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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
WIPs on Wednesday!
Skill Builders Sampler - TWO blocks finished!
Block 21 - Applied Applique
This block is called Topeka Rose. I did all needle turned applique. It took a Looooooong time. I wondered why on Earth I didn't go with an easier method. But, now that it's done, I am totally proud of what I've done here!!
Block 23 - Drunkard's Path.
I love the name. haha! Leila gave a GREAT tutorial for this method that included how to make the template in whatever size you want and how to get that curve sewn. If anyone is interested in learning to sew these dastardly curves, her tutorial is a great place to learn! It is found HERE.
As another side, this quilt a long has been a great learning experience! It's never too late to join in! The master list of blocks is found HERE!
Baby Boy Puzzle Quilt
Cut out, laid out, and ready to stitch top together! Yay!
E's King Size Zig Zag
I am HALF way through the Half Square Triangles!! YIPEE!!! And you know - the more I get done, the more I love it! The fabrics are gorgeous and this is going to be awesome!!
Baptism Dress - I have decided on what I'm going to do (and it's going to be awesome!). I'm going to get fabric today! :)
Flower Girl dress - I have the beginnings of a design in mind. I am going to sketch it out today and see how we feel!
See? Lots of great progress! I am thrilled! Linking up to Lee's WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced!
17 comments:
- Jennifer said...
woohoo congrats! great projects going here - can't wait to see more!
- January 18, 2012 at 6:44 AM
- Leanne said...
The blocks are beautiful! I love the puzzle quilt!
- January 18, 2012 at 8:46 AM
- If Toys Could Talk said...
I love your puzzle quilt! Oh, and I can't wait to see the baptism dress. Please be sure to share it!
- January 18, 2012 at 8:54 AM
- Melissa @ Happy Quilting said...
I love the puzzle quilt!! So cute!! And thanks for the link on the drunkards path block. That has been on my list for some time :)
- January 18, 2012 at 9:08 AM
- Lee said...
That puzzle quilt is fun! And your applique looks GREAT! Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday. : )
- January 18, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- Melinda said...
OOh! Lovin' your SBS blocks! I hate that I let myself get so behind on that one. I need to make a quilt from the ones I have so I can at least use those up!
- January 18, 2012 at 10:07 AM
- Becky M said...
Congrats on finishing that applique block. It looks beautiful (and difficult!). And your curves turned out great on the drunkards path. Those are tough too!
- January 18, 2012 at 10:36 AM
- M-R said...
It's all looking so great, Linz! Especially loving the puzzle quilt!
- January 18, 2012 at 11:02 AM
- Claire Jain said...
No way, lady. Needle turn is awesome and totally worth the finished product. That is a beautiful block. It stopped me in my tracks! Keep on turning that needle. I'm right behind you just as soon as I knock out some of these other WIPs ;-)
- January 18, 2012 at 2:43 PM
- Alison said...
These are all so beautiful! The puzzle pieces idea is fantastic!
- January 18, 2012 at 5:41 PM
- A.J. Dub. said...
That puzzle quilt is going to be so fun!
Your needle turn looks awesome!!
- January 18, 2012 at 5:51 PM
- Kristen said...
Great projects!!! :)
- January 18, 2012 at 6:43 PM
- Letterpress said...
Your readers have said it all, but I add my kudos to theirs: love the puzzle quilt layout, the blocks on the skill-builder quilt-along. I agree with you on needle-turn: so time intensive, but so lovely when it's done (kind of like raising children, right?)
Elizabeth E!
- January 18, 2012 at 9:39 PM
- Michelle said...
What terrific projects! Your applique block especially caught my eye. It is so sweet.
- January 18, 2012 at 9:57 PM
- Katie B. said...
I love your puzzle quilt! How fun!
- January 19, 2012 at 6:00 AM
- Kelli said...
Wow! I've never seen a puzzle quilt before and it is awesome! Plus, needle-turn...wow! Good for you. I've never attempted it because I know my patience level and I'm not sure I could manage. It's beautiful!
- January 19, 2012 at 6:50 AM
- The Thompsons said...
Your Topeka Rose is beautiful! Way too go! I'm still 2 behind. That's my project for this week. :)
- January 26, 2012 at 10:13 AM


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Damian Thacker, of Hathersage, is raising funds for the burns unit at the Sheffield Children's Hospital.
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The youngster was injured after accidentally knocking tea over himself.
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In a wild turn of events, there was actually fresh snow for the riders to ride. In a season where there's been no snow, it was a shock to everyone when it dumped 30 inches in three days. All of the lines that people were able to practice on were completely filled in, and it was a fresh start for everyone.
The women were the first to drop, and yet again it was Shannon Yeats with the win. Her line was sick, and she took some pretty gnarly drops. Coming in 2nd and 3rd were Beth Weissman, and Cindi Lou Grant respectively.
For the dudes it was a whole different story. Weather rolled in and there was a crazy long delay. Riders were sitting at the top of the course, just waiting with anticipation all day. Some of the standouts were local Jake Levine sending it with rad style down the whole course, Blake Paul just boosting, and really just seeing Kyle Clancy ride in real life. At the end of the day it was Sammy Leubke with the win, Jamie Rizzuto in 2nd, and Brian Bozack in 3rd.
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Right, maybe we have glorified athletes too much in this country when a Short-Season A ballplayer feels empowered enough to pull the old "Do you know who am?" That's what one member of the Tri-City ValleyCats (a Houston Astros affiliate) allegedly told a waitress after grabbing her chest and behind at an Albany bar, before getting into a fight with a bouncer.
The incident occurred in late August, with a police report being filed a week later. In addition to the groper, it names another player who allegedly grabbed her during the scuffle, leaving a bruise. The Times-Union doesn't name the players involved, but it has been reported to the Astros and police say their investigation is still ongoing.
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The Glee Club will present a joint concert with the University of Indianapolis Women's Chorus at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 29 in Salter Hall in the Fine Arts Center. This year's concert marks the 10th year of this musical collaboration.
The program will include selections by the Women's Chorus, the Glee Club, and the T-Tones. The groups will combine their voices for Hwayana Yamwari, a piece set in the style of choral music heard in Zimbabwe and accompanied by a variety of percussion instruments. For the final selection of the program, the Crawfordsville Community Chorus will join the two college ensembles to form a 90-voice choir. They will perform Lord My God, Assist Me Now, a lively baroque composition accompanied by a string ensemble .
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Reviewed by Aaron H. (age 5)
My favorite part was the end because the brothers were safe and happy. My favorite character was the seventh brother. He made the big tears and the tears washed one army north and the other army south. The emperor was tossed so high and far that he still is trying to get back to his pals. I also liked that the part about the Great Wall of China is true.
It is a pretty good book. I would recommend it because other kids might like it, especially if they like army stories.
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ESPN.com's SEC bloggers wrapped up their annual position rankings, where they rank the position units and rank the top players at the various positions. Below are the highlights for Ole Miss and links to all of the unit rankings.
Bo Wallace enters his senior season ranked second in school history in total offense (7,085 yards) and passing yards (6,340). It's always nice to have that kind of experience, and Wallace should also be healthier after playing through shoulder pain each of the last two seasons. It's a three-man race for the backup job. DeVante Kincade is an exceptional athlete, Ryan Buchanan is more of a pocket passer. Both are redshirt freshmen. Don't forget about 6-foot-3, 296-pound sophomore Jeremy Liggins, who originally signed with LSU before going to junior college. Liggins could be a beast in short-yardage situations.
Bo Wallace: 3rd
The dean of SEC quarterbacks, Wallace seems to finally be healthy after battling shoulder issues each of the past two seasons. If he stays healthy, he could easily shoot up to the top of these rankings. He needs to cut down on his 27 interceptions over the past two seasons, but he's also accounted for 54 touchdowns during that span.
Wide receivers and tight ends: 5th
Offensive coordinators love it when they can stretch the field both vertically and horizontally. Laquon Treadwell, who as a true freshman trailed only Jordan Matthews for the most receptions in the SEC last season, is the type of home-run threat to keep safeties on their heels. Evan Engram, who made a positive impression as a rookie himself before succumbing to injury, gives Ole Miss a one-two punch by demanding coverage in the middle of the field because he's simply too athletic a tight end to be covered by most linebackers in the league.
Laquon Treadwell: 2nd
Everyone had the feeling he'd be special in his first year at Ole Miss, but it came as a surprise just how ready he was to compete in the SEC. Playing slot, he was one of the best receivers in the league, finishing second only to Jordan Matthews in receptions (72). As a result, coaches voted him SEC Freshman of the Year. At 6-foot-2 and 224 pounds, he has the frame to challenge smaller defensive backs. But it's his hands and ability to create space that make him special. With Donte Moncrief now gone, he'll transition to the outside and continue to be a favorite of quarterback Bo Wallace.
Evan Engram: 3rd
Injuries clouded an otherwise eye-opening rookie campaign. He started last season on a tear with 20 catches and four touchdowns through seven games and then missed the final five games of the regular season. If he has a clean bill of health, he's the type of hybrid receiver-tight end who can flourish in Hugh Freeze's offense and complement Laquon Treadwell on the outside.
Laremy Tunsil: 3rd
The Rebels' 2013 recruiting class was full of five-star prospects, but none played better than Tunsil last season. He appeared in 12 games, making nine starts at left tackle. He allowed just one sack all year. He was a second team All-SEC selection, a member of the SEC All-Freshman team, and the coaches expect him to only get better as a sophomore.
As Hugh Freeze moves into his third season on the job, the hope in Oxford is that the Rebels can make some noise in the West race. They have the depth, talent and experience in the defensive line to make a move. Sophomore tackle Robert Nkemdiche is the most talented of the bunch and primed for a huge season, but there's also depth inside. If C.J. Johnson stays healthy at end, defensive line should be the Rebels' strongest position in 2014.
Robert Nkemdiche: 3rd
The consensus No. 1 high school prospect in the country last year, Nkemdiche started the season at end and then moved inside to tackle. He finished third on the team with eight tackles for loss despite missing two games with a strained hamstring. At 6-4 and 277 pounds, Nkemdiche is big enough and explosive enough to be a dynamic playmaker no matter where he lines up.
Issac Gross: 8th
Size isn't everything at tackle. The 250-pound Gross proved that last season. He consistently went up against bigger guards and centers on the offensive line and used his quickness to lead the Rebels with 3.5 sacks and was second on the team with nice tackles for loss. Gross started four games at nose tackle last season.
C.J. Johnson: 8th
The 6-2, 237-pound Johnson was on his way to an All-SEC season a year ago until an ankle injury sidelined him for the season. He had four tackles for loss in his first four games and, as a sophomore in 2012, led the team with 6.5 sacks. The biggest hurdle for Johnson has been avoiding injuries. But if he stays healthy, he'll make a ton of big plays for the Rebels this season.
Serderius Bryant: 6th
He might not have the prototypical size for an SEC linebacker, but the 5-9, 218-pound Bryant emerged last season as one of the league's top big-play performers on defense. He led Ole Miss with 12.5 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles. His speed is what sets him apart.
Talent and experience. Both are worth their weight in gold, and Ole Miss has loads of each. We're probably not giving anything away when we say that both Cody Prewitt and Tony Conner will make the list of the league's top 10 safeties later today. Prewitt led the league in interceptions last season, and Conner, a former four-star recruit, has barely scratched the surface on what he can do. Trae Elston and Senquez Golson, meanwhile, are potential impact players, along with Mike Hilton and Derrick Jones. If C.J. Hampton lives up to the hype, he could be a true freshman to keep an eye on.
Cody Prewitt: 1st
On a defense loaded with former blue-chip recruits, it was Prewitt, a three-star safety from the tiny town of Bay Springs, Mississippi, who stood out the most last season. The 6-foot-2 junior showed the complete package as he led the SEC with six interceptions and became a near unanimous first team All-America selection. Now a senior, he's the clear face of a secondary that could be the best in the conference.
Tony Conner: 3rd
Talk about fulfilling on promise. Conner, a four-star safety prospect coming out of high school, was an immediate impact player for Ole Miss, playing in all 12 games and earning Freshman All-America honors for his 66 tackles, one interception and seven passes defended.
Jaylen Walton: 8th
Another guy competing for a 2014 starting running back job, the diminutive Walton was impressive as a return man last season. In addition to his 523 rushing yards as a backfield mate for Jeff Scott and I'Tavius Mathers, he contributed 25 kickoff returns for 515 yards, good for a team-best average of 20.6 ypr.


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Finding out your child has been severely wounded in combat is something no mother can prepare for. In fact, the news alone can be just as traumatic to the parent as the actual injury was to her son or daughter.
Luana Schneider, guest speaker at the second annual USO Wounded Warrior and Family Caregivers Conference this week, is all too familiar.
Just two days after Thanksgiving in 2006, she learned that her son, Army Staff Sgt. Scott Stephenson, had been "hit" by an improvised explosive device in Iraq.
She was told that he was severely wounded and badly burned. She was also told her son was going to die.
Two days later her son was transported to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Tex. She was at her home in Kansas when she got a call from the hospital.
"He's not responding," a male nurse said desperately over the phone. "You need to get here now."
"What do you mean he's not responding?" Schneider frantically replied. "What are you calling him?"
"Robert. That's what his medical records say," the nurse said.
"He doesn't go by Robert," she said. "Call him Scott. Call him Scotty. Call him Bubby Bubble-Butt! That was his nickname as a kid. she said, sobbing.
"For God's sake, don't call him Robert, nobody calls him that," the panicked mom added.
"Hold on," the nurse said as he shouted in the background. "Scotty! Wake up! Scotty! Wake up, open your eyes and show me you're alive!"
Scotty opened his eyes.
"He's responding," said the nurse. "You need to get here now."
She was on the next flight – crying the whole way.
She realized in the air that only she could have known how to get Scott's attention in that critical second. Only she could give Scott the attention he needed to stay alive.
"Reality sucks," Schneider said, reflecting on the moment she received that horrific phone call. "Even though I was waiting for that sort of call, I wasn't ready for it. Nobody is."
When she arrived at the medical center, she didn't even recognize her own son. "He was in pieces. Swollen. Bloody. Burned," she said. "I thought it was going to be bad but it was way worse."
The reality of the situation was beginning to settle in. Her son would need an extraordinary amount of care for a long, long time. She would need to drop everything to do anything he needed.
"They told me when I got to the hospital that this would make me or break me," Schneider said. "And you have to be honest with yourself and admit it – bow out – if you can't handle it. Because the last thing you want to do is make your loved one suffer because you can't handle it.
"It's not about you," she added. "It's about your child, your husband, your sister or your brother."
Her son would undergo kidney bypass, several major operations to remove shrapnel, and skin grafts to repair the burns that covered more than 60 percent of his body. Staff Sgt. Stephenson would eventually have his charred left leg amputated without the hope of a prosthetic, as his burned skin was "just too fragile."
"When you have an adult child that you have to lift, you have to carry, you have to hold, have to bathe … the things that you have to do change you. I've had to scrub my child 'till he bleeds," Stephenson's mother and caregiver said. "That creates this intimacy that normal people cannot comprehend. An intimacy that, while amazing how it bonds us today, I wouldn't wish upon anyone."
Adjusting to a "new normal" has taken time for Scott and his mom, but it's a certain balance, a certain patience, and a certain resiliency of a strong caregiver like Luana that has made it possible for him to recover.
His unique injuries required the blazing of new paths. With no road map, an empathetic caregiver like Luana became absolutely essential for Scott's survival.
"She's a warrior," Staff Sgt. Stephenson said of his mother. "She didn't visit me in the hospital, she lived there. We're closer now than we've ever been."
It has taken years to find "new normal," but she and Scott declared there is indeed hope for those just getting started down the road to recovery.
"It's not something you would ever see coming, but it's something you accept fully or not at all," Schneider said. "At this point in my life I was looking forward to traveling with my husband. I thought, 'We raised six, they are out of the house, we're good, and we're on our way!'
"It didn't turn out that way," the mother said, shaking her head. "It didn't turn out that way." – By Joseph Andrew Lee, USO Staff Writer
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Spring 2006
The following projects are approved for the Spring 2006 semester:
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|Brittany Ballou
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|The comparison of marketing strategies used by the four main wireless providers
|Brittany Ballou
|M. L. Berard
|Comparison of Marketing Strategies: Cell Phone Industries
|Amber Brooks
|D. Turgeon
|Food and Mood
|Amber Brooks
|J. Every
|Exploring King Philip's War
|Bryan Caruolo
|William Geary
|REM Sleep Behavior Disorder -- Legal Aspects
|Renee Coletta
|Lillian Paterson
|March of Character
|Jeanne Conrad
|Karen Montgomery
|Prions: Mechanism and Threat to Public Health
|Lisa Cordeiro
|Michael DeSimone
|Pros and Cons - A Discussion of a NH DNA Database and the 4th Amendment
|Lisa Cordeiro
|Ellen Mroz
|Bang Bang You're Dead - Crime and Law in Children's Literature
|Jonathan Costa
|Michelle Connolly
|Influence of the Columbian Cartels in Columbia
|Abel daCorte
|Elizabeth Morais
|Poesia en Espanol
|Abel daCorte
|Rebecca Clark
|Illustrations for "Poesia en Espanol"
|Christine D'Amore
|Karen Montgomery
|Effects of Caffeine on the Body
|Tina Davis
|Alan Gousie
|ALS and the impact it has on real life
|Julie Felci
|Maria Mansella
|La Reggia di Caserta from 1750-Modern Italy
|Julie Felci
|Carol Panaccione
|An Exploration of the Life and Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
|Meredyth-Eryn Flynn
|Bert Silverberg
|The Light in the Piazza: From Page to Stage
|Jason Garrahan
|Mark England
|Into the Serial Killer's Mind: The Motivational Attributes of a Serial Killer
|Rionda Geraldes
|Dr. Cheney
|ADHD and Alternative Therapies
|Matta Ghobreyal
|J. Glickman
|Coptic Christians in Egypt
|Matta Ghobreyal
|Isabel Trombetti
|Psychological factors that influence the nervous system throughout adulthood
|Matta Ghobreyal
|Andrew Savchenko
|Comparative economic performance in the US and European countries
|Virginie Gimenez
|Robyn Younkin
|Being a Knight Templar During the Medieval Ages
|Katherine Erin Greene
|Dan Donovan
|Liquor liability in New England for a social host
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|Theatre in Motion
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|Jon Lu
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|Characteristics of Nigerian Short Stories
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|Jeffrey Butterworth
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|Maureen Kelman
|Frank Mazza
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|Dennis Najarian
|The Origins of the American Bill of Rights
|Brian McCracken
|Gary Bower
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|Steven Forleo
|Hamlet: A View from All Angles - An Analysis of the Plays Various Adaptations onto Film
|Michelle Mercure
|Carol Panaccione
|The History of "Le Restaurant" -- the Story Behind the Name
|Beth Miller
|JoAnn Warren
|Outsourcing and the Ramifications on America's Workers
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|Carol Panaccione
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|Steven Ortiz
|Carol Panaccione
|Principaute de Monaco: The Principality of Monaco
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|Jason Poethke
|Lee Chartier
|Developing an International Marketing Plan
|Jason Poethke
|Carol Panaccione
|An Immigrants' Story: My Family's Journey from Germany to America
|Lorene Quarantu
|Jerry Hatfield
|The many faces of abuse: A cultural perspective
|Amber Robbins
|Karen Montgomery
|Blood Collection and Processing: The mechanics, the molecular effects, and the uses
|Jennie Sandahl
|Susan Fossati
|Different Aspect of Warwick City Hall
|Elaine Scott
|Kimberly Charbonneau
|Comparative Analysis of the Juvenile Death Penalty
|Mary-Eliza Schmidt
|Nancy Devane
|Existence: How and Why, the Omnidivisible Relationship Between X and Y
|Olga Shevchenko
|Charles Sullivan
|Investigating Emily Dickinson's poetry in depth
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|Glenn Browning
|Water: Keep It out of Corporate Hands
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|Steven Forleo
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|Study in High Key Lighting
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|Michael Kelly
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|Anthony Silva
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|David Vito
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Construction of a facility that will consolidate Jackson County's 300 health and human services employees now spread across nine buildings into one centralized location is under way.
County and City of Medford officials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the department's $28 million 80,000-square-foot facility at 10 a.m. today at the former Medford post office location, next door to Medford City Hall. That building is long gone, soon to be replaced by the two stories that will house HHS's numerous departments like public health, mental health and developmental disability services, along with a nearby 400-space parking structure.
Building officials said they hope to be done by winter 2014. County officials said they plan to pay the cost off in 10 years.
"We're going to get it built right; we're going to get it paid off right," Don Skundrick, Jackson County's Board of Commissioners chairman, said at the ceremony.
Skundrick added the new center was needed, as consolidating all departments into one building will create better efficiency among employees and better accommodate patients. Additionally, the Obama Administration's Affordable Care Act will boost the 700 or so average daily clients to at least 1,000, necessitating more space and services, he said.
"That's going to not quite double the folks that are going to be under the Oregon (Health) Plan," Skundrick said. "The pool is going to grow bigger."
Jackson County HHS Executive Director Mark Orndoff said the building will also boast some new services in addition to the ones that will be transferred over. He said clients will be met by a "Walmart-like" greeter when they come in, intended to expedite the triage process. A short-term walk-in crisis center is also planned, open 24 hours a day for people in the midst of an emotional episode who need a place to calm down. This, he said, will serve as a cost-saving measure.
"Right now, many people are using the ER as their crisis center," he said, adding that carries considerable costs.
He said the center will be modeled using a "living room concept," a
"It basically gives folks who are in a level of crisis a place to come and chill out," Orndoff said.
A stimuli room for children with autism, child care drop-off area, and a lending library also are planned. Orndoff hopes the library will have not just books and videos, but donated medical supplies like crutches and wheelchairs.
The new building has drawn some flak, with critics calling it too expensive for a county that has made significant cuts. Orndoff said using the funds to pay for services in lieu of the building would have lasted for about two years.
"We need to look out for not one budget cycle, but for the generations after us," Orndoff said.
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Definitions of coy
a. - Quiet; still. 2
a. - Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry. 2
a. - Soft; gentle; hesitating. 2
v. t. - To allure; to entice; to decoy. 2
v. t. - To caress with the hand; to stroke. 2
v. i. - To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. 2
v. i. - To make difficulty; to be unwilling. 2
The word "coy" uses 3 letters: C O Y.
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Thursday, June 15, 2006
Carmen et error
I love it mostly because I think it looks spiffy. If you haven't seen it, here's what it looks like:
It looks like money, right? In fact, it looks more like money than the 2000 redesign did. But, more importantly, now when my European friends (and I include Canadians in this category) mention in their litany of examples of American barbarity the fact that all our bills (or "notes," as they call them) are the same color, I can now proudly respond, "Nuh-uh!"
What, then, could my objection possibly be? Well, I'll tell you. I've always loved $10 bills because they used to have some funky looking old cars on the back:
And here's a detail of the most prominent car:
Though many claim that this is a Ford Model T, it isn't; in fact, it isn't any real car, but rather a succesful attempt to make a generic-looking late-twenties car. After all, the Treasury Department isn't in the business of endorsing car companies.
I liked this car a lot, because it must have seemed bold and contemporary-looking in 1929 when it was designed. Then, over the years, it took on a quaint charm, until the 2000 redesign did away with it. I tried to protest by boycotting money, but then I got hungry. When I saw the new redesign a few months ago (wasn't expecting that!) I first thought I accidentally got foreign currency. Then I quickly realized it had been redesigned, and checked the reverse to see if my car was back. It wasn't, damnit.
Here are some unrelated thoughts I had over the past week, none of which developed into something post-worthy:
1. The new Regina Spektor album, "Begin to Hope," which came out this week, is fantastic. Go buy it and find out for yourself. It's a little less consistent than her last album, "Soviet Kitsch," but although the lows are lower, the highs are higher. The production is a bit weird, with heavy use of silly-sounding synthesized strings. This is surprising, since the producer, David Kahne, produced the best albums by Fishbone, the band I was obsessed with in high school. Indeed, I think his production was key to their sound; their later albums, which he didn't produce, are markedly inferior.
2. After years of trying and failing, I'm starting to like Leonard Cohen. Since I'be been thinking so much about singing pronunciation lately, I noticed two things:
a) In the chorus of "So Long, Marianne," he rhymes 'Marianne' and 'began' with 'again.' In my American pronunciation, this is a not too jarring half-rhyme. However, as a Canadian, he naturally pronounces 'again' to rhyme with 'gain.' You can hear him struggling not to pronounce it this way, but when the word crops up in the verse he pronounces it the Canadian way.
b) In "One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong" he pronounces the word "prescription" as "perscription," which is, incidentally, how I pronounce it. Both these examples are interesting to me because I'm working on a theory that, in contrast to the standardized mid-Atlantic popular singing pronunciation scheme I've been posting about, cerebral folk-rockers in the mid sixties opted for a pronunciation scheme that more closely resembled generic Northern colloquial speech. More on this later, maybe.
3. After the fascinating exchange in the comments section of my last post, I'm tempted first of all to post less often and see what other interesting things crop up, and I'm inspired once again to link to this cute flash animation that involves intrusive intrusive /r/ in an otherwise decent imitation of a Chicago-like dialect. For the record, if Homestar Runner winds up taking over your life, don't say I didn't warn you.
6 comments:
- V Smoothe said...
I hate the new tens. The color of money is green, not puke peach.
- Anonymous said...
I like the subtle color change of the new bills, but HATE the randomly-distributed mustard yellow "20"s all over the back of the latest version of the twenty.
Oh, and the new Regina Spektor album does indeed rock.
- V Smoothe said...
Another of my pet peeves! 20! 20! 20! 20! 20! 20! Yes, we all know how much the bill is worth. It doesn't need to tell us 200 times.
I actually got into an argument about the new 10 the other day. A friend was looking at one and asked if Alexander Hamilton was a signator of the Declaration of Independence. I said no, and then he got all indignant about how Hamilton should therefore not be on the bill. Confused about the source of his problem, I pointed out that neither George Washington nor Abraham Lincoln signed the Declaration, but no one seems to object to their being on currency.
He explained that his issue was that Hamilton's picture did not deserve to be next to the very large "We the People," if he was not part of the creation of the Declaration. Then we got into a huge fight (with 5 out of 8 people in the group telling me I was wrong) about whether the Declaration of Indepedence does or does not begin with "We the People." Since I don't hang out with people fancy enough to have blackberries or whatever it is you use to check the internet from a bar, I was unable to prove to them that Hamilton was instrumental in the creation of the actual document that starts with "We the People." These people all have graduate degrees, too! What is the world coming to?
- Ben said...
When I was a toddler (well, maybe about 5) my father had me memorize the preambles to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Here's how far I can get now:
Declaration of Independence:
In Congress: When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to dissolve the ties that... I dunno, bind, maybe?
We the people, in order to form a more perfect union,
Not so good, really, but I know which is which. I also know that these are the unimportant parts of each document. The Declaration of Independence goes on to a tedious, and at times, offensive list of grievances. The Constitution, on the other hand, explains in excruciating detail how the federal government is supposed to worl. That's about all I know, and I confess I thought that George Washington might have signed the Declaration, even though I knew he was a nobody, known mostly for being real tall, until he was suddenly made a general in the Revolutionary War.
See, in the American History class at my fancy shmancy high school, we didn't even mention the Revolution, so I've had to cobble together what little I know. Which ain't much.
By an odd coincidence, Nova has a show on now about preserving the Declaration of Independence, which is so faded that it's barely legible. In fact, all the famous images of it are from a 1820 fasimile. Go know.
- V Smoothe said...
Ben -
Perhaps I'm behaving like a snot. But I think that what you can recollect of the beginning of each document should be expected of people. Or at least, people should never insist that they are certain about those things and then be wrong. How humiliating! Better to just keep your mouth shut.
The aforementioned was actually the second fight I've had about the Constitution in less than a month. Recently, a group of people ganged up on me and claimed that there is no clause indicating any ideas about copyright ("To promote the progress of science and useful arts..."). They were like "Have you ever even seen the Constitution? It's really short!"
You would have known all about Washington's absence at the Continental Congress if you had ever watched one of my favorite movies ever, 1776! That was my entire American history education at the public schools I attended. Anyway, he was not, in fact there. He was fighting while the Declaration was being signed.
The Declaration is, on face, a more exciting document, but I find the Constitution much more fascinating, if you're studying it for more than 20 minutes. Also, the Federalist Papers are some of the few things I ever read that bring me to tears. I heart Alex H!
And yes, Nova totally rocks. I love how you can get all their episodes on Netflix.
- Ben said...
Nova does rock, especially when it's not about war. Before using up your precious queue-spots, I'd see if PBS isn't streaming it online, which they do for a startling number of shows.
Another odd coincidence is that I was reading about the Constitutional basis of copyright law last night. How weird. Alex H. is a big local hero here in New York. The house he lived in for a year or so before getting himself killed is about a twenty minute walk from my apartment, and he's buried in a charming graveyard near Wall Street, which is appropriate.
Hmm, moved by the Federalist papers, fond of Hamilton... you'd better watch it or they'll revoke your Southernness, along with all the rights and privileges thereunto appertaining.
I shouldn't join you in condemning those who argue strenuously about things they don't know, since I do it all the time. Still, though, my favorite line from "Hudsucker Proxy" is "Only a numbskull thinks he knows things about things he knows nothing about."


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Some news organizations are working in their editorials and opinion pieces (if not elsewhere) -- to downplay, denigrate or outright dismiss the religious liberty concerns some Americans have expressed recently. And yet, particularly when it comes to a new federal mandate requiring some religious organizations to violate their doctrines or face strict fines and penalties, people keep expressing these concerns. We've noted how some media types are somewhat reticent to cover that side of the story, for whatever reasons. Other media types opine in support of the mandate or against those expressing their vehement objections with the mandate. Others have focused on covering one side of the story -- those advocating in support of the mandate.
We'll keep looking at coverage -- or noting the lack of coverage -- as this issue works its way through courts and polling places. It's complicated, and I'm sure we'll see more media coverage of the religious liberty concerns as the months progress and courts begin looking at the cases. I'm hopeful like that.
I attended a portion of a Washington, D.C., gathering focused on the issue of religious freedom and was curious how it would be covered. While there were certainly folks from Catholic and Christian outlets there, I didn't see too many mainstream reporters. Not that I recognize all of these reporters by sight, of course. Perhaps the best coverage was done by C-Span, which covered the conference in its entirety. If you are interested in these issues, you can watch the entire conference here, broken up into its five sessions.
I was somewhat surprised that the Washington Post didn't send a reporter across town to cover the event, particularly considering the New York Times sent a reporter down. Correct me if I'm wrong but the Washington Post instead ran with a Religion News Service report, which was fine for the most part.
There was the curiosity with the headline:
Activists gather to plot defense of 'religious liberty'
Why are we scare quoting those words? And it's not the Washington Post that originated the scare quotes (uh, this time). It's on the RNS site, too. Someone really needs to explain to me the scare quote philosophy behind this, since we see it somewhat frequently. Nobody seems to scare quote any other word in this issue. It reads like "we want to mock your concerns" so if that's not the intent, I'd just suggest stopping the scare quotes ASAP.
Here's the top of the piece:
WASHINGTON — U.S. Catholic bishops have used the Obama administration's contraception mandate as Exhibit A in their high-stakes defense of "religious freedom." But it's not just the bishops who are fuming, and it's not only over contraception.
Like-minded religionists of several denominations — including Southern Baptist leader Richard Land and Baltimore Archbishop William Lori — gathered in Washington Thursday (May 24) to organize a response to what they see as the sorry state of religious freedom in America today.
"We must all be willing to stand up and tell the government 'no,'" said Land, who heads the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. "Secularists don't like people of faith because the ultimate authority for us is not the state. The ultimate authority is God."
So there you go. More scare quotes. Some interesting language ("used"?). A bizarre choice of quote. I mean, even if Land is eminently quotable, that is not a good quote to summarize the general mood or content of the event (which, to be fair, is clarified later).
We learn who sponsored the summit, some of the groups who attended, and that the rhetoric was less confrontational than Land's. Indeed, we're told, calls for civility from various denominations were heard. Then we get numbers from Public Religion Research Institute (you'll be shocked -- shocked! -- to hear that PRRI's March poll showed that religious liberty is not a concern in the country). We learn that speakers discussed other religious liberty concerns, too.
The conference was very interesting and included a wide variety of speakers and perspectives. One of those was William A. Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, who generally suggested that the current flap over religious liberty wasn't a big deal, since there have been major disputes over many of these issues before in history. When he spoke, I wondered whether reporters would lead with his quotes. (And yes, my other guess was that they'd lead with Land.) In this story, his words are put at the end:
William A. Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, rejected the general consensus that religious rights had devolved to a critical point, and called for a "sense of proportion" even as he disagrees with the original contraception mandate introduced by the Obama administration.
In the United States, Galston argued, it's inevitable that religious rights will occasionally collide with the government's responsibility to protect citizen welfare. "This is not a fatal disease," he said. "It is a chronic condition we are called upon to manage."
I think that placement is exactly right. To be honest, I found Galston's comments some of the most interesting from his panel. In large part that's because the media have done such a poor job of covering this issue that we haven't seen good responses to some of the claims being made by those vehemently opposing the mandate. By "good" responses, I mean those that take the issue seriously and understand the claims being made and come to a different issue (rather than rude dismissals or mockery).
The lack of coverage means that we're not seeing enough coverage of criticisms of some of the claims being made about whether free birth control is a good idea -- economically, bureaucratically or health wise -- but we're also not seeing good coverage of criticism of the claims being made by those focused on the religious liberty angle. Instead we just see coverage that imagines everyone is either on the side that support the idea of forcing employers to cover free birth control for "women's rights" reasons or that they're on the side that worries about the mandate for religious liberty concerns. There are many other perspectives in this fight, too. I hope to see more coverage of them all.
Earlier I mentioned that Catholic outlets covered the event. You may find their coverage more substantive than what can be found elsewhere.
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Spring has been a long time in coming to Michigan. Quite a long time this year.
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This weekend was a perfect example!
All day lacrosse tournament.
Weather prediction, slightly overcast, mid to upper 60's.
Reality: perhaps the temperature rose to 45 degrees, cooooold blustery wind and no sun.
Not a drop.
The only "burn" anyone had to fear was wind burn.
I'll not be discouraged; balmy, sunny weather has to be right around the corner.
All thoughts here at the homestead are optimistically turned to that glorious day just over the horizon...when we open our in ground pool.
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