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In the New York spoken word scene, it's rare to hear a name buzzed with purely unadulterated praise from poets' lips. But back in December all I kept hearing about was tongues, tongues, tongues -- a supposed tribe of Asian American word warriors that were cutting across the East Coast like brushfire. Those who bore witness converted. By following their entourage of more than twenty friends, fans and other assorted devotees, I finally met the performers over dinner one night at a West Village Thai restaurant.
Over sake and spring rolls, I learned that the official name of this pan-Asian spoken word ensemble is I Was Born With Two Tongues. Founded by four Chicago-based poets, Dennis Kim, Emily Chang, Anida Esguerra, and Marlon Esguerra, the Tongues birthed themselves after seeing the sore need for more Asian spoken word artists in a poetry scene dominated by Black and Latino wordsmiths. Their strong collective energy catapulted the group into the limelight after one pivotal show. The bookings poured in. "When you present something honest, I think people will respond," explained Anida, who is Cambodian Malaysian.
True to their name, many of the Tongues' pieces wrestle with conflicts inherent in straddling two cultures, two languages and two lives. They speak about ommas, appas, homelands and Asian American women as a fetish. One fierce poem demands that men "stop masturbating in my culture!" But their work is not limited only to ethnic concerns. Anida and Emily are currently collaborating on a poem about "sexual terrorism," a term Emily uses to mean "how a man can just give you a dirty look and tear away years of self-empowerment."
I Was Born With Two Tongues provides a loose musical backdrop to their stanzas by incorporating song, guitar, bass and the Korean changgu drums. Versatile and gifted, the four members easily handle different types of audiences, from campus venues to impromptu open mike readings. They say their influences range from Chilean great Pablo Neruda to Korean political poet Ko Un to hip-hop artist Black Star.
Dennis, who is Korean American, incorporates Korean words and traditional songs into his lyrics. In one powerful piece entitled "Han," he rhymes in full freestyle abandon, "I get a face full of tchim, boy/ if you don't step off my mike/ with that assimilate and distort/ Gim becomes Kim and Cheh becomes Choi." He consciously uses Korean in his rhymes because "there is something about those words in my mouth, even in my broken speak, that communicates something important to me, and I am hungry to participate in an art where every shade of me is visible."
Besides touring the East Coast and recording a CD, the group juggles time to pursue separate interests. Dennis, Emily and Marlon are attending college classes full-time and working part-time jobs, while Anida is occupied by her role as a partner in a start-up graphic design company. Marlon and Dennis, on the other hand, teach creative writing to high-school students with a non-profit organization called Young Chicago Authors. "Busy is a word I'm trying not to use anymore," Marlon said, laughing.
Perhaps the greatest aspect of watching a performance by I Was Born With Two Tongues is witnessing the dynamic impact on audience members, some of whom credit the group with changing the way they see the world by urging them to question identity, history and roots.
"We have been so blessed to get love from so many communities," Dennis said. The fans might say it's the other way around; Tongues is the real blessing.
#Ishle Yi Park is a poetry editor for the Asian Pacific American Journal and a writing workshop facilitator for CreateNow, a workshop for young writers of color. Her work has been published in New American Writing, DisOrient, Icarus, Asian Voices, The Sarah Lawrence and The NuyorAsian Anthology: Asian American Writings about New York City. She likes kimchee, shy men, old school dancehall, salsa and tabasco sauce.


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Father attacked by stingray on Oreti Beach in Southland
A father attacked by a stingray while boogie-boarding with his two sons has survived with a "good pub story ... and good scar to prove it".
Jamie Cunningham, 48, had been enjoying a balmy summer day splashing with his family on Saturday at Invercargill's Oreti Beach, made famous by legendary New Zealand motorbike speed racer Burt Munro.
But as he walked ashore with boogie-board tucked under his arm, planning to swap over with his wife Christine who was standing on the beach, the former Glaswegian stood on a large stingray.
He was near the shore - in about 30cm of water - when he felt an "excruciating pain" in his right foot.
"It was that reaction when you stand on a piece of Lego and your leg just gives way. Next thing I knew this thing has hit me like a steel bar in the ribs under my left arm and I've just gone down," said Cunningham from his Southland Hospital bed today.
"I just saw it out of the corner of my eye, it was like a whip.
"I didn't even know there were stingrays at Oreti Beach but I knew that whatever it was, it was fairly big and that I had my right foot on it."
Cunningham managed to crawl out of the surf, pleading for help.
Christine asked why he was holding his ribs and when he took his hand away, she could see an open wound that she described as "raw meat".
Knowing his teenage sons - Alex, 14, and Matthew, 13, - were still in the water, he asked Christine to get them back in.
Two passersby who happened to be holidaying paramedics stopped to stem the blood flow and call ambulance control.
The stingray's toxins soon began giving him serious breathing difficulties and it was feared that the barbs had punctured a lung. His left foot was now purple and swelling.
"I was conscious the whole time – I wished I wasn't, the pain was excruciating," Cunningham said.
An ambulance took him to Southland Hospital where a tube was inserted to drain fluids from inside him.
He's been under heavy medication and assisted breathing for the past few days but hopes to be discharged today.
"People keep saying I was lucky, but if I was lucky I wouldn't have stood on the friggin' thing," the jovial Scots ex-pat says.
"It was a bit freaky, it doesn't happen often does it? Steve Irwin came to mind, although that was a different situation altogether. He was swimming with it, and it misconstrued him as a threat and went for him. And of course he got it in the heart, so regardless if there was venom or not, he was a goner.
"But it's a good pub story isn't it, and I'll have a good scar to prove it."

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Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Chattergee-Haque Fast-as-Light drive
When the two scientists realized that their fusion shielding experiments was leading to, they quickly changed the objective of their research and with in a year the Chattergee-Haque fast as light drive was a reality. Probably the most amazing thing about the drive was not that it allowed man to go fast as light, but that it allowed him to do so relatively cheaply. Very soon over ten nations launched interstellar probes using the Chattergee-Haque drive, and before any of them had sent back data huge colony arks were being built.
The first group to leave the solar system was sponsored by the Confederation of Islamic States. Over a million Kurds went up the Space elevator in Kenya and boarded 4 great space arks. This was soon followed by two Arks carrying half a million Palestinians and several Arks carrying a quarter of million each of Indonesians and Malays all who took the Indonesian space elevator.
Not long after this the North American Alliance launched an Ark carrying Cherokees, Arapahos and Mohawks. The French Government launched one Ark a year for several years of a hundred thousand each, though sometimes they had to draft colonists.
It was this way that mankind colonized and explored the stars for nearly 300 years, until the discovery of the worm drive.
Friday, April 21, 2006
I have no memory of my great grand mother as she died when I was one year old at the age of 96. Now I was born in 1387 A.H. (1968AD) so yes she died in 1388A.H. (1969AD). The Year she died she watched a man walk on the moon, when she was born, the year 1290 A.H. (1873 AD), there were horses and carriages on the streets of New Orleans and the quickest way to travel was either by steam ship or train.
The changes she saw in her lifetime were phenomenal; In my lifetime I can remember going to a friend's house who had a PC which used cassette tapes then computers started to use floppy disks, right now most computers use CDs, and on my key chain I have a 1 gig flash drive. My first computer did not have a 1 gig hard drive. I can only imagine what everything will look like at the end of my lifetime or what my children will see during their lifetime. So before you start to scoff at some idea as being implausible remember my great grandmother.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Sorry about taking so long between posts lately I am trying to learn blender and flash right now, and that is taking up a lot of my time but as I think knowing blender and flash will allow me to greatly enhance the story telling here, I am really motivated to learn them, which also means if you know any good tutorial sites feel free to post them to me here. Oh and that combined with the fact that the schools out so the kids are all home right now means I am doubly busy with that. Trying to keep the little guys busy and not just sitting in front of the TV all week.
Friday, April 14, 2006
Spike back cats of New Kurdistan
The Spike back cats of New Kurdistan are that worlds planetary animal. There is a wonderful display of the creatures in front of the Pesh Merga command center, which is a must see tourist attraction.
A dangerous predator an adult spike back weighs upwards of 70Kg and has 10-centimeter razor sharp claws. While they are jungle dwellers and decent climbers, in the open they can run up to speeds of 100Kph.
They normally live in packs of 6 to 8 adults. They are matriarchal with the lead female leading the hunts and eating first. As pack hunters they can bring down prey 4 to 5 times larger than themselves.
The Spike back's feline appearance is deceiving as while they are warm blooded the have far more in common with reptiles. They are egg layers and begin to reproduce in their 5th year of life laying 3 to 4 eggs at a time. The newly hatched spike back does not suckle but eats meat, which its mother brings it. They learn to hunt in their 2nd year of life and are on their own by their 3rd year.
Contrary to popular opinion their spikes are not poisonous.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
A day at the Zoo(Walid Monkys)
The Troop leader kicks out his sons when they reach maturity. The female offspring stay with the troop but it should be noted unlike many animals Walid Monkeys do not mate with their offspring. They gained their name from the famous exo-bilogist Muhammed ibn Hamza who noted their peculiar mating habits.
A bachelor Walid Monkey will approach a troop carrying fruits and nuts or build a pile in the path of a troop. While the head male is eating from the pile the bachelor then steals one of the mature female offspring of the head male. Biologists believe the monkeys can smell whither or not a female has ever been pregnant, and this is why they don't try to grab one of the head male's mates.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
First Mosque on Mars
After Mars gained its independence, several Martian rebel leaders decided to build the first permanent Mosque on Mars. All previeus mosques on Mars had been temporary affairs and facing had been simply a guess or had been figured out with a rather complicated mathematical formula directing the worshipers roughly towards earth.
With the building of the first permanent masjid where the Minbar and the mihrab would be came into discussion. Some adovcated figuring out the matching coordinates on Mars for the Kaaba others said it should face West while others east. It appeared that a major division was getting ready to occur and there was even talk of a Mubahala between the leaders of the different groups. But a scholar arose whom when tempers were hot simply recited the Quranic passages
2:177 It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces to the East and the West; but righteous is he who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Scripture and the prophets; and giveth wealth, for love of Him, to kinsfolk and to orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and to those who ask, and to set slaves free; and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor-due. And those who keep their treaty when they make one, and the patient in tribulation and adversity and time of stress. Such are they who are sincere. Such are the Allah-fearing.
2:115 To Allah belong the east and the West: Whithersoever ye turn, there is the presence of Allah. For Allah is all-Pervading, all-Knowing.
This brought the groups to their senses. Then they decided as most of the Martians were originally from Malaysia and Indonesia that the masjid and all others after it would face west as this was what they were used to.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Engine Failure
Captain Abdulrahman was jolted out of bed by the sudden change in course of the C.S.S Lahore. Abdulrahman rubbed the bruise on his head and groaned "Alhamdullah". Abdulrahman was at first not very alarmed until he realized that the emergency lights were on. Damage to the ships power system was very serious. His door's emergency controls showed that there was air on the other side, so he cranked open the door and walked down the hall to the bridge.
The Captain found pure disarray and panic emerging, It took him a few minutes to calm everyone on the bridge down and they started to explain what had apparently had happened. After exiting the wormhole into the New Bengal system the ship had been struck by a boulder sized object which had an extremely strong magnetic field. The object's magnetic field had caused a power feedback in the communications array and the power system. Several pieces of equipment had overloaded and burned out. After that the bridge crew was at a loss for information so captain Abdulrahman had to call down to the engine room.
Abdulrahman buzzed the engine room the ship's com system was still working which he was glad for.
A voice shouting over a lot of static answered, "Engineering chief engineer Muhammad here."
"Captain Abdulrahman here, what is the situation in engineering Muhammad?"
"It's pretty bad sir, some kind of magnetic pulse caused the plasma pulse overdrive to overload, which then fried out both of the sub-quantum plasma disrupters. That triggered the emergency computer systems to take the phase source extractor, the stationary duality portal and the radiant quark accelerator offline"
"How long to get them back online?"
"Well sir it is going to be a while as they did not go through the normal shut down procedures, inshallah 4 maybe five hours each. But sir that is not the worst of it, to get to the sub-quantum disrupters I am going to have to take apart the gravitational singularity initiator and that sir is going to take, Inshallah ten hours at least. The good news is the particle singularity modulator is intact.
"So we are dead in space floating for a day is what you are saying."
"Yes sir until we can get all these backs up the ship's worm and thrust drives are both down. Inshallah, I may be able to save some time by patching the phase source extractor directly into the spectral sphere ignition system"
"Thank you Muhammad I know you will do your best."
Abdulrahman started to think of what could or would happen next. He realized that he would have to prepare a statement to give to the colonists they were carrying. At this time the C.S.S. Lahore was ferrying over twenty thousand colonists to New Bengal and if they started to panic they could cause a lot of damage to the ship.
It was at this time the ship's navigator broke the bad news. The C.S.S. Lahore was on an intercept path with Bengal 6 one of the systems 3 gas giants. According to the Navigators calculations in 14 hours the ship would become caught in Bengal Six's gravitational field and approximately 20 minutes later they would burn up in Bengal six's atmosphere. And the news kept getting worse as even though there was confederation naval heavy cruiser in the star system the magnetic pulse which had fried burned out crucial drive components had also gone though the communications array frying out key parts there as well. Noaman the communications officer informed him that while they could send out a distress signal, it would be limited to a range of one thousand kilometers.
Captain Abdulrahman called a meeting of his top officers and system chiefs in two hours. Everyone was to come up with some type of plan to save them and the ship. The meeting was a mad house of shouting and blaming. Over a dozen ideas were proposed and shot down as either completely unworkable or workable but taking to long to get into place. Finally a small fellow spoke up over the multitude of voices.
"Sir, engineering Ensign Dawud Naqvi, sir I am in charge of maintaining the ship's fire suppression systems." Stated Engineering ensign Dawud Naqvi directing his comments to the captain while avoiding looking at him. Something the captain found to be a rather interesting trick.
"Quite" Shouted the Captain, yes Ensign you have an idea.
"Yes Sir, we were talking and my friend Atif he is over in waste systems operations, well Atif said maybe we should get out and push. A joke sir but it got me thinking, we don't actually have to fix the drives we just need a push to get us off our currently trajectory" he paused and shot a quick glance at the captain.
"Go on Ensign I am following you so far."
"Well sir we can reroute some of the pipes we use to carry the CO2, it is under pressure, and we can use it to change our trajectory to one were we don't all die a horrible fiery death."
"Like a fire extinguisher race" said Abdulrahman as he stood up.
"Yes Sir Just like that."
"But how long will it take you to do it?"
"Inshallah should take about four maximum six hours sir."
"Do it"
"Yes Sir"
Five hours later the C.S.S. Lahore was on a new trajectory heading towards the inner system and away from Bengal Six. It took two more days to get the thrust drive online and the communications array to work properly. The C.S.S. Musa, the Quyata class heavy cruiser assigned to protect the New Bengal, was able to intercept them and escort the C.S.S. Lahore to New Bengal. The Colonists were on the planet before they were told how close to disaster they had all been, and oh yeah this is the reason that the Capitol of New Bengal is called Naqvibad.


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Question and answer sessions about Grace
When people hear the pure gospel of grace, they know in their heart that it is true, but sometimes their minds just need a little help catching up to it because the good news is so good! We hope that these Q & A sessions will answer some of the questions you may have had concerning the pure message of grace.
For a thorough foundational explanation of grace, order Tricia Gunn's excellent book Unveiling Jesus, which has been described by pastors and leaders as the "A to Z of grace."


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The Cleaning Tanks
'Whales and Nails' uses two different treatments to coax oil from bones and brighten them up to their natural color. First, bones are immersed in a "hot" water tank (180 degrees) for several days to pull grease and oil from inside the bones. Next, they are placed in a hydrogen peroxide "soak" tank for a few days which allows the degreasing process to continue and brightens them up to their natural, creamy color. Both tanks pictured below were constructed by Dan for this purpose. While these tanks had the capacity to hold most all of Whale 68's bones, a much larger tank had to be constructed for the skull. On the next blog post, we will take a look at how Dan actually built a large soak tank AROUND Whale 68's skull! Keep in mind that Whale 68 is a very large humpback whale, measuring 45.5 feet in length! Her skull alone measures 14 feet in length!


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More hours of pleasure
The base game Unity of command was a surprise for me, offering interesting challenges despite the limited scope of the game (for a grand strategy player). The Black turn expansion offers more gameplay with new scenarios and the same the run against the clock (to take objectives on time) and the uttermost importance of protecting your supply lines.
Sadly, a difficulty level setting is still lacking in this expansion.
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Power of Our Divine Self
I am amazed at the power and passion of this woman. I experience it as evoking the power of our soul, our divine self. I think it's why we love concerts like these. It rings true for us because we know deep down it's who we are in truth, that powerful, that magnificent,that passionate.
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Vista de las Rocas mortgage shortfall
By EU Property on July 26th, 2017
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Case Study – Development – Vista de las Rocas mortgage shortfall
Client – Mr N – South England
Mortgage – 330,000 Euro
Current Value -120,000 Euro
Shortfall – 210,000 Euro
The Problem
Our UK based client owned a second property in Vista de las Rocas, Costa Del Sol, Spain and unfortunately became unemployed which in turn meant he could no longer afford to pay his mortgage. The client had long term tenants in the property but the rental income was only marginally contributing to the mortgage and was leaving a deficit that the owner could no longer afford to bridge. To make matters worse, the client's mortgage repayments moved from interest only to repayment which seen a further increase in mortgage repayments which only added to the continually mounting debts.
The Development
The area seen a large amount of investment and influx of foreign buyers during the property market peak and this particular development had many foreign investors who bought their dream home in the sun. Cut to nearly ten years later and the area was in a state of disrepair and was a far cry from the images sold in the glossy brochures.
Squatters were living in empty properties and general maintenance was slack due to a lack of community fees. The client's property was also in poor condition due to poor tenants.
The Mortgage Shortfall
The client approached EU Property Solutions and immediately wanted the team to help to dispose of the property and minimise the debt left after the sale of the property. The property was purchased at the height of the market with a mortgage of €330,000 with a current 2017 market value of €120,000.
This left a staggering €210,000 mortgage shortfall after the sale, not including the €1000 of outstanding Community fees and the further €1000 of IBI taxes.
The Solution
EU Property Solutions immediately liaised with the client's UK lender presenting the case in its entirety. As the lender was UK based the knowledge and understanding of the Spanish mortgage system was very limited.
EU Property Solutions engaged with solicitors on behalf of the lending institution and were able to successfully agree to hand back the property in its entirety with the lender absorbing all costs and outstanding fees.
Our client was now debt free and could move on with his life thanks to the team at EU Property Solutions.


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The Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board (BSAB) has today published the Executive Summary of a Serious Case Review undertaken in 2012. The review was held following the admission to hospital of an elderly man (referred to as A2 throughout the Executive Summary) where there were some longstanding concerns about possible self-neglect/neglect by others and possible financial abuse. A decision was taken to hold a Serious Case Review in December 2011.
Following admission to hospital in November 2011 the elderly man was assessed as needing nursing care. He was cared for in a nursing home prior to admission to a palliative care unit. He died in April 2012 as a result of longstanding health conditions.
The purpose of a Serious Case Review is broadly to establish whether there are lessons to be learned from the circumstances of a case and in particular about the way in which local professionals and agencies work together to safeguard vulnerable adults.
The BSAB take adult safeguarding very seriously and are willing to learn from cases in order to improve service delivery and practice to try to ensure that we protect the most vulnerable members of the community.
All of the agencies involved in this case participated fully with the review process. The review highlights a number of areas for improvement in both multi-agency and single agency practice. These include issues relating to working with an individual who is reluctant to accept health and social care services, the understanding and use of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the application of policy and procedures in relation to safeguarding adults, risk assessment / management and direct payments.
As a result of undertaking the Serious Case Review, Board members now have a multi-agency action plan and agencies will work on this to ensure improvements are made in the way we deliver services to those who may be at risk. The Board will monitor the implementation of this action plan and require assurance from member agencies that they have addressed both the multi-agency action plan and any individual agency action plans arising from the in-depth review of this case.
View the Executive Summary of the review (entitled A Serious Case Review in Respect of A2).
Alan Lotinga, Chair of the Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board
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A gifted teenage swimmer has won a landmark legal battle after his parents tried to block his dream of representing New Zealand because they disapproved of his Olympic gold medallist girlfriend.
Justin Wright, 17, struck up a romantic relationship with United States Olympic champion Rhi Jeffrey, 24, after meeting at the West Auckland Aquatic Club.
Jeffrey, who won gold at Athens in 2004, moved to Auckland in a bid to qualify for next year's London Games under her Kiwi coach David Wright.
Justin's parents Paul and Sandy, the former club secretary, tried to break up the relationship and bombarded club members with emails, demanding their coach intervene.
The correspondence became so abusive that David Wright (who is no relation) hired a lawyer to ask that the emails stop.
In one email, Sandy claimed the American had "stolen [Justin] from the cradle".
She and her husband withdrew their consent for Justin to compete at Swimming New Zealand events, destroying his chances of qualifying for the Swimming World Cup in November.
In what is believed to be a legal first, Justin won court permission this week to be a member of Swimming New Zealand against his parents' wishes.
The Westlake Boys' High School student, who turns 18 in three months, said he was "annoyed" his parents had tried to prevent him from competing.
"I couldn't believe they had done that," he said. "But now that we have been through the court and I can swim I am pretty happy."
He was not sure if he could mend his relationship with his parents, but said he would not give up Rhi.
"I'm not sure how they feel now, I tried," he said. "Things are good with Rhi, really good."
Jeffrey, who won gold with the US freestyle relay team, said she was doing what she could to support Justin's training.
"It was unfortunate that it came to this. I can understand their reservations about the age difference but I see myself as a big kid anyway."
Jeffrey said she had never met Justin's parents.
"It would be one thing if they had made their minds up after they met me," she said. "I am a very abrasive in-your-face kind of person and a lot of people don't appreciate that but those people don't know me from the next person on the street."
The couple are living together in Jeffrey's Titirangi apartment.
Their coach Wright said Justin's swimming had gone from strength to strength since his relationship with Rhi.
"She is a very hard trainer and she makes him go to every training session she goes to. He has improved his personal best time in the 50-metre butterfly by 1.5 seconds, which is huge," he said.
According to court documents, Swimming New Zealand terminated Justin's membership as he was under 18 years old and no longer had the permission of his parents.
The judgment was rushed through so Justin could compete at the Auckland Winter Championships yesterday.
Justin said he needed to lower his personal best to qualify for World Cup events in Asia.
He told the court he had swum approximately 3500km in training and attended 100 gym sessions this year.
"Swimming means a lot to me," he said in written evidence. "I have dedicated a lot of my life to being able to participate in these events. All of this energy and effort would be wasted if I am not able to be a member of SNZ until my 18th birthday."
"My parents objected to my relationship with Rhi from the beginning. This is largely because she is older than me, 24 years of age."
The court heard his mother, a former club secretary, had launched an email campaign in an attempt to break the couple up. On March 12 she sent an email to David Wright asking him to intervene in the relationship, which he refused to do.
Justin said: "My mother's reply was to issue me with a set of options; this left me with little choice but to move out of my parent's home."
West Auckland Aquatics swim team president Claudia Hill warned Sandy Wright to stop emailing club members.
Hill wrote: "From a personal perspective I can completely understand that you are upset at your son being involved with an older woman but this is a family matter and not for others to intervene.
"Use of the club email address book to distribute a personal grievance to our members is completely unacceptable and highly inappropriate," she added. "Any further correspondence in this vein to club members will not be tolerated."
Following a barrage of emails, David Wright asked his lawyer John Anderson to write to Justin's parents.
"Many of your comments are clearly defamatory of Mr Wright and/or constitute harassment of him," the letter warned.
Justin's parents then refused to pay his club fees - so Justin signed his own membership and had his fees paid by a group of West Auckland Aquatic parents, he said.
Judge Graham Hubble granted permission for Justin to enter into the contract with Swimming New Zealand in the Auckland District Court on Thursday.
The application was not opposed.
Justin's father Paul, a swimming official, denied he withdrew his consent because of Justin's relationship with Jeffrey.
He claimed it was because his son had broken house rules.
"There is a lot of bad blood at the moment.
"We wanted him to come to us with a financial plan of how he was going to support himself to swim competitively. And he didn't do that. We pay for his schooling but we couldn't pay for his swimming, which we see as an extra curricular thing."
A gifted teenage swimmer has won a landmark legal battle after his parents tried to block his dream of representing New Zealand because they disapproved of his Olympic gold medallist girlfriend.
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|CX Tristar slowly coming along. The decals are a nightmere.
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|This decal still came apart in 10 pieces even after 3 coats of decal bonder! AHH!
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|This is going high on a shelf because of the decals. Even the tail looks atrocious.
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the time for a head-down-production-phase has begun. it is already mid-october and i have a busy 2 months ahead of me with a handful of local shows {first up: jewelry artists mart at the WALKER on november 1} and a big 'non-local' show {ONE OF A KIND SHOW in Chicago on december 4-7} to prepare for. i have been working to build some stock on the pieces i debuted at the fall flair fashion show. these earrings will be available in the new fall acrylic colors (and red, of course) as well as a variety of woods. i've been wearing a black pair every day this week. they are so light-weight. love it.
last friday i was a guest-juror for the final review of a design workshop at the school of architecture at the university. i am warming-up and reacquainting myself with the school, as i am intended to teach one of these workshops myself soon. it felt good to be back in that environment, despite feeling self-conscious at first. my work process has become very internal and i realized i have vocalized my thoughts/process/reasoning less and less since leaving IKEA. it was all really quite fun! i warmed-up by the end, and ultimately the whole experience confirmed how important it is to really understand your own approach/process ... to acknowledge the variables in any situation and to have a means for making sense of them in order to come to a designed result. it also confirmed the enormity that can be architecture....and while i am so strongly based in it, i am also overwhelmed by it. perhaps it is simply that i haven't embraced the variables at such a scale? i still have much to learn.....
one thing that i do know is that i am a juggler - one who juggles many things - and my productivity level actually thrives when i have more than one compelling project to manage. in the past i have put a lot of pressure on myself to limit my interests - to focus - because i felt that i should, because that is what mature people do, they focus. but in the past few weeks small things have been added to my list, like going to the post office every day. don't get me wrong, i love having a reason to go to the post office every day, but that along with other small tasks like it make me realize that one can only juggle so much before things start falling. today alone i dropped the ball twice...forgetting to return simple messages to people. {well i didn't entirely forget, they just hadn't come to the top of my remember-list yet} now, it is not the end of the world, granted, but it makes me feel like i'm losing some of my "edge" - like i'm getting old ... or should i say mature?


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Workshop eight highlights
6th - 8th December, 2014
The seventh workshop of the National Imams Consultative Forum (NICF) was held over 6th-8th December, 2014 in Melbourne. A total of 21 imams attended from around Australia including 11 from Victoria, 4 from New South Wales, 1 from Western Australia, 2 from Queensland, 2 from the Northern Territory and 1 Tasmania.
The workshop was opened by Professor Abdullah Saeed, Director of the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies, informing the group about the structural changes to the imam's workshop. Professor Saeed briefed the imams about the outcome of the one day workshop that took place in November. The purpose of the one day workshop was to develop a range of responses to a number of issues of interest to the community, with the intention of forming the basis of a resource that could be used by imams and relevant parties. Professor Saeed highlighted a number of key outcomes expected from the three day workshop; namely, analysing and modifying a series of drafted statements based on group consensus.
A welcome was given by Sheikh Abdul Azim al-Afifi, President of the Australian National Imams Council. Sheikh Abdul Azim stressed the importance of the NICF workshops and the continual attendance and participation of Imams from around Australia. Sheikh Abdul Azim highlighted the number of events that have taken place since the last workshop. He addressed the escalating tensions within the current climate and the intensifying role of the Imams as community and religious leaders.
During the workshop participants heard from Mr Duncan Lewis, ASIO Director General who briefed the imams about the security measures concerning the current climate and the response of the Australian Government. The Director General was accompanied by a colleague who is a subject matter expert, offering an insight to the current conflict taking place in Iraq and Syria.
Throughout the workshop, fifty eight draft statements were analysed by twenty one imams who were allocated to three groups addressing twelve topics covered within four sessions over the first two days of the workshop. At the end of each session, the chair summarised the discussion, finalised the statement agreed upon by the group and then presented the modified statements to the wider group. Out of the fifty eight statements, ten were requested to be rephrased by the NCEIS team, thirteen were modified and the rest of the thirty five statements were accepted as presented.
Day two of the workshop was concluded with discussing the public forums to take place during 2015. The format of the one-day public forums throughout different states and territories within Australia were discussed. Various imams were selected to act as ambassadors of their mosques and community organisations to take lead of the forum within their district.
The third day of the workshop was allocated to media training titled 'The Religious Leaders Media Training' which was coordinated by the Australian Multicultural Foundation for Imams across Australia to build their skills, confidence and networks in relation to working with media. The sessions included information on how the media works and interview techniques and tips, and how to engage with the media. The imams had practical experience on camera and radio being interviewed with feedback following each interview.
The seventh imams' workshop was well received by the imams. The group's contribution to the development of a resource regarding the issues discussed in the workshop is highly appreciated. Further work is currently being undertaken to develop the resource.


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Barack Obama's democratic Internet strategy has just gone viral. The New York Times reports that Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, the leader of Israel's conservative Likud party, has borrowed the look, feel and features of Obama's website for his own site. Thus Israeli voters will have the pleasure of watching Bibi videos on YouTube, browsing Bibi's photos on flickr, getting invites from Bibi to join his Facebook network and receiving Tweets from Bibi on all the latest developments in the Middle East (including, perhaps, a cheerful Tweet about bombing Iran, after Bibi is elected to office early next year).
So who is next, I wonder? Which politician will borrow Obama's Internet strategy to give a little interactive jolt to their democratic standing?
Vladimir Putin must be sorely tempted to borrow Obama's strategy of using YouTube to "disintermediate" the few remaining independent (ie: elitist) Russian television channels and allow the Prime Minister to directly communicate his message with the Russian people. I'm guessing that Nicholas Sarkozy would love to use flickr to post the most intimate photographs of himself and his photogenic new bride, Carla Bruni so that the French electorate is really able to get to see the all-too-human side of their President. I imagine that the much misunderstood and maligned Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, would like to bolster his network on friends on Facebook. And I'm sure that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il must be absolutely fascinated by the way in which Obama will directly use his e-mail database of 10 million supporters to push through policy and raise more money for future campaigns.
It's not just foreigners who are in awe of what Obama has achieved. Democratic strategist Joe Trippi told AP that Obama has "built the largest network anyone has ever seen in politics, and congressional Republicans are clueless about the communications shift that has happened."
I suspect, however, that not all Republicans are not quite as "clueless" as Trippi thinks. Expect Sarah Palin to do a Bibi Netanyahu and borrow liberally from Obama's populist web strategy. The Alaskan Governor is already quite a star on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter and her authentic brand is ideally suited to the democratizing culture of the Internet. Ironically, Obama's intention to make broadband connectivity ubiquitous, thus wiring the poorest Americans to Palin's seductive message, might turn out to be her not-so-secret viral weapon in the 2012 election.


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Article "Smarter robot vacuum cleaners in development"
by Tim Sandle
August 18, 2017
The Robotic Mop
Published on Feb 7, 2018
This is the housekeeping robot that can be programmed to mop and shine floors. Featuring one-touch operation and seven cleaning modes, its washable dual mops spin at 120 rpms to scrub floors thoroughly without scratching or scuffing. Smart navigation alerts the robot to which areas have been cleaned and which still need attention; sensors quickly steer the unit away when stairs and obstacles are detected. In addition to its autonomous operation, tough messes that require a homeowner's attention can be addressed by running the mop via remote control. The unit can be held by the handle to clean fragile surfaces, including desks, tables, glass floors, and glass windows. Compactly sized at less than 8" high to fit easily under beds and couches. Includes a dry clean option.


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Yesterday I posted about the quilting that I am doing on the vintage/antique log cabin quilt. While I was doing that quilting I started thinking again about making a whole cloth quilt. I have been wanting to tackle one for a long time and what has been the barrier is that I just can't stand marking! I am just not accurate at all. Almost all of my sewing is done without a pattern , seam allowances are done by eye, I use my arm for a yard stick, I use kitchen bowls for templates. Yesterday the light went on, I can do a whole cloth quilt without the traditional perfectly symmetrical and geometric marking.
I grabbed a hunk of muslin off the pile and a scrap piece of wool batting and made a little quilt sandwich. With a wash away marker I drew a 9″ x 12″ rectangle (AAQI quilts need to be that size) and a quick outline of a few leaves and a stem.
I used a #12 needle and coats cotton thread (because that is what was right at hand) and a few hours later here is what I had
I used some colored pencil to lightly shade the design…but if you look at the back it really didn't need the shading to show the quilting
Next time I will use a different muslin. The one has a pretty high thread count, 200 I think) and it is not as easy to quilt, but I still got some nice little stitches
I should have put something in the picture to show scale but to give you an idea this leaf is 2″ wide.
I need to bind this little quilt and send if off to AAQI. I think it is a great way to try out something new….make a little sample and make that into a little quilt for a good cause.
I got another new quilt top…I'm thinking it is from the 70's
There is a great variety of vintage and bold fabrics, a few poly, cotton, poly blends, double knits, all kinds of fun stuff. See the pictures below (click to enlarge)
Happy Quilting


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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
The road less traveled
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
It's time.....
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Friday, September 18, 2009
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
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Monday, May 18, 2009
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Monday, May 11, 2009
I am told I am guilty of this...
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Yes, I'm doing it again - I signed up for the 2009 Breast Cancer 3-Day! I had such an incredible experience doing the 3-Day last year that I'm going back for more. I'm so excited about this event, even though this year I really know what I've gotten myself into.
This year, however, my purpose for walking became even more personal. Just a few months after I signed up for the 3 Day, I got some news I new expected to receive. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Not in one breast, but both breasts. From what we hear it is very rare to have cancer in both breast at the same time. In February my mother underwent a bilateral mastectomy. I was able to be by her side throughout the whole process. It was truly a scary time, but when her surgeon told us that it had not spread to her lymph nodes, we were so relieved. She is now in the process of her reconstruction and undergoing drug therapy. I can't begin to sing the praises of her doctors and the amazing nurses of the LD Breast Center, where she had her surgery and treatment. Watching my mom go through this process only made my desire to do my part in finding a cure for this disease even stronger.
I need your help. I am planning on surpassing the $2260.00 that you - my friends and family - gave so generously last time around to help fight breast cancer.
Just follow the link above to visit my personal fundraising page and make a donation. I know times are tough right now, but what ever you can give either big or small is appreciated more than you will ever know. Thanks for all of your support. I'm incredibly lucky to have people like you in my life!
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Monday, April 27, 2009
ANZAC Biscuits
In honor of ANZAC Day on Saturday. I made some ANZAC's. When we were in Australia we were there on the 25th of April, ANZAC Day. We were lucky enough to be a part of this celebration (here, this is what it's all about). My friends mother- in-law made these cookies (biscuits) for us. They are by far the best cookie I have ever tasted. They are crunchy on the outside but chewy on the inside and believe it or not they get better with age, they keep forever, but not in my house because they are eaten up within the first two days. They require an imported ingredient called golden syrup. My friend brings me cases of golden syrup from Australia when she comes to visit, but you can check your local british market and you may be able to find it. You can also substitute half dark corn syrup and half molasses, I have never tried it but I hear it's a pretty good alternative. Here is how I make them:
2 cups Flour
2 cups Oats
1 3/4 cup sugar
2 cups coconut
2 sitcks of butter
4 tablespoons golden syrup
4 tablespoons boiling water
2 teaspoons baking soda
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
That's how I really feel and it feels really good to scream it.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
You might be from San Diego if:
Every street name is either in Spanish or Spanish related, and you're surprised when other areas don't have this.
You can determine the accuracy of someone's "i'm ghetto" claim by knowing their high school. For example, El Camino High School, Hoover High School, or Crawford High School
You see weather forcasts for four different climate zones in the same county, and aren't remotely surprised.
You routinely go or have gone to Pat & Oscar's solely to get breadsticks.
You've ever gone to Downtown San Diego and marveled at the homeless people mingling with the rich young urbanities.
You've gone to Mt. Helix in July and known you still need a jacket.
You've tailgated at Qualcomm Stadium, and for bonus points, also tailgated when it was Jack Murphy Stadium
You've been to the Wild Animal Park but can't remember the last time you went to the Zoo.
You've ever been on a field trip to see an Imax movie at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center.
You still call it the Del Mar Fair.
You say "i'm going to the track" and people know what you mean.
You understand what May-Gray and June-Gloom is.
A famous skateboarder/surfer lives in your town.
There's a North County, a South County, and an East County but no Central County.
"Mossy Nissan! Mossy Nissan! Mossy Nissan Moves You!"
You know what it means when two guys are walking in Hillcrest.
You know what it means when a girl in a short skirt is walking on El Cajon Blvd.
You've gotten stuck in the Horton Plaza parking structure traffic after a Padres game.
You know what "The Merge" is, and will plan your entire day around not being on it during rush hour(s).
You've ever been to Belmont Park and rode the Big Dipper.
(For North County) You remember the days before the all the big movie theaters opened. And when they did. First the Edwards in San Marcos, then the Regal in Oceanside, then the Krikorian in Vista, and finally the Regal in Escondido.
You've ever taken the Coaster and laughed at people sitting in traffic on the 5.
You know the difference between Clairemont Mesa, Kearny Mesa, and Mira Mesa.
You can correctly pronounce Tierrasanta, La Jolla, Rancho Penasquitos, Cabrillo, Jamacha, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, and El Cajon.
You've ever gone to Sea World on a warm day and sat in the first few rows at the Shamu Show to get cooled off.
You've ever been delayed at the Border Checkpoints on the 5 and the 15.
There are more bands than people.
Your house doesn't have air conditioning.
You know it's San Diegan, not San Diegoan, or San Diegoite.
Everyone has their favorite beach.
No matter what the weather is, there is always someone walking around in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops.
You live on, near or are surrounded by hills.
You hate tourists and their bad driving. GET OFF THE ROAD NORTH DAKOTA, NOBODY WANTS YOU HERE. SERIOUSLY. GO HOME.
You have family and or friends that have moved to Arizona.
There are four distinct seasons: Nice, Nice, Nice, and A Little Chilly.
Your house is worth more than the GDP of some small countries.
You know what MB, OB, and PB stand for.
You used to, and sometimes still do ride the carousel at Seaport Village.
You know someone who doesn't own pants, and have a neighbor who doesn't seem to own a shirt.
Your high school had a surf team.
You know what Santa Ana's are, and that they have literally nothing to do with the city of Santa Ana.
You know what a California burrito is.
You never, under any circumstances call it anything other than "the Gaslamp."
You never, under any circumstances call it anything other than "L.A."
Julian Pies.
You're shocked when you find out people have never been to the beach, and even more shocked to find out some have never seen the Ocean.
In elementary school you were forced to do countless "duck and cover" earthquake drills.
Your childhood dream was to become a dolphin trainer at Sea World.
You know or have known countless guys under 5'9'' tall that own huge lifted trucks to account for their shortcomings.
You love driving on the 52, just for those crazy bumps that they always try (and fail) to smooth over.
You know someone who knows someone who knows Reggie Bush.
You remember where you were the day of the Santana High School Shootings.
When you were a kid you thought the Mormon Church was a castle, or Disneyland.
You know what this sign means:
You still call it Christmas on the Prado
"Nobody beats, El Cajon Ford!"
You've never had a snow day, but you've had a week off for fires.
Every time there's a major snow storm in the Midwest or the Northeast, the next day's newspaper has a picture of children playing on the beach on the front page.
You remember going to the WB store at UTC as a kid and playing in that tunnel thing they had.
Everytime you watch the weather you expect to hear "and here's the KUUUUUUUUUUUUUSI forecast" and/or "no flipping!" because of John Coleman.
You know the worst traffic in the world is Saturday morning-afternoon going south on the 5 and Sunday afternoon-evening going north on the 5.
You remember when 619 was the only area code in San Diego. And you get a little excited when you see Reggie Bush put 619 on his eye black.
You can surf and snowboard in the same day, but you've never felt like actually doing it.
You know the difference between UCSD and SDSU.
You know all the places where "Bring it On" and "Top Gun" were filmed.
Pretty much every area has a high school with "Rancho" in the name.
You've heard the phrase "Spring comes in Summer, Summer comes in Fall, Fall comes in Winter, and Winter not at all."
You've talked about going to Vegas when you turn 21 for like 5 years.
You've had Carne Asada Fries.
You've watched the Prep Pigskin Report, and most likely know someone on it.
You remember Premium 92/1, Q106.5, Star 100.7, and my 94.1.
You know that Cal Worthington will never die.
You went on a field trip to Cabrillo National Monument on Point Loma.
You know what "The Turko Files" are, and are still a little afraid of his mustache.
You know what Lou's Records is, and that they have EVERYTHING.
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Big night......
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Some Bocas for your boca and the unfortunate shoe incident
Here is a little taste of the tropics.....
As with any vacation I take there will always be a fabulous highlight or a embarassing/horiffic incident. This time it happened to land on horrifically embarrassing. Being on the island there is no such thing as sidewalks or concrete for that matter. Most of the terrain is sandy pathways. So when you enter ones home you automatically remove your shoes before stepping in the door to keep the sand and the chitras out of your house. So I pretty much went without shoes for most of the time I was there. Except for the day we ventured to Caranero where this video was taken. It was a pretty wild trek through a jungle and since it rains off and on there is mud and all sorts of stuff to step in. My flip flops sat out for a good 4 days on the porch of our B & B getting rained on and rinsed off until I slipped them on the morning we left. They were a little wet but we were in a hurry to get to the airport so it didn't bother me. We get to the airport check our bags and surfboards and sit in the terminal. As I sit there I smell this horrible smell. We switch seats thinking that we MUST be sitting next to a trash bin or something. The new seats have the same smell. I start sniffing my homeboy CERTIAN this it is him. I give him a good sniff down and he's clean. NO, this awful smell could NOT be coming from MY person, no way. I sniff my shirt, my pits, my hands, my knees. I pick up my flip flop and OH MY DOG IN HEAVEN . It was ME. My flip flops had formed a smell so vile it would knock a buzzard off a shit wagon. No lie. Our plane was leaving in a mere 15 minutes, my bags are checked with another pair of flips. I got to the bathroom and try to rinse them off. Well, as my luck would have it someone just flushed and in Panama you always wash your hands before you flush due to water pressure issues. So, no water. I had a half bottle of Purell that I dumped in my shoes and on my feet. Now I had swamp ass smelling shoes with a hint of Purell. Not good. There was nothing left to do but put the flip flops back on and hope for the best. We get on our puddle jumper back to Panama City. I sit down, slip off the shoes and put my backpack over them to try to bury the stink, but the flight attendant makes me stow my backpack in the overhead bin. Damn it. An older European man with a fanny pack and too tight pants and his stunningly gorgeous Panamanian trophy wife with a pair of fake boobies that her chin rests upon, sit right in front of me. Homeboy and I look at each other in horror and then laugh. Two minutes later I hear something in Spanish and recognize the words 'dead' and 'awful' and they made their way up the aircraft. A man came and sat in the seat later and either it didn't bother him or he was born without a sense of smell. It was another hour and a half before I could change my shoes and when I did I found the nearest trash bin and properly disposed of all the evidence of the most heinous smell I have ever smelled.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Gone Fishin'
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Twenty five
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Just because..........
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Realizations of being forty
- I went to Costco this morning with full blown bed head and I didn't care. Well, I cared but, I could care less that I didn't care. Just threw on a sweatshirt, some shorts and some flip flops and I was in the car and gone.
- I am a giant scaredy cat. My Homeboy is gone for a few weeks on a trip and being in this house alone gives me the creeps. My boys are no help either. The other night the wind decided to pick up and the tree was brushing up againts the window. I called a twin in to help me investigate (I was sure it was a potential axe murderer). He walked in heard the sound and walked right out. Thanks Big Guy. Obviously, it wasn't an axe murderer, just silly wind.
- Facebook really IS Mysp@ce for old people. But this old person diiiiiiigs it!
- I question my ability to have a young baby. I have not been around babies in so long that I feel I might be out of my league. I mean I want a baby REALLY bad, I just am scared at the thought of not knowing what the hell I am doing. The boys were 2 1/2 when we adopted them and were already on sippy cups so they didn't need a bottle and I potty trained them about 6 weeks after coming home to us. I am worried I will be in over my head. Well, I guess I have a while to read up on Baby 101, right?
- Eye cream. Don't go to bed without it.
- I have the best group of girlfriends a person could ever have. Really, I am one lucky girl.
- I will wear my retainers every night to the grave.
- I would like to raise my next child like he did. Check out the trailer for this documentary of Doc P@scowitz and his family of nine children. I would not be as extreme (he was really extreme) but I can identify with his philosophy so much when raising children. The older I get the more I think I could actually homeschool my child. Not that I am going to do it.......but, sailing around the world with our kids would be an amazing childhood experience.
- Girlfriends are entering the picture and I am so not ready for this.
- If I didn't have kids in the house I am pretty sure I wouldn't ever turn on the television. I love quiet. I could just be happy with just my ipod or XM R@dio.
- I never thought I would wish for a roof full of solar panels
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Well, this solves THAT....and some help.
So, on to a pressing question. My cell phone contract is up in a few weeks and I need a new phone. I have been toying with getting an iphone . My current provider, who prides themselves on being "America's most reliable network". Just doesn't deliver. My cell phone serves as our landline (I have all calls forwarded from our home # to my cell. Blame the Houdini dog), and 9 times out of 10 at home my calls are dropped, sound like I am talking under water or I can hear feedback from myself talking to another. So back to the iphone. I really want one. Do any of you have one? Do you love it? Like it? Hate it? Does the service provider kick ass or suck ass?
School me.
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Monday, January 5, 2009
La fiesta de cuarenta
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In the Shakesperian play "Macbeth," Macduff chooses to flee to England in response to the murder of Duncan by Macbeth to go in support of Malcolm, the son and heir of Duncan. In fleeing to England, however, Macduff condemns his own family, who is murdered by Macbeth in response. In fleeing to England, Macduff also attempts to persuade Malcolm to reclaim the Scottish throne with a show of force.
In the play, Macduff's first dialogue involves the discovery of the corpse of King Duncan inside Macbeth's castle. His decision to flee to England is due to his suspicion that Macbeth was, in fact, the murderer of Duncan. While in England and attempting to persuade Malcolm to act, Macduff is informed of the death of his family and the consequence of his action by another Scottish thane by the name of Ross.
Macduff eventually returns to Scotland alongside Malcolm and their English allies and meets Macbeth in battle at Dunsinane Castle. Macduff eventually slays Macbeth, although in the play this occurs offstage. He then presents his head to Malcolm and declares him the rightful king of Scotland.
Prior to King Duncan's assassination by Macbeth, Macduff held the title of Thane of Fife. The first references to Macduff is found in a 14th century work called the "Chronica Gentis Scotorum."


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Summer in the Rockies is the best backdrop for a picnic lunch. We all know that it tastes better. I love physical activity, but it must lead to a meal. An early hike with lunch on a rock with a view, or by the stream. Biking to a cafe is very civil. And of course my fav... pack it all on a horse and find a magical spot. Whatever your pleasure, make it special.
I always bring Andi-Le's large cloth napkins. Besides the obvious job of a napkin, we have used them as seats, turnicuts, headbands, and bandannas. They wrap wonderfully around a bottle of wine for cushion as we ride. Making the picnic special without a lot of effort. Give it a try. Memories are made around meals and the people you love.


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Top Ten Things Overheard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 297
Click here for the original at this brilliant idea, here's our own version for Swindon's buses from last week.
10. There was a skate park right over the back when we were little, great it was, lost my knees there.
9. They've cut down all the trees, so Mark's back garden is now bare for all the world to see.
8. I'm not surprised you got stuck in traffic, that load should have had an escort at this time of year.
7. We never have turkey, we always have fish.
6. You could feel the whole building moving, I told him to turn it right down, which he did eventually.
5. If she put just a small amount more into what she did, then there would be so much more to see.
4. This top is already coming apart and I've had it on two days.
3. Don't let Nate keep you from trying out for it, besides if you don't get it, he'll never know.
2. It was 3am and I still had the same two things rattling around in my head.
And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...
1. He got a pair of socks, and a small model of Elvis, he was much happier with that than anyone thought he'd be.
Overheard something we've missed? Then let us know.


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"For centuries, the Congo has compelled and defied the Western imagination. Richard Mosse brings to this subject the use of a discontinued military surveillance technology, a type of color infrared film called Kodak Aerochrome. Originally developed for camouflage detection, this aerial reconnaissance film registers an invisible spectrum of infrared light, rendering the green landscape in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and hot pink."
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Part 3 of 4 in our series on "Academia/Activism and other (unnecessary) binaries"
To read Part 1, click here. To read Part 2, click here.
A'Keitha Carey, Texas Woman's University
Purple haze, black rain—violet blood seeping through my pores Blackened eyes cry tears of blood The lies you told are like the lash taken to the backs of my ancestors My (w)hole body aches from your piercing tongue and the stabbing strokes of your keyboard
I am Ruined1
Ruined like the Congolese women who have been raped and tortured Ruined by rape, death, and beatings . . . This is an assault to my character
I am ruined by your filthy lies and this war of racism
I engage with autoethnography as a methodology to retell my story. This consists of creative writing that expounds on my wisdom, background, and observations often creating non-fiction short stories or poems. Employing autoethnography afforded me the opportunity in which I could address particular themes (racism, sexism, and various oppressions) discussing my personal narrative, interjecting elements of race and body politics. I utilize personal narrative to illustrate the culture in which I am immersed—academe. It is my hope that sharing my personal experiences in a reflexive manner will encourage the reader to survey, investigate, and analyze the culture from an interpretive and investigative lens, surveying the multiple layers of consciousness and realities that exist. From an activistic lens, I am interested in exploring strategies that will encourage and support junior faculty of color helping those who may be experiencing racism and other forms of oppression find voice.
The Beginning
KiKi, my protagonist, the young, naive island gal never experienced oppression and marginalization while basking in the sun of the islands, enjoying a carefree lifestyle and eating succulent ripe fruits and vegetables native to her homeland. Growing up in the Bahamas, she never knew the depths of hatred and insecurity exhibited by some whites in the United States. She grew up in a country that was Black in power and leadership, surrounded by educated men and women who were professional, confident and robust in the expression of their Black identity and culture. After her experience as a professor in the ivory tower, she was disconcerted and unsheathed, forced to renounce her island gal sensibility when thrusted into the world of academe, one in which she had no experience resulting in estrangement and disorientation.
In 2011, I filed a complaint with the EEOC (an official complaint was made against a faculty member in the Department of Theatre and Dance on the grounds of racism and sexism) and Affirmative Action in the hopes of launching an investigation into my department acknowledging my allegations of retaliation, office bullying, a hostile work environment, and falsified personnel documents pertaining to my reappointment in the fall 2011. I assert that acknowledging the unprofessionalism, moral and ethical violations rendered me voiceless in my department and university, leading to severe physical illness and psychological stress.
How does one recover from such a calamity? Where does a young scholar of color find support during this crisis? Dance historian and activist Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild provided support. She is vigilant about discussing the omissions and invisibility of bodies of color. Gottschild brings to the forefront the continued "historical and systemic denial and invisibilization of the Africanist presence in American culture" (Gottschild 1996, 50) from the perspective of slavery and the ramifications and implications of the players (the oppressed and the oppressors), her mission, research, and passion for people of color is why I reached out to her. Dr. Gottschild, the social leader/activist that she is, took the call to action to the next level, sending my letter of resignation to influential scholars of color in the U.S. and internationally. Under her leadership, the "Coalition of Diasporan Scholars (CDSM) Moving" was birthed. CDSM is a non-profit voluntary organization whose members consist of dancers/scholars:
CDSM is our response to millennial-style racism in our supposed post-racist era. Like those involved in the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century, we are resolved to be proactive. Our fledgling organization is creating a database, disseminating our Mission Statement, and gathering resources (including legal counsel). (CDSM 2011)
The link below provides more context to my story consisting of a conversation held between dance colleague Liana Conyers and myself discussing our experiences with academic racism that was featured on the "Movement Research" blog: http://www.movementresearch.org/criticalcorrespondence/blog/?p=7510
How to Fix This?
For this blog, I wanted to provide five pertinent points that I believe are essential in the move towards attaining equality in academia in the U.S. for female faculty of color. This may seem like a utopian ideal to some but we must start somewhere. The more we provide discourse and scholarship concerning these issues, the greater ability there is to facilitate change, change in approach to language, behavior, curriculum and programming:
1. "In addition to programs that support diversity, having a college president or chancellor who is demonstrative about his or her commitment to diversity . . . " (Fields 2007).
2. "Creating a hospitable environment for faculty [of color], revising the standards upon which tenure is granted, facilitating peer mentor relationships, expanding the ranks of Black [and other] students [of color], and including [faculty of color] in the decision-making process can improve the morale of faculty [of color]" (Fields 2007).
3. Supporting the implementation of "faculty development programs" (Fields 2007).
4. "Women and faculty of color must be made full institutional partners by being duly awarded tenure and promotion" (Evans 2007, 133).
5. Recognize the need and the inclusion of diversity roundtables and anti racist workshops (Evans 2007, 137) in intuitional orientations and literature.
Coping Mechanisms
My research revealed that mentorship, seeking external relationships, and engaging in some form of spirituality are essential coping mechanisms (Henry and Glenn 2009). Mentorship is a major component in strategically circumventing some of these issues female faculty of color encounter. It is paramount that women seek mentors of color in the academy. The lack of critical mass often times creates an obstacle, forcing women of color to seek support outside the department and/or the institution; women of color are encouraged to seek mentors who are of the same race (Henry and Glenn 2009) suggesting that they have a better understanding of intersectionality in academe and other social settings.
Seeking relationships through external sources are strongly encouraged. Support groups at places of worship, social organizations, and with family and friends are recommended. These relationships provide much needed emotional and mental support (Henry and Glenn 2009). This interaction encourages and promotes identity and is a method that can assist in managing on the job stress. Establishing connections within professional organizations locally and nationally has proven to be immensely beneficial. I affirm that professional organizations can provide a community that is more inviting and supportive than the academy.
Spirituality is suggested as a vehicle to counter marginalization, isolation and oppression in academia, researchers suggest that engaging in spirituality and including faith as a coping mechanism further constructs the positive identity of women of color (Henry and Glenn 2009).
I am still working on many of these suggestions myself. I am grateful that I was able to glean this information and now have a platform to assist and aide other scholars of color in finding the help that they need. This is my form of advocacy and activism.
1 Reference to the play Ruined by Lynn Nottage
Carty, L. 1992. "Black women in academia: A statement from within the periphery." In unsettling relations: The university as a site of feminist struggles, eds. H. Banjeri et al., 13-34. Boston, MA: South End Press.
Chang, Heewon. 2008. Autoethnography as Method. Walnut Creek, CA. Left Coast Press.
Coalition of Diasporan Scholars Moving. http://cdscholarsmoving.tumblr.com/.
Evans, Stephanie Y. 2007. "Women of Color in American Higher Education." The NEA Higher Education Journal. pp. 131-138.
Fields, Cheryl D. 2007. "A morale dilemma---black professors on white campuses---includes related article on mentorship programs for black faculty---Cover Story." Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Accessed September 14, 2012. http://diverseeducation.com/article/7747/.
Gottschild, Brenda Dixon. 1996. Digging the Africanist Presence in American Performance: Dance and Other Contexts. Westport: Praeger.
Henry, Dr. Wilma J. and Nicole M. Glenn. 2009. "Black Women Employed in the Ivory Tower: Connecting for Success." Advancing Women in Leadership Journal. 29 (1): 1 Accessed November 27, 2012. http://advancingwomen.com/awl/awl_wordpress/black-women-employed-in-the-ivory-tower-connecting-for-success/
Movement Research. 2013. Critical Response—"The Coalition of Diaspora Scholars Moving, part 2—A Conversation with A'Keitha Carey and Liana Conyers." http://www.movementresearch.org/criticalcorrespondence/blog/?p=7510.
Williams, Lisa D. 2001. " Coming to Terms with Being a Young, Black Female Academic in U.S. Higher Education. eds. Mabokela, Reitumetse O. and Anna L. Green. In Sisters of the Academy: Emergent Black Women Scholars in Higher Education. Sterling,VA: Stylus Publishing.


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MORE and more people are coming to Gloucester for the Heritage Open Days.
Figures released by the National Trust show that only Norwich had more events than those organised by Gloucester Civic Trust as part of the countrywide, four day, annual celebration, pushing Oxford into third place.
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