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Okay... well idiocy aside, that harassment was probably the best thing that could have happened to that project. No such thing as bad publicity and all that.
And ovendodger... going to have to file that one away. I'd love to use that one on my wife just so she could remind me that we don't own an oven... Well either that or she'd punch me. Could go either way.
Overall, I agree with you. However, it is a little bit like saying we shouldn't worry about who's fighting wars right now, what we really need is some global peace all around, yeah, totally. No one can disagree with the sentiment of such a statement, but it doesn't really address any of the problem and it actually skims over the problem by saying the answer is a perfect solution that doesn't exist and can't come into reality until the problem is dealt with piecemeal.
There are other problems of generalization and stereotyping in games (and other entertainment media). There are a series of complexities to be handled regarding each facet of those individual issues. We are never going to have an instant solution to all of them at once, however, and saying that one problem should not be brought into the open because all of the problems can't be put in the light at the same time is the path to never solving anything at all.
This is what becomes frustrating about this topic for me. I'm constantly reading that the problem of how women are portrayed in video games can't or shouldn't be addressed until every problem of representation is being also addressed and that just is impossible. It is the same thing as saying that it will never be dealt with, but in an evasive way that shuts down any argument to the contrary.
I would completely support a movement by male gamers to make their representation in games more realistic - without demanding my gender be treated first or alongside it, but I detest the fact that my gender's redress of their representation has to wait until all other concerns are also being dealt with. We aren't asking to be special. We aren't asking other causes to wait on us. Some of us are just trying to address a problem we see, and because the males aren't proactive enough to have their own issue addressed we seem more zealous by comparison and have to be somehow trying to dominate because of that. It's ridiculous. Start a movement if you care, but don't impede a movement for something else because your problem doesn't have one yet.
I really have no problem with this project, I can't see what the fuss is about?
At it's worst this project is looking to tell us what we already know. Will it really impact on the status quo? Well, sex sells so probably not. Then again, nothing changes if we don't try at all.
how about this, in place of spending money on research that will prove nothing - because lets face it, we already know that. how about make a real game? because you know, a research - its difficult to say whenever it was successful or not. a game, a game is easy to judge.
but yeah, to me it seems like the very friggin same mechanism that pushes men to buy sexists game. its made for them. a game made for women? it would be exactly as sexist, and thus will sell well to women.
so basically its the same friggin thing, only with the sides reversed. and to me it seems, someone wants to fund a survey to find new gold deposit. paid by your money.
This is the lesson here. Not weather or not you agree with her.
Clamboring together like a bunch of mindless hooting life-failures no matter the gender/race/relgion/opinion is grounds for ridicule, and sadly it just happens to be mysognistic male gamers in this instance.
Because they went about it in this childish manner, yes they are now utterly in the wrong. And undermine the efforts of other gamers who try to be mild mannered, well adjusted citizens to disprove the media and old people's stance on what being a gamer entails.
Have to admit I laughed at some of the comments, however all those comments have brought the project to the attention of many at the Escapist.
Personally I'm not that bothered about this, good on her for trying,and it's fine if she wants to do this however I'm not funding it.
Just watched her "Tropes vs Women" series. Seems interesting enough that a proper founded series could be quite helpfull to make people understand how the problems manifest themselfs.
Also, this is not only YT. The harassment goes on to Wikipedia where people linked her to porn + threats by other means than YT and wiki. Things that were started by the gaming community throuh forums. Yap, there is no problem and people know about the problem... Well, they may know about it but ignore it, really helpfull.
Sigh. Jerks being sexist at somebody trying to do something important. Self-important lady failing to do that work particularly well. Sad times all around.
and once again, YouTube comments prove to be the cesspool of interet behaviour. *sigh*
Honestly, though, I don't need a movie to tell me which character is a characterless clichee. I can oftentimes estimate that by the sizes of their HUGE TITS!!!!
Playing a Metroidvania game with an Ivy ripoff as main character who dies because of one hit because her armor is nothing but an iron bikini and she gains hitpoints by collecting clothes, or playing a... uh... carpenter called... uh... Pario out to rescue the... uh... Queen Meach only to realise that she freed herself through point-n-click adventure-style puzzles because she's not a functional retards with tits.
Really, anything but having a - probably well-edited - movie pointing at tropes saying "This is bad, m'kay".
I gave up trying to reason with that guy a long time back... Kudos to you for shutting him up in such a concise post. :)
What... I don't even...
You expect her to refuse money people are throwing at her? In which universe does that logic work?
I'm sorry, what?
I'm not talking about specific games. I'm not even talking about the documentary. I'm talking about the crappy misogyny in the community. That is the shit that needs to go away.
Well thanks for ruining my afternoon, Grey.
I would be shocked if I didn't know that Youtube comments were like that ALL OF THE TIME.
I'm interested in hearing what she has to say for the "man with boobs" episode. I've heard this criticism leveled before, but I've never heard anyone back it up in any meaningful way. It usually strikes me as the people who are invested in complaining about female characters finally getting one who isn't shoved into the usual female stereotype boxes and realizing how shitty most male characters actually are.
Speaking of which, has anyone ever written about the stereotypes male characters get forced into? They're equally rooted in traditional gender stereotypes. Some say that it's okay because their qualities are "positive", but I think they're actually just as harmful to structure an identity around as their female equivalents (in fact, why do we consider these positive traits? Why are we so down on the traits traditionally considered feminine?). Actually, they might be more directly harmful, because the stereotypical male identity revolves around personal sacrifice, the denial of one's own pain and emotions, and violence. I'm not saying people shouldn't be talking about how female characters are portrayed, but why is no one doing the same for male characters? The closest I've ever heard someone come to that was as an aside during that PAX "women in games" event.
Does anyone think that their might be a direct relation between female characters getting stuck in these stereotypical roles and the same happening with male characters? Is there any merit to a more holistic approach? "Gender roles in video games" as opposed to just "women in games" or "men in games"?
If you ever wanted to see that there is a problem with sexism in the gamer community, you need look no further than this forum thread (and there are others on Escapist Forums) where feminism is demonized and legions of male gamers come out in defense of the purely imagined attack on themselves.
It's as if someone posted a thread entitled "I really don't like people who kick puppies", only to have hordes of people posting "I love puppies you asshole! and to prove it, here is a picture of me kicking one!" They imagine the attack is levied against them and in their knee-jerk response to such imagined assault, they maneuver themselves right into the camp of people who deserve the attack in the first place.
that she wants to make a video like that, fine. her opinion, her show, and her idea. I may not agree with her with the stuff she will show on the video (or i will agree, i don't know), but i can't see how her "research" justifies to ask for 6.000 dollars! i have seen videos with great ideas and stories there were made without that kind of budget.
Your comment was at 5 in the morning (in my time), I had editted the fuck out of my original post by 2:30, and I had responded multiple times clearly stating my position, but hey, why not repeat myself to every person?
I think these people are scum and it makes me sick knowing that people think like this, and there are many who do. I like the extra credits idea of dealing like this on the xbox- those who are vile have their mic muted by default and can't message strangers - though it would be awkward to do on youtube
Yes, I totally missed the forest for the trees there, but in no way did I defend the commenters, I was pointing out that not everyone who disagreed with the kickstarter was one of these ****s.
Have I cleared myself as not a misogynist to you yet? Because for 2 and a half hours I had to clarify that I'm in no way on the side of them, I shouldn't continue having to do so 12 hours later.
Hey, at least one of them had the decency to correct himself when he almost said 'faggot'. Who ever said anti-semetic, misogynistic, racist dip-shits are too stubborn to back down when they're being dumb-dumb, eh?
Anyway, noticed one of the assassins from Blood Money in the thumbnail; wonder if she'll view that as sexism or an intelligent use of gender stereotypes. Or it could just be an image she grabbed, I guess.
Ovendodger is an insult to Jews. Probably best to chuck that file in the bin.
I am a kitchen and I find arseholes offensive!
Seriously trolls will troll. YouTube is where trolls are let loose after they are born in 4chan.
I know FF has definitely touched on this, and there's a pretty significant body of scholarly work on the subject.
Hooboy yeah. And the Escapist is actually one of the least bad video game forums for this.
Just came here after reading a Lollipop Chainsaw review. Made me smile.
Don't like what's happening to her ... but 6000 dollars for a documentary about sexism? Seems a bit much.
Well ... I'll judge when I see it. If its good and brings new points to the table I'll be glad. If not ... well, then I don't see the point. :)
I think the problem with the gaming community is the adults assume the kids posting vile things are adults too.
Sounds like an interesting idea, you should research and flesh it out and make a video, i'd be interested to watch it.
Edit:I edited my comment because I figured I was being a huge dickhead. Well, bigger than the usual dickhead that I am.
Come on, that's clearly a joke.
Does she really need 6000$ to make this web series?
Before you answer: I read your edits and several other posts in this thread, I'm not answering just because your first post may have implied that you [blah blah blah, it was adressed several times].
Actually, he does not have that much of a point besides bitching that she wants to give people actual terms and definitions to work with in discussions. Not only that but he pulls "arguments" out of his ass which confirm that he did not watch the video about how an episode is build up and what they shall include. For good examples what those episodes will include I'd suggest you give "Tropes vs Women" a watch, they have definitions and background where they come from / why they are used. Also, the video states that every episode will also include good examples of games avoiding those stereotypes.
Add to this: No, people don't know enough about it yet. I'm pretty sure that if I'd start a discussion using some of the wider known terms the only known would be the Femme Fatale and... that's it. People are vastly uneducated on this subject and lack basic knowledge or definitionsyou need to know for not only a constructive discussion but also to find a good solution / understand the issue at all. The problem is not just "eyecandy" like in Lollipop Chainsaw (though I have yet to play the game to get a grasp over the character of Juliet) or basically nonexistant armors, the stereotypes go deeper than that and many can't be excused by "it's aimed at a male audience" (excused, that this is the reason for that is known).
This series is thought to provide knowledge that is lacking (really, watch a few episodes of the Tropes vs Women series and reread about over half of the comments here, they are missing the point by a landslide) and if enough people are willing to give her money to do that I really don't see a problem, I actually see a benefit.
The last point which is adressed by many in this thread: The series won't be a demonizing of the players or the man as a group, it will be adressing the people responsible for writing the characters this way (aka the writers). I have yet to see an episode where she does it different than I described.
I'm sorry, just so I'm clear, is what you're saying here that male characters have it just as bad because they are always depicted as selfless heroes who, regardless of their personal struggles, work for the greater good and save the day? Are you really saying that's just as bad as female characters, who typically serve as either window dressing or victims, or both?
Then how about actual requests to take her Kickstarter down? Deaththreats, Rapethreats and insults send by PM. Changing her wikipedia article into insults and porn / linking it to porn?
Why is such behaviour not only accepted but excused by people like you? Is it too much to ask to disagree with normal words and not attack anyone who dares to criticise your hobby of choice?
Great. Once again, the internet provides a reason for me to be ashamed of my penis.
I can't really summarise this with anything better than Ugh.
Oh, you preson sitting on a high horse.
I've seen some of her videos and they are atrocious, feminist pseudo intellectual bile that spews out of your monitor. I had enough clarity of mind not to leave her a comment (although I'm not sure, I was pretty mad at that time) but trust me, she IS infuriating.
Obviously, responses like ones she gets are just as bad, but that doesn't make her any less better.
I was talking about that particular quote that's obviously a joke, which Grey picked up as something completely serious. I don't agree with any threats sent against her, and I think it is disgusting(Which is not to imply that I support her project). I'm just pissed with picking, of all quotes, the one's that's a clearly a joke and using it for your article.
Oh god, her bias and ignorance - they burn my mind!
She actually pointed to the Smurfs when talking about sexism. I mean... what? Smurfette was created as an example of something totally beautiful and irresistable to men, someone of whom the Smurfs would all fall so blindly in love with, that they would fall apart as a society. Oh yeah, poor Smurfette, how sexist and cruel of them to make a woman with total power over men.
Heads up, hun: people like pretty girls and toned guys. If this is news to you, you might want to research a few million years of human culture.
You cannot just sweep these comments under the table because "Oh, they're just youtube comments, those are always terrible, no harm done, just ignore them. They're just trolls."
These aren't bots, guys. These comments don't just manifest out of the cosmic ether. They form independently in the brains of actual human beings who type them out and post them. I imagine you could count the number of people posting these comments who don't actually believe a word of what they are saying on one hand. Or no hands.
Every single one of those comments manifested from the brain of an individual who in whole or in part believes what they are saying is either funny or poignant, and either way it represents a cancer on society. You cannot just ignore these people, because they pay taxes, they vote, they interact with other humans beings daily and like it or not, they have an equal say in our societal makeup that you do.
They are participating in the conversation. The things they are saying are, in my opinion, terrible and worthy only of the most focused and withering disdain. But if you see comments like that and you don't push back, it is the same as tacitly endorsing them. Civilization is naught but the amalgamation on all of our opinions, and in some cases those opinions are reached via two teams pushing the needle one direction or another. If you believe that women should be treated equally, and if you believe they should be free of sexual and sexist harassment, but do *nothing*, then you are passively supporting the negative side. Because I hate to break it to you, but there are a LOT more of them than there are of us.
If someone says "women should be in the kitchen making me sandwiches" and you do NOT respond, then congratulations, you are stamping your endorsement on what they said. I don't push back when people say that puppies are adorable. I don't push back if people say that pollution is bad for the planet. I don't push back when people say 'let's all have free ice cream!'. Because I support these things. But when someone, anyone, trolling or not, internet or not, attacks and harasses anyone because of their gender or sexual orientation or so on, I will push back because I don't want that stuff in the society I want to live in.
The project itself is sexist.
Yes, females are more commonly exploited but how many male muscle heads do we see? Why is the "documentary" about females being hosted by just a female from a female's perspective representing females?
Such is the problem with dealing with highly sexist or bigoted people, this post, to me, slips into Poe's Law. I cannot tell if you are being sarcastic. What you just posted there was incredibly sexist, but it's sheer volume of ignorance is such that it might be satire. But I can't tell, because there is a preponderance of people who actually think that stuff.
And yet the Smurfette principle applies to movies like Inception... Do you actually know what the Smurfette principle is?
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But I am a comedy Scotsman who drinks too much, wears a kilt, likes haggis and eats fried food. I'm also an enthusiastic spouter of psychobabble, and dangerous socialist propaganda like "Wouldn't it be nice if you could get your heart attack treated before you get a credit check?". And I'm a musician, and... oh, what do you call those freeloading, talentless idiots who hang out with musicians? Oh yeah! A Drummer!
So rather than asking you to applaud my inestimable skill in remembering the URL of this forum for long enough to rack up 5k, I shall invite you to consider my personal attributes, and then insult me in as personal a manner as you see fit. Extra points for inventiveness. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.


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Homage and OtherwiseFebruary 22, 2006
I guess you know you've made it when someone…
- Typo-squats one of your URLs. See: http://www.csszendgarden.com/. Notice the extra 'd'. (Thanks Alan)
- Builds a Windows app to address your complete and utter failure of an on-site navigation. (We all know by now why I can't change the HTML on-site, right? Hence this kludge to make it easier to navigate.)
I'm more just surprised by the latter than anything, since no one wrote me. It's not a terrible idea, and was already done twice prior by other sites. But I was forced to block one after the creator put up Google ads. Hey, if I'm not making a dime…
And to be completely fair, there are tons of great ideas people have spun off, from Gigastyle to CSS Zen Sentiero to Camaleon CSS. And the latest comes from Microsoft, no less, in the form of their Mix design contest. With direct credit too, thanks! (If you enter though, look out: they may just have got me to help judge…)
One thing I should take the opportunity to get out in the public, since I've said as much before in private emails — if you decide to create a similarly-themed project, I'd prefer it if you were to avoid 'Zen' and 'Garden' in the name. Get creative, brand it as its own thing. Cause if someone happens to stumble across 'Javascript Zen Garden' one day, they're likely to assume the two are connected, right?
Not much I can do to stop anyone of course, since I have no trademark or any legal protection of the name (not that I'd want to go that route anyway). But, there's enough mind share in the term '(technology abbreviation) Zen Garden' at this point that I wouldn't mind avoiding the potential confusion. It would certainly be nice. And I thank you!
You could make browser.csszengarden.com or something like that, with a browser of the CSS Zen Garden designs, similar to the WordPress Theme Browser (http://tinyurl.com/av3kx). That way, you could have an usable way to navigate the archives, without changing the base HTML and possibly breaking some styles.
Also, in the sidebar, the recent posts box has no bottom rounded corners. Just FYI (don't know if this was intentional).
I'd be wary of any website that talked a lot about SEO and had price tags all over their site, though I'm interested what a Windows app for CSS Zen Garden look like (and why you'd need it).
The first one is just sad. I wonder how they came to decide on the letter 'd' and placing it as so.
Someone had suggested to me doing a "CSS Garden of Eden," and I had to shoot that idea down right-quick. :)
You could call it Flattered Vigilance… although, anyone who seeks the "true path" of the CSSZenGarden is going to find the real site soon enough, so maybe it will broadcast the idea farther despite the greed.
My own little homage to the CSSZG was to create a "preferences" tab on my site where visitors can select from a variety of stylesheets. When I have the time and the inclination I go back and build new styles… it's a LOT of fun plus it teaches me where my XHTML needs to be more robust! (Btw Dave, there's a tip of the hat to you in my header poetry)
Ugh! I'm feeling agravated. I've just released that ZenGarage thing. I've emailed you months before asking if you've got a problem with tha name. Anyway, names can be changed at any time, just say the word.
You know we are nothing but humble fans.
I was just about to release Javascript Zend Garden, too! ;)
Sorry Armando, can't remember the email. No worries though, I think the description page you've come up with credits the original well enough, and makes it relatively clear they're unrelated. No need to change it now.
I have the overwhelming urge to register CSSZeldmanGarden.com
So I guess Porn Zen Garden is out, then?
I think Dave should also ask that any Buddhist temples with zen gardens refrain from allowing visitors to redesign them… also, if you ask me, from now on at restaurants, you should only be able to order one kind of dressing for your garden salad… :)
Seriously, it has to almost be a full time job keeping track of all the people misusing the Zen Garden, stealing designs, and trying to make a buck off of it!
Hmmmm, now, should I scratch my idea of a "Dave Zen Garden"?
Not to be forgotten is the CSS Trappist Monastery, which takes a more ascetic approach by only allowing changes to the CSS, and not the images (and only uses 12 very small images).
They say that plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery ;-)
I see where you're coming from, but what can you do? Look at it this way - you having changed the lives of so many others out there and you've made a bit of a difference in this world. Perhaps that will ease the pain a little bit :-)
It's funny you should post this, as I've been searching for that Italian 'zen garden' site, as I've been told that one of my designs for the 'real' Zen Garden had been ripped off by someone.
Funnily enough, after looking through that Italian site, the only link not working is the 'mondrian' design. (Note that my 2 designs are 'Zen as Mondriaan' and 'Red, Yellow & Blue by Mondriaan')
Oh well - looks like it sorted itself out! (and excuse my rant)
Thats the reason wy i asked you first before i started Gigastyle.
And everybody knows, that you Dave have the original site, the best one, all others inculding mine are based on youre idea.
If someone in Belgium says Gigastyle they automaticly say Csszengarden because thats the original.
Maybe I should have clarified that I mainly meant, going forward, NEW sites should avoid the Zen Garden metaphor. What's done is done, no issue there. Mark, Armando, we're cool.
Like I said in the original post, if someone wants to do it ANYWAY, I have no way to stop that from happening. I'm just stating, so everyone knows, what I'd prefer to happen. That's all.
I hate when sites like this: csszendgarden[dot]com are in search results, and the problem is that you can not distinguish between the real site(original) name and this one, is only this 'd' (or other letter), that's because people are reading the title and the description, not too much the URL.
Although now I'm struggling to find them, I know I've seen lots of csszengarden subdomains as well.
Here's another site that's been inspired by the CSS Zen Garden (and uses neither 'zen' nor 'garden' in the name!) – the CSS Table Gallery.
That is why I chose http://www.csstoolshed.com, but alas, the support is still missing.


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Between Lake Geneva and the peaks of the Alps lies the Swiss city of Geneva. The city offers access to many ski resorts in Switzerland. The beautiful French slopes are also within easy reach. In addition to being a fabulous winter sports destination, the city also offers enough other attractions to make this a fun city trip as well.
Lake Geneva - with its famous 140-metre-high fountain - is one of Geneva's biggest attractions. In winter, the snow-covered shores of the lake make for a great walk. And the city is of course the perfect destination after an active day in the snow; relax in one of the many local restaurants over a Swiss cheese fondue or an Alpine pasta dish.
The list of ski areas in the vicinity of Geneva is truly impressive. Leysin, a pleasant family-friendly village with an international flair, offers a variety of blue runs for beginners and a snow park with a half-pipe for snowboarders. Those who are looking for more challenging runs may prefer the Villars-Gryon area, just 30 minutes from Geneva. The region extends over 5 inter-connected areas with a large network of blue, red and black runs. The highest point is the Glacier 3000. The summit of this glacier sits at a 3,000-metre elevation. From here you will be rewarded with breathtaking views.
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On this day in 1845, a majority of the citizens of the independent Republic of Texas approve a proposed constitution, that when accepted by the Congress, will make Texas the 28th American state.
Despite having fought a war to win their independence from their old colonial master, Mexico, the people of Texas had long been eager to become part of the United States. Under the leadership of the Republic's first president, Sam Houston, Texas had proclaimed its independence from Mexico in 1836, while simultaneously indicating a desire to be annexed to the United States. But while many Americans were willing to see the massive Texan Republic join their nation, Congress refused at the urging of influential northern abolitionists who claimed that Texas was controlled by a "slaveocracy conspiracy" of southerners.
The political climate shifted in the favor of Texas with the presidential election of 1844, when the victory of James K. Polk was widely seen as a mandate from the people to bring Texas into the American fold. But before Polk could take office, President John Tyler beat him to the punch by securing a congressional resolution calling for annexation. With the strong approval of most Texans, Polk signed the legislation making Texas an American state on December 29, 1845. Ominously, the Mexican minister had meanwhile warned the U.S. that his nation would consider annexation an act of war and demanded his passport in preparation for departure. Mexico and the United States would be at war within a year.


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Korn Fan Video Testimonial: Josh Ferrier on Naming His Son After Jonathan Davis
Korn have a close bond with their fans and over the years they've gone out of their way to give many of those who love the band unique access to them. The band's videographer, Sebastien Paquet, has been filming some of these special moments and Loudwire is happy to premiere a number of these fan testimonials, starting with the clip above.
This video features Josh Ferrier and his family, who traveled from South Dakota to Sioux City, Iowa, for one of the band's shows on the 'Night of the Living Dreads' tour last year. Ferrier and his wife are avid Korn fans and have passed down their passion for seeing the group to their 8-year-old son Jonathan, who was named after Korn frontman Jonathan Davis.
As Josh Ferrier tells it in the video above, "I went to my first Korn show 10 years ago in Vegas and it was an experience that changed my life. It's something that me and my wife have followed for years and it's just awesome that we could bring it to the whole family, our children, and it just means a lot to us."
He adds that since his family lives in South Dakota, not a lot of bands come to visit so he and his wife have traveled the country to see Korn in different locations. On this particular night, their son Jonathan was getting a chance to see his first concert ever.
Korn definitely made it a special experience. The family met the entire band and as can be seen in the video, young Jonathan is completely rocking from the side of the stage watching Korn play live. In addition, Davis signed a few items, gave young Jonathan his wristband and spoke with the concert newbie about his band.
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LIE: I'll start on that manuscript as soon as I finish this Facebook update.
REALITY: Haw haw haw! You'll start on that manuscript as soon as you stop sniveling and whining and carrying on about how haaaaarrrrd this is and about how you aren't appreciated by so and so and such and them and whositwhat. You'll start on that manuscript as soon as you kick the ass of Fearsome Monster—and Fearsome Monster is difficult to kick the ass of since every time you kick it, YOU are the one who feels the pain. Right? Right. Riiighhht.
Oh, and for some of you out there *Kat gives the personal trainer evil eye* insert "exercise" where starting on manuscript is written. Yeah. Uh huh.
LIE: If I fit into these jeans comfortably, I'll stop losing weight. Or: All I want is to fit into my jeans comfortably. Or: My jeans shrunk! No wonder I can't fit into them comfortably.
REALITY: If you have any kind of eating disorder/disordered thinking about food/weight, then I am on to you. Oh, I know you mean it when you say it, but I also know those jeans will fit comfortably and then the mind games start up: Well, if they fit comfortably, then what if they fit a little looser ; well, people are telling me I look good, I better not fail them! I better keep this weight off! And in fact, I better lose a few more pounds for a "Safety Net" so I won't look as if I am failing by gaining it back. If my jeans fit comfortably, I then forget that they once fit tight and I think the "fit comfortably" is now "oh, my jeans should be looser" so I have to lose weight to make them looser and then I may forget how they fit after—you see the circuitous crazy-ass-psycho thinking here? Please god, make it stop, y'all! For those who think their jeans shrunk—I'll give that to you once, and then after that, LIE LIE LIE!
I'm sure there's a writing metaphor in there—I'll leave that to you.
LIE: Once my novel is published, I will be forevermore happy! I will never want for another thing! I just want to see my book published even if only I read it and maybe a friend or family member or two!
REALITY: HAW HAHAHAHAHAHA HAW HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *gasping for breath* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, okay, right. It ain't happenin' – you will have that book published and then you will want something else. And then something else. And then maybe something else. Will to! Will to! WILL TO!
*See Above Lie about fitting jeans comfortably – hey! I found a way to tie it to writing. WHUPOW!
LIE: I don't care!
REALITY: Yes you goddamn do.
LIE: I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy for so and so's: weight loss, publishing contract, award, accolades, rise to the Kindle Millionaire list, cash flow, new baby, face, body, legs, breasts, lips, ass, writing, husband, wife, dog, cat, house, car . . . .
REALITY: I'll give you this one, that you really are happy for them, but with a caveat: though you may be truly happy for this person, there is a tiny part of you that may feel like shit on a big fat ugly ass stick that you have not accomplished these things or do not have these things and may never have these things or most certainly will never have these things or may always want want want and never have have have. And meanwhile, someone is envying you for what you have, and on and on it goes. What I will tell you if envy hits: Own it. Own up to it. It just could be the thang that spurs you on. But when envy turns to Jealousy, when you are being eaten alive by it, then it's time to take stock—it's time to consider the realities: can you have it? Do you really want it? How much will it cost you (not just in $)? And how do you pull yourself out of your Green-Eyed Monster's Ass?
I always say: A teaspoon (or even a tablespoon) of Envy is a great motivator. But Jealousy is destructive and negative and big ass ugly.
Also, I will tell you: Sometimes going to that person and congratulating them and really meaning it, feeling their happiness, feeling good for them, will make the envy lose some of its power—you face the demon of your own lacking, your own wanting and can't (or not yet) having.
What lies do you tell yourself and do you or will you recognize the reality?
(*and folks – The Lightning Charmer is now on sale at Amazon and at Bell Bridge Books site. The "official release date" is November 1, so it should be going up for sale at other places, like Nook and bookstores and wherever else books go to find their ways to wonderful readers' hands. I thank you all for your support. I *heart* you dearly*)


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Spidey On Spidey: Tobey Maguire Interviews Andrew Garfield
This is pretty awesome: Former Spider-Man Tobey Maguire interviews current 'Amazing Spider-Man' star Andrew Garfield about … well, about being Spider-Man. It all went down in VMan magazine, but we have choice excerpts here.
Maguire, who played Peter Parker in three Sam Raimi 'Spider-Man' films, gets things off on the right foot by admitting how happy he was to see Garfield cast in the update.
"I just want it to be great, and I thought, 'What a great actor Andrew is,'" Maguire said. "I'm glad that's what's happening here."
The two went on to share the feelings they each went through in the days and weeks leading up to the releases of their respective Spider-Man films.
Tobey Maguire: What kind of effect has this had on you?
Andrew Garfield: The main thing I'm thinking about and worrying about is what happens after this movie comes out. What was your experience when you became Spider-Man in people's eyes? I'm interested to hear what you have to say about the whole life change that it brings. Because right now I have a host of fears that I'm contending with on a minute-to-minute basis. I'm not in the reality of it yet, so I'm sure I'm imagining it will be much worse than it is. I admire you so much because you're an actor and that's all you've ever been and all you ever will be. It must be very hard to hold on to the simple fact of wanting to be an actor, to tell stories and not have your image become bigger than your art. Do you have a recollection of a definite change, or was it a seamless thing?
TM: I think our thing was a little bit different because movies hadn't been doing the sort of opening-weekend business that's fairly common — even expected — today. The first 'Harry Potter' came out about six months before us and it was this phenomenon from day one. It was so wild because it was a new thing at that moment — and I'm not saying that hasn't happened in movie history, but at the time that was a big jump. And then that happened with us. People didn't anticipate [2002's 'Spider- Man'] to be like that. Leading up to it, you start to get reactions and people tell you, you know, what the tracking is and what range your opening weekend box office is likely to be. But for me it was kind of unexpected. So much shifted in my life the weekend the movie came out. It was shocking.
It's interesting to have one guy who has gone through a similar experience telling the next guy what he's likely to endure. Maybe Brandon Routh can get Henry Cavill on the telephone to talk Superman?
The rest of the interview is a great read, a casual conversation free of animosity that actually makes me more excited for 'The Amazing Spider-Man.' The blockbuster comes out on July 3.


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Multitude of wildlife-related topics to be covered at joint meeting
Waterfowlers enjoy the good life with new opportunities this season
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Waterfowlers enjoy the good life with new opportunities this season
August 28
deadline for bonus youth deer hunts
Beginning deer hunters have a unique opportunity to participate in two youth controlled antlerless deer hunts that will take place on private land in Alfalfa and Osage Counties and are scheduled for October and January.
This year 25 bonus antlerless deer gun licenses will be drawn for youth who are 12 to 16 years of age (at the time of the scheduled hunt) who have completed their hunter education requirements prior to applying.
"These hunts are on private property and should provide young hunters a great opportunity to see some deer as well as a chance to harvest a doe," said Bill Dinkines, assistant chief of wildlife for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission has endorsed the youth hunt program and we are thankful for the landowners' willingness to allow these kids the opportunity to hunt on their property."
To apply for a hunt, applicants must send the Department a 4" by 6" index card with the following information:
* hunter's name
* date of birth
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* hunter education certification number
* social security or driver's license number
* their order of hunt preferences: Osage County (October 2-4) & Alfalfa County (January 8-10)
* lifetime license number if applicable
* A non-hunting adult (licensed or unlicensed) who is at least 21 years old must accompany the youth, and must also be listed on the index card
Youth who will be 16 years of age at the time of the hunt, who are required to have a hunting license, may possess an apprentice-designated license; however, the non-hunting adult accompanying an apprentice-designated hunter must possess a valid Oklahoma resident or nonresident hunting license, lifetime hunting license, or lifetime combination license and be hunter education certified, unless otherwise exempt.
The envelope/card should be labeled "Private Lands Youth Deer Hunt" and should be mailed to: Department of Wildlife, Attn: Wildlife Division-Youth Deer Hunts, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152. Applications must be received at the Department by 4 p.m. Friday, August 28, 2009.
The drawing will be held Aug. 31, and successful applicants will receive a notification letter in the mail about their hunt the following week. The letter will inform them of their selection and provide details about the hunt and license requirements.
Selected resident youth will need to purchase a $10 resident youth deer gun license unless they possess an Oklahoma resident lifetime hunting or resident lifetime combination license. Selected nonresidents will need to purchase a $206 nonresident deer gun license.
Any antlerless deer harvested during the controlled hunt will be considered a bonus deer and will not count against the youths' combined season limit.
For additional information concerning the hunts, contact the Wildlife Department at (405) 521-2739.
Get off the beaten path at this year's Wildlife Expo
Visitors to the Oklahoma Wildlife Expo can try their hand at riding a mountain bike on a dirt trail or even handling an ATV on an off-road course.
Held at the Lazy E Arena, just north of Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Wildlife Expo offers hundreds of hands-on outdoor learning opportunities as well as booths and seminars that cover all things outdoors in Oklahoma. The Wildlife Department partners with a wide range of other state agencies, private individuals and outdoor-related companies to host the free event, which is designed to provide hands-on learning opportunities for all types of outdoor enthusiasts while promoting and instilling an appreciation for Oklahoma's wildlife and natural resources.
Wheeler Dealer Bicycle store in Oklahoma City operates the free mountain biking course, fully equipped with bicycles and safety helmets. Additionally, P&K Equipment is providing ATVs for guests to test drive on an off-road course right on the grounds of the Lazy E Arena. For the fifth year in a row, P&K Equipment also is providing a John Deere Gator utility vehicle to be given away to a lucky Expo visitor.
Mountain bikes and ATVs offer some off-road excitement at the Expo, but they only scratch the surface of what is available at the event. Guests can try their hand at fishing, kayaking, rock climbing, archery, marksmanship, shotgun shooting and more. Additionally, they can speak with experts and attend seminars on topics ranging from stream fishing to hunting dog training and wild game cooking.
Visitor also can shop at the Outdoor Marketplace, a huge tent where the state's outdoor-related businesses will be selling outdoor gear and services. This year's Expo will also feature popular attractions like wild game calling, birdhouse make-and-takes, wildlife art, wild game meat tasting and more.
Whether catching a fish for the first time, enjoying a dessert cooked outside in a Dutch oven, or hitting a moving clay target with a blast from a shotgun, visitors to the Expo get the chance to soak up a full weekend of free outdoor knowledge, skills and experiences as hundreds of volunteers and Wildlife Department employees work to keep the event exciting, educational and entertaining.
The Expo draws tens of thousands of people from across the state to Lazy E Arena each year, including some celebrities such as country music star and Oklahoma native Blake Shelton, who knows how great the Expo can be for families looking to spend time together.
"I have been to the wildlife expo, and take it from me, it's a lot of fun!" said Shelton. "So grab the kids and come on out Sept. 25th through the 27th! It's all absolutely free!"
The Wildlife Expo will be held at the Lazy E Arena, just north of Oklahoma City. Expo hours will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Sept. 25-27. Log on to wildlifedepartment.com regularly to stay up to date on this year's Expo activities.
This year's Expo will again feature "School Day" Sept. 25, when busloads of school students from across the state will arrive and enjoy a day at the event. Educators interested in planning a trip to the Wildlife Expo with their students this year should call (918) 299-2334 for more information.
Artists wanted for Oklahoma waterfowl stamp design contest
The Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp design contest hosted by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will feature the ringneck in 2010-11, and entries will be accepted from July 1 through Aug. 31, 2009.
Every year artists from across the country enter their renditions of a pre-selected waterfowl species in the contest, and the winning art is printed on the next year's Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp, which can also serve as an Oklahoma waterfowl hunting license. Oklahoma waterfowl hunting licenses are required of Oklahoma waterfowl hunters, unless exempt.
"When waterfowl hunters purchase a stamp or a waterfowl license, they are funding on-the-ground habitat work," said Micah Holmes, information supervisor for the Wildlife Department. "The stamp is a popular item for collectors as well."
Duck stamp sales help finance many projects that benefit ducks and geese. Since the duck stamp program began in 1980, thousands of acres of waterfowl habitat have been created through duck stamp revenues.
Artwork may be of acrylic, oil, watercolor, scratchboard, pencil, pen and ink, tempera or any other two-dimensional media. The illustration must be horizontal, six and a half inches high and nine inches wide. It must be matted with white mat board nine inches high by 12 inches wide with the opening cut precisely 6.5 x 9. Artwork may not be framed or under glass, but acetate covering should be used to protect the art. All artists must depict the ringneck, and any habitat appearing in the design must be typical of Oklahoma. Artists also can include a retriever dog in their entry, as long as the ringneck is the featured element of the artwork. For complete entry guidelines, call (405) 521-3856.
Entries should be sent to the Duck Stamp Competition Coordinator, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152. Fed Ex, UPS and other ground deliveries should be sent to 1801 N. Lincoln, Oklahoma City, OK 73105.
Entries will be judged on anatomical accuracy, artistic composition and suitability for printing. The winner and honorable mentions will appear in a future issue of Outdoor Oklahoma magazine.
A non-refundable entry fee of $20 (cash, money order or cashier's check) must accompany each entry. No entries will be accepted after 4:30 p.m. Aug. 20.
The winning artist will receive a purchase award of $1,200, and the winning entry will become the sole and exclusive property of the Wildlife Department.
A selection of waterfowl stamp art from previous years is currently on display in the lobby of the Wildlife Department headquarters located at 1801 N. Lincoln, in Oklahoma City.
Prints of previous winning waterfowl artwork can be purchased at wildlifedepartment.com.
For more information about the contest call (405) 521-3856. For a complete list of contest rules, log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
Wildlife Department vehicle sale slated for Aug. 20
Nearly 30 used 4x4 vehicles will be auctioned off at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's vehicle sale Aug. 20.
The lineup of vehicles available includes mostly Chevrolet extended cab pickup trucks, in addition to a 2003 Ford Explorer and others.
"The vehicles may be just what sportsmen are looking for in a daily driver, hunting or fishing truck, or even a teenager's first vehicle," said Johnny Hill, property manager for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The sale will start promptly at 6 p.m. in the Wildlife Department headquarters parking lot, located at 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd. in Oklahoma City. Registration begins at 5 p.m., but items may be inspected before the sale from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Vehicles will be sold individually and "as is." The high bidder will be required to pay the balance in full at the time of sale.
For a list and photographs of vehicles to be auctioned or for more information, log on to the Wildlife Department's Web site at http://www.wildlifedepartment.com
Free landowner newsletter available now
With about 95 percent of the land in Oklahoma under private ownership, landowners are key to conserving wildlife in Oklahoma. One free publication from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is designed to help landowners manage their property for wildlife.
"Your Side of the Fence" is a free publication produced three times a year by the Wildlife Department for Oklahoma landowners. The newsletter addresses issues that affect landowners while providing helpful information from biologists, law enforcement officers and information specialists who work in all corners of the state.
"This is a great publication that brings landowners a wealth of information about managing wildlife on their property," said Lesley McNeff, Wildlife Diversity information specialist for the Wildlife Department. "The information covers the entire state, and best of all, it's free."
Each issue of "Your Side of the Fence" includes both fisheries and wildlife management articles, landowner highlights, news and more. For more information, log on to wildlifedepartment.com
Dove season to kick off fall hunting
Hunting Days pave way for sharing the heritage
Rita Estes of Mustang will try the sport of hunting this fall as part of Oklahoma's Free Hunting Days Sept. 5-6, when Oklahoma residents do not need a hunting license or HIP permit to go afield.
"I usually shoot sporting clays and skeet, but I decided to try something different this year," Estes said.
Estes plans to go dove hunting with her cousin, Lesley McNeff, and she won't have to spend money to do it. However, officials with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation are confident that, after trying the sport for free, new hunters will gain an appreciation for conservation and hunting and will be more likely to participate in hunting in the future.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is the state agency charged with conserving the state's wildlife. The agency receives no general state tax revenues and is funded by sportsmen through the purchase of hunting and fishing licenses and federal excise taxes on sporting goods.
While Estes plans to be dove hunting during free hunting days, non-licensed hunters also can try their hand at hunting squirrels Sept. 5-6, as well as several species that are open for hunting year-round in Oklahoma.
Additionally, Oklahomans who hunt for free during the state's Free Hunting Days can then purchase a hunting license and plan hunting trips throughout the fall as more seasons open. Opportunities to hunt deer, turkey, black bear, antelope, elk, rabbit, quail, pheasant waterfowl, and more are available this fall to hunters through a variety of methods in Oklahoma, as well as seasons on some species designated just for youth. To find out more about hunting season dates and regulations in Oklahoma, consult the "2009-10 Oklahoma Hunting Guide," available free at sporting goods stores and anywhere that sells hunting and fishing licenses, or log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
Free Hunting Days participants also can follow up their outdoor experience by attending one of many hunter education courses held statewide by the Wildlife Department. The class teaches a range of topics including firearms safety, wildlife identification, wildlife conservation and management, survival, archery, muzzleloading and hunter responsibility. The course is available as a standard eight-hour course, through an Internet home study course or through a workbook home study course. Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation say hunter education courses have not only reduced accidents within Oklahoma, but also in every state and Canadian province with similar programs. Over the past 30 years, hunting related accidents and fatalities have declined by more than 70 percent in Oklahoma.
To learn more about hunting in Oklahoma, log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
See woodchips fly at the Expo as chainsaw artist creates wildlife art
A chainsaw is good for cutting limbs, clearing brush, and even creating masterful works of wildlife art. At this year's Oklahoma Wildlife Expo Sept. 25-27, one artist will offer for sale his unique chainsaw wood carvings while performing live demonstrations that show how he uses a chainsaw to turn block of wood into eagles, lizards, frogs and more.
Glenn Doughty of Locust Grove says he started carving wood with a chainsaw about 15 years ago when he saw a story on another Oklahoma chainsaw carving artist, Clayton Coss of Inola.
Doughty said he thought the story was so interesting that he felt he had to give chainsaw woodcarving a try.
"So I got a chunk of firewood and started cutting on it," Doughty said, and the rest is history.
Doughty uses red cedar to create his woodcarvings, and guests at the Expo can purchase his works of art or even have a chance to take home a woodcarving giveaway.
Doughty might be described as a jack of many trades, as he also is a blacksmith and will be offering hand-forged knives for sale.
Doughty will join almost 50 other vendors of outdoor goods and services at the Wildlife Expo's Outdoor Marketplace, an area set aside specifically for Expo visitors to shop for outdoor gear.
"From guide services to duck calls, hunting blinds, archery equipment, ATVs and more, we have just about every aspect of the outdoors covered," said Ben Davis, Outdoor Marketplace coordinator for the Wildlife Department.
To see the full list of vendors, log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's fifth annual Oklahoma Wildlife Expo is slated for September 25-27 at the Lazy E Arena, just north of Oklahoma City. The Wildlife Department will be working with a range of organizations, individuals and outdoor-related companies to host the event — intended to promote and develop appreciation for Oklahoma's wildlife and natural resources. Last year's Expo drew nearly 40,000 visitors to the Lazy E Arena over the course of three days.
Along with shopping at the Outdoor Marketplace and watching wood chips fly as Glenn Doughty displays his unique medium of art, Expo visitors will be able to fish, shoot shotguns, kayak, ride mountain bikes, learn to identify wildlife, attend dog training seminars and learn about all kinds of recreation available in the great outdoors. They will also be able to win a variety of free prizes thanks to the Expo's generous sponsors. One lucky guest will even win a John Deere Gator utility vehicle provided by Expo sponsor P&K Equipment.
The Expo draws tens of thousands of people from across the state to Lazy E Arena each year, including some celebrities such as country music star and Oklahoma native Blake Shelton, who knows how great the Expo can be for families looking to spend time together.
"I have been to the wildlife expo, and take it from me, it's a lot of fun!" said Shelton. "So grab the kids and come on out Sept. 25th through the 27th! It's all absolutely free!"
The Wildlife Expo will be held at the Lazy E Arena, just north of Oklahoma City. Expo hours will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Sept. 25-27. Log on to wildlifedepartment.com regularly to stay up to date on this year's Expo activities.
This year's Expo will again feature "School Day" Sept. 25, when busloads of school students from across the state will arrive and enjoy a day at the event. Educators interested in planning a trip to the Wildlife Expo with their students this year should call (918) 299-2334 for more information.
Duck blind drawings scheduled across Oklahoma for 2009-10
Waterfowl season is fast approaching, and with expanded opportunities for pintail, canvasback and wood ducks in 2009, this may be a good year to draw out for a permit to construct a seasonal blind at one of several lakes across the state.
Registration and drawings for duck blinds at Fort Gibson, Eufaula and Webbers Falls will take place Sept. 19 at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's field office in Porter, located between Wagoner and Muskogee on Hwy. 69. Registration for Fort Gibson will take place at 7 a.m., with drawings to follow at 8 a.m. For blinds at Eufaula, registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., with drawings at 10:30 a.m. Registration will begin at noon for Webbers Falls, with drawings at 1 p.m.
Sept. 19 also marks the date when duck blind drawings will be held for Waurika and W.D. Mayo lakes, and permits will be issued for Canton Lake on a first-come, first-served basis. For Waurika, drawings will be held at 9 a.m. at the Corps of Engineers office, located at the Waurika Lake dam. Drawings for W.D. Mayo will be held at 10 a.m. at the Spiro City Council chambers in Spiro. Duck blind permits for Canton Lake will be issued from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Overlook Café on the south end of Canton Lake dam.
Hunters also may be drawn for duck blinds at Ft. Supply. Drawings will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18 at the Wildlife Department's northwest region field office in Woodward.
Applicants must be 16 years of age and must have a current Oklahoma hunting or combination license, a valid state waterfowl license and a federal duck stamp, unless they are exempt. Additionally, they need a valid Harvest Information Program (HIP) Permit. Applicants must be present at the drawings to be eligible.
Oklahoma waterfowlers will be able to hunt pintails and canvasbacks throughout the entire waterfowl season this year as well as take an additional wood duck as part of their daily limit of six ducks.
The dates and limits for the 2009-10 waterfowl and sandhill crane hunting season were recently set by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission and can be viewed on the Wildlife Department's Web site at wildlifedepartment.com.
Waterfowl hunting blinds constructed on Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs are classified in two categories: temporary blinds (constructed for only one hunt and removed at the end of the hunt) and permanent blinds (constructed for seasonal use).
Reservoirs allowing temporary blinds only include: Altus-Lugert, Arbuckle, Birch, Broken Bow, Chouteau (L&D 17), Copan, Fort Cobb, Heyburn, Hugo, Hulah, Kaw, Keystone, Mountain Park, Newt Graham (L&D 18), Oologah, Optima, Pine Creek, Robert S. Kerr (L&D 15), Skiatook, Tenkiller, Texoma and Wister. No permit is required for temporary blinds.
Multitude of wildlife-related topics to be covered at joint meeting
If you have ever wondered how to manage bobwhite quail, conduct a prescribed burn or manage a wetland area on your property, an upcoming event could be helpful. The joint meeting of the Oklahoma Chapter of The Wildlife Society and Bollenbach Wildlife Symposium will be held September 9-11 in Ardmore.
Steven Smith, president of the Oklahoma Chapter of The Wildlife Society, said a wide range of topics will be presented.
"Both professionals and private land managers can benefit from this meeting," Smith said. "There will be many presentations such as quail, deer, waterfowl and brush management."
The meeting will include both field tours and a business meeting. The tours will be held at the Lake Murray Field Trial Grounds Bobwhite Habitat Restoration Project, The Noble Foundation Coffey Ranch and a private landowner's waterfowl management area. Each site will include a project overview as well as presentations on prescribed burning, cedar control, wetland design, native rangeland management and timber thinning.
Friday's schedule will include the general session as well as student presentations. Professionals in the wildlife management field will speak on a range of subjects from implications for spraying to privatization of wildlife management to antler development in whitetail deer. Poster presentations will include using GPS collars for deer, quail browsing in mixed-grass prairies and winter bird communities.
"With such a wide range of wildlife and habitat management topics, this is the meeting to attend," Smith said. "It will benefit not only the wildlife professional, but the private landowner as well."
Pre-registration is due by Sept. 1. For more information, call (580) 223-5810.


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Seattle Presses Pause on Its Mass Surveillance Plans
The victory for privacy activists may only be temporary.
The Seattle Police Department did something amazing this week: After word got out that the department had created a citywide surveillance network without input from community members or a policy to govern the system's use, the police department agreed to deactivate the whole thing.
Capable of geo-locating smart phone and computer users across the city, Seattle acquired its "mesh network" the same way other cities got theirs: the Department of Homeland Security helped pay for it, a private contractor built it, and the city council approved it without public debate. Then The Stranger ran a lengthy exposé in which a member of the Seattle PD responded to a question about rules governing the use of the mesh network by saying, "[We're] not comfortable answering policy questions when we do not yet have a policy." (The Stranger also published a list of questions the Seattle PD refused to answer.) Roughly a week later, Seattle PD Sgt. Sean Whitcomb told the alternative weekly, "The wireless mesh network will be deactivated until city council approves a draft policy and until there's an opportunity for vigorous public debate."
That's a big victory for privacy advocates who worry about the potential for abuse with these kinds of massive surveillance systems. Plenty of cities have already demonstrated that they don't see "vigorous public debate" as a requisite for implementing such systems.
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I askd the neighbor if she could bring her dog out diesel likes her but usually acts up and cries when i dont let him play with her. I told her to sit on her porch with her. I had the chicken and anytime diesel would look at her i would say look and wait for him to look and he would get the chicken. He was doing fantastic again like a pro.
That being said, you have to work up to that level of attention but it is do-able. You're not going to get it in just a few days. However, if you continue to reward him heavily (praise, treats, games) when he is looking at you or when he reorients to you, you'll get there.
When i say diesel watch me do i hold the treat up to my eyes or do i just wait until he looks at my eyes and then give him a treat.
i had him on his long leash but put it down and tried a down and walked away from him and he held his down until i walked back and said diesel come.
I would like to encourage you not to do this. It's VERY hard not to get excited about progress, but it's also dangerous territory. He is not solid in his focus and he's not solid in his sits. I totally understand how you feel. You see huge improvements in his behavior and it's hard to not say "wow, look how great he's doing, now I'll try this."
If he had broken his down when you walked away and reverted to his previous behavior, you likely would have set yourself back farther then when you started - because he would have learned "as soon as mom isn't next to me, I can do whatever I want."
Please believe me, I'm speaking from experience here . I've set myself back many times by doing exactly the same thing. That's the best part of forum communities - being able to learn from someone else's mistakes! Might as well take advantage of it.
donnynannette wrote:I went out to eat with my family for dinner tonight and its right by the pet store. I talked my husband into stopping in because they are turning into a petco so everything they have is really cheap right now. I saw that they had treat bags for 50 percent off they had one that ive wanted for a while but i just couldnt see paying 16.00 for it. Its one of the big ones and it snaps closed and open like a purse. Its really nice but still 16.00 for a treat bag is alot but 8.00 waas reasonable. So i got it today. I also got some more natural balance rolls. I cant wait to try it out tommorow.
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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks could win 48 straight games and Anthony would still have critics who could find something wrong with his game.
That's just the world we live in and the one Anthony has had to survive in since he came into the league with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and others in the celebrated NBA Draft class of 2003.
A league-best eight-game win streak, in the wake of the Miami Heat's 27-game streak and the Denver Nuggets' 15-game streak, would normally be plenty to be excited about. Anthony and the Knicks, however, are taking it all in stride. A rugged playoff road lies ahead and they know it. But the potential to dispel notions about who and what this team is about, to redefine who Anthony is as a player, in relation to his Draft class peers as well as the larger scope of the league, could be on the horizon.
With his contemporaries enjoying loads more playoff success than he had during his career, this Knicks team in particular offers Anthony an opportunity to close that gap a little.
For years, Anthony's critics have made their case … that Anthony's not an elite leader, he's not a big-time playoff performer (as the Prime Minister likes to remind me regularly) and that he wasn't willing to sacrifice what he does best (score) for the greater good. I've always argued the other side, that those teams he led in Denver were never quite as stout as they appeared on paper.
The one time they had all of the required parts healthy and ready to go in the playoffs, they made their run to the 2009 Western Conference finals, where they fell to Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. The Lakers, of course, went on to win the first of back-to-back titles that year.
Those championships, sans Shaquille O'Neal, helped redefine Kobe's legacy.
Might Anthony be on a somewhat familiar path to redefining his own legacy this season? At least one observer thinks so. Harvey Araton of The New York Times makes the case for Anthony following in the transformative footsteps of Boston Celtics enigma-turned-superstar Paul Pierce, whose image and reputation changed dramatically after the Celtics broke through and won a championship in 2008 with Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen:
With the Knicks poised to displace the Celtics as Atlantic Division champions after beating them, 108-89, on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, this would be a propitious time to present Pierce as Exhibit A in the case for Anthony's potential growth into no-questions-asked superstardom.
Anthony's critics, including me, have never underestimated his combustible package of size, strength and first-step speed. But his teams in Denver and in New York have produced poor playoff results, and he has admitted to failing to fully grasp the essence of collective elegance until last summer's Olympics.
Isn't it fair to say that when it comes to winning at the highest level, Anthony is still an undergraduate student trying to complete a master's program?
Pierce captured his championship in 2008 after he sacrificed more than 5 points off his scoring average from the previous season to accommodate Allen and Garnett. He also embraced the defensive tenacity brought by Garnett and preached by Tom Thibodeau, who then was an assistant to Doc Rivers.
"You may need that one person in someone's life, or something to happen off the floor in that person's life, family-wise, or something," Rivers said before Pierce gave him 24 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, not enough against the streaking Knicks, winners of eight straight. "You just never know what triggers a player to play and do all the right things."
Before their title season, the Celtics' best playoff run with Pierce was in 2002, when they were beaten by Jason Kidd and the Nets in the Eastern Conference finals. Pierce was 24, the same age Anthony was when his Nuggets lost in the Western Conference finals to Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009.
A coincidence, for sure, but the Pierce-Anthony comparison of 20-something high-octane, low-team-grade forwards is no novel concept. While Anthony was contriving his endgame in Denver two and a half years ago, reporters and bloggers noted the same crossroads that Pierce had reached in Boston after the 2006-7 season, and how he had warned the Celtics to improve the roster, or else.
The Celtics delivered and, to his everlasting credit, Pierce responded. Although Anthony chose a different path, forcing a trade, he is approaching his 29th birthday, on May 29, with still much to prove, and gain, similar to Pierce at that age.
Unlike Pierce and the Celtics, there is an Eastern Conference and NBA juggernaut standing in the path of Anthony and the Knicks. The Heat aren't going anywhere any time soon. And much like those Bryant-led Lakers teams that were always blocking the way for Anthony's Nuggets teams, these LeBron-led Heat teams will likely be in the way now and for at least the foreseeable future.
That will make things substantially tougher for the Anthony to complete his career rewrite, but that doesn't mean it's impossible …