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I am getting an 8-week-old black lab puppy tonight. I haven't settled on a name yet and I'm looking for some help. It's a female.
I've tossed around some ISU themed names, but I'm looking for some help as I haven't settled on anything yet. Here's what I've come up with so far:
Ellie (short for Elaine - one of the swans)
Any suggestions?
(And no, I will not be naming her ********, even though it's a funny name for the dog in The JerkI)
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Dosry, You know what? I think I'll agree with you :)
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You sir are a legend.
I'd have to see a picture first.
But Aussie is a nice girl name.
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The only answer to "who/what is GeronimusClone?" is in fact "GeronimousClone". You're like The Todd on Scrubs.
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This is why you're my favorite
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GC, he's obviously all man. And I don't think Ellen would go *****, even for GC...
JACK-ie for Jack Trice or you could use any of the wbb players
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Tinsley. I know it is a girl but i will be naming my first dog Tinsley.
Originally Posted by CylentButDeadly
Couldn't do it. I can hear everyone that is not a cyclone fan saying "Oh, as in Paris?"
How about HB? Maybe a little early for that.
Originally Posted by KCy
Tinsley. I know it is a girl but i will be naming my first dog Tinsley.
That's a great name. I won't steal it from you though.
Originally Posted by djcubby
Couldn't do it. I can hear everyone that is not a cyclone fan saying "Oh, as in Paris?"
Yeah, I had that thought as well.
Originally Posted by GeronimusClone
Why set the dog up for failure?
Originally Posted by dosry5
Why set the dog up for failure?
Yeah, could never live up to the expectations.
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What happens after treatment for melanoma skin cancer?
For many people with melanoma, treatment can remove or destroy the cancer. Completing treatment can be both stressful and exciting. You may be relieved to finish treatment, but find it hard not to worry about cancer growing or coming back. (When cancer comes back after treatment, it is called recurrent cancer or a recurrence.) This is a very common concern in people who have had cancer.
It may take a while before your fears lessen. But it may help to know that many cancer survivors have learned to accept this uncertainty and are living full lives. Our document Living With Uncertainty: The Fear of Cancer Recurrence talks more about this.
For others, melanoma may never go away completely. These people may get regular treatment with immunotherapy, targeted therapy, chemotherapy, or other treatments to try to help keep the cancer in check. Learning to live with cancer that does not go away can be difficult and very stressful. It has its own type of uncertainty. Our document When Cancer Doesn't Go Away talks more about this.
Follow-up care
Even if you have completed treatment, your doctors will still want to watch you closely. It's very important to keep all follow-up appointments. Follow-up is needed to check for signs of the cancer coming back, as well as possible side effects of certain treatments. This is a good time for you to ask your health care team any questions you need answered and to discuss any concerns you have.
Your follow-up schedule should include regular skin and lymph node exams by yourself and by your doctor. How often you need follow-up doctor visits depends on the stage of your melanoma when you were diagnosed and other factors. In addition to the exams, imaging tests such as x-rays or CT scans may be recommended for some patients.
A typical follow-up schedule for people with early-stage melanomas that were removed completely generally calls for physical exams every 6 to 12 months for several years. If these exams are normal, your doctor visits may be stretched to as long as once a year. Your doctor may recommend more frequent exams if you have many moles or atypical moles.
For thicker melanomas or those that had spread beyond the skin, a typical schedule might include physical exams every 3 to 6 months for 2 years, then every 3 to 12 months for the next few years. After that, exams are done at least once a year. Some doctors also recommend imaging tests such as chest x-rays or CT scans every 3 to 12 months for the first several years, especially for people who had more advanced stage disease.
It is also important for melanoma survivors to do regular self-exams of their skin and lymph nodes. Most doctors recommend this at least monthly. You should see your doctor if you find any new lump or change in your skin. You should also report any new symptoms (for example, pain, cough, fatigue, loss of appetite) that do not go away. Melanoma can sometimes come back many years after it was first treated.
People with melanoma that does not go away completely with treatment will have a follow-up schedule that is based on their specific situation.
If melanoma does come back, treatment will depend on where the cancer is, what treatments you've had before, and your overall health. For more information on how recurrent cancer is treated, see the section "Treatment of melanoma skin cancer by stage." For more general information on dealing with a recurrence, you might also want to read When Your Cancer Comes Back: Cancer Recurrence.
A person who has had one melanoma is at higher risk for developing other melanomas or other skin cancers. It's important for people who have had melanoma to examine their skin every month for new skin cancers, and to avoid getting too much sun exposure.
Seeing a new doctor
At some point after your treatment, you may be seeing a new doctor who doesn't know about your medical history. It's important to be able to give your new doctor the details of your diagnosis and treatment. Gathering these details during and soon after treatment may be easier than trying to get them at some point in the future. Make sure you have this information handy (and always keep copies for yourself):
- A copy of your pathology report(s) from any biopsies or surgeries
- Copies of imaging tests (CT or MRI scans, etc.), which can usually be stored digitally on a DVD, etc.
- If you had surgery, a copy of your operative report(s)
- If you stayed in the hospital, a copy of the discharge summary that the doctor wrote when you were sent home
- If you had radiation therapy, a copy of your treatment summary
- If you had immunotherapy, targeted therapy, or chemotherapy, a list of your drugs, drug doses, and when you took them
- Contact information for doctors who have treated your cancer
It is also very important to keep health insurance. Tests and doctor visits cost a lot, and even though no one wants to think of their cancer coming back, this could happen.
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The legislature approved credits of similar amounts in 2011, but bill sponsor Rep. Paul Stam of Apex says the poorest families don't pay enough taxes to benefit from them.
The debate is slated a day after House members filed a bill to provide up to $4,200 a year for low- and middle-income families for children to attend private schools. Opponents call the grants vouchers.
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The track turned out to be very challenging as they tried to make it hard packed, but the soil was too soft, and it was obvious right away that it was going to be a rough track all night. I qualified 9th but was confident I would be upfront when it came down to race time.
There was a few restarts in my heat race and I was getting shuffled backwards in most of them, I was worried as I fell back out of the top five before the restart. On the last re-start I didn't come off the line well, but I just charged into the lead through the first turn, but was soon passed by Henry Wiles. I tried my best to hang with him, but he was just a little faster. Then I had to give it everything I had to hold off challenges from Matt Weidman and JR Schnabel. Top two in this heat was crucial as it meant front row starts for the GNC Main event and Dash for Cash. I knew I had just barely kept my title hopes alive by finishing second.
The Dash for Cash just didn't go my way, I tried to find some good lines to pass, but found some bumps instead and dropped back to 6th place. Joe Kopp finished second which meant that we would be tied in the Overall Grand National Championship going into the Main event with Mees just one point behind.
In the main event I had kind of a rough time, and went backwards a little. I was running right behind Mees when all of a sudden Steve Bonsey crashed running the low line in turns three. His bike slid right in front of me,and I went up and over at high speed. I was layed out hard on the track, and it looked like it was all over, I felt like my leg might have been broken. After a few minutes I stood up, and luckily the bike wasn't to damaged to continue. I started in last place on the single file restart and worked my way around riders and continued to search for a fast line. Halfway through the race I had developed enough courage to try running the low line Thur the bumps in turn one, that turned out to be the key to my success as my Harley-Davidson XR750 was set up to handle the bumps well. I was then able to go just a little faster in each corner than everyone around me so I worked my way past Kopp, Johnson, and Carr. then I caught and passed Weidman and Mees for third, and it seemed I was catching the leaders, but it was too little to late. I finished in third place and was happy to limp onto the podium. I finished the season in third place for the AMA GNC Twins Championship, and won the "Overall Grand National Championship" by 1 point marking the closest ever top three riders in the Grand National Championship Series! I am also the first rider under 23 years old to win the Grand National Championship (combined points) since 1978.
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I am looking forward to expanding my team for next year with the addition of my older brother, National #69 Jethro Halbert. I am really looking forward to working alongside him week in and week out, like we did as Amateurs. We will be stronger as a team together and will come to Daytona Bike Week prepared to gang up on the rest of the GNC Regulars.
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Some students on the lower floors are staying with friends on campus. Those who are not staying with friends will be placed in local hotels or other rooms on campus, Logan said.
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General Education Rationale
Both depth and breadth of study characterize the degree programs at Memphis College of Art. Intensive training in the major provides depth; general education provides breadth through the wide range of courses offered in the Division of Liberal Arts. These courses empower students with broad knowledge and the transferable skills of critical thinking, effective writing, and effective oral communication, thereby enriching both their studio practices and their lives.
The Liberal Arts curriculum encompasses the three main branches of the liberal arts and sciences: humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences/math. By taking courses in each of these three broad areas, students assimilate a range of scholarly approaches, methods of inquiry, and habits of mind. Instead of merely memorizing information, students learn, for example, how an anthropologist does research, how a philosopher approaches a problem, and how a mathematician thinks.
MCA requires 45 total credits in Liberal Arts, distributed across the curriculum as follows: 12 credits in art history, 6 credits in writing, 3 credits in literature, 3 credits in a social science, 3 credits in a natural science or math, and 18 additional credits in electives drawn from any of the Liberal Arts courses except art history.
The 12-credit emphasis upon art history reflects the importance of this discipline to the future practicing artist. Two courses in writing (6 credits) support the skills of critical thinking and writing at the freshman level that are essential for success in college as well as in a future career. One course in literature (3 credits) ensures that students have met great works of literature and have engaged in analysis and interpretation, activities that require critical thinking. Distribution requirements across the Liberal Arts curriculum (at least 3 credits in each of the three main branches of the liberal arts and sciences) ensure the breadth of knowledge expected of a college graduate. Electives (18 credits, or 6 courses) allow students to pursue an interest and/or to sample a number of fields outside their art major. All general education courses support one or more of the general education outcomes of critical thinking, effective writing, and effective oral communication. Liberal Arts course descriptions allow students and faculty advisors to make informed choices in fulfilling the general education requirements at MCA. Together, MCA's general education experiences provide the foundation for lifelong learning, cultural awareness, and social responsibility, creating future leaders who are eager to understand and participate in a diverse and complex world.
General Education Outcomes:
The following student learning outcomes were developed by the General Education Committee of Memphis College of Art and approved by the general Faculty. Upon successful completion of any general education course, students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to effectively perform at least one of the following outcomes. The relevant General Education outcomes covered in a course will be published in the course syllabus. Faculty will use the universal general education rubric to assess select assignment(s) for the outcomes listed on the syllabus.
Outcome 1: Students will be able to think critically.
Outcome 2: Students will be able to write clearly and effectively, demonstrated by (1) clear focus, organization, development of written assignments, (2) use of appropriate writing style, (3) effective use of sources and/or knowledge of subject matter, (4) skillful use of writing conventions.
Outcome 3: Students will be able to speak clearly and effectively, demonstrated by clarity of ideas; effective grammar and articulation.
General Education Requirements at MCA
Art History (12 credits or 4 courses required)
Required courses (6 credits–prerequisites to all Art History electives)
AH100 Art History Survey I (3 credits)
AH150 Art History Survey II (3 credits)
Electives (6 credits–choose 2 courses)
AH200 Renaissance Art (3 credits)
AH210 Baroque Art (3 credits)
AH225 Nineteenth-Century Art (3 credits)
AH227 Modern Art: 1900-1945 (3 credits)
AH230 Art Since 1945 (3 credits)
AH250 History of Graphic Design (3 credits)
AH270 American Art (3 credits)
AH300 Art of First People (3 credits)
AH303 Art of Asia (3 credits)
AH310 History of Film I (3 credits)
AH311 History of Film II (3 credits)
AH320 History of Photography (3 credits)
AH330 Art and Architecture (3 credits)
AH331 Modern Architecture I (3 credits)
AH332 Modern Architecture II (3 credits)
AH350 Art and Design: The 50s (3 credits)
AH360 The Artist and the Era (3 credits)
AH375 African-American Art (3 credits)
AH380 Women in Art (3 credits)
AH420 Topics in Art History (3 credits)
AH450 Art History Seminar (3 credits)
Required Courses in Writing (6 credits or 2 courses)
HU090 Grammar and Composition (a noncredit review course that is prerequisite to Writing I only for students with ACT English subscore below 19 or SAT verbal score below 460.)
HU101 Writing I (3 credits)
HU102 Writing II (3 credits)
Literature (3 credits–choose 1 course)
HU215 Literature Survey (3 credits)
HU222 Philosophy in Literature (3 credits)
HU245 Survey of World Drama (3 credits)
HU285 Southern Literature (3 credits)
Additional 200-level literature courses may be taken to fulfill the 18-credit elective requirement.
Humanities Electives (any of these courses can be applied toward the 18-credit elective requirement)
HU200 Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
HU203 Philosophy and Film (3 credits)
HU205 Elementary Logic (3 credits) (also satisfies the Natural Science/Math requirement)
HU210 Values in Contemporary Society (3 credits)
HU240 Creative Writing: Fiction (3 credits)
HU241 Creative Writing: Poetry (3 credits)
HU290 Survey of American Popular Music I (3 credits)
HU291 Survey of American Popular Music II (3 credits)
HU340 Eastern Philosophy and Religion (3 credits)
HU341 The Human and the Divine (3 credits)
HU350 Text and Image (3 credits)
HU360 Modern Literature (3 credits)
HU368 Contemporary Novel (3 credits)
HU370 Critical Writing (3 credits)
HU387 Forms of Fiction (3 credits)
HU391 Art Speak (3 credits)
HU410 Philosophy of Art (3 credits)
HU220-21, 320-21, 420-21 Humanities: Special Topics (3 credits)
Social Sciences Electives (3 credits–choose 1 course; additional social science courses can be applied toward the 18-credit elective requirement)
SS226 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
SS275 Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
SS330 Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
SS333 Film and Gender (3 credits)
SS342 Women's Studies (3 credits)
SS345 World Mythologies (3 credits)
SS375 Anthropology of Art (3 credits)
SS220-21, 320-21, 420-21 Social Science: Special Topics (3 credits)
Natural Sciences/Mathematics Electives (3 credits–choose 1 course; additional natural science/mathematics credits can be applied toward the 18-credit elective requirement)
MA165 College Mathematics (3 credits)
HU205 Elementary Logic (3 credits) (HU205 is a Humanities course that satisfies the Natural Science/Math requirement)
MA220-21, 320-21, 420-21 Mathematics: Special Topics (3 credits)
NS250 History of Science (3 credits)
NS265 Environmental Studies (3 credits)
NS310 Anatomy and Physiology (3 credits)
NS220-21, 320-21, 420-21 Natural Science: Special Topics (3 credits)
Art History
AH100 Art History Survey I.
A chronological study of Western art from prehistory through the Middle Ages, providing an understanding of movements, time periods, and individual artists. May include discussion of non-Western traditions.
(offered every semester)
AH150 Art History Survey II.
A chronological study of Western art from the Renaissance to the present, including influential trends toward Modernism in the twentieth century. May include discussion of non-Western traditions.
(offered every semester)
AH100 and AH150 are prerequisites
for all Art History courses at the 200 level or above.
AH200 Renaissance Art.
Architecture, sculpture, and painting from the early Renaissance through the sixteenth century, emphasizing perspective, new stylistic conventions, and changing roles for artists.
(offered infrequently)
AH210 Baroque Art.
An exploration of the dynamic spread of the Baroque from Rome to the rest of Europe and Latin America. Includes works by masters such as Caravaggio, Bernini, Velasquez, Rubens, and Rembrandt.
(offered infrequently)
AH225 Nineteenth-Century Art.
A study of art from the French Revolution to the turn of the twentieth century, including Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism.
(offered every other academic year)
AH227 Modern Art: 1900-1945.
Introduction to the major movements and artists of the twentieth century—primarily European—prior to World War II. Emphasis on the fundamental tenets of Modernist art and the various manifestations of the Modernist avant-garde.
(offered every other academic year)
AH230 Art Since 1945.
An examination of global art and theory from World War II to the present. Topics include Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Minimalism, Land Art, Conceptual Art, Body and Performance Art, and Postmodernism.
(offered every other academic year)
AH250 History of Graphic Design.
Historical and contemporary visual languages of the discipline of graphic design. Emphasis on pioneers of modern design, the constructed expression of concept, and the technological evolution of visual communication.
(offered infrequently)
AH270 American Art.
Art of the United States from the colonial period to 1945. The main focus is European-influenced painting, sculpture, and architecture that developed in America throughout the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries. Special attention given to questions of material culture, patronage, nationalism, interchange with European fine art traditions, images of and artistic production of Native Americans and African Americans, and the arrival, reception, and subsequent flowering of Modernism in America.
(offered every other academic year)
AH300 Art of First People.
Art in relation to the culture of an indigenous population in North or South America, Mesoamerica, or sub-Saharan Africa. The survival and revival of ancient traditions in modern times are examined. Focus of the course may change; topics are announced through semester course descriptions. May be repeated once when course content changes.
(offered every academic year)
AH303 Art of Asia.
Exploration of the art and culture of Asia, specifically India, China, Japan, Korea or Southeast Asia. Styles of the area under consideration are studied in various media, including bronze, ceramics, painting, and architecture. Modernist and contemporary developments are considered. Focus of the course may change; topics are announced through semester course descriptions. May be repeated once when course content changes.
(offered infrequently)
AH310 History of Film I.
Film as an art form is explored through a number of possible avenues. This exploration may take a historical and developmental approach, or concentrate on particular writers, directors, genres, motifs and countries. Readings accompany each film and serve as a basis for discussion.
AH311 History of Film II.
A continuation of AH310, commencing with German Expressionism and its influence on the American genre of film noir. Extending from the classical through the contemporary cinema, selected American and international films form the basis of an exploration of film artistry, technique and theory. Readings accompany each film and serve as a basis for discussion. History of Film I is not a prerequisite, although it is recommended.
AH320 History of Photography.
A topically arranged survey of world photography, taking as its central concern the multiple purposes to which photography has been adapted since its "discovery" in the early nineteenth century. Although the relationship between photography and fine art is considered, the many non-art uses of the medium are also discussed in an attempt to better understand the cultural contexts in which photography has been employed.
(offered every academic year)
AH330 Art and Architecture.
A world-wide survey of exemplary spaces that rely on a positive relationship between architecture and other media, such as sculpture and painting. The role of Nature (the site) is also examined. Videos and site visits supplement slide lectures.
(offered infrequently)
AH331 Modern Architecture I.
Trends and styles in Europe and the U.S. from Jefferson to World War II, including the skyscraper, Wright, the Bauhaus, and Art Deco. (offered every other academic year)
AH332 Modern Architecture II.
Post-war optimism led to exciting developments at mid-century. The International Style gave way to Post-Modernism. Johnson, Eames, Kahn, Pei and other leaders are examined.
(offered every other academic year)
AH350 Art and Design: The 1950s.
Many media are studied in relation to Post-World War II trends: the Baby Boom, the Cold War, Civil Rights, gender roles, consumerism, and car culture. Artifacts from the local environment will be examined. (offered every academic year)
AH360 The Artist and the Era.
Focused study of a particular artist and cultural milieu, leading to an understanding of how time and place condition creativity as well as the production of art and design. Artists such as Picasso, Duchamp, Eames, and Warhol have been covered in past semesters. Topics are announced through semester course descriptions. May be repeated once when course content changes.
(offered infrequently)
AH370 African-American Art.
A survey of the rich and varied artistic production of people of African descent in the United States from the colonial period to the present. Discussion of the cultural and artistic interchange between West and Central Africa, Europe, and America that created a distinctive African-American artistic tradition and produced a wide range of visual culture, including ceramics, furniture, quilts, architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, textiles, mixed media, installations, performance, and video. The contrast between how African Americans represent themselves and how others represent them is an important theme.
(offered every other academic year)
AH380 Women in Art.
An exploration of gender issues as they pertain to women in the history of art. Topics include a historical survey of women artists; the role of women throughout history and how these roles affected the availability of artistic training for women; the representation of women in art; feminist art criticism and theory; and contemporary post-feminist methodologies.
(offered every other academic year)
AH420 Topics in Art History.
Study in a specialized area of art history. Topics are announced through semester course descriptions. May be repeated once when course content changes.
AH450 Art History Seminar.
Exploration of a specific area within art history, structured around group discussion and student presentations. Topics may be oriented chronologically, topically, geographically, or monographically, and are announced through semester course descriptions. May be repeated once when course content changes. Prerequisites: TBD by individual faculty member.


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November 3, 2012
The Cruel Side of Craft Blogging
25 comments:
- MaryLynn Phillips said...
Sorry you had a bad night with swirling thoughts. I've been there. It's like one of my bosses used to say "all we can do is to try to do better", a quote I go back to frequently. I like all your stuff :)
A devoted reader.
- November 3, 2012 at 8:19 PM
- Camille said...
Hi Rachel,
I am sending you a virtual hug. I don't think you need it anymore because you have come to terms with what happened. Please remember all of the positive comments you have received and know that you are LOVED!
An Open Door
- November 3, 2012 at 8:44 PM
- Janiene Bishop said...
Rachel, you are my first friend via blogging and I am here to tell you that you are amazing! I have followed you for over a year now and I can tell you how talented, smart, wonderful, sweet, and incredible of a blogger you are! As to the no-reply comment, do not waste another thought on them! Really, there are no new crafts in the world. I love the verse in Ecclesiastes that says "there is nothing new under the sun." Yes we should give credit to where credit is due, but that blogger should do the same. Every time I think I have a creative and new idea, I go check on google & at least a hundred other bloggers have done it (and photographed it amazingly). So I put my spin on it, hang it up in my house and call it done! Your kids are blessed by a Mom that loves and inspires them. And I am blessed and inspired by you. I want to say congratulations for making it this far in the blogging game before coming across a negative comment - that is success! That means you have great stuff! Big hugs to you! Keep blogging, we need you!
- November 3, 2012 at 9:17 PM
- Leslie @ Violet Imperfection said...
You very eloquently just put into words my blogging philosophy, I put my blog name on my pictures but after that if someone steals my tutorials or pictures so be it. There is only so much I can do. On the other hand I try my best to give credit where credit is due,
This past week I was trying to come up with an original Thanksgivng craft and I kept going back and forth. Finally I said I haven't seen it before, I am sure someone has made it before but I am going for it.
I love this post. Thank you!
- November 3, 2012 at 9:41 PM
- Jackie said...
I too am sorry this happened to you. Why can't people start out assuming it was an error and kindly ask for credit. I have also pinned things, or downloaded printables and used later only to realize the link on pintrest doesn't go anywhere or just to a photo, or the printable has no name/copyright on it. This is frustrating in a couple of ways because the people who read your blog want to know where you got it, and we would like to give credit. I have many times used a printable and have no way of giving credit because there is no name on it.
I also understand that copyright is a big issue, one that is commonly ignored in the blog world even among those who themselves make printables to share and are quick to defend THEIR copyright. People who purposely take others hard work are the ones that should feel shame, not those who try very hard to give credit where credit is due.
I am glad you are settled in this, I wish I could be at such ease with people taking something I created and claimed as there own. I do think we put things out there for others to be inspired by and even copy but they do need to give credit. I know you would have if you could have, I am a long time follower of your blog, and notice that you always do this.
I am inspired by your crafts that you do with your kids, and have many pinned to use with my grandkids. Thanks for sharing all your hard work, I know that doing it and blogging about it IS hard work. But the kids are well worth it. Keep it up!
- November 3, 2012 at 9:46 PM
- artsy_momma said...
Well said Rachel! I too have come to terms with people not citing their sources properly b/c sometimes people don't fully understand what they are doing is wrong or may have seen it on another site that didn't source properly. It's unfortunate that people have taken your tutorials and didn't rewrite them in their own words :( You are soooooo creative and have gorgeous crafts!!! I hope that future comments like that don't discourage you in any way because you are an awesome, inspiring blogger & mommy :)
- November 4, 2012 at 1:43 AM
- Sara Ballard said...
When I first started to read this post it broke my heart that someone was cruel to you. I don't know you personally but I follow your blog through email and truly love your ideas and inspiration.
As I continued to read your post I think you brought up some great points about blogging and our new world where everything is shared on the web. I especially liked how you brought up that creativity is most often spurred from something else that is already out there. It is all about sharing. Thank you fro the reminder to us all that it is always good to cite a source.
Just wanted to let you know I think you and your blog are amazing! Keep it up!
- November 4, 2012 at 5:49 AM
- Betsy said...
Rachel, I agree with your post 100%. I have learned a lot about blogging etiquette since I started my blog a year and a half ago. I, too, often wonder if I should go through all my old posts to make sure I did everything right so I don't offend anyone. If I think of a craft to do with my class, I often google key words to see who else has done it. And if a hundred other people have, I shouldn't feel like I have to credit someone. There's always someone who could say, "I had that idea first!" (Of course, if I see a craft first and then get inspired, I always give credit. There is a difference, I think.)
Just keep doing what you're doing, Rachel, because I love your blog. You have inspired me in so many ways!
- November 4, 2012 at 7:02 AM
- Mommy of Many Hats said...
Thank you for writing this post. Honestly, I'm new to the craft blogging word. I have my personal family blog, but it wasn't until this past year that I started home schooling my children and using a blog as my record, lesson plans, portfolio for my kids etc. Being new, I'm very unaware of rules in regards to citing other people's craft ideas etc. I've been working hard to get better at it, since I've realized they need to be cited, but you mentioned few things in your post I was unaware of. I have tended to say, "If you want the directions, click here," and then highlight the word "here" with the link. I try to mention as often as I can, that I don't come up with my own ideas. Anyways, I just wanted to thank you for your sincerity and also the explanation!
- November 4, 2012 at 8:17 AM
- Jamie said...
Hi, Rachel! I came upon this post via Twitter and am now following your blog. I'm sorry you had to experience such harsh criticism, but I'm glad you are going ahead with your blog, and I'm looking forward to reading about your craft projects.
Since I use my own photos, I don't have the problem of citing them through another source, but I do make sure to link to any additional information that pertains to the blog post in case my information is wrong. So far, I have not been "called out", but your post has made me me more conscious of my research. Thanks!
- November 4, 2012 at 8:52 AM
- Rachel@I Heart Crafty Things said...
Thanks so much for you comment MaryLynn and for being a devoted reader! I love that quote from your boss. Definitely going to move forward from this with that in mind.
- November 4, 2012 at 12:29 PM
- Rachel@I Heart Crafty Things said...
Thanks so much for the virtual hug Camille! I definitely felt it while reading your comment. :-) Thanks for the reminder to not stall on one bad comment when I should be focusing on the positive ones. Returning the virtual hug!
- November 4, 2012 at 12:32 PM
- Rachel@I Heart Crafty Things said...
Thanks Janiene! I love you!
- November 4, 2012 at 12:52 PM
- Rachel@I Heart Crafty Things said...
After this experience I've learned that all we can do is just try our best like you said. I only recently started putting my name on my pictures. I sometimes wish there was a "Blogging for Dummies" manual that I could have referred to when I started out. Oh how many things I should have done that I didn't... Oh well!
- November 4, 2012 at 1:05 PM
- Rachel@I Heart Crafty Things said...
Thanks Jackie! Blogging is definitely hard work and I know from visiting your blog how hard you work at it too! You are an amazing Grandma and I hope to possess the same qualities as you do when I get to be a Grandma. Thanks for stopping by and being such a devoted follower. :-)
- November 4, 2012 at 1:09 PM
- Rachel@I Heart Crafty Things said...
PS- I love that scripture!...And I still find it odd that I've never met you in real life because I feel like you are one of my best friends.
- November 4, 2012 at 1:13 PM
- Krissy said...
Very well said. I recently found your site via google. I was looking for fall crafts for preschool and found your "fall tree craft" which I love! I pinned it for later and it is getting re-pinned like crazy! I currently started blogging again after getting a very rude and hateful comment within months of starting my blog. People can be so hateful especially the unknown. I realized that I didn't start blogging for approval but for myself and to document the things that I love. Thank you for this post and the inspiration to continue on!
- November 5, 2012 at 3:36 PM
- Smallgood said...
As an educator and future librarian, I get the need for citation and intellectual property. I get it, but people make mistakes. We are all guilty. I think it makes far more sense to politely tell someone and instruct them rather than leave a nasty comment.
Craft blogging can be ridiculously territorial, and then there are all those crafts that you may have been inspired by but didn't bookmark or pin. It happens. And ideas are not copyrighted anyway.
So keep rocking out.
- November 5, 2012 at 4:01 PM
- Whatever Dee-Dee wants said...
Let me just tell you that I think are awesome and wouldn't think you would ever do something like that on purpose. In blogging, it happens. I am sure I have made plenty mistakes like that but when I do I prefer people let me know nicely :)
- November 6, 2012 at 12:52 PM
- Esther CraftoArt said...
Just now read your post! that's so sad to get a rude comment. The people never think before they comment. According to my understanding nobody can own a creativity. We will never know whether the craft was a inspired craft or it came from their mind.
I wrote a post of a craft i did with the kindergarten students and mentioned about ur blog. My daughter's teacher loves ur site.
- November 6, 2012 at 1:49 PM
- Dr Sonia S V said...
So glad I dropped by your blog---such a well written post Rachel and it echoes how most of us crafty bloggers feel I guess!
Cheers from India
- November 6, 2012 at 7:27 PM
- Melissa said...
Great post and at least your weren't really all that "guilty". I was contacted by a man who designed a logo that I had just used off of a Google image search (from someone else who had doctored his work). This was literally 4 days after I registered my domain and a full 2 weeks into fancy blogging. I was SICK over it. He threatened to sue, he reported me to Google, he put my blog on his FB page and basically called me a stupid mom blogger who was stealing his work. It was horrible. The point of the story is I DID go through all of my old posts (from a different blog before I started caring) and took down any posts where the pictures were mine, gave better credit, ect. It was worth the time because now I don't have to worry! Google has a way of finding just about anything, even if it's old to you!
- November 6, 2012 at 8:48 PM
- amber said...
I commend you for being bravely transparent and for being willing to extend grace to the one who berated you! I sincerely believe we could all use more transparency and grace in our lives and in the lives of those around us. Thank you for inspiring others of us to do the same!
- November 8, 2012 at 7:30 AM
- Sell...Party Of 5 said...
This is one of the reasons why I wouldn't ever be a good craft blogger...also another reason why I have completely stopped pinning stuff on Pinterest. I go and look at Pinterest, I do the crafts, but I won't repin anything. Sad, but true...people get all crazy if the wrong person gets credit, and so now I just go with the no one getting credit for it. :(
Love you. You know this. Oh, and when you start getting mean comments it when you know you have hit it big time...so a job well done!
- November 9, 2012 at 9:07 AM
- Kara said...
Just know that you are an awesome blogger. You have inspired me in so many ways!! I know it is easy for me to say, but don't let one comment get you down. Anyone who reads your blog regularly or knows you personally, knows that you would never intentionally steal someone's idea. I know you give credit all the time when you can. Keep up the great work!! I love reading your blog!
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Has the FAA relaxed the rules on this yet? While they allow remote control helicopters and gyrocopters for recreational/sport use, they grounded all others when used commercially. I know several real estate photographers who posted ariel photos of homes for sale and suddenly got a visit from the FAA., and effectively closed that portion of their business. They were going to make "rules" but were absurd...like a full helicopter's license. They also made exceptions (or special permits) for government agencies so now seeing police departments with ariel drones of similat design.
Flying video camera helicopter streams straight to your Android smartphone
Erin Lodi | Published: Jan 25, 2013 at 17:45 UTC62
We must have one: The MeCam is a voice-controlled flying video camera helicopter that streams directly to your Android phone.
According to Android Community, Always Innovating is working on the product, which will also follow your every move after it's been synced to your smartphone and share its video stream via your social networks.
Three patented stabilization algorithms keep the device in flight. The MeCam will run on a 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9 processor with 1GB of RAM, micro-SD for storage and WiFi/Bluetooth capabilities. Always Innovating anticpates the MeCam will start at $49.
It will still be sometime before we're all being followed by our own personal copter cams, however; the MeCam isn't expected to launch until 2014.
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By stromaroma (Jan 29, 2013)
Soon they'll ban kites. Oh wait, they already do that in Afghanistan.
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same in Italy, our FAA equivalent (ENAC) just published a law draft, basically we aerial videographer are all grounded...
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By StanRogers (Jan 28, 2013)
Y'know, there was a time when forgetting to turn off the lavalier mic when you went to the can was just about the most embarrassing thing you could do at a conference...
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By maxnimo (Jan 28, 2013)
Totally retarded. And just where is the power coming from? At most this thing will fly for 90 seconds, even with the best batteries today.
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By zevobh (Jan 28, 2013)
what the heck makes you think that? the Walkera Ladybird is almost exactly the same size, and flys for a good 7-8 min. I cant imagine that the camera will divide that by eight. anyway, people have put cameras on them before:
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that can easily fly more than 5 minutes, maybe 10, and charge in 10.
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By maxnimo (Jan 29, 2013)
7 minutes on a tiny battery that I can't even see? LOL.
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By AlanG (Jan 31, 2013)
You can't see that battery on top? This is just like the Ladybird and various clones of it. What's so hard to believe? It is 2013 and we have LiPo batteries and advanced micro-electronics.
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By mrdancer (Jan 28, 2013)
p.s. - I want one with Nokia's Pureview camera!
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By mrdancer (Jan 28, 2013)
Add DJI's Phantom drone to the list of consumer-ready, consumer-friendly photocopters. A little more expensive than the Parrot, but has greater range.
As for price points, I didn't think we'd be seeing $25 USB-powered GPS units as early as 2012, yet here we are...
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By Jen Yates (Jan 28, 2013)
This "MeCam" isn't a real product, or even a real prototype. Nowhere do they claim it's close to being ready.
They have no demonstration of their technology, no details on their technology or a shred of evidence that they have any technology at all.
Browse the "Always Innovating" website and you'll quickly realise this product will NEVER see the light of day from these people.
Move on!
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By Osman Eralp (Jan 29, 2013)
Why dismiss the product just because *you* don't think it can be real? There clearly *is* a prototype because it's shown in the video actually flying. That looks like a "demonstration of their technology" to me!
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By S.A. (Jan 28, 2013)
Well there you go. When this becomes available, the Facebook lemmings will be able to show every single boring thing they do.
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By RDCollins (Jan 27, 2013)
So much for nude sunbathing on the roof!
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It's great to see life imitating art. Remember the journalists' cameras on Babylon 5? They floated and followed the reporters as they conducted their interviews. This camera could have strong impact on journalism.
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By AlanG (Jan 27, 2013)
This is not very far out there. Numerous inexpensive tiny quadcopters already exist. Several micro quads are in the $50-$100 range. And the larger $300 AR Drone does all of this and more using a smartphone/ tablet or can be modified for RC control.
The micros use standard RC controls so it should be even less expensive to use a cell phone and wifi in place of including an RC transmitter in the package. Adding wifi video is no big deal and some people have rigged up tiny live cameras on them. Just Google - Walkera Ladybird with video camera.
I fly RC multicopters that have live video transmission to video goggles (FPV) and can go quite high and long range. The GoPro Hero 3 weighs less than 3 ounces.
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By Lars Rehm (Jan 27, 2013)
yes, of course there are lots of drones around...you won't find many that transmit images to your smartphone for $49 though...plus the follow-mode is something I have not seen anywhere before. But by the looks of it we'll see many more of these drones in the nearer future, they just need to sort out the battery requirements, most of them can only fly for a few minutes. At CES they showed the Parrot drone that moves with music, I captured a video:
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By Bruce McL (Jan 27, 2013)
"yes, of course there are lots of drones around...you won't find many that transmit images to your smartphone for $49 though..."
The MeCam doesn't transmit images to your smartphone for $49, because it doesn't exist!
When somebody does get this functionality for this price, I'd bet money it won't be the people behind the MeCam. It will probably be one of the companies that are already shipping quadcopters that do video, like Walkera or Parrot. Both of these companies have been shipping products for well over a year, and already have second generation products in the market. They deserve more coverage on Connect than the MeCam, which exists only in fantasy.
"...plus the follow-mode is something I have not seen anywhere before."
I have seen one post on youtube that demonstrates this, but with a much bigger and more expensive quadcopter. It was following a wakeboarder, can't find it now...
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By Osman Eralp (Jan 28, 2013)
@BruceMcL Innovations often come from small companies. Look at the history of Microsoft and Apple. They got started by having a vision and delivering a product that established companies had no interest in or no commitment to develop. Don't count out a small company like Always Innovating just because they are small!
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the follow mode is sweet.
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By Humboldt Jim (Jan 26, 2013)
It's all about Me. Instead of boring others about what you are doing by talking and texting, now you can bore people with "Me videos" It's the Me generation, look at Me, look where Me is, look what Me is doing!
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By Tan68 (Jan 27, 2013)
There has already been a 'me' generation. It does seem that people want to use 'me' for another generation. Maybe the word should have been reserved in advance. Where was the label generation app when we needed it...
Happily, there is room for an 'i' generation... iThis and iThat. This might not be as trendy a term. iKnow.
What I think, what I like, what I know, what I want, what I see. I wanna talk about number one, oh my...
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By John Koch (Jan 27, 2013)
A true altruist, extrovert, or humanitarian does not waste time with photographs or cameras. Most pictures are of interest or value, if at all, only to the person who took them. That said, the mini-copter shots are not just for me-shots.
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I would prefer one based on a helium dirigible platform.
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By Bruce McL (Jan 26, 2013)
One more deceptive article from Connect. The headline states what the product does. The last sentence states that the product doesn't exist. I don't think this product will ever exist with the price and features mentioned.
It's easy for a manufacturer to add features to, and lower the price of, a product that doesn't exist, all it takes is some space on a website and the willingness to lie.
I would much rather see an original article about the state of the art of low cost drone photography than a post of one manufacturer's fantasy that's been copied from another site.
If you want to learn something about reality instead of fantasy, Walkera's website is a good start. RCGroups forums is another good resource.
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By John Koch (Jan 27, 2013)
Why rant? All product information is spiked with market hype. The sober truth is that we need little of what we buy.
State-of-the-art RC copters cost plenty more, make lots of noise, and the control is reliable only very close or very high above the user. WiFi has limitations. Without control via satellite and GPS, you could not use them to find lost people, track cattle, scout wild game, or see over a hill or 'round a mountain. If you want to see if Hubby went to play golf or do something else, better to track his phone, credit card, or contradictory alibis. The "law enforcement" grade contraptions cost between six and eight figures.
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By Bruce McL (Jan 28, 2013)
"Why rant? All product information is spiked with market hype."
And all websites exist to shill for nonexistent products?
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As if we didn't already have enough problems with a quasi-police state... imagine all the possibilities for spying on others or for being spied upon. No thanks
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By slncezgsi (Jan 26, 2013)
I would not worry much. We have the smallest model from Walkira (Ladybird) and it is quite audible - not quite suitable for spying ;)
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By dkord (Jan 26, 2013)
A little narcissistic aren't we, The MEcam? I'm not interested in seeing myself all over youtube. How about turning the camera around so I can capture my family, friends or pets?
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By Tan68 (Jan 27, 2013)
There was an article a few months ago about a camera you wear around your neck. It takes pictures when key words are detected or when light levels change quickly as when you walk into a building. It is supposed to document your life!
It also takes pictures when the accelerometer reaches a threshold. When you start running (i think this was an example...) or when you fall down. etc.
With the helicopter camera, you can create a video and insert stills from the neck cam. Video for context and action pictures of shoes, sky, or your underarm from the neck cam bobbling about on its lanyard.
Recording a barroom fight could be art.
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By Al de Wet (Jan 26, 2013)
Where can I buy one?
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By Markus42 (Jan 26, 2013)
For those who can't wait: Parrots AR.Drone is already available. It's heavier and more expensive ($300). It doesn't use voice commands but you steer it with the touchscreen of your mobile/tablet. It also offers streaming video and additionally records the video on an usb memory stick.
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By sirthorny (Jan 31, 2013)
Take a look at the Dragonfly from Techjet. Should be out in 2014. The early adopters and getting them between July and October. Can't wait.
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Very likely, the WiFi control will be a bit buggy at ranges over 30 feet. Image transmission may also be capricious. Puffs of wind or tree vegetation may be perilous. Observers will welcome the devices with the same infernal horror that greeted the Montogolfier brothers' ballon. Fly-over shots of river gorges or cityscapes may be a series of "last voyages." The losses, at $50 / camera, will be less than with a big (and noisy) copter-cam, but still hurt.
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By Tan68 (Jan 26, 2013)
The comment about last voyages really is funny. Now, I am thinking about Star Trek's VYGER. Maybe with a song by Kansas.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the future of porn is here!
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By Timmbits (Jan 26, 2013)
what? only 50 bucks? I totally want some!
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By YetiYeti (Jan 26, 2013)
Which weapon systems will it be able to pack?
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By wakaba (Jan 26, 2013)
now I want this with a Gopro HD, going 100mph and following me on the bike downhilltrack...
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This migh also be a way to track marathon runners, or be a poorman's Goodyear Blimp for other sports events, except that the battery life may be short and the navigation fickle except at very short range. Add any wind to the equation, and it's up for grabs whether it could track anything.
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By wakaba (Jan 26, 2013)
just a tracker point on me - camera always points at me. 5 min batterylife for downhill biking would be fine...
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I think that watching "Minority Report" will definitely give somebody else another great idea.
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Love the fact that this thingy will be voice-controlled . Thingy is up in the air over Times Square in NYC, and you down there screaming at it "turn left," turn right" and whatnot in noontime Manhattan traffic.
Other thing is, since it's only $49, you surely don't mind losing 5 or 6 of these to vehicular traffic fatalities before you get the hang of how loud you have to scream at it for it to obey your verbal commands.
What will they cook-up next, huh?
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By rowlandw (Jan 26, 2013)
I've always wanted my own drone!
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> Can anyone else see where these devices can become an
Helicopters don't invade people's privacy,
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By junyo (Jan 26, 2013)
Now give me a couple that live in a hatch on my car's fenders that can fly ahead of me in traffic and let me see when a traffic jam is starting.
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By Snaaks (Jan 26, 2013)
get a life. seriously
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By marike6 (Jan 26, 2013)
Is your comment directed at the author or a poster? You do know that small helicopters that carry video cameras are used all the time in TV and cinema, don't you?
Such a tool featured in this article is not some weird tool for spying but for filmmaking. At least that's what I though it was for.
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The core function might be the same as the expensive crane or fly-ove shots we see in movies and on TV, except that it probably has very short range and is unstable if there is wind.
The device would be of very little use for "spying" since the line-of-sight range would be rather short. On the other hand, people with phone cameras take candid shots all the time with impugnity. Thousands of public places or businesses have security cameras in continuous operation. Thank heaven that most of what we do is too boring to be worth spying upon.
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By EthanX (Jan 26, 2013)
John, some pretty 20 year old woman living on a 2nd floor apartment may not be _that_ boring after all...
Plus I don't think she'd be able to hear this tiny drone when she's in the shower - are you sure that any security cameras already exist in this kind of places as well?
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By GPW (Jan 26, 2013)
Can anyone else see where these devices can become an invasion of privacy!!!
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Two words:
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By Lenny L (Jan 26, 2013)
If they ever become widespread (I doubt it) I'll be walking around with a butterfly net.
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By Tan68 (Jan 26, 2013)
Trevor, on the surface, a BB gun sounds like a viable solution.
Then 99 Luftballons started playing in my mind.
Let's not make the same mistakes...
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By JaFO (Jan 26, 2013)
no need to worry, a gust of wind and they'll crash into the nearest wall ...
Besides, it's not like we don't already have cameras everywhere already, is it ?
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By wolfbane (Jan 26, 2013)
Can you imagine the chaos if several hundred folk are using these in a sports stadium?
The world just gets crazier.
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Irony: that there may be more gut impulse to outlaw these little toys than to restrict automatic weapons or high-capacity magazines. Some folks are strangely haunted by hallucinations that they are being watched by "black helicopters" or "space aliens," yet don't care a whit about their credit card, EZ-pass, TV viewing, or web browising histories.
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By mcshan (Jan 26, 2013)
Nice to get hit in the eye with one. Can't wait.
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By villebon (Jan 26, 2013)
Wow $49! Does it even come with a lens?
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A year removed from an embarrassing nomination disaster, and one year before they'll need to field candidates for governor and the U.S. Senate, Tennessee Democrats don't have much of a short list of viable contenders for either office.
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With two Democratic lawmakers passing on runs for governor in recent weeks, finding someone to embrace the underdog role in 2014 against Republican incumbents has become a struggle -- even as Gov. Bill Haslam and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander face their own political tests.
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Berke, a former state senator elected mayor in March, is barely more than 100 days into his term and "focused on getting a budget passed," he said in a statement.
Dean, who dipped into personal financial resources during his first run for mayor, and could perhaps do the same in a run for governor or Senate, has carried out a pro-business platform that reminds many of Bredesen. But he isn't looking at 2014, either.
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Given the conservative trends in the state, Democrats would be long shots in 2014. Still, some see vulnerabilities with the incumbents.
Alexander could be softened up by a primary challenge from a still-to-be-determined tea party candidate. Haslam is battling through the most turbulent period of his time in office as he seeks to stay clear of an alleged rebate scheme at Pilot Flying J, the company his family founded.
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"The Democrats have abandoned the values of most Tennesseans," Tennessee Republican Chairman Chris Devaney said. "After 150 years of Democrat control, people were tired of big government, higher taxes and a failed education system."
But even during better times for today's beleaguered Tennessee Democrats, finding candidates with the kind of money to run against a Republican incumbent wasn't easy. The last time the party needed a gubernatorial challenger to a Republican incumbent, in 1998, it nominated attorney and political gadfly John Jay Hooker, who lost soundly to Republican Gov. Don Sundquist and never had a realistic chance.
No incumbent senator has been knocked off in Tennessee since Bill Frist defeated Jim Sasser in 1994. The last Tennessee governor who didn't serve two terms was Democrat Ray Blanton.
At 83 years old, Hooker said he might run as an independent, a Democrat or even in the Republican primary for governor in 2014 if no candidate supports him on his pet issue, opposing a constitutional amendment going before the voters that would allow the governor and lawmakers to choose appeals court judges.
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