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Lets do the time warp again. Some of the campaign ads running against state legislative candidates are resurrecting themes that we saw in attack ads two years ago and some are just as ridiculous today.
In some of the same races, Statehouse candidates are pretending their opponents are running for Congress or even president.
For example, in the hard-fought Senate race between two incumbents, Democrat Mary Jo Wilhelm of Cresco, accused her Republican opponent, Merlin Bartz, of wanting to do away with Medicare and Social Security. Republicans in several other races have accused opponents of supporting legislation that cut $700 billion from Medicare. Statehouse candidates may support Obamacare, but they didnt enact it and cant repeal it.
A recent article in Governing magazine asked the question: Can you separate federal issues from state elections? The article looked at federal candidates coattails in Iowa and other states, but also noted that voters get confused about which candidates are dealing with which issues.
It is difficult for a local candidate to explain that what goes on in Washington is not what goes on in Iowa, Sen. Jeff Danielson, D-Cedar Falls, told Governing.
Some of that confusion may come from the candidates own advertising. A handful of GOP candidates around the state accused their opponents of refusing to stop a food stamp scam involving bottled water. The food stamp program, now called SNAP, is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not state government. Hat tip to the left-leaning blog Bleeding Heartland, which has written in detail about this.
Voter concern about the federal budget deficit is probably behind the unearthing of dusty campaign attacks related to I-JOBS, a state infrastructure program approved during former Gov. Chet Culvers administration.
Ads running against some Democratic candidates have falsely claimed this bonding program will add $1,000 to the tax bill of every Iowan. Actually, the infrastructure program is paid for with gambling taxes. The ads also leave the impression that state government is drowning in debt, when it fact it ended the last fiscal year with nearly $500 million in surpluses.
A related theme dusts off a misleading allegation that candidates voted to spend thousands of dollars on flower pots at the Statehouse. The planters dont exist, however: The landscaping program did pass the Legislature, but Culver vetoed it.
There are plenty of current state issues to consider, so why are legislative candidates trying to borrow Washington problems or strolling down memory lane? Well, maybe because the state treasury is well-stocked and Iowa has relatively little debt. Its hard to create a sense of urgency among voters with a message that says, State government in Iowa is in good financial shape now, but kick the incumbent out anyway.
Attacks on I-JOBS were effective in 2010, when Republican Terry Branstad was running against Culver on a theme of financial mismanagement. The argument resonated at a time when the state economy was declining. Culver tried, but failed, to persuade voters that I-JOBS served to keep construction workers and other Iowans employed over the short term, softening the blow of the recession.
Lots of Washington issues will trickle down to the Legislature. Cuts in federal spending will affect Iowas bottom line. It will be up to the state to decide how to respond to federal health-care reform and pay for its share of Medicaid. There are many others.
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In a statement attributed to Yahoo's leadership, the company explained why it was closing Delicious, and taking some other drastic steps — including laying off a significant number of its employees. Here's the statement, in part:
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Germantown — It happens to everyone from time to time. Whether the giver or the receiver, in the age of Smartphones, pocket dial phone calls are becoming a reality of life. But for the Germantown Police Department, the way of the technological future is taking away from how they do their jobs in the present.
Mistaken 911 calls to the department are at an all-time high in the village, according to Police Chief Peter Hoell.
A rustling around in the background, non-responsiveness from the caller, and general fuzzy sound to the call usually alerts dispatch officer Carrie Ross to the occurrence of one of these calls, but she said none of that affects her response to the matter. Even if the call is ended by the caller, Ross said dispatchers make every effort to reach the person to ensure their safety, including a follow-up after the fact.
While the department receives an average of as many as seven pocket dial 911 calls in an average day, Hoell said the department received more than double that many on Friday, August 22. From the time of initial call to a police response to the original location of origin, it can take as long as a half-hour for the department to appropriately rule out potential suspicious activity associated with each call. The process for Ross is the same regardless of the origin of the call.
Though it only accounts for about five percent of what could be perceived as misdialed emergency calls, Hoell said there are instances when police respond to potential accidental call that turns out to be of legitimate concern. Of the 15 pocket dial calls received on August 22, there was one that alerted police to a domestic violence incident, which Hoell said is the most common silver lining in the technological advancement of cellphone emergency calls to the department.
When it comes to making positive change, Hoell said it falls in the hands of the cellphone user to determine the best way of preventing accidental calls, not just to the department but to anyone who may not appreciate a pocket dial. Among his suggestions were to purchase a carrier for the device to help prevent accidental calls, or work with an individual carrier to see what options they provide for emergency calling.
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Their game on Monday night against Chicago's Jackie Robinson West will be Cumberland AmericanŌĆÖs seventh straight on television. It will also be the teamŌĆÖs fourth consecutive appearance on the national networks of ESPN.
Not a big deal? Consider this contrast, then.
The NBAŌĆÖs Boston Celtics, whose schedule was just recently announced, are slated for only one nationally televised contest for their entire upcoming season. CumberlandŌĆÖs Little Leaguers beat that slim total in just a weekend.
Since they started their trek through the playoffs, CumberlandŌĆÖs players and coaches have been been put up on a pedestal for the entertainment of a huge audience -- undergoing a seismic transformation from being strictly a Blackstone Valley phenomenon, to having their favorite foods and major-league ballplayers discussed by an ESPN on-air crew that includes a Hall of Famer (Barry Larkin) and one of the newest members of the Red Sox Hall of Fame (Nomar Garciaparra).
Thanks to the television platform that is part and parcel with the Little League World Series, the CALL team is no longer a local secret. Manager Dave Belisle was asked recently if thereŌĆÖs such a thing as overkill when it comes to exposure for a group of precocious preteens that arenŌĆÖt accustomed to being on TV with a stat package appearing below their names.
ŌĆ£If weŌĆÖre just talking baseball, I would say this is way too much, but thatŌĆÖs not the case. I like the way ESPN does it. They do more than just baseball. They do a good job in making people realize that itŌĆÖs a game,ŌĆØ Belisle said.
ŌĆ£When we won the New Englands and carried around the banner with the Connecticut team, that was something they encouraged. They want to make sure that everyone involved has a good experience, win or lose. I think the presence of TV justifies that.ŌĆØ
ThereŌĆÖs no questioning ESPNŌĆÖs commitment to covering the LLWS. The network gets into the action even before the 16 top teams descend upon Williamsport, Pa., with the airing of regional semifinal games from select parts of the country. And in New England, regional cable giant NESN typically covers the second-to-last-day of regional pool play and concludes with broadcasts of the two semifinal games.
Starting with next yearŌĆÖs World Series, ESPN and Little League International will begin an eight-year agreement that gives the network the exclusive U.S. rights holder of Little League International. According to an August 2013 announcement, the multi-year extension continues one of the longest-standing relationships between a sports network and a rights holder; ABC began running Little League programming in 1963.
ŌĆ£Little League is tremendous, family-friendly programming and a great showcase of what we love about sports ŌĆō passion, competition and bringing communities together. WeŌĆÖre delighted to continue our rewarding collaboration with Little League International,ŌĆØ said Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president for programming and acquisitions.
ESPN first televised Little League in 1983 and has done it every year since 1987. Last year marked the 50th anniversary of ABCŌĆÖs partnership with Little League. The present rights agreement, made effective in 2007, expires this year.
The new deal ensures that starting in 2015, all 32 Little League World Series contests will be televised live on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC.
ŌĆ£ESPN has been a great partner in helping tell the Little League story to a global audience, and we are delighted to extend our successful relationship,ŌĆØ said Stephen D. Keener, Little League International president and CEO.
Belisle shed some light on how the networks turn such what could be a high-pressure atmosphere into an experience that is actually fun for all involved, most importantly the 11- and 12-year-old all-stars.
ŌĆ£When the announcers sit down with them, theyŌĆÖll ask whatŌĆÖs going on in the dorms or who the funniest person on the team is. ItŌĆÖs non-baseball stuff just to ease them up and before you know it, their time is up,ŌĆØ said the CALL mentor. ŌĆ£They donŌĆÖt talk about the games. They want to know about their experiences in Bristol and Williamsport.ŌĆØ
The coaching staffs, and not the players themselves, will typically provide scouting reports to educate the broadcasters on, for example, Addison KopackŌĆÖs pitching repertoire.
ŌĆ£TheyŌĆÖll ask me if our pitchers throw a two-seam (fastball) or a four-seam. They donŌĆÖt ask the kids that because they donŌĆÖt want to destroy their rhythm so the players end up doing something differently with the cameras on them,ŌĆØ Belisle said. ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖre all mature enough to understand that weŌĆÖre talking about 12-year-olds, not professionals. If a player commits an error, theyŌĆÖll critique it by saying the ball took a bad hop or he just missed it. YouŌĆÖll never hear, ŌĆśOh, he booted that one.ŌĆÖ If you listen to the broadcasts, nothing ever negative comes out.ŌĆØ
As a manager who is trying to keep youngsters focused on the opportunity at hand, Belisle appreciates how ESPN sets up the television responsibilities several days in advance of the first game.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs not youŌĆÖre doing an interview and then going to play the game,ŌĆØ he said.
Wearing a microphone that is on at all times during the broadcast has not resulted in Belisle changing his on-field demeanor. ESPNŌĆÖs own broadcasters were themselves inspired by his words to the CALL team prior to Saturday nightŌĆÖs walk-off heroics, which all came with the cameras rolling. If youŌĆÖre a regular follower of CumberlandŌĆÖs summertime success, you know that Belisle is a fountain of positive energy at all times.
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Charlie Smith and Kody Arnold make sure to end every Ola wrestling practice and every match with a team prayer. They didn't use to do that. They use to come in, get to work, punch the clock and head home. Another day, another step toward a state title.But that changed two weeks ago, when a day before a Class AAAA duals meet in which the Mustangs were favored to win, Ola was disqualified for improper weigh-ins of two wrestlers at the Area 4-AAAA duals. It cost head coach Anthony Partello his position, ruined Ola's state title hopes and sent the team into disarray. "It was definitely a big punch to take," Smith said. "A lot of these kids have been in this program for four years. The only coach a lot of us have had is Partello, so it was a big blow to take. To take that all away, it was really hard to stay focused." Smith went looking to the Book of Job in the Bible for guidance, to the tale of a man stripped of his wealth and home and family and health and tested to see how he would respond. The story goes Job tore his clothing, fell to his knees and praised God. The question was, how would Ola respond in its plight? "Just like Job, who lost everything, one of the wealthiest men ever, Satan took all that away," Smith said, "and all he did was turn around and say, Thank you, God.' I really feel that's what we've looked at fight for what we get and be thankful for what we've been given." The Mustangs still have plenty to achieve this season going into the Henry County tournament at Stockbridge this Saturday. The Georgia High School Association spared Ola from disqualification of the traditional state tournament Feb. 18-20, and so the Mustangs are determined to regroup. "I would like to think it gives us a little fire for us to come back and show what we have at the traditional (tournament)," Ola senior Tim Feltman said. "It's a longshot, but we can do it if we stay together as a team and try to move forward from this." "The way that they have regrouped has been amazing," Mustangs interim coach Kevin Bagley said. "It surpassed even our expectations that we had for them." Partello's firing required swift actions to stabilize the team. Assistant coach Joe Caldwell had left to begin helping with baseball practice, but he returned. Beau Edwards, linebackers coach with the football team, joined the staff. Bagley had intended to take a break this season from coaching until the middle school coach left. He stepped in then and he stepped in two weeks ago. Now he's coaching both. "It's kind of busy to say the least," Bagley said. Bagley cancelled practice for four days after Ola's disqualification. Brooding in bitterness and confusion, the Mustangs traveled to Macon to watch the state duals meet anyway. When they returned to practice that Monday, Bagley sensed his team was ready to refocus its efforts again. "They came back that Monday refocused and ready to work," Bagley said. "At first there was a lot of bickering," Feltman said, "but we started to come together and started to move forward. It's still a learning process. We're trying to work together. The coaches are starting to step up and take control of practices." "Those who needed to stepped up and really took control of the team," Ola senior Joey Carman said. "We're still working hard everyday." Maybe even harder. With eight seniors on the team, the first group of wrestlers developed every season at the McDonough school in its brief history, their time is running short. Ola will host the Area 4-AAAA traditional meet next weekend. The State Sectionals follow a week later. This adversity has not altered Ola's goals, the Mustangs said. They believe they have the talent to have five or six place in their respective weight classes at the state meet and finish in the top three as a team. Both would be unprecedented accomplishments for the program. But the Mustangs said the misfortune they faced has only strengthed their resolve and made the imminent moment all the more poignant. "As seniors, we've got to realize that this is our last chance," Feltman said. "This is the last chance we have to prove anything, whatever goal you came in with. This is your last shot at it."
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Yoga Festival Packing Checklist: Top Ten Things to Bring!
Overall, yoga is all about union: you know, fitting in.
1. Wear Feather Earrings or hair extensions that come from abused chickens and whose faddishness is adversely effecting fisherman (who are often the best environmentalists among us). Feathers in your hair say "hippie" about as eloquently as driving an SUV to your yoga class does.
2. Practice your favorite Spiritual Materialism Catch-Phrases. Jai Hanuman! Namaste! No need to know what it means, so long as you say it enthusiastically—as if you were saying "Fuck Yeah!" Bone up on your spiritual treefort password lingo (you don't need to know what these terms mean, but make sure you pepper them throughout your normal watercooler talk): namaste, efficacy, peace, love, open up, resonating, what else?
I'm a bit weak on this one, please leave comment below with other good terms.
3. Pack really tight pants that show off your yoga butt. Yoga is all about lookin' hot: do your best to look the part of your chosen hippie sorority. Extra points: ridiculous flare at bottom of your yoga pants is optional.
If you're a guy, make sure you have a spiritual tat: yoga chicks dig sensitive tough guys with mysterious back stories and rock hard, shaved chests.
4. Practice your "Naropa Hug," a term I coined (I get 5% whenever it appears in print).
Step one: stare into one another's eyes, touch your heart and shake your head silently.
Step two: approach respectfully, while mentally making plans for f*cking later that night.
Step Three: Hug. Do not Pat on Back. Commit. Holllld. Hug tight, but gently.
Step Four and this is key: keep your eyes closed while hugging.
Step Five: keep hugging.
5. Don't keep it Real—keep it Happy. Whoever is loudest and happiest, they're cool. Go be with them and do as they do, or you'll be lonely, awkward, vulnerable.
6. Pack a few Sir Richard's condoms, and try to get laid. You'll fail—getting laid is only for the really cool people, or the really desperate people, and as usual you're right in between, living a safe, fake, boring life. So much for your big getaway weekend.
7. Go up to every yoga teacher after class: see and be seen. Say how wonderful they are and how they touched your heart—doesn't matter what, unless you're hot, they won't care…this is simply about being seen talking to the teacher, and the teacher being seen having a big long receiving line. Yoga #selfie time!
8. Spend $1,000 bucks, give or take, for a total of maybe five yoga classes over three days. No, this is not a good deal, even if your parents forget they're also footing the bill for a motel with your friend and plane fare and food and cab rides.
9. Get lots of overly plastic-packaged samples that you can throw away. Hurting the environment with packages labeled "coconut" or "natural" is so awesomely ironic, it'd be funny, but humor isn't encouraged at these conferences: happiness is.
Photo: longtime elephriend Carl Kerridge of longtime elephriend Katie Armstrong of ecofashion line Om Collection (see below).
10. The only real requirement is that you're to be absolutely wonderfully joyfully exuberantly positive about everything. Do NOT be negative ever! Suppress genuine-ness or integrity or truly open heart in favor of business, making money, PR, marketing, hype, and happy facebook posts on your and their Walls after the fact.
Remember: yoga is an industry, a demographic—and not merely a spiritual path or a way of life. Grow up.
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41 Responses to "Yoga Festival Packing Checklist: Top Ten Things to Bring!"
Christine Baker: 7th grade all over again.
This is a great list of reasons why I love the Flagstaff Yoga Festival, because its a festival for the rest of us!
lol! so true. especially that cloying saccharine attitude, item #10. as if yoga turns people into stepford wives, and that includes the men.
Stepford Yogis! bahaha! But seriously…
Errrr….I hope it is not like that I am going to a festival in a few months! I mostly practice by myself so haven't been exposed to this whole "thing" yet.
Don't get me wrong: festivals are amazing opportunities to study with a range of amazing yoga teachers, and meet amazing mindful eco companies, and have fun, and meet new people…it's well possible to swim below the surface, where most of the silliness happens.
Hilarious! More buzz words/terms:
sacred space
co-create – classic, 1 point
sacred space – 1 point
healing – 2 points, use it rampantly ie "this spirulina is so healing"
intention – 2 points, use it allll the time
spiraling – 5 points for proper use in a sentence, only for advanced users.
Bummer, can't make it this year. Promised I'd help with the spider money vivisection experiment in the lab that weekend. Give my regards to Hanuman.
But I did have some favorite catch-phrases —
"Step into grace." (even if it's brown and gooey, and smells rather ominously like dog shit).
"I'm working on being mindful." (actually, someone needs to mind ME because I may do something bat-sht crazy)
"It must be your dharma" (Or your raging fucking ego, either way,I'm steering clear of it)
"I need to honor these feelings" (No you don't, you need to stop acting like such an asshole)
"You're so present." (I can't seem to get rid of you)
"Your handstand rocks!" (Wow, I got to check out your entire body)
"What would John Friend say?" (this was grand-fathered in, in case someone's been offline the past 6 months)
Perfect! Stewart mind if I add them to my vocab?
I need to honor these feelings.
You go, Mama! BTW — your name is quite clever. Somebody I know came up with Namastay-away – which I thought was funny…..
TY YogaSamurai…
Yes, they do say I am quite clever, among other things 😉
Namaste, Stewart. Your comment cracked me up—I know humor is less valued in the yoga community than the aping of deeply felt spirituality, but…namaste, motherf*****r.
Simian vibes my Brother!
""You're so present." (I can't seem to get rid of you)"
hahahahahahahah the best!
possibly the best post yet!
This stinks!
I like how the one comment by someone who seems somehow offended by the above farticle and subsequent commentary doesn't or can't really back it up with any relevant commentary of their own that may help people see things differently. Thanks for contributing.
Cathy, I thought it was written in a mean way also. I've been practicing for 15 years and love the transformation it's had in my life. I do, however, on occasion…..drive my SUV to my local studio. I'm so glad to be accepted in my yoga community nonetheless. Take care
Thanks for putting it so well, as always!
what I always dislike about these lists is that it somehow demeans everyone…so every truly happy person that uses any of what you have termed "catch phrases" and genuinely knows what that mean…for every person that really does want to connect with a teacher… for every person that feels healed or moved or enjoys the connection this "making fun of it" sort of ruins it for everyone doesn't it??? it just feels so full of assumption and it feels a wee bit ugly…maybe I'm just naive but couldn't we move past high school and not tear people down? and/or presume what their experience is? If you see people that you presume aren't genuine just don't hang out with them…I don't know it feels too much like the mean girls to me…:(
So now if I go to festival and I say namaste are you going to assume I'm a poser? if I'm at a festival and I'm goddamn freakin happy the whole time I'm there (;cause it;s vacation) am I faking it? Not sure how "mindful" this makes any of us — oh sorry not sure what other word to use didn't mean to use a catch phrase…
Don't let the weirdo's get in the way of being weird. If you find your festival to be transformative (buzz word 2 points )and you co-create (1point) a sacred space (1point) and say namaste (.25points) to others, know that your glow is something that people want, they may become jealous and do what the jealous do to feel better about themselves. Either way, be, and let be, as the only concern should be within yourself. Go enjoy yourselves at festivals, enlarge your circle with joy and happiness and bring that love back home. Home to your small circle to help spread the goodness all our communities need.
thank you
you said i tmuch better than my words," this stinks"
[…] Yoga Festival Packing Checklist: Top Ten Things to Bring. […]
So funny I was crying but also a big fat bummer that the majority become yoga sheep and become worshippers. Student, then Apprentice, then Journeyman comes Waaaay before Master folks.
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"Remember: yoga is an industry, a demographic—and not merely a spiritual path or a way of life. Grow up."
Thanks for the laugh.
Let's get snide. Let's lash out at a community we were flash drawn to. Noone practices the real, true , pure, authentic yoga like we do right?? Its catchy and popular we must focus on what divide us..that whole "union" part of yoga. What of it!? Just get on the freaking mat! Everything else works itself out. This article is a disgruntled brat tearing apart something that grew bigger than the grassroots experience that made them feel part of something "special" and exclusive" Throwing a tantrum when it evolves, changes shape and takes on varied meanings for others.Or the sufer shouting "Local Only!". Only purists welcome. Maybe the author needs a time out to reflect on what's really pissing them off.
While I relate to the article in some ways (like the points about environmentalism,) I've got to say, I love your attitude. "Just get on the freaking mat! Everything else works itself out." I hope you continue to share this point of view. Of course, everyone is at their own place on a journey. I've struggled with being in the skeptic role myself, so I can appreciate the point of view of this article.
Thank you for writing this. It seemed mean and I was glad I wasn't alone in finding it so.
I find this level of cynicism to be quite boring. The Naropa hug is funny, but the rest of the list seems snide, bitter. Doesn't feel light-hearted and fun. Reads as judgmental, condescending and all too serious. Attacking a crowd that, aside from some notable exceptions, doesn't take itself that seriously, and if you're paying attention, actually has a lot to offer. I agree with the comments above re: high school humor. It's like making fun of the theater kids, not realizing they're having the time of their lives.
I sense a distinct lack of real Love behind these "jokes." You haven't been to Hanuman for two years now. What do you know about what it's like there? Your Om Collection shout-out rings hollow because you spend the whole article insulting the people and culture who are most drawn to Katie's (awesome) clothing. The allusion to trust-funders also seems off-base, and again, bitterly presumptive.
Not my favorite post Way. I usually like your critique's, but I think you missed the mark here.
Hmmm. If you want to go serious, I can go there with you, but I find humor leavens criticism, which otherwise goes unread and unfelt. Obviously, you felt.
I haven't been to Hanuman for a reason, and it's not my reason. You know the reasons, I believe. It's 2 minutes by bike from my house, and I haven't been there. You want to go serious? I don't think so.
I write the truth, once in awhile, and folks, like yourself, go defensive. The above isn't the truth–its seriousness, as you peceptively note, leavened by humor (that you don't find funny).
As A Few Good Men offers: "You want the truth!? You can't handle the truth!" Unless, of course, the same truths above arre offered by a famous yoga teacher, as I just reminded you at Wanderlust Festival, two days ago. Which doesn't rub me the wrong way, for many reasons.
Then, you listen.
The difference between making fun of the hula hoopin' lying the grass listening to house drinking wine buying stuff packaged in plastic crowd and making fun of the theater crowd (both groups of which I've been a guilty member, in my day) is that the theater crowd was never "cool."
Watch word to the wise: don't be cool. As Kerouac observed, burn. Burn with life.
PS: read up on prajna. Judgment is natural, necessary, and helpful on the path. Being funny all the time isn't necessary. Caring is. I'm not your monkey, and I don't dance for your change.
Kristine B: Laughed my ass off!! . Lighten up people!!
We all 'see' what we are looking for
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha …. you said it !!!!
Its very sad, this article, it reflects the emptiness, the lack of compassion,a "door closed" …hitting a wall, and it does reflect of the quality of the mind of the author, i think there is a lack of fire, of engagement and passion, a lack of openess from the heart. he seems to try to diminish the organisers, the teachers invited, and the crowd that is making the event, the transformational power, the union, the joy. usualy when someone is trying to put others "down" is a sighn that they feel intimidated. just say'in maybe the author feels abit intimidated to open his heart to the "strange crowd" . it makes me sad to realise that there are these kind of thoughts running in people's mind about the yoga community. but haters gonna hate. so let's do Yoga as if nobody was watching 😉 ! Bright day to yall *im a french lady, that's why im doing many spelling mistakes.
LOL!!! So true…..hahahahahahahahaha
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! so true!


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BLUEPRINTS FOR WRITING: BUILDING ESSAYS demystifies the writing process by guiding you through each step of the essay plan, or blueprint. This text empowers you to write essays from the start, providing numerous practice exercises, activities, and prompts to help you along the way. BLUEPRINTS FOR WRITING focuses on the writing process in various modes of development, offering abundant student writing samples throughout, including more than thirty student essays. Part III includes four chapters on critical reading, providing close reading strategies and six professional readings, which are supplemented by more than twenty additional readings in an appendix. The text also includes comprehensive coverage of the most common grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and style issues that you will encounter. Coverage of incorporating research and practical writing are also included, complete with student samples that illustrate how writing is relevant to your academic, personal, and professional life.
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Friday, September 16, 2011
More Thoughts on Thanksgiving
I've wondered about it, but never worried. I always knew it was right, even if I couldn't say exactly why. But a few days ago I had an epiphany on the matter. My mistake in the past was thinking of my transgressions and my good qualities (intelligence, kindness, what-have-you) as being two sides of the same coin, when they are not. My good qualities, my circumstances, my life, are all gifts. All that I can do is respond to these gifts. I can respond with gratitude and exercise virtue, or I can respond with ingratitude and commit sin. Those responses are the two sides of the same coin.
When I was little, I remember my mom's explanation of the word create to me: it means to make something out of nothing, so only God can do it. Of course, the word is often used simply as a synonym for produce, or develop, or build, or one of the other many things that people can do, but not out of nothing. I have used the word myself plenty of times in this way. Every time I do, I feel myself cringing just a bit, because I know I'm using it wrong.
My recent discovery that everything I do is a response goes hand-in-hand with the whole creation business. If I can't make something out of nothing, I surely cannot possess a quality of my own volition. But, just as I can make a beautiful meal out of delicious ingredients, I can cultivate my talents and my plentiful shower of gifts, knowing that even my deliberate decision to accept and foster them is an act of thanksgiving.
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Nestled in the dense forest of the Biotopo San Miguel la Palotada in the foothills of the Buenavista escarpment, the Maya archaeological site of El Zotz features pyramids, palaces, plazas, and a ball court. Occupied from the Preclassic to the Early Postclassic period of Maya civilization, the most spectacular constructions date to the Early Classic and include the acropolis known as El Diablo, which incorporates a temple richly adorned with stucco reliefs and polychromy. El Zotz, the Mayan word for bat, is also known for one of the very few carved wooden lintels, with hieroglyphic text, to have survived from pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
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London Charing Cross
Marginally earlier,
in 1925, the topic concerning the closure of Charing Cross and its relocation to
the South Bank, came to light again. A fruitless meeting between the LCC and SR
in this year was followed in 1926 by the emergence of quite drastic plans. The
proposals of 1901 had been altered: rather than a new terminus on the south side
of the river, it was instead suggested moving the existing site a short distance
east. Coupled with this, Hungerford Bridge would be demolished and in its place,
a huge double-decker bridge erected. Half a dozen tracks would be carried across
the new structure, and a road would be suspended above. The SR took much
interest in this; the company had been considering the total rebuild of Charing
Cross to provide improved facilities and an increase in the limited six platform
arrangement. However, with the cost of this whole undertaking estimated at
£13,050,000, attention again turned to the cheaper concept of relocating the
whole station to the South Bank – it would be at least £2,250,000 cheaper.
Ultimately, it was to be the Government which would either approve or scrap the
scheme – it did the latter. The plan of having a terminus on a new site on the
South Bank had itself gained steady opposition and in light of the signalling
modernisation and electrification already undertaken by the SR in and around
Charing Cross, it was deemed that the original terminus would remain. However,
what of the SR's plans to expand Charing Cross? These became far less important
with the commencement of electric services, which removed the delays caused by
the Hungerford Bridge restrictions and allowed for more intensive working
(helped by the renewed signalling).
In connection with the aforementioned electrification, platforms were renumbered, therefore numbers now ascended from north east to south west. Platforms 1 to 3 were generally used for suburban services, whilst 4 to 6 accommodated the remaining locomotive-hauled trains which utilised the stronger part of the bridge. All platforms were lengthened, again utilising wood in light of weight restrictions, which brought the longest surface to 750 foot in length. Track rationalisation saw the seventh line, which has been mentioned earlier as a rolling stock siding, lifted, which allowed subsequent widening of platforms 3 and 4. Spaciousness was very much the theme, and in 1930 the SR enlarged the ''modest'' concourse by truncating the ends of platforms 2 and 3 – the effect of this had, however, been countered by the extension of these surfaces at the river end of the station.
World War II dealt quite a considerable blow to the station. A night attack on 16th April 1941 saw considerable damage inflicted upon the hotel, with many of the upper floors being gutted. That was followed three years later by the bombing of part of the original SER Hungerford Bridge, damage of which took six months to fully repair. The first modification implemented by British Railways on the site was to the 1887 section of Hungerford Bridge: this was strengthened considerably during 1948. Then, in 1951, ten years after being bombed, the hotel received extensive repairs. In general, this comprised of a whole new set of top floors; these were, however, built to a style reflecting the antithesis of the elaboration which once graced the Strand. Straight lines and concrete replaced elegant spires, magnificently carved stonework, and of course, the crème brickwork. Despite this retrograde step in architecture, the hotel at least had far greater luck than the equally elaborate example at Cannon Street, which had been gutted by bombs in May 1941. Originally scheduled for repair, the seemingly cheaper and easier option was taken: it was bulldozed in April 1963. Contrasting with this, the hotel façade of Charing Cross was subject to a much needed clean at the same time.
September 1984
In this view taken from the end of platforms 5 and 6, 4 Vep No. 7864 is observed departing the terminus. On
the left is the unmistakeable shape of a ''Hastings'' unit. It was at this point where the signal box was formerly
suspended across the tracks, and the large indentation within the bridge support on the right once housed the
metal framework of the cabin. © David Glasspool Collection
3rd May 1986
A classic scene at Charing Cross on 3rd May 1986 depicts Hastings ''long'' DEMU No. 1016 stabled within the
''main line'' part of the station, underneath the 1906 ridge-and-furrow roof. Note the light and airy platforms,
a feature which today's station lacks. © David Glasspool Collection
3rd May 1986
Also seen on 3rd May 1986 are those platforms generally considered ''suburban'': 1 to 3. Two Bulleid products
are on the left: 4 EPBs Nos. 5045 and 5140, the latter displaying an Orpington head code. BR-designed EPB
No. 5314 is on the right. © David Glasspool Collection
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