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When can we expect to see an African American elected president?
Robert Woodson's Response:
We came very close in 1996, when Colin Powell clearly could have had either the Democratic or Republican nomination, and probably would have been elected president had he not declined to be nominated. I believe we can expect to see an African-American president when another individual emerges who runs not as an African-American but as one who addresses the needs of all Americans--as a president should.
Hugh Price's Response:
Had Colin Powell opted to run, I have a hunch that an African American could have been elected president in 1996. When it'll happen is entirely contingent on the emergence of a national figure who has the requisite attributes - overweening ambition to win, centrist political philosophy, perception as a mainstream as opposed to "black" candidate, and abundant time served on the "rubber chicken" circuit. I don't see anyone on the horizon right now who meets those criteria. So it may take another generation.


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The extremely occasional blog of Colleen Lindsay, professional nerd, cat herder, publishing optimist, and sartorial tragedy.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
When real life gets in the way of agenting...and why it should.
The reality: spend all night Friday moving my belongings out of my room, which was in the process of being flooded. (For the fifth time since December, by the way. Because of the roof that our landlord refuses to fix. Much like he refused to turn on the heat in December until we threatened to withhold rent.) So, like yesterday, today will mostly be spent on documenting and throwing away the waterlogged books and papers, then multiple trips to the laundromat to rid my clothes and bedding of the disturbingly brown water that came through the roof. Then trying to clean the room. Which will most likely flood again next week, so really a Sisyphean endeavor at best.
(I did read and respond to more than 100 queries last night, by the way, so the night wasn't a total wash.)
Why am I telling you this? Because sometimes - a lot of the time, frankly - new writers seem to think that an agent's job is a 24/7 occupation. That we should be reading queries and partials to the exclusion of all else in our lives. That we should not have outside hobbies. That we should not blog or Twitter. That we should not write our OWN books. (Quite a few agents I know are successful authors.) That we should not see movies or read books for fun. That we should not have husbands or wives or kids or pets or personal lives. That we should not take sick days or personal days or vacation time. That we should not work other jobs in order to be able to pay the rent while we try to build up a client list for a career that does not include a salary or health benefits. That we should not take time off when we have a personal emergency like, say, your roof opening up and dumping gallons of rainwater on your head.
Well, guess what? An agent's job is just that: a job. One that s/he is really only obligated to spend 40 hours a week on. But the reality is that for most agents, 40 hours a week working on agenting is considered a part-time job. Most of us - myself included - spend about 70-80 hours a week doing our job. And unless we are lucky enough to have an employed spouse or partner, we also work other jobs to pay the rent. (My good friend and agent colleague Diana Fox has an excellent blog post about this, by the way. You should read it.)
Somewhere in there we need to find time to do things that the rest of you may take for granted: do the laundry, buying groceries, paying our bills, taking the pets to the vet, going to the doctor, seeing friends and family, and - yes - move books and furniture out of a flooded bedroom.
The fact is? Real life - friends, family, pets, one's own mental and physical well-being - always comes first. As it should for everyone, no matter what your occupation.
Just so we're clear.
31 comments:
- DebraLSchubert said...
And I thought agents were made of asteroid-rocks, steel, and other super-human components. WHAT a disappointment. Seriously, thanks for this post. We writers can be a tad obnoxious from time to time in our expectations of agents.
When I saw you at Backspace in May, I got how dedicated you are and how tough it is to take the path of being a literary agent. I think I can speak on behalf of all writers when I say, "thank you."
- August 23, 2009 at 1:06 PM
- writermomof5 said...
Excellent post and one all writers should read.
There must be balance for agents, writers and even editors. ; ) Work is work and life should be lived. One thing I've learned over the years is that there has to be down time so I do have something to give.
That said I'm sorry your life intrusion was a soggy roof and not something a little more pleasant. Let's home the city does something about that now.
- August 23, 2009 at 1:21 PM
- Book Maven said...
Heartbreaking to lose books and papers at all let alone so often. And the cats must have hated it. Much sympathy and I'm glad you have a job that engages you so much that when doing it you can get relief from the roof problems (even if only by coping with other problems).
- August 23, 2009 at 1:48 PM
- ladysmith said...
Oh, eek!
If you can find any in your neck of the woods, get some Damp Rid (We get ours at Lowes). It will help get the dampness out of your bedroom before things get too fusty.
Sorry about the books. That's terrible. Can you deduct the value from your rent?
- August 23, 2009 at 1:58 PM
- Dana said...
I swear agents and teachers are really in the same profession. :) I've had that same conversation with students and parents about how it is not in my job description to spend 30+ hours on the weekend grading papers just because they want to know a grade immediately.
So sorry about your roof! :( I hope that it cleans up relatively easily. And thank you for all of your hard work and your wonderful blog!
- August 23, 2009 at 2:06 PM
- elissa said...
ah, I can totally relate--not as an agent but as a teacher/writer/mother, etc. I mean, you get into these types of jobs knowing that the work will bleed over into those hours beyond the actual workday, but when others assume that your work should be your actual life, it gets really frustrating.
also, ack! about your roof! that's so not okay. I think your landlord should wake up with a painful case of boils tomorrow.
- August 23, 2009 at 2:09 PM
- Deb Salisbury said...
Agents seem to try to complete an eighty-hour job in a forty-hour week. I don't envy you!
Are apartments so hard to find in NY that you can't move? You sound like you live in a dreadful place. Shudder.
- August 23, 2009 at 2:09 PM
- domynoe said...
I think in most states, if the landlord refuses to fix something, you can fix it then take it out of the rent. Check on that. We're in the same place with our landlord, except insulating the walls, replacing the windows with storm windows, and replacing the doors so they actually fit and not have holes is WAY beyond our budget. Thus we spend a fortune in utilities every month instead. *sigh* At any rate, something for you to look into.
- August 23, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- Debbie Hodge said...
oh! as a small-business owner, the minute I saw the title of your post I had to read it. the problem with being perpetually overextended is . . . when there's a snag, it not easy getting caught up . . . or just to the point where you're not TOTALLY behind. i know that I feel guilty blogging when i'm owing many folks work. good luck and thanks for the post.
- August 23, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- Michele Lee said...
I really, really hope that you find a way to get into a better apartment soon. What you've put up with is completely ridiculous.
- August 23, 2009 at 2:57 PM
- ciarcullen said...
That's a good reminder that everyone has things on their plate--groceries and vets and shitty landlords--and that they can be agents too. And writers, editors, and publishers. We're all just working slobs, and some of us get to do cooler things than digging ditches in 100 degree weather. I think we're all on our last nerve in this economy and I hope you get some respite soon.
And I appreciate a nice timely rejection on my manuscript--so much so I didn't even write back to thank you. Doh! Guess I just did. ;o) Hang in, these things tend to run in waves.
- August 23, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- stephanie said...
I very much like this post. Entitlement seems to be seeping into so many aspects of our lives these days, and it's good to have a reality check every now and again.
You aren't alone either. As a professor, I once had a student pop in to "chat" via Gmail at midnight. "Hi! Is what you said in class today important? I mean, is it going to be on the exam?" Uh... It's midnight. This is not your time, and if I said my favorite color is purple, it's subject to being on the exam.
Work-life balance is almost impossible to achieve with the current technologies we have. I say kudos to anyone who can unplug, deal with floods, families, and work. Thanks again for posting this.
- August 23, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- Kristin Laughtin said...
I've heard other writers say the same thing, even about other unagented/unpublished writers. "You went to the grocery store? How could you?!"
But I agree with you, we all have lives outside of our jobs (or hobbies, if we're still amateurs). It's inevitable and, frankly, healthy.
I applaud your use of the word "Sisyphean". It's so rarely used or recognized!
- August 23, 2009 at 3:31 PM
- clindsay said...
Ciar -
Feel free to query again with another project. That one just didn't feel like it was right for me.
- August 23, 2009 at 3:49 PM
- DocPammyDC said...
I'm with you, sister. Two weeks ago was 'Cat Hell' week. Back and forth to the vet. Two weeks before that was 'Plumbing hell' week, where every in the house decided to come out of the drains instead of going down them. Yuk. I'm self-employed, and I totally get it.
Good luck with the apartment. Sorry for the icky interruption.
- August 23, 2009 at 4:17 PM
- suzie said...
That sucks about the roof - maybe if it ever stops raining you'll get a break! Your apartment and my car should be friends.
- August 23, 2009 at 4:25 PM
- ciarcullen said...
You're the bomb, lady. I'm still working on the chops, and maybe some day I'll hit the right note!
- August 23, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- Cathy in AK said...
(I did read and respond to more than 100 queries last night, by the way, so the night wasn't a total wash.)
Not sure if that was intentional, coming on the heels of a reference to flooding, but it made me snort.
Good luck with your roof/housing issues. Follow ladysmith's suggestion of DampRid. We use the hanging version in our vehicles here in the Soggy North to cut down on interior condensation. Amazing stuff.
As for the "stunning" concept that agents have lives, I can't understand how one could think otherwise. No one should be expected to be "on" 24/7/365. It's not good for anyone, ever.
- August 23, 2009 at 5:19 PM
- Karen Beeching said...
Thanks for this post. Clearly your landlord does not read your blog or your tweets. He should.
I did send a response to your email today. Hopefully spam or firewall didn't grab it again.
Sorry about the ruined books. Awful.
- August 23, 2009 at 5:24 PM
- ~Jamie said...
You want us to stage a protest? I've kind of always wanted to be part of a sit in... but back in college I didn't really care enough about causes to actually make one happen :)
I'm sorry about your books... and your other stuff too--but REALLY the books. :(
- August 23, 2009 at 6:07 PM
- annarkie said...
Great post! It is something many writers should realize. And as for reading and deciding on 100 queries in a single day, you ARE superwoman!
I tried to read and comment on all the queries on a contest blog and my head got fuzzy after ten. I think the same would happen if an agent had to do it 24/7. S/he wouldn't be able to be clear-headed enough to give an author's work sufficient concentration to give it a fair judgement.
Your landlord deserves to be drowned in his living quarters. Wishing you good karma.
- August 23, 2009 at 6:51 PM
- Disgruntled said...
You should invest in umbrellas for your book storage. Ruined books is the worst thing ever.
- August 23, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- Kenny Celican said...
Anyone who thinks you should ignore life and work 24/7/365 needs a smacked-upside-the-head encounter with the Trout of Cluefulness (a relative of the Mackeral of Truth). I agree with the folks who have said that without down-time or self-time, you've got nothing to bring to work. Just as true is that if you've got nothing but disaster-recovery in your down-time, what you bring to work isn't a fresh outlook, but exhaustion. Take a break, recharge your batteries, and come back strong rather than limping along.
That said, it does rather seem your roof is perpetually putting you in that 'personal crises wiping out professional go-juice' on a regular basis. I'm assuming you've already looked into moving, and that your landlord is for whatever reason not going to help. With that in mind, would your landlord let YOU fix the roof, or arrange for it to be fixed?
I ask 'cause I'm between jobs at the moment, and worked my way through college doing general contracting work. I'd be willing to lend a hand and donate my time if you want to give it a go.
- August 24, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- clindsay said...
Hi Kenny -
Can't afford to move or fix the roof. (See above re agents not getting a salary of any kind.)
Trust me, if I could afford to get out of this pit of an apartment, I'd do it.
- August 24, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- TereLiz said...
Thanks for reminding us prospective writers that it's not all about us all the time. I'm so sorry about your apartment, and if it had been me, I'm not sure if I could have powered through so many queries, much less updated my progress on my blog.
Have you been nominated for sainthood yet? ;)
- August 24, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- clindsay said...
Hi all -
I'm deleting the comments that have specifically to do with my roof or apartment; that's not what this post is about and I am frankly tired of people who don't know me make assumptions about how easy or inexpensive the roof would be to fix. To be plain: The entire roof of a two-bedroom house plus one entire wall need replacing. Not within my budget nor should it be.
But I'd prefer to stick to the topic at hand which is work/life balance, so any more comments addressing my roof will be deleted.
EVERY ONE - no matter what you do for a living - should give your personal life priority over your work life.
TereLiz -
Not nearly a saint, trust me.
- August 24, 2009 at 12:52 PM
- Heather Long said...
Thank you for this Colleen. Sometimes, I feel that way about writing. I absolutely love it and I want to write, but when you have to spend your whole day running errands from one end of town to the other or looking for a loan because a tree that didn't belong to you took out your fence, you do what you have to do. Family and life come first. As for the roof -- I got nothing pithy to say about that other than sorry to hear of your troubles and wildly impressed with what you got done in spite of of them.
- August 24, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- Joanne Sher said...
I don't think I'd want an "unbalanced" agent reading my query anyway - or a grumpy one. If/when I send you something, can you reserve it for a time when you're feeling hearts and flowers? ;)
This is an excellent reminder for ALL of us. Family absolutely needs to come first. And I'm sorry that you get responses from folks that would make you feel like this post was necessary.
Praying for your situation, and thank you.
- August 24, 2009 at 3:14 PM
- ChristaCarol said...
Well said. Sorry about the reoccurring roof issues. Your landlord really sucks butt. And I do believe that's the understatement of the year.
- August 24, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- kathleenpeacock said...
Your job is to represent a set of authors. To do that, you need to attract authors. Several people (myself among them) will query you in large part due to your blog and twitter. Therefore, you could argue that blogging and twitter are part of your job.
As for the rest, I'd rather have an agent who had some semblance of a work/life balance than one who was burnt out.
- August 24, 2009 at 3:50 PM
- Jean said...
Ummmmmm...I'm amazed at the sheer HOURS and HOURS y'all spend working during your "personal" time.
And it stinks you have to deal with that leak problem continuously. My NY landlord was pretty much like that, too, but I was on the second floor of a 7 or 8 story building, so I was less affected by stuff like that.
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Saying that we barely survived week 4 is a drastic understatement. Simmons and Mendenhall lost for the season and Ben won't be far behind unless we can string together something resembling a goddamn O-line. Jeff Reed, Baltimore Penalties and above all – DEFENSE eked this one out for us.
QBs: B
Ben's ability to scramble and improvise was on full display. Arians designed the offensive game plan for Ben's hot reads and some counters and traps early and it worked, but only until Baltimore adjusted. I'm still not convinced that enough quick outs and slants are included in the play book for #7's benefit. But hopefully the biggest revelation in this young season was that he was essentially the play-caller once we shifted to the no-huddle and lead three successful drives in the second half and overtime.
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Wide Receivers: B-
Low total of only 191 yards, but most well-rounded distribution of passes to date. Considering Ben was under siege all game, it does give us some hope for future matchups. On the other hand, I was one Holmes catch and run for TD away from drinking paint thinner.
Tight Ends: D
Atrocious blocking as two of the sacks came right over Spaeth and Miller. Conversely, Heath Miller continued to look decent as Ben's safety valve even if it was for only a few yards. The more comfortable Ben gets with play calling and adjusting, the more I expect to see Miller hauling them in.
Running Backs: C
So much for Mendenhall, who was actually moving the ball somewhat with 3.3 yards per. And now we have Poops Davenport…I'll be curious to see how the backs are mixed in against the Jags who typically have a stout run D. Holding out hope that FWP will return after the bye week, but if you were him, would you be excited about that?
Line: A-
Considering the lack of depth here, LeBeau continues to look like a masterful schemer. Our D-line improved on last week's performance to command even more double teams, freeing up our LBs to make some seriously impactful plays. Kirschke looked impressive, with seven tackles, three solo.
Linebackers: A+
Quite simply the best linebacking corps in the league. Harrison and Woodley were absolutely swarming, combining for 4 sacks! Foote and Farrior both played mistake free ball. The dicks in the booth went on about Timmons getting run over by McClain for the TD, but he snagged a sack too.
Defensive Backs: B+
Only Mason did any damage, catching the bulk of the 192 yards passing for Flacco, not bad as I'm thinking he'll be putting up a bunch more as the season progresses. Typical bend, but don't break secondary with nobody getting burnt real long. First game without a pick for Polamalu.
Kickers: A+/C
Jeff Reed is quickly becoming one of the heroes of this season. Touchbacks and game winners = all you can ask for out of your PK. Berger is another story, a few shanks and a few pins inside the 10; not the model of consistency I'd hope for.
Return/Coverage: B-/B
Still fearful of Holmes back there for punts, but he did well. Not so for the kickoff squad, it seems like the first guy down the field for the other team makes the solo tackle every time - unacceptable. Coverage was average as the Ravens started on the 21, 12, 27, 26.
Tomlin says the right things, but I am starting to wonder if he's doubting his personnel on the field (O-line)…or off it. I'll be real interested to see what level of freedom Roethlisberger is given against Jacksonville. It's important to note that Tomlin selected Arians from a short list of available O-Coordinators after he was named head coach so late…wonder if he's regretting that move.
· I muted the MNF crew about three plays into the game and don't regret it one bit. I highly recommend using WDVE's internet stream if that's at all possible…especially when Kornheiser is involved.
· Welcome to the AFC North, John Harbaugh…
· I think it's fair to say that Jacksonville won't exhibit the defensive prowess of Baltimore or Philly, but the rationale that we have what it will take to overcome theirs isn't exactly sound, either. Other than a healthy Ryan Clark, we have the exact same team that was stunned by Jacksonville only now, we're on the road…
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On Tue, 2009-03-10 at 19:11 -0700, Bryan Richter wrote:
> At work, I'm using CentOS 5.2 running as a VMWare client on a Windows
> XP host. CentOS has Gnome running by default, which runs the window
> manager Metacity by default.
> VMWare, like other virtual machine apps, provides a set of client-side
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> The particular function I am interested in is the bit that handles the
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I doubt the GS or the ST can even do 120 miles per hour, or if so only just. So it might take 24 seconds to reach 120 mph but the mile might actually take 35 seconds but the bike had reached 120 mph 11 seconds before the end of the mile....... can this math work?
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Rundu — A nine-year-old boy died on Sunday, attempting to recover a toy he left on the road at Korokoko, a village situated between Rundu and Divundu.
Although Muhembo Likoro did not die on the spot, he succumbed to his injuries while being transferred from Nyangana District Hospital to the Rundu State Hospital.
It is alleged that the boy and two other children were playing on the Trans-Caprivi Highway when the incident occurred. The three left the road as the vehicle approached, but Likoro decided to run back to collect a toy that he had forgotten in the road.
Police information indicated that the driver could not avoid hitting the boy, since there was another vehicle approaching from the opposite direction. The driver of the Toyota station wagon with the registration number N3487KM was identified as Winnie Mwazi.
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Announcing the 2007 Charter Award Winners
20 professional and 5 academic projects transform and repair their built and natural environmentsSubmitted on 03/27/2007. Tags for this image:
The Congress for the New Urbanism announces the recipients of its 2007 Charter Awards, the annual prize honoring the best of the New Urbanism. The 20 winning professional submissions and 5 student/faculty submissions were chosen by a seven-member jury of distinguished urbanists last month.
In fulfilling and advancing the principles of the Charter of the New Urbanism, the projects create a series of powerful transformations. Multiple awardees selected by this year's seven-member jury help renew the hurricane-damaged Gulf Coast, repair damage brought by previous generations of development or disinvestment, supply high-quality affordable housing, and reduce the environmental impact of growth and development. "These projects exhibit excellence and often a strong sense of purpose," says jury chair Stefanos Polyzoides, a CNU co-founder and principal of Moule Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists in Pasadena, CA. "They make a difference in the world."
Winning entries extend from Camden, NJ to Antigua, Guatemala, with the southern United States, east of the Mississippi River, making a particularly strong showing -- 14 awards all told. Regions with multiple winners are greater Washington D.C. (five), the San Francisco Bay Area (two) and Northwest Arkansas (two).
Although the jury found much laudable work, Polyzoides said a winning project didn't have to be perfect if it had important lessons to teach. To maximize the educational value of the awards, Polyzoides will give a lecture as part of this year's awards ceremony, which will be held on May 18, 2007 in conjunction with the fifteenth Congress for the New Urbanism in Philadelphia. The lecture will be recorded and shared on CNU.org. See images and descriptions of all awardees.
Groundbreaking work of many types abounds among the honorees, including several strong examples of Gulf-Coast recovery. They include:
• Two projects that advance the promise of modest, quickly built Katrina Cottages in hurricane-damaged cities and beyond – one an innovative prototype for carefully detailed manufactured cottages, the other a model "Cottage Square" in Ocean Springs, MS that shows how cottages can enhance compact, walkable neighborhoods.
• A pattern book showing the re-emerging housing industry in southern Louisiana how to honor traditions in building design and neighborhood form that are deeply ingrained in the Louisiana way of life but are in danger of being lost in the wake of 2005's major hurricanes.
• A master plan for Long Beach, MS that responds nimbly to the community's rebuilding needs – including new storm surge protections -- while reflecting an involved citizenry's desire to maintain the city's character and appeal.
Other awardees repair urban contexts, provide affordable housing, and promote sustainable growth and development – sometimes in one project. They include:
• A novel project in Crystal City (Arlington), VA that brings life to an arterial street – and new residents close to a Metro rail connection - by wrapping townhouses along the edge of a superblock interspersed with 1960s-era residential towers.
• A master plan to coordinate needed redevelopment of the waterfront of Camden, NJ, one of the United States' poorest cities, employing a detailed pattern book to rebuild Camden's unique but severely eroded mixed-use character.
• Two projects that use new strategies to renew deteriorated public housing and damaged natural environments: one replaces low-density barracks public housing in Alexandria, VA with carefully interlocking mixed-income buildings that build density while providing public spaces and emulating nearby historic urban fabric; another transforms deteriorating Tacoma, WA public housing into a desirable mixed-income community that uses bioswales and other water features to slow runoff and remediate a polluted trout stream.
• A grouping of Habitat homes built at $55 per square foot in a contemporary version of Arkansas farmhouse vernacular and grouped in a low-impact development incorporating a public square and many smart infrastructure features.
• A former RV park in Napa Valley, CA transformed into a dense, diverse and environmentally sensitive settlement of vacation cottages, for-sale homes, retail stores and recreational resources.
• A comprehensive plan that makes walkable urban neighborhoods the preferred development pattern for Fayetteville, AR, now one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. thanks to headquarters activity of Tyson Foods, Wal-Mart and other major firms.
Jurors also recognized one of the first neighborhood-scale new urbanist developments, Harbor Town in Memphis, TN. After beginning construction more than a decade ago, it is now nearly fully built out and serves as a fine example of high-quality design meeting successful execution.
The full list of winning projects (with location and entering firm):
Louisiana Speaks Pattern Book; Louisiana, USA
Urban Design Associates
City Plan 2025; Fayetteville, AR
Dover, Kohl & Partners
Long Beach Concept Plan; Long Beach, MS
Ayers. Saint, Gross Architects and Planners
Salishan Neighborhood HOPE VI; Tacoma, WA
Torti Gallas and Partners
Harbor Town; Memphis, TN
Looney Ricks Kiss Architects
Street Smart: Streetcars and Cities; nationwide
Reconnecting America
Cooper's Crossing; Camden, NJ
Torti Gallas and Partners (master plan) and Urban Design Associates (pattern book)
Carneros Inn; Napa, CA
William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.
Innovista Master Plan; Columbia, SC
Sasaki Associates, Inc.
La Candelaria; Antigua, Guatemala
Castillo Arquitectos and Dover, Kohl & Partners
Takoma Walk; Takoma Park, MD.
Cunningham Quill Architects, PLLC
Kedzie & Rockwell Brown Line Stations; Chicago, IL
Muller & Muller, Ltd.
The Ellington; Washington, DC
Torti Gallas & Partners
Oak Plaza; Miami, FL
Cure & Penabad Studio and Khoury & Vogt Architects
Katrina Cottage VIII; Silver Spring, MD
Stephen A. Mouzon, Architect, PA
Courthouse Square; Redwood City, CA.
Freedman Tung & Bottomley
Lofts 590; Arlington, VA
SK&I Architectural Design Group, LLC
Habitat Trails; Rogers, AR
Univ. of Arkansas Community Design Center
Chatham Square; Alexandria, VA
Lessard Group, Inc.
Cottage Square, Ocean Springs, MS
Tolar LeBartard Denmark Architects PLLC
Toward an Urban & Sustainable Puerto Nuevo; San Juan, Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
Company Towns Revisited, Petit Paradis, Haiti
Notre Dame University
Connecting the City of Water to Its History, Castellamare di Stabia, Italy
University of Maryland
Saucier Town Plan, Saucier, MS
Andrews Univ.
A Response to the Current Development of Valparaiso's Waterfront, Valparaiso, Chile
University of Maryland
CNU congratulates all 2007 Charter Award winners and thanks this year's awards jury for its generous contributions of time and talent. Jury members are:
Stefanos Polyzoides, Architect and Urbanist, Jury Chair
Principal, Moule & Polyzoides, Pasadena, California
Hillary Brown, AIA, Architect
Principal, New Civic Works, New York, New York
Rick Cole, City Manager
City of Ventura, California
Andrés Duany, Architect and Urbanist
Principal, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Miami, Florida
Kjell Forshed, Architect and Urbanist
Principal, Brunnberg & Forshed, Stockholm, Sweden
Vince Graham, Developer,
President, I'ON Group, LLC, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Susan Van Atta, Landscape Architect,
Principal, Van Atta Associates, Santa Barbara, California
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How do you stop obsessing about a guy who is a jerk. No matter how many times he is a jerk, I wind up coming back for more. I find myself... Show More
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Stop going places where you're going to see him. Remind yourself of what a jerk he is...do you really want to go through the pain again? Think of all the great guys out there you could be seeing while you're hung up on Mr. Bad Boy Player.
Ok- the thing is, I live down the road. I literally pass his house twice a day at least, and see him in town often. However if I'm honest, I can try to avoid the places and stops I know he frequents. Because right now, I still tend to slow down and consider it.
Ahh...that is difficult if you live that close to him!! I'm sorry, I know its tough...I've been there. Its hard when you are so crazy attracted to someone like that. I applaud you for being honest with yourself. Take it one day at a time if you have to...you deserve a good man who is not a woman hater and predator.
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I understand what you've said, but I've got to tell you are, or at least your actions are exactly why players, or bad boys exist. This guys actions will only continue because you've allowed him to treat you this way. And believe this one day you are going to find out that he's with someone else and he treats them like a queen. Someone else will get the better treatment because that woman will have let him know what she won't put up with. If you get nothing else get this, you and only you have the ability to teach him and anyone else how to treat you. When a guy treats you badly one of the reason's he's done so is because he's been allowed to do so, by women just like you. We like to get away with what you allow us to.
Your future with him doesn't look good because you know he's bad and you allow him to treat you badly. No guy wants to be with someone who allows them to disrespect or mistrust them. Here's your truth, you need to teach him, tell him, and show him how you want to be treated this is your only hope with him or anyone else. Consider this your Rude Awakening.
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Ahikam, in Hebrew "My brother has risen". One of the five whom Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law. He was the son of Shaphan, the royal secretary, and the father of Gedaliah, governor of Judea after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians.
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Aztecs have to do it on the road now
For that, they can thank a computer in Butler, Penn., that spits out the Mountain West's annual schedules. Mix in three times zones, major altitude changes, radical temperature swings, the massive winter storms of North America's most imposing mountain range and the obstinance of a conference office to make logical (or compassionate) adjustments, and you have a potentially lethal cocktail.
How do the Aztecs end up with road games four days apart against schools (Wyoming and Colorado State) just 60 miles apart? Or a 4,000-mile road trip on the season's final weekend knowing that, as one of the Mountain West's top programs, they'll likely be on the road for at least the next two weekends as well?
Or how does UNLV, which hosts the conference tournament on its home floor, get to play Wyoming there four days earlier in the regular-season finale, forcing the Cowboys to fly back and forth to avoid breaking NCAA rules that govern the number of days on the road between games?
"It's a great question," Wyoming coach Larry Shyatt said. "Sometimes computers on their best days have bad days. That's probably the best way I can answer it."
The Aztecs tried to reduce missed class time on the Wyoming-Colorado State trip in January by flying charter to Laramie, only for it to take 20 hours, two refueling stops and an unscheduled overnight just to get there. Wyoming had to get a police escort with snowplows to get out of Laramie for its game at San Diego. UNLV had a flight to Dallas cancelled and didn't arrive until 2 a.m. for a game at TCU that it lost in overtime.
Then there's New Mexico. It entered last week 8-2, with a two-game lead with four to play. It lost at Colorado State on Tuesday, had its flight delayed the next morning due to high winds, didn't want to spend the day in the airport, overnighted in the Denver area and flew directly to Dallas for its Saturday game at TCU. Lost that, too, and now is in a three-way tie for first with SDSU and UNLV at 8-4.
Said Lobos coach Steve Alford: "We told our guys after the TCU game: 'Yeah, we're frustrated, we're upset with losing. But we just had a winning record (4-3) on the road in a Top 5 league (in RPI) in the country. That's pretty good. Now let's get home and try to finish this thing out.'"
The Aztecs are 2-3 in conference road games this season, 0-3 in the last month. Boise State has an RPI of 166, the lowest in the eight-team Mountain West, but it came within a rimmed-out three-pointer of beating the Aztecs in San Diego. And now the Broncos are playing in Taco Bell Arena (yes, that's what it's called), where they are 11-4 this season and where the Aztecs have never played in their history.
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IGOs are typically organized by their membership and by their purpose. For example, the UN is called a global organization because all countries are allowed membership. There are currently 192 member states in the UN. Some IGOs are regional and limit their membership to states within the designated regions. Other IGOs are referred to as selective organizations because they base their membership on criteria other than geography. The Organization of the Islamic Conference, for example, bases its membership on religious affiliation. OPEC, on the other hand, is comprised only of countries that produce oil. Specialized IGOs, such as NATO, limit their activities to a particular field. General IGOs have expertise on a wide variety of topics, such as the UN.
IGOs are distinguishable from nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in that NGOs are formed by two or more individuals rather than by nations. NGOs are therefore typically independent of governments, are usually non-profit organizations, and receive at least a portion of their funding from private sources. IGOs have the financial and political support of its members.
IGOs, as any organization, present a variety of legal issues. That these issues occur in the context of a foreign country or foreign laws often increases their complexity. Consequently, the range of legal work is vast. A few examples are listed below.
A Legal Officer in the General Legal Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs gives a more specific example of the type of work that can be performed by attorneys. The Office works on issues in four main functional areas:
In many ways, it is similar to the work performed by in-house counsel in a large, multinational organization. However, while the legal issues may be similar, the fact that they are done in the context of public international law makes even routine matters take on unique and interesting aspects.
Founded in 1945, the United Nations is the single largest IGO in the world. The UN Charter, the treaty establishing the UN, lists its main purposes as maintaining international peace and security, developing relations among nations, working to solve international issues, promoting human rights, and being a central place for harmonizing the actions of nations.
For more information on the UN, see OPIA's United Nations Jobs and Internships - Insider's Guide
OPEC, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), NATO, the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU), and the Organization of American States (OAS) are among the largest non-UN IGOs. However, you should not limit yourself to only large organizations. There are many smaller organizations doing interesting and challenging international work, such as the African Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Development Bank.
IGOs may focus on trade (e.g. European Free Trade Association), security (NATO), or international crime (Interpol). You'll find that many UN Committees have non-UN IGO groups that offer a regional alternative to working within the UN.
Other IGOs have varying requirements for employment and internships. Fluency in English and at least one other language is often required. What second language may be required will depend upon the member states represented within the IGO. There may be age requirements for various programs. For example, the Junior Professional Program at the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB) requires one to be 33 years of age or younger.
Citizenship of a member state is also a factor in securing employment for internships. This factor is of more concern for work in non-UN IGOs as the composition of member states tends to be narrower than the UN System. U.S. citizenship, therefore, may be an exclusionary factor for work in some IGOs, though exceptions may occasionally be made.
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2012 NFL Draft Extravaganza
Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina – A wide receiver in a tight end's body. Great great hands. I've honestly never seen the guy drop a pass. Hopefully the whole weight issue is blown out of proportion and this picture was taken from his bad side and he's not the WR version of Jamarcus Russell. (He's numero uno)
Justin Blackmon, Ok. St. – Physical WR in the Anquan Boldin mold. Benefits from a high octane offense but he runs nice routes and you know he's getting the ball: you just can't stop him.
Michael Floyd, Notre Dame – Big target with #1 potential. Worst case scenario he's a nice redzone threat. He made Jimmy Clausen look good, so put that into perspective.
Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma – Slot machine who should translate well into the NFL with his shiftiness. Look out, Wes Welker.
Greg Childs, Arkansas – I liked him a lot before he got injured. Another 6'3+ WR with speed. He's a little skinny but has nice run after the catch ability.
Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M – I feel like a broken record: another tall WR with speed. Fuller, though, is a real physical guy who will go up and get the ball like there's no tomorrow.
DeVier Posey, Ohio State – Has more concentration lapses than one would like from a receiver, but he was highly recruited coming into college and has plenty of potential.
Juron Criner, Arizona – 6'4, probably needs to add some more bulk but he's Foles's go-to guy. Had some of the best highlight reel catches and isn't afraid to sacrifice his body at all to get to the pigskin.
WR Class Grade: 2 enthusiastic thumbs up. One of the better WR classes in a long time. Each WR listed could and should be picked in the top 2 rounds, with Jeffery/Blackmon being potential top 10 picks.
(not my specialty but I hear good things about Michael Egnew, Missouri, Dwayne Allen, Clemson, Coby Fleener, Stanford, and Orsen Charles, Georgia. Also a small school guy to keep an eye on is the 6'6 Ladarius Green out of Lafayette. Egnew, Charles, and Green are receiving threats while Fleener/Allen are more of the balanced type.
TE Class Grade: I don't know too much about the TE's in this class and their stock can change so much from year to year I'd rather just stay out of it. Grade: No comment.
T Riley Rieff, Iowa (Iowa tackle as an NFL prospect, I've heard this one before); T Matt Kalil, USC (ever wonder why Tyron Smith played RT at USC? Look no further); T Jonathan Martin, Stanford (with this guy on his blind side, can you blame Luck for coming back?); T Nate Potter, Boise State; T Matt Reynolds, BYU; T Mike Adams, OSU; T Andrew Datko, FSU; T Bobby Massie, Ole Miss; G Kelechi Osemele, Iowa State; G David DeCastro, Stanford; C Michael Brewster, OSU; C Peter Konz, Wisconsin; C Ben Jones, Georgia; C William Vlachos, Alabama
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Famous 1943 Cent in Bronze, AU581943 Cent--Struck on a Bronze Planchet--AU58 PCGS. Few coins are so misunderstood, so mysterious, so legendary as the 1943 cents struck in bronze, known informally as the 1943 "copper" cents. When the Mint switched from bronze to zinc-plated steel for cent coinage, a handful of leftover bronze planchets nevertheless found their way into the coining press and were stamped with the date 1943. This occurred at all three Mint facilities to strike cents that year, though a majority of the known 1943 bronze or "copper" cents were struck in Philadelphia, not Denver or San Francisco. Fewer than 20 are known.
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Legendary Off-Metal Error Rarity
The difference between the normal steel cents of 1943 and the anomalous bronze cents of the same year has captured the imagination of generations of collectors; David Lange, in his The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents, titled the section on the 1943 bronze cents "Error Coin Royalty." There are many more impostors than kings when it comes to the 1943 bronze cent; many genuine 1943 steel cents have been copper-plated, and even after testing with a magnet weeds out the plated pretenders, a few more deceptive fakes exist. The authenticity of this near-Mint 1943 bronze cent, however, is unimpeachable.
Almost from the outset, the 1943 bronze cents were the subject of misinformation. Henry Ford, the automobile titan, supposedly offered a new car in exchange for a 1943 "copper" cent, for example; this was not the first coin hoax centered around Ford. Erroneous prices also figure prominently into 1943 bronze cent tall tales; Lange cites a 1959 report that an example sold for $40,000, and as he notes, "Given that coins such as the 1804 silver dollar were then valued in the $10,000-$15,000 range, this figure seems fanciful."
Similarly, news dispatches in 1999 about a 1943 bronze cent supposedly spent as an ordinary coin overestimated its value; the original wire report claimed it was worth a quarter of a million dollars, a number that increased to a cool half-million as the story was retold! Still, there is a positive side to the coin's history of rumor, which was further fueled by dealers advertising to buy examples for wild sums. As authors Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth note in 100 Greatest U.S. Coins, "many of today's collectors got their start by searching for a 1943 bronze cent in pocket change."
As an AU58 example, the present 1943 bronze cent ranks highly among the known survivors; it must have circulated only briefly before it was recognized as unusual and pulled from circulation. The violet-brown and mahogany surfaces have picked up a few light abrasions, and the obverse shows a faint fingerprint pattern to the toning. A long, thin abrasion in the upper right obverse field, which passes between TRUST and Lincoln's head, is the most readily identifiable pedigree marker.
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Oscar swag bags maybe have been rumoured to have been cancelled this year, but that hasn't stopped Motorola giving the top 25 nominees in the directing and four acting categories a brand new phone.
Moto has announced that everyone from Helen Mirren to Will Smith will receive the not-yet-available MOTORIZR Z3 phone at the 79th Annual Academy Awards.
In keeping with Motorola's traditional Oscar phone efforts, each nominee's phone is packaged in a custom made, keepsake box. This year, the MOTORIZR will be presented in a package reminiscent of a classic Hollywood dressing room door, complete with a personalised star with the category and name of each nominee.
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The exhibition dorner|dani|dans signed by Willi Dorner/ Bodies in urban spaces (Austria) and Dani Ionita/ Dancing Bucharest – human playful bodies (Romania) is a living prologue to the Austrian Dance Days, organized by the Austrian Cultural Forum in Bucharest. It brings together two visions on the relation between the urban space and the human body. The opening of the exhibition which will take place on 9th September, 19.00 h at the Odeon Theatre will be a meeting between the art of photography and the art of dance: the artists Ioana Marchidan, Andrea Gavriliu, Istvan Teglas and Stefan Lupu will act within the exhibition as embodiments of the meanings conveyed by the photographs exposed by Dani Ionita and Willi Dorner.
The significance that we can read in the exibition, in the seeming stillness of the photographed image and the moving bodies would be: in this contemporaneity when everything in the city is about meaningless speed, consumerist purposes, about inhabiting an arhitecture that no longer speaks to us, the function of art, especially of the one that deals with images and bodies is to regain the poetics of the city. Photography grasps the essence of the city in a way that the common eye forgot to do it. The bodies of the dancers inhabit the space like flesh-and-blood metaphors. This kind of encounter between the city and the body leaves behind the void that we often feel as inhabitants of big cities. The urban space and the dancing bodies meet in the light that the eyes of the photographers catch and creates at the same time. The dance becomes thus the medium where the urban metaphors are born.
The exhibition speaks to us about this possibility of the body to generate the sense of an authentic way of dwelling the contemporary city. The images seem to stand still, but inside of them there is a lot of movement. The bodies move in the stillness of the image, also in the hidden movement of the metaphor. Photography and dance cannot be split anylonger: they are sides of the same reality that speaks about our very condition as human beings nowadays.
On 7th October, 20.00 h, the exhibition will be closed in a significant way, with Dance a Playful Body (by Andreea Novac, performed by Istvan Teglas) a one man show which reveals endless possibilities of the performative body.


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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University cross country team will continue its 2012 season by traveling to Toledo, Ohio for the 4k Toledo Inter-Regional Bubble Buster on Friday, Sept. 21 at 6:10 p.m.
WVU is coming off a fourth-place finish at the Penn State Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational on Sept. 8. Sophomore Savanna Plombon finished first for the Mountaineers by crossing the line in 14th place with a 6k time of 22:07, while redshirt junior Jordan Hamric finished not far behind in 17th place.
"While training has been going very well so far, we have a few slight injuries and mass sickness throughout the team over the last week therefore we are bringing a very small group this weekend," coach Sean Cleary says. "I am looking for these ladies to gain experience that will springboard them into competition at Louisville the following weekend.
"The girls are starting to get excited and antsy, as the major part of our season approaches. The team is in a very good place mentally, and I am excited to see how things unfold."
Leading the pack for WVU will be redshirt senior Aubrey Moskal and freshman Sydney Scott. Moskal was the third Mountaineer to cross the line at Penn State in 23rd place, while Scott paired up with Hamric to take first at the WVU Alumni Open on Aug. 31.
"Aubrey Moskal had a great race last year at Toledo, and I am hoping to see how much she has improved in a year," Cleary says. "Sydney Scott has not been in the lineup for a few weeks, but she has trained well, and I am eager to see how she handles the pressures and stresses of a bigger, higher quality meet. Sarah McCauley is still a freshman and is gaining experience by the day. She is training very well, and I am excited to see how she is going to run this weekend. Hallie Portner was here last year, and she is looking to continue to position herself near the front of our pack by season's end. Chelsea Jarvis is getting better by the week, and we hope that this 4k at Toledo will help set her up for future great races."
In their trip to Toledo last season, the Mountaineers took second place with 57 points. Former Mountaineer Kate Harrison and seniors Kaitlyn Gillespie and Sarah-Anne Brault finished first, second and fifth, respectively, helping WVU finish ahead of six other teams.
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Gary L. Bauer is one of America's most effective spokesmen for pro-life, pro-family, and pro-growth values. Bauer is a frequent guest on a wide variety of political talk shows and a much-in-demand speaker nationwide.
Bauer served in President Ronald Reagan's administration for eight years, as Under Secretary of Education and as President Reagan's Chief Domestic Policy Advisor. While serving at the Education Department, Bauer was named Chairman of President Reagan's Special Working Group on the Family. His report, "The Family: Preserving America's Future," was presented to the President in December 1986.
Completing his service in the Reagan White House in late 1988, Gary Bauer became President of the Family Research Council and a Senior Vice President of Focus on the Family. The Family Research Council is one of Washington's most respected centers for public policy. In ten years, Bauer led FRC from a three person, $1 million operation, to a 120 person, $14 million operation, housed in its own headquarters in downtown Washington.
In 1996, Bauer launched the Campaign for Working Families, a political action committee dedicated to electing pro-family, pro-life conservatives to public office. In its first two years of operation, Campaign for Working Families raised $7 million with 90,000 individual contributors and today remains one of America's largest conservative political action committees.
Bauer took his unapologetically pro-family, pro-life message across the country in 1999 and into the 2000 Republican presidential debates and primaries. Stressing the sanctity of life and traditional marriage, Bauer made family-friendly policies and combating judicial activism key platforms of his campaign.
He has continued to champion these and other causes at American Values, a non-profit educational organization Bauer founded after the 2000 presidential campaign. From American Values Bauer has authored numerous op-ed pieces making the case for a federal marriage protection amendment and stressing the urgent need to rein in rogue judges. A vocal opponent of the "stealth strategy" for Supreme Court nominations, Bauer was an early critic of the nomination of Harriet Miers and enthusiastically backed Samuel Alito. During the Roberts and Alito Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Bauer was quoted more than one thousand times in newspapers across the country making the case for a conservative Supreme Court nominee.
A staunch supporter of President Bush's war on terrorism, Bauer is also a leading Christian advocate for a strong and secure Israel. Since the atrocities of September 11th, Bauer has devoted considerable time and energy to strengthening the shared values of the Israeli/American alliance.
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Fremont Street used to be dominated by classic but less-frequented casinos that seemed past their prime. But now, this section of downtown Las Vegas is once again ready to compete with the Strip for visitors' attention. The Fremont Street Experience — occupying, several blocks of Fremont Street near the Mob Museum — dazzles visitors with an immense LED canopy and 555,000-watt sound system that provide six-minute intervals of entertainment every hour on the hour between 6 and 11 p.m. When the light show isn't taking place on the Viva Vision canopy, visitors can keep themselves occupied with a variety of distractions, including food stands, souvenir stores and a zipline that travels length of the pedestrian walkway (about five football fields long).
Most travelers were very impressed by the overhead light show, though some say the overall atmosphere here can be a bit unnerving, especially at night. One TripAdvisor user "loved walking and checking out the sights, but we also found it to be a little sketchy. We would never take our kids there."
You can visit the Fremont Street experience at any time of day or night, although be sure to keep your wits about you after dark. Admission to the area is free, though some of the attractions located under the Viva Vision canopy will cost extra. To learn more, visit the Fremont Street Experience's website.
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The spread starts with the quarterback at North Boone. The Vikings have been blessed with some great one's in recent years. Nathan Bode, Austin Baden, and Alex Albrecht. Now its Junior Ryan Davis' turn.
He's a lot like what we've had," says head coach Aaron Sullivan. "A big, strong kid. He throws the ball well, can run well. He's 6-2, 185 pounds."
And he'll have his pick of receivers to choose from. There's Kenrick Junod, Mitch McCormick, Zack Underwood, Brandon Briggs, and more.
"We've got eight receivers we can plug in out there, so it's not like we've had in the past where there's one or two guys we're throwing the ball to," says Sullivan. "We think we've got eight that can catch the ball and make plays for us."
So how much fun is it to play in this offense?
"It's a bunch of fun," says receiver Kendrick Junod. "You have a bunch of stuff you've got to do. You have to block. You have to run your routes nice and crisp. Learning. You've got to learn to, and it's fun."
Another key for the Vikings is they have three starting offensive linemen returning. There are 22 juniors on the team, they're pushing the eight seniors creating a competitive environment.
We've got a lot of kids competing for spots, so we've got a lot of depth I think," says Sullivan.
Sullivan says his guys need to win the turnover battle this season, because that's usually the been the difference between winning and losing for the Vikings.
"We played a lot of close games last year. The games we won we didn't turn the ball over, and we created turnovers. The games we lost we didn't take care of the ball too well, so we're really stressing that."


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Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- The United Confederation of Koreans in Russia Tuesday held an urgent meeting in connection with mourning events on the demise of leader Kim Jong Il.
At the meeting the organization decided to organize the All-Koreans Mourning Committee for expressing deep reverence for Kim Jong Il.
The organization also decided to set a mourning period ending Dec. 28, pay a condolatory visit to the DPRK embassy in Moscow, dispatch a mourners delegation to the homeland, let Koreans of all social standings make public messages and statements of condolences, hold mourning meetings of compatriots and so on, it said.
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Buoyed by the unexpected victory in last weekend's Mbarara Challenge Rally, Ponsiano Lwakataka says acquiring a new car is the only way to accomplish his mission of capturing the national championship (NRC) this year, writes Moses Mugalu.
Lwakataka, who cruised his Subaru N8 to the number one podium position (in one hour forty-four minutes and twenty-eight seconds), acknowledges he partly benefitted from the numerous exits that befell his main competitors in the race.
Rwanda's veteran driver Christakis Fiditis and Duncan 'Kikankane' Mubiru followed Lwakataka in second and third positions respectively
"I'm lucky they dropped out but I definitely must acquire a stronger car in order to compete favourably against them," Lwakataka, the 2005 and 2007 national champion, said in reference to preventing favourites Jas Mangat and Ronald Ssebuguzi.
Going into the first NRC event of the season, Lwakataka carried the 'dark horse' tag with Mangat and Ssebuguzi widely tipped to win the Mbarara Rally. Apart from enjoying rich vein of form, Mangat and Ssebuguzi have superior machines in a Subaru N12 and Mitsubishu Evo9 respectively.
However, both drivers dropped out of the rally in the closing stages on Sunday. Mangat crashed out after his N12 stalled due to mechanical problems while Ssebuguzi was involved in an accident Lwakataka contends his rivals' misfortune was partly because of 'too much pressure as stakes were high in this rally.'
In an interview on Monday, the former champion reiterated that although winning the NRC series opener gives him an early lead in the title race, he remains an outsider because his car is 'old.' To live his dream, Lwakataka needs up to Shs 220 million to buy the Subaru N12.
Apparently, he raised Shs 80m through fundraising sprints and fans' contributions last year. He hopes to drive the new machine by July when the Pearl of Africa Rally flags off in Kampala.
But for some of his superstitious fans, Lwakataka's victory (which earned him 100 points) is good omen for their star in the quest for his third career national title triumph. Previous winners of the Mbarara rally have marched on to claim the NRC title in the last three seasons.
Nasser Mutebi, Susan Muwonge and Jas Mangat achieved similar feats and Lwakataka's fans strongly believe a repeat is likely this year. And, Lwakataka will certainly be the man to beat in the next NRC event, which is coincidently being organised by his Southern Motor Club (SMC).
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You know what's going to make you feel like an old pervert? Nina Agdal turned 22 yesterday. So I guess technically the title of this post should read "Happy Belated Birthday Babe of the Day: Nina Agdal" but it's Thursday, the first day of the weekend, so lay off me, alright?
Am I the only one that thought Nina Agdal was older than 22? Supermodels are a weird breed. They all have to be under 25 to be relevant but yet none of them look their age. And before you say, "Ummm…Chico, you ever heard of photoshop?" The answer is OF COURSE I'VE HEARD OF PHOTOSHOP. Jerk. But this phenomenon's been happening way before photoshop. It used to be called airbrushing.
Anyways, though I'm surprised that Nina Agdal is only 22, I must admit that I'm relieved she's still so young because I will rue the day that this Danish beauty turns 25 and gets shipped off to that Supermodel farm upstate where they get to run around and play and pose for photos. My dog Tippy is there too. My papa took Tippy to the supermodel farm upstate when I was a teen after they found a tumor in his stomach. 40 years later, he's been living it up and feeling great with all supermodels over the age of 25. I promise I'll come visit you soon, Tippy!
In the meantime, I think the best way to celebrate Nina Agdal's belated birthday would be to bask in her great beauty. Maybe it's just me, but I think Nina Agdal is so hot that if she were to make eye-contact with me in real life, I would spontaneously combust. Those smouldering, Scandinavian eyes and perfect body already cause me to melt, and that's with the protective computer screen separating us.
Initially, I tried to choose Nina Agdal's 22 hottest pictures for her 22nd birthday, but that was too hard. How was I only supposed to pick 22 pics? So instead, here are 53 of Nina Agdal's hottest pics. One picture for every year that she will be the hottest woman alive.


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Title: Amy Hodgepodge: All Mixed Up
Author: Kim Wayans & Kevin Knotts
Illustrator:Soo Jeong
Publisher: The Penguin GroupISBN: 978-0-448-44854-1
Amy Hodges has been schooled at home all of her young life. She has spent most of her time at home with her parents, grandparents and her best friend and dog, Giggles. Her family culture is African American, Caucasian, Japanese and Korean. Amy has learned a lot from them. When her father gets a new job at a hospital in Maple Heights, Amy feels it's a good time to go to school for the first time and make some new friends. She finds its not easy being the new kid. But when she meets Lola and her friends, Amy feels school is pretty cool. Not only does she make new friends, she learns that they are just as diverse as she is, and she learns to celebrate and embrace her differences, talents and culture.
Wayans and Knotts have done a great job of introducing young readers about the different cultures and backgrounds that we all come from. This delightful story of change, friendship and embracing our differences is a wonderful tool that can be used by parents and teachers.
Title: Amy Hodgepodge: Happy Birthday To Me
Author: Kim Wayans & Kevin Knotts
Illustrator: Soo Jeong
Publisher: The Penguin GroupISBN: 978-0-448-44855-8
Amy is getting ready to invite her new friends to her very first birthday party sleepover. She comes up with an idea that will not only celebrate her birth but also her culture. Amy plans to share a Japanese tea ceremony and dress in her traditional Kimono. Amy is very excited and so are her friends. But when she takes a phone call the message for her father leaves her with the impression that her family may be moving to California. And on top of that her friends got last minute tickets to see their favorite singer on the same night as her party. Amy finds she has a lot to worry about and isn't quite sure how to handle all of the disappointment.
Wayans and Knotts have once again introduced culture into this wonderful story of friendship and diversity. Teaching young readers about friendship and the sharing of each others heritage is woven throughout this story. It's an excellent source for teachers and parents.
Title: Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Plum Fantastic
Author: Whoopi Goldberg
Illustrator: Maryn Roos
Publisher: Disney Book GroupISBN:978-078685260-4
Alexandrea Petrakova Johnson is not crazy about ballet, but her mother is. So much so, she has filled Alexandrea's room with everything ballet. Her bedroom mirror has pink ballet shoes painted around it, she has pink ballet shoe drawer handles, the lamp, comforter and pillowcases have ballet shoes too. Her mother was so obsessed with all things ballet that she moved them to Harlem New York so that Alexandrea could attend the Nutcracker School of Ballet and so that she could get a job designing costumes.
Ms. Debbe, the ballet instructor, announces that there will be a drawing for the Sugar Plum Fairy dance. All the class is excited with the exception of Alexandrea. She is not interested at all and feels that her chances are slim of being picked, because she has the competition of 23 other students. But as fate would have it, she is picked to be the Sugar Plum Fairy. Alexandrea is worried that she won't be able to learn the routine and once on stage, she will make a complete fool of herself in front of lots of people.
When she watches her favorite speed skater on television actually doing a ballet routine, she begins to have hope. She will need lots of help from her new friends at the Nutcracker school. Alexandrea is having fun and bonding with her new friends, until she comes home one day to find her mother has packed them up after two months of living in New York.
Goldberg has done an excellent job of introducing this wonderful story of ballet. Moving to a new town and making friends is tough for anyone. This is a quick read and a hilarious story that young girls will relate to. The back of the book has the definitions of the ballet terms used.