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The positive attitude quotes on this page are all from surnames and sources E to G. For more words of wisdom about keeping a positive attitude take a look at the other pages: A to B - C to D - H to K - L to M - N to R - S to T - U to Z. There are also for words from unknown sources on the Attitude Sayings page, and a condensed version of all of these pages on 100 Positive Attitude Quotes.
Amelia Earhart 1897 - 1937
No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.
Marian Wright Edelman 1939
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.
Thomas Edison 1847 - 1931
I haven't failed... I've found ten thousand ways that don't work.
I never did a days work in my life. It was all fun.
Tyron Edwards
Some of the best lessons we ever learn, we learn from our mistakes and failures. The error of the past, is the wisdom and success of the future.
Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955
I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.
Learn from yesterday - Live for today - Hope for tomorrow.
The important thing is not to stop questioning..
Life is preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none.
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
No problem can be solved in the same consciousness that was used to create it.
Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955
Outer changes always begin with an inner change of attitude.
Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955
Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life.
Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955
The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been kindness, beauty and truth.
The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.
Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955
Three rules of work: out of clutter find simplicity, from discord find harmony, in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.
Eric Eisenberg
Throughout your life there will be peaks and valleys. Make today a peak.
Charles Eisenstein 1967
Each person you interact with, is an entire universe unto themselves, a Divine Being, unspeakably precious.
Pliny The Elder 23 - 79
Home is where the heart is.
Hope is the pillar that holds up the world.
George Eliot 1819 - 1880
What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other?
T.S. Eliot 1888 - 1965
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
Steve Ellis
The sun is my totem. It reminds me that I am a child of light, a Being capable of powerful positive energy. On my darker days it's also a reminder that no matter how difficult this moment may be, the sun always returns to banish the shadows and light the way.
Hal Elrod 1979
Believe in your potential... not your past.
Hal Elrod 1979
Don't worry about trying to impress people... Just focus on how you can add value to their lives.
Every single one of us already has everything we need to be the happiest person on earth; it's simply up to us to remember that in every moment.
Have faith in the magic and miracles of life... for only those that do, get to experience them.
Let today be the day you give up who you've been for who you can become.
Life isn't about wishing you were somewhere, or someone that you're not. Life is about enjoying where you are, loving who you are and consistently improving both.
Love the life you have while you create the life of your dreams. Don't think you have to wait for the latter to do the former.
Hal Elrod 1979
Make bold moves toward your dreams each day, refuse to stop and nothing can stop you.
Need nothing. ~ Enjoy everything. ~ Love all.
Replace your judgments with empathy, upgrade your complaining to gratitude and trade in your fear for love.
Stop thinking... Start doing.
Think less... Do more.
Do the thing... And you will know the way.
The moment you accept responsibility for EVERYTHING in your life, is the moment you gain the power to change ANYTHING in your life.
There is nothing to fear, because you cannot fail... only learn, grow and become better than you've ever been before.
When you are consciously aware of all that you have to be grateful for, your life is in perfect harmony.
When you live with integrity and value your word over your excuses, you have the power to speak your dreams into existence.
You must establish and maintain the beliefs that you are... capable, committed and destined to achieve your goals.
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803 - 1882
Be an opener of doors.
Be brave enough to do the loving thing.
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
Nothing is beneath you... if it is in the direction of your life.
Of cheerfulness or a good temper the more it is spent, the more it remains.
One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical, decisive hour. Write it on your heart, that every day is the best day in the year.
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
The measure of mental health is to find good everywhere.
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803 - 1882
The reward of a thing well done is... to have done it.
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it within us, or we find it not.
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803 - 1882
Trust and instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803 - 1882
Whatever limits us... we call fate.
Why should I hasten to solve every riddle which life offers me? I am well assured that the Questioner, who brings me so many problems, will bring me the answers also, in due time.
By choosing to be our most authentic and loving self, we leave a trail of magic everywhere we go.
Epictetus 55 - 135
Don't explain your philosophy... Embody it.
People get disturbed not so much by events, but by the view which they take of them.
Epicurus 341BC - 270BC
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
Euripides 480BC - 406BC
The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
Mario Fernandez
Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.
Ralph Fiennes 1962
Success is about being able to extend love to people. Not in a big capital letter sense, but in the every day, little by little, task by task, gesture by gesture, word by word.
B.C. Forbes 1880 - 1954
Golf without bunkers and hazards would be lame and monotonous, so would life.
Henry Ford 1863 - 1947
Don't find fault... find a remedy.
Even a mistake may turn out to be, the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.
Obstacles are... those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Quality means doing it right - when no one is looking.
The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how MUCH he can give for a dollar, instead of how LITTLE he can give for a dollar is bound to succeed.
Whether you think you can or you think you can't... you are right.
Emmet Fox 1886 - 1951
I send out thoughts of love and peace and healing to the whole Universe: to all trees and plants and growing things, to all beasts and birds and fishes, and to every man, woman and child on Earth, without any distinction.
Megan Fox 1986
I try to live with the idea that karma is a very real thing. So I put out what I want to get back.
Michael J. Fox 1961
Acceptance doesn't mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there's got to be a way through it.
Francis Frangipane 1946
The thankful heart sees the best part of every situation. It sees problems and weaknesses as opportunities, struggles as refining tools, and sinners as saints in progress.
Anne Frank 1929 - 1945
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
Viktor Frankl 1905 - 1997
Unfinished Or Endless
Do not judge a biography by its length
Nor by the number of pages in it
Judge it by the richness of its contents
Sometimes those unfinished are among the most poignant
Do not judge a song by its duration
Nor by the number of its notes
Judge it by the way it touches and lifts the Soul
Sometimes those unfinished are among the most beautiful
And when something has enriched your life
And when it's melody lingers on in your heart
Is it unfinished?
Or is it endless?
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
Benjamin Franklin 1706 - 1790
I will speak ill of no man, and speak all the good I know of everybody.
Fabienne Fredrickson
Be your most authentic self you can be in EVERY situation.
Even if you have a ton of competitors, no one else will do it quite like you.
Remember you have innate value and unconditional worth. No one can take that away from you.
The difference between a dreamer and a doer is the amount of action that follows their vision.
Morgan Freeman 1937
How do we stop racism? Stop talking about it. I'm going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.
If you want to see a miracle, be the miracle.
Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen... That stillness becomes radiance.
Robert Frost 1874 - 1963
I am not a teacher... but an Awakener.
Thomas Fuller 1608 - 1661
That which is bitter to endure... May be sweet to remember.
Mahatma Gandhi 1869 - 1948
Find purpose. The means will follow.
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever.
Look at the sparrows, they do not know what they will do in the next moment. Let us literally live from moment to moment.
Prayer from the heart can achieve what nothing else can in the world.
See the good in people and help them.
Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant not the served.
We often become what we believe ourselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. When I believe I can, I acquire the ability to do it, even if I didn't have it in the beginning.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean... if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Bill Gates 1955
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
Shakti Gawain 1948 - 2018
As we learn to see ourselves in a new Light, we see others in a new Light as well.
We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or to other peoples' models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel open.
Jennifer Gayle
The trials in our lives are not a reason to give up, but rather they are a challenge to improve ourselves, change, evolve and move forward.
Chief Dan George 1899 - 1981
Can we talk of integration until there is integration of hearts and minds? Unless you have this, you only have a physical presence, and the walls between us are as high as the mountain range.
David Lloyd George 1863 - 1945
Don't be afraid to take big steps. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Papiha Ghosh
In my Soul, I am still that small child who did not care about anything else but the beautiful colours of a rainbow.
Kahlil Gibran 1883 - 1931
Beauty is not in the face. Beauty is a Light in the heart.
Kahlil Gibran 1883 - 1931
Enthusiasm is a volcano on whose top never grows the grass of hesitation.
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.
The appearance of things change according to the emotions, and thus we see magic and beauty in them, while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.
Kahlil Gibran 1883 - 1931
When I planted my pain in the field of patience, it bore fruit of happiness.
You give but little when you give your possessions. It is when you give yourself that you truly give.
Robert H. Goddard 1882 - 1945
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is... the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 - 1832
If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.
It is not doing the things we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 - 1832
Let your trouble be, light will follow dark
Though the Heaven falls, you may hear the lark.
Nothing is worth more than... this day.
Vincent van Gogh 1853 - 1890
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
If you hear a voice with you say "You cannot paint" then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.
Emma Goldman 1869 - 1940
I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.
Jane Goodall 1934
My mother always taught us that if people don't agree with you, the important thing is to listen to them. But if you've listened to them carefully and you still think that you're right, then you must have the courage of your convictions.
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
Alban Goodier 1869 - 1939
He is truly happy who makes others happy. Those who face that which is actually before them, unburdened by the past, undistracted by the future, these are those who live, who make the best use of their lives, these are those who have found the secret of contentment.
Ellen Goodman 1941
There's a trick to the Grateful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over and to let it go. It means leaving what's over without denying its value.
Diane Grant
It is better to walk alone, than with a crowd going in the wrong direction.
Trina Graves 1961
If ever you are feeling down
Whatever it is that makes you frown
Just open your eyes and look about
You'll find something, without a doubt
To make you smile and appreciate
That the simple things in life are great
A smile, a glance, a hug, a touch
From someone that you love so much
A flower, a leaf, a blade of grass
Nature's treasures that we blindly pass
The serenity of a sleeping child
Even if in the daytime they tend to run wild
A newborn baby so complete yet so small
You can't help but wonder the miracle of it all
Kyle Gray 1988
Love yourself enough to change.
David Grayson
The other day a man asked me what I thought was the best time of life.
"Why" I answered without a thought, "NOW."
Pam Grout 1956
Make the intention to erase all beliefs, thoughts and emotions that block the energy of God.
Something amazingly awesome is going to happen to me today.
Pam Grout 1956
Something extraordinarily epic is going to happen to me today.
Edgar Guest 1881 - 1959
Determination is the thing on which you can depend. It plods along without a swing, but gets there in the end.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing that couldn't be done, and he did it.
You are the person who has to decide
Whether you'll do it or toss it aside
You are the person who makes up your mind
Whether you'll lead or will linger behind
Whether you'll try for the goal that's afar
Or just be contented to stay where you are
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Dallas Soars Above the Storm! 83-78
Posted by Waymon in Breanna Stewart, Dallas Wings, Seattle Storm, Uncategorized, WNBA on July 1, 2016
The Seattle Storm continue to be their own worst enemy. All their positive efforts are the very thing that comes back to bite their hand. In fact, I'm certain if you read any Storm recap, it'll have the same beats: strong opening from Seattle courtesy of the big 3 dominance (Bird, Loyd, Stewart) but also their two longest recurring criticisms: Lack of bench production (offensively and defensively) and lack of rebounding. And last night's battle with the Dallas Wings was no different.
Just a few days earlier, the Storm scraped by a slightly depleted Atlanta Dream (no Sancho Lyttle or Tiffany Hayes). As such, there was a little concern regarding how the Storm would fair against a full strength Dallas Wings. Surprisingly, Seattle did a great job of controlling the floor for the entire first half working off nice roll off screens. Alysha Clark and Jewell Loyd took the charge this period shooting at 50% from the field, mostly from within the paint. But Dallas stuck to their usual plan of attack, raining down shots from the perimeter. Skylar Diggins had a particular off night shooting only 1-8 (12.5%) and even more shocking had 5 turnover, mostly coming off the dribble. Although the Storm closed the first half leading by 5, that all changed at the start of the third.
Seattle entered the second half flat allowing the Wings to grab their first lead of the game late into the 3rd. The tide of the game shifted to the Wings' favor. The Wings bench put up 45% of the total points for the Wings, with Aerial Powers (19 points, 70% FG and 6 rebounds) with Glory Johnson (short of a double double with 11 points & 9 rebounds) and Odyssey Sims in the rear. But a special kudos to Aerial Powers, I'm sure she's fueled on nothing but hell-fire and sass. Powers' sharpshooting ability was the largest factor in the Wings' win, most notably her critical 3 pointer at late in the 4th (0:54) which placed Dallas in the lead. But it was the two ensuing fouls by the Storm that dashed any chance of a Storm win.
And this also highlights the flaws facing the Storm, namely their bench. 8 points, that's the amount of points yielded. Furthermore, Seattle was yet again out-rebounded, 28-38 (only 4 from Seattle's bench against 17 from the Wings' bench). I realize the addition of Krystal Thomas and Noelle Quinn would miraculously fix all the Storm's shortcomings; but the Storm can't keep playing in this fashion. The starting five are burning themselves out game after game and it's starting to take a toll. Case in point, the Storms FG % has the tendency to drop in the second half of their games. Shots are prone to not dropping or poor finishes in the lane. And I'm certain some of this due to how worn down the big 3 are. The Storm have the tools to be a good team, and quite frankly, they are given their flaws. But these late game breakdowns are not helping their chances for the playoffs.
This games closed off another home series for the Storm. Starting next Tuesday (July 5th), Seattle kicks off another stretch on the road with a rematch against the Atlanta Dream.
The Nightmare Continues for the Atlanta Dream!
Posted by Waymon in Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream, Breanna Stewart, Bria Holmes, Elizabeth Williams, Seattle Storm, Sue Bird, Uncategorized, WNBA, Women Sports on June 29, 2016
If I were a betting man, my money would've been on the Atlanta Dream to win handily over the Storm. As of late, the Storm have been fairly up and down regarding their offensive prowess. This is mostly due in part to the lack of production coming of then bench. And while that narrative didn't change going against the Dream, the Storm did find a way to prevail and secure a win.
The Storm did a pretty impressive job of controlling the pace of the game coming out the gate. Surprising a majority of the Storm scoring came from the interior, taking advantage of Atlanta with quick high-low post play and drawing fouls after the shot. This was a big credit to the Crystal Langhourne's big night who went for 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 assist. It is worth noting that Atlanta were without Tiffany Hayes and Sancho Lyttle (due to injury). And based on the past few weeks, the Dream struggle on the defensive side when Lyttle is not in the mix. On a smaller note, Markeisha Gatling (former center for the Seattle Storm) was also inactive. But based on her recent track record, I doubt she would've been as effective.
Going into the half, the Storm had a comfortable 10 point lead. But that slightly change at the start of the third quarter. The Storm were a bit flat, not displaying the same spark from earlier. And the Dream finally made defensive adjustments by closing out driving lanes. Furthermore, Angel McCougthry suddenly went into heat-check mode nailing 60% of her shots from the field at 9/15 (along with 7 rebounds and 3 assists). Elizabeth Williams (21/8/0) and Bria Holmes (15/3/2) were also key figures in the Dream's effort to rally back. Williams, in particular, really displayed impressive finesse working in the paint taking advantage of the rookie Stewart. It was Williams who clinched the shot well into the fourth that gave Atlanta it's first lead by 1, and eventually by 4 with less than a minute and a half left in the game. Enter the inscrutable Sue Bird. With the final 9 seconds on the clock, Bird hit the game winning dagger clinching the victory for the Storm, 84-81. Even in her 15th year, Sue Bird continue to demonstrate when she is one of the best to play the game.
Usually in these crunch time situation, the Storm typically lose composure and fall apart, but not tonight. Sue Bird aside, the real star of the night was Storm leading scorer and hands down rookie of the year, Breanna Stewart. This was a career night for Stewie putting up a season high of 38 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. that's roughly 45% of all the Storm's point! Not only that, Stewart also put in more work down low in the paint, which accounted for half of those point, which is a great improvement for Stewie. The Storm should thank their lucky stars to have such a generational talent. Other items of note: the newly acquire Noelle Quinn clocked in a handful of minutes but was largely ineffective. The same effect could also be said for the returning Krystal Thomas. I wouldn't be too worried about this as both were acquired over the weekend. It'll take time for them to find their footing in this Storm offense.
Quick side note: Monica Wright did not see any playing time. But honestly, bringing on Wright never sense in the beginning with her declining production. And she's been pretty irrelevant to the Storm this seasons as well.
Both of these teams have become enigma of sorts. The Dream started out great but have eaten quite of few loses recently. And the Storm are starting to win games despite their glaring flaws. This was a fascinating game between two mid-tier teams. Going forward, I still believe have a better shot of securing a low seed in the playoffs. But the Storm could be right up there as well, especially if they can keep up this momentum and quality of play. Up next, the Storm take on a Dallas Wings team who are starting to find their groove with the newly improved Skylar Diggins and the 2-way terror that is Glory Johnson. But if last night's game is any indication of where this Storm is head, the Wings are in for quite the clash.
The Recap: WNBA Week 2
Posted by Waymon in Basketball, Breanna Stewart, Chicago Sky, Minnesota Lynx, Uncategorized, WNBA on May 31, 2016
It's only week 2 and some teams are starting to come into form or at least putting the pieces together. This week has seen the Phoenix Mercury secure their first win. The flux of the Indiana Fever continues to malinger that franchise. And the Atlanta Dream are tinkering away, silently climbing the ranks.
Game of the Week: Washington Mystics (77) vs. Phoenix Mercury (93)
After a nasty spat of loses, the Mercury finally found success. Starting guard Diana Taurasi dropped an impressive 28 points (58%), followed but Griner and Bonner both putting up double digits respectively. The key difference that jumped out to me in this game was the spouts of great defense and better shooting, not to mention the Mystics are a bit of a soft target compared to their earlier opponents. As I mentioned before, this is a talent heavy team, but they can't seem to locked down any sort of team dynamic. They'll keep floundering until their chemistry issue is resolved. Next up, the Mercury will take on the Connecticut Suns. There is no reason they should lose this game but I wouldn't be surprised if it turns sour. I believe in this team and really hope they find a way to course correct soon.
Player of the Week: Angel McCoughtry
The Atlanta Dream present are a team I just haven't figured out. At first, looking at past game logs and these spurt of games, they give me the impression of the Phoenix Suns / Utah Jazz. One of those middle tier teams that'll make a playoff run here and there but can never get over the hump to be dominant. Their games haven't terrible impressed me, but I keep hearing the Angel McCoughtry and had to pay attention. She works well in the paint, is a great rebounder and defender from what I can tell. It's not a surprise that she made the cut for the US team.
This will be a short week as I need to catch up on some of the weekend games. Plus, I'd rather not recycle even more material about how unstoppable Minnesota's been or my over-analytical rants of the Seattle Storm. Though I gotta say; the Seattle Strom should be brought up on criminal charges for the lack of exposure regarding Jewell Loyd. And lastly, I will be in attendance for the Storm game vs the Phoenix Mercury, so definitely excited about that. So I'll close with my top five power rankings (based on my view of team dynamic, record, and strength of schedule).
WNBA Week 2 Rankings:
1. Minnesota Lynx – No need to explain this one
2. LA Sparks – See above
3. Atlanta Dream – See my player of the week above
4. Chicago Sky – Aside from Della Donna, I'm really liking what I see in Pondexter and Faulkner
5. Seattle Storm – If they keep up the dynamic play as they did against the Sun, they can easily jump to the three spot.
The Recap: WNBA Week 1
Posted by Waymon in Basketball, Breanna Stewart, Chicago Sky, DraftKings, Elena Della Donne, Emma Meesseman, Minnesota Lynx, Seattle Storm, Uncategorized, WNBA, Women Sports on May 26, 2016
Week one of the WNBA 2016 is in the books and it's been pretty amazing already. The slow start from opening day has turned into some pretty intense match-ups by week's end. There s no denying that these women love this game and lay it out on the floor. I'm having an awesome time taking my WNBA engagement to a slightly deeper level. My familiarity with certain players and team dynamics is expanding rapidly. Here are the broad strokes from opening week.
Minnesota Lynx Are Rolling!
The 2015 WNBA champions don't appear to have lost a step with three wins in the books against fairly strong teams. Then again, when a team has four Olympic players on the roster, there's a forgone expectation of greatness. Of all the teams I've seen, the Lynx are the most cohesive unit with the best chemistry. There's some great ball movement on the floor, so no one is particularly greedy. Moore is a great slasher and spot up shooter who drop daggers effortlessly. But watching Whalen run point is captivating. Fowles and Augustus work well off each other in the post. Even their bench has solid contributors. They're easily the best team in the league at the moment. They're starting 4 put up double digits in scoring….EACH! Part of me just wants to see how far they can take this run without the distraction of the Rio games.
Mercury Retrograde
And then we come to the Phoenix Mercury sitting at a surprising 0-3. This is a team that won the 2014 title and run to the conference finals (without Diana Taurasi) last year. But with Taurasi's return, the team dynamic seems off kilter kicking off this season. The build up miscues in transition play is costing them, in particular, late in games. Tossing out the game against the Lynx; they should've won at least one, if not both, of their other games. This is especially true considering the Mercury held the lead for most of those games. Yet, through a series of mistakes, they lose in the end. The Seattle game was essentially their's until the Storm rallied back leading up to Jewell Loyd's buzzer-beater. This is a good a team but they have some bad juju working against them.
A Strom's Brewin'…….At Some Point……Maybe
The Storm have had a pretty rough start to the season. As I expected, Breanna Stewart has been carrying this team on her back. Even with the loses, she's been truly exceptional in how she's fitting her way with the Storm. Looking at her splits, she's clocking a solid 30 minutes a game, averaging close to a double-double (17 PPG / 8 RB's) and shooting over 50% outside the paint. All this is great, but still amounts to her putting up nearly half of all the Storm's positive stats. Not to be undone by Stewart's dominance is the criminally under-rated Jewell Loyd. This 2014 rookie really seems to be off everyone's radar given how well she stretches the floor. And Sue Bird continue to defy time continuing to put up 90% of career numbers, just flawless.
But after Sue Bird, there's a significant talent drop. And I don't mean that as a slight, but the proof is in the numbers. Seattle just doesn't have the horses to be competitive right now. I'm pretty sure the expectation that the seasoned talents of Monica Wright and Alysha Clark would be a help. Unfortunately, they've been pretty non-existent for the most part (not counting Clark's roaring outing against the Lynx). And the younger guns, Tokashiki, Lewis, Gatling and so on are not solid contributors and struggle in their respective roles. Case in point, the Storm gets killed on defensive rebounds which account for many of the points against them. Just fixing that aspect of their game would be huge. Bottom line, no one is stepping up to fill the void and it's costing them.
Game of the Week: LA Sparks (93) vs. Chicago Sky (80)
Given the amount of star power on both these teams, it was definitely a one-sided affair with the Sparks running the floor the whole game up until the fourth quarter. The Candace Parker warpath blazes on dropping an impressive 26 points and 9 rebounds. On the flip side, the Sky's Elena Delle Donne was strangely ineffective most of the game with Faulkner and Beland doing most of the heavy lifting. While this wasn't the most exciting game on record, it was the game that demonstrated how well tuned the Sparks are. Their ball movement in transition is a work of perfection. The Sparks are on par with Minnesota for that one seed.
Player of the week: Maya Moore
My words can't do justice to demonstrate how dominating she's been this season, just an overall threat anywhere. She's been a scoring leader (averaging 15 PPG), made short work of all her matchups, and a lockdown defender. I'm already eyeing the matchup between the Lynx and Sparks, Moore vs. Parker. Yes please!
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Emma Meesseman:
The Mystics are a mess of a team. In spite of this, I like what I'm seeing out of Meesseman. Her numbers are improving year over year leading to her becoming not only a starter but also a 2015 All-Star. Keep her on your radar.
- Whistle Happy Refs:
One aspect of the game that's caught my attention is the insane amount violations called by refs. They'll blow a whistle for almost anything short of a sneeze. I've probably seen more traveling calls in one week of the WNBA than over 5 years of the NBA! Come on people, rein back on the ticky-tacky nonsense and let these players play ball.
- DraftKings Marketing:
The juggernaut that id daily fantasy sports (DFS) has spread its tentacles to the WNBA. Over the summer, Draft Kings has entered a marketing partnership with the New York Liberty as their marque partner with the DraftKings logo on Liberty uniforms and shirts. In many other sports, this relationship naturally goes hand-in-hand with one another. In this case however, this seems to be a one-sided affair that'll benefit DraftKings more the the WNBA. In DraftKings's favor, it gives them even more brand exposure and market reach. For the WNBA, it's a generous influx of cash in the short term. But in terms of growing the league and reaching new audiences? Not so much. Adding further insult to this deal, DraftKings doesn't even offer a WNBA platform for DFS or any game promotions. If there was one caveat to this partnership that could have made some inroads, it would have been the introduction of a trial run of 1-day game contests. This is a squandered opportunity that's potentially leaving lots of money of the table for both sides.
From the eyeball test, the Sparks and Lynx look like they're in mid-season form while the rest are trying to figure it out. I got my eye on a few dark-horses, so let's not over-react about league dominance just yet. Even giants can stumble and fall, the 73 win's Golden State Warriors can attest to that.


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Three words: World Beer Cup. Rocky Mountain Brewery won both gold and silver last year in the prestigious competition's fruit beer category. So who cares if it's buried in a fairly drab industrial area near PT's Showclub? Master brewer Duane Lujan doesn't — he and head brewer Nick Hilborn stay plenty busy as it is, he says, brewing such fun, off-kilter brews as a Szechuan Porter laced with garlic, ginger, chile paste and toasted sesame seeds. "We're like children with ADD with no access to Ritalin," he jokes.
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Scoop the slaw onto the 12-hour-smoked pulled pork sandwich ($7) with B'z awesome, Scovie Award-winning Spicy Peach Habanero BBQ Sauce for a beautiful Eat a Peach beer-paired treat. A Continental Bakery buffalo brat ($5.95) sees red onion slivers over the brown-sugar-sweetened house Carolina Mad Mustard for impressive effect. Between the stellar brew and Q, this is one Springs patio (or taproom) where you need to spend more time. — Matthew Schniper
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Stella's opened last August just off I-25's Exit 128 in Fountain, and already appears poised to knock neighboring El Rodeo Mexican Food out of its tiny corner of the strip mall with expansion of its long, taupe-hued dining area. Prices are cheap, the family is sweet, and a 15-percent military discount caters to the demographic.
But the food lacks spice and depth, with super-starchy, gloopy red and green chilies hardly distinguishable from one another and all things described as "hot," actually not. After a bite, I dump my cup of pork green chile ($2.89) onto my Fountain Stacked Enchiladas ($7.99), where red chile already rests over two corn tortillas and tender but flavorless shredded pork. Refried beans are bland while the Spanish rice bears a modicum of personality, but is uneven and tough, either from a reheat or under-cooking. Salty, house-fried chips help, but everything's just ... so ... painfully ... insipid. — Matthew Schniper


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This savory take on a tarte tatin makes a comforting dinner all on its own or a crowd-pleasing appetizer for your next dinner party.
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Zucchini and Roasted Tomato Tarte Tatin
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This savory take on a tarte tatin makes a comforting dinner all on its own or a crowd-pleasing appetizer for your next dinner party.
Author: Katherine Sacks
Recipe Type: Appetiser
- 200 grams flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 100 grams butter, cut into cubes and chilled
- 1 egg
- 2 pounds tomatoes, plum work best but cherry tomatoes will do
- Olive oil
- Basil flowers or other herbs, chopped
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 1 large onion or 1 cup shredded zucchini, squeezed to remove excess water and packed tightly
- ¼ cup grated fontina or parmesan cheese
- Combine flour and salt into a medium bowl.
- And butter and work into the flour using two forks or a pastry cutter until a sandy texture is formed.
- Add the egg and mix until just combined and a dough forms. If the mixture is too dry, add ice cold water one teaspoon at a time.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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- Cut tomatoes in half; carefully core and remove the seeds, reserving pulp for tomato sauce or soup.
- Drizzle oil in a 10-inch round baking dish or sauté pan and lay the tomatoes skin side down in the pan, tightly filling to accommodate for shrinkage. Top with basil flowers or herbs, salt, and pepper and roast for 30 minutes or until the tomatoes begin to soften and caramelize.
- While the tomatoes are cooking, cut your onion into thin slices. Place a sauté pan over low heat, add some olive oil, and cook onions, stirring occasionally, until soft and caramelized. If using zucchini, turn up the heat to medium high. Season with salt and pepper.
- Just before you take the tomatoes out of the oven, remove dough from refrigeration and roll out to a 10-inch round. Spread the onions/zucchini on top of the tomatoes, add the grated cheese and top with the dough, tucking the edges in. Return pan to oven and bake until dough is golden brown, another 30 minutes. Remove from oven, cool 5 minutes, and unmold by running a pairing knife along the edges. Place a serving tray on top of the pastry, flip over, and serve.


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What was interesting for me (between periods of frantic bug hunting) was watching how people worked, how they tried to solve problems, and how they handled things going wrong. From watching that, I've realised some things.
I need to be less… controlling about things. I try to always be open to new ideas and new methods, but I always try to ensure that everything is done the way I would do it. This leads to other people feeling useless, and me reaching the point of burnout from trying to do everything. I will always have a need to know how the project as a whole works and how all the pieces fit together, I'm definitely not one for blackboxing. But I need to trust other people to do things, and trust that they can be help responsible for what they've done.
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WHALLEY Golf Club has revitalised its junior section over the past three years thanks to the support of members and volunteers.
The nine-hole parkland venue gives over the entire course to its junior section for 26 weekly coaching sessions with PGA professional Jamie Hunt.
The result is that junior numbers top the 50 mark at the club – with a strong contingent of girls – with youngsters getting involved from the ages of five to 18.
"We had a good junior team a few years back, but then numbers fell away to as low as half a dozen before we made a concerted effort to grow the section three years ago," explained junior organiser Carol Fletcher.
"Unlike most clubs we take juniors from as young as five as it is never too soon to start playing golf as shown by Rory McIlroy, who was hitting 40-yard drives at the age of two!"
One of the highlights of the coaching sessions is the Beat the Pond contest at the end of each week, when players take on the water at the club's signature hole, the 9th, right in front of the clubhouse.
"The youngsters just can't wait to take on the challenge," said Carol.
Whalley believes that by getting the youngsters out on the course at an early age it helps them enjoy the game with friends, develop their skills and – thanks to the support of a pool of 24 volunteers who ensure every coaching group out on the course is accompanied – helps them pick up the etiquette of the game.
"The volunteers have been an integral part of the success story," Carol added. "It is not just about the coaching we offer through Jamie, but the volunteers help the youngsters to get comfortable out on the course, to understand simple things like where to stand when someone is putting or where to leave their bag. It all helps reduce any feeling of intimidation that a youngster might have about taking up the sport."
Whalley is a GolfMark club, with strong safeguarding policies in place and a club welfare officer – all strong signals to parents that this is a safe and welcoming place to bring their children.
Carol added: "It is great to see the junior side doing so well, but that has had a knock-on effect in attracting new adult members, whether that be parents, grandparents or even uncles.
"We hold seven competitions through the summer for the juniors, each with a presentation afterwards. It is lovely to see the end of season presentation packed out with juniors and their families. We have quizzes, games, food and all the winners have to take the microphone and address the room, even if it is just to say a quick thank you, which adds to the confidence they are gaining out on the course.
"We have created special junior tees out on the course, while events like the Christmas Turkey Shoot or our Halloween competition offer the chance for families to play together, too.
"And we try to ensure everyone involved knows what is going on and available with regular emails throughout each week."
Youngsters are encouraged to continue their interest in the sport by going on to become adult members of the club, with a special category of Intermediate, aimed at the 18 to 35-year-olds who can often be lost to the sport, offering a value-for-money membership fee.
A number of the youngsters are involved with Lancashire coaching paths for both boys and girls while 17 years-old Bethan Andrew, daughter of former England international and Curtis Cup player Kim, is a Lancashire county player.
Helen Searle, club support officer for the Lancashire Golf Development Group and England Golf, said: "It is great to see the hard work of a club that has taken such a proactive and positive approach to encouraging the next generation of players into the sport paying off with a thriving junior section.
"While it takes time and effort to invest in developing and maintaining a junior programme, the spin-off benefits can be new faces coming into the club and another element of a strong social side to the club.
"With the arrival of the successful national campaign – GirlsGolfRocks – to Lancashire in 2019, this is another opportunity for clubs to raise the profile of golf and attract new players."


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Given his advancement of the jazz setting known as the piano trio, along with the more-visible restlessness that lurks under the lyrical turns of his playing, one might suppose Brad Mehldau is a stylistic disciple of the great Bill Evans. Certainly there are enough hints in the former's new covers album, Where Do You Start, as well as in a newly unearthed pair of New York performances from piano pioneer Evans, Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate, to link these two players and jazz generations.
But Mehldau has proved to be a somewhat unwilling disciple and has, both in interviews and (to a degree) on recordings, purposely distanced himself from the Evans legacy. One can only imagine why. Both cultivated strong new audiences for the piano trio, both echoed the music of jazz and pop contemporaries and both revealed deep melodic sweeps in their playing – the kind that can only come from being versed enough with a tune to slice it down to the roots in order to explore its deepest lyrical secrets.
Mehldau does exactly that during Where Do You Start's centerpiece tune, the 1989 Elvis Costello delight Baby Plays Around. It begins with a whisper of nostalgia, as if it could wander about and become Someone to Watch Over Me. As the Costello compositional base emerges, the rhythm section of drummer Jeff Ballard and longtime bassist Larry Grenadier provide affectionate propulsion. But the piano approach remains subtle, luminous and powerfully emotive. The spirit of Evans' jazz impressionism is clearly at work here.
Where Do You Start nods to other inspirations, too. Mehldau's cover of the '60s warhorse rock anthem Hey Joe sounds like it was reborn by the riverside with a humid stride and a harder percussive edge that suggests Keith Jarrett while Alice in Chains' Got Me Wrong possesses an understandably darker base that brings to mind the less busy acoustic music of McCoy Tyner.
Mehldau's references to Evans, intentional or not, might not be so visible if the work of the latter, who died in 1980, wasn't still so liberally represented by a seemingly unending library of archival concert recordings. Top of the Gate, spreads two sets from the same October evening across two discs with a stellar trio of bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Marty Morell.
The piano tone is what hits you most. Even though there is noticeable (and, frankly, complimentary) audience ambience, the playing is robust and bright with Gomez lovingly working off of Evans's lyricism, playfulness and subsequent intensity on separate takes of the Jerome Kern standard Yesterdays that are the tops of Top of the Gate's two exuberant discs.


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Come April, one of the concerns of salaried class is filing of Income Tax Returns. Some approach Chartered Accountants and some Tax Return Preparers (TRP) while others prefer to file their returns independently by themselves. All returns have been filed online mandatorily.
With some help and understanding, one can easily file their returns by themselves. On the one hand, you will be saving on the fees payable to CA/TRP and more importantly you will not be sharing your personal financial details to third parties. All the ITR forms are very user friendly with detailed instructions are given at every step of filing the returns effectively and correctly. The Income Tax department has put on its web site the new downloads of all the ITR forms for the financial year 2016-17 (Assessment Year 2017-18).
Total incomeThe simplest form of filing your Income Tax Returns is SAHAJ or form ITR 1. This return is to be filed by any individual whose total income comprises of salary/pension with income from one house property and income from other sources like interest on bank deposits. The total income from all sources should not exceed Rs 50 lakh during the entire financial year.
Individuals who are having income from more than one house property and/or having salaried income of Rs 50 lakh or more are required to use Form ITR-2. However, they should not being having any income from business.
Individuals, who are having business income from a propriety concern or income from a profession, have to use Form ITR-3. Any individual who has business income and profession income apart from income from salaries, income from one house property and income from other sources like interest on fixed deposits etc., are required to use Form ITR-4. Individuals who has income from more than one house property and income from capital gains both short-term and long-term capital gains from sale of house, shares etc., are not eligible to use this form.
Individuals desirous of filing their income tax return by themselves can visit the and register oneself for e-filing. The tax filer can also identify the ITR form to be used by him specifically based on his type of income as discussed above and download the excel utility form. The detailed instruction for filling up the forms is also given in the website/ITR form.
Some of the documents that you require before you commence filling of the relevant form are, copy of the last year's income tax return, TDS Certificate Form 16 issued by the employer in case of salaries class, TDS certificate Form 16A issued by the bank for interest, if any, interest certificate issued by the bank in respect of educational loans, housing loans, interest certificate from the bank in respect of interest paid on various deposit accounts etc.
Individuals who have paid advance tax are also required to keep their income tax payment receipts for filling up the income tax paid details in the relevant ITR forms.
For individuals who have business income/profession income, audited balance sheet and profit and loss account and other audit report are also required.
One should also view Form 24 AS and ensure that all TDS deducted and income tax paid directly by the assesse is reflected in the same. to view your form 24AS.
Individuals having multiple savings bank accounts (also current account, if any), in different banks are required to fill in the account number and IFS code mandatorily. The first account being the account for which you require the refund of income tax, if any, is to be credited at a later date.
This year Income Tax Returns includes an additional information to be provided pertaining to the cash deposit made in his account between November 9, 2016 and December 30, 2016. This information is required only if the aggregate cash deposit is equal to or exceeding Rs 2 lakh during the above period. Also, furnishing of Aadhaar number in the return is mandatory from this year onwards.
So why don't you try filing of your Income Tax Return online for this year by yourself. Starting the job is half done. Happy learning, happy savings and happy filing!
(The author is Assistant Professor, Senior Scale at Manipal Academy of Banking, Chokkenahalli, Bengaluru)


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In "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" Tintin & Captain Haddock are questing for three scrolls needed to unravel the mystery of the sunken Unicorn ship. The final clue is found when they notice the scrolls align creating coordinates, the most prominent and clearly visible being 42.
The ancient symbol associated to Jupiter (above), used in astrology & astronomy, can be unpacked as a 4 & 2. Perfectly entrained this is also the symbol used for element number 50 aka Tin. Tintin is thus a potent Jupiter resonator.
At one point Haddock has an alcohol detox and thirst induced vision in the Sahara. Behind him Tintin's dog Snowy is dragging along a giant bone.
He sees a ship ride over the dunes, turning into the waves of the ocean.
This is how he remembers his destiny as one of the three sons who are keepers of the three scrolls that combine to form 42.
After his revelatory vision he exclaims "By Jupiter, I have a beard!"
Yesterday I started watching a documentary called "Kubrick: A Life in Pictures". It features the famous bone "match cut" scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
A primate human throws a big bone in the air.
As it falls the film cuts to a similarly shaped space craft.
In this one cut the entire evolutionary process from primitive tools, like a bone club, to space fairing ships is suggested.
Humans have made it to space and we have one more trip to take.
2001 shows the journey to "Jupiter and beyond the infinite" where the transcendental "stargate" opens...
The documentary talks about the polarizing affect Kubrick's revolutionary films like 2001 had on critics and the public, explaining how people got up and left during its premiere.
We notice the date of the films premiere was April 2 or 4-2. Perfect entrainment for a film all about Jupiter.
Further Jack Nicholson (who worked with the director on The Shining) recounts that Kubrick told him "241" people walked out at 2001's first screening, "I'm sure he counted them too" Jack quips. 241 is another way of unpacking the Jupiter symbol.
Yesterday, Dec 28 was Denzel Washington's birthday who stars in The Bone Collector.
Today, Dec 29, is Jude Law's birthday. Above on the eXistenZ poster he wields "the bone gun".
I like how Bone tells us to B One as in "Be One".
Alan Green mentions a great sync with Contact in the comments of this post. In the film Jodie Foster as Ellie Arroway finds an extraterrestrial signal beamed to Earth.
John Hurt plays the eccentric genius billionaire Hadden who has decoded the transmissions from the aliens.
The key he realizes is to take three pages and align them in 3 dimensions.
This is very similar to the scenario of aligning the scrolls in Tintin.
Once this is done the alien transmission is revealed as a blueprint to build a transportation machine.
This takes Foster to a beach where first contact is made with other life forms in our universe.
The beach is by the shore and shore is an anagram for horse.
First contact is also the scenario in 2001: A Space Odyssey where we need to travel to Jupiter to investigate alien signals.
The young Ellie is played by Jena Malone and we see her above asking her dad if they could talk to Jupiter if they had a big enough radio.
Above her during this conversation is a Unicorn reminding us of Tintin.
Ellie holds up drawing of the shore surrounded by horses.
It was fascinating to go watch Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn and War Horse in theaters on the same day this past Boxing Day, Dec 26.
Both films featuring horses, made by Steven Spielberg and released during Christmas... phew.
The next day having equines on the brain it occurred that We Bought a Zoo also fits this pattern beautifully.
A knight can also be a horse and we have all four our horsemen, ready to ride.
Back in November of this year I made this graphic below highlighting the relationship between Sagittarius, Jodie Foster, Jena Malone & contact. Both actresses that play Ellie ARROWAY from the movie Contact have birthdays at the cusp of Sagittarius in November.
In the movie Contact not only is there a Unicorn behind a young Ellie , but the singular horn (the sync) is pointing to a mobile and specifically the planet Jupiter.
Sagittarius as an Arrow shooting Horseman seems to fit well as a type of Unicorn. Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter.
Jodie Foster makes contact on the beach in not only Contact but also the movie Nim's Island.
Will add more later flux willing.
William Hurt, the billionaire Hadden from Contact, also plays the dictator in V for Vendetta with its iconic red V.
When V meets Natalie Portman's character he introduces himself as does she.
She says her name is "Evey" which V brakes down as "E-vey", seeing some particular significance in her name containing V and further remarking that he does not believe in coincidence. V is in fact seeing and acknowledging sync.
Behind him during this exchange we see the V he has slashed into a propaganda poster has framed NIT NIT or TINTIN, remarkable.
This graphic shows us how V resonates the heart & apple (using Julia Roberts posters to illustrate).
The Apple of Eve or Evey and the V go together.
New Years Eve, today, resoantes the V and Apple (of Eve).
The iconic heart of New Years Eve celebrations is at Time Square in The Big Apple where a ball is dropped (like the apple from the tree) to mark the occasion.
I'm watching Silence of the Lambs as its feel very relevant containing Jodie "Contact" Foster and New Years Eve Birthday Star Anthony Hopkins.
Foster as Clarice Starling gets help from Hannibal Lector to find the serial killer Buffalo Bill.
Bill's M.O. is taking his victims skin. SKIN is an anagram for SYNC and we are introduced to Bill via the newspaper above containing the word "Fifth" or V (Roman 5).
As Clarice (who makes Contact on the shore) apprehensively approaches Dr Lector's (New Years eVe birthday boy Hopkins) she becomes a "Visitor".
The V is placed over her Heart as she approaches...
As we transition into the new year its fascinating to see how well Hopkins, born New Years Eve and Frank Langella born New Years Day entrain. Hopkins is 1995's Nixon and Frank Langella is 2008's Nixon in Frost/Nixon.
Another potent sign of the peace coming as the heart aligns with the midnight hour of 2012.
Hopkins in 2002's Bad Company & Langella in 1995's Bad Company.
While thinking about Jakes Bone/B One syncs I realised that Frank Langella played the role of Skeletor in 1987 movie Masters of the Universe.
He also starred in Cutthroat Island whose simple poster harks back to his role as Skeletor.
Langella contains the word ANGEL which makes me think that the Angel of Death will be overseeing our transition into the New Year. Considering all the apolcalyptic themes surrounding 2012 I suppose he makes for the perfect guide.
I just saw Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol last night.
Tom Cruise's code name in the climatic mission is Jupiter. How perfect then that he narrates
the Stanley Kubrick documentary that Jake mentions above.
As entered into the theatre last night I noticed for the first time the number 42 repeated all over
the poster.
There is a 42 right near Tom Cruise's eye...
When Ethan Hunt says "light the fuse" at the beginning of the movie it made me think that sync is much like the fuse of Jupiter's ignition into the second sun.
Follow the fuse. Follow the sync..............KAboom!


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FORT RUCKER, Ala. – When Second Lieutenant (2LT) Kayla Freeman wore her wings for the first time on the stage of Fort Rucker's Army Aviation school, she didn't consider how historically impactful the moment was.
2LT Freeman, whose June 21 graduation made her the first black female pilot in the Alabama Army National Guard, says she "didn't think about making history when I started this journey. I just wanted to do the best that I could do and hopefully inspire a few people along the way."
That's a goal she has also accomplished, evidenced by 2LT Freeman being inundated with congratulations, well-wishes, and messages of appreciation in the few weeks after her achievement.
2LT Freeman says she was honored to have her wings pinned by a longtime hero and fellow history-maker, retired Colonel (COL) Christine "Nickey" Knighton, who was the second black woman in the Department of Defense to earn her aviator wings, the first from Georgia, and the first woman in the U.S. Army to command a tactical combat arms battalion.
"COL Knighton has been an inspiration to me since college," 2LT Freeman says. "I felt that it was only right to have her pin me."
2LT Freeman also lists COL Knighton as one of her main role models, along with her own grandfather, and the pioneering female Tuskegee Airmen like Mildred Carter.
Like COL Knighton before her, 2LT Freeman's inspirations led her to attend Tuskegee University and enroll in the historic institute's ROTC program. She says she knew since she was a child that she wanted to fly, and says it was discipline, perseverance, and faith that helped her achieve that goal.
"You can't let mistakes and setbacks keep you down," she says. "Learn from them and continue moving forward. Most importantly, keep God first, and He will direct your path."
Major General (MG) Sheryl Gordon applauded 2LT Freeman's historic accomplishment. MG Gordon is the first female general officer in the Alabama National Guard, and is now the first female to serve as its adjutant general.
"We take the ideals of equal opportunity very seriously," MG Gordon says, "and we're extremely proud of 2LT Freeman's achievements. She is further proof that we don't see race or gender in the Alabama Guard – we see Soldiers and Airmen and their potential. She has worked very hard to earn those wings, and that's a great example for all of us."
Currently at Fort Hood preparing to deploy to the Middle East as a platoon leader in the Alabama Army National Guard's 1-169th Aviation Battalion, 2LT Freeman's mind is on the mission. After that, she says, her plans are simple: keep going.
"I just plan to continue to develop my skills as an officer and aviator, as well as mentoring others," she says.
In her civilian career, 2LT Freeman is an aerospace engineer at U.S. Army Aviation Development Test Activity at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.
If you're interested in defending the skies and controlling some of the most advanced aircraft in the world, consider joining the Army National Guard, where you can enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career in aviation.
The Guard offers training in more than 150 careers, all of which can be researched on our job board by State, category, or keyword. Learn more about how you can serve part-time in the National Guard and take advantage of its benefits like money for college by contacting your local recruiter.
From an original article by SPC Cody Muzio and SFC Myra Bush, which appeared in the news section of Army.mil in July.


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So, I'm enrolled in a MOOC through Coursera. Animal Behavior: "In this course we want to introduce you to the science behind animal behaviour, and to highlight topics of current active research. Since we can't provide a comprehensive account of every aspect of behaviour, we will focus on the ecology and evolution of the behaviour of wild animals." Two professors from the University of Melbourne are teaching it. The information is fascinating and as enjoyable as I thought it would be.
But I'm having a huge problem with concentration and retention. I understand the concepts in the video lectures (and articles) as they are presented, and as they build on each other in each 15 minute lecture. But by the next lecture – even if viewed only a few minutes later – I've lost my understanding. And I fall asleep during some of the videos or articles as I try to concentrate so hard to understand and integrate. And then – adding insult to injury – I can't remember any of the main concepts by the time of the quiz.
This situation feels like proof of what I've been trying to tell people about all the problems I have with concentration, focus and memory in daily activities, reading and at work. My brain's not working (a) the way I used to absorb information from many sources and (b) maybe at all. (A) makes me so very, very disappointed. I used to be a sponge and squeeze out whatever I needed whenever I needed it. (B) is what I've been expressing for years to my care team. I'm tired of hearing that it will eventually get better. It's not getting better. I feel like it's getting worse, in fact.
I'll give the class another week or so and see if I can keep up or get something out of it even without full comprehension or retention. Disappointing.