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Sidi Crossfire 2 TA Boots
Sale Price: $525.00 to $550.00
Sidi Crossfire 2 TA Boots.
The newest evolution of SIDI's offroad boot the Crossfire 2 features a new adjustable system of the area between the protective calf-exaust and the front of the boot to allow a rider with a wider calf to be very comfortable.
Sidi Crossfire 2 TA Boots Features
- The hinged, dual position, stitch-free upper is constructed from injection-molded plastic. With the exclusive Dual Flex system and the four floating independent straps the Crossfire can provide each rider with a personal fit no matter of body shape or use with knee braces or not.
- Sidi's exclusive, patented, adjustable calf system allows the rider to adjust the diameter of the Crossfire boot at the calf. This system, along with longer upper straps, allows the Crossfire boot to accommodate riders with larger calves much easier than the previous Crossfire. The Crossfire can accommodate riders with up to a 22-inch calf diameter 14 inches above from the bottom of their heel. The inner plastic plate is made of two different materials; a rigid one to support the boot and a heat resistant one to protect the rider's leg from exhaust heat. All components of this system are fully replaceable and are available in a wide variety of colors for the option of customizing the boot to your taste.
- Three extended ribs are featured at the back of the boot to assist the rider in making upshifts with his heel when starting a race. Rigid, shock resistant, anatomically shaped heel for maximum protection.
- Sidi boots do not incorporate inner booties into their design, and for good reason. Booties make the design larger and cumbersome, add to the boot's thickness, which interferes with shifting, plus the inner booties retain body heat affecting the rider's performance and comfort.
- The cam-lock buckle system incorporates a strap memory retention system.
- Adjust the straps once and they will be at the same position for every ride after that! No more readjusting for every ride or mid-day during a ride.
- The tip of the toe on the Crossfire and Charger boots are covered with plastic to protect the base material and seems against abrasion from brush etc. Plastic shift and brake lever guards on the top of each foot area.
- Lined with air Teflon mesh and Cambrelle
- Upper in leather and Microfiber material
- Replaceable shin plate
- Micro and replaceable Adjustable buckles
- Dual Flex System
- Adjustable Calf System
- Replaceable Metatarsus Inserts
- Thermoplastic defender on the toe area
- Anatomically shaped heel
- Assembled and replaceable boot leg, it is stitch-free
- Nylon Inner sole with removable arch support
- TA Rubber sole
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"Due to Motonation's Policies SIDI Boots cannot be sold outside of USA".
Sidi Crossfire 2 TA Boots Sizing
Sidi boots are built on a "D" width unless noted as a "Mega" version in which the width is "EE" For more information on Sidi products, including sizing, please visit www.motonation.com
Size Chart
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5-5 1/2
6 1/2-7
5-5 1/2
7-7 1/2
6 1/2-7
8-8 1/2
7-7 1/2
8 1/2-9
8-8 1/2
9 1/2-10
9-9 1/2
10 1/2-11
9 1/2-10
11-11 1/2
10 1/2-11
12-12 1/2
11 11 1/2
12 1/2-13
12-12 1/2
13-13 1/2
The Crossfire 2 and Crossfire 2 SRS are Sidi's top of of the line pro level offroad race boots. SRS stands for sole replaceable system. The SRS model has a replaceable sole. Not just for wear purposes. They actually offer different soles with different densities and levels of traction for different types of riding. There is an E1 sole which Sidi describes as an enduro sole, and the SMS version, which is ideal for supermoto applications.
Both versions of this boot come in a ton of different color ways so make sure to check out our website so you can see them all. This boot is constructed using leather and technomicro. Technomicro is Sidi's proprietary manmade material. It's lighter, stronger, and more breathable than leather so it's more comfortable and it's going to last longer as well. If we start at the toe and work towards the back, we can look at some of the features of these Crossfire 2's. The toebox is reinforced and also completely covered with thermoplastic eurothane. There's no edges to catch and come apart so this toe is really going to handle some serious abuse. Notice also that all the stitches in the higher wear areas are recessed, so the stitching is basically protected by the panels that it's holding together. Pretty clever. As we move back you can see the new micro adjustable buckle system. Once you get these set, they stay put so all you have to do is strap in and you're off. On the medial side at the arch is a replaceable insert to protect your foot from pegs and starter pedals. On the back of the boot there is a reinforced heel cup that has some contour added to it compared to the first Crossfire. This is for kick shifting at the start to get you that holeshot. As we move up the side you can see the lateral-side ankle protector. There is one on the medial side of the boot as well. Of course these are replaceable. Riders often ask us which parts of the different boots are replaceable. If there's a screw on it and it comes off, it's replaceable. These sliders also mark the hinge of the Dual Flex System upper. This system allows the boot to flex back and forth but keeps the boot rigid from side to side like an ankle brace. Also in this area you can see the ventilation they have added to this new model. You have vents on the lateral side in the calf area, on the back near the Achilles area, and near the calf. If you open the boot up you can see that there's no bootie. These replaceable panels actually interface with the boot itself. This keeps the boot as narrow as possible. Speaking of narrow, remember these are a European race boot so they are cut fairly narrow so you fat footed fellers may need to go with a different model. Ok, back to the top. Sidihttp://www.jafrum.com/Shop-By-Brand/Sidi-Boots realized that for extra-large calf muscles you need more than just longer straps. At some point the shin and calf protection is going to be in the wrong place. So, what they've done is added a second set of holes to the plates to allow adjustment on the non-buckle side. This keeps the plate oriented in the center of the shin or calf where it belongs. On the medial side of the boot you have a rubbery insert that actually gets tackier when it gets wet. This offers a more intuitive relationship with the bike once everything gets all muddy. Going inside the boot, you see the added reinforcement on the boot in high wear areas. The lining consists of a Cambrelle area and an air Teflon mesh area for excellent moisture wicking characteristics. There is also a removable, replaceable insole as well.
Again, this Crossfire 2 boot is a pro level race boot that is truly one of the very best available anywhere in the world. With the exception of being a little too narrow for some of us chubby American types, these things are about perfect.


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Ravens sell out first 4 home games in 30 minutes
BALTIMORE, Md. - Looking to buy single-game tickets for one of the Ravens first four home games? Hope you got there early.
Tickets went available Friday morning, and 30 minutes later, were sold out.
There are only a limited number of tickets supplied for single-game sales, and those first four games -- against the Bengals, Steelers, Panters and Falcons -- represent some of the more exciting matchups.
There remain limited tickets for the final four regular season games, and under 750 tickets for the two home preseason games, at the time of the Ravens press release.
"With such a limited amount of remaining tickets at face value for these games, we expect they won't last long," Ravens vice president of ticket sales and operations Baker Koppelman said.
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In the interest of a smooth transition at AFRINIC, with the departure of Adiel Akplogan in January 2015, I have decided to step down as Chair to enable Sunday Folayan who was acting as my Vice Chair assume the role of Chair of AFRINIC's Board of Directors, with immediate effect.
My term as Board member and Chair would have come to an end in June 2015. Therefore this decision was taken to ensure that the incoming CEO is inducted and strongly supported by an established Chairmanship, and not by one that would be incoming as well.
As Sunday Folayan assumes the role of Chairman of the Board I will become Vice-Chair for the rest of my term.
Myself and the board believe this will give a good foundation for the transition process, since it is evident that the process to find a new CEO will take some time
I have enjoyed my tenure as the chair of the Afrinic board and would like to thank the community for entrusting me with such an important role to the Region.
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Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Baja California
Published: Sunday, April 4, 2010 at 7:23 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, April 4, 2010 at 7:23 p.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A strong earthquake south of the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday shook high-rises in downtown Los Angeles and San Diego and was felt across Southern California and Arizona, but there were no immediate reports of major damage.
The 6.9 magnitude quake struck at 3:40 p.m. in Baja California, Mexico, about 19 miles southeast of Mexicali, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The area was hit by magnitude 3.0 quakes all week.
The quake was felt as far north as Santa Barbara, USGS seismologist Susan Potter said.
Strong shaking was reported in the Coachella Valley and Riverside, Calif. The earthquake rattled buildings on the west side of Los Angeles and in the San Fernando Valley, interrupting Easter dinners. Chandeliers swayed and wine jiggled in glasses.
In Los Angeles, the city fire department went on earthquake status and some stalled elevators were reported. No damage was reported in Los Angeles or San Diego.
In the Phoenix area, Jacqueline Land said her king-sized bed in her second-floor apartment felt like a boat gently swaying on the ocean.
"I thought to myself, that cant be an earthquake, I'm in Arizona," the Northern California native said. "And I thought, oh my God I feel like I'm 9 years old."
A police dispatcher in Yuma, Ariz. said the quake was very strong there, but no damage was reported. The Yuma County Sheriff's Office had gotten a few calls, mostly from alarm companies because of alarms going off.
Mike Wong, who works at a journalism school in downtown Phoenix, said he was in his second-floor office getting some work done Sunday afternoon when he heard sounds and felt the building start to sway.
"I heard some cracking sounds, like Rice Crispies," he said. "I didn't think much of it, but I kept hearing it, and then I started feeling a shake. I thought, 'You know what? I think that might be an earthquake."
Wong said the swaying lasted for "just a few seconds," and he didn't notice any damage.
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On Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced the establishment of a joint office between the two groups in order to better tackle issues involving growing health risks due to the continuing problem of climate change.
The primary objective of the WHO/WMO Climate and Health office will be to coordinate the flow information to better control risk management in relation to the effects of climate change. This will provide the WHO with greater access to meteorological data which could potentially help determine best practices to mitigate the impact of climate change on the health of individuals across the globe.
In a WMO press release, WHO Assistant Director-General Family, Women and Children's Health Dr. Flavia Bustreo remarked, "Millions of people each year are affected by extreme weather events such as heat and cold waves, tropical cyclones, floods, and droughts. These events also damage or destroy health facilities and water and sanitation infrastructure, and result in unnecessary deaths and illness. Yet the most significant impacts often occur indirectly and more slowly, such as under-nutrition resulting from crop failure, respiratory diseases from poor air quality, and water-borne and vector-borne diseases. Climate-informed preparedness and prevention can greatly reduce these health risks."
On its Climate Change and Human Health page, the WHO acknowledges the roll of climate change in heightened health risks to humans around the world.
The joint venture will be guided by the UN's Global Framework for Climate Sciences.
WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud noted in the WMO press release, "There have been great strides in both climate and health science in recent years. By working together we can maximize the benefits of these advances for the greatest possible number of people.
"Climate change is leading to an increase in extreme events such as heat-waves and heavy rains which have a major impact on human health," he added. He continued, "We need to have a common understanding of the challenges we face in order to overcome them."
2014 is thus far on target to be one of the highest average global temperature years on record. If the expected northern hemisphere El Niño event occurs as meteorologists predict later in the year, 2014 and/or 2015 may become the warmest years on record since global measurements began in 1880.
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April 10, 2014
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama senior first baseman Austen Smith is one of 50 players named to the USA Baseball midseason Golden Spikes Award watch list, which was announced on Thursday by USA Baseball. Sponsored by Major League Baseball, the Golden Spikes Award will be presented in 2014 for the 37th time on July 17, to the top amateur baseball player in the country.
This season Smith leads the team and ranks eighth in the Southeastern Conference with a .349 batting average through 32 games. Smith also leads the club with four home runs and 26 RBI, which both rank ninth in the SEC.
USA Baseball officials will announce the 30-man watch list for the 2014 Golden Spikes Award on Thursday, May 8. USA Baseball will then release the semifinalists on Tuesday, May 27. The list of athletes will then be sent to a voting body consisting of Golden Spikes Award winners, past USA Baseball National Team coaches and press officers, members of media that closely follow the amateur game, select professional baseball personnel, and current USA Baseball staff, representing a group of more than 200 voters in total.
Fan voting will once again be a part of the Golden Spikes Award in 2014. Tuesday, May 27, marks the day when amateur baseball fans from across the country will be able to vote for their favorite semifinalist on GoldenSpikesAward.com. As part of this selection process all voters will be asked to choose three players from the list of names.
Alabama has had one player earn the Golden Spikes Award, when Tide first baseman David Magadan received the award following his historic 1983 season.
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaBSB on Twitter and Instagram and on Facebook at Alabama Baseball. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.
Important 2014 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award dates include:Friday, Feb. 14: 60-man preseason watch list released, shaped by USA Baseball officials and advisorsThursday, April 10: 50-man midseason watch list released, shaped by USA Baseball officials and advisorsThursday, May 8: 30-man watch list, shaped by USA Baseball officials and advisorsTuesday, May 27: Semifinalists announced, selected by USA Baseball officials; semifinalist voting begins; voters to select threeFriday, May 30: Deadline to vote for finalists, 5 p.m. ETTuesday, June 3: Finalists announced; finalist voting begins; voters to select oneFriday, June 13: Deadline to vote for winner, 5 p.m. ETThursday, July 17: Golden Spikes Award presentation
The complete 2014 preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List is as follows:Name, Position, Class, SchoolBrady Aiken, LHP, Senior, Cathedral Catholic (Calif.) HSBrian Anderson, IF, Junior, ArkansasBrett Austin, C, Junior, NC StateTyler Beede, RHP, Junior, VanderbiltAaron Brown, OF/LHP, Junior, PepperdineNick Burdi, RHP, Junior, LouisvilleMichael Conforto, OF, Junior, Oregon StateAustin Cousino, OF, Junior, KentuckyJ.D. Davis, OF/RHP, Junior, Cal State FullertonTyler Davis, RHP, Junior, WashingtonChris Ellis, RHP, Junior, MississippiJoey Epperson, OF/IF, RS-Senior, UC Santa BarbaraThomas Eshelman, RHP, Sophomore, Cal State FullertonErick Fedde, RHP, Junior, UNLVBrandon Finnegan, LHP, Junior, TCUBlake Fox, LHP, Sophomore, RiceKyle Freeland, LHP, Junior, EvansvilleClinton Freeman, OF, Sophomore, East Tennessee StateJeff Gardner, OF, Senior, LouisvilleAaron Garza, RHP, Junior, HoustonCasey Gillaspie, IF, Junior, Wichita StateGrayson Greiner, C, Junior, South CarolinaChris Haddeland, RHP, Junior, LinfieldIan Happ, IF, Sophomore, CincinnatiSeth Harrison, OF, Senior, Louisiana LafayetteMatt Imhof, LHP, Junior, Cal PolyMichael Katz, IF, Junior, William & MaryNathan Kirby, LHP, Sophomore, VirginiaRoss Kivett, IF, Senior, Kansas StateRyan McBroom, OF, Senior, West VirginiaDaniel Miles, IF, Junior, Tennessee TechDJ Miller, IF, Senior, Delaware StateCorey Miller, RHP, Senior, PepperdineAndrew Morales, RHP, Senior, UC IrvineMichael Murray, RHP, Sophomore, Florida Gulf CoastAaron Nola, RHP, Junior, LSUMike Papi, OF, Junior, VirginiaMark Payton, OF, Senior, TexasMax Pentecost, C, Junior, Kennesaw StateA.J. Reed, LHP/IF, Junior, KentuckyKyle Schwarber, C, Junior, IndianaKade Scivicque, C, Junior, LSUAusten Smith, IF, Senior, AlabamaD.J. Stewart, OF, Sophomore, Florida StateRyan Thompson, RHP, Senior, CampbellTrent Thornton, RHP, Sophomore, North CarolinaSam Travis, IF, Junior, IndianaLuke Weaver, RHP, Sophomore, Florida StateBen Wetzler, LHP, Senior, Oregon StateBradley Zimmer, OF, Junior, San Francisco


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A Modicum of Inspiration
At College Festival, Choreography by Assignment
By Diane Vivona
Copyright 2001 Diane Vivona
GAINESVILLE, Florida
-- The American College Dance Festival Association's primary goal
as presented in its mission statement is "to support and affirm
the role of dance in higher education primarily through the sponsorship
of regional and national college/university dance festivals." What
this translates into in various regional ACDFA meetings is four
marathon days of classes and adjudicated concerts in which students
and teachers display their wares and receive evaluatory feedback.
Three adjudicators -- for the recent Southeast Regional festival
here, ballet star Fernando Bujones, choreographer-dancer Sean Curran,
and scholar-critic Brenda Dixon Gottschild -- have the difficult
job of viewing a continuous stream of work and critiquing the performers
and choreographers directly. After three days of viewing and commenting,
the adjudicators then select works to be presented on the final
concert. This is a great honor (as well as a bonus to your tenure
file if your school or work is selected). In other words, despite
its educational overtones, this is a highly competitive venue.
This year the adjudicators
selected nine works, announcing two solo works as honorable mentions.
In announcing those selected, Curran noted that in their deliberations
the identity of the choreographers as well as the work's school
affiliations were withheld. In this way, though the concert may
appear unusually lopsided in geographic representation, the adjudicators
cannot be held accountable. In relation to that, the University
of South Florida and University of Florida were represented by two
works each, while Columbia College (South Carolina), Henderson State
University, Huntingdon College, East Carolina University and the
University of South Carolina each presented one work. Sixteen colleges
whose work had been adjudicated were not represented.
The concert overall,
at the Constans Theatre of the University of Florida, was full of
high energy, large-cast collage works. I call them that because
they are often the result of jumbled rehearsal schedules and choreography
by demand rather than choreography by intention. Here's the requirement/directive:
a choreographer, whether student or faculty or guest artist, is
given a group of students (frequently not of his/her own choosing),
a rehearsal slot, and a time frame in which to create a work. And
the choreographer does, using all the compositional tools available
and relying on a lot of energy shifts and dynamic extremes to keep
the piece interesting. And it is, to a point. The problem lies in
the movement's not meaning anything beyond the energy expelled.
There is no metaphor, though some slower sections are performed
as if there were, and ultimately the work is as memorable as the
laugh track of a sitcom. A colleague of mine suggests that the work
reflects our busy lives, the impermanence and superficial nature
of speedy technology and throw-away products. I think it reflects
choreography by assignment rather than by inspiration. The absence
of an artistic vision of any kind I find particularly disturbing.
Three works of those selected tested the waters of intention; the
other six did not.
East Carolina University
student Courtney Paulos's "Copacetic Correlation" presents a clever
war between the audible and the visual in dance through Paulos's
cast of "tappers" and "moderns." Borrowing from the enthusiastic
rhythmic rumblings of such works as "Stomp!" and "Riverdance," this
work uses the tappers' sounds both onstage and off as another percussive
instrument in the piece's recorded sound score. The tension between
the two feuding camps is established at the outset and, though the
work never rises to the pitch level anticipated, it does capture
the competitive quality that can arise between dance styles. This
seems particularly appropriate from a student perspective, as many
students who have been tapping at their local studio for years are
challenged on many levels when entering dance departments with a
predominantly modern emphasis.
University of South Florida
student Maria Colaco's "For Her" is a lush solo that demonstrates
this performer's dramatic skills. The work opens in a series of
slow deliberate gestures, shifts to fast erratic spins rising from
and falling into the floor, and resolves in slow movements of disrobing.
I have no idea what the narrative direction of this work is; however,
I do believe that there was one, and that seems to be half the battle.
Colaco was brave enough to show that much.
Henderson State University
student Michael McGehee's "Remembrance -- A Vietnam Memorial" has
a loaded title and predictable content. The work is framed by a
curtain in the shape of Maya Lin's Vietnam Memorial wall in Washington,
D.C. Dancers in black with names printed on their garments stand
behind the see-through curtain. This is a clear, if redundant, visual.
To open, there is a brief duet for a fatigue-clad soldier and his
innocent blonde girlfriend, just in case the former visual tableau
didn't ring any bells. I cannot say that there was anything but
the banal here -- sweet lifts for the couple, gunshot falls for
the black dead -- but I do commend McGehee for having the courage
to put forth this work despite all its resounding warnings and pitfalls.
Of the high energy collage
works, which were all performed with conviction and enthusiasm,
the work of University of Florida faculty member Kelly Cawthon stands
out. Her expertise is in "aerial modern" which, I suppose, is why
the dancers were continually throwing themselves at each other from
long distances. You see a lot of air between one piece of modern
technique and the next. This work aimed at incorporating technology
by having live video footage of the dancers from various angles
-- backstage, overhead, below, or following one dancer from another's
perspective. The video footage was an interesting experiment in
and of itself.
The concert was completed
by works from the following choreographers: Lynn Forney, student,
University of Florida; Elaine Heekin, guest artist, Huntingdon College;
Terrance Henderson, student, University of South Carolina; Jeanne
Travers, faculty, University of South Florida; and Christian VonHoward,
faculty, Columbia College, South Carolina.
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Down Time: Renewable Energy and the Quest for Storage
By Keith Johnson on October 2, 2009
Clearly, the key is to figure out how to store electricity generated by renewable energy sources—that would turn fickle wind farms into something like reliable baseload power. So far, though, familiar hurdles abound: scale and cost.
Take batteries. There's been a lot of buzz over the past year around the potential for batteries, like those designed for electric cars, to help utilities store green energy. General Electric, for one, touted its investment in A123 Systems as a utility play. So did Warren Buffett when he invested in China's BYD.
But batteries for the utility business face the same problems they do in the auto world: They are expensive and don't pack a lot of power. That makes them impractical in the short term for energy storage.
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Jennifer Tilly
"Everyone said that if you want to be a real actor, go to New York. If you want to sell out, go to LA. And I thought -- I want to sell out!" -Jennifer Tilly, on her pursuit of becoming an actress
Jennifer Tilly is best known for being a character actress who excels playing dim-witted buxom girlfriends/wives. Her most famous roles are in Bound, Liar Liar and Bullets Over Broadway.
Jennifer Tilly BiographyJennifer Tilly was born September 16, 1958, in Harbor City, California. The daughter of Harry, a stockbroker, and Pat, a schoolteacher, Jennifer's parents got divorced when she was 6. Pat Tilly remarried and took Jennifer, her 3 siblings, and her 3 stepsiblings to British Columbia, Canada.
Having to relocate constantly with her family, Jennifer had to adjust to each new school, and was a pretty quiet student. At 17, she started out yet again at a new school, this time at St. Stephen's College in Missouri, to study theater. In order to help pay for her tuition, she contributed articles to magazines and earned money by winning Honorable Mentions in writing competitions.
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She then decided to head to college in Los Angeles rather than New York, as opposed to her sister Meg (you might remember her from roles in The Big Chill and Body Snatchers, in which Jennifer was Meg's body double). Frustrated at first, Jennifer did land her own parts as well.
Jennifer was making the television rounds, with a role as an extra on Days of Our Lives, to a recurring role on Hill Street Blues in 1984. That year she was cast as Shannon Winters on the short-lived sitcom, Shaping Up, and followed it up with guest appearances on Remington Steele, Cheers, and another recurring role on It's Gary Shandling's Show.
Jennifer was also busy appearing in bit parts, in films such as Moving Violations, Inside Out, Remote Control, He's My Girl, and Rented Lips, one year after the other.
In 1988, in addition to Johnny Be Good (which featured a young Uma Thurman), Jennifer appeared in High Spirits. After roles in Let It Ride and Far From Home, Jennifer was finally recognized for her role as auditioning singer Blanche "Monica" Moran in 1989's The Fabulous Baker Boys.
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Then more parts came her way, such as in The Doors, Scorchers and Made in America, but she finally got her big break when she was cast as Olive Neal, the wife of a mobster, in Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway, in 1994.
The tiny-voiced actress was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, in her convincing portrayal of an untalented aspiring actress. Her past theater experience could have helped make her portrayal of a theater actress (not as an untalented actress) easier, as she has appeared in the theater production of One Shoe Off -- and this role garnered her a Theater World Award in 1993.
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You disappoint me, Garrosh.
Download high-resolution Try as he might, the memory of those words just would not die. It did not matter how many times he heard the proud shouts of "Welcome, Overlord!" as he passed through Agmar's Hammer, or how long he stood in the ruins before the Wrath Gate and stared into the enchanted flames that still burned there. Even the strike of his blades against the beasts or Scourge that dared oppose him only provided temporary respite. All the hot, sharp splatter of blood against his face could not drown out that voice. The moment he returned to the road, he heard each word spoken in his head with every fall of his great wolf's paws against the snow.
Perhaps it was the warchief's continued presence at his flank that caused the words to linger. Thrall had decided to accompany Garrosh back to Warsong Hold from Dalaran. He said he wanted to see their holdings in Northrend. Garrosh felt as if he were being chaperoned, but it was also an opportunity. The Horde's inroads into Northrend were far from trivial. Surely Thrall could see that. Surely he would appreciate all that had been accomplished on this front.
Garrosh spat off the back of his wolf, Malak, and into the sedges. Lake Kum'uya lay behind them, still as a mirror in the gray morning sky. They would reach Warsong Hold by mid-afternoon, dusk if they were slow. Privately he had to admit that he was eager to see the look in Thrall's eyes when they arrived.
Unfortunately they could not admire the hold properly as they approached. In a moment Garrosh knew that the nerubians had, yet again, broken into Mightstone Quarry. He grimaced. No matter how effectively they blockaded Azjol-Nerub, the insects always managed to find a way back west. Their eerie shrieks were unmistakable, carrying far in all directions in the tundra's frozen wind.
"Forward! Attack!" Garrosh ordered the Kor'kron riders who accompanied them, forgetting that he was not in fact the commander of the group. He had kicked Malak into a full run and left them all behind before he remembered that decorum dictated he defer to Thrall. Well, decorum didn't win battles. Action did.
More sounds from the fight became audible as he approached—shouts from the battleguards, the dull boom of artillery, and the distinctive splintering crack that metal weapons made against nerubian chitin. Garrosh readied his axes, his heartbeat quickening with anticipation. He sailed over the edge of the quarry, Malak never missing a beat. They skidded down the wall, leaped over outcrops and scaffolding, and with a cry Garrosh threw himself into combat.
The nerubian before him never saw him coming. Garrosh's first blow cut deep into its thorax, and the second cleaved its entire anterior end from its body. The Warsong guard it had been battling looked up, startled, his axe readied above his shoulder. Garrosh grinned.
"Hellscream!" the warrior yelled, saluting. He turned to the others around him. "Overlord Hellscream has returned!"
Garrosh raised an axe in response. "Beat them back!" he roared to his soldiers. "Remind these vermin what it means to assault the Horde! Lok-tar ogar!"
Garrosh's rally injected renewed fervor into the defenders, and they surged forward, a chorus of "Lok-tar ogar!" on their lips in response. An enormous beetle-like monster dominated the quarry floor, and Garrosh kicked on his wolf to engage it. Orcish wolves were trained for battle every bit as much as their riders, and Malak bit deeply into the nerubian's tarsus, unbalancing it as Garrosh vaulted down. Advantageous as mounted combat could be, he always felt better with both his feet on the ground.
The nerubian hissed and thrust its forelimbs at his neck. Garrosh parried the blow and with a sweep of his axe sent their severed ends arcing to the ground. The insect staggered backward, and Garrosh practically danced after it, swinging his axes with chilling grace. The blood sang in his veins; the fervor of battle burned in his chest. It would never occur to him to consider the irony that he felt most alive when meting out death.
Garrosh hacked at the monster's thorax while Malak harried its legs, keeping it from gaining firm footing. As he readied another blow, a brilliant flash followed by a sharp "crack" and the stinging scent of seared chitin momentarily disoriented him and announced Warchief Thrall's full entrance into the battle. The nerubian was beaten and had no place to go. Garrosh felt a rush of certainty as he lifted an axe and delivered the final blow, splitting the great insect's head in two.
With that Garrosh knew the battle was won. All that remained was for the Warsong forces to dispatch the remaining nerubian ranks still skirmishing throughout the quarry. Seeing the guards' struggle, Thrall raised the Doomhammer in front of him, murmuring something Garrosh could not hear. At the warchief's command the wind suddenly whipped into a howling fury and the air crackled, making the hairs stand up on the back of Garrosh's neck. Thrall roared and called down a blinding lightning bolt into the last resisting group as the soldiers dived out of the way. The explosion rained bits of singed carapace upon the rocks.
Garrosh called Malak back to him and draped his arm across her ruff, surveying the troops, pleased at their success. The fight had been quick, but satisfying. It was unfortunate that the Horde had built its fortress atop such a well-traversed portion of the ancient nerubian kingdom, but the attacks came more and more infrequently, and he was confident that eventually they would cease altogether. His soldiers grew more efficient with each opportunity to defend, and the lines had held. The lines would continue to hold.
He made his way up the ramp to the front of Warsong Hold, where Overlord Razgor waited, thick ichor still dripping from his sword.
"About time you showed up," he said, wiping sweat from his face. Garrosh laughed.
"Wouldn't miss the chance to slaughter some overgrown insects," he answered. Razgor grinned.
"Warchief Thrall has accompanied me from Dalaran," Garrosh continued, "to inspect our holdings in Northrend." As he spoke, Thrall climbed onto the path behind Garrosh.
Razgor's eyes widened, and he nodded. He turned to face the crowd of soldiers around them.
"Welcome the return of Overlord Hellscream!" he announced. The soldiers cheered and brandished their weapons. "And welcome," he continued, louder, "our warchief! Thrall, son of Durotan!" The assemblage turned almost simultaneously and saluted, every eye resting humbly upon Thrall. Razgor stepped forward and saluted as well.
"We are honored by your presence at Warsong Hold, Warchief," he said. Thrall's eyes swept up the fortress's tall stone walls, across the iron ramparts, and down upon the quarry pit where they had just fought, and finally came to rest upon Garrosh, who stared back.
"It reminds me of Orgrimmar," Thrall said. "Impressive."
"It is even more so inside," Garrosh responded. "We will show you."
"I'm sure I won't be disappointed," Thrall answered. Garrosh ground his teeth at the words.


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Jul 11
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DuffyDuck says:
Hello! I myself am not a big fan of jumping. Never had the opportunity to learn from a horse, mainly attempting to help bring on an education of a young horse etc. However, I really want to do this properly with Duffy, but I have a few questions first.
a) She is pigeon toed, not too badly and its shoulder down. She doesn't seem to flick out when ridden/lunged etc and I hope with another 3months of good farrier work it will look better. But at 18.1hh would it be safe for her to jump, or apply too much pressure?
b)When I bought her the girl said she had a super free jump, however when I attempted to ride her over a pole the first time she nearly sat like a dog as I gave her my hands and she freaked a bit because she didn't have anything to fight against. She is fine with poles now, but only tried one at a time. Whats better, if I try three/five etc to have them on the floor, or slightly raised so she picks her feet up more... she always seems to kick them through either not picking her feet up or being quite 'clumsy'
c) She is quite a klutz with her legs, and both my instructor and I feel that free jumping her at the moment is too dangerous for her as she may either trip, stumble or cut herself open! What excercises can I do on the floor and ridden to help with this? She's also like this in the field, and hoping that with these excercises she will realise she has four legs, not 8!
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StationFarmEventing says:
through past experiances i personally would wait a little while before jumping her . as i have found out a good farrier can work miricals :) i also wouldnt loose jump her as i personally find it achieves nothing and is more dangerous than anything . lunging over ground poles and cavillettis is very good for balance and for a horse to pick its feet up. riding a figure of 8 with ground poles on each corner and straight hekps with balance and picking up feet . 4 ground poles on a 20m circle at both ends of the school . walk trot and canter will help her . but dont be scared of her stumbling as she will sort her self out all horses can be clumbsy but they have to sort it them selfs as there is nothing we can do . hope this helps .
Thanks for the reply! Not looking to free jump her for a v. long time yet, but wanting to do pole work for her legs and back muscles too!
My farrier is a miracle worker, and is doing so well withher at the moment!
I was only suggesting the free jumping as if I am going to jump her under saddle, I want to assess what she is like, whether nervous, anxious, or yeehaa lets go! Just for my personal safety, nothing like lets see how high/far/wide can this horse jump so to speak!
Will start on the pole work asap though, thanks!!
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TruStar says:
To start with poles is a good idea. I like to put the poles in a fan shape trot distance in the middle and walking distance on one end. Like this they can be used in both gaits. I use poles quite a bit in schooling or lunging. Just find the right distance for your big horse. I use 3 poles at the moment and I think to start Duffy 3 are enaugh. You can always add more if you feel like it.
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Jake Plummer passed for two first-quarter touchdowns and rushed for a third as fourth-ranked Arizona State remained unbeaten as it rolled over Stanford, 41-9, in the Pac-10 Conference.
The Sun Devils (8-0, 5-0 Pac-10) raced to a 21-point lead after having to rally from double-digit deficits in their last two games. Arizona State has won nine of 13 all-time from Stanford (2-5, 1-3).
Plummer completed 21-of-34 for 316 yards and one interception as he remained among the top Heisman Trophy candidates. He tossed a 31-yard scoring pass to J.R. Redmond just under nine minutes into the game and added a 17-yard TD pass to Courtney Jackson less than five minutes later.
"We were up and down a little bit on offense, but the defense played great today," said Plummer. "We keep getting out to a big lead and lettting them come back a little. We have to learn to keep going, but we did pull it out today."
Plummer impressed the opposition.
"Jake (Plummer) is probably the best quarterback we have faced," said Stanford head coach Tyrone Willingham. "He makes things happen. He is just a great athelete."
Terry Battle added a five-yard scoring run with six seconds left in the opening quarter as the Sun Devils opened a 21-0 lead.
After ASU increased its lead to 28-9 on Jeff Paulk's one-yard plunge 4:36 into the third quarter, Plummer scored on a five-yard run just 95 seconds later to give the Sun Devils a 26-point lead.
Stanford scored all of its points in the second quarter. Backup quarterback Todd Husak tossed a 45-yard scoring pass to tight end Greg Clark midway through the period and Kevin Miller booted a 27-yard field goal to end the half.
"I'm really pleased for the defense," said Arizona State head coach Bruce Snyder. "The fact we shut them out afer hafltime was significant."
Husak, a freshman, replaced Chad Hutchinson who suffered a sprained right thumb while trying to recover a fumble at the end of the first quarter.
Husak was 17-of-34 for 173 yards and two interceptions. Hutchinson completed just 3-of-7 for 17 yards and one interception.
"Things we're going well for me in the first half," said Husak. "I was calm and the field looked very clear."
ASU's Robert Nycz kicked field goals 27 and 25 yards to cap the scoring.
Keith Poole had his third straight 100-yard receiving game with a career-high 10 catches for 161 yards.
"Catches don't matter if we won the game," said Poole. "I can't keep track of how many I have. It's just a rhythm I get into and keep catching the ball."
The Sun Devils racked up 498 total yards while holding the Cardinal to 298 yards.
Arizona St (4) 21 0 17 3 -- 41 Stanford 0 9 0 0 -- 9 Scoring Summary: ASU - TD - 6:01 left in the 1st Quarter Plummer 31-yard pass to Redmond (Nycz kick good) (1 play, 31 yards, 0:07 elapsed time) ASU - TD - 0:28 left in the 1st Quarter Plummer 17-yard pass to L. Jackson (Nycz kick good) (10 plays, 90 yards, 4:36 elapsed time) ASU - TD - 0:06 left in the 1st Quarter Battle 5-yard run (Nycz kick good) (2 plays, 18 yards, 0:11 elapsed time) STA - TD - 6:26 left in the 2nd Quarter Husak 45-yard pass to Clark (Miller kick blocked) (9 plays, 89 yards, 4:49 elapsed time) STA - FG - 0:02 left in the 2nd Quarter Miller 27-yard kick (4 plays, 38 yards, 0:46 elapsed time) ASU - TD - 10:24 left in the 3rd Quarter Paulk 1-yard run (Nycz kick good) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:36 elapsed time) ASU - TD - 8:49 left in the 3rd Quarter Plummer 4-yard scramble (Nycz kick good) (3 plays, 40 yards, 0:46 elapsed time) ASU - FG - 6:32 left in the 3rd Quarter Nycz 27-yard kick (6 plays, 29 yards, 2:04 elapsed time) ASU - FG - 10:33 left in the 4th Quarter Nycz 25-yard kick (5 plays, 30 yards, 1:53 elapsed time) Arizona St Stanford First downs 24 18 Rushed-yards 45-175 34-108 Passing yards 323 190 Sacked-yards lost 3-28 3-11 Return yards 48 18 Passes 22-37-1 20-41-3 Punts 6-33.2 8-38.8 Fumbles-lost 3-0 2-1 Penalties-yards 8-71 7-74 Time of possession 32:00 28:00 Individual Statistics RUSHING: Arizona St-T Battle 14-80, Farlow 16-73, Paulk 6-14, Mitchell 1-7, Redmond 1-1, Plummer 7-0. Stanford-Mitchell 17-81, Comella 6-23, Dunn 1-20, Bookman 4-9, Hutchinson 3-3, Husak 3-minus 28. PASSING: Arizona St-Plummer 21-34-1-316, Campbell 1-3-0-7. Stanford-Hutchinson 3-7-1-17, Husak 17-34-2-173. RECEIVING: Arizona St-Poole 10-161, Boyer 4-62, Mitchell 2-17, Redmond 1-31, Jackson 1-17, Bates 1-16, Bush 1-8, Mustafa 1-6, T Battle 1-5. Stanford-Dunn 4-29, Manning 3-25, Clark 2-48, Walters 2-23, Mitchell 2-21, T Hanson 2-16, Bookman 2-0, J Johnson 1-17, Kirwan 1-7, Salina 1-4. Att: 32,550 Highlights: 1st Quarter STA - Stops ASU on 4th and 2 on the Stanford 14 ASU - Von der Ahe intercepts Hutchinson's pass - returns to Stanford 31 ASU - Plummer 37-yard pass to Pooole to ASU 47 ASU - Battle 28-yard draw to Stanford 8 ASU - Tillman recovers Hutchinson's fumble on Stanford 18 STA - Husak replaces Hutchinson at QB 2nd Quarter STA - Dunn on a reverse - 28-yard run to ASU 41 STA - Mitchell 16-yard run to ASU 26 STA - Miller misses 49-yard FG attempt STA - Mitchell 14-yard run to ASU 34 3rd Quarter ASU - Battle with a 27-yard run to Stanford 40 ASU - Farlow 16-yard run to Stanford 23 ASU - Plummer 19-yard pass to Brown to Stanford 2 ASU - C. Jackson intercepts tipped pass at Stanford 40 ASU - Plummer 29-yard pass to Poole to Stanford 11 ASU - Tillman intercepts Husak's pass at Stanford 38 STA - Haskins sacks Plummer for 4-yard loss to ASU 44 4th Quarter STA - White intercepts Plummer to Stanford 31 ASU - Plummer 29-yard pass to Boyer to Stanford 12 STA - Comella 16-yard run to ASU 47


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I have a long distance relationship & my boyfriend is coming back this winter break. The thing is, he comes back when I'm on the last day of my "active" pills, then the next day I'll be starting the "empty" pills. I know that sperm can hang out in my uterus or cervix for a few days, so should I use a condom that first day even though I'd be on an active pill? Also, I know that when starting on birth control pills, it takes a while for them to be effective, so I shouldn't have sex until the 7th or 10th day on pills. Does that rule apply for every month I start the active pills after that week of empty ones? Or, does my body go right back to it since I've been on the pill for the past 2 months? If that's the case, would I be able to have intercourse on that first active pill without a condom?
You have great questions, and congratulations on planning ahead. You have been on ocps (oral contraceptives) for 2 months and so are covered for contraception any day of the month. This includes days when you are taking the "inactive" pills. Ocps work by preventing ovulation through suppression of hypothalmic and pituitary secretions (due to estrogenic and progestational actions). They also alter the cervical mucus, making it "hostile" to sperm. The third action is alteration of the endometrial lining, preventing implantation.
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text: Jul 31, 2014 23:55 Jeff Gordon wins fifth crown at Brickyard Jeff Gordon wins fifth crown at Brickyard Associated Press photo by Robert Baker -- Jeff Gordon kisses the bricks after winning the Brickyard 400. Associated Press photo by R Brent Smith -- Jeff Gordon celebrates with his family after winning the NASCAR Brickyard 400 on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in IndianapolisAt left is team owner Rick Hendrick. At right are Gordon's wife, Ingrid Vandebosch, and their children, Ella Sofia and Leo Benjamin. Jeff Gordon celebrates after winning the NASCAR Brickyard 400 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 27, 2014. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) Jeff Gordon holds up the trophy after winning the NASCAR Brickyard 400 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Jeff Gordon, right, celebrates with his team owner Rick Hendrick III after winning the NASCAR Brickyard 400 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 27, 2014. (AP Photo/R Brent Smith) Jeff Gordon, left, high fives his son Leo after winning the NASCAR Brickyard 400 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) JENNA FRYER| AP auto racing writer July 27, 2014; 10:29 p.m. Comments INDIANAPOLIS — With a tinge of gray hair at his temples, his hat on backward and his two young children by his side, Jeff Gordon celebrated as if he were 23 years old again. Gordon won a NASCAR-record fifth Brickyard 400 on Sunday, eight days before his 43rd birthday and on the weekend Indianapolis Motor Speedway celebrated the 20th anniversary of his first Brickyard victory. Gordon's first win came before the celebratory kissing of the Yard of Bricks was in vogue, before he became a household name, while Sprint Cup Series rookies Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon were still in diapers. Now a family man with an aching back, Gordon used Sunday to show he's still at the top of his game. "If you can do it here, you can do it anywhere," said Gordon, who has led the Sprint Cup Series standings for 13 of the past 14 weeks. "It's certainly going to be a huge confidence boost for this team. We recognize the significance of this. "We saw we were points leaders, we won at Kansas, but I don't know if we believed we were capable of winning this championship this year. We do now." To prove it to himself, to his Hendrick Motorsports team and to his ardent fan base, Gordon needed a vintage close to Sunday's race. Hendrick teammate Kasey Kahne led a race-high 70 laps and seemed only to be racing against his gas tank when a late caution put the race back into Gordon's hands. He'd have one shot at passing Kahne, on a dreaded restart, and nobody was sure if ol' "Four-Time" had it in him. Restarts are his Achilles heel, and he's struggled with them for several years. And Kahne, who is winless on the season, desperately needed the victory to grab a berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field. "The restart is going to be the race, really," Gordon's crew chief, Alan Gustafson, conceded in a television interview moments before the field went green with 17 laps remaining. Kahne picked the lower, inside lane for the restart, and Gordon found himself on the outside and exactly where he wanted to be. Gordon tried to set a quick pace as they headed to the flag, and Kahne tried to slow it down in the restart zone. Gordon shifted into fourth gear and surged past Kahne on the outside, and Gordon kicked it into cruise control as he sailed away for the win. "I think we both knew that was for the win," Gordon said of Kahne. "Out of nowhere, I have the restart of my life at the most important moment that you could ask for in a race, in a season, at a race like this. That was just awesome." The win came on the 20th anniversary celebration of Gordon's win in the inaugural Brickyard 400, and on "Jeff Gordon Day" as declared by the Mayor of Indianapolis. The win moved Gordon into a tie with Michael Schumacher, whose five Formula One wins at Indy had been the standard. "I told him this morning that this was his day," team owner Rick Hendrick said. Kahne plummeted to fifth after the restart, then ran out of gas on the final lap and had to nurse his car home to a sixth-place finish. He said he erred in picking the inside line for the restart. "I should have chosen the top (lane), obviously," he said. "I pretty much let Jeff control that last restart. I thought I made the right decision." Hendrick said he had no favorite in that situation, and hoped only that Gordon and Kahne did not wreck each other. "I know Kasey, he needed a win, and he ran awful good today," Hendrick said. "But Jeff had the dominant car, so it all worked out." Kyle Busch finished second, 2.325 seconds behind Gordon, and was followed by Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth. After the race, NASCAR said Hamlin's car had failed post-race inspection and the parts in question would be taken to North Carolina for another look. Joey Logano was fifth in the highest-finishing car from Team Penske, which brought Juan Pablo Montoya to the race in an effort to get the win. Roger Penske has won a record 15 Indianapolis 500s, but is winless in the Brickyard. Montoya was never a factor and finished 23rd. Larson, who grew up a Gordon fan, finished seventh and likened Gordon's win on Sunday to Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s season-opening win in the Daytona 500. "To see Jeff Gordon win is pretty special — it's kind of like Junior winning the 500 this year," Larson said. Kevin Harvick, the polesitter and the driver with the car most everyone thought would be tough to beat, was eighth and followed by Earnhardt and rookie Austin Dillon. Carl Edwards finished 15th hours after Roush-Fenway Racing finally confirmed he was leaving the team at the end of the season. In addition to his 1994 victory, Gordon also won at the track in 1998, 2001 and 2004. He has 90 Cup wins, third on the career list. He said it took extreme focus over the final 10 laps not to prematurely celebrate and cough away the win. It meant tuning out the crowd, which was on its feet and cheering him to the finish. "I was trying not to let it get to me and not think about it too much," he said. "And yet you can't help it. It's such a big place and such an important victory and a crucial moment in the season and the championship, and those emotions take over. "This one is for all those fans throughout the years and all weekend long — they're saying 'We believe you can get (championship) number five.' We got (Brickyard) No. 5!" Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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Welcome to Mommy Mondays on HH. Sometimes silly, sometimes serious. Always about Pigtail.
I knew last week's post on How To Handle Radically Different Parenting Styles would evoke a response. The comments were interesting on their own, but then I got into a couple of other offline discussions surrounding the same topic that made me further realize how we've all taken a different road before slamming into the parenting intersection.
While it seemed most commenters agreed that tip-toeing around the more sensitive differences can be sticky between friends and relatives, we all brought our own experience and opinion to the table regarding the McDonalds mom. Late in the comments, I responded to someone with this:
"I think it lies in your priorities. For me, McDonalds flat out isn't a big deal. Not for me, and not for my child. "Organic diet" just isn't in my top five parenting concerns. But I fully understand why this is something that might be important to another family.
I have my own set of things that, if presented to me in a flippant way, might make me reconsider my carpool lineup."
This made me start to wonder exactly what ARE my top parenting concerns? Could I articulate them? Since McDonalds is not, what are the circumstances that would drive me out of carpool?
Here's what I came up with:
1. Respect. The more I thought about it, the more I kept coming back to this one. Respect is very, very, important to me. The word can be a little generic, so let me specify:
Respect of one's belief system including religion, politics, and values. Mine probably differ from yours. That's okay. As long as we're both working from a moral compass that appears to be in the same hemisphere, I can be okay with yours if you can be okay with mine.
If someone was trying to influence Pigtail with their own version of "right" and "wrong," I would see red. There is no village here. Pigtail will learn those things in her own home.
2. Equality. This came up in two conversations I had with my parents over the weekend when my dad told me a story about my sister as a little girl. He was never heavy-handed about it, but Dad went out of his way to fill our worlds with examples of strong women throughout history. I got the message loud and clear. I have never thought for one moment that I couldn't do something a boy could do.
Also, living in a city as diverse as Los Angeles has made me hyper-aware of race, in a way that I wasn't when I was growing up.
If it turned out the carpool driver was spewing chauvinistic or racist leanings, we would turn in our key.
3. Water Safety. Our new house has a pool. Our lake house is right on the water. This is something that is on my mind all.the.time. If I thought you were lax about your water rules, our playdates would screech to a halt.
4. Body & personal space. Unwelcome hitting, groping, or even tickling can be a deal breaker for me. I am not a wrestle-in-the-floor type of person. In fact, that kind of thing makes me very uncomfortable. If Pigtail turns out to be a physical kid, that's okay. But I don't want her to view her body as anything other than hers and hers alone. It shouldn't be touched - even in jest - in a way she doesn't like. This issue runs as deep for me as organic food may run for you.
Those are four of my parenting priorities & deal breakers off the top of my head. What did I miss? What should I be thinking about? What are yours?
Mine turned out to be more philosophical than I was intending. Maybe because Pigtail is so young, I don't yet have a strong opinion on television quantity or spanking. I do want to hear yours, though, from the mundane to the serious.