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This is from a couple months ago. Unfortunately it's the only recent video I have but it's a pretty typical drive for me, with maybe slightly better than average distance.
(It's easier to see if you click-through and view on YouTube at 480p)
If the signage is correct this was around 390-400' which is a bit better than average for me (I tend to hang out around 360-370) but there are some fundamental things with my throw that are bugging me nonetheless, namely the high-to-low level change in my pull-through. I used to have bad nose-up problems (I kinda still do in this video) but I've just dealt with it by keeping my head down and weight forward. I didn't realize how extreme it was though until I watched this video. As you can see my reach back & pull-through is not on the same plane at all and my weight is almost too far forward in order to compensate for nose-up.
I had a "duh" moment yesterday when analyzing my grip and realized that my nose-up problem was mainly due to my thumb pressure being ever so slightly behind my index finger all this time. Once I made a conscious effort to keep my thumb forward more it stopped happening. I guess now I just need to unlearn this high-to-low pull I've been doing to compensate. I suppose the best way to do that is to revisit the right peck drill and work backwards again, something I haven't done in over a year. Gonna try and get more video of my progress over the coming weeks, I just wanted to post this now before I start making drastic changes in case I'm missing something. Any input is appreciated.
*edit* another quirk I seem to have: the final stride in my run-up seems really long to me. I'm not sure why but it just feels natural and I've always done it. I can't help but wonder if that also contributed to my random nose-up problems in the past despite having my weight forward.
*edit2* after reading some comments on Eric's Throwing Videos thread, maybe I really should work on shortening that last step.


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" Author: Eric Carle / Format: Paperback / Date of publication: 05 August 2010 / Genre: Pop-Up & Books / Subcategory: Picture & Activity Books / Category: Interactive & Activity Books & Packs / Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd / Title: The Bad-tempered Ladybird / ISBN 13: 9780141332031 / ISBN 10: 0141332031 / Alternative EAN: 9780140503982 "
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=== Nurturing Nature ===
Eric Carle is probably one of the best known and most well loved of children's authors and illustrators. Probably the best known is The Very Hungry Caterpillar with its voracious appetite. Most of his books are suitable for the age range of our preschool, i.e. 2 years to school entry. Many tell tales of wildlife, animals or how things grow, so many of them connect to children's interests. This story, alongside the Caterpillar and The Tiny Seed, are always popular at this time of year when, after the long, dark winter, the children begin to rediscover the delights of the great outdoors. I'm often horrified at the way small children will sometimes pick up a ladybird very carefully, show it to their friends and staff, then drop it on the floor and stamp on it! It's part of our role to help them to understand why this behaviour is unacceptable, and anything that helps them to develop an understanding of the little creatures is helpful. That's one area where this book is so good.
===The Lowdown===
My copy is a paperback published by Picture Puffins. A little unusually, all of the information usually found on or near the front cover is at the back. It tells me that this book was first copyrighted by Eric Carle in 1977 and published in the UK by Hamish Hamilton the same year. The Picture Puffins version was first published in 1982, so this story has stood the test of time. The American version is called 'The Grouchy Ladybug'. The U.K. price indicated on the back is £4.99. I've seen £5.24 quoted on the Amazon U.K. recently, or as little as £1.97 used.
===By The Clock ===
The first four pages form an introductory section. When the sun rises at 5 a.m. a friendly ladybird alights on an aphid-covered leaf, but a bad-tempered ladybird arrives from the opposite direction. They both want to breakfast on the aphids. The friendly one is prepared to share, but the bad-tempered one would rather fight over them. The friendly ladybird calls his bluff by agreeing to fight. The bad-tempered one is less confident now and backs away, blustering that his counterpart isn't big enough for him to fight. When the response is 'then why don't you pick on someone bigger?' he responds 'I'll do that!' and flies away.
From here the book's layout is not dissimilar to The Very Hungry Caterpillar's, as at hourly intervals the bad-tempered ladybird encounters a new potential foe on pages that reflect the size of each foe. This is also cleverly reflected in the font size used for each section. Starting with a wasp, these creatures increase in size as the story progresses. To each opponent the ladybird says 'Hey you' 'Want to fight?' and when they answer 'If you insist' he says 'Oh, you're not big enough' and flies off. This continues until 5 in the afternoon, when he confronts his largest supposed enemy who doesn't answer him. At the end there's quite literally a twist in the tale /tail! We end up right back where we started from. We go back to normal-sized pages with this 5 o'clock episode, too. The font used here is huge in size, but reverts back to 'normal' for the end of the story.
If you're familiar with Eric Carle's style of illustration I think you'll appreciate this one - bright, clear and as distinctive as usual.
===Learning Through Ladybirds ===
There are lots of things to like about this book.
The front cover has a brief description of aphids, what they are, what they do, the fact that ladybirds eating them is good for plants and trees. I like the 'Three cheers for them!' comment - Carle is definitely giving children the message that ladybirds are beneficial insects that should be valued. So you can see why I lie to use this book with the children in my care.
There are opportunities to enhance children's mathematical concepts. Obviously there are the ladybirds' spots - they look like seven-spot ladybirds from one angle, but from another more like the dreaded Harlequin! You could count the stars, the fireflies, the aphids on the leaf and so on. On each page starting from six o'clock, and the five o'clock page earlier, there is a small clock in the right hand corner - ideal to reinforce the skills of children who are beginning to recognise and name numerals, or even to tell the time. Of course there is also the aspect of size comparison to explore.
Children's knowledge of world wildlife can be expanded through the brief description of each creature encountered. The hyena, for instance, is 'laughing eerily and showing its teeth'.
Language development - I think the vocabulary introduced is done skilfully - such as 'encountered' 'eerily' and 'lowering'. This is done sparingly and appropriately. Carle has also used alliteration as in 'ran into a rhinoceros'. These techniques are predominantly in the central section and lend it an almost poetic tone. The repetition of key phrases encourages children to join in. All of these help reading skills develop.
It's obvious that this book addresses issues of behaviour, sharing, kindness, consequences of actions and so on. Not so long ago I used it to calm down a three-year-old boy who had major behavioural issues that involved throwing chairs at other children and hitting staff on the cheek with Brio trains. For his own safety as well as everyone else's he had to be removed to a quieter environment and often this story was the only strategy that worked. I think he liked the 'want to fight?' line! I'm not sure how much the messages of the story had an impact on him - he was later diagnosed as being on the Autistic Spectrum as well as having ADD - but in some way that book certainly helped!
I've found this story particularly good when working with boys. That's not to say that it's not a hit with girls, because it is, but many educators will be aware that it can sometimes be difficult to engage some boys in the world of books. Not so with this, in my experience.
I wouldn't want to overlook one of the key things about this book: it's funny and children enjoy the humour of it!
===Taking Learning Further===
Is it OK if I briefly share a few of my thoughts?
Do some research on the ladybird lifecycle; you might learn something! I remember keeping some ladybird eggs in a container when my children were small. As they hatched we fed the larvae aphids and watched them grow through to the hatching stage. Lots of comparisons here with the caterpillar lifecycle!
Find a companion factual text about ladybirds, caterpillars or frogs. Try the 'Lifecycles' range by QED publishing. www.qed-publishing.co.uk You could put together a story sack, especially if you work in an early years setting.
Take children outside with a bug box and find some ladybirds. Look at different kinds: they're not all red, for instance. Look for aphids and the damage they can do to plants. Count the spots.
Explore all the other animals depicted in the story to learn more about them.
Make a clock face and use a split pin to attach the hands.
Try making pictures in the style of Eric Carle. His website is http://www.eric-carle.com/
There are some free downloads available there, too. He also explains how he creates collages using painted tissue paper and explains how it's done! Well worth a look.
I'm sure you can come up with many more ideas!
No surprises that I really recommend this book and it's a five-star-rating from me; I'd give it more if I could!
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We do love the Very Hungry Caterpillar, but up until quite recently, it was the only book by this author that we owned. However, we have been studying insects lately, and when I read that this book is also useful for teaching children to tell the time, , I decided to give it a try. I paid £2.49 including postage from ebay. New copies are available from Amazon @ £5.75 for paperback and £5.74 for board book.
The Bad Tempered Ladybird begins and ends on lovely soft and quiet notes - but the rest of the book is anything but quiet and gentle. The pugilistic ladybird begins his day at 5a.m. searching for breakfast. He spots a leaf covered in aphids - but just as he lands on the leaf, so does another ladybird beetle. The nice ladybird cheerfully calls good morning and offers to share, but the bad tempered ladybird wants all the aphids for himself, screaming at the gentle insect to go away. When this doesn't work, he offers to fight for them. It appears that he is all bluster though as when the other bug calmly agrees "If you insist" He huffs away looking for someone bigger to fight with.
The pugilistic lady bird spends the rest of his day meeting bigger and bigger creatures, from a wasp to a blue whale, and offering to fight each one, but when each creatures agrees to fight , he flies off again, insisting that they are not big enough. Finally he finds someone who is big enough, and he also learns that fighting isn't always the wisest choice.
Each page begins with the time of day, and there is a very tiny clock in the upper right hand corner showing the time. I think this is a brilliant idea, and especially like that this clocks teach minutes as well as hours, but they are terribly small, only 1/2 centimetre across, so I am buying a set of large dot stickers to draw clock faces on and add to the pages. I think this is a wonderful way to expose young children to clocks and the time, without really making a lesson of it, just something they can pick up through repeated reading. I like that this exposes children to traditional clock faces, as all too often, most of the clocks they see nowadays are digital.
Another unique feature of this book is the way pages are cut to different sizes. The first few pages, and the last few are full sized but the page for the first animal ladybird meets is only 4 centimetre wide, looking more like a book mark than a page. Each page after this is slightly larger - I am estimating 1/2", and there is a sun on each page so you can see the rising up in the sky until noon and then descending downwards until 5:00. The time advances by hours at first, but towards the end of the book we also get 5:15, 5:30 and 5:45. So this is book is not only teaching time through clocks but also using the sun and showing how the position of the sun changes throughout the day.
Eric Carle has his own unique style of illustration, and this book is characteristic of this style. His illustrations are bright colourful and engaging. I had originally assumed these were painted, but they are not - although some brush strokes are obvious so I assume some of the background is painted. Eric Carle creates his pictures with tissue paper collage. His website has step by step instructions which look so fun I am planning to buy tissue paper with my next Tesco delivery so we can try it ourselves.
My sons both enjoyed this book, even my oldest at age 7. It's another book that I end up losing my voice from as we shout "Hey you , Want to Fight?" and the ending is absolutely perfect. There is plenty of humour in this, but there is a moral as well. This book does teach a lesson about bullying - but even my youngest quickly noticed that the bully here was really frightened despite all his bluff and bluster. I think this is often the case in real life as well. This is a simple, but beautiful story which just happens to teach time and I believe sets a very positive example for children as well. Add to these factors the fact that it has beautiful illustrations and the children really enjoy the story and I can not give this less than the full five stars, even I am whinging a bit about the clock size.
I do wish I had found this book when my sons were babies, and am kicking myself that we have lost many years of enjoying this. I think the bold bright colours, the variety of animals and the opportunity for very expressive reading makes this book a lovely choice for infants. Younger children would also learn quite a lot about size from this book. I would recommend this just as a story up until perhaps age 6. Yes, my 7 year old does enjoy it, but I don't I feel it would be worth buying at his age just as a story. He does need reminders though as to how to tell time on a traditional clock, and phrases such as "quarter to", so I feel this has some value in this regard as well.
The one area I can not recommend this is book is for emergent readers to read alone. This does have predictable text, and uses primarily easy to read words, but I do have an issue with the text for new readers. Some of the pages have very large, even giant text in bold black on a white background, and these pages would be ideal for children just learning to read. However other pages have very tiny text printed over dark patterns. The obvious solution would be to use this for shared reading, with an adult reading the pages with tiny print and the child reading those with larger print.
* If you are interested in attempting to create an Eric Carle style masterpiece of your own - or helping your children to do so please visit his web pace @ http://www.eric-carle.com/ go to photos and video gallery, and "How I create My Pictures".
This book was bought for my little boy, he turns two in a couple of weeks and has just started to show a real interest in books and wildlife, animals and insects, in fact he is slightly obsessed with spiders, so this book seemed to fit the bill. I also have a nine year old daughter who is loving exploring all her baby brothers new books and toys.
This book is written by Eric Carle better known for writing the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, it is set out in a similar style to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, as the story advances the pages and the writing get bigger.
The front cover illustration is of a Ladybird with a very mean grumpy expression on his face, inside the front cover is a brief description of what an Aphid is, what they do, and why it is good that ladybirds eat them. Eric Carle then dedicates the book to Ladybirds and gives them three cheers.
The story begins in the dead of night with fire flies dancing around the moon, when the sun comes up, two lady birds fly to a leaf to eat the Aphids, one is friendly and offers to share its breakfast, while the other is bad tempered he does not want to share he wants them all to himself and offers to fight the friendly ladybird for them. When she takes him on he says she isnt big enough so she tells him to go find someone bigger to fight.
The pages then go from a small strip to a full page with a clock at the top of each page, this is a great way of eventually teaching the time, although my little boy is a little young for this yet. The ladybird each hour meets an insect or animal, starting at a beetle working his way through lobsters skunks gorillas etc until he met a huge whale he offers them all a fight, then states they are not big enough and moves on to the next animal.
The Whale teaches the ladybird a lesson giving him a slap with his tail, he throws him back to where he began, this time he willingly shares the aphids on the leaf with the friendly ladybird.
My little boy really enjoys looking at the lovely bright pictures although I dont think he gets the moral behind the story, that will come eventually, he just loves making the noises the animals make.
This is a beautifully written and illustrated kiddies book, I would recommend it for a wide age group, my nine year old has been telling the time with the clock on each page.
Printed by Puffin and widely available from around 2.50 on amazon Buy it and enjoy it!!
The bad tempered ladybird is in a foul mood. It is not prepared to share any aphids with any other bug. It is time it learnt a lesson, and this is only achieved when it challenges other animals to a fight, and finally gets brought back down to reality with a whack. The Bad Tempered Ladybird by Eric Carle is a children's picture book, for 3 to 8 year olds, that has been around for a more than a couple of decades. It is still a favourite to be used in schools and at home.
There is a leaf full of juicy aphids. The aphids are killing the plant. A friendly ladybird flies onto the leaf and decides to have the aphids for breakfast. At the same time the bad tempered ladybird flies in too. Both ladybirds want the aphids to eat, the friendly ladybird suggests sharing, and is very polite. The bad tempered ladybird screams that the aphids are not for sharing and offers a fight. The friendly ladybird accepts the challenge but the angry ladybird says it is not big enough to fight. So, the bad tempered ladybird flies off to find something bigger.
This is where the fun begins. The book is divided into hours, and we follow the bad tempered ladybird's journey through the day, challenging bigger and bigger animals to a fight. At six o clock it meets a wasp, challenges it to a fight, sees it's stinger, and states "Oh, you're not big enough," and flies off. This is the 'catchphrase' of the story, as we see the ladybird travel the land contesting animals like a bird, a lobster and a gorilla, to name a few. It is not until the bad tempered ladybird comes across a humongous whale that it is taught a lesson. Obviously, the fight is very one sided and only takes a flip of the whale's tail to sort out the bad tempered ladybird. Twelve hours after the initial meeting between the two ladybirds, the bad tempered ladybird arrives back at the same leaf, realising how awful it has been. Hungry and tired, it has learnt it's lesson and asks the friendly ladybird to share.
As I have already said this book is rather old now (1977). It is still very popular and sends a brilliant message to all young listeners. The bad tempered ladybird went from creature to creature, knowing he could not cope in a fight, but had blinders on and did not want to back down. It was only when his challenge was met that he realised his attitude was dreadful and a much better ladybird emerged.
Another super factor about this book is that it involves time. Children can help tell the story, at the same time, learning what hour comes next. The difficult bit is going from 12 to 1 as it goes against the laws of counting, but they soon learn. Then when the bad tempered ladybird meets the whale, quarter past, half past and quarter to are introduced.
The book is made in a very unusual, but fun way. The first two double pages are normal. After that the pages start as small flaps, in correspondence with the size of the animal. As the ladybird's journey progresses, the animals get bigger and each page also gets bigger. The writing on each page gets larger and larger too.
Eric Carle is such a well known children's author, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Mixed up Chameleon, are a couple of his books. He successfully writes children's literature in a entertaining manner, but always with an educational background. The use of the aphids killing the leaf and the ladybirds eating the aphids to help save the plant is all part of our natural world and laws of survival. It is fun watching the animals getting bigger and tougher to defeat. Each animal has a different defense mechanism, which the children love to try and guess.
The illustrations are typical Eric Carle. They look hand painted, and you can see the brush strokes. The animals are realistic. The pictures are dated, and not quite as colourful and glossy as other more contemporary children's books. However, the actual format and use of the pages getting bigger and bigger is great, and enjoyed by my boys. The youngest always likes to flip the tail and teach the ladybird a lesson.
The only negative factor about the book is that the ladybird is challenging for a 'fight'. Now, I do not encouraging fighting (although it does happen!). I try and use the fight aspect in a positive light, and make my little chappie's realise that it is bad behaviour and the ladybird is not acting appropriately.
The Bad Tempered Ladybird is a must have in your collection. It deals with sharing, not fighting, time, animals and their behaviour. I know that many schools still use this book for teaching purposes. It really does send a number of messages to little listeners. It is quite old fashioned now to look at, but still brings lots of fun as it is made in such a unusual way.
Whenever my small boys are feeling a little grumpy, and unwilling to cooperate, it's a great time to read The Bad Tempered Ladybird, and reflect on their mood and behavior!
The Bad Tempered Ladybird is published by Puffin.
The Bad-Tempered Ladybird by Eric Carle is a great puffin picture book. You can buy the book from various places including Amazon where it is priced at £3.55 which is for a paper back copy. The book is suitable for children aged 3-7 years.
The author of the book is Eric Carle who is very well known for his great picture books. In his books he uses great use of colours and imagination. His most famous and successful book is the book 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' which I'm sure you will all know. He has produced many other books including: The very busy spider, The mixed-up chameleon, From head to toe, The tiny seed and many more.
My daughters both go to nursery and this week the school have started a new thing where each week every child brings home a story sack. Each sack is full of games, toys and books that the child can enjoy and learn about with there parents. My daughters got a sack each and in one of the sacks was the book The Bad-Tempered Ladybird. So firstly I'll tell you a bit about the book then I'll let you no my views and what my daughters thought of the book.
As soon as you pick up the book you straight away see the picture of the ladybird on the front cover. The picture is simple but gives you the impression that the ladybird is bad tempered. The book starts by telling us that there is a friendly ladybird about to have her breakfast of aphids who offers to share it with the Bad-Tempered Ladybird who refuses to share it and wants it all. The Bad-Tempered Ladybird then offers to fight the friendly caterpillar for the aphids who agrees but then the Bad-Tempered Ladybird says that the friendly caterpillar isn't big enough to fight. So the friendly caterpillar says find someone bigger to fight then. The Bad-Tempered ladybird then goes on a hunt to find someone bigger to fight. The book then goes on to tell us that each hour the Ladybird meets a different animal that is bigger then the one before. Each time the animal gets ready to find the ladybird the ladybird then states it wants to fight some one bigger so carries on with his search. The ladybird meets various animals including a skunk, a snake, a gorilla and many more .It finally gets to quarter to six at night and the ladybird says to the whale that he wants to fight him. The whale then gives the ladybird a big slap with his tail. The ladybird then flies back to where it started and it sees the friendly ladybirds about to eat some more aphids. The Bad-Tempered Ladybird finally agrees to share them with the friendly ladybird. So the Bad-Tempered Ladybird isn't so bad tempered anymore. So you can definitely tell the Bad-Tempered Ladybird has learnt a lesson.
I think this book is brilliant it's not just the storyline that I like it's the layout of the book and I find the pictures very clever. Similar to 'The very hungry caterpillar' in the centre of the book it has pages that you turn that start small and each page gets wider and wider making it easier for your child to turn and making the story more interesting. In the top right hand corner of each page it has a clock showing each time that the ladybird meets another animal. When you look at the pages you can see all the clocks as the pages get bigger. Also on each page it has a picture of the sun which gets smaller and smaller so you can tell that the day is moving on to night.
I think the book has taught my daughters quite a lot they had a play clock that they could change the hands on so as the story went on the play clocks time changed with it. So I have found the book has helped them with the time and learning that as time goes on so does the day. My daughters enjoyed hearing about all the animals the ladybird met. Also how the ladybird started by being bad-tempered and thinking it was really strong till it got beaten by the biggest animal which brought him to realise that he wasn't the strongest and turned friendly. I enjoyed reading the book and thought a lot of detail had gone into to. The pictures are simple and go with the character of the book.
Overall an enjoyable and clever book.
You will also find this review on ciao under the same name gsparkle. Thank you for reading.
This is a bright and colourful book by the children's author Eric Carle (he of the 'Very Hungry Caterpillar' fame). It is a firm favourite with young children as well as having various educational properties.
The Story
The story starts at 5 o'clock in the morning as a friendly ladybird and the bad-tempered ladybird both fly to the same leaf to eat aphids for breakfast. The friendly ladybird is pleasant and willing to share the aphids; however the bad tempered ladybird refuses and offers to fight the friendly ladybird. When the friendly ladybird agrees, cowardice gets the better of the bad-tempered ladybird and he refuses telling the friendly ladybird that it is too small for him to fight. The friendly ladybird tells it to go and pick on someone bigger. So in a temper, the bad tempered ladybird tells the friendly ladybird that it will and flies off. This sets the scene for the story......
The bad tempered ladybird flies around gradually meeting larger and larger insects and animals including a wasp, snake, gorilla and elephant. Each time, the ladybird asks the creature for a fight, the creature agrees, but the cowardly ladybird makes an excuse and flies away.
Eventually the ladybird comes across a big whale, who just ignores the bad tempered ladybird. The ladybird continues to ask the whale - but as it is such a big creature, the ladybird asks his fin and his flippers - each time getting no answer. Eventually he asks the whale's tale and he gets flipped across the sea and the land by the whale's huge tale. The bad tempered ladybird arrives back at the leaf on which the friendly ladybird is still eating. The bad tempered ladybird is all wet, tired and hungry. The friendly ladybird again asks if the bad tempered ladybird would like to share the aphids, and the bad tempered ladybird agrees and thanks the friendly ladybird.
Illustrations and Layout
The illustrations are bold and colourful and include a large grumpy looking, bad-tempered ladybird on the front. However, the clever part of the story is the layout. Each page is of a different width in relation to the size of animal that the bad-tempered ladybird meets. It starts with small pages for the small animals, gradually increasing in size as he meets the large animals, until the end when he meets the whale (which fills 3 pages to show the whales size).
Also as the ladybird meets a different animal at a different time of the day, there is a little clock at the top of the page which illustrates the time.
There are many educational points which can be focused on within the story. It can be used to prompt various discussions on friendship and sharing and why fighting and being greedy are wrong. It also demonstrates forgiveness - even though the bad tempered ladybird was so mean, the friendly ladybird still forgave him and offered to share his aphids.
It can also be used for looking at early maths concepts. Because the animals and the page layout gradually increase in the book, the story can be used for looking at size. Children can guess which animal the ladybird may meet next in the story - particularly when they understand that the animals increase in size. The story also introduces the children to a variety of different animals that they may not have come across before.
Also the little clocks on the top of each page can be used to reinforce telling the time. Eric Carle also uses the sun in his illustrations to demonstrate the concept of time passing. The sun is in the background of each picture rising as the day progresses and then gradually getting lower and setting as night draws in.
My copy of the book is published by Puffin and has an rrp of £5.99
The bad-tempered ladybird is yet another one of Eric Carle's fantastically illustrated and educational picture books. In short it's about a bad-tempered ladybird who through experience turns in to a happier little bug! (One can only hope that we all become happier bugs!)
~ The Story ~
A friendly ladybird is eating a breakfast of aphids on a leaf when it is joined by a v bad-tempered ladybird (I can sympathise with morning grumpiness!) who also wants to eat the aphids but refuses to share them.........
"No, they're mine, all mine or do you want to fight for them?"
The friendly ladybird says "If you insist" but with cowardice, the grump replies " Oh, you're not big enough!" and flies off....
The bad-tempered ladybird then proceeds to pick a fight with every animal he meets:
'At 6 o'clock it met a wasp. "Hey you, want to fight?" "If you insist" said the wasp showing it's stinger. "Oh you're not big enough" said the bad-tempered ladybird and flew off'
As the story progresses, the animals that the ladybird challenges to a fight, get bigger and bigger and more venomous, e.g. a lobster with it's claws, a hynena with it's large teeth , a gorilla beating it's chest...........and so on and so on. He challenges each new, larger animal and comes up with the same excuse every time of "Oh, you're not big enough!"
Each new animal is met at a different 'o'clock' time.
Until eventually the ladybird meets a whale who doesn't respond......so it flies off and asks the whale's flipper if it wants to fight but gets no answer. So he flies on to the whale's fin and with no reply from that he flies on to the whale's tail where it gets such a HUGE slap that it lands back where it started from with the friendly ladybird still eating the aphids.
The other ladybird, still retaining it's courteousness suggests that the grump shares the remaining aphids. The bad-tempered ladybird is so so tired and hungry that he accepts the offer to share and thanks the other ladybird.............and so they finish off all of the aphids.
The story ends happily with both the ladybirds helping the leaf by eating the aphids and both going to sleep as the fireflies come out to dance around the moon.
~ Illustrations and Layout of the book ~
Eric Carle, as clever and as innovative as ever has different size pages for each animal............as every animal gets bigger, so do the pages.
The first 2 pages are 'full size' but when the ladybird meets the wasp it's a much, much smaller page, the stag beetle is a slightly larger page, followed by the praying mantis and so on and so forth until we get to the whale who takes up 3 and 1/2 pages so as to demonstrate it's enormity!!
The clever part is when the whale's tail slaps the ladybird (probably without even realising). The whale's tail is half a page, cut out in the shape of a tail and children love turning this page over with a huge slap, so much so that my whale's tail is slightly ripped!
At the top of each page, there is a clock depicting each o'clock time as the story progresses...........when the whale 'starts to play' the time is shown in quarter of the hour, which helps to involve older children.
Eric Carle has also very cleverly shown how the sun rises throughout the day.........his use of the sun going up the different size pages and then down again is very innovative, showing the cycle of the day.
The drawings of each of the very unusual animals, that a lot of children may not have heard of prior to this story (praying mantis, skunk etc) are extremeley detailed.
Carle uses his collage effect drawings, as per usual which children can relate to; the sea in which the whale is swimming is very much how children of 4 - 6 would depict it. Very cleverly done by Eric Carle.
This for me, is the most elaborately illustrated of Carle's books as it shows a huge amount of educational benefits, just through the illustrations.
Thus leading me to ...............................
~ Educational values of the book ~
* It introduces children to a multitude of animals, from a wasp to a praying mantis, to a hyena etc.............
* It allows adults to discuss the importance of manners.
* To teach about right and wrong, co-operation and conflict and standing up against 'bullies' (although I'm not overly keen on that terminology.)
* It aids in the teaching of time from o'clock to quarter past, half past and quarter to the hour.
* It teaches children about the passing of time and how the sun rises and falls as the day progresses back in to night.
* So many children and adults have to deal with anger and frustration when someone upsets them. This book is a great starting point to discuss how these feelings sometimes get us nowhere, as was the case with the bad-tempered ladybird.
* The importance of sharing and not being greedy.
* In mathematical terms it is great for teaching very young children about the difference in size as each animal is larger than the previous one.
* Teaches children about the importance of friends.
~ Age range ~
In my experience this is ideal for 3 - 7 year olds. Each age group can deliberate the different concept / issue that is relevant to their age group.
~ Price & Publishers ~
This book has been published by Puffin and Hamish Hamilton Ltd.
My paperback Puffin edition (ISBN: 0-14-050398-6) was £5.99 but check out www.amazon.co.uk as some of their used and new prices start from £1.86
The book has also been published in hardcover from 4.75
Well worth a 'scout' on the net for better bargains.
This book has also been produced, I think for the American market as the 'Grouchy Ladybug', same story just a different title for a different market.
~ Conclusion ~
As you can probably see from my reviews, I think of Eric Carle as an outstanding author and illustrator but for me this stands head and shoulders above the rest of his books due to it's HUGE educational values. A true 'must have' book for anyone with young children or for those of you working with children.....and for those of you who have no children around you, it's a great read. It reminds us, as adults that we shouldn't be as 'grouchy' as we sometimes are!!
~ Other Eric Carle books ~
From head to toe
The very hungry caterpillar
Rooster's off to see the world
The very busy spider
...............and many, many more!!
The Bad tempered ladybird
Another book from this ever popular author, and one which can be read to very young children.
~~Story and Illustrations~~
Not surprisingly, given the title, the story focuses on a ladybird who is less than pleasant. The front cover is appealing because it shows in bright, bold detail this bad tempered bug.
Start to read the story and its night time with a lovely dark picture of fireflies dancing round the moon. In the morning, a ladybird flies to a leaf to eat the aphids but from the other side comes the bad tempered ladybird and decides she wants the aphids. Although the first ladybird greets the bad tempered one, the latter refuses to share the aphids, and screams Theyre mine. All mine Although the bad tempered lady bird acts all brave, when the first ladybird doesnt back down, she flies off.
At this stage of the book, the format changes, and the pages become thinner so that they can all be seen- gradually getting wider. That may not make any sense at all,but any way, its rather like an index.. This graduation of sizing is because there is a clock in the corner of each page, so each clock has to be seen.
The clocks basically chart the progress of the bad tempered ladybird. She meets a wasp at 6 o clock, and offers to fight it. When the wasp agrees to a fight, its told that its not big enough, and off the ladybird flies. This continues on an hourly basis, with the ladybird meeting and offering to fight a stag beetle, a preying mantis, a sparrow, a lobster, a skunk, a boa constrictor, a hyena, a gorilla, a rhinoceros, and elephant and a whale. The pattern for each animal is the same, but as the size of the animal increases, so does the text size, so we get a feeling that she is indeed dealing with animals which are getting bigger and bigger.
The bad tempered ladybird offers to fight the whales flipper, but when she gets no answer, she flies on. She then asks the whales fin if it wants a fight, and again, gets no answer, so flies on. When, at 5.45, she asks the whales tail if it wants a fight, she gets such a SLAP that she flew across the sea and back onto the land where she lands where she started on the leaf with the friendly lady bird.
The journey took 12 hours, and when the friendly ladybird offers the bad tempered ladybird some aphids, the bad tempered ladybird, who is now a wet, tired and hungry ladybird, accepts them gratefully the picture even shows the bad tempered ladybird saying thank you.
We leave the story with the leaf thanking the ladybirds for ridding it of aphids I presume, the ladybirds going to sleep, and once again, the fireflies coming out to dance around the moon.
The illustrations are simply done, and look like paintings because we can see the brush strokes. There is usually a nice bright background so that each animal can take centre stage, and the night time pictures really do look like night time. The drawing of each animal is big and bold, so children get a real sense of what each animal looks like, even if they have never before come across this animal.
~~Other information~~
First published: 1977
Published: 1982 (Penguin Books)
~~Other Books by Eric Carle~~
A prolific picture book writer, he has written some of the more popular childrens books, including:
The very Hungry caterpillar
The very Busy Spider
The Tiny Seed
The Very Lonely Firefly
From Head to Toe
The Mixed Up Chameleon
Too many to list- he has written and illustrated more than 70 books!
~~What I think of it~~
I have read this book to children for many years, and like many others of this authors books, it doesnt seem to date or lose its appeal.
At the start of the book is a short explanation of what ladybirds are, and why they eat aphids, so the scene is set with a bit of general knowledge. The book is actually dedicated to the ladybirds of the world, and gives them three cheers- great stuff!
The pictures appeal to children, and gives a lot of scope for discussion, and they love to make the noises of each animal as we meet them.
As we go through the book, we look at the times shown on the clocks. These are rather small, so its handy to have a larger clock face to show the times more clearly. Its then useful to talk about whether this time is day time or night time, and the pictures will help with this.
Its a good book to talk about comparative sizes and children enjoy guessing what could come next for example, what IS bigger than an elephant?
The story line is one which tends to appeal to children- a tiny little insect out for a fight. We usually talk about fighting, and so ensues a whole discussion about why its wrong, and cite the ladybird as an example because she comes back to the leaf exhausted and ready for a rest.
A highly enjoyable book, with lots of discussion opportunities, but mostly just one to be enjoyed.
Thanks for reading.
The story of how a bad-tempered ladybird turns into a nicer, happier bug. Pages clearly illustrate the differences in small and large and time is shown visually as the sun moves through its path.


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Perhaps it's only wishful thinking, but UCLA coach Ben Howland says he thinks superstar-to-be Shabazz Muhammad will be cleared to play as a freshman.
"I'm very optimistic about Shabazz," Howland told reporters Thursday. "I can't tell you how long or when, I don't know that. But again, these are great kids and I'm very confident that things are going to work out and very optimistic."
Muhammad, a second-team preseason All-American by Sporting News, is at once the most touted UCLA freshman since Kevin Love and the player whose status remains a burning question. The 6-6 small forward from Las Vegas is the subject of an NCAA investigation involving alleged improper benefits he received in his recruitment from boosters of his AAU program and the alleged improper acceptance of airline flights for some of his recruiting visits.
He had been practicing with the team before injuring his right shoulder last week. Even if cleared to play in UCLA's Nov. 9 opener against Indiana State, he might not be healthy enough to play. The injury isn't serious, but he might have to miss a game or two because of it.
Just two days ago, teammate Kyle Anderson -- a top-five prospect like Muhammad -- was cleared to play as a freshman. After Anderson was investigated for alleged recruiting violations, UCLA athletics director Dan Guerrero said the NCAA found no evidence to substantiate such claims.
"Haha hopefully I'm next so we can get this season going !!!!" Muhammad wrote on Twitter in response to Wednesday's news that Anderson had been cleared to play.
UCLA is ranked No. 11 by Sporting News in preseason but would've been a no doubt top-five club if not for the concerns about Muhammad's eligibility. If cleared, UCLA will be as talented as any club in the country and would propel the Bruins back into title contention after last season's tumult.
Landing one of the nation's top recruiting classes was crucial for Howland, who enters his 10th season in Westwood with three straight Final Four appearances four years ago a distant memory. Last season ended with a 19-14 record and no postseason bid for the second time in three years.
Along the way, he kicked Reeves Nelson off the team for bad behavior and a Sports Illustrated story that suggested the program had spun out of control under Howland forced UCLA officials to do major damage control while speculation raged about Howland's future with the program.
But months later, Howland has rebounded with five stellar freshmen on a roster that already boasts talent and experience.
"The chemistry on this team is as good as I can remember," he said.
Besides Muhammad and Anderson, the other newcomers expected to make early contributions are Tony Parker and Jordan Adams.
"We all came from winning programs, so we're just trying to carry that tradition on," Muhammad said. "We're going to really work hard."
If Muhammad is ready, the Bruins figure to start him, Anderson, Larry Drew II, Travis Wear and Josh Smith in Howland's new up-tempo offense. Yes, the coach whose career was built on emphasizing defense plans to get UCLA running and dunking again.
"We're trying to play faster, push the ball and take advantage of the fact we have depth and speed," Howland said.


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What is the relationship of brightness between sky and sun and a regular light bulb? Say, on a white paper, how bright would the sky, sun and a 60w bulb, or whatever? I've been trying different values, but I'm sure there is already something scientificaly done, and I can't find anything on this!
Read up on lux and luminosity.
YES, Thank you!
Now I really feel stupid not having found those 2 links on my own! I googled it all wrong. :wacko:


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Testosterone Replacement in Middle-Aged Hypogonadal Men With Dysthymia: Parallel Group, Double Blind Randomized Trial
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified October 2006 by Sheba Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
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Growing evidence supports the notion that Late-onset Dysthymic disorder in middle aged men may be associated with age-related HPG hypofunctioning. In this study we seek to examine the efficacy of Testosterone replacement for this condition.
Testosterone replacement will be more effective than placebo, in treating men with late onset Dysthymic Disorder and hypo-gonadism.
|Dysthymic Disorder
|Drug: Testoviron
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|The Efficacy of Testosterone Replacement in Treating Middle-Aged Hypogonadal Men With Dysthymia: Parallel Group, Double Blind Randomized Trial
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-d)
- Clinical Global Impression- Change (CGI-C)
- Profile of Mood States (POMS)
- Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
- Sheehan Disability Scale
- Self Anchoring Scale (SAS)
- Affective Balance Scale (ABS)
- International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)
- Aging Male Symptom rating (AMS)
- Clinical Global Impression (CGI)
|Study Start Date:
|September 2004
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|40 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male, age 40-80 years.
- Diagnosed with hypogonadism (total T level below 350 ng/dl), but not previously treated.
- Diagnosis of Dysthymic disorder with onset after age 40.
- Normal digital exam of the prostate in the preceding 1 year.
- For subjects currently taking an antidepressant: Current antidepressant treatment last 6 weeks or longer, with decent dose and with no remission (or with partial remission only HAM-D > 12).
- Able to give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Acute, severe, or unstable prostatitis, symptomatic prostatic hypertrophy, polycythemia, severe acne, breast cancer, prostate cancer, or hypopituitarism.
- Currently being treated with testosterone.
- Meets lifetime criteria for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, any bipolar disorder (i.e., BP-I, BP-II, or BP NOS); or a major depressive episode in the preceding 5 years.
- Current suicidal risk.
- Current (past year) substance abuse or dependence.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00260390
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HPG hypofunctioning
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Testosterone undecanoate
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It wouldn't be all that risky to say everyone of a certain age has a Michael Jackson moment. He was a cultural phenomenon on a much larger scale than almost anyone else making music today (in some circles he'd get a little competition from sometime singing mate Paul McCartney, but not really). Most impressive, though, is how many years the phrase "a certain age" could potentially encompass: His reign was ultimately tragic, but it was also epic. There are the folks who grew up with the Jackson 5, those who came of age with Michael's first post-Jackson 5/Jackson recordings to his more adult solo efforts (especially Off The Wall in 1979) and then that entire age of kids and adults who encountered his biggest moment, Thriller. Of course, there was more to come after that — Bad in 1987, Dangerous in 1991, etc. — but especially as grunge hit, he never again reached the perfection or pop culture importance of the early/mid '80s Thriller era. He continued to be relevant as an oddity, sadly, but it was much different being a kid in grade school and encountering the "Thriller" video, "We Are The World," etc., and finding relevance in his music, not simply in who he became. Kids who idolized him bought red zipper jackets, parachute pants, and copped his moves. The man invented words and worlds. Broke down walls. Watch how folks gasped and lost it when he did the Moonwalk during his performance of "Billie Jean" at the Motown 25th Anniversary Special. (It's fitting he appeared up there alone.) He was 24 at the time, which is one of the reasons it seems important to discuss Jackson in terms of age and agelessness. From when he was a kid to his death yesterday at 50, he never seemed his actual age. We all know the Peter Pan comparisons, the way things allegedly took a wrong turn. Less salaciously, a friend pointed out the look of calm and joy in his eyes when he climbs a tree during Living With Michael Jackson. As he put it, "This is how I like to remember Michael. The man-child who finally gets to be 5 years old. When I first saw this a few years back it was clear that this is the real Michael (or at least who he strives to be)." Anyhow, maybe none of us knows (or will know) the "real" Michael, but we all have a Michael that we thought we knew and that meant something to us. We also know every news outlet is doing constant MJ coverage, and we don't want to add to the noise, but we thought it was appropriate to touch on how the King Of Pop touched the musicians we cover everyday. Here are their thoughts on Jackson, along with a chronological photographic timeline of his many faces. We hit folks up on short notice, so expect more to be added over the weekend..
Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio)
I've never had a dream bigger than to be part of something like Thriller. We are kids when we hear those songs. we are lovers when we hear those songs. Michael brought the music out of the speakers and affixed it to the most important moments in our lives… all with love… all without cynicism. Nobody moved the needle like him … Nobody moved the people like him. He will be missed … and revered.
Peace be with you, Michael.
John Vanderslice
The first time I really payed attention to "Wanna be Startin' Somethin'" I was sitting in a car at Montgomery Mall in Rockville, MD with my stoner friends. What initially floored me was the heavily orchestrated vocal arrangements, which included chanting, response choir, heavy use of pitch shifting and backwards effects, and very little actual harmonies.
In the intro, Michael sings along with the bass and growls a "OOOOWWWSH" to start the song. He is fucking around, just playing, his delivery shifts from demonic to jokey in one bar. Total freedom. He sings as if nothing was on the line. The great Quincy Jones can not be underestimated here as a collaborator and producer (and like Tyson without Cus D'Amato, MJ was unmoored without Quincy.)
So these four suburbanites, stuck in pre-internet hell, sat transfixed in a parking lot for a 6 minute vamp, with its almost unchanging bass line and triumphant "Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa" outro. We hadn't heard anything like it.
Rob Barber (High Places)
As a five year old, I completely drove my Mom crazy listening to a completely destroyed single of "Ease On Down The Road." It skipped terribly, needle jumped like crazy, and the weird army surplus record player with a built-in speaker (that I had stabbed holes into with safety scissors, I was a very stabby child…) made it sound more like Wolf Eyes being dissected by the Invisible Scratch Pickles. I remember putting it on over and over, and jumping on my bed in my underwear.
That record was a hand me down, but the first two records I bought with my paper route money was Thriller and Metal Heath by Quiet Riot. My Mom was way more freaked out by the cover of Thriller for some reason and was really angry for me buying it. Which is odd, being that I still feel Metal Health is a really creepy and unnerving cover. Both "Thriller" and "Off The Wall" are perfect records, but I would have to say my standout tracks (depending on my mellow vs. boogie mood swings) are "Human Nature" and "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)." As a side note, the night before he passed away, I was walking a few blocks from my new home here in LA, and my friend says, "oh hey, check it out, that is the house from the 'Thriller' video." I think I will go leave some flowers tomorrow morning.
AND…. Let's not forget the best tribute ever…
Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Swan Lake)
01 Michael Jackson was my first musical purchase. I not only bought Thriller, I bought the poster. A person's first musical purchase is pretty important. Of course, it should be said that later accusations muddied the crystal clear waters of nostalgic memory for a time.
02 I couldn't watch the director's cut of the video. I had to run out of the room shivering in fear while my cruel family roared in mockery at my lily-livered cowardice.
03 According to Melanie, the combination of toasted after-eights and "Billie Jean" was, to her nine-year-old psyche, positively sophisticated: the aural and the taste work together to create a sense of velveteen "softness."
Randy Randall (No Age)
When I was a kid Michael Jackson was the shit. This was way before any of the child molestation charges. My cousin and I used to have the Moonwalker VHS tape. I remember the video where MJ is being chased by these two fat twins on mini motorcycles. I think it was claymation. That was my favorite video. I also remember the "Bad" video with the all the little kids battling Mike and his crew. I wished I could have been part of the "Bad" kid crew. So funny!!!
Dean Spunt (No Age)
When I was a kid I was really into MJ and Madonna. I remember rushing out to buy the Michael Jackson shoes that came out from LA gear — they didn't look anything like they did on the commercials, but I remember thinking I could moonwalk better with these bad boys. They are actually still a pretty cool looking shoe.
I always felt bad for MJ, G-D rest his soul.
Sara Quin (Tegan & Sara)
The album Dangerous was huge when i was in grade six. MJ as an artist was new to me because my parents weren't massive fans and Thriller (the only album we owned) hadn't resonated. Keep in mind I was a tween and really into Supertramp.
When "Black Or White" had its music video premier I was thrilled to discover that Macaulay Culkin had a cameo. My confusion around wanting to be Macaulay Culkin so I could kiss Anna Chlumsky in the move My Girl meant that my eleven year old brain connected MJ to MC and i was a fan from that point on.
It's very surreal to know he has died.
Nick Harmer (Death Cab For Cutie)
Michael Jackson, for me, will always be a red jacket covered in zippers, sequined glove, and the moonwalk which I could never do. When Thriller was all the rage and every kid in the neighborhood wanted to be him. I actually took a class offered for free at a local park that promised I could learn the moonwalk. That I too could move like the King Of Pop. I must have backwards walked a thousand times to "Billie Jean," shuffling my toes, slide, heel up daydreaming how popular I would be when I showed up at school and casually busted the move out on the playground. I never even came close. I still can't figure it out. But every time "Billie Jean" comes on I'll be damned if I don't keep trying.
Michael Jackson's death is as tragic as it is surprising. I just wasn't ready for it. But Michael Jackson is not dead. He just left the body we all know he was so uncomfortable in and moved on to a place where he could be the perfect, happy person he always wanted to see in the mirror. He will forever live through his music and continue, as he did in life, to inspire countless creative people and set fire to countless dance floors. Long Live MJ, the world will miss you.
Alex Naidus (The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart)
I was talking to a friend today at lunch about MJ and was reminded of a bootleg I have from a few year's back that mashed up "Heal the World" with Lil' Jon's beat on The Bravehearts "Quick to Back Down." It's a pretty simple A+B mashup, but the effect is incredibly spooky and affecting. The production is really minimal, all minor key and bass-y, with these huge gong sounds and Michael is just doing his whisper cooing about how "there are people dying" and the whole thing is juuuuuust off-key enough to sound truly unhinged.
It sounds/feels extra spooky today and honestly made me feel a bit like a freak that this was my version of "commemorating." The same friend who I was reminiscing with at lunch sent over a pretty incredible video of Michael's Motown audition from 1968 — possibly just to counterbalance the downer-vibe of the mashup, but regardless it's pretty wowing considering he was 10 at the time.
Brandon Welchez (Crocodiles)
My Micheal Jackson memories start pretty young because I have an older brother who was the perfect age to get into MJ with all his friends. My parents wouldn't buy him "the jacket" but my mom took a similar one and sewed a bunch of zippers and stripes and shit on it for him and tried to make it look as much like the real thing. He rocked that all the time when I was little. I think my mom also may have made him a sequined glove but it might be a false memory being that I was pretty young.
I was super into Weird Al when I was little, and my favorite songs were his MJ parodies, "Eat It" and "Fat." In retrospect, I probably liked those the best because the actual songs were way better than whatever else he was parodying (with the exception of Madonna, of course).
It's sad when anyone dies young, but it's pretty sad that he never got a chance to redeem himself in the public's eyes. He definitely had a fucked up childhood and maybe suffered from some sort of mental illness. Pretty sad that people busted his balls so hard.
Max G. Morton (Cold Cave)
My friend Matthew would host the best slumber parties. His house was the closest thing our town had to an amusement park. Microwave, movie theatre-sized TV, MTV, punching bag, dirt bike, Boa constrictor, pinball machine, a treasure chest filled to the brim with weapons, and Jennifer.
His sister, Jennifer was not a mutant like us but nonetheless humored us. She got the Thriller VHS the day it came out. $80 later every girl from school was sleeping over. Animal-print clad underwear youth in corpse-like face paint doing synchronized dance routines, high on soda and all-you-can-eat pizza. Heaven. The boys and their binoculars, "Best night ever!"
Not even in that suburban Tomorrowland was there a state-of-the-art gadget to document such a moment. Detail was key. The ads in comic books lied, the magic shop-spy gear did not allow you to see-thru a girl's skin. So you really had to memorize every bump, curve, scrape, mark, hair, step, or breath said, if you were going to report back Monday morning in homeroom. Word got out. The gang least-likely to, had seen more of the girls than their preppie boyfriends had. Blood was to be shed at the all-night New Wave roller skate party. Like magic, the Thriller video for one night had brought everyone together.
There were looks between Tammy and I. Giggles too. She was completely uncomfortable around me all week in school. It had to mean something. For reasons unknown I thought that even if she wasn't speaking to me in school, she totally would at Skate Wars. I was young, still figuring out the wardrobe but a statement had to be made if I was going to be seen at such "gay" event. The innocence of the past Friday was fading. Rapidly.
After-school special, punk make-over, cranked-up really high. War paint and spikes, posers beware! In true rebel spirit I stomped on over to Tammy, right across the rink with my sneakers on. A redneck Duran Duran devotee in a referee shirt blew a whistle at me. I felt so cool. Unfuckablewith. It was in my walk. Oozing my newfound confidence, seconds away from having a girlfriend. Getting closer. Tammy was laughing, a bit nervous in the eyes when I go back to the moment but in no way shape or form was her body language preparing me for what came next. A flying knuckle sandwich, packaged in a white, bedazzled Michael Jackson-signature glove. Her boyfriend laid me out!
"Billie Jean" (Home Demo, 1981)


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As a prelude to the upcoming World Retail Congress in London (Sept. 19-21), five retail leaders who will be speaking at the event participated in the following Q&A:
What would you say is the biggest issue facing retailers today?
Steve Sadove, CEO and chairman of Saks Inc.: "To remain relevant and meet the needs of customers' dramatically changing shopping habits, retailers today must quickly and effectively transform into omni-channel organizations. This requires an enormous amount of talent, planning, and commitment of an organization's monetary and non-monetary resources."
Ian Cheshire, Group CEO, Kingfisher plc: "Creating distinctive offers in a transparent, commoditized, connected world".
Ian McCleod, managing director, Coles: "The biggest issue facing retailers is how to engage frugal consumers who are seeking better value on the internet, requiring retailers to expedite multi‐channel retailing".
Sanjay Kapoor, managing director, Genesis Luxury: "One of the biggest challenges facing retailers today is the extremely high rental cost, especially in markets such as India. The cost of real estate in India today is more than Shanghai and New York. This is due to lack of sufficient supply despite increasing demand for the right retail infrastructure."
Hugo Bethlem, executive VP, Grupo Pão de Açucar: "The Brazilian macro-economic indicators suggest that it should be delivering a strong consumer environment with good revenue distribution, the lowest ever unemployment rate, low inflation, access to credit and falling interest rates. But retail sales are not as great as they could be. The second half of 2012 is expected to be stronger than the first half and the opportunity for consolidation and market share gains are positive."
What guarantees success in today's retail climate?
Steve Sadove: "I don't think success is ever 'guaranteed.' You can certainly improve your chances if you have clarity of vision throughout the organization and a talented, innovative, and experienced team that understands, embraces, and executes that vision. But the team must be agile and adaptable too to make strategic adjustments as the environment changes."
Ian Cheshire: "Nothing, but the nearest thing is to have the best possible team."
Ian McLeod: "An unrelenting focus on the customer and the key drivers of customer demand – quality, service and value."
Hugo Bethlem: "The customer is becoming more and more demanding, wanting greater assortment, best prices, great service and the products they want to buy at any time and in any way. This reinforces that multichannel and omni-channel is the future of retail."
Sanjay Kapoor: "The 3 Ps of successful retail in today's challenging climate are Place, Price and Promotion. Place meaning the right location for your brand based on the consumer demographic it caters to, the right price, which should be more or less at par with pricing of the brand in other overseas markets too, since the consumer is well travelled and compares prices, and finally the right promotion around the brand, a well-defined A&P plan. These three factors are critical to the success of any brand."


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Northern Ballet's most successful ever spring season approaches its climax next week with the London Première of The Great Gatsby at Sadler's Wells.
With most of the performances already sold out, the remaining tickets for Thursday 16 May at 2.30pm are selling fast. We wish there was room for everyone but you can still call the Sadler's Wells Ticket Office on 0844 412 4300 to check for returned tickets and availablity of restricted viewing seats on all performances.
Sadler's Wells is the final venue on the hugely successful National Tour of The Great Gatsby before the Company return to Leeds to perform an intimate Mixed Programme at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre in June. Featuring Concertante by the legendary Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen, alongside Mark Godden's Angels in the Architecture and Kenneth Tindall's new work Luminous Junc·ture, the Mixed Programme is your chance to see our Company's talented and athletic dancers up close for just £17.50 per ticket.
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text: Start looking now for your dream winter cruise By Newsday November 3, 2012 Story Share McClatchy Newspapers The island of St. Kitts is one of the stops on the Celebrity Reflection's Eastern Caribbean sampler cruise out of Miami. When you haven't even dealt with Thanksgiving dinner, it may seem premature to focus on your pre- or post-holiday escape to the sun this winter. But it's not. The most popular cruises can sell out months in advance, and for many lines this is the best time to get deals for early reservations.Here are our picks of 10 cruises to book now with something for everyone, sailing seas and rivers, near and far:CaribbeanCelebrity Reflection, Eastern Caribbean sampler: If you like that new-ship smell, book a stateroom on the Celebrity Reflection, which just launched this month. The ship is the fifth in the Solstice class line and includes the signature Lawn Club and staterooms that start at a relatively generous 183 square feet. There are still rooms available on the three-night inaugural cruise departing from Miami on Dec. 5 and headed to the Bahamas, or you can opt for any of the seven-night cruises this winter, also departing from Miami and calling at ports in Puerto Rico, St. Maarten and St. Kitts. Staterooms from $1,398. 800-647-2251, celebritycruises.comNorwegian Epic, Miami to St. Maarten and back: Norwegian is attempting to change the world of cruising with its new Haven-class suites, a "ship within a ship." These staterooms with concierge services and balconies share their own courtyard with a pool, and a private restaurant and lounge. Of course, you are never confined to the Haven section of the ship, so you can enjoy all the amenities of a mega ship (20 dining options, Blue Man Group performances) while retreating from the crowds whenever you want. Haven suites on seven-night Caribbean sailings cruises start at $3,758; inside staterooms start at $958. 866-234-7350, ncl.comCarnival Breeze, Caribbean's top ports: Carnival's latest ship launched in June, but while the ship may be new, the offerings are similar to those on its Dream-class sisters. It's all about "Fun 2.0" on the Breeze, and that means the signature abundance of fast-food options from burritos to burgers, a crowded lineup of comedy acts and the WaterWorks, with its slides and Power Drencher. Carnival's strength isn't fine dining or academic lectures, but instead nonstop entertainment at a bargain price. On their weeklong Caribbean trips, you also get three chances to stretch your legs on dry land, at Nassau in the Bahamas; Falmouth, Jamaica; and Grand Turk. Staterooms start at $698. 800-764-7419, carnival.comDisney Fantasy, Mexico's Yucatan and western Caribbean: Disney Cruises kicked it up a notch when they launched the Disney Dream. While the line's first two ships had a capacity of 2,700 passengers, the Dream -- and now the new Fantasy -- have room for 4,000. The ship's design is inspired by the grand days of cruising, with art nouveau and art deco elements meeting Disney's state-of-the-art entertainment technology -- 3-D films and lavish productions of "Aladdin" (at a kid-friendly 45 minutes). Weeklong western Caribbean sailings departing from Port Canaveral call in Mexico, Grand Cayman and Disney's private Castaway Cay in the Bahamas. Staterooms from $2,526. 800-951-3532, disneycruise.disney.go.comSilversea's Silver Spirit, Luxury in the eastern Caribbean: Luxury cruisers in search of an intimate atmosphere can opt for the 540-passenger Silver Spirit, the newest ship in the Silversea fleet. The ship has the largest staterooms Silversea offers -- 95 percent of them with verandas -- and a spa that measures an impressive 8,300 square feet. Silversea's definition of "all-inclusive" is as, well, inclusive as they come: drinks, mini bar and even gratuities are all included. This means, however, that their sailings have a higher price than some competitors. The Silver Spirit weeklong sailing to Barbados, with stops at some of the Caribbean's poshest ports (including Tortola, St. Bart's and Antigua) provides a taste of luxe life. Staterooms from $7,998. 877-276-6816; silversea.com River cruisesViking River Cruises, "Tulips & Windmills" itineraries: No area of cruising has seen as big an explosion of interest recently as river cruises, and Viking River Cruises' "Tulips & Windmills" itineraries illustrate the appeal. Unlike ocean cruises, where you may have several days at sea, river cruises generally take you to a new port each night and, because the ships are smaller, you'll call not only on big cities like Amsterdam and Antwerp, Belgium, but smaller towns far from the tourists (how about Nijmegen and Kinderdijk, both in Holland?). The 10-night cruise (offered on a number of Viking ships) begins on the canals of Amsterdam and makes a loop around Holland, with a stop in Belgium. The early-bird 2-for-1 discount for these cruises ends on Oct. 31. Staterooms from $5,199 with a 2-for-1 discount. 800-706-1483, vikingrivercruises.comUniworld's SS Antoinette, Rhine River: If the upcoming holidays and the prospect of shopping lists and shopping trips have you stressed already, call Uniworld. The eight-day Holiday Markets itinerary stops in three countries as the Antoinette sails between Basel, Switzerland, and Cologne, Germany, with a stop in Strasbourg, France, along the way. The ship itself is the pride of the Uniworld line -- launched last year with no expense spared and glittering with crystal and Venetian glass. The focus is on Germany's legendary and picturesque holiday markets, including Koblenz and Heidelberg. Leave plenty of room in your suitcase for nutcrackers and Lebkuchen. Staterooms from $4,898. 800-733-7820, uniworld.comTrans-AtlanticCrystal Serenity, Barcelona to Miami: Repositioning sailings -- when ships are moved from the Mediterranean after their summer season to the Caribbean for the winter, for example -- are bargains for cruise-goers who are happiest at sea. With fewer ports of call, you have more time to use the spa, linger over meals and attend onboard lectures. While you don't have as many days on land, you don't have to worry about feeling trapped aboard the Serenity, with restaurants from Nobu Matsuhisa and Piero Selvaggio and staterooms fresh from a $25 million renovation. The trans-Atlantic sailing on Dec. 9 stops in the Canary Islands and St. Maarten while the Artie Shaw Orchestra provides a live soundtrack on this big-band themed trip. Staterooms on the 11-night itinerary start at $5,240. 888-722-0021, crystalcruises.comGalapagosNational Geographic Endeavor: If your kids have reached the age where they would rather swim with real-life sea lions than hang out with costumed mermaids and mice, the Galapagos "Family Odyssey" (offered for five sailings in July and August) will encourage budding naturalists. The cruise aboard the Endeavor, a 96-passenger ship (all cabins are outside ones) includes stops at the Darwin Research Center and another half-dozen of the archipelago's islands, chances to explore the coastlines of the islands by kayak and bird-watching opportunities. But the cruise also includes programming to engage younger travelers, from scavenger hunts to hands-on explorations of tide pools. 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Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 LGA 1155 Micro ATX Motherboard Review
BIOS Features and Easy Tune 6 Overview
Gigabyte UEFI BIOS
The Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 motherboard comes with a heavily-modified UEFI BIOS that Gigabyte called their patent-pending "3D BIOS". The thought process being their UEFI BIOS is to allow beginner, intermediate, and advanced PC users different options for interfacing with the BIOS.
Beginners can use the graphically-enhanced "3D Mode" BIOS that is clearly marked and organized to help new users find their way around to each hardware component the BIOS manages. Intermediate and advanced users can switch to Advanced Mode to get a traditional BIOS interface that also includes some enhanced graphics. Users but still be able to use the mouse to navigate around the BIOS in Advanced Mode as well.
The heart of this board's 3D BIOS technology is its dual physical BIOS ROMs that incorporate Gigabyte's modified UEFI BIOS. One of the benefits of a UEFI BIOS is its native support for larger hard drives in a 64-bit operating system environment.
3D Mode Main Menu
Advanced Mode Main Menu
M.I.T. Current Status Menu
M.I.T. Advanced Frequency Settings Menu
M.I.T. Advanced Memory Settings Menu
Easy Tune 6 Application
EasyTune 6 has evolved over the years, but the it continues to be a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings or perform overclocking in a Windows environment. The user interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory information, letting users read their system-related information without the need to install additional software.
Tuner Tab, Quick Boost Mode Options
CPU Tab with system information
Memory Tab with system memory information and timings table
Graphics Tab with general GPU information
Smart Tab with CPU fan information
HW Monitor Tab with system voltage information
Tuner Tab, CPU frequency settings (easy mode)
Tuner Tab, CPU frequency settings (advanced mode)
It would be nice if the comparison was against the ASUS Maximus V Gene. That way we can see two gaming z77 micro atx boards going head to head.
We are looking to have the board in very soon!!
Did you notice any issues with the audio drivers? Creative is notorious for having a bad(unstable) drivers.
Great thing that mATX market seems to be thriving, and not just limited to ultra-low-end budget office mobos.
I definitely like this review and mATX z77. It would be great if we could push it a bit with a faster cpu/gpu config and then we can compare it to some other boards in its class. Not so sure a 5770 is uh, worthy?, either way good rev, def want to see what this board does with a fast kepler gpu and an IB part.
Thanks again!
I'd definitely like to use a higher-end GPU, but we try to evaluate the motherboard exclusively with mid-range hardware to differientate if the added performance comes from the mobo or the other hardware. =)
I don't understand the market for mATX. Who is looking to make a high end gaming build -- possibly with multiple GPUs -- but has to make it in a very small form factor?!
My personal opinion is the micro ATX form factor caters mostly to LAN party gamers and HTPC builders because it is a smaller form factor that can be used in portable, lower-wattage PCs. They aren't typically used for "high end" gaming PCs, but more for gaming systems with single or dual graphics cards that aren't comparable to ATX-size boards with higher-end specs.
Steve - Was there contact between the CNPS12X cooler and video card? Is that why the 5770 was installed in the middle PCI express slot (x4) rather than the top PCI express x16 slot? I ask because I have this motherboard and am thinking of getting the same cooler. Any help would appreciated. Thanks
It says right on the motherboard PCIEX16, 4 and 8 - not 2x16 and 1x8.
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Graupmann joins Central track/cross country staff
PELLA — Bringing experience from four NCAA institutions, Jonathan Graupmann will join the Central College men's and women's cross country and track and field staff as an assistant coach.
Most recently an assistant women's track and field coach at Texas Lutheran University this past spring, Graupmann replaces Bryan George, who recently began duties as head men's and women's cross country coach at the University of LaVerne (Calif.).
Graupmann is a 2007 graduate of Division III Ohio Northern University and is scheduled to receive a masters degree in December from Tiffin University (Ohio). Graupmann was a five-time Ohio Athletics Conference sprint champion and earned all-America distinction in the 4×100-meter relay in 2005. He also competed in men's soccer for three seasons. Following graduation, Graupmann directed the Northern Kentucky Track Club for a year, while also serving as assistant track and field and cross country coach at Dixie Heights (Ky.) High School.During 2009-11, he was an assistant men's and women's track and field coach at Marietta College (Ohio), then spent 2011-12 as a graduate assistant men's and women's track and field coach at Tiffin before coaching at Texas Lutheran. He assisted with the Texas Lutheran squad that claimed the American Southwest Conference championship in May.
"The biggest thing that stood out about Jonathan was his experience," head cross country and track and field coach Joe Dunham said. "He's coached at a lot of schools and is a Division III guy at heart. I think he'll be an excellent recruiter and has a lot of experience with meet management."
Dunham said the fit is right.
"It's important to him to be at Central," Dunham said. "He had applied at Central previously and was very persistent. He really wants to be here. That meant a lot to me.
"Jonathan has a lot of respect for our school and our athletics program. He will be passionate about making us better."
Graupmann has also had extensive training through USA Track and Field (USATF) and has earned USATF Level 3 certification in sprints/hurdles/relays while receiving Level 2 training in endurance events and jumps and also attaining International Association of Athletics Federations Level 5 coach distinction.
Dunham said he's not yet sure which track and field events Graupmann will focus on at Central.
"He's got expertise in the sprints, jumps and hurdles but he's pretty flexible," he said. "He's obviously had a lot of training and knows a lot of events."
Graupmann joins a program that is riding a long-term wave of success. In five seasons at Central, Dunham has led the Dutch to four Iowa Conference outdoor men's track and field titles as well as three league indoor crowns, including the 2013 championship. He also piloted Central to its first-ever league men's cross country title last fall and has taken the men's and women's squads to the NCAA Division III championships, where the Central men finished 13th in November. He's coached four individual Division III track and field champions and the Dutch have three top-20 NCAA team finishes during his tenure.
Dunham is quick to credit George for playing a major role in those achievements.
"Obviously it's difficult to lose a guy like Bryan who is so passionate about Central and about our program," he said. "Certainly it's a great opportunity for him to be a head coach and I have no doubt that he will do great things at La Verne. I'm grateful for all of the hard work he's put in. He's meant so much to our program. We would not be where we're at right now without him."
George, a 2006 Central graduate, all-America middle distance runner and CoSIDA Academic All-America honoree, spent five years as an assistant with the Dutch.Print this ad for $10 off your next oil change