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Alley Bar Opening: Tomorrow's Another Day
Blame it on the rain.By Kara Baskin
Blame it on the rain.By Kara Baskin
Flooding in the northeast, drought in the Midwest, and cool temps on the West Coast have all but wiped out this fall's pumpkin harvest.By Collin Keefe
L.A. Weekly doubles down on Korean food, while L.A. Times approves of the work being done by Harutaka Kishi.By Hadley Tomicki
Marc Murphy will open an Upper West Side outpost of his beachy eatery in the fall.By Daniel Maurer
The former reality stars have apparently buried the hatchet.By Angela Gaimari
Michael Bao (and possibly an oyster bar) is coming to the Upper West Side.
Bijou lounge hides beneath Merkato 55, and Le Pain Quotidien mobilizes staff for its big opening in Tribeca, in our daily neighborhood roundup.
Michael Hunyh may have found a restaurant home he can stay in, according to Gael Greene.
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Hi all,
I'm using a QRD1114 sensor for a line-follower. Datasheet: http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/QR/QRD1114.pdf
Im hooking it up with this schematic:
However, I'm unsure how the value for the 10K resistor was calculated? It's acting as a potential divider, right?
For the LED im guessing that the value of 220 was taken from doing:
R=(Input Voltage - Max Forward Voltage)/(Optimum forward current)
Hi there,
I have an LCD03 which i'm controlling via serial. See here: http://www.technobotsonline.com/lcd03-i2c--serial-display-32400.html

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Activists from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) burn an effigy of India's Interior Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde during a protest in New Delhi yesterday.
New Delhi: Keeping up its demand for the sacking of Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde over his "Hindu terrorism" and "saffron terrorism" remarks, the BJP yesterday said it would create a situation in parliament that would force Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to remove him.
Speaking at a rally here as part of its protests against Shinde's remarks, the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Rajnath Singh, and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, demanded an apology from top Congress leaders over Shinde's remarks.
The BJP "will fight the issue in both houses of parliament," said Rajnath Singh, alleging the prime minister "will not have guts" to sack Shinde until Congress chief Sonia Gandhi speaks on the issue.
"What is your (Gandhi) view on Shinde's remarks? If you do not give directions to Manmohan-ji that Shinde-ji should be sacked, I want to tell you, we will create a situation in both houses of parliament that Manmohan-ji will be forced to sack Shinde-ji. No power on earth will be able to stop it," said the newly-installed BJP chief.
The budget session of parliament is expected to begin in the second half of February.
Underlining that the BJP's protest will "go to the logical end", Rajnath Singh said while the party did not expect the prime minister to speak as he "reacts with delay", Sonia Gandhi should have reacted. "He (Shinde) has raised such a big question on the country's prestige, even then there is silence. No power will be able to save him (from sacking), the BJP will create such a situation in the country," said Rajnath Singh.
Sushma Swaraj said the prime minister and Congress chief should "apologise" for Shinde's remarks and he should be sacked.
"Till the time an apology comes on (Shinde's) statement, our agitation will continue," she said.
"Do you want to say, terrorists are sitting in parliament? The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha is heading a terror organisation?" she asked.


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This Painting Life
An online exhibition of works from my studio
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
A New Website coming soon!!
First of all I must apologise for the lack of recent posts. I have been rather busy with other projects... However I have now finished my PhD and can return with renewed enthusiasm to painting - not that I ever completely stopped but a thesis has a way of taking over one's life! I am in the process of designing a fine new website which will be live in a few weeks. It will reflect my dual identity as an artist and art historian and for those of you following my paintings there will be photographs of many new works. I will post again when it is ready for viewing. See you soon!
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Monday, 11 March 2013
Another London painting
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Small London nightscape - St Paul's from Tate Modern
Mixed media
15 x 20 cm
Sold Private Collection
Here is the finished painting I posted as a work in progress during the late summer.
It was sold in a charity auction a few weeks later.
It was sold in a charity auction a few weeks later.
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Thursday, 9 August 2012
Suite No.2 - version 2 ...
Suite No. 2
Acrylic on canvas
29.5 x 23.5 cmSOLD Private Collection
The first version of this painting just didn't feel 'right' to me so I've re-worked it. The previous one was too similar in tonality and I felt the image needed more contrast. The photograph has probably heightened that and intensified the colours, but I like the effect; in real life the light and shade are more subtly balanced. The photograph also lacks a little definition. I have been experimenting with using my phone rather than a camera. The phone wins for convenience but the camera just takes better photographs...
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Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Works in Progress in the studio
Here's the next stage of the final painting - on paper now, with a thick layer of gesso underneath for texture. It's a small nightscape, about 15 x 20 cm - a size I find useful when working with new subjects. I envisage the end product being a lot darker, but I wanted to suggest the buildings in the shadows underneath. This is the view from the balcony of the upstairs cafe at Tate Modern, one of my favourite London vantage points.
This is a tiny sketch from my sketch book - in preparation for the London Nightscape painting. I did it quickly in about an hour, with whatever I could grab from my pencil case. Sketches don't usually appear on here but this one got lucky.
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Sunday, 25 March 2012
New Cellist paintings
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Thursday, 20 October 2011
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Thursday, 23 June 2011
Summer Exhibition at Plas Newydd, Anglesey July 2nd - 27th, 2011
Plas Newydd, breezy afternoon
42 x 59 cm
Acrylic on paper
42 x 59 cm
Acrylic on paper
This is a beautiful National Trust property on the banks of the Menai Straits, overlooking the mountains of Snowdonia. I've been invited to show a selection of paintings this summer in the house's exhibition room. As Plas Newydd has such a strong connection with Rex Whistler I have themed some works around both him and the house itself. I will also be showing a group of paintings which depict both National Trust houses and other stately homes throughout England. Please visit the NT website for opening information. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-plasnewydd
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New Paintings
The Seven Stars, Falmouth
40 x 50 cm
Acrylic on board
SOLD Private Collection
Limited edition print available
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Thursday, 23 December 2010
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Thursday, 2 December 2010
New Paintings
Louise's Chair III
18 x 12.5 cms
Acrylic on card
These three paintings are part of a series I'm currently working on. They are quite petite, just above postcard size. Two more nearing completion...
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Monday, 28 June 2010
'Night & Day' - Exhibition at the Alverton Gallery, Penzance 1- 29 July
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Sunday, 13 June 2010
Winter light, Falmouth II
70 x 100 cm
Acrylic on canvas
This is not only the largest of the 'Nightscape' series, but also the largest painting to come out of my studio. Working on this scale was a challenge, both in terms of composition and technique, and I have some more 'big' ideas to paint later this year.
Friday, 19 March 2010
Latest News!
I am currently showing the six 'Nightscape' paintings at The Alverton Gallery in Penzance:
The Alverton Gallery
5 Alverton Street
'Gallery with a difference for the discerning art lover in the heart of Penzance, Cornwall.
01736 351668
Email firstname.lastname@example.com
A working studio gallery with an unusual blend of contemporary fine art, gold jewellery and small antiques. A short walk between The Exchange and the Penlee Art Galleries.'
Do come and visit the gallery, you'll be sure of a warm welcome from Tim and Diana and good tea and coffee are available too!
Later in the summer I will be having a larger exhibition at the Alverton, so watch this space...
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Monday, 21 December 2009
Sunday, 13 December 2009
Winter light, Falmouth
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Blue nightscape
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Winter nightscape with trees
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Sunday, 15 November 2009
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Falmouth Nightscape
SOLD Private Collection
And here is the finished painting. I've enjoyed doing it so much that I can feel a series coming on...
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Thursday, 8 October 2009
Falmouth night - a work in progress
Acrylic on prepared card
24 x 30 cms
I have long been fascinated by the sight of the docks as night falls, especially if the evening is misty. As an experiment I took some photos and this painting is the result. I wasn't sure how to get the effects I wanted and this is still being worked on. Not using a brush seemed to help...
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Gun Street, Spitalfields
35 x 45cms
Sold Private Collection
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Christ Church Spitalfields has featured in two previous paintings. Churches are amongst my favourite architectural subjects and this beautiful Hawksmoor building has a majestic quality. The streets of Spitalfields are steeped in history and with a very different feeling to the rest of the city. This shop and cafe immediately appealed to me as a subject for a painting, particularly with the church just visible in the background.
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In the Orangery II
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Friday, 8 May 2009
Exhibition at Over the Moon Gallery St Agnes, Cornwall. 15th May to 20th June 2009. Open Tues-Sat 10 - 4.30 & Bank Holiday weekend
South Bank evening III
Acrylic on canvas
70 x 6o cm
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Acrylic on canvas
70 x 6o cm
Sold - Private collection
This is the final painting in the South Bank series. Night has fallen and the city has taken on a golden glow. Meanwhile the lights of the city reflect off the clouds with a strange ethereal greeny tinge . I loved the reflections on the water; it was such a still night that there looked to be two of all the buildings, one above and one below the Thames.
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Archway, St. Ives
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Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Covent Garden sunset
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In the Gardens, Port Eliot
40 x 50 cm
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Port Eliot is the seat of the Earl of St Germans, currently Peregrine Eliot, whose family have occupied the house since the 1540s. The house occupies a beautiful setting on the banks of the Lynher estuary, near Plymouth. The walled gardens are a favourite part of the estate and the Orangery offers intriguing views through these romantic spaces. I visited the estate on the most perfect summer's day and it has provided inspiration for many paintings, some inside and some outside the Orangery.
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South Bank evening II
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Monday, 30 March 2009
Covent Garden Evening
18 x 13 cm
Acrylic on paper
Sold - Private collection
Acrylic on paper
Sold - Private collection
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Sunday, 21 December 2008
St Martin-in-the-fields from the National Gallery
18 x 13 cm
Acrylic on paper
Sold Private Collection
Acrylic on paper
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This is looking at one of my favourite buildings in London from another favourite. I like standing on the steps of the National Gallery, either looking out over Trafalgar Square and down to the Houses of Parliament or across at St Martin's. On this day the church was brilliantly white against the blue of the sky and the shadows across the columns were constantly changing with the light.
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South Bank evening
18cm x 13cm
Acrylic on paper
Sold - Private Collection
Acrylic on paper
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As I walked along the South Bank the daylight faded and the lights of the city came on, sparkling in the distance. Lots of others were strolling along, admiring the view and a beautiful evening. London, to me, looks at its best in this dusky pink twilight.
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St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
18 x 13 cm
Acrylic on paper
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Acrylic on paper
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This is also known as the Actor's Church because of its many associations with the theatrical community. The lights and energy of the London theatres are all around but this is an oasis of peace. I particularly like the monumentality of this facade which looks on to the Piazza. This isn't the front, that is round the back!
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Covent Garden, evening in the Piazza
Friday, 19 December 2008
In the Orangery, Port Eliot
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Sunday, 6 July 2008
Exhibition at Morvah Schoolhouse Gallery, near Penzance 13 - 25 July
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All Souls Church, Regent Street, rainy evening
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View to the Belvedere, Sans Souci Palace, Potsdam
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Quinstine Francis is a mother of five, a registered nurse, and a two-time breast cancer survivor.
"I wasn't even fearful for myself but for my children because they need a mother," Francis said.
Francis had eight cycles of chemotherapy and 33 rounds of radiation, but she said what saved her was early detection.
"Because I went and did my mammogram is how I found it," Francis explained.
Now, doctors are studying new ways that could detect breast cancer before it even shows up on a mammogram.
"This will help us hopefully detect abnormal molecules in the blood that will tell us, 'You know what? You're probably having cancer in the next five to 10 years,' is 100 percent," said Dr. Atif Hussein, hematologist/oncologist, Memorial Healthcare System.
It's called mass spectrometry imaging, a technique that allows doctors to visualize the distribution of compounds by their molecular masses, and establish a chemical signature for different tissues.
"We are trying to identify those signatures of normal organs first before we move to try to discover abnormal tissues in our bodies," Hussein explained.
Hussein said the technique could eventually lead to a simple blood test in a doctor's office.
"Potentially rapid, non-invasive diagnosis of cancer decades before it shows in our body. I would call that a breakthrough," Hussein said.
"I can't imagine what that would do for us," Francis said.
Hussein said clinical trials still need to be conducted to judge how effective, specific and sensitive blood testing would be. He said scientists are still a long ways from using the procedure as a normal part of the cancer screening process.
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It started with a nightly news broadcast from Brian Williams on NBC that Temple University professor Paul Gluck was watching from home.
When Williams announced it was a year to the day until the start of the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games, Gluck - the general manager for Temple's student TV station, TUTV - said his ears perked up. He asked himself: "What's the most valuable thing we could do for the students?"
Almost a year later, five students and one professor from Temple's School of Media and Communications will travel to England for the London Olympics Television Workshop. They will cover life in the city during the Olympics and send their stories back to Philadelphia for broadcast on TUTV each Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. beginning July 26 and continuing for the duration of the Olympics, which ends Aug. 12.


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Street Style.
David Stands For Change.
By Heather Abbott on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Name: David Carlisle.
Age: 26.
Occupation: "I work at Neiman Marcus."
Found: Life in Deep Ellum for RZN8.
What are you wearing? "I shop at Neiman's and Express a lot, so, most times, it's a combination of those brands."
Where's the pin on your tie from? "Well it's from a fraternity, actually, but I like the Delta. It stands for change."
How would you describe your style? "Knock-off European."
What inspires you? "My parents, in general. Also music. That's an easy one!"


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Until the night of Oct. 27, 1982, Eileen Brennan lived as though she were Little Mary Sunshine all grown-up. The flame-haired actress with a colleen complexion took her cues from the role she had created off-Broadway a quarter of a century ago. Like Little Mary, Brennan had a dirigible perkiness that no sorrow could puncture, no depression deflate. She combined chipper optimism with an overlay of brassy charm that made her popular in a show business world where there are often no friends, only contacts.
Brennan had just finished dining with Goldie Hawn that October night when her world collapsed. On a Venice, Calif. boulevard, darkened by a temporary power outage, Brennan stepped into the path of an oncoming car and was hurled into a ghastly abyss. She suffered a catalog of injuries—smashed legs, a fragmented jaw, a broken nose, an eyeball wrenched from its socket. All the bones on the left side of her face were broken.
Those injuries slowly and painfully healed. The nightmare really began when Brennan, taking the pills her doctors prescribed, realized that she was an addict. To break this pharmaceutical stranglehold, she entered the Betty Ford Center for a six-week treatment in August 1984. "It was my only hope," says the 50-year-old actress with candor. "I had reached the stage where I was taking anything I could get my hands on."
Immediately after the accident the drugs were an absolute necessity. "That was the worst pain I have experienced—including labor," she says. Her former husband, British-born poet-photographer David Lampson, was shaken when he arrived at Brennan's bedside the day following the collision. (Divorced in 1975, the two remain close.) Says Lampson, "When I saw her, there were no facial features left. It was horrendous. She looked rather like E.T. on a pillow." Brennan remained hospitalized for another two months. Initially she was treated with shots. When pills were prescribed, she received at various times Percocet, Valium, Ativan and Darvocet. "I do think the medical profession has something to answer for," says Lampson. "She had tremendous mood swings. Literally, there would be laughter one minute and tears the next." With her release from the hospital and the cancellation of the TV series Private Benjamin, in which she co-starred, she cracked.
Brennan's return home heightened her fears and insecurities. "I got so paranoid," she says, "I had a door put into my bedroom that led to the outside, so if anything happened, I could get out of the house." Pals such as Hawn and Brenda Vaccaro visited regularly. Lily Tomlin dressed up Brennan's sons, Sam, now 13, and Patrick, 12, as her lounge-lizard character, Tommy Velour, to amuse Brennan. Richard Pryor sent over tapes of his shows for entertainment. But laughter was not the best medicine for Brennan. She relied instead on a variety of painkillers, antidepressants and antianxiety pills. "I went through the Percocet at first," she says. "I was always pretty good at getting it." Although friends cared for her sons, the boys were not spared Brennan's agony. "I told them exactly how I felt. We've always been honest with each other, probably because I've been in therapy for years," she says. At one low point she cried to her sons, "Kids, I'm sorry. I just can't help it. I want to die."
By the time Brennan was offered the pilot for her current ABC series, Off the Rack, in January 1984, she was nearly recovered physically—she still has no feeling on the left side of her face and her left leg remains stiff because of an implanted steel plate—but was deeply addicted. "I began to play games with myself—hiding the drugs, taking them on the sly. I would change pills. I'd say, 'Well, I won't take Darvocet or Percocet, I'll take Ativan or Valium.' " Returning to work meant kicking the drugs entirely.
Brennan entered the Betty Ford Center the week before her 50th birthday. "I spent the first two weeks crying," she says. "I was ready to leave every day." Twice-daily group therapy sessions revealed Brennan as a woman in turmoil. "I was hit by a car. I almost died. My show was taken away from me. I was frightened," she says. Little Mary Sunshine could not just breeze through with a smile and a wisecrack. "You're so naked there," she says. "All of those defenses of being witty and charming don't count. I thought I was taking drugs because of the physical pain. I learned I was chemically dependent."
Nowadays the only pills Brennan takes are vitamins. She has maintained that postclinic discipline through support groups. "It's talking things out with each other. I don't stuff my feelings with pills, I share them," she says. She also remains close with Mary Tyler Moore, who was at the Betty Ford Center at the same time. Brennan's professional outlook has improved too. Her performance in Off the Rack has received critical approval and the network is pondering a fall pickup. According to Brennan, her acting has been affected by the experience. "No question about it. I trust myself more," she says. "I'm not looking outside for reinforcement." At home, she adds, "My sons think I rose from the dead."
Physically, she may never match her former self. "I'm not as light on my feet. Things I took for granted, such as getting in and out of cars, are much more difficult." In other respects, she has found a comforting calm. "Everyone hits bottom their own way," she says. "Mine came through my accident, which led to my pill addiction, which led to my birth. I say birth rather than rebirth because I feel born new. I reestablished a spiritual connection that is lost when you are taking any kind of drug. Strangely enough I wouldn't have missed my accident. It just knocks me out to say that, but I mean it."
Out of Her Horrid Accident and the Drug Addiction That Followed, Eileen Brennan Finds a Prescription for Life
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Family has always been very important to me. I grew up on a farm in Quincy, Washington. Growing up, I loved competition and I found an outlet for that in sports. I was never a great athlete, but for everyone who knows me, I love to win—and I hate to lose! As I grew older, my competitive nature extended to school and then my career.
After graduating from Central Washington University and then Cornell Law School, I was recruited by big law firms to work for big businesses. For 17 years I worked in a firm with more than 1500 attorneys in offices around the world. I was a high-stakes litigator, and I sued big businesses on behalf of other big businesses so that shareholders could have more profit. I was really good at it. But I felt more and more dissatisfied because I wasn't really helping people. Because of that, I left a comfortable position at the very large firm and eventually opened my own firm so that I could help people.
Family is important, so I focused on helping families. I have been married for almost 35 years and we have six children and ten grandchildren (so far!). So when I opened my own firm, I started helping people who are going through the toughest times in their lives—divorce and child custody battles--and I developed an approach that is different than most attorneys. In our firm, we look to our clients' future, not just their past.
I love to use my skills developed as a high-stakes business litigator to help families. With our forward-looking approach, divorce or separation or child custody proceedings can be the beginning of a brighter, more fulfilling future. Instead of taking a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all approach to your family law matter like most attorneys, we carefully consider your situation, provide options, and work with you to plan and execute a strategy to help you on your way to a better and brighter future.
Even though your family will change, we can help conduct your divorce or custody dispute so that your family can continue, so that your child can comfortably invite both of you to her wedding, and so that you can be a part of your grandchildren's lives. By taking a healthy approach, you can continue to be a good example to your children.
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Look. Look. See. See. Dick and Jane and baby Sally are all grown up. See Dick now. He has a receding hairline and is a systems engineer for a public utility. Susan is his wife and they have three boys. They live in Dayton, Ohio. Dick still likes Kool-Aid. See Jane. She is divorced and has two girls. One of them has green hair. Jane is a loan officer and has an Amway distributorship See Sally She is a yuppie. She belongs to three health clubs, drives a Saab and skydives.
Times have certainly changed for America's most famous primary-school siblings, thanks to the slightly skewed imagination of a Canadian author-illustrator named Marc Gallant. The result of nine months of work on Gallant's part, More Fun With Dick and Jane (Penguin, $5.95) came out in January. More Fun is not intended for use in grammar schools, unlike its predecessor, which first appeared in 1931. For decades, Dick, Jane and their younger sibling were role models for first and second graders. Then liberal educators pointed out that not everyone was white, blond and Anglo-Saxon and not all women stayed in the kitchen By the early 70s the Dick and Jane series became one more relic of yesteryear. Until now.
Like millions of North Americans, Gallant, 39, grew up on the Dick and Jane books, though he didn't hold them in particularly high esteem. "They were either picking up little colored balls or chasing Spot," says Gallant. "Nothing very interesting ever happened." Five years ago, while working in Paris, Gallant read in the International Herald Tribune that the teacher who had had the idea for the Dick and Jane books had died. After consulting the original publisher's lawyers, Gallant found he could use the names Dick and Jane without paying a fee "It seemed to me that the books were an absolutely wonderful vehicle for satire " he says "And the way to do it was to peek at Dick and Jane's contemporary life-style."
Finding the original characters "pretty colorless," Gallant invented new personalities for them. "I knew I wanted to make Dick kind of nerdy because I never liked him," says Gallant. "I wanted Jane to be relatively independent." In depicting Sally, he got an opportunity to add a little vitality to the family. "As a baby," notes Gallant, "Sally was forever knocking things off the dresser and was very active. So I have her growing up to be the quintessential California yuppie."
Gallant's book is true to the original form, right down to its small size, short passages, red binding, identical typeface and illustrations. But the substance is strictly 1980s. The old racial stereotypes have been broken by the introduction of Sally's black broker as well as by her Asian friend from est. Dick's family has an Apple Macintosh that's user-friendly. The old farm has been destroyed to make way for a pharmaceuticals plant. Jane buys clothes from the L.L. Bean catalog, and when Dick walks the new Spot he is equipped with a pooper-scooper Such expressions as "totally rad, "awesome" and "networking" have become part of the vocabulary.
Gallant was born in North Rustico, a fishing village in Canada's Prince Edward Island where his father was a barber and his mother a nurse. He began painting as a boy. Besides art, maps and geography were his obsessions. He recalls staring at the horizon from the ocean's shore, feeling a sense of the earth's curvature and being aware of a world out there that he wanted to discover.
At 16, Gallant sought out that other world, moving to Montreal to work briefly as a junior illustrator for a department store before becoming a free-lance graphic artist. Then Europe beckoned, and he traveled abroad for two years before returning to Prince Edward Island in 1970. There he became deeply involved in environmental issues. "When I left eight years later, I felt I had done what I could do," says Gallant. "You can only be angry so long." In 1983 he wrote and illustrated The Cow Book asocial satire that tells the story of mankind from a cow's point of view.
A born wanderer, Gallant has been around the world twice, spending winters in a different city each year and returning to his 1885 home in Prince Edward Island every summer. This insatiable wanderlust, he feels, has one drawback that needs a remedy. "It makes it difficult to establish a long-term relationship. I need to find a 20th-century female nomad," says Marc, who has never been married.
Though Gallant has several new book ideas, a further Dick and Jane sequel is not one of them. "We look at Dick and Jane nostalgically, not because of the stories themselves but because they were the books we had during a period of innocence in our lives," he reasons. "They were actually pretty boring." There is, of course, nothing boring about success.
Look. Look. See Marc laugh. See Marc laugh as he cashes his royalty checks.
Dick and Jane Are All Grown Up and Baby Sally's Going for the Burn in a Takeoff by Marc Gallant
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say the body of a woman found in a San Diego County trash receptacle has been identified as the wife of a real estate investor charged with her murder.
The Orange County District Attorney's office said in a statement Friday that the body discovered by law enforcement was identified by the San Diego County coroner as Quee Chadwick.
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WASHINGTON -- Two days before President Barack Obama's first trip outside Washington to promote his gun control proposals, the White House tried to settle a brewing mystery when it released a photo to back his claim to be a skeet shooter.
Obama had set inquiring minds spinning when, in an interview with The New Republic magazine, he answered "yes" when asked if he had ever fired a gun. The admission came as a surprise to many.
"Yes, in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time," Obama said in the interview released last weekend, referring to the official presidential retreat in rural Maryland, which he last visited in October while campaigning for re-election. Asked whether the entire family participates, the president said: "Not the girls, but oftentimes guests of mine go up there."
Few could recall Obama ever talking about firing a gun or going skeet shooting "all the time."
The official White House photo released Saturday is dated Aug. 4, 2012. The caption says Obama is shooting clay targets on the range at Camp David. Obama is seen holding a gun against his left shoulder with his index finger on the trigger and smoke coming from the barrel.
Asked at Monday's press briefing how frequently Obama shoots skeet and whether photos of the outings existed, White House press secretary Jay Carney said he didn't know how often. Pictures may exist, he said, but he hadn't seen any.
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Happy Dia! San Antonio News Covers My Skulls
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This morning I awoke to more great coverage of my skulls, in the San Antonio Express-News. You can see the article... Read more
Austin Chronicle's Cover Story: Kate's Skulls
We made the Austin Chronicle cover story...Yay! The Austin Chronicle features my skulls just in time for Day of the Dead. The reporter gets inside my skull to reveal the... Read more
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There's a reason why Curve has such a dedicated following. It's not just the unmatched customer service or the heart-stopping McQueen clutches, but the fact that this sleek boutique brings a bit of edge to the Robertson Boulevard area. Sure, many of these purchases might set you back, but when you consider those glorious Burberry booties in your closet, all is right with the world.
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Fist Crushing a U.S. Fighter Plane
The Fist Crushing a U.S. Fighter Plane Sculpture is a gold-coloured monument located in Misrata, Libya. It was once located at the Bab al-Azizia compound in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The sculpture was commissioned by the nation's leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi following the 1986 bombing of Libya by United States aircraft.[1] It was built in the shape of an arm and hand squeezing a fighter plane.
During the 2011 Libyan civil war, the sculpture was frequently noted in media coverage of televised speeches given by Gaddafi on 22 February and 20 March 2011, in which he vowed to "die a martyr" to prevent anti-government rebels prevailing.[2]
On 23 August, at the height of the Battle of Tripoli, NTC rebels breached the Bab al-Azizia compound and international news stations broadcast pictures of rebels gathered around the statue, with one fighter having climbed onto it.[3] Graffiti had been drawn on its base by rebel forces. At some point in time, the U.S. flag and initials U.S.A. had been removed from the representation of the plane.[4]
- ^ Corey Sobel. Fist Crushing U.S. Fighter Plane. Esquire, February 16, 2008
- ^ Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi vows to 'die as a martyr' . The National, February 23, 2011
- ^ Rebels Storm Qaddafi Compound The New York Times, August 23, 2011. Accessed: 2011-08-23.
- ^ Frenzied rebels run riot in the Mad Dog's lair... but Gaddafi is nowhere to be found. Mail Online August 24, 2011. Accessed: 8-24-2011.
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EEA Report Highlights Shipping's Impact on Air Quality and Climate Change
14 March 2013: The European Environment Agency (EEA) has released a technical report that provides an overview on the state of knowledge on the impact of international shipping in European waters on air quality and climate change. The report calls for addressing both air pollution and greenhouse gases (GHGs) in an integrated manner.
The report, titled "The Impact of International Shipping on European Air Quality and Climate Forcing," includes sections on: overview of the shipping sector and environmental legislation; monitoring and modeling of shipping activity and emissions; European maritime emissions inventories and projections; emissions from maritime transport and air quality; and climate change.
The report finds that: European maritime emissions are a significant share of global ship emissions of GHGs; European shipping emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) are projected to equal land-based sources from 2020; shipping emissions contribute to local air quality problems; and at a global scale, ship emissions of both air pollutants and GHGs have a net cooling effect.
The report concludes that an integrated European-wide system for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) for emissions by the shipping sector of both air pollutants and GHGs is essential to addressing climate change and air quality in a comprehensive manner. [Publication: The Impact of International Shipping on European Air Quality and Climate Forcing] [EEA Press Release]


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Forres Gazette: Driver fears for errant cyclists
Published: 14 October, 2009
A FORRES woman is calling on cyclists to "obey the rules of the Highway Code" to prevent an accident happening on a local road.
Linda Stevenson, who lives at Westpark House in Robertson Place, contacted the "Forres Gazette" to put out an appeal to cyclists to refrain from cycling the wrong way down a one way street near her home.
She made her plea following an incident, which she said was not an isolated case, when she nearly collided with a cyclist going the wrong way after she came out of the driveway from her house onto Robertson Place.
"I sound like Mrs Angry complaining about this, but I don't want to knock someone down, and I'm scared it's going to happen, because cyclists don't seem to think that the rules of the road apply to them," she said.
Mrs Stevenson said that she once collided with a bike which was going past the end of her drive, and didn't want further scares.
She claims that on more than one occasion she has come out of her driveway, which is surrounded by a high hedge, making vision down the road difficult, only to be confronted by an angry cyclist biking the wrong way down the one way street.
When she comes out of her gate she must turn left to obey the one way direction, which is when the problems start.
"I always look right and left, because inevitably someone is cycling the wrong way and I know to look now," she said.
She said this happens on a repeated basis, despite the fact that there are clear "no entry" signs mounted in red at the entry to Robertson Place at the junction with Councillors Walk and Pilmuir Road.
She said complaining to cyclists was pointless as they usually get shirty about it and often become abusive towards her, refusing to admit they have done wrong.
"I have taken dog's abuse from people about this over the years," she said.
"People don't realise how dangerous it is, but I'm really scared I'm going to kill someone."
Mrs Robertson said that she also had a problem walking out of her garden gate on the other side of her house at Westpark Road, with cyclists ignoring the one way system there and coming straight down from the Tesco roundabout into the one way system – the wrong way.
"I would really like to make cyclists aware for their own safety, and for my peace of mind," she said.
Mrs Robertson said she was going to speak to Grampian Police about the issue, with a view to asking them to look at enforcement. She said the issue was not young cyclists, but was mostly with adult cyclists.


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November Social Enterprise Lecture, In Memory of Naman Shah, Feat. Akshaya Patra
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Do your kids remember things?
My six year old remembers EVERYTHING from the time she was one up to now. She can't tell you what she had for lunch yesterday at school but she can tell you something that happened back when she was just learning to walk, in full detail. Things we haven't really told her about.
She can describe the house we lived in from the time she was 18 months until she was almost three. We haven't been back to that house since we moved, nor do we have pictures of it anywhere.
She will out of the blue come up with something, a true event that happened, that is never mentioned, and tell us about it. Like her third birthday party, which I've forgotten most details of myself, she'll talk about. She'll remember what she has been for Halloween every year since she was born (the first two halloweens' she's asked about her costume, but after that, she knows)
DH can't remember anything before turning 8. No specific childhood memories or anything. I can only remember things I've heard stories about or seen pictures of, so it's surprising to me that she can tell so many stories and give so much specific detail about things she shouldn't know a lot about. Her sister isn't the same way, she'll remember a few things that happened last year or the year before, but not a lot (she's turning 5 next month).
DD has been called a "genius" by every teacher she's ever had, and is advanced for her class, but I guess she has one of those excellent memories as well.
ETA: She also makes up far fetched stories, her imagination is fantastic. Every story begins with "when i was a little baby, you took me to the moon" or "when i was 3 and sister was 2, we went to china". Things that have never happened (especially the moon part lol).
I was just talking to someone about this yesterday! A friend remembers things from 2 years old, and I remember things from when I was 3. I am impressed that your daughter remembers that far back!
My son was this way. He's now 18...He was in gifted classes, he could memorize a poem 5 minutes before his class started...he was and still is very bright. He was diagnose with Bi-polar II just few months ago. His doctor told us, most kids that are exceptionally bright and have amazing abilities have some "disorder". I don't really know what to think about this statement but if he's really bipolar II, then this is blessing in our minds, because he playes 3 instrument, has amazing ability to do few things at the same time, and nothing can stop him to hallow his dreams...Whatever it is...it's working for my son :)...I have 4 kids, my second is a A strait student but not as sharp as her brother and 2 youngest show some of the abilities their older brother had as a little boy, and this includes amazing memories...We'll wait and see...Congratulations on your bright and amazing daughter! Enjoy her and be proud! Gifted kids are not easy to raise but it's special blessing to have them...:)
My 3 1/2 yr old daughter has an amazing memory too. It's actually freaky scary the things she remembers. Just tonight I took out my old photo albums to show her pictures of me when I was a little girl. Instead I found some that had pictures of my dog Smokey. So I show her the picture and she says to me "What about your cat Crystal?". I was completely shocked. I must have mentioned to her my cats name maybe all of 3 times and I can't even remember the last time I told her. She also starts stories with "Mama, remember when I was a little baby and ....". She usually has all her facts right. I asked her today if she remembered the name of her grandfathers town. Without a second hesitation she said "Massapequa" Where does Nanny live I asked, "She lives in Pennsylvania" Her memory is truly remarkable. I've been told that I've got a bit of a photographic memory. I can remember details of almost all the homes that my husband and i looked at before we found ours. I remember what someone had at dinner when we go out with friends... what someone was wearing a party...things like that. I'm so looking forward to what else she has in store for me.
My son has a pretty good memory, and sometimes he'll bust out one of those "when I was a baby" comments that has us ogling a little, because they're true (he also does the stories, but we obviously can tell the difference). He's four now, and he can recall things a year ago that we haven't brought up since they happened and it's amazing the details, but I wouldn't say he's on the same level as your daughter. Who knows though, he's only four now. I think at these younger ages they just have far more room in there than we do as adults. Things get pruned if they don't get used.
As for me, I have memories back pretty far. But they're more like glimpses of moments, not full clear memories. My oldest is from about age two, sitting on my training potty that was put away in a closest, and the view looking out into the kitchen. I wasn't using it, just sitting on it, and it had a vacuum cleaner hose it was sitting in the middle of. I had a little peoples house, the old one with the crank elevator, and it was sitting on the floor in the kitchen. Odd memory, but there it is. I've always been praised on my memory though, or rather I my recall. Standard testing in school was a breeze for me.
My son is the same way--he can remember things that happened as far back as just around his first birthday! We lived in Africa for about 6 months when he had just turned 3 and ppl were saying that he wouldn't remember anything anyways, but he still asks about some of his friends all the time. It just astounds me as my memory is definitely not the greatest, but I ask him (he's 6) to remember things for me and he does! I think my earliest memory was from when I was 2 or 3, but it's very patchy. There are a few things that are significant that I can remember but definetly not like him.


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Childhoods in South Asia: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives provides an interdisciplinary platform for scholars and NGO representatives who work in the areas of childhood and education in South Asia. In response to adult speculation and debates around political, social and economic development, we invite critical interrogation of changing conceptions of childhood. While there is increasing theoretical and development interest in children in South Asia, children's experiences and perspectives are still underrepresented in political, social and economic debate. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to foreground children's experiences in light of changing conceptual discourses of childhood in historical and contemporary South Asia. While acknowledging the ways children are situated within structures of power, the conference will focus on South Asian children's stories and agency.
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Brought to you by the organization that built The Wall, the Vietnam Veterans Virtual Memorial Wall is dedicated to honoring, remembering and sharing the legacies of all those who died in the Vietnam War. Here you can go beyond the names on The Wall to see the faces, share the stories and read the remembrances posted by friends, neighbors, classmates and family members.
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Lindsay Lohan's mother says she is "sick" over her daughter's latest DUI arrest, but that the 21-year-old is now "in a safe place."
"We are doing everything in our power in support of Lindsay and I
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The actress was arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of drunken driving – her second drinking-related arrest in three months. She was booked for DUI, possession of cocaine, transporting a narcotic into a custody facility and driving on a suspended license, according to police.
"I am sick over this," Dina says. "My children, my family, we are like prisoners in our own home because paparazzi [are stalking us] outside [our] home. Lindsay is in a safe place, and we are trying to strategically work out our
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Lohan's lawyer has said that the actress relapsed and is "presently
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When it comes to presidential elections, gas prices aren't as important as you think. Sure, they're a relevant data point, but a study by Yale economist Ray Fair shows that dating back to 1948, there is little correlation between election results and your pain in the gas. . .
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Six people were seriously injured when a Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Impala collided at the rural intersection of Eilers and Chase roads Saturday evening north of Montague.
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Zika Update from UNC OB-GYN | Aug. 1, 2016
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Dr. Bill Goodnight is an associate professor of maternal-fetal medicine at UNC OB-GYN.
Does Zika virus cause miscarriage?
Recent case reports have demonstrated the Zika virus found following an early miscarriage.
Three Weeks in Zambia | A resident's blog
Dr. Rachel Kreis, a third-year resident at UNC OB-GYN, spent a month this spring in Lusaka, Zambia working at University Teaching Hospital.
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Endometrial albation | What women should know
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Carolina helps fill the gaps on fibroid research
By Dr. Wanda Nicholson
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) will serve as the research and data coordinating center for a five-year, $20 million project to evaluate the effectiveness of different treatment strategies for women with uterine fibroids.
Family planning after childbirth
By Dr. Matthew Zerden, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Family Planning at UNC OB-GYN
Choosing the right contraception after a pregnancy can take time and may require a series of discussions.
UNC Global Women's Health a strong presence at 2015 FIGO World Congress
By Dr. Jennifer Tang, assistant professor of Global Women's Health in the UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
This past week was a productive one for UNC OB/GYN's Division of Global Women's Health team in Malawi. Dr. Lameck Chinula, our fellow Dr.
Why I Chose Midwifery: A Q&A with UNC Midwife Jenny Cox
In our last National Midwifery Week (Oct. 4-10, 2015) blog, UNC Midwife Jenny Cox talks about midwifery as 'a wonderful way to take care of women' and debunks myths about childbirth. See here and here for our other blogs with members of the UNC Midwives team on why midwife-led care matters.
Midwifery as part of evidence-based obstetrical care at UNC
In this Q&A, Kathy Higgins, certified nurse midwife and division director of UNC Midwives, explains how midwifery has fit in to -- and positively influenced -- obstetrical care at UNC OB/GYN.
To celebrate National Midwifery Week (Oct.
Why Midwifery Matters: A Q&A with UNC Midwife Meg Berreth
To celebrate National Midwifery Week (Oct. 4-10, 2015), we'll be posting blogs with members of the UNC Midwives team on why midwife-led care matters. See here and here for this week's other blogs on midwifery.
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has just released a new committee opinion on cell-free DNA screening for fetal aneuploidy, a condition in which a person has an extra or missing chromosome.


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This series on Haitian writers in North America will feature readings and discussions in English by practitioners working in the continent. These poets and novelists are the purveyors of a new kind of literature of profound significance to Haiti and the Diaspora. No longer bound by narrow nationalist conventions that historically constrained literary production, these works have emerged newly animated by an insistence on the imaginative interrogation of such subjects as race, gender, class, and national identity. While Haiti serves as the national site of creative inquiry, the works of these authors exceeds those borders to treat the complex geography of the New World. Indeed, this cohort of writers represents an important part of Haiti's new trans-national community.
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His first novel How To Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired was turned in a highly regarded film. He has since completed ten novels of his 'American Autobiography' of which the most prominent titles in English translation are An Aroma of Coffee, The Cry of Maddened Birds and Down Among the Dead Men. He is also a well-known television producer in Quebec where he now lives.
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Stitch Felt The Baby MoveStitch's nap was rudely interrupted when the baby decided to say hello.June 29, 2010
Do As The Cats DoCrystal Apilado takes a hint from the cats on how to cool off on a hot day.June 21, 2010
In Need Of a Cat FixCrystal Apilado and her husband get their cat fix with a playful kitty.June 9, 2010
Pregnant Cat ParentsCats and pregnant women can safely live in the same house.May 25, 2010
Stitch Snubs Dry Cat FoodMy cat got a taste of wet food and he wants more.May 17, 2010
Happy Adoptiversary, Stitch!The family celebrates Stitch's adoptiversary with presents and a special cat snack.May 6, 2010
Cats and Passing GasThe habits of my childhood cat make for fond memories for my dad and I.April 29, 2010
Cat Paw PreferenceGordita uses her left paw for everything, but Stitch's paw preference is still unknown.April 26, 2010
All Toys Are Cat ToysWhile the boys are away, Stitch will play with their toys.April 20, 2010
Easter Surprise from the Kitties of Club CatStitch guest blogs to say a special thank you to the cats of Club Cat for his surprise Cat of the Day.April 9, 2010
My Cat Is a Paper AddictStitch can't resist a good pile of paper to sit or lie down on.March 31, 2010
Stitch Enjoys a Morning Cat PartyHe likes to burn up energy as the sun rises.March 25, 2010
Stitch the Window LickerStitch may be trying to say something about the water in his fountain or maybe he's just a lazy cat.March 11, 2010
Cat Computer RulesIs Stitch making a statement about computer usage in the house or has he discovered a warm spot to nap?March 3, 2010
Stitch Loves His LolaStitch enjoys spending an afternoon curled up on his grandma's lap.Feb. 24, 2010
Sad Homecoming for StitchStitch comes home to a big disappointment in the scenery outside the front window.Feb. 17, 2010
Cats at My WeddingI made sure that both family cats, Stitch and Gordita, were represented at the wedding. Feb. 10, 2010
Staying With GorditaStitch enjoys the ocean view and annoying fellow cat Gordita while his mom gets ready for the big wedding this weekend. Feb. 3, 2010
Stitch Doesn't Like RainThe recent rainstorms have doused Stitch's plans to run out the front door.Jan. 27, 2010
Training the CatI'm starting to wonder who is really training who in my cat-training attempts. Jan. 19, 2010
Making Stitch Feel Part of the FamilyBrainstorming ways to make more time for the cat during my busy days. Jan. 11, 2010
My Mom Is SickCrystal Apilado is out sick, but her cat Stitch is taking good care of her.Dec. 31, 2009
Stitch Knocked Down My Ornament'Tis the season and we have put up our Christmas tree.Dec. 23, 2009
Stitch Likes BagsThe cat may not be in the bag, but he certainly likes to nap on it.Dec. 16, 2009
Tristan and Stitch Strike a DealThe cat and the boy seem to have reached a truce, and both are pretty happy about it.Dec. 9, 2009
Stitch Has A Squirrel FriendCrystal Apilado's cat is fascinated with his outdoor buddy.Dec. 2, 2009
In Memory of the Cat FountainIt turns out Stitch wasn't the only one who liked the cat fountain.Nov. 20, 2009
Tristan Gets a Cat Toy for His BirthdayHe's tired of it already, but Stitch thinks that motorized hamsters are purr-fectly wonderful.Nov. 12, 2009
The Children and Cat Surround MeCrystal Apilado's trying to get her wedding projects done, but kids and cat compete for her time.Nov. 6, 2009
Stitch Rejects My Great Halloween Idea Crystal Apilado's cat is definitely not amused by her costume choice.Oct. 30, 2009
The Children Meet My Cat Crystal Apilado's cat Stitch took his time accepting the new kids in her life.Oct. 23, 2009
Cats, Kids and Wedding Planning … Oh, My! Crystal Apilado's life may have changed dramatically, but the one constant is her cat, Stitch.Oct. 8, 2009
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Football Player Writes and Hides Letters to His Biological DaughterCody
While reading through the first depth chart released by the University of Utah's football coaches (yeah, I'm that big of a football geek), I noticed that one of Utah's defensive players had changed his last name.
Utah has an abnormally high number of Polynesian players on its football team. I've been told that Utah's football team is comprised of 1/3 Caucasian students, 1/3 minority students, and 1/3 Polynesian students. That unique makeup is largely due to Utah's large Polynesian population.
Utah fans like to listen and eventually laugh at the national telecasters who inevitably butcher the Polynesian players' names. I still haven't heard a national telecaster get Star Lotulelei's name right. (FYI, he is projected to be a top-5 draft pick in the NFL Draft this year.) But one of Utah's other players used to get the most interesting pronunciations. His name was Nate Fakahafua. You can only imagine the types of pronunciations his last name got on national TV.
I noticed on the depth chart that Nate had changed his last name from Fakahafua to Orchard. I wondered about his reasons, so I started digging into articles about Nate that had been printed by the local newspapers in Salt Lake City. I eventually stumbled on an article titled Letters to Lily: Utah Football Player Writes His Own Story. The article didn't really explain why Nate changed his last name, but it explained how Nate had become a father at the young age of 14.
Nate's biological daughter's name is Lily. His girlfriend became pregnant when they were both very young and in high school. Having a family scared Nate and he panicked and he didn't attend the birth of his daughter. His girlfriend's parents had been struggling to have another baby, and they eventually adopted Lily as their own. That was something the family thought would be controversial and lead to a lot of bitter feelings from Nate, but Nate loved how much that family loved his daughter and he was okay with the adoption. And that family has loved how much Nate loves Lily and how tender he has been with her when he's had the opportunity to be around her.
Nate doesn't get to see his daughter very often. He understands that he isn't who Lily calls "dad," but he knows one day Lily will come looking for him and he wants to make sure that he becomes somebody that she can look up to. In the meantime, Nate keeps a journal of letters that he writes to Lily. The letters are kept in a secret place in his house where nobody else can find them. At various times Nate will pull out the notebook of letters and write something for his daughter. When he is done he slides the notebook back in its hiding place. At some point in the future, maybe 15 years down the road, Nate will give his book of letters to his daughter.
When I finished reading the article, I came away very impressed with Nate, and his idea to write letters to his daughter over a long stretch of years is a brilliant idea that I am sure his daughter will one day deem to be a treasure.
It makes me wonder if I could do something similar for my daughters Knowing how much my daughters would love such a gift, I don't think it's something that I should wonder about—it's something I should just do.
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