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podcast ep 18: refresh your sun salutations/
You can listen below, and you can also listen in iTunes and Google Play and pretty much anywhere else podcasts are played, including Spotify!
Exploring Sun Salutations and their mythology, we talk about how when we know something well, it brings certain good qualities and other challenges. I offer some thoughts on evolving our approach to Sun Salutations, including different approaches to cues, sequencing, and how to approach plank, wrist stability and spinal articulation in cobra.
- The story of Hanuman the monkey-faced god eating Surya, the sun God, and how the Sun Salutation became Hanuman's offering
- What grilled cheese has in common with the Sun Salutation
- Taking something we think we know and changing it enough that we're willing to explore it with fresh eyes
- Why I don't teach a breath-matched-to-movement approach to Sun Salutations
- A bit information on how to integrate a little more stability into your hands, wrists and shoulders in plank posture
- Our options for not doing Chaturanga and what we can do instead
- How we approach Cobra, what we should call it, how we can cue it, and working on spinal articulation through our approach
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The Texas Stars had a historic night, dropping a franchise record eight goals on the Wolves, including six in the second period. It was a complete game for the Stars that can build momentum as they move toward more rigorous scheduling ahead.
Chicago opened the scoring in the game as Akim Aliu maneuvered down the left wing side and edged out Philip Larsen to score stickside high on the backhand. Later in the period, with one player in the box for each team, Texas would get a 4-on-4 goal. Severin Blindenbacher hit Greg Rallo with a pass right in the crease from below the goal line. Rallo took the pass falling down and scored both with the puck and his body for a 1-1 tie. Chicago would take the lead to close the period as Pettersson scored on a slow dribbler to the right corner of the net.
The second period was where the Stars really lit it up though. Texas scored six goals in the period, including five power play goals on five chances. It got started with a point shot from Fortunus was tipped by Francis Wathier to even the score at 2. Fabian Brunnstrom found Travis Morin in the high slot for a 3-2 lead and then Texas didn't look back. Luke Gazdic scored his first home goal of his Texas Stars career on a wraparound on the right post to make it 4-2. The crowd went wild.
With 5:52 left in the period, Andre Deveaux boarded Trevor Ludwig, with Ludwig's head going right into the top of the dasherboards. Ludwig got up successfully and Texas was awarded a five minute major PP. Texas got PP goals from Tomas Vincour, Tousignant, and Aaron Gagnon on the PP. Gagnon's goal was scored on an extended 5-on-3 with Boris Valabik in the box for roughing after Tousignant's goal. At the end of the period, Texas was up 7-2. "So much of this game is momentum," said Dan Spang after the game. "We got it and the last thing we want to do is give it back, so we kept our foot on the gas pedal." Spang had 3 assists on the night.
The third period was mostly quiet. With under two minutes left, Texas forward Vincour got his 2nd of the night on a nice pass from Roman in the left wing corner. The final was 8-2.
The six goal second period was the most goals scored in a period by the Stars in Texas history. Prior to tonight, Texas had scored 6 goals in all of their second periods combined. Texas's 5/5 power play night vaulted them from #28 in the league on the overall power play to #11 with an 18.5%. Additionally, Texas jumped from #15 in the league on home power play to #2, just behind Peoria, with a 27.5% clip. Coach Gulutzan commented postgame: "Now we just have to find that level of consistency night in and night out."
While we won't see 8 goal games very often in the league, Gulutzan is confident that the net presence and other "little things" that the Stars did tonight will help them to have to confidence to win those 3-2 and 2-1 type games.
Tonight's lines:
Tr. Ludwig-Blindenbacher
Injuries, scratches, and notes:
Chupp, Stephenson, Benn, King, Krahn (scratched)
Lots of shuffling and other attempted lines tonight. Gazdic scored his goal shifted up on a line with Morin and Rallo. I think he deserved a "fourth" star in the game. He had a goal, some great offensive plays, and excellent back checking. "It was exciting [to score at home]," said Gazdic. "It's good to get that one off my back and do something at home other than fight."
Tonight's attendance was 4,699.
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HAN NOI (VNS) - SEA Games gold medallist Pham Thi Binh is to take part in a charity marathon to aid children suffering from heart disease.
Binh, who was also a heart-disease victim, said she will encourage other athletes to join the event in Quang Ngai Province, which is expected to be organized after the Tet holiday in mid-February.
All cash collected will be donated to the Fund for Little Hearts, which four years ago supported Binh during her successful heart surgery.
Binh has returned to elite competition and recorded remarkable achievements since then.
The athlete is now preparing for the Asian Games, to be held this coming September in South Korea. — VNS


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In addition to EW posting the exclusive first image of Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern in its preview issue of next week's 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, the magazine has also provided a first look at the ladies who are looking tough in Zack Snyder's (Watchmen) upcoming action flick, Sucker Punch.
The photo features actresses Abbie Cornish (Stop-Loss), Jena Malone (The Ruins), Emily Browning (The Uninvited), Vanessa Hudgens (High Shcool Musical) and Jamie Chung (Dragonball: Evolution). Scott Glenn (W) is also in there - but who really cares about the dude in a movie like this?
First off, let me just say that these girls look badass. Most of them are known for playing pretty or meek characters, but slap them in some leather and color them in some dark makeup and...wow, those goodie-girl images just fall away (though Hudgens has managed to do that in real life ;-) ).
If you want to know why the girls (and guy) are all dressed to literally kill, here's a quick synopsis about the plot of Sucker Punch:
The film details the action-packed fantasy world of a mental patient named Babydoll (Emily Browning), who escapes from her reality to deal with her abusive stepfather and lobotomy. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that she needs to steal five objects before she is caught by a vile man. Story is set in 1950's. The pic was written by Snyder and newcomer Steve Shibuya.
Keeping that synopsis in mind, it's easy to assume that the pic below depicts the fantasy world that Babydoll is creating for herself. Kind of like Alice In Wonderland meets The Expendables meets Girl, Interrupted:
I've been on the fence about this movie ever since it was first announced. While the fantasy world sequences will undoubtedly have the same Snyder-brand visual flare we saw in 300 and Watchmen, the whole real-world institution/stepfather/lobotomy plotline sounds like fairly dark material, which almost seems mismatched with a girl-power action movie. Bottom line: this is a weird concept.
A lot of fanboys are already behind the flick, presumably because Snyder is writing and directing it. Well, Snyder also has an animated flick, Legend of the Guardians coming out this Fall and I'm not exactly sold on that concept - creepy-looking CGI owls at war - either. I'll need to see more from both these projects before I sign up to see them.
Luckily Comic-Con 2010 will be the place to learn all about Sucker Punch (and so much more) - make sure to bookmark our official Screen Rant 2010 Comic-Con Official Page now to keep up with all the breaking news next week.
Sucker Punch is slated for release on March 25, 2011.
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What in the world is a pull apart crepe cake?
Originating in France, crepes are very thin pancakes made mainly with flour, eggs and milk. They are usually served with a sweet filling for breakfast , though savory is not hard to find!
Sylvester wanted crepes for breakfast on his birthday. Granted it was a weekday morning, I couldn't serve him some crepes rolled with Nutella and call it a day! PULL APART CREPE CAKE was my special birthday breakfast for that special baby boy (he's actually turning 10, shhhh!)
Baking crepes is not unusual. In Italy, they are sometimes used instead of manicotti, filled with a mixture of cheeses and baked with tomato sauce. Using this as my inspiration, I used a lemony cream cheese filling, rolled and arranged them in an unusual way and then baked. The filling oozes out a little while it bakes making them slightly stick to each other. So, it looks like an elegant cake instead of a breakfast dish! You can pull apart each crepe just like you would a monkey bread and serve with some raspberry sauce!
4 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup all purpose flour
2 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
additional butter for making crepes, room temperature
Meyor lemon cream cheese filling
3 large eggs
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
6 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons Meyer lemon juice
1 tablespoon Meyer lemon zest
Raspberry sauce
2 cups raspberries
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon grand marnier
To make Crepes, add all crepe ingredients (except additional butter) into a blender, blend until smooth.Refrigerate batter for at least 1 hour to overnight . Heat a 7-inch non-stick skillet over medium heat, brush some butter , wipe off excess with a paper towel, pour 2 tablespoons batter and swirl the pan around, so the batter coats the entire bottom of the pan. Cook for 10-30 seconds until the bottom is lightly golden and flip over gently and cook for another 5-10 seconds until golden spots appear. Remove from pan and continue making crepes until all batter is done.
makes about 20 x 7-inch crepes
To make Meyor lemon cream cheese filling, combine all filling ingredients in a large bowl, beat with a hand held beater for about 1 minute , until smooth and creamy.
to make pull apart crepe cake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 8-inch round cake pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. Place a crepe on the counter, spread 3-4 tablespoons filling onto one half of the crepe (leaving about 1/2 inch border around the edges), fold the other half over the filling, roll into long with the edges pointing outside. Place onto the prepared pan with edges pointing up. Continue with all crepes.Bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven and place pan on a wire rack to cool . Serve warm or room temperature with raspberry sauce.
To make raspberry sauce, blend all sauce ingredients until smooth.
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Five more fashion favorites, hand-picked and served up for your shopping inspiration on today's list. It's all about baby-stepping your way into a wardrobe you love (not to mention knowing how to wear what's in there). But for now, it's time to focus on what to wear. It all starts here:
Great ring. It's so different from anything else I've seen out there. Almost like an optical illusion for your hand and I love it.
Leah Lerner bags were a recent discovery. I happen to adore an oversized clutch and this large leather one with painted details was a perfect fit to momentarily satiate my obsession. It's simple but with a bit of a twist. You can't go wrong with that.
This is a dress to own a room in. The architecture, let alone the color, had me the second I laid eyes on it. I bow down to you Mr. Berardi. Well done.
Finally, a feminine, edgy pair of teardrop hoops from a new favorite in Jewelry-Designer Land, Nadin Art Design. Simple, subtle, and chic.
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And now a quick moment of inspiration should you need it:
Ah yes, Milton Berle. He hit the nail on the head with this one. And then subsequently, another nail to get the rest of the 'door' on it's hinges.
I've definitely been guilty of waiting for something to happen, something or someone to make the decision for me or give me the permission I used to think I needed to move forward on my ideas. After all, growing up, I distinctly remember thinking less, acting more, and things just working out. I was perplexed at why this didn't hold true in my adult life for the first couple of years I spent outside of being a student.
But then there's that 20/20 hindsight thing. It looked easier back then, but was it really? I remember a good friend stopping me mid-conversation about a year ago when I was talking to her about my current situation. I was remarking on how 'lucky' I was to have the friends I have and options I have in my life on a professional level. I was saying how lucky I was to have this support system. She said, almost before I could finish my mush-moment, "No Brittany, you're not lucky, you need to give yourself a little credit. You have what you have because you've worked on it. Friendships take work, and creating options for yourself on a professional level takes work. Luck is not the term you're looking for here."
With those words, my 20/20 hindsight perspective shifted. Things 'just ended up working out,' because I made them work out. Not controlling the situation, that never works. Trust me, I've tried. But in my mind, I just always made the best of the situation. If I wanted something, I could hear that I clearly wanted it in the first place (there was less over-analyzing back then) and I would go for it. If the outcome wasn't what I expected, I pulled my, "ok, so now what?" card and moved along.
Milton Berle was on to something. In one line he moves us to think proactively, rather than reactively. It's a muscle that we all need to develop, some more than others. But it's there. We all have it, and we can all create our own luck, opportunities, lives, you name it. Maybe it could just be as simple as a change in perspective.
Did you hear that? That was the collective sound of the entire self-help industry scratching their heads...
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I feel that testimonies are extremely important and very encouraging. People can feel quite discouraged now a days with all that is happening and a testimony of what the Lord Jesus has specifically done for someone can uplift them and because He is no respecter of persons, he can do the same for them.ReplyDelete
I worked at Cracker Barrel in Binghamton from April to October of 2011. Quite often I would work the late shift leaving work anywhere from 11 PM to Midnight. Jesus is so faithful. This one night after midnight I began to drive back home to Norwich, New York. I was alone and had just finished calling my husband to let him know that I was on my way. As I went up, over and down Kattelville Hill, headed for Chenango Forks, I was on a straightaway and in the distance I could see headlights coming toward me. The headlights were veering all over the road, first on the opposite side of the road and then on my side. Every time the headlights switched sides of the road, so did I - so when he was on my side, I was on his side. We were headed toward each other and there were no driveways that I could turn into, no shoulder of the road where I could go off into a ditch and he was coming too fast to stop and turn around. Besides, there was another vehicle behind me in my lane and one behind him in the lane he was suppose to be in. I began to scream out "Jesus please help me, God please help me, please Jesus, please". I was crying and driving from my side to his side trying to avoid him. Suddenly a thought came into my mind (I know it was the Lord) and he spoke to me (in my mind) and said something that didn't make any sense at the time. Now when he spoke I was on the wrong side of the road and the other driver was on my side of the road and almost to where I was. The Lord said to me "Go to where you think the accident is going to happen". Without hesitation (and again it didn't make any sense to me at the time) I veered back into my lane exactly where the other drive was about 10 feet from me and at that very moment he suddenly pulled into his own lane where I had just come from. He missed me, literally by inches. I was screaming and crying and calling out Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. I can honestly say that it was the most terrifying experience of my life. I give all glory to the Lord for speaking those words to my mind and that without hesitation I obeyed them. I don't even know how I did that. About a mile down the road there was a small gas station across from a bar. The gas station was closed but I was hyperventilating and couldn't even catch my breath. I was still crying and yelling and thanking Jesus. My heart was pounding so hard that it felt like I was having a heart attack. I sat in that gas station for at least 10 minutes trying to compose myself before continuing home. When I could finally breathe, I called my husband still crying and sounding hysterical. He couldn't understand anything that I was saying so he just prayed with me. I shook the entire ride home and when I arrived, collapsed into my husbands arms in tears sobbing and still thanking Jesus. Thank you Lord that you are such an awesome and wonderful God and as it states in Psalm 91 - no harm shall befall me. My faith has exploded and I'm in overdrive. Thank you Jesus.


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"To bring anything into your life,
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Here's a destructive relationship cycle that many women have experienced—and it can occur whether you've been married to a man for decades or are on your very first date:
1. You feel like your guy isn't giving you enough of something (his time, his attention, his affection, etc.)
2. As a result, your inner glow starts to dim. Instead of being warm and enticing, you send out signals that he is failing, big-time. That's the kind of message men are hyper-sensitive to. (In fact, some men learn to simply expect that response from a woman and then tune it out because they assume they'll never win.)
3. Now he feels even less motivated to figure out what would please you. So he withdraws further.
4. You feel even less understood and supported. You may even decide to "clear the air" and initiate a talk about all the ways in which he is disappointing you. (Does a high-pressure talk ever produce good, long-term results?) The negative spiral continues….
I call this the "Gimme First" cycle because you are waiting for him to give to you first before you give back to him (affection, affirmation—whatever it is). While I advocate letting a man lead the pace of a relationship—allowing him to initiate each new level of intimacy—he has to feel that he has plenty of "wins" along the way. Otherwise, he may simply dig in his heels, and no amount of pushing will get him to move forward.
How do you break out of this damaging cycle?
First: Don't give him all that power. You are allowing his behavior to dim your sparkle and while that's not good for him, it's really not good for you.
Second: Switch on your abundance mindset. In practical terms, act "as if" your man is already giving you what you need.
I know, I know. It sounds like I'm suggesting that you let him off the hook and forget about your own needs.
Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. But you're not going to get your needs met if your only strategy is "Gimme First."
Next time you find yourself in a scenario where you are feeling unappreciated or unloved by your guy, practice acting "as if" you were really connected. Go into another room, if you need to, and imagine that you are getting what you need—enough—from him. Would you be feeling warm and cozy? Would you feel satisfied and relaxed and confident in his love? Allow yourself to experience the sensation of being loved and taken care of by him. Take that feeling with you, when you return to him.
Fortunately for all of us, positive energy is just as infectious as negative energy. When you come back to him—mentally and physically—he will feel the change in your attitude. Don't rush into anything. Don't have a talk or feel you must take action right away. Just let the good vibes percolate.
Once you've created an atmosphere of good will, I'd like you to also assume good intentions (they go hand in hand). If you're in a committed relationship, assume that if he loves you he will ultimately want to figure out how to please you; talking about it may not be necessary to get the result you want. If you're in a dating situation, and just beginning to know each other, having the ability to hit the reset button by acting "as if" will keep you from getting stuck.
Feel free to use this strategy in non-romantic relationships as well, such as at work or with family members. In a normal, emotionally healthy environment, acting "as if" can be a great way to take back control and set yourself and those around you on a more positive path.
Robyn Wahlgast is a Rules Certified Dating and Relationship Coach for Women. Need advice about your own dating situation? Consider booking a private consultation with Robyn. Never miss a new blog post: subscribe to our FREE newsletter.


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Top 10 SQL Server backup and recovery tips
We've tallied a Top 10 collection of backup and recovery tips for 2006. View the complete list where database restores of different shapes and sizes took the majority of slots.
We've tallied a Top 10 collection of backup and recovery tips for 2006. View the complete list where database restores of different shapes and sizes took the majority of slots.
#1 – Restoring a database from another SQL Server
Restoring a database from another SQL Server is simple -- matching up the logins and users again is not. Get the steps you need to restore one database from another in this tip.
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To restore a SQL Server database you have two basic options. Edgewood Solutions' Greg Robidoux explores the first of two in this SQL Server restore series.
#3 – SQL Server backup and restore, part I: The basics
This in-depth tip analyzes the various options available for your backup and recovery process with SQL Server 2000.
#4 – Backup and recovery enhancements in SQL Server 2005
The backup and restore capabilities of SQL Server 2005 are largely unchanged from SQL Server 2000, but there are several new features worthy of your attention. Edgewood Solutions' Greg Robidoux explains the pros and cons of using these features -- from mirrored backups to online restores.
#5 – Restore basics: How to restore using T-SQL commands
SQL Server Enterprise Manager may be a quick and easy way to run backups and restores, but T-SQL commands offer much greater flexibility. Find out how to script your SQL Server backups or restores.
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SQL Server 2000 offers three recovery models: Full Recovery, Simple Recovery and Bulk-Logged Recovery. Greg Robidoux discusses choosing the best one for your needs.
#7 – Recover lost SQL Server data
Data recovery success in SQL Server depends on your failover method in place. Failover options range from a simple backup and restore process to the highly sophisticated clustering model. Edgewood Solutions' Greg Robidoux outlines the available methods and guides you toward the best failover solution to fit your SQL Server environment.
#8 – Database mirroring setup in SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2005 database mirroring allows you to automatically mirror database contents from one SQL Server database to another. Edgewood Solutions' Greg Robidoux explains how it works, what you need to make it work and how to get it up and running via Management Studio.
#9 – Disaster recovery: What your SQL Server plan should look like
Failover and failback solutions must minimize SQL Server data loss. Develop the best disaster recovery plan to match your budget and business goals.
#10 – Restoring an existing database on the same server
Restoring an older version of a database to the same server is an occasional duty for DBAs. Backup and Recovery expert Greg Robidoux takes you through the process in T-SQL and Enterprise Manager.


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Maldives new date (01.07.2006) 500-rufiyaa note confirmed
18 04, 2007 17:06 Category: South Asia
500 rufiyaa (US$39.05), 1 July 2006. Like P23, but new date, new signature (Qasim Ibrahim, Governor), Cornerstone watermark, 500 as electrotype watermark, windowed 3mm StarChrome security thread changes red to green. Printer: De La Rue.
As of May 10, 2007, all 500-rufiyaa notes issued on or before May 1, 1996 (P17 and 23) ceased being legal tender. The deadline for exchange was November 8, 2007.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.


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The World is Our Office. It Can Be Yours Too.
Nearly 40% of U.S. businesses now use incentive travel to reward and recognize their top performing employees, salespeople, and channel partners, according to the Incentive Research Foundation. In fact, according to Aberdeen Research, 100% of "best-in-class" companies (those with the highest customer retention and sales growth numbers) offer group travel to recognize year-end sales success. You too can use incentive travel programs to serve as a top motivator, fueling the desire to exceed goals. The emotional bonds generated during travel experiences creates loyalty among your participants. And let's not forget the value of mentoring and networking that occurs when people travel together.
Despite its popularity for sales teams, incentive travel can be used to reward other employees and partners too. Of companies that run awards programs, 53% use travel to recognize sales, 43% to recognize employees, 33% to recognize channel partners, and 27% to recognize customer loyalty (Incentive Federation).
The benefits of incentive travel are proven. And understanding how to structure the program and deliver the most motivating and memorable experiences will help you optimize your incentive spend. For more than 45 years we have delivered exceptional experiences in the most exciting destinations around the world. We are passionate about providing inspiration for people to meet their goals and create lasting memories that leave them eager to reach their goals again. Our programs are custom-designed to entice and engage your specific audience using our i|xperience® approach.


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It was just last week, March 8th that we talked about re-thinking your garden center. That post included this, "What if you had to tear down your present garden center and start over? What would you do different? Don't use the assumption that things will be like they we're before the recession. They won't. Fundamental shifts are taking place that will change the way we do things from now on." Just a couple of day's later an earthquake and tsunami has sent a modern, industrialized country into a tail spin. Food shortages, radiation, mass destruction, loss of life, it goes on, and on. If that can happen in Japan then any industrialized, modern economy is at risk. Certainly the scale of the disaster precludes any notion of "grow your own", etc. Everything was washed away, including the garden. What happens when the infrastructure we have come to depend on fails? What do we do when the government say's, "sorry, the scope of the problems to large, we can't help."
We have come a long way since 2006 when Susie Coelho told us that outdoor rooms were the "in" thing and "if you want to live that stylish life, it takes a little effort. When it rains, we just dash out and take the decorative pillows off so they don't get drenched. Most are outdoor-rated anyway, but why not keep them nicer? It's the same as people who put their cars in the garage if it's raining or snowing." Yes, there are still people who care about this, and can afford the lifestyle. If your garden center is in one of these areas then you might be able to make a living off this kind of stuff. Otherwise it would be best to eschew the "lifestyle" market, and focus on your neighborhood, and it's needs.
For most it won't involve "throw pillows". As food prices rise and safety issues come to a forefront it will fall to the local garden center to become the go to place for advice and supplies. No more "what color pillow will go with that outdoor TV". Instead it's, "earwigs are eating my crop and I need it to stop." The questions and answers just got a whole lot more serious. As more people turn towards their own gardens for their livelihood they will want advice that pertains to their particular situation, and who better to provide that? Yup, your locally owned garden center. Are we ready?


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Erised Ouji Shorts
Erised Ouji Shorts
ϟ Made from polyester poplin, and fully lined with 100% polyester lining.
ϟ Zips up the side via invisible zipper.
ϟ Both waist and legs are fitted (no shirring/elastic), finished with a narrow grosgrain ribbon, and close with a single button.
ϟ Front features a fully functioning pocket on either side.
ϟ Designed to sit at the waist rather than the hips, so keep that in mind when measuring lengths.
ϟ Sample is made in the 16" length.
☛ Of course this is available in all colors - the sample photos just happen to be the only ones I've made at this time.
☛ Samples are shown in The Snake and The Lion colorways.
✂ I'm estimating around 4-6 weeks wait time (after the reservation window closes) before shipping. (This is just a rough estimate, as I'm always unsure of the amount of orders I'll get for a release.)
- Sizing on these shorts is custom, other than the lengths.
- Available lengths are: 15", 16", 17", 18". (Sample is made in the 16" length) <- This length does include both waist and legbands in this measurement, and is the full length of the shorts - not the inseam.
- To measure the legband, first pick your length. Say you want to go with the 16" length. Now, measure 16" from your waist, down. Where that length hits you on your leg is where you measure around your leg (should be about mid thigh or so).
- Hope that makes sense. Questions? Email me. Due to the fitted (i.e., not elasticized, like bloomers or my other ouji shorts) nature of the legband, this is an important measurement, and I don't want to end up making it too tight to wear. However, the fit of the legband is not skin tight - I do make the legband about 1" bigger than your measurement so it's not like strangling your leg to death.
- I promise this isn't as hard/scary as it may seem - I just want to be absolutely clear about where to measure ♥


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Facebook Launches Its First Smartphone With HTC
Even if the people at Facebook are very secretive about their new smartphone,a new story appeared.According to sources Facebook is working with HTC to manufacture a smartphone, which will be released mid next year.Facebook wants to achieve improved operating system for its first smartphone, and Mark Zuckerberg gathered from many former Apple developers to improve application Facebook for iPhone.Facebook has so far received any money for the 900 million social network users enter on the site from a mobile device.
"Internet users move to mobile and Facebook failed to cover this new market. But a phone with many applications and much publicity could be a good solution," said the Topeka Capital Markets analyst Victor Anthony.


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How to Secure Coverage for Your Startup Client
These days, the world of business-to-business (B2B) tech is saturated with new companies on a daily basis – meaning that media coverage is no longer guaranteed for every funding round, partnership announcement or executive Q&A. But if you follow these guidelines, your chances are bound to improve:
- Pin down positioning. In B2B tech PR, it can be difficult to secure your startup client coverage when there's no hard news or innovative, disruptive, world-changing product announcement, so that's where positioning comes in. A relatively new startup has to have some sort of quantitative or qualitative edge. When positioning them in the media, it proves more fruitful to discuss the hard facts about what the company is doing rather than trying to convince reporters your client is an innovative disruptor. Empty buzzwords will make their eyes will glaze over (and shift their attention to a startup another PR agency is pitching).
- Manage client expectations. This is an important one. Managing your client's expectations is key when trying to secure them coverage. Building a relationship with media takes time, but unsurprisingly your client will want tier-one business press coverage now…and again next month. Assure them that when getting their feet wet in the fickle world of tech reporting, going for trade publications first can be an effective way to reach a target audience. That way, when working your way up to higher tier, more coveted coverage there will be examples to share with reporters and show that your client has established itself in the media.
- Jump on trends. Asserting your client into the conversation and positioning them as a thought leader on their subject matter is another good way to ensure they get coverage. Stay up to date on what's happening in key industries by following the right influencers on Twitter and bookmarking the appropriate target publications. Newsletter services like HARO and ProfNet that connect reporters with potential sources are also effective ways to keep up with and comment on trends. Browsing every HARO and ProfNet posting and acting quickly to pitch relevant opportunities have produced effective, quick and easy wins on many occasions.
- Use your connections. Don't have any? Make them! One thing that we may all forget sometimes is that it's not the outlets that write stories – it's individual writers that do. Get to know the reporters you target for stories on social media, whether it's on Twitter, Facebook or personal blogs. By connecting and interacting with them it makes it that much more likely they'll open your email pitch if they recognize your client's name or yours. In other words, be a good PR person and do some research (but be cool about it – see next point).
- Don't be a pest. As we've discussed in a recent blog post on PR myths, there is a right way and a wrong way to pitch and follow up with reporters you are trying to get to cover your client. Although the format of a pitch, length, style, etc. are all subjective and depend on the pitcher and pitched, one thing is for sure and it's that reporters do NOT enjoy bothersome "call-downs." Sure, a quick call after an email may be a very efficient way of getting a reporter's attention, but just use your best judgment and don't risk having all your future pitches flagged immediately as spam. Similarly, don't spam or stalk reporters too rigorously on social media – striking a balance is key.
So, what do you think? If you have comments, concerns or questions about PR for your own startup, feel free to drop me a line.


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By far the fastest refresh rate on the market, 240Hz completely unleashes top end GPUs, bringing unprecedented fluidity to the picture on your screen. With every detail brought sharply into focus and every movement shown with crystal clarity, feel your reactions become one with the action and elevate your game.
Whatever your setup, achieve the highest framerate and smoothest display possible via AMD Free-Sync Technology. Whether you're dashing through explosions or screeching around rain slicked bends, wave goodbye to screen tearing and lag – and leave your opponents in your smoothly rendered dust.
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Democracy rules. At least according to the New York Times. Jeff Leeds, in this morning's Times, echoing some themes from my own Weekly Standard piece about the Super Bowl, tells us that pop culture is now increasingly dependent on the spectacle of the amateur creative artist.
Leeds suggests that this "American idolization" of amateur content will climax at this year's Super Bowl. Coverage of the game will begin with three amateur singers who won a competition to perform with Justin Timberlake. Then, during the game itself, we'll be able to watch amateur created commercials from Doritos, the NFL and Chevrolet. And then, in a post game orgy of democratization, YouTube will hold an online vote to see which Super Bowl commercial was most popular with the digital masses.
Leeds quotes the great music critic Dave Marsh of this cult of the amateur. "What it really represents is an ever more cleverly manipulated pop culture," Marsh explains. "Empowerment becomes a commodity."
Exactly. But who is manipulating who? According to March, this is a faux democratization in which mainstream media are still controlling the commanding heights of the entertainment industry. It is senior entertainment executives who are still making the final choices as to which amateur advertisements and singers gets shown on Super Bowl Sunday. Marsh is, of course, right. The next big thing, I predict, will be American Idol style competitions run by amateurs themselves. These will be considered more authentic. It will represent the complete empowerment of the amateur.
Marsh's point about the commodification of empowerment is particularly incisive. The democratization is culture is an important piece of a more complex story of individual identity in America today. Why aren't people satisfied being simple consumers as longer? Why do they demand to be participants in the creation of culture? Why do they want to sing at the Super Bowl and make their own commercials for Dorito chips?
One book that intelligently examines identity in post industrial America is Daniel Bell's Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism. Only, I prefer to see the commodification of empowerment as a cultural contradiction of democracy. So De Tocqueville is likely to be more helpful to us here than Marx or any critic (or defender) of capitalism. Another very smart writer that makes sense of all this is Thomas Frank, particularly in The Conquest of Cool -- his book about the way in which the advertising industry has commodified the ideals of the counterculture.
One thing, however, I know for sure. You won't find the answer at Sunday's Super Bowl. The television spectacle will broadcast the cult of the amateur, but it won't explain it.


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Channeled Messages: "How do you (angels) effect our lives?"
How do you (angels) effect our lives? -Beginning of channeled message-
We offer protection, we offer guidance, we offer healing. As well as many others, more than any human brain could possibly process. We work behind the scenes, so to speak, and offer what we feel and you feel is necessary at that moment. You are vibrational beings as are we. We are the connection from before you came here. We cannot interfere without your permission. Free will is essential in our universe. It is the first law. Thou shall do what they will. But understand that this is a duality universe, you cannot have good with out bad. One cannot exist with out the other.
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How do we effect you?
-Beginning of channeled message-
As you learn and experience this existence, we do as well. We benefit when we are being who we are and lending a helping hand to your world. We benefit from 'being'. We do not see things as inherently negative or positive. Understand that your knowledge of the universe is very limited, for you are here to experience this existence. You are here to experience being human and all that it offers. For we understand that much knowledge of who you really are has been lost, we are hoping to bring it back slowly into the human consciousness. If you do something "wrong" we are not here to discipline or to scold. You are at your closest to feeling us when your feel the feeling of love and joy. We say that there is only love and joy, but that is for us. There are also negative beings that do not thrive on love and joy, for it is a dual universe. But is also a free will universe there for they cannot come with out your permission, just as we cannot interfere with out your permission.
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Kiera + Kyle
Gathering friends and family together at the luxurious, palatial Bougainvillea Estate in La Quinta, CA for a long wedding weekend is the way to go… Kiera & Kyle prove this point. We did notice that there was a shortage of dry-eyes during the ceremony, though no one seemed to mind.
Music: Lifetime, by Robert Shirey Kelly • Venue: The Bougainvillea Estate • Photographer: Sonia Stewart Photography


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One of the most obvious results of US exceptionalism and unilateralism has been the collapse of global cooperation as forums such as the UN are no longer seen to represent the weaker, developing countries but to be vehicles for legitamising US policy. The consequences of this permeate far and wide throughout global society and one of the saddest aspects of this is described in this article by MJ Robbins, who blogs for the Guardian as The Lay Scientist.
The following paragraph struck me as highly pertinent in the wake of my recent post on human sustainable development and my point in the comments that cultural influences that promote fecundity as a desirable trait are, alongside US exceptionalism, one of the most malignantly sociopathic influences upon our species.
"In a male-dominated culture with a strong tradition of polygamy (in the Islamic north at least), where children are seen as gifts from God, the power of men is measured by the size of their families, and different political, ethnic and religious groups compete to be the most populous, fertility is an especially sensitive issue."
Whilst America continues upon its historical course of imperial conquest, subjugation and exploitation there is little hope that genuinely benevolent campaigning organisations can make much impact in their attempts to confront and reform such appallingly destructive and regressive cultures. Oh, and they're not going to make much progress in Nigeria either. LOL


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APOGEE the technical festival organized by the students of BITS-Pilani proved to be the perfect launch pad for Acyut.The techfest was held from 11th to 15th March. Acyut was only three days old and it was standing, so it was a pretty neat experience. 🙂 The most amazing part was just watching all that admiration and interest written on the faces of the people who came to see acyut. I guess given a proper chance, lots of people would be interested in pursuing a career in the field of robotics. Meeting K.K. Birla was a brilliant experience, i mean the guy who virtually built India was here acknowledging our efforts and encouraging us to pursue our dreams. Trully unreal ! 🙂 Check out the pics.
Yes! Yes! Finally !!
Well ….after countless hours spent with the CNC machine the machining and Assembling process is finally done …India's first idegeneously developed humanoid is finally ready !!! Structurally that is ….the AI part is still up ahead. We will be unveiling Acyut at APOGEE-2008 , the techfest organized by BITS-Pilani . Wanna see the humanoid ?? Look no further ! 🙂
Acyut I : The Progress so far
- Currently designing the upper portion of the humanoid. This is not as simple a job as it seems. After all, it took nature a few billion years to make us !! 😛 . The main problem area at the moment continues to be the Center of Gravity (CoG) of the humanoid ( Prayag and Harsh have already lost a lot of sleep over this) . The current design fails to be self-balancing and keeps toppling over in the simulation itself. But with softwares such as Pro-E and Autoworks, the light at the end of the tunnel is not afar, as constraints are being identified and modifications being made dime a dozen.
- Day by day, the team is able to improvise on the walking algorithms of the biped ( which shall be implemented with a few changes in the humanoid) . A lot of time and effort has been devoted towards study of actual gaits of humans and balancing control systems. Research papers such as those by Takanishi et al. have been a huge help as they describe the technology and basic architecture of dynamic walking by humanoids. Infact, Kim Jung Yup et al. have also developed ground breaking algorithms for walking on uneven surfaces. But, as Arpit has inferred, such algorithms require too much computation, not possible with our microcontroller. Hence, the search is still on for something compatible with our proposed structure.
- Recently the biped walked independently ( no USB or communication wire hanging out meaning no live control ! 🙂 ) God only knows why we didn't figure this out earlier !! ( Yes, we have our elderly moments too 😛 )
- Samay and Arpit have been in constant touch with alumni and other sponsors in an effort to make our RoboGames dream a reality. Me ( Prateik ) and Stueti have prepared a zillion proposals catering to the needs and wants of different companies. The 'Team ACYUT' website should be up within a couple of days. Hopefully that will give us greater visibility and easier access to the world outside this oasis , than a blog or videos on the net.
- Analysing the biped carefully so that mistakes made in it are not repeated in the humanoid. All I can say is, "Easier said than done".
Prof. Mittal ( our research guide and advisor ) has been indispensable with his vast knowledge and experience in the field of robotics.
We strike gold !
The past week has been pretty eventful for the team here. Things ( as said in the previous blog ) are definitely falling into place. Although this might be misguided enthusiasm and optimism, it feels good.
The funds have begun to flow in thanks to the immense support extended by the BITSAA (BITS Alumni Association). They have assured us that at no cost shall this project die out due to "lack of funds". Obviously, if you have such a strong family backing you up, you begin to feel you can take on the world individually ( something we plan to do 🙂 )
Also, our story ( or should I say) our aspirations, have been printed in numerous news papers and news sites across the world. All this, thanks to IANS ( and Joydeep ofcourse ). You can read more about us at
www.siliconindia.com/shownews/39494 , http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2008/feb/13/indian_students_ensure_robots_walk_global_contest.html, http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080214/r_t_ians_tc_internet/ttc-indian-students-ensure-robot-s-walk-935afea.html
Things seem to be on the brighter side at the moment. Hope they remain this way.
Till then , ciao
Team ACYUT
Starting off : The scene at the Lab
Well …things have justed started falling into place . Its 1:30 am in the night and Prayag is busy designing the humanoid on AUTODESK INVENTOR , Harsh is nearly kissing the computer screen as he learns how to program using the very complex ISOMAX through forth and is also simultaneously defining the programs for the servos which Arpit is calibrating . Samay is managing all of this and is also talking to people all over the world as he orders more components for the humanoid . Stueti and me ( the less technical beings ) are working on a sponsorship proposal which will hopefully land us some much needed funds . Meanwhile samay has somehow managed to convince a poor chap called Ariz to a solve an equation containing close to fourty variables , the result of which will give us the exact co-ordinates of the links to be placed in the feet of the humanoid .
Acyut I : The birth of a human'oid'
Well….acyut the biped is done …it walks and kicks…now we start of with Acyut I the humanoid ! We're starting all over again , making sure that we dont make the mistakes we made with the biped . We plan to finish it in time to demonstrate it at APOGEE – 2008 , the anual techfest at BITS, Pilani . After that we plan to take to San Francisco to participate in RoboGames in June and then over to Suzou, China to participate in RoboCup -2008 ! Let the games begin ! 🙂
- We Have Moved!!
- Work Resumes………………….
- Back to work!
- First Movers Advantage
- GUI (Graphical user Interface) upgrade!
- It finally gets up on its own!
- Artificial Intelligence
- The death of Acyut 2 …. the birth of Acyut 3 !
- The death of Acyut 1….birth of Acyut 2 !
- Yes! Yes! Finally !!
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Safeguarding at Abbott
Abbott Community Primary School aims to create and maintain a safe learning environment where all children and adults feel safe, secure and valued and know they will be listened to and taken seriously. Our school is committed to 'Every Child Matters' and implements policies, practices and procedures which promote safeguarding and the emotional and physical well being of children, young people and staff.
What is safeguarding?
It might be difficult to accept, but every child can be hurt, put at risk of harm or abused, regardless of their age, gender, religion or ethnicity.
Safeguarding legislation and government guidance says that safeguarding means:
- protecting children from maltreatment
- preventing impairment of children's health or development
- ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.
"undertaking that role so as to enable those children to have optimum life chances and to enter adulthood successfully."
Working together to safeguard children (1.18 HM Government 2010)
"Child protection is a part of safeguarding and promoting welfare… to protect specific children who are suffering or are at risk of suffering significant harm."
Working Together to safeguard children (1.20 HM Government 2010)
Abbott Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Every employee (permanent or temporary) and governor of the school, as well as every volunteer who assists the school, is under a legal duty to protect children from harm.
All concerns about a child's welfare must be reported to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL): Miss Phillippa Wilson (Head Teacher) or; in her absence, Miss Kate Stokes ( Deputy Head Teacher) or Mrs Amanda Pugh (SENCO).


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I want to keep this week's post real simple, because it's come to my attention that we need more deliveries of Oxytocin. I want you to look back to the moments you hold special, tuck close to your heart such as after you gave birth to your children. The moments where you'd get lost in their smells, their soft skin, and you would feel profound love opening inside of you.
Some of that love may have been scary, but more often than not it just felt like a really warm shot of comfort running through your body, your heart, your soul. That my love, that is Oxytocin.
This sweet hormone is deeply woven into your biology, especially you moms.
Oxytocin is a wonder drug and we have access to it 24/7. Oxytocin is the hormone released from a tiny gland in the brain. It moves you to feeling soft, loving, and trusting. It is the feeling you get from a good friendship, the one you can't wait to share your secrets with. We can never have enough Oxytocin in our bodies, it is not toxic. As I spent the first five days of the year, leading up to my birthday, soul-planning and doing physical & mental business planning, I was reminded how much I want to feel the presence of "Oxytocic People" in 2014. Basically, here is a list of how Oxytocin serves us:
- It is the reason we like to snuggle, make love, be intimate or even "hug it out."
- A handshake delivers Oxytocin, and this physical contact can actually ensure that an agreement or deal will go really well.
- Safety. The more Oxytocin in your body, the safer you feel as a human being.
- After childbirth and during the initial days of the postpartum period, it is the hormone responsible for creating the mother/child bond. It is both released at birth and with breastfeeding, actually it's a very important part of the healing process from childbirth.
- When you express acts of human generosity, which means to sacrifice a little time and energy and expect nothing in return, it helps with the production, storage and reserve build up of Oxytocin in your body. Not only do you benefit from the release of Oxytocin when you give your time and energy, but so does the recipient of your kind gesture and all those that witness it.
- Helps people know and feel how much you value their presence in your life.
Let me focus a bit on the human generosity bit. Let's say you deliver flowers to your Oxytocic friend after they celebrate a big success, and they post the picture of your "act" on Facebook with a note of love and gratitude. All the people who see your post and comment or like it are also receiving a shot of Oxytocin. Witnessing, simply seeing, someone helping another human delivers oxytocin to your body (I think that part of biology is incredible and profound). Because of your act of generosity, there are more Oxytocic people walking around your community...More good people. More loving people. More people willing to sacrifice their personal time to do an act of generosity themselves for another person. It's truly the best kind of contagion we could imagine.
Building Oxytocin up in your body takes time, however. The more you repeat behaviors that are in your best interest (like hugging, loving, laughing, intimacy and acts of generosity) the more Oxytocin you have in your body. Incredibly, the more Oxytocin you have in your body, the more you want to do for yourself and others, MORE often.
Lots of oxytocin in your body does the following for you:
- It inhibits addiction.
- It boosts your immune system.
- It makes you happier - thus helping you live longer.
- It makes couples happier, and happy couples they live longer than unhappy couples (duh).
- It increases your ability to problem solve.
- It improves your creativity.
So create and build that reserve by taking small risks and making small acts of love, generosity, kindness over and over and over again with regularity. Create relationships with other people who do the same for you, build your tribe of Oxytocic friends
Oxytocic people, who are they? They are the people you feel safe with, the ones who bring love and inspiration to your life. They are the ones who support you through success and triumph, as well as failure and devastation.
Oxytocic people do favors without asking. They stop and ask if they can help when you're stuck in a ditch.
Oxytocic people have faults too, but they prefer feel good and joy over suffering and struggle.
When you start building this community, you will feel that sense of "coming home." For most of us, the sense of home that we've created in our adult lives is a precious and joyful place. It brings us ease, and delivers - you guessed it - more Oxytocin!!
This leaves me wondering...How do you build up Oxytocin in your life? Do you surrounding yourself with Oxytocic people? How do you tell/express/show your loved ones how they are of value to you? Help me out and tell me your secrets.
Sending shots of Oxytocin to all of you today and hope you have a truly warm and lovely week.


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Geographic Information System (GIS) Department
The GIS Department deals with Remote Sensing, Mapping, and GIS services, and provides customized spatial products and services to support other CETRAD departments, as well as other institutions and organizations dealing with a wide range of social, economic, and natural resource management activities. The Department provides a high-quality mapping services to public and private-sector customers, and maintains a large database of geo-referenced digital topographic maps covering over 80% of Kenya and 30% of Tanzania. The CETRAD GIS lab is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies, that it uses to collect and transform information about the ASALs into accurate mapping and GIS products.
GIS Consultancy Services
CETRAD GIS Department offers GIS and digital mapping consultancy services, providing innovative and cost-effective solutions using geospatial information technology. The Department is committed to providing high quality, cost-effective solutions and products using the latest technology. We focus on personal service and place a high value on getting the job done on time. Our team consists of highly qualified professional with expertise and qualifications in GIS, geology, ecology, environment, geography, planning and computing as well as remote sensing.


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there are powerful interests who do not support regulations that protect people from lead poisoning
There are a lot of groups who do not want anything to change about the way lead poisoning occurs today. It happens more frequently in communities of color and those described as low income. It happens in communities where people may have multiple jobs to support their families. It happens in communities where landlords do not maintain their properties and cause public health hazards for their tenants but charge them rent for unsafe housing. It also happens to people who may not call the police for protection from harassment, retaliation, and threats to their families members. It's time to call this what it is.
This is a moral issue
if you are against protecting kids who's side are you on?
If you are against lead poison control and regulations that protect children from elective, permanent, disability you are benefiting from things staying the way they're described here. Here are some interesting articles from groups who say lead poisoning is not an issue:
Sacramento Bee, Feb. 15, 2018: "The courts are risking California home values. Lead paint measure just aims for a fix"


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Frequent Links
Frank White (baseball)
|Frank White
White at the White House in 1985
|Second baseman
Born: September 4, 1950
Greenville, Mississippi
MLB debut
|June 12, 1973 for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
|September 30, 1990 for the Kansas City Royals
Career statistics
|Batting average
|Home runs
|Runs batted in
Career highlights and awards
Frank White, Jr. (born September 4, 1950) is an American former Major League Baseball player, and coach for the Kansas City Royals and their AA affiliate, the Wichita Wranglers. He is also a former color commentator for Royals telecasts. He currently serves as the first base coach of the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. He was elected to the Jackson County Legislature on November 4th, 2014.
White was born in Greenville, Mississippi. After going to college at Longview Community in Lee's Summit, Missouri, he rose through the minors to reach the big leagues. Though initially disliked by fans because he displaced the popular Cookie Rojas at second base, he went on to set a major-league record jointly with teammate George Brett, by appearing in 1,914 games together. The record stood until 1995, when it was broken by the Detroit Tigers' Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker. In 1980, White was the Most Valuable Player of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, leading the Royals to their first World Series appearance.
A smooth fielder, White was a five-time All-Star. He won the Gold Glove Award eight times, including six consecutive seasons from 1977 to 1982. In 1977 he played 62 consecutive errorless games.
Although in his early years he was a singles hitter who contributed little to the Royals' run column, White improved markedly as an offensive player during his career, hitting 22 home runs two years in a row, in 1985 and 1986. Since the 1985 World Series was played without the designated hitter, White hit cleanup during that series, in place of Hal McRae. Until White, the only other second baseman to hit cleanup in a World Series was Jackie Robinson. [1] In the 1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, his solo home run in the seventh off Mike Scott was the deciding run in an 3-2 American League victory.
White retired as a player in 1990 after 18 major-league seasons. On Sunday July 2, 1995, while White was the First Base Coach with the Boston Red Sox, the Royals retired White's number 20, and the same year he was inducted into the Royals' Hall of Fame. A bronze statue of White was dedicated outside of Kauffman Stadium in 2004, joining Royals founders Ewing & Muriel Kauffman, George Brett, and as of 2009, Dick Howser.
After the end of White's playing career, he was a First Base Coach with both the Boston Red Sox from 1994-1996 Wearing #20 & then with the Kansas City Royals from 1997-2001 Wearing his #20. He then managed the Wichita Wranglers for three years before moving in Kansas City's front office. Frank White was said to be one of Dayton Moore's favorites to fill the Kansas City Royals vacant manager position starting in 2008 that ultimately went to Trey Hillman.
|Frank White's number 20 was retired by the Kansas City Royals in 1995.
In February 2008 it was announced that White was joining FSN Kansas City to serve as a part-time color commentator on Royals telecasts (filling in for Paul Splittorff on select games), as well as an analyst on the channel's Royals Live postgame show.
White resigned his position in the front office in January 2011.[2] Fox Sports Kansas City announced in early December 2011 that White's broadcasting contract wouldn't be renewed as the Royals' television color commentator.[3]
He is currently on the coaching staff of the Kansas City T-Bones in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.
He ran for the Jackson County Legislature[4] in 2014, winning election from an at-large seat.
See also
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
- List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise
- Hitting for the cycle
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/20/sports/sports-of-the-times-unlikely-cleanup-hitter.html
- ^ Paylor, Terez A.. (2011-01-30) Frank White resigns front-office role with Royals[dead link]. KansasCity.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
- ^ Royals dump former star and KC favorite Frank White[dead link]. KansasCity.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
- ^ Royals Hall of Famer Frank White running for Jackson County Legislature. kctv5.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-27.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- BaseballLibrary
- Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Gauge
- Pura Pelota : VPBL batting statistics
- Retrosheet
|Preceded by
Al Bumbry
|Boston Red Sox First-Base Coach
| Succeeded by
Dave Jauss
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Our Lady of Grace has a number of long-standing partners in ministry and outreach that work to meet the basic needs of the community. We support many of these organizations financially and spiritually, and through parishioner donations. Most of us think of poverty as an inner city phenomenon, but poverty exists in the suburbs as well, often very well hidden. These needs are as real as the generational poverty that exists elsewhere. In fact, a 2010 Brookings Institute Study, "The Suburbanization of Poverty," found that the poor population in metro area suburbs increased by 25% from 2000 to 2008. The recession of 2008 hit middle class wage-earners especially hard, giving rise to needs where there had previously been affluence. Some of our partners are listed below
VEAP (Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People) is a community organization that serves Edina, Richfield, and Bloomington residents who are in need of food, clothing, or school supplies. Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church holds quarterly food drives to benefit VEAP and collects school supplies each August to help children go to school ready to learn.
STEP serves St. Louis Park residents by providing food and other necessities to those who find themselves in need of emergency help. STEP can provide help with utilities, housing assistance, and transportation.
Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities is the largest provider of social services in the state of Minnesota. It provides meals at the Dorothy Day Center, and Branch II, a safe haven to homeless youth at Hope Street in Minneapolis; child care assistance at the North Side Child Development Center; help for single parents through Seton Services; and so much more. Our Lady of Grace parishioners have generously responded to the needs of Catholic Charities clients with our Thanksgiving Food Drive, and many individual parishioners volunteer in the many programs of Catholic Charities.
St. Anne's Women's Shelter
St. Anne's Women's Shelter OLG reaches out to residents at St. Anne's through a coat drive for the residents and their children, and through our Christmas giving.


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|A slightly battered Nikon FE and a couple of rolls of film - that's
all the fun I need.
Here's a humble little book that sometimes gets me itching to go out with a camera and might do the same for you. The printing isn't of the highest quality and neither, to be honest, are the photographs although they're OK.
It won't look cool on your coffee table and it's not one of those that cost twenty quid when it was new and now sells secondhand for £250 - if you can get your hands on one. It won't make you appear sophisticated if you mention at the local camera club that you've been reading it. And yet the book's concept is one that I find irresistible.
It's the Shell Guide to Photographing Britain by Jorge Lewinski and you can pick up a copy for two or three pounds - sometimes including postage - from the likes of Abebooks or Amazon. What's so special about it then? If you're like me then the most enjoyable part of photography is being in a new environment with a favourite camera, a roll or two of film and time to spare.
This book is your armchair companion revealing new places of interest and offering glimpses of tantalising new scenes and subjects that, if you're in the UK, might well be within reach of an afternoon's drive.
There's some basic info about techniques and equipment for those new to photography, a section of "on location' shoots and a gazetteer with suggestions for photographic expeditions of the down-to-earth kind. For instance, one of the on location features is The Trossachs, Scotland's lake district, and little more than an hour's drive from me.
|Trossachs church
|Norfolk fields seen from the church at Ranworth at sunset.
|A field in Norfolk
|Weston Underwood in Northamptonshire
|Llantysilio Mountains looking towards Llangollen Valley
Every time I flick through its pages I'm reminded that I really was a fish out of water as a newspaper reporter and only wish I'd realised that in time to do something about it. Ah well, maybe there'll be a time machine along in a wee while. Until then, I'll keep writing and illustrating posts for this blog.
|Wensleydale, near Hawes