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Four Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) stations in San Francisco had their cell phone service shut down on Thursday, August 11, to prevent a planned protest from materializing. James Allison, deputy chief communications officer for BART, reports BART staff or contractors shut down power "to the nodes and alerted the cell carriers," including AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile.
A group called "No Justice, No BART" intended to descend upon BART stations to protest the shooting of Charles Hill, a homeless man who BART police officers killed on July 3. They planned to show up inconspicuously and then come together on the platform and, at about 5 pm, pull out signs and demand the officer that shot Hill be fired. They also intended to demand the police chief be fired for lying at a press conference on the shooting and issue calls for the BART police be disbanded.
BART Police Intelligence picked up on plans for the protest and believed the action would lead to "platform overcrowding and unsafe conditions for BART customers, employees and demonstrators." BART thought organizers intended to use mobile devices to coordinate "disruptive activities" and communicate about the location and number of BART Police in stations. So, as BART spokesman said, the service was shut down so the protest wouldn't "become viral."
"A cost benefit analysis of where your freedom of speech begins to threaten the public safety" was done, Johnson said. In non-newspeak, this means BART found it appropriate to censor communications to obstruct free speech and assembly.
Eva Galperin of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) wrote in reaction to the possibly unprecedented move, "BART officials had shown themselves to be of a mind with the former president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, who ordered the shutdown of cell phone service in Tahrir Square in response to peaceful, democratic protests earlier this year." Cutting off service, she added, constitutes "prior restrain on the free speech rights of every person in the station, whether they're a protestor or a commuter."
BART Exploits Commuters' Desire to "Get Home" in Video
Not only did BART cut off cell phone service but they also had BARTtv, their own public relations or propaganda operation, which posts videos to YouTube, go to a BART platform and ask commuters about the protesters' plans. They sent reporter Mark Jones to talk to commuters. (Note: This author won't call him a "reporter"—Jones was acting as an agent for a government agency, an operative for BART. He is a walking insult to those who actually are reporters.)
Like good propaganda should, the video attempts to create and shape events and influence public relations as they relate to BART. The video opens by noting protesters planned to interrupt or even shut down BART service. Images of an increased BART police presence on platforms so any protest could be quickly put down are shown.
The video then offers interviews with commuters who each want to just get home. Two of the individuals interviewed have "kids and family." The impetus of putting these people on screen is designed to invite condemnation of Bay Area citizens, who would dare to draw attention to BART police brutality during rush hour when commuters are headed home after a long day.
Agent Jones asks a white middle class, middle-aged man, who has a family, what he thinks of the protesters' goals. The man says, "I have no idea what the protesters' goal is." Of course, BARTtv doesn't bother to fill in the blank here and explain why protests are happening. This is all designed to make it seem like some citizens just want to go riot for kicks and get in the way of BART service.
Someone with BART public relations makes it seem like BART was about to be the victim of a "flytilla," as he makes the unsubstantiated claim that people were going to be flying in from all over the country from a "multitude of groups" to do "surprise attacks" on BART. From that comment, it would be easy to confuse protesters with terrorists (the only difference being protesters have no intention of committing violence that would result in the loss of innocent life).
A middle-aged black nurse appears on camera and expresses relief that BART beefed up police presence on the platforms. She is happy her train isn't going to be held up and that the madness that occurred during a previous protest is not happening this time. As Agent Jones summarizes, trying to come in and shut down BART for political reasons did not sit well with BART commuters.
Commuters may not like that protesters wished to protest, but family and friends of Oscar Grant don't like that BART police killed him when he was already handcuffed and lying face down on a BART platform in 2009. Family and friends of Fred Collins don't like that he was essentially assassinated at a Fruitvale station in 2010 despite the fact that he had put his hands up in the air. And, unfortunately, it doesn't matter what some nurse or family man thinks about the protests. Needing to get home is not a legitimate justification for obstructing civil liberties.
The production of this video is a conscious manipulation of a situation, a clear attempt to mold the opinion of Bay Area citizens and others in the world. If BART can use commuters to promote the violation of free speech in its facilities, what else can it do? Could they use it to promote "stop and searches" of black or Hispanic youths? Maybe they might produce a video to promote what appears to be a policy of "shoot first, ask questions later."
CNN Brings on a Criminologist to Address the Shutdown
While little television coverage came as a result of BART's decision, CNN did do a segment. Out of the many possible guests that could have done such a segment CNN went with Dr. Casey Jordan, an "in-house contributor to TruTV's "In Session." (TruTV is a sister network of CNN.)
The segment is not as bad as BARTtv's. At least viewers get to see riders' reactions to the fact that they have had their cell phone service cut off. And CNN even puts a "would-be protester" on camera. What is appalling is how Jordan appears to be doing the work of BART public relations in her appearance on the show:
I haven't been able to find another incident in which this has happened. I think perhaps it is unprecedented, and yet, that's how these legal issues come to light and get debated. Whether it's legal or not, it hasn't been tested in the courts. Public safety exceptions to or encroachments on our personal freedoms do happen. And remember, we just had evidence of that protest getting out of control last month. Of course, everybody wants their personal freedoms. They fear censorship. They're all worried about living in a police state. Yet when a protest turns into violence and people get hurt, they love to blame the police. So, you can't have it both ways. The public relations department did make this decision, but I'm sure they did it after consulting their counsel within the police department.
Suppose it is worth it to define "criminologist." A "criminologist" analyzes crime and criminal behavior and attempts to provide explanation as to who commits crime and why they do it. It's unclear what "crime" she is providing expertise on for this segment. Protesting is not a crime. If she is here to help viewers discern whether law enforcement stepped over a line, she seems to have quickly determined they didn't. Additionally, she isn't bothered by the fact that commuters wouldn't have been able to use their phones to dial 9/11.
You have to ask yourself, do you have a fundamental right to cell service? How did the world work before 911? I think what the police did, and we saw some of that in the video, is they really made their police presence known at that particular station, where the protest was going to happen. And as much as we are so reliant on our cell phones, the bottom line is, when you can simply shout for help, ask others to help you out, I think there's still police call boxes, anyone can flag down a police officer, at the same time nothing bad did happen. But if it had happened, we may not see so much public support for that particular tactic.
Who needs 9/11 services on BART? Just load the platform with cops carrying batons and other weapons. People can go up to an officer in a riot helmet and ask for help from the stormtroopers if they needed. If they are bleeding and need help, the police will help get emergency assistance. And if "overcrowding" as a result of the presence results, what does it matter. One wonders why this isn't standard operating procedure for BART already.
Not convinced Jordan is repeating BART public relations talking points? She says almost the same thing BART deputy chief communications officer James Allison said:
…The framers of the Constitution could not possibly have foreseen the world that we now live in with our smartphones and Wi-Fi and hot spots. The bottom line is: it was a lot different 200 years ago when your protest was standing on a soapbox on the street corner. Now, you can incite people with misinformation with calls to violence and in many ways things can get out of hand.
It really is just a cost/benefit analysis of where your freedom of speech begins to threaten the public safety. And, again, they did use intelligence. This was a — they did verify the protest, and they were simply trying to stop a repeat of what happened last month.
Fascinatingly, the CNN anchor asks Jordan to address UK Prime Minister David Cameron's suggestion that the United Kingdom shut down social media services during demonstrations. She doesn't side with Cameron:
I absolutely agree that it's a slippery slope. What we saw with the BART situation was temporary. It was perhaps a few minutes to a few hours. I'm not sure. But doing it as total public policy where it is unbridled censorship where you're shutting down things and only the law mangers at the helm are deciding for how long and what purpose, that is dangerous.
And so, civil rights advocates argue that we could end up living in a police state if this policy starts encroaching on personal freedoms. And yet everybody wants to be safe. I think it's going to end up in the courts and they will be final determinants of what the state can and cannot do.
Criminologist Jordan thinks Cameron's calls for a shut down are a "slippery slope" but BART's is not, which is ridiculous. If BART can temporarily shut down cell phone services, what's to stop them from permanently entrenching the power to shut down services like Cameron is interested in doing?
Jordan says nothing on why protesters intended to protest. She fixates on the possibility of a "safety issue," which BART intended to prevent but doesn't bother to identify the motives of the people, who would have created this "safety issue." Again, it's as if BART is the victim of spontaneous protest and the issue of BART police brutality is not related at all.
Making Fraudulence and Deception Sound Truthful
The government-owned BART agency and individuals like Dr. Casey Jordan have the capacity to use communications to make sense of an event. They can manipulate communication so the cause of order is ultimately advocated for and preserved. That cause of order can be made to seem more crucial and important than freedom and liberty. People like Jordan can go on TV and repeat versions of talking points, which ensure the public thinks about something within certain boundaries acceptable to an agency like BART.
Despite what criminologist Dr. Casey Jordan might contend, the clampdown on people who seek to exercise their First Amendment rights does not appear to be temporary. BART said yesterday it was instituting the following rule:
No person shall conduct or participate in assemblies or demonstrations or engage in other expressive activities in the paid areas of BART stations, including BART cars and trains and BART station platforms.
This cannot be a constitutional rule, especially since BART is a government agency. And, as the ACLU wrote, if this is all permissible, "Where do we draw the line? These protestors were using public transportation to get to the demonstration — should the government be able to shut that down too?"
Citizens have the right to freely express themselves. Attempt to silence protesters in any instance should be considered a threat to democracy. That an action could turn "violent" is a possibility that may or may not reasonably exist, but in the case of civil disobedience or civil resistance, where protesters do try to shut down service, that is why law enforcement is there—to regulate. So, in those instances, BART cops can arrest people and defuse a situation.
The Aftermath of the Shutdown
Anonymous has organized in response to BART's move. The operation—#OpBART—calls for a protest at Civic Center station in solidarity with people who believe it is important to stand up for their rights. They intend to show up in "blood" stained shirts "for remembrance to the blood that is on the hands of the BART police." And, they ask those not in San Francisco to use black fax, email bombs and phone calls to the BART Board of Directors.
Anonymous is prepared to record the protest to combat any further attempts by media (such as BARTtv) to spin the actions of protesters and make it seem like protesters have violent intentions.
Those angry by the actions of BART are being encouraged to file a complaint with the FCC.
Jacob Appelbaum, a computer security researcher who works on the Tor Project, and Christopher Soghoian, a privacy and security researcher, filed a Freedom of Information Act request (which can be viewed here). Pursuant to the state records act, the request calls for access to:
1. All emails, memos and other records of communications within BART, between BART and anywireless communication carrier, and between BART and any local, state or federal lawenforcement or intelligence agency regarding the "temporary wireless service interruption inselect BART stations" on August 11, 2011.This includes any legal opinions, whether formal or informal, regarding the legality of the interruption.
2. All contracts between BART and any wireless carrier or other company regarding the provisionof wireless telephone service within BART stations.
3. Network maps and other diagrams or schematics detailing the number and placement oftowers, "backhaul" cables, and other carrier equipment located on BART property (includingproperty leased by BART).
4. Surveys, studies and other documents detailing wireless signal coverage in all BART stations orareas outside the station served by towers located on or near BART property (including propertyleased by BART).
5. Documents and other records indicating the class of service outage that occurred on August 11,2011. Specifically, documents that reveal what service classes (including 911 calls) remained available after the temporary interruption


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Manchester, N.H. (May 11, 2009) -- Diane Les Becquets, Southern New Hampshire University's director of creative writing and assistant director of the Master of Fine Arts in fiction and nonfiction, was recently honored with the 2008 Lupine Award for her novel "Season of Ice."
"Season of Ice" was chosen for the Lupine Juvenile/Youth Author Award. Les Becquets received the award at the annual Reading Round-Up of Children's and Young Adult Literature Conference in April, which is sponsored by the Maine Regional Library System and the Maine Library Association's Youth Services Section.
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1. I never told you, except on Twitter and Facebook, which you wouldn't have read unless you have Twitter and/or Facebook, and even then there's no guarantee you would have read it, since not everyone who has Twitter and/or Facebook checks in every day, and even if they did check in everyday, there's no guarantee they would have read my update in enough detail to retain it, but our team wound up winning the Range Round-Up last weekend!
2. Today is my daughter's birthday and I'm making her a chocolate sheet cake without pecans in the icing, and I'm giving her a dish of red and pink M&M's and letting her stick them all over the cake.
Then I'm going to eat the cake, stick a candle in a Ding Dong, and sing her Happy Birthday.
3. My fear and loathing of talking on the phone has reached epic proportions, and this has been made even worse by the fact that I'm still using my shattered phone and get tiny chards of glass in my ear every time I answer it.
So I'm not going to answer it anymore.
I'm sorry, Ga-Ga. I'm sorry, Mike. I'm sorry, Mr. President. But I have to follow my heart.
4. It's been approximately eighty-four months since I could last feel my hipbones.
I miss them so.
5. My porch is a zoo.
6. My porch is a jungle.
7. My porch is an African safari.
8. My porch is a mess.
10. My porch is a cesspool of pets who think they're human and not bizarre. And fragrant.
12. I have had a lifelong bias against brown mascara, which I have always written off as purposeless and not black when it should be.
13. Today, for the very first time in my forty-one years, I applied brown mascara to my eyelashes. Not black, not jet black, not very black, not charcoal, not blackie black black. Brown. Not dark brown, either. Brown.
14. I'll be darned danged dadgummed if my life hasn't just been turned upside down. What in the world? Where has this been all my life? It's so much less…black.
15. But I still refuse to get an artificial Christmas tree.
16. You can't make me get one!
17. Unless one of my family members develops an allergy.
18. This time eleven years ago, I was in the hospital. My second child had been born earlier in the day, and I had thrown up twice. My sister Betsy had darted to Kentucky Fried Chicken to buy me two biscuits, because it was the only thing I could stand the thought of eating. I was begging the nurse if I could take a shower because I was dying to use that squirt thing, but she gave me Advil instead. Marlboro Man had just gone home and was taking care of our two-year-old daughter and I was on the phone begging him not to come back to the hospital and spend the night on a cot. He was telling me he loved me for not begging him to come back to the hospital and spend the night on a cot. Then I was telling him the mean nurse wouldn't let me use the squirt nozzle and he was asking why. Then I was saying "Oh, she says it wouldn't be good for my stitches or something ridiculous like that" and he was saying "Well, it sounds like she has your best interests at heart" and I was hanging up on him. Then I was sniffing my new baby's head and closing my eyes, hatching a plan to beg the doctor to let us stay a little longer than the average stay.
A year or so—only a year or so.
19. My plan didn't work. The doctor kicked me to the curb 36 hours later.
20. I still haven't forgiven him for that.
21. But see that baby down there on the right?
22. I got to take her home with me.
23. It doesn't matter, though, because she'll never forgive me for the above photo.
I think I'd actually propped her up with fishing wire or something…
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Catherine in VA On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:16 pm
Oh SO Adorable!!! Love the picture, love the pout! Happiest Birthday wishes to your sweet 2nd daughter. I am a 2nd daughter. It is an awesome place to be, bcz you get to watch the 1st daughter and decide if you want to follow, or do something different, be unique! It is a nice non-pressurized existence. Good examples, bad examples, and a wonderful sisterly love that rides through all the tough stuff life hands to you.
I have to admit, I just realized how to become facebook/twitter mobile. I am enjoying it very much. I read about your exciting news about winning the Rodeo Round-up while on my way to church on Sunday, and was so happy for you and the fam. Congratulations!! How cool is that!!
Heidi On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:20 pm
OK, normally I don't go in for angel photos of little kids. We're more overalls and barefoot here. However, those are the two cutest kids ever! (outside of my own, of course)
mai On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:22 pm
What squirty thing, there wasn't one in my room. As for baby head smell…LOVE IT! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETUNIA!
Theresa in Alberta On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:22 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY punk #2!!
Hopefully your mom has a secret stash of M&M's hidden away for your exclusive consumption as you play with your birthday gifts,,,,,,
Michelle On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:22 pm
I've always worn Brown. Love it! (well…except the midnight blue in middle school..shhh)
Happy Birthday to your girl! And, congrats on the win!
Ashleigh On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:24 pm
Oh yeah…that squirt bottle is the best thing ever invented!!
Lisa L On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:25 pm
Well Happy Birthday to the little "Angel" !!
kary d On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:26 pm
I also have brown for the first time. I kinda like it, goes better with my lightened hair. My hip bones are buried and I am learning the term muffin top (ooww). The artificial tree goes up the day after thanksgiving and stays up till new year. One year after Christmas my husband took our not so fresh tree outside after it had been in the house for 3 weeks. He put a match to it and it exploded in flames. That convinced me to try something else. I put so many decorations on the tree that nobody can really see it – tinsel covers it all. Your punks are adorable.
Amy from She Wears Many Hats (missamy) On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:30 pm
Brownish Black is where I land.
I'm indecisive like that.
But it works.
Amanda R. On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:33 pm
Happy birthday, sweet girl!
Pam K. On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:34 pm
Good job on the mascara, Ree! My high school Home Ec teacher in the 60's taught us not to use black mascara unless we had black hair–it should be matched to the hair color. That's when I changed to Dark Brown, later to brown, have now gone to Light Brown, since they don't make Silver Grey!
Barb On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:37 pm
Congrats to your team!! They are awesome!! Happy Birthday to your little darlin!! Time flies so fast. One week from today I get to welcome my newest grandbaby into the world. It's a girl named after her Great Granny, my mom. Life is good!!!
Rebecca G On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:39 pm
Today is my baby's birthday too! I have pictures like that of my kids when they were little….my husband thinks they will NOT be happy with me when they are older…I guess we shall see!
Sunflower Fields Pattern CO. On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:42 pm
Thanks for letting us know who won last weekend and Happy Birthday to your little angel!
downthelanegirl On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:42 pm
Thank you so much for posting!! I refuse to Twitter…absolutely hate MySpace and Facebook. The social networking thing is so dangerous in many ways. I warn the teen girls I work with about impulsively posting a sudden thought. Just think had we done that in our younger years instead of writing it down in a diary (which we threw away immediately upon discovering when we were out of our teens the embarrassing drivel we wouldn't want anyone to see) I refuse to text just out of stubborness. I know how…just don't, but will probably give in on that because I ,too, hate phone conversations. I'm just so blasted mad about technology stealing our lives. OK…I'm done.
LAURA On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:43 pm
YOU SKIPPED NUMBER 11… HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GROWING UP TOO FAST ONE… AND SHOOT MY DARN CAP LOCK IS ON AGAIN! ok now its off lol.
Sandy On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:44 pm
My husband is losing his hearing and now I have to do ALLLLLLLL the phone calls. I make all the appointments, call all the technical support people, answer the phone, lie for him when he doesn't want to talk to people … I hate it!
And happy birthday to your younger daughter! I'm the younger daughter, but the older sister to boys. She has my sympathy.
Melissa S On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:48 pm
Happy Birthday to your little girl! Mine is today too!
Nanc in Ashland On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:50 pm
Welcome to the world of natural redheads who love brown mascara! I can highly recommend the products at justforredheads.com. And no, I don't work for them, I just love their mascara and eyebrow powder.
Carrie On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:50 pm
Those squirty bottles are divine!!!
Mary in MN On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:51 pm
All I want to know is… did you remember the baking powder?
Limey On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:53 pm
You know, I've been pondering brown mascara for some time. My eyelashes are naturally black but my hair is unnaturally blonde, so I think I could pull off brown. But I like the punch of black. Important decisions.
Lynnzie On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:56 pm
It's my daughter's birthday today too. I spent 4 hours making cupcakes for her class only to find out her school does not allow such dangerous foods as cupcakes.
Either way, Happy Birthday PW-mini.
Amy P. On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:58 pm
Happy Birthday to your second daughter. I love birthdays!
You should try Black/Brown mascara. It will change your life. Best of BOTH worlds.
Karen G On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:02 pm
Well, I think your sweet punk will forgive you for a sweet photo that she can love once she has punks of her own. And if she doesn't, I'd be happy to come up with some fabulous explanation for you, if you might possibly be able to figure out how to explain to my sweet boy that I do not control the passing of time, that I can not speed it up, that I cannot slow it down, that I can't make the clock tick any faster. Of course, it would have to be in a way that is not one of the seven hundred and thirty-two other possible explanations I have already given him. Hmmm? What do you think? :>
Happy Birthday!! Enjoy your cake before your Mom gets it!! :>:>
Anna Smith On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:03 pm
Welcome to the realm of Brown Mascara Ree! It looks especially great on people who are not blessed with tan skin (Which would be me. Next time I am specifically requesting tan skin. Is there a next time? Or do you just put in your order for heaven? Maybe I had to make a choice: tan skin on earth, or tan skin for eternity. Knowing me I would have weighed my options and chose eternity. I like things that last!) Anyway, happy birthday to number 2! She is adorable now and then!
Christine C On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:05 pm
I love ya, but I don't know if I can forgive you for that picture.
Carole & Chewy On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:07 pm
Happy Birthday to the up and coming little PW! Hope she still isn't propped p with fish wire…
Karen Barineau On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:09 pm
Happy Birthday to your precious daughter!!! Today is my husband's birthday too, except he isn't 11…thank goodness. I have a picture of my son, he is 13 now with Angel wings….I think he was 10 months old. He probably won't forgive me either, but was he was so danged cute with them on. LOL
City Girl to Country Girl On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:09 pm
I love that picture. LOL. She's lookin at you like: "Are you kidding me?"
And I do follow you on my twitter so I DID read your announcement. Congrats!
City Girl to Country Girl
maesa On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:11 pm
Oh gracious, that pic is so adorably hilarious… Congrats on the Ranch Rodeo win!
Jenny On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:13 pm
Happy Birthday little Petunia!
Julie Schaal On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:14 pm
Hate black, brown all the way!!
Jordan in TN On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:18 pm
Happy Birthday Petunia…
Bush Babe of Oz On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:19 pm
Happy Birthday Punk #2!!!
Your Mom is a meanie. Make sure you get some cake, okay? And grab that camera and get some payback shots of your mother… heh.
Michelle On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:22 pm
Ree, you crack me up!!!! I always get a good laugh when I read your blog!!! Make sure you save atleast a piece of that cake for your birthday girl!!! Wish her a happy birthday for me! I was begging the dr. to send me home earlier than he did.. he wouldn't listen. Something about a baby that was too big and should have been a c-section and wasn't…. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the smell of my babies. Every once in a great while, I catch a very faint whiff from my 3 yr old…more so after his bath there is sometimes that faint baby smell. I miss it! I miss everything about the bitty baby's. He had this thick head full of hair..miss the feel of that on my face!
PamelaJo On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:24 pm
That is a great picture. You and MM sure done make great looking kids. Tell you baby girl Happy Birthday for me….Oh and let her have at least a bite of the cake. Feed the others the ding dongs.
Christineellen On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:26 pm
As long as the fishing wire wasn't wround the neck it's all good!
Nic On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:34 pm
That is the sweetest photo EVER! The kids not the cowboy…
Amy C On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:36 pm
Happy Birthday Paige!!
Love the adorable baby picture.
Oh and congrats on the win!
Eileen On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:42 pm
I love brown mascara. It's my casual/natural mascara. I wear black for going out. Whenever that happens…
Kathy in Kansas On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:43 pm
With one exception, I am not a big fan of taking on the phone either. Unfortunately, my job in real estate requres me to be on the phone A LOT. If I could only train everyone to text or e-mail me, I'd be a happy, happy girl.
I blame the mascara thing on being in high school in the late 80's. Gawd – my yearbook is a sea of bold eyeshadow and black mascara and eyeliner. And big hair. Can't forget the big hair. At least I got rid of that a long time ago.
christine On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:43 pm
that was funny–fishing wire!!!!!
Kim Yamaguchi On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:44 pm
I have similar photos of my son and daughter when they were 6 and 3 (now 16 and 13). Only not together and in sepia tone not color. They have a brother who was 2ish (now 12) and who SCREAMED and CRIED when they strapped the angel wings on him. And then they sat him down and took his photo with the siblings and he was STILL SCREAMING and CRYING (really really crying) and I said 'well that's just dumb' and yanked my baby out of there and took off the wings.
And then they tried to sell me THAT photo.
So that is why I have only the individual shots of the two older kids.
Aren't you glad I shared?
Leah On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:46 pm
Happy Birthday Petunia!
And I'm really wondering why you're trying to throw my beauty regime for a spin. First the lipstick, now brown mascara?! I'm gonna try that out too. I always thought the same thing but… if you say so…
Phoebe On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:52 pm
My Oh My…that picture just hurt me…it's SO good it made me hurt in places that hadn't hurt in ages!!! The cake sounds wonderful, the brown mascara divine, and your porch…my kind of place!
maricel On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:53 pm
They look like angels..little Petunia so chubby-cheeked.
Happy birthday to little Petunia…♥
klaura On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:54 pm
Well, I have to say that I'd never forgive you for the picture either!!!!!
But the children in the picture are precious!!!!!
Elaine On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:54 pm
9 and 11?
Victoria Double U On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:55 pm
Happy Birthday #2 daughter! I too am a #2 daughter born in August, so I know it's the best month of the year.
I've got that don't-like-calling problem too, especially cold calling. Ick.
Love your random thoughts!
Laura Cee On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:00 pm
So I use to feel the same way about purple mascara because in my neighborhood only a "certain" kind of girl wore that kind of color and they globbed it on so much that it made them look like they had centipede legs for eyelashes and they were as my mom explained to me many years ago "an older sixteen".
That is until this brown eyed girl discovered, "Eggplant" and that purple makes brown eyes pop. OH thank heaven for "Eggplant" of course it's a "certain" shade of purple, and a "certain" brand but now I am a "certain" kind of girl; not "that" kind of girl but the kind that discovered something new and tried and loved it so if you have brown eyes check out your purples…it has to be a nice deep rich one, not that freaky florescent one but hey if florescent makes the eyes pop go for it.
Nicole On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:03 pm
Just a suggestion. When I shattered my iPhone. (sad sad sad day.) I put clear packing tape across it so that the shards of class would stop falling out until I was able to replace it. You can still use the touch screen and everything. Just thought you'd like to know. =D
And Happy Birthday to your girl. I'm sending her virtual birthday hugs! =D
Brenda On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:04 pm
I adore that picture and look on your baby's face!
Thanks for sharing that it made me smile!
I too wish your baby a Happy Birthday!
linda On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:05 pm
you are truly a gifted writer…i like the "strangeness of your stream of consciousness….
you are weird (in a very good way) & you are one heck of a person!
colleen On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:08 pm
So funny! Before I read you last and final comment, My thoughts were, "Oh Ree, Your girls will never forgive you for that one!"
Maureen On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:08 pm
Keep sniffing, touching, feeling, you cannot get enough.
Brandy On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:09 pm
Oh Ree, you are awesomesauce!
You inspired me to start my own blog.
I did and it is all about how I am quitting smoking cigarettes.
Tomorrow is the one week mark since I stopped.
Thank you for saving my life.
Diva Danelle On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:10 pm
I have always been the blackest black mascara girl but recently found something that really brings the WOW factor. If you have green eyes (I do) there is a deep, dark plum mascara that makes the color just pop. The brand I use is called Benefit and I love it! (no endorsement or compensation has been given here, I just like their plum mascara) lol!
Happy Birthday Miss P!
Madeline St Onge On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:11 pm
LOVE brown mascara Ree and you will too
That picture is adorable. happy Birthday Petunia
Tamra / The Gilded Barn On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:12 pm
OMG! I laughed so hard at the admitting of "propped her up with fishing wire" Hilarious!
I so love your blog but I do have one question……..what are hipbones? lol
Janet On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:14 pm
Ok. I screamed out loud when you mentioned the squirt thing. You are hilarious and so random.
Barb On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:17 pm
I'm a redhead also and I have always used brown/black mascara. It's well …. in the middle. Not so glaringly black, and a little more than brown. Works for me.
brooke nordai On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:20 pm
I remember the squirt bottle…it ROCKED! That and those freezy pads…even though the nurse told me they wouldn't help after 8 hours or so, they made things numb…how could that be wrong. And the mesh panties…oh lord!
Carla On Wednesday, September 1 at 4:29 pm
Rachel from A Cupcake for Moose On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:22 pm
Love the list! That picture is just waiting for your daughters' weddings!
Kristina C. On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:22 pm
Sweet and funny blog, as usual. Adorable pic of your baby daughters. If my Mom ever put any of my pictures up on the internet, my hiney would cringe. Happy Birthday, Paige!
There is another color of mascara besides VERY BLACK? Do you like it? I would be afraid to try it. Could you see my eyes if they had middle-of-the-road BROWN mascara on them? Just wondering . . .
stephanie On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:24 pm
brown mascara is the business! maybelline great lash makes a great version.
Heather On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:28 pm
LOL, I love your lists!
Happy Birthday to your daughter! I hope you guys have a blast!
LBDDiaries On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:29 pm
Neither child looks happy but the one on the right looks like, "For THIS I came out of that lovely warm womb?" And I too never used brown mascara and couldn't imagine doing so. You're gonig to force me to try it, aren't you. *Sigh* – I'll probably love it, too.
Kirsten On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:32 pm
We just finished my son's birthday celebration too! We had a blizzard cake from Dairy Queen. His choice saved his Mama baking on a roasting hot and humid August 31. Have you experience trying to ice a cake and having the icing melt before you can get it on? Yeah, me too. It's a rotten birthday to have
My son is 12 today (he's my oldest). He's already 5'8″ and strong-like-ox, and the most fabulous kid you'll ever meet, gentle and sweet and cute.
He got a 32gb ipod touch for his birthday.
Now I want one too.
So happy birthday kids! Stop growing up so fast!
Deb Young On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:32 pm
You are just too funny!!! I bought the lipstick you touted, Toffee something, love it! Does this mean I have to buy "brown" mascara??? Really? Love the pic!
Bev On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:33 pm
Congrats again on the Range-Roundup win!!
Seems that girl turned on pretty good, methinks!
Lee Ann On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:38 pm
Today is my grandson's 11th birthday too! Happy birthday to them both!
Vicki Walker On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:39 pm
Many, Many years ago on this date I too was in the hospital-being born, my sister still holds a grudge, it was her first day of school and I upstaged her!!!! Congrats on a job well done . Roscoe our 14 year old basset sends his love, he doesn't do much but look at you with the please pet me eyes and of course we do!!
Kathy O On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:40 pm
I posted a baby picture of my daughter on Facebook the other day because it was one of my favorites and I just wanted to share. She has finally forgiven me and even agrees that she was the cutest little kid ever! Happy Birthday to your lovely, lovely daughter!
Sarah On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:41 pm
love this! your random thoughts are similar to… is supper ready?
Lara On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:41 pm
I still have my squirtty bottle and my son is almost 6! Happy Birthday to your daughter and have a great evening!
Bonnie@WhatAboutPie On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:42 pm
Happy bday to your daughter! That cake sounds so yummy! and now…..you've got me curious about brown mascara. I now have to go to Target, buy some brown mascara and get a Starbuck's on the way out. Do you have a Starbuck's in your Target too? Mighty convenient!
Joli On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:42 pm
What was it with baby portraits in the mid to late nineties. My children (except for the youngest) roll their eyes at the "staged" portraits taken of them and their hatred of me becomes evident the more they become teens!!!
What was I thinking?? My son looks very macho for a one year old dressed as a fireman. My oldest daughter was planted in a terracotta pot and my middle daughter was wearing nothing but a feather boa. I have much to be ashamed about!!!!
Luckily for my youngest daughter by the late 90's the craze (illness) had passed and my portrait of her is normal…. no cringing required lol….
Happy Birthday Miss P!!!
Cindy On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:43 pm
Oh my gosh you crack me up…the squirt thing! Indeed….they wouldn't let me use mine either right away. Sniffing a baby's head….wanting biscuits….propping your baby up for that first "perfect" photo….no matter what! Can so relate…can so relate! Except the brown mascara….no how, no way…..blackest black, baby…..all the way. Maybelline……
Rocky On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:43 pm
I share my birthday with your lovely daughter! Happy birthday Pioneer Girl!
Mi Mi Tarter On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:44 pm
I have tried to comment before but not completely blog literate. Love the Ranch Rodeo and great that your team won. I also have somewhat of a Marlboro Man. We have a farm as opposed to a large ranch. But we do raise Angus. My Marlboro Man is a cattle auctioneer. Has been in the top ten world championship a few times. Now we adhere more to two little grandchildren, with emphasis on grand. But I do enjoy your blog and wish I were more of a Pairie Woman. When I see all of your kids riding; I miss my horses. My man doesn't think they mixed with the cattle too well. Once again enjoy all of your blogs. – MiMi T
Cindy G. On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:45 pm
I just died…love it!
Lynette On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:45 pm
Just tell her I have a better pic…about a year ago at the booksigning in OKC??? I got one of her and the oldest…they posed for me…Beautiful Girls!!
Pam P On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:46 pm
every single time over the past, almost 3 years, I have looked at this photo and said to myself, "A, knows what is going on.There is such wisdom and beauty in her face; she knows her mama is being silly, but is going along for the ride so P can experience this unique Mall adventure." Happy Birthday to P!!!!
give her a sugar filled kiss from all of us!
Munchiedog On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:52 pm
Wow!! Congrats on the win. That was hard work and they pulled it out!
Love that adorable cherub face in the picture. Happy, happy birthday!
Cathy Shea On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:54 pm
Ree-you need to try the mascara at http://www.justforredheads.com!
Lisa C On Tuesday, August 31 at 7:54 pm
I hate the phone too! I didn't know other people felt the same way!! Drives my husband crazy. And now our TV will display a message if we have an incomming phone call and say who it's from. I still yell to him to get the phone. He gets upset "Just pick up the phone! It's my MOM!" blah!!! I can't!!!!!!! I'd have to TALK. I've had the ringer shut off our house phone since my son was brought home from the hospital 4 years ago. This stupid message on the TV is ruining everything for me. My cell phone just lies dormant in my purse. I panic everytime it's anyone besides my husband.
And now I just realized while reading this post I hate emailing people too! I had to send an email to someone about a dog we're adopting and I felt sick the entire time. Is this some kind of neurosis?
Rae B On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:04 pm
The picture of your girls is just adorable, but while the older girl looks like, okay I was promised ice cream so I will sit still for this, the baby"a expression seems to be saying "Why Mama? Why?" Maybe it was the fishing wire.
Hope she had a very Happy 11th Birthday today.
Molly H. On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:05 pm
To be honest… sometimes you kinda freak me out, Ree.
Laurie On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:08 pm
CONGRATS on winning the Range Round Up!! Ya'll must be really excited. Also Happy Birthday to your daughter. I'm sure her cake was yummy!!!
kathy On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:08 pm
Oh ya, they look thrilled..congrats on the rodeo thing and Happy Bday to the cutie in the pic!
Lynda On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:09 pm
Those are the most miserable kids I've seen in a long time. That's so funny!
Holly W On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:10 pm
I love the picture. They are adorable.
Happy Birthday from one Virgo bday girl to another.
I'm not eleven though…..
Mary at Deep South Dish On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:12 pm
OMG that picture of the kids is priceless!
Firenze On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:19 pm
Happy Birthday dear little daughter!!! I love the picture, and someday you will love it too.
Jen On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:20 pm
I love this list and all the little insights you give to your life. I just had to say… I think it's great that you refuse to get a fake Christmas tree. You can never replicate the smell of a real one, AND it's actually the "greener" option. For reals!
Buttercup On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:33 pm
Ree you are sweet and wonderful and write in such a way that it makes me smile every time.
LL On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:33 pm
You guys make the most beautiful babies…..OMG!
Connie iltzsch On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:35 pm
#18 got to me . Today I got to hold my friends new grandson. He is 6 days young, so perfect,sweet and small. Made me remember my own childrens first days on this earth., some 26 and 22 years ago.
Patriot Girl On Tuesday, August 31 at 8:39 pm
1. Congratulations on the Ranch Rodeo!!!! Would love so see the championship award pictures of that.. that's for sure… That's exciting.
2. Birthday wishes to your Sweet #2 daughter..
3. Isn't it fun to discover new things in our "old' age that were right there under our noses?
Thanks for sharing! I hope you never tire of it…


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Creating a floor plan
1- How can I create a new plan? back to top- Tap the 'New Plan' button on the menu screen;
- Select between Residential and Commercial;
- Enter the information relative to your plan (Address, Name, etc.);
- Tap the 'New Floor' button to create a floor and begin a room capture.
2- How can I delete a plan? back to topGo to the screen where your plans are listed
- Select the plan you want to delete;
- Scroll down and tap the 'Delete' button.
3- Why is my address incorrect? back to topTo locate your property, MagicPlan uses the GPS geolocalisation available within your iPhone 4 or iPad 2. This geolocalisation may not be precise enough to locate properly your property. The iPod Touch does not offer geolocalisation and therefore MagicPlan is not able to identify your address. You will have to enter manually your address.
For more details see question 6- How can I change the name or the address of my plan?
Modifying a plan
4- How can I add a room to my plan? back to top- Open your floor plan;
- Tap the 'New Room' icon ;
- Select the floor and the type of your room.
- Capture the room.
5- How can I delete a room? back to topYou can delete a room 2 different ways:
a) Open your floor plan:
- Select the room you want to delete;
- Tap the 'Trash' icon.
b) In the information screen of your room, simply tap the 'Delete' button. To get to that screen, tap the information button on the bottom right of the room plan.
6- How can I change the name or the address of my plan? back to top- Open your plan;
- Tap the 'name' or 'address' fields;
- Enter the information;
7- How can I add a photo of my house? back to topYou can associate a photo to your plan (e.g. the property front wall). To add a photo, you can take a picture with your device or pick a picture from your album.
From the main screen of your plan:
- Tap the photo/image;
- To take a picture with your device
- Tap the camera icon; ;
- Take a picture;
- Validate your photo by tapping the 'Use' button;
- To include the photo from the album:
- Tap the album icon; ;
- Select the photo;
You can also add a picture for each room. For more details see question 26- How can I add a picture of a room?
Capturing a room
8- How do I capture a room? back to topTo create a complete floor plan, you need to capture each room. In order to capture a room, you need to capture every corners of the room. Position yourself in the room so that you can see a maximum number of corners. Invisible corners are more difficult to capture.
As you capture each corner, it is essential to remain in one place and turn yourself around without moving about.
It is recommended to hold your device with 2 hands and to keep your elbows close to your body.
To capture a corner, aim at the corner using the green pointer. You need to position the pointer at the crossroad of walls and floor and then press the corner icon on the right of the screen.
Green axis and a grid may help you aim at corners. Precisely aligning the green axis to the borders of the floor is not necesary.
Captured corners are visualized by cones and the floor borders with a doted line.
You can capture doors by aiming at the 2 corners where the door meets the floor and by using the door button on the left.
If you do not like a specific capture, press 'undo', and capture again.
When all corners have been captured, capture the first corner again and press 'done'.
You will become familiar with MagicPlan after capturing 3 or 4 rooms. Your average capture time will then be 30 seconds per room.
9- What are the orange cones that appear when I capture a room? back to topWhen you capture a corner, it is visualized via an orange cone. The cones help you understand where you are in your capture: which corners have to be captured, which ones have already been captured, which captures are not correct, etc. The first corner is also identified in order to help you close your capture: you have to re-capture the first corner to complete a capture.
10- What are the white doted lines that appear when I capture a room? back to topThe white doted lines visualize the borders of the floor. It helps you understand where you are in your capture, as well as identify the mistakes you may make.
11- How can I capture a door? back to topa) To capture a door, you just need to capture the start and end points of this door.
- Aim at the start point of the door on the floor;
- Tap the door capture icon ;
- Aim at the end point of the door on the floor;
- Tap the door capture icon ;
b) You can add doors after capturing your room. (for more information, please refer to 26- How can I add a door or a window?)
c) If the door has been captured in an adjacent room, it will automatically be added to your room when assembling rooms.
12- How can I capture a room when I cannot see all its corners? back to topYou do not need to see all the corners of a room to capture it. To capture an invisible corner, you can approximate its position as if it was visible and tap the 'Corner' button .
A green grid can help you better aim at the corner, especially when it is not visible. Making sure the grid is aligned with the floor borders is not necessary to capture a corner. It is just meant to help you find the point to capture. The gyroscope is sometimes unstable, forbiding perfect alignment. Once again the corner to capture is the only thing that matters.
As invisible corners are more difficult to capture, we recommend to position yourself in the room so that you can see the maximum number of corners.
13- Can I capture a circular wall? back to topA circular wall has no corners. We recommend to approximate the circular wall by a succession of straight lines. You can capture the wall as if it had corners, like for example a wall with 3 portions.
14- What can I do when I did not properly capture a corner? back to topIf you did not properly capture a corner, just tap the 'Undo' button. The cone that marks the corner is removed and you can capture the corner again.
15- Do I need to capture all the rooms? back to topYou do not need to capture all the rooms of your property.
You can draw a room starting with a square room and adding corners, moving walls, etc. This approach is particularly recommended for large rooms (> 1,500 ft2)
You can also add filler rooms, i.e. rooms that automatically fill the space left in-between rooms. We recommend this approach for rooms such as corridors, toilets or cupboards.
For more details see question 70- What is the filler room ?
16- Why not aim at the corners of the ceiling? back to topCeiling corners are more visible but:
- Ceilings corners do not always intersect with room walls (presence of ventilation ducts or staircases, cathedral ceilings, attic roofs)
- Doors and openings rarely make it all the way to the ceiling and would become more complex to capture.
- Ceilings may not be as flat as floors.
- Our algorithms yield more consistent results when measuring floors.
- In many rooms, such as kitchens and bathrooms, ceiling corners are not visible due to the presence of furniture, showers, or cabinets.
Nevertheless, Sensopia is still working to enable ceiling measurements in addition to floor measurements in the future.
Measuring a room
17- What is the precision of MagicPlan? back to topPrecision is deeply related to how well you have followed the instructions. MagicPlan precision should be at least 6 inches, i.e. for a 10 ft. wall, MagicPlan should return a measure between 9 ft. 9 inches and 10 ft. 3 inches. In order to get accurate measures, you have to follow the rules below:
- When capturing a room, remain at the same place and just turn yourself around. Do not walk in the room while capturing it;
- Ensure that the way you are holding your device is consistent. Do not change the way you hold your device.
- Ensure that you have properly calibrated MagicPlan;
- Aim at each corner of the room with a reasonable precision.
18- My measures are not correct, what can I do? back to topYour measures should have an error margin of maximum 6 inches. For a 10 ft. wall, MagicPlan should return a measure between 9 ft. 9 inches and 10 ft. 3 inches. If your measures are not correct, please ensure that:
- When capturing a room, you must remain at the same place and just turn yourself around. Do not walk in the room while capturing it;
- Ensure that the way you are holding your device is consistent. Do not change the way you hold your device.
- You must properly calibrate MagicPlan;
- Aim at each corner of the room with a reasonable precision.
Modifying a room
19- How to correct the shape of a room? back to topOpen your room plan, you can:
- Move walls: select a wall by touching it and move it with your finger;
- Move corners: select a corner by touching it and move it with your finger (once selected, you can move a corner without your finger hidding it);
- Add a corner with the icon
20- How to add a corner? back to topTo add a corner:
- Open your room plan;
- Select the wall on which you wish to add a corner by touching it;
- Touch the icon ;
- Position the corner with your finger (once selected, you can move a corner without your finger hidding it).
21- How to add a wall? back to topTo add a wall, you can create a wall projection and ensure that this projection width is null. - Add a projection (see question 23- How to add a wall projection or recess? to learn how to add a projection) - Resize the projection width to zero.
22- How to delete a wall? back to topTo delete a wall, select this wall and touch the trash icon. The deleted wall is visualized with a doted line. You can restore the wall by selecting the doted line and touching the icon .


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Pressure Depth
Darkness Solitude
Beauty Life
In the blue expanse life goes on
Oblivious to the world above
Indifferent to war and grief
Where the only rule is survive
To find beauty, you needn't
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In all shapes and forms
Through the light and the dark
The fountain of life
Surrounding us all
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Five past midnight, three years after the End of the World, and, as usual, there was nothing to be seen or heard in the catacombs - except, of course , for the rats and (if you believed in them) the ghosts of the dead. Runelight is set in a world coming back to life, but it is also a world in conflict. For Maddy, born with the mark of magic on her hand, the return of the old gods and the overthrow of the brutal Order who suppressed them is a time of excitement. But for Maggie, raised as part of the Order, it is a time of chaos and desolation, as her family and values are wiped out. Like the two girls, the new world remains divided - the old regime has gone but with nothing to take its place, anarchy is beginning to spread. Joanne Harris draws us back into the richly imagined world first introduced in Runemarks - a world not unlike our own, had it been shaped by the Vikings instead of the Romans. But if its inhabitants, including Maddy and Maggie, can't solve their differences soon, they will destroy their world altogether.
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Joanne Harris is an Anglo-French author, whose books include fourteen novels, two cookbooks and many short stories. Her work is extremely diverse, covering aspects of magic realism, suspense, historical fiction, mythology and fantasy. She has also written a Doctor Who novella for the BBC, has scripted guest episodes for the game Zombies, Run!, and is currently engaged in a number of musical theatre projects as well as developing an original drama for television. In 2000, her 1999 novel Chocolat was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and in 2013 was awarded an MBE by the Queen.
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Wharton serves up blues, gumbo for 8 Great Tuesdays
This is how Bill Wharton begins the song that tells his life story.
"I got busted knuckles, I got broken bones. I got wore out muscles, I got trouble at home. I got bad credit. I got an overdrawn loan. But I don't care, cuz I got killer tone."
The veteran Florida blues man then proves it by tearing into a meaty slide-guitar solo that'd make ZZ Top smile. "Killer Tone," a sweaty, stomping gem, is one of the highlights on "Live at the Green Parrot," which Wharton recorded in Key West, Fla. -- the heart of Parrot Head country.
Though he favors blues and boogie-woogie, Wharton has crossover appeal with the "Margaritaville" crowd. Jimmy Buffett wrote "I Will Play for Gumbo" for Wharton, who earned the nickname Sauce Boss because he cooks gumbo on stage. So, Buffet fans began supporting him, too.
"There's a lot of people showing up with loud shirts at the gig now," Wharton said. "I don't get the normal blues denizens. Well, we still get some of that, but there are also the Parrot Heads, who are fun loving, I would say. It makes for an interesting mix."
He found that out while recording "Live at the Green Parrot" during the annual Meeting of the Minds gathering for Parrot Heads in Key West.
"That's what they call it, which I believe is a misnomer. There's not a lot of forethought or afterthought or thought of anything going into it except, 'Let's get down and par-tee!'" Wharton exclaimed. "But it had people spilling out on the street and being crazy. So we felt absolutely right at home at the Parrot."
Wharton will cook gumbo at Liberty Park and invite fans on stage to stir the pot.
"It's kind of like how many parties have you had where everyone ends up in the kitchen? Every one of them, right? So, that's kind of where we are at," he said.
Offering gumbo -- not just at concerts but also at homeless shelters -- is Wharton's modest way of inspiring others to share their wealth and talent.
"In this day and age, it's my feeling that we need to share more," Wharton said. "So, this is my message to the audience and to the world. We have enough and some people don't. That's why we do the thing with Planet Gumbo. We take the show to homeless shelters and play for people who could really use a good bowl of gumbo. Give them a little happiness and maybe even a little hope."
As for that gumbo? It's as killer as his tone and his band.


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- Phase-IV research (1)
- Remission (1)
- Social phobia (1)
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- Transfer of manualized CBT for social phobia into clinical practice (SOPHO-PRAX) : a study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial (2012)
- Background: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is generally known to be efficacious in the treatment of social phobia when applied in RCT's, namely when the treatment manual is based on the Clark-Wells approach. However, little is known about the efficacy of manualized treatments in routine clinical practice (Phase IV of psychotherapy research). The present study (SOPHO-PRAX) is a continuation of a large multi-centre randomized clinical trial (SOPHO-NET) and analyses the extent to which additional training practitioners in manualized procedures enhances treatment effect. Methods: N = 36 private practitioners will be included in three treatment centres and randomly designated to either training in manualized CBT or no specific training. The treatment effects of the therapies conducted by both groups of therapists will be compared. A total of 162 patients (N = 116 completers; N = 58 per condition) will be enrolled. Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) will serve as primary outcome measure. Remission from social phobia is defined as LSAS total [less than or equal to] 30 points. Data will be collected at treatment begin, after 8, 15, and 25 sessions (50 mins. each), at treatment completion, as well at 6 and 12 months post-treatment. Discussion: The present CBT trial combines elements of randomized-controlled trials and naturalistic studies in an innovative way. It will directly inform about the incremental effects of procedures established in a controlled trial into clinical practice. Study results are relevant to health care decisions and policy. They may serve to improve quality of treatment, and shorten the timeframe between the development and widespread dissemination of effective methods, thereby reducing health cost expenditures. The results of this study will not only inform about the degree to which the new methods lead to an improvement of treatment course and outcome, but also about whether the effects of routine psychotherapeutic treatment are comparable to those of the controlled, strictly manualized treatments of the SOPHO-NET study. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01388231. This study was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (SOPHO-NET: BMBF 01GV0607; SOPHO-PRAX: BMBF 01GV1001).
- "Hoffentlich spricht mich niemand an ..." : soziale Phobien: Wenn Ängste vor anderen Menschen krank machen (2004)
- Cognitive behavioral therapy of socially phobic children focusing on cognition : a randomised wait-list control study (2011)
- Background: Although literature provides support for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as an efficacious intervention for social phobia, more research is needed to improve treatments for children. Methods: Forty four Caucasian children (ages 8-14) meeting diagnostic criteria of social phobia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; APA, 1994) were randomly allocated to either a newly developed CBT program focusing on cognition according to the model of Clark and Wells (n = 21) or a wait-list control group (n = 23). The primary outcome measure was clinical improvement. Secondary outcomes included improvements in anxiety coping, dysfunctional cognitions, interaction frequency and comorbid symptoms. Outcome measures included child report and clinican completed measures as well as a diagnostic interview. Results: Significant differences between treatment participants (4 dropouts) and controls (2 dropouts) were observed at post test on the German version of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children. Furthermore, in the treatment group, significantly more children were free of diagnosis than in wait-list group at post-test. Additional child completed and clinician completed measures support the results. Discussion: The study is a first step towards investigating whether CBT focusing on cognition is efficacious in treating children with social phobia. Future research will need to compare this treatment to an active treatment group. There remain the questions of whether the effect of the treatment is specific to the disorder and whether the underlying theoretical model is adequate. Conclusion: Preliminary support is provided for the efficacy of the cognitive behavioral treatment focusing on cognition in socially phobic children. Active comparators should be established with other evidence-based CBT programs for anxiety disorders, which differ significantly in their dosage and type of cognitive interventions from those of the manual under evaluation (e.g. Coping Cat).
- Reliability, validity and responsiveness of the EQ-5D in assessing and valuing health status in patients with social phobia (2013)
- OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the EQ-5D in patients with social phobia. METHODS: We used a sample of 445 patients with social phobia with five measurement points over a 30 month period. The discriminative ability of the EQ-5D was analysed by comparing the patients' responses with the general population and between different disease severity levels. For test-retest reliability we assessed the level of agreement in patients' responses over time, when there was no change in the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS). Construct validity was analysed by identifying correlations of the EQ-5D with more specific instruments. For responsiveness we compared the means of EQ VAS/EQ-5D index anchored on improved (deteriorated) health status and computed effect sizes as well as a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. RESULTS: Compared to the general population, patients with social phobia reported more problems in the dimensions "usual activities", "pain/discomfort", and "anxiety/depression" and less problems in "mobility" and "self-care". The EQ-5D was able to distinguish between different disease severity levels. The test-retest reliability was moderate (intraclass correlation coefficient > 0.6). Correlations between the EQ-5D and other instruments were mostly small except for correlations with Beck Depression Inventory. The EQ-5D index seemed to be more responsive than the EQ VAS, but with only medium effect sizes (0.5 < effect size < 0.8) in the British EQ-5D index and only significant in patients with improved health status. The ROC analysis revealed no significant results. CONCLUSIONS: The EQ-5D was moderately reliable and responsive in patients with improved health status. Construct validity was limited. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Current controlled trials ISRCTN53517394.


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Susan Connors, MD, is a board certified Internist who coordinates care for adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders at the Lurie Center.
Susan Connors, MD, received a BS in Medical Technology from Stonehill College in 1979 (Summa Cum Laude) and an MD from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1983. She subsequently completed a residency in internal medicine at Worcester Memorial Hospital in 1986. Dr. Connors started her career in Internal Medicine and Urgent Care, but when one of her children was diagnosed with autism, she focused on his care and education. In 2005 she returned to medical practice after her son entered a residential school.
From 1993 until 2003 Dr. Connors conducted an extensive literature review in autism and related fields, through which she developed a hypothesis for an etiology of this group of disorders that involves abnormal regulation of signaling within cells during prenatal development. This work led to her position as a research assistant to Dr. Andrew Zimmerman and colleagues at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. In this capacity she developed clinical research designs, wrote IRB protocols, conducted research surveys and wrote and published research articles for peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Connors is committed to increased understanding of autism spectrum disorders and frequently conducts educational presentations for parents, therapists and students, and continuing education lectures for professionals caring for adult patients with autism. She also helped develop a patient exercise about autism for medical students at Tufts University School of Medicine, and a vision program for adults with developmental disabilities at Mass Eye and Ear Institute in Boston.
Dr Connor's primary research interest is in the prenatal causes of autism and the effects of prenatal over-stimulation of beta-2 adrenergic (adrenalin) cell receptors and the development of autism. She believes that both the environment and genetics lead to changes in patterns of gene expression during development and are important for understanding the origins and processes involved in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, ADHD, OCD and bipolar disorder.
Dr. Susan Connors talks about her work at the Lurie Center for Autism.
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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Nov. 12, 2004 The fight in Fallujah, Iraq, is progressing well and will end in success, with Fallujah no longer offering a safe haven for extremists and terrorists, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told reporters traveling here with him Nov. 11.
The secretary offered no specific timetable for coalition and Iraqi troops to assume full control of Fallujah, but he left little doubt that they are well on their way to reaching that objective.
"They have started; they are well along in that task; and they will finish it successfully," he said.
Rumsfeld said he has "no doubt" that some terrorists may have left Fallujah before the offensive, Operation Al Jajr, was launched earlier this week. "But we also know that there are a number of others -- hundreds -- who didn't, and they have been killed," he said. "Others have been captured."
The interim Iraqi government recognized that it had no choice but to ask the coalition to commit its forces to the Fallujah offensive, Rumsfeld said.
"The government of Iraq understands that it is not acceptable to have a safe haven within their country where people oppose the government and attack innocent Iraqis and try to destabilize their government," he said.


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SAINTS BOOKSTORE HOLDS RECEPTION FOR SAINTS BASKETBALL TEAMPosted by Scott Lacefield under Athletics
The Seward County Community College Saints Bookstore and Student Activities will be hosting an informal reception for the Saints men's basketball team on Thursday, April 10, from 4:30-6 p.m. in the student union on campus at SCCC. The 3rd place game from the NJCAA Tournament will be played on the big screen television and there will be refreshments available. This will also be the first opportunity for fans to purchase the official 3rd Place NJCAA Tournament t-shirt (t-shirt design – see attachment) that the Saints Bookstore has printed for sale. Saints 3rd Place t-shirts (adult sizes small-XXL) will sell for $14. Fans and supporters will also be able to get autographs from the players and coaches.


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Easy-Bake Oven to Get Gender-Neutral Colors, Marketing
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
After more than 40,000 people signed a 13-year-old's petition urging the toy company Hasbro to make a gender-neutral version of its iconic "Easy Bake Oven," the company has agreed to give the product a makeover next year. As the Associated Press reports:
McKenna Pope was prompted to start the petition after shopping for an Easy-Bake as a Christmas present for her 4-year-old brother, Gavyn Boscio, and finding them only in purple and pink.
Hasbro invited McKenna and her family to its Pawtucket, R.I., headquarters to meet with its Easy-Bake team, and on Monday, they drove to Rhode Island from New Jersey. During the meeting, Hasbro executives showed off a prototype of their newest Easy-Bake: one that's black, silver and blue.
Hasbro has been working on the new color scheme and design for about 18 months, and decided to invite McKenna to see it and offer her thoughts, said John Frascotti, Hasbro's chief marketing officer.
McKenna said the company is doing everything she asked, including putting boys in the ads.
''I think that they really met most or even all of what I wanted them to do, and they really amazed me,'' she said, adding that Gavyn thought the new design was ''awesome.''
Frascotti pointed out that the classic toy has had about a dozen different color schemes, from yellow to green to teal to silver, since first being introduced in 1963. The most recent iteration, introduced in 2011, is mostly purple with pink accents.
He said it's sold well since then, and that prompted the company to look for a way to update it and to broaden the consumer base by doing it in different colors.
''It's actually a product that's played with by both boys and girls,'' he said. ''We will continue to offer the existing product too because it's so popular.''
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Transcript:How to Carve a TurkeyHi. I'm Chef Erica Wides from Chefsmartypants.com, here for About.com. You cook a beautiful golden turkey, for a holiday, for a celebration, and then you panic because you don't know how to carve it. I';m here to show you how to carve a turkey in a very simple, easy, methodical way.
Cut Along the Lines of the TurkeyWe all know the parts of a turkey. You have the large breast. You have the two legs and you have the wings. It's really just a matter of as with any bird, of cutting along the lines. You cut skin, the meat separates apart. It's really pretty simple. I'm going to show you how to do it. The first thing we'll do is cut the skin that connects the leg to the breast. So, very gently come in with a nice sharp knife and just start cutting that skin.
By cutting the skin, you'll actually be able to just peel away the leg, like that. And then, you're just going to "pop." See how the joint just popped right out. Stand her up on her head. Like that and follow along the cavity. Separate that right out at the joint, like that, and you're good to go. You don't have to cut any bone. You don't have to do much cutting at all. You saw I just cut that skin and I popped. There's my leg and thigh section.
Keep Cutting the Turkey SkinSame idea. Just cut the skin. And once you have that skin separating the two sections, cut you can just come in and again just pop. Sometimes you have to do a little cutting down here, right by the tail. Make sure you cut all that skin. Here we go. See that. It just breaks, right at the joint and it's just a simple cut like that. Here's my other leg and thigh. Now, we've got those removed.
Remove the Turkey BreastNow, what I want to do is take off the breast of the turkey. So, I'm going to come in right along the breast bone here. If you run your finger along it you'll be able to feel the breast bone underneath the meat. You're going to take your knife and just cut on one side of that breastbone. And then get your fingers in there – and you probably won't be able to do this at the table because you're putting your fingers all over the bird, but that's OK. You just excuse yourself. You come back to the kitchen and you carve. Just peel away a little bit and then use the tip of your knife to start coming back along the breastbone. And you can see how the turkey breast just peels off right along that breast bone. As long as you just use the tip of your knife to free it up. Same idea. Go right to that wing joint, and cut. Put that on your platter. We're going to slice that up in a minute. And then, same idea with this one. I'm actually going to turn it around. I find it easier to work this way. And come down this side of the breastbone. Same idea. Make enough space so you can just get your fingertips in there.
Cut the Turkey Parts into Thin SlicesReally, all you're doing is taking the tip of your knife and following the natural curve of the breast cavity, of this. It just curves gently and naturally separates right there from the wing and it's off. If you want to use the wings also, you just come this way, right under that wing, same idea. When you're ready to serve the breast meat you can actually take your knife and just slice the breast meat now into nice, thin, slices.
And, your leg and thigh meat also can be cut. What I like to do is separate the leg and thigh portion for the same idea. You come right down the middle, find that joint, and cut right through that joint. Same idea, you never have to cut bone. Just pull back and come right through the joint. And I like to slice up some of the thigh meat also, running parallel to the bone. And that way you can get some nice thin slices of dark meat on your platter also. And your guests won't have to struggle with that thigh bone. And it's a little bit nicer way to serve some of that dark meat up to people.
Let the Turkey Rest Before CarvingI like to let the bird rest for a while after it's been cooked. Then, when I slice it – it's not so hot and I can touch it with my fingers. But you can, of course, use a carving fork, or use a protective glove. So this is how you would present the turkey, sliced on the platter. Here are all of our parts. Our wing. The other side of our breast, our thigh and our other leg and thigh combo.
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