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Primus front man Les Claypool is presenting a benefit for a local fisherman who lost his boat earlier this year.
The benefit concert is at the end of the month in Petaluma.
Back in March, Ted Frank was headed back to port with a load of crab when his 36 foot boat "Yardbird" started to take on water.
The vessel capsized just outside Bodega Bay, and while Frank and his mate Kevin Leeman escaped with their lives, they are now unable to work and are facing a pile of bills after an unfortunate lapse of insurance.
Claypool will bring his latest act Duo de Twang to the LaguMiniAmphitheaterette along with Bad Catahoula as well as other "special musical guests to see if we can help Ted Frank get back on his feet and back on the ocean."
Folks interested in breaking bread before the show can take advantage of a BBQ/pasta feed that starts at 4:20 p.m., with the show starting at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 at the Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma.
Tickets went on sale Tuesday at noon and cost $75 for the feed and show, and $50 for show only.
We'll have to see if Claypool will play Primus tune "Last Salmon Man (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part IV)" about a fisherman who "promised to his father he'd do his best to stay in Bodega Bay."
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I Love a Broad Margin to My Life, by Kingston, Maxine Hong
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In her singular voice "humble, elegiac, practical," Maxine Hong Kingston sets out to reflect on aging as she turns sixty-five. Kingston's swift, effortlessly flowing verse lines feel instantly natural in this fresh approach to the art of memoir, as she circles from present to past and back, from lunch with a writer friend to the funeral of a Vietnam veteran, from her long marriage ("can't divorce until we get it right. / Love, that is. Get love right") to her arrest at a peace march in Washington, where she and her "sisters" protested the Iraq war in the George W. Bush years. Kingston embraces Thoreau's notion of a "broad margin," hoping to expand her vista: "I'm standing on top of a hill; / I can see everywhichway" / the long way that I came, and the few / places I have yet to go. Treat / my whole life as if it were a day." On her journeys as writer, peace activist, teacher, and mother, Kingston revisits her most beloved characters: she learns the final fate of her Woman Warrior, and she takes her Tripmaster Monkey, a hip Chinese American, on a journey through China, where he has never been, a trip that becomes a beautiful meditation on the country then and now, on a culture where rice farmers still work in the age-old way, even as a new era is dawning. " All over China," she writes, "and places where Chinese are, populations / are on the move, going home. That home / where Mother and Father are buried. Doors / between heaven and earth open wide." Such is the spirit of this wonderful book; a sense of doors opening wide onto an American life of great purpose and joy, and the tonic wisdom of a writer we have come to cherish.

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Thomas More has been rolling up the numbers on offense, but the Saints' defense has shone as well.
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Week 6 signifies the midway point in the regular season. The bright side to that realization is that there's still a whole lot of football left to play for the 244 teams in Division III (well, we hope that we can include Merchant Marine in that list).
For teams that are eyeing playoff runs, this could just be the beginning. With five weeks of postseason play, that means we're only about a third of the way to the Stagg Bowl. There's much that has happened, and much yet to come.
Without getting too far ahead of ourselves, Pat Coleman, Keith McMillan and Ryan Tipps talk about the here and now of this weekend:
Game of the Week.
Ryan's take: No. 23 Thomas More at Washington and Jefferson. I almost held back on this because W&J's baffling loss last week to Bethany took some of the luster out of this matchup. But then I thought about 2012, when TMC crushed W&J but lost two other conference games to miss out on the automatic bid to the playoffs. Well, here's W&J's opportunity to keep itself in the hunt and not get that second, and almost surely postseason-killing, loss in PAC play. There's a lot riding on this one for the Presidents.
Pat's take: Bridgewater (Va.) at Hampden-Sydney. I know I've said before that there has been some great history in this rivalry in the past 15 or so years. Both teams have taken an unexpected loss this season and that makes it a little more desperate situation for each, but especially for Bridgewater since its loss was a conference game.
Keith's take: Redlands at Cal Lutheran. The last game of the 107 on the D-III schedule this week by more than two hours might also be the most hyped matchup of 1-2 teams ever. But let's be honest, if the Bulldogs (who played No. 3 UMHB and No. 15 Pacific Lutheran) and Kingsmen (PLU then No. 2 Linfield) were based out East or in the Midwest, where there are roughly three dozen potential opponents within 200 miles of each campus, then each could have been less aggressive and started 3-0. But this is the AQ system at work. Both Mike Maynard and Ben McEnroe realize it does their players no service to start that way, especially with this clash — that will likely decide the SCIAC — so early. If you've already faced a top-3 team, nothing you see Saturday night will intimidate. CLU is plus-5 in turnovers despite its record, and Redlands needs to generate some offense besides RBs Bobby Brown and Curtis Tanquary.
Surprisingly close game.
Ryan's take: Buena Vista at Wartburg. I think the Beavers' 0-4 record is a little deceiving — every opponent they've played is undefeated, a combined record of 16-0. And against Concordia-Moorhead and Coe, the scoreboard was close deep into the game. Wartburg's three wins, on the other hand, come against teams that are a combined 3-10. Their common opponent, Bethel, ended with fairly similar results. Buena Vista has a chance to surprise people down the stretch.
Pat's take: No. 6 St. Thomas at Gustavus Adolphus. Gustavus is certainly playing much better than it did last year, standing at 3-1 and blowing out two teams while only losing at Augsburg, by three. Last year St. Thomas didn't have its best game but still led throughout. This year the Tommies may have a different feeling going to St. Peter, Minn., and can't afford to sit their No. 1 quarterback, the way they did last week.
Keith's take: Trinity (Conn.) at Tufts. The Jumbos are close to a breakthrough — last week they were a yard away. It won't happen against the Bantams, who are the class of the NESCAC, at least for the time being. But if Tufts can convert some third downs early — they're under 30% this season against a defense that gets off the field three out of every four — they can keep it closer than most would expect.
Most likely Top 25 team to get upset.
Ryan's take: No. 10 UW-Whitewater. I was unsure what to make of Whitewater coming into this year, after missing the postseason last fall. I even said in Kickoff that I didn't think UW-W would make the playoffs this year, at least not with Platteville and Oshkosh and the likelihood of a spoiler team in the WIAC. Enter that spoiler team. UW-Stout, which is coming off back-to-back games (albeit losses) against North Central and Oshkosh, isn't going to be intimidated by anything Whitewater has to offer.
Pat's take: No. 5 Bethel. I believe Bethel is the better team here but I'm resting this pick on the fact that Bethel really shouldn't have won* that game last year anyway. Concordia-Moorhead will be very motivated to make sure they are not in position to lose if they celebrate prematurely on the field at the end of the game.
Keith's take: No. 5 Bethel. I know, I keep on repeating, but the other possibilities, like No. 17 Wabash, get mentioned elsewhere anyway. Moorhead is the most significant road trip in the MIAC, for starters. The Cobbers are one of those teams who has been on the verge of getting it done but stays underrated because they haven't. They also haven't been dominant in their 4-0 start, and would need to slow the Royals' run game (228 yds/g) to pull the upset. Luckily, they've allowed only 96 rushing yards per game so far.
They'll be on your radar.
Ryan's take: Maryville. The Scots came into the season loaded with depth and hoping to shake off the injuries that have plagued them over the past two or three seasons. And to their credit, they've kept themselves in the conference hunt by knocking off Methodist (which beat USAC favorite Christopher Newport last week) and Averett and are currently sitting at 2-0 in conference play and 4-1 overall. On paper, they look like the best team in the USA South. Now, they have to further prove it on the field this weekend against one of the only other teams with a clean conference record, LaGrange. It's a very winnable game for Maryville, if they can shore up their defense.
Pat's take: Washington University-St. Louis. I even used the full name for a program that could conceivably run the table from here, go 8-2, end up with a reasonable strength of schedule and get a Pool B bid. If they do all that. This week's game is at Hendrix and if the Warriors win, they become the Division III football state champions of Missouri, having beaten both of D-III teams from the state.
Keith's take: Gallaudet. The Bison are a throwback, rushing for 350 yards per game — third nationally. They also stop the run and get off the field on third down (24.5 percent conversions allowed). Norwich comes down from Vermont having played three Liberty League teams prior to their ECFC-opening win over Becker last week. They've hung tough defensively against more talented teams, and even if Gallaudet is that, maybe they'll have to make something happen in the passing game or on special teams to pull away.
Celebrating the red …
Ryan's take: Wabash. The scarlet-clad Little Giants take on Ohio Wesleyan, which in the big picture of the NCAC could be viewed as an up-and-coming program with their 9-1 2012 campaign and being 3-1 so far this fall. But what's troubling is OWU's overtime shootout loss to Denison, which is the toughest team they've played so far. Still, a loss to Denison means it could be a tricky Saturday against a 4-0 Wabash team that averages more than 50 points a game and has logged two shutouts so far. And OWU knows what that's like after being shutout last year on their home turf by the Little Giants. No one has really been able to effectively pass against Wabash (Wooster did break the 200-yard mark), and while I'm sure that Mason Espinosa will make some plays and get some yards through the air, I don't think it'll be enough.
Pat's take: Cortland State. The Red Dragons, who should have little trouble holding Montclair State's offense in check considering the Red Hawks haven't scored more than 17 points in a single game this season. Montclair is 1-4 with its only win coming against Salve Regina.
Keith's take: Augsburg, at St. John's. The Auggies nearly had their breakthrough last week at Bethel. They've got some interesting recent history with the Johnnies, but won't need a late-game miracle if Ayrton Scott has a balanced game. The Johnnies are the rare team that gives up almost as much rushing (173 yards/game) as it does passing (181), and that plays into Scott's hands. He passes for 254 yards a game but averages more than 20 carries as well, at 6.2 yards a run and 126 a game. And since the Auggies are technically Maroon, if the Johnnies win, I'm still right … sort of.
… white …
Ryan's take: Rose-Hulman. This perennial middle-of-the-pack HCAC team gets overlooked often in the discussions that veer toward Franklin and, to a lesser extent, Mount St. Joseph. That's because the nation's top teams (Mount Union, Linfield, etc.) and the bottom teams (North Park, Husson, etc.) get talked about often, and those in the middle don't always get their voices heard. (Insert any government-shutdown political metaphor you want there.) What RHIT has done is be consistent and beat who it's supposed to beat and be competitive against who it's supposed to be competitive against. Rose should be able to handle its 1-4 Bluffton opponent this week, but with FC and MSJ to follow, keeping focused and not getting caught looking ahead is critical.
Pat's take: Bowdoin. This has to be Bowdoin. Bowdoin's only school color is white. And with a name like Polar Bears, it's really difficult to justify another color. In addition to that, Bowdoin has already exceeded last year's win total and has winless Hamilton taking the long trip to Brunswick, Maine.
Keith's take: Shenandoah and Guilford. It was just a game last week, but after the upsets of Bridgewater and Washington & Lee, the Hornets' trip to Greensboro is suddenly a big ODAC game. I've seen photos of Shenandoah wearing white at home, and Guilford wearing it on the road, so I don't know which white I'm celebrating. Luckily, I really have no sense of which team should win here. The 2-2 Quakers have played four close games, and haven't stood out in any particular area. Even their 24th-in-the-nation numbers defending the pass were helped by the fact W&L didn't bother to try last week. Shenandoah is also 2-2 and all over the board, and was helped against Bridgewater by four turnovers.
… and blue.
Ryan's take: Hartwick. I'm eager to see if the Hawks can build upon their win over a good Ithaca team last week and upend St. John Fisher on Saturday. The Cardinals played a scary-close matchup against Frostburg State in Week 5, raising more than a few eyebrows. Both Hartwick and SJF are undefeated right now, and I think Hartwick is carrying the momentum. But this game isn't do or die. The E8 is a regular contributor to Pool C playoff bids, and a loss here (especially a close one) won't put either team out of the running.
Pat's take: Merchant Marine. Plenty of reasons to be blue at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Yeah, no, not letting this go.
Keith's take: Rochester. We'll celebrate the Yellowjackets' savvy move of dodging the shutdown, and by extension Merchant Marine, and lining up a game against Alfred State. It's probably not the best matchup involving an Alfred — the Saxons' clash with Ithaca could be a lot more exciting. But for both sides, who wear different shades of blue, a game is a game. Any one against a legitimate opponent should be celebrated. Would be nice if the Mariners' careers weren't being ruined, but least the Yellowjackets don't have to go down on that sinking ship.


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Last night I got the Skyshattered Achievement!
I hadn't been planning on taking part in this week's Shared Topic. Not because it's a bad topic (it's a great topic and tons of bloggers participated!), but because my energy level is still pretty bad. I'm always amazed and proud that I manage to make it to the bathroom on time and all my blogging attempts come out like wdedxgnfsdknhjfraswdj.
But the Skyshattered Achievement really inspired me.
I know a flying race seems to have nothing to do with a topic called "Starting Over", but bear with me. This is, as usual, a Blog Azeroth Shared Topic. It was suggested by Pieces from Blasting Away and you can find links to the (many!) other takes in the thread at Blog Azeroth, appropriately named Shared Topic: Starting Over.
I kinda live in the moment. I rarely get excited about things until they actually happen (Cataclysm? What is this Cataclysm?) I also don't hang onto regrets. Whenever I fill out one of those teenagery Livejournal/Facebook surveys, I have to give a boring answer to the "what's your biggest regret" question because, quite honestly, when something is over and done with, I forget all about it. (This also makes me really bland at the truth part of truth or dare because I never remember my juicy, embarrassing mistakes.)
So my original answer to this topic would have something boring like "If I could start all over at WoW, I would do it all exactly the same!"
Then, last night, I was flying around Outlands and thought to give that race over by the Netherspite a try. I'd only ever managed to get past the first race, and I'm sure many of you have seen this video of me as I did my many attempts (yes, I'm totally an animated blob IRL, didn't you know that?).
This time, almost two years later, I gave it another shot. I kept my eye on the NPC I was following, I used the mouse to navigate and the space bar to move up. I ended up one-shotting every single race. Sure it helps that at level 80, I wasn't accidentally pulling all the other stuff flying around, but still, I was shocked at how much better I've become at controlling my character.
It made me think of how different my playstyle is now compared to when I first discovered WoW. In my head, I went over the misconceptions I had when I started the game.
"I'm always going to pug instances"
"I don't want to make friends in-game"
"I don't want to raid"
"Raiding is super serious and scary and takes up all your time."
You know, I really hesitated before joining my old (very casual and understanding) guild because I was nervous about having to play seriously. Ironically, one of the reasons I moved on two years later was because I wanted to play more seriously.
So, if I were to start over, I'd still play a paladin. A human one. I might level with a better spec…(random talent allocation isn't ideal!) yet I'd probably still be respeccing all the time to explore my character more.
But knowing what I know now, I wouldn't be so intimidated by other players and by end game content. I missed out on pre-BC raiding and that makes me sad. If I were to go back in time and do all over again, I would definitely focus on leveling faster, I wouldn't sweat buckets before joining my first raiding guild and I would experience at least Molten Core, with 39 others, the way it was intended.
Once upon a time, I thought I couldn't do the Sky Shatter race, just like I once thought I couldn't level at a proper pace, that I couldn't find a guild I enjoyed and that I didn't have what it took to raid. But last night I discovered I could do the race just fine. And it reminded of everything I missed out on in game because I foolishly thought I couldn't do it.


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Eastman Kodak Co. stock was trading up nearly 7 percent Friday afternoon—a day after the company filed bankruptcy and its shares moved from the New York Stock Exchange to an over-the-counter listing.
Kodak (OTB: EKDKQ.PK) was trading at 32 cents a share, up 2 pennies from Thursday's close.
Late Thursday, Judge Allan Gropper of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved initial availability of $650 million in interim debtor-in-possession financing by Citigroup Inc., Kodak said.
The company plans to use the funds, among other things, to pay vendors and other suppliers for all post-bankruptcy petition goods and services, and to operate its day-to-day business activities. Gropper set Feb. 15 as the date of a hearing to issue the final order regarding first-day motions.
Kodak in the early morning hours Thursday filed to reorganize its U.S. business under Chapter 11.
The interim debtor in possession approved represents the first portion of the fully committed, $950 million debtor-in-possession credit facility Kodak obtained from Citigroup to enhance liquidity and working capital.
The court approved additional first-day motions that assure ongoing business will not be disrupted, Kodak said.
The company received the court's OK to pay U.S. employees in the usual manner and to continue their health care and other benefits programs without disruption; pay certain prepetition wages and reimbursable U.S. employee expenses; maintain and administer customer programs and honor prepetition obligations to customers, including all pending orders, warrantees and other customer programs; and continue to use existing cash management systems and maintain existing bank accounts.
"The court's immediate approval of these critical first day motions is an important first step, enabling us to continue to operate our U.S. business in ordinary course, and putting us on the right path to a successful reorganization," Chairman and CEO Antonio Perez said in a statement.
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- Recognize the support-raising process as a ministry rather than a fund-raiser.
- The people who have a part in supporting you in this missions experience are not spending money, they are investing it. Their investment is in your life and in reaching the lost, which is certainly a worthwhile investment. This also should motivate us to do all we can in allowing God to shape us through this experience.
- Your contact with people can be a real educational opportunity for missions.
- Support-raising, in its truest form, involves relationships. Seek to establish mutual involvement, interest, and prayer rather than merely receiving money.
- Not everyone is available or suited to cross-cultural ministry. Your going and their sending is an exchange of gifts.
- Read "Are Missionaries Beggars?"
Develop a Biblical Perspective
The idea of missionaries depending upon the Lord and fellow believers for their support is a Biblical one. It is important that we have a proper perspective of stewardship. All of a believer's possessions are a "loan" from God. We have a responsibility to use what He has given to us for His glory. (Read I Chronicles 29:14-17.)
When Jesus sent His disciples out, He gave them some instructions. (Read Matthew 10:9-10.) Paul also talked about missionaries receiving support from those to whom they ministered. (Read Galatians 6:6.)
(Note: Some participants may choose to use their own financial resources instead of raising support. We encourage everyone to read through this section for information related to prayer support, your church's involvement, etc. Keep in mind a benefit of raising some financial support is simply that people pray more faithfully if their wallet is involved.)
Read the following examples in Scripture of how people in the Bible raised support and briefly describe what they did: Numbers 18; Exodus 25:1-9; Exodus 35:5-9; I Chronicles 29:5, 14-17; Acts 11:27-30; I Corinthians 16:1-4; Romans 10:14,15; Romans 15:25-29; Philippians 4:14-18; III John 5-8
The place to start in preparing for your short-term ministry is in your relationship with God. One way to do that is through prayer. Recommit yourself to God right now. Ask Him to help you to be willing - willing for ANYTHING, ANY TIME, ANY PLACE, ANY WAY. That's total surrender. God doesn't just want you to be willing to be a short-term missionary.
He wants you to be willing for anything. Commit yourself to pray daily for yourself and your ministry from now until one month after you return home. Realize also that you will be joining the ranks of those who are battling on the front lines. They are the troops who are liberating prisoners of war from the enemy. Be prepared for battle. Prayer and praise are your best defense. Here are a few things you can pray for.
Pray that:
- You will grow to know and love God more through this experience.
- You will be obedient to Christ and His Word in living a life of love, service and joyful submission, especially during hard and confusing times living in a cross-cultural situation.
- God will be able to minister to others through you. Pray that you will be bold in sharing His love for others in word and deed.
- Your love for others on your team and other missionaries will be a witness to the fact that Christ truly is the Son of God.
- You will stand firm and put on the full armor of God in the midst of the battle.
- Pray for God's direction in making your list of supporters.
- Pray for the Holy Spirit to guide people as they consider giving.
Look for Ways You Can Contribute
- Evaluate your budget and begin to plan ways of allowing for your personal contribution.
- Apply family vacation money towards a family mission experience.
- Specify that holiday and birthday gifts be monetary gifts, applied to your mission.
- Contribute regularly toward your mission project.
- Place tax refunds, monetary gifts, etc. into savings.
- Sell "less than necessary" items for cash. (i.e. Have a garage sale!)
- Use your creativity and wisdom!
Put Together a Prayer Support Team
- Develop a list of people who would commit to praying for you and enlist their prayer support.
- Use a Prayer Partner form and record the names and addresses of your prayer partners on this form.
- Ask your prayer partners to make the following commitment:
• to immediately begin praying for you regularly
• to pray for you every day of your mission experience
- You will be responsible for communicating your prayer requests to your prayer partners. You should give them specific needs that you would like them to pray about. Some suggestions are given in the document "What Do Missionaries Really Need?" Use these and add your own personal requests.
- You will want to keep in touch with your prayer partners throughout your preparation and missions project. We recommend that you write a card or share verbally with each one at least once during your preparation and once after your return.
- We encourage you to meet regularly with two or three of your prayer partners during your preparation time. Pray together about your struggles and your joys as you prepare for this important mission. Obviously, these people will be people who live in your area and should be people you can share openly with. You will find that sharing this time in prayer will deepen your relationship and be a real encouragement to you.
- Consider sending the article, "What Do Missionaries Really Need?" and the cartoon titled "Why I Need Your Prayers" to your prayer support team.
Assemble a Financial Support Team
- Pray for God's guidance as you begin to make a list of potential financial supporters.
- Write down the names of people you think might be open to supporting you. (See "Who Do You Know")
- Write a letter to each of these people explaining what you plan on doing and include a response form and an envelope addressed to International Messengers. Be sure your FIRST and LAST NAME appear on the response form. Encourage them to send support by a specific date. (For an example of a support letter download this sample).
- Make sure people make their checks out to International Messengers and designate the gift to your account on the support response form or on a separate piece of paper. DO NOT have supporters write your name on the check.
- Each person who gives toward your support will receive a receipt from International Messengers.
- If you have made phone calls or personal contacts to raise support, you may wish to call some of the people back a second time if you don't hear from them. Ask them if they were able to consider supporting you and what they have decided. Be sure to thank them, whatever their response is. Make certain you don't make people feel uncomfortable about saying no.
- Send each person who sends you support a note thanking them for their support.
- Send, or have supporters send, your support check along with the response forms according to the following schedule.
• $1000 is requested prior to purchasing airline tickets
• 50% is due 60 days prior to departure
• 80% is due three weeks prior to departure
• 100% is due prior to departure
• transferred to the ministry of another team member(s)
• transferred to a special project(s)
• transferred to an IM missionary's ministry
• held in your account for a year
Getting Your Church Involved
- You should call your pastor and set up an appointment with him as soon as possible.
• When you make this appointment, or during the appointment, give a copy of "How to Make the Most of Short-Term Missions" to your pastor.
• In this appointment you should explain your plans for involvement with International Messengers.
• Tell him what the ministry involves, what you will be doing, and why you want to be a part of this ministry.
• Tell him what your support needs are and that you would like to have an opportunity to share this need with the missions committee of the church and/or the congregation.
• Ask him how you should go about making the arrangements for this meeting.
• You can also ask the pastor if and when you could share your plans in a church service. Usually 5 to 10 minutes is sufficient time.
- When you meet with the missions committee, you should dress neatly and cover the following details:
• International Messengers information
• Where you are going
• What you will be doing
• Why you want to be involved
• How you will be raising your support and when the support is needed
• Tell them you would appreciate it if the church would consider having a part in your support through prayer and finances
• Thank them for the opportunity to share your need with them
- Two or three weeks after the meeting, if you have not heard anything, call either the pastor or the missions committee chairman. Ask them if there has been any decision made on support for you. If so, instruct them on how they should give the support.
- Be sure to publicly thank the church for their support.


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With profile breakout at the end of the story.
The man who brought dinosaur fame to this city will say good-bye to Jane the T. rex and Rockford this fall to resume his personal life.
Lew Crampton, the leader of Burpee Museum of Natural History the past six years, is moving to Columbus, Ohio, where his wife, Kathleen, has run a health-care company for three years. The couple shared a home in Lake Geneva, Wis., on most weekends.
"It gets old," Crampton said of the commuting. "My wife has always followed me around during my career, and now it's my turn to be the trailing spouse. It's about time to get it all back together."
He will exit Burpee Oct. 1.
Crampton will leave a Burpee that grew from a museum unknown outside of the region to one that discovered a rare dinosaur, created an award-winning exhibit to show her off and starred in a national television special about it all.
He leaves as the museum continues its growth. A $10 million campaign to expand Burpee and the children's museum, Discovery Center, is concluding this fall, with construction slated for 2008. One part of that will be a large assembly hall so the two museums can bring in blockbuster traveling exhibits.
There also are high hopes for future dinosaur digs in Montana and Utah, which could yield skeletons bigger and more attention-getting than Jane.
"The board brought me here to put Burpee on the map and, with a lot of help, we did just that," Crampton said.
Jane, a rare juvenile T. rex ensconced in Burpee in 2005, remains the star. Her discovery entranced the city and, to some extent, dino-philes around the world.
As Crampton puts it, when he came, Burpee had a wonderful collection of exhibits and a recently revamped and enlarged building, the Solem Wing, named after donors Robert and Jane Solem. Staffers filled part of the space with a children's gallery and other exhibits, but knew they didn't have the kind of specimen that brings crowds again and again.
Crampton wasn't the only one thinking, "If only we had a dinosaur."
"All great natural history museums have dinosaurs because they are awesome and because they draw people," he said.
So, he didn't hesitate when a University of Wisconsin team told Burpee about a place called Hell Creek in Montana that was ripe for dinosaur digging. When staff members expressed an interest, Crampton turned them loose.
"We did it against all the odds," he said. "We didn't have the people who were qualified (by traditional standards) to do this work, but we figured it out."
When they found a dinosaur that was difficult to identify, Crampton directed staff to make the most of the find. Jane was called the "mystery dinosaur." Paleontologists from around the world argued whether she was a teenage Tyrannosaurus rex or a new genus called Nanotyrannus. What Crampton liked was that both specimens were rare.
That people got excited about Jane, not only local school kids and Burpee backers, but organizations such as cable TV's Discovery Channel, which has repeatedly aired a documentary about Jane called "The Mystery Dinosaur." People from around the world began traveling to Rockford once a year for Burpee's PaleoFest, a weekend with dino events for everyone from kids to experts.
"What set us apart," said Crampton, "was that we told stories about Jane and got people enthralled."
While Jane got most of the headlines, Crampton tended to other parts of Burpee's program and efforts to revitalize downtown. Burpee got a green roof, a model for what can be done to clean the environment and reduce energy costs. The museum holds "green days" each month when volunteers come in to keep the grounds clean and maintain habitats for butterflies, rabbits and other wildlife. Crampton is an active member of the River District Association and environmental organizations and can't wait until the city develops a river path on Burpee's shore line. Burpee's mission remained education, and the number of schoolchildren visiting, some from the Chicago suburbs, grew to 25,000 a year.
There were some discouraging days, but Crampton said he and his staff have had fun.
"I have always loved it here," he said. "There were difficult times, but we always had something going to build on. The rule we followed was, everything is negotiable except quality."
His staff, including an ex-deputy sheriff who is now field boss of the dinosaur digs, picked up on his enthusiasm. "All I did," said Crampton, "was encourage people to do their best."
Now, he wants to once again live in the same city and home as his wife of 37 years, and figures he'll find something to do in Columbus.
"Three years apart is enough. It will be nice to live with my wife," he said. "But I love this place. Part of me really, really wants to stay here."
Staff writer Geri Nikolai can be reached at 815-987-1337 or email@example.com
Profile: Lew Crampton
Age: 68
Family: Married for 37 years to Kathleen; they have a son in New York and a daughter in Washington, D.C.
May 2001-October 2007: Chief executive officer of Burpee Museum of Natural History, where attendance and revenue grew more than 200 percent during his tenure, partly because of the museum's discovery of Jane, a rare, juvenile T. rex. Helped initiate a $10 million capital campaign, in conjunction with Discovery Center, for expansion of both museums.
1999-2001: Trustee and interim president of Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago
1976-1998: Political work, including senior adviser for environmental issues to then-presidential candidate George H.W. Bush, congressional candidate in Massachusetts. Led Massachusetts Department of Community Affairs, was associate administrator at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, worked in communications for Waste Management Inc. and American Medical Association


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Ah, fatherhood. Such a rewarding experience – until you're on national television, cooking for YOUR LIVES. Of course, it isn't that extreme (despite what the TERNIGHT voice-over man would have us believe) but Mick and Matt, those wholesome Tasmanians are really under pressure tonight, from none other than the Cupcake Queen and her friend, Joanna.
Mick and Matt are "humble Tasmanians" but even this humble Tasmanian is not beyond stealing the quotes of criminals. Matt, commenting on the task ahead, says if their best is not good enough, they will be gone.
Mick's response? "Such is life."
Repetition by contestants and judges of the tasks ahead and the eventual outcome of the episode? Such is life.
Extra-long episodes padded out by meaningless waffle? Such is life.
Wailing from Jenna? Such is life.
Matt is the leader of team tonight – or so he thinks. Mick at first says he backs his son, saying it will be him on a plate. I hope not. Cannibalism is so three millennia ago.
Joanna begs Jenna to harden up for the sake of their future in the competition. Viewers beg the same; for Jenna's ongoing wailing may cause hundreds of thousands of televisions to be thrown out windows in frustration. Just me, then?
Samuel whips out the trademark MKR motherhood statements about the need for the teams to hold their nerve, but it is just a secret plot to impress Ali. They're not a couple. Or are they?
Mick and Matt now turn to conversation about not wanting to go home. Home. Such a terrible place, evidently. Everyone in this contest talks it down so much you would be forgiven for thinking they all lived in hovels and backwaters. Perhaps I shouldn't be so tough. It must be desperately difficult to deal with Ashlee and Sophia every day for months on end.
Mick contracts early-onset dementia and forgets a couple of things. Matt is scared into submission by previous bad experiences of correcting his father. "Dad has a short fuse," he explains. "I'm going to tread lightly and try not to rock the boat," confusing his position in the kitchen for the bass-voiced Old Spice ambassador. I'm on a boat.
Luke, "from Bondi", says he bonded with Jenna and Joanna during the instant restaurant rounds and is backing them. Apparently his idea of support is patronising comments. Jenna is waiting for an opportune time to hit him over the head with a saucepan.
Ashlee and Sophia are not impressed by the South Australian cupcake queens. They have done the best they can do, they say. There are no tricks left up their sleeve, they add, confusing the planned mango mousse and sago dessert for a set of scarves and a top hat.
Matt cooks the rice for his team's main. Mick always cooks the rice at home – so what could go wrong? Surely nothing! Joanna delays cooking beef ribs, prompting Luke to issue instructions in his to-camera interview. Memo Luke: she can't hear you!
Jenna finally deigns to help Joanna by making salad for the entree. Ashlee and Sophia are perplexed by Jenna and Joanna's thinking about cooking the beef ribs. I'm perplexed by Ashlee and Sophia's constant negativity. Oh wait, I'm not – it's right out of central casting.
Mick piles the pressure on to Matt. There's just nothing like paternal support. Matt has overcooked the rice, prompting Kerrie to gasp. She hasn't seen a culinary sin this heinous since she ate at Jessie and Biswa's instant restaurant.
The judges – nameless – arrive for tasting. One of them is Guy Grossi and the other is Karen Martini, but who knows who the other two are? Certainly not the casual viewer.
Mick and Matt's chilli sauce is widely panned as being too sweet. Jenna and Joanna's side salad is praised for its crunch. Yes, really. It's a salad.
Cooks return to prepare the main. Mick feels the pressure of serving fish. "I'd never be able to show me face at home again if I can't fillet and skin fish," he says. Never fear, Mick, I'm sure Matt still loves you.
Jenna and Joanna – well, mainly Joanna; Jenna just wails at the issues with the beef ribs – fear the meat juices won't thicken, and make an abortive attempt to cook bread. It doesn't cook and it promptly dispatched to the bin. Joanna swears off bread for life. Coeliacs everywhere celebrate.
In another case of bad timing, the chick peas Jenna and Joanna planned to serve with their beef ribs are not cooked and won't make a tasty puree. She contemplates serving them whole, which does sound appealing, doesn't it. In the end, she has run out of time for the puree. Ain't nobody got time for that.
Matt is also having issues with pulses being cooked, although could someone please check the pulses of the viewers? The "action" is particularly lacking.
Joanna's summation of the beef is succinct. "It's shit." Mick and Matt argue about whether the pan for the fish was oiled properly and about efficiency of serving. Mick tries to wrest control from Matt but the bloodless attempt at a coup is short and fails.
The judges decry Mick and Matt's chalky lentils and inconsistent fish but are largely impressed by the beef ribs of Jenna and Joanna. Their cupcake rises.
In a move that seems too nice for this most bitchy of reality programs, Matt asks Jenna if she's keeping it together as the teams move into dessert. "No," she replies, "but that's normal."
The disasters continue into dessert, with Jenna's illustrious plans for sago being a component of her mango mousse and Matt's cream cheese topping consigned to the bin. Quelle dèsastre!
Matt reinvents his cheesecake with an Italian meringue topping but there's no points or support from Dad. "Our ship's sailed if we stuff this up," says Mick. Gee, thanks!
The support continues as Matt pipes the meringue – Mick notices and shouts that it needs to be done neatly. As further punishment, Mick burns Matt with the blow torch as he toasts the meringues atop the cakes. Third degree burns won't land you in court, Mick…
Jenna garnishes her mousse with dehydrated pineapple and toffee, but there is no cupcake, so this sudden death contest becomes exactly that, and Jenna is never seen again.
As the judges deliver their final marks, with Jenna and Joanna first to receive the news, Mick and Matt grow increasingly worried about their fate. Matt is considering moving out of home to avoid future burns to any other parts of his bodies. Mick considers evicting Matt anyway – he overcooked the cheesecake, and that's just not on. Can't a father get a decent dessert these days?
The blonde, unnamed judge forgets her manners when she tells Jenna that having the sago would make the dessert more playful. Don't play with your food!
Jenna and Joanna score 42/60, with Mick and Matt winning just 31/60.
As the platitudes for Mick and Matt flow, Craig says he will miss them. "You don't see honest people that often," he says, which suggests he needs new friends, or to stop hanging around with Ashlee and Sophia.
The original release of this article first appeared on the website of Shanghai Night Net.


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You knew this was coming … ;-) This woman, a year my junior has been a source of validation, inspiration and regeneration since I hit rock bottom in Vegas and moved back to Ohio two years ago.
Nevertheless, my allegorical sister from another mister continues her meteoric rise through the piano, performance art, fashion, social, search, tech, innovation and online zeitgeist:
- If you don't have any shadows, you're not standing in the light…
- You have to look into what's haunting you, and you need to learn to forgive yourself in order to move on (referring to the next single off her upcoming album, whose Biblical proportion doesn't seem likely to conclude at 'Judas')
- My girlfriends wanted to work for you (Google). I wanted to be the one they were searching for…
- Piano's funny…I mean it's kind of this thing that always stays with you. You kind of get your chops back pretty quickly…
- I was never the winner. I was always the loser.
- Because if the artist is constantly molding ourselves and changing and bridging –abridging — what we do for the machine, then the artist becomes part of the machine. I don't want to be part of the machine. I want the machine to be part of me.
- Addressing bullying: Do I want to stick it to anybody? No. I just wanna make music.
And I really encourage people to look into the darkness and places you wouldn't normally look to find uniqueness and specialness…because that's where the diamonds are hiding
From a PR perspective, few artists today understand viral marketing and the highbrow aspect of our language as well as GaGa. In an interview with Fuse in 2009, she acknowledged: You're only as good as your best references. I couldn't help but smile when she mentioned Francis Bacon as a source for her 'immaculate conceptions' –and wonder what the spike in his Google search queries will be like in the next few weeks.
Crazy little monsters (a term of endearment she and her followers use).
Perhaps the most exciting part for me, and either those who appreciate or are artists who transcend time (Peter Gabriel, Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Hendrix, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Bowie, Clapton, The Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews to name a few…) is simply the music.
I love how she uses pianospeak to describe her message and music: Sonic (root/variation: sonorous, sonoric). Classical pianists (and I believe, all true artists) are religious about Soul: warmth, color — vibrancy.
GaGa reveals some pretty sick details about her progression as a singer and pianist, discussing how the forthcoming album (due May 23rd) will further highlight her abilities as a producer and songwriter. From a melodic perspective, she shared that
"Sonically, it just smells like me, if that makes sense…" adding
"I guess what I'm trying to say is, um –in my opinion — All good music can be played at a piano and still sound like a hit."
A — f(expletive)ing Men. Is it May, yet? Lol.
But in all seriousness:
'Where words fail, music speaks' -Hans Christian Andersen
Enjoy the weekend!


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Exiled Awramba Times Editor going back to Ethiopia (+Video)
Awramba Times (Washington DC) - Dawit Kebede, editor -in- Chief of the Awramba Times website is going back home after two years of stay as a political asylee in the United States.
In an interview with political analyst Yared Tibebu, in Washington DC, Dawit officially announced his decision to end his political asylum and head back home tomorrow, October 25, 2013.
Editor Dawit iterated his assessment that good journalism cannot be done away from the homeland and going back to the roots is important. Responding to the questions whether recent disagreements with some diaspora based political 'activists' had any weight in his decision to go back to Ethiopia, Dawit insisted that his love for the profession and his inability to excel in the field given immigrant life is the only decisive factor in his decision to go back to Ethiopia. "There is no difference between oppositions and the government as long as freedom of expression is concerned. Intolerance and systematic offenses against journalists or freedom of expression are the common natures of Ethiopian political forces, whether they are oppositions or the ruling party" Dawit added. Please watch his interview below.


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Summer couscous salad
Capture the flavours of summer in this simple, hearty couscous salad. With fried halloumi, vine tomatoes and courgettes, it's perfect for an al fresco lunch
Nutrition and extra info
- Easily doubled / halved
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal721
- fat50g
- saturates14g
- carbs47g
- sugars1g
- fibre4g
- protein23g
- salt2.86g
- 250g couscous
Consisting of many tiny granules made from steamed and dried durum wheat, couscous has become a…
- 250ml vegetable stock, boiling
- 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1-2 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
Olive oilol-iv oyl
Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 300g courgette, sliced on the slant
The courgette is a variety of cucurbit, which means it's from the same family as cucumber,…
- 300g small vine-ripened tomatoes, halved
A member of the nightshade family (along with aubergines, peppers and chillies), tomatoes are in…
- 250g pack halloumi cheese, thickly sliced and then halved lengthways
For the dressing
- 125ml olive oil
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Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
There are several types of mint, each with its own subtle difference in flavour and appearance.…
- ½ tsp sugar
Honey and syrups made from concentrated fruit juice were the earliest known sweeteners. Today,…
Tip the couscous into a bowl, pour the boiling stock over and mix well with a fork. Cover with a plate and leave for 4 minutes. Meanwhile, tip all the dressing ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Fluff up the couscous with a fork, stir in the chickpeas and follow with half the dressing. Mix well and pile on to a large serving dish.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan and fry the courgette slices over a high heat for 2-3 minutes until dark golden brown. Lift out on to kitchen paper. Now put the tomatoes cut-side down into the pan, and cook for another couple of minutes until tinged brown on the underside. Top the couscous with the courgettes and then the tomatoes.
If the pan is dry, pour in a little more oil and heat it up, then add the halloumi strips and fry for 2-3 minutes, turning them over from time to time, until crisp and sizzled brown. Pile on top of the tomatoes, and drizzle with the remaining dressing. Serve as soon as possible.


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Berkeley's true colors
Sept. 11, 2001 Berkeley residents awoke to find that the country they believed impenetrable had been attacked. Mayor Shirley Dean was among those who stared in shock and disbelief as the TV news played and replayed the brutal assault on the twin towers and the Pentagon. The vision of planes crashing into buildings and people hurling themselves from windows high above Manhattan seemed unreal, more like a made-for-TV drama. "At first you don't believe it," Dean said. -more-


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I need some ideas in order to finish algorithm. I'm randomly placing objects (bitmaps) on canvas without overlapping. Time needed to finish it is my problem. When I need to spawn for example 80% of canvas it takes to long. So i was thinking : I should make some change when the bitmaps take off 50 % of canvas. I want to tell algorithm that it should generate new locations (x,y) where it is free space.
My question is : How to render new location (x,y) in place where is free space.
In summary:
Things I know :
- object location (x,y)
- 4 corners (x,y) of object
- object width, height
- canvas width, height
Any suggestions?
Thanks for ideas. Now I've got problem.
OK, thanks for ideas. I've got a problem.
Link to picture: Picture with grid
I'm incrementing number of objects in cell after each adding object to grid. In the picture there are 9 possible locations for object. Should I check 9 conditions which tells where I should increment number of objects in cell? I assume that if object is on both cells than I increment number of objects in both cells.


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Here's something amazingly cool that may never happen (but we can dream): Peugeot has developed a shape-shifting concept car that could run on electric motors. The car is made of four individual pods, and resembles an amusement park ride more than any car on the road today. Each pods holds one person, and they're all covered by a flexible polymer covering.
While that's certainly enough to raise an eyebrow, here's where it gets really out there: The pods can be arranged in any configuration, and the owner can add more of them. Each pod has its own electrical motor. They can even be arranged vertically to park in extremely small spaces.
Jump over to the Ecofriend blog for more trippy pictures.
Copyright GCTEC - GoodCleanTech


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Last year Don Cheadle portrayed an unstable Captain Planet, in wich the green-haired environmentalist snapped and started turning every human into a tree. It was beautiful. And now Captain Planet is back! With most of the Planeteers dead by Captain's hands, only Ma-Ti is left to cower under Planet's new rule. There is just nothing better than an unhinged Cheadle in tights. Nothing.
Captain Planet 2 from Don Cheadle
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If the courts can't address clear instances of fraud and injustice, how can they protect our citizens?
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It has been exactly 18 months since I deposed GMAC Mortgage's prolific document signer, Jeffrey Stephan, in a case where I was defending a Maine homeowner in foreclosure. Stephan admitted to signing 8,000 to 10,000 foreclosure documents a month (that is about one a minute, if you do the arithmetic), including summary judgment affidavits used by courts as the basis for entering forclosure judgments. Stephan's affidavits were sent by GMAC to courts all over the country. Obviously, and as Stephan admitted, he did not bother to read those affidavits. He also admitted that he had no idea as to whether the foreclosure affidavits that he signed were true. He didn't even trouble himself to appear before a notary to be sworn, even though his affidavits said that he had done so. While Stephan admitted that he understood that judges were relying upon his affidavits to take away the homes of homeowners all over the country, he seemed serene and untroubled by his dishonesty in signing these false affidavits. (Conduct like this has since been awarded the slang term "robo-signing," but I never use it because it fails to adequately describe the dishonesty and deception involved.)


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Tuesday, November 12, 1918
Dear Mother and Father:
Well, the unbelievable has happened. In spite of the fact that we have been looking anxiously for it for so long we can't realize that it is all over. We are dazed but feel as though a great load had been lifted from our shoulders. Most of us went to bed early Sunday night because it was cold and dark and we were tired after working all day. A little after eight o'clock we heard a lot of yelling from one of the camps near us. In a couple of minutes another camp took it up and then another until everybody was out parading around and yelling and shooting pistols. Rockets and signal flares were going up everywhere. It was like a wild Fourth of July celebration. We had never been allowed to have lights showing at night on account of air raids but that night we built bonfires everywhere. The automobiles and trucks which for four years have been creeping along in total darkness threw on their lights and sped along the roads with their horns and claxons honking. Everybody expressed his joy by making as much noise as he could. During all this the cannon kept up their firing and the fighting did not stop until the time the armistice called for which was 11 o'clock yesterday morning.
We are still receiving cases. Many are sick but some are wounded. Most of those were wounded a few days ago but were unable to be brought back to a hospital, but some are accidental. The celebrations have cost many men their hands and fingers and the general recklessness has brought us many cases.
Naturally the big question is – When are we going home? That is impossible to answer now. We may be sent into Germany with the Army of Occupation or we may stay in France or Belgium. At any rate it is not likely that any troops will be sent home before Christmastime and perhaps not until later. It will take some time to get all these men home after they do get started. We have hopes of going home among the early ones but there is no telling what may happen. I think it is too early for any definite plans to have been formed.
I received five letters yesterday. One from Mother, Miss Hartley, Alice Atkinson, Miss Phipps and Anita Blank. Alice is in a hospital in Dunkirk, Belgium now. I have heard no more from the YMCA so I suppose that is all over.
No doubt there were big celebrations in Chicago and other cities when the great news came. There will be millions of happy people all over the world but there will be many sad ones, too. We can give honor to those who have given their lives and be glad that it is all over now. We will not have such tragic things to deal with all day long in our work, and it will not be long before there will be almost no work for us as the men will be living in garrisons instead of trenches and sickness will be cut down a great deal.
We have nothing but good things to lood forward to now.
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Adorable, rough and ready Hot House Exclusive Dick Wolf and tattooed muscular porn legend Jacob Scott take role play to a new level in Scene Three. Scott assumes the role of Master as Wolf literally becomes a Human Dog-man – – never speaking one word, never making one human sound, never using his hands, never standing erect (except for his cock!) Wolf, on all fours with a chain around his neck and a dog-tail butt-plug in his ass, demonstrates how a well-trained dog-man can keep his owner happy. Wagging his tail, Wolf sniffs Scott's huge cock and low-hanging balls like a beast in heat. Only when given the okay by his Master does Wolf take Scott's huge cock into his mouth and suck it. Scott tenderly explores his dog-man's hole and fucks him long and hard. Eager to obey every command, Wolf mounts his Master and fucks him with his 'doggy bone' as ordered.
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Jimmy Choo did it. Chloe did it. Dior did it. Kim Kardashian I believe started it. Nowadays every event seem to find a way to collaborate a flower wall backdrop. From weddings to corporate events, fashion shows to barmitvza's, flower walls are the focal points.
I have been meaning to get my floral wall designs out for a while but 2016 wedfing season in full throttle, I didn't get to it till this weekend. Thanks to my husband, who built me the most sturdy frame and placing the roses in their perfect spots, I got my first wall done. It's the first of many more designs to follow. Check it out.


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Annual. An easy to grow self sowing annual, the Bread Seed poppy has crepe-like petals that add a magical touch to the late spring garden. Save the large seedpods for dried floral arrangements, crafts, or to use as "poppy seed shakers". The seeds are a baker's delight in breads, cakes, muffins and bagels.
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The Period During Pregnancy Misunderstanding
Stephanie replies:My Mom got her period for about four months into her pregnancy of my baby sister. So I wanted to know if a woman can still be pregnant if she gets her period? Or is that just an uncommon thing?
It's not likely for a person to be pregnant and still menstruate -- especially past very early pregnancy -- though some people will experience some vaginal bleeding (which is not the same as menstruation, or a period) during pregnancy.
Part of the problem is that many people term any vaginal bleeding at all as a period, which isn't accurate.
A person with a uterus's period is caused by their whole menstrual cycle. During the menstrual cycle, the body releases hormones that send signals causing the ovaries to release an egg and the lining of the uterus will become thicker to allow implantation to occur if the egg is fertilized. If the egg is not fertilized, the uterine lining and the egg are shed, and this bleeding is considered menstruation or a period.
During pregnancy, however, a pregnant person's body begins to function in a way to allow the baby to develop in a safe environment. The ovaries will stop releasing eggs monthly (otherwise a person with a uterus could become pregnant more than once while pregnant), and the uterus doesn't release the lining but rather makes a home for the growing baby. Hormones (which normally drop) will continue to rise throughout the nine months of pregnancy.
There are a number of reasons that some bleeding may occur during pregnancy, and actually many of them present little health risk to the mother or the baby. Implantation bleeding, for instance, is something that can happen for some pregnant people: that's bleeding that can occur when the fertilized egg is implanting in the uterine wall. While that bleeding tends to be lighter than a period, because it can happen around the same time a period is expected, some people can easily confuse that for a menstrual period. There is also something called decidual bleeding, and it's actually one of the most common causes of period-like bleeding that occurs during pregnancy. Because hormones can be very discombobulated during pregnancy, part of the lining of the uterus can be shed. Usually it's not considered a health risk, but if a person doesn't know they're pregnant it can seem like a period.
Sometimes bleeding can mean a complication, which is why being open and honest with the doctor is very important. Light spotting during pregnancy does happen often enough, but spotting for many isn't a normal period. If pregnancy is suspected or there's been a risk and a period is missed or only light spotting occurs, pregnancy isn't generally ruled out right away.
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Apple's Momentum Points to Another Big Quarter
Apple's shares broke $300 for the first time last week, pushing its market cap to well past $280 billion–second only to that of oil behemoth Exxon Mobil. Should the company's rally continue, it won't be long before it overtakes Exxon on the Standard and Poor's 500.
And there's no reason at all to think that it won't. Apple is scheduled to report its fourth quarter results today after the bell, and by most accounts it will be another blowout. Consensus among analysts seems to be that strong sales of the iPhone 4, the iPad and the Mac will push Apple's earnings per share to $4.05 on revenue of $18.8 billion–quite a leap over the earnings of $1.82 per share on revenue of $9.87 billion the company posted during the same period last year.
And according to some analysts, this quarter's leap may well leave the company poised for an even higher one in the next quarter. Said UBS analyst Maynard Um, "With continued momentum in all product lines as well as easing supply constraints for both iPhone and iPad, we see the potential for Apple to surprise to the upside on guidance again."


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Revisit A Past Finished Object
Day 6: Bring the fortune and life of a past finished project up to the present. Document the current state and use of an object you have knitted or crocheted.
Like usual, I'm not sticking to the prompt and picking just one. I never was a rule follower…
I'm not a "selfish knitter". Most of the time I have a person in mind when I start a project and as soon as I'm finished, I fork it over. Because of this, I'm not entirely sure of the whereabouts on most of my finished objects! There are a few things I've kept for myself though. My owl sweater, Katherine hat, tea cup pincushion, and cable cowl are the ones I'm going to talk about today. Click on the pictures to be taken to the project page!
Alrighty. First up, owl sweater. Current state? Massive ball of yarn (seriously, it's about 7in. across). Even though I tried it on as I knit, it still ended up being too long and the back decreases lead to major poofiness (tragic). I frogged it thinking I was going to reknit it, but it hasn't happened yet. I'm not really sure it ever will…
Project numero dos, my Katherine hat! I've worn this a total of three times. It's not that I don't love it, because I do, I just don't love it on my head. Hats in general are not really my thing, so it has to be reaaally cold for me to put one on. I feel so restricted (kind of like hoodies, they make me feel like I can't turn my head). But of all the hats I've made and seen, this is my favorite! The cables + color + lack of slouch=awesomeness.
My teacup pincushion? Most used finished object. It's currently sitting next to my sewing machine and seems to make using pins more appealing. I used to be very anti-pin because it was too difficult pulling them off my magnet. They would all be laying flat or stuck in the grooves and just weren't easily accessible. Since the pins are now vertical, I can pick one up without a problem! (OK, I admit, I also thought they were for wussies. I think this association with pins and wussies was established after watching countless online tutorials where people would pin things that didn't need pins, like two SQUARE PIECES OF FABRIC. Fingers guys, FINGERS!)
Lastly is my cable cowl. I looooove the color and the simple pattern. It has enough structure so it stands up and is just the right size–not too big, not too small. I've only worn this twice though! Like the Katherine hat, it has to be really cold for me to rock it. Still, IMO, this is the greatest cowl in the history of cowls.
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I love that cowl, and I really want to knit that owl pattern for my mum, but in something smaller than a jumper!


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R. Scott Bakker's work is relatively new; his first novel, the beginning of the Prince of Nothing series, The Darkness that Comes Before, was first published in 2003, and since then he has written direct sequels The Warrior Prophet and The Thousandfold Thought, as well as a start to the second series within the same "Second Apocalypse" continuum The Judging Eye (which I have not yet read), and finally a standalone novel Neuropath. His series work is all fantasy, while his standalone novel is a mix of mostly horror and some science fiction.
His Second Apocalypse novels are really interesting to me. They are strongly realized, with a memorable setting and strong cast of characters. They are set in a series of events that bears some resemblence to the Crusades of medieval history. They are also quite interesting novels in terms of thoughts that they inspired in me, the sort of stimulation of mental processes described in the Apologia of this website. The titular "Prince of Nothing" character was very different from most fantasy protagonists, in that he was primarily a manipulator of others, something that Bakker managed to pull off and make believable. I thought that Bakker's use of the limited third person viewpoint with the characters worked out well. My only real complaint is that much of the writing is merely serviceable. Some of it is quite good, and it is never actively detrimental to the story, but it fails to shine occasionally.
Neuropath is mostly horror, and therefore ought not to be the provenance of this site. But it was quite well-written horror that I recommend to fans of that genre. At times it didn't work so well, but mostly it was quite horrifying but also fascinating.
Dan Simmons has written a number of books within the fantasy and science fiction genre. He has also written a few horror novels, and indeed horror themes tend to permeate sections of his other novels. He tends to include a lot of references to classic literature in his novels, including Keats, Twain, the Illiad, Shakespeare, etc. His best piece of fiction is Hyperion.
Hyperion is a science fiction novel about a series of pilgrims travelling, on the eve of a war, and choosing to tell their tales and reasons for travelling to one another as they go; this theme is purposefully borrowed from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. It is quite interestingly written, and each of the protagonists has a distinct narrative style and voice. The universe of the book is fairly detailed in it's conception, and the characters are rock-solid. It is incomplete without it's sequel, The Fall of Hyperion, which provides closure and an ending for the first book. Unfortunately, the second book in the series is rather lacking compared to the first - there is a fair bit of extraneous scenes and things that really added very little to the overall narrative. They can be found together as Hyperion Cantos.
Related books Endymion and it's sequel The Rise of Endymion is a far more pedestrian sort of novel, with a general science fiction adventure plot. It was still interesting, and the characters and universe fairly well conceived, but at times it falls a bit flat compared to it's predecessors in the same universe. It is not a bad pair of novels, merely less interesting than it's predecessor.
Simmons has written kind of a lot of other fiction, some of it relevant to this site. Illium and Olympos are interesting but not as well written as earlier books, and Olympos in particular was a disappointment. They also suffered suspension of disbelief issues at times. The Fires of Eden is a sort of mixture of horror and fantasy, and was alright but never found much interest for some reason - possibly because some characters were little more than caricatures and the ending was anticlimactic. His work tends to vary in quality a lot - some of it is excellent, while some of it is poor.
Finally, Simmons Prayers to Broken Stones is a good short story collection; while some of his short stories are completely frivolous (see: Vanni Fucci is Alive and Well and Living in Hell), others are quite well written and more than a little disturbing (see: The River Styx Flows Upstream).


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Has anyone else heard this incredibly awesome band? I've decided their album Parc Avenue has gained top honors for my best of 2008.
I can't even describe how many awesome influences I hear meshed together in one band but I would probably say something silly like Neil Young, Camper Van Beethoven, Hopewell, and Phish with some really nice string arrangements if I were to try.
If Canada keeps making such good albums, I might have to move there. I wonder if it has anything to do with the government funding for musicians?
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Nothing in sports is as frustrating as the ups and downs of a 162-game baseball season. Last week, the White Sox won a tough three-game series with the first place Tigers and moved to within three games of the division leaders. Today, after two losses to the Red Sox and one to the Yankees last night, the Pale Hose find themselves on a three-game losing streak, three games under .500 and 4 1/2 games behind Detroit.
With three games left with the Yankees this week and three in Minnesota this weekend, the reality is that the season is hanging in the balance.
Last night was a game to forget. Paul Konerko was out of the lineup with an injured calf; 12 runners were left on base; hitting into double plays continued to be an albatross; Brent Lillibridge, in the lineup for his defense, didn't hit the cutoff man on a crucial play; as a team they failed to execute offensively and only 24, 142 fans showed up to watch the Sox play the mighty Yankees. Oh, and Adam Dunn struck out three times in the cleanup spot.
I think we're at a point where we have to face the facts. The postseason, and maybe even a .500 record, don't seem to be in our future.