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This second installment focuses on social media's place in the school—is it teacher's pet or troublemaker? (Read Part 1 here)
Imagine a stranger walking up to you, placing a chainsaw in your hands, a huge log at your feet and saying, "Carve this piece of wood into the Statue of Liberty," only to then briskly walk away and leave you to it without further instruction.
Even if you had experience with chainsaws—cut firewood, pruned trees—odds are you wouldn't have a clue as to how to artfully create the notches and nicks that transform a stump into a statue.
The same can be said for social media. Perhaps an unlikely analogy to draw, but the connection is there. Chainsaws and social media are both powerful tools, equally dangerous and beneficial in their ability to create massive change.
However, without guidance and practice, the kickback from either tool is liable to cause major damage—a consequence that teachers are becoming all too familiar with as data privacy breaches crop up in the classroom lately.
Today, educators find themselves struggling to be those mentors who not only lead their students through the complexities of social media but also model digital citizenship themselves. Unfortunately, they're not getting the preparation they need to make this happen.
As seen in the Cyber Security Alliance's 2011 State of Cybersafety, Cyberethics and Cybersecurity Curriculum in the U.S. survey, 35 percent of teachers reported they had received zero hours of professional development on related digital topics. An additional 40 percent stated they only received 1-3 hours of education. That translates into three-quarters of teachers polled receiving little to no cyber instruction.
The heartening message is that 62 percent of those same teachers said that technology training is a priority of theirs.
With Web 3.0 knocking on the door (some say it's already here), it's imperative that students get a grasp on 2.0's social landscape. By virtue of their daily role, teachers are in a prime position to turn their students into digitally savvy leaders.
Jolynn Dellinger, program manager of Data Privacy Day at The Privacy Project, a nonprofit think tank and research organization committed to consumer privacy and data protection, says, "A lot of teachers, especially the techy ones, want to meet their students where they are, but frequently there aren't adequate data privacy parameters placed on the assignments dealing with social media."
Example: Educators will require their classes to create and participate in online discussion threads via various forums, Twitter or Facebook. While this is an excellent opportunity to learn how these social tools work, teachers often forget to focus on critical components like:
Dellinger notes that many educators are continually thinking of new ways to creatively use emerging technologies in the classroom—which is an incredible development in education in this digital age. However, she says that, "..teachers who incorporate social media sites, blogs, twitter, question and answer sites, gadgets, and other applications into their classes need to educate themselves about the privacy risks and pass that information down to their students. "
Without a doubt, social media belongs in the classroom. I have seen first hand how quickly a sophomore high school class can organize itself into action when classmates (i.e., Facebook friends) engage with each other online.
I was stunned at how quickly my daughter could coordinate a class-wide activity as part of her student government role and then use social media to go on and develop a wider network of students, outside of that initial group of teens, who showed up for events.
Teachers try their best to stay current with technology best practices, but it's hard for them to keep up when they don't even know where to start. In a sense, they've been handed the proverbial chainsaw without receiving careful instruction on how to use it—only to inadvertently hand it down to their students and promptly walk away. This doesn't have to be case, though: The solution lies in professional and ongoing development. As with any tool, a user must be properly educated to achieve maximum results.
In this connected age we live in, a school's progress hinges on its ability to master digital citizenship. It's only when educators and students learn to harness the rich content and contacts that social media offers will they finally be able to reap the benefits and bypass the risks.
Join me for the last installment of this three-part series. I'll discuss social media's reputation as a controversial meeting place that's jeopardizing teachers' careers and offer tips to mitigate the dangers.
Jolynn Dellinger's data privacy tips for the education community:
1. Teachers: Educator your students about the importance of privacy and security by including it in your curricula or inviting experts to speak to your class. Keep the dialogue going about the technologies that your students are using to keep your education efforts current and relevant.
2. Administrators: Offer professional development and continuing education opportunities for teachers in the areas of privacy and security.
3. Teachers and Administrators: Be proactive. Make sure your school has policies in place that address important issues concerning student privacy, employee privacy, searches and surveillance, use of computers, mobile devices and social networks (on and off campus), cyberbullying, school email and data security.
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Thomas Adkins Devine peacefully passed away February 17, 2013 at home with his family by his side. Tom was a resident of Prospect, Ore.
Born in Springfield, Mass. in 1929, Tom was the eldest of six children. Tom had a distinguished career in the United States Navy and retired to Prospect in 1974. Back in the day, Tom was a great little league coach. He loved to fish and golf, and spent his retirement years with his loving wife Ruth in their blue tent in the woods.
Tom was preceded in death by his daughter Tish Devine, and is survived by his wife Ruth, daughters Kathy Devine, Sharon Lowery, Joanne Cooper, and son Mike Devine, sisters Florence Sheehan, Patty Cray, and brother Richard Devine.
Tom was a loving husband and a great father. He was a good friend to those who knew him and will be greatly missed.
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Scripture: Genesis 45:4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Come close to me." When they had done so, he said, "I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!
5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.
6 For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will not be plowing and reaping.
7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
Observation: Joseph was looking at the big picture. The details about how the brothers had mistreated him and sold him into slavery could be easily forgiven because Joseph now saw and understood God's purpose.
Application: When I have trouble forgiving, it is because I am NOT looking at the big picture. My mind is caught in a web. I keep focusing on the details of what happened to me. I keep re-thinking how I was mistreated. I keep remembering how bad I felt. Only when I see the big picture of how God fwants to bless me and make me a blessing to others, including the ones who caused the hurt—only then can I do like Joseph and forgive.
Prayer: Lord, I am thankful that you, the Greatest Forgiver, live in me! I want to become as quick to forgive others as you have been in forgiving me. Amen
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Nyle, the Airport Authority's Manager of Concession Development, was recently tasked with heading the selection process for San Diego International Airport's new Concessions Development Program (CDP). Nyle was charged with engaging all stakeholders, acting as staff liaison to the CDP evaluation panel, and working with the Airport Authority's Procurement Department to ensure an impartial and transparent selection process.
In preparation for the airport's old master concessionaire arrangement coming to an end at the end of 2012 due to lease expiration, 16 Request for Proposal (RFP) packages for new food and retail concessions were already on the street, and responses were coming in. Interest from both local and national concessionaires was intense, and the timeline was tight.
With a keen understanding of the Airport Authority's collaborative culture, Nyle starting knocking on doors. He believes, as does the Airport Authority, in an "inclusive" approach to teamwork.
As he identified and engaged stakeholders, Nyle took the time to talk with each of them on the importance of their role in the effort. Where he felt he needed extraordinary support, he worked hard to obtain it. Through an ongoing, two-way dialogue, he was able to establish a trust level among stakeholders that extended all the way to the President/CEO's office.As a result, everyone knew their role and what they could expect from Nyle.
As the effort gained momentum, Nyle made multiple presentations to the Airport Authority Board (which he identified as one of his key stakeholders). These presentations were crafted to provide a clear and consistent message across all 16 concession packages.
Nyle kept on point as he disseminated information about the program, both within the Airport Authority and externally to concessionaires and the San Diego community.
Stakeholders came away proud to be part of a very successful effort and with a great appreciation for the collaborative skills of Nyle.The selection process concluded on time and won Board approval of staff's recommendation for all 16 concession packages. As a result, SDIA will offer more than 80 great new food and retail concessions beginning in December, 2012.
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You might call Michael De Beyer a Wunderboss.
De Beyer wants to sell his German restaurant, Kaiserhof Restaurant and Wunderbar in Montgomery, Texas, not because the rathskeller business has taken a turn for the wurst, but rather, he says, to help pay for treatment for one of his employees, 19-year-old Brittany Mathis. She was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor the size of a pingpong ball, reports KHOU-11.
De Beyer told the Courier he wants to sell his 6,000-square-foot restaurant and use part of the proceeds to help pay for Mathis' treatments.
From the Courier:
"I have listed my restaurant for several years and recently turned down an (owner-financed) offer for $1.3 million," he said. "But now I want to auction it off at a reserve price (or minimum bid — 50 percent of the actual value) and anything above that will go to help Brittany."
Mathis told KHOU-11 the problem started with a rash on her leg. She saw a doctor and was told she had blood clots. "They wanted to keep me and do CAT scans and MRIs," she said, "and the next day they came in and told me I had a tumor."
Mathis doesn't have insurance and has yet to sign up for the Affordable Care Act, according to the Courier. Her mother and sister also work at the restaurant. Years ago, Mathis' father died of a brain aneurism.
"Michael (De Beyer) has been a real blessing to our family," Mathis told the Courier. "And he's just always been there whenever we've needed anything."
"I'm not able to just sit by and let it happen," De Beyer told the Courier. "I couldn't live with myself; I would never be happy just earning money from my restaurant knowing that she needs help."
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The U.S. Postal Service last week announced its intention to end Saturday mail delivery of everything except packages as a cost-saving measure.
The U.S. Postal Service last week announced its intention to end Saturday mail delivery of everything except packages as a cost-saving measure.
Intentions don't always become reality, however.
The Postal Service has for years sought to cut mail delivery to five days. President Barack Obama favors the move; opinion polls show the public does as well.
Still, Congress — which controls the Postal Service's operations, even though as an independent agency it receives no federal funding for general operations — to date has refused to sign off on the change. Postal Service officials say its approval isn't needed; that dispute will flare next month when the temporary spending bill under which the service currently operates expires.
For every voice favoring the move — for every crack about "nobody uses 'snail mail' anymore" — there are equally loud and anguished cries from devoted Postal Service customers who expect to be hurt if Saturday delivery goes away. There are the technologically uninclined elderly, folks who live in remote rural areas, publishers and advertisers who want to get their products into the hands of readers in a timely fashion. More partisan and conspiratorial observers have labeled it another step in a deliberate effort to destroy the Postal Service.
Those voices certainly will be noted, but we think there's a good chance this cutback finally will be enacted — as it should be.
The Postal Service lost $15.9 billion in the 2012 fiscal year. It lost $5.1 billion in 2011, $8.5 billion in 2010, $3.8 billion in 2008 and $5.1 billion in 2007.
That ocean of red ink followed a controversial decision by Congress in 2006 to require the Postal Service to, within a decade, fund its pension obligations for the next 75 years, at the cost of $5.5 billion a year. No other government agency is subject to that requirement, and analysts say the Postal Service's pension fund is drastically overfunded.
We think the pension requirement should be revisited to give the Postal Service some relief, either in the number of years that need to be prefunded or in the time frame of the payments, although too many pension plans have imploded for us to advocate a return to "pay as you go" funding.
However, doing that is not going to stop the societal and technological changes that also have impacted the Postal Service's business. First-class mail, its lifeblood, declined by 29 percent from 1998 to 2008, according to Postal Service figures, and it's projecting an even greater drop through 2020.
It's just hard to think about necessary changes to a business model when someone is fighting to survive.
The $2 billion in projected savings from ending Saturday delivery — and it's not like the Postal Service will be completely shutting down; mail will still be delivered to P.O. boxes and counter service will be available for customers — won't absorb a pittance of the aforementioned red ink. It could be a time-buyer while Congress and the Postal Service, hopefully, get together on how and in what form the agency will move forward.


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GaymerCon, a new gaming convention created for LGBTQ (lesbian; gay; bisexual; trans; and queer) video game-likers, is going to be considerably more flashy when it debuts next summer, thanks to KickStarter. Having set out to raise $25,000 to expand plans for the con, the GaymerCon KickStarter has already raised around $32,000 with 24 days left to go.
"Gamers, as a whole, have had to make space for themselves in a society that, for a long time, treated them as outsiders. They have come together and created a real community of people, but one that is not always welcoming if you don't fit into the mold," GaymerCon's organisers explain on the KickStarter page. "Just like most gamers, queer geeks and gaymers want that same sense of community and belonging. Therefore we intend to create a space where all gamers and queer geeks can come together in a welcoming and safe space."
GaymerCon was going ahead no matter what happened on KickStarter, but the money will help with better venues, prizes, events, and all those other bits that make up an event.
"We want all genders, races, and sexual identities including our straight friends and allies to come together and have a gay, geeky good time. We believe very strongly that creating a space like this is not only important for building a strong community, but also showing new generations of gaymers that there are others like them out there, they are not alone, and there is a welcoming place for them, not just at GaymerCon, but as part of the larger gaming community."
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Invader fan 'bent it like Beckham'
A football fan "bent it like Beckham" when he ran onto the pitch and took a free kick during a Premier League match, a judge said today.
Jordan Dunn, 22, from Dover in Kent, became an internet sensation after he kicked the ball towards the goal West Ham United were defending at Upton Park against Tottenham Hotspur last month.
His shot was saved by West Ham's Spanish goalkeeper Adrian San Miguel del Castillo while the fan was chased by a steward amid cheers from the crowd on August 16.
Jordan Dunn runs on to the pitch during the Barclays Premier League match at Upton Park.
Today he apologised for a "moment of madness" as he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 4 of the Football Offences Act 1991, which states that it is an offence to go onto the playing area without lawful authority or excuse.
He was fined a total of £305 but spared a ban from attending future matches.
Passing sentence at Thames Magistrates' Court in East London, District Judge Gareth Branston said: "On the afternoon of August 16 about 35,000 football fans sat down at Upton Park to watch 22 men in shorts and football boots kick a football around for 90 minutes.
"Those 22 men were paid for that, to entertain.
"Some time into that game a young man ... ran onto the pitch. That was you. You weren't paid to do that."
The judge said he proceeded to run "some 70 yards" across the pitch, chased by stewards - one of whom fell over - before arriving at the spot where Tottenham were lining up a free kick.
The judge said: "You took it for them. To be frank you were probably a little tired by the time you got to the ball.
"It was a longer run than was strictly necessary.
"You had consumed alcohol and your stride pattern was a bit out of kilter but to borrow a phrase you did bend it like Beckham.
"Regrettably it was about 30mph slower than Beckham."
The judge said the effort was "easily" saved by the West Ham goalkeeper but referred to Christian Eriksen's subsequent effort after play restarted, saying: "I understand that the professional footballer who followed you did not do any better."
Judge Branston said the shot drew "the cheers of the crowd" before he was tackled "in the customary manner" by stewards.
He also said it was a "small mercy" that Dunn had "decided to remain fully clothed".
Dunn, who smiled as the judge compared his effort to the former England captain, told police it had been a dream of his to play at the home of his favourite team West Ham from a young age.
The judge said: "You told the police and you tell this court that having achieved your childhood ambition you won't be doing it again.
"Others need to be deterred from attempting to do what you did otherwise football matches would become very tedious affairs if everyone was allowed to run onto the pitch."
The judge said a greater risk was that "drunken hooligans" may invade the pitch and attack players though he said he accepted that Dunn had "no violent motivation".
He said he could not condone the offence but must also put it into perspective.
The judge declined to impose a football banning order called for by the prosecution, saying he was taking into account Dunn's previous good character, his "motivations" on the day, the remorse he expressed and the fact that "you will not want disappoint your young son" by repeating the stunt.
Dunn told police in interview he had been a West Ham fan since he was a little boy and it had always been one of his dreams to "run on the pitch and kick the ball", the court heard.
Ben Edwards, prosecuting, added: "Now he could say he had done it. He also said now he had done what he wanted to do he is not going to do it again."
Earlier Dunn told the judge he was "sorry" for committing the offence and admitted he had drunk around six beers before the match but denied being a "hooligan", "thug" or "yob".
Asked what was going through his mind, Dunn said: "Nothing really - it was just a moment of madness. It was a spur of the moment thing. I just went."
The judge said he had seen footage of the incident on YouTube and asked: "Were you intending to take the free kick?"
Dunn replied: "No. All I was going to do was run and as I was running I just saw the ball there so I thought I would just kick it."
Dunn, who works as a receptionist at a hotel, said he has a ten-month old little boy.
Referring to the prospect of a banning order, he said: "I was a bit concerned that when my little boy grows up I want to take him to watch the football."
The judge asked if his mother had "expressed disapproval".
Dunn, who represented himself, said: "At first she was concerned because she didn't know the consequences but when she saw the YouTube video she saw the funny side but she has had a go at me, as a mother would."
He declined to comment after the hearing.
The pitch invasion provoked amusement on social media, with one fan saying the effort was better than Spurs star Eriksen's free kick once play had resumed.
He wrote on Twitter: "Fair play to that pitch invader at West Ham v Spurs.. He got the Free kick on target when Eriksen couldn't."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's budget proposal will include an additional $2.5 billion to attack a growing backlog of veterans disability claims, a problem officials said is likely to worsen in coming months.
All told, the Department of Veterans Affairs would see a 4 percent increase, to $63.5 billion, for such items as medical care and research, technology and new construction. That does not include disability and education benefits.
The president is also going to ask Congress, in his budget proposal next week, to make permanent tax credits for employers who hire unemployed veterans. The unemployment rate for veterans who have served since the onset of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was 9.9 percent last year.
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough told reporters Friday that more money for the VA in tight budgetary times reflects Obama's commitment to veterans.
About 600,000 disability claims have been pending more than 125 days. McDonough said reducing that number tops the White House's priority list.
"I think I can say without fear of contradiction that you will be seeing additions to the backlog for the coming months," he said.


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Following a string of Academy wins in the past year, leading British IT company Viglen has secured a contract with Thetford Academy worth £1.6m. Viglen will provide ICT equipment and services over the next 5 years for the Norfolk-based Academy and play a lead role in creating a transformational learning experience for all students. Viglen, whose major shareholder is Lord Sugar, will provide ICT solutions for the new Academy building which will see all its students brought onto one single site from September 2013. The project, which is government-funded, also comprises the ICT contract awarded to Viglen. The Academy's vision is to create an innovative model that allows ICT resources to become widely embedded in subject teaching and to move away from the traditional model of having ICT facilities in dedicated ICT suites only. Through a wide range of tools, including the Viglen Cohaero portal that facilitates engagement amongst students, teachers and parents, Viglen will support the Academy's intention of becoming an important contributor to Thetford's regeneration as a 'Town for Learning' by providing access to lifelong learning opportunities, and enabling the Academy to extend learning programmes into the local community. With the new Viglen contract, the Academy, which first opened its doors in September 2010 and specialises in English and mathematics, will deliver a robust, scalable and flexible ICT platform that provides users with an exciting and motivational learning environment.
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Margaret W. Hunter, age 86, of Tafton died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center in Honesdale.
Mrs. Hunter was born December 23, 1925 in Hillside, NJ and was the daughter of the late Henry Edwin and Katharine (Benton) Weitz.
She attended Friend's School and Barnard College in New York City. After graduating from college and before marriage Margaret worked for a family and children society.
Then marrying a dairy farmer, she became a farmer's wife. With the sale of the dairy farm, more college courses led her into a 25 year teaching career at Wallenpaupack Area School District. She was active in the Paupack United Methodist Church and served on the administrative board. Her lifelong love of animals took her into service on the board of directors of the Dessin Animal Shelter. Travel with an equally interested husband took her to many places at home and abroad, but with all that there was time for bridge which she loved. A strong believer in environmental preservation, she was instrumental in creating a conservation easement on inherited acreage in Tafton. Margaret loved life and life loved her.
She is survived by her loving husband of 63 years: J. Richard Hunter; one daughter: Helen Katharine Hunter; one son & daughter-in-law, George & Donna Hunter; two grandchildren, Jessica Hunter & Eric Crouthamel. She loved them all and they loved her.
Visiting will be held Sat. Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon at Teeters' East Chapel, followed by a memorial service at noon.
Cremation will be at Lake Region Crematory in Lake Ariel with burial of the cremains in Pine Grove Cemetery in Paupack.
Memorials may be made to Dessin Animal Shelter, 138 Miller Rd., Honesdale, PA 18431 or Hawley Public Library, 103 Main Ave., Hawley, PA 18428.
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Margaret W. Hunter, age 86, of Tafton died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center in Honesdale.


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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters at a recent film premiere that she'd told Aung San Suu Kyi that she was moving from being an icon to being a politician.
The film Clinton saw is The Lady, starring Michelle Yeoh as the pro-democracy activist who spent 15 years under house arrest in Myanmar (also known as Burma), and who won the Nobel Peace Prize before being freed in 2010.
Earlier this month, Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party won scores of seats in Burma's new parliament, and in the summer Suu Kyi will reportedly travel overseas for the first time in 24 years — and be able to see her sons and grandchildren.
Yeoh, who brought the script to the attention of Lady director Luc Besson, says she approached playing Suu Kyi "with great love and care."
"That was the only way, because she's a big hero of mine," Yeoh tells Weekend Edition's Scott Simon. "But it wasn't just about her. It was also a great story about love between a couple, strength between family."
And in fact much of the movie focuses on the relationship between Suu Kyi and her late husband, Michael Aris, an Oxford academic. While the story of Suu Kyi's struggle for democracy inspires many, the film shows it came with great personal sacrifice and some painful chapters for Suu Kyi and her family.
"It was very important to us as filmmakers to show you that there is a real couple," Yeoh says. "She's a woman, she's a mother, she's a wife, and there's a real family that was involved in all this. ... How they put continuously the needs of others, always the needs of others, before their own ... that was a worthwhile emotion to learn from. Perhaps if we can be inspired by them, maybe things would be a little bit different."
Embodying Aung San Suu Kyi
Yeoh, who made a name for herself by performing her own stunts in martial arts movies, acknowledges that it's mildly ironic that she's now playing a symbol of nonviolent resistance. At the same time, she says that "as an actor, that's what you do: You continue to surprise your audiences.
"I hope ... the audience, when they see it, they aren't going to go, 'Come on, Michelle! Jump over the table and kick their ass!' " she laughs. "I hope after a few minutes they do not see me anymore."
Yeoh prepared for her role with reams of research done by Lady screenwriter Rebecca Frayn, plus about 300 hours of footage assembled by Besson's team from when Suu Kyi was first campaigning. Yeoh says it was a challenging effort to match Suu Kyi in body and voice.
"Basically my day would be starting at maybe 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning," Yeoh says. "I trained as a marathon runner because I wanted to lose more weight to resemble her physically. She is very slim, but she is very strong."
Yeoh also spent hours with an English tutor to match the English lilt in Suu Kyi's accent.
"Then, of course, it was learning Burmese, which I must say has been one of the most challenging things in my career," Yeoh says. "Because Burmese is different from Cantonese, from Mandarin, from English, from Malay, from any of the languages that I already know — but I had an incredible Burmese teacher so I could speak Burmese like Daw Suu." (Represented in English, Burmese names may take the honorific "Daw.")
While Yeoh wasn't able to meet Suu Kyi in person because the activist was still under house arrest when Yeoh was preparing for the role, she says the filmmakers were able to covertly communicate their intentions.
"We managed to just get a message, quietly, to say that Luc Besson and Michelle Yeoh were going to make a movie about her," Yeoh says. "And we believed that she would not have resisted, or tried to stop us, because she always said, 'Use your liberty to promote ours.' "
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters at a recent film premiere that she had told Aung San Suu Kyi that she was moving from an icon to a politician.
Aung Sung Sui Kyi spent 15 years under house arrest in Myanmar, also known as Burma, and won the Nobel Peace Prize, before being freed in 2010.
Earlier this month, her National League for Democracy Party won scores of seats in Burma's new parliament. This summer, she'll reportedly travel overseas for the first time in 24 years - and be able to see her sons and grandchildren.
The film Secretary Clinton saw is "The Lady," starring Michelle Yeoh as the woman who was the daughter of a Burmese revolutionary hero, but considered herself a rather shy academic before making her first political speech.
MICHELLE YEOH: (as Aung San Suu Kyi) It may be a little late to be saying this, but you realize I've never actually spoken in public before.
DAVID THEWLIS: (as Michael Aris) Well, there's no time like the present. We'll be watching from the side.
SIMON: That's Michelle Yeoh - maybe best known for her flying kicks and pulling no punches in "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" - playing Aung San Suu Kyi. "The Lady" is directed by Luc Besson. Michelle Yeoh joins us from Bangkok, where she's working on a new film.
Thanks so much for being with us.
YEOH: It's a pleasure to be talking to you, Scott.
SIMON: How do you play an icon as a real flesh and blood human being?
YEOH: Ah, with great love. And with a lot of care. I mean, that was the only way because she's a big hero of mine too. But it wasn't just about her, it was also a great story about love between a couple, strength between family. So it was a lot of preparation, a lot of research fortunately done by Rebecca Frayn and Luc Besson's team. And then afterwards I had like two, no, almost 300 hours of footage of Daw Suu when she was first campaigning. We call her Daw Suu affectionately and as a title of respect. So basically, my day would be, I would start maybe at 4, 5 o'clock in the morning. I trained as a marathon runner because I wanted to lose more weight to resemble her physically. She is very slim but she is very strong. And then, after that I spent hours with an English tutor because Daw Suu has this English lilt when she speaks. Then, of course, it was learning Burmese, which I must say, has been one of the most challenging things in my career.
SIMON: And did you meet her before you played her?
YEOH: Well, at that time Daw Suu was still very much under house arrest.
SIMON: Mm-hmm.
YEOH: Her children, her son had not seen her for 10 years and you and also they were not allowed any form of communication. So we couldn't get to Daw Suu. We couldn't get any interviews. I couldn't get to meet her. Nobody could. But we managed to just get a message - quietly - to say that Luc Besson and Michelle Yeoh were going to make a movie about her. And we believe that she would not have resisted or tried to stop us because she always said, you know, use your liberty to promote ours.
SIMON: As you mentioned, at the heart of this story is a love story, Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, now gone, Michael Aris. We want to run a clip, very sad scene because her husband is dying of cancer and Aung San Suu Kyi is offered the chance to leave Burma and go to his bedside, but knowing the military regime as she does, she suspects she wouldn't be permitted to come back. Here she is talking to their son Kim.
JONATHAN RAGGETT: (as Kim) He doesn't have much time left.
YEOH: (Aung San Suu Kyi) But I can't. My hands are tied. I'm sorry.
RAGGETT: (as Kim) I know. But he's dying.
YEOH: (Aung San Suu Kyi) Please try to understand. Kim. It would be the end of everything your father and I fought for so long.
RAGGETT: (Kim) Hello?
YEOH: (Aung San Suu Kyi) Kim? Kim?
SIMON: The story of this dauntless woman that inspires so much of the world, the same time must have painful chapters for the family that was immediately affected.
YEOH: Yes. Yes. I think it was very important for us as filmmakers to show you that there is a real couple, she's a woman, she's a mother, she is a wife, and there's a real family that was about all this and how they put continuously the needs of others - always the needs of others - before their own, and that was a really worthwhile, you know, emotion for us to learn from. Perhaps, if we can be inspired by them, maybe things will be a little bit different.
SIMON: Did anyone ever say to you, here you are playing this famous champion of nonviolent resistance and you're probably best known around the world for kicking people in the teeth.
YEOH: Kind of ironic, isn't it?
YEOH: Well, I think, you know, as an actor that's what you do. You continue to surprise your audiences, that they're not quite sure what to make of it. I hope the audience when they see it they're not going to go, come on Michelle. Just jump over the table and kick their ass.
YEOH: I hope that after a few minutes they do not see me anymore.
SIMON: May I ask, is there a dearth of good roles for Asian actresses in Western cinema?
YEOH: Oh, not enough, that's for sure. I think it's quite clear that there are very few and far and between. And we hope that, you know, with the Asian market opening up more, there will be bigger exchanges, there will be more movies that will happen in Asia and vice versa because we are - we have so many talents.
SIMON: Michelle Yeoh. Her new film, "The Lady," telling the story of Aung San Suu Kyi. She joined us from Bangkok.
Thanks so much for being with us.
YEOH: Thank you. It was a pleasure talking to you.
SIMON: You're listening to WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Manske At ESPN And Ready For "NASCAR Now"
After a very brief and non-emotional sign-off from The SPEED Report, Nicole Mankse has already made her way to ESPN and her brand-new program series, NASCAR Now.
Manske moves from a general motorsports hour on Sunday nights to one of the highest-profile TV positions in the country. Joined by Ryan Burr and Allen Bestwick as substitute hosts, NASCAR Now is trying to make a clean break from the show's first season and "begin again."
The big moves by ESPN several days ago show the concern by the network executives that things were not going in a good direction. More than that, however, they show that ESPN listened to both the NASCAR fans and the NASCAR community.
Rather than step-into the host "shoes" of Erik Kuselias, Manske will be given the benefit of the doubt and allowed to create her own style on the show. She has been working regularly on SPEED, and hung-in there during some rather trying times for The SPEED Report when it first started.
This is exactly what ESPN needed to start this season. A new face in the NASCAR Now studio, a new face as the lead analyst in the announce booth for races, and some veteran NASCAR support for Brad Daugherty in the Infield Studio.
NASCAR Now with Nicole Manske debuts on Monday, February 4th at 6PM Eastern Time on ESPN2.
The Daly Planet welcomes comments from readers. Simply click on the COMMENTS button and follow the easy instructions. Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and leave your opinion.
45 comments:
- Brian said...
We'll have to wait and see, I'm not too enthusiastic about this. That new face should of been Bestwick or Ryan Burr full time, rather than just subs. I just don't know. It looks like Speed has provided us with more to be exciting with, than ESPN.
- January 30, 2008 at 8:18 PM
- Newracefan said...
I'll give it a try but they will have to win my viewership which is harder the second time around.
- January 30, 2008 at 8:33 PM
- TexasRaceLady said...
I'm going to give the girl a chance. But, if it turns into "cleavage reporting" --- I'm gone.
- January 30, 2008 at 9:54 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Ditto to Texas Race Lady.
I still remember the SPEED REPORT with the low cut dress, 'ill placed mic' and huge shadow over the area from the lighting, LOL.
Fixed part way thru the show....man oh man...that would never happen with AB hosting. :) :) :)
- January 30, 2008 at 10:42 PM
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- January 30, 2008 at 10:57 PM
- haus20 said...
At least she is prettier than eriK K...
- January 30, 2008 at 10:58 PM
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- January 30, 2008 at 11:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
Really cute outfit in that picture-really! But is it really appropriate for a host of a daily ESPN sports program? I don't think most of the women on ESPN - if any - dress that way on air.
No one is mentioning that this show is still going to originate from Bristol and not the Charlotte area. That means a bunch of satellite interviews every day instead of being able to have drivers/owners/crew members on set in person.
That's a major thing that should have changed this season.
- January 30, 2008 at 11:59 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Anon 11.59
You think the photo is INAPPROPRIATE????
Obviously you never saw how this woman was dressed on the SPEED REPORT...sometimes very low cut dresses and they looked like prom dresses...then there was the square dance outfit.
Sorry, this photo is TAME compared to some of the outfits.
I hope the boys take over NN. I have nothing against seeing attractive women in sports but when they use that sexy look at the camera that says Come here big boy, credibility goes out the window and that's all i will say.
- January 31, 2008 at 1:06 AM
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- January 31, 2008 at 1:31 AM
- Anonymous said...
No one is mentioning that this show is still going to originate from Bristol and not the Charlotte area. That means a bunch of satellite interviews every day instead of being able to have drivers/owners/crew members on set in person.
January 30, 2008 11:59 PM
I just read the NASCAR Notebook article on sportingnews, its new on Jayski. It says NASCAR is providing free HD-ready equipment to all the top teams to have studios in their shops. Ganassi got it first.
It'll still be satellitte, but maybe more frequent appearances from drivers since its at the shop.
- January 31, 2008 at 2:10 AM
- Shorebilly said...
Ok so the show will air at 6PM, om Monday February 4th! If I decide to tune in, will I find that it has already aired at 5:30?? Or will I find some stick and ball stuff with no apology or direction that the show will air at 6:30 or 7 PM??
Whomever happens to be the show's host, I think a major part of the low ratings for NASCAR Now is the inconsistency in the actual time slot that the show is aired. I will tune in at 6PM to watch unless SPEED has a similar show in the same time slot. SPEED/FOX understands punctuality, and they produce better programming!
- January 31, 2008 at 6:18 AM
- Anonymous said...
You know a program had problems when the addition of a woman known more for her willingness to expose cleavage than for her sports knowledge is an improvement.
- January 31, 2008 at 6:51 AM
- Ritchie said...
Everyone, let's take a deep breath and stop worrying about the girl's outfits. Honestly, this is television and the visual is as important as anything else. Would everyone be happier if they were looking at someone who was ugly?
And before anyone decides to begin typing about how she is just eye candy, and not a credible host, please take a moment to remember her other hosting duty. When she was doing the Speed Report, she developed into a credible host who was reporting on several different forms of motorsports during the course of the show. At times she would cover everything from F1 to the Knoxville nationals. That would be impressive on its own standing, but I never heard her mispronounce the name of a rally driver, or mock a late model dirt driver.
I am sure someone can come up with a mistake she made during the course of her career, but no one can deny that she has developed into a competant announcer. If we put the woman in a burka, would we all be happy then?
- January 31, 2008 at 8:08 AM
- steadicam_clay said...
According to Wikipedia, Nicole Manske and Danika Patrick were cheerleaders on the same squad in high school. Maybe that says something, maybe it doesn't.
- January 31, 2008 at 9:35 AM
- SGee said...
Well, I think she will be a great improvement to the show.
Also, since she gets to take the show in the direction she wants too, I hope she steers it to the hardcore fans.
Since the show is on opposite of SportCenter, they should know causual fans will be sticking to ESPN.
I am going to give NN another try this year, I just really wish I didn't come on at the start of SC...or replayed later on at night....
Manske will be great for the show.
- January 31, 2008 at 9:45 AM
- Anonymous said...
For better or for worse, ESPN has a dress code.
Marty, Boris and all the other NASCAR Now people have to wear suit jackets and ties. Boris tried to get away with wearing no tie as long as he could, I remember reading him say that, but eventually the tie went on. Marty had to fix his crazy hair because it wasn't ESPN appropriate. Do you think they would dress the ESPN way on their off days, by choice? No, they do it because it's the standard. Mike Joy and the guys wear shirts and ties on Sunday because it's the professional broadcaster thing to do.
So why should Nicole Manske get to wear whatever she wants? There's a big gap between what's she wearing in that picture and a burka. Nicole needs to look into that area and find something professional to wear. She doesn't have to wear an 80s business suit with shoulder pads and a scarf around her neck, but come on - does the photo above say "I host an in depth show about NASCAR racing on ESPN" to most people? No, it says "Hmmm. That girl is kinda hot. Is this one of those NOPI shows?".
I don't need to take a deep breath - I want the people I watch on TV to look professional and I don't see a problem with saying that or contacting the network and expressing my concerns if she doesn't dress professionally.
Or I can simply choose not to attempt to watch NASCAR Now. I gave it up last year, I can do it again.
- January 31, 2008 at 9:45 AM
- Anonymous said...
"Manske will be given the benefit of the doubt and allowed to create her own style on the show."
Based on that promotional photograph, I'm thinking NASCAR NOW 2008 = NASCAR Nation - The Return of Leanne Tweeden's Little Sister
Seriously: Doesn't that look like a Leanne photograph for the old NASCAR Nation?
- January 31, 2008 at 10:02 AM
- Ritchie said...
Anon 9:45,
First of all, my point was that she knows more about racing than a majority of the people at ESPN, and based on her resume she is qualified to do the job. As long as she speaks well, and acts intelligent I find it hard to believe that anyone would have a problem with her, regardless of how she dresses.
Second of all, I didn't say that she should wear a burka; I asked if that would make people like you happy. The picture shown is how young women dress today. It is contemporary business dress and it isn't provocative at all. The fact of the matter is that she is beautiful, which means that anything that she wears is going to look good on her.
I said it before, and I will say it again. We complain about Eric K. because he knows nothing about NASCAR, so ESPN makes a change. They hire Ms. Manske and everyone complains that she dresses too provocatively. Maybe ESPN should just hire ugly people and we won't be having this discussion.
- January 31, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- richard said...
If she gets rid of the fake squeak in her voice that she used during the Speed Report, I will be happy.
I think she and Drew were no more than pretty talking heads just reading que cards, however the ESPN show was so unwatchable that any change might help. I was only able to make myself watch the show 2 or 3 times before I gave up.
I am thrilled that she and Drew will be gone from the Speed Report, it sounds like it may be moving in the direction of no personalities, just reporting.
- January 31, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
I don't think ESPN understands the problem.
There are any number of qualified journalists or hosts (male and female) who would be well-suited for this job.
But instead, they hire a woman who has been mocked and derided by serious race fans the whole time she's been on the SPEED Report.
Maybe that isn't such a surprise, given the kinds of decisions ESPN's ben known to make
- January 31, 2008 at 11:12 AM
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- January 31, 2008 at 11:48 AM
- bcammack said...
They really did try to cast her as the little blonde pop tart when she first started on Speed Report, but somehow they allowed her to morph into a dark-haired, sensibly-dressed and fairly competent reporter towards the end of her stint.
I suspect it was her current form that caught ESPN's eye.
I hope Fox learned something from all of this. I still miss Connie LeGrande.
- January 31, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- GinaV24 said...
Well, I'll give it a try and give Manske a chance here, but I agree, it should have been Bestwick or Burr as announcer, then the fans would know that ESPN was sincere. I didn't think much of her on Speed Report and I agree that shallow or not, appearances do make a difference and she should appear dressed as a professional. Also, if NN goes back to being hard to find on ESPN2, I won't be chasing around to find it. I lived without it last year, if they screw around enough, I can live without it forever.
- January 31, 2008 at 12:37 PM
- MN24FAN said...
I think we need to focus less how Ms Manske looks, what she is wearing in the picture or for that matter her high school cheerleading experience, and focus more on her resume. She is a competent, qualified, experienced broadcaster and deserves to be shown the respect she has earned.
Whether she succeeds or fails in this position will have everything to do with her on-air performance and credibility and nothing to do with what she is wearing in a promotional photo.
- January 31, 2008 at 1:37 PM
- Anonymous said...
"Marty, Boris and all the other NASCAR Now people have to wear suit jackets and ties. Boris tried to get away with wearing no tie as long as he could, I remember reading him say that, but eventually the tie went on. Marty had to fix his crazy hair because it wasn't ESPN appropriate. Do you think they would dress the ESPN way on their off days, by choice? No, they do it because it's the standard. Mike Joy and the guys wear shirts and ties on Sunday because it's the professional broadcaster thing to do."
Maybe that's one of the reasons people don't like the ESPN coverage of NASCAR, it's gotten too corporate. Do you think the average NASCAR (or any sport) fan cares whether or not the broadcaster has on a jacket and tie? I sure don't. As long as the reporter is dressed neatly I don't care if his hair is somewhat spiked or if he/she is wearing a polo and jeans. I think if we took a poll of all the ESPN views 85% would say that they don't care as long as the person is knowledgeable and professional.
- January 31, 2008 at 2:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
I think if we took a poll of all the ESPN views 85% would say that they don't care as long as the person is knowledgeable and professional.
Of course, you just made that up.
I know plenty of people who appreciate a professional appearance of a suit. That's probably too old-school for you, but we used to call it "classy."
- January 31, 2008 at 2:25 PM
- Wisconsin Steve said...
Good God, people! Give the girl a chance before you start bashing her.
- January 31, 2008 at 2:25 PM
- Ritchie said...
Amen, Wisconsin steve, amen.
- January 31, 2008 at 3:39 PM
- Dot said...
Im' just glad that Erik Kluelessass is gone.
- January 31, 2008 at 5:21 PM
- Anonymous said...
Ritchie said...
"The picture shown is how young women dress today. It is contemporary business dress and it isn't provocative at all."
Not true. Click on the photo for a closeup. The necklace leading directly down to the slightly visible cleavage (which would have been avoided by buttoning one more button) is NOT acceptable in corporate America (and I work for one of the biggest Fortune 500 companies).
I'm going to assume I'm younger than Nicole (I'm 25). I wear those kinds of clothes, miniskirts, very short dresses, you name it. I like them. :-) I do NOT wear them to work and if I did, someone would call me over into a conference room and tell me politely not to wear it again. Even on the days we can wear jeans in the office, no one wears tight jeans and tight shirts that we wear out at night. Because we're not stupid.
This is not Entertainment Tonight, it's NASCAR Now. The only place Nicole's clothes could be considered "contemporary business dress" are perhaps advertising or PR agencies and then only when meeting with certain clients. This is not that old show (Ally McBeal?) which I always hear referenced when people say that's what women wear. No they don't.
But I've got no issues with Nicole (I never watch SPEED Report for more than a second while we're waiting for Victory Lane, but I've seen her some) and will give her a chance. That statement of "this is how young women dress today" made me write in.
- January 31, 2008 at 5:41 PM
- elena said...
I understand that Allen will always be hosting the Monday NN edition every Monday and Nicole and Ryan will rotate the other days rather than be considered substitute hosts.
- January 31, 2008 at 6:06 PM
- darbar said...
If this is just another attempt to put a woman in the seat just because of her gender, then I won't be watching Nascar Now. Women fans have to put up with enough T&A on shows like NopeTunervision, and I don't have to put up with it on ESPN. I'll give her a chance, but if she's nothing but window dressing, I'm gone.
- January 31, 2008 at 8:02 PM
- elena said...
I'm not sure where that picture was from, but I have to believe that it is not an official picture ESPN would use.
We will probably have a lot of opinions on each of the NN hosts. I was glad to read that after Daytona, NN will be 60 minutes every Monday. It seems like there is so much to cover after a race that I did not know how they were going to do it.
I don't know how Nicole will make her NN duties different, but on Mondays Allen will have a round table discussion each week. I really look forward to that. So at least the people will be in person and not on the phone or just pre-taped.
Since ESPN has decided to have 3 hosts, I guess they hope to be able to gage which one viewers like the most. Mondays may be the only day that has a different format than the other evening shows. Who knows what the Sunday shows will be like????
- January 31, 2008 at 8:40 PM
- Vince said...
Good grief people, she hasn't even hosted a show yet and you're nitpicking about her dress and that she's a female and not AB or Burr. Give her a chance already! I watched her on Speed Report and she got better as the year went on last season. As far as I'm concerned, she's already better than Erik K. ever was. So how about we give it a rest and give her a chance?
And to the Annon that is so concerned about what she is wearing. GET A LIFE!!
- January 31, 2008 at 8:49 PM
- Anonymous said...
When Marty Reid had a roundtable on Nascar Now, the people weren't there in person. He was talking to a big split screen with three people in three different locations. I doubt Allen is going to be able to get the newsmakers of the week to Bristol every Monday.
- January 31, 2008 at 9:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm completely amused by how all the commenters who're getting all emotional in their support of "beautiful" Ms. Manske (she is very pretty) are men. Too funny.
I bet you guys hated Suzy as she wasn't good looking enough for you, correct? I'm sure you'll say Ms. Kolber wasn't knowledgeable enough in her role, yet it's okay that Ms. Manske is Learning and Improving.
So easy to see through.
- January 31, 2008 at 9:14 PM
- fbu1 said...
As critical as I've been of ESPN, especially NASCAR Now, in the past, I'm giving ESPN a Mulligan, a free "do over". Erase the blackboard and start again.
The Erik K version of NN was a disaster. Kudos to ESPN for sucking it up and making major changes. The self analysis had to be painful for those involved. Hopefully, the Manske era will be successful. I have a hard time imagining how it could be worse than last year's effort.
I don't quite understand the "hotness" issue regarding Ms Manske. Being attractive has not diminished the journalistic credibility of Ms Voda or Ms Venturini on SPEED. Conversely, putting ESPN's Ms Little in a fire suit did not create a NASCAR journalist.
The new NASCAR Now production team deserves to be given an opportunity to find its groove. I am willing to be impressed.
- January 31, 2008 at 10:58 PM
- Shoop said...
She did a great job on SPEED, and I think she'll do a great job on NASCAR Now.
Besides, if you could teach a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to read and talk, I'd watch it ANY DAY over Erik Kuselias.
Just sayin...
- January 31, 2008 at 11:21 PM
- AndyPandy said...
To Anonymous at 9:14-
I don't know what it is that is so easy for you to see through. Let me try to explain it to you in simple words. Nicole Mankse is attractive and is a NASCAR reporter. Suzy Kolber is attractive and is an ESPN reporter assigned to do a job on NASCAR broadcasts. Are you with me so far?
One has knowledge of the drivers and the tracks, and can talk intelligently about racing. The other one is an ESPN reporter assigned to do a job on NASCAR reporters. Have I lost you yet?
Given the choice of:
A: an attractive woman who knows what she's talking about,
B: an attractive woman who reads from cards and asks general questions,
C: a man who knows what he's talking about, or
D: Erik
I'd have to go with A or C. Being an honest, straight male, the edge goes to A, but I'd have no problem watching C. No, thanks anyway, but I'll pass on B and D.
How did you do on the quiz?
PS - Some of us don't really care what she's wearing. I'd watch even if she didn't wear a thing, but the segments with Boris might be a challenge.
- February 1, 2008 at 12:27 AM
- elena said...
I guess the fact that JD chose to highlight Nicole has gotten some in a tizzy.
Here are the facts. ESPN has 3 new hosts for NN. They are Allen, Ryan and Nicole. None are considered subs. They will rotate the assingment, except that Allen will do all the Monday shows.
If she's great she will keep her job. If she isn't, she'll be gone. I say give her a chance. If you don't like her, she probably will only be on 2-3 times per week.
- February 1, 2008 at 12:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
She's had her chance.
It was all last season on SPEED.
Given her lack of skills in covering motorsports and general fan disdain, I can only think of one reason why ESPN would hire her.
And it ain't her vast background in NASCAR.
- February 1, 2008 at 9:16 AM
- SophiaZ123 said...
You are so correct she HAD her chance on SPEED last season. I tried watching or at least LISTENING to that show.
Sorry I am criticizing her but I have WITNESSED HER WORK.
Not to mention a state close to me ...well, let's just say her other reputation precedes her...call it catty...call it BS. If you want to be taken seriously in motorsports...take a lesson from Krista or Wendy.
That's all I am saying.
so before telling folks to 'chill' ASK which ones griping saw her last season on the SPEED REPORT.
NNow could become NASCAR NATION...remember "Cleavage Nation".
Sophia runs from the room !! :-)
I must be off
- February 1, 2008 at 2:13 PM
- mookdancer said...
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- February 3, 2008 at 10:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
i used to watch the speed report on mute because i could not bare the sound of nicoles voice. what was espn thinking? she is miserable!
- February 13, 2008 at 10:51 AM


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Monday, March 30, 2009
They're Back to School!
Here's my son Clayton. He's 5. I know, I know, he looks much older, no? Austin drew a beard and mustache on him with black Sharpie. You know, because Austin's 14. And he doesn't know any better. Because he's only 14. Ahem.
I made Austin scrub it off with baby oil and it worked fairly well. Clay only had a 5:00 shadow when he went to school this afternoon.
This is Brooklyn eating her breakfast. Clay made her breakfast. Wasn't that sweet of him? Cheerios and whipped cream. No, I don't worry about her growth being stunted. Why do you ask?
This is Clay's air force. He folds a dozen or so airplanes a day. I find them everywhere. For the price of a pack of cheap paper, he's had weeks of entertainment. I think he's planning an attack on Florida right now. (It's the only geographic area he's heard of.)
Brooklyn tried to fly today. I think Clay may have given her a little push. She did manage to get airborne for a few seconds. Unfortunately she landed face-first into the couch and got herself a black eye.
Yep, it's just an ordinary day here.
Posted by Dawn at 10:00 PM
43 comments:
- Lynn said...
Yikes. Now that's a shiner!
- March 30, 2009 at 11:25 PM
The 'stache is surprisingly a nice look on Clay. Brooklyn seems to really be enjoying her breakfast. I'm not so sure it is the route I'd go but I suppose you shouldn't knock it til you try it, right? I mean, isn't whipped cream diary or close enough to milk to pass? Her little shiner is so cute! She could make up a rockin' story about how she got it. When my daughter (10) knocked the entire bottom half of both front teeth out in February she didn't tell people she was bending over and hit her mouth on the sink. Nope, she went to school and said she got in a fight....and won....and you really should have seen the other person! lol Life would be SO boring without kids.
- March 30, 2009 at 11:35 PM
To remove permanent marker, use rubbing alcohol. Ü
- March 31, 2009 at 12:01 AM
- JO said...
LOL - too funny. Sounds like one of my days from time to time.
Of course, as they get older it gets easier (yeah, right).
Nice blog btw!
- March 31, 2009 at 12:13 AM
- Kellan said...
Poor little Brooklyn - ouch! I love the airplanes - ACK!! My son does the same thing - they're EVERYWHERE!
Your kids sound so much like my kids - five o'clock shadows and all - tee hee!
Take care, Dawn. See you soon.
- March 31, 2009 at 12:26 AM
- Heather said...
Ouch - poor Brooklyn! That eye looks sore. I hope you have a more peaceful day today.
- March 31, 2009 at 4:42 AM
- Martha said...
Please ask Clay not to attack FL until after June when I have moved back north, that will give him plenty of time to build up his air force!
I hope Brooklyn's shiner heals quickly.
- March 31, 2009 at 4:52 AM
OMG I should have thought of whipped cream on my cheerios! Of course it isnt as cute when a 37 yr old woman is caught eating it.
Thanks for the morning laugh!
- March 31, 2009 at 6:37 AM
- SuburbanCorrespondent said...
I'll see your hundreds of paper airplanes and raise you a dozen submarines constructed out of empty oatmeal containers and duct tape.
- March 31, 2009 at 7:06 AM
- The Mommy said...
About the paper airplanes. Two years ago during Thanksgiving break I made a paper airplane for my then-three-year old. His daddy tried to make one as well and well, let's just say mine was far superior;) During Christmas shopping my DH just "happened" to find a calendar - a paper airplane a day! So, that's a little over 300 paper airplanes! And we had to keep them all (3-year-old mentality, you know). Needless to say, he got much better at making planes. And he bought ANOTHER calendar (All! New! Designs!) this year...
- March 31, 2009 at 7:49 AM
Can your kids get any cuter?! Brooklyn looks like she was trying to be Rocky or something. I hope it doesn't hurt too much. :)
Donna in PA :)
- March 31, 2009 at 7:51 AM
- Knitty said...
What? No Indiana Jones connection to all of this? LOL
- March 31, 2009 at 7:55 AM
I love the expression on Clay's face. :)
I've got a couple photos of one of my kids covered with drawings from markers (not permanent ones, happily). I can't remember now if the child drew on herself or the elder sibling helped (probably both). Child is grinning wildly in the photo, though, pretty pleased with herself.
Poor Brooklyn with her little shiner. Just makes me go, "Awwwwwwww," and want to give her a hug. She really is putting on the pout for the photos, too (she does have a fine sense of the dramatic, though, doesn't she?).
- March 31, 2009 at 8:01 AM
- sharalyns said...
Hey that pile of paper looks familiar...oh wait, yours is mostly white. For Christmas this last year, our 7 year old received the "Paper Airplane A Day Calendar".
They are cool, and he's learned all different kinds of paper airplane folding, but I'm sick of the paper! We now have a 15th and 30th day of the month clean out of all airplanes found in the house...
That's some shiner Brooklyn got there, complete with small cut.
- March 31, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- Karen said...
I love coming here. You make my chaotic days look so normal.
- March 31, 2009 at 8:32 AM
Even with a black eye your little girl is just adorable!!
- March 31, 2009 at 8:56 AM
- MaBunny said...
Dawn, come on , there is absoultely nothing wrong with cheerios and whip cream, lol.
As for the stache, Clay looks semi happy he has it and as for shiner, the poor little girl. She is adorable no matter what though.
- March 31, 2009 at 9:07 AM
- WhisperingWriter said...
Hah, that drawn on stash looks better than my husband's. He can't really grow out a proper one no matter how hard he tries.
My son has been making a bunch of paper airplanes too. I found one of them in my purse when I went to pay for the groceries. The cashier just raised her eyebrow at me as I calmly set the airplane on the counter so that I could grab my wallet.
- March 31, 2009 at 9:22 AM
Ouch! That looks like it really hurts! If you are anything like me, you will take pictures as the color changes everyday! She can be a rainbow girl.
Hope your week gets better and you have some time to breathe!
- March 31, 2009 at 9:34 AM
- Kristine said...
Ouch! Poor Brooklyn! Clay looks great. Why does it have to be sharpie? Aren't the washable markers good enough? Sigh. And why did Clay stay still? LOL
We're now at 6 kids ourselves. So many wonderful adventures when you have a houseful of ADD! LOL
- March 31, 2009 at 10:08 AM
- Sandra Humphrey said...
I just read your Guideposts article and I loved it! So then I had to go to Amazon and order your book! And now I'm checking out your blog! As a children's writer and grandparent, I can so relate to your wonderful stories. May you continue to write forever!
- March 31, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- Jennifer said...
Poor baby. That looks awful.
- March 31, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- Lu (Lucille) said...
DAWN!!! IT IS NEARLY YOUR FIRST BOOK SIGNING!! (sorry to shout but I'm so excited to hear about it!)
I wish I could go to it. Please let me know when you are having the London book signing ok? Because we will be sure to be there!!
- March 31, 2009 at 11:03 AM
- Sue said...
Awww... Brooklyn looks like she's taking it like a little trooper! Bet she's a tough cookie.
Good luck with the book signing. I bet a lot of your readers will show.
- March 31, 2009 at 11:04 AM
- Lisa said...
Now that is a true black eye...hope it heals fast.
- March 31, 2009 at 11:33 AM
LOL! At least the black eye is a beautiful one right? I also love the five o'clock shadow and the breakfast looks delicious LOL!
- March 31, 2009 at 11:56 AM
LOL Clay looks so Bond....James, Bond. I don't know why but that was the first thing I thought of when I saw his 'stache picture! I love that you made Austin clean it off, maybe now he'll go for the washable markers next time he's got that creative urge!
- March 31, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Poor Brooklyn. When my Sadie(7) was four, she fell on a friend's trampoline and landed face-first on a spring. She had a black eye right off, but the next day woke up with it completely swollen shut. I'll never forget her matter-of-fact voice telling me, "I only have one eye today".
- March 31, 2009 at 2:42 PM
- Shelli (wishes she was) Mrs. Burchett;) said...
My 6yo son got tubes about a month ago. When the nurse went to take him back, I brushed his hair behind his ears and notices that they were BLUE inside! They had been using blue ink stamp pads at school and he stuck his blue fingers in his ears. The ENT said they had a good laugh in the OR :)
- March 31, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- Tara said...
Here I was expecting the "yeah! Spring break is over. The kids are back in school" post. But little ones get into just as much trouble alone if not more when there's not a big one around. Well Dawn, thanks for keeping us all entertained. One of my favorite pictures of my 6 year old was his first black eye when he was 2. He was so proud and showing it off. Ah, memories.
- March 31, 2009 at 3:08 PM
Poor Brooklyn! I hate it when my little ones get black eyes.
- March 31, 2009 at 5:38 PM
- Lisa said...
I really like the mustache and goatee that Austin drew on his brother. Too bad he used the Sharpie! I'm sure he meant to grab the Waterproof Crayolas.
My favorite story about permanent markers is this: My sister took me to meet a friend. Minutes before we got the friend found her son coloring his private parts and his belly button with a green permanent marker. It was during the school year. He was 4 or 5 and had to go to school the next day. Needless to say it wouldn't come off. All we saw was the pretty green art around his belly button. I can only imagine what his private parts looked like!!
- March 31, 2009 at 6:51 PM
- Bailey's Leaf said...
Yikes on that eye. It hurts just to look at it!
- March 31, 2009 at 6:55 PM
When people ask me why I have no children yet, I'm just going to point to this post and smile.
- March 31, 2009 at 8:15 PM
- Jkhb said...
Dawn, if it wasn't a sharpie, I would say use babywipes they work great on skin and regular marker. My daughter use to color her legs on a regular basis with marker. I got sharpie off plasic with antibactierial handcleaner, so you might try that umm next time! I think I would try Brooklyn's breakfast, almost anything is better with whip cream! Hope her eye is better soon.
- March 31, 2009 at 9:19 PM
- Favors With Love said...
You crack me up! The way you tell your stories is so funny. Don't you just love the things kids come up with?
Is your book gonna be available on audio?
- March 31, 2009 at 9:26 PM
- Michelle said...
I have to say... for all the artistic talent that Austin exhibits, that wasn't the best mustache I've ever seen ;)
But the Cheerios and whipped cream? I think that was pretty smart for him to do -- cereal and dairy, whipped cream is less messy than trying to pour milk. It's all good :) And Brooklyn looks like she's enjoying her meal.
- March 31, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Poor Brooklyn!
As for the Sharpie on Clay's face, try a baby wipe. My grandson did something similar with a Sharpie (he drew all over his face!), and the baby wipe took it off.
- April 2, 2009 at 9:39 AM
Poor Baby, she has the most beautiful, big, dark eyes. Hope it gets well fast.
- April 2, 2009 at 10:12 PM
- Helen Grigor'eva said...
Your Brooklyn is so much like my daughter, but mine is a bit younger. Please send your little beauty my kindest regards and I wish her eye become okay as soon as possible.
P.S. I like your blog very much, voted for you at Blogger's Choice, hope you'll win!
- April 3, 2009 at 7:12 AM
- Katrina said...
Yikes. That looks like it hurt. Poor girl for enduring that.
As for the marker, rubbing alcohol should do the trick. I use it all the time when my son pulls stunts like this!
- April 3, 2009 at 2:53 PM
- Bethany said...
I love your family and the chaos that is inevitable!!
- April 4, 2009 at 5:05 PM
That's funny, my daughter (aged 2almost 3) always draws a beard on her face when she sees me shaving.
I'll shave off the marker beard then - I don't normally wash it off, if she wants to she can keep her beard (marker only lasts about a day anyway).
erik smit
- July 2, 2009 at 9:18 AM


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Neisen Leads Huskers at Alamo Invite
San Antonio, Texas - Steffi Neisen produced a three-over-par 75 to lead the Nebraska women's golf team in the opening round of the Alamo Invitational at the Briggs Ranch Golf Course on Sunday.
Neisen, a junior from New Prague, Minn., enters Monday's second round in a tie for 39th place in the 78-player field. Neisen's 75 on the par-72, 6,428-yard layout at Briggs Ranch helped the Huskers to a first-round team score of 308. Nebraska closed the opening 18 holes in 14th place in a 15-team field.
True freshman Cassie Deeg and redshirt freshman Morgan Smejkal added opening rounds of 76 to end the first day of competition in a tie for 50th. Junior Katelyn Wright settled for an 81 and a tie for 67th, while redshirt freshman Jackie O'Doherty rounded out the Husker contingent in 78th with a 90.
Oklahoma leads the team race after firing a nine-under-par 279 in the opening round. The Sooners lead second-place SMU (286) by seven strokes, while Tulane is eight shots off the pace at 287. Texas A&M sits in fourth after an opening-round 289, while the hosts from UTSA are in fifth at 290.
SMU's Jennifer Park and Baylor's Hayley Davis scorched the Briggs Ranch course for matching rounds of 67 on Sunday, while Oklahoma's Kaitlyn Rohrback and Taylor Schmidt and Tulane's Maribel Lopez Porras sit in a three-way tie for third in the individual standings after firing opening rounds of 68.
The Alamo Invitational continues on Monday with 18 holes beginning at 8:30 a.m. The final round is set for a shotgun start on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring is available throughout the tournament at GolfStat.com.
Alamo Invitational
Oct. 28-30, 2012
Briggs Ranch Golf Course (Par 72, 6,428 Yards)
Host: UTSA
Team Results (First Round)
1. Oklahoma - 279
3. Tulane - 287
4. Texas A&M - 289
T6. Baylor - 291
T8. Tennessee - 292
T8. Kentucky - 292
10. East Carolina - 294
11. Texas State - 300
12. Louisville - 301
13. Colorado - 303
14. Nebraska - 308
15. North Texas - 311
Individual Results (First Round)
T1. Jennifer Park, SMU - 67
T1. Hayley Davis, Baylor - 67
T3. Maribel Lopez Porras, Tulane - 68
T3. Kaitlyn Rohrback, Oklahoma - 68
T3. Taylor Schmidt, Oklahoma - 68
6. Sarah Beth Davis, Texas A&M - 69
T7. Emily Haas, Louisville - 70
T7. Natalie Reeves, Texas A&M - 70
T7. Emily Collins, Oklahoma - 70
T7. Heather Lott, Kentucky - 70
Nebraska Results
T39. Steffi Neisen - 75
T50. Cassie Deeg - 76
T50. Morgan Smejkal - 76
T67. Katelyn Wright - 81
78. Jackie O'Doherty - 90