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Meet Kayla and Jake!
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of photographing the beautiful Kayla and her dream man Jake. Jake is in the army, stationed in Korea, but he was back for a few weeks to marry the woman of his dreams. They were married at a beautiful church in Dayton, Ohio and I was lucky enough to be there to capture the entire event. The reception was held at the officer's club at Wright Patterson Air force Base (also in Dayton, Ohio). Having never been to the officer's club at Wright Pat, I was a little nervous about the photographic opportunities we had available to us. Luckily there is an amazing golf course that surrounds the club that we were able to make use of. While I was worried about the scenery, I was ecstatic about what I was seeing in the sky. One thing I always hope for as a photographer (at least when shooting outdoor portraits like this) is an overcast sky with clouds that have contrast and definition. We were very, very fortunate this day with our sky. We (the bride and myself) couldn't have been happier. When you have a sky like this, you know two things. First, you know that it's not going to take much power to light the subjects. Since the light levels are low, you're usually shooting at a higher ISO which in turn allows you to bleed down the power on your lights, or allows you to use speed lights and work really quick and light. The second thing that pops into my head when I see a sky like this is the drama. My plan of attack when shooting against a sky like this is to underexpose the sky by 1 to 1-1/2 stops then using my flash to light the subject. By dropping the sky 1 stop underexposed, I allow it to become very saturated and very contrasty as in the image above. The One thing to look out for when doing this is your ratios. It's not a set subject to background ratio, rather a "seat of your pants" judgement call. What you have to watch for, and avoid is making the background too dark. If you make the background too much darker than your subject, the viewer doesn't know where to look. There are competing areas of the image for the viewers eyes to move to. You obviously want the subjects to be the focal point of the image, but your don't want them to look like they are out of place either. You want the background and the foreground to look believable. As with anything, practice makes perfect and it takes a little while (and a lot of bad photos) to finally figure out where your sweet spot is. Check out a few more from that day below, and I hope to see you here again soon! Jason


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Saint Vincent College | |
Established | 1846 |
Type | Private |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Benedictines) |
Endowment | $71 million[1] |
Chancellor | Rt. Rev. Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., B.A. M.Div., Ph.D. |
President | Br Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., Ph.D.[2] |
Academic staff | 221 (2011) |
Undergraduates | 1,766 (2014) |
Postgraduates | 200 (2014) |
Location | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA |
Campus | Suburban, 200+ acres |
Tuition + Fees | $30,351 (tuition and required fees 2013-2014) |
Colors | Blue and Silver (academic) Green and Gold (athletic) |
Athletics | NCAA Division III – PAC, ECAC |
Sports | baseball, soccer, cross country, golf, lacrosse, basketball, tennis, ice hockey, swimming; soccer, cross country, volleyball, golf, lacrosse, basketball, softball, tennis |
Nickname | Bearcats / Lady Bearcats |
Mascot | Bearcat |
Affiliations | ACCU ABCU CIC NAICU |
Website | www.stvincent.edu |
Saint Vincent College | |
Established | 1846 |
Type | Private |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Benedictines) |
Endowment | $71 million[1] |
Chancellor | Rt. Rev. Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., B.A. M.Div., Ph.D. |
President | Br Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., Ph.D.[2] |
Academic staff | 221 (2011) |
Undergraduates | 1,766 (2014) |
Postgraduates | 200 (2014) |
Location | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA |
Campus | Suburban, 200+ acres |
Tuition + Fees | $30,351 (tuition and required fees 2013-2014) |
Colors | Blue and Silver (academic) Green and Gold (athletic) |
Athletics | NCAA Division III – PAC, ECAC |
Sports | baseball, soccer, cross country, golf, lacrosse, basketball, tennis, ice hockey, swimming; soccer, cross country, volleyball, golf, lacrosse, basketball, softball, tennis |
Nickname | Bearcats / Lady Bearcats |
Mascot | Bearcat |
Affiliations | ACCU ABCU CIC NAICU |
Website | www.stvincent.edu |
Saint Vincent College is a four-year, coeducational, Roman Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts college located about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1846 by Boniface Wimmer, a monk from Bavaria, Germany. It was the first Benedictine monastery in the United States. It is operated by the Benedictine monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey.
Saint Vincent Archabbey and College was founded in 1846 by Boniface Wimmer, a monk from Metten Abbey in Bavaria. On April 18, 1870, the Pennsylvania state legislature incorporated the school. Saint Vincent College became coeducational in 1983. In 1996, the college, along with the archabbey, seminary, and parish, observed the 150th anniversary of its founding.
Saint Vincent College is an educational community rooted in the tradition of the Catholic faith, the heritage of the Benedictine monasticism, and the love of values inherent in the liberal approach to life and learning, Its mission is to provide quality undergraduate and graduate education for men and women to enable them to integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life. The programs, activities, and encounters that make up student life at Saint Vincent College encourage the intellectual gifts, professional aptitudes and personal aspirations of students to mature harmoniously.[3]
Saint Vincent is organized into four schools; each includes a number of departments and major and minor programs offering undergraduate or graduate degrees, as well as special programs and public service outreach activities. Each school has its own Dean who works closely with students, faculty and prospective students and a Council of Advisors composed of representatives of business, industry, and academia to advise and direct policy and programs.[4]
The four schools are:
Formed in 2001, the current Dean is Gary Quinlivan, B.A., Ph.D. It includes the departments and programs of Accounting, Economics, Business Education, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, Politics, and Public Policy.
Alex G. McKenna was a leading industrialist, civic leader, and philanthropist. He was the past chairman, president and chief executive officer, and a founding general partner of Kennametal Inc., a global corporation headquartered in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Throughout his life he promoted the principles of free market economics, limited constitutional government and traditional civic values.[5]
The school was formed in 2004, and the current Dean is Mary Beth Spore, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. It includes the departments of Communication, Education, Psychology, and Sociology/Anthropology. The departments share in common a concern with how people develop and interact in a wide range of settings as well as a commitment to the approaches common to the social sciences. Programs in the school share a commitment to active and experiential learning and to student research. Associated with the school are the Saint Vincent College Drug and Alcohol Prevention Projects and the Fred M. Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media.
Formed in 2004, the current Dean is Fr. Rene Kollar, O.S.B., B.A. M.Div., M.A., Ph.D., F.R. Hist. S. It contains the departments and programs of English, Fine Arts (Art and Music), History, Liberal Arts, Modern and Classical Languages, Philosophy, and Theology. The Saint Vincent Gallery and the College's Stage and Theatre programs are also part of the School.
Formed in 2004, the current dean is Dr. Stephen M. Jodis. It includes the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computing and Information Science, Mathematics, and Physics. Majors are also offered in Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, and Environmental Science. Teacher certification may be obtained in biology, chemistry, environmental education, mathematics and physics. Cooperative programs with other institutions of higher education enable students to pursue degrees in engineering, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy and physician assistant.
The college offers a five-year cooperative liberal arts and engineering program. Students spend three years at St. Vincent, fulfilling core requirements and prerequistes for an engineering major, then two years at the engineering college. Upon completion of coursework and recommendation by the Mathematics Department, students are guaranteed acceptance at Penn State University. The college also has agreements with the University of Pittsburgh and The Catholic University of America. Under this program, the student receives a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Vincent and a Bachelor of Science degree from the engineering college.
Herbert W. Boyer is a recipient of the 1990 National Medal of Science, and co-recipient of the 1996 Lemelson-MIT Prize and a co-founder of Genentech. He served as Vice President of Genentech from 1976 through his retirement in 1991.
St. Vincent has intercollegiate teams in football, baseball, softball, women's volleyball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, women's field hockey, swimming, track and tennis. The college is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They compete in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, at the Division III level. The school also offers men's ice hockey as a club sport.
The men's teams are known as the Bearcats and the women's as the Lady Bearcats. The athletic colors are green and gold.
Since 1966, the college has served as the training camp host of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rooney Hall, completed in 1995, is a residence hall which is used by the Steelers during their stay on campus each summer. It is named in honor of the Steelers' founder, Arthur J. Rooney Sr.. The Steelers regularly attract tens of thousands of fans to training camp and the Rooney family in conjunction with the College administration have vowed to keep with tradition and always have the camp open and free to the public.
The site of camp, Chuck Noll Field, is one of the most storied in the NFL and NCAA with Peter King of SI.com describing it as: ". . . I love the place. It's the perfect training-camp setting, looking out over the rolling hills of the Laurel Highlands in west-central Pennsylvania, an hour east of Pittsburgh. On a misty or foggy morning, standing atop the hill at the college, you feel like you're in Scotland. Classic, wonderful slice of Americana. If you can visit one training camp, this is the one to see."[6]
The main athletic center is the Robert S. Carey Student Center. It was formerly known as Sportsman's Hall, after the original name of St. Vincent Parish, and Kennedy Hall, after President John F. Kennedy, who received an honorary degree of law on February 4, 1958. It contains the gymnasium, swimming pool, student union and fitness center.
In 2011, the Lady Bearcat basketball team,[7] led by All-American Brittany Sedlock, became the first team in school history to qualify for the NCAA Division-III postseason since the school made the move from the NAIA. Ranked among the top-20 nationally throughout the season,[8] the Lady Bearcats were defeated in their opening-round National Tournament game by Greensboro College.[9] The women's basketball team overcame a major tragedy during the 2010-11 season, with the Christmas Day 2010 death of Kristen Zawacki (1958-2010), the lone women's basketball coach in the program's 25-year history.[10] Zawacki, also the school's Associate Athletic Director, won over 500 games in her career.[11] She was succeeded by assistant coach Jimmy Petruska, who was named interim coach immediately following her death, before being officially named the team's head coach on April 27, 2011.
Housing on campus is available in six residence halls for approximately 1,280 students. First year students under the age of 21 and living more than 50 miles from Saint Vincent College are required to reside on campus.
Saint Benedict Hall serves as the center for the first-year student population. Upperclassmen are housed in Bonaventure Hall, Gerard Hall, Wimmer Hall, Rooney Hall and Aurelius Hall. Housing in most residence halls is single sex by floor. Aurelius is the oldest dorm, built in 1923. Wimmer Hall was built in 1952. Gerard and Bonaventure, better known as "Gerry" and "Bonny" to students, were built in 1963. Gerard and Bonaventure will be renovated over summers 2014/2015, respectively. Rooney Hall and Saint Benedict Hall opened at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Within each residence hall, each area is led by at least one student resident adviser. At Saint Vincent, they are known as prefects. Each hall is supervised by a residence hall director and assistant residence hall directors.
On July 1, 2010, Brother Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., Ph.D., began his service as the 17th President of Saint Vincent College. Brother Norman formerly served as Executive Vice president of Saint Vincent College from 2002 until June 30, 2010. He served as Dean of the Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Science, Mathematics and Computing. Prior to 2002, Brother Norman acted in the capacity of Provost of Saint Vincent College.
Brother Norman was officially inaugurated as the 17th President of Saint Vincent College on October 11, 2010.[12]
The 2004 speaker was Congressman Tim Murphy of the 18th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. President George W. Bush spoke at the spring commencement ceremony in 2007. Then-President Towey had previously served as director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives from 2002–06.[17] The 2008 speaker was Mike Tomlin, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 2009 speaker was J. Christopher Donahue, the Chairman of the Board of the St. Vincent College Corporation. Donahue is president and CEO of Federated Investors. In 2010, the commencement speaker was Manfred Honeck, director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In 2011, the commencement speaker was Attorney Bruce Antkowiak.[citation needed]
During President Towey's four year tenure as President, he stressed a more traditional Catholic identity and St. Vincent College made the top ten list of conservative colleges in the United States for the first time. Towey attracted two high-profile commencement speakers: President George W. Bush in 2007 and Mike Tomlin, coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2008.[18] During this same time, Towey encountered opposition from some of the faculty.[19] While Towey attributed much of the dissension to his lack of experience in academia and to faculty unaccustomed to rapid change, three-quarters of the school's tenured faculty signed a letter stating that several decisions made by Towey had caused a major crisis at the college.[18][20][21] More than two years later Towey left Saint Vincent College; he was named president of the conservative Ave Maria University in July 2011.
In November 2009 reports emerged that Mark Gruber, at the time a Benedictine priest and faculty member who opposed Towey's reforms, was accused by the college administration of sexual misconduct. An attorney for the college stated that Gruber admitted under oath that he created pornographic materials on a college computer, including "grossly inappropriate depictions of himself", and that when Gruber was confronted with pornographic photographs during the deposition he admitted creating and e-mailing the images.[22] On July 2, 2012, Catholic Church officials issued a final decision in the matter confirming that "Gruber has been found guilty of the delicts (canonical crimes) of possession of child pornography; production of materials which gravely injure good morals; abuse of the Sacrament of Confession (but not a violation of the sacramental seal); and defamation of a legitimate superior."[23][24] In July 2013 Vatican officials relieved Gruber of his monastic and priestly duties. Gruber can no longer wear the clothes of a Catholic priest or monk or celebrate Mass, and he is no longer a member of the Benedictine community.[25][26]
Saint Vincent Parish was founded in 1790. It was the first Catholic parish in Pennsylvania west of the Allegheny Mountains. Father Theodore Brouwers, O.F.M., purchased 300 acres (121 ha) of land called "Sportsmen's Hall Tract." A church was built and dedicated on July 19, 1835. It was named after St. Vincent de Paul because July 19 is his feast day.[27]
The cornerstone of the basilica was laid in 1892, and the consecration took place on August 24, 1905. The basilica was completely restored in 1996, as part of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the college.[3]
Each year, on the Thursday before Thanksgiving, the Saint Vincent Community celebrates Founders Day, honoring all those who founded the college and have been a part of its community since its inception. The day features Honors Convocation (held in the Archabbey Basilica), a candle-lit turkey dinner in the gym, Zambelli fireworks and the campus light-up, featuring lighted arches in Melvin Platz.
The Saint Vincent College fight song, "Forward, Saint Vincent," was approved by the college's student government in 1996 and was written by Jen Waldmann, Heather Fields, and Chris Rodkey.
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability or notability policies. (September 2011) |

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Manual for Speed Manual #1, Stretching was made in partnership with Ben Chaddock, then of Team Exergy, at the team's 2012 Sponsor/Team Camp in Boise, Idaho. The following stretching routine and explanation is in Ben's own words, recorded at the time of the demonstration. Illustration by Ray Masaki.
Ben Chaddock's 2012 Stretching Routine
My profession (Professional Road Racing) requires that I ride my bike nearly every day of the year except for three weeks in October which I call my "Off Season." Because my training/racing schedule leaves no time to rest-up or complete a physiotherapy routine if, for example, I pull a muscle, long-standing muscular and range-of-motion imbalances must be dealt with proactively. There is a big assumption that once you 'turn pro' daily massage is the norm. However this is often not the case, which means most of us have to take daily recovery into our own hands.
If you don't like to stretch, ice bath or self massage, you'd better find another job because Professional Road Racing requires a great deal of time and commitment in regards to managing your own health and well-being; of course getting lazy, complacent and injured as the season progresses is also an option.
Good stretching habits go a long way.
1. They provide an opportunity to check-in with your body - what is tight, what needs attention, etc.
2. Stretching helps maintain fascia-sheath health and decreases the likelihood of pulled muscles. Regular care and attention also promotes muscular elasticity for greater recruitment, power and ultimately performance.
3. Most importantly, a 'recovery' routine should include stretching and massage as it increases the blood flow to the damaged area, thereby increasing the speed at which the body can rebuild exercise-induced micro-muscle fiber tears and flush out toxins.
Here are some good stretching habits.
Space is critical in my travel bag so each item must meet my rigorous standards: small and effective. My current stretching kit rolls all into one 2" diameter PVC pipe used for 'rolling', which conveniently fits within my travel suitcase. Inside the pipe, I carry The Original Marathon Stick that I bought back in 2000 for $50 before Oprah made them popular, 3 feet of yellow lightweight tubing which I use for a variety of stretches (especially the hamstring), a baseball (harder than a tennis ball!) which is an important tool for the muscles surrounding the hips and shoulder blades, a neck tie (just added to the mix this year!) to loop and hook onto my foot for quadriceps stretches, and organic coconut oil-based massage oils.
Warm-up is important for any stretching routine. Dynamic movements, a brisk walk, walking up stairs or going out for a spin are all adequate warm-ups. The stick is also adequate. I spend 5-8 minutes covering all the major muscle groups. Quadriceps, calves, arches, buttocks, lower back, upper back, and arms. Press hard to get the blood flowing. If it hurts to even touch your legs with light pressure, then your legs have been severely damaged from a hard effort or they are extremely tight and knotted. Either way, you have some work ahead of you so bite down on a wooden spoon and get started. There are some who suggest tapering the pressure of your 'sticking' away from your heart during warm-up and vice versa for cool down; however, I disagree. It is far more important to just get blood flow to the area via adequate pressure than over-thinking the details. So apply strong amounts of pressure and smoothly roll 'The Stick' over your muscles.
Since it sucks the most and is my largest area of concern due to muscular imbalances (my Vastus lateralis is much larger than my Vastus medialis), I move straight onto the roller. I target the fascia that runs along the outside of the quadriceps, below the IT band. If this fascia is smooth, my bursa sacs are happy and I can pedal hard. Move slowly! The more time you can spend on the roller the better. It may be very painful to start but the pain will subside in the coming days. Try to spend 5-10 minutes on each leg, working your way slowly up and down the quadriceps, rotating from the outside to the top as shown above. The effect is similar to that of the stick, yet the pressure is much higher due to the weight of your body. In order to moderate the pressure, distribute your weight off your working "roller" leg with either your arms or the non-working leg. The roller is also a good tool for the adductors and buttocks. Of course avoid the bony ends of your hips. KEY: Move slowly, or stop entirely until the pressure point releases (Caution: this can be extremely painful).
This is called THE ATOM BOMB. By adding the use of the business tie this season, I can conduct this exercise in any location, reducing my need to find a ledge/bed/couch/soft surface of the appropriate height to rest my foot on. The focus here is 90 degrees. Every bone angle is 90 degrees, femur to tibia, femur perpendicular to the floor, foot parallel to femur and hips square. It's hip to be square...right? This stretch also includes a large component of Proprioneuromuscular Facilitation (PNF); a resistance against the stretch over specific intervals of time to help relax the muscle, increasing the stretch, blood flow and recovery to the damaged muscle group. Once in position, rotate hips forward and up (anti-pelvic tilt) and tighten the buttock. When stretching the right leg as pictured above, tighten the right cheek. You can drop your right arm down and across your buttock to help monitor its activation throughout the entirety of the stretch – note, it is hard to stay focused and maintain tightness. Every thirty seconds, resist the stretch by pushing into the tie or chair while attempting to straighten the right leg. Complete 5-6 seconds of resistance. As you relax, the leg should achieve a new level of stretch; however be sure to maintain buttock tightness during this time. Complete this cycle 4-8 times, spending 3-8 minutes per leg. If I have only 10 minutes to stretch, I will forgo all other stretches and complete 5 minutes of the Atom Bomb per leg.
My nemesis, the adductor stretch. Even back in my ski racing days this stretch was highly feared amongst my teammates and I. I don't know what it is, it just feels like it is going to hurt a lot; fortunately with regular stretching one can make great strides forward with this stretch. To get into this stretch, stagger your legs such that you are going to complete a traditional hip flexor stretch (right foot planted at 90 degrees in front of the body, left knee grounded with left foot trailing behind the body). Move your left leg 12 inches to the right and leaving your right foot in it's place, shift your body rightward and collapse down onto your right buttock. SUPPORT YOURSELF with your arms. The point is NOT to touch the ground with your buttock. Instead focus on maintaining square hips and an upright upper body position to help moderate the stretch. Incorporate PNF elements by pushing the outside (grounded) side of your right foot into the ground and pushing (with your right hand) down on your right knee. However, despite these PNF contractions your anti- pelvic tilt and left buttocks should remain engaged. If you are advanced in this range of motion, try adding a towel under the shin as pictured, or elevate your right leg onto a low couch or bed.
The classic hamstring stretch. It is common for cyclists to have flexible lower backs and as a result touching one's toes isn't always the largest of challenges; however the ability to touch one's toes isn't always an indication of good hamstring flexibility. Instead focus on maintaining a flatter lower back or upright position in general during the stretch. You can use tubing as seen above to help gain traction. The most important part of this stretch is to tighten your quadriceps; according to the physics of the body if one muscle group is 100% contracted, it's opposing group will be relaxed, and stretching a relaxed muscle is the only way to properly and safely stretch. To introduce a PNF element, either push your heels into the ground or flex your feet away from your torso. Of course balance is the key so stretching both your hamstrings and quadriceps on a consistent basis is the best proactive solution.
This is a bit extreme. Usually I tend to use the baseball in the hip joint or lie on it while placed around my shoulder blades. When using the baseball for the Vastuc lateralis as shown above, use very small and smooth movements. I am placing a large amount of pressure on my non-working foot and upper body to reduce the body weight placed on the baseball. After I took 3 weeks off the bike in December, I had to use the baseball around my knee to break up the tissue as my fascia did not agree with the combination of alpine skiing and lack of stretching. As a result, I arrived in Tucson, AZ only to be stuck on the couch two days later, bursa sacs inflated and painful. However, within 24 hours of a professional massage to kick start the recovery, followed by 3x5 minutes a day of baseball work, I was back on the bike and preparing for 2012.
When used on the hip or shoulders, I will often lie for 5-10 minutes a time and completely zone out, slightly shifting my weight during the duration of the exercise to target as many of the layers and orientations of muscle and fascia as possible. The baseball on my hips and shoulders are my favourite post-travel exercise.
This is a weird one and really more of a test than a stretch. Ideally, this partner stretch targets the adductors and muscles of the back and neck. As said above, it is a test of one's flexibility of the stretches and muscle groups discussed above. To get into the position, lie with your back flat on the ground with you feet planted and knee at a 90 degree angle. Bring your right ankle up and place just above your knee as if you we to complete another common adductor stretch. Using your hands when placed on the upper shin of the left leg, pull back and rotate up onto your upper back. If using a partner, this is were their stabilization assistance becomes important, 'lower' the knees towards your head and try to create a box shape. Your stretching partner can gently push down on the left ankle and left knee while bracing the right side of your back with a leg. Make sure to turn your head out so you can breath.
Self-massage is never as painful as either receiving a massage or rolling/PNF stretching; however it is a valuable tool in my recovery. By working on the leg muscles, I can flush out a day's ride better than with just the stick and focus on the neck will promoting relaxation and a dopamine response which is great if I am trying to calm down after a race and fall asleep. I always start with the Vastuc Medialis, with large sweeping strokes. Another focus is the sheath out and underneath my Vastus Lateralis; using the base of my thumb I can run the length of the bottom six inches of my IT band and Tensor fascia. The health of this sheath is pivotal to controlling my bursa sacs and long term lower body health. Essentially I am creating a lot of heat and blood flow to the area. I also like to work on my calves and the Peroneus Longus along the outside of the shin. Driving the knuckles into the arch of the foot (or standing on a tennis/baseball and gently rolling) is also a good trick as it instigates a myofascial release cascade throughout the rest of the myofascial system. My favourite part of self-massage though is working on the upper shoulders and neck. First off, it usually means that I am almost done and can fall asleep soon, but it is also a great release as I carry a lot of tension in that area. Important notes to remember are to soap your legs well after the end of your coconut oil massage and rinse well. Also use a towel to vigorously rub against the grain so as to avoid ingrown hairs. Also, never ever shave prior to a massage.


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Next: Accessing Mouse, Previous: Event Examples, Up: Input Events
Every event has an event type, which classifies the event for key binding purposes. For a keyboard event, the event type equals the event value; thus, the event type for a character is the character, and the event type for a function key symbol is the symbol itself. For events that are lists, the event type is the symbol in the car of the list. Thus, the event type is always a symbol or a character.
Two events of the same type are equivalent where key bindings are concerned; thus, they always run the same command. That does not necessarily mean they do the same things, however, as some commands look at the whole event to decide what to do. For example, some commands use the location of a mouse event to decide where in the buffer to act.
Sometimes broader classifications of events are useful. For example, you might want to ask whether an event involved the <META> key, regardless of which other key or mouse button was used.
The functions event-modifiers
and event-basic-type
provided to get such information conveniently.
This function returns a list of the modifiers that event has. The modifiers are symbols; they include
. In addition, the modifiers list of a mouse event symbol always contains one ofclick
, anddown
. For double or triple events, it also containsdouble
.The argument event may be an entire event object, or just an event type. If event is a symbol that has never been used in an event that has been read as input in the current Emacs session, then
can returnnil
, even when event actually has modifiers.Here are some examples:
(event-modifiers ?a) ⇒ nil (event-modifiers ?A) ⇒ (shift) (event-modifiers ?\C-a) ⇒ (control) (event-modifiers ?\C-%) ⇒ (control) (event-modifiers ?\C-\S-a) ⇒ (control shift) (event-modifiers 'f5) ⇒ nil (event-modifiers 's-f5) ⇒ (super) (event-modifiers 'M-S-f5) ⇒ (meta shift) (event-modifiers 'mouse-1) ⇒ (click) (event-modifiers 'down-mouse-1) ⇒ (down)The modifiers list for a click event explicitly contains
, but the event symbol name itself does not contain 'click'.
This function returns the key or mouse button that event describes, with all modifiers removed. The event argument is as in
. For example:(event-basic-type ?a) ⇒ 97 (event-basic-type ?A) ⇒ 97 (event-basic-type ?\C-a) ⇒ 97 (event-basic-type ?\C-\S-a) ⇒ 97 (event-basic-type 'f5) ⇒ f5 (event-basic-type 's-f5) ⇒ f5 (event-basic-type 'M-S-f5) ⇒ f5 (event-basic-type 'down-mouse-1) ⇒ mouse-1
This function returns non-
if object is a mouse movement event.
This function converts a list of modifier names and a basic event type to an event type which specifies all of them. The basic event type must be the last element of the list. For example,
(event-convert-list '(control ?a)) ⇒ 1 (event-convert-list '(control meta ?a)) ⇒ -134217727 (event-convert-list '(control super f1)) ⇒ C-s-f1


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Some of you may have noticed that I haven't been very (at all) active for oh, say, the last year or so...
Obviously, a large part of that is this little one-year old boy (see post below from a year ago) sitting on my lap desperately trying to grab the mouse, hit keys on the keyboard, or just toss whatever he can reach off of the desk...lol
In addition to that, though, we also purchased our first home this summer (and all of the work that that entails)... And then on top of that, I've been working 6 days a week (and on occasion, 7 days) since May or so (we complain, but with so many jobs being lost around here recently to lay offs, bankruptcies, etc, it's probably a blessing to be in a job with an increase in business rather than a slowdown)
So yeah, there's been precious little time for casual computer use (I have actually stopped by to lurk a few times over the past year, but never really had the time to participate in anything)
I don't know if that's going to change soon, but I think things are settling down enough for me to at the very least get back to work on my projects (Murder Mansion is still in depserate need of some attention)
So anyways, I just wanted to drop in to let everyone know that nothing terrible has happened (on the off chance anyone was worried that it had), and I hope to make somewhat of a return soon!
What a difference a year makes! That first shot of him in his swing was taken the first day we brought him home... Then for the shot on the right, I got it back out and took another shot of him in it a week or so ago... It's crazy how fast this happens...
He's not quite walking on his own yet (he probably could, but he hasn't been willing to let go of furniture or someone's hands long enough to try)
This one was for one of those month-by-month picture frames... The Mickey ears in the one-year picture in the center aren't actually his; we haven't made that trip just yet...


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Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants portrayed in Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs, Margaret Powell's classic memoir of her time in service, Below Stairs, is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who, though she served in the great houses of England, never stopped aiming high. Powell first arrived at the servants' entrance of one of those great houses in the 1920s. As a kitchen maid - the lowest of the low - she entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5:30 am and went on until after dark. It was a far cry from her childhood on the beaches of Hove, where money and food were scarce, but warmth and laughter never were. Yet from the gentleman with a penchant for stroking the housemaids' curlers, to raucous tea-dances with errand boys, to the heartbreaking story of Agnes the pregnant under-parlormaid, fired for being seduced by her mistress's nephew, Margaret's tales of her time in service are told with wit, warmth, and a sharp eye for the prejudices of her situation. Margaret Powell's true story of a life spent in service is a fascinating "downstairs" portrait of the glittering, long-gone worlds behind the closed doors of Downton Abbey and 165 Eaton Place.
©1968 Margaret Powell and Leigh Crutchley (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
I am an avid eclectic reader.
"Cooking and cleaning before the modern stoves etc"
What attracted me to the book was the title saying it inspired "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "Downton Abby" . This is a story of a 14 year old off to work in service. Teenagers working was common in those years, the story took place just before WWI and after. Mary Wells did such a good job narrating and the book was written in a relaxed style I felt as if I was having a cup of tea with a friend, who was telling me about her first jobs. Up at 5:30 a.m. scrubbing and cleaning, light coal fires, and can you believe ironing bootlaces after shinning the shoes. From what she described I think houses must have been cleaner than today OR the coal heating made the constant cleaning a necessity. Having to cook everything from scratch, groceries delivered daily, (no refrigeration), making your own house cleaning solutions, no wonder they went to bed exhausted. Sure glad we have all our modern implements otherwise would never have time for anything but cleaning and cooking. The story is short, and written in a breezy manner that makes the ending come up way to fast. The book gives one a look into a way of life that is mostly gone after WWI.
"Less than I was expecting..."
If you are a fan of Downton Abbey or Upstairs, Downstairs, be warned: this memoir is nothing like them. Nor is it particularly well written. I almost couldn't get through the first seven chapters because of the constant reiteration of the phrases "back then" "back in those days" and "back in the old days." It's relentless, kind of verbal Chinese water torture. Eventually, it either lessened or I got used to it.
As to content, this isn't a novel or an expose of any kind. There isn't much that struck me as shocking as the author seemed to expect (for example, some servants liked to read) , but that may be because I am an American reading this in the twenty-first century. Or that "them upstairs" expected those below to be grateful to them. There was some interesting detail about the mechanics of housekeeping and how Margaret learned to cook. The news that fresh food made from scratch tastes way better than what we have today just didn't strike me as amazing news.
Since this was an impulse download done at a time I was trying to distract myself, the book really didn't suit my purposes. I wish I'd kept searching, but not terrible. Just terribly bland.
Humanitarian Aid Worker living in Central Asia.
"Interesting Look into a Kitchen Maid's Real LIfe"
I liked that the author had several different positions and therefore several different experiences which meant that her bosses were neither all bad or all good (in the eyes of those that worked for them). It also meant that she came across alot of different characters that worked in service who reflect different personalities and outlooks on their work.
The amount of work a scullery maid had to do with unpleasant products (no nice cleaning products back then!) and the taunting she received when cleaning the outside doorstep and how men were less likely to date her if they knew she was in service.
The author
No, but I enjoyed it.
I am not sure if there is a photo section in this book. But I am always hesitant to purchase biographies or memoirs on audible in case the hard copy of the book has photos & drawings as I think they add a lot the story being told and I enjoy them. I would like it if audible included a download of any images included in a hard copy for reference.
This was just ok. Not a bad read, narrator was fun to listen to, but the story was very anticlimactic.
"Worthwhile listen"
An engaging read, the narrator did a fine job.
The main character is a woman happy to be who she is, but unwilling to accept less than she can be. An interesting slice of life tale that helps put one's own struggles into perspective.
The narration is simple and direct, with good humour.
Many of the stories stayed with me afterwards.
I enjoyed being in her world.
I enjoyed it. The memoirs of a young woman who wants to become a cook. Be warned, the Servant's hall book contains a lot of similar content to this, so if you buy this one, be careful the sequel has lots of the same material.
Overall, liked it. well narrated, good listen..
Cat lover, technology enthusiast, novice audio book listener
"Loved this story"
After watching Downton Abbey, all season and Upstairs Downstairs this book provides an enlightenment look into domestic service from the servant's point of view.
"very enjoyable listen"
This book was very interesting. We all like good gossip and being nosy when it comes to lives of the rich. This book has it.
"A delightful afternoon read"
Mary Wells really gives the story a unique character. If you've seen Upstairs Downstairs or Downtown Abbey, you'll be able to detect bits of those characters in Margaret Powell's own experiences. Powell's story, while sometimes grim, is not embittered: she manages to tell the good and the bad all while maintaining a light and warmhearted tone.
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