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This article will provide the always needed inspiration for web designers. As we are always hungry for some great designs to inspire us at our own work. So look at the table of contents and scroll to your interest.
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- What Are Web Designers Best Sources For Web Design Inspiration?
- 20+ Absolutely The Greatest Sites to Gain Inspiration and Resilience
- Feeling Uninspired?: 6 Best Ways To Find Inspiration
- 7 Best deviantART Alternatives for Web Designers to Showcase their Skills and Inspire Others
What Are Web Designers Best Sources For Web Design Inspiration?
#EspressoMonday Episode Nr.14
If web design inspiration is as easy as drinking a cup of coffee or you can easily find inspiration in a cup of coffee, then a web designer's life is a breeze. However, like their art and all the codes that go with it, there are times when inspiration seems hard to come by. So where do you get inspiration as a web designer?
Well, you still need your shot of espresso and dive into this dilemma with us for this #EspressoMonday episode. Who knows? Coffee might just be what you really need…and this video, of course.
Artists, no matter what medium they specialize in, need inspiration. These two always go together and an artist who doesn't need inspiration isn't an artist at all.
Inspiration plays a very vital role for an artist in order to create his or her masterpiece. The inspiration might come from an experience, an object, or a person, it doesn't really matter. What matters is that it spurs the artist to go on making something complicated look easy and simple.
Unfortunately, inspiration can' t be found on trees. With the exception of Newton, of course, who was inspired what made the apple fell on the ground, thus discovering gravity.
The process is also not as simple as squeezing the juice from coffee beans and producing a little cupful of aromatic espresso. Inspiration, for web designers, are simply complicated. Or is it?
You Don't Need to Squeeze the Juice
Inspiration can be quite tricky for a web designer because what works for you won't most probably work for me and vice versa. At least, that's what web designers often think. However, Austin Kleon, an artist and New York Times bestselling author, thinks differently. In his book, Steal Like an Artist, he said that "all creative work is iterative, no idea is original and all creators and their output are a sum of inspirations and heroes."
So in this #EspressoMonday episode, we present you some great websites where you can draw not only inspiration from, but get a lot of ideas from for your next top design .
1. Site Inspire
2. Awwards
3. Favorite Website Awards
4. WebInspiration.Gallery
5. 8 Gram Gorilla
6. Chrome Experiments
7. Very Nice Sites
8. HTML Inspiration
9. Nice One I Like
10. Admire the Web
11. CSS Winner
12. Unmatched Style
13. Style Boost
14. BestWebsite.Gallery
15. Design Fridge
17. One Page Love
18. Siiimple
19. The Best Designs
20. Web Creme
Hope you are able to find these websites a source of inspiration that will spur you to create websites that not only please the eye, but also meet the needs of your clients.
Lets take on some more sites where you can find some inspiration and just for web design, but also for other directions of design.
20+ Absolutely The Greatest Sites to Gain Inspiration and Resilience
Good inspiration stands under every great innovation and success. People need to gain good inspiration form time to time. Sometimes we just want to nestle in blanket with a cup of tea and regale our eyes. That can repress depression and it livens us up.
In this section you will find lot of small, cosy blogs with awesome inspiration in every of them. Photography, digital art, package design, traditional art and simply things that makes us smile. This post ain't about quantity and I hope you'll find your special inspiration source for cheerless moments.
1. Deviantart
How can you write about digital art inspiration and not mention Deviantart? As a community destination, deviantART is a platform that allows emerging and established artists to exhibit, promote, and share their works within a peer community dedicated to the arts. The site's vibrant social network environment receives over 100,000 daily uploads of original art works ranging from traditional media, such as painting and sculpture, to digital art, pixel art, films and anime.
2. Behance
With Behance you can showcase your work on the world's leading platform for creative professionals, and gain exposure to millions. You can build your portfolio, gain exposure and get hired by top companies. You'll find some of the best artworks around the web on Behance.
3. Abduzeedo
Abduzeedo is a blog about design. There are all sorts of articles for those who want to look for inspiration. Also you will find very useful tutorials for the most used applications out there, with a special selection of Photoshop Tutorials and Illustrator Tutorials. One of the goals of Abduzeedo is to be an open channel to the design community, encouraging feedback. The Daily Inspiration is a proof of that, everybody can send images that inspired them so we can share with the community.
4. The Design Inspiration
The Design Inspiration is created by a group of designers who are seeking various design inspiration every day.To make every designer's life easier, they decided to feature the best logos, illustrations, websites, photos and patterns from the most talented designers from all around the world.
5. Inspire Me, Now
Inspire me, now is a little inspiration blog created by Szymon Blaszczyk. You'll find some great inspiration there daily. Make sure to check it out once a while.
6. Drawn Blog
The Drawn Blog is your daily source of inspiration for illustration, animation, cartooning, and comic art.
7. Noquedanblogs
Noquedanblogs is a project of Sabino Aguad from Santiago, Chile. Another small and lovely blog to visit when you are villing to find some inspiration.
8. Dribbble
Dribbble is show and tell for designers, developers and other creatives. Share sneak peeks of your work as "shots" — small screenshots of the designs and applications you're working on.
9. Ffffound
Ffffound! is a web service that not only allows the users to post and share their favorite images found on the web, but also dynamically recommends each user's tastes and interests for an inspirational image-bookmarking experience.
10. Yay Everyday
Yay!Everyday is an endless wall of awesome art. It's always joy to visit the site and just scroll and check out those fantastic artworks.
11. Creative Ad Awards
Creative Ad Awards is one of the best advertising archive, serving all the advertising fan and others who need it. This site keeps providing you with the world's most creative and sophisticated ads.
12. Designflavr
Designflavr is in simplest terms a Design and Visual Art Gallery. They aim to deliver the highest level of content on a daily basis so that you can continue to keep the creative juices flowing. They scoure the darkest corners of the internet for new and refreshing artistic talent, and share these with you, the reader.
13. 1x
1x is a photo community with a difference. Take the work of the most talented photobloggers, various famous photographers, and many serious amateurs, select their best work and collect it all in one place – that is 1x. Everyone is welcome to contribute, but every photo is screened, which means it has to be approved by an editor (screener) before being published. 1x is a photo gallery with a constantly evolving exhibition. We publish dozens of new images every day.
14. Design Your Trust
Design You Trust is a hourly-updated design blog and community, full of new design trends, news and events, great design portfolios, young design bloods, design articles, photographies, fashion, creative advertisements, architectural inspirations, video design and hand-picked design stuff from all over the globe.
15. Stationery Style
Stationery Style is very user-friendly showcase gallery in which you'll find some quality content. Stationery Style will always have more of what you want to see and less of what you don't want to see.
16. The Dieline
Established in early 2007, The Dieline is dedicated to the progress of the package design industry and its practitioners, students and enthusiasts. Its purpose is to define and promote the world's best packaging design, and provide a place where the package design community can review, critique and stay informed of the latest industry trends and design projects being created in the field.
17. Creattica
Creattica is a gallery of great design and inspirational imagery. Anyone can submit their work for consideration and voting on items is open to one and all. The best work is accepted and featured in the gallery which receives thousands of visitors every day.
18. My Modern Met
My Modern Met is a community of intelligent people who want to be in the know. They're a destination that serves as an indispensable source of information for not only what's cool but what's relevant. My Modern Met was created with one goal in mind – to give people an engaging, entertaining and interactive experience.
19. Coolvibe
Coolvibe is a site dedicated to showcasing the best and most inspirational digital art from around the web — be it science fiction, fantasy, retro, 3D, illustrations, vector art, and virtually everything else.
20. Graphic–Exchange
Graphic-Exchange is an alternative to the "links only" web site, showing you the a selection of work directly on this site.
In the next section we will talk about ways to find inspiration. We have shared a big list to find it, but what if that's not enough? Keep reading and find out what to do.
Feeling Uninspired?: 6 Best Ways To Find Inspiration
Creating a list, writing a tutorial, discussing things, designing a logo, painting, or sculpting, no matter what form of art you wish to create it is, often, difficult to begin. Writers and designers may sit for several hours waiting for inspiration to kick in but unfortunately it does not come. Fortunately we are built to continue on learning, inherently we are beings capable of finding our own ways to survive in the trade we are into.
Below are easy steps that you can do to find or boost your morale towards anything you wish to do in life. Easy, yet takes courage to deal with; mind you that what is to follow are things of longterm effect. Get out of your comfort zone and start finding out where that shy inspiration went to.
What Every Writer and Designer Fear
Great talent is common but great inspiration is not. There comes a time when you just can't seem to figure out what to do next, you know you have to do something but what? Contrary to popular belief it is not that your mind is "empty" of things to think of but full of unnecessary thoughts. Ironically you can't force these unnecessary thoughts out, they can only be dealt with calmness and..the tips below.
Where to Find Inspiration
Inspiration is everywhere, except inside your room. Go out once in a while and breathe fresh air, see new faces, marvel at the sight of a building, go to the shopping mall, or find a place where you can be alone and contemplate (no, your room is not included).
1. Cultivate Your Imagination
Let your imagination run wild, do not suppress the things that enter your mind. Remember when you were still a child you say things that may sound stupid, you doodle on your note, sing a lyric-less song, and believe you have super powers? Your mind is a private thing, do not be ashamed to imagine yourself flying and shooting laser beams using your eyes. This refreshes the mind and gives enough avenue to be inspired by the simple, and foolish, things you may think of. Do not be intimidated by contradictions. Interpret bizarre stuffs through your words or designs, let it flow naturally.
2. Be Guided by Nature
Art is an attempt to mimic nature's beauty, but we can only get as closer as we want and never achieve perfection. As such, look into nature's wealth and be inspired by how magnificently the mountains are carved, how poetic a hundred year old tree stands, in every stream flowing with life, and many things both cold and warm. There is a magic in nature that is hard to define, right?
3. Weekend (Window) Shopping
T-shirt designs, the mall's floor, the way people talk, signages, and anything that may seem new to the eye will give a jolt to the Inspiration part of your brain. Although a lot of people around you entails incessant buzzing, for sure it will help. Don't let yourself suffer from staying inside your home two straight weeks, you are killing both your social life and things that may inspire you.
4. Learn to Share
George Bernard Shaw said "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." You can merge two related ideas to form a new, and better, idea.
Share online and offline. Call your friends and talk about things, share your experiences and hear theirs. Aren't you inspired yet to share?
5. Solitude Bears Fruit
Be in a place where you can be alone to think of nothing at all and relax your mind. As opposed to finding inspiration, offer your self a break and just sit still or walk slowly. Consider your mind as a celebrity who, once in a while, needs to retreat from his legion of fans just to relax and think of nothing.
6. Try New Things
Doing the same things over and over again will make you proficient with them, but change is little with it, you are then limiting your self to what is only at hand. Thus, new ideas and the drive to go on and give your best shot dies out with your unchanging life. As time moves forward, so should your learning be.
Try seeking places you've never been to and experience things you've seen only on the television. Sing with friends in a KTV even if you're not good at it, dance, eat at a newly opened restaurant, challenge a chess grandmaster to a duel and feel despair, go to the park and play with kids, feed the birds, and feed your life with things out of your daily routine. I find playing RPG video games dramatically increase not only my vocabulary, but ideas to fuse with my work too. I was once a ninja and I decided to try writing, and I liked it.
Try many things and find what fits you and from there on you venture. Always seek higher mountains for a brand new perspective of the world at large.
Extra: Bring a Notebook or a Sketchpad
Bring a small notebook or a sketchpad to jot down your thoughts wherever you are. Funny thing is you can't write or sketch while showering which, ironically, is the time when all great ideas pop inside your head. And by the time you've wiped your hands dry and get to your computer or note, great ideas are already miles away, erased suddenly by a mysterious force. Who disagrees?
Feel free to share your ways of finding inspiration. Best of luck!
Now that you know what to do, when the inspiration hides. Maybe you want to show off your skills and inspire someone else. That's why we have gathered a list of websites where you can do just that and maybe even get your next gig. Some of these websites were also mentioned above.
7 Best deviantART Alternatives for Web Designers to Showcase their Skills and Inspire Others
There can be many reasons to stick to deviantART (dA) — the biggest art community and a basic step for a design newcomer. At the same time none of these reasons should prevent you from participating in other professional networks and showcasing your skills.
Founded twelve years ago, today deviantART has the widest art-loving audience. However, lately there is an opinion that deviantART is overcrowded with work which can only be called "art" by a long stretch of imagination. So many men, so many censures! Anyway, like it or not, dA is a wonderful art community, but at the same time, it helps to be part of other art networks as well.
Today, we will take a look at seven major art communities and deviantART alternatives for aspiring designers and creative artists.
1. Behance
Unlike deviantART, Behance is built for those who work with art professionally, doing it for a living or as a very serious hobby. Due to the strict rules and high standards, Behance tends to be an upper-level professional network.
The website looks intuitive and well-organized: works are divided into groups, categories, and even countries. You can circle your friends or teammates according to the interests, professional level or the project you are working on together. If you are looking for a standout feature here, take a look at the job board and interaction system. On Behance, artists get a consistent portfolio system to show the workflow and project progress in steps. Although a large number of famous names may scare the beginners, Behance is probably the only place where you can share your experience and knowledge with artists and designers and get professional feedback.
- Categories: Web and interface design, typography, typeface, graphics, industrial and interaction design, etc.
- Job board: Yes, very active.
- Pro account: Not exactly. Behance ProSite for publishing portfolio websites starts from $11/month.
2. Dribbble
First things first. Dribbble is a "by invitation only" website and stays one of those private networks that every designer is proud to be a part of. Users get 24 free shots each month to showcase their skills and get spotted. Frankly, Dribbble is all about "shots" and "rebounds". Shots are small (400×300 pixels JPEG, GIF or PNG) sneak peaks of your work or even a piece of it. Rebounding is a good way to reply with a shot or post a series of your sneak peaks tied with a certain idea.
The invite system has also ensured that the quality of works remains intact. Drafting a newcomer is sort of a responsibility, after all.
- Categories: UI Design, Web Design, Script, Typography, iOS apps design, 3D Designs, etc.
- Job board: Yes.
- Pro account: Yes, $20 per year. Better search for scouts, PRO badge for members, additional projects, attachments and stats.
3. Forrst
Private communities always cause a lot of rumors, but I should admit: Forrst beats them all. It is an invite-only community but if you are a member of GitHub, you have a right to login without asking for an invitation. On the whole, Forrst is all about sharing four categories: questions, snaps, code and links. It may look a bit similar to Dribbble, but it focuses on web developers too.
The editorial team has launched an amazing podcast covering design-centric topics and tutorials, which can be downloaded on iTunes. Being a closed network, Forrst makes its members keep up with the high level of work and invites only those who meet the requirements. Another strict measure is flagging offensive posts, so the community content is always clean and relevant.
- Categories: Icons, software, web interface, user interface.
- Job board: Yes.
- Pro accounts: Yes, called "supported accounts" and cost $5 per month. Provides stats and custom domains, unlimited attachment and more.
4. Designmoo
Designmoo.com is an open designers' network aimed to provide its members with objective feedback and the opportunity to get their projects done. With its rich base of free stuff (fonts, brushes, illustrations, icons and other items) and active interaction system, Designmoo is a fast-developing network with one of the largest worldwide communities.
Each work can deserve a "like", comment and feedback with suggestions. There is also a marketplace for pro members interested in selling their items via Designmoo or a third-party website. The community is vividly using all possible ways to promote free and quality stuff. A very popular one is so-called "Sponsored Freebies" featuring sources of peak traffic on a page branded with a company's logo.
- Categories: UI elements, email newsletter layouts, fonts, graphics, etc.
- Job board: No, but there's a marketplace for buying/selling quality design-centric products.
- Pro account: Starts from $9/month, gives you Dropbox synchronization, externally-hosted resources sharing and widescreen preview images uploading.
5. Designshack
Designshack is a user-friendly all-in-one solution for designers to submit their work, get feedback and make use of regular design-centric news and articles. The website is extremely easy to use; there are three main categories in the gallery: web design, branding, logos and interface design.
Being a part of DesignShack will get you an exclusive WordPress theme "Marketed" for free, while its usual price is $30. Your work can also get featured in a promotional article prepared by the editorial team for $49 only. Thus each member gets an opportunity to get spotted and receive objective critique for his pieces of art.
- Categories: Web design, interface design, branding and logos.
- Job board: No.
- Pro account: No, but promotional opportunities for $49.
6. Patterntap
Let's move to more focused communities. Patterntap was created four years ago as a "living classroom, where designers learn what is working well on the Web and why"; its members are mostly interested in UI design and patterns. There is a quick Twitter sign up and as a network participant, you can leave your comments below each item. If you are looking for inspiration or improving your design literacy, Patterntap is the right place to go!
- Categories: Typography, texture, subtitle, colorscheme, slidebars, subnavigation and many others.
- Job board: No.
- Pro account: No.
7. Typophile
Typophile is another focused community — this time for typography enthusiasts. If you are fond of typographic art, want to get experience, meet like-minded people and are ready for standing some criticism, you'll find everything here. The network itself is a huge forum tree, where fonts and typefaces, associated software, tips and tricks are discussed. Holding tons of pieces of creativity, this website has never had paid accounts and is supported by Punchcut.com — a design consulting company from San Francisco.
- Categories: Bitmap Display / Script, Typography / Composition, etc.
- Job board: No.
- Pro accounts: No.
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Now that you've seen the most popular alternatives to dA, which one do you find the most attractive? Let us know whether you're going to stay with dA community or explore something else. Share your thoughts or help us to expand the list!


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Why the "World" Series?
Before I start on this entry, I would just like to say thanks. Thank you all so much for coming over to my little corner of the internet and checking out what I have to say. When I first started this blog, I really did not expect anything to come of it. I didn't expect to connect with a huge community of baseball nuts, and I especially didn't expect this much feedback. I know I've been a very spotty blogger; there seems to be huge gaps between each entry. Junior year is slowly killing my soul, and for some reason I've decided to take naps everyday. I guess I just need to work on my time management. The point is: THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for reading. You all know where I want to go in my life, and I hope I can keep this blog forever, and I hope that one day, "future" will be removed from its title.
Ban Johnson and Albert Goodwill Spalding signed what some consider to be a
"peace treaty" in 1903, they established the notion of two "separate but equal
leagues". This alliance inspired the first "World Series" between the Boston
Pilgrims of the American League, and the
Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League at Boston's Huntington Avenue
Grounds. So much has happened since then. The Red Sox were the dynasty of the first quarter of the century, winning five titles between 1903-1918, not to mention the fact that they moved to Fenway Park in 1912. The Pirates haven't won a World Series since 1971, but they have had their place in history as well.
a baseball fan, it has always perplexed me as to why it was named the "World
Series" when it was merely a series between to American teams only 650 miles
from each other. Not to mention the fact that both teams were comprised of
white, American men. This series may have featured two of baseball's best
players facing off against each other (Boston's Cy Young and Pittsburgh's Honus
Wagner), but there was really no reason for the series to be classified as a
World Series. However, this name has endured for more than one hundred years, so there has to be come justifications. I think there are two main aspects to
consider: the internal diversities that are intrinsic in baseball today, and
the implicit meanings of the word 'world'. I'll start with the former.
may have been an equating institution from a socio-economic point of view in 1903, but
it certainly was not the cultural melting pot that it is today. Neither players
nor spectators needed to be concerned with their economic background during the
game. Anyone could play–as long as he was white. Before leading the country in
the civil rights crusade, baseball was one of the most viciously racist
institutions in America. Contrary to popular (and seemingly unanimous) belief,
Jackie Robinson was not the first African-American to take the field. It was
Moses Fleetwood Walker, who played for the short-lived American Association's Toledo
Blue Stockings until his expulsion from baseball in 1887 when Cap Anson refused
to play with an African American on the field.
is remarkable to see how far baseball has come. Despite its previous racist
tendencies, baseball was the leader and catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
Jackie Robinson's courage and bravery when he took the field in 1947 for the
Brooklyn Dodgers paved the way for not only African American players, but also
players from all over the world to write their pages in the eternal textbook of
would baseball be today without the legacies of Jackie Robinson stealing home
19 times, Willie Mays' famous catch in the 1954 World Series, Bob Gibson's 17
strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series, the tragic story of Roy
Campanella's paralysis, or Satchel Paige's ability to devestate hitters at the
age of 60? Baseball's history would certainly be less colorful without these
timeless stories.
baseball's color barrier not been broken, we would also lack the spice that
Latin American players have brought upon baseball. No one will forget the
tragic legacy of Roberto Clemente, Pedro Martinez's record setting 1999
season, or Luis Tiant's crazy windup. No one will forget watching Mariano
Rivera, the greatest closer of all time, pitch, or "Manny being Manny" or David
Ortiz's former knack for hitting walk-off home runs.
this internal cultural diversity, the World Baseball Classic is still more
qualified to be called the World Series than the World Series is! The World
Baseball Classic is what the World Series theoretically should be: a series in
which two different countries play against each other. So why do we insist on
calling this event the World Series? An interesting point to consider is who
makes up a significant portion of the rosters for each country in the World Baseball Classic: Major
League Baseball players. Many MLB players are asked by their home countries to
play in the Classic, which is quite an honor for them. In effect, Major League
Baseball represents many different countries, so perhaps it is justifiable to
call baseball's most important series the World Series.
the 2009 World Series for example, the Philadelphia Phillies roster included
Jimmy Rollins, Pedro Martinez, Raul Ibañez, Chan Ho Park, and Shane Victorino. The
Yankees World Series roster included Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, Robinson
Cano, Hideki Matsui, and Joba Chamberlain. Baseball has truly evolved into a
World Series, but the remarkable thing is that despite their cultural
differences, each team comes together to form one, cohesive team with one,
collective goal: to win the World Series.
point to investigate is that perhaps Mr. Johnson and Mr. Spalding did not
intend the explicit meaning of the word 'World'. When we think of the World, we
think of the Earth, and all the countries, which is why it may seem that the
World Baseball Classic is more qualified to be called a World Series. However,
as an adjective, 'world' can denote the most important or influential thing of
its class, or social interaction. The World Series is the most important series
in baseball, and it certainly promotes social interaction. Every game is sold
out, and everyone in attendance shares a collective love of the game. Perhaps
the most important role that the World Series serves is that it unites.
105th World Series was nothing short of these characteristics. The
matchup between Cliff Lee and CC Sabathia was enthralling. The matchup was more
than two aces pitted against each other; it was two former teammates, and two
Cy Young recipients fighting to the finish. Despite the historical stature of
game one, the most captivating moment for me was when Pedro Martinez took the
hill at the new Yankee Stadium. The second game of the series was the first
time he had taken the hill against the Yankees in a postseason game since he
did it in a Red Sox uniform in 2004. Martinez's history against the Yankees is
one of the most fascinating in baseball's rich history. Martinez's 1999 season
is considered by many to be the best of all time, and he won back-to-back Cy
Young awards in 1999 and 2000. His mere presence provokes the Yankees and their
fans alike considering that Martinez has instigated some of the most famous
brawls in Red Sox vs. Yankees history. Yankee fans love to chant "Who's Your
Daddy" while Martinez is on the mound, and he loves to hear it. Perhaps the
most remarkable matchup was the sixth game and final game when Pedro Martinez
and Andy Petite faced off. It was Martinez's 40th career start against the
Yankees, and Petite's 40th postseason start, and perhaps the final
starts of each of their careers. MLB Network did this beautiful montage before Game 6 of all of the famous Pedro moments, and it was so emotional for me. There is something about Pedro's eloquence during his press conferences, and his smile as he walked off the field that continually give me chills. Watching him pitch is something that I will always cherish in my heart.
and Spalding were both visionary men, but it is hard to imagine that they would
have predicted that baseball would become as culturally diverse as it is. So
why did they choose to call it the World Series? Besides the fact that it is
baseball's most important series, and its constant tendency to promote social
interaction and unite baseball fans everywhere, I think there is one more
thing. Baseball is a world in and of itself: it is survival of the fittest (or
perhaps the richest), the best team wins. There is a central governing body
that makes and maintains the rules, and there are umpires delegated to keep
order in the games. Each game is a battle, which is part of an intricate war to
win the World Series, and during the offseason, the teams are trading their
cultivated players in hopes of becoming stronger for next year's war. I think
that it is perfectly justifiable to call the most important series in baseball
the World Series. It's culturally diverse, it promotes social interaction, it
unites, and most importantly? It sure as hell means the world to me.
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I have to tell you, if you make that a research paper and you do not get an "A", the teacher is a hockey fan.
Great insight into the origins and the path through the eras. You are well on your way to a career, but be sure to stop and write for your school paper and get some extra laps under your computer.
Seriously, it was the best experience of my life learning the ethics and editing tools along with page layout and foundations of the paper in general.
You have come a long way in a year..be proud of it.
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Elizabeth, what a great entry! I myself have wondered on occasion why it came to be known as the "World" series, but never really gave it a whole lot of thought. Beautifully written. And I love the phrase "write their pages in the eternal textbook of baseball". I give you an "A"!
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All I can say is BRAVO! I loved this post – from your intro asking the question, to your finale resolving why the "World Series" means the world to you. Really good writing. For what it's worth, I'd give you an A+!
Awesome article. Great work. Each day brings us a little closer to making the "world" part true. And you worked in a Pedro zimmer pic. You rock, Elizabeth!
Very good post, Elizabeth. Great historical note about there being African-American (and Latin American Black) players in the Major Leagues before Jackie Robinson. It is a little-known fact that most are unaware of. Kudos to you. If anyone is interested in this "hidden history" of African-Americans in the Majors, as well as the Negro Leagues, Robert Peterson's "Only the Ball Was White" is a very good start!
While you have seen me (I'm sure) on Brownie Points being critical of the WBC, it is certainly true that it is closer to the ideal of a "World Series" than our World Series is, even given the international personalities on our teams nowadays. I am not crazy about the WBC as long as the MLB season is structured as it is, but it certainly is more international than our WS is.
Keep blogging, Elizabeth. You are very good at it, and it would be great if it helps propel you to a pro writing career. (I am still envious of that photo of you with Pesky, by the way!)
Take care, Elizabeth. GO SOX!
Great blog entry. Well thought out and well written. Nice shout out to Fleet Walker of Toledo. I always seem to stump people with that little bit of trivia, too. They make mention of him at the ballpark in Toledo as well.
Take care
Great piece of work Elizabeth! You made great insights into the cultural and social interactions that have made 'MLB baseball' a truly international sport. I agree that they can truly justify the 'World' Series even today.
The way I've always justified it in my mind, however, is the fact that back in those years, baseball was only played in North America. Therefore, at that time, baseball truly was the 'greatest professional players in the world' playing against each other. That historical justification alone satisfies me, even though I know for a fact that many of the 'greatest players in the world' today do not play in MLB.
Well, I'm a teacher and I give you an "A"! Excellent article :O)
Great analytical essay here Elizabeth. love the recognition of all the milestones. honestly one of the best articles ive read on the blogs in a while. thanks for the Pirates props! and the clemente pic. but the Pirates did win the worlde series last in 79 not 71. doesnt really even matter-obviously neither of us was alive back then. hopefully we'll be able to write 2010 for the next bucco world series!
Maybe one day we will get to see an M.L.B. team face off against a Japanese team!
Great entry!! Good way to look at the term, World Series as well. Never really thought of it like that, but hey, sounds good to me!! Junior year of high school? Been there, done that, don't want to go back!! Enjoy it though, ok? High school goes by fast, and soon enough you're in college. Keep writing and hope you have a great year!!
Eliza beth,
Everytime I heard all of Pedro's accomplishments, I can't help but to think of the worst Dodger trade when they sent Pedro Martinez to the Expos for Delino Deshield." Ugh, sick, sick.
Anyway, great entry. Have you ever written to Vin Scully? I hear that he reponds. Next year will probably be his last year. I think you should write to him.
Elizabeth, amazing entry and for all it's worth, I'd give you an A+! I loved reading it and I KNOW that "future" will come off your title in the next few years :] xoxo http://diamondgirl55.mlblogs.com
Great post. One of the best that I have readed in MLBlogs. Kepp doing your great job and thank you for posting and mention the latin people…
Well done Elizabeth. My guess is the two of them were so into their own "world" they called it the World Series. They did end up being quite prophetic though, didn't they?
Elizabeth! This was, without a doubt, one of the best things I have ever read. The history lesson that you've provided us with along with the way it was worded was absolutely brilliant. I know one day that "Future" will be removed; but for right now, it's well worth it to wait in between entries for writing like this.
Great job Elizabeth! I think at the time of the first World Series – for right or wrong – I'm sure for those men in charge of baseball saw the United States as "the World" and named their championship after that mentality.
This entry is certainly on caliber with anything I've read in Sports Illustrated, and that's saying quite a bit considering the superb and consistent quality in that magazine. Your analysis and perspective of "world" is insightful and engaging and your various citations reveal a true depth of knowledge and love for the great game of baseball. Be the great writer, the awesome broadcast journalist, the shrewd general manager…take it all! I was simply enthralled reading this entry and I look forward to many more.


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10/40 Window of Missonary Activies
The Taliban executed two of the Korean hostages because the missionaries would not convert to Islam.
The world is still a dangerous place for those who feel compelled to spread Christianity like the missionaries of old. But one part of the world is the most dangerous yet most "fertile" zone for Christian missionaries. That zone is known as the 10/40 Window.
Comprising ten degrees north to forty degrees north in the Eastern Hemisphere, the 10/40 Window contains three Christian majority countries (Portugal, Greece, Philippines), and a few mixed regions like South Korean South Sudan, Ethiopia, Nagaland. However, the vast majority of the region is Muslim, pagan, or official atheist.
Other factors like 84% lowest quality of life, 82% of the worlds poor, etc create a base population with qualms towards the establishment. Evangelical groups hope to convert many of these inhabitants and see the situation as an opportunity.
However, history has been rough towards Christianity in the window. Nestorians came close to converting Persia and China but they were crushed. Islam destroyed the Christian Middle East and any chance to spread east, and the Jesuits ran until government persecution in efforts to convert China and Japan. Today a militant strand of Islam is actively fighting missionary efforts.
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- adam said...
hmm - seem this window pretty much contain the entire non-christianized part of the world. Which also means the entire muslim world.
And while no one should go around killing people - but trying to spread the word of the gospel in Afghanistan must be one of the stupidest endeavors I can imagine. Unless your goal is to become a martyr.
Stupidest is not a word, that shows lack of intelligence. And I think that the 10 X 40 window is an awesome thing for evangelists, to show them where evangelism is needed the most.
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Stupidest is a word. It means most stupid. Your claim is something you do want to research before you make it.
I do agree with you that the 10/40 window does teach where the gospel is needed to be spread.


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to dramatically increase the numbers of schools and districts
for which the state will be required to provide academic
Illinois first developed its System of Support in response
to requirements of the 1994 reauthorization of the federal
Elementary and Secondary Education Act for schools that
received federal Title I funding. Initial efforts provided
a variety of services, but the approach was not systemic.
The number of schools requiring targeted assistance has
grown from 57 to 715 since 1997, largely because the state
switched to the more rigorous Illinois Standards Achievement
Test in 1999 and Prairie State Achievement Examination
in 2001. These two tests set higher standards than the
previous IGAP tests.
In the coming year, the number of targeted schools is
expected to double or triple as a result of the adequate
yearly progress (AYP) requirements set by the State Board
to comply with NCLB. To meet these AYP requirements, the
percentage of students who must meet and exceed state
standards rises each year. Furthermore, the requirements
apply not only to all students in a school or district
but also to subgroups containing 40 or more students.
Subgroups include race/ethnicity classification, students
with disabilities, English language learners, and children
in poverty as determined by free or reduced-price lunch
Schools that do not meet AYP requirements are placed
on the state Academic Early Warning List (AEWL). Under
current state laws, schools are placed on the AEWL if
less than 50% of their test scores meet state standards
for two consecutive years. AEWL schools that do not demonstrate
improvement are placed on the Academic Watch List.
To handle the increased burden on the System of Support,
ISBE staff, in partnership with the Regional Offices of
Education and others, have developed a plan to shift the
delivery of services from a centralized to a regionalized
model. Currently, services are provided from the top down,
with ISBE staff delivering hands-on assistance to schools
and districts. The new approach would rely on Regional
Offices of Education as the primary provider of services,
except for the approval and program administration of
most of the grants associated with NCLB.
The System of Support has four core elements: a school
improvement plan that is based on analysis of data; standards-aligned
curriculum, instruction and classroom assessment; professional
development for teachers and administrators; and student,
family and community support services. Full details of
the plan to reorganize the System of Support are available
in a report developed for the State Superintendent: http://www.isbe.net/board/meetings/may03meeting/sosreport.pdf.
Funding for System of Support activities comes from both
state and federal sources at the present time. Most funding
in future years, however, will come from federal sources.
Illinois State Board of Education
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Meeting Minutes - June 3, 2003
Attending: Art Costantino, Frank McGovern, Don Bantz, Petra Carver, Bill Zaugg, Steve Trotter, Mike Segawa, Debbie Garrington, Anna Kircher, Ann Daley
1) Space usage issues were discussed.
a) Don confirmed faculty will be vacating space in Seminar I. Ann will inform Space Management Committee.
b) Bill raised the question of what are appropriate long term rental rates for use by outside agencies. This was last updated in 1985.
c) Ann reminded the group that the legislative capital budget allocation will determine timing of any office moves.
d) Steve talked about the need for conversations about the strategic use of space, land and other physical resources. Ann stated the VPs would charge a group to address strategic planning for space.
e) Mike noted the interrelatedness of groups working on Campus Life, Conferencing, and Financial Futures.
2) Credit Card Payment
a) Collin shared his research to date about the college options.
b) Software could be purchased ($20,000-30,000 estimate) or a 3rd party vendor could be used.
c) Anna raised questions about technical and user support issues.
d) Business Services and Computing and Communications staff will meet with Collin. Petra will set this up.
3) Telemarketing System
a) Debbie Garrington described the progress made on purchasing a system.
b) 12 vendors have submitted letters of intent.
c) A timeline was shared for this process.
d) Go-live date is November 21st.
4) Extended Education
a) A 12 member cross-divisional team is working on this program.
b) Amy Betz is coordinating these efforts.
c) June 30 is a report date for the group.
d) Niche markets are being identified.
e) It's anticipated to take a year to set-up plans and year 2 would begin to produce revenue.
f) Summer School and Extended Education have been merged administratively.
g) Estimates are to be able to double the gross revenues in 3-5 years.
h) A revenue sharing plan is being developed to cover institutional costs.
Next Meeting: June 17th, 4pm, review deferred ideas and identify how we will move forward from here.


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Kennywood: A Trip to America's Favorite Amusement Park
You think I'm kidding right. Kennywood? America's favorite amusement park? Don't believe me, check the sign…
See…told ya so. Since 1898 Kennywood has been a Pittsburgh family tradition. I put emphasis on family. It is a great place to bring the kids and share a heart warming experience. It is not like those big parks such as Cedar Point or a Six Flags, Kennywood is better than that. It has this vintage feel that can not be duplicated. The park is relatively small and easy to navigate. Just like any other amusement park, Kennywood brings out all the bells and whisteles. There are roller coasters, kiddie rides, water rides, and midway games. Put it all together and you have a recipe for success. This week me, my cousins, my brother, my aunt and my mom had quite the successful day navigating our way around Kennywood.
My brother joked with me before our trip saying "You aren't going to write a blog bout this are you" I laughed right back at him and said "Yes Zach, yes I am"
"But its not about baseball," he responded. I simply replied, "It is called the Pitssburgh Peas, not just like baseball Peas." (btw Kennywood is located a mere 10 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh)
But Zach had a point I had to find a way to make a day of amusement and turn it into a day of baseball. Zach and I decided that we would pay close attention to other guests at the park and study what they were wearing. We were going to count how much Pirate gear we saw compared to that of the other Pittsburgh sports teams. I was kind of mad at myself for not wearing anything Bucco during the day, but pride was still on the line.
You can see me on the far left wearing my "BEAT PITT" shirt. I was carrying on a family tradition started by my father from his day as a WVU student. He would make the trip from Morgantown to Pittsburgh with his buddies when he was my age to enjoy the rides at Kennywood. He proudly wore his "BEAT PITT" shirt everytime he entered through Kennywood's gates. From his experiences he said it wasn't always the best idea because it ticked off some of the locals. From my experience I recieved some jeers, such as "Not in the last two years buddy." and a handful of "Go Pitt" cheers. But WVU got the last laugh on this day. Zach and I both agreed that there was a considerable more amount of West Virginia garb than that of the Pitt Panthers. Blue and gold ran through my veins. I was however dissapointed by the turnout of the Bucco faithful.
The day started by giving credit to my younger brother for wearing this Pirate hat shown on the right. He was number one on the couning ticker. I was hoping to see alot of Pirate hats considering most people wear hats when it is hot out and we are in the middle of baseball season. I was surely mistaken. Tens of thousands of people flock to Kennywood each day. Considering that number Zach and I both counted just 22 pieces of Pirate paraphernalia. Hats and T-shirts included. While there were probably more than that, from our naked eyes we could only spot 22 people wearing the Bucco black and gold. There were authentic 59 Fifty caps and thorow back pill box caps. A majority of the people wore the free giveaway caps that are given away on promotional days. I am not a big fan of these caps. I believe they are junky and I really don't care for the sponsors logo that is always on there somewhere. Only one guy I saw had on a complete head to toe irate outfit. He had on a Roberto Clemete T-shirt with a black "P" hat.-a true fan indeed.
I was also dissapointed that I did not see many current player T-shirt. I saw countless numbers of Crosby and Malkin T-shirts. In fact I even saw Talbot, Fleury and Gonchar shirts. (All Penguins players for you non-hockey followers) I only saw two current Pirates players on the back of people's t-shirts. Adam LaRoche and Jack Wilson. The funny thing is, with the way talks are going around Pittsburgh both of these players can soon be gone. It really does make me sad all the turnover that happens with Pirate players. It is really difficult for teh casual fan to embrace a player with the uncertainty that he will possibly be traded withing a couple of years. The Penguins are so successful because they have cornerstone players and market those players to the general public. It is hard to be a casual baseball fan in Pittsburgh when the casual fan can't even name 5 players on the team.
The real sports king in Pittsburgh is without a doubt the Steelers. I was hard pressed however to see and Steeler jerseys in teh crowd. It was a 78 degree day so that may have held people back form wearing their Roethisbergers or Palamalus, but still I expect to see a Steeler jersey in Pittsburgh at any time.
All in all the real winner was the Pens. We lost count in the 50s for the amount of Hockey gear seen. The hats, player t-shirts and Stanley Cup commemorative shirts were overwhelming in the sea of people at the park. The Pens even ruled in the park's decor.
These posters were hung on the platform of the roller coaster "Thundebolt". In the 1960s the Thunderbolt was called the "King of Coasters" in 2009 the Pens are clearly making a run for "The Sports Kings of Pittsburgh."
To conclude my sports memorobilla and such talks I'll leave you with one of my favorite Pirate
things I have ever bought. Me and my brother spotted this hat at the Monroeville Mall near Pittsburgh and couldn't pass it up. It is the vintage Pirate logo from the 80's and early 90's situated on a bright yellow hat. It is very comfortable and fits my head nicely. I wear it proudly.
Kennywood really is not a place for the roller coaster enthusiast. As I said before it is more geared towards families. That being said it is still a destination for adrenaline junkies. There are four coasters in the park. The Thunderbolt, The Jack Rabbit, The Racer and The Steel Phantom. The Steel Phantom is the only newer coaster with a steel track. It is my favorite because it rides smoother and reaches speeds of up to 70mph. the other 3 are older but still very fun. I enjoy the Jack Rabbit because it is quick. It also features a pair of double dips with back to back hills. Your butt will jump out of the seat when the car goes ove rthe bumps. The Racer is cool because two cars run at once, in a racing fashion. It always fun to compete with the other car even though you have no control over how fast it goes. I really do not like the Thunderbolt at all. I can tolerate alot of wooden coasters but the Thunderbolt is down right nasty. I rode it with my brother and he was squished up against me the entire time. It wasn't comfortable at all. And the fact that I was being thrown around the whole time gave me a headache.
My favorite ride is this beauty.
It is called the aero 360. It is a smooth ride and takes you upside down and back around about 20 times. It made me very dizzy, but I enjoyed every second of it.
I was proud of my brother for riding all of teh roller coasters with me. My little cosuin Jacob, isn;t a big fan of the intense ride so he sticks to the tames ones.
We took a nice spin on the cars. He also enjoys getting wet. It was refreshing on a nice hot summer day.
Him and Zach got front row on the Pittsburgh Plunge water ride. They were completely drenched afterward.
They also came away with these sombreros after winning the weight guessing game. Not really a big feat because come on, who doesnt win at that game.
It was another fun summer day in Pittsburgh with my family. If you are a regular reader of this blog you will know that there is nearly nothing that I enjoy more than that.
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As well you should enjoy it! It looks like a great time was had by all.
Nice story. Hilarious too! Whenever I go to Disney or Universal I always count to see how many Cubs hats vs how many Rays hats I am going to see. Usually the Cubs win. Dorky, I know. Fun, though.
There is something to be said for the small amusement park. It doesn't always have to be a huge place to be a fun place, does it?
Nice post
Well done on turning an already entertaining blog entry into one about baseball and sports. That gave me a great idea for something to do in places like that. Kennywood also does look like a very fun place and good for the family. With 2 younger brothers, this would be a good place for my family and I hope someday we can try it out.
A late congrats to your Penguins, it is a good sign for hockey to see so much Pens gear, isn't it?
Keep up the good blogging and good luck to your Pirates!
(I tried posting a second ago, and it didn't show up so I'll try again right now)
Well done on connecting an otherwise entertaining blog entry to baseball and sports! You gave me a good idea for something to do in a situation like that.
It is surprising that there was such a lack of Pirates gear, but it is good for hockey to see so much Penguins gear around, isn't it? You guys are having a sports season much like ours last year, with a hockey and football championship! Maybe your Bucs can turn it around and make a run to at least get a good record in the 2nd half.
Kennywood looks like a very fun place, and having 2 younger brothers, it would be a good place for my family too! I hope I can check it out someday.
Keep up the great blogging!
Wow, my post did show up! This computer is wierd…
Sorry about the 2 posts.
You're nuts, the Thunderbolt is the best.
I think I saw 2 or 3 Steelers jerseys at Kennywood on Thursday and saw a good amount of Pirates gear as well. No jerseys, but I saw a lot of the younger guys wearing the different styled Pirates flat-brimmed hats. They were all pretty sweet hats. I only saw a couple of those give-away hats, and yeah, those suck.
You didn't tell us how many hats or shirts from other clubs were at the park…. Looks like you guys had fun, I miss those days of takin my kids to fun filled amusement places…
Sorry you guys lost last night, at least it gets you ready for another one tonight, hopefully…..:-)
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Aww thanks for the comment, you're too sweet! :] Awesome blog, I love it! Kennywood seems fun…next time you should try Cedar Point, just went there a few weeks ago for the first time. If you love roller coasters, it's a blast! :] Nice picturest too!
I love kennywood! I have been there at least 5 times! Keep posting and commenting!
Cool, sounds like you had a great time!! And very interesting observations on the memoribilia. I went to the fair a week ago, and I saw a lot of Padres stuff, but a lot of Chargers stuff too.
Nice, glad you enjoyed some fun at the amusement park. It's good to know that despite the losing seasons, Pirates' fans still have pride, now that's true baseball fans, supporting the team all the way during the good times and the bad. Pittsburgh Pride is what it's all about here.
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Valdez, who lives in Houston currently, plans to move to Woodsboro and begin his duties in two weeks, depending on housing availability.
Valdez has almost 15 years of law enforcement experience.
The council also voted 3-2 to elect Councilwoman Debra Bolcik as its mayor pro tem on Tuesday night, June 3.
The term of the position was set for one year.
Councilman Elix Ortiz also had been nominated, but Bolcik received more votes.
Mayor Larry Jochetz also gave the oath of office to Richard Sanchez, who was elected to the council's Place 5 seat. He was unopposed.
The council also set a minimum starting bid on the sale of a 20-foot wide piece of property at $1,000. The council surveyed the 210 S. Sixth St. property at a cost of $650.
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The council also accepted the resignation letter of Debbie LePore, who resigned from city staff to take another position.
The council also heard a request by Councilman Johnny Cisneros to provide safety footwear to city employees who do work that could harm their feet.
"I noticed that employees are wearing tennis shoes in the field," Cisneros said.
"Basically, it is for safety of the employees," he added.
The council discussed the matter and agreed to have a workshop on developing policy for work attire the same time items for the 2014-15 budget were discussed, which was set for June 17.
Following closed sessions, the council voted to not increase code enforcer Thomas's salary by $2.50.


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I want to make sure I am right in my mind what I am doing with DD2. She is the first I have breast fed this long!! (YAY!) She is 9 months and will be a year on March 21st. She is eating solids pretty much when I eat (still 3 times a day, and snack in between). Most of the time she has little to no interest in solids(when im not eating she doesnt want to eat). I tried having a routine of feeding solids, but with a 7 year old and well just Life.. Having her eat when I eat seemed to be the best for her. Also those times that I choose (Waiting until an hour or two after she BF) she would frankly rather be playing than sitting in the high chair or walker eating.
I read somewhere that Breast Milk is great as the only nutritional source for baby until they are at least a year old. Then after that there needs to be other supplements to her diet for added nutrition. I guess I worry that because I dont have the same routine I once had for DD1 (who was FF) at the solids age that DD2 is kind of off kilter for solids (but not really she eats when I eat which is actually a routine too!)
So i guess my question is, Does she HAVE to have solids as a MAIN course of her diet at 9 months or is it ok to still be experimenting but not exactly having a routine of solids feedings?
Thanks for your response and support!!


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Learn to say 'No'
Getting everyone — not just women — involved with celebrating Women's Equality Day
By Ellen Snortland 08/05/2010
"A man of quality is not threatened by a woman for equality."
That's a familiar bumper sticker slogan for some of us. Men are crucial to any social movement, especially the gender equality revolution. That's kind of a no-brainer, right? I especially want men to stand with us for the 90th anniversary of women's right to vote on Aug. 26.
As some of my readers know, I've been a goodwill ambassador for the National Women's History Project (nwhp.org) for a few years now. I beat the drum at the beginning of every August to encourage all people — not only women — to mark Aug. 26 in some way. Ninety years ago, on Aug. 26, 1920, women finally won the vote after an excruciating yet nonviolent campaign to gain it. As I see it, men have a lot to learn from women; celebrating the day we got the vote without shooting anyone is a pretty good start!
Really, the women's vote is a perfect example of a Catch-22. How do you win the right to vote without having the vote itself? You can't vote for having the vote if you aren't allowed to vote! Thus, women had to enlist the support of the men in their lives who could vote. It was truly a talking revolution, with some nice examples of civil and domestic disobedience thrown in for good measure: guilt-mongering, hunger strikes, picketing the White House. All were examples that Gandhi observed and used to further his theories about nonviolent protests. As a young lawyer in South Africa, he saw American women in nonviolent action before he ever tried out any of his ideas in India.
The first recorded public declaration for women's right to vote happened at Seneca Falls, N.Y., on July 19, 1848, and was considered as radical as the Declaration of Independence. After all, men at the time had complete legal domination over women. In fact, women were considered to be legally "dead" upon marriage.
I understand that not everyone is a history geek, but I want you to fathom the courage it took for the women to stand up and read a document that declared their full humanity as citizens and their mission to get themselves the vote.
Here's an excerpt from the Declaration of Sentiments read in Seneca Falls: "In entering upon the great work before us, we anticipate no small amount of misconception, misrepresentation and ridicule; but we shall use every instrumentality within our power to affect our object. We shall employ agents, circulate tracts, petition the state and national legislatures, and endeavor to enlist the pulpit and the press in our behalf … Resolved. That the speedy success of our cause depends upon the zealous and untiring efforts of both men and women, for the overthrow of the monopoly of the pulpit, and for the securing to woman an equal participation with men in the various trades, professions and commerce." (For the full text of the Declaration of Sentiments, visit http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/docs/seneca.html)
The resolution was adopted by a majority of the people in attendance, including the men, who were generous enough to relinquish the privilege they had as males so they could include their mothers, sisters, wives and daughters in the democratic process.
Since you're reading this early in August, I've now given you enough info to make an event of your own on Aug. 26 or to attend events that are being created by others. There are too many to list here.
Two of my favorite nonprofits, IMPACT Personal Safety (impactpersonalsafety.com) and Fifty-Fifty Leadership (fiftyfifty.us), led by Fifty-Fifty Chair Pauline Field, will be hosting a 90th anniversary commemorative event at the Altadena Public Library. We'll tie in the "think globally, act locally" idea of empowering women, give away free copies of Ms. Magazine, schmooze a bit, and we'll stand up and yell "NO!" since we'll also be giving a mini-workshop on verbal resistance and self-defense.
Think about it: The birth of any social justice movement must start with the idea of "No!" No! I will not be a second-class citizen. No! I will not be abused. No! I will not allow my child to be hurt. Many of us need to work out our "No" muscles before we can be flexible enough to be able to also say "Yes!" and mean it.
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The 90th Anniversary of Women's Right to Vote! The Power of Peaceful Resistance and Women's "NO!" is at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Altadena Public Library, 600 E. Mariposa St., Altadena. Admission: $10. Visit Brown Paper Tickets to buy tickets or visit http://tinyurl.com/90thAnniversary.
Ellen Snortland teaches writing in Altadena. Contact her at snortland.com.
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Karooooo, 1963
Stephan Von HueneAmerican, 1932-2000
Acrylic and cloth on board
72 in x 48 in (182.9 x 122 cm)
Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Doris Kim Pummill, in memory of Eleanor Kim von Huene
© Dr. Petra Von Huene
Not on view
Stephan von Huene, born in Los Angeles, came of age artistically in the midst of the groundbreaking local art scene of the 1960s. Working alongside his friends Edward Kienholz and Allan Kaprow, von Huene turned his attention to collage and assemblage early in his career. His pictures from the early 1960s incorporate found material and everyday detritus, and his subject matter, as in the present work, tends toward the grotesque. Dismembered appendages—arms, legs, phallus—float amid a surreal, figurative landscape. The artist fetishizes the yellow dress, as the attention paid to its folds and pleats makes it literally stand out against the reductive female form and the flattened body parts that surround it. A nonsensical word seems shouted from the disembodied man at left, while the text wrapped around the left side of the woman's head is conveyed with a whisper. The inclusion of sounds in art would soon become the artist's central focus, as he would dedicate the majority of his career to creating sculptural devices that spoke and played music.
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