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The NFL staff has identified plays or events that may have altered the course of history. Each Tuesday and Saturday throughout the offseason, we will be tackling a different scenario and speculate on how things might have gone differently.
Brett Favre recently announced he would return for a 17th season. Although the future Hall of Famer looks poised to retire a Green Bay Packer, he cannot boast of having spent his entire career with the same team.
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Actually, I found it a few months ago, but figured it was nothing. I had my husband feel it though, and the fact that he could find it fairly easily scared me a little. But I've read sometimes women get lumps in their breasts during pregnancy from the hormones....has anyone else gone through this?
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Remembering Summerfest '70 ... and a Sly demand for weed
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Thanks to my co-worker Jill Jensen-Matelski, I saw this cool Summerfest 1970 poster that you can see above. She found it on the Facebook group "You know you are from Milwaukee WI if you remember..."
My eyes immediately went to "Roland Kirk" and I was blown away. Then I saw Sly and the Family Stone, James Brown, Sarah Vaughan and so many other amazing acts.
And teen idol Bobby Sherman. On the same grounds as Roland Kirk? I can only imagine how a meeting between the two of them would've gone.
I also noticed "Sidewalker Skippers," who I wrote about here.
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"As the opening act for Sly Stone, Yesterday's Children began a tight, rehearsed 30-minute tribute to James Brown," Gary posted on Facebook. "Ninety minutes later we were still on stage covering for Sly, who refused to come out. The security fence was gone and the audience had their elbows on the stage. The band eventually stopped performing and ran into our bus parked next to the stage. At one point, Sly walked out on stage, promptly received a shock from the microphone – on the lips – exited and again refused to perform. The booker came on our band bus and begged for weed.
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Solid and light - noticeably lighter than my BD nuts, and just as strong. The CNC machine work is beautiful, too. Honestly, they are a little nicer than the BD nuts for some placements - not all, but some. Mostly the ones where you have to hold onto the end of the loop and fish the nut way back into a crack to get to a good constriction. With my BD nuts, there have been the one or two random times that the nut head pushed up on the cable while trying to make a placement, which usually leads to lots of panicked swearing and cursing about how much I hate trad climbing.
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Gazillion Voices, Will You Just Consider This?
You got something to say?
Say something!
You got something to say?
Say something!
That is the call-and-response that my daughter learned at Pact Family Camp where we have taken her every summer for the last three summers.
Pact, as you know if you've read anything I've written, is an organization whose mission is to advocate for adopted children of color throughout their lives (you can read their full mission here). Pact Family Camp is the place where Ruby is given the tools and the language to talk about adoption and race, and where her father and I learn about how to help her into adulthood bearing the full weight of the single biggest choice in her life about which she never had any say. It's big, heady, lifelong-journey stuff, and we bring it all home and go forward into the world, doing our best to push against the stereotypes and narratives the world has set aside for us.
You got something to say?
Say something!
I'm dusting this space off because, for the first time in a long while, I have something to say. I used to write frequently here (and in CityBeat) about adoption, race, and parenting, and the convergence of all three. I had lots of views and opinions—still do, actually. But I'm more informed now in many ways, most pointedly because with our first keynote speaker at camp, I began listening to and internalizing the voices of adult adoptees. The things they have to say have really given me pause, both figuratively and literally. Figuratively, because they pushed me to seriously reflect on where I was as an adoptive parent, where I had been, where I need to go, and how best to get there. And literally, in that I pretty much changed the way I wrote about adoption; which is to say, I mostly stopped. I think it is important that adoptive parents writing about adoption include and/or bear in mind, adoptee voices and viewpoints in some way, and that has been a real shift for me.
One of my main sources (though not my only one) for adult adoptee voices has been an organization called Land of Gazillion Adoptees (LGA). LGA, led by adult transracial adoptee Kevin Vollmers, is putting. It. Out. There. Like, all of it. And—I say this with a caveat, which I'll get to in a minute—it's good. Without question, the most silenced, the most dismissed voice in the adoption triad is that of the adoptee, and Vollmers has created a platform from which these marginalized voices can be heard. It isn't always easy to hear what adult adoptees have to say though, and there have been more than a few moments where I've had to check myself. Something's not to my liking? I feel myself getting angry? Instead of getting defensive, I try to sit with it; to figure out why it is my hackles are up; to really understand why something that a person said has made me so uncomfortable. And I always keep in mind that no matter my discomfort, no matter how dismissed or marginalized I might feel, it really is small in comparison to what adoptees face in society. At least, this is what I've learned so far. So, yes, most of what Vollmers and LGA are offering is good, even when it makes me feel sorta bad.
But about that caveat.
There have been moments over the last year-ish since LGA appeared on my radar, when the administrators have lashed out in a way that I think is harmful to their goals. It's funny I should say this now because just yesterday, a friend told me in a chat that, while he and I are "a hair's breadth different" when it comes to issues of race, he feels my approach is sometimes detrimental to the greater cause. And while I wouldn't admit it in the moment, I think he was right. I know he was right. (If he's reading this, he should feel vindicated). I'm well-intentioned, and relatively unafraid to put myself out there, and sometimes I get it wrong because I'm super-duper passionate with a Luxardo cherry on top. And sometimes, I let that super-duper-passionate-with-a-Luxardo-cherry-on-top part of me get in the way of delivering a meaningful message or creating a productive dialogue. The fire that keeps my fingers at the keyboard can both serve me and undermine me, and it's something I work on. "Sharpen your pen," my friend said to me. Ouch, but also: Yes.
My point in bringing that up is that I get the roaring flame and brimstone of LGA. Adoptees are tired of being silenced. And when you're sick to here of something, well then.
You got something to say?
Say something!
Which is what LGA did. Someone in their camp smashed his pen and reached for his flame thrower the other day over an interview at Water Cooler Convos with adoptive parent and mommy blogger Kristen Howerton, author of Rage Against The Minivan. I know how good, how electrifying that can feel in the moment. But…yeah. I also know what it feels like to pine for an unsend button.
I won't go into all the details, but I will say that what started out as a "*YAWN* Why do we find her so…boring!" and the unfortunate FOX News-ish administrator claiming to have heard "from a very reliable source" that Howerton tends to "talk smack about adoptees behind closed doors," ended with a series of mean-spirited attacks and accusations. LGA even went so far as to compare Howerton to Joyce Maynard, a woman who disrupted two adoptions (read: gave her adopted children away) and went on to write a book about it. (I refuse to link to her; you'll have to seek that one out for herseslf.) That was, in my opionion, an unnecessary low point for LGA.
As it happens, I was at a Pact event in Los Angeles last weekend and met Kristen Howerton (and her family) in person for the first time. We had dinner together with four other families (I must throw out a huge thank you to our wonderful waiter at Lyfe Kitchen, who was patient with us and our many rambunctious kids) and the inimitable founder of Pact. Many incredible conversations took place and I did not get the same impression of Howerton that LGA seems to have.
I don't know Howerton well, or at all, really. I do not read her blog. But I do know that she was at the Pact function, which speaks volumes about whether she is invested in doing the hard work. Pact is not for do-gooders or saviors; it is not for people collecting children like wrist charms or for those who wish to be tourists in race. You either get it, or you don't; there is little middle ground. Howerton and her husband, in my experience of them, are thinking deeply about issues facing their transracial family and are making decisions—small and (some very) large—based not on what is easiest or most comfortable for them, but based on the immediate and long-term needs of their children, specifically their adopted children. From our conversations, I learned that she listens to and internalizes what adult adoptees are saying, including those voices coming from LGA. And while yes, she is a Christian, something LGA pointed out and something that gets my hackles up, she doesn't seem to be prosthelytizing or bringing to the table the dangerous views shared by a wide swath of evanagelicals making adoption news these days. In all, my impression is that the lightning bolt pointed toward her is overcharged, if not misdirected.
None of us is perfect, and I would include Howerton in this assessment. I don't necessarily agree with all of her viewpoints (and she probably wouldn't agree with all of mine), but she does love her children and I think she takes very seriously what the adult adoptees have to say.
LGA got excited yesterday when Howerton responded to some of their attacks, and encouraged their supporters to keep tweeting at her. "We've got her attention!" they said, gleefully. But, I have to ask, to what end? They want her to engage so they can brutalize her? That seems so counter-productive, and shortsighted, so…contemporary in this age of outrage porn. So yes, LGA, you got her attention. But did you do it in a way that can work for you? How much better would it have been to get her attention (which wouldn't have been difficult to begin with, since she is a fan of LGA) by calmly yet seriously calling her on the things you think she is wrong about? How much further could that kind of dialogue have gone? Imagine a thoughtful conversation between LGA and Rage Against The Minivan? That would be a collaboration from which many readers could benefit, saving the rage for the Maynards of the world. Instead, the ugliness that unfolded served to undermine LGA's credibility and the important work they are trying to do.
As I said before, I have largely stopped writing about our daughter's adoption and my feelings about it. I approach any writing with the fear of being viciously attacked by a community that has taught me so much and is very important to me, even as I stand on the outside looking in. I value what adult adoptees have to say and where they're coming from; those voices are essential in my child rearing efforts. Essential. I want to be—and in fact, am—an ally to adult adoptees. I think Howerton may be an ally, too. There are quite a lot of us, I think. And LGA would do well to recognize us as such, even as they understand we probably have a lot more to learn, even as we may make some missteps along the way. Those of us who would otherwise be activists and speak out on behalf of adult adoptees, adoptee rights, and reform in adoption cannot join you if we get pilloried any time we say something in a public forum.
No, it's not your job to help us. It's not. But maybe, please, try not to shut us out completely. Set down the flame thrower. Sharpen that pen. Because like it or not, we are all in this together. And not to be all Pollyanna or anything but together, we are stronger.
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Very clear that passions are high here. Educational as always, Aaryn.
I, also, as an adopted adult don't like her blog and her publicizing her children's stories filtered via her own voice. It doesn't trigger me. The very few times I've read her blog, I haven't liked it, except her highlighting the Christian World Adoptions (recently-bankrupt) scandals with Ethiopian adoptions.
However, I wouldn't like my private life filtered and aired to the world for their entertainment. I think most conscientious people would understand that – it doesn't take rocket science.
And some may say, well, why don't her (your, their) children say something? How many adoptive parents actually LISTEN to what their adopted children say and take it to heart (besides seeking clues to the rejection/acceptance dichotomy of the parenting label or affection)? Aaryn, since you say that you do listen to and seek voices of adult adopted people, you MUST be aware that adopted people who say anything critical about anything related to "adopt" MUST be an angry, negative person. You would have to be blind and deaf (and dumb) to be oblivious to all this WHILE paying attention to adult adoptee voices. But then again, how much of our society, even our self-proclaimed "allies", listens to and registers what adult adoptees and first parents have been saying for decades?
Frankly, "nice" conversations about nothing have done VERY little to curb the corruption, injustices, and exploitation of certain populations in this country and around the world. And people like you, publicly treating a group of adult survivors like children doesn't help. If you want to be an "ally", then don't be two-faced about it, and then self-label yourself as one. If you want to be an ally, you have to earn it. Money may buy political brownie points, favorable laws to buy more children or accessories, but it might not buy children's love, and it won't buy an "alliance" with me.
I've never met you, never heard of you, nor read your blog, but if you care about the corruption, exploitation, and trafficking that goes on in adoption and adoption policies, then you will nudge the perpetrators and their supporters to enact real change rather than the diverse group of adult survivors who are finally getting heard. Your attempt to silence them are noted. People shouldn't have to beg, plead, submit, or smile or dress pretty to deserve respect, improved justice and human rights that everyone else enjoys.
I don't know why you chose to invite adoption into your world (and I'm not really interested in your personal life or how much you love your children – I could read your blog if I wanted to), but it was a choice. For most of the adopted people, there was no choice, consent, or assent given to enter the realm of adoption. None. At. All.
Sorry, Aaryn, if you don't like my "tone", but oh well. You're an adult who stepped into the world of adoption. If you don't like my tone, then you can step up and help restore long-overdue adoptee rights in California. It's a civil rights issue.
As an adult adoptee, I can't stand her. Her weblog triggers me to the point of physical discomfort.
Laura Dennis summed it up most eloquently on Twitter yesterday, when she asked, "…wonder what ur kids will feel as adults when ur telling the entire universe their stories, which they own."
WHICH THEY OWN. Their stories are not Howerton's to exploit.
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I liked this, but not as much as the recipe I usually use: I layer the cream cheese and chili (instead of mixing it) and add a layer of cheddar on top. I also wasn't crazy about the sugar. I've also made it with veg chili and vegan cheeses; tastes just as good. Great with fritos or with those gold tostitos
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Delish! First time I had this was at a friends house, wanted to share. All she did was heat the cream cheese and chili, mix to combine, and serve with chips! Amazing how two simple ingredients can combine into something so good! Will try with the chili powder and sugar this recipe calls for next time, but even without this is so good...
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I have here 812 portrait photo`s, references anyone?
They however, still need to be uploaded.
My school offered me to do caricatures (sp?) of everyone who`s graduating (about 50 people), which I thought could really help me improve. And to help me with that they gave me the CD containing everyone`s portrait photo`s, of about the entire school above 10th grade. Varying from ages 19 to 12 and of different races (I wouldn`t know how else to say this).
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Angraecum sesquipedale (Christmas star orchid)
Species information
Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars
Christmas star orchid, Darwin's orchid, comet orchid
Not evaluated according to IUCN Red List criteria. Listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Epiphytic on trees or, less commonly, on rocks in coastal forest.
None known.
About this species
Orchidaceae is the largest family of flowering plants. There are around 220 species in the genus Angraecum, with new species being discovered recently in Madagascan forests. The genus name, Angraecum, is derived from the Malayan word anggrek, which is used to describe several species of epiphytic orchids. The specific epithet sesquipedale comes from the Latin sesquipedalis, meaning 'one and a half feet', in reference to the long flower spur.
The species was discovered by the aristocrat and keen botanist Louis Marie Aubert du Petit Thouars (1758-1831) in eastern Madagascar, where he had been exiled during the French Revolution. He returned to France in 1802 with a large collection of plants, most of which he donated to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris.
Aeranthes sesquipedalis (Thouars) Lindl., Macroplectrum sesquipedale (Thouars) Pfitzer, Angorchis sesquipedalis (Thouars) Kuntze, Mystacidium sesquipedale (Thouars) Rolfe
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Geography and distribution
Found in eastern and south-eastern Madagascar, from sea level to 100 m elevation.
Angraecum sesquipedale is an epiphytic orchid that can grow up to a metre high. It has two ranks of narrow, leathery leaves that are two-lobed at the tip and measure 22–30 cm long and 3 cm wide. The thick roots are greyish and produced on the lower part of the stem. The pale greenish flower stems emerge from between the upper leaves and have 2–6 flowers on stems that are shorter than the leaves. The creamy white flowers are large, fleshy and star-like. The sepals and petals are pointed and between 7–9 cm long. The lip is concave, 6.5–8 cm long, broad at the base, tapering to a long point and with a spur 30–35 cm long.
Darwin and the Christmas star orchid
In January 1862, Darwin wrote in a letter to Joseph Hooker, who had sent him some orchids: 'I have just received such a Box full […] with the astounding Angraecum sesquipedalia [sic] with a nectary a foot long. Good Heavens what insect can suck it'. Later that year, Darwin predicted that the long flower spur must have co-evolved with a pollinator moth with an equally long proboscis. However, it was not until after his death, and 41 years after writing his letter to Hooker, that the pollinator was eventually discovered - the Malagasy subspecies of the African hawkmoth – which was given the scientific name Xanthopan morganii praedicta in honour of Darwin's prediction. Although Darwin predicted 'a moth' as the pollinator, it was Alfred Russel Wallace who went one further and predicted the pollinator would be a hawkmoth. Some argue that the name praedicta actually refers to Wallace's prediction rather than Darwin's.
Angraecum sesquipedale is not the only species in the genus with a unique pollinator. Recently, a group of scientists, including one from Kew, discovered the first known instance of a cricket as a pollinator of a related species – Angraecum cadetti from Mauritius and Réunion.
Threats and conservation
All orchids are listed on Appendix I or II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which makes it an offence to trade this species without a permit.
Christmas star orchid is cultivated as an ornamental.
Millennium Seed Bank: Seed storage
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership aims to save plant life worldwide, focusing on plants under threat and those of most use in the future. Seeds are dried, packaged and stored at a sub-zero temperature in Kew's seed bank vault at Wakehurst.
Number of seed collections stored in the Millennium Seed Bank: One
Illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Curtis's Botanical Magazine (Editor: Martyn Rix) provides an international forum of particular interest to botanists and horticulturists, plant ecologists and those with a special interest in botanical illustration.
Now well over 200 years old, the Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour illustrations of plants. Each four-part volume contains 24 plant portraits reproduced from watercolour originals by leading international botanical artists. Detailed but accessible articles combine horticultural and botanical information, history, conservation and economic uses of the plants described.
Published for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
This species at Kew
The Christmas star orchid can be seen in the Princess of Wales Conservatory.
Alcohol-preserved specimens of Angraecum sesquipedale are held in Kew's Herbarium, where they are available to researchers from around the world, by appointment. The details of some of these can be seen online in the Herbarium Catalogue.
John Day's Orchid Paintings
John Day (1824-1888) was an English orchid grower who also painted hundreds of exquisite watercolours of the newly discovered orchids that were entrancing Victorian society. These watercolours were presented to Kew after his death and are now in the Kew archives.
A selection of paintings, including one of Angraecum sesquipedale, was published in A Very Victorian Passion: The Orchid Paintings of John Day 1863-1888.
References and credits
Bechtel, H., Cribb, P. & Launert, E. (1992). The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species. Blandford Press, Poole.
Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E. (1996). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Cribb, P. & Tibbs, M. (2004). A Very Victorian Passion: The Orchid Paintings of John Day 1863-1888. Blacker Publishing & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in association with Thames & Hudson, London.
Micheneau, C., Johnson, S.D. & Fay, M.F. (2009). Orchid pollination: from Darwin to the present day. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 1-19.
Stewart, J., Hermans, J. & Campbell, B. (2006). Angraecoid Orchids: Species from the African Region. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010). Angraecum sesquipedale. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available online (accessed 6 August 2011).
Kew Science Editor: Martyn Rix
Kew contributors: Andre Schuiteman and Steve Davis
Copyediting: Malin Rivers
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