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I am a Stay at Home Mum, but since my kids are now teenagers, the little everyday jobs I used to do for them are becoming extinct. I am gradually becoming redundant and it's bloody brilliant.
They can organise their own lunches (ie steal money from Dad's wallet to buy lunch), get themselves to school (no more having to face other parents at the school gate with my sexy bed hair, tshirt on backwards and an almighty hangover), amuse themselves after school (I'd like to say by doing homework but more often it's Facebook, Call of Duty, FIFA or South Park ("find the clitoris") dvds) and if in case of an emergency (I'm busy tweeting and drinking and can't be arsed), can even get their own dinner. Teaching them to use the microwave may be the best life skill I have ever passed on.
Of course this leaves me with loads more spare time and you may all now be wondering what the fuck I do all day. This is a question asked by spouses all over the world when they come home from a hard day at work and find the house looking like Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Tracy met in the middle of the living room, invited their wild weather friends over and partied like it was 1999.
But they only ask it once; that's if they want to live, stay married and keep their manhood intact.
Anyway, I saw a pie chart where someone had sorted how they spend their life into segments, and thought I would apply that to a boring, average, stay-at-home day at Casa Cate. Just so you don't have to ask what I do all day.
Oct 29, 2010
Oct 20, 2010
What Is A Bogan?
What's a bogan?
I'm glad you asked. (The following information is ascertained from Wikipedia and bogan.com.au, and from more than 40 years living in the Western suburbs of Adelaide.)
BOGAN: noun: [boe-gn] ; Australian and New Zealand English slang, usually derogatory, for a person who is perceived to be from a lower class background or someone whose limited education, speech, clothing, attitude and behaviour exemplifies such a background.
History: Nobody really knows, it's the old conundrum; what came first, the bogan or the feral's egg that was fertilised at a drunken party by a flannelette shirt-wearing head-banger with a mullet?
Habitat: A run-down dwelling, usually recognisable by the weeds in the yard (and the weed smell wafting from the shed), the clapped-out car resting on bricks in the driveway, the ripped and mysteriously stained sofa on the porch, the ripped and not-so-mysteriously stained mattress on the footpath, the knee-high cigarette butt creation by the front door, and the rusting trailer full of empty beer bottles parked over the top of a long forgotten fish pond (which was only ever used to make home brew anyway). The market value of the property is variable depending on how much petrol is in the car and how many meth labs have been raided in the street that week.
Mating: Bogans are attracted to other bogans when they meet at Centrelink, Legal Aid, the local RSL or at the checkout of Best & Less. They never mate outside their own species, we won't let them. If you ever accidentally find yourself at a bogan backyard wedding, the man in the tuxedo t-shirt is the groom and the woman in the white maternity tracksuit is the bride. Their wedding mixed tape music is a combination of AC/DC songs, including "Love At First Feel", "Let Me Put My Love Into You", "Hard As A Rock", "Deep In The Hole", "Fire Your Guns", "Shoot To Thrill", "Inject The Venom", "Got You By The Balls" and "Kicked In The Teeth". Of course "Jailbreak" tends to become an Anniversary favourite. A bogan can often be married three times and still have the same in-laws.
Breeding: Not advised, but they do it anyway. The only protection they have ever used during sex is an umbrella or a bus shelter. They seem to give birth to loads of children, some of them on pool tables, and tend to leave them in parked cars while "mummy plays the pokies" in an attempt to win back the money that was lost when "one of your daddies had to buy a suit for court".
Offspring: Generally destined to follow in their parent's footsteps and become fully-fledged child-bogans by the age of 7, adolescent-bogans by 13, and parent-bogans by 17. And so the lifecycle continues. Bogans have the unique ability to misspell their own children's names. This, however, may be a clever ruse to enable separate claims of child support for three children named Epponee, Eponnea and Eppah'nee.
Mutations: There is a new breed of bogan called CUBS. Cashed Up Bogans. The origin of their financial security is never revealed, though gambling, drug-dealing, welfare fraud and pimping their girlfriends/sisters/mothers are usual sources of income. These mutants wear Ed Hardy t-shirts and have aspirations to be crime bosses with their own clothing labels, like the infamous Von Dutch. (Nobody said they were smarter, just cashed up. All bogans still believe "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, OI, OI, OI" is our National anthem.)
Projection: It was eagerly anticipated in the late 90s that the bogan would one day become an endangered species, but sadly this is not yet the case. It is feared that as long as society makes available high-density housing, shopping malls, welfare offices, baby bonus payments, bingo halls, motor racing, football cheer squads, black stonewash denim, bourbon and double-plug thongs to people called Shazza, Dazza and Slasher, there will always be bogan clans living among us.
The only hope we have is for the natural attrition of the species, via continuation of the time-honoured tradition of at least one member of every bogan family meeting a fatal end, right after saying "Hey, watch me do this."
Oct 15, 2010
At Least You All Spell BLOG Correctly
I am scared. I think I am channeling my High School English teacher.
It isn't that I am balding, wearing moccasins, shouting Shakespeare quotes Tourette-style or having heart attacks in classrooms.
I have become a Spelling Nazi. I am also somewhat of a Grammar and Punctuation Dictator, but to a lesser degree, unless a sentence is really long and clunky, and seems to go on forever, and uses the word 'and' more than twice, and by the end of it you have forgotten the point they are trying to make, or missed it altogether, and you just want to scream "Oh for goodness sake, shut up and show me a full stop." Hmmm.
Perhaps it comes from being an avid reader of books, where the written word has been edited and perfected to within an inch of its literary life. Or the fact that the obsession with blogging has become a worldwide phenomenon, so every Tom, Dick and Harriet (including myself) thinks they can write. Or I just surmise that with all the Spellchecker type of technology available to people these days, there is no bloody excuse. Or maybe Mr. Martin really is invading my thought processes from the linguistic library on the other side. I'm guessing it's all of the above.
Look, I'm not perfect and I accept we all make typos now and then; our fingers and brains are moving at lightning speed trying to express our innermost thoughts before a power failure, a sick toddler or a horny husband rudely interrupts us. We don't always notice them when we read through our draft at 2am after a twenty hour day. I'm sure those damned French manicures can also be blamed for the occasional mnistyake. But, hello? My 'mnistyake' is now underlined in red, telling me I have probably made a mistake.
There are the usual blunders; your instead of you're, and vice versa. I accept anomalies; the fact that American and English/Australian spelling can vary means the letter 'u' is often a confused little fellow. And the 's' or 'z' question causes hesitation, but not hezitation. Although I can't forgive the person (a writer, allegedly) who spelled tragedy as 'tradgedy'. I don't think we can blame that on an over-zealous manicurist.
My problem is that my frustration with obvious spelling mistakes is affecting my absorption of what I am reading. Yesterday I read a blog, but five minutes after I had finished, I would not have been remotely capable of telling you what it was about. I was so focused on the annihilation of the English language, I did not see a story. I just saw words. Terrible words.
The word there was incorrectly used instead of the word their a total of six times. Consistent, but wrong. The phrase compare to there's instead of compare to theirs almost had me in tears. The apostrophe also reared its ugly, misplaced head when mother's was used when it should have been mothers, as in the plural of mother. One mother, two mothers; I really don't see the difficulty.
I think the ultimate phrase that had me breaking out in hives though was this…
it may of took hours
Correct me if I'm wrong oh Great Language Professors of Blogland, but no matter which English-speaking country you are in, I am fairly certain the phrase should be it may have taken hours.
I know sometimes people write as they speak, but seriously, it doesn't always make good reading. And if readers are missing the point of what you are sharing because they can't see the forest for all the misspelt* trees, that's disappointing for everyone concerned.
Am I overreacting, or are you like me too? (ie: a pedantic, obnoxious, neurotic Spelling Snob)
*Spellchecker didn't like this, it wanted me to type misspelled. How ironic.
Oct 11, 2010
The Anniversary Blog
It was our Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, 10/10/10. I'm guessing the date is cursed by Bo Derek and Dudley Moore or something, because it wasn't a perfect 10; it didn't start well or end well, and there were some awfully smudgy bits in between.
When I realized my first faux pas of the day very early on, I decided to tweet it. As you do. Sure Cate, don't keep the fact that you are an inconsiderate, self-centred, inattentive wife to yourself, tell the whole of twitter instead.
It seemed to make people laugh, and it sure as hell amused me, so I kept going with the themed tweets. "What the fuck, let's make a day of it" seemed to be my way of warped thinking. So here's the result, the Anniversary as seen on twitter. (All of my actual tweets are in Bold. That's Bold Sarcasm Font for the uninitiated)
Role Reversal: Case Study #28: I forgot our wedding anniversary today. He remembered.
I think I covered it pretty well by telling him, sulkily, "Well I remembered last night just after midnight and turned to you to say Happy Anniversary but you were fast asleep on the other sofa. As usual." Hehe, good one Cate. Always throw it back at him.
Currently celebrating 23 years of togetherness by him being at his mother's and me staying home. FTW.
That's right, get chastised and run off to your mother's.
Dear Husband, Happy Anniversary and yes, I shaved my legs. No, not because I want to have sex. Because it is hot & I want to wear shorts.
This was a pre-emptive strike, because of course he hadn't noticed I'd shaved.
Yes Hubby it's our Anniversary, but you're in the 3rd ring of marriage. There was the engagement ring, the wedding ring, now the suffering.
An oldie but a goodie, or so I thought. Some people rolled their eyes. (Jen laughed, love you Jen)
Apologies, after 23 years of marriage, bad jokes are all I have.
At this stage it was pointed out that I make it all sound so romantic, and had a suggestion I should write greeting cards for Hallmark.
Dear Hubby, taking me shopping for our Anniversary, telling me to buy anything, then complaining about prices, will not get you sex either.
People seemed to relate to that. Strongly.
Eye-rolling and heavy sighing is such a turn-off.
General agreement. I also got asked if he had noticed the shaved legs yet.
Does a man really notice anything outside the boobs-to-butt range?
This was a contentious issue. The women's collective response was "Duh", but the men were anxious to dispel the myth by extolling the virtues of other assets, like smiles and particularly eyes.
Someone fell in love with my eyes once. I told him he had to take the rest of me though.
Among other compliments, a bloke told me I was on fire but he had to hide my tweets from his wife. That made me laugh. And proud.
I am the spreader of anniversary joy.
A few people had asked if I got a present (no), flowers (no), or was he taking me out to dinner?
Does McDonalds count?
Actually, he had suggested he might cook a BBQ, but that wasn't as funny.
Dear Husband, as my penance for forgetting our Anniversary, I'll let you rest while I pack your suitcase for you.
For the month of October he's working interstate and coming home on weekends. When my sister-in-law asked me how my first week went without him I said "What? He wasn't here?"
The hilarious repercussion of this tweet was that one person was worried he was leaving me because I had forgotten our Anniversary. Damn. I meant it to sound like I was kicking him out.
No Hubby, lets not eat out for our Anniversary. Reminds me of my marriage. I order, see what another woman is having & wish I'd ordered that.
Got some 'Harry and Sally' responses to that, as well as the funny "as long as it's not yer hubby who wishes he'd ordered other, all is well"
HAH, he might prefer one who didn't tweet.
More questions about how we were celebrating our day.
He took me shopping. Now he's weeding. So romantic, we are.
Shall I go out and help him weed, or just stand there, tell him he missed a spot, then walk back in? #asiftherewaseveranydoubtwhatIwoulddo
Got the fairly expected and unanimous response to that, another "Duh"
Bad Wife: Case Study #73: Forgot Anniversary, now watching him pack his own suitcase while I tweet.
My best intentions got waylaid somewhere between the suitcase and the laptop. Get over it.
Bad Wife: Case Study #74: Now I'm going to watch him cook a BBQ while I sit on my arse and drink wine.
I did throw together a salad. Literally, throw. I'd had a few wines by this stage, so whatever landed in the salad bowl was good to go.
So I forgot the Anniversary, but he forgot to buy me more wine. I think we're even.
I was being generous by suggesting this made us even. Wine is far more important. Duh.
Got a profound response to this tweet though. "I think you are representing the women of the world, who's husbands forget..EVERY YEAR!!! so sit back and enjoy oh Ambassador!"
Love you Sue.
This is getting funner with every glass.
A bit random, making up words now. Got asked by someone who missed the earlier tweets how many years we'd been married.
23. Do I get parole now?
At this point dinner was over, the Commonwealth Games were on TV, and the last of the wine was going down nicely. And I got sidetracked. I left the Anniversary theme, started chatting about boobs (not a huge surprise, seems to be a regular occurrence) and then retweeted something that had me roaring with laughter.
RT@Julesschiller: There's a Jack Bauer riding in the #Comgames road race. He's the one taking out the peloton one by one with a snipers rifle.
Thanks for that laugh Jules. Was trying to compose an Anniversary/sniper/Jack Bauer reply in my head, but was incapable by then.
Bad Wife: Case Study #75: The Anniversary Continues. He's in bed snoring his head off. I'm here.
Well, he did have a 6am flight out Monday morning, I didn't, I had no plans to get out of bed to see him off. Have already established I'm a Bad Wife, why change now?
Karma sucks. Revenge was his. Could he BE any noisier at 4am??
3 hours sleep + epic headache = not a good start to Monday. Just talk quietly amongst yourselves today.
Oct 1, 2010
The Year of Blogging Dangerously
As I approach my blog's First birthday and my own FuckIAmOldth birthday, I've been reflecting on what I've discovered about myself, my likes and my dislikes, whilst taking part in this interesting, crazy and sometimes ridiculous blogosphere over the past year. So put on your Wicked Sense Of Humour Hat and your Bold Sarcasm Font goggles, have your pinch of salt ready (lemon and tequila optional but advisable) and I'll share my revelations.
I like to write. *No kidding, Sherlock. Cue the light shining down from above, the angels playing harps and let the choir sing hallelujah* I thank Buddha every day that I listened to a friend who encouraged me to write. He is my #1 ticket holder and has a lifetime free pass to my blog, though I wish he'd clean up the mess of empty wine bottles he leaves in here, tsk.
I like that what I wrote in the early days doesn't horrify me now. It's not Shakespeare, but I liked my first post, as far as first posts go, even when I reread it yesterday. I remember I was so excited because I got one comment; I only had two followers so a 50% strike rate seemed pretty damn good. I didn't hit my straps straight away; I didn't swear (I broke the ice with 'arsehole' in my second post) and I kept the sarcasm at bay, as improbable as that seems, until half way through my second post where I let you sniff it and get a sense of what might be to come. By the third post the Sardonic Verses were flowing from me and I had found my calling. It was like coming home. Mockery, especially of myself, is my nirvana.
I dislike martyrs. I'm sure you've all come across at least one blogger possessed with self-centred martyrdom, sadly I've seen more than one and they seem to be breeding like diseased rabbits. You know… "I am seriously considering quitting blogging, walking away and never coming back, I'm not sure I want to do this any more, I can't take all the criticism/bullying/negative comments/censorship/insert whatever the latest fracas is about here…. ". They blog about it, tweet about it, put on their best Victimised Scapegoat outfit, then sit back to wait for people to beg them to reconsider; they bask in the love and attention, and then keep right on blogging. If you are expecting me to say "Oh please don't stop, what will we do without you, everyone loves you, don't give up, blah blah", then you'll be bitterly disappointed. There is a very good reason I am not a life coach or motivational speaker. Because I don't give a shit.
I do like 'meeting' amazing, fascinating and hilarious people from all around the world, reading their stories, getting to know them through their words. There are many who I am sure if we ever did meet in real life, would become instant friends. There are also a handful who I have no doubt would create havoc in perfect harmony with me. They would never be able to bail me out of jail because they would be sitting beside me in the cell muttering "Wow, what a night. How much do you remember?"
I don't like your children. Any of them. Okay, that may be a bit harsh, I guess there are a few exceptions that spring to mind. I like the ones who stick pencils up their nose at inappropriate times, run into completely stationary walls for no apparent reason, threaten to dismember their little brothers in front of horrified grandparents, and embarrass their mothers in public toilets by yelling "UH-OH, THAT'S A BIG POO COMING OUT OF YOUR BOTTOM, MUMMY". They rock. It's the rest of them. The Perfect Ones. Hate to break it to you, but your children are not perfect, they are not the smartest, cutest, funniest, most talented, gifted, most polite, coolest, most photogenic, sweetest little cherubs to have ever graced this world. MINE WERE, OKAY? (You'll notice I said 'were', they're teenagers now. Sigh.)
This is both a like and a dislike. Wordless Wednesday. I like the concept of it, but I dislike the misuse and sometimes overuse of it. I really like seeing beautiful photographs, some have taken my breath away, but if you truly cannot refrain from writing something about it, for fuck's sake don't call it 'Wordless'. Not even 'Nearly Wordless', or 'Almost Wordless', they both drive me insane. And don't think I haven't noticed the ones who sneakily manage to keep it wordless, until you scroll down to the Comments section where someone has simply said "Lovely pic" and the blogger has replied "Oh thanks so much, isn't it beautiful? What you're seeing here is from last weekend when we were out walking in the woods and saw this building and the sun was coming through at just the right angle and I find it so romantic, don't you? And if you like this you may like another photo I took of…."
Wordless, my arse. Either write whatever the hell you want to write about your photo and publish it as a normal post, or shut the fuck up.
I like that I can say "shut the fuck up" on here and not get hit by a flying remote control.
I don't really like sponsored posts; I generally just don't read them. I do, however, respect everybody's right to do them if they wish. What I would like is to know right up front in the first line, or even in the title, that it is a sponsored post and what product or service is being promoted, if only to save me the time of reading several paragraphs before I realise I'm subtly being sold on the modern miracles of BetweenTheCheeks Nappy Rash Cream, BetterOutThanIn Colic Medicine, or SuckOnThatYouLittleBiter Nipple Shields. I don't have a baby, I'm not your target audience. However, if your title says "Post Sponsored by Absolut Vodka" and involves stories of wild dancing, various states of undress, and cocktail umbrellas being used in imaginative ways, then I'm your girl. Actually those Nipple Shields could come in handy….
I like reading posts with clever, catchy openings, something that seizes me and makes me stay. The best ones hold my attention and finish with a bang, a shock, a hilarious one-liner, or a witty half-finished sentence as if they were interrupted in the middle of a thought by a power failure, a vomiting child, or an overly persistent Jehovah spruiker.
Finally, I like the fact that people have found their way to my blog by searching 'filthy dick porn', 'peeing and fuicing', 'bouncing hooters' and 'lesbian slave bitch fiction'. I find this so pleasing, almost in a childish way. It makes me want to say the 'C' word so that the next person who searches for it will be led right here….
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Channel of Constantinople
I took this picture last July a few minutes after we had taken off from Istanbul. We were flying north (to the left in the picture) over the Black Sea, the land below is Turkey and the narrow channel in the distance towards the east is the Bosphorus that separates Europe from Asia.
Before I examined John Arrowsmith's 1844(?) map of Turkey in Europe (downloaded from the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection), I didn't know that another name for the Bosphorus was the Channel of Constantinople. (In Arrowsmith's map, north is towards the top.)
The Symplegades ("Clashing Rocks"), made famous by Jason and the Argonauts, are assumed to have been located at the northern opening of the Bosphorus (see map here). I believe the Cayennees Islands (a.k.a Cyanean Rocks) marked in Arrowsmith's map are the Symplegades.


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16 October 2007
Everybody was looking forward to the weekend anyway because Hari Raya would start. For those who are not so familiar with the Muslim culture, Hari Raya literally means day of celebration or feast of the breaking of the fast, and it marks the end of the Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. Finally on Friday night they announced that the first day of Hari Raya will be on Saturday, which meant for me that I would be of Saturday, Sunday and Monday, because Hari Raya lasts three whole days and they are all public holidays.
My first day of Hari Raya was quite busy since we got invited to go to three open houses that day. Open house means that people open their house to family and friends to celebrate with them and it always involves a lot of food Hari Raya is a bit similar to our Christmas. People also decorate their house with lights and things like that and small children get a small gift (money) and everybody gets together to eat and talk. So at 10a.m in the morning the adventure started. Shinta, (she is the wife of the American golf pro teaching at the Empire) who lives across the street picked Heidi and me up and we went to our first house. This was an Indonesian family. Our second stop was at HJs place, he also works at the Empire. This place was so different compared to the first place. There was a lot of gold everywhere and the food over there was Bruneian food, which is quite different to the Indonesian food we had at the first place. Our final stop for that day was at an African family. You could really see how every place is different from the other. Every nationality celebrates Hari Raya a bit different but they all have one thing in common: food!! When we got home around 4p.m I was so full I couldnt see food anymore So the rest of the day I was just lazy and prepared myself for the next day of eating!
Sunday, the second day of Hari Raya, Heidi and I were invited to an open house again. This time it was just across the street at Shintas place. So we went there around noon and the whole eating started again Every open house is somehow the same, you meet new people from all different kind of countries and you always have to answer the same question. What are you doing in Brunei, why did you choose Brunei etc. When we were just about to leave, some familiar faces entered the house. It was Rolf (the German pilot who helped me to get my new placement at the Empire) and together with him more German pilots with their families. The Sultan has in total three planes and for those three planes he always has 9 German pilots from Lufthansa working for him. It was nice to talk German for a while and when they left, Heidi and me took advantage to also go home and relax for a bit till it was time for dinner. So after a nice nap we got ready to go over again for dinner. We had a nice evening talking to all different kind of people again. One family even offered us to take as to the rainforest!! I definitely look forward to that, because I was supposed to go on a trip to the national park with Sunshine (my old placement company) but well I quitted before I got the chance to go.
Today my annoying roommate Rainbow woke me up quite rude. Rainbow (stupid name isnt it?!) who had her whole Chinese family over at our place at 8 am to pick her up. And Chinese people are so loud and dont have any respect. At around one it was time to meet with Shinta again because she offered us to take us to the palace. That was quite an experience because the palace of the Sultan is only open those three days every year. After we arrived there somebody handed us a golden plate and we first had a nice lunch before the waiting started. I was actually surprised how fast it went. I expected to wait way longer to get to the Queen and shake her hand. Females are only allowed to shake the hand of the Queen and the wife of the Crown prince and the male are allowed to meet with the Sultan and the Crown prince. In total we had to wait for about 2 hours and then everything was over in one minute. You just walk in shake her hand and wish her Selamat Hari Raya, which more or less means Happy Hari Raya and thats it. On your way out you get a goody box with something to drink and eat and a card with the picture of the Sultan, stating your visitor number. Mine was 48077 and thats it. Small boys get in addition 5B$ each. So you can imagine that the Sultan gives away quite some money on those three day, but for him its nothing I guess!!
I must say I really enjoy this Hari Raya weekend. I met a lot of nice new people. Unfortunately tomorrow will be a regular working day again. And after three days off its always hard to go back to normal.
Talk to you next week again.
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Hey girl!!
Sounds really nice ur Hari Raya weekend. A lot of people u met there. No time to be bored I think so.. I'm allready looking for work here in Holland, aaah serious life begins!
xxx Lisa
16 October 2007
Hi Sabine, it sound really nice the Hari Raya weekend, I went twice to Brunei and till now I still missed this every time! Enjoy your time! Love, Arielle
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Since this is our first baby, we are having a baby shower. The problem I'm running into is that our families and friends all live in 3 seperate towns, all within about 2 and 1/2 hours away from each other. I know that doesn't sound like too far, but I tell ya, if I don't have it in the town where people live, they won't come. I thought about having the shower in the town that is the middle ground for everyone but my mom is not happy b/c it's not the town her family is in and she thinks no one will come from her side unless we have it in their town. Plus, if we have it in the "middle ground" I don't really have a place to have it. My in-laws live there but I don't want to ask them to host a party for me; seems tacky. Also, my was asked how many would come as far as friends and my in-laws, I said like 12, she said, "Well you don't want it to be too crowded." That ticked me off after everything else - isn't this suppose to be my party? I didn't think we needed to be selective. Plus, not too many more would come from her side. When I had my bridal shower up in the town where her family lived, like 3 people showed up from her side! Not that many!
So I don't know what to do, or more accurately, where to have this shower that is now starting to stress me a little. And the last thing I want to worry about is a shower. It seems like no matter where it's going to be, there will be people that don't want to drive, which I understand. I'm just excited to have as many people as possible around to celebrate this baby that took us SUCH a LONG time to conceive. ANY IDEAS????? All will be welcome and appreciated cuz I'm stuck.


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Sharon Sachs obtained a BA degree from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.
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In addition to being an actress, Sharon Sachs is also an award-winning costume designer. Her TV credits include Dexter, Huff, My Name is Earl, One on One, Weeds, The Chronicle, Insatiable, Boomtown, and Kate Brasher. Films include Home Alone 3, Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer.


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I cannot get the floppy drive to auto mount in natty 11.04 .
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Iwas told that all recent versions of ubuntu have same problem and that I would need to change back to an older version of udisks.
I was told to look for version 1.0.1 in syaptic pk mng but it only shows ver 1.0.2 any help on where to get sdisks ver 1.0.1 or other fix would be great .
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People Claming Wi-Fi Allergies in New Mexico
A group of wackjobs in New Mexico are claiming they have allergic reactions to Wi-Fi signals.
"I get chest pain and it doesn't go away right away," alleged Wi-Fi allergy sufferer Arthur Firstenberg told KOB-TV.
The Santa Fe city attorney is checking to see if the Wi-Fi signals could be considered a form of discrimination, KOB reports.
Freaking wow. Before you waste any more time Mr. or Mrs. Santa Fe city attorney, let me tell you -- Wi-Fi signals aren't a form of discrimination. And neither is me kicking Arthur Firstenberg in the nuts and telling him to stop drinking the Fire hot-sauce packets from Taco Bell.
New Mexico Wi-Fi 'Allergy' Sufferers Want Wireless Ban [foxnews]
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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A Damascus, VA car crash today at the Trail Days Parade has injured as many as sixty people. The Trail Days Parade 2013 in Damascus, VA erupted into terror today May 18, 2013 when a vehicle allegedly crashed in a sea of people. Reports are still filtering in from local news reporters and police scanners (crash photos below). The driver of the vehicle is purportedly elderly and allegedly had a medical episode behind the wheel of his older Cadillac. The name of the driver has yet to be released to news.
Scannerfood on Facebook reports that fifty to sixty "walking wounded" are being treated in Damascus, VA currently after the Trail Days crash. The terror involved a "vehicle vs pedestrians". Reports claim that a vehicle crashed into a sea of people. Initial coverage put the injuries at twelve. Those numbers have been revised upwards to close to sixty as of 3:30 PM EST. Scannerfood also indicates an unconfirmed source at the crash scene stating that "Elderly man in Cadillac possibly having have a medical emergency lost control at 25-35 MPH and struck pedestrians in the parade."
Officials have set up a triage at Damascus Fire Hall, Scannerfood adds. Cell phone towers in the area are being reported as overloaded. Officials are advising the public to use SMS texting, rather than voice, to alleviate the trouble.
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Twitter's Safety Bob is reporting much the same. He tweeted shortly after 3 PM EST today "some guy drove through the Thru-hiker parade with his car in Damascus, VA." He also tell news that "A lot of people got hurt. Keep them in thoughts n prayers".
Kevin Castle is reporting that the driver may have suffered a medical episode. "Preliminary information from law enforcement says the driver who struck parade goers had a medical episode. " He also claims the above image is the Cadillac which allegedly crashed into the parade. "VSP trooper examines vehicle that crashed into parade in Damascus. Several injured."


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Prospective Research in Infants with Mild Encephalopathy
To determine the natural history of NE infants who do not qualify for Therapeutic Hypothermia by determing the percent of infants with neurological abnormalities that resolve, persist, or progress during the hospital stay, the percent of thses infants that have an abnormal aEEG performed at less than or equal to 6 hours of age, and to determine the percent of these infants with evidence of brain injury on MRI performed between 7 and 30 days of life.
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-infants greater than or equal to 36 weeks gestation and birth weight of greater than or equal to 1800 grams who have evidence of a perinatal event and some degree of neonatal encephalopathy but do not qualify for therapeutic hypothermia.
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-pH less than or equal to 7.0 or a base deficit of greater than or equal to 16 mmol/L in a sample of umbilical cord blood or any blood speciman during the first hour after birth.
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American Bread: A Guide to 41 Hyper-Regional Sandwiches
Grub Street scoured the country looking for creations that, for one reason or another, seem to exist only in particular pockets of America.
America is a regional country: Food that's core to the identity of one place — chili on spaghetti in Cincinnati, Spam on everything in Hawaii, Kool-Aid pickles in the South — is treated as nothing more than an oddity elsewhere. With that in mind, Grub Street set out to track down all of the country's hyper-regional sandwiches: individual creations that, for one reason or another, seem to exist only in particular pockets of America.
To be clear, there are some things you won't see here: po'boys, lobster rolls, muffulettas, grilled cheese, peanut butter and jelly, cheesesteaks, club sandwiches, Dagwoods, burgers, patty melts, or any sandwich that consists of simply placing some other kind of regional specialty — brisket, pulled pork — on bread. Those are the chart-topping hits of the sandwich world; this list is about the deep cuts.
The country is full of weird, wonderful creations that you've probably never heard of unless you live in their natal home: Gut-busters like the Midwest's horseshoe (an open-faced sandwich covered with cheese fries), upstate New York's beef on weck (named for its carraway-studded roll), or even chow mein sandwiches from Fall River, Massachusetts (exactly what they sound like).
Some of the sandwiches on this list have facsimiles outside their places of origin; others are only to be found in the areas where they were invented. They may differ wildly in concept, but that's the whole point — the thing that all of these sandwiches do have in common is a fan base in some particular neck of the woods, and the potential to grow those devoted fans all across America.BEGIN SLIDESHOW


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Grub Street Food Fest: We're Giving Away Jerk Chicken
Just tell us about your all-time best street food experience.
As we mentioned earlier, this Sunday, October 23, we'll once again be taking over the Hester Street Fair and turning it into the Grub Street Food Festival, and over 75 food trucks, restaurants, and shops will be there — we've got a lot more space than we did last year. You can look at a preliminary list here, but we're happy to announce a new addition: Miss Lily's. To help kick off the festival, Serge Becker's team is giving away some of its justifiably popular jerk chicken for two — that's two helpings of chicken, and sides of jerk-grilled corn and cod fritters — for one of Grub Street's readers to share.
How does one win the Caribbean spread? Simple: Just tell us in the comments below about your all-time best street food experience, whether it's that time you found killer larb in an alley in Thailand, drunkenly stumbled upon world-class currywurst in Berlin, or had the best dirty-water dog in New York. (We once ate the drippiest, juiciest burger we've ever had at a stand in Tahiti, of all places, but that's another story.) Anyway, just leave your comment before this Thursday at noon; we'll choose our favorite and let you know. Then, all you have to do is head to the Grub Street Food Fest this weekend and pick up your prize at the Miss Lily's stand. Get to it!
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UW Men Start Second Half of MW Season at Boise State on Saturday
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The University of Wyoming men's basketball will seek a measure of revenge on Saturday at Boise State. The Broncos (15-7, 3-5 MW) halted a 13-game winning streak for the Cowboys (16-6, 2-6 MW) on Jan. 9 in the first meeting between the two this season, and the Pokes have gone 3-5 since. BSU hit 11 a season-high 11 threes for a UW opponent, but the Cowboys have held six of their last eight opponents to three treys or less. Saturday's matchup should be another close one between the high-scoring Bronco offense and stingy Cowboy defense. Tip is set for 6 p.m. MT in Taco Bell Arena.
Fans can follow live stats, live audio and live video of Wyoming's game through the men's basketball Gameday Central page on the website. The contest will also be broadcast on the radio by the Cowboy Sports Network.
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Head coach Leon Rice and the Broncos sit sixth in the MW standings at 3-5 in conference play and 15-7 overall. Like Wyoming, Boise State crafted an impressive non-conference record, but has faltered against tough MW opponents. In their most recent action, the Broncos lost a 63-62 game at No. 25 San Diego State on Wednesday. BSU erased a 17-point first-half deficit, but lost on a three by Chase Tapley with 2.8 seconds left. Boise State is 9-1 at home this season, as its one loss was in overtime, 79-74, to league-leading New Mexico. The Broncos sport one of the best offenses in the MW, leading the conference in points per game (75.2), three-point percentage (40.4) and free throw percentage (75.2). BSU also ranks second in field goal percentage (46.3) and threes per game (8.0). Defensively, Boise State allows opponents 65.8 points per game and ranks eighth in field goal defense (43.9) and seventh in three-point defense (33.7). BSU has a plus 4.8 rebounding margin and plus 1.9 turnover margin.
Each Team's Leaders
Sophomore guard Derrick Marks leads Boise State at 16.6 points and 3.5 assists per game, which rank fourth and fifth in the MW, respectively. Marks also leads the league in free throw percentage (85.8) and steals (2.1). Sophomore guard/forward Anthony Drmic adds 15.9 points and 4.6 rebounds, ranking second in the league in three-point percentage (40.6) and threes per game (2.5). Junior guard Jeff Elorriaga is the top three-point shooter in the MW at 47 percent beyond the arc and 3.1 threes per game. Those marks lead the league and rank sixth and 11th in the nation, respectively. Junior forward Ryan Watkins adds 9.4 points and a team-high 7.7 rebounds. Redshirt freshman guard Michael Thompson contributes 9.2 points and 2.9 rebounds. Marks and Thompson both had 16 points at SDSU.
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Hi everyone,
I've just bought a set of pretty-well bare '54 KHRM cases and have been trying to find out about them with little success.
Can anyone out there point me in the direction of some good info sources, parts, etc? How many of these were produced?
I've done a search through the archives here and see that others have or used to have examples of these bikes; if any of you could email me with info it would be greatly appreciated.
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The wonders the cold weather makes it inevitable for many things to be seen.
In the local area of El Paso there are many things visible to make one marvel, because the timing of the outdoors climate would say different.
A bird that resembled a Hawk was spotted close by on a neighborhood stonewall for a short moment, before it boundaries were jeopardized and flew off to safety.
There are actually still flies buzzing about trying to enter into the indoors, seemingly with no regards to the season.
Mourning doves are making their familiar calling early in the mornings in the desert where they are still feeding off fall foliage and seeds.
The herbs for cooking located outdoors are steadily thriving in this time with weather related conditions, herbs of the peppermint and rosemary can be seen perfectly paired.
The brillant rise of the morning sun over the Franklin Mountains in El Paso, TX can be viewed on a frosty morning.
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Fourth graders from Warren and Allen County came together Thursday morning to learn about all around safety. The 18th annual WKU Agricultural Safety Day put the students in many different scenarios to explain the proper way to safely react. The event at the WKU Ag Expo Center may have had many outdoor aspects but it wasn't just about farm safety.
"Although it's called agricultural safety day, it's about home safety, it's about chemical safety or all the other things you might experience. Even if a kid is not on a farm, they may visit a farm." said Donita Lashley of south central AHEC.
Demonstrators from Warren RECC explained electrical safety to the fourth graders by giving tips for lightning safety and by using an electrical current to pop popcorn.


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Todd Bertuzzi scored the only goal of the shootout Thursday night, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.
The victory put the Red Wings back into first place in the Western Conference, one point ahead of both the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks.
Bertuzzi's shootout goal came on the backhand on a spin-o-rama move at the edge of the crease.
Phoenix netminder Mike Smith stopped Pavel Datsyuk and Jiri Hudler on Detroit's first two stops. Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard stopped Shane Doan and Radim Vrbata while Gilbert Brule lost the puck on his chance.
Bertuzzi had given the Red Wings their only lead of the game with 8:47 left in the second period. Johan Franzen sent the puck from behind the net to Bertuzzi at the bottom of the left circle, where he fired a rocket of a shot past Phoenix netminder Mike Smith to put Detroit up 2-1.
Brule tied things back up just 2:55 later when he carried the puck into the Detroit zone on a three-on-two and drove to the net, putting a shot between Howard's pads.
Raffi Torres opened the game's scoring only 2:23 into the game, beating Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard on a wraparound chance.
Ian White's shot from top of the right circle made it 1-1 at 1:36 of the second period. It was the Red Wings' 30th goal of the season from a defenseman.
Howard finished the night with 31 saves on 33 shots against. Smith made 33 stops on 35 shots.
Neither team scored a power play goal. Detroit had five tries with the extra attacker to Phoenix's two, the second of which was in overtime.
The Red Wings' next game is Saturday evening when they host the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets.
Notes: Mike Commodore and Jan Mursak were healthy scratches for the Red Wings.
The Red Wings visit the Phoenix Coyotes for the third Thursday-night matchup between the teams this season.
Not much to say before this one. Cory Emmerton and Jakub Kindl will swap back into the Detroit lineup, with Jan Mursak and Mike Commodore coming out. Jimmy Howard gets the start in goal.
Game time is 9:00 PM, so I should be around for this one after my soccer game. FSD has the TV.
Phoenix has been on a roll when it comes to games at home outscoring opponents 11-2 so this one will be interesting.
Lidstrom was fantastic on that shift. Need to get pucks to the net though. Not a bad period but not good either. Plenty of time to turn it around.
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20 Boutique Wineries Open Cellar Doors for Behind-the-Scenes Look at Winemaking
LAKE CHELAN, WA (May 14, 2013) — The Lake Chelan Wine Valley will kick off spring with a weekend of tasting future wine releases straight from the barrel on May 18 and 19. Spring Barrel Tasting is an annual event and offers visitors the chance to taste and learn how the use of oak plays a significant role in wine making. Guests will explore the use of different oak treatments and their impact on the taste, color, tannin and texture of the wine. Guests can visit winery cellar rooms for exclusive tastings with local winemakers and purchase upcoming vintages of some of their favorite wines.
Wines that will be offered to taste throughout the weekend include the following. For a full list and more details, visit www.lakechelanwinevalley.com/come-visit-us/events/spring-barrel-tasting.html.
Atam Winery – Barbera
Cairdeas Winery – 2012 CabernetPort
Chelan Estate – 2008 Pinot Noir
Chelan Ridge – 2011 Estate Chardonnay
Hard Row to Hoe – 2012 Sangiovese
Lake Chelan Winery – 2011 Syrah
Nefarious Cellars – 2012 Grenache and estate grown 2012 Defiance Vineyard Syrah
Rio Vista Wines – 2012 Barbera and 2012 Malbec
Tsillan Cellars - 2012 Chardonnay, 2012 Malbec, 2012 Pinot Grigio, 2012 Sinistra, 2012 Sempre Amore, 2012 B. Rossa, 2012 RSV Syrah
Ventimiglia Cellars - 2012 Châteauneuf Blend of Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache and Viognier
Vin du Lac - 2011 Red Café Pinot Noir, 2010 LEHM Estate Pinot Noir, 2011 Lehmbecker Estate Pinot Noir
Lake ChelanValley businesses will be participating in a giveaway in conjunction with Spring Barrel Tasting. Guests can fill out an entry form at each business for the chance to win one of six prize packages, which include a personal wine cooler, gift certificates from local wineries and other exciting items from Lake Chelan stores. The contest runs from May 11-19, and winners will be drawn on Monday, May 20. Participating businesses include:
B C MacDonald's
Bear Foods Market
Campbell's Resort
Culinary Apple
Lake Chelan Sports
Local Myth Pizza
Main Street Gallery
Mill Bay Casino
Orchard Wood Ovens
Posh Boutique
Riverwalk Books
Swim World
Participating wineries include:
Atam Winery
C.R. Sandidge Winery
Cairdeas Winery
Chelan Estate Winery
Lake Chelan Winery
Nefarious Cellars
Tildio Winery
Tsillan Cellars
Tunnel Hill Winery
Guests that extend their wine tasting visit can enjoy some of the wonderful recreation Lake Chelan has to offer, including golf, boating, mountain biking and hiking. Small-town charm abounds in Downtown Chelan and Manson, with shopping and dining options for every taste.
About Lake ChelanWineValley: Lake ChelanWineValley is a thriving community of 20 wineries that are attracting attention from winemakers, grape growers and wine enthusiasts. The Valley was recognized as an AVA in the Federal Register in April 2009. Located in the heart of Washington's Cascade Mountains, Lake Chelan is a scenic destination three hours east of Seattle, situated on a pristine 55 mile lake. Throughout the year, Lake Chelan visitors tour vineyards, meet the winemakers, taste award-winning wines and dine at many winery restaurants – the perfect wine-lovers destination. Some of the varieties that flourish in the Valley include Syrah, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Viognier. Learn more at www.lakechelanwinevalley.com.


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Chris Wright is #4.
Shameful reporting as usual from this "newspaper"-turned-blog, with the word "blog" used most often as an excuse for its sloppy coverage.
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Chris Wright is #4.
Shameful reporting as usual from this "newspaper"-turned-blog, with the word "blog" used most often as an excuse for its sloppy coverage.
Wow, way not to include any good shots of the women's team. One picture of Coach Flo, and that's it?
people care more about mens basketball because its bigger faster stronger.
Just saying, the women's team has gotten farther in the NCAA tournament than the men have in the past two years, they deserve better than a few group shots that don't even acknowledge the stand-out players on the team.
I imagine attendance if midnight madness was just for the men's team versus just for the women's team would be pretty different. It doesn't say anything about either team, and every year both the Hoya and the Voice get a couple criticizing them for undercovering the women's team. Men's basketball is what draws the eyes. The Atlanta Dream made it to the WNBA Finals this year, but I imagine the Hawks are still the more followed team in Atlanta. If it's a problem, it's a societal one, And in the struggle for true equality of treatment between men and women, campus coverage of basketball teams should probably be far down the list of priorities.
Are there student single-game tickets this year (aka $5 tickets)? I can't find any information on this on the ticket website.
Props for covering Hoya basket ball. Very disappointed about covering a no talent dolt like LaBeouf
Not Greg Monroe, I don't think either Pat or Eileen were referring to some global struggle for gender equality (although I wish they had been) – I think they're honestly just referring to the fact that our women's basketball team is FANTASTIC and deserves a lot of respect that they're simply not getting. We're not arguing for a Hoya/Voice Preview (but that would be awesome), we were just hoping that the stand out players – like Sugar Rodgers, Big East Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Big East member – would get a picture or two. They're really fun to watch, and if more students gave them a chance, you might all be surprised!
Regardless, these are fantastic pictures.
Not sure, can someone at VOX look into this?
@ Mara I know I wasn't – I have way too much homework for a global struggle for gender equality. I'm not even asking Vox staffers to go to the women's games, although you'd probably have a good time if you did. But if you're already at Midnight Madness, and you have a camera, is it really too much to ask that you photograph Sugar, or Monica McNutt, or Tia Magee, or Rubylee Wright? Barring that, could you at least identify one member of the team in one of the captions?


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Carlos said if he could be any kind of food, he would be beans and rice.
Carlos' favorite band is Train
Carlos said his worst date was when he forgot his wallet at the restaurant.
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I need to reload my Sims3 game but can't find the original box with the serial number? What do I do?
It drives me crazy when product keys are on the box rather than on the jewel case, or better yet, the CD. After all, how many of us keep old software boxes lying around the house? Plus, half the time, the boxes get mangled because of over aggressive packaging. But, enough venting. Let's see if we can figure out how you can reinstall Sims3 and reactivate it.
Retrieving Sims3 Serial Numbers via The Sims3 Web site.
If you registered your copy of The Sims3 at the The Sims3 Web site, then you may be able to recover your serial number there.
Contacting Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts has two mechanisms in place for replacing illegible or lost serial numbers. If the serial number is illegible and you purchased the game in the last 90 days, the replacement will be free. You must submit the page from the manual or the jewel case insert containing the illegible serial number to Electronic Arts before you will receive your new serial number. Since this doesn't apply to you, let's take a look at EA's policy for lost serial numbers.
Unfortunately, this option is going to cost you $10 USD. You will need to submit a check made out to Electronic Arts, proof of purchase, and explanation, and your name, address, and phone number to:
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Now, what does Electronic Arts consider "proof of purchase"? If you have the user's manual, the proof of purchase is located there. If you do not have it, then Electronic Arts will accept a photo or a photocopy of the Sims3 game disc.
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So I got the Sims 3 Pets Limited Edition, and I installed it and I learned I have to have my game registered on here to get the Limited Edition Content.
Well, of course I lost my Serial code for my Sims 3 Base game. So, is there some sort of place on my computer that says what my serial code is for my game? I use a Mac btw, so don't give instructions for a Windows computer. Thanks!
Cyron43 wrote:Of course??? I guess that's a disguised circumscription for "I'm running an illegal copy of the base game".
Nice try but no one is so stupid to loose the serial number of an original game.
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BIG BUNDLE OF JOY — Donna, a 21-year-old African elephant, watches over her calf, Nadirah, 30 hours after birth. Donna and the calf are bonding and should be introduced to the rest of the herd sometime in the next few weeks. Nadirah, which is an African name for precious and rare, was born early Monday morning after only 16 minutes of labor and weighed a healthy 233 pounds. Soon, guests at Disney's Animal Kingdom will be able to see Nadirah's progress on camera monitors at Rafiki's Planet Watch. (Gene Duncan, photographer)
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Gardening in the home school can provide learning in a full range of subjects as well as fun outdoor exercise. Kids love to dig in the dirt and make exciting new discoveries. For various reasons, including health, economical and environmental, many families are growing more of their own foods right in the backyard and it just makes sense for many homeschoolers to incorporate gardening into their studies.
Language Arts
Children's gardening books can be found for every grade level and encourage reading and research skills. Students can also keep a journal of their progress in the garden or write letters to friends and relatives detailing their gardening discoveries. Younger students may enjoy drawing pictures.
Science and Health
Gardening is rich in science lessons. Students can examine plant structure and growth, effects of weather, soil types and water cycles, the food chain, insects, pollination, nutrition, and food preparation and preservation.
Social Studies
As their interest in gardening grows, students may enjoy discussion with neighbor gardeners or browsing farmers markets. Students also learn the importance of environmental stewardship through studying and discussing community or global food and agricultural economy and the environmental impacts of various agricultural methods. Researching farming methods in other communities and how they relate to variations in geography and climate encourage social awareness as well.
A wealth of math lessons can be found in gardening. Students develop math skills when they use measurements such as area of garden, length and width of rows, volume and weight of produce, growth charts and graphs, ratios, percentages, fractions, and comparisons of the cost of buying groceries to the cost of gardening.
Urban Harvest
Every year Urban Harvest conducts more than 100 classes at various locations around Houston, covering all kinds of gardening subjects ranging from canning vegetables to living sustainably through permaculture priniciples. If you're a bit rusty on gardening skills, these classes are a good place to find help.
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Diana Bauman of myhumblekitchen.com is a simple living, homeschooling mom. She offers her thoughts and ideas in an example of a homeschool lesson in planting a garden.
Homeschoolers are generally a pretty creative lot. If you're a homeschooler and have more ideas for lessons through gardening, please feel free to share them in the comment section below.
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The 24-inch glossy, widescreen display features a 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution and uses LED-backlit technology to provide instant full-screen brightness and improved power efficiency. Many will despise the replacement of matte for glossy, surely, but others will welcome the new built-in iSight camera, microphone and stereo speakers.
Touted specifically for its redesigned MacBook offerings, the new LED Cinema Display also features an integrated MagSafe charger that allows users to plug in and power their Apple notebooks, plus a three-port USB 2.0 hub and an aluminum and glass enclosure. The new monitor from Apple will set you back $899 and shipments should begin sometime later this month.


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EUGENE, Ore. - The hammer throw is one of the more intriguing events in collegiate track and field. Casual observers would assume that the process of launching a 16-pound, four-inch steel ball attached to a metal chain is an action relying mostly on brute strength. On the contrary, scientific-based techniques and an assortment of minute details steadily have become the key factors behind the world's elite hammer throwers.
But don't let all that science talk bore you, the history of the hammer throw definitely has a "cool factor," with origins of the sport connected to the mythological god Thor, the Scottish Highland Games (during the terrible reign of England's Edward the Longshanks, yes the antagonist from the popular Braveheart film) and even King Henry VIII.
And what little kid doesn't love skipping rocks across a pond or hurling various objects over their head? Those activities are a rite of passage during one's youth. The chance to take it to another level as a collegiate athlete? Purely a bonus.
After decades of minimal success in this unique event, the Alabama track and field program, seemingly overnight, has found itself in the golden age of Crimson Tide hammer throwing. That renaissance fittingly is due to the fortuitous arrival of 21-year-old freshman Elias Hakansson, a native of Halmstad, Sweden. Hakansson is among 24 entrants who will compete in the 2013 NCAA hammer throw this week in Eugene, Ore.
Despite being on campus for less than a year, Hakansson has etched his name all over the Alabama top 10 lists not only for the hammer throw (an outdoor event) but also for the indoor weight throw, which utilizes a much heavier, 35-pound metal ball that is attached to a shorter chain.
At the LSU Indoor Invitational, only a couple months into his Alabama career, Hakansson reached a school-record distance of 67 feet, 6 ¼ inches in the weight throw. He went on to post an impressive third-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships and narrowly missed a spot in the NCAA 16-thrower field (the final weight throw qualifier had a top distance of 68-7).
Of course, the best was yet to come during the outdoor season for Hakansson, whose tremendous technical skills and knowledge of the event make him much more suited for the hammer than the weight throw, which is more forgiving for stylistic errors and is an event often dominated by strength-based competitors. Alabama's "Swedish Surprise" was undersized as an early teenager and even now checks in at a relatively lean 6-3, 210 pounds.
Although Sweden certainly is not a hotbed for the hammer throw (unlike traditional powers such as Hungary and Russia), the Swedes have a growing youth program that is starting to produce noteworthy results.
"In Sweden, training for the hammer throw traditionally has been based on strength, but they are not good technicians," says Alabama second-year assistant coach/throwing events specialist Doug Reynolds, who was impressed with Hakansson at various European and World Championship events over the years.
"Elias has a totally different approach," said Reynolds. "He's basically a kind of scientist when it comes to the art of hammer throwing. He's done extensive study of the event from a biomechanics standpoint and understands cause and effect in every action. He strives to master even the minutest details in order to maximize his performance."
Hakansson - whose early days in track and field were centered on sprinting, plus the long jump and high jump - always has felt more at home training on the track (or in video study) rather than in the weight room. Interestingly, he refers to his "strength" as being an ever-developing technical expertise, as opposed to the brute physical strength commonly associated with successful athletes in the throwing events.
"It's possible some of the youth coaches in Sweden did not initially appreciate how Elias was honing his craft," explains Reynolds. "He was not lifting weights on a regular basis and that's why he is behind the curve from a physical strength standpoint. But he's light years ahead in the technical aspects, and in the long run that has ended up paying big dividends for him."
Those big dividends have included earning a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team for both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Hakansson set the Alabama hammer throw record (211-4) while winning the event at the Samford Multi Meet, and he later re-set that record (214-11) en route to placing third at the SEC Outdoor meet. He is the 11th-seeded qualifier among the 24-thrower field at the 2013 NCAAs, with half of those hammer throw entrants being seniors, along with five juniors, three sophomores and only three other freshmen (Virginia Tech's Tomas Kruzliak, Purdue's Chukwuebuka Enekwechi and Oregon's Greg Skipper).
Hakansson - who recently was ranked among the top 10 hammer throwers in the world for his age group - essentially has a foundational academic background behind his hammer throwing, an analytical approach that was fostered by his father, Lars. The elder Hakansson actually had no track and field experience; rather, he is a doctor who applied concepts of physiology and biomechanics to learning about the art of hammer throwing when Elias started developing an avid interest in the event at the age of 12.
"My dad started collecting all this information on the internet and he assembled three binders full of theoretical and textbook stuff," says the appreciative son. "We looked at a lot of film showing the great throwers and I think we now have thousands of videos of me throwing in the various events. We began studying every single angle of the throws."
Due to his smaller frame and limited strength, the 14-year-old Hakansson rationalized that he should pursue an event where he could maximize his technical expertise while minimizing his lack of physical strength. He chose the hammer over the shot put or discus and the rest, as they say, is history.
Hakansson's migration to the throwing events was not without a dose of fate. Around the age of 11, he began developing an irritating condition in his heel, an affliction common to boys of that age but one that typically disappears a couple years later (as was the case with Elias). The nagging heel condition forced him to stop competing in the long jump and high jump, clearing the path towards a career in the throwing events and, ultimately, specialization in the hammer.
If you are looking for a quick breakdown in hammer technique, Hakansson, who speaks English very well, is more than happy to oblige:
"You can basically divide the hammer technique into three parts," says the talented Alabama newcomer. "The first part is the basic tempo. The second is radius, or trying to keep the hammer as far away from the body as possible. And the final part is rotational axis, trying to stay with your center of gravity in the middle.
"It's that latter part that coach Reynolds and I have been working a lot with during training. I have my most issues with trying to maintain the rotational axis."
As Reynolds notes, his star pupil still has "plenty of upside," namely in the strength and conditioning realm. A tailored weight-room profile is being developed for Hakansson, mapping out a strategy that will supplement his existing advantage on the technical side.
"I am going to start implementing whatever I do in the weight room and try to incorporate that with my throwing," explains Hakansson. "We are trying to find out what works best for me in the weight room and have come up with a plan for next year that I'm really excited about."
Hakansson's weight room plan will not focus on much maximum effort but rather will involve more days working out in the weight facility (four days, instead of the customary three).
So how exactly does a Swedish hammer thrower end up in Alabama, rubbing elbows with members of the two-time defending national football champions?
Hakansson initially was an early commit to UCLA, where he would have joined seven other Swedes as part of a program overseen by Mike Maynard, the Bruins' director of track and field in addition to being coach of the throw events. When some technicalities held up the process, Reynolds learned from Maynard (his collegiate event coach at Arizona in the late 1990s) that Hakansson might be interested in signing on with Alabama.
Because Hakansson still was less than a year out of high school when he enrolled at Alabama, he maintained status as a freshman this year and has three years of remaining eligibility. The Scandinavian newcomer has quickly adapted to his new surroundings, meshing well with Reynolds' training concepts while settling into life in a big-time college football town.
"I never even went on a recruiting trip to Alabama, but I had heard coach Reynolds talk about all the options that were there and I trusted what he was telling me," says Hakansson.
"What I found appealing about Alabama was first of all the training facilities were very good. You can throw there all year round and even can throw indoors, if there were to be bad weather. You also get all the nutrition counseling and benefits and there's a good gym and weight room. Basically, really good all-around facilities."
But what about that ever-pervasive, "foreign" sport? American football?
"As the name suggests, it's strictly limited to the United States," laughs Hakansson. "I knew nothing about football in this country, but I was very impressed by the atmosphere, the huge stadium and how excited people were about it.
"I haven't yet developed a passionate interest for the sport of football, but I definitely came to understand why people are so absorbed by it. It's a great way to show their love for Alabama."
When Hakansson corresponds with family and friends back home in Sweden, he shares how impressed he is with the "abundance of resources and assets" provided to Alabama student-athletes. "This university is very well invested in its athletic programs," he says. "They care a lot about their athletes and the programs are very centered around the interests of the athletes."
When head coach Dan Waters and his impressive coaching staff took over the direction of the Alabama track and field program in the summer of 2011, they had one defining, central goal: to become nationally competitive in a wide range of events, a clear divergence from the program's recent past that was centered on elite sprinters and distance runners.
Consider Elias Hakanssonto be the poster child of this new way of thinking in Alabama track and field.
"We basically started the men's throwing program from scratch," says Waters. "Elias is just one of many promising throwers to join our program over the past two years and those individuals are an example of how we now expect to compete in every event area.
"To not provide our student-athletes with the training and facilities to be competitive on a national scale would be criminal."
Hakansson - who Waters says has a "true knack for a unique event, the most dynamic event in our sport" - has relied on all his technical knowledge to excel in the hammer throw. With the longer radius on the wire and the lighter ball, the hammer throw rotations move significantly faster than the weight throw and the event is significantly less forgiving - as hammer competitors can quickly drift off balance and become out of position.
Reynolds compares the 3-4 rotations that most hammer throwers employ to spinning a basketball on your finger. Unlike the other throw events, the hammer throw process gradually builds maximum speed into the final turn. It's a simple process, yet a difficult one, as on error in one turn affects the next. Such sequential failure ultimately affects the distance of the throw.
Built on counter-balance, the hammer release occurs within the final turn while the javelin and discus events feature actual release angles, via a striking movement (whereas the ball in the hammer event already is in furious motion leading up to the release). Overdoing the finish in a hammer throw can dramatically affect the flight of the ball.
All of that technical mumbo-jumbo outlined above provides greater appreciation for Hakansson's mastery of the hammer throw.
"When I transition from coaching other athletes to working with Elias, I have to switch gears and re-order my way of thinking, because he has the mindset of a coach," says the proud tutor Reynolds. "Elias has an inherent understanding of this event and how to approach it technically. He really set himself apart at the recent NCAA regional. He's just a rock-solid mental competitor. That was an event where you are qualifying for the NCAA Championships and a lot of guys fall off under that pressure.
"But Elias did not seem nervous or antsy, he never wavered. He performed with ease and consistency, like a great champion. I have to keep reminding myself that this kid is only a freshman."
What's the deal with this hammer throw event anyway?
The early forms of a hammer-like event date back to 1829 BC and the Tailteann Games that were held in Tara, Ireland. A few hundred years later, Celtic mythology told of hero Cuchulainn grabbing a chariot wheel by the axle, whipping it around his head and throwing it farther than any mortal man. The sport later evolved into launching a small boulder connected to the end of a wooden handle. Ancient Teutonic tribes practiced forms of the hammer throw during religious festivals that honored the god Thor.
The hammer throw ultimately became part of the Scottish Highland Games in the last 1800s, connecting back to the late 13th and early 14th centuries during the Wars of Scottish Independence. England's King Edward I of England - Edward the Longshanks from the movie Braveheart - had prohibited Scotsmen from possessing weapons during that time and the Scots used alternative methods (such as the hammer throw) to compensate as military training.
Historical records and artifacts indicate that the hammer throw emerged as a popular event throughout the Middle Ages. King Henry VIII even is depicted in a 16th-century drawing that shows him hurling a blacksmith's sledgehammer, which is tied to the ultimate naming of the event.
The men's hammer throw has been an Olympic event since 1900, while the women's hammer became part of the Olympic program in 2000.
The hammer apparatus includes a 16-pound steel ball, measuring four inches in length, attached to a metal wire with a triangular-shaped grip on the other end. The throwing motion begins with a couple swings over the competitor's head to gain momentum, followed by 3-4 full rotations (some smaller throwers even can turn five times) of the body in a circular motion. Each rotation is grounded in an intricate heel-toe movement, with the ball moving in a circular path and rapidly gaining velocity.
World-class hammer throwers can create a speed and force combination that is equivalent to 60 miles per hour at the point of release.
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As expected, Billy Crawford, the man of the hour because of his rumored relationship with It's Showtime co-host Coleen Garcia clarified some issues with Buzz Ng Bayan hosts Boy Abunda and Janice De Belen this afternoon, Jan. 12, 2014 (Philippine time).
Billy never denied the issues linking him to Coleen, but according to him, Coleen is not his girlfriend yet. Before he revealed the status of his relationship with his It's Showtime co-host, Boy Abunda tried to get his opinion to Nikki Gil's revelations.
Several weeks ago, Nikki Gil, Billy's ex-girlfriend for almost five years had the chance to clarify some important issues between her and Billy. Nikki suspected that her no sex policy was one of the reasons why Billy got bored and irritated with their five years relationship.
Billy refused to talk about the issue, he insisted that he respected Nikki's opinion. After that, Boy Abunda asked Billy to confirm the issues linking him to Coleen Garcia. "Yes, I am courting Coleen, but she is not my girlfriend yet," he said.
Just minutes after his revelation on Buzz Ng Bayan, the international R&B singing sensation received negative comments from his detractors online. All of them are castigating him for his decision. They said Billy is a two timer. How about you, do you believe that Billy Crawford is a two timer?
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