australia with her husband, and took over the Clare Castle Hotel, Kapunda This proved a profitable venture, and the couple remained there for about 11 years, during which time Mr. Slattery built the Imperial Hotel at Terowie. They sold the Hotel at Kapunda and bought a farm at Fords. After living there for about six years , they took over the Imperial Hotel at Terowie, remaining there about 18 months."
Extract from "The Advertiser" 24th July 1940
"LICENCE REMOVAL APPLICATION Before Mr. Ray. S.M. John Louis Hansberry. licensee of the Clare Castle Hotel, Main street, Kapunda. yesterday applied to the East Midland Licensing Court, silting at the Adelaide Licensing Court room, for removal of his licence to premises to be erected at McGuire terrace Cadell. Objection was taken that the removal was not required for the accommodation of the public by Harry Stapleton. Crabb. licensee of Morgan, and Fred Blades, of Unley Park. Part heard and adjourned until today Mr. J. L. Travers for Hansberrv. Mr. Eric Millhouse for objectors."
Extract from "The Advertiser" 22nd July 1952
"Kapunda Revelation:
Does anyone know the meaning of this 'coat of arms' or emblem? After many layers of paper in the quaint Clare Castle Hotel at the Adelaide end of Kapunda had been removed, this design, measuring three feet, was found painted on the wall above the mantelpiece in the front room: it is in gold, green and black.
Following up with research on our investigation at The Clare Castle Hotel, we put out the call for information about the crown that once hung above the mantle in the Hotel. This morning we had a breakthrough and discovered the name of its creator and its origins.
Our research continues long after our Investigations at Eidolon Paranormal, trying to gain more insight into a locations past to understand the present. - Allen and Karen
"Kapunda Revelation"
Does anyone know the meaning of this 'coat of arms' or emblem? After many layers of paper in the quaint Clare Castle Hotel at the Adelaide end of Kapunda had been removed, this design, measuring three feet, was found painted on the wall above the mantelpiece in the front room: it is in gold, green and black.
That Kapunda Crown
With commendable promptitude Mrs. E. O'Neill, president of Glenelg Sun shine Club has explained from 'Carmel,' 3 College street, Glenelg. the origin of the Crown at the Clare Castle Hotel. Kapunda
'The picture in your column took my mind back to my childhood watching my father, the late Edward (Ned) Murphy drawing that crown. He was the licensee.
'I do not remember why, as I was only six. Father had a peculiar trait to paint and draw things like this. 'He was a very intelligent man; when he died 21 years ago. at 86. he had retained his remarkable mentality.
Did Other Drawings
'First, he was licensee of the North Kapunda hotel for three years, during which time he was a councillor. Sir Sidney Kidman and Mr. Charlie Coles were personal friends of his.
'When Queen Victoria died my parents draped the front of the Clare Castle in black. Father drew and painted a life-size picture of Queen Victoria for the centre.
'About this time, 1901. he drew the crown. I remember his doing the heart and saying to us children. 'The Throne and the Queen are the heart of the Empire.'
Many other hotels bear some drawing or inscription done by dad at Robe, on the window of a temperance hotel is something he did with a diamond ring.
'I unfortunately burnt the only photo of the Clare Castle after father's death.
'I enclose one of the North Kapunda, taken about 1898. My father is the young man in shirt sleeves. Mother is standing by myself, a little tot looking through the balcony bars. One of the maids holds my baby brother, later an original Anzac.'
Kept City Hotels
Mrs. O'Neill says her father (Edward Murphy) and mother had many guests at their Adelaide hotels. Most famous was Madame Sarah Bernhardt at the Metropolitan in Grote Street.
Mr. C. C. Kingston, who lived farther west on the West terrace corner, wanted her father to buy half of Kingston Park, Marino, for £10.
'My grandparents were among the first Port Adelaide hotel keepers. Migrants stayed there until they got work or land,' she adds.
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Tuesday 27 July 1954
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954)
Eidolon Paranormal:
The Clare Castle Hotel
On the 19th of March 2011 Eidolon Paranormal was invited by publicans, Leanne and Greg Berryman to investigate The Clare Castle Hotel due to recurring paranormal phenomena witnessed by themselves and their staff.
Reports of black shadows and disembodied voices in the kitchen area, as well as visual sightings in the pool room coupled with feelings of paranoia and "being watched" in an area behind the front bar.
It was decided early on to tackle this investigations first session during daylight hours at the time the hotel would have operated in its early days.
The concept is a simple one, that if the phenomena was of a residual haunting then it would reoccur at the times the hotel would have operated.
We started in the pool room, logging all reflective surfaces that may cause anomaly in our photo and video, we then proceeded to do a sweep with our EMF meters (Mel Meter, K2 meter and gauss meter), which brought up some interesting results behind the bar.
We then moved to the Kitchen area where the shadows and voices have been reported, again we logged and mapped the room and went about measuring EMF, we also left a voice recorder in a back room to see if we could capture some of the disembodied voices that had been reported too us.
Next we took on the dining room, this room proved to be the most intriguing. As we went about logging and mapping we left the EMF meter running and noticed a sharp rise in an area which contains no electrical appliances, we also noted temperature fluctuations, this seemed to be significant so we experimented in different places within the room and had varying results
Lastly we entered the front bar, where the death of patrons many years ago had occurred, surprisingly too us the bar seemed to have the least amount of activity when compared to the other areas of the pub we investigated.
The Pool room at The Clare Castle hotel - The fridge (blue light) was emitting high EMF readings, This is the same area where a shadow figure has been seen.
The Kitchen at The Clare Castle hotel: In this area disembodied voices calling the names of staff are heard. It is also this area where Shadow people are seen.
This soap dispenser located in the kitchen gives of EMF readings upwards of 75 milli-gauss, it was located as source of high EMF during our initial sweep of the kitchen area before our vigil
The dining Room of The Clare Castle Hotel - This area proved to be the most rewarding for us, with significant readings and paranormal activity in the dining area near the fireplace
Taking notes in the dining room
Filming the EMF meter without human presence (videos will be uploaded to the Eidolon Paranormal Youtube Channel)
Behind the Front bar.
Extremely high EMF readings are coming from some of the appliances within the kitchen and Pool room bars on the premises. These higher than average readings could be contributing to feelings of unease and paranoia in the immediate area of the magnetic fields.
Although the Pool room and front bar seemed to be quiet on this investigation the kitchen and dining room areas proved to be very fruitful for us in regards to paranormal activity, and provided us with some excellent readings and evidence.
We came to the conclusion very early on that there is evidence of paranormal activity going on within the walls of The Clare Castle Hotel, we intend to return and further our investigations in the very near future
The Eidolon Paranormal team looks forward to returning to The Clare Castle Hotel for a follow up investigation in the very near future
The History of Kapunda - Rob Charlton
Life Around the Light - Complied by the Two wells and Mallala district history book committee
The Advertiser (newspaper)
The Mail (newspaper)
The South Australian Register (newspaper)
The Argus ( Melbourne) (newspaper)
Burra Record (S.A. 1878 - 1954) (newspaper)
The Empire (Sydney) (newspaper)
The Register (South Australia) (newspaper)
Eidolon Paranormal would like to thank Greg and Leanne Berryman, and the patrons of the Clare Castle Hotel for allowing us to enter their premises
and giving us permission to use all photos, video and other media from our investigation
Research and Investigation conducted by Allen Tiller and Karen Paynter of Eidolon Paranormal
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Frederic Gaillard
User Research, Interaction Design
Paris, France
- User Research
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Frederic is the founding manager of Axance – a Paris-based design consulting firm, focused on incorporating user-centered design principles into the online product lifecycle. Axance has been a user experience market leader since 1999.
He is also co-founder of one of the largest and most experienced international network of UX specialists – UXalliance
Frederic has led over 100 international UX studies in the last 15 years, and contributed to a chapter of the 'Handbook of Global User Research' published in 2009 (editor: R. Schumarcher).
He studied Business Management at Paris University (la Sorbonne) and has a masters degrees in Industrial Design and Art History


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It may sound crazy to say that economics can be non-empirical. Isn't it a bit convenient (and unscientific!) that we Austrians can 'ignore' empirical evidence that appears to contradict our theories? Our answer is a resounding no, and in fact it is the empiricists who are being unscientific! This is a deep subject of course, and I could get carried away writing about it, so for the sake of brevity, I will refer you to Hans Hoppe for a full explanation. His short book Economic Science and the Austrian Method is excellent, or you could watch his lecture Praxeology: The Austrian Method. Alternatively there is David Gordon's Introduction to Economic Reasoning.
The laws of mathematics, on the other hand, can only be learned through logical deduction, because mathematics is a non-empirical (a priori) subject. Some 'empirical mathematician' who claimed to have found in nature a triangle that violated Pythagoras' Theorem would be laughed at by mathematicians, and rightly so. Obviously, he would be incorrect (perhaps his measuring instruments are faulty?) because Pythagoras has been mathematically (logically) proven to be true – which is to say, the theorem is true whenever the fundamental axioms of geometry are true. Likewise, someone who claimed Pythagoras Theorem is true because he has drawn and measured 10,000 triangles and they all obey the theorem would also be laughed at. He may be right in his conclusion, but he's not using the right methodology to reach it and so his work is useless to mathematics. He's not a proper mathematician; he's a crank.
Austrians (uniquely) put economics in the same category as mathematics in this sense. Economics is axiomatic-deductive. Take the statement "all other things being equal, the introduction of a minimum wage law will increase unemployment". Austrians maintain that this true because it has been derived using deduction from a true axiom. A non-Austrian would say this is either a) true because the empirical data shows that minimum wage laws do usually increase unemployment, or b) false because the empirical data shows that minimum wage laws do NOT usually increase unemployment.
While non-Austrians argue endlessly over the empirical data and its interpretation and meaning, Austrians sit back, knowing that the empirical evidence has no bearing on the truth or falsity of the statement.
So what if empirical evidence shows that, in some time and place, unemployment decreased when a minimum wage was introduced? The Austrian response is that the clause "all other things being equal" obviously did not hold. Some other factor – of the millions of factors that influence such variables as the unemployment rate in the real world – must have changed, and had a greater effect than the introduction of the minimum wage. A non-Austrian pointing to a supposed 'counterexample' would be dismissed by Austrians the same way a proper mathematician would dismiss an 'empirical mathematician' who went around measuring triangles and trying to use the 'scientific method' to prove mathematical laws.
This is not to be taken to mean that Austrians 'reject' empirical data. We merely understand the limits of empirical data, and use it only where it is appropriate to do so. Empirical data is useful for economic history, and for economic forecasting, but not for economics itself. Austrian economics cannot be refuted by empirical data; it can only be refuted by pointing to flaws in the axiom or in the deductive process used to reach conclusions.
Definitions can never be true or false, of course; definitions are to be judged on their usefulness for communicating ideas. I suggest to Ben that this is a poor definition. First, by saying 'and has been throughout its relatively short history' Ben is making his definition context-dependent. He is implying that money could be something other than what he is about to define it as. This is not useful, because it is then not a general definition of money. Second, the definition contains many terms that themselves need defining. What is a 'societal tool'? How is it different from just 'a tool'? What is 'value'? What is 'exchange value'? What other types of value are there? How is he defining 'property'? This definition of money does not help me understand what he has in mind, because I do not understand what he has in mind by these terms. Simpler definitions are generally better than complicated definitions, and Ben's definition of money here is unduly complicated.
I apologise, Ben, because I must not have been very clear in that part of my post. First, as you agreed at the top of your post, you didn't even define money in your talk, so I cannot have had "a problem" with your definition. Second, I did not comment on your claim that money gets its value from scarcity, except to ask you to provide a definition of the term, which you have still not done. You will find my definition of scarcity in my post The Task of Political Philosophers.
Ben: "What's voluntary about having to borrow and become indebted? This is not a rhetorical question, I literally don't understand nor can follow the logic (our disposition in this movement is that we should celebrate being wrong, for we "become right" in the process. Here I stand ready to be educated by "Mr Wright" – pun intended.)"
Ben: "Graham then frog-leaps back to the hunter-gatherer days, suggesting that certain individuals in this low-tech society "by saving and implementing good new ideas – like creating wheelbarrows, ploughs and pots, [...] enabled them to produce more with less effort. Individuals with wheelbarrows were now wealthier than the "have-nots" who didn't have them. The consistent opponent of inequality would have to denounce this improvement to the material conditions of man on account that it creates a two-class society and breaks the condition of high equality."
Ben says "Additionally, Graham's argument is internally inconsistent. What's being valued here, by him, and by me, is the wonders of innovation. Yet the data from the Equality Trust shows that Innovation is higher in countries with less inequality"
I appreciate your clarifying your purpose in bringing up the 45,000 jobs lost at Lloyds. I am still not entirely sure what you are saying though. It's sad for the people who lost their jobs (just like it was sad when scribes lost their jobs), but from a resource allocation point of view, society is better off now that those people are freed up to do something useful rather than working in an unproductive bank job. Do you agree with this?
Again, thanks for clarifying how you are using the term "growth". I am still not sure what your definition of growth is though, and I don't understand your distinction between "good growth" and "bad growth". Could you provide explicit definitions?
Ben: "In abstraction, patents are an expression of the market system."
Ben presents some empirical evidence as a means to support his argument that "Every company in a monetary system is forced, by cost efficiency to… make items that are manufactured poorly" He says "I'll let the following iPhone4 breakage graph speak for itself".
But such empirical data is irrelevant anyway, and it actually highlights the point I was making earlier about the limits of empirical data. I will suppose, for the sake of argument, that you are absolutely right that Apple are engaging in planned obsolescence – and that you can produce some empirical data that demonstrates this. Then I will say (no doubt to your frustration, until you understand Austrian methodology!) that any malicious planned obsolescence that is occurring is occurring because we do not have a free market today. I can always say this, just like you can always deny the relevance of things like Gosplan to what you are saying (which you did in your video). This is the problem with using empirical data to critique societies. That's why we need economics (i.e. logical deduction) to inform our social theories.
After reading Ben's further comments on this subject, I am left wondering: "so what?" I have no idea why Ben thinks that automation (freeing up of labor) is some kind of problem for the free market. I recommend again Henry Hazlitt's "The Curse of Machinery". The great news about how quickly technology is developing today is all the more reason to embrace free markets, since they are the best possible system for responding to changes in conditions and shifting resources into the most valuable lines of production.
Ben doesn't directly respond to anything I said about automation in history or my hypothetical about doctors being made unemployed. I have begun reading The End of Work by Jeremy Rifkin, but at this time I have no idea why he and Ben are so afraid of the effects of automation that they are (in Rifkin's case, at least) willing to use coercion to "spread the work" (another fallacious concept Hazlitt addressed in his book: "Spread-the-Work Schemes").


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An other match of the Playoffs where the team of the Indiana Pacers are looking to get regret some points early in the game against the Atlanta Hawks on this Wednesday . If we say Indiana Pacers are the faviourtes for this match then we may not be that wrong.
Because in last 5 games its Indiana Pacers who have defeated the team of the Atlanta Hawks will they be defeat the team of the Atlanta Hawks 6th time find out on this upcoming match . It would be the game of Basketball where win matters allot.
Indiana Pacers are as good as they were last time they will conduct another win if they gameplans goes as they wanted from the players Atlanta Hawks must need a win in this match. Watch the match online here on Wednesday.
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Fifteen seconds. That's how long it took for the shabby Giants defense to turn what might have been a rousing and improbable comeback victory into just another example of why they are second-rate this season.
In that slight span the Giants went from potential kings with a share of first place to unquestioned third-place paupers with fading playoff hopes. They fought back to forge ahead 31-30 in a wild and frantic burst of action on a 61-yard scoring pass from Eli Manning to Domenik Hixon. Giants Stadium was alive but not for long.
On the very next play from scrimmage, Donovan McNabb fired downfield to DeSean Jackson with safety Aaron Ross sprinting over way too late to make a difference. Jackson made the catch, Ross dove and Jackson proceeded to embarrass the Giants by back-pedaling the last few yards into the end zone for the winning points in a breathless and at times defenseless 45-38 Eagles triumph for a two-game sweep of the season series.
"This game rests squarely on our shoulders, we did not get the job done, there's no mistake about that," Mathias Kiwanuka said of the Giants defense.
The road to the postseason just got considerably tougher. The Eagles (9-4) are alone atop the NFC East, ahead of the Cowboys (8-5) and Giants (7-6). The division is too far gone for the Giants, who now trail the fading Cowboys by one game and own the tiebreaker based on their season series sweep.
"We still have a lot to play for and that's the way it's going to be," coach Tom Coughlin said.
"We don't have things right right now," a downcast Justin Tuck added. "This ship is rocky right now but there's one thing about this team I know, there won't be no quitting."
This is now essentially a three-game race to the finish, the Giants and Cowboys battling for the final NFC wild card spot. If indeed the Giants are on the outside looking in blame coordinator Bill Sheridan's lousy defense as the reason why. The Eagles scored 85 points this season on the Giants and often the scores came with ridiculous ease.
"It's horsebleep, simple as that," Tuck said of the Eagles dominance.
They never got a grip on Jackson, the league's most dangerous playmaker. Jackson scored two touchdowns, the first on a 72-yard punt return.
The Giants after trailing 45-31 pulled within seven points on Manning's 4-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Boss with 1:31 remaining, but they did not recover the ensuing onsides kick as it rolled out of bounds.
This was an absolutely frenetic affair that at times threatened to spin out of control. The one constant was the complete ineptitude of the Giants to cover anyone wearing an Eagles jersey. In the end, it proved to be the Giants undoing.
The Giants amassed 512 total yards, Manning threw for 391 yards and three touchdowns and Steve Smith set a single-season receiving record. But the Giants also lost four fumbles, two by Manning and one when he channeled Mark Sanchez and dove head-first rather than slide after securing the first down.
After Jackson made it 37-31 the Giants suddenly couldn't budge and the Eagles got the clincher on Leonard Weaver's touchdown run with 5:48 left.
The Giants sure picked a strange way to come out of the chute, trailing 14-0 just 5:20 into the game. They couldn't have gotten off to a worse start with an equal mixture of rotten defense and mistake-prone offense. It was inexcusable, considering the Giants were at home and supposedly geared up for a fight.
They did fight back but their defense caved in yet again.
"I didn't think there was much pressure on the quarterback," Coughlin said. "We did not cover very well, we did not cover very long."


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Last week my 6th-grade French students who are in month # 7 of their French language experience individually presented the story of Vercingétorix and Wormetha. Now you might have heard of Vercingétorix, France's original hero from the first century BC. He united the Gallic peoples against Julius Caesar.
But I'm sure you've never been told the story of his girlfriend, Wormetha. That is because Wormetha is a class creation. The TPRS system (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) involves student input in story creation. My prompt was that this hero had a girlfriend. The students came up with her name, personality and features. When her boyfriend was hauled off to Rome by Jules Caesar, she shrieked, "Ne me quitte pas!" or "Don't leave me!"
So what the students explained last week via clip art on google slides or a document was this story, combining both 'true' facts and 'created' facts about Vercingétorix. The pictures on the screen they chose served as memory prompts for them to use their French and recount the story in front of the class. They were encouraged to be as creative with pictures as they wanted to, but NOT to invent/look up new French. Repetition of comprehensible French is key to acquiring the language. No written words were to be on the slides (besides names). They had to have the story inside of them.
Besides enjoying the often humorous and amazing tech prowess of these 11-12 year olds, I was so pleased at their progress and confidence.
Therefore, after each had shared over the 3 days, I took a few minutes to point out to them how much they are now able to do at the end of 7 months of French. I asked them questions like:
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- Did you think back in August that by the end of February you'd be able to tell an entire story in French AND understand the stories of your classmates?
We teachers need often to give our students perspective on how WELL they are doing. It's part of re-selling them on their good sense to choose the language and to persist. Speaking French or Spanish is a skill like learning to play tennis or the piano. It takes time, persistence and motivation. These young learners are like plants who thrive on water, sunlight and TLC. I mustn't forget to water often!


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Padres will experiment with options for CF
PEORIA, Ariz. -- In Manuel Margot and Travis Jankowski, the Padres boast two of the best defensive center fielders in baseball -- a duo that will spend plenty of time sharing the outfield this year.
So who plays center when they're both in the lineup?
PEORIA, Ariz. -- In Manuel Margot and Travis Jankowski, the Padres boast two of the best defensive center fielders in baseball -- a duo that will spend plenty of time sharing the outfield this year.
So who plays center when they're both in the lineup?
Maybe neither.
"I do want to give a look at an alignment of Jankowski in right, [Hunter Renfroe] in center and Margot in left to see what that looks like," said manager Andy Green, shortly before Wednesday's first full workout for pitchers and catchers. "Throw two burners in the corners, and see how that plays. ... Definitely not saying we're doing that throughout the season. But we're going to look at it in spring."
• Padres reliever Capps on track for '17 opener
In Green's eyes, Spring Training offers the perfect time to experiment. He added that the club is also looking into some unique infield alignments, which could affect the positioning of the outfielders as well.
Video: Top Prospects: Manuel Margot, OF, Padres
As it stands, Jankowski and Margot are favorites to crack the roster, along with Renfroe and Alex Dickerson. A decision on the primary center fielder might not come until Opening Day.
One option is for the Padres to give Margot -- their top hitting prospect -- further seasoning at Triple-A (giving them an extra year of team control).
In that case, they'd need to find an adequate backup for Jankowski. Renfroe is an option. So is non-roster invite Collin Cowgill, who has played all three outfield spots in his career. He'll get the chance to fight for a bench role this spring.
Video: ARI@SD: Jankowski makes a nice catch on the run
"I'm very familiar with center," said Cowgill, who reported to camp early. "I've played a lot of center -- and a lot of left and right. For me as a player, it's good to be able to play all three outfield positions. ... Whatever these guys tell me to do, I'm going to do."
Mapping out the rotation race
With upwards of 10 pitchers in the mix for rotation spots this spring, the Padres face a bit of a challenge finding enough innings to go around.
Green and his staff are already plotting an optimal pitching schedule to give the team an adequate assessment of its starting options. On some days, that might mean getting a bit creative.
Video: Andy Green discusses expectations, pitching options
"We'll look for 'B' games and back-field games," Green said. "There's going to be a lot of guys that need to be stretched out. Since we have so many guys vying for the rotation, that means some guys are going to have to throw in less-than stadium settings.
"And they're going to have to treat that like they're pitching in a big-league Spring Training game. We'll evaluate that like they're pitching in a big-league Spring Training game."
In that regard, Jhoulys Chacin's impending absence for the World Baseball Classic serves as a bit of a luxury. While he's pitching for Team Venezuela, the Padres can fit another rotation candidate into Cactus League play.
As it stands, Chacin and Clayton Richard are the only two hurlers with solidified starting jobs. Seven or eight others will compete for the three remaining spots.
Green also left open the idea of piggybacking multiple starting pitchers.
"In the starter competition, there's a possibility some of those guys fall to the bullpen," Green said. "There's a possibility of three-inning starts and three innings coming off behind them."
Might that continue into the regular season?
"We've had a ton of conversations about how far out of the box we're willing to go," Green said. "But it needs to make sense. It needs to be well-thought-out and intelligent."
Blocking external expectations
Green wished the media a "Happy Spring Training," on Wednesday, then insisted the outside projections for his young ballclub don't bother him one bit.
But if any of that external chatter seeps into his clubhouse, you can bet that will irk the Padres skipper.
Video: Green discusses his need to teach, shape the team
"I'm fine with external expectations being that way," Green said. "But inside the clubhouse, there should be a culture of expectation that you're going to rise up and surpass everybody else's expectations."
If anything, Green said he might view the last-place predictions as a bit of a teaching moment.
"My expectation this year is to learn ... to shed external expectations," Green said. "Once you get past that, when everybody expects you to be great, you're going to have to do the same thing, having committed yourself to that habit of not caring what people from the outside world think."
AJ Cassavell covers the Padres for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell.


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Me and Katie accidentally locked ourselves out of her house for over an hour this morning. But rather than get annoyed at this less-than-optimal situation, we had a mini iphone photoshoot in her front garden instead, planning to blog the photos later in the day.
I had been obsessing over Katie's outfit all morning, and I think my repeated "oh my god Katie you look so amazing" was starting to get a bit creepy - so I was pretty happy that I got the perfect excuse to further obsess over her outfit from behind the lens of a camera. Click on over to her blog to see the photos that I took of her, and her amaaaaazing outfit! We actually both thrifted our dresses yesterday (on a trip to the op-shop where we were only meant to be dropping off old clothes we didn't want anymore - oops!)
Making the best out of a bad situation. That's something I'm proud to say that I excel in. Certain events in my early adulthood have taught me to be really good at making lemonade out of lemons. Certainly, one of the most positive things about having a chronic illness has been learning who my real friends are.
Before I became sick I would have told you that I had tonnes of friends - people who I would see every weekend and get drunk, dance and have deep-and-meaningful 4am conversations with. All but a handful of these people completely disappeared when I got sick and could no longer live that lifestyle. From most, even people who I considered to be close friends, I didn't even get a "hey, how are you going?", and that was really, really hard. But this isn't a negative story - I am grateful that I have been able to sort through the people in my life in this way, and make much better connections with the ones who stuck around.
So I feel really lucky. I feel like it can often take people until late in their 20s or even their 30s (if ever) to recognise who their real friends are - to work out who is going to stick by them when the going gets tough. I may only have a handful of close friends now, but they're the most wonderful, meaningful friendships I could have asked for. They're there for me on not only the good days, but the bad ones too.
Dress is thrifted | blouse is thrifted | necklace c/o Ginger Pickle | brooch is Hungry Designs | tights are super old (?) | shoes are Naot
And that brings me to my point - when life gives you some lemons, juice the heck out of that lemon and make the most delicious lemonade in the world! If I hadn't gotten sick, I still don't think I'd know who my true friends are. And this morning, if we hadn't got locked out of the house, we wouldn't have taken these photos and you wouldn't be reading this post. Lemons are totally delicious!
I hope that you're having a really lovely day,
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When Life Gives You Lemons (or Locks You Outdoors)
15 comments:
Your dress is so cute! Lovely outfit.ReplyDelete
xxx Tineke
Aww. I don't really have people that I would consider "close friends"--is that a bit sad? You are someone whom I would totally be your forever friend if I lived nearby--We could make dresses all day err' day!ReplyDelete
About THAT dress, you're gonna laugh--I had this phase on Instagram in "the early days" where I would document the appearances of that particular exact print of fabric wherever I shopped. First a pair of pants in Ice, then a dress in a boutique, then a different dress in SES, and it was the first EVER hint I got about the idea that stores cheap and expensive have the same suppliers, and--lightbulb moment--if I found the supplier, I'd find the cheapest place to get it from. SO MUCH NOSTALGIA, that print used to be everywhere!
I like it a lot with that blouse you paired underneath actually--you and Katie both look super cute!
Demi | carbonchic.com.au
you're so cute <3ReplyDelete
You look gorgeous, absolutely love that dress - what a find! We got locked out of our house last night but for four hours, which was such a pain. Luckily we got taken in by a neighbour until we were able to get a spare set of keys, so it all worked out ok. I'm so sorry so many of your friends dumped you when you got ill - I had a similar situation in my late teens when 90% of the people I considered 'my people' dumped me when something horrible happened and I had some mental health problems because of it. In the end I'm so glad to know who my real friends are, the ones who stuck by me through that are the people I know I will have for the rest of my life and I have the most incredible amount of love for them. You're totally right - lemons might be sour to begin with but it doesn't take much to turn them sweet xoReplyDelete
- Anonymous1 September 2014 at 00:24
You look lovely and your brooch is absolutely gorgeous. I had the exact same thing happen to me when I got ill a few years ago and now (with my continued chronic illness) I can definitely tell who are my 'real friends'. I think it's an important part of growing up, and one that I'm certainly grateful for. As always loved this post. As an aside you've inspired me to add some of the other things (science stuff) that I find interesting in to my blog. thank youxReplyDelete
You two are the absolute cutest. What a wonderful quality you have - to make the best out of a bad situation! I think that, as we get older, we become more selective about our friendships, and the fair-weather ones tend to fall by the wayside. I honestly have about 2 or 3 close friends at most who I can consistently count on.ReplyDelete
xox Sammi
Such a cute photoshoot, I've been having a stalk of both your blogs lately. Sneaky!ReplyDelete
your printing dress is very unique, the photoshoot is very suit for youReplyDelete
Very sweet post :)ReplyDelete
Little Gold Pocket Watch
1) your dress looks cute- like super cuteReplyDelete
2) I understand what you are talking about who your true friends are thing. I remember in college I lost a lot of friend when I started to date my husband. I didn't want to go out late at night, and spend money at bars. Most of my friends got pissed, but wouldn't make the effort themselves to do things during the daytime either. It left me pretty alone when I got out of school since I was over an hour away from my hometown. But overtime I started to make new friends, and learned that yeah, not everyone is going to do things late at night. After high school, college, and some of my adult years, I have few friends that I keep in touch with. And I feel like there are reasons why there are only a few people I bother contacting over and over.
omg is it SPRING in Australia?! A Magnolia tree? I am so jealous. USA is about to hit fall and I'm happy for fall I guesss- but NOT winter in Chicago :((((((ReplyDelete
You two look lovely :)
love, polly
You guys look gorgeous as always :')ReplyDelete
I know how you feel, I am still struggling with working out who I trust will always be there. Atm there are probably only a few who would make a real effort for me. At school I was bullied pretty bad and didn't have any friends as if anyone hung out with me, the bullies picked on them too. So I left school and severed all ties and had no friends before coming to uni. It's pretty hard starting over making all new friends at 18 but I did it and I just have to gradually work out who I can trust! It's all a learning curve! xo
Seeing you two always warms my heart. You both are stunning and your friendship is beautiful <3ReplyDelete
I am still struggling with working out who I trust will always be there.ReplyDelete
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