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How Not To Talk To Your Kids - Part 4
One of the things that Po and I found so compelling about the praise research was the idea that so much of what is passed off as praise isn't really praise at all. Instead of being a genuine compliment, praise is frequently a tool of manipulation – a way of controlling someone. That's particularly true for children. We often use it to control a child's performance or the others who have yet to deserve our praise.
A common praise technique that people use (I know I did it with my tutoring kids... up til a few weeks ago, that is....) is to use a present success to control future performance. For example, if a typically-sloppy child writes an essay that's atypically legible, a parent or teacher may say, "That's very neat: you should write all of your papers like this." Even if it's meant as sincere praise and encouragement, the research shows that's not only an ineffective way to praise. In fact, like praising for intelligence – it can actually damage a child's performance.
Here's what is going on. While the first part of the sentence was positive, rather than focusing on that success, the latter part of the sentence ("You should write all like this") was negative, doubly-so. First, rather than simply focusing on the present achievement, the second half of the sentence reminds the child about all the past mistakes. Second, it's an expression of pressure to continue at this level in the future. But the kid may think that the work he just completed was very difficult, and he doubts he can live up to these new expectations.
Even worse, a child who suddenly wrote more legibly did it on his own volition. But if the praiser qualifies the praise with the expectation of future performance, now if the child continues to perform, he's not doing it because he wanted to: he's doing it to fulfill the praiser's expectation. Basically, the whole exchange kills the kid's intrinsic motivation to improve. Furthermore, studies have shown that children's performance actually may go down: they will even intentionally underperform, just to show that they refuse to follow the attempted control. In other words, yes, they do badly just to spite you.
The better thing to have said was, "This is really neat," and left it at that. That way, the kid sees the praise, and he'll want to replicate what he's done well to get more of that – believing that he's done so because he wanted to. Not because he was forced to.
Another example of controlling praise is when it is used to control others' behavior – for example, when Timmy is praised for working hard while others are not. "Can everyone see Timmy? Timmy, that's great," or even worse, "I wish everyone was like Timmy."
Of course, rather than trying to emulate him, everyone else hates Timmy.
And studies have shown that this sort of public praise can harm children who are praised as well: embarrassed at being publicly singled out, the praised kids actually do worse after this – because they want to prove publicly that they are not a teacher's pet or favorite.
Surveys of college studies found similar results: when asked if they would want to be publicly recognized in their classes for high grades, most said an emphatic "No," – they were afraid it would make them become a target of their peers.

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Filming has just begun on Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, a non-mockbuster blockbuster from our friends at The Asylum that's being shot in 3-D. The writer-director of this epic 3-D smackdown between macro-sized undersea predators is Ace Hannah AKA Jack Perez, the maker of MTV's Monster Island and The Asylum's 666: The Child. Not sure why he's using the "Ace Hannah" moniker but I am sure "Ace Hannah" sounds like it should be the name of Lorenzo Lamas' character.
Yep! This epic battle between colossal carcharodon and super-sized cephalopod off the coast of California will star none other than the man, the myth, the legend – Lorenzo Lamas. He's no novice when it comes to killer sharks having starred in the Sci-Fi Channel's Dark Waters. He's a sophomore when it comes to starring in Asylum productions; you may or may not remember him as the star of their 30,000 Leagues Under The Sea. This film should mark the first time in ages Lorenzo Lamas has given a fully three-dimensional acting performance. ZING~!
Joining in the ominous oceanic action will be one Deborah Gibson. You remember Debbie Gibson, the late Eighties teen pop tart who sang such timeless hits as "Electric Youth", "Only in My Dreams", and "Shake Your Love"? In recent years she started calling herself 'Deborah', posed in Playboy, starred on Broadway, and now finds herself alongside Lorenzo Lamas in a 3D Asylum production about a really big shark battling an equally big octopus. That is the American dream personified right there; is it not?
You too will get a chance to live the American dream when you bear witness to the monumental 3-D tooth vs. tentacle naval warfare that will be Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus when it washes ashore to DVD shelves on May 19th, 2009. Mark you calendars. NOW!
I've been writing about The Asylum for years and most of it hasn't been pretty. This time … This time I'm not going to get negative (at least not until I've seen it for myself and get my heart broken). I want to see Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. I want Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus to be fun, not another stinker like Supercroc or Alien vs. Hunter or a nothing-happening crapfest like Monster. I want to be entertained. I honestly, truly, genuinely want to see The Asylum succeed with this one. And I think they can do it too if they put some effort into it.
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A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder is so delightful, I implore you to get to the Hartford Stage as quickly as possible. This charming musical of revenge and mayhem plays only through November 11.
For all information about tickets and times you must call 860-527 5151 or use the website: Hartfordstage.org. Set in the Edwardian Period, the story is so very much like the wonderful film, "Kind Hearts and Coronets," which was based on the 1907 novel, "Israel Rank," that I am surprised it is not acknowledged in the playbill. It should be!
Directed and staged cleverly by Darko Tresnjak and choreographed by Peggy Hickey, this delicious romp stars the incomparable Jefferson Mays, who, in a tour de force turn, dashes in an out of wigs, mustaches, coats, hats and sari's playing all nine D'Ysquiths, wealthy Lords, Earls and their Ladies. This seems to be his forte; Mays won a Tony for his stint playing 30 roles in I Am My Own Wife.
We learn about this infamous family from Monty Navarro, who when the show opens is in prison busy writing his memoirs and awaiting the verdict of his guilt or innocence. Ken Barnett is handsome, and projects the right dollops of sex appeal and naivete as this young man who wants to revenge his mother's terrible disinheritance by her D'Ysquith family. (She married a Castillian musician!) He is also madly in love with Sibella, the stunning Lisa O'Hare, and he is deterred not a bit when she marries someone else, for they carry on their affair as if nothing happened.
Another woman fights for his hand as well: Phoebe, the lovely Chilina Kennedy, who possesses a spectacular soprano voice. While Monty rises from penury to Earldom, members of the family pop off in very funny scenes: an ice-skating accident, a lethal bee-sting attack, heart failure, poison, and even an axe are responsible for deaths. The cast, all dressed in Linda Cho's beauitful costumes, is excellent. Rachel Izzen is a hoot as Miss Shingle.
Since this is a musical, let us talk about the creators. With first-rate orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, music by Steven Lutvak is melodic and in part pays homage to Gilbert & Sullivan. The book by Robert Freedman moves the action along well; the Freedman and Lutvak's Lyrics tell the story, when you can understand them. Alexander Dodge's multi-faceted set lit by Phillip Rosenberg is surrounded by a decorative proscenium that is pushed back-which removes the actors and the action from the audience.
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Foxborough, Mass. -- The New England Patriots announced the signing of free agent safety Tebucky Jones, and unrestricted free agent kicker Martin Gramatica
Gramatica, 30, was out of football last season, and last played for the Indianapolis Colts in 2004. Originally drafted by Tampa Bay in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft (80th overall), he played for the Buccaneers from 1999-2004 when he was released midway through a disappointing season. He later joined Indianapolis to handle kickoff duties for the remainder of the 2004 season.
The 5-foot-8, 170-pound former Kansas State product has a 76.5% accuracy for field goal attempts and a 98.9% accuracy for extra points over his career.
Gramatica replaces the recently departed Adam Vinatieri who joined the Indianapolis Colts as an unrestricted free agent. Although Gramatica brings veteran experience, his absence from football during the 2005 NFL season may lead the team to sign additional kickers to compete with him during camp.
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Jones, 31, was an unrestricted free agent last with the Miami Dolphins. The nine-year veteran was originally selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft (22nd overall). He played for the team from 1998-2002.
The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Connecticut native played for the Miami Dolphins in 2005, after two spending seasons with the New Orleans Saints. He played six games for Miami before suffering a season ending injury. The Dolphins placed him on injured reserve October 25, 2005.
He will add veteran depth to a Patriots roster that has been decimated by injury the last two seasons. Jones becomes the third defender the team has signed during free agency. The others are safety Mel Mitchell and cornerback Eric Warfield.
Tight end Stephen Alexander #82 of the Denver Broncos is tackled by Tebucky Jones #24 of the Miami Dolphins on September 11, 2005 at Dolphin Stadium, in Miami, Florida. The Dolphins defeated the Broncos 34-10. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Quakers take pride in the history of nineteenth-century Quaker employers, many known for their progressive thinking. Some have suggested that they can now be a model for us in developing a form of "ethical capitalism". But the most forward-thinking nineteenth century Quakers called not for philanthropy but for fundamental change to the economic system. Their example can inspire us to reject capitalism altogether and to seek alternatives.
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I am going to install a ladder bar suspension in my 56 Buick Special. The previous owner had inatalled a Chevelle 10 bolt with the Chevelle suspension, but to say it was a hack-job would be too nice!
So I figure ladder bars with coil-overs would be the way to go.
Using a 33" ladder bar, they would have to be mounted way inside on the tubes, somewhat close to the housing. This is because the 56 Buick uses an "X" frame, and in order to have a spot to mount the front crossmember I need to move the bars way inboard. My question is.....do the coil-overs have to be mounted right behind the ladder bars, or can they be moved outward. I think I see some body roll in the future if both the ladder bars AND the coil-overs are both mounted close to the housing. By close, I mean about 2" - 3"on either side of it, centered of course
So, to recap...ladder bars inboard, coil-overs outboard. This will be a weekend driver, never raced, and about a 300hp 350ci with an atuomatic.
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That setup will work fine...as a matter of fact the closer the shocks are to the wheels the better. Most kits come with the shock mounts on the rear of the ladder for convenience and fit inside of wide slicks and tubs.
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You probably already know this but if you're going to mount the ladder bars that close together don't forget to use a panhard bar to keep the axle from moving side to side. The diagonal bar that some ladder bar systems come with won't allow complete movement of the suspension on curves and is really designed for strip use.
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Centerline..... I know the diagonal bar usually runs from a rear mounting point to the opposite front mounting point. Does the panhard bar mount in a different location? I saw a picture of parts layed out on Art Morrison's web page that showed the mounting brackets on the panhard bar to be different, and the bar is much shorter.
You can see one in this pic of the frame for the 41 Coupe pictured to the left. The panhard bar runs from a bracket welded to the inside frame rail to another bracket welded to the rear end housing. (In this case its the bracket that sticks up just to the left of the center of the housing.) As the rear moves up and down the panhard bar keeps it centered. The longer the panhard bar the better it keeps things in place (due to the arc it moves through). On this one, since the rear frame was narrowed 19" to make room for the tubs, it is pretty short.
There are different types and even bolt on systems are available but this is the basic panhard bar installation. Its a simple solution to the problem, and has been used by builders for ages.
If you are not narrowing or tubbing that car, I think I would lean away from the ladder bars and look at more of a four link type linkage set up with a somewhat shorter bar. Ladder bars work well in there given inviroment ( narrowed street/strip car ) but on an un-narrowed driver that will see alot more street than stip you would be better off. If you look at the basic geometry of a ladder bar it is going to behave like a traditional solid 2-link and not really provide the axle articulation needed to obtain a good ride. A well engineered four bar system will allow for plenty of articulation and will also keep your pinion angle corrected within an acceptable range. Now if you are narrowing it up and you alrady have the ladder bars, I would go with what centerline had done on his....... That is a nice little set up he did!
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Ive ridden burton and other companies, for outerwear, I will never wear anything but Sessions. I have yet to get wet in two seasons of more than 60 days of riding each. Burton is ok but compared to sessions it doesnt last, I stood in a group of friends three of which wore only burton and I wore my sessions trifecta jacket and gridlock pants. It was just above freezing and raining. Their clothes were soaked and mine repelled water, no absorbtion at all. For hardgoods especially bindings I havent been too impressed with recent burton goods. a few years ago I would have ridden a burton before anything else, I still have an old Burton Brushi and Burton Mystery air (Manufactured when I was about 3 years old) which I revere as snowboard relics along with an old burton elite in my garage.
Currently I ride a K2 Darkstar which is the perfect park board for me, I havent ridden anything better for rails and jumps, burton customs or se7en dont compare in my book. and for bindings Ive never really like them, they have too much forward lean and I love my K2 autos and my Union Forces. Ive ridden Cartels, which are in the same price range and I dont like them anywhere near as much, however I wouldnt mind a pair of triads, those are nice.
I will admit I might be a little biased, I dont buy american eagle, Hollister or abercrombie because of the logos and names associated with every person I see wearing them but overall I am extremely happy with the quality of other company's gear for the price when compared to Burton
|i used to ride a burton custom i got used from a dude I went to school with. Got rid of it and rode a Lamar Diablo for a while that was too short (but I could throw it around like nothing) I am riding a GNU 09 Riders Choice now and LOVE the board.. I am a HUGE fan of the LIB Tech stuff even though it is sometimes pricey as hell too.
|i hear everyone saying when you buy custom you pay way more for it then something else with the same quality, but when i was searching for my board last year i got my brand new 08 custom for $199. that was the best deal i could find on any of the boards i was looking at. burton stuff isnt always the most expensive.
Had a Burton Indie...loved it...lost it in a fire.
Had a Burton Custom...loved it...got stolen.
Now I ride an old K-2...gets me around fine but doesn't feel the same.
Tried Burton's 2-zone boots. Wasn't crazy about them so I brought them back when I fixed the cable on my K-2's boa.
I know Burton makes some great stuff. I believe other companies do too, it's just hard to find an opportunity to try their stuff out...so I'm tempted to just go with the brand name I know. (Yeah, Jake's got my number!)
|Mainstream isn't always bad you know. This means more people will get to see what snowboarding is, and not call it skiing. It will also open the door to other people who never thought they would snowboard. As for my experience with Burton I can't say anything bad about it, my first board was a Blunt with Custom binding's never broke in fact I just gave it away to a co-worker. I've ridden Cartel's with no issue's. I've had more problems with the beloved Mervin boards (GNU) my first deck was defected and the replacement cracked. The only bad thing I would say about Burton is that they're expensive, nothing Wal-martish about that.
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Nike makes skateboarding shit now? Damn what don't they make these days.
About burton's stuff, I'm in love with their boots, Iono what it is I guess they just fit my feet perfectly. Their boards are ok I guess, my twin's top sheet cracked in the middle which probably means that the core is going to crack soon. I'm going to email them soon about and see what happens.
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Is it just me or is Burton turning into the Nike of skateboarding.
nike snowboarding is about to be the nike of skateboarding. they did the same thing they did with skateboarding, signed big names, made sick boots, and they are going to be big in a few years now..
Im actually not all that impressed with Burton, but for use reasons. I have the Custom bindings, which sucked, and demod the Cartels 3 different times and cant stand those. Toe caps that never go right (even with their own boots!) and uncomfortable compared to my Flows.
Also, I have a Deuce that has been a ton of fun, but the bolt holes on the front foot are pressing though after hundreds of landings, not all of them stomped.
If it was a more durable board, Id go with them again, but it just wasnt, I only have about 30 days in this season, and Im just hoping this board lasts to May.
I love their boots, though. Fit my feet great.
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The bottom line is that snowboarding wouldn't be what it is without Burton. There is no reason to hate on them just because they are corporate in my opinion. But I understand why people don't like them.
i won't buy burton boards on principle because we had a perfectly good baseplate standard which everybody used and they tried changing it to a specific system to try to force burton boarders to only use burton bindings.
i have ridden a custom x and it was a great stick. i have never ridden their bindings but, to me, the look and feel really cheap.
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Most Intended Parents leave our program with a child or children. In the few cases that a client has left our program without a child, it has been because they were not able to become pregnant using their own genetic material and decided not to use donor eggs or sperm to achieve their pregnancy, because they had exhausted the number of attempts for IUIs or IVF in their contracts, and/or the had exhausted the funds set aside to attempt another cycle. Simple Surrogacy is committed to helping its clients become parents, and If you have gone through the agreed-upon amount of transfers with your Surrogate, and she does not become pregnant (and you decide you would like to try again with someone else) we will match you with another Surrogate for only a small additional charge. Although Reproductive medicine is not an exact science, we at Simple Surrogacy are committed to helping you become parents.
What are the advantages of using Simple Surrogacy instead of my clinic's in-house program, or finding my own surrogate?
You have a few options when you are deciding on surrogacy. Some intended parents try to create their own surrogacy arrangement by seeking out a surrogate mother and personally coordinating all the travel, medical, financial, and legal details. This is very difficult to do if you do not have the experience with the respective laws, medical processes and typical occurrences that happen in a surrogacy. In this scenario, the Intended Parents are coping with the emotional aspects of the surrogacy process, while trying to manage medical coordination, and trying to make sure your contract is legal and your surrogate is legitimate, screened and has your best interests at heart. Others choose their fertility doctor's in-house program, if one is available.
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First and foremost, you want to find the best surrogate mother for your individual situation. Simple Surrogacy screens surrogate mother candidates for medical and psychological issues, reviews their entire medical and pregnancy history, and conducts intensive background checks. With your doctor's in-house program or an independent arrangement, you are not guaranteed access to the most eligible candidates. A surrogacy agency often has a more formalized and thorough screening process.
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While Simple Surrogacy does not personally offer Financing, we do have a payment plan for our Agency fee, so that it can be paid in split amounts over time. Please see our retainer Agreement for more details. In addition, we can recommend CapexMD Fertility Financing. They can be reached at http://www.capexmd.com/
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Who coordinates our arrangements once we are matched? How much ongoing counseling and coordinating does the agency offer throughout the arrangement?
Many agencies match their Intended Parents and then do not provide follow-up guidance and counseling. As an agency operated by individuals who have first-hand knowledge of the surrogacy process, both as Intended Parents, Surrogates and Egg Donors, we can provide the guidance to see our clients through the entire Surrogacy Process. All agency owners are available to every client, and we offer continued support to our Surrogates and Egg Donors through our counselors and coordinators. Clients and Surrogates will have an assigned coordinator to help guide them through the surrogacy process and offer support. This eliminates much of the stress that can be sometimes associated with the Surrogacy process.
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Our Surrogates and Egg Donors go through a thorough screening and vetting process. To apply to be in our program, they must fill out a lengthy application including a detailed medical, psychological, personality, and educational and pregnancy history. After we receive their application, our Program Director reviews it and obtains records from their previous pregnancies. Surrogates undergo a detailed background and criminal check with 7 year address verification, which includes our Investigative Service going into courthouses and personally searching records where applicable. Surrogates and Egg Donors are also medically screened by your chosen clinic after you decide to match with them.


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Pelosi decides to stay and fight; GOP frowns
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Despite losing her gavel as speaker, Nancy Pelosi has decided to remain in Washington and intends to serve as House minority leader. I think that's great. Republicans have succeeded in demonizing Pelosi, but the truth is, she has been an effective speaker whose leadership was essential in implementing the party's agenda.
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Time: On Oct. 31, Dilma Rousseff became the first woman elected President of Brazil. In honor of female politicians kicking through glass ceilings, TIME takes a look at 10 women who have made it to the top
The Atlantic: Colleagues, We're finally ready to complete our transition to a predominantly digital publishing model with selected, single-topic print issues. This will allow us to make the most of the proven products, useful journalism, and great audience growth we've been sustaining... As you know, we've been a leading innovator in adapting to the changing environment -- and we don't intend to give up that lead.
Women Tweet #ihadanabortion After Anti-Choice Midterm Election Wins
Women's Rights: Silence works to the advantage of opponent of women's rights. In the struggle to protect a woman's right to control her own body, the opposing side regularly resorts to shaming tactics to keep the one-third of American women who have abortions from publicly supporting their choice.
Girls Gone Mild: Where are the strong female characters in kids' films?
Newsweek: The poster for the new animated action film, Megamind, features five characters: some are alien, some are men. Oh wait, they are all men except for Roxanne Ritchi.
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NY Times: It happened again this month, a familiar pop culture cycle: the provocative pose, the righteous fuss, the blushing assurance that no offense was intended.
Huffington Post Adds Divorce Section
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Angela Burt-Murray to Step Down as Essence Editor-in-Chief
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"I Remember Nothing": Nora Ephron on life, death, hot dogs
Salon: The voice that launched a thousand quips is back tackling the writer's toughest assignment: The final chapter. The night before my planned interview with Nora Ephron, I sat before the TV watching our probable new speaker of the House, John Boehner, fawn and burble over his newfound success. Something gnawed, a prickly déjà vu.
Let's Rethink Masculinity: Real men should be more than breadwinners
In These Times: A patient is brought into the emergency room. The surgeon says, "I can't operate on this patient: he's my son." The surgeon is not the patient's father. Why can't the surgeon operate? This classic brainteaser works—and it worked on me—because of the hidden assumption that surgeons are male. The answer: The surgeon is the patient's mother.
Wallstreet Journal: Spend every moment with your child? Make your own baby food and use cloth diapers? Erica Jong wonders how motherhood became such a prison for modern women. We like to think mothering has always been the same, but it's encompassed practices as diverse as baby farming, wet nursing and infanticide.
Nation's First Transgender Judge Elected in California
Democracy Now: And in California, San Francisco-area voters have elected the first transgender trial judge in the United States. The judge, Victoria Kolakowski, won the race for Superior Court judge in Alameda County.
Despite GOP Wins, Hill May See Fewer Women
NPR: There are still a few outstanding races involving women yet to be decided, but when the final count is tallied, this year's election will probably be the first time in 30 years that the number of women serving in Congress declines.
The Nation: As doleful Democrats survey the wreckage left by the 2010 midterms, one sight is at least slightly cheering: Sarah Palin's Mama Grizzlies licking their wounds. Sharron Angle, Carly Fiorina and Christine O'Donnell were supposed to lead a "stampede of pink elephants" to shake up Washington.
Ex-President George W. Bush rips wisdom of Barack Obama, Sarah Palin and John McCain to friends
NY Daily News: Two years of retirement haven't dulled George W. Bush's political zest - and President Obama and Sarah Palin are among his under-the-radar targets. The 43rd President has told friends the ex-Alaska governor isn't qualified to be President.
Rejection of Iowa judges over gay marriage raises fears of political influence
LA Times: California Supreme Court chief justice voices concerns about partisan pressures on jurists and backs a single, 15-year term without being put to a vote. Iowa's rejection of three state supreme court justices who ruled in favor of same-sex marriage underscored the growing electoral vulnerability of state judges as more and more are targeted by special interest groups, legal scholars and jurists said Thursday.
After Democrats tough loss, Pelosi Mum on next move
USA Today: Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of the House, faces a decision: whether to seek to return to her old job as leader of the Democratic minority after what she calls "a tough loss."
Elections Put First Women of Color in Governor Posts
Women's eNews: South Carolina's Nikki Haley and New Mexico's Susana Martinez won a paired precedent on election night as the first two women of color elected governor. The two Republicans were part of a strong night, overall, for GOP women.
The Exchange: Rebecca Traister on What the Election Means for Women
New Yorker: What do yesterday's election results mean for women? This is the question we put to Rebecca Traister, a senior writer at Salon, whose book on the 2008 election, "Big Girls Don't Cry," is reviewed this week in the magazine.
Sarah Palin for President in 2012? Prepare yourself
NY Daily News: The mind of the demagogue is a foreign country. It has a strange culture, enemies that only the natives can see, a passion about the ridiculous and a blowtorch kind of sincerity that incinerates logical thinking. On Sunday, the custodian of one such blowtorch was on Fox News. I am speaking, of course, of Sarah Palin.
Sexism remains a problem for women seeking office
Wtop: Even with many high-profile female candidates, the just-ended campaign was rife with sexism ranging from snarky fashion critiques to sexual innuendo. And when all the ballots are counted, women may hold fewer seats in the new Congress than the outgoing one.
Larry King Live: It was the year of the woman (Round 2), then it was the year of the Republican woman, and now that the dust has cleared it looks like women will actually lose seats in Congress for the first time since 1979. But there is a glimmer of hope when we look at the youngest winning candidates.
'I heart anorexia' t-shirts -- Is artist Alexsandro Palombo's work chic or cruel?
NY Daily News: Is it weighty commentary or making light of a serious issue?"I heart Anorexia" artist Alexsandro Palombo is drawing some heavy criticism online for his drawings of celebrities, depicted as skeletons.
Sexual harassment and the federal workplace
Washington Post: Sexual harassment has been back in the news with allegations of inappropriate advances by quarterback Brett Favre toward a female New York Jets employee, and with the reprise of accusations made long ago against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Excommunicated Over Abortion: A nun's decision to save a life angers a U.S. bishop
In These Times: The swift excommunication of a nun for approving an abortion has triggered a debate over church doctrine—and raised questions about whether Catholic hospitals routinely break federal law.
Salon: It may seem like a wonderful time to be female, but there is a darker current beneath the surface of society. Call it "Mama Grizzly Feminism," as Sarah Palin does, and start worrying about the real thing.
NY Times: I think it is time to take back the mama grizzly. "In real life, they are famous for their reproductive freedom," said Gloria Steinem over the phone. This is one of the many things I love about Steinem. When things are darkest, she will come up with a very cheering factoid about Iroquois women in pre-Columbian America or the private life of female bears.
Could Michelle Have Helped the Dems?
The Daily Beast: With approval ratings at 70 percent, the first lady is the Democrats' most popular pol. Pity she wasn't out louder and longer rallying the women's vote.
Woman Jailed For Retracting Rape Allegations
Jezebel: In a disturbing variation on false rape cases, a British woman has been jailed for falsely retracting rape allegations against her husband that she then admitted were true.
Waging War and Peace With Women
NY Times: When NATO unveils its new doctrine later this month, it will include a revamped nuclear policy, a section on cyberwar and fresh thinking on how to engage Russia.
Aung San Suu Kyi: How her release could shape Burma's political future
CS Monitor: Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi could be freed shortly after Burma's Nov. 7 election, its first in 20 years. What she does next could have broad consequences for Burma's political transition.
Peru court paroles Lori Berenson for second time
BBC: A court in Peru has granted parole for a second time to an American woman imprisoned for aiding a left-wing rebel group. Lori Berenson had served 15 years of a 20-year sentence when she was freed on parole in May.
Kirchner death leaves Fernandez to run Argentina alone
BBC: There are few who would envy Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's situation right now. The president of Argentina has a country to run. Yet she is still in mourning for her husband, Nestor Kirchner, who died last week, aged 60, following a heart attack.
Germany's new female rabbi sign of growing Jewish community
BBC: History is being made in Germany with the ordination of the first female rabbi since World War II. Alina Treiger came to Germany from Ukraine, as the BBC's Stephen Evans reports from Berlin.
Hundreds Were Raped on Congo-Angola Border
NY Times: More than 600 women and girls were recently raped along the Congo-Angola border during a mass expulsion of illegal immigrants, according to the United Nations.
Body of Knowledge Full Frontal Assault
LA Times: An attack on Breast Cancer has bought about greatly improved treatments- but are we on course to stop it entirely?
What's it like to struggle with eating disorders? Portia de Rossi tells all in 'Unbearable Lightness'
LA Times: Body Image 101: Like it or not, studies show attractive people have an edge in everything from being hired to being set free (yes, they are less likely to be found guilty at trials), according to a report from the Social Issues Research Centre in Britain.
Respecting Muslim Patients' Needs
NY Times: A woman in her mid-30s wearing a hijab, the traditional Muslim head covering, comes to an urgent care center complaining of leg pain. The first thing she asks: "Are there any woman doctors around?"
Study says sex education should come from pupils
TES: Edinburgh University research concludes that schools should incorporate peer-led sex lessons. Sex education in schools may be more effective if delivered by pupils rather than teachers, according to Edinburgh University research.
Stabbing Victim's Face Reconstructed on Reality TV
Women's eNews: In December a victim of domestic violence will have her reconstruction surgery broadcast in a Discovery Health documentary. She wasn't looking for this publicity, but had given up on a pro-bono referral service that in her case broke down.
Oscar Buzz This Year Is Low On The Ladies
Jezebel: Guys, did you miss Oscar season? Because it's starting again. Already. As are concerns about women's representation. Wait, didn't we fix that last year with Kathryn Bigelow? Apparently not.
Willow Smith Explains 'Whip My Hair' on TV, Performs Live
Popeater: Whip My Hair' makes its television debut today along with Ellen DeGeneres' interview with Willow Smith. While we wait with bated breath to see the performance, the conversation segment is already online.
Say It Loud: Black Girls Rock!
The Root: With all the harsh criticism lobbed at black women over the past few weeks, it's time to celebrate their accomplishments and contributions. Call it perfect timing. Black Girls Rock makes its television debut this weekend on BET as the public image of black women continues to be dragged through the mud.
Women In Jazz: Taking Back All-Female Ensembles
NPR: Jazz is supposed to have a certain look: Wisps of cigarette smoke rise from small cafe tables while horn players in neat dark suits battle each other on the bandstand. It's the kind of image you see in black-and-white photographs, taken back in the days when you could actually smoke in clubs. You'd be hard pressed to find a woman playing a horn or sitting behind a drum set in those photos.
For Elite Runners, Baby Steps Can Take Precedence
NY Times: Blake Russell learned she was pregnant with her son, Quin, shortly after competing in the marathon at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Gone were the sinus infections that plagued Blake Russell during the final months of her pregnancy, the additional 40 pounds she packed on her 5-foot-5 frame, the awkwardness she felt when she resumed running five weeks after the birth of her son, the raccoon eyes from sleep deprivation.
Debut Lady Runners Make Strong Showing At New York City Marathon
Jezebel: American Shalane Flanagan and Kenyan Mary Keitany ran their first marathons today, and the two women were able to finish in second and third place, respectively. But did you know that until fairly recently, women weren't allowed to run marathons?
First women inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Feministing: US hockey player Cammi Granato and Canadian player Angela James are the first women to ever be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.


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Team Overview
It has been a slow start to the second half of the season for the Midland Rockhounds, who were 13-17 and 4.5 games back of first place through Monday. They have played .500 ball over their last 10 games, keeping pace with first-place San Antonio. For the season, the RockHounds have a 46-54 record and are 12 games worse than Corpus Christi, which currently has the best overall record in the Texas League's Southern Division.
Thanks in large part to the otherworldly season first-baseman Anthony Aliotti put together before his promotion (more on that in Comings and Goings), Midland ranks third in the Texas League in team OPS and first in team OBP. The RockHounds have scored the second-most runs of any team in the league and they are second in the league in stolen bases. Power hasn't been a big factor for Midland, however, as they are second-to-last in the league in homeruns.
It has been several years since the RockHounds have used speed as a weapon, but this year the team has featured stolen base threats up-and-down their line-up. D'Arby Myers, Darwin Perez, Dusty Coleman and Chad Oberacker are all in double-digits for stolen bases, while Conner Crumbliss is sitting on nine for the year.
The RockHounds have also been a patient bunch as a team this season. Aliotti still leads the Texas League in walks with 66, and his .452 OBP is nearly 40 points higher than any other player in the league. Crumbliss has also been getting on-base at a well above-average clip, as he sports a .411 OBP through 58 games. Tyler Ladendorf (.356) and Jake Goebbert (.350) have also done a solid job getting on-base this season.
The Texas League used to have a reputation for being hitter-friendly, but that is most definitely not the case any more. Case in point, the RockHounds' staff has a solid 3.90 team ERA and that ranks them second-to-last in the league. Midland pitchers rank fifth in the league in both strike-outs (716) and walks (291). RockHounds pitchers have allowed the fewest homeruns in the league, but they have allowed the second-most hits.
Murphy Smith, Sean Murphy and Carlos Hernandez have been reliable cogs in the Midland rotation all season. Smith has walked just 28 in 115 innings and he has a 3.21 ERA, while Hernandez leads the team with a 2.62 ERA and Murphy leads the team in strike-outs with 87 in 93.2 innings pitched. In the bullpen, Frank Gailey (2.30 ERA/ 40:8 K:BB in 43 IP) and Nate Long (3.76 ERA/ 39:11 K:BB in 40.1 innings) have been anchors.
The RockHounds have two games left in their three-game road series at Frisco. On Thursday, they head home for an important homestand against Corpus Christi (four games) and Frisco (three games). They begin August with a four-game series at Corpus Christi before finally getting to play a new team on August 6th (Tulsa).
Comings and Goings
There have been several roster changes for the RockHounds this month. Perhaps the biggest move came last week when Anthony Aliotti was promoted to Triple-A Sacramento. Before the promotion, Aliotti was making a strong case to win the Texas League's MVP award. He left the RockHounds with a .350/.452/.541 line in 340 at-bats. His 29 doubles with the RockHounds matched a career-high (he established a new career-high with his first Triple-A double) and his 12 homeruns were his highest single-season total.
Taking Aliotti's place as the RockHounds' everyday first-baseman is Max Muncy, who actually arrived a few days before Aliotti's promotion. Muncy was putting together an eye-opening season of his own with High-A Stockton before jumping to Double-A. In 93 games with the Ports, Muncy hit 21 homers and posted a .400 OBP. In eight games with the RockHounds, Muncy has only six hits in 28 at-bats, but he has walked seven times for a .371 OBP.
There were several changes made to the RockHounds' pitching staff this month. On July 4th, Brett Hunter and Gary Daley, Jr. were suspended for violating team rules. Hunter was reinstated on July 18th, but Daley has been let go. Pedro Vidal and Jake Brown joined the Midland staff from Stockton to replace Hunter and Daley. Brown was released after three poor outings for Midland on July 20th.
Taking Brown's place in the Midland bullpen is right-hander Blake Hassebrock, who made his Double-A debut on the 20th, tossing a scoreless inning. The North Carolina native has plus stuff and has excelled since moving from a starter's role to a relief role.
Third baseman Jefry Marte has battled a lower leg injury for much of the season. He was reinstated from his second stint on the disabled list on July 4th. Marte has struggled since returning from the DL, batting .184 in 38 at-bats.
Infielder Michael Fabiaschi spent most of the 2013 season on the disabled list. On July 15, Fabiaschi announced that he was retiring from professional baseball.
Who's Hot
Utilityman Conner Crumbliss struggled in a limited role early in the season with Triple-A Sacramento, but he has put together a solid season with Midland since returning to the RockHounds in mid-May. In 219 at-bats, he has a .283/.411/.470 line with seven homeruns. The seven Midland homers gives him 10 overall for the year, tying his career-high set last season. Crumbliss has a 46:29 K:BB ratio in 58 games with the 'Hounds. Over his last 10 games, he is batting .297/.447/.514 with two homers.
After a down month of June during which he hit only .222, centerfielder Chad Oberacker has hit .256/.341/.410 in July. Both Jake Goebbert and Tyler Ladendorf have struggled some in July, but they rank second and third on the active RockHounds' roster in OPS after Crumbliss (829 and 791, respectively).
After two poor starts on June 30 and July 6, Murphy Smith has allowed just two runs over his last 13 innings (two starts). He has struck-out 10 and walked just two in those two starts.
Left-hander Carlos Hernandez hasn't allowed a run since a July 3rd start when he allowed one earned run in six innings. Hernandez has a 1.80 ERA over his last 10 outings (55 innings) and he has allowed just one homerun over that span. He won Texas League Pitcher of the Week on July 15th and is sporting a 0.37 ERA in 24.1 July innings.
Right-hander Sean Murphy has had a very solid July, as well. In four starts, he has a 3.38 ERA and a sparkling 24:4 K:BB. His K/9 is an even 1 and he has allowed just one homerun this month.
In the bullpen, right-hander Nate Long hasn't allowed an earned run for Midland since May. In 10 June and July appearances, he has a 16:4 K:BB ratio and has given up just nine hits in 16.1 innings pitched.
Lefty Frank Gailey has struck-out 11 batters in just 8.2 innings this month. Carlos Fisher has a 2.84 ERA and 18 strike-outs in 12.2 innings over his last 10 appearances, although he has walked 11.


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Oprah: You Can't Be an Atheist If You 'Believe in the Awe and Wonder' of the World
There are 21 comments on the Mediaite.com story from Oct 15, 2013, titled Oprah: You Can't Be an Atheist If You 'Believe in the Awe and Wonder' of the World. In it, Mediaite.com reports that:
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#1 Oct 15, 2013
To be amazed by the awe and wonder of the world and the universe one has to believe in a god?
What a ridiculous notion.
Oprah should expand her worldview...
#2 Oct 15, 2013
I was going to reply, but Just Think captured the essence of the response I was going to make for this non-argument. "it is wonderful and amazing, therefore goddidit' is just a non-sequiter.
"you must not give faith"
Since: Jul 12
Leicester, UK
#3 Oct 15, 2013
"If you want to be awe inspired, ladies and gentlemen, and let me say, let me just tell you that those of us who do not believe we are divinely created, let alone divinely supervised, are not immune to the idea of awe and beauty and the transcendent. Let me invite you to look for a moment at the pictures taken by the Hubble telescope. Some of you may have done it. If you havent done it now, or yet, do it soon.
The extraordinary revelations of swirling yet somehow beautiful, new galaxies in color and depth and majesty, like nothing, I think, the human eye has ever seen. Turn away from that if you wish, and gaze at a burning bush, in an illiterate desert part of the middle east, and say that thats where revelation comes from. I dont believe youd be able to do it.
Or read a page of Stephen Hawking on the absolute magnificence and consistency and underlying beauty, as Einstein says the great miracle of physics is there are no miracles, it all carries on holding together all the time. There are no interruptions in its order. There are no suspensions of it just to please Joshua, or just to please some sect or tribal group. No. Its much, much, much more impressive than that.
Hawking has a colleague who looked at the event horizon of the black hole. If you could travel towards a black hole, not yet possible to do, if you could, in theory, the event horizon is the point at which the black hole is pulling everything into itself. So, over into the black hole goes light, itself. Its so strong it can pull light back into itself. Its really awe inspiring. A lot more, say, than a crowd of pigs, infested by devils, running down a hill, into the sea, which is a piece of sorcery, and cheap magic of the sort that shouldnt impress any thinking person. Think about a black hole instead, pulling the light into itself, the event horizon just reorganizing nature, so that if you could get to that lip, the lip of the event horizon and fall in, and go in, you could in theory see the past and the future stretching before and in front of you. You would see time, except you wouldnt have the time to do it, of course, if you were a mere primate as we are, but Hawking has a colleague who says if he knew he was dying of a terminal illness, thats how hed want to go out, is over the lip of the event horizon. That would be majesty, that would be magnificence, that would be awe inspiring, that would be apocalyptic.
So its in the natural world, its in the world of science and the world of innovation, and discovery, and doubt. We wouldnt have discovered any of these things if wed taken the religious story for granted to begin with. We would have said we already know enough. We know. God made this. God wants it this way. Whats the need for inquiry? We already have all the information we need. The big difference between this side of the house, mine, and the other, is this, I am absolutely certain that I do not know, but that it might be possible to find out and that doubt and skepticism and innovation and inquiry are the only means by which wonder and beauty and awe and symmetry will be discovered, and beyond those peaks we can yet see new, more wonderful peaks will arise. Whereas, on the Wilson side of the house it is said we already have the certainty, we know that God created us, and we even claim to know his mind and what he wants of us. And I just invite you to open your minds to the possibility that the skeptical and the inquiring and the doubtful will be better than anything that calls itself faith, because anything that calls itself faith calls itself certainty and for certainty I think there is no place in an institute of intellectual mentation and higher education, and Im very grateful to you all for giving me the chance to say so.
From Christopher Hitchens the self described anti-theist! If that isn't enough to show that we believe in awe and that awe is not God, but in fact against it I don't know what is...
"Leave That Thing Alone!"
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#4 Oct 15, 2013
What else could she say without the risk of alienating a majority of her die-hard viewers?
"Citizen_Patriot_ Voter_Atheist!"
Since: May 09
#5 Oct 15, 2013
She could have said "tell me about being an atheist". "Why are you, and how did you choose to be an atheist?"
"Sombrero Galaxy"
Since: Jan 10
I'm An Illegal Alien
#6 Oct 15, 2013
Oprah is a smart lady, but her opinion is stupid in this area.
#7 Oct 16, 2013
Everyone has certain "blind spots" no matter how generally intelligent they may be. If you grow up in a family where church is a big thing, in a community where church is a big thing, where no one ever questions what the preacher says, you can become so indoctrinated that you never even realize that there is another side to consider.
No doubt I have my own blind spots, you have yours, etc. Of course, the size of people's blind spots differs, generally being inversely proportional to the amount of thinking, questioning and travelling each given person does. The more time you spend in one place, surrounding yourself with those who see things the same way as you. who were brought up on the same ideas as you, read the same books as you, watch the same TV shows as you, the bigger your blind spots will become.
Even though Oprah does travel, read, etc., the nature of her wealth, fame, etc. means she lives inside a bubble. When you have as much wealth, power, etc as she does, a circle of yes-men almost inevitably grows around you.In their desire to 'protect' you from unpleasant experiences, they may tend to keep people with other viewpoints away from you.
Leask, Canada
#8 Oct 16, 2013
Awe and wonder of the world is what led us to the scientific knowledge we have today, much of it discovered from atheists. If Awe and wonder meant you believed in god, we wouldn't have progressed as much as we have. People would have just accepted that god did it, end of story.
"Sombrero Galaxy"
Since: Jan 10
I'm An Illegal Alien
#9 Oct 16, 2013
Excellent post. Could not have said any better.
"Citizen_Patriot_ Voter_Atheist!"
Since: May 09
#10 Oct 16, 2013
"Citizen_Patriot_ Voter_Atheist!"
Since: May 09
#11 Oct 16, 2013
and agreed.
#12 Oct 17, 2013
Believing in Jehovah God or His son Jesus does not make you a Christian or even acceptable to the one true God of the Bible, Jehovah the God of Noah, Moses, Abraham and Jesus.
John 14:31
There are many people who sit in Church and do not believe there is a God in heaven, or there are those who think maybe there is a God, but I'll take my chances and just live a good life, don't hurt anyone or get caught stealing. Then if there is a God, he won't ever kill me or if I die I will go to heaven. Believing lies was the thinking of the Jews before Jerusalem was destroyed. Now all the nations and all the ungodly on earth will be destroyed at Armageddon.
2Peter 3:7
You can adjust your thinking and repent and become a subject of Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords in God's heavenly Kingdom government, all you have to do is obey the Law of Christ as taught by Jesus and the Apostles and now by imperfect Jehovah's witnesses.
Matthew 28:19,20
#13 Oct 17, 2013
There's that need for a "Judge it" icon of a bat pooping again. This is just Bat. Sh*t. Crazy.
#14 Oct 18, 2013
I wonder if Oprah has really thought through all of the implications of her statement. I doubt it, as it was unscripted, and sounds like just another one of those things that pundits throw out on TV because it appeals to the audience's prejudices.
If you accept Oprah's premise that there is a god and that that god is responsible for all the beauty in nature, then it follows necessarily that the same god is also equally responsible for all of the destruction and havoc wrought by nature. People, including elders, children and infants swept out to sea in a tsumani? Goddidit. People buried in a mudslide? Goddidit. Hundreds killed by Hurricane Katrina? That's on your god also. Earthquakes, wildfires, floods? Goddidit, goddidit, goddidit.
So< if you really believe Oprah's goddidit, newscasts covering natural disasters should not lead off with "Today, an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 killed X people today in ...". Instead, in the interest of accuracy in reporting, the lede should be, "Today, god killed another X people by means of a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in ...". Perhaps, in the interest of fairness and balance in reporting, we can rotate the blame among the various deities currently in vogue, to the next story could start off, "Meanwhile, allah wiped out an entire village in a flash flood in ...".
#15 Oct 18, 2013
Too bad you can't see what the Bible is really teaching people today, you can have a beautiful future in God's new world of peace and happiness.
Please be as happy as you can be, for your time on this earth is running out.
Matthew 24:14
Proverbs 2:21,22
Since: Jun 07
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#16 Oct 18, 2013
The bible teaches us its ok to lie and hate on people while having no proof of god or that your cult has any basis in reality.
Royston, UK
#17 Oct 18, 2013
Oprah just makes pap for the masses. I wasn't aware the Oprah had written her own Principia Mathematica.
#18 Oct 18, 2013
I will settle for an OK future in the real world, without imaginary friends. Your god is just a drug to keep you comfortably numb.
#19 Oct 18, 2013
You don't understand contemporary America. Real ideas and thinking are out of fashion here. Americans are fascinated with celebrities. Anyone who is on TV or whose picture is on the cover of the National Enquirer is automatically an expert on everything, far more expert than people who actually study and do research. The opinions of Kim Kardashian or Brad Pitt are accorded far more weight than those of a Nobel Prize winner. Oprah is on the TV and in movies, so she is automatically a theological genius to the average American.
Georgia, GA
#20 Oct 18, 2013
tide goes in tide goes out
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It's nearly lunchtime, and we've been thinking about food since er, 10.09am. And Kim Kardashian's really not helping at all, as she Instagrammed a picture of her first junk food pregnancy craving - a burger with cheesy chips from In n' Out burger in LA.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star added: "I spoke too soon! My 1st pregnancy craving! Enjoying every bite". She's referring to the fact she's just been on TV and denied she was eating junk food.
Talking on a US TV show, Kim said: "I want to have those cravings, like cheeseburgers, but I haven't. Now I eat healthy, I don't know what's going on!" she said. Kim also said she was eating vegetables and ranch dressing, saying: "I have the biggest sweet tooth and I love junk food. Being pregnant I don't' like any of it. I'm waiting for the moments when someone's like let's go to McDonald's and Taco Bell - that's not happening for me and I'm kind of sad about it."
Well, congratulations on finally craving a cheese burger with cheesy chips, Kim.
Poor old Kim has also had to defend herself, yet again, from online commenters who've slagged off her pregnancy style.
"For any concern that my clothes are too tight, I have so many pieces custom fit for my growing body! They make pregnancy Spanx which are tight," she blogged. "So this theory sounds ridiculous! I feel my best when I am in heels and chic clothes! Happy mommy, happy baby!"
She also went on Good Morning America to talk about why she's always wearing high heels. "I love high heels and I feel that you should wear what you should feel good in. Flats are just not me but I'm trying them out, so we'll see!" Brave move, Kim.
Kim wore three amazing outfits out yesterday (we can barely be bothered to change out of our work clothes in the evening, and we're not even pregnant). She swapped her caramel leather dress for a nude dress, then wore a jewelled blue dress later. Busy.


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The International Rugby Board (IRB) owns the rights and has raised the price of one minute's action to £6,500.
It means that broadcasters may decide the footage, which would normally cost £1,100, is too expensive to use.
That could leave one of sport's greatest moments confined to the video vaults, depriving fans of the chance to relive the historic kick.
Although the IRB would use the money raised to develop the game, broadcasters are so far refusing to pay for footage and instead using still images.
ITV, who had the rights to show the tournament on terrestrial television, can show the footage for free - but only for one year.
The BBC said it is currently in negotiations with the IRB over the footage.