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Constructive criticism? 20/F :) (self.amiugly)
submitted 10 months ago by KeriLorraineD
I've always been very self conscious, but over the past couple of years, I've gained so much confidence. :) Having a crazy supportive boyfriend helps.
Also! I am a fat chick. I'm pretty open and honest about that fact, and I'm certainly working on it. I do have some health issues that are slowing down the process but I'm working my ass off :) I'm just looking for things I might be able to do to look better, which will in turn make me feel better.
Thank you so much!
[–]epicOtime 22 points23 points24 points 10 months ago
Lose the nose ring and as long as your working on the weight, keep up the good work!
[–]neuronalapoptosis -11 points-10 points-9 points 10 months ago
i'm not a fan of the nose ring
[–]mememedium 2 points3 points4 points 10 months ago
Not attractive to me but hey. Go girl
[–]KeriLorraineD[S] 2 points3 points4 points 10 months ago
Those asking for body pics, I don't have many but here are a couple!
I love dressing up and dress quite nice for the most part, I think. Also, I've lost a bit of weight since these pics but it's a work in progress
[–]Reutan 4 points5 points6 points 10 months ago
I would say it's just the weight, then. So keep working at that.
You have a very pretty face and eyes, and though the nose ring isn't my thing at all (not usually much for anything other than simple ear piercings), plenty of other people like it.
[–]lpausel 2 points3 points4 points 10 months ago
whaaaaaaaatttttttt you had a picture of pvp whaaaaaaaatttttttt
[–]KeriLorraineD[S] 1 point2 points3 points 10 months ago
Yeah saaaaaan! Hahaha
[–]lpausel 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
Ok. Im jealous. -_- lol! I've just discovered them like a month ago, and I've been watching their daily vlogs every time it's up!
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
Always cool to see another pvpeep!
[–]Nepene 4 points5 points6 points 10 months ago
Better than average with glasses and non classy nose ring.
You'd look even better without them.
Reasonably hot if thinner.
[–]NewRoc914 1 point2 points3 points 10 months ago
hair back, weight loss however you are not ugly
[–]mikemaca 1 point2 points3 points 10 months ago
Very cool eyes. Smile is at least trying, but seems a bit forced. Hair is so-so as are frames, not bad, but maybe could improve. Face definitely looks to be wider and fleshier than it should. Overall pretty, around a 5-6, and would improve greatly with thinner face.
[–]Conquerz 1 point2 points3 points 10 months ago
If you lose your weight you're gonna be hot-ish, or atleast i think so. Also, imho you need to lose the nose ring, its...trashy.
[–]Renegade_Apathetic 1 point2 points3 points 10 months ago
Weight: lose it
[–]_mirror_mirror_ 5 points6 points7 points 10 months ago
you have the most gorgeous eyes & lips I've ever seen.
Your hair looks very healthy and your skin looks like its glowing.
you're beaut! :)
[–]KeriLorraineD[S] 4 points5 points6 points 10 months ago
Thank you so much! So sweet of you to say!! :) you, my friend, just made my day.
[–]konnichiwa88 1 point2 points3 points 10 months ago
most beautiful eyes ever :) and lovely hair shade. you look great! weight loss is necessary to look your best buuut no stressing, take your time, you'll get there and should love yourself every step of the way!
[–]Im_Irate 1 point2 points3 points 10 months ago
You have tons of potential. Lose the weight and you will lose the ugly.
[–]kilowhisky 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
Beautiful smile and very pretty eyes
[–]dscos 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
You are very, very cute!
[–]neuronalapoptosis 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
you have some great features. Honestly, other then the weight I think you're doing everything right. Remember as you lose it, dont try to just diet, change the way you approach life. Doing this will keep you from backsliding or failing. Dont just diet, change your eating habits and your weight will catch up. Dont just join a gym, set up a routine that you can stick with for the rest of your life. I got floor mats and some weights at home, I work out every morning for 30 min while I'm getting ready. I take 2 days off a week to sleep in :)
Good luck
[–]lolallison 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
I don't think the nose ring is trashy. I also have one but mine doesn't have the ball on it. Open rings look better normally. A newer hair cut would be nice, something that shapes your face. Eyebrow waxing maybe? You have very lovely eyes too! I think you're adorable. I'm glad you're more confident now - keep up the good work
[–]snupher 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
I have harped on it forever. I don't know why more women are doing it, it is horrible. If you can, lose the nose ring. It doesn't look attractive. In fact, it takes away from your presence. I know a lot of people refuse to get rid of them, but, in all honesty, it looks like you have a silver booger hanging from your nose and you wiped it up onto your nostril. It is pretty unappealing.
Other than that, you aren't ugly. I think you can soften your face a little and that would help, but definitely not ugly.
[–]HillTopTerrace 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
I am a girl so I don't know how far my opinion goes. But I think you are really pretty. And there is a lot of hate for the nose ring but I always though the little stud nose rings were cute. Maybe switch. And keep up the good work on the weight loss!
[–]bryandenny71 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
No chrome boogers. Lose some weight. You have beautiful eyes.
[–]wannabe_hippie 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
You're lovely--I have no constructive criticism to provide. :)
You look like you're very self-confident and happy, so work it!
[–]zmansman17 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
Hey, don't accept yourself as "a fat chick".
[–]Office_Zombie 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
Cute face, beautiful eyes. Face alone; you are an 8/10
I personally don't like the glasses or nose ring; but work the boobs. I imagine they are phenomenal; dress them up and put them out there.
If you ever posted on /r/GoneWildPlus you would have about a gazillion guys fawning over you in a matter of minutes.
[–]project_twinkie 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
Very pretty, could lose some weight. Bombshell in the making for sure!
And killer eyes!
[–]chantistar 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
you're very pretty. i can imagine you'll be stunning if you lose more weight. your face will just POP!
[–]jasminkkpp 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
You're adorable (: I love your confidence :]
constructive criticism: lose weight
I did weight watchers and lost 30 pounds in six months. True story. It can work for you.
[–]griffer00 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
Dude, don't give a disclaimer about your weight! Right off the bat, you come off as defensive or insecure.
[–]brutallycandid 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
What is with these piercings? Is this a thing now? Not an attack on you, but those things are NOT flattering 99% of the time, I don't care how good the chick it's attached to looks.
That said you have a cute face. Lose the nose ring and the weight and you're good to go.
[–]KeriLorraineD[S] 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
I personally am just a fan of body mods. I have a few tattoos, I just like these things.
[–]moloo 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago
I think you're adorable! Lose the glasses (or get more attractive ones) and the nose ring. As far as your weight goes do whatever you feel like you need, being pretty had nothing to do with your weight and you're not ugly at the weight you are
[–]zombiemouse -1 points0 points1 point 10 months ago
You're gorgeous! And your eyes are extremely pretty.
Wow, thank you so much!! This is so nice!
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[–]KeriLorraineD[S] 5 points6 points7 points 10 months ago
Holy shit! I never would have known if you hadn't told me! Thank you for blessing me with such enlightenment. Hahaha.
Yessir. I am fat. Well done.
[–][deleted] -4 points-3 points-2 points 10 months ago
It is constructive. I'm telling her to stop looking like a hambeast.
[–]Awkwardw 4 points5 points6 points 10 months ago
You said one word. You were asked to do something constructive, you should construct something. Perhaps a sentence!
Thanks for not being an asshole :) you're wonderful, it's appreciated.
[–]Zealous_Zucchini -1 points0 points1 point 10 months ago
Not a big fan of the nose ring. Keep up the exercise and you'll be drop dead gorgeous. Btw, that smile is amazing :)
[–]rikashiku -1 points0 points1 point 10 months ago
If you have a boyfriend, then you're doing something right :). You're not ugly. Sure, you are a "fat chick", but you're a pretty fat chick. Health issues? your health is the most important thing to save, then you take care of your looks.
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Hey Rosemary! You won the print from the ISM gallery http://caffeineartist.blogspot.com/2012/10/free-painting-from-ism-gallery.html
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Rosemary, good afternoon!
It was Brian Sibley who suggested that I should contact you. Since 1975 I collect Hobbits (books). On my website http://www.hobbithunter.nl you will see my collection, some 400 Hobbits in 65 langauages.
On Facebook Brian mentioned the golden Hobbit, see: http://travale.tumblr.com/post/40754715140/at-school-we-are-all-busy-putting-together-our
Here is part of the conversation between Brian and me:Brian Sibley Henk – Sadly not for sale, it's a school project! Lovely, but totally unauthorised!
23 januari om 10:29Henk HobbitHunter Brassien Brian, thanks for your reaction. Of course I wished you had better news …..
23 januari om 10:30 ·Brian Sibley Why not approach the person who made it, maybe they would sell you some artwork for your collection.
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Henk HobbitHunter Brassien Brian, good morning.
Yes, I could try and contact the maker. Have you got an e-mail address for me (please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com.)
Hi, Henk,
You try leaving a message, here:
Good luck,
BrianSo …… is there a way to add a golden Hobbit to my Hobbit collection?
I would like to hear from you.With regards,
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"I feel like the guys did a great job of coming together," TC Central head coach David Wright said. "We had some adversity. Our big man didn't become eligible until the second half of the year, and then we started to get a little banged up. I think we did a real good job of fighting through adversity and playing together. Tevin Garrett was a steady hand in all of our accomplishments. I think we were a couple games short of a 20-win season, but we did finish up as Area Champs and that is always a big thing. I think doing the way we did it by flipping a coin because we were tied with Winterboro in the regular season— losing the coin toss and having to go to Winterboro for the area tournament put a little bit more fire in the guys to make them want go out and have a good showing, and we did. Nothing to take away from Shades Mountain, but I think we had a few bad breaks in that game. Shades Mountain played a great game. They came and beat us on our home floor by a point or two. We came up short accomplishing the goal we wanted to achieve, which was a state championship."
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After two weeks of nothing, the "interlull" came to an abrupt end this weekend. Well, the resumption of Premier League hostilities felt like it came around very quickly to me. And, going by the "performance" our boys put in at Norwich on Saturday evening, the same can be said of them. I'm sure that, like me, you're still so bummed out by Saturday evening's display at Norwich, you have no particular desire to ready anything about the match. Fair enough. But the life of even a part time blogger isn't just about glory. Which is probably obvious to you, seven years after the last trophy was parked in our cabinet. So, here we are, on an excessively grey north London day, to pick over the carcass of a performance so poor even Oliver Twist would have been horrified by it.
The weekend had started so promisingly too. Friday afternoon saw the news that Jack Wilshere would be part of Arsenal's matchday squad for the first time since the end of the 2010/11 season. Just to put that into context, well… two things. One, Jack has yet to partner up with midfield mainstay Mikel Arteta. Two, the length of time that has elapsed has led to football watchers questioning the evidence their own eyes provided them and asking the question "Was Jack really that good?". To which the obvious answer is, "Yes, yes he was." The question should now be, can he be that good again? We hope the answer wil be, "Yes, yes he can." Anyway, we will see the answer for ourselves over the coming weeks and months, so let's not dwell on it here.
Suffice to say, that with our midfield maestro closing in a return to first team action and a trip to winless Norwich on the agenda, we were all looking forward to Saturday night's game and a healthy increase to the "GD" column. Cast your minds back, we were. That feeling of optimism lasted about 5 minutes. It's a curious thing with Arsenal under Arsene, but you can generally tell what kind of 90 minutes you're in for very quickly. And, with Norwich denying Arsenal time and space to get their game going, it didn't look good. At all.
You will recall that Arsenal went into the international break following a 3-1 win at West Ham. This was a win acheived despite going a goal down after twenty minutes. The only similarity with that performance is the time we conceded the opening, and only goal, of the game. As is becoming customary, it came from Norwich's first attack of the game. Also customary was the goalkeeping howler that led to it. Vito Mannone had, let's face it, been well protected in the opening weeks of the season. As he has become slightly more exposed, the errors have crept in. He was at least partially culpable for Chelsea's winning goal, the opening goal at Manchester City and any number of parries back into the danger area could easily have resulted in a goal. That particular chicken came home to roost this weekend, when he parried a 35 yard effort into the centre of the goal. Grant Holt, who would have been offside had fatty Santos been awake, reacted a bit faster than Per Mertesacker and slid the ball home.
For all the possession we had, we never looked like doing anything with it. And we never did. The "inelegant and inefficient" Gervinho was too busy running down his usual blind alleyways, one particular airshot said more about his game than any two yard tap in could. Podolski was anonymous, Ramsey ponderous. What struck me was how the energy of Keiran Gibbs was missed down our left flank.
What also struck me was, and yes I know we have injuries, the paucity of options on the bench. At one end of his Arsenal career, the hitherto untrustworthy Arshavin; at the other end, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gnabry. No centre forward, no real nuclear option waiting to detonate from the bench. Well, not unless you consider Wilshere nuclear. Which, I suppose we might do, given a few weeks. I'm not blind to the fact that this is just one result and just three points dropped. But, bigger picture, for all the goodwill that the team have built up this season under difficult circumstances, we have won just three of eight matches and stand a sobering 9th in the league table. I don't understand how a club like Arsenal can go into a league match without a recognised centre forward on the bench (not for the first time in recent years) and a goalkeeper who, quite plainly, isn't up to it on the pitch. Although perhaps, having suffered through Manuel Almunia's time at the club, perhaps that bit isn't so surprising.
It would be wrong, however, to scapegoat the Italian, who is- all said and done- doing his best and was by no means alone in his ineptitude on Saturday evening. It's not his fault Szczesny is injured, or that Fabianski is apparently made of glass. If the Arsenal manager does entertain serious notions of at least challenging for the league title, it's difficult to see how it's going to happen without spending "some fucking money".
I guess it's ironic that as we reflect on yet another Arsenal performance where the players thought they just had to turn up to collect the three points, so much of this post is about mistakes being repeated again and again and again and again…
It's the Champions League on Wednesday night, we're going to have to step it up. Considerably.
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Despite the competitive pricing, this is still a seriously flawed combination
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This is another strange review from "What Hi-Fi". I just wonder how these German magazines can be so wrong and saying that this CD player is a Reference Class. Maybe they actually listen to the equipment. Shame on them.
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by Jan Simonds
(Clear Lake, Houston, TX)
Since my diagnosis of Stage 4 breast cancer metastasized, which I received in March, I have been knitting squares during my weekly chemo sessions - as well as a lot at home. I always find knitting calms me down and it's something I can do at home when my energy from treatments is low.
I'll have to get my husband to take a picture of me with my baby fine little tufts of hair. What little I have is now blonde and my original hair was reddish brown - very strange. Maybe when it grows back it'll go back to the original color - or I'll help it with a bottle of Lorreal.
My spirits are good and I'm surrounded by lots of love from family and my church family - knitters and others.
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Rob Palleschi, global head of DoubleTree, weighs in on company expansion plans.
May 9, 2012
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I mean well DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels has been expanding globally fifteen hotels already this year but with high unemployment -- debt crisis in Europe.
The company whether the summer economic storm.
Plus he is global head DoubleTree and he joins me now the stock market here is really worry about -- especially today how -- view.
About Europe.
Thanks for having me.
We're not all that worried about Europe we're seeing great trends.
And as you mentioned.
We've so far had a very successful year opening hotels.
And we can -- continue to see that trend.
Whether it be opening hotels or in forward looking pace so we're very excited and we're bullish.
OK you're bullish because if you look overall -- some of the statements we've gotten from some of that.
Via hotels CEO those chains evident in Europe but core some of the Spanish -- -- in particular they're concerned about looking.
They see though a lot of traffic lot of search traffic on their web sites some people are looking for deals are you finding that at double -- right now.
As revenue increased through the website is -- online searching happening with.
Yet most definitely I mean online search continues to grow for us fortunately for us is growing in double digits.
And I you know our operators use that as a tool.
To help leverage their hotels and continued need to drive rates and drive occupancy.
But ultimately comes down to the product in you have to have that great service you have to have that great product wherever you are in the world.
Aren't let me ask you about about overall -- an expansion that you've been doing because.
Help -- -- DoubleTree it as well put a lot of money.
Millions of dollars a -- three billion dollars into improving the change made -- happiest I have to cut Israel love the cookies but overall -- visit that return on investments -- -- come back to you.
Within the next year considering.
That the industry overall is still very concerned about the consumer and a recession in Europe.
Yeah the first of all the -- he's not going anywhere it's been with us for over 25 years and debt.
We give away 75000.
Cookies -- day and we'll continue to do that globally.
But is is far is as far as the return on investment.
Our owners.
Of our hotels have invested well over 34 billion dollars in products and services.
Arab hotels over the past few years.
We launched our new re branding.
About fourteen months ago.
Which included changing other graphics and identity at all of our hotels to add -- by Hilton tag line.
And we've seen great growth from that we've seen our rev par growth.
Market share gains we've seen average rate gains so it's is turning out to be very profitable for our owners.
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Toronto Maple Leaf News and Rumors
The Quickest Fix for Leafs.
Frankly, this season is done. Sure the leafs could have an above average second half, make the playoffs and get knocked out in the first round with the team they have, but WHY? So then in 2008-2009 you bring back the same cast of clowns and do it all again, sneak in the playoffs and get crushed by a contending opponent. We must rebuild and now is the perfect time.
Leafs Prospect report
A combined analysis from the team report, and Hockeysfutures report, both done about a month ago.
Nik Antropov playing like an MVP
Nik Antropov if finally trying to play like everyone predicted him to play. THis is his 8th season with the leafs and he is truly fo rthe first time, making a name for himself throughout the NHL. He has 31 points in 31 games, on pace for 82. Although, the past few seasons, some would say he was injury prone, he looks as if he is starting to control that. He is more physical, he is working harder and he tries every second that he is on the ice. I think we all owe him a pat on the back for a job well done so far this season.
Sundin Mania!!!
First off, I want to start off this article by saying that I think Mats Sundin is one of the elite players in the NHL, and I have been a fan and still am of Mats'. But, since there has been a lot of talk about the trading of Mats, I thought I would pull together a couple trade possibilities that JFJ could make come trade deadline time, and the Leafs are out of the playoff race.
Should Toronto target St. Louis?
Given the improved play of the Maple Leafs recently, speculation has already started that Toronto may try to acquire a high impact player to help boost their post season run.
The player that needs to be traded is Raycroft
The Maple Leafs really need to trade Raycroft.In my opinion they need to trade him for a couple draft picks or at least a decent back up.
Hopefully This Consistent Play Continues
This week has been a good one for the Leafs, which was much need after much termoil and chaos in Leafnation during their long losing skid. Whats even better is that the Sens went on a longer losing skid then the Leafs, yet they keeping trying to rip on the Leafs.
Reasons why the Leafs won't give up Thomas Kaberle for Mareau
1.Best Puck handler.
2.Helps on the pp
3.He plays great defence whenever its needed for the leafs.
Marleau Coming Home?
According to various sources and reports, the San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs are coming very close to making a fairly substantial trade. It would consist of Patrick Marleau and a draft pick going to Toronto for Tomas Kaberle and a young forward. Possibly Alex Steen or Matt Stajan.
Just another Leaf article
Hey all, brand new here hoping to inject some freaking reality. Big Leaf fan so lets get that out of the way. Also a realistic Leaf fan, we are not going anywhere with this club as it sits now. Sorry you delusional fans. Its not happening. We are a relatively decent talented team with a d-core full of the same guy. And we have a guy that is in my humble opinion, (sundin) playing at MVP level this year (without support). That said, if I was catholic I would be saying hail mary's but Mats needs to be traded for the good of this team. I love him and would love to see him hoist Stanley in Blue and White, but not happening this year.
Sundin please?
I recently read an article in the Toronto Sun, about Sundin being quoted to have said that he would not wave his no trade clause. I just have a few things to say to Sundin. If you truely want to win a cup with the Leafs, and if you do feel like this is where you would like to spend the rest of your career. Then you would want to do what's best for the team in the long term.If the Leafs are out of the playoffs by the trading deadline
Leaf fans to blame for Free Fall?
Fans to blame for the Maple Leafs free fall?
Many Leaf fans, as many do when in their shoes; have blamed Maple Leafs General Manager, John Ferguson Jr. for the awful play from the members of the blue & white. Some have even extended an extra finger at Paul Maurice, Richard Peddie and part owner, Larry Tanenbaum. So much finger pointing has been going on lately it's hard to remember who we're blaming for what and why. But thus is the life of a Maple Leaf fan. Leaf fans are the only fans in pro sports who each think that they are the actual GM, and in some ways, they're right.
Backup Goaltenders.
This might be a bit delayed but it has been bugging me for a while now. This wont be that long of a text but i just need to get this out there, and see other peoples input about this as well. Now there's no doubt that Toronto has faced a majority of backup goaltenders during the duration of the season thus far, but with everyone saying that Toronto is made up of "2 career backup goaltenders" wouldn't that mean that the teams that have faced us thus far have faced backup goalies as well?
Sundin STAYING in T.O. for the rest of the season.
If Mats Sundin dosen't retire before the end of the season, sportsnet.ca reported that Sundin likes it in Toronto and wants to stay there for the rest of the 2007-08 season. And since he has a NTC, the Leafs can't decide whether they want to trade him or not. He said Toronto is his home, and he said while he was playing in Toronto, he never considered playing anywhere else. So, stop making up rumours about Sundin being traded somewhere else!
This good ship Leaf is sinking but not yet sunk.
They say that there are no simple solutions to the Leafs woes. But I'm not that sure that the answer is all that hard. Every one and their mothers have had an opinion on what the Leafs should do. Most jounalists are crying for Richard Petty's head on a platter. It's been stated that the leafs need to rid themselves of petty in favor of a Colagelo type manager.
Farm Report : Marlies
We have heard countless times of how the Leafs are near the cap limit, and I have viewed a few sights but each have different numbers on how close they are. The typical amount amount i've seen is 200 000 of cap space left (I will not confirm this number as i do not know the true salary Figures) We also all know how much money our beloved Buds make annually, so this is why i suggest the following.
Leaf Management Is The Real Problem Here
Richard Peddie has yet to become the villain that JFJ is but I can see it going that way soon. To me Richard Peddie has become the latest version of Harold Ballard. Maybe not to the extent of Ballard but he has done little to help this team.
First off look what he did to the Raptors by appointing HIS man to the post of GM of that team. Rob Bab***** was hands down the worst GM in Raptors short history. Peddie allowed the Raptors to become the joke of the NBA. Also proving he knows nothing on how to run a basketball team.
Second he appoints JFJ as GM of the Leafs. JFJ has done absolutely nothing for this team but burden the Leafs with foolish contracts and trade away the future for nothing that is helping the team now. In the last four years JFJ has dealt away three of the four first round picks in the Leetch, Raycroft, and Toskala deals. Also he has not made a single deal to further the franchise.
Trade Sundin for Future.
Well first off, i understand i will take a lot of heat for writing down my opinion but hopefully many of you see my point. Lets get right to it, Trade Sundin its that simple. Heres the reason in why i believe the Leafs should let, in my opinion the greatest leaf in the history go. This guy for countless years upon years has put his heart and soul on the crease of the Maple Leaf, He's been a leader since day one, he may not be the most vocal but he leads by example.
The whole story
I said the best thing for the leafs is some consistency, and now they have that.
Now that the weekend has rolled over, lets look at the entire story.
Free advice for the Maple Leafs
I'm new and I'm guessing that HockeyBuzz is a bad word around here, but Daniel Tolensky has posted a great column about "Stanley Cup Winning GMs and Some Free Advice for MLSE's Board of Directors". I think that he is 100% bang on. I really like the Bob Nicholson (Pres) and Steve Tambellini (GM) combo and totally agree the time to act is now, and not in the new year or the summer. Way too many important decisions to be made to wait.


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One way or another, complaints happen. Do you flinch when you hear the word, "complaint?"
Most people miss the inherent information at a complaint's core due to their emotional response to it. People tend to justify, defend, deny or place blame elsewhere. None of these strategies addresses the deeper meaning of the message. The question is, "How does your work environment handle bad news?"
The role of an effective leader is threefold:
1. Encourage the free flow of honest and unfiltered feedback into your organization.
2. Create a safe environment to receive constructive criticism.
3. Improve the systems. Consider the feedback within the larger scope of the organization's goals and projects.
When planning your customer service feedback strategies, set up a process to address it positively and improve the relationships. Although it sounds like a euphemism, feedback is an opportunity for improvement.
But what about the complaints that contradict each other? We all know you can't make everyone happy. Instead, focus on the root of the issue. Usually it is a person's expectations that aren't being met. You may have a crowd of people with different expectations.
That's to be expected. The role of a leader is to consider the bigger picture to find what they have in common and handle it at that level.
But what about when something really goes wrong?How do you handle when people make big mistakes?
If you say to yourself, "We don't make mistakes," then we would make a bold statement that your office either isn't a safe place to admit mistakes, thereby encouraging people to hide and cover up errors, or your organization is not taking big enough risks in the projects and services it offers. Playing it small and safe may be comfortable, but is it serving the grand vision of your organization's mission statement?
Golden opportunities may be hidden within the constructive criticisms, negative feedback and complaints. By addressing your critics' comments and debriefing mistakes openly, your organization will shorten its learning curve to improvement. You'll be more prepared to take advantage of new and innovative circumstances.
As a leader in your organization, task yourself with answering the question, "What are the mistakes revealing about the organization?" Surprisingly, the answers may delight you.
Jason W. Womack, MEd, MA, and Jodi Womack, MA, founded their personal development education company, which enhances organizational performance through customized training and coaching. For more Workplace Performance tips, visit www.JasonWomack.com.


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Learning & Teaching Topics
Student Learning Outcomes
Student learning outcomes provide a focus and a standard for the classroom, clearly stating what a student should be able to do upon completion of the course. They should act as a guide to developing assignments, activities, and assessments. These student learning outcomes differ from student learning objectives in that objectives are more faculty-based, focusing on content and skill, while outcomes are more student-based, focusing on overarching themes and incorporating higher level thinking while culminating in what students should be able to do at the end of the course
How to Develop Student Learning Outcomes
- To develop outcomes, first think of the 5-7 most important things that a student should be able to do after taking your course.
- Make sure to define these goals in a clear and measurable way, utilizing active verbs.
- Draft these outcomes and compare them with course outlines, as well as the core concepts and guiding principles from professional organizations.
- Design your course so that all course activities and assignments ultimately lead to the outcomes.
- On the first day of class, discuss these outcomes with students. Make sure the student learning outcomes are included in your syllabus.
- Use the last day of class to discuss the student learning outcomes with students and determine if they have been met. Utilize student feedback in order to modify the outcomes or the course as needed.
- There are three primary domains of learning. Student learning outcomes should address each domain, including: cognitive (knowledge classification), psychomotor (physical), and affective (behaviors corresponding with values and attitudes). While the affective domain is most closely tied to life-long learning, it may also be the most difficult to articulate.
- Student learning outcomes should incorporate skills at multiple levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Bloom classified intellectual behavior into several fields in order to be able to identify and measure learning on a progressively sophisticated level. Bloom's Taxonomy has six categories: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Topic References
Armstrong, P. (n.d.) Bloom's Taxonomy. Retrieved May 9, 2009, from Vanderbilt Center for Teaching Web site: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/theory/blooms.htm
Center for the Advancement of Staff and Student Learning. (n.d.). Instructions for Writing Student Learning Outcomes. Retrieved May 9, 2009, from Los Rios Community College District Web site: http://research.crc.losrios.edu/Instructions%20for%20Writing%20Student%20Learning%20Outcomes.htm
Fink, L.D. (2005). Integrated Course Design. IDEA Paper #42. Retrieved May 9, 2009, from the IDEA Center Web site: http://www.theideacenter.org/sites/default/files/Idea_Paper_42.pdf
Fulks, J. & Pluta, K. (2003). Writing Student Learning Outcomes. SLO Workshop, Bakersfield College. Retrieved May 9, 2009, from San Mateo Community College District Web site: http://www.smccd.net/accounts/canslo/handouts/tools/WritingSLO-guide2.doc


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Jeremy Doig / YouTube Blog:
Steady, as she goes: better video processing with Green Parrot Pictures — At YouTube, we see 35 hours of video uploaded to the site every minute from people all over the world. Some videos are beautifully shot by professionals or aspiring filmmakers using the very latest in HD cameras and equipment.
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Matt Rosoff / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
Google Acquires Green Parrot Pictures — Google has acquired Green Parrot Pictures, an Irish company that makes tools to manipulate digital video and images. — The acquisition is apparently being driven by YouTube, which could use Green Parrot's tools to help users make their videos better.
Inquirer, Reuters, VentureBeat, TG Daily, WebProNews, silicontap.com and TechSpot
Carolyn Penner / Twitter Blog:
Making Twitter more secure: HTTPS — Today, we're taking an important step to make it easier to manage the security of your Twitter experience - we are adding a user setting that lets you always use HTTPS when accessing Twitter.com. Using HTTPS for your favorite Internet services …
Kyle Thibaut / CrunchGear:
Netflix Gets Into The Original Content Game, Buys Upcoming Show For A Rumored $100m — Netflix got its start as the red-envelope movie rental service, later turning into the video streaming authority (bankrupting Blockbuster in the process), and now may be making yet another major move: bankrolling original content.
Deadline.com, VentureBeat, Disruptors, Techland, fierceonlinevideo.com …, ITworld.com, Hillicon Valley, MacNN, Fast Company and GigaOM, more at Mediagazer »
Google Mobile Blog:
Google Search app for iPhone—a new name and a new look — If you need to do a Google search on your iPhone or iPod touch it's now faster and easier when you use our redesigned Google Search app, formerly Google Mobile App. If you've been using Google Mobile App for a while, you'll notice that things look different.
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Ingrid Lunden / paidContent:
Amazon Kindle: Bundled Free In UK, And The iPad Effect — Looks like Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is looking to cast its retail net ever wider in the hunt for new Kindle users: the e-reading device is now being sold in the UK by Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy UK, an extension of a retailing deal …
Brave New World, thinq_ and TeleRead
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
San Francisco Doing Everything It Can To Drive Zynga And Twitter Away — Update: See San Francisco Controller Publishes Candid Report On How Badly They Need Twitter — San Francisco, unlike most other cities in Silicon Valley, has a 1.5% payroll tax. And even more stunning …
TechCrunch, @karaswisher, @arrington, @tiensoon, @r0bl0rd and San Francisco Examiner
Alastair Sharp / Reuters:
Special report: A PlayBook for fighting Apple — (Reuters) - Once upon a time, BlackBerry was king. Then came the iPhone, followed by Android. And BlackBerry seemingly lost its way — if not quite its throne. — Research In Motion is holding on to profit growth and impressive margins.
MediaFile and Tech Trader Daily
Andrew Munchbach / BGR:
Verizon grabs 12% of U.S. iPhone market in just one month — Mobile analytics company Chitika has been keeping a running tally of just how many iPhones are running on both AT&T and Verizon. Using the data flowing across its ad network, the company has calculated that almost 1 out of every 8 iPhones …
VentureBeat, MacRumors, Chitika Insights, Electronista, App Advice, MacStories, iOSnoops and Examiner
Derek Kessler / PreCentral.net:
TouchPad set for a June release, priced from $499; 7-inch coming in September? — HP was and has remained mum on the pricing and release timeframe (planned for "summer") for their TouchPad tablet, but we've got a few more details on that matter. A major US retailer is getting their employees ready …
Ubergizmo, X-bit labs, SAI, PC Magazine, MobileWhack, GottaBeMobile, Know Your Cell, Electronista, Gizmodo, IntoMobile, MobileBurn.com, Softpedia News and Liliputing
Oliver Burkeman / Guardian:
The internet is over — Oliver Burkeman went to Texas to the South by Southwest festival of film, music and technology, in search of the next big idea. After three days he found it: the boundary between 'real life' and 'online' has disappeared — If my grandchildren ever ask …
Gawker and Local Media Watch
Jeremiah Owyang / Web Strategy:
SXSW 2011: Great for Networking, But No Technology Breakthroughs
Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
Feature: The most modern browser there is: Internet Explorer 9 reviewed — When Microsoft first introduced Internet Explorer 9 at PDC in November 2009, it didn't show much. A few benchmarks, some talk about the technologies that the browser would use, and a little information about the direction that development would take.
Jacob Schulman / Engadget:
Internet Explorer 9 gets WebM support with 'preview' plug-in from Google, internet video gets more friendly
Internet Explorer 9 gets WebM support with 'preview' plug-in from Google, internet video gets more friendly
Webmonkey and The Register
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
AOL Asks Us If We Can Tone It Down — Earlier this week I interviewed Duncan Jones and Jake Gyllenhaal at SXSW, at the press junket for their movie The Source Code. While the film doesn't have a huge tech angle other than the title, I thought it might be good video content for TCTV …
Erik Sherman / Wired In Blog| BNET:
New Facebook Patent: the Huge Implications of Curated Search — For some time, Facebook has been interested in semantic search — using its social graph and immense amount of information about its users to deliver search results. Some have dismissed the effort, but that's premature …
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Google's the Largest Torrent Search Engine, isoHunt Tells Court — Last month search giant Google got involved in a BitTorrent case for the first time in its history. The company took interest in the ongoing court case between isoHunt and the MPAA, fearing that the standing injunction …
Josh Constine / Inside Facebook:
Facebook Launching Local Deals Subscription Service — Facebook is showing a special story in the news feed urging users to subscribe to updates about its Deals location-based check-in rewards program, and to invite their friends to subscribe too. A link in the story leads to a new subscription page …
PC World and TechCrunch
Marc Parry / Wired Campus:
Colleges Discriminate Against the Blind With Google Apps, Advocates Say — Many colleges find Google's free e-mail and word-processing services irresistible. — Blind professors and students find them to be something else: inaccessible. — That's the accusation of a civil-rights complaint filed today …
NFB, PC World, eCampus News and Education IT Blog
Mike Loukides / O'Reilly Radar:
What has Twitter become? — At O'Reilly, we've long believed that one criterion for long-term success is creating more value than you capture. When you do so, you create the possibility for an ecosystem that's larger than you are. You create a healthy environment in which you, your partners, and even your competitors can thrive.
Zillow Is Said to Hire Citigroup to Manage Initial Share Sale — Zillow Inc., an online real-estate information service, has hired Citigroup Inc. to manage its initial public offering, three people with knowledge of the company's plans said. — The exact timing of an IPO filing …
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Facebook Takes Another Swing At Web Video: Live Streaming Major League Baseball — Last week, you could rent a movie on Facebook. Today, you can watch a live pro baseball game on the site. — Still think Facebook can't be a big player in Web video? — You can watch the game …
Friending Facebook Blog, paidContent, SAI and NBC Bay Area, more at Mediagazer », Thanks:beet_tv
Mark Schaaf / Google Mobile Ads Blog:
New beta AdMob Windows Phone 7 SDK expands cross-platform monetization options for developers — One of the three core principles of our mobile ads business is 'inclusiveness'; advertisers and developers should have access to the tools they need to reach users across many mobile platforms.
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Jackie Cohen / All Facebook:
Finra Warns About Facebook Pre-IPO Investments — Private market trading of Facebook stock has garnered so much attention lately that the social network is cited as an example in a warning by a financial industry regulator. — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has posted …
FINRA, Between the Lines Blog, Bloomberg and PC World
Connie Loizos / PE Hub Blog:
Source: Seed-Stage Rounds Up 50 Percent in New York; Valuations Up 30 Percent — How hot is the New York tech scene? Maybe a little too hot, suggests Owen Davis, managing director of NYC Seed, a three-year old seed fund that provides up to $200,000 to New York startups via a partnership …
Mark Buchanan / New Scientist:
Happier people tweet together — As the old adage goes, "birds of a feather flock together" - and it seems to be true even when tweeting. Scientists who have studied millions of tweets on the micro-blogging service Twitter say they have found that happier people tend to tweet together …
Cory Doctorow / Guardian:
Beware the spyware model of technology - its flaws are built in — Computers are increasingly designed to control and spy on us - the question isn't whether these control measures will fail but when, and who will hijack them — Technology regulation is notoriously tricky.


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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum chronicles birth of tribe
Life-size portraits of local Native American pioneers, colorful diagrams and interactive timelines chronicling the history of the Cahuilla Indians now fill the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum on South Palm Canyon Drive.
Changes in store for SunLine Transit routes, schedules
Several big changes are coming at the beginning of the year for those who use the SunLine Transit Agency to commute around the Valley.
Celebrate Coachella Valley families' diversity
The Alvarez family, Rick and Diana and their four children, pose with some of their academic degrees outside their Indio church.
Bedroom catches fire at home in Indio
Cal fire made quick work of a fire that began in the bedroom of a home on Palm Street in Indio Monday afternoon.
Service to Pay Homage to Fallen Peace Officers today
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Lost loved ones killed by DUI drivers remembered in Rancho Mirage
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Green Desert: Death valley for birds near solar site drops
The California Energy Commission last week posted the October environmental monitoring report for NextEra Energy's 250-megawatt Genesis project, located on public land about 75 miles east of Indio, and it looks like avian death totals were down.
A perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon is tasting 49 different types of cupcakes, enjoying Art of Sax playing dance music, and being one of more than 400 attendees raising funds for The Well in the Desert.
COACHELLA 2014: Lineup likely to include Bastille; shuttle map posted
Vendors ready to showcase tasty recipes at Tamale Festival this weekend
The 22nd annual Indio International Tamale Festival is here. The celebration kicked off with a carnival Friday, while food vendors geared up to whip out their best tamale recipes over the weekend.
Soboba Reservation: Last chance for gaming proposal review
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Woman Accused of DUI in Roll-Over Crash in Coachella
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Local business bringing holiday cheer to those in need
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Valley health leaders coordinate Covered California assistance
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Maria Rios set to defend title at Indio Tamale Festival
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Back around March 2008, I posted quite a lot of information on this site as I went through the process of choosing a cabinet-type tablesaw.
Now four years on (believe it or not!!), and prompted by a recent query (given my tablesaw, the TS10L has been off the market for around 3 years) I can look back at the decision I made, and whether the apparent successor would have been a contender.
This is also interesting as news filters through that may have gotten themselves as national importers/distributors of Jet power tools. Still a rumour at this stage though. Wonder if it will impact on Powermatic as well?
***Update: it is confirmed (information received independently from 3 different sources) that Carbatec have become the importers/distributors of Jet. In doing so, it is likely that competing saws also made in Taiwan (such as the TSCE-10L) will no longer be available once current stocks are exhausted***
So 4 years on. The TS10L is still a great saw, and I still have no issues or regrets over the decision. No weaknesses or issues have come to light in that time, other than a couple of very minor items I resolved very early on – the antikickback pawls that were spring-loaded and causing damage to timber passing underneath (since removed), and the insert having to be lifted to get access to the guard/splitter quick release (solved by creating a new insert that can be removed from around the splitter).
So what features really make this saw, that are worth ensuring are included in other models?
Well many, but there are a number that do come to mind. The arbor lock for blade changing. Quick release for the splitter/guard. That the splitter/guard rises and falls with the blade. The left-tilting blade. The Biesemeyer-style fence. The large, heavy, flat tabletop that is significant on both sides of the blade and having two miter slots – one either side of the blade. The overall weight, and heavy manufacturing of the machine.
TS10L | ….. | TSC10HB | Specification | TSCE-10L |
254mm | 250mm | Blade Size | 254mm | |
16mm max*** | 15mm max | Dado Capacity | 15mm max | |
Left | Right | Tilt Direction | Left | |
3HP 15A 240V | 3HP 15A 240V | Motor | 3HP 15A 240V | |
Induction | Induction | Motor Type | Induction | |
2850 RPM | Motor Speed | 2850 RPM | ||
4000RPM | Blade Speed | 4300 RPM | ||
Triple Belt | Drive Type | Poly v-belt | ||
5/8″ | 5/8″ | Arbor Diameter | 5/8″ | |
75mm | 77mm | Max Cut at 90° | 75mm | |
69mm | 58mm | Max Cut at 45° | 55mm | |
255/695mm | Max Rip L/R | 300/762mm | ||
1072x739mm | 1015x685mm | Table Size WxD | 1118x739mm | |
860mm | Table Height | 864mm | ||
305mm | Blade to Table Front | 305mm | ||
150mm | Blade to Table Rear | |||
Biesemeyer Style | HD Al Lever Action? | Fence Type | Biesemeyer Style | |
Clear, Lifting | Clear, Lifting | Blade Guard | Clear, Lifting | |
Quick Release, Floating | Fixed, Anti-kickback | Riving Knife | Fixed Height * | |
Magnetic Contactor | Magnetic Contactor | Switch Type | Magnetic Contactor | |
1×4″ | 1×4″ | Dust Port | 1×4″ | |
Cabinet | Cabinet | Stand | Cabinet | |
1480x1100x980mm | Footprint | 1650x1100x1100mm ** | ||
220kg | 190kg | Weight | 216kg ** |
* Error on website – riving knife does rise and fall
** Contradiction between website and latest catalogue
*** I have fitted more – up to 20mm from memory
So what does all this mean? Basically that it is very hard to tell machines apart on spec.
I'd be asking myself (and looking at floor models to see) where the additional 25+kg came from? Some is in the larger top, but the TS10L is not the largest of the three, but is the heaviest. Heavier mechanism (which is a good thing).
Left vs right tilt. I've heard justifications for both. I believe left tilt is a safer machine, so that is why I went that way. So did SawStop, and Powermatic. Think that is a pretty clear message.
Riving knives (and guards) are vital safety features. You cannot use them every cut, so one that is quick release is highly desirable. It has to work for you, not against you.
If I was in the market for a tablesaw again, I would first look at SawStop (for the quality of the saw, not just the safety feature), and Powermatic, and work my way down until I got to a model I could afford, rather than work my way up, trying to justify each price increase. In hindsight, I do not have any regrets spending the extra amount I did.
When looking at the machines in person, I would be looking at the strength of the mechanisms, smoothness of operation, quality of the motor (size is a bit of an indicator here – they are both the same power, but is one a lot smaller and therefore less robust internal construction / cheaper manufacture), quality of the fence and how easy it is to adjust/set it accurately to a measurement.
One thing that isn't shown in the specs, is the accuracy to which the machine is made. The TS10L has an impressive lack of runout in the arbor, both axially and radially. This affects the accuracy of every single cut. Before buying any machine, I would want to know / physically test the runout using a dial gauge. Two similar looking machines with a large difference in tag price could boil down to one being superbly accurate, and the other being unfit for your purpose.
I don't know the specs on the individual machines so this is a general comment. When I did my "Battle of the Blades" soon after getting my machine, I tested the runout and was very impressed – it could have made the difference between every cut being rougher than need be, so is definitely worth considering. http://stusshed.com/reviews/blade-review/
There is also a strong intangible element here – do you like the saw? Will you regret not going for the larger/more expensive model in 2, 5, 10 years? These are long term relationships you forge with large workshop machines – they should last a lifetime, and are not short term affairs as you get with cheap machines and disposable tools. For the sake of a few dollars (and I do acknowledge the cost difference is significant) will you remain happy with the decision?
This article is definitely not a comprehensive look at current tablesaws, it is an attempt to address a specific question. If looking, there are other manufacturers and suppliers that you would have to carefully consider while making that crucial decision.
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Dreams on "BE" Subjects
Dreams on "BE" Subjects
Beacon-light For a sailor to see a beacon-light,
portends fair seas and a prosperous voyage. For persons
in distress, warm attachments and unbroken, will arise
among the young. To the sick, speedy recovery and
continued health. Business will gain new impetus. To see
it go out in time of storm or distress, indicates
reverses at the time when you thought Fortune was
deciding in your favor.
Beads To dream of beads, foretells attention from
those in elevated position will be shown you. To count
beads, portends immaculate joy and contentment. To
string them, you will obtain the favor of the rich. To
scatter them, signifies loss of caste among your
Beans This is a bad
dream. To see them growing, omens worries and sickness
among children. Dried beans, means much disappointment
in worldly affairs. Care should be taken to prevent
contagious diseases from spreading. To dream of eating
them, implies the misfortune or illness of a well loved
Bear Bear is significant of overwhelming competition in
pursuits of every kind. To kill a bear, portends
extrication from former entanglements. A young woman who
dreams of a bear will have a threatening rival or some
Beard To dream of seeing a beard, denotes that
some uncongenial person will oppose his will against
yours, and there will be a fierce struggle for mastery,
and you are likely to lose some money in the combat.
Gray beard, signifies hard luck and quarrels. To see
beard on women, foretells unpleasant associations and
lingering illness. For some one to pull your beard,
denotes that you will run a narrow risk if you do not
lose property. To comb and admire it, shows that your
vanity will grow with prosperity, making you detestable
in the sight of many of your former companions. For a
young woman to admire a beard, intimates her desire to
leave celibacy but she is threatened with an unfortunate
Beat It bodes no good to
dream of being beaten by an angry person family jars and
discord are signified. To beat a child, ungenerous
advantage is taken by you of another perhaps the
tendency will be to cruelly treat a child.
Beauty Beauty in any form is pre-eminently good. A
beautiful woman brings pleasure and profitable business.
A well formed and beautiful child, indicates love
reciprocated and a happy union.
Beaver To dream of seeing beavers, foretells that
you will obtain comfortable circumstances by patient
striving. If you dream of killing them for their skins,
you will be accused of fraud and improper conduct toward
the innocent.
Bed A bed, clean and
white, denotes peaceful surcease of worries. For a woman
to dream of making a bed, signifies a new lover and
pleasant occupation. To dream of being in bed, if in a
strange room, unexpected friends will visit you. If a
sick person dreams of being in bed, new complications
will arise, and, perhaps, death. To dream that you are
sleeping on a bed in the open air, foretells that you
will have delightful experiences, and opportunity for
improving your fortune. For you to see men passing by
your bed, denotes exasperating circumstances arising,
which will interfere with your plans. To see a friend
looking very pale, lying in bed, signifies strange and
woeful complications will oppress your friends, bringing
discontent to yourself. For a mother to dream that her
child wets a bed, foretells she will have unusual
anxiety, and persons sick, will not reach recovery as
early as may be expected. For persons to dream that they
wet the bed, denotes sickness, or a tragedy will
interfere with their daily routine of business.
Bed Chamber To see one newly furnished, a happy
change for the dreamer. Journeys to distant places, and
pleasant companions.
Bed Fellow To dream that you do not like your bed
fellow, foretells that some person who has claims upon
you, will censure and make your surroundings unpleasant
generally. If you have a strange bed fellow, your
discontent will worry all who come near you. If you
think you have any kind of animal in bed with you, there
will be unbounded ill luck overhanging you.
Bedbugs Seen in your dreams, they indicate continued
sickness and unhappy states. Fatalities are intimated if
you see them in profusion. To see bedbugs simulating
death, foretells unhappiness caused by illness. To mash
them, and water appears instead of blood, denotes
alarming but not fatal illness or accident. To see
bedbugs crawling up white walls, and you throw scalding
water upon them, denotes grave illness will distress
you, but there will be useless fear of fatality. If the
water fails to destroy them, some serious complication
with fatal results is not improbable.
Beef If raw
and bloody, cancers and tumors of a malignant nature
will attack the subject. Be on your guard as to bruises
and hurts of any kind. To see, or eat cooked beef,
anguish surpassing human aid is before you. Loss of life
by horrible means will occur. Beef properly served under
pleasing surroundings denotes harmonious states in love
and business, if otherwise, evil is foreboded, though it
may be of a trifling nature.
Beer Fateful of disappointments if drinking from a bar. To
see others drinking, work of designing intriguers will
displace your fairest hopes. To habitus of this
beverage, harmonious prospectives are foreshadowed, if
pleasing, natural and cleanly conditions survive. The
dream occurrences frequently follow in the actual.
Bees Bees signify pleasant and profitable
engagements. For an officer, it brings obedient subjects
and healthful environments. To a preacher, many new
members and a praying congregation. To business men,
increase in trade. To parents, much pleasure from
dutiful children. If one stings, loss or injury will
bear upon you from a friendly source.
Beetles To dream of seeing them on your person,
denotes poverty and small ills. To kill them is good.
Beets To see them growing abundantly, harvest and
peace will obtain in the land eating them with others,
is full of good tidings. If they are served in soiled or
impure dishes, distressful awakenings will disturb you.
Beggar To see an old, decrepit beggar, is a sign of
bad management, and unless you are economical, you will
lose much property. Scandalous reports will prove
detrimental to your fame. To give to a beggar, denotes
dissatisfaction with present surroundings. To dream that
you refuse to give to a beggar is altogether bad.
Beheading To dream of being beheaded,
overwhelming defeat or failure in some undertaking will
soon follow. To see others beheaded, if accompanied by a
large flow of blood, death and exile are portended.
Bell Man Fortune
is hurrying after you. Questions of importance will be
settled amicably among disputants. To see him looking
sad some sorrowful event or misfortune may soon follow.
Belladonna Strategic moves will bring success in commercial
circles. Women will find rivals in society vain and
fruitless efforts will be made for places in men's
affections. Taking it, denotes misery and failure to
meet past debts.
Bellows Working a bellows, denotes a struggle,
but a final triumph over poverty and fate by energy and
perseverance. To dream of seeing a bellows, distant
friends are longing to see you. To hear one, occult
knowledge will be obtained by the help of powerful
means. One fallen into disuse, portends you have wasted
energies under misguiding impulses.
Bells To hear bells tolling in your dreams, death of
distant friends will occur, and intelligence of wrong
will worry you. Liberty bells, indicate a joyous victory
over an opponent.
Belly It is bad to dream of seeing a swollen mortifying belly,
it indicates desperate sickness. To see anything moving
on the belly, prognosticates humiliation and hard labor.
To see a healthy belly, denotes insane desires. See Abdomen.
Belt To dream that you have a new style belt,
denotes you are soon to meet and make engagements with a
stranger, which will demoralize your prosperity. If it
is out of date, you will be meritedly censured for
Bench Distrust debtors
and confidants if you dream of sitting on one. If you
see others doing so, happy reunions between friends who
have been separated through misunderstandings are
Bequest After this dream, pleasures of
consolation from the knowledge of duties well performed,
and the health of the young is assured.
Bereavement To dream of the bereavement of a child,
warns you that your plans will meet with quick
frustration, and where you expect success there will be
failure. Bereavement of relatives, or friends, denotes
disappointment in well matured plans and a poor outlook
for the future.
Bet Betting on
races, beware of engaging in new undertakings. Enemies
are trying to divert your attention from legitimate
business.Betting at gaming tables, denotes that immoral
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The lost boys: from Baltimore to Jena
I met this morning with Edwin Johnson and Carl Stokes, two of the founders of the Bluford Drew Jemison Math Science Technology Academy, Baltimore's new charter middle school for boys. Four days a week, the school has a 12-hour academic day, an attempt to keep its students off the city's dangerous streets and out of trouble.
Johnson and Stokes are also heavily involved at Dunbar High School, one of the Baltimore's magnet high schools with stringent admissions requirements. At Dunbar, a historically African-American school, there are more than twice as many girls as boys because there aren't enough qualified male applicants. The charter middle school is an attempt to change that.
Back in the office, over lunch at my desk, I read this blog post on Jena 6 by Byron Williams, a syndicated columnist and pastor in Oakland, Calif. In it he suggests that the six boys from Jena, La., instead be called the American 6, since their case serves as a microcosm of our society. He cites a disturbing report from the Urban League about incarceration. Among the findings: African-American men in the United States are three times more likely than white men to face jail once they have been arrested. African-American men receive jail sentences on average 15 percent longer than white men convicted of the same crime.
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VK Live
I really have to start blogging more than just once a month. I'd say it was my new year's resolution, but, well, since it's halfway thru January, and this is the first blog post of the year, I'd say I fail. I was never really good at making resolutions anyway. Ha!
So, you may know that this weekend is VK Live in NYC. I was lucky to get a volunteer position this year, as opposed to being just an attendee. I got to see the behind the scenes bits (lots of boxes and people running around like crazy), and lend a helping hand to my fellow knitters, AND enjoy the marketplace like a regular attendee. I even got to take a class this time around. I was not planning on taking a class, but scanned the list anyway, and just as I was about to give up, I saw a 1 hour weaving intensive. I was excited and I was not disappointed.
There was a little bit of history on weaving, and then we were sent to the looms to play. We covered plain weave, basket weave, twill and herringbone. I believe we were on Ashford looms (4 shaft table loom) and compared to my $10 garage sale find…holy cow. I could have done that all damn day. The one hour flew by and next thing you know, we were packing it up and I walked out of class with this.
My volunteer shift for the day was to be at the marketplace entrance and check to make sure people entering had badges and wristbands. And answer questions on where things were (mainly classrooms, fashion shows and most importantly, bathrooms). I got to see a whole lot of people walk by. And a whole lot of knit wear and knit wear designers. It was fantastic.
At several points in the day, I walked around the marketplace. I talked with Alasdair Post-Quinn about double knitting for a few minutes (I wanted to force him to mentor me…my double knitting is nowhere near as impressive as his is). I contemplated briefly a purchase of qiviut sock yarn ($90), but I managed to walk away from it. I did get a copy of Knitting with the Color Guys for being a volunteer, and Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably were signing today, so I got the book signed just before I headed out.
The entire time I was in the city, other than a bag I bought at Nine West (70% off!!), food and transportation, I spent no money. WHAT?! Not one bit of yarn has been added to my stash this weekend. I'm quite proud of myself. I've got WAY too much as it is.
I leave you with a picture of my sister's cat Buddy…who looks like he may be a cousin of some other orange tabbys I know…(and if you want more VK Live photos, they are here)
Posted: January 14th, 2012 under knitting.
Comments: 4
Comment from bezzie
Time: January 15, 2012, 8:37 am
Too cool!
I've always wanted to check out VK Live. I kinda wish it wasn't so soon after the holidays though.
Comment from Theresa
Time: January 16, 2012, 12:09 am
So if I come back, you'll be taking me to this – correct!
Comment from Jenn
Time: January 17, 2012, 1:20 pm
AH! I didn't know they had weaving classes! I should have gone! Maybe next year I'll do what you did and be a volunteer. I do like volunteering and helping.
Comment from Christina
Time: February 4, 2012, 2:30 pm
Looks like it was fun! Weaving looks like fun, but I can't imagine finding room for a loom.


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In the backwoods of the Pocono Mountains, the fog of the morning is clearing. You can hear gunshots in the distance. This is a training facility for the para-military – a militia. Gazing into a clearing, a familiar silhouette stands outlined; it is a big bird. He is holding a .50 caliber Barrett sniper rifle.
The familiar voice carries through the trees, "Did I do that right? Did I hit the target?" A reassuring grown-up voice re-assured, "Yes, you did Big Bird. That was a Bull's eye."
As the outline comes into sight he has changed. His feathers are now dyed camo-green and olive. He sits down next to me. "I have been taking wing-to-hand combat lessons. It is tough, but I am learning. I have my talons sharpened now, and I am serrating my beak for the first time. Want to see my tattoo?"
This whole thing with Mitt Romney has everyone scared. Over the next hill, Elmo is learning how to use a grenade launcher.
The Bird started speaking again. "I don't know what I did to Mitt Romney. Someone must have treated him pretty mean for him to act the way he does. I remember reading where his school days included a time when he actually held down another boy against his will and cut his hair. Maybe he just doesn't like people with yellow hair or feathers." Looking at his green feathers, "I am not taking any chances, just in case."
I asked about the debate.
"I know Mr. Lehrer. He is a very kind and gentle man. I feel bad about the way he was treated. It was almost like Mr. Romney was out to get him. He was mean to him and would not let him speak."
"I saw Mr. Lehrer like one of the kids on Sesame Street would see a teacher. We have to respect people like teachers. They do things for us. If one of the children in the classroom acted the way Mr. Romney acted to a teacher, we would call his mommy and daddy and tell them he was behaving badly and could not come back to school until he apologized to the teacher and all his classmates. I am sure his daddy would not be happy with him."
"If I was Mr. Lehrer and Mr. Romney treated me like that I would probably cry. I would have to get up and walk away until Mr. Romney started acting like a nice person."
The Yellow Bird looked down at the gun and shifted to speaking in a quieter tone; "Mr. Romney has changed me. I don't know what to do. I don't like these things, but I feel like I have to defend myself. I have to get back to learning. The very nice people here are showing me what a Second Amendment Solution is."
He got up and walked away. He turned and said, "Why do these people have to be so mean?"


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We've stayed at other Comfort Suites, and the layout of this hotel is very similar to those. Our room was a decent-sized, basic hotel room. HOWEVER, this particular property is in need of some refreshing. The mattress on our bed was sunken in the middle, the carpet in our room had a big tear in it, the faucet in our... More
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