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Aug 19th 2013
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Jul 24th 2013
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Geraldine Bolotte
Published: Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, April 2, 2010 at 9:10 p.m.
Geraldine F. Bolotte, a resident and native of Raceland, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to funeral time today at Raceland Assembly of God Church. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. today, with burial at a later date at St. Mary Cemetery in Raceland.
She is survived by one son, Barry Medeiros; five daughters, Naomie Plaisance and husband, Charlie, Jane Medeiros and companion, Benita Williams, Marlene Blanchard, Leilani Brunet and husband, Dennis, and Mary Albert and husband, Lynn; three sisters, Margaret Bourgeois, Irene Theresa Oubre and Marjorie Dunn; one son-in-law, William Borne and wife, Kathleen; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren, and the children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the late Richard Bolotte.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Bolotte; her parents, Alphonse Foret and Lily Brown; one son, Alfred Medeiros Jr.; one daughter, Melinda Borne; two brothers, David and Raymond Foret; and two sisters, Earline Zeringue and Dolores Foret.
In lieu flowers, donations may be made to "CureSearch" in memory of Demitry "Meechie" Robinson, a much loved little boy by all who knew him. "CureSearch" is an organization for children's cancer research. For online donations go to: www.curesearch.org. Mail donations to Curesearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation 4600 East West Highway Ste. 600 Bethesda, MD 20814-3457.
Falgout Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Boston Marathon suspect cornered in backyard boat
WATERTOWN, Mass. For just a few minutes, it seemed like the dragnet that had shut down a metropolitan area of millions while legions of police went house to house looking for the suspected Boston Marathon bomber had failed.
Weary officials lifted a daylong order that had kept residents in their homes, saying it was fruitless to keep an entire city locked down. Then one man emerged from his home and noticed blood on the pleasure boat parked in his backyard. He lifted the tarp and found the wounded 19-year-old college student known the world over as Suspect No. 2.
Soon after that, the 24-hour drama that paralyzed a city and transfixed a nation was over.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's capture touched off raucous celebrations in and around Boston, with chants of "USA, USA" as residents flooded the streets in relief and jubilation after four tense days since twin explosions ripped through the marathon's crowd at the finish line, killing three people and wounding more than 180.
The 19-year-old - whose older brother and alleged accomplice was killed earlier that morning in a wild shootout in suburban Boston - was hospitalized in serious condition Saturday, unable to be questioned to determine his motives. U.S. officials said a special interrogation team for high-value suspects would question him without reading him his Miranda rights, invoking a rare public safety exception triggered by the need to protect police and the public from immediate danger.
President Barack Obama said there are many unanswered questions about the Boston bombings, including whether the two men had help from others. He urged people not to rush judgment about their motivations.
Dzhokhar and his brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, were identified by authorities and relatives as ethnic Chechens from southern Russia who had been in the U.S. for about a decade and were believed to be living in Cambridge, just outside Boston. Tamerlan Tsarnaev died in the shootout early in the day of gunshot wounds and a possible blast injury. At one point, he was run over by his younger brother in a car as he lay wounded, according to investigators.
During a long night of violence Thursday and into Friday, the brothers killed an MIT police officer, severely wounded another lawman during a gun battle and hurled explosives at police in a desperate getaway attempt, authorities said.
Late Friday, less than an hour after authorities lifted the lockdown, they tracked down the younger man holed up in the boat, weakened by a gunshot wound after fleeing on foot from the overnight shootout with police that left 200 spent rounds behind.
The resident who spotted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in his boat in his Watertown yard called police, who tried to talk the suspect into getting out of the boat, said Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis.
"He was not communicative," Davis said.
Instead, he said, there was an exchange of gunfire - the final volley of one of the biggest manhunts in American history.
The violent endgame unfolded just a day after the FBI released surveillance-camera images of two young men suspected of planting the pressure-cooker explosives at the marathon's finish line, an attack that put the nation on edge for the week.
Watertown residents who had been told in the morning to stay inside behind locked doors poured out of their homes and lined the streets to cheer police vehicles as they rolled away from the scene.
Celebratory bells rang from a church tower. Teenagers waved American flags. Drivers honked. Every time an emergency vehicle went by, people cheered loudly.
"They finally caught the jerk," said nurse Cindy Boyle. "It was scary. It was tense."


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IndieGames.com has an interesting story chronicling the falling out of the people behind the popular iOS and Android game Hard Lines. The fight involves Spilt Milk, who by their own admission provided art assets and marketing for the game, and the game's programmer Nicoll Hunt. The argument is over who owns the game, who was wrong in breaking a contract they had in place, and what a reasonable amount of compensation is for hard work. Since we have not seen the contract that will soon be mentioned at length below by both parties we cannot ascertain who is telling the truth and who is bending it like Beckham.
All we do know is that Spilt Milk's sole proprietor Andrew Smith and Nicoll Hunt decided to argue the matter in the public square of IndieGames.com. First Nicoll Hunt lays out his side of the story claiming that, after a year and a half of work (from concept to final product) his game Hard Line was released. At some point in the happy partnership, Nicoll claims that Smith asked him to sign away his rights. As the creator of the game he thought this was wrong and so he refused to sign anything that would take away his rights. This is when, he claims, Smith terminated their existing contract and stopped paying him. He claims that he has not seen a payment from the game in three months. In his own words:
"When I refused to sign away my rights to the game Spilt Milk Studios terminated the contract between us, stopped paying me my share of the revenue, and claimed full ownership of all my work and intellectual property. This was at the start of December 2011 and made for a pretty stressful Christmas.
I've since spoken with a very helpful and experienced games lawyer and sent a cease and desist notice to Spilt Milk Studios. More recently I have also sent one to Apple, after Spilt Milk Studios failed to adhere to the original notice. It's now only a matter of time before Hard Lines is removed from sale altogether.
This will probably all come as a bit of a surprise, but I can't stand by while my work is passed off as someone else's. It's wrong, goes against everything indie development should be, and most importantly, I don't want it to happen to anyone else."
Naturally Spilt Milk's Andrew Smith has a different version of the events that lead to these two parting company. He says that the whole thing has been blown out of proportion and that Nicoll was insisting that he get 50 percent of the profits from all future games sales – even on platforms he didn't develop the game for..
"I love Hard Lines, and I'm really saddened that my part in its design and conception is not fully recognised by my former partner-in-indie. I did cancel the contract between us (under the terms of said contract) – the dispute only arose because Nicoll said he didn't want to work on Hard Lines any more, but still wanted 50% share of revenue on all future platforms – not just the ones he coded. This, as anybody out there can probably tell, made it commercially impossible to develop, say, a Steam version, a Windows Phone version, or whatever. I had no choice but to terminate the contract, although I do wish to point out that I have no intention of stopping sending him his fair share – all I intended to do was wipe the slate clean and start talking about a fair contract to move forward with.
Sadly it is this lack of willingness to communicate and reach a fair deal that has led to the current situation. I'm hopeful that my reputation as an open and honest developer reassures anyone reading this that my intention was never to steal the idea, and will never be. I've never claimed ownership, only co-creation and co-development. It's a really uncomfortable position to be in, because as I'm sure you know, I really do value being able to be completely transparent with Spilt Milk and what we get up to. "
Finally Nicoll responds to Smith's comments, calling them revisionist history:
"Revisionist history of events aside, I'm glad that Spilt Milk Studios finally appears to be recognising my rights and look forward to receiving the money that has been withheld from me for the past 3 months. It's such a shame that I have been effectively forced to take these steps but do not see how it's acceptable, both morally and legally, for someone else to use my work and IP for a game I developed without my consent."
The moral of the story is simple enough: when you enter into a partnership with someone it is paramount that you lay out what you expect for your work. You cannot leave details like future royalties to a verbal handshake. Get it in writing. Hard Lines is no longer available for sale as of this writing.
You can read the whole thing here. The comments section of the article is of particular interest.


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Friday, June 4, 2010
For six years, Dr. Alison Umminger, associate professor of English, has been helping UWG students understand the value of subjects like literature, creative writing and critical theory. A popular educator among students and peers alike, she has made the most of her time here at the university, teaching numerous classes, co-authoring two novels and mentoring future writers with tough but realistic guidance.
Natalie Brooks, a senior from Douglasville, commented on how Umminger has helped her progress as an English major and aspiring writer. "I've had her for several classes now and she's one of the more interestingly quirky and motivating professors I've been privileged to experience while attending UWG," she said. "She not only instructs in the classroom, but is always open and willing to advise her students beyond class hours. Dr. Umminger has truly pushed me to begin to break through as the writer I am under all of my convolution."
Shelley Decker, a graduate student from Newnan and budget and personnel coordinator in the Department of English, agrees. "I really enjoyed her class on film noir," she said. "I appreciated how excited she was about the subject. She was always willing to answer questions, brainstorm with you or just chat. She is a great teacher who thinks beyond assignments to how her class can move students toward their long-term goals."
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Arlington, Va., Umminger graduated from Harvard University in 1992 and went on to earn postgraduate degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia and Indiana University. While at Harvard, she also served as president of the influential Harvard Lampoon, the undergraduate humor publication and social organization founded in 1876.
Notable Lampoon alumni include John Updike, Conan O'Brien, B.J. Novak and numerous writers for television shows like Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, The Office and 30 Rock.
"Being in charge of that organization makes any student I've had at West Georgia not a challenge," she said. "Once you've had Seinfeld writers giving you their best when they hate your guts, you can deal with anything students throw at you."
The opportunity to teach at UWG brought Umminger to the Atlanta area, where the warm atmosphere the institution provided for both students and educators took her by surprise.
"I really like West Georgia and I think the students here are great," Umminger said. "I'm impressed by the demographic. It's a diverse school and I like that there are a lot of first-generation students because they're really interested in learning. You go to some schools and all the students look the same. That's not the case here."
She also had extremely positive things about her peers at UWG. "I don't know exactly what I expected, but I'm constantly surprised by the caliber of my colleagues," she said. "The other professors here are so good. I appreciate how committed the other people in the English department are."
While continuing to teach at the university, Umminger also has some projects on the horizon, including two novels that she is working on. "Writers are always writing," she said. "I'm constantly throwing stuff out there and seeing what sticks."
And what advice would she give to students or recent graduates who are looking to break into the publishing world? "Do something else!" she said with a laugh. "I'm kidding, but it's a really tough business right now. You have to love the craft of writing, but you also have to be willing to do something else at the same time. Fortunately, there are a lot of professions where good writing comes in handy."


text: Hey, my bottom bracket, maybe the cranks, are making a creaking noise everytime i put a large amount of pressure on them. is this just my bottom bracket? i converted a 70's fuji road bike to fixed gear. Is it that the road bikes's original bottom bracket is not meant to be under that pressure?


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Has it ever happened to you? You make a purchase with a debit card and the merchant puts a "hold" on money in your account over and above the purchase price?
The "hold" essentially freezes your money until the merchant or bank decides to release those funds back to you. Keep in mind...the purchase can't go through if the money to cover it isn't in your account. So why is this additional money being frozen? More importantly, why is this practice allowed?
We have done several stories about "holds" in the past and I will be exploring the issue again real soon. I must admit my renewed interest comes after I noticed several "holds" on recent Christmas purchases. In one instance we purchased an item for $72.00. The merchant "held" and additional $144.00. When we inquired the "hold" was removed. That tells me something is not right about the whole process.
Lucky for me there was enough money in the account that it didn't cause any problems with other bills that were being paid. But I know that is not the case for countless others who have encountered the same issue. And It's those individuals I want to hear from.
If you have a story to tell when it comes to this issue you can either post a comment on this blog or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Together, we're going to get to the bottom of why this is happening...and find a solution!


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Keeping in line with the newly-minted tearjerker movie series, W Magazine sat down with Hollywood's biggest stars to reveal which movies made them cry.
Some are as you'd expect: a young James Franco watching "Steel Magnolias" over and over again. Others less so: Colin Firth falling to pieces over "Dumbo." Either way, it's a real joy to watch — no, really!
Take a look at the video and click over to W


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Did you know there are bald eagles nesting within 12 miles of Indianapolis? That you can find a patch of virgin forest, undisturbed throughout U.S. history, in southern Indiana? That prehistoric remains lie practically within sight of downtown Evansville, Indiana?
My friend John Russell and I have a combined 43 years of experience as employees of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, which means we spend many of our work days immersed in that kind of Indiana lore.
So when we found ourselves with a three-day weekend free to go riding, what did we do to get away from it all? We plotted a trip through southern Indiana, stopping at parks, forests and campgrounds along the way. This was a chance to see our state's attractions as tourists, rather than employees, and to string them together with plenty of scenic back roads.
Our ground rules for the weekend getaway were simple: no travel by interstate highway, no meals at fast-food restaurants and no motels. We wanted to ride as many scenic highways as possible, visit some of the friends we've made over the years and enjoy rural Indiana at its best.
I had my BMW loaded with all the necessities—clothes to handle whatever Mother Nature might have in store for us and camping gear for comfort at the end of the day—when John arrived at my house just outside Indianapolis. He was wearing his rainsuit, a bad omen, but we weren't about to give in to the weather.
Our first stop was at a bald eagle nesting site in northern Morgan County, less than 12 miles from the Indianapolis city limits. This nesting site, unusual for its proximity to human activity, sits on the uninhabited side of a small lake, in plain view of a community of summer cottages.
We quickly found the nest and saw two eagles perched majestically in the trees along the shoreline. With the aid of a pair of binoculars borrowed from two gentlemen working on a summer cabin, we zoomed in for a close-up view of this successful effort in re-establishing an endangered species. I could hardly believe that the buildings of downtown Indianapolis were just out of sight to the north.
Eagle watching can build up quite a hunger, so we headed southwest on state Route 67 toward the town of Spencer. Before we got there, a steady rain began to fall. John was still wearing his rainsuit, but I was less prepared. I tucked in behind the windshield to tough it out until our lunch stop.
Once in Spencer, we found a symbol of small town Indiana—a home-town restaurant. Like most such institutions, it appeared to be more important as a gathering place for local residents than it was as an eatery. One large table for 12 was set aside entirely for conversation. It even had a sign designating it the "bullshippers table."
Over lunch, John and I discussed our afternoon route. He told me he wanted to be sure to see some virgins on the trip. Not wanting to pass judgment on his lifestyle, I delicately asked what he had in mind. He replied that he thought Pioneer Mother's Woods, just south of Paoli, would be a perfect spot.
He was, of course, talking about virgin stands of timber—forests that escaped the axes of settlers who, at one time or another, clear-cut just about all of the United States east of the Mississippi. Pioneer Mother's Woods, 88 acres of timber untouched by humans since at least 1816, is the largest tract of virgin timber in Indiana, and it is protected by the U.S. Forest Service.
We made our way south on state Route 37 to Paoli, just on the edge of the Hoosier National Forest, and stopped at this collection of old-growth walnut, white oak, ash and tulip poplar trees. We walked under a towering canopy of green leaves reaching 100 to 150 feet in the air. Many of these trees, I kept reminding myself, were already growing at the time the Declaration of Independence was being signed. They've outlasted generations of humans, and are still going strong.
The clouds were threatening again by the time we left the old forest. This time I was smarter, putting on my rainsuit before we continued south on Route 37 toward the town of English.
It was only fitting that we arrived in English in a pouring rain, since this town has been flooded so many times that the government is helping its residents move to higher ground. As a result, English is, for all practical purposes, a modern ghost town. Most of its stores are vacant or falling into disrepair. We managed to find the last operating business on Main Street. A rusty "Pepsi" sign was our only indication that it was a restaurant. We ordered coffee and dried off for a few minutes.
From English, we headed west on state Route 64, which made for a thoroughly enjoyable ride. The traffic was light, the pavement was smooth and the rain even stopped for a while!
Entering Dubois County, we began to notice the German Catholic influence that is so strong in this area. Neat brick homes with manicured lawns dot the countryside, built by German immigrants who came to Indiana by way of Ohio and Pennsylvania. They founded furniture factories in Jasper and Huntingburg, and built impressive churches in Ferdinand and St. Meinrad.
We stopped in Huntingburg for gas and to peel off our rainsuits. It was getting to be late afternoon, and we started looking forward to our overnight stop at the Pike State Forest, located off state Route 364.
Charlie Keller, the forest manager, gave us a pre-dinner guided tour of Pike, a 2,914-acre area offering a variety of recreation opportunities. There are primitive campsites, picnic areas, hiking trails and public hunting areas. Adding to its charm are rustic buildings, most of which were built before 1940 by the Works Progress Administration.
We headed to nearby Winslow for dinner at Charlie's favorite eatery, a converted drugstore featuring an original soda fountain complete with pictures of Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. My cheeseburger was the size of a dinner plate and weighed at least three-quarters of a pound. I ate as much of it as I could, finished my onion rings and iced tea, and was presented a bill for $3.95. I could see why Charlie liked the place.
Heading back to Pike, we faced the job of setting up camp in the dark. The campsite had no security lights, there were no nearby city lights, and on this night there were no car lights, either. So when we shut down the motorcycles, it was dark. I lay awake for about 15 minutes, waiting for my eyes to adjust to the blackness. They must have adjusted quite well, because the next thing I knew it was morning. John told me he stayed awake for a while, watching a little brown bat flutter like a moth over our campsite, and listening to the far-off cry of a barred owl.
The forecast for the new day called for cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50s—not ideal riding weather, but we didn't have a lot of miles on the schedule. We packed up early and headed south on state Route 61.
A light drizzle began as we hit Boonville and continued to fall until we approached Angel Mounds State Historic Site, along the Ohio River just outside Evansville. Covering 103 acres, this site features the largest surviving mounds created by the Middle Mississippian Indians in Indiana.
We were greeted by Becky Harris, chief curator, who gave us a tour. Angel Mounds, she noted, was home to about 1,000 Middle Mississippian Indians from about 1300 to 1500 A.D. During those years, a stockade guarded the site on three sides, with the Ohio River on the fourth. The Mississippians built their stockades by standing logs on end in trenches and covering the gaps with clay. Homes and public buildings were constructed in much the same way—a labor-intensive activity that archeologists estimate had to be repeated every 10 years.
The earthen mounds on the site aren't burial grounds, but heaps of dirt built by hand to elevate the inhabitants closer to the sun god. The higher the mound, archeologists say, the more important the inhabitant. On a more practical level, the mounds also helped protect the community's buildings from the river's annual floods.
The largest mound on the site is 650 feet long, 300 feet wide and 44 feet high. That's 8.5 million cubic feet of earth, all moved by hand. In the center of the community was a plaza, much like the town square in our culture. Public meetings, religious ceremonies and sporting events all took place at the plaza.
Those who occupied this site were skilled craftsman, judging by the pottery and tools they left behind. Unfortunately, settlers never met them. After living at this site for some 200 years, they suddenly vanished just about the time Columbus arrived in America.
Leaving this interesting piece of the past, we got back on the bikes and headed east on state Route 66 toward Rockport. From there, we planned to head north on U.S. Route 231 to a campground at Lincoln State Park, near Gentryville.
After a couple of days of restaurant food, we decided to cook dinner over the campfire, and John announced that he would be in charge of the menu. John is famous for a tongue-in-cheek lecture he gives entitled, "Preparing Road Kill While Traveling by Motorcycle," so I was a little concerned that he was about to test one of his recipes. I could picture the two of us pulling into the campground with a couple of nice, plump possums roasting on the exhaust pipes of our machines.
Fortunately, we saw little in the way of mealtime possibilities along the highway. We did see one possum, but it was flat enough to pass for a Frisbee, rather than dinner.
While I pitched camp and built a fire, John's job was to go into town and get some real dinner ingredients. But when he returned, I found myself sort of wishing we had discovered a suitable highway-helper meal along the way. John's idea of a gourmet campground feast, it turned out, was a pack of hot dogs, two bags of Doritos and two giant Snickers bars.
Oh well. We both ate our fill, then settled in for a relaxing evening watching the flickering of the campfire. Before television, radio and other distractions of the 20th century, people solved the problems of the world in quiet conversations around an open fire. We solved a few of our own that evening.
The quiet of the park invited sleep quickly, and the sound of birds welcoming the dawn had us stirring early. We broke camp and made a breakfast stop at a cafe just up the road. From there, we picked up the twisty two-lane of state Route 62 headed generally east toward our final stop: Wyandotte Woods State Recreation Area.
Our state map designated Route 62 as a scenic route, and it lived up to that reputation as it passed through the natural scenery of the Hoosier National Forest. First, though, it took us to St. Meinrad for a stop at the town's beautiful old church, known as the Archabbey. The rain and clouds had rolled off to the east, leaving behind clear blue skies, and the spires of the Archabbey pierced that cloudless sky like two enormous swords.
The abbey sits prominently on a hill overlooking fertile farmland along the Anderson River. We stopped and took a tour of the building, then continued east on 62.
Reaching the Wyandotte Woods State Recreation Area, we passed through the gate and headed straight for the Happy Hollow Nature Center and a meeting with naturalist Jeff Cummings. Jeff wasted no time showing us around his pride and joy: Behr Village and the Forest Practices Interpretive Trail.
Behr, also known as Lynch Homestead, is the product of Merle Behr, a Wyandotte employee who became interested in the style of log buildings constructed by early settlers in this area. His research pinpointed construction techniques and tools used by the builders, and Behr became convinced that these same tools and techniques could be used to build year-round, weathertight housing. So he took it upon himself to build a log cabin.
The final product features hand-hewn logs, squared on all four sides, with dovetailed joints and a mud-based chinking to seal the structure. Heated with an open fireplace and air conditioned with an open window, this one-room cabin represents the height of rural Indiana housing in centuries past.
Subsistence agriculture was the lifestyle of choice and necessity in this area, and the Lynch Homestead remains true to that lifestyle. Workers have developed gardens like those from the period, and plans are in the works for additional structures and staff members to help bring this bygone era to life.
After our tour of the farmstead, Jeff took us on a hike of the forest practices nature trail, which demonstrates several timber harvesting techniques.
Saying goodbye to Jeff, we headed back to the parking lot and climbed aboard the bikes once more. Our tour was over, and it was time to head north, back toward home and work responsibilities.
Thanks to a long weekend and a couple of motorcycles, we had been able to see our specialty—Indiana's natural and historic sites—as others do. It was a refreshing change of perspective. We've already started planning another trip for next year, stringing together Clifty Fall State Park, the Lanier Mansion, Versailles State Park, Falls of the Ohio State Park, Deam Lake, Clark State Forest and Brookville Lake.
I can't wait.


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The back-to-school craziness has started to die down. Routines are established. Kids are used to their schedules. Parents finally have the drop-off and pick-up responsibilities straightened out. Everything seems to have fallen in place. But then the phone rings. It is your child's school. Most likely, that call will be about lice, or the flu. But what if the call was to pick up your child and never return?
Mommy Tracked columnist Vicki Larson [0] explained how glad she is that she no longer has to worry when her kids come home sick since they are now old enough to be alone. For parents of kids who require supervision, that call from the school office brings an otherwise productive day to a screeching halt. Imagine if that call from school effectively ended your career.
I've received such a call twice.
The first came when my son was two and a half. Less than an hour before preschool was to begin for the day, the Director called to inform me my son was no longer welcome at her school. We had already been kicked out of our local moms' club playgroup. I didn't want the gap in my developmentally-delayed son's social skills to widen. It was nearly a year later that I finally found a school willing to take him. In the meantime, I participated in a babysitting co-op, but ended up watching many kids whereas the other parents weren't willing to watch my son.
As for work? Well, you can't work outside the home if there isn't a place for your child to stay during the day.
Three years prior, I did the typical Type-A Newly Pregnant Mom research into daycare, nannies, and preschools. The expectation was that I would have a choice as to where my son would attend. I was going to make the decision by evaluating them. Instead, it was the other way around.
During that year after my son's preschool expulsion, we were essentially home-bound. The community doesn't want to hear a screaming child in the post office, or see a child face-down in the cereal aisle rolling back and forth. We were lucky that my son's eventual preschool worked well, save for some comments like "Why haven't you gotten him help?" (We had been trying for years; there is no "magic cure") or "You know he'll really have trouble in Kindergarten" (Yes, we're panicking; don't rub it in.)
The second call-of-doom arrived a mere two weeks after my son began Kindergarten at a private school that boasts that its particular curriculum and philosophy is excellent for kids on the autistic spectrum. They misrepresented themselves to say the least. The call ordered me to come to the headmaster's office immediately. A curt "Your son has been expelled" later and I collected my confused son outside his former classroom.
A smirking parent held his hand.
That very parent had complained about his behavior.
Again, I didn't know where he could go, so he stayed home with me. Finding a new school became my new career. I had to learn about individualized education plans (IEPs) and various "disability law." While I was relieved to discover that Kindergarten is considered "optional" in California, I desperately wanted him to get the academic and social instruction that he needed so that first grade wouldn't turn out to be a disaster. It was frustratingly ironic that I wanted him to be in school to improve his social skills, but it was his lack of said skills that prevented him from attending.
Thankfully – after two moves, endless paperwork, and lots of stress - my son is now in the third grade at an excellent school, but reading Kerry Rivera's piece fretting over Kindergarten [0] brought it all back. Corporate strategy talks about "catastrophic expectations." What is the worst that can happen? Typically the exercise is that everyone laughs: That won't happen!
In my son's case, our greatest fear was that he wouldn't acclimate in school. We worried that he would be kicked out. And he was.
No disrespect to Kerry, but I doubt her son is going to be kicked out of Kindergarten. Whichever school he attends, he has a school. Some parents fear "red-shirting" but at least their child has a place to attend school, even if it is repeating a second year of Kindergarten. But my son was told to leave outright. Our eventual solution was to physically move our family to a school district that could accommodate him. Yes, this was during the recession, so our old house still hasn't sold.
Unfortunately, just last week I received a call that my son is one "strike" away from triggering a behavioral analysis [1] that might jeopardize his current school placement.
With owning two homes, and the out-of-pocket cost of various therapies (since our health insurance does not cover treatment [2] for those on the autistic spectrum) it is no surprise that I work. Many parents of those on the spectrum cannot work, though, because of the time involved in caring for the child, shuttling him to various therapies, and attending the endless evaluations.
Plus, if nobody will take your child, you certainly cannot work outside the home.
I wrote this to give another side to the typical "working parents" story. There are real concerns with finding the "right place" for your child in terms of childcare or school. These concerns are amplified when the child has special needs. We aren't lazy parents. We aren't "stupid" because we might need to take a break from the workforce. We're just parents trying to find the best place for our kids. I blog at The Karianna Spectum [3].
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I'm an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Utah,
where I study particle physics beyond the Standard Model, including DARK MATTER.
My research involves the connections between theoretical particle physics, cosmology, and astrophysics.
Please have a look at my research page, where you can also find links to some of my talks.
This semester, fall 2015, I'm teaching PHYS/ASTR 1060: The Universe. The central theme of this course is modern science's attempts to understand the nature and origin of the Universe and where we fit in to it. Sounds fun, right? This course is appropriate for non-science majors, and will satisfy your Physical/Life Science Exploration requirement.
I'm also very active regarding issues for women in physics. I'm a member of the American Physical Society (APS) Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP), and I'm the faculty advisor for the Utah Women in Physics and Astronomy (WomPA), which now has an undergraduate spin-off group open to anyone who is a major/minor or is considering majoring/minoring in Physics and/or Astronomy. The undergraduate group meets at least twice each semester. If you'd like to be added to the email list or Facebook group, just send me an email!
Interview on KPCW's Cool Science Radio, April 3, 2013
TEDx Talk, TEDxWOMEN Park City, UT, December 1, 2012.
Prof. reveals impact of the 'God Particle', Carolyn Webber,
The Daily Utah Chronicle, November 29, 2012.
God Particle and Dark Matter, John Rasmuson, 5 Spot,
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Particle physics draws diverse crowd to bar, Rachel Jackson,
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Velocity Rules
Can a television network tell you how to live your life? Well, certainly not all of them. (Pattern your life choices on SyFy programming at your own peril.)
But … the folks at Velocity have gathered together 25 rules to achieve a life well lived. And those guidelines just happen to coincide with the philosophy behind this new network.
Think of these as "bucket list ideas," except for the dying part. Here are principles meant to inspire people who don't plan on dying for decades … if ever. You can become your own living legacy, your actions proclaiming that you are here, you are having fun and you intend to leave your mark on the world.
See how many may already be part of your life:
1. Define your code and live by it.
2. Boredom is not allowed.
3. Do what scares you.
4. Precision is the ultimate accessory.
5. True mastery requires time. Deal with it.
6. Being a man is more than being male.
7. Have your passport ready.
8. Eat class for breakfast.
9. More turbo. Less texting.
10. If you need to throw a punch, know how.
11. There is a balance between control and risk. Explore it.
12. Make plans. A plan of attack, a backup plan and an escape plan.
13. Speed is relative. Floor it.
14. Love when it's fun and games. Or life and death.
15. Buy a round for the bar. When it's packed.
16. Climb the biggest damn thing you can find.
17. Be your family hero.
18. Take your kids to see some wild animals. In the wild.
19. If you can't find a classic. Build it. (Wayne Carini's Rule)
20. Upping the stakes is all part of the game. (Dana Mecum's Rule)
21. Membership is a privilege not a right.
22. When the open road calls. Answer it. (Mike Seate's Rule)
23. Have the courage to fix what is not broken. (Ryan Friedlinghaus' Rule)
24. There is no 24 only 21. (Blackjack)
25. Having high standards is by design. (Chip Foose's Rule)
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Third graders at W.J. Gurganus Elementary School in Havelock deserve a big round of applause.
Ashley Alicea's class won a national writing contest.
The class worked together to write a story about a magical spelling book application.
In their story a few magic words would turn classmates into frogs, make math work disappear, and turn a sunny sky into a wet storm.
They could barely hold in the excitement when they found out they won the "Mrs. P'" Be-A-Famous Writer Contest.
The school will receive a new e-book program, $7,000, and their book will be published.


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Season 38
Original Air Date:
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Educational Goal:
Word on the street: Disappear
Disappear means to no longer be seen.
Episode Summary
Big Bird encounters the number Zero, who is upset because he is nothing. Big Bird sets out to show Zero that being nothing is really something. When they go to Hooper's Store, Alan explains how the number zero helps him keep track of what he needs to order whenever he runs out of something in the store. This makes Zero feel a little better, but not much.
When Chris and some children are playing baseball outside, they ask Zero to stand by the scoreboard to help keep score. Zero feels better for a little while but when Telly is upset that his team doesn't have any runs, Zero feels that it is all his fault. He declares that he is not going to be zero anymore and decides to act like a pig instead. This causes some serious consequences.
The Worm Air and Space Agency was going to send Slimey's friend Glo to the moon, but the spaceship won't lift off because the countdown is stuck at the number one. Zero is reluctant to lend a hand, but Big Bird reminds him of the ways he helped Alan and Chris and now he could help Slimey too. Zero agrees to complete the countdown!


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Knowing the fact that many Bollywood celebrities have taken help of plastic surgery to maintain or enhance their beauty, we here present you with the 5 worst faces of Bollywood. These actresses tried taking help from their respective surgeons in order to add beauty to their looks; however their efforts were all in vain. At the 5th position is the very famous Rakhi Sawant, who is well known for her Asset enhancement, which she had to get rid off during her performance at a reality dance show Nach Baliye 3. The 4th position is held by another upcoming actress, Sherlyn Chopra, who has undergone Butt Enhancement. This surgery got her a place in the worst face of Bollywood list, but looks like its not quite helping her bag roles in the industry. At 3rd, 2nd and 1st position are the sweet Juhi Chawla, Kidnap actress Minnisha Lamba and the Bengali Beauty Koena Mitra respectively, all of which have undergone nose job which has not done any good to them as yet.
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It's no secret around here that I'm a huge Star Wars fan. My friend Michelle is too, so after she revamped a clock for her son's room, she had to share it with me. And I love it. She used leftover wrapping paper from the Clone Wars – if you are more of a purist, you can use those images as well. Either way, it's really easy. Visit below for the tutorial.
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Teen Mom 2 Star Chelsea Houska's Weight Loss Transformation (PHOTOS)
Teen Mom 2's Chelsea Houska is South Dakota's resident hair extraordinaire and fashionista! This little lady is known for her sassy hair 'dos and funky sense of style (which she has passed down to her model-in-training daughter, Aubree). For the past few months, Chel-Chel has been working on her already fab figure by eating better and working out. And from the look of these photos, Chelsea has definitely shed a few pounds. Click through to see Chelsea's Weight Loss transformation and tell us if you love Chelsea's slimmer look below!


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In an interesting twist to the story of NASA's ace planet-hunting telescope Kepler, mission managers have announced their intention to bring the mission back online despite suffering a crippling blow in May.
The proposed extended mission, called simply "K2," could see the orbiting space telescope scan huge swathes of sky, focusing on smaller stars that possess planets with very compact orbits. Kepler detects exoplanets that orbit in front of their stars, creating a slight dip in star brightness. This dip is known as a "transit" and thousands of candidate alien worlds have been discovered by Kepler's sensitive optics.
NEWS: Kepler Kaput: NASA Looking for Alternative Missions
"We expect to find dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of such planets," said Kepler principal investigator Bill Borucki, of NASA's Ames Research Center. "If we're looking at smaller stars at shorter (orbital) periods, we may find, in fact, many of those are also in the habitable zone."
According to Mike Wall over at SPACE.com, the K2 mission would look out across the Earth's orbital plane, studying up to six regions in space. Each region will be observed for at least 40 days (with the hope of extending that time to 80 days). Each new region would consist of 10,000 to 20,000 stellar targets.
ANALYSIS: How Kepler Could Die and Keep Giving
This technique differs significantly from Kepler's mission before a faulty reaction wheel scuttled its unblinking stare at one patch of sky in the constellation of Cygnus. 140,000 target stars were found in that region. K2 would allow Kepler to survey ten times the area of its primary mission.
The reason for observing along the Earth's orbital plane is that such an orientation will maximize the precision of the space telescope's compromised positioning.
Although this could be an exciting turn of events, mission scientists say that this is far from being a done deal. We'll have to wait until at least the middle of 2014 before K2 is approved.
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Several new stores to open for business in Berlin this fall
Posted On: 8/28/14
Written By: Josh Davis, Staff Writer
BERLIN– After a summer of surging business, several new shops will open their doors this fall. Inca Ruins on Pitts Street, Fireplace Supply on Old Ocean City Boulevard, Una Bella Salute on Broad Street and an as-yet unnamed coffee shop are joining the thriving Berlin marketplace. Handmade items, mostly imported from Peru, make up the bulk of the merchandise at Inca Ruins. "I've been doing it for nine years online and in flea markets and things like that," said owner Kenneth Briggs. "Our main store is going to be in Rehoboth next year, but we saw this space (in Berlin) and said, 'why not?' There's a lot of growth in this area right now." An Ocean Pines resident, Briggs said he frequents Berlin often. "We're always down here," he said. "We thought this would be an unusual shop for the area because it's not very antiquey. The bulk of it is Fair Trade, so it helps other people, and our prices are re...» Click here for the full story.
Shop owners report profits in sixth month after 'cool' contest
Posted On: 8/28/14
Written By: Josh Davis, Staff Writer
BERLIN– Six months after being named "America's Coolest Small Town" in an online vote hosted by Budget Travel Magazine, Berlin's business is predictably booming. Lititz, Pa., last year's "coolest" town, saw a 30 percent uptick in sales. Berlin shopkeepers say the same thing is happening here in 2014. "It's been a very busy summer," said Terri Sexton, owner of Treasure Chest on 20 North Main Street. "What I have found is that a lot of people that come over that are tourists don't necessarily know about the designation until they get here, but I'm seeing a lot of people that live within a day trip or a two-hour drive coming to town because they haven't been here in so long. They're discovering what we have here in Berlin and it's been packed all summer long. "We're a destination now," Sexton continued. "You can come and spend the day and shop and eat, and I ...» Click here for the full story.
Sprout Creatives offers web advice, graphics, branding
Posted On: 8/14/14
Written By: Josh Davis, Staff Writer
BERLIN– Clean, simple cross-platform websites are the mission statement of Sprout Creatives, one of the latest businesses to take advantage of the resurgent downtown community. Founded in 2007, the company moved to its new location on 29 Broad Street in July. CEO Paul Starkey brought his design background as Art Director at Ocean City Today to the business, offering web development, internet marketing, graphic design and branding, and commercial printing. "This is just something I always did," he said. "I saw a niche – a possibility – and just moved on it." Sprout spends roughly 85 percent of its time on web development, specializing in Adobe Business Catalyst. Business Catalyst uses active data centers by Amazon Web Services and includes third-party integration with services including Google Contacts, QuickBooks and eBay. "It's an all-in-one platform," said Starkey. "We provide ongoing maintenance for our clients...» Click here for the full story.
Visitor spending bolsters island's labor force
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BERLIN–A new National Park Service report shows that 2,056,827 visitors to Assateague Island National Seashore in 2013 spent $84,350,400 in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,052 jobs in the local area. "Assateague Island National Seashore is proud to welcome visitors from across the country and around the world," said Superintendent Debbie Darden. "We are delighted to share the story of this place and the experiences it provides and to use the park as a way to introduce our visitors to this part of the country and all that it offers. National park tourism is a significant driver in the national economy–returning $10 for every $1 invested in the National Park Service–and it's a big factor in our local economy as well. We appreciate the partnership and support of our neighbors and are glad to be able to give back by helping to sustain local communities." The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by U.S. ...» Click here for the full story.
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RECOGNITION Atlantic General Hospital has announced the Nurse of the Year and Clinical Associate of the Year. These awards were presented during National Nurses Week based upon votes submitted by the nursing staff. Nurse of the Year: Melissa Welch, RN, is a charge nurse on the Med Surg unit and is the clinical coordinator for the Stroke Center. She has been instrumental in the Atlantic General Hospital Stroke Center obtaining the highest recognition from the American Stroke Association. This was her fourth nomination for the award. Clinical Associate of the Year: Debbie Patterson is the Unit Secretary for Med Surg and has worked at Atlantic General Hospital for more than four years. She is committed to customer service, patient safety and acts as a mentor to new associates. She is described by her co-workers as someone who "always goes above and beyond." During National Nurses week, which encompasses Florence Nightingale's birthday, Atlantic General Hospital re...» Click here for the full story.
Blacksmith restaurant uses products from local farms
Posted On: 8/7/14
Written By: Josh Davis, Staff Writer
BERLIN– Berlin's newest restaurant continues to challenge its clientele with a creative and constantly evolving menu. Blacksmith, located on 104 Pitts Street, opened in March. Owner Justine Zegna, boasting more than 20 years of experience as a professional chef, and Brooks Sullivan run the kitchen with plenty of help from their supporting cast. "We've got a lot of people back there and all of us have cooked for a long time," said Zegna. "Brooks and I are basically the ones making the menus, making the dishes and dealing with the vendors. We deal with so many vendors and so many farmers that it's sort of a part-time job in of itself – getting new things and then figuring out what we're going to do with them." The restaurant uses Berlin Organics and other local farms, including aquaculture oysters and clams, to source the best-possible ingredients. Blacksmith only uses bay-grown oysters, something Zegna believes contributes...» Click here for the full story.
Theatre makes historical mark on Dagsboro
Posted On: 7/31/14
Written By: Maria Counts, Staff Reporter/Coastal Point
DAGSBORO–The Dagsboro's Clayton Theatre this week unveiled its new Delaware Historical Marker, celebrating the theater's 65 years in business, along with its unique nature and its historical impact on the community. "It literally started with a question," said Dagsboro Councilman Brian Baull, who was instrumental in getting the historical marker placed for the theater. "My wife Amy and I decided one day to go out and look at a bunch of historic markers throughout Sussex County. We wound up by Seaford and the Maryland-Delaware line, and looked at a bunch of them along the way. "On the way back home, I said, 'Wouldn't it be neat if we got one of those for the Clayton celebrating its 65th anniversary? I wonder what you have to do.'" With that thought, Baull sent an email to the Delaware Archives, and, he said, "the stars aligned." After providing the theater's history — courtesy of "Memorie...» Click here for the full story.
Hunt and Lane offers unique imported furniture inventory
Posted On: 7/24/14
Written By: Josh Davis, Staff Writer
BERLIN– Generations of skill and technique go into each unique piece of furniture at Hunt and Lane. Partners Taber Bartoshesky and Jon Lane personally import all of their inventory from Bali, Indonesia. "I completely fell in love with the culture and the furniture," Lane said. "We went there last year, and when we got back we both had the same idea. It made it a little bit more feasible to put our funds together, so we just planned a trip and made it happen." After a 30-hour plane ride and an 18-hour drive, the pair met with owners from Java furniture and filled up a 20-foot shipping container. "It's all handmade in tiny family-owned factories," Lane said. "Each factory makes something different. The one that makes Java benches doesn't make tables, and the ones that make tables don't make mirrors." Lane, who works part-time with Bartoshesky at Ocean City restaurant Hooked, said filling up the enormous contai...» Click here for the full story.
Exchange students looking for host families for school year
Posted On: 7/24/14
Written By: Josh Davis, Staff Writer
BERLIN–Visiting international exchange students are looking for host families for the upcoming school year. International Experience-USA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Northfield, Minn., is seeking housing for students ages 15-18 from countries including Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand. Brothers Kevin and Thomas Gilner founded the organization in 2002. "Their father was a high school principal in the D.C. area for many, many years, and he was one of the original people affiliated with student exchange when student exchange became a thing in the 1950s," said Regional Director Joseph Bissell-Maynard. "Their father was very involved with student exchange from the start. They had people in and out of their homes their whole lives, and their father instilled in them a lot of the passion that they have now." When Germany began sending exchange students into the U.S., the Gilners, who have dual citizenship in both countries, decided they could do i...» Click here for the full story.
Tex Mex & Country Cookin' renovates, changes menu items
Posted On: 7/17/14
Written By: Josh Davis, Staff Writer
BERLIN– After leaving a bad taste in many customers' mouths, one local restaurant rebranded, changed their menu and renovated the interior. The results, so far, have been extremely positive. Tex Mex on 119 Main Street changed to Tex Mex & Country Cookin', adding a southern slant to their southwestern slate of offerings. The restaurant also hired a new manager, Donna Smith, in April. "I really can't say if it's me or us being the coolest small town in America, but business has definitely increased," Smith said. "We changed the menu in March and had the whole re-launch. We put booths in and the menu went more to southwest Texas-style country cooking, not just strictly Mexican food the way it was." During the winter, the restaurant closed for renovations, and management and ownership held a brainstorming session. "We were trying to figure out what we could do to increase sales and get rid of this reputation," Smit...» Click here for the full story.


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A very wise decesion from Shakey, why would he want to hack all over the world when the best series ever BSB is on our doorstep, apart from the Showdown thing!!
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Most Israelis feel close to religion, according to a Ynet poll dealing with Judaism and existence conducted last week; six out of ten believe it was God who created the world in which we live today, poll says
Published: 10.06.06, 14:34 / Israel News
A study conducted by Rafi Smith of the Smith Institute, examined the public's stance on faith and Judaism. Data was collected by two simultaneous methods; a telephone survey of the older community, and an internet poll posted on Ynet which had over 40 thousand participants.
Smith explained that the internet poll contained questions on the socio-demographic background of participants, which allowed the results to be calculated in such a way that they represented the public desire of the over-18 Jewish community in Israel.
Poll Results:
Who created the world we live in?
God: 60% (100% religious, 79% traditional, 29% secular)
Big Bang: 40%
Have you become closer to Judaism in recent years?
Yes, became closer to Judaism: 39% (78% religious, 35% traditional, 23% secular)
No, moved away from Judaism: 9% (1% religious, 6% traditional, 14% secular)
Neutral: 52%
Do you think schools should provide more traditional studies?
Yes, increase traditional studies: 53% (78% religious, 35% traditional, 23% secular)
No, decrease traditional studies: 4% (1% religious, 6% traditional, 14% secular)
No, no change necessary: 32%
Not sure: 11%
How would you like to see Israel?
More religious: 23%
More traditional: 26%
More secular: 27%
No change needed: 24%
Do you keep Kosher?
Yes: 53%
No: 36%
Sometimes: 11%
Do you keep Shabbat?
Yes: 35%
No: 57%
Sometimes: 8%
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Dominion Officials Give Fire Assurances
County commissioners told about visits to residents
September 25, 2013
MOUNDSVILLE — Officials with Dominion Resources and Blue Racer Midstream have spoken to residents of the Kent community near the site of a weekend fire, they told the Marshall County Commission on......
Real Glad Dominion is a large part of our community!
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hoopie, are you still heating your home with gas you buy from those "rapists"? Still buying food fertilized with gas-derived fertilizers, and products made with gas-derived plastics?
Why would hoopie continue to financially support the "rapists"? Walk the talk, hoopie.
"Rape"? Seriously? LOL
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Bullsh*t. After they rape our land they will just pull out and leave us the mess
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work faster boys!
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The "cause" is almost always carelessness
PPG and Bayer have been operating safely for decades even though they also have millions of gallons of explosive, corrosive, and toxic chemicals on site
Ergon has operated for decades safely handling and storing millions of gallons of highly explosive liquids on site
Perhaps some training and cooperation between these industries is in order to see what needs to be addressed before someone is killed
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Google the word BLEVE and watch the videos.
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Faculty Pub
Faculty should make plans to attend Faculty Pub on Thursday, September 19th from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Bridgeview Grill on Neyland Drive. Please join us for free appetizers, a cash bar, and a wonderful opportunity to interact with your fellow faculty. Parking will be available in the C-14 lot across from the boathouse building.
We appreciate Aramark's assistance with this venture, and we look forward to seeing you at the Pub.
Thursday, 19 September, 2013
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- 1/4 cup water
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
All dried spices and dried herbs must be organic or certified organic from the health store because all commercial products
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Quote: "A few common once that I noticed, for example, were laughing and treating the drill as a game, wincing, ducking, turning away, taking very wide and big steps back away from the attack."
This is very common. In my experience, it is done for many reasons but it always carries with it the same meaning: an attempt to disengage from the drill in effort to reduce the drills efficacy at revealing the small self and/or experiencing the small self in an open and communal setting. For example in regards to laughing (listing some possibilities among many), some people laugh to hide, or disguise, or to cover-up, and/or to "reduce" the disparity between their perceived self-image in regards to their martial skill and their actual skill level as it is revealed to them in being unable to stop someone from hitting them in as advantageous and as pristine a setting as the dojo. (Often these folks tend to talk about how the drill is unfair and/or how they would in reality do something different -- e.g. hit someone getting that close; enter; grapple; etc.) In this sense, laughing can be a habitual reaction to pride. Other people laugh because the violence (not matter how controlled) touches parts of them that they are not ready to confront or to reconcile and/or to expose so openly and/or obviously. Hence, you can also get the attacker laughing for a similar reason. (Of course, crying, and many other emotions, can also happen on both sides for this reason as well.) In this sense, laughing can be a habitual reaction to fear. Others start laughing because they have no idea what is going on, no idea why it is going on, and/or what they are supposed to do while it is going on. It is like they are flooded by a wave of absurdity and/or meaninglessness while they have burdened themselves with finding sense and meaning -- yet they themselves are at the center of that absurdity and/or meaninglessness. In this sense, laughing can be a habitual reaction to ignorance.
What is really interesting to note, aside from what is obviously being revealed at a personal level, is how so little of this stuff, or how none of this stuff, comes up in standard Kihon Waza training. Many of us are quite comfortable in Kihon Waza training -- we do without these demons day after day. There is little pressure to disengage from the training in an effort to reduce the effects of self-revelation. This is one reason why you can get folks that have no problem participating in even very intense Kihon Waza training only to act completely otherwise within this type of training environment. For the rest of us, folks that did have a lot of similar pressures within Kihon Waza training, even if initially we may have experienced some moments of anxiety, confusion, and uncertainty, whatever it was, it was nowhere near this other level of self-revelation/exposure.
Quote: "This why I'm not sure I want to repeat the experiment in a class that I lead, I don't think I can offer that support. I might prefer to ask a few people and just train by ourselves at free practice time."
I do no think that any one person can support such self-examination. This is my opinion. Really, it is a group effort -- one that demonstrates the reason why all viable systems of self-reflection always made good use of a community (i.e. like-minded individuals coming together for reasons of support and guidance). This does not mean that we do not benefit from a mentor, but it does mean that a mentor cannot be expected to support everything and every one in total. It might be a good idea to simply start out with a smaller group -- one from which you can learn the various ins and outs of such training -- things you can use to then go on to address the needs of larger groups of people. Not a bad idea at all.
Quote: "I asked my husband to try this today, at home, actually. Now he wasn't willing to really hit me, but OTOH he has the advantage of not being shy to touch me anywhere. Tickling can be very startling. I could keep my gaze level but it felt "hard", it felt like I created a lot of mental space between us that I didn't like, especially with someone I love. The experience I had in the dojo was similar, and I wonder if it's possible to not have that mental pushing away (I dunno if that describes it well) but to be more open towards the attack, in a way. I didn't find it hard to keep calm and facing the attack (up to a certain level of intensity), but the difference between open and closed calm, so to say."
This too is a very common reaction to the drills. I would tend to understand this "mental pushing away" in a manner similar to what was mentioned above -- even if we want to define it as a difference between open and closed calm. In my experience, it represents a kind of resistance to the present in which we are finding ourselves (for whatever reason). In addition, like what was mentioned above, it also says something about how we can train in Kihon Waza just fine without experiencing this resistance (which is really the source of all resistance -- in my opinion). It might be saying that we are non-resistant only under controlled and/or what some have called "fair weather" conditions. However, under more pressing matters, our habitual reaction to resist, to not accept, to not blend, to not harmonize with, to not "welcome the attack and the attacker" (as Osensei said), comes to the forefront. We are really talking about an amazing relationship between the mind and the body -- one we must uncover and reconcile before we go on to practice Aiki martially (i.e. in real life). The really interesting part is this: When you can still practice non-resistance against an attacker (e.g. not mentally pushing away your training partner in this type of drill), the level of intimacy is even greater than if you were practicing non-resistance under fair weather conditions in Kihon Waza with a "partner". For this reason, in actuality, should you come to reconcile this the source of all resistance, you would actually generate greater, closer, more intimate relationships with those others in your dojo. At least this has been my experience.
Anyways, because of your level of insight, your willingness to expose yourself to such pressures in your own training, and your candid honesty, your integrity of character, etc. -- you sound amazing to me and you have come to inspire me a great deal more in my own pursuits. For this, and for sharing in this discussion, I am very grateful.
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