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So Presto Mod had his birthday on Friday (according to Skype) and Professor Maple has been super helpful and nice so I drew a couple quick gifts for them! Thanks guys for your friendship, I'm proud to be your friend. :)
Oh my god thank you Tori! QuQ
So Presto Mod had his birthday on Friday (according to Skype) and Professor Maple has been super helpful and nice so I drew a couple quick gifts for them! Thanks guys for your friendship, I'm proud to be your friend. :)
Oh my god thank you Tori! QuQ
AWWWWWW Thanks a lot Buddy! :D
I hope you dont become TOO jealous of me xD
Maybe you can use it as a motivation to improve on your Art instead! :D
Trust me, I also can be a bit jealous from time to time of other Artists… 8U But then I just transform it into a motivation to get some new Ideas or to get inspired by them.
Really, it helps a lot! :3
BTW your Changeling-Character is a real cutie pie 8U
You actually made me draw him,
i usually dont even like Changelings…
AWWWWWW You make me feel bad for not posting anything literally ever QnQ
Ask-Presto is now 1 year old. Wow. WOW. I mean that's nearly 1/16th of my entire life thus far. I had never imagined I'd do this for so long but here I am, all thanks to your support.
Thank you all.
I love you guys.
Gift for presto. Me and him are on our on TV show parody ((note the Presto and Snivy show does not exist sadly)).
I do not own pesto
"Presto and Snivy was filmed in front of a live studio audience"
M4-RK: Ugh, looks like I spoke too soon.
Presto: I don't feel so good…
M4-RK: I mean, you've been doing nothing for months! Ah well, at least you didn't vomit.
I'm hyped
ho boy
m yweakness…….
This really says something about me
this shit is fun
also this was the closest i could get to boy hair
this game needs boy hair
My hair cannot exist in animu.
Nyaaaaa~~~ =^w^=
I am literally this
this is my expression every day
A-am I kawaii now? *baka*
"What are you doing in MY dimension??"
Giftart of M4-RK for Xander: http://xanderdub.tumblr.com/
Ohmygodohmygodohmygod This is AWESOME QuQ thank you so much. Guyz, someone mad M4-RK fanart!
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int fanart1 ()
cout«"I am so honored by your art you don't even know."«endl;
m4rkEmotion = appreciative;
for (int x = 0; x < 9001; x++)
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Oh cool OwO
Presto: I don't think this is working…
M4-RK: It appears that is organic is even dumber than I had ever imagined. I guess I should intervene before he drowns in his own saliva or some other stupid organic s҉h̴͜͝͞i̢҉t҉̷.
Hun? Can't tell if someone I know or just really friendly anon…
I'm going on a rampage through my art folders, redoing a bunch of crappy old art that I like enough. A lot of them will be from ones I did in MyPaint with a mouse because there was a point where I had no tablet and had to do that.
Anyway, this is one I did for http://ask-presto.tumblr.com/
Oh man, how'd I miss this? This is ultra rad! OwO
Her name's Sarah and she goes to my High School. She's super sweet and smart and is into singing, acting, dancing, and doodling. She also intends to join the armed forces when she grows up. Her and I have been going out for a week now and I've been happier with her than I have been in a long time. As to what she looks like here is her with my friend Sara (my girlfriend is the one to the right)
Cute, right?
I haven't been able to talk to her that much this week because her show (the school production of Legally Blonde) premiered yesterday, but I'm sure now that things will warm up a bit (I hope). I care about her with all my heart and I sincerely hope that now she's not so stressed she can return some of that sentiment.
Also, she reads this blog every now and then (she doesn't have a tumblr yet) so feel free to say hi.


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AndroidPIT Forum - Thread "Can I have some advice on making a 2 player battleships game using bluetooth?" This feed contains the most recent forum posts at www.androidpit.com in the thread "Can I have some advice on making a 2 player battleships game using bluetooth?". urn:androidpit:forum:thread:5a383c5a13590fbe346df1d4e7921f95 2013-01-26T22:37:41Z 2013-01-26T22:37:41Z Can I have some advice on making a 2 player battleships game using bluetooth? Nate e urn:androidpit:forum:post:a471a3acaf106eff64fbc8178dfe913f 2013-01-26T22:37:41Z 2013-01-26T22:37:41Z Hi there,

Basically I'd just like some advice as to how about going about building the game. I've made a Bluetooth mesaging app, which simplying allows two phones to connect and send/receive text. Now I'd like to make the game.
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In the May 6 interview, Sullivan offered evaluations of the 27-page final report, noting there is "no question" the recommendations, if enacted, will affect the way Florida Baptists do ministry. The Cooperative Program, he hopes, also could receive a boost as a result of a new awareness given the broad discussion of the Great Commission Resurgence, CP, and a proposed new category describing "Great Commission Giving."
Sullivan called the May 6 report "substantial," and said he is in "basic agreement" with it and "can support all seven of the recommendations."
Referring to Florida Baptists' representation on the GCRTF of five "trusted men and trusted leaders," Sullivan said he "didn't have any trouble with the concept."
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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. - Missing and broken items, vandalism, and homes left wide open! WINK News found thousands of your dollars wasted on a Collier County-run program to rehab foreclosed homes with stimulus money. The Clerk of Courts hasn't finished his audit into the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, so WINK did our own and you won't believe what we found.
"A couple hundred dollars," a Spanish translator says for Georgina Montell. That's how much Montell has had to invest into her newly purchased Golden Gate home. It's a home that was rehabbed with taxpayer money in the program. The problem is, she's paying for items the county was already billed for when contractors fixed up the house.
From kitchen cabinet handles, to gaps and seams in corner joints; all of it billed to the county, paid with government money, and all of it not done.
"That's an ugly, ugly job. Whatever people doing that job, it's an ugly job. No grouting, no caulking, no nothing. There's a big hole," Montell's translator explains.
Her home is far from the worst of the 37 listed as completed in the program.
WINK News found a multi-family home on 41st Street Southwest, all units still owned by the county, in complete disarray. We were able to go right in the open back door. What we found inside, a dirty mattress on the floor, someone's half eaten food, and a stopped up toilet. Plus, the front door to one of the units was left unlocked. The contractor billed the county for $475 for property maintenance and security for the unit, when neighbors say it's been open for quite some time.
Another home on 24th Avenue Southwest doesn't look completed either. Not only has paint been splattered on the outside, but the county paid more than $1,400 for tree trimming and removal of debris, yet to be done.
House after house, we saw vandalism and discrepancies in billing. Many of the homes show invoices for air conditioning units that aren't there, or are completely gutted.
Taxpayers may be thinking the same thing that's on Montell's mind with her new purchased home, "My money, what happened to my money?"
Of the homes completed in the program and sold by the county, four of the owners tell WINK News they were very pleased with their homes when they moved in, but weren't sure if anything was missing.
The Clerk's office hasn't said when they expect their audit to be complete. The Clerk of Courts, Dwight Brock, has said he may need to work with the Sheriff's Office due to criminal charges that could be filed for misused government money.


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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself," President
Franklin Roosevelt declared.
Yet it's unlikely that many youngsters would agree with him, suggests a new
study conducted by Australian and American researchers and published in the
October Behavior Research and Therapy. They have found that
youngsters' nighttime fears have an astonishing number of causes.
The investigators studied the sources of nighttime fears in a large,
school-based sample of children and adolescents in Australia—511 youth
aged 8 to 16 from various socioeconomic backgrounds. The youngsters indicated
that they had experienced nighttime fears due to 34 different causes. The most
common causes were, in order, noises inside or outside the house, an imagined
intruder, scary dreams, darkness, imaginary creatures, the security of family
or friends, animals, and worry about the day's events.
The senior investigator, Thomas Ollendick, Ph.D., director of the Child
Study Center at Virginia Tech, told Psychiatric News that he wasn't
surprised by these findings because a Dutch study of 176 children aged 4 to 12
produced similar results. But a result from the Australian study that did
surprise him, Ollendick said, was the large percentage of youngsters—64
percent—who experienced nighttime fears either frequently or
occasionally. "We anticipated that it would be more around a
third," Ollendick said.
The study also revealed that significantly more children than adolescents,
and more females than males, experienced nighttime fears often or
The study likewise showed that whereas children were more prone to certain
types of fears than adolescents were, adolescents were also more prone to
certain types of fears than children were. Still other types of fears were
equally prevalent in both groups.
For example, children were more likely to be afraid of scary dreams or
fantasy creatures, while adolescents were more likely to be disturbed by
troubling thoughts. Yet other sources of angst—noises inside or outside
the house, darkness, and the security of family and friends—were equally
prevalent among both children and adolescents.
The youngsters in the study were asked what strategies they used to cope
with their nighttime fears. Their two most common strategies were trying to
ignore their worries and thinking about something else or going to their
parents and talking to them about their worries. Strategies they used less
often included turning on a light, clinging to a stuffed animal, asking their
parents for a drink, or praying.
Finally, the parents of the youngsters who participated in the study were
asked how often they thought their offspring had nighttime fears. They
dramatically underestimated what the youngsters themselves reported.
The study results have "tremendous implications" for child and
adolescent psychiatrists, Ollendick believes. For example, although the
youngsters who participated in the study came from the community, not from a
clinical sample, nighttime fears in about 10 percent were related to one or
more anxiety disorders as defined by DSM criteria. Separation anxiety
was the most common.
"Child and adolescent psychiatrists need to be aware that nighttime
fears may be frequent, severe, and of long duration for some children,"
Jocelynne Gordon, Ph.D., of Monash University in Victoria, Australia, and lead
study investigator, added. "A DSM-based assessment for specific
phobia and other anxiety disorders may be indicated. Medical assessments for
child sleep disturbances also need to include questions about the child's
anxiety and fear experienced at night."
Gordon, Ollendick, and their group will now be looking at nighttime fears
across different cultures and will attempt to determine whether co-sleeping
protects against such fears or leads to more of them. Co-sleeping is commonly
understood as a child sleeping with his or her parents for an extended period
of time, sometimes until ages 5, 7, or even 9.
Although it is generally frowned upon in the United States, it is common in
countries such as China, Italy, Japan, Spain, and Sweden.
The researchers are also trying to get a randomized controlled trial under
way to see whether treating nighttime fears in children without diagnosable
anxiety disorders can prevent the onset of such disorders.
Yet only a longitudinal study, the researchers pointed out, would
demonstrate whether nighttime fears in youngsters predict the later
development of anxiety disorders.
An abstract of "Nighttime Fears of Children and Adolescents:
Frequency, Content, Severity, Harm Expectations, Disclosure, and Coping
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It is easy for career minded people to concentrate on the mechanics of their job as it relates to their personal responsibilities at work. The most successful of people have discovered their attention is best spent on personal growth as it relates to their core competency.
Simply put, this means one should focus on how they can add value to their organization and to their team by improving their personal abilities.
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Consume literature to know trends. Identify the nature of your career and continually investigate the latest developments within that career path.
Hear the hidden message of your customers. Customer seldom speak with their mouths. Instead they will speak with their wallets and with their body language. Learn how to read these messages.
Integrate yourself into upper management meetings. There is no truer statement than "it is not what you know, it is who you know". When upper management sees your value to the organization your career path is made easier.
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iTheme features a wide variety of themes for the iPhone or iPod touch - more than 350 themes are included - each consisting of a matching Lock and Home Screen. Combining these two users can redesign their iPhone interface in a unique and outstanding way - giving their device a metallic, wooden, neon glowing or 3D look - to name but a few.
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Newspapers can survive by reclaiming their roots and remembering their readers.
The Boston Globe moved a step closer to the brink last night when its editorial union rejected what amounts to a 10 percent wage cut, leading management to follow up on its threat and slash pay even more.
Conventional wisdom holds that newspapers have been crippled by the flight of advertising to the Web. But they've been crippled just as much by corporate profiteering, arrogance, elitism, and encroaching dullness that have driven away readers, sometimes in droves.
Newspapers must look back to have a future. They need to reclaim their populist roots – roots that the Web increasingly controls.
Consider what newspapers long did best: Even when faced with the immediacy of radio and then TV, good newspapers offered their communities serendipity and surprise, originality, readable-to-good writing, a sense of purpose and shared experience.
The best papers set the agenda in their news and opinion, offering not the tepid voice of the referee seen in the recent Obama-Cheney torture "debate," but a strong voice of moral leadership. It was the courage of a few Southern newspaper editors, for example, that helped end segregation. They took a stand. They didn't, in the name of "balance," give integrationists and segregationists an equal voice.
Newspapers can reclaim this legacy and their leadership by acting more and reacting less. Three steps come to mind:
1. Stop giving readers yesterday's headlines today.
A week before its staff voted, the Globe featured a single story above the fold that "informed" readers that "President Obama said yesterday the government's majority stake in General Motors Corp. will help create a leaner, more competitive automaker, hours after the company filed for bankruptcy...." It was leftovers, not news.
2. Develop more enterprise that measures the impact of government policies on people and community.


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September 6, 2012 at 10:26 AM
"The vision of his heart…"
By Tom Maguire
Culture Vulture
Tom Maguire is a musician, arts supporter and a guy who travels the Southwest in a 13' Scamp trailer, because he couldn't figure out how the tent poles went together.
Every article about Santa Clara Pueblo sculptor Michael Naranjo begins with the recitation of the facts surrounding his life before it discusses the essential essence of his life and his work – the vision of his heart. I, myself, have used a brief summary of those facts in a welcoming talk I frequently give to visitors to Santa Fe and northern New Mexico, based on the Navajo "Beauty Way." In it I give many examples of living the Beauty Way, after I have framed this wonderful expression of a culture in this way: "So begins the Navajo Beauty Way Chant, a song of beauty, an exhortation to not only see beauty in the world, but to bring beauty into the world as well. I have always viewed Santa Fe through the prism of this ancient poem and I hope you will too."
With this as the backdrop, I give many examples of how one lives the Beauty Way. In Michael's case I say, "It is the work of Michael Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo sculptor, blinded as a soldier in the Vietnam war, who brings to life his wonderful works using only the vision of his heart," as a slide of one of Michael's works appears on the screen. For me, his work and his essence are all about "the vision of his heart."
If you want to know more about Michael Naranjo's history and background, you will find it all at www.nativewiki.org. But, if you want to experience the work for itself, an upcoming exhibition at Nedra Matteucci Galleries should be on your calendar. The gallery will present a major retrospective of his work from September 14t through October 13, with an opening reception for the artist on the 14th.
Of the work itself, the gallery says it best. From their press release: "The complete collection of limited edition bronzes produced from 1970 through 2010 by Native American artist Michael Naranjo will be featured. Created without the use of his sight (from injuries sustained in Viet Nam), Naranjo's work presents a stylized narrative of his heritage and life experience in deeply hued and tactile bronze work. His decades-long career offers a repertoire of sculpture that is a display of his extraordinary artistic abilities, uniquely created with an inner vision and remarkably skilled touch."
I feel that that experiencing any of Michael Naranjo's work is to be touched by the beauty and vision of his heart. I cannot wait to see so many at one time.
P.S. If you want a primer before the exhibition opens, you might stop by "Touching Beauty" in the Atrium Gallery of the Bataan Memorial Building. This unique space was created in 2006 as a hands-on gallery of 25 pieces of Naranjo's sculptures. Each piece is at a touchable level and is accompanied by Braille name plates. The Bataan Memorial Building, being the old capitol building, is a rather sprawling structure, so this collection of Michael's work is best found by entering the building from the Galisteo Street side. Headed north on this one-way street from the Paseo, the building entrance is on the right, about a block after you pass Slurp, the little "food truck" in an Airstream camper on the left. Don't forget to stop there, also. The food is great.


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This was the third consecutive tight matchup between the Heat and the Pacers. Like the previous matchup in Indianapolis, the Heat weren't able to come away with the win, losing 84-83. The loss drops the Heat to 48-22 on the season, and two games behind Indianapolis in the loss column for best record in the East.
For the Heat, LeBron James led the way with a game-high 38 points, to go along with eight rebounds and five assists. Dwyane Wade finished with 15 points and four rebounds. Chris Bosh added eight points.
For the Pacers, Paul George finished with 23 points, eight rebounds, and four assists. Roy Hibbert scored 21 points. Lance Stephenson finished with 15 points.
This was the slugfest we'd expected from these two teams, who don't like each other. Tough, physical and hard fought, this game was tight from the opening tip and stayed that way throughout. The Pacers held the lead after the first quarter (23-17), but a strong second quarter from the Heat gave them a one-point lead (45-44) at the half. The Heat were able to extend that lead by four heading into the fourth quarter (78-73), but the Pacers held the Heat to only 15 points in the fourth quarter to come away with the win.
This isn't a game that the Heat should look at in disgust, as the Pacers are certainly a formidable opponent. The game was there for the taking, they just happened to come up short.
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By Nomalanga Moyo
SW Radio Africa
07 July 2014
President Robert Mugabe is back from his latest jaunt in Malawi where he spent the weekend taking part in that country's golden jubilee celebrations.
Mugabe left for Malawi on Saturday and returned Sunday after a luncheon with his host Malawian leader Peter Mutharika, according to the Malawi Voice newspaper.
The Zimbabwean leader was apparently the only foreign Head of State at the event to mark Malawi's 50 years of independence from British rule, contrary to State media reports that other leaders would also be attending.
"The closest to a foreign head of state, except for Mugabe, was Tanzania's Vice President Mohammed Garib Bilal, online news publication NewZimbabwe.com revealed on Sunday.
Addressing Malawians on Sunday, Mugabe hailed their maturity which he said is reflected in that country's political stability and its economic and infrastructural development.
Critics say if Mugabe stayed at home a bit more rather than jetting off at the slightest excuse, he would notice how his own unstable, immature and divisive 34-year-rule has completely destroyed the country.
Regular political commentator Larry King observed that Mugabe is so unconcerned about the welfare of Zimbabweans that he even fails to market the country as a potential investment destination while on these foreign travels.
"He travels a lot and is hardly at home and when he is around, he talks nonsense. He says nothing to promote the good of Zimbabwe and on his obscene travels he makes an idiot of himself.
"Telling the world to go to hell… He does not make any reference to the hell we Zimbabweans are in," King commented.
Some say Mugabe could be deliberately avoiding being in the country long enough to see the grim realities of the economic meltdown evidenced by shortages of water, electricity, medicines and cash.
Economist and political analyst Vince Musewe said in choosing to party while the country burns, Mugabe had yet again demonstrated that he is selfish and doesn't care.
"He is only interested in safeguarding his own interests and does not care about the thousands of Zimbabweans without homes or the millions without jobs some of whom have been driven out of the country by hardships.
"That is Mugabe and the reality that is ZANU PF misrule," Musewe told SW Radio Africa's The Zim We Want programme
Crisis in Zimbabwe chairperson Dewa Mavhinga told SW Radio Africa that Mugabe's trips are not in the best interests of Zimbabweans and should be capped.
"One reason why these numerous presidential trips should be limited is because each trip uses a lot of money. It is probably for that reason that the trips are so many, with every small opportunity converted into a trip abroad. It is because of monetary benefits derived from such trips.
"The best interests of Zimbabwe would require prioritisation and careful use of our limited resources to ensure better basic services delivery including clean water, health and education services," Mavhinga added.
According to a Treasury source, daily allowances for the presidential entourage and executive members can be anything between $5,000 and $15,000 per person depending on the region travelled to. The funds are not accounted for in the public accounts.
Staffers in the presidential teams use Mugabe's foreign visits to augment their salaries through hefty per diems, and this partly explains the huge delegation that accompanies him on these trips.
Last year on a five-day trip to the UN Summit in New York, Mugabe took with him a delegation of 80 officials at a huge cost to the country's failing economy.
See also http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/06/25/mugabe-leaves-zim-again-for-au-summit/


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I've been fiddling with town and city map styles for a while and I'm still trying to find a style that I like and that doesn't take forever to do. This is what I have so far:
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Any thoughts or crits?
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I've been fiddling with town and city map styles for a while and I'm still trying to find a style that I like and that doesn't take forever to do. This is what I have so far:
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Any thoughts or crits?
Looks good. Only critique I have is my usual critique. The buildings are too spaced, and not clustered like they should be.
You'd suggest that the walls should butt onto each other?
Yes. Google Maps are great as they have that keen Satelite View.
Look in Europe at old sections of Cities, and you will see the city streets are tightly packed buildings.
Also check out these pictures:
Columbia: http://www.everyculture.com/images/ctc_01_img0249.jpg
Prague: http://www.f1point4.com/f1point4/ima...ue_street2.jpg
In addition to what Jfrazierjr was saying, as a city grows from a village, not only is is easier (and cheaper) to build only three walls instead of four, especally in a walled city, you only have so much room to build. Further if one was building outside the city walls, you would likely be buidling as close as possible to the city walls.
Another reason, buildings were built as what I am coming to term SUPERbuildings, is due to the nature of families. When a son married another man's daughter, they would need somewhere to live. Likely the easiest way to accomplish this increase in familial size was not to take away valuable crop land, but rather to just build an addition to the house (that three wall instead of four thing again), and maybe eventually if needed, just wall up the old doorway to close it off into a seperate structure/room.
Yep, I had wondered about that. Ah well, back to the drawing board. The challenge now of course is to get attached building segments that look good and don't take forever (the holy grail of town and city mapping!)
Well, it may not be perfect, but here is the thread of my City Map, Deeston:
What I usually do (and I know Ascension does something similar) is draw a large shape then use a small eraser to add alleys, etc.
Also if the roof is on a seperate layer you can use a similar idea and somewhat get the look of buildings all clustered together but with individual roofs (rooves? - stupid english language ;))
@Neon: Thanks for reminding me of that thread - it's a really useful read.
I'll see if I can get an updated edit up soon.
My 2 cents:
Small communities, especially farming communities, will probably not have many houses sharing walls. But I think it's likely that houses in these kinds of communities will have their own yards, barns, vegetable patches, etc.
Large communities, especially walled cities, will probable have a lot of houses sharing walls. This is cheaper and there is limited space within the walls (or limited space near premium locations, like the market, church, etc).
I do like the handdrawn style by the way Torstan.


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Sadly, not enough is made of the case's chilling true elements to make this debut feature from writer/director Scott Walker anything more than a blandly efficient rehash.
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Disney sucks. Click here for a full view of this employment rejection letter, and you'll see why.
Thanks to Charles for the link.
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Guess this one is making the rounds — I just got it from my sister this week.
What I particularly love is the reason the letter gives for not hiring women: because women don't do those jobs! Well, DUH.
I think the term I'm looking for is "circular."
I saw this a few days ago and thought "what assholes" but it's also a product of the time, hopefully they've moved on.
Heh, I like how the letter-writer's signature is accompanied by a picture of the movie's bad guy. No kidding!
Circular reasoning indeed. Things may not be perfect now, but I'm still glad not to live in 1938.
That can't be real! The witch by the signature is too funny. Sad thought that it appears to be written by a woman.
I love the reasoning though:
We only have men doing the work now; therefore, only men can do the work. Brilliant! Of course, it makes perfect sense.
A. That's messed up.
B. I need cooler paper for my memos. That memo paper kicks ass.
I love how Snow White is up by the recipient's name, while the wicked witch is down by the author's name. "*Cackle cackle* Artistic talent is for BOYS, you ninny!" That's what the wicked witch would say.
I was going to say, "Does anyone else find the Snow White stationary disturbing?" but you beat me to it m!
My favorite line is: "Women do not do any of the creative work . . . as that work is performed entirely by young men." It's such blithe, blatant discrimination.
And what's with cartooning only being done by "young men"? And the inking done by "girls"? Is Disney, like, summer camp for high schoolers? Or does joining the team mean you never have to grow up, just like Peter Pan?
Maybe this helps explain how Disney got started on the whole "heroines that look like barbie dolls" thing
The important detail you are all missing is that Mary had to type her own damned letter. If a man had written this it would be signe "Big Important Man" and the MEC on the bottom left would be BIM:mec (Big Important Man: typed by mec, the not very important girl).
If you'd taken typing class in 1970 you'd know that
Is it bad that I find the bald-faced descrimination somewhat refreshing? I mean… at least they were bloody up front and honest about why they weren't going to hire her for the job to which she applied, and were bloody up front and honest about her prospects for the jobs to which she possibly could be hired?
Please dont' misunderstand me — the blatant discrimination here is horrible, but hell, at least at that time they were honest about it… now you'd get some nebulously-worded letter about how, in spite of your qualifications, you're jsut not the right fit…
Also, I do feel the need to point out that the letter is dated June 7, 1938. While the Disney Company has some major problems today, you would never receive that kind of letter from them in current times … unless you're asking to marry your homosexual partner in the Carnation Pavillion on Main Street during park operating hours…
It is true that this letter is an artifact from another time. But it is sad to see it all the same.
Is there a reason why the text of the link says "Disney suck*s*" (present tense) while referencing a letter from *1938?*
This is like saying IBM sucks because it sells to the Nazis, and you shouldn't buy anime or other products from Japan because the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor.
There may be modern reasons why Disney sucks. This letter is not one of them.
To Lee, re: blaming Disney now for something that happened in the past.
Who is blaming the current Disney corporation for this letter? I believe the post, and those who have responded to it, are merely trying to show it for what it is – a historical text displaying blatant sexism.
However, I think it is relevant to claim that this text is representative of the kind of mentality the company has long had toward women and minorities. Disney himself was a noted racist. Disneyland was established as a nostalgic white-man's dreams of what American life "should be" (aka, white, middle-class, homogenic and scarily clean). Disney films and products to this very day continue to traffic in rather blatant forms of sexism, racism, ethnocentrism and ableism (if you want some brilliant writing on this very issue, you might read some of Ariel Dorfman's work on Disney). While it isn't really fair to assume that this historic text represents the company's explicit mentality today, anyone with half a brain and a critical eye can look at what they still produce and see that such sentiments haven't gone away but have instead simply become subtly embedded throughout Disney's body of work. Though you may not get that letter today, young children are still being indoctrinated into a Disney-view of life that convinces little girls that they have to be "princesses" in order to be valuable human beings. How are the messages of Disney films really different in
their ultimate intent than that letter? The ideology behind each is the same.
And finally, I worked at Disney for 5 years. The company blows in more ways than you can imagine. So yes, Disney sucks. Pass it on.
Considering how that movie is functionally patriarchal propaganda, it's no wonder they didn't want any women on it. Probably thought they were spies.
Yeah, and Shakespeare sucks because he was sexist and supported patriarchy. Hell, he didn't even let women appear in his plays. What a sexist pig. I'm surprised he hasn't been totally banned from civilized discussion.
Right, because women aren't just, biologically speaking, physically frailer than men, we're dumber and not as creative either.
I am not surprised; what's in that letter is pretty ways found Disney's short cmuch embodied in every Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck cartoon ever made; Daisy and Minnie simpered and sighed and were pretty much nonentities.
I am not surprised; what's in that letter is pretty much embodied in every Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck cartoon ever made; Daisy and Minnie simpered and sighed and were nothing more than nonentities.
As the letter gets further in to the rejection, the subject moves from women to girls.
I wonder if this letter had been written say, 4 years later, whether it would have contained a different response.
Once women started to be "manpowered" in WWII, the correspondent might have had a better chance at getting a job…
I like to think of this young woman in Arkansas dreaming of moving to Hollywood in the 1930′s, and then maybe getting her chance a few years later. I wonder what actually happened to her.
I didn't find it on snopes, but I have a really hard time believing this is a real letter. Not that people didn't think that way (or even that these mentalities are gone now). But even then, no one would phrase it as "the only work open to women…". Plus, the silliness of the witch at the bottom really gives it away.
We don't need a letter like this to prove that there's sexism from Disney (historical or otherwise).
I believe the letter is real and that even then people would talk openly about the "only work open to women." I was told things like that when I was a child–and i'm not THAT old LOL. My mother was a teacher, but she lost her job when she got married–not got pregnant, got married. that was the rule and everyone knew it and very few thought a thing about it. NEVER made sense to me.
Anorak–i, too, would love to know what became of the young woman from Arkansas.
Holy fucking shit. We women of today sometimes forget how bad it was back then.
This was during the Depression. Disney was being very progressive to let women have ANY jobs.
Really, the images should be reversed. The witch was creative and imaginative, while Snow White was a miniature housewife in Disney's version of the story.
Umm… is that signed by a woman? Mary? Hmm.. interesting. Though I'm sure she just typed up the letters or something. *rolls eyes*
How fitting that snow white and the witch-queen are on the letter (I know, it was probably the only Disney film that had yet been made). You know, since, as mentioned above, snow white was the sweet, naive, always-upbeat housewife and needed protection and the breath/kiss of life by men (dwarves included). And the witch, well, she was powerful, and thus murderously jealous and evil. The latter was a lesson to us all to be like the former, or else!
Last night while babysitting my cousin's daughter she decided she wanted to watch Peter Pan. Never before had I noticed what sort of messages are mixed in this story. Right at the get go Tinkerbell is examining the size of her hips in the mirror and shakes her head in disapproval. Later on when Captain Hook is talking about finding Peter's hide out he thinks to use Tinkerbell to tell him where Peter is because 'you can make a jealous woman do almost anything' or something that that effect about how jealous women are easily persuaded. I turned it off after she fell asleep but i'm sure there's more. Just thought i'd share since we're on the topic of disney.
Wasn't just Disney. At this time, Warner Brothers and MGM, to the best of my knowledge, had women (sorry, "girls," as they were known) doing the highly repetitive, non-creative inking and painting while the men did the more interesting animation work. I think WB had one "woman animator" but I can't recall for sure from my readings back when I wanted to be one myself.
Oh, and I seem to remember something about a character designer or background artist who was a woman during the '40s at Disney, but don't quote me on that.
It's always good to remember how much worse it was. While things today may not be perfect, at least no one can blatantly reject someone because "girls don't do that kind of work." At first I read this without looking at the date, and I was like "that's so illegal!" then I realized it was from 1938.
I agree with you Liza.
Speaking of Disney, I currently work on the Jungle Cruise attraction in the CA park – which not too long ago was solely operated by men. The sad part is that we female skippers often get pretty serious flack from guests because they "remember" when only men were allowed to be skippers and preferred those times.
I even had a guest once explain to me that letting women become Jungle skippers was what started to "ruin" Disneyland and that attraction specifically.
My daughter just graduated from college with a major in art and is trying to find work as an animator. Difficult as it is for her and other young women, I'd like to think that the industry has evolved since 1938. (It's interesting that the letter was signed by "Mary Cleane.")
Hey, give them a break! At least they discouraged her from picking up and moving to Hollywood with inking/painting stars in their eyes. Sigh.
Also, if Mary Cleane really existed, I'd be very surprised.
Ok, fess up, who let out the troll food?
Just to clarify – it's not that I doubt Disney had this policy about women and men's jobs. I'm sure they did, because I heard of it before, and it seems in line with people's thinking back then. Merely questioning this particular letter in no way invalidates any claims of Disney's sexism!
I'm just surprised at the exact wording of the letter. People may have verbally said things like that, but the writing seems more like something someone outside of Disney might say while reporting on their policy. It also seems like different statements pieced together.
Other reasons I doubt its authenticity: I find it very strange they used the animated characters on their formal letters. That seems a bit like something a more modern Disney might do, but odd for 1938. Plus, the paper itself doesn't look too aged.
I dunno – I could be completely wrong. I just don't like to be taken in by hoaxes (or let other people be fooled), so I'm more likely to be a skeptic about such things. If I turn out to be wrong, I still won't feel like I was wrong for questioning it.
Yeah…I haven't liked Disney since I saw Bambi when I was 4, but this letter doesn't look too real. I know too many people who could have come up with that in photoshop.
Well heck, here is the photo page if you want to comment and tell the guy you're skeptical of the letter's authenticity.
Forwarded the page to Snopes.
You just want to complain and play the victim.
You don't have to "play the victim" when you've been sufficiently victimized, marginalized and othered, Lee.
Though I bet it's hard to identify or empathize with us women when you're so busy drowning in your own privilege.
Could we trade Lee in for a concern troll? Those are at least coherent.
In the meantime, I'd propose we stop engaging him. His entire purpose here seems to be autoerotic thread derailment.
Don't feed the trolls!!!!!!!
This was the flickr caption. So she DID become an animator after all!
"This letter originally belonged to my grandmother. After she passed away we discovered it and were surprised at how well it was preserved for being nearly 70 years old. She eventually became an animator during WWII for the war effort.
The letter speaks for itself and it remarkable to note how times have changed since then."
Yeah, I saw that too Anne. I was stoked (that means happy in N.Z.)!
I feel really cool because I had hypothesised upthread that WWII might have changed things for her and it did!
I guess it's good that something cool came from the deaths of millions of people ;o)
Disney (as far as I know) is still homophobic and sexist (probably racist as well) in many of its policies – including their dress code and requirements for hire to even work at the parks. However, feminist that I am… when i went to Walt Disney World when i was 5 i was seduced entirely by the "magic" and haven't ever been able to grow out of it. ah to smoke and drink in the magic kingdom with hairy arm pits and legs… nothing better
Disney (as far as I know) is still homophobic and sexist (probably racist as well) in many of its policies – including their dress code and requirements for hire to even work at the parks. However, feminist that I am… when i went to Walt Disney World when i was 5 i was seduced entirely by the "magic" and haven't ever been able to grow out of it. ah to smoke and drink in the magic kingdom with hairy arm pits and legs… nothing better
mhothatch, I'm with you. I have a Disneyland annual passport and every time I go, I sneak in a bottle of Special "Gatorade."
You ain't ridden Space Mountain 'til you've done it drunk, far as I'm concerned.
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I have always, always, ALWAYS wanted to be a skipper on the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland and when I was a little girl I noticed that there were no women skippers…
And now there are! Yay! I am so jealous.
Good for you for keeping on despite flack from people. That is really stupid that people actually complain to you about that. People really need to enter the 21st century.
Sorry I didn't read the whole thread before responding..
As far as being "homophobic".. I thought Disneyland just recently included same sex marriages as being eligible for their "princess wedding" package, or what ever they call it.
And don't they actually support some other LGBT causes? Such as "Gay Days" and the like that ended up being protested by a lot of right wingers? I seem to recall Disney receiving quite a bit of flack for giving it's support to the gay community.


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Leroux, 26, is a native of Montreal and made his Major League debut with Florida last year on May 26. He made a total of five appearances with the Marlins in 2009 and spent and majority of the season with Double-A Jacksonville, where he posted a 2.70 ERA and two saves in 46 games.
A seventh-round selection by Florida in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, Leroux made his professional debut in 2006. He also appeared in two games for Team Canada during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings.
To make room for Leroux on the 40-man roster, the club has designated right-handed pitcher Brian Bass for assignment.


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In an attempt to generate more enthusiasm on CEG for autocross, and get more people in the sport in general, I'm going to give some information to those who might be interested.
For an introduction to the sport, try the Tire Rack Novice Handbook. This gives all the information you need to go to your first event.
Autocross is a motorsport where cars are driven around a tight, very twisty course marked by cones (pylons). Cars run solo - thus the SCCA name "Solo II". Solo I is similar, but on a road course. Each run is timed to one one thousandth of a second: xx.xxx seconds. The fastest run is the one that counts. Cars are divided into classes based on modifications and type/performance potential. See http://www.scca.org for details on classing.
There are five classes the Contour is eligible for in streetable form: G Stock (GS), Street Touring S (STS), STX, D Street Prepared (DSP), and Street Mod (SM).
GS allows struts, front swaybar, brake pads, cat-back, DOT-legal race tires, and that's about it. This leaves you with a car with a lot of understeer. However, it's still fun, and will teach you a lot about driving to run there.
STS allows springs, swaybars, wheels, chip, intake, A/C removal, battery relocation, and a few other things, but makes you run on "Street Tires", which has a treadwear rating of 140 or greater. The fastest tires are the Falken Azenis, Hankook Z212, Kuhmo MX, Yoko Advan Neova, and BFG KDW. Max width is 225, on a 7.5 inch wheel.
STX is like STS but allows an LSD, bigger rotors, one high-flow cat (which means headers for us), and wider wheels/tires: 245s on 8 inch wheels. With the LSD and MSDS headers being popular, this could be a fun place to be. It will take some work to fit a 245 width tire, though.
DSP allows the STS mods, as well as LSD, no cat at all, DOT-legal slicks, and an accusump. If I was to build a Contour for track days and autocross, this would be the place to be.
SM allows anything power and suspension-wise without chassis modifications. You can remove more weight, run a turbo, 3.0L, etc. But so can the competition
As I mention in my STS build thread, STS is a good place to be. With the exception of the Accusump, slicks, and LSD, it's everything I'd want in a streetable car. If you're not going to the track much, this is the way to go. If you get a nice suspension kit like the Koni or BAT, a rear swaybar, camber plates, and Azenis, you can be very well-prepared, and have a great-handling and riding street car.
If you go a little more hardcore, you canr have a car that's great on SMOOTH roads, and very, very quick. Again, see my build thread for details.
So, you want to run. No matter where you are, it'll be fun. Let me alleviate a few misconceptions for the wary:
Oil starvation: I run 6.5 qts and I'm fine. Autocross doesn't have long, hard turns, in general. I have yet to run a course that scares me in the least. Just don't run low on oil, and your engine won't break a sweat.
Tire life: a lot of newbies show up unprepared and kill their tires, never to return. If you go too fast, sliding everywhere, you'll not only burn them up, you'll be slow! Erring on the side of too cautious will give you faster lap times, and no appreciable tire wear. Also, make sure you jack the pressures up to 38-40 psi to keep them from squishing and "rolling over" onto the sidewall. This will keep the wear down, and even it out across the tread, as well as making you faster.
Damage: it is possible to damage the car. If you are really nuts, and the course has a flaw, you could do something stupid and mess it up. But, I've never run a course where that could happen. A good course will require serious driver incompetence to have a problem. This is the safest form of motorsport, or very close, as far as car damage goes. The risk is very, very low.
Yes, Buckshot rolled his car. This was not from cornering forces, but from going way too fast on a poorly-setup track and hitting a tire wall. He admits it was really all his fault that he went off - "cold tires, cold track, hot driver", I think he said.
So, go to SCCA.org, find your region, and look for an event! Post up in your regional forum to see if anyone around you want to go too. Read the guide I posted the link too, and have fun!


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Understanding basketball through literary quotes. Or something like that.
Maintained by Evan Dunlap of the Orlando Magic blog Orlando Pinstriped Post.
Inspired by Slaugherhouse 90210, which does the same thing, only with television.
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"How did you go bankrupt?"
"Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly."
- Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises
Antoine Walker.
Sad Antoine is sad.
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Dan Reilly: The FishbowlDC Interview
Say hello to the Politico's Dan Reilly.
How many suits do you own? Including my birthday suit? Three.
What word do you routinely misspell? ocassionallly
Did you see Brokeback Mountain? Loved it.
Did you see The Da Vinci Code? Hasn't this question jumped the shark? If you are going to ask me about random movies, why not Tron? Yes, I saw Tron and loved it.
What's the name of your cell phone ring? Calypso.
What time did you get up this morning? At 7:14am, I groaned and rolled over and my finance said in perfect pitch, "sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays," thus proving that even half asleep, she is absolutely hilarious.
When did you last cry and why? As a huge Chicago Bears fan, I must admit that I got a little misty-eyed after Hurricane Rex threw his final interception in the Super Bowl. Stupid Rex.
Which of the seven deadly sins are you? Sloth love Chunk.
Beach, city or country? Take me home, country roads.
Would you say you're cute? Pretty? Hot? Beautiful? I am beautiful, no matter what they say. Words can't bring me down.
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Summer fun gets physical for youth, adults
Families looking for a little action for children have plenty of affordable options in Tunica this summer. From a new laser tag and bounce facility to low-cost golf sessions for beginners and the various programs offered by Tunica County Parks & Recreation, children can get physical and, perhaps, drop a few pounds while having fun.
The rain won't stop Coretta Joiner's business. The owner of Tunica Party N Bounce said her company will open its doors July 1 at 8702 Highway 61 North. The facility will feature laser tag, arcade games, bouncers, a party room, and snack bar with pizza, popcorn, nachos and cheese, hotdogs, smoked sausages, candy, drinks, chips, and pickles.
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I know we have all been super curious to see what Sarona Snuka aka Tamina can do in the ring given that her daddy is a Hall of Famer. Check out footage below of Tamina in a six-Diva match at an FCW event last month.
Obviously, not the best example of her wrestling since she pretty much jobbed to Courtney Taylor but there you have it. I think Tamina is absolutely gorgeous — she has such a beautiful face. She may not be the same size as the other girls in FCW or the main roster but she has an amazing look that should get her far. I'm definitely hoping to see more of her, hopefully as a babyface though… I can see the fans getting behind her.
tamina, naomi and liviana looks like a fierce and dangerous team.
she looks really comfortable in the ring. I really like her look, she seems so nice, so I think she should become a babyface somewhere down the road…
I'm not expected by the outcome of the match, if you think logically Tamina has been on television three times and not yet seen in the ring, Courtney, AJ and I guess to some degree Aksana are over with the crowd and therefore it'd be the best result for the fans (although FCW never seem/seemed to know what alignment Courtney was anyway) The match was weird, Liviana seemed to be the team leader with Naomi as the fiesty sidekick and Tamina as the muscle, nonetheless, I think Liviana is a great acquisition and I agree she might not be like the others Divas but her look is gorgeous. I mean if they give her more professional attire it'd be even better, but I think she'll shine in the Divas title tournament.
Speaking of which I found Tamina's first two appearances on FCW TV, the first is around the Divas tournament, watch out for Tamina she's right at the blank (its a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance)
The second is with her clients, The Usos. Again, it's not exactly great exposure, but still…
The third is her accompanying Donny Marlow, another faction member.
It also see's the firtst initial sightings of Jamie Keyes as ring announcer.
What a crap attire on Tamina, they need to give her something much more colourful instead of just a plain black vest and jeans.
I'm guessing FCW haven't made any costumes for her yet, hence why she's wearing basic gym stuff. It's nice to see a more full-figured lady in WWE, although for my money Naomi has the best body in FCW. All curves in the right places! As Bart Simpson (or Woodrow) says, she's got a butt that won't quit!
It's hard to judge Tamina from this match, so I'll just say at least she seems somewhat comfortable in the ring. She nailed the "whoops, I nailed my opponent" look.
Also, Courtney covered up that roll-up botch beautifully; you might actually think that was supposed to happen. It's a good thing Tamina didn't break her neck, that wouldn't have been a good start to her FCW career!
Wow, i love how Tamina, doesnt have the "diva look", she is more like a beth phoenix look haha, and i agree you cant really tell, how good of a wrestler she really is from this video, however, it is sort of a tease, because now everyone wants to watch her and see how good she is, me personally i saw her match against Betsy Ruth is WXW and it was great, she is a very good wrestler and kudos, for WWE signing her,
As far as the attire, that is what she wore in WXW as well, and the faction she is in, I can see it be a very big part of FCW and she will be in the FCW diva tournament yay :)
@ JJ excuse me! That roll-up courtney did was not a a cover-up for a botch or whatever! thats actually one of her moves! She also used that to tiffany!
@JJ it wasn't a botch it's a move she does a lot, i think it's one of her signatures but I'm not sure what she calls it
Tamina looks like a good wrestler, she looks like another powerful Diva like Beth phoenix or Serena, i liked the bit at the end where Tamina and Naomi beat the ref up XD
As I mentioned before it's a kneeling facebuster, she calls it the Hoe-Down, alongside the Chokehold STO it's one of her signature/finisher moves.
And yeah I hope they introduce new attire for her soon, this is obviously her existing attire from WXW. I mean Serena was wearing her indie attire for what seemed like years in FCW, by the time she got her new gimmick attire, she moved onto the SES.
I wonder why Byron Saxton was the referee here? Oh well it gave them something to do post-match.
AJ, Tamina and Livianna are… HOT.
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In that case, I take it back; it looked awkward and Tamina looked like she could have gotten hurt. If it had been a botched roll-up it would have explained the awkwardness, and it would have been quick thinking on the part of Courtney.
I like the idea of the move though; that variation of the chickenwing submission isn't used much.
Any update on whether Courtney's gone or not?
It's pretty likely she has, as much as people say 'it might be an error' it's never happened before and it's not likely to happen unlike they're gone :( I think it might have something to do with creative diffculties, she was always being switched from face to heel after her love angle broke off with Alex Riley, then she was part-time wrestling and interviewing, it seemed like they were just trying to give her something to do. Shame.
I agree, I'm a fan of Courtney/Beverly but I've always hated the Hoe-Down, the set up for it always looked awkward and slow compared to the little it acheives, it just looks like a slow built up version of someone slamming their opponents head on the mat. I much preferred her STO.
Back to the match again, I pretty much said it all. I never noticed how AJ was underplayed in the match with Courtney getting the pin, to me Aksana is pretty much a liability in every sense at FCW, but maybe the fact AJ didn't getting the victory is an indication that she might not be so successful in the Divas title tournament and that the value of the Queen of FCW crown will soon be null and void. Liviana playing team leader was a nice change, it made it seem like they've found some use for her other than being the GM's lackey, she desperately needed some gimmick or character because she's not the faster learner in the ring.
This is the future of the WWE Womens division. And damn, it's gonna be good.
I honestly can't wait until all of these women get called up and completely replace the current batch of girls. CAN'T FUCKIN' WAIT.
Wow im impressed with Liviana, she took control. Also, Naomi Night loved seeing her. Tamina looks good as a newbie. Too bad for Courtney i loved her. Aj seemed weak in this match, same goes for Aksana.
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Prior to joining CrossFit Central I had toyed with the idea of doing some kind of boot camp before but was always able to talk myself out of it: too expensive, the times don't work with my schedule, what if I hate it, etc. and then some. "Tomorrow" was my best excuse and worst enemy.
As a dancer for years, I have always had a physical awareness. I was almost always one of the tallest girls and would get stuck in the back of dances just behind all of the naturally skinny, size zero girls. I wouldn't go so far as to say that I disliked myself because of it, but there was always a twinge of longing to be one of those girls and an acute sense of self-consciousness because I wasn't.
When I joined CrossFit Central, I was nearly a year out of college, helping out with my sick grandmother, going through a rough breakup, practically sedentary, and the heaviest weight I had ever been. I felt lonely and a bit lost. I was a passive bystander instead of an active participant in my own life.
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In 7 months I've lost 40 lbs, over 5% body fat, and a whole lot of inches.
My first week of boot camp was brutal. I knew I wasn't in shape, but had no idea how out of shape I really was. I couldn't even finish half of the warm up at the time! Had it not been for my incredible coach Crystal and the amazing people in my boot camp class, I might not have made it back after that first week.
I am so proud of the work that I have put in to get my body to where it is now and for the first time in a long time, I am truly happy with the way I look. Not only have I gotten rid of the largest jeans I ever bought, but I am now wearing the ones I wore in high school with room to spare. Since starting CrossFit, most days I feel not only optimistic but invincible and that's a kind of confidence that I never could have imagined.
I have learned so much about myself since joining CrossFit Central – I have learned how strong I am, both physically and mentally, and how to trust myself as a result of that strength. Making day to day decisions is not a strong suit of mine, but I have found that when it comes to making bigger life decisions, I have a much better perspective and thereby a healthier method of decision making. I have also learned more about what I need on a daily basis to be a happy and well-rounded person. Before beginning CrossFit, the things that made me happy were often small, insignificant, and generally material or external. Food, shopping, and external praise are all examples of things that would give me a temporary high. Now I have learned to be more self-sufficient and use exercise and the right foods to preserve my emotional well-being and maintain a positive outlook.
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In her outdoor installation The Forest of No Return / The Homecoming, Sarah Fuller , integrated five YCGC buildings into sites related to their former place of residence via large-scale photographic prints on linen. The prints were manipulated using theatre techniques once used by Daguerre in the Paris Diorama in the mid 1850s, and saw the houses shift from dusk to night. This created a sense of home in the structures, as well as a visual play on memory, ghosts and history.
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Support Groups: Cultivating a Garden of Friendship
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The Trellis: Organizational Framework
Though NHE was planted as a ministry, Shelley developed an organizational framework, a trellis, to guide leaders and members as the group grew. Intentional about helping leaders and members understand their roles and responsibilities, Shelley and I specified essential leadership qualities, defined prerequisite membership requirements for leaders, and outlined membership expectations. Our finalized operating policies were forwarded to our church liaison.
Gardener's Guidelines: Keys to Membership
The operating policies were the keystone of our membership packet. Organized in a three-pronged pocket folder, potential members were expected to read the contents, complete the Membership Application, and sign the Code of Conduct for Families and Field Trip Guidelines.
Membership packets were available at the first meeting of our inaugural year. Beginning our second year, packets were distributed to returning members at the last monthly meeting of the school year. This pre-registration process allowed leadership to devote time and attention to welcoming and registering new members during the first meeting of each new school year.
A membership fee was determined by a projected budget. Line items included church usage, office supplies, postage, guest speaker honorariums, materials for special events (Science Fair, History Fair, Fall Festival, Christmas Tea, Couples' Night Out, and Fine Arts Fair), and a leaders' dinner. Membership fees increased with the needs of the group and included membership to the state homeschool association. We waived NHE membership fees for single mothers (or fathers). Hardship cases were confidentially considered prayerfully by the leadership team.
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Registered members received a Service Task List describing the support services and activities NHE offered. Each description included the type of help needed to carry out an activity and the coordinator contact information. Members were required to select and complete at least one task during the school year. Families who completed their task were offered a discounted membership fee the following year. Grace was given to moms with newborn infants or families facing crisis.
Our goal was to find a volunteer for every task we projected. After our second monthly meeting, any offerings without a volunteer would be eliminated until the following year. This system worked well. Members appreciated the support services and welcomed the relationships that blossomed as a result of serving alongside another family.
Grafting: Welcoming New Members to the Garden
New members were grafted into the garden with special care. Our Membership Coordinator welcomed each family with a personal phone call, answering questions, addressing needs or concerns, and asking how the new member could contribute to the group. The Membership Coordinator encouraged newcomers to serve with current members, thus creating a venue for friendship and mentorship. Returning members valued new energy. New members gleaned seasoned wisdom.
Fragrance: Reaching the Greater Homeschooling Community
NHE grew. In the first three years, membership tripled. Previously known only to the members of the sponsoring congregation, NHE now spread fragrance to the greater homeschooling community.
Beginning the fourth year, Shelley and I prayed about expanding the leadership board. Two members immediately came to our minds. Both had exemplified servant-leadership qualities during our first three years and were asked to prayerfully consider the board position. They graciously accepted.
A four-member board was better equipped to lead and serve the rapidly growing group. Each leader provided oversight to a specific area: Administrative Duties, Member Services, Special Events, and Meeting Coordinator. The original operating policy was amended to establish leadership term limits, providing rotational leadership to the board and protecting leaders from weariness and burnout. We voted on and approved a three-year-on, one-year-off clause.
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Southeast Asia's regional 10-nation brotherhood, ASEAN, has not had a good month.
Their last meeting in the seaside town of Pattaya was cancelled after a protest faction stormed the resort housing world leaders. Thousands of protesters overtaking soldiers, running amok in the lobby and freaking out pudgy foreigners in swimming trunks is not a good look.
Neither is forcing prime ministers to escape via helicopter fall-of-Saigon style from the hotel roof.
After the siege, I wondered aloud whether these shenanigans would scare off U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from coming to a big-time ASEAN summit this summer. The Southeast Asian press cried "snub" when Condoleezza Rice failed to show up to a few key gatherings.
I thought perhaps the siege of ASEAN's last meeting would scare Hillary away.
But she has apparently confirmed that she'll be in Bangkok for the next regional meeting in July.
I guess Hillary's heart don't pump lemonade. She already has experience dodging sniper fire in Bosnia, so no big deal, right?
Symbolically, this is huge for both ASEAN and Thailand's beleaguered government. It shows that the U.S. endorses the association — and demonstrates faith in Thailand's ability to protect one of America's most important figureheads.
Here's to the next summit ending peacefully. These gatherings are supposed to be boring, right? I hope we can keep it that way.
P.S. — Speaking of American figureheads, I went to see Jesse Jackson speak last night at the Foreign Correspondent's Club of Thailand. Packed house. I stepped to the microphone to ask for his thoughts on racism in Asia, specifically the sometimes startling and nonchalant ridicule of people with darker skin.
Poignant question, I thought — someone in the crowd cheered with approval — but the good reverend just wiped his brow with a handkerchief, looked confused and asked me to repeat myself.
Oh well. Any readers care to comment on this?