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It's no secret that the modern bicycle is a versatile machine, offering options for transportation, recreation, fitness, competition and employment. Cycling provides a host of health benefits, including improved cardiovascular functioning, leg strength, balance and coordination, plus improvements in mood. Biking can also help with weight management. For those living in seasonal climates, our bicycles typically lie dormant during the cold winter months and resurface in spring. But before you head outside for your first ride of the season, spend some time getting your bike ready for the road. These basic bike maintenance tips will help ensure a safe, efficient ride all season.
Tune-up task #1: Clean your bike.
A clean bike extends the life of all its components, just as a clean car lasts longer.
What to do: Use a basic biodegradable cleaner such as Simple Green, a towel and an old toothbrush to clean everything: the frame, chain, chain rings, cassette, derailleurs, pedals, brakes, and seat. Make an effort to use as little water as possible. Also, remove the seat post (the tube connected to your seat that slides into the frame) and after cleaning it, and add a small amount of bicycle grease before reattaching it. This grease will last longer than oil, which dries out faster, and will also act as a barrier against rust in the seat tube.
Tune-up task #2: Inspect your brake system.
Brakes are a vital component of all bikes because they provide control over the speed you travel. Controlling speed reduces the likelihood of being in an accident. Brakes also permit the cyclist to maneuver while turning, riding up and down hills and avoiding debris or other obstacles.
What to do: First, check the brake pads, the rectangular rubberized component that actually rubs against the metal tire rim. Just like the brakes in your car, bicycle brakes wear down over time and need to be replaced. Use a flashlight to assess if the pads are wearing evenly. If you notice a ridge or other uneven wear pattern, you may need to have your brakes adjusted. Replace the pads if they show excessive wear. Next, squeeze the brake lever on your handlebars and watch the brake pads. They should hit the rim at the same time. If they don't, you can adjust your brakes with the brake arm tension screw, which is located on one of the brake lever arms near the tire. If you notice too much slack in the cable when pulling your brakes, roll out the barrel adjuster at the end of the lever (where the cable enters the housing) to add tension to the brake cable, thereby making the brakes react more quickly.
A poor braking system could lead to loss of control while riding, which could lead to accidents and serious injury. If you conclude that your brakes are not working properly, then do not ride your bike; take it to a bike shop to be repaired. If your brakes fail while riding, figure out a way to stop your bike (perhaps go up hill or steer onto the grass or other high friction surface). After you have come to a complete stop, get off your bike and walk home or call for a lift. Have the brakes repaired before riding again.
Tune-up task #3: Watch your wheels.
Wheels (rims) hold your tires in place and provide stability and smoothness while riding. Your bike would not move without rims because they allow consistent contact between the tires and road surface.
What to do: Clean the wheels with rubbing alcohol and a clean, dry cloth. Inspect the rims for nicks, scrapes, dents or other damage. Next, elevate one end of the bike and spin the wheel. The wheel should move smoothly, without wobbling. Repeat for the other wheel.
Damaged rims cause uneven wear to tires and brake pads, which can shorten their lifespan. In addition, uneven tire wear usually leads to flat tires or a blown tire while riding—a potentially dangerous situation. Replace your wheels if denting or other damage is excessive. A wobbly rim can be adjusted with a spoke wrench—a simple fix that a bike repair shop can handle better than most do-it-yourselfers. Adjusting spokes yourself can lead to more problems if you do not know what you're doing.
Tune-up task #4: Inspect the drivetrain.
A bike's drivetrain includes the pedals, chain, chainring, derailleur (the device that moves the chain to make riding easier or harder) and rear wheel cassette (all the little teeth in the center of the rear wheel). The drivetrain is important because it transfers the power generated by the rider's legs to the rear wheel. This transfer of power provides the force that moves the bike.
What to do: You will need a partner or bike stand to assist with this part of the tune-up. Raise the rear wheel and spin as you did when checking the wheels (task #3 above). This time, shift through all the gears. Shifting should be smooth and easy to perform. Inspect the chain, chainrings, derailleur and cassette for damage (excessive wear, missing teeth, dents, scrapes, etc.). Note that small chainrings wear out sooner than large chainrings and that chains are the most frequently replaced component of the drivetrain.
If shifting is not smooth, take your bike to a repair shop to adjust the derailleur. Doing this yourself can lead to more problems if you do not know what you're doing. Again, chains are usually the first component to go in the drivetrain and should be replaced every 2,000-3,000 miles. Replacement cost is generally between $20 and $50. Waiting too long to replace a chain will wear down the other drivetrain components faster.
Tune-up task #5: Check the tires.
Tires fit around the wheels (rims) to protect them and improve their function. Tires offer a source of friction (i.e., traction) with the ground, permitting travel over a variety of surfaces, including pavement, dirt and gravel. In addition, they form a flexible cushion with the ground, which smoothes out shock, making for a more comfortable ride.
What to do: Check your tires for splits, cracks or tears, especially along the sides (where the tire does not touch the ground). You will also want to check the tread for uneven or excessive wear. If the brake pads were out of alignment (task #2 above), make sure they have not damaged the tires.
Tires are fairly inexpensive to replace, so if you are in doubt about keeping a tire, it is best to have it replaced. Damaged tires are prone to burst, causing a sudden loss of control—a potentially dangerous situation. All bike shops will repair tires, but it's a simple to change a tire on your own using tire levers and a pump to re-inflate the inner tube.
Tune-up task #6: Check the cables.
Cables are made of tightly coiled metal wire surrounded in plastic housing. Cables connect the shifters and brakes on the handlebars to the derailleur and brake pads. Cables connected to the shifters assist with moving the chain from one gear to another via the derailleur, while those connected to the brakes aid in stopping the bike when the lever on the handlebars is used.
What to do: Inspect the cable and surrounding rubber housing for cracks, crimps, rust, dirt and looseness.
New cables make shifting and braking smooth, which increases bike performance. If you notice damaged or worn out cables, get t hem replaced at your local bike shop. Unless you're well trained in this task, changing bike cables can be tricky and time consuming. Schedule replacement of cables every 2-5 years based on use. If you ride your bike year-round, consider replacing your cables yearly.
Tune-up task #7: Add lubricant.
Oil lubricant coats the chain and other components of the drivetrain, helping them last longer and work more efficiently. Lube also reduces accumulation of dirt and grime, which helps increase performance of the moving parts.
What to do: Apply lubricant evenly to the chain while slowly rotating the pedals in a counterclockwise direction. Also, remember to lube moving parts on the derailleur, the pivot point on the brake levers and any exposed cable wire. Remember to wipe off any excess oil with a clean, dry rag, especially on the chain.
A properly lubricated bike makes shifting and braking smooth, thereby increasing performance. You can fix minor rust spots by rubbing them with steel wool. You may want to wear work gloves to protect your hands as steel wool can cause splinters in your skin. It is usually too difficult to remove rust from certain components (e.g., the chain), which should be simply be replaced.
Source list:
Downs, Todd. 2005. Bicycling Magazine's Complete Guide to Bicycle Maintenance and Repair: For Road and Mountain Bikes. New York: St. Martin's Press.
How to Repair a Bicycle, from the Editors of Consumers Guide
Rules of the Road, from the League of American Bicyclists
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Member Comments
Biking is such a great exercise...thanks Report
We are fortunate to have a cycle shop where we live and we take them in each spring for a tune up. Report
Will do Report
You just took me back to being 12 years old which is when I got my first bike. I had learnt to cycle many years before that but had never had my own bike. My parents got me the bike for Christmas Day. Boxing Day my father taught me how to maintain it. Report
Great article! Report
This is a great list to follow for Spring tuning your bike before venturing out the first time. Report
I like carrying a repair kit as well. At the least,s tire repair kit and pump. It's saved me, and a few other cyclists I came across with blown tires. Report
@Healthy_4_Him ... Wearing a helmet is mentioned in the closing paragraph. Good info, about to get my bike out for spring. Thanks for the article and timely reminder. :) Report
Funny, no mention of wearing a helmet. Always wear a helmet, if you're in an accident, you are more important than the bike. It may just save your life. Report
Good checklist but folks can skip the "drop test." My bike was about 400 retail and it already has enough knicks and scraps that I won't drop it on purpose. You'll hear everything that's wrong while riding. If your bike's in good shape you should hear tires rolling and maybe the chain as you're peddling, that's about it. Anything more like squeaks, rattles, etc and then it may be time to hit the Tubes if you're a DIYer or take it down to your local bike shop. May be worth it every couple of years to get wheels trued, bottom bracket and etc lubed and adjusted. Ride safe :) Report


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John Jamieson Willis
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John Jamieson Willis
by Olive Edis
sepia-toned matte print on photographer's card, 1927
7 7/8in. x 5 1/8in. (201 mm x 130 mm)
Given by (Mary) Olive Edis (Mrs Galsworthy), 1948
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- (Mary) Olive Edis (Mrs Galsworthy) (1876-1955), Photographer. Artist associated with 427 portraits, Sitter in 18 portraits.
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Current affairsThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, acknowledging the full independence of the Irish Free State, led at the time by W.T. Cosgrave, the the first President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.
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InternationalStalin expels Leon Trotsky from the Soviet Communist Party, giving himself greater control of the party and country by ousting opposition elements.
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PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - French oil and energy company Total said on Wednesday it could not continue with the Iran South Pars 11 (SP11) project, in light of a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw from an international nuclear deal with Iran.
"On 8 May 2018, President Donald Trump announced the United States' decision to withdraw from the JCPOA (nuclear agreement) and to reinstate the U.S. sanctions that were in force before the JCPOA's implementation, subject to certain wind down periods," Total said in a statement.
It added that as a consequence, Total will not continue the SP11 project and will have to unwind all related operations before 4 November 2018, unless Total is granted a specific project waiver by U.S. authorities with the support of the French and European authorities. (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Geert de Clerq)


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SUNDAY FUNNIES - MAD #8 - Frank N Stein
This is the beginning of MAD number 8. The cover introduces the first story, a takeoff on Frankenstein, was done by Harvey Kurtzman – the cover, not the story. The story was drawn by Will Elder.
The inside cover is a subscription advertisement for themselves, was drawn by Jack Dave.
Back to the Frank N. Stein story. I think this story and maybe a couple of others inspired MAD copycat artists… Elder more or less draws in a way anything goes, much like a Marx Brothers movie….. and MAD's competitors followed.
Also in this story Elder uses the same characters used in the story GANEFS! Whatz-his-name and Bumbles… and the last line is almost last the line of the first story stating that Bumbles fumbled.
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Michigan House has approved a set of bills that would roll back
recent increases in Mackinac Bridge tolls and freeze fares until
2006-2007, Lansing's WILX TV reported.
legislation, headed by state Sen. Jason Allen, R-Traverse City,
would dedicate $5.25 million in state funds to the Mackinac Bridge
Authority to pay for bridge repairs and offset toll increases that
went into effect this spring. It also calls for public hearings
to reduce toll rates.
the coming years, the Mighty Mac will need some repairs requiring
substantial funding, which should not come at the expense of area
residents, tourists or businesses," Allen said in a recent statement.
"This legislation ensures that critical infrastructure repairs are
funded, while ensuring that toll fees remain low."
House passed four of the five bills in the package July 2 with mostly
minor changes to the previously approved Senate versions. The remaining
measure is expected to be considered in the coming weeks.
lead bill – SB468 – in the package would relieve the bridge authority
of its obligation to repay the state money advanced for bonds. Other
legislation in the package would set aside at least $5.25 million
for repairs and prohibit tolls for emergency vehicles.
for big rigs jumped from $2 per axle to $3 per axle on May 1. Fees
for most other vehicles rose from $1.50 to $2.50. The commuter rate
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Thank you for stopping by. Over the last year we have making a few updates the furnishings and lighting. We have also put in a new hammock and grill to make the outdoor experience better. We have participated in the bi-annual beach cleanups to ensure that our beach remains the best on the east coast.
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What do these two ladies have in common? They're both part of a project I'm working on right now and, they're both wearing really cool, Victorian jewelry. Their jewelry speaks to the viewer and reveals a little bit about each woman's personality.
Lady number one, on top, has a big pocket watch attached to a chain and tucked into her waistband. No small, dainty watch for her! She's also wearing some sort of large, funky brooch, although, you can't see it well. It's on her left shoulder. She looks quite confident wearing these large pieces. This photo was a bit worn when I got it and, for some reason, the woman's eyes were scratched off and are white. To me, she looks like she could have supernatural powers with those eyes!
Look at the woman in the bottom picture. I love that she has not just one but two large crosses around her neck. She's also wearing some kind of large brooch. I really wonder what this woman's life was like but I think the crosses are telling. Obviously, she was a Christian and must have had a strong love for God. She made a strong personal statement with the pieces she chose to wear.
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Story Time: The Price of Being Conscious
It's a strange thing being "conscious." I don't generally consider myself conscious becauseof the connotation. For example, I was trying to decide whether I was going to address the anti trans issue or the Lemonade mini movie–which I still haven't seen. Initially, I decided on the trans issue because going out of my way to give any performer my attention… it just isn't that important. The trans issue, on the other hand, I haven't addressed beyond my disgust over the new Miss Jenner's claiming the woman of the year award. Yesterday, I had an epiphany: the trans issue doesn't need my voice. Read more »


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Travel and accommodation go hand in hand! You cannot go to a new country or city and not consider where you will stay? Unfortunately, it is also impossible to have friends and family that would help you out every where you go! For many the accommodation is not the main attraction you travel to explore new surroundings, learn about different cultures and see life changing things!
Naturally, no one wants to stay in crappy accommodation but who wants to spend tons of money on accommodation when you actually spend very little time there. Also, if you anything like me you don't want to spend tons of money on anything in general! This is why hostels are right up my alley! They are budget friendly, usually includes a below average breakfast (Don't be pretending you eat eggs Benedict every morning at home!) and you get to meet new people, really a key part to travelling!
What is even better than your run of the mill hostel, is a funky and unique hostel! They're out there craving a spot on our bucket lists and we don't even know. I have scrutinized the internet, reading ever article on unusual, funky, themed or over the top hostels and have compiled my top 10 favorite! So get excited and take note!
1. Jumbo stay, Stockholm Sweden
You get to spend the night in a Jumbo jet! I don't know what's more exciting the fact that this is the closest any budget traveller will get to first class or the thought of getting a decent nights rest on a plane! Jumbo stay is actually more a hotel than a hostel but has the option for a female / male four or two bedroom door for a very reasonable price! They even have space for a common area and a fully stocked kitchen!
2. Book and Bed, Tokyo Japan
This is hostel heaven for avid readers! If you not one for party hostels and like to relax after a long day of sight seeing, how dam cool would this be! Fully equipped with everything you need bed, washing machine and food, it's simple perfect! With a huge range of both Japanese and English books you spoiled for choice. Grab yourself something to read and snuggle up between the books!
3. Daspark hotel Ottensheim, Austria
This is my favorite by far! When someone's suggestion of great accommodation is a sewage pipe you would naturally question it! This hotel (Yes I know it isn't a hostel but it is in the same budget range) offers sewage pipe rooms re-done to fit a double bed, space for your luggage under the bed, electricity and key pad doors to ensure security. Best part about it all is they work on a "Pay as you wish" system!! Yes you pay what ever you can afford! The concept has taken off so well they have just opened another one in Germany!
4. Santos Express Mossel Bay, South Africa
Not only do you get to stay on a train for the night, this train happens to be situated only 30 metres away from the beach! Extremely affordable accommodation that includes breakfast and a great view. The Santos express offers a variety of different types of rooms to choose from! Bonus is that it falls along the amazing garden route, making it the perfect stop over on your way!
5. The Tree House Nicaragua
You are spoiled for choice with this one! There are tree houses, private rooms, dorms and hammocks! How cool? 8$ (R100) gets you a night in the jungle in a Hammock! You can catch the free shuttle up to the hostel, join in on daily tours to secret swimming spots and dig into some home style cooked meals! If you are tired of the same old hostels and love the outdoors this place is perfect for you! Apparently they not running short on howling monkeys either!
6. Hostel Celica Ljubljana, Slovenia
This hostel symbolises so much more than just a hostel! A former prison that has been completely refurbished by numerous artists! You can stay the night in one of many uniquely designed prison cells. Not one alike! The hostel often hosts art exhibitions and "all you can eat" parties! Really a destination in itself!
7. Under The Coconut Tree, Hoi An, Vietnam
Referred to as a home stay instead of a hostel because of its relaxing and tropical vibe! You get to spend your stay in bamboo bungalow dorms right by the beach! You can hire bikes to go explore or join in on a bonfire! With delicious home cooked meals up for grabs and everything you need on holiday I think it will be hard to leave!
8. Clink 78 London, England
This awesome hostel is set up in an old court house where the famous band The clash once upon a time stood trial! How exciting! Bonus is that it is situated close to the famous Kings cross station with Harry potter's platform 9 and 3/4! This place is energetic and picture perfect! A real taste of British history if you ask me!
9. Hostel Waka Waka Marrakech, Morocco
This place is like an explosion of color! An affordable ancient palace to stay in the heart of Morocco! Reviews are through the roof and the staff are great! The best hostels are the ones that shower you with information on what you can do in the area!
10. Balmers Hostel Interlaken, Switzerland
Can anything in Switzerland really not be amazing?? This hostel got my attention for all the cool things you can do, mystery rooms! You and some friends get locked in a room and need to figure out how to get out! It is a family business in its third generation already! Practice makes perfect, so do yourself a favor and make your visit to the Swiss Alps even better by staying at Balmers Hostel!
I read about so many awesome places to stay all over the world! Many people are extremely anti hostels for good reason but I just cannot get enough of them! I am yet to have a bad experience at a hostel, a few sketchy events maybe but really all made for a good story instead of a bad experience! My list does not even scratch the surface of what is out there so please if you think I missed something the world must know about please let me know!
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Born: April 9th 1974 / Aries
Birth Place: Las Vegas, NV, US United States
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Height: 5ft 6in
Breast Size: 32DD
Typical Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Piercings: Navel; clit
Implants: Yes
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Jenna Jameson Biography
Heralded internationally as the world's most famous adult performer and the "Queen of Porn," Jenna Jameson enjoyed 15 years in the spotlight before retiring in 2008. In 2013, Jenna softly returned to the industry by doing some webcam shows and a few endorsement deals, but she has not appeared in any large-scale adult production since her official retirement.
Early Life
Born in Las Vegas, Nevada to a police officer father and a Vegas showgirl mother, Jenna inherited her mother's good looks. Jenna spent her childhood putting those looks to use by frequently entering beauty pageants. Jenna was also enrolled in ballet classes for fifteen years. Her first serious boyfriend, a tattoo artist, gave Jenna her signature double-heart tattoo above her right buttock.
Entering the Industry
Before making her foray into porn, Jenna attempted to follow her mother's career path as a Vegas showgirl but was denied for not having the right height specifications. Determined to find her place in the limelight, Jenna began working as an exotic dancer and a nude model. After a few of her nude photographs found their way into men's magazines and Jenna began getting attention, she felt ready to enter the adult industry. Jenna cites her boyfriend leaving her in 1993 as the true catalyst for her career. Jenna filmed the first scenes of her career with starlet and future roommate Nikki Tyler, which were a series of lesbian softcore shots filmed by Randy West. Not long after shooting those scenes, Jenna got noticed and her career began to take off. She then got her first breast implants in 1994 in order to help advance her career further.
By 1995, Jenna had an exclusive contract with Wicked Pictures and her career was really beginning to take off. At first, Jenna only did girl-on-girl scenes. Once signed to Wicked, however, Jenna felt comfortable taking the next step towards her goal of becoming the biggest star in the industry. Her first big-budget film under her new contract, Blue Movie (1995), won a stream of nominations and garnered her the attention to win a landslide of newcomer honors during the following adult awards season. By the new millennium, Jenna's career was well underway and she was undoubtedly one of the highest paid stars in the industry. In 2000, Jenna launched her own multimedia site and studio, ClubJenna with ex-husband and fellow adult performer Justin Sterling. ClubJenna later sold to Playboy for an undisclosed, but very large, amount of money. Before her retirement, Jenna succeeded her goal of becoming the biggest name in porn, appearing in hundreds of adult films and fulfilling what is now an everlasting legacy in the business.
Other Ventures
On top of her wildly-successful adult film career, Jenna's legacy has extended into a multitude of other business ventures for the starlet. Jenna's autobiography, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale made the New York Times Bestseller list. Jenna has also given license for companies to produce anatomically-correct models of her body for sex toys and adult-themed videogames, and her voice for moaning ringtones. Jenna's brand also expands into fashion - with her own line of barware, perfume, handbags, lingerie, and shoes, sold exclusively through high-end retailers.
Mainstream Success
Unlike many stars before her, Jenna's popularity crossed over into the mainstream entertainment sphere as well. Notable appearances include the role of Mandy in Howard Stern's autobiographical film Private Parts, a voice-over role as herself on the popular cartoon sitcom Family Guy, multiple voice-over spots for popular video games like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 and a starring role in the comedy-horror film Zombie Strippers (2008).She has also been on Celebrity Big Brother UK with fellow porn star, Farrah Abraham and former model, Janice Dickinson.
Personal Life
While in the adult industry, Jenna was married to fellow performer Brad Armstrong from 1996 to 2001, then in 2003, Jenna married another performer and business man, Justin Sterling. Justin was instrumental in setting up and directing Club.Jenna. They divorced in 2006. In 2009, Jenna gave birth to twin boys with her partner Tito Ortiz, an MMA fighter. They split in 2013. In 2015, Jenna became engaged to Lior Bitton, and they are expecting their first child in the beginning of 2017.
Porn Awards
- 1995 NightMoves Award for Best New Starlet
- 1996 AVN Award for Best Actress - Video Wicked One
- 1996 AVN Award for Best Couples Sex Scene - Film Blue Movie
- 1996 AVN Award for Best New Starlet
- 1996 F.O.X.E. Award for Video Vixen
- 1996 Hot d'Or Award for Best New American Starlet
- 1996 Hot d'Or Award for Best American Actress
- 1996 XRCO Award for Starlet of the Year
- 1996 NightMoves Award for Best Actress
- 1997 AVN Award for Best Couples Sex Scene - Film Jenna Loves Rocco
- 1997 AVN Award for Best Couples Sex Scene - Video Conquest
- 1997 F.O.X.E. Award for Female Fan Favorite
- 1997 Hot d'Or Award for Best American Actress
- 1997 NightMoves Award for Best Actress
- 1998 AVN Award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Film Satyr
- 1998 F.O.X.E. Award for Female Fan Favorite
- 1998 Hot d'Or Award for Best American Actress
- 2002 CAVR Award for Fan Favorite
- 2003 AVN Award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video I Dream of Jenna
- 2004 XRCO Award for Best Girl/Girl Scene My Plaything: Jenna Jameson 2
- 2005 AVN Award for Best Actress - Film The Masseuse
- 2005 AVN Award for Best All Girl Sex Scene - Film The Masseuse
- 2005 AVN Award for Best Couples Sex Scene The Masseuse
- 2005 XRCO Award for Mainstream's Adult Media Favorite How To Make Love Like a Pornstar: A Cautionary Tale
- 2006 AVN Award for Crossover Star of the Year
- 2006 AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film The New Devil in Miss Jones
- 2006 Temptation Award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Film The New Devil in Miss Jones
- 2006 XBIZ Award for Businesswoman of the Year
- 2006 F.A.M.E. Award for Favorite Adult Actress
- 2006 F.A.M.E. Award for Hottest Body
- 2007 AVN Award for Crossover Star of the Year
- 2007 F.A.M.E. Award for Favorite Performer of All Time
- Member XRCO Hall of Fame (2005)
- Member AVN Hall of Fame (2006)
- Member NightMoves Hall of Fame (2007)
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Matthews ably addresses his intended "wide audience" (frontispiece) of ministers, scholars, and intellectually curious laypeople. He examines the texts in their literary and cultural contexts, beginning his commentary on Judges with a literary, cultural, and archaeological analysis. He makes brief comments on the place of artifactual and textual witnesses in reconstructing the ancient history, and acknowledges the tentative nature of artifactual and cultural syntheses based on the material evidence. He affirms the received biblical text as an artifact that assists in reconstructing the society of ancient Israel (17). Beyond these affirmations, further engagement with this thorny question is found in both his both reading list and the footnotes.
Compositional history questions are dealt with summarily (5–6; 209–11), understandable in a commentary which does not engage historical-critical methodologies as a primary commentary tool. Judges is given a redacted form in the exilic period (after an initial Josianic production). Ruth is given a post-exilic compositional setting.
Using a multidisciplinary approach drawing heavily on newer critical methodologies, Matthews skillfully unfolds the biblical text in its ancient cultural context. His choice of methodological approaches varies and often one or more approaches are used to engage the biblical text. For example, he sets the Deborah-Jael narrative in its cultural context by considering related extra-biblical texts and genres (e.g., 64–65, 77). The cultural context is further examined through critical studies on ancient hospitality codes. Additionally, the Deborah-Jael narrative is examined from a feminist perspective which addresses modern, literary questions such as the construction and reversal of male-females roles in the narrative (66, 68, 78; a similar intertwining of feminist studies and ancient hospitality codes informs his discussion of Judges 19–20). Ultimately, many of the critical approaches are used by Matthews to show the strong thematics he discerns within the books (such as Israel as the underdog, and the reversal of roles within Yahweh's program of deliverance).
A commitment to canonical reading is also apparent in many ways throughout the commentary. In Judges, the individual stories of judges are read as part of a coherent narrative of Israel's downward spiral (8, 79), Judges 19 is read in light of Genesis 19; Judges 20 pairs with Joshua 7 as commentary on purging the evil from Israel (194), and Jotham's vineyard fable sparks a discussion of the canonical use of the vineyard image (106). In Ruth, canonical reading is apparent as the narrative is explored as analogically related to both the Exodus, and the return from exile. Further, Ruth's transformation into a true Israelite is read in light of Isaiah 56–66's universalism (212).
Matthews' work with Ruth continues his commitment to set the text in its literary context by using narrative analytical techniques (for instance, patterns of progression of loss, and progression of gain, are traced through the book [218–19]). He also continues his commitment to place the text in its cultural context as he explores her encounters with Boaz through the ancient hospitality protocols during a time of gleaning. Her entry into his field is compared to a stranger's entry into a town, which triggers the hospitality obligations which then continue throughout Ruth 2–4. A new focus as he engages the book of Ruth is that he understands the book as voicing "resistance against the increasing emphasis on endogamy … during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah" (212), thus providing a canonical counterpoint to the "ethnic purity" of Deuteronomy 12–16 (212, 241).
Matthews works hard to engage the interested reader. A suggested reading list is provided with bibliographic entries grouped according to critical approach (e.g., literary studies, redaction studies, social and archaeohistorical studies, social scientific studies, and historical critical studies for Judges; literary studies, and legal and social world studies for Ruth). Recommended commentaries are included, with brief annotations.
Other helps include "Closer Looks" addressing cultural aspects that inform the text. They are appropriately placed (e.g., a discussion of Baal with the Gideon narrative; a discussion of endogamy and Levirate obligations with the Ruth narrative), brief, and not especially technical and thus accessible to his intended audience. Homiletical concerns are scattered throughout in sections entitled "Bridging the Horizons" (in connection with Judges 3, 12, 16, 21, and Ruth 4). For instance, he addresses the moral ambiguity apparent in the "hero" Samson (165), and the integration of immigrants into a new society (242). Although these homiletical sections could appear more frequently than they do, Matthews speaks warmly and honestly in them, revealing his personal interaction with the biblical text and his commitment to its continuing relevance.
The strength of this commentary is the skillful blending of various methodological approaches in service of textual commentary, and the commentary's commitment to the text as a coherent and thematic whole. While much of the critical discussion is relegated to the footnotes and suggested further readings, this is not a drawback for the broad-spectrum audience it intends to address.


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She's a sinister hag with one eye, no fingers, and a giant bloated body. She is sometimes depicted as a walrus. This is a far cry from the good old days when she was a beautiful maiden. That's what being sacrificed to the sea does to you.
One legend tells how she made a vow to remain single in order to look after her poor old father. All suitors were spurned and offers of marriage refused.
Then one day a mysterious but utterly charming fellow turned up in his kayak. He was a handsome foreigner, intelligent, exotic and very alluring. Not only that, he was rich! SEDNA was offered blubber in abundance. Luxuriant furs to sleep on. All the fish oil she could possibly make use of. This was too much for a young girl to cope with and she allowed herself to be lured into his canoe.
The marriage was not a happy one. Although he adored her, she soon came to find him repellent. "You're not the man I married," she often said. With some justification as it turned out he was really a spooky bird-spirit.
Meanwhile SEDNA's father was tearing his furs in anguish. Deciding to pay a visit to his lost daughter, he sailed to the Land Of Birds and found her in a state of distress. That evening, her husband returned home from work and found her gone. In a screaming rage, the bird spirit climbed into his kayak and paddled in pursuit at full speed. (He did an awful lot of paddling for a bird spirit.)
As he approached, SEDNA tried to hide under some furs, but her husband became so angry that the skies turned black and the ocean began to seethe. That was enough to terrify anyone, and SEDNA's father, fearing the very world was coming to an end, chucked her overboard.
Poor SEDNA clutched at the side of the kayak, but her grim father chopped her fingers off and down she went. At once the skies cleared, the bird spirit flapped off and peace descended. SEDNA's fingers wriggled onto an ice floe and became the first sea creatures, and SEDNA herself floated to the very bottom of the sea and stayed there.
Many many years have passed since then. Now she rules all Arctic Sea life, deciding the fate of all ocean creatures — and the people who hunt them. If you haven't said a prayer to SEDNA, you might as well pack up your harpoon and go home. But if you can adopt a shamanic trance, descend into the depths and comb her dark tresses, she'll send you a seal or maybe a walrus or two for dinner.
As Queen of the Dead, SEDNA rules over the ADLIVUN Underworld from her eternally unreachable ice palace on the outer reaches of deathsville. She has also given her name to the so-called tenth planet, a remote object lurking in the nether regions of the solar system. Located way beyond PLUTO, this object is small, remote and extremely chilly. Like ADLIVUN, it's the kind of place most people would happily pass up the chance to visit.


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Drugwise have also published NPS Come of Age: A UK overview, written by Harry Shapiro and based on work first published by DrugScope in 2014 and 2015.
The EMCDDA's European Drug Report 2016 is also out and a brief 4-part overview is offered on Russell Webster's blog.
Mother of solvent abuser hits out at butane seller: The mother of a Tayside man whose life has been ruined by solvent abuse has slammed a controversial Dundee store over the sale of lighter gas.
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Woman found dead after huffing household cleaner at Clearview Mall (LA): A 30-year-old woman was found dead in her car in the third floor of a parking garage at the Clearview Mall in Metairie.
Mailer represents new phase of anti-inhalant abuse campaign (MD): The death of Andrew Spencer led to an effort to raise awareness of inhalant abuse.
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Traffic accidents due to VSA were reported in FL, MI and TN.
20 cases of substance abuse in schools: The National Substance Abuse Advisory Council is currently working with the Solicitor General's office on enacting a law on volatile substance abuse.
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Colored Gemstones at JA Show
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Color is still going strong in the jewelry world and that includes the buyers and sellers at the JA New York Summer Show according to National Jeweler:
Retailers shopping the show, which kicked off Sunday at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, say color-in particular colored gemstones but also yellow and rose gold-tops their list of must-have items for the holiday season.
"Color is in, there's no doubt about it. Color is extremely hot," said Mollie Bronstein, owner of Mollie B Distinctively Different Fine Jewelry in Harrisburg, Pa.
Diamonds also remain strong for the retailer and she says many of the looks she's buying into combine color with diamonds. Most importantly, she wants something that will set her store apart from the competition.
"We're looking for lines that will keep us unique," she said.
Color is also strong for Gary Berezowsky, owner of Garbo Jewelers in Skillman, N.J. He noted pink sapphires, tanzanite, citrine in white and yellow and pink and yellow gold on his buy list.
This is great to hear. I have never been that fond of white diamonds as compared to colored gemstones because, well, they are boring to me. I'd much rather have some jewelry with both sparkle and color. I hope to see more colored gold around too. Yellow is great, but why stop there when you can go for rose gold?
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Real Cream Cheese
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you are all doing well today.
Some of my blogging friends may have noticed my recent absence from commenting on your blogs. I had to step away from the computer several times lately because my computer is loading reallllllllly slooooowww.
It takes almost half an hour to load many blogs and even after waiting I sometimes cannot comment, or the comment disappears! Until I can figure out what to do about this situation, I hope you will forgive my lack of comments. I still love you all, and am trying to keep up with you even though Google reader no longer updates for me either:) Is anyone else having these problems, or am I the lucky one? :)
Looking on the bright side, I am grateful that I can still post on my blog. And, I now have more time to have fun in the kitchie!
A recent recipe I enjoyed was Poemomm's Real Cream Cheese.
I noticed it was posted on Raw Freedom Community, and it is also on Gone Raw. This is a very easy, fermented nut cheese. I made about half the recipe, using 2 cups of macadamia nuts, approx. 1 cup of water, and 4 gelcaps of probiotic powder(approx 1/2 a teaspoon of powder measured).
*Since goneraw.com has sadly become undependable I am posting the recipe for cream cheese:
Here are a few pics of making the cheese, the method is about the same with any fermented nut cheese:
Blended nuts, water and probiotic
Scoop out into cheesecloth or large paint strainer bag (double thickness).
Squeeze cloth tight(do this over the sink...hehe)
Place wrapped cheese into a strainer placed in a bowl to catch whey drips
I used a small open spring-form pan ring with the base on top to press evenly. The weight is a jar of coins.
At this point, I wait a day or two for the nut cheese to ferment. After it is done to taste, I put the unwrapped nut cheese back into a small spring-form to shape it and refrigerate for a day until firm. Sometimes I like to add herbs, salt or spices at this point to mix it up a little. I just love this raw cheese! Thanks to Poemomm for posting this wonderful recipe!
I also made Poemomm's Basic Brown Bread.
**Link may not work, so I am now posting the bread recipe :
I used a crust cutter to shape the slices. Click here if you would like to see my step by step raw bread making tips:)
It was perfect for making cream cheese and jelly sandwiches.
I always loved cream cheese and jelly, and I was so happy to find a healthy raw version. Next time I will try Poemomm's version with cherries as the jelly....yummmm! Thank you Poemomm! The bread is fantastic!
Have you ever tried cream cheese and jelly?
Here is a simple jelly recipe:
1 cup fresh fruit
1/2 cup pitted dates
note: I have made this with equal parts fruit and dates, depending on the sweetness of the fruit.
Blend together until smooth, store in refrigerator several days in a covered jar. This makes a sweet jam that kids just love! Of course you can try blending any other fresh fruit, or any soaked dried fruit (and water if needed) for different flavors. I really love goji jam:)
While there was still some cream cheese left, I filled some mini sweet peppers and a few jalapeno peppers with it and topped it with some eggplant bacon.
I always seem to have plenty of that eggplant bacon around:)
I also mixed in some garlic and herbs to make a boursin flavored cheese. This made one of the best poppers ever!
Hmmmm...with Father's Day coming up, maybe you can make some poppers for poppa:)
28 comments:
- Lauren said...
Oh my goodness! Everything looks amazing! Those poppers look just like the ones I reviewed from Pure Market Express! What an awesome appetizer! Love it!
- June 14, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- Stormy said...
I was dealing with the same SLOW thing online ~ what a pain! It's working great now...
Jamie said i was in need of more RAM; so he went out on Saturday and bought me what i needed. It's not cheap ($80 - for my pc needs), but it sure beats buying a new computer!
Websites will always be adding new programs and such, so we will ALWAYS need to keep up; which will cost us until our computers die.
Try going to Norton's Security site and see if you can run a diagnostic check. That should help.
Good luck!
- June 14, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Stormy said...
forgot to add ~ the recipes look really good!
thanks 4 sharing!
- June 14, 2010 at 3:57 PM
- bitt of raw said...
sorry bout the computer problems. technology--love it when it works, hate it when it doesn't!
i love fermented cheese and we were wondering how to get it to be more firm. now we have an answer! thank you!
- June 14, 2010 at 5:09 PM
- veggie wedgie said...
Seriously everything looks amazing! Especially the cheese and the bread! I really need to make this.Thank you for the wonderful post.
- June 14, 2010 at 7:48 PM
- The Raw Butterfly said...
Wow, all of this looks so good, I'm drooling a bit over my keyboard...these are so going to be some of next things I make. Thanks for posting! x
- June 14, 2010 at 9:22 PM
- evergreen said...
Thanks for the sweet comments, everyone!
@Lauren...TY, your post about Pure Market Express must have been on my mind when I made these:)
@Stormy...thanks for linking to this post on your blog, you are a sweetheart:) Thanks for the computer advice too!
Hi bitt!... the hubs surprised me tonight with a new connection... I am so happy!!!
@veggie wedgie...Poemomm has posted some incredible recipes, I hope you get to try them!
@The Raw Butterfly...I hope you like them as much as I do:)
- June 14, 2010 at 9:29 PM
- Nelly said...
wow i am totally impressed!!!!
thanks for sharing the step by step with us...i would love to make cheese, but i am still a little scared off...
but thanks for making it look a and sound a little easy!!!
you're amazing...i love all of your recipes!!! you have a beautiful talent!!!
- June 14, 2010 at 11:23 PM
- La Mama Naturale' said...
Mmm, yummy! Hope your technology issues get resolved quickly. Such a bummer. I must try this at some point. It looks dynamite. I'm with Nelly- you have beautiful talent. :)
- June 15, 2010 at 1:39 AM
- Pam said...
Wowsers! look at that creamy cream cheese and a sammie to boot! Me wants one! You are so talented...you rawk girl! xoxo
- June 15, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Antony said...
Your food always looks so beautiful and I really do crave bread so I must give this version a go :-)
- June 15, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- kelli said...
poppers for poppa...what a great idea!=)
i LOVE cream cheese and jelly. i will definitely be trying these recipes. i'm also going to be on the look-out for those bread cutters. adorable - just like you!
- June 15, 2010 at 12:06 PM
- HiHoRosie said...
Uh, yummy! I'm moving next door k? hee hee! Seriously, all looks good and so easy. I loved cream cheese and jam so no doubt I'd love this. Actually, I've had raw vegan cream cheese by Dr. Cow that was uber good but hey, I could make it myself for way cheaper and get so much more!
Oh and the reader thing, I remember Nelly saying something about having issues with it too. I'm horrible about using the reader so I can't say a whole lot about it. :( Hope everything works out but if not, we'll keep seeing you here posting drool-worthy photos and recipes. :D
- June 15, 2010 at 4:33 PM
- RawFoodNerd said...
Why thank you! I am equally as impressed/in love/drooling over your eggplant bacon popper and cheeze. yum yum yum!
A microwave cart? that's rough!
- June 15, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- Girl on Raw said...
I've just posted about your blog on my facebook page here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Girl-On-Raw/249588360767?ref=search
Love it!
- June 15, 2010 at 6:39 PM
- Jessica @ Dairy Free Betty said...
wow... lovely blog!!
I just did a 10 day raw food course, so I am super interested in other raw foodie blogs, so I'll definitely be reading your blog now!!!!!!!
- June 15, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- evergreen said...
Nelly, thank you for the kind words:) The cheese is so easy, don't be afraid!
Thanks Leslie, you are so sweet! The hubs hooked me up with road runner now, so it is much better:)
Hi Pam...Thank you, my friend:)
Hi Antony:) TY...This bread has a nice soft texture:)
@kelli...Luv ya, girl:) The crust cutters are sometimes in the bread isle at the supermarket.
Hey Heidi! A little birdie told me you got a special delivery today:)
Thanks Alysha:) Yes I had a very tiny space for a while!
Hi Robyn:) Thanks so much for posting on facebook:) I should get a page there one of these days!
Hi Jessica...Thanks so much for your interest:)
- June 15, 2010 at 8:09 PM
- Carissa said...
This cream cheese looks so good! If I have probiotic pills with powder inside can I use that powder? Would that work? Great blog! I am following you now! Check out my blog and follow too if you like :) elilaiann.blogspot.com
- June 15, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- evergreen said...
Welcome Carissa:) I checked out your blog, and I am thinking about having your lovely blueberry chia pudding for breakfast tomorrow!
The probiotic I used was in gelcaps. I opened up 4 of them, and they measured about 1/2 a teaspoon of loose powder. The original recipe called for more, but in some of the comments on gone raw, people said it worked with even 1 "pill". Hope this helps:)
- June 15, 2010 at 10:18 PM
- Carissa said...
Thanks that does help. Ok, I making some tomorrow on my day off. I have mac nuts in the freezer :) Thanks for checking out my blog too!
- June 15, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- Jackie (Peaces of Earth) said...
hey our stuffed peppers kinda match, how funny. ;)
And, WOW!! Poemomm's Real Cream Cheese brings me back! I used to spend the majority of my days drooling over recipes on Gone Raw then the rest creating them. :) I've definitely made her brown bread too. So good!! I haven't been over at there in forever, but this brings back happy memories of my raw transition (I'm no longer 100%).
- June 16, 2010 at 2:32 AM
- Live Life Alive said...
Fantastic Post! I have a raw boyfriend who LOVES peanut butter and jelly and I have a feeling he would jump for joy over this cream cheese and jelly recipe. ;) I'll have to try this soon!
One question though, what exactly is probiotic powder and where you do acquire yours?
- June 16, 2010 at 8:44 AM
- evergreen said...
Hi Jackie...your matching stuffed peppers look incredible:)
Poemomm has some great recipes still posted at Gone Raw!
@LiveLifeAlive...I made an almond butter and jelly sandwich yesterday!!!
The probiotic powder I used is acidophilus. It is a dietary supplement used to promote digestive health. Probiotics are known as friendly bacteria:)
I don't remember exactly where mine came from, but you should find them anywhere vitamins are sold, in the refrigerated case or on the shelf with the vitamins:)
- June 16, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- HiHoRosie said...
Hey Evergreen - your little birdie told your right! hee hee! I got the book and am starting to delve into it...Reading that is. I have yet to decide which recipe I want to do first. :) I'm so excited! Thanks again!
- June 16, 2010 at 11:06 AM
- Fayinagirl (means Free One) said...
oh yumminess! I am going to add this recipe to my summer party foods list. Girl! you rocked it again! =D
- June 16, 2010 at 1:28 PM
- Julia said...
Oh. My. Heck. I love (loved) cream cheese & jelly! I really need to stop being such a wimp about making things because this is literally making my mouth water!
Also, thanks so much for your comment yesterday, it really was great to know that it's not just the green that people come for!
- June 16, 2010 at 5:40 PM
- nutellacube said...
oh wow, that cream cheese and jelly idea is so genius... sounds absolutely delicious...
- June 17, 2010 at 1:14 AM
- Isle Dance said...
OHMYGOSH!! I love cream cheese SO much and now I don't have to suffer, ever again, without it!!
- June 18, 2010 at 5:01 PM


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Got writer's block?
Don't worry, I know the feeling.
You sit down to write something, but you just can't.
Oh, you know how to write, and you know that you're good at it. It's just been a while since you've written anything that you're really proud of. Maybe it's been a while since you've written anything at all.
Good writers go to university, and each year of study they write less and less of their own works, until finally they hardly write a thing. Does that make any sense to you?
Hack writers never seem to get writer's block, do they? How is that fair?
Why is this? What can you do about it?
Well, I've worked out the germ of a theory, and this theory suggests a practical exercise that you can do. I can't claim that it will cure your writer's block. In fact, it may not work for you at all, but it certainly won't hurt—at least, not much. You may even find it fun.
The theory here (and it's not necessarily a new theory) is that a creative person is held down by the weight of their creative failures. Every time you have fallen short of your own standards holds you back from being able to create. This becomes a downward spiral. You stop yourself more and more, even as you push yourself more and more to produce something. Eventually you give up in disgust.
By the way, this could explain how bad writers keep going; their standards are low enough that they don't ever fail to achieve them. Like Kraft Dinner, McDonalds, or Budweiser, they have a mediocre (or worse, truly bad) product, but by sheer volume alone, they survive. Some even make an absolutely obscene amount of money at it. That's just speculation, of course.
Meanwhile, the talented writer is busy trying to prevent himself from writing something that doesn't suck, and in the process not writing anything at all.
In an effort to remedy this situation, I've put together a little exercise.
Alright, maybe it's not so little. More like it's a little involved. However, it's worth the work.
It consists of revisiting those crippling creative failures, so as to lift their weight off of you and free your attention from them.
Take a blank or lined piece of paper and divide it into four by drawing a line down the centre of the page and another one across the middle. Over on the left-hand side, write READ, and on the right-hand side, write WRITTEN. At the top, write SHOULDN'T'VE and at the bottom write SHOULD'VE.
Now you have four quadrants for the things you shouldn't have read (but did), the things you shouldn't have written (but did), the things you should have read (but didn't), and the things you should have written (but didn't).
Start writing a list in each box.
In the box for things you shouldn't have read (but did), write down all the books, articles and other material that you read, but didn't like, and those that you "had" to read, even though you didn't want to. Maybe you read an article for an elective course that you really weren't interested in, or had to proofread or edit something that you didn't really like. Add it all to the list.
In the box for things you should have read (but didn't), write down all the books, articles, and even authors (their major works, or even their entire catalogue) that you haven't read, but feel you should have. Maybe you always meant to, but never got around to it. Maybe you started, but put it aside for some reason. Maybe you never picked it up because someone else said they didn't like it. It all goes on the list.
In the box for things you shouldn't have written (but did), write down everything you've written that you didn't like, that didn't live up to your standards. Write down the things that you wrote that you didn't mean, or meant but didn't articulate properly, or that were true at the time but aren't now, or where you goofed up the facts, or where you wrote in an atrocious style. Write the things that you "had" to write; for school or for work, but that you wouldn't have done on your own. List out the ones you think you could have done better.
Finally, in the box for things you should have written (but didn't), list out everything you ever thought of writing, but never did. Anything you had the idea to write, but didn't follow through on. Ideas never given form. Unfinished assignments, where you missed the deadline. Pieces you started, but abandoned. Everything you can think of, or remember.
You may find as you go along that you remember something that should go in a previous box; add it to the list. You may remember things that people said to you about items on the lists. You may find you need to start a second piece of paper. Keep going until you feel you are done, until you're satisfied that there's nothing else you can think of.
The very fact that you can remember these things and assign them to these categories mean that something still bothers you about them.
So, let's do something about that.
Look over the list of things you should have read, but didn't. Well, what's stopping you from reading them now? Is there anything on that list that appeals to you, that you can get your hands on? Put a star next to it. If it's something that you have close to hand, before you go any further you may want to pick it up, and start reading it. Get a whole chapter read. Do you have a taste for it? Take it with you, and read it in every moment you can spare. If you don't have what you want on your list, get it, and start reading it as soon as you can. When you've finished reading something, cross it off the list and pick something else.
Next, look over the list of things you shouldn't have read, but did. Why shouldn't you have read them? Were they bad? Why were they bad, and how? You may find some items on that list that someone (a friend, professor, or teacher perhaps) insisted were Great Works of Art, but you didn't really find all that spectacular. Pick one that seems the most clear and obvious to you. Now, get some paper or your computer and write what was wrong with it. Don't hold back; you're not going to hurt anyone's feelings (unless you get bold enough to go pin your criticism to the author's study door). Be honest, and clearly articulate your opinion as to why it was not, to you, worth reading. If you need to go back and read it again to make sure, do so. It probably wouldn't hurt to do that for any one of the pieces you didn't feel you appreciated fully at the time. Keep doing this for each item on the list.
Look over the list of things you shouldn't have written, but did. What was wrong with them? Do you feel differently about the subject now than you did then? Have new facts come to light that change your mind? Was it really awful style? Were you "helped" (by a friend, professor, or teacher perhaps) to write in a way that just wasn't you? This time, pick an item off the list that didn't seem so bad. Find the original piece, or if you can't (did you burn all the copies?), work from memory. Rewrite it the way it should have been written.
You may feel, as you do this, a certain resistance (or shame, or anxiety) when you think about the ones you're really not proud of. Compare this feeling to the feeling you get when you sit down to write and you can't. Do you find them similar?
We come now to the list of things you should have written, but didn't. Maybe you showed someone and they scoffed at you. Maybe you just couldn't finish it in time. Well, you've got plenty of time now. Pick the one you feel that you could do most easily, and do it. Write the assignment, finish the article.
It's probably best to go from one list to the next, doing something from each box in turn, and some (like the reading, for example) at the same time, so that you are balancing things out as you go.
Obviously this isn't something you can do all at once. However, you may find yourself experiencing small improvements as you go along. Go at your own pace; but keep at it as long as you find it is useful. Copy the paper and keep it with you; make it a part of your routine to review it and add new items as you think of them.
When you've made some headway on these four lists, and feel good about it, there's a fifth step to the exercise.
Turn your page over.
Write down all the things you were really proud of writing. Every piece that you got praise for, every time you felt you "nailed it." Remember what it felt like. Remember what was really good about it. Keep going until you feel you've got a complete enough list.
Did you find anything from the "shouldn't have written (but did)" list on this page? Were you surprised?
This can be a long exercise. I daresay you could make it last forever, if you really wanted to. However, there should be a point where you know you've achieved the primary goal of the exercise, which is to take care of a good, chronic case of writer's block.
Somewhere along the line, you will sit down and find you can write, effortlessly and freely, the way you always knew you could, the way you want to.
That's when you know that the exercise is complete.
Of course, you may want to go back to it from time to time if you feel like you need or want to; that's up to you.
A lot of creative people get blocked from time to time: painters, photographers, musicians, actors. I can paint a wall, take an iPhone snapshot, play the pentatonic scale on a guitar, and act nonchalant, but that's about as far as I go in those disciplines. I'm writing in terms of writer's block because I'm a writer, but there's no reason you can't adapt this exercise to your field of artistic endeavour.
You owe it to yourself to give it a try.
Let me know how it works out.


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It's no secret that Ronda Rousey is a fierce competitor. She'll go to any length to avoid defeat however during an appearance on "Jim Rome on Showtime" she said that she would literally go to any length to avoid defeat.
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Rousey discussed her Judo loss in the olympics and said that she would rather die than lose again:
"There have been times during a fight when I thought I was going to die. I thought to myself, 'I would rather break my neck than lose a fight,'" Rousey said. "I will never tap out of a fight because I know the feeling of losing. I know that I would rather die than lose a fight."
You may be shocked to hear that Rousey has suffered losses in her career. These losses were in Judo not MMA. She lost at the Olympics but went on to win the Bronze medal and she also lost fights prior to the Olympics but since the switch to MMA, she is unbeaten in 10 fights:
"Have you even lost the Olympics? I would rather die than lose. I know that feeling so well. It's not that I've never lost. I've lost at the worst time so I know what a loss is. That's why I want to win so much more than these other girls."
Rousey looks set to fight Cat Zingano at UFC 182 on January 3rd. The fight is yet to be confirmed but she is hopeful the fight will take place, even after Zingano's recent victory over Amanda Nunes:
"I hope January 3 we'll be able to fight," Rousey said. "It's still up in the air a little bit. We'll see how she's feeling after her last fight.
Rousey has had some time out of the octagon after defeating Alexis Davis in July to take her to 10-0. Earlier in the year she defeated Sara McMann before taking some time away to film movies such as Entourage and Fast & Furious 7.
It has been a tough year for Zingano after her husband and trainer took his own life but she bounced back with a dominant win over Nunes in September and Rousey admitted that she has a lot of respect for the fighter:
"I really, really like Cat. I will fight that girl at the total peak of my ability and the best that I can do. That's how I show her my respect. I give her a little bit of everything I have. I want to show that respect for her."


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Hi everyone,
We've been building and painting miniatures for about three months now - and after a big painting marathon to get ready for another battle with Mr. E (BatRep to follow), we found that we had messed up and left quite a few of our brushes unrinsed!
What to do? In the past, Artist Expert (you may recall our team member who taught us how to make bright pink - blog link here) had been frustrated when at least one of us did a poor job of rinsing some of her favorite brushes. Ruined!
So, we searched on-line - and we are very happy to say that what we found worked like a champ :)
[Here is the ehow article we followed]
Step 1: Soak brushes in hot water + dish washing soap. (We used tap water and hand soap)
Step 2: Rinse and "massage" away the paint gunk which is loose
Step 3: Get some isopropyl alcohol (IPA) - and rinse the end of the brush in this. [Caution - put the IPA in metal or glass - not plastic. IPA dissolves plastic.]
[Note: Rather than leaving the brushes soaking in the IPA, we sort of swirled them around and dabbed them against the side of our little metal bowl]
Step 4: Rinse with water.
And, here's the result - bristles are pretty much the same as before the painting marathon!!!


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On September 8, Representatives Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) introduced the Legal Workforce Act, which they say is aimed at preserving jobs for citizens and legal workers by requiring U.S. employers to check the work eligibility of all future hires through the E-Verify system.
E-Verify checks the Social Security numbers of newly hired employees against Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security records to help ensure that they are genuinely eligible to work in the United States. Although the E-Verify system was initially criticized for what some considered unacceptable error rates, it reportedly has improved over time.
Phase-in plan. The bill, H.R.3711, would phase in mandatory E-Verify participation for new hires in six-month increments beginning on the date of enactment:
- Businesses with more than 10,000 employees would have to comply within six months;
- Businesses with 500 to 9,999 employees would need to comply within 12 months;
- Businesses with 20 to 499 employees would have to comply within 18 months;
- Businesses with 1 to 19 employees would need to comply within 24 months; and
- Employees performing "agricultural labor or services" would be subject to an E-Verify check within 30 months.
The bill would permit businesses a one-time, six-month extension of the initial phase-in.
Other provisions. According to its sponsors' fact sheet, the Legal Workforce Act would also:
- Repeal the current paper-based I-9 system and replace it with a completely electronic work eligibility check, but employers could choose to continue using the paper-based I-9 system.
- In addition to new hires, permit employers to use E-Verify to check the work eligibility of current employees as long as they do so in a nondiscriminatory manner and of all employees who are in the same geographic location or in the same job category.
- Preempt duplicative state laws mandating E-Verify use while still giving states prominent roles in enforcing the law. Specifically, the bill retains the ability of states and localities to condition business licenses on the requirement that the employer use E-Verify in good faith under federal law. The bill allows states to enforce the federal E-Verify requirement and incentivizes them to do so by letting them keep the fines they recover from employers who violate the law.
- Permits individuals to lock their Social Security number so that it can't be used by another person to get a job, and allows parents or legal guardians to lock the SSN of their minor child. If a SSN shows a pattern of unusual multiple use, DHS is required to lock the SSN and alert the owner that their personal information may have been compromised.
- Grants employers safe harbor from prosecution if they use the E-Verify program in good faith, and through no fault of their own, receive an incorrect eligibility confirmation.
- Raises penalties on employers that knowingly hire illegal immigrants in violation of the bill's requirements and also creates a penalty for individuals (employees or employers) who knowingly submit false information to the E-Verify system.
- Requires DHS to conduct at least two pilot programs aimed at using technology within the E-Verify system to help further prevent identity theft in the system.
"Nearly 20 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed," Smith said in a statement. "Meanwhile, seven million people are working in the United States illegally. By expanding the E-Verify system to all U.S. employers, this bill will ensure that jobs only go to legal workers."
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