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Until now, the only way we could take account of those countries' limits was to remove content globally. Starting today, we give ourselves the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country — while keeping it available in the rest of the world. We have also built in a way to communicate transparently to users when content is withheld, and why.
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NAWM Honors Barnette, Einterz, Kendallby Jim Amidon • September 29, 2007 Share:
The National Association of Wabash Men honored its finest at Saturday's Homecoming Alumni Chapel. NAWM President Jim Dimos presented three Alumni Awards of Merit, three Alumni Admissions Fellows Awards, and named long-time computer center staffer Jasmine Robinson an Honorary Alumna.
The festive Chapel convocation included a welcome from President Pat White, brief performances by the Alumni Glee Club, and historical reflections by long-time Trustee Dick Ristine '41 (pictured right).
Speaking in commemoration of the College's 175th year, Ristine (who has been alive half the lifetime of the College) talked about the history of Wabash's extraordinary faculty.
"President Frank Sparks was fond of saying that at any given time Wabash exists chiefly for the students studying here," Ristine said. "He was right. But the most important ingredient in the education of students — and therefore the most important ingredient in the College — is the faculty.
"The faculty made us alumni and alumni are the College's only product."
Click here to see high resolution photographs from the Homecoming Alumni Chapel.
Receiving Alumni Awards of Merit were outgoing Chairman of the Board Joseph Barnette, Jr. '61, attorney David Kendall '66, and Dr. Robert Einterz '77.
Dimos read citations for the award winners, which are excerpted below.
Barnette received the Frank W. Misch Alumni Service Award
"Your career as Chairman of the Board will be marked as one of great growth and change at the College. During your tenure, Wabash implemented its first large-scale strategic plan and master plan, and you were a steadying force behind the unprecedented $136 million Campaign for Leadership. Your service to Wabash has been unflappable, confident, and poised. Your calm — almost silent — leadership and empowerment of others has led to remarkable results: record- numbers of applications for admission; the construction and renovation of a dozen or more buildings; record fund raising; and most important, renewed enthusiasm and engagement by alumni to their alma mater. The National Association of Wabash Men is grateful that you have lifted our sights for what we might accomplish for future generations of Wabash men."
Kendall received the Clarence A. Jackson Career Service Award
"There was little doubt upon your graduation from Wabash in 1966 as a Rhodes Scholar that you would reach great heights. That you would change law before the United States Supreme Court, steadfastly safeguard the First Amendment of the Constitution, and represent a United States President goes far beyond what your professors and classmates could possibly have imagined four decades ago…
"That you have continued to learn and eagerly pursue evolving legal and political issues speaks well of your character. That your legal career has spanned such a wide range of clients and issues is testament to how critical thinking skills and a liberal education provide a versatile, even timeless foundation for life. For your distinguished legal career and for continuing to ask the most important legal questions of our time, the National Association of Wabash Men is proud to present you the Clarence A. Jackson Career Service Award."
Einterz received the Fredrick J. Urbaska Civic Service Award
"Today we pay tribute to you by presenting you with the Fredrick J. Urbaska Civic Service Award, which typically honors alumni who have contributed most mightily to their own communities. The communities you serve most admirably are half a world away in the hundreds of tiny villages of Kenya, Africa where HIV/AIDS is an epidemic… Through the Academic Model for Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDs program — known as AMPATH — you take American doctors to Africa and bring Kenyan doctors-in-training to Indiana University for further schooling. The results of your efforts are ground-breaking, both in the creation of model program that will continue to educate doctors for generations and in the direct impact on the more than 50,000 Kenyans who have been treated as a result of the IU-Kenya Partnership… Throughout the last two decades you have been the quintessential world citizen, inviting to your home doctors, patients, and their families in a true celebration of community — and the power and impact communities can have in solving the world's most difficult problems."
The NAWM Board of Directors also honors alumni who contribute most mightily to the Admissions recruitment effort. Honored were Ristine '41 for his work in Northern Michigan; Dick Griesser '51, for his work in Wisconsin; and Jeff Wilson '91 for his work at Triton Central High School.
One of the Chapel's highlights was when Jasmine Robinson was named an Honorary Alumna for the Class of 1985. In his tribute, Dimos said, "How is it, Jasmine Robinson, that you have meant so much to so many at this rugged college for men? We believe it's your heart and your soul — your warmth, grace, and congeniality — that has softened the hearts of so many Wabash men. At a place that prides itself on teaching young bucks how to become gentlemen, you have provided an example of what it means to be a lady."


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Scotch Argus
Found on mountain grassland in the Scottish Highlands and the English Lake District. A dark brown butterfly with row of black-centred orange eyespots on wings. Similar to Scotch Argus, which has white dots in the eyespots. Very hard to find due to the remoteness of many colonies and the vaguaries of the weather in the mountains of northern Britain.
The Mountain Ringlet is our only true montane species and is found on mountains above 350m amidst the spectacular scenery of the Scottish Highlands and the English Lake District.
The adults are highly active only in bright sunshine but can be disturbed from the ground even in quite dull weather. They keep low to the ground in short flights, pausing regularly to bask amongst grass tussocks or feed on the flowers of Tormentil or Heath Bedstraw.
The butterfly's status is difficult to assess due to the remoteness and unpredictable weather of its mountain habitats, but its range appears stable.
Size and Family
- Family – Browns
- Medium Sized
- Wing Span Range (male to female) - 35-38mm
Conservation Status
- Section 41 species of principal importance under the NERC act in England
- UK BAP status: Priority Species
- Butterfly Conservation priority: High
- European Status: Not threatened
- Protected under Schedule 5 of the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act (for sale only)
Caterpillar Foodplants
The main foodplant is believed to be Mat-grass (Nardus stricta), but the full range is not known. Recent observations suggest a possible association with Sheep's-fescue (Festuca ovina).
Adults usually use mountain grassland, often in damper areas around flushes dominated by sedges, but they can occur in drier areas characterised by Bilberry and Wavy Hair-grass.
The butterfly mainly occurs at altitudes of 500-700m in the Lake District and 350-900m in Scotland.
- Countries: England and Scotland
- Restricted to the mountains of central Scotland and the Lake District
- Distribution Trend Since 1970's = -12%


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ROME, Ga. – Cortez Brown scored two touchdowns as Sewanee defeated Berry College, 28-6, on Saturday at Barron Stadium.
The Tigers improved to 3-6 and 2-3 in the Southern Athletic Association. The Vikings ended its inaugural football season with a 1-9 and 0-6 record.
BC, however, likely had its best game of the year. The Vikings led in first downs (21-19), total offense (369-357) and passing yards (285-102).
"It was a tough physical game and we are proud of the way we competed," said Head Coach Tony Kunczewski. "We expect to pick up where we left off and start 2014 off with a good note."
Wide receiver Christopher Lilly caught eight receptions for 165 yards for Berry. Quarterback Adam Sandin was 20-36 for 286 yards passing. On defense, Anthony Batey had a game-high 15 tackles (10 solo).
Yet the home team was felled by three Sandin interceptions, penalties and an inability to convert in the red zone.
"We moved the ball well between the twenties, but obviously we struggled inside the 20-yard line," Kunczewski said.
The Tigers capped a 16-play 78 yard drive with 2:44 left in the first quarter. Cortez Brown caught a 17-yard pass from Curtis Johnson for the touchdown.
Johnson called his number for Sewanee's next score. He capped a six-play, 80-yard drive with a seven yard rush. The score was 14-0 at halftime. Johnson was 3-5 passing with one score and ran for 79 yards and one TD.
Neither team scored in the third quarter. With 10:38 remaining in the final period, Brown scampered seven yards for another Tiger TD. Backup QB Cody Daniel passed for a 17-yard touchdown to Caleb Beasley for its last tally.
Despite earlier missed opportunities, the Vikings were determined to score its first home TD against a varsity opponent. Sandin moved the team 71 yards in 11 plays and capped it off with connection on a fade pattern to Will Chomskis, which covered 10 yards.
The game's final touchdown came with no time on the clock. By rule an extra point could not be attempted and the score ended 28-6.
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Georgia cotton farmers don't want to jinx it. But right now, it looks like they might have something they haven't had in years: a lot of cotton to sell for relatively good prices.
It's rare in farming, or any other business, to have high supplies and good prices at the same time. "But this year, Georgia farmers might get both," says Don Shurley, a University of Georgia Extension Service cotton economist.
The weather, so far, has been good to the state's cotton growers, and they expect to harvest a lot of cotton. Less fortunate weather in other cotton-growing states and the world's continued demand for more cotton products might mean better prices, too.
"Not every state has enjoyed good cotton-growing weather like Georgia," he says. Other leading cotton-producing states, such as Tennessee, California and Texas, expect low yields this year.
According to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Georgia farmers expect to yield about 744 pounds of cotton per acre for a total of 2 million bales. That's not a record, but it's a good year.
Cotton prices are about 58 cents per pound right now. Again, this is no record. But it's good news compared to prices in recent years.
Last year, Georgia produced about 1.6 million bales of cotton and sold it for as low as 40 cents per pound.
The 2002 cotton crop was valued at $397 million. Because of improved yields and better prices, the 2003 crop is expected to be worth $571 million, Shurley says.
"And this extra cotton money will for the most part go to the rural areas of Georgia that produce cotton," he says.
But every silver cloud has a dark lining, so to speak. Georgia farmers still have to get this year's crop through the harvest, starting in October and running through November.
Farmers want dry weather during harvest. Rain hurts yields and prevents farmers from harvesting a quality crop, Shurley says. The Gulf of Mexico has thrown some hard tropical weather punches at Georgia during past cotton harvests.
Prices could drop before the end of harvest, too, he says.
Overall U.S. production is expected to be about 17 million bales this year. This is about 100,000 bales less than last year, but still much more than the U.S. textile industry expects to buy from U.S. sources.
The U.S. textile industry continues to buy less and less U.S.-grown cotton. Last year, it bought 7.3 million bales. This year, it will buy 6.6 million bales.
U.S. cotton farmers now depend on foreign buyers to buy the bulk of U.S. cotton. This year, 11.8 million bales of U.S.-grown cotton are expected to be sold to foreign buyers.
This puts U.S. growers at the mercy of world cotton supply and demand. This year, other countries expect to supply about 7.5 million more bales of cotton, 5 million of which is expected to come from China.
China's cotton production numbers have never been clear, Shurley says. And world cotton buyers never know if China's numbers are right. So for now, world cotton buyers are waiting to see if China begins to dump its increased production on the world market.
If they do, Shurley says, it will certainly lower cotton prices for Georgia farmers trying to sell their cotton in the world market.
The last time the state's farmers had high production coupled with good prices was in 1996. That year they had 747 pounds of cotton per acre and sold it for about 71 cents per pound.


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The case is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or other damage. It has a lovely old patina and beautiful patterns. The push button mechanism opens well and snaps closed perfectly. With a hook in place, the crochet hook measures about 4 1/2" long and the case is 3 3/4" high, 1 1/2" wide and 3/8" deep. The tiny hooks vary in size from about an American steel size 7 down to a size 14.


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11.03.12: The CCRI cross country team traveled to Stanley Park in Westfield, MA to compete in the Division I Cross Country Northeast District Championships on Saturday hosted by Holyoke Community College. The Lady Knights had an incomplete team so they did not register a team score. The Knights team finished fourth as a team out of four teams with 79 total points while Gloucester County Community College won men's team award with 35 total points and women's team award with 15 total points to sweep the District.
However, it was Bobby Allen (Cranston, RI) who took the individual title with a time of 25 minutes 11.46 seconds to win over the 8k Stanley Park Course. Allen was only challenged over the first 2k by Ansu Sowe of Monroe College who faded quickly once Bobby decided the pace was going to slow for his liking at the 1.7 mile mark. Allen put out a surge which Sowe could not respond to. Allen's time was the fastest by any junior college runner at this Stanley park 8k course. Also for the Knights David Palkovic (Middletown, RI) ran a personal-best time of 28:22.74 which was good for 8th place. Palkovic beat his personal-best by over 1:14 which is a tremendous accomplishment. The rest of the Knights also ran very well led by Marciano Brunette (Narragansett, RI) placing 26th in a time of 31:32.36, Brandon Paesang (Cumberland, RI) also ran his personal-best placing 38th in a time of 35:33.47 and rounding out the Knights' effort was Edward Polanco (Woonsocket, RI) running a personal-best of 39:51.94 which was good for 42nd place.
On the women's side Olivia Emerick (Cranston, RI) was the first lady Knight in the women's race placing a respectable 15th place in a season best time of 24:58.71. Emerick was followed by Meaghan Shanley (Warwick, RI) who also ran a season-best time of 26:40.69 over the 5k course which was good for 17th place.
Head Coach Gregg Cornell commented after the meet "All the athletes ran well and we look forward to the NJCAA Championship next weekend."
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How to approach—I mean adequately approach—the devastating reality of Ground Zero from Ground Zero? What happens to perception, history, language, syntax and grammar—to say nothing of lungs, flesh and brain—at that level as the second airliner rips into the swaying tower filled with human beings and bursts into flame? Don't the rationalities and assurances of words—even the sturdiest of them—begin to implode and vaporize at that level? What words will suffice to say what happened, then or in the aftermath of history which we are all still sifting through, in light of those other suicide bombings in Baghdad, Jerusalem, Kabul, Beirut, London, Amman?
"What of it?" the poet/witness Lawrence Joseph asks in his new collection, Into It. Yes, what of it?
Nothing but the same resistance
since the time of the Gracchi—
against the arrogation by private interests
of the common wealth,
against the precious and the turgid language
of pseudoerudition….
In his other life Joseph is a professor of law at St. John's School of Law in Queens, N.Y., living with his wife, the painter Nancy Van Goethem, in Battery Park City, at the mouth of the Hudson, in the very shadow of what were the Twin Towers. For the last quarter of the 20th century, the towers dominated the windblown prow of Manhattan. On Sept. 11, 2001, a Tuesday morning, Joseph (like thousands of others) said goodbye to his wife and left for work. He would not see her for another 24 hours. And when he did, the landscape would be irretrievably changed, as would the foundations of the American psyche. Billions of words (and dollars) would be (are being) spent trying to understand somehow what happened then and what continues to this day to happen.
Joseph is no stranger to violence. He grew up in the mean streets of Detroit and has written of that world trenchantly and poignantly. Born in 1948, the grandson of Lebanese and Syrian immigrants, he was baptized in the Maronite Catholic rite but raised a Roman Catholic, attending parochial schools in the city. His family owned and worked a grocery store at the corner of John R and Hendrie from the late 1930's until 1972, when its modest doors were finally closed. During the Detroit riots of 1967 the place was looted and burned. Three years later, someone high on heroin shot and wounded Joseph's father during a bungled holdup. The shell of the store is there, but boarded up now and pockmarked with graffiti. Still, it is the place Joseph calls home, the place to which his poems have so often returned.
Like Philip Levine, that other Detroit poet, Lawrence's first three volumes of poetry—just reissued in a single volume as Codes, Precepts, Biases, and Taboos: Poems 1973-1993—are filled with references to that world: the 7-Up Cadillac Bar, Our Lady of Redemption Melchite Catholic Church, Seminole and Charlevoix and Mack Avenues, junkies, addicts, the race riots, the Ford and Chrysler Freeways and, of course, the blood on the floor in Joseph's Food Market. Even here, in this new volume, placed squarely among the ruins of lower Manhattan, Joseph keeps returning to that other world for whatever solace it can bring him.
But the violence in the aftermath of 9/11? How record it, how speak of it? "How far to go?" he opens this volume:
I have to, I know,
I promised. But how? How, and
And where? It was cold. The sky,
blue, almost burst, leaves burnished
yellow. Nearing Liberty, Liberty
and Church Streets. So it happened….
But what? What did we learn? The "fact that a compound,/ 1,3-diphenyl propane, forged from the fires'/ heat and pressure, combined with the Towers'/ collapse, has never been seen before"? That? Or the cynical realization of our powerbrokers that another reality has risen phoenix-like from the rubble and ash and metal and charred bone, one that has shaped American policy in Afghanistan and Iraq and Syria and Guantánamo—namely, that "the technology to abolish truth is now available—not everyone can afford it, but it is available." Unreal city, a city on fire, not there, but here. Here in America.
Joseph's poems from his first volume, Shouting at No One (1983), were closer in manner and syntax to Philip Levine, or to the William Carlos Williams of Spring & All. Or Amiri Baraka:
I think about Thigpen again.
On the floor in an apartment
on Boston Boulevard, he knows
he's going to die.
I see the record of the criminal court.
Thigpen opens the door,
sees a gun in his face,
pleads, "I don't have
nothing to do with this!"
But the new work has changed. It has had to. For one thing, his insider's 1997 transcription of the world of New York lawyers aptly called Lawyerland has intervened. Here is an excerpt from that book, in all its grittiness. We recognize—don't we?—this voice:
"You know," I said, "I've never been able to figure you criminal-law types out."
"Figure this," Robinson said, lifting his middle finger.
"Seriously," I said. "It's not only that you're always around crime, which is one thing. But you're always around criminals. No matter which side you're on…."
"I don't know if there is anything to figure out. Some deep personal pathology, maybe. Maybe something to do with my father. Or maybe it's just some deep need to get as close as I can to the whole thing…. I can't remember where I saw it. Somewhere along the way, 'The criminal law represents civilization's pathology.' If you ask me, that's what should be written across the front of the Tombs. Tattooed on your Buddha! Maybe I'm just trying to figure civilization out. A noble purpose, after all!"
Cross that vision of New York in our time, and then consider Robert Lowell's vision of New York in the late 1960's, a world captured in the nightmarish, unhinged, dignified language of his blank-verse sonnets, as in this one describing the rioting and student strikes that shut down Columbia University back in the spring of 1968:
A patch of tan, then blood-warm rooftile, and tan
patch and sky patch, as the jigsaw flung some mosque of Omar
to vaultless consummation and blue consumption….
Columbia this May Day afternoon;
the thickened buildings look like buildings out
of Raphael, colossal classic, dungeon feudal;
horses, higher artistic types than their grooms,
forage Broadway's median trees, as if
nature were liberated…. The police
lean on the nervous, burnished horses, show they,
at least, have learned to meet and reason together.
It is our version of Swift's Houhnymns, his proud, rational horses, repelled by the very smell and sight of the Yahoo hominids who ride their backs. A patch of tan, then blood-warm roof-tile. Cézanne? Or something more ominous? Something closer to the world according to Picasso's Guernica, the fragments more numerous—and heavier—than anything in Eliot's Waste Land.
"Who restricts knowledge?" Williams asked 60 years ago in the opening book of his tragic American epic, Paterson:
Some say
it is the decay of the middle class
making an impossible moat between the high
and the low where
the life once flourished….knowledge
of the avenues of information….
The outward
masks of the special interests
that perpetuate the stasis and make it profitable.
They block the release
that should cleanse and assume
prerogatives as a private recompense.
Others are also at fault because
they do nothing...
Levine, Lowell and Williams. Lawrence Joseph finds himself in very good company as a bleeding witness to our times. But the sardonic humor with which to counter the public lies distributed to The New York Times and CNN, and the human ache and the search for something like peace—to these this poet has given a local habitation and a name.
He hopes he'll be able to confer
with the Shah of Iran in Cairo.
The Shah? Really? No one's said a thing
to me about it," his response to the response
of a diplomatic press correspondent.
Poetry's not what's made impossible
by it—laughter is. Is it even
farce?—the translator, for example, who,
because of threats, is wearing a bullet-proof
vest and a large pair of army goggles
for disguise, the sniper who slides
a condom over the muzzle of his gun
to keep the sand out. I try to get
the chronology straight…. I look
out on the harbor, in the blue light.
I type into my machine. Perhaps
a glance at the newspaper. I listen
closely and I don't listen at all....
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MILAN (AP) — Venice's mayor is back at work a week after being arrested in a wide-ranging corruption probe related to construction of underwater barriers to protect the lagoon city from flooding.
Mayor Giorgio Orsoni has denied any wrongdoing and has told reporters that he was unaware that any donations to his campaign were illegal. He was released from house arrest Thursday amid reports of a plea bargain agreement.
Orsoni was of more than 30 people arrested in a sweeping investigation alleging that the consortium building the underwater barriers amassed a 25-million-euro ($34 million) slush fund abroad to bribe officials and politicians.
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That Don Mattingly the player had to wait until the final year of his career to experience postseason baseball wasn't so much a tragedy as it was a disappointment.
Mattingly wasn't the best player of his generation, but he was in the conversation while winning the MVP award in 1985 and finishing second in 1986.
And from 1984 to 1989, he was arguably the best first baseman and among the best hitters in baseball.
When someone puts together the type of resume Mattingly authored with the New York Yankees through most of the 1980s, the fan in us wants to see if he can carry that sweet left-handed batting stroke and slick Gold Gove play at first base onto baseball's biggest stage.
But for various reasons it didn't happen, not the least of which was the Yankees' misfortune of playing in the stacked American League East and under the then-stringent playoff format.
"It wasn't like you just had to play 'OK' to make the playoffs," said Mattingly, the Dodgers' third-year manager. "You had a lot of teams in your division and obviously it was just two divisions. You had to have a great season. And we had some great seasons, but just not quite great enough."
Put it this way: Without the wild card and three-division format of today, 90 wins didn't go as far then as it does now. The Yankees won 90 or more games three times from 1983 to 1987 – and won 87 and 89 the other two seasons — but had no postseason berths to show for it.
Which meant fans never got the chance to see one of the best players of an entire decade play October baseball.
There is something disappointing in that — for us as fans and for Mattingly himself.
"No doubt you want to see how you respond, how you stack up in that setting," Mattingly said.
That it finally happened as he was writing the final chapter of his career makes the near-misses especially poignant, because when Mattingly did get to the postseason in 1995, he didn't just show up.
He went off, hitting .417 with a .440 on-base percentage and .708 slugging percentage with 10 hits, four doubles, a home run and six RBIs for a whopping 1.148 OPS in 24 plate appearances against the Seattle Mariners.
After waiting 14 seasons to see Donnie Baseball in the postseason, we were left wishing we could have seen so much more of it.
Nearly 20 years later, Mattingly is much less disenchanted about it.
As he prepares to guide his National League West champion Dodgers into their divisional playoff series against the Atlanta Braves, Mattingly is more grateful then resentful.
"I would have been disappointed had I not gotten at least that one chance to play in the postseason, because you really wanna see how you handle it," Mattingly said. "And I did get that chance. And that's satisfying."
More than that, it's something he can draw on as the Dodgers prepare for what they hope is a prolonged October run.
"The playoffs are a whole different animal, it is. Because you wake up in the morning and your stomach's in knots, you feel it, and you get to the ballpark and it's just a whole different kind of energy," he said. "Don't get me wrong, there's energy during the regular season, but it's 162 games so it's not quite the same. In the playoffs, you wake up in the morning and you know exactly what's up. So the experience was good because you want to see how you react, how you play. How you deal with that big stage."
Understanding that, Mattingly believes he's properly equipped to deal with it as a manager working with a club largely made up of inexperienced postseason players.
"That's why I'm so glad I got to experience it myself," Mattingly said. "Because I know what that feeling is, what it's all about. What these guys are dealing with. The emotion and the nerves. I had the good fortune of being there as a player."
Mattingly didn't sense as much of that anxiety as a coach under manager Joe Torre with the New York Yankees and Dodgers from 2004-10, but he guarantees when he wakes up Thursday morning in Atlanta for Game 1 against the Braves, that feeling will return.
"Oh, most definitely," Mattingly said.
If Mattingly's learned one primary lesson managing the Dodgers the past three years, it's how dramatically different the pressure is making suggestions as a coach compared with making decisions as a manager.
And that's going to be ratcheted up considerably during the postseason.
"It's just different as a coach," Mattingly said. "As a manager, you have to make so many decisions. And it's all happening right now. And you may have two or three different options to consider, but you have one shot to make the right decision."
Much like he did as a player, Mattingly deals with that stress by meeting it head on with a practical approach.
It's not that he doesn't sweat it.
Just that he tries to minimize it.
"I always try to bring it back to the most simplistic form," Mattingly said. "Just keep it all in perspective. The key is never letting anything get bigger than the game."
That minimalistic sensibility helped him get through the Dodgers' early-season struggles when they languished in last place and people were howling for him to be fired.
At the time, Mattingly outwardly preaching patience, that the Dodgers were capable of turning it around. And while inside he was churning, his level-headedness dictated the players would ultimately determine whether they flourished or continued to flounder.
And his fate ultimately rested in their hands.
To overly worry about it, to live and die with the speculation did him no good.
So he reported to work every day, kept grinding and just let the future unfold.
Mostly, he turned down the volume on the noise swirling around him.
"It's just keeping it simple. It's having perspective," Mattingly said. "And you don't let the chatter get to you. You gotta break away from that and focus on what you do, what you can control. Because what happens is that chatter gets loud and distracting, if you let it.
"And the reality is it doesn't matter. You can't let it affect you."
Not that he wasn't aware.
"You can't ever block everything out, and I think with the way things are today more gets through because there's just so much more chatter out there," he said. "I mean, I like to put SportsCenter on and look at the scores, but it always seems like there's something there. And I don't like the outside stuff. Listening to someone's opinions, because really, that's all it is. And that's the part you can't let get to you."
His players appreciated how calm he remained. Especially during the dark times.
And as they sit on the doorstep of the playoffs, they feed off his steady leadership.
"He's been great. It's very important to have a guy who's consistent, who doesn't panic no matter what," Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez said. "Win or lose, go on a losing streak or a winning streak, he doesn't get too high or too low and we feel that, we respond to that."
Understanding the pulse of his team and figuring out all the various personalities is an aspect of managing Mattingly was attracted to toward the end of his career, especially after watching vastly different managers like Billy Martin, Yogi Berra, Lou Piniella and Buck Showalter deal with the Yankees over his 14-year career.
And after putting in his time as a bench coach and hitting coach under Torre, Mattingly is settling into his role as a manager.
There's been a definite process finally taking the reins.
"It's fairly natural, but confrontation is not natural. For anybody, I'd imagine. And that's one of the things you've got to deal with," Mattingly said. "There's always a little fire going. For the most part it looks smooth, but there's always guys that aren't happy with playing time or the way you're using them or they think they should be doing something else or doing something a different way. So there's always guys that are not happy."
Initially, it was a part of the job Mattingly had to get used to.
"Not so much that I didn't like it, it just didn't come easy for me," Mattingly said. "But now it's getting easier, and now it's at the point of 'Come on, let's deal with it. Let's talk about it. Let's nip this at the bud. And not wait until tomorrow.'"
It's just one of the aspects of managing Mattingly is mastering.
As far as knowing what the playoffs are all about for a player, he learned that 18 years ago.
It took awhile. But at least he got there.
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I'm a conservative, but I just cannot figure for sure what Romney would actually do or not if elected. It feels like the guy is a walking contradiction and his proposed policies confuse the hell out of me. Although I disagree vehemently with most of it, I at least know where Obama stands on issues.
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L'ISLE-VERTE, Quebec – The owner of a Quebec seniors' residence that burned to the ground offered his condolences Sunday to the families of the 32 people feared dead as search crews had trouble recovering any more bodies in the ice-covered rubble due to the frigid temperatures and swirling snow. Officials have so far have recovered 10 bodies from the massive fire.
The Sunday afternoon Mass gave residents of the Quebec town of L'Isle-Verte a chance to gather together to share their grief. Roch Bernier, the owner of the Residence du Havre, received a standing ovation from the more than 1,000 people in attendance as he stood up to speak at the Mass.
"What you're living inside, we are living it inside as well," he told the gathering. "We will try to find the strength to get through this."
Bernier later spoke to reporters, but declined to take questions.
The cause of Thursday's blaze remains under investigation. There were media reports that the fire began in the room of a resident who was smoking a cigarette, but police said that was just one possibility among many.
Quebec police said poor visibility, blowing snow and frigid conditions forced authorities to temporarily suspend searches early Sunday — the fourth day of the excruciating search. Police later resumed the search, a day after the remains of only two more people were pulled from the rubble.
On Saturday, search teams brought in equipment normally used to de-ice ships that pushes out very hot air to melt down ice that police said was 60 centimeters (2 feet) thick in certain places.
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois cut short a trip to Europe to visit L'Isle-Verte on Sunday, where she met with the mayor and went to the scene of Thursday's fire.
A total of 10 bodies have been recovered as of Sunday evening. The coroner's office formally identified a third victim on Sunday — Louis-Philippe Roy, 89. About 20 elderly residents survived the fire.
Some were moved to other residences for the elderly in the area, and the Red Cross had raised about C$200,000 ($180,000) to provide clothes, hearing aids, wheelchairs, and other urgent needs.
Many of those who died used wheelchairs or walkers, and some had Alzheimer's. Firefighters responded within minutes of getting the alarm but said they could only reach one-third of the building because the fire was too intense.
The tragedy has devastated the town of 1,500 people 140 miles (225 kilometers) northeast of Quebec City. Quebec Minister of Social Services Veronique Hivon said many of the village's volunteer firefighters had relatives at the retirement home.
The fire came six months after 47 people were killed in the small town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, when a train carrying oil derailed and exploded.
In 1969, a nursing home fire in the community of Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec, claimed 54 lives.
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A snowstorm with particularly wet and heavy conditions, likely to lead to heavy accumulation, as well as massive ice patches. So named because, if there is a god causing the weather, this is him taking an angry, angry shit on your city.
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Pink Floyd, AC/DC, U2 Stage Designer Mark Fisher Dies
Stage designer Mark Fisher, whose illustrious career included work for a long list of top-selling acts such as AC/DC, Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones, has passed away at the age of 66.
NME reports that Fisher, who'd been battling an undisclosed illness for a lengthy period, died "peacefully in his sleep" while resting in hospice. He is survived by his wife, who was at his side when he passed away.
"We are all extremely saddened to hear of the death of our dear friend Mark Fisher," lamented the Stones in a press release. "The remarkable sets he designed for us over the last two decades played a major part in the success of all those tours. His passion, dedication and professionalism was infectious. We all loved his dry sense of humour and unflappable demeanour… a quietly soft spoken genius… Mark will be sorely missed – not only by us… but by every single member of ours… and any crew he worked with. Our sincere condolences go to his wife and family."
The celebrated architect and designer, whose many honors included membership in the Order of the British Empire, Royal Victorian Order, and Royal Designers for Industry, was involved in a number of major rock tours, including Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' and a long list of shows for the Stones, AC/DC, U2, and Peter Gabriel, as well as pop stars such as Madonna and Lady Gaga.
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Or updating...kitewise wrote:Does this mean there are more North and slingshot kiters who want to replace their kites to another brand?gvironda wrote:an easy way to rank based on sales, on top on what we see on the water, is to look at second hand listings
this is the # of second hand kites on sale on a very popular kite-portal in italy:
1. North: 209
2. Slingshot: 138
4. Best: 110
4. Naish: 85
5. Ozone: 72
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Here, there used to be mostly Cab, then Naish and North. Now 3 or 4 of the Cab users have gone to Slingshot.
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Just three years after picking up a gun, Grand Island's Taylor Kaufman is a trapshooting world champion.
The 21-year-old Buffalo State College student won the Lady 1 championship, against women from all over the world, at the 113th Grand American World Trapshooting Championship in Sparta, Ill., in August.
Kaufman hit 98 out of 100 clay birds to win and bring home another trophy for the display case at the Sheridan Transit Rod and Gun Club on Ransom Road, where she is a member.
"It's not easy winning a trophy at the Grand, so it's pretty cool," Kaufman said of her championship. "You're shooting against the best. There's a crazy number of really good shooters out there."
That Kaufman shot well at the Grand American was expected by the other members of the Sheridan Transit. It was the way she won that had other shooters impressed.
"We knew she'd be doing good," said Brian Euscher. "The 98 was completely unexpected. That was phenomenal. That's just a matter of dedication and focus."
In winning, Kaufman had to overcome a yardage handicap, which prevents competitors from sandbagging their experience and maintains a level competition. The event was conducted by the Amateur Trapshooting Association.
Marty Remmes, president of Sheridan Transit, said Kaufman's normal handicap yardage is 19 yards, but she didn't have the minimum 1,000 registered targets over the past year, so she was bumped out to the 25-yard penalty handicap.
She shot so well that she was moved back to 26.5 yards, which is almost unprecedented, members of the club said. In trapshooting, moving back to the 27-yard level is a major achievement, Euscher said.
"What she did is truly amazing," added Gary Knoer, who tutored her at the club. "All those guys said the same thing. They've never seen it before."
Knowing that she was handicapped six yards back from her normal yardage actually eased her nerves before competing.
"I get really anxious," Kaufman said. "That's why I was surprised that I was able to shoot as good as I did down there."
"I went in going, 'Okay, I'm going to make a fool of myself, but it will be fun,'" Kaufman said. She missed two of her first 25 birds, which fly out of the trap at about 42 mph, but she then ran the next 75. The last five shots were especially nerve-wracking.
"The minute you start thinking you might win it is most likely the time you're going to drop the next bird," Kaufman said. "It's really hard to get those thoughts out of your head once they come in."
Kaufman used a 12-gauge Browning BT 99 at the competition. Her score of 98 was two better than her next competitor.
"98 is a good score. Very good, especially doing it the way she did it at the Grand from that yardage. There's a lot of people that'll never do that in their lifetime," said Knoer.
Not bad for someone who didn't grow up in the sport.
"Actually, it's really funny, because I used to be anti-gun," Kaufman said. "And then one year I was doing an art concentration in AP art for a senior project, that I was concentrating on 'fear.' "
She decided to focus on guns, but asked herself how she could know and express the fear associated with guns without having ever actually shot one. After her first visit to Sheridan Transit, fear quickly gave way to ardor.
"So I came here - one of my friends used to work here - and I shot a gun and I fell in love with it," Kaufman said. "It's what I tell my friends. If you don't like guns, have you tried it?"
"It's for sport, it's for hobby," said Remmes of trapshooting, the single activity of the club. "I'm a target shooter. I've been in shooting 30 years and I don't hunt. I shot a pheasant once, but I felt so bad before it ever hit the ground I knew that was the last animal I'd ever kill."
Kaufman used to play tennis and snowboard, but trapshooting is a sport for a lifetime.
"You can shoot up until you can't lift a gun anymore, and it's a skill that anybody can pick up with some practice," Kaufman said. "I think anybody can do it."
To reach Kaufman's level, however, requires an enormous amount of dedication, Remmes said. Kaufman regularly works on her skills at the club, which has a dry-fire system with a practice sheet in the clubhouse basement.
"She probably comes in three nights a week and goes down in the basement and practices her gun hold and her mount. She's very dedicated," Remmes said.
Kaufman's performance is in keeping with a traditional of excellence built over time at the club, which took home 32 trophies from the 2011 New York State Shoot, Remmes said. Last year, the club won the five-man state team championship at the 150th anniversary of the New York state ATA in Cicero. Remmes called Kaufman's success "especially gratifying" for members.
The club has 165 members, approximately half of them Island residents, and about a dozen junior members. The club runs an Academics Integrity and Marksmanship program for youth, and a team called the Java Clay Crushers.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kelsey Canavan of Lubbock Christian (Texas) has been named the final NAIA National Division I Women's Basketball Player of the Week for 2011-12, the national office announced Tuesday. Canavan was selected based on her performances from Feb. 20 – 26 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.
Canavan posted back-to-back career-high scoring performances to help lead the Lady Chaparrals to a share of the Sooner Athletic Conference regular-season championship. The junior center began the week with a career-high 29 points and eight rebounds in an 85-52 thrashing of Oklahoma Christian on Feb. 23. She bettered that career-best performance with 30 points and 12 rebounds as Lubbock Christian extended its win streak to five games with an 89-68 victory against Northwestern Oklahoma State on Feb. 25. Canavan finished the week shooting 75.0 percent (24-of-32) from the field and 68.8 percent (11-of-16) at the foul line.
A native of El Paso, Texas, Canavan leads the fourth-ranked Lady Chaparrals in scoring (16.6 points per game) and rebounding (8.0 boards per game), while shooting a team-best 56.7 percent – 11th nationally – from the floor.
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
Nominees: Sharde Henry, LSU Shreveport (La.); Danielle Tolbert, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Lavanda Ross, Union (Tenn.); Jasmine Stohr, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Courtney Ward, Peru State (Neb.); Jessica Barlow, Belhaven (Miss.); Julie Teeple, Columbia (Mo.); Ashley Rainey, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Victoria Jones, Tougaloo (Miss.); Briana Hall, Azusa Pacific (Calif.).
2011-12 Composite Award Winners (Schedule)
Week 1: Amber Williams, Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
Week 2: Keiva Council, Loyola (La.)
Week 3: Natalie Shumpert, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Week 4: Amber Williams, Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
Week 5: Regena Jackson, Belhaven (Miss.)
Week 6: Nyla Bailey, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)
Week 7: Regena Jackson, Belhaven (Miss.)
Week 8: Schera Sampson, Shawnee State (Ohio)
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I thought I'd do something special this post and showcase some of the many talents of my family. My upcoming trip to China has not only made me think of my own mortality, with my obsession with plane crashes and dying but also the mortality of the ones I hold dear. Sometimes I think we all take for granted the ones closest to us, this is just a way of paying tribute to and showing how much I appreciate them and what they have accomplished.
The image above is an Icon my wife is working on. It is called "The Holy Trinity" based on the Icon written by Andrei Rublev in the early 1400's. Right now it is in the "chaos stage" with some of the garments having the first highlight applied. When this icon is completed Cathy will have spent several hundred hours of work on it.
My oldest daughter Amanda, photographed what I like to call "Mediterranean Moon". This image was taken in Barcelona a few years ago. Amanda is a talented photographer who still loves using actual film, although she now owns and uses a Nikon D200, the above image was taken with a Nikon FA. The composition is great, I love how the Moonlight reflects off the Mediterranean Sea, plus it has palm tress in it, I love palm trees.
Last but not least is a work done by my youngest daughter Lindsay, the one that is getting married June 20th of this year. It is a Wolf done using the technique of Scratchboard. Using sharp tools you carve into a layer of white china coated with black India ink, very cool.
This coming Saturday March 28 at 8:30-9:30 pm local time is this year's "Earth Hour". On March 28 you can vote Earth by switching off your lights for one hour, or you can vote for global warming by not, your choice, let your voice be heard, vote Earth.
One billion votes is the goal this year, the vote will be presented at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen December of this year. The meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, this agreement will replace the Kyoto Accord, the most significant international agreement to control green house emissions as the Kyoto Accord expires in 2012.
I will be voting Earth as well as the mall I work at. We are turning off, for that hour all non-essential lighting, actually our local Astronomy club, weather permitting will be setting up some scopes outside one of the mall entrances, kind of grouping Earth Hour and The International Year of Astronomy together for the hour, I will be taking pics and posting on a later post.
I'll leave you now with an animated "Mediterranean Moon". I like this animation so much I am going to place it on my sidebar, actually I will be posting another from one of my readers, so if you have anything you would like to animate and post on my sidebar, send it in to me. I will be rotating the spot for the readers regularly, so send one in.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Family Talents and Earth Hour 2009
60 comments:
- Don said...
I am amazed that one family has all that talent! Every work of art you showed is exactly that: a work of art!!
The care in every detail sets your children, wife and you apart from the rest of us mortals.
We are definitely switching off the power during the Earth hour. I hope the little chicks can cuddle up!!
- March 26, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- Anna said...
Bob you are not going to die, I think God send you here for reason, you are doing so much good stuff.
About your wife Icon, even though it is in the chaos state in your opinion, it really looks good, and I think it looks better than the one done in our church.
Amanda is great photographer, she should have a blog too. I am speachless about the photo.
Oh and Lindsay, wow a true artist.
So Bob, is there something you want to paint for us too, lol. Looks like the girls got mom's talents, and yours too now that I think about all the moon photos.
Excellent post, and way to go with Earth Hour. I have no choice to sit in the dark as it is exactly Matthew's feeding time, lol, so both of us will be observing the holy earth hour. My husband, will be itching to watch the Hockey Night in Canada, lol.
Bob you are the best, and I am sure your China trip will be fun. Are you taking your wife with you?
Anna :)
- March 26, 2009 at 10:40 AM
- Ivanhoe said...
You have some seriously talented ladies around :o)
Reflections are really good for your soul, but do not worry about any plane crash - not gonna happen to you ;o)
- March 26, 2009 at 11:19 AM
- Moonshadow said...
You have some serisouly talented women in your life, Bob. How lucky are you!
Got my Earth Hour widget posted. Nothing going on locally. I'm really rather surprised, since we DO have a huge telescope not far from where we live, at Lafe Afton.
- March 26, 2009 at 12:25 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Not bad hey Don, thanks, Hopefully it will be a warm enough day for the chicks, take pictures,lol.\m/\m/
- March 26, 2009 at 2:20 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol, Anna, you know deep down I know we're not going down, maybe the gravol I purchased will help,lol.
I just found out it is an eleven and a half hour trip to China, from Vancouver, then 2 hours as well from Saskatoon to Vancouver, at least they are non-stop, one good thing.
Cathy is going on a major trip to Italy next year with a friend of hers, if we had lots and lots of money she would go on this trip as well.
Great you are voting Earth Anna even with the hockey game on,lol.\m/\m/
- March 26, 2009 at 2:26 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Ivanhoe, I'm sure everything will be okay, just found out the flights are at least non-stop, helps a little, should be a great time once I'm there.\m/\m/
- March 26, 2009 at 2:28 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks and cool Moonshadow about the large telescope, have you ever gone to it? Maybe they do have something but haven't advertised, perfect opportunity for something like astronomy with less lights.\m/\m/
- March 26, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- Amy Lilley Designs said...
What a talented family you are...BRIGHT SHINING STARS!!!!
all the best,
- March 26, 2009 at 3:56 PM
- Stephanie B said...
Coolness. By a strange coincidence, I was showcasing my progeny's (photographic) talent today. You have some very talented family, so you don't stick out like a sore thumb any more. :)
I'll be voting.
- March 26, 2009 at 4:29 PM
- Shinade said...
You are a very special and dear man. I always knew this anyway. This post just reaffirms that I was correct.
Wow your wife and your daughter's work is just incredible.
This was a very very thoughtful thing to do.
And I am sure you will be fine flying. LOL...you take all of those space shots and you're afraid to fly?
I understand. I am almost in a state of total lack of consciousness from sedation by the time I actually board a flight.
I do so hope you will have a wonderful time. Oh my China how thrilling!!
My entire crew just left yesterday for Northern Ireland and then they are headed to Italy come next Fall.
It is very scary when so many that you love are all on one flight together.
Oh yes did I mention that I wasn't invited? I will be here in Oklahoma....hummm?????
I really must check on this now that the thought came to mind.
A wonderful post Bob and I am in awe of your wife's talent and patience!!
- March 26, 2009 at 5:04 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks so much Amy, and thanks for dropping by.\m/\m/
- March 26, 2009 at 6:22 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Stephanie, I just read your post, you do have some cute and talented children as well. Great that you'll be voting for Earth.\m/\m/
- March 26, 2009 at 6:24 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks a lot Jackie, lol, it does seem kind of strange that I would like space but not flying, I think flying is cool, you are up high and going fast, it is the falling fast to the ground I hate,lol.\m/\m/
- March 26, 2009 at 7:19 PM
- Marvin the Martian said...
Wow, what a talented family you have! I like the palm trees also.
- March 26, 2009 at 8:46 PM
- Marvin the Martian said...
And I hope you are not traveling through Franz Kafka International Airport. Or you will never get to China.
- March 26, 2009 at 8:46 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Marvin, No stops at the Franz Kafka International Airport, but I do love their uniforms,lol.\m/\m/
- March 26, 2009 at 9:02 PM
- Final_Transit said...
You've got a fantastic talented family Bob, so much to be proud of.
And hey, relax, you'll be fine. The trip will be fun and your fear will be gone!
- March 26, 2009 at 10:38 PM
- Ruth said...
Don't forget my meditation while you're flying, Bob. The plane is inside you and you are flying. Just don't let your arms get tired, float on those currents.
Your wife and daughters, wow. Impressive individually, and all in one family - not fair! There is talent in my family like that too though, so I can relate.
So glad you posted about Earth Hour too, so fun to participate together.
And your daughter's photo with the high contrasts looks awesome animated!! Wow. It reminds me of Egypt.
- March 27, 2009 at 5:16 AM
- Daisy said...
Gosh, your whole family is so talented!
- March 27, 2009 at 7:07 AM
- Mike said...
Hey Bob, You and your family have the gift for working with photography and imagery. I really enjoy your site and the information your send our way. I will vote for Earth - it will be a good time to get out the telescope and watch the heavens.
- March 27, 2009 at 7:09 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Priyank, China will be something to look forward to so much that I think that alone will make the flying more doable.\m/\m/
- March 27, 2009 at 7:46 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol Ruth, seriously I am going to try that, if it works I'll be sure to mention it on my first post over there. Yes you do have a very talented family as well Ruth, it's cool to see how each family member has their very own special talents isn't it?\m/\m/
- March 27, 2009 at 7:49 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hi Daisy, and thanks for the nice comment.\m/\m/
- March 27, 2009 at 7:50 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks so much Mike. Our local RASC club will be set up, along with me and my scope at one on my mall's front entrances for both Earth hour and a special IYA 2009 event, should be good, I will be taking lots of pics, weather permitting, so far forecast is looking good.\m/\m/
- March 27, 2009 at 7:54 AM
- Winziph said...
I am here to vote for earth. Take a look at mine http://www.winziph.co.cc/2009/03/pilipinas-earh-hour.html
- March 27, 2009 at 9:33 AM
- Swubird said...
Great post. Love the Icon, the Mediterranean Moon and the scratch board. My daughter did one of those scratch board things several years ago. Her subject was a cat, and we still have it hanging on the wall.
The moon over the Med looks just like a scene I saw in Beirut, Lebanon. It must be the palms. It's a beautiful place. Too bad about all the trouble. I was also in Barcelona. Incredibly interesting places.
Two thumbs up for Earth Hour.
Happy trails.
- March 27, 2009 at 10:55 AM
- betchai said...
Wow, thank you for sharing the talents of your family. I, like everyone else here, am amazed by all your unique talents. It is really amazing to me.
We'll be voting for the earth hour.
- March 27, 2009 at 2:31 PM
- kml said...
How talented your family is, Bob - and with very unique mediums too. Each one is so beautiful - and your pride and love for your family is obvious.
About those palm trees - they are one of my favorites too.
You have too many moon photos and animations awaiting you in the coming years, Bob - you will be safe on your plane trip. But sometimes I think that thinking about these things is good - your tribute to your family is beautiful!
- March 27, 2009 at 3:25 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
That's great Winziph, I will be over.\m/\m/
- March 27, 2009 at 6:04 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks swubird, I'd like to go to Barcelona someday, first China,lol. Another vote for Earth, great job!!
- March 27, 2009 at 6:06 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks betchai, and thanks for voting Earth!!\m/\m/
- March 27, 2009 at 6:07 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks so much Kathy, I am very lucky to have what has been given me, I am very proud.\m/\m/
- March 27, 2009 at 6:08 PM
- Winziph said...
Extending my appreciation to all who supports earth hour especially with my Filipino Kababayan, Pilipinas Earth Hour
- March 28, 2009 at 9:20 AM
- Mike said...
Hey Bob - I wanted to drop another comment to let you know how much I appreciate your find site and the good content you offer. As of 4/1/09, I will be dropping the Entercard program as it is being banned by my hosting company. I am bookmarking your site so I can continue to visit and stay in touch with you.
- March 28, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Winziph, we all will try to do our part.\m/\m/
- March 28, 2009 at 3:50 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hi Mike too bad , I have bookmarked your site as well and will continue to drop in.\m/\m/
- March 28, 2009 at 3:52 PM
- iceah said...
I love the picture of the moon so lovely c:
- March 28, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- Livingsword said...
Hi Bob!
I lovvvve the icon! What an excellent project! I own several icons from Greece and Russia purchase while on vacation etc and they are amazing pieces of art…I love the colours…I have to admit I do wonder at the misconceptions people get about the Triunity of God thru artistic representations…and also from metaphors…
Very cool palm trees! I really like this image…they almost look frosty!
Gorgeous wolf! Another very challenging form of art very well done!
You must be so very proud of all three of them! Just as I am sure they are of you who is also no slouch in the creativity department!
Interestingly I considered writing about Earth Hour at Creation on the Blade but let it pass…we did turn off all of our lights and just had a small CD player going…you can have a lot of fun in the dark…
I am not a fan of the Kyoto Accord as I believe it is a very bad deal however I am a very strong proponent for helping our environment and blog about it often at Creation on the Blade along with nature and animal stories…I would love to get your input on this recent post of mine:
(thanks for the tacky product placement :)
I really enjoyed the free access pass you have provided with this post…nice to see what is going on behind the scenes of the life of a celebrity blogger…
- March 29, 2009 at 12:35 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks iceah, and thanks for dropping by.\m/\m/
- March 29, 2009 at 8:53 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Livingsword. My wife is the icon expert, we are evangelical Free Methodist but my wife appreciates the symbolism of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Lol about having fun in the dark, hey I had a great time at my mall, we had tons of people looking through scopes at Saturn and the Crescent Moon, my mall turned off the lights for the parking lot affording us great dark skies, we celebrated the International Year of Astronomy and Earth hour all in one night.
Yes the accord isn't the best, that's why they are looking at doing something different next time.
Lol,I will take a look at your tacky product placement and provide my input later,lol.
Thanks for dropping by Livingsword.\m/\m/
- March 29, 2009 at 9:05 AM
- 1st Lady said...
You always WOW me!
- March 29, 2009 at 12:17 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks a lot 1st Lady.\m/\m/
- March 29, 2009 at 6:14 PM
- joefox said...
Very talented family Bob. I knew a little of the things you mentioned but hadn't really seen any of the work, other than yours. Thanks for sharing.
- March 29, 2009 at 10:49 PM
- AngelBaby said...
Wow, talk about a talented family. You and your family are really talented. I am so impressed. These works of art are amazing and so beautiful. I would be willing to bet that your children are really talented too. I love the art here is is really wonderful. Thank you for sharing this.
I joined in on the Earth Hour. Yeah!
You have to stop saying you are going to die, just stop it. You are going to be just fine and have a wonderful time.
Love and Blessings,
- March 29, 2009 at 11:37 PM
- Genie said...
Oh! I look forward to reading (and seeing) about how Earth Hour went at the mall!
I love that scratchboard, I'm quite fond of that technique and while I've spent very little on art over the years, I did buy a scratchboard piece that I just couldn't live without.
Your wife's icon is absolutely amazing, so richly colored and beautifully designed. I'd never have known it wasn't finished if you hadn't said so. Whew! What an artist!
And, yeah, that Mediterranean Moon shot is pretty awesome. I'd have missed the reflection on the water if you hadn't mentioned it. That's so cool!
- March 30, 2009 at 1:54 AM
- Sher said...
You have such a talented family!! Thanks so much sharing...I love the icon your wife is painting...that's a very difficult and exacting art. Hers will be beautiful--it already is!
Have a great day,
Sher :0)
- March 30, 2009 at 7:52 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Colin, I do have quite the diversity of talents in the family.\m/\m/
- March 30, 2009 at 8:15 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Great you joined Earth Hour, I probably should let the dieing part go, it does help talking about it though,lol.\m/\m/
- March 30, 2009 at 8:16 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Genie, Earth Hour went really good, will be posting about it with lots of pics next post.\m/\m/
- March 30, 2009 at 8:17 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Sher, I thought it was finished, then she showed me what it will look like when it is finished, wow, I will post a before and after shot when It is.\m/\m/
- March 30, 2009 at 8:19 AM
- Max said...
Hey Bob,
So true: we often do take our dear ones for granted (but every once in a while we do have a reality check, don't we?).
Your wife restores art works? That is so amazing!! :)
This icon is very pretty (well, most icons are).
Your daughter's photo is gorgeous indeed! Some photographers still prefer using film (sometimes I find it more romantic as well).
Lindsay is talented! Look at that amazing art-work!! It is beautiful!
You have a very artistic family, Bob :D! You must be proud!
About switching off the light, last Saturday...Portugal (as a whole) didn't because our national soccer team was playing at that time *nodding*! However my neighbourhood did...(except my father who went to his room and turned on the TV so that he could watch the match, in the dark for one hour *nodding*).
Have a great week, Lord of the Astropics!
- March 30, 2009 at 9:47 AM
- Dr. Lauren said...
Amazing talent you have in one household. Like you, I share some of the same passions with my Dad.
- March 30, 2009 at 5:38 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Max, I am very proud.
My wife doesn't restore, she starts from scratch, that is the amazing thing, there are so many coats of paint to put on yet and the Halos are actually gold leaf, the gold represents Sanctity, purity, the radiance of heaven , ect, many hours of work left before completion, I saw the finished product in a book and it looks very cool.
We had a great Earth Hour here, lots of lights were turned off city wide, but we didn't have any soccer games to contend with,lol.
Thanks for dropping by Max and have a great week.\m/\m/
- March 30, 2009 at 6:02 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks a lot Dr. Lauren, cool when you share the same passions as a family member.\m/\m/
- March 30, 2009 at 6:03 PM
- Nature Nut /JJ Loch said...
Bob, what an AMAZING family you have!!! Loooove all the images!!! You are truly blessed.
Jeff and I loved Earth hour so much we decided to continue it. The peace and quiet was GREAT.
Hugs, JJ
- March 30, 2009 at 8:28 PM
- Cashmere said...
wow... your whole family is talented and cool.. Amazing.. They must have your genes..;P
- March 31, 2009 at 6:40 PM
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The Toll Gate boys' lacrosse team never missed the playoffs in its first eight years of existence, but stretching that streak to nine was looking like an iffy proposition two weeks ago. A 10-6 loss to Warwick Vets on May 7 was the Titans' fourth in a row and it dropped their record to 3-6.
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