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February 28, 2012
Samplings of recent calls made to Portales law enforcement, according to police reports:
Sunday, Feb. 19
- At 3:12 p.m., an officer responded to Yucca Drive in reference to a battery. A woman with two lacerations on her right ear was crying too much for the officer to understand. She refused hospital treatment but told the officer she was driving when a black vehicle began following her then almost ran into the rear of her vehicle. She said when she stopped at an intersection, two females, who she knew wanted to fight her, exited the car and approached her window, pulling it down. After she told them she did not want to fight because her son was in the car, the two females began to batter her through the window, pulling her hair and pulling the ring from her ear and slamming her head into the steering wheel. She said she then drove away and went to her aunt's house. The officer observed visible injuries and warrants were issued for the arrest of the two females.
- At 4:13 p.m., an officer was dispatched to North Main in reference to a domestic situation. The officer approached a couple who was arguing in their front yard. The man said he had two vehicles, one registered in his name and one in hers. He said he was trying to get the keys to his vehicle from her and the woman would not give them to him. He said he grabbed her jacket to get the keys and the jacket tore when she pulled away.
The woman told the officer she asked to use his car and he would not let her then pinned her arm behind her back and tore her jacket. The couple agreed to take a night apart to calm down and talk later. The case was cleared.
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Friday, March 27, 2009
New Orleans! Pics and a Makeover!
As promised I have the pics from my weekend trip to New Orleans. Thanks to everyone would commented on suggestions of where to go. I actually went to one of the places suggested!
I got there Saturday evening. We checked into the hotel and then went to my BF's mom's house to eat dinner with the fam.
Check out future mom-in-law's shrine to Mardi Gras! She's a pro at getting the good stuff!
Mom surprised us with Crawfish or as I like to call them "Crawdads" and her famous sausage, beans and rice, yum!
After dinner we headed to the hotel to get ready for going out. I packed everything in my nifty little makeup bag. It's a mini traincase that Vanessa recommended. As you can it looks tiny, just a bit bigger than my hand.
But look how much it fits! I packed makeup for myself and his sister. You may not be able to see everything but inside some of the products in there: a MAC 15 pan palette, RCMA palette, MAC quad, 4 pairs of lashes, MAC holiday quad, about 10 brushes, sponges, q-tips, mascara wands, eyeliners, base, 4 lipglosses, 2 lipsticks...and more! Love this little thing!
Then I did a quick makeover on the BF's sister. We went for a subtle smokey look. It's pretty much the look from my Jennifer Hudson tutorial. I focused on sexing up the eyes and evening out her skin tone.
Closed eye shot. On her eyes I used the silver and nude colors from the MAC 2008 smokey holiday palette, carbon in the outer v, and texture above the crease.
Here's a shot of me and the BF in the hotel room before we went out
Our first stop, to get the infamous Hand Grenade drinks...I got mine in slushy form, yum! They taste innocent and sweet but they pack a punch!
Had to get in the A-town! You can see my makeup better here...I went for the no fail MUFE no 92 smokey eye...mixed it with a bit of carbon, stars and rockets to blend out the crease and shroom as a highlighter. I'm also wearing 2 pairs of shisem lashes on each eye!
After this we pretty much club and bar hopped to 6 or more different places...it's awesome because they don't charge cover! It was a regular Saturday night but the streets were packed!
Here's an inside shot of me and the BF in one of the clubs
My sassy pose! It was a little chilly that night so the blazer and tights were a God send. I'm glad my BF convinced me to skip the heels cuz we did a lot of walking and dancing!
Here I am in the outdoor courtyard in the middle of one of the clubs.
Gangsta couple ;)
Me and the Bf's sister...this was our second time meeting, we got along fabulously!
Saturday was spent with the BF's fam. We visited his sis in the hospital and then went back to Mom's house for my crawdads, lol. I didn't get any pics unfortunately.
Sunday we slept in for a bit and checked out of the hotel by noon. The BF and I wanted to be on the road by 4pm so we could get home by midnight at the latest. We both had to work the next day.
Our plan was to walk around the French quarter, go to the French Market, pick up some Beignets, and have lunch with the BF's sister and her boyfriend.
We saw this voodoo shop on the street.
Of course we went inside...I didn't get anything though...I don't want strange things happening to me. Check out the little man outside the store he he
We also stopped by the famous Cafe Du Monde for beignets. These tasty treats are pretty much fried donuts in powdered sugar...think funnel cake. I got some to go and brought some back for my besties. Sorry I forgot to take a pic of the food porn!
Gotta get a pic with the Bourbon street sign. I'm wearing my $5 sunglasses I picked up at the French market. They have a cool Ed Hardy design on the sides.
Sappy shot, I know...but why do I look like a little kid lol
The End! I decided not to post the inappropriate pics, lol. I had so much fun on this trip. We're definitely going to Mardi Gras next time, can't wait!
Have a great weekend bellas! I have a bridal consult this weekend, I'll post pics as usual!
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- jilliandanica said...
What a fun trip! You and your bf are so cute together =) Oh and I need that train case!!
- March 27, 2009 at 9:48 AM
- Melanie said...
Looks like fun! :) Where did you get that cool traincase!? Looks very handy!
- March 27, 2009 at 11:52 AM
- Askmewhats said...
wow the traincase looks really fab!! Small yet fits a lot, that's my type :) And you and your bf looks so cute together!!!
- March 27, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- Couture Carrie said...
Such fun pics, R2! You look so happy and adorable! And the B&A is quality, as usual - subtle and lovely!
- March 27, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Janelle said...
Ooh looks like fun! I'd love to go to New Orleans one day. It's on my travel list hehe. Thanks for sharing pics!
- March 27, 2009 at 1:25 PM
- chau said...
love your makeup tutorials! and your crawdads made me hungry lol...
- March 27, 2009 at 1:55 PM
- ~Mel said...
wow! that small train packed a whole lotta makeup! hehe.. aww.. new orleans looks like alot of fun.. i so want to go there.. i still dont know how to eat those crawfishes but haven't really tried one tho..
- March 27, 2009 at 1:56 PM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
hey guys, the traincase is from www.bagsbuy.com!
- March 27, 2009 at 2:32 PM
- Girl with Curl said...
Your trip looks like so much fun. I remember on Keeping up with the Kardashians they went to a restaurant in New Orleans and I feel like it was the same place you got your funnel cake thing. That episode made me want to try them.
- March 27, 2009 at 3:09 PM
- iamgrape1119 said...
Aww, you and ur man look so adorable together! Looks like you two had a blast during the trip! I love all the pics! BTW, the makeover you gave his sis is KILLER!! Her skin looks perfect!
- March 27, 2009 at 4:40 PM
- Eclecticldy said...
the trip looked really fun and bf's sis's make up is a knock out :) If you get the craving for beignets, Redfish has an oreo beignet dessert that's heavenly!
- March 27, 2009 at 6:09 PM
- Lindsey said...
I want this bag!! I looked on the site and I can't find it. Is there a brand name or something, or can you link the page, please and thanks.
- March 27, 2009 at 6:47 PM
- Jaime Dollaga said...
wow that is a mega traincase of makeup. i like the makeup you did on your friend. the eyes are so sexy!
- March 27, 2009 at 7:11 PM
- Berryrachel♥ said...
OMG that train case is great! Where'd you get it? I travel a lot so something like that is great!
- March 27, 2009 at 10:01 PM
- Berryrachel♥ said...
I just saw your comment lol I'll check it out!!!
- March 27, 2009 at 10:04 PM
- Tam Tam said...
I am glad you had a good time.
Could you let us know the brand name of the mini train case? I looked at the website you gave and I can't find it.
- March 27, 2009 at 10:08 PM
- K&T Makeup Artistry said...
You look like you had so much fun! And the makeup you did on yourself and your future sister in law was gorgeous! Makes me want to make my N.O trip sooner than I have planned..
- March 27, 2009 at 11:33 PM
- Sharon Rose said...
Hi there-what a fun, fabulous trip and such lovely photos too!
- March 28, 2009 at 11:08 AM
- JENSMAKEUPBAG said...
i've been dying to go to new orleans. i think your pictures always influence me to go :) i really love both looks you did in the pictures. beautiful! love that traincase, great traveling. thanks for the website!
- March 28, 2009 at 3:25 PM
- The World's Dresser said...
Oh my gosh, I freaking loved New Orleans, it looks like you guys had a blast!!!
- March 28, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- ChyiX2 said...
Looks like you had a lot of fun! The make-up on your sis-in-law is really sexy :)
- March 29, 2009 at 9:01 AM
- Jo said...
looks like you had heaps of fun!
i think your bf's sister is lucky to be naturally beautiful with or without make up.
and those drinks with the pineapple bottles look yum :)
- March 29, 2009 at 11:08 AM
- AnnaBanna said...
awww looks like ya'll had fun! i need that traincase in mah life lol.
o & u have an award on mah blog :)
- March 29, 2009 at 8:08 PM
- dominican enigma said...
you guys are adorable! I would have been scared as hec to walk in the voodoo shop.
- March 30, 2009 at 9:25 AM
- Le Midget said...
Looks like you had so much fun! I'm jealous :( lol I didn't do shit this whole month. Pooop.
You and your bf are such a cute couple. Stay freshhhh :)
- March 30, 2009 at 6:11 PM
- Kenzie said...
I have searched the bag buy site like crazy for the train case. What brand is it so that it's easier to find? I have to have it!!!
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On Monday, April 22, 2013 at 7:30 PM, the critically acclaimed Momenta Quartet (Emilie-Anne Gendron and Adda Kridler, violins; Stephanie Griffin, viola; Michael Haas, cello) will join pianist Molly Morkoski in a concert celebrating a diverse array of works by Jewish composers at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011; www.cjh.org).
Tickets: $15 general, $10 for seniors, students, and CJH/AJHS/YUM members with ID. Available at the door or online through http://www.cjh.org/event/2216.
The program, which features Momenta members in a range of collaborative capacities, underlines the quartet's core tradition of championing living composers. "Sirius" (2012), a new piano quartet by Yeshiva faculty member David Glaser, will receive its New York premiere. Momenta members will be joined by pianist Molly Morkoski, whose playing has been critically hailed as "outstanding" by The Boston Globe and "exhilarating" by the American Record Guide. Momenta violist Stephanie Griffin will take the stage in "Malekhamoves" (2009), a solo work by the Cleveland-based composer Timothy Beyer.
The program also highlights an eclectic assortment of underrepresented 20th-century works. Momenta will draw from its unique personal repertoire for the evening's featured string quartet selection, Stefan Wolpe's aphoristic "Twelve Pieces for String Quartet" (1950). Seldom performed today, this ephemeral collection of character pieces totals less than 7 minutes. In contrast, Morkoski and Momenta violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron will present Aaron Copland's lush and expansive Violin Sonata (1944), composed as a wartime memorial piece. Rounding out the program is Darius Milhaud's jazz-infused piano-quintet suite "La création du monde," op.81b (1922-23), a musical souvenir of the French composer's trip to New York at the height of the Jazz Age.
This concert marks Momenta's 5th concert appearance at the Center for Jewish History and its 4th year as the Bernice Diener Ensemble-in-Residence at Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women.
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ADY can be used instead of IDY but you need about 25% less ADY than IDY by weight. Also, you should rehydrate the ADY in a small amount of the formula water at around 105 degrees F for about 10 minutes before adding the rehydrated ADY to the rest of the formula water, which should be on the cool side.
I'll check a different grocery store for IDY. My usual store was all out.
theboozler,I forgot to mention that supermarkets rarely sell IDY under the designation instant dry yeast. Fleischmann's sells one of their forms of instant dry yeast under the name RapidRise. The dry yeast sold for breadmaking machines is also instant dry yeast. Most of our members who make a lot of pizzas buy their yeast (IDY or ADY) in one-pound packages. There are many places online where the one-pound packages of yeast can be purchased. The big box stores like Sam's and Costco also sell the large packages.Peter
Great thanks, Ill have to remember to shop for yeast at our next costco trip.Yeah Kroger up the road only had the small jars of Fleischmann's ADY in stock when I went by, I did look for RapidRise and bread machine yeast but no luck. This particular location's shelves are consistently under stocked .
Overall I was very happy with the pizza and we ate well, but I think I can do better.How long will this dough keep in the freezer?
I dont know if your saw the Kosmic Karma pizza on MPM on Slice, but maybe Florida9 might have been looking at the MM thread, or he knows what ingredients go in a MM pizza. http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2013/01/my-pie-monday-tbd-1-slideshow.html#show-299131
Norma,Florida9 became a member of the forum on December 22, 2012 and last visited the forum earlier this month on January 2 (http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=21904). I don't know that anyone could have read through this entire thread in that period of time and lived to tell about it or without being put in a quiet home somewhere mumbling something about MM#7, fifteen brands of molasses, hydration bake tests, carpet samples, and Chicago Bob (who also hails from Chicago-land). . Peter
Peter, I do wonder if Florida9 did get his formulation from this thread somewhere though. Maybe he had information from Chicago Bob. Norma
Thanks to this post, I have been making MM clones for the past couple of months. Although it has been years since I've been to a MM, this dough is really good. Thank you all for helping with this clone. I thought I might be able to give one contribution. (If it has been mentioned somewhere and I missed it, I apologize). The last time I tried my MM clone, I used the paddle attachment of my KA mixer just to incorporate the ingredients. I then used the "stretch and fold" method that Peter Reinhart uses. 4x with 5 minutes between them. Then I put it in the fridge for 2 days. This dough came out extremely fluffy with great oven bounce. It was the best of the bunch that I have done.
Really interested to try this dough formulation of MM#7I have been reading quite a bit and can't believe I just found this thread, attempting to make MM clone pies is actually what started by pizza making journey.Norma: I have tried reading around, and on your dough from MM#7 from Pete, http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3940.840.htmlwhat is the sprinkled stuff you are putting on your dough as it ferments?Stephan


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They don't, so it's clearly not happening.
I have demonstrated this with multiple clips.
Also, the main topic at hand is early bat speed and torque, which are purported to occur at the start of the swing. They clearly aren't happening (because there is no evidence for them).
I do think it's worth discussing the whip and what happens and why as long you concede that that isn't "early".
Last edited by Chris O'Leary; 11-04-2009 at 08:05 AM.
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I agree with all of this, think it's supported by what you see in my clips, and think you can stick a fork in the early bat speed and early torque debate as a result.The swing happens so fast, how is it possible to add something (to help the whip) after the swing has launched?The question then becomes how much hand, wrist, or forearm force is involved in the whip.
I think when you look at frames, especially at 60fps you get the wrong conclusion some times. These swings up close are so fast its hard to describe. Once these MLB guys go, the swing is over, done, complete IMHO. You better work the hands early rather than late............
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With an accentuation of forearm supination ... I don't get what Jim describes ... in fact I get the opposite.
I suspect there is some confusion ... and it may be on my end ... but when I experiment with various degrees of force applied to supination of the rear forearm, I don't get casting, but end up having my rear elbow tuck in closer to my side ... sort of the opposite of casting.
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Starting from your stance ... and going through the complete motion ... inclusive of lateral tilt and triangular rotation. I want you to resist the breaking of the hinge angle (lead-forearm/barrel) early, while applying a force that would promote supination of the rear forearm. When you do this ... you should find that when you experiment with varying degrees of force to supinate the rear forearm, that an increase in that force will directly impact how your rear humerus tucks in to your side ... and it will cause it to occur at a greater rate. In a sense, you can "slam" your rear humerus down to your side simply through the force of supination of the rear forearm. In other words ... the degree of supination can force the dropping of the rear elbow.
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I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone. This has turned into a 180 degree opposite of what it was becoming. I believe many can benefit from this and, in fact, referenced a very good college coach to this thread since I know that he also is very interested in hitting.
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Getting back on topic...
Here's a 60 FPS, full body version of the clip I've been using (the frame numbers are synced up across clips).
I think it's still a (somewhat) open question as to what happens to cause the whip that occurs after Frame 27 or Frame 28, so here's a clip that focuses in on those key frames.
I absolutely agree that momentum transfer is involved in the whip, but we know that the whip isn't going to happen automatically, and the forearm/bat angle isn't going to change (and the back forearm isn't going to supinate), solely due to physics rather than muscular activation unless something happens to cause it.
So what changes between Frame 27 or 28, when the whip hasn't yet happened, and Frame 29 when the whip is definitely happening?
Well, the most obvious thing (to me at least) is that the front leg stops just externally rotating and the front knee starts extending. It's plausible to believe that that would rapidly cause the torso to stop moving forward, which would cause the hands and head of the bat to rapidly fly forward and the head of the bat to pivot around the hands.
I'd be interested in hearing other people's candidates for the cause of the whip.
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I see many people complimenting Jim for running his experiments. Jim is not an ML level hitter.
I've seen SE swings, and appreciate his experimentation, but he is not a ML level hitter.
Same for BM, XXXXXXX, and many others. Their experiments and continuous testing is helpful ... and yet they are not ML hitters.
IMO, it would be a big mistake not to compliment the Hanson Principle with conducting tests to better understand the actions "under the hood". In fact, I'd say you would be doing yourself, and your students, a disservice.
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With hands on the bat, holding the angle firm, it causes the force coming from rotation to transfer up the bat. You create a changing "moment of inertia" that prevents the lag that occurs with only a bolt at the simulated hand position. The force from the changing moment of inertia can cause the bat to bend, you don't have to try to whip early with the hands, to get it to bend.
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What do you see?
I tell you what ... simply advance your swing to the Power-V position with varying degrees of force that would cause supination ... while maintaining the lead-arm/barrel hinge angle. Take note of what happens as you vary the degree of supination as you go from your stance to the Power-V.
It doesn't matter if the swing happens at the speed of light. Electrons have a velocity and so do body parts. Just because you can't see or sense the forces doesn't mean that they don't occur in a sequence.
Events may occur simultaneously, but energy from applied force moves in space and time, whether it be fast or slowly.
I agree, describing movements is difficult. IMO, one shouldn't teach from science, but you can't ignore it, or deny facts that can be identified, just because you don't comprehend them.


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The BWF announced today the four person Para-Badminton Athletes' Commission which was elected yesterday by the players competing at the Para-Badminton World Championships in Dortmund Germany.
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About the Author: Tania Chomiak-Salvi serves as Public Affairs Officer at U.S. Embassy Brussels.
Partnership was the main concept. As we honored our own country's Independence Day in Brussels yesterday, we celebrated the strong and very contemporary partnership with Belgium and indeed all of Europe.
The day began early, with Ambassador Gutman ringing the opening bell at the Belgian stock exchange.
Not one hour later, we were leading an enormous public bike ride through the avenues and winding streets of Brussels. I use "leading" loosely: the real leaders were Belgian cycling champ Stijn Devolder and cycling legend Eddy Merckx. Trailing behind were VIPs and members of the public, all of us surrounded by four firefighters from Charleroi, an industrial city in southern Belgium, who were riding Harleys and waving enormous Belgian and American flags. The Charleroi firefighters have been friends of the embassy since September 11, 2001, when they rallied in support of their fallen comrades in New York and began an annual tradition of events marking September 11. The friendly bike ride picked up riders along the way, as Belgians who were enjoying the fine weather took a detour from their daily business and rode with us. We ended at Belgium's historic center, the gilded Grand Place. We parked our bikes and met up with Brussels Mayor Freddy Thielemans and a band. This was getting better and better for the tourists who were already astonished to see Harleys and hundreds of bikes pulling into the Grand Place.
We were off again, this time on foot, collecting more members to our procession, off to the little statue that makes such a large statement for Belgians: the Manneken Pis. True, it's a nude boy relieving himself. But that very statue has survived centuries. Its origins in dispute, it remains a symbol for Belgians of their long history of continuing to thrive despite foreign occupations and endless shifts in government. Whatever happens at the top, the Belgians persevere, their traditions continue. One tradition includes granting the honor of dressing the little guy in a national costume or some other symbolic garb, and the U.S. Embassy had that honor for the first time ever yesterday. The red, white and blue of his outfit is unmistakably American, but he holds two flags -- Belgian and American -- and he's saying, "Yes, we can." Yes, we can build the partnership; yes, we can tackle international challenges together; yes, we can build the economy; yes, we can secure international peace. The band played American tunes and the tourists gathered around the statue waved Belgian and American flags.
The next stop was Brussels -- central park, across the street from the U.S. Ambassador's Residence. There the public enjoyed a day of live American music -- bluegrass, New Orleans jazz, and rock (Elvis covers, no less!). As they enjoyed the "backyard party," our official guests were not forgotten, hosted in the usual diplomatic style on the grounds of the Embassy surrounded by the symbols of the U.S., Belgium, the European Union, NATO and, most importantly, partnership.
American rock-jazz pianist ELEW brought the day to a rousing end with his dramatic and rocking piano performance in the Park.
As of yesterday, the downtown buildings of the Brussels Tri-Missions (USEU and Embassy Brussels -- USNATO is located in a different part of town) sport a new banner, clearly visible for blocks around: a photo of two flags together, Belgian and American, with one word: partnership.
You'll enjoy this TV report from Flemish Public Television, which is in English, and if you speak Dutch, here's one from the Flemish commercial broadcaster VTM.
Editor's Note: The Brussels Tri-Mission includes U.S. Embassy Belgium, the U.S. Mission to NATO, and the U.S. Mission to the European Union.Related Entry: Secretary Clinton Delivers U.S. Independence Day Message


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by Robert C. Dykstra
In informal conversation following an address to a group of young Anglican clergy just months before his death in 1971, British child psychoanalyst D. W. Winnicott was asked for guidance in distinguishing troubled parishioners who could be helped by pastoral conversation alone from those who needed to be referred to a psychiatrist for assistance. Winnicott later told a colleague "that he had been taken aback by the awesome simplicity" of this question, and that after pausing for a long while he had responded to the ministers by saying, "If a person comes and talks to you and, listening to him, you feel he is boring you, then he is sick and needs psychiatric treatment. But if he sustains your interest, no matter how grave his distress or conflict, then you can help him alright."1 Being boring, Winnicott determined, signified emotional distress severe enough to warrant further intervention.
Beyond its benefit for pastoral counseling, Winnicott's insight concerning the diagnostic value of boredom may prove equally on the mark for those of us who preach, although with a distinctive turn. In preaching, the roles sometimes become reversed, with preachers less in the position of the counselor than of the counselee, of the one experienced as boring. If it is too often the case today that those who hear sermons find them less than interesting, would it not be conceivable, given Winnicott's criterion for relative psychological health, that such sermons reflect a certain severity of emotional or spiritual discord in those who preach?
Masud Khan, the colleague whom Winnicott later told of the clergy's concern, suggests that Winnicott's response makes explicit near the end of his life a thematic thread that actually spans many earlier decades of his writings.2 In tracing this thread, however, Khan points out that Winnicott sharply distinguishes between a person who is boring and one who is bored. To bore others, as Winnicott's response to the clergy makes clear, is to betray an intensity of psychological distress, whereas to be bored is instead an ordinary, even necessary and oddly desirable, part of everyday life. For Winnicott, a young child's capacity to be bored—closely linked to the child's capacity to play contentedly alone while in the benign presence of a parent, or what Winnicott called the capacity to be alone—reflects a welcome developmental achievement and a sign of psychological health. Indeed, the capacity to be bored may serve as something of an antidote to the emotional terror hidden in the act of being boring. Put differently, preachers whose sermons are found to be boring may well be those very preachers, often through circumstances beyond their choosing, sadly incapable of being bored.
Child psychoanalyst Adam Phillips explains: "Boredom is actually a precarious process in which the child is, as it were, both waiting for something and looking for something, in which hope is being secretly negotiated…. In the muffled, sometimes irritable confusion of boredom the child is reaching to a recurrent sense of emptiness out of which his real desire can crystallize." Caretakers err in rushing to alleviate rather than simply acknowledging a child's boredom; a "premature flight from uncertainty" circumvents the negotiation of hope and condemns the child to a life that "must be, or be seen to be, endlessly interesting."3
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A poet and self-described literary activist, E. Ethelbert Miller attended Howard University in 1968 — the age in which Black Power was finding its voice. He has remained there ever since, observing and making sense of the trajectory of black history and culture. He pushes at the parameters within which mainstream America routinely sees what he calls "blackness."
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I enjoyed this interview. I am a Howard University graduate who arrived in DC from South Carolina. Howard helped to color my world in that people were no longer just Black or White. I understand Miller's rationale that Black is universal because of the diversity of ethnicities/races that you encounter in DC. I did an exchange to UC Berkeley during my junior year and became familiar with Asian perspectives. That experience informed me that many subcultures in America have the same ideas, concerns, goals, etc. I'll continue to explore "the color of ideas" as I pursue international work/ministry.
I was surprised that you did not ask Mr. Miller about the increasing disparity within the black community between middle class blacks and lower class blacks as evidenced by recent national surveys (Pew, for example). I would think the definition of "Blackness" may differ among these two groups.
I am a regular listener to your show which consistently sets a new record for intellectual dishonesty. It's compelling in the same way passing a car wreck is. On your show with Mr. E. Ethelbert Miller I was not surprised that you read that famous passage from Malcolm X in which he reached an epiphany about racism. Of course you ignore the point that IN TRHE SAME SENTENCE it says that religious bigotry is the way to eliminate racial bigotry. In the same breath you bring up Elijah Muhammad and Louis Farrakhan without mentioning their role in murdering Malcolm X. I get the feeling that if you had Hitler on your show you would spend the time discussing his watercolors.
Angela Davis spoke here in Grand Rapids on Weds night and she was so spell-binding and inspiring. I think she would be a wonderful person to feature on SOF. Her last statement was, "Keep an open mind and a radical spirit." Her message was that we, the collective people, are the ones who bring liberation from oppression, and as we realize our responsibility and our capability, we will move more quickly to relieve the suffering that results from oppression. (my interpretation) Anyway, I am just trying to bring into focus how she fits into the purview of your broadcast. D. Stark
Ideas can be expressed in many forms, many types of languages. This program addressed spoken and written English and jazz. If I could say what I feel in jazz it would sound like Coltrane's outrage in a song like "Alabama". To say it in words, it's this: I can't see any value in anyone, black, white, blue or green, taking pride in identification with ancient Egypt or those monuments to slavery, the pyramids. It was a culture of slavery. Next I detest the presumption that Muslims in the Middle East are oppressed, and the unspoken subtext, that Israel is the oppressor. Next I detest the idea that Louis Farrakhan is anything but a racist thug. Next I don't like hearing phrases like "you know" and "in terms of" thrown into statements hundreds of times an hour. Next has Mr. Miller ever heard of Darfur where Arab Muslims are oppressing, killing, raping black Africans? Finally Ms. Tippett should understand that jazz isn't random or disjointed or pointless, it is quite focussed, logical, and meaningful. Cliches and empty phrases that mean nothing are not much appreciated. Sorry to be brutal but it's the truth as I know it.
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I was incredibly moved by your interview today with E. Ethelbert Miller. As a Chicano fiction writer and poet who converted to Judaism over twenty years ago, I often explore and struggle with religious and ethnic identity through my writing. For this reason, Mr. Miller's thoughtful and eloquent opinions resonated greatly with me. Thank you for having such fine guests on your show and for the respect you demonstrate through your quetions and observations.
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Being black is a grace. It provides for, if one desires it, a distinctive lens through which to experience the world, to experience being American. What history, what creativity! I found my way into Catholic Communion because I caught an amazing glimpse (and yes, just a glimpse) at what it might mean to be a black Catholic. Blackness, i.e. this cultural, historical particularity, provides a great challenge and a cherished gift. I struggle sometimes with knowing how to preserve the gift while being freed of the predefined molds that stifle so many young women and men.
Nevertheless Jesuit spirituality and black religion/spirituality together provide for an identity that continues to amaze and puzzle me as people bring themselves to me as minister and fellow companion of Jesus. It is an experience of the Paschal Mystery, centered on the opaque nature, the gritty, piercing love of the Cross. I could never ignore being black or black being; I would be the first to suffer. I continue to learn from Christ what it means to accept oneself with all that comes with being the self that one has been given to be. In fact, it is the only one, that is, the only true self that can love and suffer with authentic joy for the salvation of the world. Being black? What else could I ever be?
Miller's phrase, '…to think about blackness. Not the color of my skin but the color of ideas' means to me that all people, if they permit themselves, can benefit from acknowledging the cultural, social, and global impact of contributions made by people of color based on the contributor's talent, perspectives, ideas, body of work, worldview and experiences.
For example, I grew up in the rural south. There were unspoken rules of engagement between Black people and White people. This was a common experience by both groups within one community, but each group had different perspectives and expectations.
One mutual experience and expectation in this community was, on Friday night during the high school football season bigotry, class-ism, racism, and other ills were magically and subconsciously forgotten. Why? because a larger and mutual enemy had arrived on the scene... the opposing football team. Community members rooted for the HOME team. Black and White shouted together in one voice of support, rather than with two opposing voices against one another. The subconscious acknowledgment was, "this is our team, these are our boys."
Descriptions were heard in the stands like that fella is super fast, number seventy-one is a man-child he's so big, that kid can catch a bullet. The contribution of these Black teenagers was being acknowledged by Whites, not because of their skin color. In this case athletic ability was the recognition factor because it was this ability, of these individuals, which produced winning teams and community pride.
When the human race pulls together in community around ideas, e.g. producing a winning team, then we can see the value of each contributor. Then we can relate to one another with mutual respect and appreciation.
Black and Universal with E. Ethelbert Miller really put Obama's presidency into a different light for me. I feel as though I'm surrounded by people who think that upon Obama becoming President, things like racial inequalities are going to start dissolving. Although his achievements are definitely great I hope that people really aren't under this impression. He may be a big symbol for black society but he doesn't show that the inequalities aren't present anymore.
As Miller pointed out "it's like using a ruler as the wrong measurement." Obama doesn't really represent a post-racial society, but more that white people in the United States have changed. That Obama isn't the way to measure black advancements in society but rather the changes in white people. I loved it when Miller said that if he turns out to be a bad President then it will be because he wasn't qualified, not because he's black. And I whole heartedly agree with this. We need to stop viewing people as they are just by the color of the skin. Just because the President is black doesn't make him any different than any other President.
Millers view of blackness Matthew Lewis Feb 14, 2010 11:45 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I did think that Miller had some very interesting ideas, the best might be that religion is going to be the next big division, not race. I can see that happening, and it worries me, how do you settle a debate when no one can be proved right or wrong? I do think he underestimates the power and necessity of stereotyping in our culture. not all assumptions are bad, sometimes we don't have time to evaluate everything or everyone on their every merit. while i think he was somewhat right about Obama, he said if his presidency is terrible it wouldn't affect race relations. while I don't think it will affect directly race alone, but many more young people are following his decisions, and seeing what type of policies he supports. As more young people learn about Obama, they also learn about his opposition, he has given a face to liberals, and conservatives. They say that democrats get most of the black, and hispanic votes? So if Obama doesn't please that demographic (i don't know if he will be able to or not) but if he doesn't, that might shift how a racial group votes in the future? I was annoyed when he said that even if his policies are terrible, "he looks good doing it"(as if that should make it ok for any president to do a poor job) and that michelle will do a great job of diverting attention from the policies with her beauty?(like thats a good thing) I have seen the psychology studies that show the way children think about their own beauty based on what they see potrade in the media. So I hope Michelle being praised for her appearance helps those kindergarten kids, I just hope Miller wasn't serious about the policy stuff. Overall it was a very interesting clip, I wish they had dug deeper into any one of the topics instead of just commenting on something the switching to another topic. Thanks for another wonderful topic, Matt Big Lake, MN
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My stepmother was a classical musician who got a job at NC Central University. Her students weren't usually enthusiastic about classical music. It was frustrating. She was called names for being white. But she was able to hear lectures by John Hope Franklin. She retired and after my father died at 97 her dementia emerged. She developed a fascination with visual art. I told her, "You know. Some people think Jazz is America's classical music." She smiled. "I suppose it is!" Dementia can liberate!


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Almost 1 in 5 of those patients developed fungal infection, a rate higher than for those treated with fresher medicine.
NASHVILLE — Nearly 150 patients exposed to potentially contaminated steroid injections in Tennessee received medicine more than 7 weeks old, even though industry guidelines say its shelf life should have been no longer than 24 hours.
Almost 1 in 5 of those patients developed a fungal infection — a rate dramatically higher than for those treated with fresher medicine, according to the Tennessee Department of Health.
The methylprenisolone acetate produced by Massachusetts-based New England Compounding Center is blamed in a nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis that has sickened 424 people and killed 31 in 19 states.
STORY: Massachusetts pharmacy board director fired
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Under best-practice guidelines from the U.S. Pharmacopeia Convention, the drug would be considered a "high-risk" product — made from nonsterile ingredients and lacking antimicrobial preservatives, according to what the compounding center director told the FDA. In the absence of a sterility test, storage time should not exceed one day at room temperature or three days at a cold temperature, the guidelines say.
In Tennessee, the compounding center's vials were stored at room temperature, as specified in the package instructions, state health officials said in a paper published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. And those who received the medicine expected it to be sterile, said one author of the study, Dr. Tim Jones, Tennessee's state epidemiologist. If it had been, no fungus would have grown in the vials.
The compounding laboratory claimed to have performed sterility tests on its products, but the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy has said that testing was inadequate and shipments were made before the safety of medicines had been verified.
The preservative-free steroid should never have been produced en masse to begin with, said Loyd V. Allen Jr., editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding.
"If it is not preserved — if it is only intended to be used in one patient — then it has to be packaged in a single-use container and its contents have to be used all at one time," Allen said. "If it is going to be used on multiple patients or at multiple times, then it has to have a preservative."
New England Compounding Center violated its license by mass-producing drugs without prescriptions for individual patients, according to officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy.
The company shipped 17,676 units of preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate that have been linked to the outbreak. A sterility test should be conducted for any batch larger than 25 units, Allen said.
The state health department's analysis of infection cases in Tennessee found that patients treated with medicine packaged longer than 50 days had a 19% infection rate while those treated with newer vials had only a 3% infection rate.
STORY: Older medicine spread meningitis
"We found a strong association between the age of methylprednisolone vials and the rate of infection in one clinic," the physicians wrote. "One possible explanation for this observation is that the level of contamination in the vials may have increased over time with subsequent higher fungal burdens present in older vials."
The article does not identify the clinic by name but does note that the clinic had used 1,663 vials of the medicine. The only one of the three clinics in Tennessee that had that much product, according to prior information from the state health department, was St. Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgery Center.
However, Allen said the responsibility for providing guidance on shelf life rests with the drug manufacturer or compounding lab. The best-practice standards do allow compounding labs to recommend usage for up to six months if certain criteria, including a program for sterility testing, are met.
Dr. Michael A. Carome, deputy director of health research for Public Citizen, said the medical journal article is further proof that New England Compounding violated its license. Public Citizen is a non-profit that advocates for public safety.
"Had each dose of the drug been prepared on demand and as needed for individual patients consistent with the traditionally narrow scope of a compounding pharmacy, then each dose — even if contaminated — likely would have been used very soon after production, thus minimizing the risk to the patient because there would have been less time for the fungus to grow and multiply."


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Tory'I am going to assume you live on the West coast. "Precious" is the name of the mozzarella which on the East coast is called Sorrento. It is produced in Buffalo, NY. I am also a Sorrento fan, I find it a little firmer then most and is therefore much easier to grate or slice.
Hey just wanted to share with anyone who is military or retired; The Fort Drum Commissary has 1lbs bricks of Polly-O Cheese for $2.99. Local Walmart I believe was $4.69 or something outrageous like that. I haven't tried it yet so I am anxious to see if I notice a difference between it and the Great Value whole milk bricks i've been using.


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Hiyas! I'm Cara from Mississippi. My friend Rob gave me a sampler set of teas a week ago, and I am loving them! He sent me here to read up about teas. I do have to say, I never realized there was so much to drinking tea! I've always liked some herbal teas (mainly peppermint), and sweet / iced teas. But unsweet tea? Heck, no!
Ah well. At least I have corrected such a shameful ignorance at a relatively young age. I do not have to go through life completely unaware of the wonderful teas out there.
Right now I am drinking my second cup of Jasmine #12 from Adagio. I love the aroma and I love the taste!
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Sturgeon Bay native and former NFL quarterback Chris Greisen is hosting the Midwest Elite 7-on-7 Tournament for the 2nd year on Saturday at Notre Dame Academy.
The tournament will feature 12 teams from high schools around the area.
As an added twist this season, the winning high school team will face a squad made up of pros such as Ahman Green, and the Greisen brothers, Chris and former NFL linebacker Nick.
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Congrats on the interview and write-up. That should help get you started quickly. Is the Health Dept. cooperating or dragging their feet?
i assume it's the prep kitchen that the health department is concentrating on?
Very cool. I wish you the best of luck. I can't wait to ogle on the OPP!
Very cool and good luck. Also no offense but when I saw the title I thought it was going to be bloody pizza or something when I read "gore" made.
Congragulations Nick! I have had the pleasure of making pizzas with Nick and hanging out too. He has great energy and always brings a smile to my face. I hear he is maybe gonna conquer Columbus Ohio with a shop? Walter


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (173 votes).
In short: was a very fast course would have been perfect if it wasnt for the wind the last 5 miles coming back in but thats not the organisers fault, brilliant race 10/10Date of review: November 3, 2011
In short: Great race. This was my 4th time at Lake Vyrnwy and its already on my agenda for next year.In full: This is a great race in a great location. The start is a bit congested but its all sorted by the time you are half way up the hill towards the dam. Its then a case of keeping the lake on your right hand side and trying not to look to see how far you still have to run to get back to the dam. After that its downhill all the way to the finish. Date of review: September 19, 2011
In short: Great location , lovelly flat course, cramped start.In full: Superb location and route around the lake, fresh clean air, trees and virtually no traffic- ideal for runners. Fast course once the chaotic start was behind you. WHY were there anticipated finish times at the start for poeple to line up according to pace when latecomers just piled in at the front!! spent the first mile or so weaving and swerving to avoid wrongly placed starters- very infuriating!! should be segregated correctly. Parking in muddy wet fields also not brilliant.Date of review: September 18, 2011
In short: HOW RACES SHOULD BE In full: With the lake vyrnwy 1/2 its about what it should be RUNNING! great local support, not overpriced like most are, really friendly people amazing scenery...already looking forward to 2012 and breaking my pb from this year!!!pat on the back goes to janet roberts and her crew.Date of review: September 14, 2011
In short: Thankfully the rain held off and we yet another great run around Lake Vyrnwy courtesy of the Oswestry Olympians. My only problem is that the start is always congested, and maybe thought could be given to it starting on the road if that were possible.Date of review: September 13, 2011
In short: Loved it!In full: Re-visited this race having done it as a beginner 2 years ago after being given a number last minute by a friend.Parking in a muddy field is a pain but it is very rural (thanks to everyone who pushed us out at the end!!!). The start is very narrow and congested but, after that, you get the stunning view down the lake from the dam! This year there was a lot of support and a decent mix of runners although it is very popular with clubs in Wales,Midlands and the North West.Water was in bottles and I appreciated the jelly baby station too. Nice medal although it was just handed to you wrapped up rather than ready to wear but that`s nit-picking.No PB but close despite limited training. I`ll be back!Date of review: September 13, 2011
In short: If this isn't the best Half Marathon in the world then I want to see what isIn full: This is road running perfection for people who understand what real races are about. A location that takes the breath away still on my third time there and great organisation from people who really understand what makes a great race - no fuss, no nonsense, bargain entry fee and the whole village make the runners feel that they are wanted, not some annoyance.Date of review: September 12, 2011
In short: A long way to come but a great drive, great scenery, great run, great day. Andy YDate of review: September 12, 2011
In short: ENJOYABLEIn full: ORGANISATION: Everything arrived ok pre race. Car parking organised but in a very wet field with lots of car wheels spinning and no-one willing to help! RACE: Start very narrow, zone markers for predicted finish time. Took over a minute to cross start line and with no chip timimg, could put your PB in jeopardy, otherwise a cracking route didnt even notice the uphill start amongst the crowds, rest of the race appeared to be all downhill, fantastic donhill finish with lots of spectators.VALUE: Good - entry, medal, water/squash at finish. No goody bags or t-shirt (extra). Personally i prefer the optional price for t-shirt as have too many anyway and chose not to buy. Dont want a medal either would prefer that as an optional extra.OVERALL: Will probably come back again next year, lovely scenic course and good value.Date of review: September 12, 2011
In short: Outstanding - scenery, atmosphere and flat, just what I needed.Date of review: September 11, 2011
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The Plastic Bag Experiment is awesome! It's doesn't take a lot of time and chances are good that you have all the "ingredients" around the house. I did this with my three and a half year old, and it would be relevant for preschoolers and elementary-age children.
The idea that we're testing here is what will happen if we poke a sharp pencil through a plastic bag of water. Will the water leak through the holes? Will the water spill out? Or will the bag reseal around the pencils, keeping the water inside?
When my 3-year old daughter (N) and I tried this out, we worked with the question, "what will happen if we poke pencils into a bag full of water?" That seemed more age-appropriate and tangible for her.
- Zip-up Bag
- Water
- Sharpened Pencils
We filled a zip-up bag about half-way with water and sealed it up. I held the bag high over a sink and N poked the pencils straight through the bag, from one side to the other. This is where my fancy photography skills come into play, holding the bag with one hand and snapping a photo with the other. Are you impressed?
Make sure that the pencil doesn't keep traveling through the bag or you'll have water leaks.
Keep adding pencils until you've had enough. Before removing the pencils, take a moment to talk about what you see. When the pencil goes into the bag, the bag seems to magically seal itself around the pencil.
When you're done, remove the pencils over a sink.
The Science Behind the Experiment
Plastic bags are made out of polymers, chains of molecules that are flexible and give the bag its stretchiness. When the sharp pencil pokes through the bag, the stretchy plastic hugs around the pencil, creating a watertight seal around the pencil…and the bag doesn't leak.
More Polymer Fun
Now I'm really excited for us to try poking skewers through balloons without popping them (QuestaCon Science Squad) and make our own kazoos from toilet paper rolls and plastic bags (Kazoologist). Steve Spangler Science is also an amazing place to go for projects like this, and you'll find endless polymer-related ideas over there.
You could also make your own polymer by mixing up a batch of fun and flubbery Gak (a mixture of water, white glue, and borax). We've done this multiple times, and my kids can't get enough of it.
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Topic: HOWTO: Create User Friendships with Rails
This post is about how i got a "friendship" system happening in my Rails App. It's by no means the most efficient way of doing things. But having said that, it works, and for a newbie like myself it creates a good starting point on which i could REFACTOR and optimise later on. I tried Google searching around about how to do this and checked out some Rails-related books, and the term that kept popping up was "self-referential many-to-many" relationships. That made no sense to me initially, and even when it did, i could not find examples of actual code that i could use to implement this that worked, or that i understood! Thankfully, though with much struggle, i managed to get it working on my app, here's how...
Please note that in my app i have a User Model, and i am using the RESTful Authentication plugin. To start with, let's think about the other Model(s) and specific relationships that you might need for this to work...
What you want is for each User to have many Friends, and each Friend to have and belong to many Users. But, that doesn't quite make sense, because a Friend is actually just another User. Essentially what we are trying to establish is a many-to-many relationship between all Users. That is, a "self-referential" relationship.
We can create this relationship using some simple declarations that i will mention shortly. In doing so we can avoid creating a new Friend Model, which would be pointless given that a Friend is just another User. Instead of a Friend Model, we will create a Friendship Model. This will act as a join Model between Users and "Friends" (the other Users). The friendships table will basically store all the friendships that exist between the Users. It will also store the status of that friendship. In this example the friendship status can be "REQUESTED", "PENDING", or "ACCEPTED". While we're at it, we will add a datetime/timestamp column to the table as well.
Ok, so first up:
generate Model Friendship
Go to your 00x_create_friendships.rb migration file. Edit your migration file in one of the following ways, either will work, the latter is the new Rails 2.0 way...
class CreateFriendships
def self.up
create_table :friendships do |t|
t.column :user_id, :integer
t.column :friend_id, :integer
t.column :status, :string
t.column :created_at, :datetime
def self.down
drop_table :friendships
Or the new way...
class CreateFriendships
def self.up
create_table :friendships do |t|
t.integer :user_id, :friend_id
t.string :status
def self.down
drop_table :friendships
Go ahead and run the migration:
rake db:migrate
Add the following lines to your Friendship Model as shown.
Class Friendship
belongs_to :user
belongs_to :friend, :class_name => 'User', :foreign_key =>'friend_id'
Here we establish that a Friendship belongs to both a User and a Friend, and we specify that a Friend also belongs to the User class. Note again that there is no Friend Model!
Add the following lines to your User Model as shown.
Class User
has_many :friends, :through => :friendships, :conditions => "status = 'accepted'"
has_many :requested_friends, :through => :friendships, :source => :friend, :conditions => "status = 'requested'", :order => :created_at
has_many :pending_friends, :through => :friendships, :source => :friend, :conditions => "status = 'pending'", :order => :created_at
has_many :friendships, :dependent => :destroy
Here we are using our imaginary Friend model, and we tell Rails that this Model exists :through the Friendship join Model, and we are specifiying the :conditions as being for ACCEPTED friendships only. We are also defining the REQUESTED and PENDING friendships, who are also members of the imaginary Friend model, as indicated by the :source.
Let's create the controller that will make the magic happen.
generate Friends Controller
Add a new nested resource, eg:
map.resources :users do |user|
user.resources :friends
This will give us access to the '/user/1/friends' url, which we will use later when we edit the Friend's index.rhtml view page.
Now, edit the Friends controller.
class FriendsController
before_filter :login_required, :except => [:index, :show]
def index
@user = User.find(params[:user_id])
def show
redirect_to user_path(params[:id])
def new
@friendship1 = Friendship.new
@friendship2 = Friendship.new
def create
@user = User.find(current_user)
@friend = User.find(params[:friend_id])
params[:friendship1] = {:user_id => @user.id, :friend_id => @friend.id, :status => 'requested'}
params[:friendship2] = {:user_id => @friend.id, :friend_id => @user.id, :status => 'pending'}
@friendship1 = Friendship.create(params[:friendship1])
@friendship2 = Friendship.create(params[:friendship2])
if @friendship1.save && @friendship2.save
redirect_to user_friends_path(current_user)
redirect_to user_path(current_user)
def update
@user = User.find(current_user)
@friend = User.find(params[:id])
params[:friendship1] = {:user_id => @user.id, :friend_id => @friend.id, :status => 'accepted'}
params[:friendship2] = {:user_id => @friend.id, :friend_id => @user.id, :status => 'accepted'}
@friendship1 = Friendship.find_by_user_id_and_friend_id(@user.id, @friend.id)
@friendship2 = Friendship.find_by_user_id_and_friend_id(@friend.id, @user.id)
if @friendship1.update_attributes(params[:friendship1]) && @friendship2.update_attributes(params[:friendship2])
flash[:notice] = 'Friend sucessfully accepted!'
redirect_to user_friends_path(current_user)
redirect_to user_path(current_user)
def destroy
@user = User.find(params[:user_id])
@friend = User.find(params[:id])
@friendship1 = @user.friendships.find_by_friend_id(params[:id]).destroy
@friendship2 = @friend.friendships.find_by_user_id(params[:id]).destroy
redirect_to user_friends_path(:user_id => current_user)
As you can see, when a friendship request is made, it will be stored 2 times in the database, ie for each pair of Users that the friendship involves. For example, for one User in a friendship pair, the record in the database will be that of a REQUESTED friendship, and for the other User it will be a PENDING friendship. Once the friendship is ACCEPTED, the friendship will have the ACCEPTED status in the record for both Users. Thus when we also update or destroy friendships, these actions must affect 2 records in the database.
In the Friends view directoty create an index.rhtml file and edit as follows.
My Friends:
<% unless @user == current_user %>
You do not have permission to access this page!
<% else %>
Current Friends:
<%= render :partial => 'friends/friends' %>
Requested Friends:
<%= render :partial => 'friends/requested_friends' %>
Pending Friends:
<%= render :partial => 'friends/pending_friends' %>
<% end %>
In the Friends view directory create the following partials.
<% unless @user.friends.empty? %>
<% @user.friends.each do |u| %>
<%= link_to u.login, user_path(u.id) %>
Since <%= u.created_at.to_s(:long) %>
<% if logged_in? && @user = current_user %>
<%= link_to '[Remove]', user_friend_path(:user_id => current_user, :id => u), :method => :delete, :confirm => 'Are you sure?' %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
<% else %>
<% end %>
<% unless @user.requested_friends.empty? %>
<% @user.requested_friends.each do |u| %>
<%= link_to u.login, user_path(u.id) %>
Since <%= u.created_at.to_s(:long) %>
<% if logged_in? && @user = current_user %>
<%= link_to '[Cancel]', user_friend_path(:user_id => current_user, :id => u), :method => :delete, :confirm => 'Are you sure?' %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
<% else %>
<% end %>
<% unless @user.pending_friends.empty? %>
<% @user.pending_friends.each do |u| %>
<%= link_to u.login, user_path(u.id) %>
Since <%= u.created_at.to_s(:long) %>
<% if logged_in? && @user = current_user %>
<%= link_to '[Accept]', user_friend_path(:user_id => current_user, :id => u), :method => :put, :confirm => 'Accept friend request! Are you sure?' %> |
<%= link_to '[Reject]', user_friend_path(:user_id => current_user, :id => u), :method => :delete, :confirm => 'Reject friend request! Are you sure?' %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
<% else %>
<% end %>
The Friends index.rhtml page for each User will list all their accepted, requested, and pending friendships. It will also allow 3 things:
1. The User will be able to REMOVE (destroy) an already accepted friendship.
2. The User will be able to CANCEL (destroy) a requested friendship.
3. The User will be able to ACCEPT (update) or REJECT (destroy) a pending friendship.
Basically we are just using the DESTROY and UPDATE actions in the Friends controller to get all this done.
Your Users Controller, which you have probably already set up yourself, will have a show action with the @user defined as follows:
class UsersController
def show
@user = User.find(params[:id])
What i then do is add the following code to the Users directory show.rhtml file (which for me is the User's Profile page), and again i will presume that you have some sort of User Profile page setup already in you app:
<% if logged_in? %>
<% unless @user == current_user || current_user.requested_friends.include?(@user) || current_user.friends.include?(@user) || current_user.pending_friends.include?(@user) %>
<% form_for(:friendship, :url => user_friends_path(:user_id => current_user.id, :friend_id => @user.id)) do |f| %>
<%= submit_tag "Add to My Friends" %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
This code also does 3 things:
1. It will only display the "Add to My Friends" button if you are a logged-in User.
2. It will only display the "Add to My Friends" button for Users who you are not friends with, and for whom you do not already have a requested or pending friendship with.
3. It will NOT display the "Add to My Friends" button on your own User profile, as you do not want to be friends with yourself!
That's it!
If you got any tips as to who i could REFACTOR any of the above code to make it look much more simpler and cleaner, please let me know! Right now i have skinny models and fat controllers, i think it probably should be the other way around...Also, if you are interested in helping me make this into a plugin, post a reply.


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When you think of a missing dog, the first thing that usually comes to mind is that the pup simply wandered away, and hopefully will return on its own very soon. What most people don't assume is that there are criminals who focus all of their attention on the business of dog-napping and reselling pets. And these criminals are either getting more daring with their kidnapping, or more criminals are starting to follow the trend, as the American Kennel Club is reporting that dog theft cases have increased by at least 32% since last year. …Read More →
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MAC Lipglass
Such a fun summery shade.
Tammie Coe Cupcakes.
Red Velvet, anyone?
Stiff, by Mary Roach
I feel like I'm getting smarter AND I can't stop reading it. Win, win.
Organic Brazilian Blowout
I need to do a whole post on how much I love it. I've seen people shed tears of joy after having it done. Totally life changing-ly amazing.
So cute. And I'll give someone $100 if they can guess where I got them?
You have 3 seconds.
Times up!
k mart. i KNOW!! I died too.
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no kick, no umph
Publié par DinaB123 le Jun 29, 2012
Before this one I used a different products that actually smelled like turmeric. Also I am not sure it has the same anti-inflammatory fighting power. I recently had to ingest gluten for the sake of testing. This supplement did not quell the fire the way the other brand does (Paradise Herbs, Organics, Turmeric). I switched from Paradise Herbs to Now Food because I was not sure about Paradise Herbs certification claims, since they are not GMP, but DEA and OTC compliant. The latter two and more about controlled substances, but not manufacturing practices. But after discovering that Now Foods turmeric contains magnesium stearate, I will certainly switch back. Magnesium stearate and stearic acid are major T-cell suppressors and creators of a biofilm in the gut. Biofilm acts as an effective barrier to the absorption of not only that particular supplement that contains magnesium stearate, but ALL the nutrients you'd normally get from food sources as well.
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Publié par Reviewer1113013 le Aug 07, 2011
I did not see any change with or help from the product.
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