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At the official welcome reception and dinner of the 2013 USC Global Conference, hundreds of USC alumni and leaders gathered at the Grand Hyatt in the Namsan-dong neighborhood of Seoul, as the sounds of traditional Jungjin Samulnori drums filled the halls. The evening kicked off a 3-day exploration of USC connections to Korea and the Asia Pacific region, beginning with a welcome and update from the university's Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Elizabeth Garrett.
"It is hard to imagine a more dynamic place to hold this year's conference than Seoul," said Garrett, "Like Los Angeles, the people of this city have embraced transformation and flexibility toward that which is relevant and useful in modern contexts. Seoul has evolved as a result of bold thinking and the can-do spirit of its people – people who maximize nearby resources and integrate their rich cultural heritage with entrepreneurial vision."
Garrett updated attendees on some of the many recent developments involving global programs, including the World Bachelor's in Business offered through the USC Marshall School of Business and the global executive Ed.D. offered by the USC Rossier School of Education. She also gave an update on the inaugural group of USC International Artists Fellows—a distinguished group of scholar-artists that include a playwright from China, a guitarist from Russia, an animator from Brazil, and a visual artist from Mexico—who will join the university in fall of 2013.
She also acknowledged the co-chair of the event, USC Trustee Y.H. Cho, who is the chairman and CEO of Korean Air and chairman of the Hanjin Group; as well as the many other distinguished guests in attendance.
A highlight of the evening was a special citation given to Korean alumnus Young-Hoon Kang, who served as a groundbreaking political leader for the Republic of Korea as a member of its National Congress and as prime minister from 1988 to 1990, during which time he oversaw his nation's transformative transition from military rule to a modern democracy. Kang, accompanied to the stage by his son and daughter-in-law, was visibly moved the the acknowledgment by his alma mater, delivered by USC President C. L. Max Nikias. As he stood to receive his honor, the crowd rose to a standing ovation, led by Mrs. Niki C. Nikias.
After an evening full of renewing old acquaintances and forging new friendships, the event came to a close with beautiful renditions of opera classics, sung by two Thornton opera alumni, soprano Juhye Kim and tenor Sungwook Kim, both originally from Korea.
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PHILADELPHIA (April 23, 2012)--- Briana and Damon could be the kids up the block. Briana does well in school and wants to follow in her sister's footsteps to college. Damon works hard at an after-school job in a local barbershop. They hang out with friends and try to stay out of trouble.
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The characters and their stories are the product of years of community-based participatory research from the PCVPC, a project funded by the Centers for Disease Control to address violence in Philadelphia.
Researchers often focus on communicating results of studies to others in their field, but getting practical advice to the communities they serve is often more important, according to lead author Dr. Nicole Vaughn, an assistant professor at the Drexel University School of Public Health.
"Our question was: How do we get research back to the community?'" said co-author Dr. Therese S. Richmond, of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. "Community-based participatory research enables us to develop strategies for violence prevention side-by-side with members of the affected community, but it's unusual for researchers to disseminate their findings back in the community itself."
This project brings the research to life. "It's so important in violence prevention to really engage youth in the solution," Vaughn said.
"Our community partners told us: 'Don't just tell us what kids say, tell us what we can do about it, what we can do as adults to create positives,'" said. Richmond, the Andrea B. Laporte Endowed Term Associate Professor at Penn Nursing. "We identified strategies, interpreted them in an appealing way, and linked them with evidence-based actions the community can take to decrease violence."
At that point, the group had the research, but needed the medium. "We learned from the community youth that digital animation speaks to this age group and in this community," said Richmond. "Our young participants told us, 'This is what we'll pay attention to. This is what will be cool.'"
Working with an animator, a focus group with participants between the ages of 10 and 17 reviewed the storyboards and offered feedback. "The kids worked with us on developing the characters, making them look and sound trendy and urban," said Richmond. To make the scenes more authentic, the youth participants provided the animator with descriptions of their own neighborhoods and discussed the types of violent acts that they've known peers to commit, such as shoplifting and damaging property. For genuine characterizations in the videos, the youth participants were asked to voice the characters. In addition, youth were also provided with information from the animator about career paths in the field and ways to continue to be involved in youth violence prevention which Vaughn stated was an example of "co-learning", a key principle of community based participatory research. "Learning from the youth about their communities while also giving them the opportunity to learn from a professional in the field of digital design, marketing and animation was a valuable part of this project," said Vaughn.
Briana and Damon debuted in January 2011at a PCVPC community symposium. The youth who voiced the characters were celebrated in the symposium. "Having the youth debut the characters and work the community event with over 250 attendees was exciting for them. The youth had the experience of being a part of the development and delivery of the product to the community and they were well received," said Vaughn. A public transportation ad was also developed that featured the characters and their anti-violence credo.
Each of the five, one-minute videos has a single, distinct message: avoiding peer pressure, working hard, keep calm, finding a role model and deciding against retribution. In "Barbershop," a real-life barber voiced a character who gives Damon an after-school job in his shop and appreciates his diligence. In "Role Models," Briana gives a class presentation on why her sister, a college student, is her role model.
"Engaging youth and adults from the community to develop strategies and tools for sharing research results can improve the meaning, acceptance and translation of the results into community programs and action," said Richmond. "This further encourages partnership between community members and researchers to study issues important to the community."
Vaughn said, "Involving the community in sharing research results adds more time to the process, but we think the product is that much richer. The community receives the message well because their voices are reflected in it."
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Because figuring out what stability means isn't easy. For some of us, it means having a stable job and income. For others, it's an emotional question. Honestly for most of us, it's probably a bit of both. It's exhausting to think that in a few months, I have to yet again secure work and find a new place to live. Bleck. Beyond that, trying to juggle what I want and what my boyfriend wants is crazy. I know that living life is taking other people's wishes and wants into consideration but it's insanely exhausting. Granted, I am known to be a bit of a control freak… so perhaps in this case, it's just me. But how is anyone supposed to adult in an environment like this?
A part of me knows that change is constant and that nothing I do will ever slow it down. The only thing to do is go along for the ride and hope that you're managing to plant your feet on the ground every once in awhile. But there's a smaller voice in my head, and that voice just wants everything to stop for a second. To take a month to just be. To know that I can do a thing without always considering what is happening in the future. Without thinking that I need to find a job or the next stage of studies. The problem with six month internships and single semester Masters is the second you start, you have to immediately start thinking "What's Next?"
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If you're interested in anything else I wrote the last few weeks, check those articles out here:
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ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — Legislators on the floor of Congress deliver speeches in it. Lovers entwined on Asunción's park benches murmur sweet nothings with its high-pitched, nasal and guttural sounds. Soccer fans use it when insulting referees.
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A despot who ruled until 1840, Francia was called Caraí Guazú, Great Lord. He banned those in the light-skinned upper class from marrying each other, sealed Paraguay's borders and used Guaraní-speaking informants called pyragues, or fleet-footed ones, to bolster his tyrannical regime.
The result: a hobbled Europeanized elite by the end of Francia's rule. Other dictators would later use Guaraní to stir nationalist fervor. Generals rallied troops in Guaraní in the devastating Triple Alliance War in the 1860s, which killed more than 60 percent of the population.
Isolation also sustained Guaraní. The Paraguayan novelist Augusto Roa Bastos, who mixed Guaraní with Spanish in his writing, called this landlocked, California-size nation an "island surrounded by land."
Under Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, the dictator who ruled from 1954 to 1989, Guaraní thrived. At one point during General Stroessner's rule, the writer Graham Greene warned that visitors risked being shot in the street by police officers if they did not understand Guaraní.
General Stroessner, the son of a Bavarian immigrant and his Guaraní-speaking wife, made it an official language, employed his own espionage network of pyragues and rewarded rural Guaraní-speakers with land for their loyalty.
"As disturbing as this may seem, political leaders in Paraguay have found it convenient to appeal to the masses in Guaraní, often suppressing liberalizing forces in the process," said Mr. Gynan, the linguist.
When democratic rule was established in the 1990s, steps again were taken to strengthen Guaraní. The 1992 Constitution made Guaraní equal to Spanish. Officials said they have aggressively expanded Guaraní instruction in primary schools.
Teaching Guaraní is a subject infused with nationalism and competing theories of how to prevent Guaraní from being eclipsed by Spanish, long dominant in the legal system and in business.
Meanwhile, Guaraní is treading into new realms. Works like "Don Quixote" and the "Book of Mormon" recently gained Guaraní translations. Those proficient in written Guaraní exchange text-messages farewells like "Jajuecháta Ko'érõ," which means, "We'll see each other if tomorrow comes."
A vibrant linguistic crossroads also persists in yopará, a mixture of Guaraní and Spanish. One yopará phrase is "ley del mbarate," or "law of the strongest." It captures the essence of a nation known as a haven for smugglers, arms dealers and counterfeiters.
Guaraní has also made diplomatic inroads. The former American ambassador, James Cason, a fluent Guaraní speaker who described it as "probably harder than Chinese," recorded a Guaraní folk-song album in 2008 that put him on some radio stations' playlists.
"It was obviously astute for Cason to do this," said María Eva Mansfeld de Agüero, a member of the National Bilingualism Commission. "A diplomat here shouldn't just speak Spanish at cocktail parties."
Not everyone is bullish about Guaraní's prospects. Ramón Silva, a poet and essayist who hosts a daily television program in Guaraní, is one skeptic. "Guaraní is slowly advancing to its death," he said.
"It's the perfect language for verbally disemboweling an adversary," Mr. Silva said. "But Guaraní is in intensive care."
He said his major concern involved the creation of new words in Guaraní to replace words borrowed from Spanish. "Using poorly created words may be well intentioned," he said, "but neglects the reality of the language and pushes speakers into Spanish."
Mr. Silva's books still sell out, including a poetry collection titled "Na'ápe," a work he proudly called "anti-dictatorial and vulgar." The title, which translates as "take this" or "showing the middle finger," opens a window, he says, into Guaraní's mischievous capacities.
Others here share Mr. Silva's concerns about Guaraní's long-term future, pointing to factors like the increasing migration of peasants from the rural interior, where Guaraní is often the dominant language, to cities, where Spanish holds more sway.
Still, for a glimpse into Guaraní's future, and the nationalist sentiment the language still arouses among some speakers, the writing may literally be on Asunción's walls.
As many Paraguayans chafe at Brazil's rising economic profile, one line of graffiti scrawled here reads, "Itaipu Ñane Mbae." It refers to the huge Itaipu hydroelectric dam on the border with Brazil, owned by both nations but viewed by some as a symbol of submission to South America's powerhouse.
"Itaipu," the graffiti reads in translation, "is ours."


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Is Business Coaching For You?
You want better cashflow, to have some money in the bank and sleep better at night knowing that things are all right and that you can pay your bills and have some left over to build your ideal lifestyle, right? That's right, that's why you got into your own business in the first place. Not to be the guy that has to take all the responsibility and then end up paying yourself last after your staff, your suppliers, the bank and the taxman have been paid.
Do You Even Need a Business Coach?
Probably one of the last things you want is a "business coach" who also wants to be paid and then get involved with how you do things in your own business. For many it is a frightening and maybe even unpleasant thought. How do I know this? Because I have been there myself…
Here Is What a Business Coach Will Do For You
Find Out Which Game To Play - business coaching helps you pick a strategy which you can be the best at and so win your game in business. Just like in sport a business coach can make a massive difference in selecting the right strategy for you and your business.
Find The Right People To Make Your Business Work Without You - a business coach will help you recruit the right people for the job, people that are better then you at what they do.
Focus - most business owners get distracted. A business coach helps you to focus on your game and focus on your winning that game.
Taking Action - If you want to win your game you need to take action. If you keep doing the right thing step-by-step you will get there sooner than you think. A business coach will keep you focused.
Have Some Fun - there is more to life than just work. Sometimes you need an outsider (a business coach) to show you some new ways to have more fun. That's why you got into this business in the first place, isn't it?
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A business coach will help you to focus on the areas where you can win. And to win your game is what you want, right? If you don't, you have come to the wrong place. My job as a business coach, business mentor, and business consultant is to identify where your business can win and the role that personally fits you best. It's fun being a business coach - I can tell you.
What a Business Coach Should Never Do
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Sun Young Lee, Dagny Zhu, Nitish Mehta, Jesse L Berry; Outcomes of Open Globe Injury Repair in an Underserved Population at a Level I Trauma Center: The Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Experience. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2016;57(12):6397. doi: https://doi.org/.
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As the single largest healthcare provider in Los Angeles County, LAC+USC Medical Center treats dozens of medically underserved patients with open globe injuries (OGI) each year. Few studies have addressed OGI outcomes in indigent populations and the challenges that they present. We sought to identify factors predictive of final visual outcome, secondary complications, and overall compliance in this unique urban population.
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A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent surgical repair of OGI from Jan 2009 to Dec 2014 at LAC+USC Medical Center was performed. 59 eyes with OGI were identified. Data was collected in accordance to the Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology System (BETTS). Statistical analyses were done using chi-square and t-tests.
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Of the 59 eyes with OGI, 47% were classified as zone I, 22% zone II, and 31% zone III. The most common type of injury was penetrating (54%), following by rupture (25%), intraocular foreign body (15%), and perforating (5%). Mean age of patients was 39 years. The majority were male (85%) and Latino (76%). 20% of patients presented to the ophthalmologist >24h after initial injury. 19% of patients had complex social histories including incarceration, mental illness, or substance abuse. Visual acuity was no better than hand motion in 35 eyes (59%) pre-op and 28 eyes (47%) post-op. Presence of hyphema, uveal prolapse, traumatic cataract, vitreous hemorrhage, and retinal detachment were associated with poorer final visual outcome (P<0.05). Zone III injury, globe rupture, and hyphema were associated with no light perception vision (n = 10 eyes or 18%) (P<0.01). There were 4 cases (7%) of endophthalmitis. Mean follow-up time was 328 days, but 16 patients (27%) were lost to follow-up within 1 month.
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Hyphema, uveal prolapse, traumatic cataract, vitreous hemorrhage, and retinal detachment were all factors predictive of poorer final visual outcome. In particular, zone III injury, globe rupture, and hyphema were associated with severe vision loss. Coexisting social factors, delayed patient presentation, and poor follow-up were common in this population and likely associated with poorer outcomes seen.
This is an abstract that was submitted for the 2016 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Seattle, Wash., May 1-5, 2016.
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I have always loved reading the "About Me" sections on blogs.
What I never realized was how hard it is to describe yourself in a succinct, interesting way.
So here goes.
Until 4 weeks ago, I had never lived east of the state of Texas.
I am the classic "middle child"of my family - all talk, all the time.
I have a huge extended family (my favorite thing).
I married a Texas Aggie almost 25 years ago.
I have 4 kiddos whom I crazy adore and
2 are going back to Texas for college- let's agree to pretend that is not happening.
I am an unabashedly optimistic, glass half full kinda girl.
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I should probably freshen up my Halloween stash, so I'd love to know what your favorite collection is. :)
This is adorable!! LOVING the craft they made and love love love love the colors and the ghosts!! And I am the same way ... I haven't bought a Halloween collection in FOREVER!! LOL!!!!ReplyDelete
oh my golly this is my new fave!!!! i never saw this collection and wow you rocked this! everythig totally rocksReplyDelete
What a super cute layout! I love all of the little details. There is so much to look at!ReplyDelete
Awesome layout, definitely one of my faves that you have created!ReplyDelete
What an adorable page and super cute ghosts. very fun!ReplyDelete
Very clever use of non-Halloween papers and products! I like the ghosts coming out of the corners. I don't buy themed papers often either so it is always great to see how people work without them.ReplyDelete
I don't normally buy Halloween themed products, so I'm no help there. Great page, love all your ghosts peeking out and the little black cat!ReplyDelete
This is fabulous!..and those milk jugs crack me up..such talent. I kind of love almost all the HW product..I have a weakness for it.ReplyDelete
Great page! I love the design and colors. I am buying Glitz's Raven collection for Halloween.ReplyDelete
SO FUN! Love those deco brads...super cute! I recognize those little ghosts fancy cut from KI Memories! ;)ReplyDelete
This is so fun Lisa! I love that you used your stash and love the idea of a crafting party too! I don't usually buy a whole collection, just paper from here or there and then piece together from my stash.ReplyDelete
Love those milk container ghosts, so fun and I love the little brads!ReplyDelete
Super fabulous! I love that little vampire brad too!ReplyDelete
This is such a fun and fabulously embellished page!
I have that KI ghost paper, too :)
Very cool! So creative with the use of mixed lines of Halloween.ReplyDelete
Absolutely adorable!!! Love it!ReplyDelete
Awesome Halloween page, Lisa! Love the photo placement, with the title in between!ReplyDelete
Waoh ! this layout really pop up ! Love your layering.ReplyDelete
I LOVE how you pulled together your stash to do this! And so many photos! Beautiful and awesome!ReplyDelete


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NEW "BOOM CLAP" (ASTR REMIX), PLUS NBC's "LATE NIGHT w/ SETH MEYERS" + "TODAY SHOW" DEBUT PERFORMANCES!
Hear // "Boom Clap" (ASTR Remix):
Watch // "Boom Clap" live on "Late Night w/ Seth Meyers"
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London-based singer/songwriter Charli XCX (aka Charlotte Aitchison) celebrates the success of two growing 'song of the summer' contenders – "Boom Clap" and Iggy Azalea "Fancy" (Ft. Charli XCX) – announcing her upcoming North American headline fall tour. Dates get underway September 26th at The Social in Orlando, Florida and then travel through late October (see attached itinerary) and presale tickets – as well as an exclusive signed 7'' single from Neon Gold – are available now to fans by logging on: http://bit.ly/1nZPIdi.
"Boom Clap" – which was performed live last night on Late Night w/ Seth Meyers (www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/charli-xcx-boom-clap/2796838) along with a performing this morning on NBC's TODAY SHOW – has rocketed into the top 40 on Billboard's "Hot 100," marking Charli XCX's top 40 debut as a lead artist. The first single from "THE FAULT IN OUR STARS – MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE" is also proving a sensation, earning over 3 million views and counting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOPMlIIg_38.
If that's not all, the Neon Gold/Atlantic recording artist premiered a new remix for "Boom Clap" from NYC pop duo ASTR, which premiered yesterday on the New York Times T Magazines, and can be streamed and shared via: https://soundcloud.com/charlixcx/boom-clap-astr-remix
Recently honored as SESAC's 2014 "Songwriter of the Year," for penning last year's 2x RIAA platinum certified, "I Love It (Ft. Charli XCX)," recorded with Icona Pop – Charli XCX achieves #1 chartbuster with co-written "Fancy (Ft. Charli XCX)" with Iggy Azalea.
Now in its sixth consecutive week atop Billboard's "Hot 100," "Fancy (Feat. Charli XCX)" is an undeniable phenomenon. Celebrating the song's overwhelming popularity, Charli XCX has joined Iggy Azalea on a wide array of high profile live performances, including the mtvU Woodie Awards 2014, the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, and ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and the highly rated season finale of Dancing With The Stars.
Charli XCX has quickly proven an unqualified global superstar. She made her first splash with 2011's "Nuclear Seasons" and quickly unleashed an indelible string of singles, mixtapes, and videos, including "You're The One" and "You (Ha Ha Ha)." "TRUE ROMANCE" – Charli's IAMSOUND/Atlantic debut album– earned some of last year's most rapturous reviews, with Stereogum naming it as its "Album of the Week," stating "Charli seems to skip right across ideas and words and genre boundaries because she's never known a world where those things get in the way." Rolling Stone tagged Charli XCX as an "Artist to Watch," proclaiming, "Her rhymes – all street swagger and steamy gothic heartache – flash like low-rent neon. The effect can be breathtaking." "Her collage of pop dreams, electro flash, and diary-rage lyrics could very well create a new generation of pop stars," wrote SPIN, while Pitchfork praised Charli XCX with their "Best New Music" stamp, "TRUE ROMANCE' suggests she'll be worth following for a while. On Tumblr, Instagram, and whatever comes next, sure, but musically most of all."
The upcoming tour sees Charli XCX continuing on her non-stop schedule, having already spent much of the past two years knocking out audiences both here and abroad with headline tours, support slots, and show-stealing festival appearances. Critical applause has also rained down, with The New York Times praising Charli's "furious, catchy, electronic dance-pop songs about being a woman scorned" and Idolator hailing her as "freakishly energetic" and "unique." Perhaps Urban Outfitters summed it up best: "Charli XCX is badass."
September 26th - Orlando, FL @ The Social (TICKETS)
September 27th - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room (TICKETS)
September 29th - Jacksonville Beach, FL @ Freebird Live (TICKETS)
September 30th - Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend (TICKETS)
October 2nd - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (TICKETS)
October 3rd - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts (TICKETS)
October 4th - Boston, MA @ Royale Boston (TICKETS)
October 7th - New York, NY @ Webster Hall (TICKETS)
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October 14th - St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room (TICKETS)
October 16th - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Downstairs (TICKETS)
October 17th - Austin, TX @ Emo's (TICKETS)
October 18th - Dallas, TX @ Trees (TICKETS)
October 20th - Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom (TICKETS)
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There is a new Room Divider for your Second Life Home or Place.
This is a new modern Room Divider in Asian Fan Style.
Just 4 Prims but with complexly nice shape.
100% Mesh
8 Meter Wide
4 Meter High
0.1 Meter Thick
Baked Textures with Ambient occlusion (AO) and shininess.
Good for Home, Garden, Clubs, Outdoor and there is many purpose for this Product.
You can find it in my Second Life Marketplace Store
This is a fresh Product out of my latest Mesh Project I´ve been working on.
I wrote a Blogpost about the Project.
Another new Idea I had… Creating differend Room Divider for Second Life
Playing with MoGraph MoSpline in Cinema 4d and creating differend mathematical spline clones and arrangements led me to new ideas of forms, shapes and so. Its funny which features of a tool can inspire me.
After a while I had a formula which copys my object (the black crossbars) to 180 degrees like a half circle and first I associated it with those japanese fans if I would add a half and thin cylindric for the fabrics.
I did but I am not sure how it happened.. I soon had a really differend inspiration. I just added a thin and long cube under the object and then I though it could be a pretty cool room divider. And so was my mission born.
I still can create a japanese fan with those techniques some day but now I really want to create differend room divider from this idea first.
I finished a beta object and exported it as collada file. I also created my own physical mesh which is just a single cube as this should be enough for a room divider.
I logged in to the beta grid to check things out and make some test uploads. The end-product has a land impact of 4. I think this is really ok and made me somewhat happy.
The overall product will be black with some little shinyness but only the fabrics them self will have textures and I believe I will create differend styled room dividers out of it. So technically I am already happy about the result. I just have some trouble baking the fabrics at the moment. I need to find a bug. The baked fabric texture looks ok to me but when I apply it inworld it is black. I dont know but I will find the problem I guess. When its finished I will upload it to my SL Marketplace Store.
EDIT: I fixed the problem with the baked fabrics texture so that the product is ready for wrap up soon. Here is a screenshot inworld in Second Life:
New large Mesh Architecture released…
Mesh Architecture / Round Glas Crossbar Hall in Modern Design
Mesh Architecture which could have differend purpose on your Land or Estate. Comes in two differend styles (Blue and Grey Glas)
Footprint: 48m x 53m (12m high)
Use it as Club Architecture, Mall, Information Hall, Venue, Town Hall, Casino, Greenhouse or for other purpose.
Freshly out of my Cinema 4d Mesh Project I talked about in my latest Blogpost.
Firestorm Viewer now with Mesh Support
There is a latest news on the Firestorm Blog that they release Firestorm with Mesh Support now..
Due topopular demand we've decided we can't hold back the Firestorm with Mesh support release,however this hasn't been an easy decision. Unfortunately LL Mesh code comeswith a lot of new bugs and undesirable behaviors which we honestly aren'tcomfortable releasing with. Many of these issues we would consider blockersfora release. The issues which we wouldn't consider blockers simply do not reachour expectations for a quality release. However, you asked for it! And you'regetting it in its current state!
But I suggest you read on the official Firestorm Blog:
New 10 Meter High Mesh Spiral Staircase on the Marketplace
Today I just finished my new 10 meter high mesh spiral staircase for Second Life.
I offer two Versions:
– 100L$ Mesh Spiral Staircase Collection 10 Meter High and Copy/Mod (This is the Home Edition)
– 1000$ Mesh Spiral Staircase Collection 10 Meter High and Full Perm (This is the Professional Edition)
This Kit of Spiralstaircases comes already with some very
great colorized and texturized version.That means it includes
already 6 Staircases in a very great design.
I did add 1 very basic
white version. It has the word "DEFAULT" in its name.
You can modify all of the 7 Staircases but you can use the
white default staircase as it has everytexture settings on
default (glow,shininess,brightness and so).for better starting from scratch.
Every Staircase is 10 Meter high and it has rezzed 18 orim equivs (That means 18 prims).
It is not sculped. It is a mesh product and therefor in high quality.
I hope this product will be usefull for you. I also hope you like this product.
I am always open for positiv and negativ critism and ratings as long as it is fair.
You can contact me whenever you have any questions.
A MESH PRODUCT. YOU WILL NEED A MESH BASED VIEWER TO SEE THESE OBJECTS. (Soon when there are only Meshbased Viewers and when LL did shut down Version 1 based Vievers, this notice here will be outdated and everyone can see Meshbased Products).
Uploaded my first Meshproduct to the Maingrid
Last few days I was often online on the Second Life Beta Grid. Just to check out all about mesh import. To get a little feeling for it. I made a spiral staircase but had a lot trouble with to much polygons. In fact I never did take care about polygons when I did work with my 3d application called Cinema 4d. I did not because my system is fast enough to handle those renderings I made. I did not create animations anyway.. just static pictures from objects I made.
OK but we talk about mesh import for Second Life now. Its now all over the main grid and as objects should rather be low poly for games, I had to learn a new workflow then. So my first spiral staircase had 10k polygons which is pretty much if we talk about Second Life. Some friendly peoples in the forums gave me much feedback and many ideas. I reduced the staircase to 5k polys then. Thought its still much. Finaly I reduced it to round about 1k polys but I changed my first idea of the staircase… the whole thing changed a lot in that time. But 1k polys.. I thought this was now good enough to try a test upload. I just had the feeling that I made a good compromise between quality of the object but also poly count and later prim equivs.
But then I had a next mission. What the heck is all that about physics? Gave me some headache.. no no.. I really do understand physics but my target was to learn how I can reduce PE. Friendly peoples told me about the solution to make own and hard poly reducs physic shapes to lower the PE. I made many trys for that solution but tose who told me about that all… they were a great help. I think thats what I like in Second Life. The community is mostly helpful and friendly. So.. Still on the beta grid I made tons of test uploads to understand that all. Its crazy how hard the PE value can vary depending on the physical quality and the LOD (Level of Detail). Much much trys but then I was happy.. all my tests and I had all values.. yea a PE of 100.. a PE of 80… ohhh PE of 50.. but then.. look! Finaly I got a PE of 17! I was now pretty much motivated and happy. I think PE 17 means this mesh is equal to 17 prims. Im not sure how others would judge at this point. But I reduced the PE from 100 to 17 and that made me happy.
I just was so happy that I uploaded it to the main grid then. I know there are sculpy staircases out there with maybe 2 – 4 prims or so. I still wonder how to make these with sculptys. But at least sculting is anyway not my favorite art. I always liked mesh applications.. IN fact I dont know how to make a staircase with a sculpty software but instead of that I know how to do it with my 3d application.. So yes! I am happy with 17 prims for this kind of spiral staircase and I probably will use it in many new projects. Im not new to mesh but I am new to mesh import to second life.. so who knows.. maybe I can still improbe that PE someday.
I am just happy that mesh has finaly arrived and that I now have a new playground and new posibiltys. Even if I need to improve my workflow 🙂 Hope some of you have also fun and some excited hours with Second Life. Greetings 😉
Mesh has arrived gridwide!
Just a short News to anybody who still dont know:
Mesh goes gridwide: Create, sell, buy & enjoy all-new things in SL
So as you can read in the Linden Labs Blog Post… Mesh has finaly completely arrived.
Mesh IP Tutorial Score in english
To get rights to upload Meshobject´s soon, we all have to master this tiny Mesh IP Turorial to understand intellectual property, trademarks, copyright and so.
I just thought this tiny Tutorial was funny. I did master it with 9 correct out of 10 questions which means I have a score of 90%. Well that does at least mean I am not a complete noob about intellectual propertys. However I was a bit afraid because some of you know I am german.. And I didnt know if I would understand this subject in english. But well.. I was able to understand everything which makes me glad. After all the years I feel very good in english, at least in reading and so. 🙂 But it might be that I still have to improve my writing. Must be funny to read my english 😀
I wish a cool weekend.
Ah let me try Mesh Beta! Well, or better not.
Ok short story here. Today I did install the Mesh Import Project Viewer. Just wanted to check out the Mesh Beta Grid. I thought I play with my own Cinema 4d meshes and import them to the Beta Grid.
I did install the Viewer and I must say after all that I still have to fight with the usability of Viewer 2.x.
If I am true.. I really cant work with this piece of Software, lol. This Viewer is driving me crazy. A real hell.
I better wait until mesh is out of beta and until TPV´s support it as well.
For me it is no fun to work with Viewer 2.x generation. I just can hope that Phoenix Viewer will support it as well, soon as possible after Mesh is out of the beta.


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People often ask me how the hell Joe Lieberman managed to get reelected.
I'll never understand it, myself.
1,500 Rally In City To Oppose Iraq WarGreat coverage of the rally by Tessa is now online at My Left Nutmeg, and I'm sure we'll see additional local blogs reporting as the day goes on.
Local Event Part Of National Effort To Pressure For Troop Withdrawals
March 18, 2007 - By STEPHANIE REITZ, Associated Press
More than 1,000 anti-war demonstrators rallied Saturday at Hartford's Old State House, adding their voices to nationwide protests as the Iraq war enters its fifth year.
The demonstration, organized by the Connecticut Opposes the War coalition, drew buses full of college students and suburban activists into downtown Hartford despite the day's brisk temperatures and sloppy post-storm conditions.
(MICHAEL MCANDREWS photo)"That is why we are here in the cold and snow - because we care," said state Rep. Christopher Donovan, D-Meriden, who held up a letter signed by 177 Connecticut legislators urging an end to the Iraq conflict.
At Hartford's Old State House, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd-District, vowed to the cheering crowd that she would "work my heart out" to push for legislation to curtail war spending and start bringing troops home.
The war, she said, is "a mistake of gigantic proportions."
Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd, a Democratic presidential candidate, was campaigning in New Hampshire, but sent a letter of support that DeLauro read aloud to the approximately 1,500 people in attendance.
Although people held opposing rallies to support the administration at some other events nationwide, no counter-protesters came forward or made their presence known at Saturday's event in Hartford.
Gregory Spear, a member of the coalition that organized the rally, said they hope to convince U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent, and U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R-4th District, to reconsider their support of the Bush administration on the war.
Boos rang out from the demonstrators when both lawmakers' names were mentioned. The loudest were reserved for Lieberman, who won re-election to his seat as an independent candidate over anti-war Democratic candidate Ned Lamont.
U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, encouraged people who attended Saturday's rally to continue to make their opinions known.
"America has found its voice, in large part because of you," he told the crowd. "Now let's have Congress find its voice."


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Reports: FBI raids militia group in Adrian
Several Michigan news outlets are reporting that the FBI, Homeland Security, the Joint Terrorism Task Force and local law enforcement authorities have executed numerous search warrants related to a conservative Christian militia group located in Adrian. Reports indicate five people had been arrested.
The raids occurred Saturday night in the Lenawee county town of Adrian and focused on members of the group Hutaree. Hutaree bills itself as Christian group that "will one day see its enemy and meet him on the battlefield if so God wills it." It also claims on its website to be "Preparing for the end time battles to keep the testimony of Jesus Christ alive."
The Southern Poverty Law Center reports Hutaree is one of 47 active militia groups in Michigan.
While some news sources have reported the raids were directed at the Michigan Militia, the raids and arrests in Michigan were directed at Hutaree.
Lee Miracle, coordinator for the Southeast Michigan Volunteer Militia, says his group was not connected with Hutaree. He said his group withdrew from working with Hutaree because members of Hutaree were "forceful towards recruiting," and "they had this you're with us or against us mentality."
Miracle said his group is secular, interested in protecting the Constitution, while Hutaree was a religious group that excluded people who did not believe in their particular brand of Christian thought.
"They think the end times are coming and they need to protect themselves and even worse, enforce their Christian beliefs on others after the end times," Miracle said of Hutaree's beliefs.
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To celebrate election day, Professor Roger Simon of the Lehigh University history department has agreed to exhibit his collection of campaign pins at Linderman Library. Says Professor Simon, "Artifacts make history real. I'm not a really serious collector of anything, but I've always been fascinated with things that reflect the times that produced them."
Simon's oldest piece is a McKinley and Hobart pin from 1912. The collection also includes buttons protesting a third term for FDR, buttons proclaiming Richard Nixon's guilt in the Watergate scandal, a yellowed JFK campaign hat from the 1960 Democratic convention, and campaign materials from Teddy Roosevelt's race in 1904.
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Tagged: Victor Martinez
Indians' fans nightmares become October's dreams
First, there were the years with Manny and Jimmy, both now on the Dodgers.
Then came the years with C.C., Victor, "Raffy right" Betancourt, and Cliff Lee.
Now? Uh…um…well…65-97 leaves us fans with years of definite uncertainty. Everyone I built hopes on for our return to October glory left except for Grady Sizemore. With the Dolans in charge, the thought of Grady becoming one like Robin Yount or Tony Gwynn are highly doubtful. Where is this franchise going? I have no clear idea at the moment.
Still the thoughts of the teams remaining in the October fun give me players to choose to root for as the playoffs begin in about fifteen minutes.
Before I begin to comment about the players involved in October, one person asked me to comment about last week's dismissal of then manager Eric Wedge. Personally, I loved the guy. I worked on occasion for the club and loved the fact that whenever Eric would greet you, he would talk to you and with you, not at you or down to you. To me, it appeared that I was someone important to Eric, even though we never talked past the occasional "Hello" or "Good Luck". He always showed me respect and he shared this respect for his team, his players and his opponents. He respected the game of baseball and I will miss him.
Still I will not miss the slow April starts that the team showed under Eric in general and the lack of playoff appearances except in 2007. I remember the week I spent in Arizona so very well. I remember one game in particular when we sat right behind Eric and were upset throughout the game. There was a lack of urgency or effort on the Indians, or so it seemed. This was what I saw with Eric running the team, a lack of urgency to come out and win from the start. This was what I saw in Eric Wedge, a lack of urgency, excitement and it affected many of my friends and co-workers' decisions to not attend games.
Now onto October.
Looking into October, I see several Indians players and one Indians division rival in the mix which should make these playoffs worth watching. I will try to comment about each matchup focusing on these players and teams.
First leading off, we have the Rockies and Rafael Betancourt against the Phillies and Cliff Lee. I really like how the Rockies fought back to earn the wildcard spot. However, as much as I don't like the Phillies, I do love Cliff Lee. Cliff Lee gives a franchise so much hope. His leadership and presence on the mound are hard to write about in so many words. His leadership is so valuable. It does not surprise me why he leads off the NLDS series in Philly attempt to repeat last year's success. Good luck Cliff! I like the Phillies in this series.
The Dodgers have Manny, Jim Thome and of recent Indians' past, a man named Casey Blake while the Cardinals have Mark DeRosa. Two former third basemen for the Tribe. I love the matchup here. Where do I begin? So much to write about just about this series alone. We could start with the fact that Hall of Fame managers and players on on both these teams. (At least I think this to be the case) I like the Cards to edge out this series even if it is taken to the limit. Due to time deadlines I have set, I will end the talk here.
The Red Sox have Victor now. Boy I still am upset about this. He will go up against the Angels. I sure want Martinez to do well here. However one would believe the Angels would have enough to pull out this series. However, I have said this so much before and the Red Sox still pull it out. I want the Angels to win this series. Personal reasons. Sorry Vic!
Oh the Yankees and the money they spend for a man named C.C. I like to say these initials stand for "choke choke" I will be cheering for the Twins. After all, of all the former Indians, "Choke choke" is my least favorite. Perhaps it was the way he treated the fans when we asked for an autograph. He always acted so standoffish. After my experience with A-Rod in this same fashion, I can see why New York fits for C.C. Go Twins, be the David to their Goliath!
I may win, I may lose with these choices. However, I will definitely have fun watching while I steam about what the current owner had to let go in talent!
Explanations have been hard to come by
There have been many who have been concerned, e-mailing me, wondering why I have not responded in blog format about the Indians since July. I understand. My parents taught me if I had nothing good to say about someone, then I should not say anything at all. My anger has been intense toward the organization since the trades of Lee and then Martinez. After all, while so many want to move on from Cleveland, Martinez, at least it appeared wanted to stay here. Still the owner approved these moves to save payroll. He also said it will be hard to keep Sizemore here whom I always wanted to be a Robin Yount or Tony Gwynn-like figure staying with the organization throughout his career.
The back of my mind thinks that the owner wanted Sizemore to sit and see that we can still win without him, never mind that he needed surgery. Mr. Dolan, Grady is the best CF this organization has had since Kenny Lofton.
This season, it is hard to look forward to anything knowing this owner's track record of threatening the fans to trade players away if we do not come to the games. I work them. I go to others. Times are tough, Mr. Dolan. You punish us, the fans when you traded away Mr. Lee and Mr. Martinez. Your loyalty to Shapiro and Wedge are mind-boggling. However, in the poorest city in America, with a badbaseball team, a worse football team, one can wonder what Mr. Dolan wants.
After all, he only hopes that we go to the playoffs once every five years and wishes we can make it to the World Series and win it at the next big opportunity. Well some of us dream big, some 61 years and some like myself, all our lives just to say Cleveland:World Champ. When you have World Cheap as an owner, things just do not look bright for 2010 and beyond. They look bleak and gray and cold like this late September evening where there is still an long shot to make 70 for a win total.
So will I write more? I'm sorry to redstatebluestate for letting them down. I will write more. I am still so mad at Dolan though for what he has done as an owner.
Thanks to Homer, we get to Bart for the series win. DOH!
Tonight as I was watching the Yankees show power over the Rays, I was enjoying the fact that the Indians were off for the first time in about a month and enjoying the fact that the Indians were coming off a series win vs. the White Sox taking two out of three games due to fast balls thrown right over the heart of the plate leading to back to back homeruns twice in yesterday's game and 8-4 win. The rookies on the team really shined with home runs from Luis Valbuena and Chris Gimenez followed by homeruns back to back from Victor Martinez and Shin-Soo Choo. What made it extra special was this offensive showcase was against Bartolo Colon, a former Tribe pitcher. These homers along with a defensive gem from Trevor Crowe helped the tribe shine to a series win.
Knowing the Royals are 1-9 in their last 10 games gives me confidence this series will also help our team overcome the odds, and come out on top. If we do then we should be out of the cellar. We shall see as our first adversary will be Brian Bannister. Good luck tomorrow, boys!
Game 14: Too close to relax!
I just returned from the game after working at Progressive Field. Here were my overall observations.
Question off the cuff: Is it just me or does Trey Hillman look a lot like this fellow Royal?
I was very happy to see Victor get 4 hits in 5 at bats including what turned out to be the game winning homer in the 8th.
Also, Grady helped me as I picked him in the MLB.com Beat the Streak contest. For me lately, the contest is one called "Start a streak" He also helped me get a homerun and advance in the HR version of Beat the Streak.
The Indians won so my Survivor streak was lucky enough to increase to six games.
We tied a record for double plays in a game: 6 total in 6 consecutive innings. It was wonderful to see Aaron Laffey keep the ball down and only give up one run in 7 innings of work. He was like the calm water on a clear day.
Then came the 8th.
The 8th inning had our bullpen give up 4 runs to the Royals to cut the lead to 6-5. Thanks to that 6th consecutive double play stated by Jensen Lewis, the Tribe held the lead. Our bullpen is so far the reason I watch like the team is walking on eggshells.
Kerry Wood was firing it in there and holding the lead well until Coco Crisp hit a ball off the end of the bat that made it look more like a cue stick. This was followed by "I betcha can't hit this up and in" answered by "Yes I Can" by David DeJesus. Luckily the lead was held onto 8-7. However, it was too close for comfort for me and while working I couldn't turn the channel.
I was very happy to see them hold onto a lead and win. Hopefully, this will build up some momentum as the Tribe continues a 9 game homestand tomorrow. I'll be working at the game again.
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Game 12: New or old Yankee Stadium has 22 as a familiar number for the Tribe!
Before I begin, MLBlogs.com has been in existence for 4 years. I wish Mark and MLBlogs a very happy birthday! I have been very grateful for this blog to talk baseball.
What is it about the number 22 and the Tribe in Yankee Stadium, new or old?
There is a saying: Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it! I am happy to share with all readers the following TRIBE flashback.
It was August 31, 2004. Jake Westbrook shutout the Yankees that day with some help from Jeremy Guthrie.
Jeter was there. So was A-Rod. Bernie Williams was also there. Hideki Matsui was there.
Sheffield was also there. Even a former favorite Indian from their glory years Kenny Lofton. Final score 22-0
Flash forward to yesterday, April 18th, 2009!
With this score a part of their memory, I was shocked to see it happen today. YET IT DID!
(Please don't wake me if I am dreaming this.)
Jeter was there. A-Rod was not as he is recovering from injury. Bernie played a great guitar the other day. No confirmation if he was there. Hideki Matsui was there. Sheffield was over at Citi Field on the Mets, one day after hitting his 500th HR. He promised revenge against Carmona for this so he was somewhere in the city. A former favorite Indian was also there to experience the number 22, CC Sabathia.
For the Indians, Fausto with the help of Kobayashi and Chulk actually were trailing 2-0 early, yet held the Yanks to 4 and won again 22 to 4.
Victor and Travis had solo shots. Mark DeRosa had another homer for the second day in a row. Grady matched Friday with another homerun. Asdrubal hit his own version of the Grand Slam. Shin Soo Choo hit a three run shot of his own, also
Mark DeRosa had another homer for the second day in a row. Grady matched Friday with another homerun. Asdrubal hit his own version of the Grand Slam. Shin Soo Choo hit a three run shot of his own, also
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Game 4: The Passion story: Indians style!
The Passion story, familiar to Christians throughout the world, tells about betrayal, denial, surrender, suffering, injustice, abandonment, loneliness, doubt, abuse, pain, jeering, silence, thirst, forgiveness, death, loss, trust, faith, hope love, and resurrection. I have experienced all of this and can imagine the team has too.
To follow Jesus is not easy. To follow the Indians is not easy either.
With the Indians at 0-4, there are a lot of feelings by fans I encounter and feelings I express at this time.
Betrayal– Let me be the first to say, I feel sorry for Travis "Pronk" Hafner, Shin Soo-Choo and Victor Martinez today. There has been a lot of offense, yet the pitching has let down the hitting early. What more of an effort can you ask for from these folks battling back to tie the score late 7-7 with homers throughout the game. Yet the pitchers turned around and gave the lead right back to the Jays. What in the world is going on here? How dare they? I feel like someone is to blame. Yet, like Christ, I say nothing.
Denial– I often want to deny the reality of the Indians woes and keep telling myself its early. Also I have wanted to deny that this team is bad. A third time I want to deny I am a fan and say perhaps I should just cheer on the Minor League players for the Tribe's organization. Some fans I encounter want to deny they even know the Tribe and say "Go Cavs!" or "Go Browns!" This is after 4 games. But oh how the patterns make the 4 games look like 25 losses already!
Surrender– I have to surrender. I throw up my hands after thinking they had so much promise and realize they still do. With God's help alone as well as hard work and dedication can we pull this off! However, I am too exhausted and need to let go. I'm tired of being so emotionally attached with every play.
Suffering-I am suffering with this 0-4 start and the painful thing is in seeing Roy Halladay tomorrow and reviewing Cliff Lee's last outing wanting win #1 badly!
Injustice– Seeing how hard this team is working and still losing shows me that someone needs to take the blame. Yet, it doesn't seem fair. Unlike Christ, the team seems to deserve the loss efforts they have so far.
Abandonment– I have fans abandoning this team so far. Its only 5 games. Yet they see Lee, the 2008 savior getting beat up physically, They see Pavano give up 9 uns in one inning. They see a former Buckeye give up a hard fought lead to the Jays and say who's next! "Fahgettabout it", this team sucks and is the '08 Tigers" I disagree. I don't want to give up but I see a big mess and wonder if I should just cash it in. AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!
Loneliness– I feel at times like the only fan in the building I work in. What loneliness!
Doubt– The feeling is here already by frontrunner fans in this town to give up. With every fan, each day brings more and more doubt!
Abuse– I am tired of all of the abuse I am taking as a fan lately yet until the results change, I will have to accept this. Imagine how the players feel with all the press. Some don't deserve this.
Pain– see above
Jeering– try sticking up for this team and getting ridiculed by the people in this town who always see Cleveland in a negative light…never winning anything, ever! People jeered Jesus and wondered why he could not save himself.
Silence-Its so easy to not have anything to say and give up, then where would this blog be?
Thirst– I still thirst for a World Championship since 1948.
Forgiveness– Effort and winning will forgive any team's misfortune any year!
Death– I must put to death these selfish self-centered attitudes I have the rest of the season no matter what occurs.
Loss– I am at a loss for words other than losses at 0-4 and counting.
Trust– I must regain and put my trust in God to straighten out this mess, not this blog or the Indians themselves.
Faith– I must increase my faith in God to make this season improve that God will bring good out of the bad each and every time this season.
Hope– I hope eternally for the Indians to finally win and improve for the better.
Love– I love this team a lot but I should love God more.
Resurrection- Here is hoping that through this year, the Tribe will become elite. All we need are wins and a true miracle from God to bring life out of this deadly start by the Tribe.
Here is hoping all readers can relate to something about their teams here and perhaps God and/or their own life. Let me know your thoughts so far. Happy Easter to all Christians and Happy Passover to all Jewish people. Happy Spring to all secularists.
Monday thoughts from the notebook about Loss #1/ Beat the Streak Contest welcomed!
One thing I realize is that the Cleveland Indians seem to do better when the spotlight or expectation is off them. Today for example, the talk was all about "the reigning Cy Young" taking the mound today. Last year when Cliff took the mound, Cliff Lee was an afterthought. No one seemed to care whom he was. Yet today the promise of a winner began with him. This is understood and expected and comes with the territory of a Cy Young.
One thing I admired about Cliff was what I heard. I analyzed the game that was played Monday afternoon in Arlington. I saw that when Cliff was hit in the forearm on a "come backer" off of Hank Blalock that the mental edge was not there. After that, He seemed to keep the ball up. He wasn't exhaling right before the pitch was thrown like last year. He never appeared to be in a rhythm. As a result, the hits and runs kept coming. Yet when asked after the game, Cliff said this was not the reason he lost. He was not going to sulk and make excuses. Plain and simple, he did not have it this day. Chalk it up as a loss. We will get them next time.
The offense also seemed to be out of sorts trying to be timely with the big hit. Yet we didn't seem to get the timely hit when we needed it with runners in scoring position. It looked ugly for us fans, yet the good thing is there is always Wednesday, a chance to regroup behind Fausto, which I believe we can do. The mental part of the game has to be sharper in order for us to pull off a win which I think we shall. Here is to looking forward and hoping for a win on Wednesday.
On a side note, I picked Victor Martinez who was able to get one of the Indians' five hits and get me on the board for the Beat the Streak Contest. His final stats were 1-4 as he hit a single in his second at bat off Kevin Millwood to left field while batting left handed with Grady Sizemore on second driving him to third. Hopefully this "streak" will continue tomorrow.


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I'm thrilled to welcome Soul Mate author Ryan Jo Summers to the Power of 10 series. Today, Ryan shares ten observations and her latest release, Chasing the Painted Skies.
Here's Ryan!
1. The river always flows down, never back up. Leaves fall down, never back up. Perhaps we should flow and fall downward, never back from whence we came.
2. Time moves forward, never back. Seconds hours, months and years never go in reverse. Perhaps we ought to live forward, never looking back but follow our path, the schedule, the cycle.
3. We need time to step out and fall, stand tall, get it all right and get it all wrong. Move out, move up and move along.
4. We need time to change our preference and change our priorities. Try and fail, try again and succeed. Know when to fight and when to concede. Make mistakes and learn…
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