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Applying the complexities of literacy development and personal ethos to the teaching of composition, Zan Meyer Goncalves challenges writing teachers to consider ethos as a series of identity performances shaped by the often-inequitable social contexts of their classrooms and communities. Using the rhetorical experiences of students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender, she proposes a new way of thinking about ethos that addresses the challenges of social justice, identity, and transfer issues in the classroom.
Goncalves offers an innovative approach to teaching identity performance theory bound by social contexts. She applies this new approach to theories of specificity and intersectionality, illustrating how teachers can help students redefine the relationship between their social identities and their writing. She also addresses bringing social activism and identity politics into the classroom, helping writers make transfers across rhetorical contexts and linking students' interests to public conversations.
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Zan Meyer Goncalves, an assistant professor at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire, is the coauthor of The Original Text-Wrestling Book: The Writing Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst and has contributed essays to collected volumes such as Queer Composition(s) and Writing Social Action.


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Organization Project: The Bathroom Part 1
Posted in Decor, My Home, Organization, Project:Bathroom on Sep 30, 2011.As promised, I'm going to log my quest of organizing my apartment! I'm going by area, so you all really will get a glimpse of my apartment from every nook and cranny… Here are some obstacles I have to overcome:
- My budget. I don't have a lot of money to buy things to organize. I'm hoping to score most of my stuff at thrift stores or on eBay. For everything else, I always have coupons.
- I rent. This means I can't tear things down or heavily modify without wanting to kill myself whenever we move out and have to put it back the way it was. On the plus side, my style would be portable.
- Studio space. I live in a studio apartment with my fiancé Josh and our animals. It's a small space that's well shared, so that will play a huge role in organization.
- I live with a Boy. I live with Josh, so I can't go around putting flowers everywhere and hanging pearl necklaces or else I'll never hear the end of it. Luckily, pushing my girly instincts aside, we tend to share some androgynous sense of style and I try to stick with that.
Those are going to be my obstacles throughout this organizational journey. And here is my starting point, the bathroom, which I hope will look nothing like this in a few weeks.
This is the countertop. It's very long, which is both a good and a bad thing. I've long struggled with how to present that left side. Here are my goals for organizing this part:
- Present the left side more nicely. I'm thinking add a mirror tray to put the candle, cotton balls, and q-tips on. The lotion and mirror will probably be moved elsewhere.
- I'd like a soap dispenser in the same style as the cup I have, for a more uniform look.
- The tissues…I don't know. Good place or not? Should I put something else on top of the toilet? Should I invest in a ceramic cover for the tissues like I will the soap? This is still up in the air.
- The wall on top of the toilet is completely bare. I'd like to put a painting there. Probably in staying with the white/blue/brown color theme. I have yet to find something I like. Considering an Etsy print and framing it.
- I'm fairly happy with my cupboards. They just need some clear containers to organize the little we have inside.
This is the toilet and shower/bath. There's just nothing going on here and I'd like to change that… My goals:
- I want to put another towel rod above the one we have. It's very inconvenient for us just to have one. I hang mine on the shower doors.
- New towels. (Our are ripping at the seams.) I'm going for baby blue, continuing the theme. Saw some nice, but cheap, baby blue towels at Bed Bath and Beyond I will probably get.
- New rugs. Those are ancient and stained because of my bleach mishap. I'm going for a big one with the white/blue/brown color scheme that will take up that space, and getting rid of those two.
- You can't see in the picture, but the bathroom door actually has paint ripped off from an Einstein (one of my dogs) incident. I need to repaint that.
- The shower is already organized. We don't use many products and have a hanger in there. I'd like to replace the shower head though.
Okay… I'm actually really embarrassed to show this, because this is the space I want to transform the most. I'm lucky enough to have this much space in here though. My goals:
- First tier: For visitors. Large white bins to store the extra blankets we have and the air mattress.
- Second tier: Towels. Will get two white bins to store the small ones in.
- Third Tier: This is actually my vanity. (Which as you can see by the Swagger deodorant and men's perfume, Josh invaded it because "it's not fair.") Make-up will be moved from the bathroom drawer into here. I'd like: a mirror on the back wall, getting a ceramic holder for my brushes, a small tiered display for my nail polishes, a mirrored tray for the perfumes, and small containers for my make-up. That black chest has to go (it's cute but hard to use because of the small space in there, may sell it), and my skincare will be moved.
- Fourth Tier: Our medicine cabinet since we don't have one. The extra bed sheets will be donated. My hair stuff will be on the left, my jewelry box in the middle, and I'm going to buy plastic drawers to put all our medicine kit junk in. I don't want to be able to see it upon opining the door. My skincare items have to find a place here as well.
- Fifth Tier: Tools and cleaning supplies.
- Sixth Tier: Miscellaneous storage. More bins needed for that.
Phew! This is the boring part. Congratulations if you got through all of my goals. The next in this series will be a before and after picture of my progress! Comment below if you have suggests on how to organize this space, or if you have a similar project!
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Consider yourself warned: The Youth Speaks 15th Annual Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Festival -- going on as we speak in Oakland and Berkeley, and culminating with the Grand Slam Finals at Oakland's Fox Theatre Saturday night -- is not your genteel bookstore poetry reading about trees and babbling brooks.
Instead, teens from around the globe tackle the hard-core and heavy: political inequities, abuse, racial strife, cancer. And they don't so much "speak" as ramp it up and rant -- artfully and strategically, of course, starting low and slow then rising in volume and intensity until their words are rapid-fire assaults on myriad social ills.
"It can get kinda heavy," said Colleen Hamilton-Lecky, 16, of Berkeley "But it's also a lot of fun to be with a community of poets and kids my age writing and speaking out."
Colleen is part of this year's nearly all-girl, nearly all-East Bay team -- six talented poets selected during an April competition to represent the Bay Area. Joining Colleen are Nyabingha McDowell and Marje Kilpatrick, both 15 and from Richmond; Queen Nefertiti Shabazz, 17, of Berkeley; Allison Kephart, 17, from Pacifica; and Obasi Davis, 16, of Oakland. Obasi is the lone male in the group, a situation he accepts with resigned dignity.
"I have three sisters, so I'm used to that kind of thing," he said.
"It's really awesome to have almost all girls on the team," Colleen said. "Poetry slams can sometimes be
The festival has been under way since Tuesday with open-mic events plus writing and leadership workshops. Nearly 500 young artists from around the U.S. and as far away as South Africa, Guam, Taiwan and England are baring their souls and honing their poetic teeth. There's even a group from New Zealand, despite the fact that country doesn't have a team yet. A group of students and their literary mentors raised funds to make the trip, check out the scene and possibly start their own program next year, festival organizers said.
The Brave New Voices festival began in 1998 and has grown to become the largest ongoing spoken word event in the world, organizers say, taking place in a different city each year. The event is hosted by Youth Speaks, a nonprofit founded in San Francisco in 1996 by Executive Director James Kass, with the goal of working with young people year-round to develop their "voices" as future social leaders.
"These kinds of events give young people a chance to be heard," Kass said. "And also, just as important, it gives them a community and access to the powerful tool their voices can be. They are the future, the voices of the 21st century."
Colleen will be performing three newly written pieces in the finals. One is about Berkeley High School, where she is a student. "Even though people look to our school as being a place of diversity, at the same time, we still divide ourselves on specific color lines, and it's sad that we don't get to know people because of that."
Obasi made the finals last year, but this is his first time on a team in the festival. He's feeling pretty confident right now, he said.
"I'm happy with my work," he said. "I feel I've gotten better from the finals to now -- better as a writer, with images coming easier to me. My mind moves around constantly, jumping around from topic to topic, so that's how my poetry comes out. I'm kind of weird that way.
"So many young people don't get a chance to say what they want to say," Obasi said. "Youth are always told to shut up. So it's nice to have a platform where you can speak, and people are there who want to listen to you."


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North Shore Cougars: Yeah, We Know It's Funny
Whenever we write about possible cougar sightings along the North Shore, you make jokes. And we think you're funny. Here are some of our favorites.
We get it. As alarming as the idea is of a real, feline cougar roaming the North Shore, it's also impossible not to make jokes about the human version when you read our headlines. ("Cougar Alert! Winnetka Police on the Lookout After New Sighting" or "Possible Cougar Sightings Near Glencoe Beach.")
We're not going to fight it. We think it's funny, too. So we've rounded up some of our favorite comments so far for you to peruse in one place. And we hope the humor continues.
(Full disclosure: As a 30-something woman married to a man seven months my junior who will never, ever, ever let me forget that, and who has friends happily married to men three, six, nine years younger than them, I'm on your side, ladies. But, hey, it's still really funny.)
Here's what readers have been saying:
Cougarhunter wrote in with some advice on possible cougar encounters: "When confronted with a cougar, you want to wave your arms and scare them off. You don't want to run because that chase instinct will kick in. And if you find yourself being attacked, definitely fight back. But sometimes, just accepting their phone number will make them go away quietly. DO NOT CALL THE COUGAR!"
On Facebook, Marcia Sutter wrote: "When I mentioned this to people at work they asked if it was a cat cougar or the other infamous sort of cougar."
Forest Barbieri wrote: "I thought N Shore "Cougars" prey on Personal Trainers and Tennis Instructors:)"
Many readers named the most likely North Shore bars for cougar sightings, including Cecily Casey who wrote on Highland Park's Facebook page: "I think I saw a few at The Vibe!"
Commenter Neil wondered if the article was on the wrong site. "Maybe this story was meant for the Onion?"
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Why is it there though? What is it doing everyday? Awaiting food? Raw meat handouts? IDK, the Northshore is sort of a zoo. I saw a highland park man hand feeding a deer, and walking side by side. It like a paradise or something for wildlife. :)
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Someone needs to find that Cougar and shoot it BEFORE IT GOES AFTER ONE OF OUR CHILDREN WHILE PLAYING IN THE PARK !!!!!!!!!! There are a bunch of people out of work that own firearms, and if the village would offer a 10,000 REWARD, that dangerous animal would be shot and brought in... Animal lovers need to step asside when this type of threat is among our children.
11:27 am on Monday, September 10, 2012
Harry, just because there's a Cougar on the loose does not mean that we have a pedophile running free. Welcome to the 21st century. Get out of here with your stone age morals.
12:22 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012
Haha, nice. You need to learn a little bit about cougar behavior. A local dog is more likely to attach a child than a cougar. The last time a cougar roamed the suburbs for 2 weeks no kids or pets were attacked. The bullets that went into a resident's house was the most dangerous situation. I own firearms, but putting your 10k bounty on is too ridiculous. I'll let you work out how many dogs get shot and how many errant bullets there are. Yes, your kids will be safer with any gun owner on the street shooting away. At least say something about a permitted indivudual. Anyway, if the latest sightings prove fruitful you hire some wildlife biologists or trackers permitted to tranq and remove the cat. Your ignorance is comical, but also the unfortunate status of many, and (don't get upset others please) a general stigma of the area.
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1:44 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012
While I still find the title halarious particularly here on the N Shore, it is VERY unlikely that the Cougar (4 footed) is a danger to much other than him or herself in a dense human enviornment. Our teenagers lately are much more dangerous than a Cougar. What exactly would a $10,000 reward do? and guns.....really? You are joking right? Animal lovers are not standing in the way, common sense is!


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Ruth Marjorie (Venard) Plunkett, 94, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012, in La Crosse, Wis.
Ruth was born Feb. 12, 1918, in Beloit, Kan., to James and Cora Venard.
She was preceded in death by both her parents, her siblings, Vic (Catherine) Venard, Evelyn (Robert) Barker, Reva (Martin) Klotzbach, Irene (Delbert) Eshbaugh, and Elton Venard, whom died at age 15. Also, preceding her in death were her husband, Richard "Dick," who died July 19, 1981, and two of her children, James "Jim" Plunkett of San Rafael, Calif., and Vicki (Don) Broyles of Tulsa, Okla.
She is survived by her son, Richard "Dick" Jr. of Sheridan; four grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Ruth grew up in Minneapolis, Kan., and graduated from Minneapolis High School in 1936.
She married Richard Plunkett on Aug. 27, 1936, and together they raised three children, Dick Jr., Vicki, and Jim.
Her husband served in the Navy during World War II and during this time, she resided in Salina, Kan.
Ruth attended Cosmetology School and worked as a hairdresser during their early years together.
When Dick returned from serving his country, their life's journey led them to Gillette in 1946. They purchased and worked the Corner Drug Store until 1975. During that period, Ruth met a lot of wonderful people and made numerous lifelong friends. After Dick became ill, they sold the Corner Drug to longtime friend and employee Bill Fraser.
Ruth went on to work at a few other local businesses, such as Burke's Jewelers, Pat's Hallmark and First National Bank.
Ruth also volunteered at the Senior Center and Campbell County Memorial Hospital. She received numerous awards for her volunteer work and loved helping others and giving back to her community. She enjoyed her time at each place and made friends wherever she was.
Ruth lived a very active life, she was in a bowling league, she loved to cross-stitch, knit, crochet, quilt, and embroider. Her afghans and quilts were works of art. She loved to paint ceramics, play cards and garden.
Throughout her later years, she enjoyed walking her poodles Sambo and Dandee, who brought her much joy and companionship. Knowing that along with Ruth's loved ones, Sambo and Dandee were there to greet her brings peace and a smile to her family.
Life was not always kind to Ruth, her husband was chronically ill and passed away at the age of 63 and her youngest son Jim, died suddenly at the age of 52 after a brief illness. Shortly after Jim's death, Ruth's daughter, Vicki, became ill and passed away at age 57.
Ruth moved to Cottonwood Falls, Kan., to return to her roots and be near her sister Irene. This is exactly what she needed, the two of them enjoyed several years of concerts, card parties, and red hat luncheons.
Eventually, Ruth moved to La Crosse to live near her granddaughter, Roxanne and her family. They enjoyed each others company for nine years before Ruth's passing.
She was a joy to all who were close to her and never spoke an ill word of anyone. She was a very important person in her granddaughters' lives and they looked upon her as a mentor of life. Ruth was a genuinely good person and will be greatly missed.
The family hopes that all who knew Ruth would meet with them to say goodbye at Mount Pisgah Cemetery for a graveside service at 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 8, 2012.
A luncheon will follow the service at the cemetery shelter.
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This is a story of an America where it is unfortunately almost inconceivable for us to thank the heroes and and jeer the villains no matter how despicable their actions.
It was a wonderful and courageous piece of journalism and my thanks and gratitude to all who made it possible.
I have been thinking about a story topic that talks about the increase in foster children in areas where abortion rights are being limited due to the states legislation. I also want to know if a lot of pro-life people are "pro-birth" instead because if the increase in foster care services is what I think it may be their could be a continuing story into the subject beyond just pro-life. I believe that pro-life means the life of the child to adulthood not just to birth and considering the increase in foster care that does not seem to be the case.
By executive order can we put these clinics on military (federal) installations after all these are tax payers and need a federally protected service? All these States have many of these locations available....just a thought
There can be no federally funding used for abortion.
So I don't think your suggestion would work.
It is up to State and Federal law enforcement to protect all citizens from threats and intimidation and to protect legal activity!!
How, in America, can we tolerate the harassment and outright barrage of tyranny against our citizens while they are practicing a necessary and legal service to women? Does the 1st amendment allow this? Where are the attorneys who will sue these harassers? Why do state officials allow this illegal practice to continue if they are not challenged as often as the harassers are harassing?
Are some states so autonomous that they think they are beyond federal reach?
I just don't understand this situation continuing in the 21st century.
Thank our Goddess for Rachel Maddow, if not for her, who is calling out for justice for women?
As to the VIX numbers: If the bankers are feeling the safest ever, then I think the fear index for the rest of the population should spike.
These numbers are about the worst and most revealing news about the Obama administration.
I have to agree. Obama and his buddy Geithner have really helped Wall Street feel "secure", but left the rest of us in a lurch. Wall Street bankers are now getting massive salaries while we still have an unemployment rate of 7.8%.
What ever happened to Jobs, Jobs, Jobs?
What is Obama doing about Citizens United?
What is Obama doing for the economy of ANY of us on Main Street?
It is time we started holding Obama's feet to the fire and tell him that WE voted for him, not his rich corporate buddies!!
I looked at my IRAs - they look OK.
"If Mom's not happy ain't nobody happy"
If the banks and financial institutions aren't happy, then nobody is happy.
However, extending the thought a bit:
Just because banks and financial institutions are happy, this does NOT mean everybody is happy.
Remember the American Jobs Act? How did that go? Who blocked that effort?
We need to raise the debt ceiling for 2 years or whatever and then focus on JOBS, JOBS, JOBS.
Jobs and living wages are what are needed to reduce the deficit / debt.
+1 on that. You guys surely know the Fed/Treas are printing a trillion this year. Just one more could get every household $10,000. It would be a life changing event for a lot of people.
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It is always "cheaper" to just give a man a fish, than to teach him how to fish. (or something like that).
Have you ever looked at the budget data? Do you even know why we have a budget deficit?
Try this link:
or these:
Receipts in 2012 vs 2011 = increased 6.4%
Outlays in 2012 vs 2011 = decreased 1.7%
What exactly is your problem the issue want to discuss?
These are lovely links and I hope the results stand up to scrutiny, but what does that have to do with finally giving something to the population rather than the banks?
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Yes they are "lovely links" because they link to just data - so I am confident they will "stand up to scrutiny" - because they are just - you know - data.
You brought up the deficit - "the Fed/Treas are printing a trillion this year". The links are to data regarding why we have the deficit.
Do you really think we should finally give "... something to the population rather than the banks?" Isn't that just giving people "free stuff"? I thought your side didn't like that.
In case you don't have time to look at the links, Outlays increased dramatically because spending on things like unemployment and food stamps increased dramatically (Mandatory spending - by law, when people qualify they get the $$). These increased because people lost their jobs - so revenue decreased. So, essentially, we have already given $$$ to the population - to those who needed it the most. I think we can agree that this is not sustainable. The solution to the deficit is to get people back to work - increase revenue, decrease the outlays.
So how do we get this done?
So far as I can tell from what I read, the $10,000 to every household would be the only thing Democrats would support.
Jobs come from business, it's the only institution that actually creates economic wealth, and that economic wealth fuels jobs and tax revenue. But sadly, the fear somebody will make a profit leads the left (not yourself as I recall) to hate business.
As long as that paradox continues, the less likely jobs will remain in the states.
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"So far as I can tell from what I read, the $10,000 to every household would be the only thing Democrats would support."
Well - look again and read different stuff. I'm a Democrat and what is there about what I have posted gives you that idea? I have spent quite a while this morning arguing against this idea.
"But sadly, the fear somebody will make a profit leads the left (not yourself as I recall) to hate business."
This is a generalization that comes, perhaps, from what you have heard and read. Again, read and listen to different opinions.
I think my opinions are pretty main-stream Democratic ones.
Regarding your last comment:
"As long as that paradox continues, the less likely jobs will remain in the states."
The trend for jobs to come BACK to the states is an interesting one. Off-shore workers are figuring out that they don't want to work for slave wages.
Have you got a cite for that last bit about jobs repatriating? That would be very interesting and good news.
I have been hearing this every once in a while for the last several years.
For Non-farm Private Manufacturing Jobs data:
Data only goes back to 2001. Number of jobs decreased until March 2010 then started to tick up. In last few months, started to drop. But over all had increase of 309,000 since March 2010. [pretty anemic but an increase]
A quick google found these:
Here is a quote from the last link:
Changes in relative economics are part of the reasons for the change. Oil prices are three times what they were in 2000. Natural gas in the US is a quarter of what it is in Asia. Chinese wages are five times what they were in 2000 and are expected to keep rising rapidly. And labor is a steadily decreasing percentage of the cost of manufacturing.
But even more important than these shifts in prices is the growing realization that the massive international outsourcing that took place over the past few decades didn't make sense in the first place.
"Just five years ago, not to mention 10 or 20 years ago," writes Fishman, "the unchallenged logic of the global economy was that you couldn't manufacture much besides a fast-food hamburger in the United States… There was no reason design and marketing could not take place in one country while production, from the start, happened half a world away."
I know one thing. If the left thought and acted as those on the right portray us, there would be no Progressive Movement.
Those that put out a red herring and claim to be supportive of the changes we ultimately want but paint a picture of ineptness or lack of resolve, need to ST_U.
Republicans today are a blight on society. They represent the fascist nature of big business, not our people and our needs. Those individuals who are fooled into thinking Republicans are behind their goals, need a steady dose of education that contain facts that point out that their interests are at the bottom of Republican agendas, if at all.
Wake UP. Do not get lazy. The next election cycle will be here before we know it and more Republicans will join school boards, and water districts, and wherever else they can get a tenuous hold that impels them further into higher offices while we sit back and not get involved.
DO SOMETHING POSITIVE instead of just complaining and being critical which does not help in the long run. What Republicans do in the long run does work, but in actual governing, in that they fail to represent what they promise. They simply want back into our pocketbooks and rid our nation of any public services so that they can profit from every part of our daily lives turning this country into just another third world country of haves and have nots.
one of your poor Black sisters needs your precious naional airtime: She's the mother of one dead, one disabled war veterans and the only help THE GOVERNMENT had for her was JAIL!
Yes, the gun violence has nothing to do with mental health, its only a coincidence unstable kids of those Conservative wackos with easy access arsenals, performing these horrible mass shootings.
Was Reagan was right when he cut funding for mental health treatment and realeased 10's of 1000's mentally ill out on American streets? After Bush/Cheney the funds were ravaged so drastically that I can't even find mental help for the distraught, poor mother of one dead, one disabled war veteran daughters. I was surounded by government buildings full of well paid civil servants and the only thing they could do to this poor angry woman is PUT HER IN JAIL!
sO DON'T GIVE me you bs about our concerns over mental health. You GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS and so-called journalists have your fancy inauguaral parties while so many military families are suffering the consequences of the US governments sick twisted war policy AND THAT POOR MOTHER SITS IN JAIL!
And another thing MSNBC, everytime you cover Lance Armstrong or that shy Norte Dame football player with the imaginary girlfriend I TURN YOU OFF!
I'm too busy dealing with REAL VITAL STORIES!
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You have a point - there are many stories that should be covered that aren't.
I went to the web-site at the bottom of your comment to find out more about the story you talked about. And found nothing. If this story is so compelling and important, where is it? You are complaining that it is not covered - and then you didn't cover it!!
The most recent post was January 2, 2013.
I read the "Author' Note" on the side bar. If you want to be taken seriously, I suggest you clean up your language. And change the title, too.
Rachel Maddow you got your toosh saved, when you didn't dare say President Obama is claiming Reagan's legacy. You said parallel which is much better. But in reality it is just ego's and both President Obama and Reagan are expressing that in different ways and trying to portray very much different visions to the American people and the world. Reagan was a glorified actor just putting on a big con job to the American people for rich bastards. Some people keep thinking Reagan was something great, but he really wasn't. Reagan in the movies he was in made himself look like he was a nice guy very similar to what Tom Selleck did with his association with the NRA. But what did Reagan and Selleck have in common putting up a false illusion of what they really were and that they only had their own selfish interests of craving power, corruption, arrogance, being hypocrites, greed and deceiving. Now you have President Obama and in reality he is more of a for real person and he expresses his opinions as he thinks and that is a major difference between worthless deadbeats of Reagan and Selleck. There is a big difference between putting on a big con job and being a for real person. You can fool some of the people some of the time, but not all of them and not all of the time.
Hi Rachel: Love your show and watch as often as possible (almost every night). I want to pass along an idea that might help legislators enact common-sense laws to stop gun violence. The idea, "Join Hands To Stop Gun Violence," is simple: people who want sane gun laws would go to their state capital on February 14th, Valentines Day, and join hands with their loved ones and fellow citizens, encircle the capital building, and read the names of those killed and injured at such places as Columbine, Aurora, Tucson, and Newtown. This will let legislators know that most Americans support laws that help prevent gun violence and mass shootings. This idea came to me a couple of days ago and I thought about implementing it myself, but I don't have the resources to do it. I'm hoping you'll pass along the idea to an organization that has those resources and likes the idea well enough to make it happen. I want nothing for the idea other than the satisfaction that if it happens, I played a small part in improving out gun laws. Thank you for taking the time to read this email and take care, Bill Druke
I just wanna be sure you got this... If the Jackson VA qualifies as a hospital, could the Pres order them to give attending rights the Abortion Clinic MD's?
Possible Solution!
To Eleborate... If the Jackson VA qualifies as a hospital and If the President could be nudged (perhaps on air by someone named Rachel for example) to issue as an executive order granting "Provisional Attending Rights" to the abortion clinic MD's, would that not give both the women's clinic and women's right's in Mississippi a needed respite for the next.. say four years?
Not to mention State leaders would never see this coming and being that the VA hospital is federally controlled, their only recourse will be to go to Federal Court which could eventually take it to the Supreme Court and after Obamacare... they may not want to do that.
If my thinking is on, I hope this helps!
Yodo (aka Yosef Dovid)
PS Rachel.. LOVE YOUR SHOW
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Plant a Row for the Hungry
Plant A Row (PAR) Nationally and Locally
PAR is a nationwide, people-to-people program sponsored locally by UC Master Gardeners and Community Food Bank.
The aim is to make it convenient for home gardeners and others with extra fresh produce to find locations that welcome donations of any size and will guickly distribute the fresh fruit and vegetables to those in need. The goal is to connect home gardeners who grow extra fruits and vegetables with those in our community who are in need of that nutritious food.
PAR volunteers pledge to donate produce through the Community Food Bank's network of food pantries and at PAR-sponsored events. PAR gardens are excellent projects for families, schools, and youth organizations.
To learn more about the Plant A Row for the Hungry's national organization, visit Garden Writers Association or about hunger in our community, visit Fresno Metro Ministry.
PAR Events and Classes at Garden of the Sun
Check here in mid-August for PAR classes in the Fall, 2013 Class Schedule
All About Citrus - FREE
Saturday, February 9, 2013
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Participate in P.A.R. by bringing your citrus to the garden between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. to share with people in need.
Planting Summer Vegetables - FREE
Saturday, March 9, 2013
9:30 to 11:00 AM
Participate in P.A.R. by bringing your citrus to the garden between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. to share with people in need.
Gleaning Events
As PAR publicizes its goals and community events, many people call in who have fruit trees which they are unable to pick themselves. PAR is cooperating with other community organizations in an effort to meet this need and to prevent such tasty and nutritious food from going to waste. And because fruit trees benefit our urban environment, a goal of UC Master Gardeners is to encourage people to maintain healthy home orchards and make good use of the bounty they produce.
Want to be on PAR's mailing list? Print and fill out a PAR Pledge Form or leave your name, mailing address, email address, and phone number on PAR's message phone 559-226-1528.
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Individuals or groups who would be interested in taking part in "gleaning" activities, helping pick the fruit and vegetables that otherwise would go to waste, are urged to volunteer by calling the PAR message phone 559-226-1528.
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In the summer when people have extra tomatoes, zucchini, peaches, apricots and their neighbors won't answer the door when you arrive with some to share- that's when they should check Community Food Bank's pantry list for the closest food pantry in their...
Winter Care of Citrus
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Madera Master Gardeners are offering a workshop:Winter Care of Citrus Hands-on demonstration of light pruning, pest control and fertilization. Session includes free handouts.Saturday, January 14, 10am til noon, FREELocation: Three Sisters Demonstration...
Click PAR Food Pantries for a listing of food pantries and community organizations currently accepting donations.
If none of the locations are convenient for you, please call Community Food Bank at 237-3663 or go to their website to find a pantry in your zip code.
PAR is sponsored locally by the following organizations:
- UC Master Gardeners of Fresno County
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South's Best Bakeries
We sent Bill Addison, Atlanta restaurant critic and former pastry chef, in search of the best cakes, cookies, breads, pastries, and pies. A whopping 80,000 calories later, here are the bakeries that sated his sweet tooth.
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Best Fall Color
Hop in the car and road-trip through the South to see some of the country's most stunning fall colors.
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You don't have to be a backpack-slinging coed to love these collegiate classics.
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Hit the road and visit some of our favorite Southern unique, family friendly attractions.
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Take a culinary trip around the South to discover our favorite stops for each BBQ style.
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The South's Greatest Lakes
Summer days are just right for celebrating our favorite still waters, each with a distinct personality. Find the one that suits you best!
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The South's Best Pies
We hit the road and sampled more than 70 varieties from Texas to Virginia. Here are the best we found. Trust us, they're worth the calorie splurge.
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Bright red. Sexy, high-pitched aromas of raspberry and rose gain power with air, taking a turn to deeper cherry and licorice. Spicy, incisive red fruit flavors show impressive depth and clarity, with an intense floral pastille quality adding an exotic flourish. Finishes with gentle tannic grip, a hint of spicecake and outstanding persistence. (11/ 2012)
Crushed flowers, autumn leaves, hard candy, spices and sweet red cherries float out of the glass in the 2010 Pinot Noir 3-D. There is a lovely element of earthiness to the 3-D, while high-toned, floral aromatics add lift and brightness on the vibrant finish. The stem character is a bit pronounced at this stage. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2018. Steve Clifton describes the 2010 harvest as 2-3 weeks later than normal. The Pinots were brought in during the second and third weeks of September, in between the heat spikes, while the Chardonnays were harvested later, once temperatures cooled off . The 2010s are beautiful, transparent wines that capture the essence of the vintage and their respective sites. (8/ 2012)
The 2010 3D from Brewer-Clifton is only the second release from this three acre block of the estate vineyard. It is planted equally with Swan, Pommard, and 667 clones on sandy, well-drained soils. Dark cherry and floral aromas introduce a palate of dark berry, chocolate, and pencil shavings.
Below is a listing of the wine review scores we frequently reference in our notes. While these sources remain an excellent source of information, we always recommend that you trust your own palate. Scores in these publications often represent the personal taste of an individual critic, which may not always coincide with your own. We have a huge team of excellent wine professionals that can match wines you've had in the past with new arrivals that meet your flavor profile.
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2011 Angeline Pinot Noir $11.99
2011 Banshee Sonoma County Pinot Noir $22.99
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The location of this hotel is great for a Normandy break, the beds are comfortable and the staff are courteous but that is the only good things I can say about this hotel. The rooms are quite small, very basic but clean. The price is reasonable for location. Nothing exciting but serviceable.
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- The Ibis Caen Porte de Bretagne hotel est quickly accessible from the A13 and A84 motorways. Located in Bretteville-sur-Odon, 10 min from the centre of Caen and 5 min from Caen Carpiquet airport, it has 80 air-conditioned rooms available for booking, a bar open 24/24 with a terrace, free closed parking and a restaurant. Recently built, it offers facilities for disabled guests. Guests on a business trip can use the Wifi wireless Internet access. ... more less
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Photos: Summer Course 2012
View photos from SAB's summer program and be sure to 'like us' on Facebook.Freed of London
Freed of London is the official sponsor of SAB's Audition Tour. Click to visit their web site.National Auditions
SAB's National Audition Tour provides a choice of almost two dozen Summer Course audition locations around the country at the start of each calendar year. The 2013 Audition Tour schedule is available, please click here.
- Applicants may also audition in New York at SAB during January. Click here for more information about auditions at SAB.
Important Audition Information
- Preregistration is strongly recommended (but not required). Students who preregister on sab.org will have the option to pre-pay the audition fee by credit card at a discounted rate. The audition fee is $25 when pre-paid online and $35 when paid at the time of the audition. Students who preregister will also receive priority check-in at the audition and priority notification of their audition results. Follow this link for more information about preregistering.
- Audition fees collected at the time of the audition ($35) must be paid in cash, check or money order.
- All applicants must show official proof of birth at the time of the audition. Only a birth certificate or passport will be acceptable as proof. Applicants without one of these documents will not be permitted to audition.
- As a general rule, recommendation letters, photographs and resumes are not accepted at auditions.
- Girls must bring pointe shoes to the audition.
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Welcome to The Spartan Warrior, a blog dedicated to bringing the truth regarding nutrition and fitness to the public.
This website provides it's visitors with an ample amount of information backed by up to date science and research to arm them in the fight against 'broscience' and misinformation. Not only will you be provided with invaluable research, but you'll find easy recipes for healthy and delicious meals, sources of motivation, and a place where you don't have to leave feeling confused about your health.
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When we think of ready-to-eat meals, we usually think of those packets of nutrient-dense soldiers' rations, like the Army sandwich that stays fresh for two years. These pouches of food are typically deployed in the field, and are consequently designed to withstand the abuses of temperature and time that would destroy fresh fare.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 2:18 pm
As the voting day has progressed, we've seen some reports of irregularities.. Throughout the day, we'll be surveying our reporters and other news organizations and keep track of significant irregularities in this post.
So far, the big problem has been long lines. Some voters have had to wait hours in line to cast their ballot in battleground states like Florida and Virginia and those affected by Superstorm Sandy like New York.
We'll start with Florida:
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 11:16 am
Here we are on election morning, and in the swing state of Nevada, most of the work is already done. Most of the ballots were cast in early voting. Nevada political journalist Jon Ralston has been keeping close track of the tallies. He's on the line.
Welcome to the program, sir.
JON RALSTON: Hi, Steve.
INSKEEP: So, in recent days, what have you been seeing?
Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 3:15 pm
Whether you're fighting to hold onto your youth or wear your age proudly, visible signs of aging are pretty much inevitable. But if you're looking particularly ragged before your time, researchers say it could be a reason to check with a cardiologist.
A 35-year study involving 11,000 people in Denmark suggests that the presence of several telltale signs of aging, like baldness and receding hairline, may flag a person's risk for a heart attack or heart disease.
Host Michel Martin continues the conversation about the big issues missing on the campaign trail. Issues like crime, caregiving, poverty and climate change might affect millions of people, but they may not win a lot of votes. Martin speaks with a panel of journalists about whether these issues will enter the conversation over the next four years.
Voters have been bombarded by political ads, but some topics have gotten very little attention this election season. Host Michel Martin speaks with a panel of journalists about some of this election's hidden issues. She speaks with NPR's Marilyn Geewax, Jennifer Ludden, and David Schaper, as well as The Washington Post's Melinda Henneberger.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 10:03 am
Severe weather could be headed for regions hard hit by superstorm Sandy, so many homeowners are scrambling to make repairs. The rush might make them vulnerable to so-called storm chasers — con artists posing as contractors. Host Michel Martin speaks with Angie Hicks, founder of the website Angie's List, for tips on how to avoid home repair scams.
A lot of kids hate homework, and studies show they're getting more of it than ever. But experts are questioning whether the work is worth it. Host Michel Martin discusses the debate over homework with a panel of parents, including regular contributor Jolene Ivey, psychologist Kenneth Goldberg and educator Stephen Jones.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 9:35 am
According to the National Democratic Institute, the world will be watching as results of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election are tabulated. So we thought we'd turn the tables and take a look at how voting is exercised in other countries.
In the U.S., barring the occasional odd polling place, most engaged citizens file into their local elementary schools and churches or, more recently, vote via mail-in ballot.
A U.N special envoy says fighting is so entrenched in Syria that it could face 'Somalization'.
An explosive-filled car was detonated near an Army base in Baghdad today, just as would-be recruits gathered outside. The explosion killed at least 26 people, reports The New York Times. Reuters puts the death toll at 31.
Reuters reports that this is "one of the worst attacks this year on [Iraq's] military."
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Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 11:06 am
Next, we go to Des Moines, Iowa where Sadhya Dirks of Iowa Public Radio joins us. Good morning.
SADHYA DIRKS, BYLINE: Morning.
MONTAGNE: And where did you start out this morning? I gather it wasn't Des Moines.
DIRKS: I was in a suburb of Des Moines. It's a more conservative part of Des Moines. It's Johnston, Iowa and I was at the Evangelical Free Church there, just talking to some voters and seeing what the turnout was like.
MONTAGNE: And what was it?
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 10:18 am
Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan cast his vote in his home state of Wisconsin this morning. To learn more about voting in that battleground state on this Election Day, we reached Shawn Johnson of Wisconsin Public Radio. He's in the town of Middleton, just outside the state capital, Madison. Good morning.
SHAWN JOHNSON, BYLINE: Good morning.
MONTAGNE: Well, tell us a little about Middleton - partly what the scene is there, but also what kind of place is it?
Depression is the most costly among 10 common risk factors linked to higher health spending on employees, according to a new study drawn from the experience at seven companies.
The analysis, published in the journal Health Affairs, found that these factors — which also included obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure — were associated with nearly a quarter of the money spent on the health care of more than 92,000 workers.
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.
And I'm Steve Inskeep. Good morning. People have been joking for weeks that the candidates are actually running for president of Ohio. That's how vital the state is, but here's a reminder about the electoral map. It is at least theoretically possible for either candidate to lose Ohio and still reach 270 electoral votes by winning some combination of other states. Many of those combinations include Florida.
The Republican presidential nominee Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann cast their ballots near their home in Belmont, Mass. this morning.
Garrett Jackson, Romney's assistant, has been keeping a close record on Twitter of Romney's Election Day movements.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 11:03 am
There is no good news for New Jersey this morning. Already struggling to clean up from the mess left behind by Superstorm Sandy, an intense winter storm is on its way.
In fact, officials have already ordered a mandatory evacuation for residents living in the low-lying areas of Brick, New Jersey.
It's at least theoretically possible for either candidate to lose the vital state of Ohio and still reach 270 electoral votes by winning some combination of other states. Many of those combinations include Florida — infamous for voting irregularities in 2000.
Renee Montagne talks to Josh Rogers of New Hampshire Public Radio about voting in rural and urban parts of the state. Election Day starts early, at 5 a.m., in much of the state, and there's a new voter ID law.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 6:48 am
Happy Election Day! Here's our top stories:
Guide For The Day: An Election Day Timeline.
It's Election Day: 10 Headlines That Tell Today's Story.
And here are more early headlines:
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 6:45 am
Ohio is possibly the most important state in this presidential race. A challenge over early voting there has turned into a dispute over provisional ballots.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 9:32 am
"Here in the rockaways, people are voting in the dark. There are no lights, there is no heat."
That's how NPR's Robert Smith described the situation in the Rockaways, which is in one of the boroughs hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy in New York.
"There was supposed to be a generator running to run this entire polling place but when poll workers got there in the morning, they discovered it had no fuel," Robert told our Newscast unit.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 8:17 am
For most of us, Election Day marks a welcome end to months of relentless political ads and partisan bickering. You show up at your polling place, run the gantlet of sign-wielding campaign volunteers, and join your fellow Americans in long lines that inch toward the voting booth.
It's finally here! It's Election Day. After months of campaigning and some $2 billion spent by both campaigns, it means political junkies will finally get some answers and those who aren't too enamored with Washington, will stop seeing ads on TV.
With that, here are 10 headlines that tell today's story:
And I'm Steve Inskeep.
The triumph in some parts of the country this morning is that people are able to vote at all. Just over a week after Hurricane Sandy slammed ashore, people are voting today in New Jersey.
And in New York City, NPR's Robert Smith is in the Borough of Queens, part of New York City. He's on the line. Robert, what have you seen today?
Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie finally met his state's favorite son. He attended more than 100 Bruce Springsteen concerts without meeting the devoted Democrat. But after the Republican governor toured storm damage with President Obama, the two embraced. Campaigning with Springsteen, the president later put the two men on the phone, matching the Boss with the governor who once sang Springsteen music in a TV appearance.
Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne. When the Florida city of Boca Raton hosted the last presidential debate, even the previous debate's moderator mispronounced it. Outsiders do tend to call it Boca Raton, like baton, possibly because it dropped the E on the end decades ago. Now the mayor wants the E back in the name. She joked to the South Florida Sun Sentinel: We'll put you in jail like Al Capone if you don't say it like Boca Raton. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright National Public Radio.
The finish line is in sight as voters make their final decisions on Election Day. Here's a guide to key times of the day across the nation. Stay with NPR throughout the day as we follow the presidential race and key battles that will determine control of the House and Senate.
Join NPR to hear live coverage, which begins at 8 p.m. EST on NPR.org and many member stations.
Barbara Kingsolver's commitment to literature promoting social justice runs so deep that in 1998 she established the Bellwether Prize (now the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction) to encourage it.
Originally published on Tue November 6, 2012 5:02 pm
For Republicans itching to regain control of the Senate, Tuesday's election presents a rare opportunity. Only 10 GOP incumbents are on the ballot, compared with nearly two dozen Democrats and independents who caucus with them.
That means the magic number for Republicans is low. They need only a net gain of three or four seats to take over the Senate — and, assuming they keep the U.S. House of Representatives, consolidate their influence on Capitol Hill. Democrats need to pick up 25 seats to seize the House, a goal that political analysts consider all but out of reach.


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Sport for change
For young people, sport, play and exercise are vital for optimal growth and learning, stimulating physical, cognitive, emotional and social development. But the benefits of sport extend far beyond the individual. Through sport, we can lay the groundwork for positive, lasting change on the societal level.
Around the world, Mercy Corps' Sport for Change programmes promote health awareness, accelerate psychological healing in areas affected by natural disasters and conflict, further social inclusion and cohesion, and contribute to economic development through a variety of sport-based activities. Our programmes take advantage of sport's popularity and convening power to mobilize young people and their communities, communicate key messages, bring diverse groups together and teach valuable life skills in a way that is fun and participatory.
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Haiti: In Haiti, children giggle with delight May 2, 2011
I met Guivens Cemervil for the first time when he traveled to Mercy Corps headquarters in Portland, Oregon last January on the anniversary of Haiti's earthquake. His story is remarkable: he was the only survivor in his university's classroom of 60 to be unharmed.
Haiti: Today I'm living another way January 11, 2011
I've been working with Mercy Corps for four months now on the Moving Forward project. Moving Forward is a sport and play-based psychosocial support programme designed for youth affected by the January 12 earthquake here in Haiti.
Kenya: Shaping the future November 11, 2010
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Unilever has admitted its food division in North America is "an area of focus" as parts of the business struggle amid the challenging trading conditions in the region.
The consumer goods giant yesterday (26 April) reported a recovery in its overall food sales volumes in the first quarter of 2012 after a year of lower volumes in 2011.
However, Unilever reported a mixed showing from its food division in North America. The company said it "performed well" in the dressings and savoury categories but revealed difficulties in spreads and ice cream.
"There are some parts that are doing very well, savoury, while there are others, such as spreads, where we have been quite aggressive last year with pricing and obviously while competitors have reacted, they haven't to the same extent," Unilever CFO Jean-Marc Huet said. "In ice cream, life has been difficult but we're driving innovation. If you look overall at foods, it's an area of focus and one that we're taking very seriously."
James Allison, head of IR and M&A at Unilever, said competition in the take-home ice cream sector had been "intense". However, he said Magnum had "started very well" since last year's launch and would be "supported" by the roll out of Magnum Minis in North America.
North America remains a challenging market for Unilever's business as a whole, which also takes in home and personal care products. The company's underlying sales in the region increased 5% in the first quarter of the year but it said volumes remained negative due to the "difficult" market conditions.
"Once in a while in the last three to six months there have been positive signs when it comes to the economy but recovery is mixed and slow. This continues to be a difficult market and that is our assumption going forward," Huet said. "Forty-five million Americans get food stamps; that really brings home the overall macro context."
However, the Unilever finance chief said the company was performing better than the market as a whole in North America. "In terms of volume, that's declined at a lesser rate than the overall market so we're more competitive," he said. "Overall, a difficult market, personal care with momentum and, in foods, there are some signs of good performance but it's an area of focus."
Volumes from others parts of the business grew faster than from food. Huet said the 5.9% increase in sales was "principally" driven by price but he labelled the performance as "encouraging". He pointed to Unilever's "market development" in the savoury category, where the company has extended its jelly bouillon technology.
Despite competition in the US, Unilever's ice cream business has "driven growth" from its refreshment division, it said, helped by the warm March in parts of Europe.
Unilever's shares rose yesterday after the announcement of its first-quarter results and the numbers were welcomed by analysts. However, Huet sought to manage expectations, pointing to a "weak prior-year comparator in Europe", the extra trading day thanks to the Leap Year and this year's earlier Easter.
The company has forecast a "modest improvement in full-year core operating margin, weighted towards the second half of the year".
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A nice little idea from the recent Martha Stewart Living. I want to do something like this and keep each project I'm working on organized on a separate clipboard.
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I once used a system like that at work, and it's fantastic. It would be even cooler with pretty things. Wouldn't it make a cool wall calendar (with some smaller clipboards)?
Lauren, I love that wall calendar idea. Now…what wall can I put that on?
Just what I need! A little inspiration to move me along. I have little problem coming up with project ideas. Keeping track of them is another story. This might help.
I love that too. Thanks!
That's a great idea. I'm currently trying to come up with an idea to organize myself and my projects in front of the computer. The only issue is that it's in my living room, so I need something that "fits" in with the rest of decor in there. I was thinking about making a homosote (sp?) bulletin board and use some great fabric, but all the fabric I love is very too expensive to stick push pins in! This might be the ticket.
Lauren~ I love the calendar idea. Very cute.
I have something like this for projects but not nearly as lovely looking. Very nice idea!
oh yes, I saw this too, and was thinking about doing it.
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wahoo! I have this same system up on the back of the door in our office … for my etsy orders – - I tried to make them fabulous with patterned paper but it was a chore to try and figure out how to get around the clip part! I ended up just doing the bottom half of the boards
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I LIKE that. Simple and effective.
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i saw this and am considering it for my home office.
where would you find the paper?
I love that. I have a whole art room, brand new, that I get to decorate. I will totally do that!
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I just did this in my kitchen a couple of weeks ago! I'm using one clipboard for each member of my family for all those random papers we have lying on the fridge or back door so we don't forget.
I had a ton of extra scrapbook paper that I haven't used since switching to digital. What's great about using the scrapbook paper is it's all pre-coordinated if you just use a paper packet. Only downside, the modgepodge made it wrinkle a little. Still totally cute, just not so useful for writing on later. And I got my clip boards from Walmart on their big school sale — whole thing cost me about $5. Sweet!
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A USC-Seattle University nonconference basketball game was scheduled for the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. What wasn't advertised was this: This winter gathering had all the earmarks of a Seattle coaching convention.
The Trojans' coach was Bob Boyd, who in his previous stop had directed Seattle U for two seasons (1964-65). In the stands watching the matchup was Lionel Purcell, who had succeeded Boyd as the Chieftains coach (1966-67). Now guiding SU was Morris "Bucky" Buckwalter, who had replaced Purcell as coach and would stay five seasons (1968-72).
On Dec. 12, 1969, Buckwalter came away with an impressive entry to put on his resume: His SU team rose up and knocked off sixth-ranked and unbeaten USC 74-70.
"We were small but we had skilled players," he said of a team that would finish 13-13. "When the shots were falling we were a good team and pretty tough to beat."
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There was more to this assembled Seattle basketball coaching fraternity that night in L.A. than the three aforementioned leaders, only they didn't know it yet. Starting at guard for USC was sophomore Paul Westphal, who would spend three seasons coaching the Sonics (1999-2001), holding down a Seattle NBA job that counted Buckwalter as one of Westphal's predecessors, as an interim coach (1973).
"After that, we would be chatting and he would bring it up and say how well we played," Buckwalter said of Westphal and SU's '69 upset.
The Chieftains, relying on starting guards Don Edwards and Tommy Little, took it to USC from the beginning, leading by as many as 10 only to have the then-Pac-8 team whittle the deficit to uncomfortable margins.
With 3:30 remaining, SU went up 66-58 and tried to run out the clock, only to have the Trojans make another run. Edwards, who led all scorers with 21, hit three of four free throws in the closing minutes to preserve what was hailed as one of the more satisfying wins in school history.
Buckwalter, in his endearing manner, credited the Chieftains' defensive effort for the outcome, saying, "The defense came tonight. Actually, it came in on little cat feet -- like the fog."
Of the SU coaching personnel connected to this contest, Buckwalter would hang onto his Chieftains job, which was his first head coaching opportunity, until he was beckoned by the hometown NBA team, joining the Sonics as an assistant coach for Tom Nissalke, and then replacing Nissalke as head coach at midseason. He also would serve as an interim head coach for the ABA's Utah Stars.
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