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A reminder - the beautiful Quilted Koala boxes you saw on my blog are available for purchase on their website. Just because you didn't win one doesn't mean you don't deserve to buy one for yourself : )
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Imperfect Quilts
A reminder - the beautiful Quilted Koala boxes you saw on my blog are available for purchase on their website. Just because you didn't win one doesn't mean you don't deserve to buy one for yourself : )
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- AnonymousTuesday, March 04, 2014 3:42:00 PM
I have never expected my quilts to be perfect. I always try to do my best, of course, but I quilt strictly for the enjoyment of it. It's therapy, soothing and relaxing and if my quilts are not perfect, so what? They are beautiful to me...Thanks for insping me, Kathy...Sandi in San AngeloReplyDelete
Wonderful post!ReplyDelete
I think those quilts are adorable. I didn't see anything until you mentioned it. The colors and placement are so pretty! And that's what I see when looking at them. I'm all for encouraging everyone that wants to quilt. This is supposed to be fun!!!ReplyDelete
From a beginner and all those learning and striving to improve, THANK YOU! We do it for the enjoyment and satisfaction which comes from within.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much. I quilt for the joy of it and that is what is important. Love your quilts!!ReplyDelete
Phyllis in Colorado
You are a genuine doll! Thank you so much for posting this! Who knows how many more people will enjoy quilting because you have encouraged them to try! :-)ReplyDelete
Gotta walk before you run! Practice makes perfect. How many times do we right the letters before someone can read them. Quilting and any other new thing is the same. Mistakes are made and learned from. It's the process and not the product at first.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousTuesday, March 04, 2014 6:06:00 PM
Great post! I so agree with you. I started quilting about 16-17 yrs ago and am self taught. As I was reading this blog entry I remembered a few early quilts that I just had to keep ripping blocks apart or cutting down the size of an unpieced block because I didn't have exact 1/4" seams on the pieced blocks. I got frustrated at times but loved quilting so much that I just kept at it. I still make mistakes, most I rip out but now and then it's so small that I live with it. :) ~ Jody R.ReplyDelete
Thank you for this wise and wonderful post!ReplyDelete
I appreciate both this post and your previous one. I liked that you clarified that no matter where we are in our abilities we should do our best.ReplyDelete
I'm a relatively new quilter. I made a few tops a few years ago, then had to move away from quilting for a while. When I began quilting again a year or so ago I started a blog and have been posting the quilts I've been working on. I've been very blessed to have supportive readers who dismiss the imperfections that I point out (because they seem so obvious to me) and praise the good they see.
I'm getting ready to layer and quilt a top I finished several years ago. As I laid it out to look at it I saw one rather glaring problem. Now I'm debating with myself whether to fix it or leave it as a "picture" of my limitations when I made it. I have to decide if I will appreciate it with the mistake or if the mistake will always glare at me!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful quilts and your thoughts about this topic. I'm grateful for both.
I never sewed until I took my first quilt class. I hand pieced and hand quilted my first projects because I was afraid of the sewing machine. I have been quilting since 1978 and still am not that confident about my abilities but keep trying to improve. I don't know what I would do to entertain myself if I didn't quilt! I love the process!ReplyDelete
Amen, sister! I couldn't have said it better myself. My first quilt looked like a Mexican sombrero. I didn't know you weren't supposed to quilt around the edges and work towards the middle! Oh, my. It never made it on a bed and I wanted to discard it, but my Mother saw the "beauty" in it and has kept it these 40+ years. Perfect post,Kathleen, to encourage all the beginners out there.ReplyDelete
about 12 years ago I decided I wanted to quilt so I took a few classes just to get me started. I saw all the beautiful perfect quilts the other ladies were making and felt that I could never ever be that good so I quit for about 5 years. Every time I saw a quilt I had such a longing to make one and finally I realised I needed to do it so I started again and I have never been happier. My kids love my quilts even though they are cockeyed, and I love making them. I wished I had someone say to me way back then just what you said in this post. Thank you for putting into words what I feel about the joy of quilting.ReplyDelete
You inspire me....I've said it before....a quilt changes everything...ReplyDelete
Thank you so much.ReplyDelete
From a VERY imperfect quilter, who has learned to forgive herself and love her quilts anyway.
Thank you for today's post. It made me feel good to read it. I think it is easy for women to jump on the bandwagon with criticism. Have you noticed how often the quilt creator is often the first person to point out her flaws? Others think they are "teaching" when they join in. I prefer the attitude of support your ladies had for their beginning classmate. They had a wonderful role model as their teacher.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousWednesday, March 05, 2014 6:38:00 AM
Great post! I've been quilting since the mid-nineties and not with a sewing machine. Yes, everything by hand....cutting from templates, piecing and finally quilting and I loved every minute of it. I could see my quilts improve with each one with plenty of mistakes. I finally broke down two years ago and bought a sewing machine.What a disaster that was trying to piece. I thought I would be more accurate using the sewing machine, not! My first sewing machine quilt has many uneven pieces but it is my favorite quilt of all that I made. It's a basket quilt and I proudly display it on my bed.ReplyDelete
Well said! sounds like a book jacket note :) One of my internet quilt friends tells us all the time, there are no quilt policeReplyDelete
We all need to hear this sort of thing, especially when we try something new and it doesn't turn out like we hoped. It's important to keep trying! And who really cares, unless you're quilting for a ribbon, if it's perfect? No one is perfect. Remember that in early samplers little girls deliberately turned a letter backwards, because only God is perfect. :)ReplyDelete
No matter what our style of quilting. No matter what we are striving for. Whether it be our first quilt or our 50th. We are all quilters and, as such, are part of the same community. Thank you for spreading the word about acceptance and support.ReplyDelete
You are exactly right Kathy, there is another side tho. I have often been criticized for making small quilts, fussing too much and worst of all, wasting my time with doll quilts.ReplyDelete
I listen to their comments and then make a mental note to never ever be like the people that can't ever say anything nice.THEnaFa
Dearest Kathy,ReplyDelete
Wonderful and to the point post!
I agree wholeheartedly with your blog post!!!!!!! I have just started working at our local quilt shop, here in a new town for us, and feel as though I am surrounded by perfectionists!! :). When someone shows me something they've made I never look closely to see if this matches or that's straight....I tend to focus on the colors and pattern. I would love to join a guild but feel as though my work would be scrutinized and that's not what quilting is for me. I do my best, love the process and am addicted to this craft. I want it to make me happy not stressed!!ReplyDelete
What beautiful words of wisdom! The "Quilt Police" belong in judged shows only...any other criticism is just plain catty and bullying.ReplyDelete
I agree with everything you say. I am 76 and have been a seamstress all of my life. Didn't start quilting until about 10 years ago. I was terrified of it and that I might not be perfect!! My sisters used to say that you could turn my projects (clothes, embroidery, etc.)inside out and not tell the difference because they were perfect! Wow! Talk about pressure! I was so hard on my quilting! I've really had to STOP, relax and love what I do. I continue to do my best and sometimes my best is not perfect and that's OKAY ... finally!! I love quilting and my one regret is that I wasted so many years not quilting ... Thank you, thank you, thank you for your words and quilts and all you do.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for your comments! I have gotten so many e-mails from women who are afraid to show their quilts because so many others are critical. I even heard from one woman who STOPPED quilting because of things others had said about her quilts. What's wrong with those people?ReplyDelete
sending a simple, heartfelt thank-you for your post today. I love your blog.ReplyDelete
I've been quilting for close to 30 years, and I'm still learning, and I'm still no where close to perfect.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for posting on this topic. I couldn't agree more!
You said it all...if we don't try, and make mistakes along the way, we never learn. My guild often does a first and last quilt at the first meeting of the year. Some of those first quilts are totally hysterical...but the quilters persevered and now make amazing quilts. I don't want my quilts to be judged, just loved. Sometimes I take something apart if it's blatantly horrible, but most times I let it go because it's the process, not the perfection that I'm working toward. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.ReplyDelete
What a great post. This is so true. I have been quilting since 1992 and have worked in three quilt shops and still teach quilting. I love sewing and quilting but I'm not perfect and never will be. I make mistakes and have to rip out and start over just like beginners. I get frustrated but it doesn't stop me. To me, quilting is not about winning ribbons or getting as many done as I can, it's about joy and accomplishment and I guess therapy too. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Kathy, thank you for another insightful & inspiring post. I agree, we quilt because it's what we love to do. A few small imperfections simply add to the charm of our doll quilts and that's what makes them uniquely our own. I think that's why I love antique quilts, especially the hand pieced ones.. they are perfect in my eyes, imperfections and all :)) cheers... MarianReplyDelete
The handmade things can not be perfect. Precisely in this lies its charm.ReplyDelete
As we age our hands and eyes don't work quite as well as they used to. That doesn't mean we should still not enjoy the journey. I love quilting and have been doing it for over 40 yrs.I have had to make some changes that were hard in the beginning. I now machine most things including the binding. Thanks for your inspiration.ReplyDelete
Hace dos años he descubierto el patchwork. Me hace feliz. Ahora voy a empezar el Civil War Bride.¿Demasiado para mi? ¡No veo la hora de atacarlo!ReplyDelete
De eso se trata, de la felicidad de descubrir y compartir.
Back in 2005 my first attempt at quilting was to make a table runner. When I look at it now I see all the mistakes I made but at the time my instructor told me what a beautiful job I had done. I was so proud and without her praise would not have continued my journey. Thank you too Kathy for your inspiring words. A great post.ReplyDelete
Wonderful article! Right on.ReplyDelete
Well said and I wholeheartedly agree! It's a process and we should love every minute of it as we learn and improve our skills, even when things don't turn out quite right. I've been quilting for many years and I still make mistakes but I learn from them and move on. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. To all those quilters out there that think they don't do good enough work, don't give up! Don't hold yourself up to someone else's standards or compare your work to others. With time and practice your work will improve and along the way try to enjoy your quilting journey. LoriReplyDelete
- AnonymousSaturday, March 08, 2014 9:47:00 AM
I won't use a machine to sew because I can't sew a straight line for anything, even with a stack of post-its as a guide. I got so stressed over it, I quit, and only hand-sew. I tell everyone I like the lumps and bumps I have in my quilts because they are handmade goods. I didn't sit at a machine and crank out a quilt in a day. I wish i could do that, but not enough to keep practicing it when all it brings is frustration.ReplyDelete
This post couldn't have come at a better time for me! I am piecing a Sunburst block for the first time and my courage is beginning to falter. I am donating the block to the quilt retreat auction quilt that we will piece in April. I have only the ring to applique to the background. As I work on the stitching today I will keep the message of your post near to my heart.ReplyDelete
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Love this dish. We have a bag of dried shiitakes from the Asian market. Rehydrated them and they worked perfectly. Great recipe.
Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Cream Sauce
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The secret to a good cream sauce is always the same: not too much cream or it can be overpowering, masking the more delicate flavors. Here it contains a bountiful amount of mushrooms and is served over chicken breasts.
85 Reviews for Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Cream Sauce
I have made this dish a couple of times. IIt is fantastic! Only once did I use the shitake mushrooms. I have found that baby Bellas are really great as a substitute. This dish could be great for entertaining as well.
This dish was fabulous! I used button mushrooms as I didn't have shittake and normal onion as I didn't have shallots. The wine and stock with the cream made the sauce! Perfection.
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We really enjoyed this. Very simple to prepare for a weeknight meal. I paired it with roasted asparagus. We will definitely make this again.
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Family Functioning and School Success in At-Risk, Inner-City Adolescents
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The relation between family functioning and school success was examined in 211 at risk, African American, inner city adolescents attending middle school (grades 6–8). Interviews with adolescents and caregivers yielded data on family cohesion, parental monitoring, and school engagement; school records provided data on grade point average. Results showed that both family cohesion and parental monitoring predicted school engagement, but neither family characteristic predicted GPA. Important gender differences also emerged. For boys only, the relation between family cohesion and school engagement was stronger when parental monitoring was high. For girls only, the effects of cohesion and monitoring on school engagement were additive: girls with both high family cohesion and high parental monitoring were most likely to be engaged in school. These findings extend the research base on family protective factors for antisocial behavior in young adolescents. Implications for future examination of family process characteristics in high-risk adolescents are discussed.
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- Title
- Family Functioning and School Success in At-Risk, Inner-City Adolescents
- Journal
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Volume 35, Issue 1 , pp 100-108
- Cover Date
- 2006-02-01
- 10.1007/s10964-005-9016-3
- Print ISSN
- 0047-2891
- Online ISSN
- 1573-6601
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- family process
- school success
- at-risk adolescents
- gender differences
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Diane Annunziata (1)
- Aaron Hogue (2)
- Leyla Faw (3)
- Howard A. Liddle (4)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Hudson Valley Cerebral Palsy, Patterson, NY, USA
- 2. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- 3. National Clinical Assessment Authority, London, England
- 4. Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA


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By COLLEEN DISKIN
Wildlife groups have been sounding an alarm this summer, not an unfamiliar one.
They are worried that too many kids will spend too much time indoors glued to a digital screen. Or when kids are outside, their time will be heavily structured and supervised.
"Most of us grew up hearing the phrase 'Go outside and play,' but today's kids don't get told to do that," said Don Torino, education chairman of the Bergen County Audubon Society.
Unsupervised play has all but vanished from our urban and suburban societies, with too many of us worried about the safety of our kids to let them roam.
But as we fill up our kids' summer days with tennis camps and swim lessons, many of us are forgetting to let them just soak up nature on their own, or maybe just spend an hour digging for worms in the back yard.
The possible result, warn many outdoors advocates, is a nation of kids beginning to suffer from a new epidemic: nature deficit disorder.
This summer, advocates have turned up the volume on their concerns about kids never experiencing the relaxation of a leisurely walk through the woods or of an afternoon spent skipping stones on a pond.
Besides pledging to create more programs at nature centers and convince more schools to include more lessons on ecology, a number of wildlife groups have set a loftier goal: persuading parents to pencil a "green hour" into their kids' days.
By "green hour" these nature enthusiasts don't just mean signing kids up for a class at the local nature center or zoo, or having them play sports at an adult-supervised, heavily structured game. They mean sending kids out into their back yard and neighborhoods without toys, swing sets or trampolines as distractions to look for birds, climb a tree or explore.
Convinced that many parents will need help figuring out how to fill 60 minutes outdoors, the National Wildlife Federation has created a new Web site, greenhour.org, to give parents ideas. The site lets you plug in your ZIP code to find nature spots within 15 miles.
There were more than 50 places listed for my ZIP code. At first I was heartened to realize that my own kids have been to about 10 of them. But I quickly realized that many of their visits were on organized school trips or family outings planned only because we had friends or relatives visiting from out of town.
This seems to be the way a lot of kids take in nature these days, as special outings or as organized, adult-supervised activities.
At Flat Rock Brook Nature Center in Englewood, weekly classes, guided hikes and summer camps for kids generally fill up, said Stephen Wiessner, the center's executive director. Same is true at nearby Tenafly Nature Center.
That would seem to belie the argument that kids aren't spending time outdoors.
But Wiessner points out that the time is spent a lot differently than it was in his childhood growing up on a farm in South Jersey, where he was often allowed to wander freely.
At nature centers, kids often have to be guided on the path to discovery, instead of finding it on their own.
Flat Rock has one class called "Never Say 'Ugh' to a Bug." It's offered so that today's kids learn not to fear or be grossed out by insects things that you would think children, by their nature, ought to think are cool.
Naturalists say it's increasingly common to find kids who initially find nature to be icky, kids who bristle at the idea of getting a little mud on their sneakers,
"We'll have some kids who say at first that they don't want to get dirty," said Jennifer Kleinbaum, Tenafly Nature Center's executive director. "We challenge them on that one. Most kids, when you do get them outdoors, you'll find that they'll be kids. They'll get curious and they'll explore and get dirty."
It says something about the culture we live in today that many of our kids need to be schooled in the art of getting dirty and appreciating all things slimy and scaly.
It says something, too, that many of us parents budget nature into our kids the same way we budget in dance classes and swim lessons.
Flat Rock offers a popular and well-attended series of family night hikes on Tuesdays in the summer. Families, of course, come and hike anytime on their own in the summer, Wiessner points out. But too many of us are so programmed to think these things have to be programmed.
"There's so much competition for kids' time these days," Wiessner said. "Parents just find themselves thinking in terms of what they can fit onto the calendar."
As part of this national campaign to reverse kids' nature deficit, Torino is leading a new junior naturalist program sponsored by the Wild Birds Unlimited store in Paramus. Kids can come to the store and get a list of birds and wildlife to search for in their neighborhoods and then get awarded a prize when they return with a filled checklist.
After discovering what they can find in their own neighborhoods, Torino hopes the kids who participate will feel the urge to keep wandering the outdoors. And maybe the next time, they can do it without the aid of a checklist or a guide.
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Welcome to Antico Podere Marciano!
This Barberino Val d'Elsa townhouse offers free Wi-Fi, dry cleaning/laundry and beach/pool umbrellas. If you want low-key dining options, you will be pleased to find barbecue grills and a picnic area. Don't forget your swimming goggles and swimsuit as this townhouse features a seasonal outdoor pool. There is also a poolside bar and a bar/lounge so guests can sip a refreshing drink by the pool or indoors.
The front desk has a safe and is open during limited hours. You will also find coffee in the lobby. Other amenities include a garden.
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A free full breakfast is available between 8:30 AM and 10 AM.
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- Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
- Children 3 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Check-in: between 4 PM and 7 PM.
Check-out: before 10 AM.
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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Antico Podere Marciano has 6 guest rooms, all with furnished balconies and designer toiletries. Guests can unwind at the end of a long day and enjoy LCD televisions with cable channels. Business travelers visiting the Barberino Val d'Elsa area will have access to free wireless high-speed Internet access as well as desks and safes. Individual décor and furnishings make each stay a unique experience. Designed to promote relaxation and well-being, all private bathrooms offer a great selection of amenities, including luxury deep soaking bathtubs, rainfall showerheads, bathrobes and bidets. Additional guest comforts include climate control, air conditioning and hair dryers. Bathroom toiletries are provided free of charge.
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Distances from Inn Antico Podere MarcianoIsole e Olena Winery - 1.8 km / 1.1 mi
Castello della Paneretta - 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
Castello di Monsanto - 2.5 km / 1.6 mi
Casa Vinicola Luigi Cecchi - 5.9 km / 3.7 mi
Il Molino di Grace Winery - 7.6 km / 4.7 mi
Santa Lucia al Borghetto Church - 7.9 km / 4.9 mi
Staggia Castle - 8.4 km / 5.2 mi
Passignano Abbey - 9.3 km / 5.8 mi
Church of Santa Maria Assunta - 9.4 km / 5.8 mi
Piazza Arnolfo di Cambio - 11.1 km / 6.9 mi
Colle di Val d'Elsa Cathedral - 11.4 km / 7.1 mi
Monteriggioni Castle - 11.9 km / 7.4 mi
Piazza Matteotti - 12.4 km / 7.7 mi
Cantina Antinori - 13.2 km / 8.2 mi
Museum of Torture - 14.4 km / 9 mi
The preferred airport for Antico Podere Marciano is Florence (FLR-Peretola) - 34.1 km / 21.2 mi.
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Cybercriminals are milking Facebook and the social network's popularity for all it's worth–all for their benefit and to the great inconvenience and risk of the affected users. People are still reeling from the recent "I Just Got My Hillbilly Name!" scam and now a new one is already in circulation: the Free Oakleys scam.
This one is just as fake and spammy as all the other scams on Facebook, offering a free pair of Oakleys to users who click on the link.
The link to the scam's page is accompanied by text which reads: "Get a Free Pair of Oakleys! (limited time only)." Another variation of the text says: "To celebrate the Summer, Oakley is giving away free shades to all facebook users!!"
After clicking on the link, users are directed to a page which alerts them that there are only a limited number of Oakleys left to be given away. Users are then encouraged to share the page with friends, like it, and complete six "reward offers" to get the sunglasses. These offers will most likely cost the users money and will also give the scammers and marketers access to their personal information.
We've said it once and we'll say it again: if it sounds too good to be true, then it's probably a scam. If you feel like something fishy is going on, then leave the page, report it to Facebook, and alert your friends to the scam.
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Offensive struggles define Dolphins' finale, season
DEC 29, 2013 6:35p ET
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Dolphins wide receiver Mike Wallace beat his man on a stutter go route with 8:58 remaining in the second quarter and Miami up a touchdown.
Wallace -- poised for his second score of the game -- instead watched as quarterback Ryan Tannehill's throw sailed just out of reach on the third-and-six play.
It personified the 2013 season for the Dolphins, which came to an end Sunday afternoon in a 20-7 loss to the rival Jets at Sun Life Stadium.
"It was just all day whether it be in the run game, throwing the ball or catching the ball," Tannehill said. "We just missed opportunities we should've taken advantage of."
The same could be said of the season's final outcome.
Two weeks ago, Miami (8-8) found itself two wins from its first postseason berth since 2008 and second trip in 12 seasons.
Riding high after a 24-20 victory over the division-leading Patriots, the Dolphins seemed ready to continue their three-game win streak en route to January football.
Standing in the way were two AFC East rivals -- the Bills and Jets -- both with below-.500 records. But poor play and missed opportunities plagued the team's playoffs chances.
"We didn't finish strong. It's that simple," Tannehill said. "We didn't finish the way we wanted to. None of us saw this coming. Obviously, last week didn't go well and this week we moved the ball early in the game but we didn't score points and in the second half."
After starting from their own 10-yard line down 14-7 to New York, the Dolphins marched down the field with four minutes to go in the third.
On third-and-six from the Jets' 29, Wallace slipped and Dee Milliner intercepted Tannehill for the first of his three turnovers.
Early in the fourth, Jets kicker Nick Folk missed a 35-yard field goal that kept it a one-score game. Five plays later, the Dolphins punted instead of capturing momentum.
"We didn't capitalize," said Wallace, who caught five passes for 25 yards and a touchdown. "We had a lot of chances. Even missed a field goal and gave us an extra chance and we still didn't take advantage.
"That was our chance to go down there and make it a different game. We just didn't make it happen. We have to step up and make plays. It's nothing magical. We have plenty of opportunities."
Miami capped its season averaging 19.8 points per game. During one stretch of the season, the Dolphins failed to score more than 23 points in nine straight games.
Three of their losses were decided by a touchdown or less.
"We've got to put up more points," Wallace said. "You're not going to win too many games scoring seven points. We have too much talent to be 8-8. Everybody's just got to step up -- starting with me."
Over the final two losses, the Dolphins mustered just 399 yards and seven points.
The ground attack entered Sunday the NFL's seventh-worst with 89.9 yards on average per game. Lamar Miller rushed just three times against Buffalo, but saw that many carries by the second drive Sunday.
Despite the additional play calls, the rushing game managed just 92 yards on 22 carries on Sunday.
"We haven't made enough plays," head coach Joe Philbin said. "Certainly (Sunday) we didn't make enough plays. We had some opportunities and just didn't make enough plays to get consistent. I thought we ran the ball well. I thought we protected the quarterback better than we have. ... I thought we had some balance. I thought we were in manageable situations. We just didn't execute well enough."
Tannehill went 20-for-40 with 204 yards, one touchdown, three interceptions and a 42.1 passer rating. Earlier this month, Tannehill outdueled Tom Brady. Entering Sunday's matchup his 92.1 rating in December served as evidence he was playing his best football.
The second-year player said he would look at tape of the game Sunday night. The sting of the loss would take a while to go away. Following his first season in Miami, Wallace said he needs to take it upon himself to be a leader on this team.
"All those little plays we missed we're capable of making those plays," Wallace said. "They're right there on our fingertips. We lost so many games like that. You can't play like that."


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METAIRIE, La. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel isn't such a fan of the Ying Yang Twins.
But he is a fan of 'Stand Up and Get Crunk.'
Which means he's in quite the pickle on Sunday when the New Orleans Saints host his Chiefs in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome listen often to a song he seems to like and lose or get deprived of what has become a tradition and fail to hear the song as his defense holds.
Regardless, he's looking forward to his first experience in the Superdome.
'I think it's one of the only stadiums I haven't been at before so I'm super excited to be there,' Cassel said Wednesday.'I know it's a great atmosphere and I'm looking forward to hearing that song that comes on, (from) the Ying Yang Twins when I get there. I keep hearing about it.'
The dance-inducing song has been played at the Superdome before kickoffs after a Saints touchdown since 2009, the Super Bowl season.
The song and stadium-swaying dancing are as much New Orleans tradition now as Rebirth Brass Band and beignets.
And the tradition is becoming well-known around the NFL, one that makes New Orleans a place opponents don't mind playing in.
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HOYLAKE (Reuters) – American Vaughn Taylor makes his debut
in the British Open this week unconcerned at being a long-odds
shot despite sitting in the U.S. Ryder Cup table top-10.
Two weeks ago the U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman said he
had complete confidence in the 30-year-old who made it
back-to-back wins in the Reno-Tahoe Open this year.
Now, even with only three days' experience of British Open
links golf, if he can fashion a successful week at Royal
Liverpool, Taylor can seal his place for the K Club in Ireland
in September against Europe.
He will not mind doing it anonymously.
"I worked pretty hard to get where I am," Taylor told
reporters on Monday at Hoylake. "I've gotten better each year
and just worked my way up.
"Tom (Lehman) said it kind of reminded him of his career.
I've never really received a whole lot of attention, which is
"I always tend to kind of fly under the radar. I mean,
every weekend in the U.S., people don't even know who I am, so
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At The Dial, all ages and all views can showcase what makes them tick artistically
"My goal has always been preserving a space where creating doesn't have limits, borders or expectation, but is supported through genuine intent," Napalan said. "Where a scene and a space can be maintained by the community itself and works alongside the people that want to create something new and different.
"Our goal is to spread this idealism through other places and show that making an all-ages space/collective is possible with good intent and genuine intentions by taking the proper measures to work with the community, not against it — as well as retraining this new generation of kids that don't know what it means to actually attend shows or support small artists."
Though presale tickets are taboo at The Dial, small fees are requested, depending on day, time and show type, in an effort to keep the space alive and kicking.
"Most of our shows are listed as $5 before the first band and $7 after the first bands," Ballard said.
"There are some exceptions to this rule, where we sometimes have to do $8-$10 shows for bigger touring packages. We do have free events such as our Open Mic Night and our Gallery Night."
At the end of the day, the main thing to remember is that anyone and everyone is welcome — and that's a comforting vibe.
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"In all, we can expect a 3.5% increase in bottomline. I only wish the Govt had come out with these announcements earlier."
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Although garment exporters feel the Finance Ministry's relief package for exporters (in the wake of a strengthening rupee) comes a little late and more sops could have been given, the general feeling is that of relief and hope.
The consensus in the garment exporting community is that the decisions to reduce interest rate on pre- and post-shipment credit by two percentage points and the hike in duty drawback rate will help the industry recover at least part of its losses.
Mr Rajendra Hinduja, Director, Gokaldas Exports, said the three per cent increase in duty drawback rate (refund of customs duty paid for imported goods that are later exported abroad) will bolster the bottomline by three per cent. The two percentage points interest relief will also add 0.5 per cent to the bottomline.
"In all, we can expect a 3.5 per cent increase in bottomline. I only wish the Government had come out with these announcements earlier," said Mr Hinduja.
Losing crores
The garment export industry is estimated to have lost orders worth Rs 1,500 crore, as many exporters had to turn down orders, since they did not want to operate at low costs. Mr Hinduja said Gokaldas could have lost orders worth at least a couple of crores.
With garment exporters operating at net margins of just 7-10 per cent, the rupee appreciation has affected the industry badly. Net realisation has been shaved off by 10 per cent with the rupee becoming stronger by 10 per cent.
Welcoming the decisions to help exporters reeling under the rupee surge, Mr Vikram Rao, Director, Aditya Birla Nuvo (Madura Garments Exports is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aditya Birla Nuvo), said a five per cent hike in duty drawback rate would have been "more appropriate". Nevertheless, these are "steps in the right direction and one now hopes the government would go the full distance," he said.
Last year, Madura's exports touched a turnover of Rs 170 crore. Although the company had earlier set an export target of Rs 300 crore this year, going by current indications, revenues could settle at Rs 250-270 crore, said Mr Rao.


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Iceland expected to turn left in weekend election
Yet few candidates are prepared to admit publicly that tax increases and cuts to public spending will be an inevitable result of the crisis as the country attempts to deal with its crushing national debt.
"Nobody wants to mention tax rises just ahead of the elections," said Thorolfur Matthiasson, an economics professor at the University of Iceland. "But if the budget deficit is 10 percent of GDP and the official debt is approximately what the nation can produce in one year, then the politicians will have to raise tax and reduce public spending. That's just Economics 101."
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The legacy of Eden and Babel is a world of suspicious talk. Suspicious talk separates word and deed. It is speech that subordinates others and seeks power over them. It is talk that violates the freedom and dignity of others. Suspicious talk creates a community based on self-interest and mistrust. There are at least four forms of talk that are suspicious.
Talking takes place within a community. Communities are comprised of persons who relate to one another on the basis of mutual trust. The level of trust within a community depends upon the degree to which persons talk to one another honestly, openly and respectfully. Slander, gossip, lies, half-truths and all forms of deceitful speech reduce the level of trust and increase the level of suspicion within a community.
Lies destroy both the community and the individual. Liars wound their victims by depriving them of mutual respect and injure themselves by destroying self-respect. They harm the community by undermining the foundation of mutual trust and personal respect on which civil society is built. Both the individual and the community are degraded.
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MILAN: Diaphanous dresses, nautical prints and angular tailoring drew Milan fashion week to a close on Monday after six days of catwalks and campaigning to promote the city's fashion industry as a bright spot in a gloomy local economy.
Veteran Italian designer Giorgio Armani presented sharp blazers, fitted shorts and floaty floral kaftans, topping off the show with flowing translucent dresses and large mortar board-style hats in fuchsia, black and bright blue.
The collection was imagined for a woman who is "a bit less constrained by the everyday... a woman who lives a life of her own", the designer told reporters backstage after the show.
Fashion house Frankie Morello decorated clothes with anchors and shells, and Gianfranco Ferre's tailored coats and dresses in neutral tones took inspiration from American photographer Herb Ritts.
The collections provided the finale to a week which has seen 74 official shows, store openings, and parties attended by celebrities including Cate Blanchett and Blake Lively.
"I think [in Milan] they were feeling a little squeezed by London, New York and Paris," Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour told Reuters, referring to three other cities which organise fashion weeks.
"There's a strong sense of everybody coming together and supporting Milan fashion, and I think it's really come through on the runways."
The fashion industry, comprised of clothing, footwear and leather goods, is a key driver of the Italian economy and trade body Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) forecasts its turnover for 2013 to be 58.86 billion euros ($79.42 billion).
This figure represents a 2.5 percent drop from the previous year, but the rate of decline has slowed from 5.4 percent in 2012, solely thanks to foreign markets, the CNMI says.
Domestic consumption continues to fall and Italy, stuck in its longest recession since World War Two, is a challenging place to run a business, but its fashion industry is unrivalled, said Toni Scervino, chief executive of fashion house Ermanno Scervino.
"It's hard because there are so many taxes, so many problems, the logistics aren't there," Scervino told Reuters before his brand's show which featured its signature Swarovski crystal embellishments on denim and dresses.
"But it's possible because in Italy there's a quality of workmanship which doesn't exist elsewhere. And if you're looking for an excellent product you have it made in Italy."
The CNMI and Vogue also invited young designers to display their products during fashion week. Francois-Henri Pinault, chief executive of French luxury group Kering was among attendees at a showroom dedicated to 16 young designers.
"What I think is important... to really help the economy is keeping the production here and keeping the creativity here, bringing young people," Franca Sozzani, editorial director of Italian Vogue, told Reuters.
Organisers do not say how many buyers attend the events, but the CNMI estimates fashion week brings 15,000 people to Milan.
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ICDS centres a picture of disintegrating development scheme
Buildings that are falling apart, toilets that do not exist, water that is clearly unsafe for drinking – welcome to the world of the child who goes to an ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) centre in Tamil Nadu. Day in and day out, they seem to have to negotiate an obstacle course, and perhaps it is sheer luck that hangs like a charm over the children, ensuring they don't come to harm.
You don't have to go by the recent study on the ICDS centres in Tamil Nadu, a trip to the nearest one will do. Gaping holes in the roof, unsteady walls, damaged flooring, besides kitchen fires burning in the room the kids occupy, overworked staff and no electricity – their list of woes is unending. Any anganwadi has at least one, or a combination, of these problems.
But let us go by the study, which is a comprehensive social audit of the state in 500 ICDS centres in 20 districts in the State. With fieldwork done between June and December last, the conclusions of the study were presented in the city on Thursday. The study was done by Thozhamai, a voluntary organisation, and funded by CRY.
"While there are a lot of problems with the centres in Tamil Nadu, the biggest challenge today is infrastructure, and that must be addressed immediately," stresses A. Devaneyan, of Thozhamai, who was part of the study. "When children come every day, they run the risk of a roof falling over them, or the wall collapsing on them. This is completely unacceptable, considering the anganwadi centre is meant to be a child-friendly place," he adds. In 67 centres, roofs are damaged; in 67, the walls; and in 54 centres, the flooring.
The need of the hour is for the State government to ensure infrastructure improvements in all these centres. While 63 per cent of the centres are running in private buildings, Mr. Devaneyan stresses that the government should build standardised child-friendly structures and shift all anganwadis to its own buildings.
Additional anganwadis also need to be started, he adds. The base rule is to have one anganwadi per 800-1000 population and in tribal areas, one per 300 population. The Supreme Court has also said that there must be one anganwadi for every 30 children below the age of six, he adds.
A huge spoke in the wheel, he says, however, is the fund allocation for the meal. While rice, pulses, oil and eggs come free from the State, an allocation of a mere 56 paise (shared by the Centre and State at a 60-40 ratio) per child is not sufficient at all.
Of this, 25 paise go for buying vegetables and 10 for firewood. In 369 centres, employees reported that there was insufficient provision for fuel in terms of firewood, kerosene or LPG. This, understandably, affect the quality of the food, and water boiled at the centre.
A good per cent of the centres were also ill-equipped to conduct vaccination, detect disability early, measure or monitor weight and nourishment.
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Lack of judge keeps justice elusive for slain forester
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—A year ago, forester Melania Dirain was shot and killed by a lone gunman inside her office in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, but the suspect still roams, and the case has yet to move in court.
The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 12 in Claveria, Cagayan, is still waiting for a judge to hear the case as a replacement for presiding Judge Leo Reyes who died last year.
"The case will not move unless a judge is assigned," said Prosecutor Jerry Nebab of the Department of Justice (DOJ) office in Cagayan.
Nebab is hoping the Supreme Court would appoint a judge for the RTC branch this month.
Dirain's family, as well as colleagues in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), said with the case stalled, initial efforts to give justice to her death would lead to nothing.
"We are saddened that no case has been filed [in court] even though there was an initial apprehension of the suspect," said Benjamin Tumaliuan, DENR head in Cagayan Valley.
Dirain was Cagayan Valley DENR's first female forestry specialist and the second-highest officer in the community environment and natural resources office in Sanchez Mira, which covers the five Cagayan towns of Sanchez Mira, Santa Praxedes, Claveria, Pamplona and Abulug, DENR officials said.
Juliet Magdasoc, Dirain's sister, said family members had lost track of the progress of the case.
"The last piece of news we heard about it was that the gunman had been caught and that a [criminal information] was already filed," she said.
Dirain, 46, was gunned down inside her office at the DENR compound in Barangay Centro 2 at 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 7, 2012. Days after the shooting, police arrested Adorable Caligan without a warrant, after he was supposedly identified in a closed-circuit television footage taken by cameras installed at the DENR office.
Caligan was, however, released as no case had been filed against him within the 36-hour prescribed period. Witnesses refused to issue sworn statements implicating him, Nebab said.
On Oct. 12 last year, the DOJ recommended the filing of murder charges against Caligan, and the case was raffled off to the RTC Branch 12.
"But during that time, Judge Reyes was already bedridden and he eventually died. That is why no warrant of arrest was issued [against the suspect]," Nebab said.
Tumaliuan said he and DENR personnel were worried that Dirain's case would be repeated in the case of forester Alfredo Almueda.
Dirain and Almueda have been hailed as "environmental heroes" for meeting their deaths on duty.
Almueda, the community environment and natural resources officer of Nagtipunan-Maddela area in Quirino province, was gunned down at an anti-illegal logging checkpoint on Jan. 1.
"For us, there is no use for environmental heroes if justice is not attained," Tumaliuan said.
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Semicon malaise postpones surface science rebound.
However, as the recovery of the semiconductor industry continues and new biological applications for these instruments continue to appear, the markets for 2004 and beyond should generate high single-digit growth.
Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is the surface science technique that will exhibit the strongest growth for 2003. Atomic force microscopy, the most common SPM technique, is gaining momentum both from increased capabilities for semiconductor applications, and also from acceptance as a technique for probing biological samples.
Electron microscopy and confocal microscopy will display growth in the mid to low single-digit range for the year. The former will benefit from the resurgence in the semiconductor industry. Although confocal microscopy has benefited from technical advances, such as multiphoton systems, its growth has remained uninspiring.
Surface analyzers, which are most commonly used in semiconductor, polymer and other materials science applications, continue to suffer from the negative effects of the downturn in the semiconductor industry. This market is expected to decline 2.4% in 2003.
2001-04 Total Surface Science Instrumentation Global Market $Millions 2001 1496 2002 1582 2003 1662 2004 1802 Note: Table made from bar graph. 2002 Surface Science Product Segmentation by Technique Surface 13% Analyzers Scanning 16% Probe Microscopy Confocal 6% Microscopy Electron 65% Microscopy Note: Table made from pie chart.
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