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With Facebook and other social networking websites such an integral part of many people's lives, you have to wonder — what kinds of things do people do that hurt their social networking "friends?"
It's a brave new world online, where a misstep on a social networking website like Facebook can result in hurt feelings between real friends.
A researcher was interested in figuring out (Tokunaga, 2011) which of our online behaviors on social networking websites were more likely to lead to the greatest hurt feelings amongst our online "friends." He found three specific things a person can do that can lead to hurt feelings on sites such as Facebook and Myspace.
Here's what he found out.
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I had to come off FB because clients wanted to be friends (I'm a therapist) and I was having to explain the ethical reasons why I couldn't accept – for the reasons stated above I had to write to each one individually. It became too complicated. Unfortunately you can't ever really 'leave' FB and after hearing the stories of clients who are obsessed with 'scratching the sore bit' by constantly checking and being further hurt and confused I'm inclined to think it perpetuates childhood hurts, fears and rivalries into the 20's and beyond.
Easy solution: in an early session w/a client, let them know your policy is to not friend clients on facebook. With established clients, explain that you respect their right to privacy outside of the office, and that ethical considerations make a facebook relationship inappropriate (which I believe they do/dual relationships).
And make sure your security settings are as tight as humanly possible. You may even want to set up a private account under a pseudonym for family and friends. You'd be amazed at the amount of info a client can obtain just by going through someone's pictures, other friends, etc. (I know, I've done it)
It's a scary social world out there, my friend!
With regard to ignored/rejected friend requests, I don't accept friend requests from strangers unless they include a message with the request, such as "Hey, I see we're both friends w/Bob and seem to like the same kind of music." Without that, or having seen them in a lot of the same comment threads in which I participate, I do not accept the request. And yes, I always sent an "intro note" with any friend request I make.
Re: removing tags/posts, done both. The pics for the reasons mentioned by the authors. Comments only if they get rude or thoroughly inappropriate to other thread participants (I encourage a lot of debates on my facebook wall).
Friend "hierarchy" is just plain silly and juvenile. I wouldn't have that person in RL (real life); why would I want to have someone so petty and self-involved as a facebook friend, either?
Great topic, btw!
Great topic!
My therapist asked me if I would like to be his friend on facebook. I said no. I believe our relationship ends when the therapy session ends. We are separate individuals outside his office. I reject people on facebook for the reason that I don't want to be close to anyone I do not know. I don't understand where a person gets 200 "friends". I limit my friends to family, a few classmates, and friends I see in public.
I work as an aide in a special education facility, and we have strict rules about making fb 'friends' with current students. I changed my name some time ago so it is not my real name, although this confuses people sometimes, it means nobody else can add me easily. I also have security turned to the highest setting and double check it regularly.
I had a "friend" read me the riot act on MY facebook wall. I decided it was bad enough to suffer verbal abuse when we can't control it by others, but to CONDONE IT ON MY OWN WALL was rediculous. It was empowering to say "um, no, you don't get to be mean to me on my own wall." delete. BTW, I have two facebook accounts. On my "real name" account, I had family, clients and friends. My family is so dysfunctional they started posting stuff on there that was totally inappropriate for my clients to read and then started messaging my clients and friends about me. I deleted everyone who was not family. THEN opened a new one, under a pseudonym, for everyone who is NOT family. friends. People I can be real and political and a woman-loving woman with. Our families are not always our friends and it's ok to keep the two separate. We have a right to private lives away from family and to set firm boundaries. We are adults now. We can just say no. BTW, I left the family account because of my niece. I wanted to be able to see my great nieces pix that she uploads. It's ok to make it about "us" sometimes. setting limits on facebook can be good practice for real life. I am never offended if someone uses facebook to practice setting limits for their life. I don't have to make it all about MY feelings! We don't have to personalize things all the time. and WE can't use facebook to say things to friends – in public – that is hurtful. We would then deserve to lose them as "real life" friends. We are not here to hurt other people. anonymity and the internet does not always bring out the best in people. Many times, brings out the worst sadly. Just read youtube comments. terrible.
oh, btw, I am NOT a T – I have a "friendly" career where there does not have to be a line between clients and friends. I think it's totally inappropriate to be friends with your Therapist on facebook. OR even to have a FB account under your real name if you are a Therapist. (esp if you have loose privacy settings!) It's too easy to use FB to stalk someone. It's what my family did to me. and clients are always curious about their T's life… it's too tempting for the client. We have all googled our therapists right? I even found pix of the inside of her house online once. It's just too tempting to want to know more about this person who knows so much about us. It's up to the Therapist to put up the boundaries and teach by example. Just my thoughts… and wanted to clarify my above "client" remarks.
It is even simpler than that. Facebook personal profiles as such are destined for private use. If you want something professional, use the appropriate kind of page (destined to personalities and companies) instead. The private page should then have the appropriate settings (meaning you can set a profile as invisible to anyone else than friends, besides using a nickname if needed).
Let's not turn facebook into a professional link – for that you have different options.
Being popular also takes choosing the right means of communication in the right way.
I understand yours is a risky job. I also understand you may need pubicity.If you decide to get out in such a crowded place like facebook, you can protect yourself somehow by using it's facilities to the extent you need.
Much appreciation for this article, and for research of this kind. I am curious about how the results of this study might have been different if conducted with different age groups.
I included this article in my blog. It deserves to be shared widely. I vote for more exploration and conversation of this kind. Greater awareness and wisdom are needed in the face of Facebook!
Just say NO! Facebook is great for gaining access to long lost friends, but the harm it can do to existing relationships is monumental! One misunderstood comment (which research shows can tend to be interpreted negatively if the person has that pre-existing schema) and your relationships are destroyed!
It is a lot like attending a party but forgetting you were at the party. A person has the illusion of engaging in a one-on-one conversation with the "friend" who posts a message on their wall, but everyone sees it. I have posted something, thinking only the friend (who knows me well) would read it, only to be chastised by another individual acquaintance who took offense to my comment. This seems to cause a volatile situation for all, since it is a lot like eavesdropping. For this reason, I stopped using it altogether, except to connect with friends from high school. In that situation, I only send private messages.
One story: My daughter (who was living with her boyfriend for several years) finally got engaged. We had been waiting for a very long time to hear these words, yet her instinct was to take a picture and post it on her Facebook page. She could not comprehend why her family was hurt! It had not occurred to her that we felt slighted to be told at the same time a nominal acquaintance was told!
Another story: When she posted the picture of the ring, she wrote that it was a man-made diamond. I mistook this for being a cubic zirconium and asked why her fiance went that route. Thinking it was a cheap ring and she was making a joke of it herself, I joked about it not quite being April Fool's Day. She was hurt. (I did not know man-made diamonds were made of carbon, not zirconium silicate.) The hurt feelings went around like wildfire. After analyzing what occurred, we realized:
1. She was acting on an impulse by posting a picture of the ring (and seeing it in person provides a very different perspective.)
2. My reaction was based on my limited understanding of the difference of CZ from "man-made" diamonds.
3. Had she shown me in person, I would have been able to ask what the difference between the two were, after seeing her reaction to the statement.
The whole facial expression component is eliminated on SNS resulting in mixed messages, wrong interpretations and hurt feelings. Even micro-expressions are caught by the human eye, and people read these and adjust their in-person statements accordingly. The Facebook Phenomenon prevents all that, resulting in damaged feelings.
This is why I suggest avoiding it. The limitations of the existing programming do not accommodate these deficiencies.
It's so great to see an article on how our actions on facebook can hurt just as bad as a face-to-face or telephone rant! No medium is immune from the potential of hurting us as we humans have the innate propensity to hurt and be hurted, in turn.
This research goes to show that we can be hurt and proclaim it without being shunted off as 'weak'.
Pushed/"forced" into it by people who simply started to refuse to communicate in any other way. Relented, only to find my posts and comments(few and nice)nearly always ignored, despite very selective friend list–people one might assume would actually care. People making plans, publicly excluding me (and this from the very ones who insisted I join!) FB. Connect? Ha! It was like the cruelties of jr. high all over again. Way too old for that nonsense.
I agree with the reasons given in the article for the potential for hurt on FB (and understanding the practical reasons they aren't necessarily meant to be mean). Even having personally experienced none of those particular ones there are so many forms actual rejection can take on SNS, it's (to me) not worth it, especially having MI (bipolar, with more time on the depressive end). The edge is too close already.
Quit FB. Haven't regretted it for one second. Improved mental stability to boot.
What I find upsetting and very rude now days is the huge lack of simple civility not only on sites such as facebook and just in general now days is not being respectful of the replying to a note, post, message sent to someone. Here is my personal viewpoint and I think that is is very respectful and proper and correct.
If I or a person takes the time to send a proper message to a group, single person then a reply is warranted just because the sending took their person time and energy to so do. If only something as simple and all so very easy to do and not requiring a lot of time or much thought – "I did receive your comment." So many folks now days feel that they do need nor are required to acknowledge that true fact that another live living person did personally take of their own just as valuable time and energy to contact that person. It is like when do I send a hand written Thank you note, and just in my own most humble of opinion Vera Wang produces some of the best quality note cards,is if another person exerted their own physical to do something just for me. If they took of their time then I for sure can give them the very same amount of personal respect.
Perhaps I'm approaching this from a "business" perspective or "professional networking" viewpoint as I would very much like to start a blog/website and see it grow, and have been informed that social media sites offer an added boost to build readership and "followers."
That said, how does one even begin to USE Facebook if one has 0 "real life" friends and no contacts even online?
No one in my family even knows how to use the computer (which may be a good thing). I was bullied all my life throughout high school and college. I do not have a job and thus no co-workers. Basically I am extremely shy and very much a shut-in.
But perhaps I'm a bit misinformed about the idea (or current implementation) of "social networking" websites. Can someone clarify if one needs real-world "friends" to form the basic groundwork of a social media presence, or if it's possible (albeit more difficult) to form a steady if not exponential growth in contact quantity (versus, obviously, quantity) with purely superficial contacts?
I'm not a bad person or anything; just very shy and have dealt with a miserable past and scars of abuse that I'm trying very hard to overcome.
The negatives presented in the prior dialogues are real and expand beyond facebook interactions. As part of society, we already adapt to these behaviors in our daily settings. Having many friends on fb including several therapists, former bosses, current bosses, Church leaders, clubs members, classmates of the past, and current friends, this media has become an excellent source of communicating and growing my social interaction skills. I find it odd that a profession that has evolved to help in these areas is protesting its use. Primarily leveraging ethics / barriers as a reason. Embracing change within a profession that promotes and helps clients adapt to change would be insightful. It is my hope this profession remains engaged and embraces the evolution of societies emerging communication models.
Deleting the comments after a long discussion in a wall. its the worst thing which hurt to other people.
The thing that has hurt me most on Facebook is the realization that my extended family and old friends don't care about me. Last year, I was in severe pain for most of the summer, which ended in major surgery. I almost died. None of my extended family wished me well or ever checked up on me after the surgery to see how I was doing. I've tried rationalizing it by telling myself that they didn't see my posts, but I know they did.
I, on the other hand, go out of my way to be considerate and to let people know they're in my thoughts during rough times.
I've also found that people are not very supportive in other ways. I'm a professional writer and artist, and I've received very little positive input about my work from old writer friends and family on Facebook. That's hurtful too as I suffered a huge career setback a few years ago and am struggling to make a comeback. I'd thought they were rooting for me, that they believed in me–instead I realize that they could care less. I received two likes on a sample of my latest published artwork.
Maybe it sounds extreme, but I've been terribly hurt and depressed over these issues for the past year. It has made me feel alientated and somewhat bitter. It has certainly made me feel much less affectionate for some of my family and old friends. I've come to believe that Facebook is destructive.
Hello Desiree,
The problems you've experienced because of facebook are familiar to many people. I have to admit, i'm not always a fan of the site & sometimes prefer the days before it. The whole concept of the online "document of your life & contacts" rather strange, its basically a blog, but we get one it without realizing it. I decided to delete my account as i wasn't using it & found people were different online than in real life which was confusing "e.g someone messaging you online but not speaking to you in real life etc) Facebook is full of strange behavior. My boyfriend rarely uses his & somewhat unfortunately I have one again now because i moved to a new area & my friend asked me to get it.
I'm sorry that the site has made you feel like this. Remember that people use the site in many different ways. Some use it just to keep in contact with people they don't get to see much, others use it as their main way of socializing, some don't use it at all, others use it because they feel they have to, as many of their friends use it.
Some people you know may find it hard to reach out online – they maybe very shy & find the idea that their exchanges online are basically public – which is not how it works in real life. When you talk with a friend in real life, you don't document everything it show it to everyone you know – this is a bit like what facebook does.
I don't believe the site was made with the best intentions either. It really does seem like a popularity thing at times (this is not to say it doesn't have its positives, people have used the site for good, to raise awareness for just causes and reconnected with long lost friends). From experience, I cant only say, concentrate on the people you know in real life (who you connect with face to face) & your relationships with them.
I think its great that you show support to those who need it, this is a beautiful thing. Unfortunately some people have so much going on in their lives that even if you ask for support, they may not see your message & its gets lost in the ether. Other people are just so wrapped up in their own goings on that they don't stop to think "Maybe so & so could use a little support here".
It is painful when family & old friends don't give us the support we'd like. I find the best way to be is just accept how they are, I can't change that, but I do have power over how i feel. Never take it personally when your family don't support you, this is harder than it sounds, but we have no choice in who were relate to in blood (my family have never been close) but we can make our own families from the good people in our lives. If we do get on with family members than this is a great plus. If you died (touch wood) your friends and family would care, but people are too stupid sometimes to realize what they've have before its too late.
People you know who are not writers/artists will probably not appreciate how much time & effort you put into you work, therefore they may not give you the support you need there. This isn't personal. For this i would suggest websites/forums/other themed social websites, where you can meet other writers/artists who will take more interest in your work. Just off the top of my head, Tumblr is much better than facebook for nurturing your creative side (I'm an artist myself). On Tumblr there are again many people using it for many reasons but its much more media based (photos/art/videos/text) & after a while you will find people who's work you like & can follow & people will follow you & you you can bounce ideas off each other. I've had a Tumblr for a little while & the community on there are very friendly & supportive. I can see how i could make a friend in real life on Tumblr, an its definitely not a popularity contest, its about sharing ideas, looking at artwork & having a laugh. You can search for other people according to interest, or just explore & see what cool people you find.
This is just one of the other websites out there of course that could be great for your interests & career in writing/art. Facebook isn't the is all & end all, one day it will fade into the background just like so many other things. Please don't let it make you feel bad anymore. Try something different that may be a wonderful addition to your life, you don't have to get rid of your facebook if you don't want but, remember, its just a website in the end.
Concentrate on friends who support you in real life & forgive those who don't support you, one day they may realize what a true friend you are. Sometimes they won't, this doesn't matter. Don't let bitterness eat up your life, it does it to us all sometimes, but we have the choice to decide "I'm not going to feel like this today, life's too short." Love yourself & be the support that you need, nurture your art and yourself.
Peace and love to you. (sorry for extremely long reply!)
Thank you for your thoughtful response. I appreciate it. You've given me a lot to think about. I do think I need some new friends, and will try to hook up with more writers. I used to run a writer's forum; maybe I'll start one up again.
I do think people in general are becoming more selfish and into themselves. They don't seem to care much about anyone else. I don't know if it's a product of the social networking sites or merely a revelation of something that existed beforehand.
I only know that I'm on the verge of closing my account. I just posted the news yesterday about the publication of a novel I've worked on 12-14 hours a day for the past year. The news received three likes and one comment from nearly 300 family and friends. I was terribly upset about that. I thought, at the very least, that friends and family would congratulate me.
Meanwhile, one of my friends, a middle-aged married man, posted a "babe" photo of three skimpily-dressed women showing their backsides–nearly pornographic. It received numerous likes and comments.
Ditto! The same happened to me actually this i would rank number 1! My old high school friends when a swarm was found i friend requested them i was as happy as a puppy dog, gullible. Now almost a year later, not one single off-facebook approach. Sucks! Now its like as if nothing happened i just get extra status updates on my news page. But nothing ever special
Hi Desiree,
Just wanted to add my sympathies. I understand fully how you feel. In Dec 09 I lost my son to Leukemia and am approaching the anniversary of his passing which also happens to coincide with the holidays, unfortunately.
This is an extremely hard time for me and I have poured my heart out on my wall as I like to use it as a therapeutic journal of sorts.
It DOES hurt a great deal when only a couple people out of many offer a few kind words when other peoples superficial status updates I E things like "Giftmas music is playing in all the malls, I luvs it!!!" And "wassup girlfriends, just bought some new bling" get tons of comments.
I always try to be supportive as well when a friends post calls for it even though as I've stated, the favor is returned far less often.
I feel your pain, Desiree. But just remember that most people are shallow and can't handle heavy duty emotion. We are the better people because we FEEL.
Marcy, I'm sorry about your loss. I wish there was something I could say to ease your pain.
I understand how you feel about those superficial status updates. I too have been upset when I've posted something of significance only to be ignored in favor of a cute kitten photo or something of the like.
If you don't have one, you might want to try a blog for a grief journal. And I don't know if you're familiar with the site, but findagrave is a great place to connect with others who are grieving. A few years ago, when I lost someone I loved, it helped me a lot.
I think you're right. A lot of people are shallow. I'm glad to know that there are some caring people out there like you.
I feel the pain of those in this discussion forum. In the past year and a half, I have been using Facebook and other networks for variuos causes; many of the people I have added to my page are those with very definite agendas. I'm frustrated because I feel have been going out of my way to repost a lot of their material, sign and share their petitions, join and share their pages, and basically to try my best to be, as much as one can be online, a real friend to as many as possible. During this time, I have applied to volunteer with two organizations that offer online volunteer positions. I tried applying to one organization last year and to another this year. In both cases, I had been an avid supporter of the nonprofits and had "friended" people with the nonprofits. In both cases, I was rejected for what I see as unsound reasons. Now, I'm turned off to nonprofits and vounteering. Now I realize that I should not take things personally and I try not to, but with my background of being bullied for differences and my problems growing up, I'm quite sensitive. I have begun a fairly new blogspot and a Facebook page to go with it, using this as a forum to use my experiences to help others. I feel like many people on my pagem, no matter what they post, whether shallow or profound, tend to get more "likes" and comments than I do. I don't know if it's because many of them know each other outside of social networks but I suspect this may be one big reason. I hate it when people don't return my messages, too. It tells me that I'm not worth the time it takes to return a message. I try to return messages (unless they are mass messages or form messages). I'm not posting as I usually do, though I'm still maintaining my blogspot and page that goes with it. YOu are more than welcome to check out my page and blogspot and connect with me there.
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I had posted a comment in December of last year and still stand by everything I said in it. I had read many of the comments in this thread. I see that one person got a response to his comment. I know that the article that thse comments are based on says that when someone deletes your comments, posts or unfriends you, there is often a good reason. I agree, but only to a point. People always, no doubt, believe that when they delete posts, comments, or unfriend another user, that they have good and legitimate reasons. This isn't always the case. Lot of it is petty and even mean-spirited. In my case, I regret having allowed many users into my network. I have two accounts and people have been giving me a hard time, whether through griping about my posts, telling me not to post on their walls about my causes, and I have felt ignored or snubbed because of unreturned messages or posts without "likes" or comments. I know that I'm sensitive and many would say, oversensitive. On this past Friday, when I vented about this very matter, another user said I should "relax a little." With my past of lots of bullying (not only by peers but by some adults) and what I believe to be an undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder, I find "lightening up" difficult to do. Recently, I was unfriended by a user whom I was formerly on very good terms with and I know it probably stems from pain in her own past. But it was a terrible misunderstanding and her close ties with a popular movement and the Founder of it, who is being exposed as unethical and even criminal. Even if I get no comment on this comment, I would love it if I can share the links to my blogspot and Facebook page here so people can follow the blog and "like" the page.
This is my Facebook page on which my blogspot is based.
This is my blogspot, which deals with a variety of topics.
Blessed Easter, Happy Passover or whatever people seeing this observe!
I have had one friend who has hurt my feelings repeatedly by deleting pictures and or posts we were tagged in together. It doesn't happen often (it's only happened about 4 or 5 times over 5 years) and you would think that the Spanish Armada was invading their profile or that the posts were completely inappropriate. Finally, the last time I couldn't take it anymore and just removed them as a friend. I want to send them an email to tell them why but it just seems awkward since it is "just Facebook," and for that reason it seems so juvenile. But clearly, the power to hurt feelings is still there so it shouldn't be viewed as such.
Julie, I understand your friend's feelings. I wouldn't want someone posting photos of me online without permission either. For one thing, I'd feel that it violates my privacy. For another, I may hate the photo and not want my others to see it.
And perhaps she didn't want certain other people on her friend list to see the photos or posts for countless other reasons–maybe she has something to hide. But I doubt the reason she deleted the posts or photos was a reflection of her feelings about you.
I certainly don't like people putting photos, etc. on my wall. Not only do I feel that it's my space, but it also clutters it up and may obscure something important that I wish my other friends and family to know.
I know you posted this back in April, but I don't think it's too late to save your friendship. I think you should talk to this friend, hear her side of the story…and, if you're truly a friend, listen to what she has to say and respect her wishes.
Desiree, I do not know why he untags himself from photos, chooses to delete posts or comments. All I know is that he does, it hurts my feelings and it has happened enough for it to be a pattern. I feel more hurt than happiness by this so I'm honoring myself first. He can still control his public image and I can choose to protect my feelings.
Julie, keep in mind that sometimes comments don't post on FB. I've had that happen to me many times–even on my own wall. At any rate, if you feel that this friend purposely hurt you, then removing him was the best decision. Who needs hurt like that? Life is hard enough.
I too have removed some hurtful friends recently, and I don't regret it.
I'd closed my account for a while and felt a lot better, but then I started worrying about staying in touch with out-of-state friends and family. I returned, only to find myself hurt and resentful again.
I stand by what I said in an earlier post: FB is not a good place. It's destructive to relationships. The only good thing about it is that it's an eye-opener. You quickly find out who your true friends are. I learned that many of my close relationships were much more superficial than I'd thought. I also learned that those in my close circle didn't have as much respect for or interest in me as I'd thought. That has been painful to come to terms with and has caused me a great deal of depression, but it has resulted in growth. I no longer need their validation.
I know this thread is a year old and possibly closed now, but the issue is not. Facebook continues to be a tool to hurt people. I am an adult with a business so have a personal and business page. I'm selective about my friends but have managed to amass 125 people, all who are family or are real friends in life and would not hesitate to call them up for dinner if I lived in the same state. My daughter just asked her boyfriend of a year for a "break". Within three days she realized she missed him and was getting ready to call him the next day when he sent her a text and a facebook message telling her he couldn't do break, they were done, he wouldn't talk about it and goodbye. Within an hour he had deleted my daughter (understandable) and me! He got his mother, sister, roommate and cousin to delete my daughter. I think this hurt more than the breakup. Yes, he was immature and if he loved her he would have fought for her, or at least given her 4 days! I gave him excuses, he as hurt, whatever, for a couple of days but I saw the hurt that came when everyone else deleted my girl. She closed her account to not see the drama any more. But she's hurt. A silly facebook account "unfriend" button has brought her to her knees, forget about losing the boyfriend! Yes, facebook can hurt…big time.
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Hobo Bag
For an easy bag project, crochet this hobo bag in colorful, variegated yarn. This easy bag crochet pattern is comfortable to wear and perfect-sized for daily errands.
- Yarn: RED HEART® "Artesano™": 2 Balls 4375 Exotic.
- Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9].
- 12" Two-Slider Zipper (Coats & Clark Art.F.53)
- yarn needle
- sewing needle
- matching thread
Size: Bag measures 16" wide x 21" tall, including strap.
Gauge: 14 sc = 4"; 10 rows = 4" in sc. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Special Abbreviations:
sc2tog (sc dec) = Insert hook into st and draw up a loop. Insert hook into next st and draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.
BAG (Front and Back Alike)
Ch 27.
Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next ch, [2 sc in next ch, sc in next 2 ch] 8 times – 34 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first sc, sc across to last sc, 2 sc in last sc – 36 sc.
Rows 4-13: Repeat Rows 2-3 for 5 more times – 46 sc.
Rows 14-16: Repeat Row 2.
Row 17: Repeat Row 3 – 48 sc.
Repeat Rows 14-17 twice more – 52 sc.
Work even piece measures 10" from beginning, end with a wrong side row.
Shape Top
Left Side
Row 1: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 18 sc, slip st in next sc. Leave remaining sts unworked.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, skip slip st and next sc, slip st in next sc, sc across – 16 sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc to last sc, slip st in last sc – 15 sc.
Rows 4-7: Repeat Rows 2-3 twice more – 9 sc.
Rows 8-10: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.
Fasten off.
Right Side
Row 1: With right side facing, skip center 14 sc, join yarn with slip st in next sc, sc in each sc to end – 18 sc. Work as for Left Side, reversing shaping.
Sew Front and Back together along bottom and side edges.
Row 1: With right side facing, join yarn in first sc on last row of one Top edge, ch 1, work 18 sc across both sides of Top edge.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sc, sc2tog, sc across to last 3 sc, sc2tog, sc in last sc – 16 sc.
Rows 3-5: Repeat Row 2 – 10 sc. Work even until Strap measures 18" from Top edge, end with a right side row.
Increase Row: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc across to last 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in last sc – 12 sc.
Repeat Increase Row 3 more times – 18 sc.
Last Row: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.
Fasten off, leaving a long end for sewing.
Sew end of Strap to last row of opposite Top edge. Fold long edge of Strap in half to wrong side and sew closed.
Top Opening
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With right side facing, join yarn at zipper opening, ch 1, sc evenly around, slip st in first sc.
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Quarterbacks making a comeback in SEC
February, 24, 2012
Chris Low | ESPN.com
Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesAJ McCarron showed last season that Alabama had more than just a dominating defense.
It's sort of like the old "chicken and the egg" debate.
Was the quarterback play in the SEC as spotty as the numbers reflected last season, or were the defenses in this league simply that good?
The answers vary wildly depending on who you ask.
But within the realm of the SEC, it's not much of a debate at all.
"This past season, there weren't a lot of proven guys [at quarterback]," Georgia coach Mark Richt said. "But when you play great defensive football teams, it's harder for anybody on offense to look better. The quarterback's the guy who's getting harassed by the defensive linemen and all those edge rushers. He's the guy trying to throw it in a tighter window because cornerbacks are covering a little bit tighter.
"The best quarterbacks in the world don't look quite as sporty when they're dealing with some defenses like we do."
It wasn't a complete disaster at the quarterback position last season in the SEC. Georgia's Aaron Murray threw a school-record 35 touchdown passes, and Arkansas' Tyler Wilson passed for 3,638 yards with 24 touchdowns and only six interceptions and played well enough in his first season as a starter that he seriously contemplated turning pro.
Still, it was a league known for its defense -- something that's not going to change any time soon --and a league also known for its pedestrian quarterback play.
The latter may be changing some in 2012, especially when you consider the caliber of quarterbacks returning in the SEC, not to mention a couple of talented newcomers.
Murray and Wilson are the top two, but Alabama's AJ McCarron proved emphatically in the BCS National Championship Game that he's ready to become an elite quarterback. He's the most physically gifted quarterback the Crimson Tide have had under Nick Saban and was as good as anybody in the league last season in terms of taking care of the ball.
Tennessee's Tyler Bray was on his way to a huge season a year ago before he broke his thumb against Georgia. He had 14 touchdown passes and only two interceptions in the first four games, and the way South Carolina's Connor Shaw ended the season gives Gamecocks fans some hope that they're finally going to see some real consistency at the position.
Shaw's never going to wow anybody as a pocket passer. But in South Carolina's new zone read package, he's a perfect fit with his ability to run and make plays on the move.
The newcomer everybody is waiting to see is LSU's Zach Mettenberger, a 6-foot-4 pocket passer who has a big-time arm and just may be the missing piece for the Tigers.
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Sarah Glenn/Getty ImagesMissouri QB James Franklin should give SEC defenses cause for concern next season.
Even at Vanderbilt, the Commodores have a guy under center returning who immediately added some pop to that offense once he became a starter last season. Jordan Rodgers, in his first season of action after undergoing shoulder surgery, started the last seven games in 2011, and the Commodores averaged 31 points in those contests.
So while nobody is predicting that SEC quarterbacks will all of a sudden start putting up Xbox-like numbers next season similar to what you see in other conferences across college football, it does have a chance to be one of the most talented crops of quarterbacks the league has put on the field in some time.
"I think it's just the nature of the beast. This conference is known for defense, so a lot of times the quarterbacks' ratings aren't going to be way up there because you're going against the best defenses in the country," said McCarron, who earned offensive MVP honors in the BCS National Championship Game by going 23-of-34 for 234 yards and no interceptions.
"Not degrading the other conferences, but if you look at their [quarterback] stats, their defenses just aren't as good as ours are in this league. They're going to put up more numbers and probably get a little more notoriety. But with our defenses, the offenses and quarterbacks in the SEC are going to be overlooked and underestimated."
When Wilson was growing up in Arkansas, it was at a time when Steve Spurrier and his Fun 'n' Gun offense were wreaking havoc in the SEC. Wilson has also been around an Arkansas offense the past two seasons that has produced 62 touchdown passes.
So forgive him if he's not ready to concede things to the defenses in this league.
Plus, he's like anybody else and looks around at the returning quarterback talent and thinks the playing field may be leveling some in the SEC.
"I think we have a much more offensive conference than maybe some people realize," said Wilson, who set an Arkansas school record last season with his 510-yard performance in a 42-38 comeback win over Texas A&M. "I think this is going to be a much better year for all of the quarterbacks coming up, so maybe we'll give the defenses a little test."
Mettenberger, who started his career at Georgia, has great respect for SEC defenses, but said that should never be an excuse for why quarterbacks aren't getting it done in this league.
"Guys in the NFL go against great defenses every Sunday and make it look easy at times," Mettenberger said. "It's all about preparing and getting down the mental aspect of what a defense is trying to do to you, and in any situation, what you're going to do with the ball.
"That's where you gain an edge. It's not always about how hard or how far you can throw it, and the more you're around this league, the more you realize it."
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Hay shortages in parts of Nevada continue to prop up prices in that region, reports Danny Tailaferro, sales and marketing director at the Nevada Hay Growers Association (NHGA) in Yerington.
Large squares of premium-quality alfalfa, sold mostly to California dairy operations, go for $315-320/ton, up almost $100/ton since the start of 2014, Tailaferro says. Good-quality alfalfa for beef cattle operations is currently priced at $260/ton, an increase of about $70/ton since January.
Retail alfalfa horse hay presently sells for $290/ton, he notes. Orchardgrass hay averages $340-350/ton, while alfalfa-grass hay fetches $330/ton.
"Our prices are quite a bit higher," he says. "Yet we've still been moving hay up until this point."
NHGA's 70-plus grower-members collectively sell between 90,000-100,000 tons of irrigated hay annually. Alfalfa accounts for about 90% of the hay sold through the association.
Ongoing drought conditions in California and Nevada continue to suppress hay supplies, and recent rains have lessened the quality of some bales, Tailaferro says.
Demand for all hay, however, remains strong. Because some California dairies scrambled to buy enough hay last winter, Tailaferro believes they aren't making that same mistake this year.
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Ampio Hides Need For New Eye Drug Study in SEC Filing
Seeking Alpha's Brian Wilson believes Ampio Pharmaceuticals (AMPE - Get Report) is on the fast track towards a 2014 FDA approval filing for the diabetic macular edema drug Optina.
He's wrong. Ampio's recent SEC filings paint a far more uncertain picture about Optina.
In its most 10-Q for the September quarter, filed on Nov. 8, Ampio strikes all mention of Optina's development under the FDA's 505(b)(2) pathway. The disappearance of the 505(b)(2) language is strange because in previous quarterly filings with the SEC going back to the middle of 2012, Ampio was quite adamant about reaching agreement with FDA on an accelerated clinical development path for Optina. Optina is a low dosage of the steroid danazol, which has been in use for more than 30 years. For instance, this is how Ampio described Optina in its 10-Q for the March 2013 quarter:
This drug [Optina] is being developed under a 505(b)(2) pathway, meaning that it can be FDA approved after completion of its current clinical trial. This is possible because of a FDA rule that would let Ampio use clinical trial data collected from other sources in its NDA, meaning that the company can utilize data supporting the use of danazol for other indications. The 450 patient Phase III trial is nearing completion, and should produce data in 2014 that will be usable in a submission for FDA approval...
The FDA granted Optina 505(b)(2) status in July, 2012, and we commenced enrollment in the clinical trial in February 2013. Drugs designated under this pathway can be approved on a single trial.You won't find those two sentences in Ampio's most recent 10-Q. Here's why. In a prospectus filed on Sept. 26 tied to Ampio's most recent financing, the company slipped in new Optina disclosures:
While we believe the data from a single clinical trial would support a NDA filing, we will assess the need for an additional trial in conjunction with the FDA upon the successful outcome of the trial in support of a 505(b)(2) NDA. The FDA has previously indicated that a Phase III trial may be necessary following the current trial. [Emphasis mine.]The "current trial" has enrolled 250 of a planned 450 patients with diabetic macular edema, comparing Optina to a placebo over 12 weeks of treatment. Results are expected in the first quarter of next year.
As I've previously reported, the FDA has never approved a drug for diabetic macular edema based on a 12-week clinical trial. Roche (ROG - Get Report), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN - Get Report) and Alimera Sciences (ALIM - Get Report) all ran one-year and two-year studies of their respective diabetic macular edema drugs. There's little reason to believe FDA will lower approval standards for Ampio, which means the ongoing study won't be enough. Hence Ampio's new disclosure about the need for another Optina clinical trial -- hidden in an SEC filing where Ampio promoters like Seeking Alpha's Wilson don't bother to look.
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Metro restores almost all service cuts
The Metro board voted today to restore almost all of the proposed bus service cuts. They will close the rest of the $29 million budget gap with money from their "rainy day" operating reserve and some increase in contributions from Maryland.
Only Chris Zimmerman of Arlington voted against the proposal. Mr. Zimmerman had previously objected to closing any of the gap using a one-time transfer, since it doesn't address the longer term problems. Zimmerman's office has told us they will provide a statement soon.
Of the $29 million gap, $13.7 million will come from the operating reserve. Montgomery County has already agreed to restore Ride-On cuts that forced Metro to pick up those services and cost $1 million. The State of Maryland and Prince George's County will also contribute more.
$2.5 million of bus cuts remain, mostly from Maryland. Maryland is cutting the Z2, C7, C9 and L7, and raising express bus fares to $3 on the J7, J9, and W19. Virginia will be restructuring the 21A/B/C/D/F, and Arlington Transit will take over the 22B and 24P. DC is no longer cutting any service.
General Manager John Catoe said that Metro expects to replenish the operating reserve because, due to conservative assumptions made during budget development, Metro typically runs a surplus compared to the approved budget. They currently project a $9 million surplus for this year, and had they not closed the budget gap with operating reserve, would have had to give all or most of that money back to the individual jurisdictions.
Oddly, Ride Guide believes the Navy Yard Circulator runs seven days, like the old N22. Last Sunday, I waited at the Circulator stop. No bus came. I called the number on the bus stop and got connected to Metro's "trip planning" department, which explained that the Circulator's Navy Yard route runs only five days.
At the risk of steaming gravely off-topic, I must say I think DDOT is getting muddled with the Circulator. The initial mantra of "seven days, 7A-9P, every ten minutes", coupled with dead-simple routes, was very good. Then they extended the hours for part of one route. Then they added two needlessly complicated routes, one of which runs only 5 days and has idiosyncratic AM hours! And they made the eastbound Georgetown route leapfrog the Circulator stop at 13th & K! The Circulator's moral advantage is dissipating faster than the polar ice caps.
It was a win for equity and in preserving WMATA as a regional bus carrier.
I hate people who thrown rain on a parade, but I'm going to do it anyway. The second part of the equation is improving Metrobus service by bus priority measures that will actually make service better and reduce overall costs of the service provided--and attract new riders.
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Sally Ride was very private, but she inspired a generation of female scientists with her historic shuttle flight in 1983. Sally Ride, a physicist, proved that women could be equal partners with men in space.
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Sally Ride loved everything about space. What she didn't like was being the first American woman to experience it.
It took years — if not decades — for her to get comfortable with her galactic status.
What drew her out was her San Diego-based education company, Sally Ride Science, which promotes science and math careers for girls and young women. She was determined to give back and she did, a thousand times over before her death on Monday at age 61.
The Soviet Union had been lofting female cosmonauts into orbit going back to the flight of Valentina Tereshkova in 1963, who orbited the Earth for almost three days.
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Ride burst onto the public stage 20 years later when NASA chose her to be the nation's first woman in space.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Christmas Eve 2012
I had a nice relaxing weekend including some scrapbook time. I've been feeling very festive so I decided to tackle some pictures from last Christmas. My tendency is to create single page layouts but there was no way I could get all these pictures on one layout so I busted out the two pager! Echo Park made this layout come together so quickly and exactly as I imagined it.
A few close up shots of my layout:
Bazzill Basics,
Patterned Paper:
Echo Park,
Echo Park and Scenic Route,
American Crafts
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Getting Some Layouts Done!
When I started my holidays this week, I had so many plans. I knew I wouldn't get them all done but I still had them. I was going to clean out my spare room, purge some old clothes (and donate them to a charity), scrapbook, wrap Christmas presents, etc. I was a woman with a plan.
Well, I was right; I wasn't going to get it all done. However, I did get some scrapbooking done and it feels so good. It seems I haven't had a lot of time lately for my hobby but the truth is, you make time for what's important so I'm vowing to myself to MAKE time!
Along with adding some journaling to a stack of layouts I did a while ago, I scrapped a whole new page using
Sketch 155 from Got Sketch
! It worked perfectly with some photos I had sitting on my desk and had just been sort of pushing around but getting nowhere with.
I have three more days left of my holidays....and I definitely plan on getting more scrapbooking done!
Stampin' Up!,
Patterned Paper:
Three Bugs in a Rug,
Snap Studio,
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Scraplifted Layout
I was super excited that not even five minutes after sending my scraplifted layout to
Scrapbook & Cards Today
, I received an email asking if they could feature it on their blog today.
I originally saw this layout by
Summer Fullerton
in the Fall issue of Scrapbook & Cards. My mojo has definitely been lacking lately so I knew that I had to scraplift it.
I used different papers and a few less photos but I'm really pleased with how it turned out.
My Mind's Eye Patterned Paper, Snap Studio Stickers, We R Memory Keepers Stickers, Pink Paislee Stickers, Silhouette Studio DieCut, Doodlebug Twine, American Crafts Punch, Papertrey Ink Stamp, Sandylion Stamp, Creative Cafe Rub-Ons
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Lazy Sunday Layout
I love lazy Sundays; sleeping in and enjoying my coffee with my feet up with some of my favourite
songs playing. Today was definitely one of those lazy Sundays. Mason is at his dad's house this weekend and I'm sick so my plan today was to have no plans and just be lazy. Read when I want to, nap when I want to, shower when I want to, etc.
Having lazy Sunday meant I got to get a little scrappy time in so I finished off a layout I started a couple weeks ago from Mason's birthday and his favourite visitor, his Miss Stephie.
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye, Die Cuts: Imaginisce and Jillibean Soup, Twine: Doodlebug Designs, Stamps: Unity Stamp Co, Ink: Stampin' Up!, Sticker: Jillibean Soup
Sunday, January 13, 2013
I'm baaaaaack!
I'm baaaaack! It's been a long time since I blogged and that's because it's been a long time since I've been feeling creative and actually scrapbooked. I'm excited to say I've got my mojo back and I'm creating again. I'm hoping to keep up with my blog and maybe even get back into the world of submitting again!
So here's a couple things I've worked on lately....
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Title: Silhouette, Stickers: Echo Park, Paper: Echo Park, Die Cut: Elle Studio, Chipboard Clouds: Studio Calico
This one is a scraplift of a layout I saw in Creating Keepsakes by
Piradee Talvanna.
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Patterned Paper: Echo Park, Stickers: Echo Park, Punches: Stampin' Up! and American Crafts
Monday, April 16, 2012
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
Sketch Support Blog Hop & Giveaway!
Welcome to the
Sketch Support
Blog Hop! If you've just started at my blog, make sure to go back to Sketch Support and start there to find out how you can win!
I'm also giving away two
Sketch Support
Sketch books to two lucky people today so make sure to leave a comment on this post and I will pick two winners on Monday.
For today's Blog Hop we've all created something based on this sketch! Have fun checking out everyone's different results by stopping at everyone's blogs today.
Part of our Blog Hop today is a "Get to Know You" for the Sketch Support team so here are my answers:
How long have you been scrapbooking?
I've been scrapbooking since 2003. I had just gotten married and wanted somewhere special for my wedding pictures when a friend turned me on to scrapbooking.
Why did you start scrapbooking?
I had just gotten married and wanted somewhere special for my wedding pictures when a friend turned me on to scrapbooking.
What is your favorite time of day to scrapbook?
My favourite time to scrapbook is anytime, LOL, but I usually don't get time until after my son goes to bed.
How often do you scrapbook?
I try to scrapbook a little bit every day but the truth is probably only a couple times a week.
Where do you scrapbook/what does your space look like?
I have a room in my basement that is a scrap room/office/storage room. I'd show it to you but it's a disaster!
When I'm not scrapbooking you can find me...
I'm always on the floor playing with my son. I think when he was born I became a big kid again myself.
What is your favorite thing about using sketches?
I love sketches because they can jump start creativity. Sometimes you just don't have that mojo flowing and you just need a little inspiration to get you going. It also allows you to think outside of the box.
What is your favorite sketch from Sketch Support?
Your next stop on today's Blog Hop is
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Sketch Support Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to my friend Shannon today. She is turning 29 today (really she's turning 32 but she's telling everyone 29, shhhhhh!).
I made this card for April's card sketch at
Sketch Support.
When I first saw it, I was thinking "how the heck am I going to make this card" because it's so out of the box for me but in true Allison Davis style, she takes me out of my comfort zone and into something new I love!
Here's the original sketch which you can download from
Sketch Support
along with all the other great sketches:
Bazzill Basics;
Patterned Paper:
Jillibean Soup;
Papertrey Ink;
Stampin' Up!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Just Like Dad
It's not often I get an opportunity to have my picture taken with my Dad so when I do, I jump right on it. My sister took this photo of Dad & I at Christmas and I love how it turned out. I ended up printing it out in a 5x7 so it could take center stage on a layout. When I saw this month's single page sketch, I went straight for this photo. I love how the strips look; it allows you to use many different patterns without overwhelming your page. Please stop by the
Sketch Support
site to download this and other great sketches.
Bazzill Basics and American Crafts;
Patterned Paper:
October Afternoon;
Die Cuts:
Crate Paper;
Jillibean Soup, 7 Gypsies, and Sassafras Lass;
Journaling Tag:
Jenni Bowlin;
Stitching Template:
Stampin' Up!
Friday, March 23, 2012
Sketch Support Add-On Flags
Happy Friday! I'm so behind on my blogging and I have no excuse. I had 9 days off work but the weather here has been amazing so I've been busy outside with my little guy enjoying the sunshine. This week on
Sketch Support
, the following flag add-on is being featured by the design team.
I created this layout using the flags and it was so much fun, I think I'll definitely do this again!
Here's a little close up of my flag embellishments!
There are so many creative takes on this week's sketch so be sure to stop by
for all the inspiration!
Crate Paper;
Patterned Paper:
Simple Stories;
Letter Stickers:
October Afternoon;
Stickers and Diecuts:
Jillibean Soup
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Thanks a Million
I've been having a super week so far with my little guy. It's March Break and I took the week as holidays so I could spend it with Mason. We've been having so much fun playing outside and going to the park since the weather has been gorgeous.
While he's napping, I've been scrapping so I finally got to break in some of my new
Stampin' Up!
product. I'm really lovin' this colour combo of Melon Mambo, Old Olive, and Basic Grey.
The stamps I used are from the
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Wood Grain
The Melon Mambo paper is from the
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text: Obama pledges U.S. military power in PacificBy Dan Lothian and Lesa Jansen, CNNUpdated 7:08 AM ET, Thu November 17, 2011Just WatchedObama: Play larger role in AustraliareplayMore Videos ...Obama: Play larger role in Australia 02:43Story highlights"The United States is a Pacific power," Obama says in AustraliaUp to 2,500 U.S. Marines will be deployed near DarwinDeal with Australia sends a message in light of China's growing military powerThe president will wrap up his Pacific trip with a stop in IndonesiaPresident Barack Obama traveled to Indonesia on Thursday after spending two days in Australia, where he declared that the United States will increase its military presence and expand its role in shaping the Asia Pacific region. "Our enduring interests in the region demand our enduring presence in this region," Obama told the Australian Parliament. "The United States is a Pacific power, and we are here to stay."He announced an agreement with Australia on Wednesday that will expand military cooperation between the longtime allies and boost America's presence in the region.In a speech a day later, Obama made it clear that the military expansion is a top priority in the wake of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, even as the United States faces the need to reduce mounting federal deficits and debt."As we end today's wars, I have directed my national security team to make our presence and missions in the Asia Pacific a top priority," Obama said. "As a result, reductions in U.S. defense spending will not -- I repeat, will not -- come at the expense of the Asia Pacific."The speech on the second day of his two-day trip to Australia, Obama's first as president, signaled a policy objective to compete head-on with China for influence in the region while also providing security assurances for allies.Just WatchedObama: Lasting future alliancereplayMore Videos ...Obama: Lasting future alliance 03:11PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedObama: U.S., Australia bondsreplayMore Videos ...Obama: U.S., Australia bonds 03:14PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedObama honors U.S. Navy in DarwinreplayMore Videos ...Obama honors U.S. Navy in Darwin 02:25PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedU.S., Australia strengthening tiesreplayMore Videos ...U.S., Australia strengthening ties 03:46PLAY VIDEODeputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters that the policy comes in part from nations of the region seeking increased U.S. presence."The ability of the United States to help respond to contingencies is something that has been welcomed in recent years, whether, again, it was work that we're doing in the Philippines to counter violent extremism, work that we're doing to counter piracy in the region, the response to the tsunami in Indonesia," Rhodes said. "So in other words, there's a demand signal from the nations of the region, and this is something that we're doing in concert with one of our closest allies. So we believe it's not just entirely appropriate, but an important step to dealing with the challenges of the future of the Asia Pacific region."Under the military agreement announced Wednesday, up to 250 U.S. Marines will be sent to Darwin and the northern region of Australia for military exercises and training. Over the next several years their numbers are expected to climb to 2,500 -- a full Marine ground task force.U.S. quietly builds military capabilities in PacificIn addition, Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Keltz, director of strategic planning and policy for the U.S. Pacific Command, told journalists in a telephone call Wednesday from Hawaii that the United States has based some of its most sophisticated weapons in the Pacific, including squadrons of F-22 fighters and C-17 transport planes.The F-22s provide leading-edge technology for potential air-to-air combat as well as cyber- and electronic warfare," Keltz said. They replaced older F-15s, he added.While U.S. officials cited the need to respond to regional natural disasters as a reason for the agreement, concern over China's military expansion is widely acknowledged as a driving factor. "What we look at is how does our general force posture allow us to protect U.S. interests, protect our allies, and ... secure the region broadly," Rhodes said. "China is obviously a piece of the Asia Pacific region, an emerging power."Rhodes later added that the deal is "part of the U.S. sending a signal that we're going to be present, that we're going to continue to play the role of underpinning security in this part of the region. Part of that context is a rising China."In China, a foreign ministry spokesman questioned the appropriateness of an increased U.S. military presence in Australia.Analysts note that the deal sends a message to China in a less confrontational way than building up bases closer to Chinese shores."The Chinese can squawk about it," said Patrick Cronin, senior director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. "But it's not like having an aircraft carrier in the Yellow Sea."Obama said during a Wednesday news conference that "the notion that we fear China is mistaken."Before departing Australia, the president, along with some U.S. Marines, visited a military base in Darwin. While speaking to the troops there, Obama thanked them for their service and praised the two nations' alliance, which is now 60 years old, and said he looks forward to a deepening of the alliance. Going forward, our purpose is the same as it was 60 years ago -- "the preservation of peace and security. And in a larger sense, you're answering the question once posed by the great Banjo Paterson. Of Australia, he wrote, "Hath she the strength for the burden laid upon her, hath she the power to protect and guard her own?"The president's Australian visit -- postponed twice in 2009 and 2010 due to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and other domestic political considerations -- highlights a changing balance of power in the Pacific as China expands its military reach and the United States works to reduce its military footprint in Japan.Obama's Australian visit comes on the heels of last weekend's 19-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which highlighted the need for new measures supporting job growth. During the Hawaiian summit, Obama stressed the importance of the Pacific to global economic security, and he pushed China to do more to help strengthen the world economy.More from asiaPain and anger a year on from disappearance of MH370MH370 a year on: Relatives still in limboMarital rape: Why is it legal in India?Powered by Livefyre


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Brickworld 2014 Wrap-up
Well, another Brickworld is finished, and once again it was a tremendous event. This was largest Brickworld for KLUG yet. We more than doubled our display from last year to a whopping 16ft x 45ft rectangle. A few major milestones for the group were reached as well.
Delavan Train show
When KLUG isn't taking part in standalone Lego shows, you can usually find us at any number of other venues. Case in pint was the Delavan Train Show. This was a city wide, two day train lovers extravaganza. Model train displays filled the local VFW hall. There were even displays at downtown buisnesses and a train to shuttle guests back and forth! KLUG set up shop in the lower level of the VFW Hall. We were a last minute addition to the show but managed to bring three members and fill over 100 square feet of display space!


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Two of those terms – dibbling and potting up – turn up in the whisperings and writings of many horticulturists by spring. This is because both terms refer to moving growing plants into larger containers – something that is important to do during the spring growth surge. Knowing the deeper meaning of these terms and how to apply them correctly will help you grow better.
When growing flowers or food from seed, many gardeners choose to lay down much more seed than will be actually be cultivated in a particular parcel of land or pot of soil. This is true whether the seed is sown into a small, sterile medium in a greenhouse or directly into a prepared garden bed. For the most part, seed is relatively inexpensive. Time, on the other hand, is precious. By seeding more than we need, we increase the odds that a good number of seeds will germinate (aka grow). But, if left unchecked, these heavily seeded plantings will likely grow into over-crowded and under-productive plants. The solution: Dibbling!
The term "dibbling" derives from a garden tool called a "dibble". For some, this tool is used to dig a small hole into which seeds or bulbs are planted. For others, a dibble is a small tool used to help separate young seedlings from one another. The action itself is called "dibbling". For larger seedlings a tool like the Big Grip Multi-purpose Planting tool will work. To divide smaller, finer seedlings, use your fingers only or try repurposing a spoon-ended frozen drink straw.
When dividing young seedlings, take care not to touch the root end of the plant. Chemicals on your skin can quickly cause delicate roots to whither and die. Instead, carefully break apart the soil around the roots to help separate the plants into individual sprouts. Delicately grasp the top growth of a single plant you wish to keep and insert it into a new, prepared pot with moist soil. This is potting up, whereby a gardener moves a plant from a smaller container to a larger one. (If you are dibbling to thin a seeded garden bed, instead grasp the seedlings you wish to remove, and leave behind individual, strong plants to grow.)
Ideally, plants are "potted up" whenever they have outgrown their current pot and need a little more space. Think of it like a hermit crab discarding a small shell for a larger one. Try to select a pot only a size or two larger than the container in which the plant has been growing. Larger volumes of soil in containers may remain too cold and moist for transplants to thrive. Better to pot up from a two-inch pot to a four or six-inch pot, knowing in a few weeks it may be time to pot up again into a one-gallon container. And, whenever transplanting, the soil should be filled, watered and drained before the transplant is inserted into it.
Now that you've mastered the terms, get out there and sow some seeds. Soon enough, you'll be dibbling with the best of us!
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This is my son on one of our 'adventures' at a maple syrup farm near Peterborough, Ontario. Although I like camping, with young children (I have two), I have found that bed and breakfast accomodations are an affordable and convenient way to travel. We could spend many more years exploring all the towns and natural settings within a few hours of home!
Everything is better with a little altitude - here is one crazy attempt to get airborne... followed by another dozen.. and a broken leg ;( Think that's impressive? - Scott's a REAL skydiver - a freeflyer who jumps with a camera on his head. Sometimes we go to Florida in the winter - Scott has also spent time jumping in South Africa.
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I have an 870 Express 26". I like it because it's rugged and durable and can be completely apart with no tools.
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Out of all the guns I shot I'll go to my 870. Simple bo frills and versatile.
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Iowans celebrate first day above freezing in weeks
UPDATED 6:58 PM CST Feb 13, 2014Children can finally have recess outside at temps warm into the 40s.
Video TranscriptIT FEELS LIKE SPRING. WE'RE THRILLED. OK - it's not exactly 60 degrees, but after what we've been through, it might as well be... Because we set a milestone today. For the first time in weeks, we got above the freezing point . And Eric Hanson found plenty of people loving it, new at 6. It's not spring, but today held hope. The kind that makes you forget about the cold, drop your gloves, and surprise your photographer by hitting them with a snowball. Just because it's finally not freezing. FROM THE CURB, YOU CAN SEE THE MESS THURSDAY MADE. BUT LOOK AT THAT CURB? AND YOU'LL SPOT WHAT HASN'T BEEN SEEN IN 333 STRAIGHT HOURS. THE MOVEMENT OF MELTING. kids. WHICH WAS EVEN MORE DRAMATIC AT PERKINS ELEMENTARY-- Uh, we're building a den. WHERE KINDERGARTE NERS HADN'T BEEN ALLOWED OUTSIDE FOR RECESS ALL MONTH. It's been too cold mostly and sometimes it's been freezing, so that's why. THEY MIGHT BE EXCITED TO SEE THE SUN - BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS THEIR TEACHERS-- They've been just so cooped up and we're glad to get outside. WHO'VE SPENT THE LAST 2 WEEKS TRYING TO CONTAIN 26 BALLS OF ENERGY BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS. For me, it takes a lot of pressure off the classroom, makes things go a lot smoother. They are able to burn off some energy. JUST LIKE MONICA'S PUP GRACIE DID. Oh, my gosh. Yes. THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THE PROFESSIONA L FETCHER HAS BEEN GOING BONKERS - ESPECIALLY ANYTIME MONICA GOT NEAR HER BACK DOOR. I can't even say dog park outloud. I have to call it DP. TODAY, SHE FINALLY OPENED IT AND FOUND PLENTY OF COMPANY. This helps my world a whole lot. IT'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING, BUT THAT'S ALL IT TOOK-- Just knowing that you got out. TO GIVE A COOPED UP STATE SOME HOPE - AND SOME RELIEF FROM A WINTER'S WORTH OF CABIN FEVER, PACKED INTO THE LAST FEW WEEKS. She'll be calm for probably 5 hours or so and then I can get things done. Everyone knows we'll get more snow, but they're focused on the hope of even warmer temperatures next week-- so you better get in your snowball fights before it all melts away.
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text: John McSwain wrote: > I have a newly built LFS (6.0-testing-20041010) ( only deviation is > gcc-3.4.2 and linux-2.6.9) and have installed several BLFS packages > using development. Today in trying to build gcc-2.95.3 (I need it to > compile freetype-1.3.1) I ran into this error: > > [snip error stuff] > The patches were applied and the configure was by the book. My understanding is that GCC-2.95.3 cannot be made to compile using an NPTL system. The package will be removed from BLFS as soon as an editor gets around to removing all the references to it. You'll need to figure out some other way to compile that version of freetype. -- Randy


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When you ranked solo/duo que most people say in chat what role(s) they would prefer to play. You get some people who don't claim a role and usually just fill in whatever is needed. What I have a grievance about is the people who say nothing in chat and then allow their champion to be randomly selected by the timeout. Nine out of ten times, this person either trolls, is afk the ENTIRE game or feeds the other team excessively and then proceeds to spam surrender. I do enjoy the accept/decline feature pre-champion select but I really would enjoy a feature that ejects a player who does this and returns the others to que. This is the absolute only time I ever dodge a game because nine times out of ten, as previously stated, it ruins the game for both teams. tl;dr: Riot please consider... 1. Removing random either completely or timeout random from solo/duo ranked que. 2. A report or confirmation feature DURING champion select to report players who blatantly break the summoner's code pre-game. Thank you! Edit: Someone else already has this in another thread along with other ideas I agree with >>> http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/....php?t=2715855