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Pacers Rookie/Free Agent Camp Bios
Ron Artest: He made appearances in seven of the season's first nine games and led the Pacers with a career-best average of 24.6 ppg in those seven games he scored at least 22 points six times and registered 31 points in the season-opener at Cleveland, 11/3 he shot a career-best 92.2 percent from the foul line (47-51) including a season-best 3-4 3-pt FGS, he scored 29 points at Philadelphia, 11/12 in that game against the Sixers, he shot 10-15 (.667) from the floor overall and made 6-6 FTS that was one of three games in which he made at least two 3--pt FG on the season he scored the 5,000th point of his NBA career in the overtime loss at Philadelphia, 11/12 he had a season-high nine boards in the opener at Cleveland he also had at least one steal in each of his seven outings and averaged 1.71 spg he had a season-best four thefts in the Pacers' win vs. Atlanta, 11/17 he had at least two assists in each of his seven games and averaged 3.1 apg for his involvement in an incident at the end of the game at Detroit, 11/19, he was suspended for the remainder of the season.
Jonathan Bender: A persistent sore right knee limited him to just seven games and forced him to two extensive stays on the injured list he scored a season-high 11 points in the season-opener at Cleveland, 11/3 he would play in just one of the next eight games and was placed on the injured list for the first time, 11/20 in his only appearance of that eight-game span, he scored five points and snared a season-best four rebounds vs. Atlanta, 11/17 he was activated from the injured list prior to the game vs. Orlando, 1/15, and scored eight points on 4-8 FGS against the Magic he had his only steal of the season against the Magic that was the first of five appearances in a 10-game span that extended until 2/4 he had at least four points in four of those five games and three of his four assists on the season came in that five-game span he was placed back on the injured list, 2/4, where he remained for the rest of the season.
Nick Billings: He was considered a possible NBA draft prospect after a junior season that saw him average 12.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg and 3.5 bpg he was named to the all-America East second team in 2003-04 the team's leading rebounder, he averaged 7.1 rpg in America East Conference games he also blocked 99 shots and was third on the team with 22 steals in 28 games--all as a starter however, he averaged just 4.9 ppg and 3.8 rpg as a senior in 2004-05 as a senior, he led the team with 34 blocked shots and left school ranked second in America East history with 336 rejections he led the Bearcats in rebounding five times, including two games with 10 boards through his junior season, he ranked 10th on the NCAA's Division I all-time career blocks per game list with an average of 3.87 bpg he was named the 2003 America East Defensive Player of the Year after blocking 117 shots as a sophomore he ranked second in the nation in blocked shots behind Connecticut's Emeka Okafor.
Maurice Carter: After being selected in the 2004 expansion draft by the Charlotte Bobcats and subsequently being waived in training camp, he signed with Lottomatica Roma in Italy, where in 24 games, he averaged 13.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 1.5 spg after being waived by the Lakers in training camp in October, 2003, he played 14 games for Gary of the CBA and averaged 15.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 2.5 apg in December, 2003, he was traded to the Dakota Wizards he signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Lakers, 1/30/04, and in four games averaged 5.5 ppg on 5-14 FGS, 1-3 3-pt FGS and 11-12 FTS in the CBA, he averaged 19.0 ppg, ranking him seventh in the league as a result, he was named to the all-CBA second team he helped Dakota win its second CBA championship in three years by scoring 36 points in the final game, which led to him being named the Finals MVP against Idaho, 1/27/04, he scored a league season-high 44 points he signed a 10-day contract with the Hornets, 3/25/04 in six games with New Orleans, he scored 3.3 ppg on 11-35 FGS, 4-11 3-pt FGS and 16-20 FTS since a career at LSU in which he averaged 17.3 ppg as a senior, he has played in the IBL, the ABA, Greece, the CBA and the NBA.
Shelly Clark: Probably the most well-traveled player on the rookie/free agent camp roster, over the last 10 years, he has played in Puerto Rico, Turkey, Cyprus, Argentina, Israel, Venezuela, the USBL, the NBDL and the CBA following a brief stint with Guácharos de Maturin in Venezuela, he signed with the Gary Steelheads of the CBA however, his statistics from the 2004-05 season are not available he also played for the Steelheads in 2003-2004, averaging 13.9 ppg. and 9.8 rpg in 37 games his 9.8 rpg. was good for third best in the CBA he averaged 17.0 ppg and a league-high 11.3 rpg in the Steelheads' first visit to the CBA playoffs he had season-highs of 28 points at Rockford, 1/6/04, and 20 rebounds vs. Yakima, 2/21, and vs. Rockford, 2/28 he played with Marinos de Oreinte in Venezuela and was the Most Valuable Player of the Venezuelan Finals in 2002-2003 he averaged 14.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg and 2.0 apg in the summer of 2002 for Maratonistas de Coamo in Puerto Rico in 15 games with the Steelheads in 2001-02, he averaged 11.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 2.2 apg he led the Argentina League in rebounds (9.4 rpg.) in 2000-01 while playing for Obras Sanitarias he also led team in scoring with 17.4 points per game...he played two seasons at the University of Illinois after transferring from Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College as a senior (1994-95), he averaged 11.8 ppg and 8.3 rpg in 28 games for the Fighting Illini in two seasons at Illinois, he averaged 10.7 ppg and 7.4 rpg two seasons at Illinois.
John Edwards: An undrafted rookie, he saw action in 25 games for the Pacers with one start...he had his best game with Indiana as a starter at Sacramento, 12/3 in that game, he scored nine points on 4-8 FGS and 1-4 FTS. he added career-highs of five rebounds, two assists and 31 minutes against the Kings...he totaled 139 minutes, 85 of which came in a six-game span from 11/10 to 12/3 he totaled 29 points for the season and had 14 of them in a six-game span from 11/10 to 12/3...he shot 2-6 FGS in his first three games of the season, but then hit 9-18 FGS over his next 17 games...he scored three points on 3-4 FTS vs. Utah, 3/16, and his three free throws made were a career-high and his four attempts tied his most in 2004-05...he had 12 rebounds in his first eight games and totaled 19 boards for the season...he had eight offensive rebounds, including a career-high three at Sacramento, 12/3, and two at Golden State, 12/4 he blocked four shots, including two in his second game--vs. the Clippers, 11/10...he missed 28 games while on the injured list from 1/15 to 3/13 with a strained right quadricep.
Charlie Gaines: He was the second leading scorer (18.3 ppg) for the Michigan Mayhem and was the top rebounder in the CBA with an average of 11.4 rpg in 2004-05 he ranked 11th in the league in scoring having shot 296-511 from the floor (.579), he ranked third in the CBA in that department he saw action in 44 games (30 starts) for the Mayhem after playing nine games with Eurofiditalia Reggio Calabria in Italy in Italy, he averaged 14.4 ppg and 8.8 rpg, while shooting 52.2 percent from the floor a second team All-Conference USA selection, he averaged 15.7 points (Ranked ninth in C-USA) and a league-leading 10.1 rpg as a senior in 2003-04 he posted 15 double-doubles and scored 20 or more points on nine occasions he posted career-highs of 36 points and 18 rebounds against Georgia Southern he scored 20 points and matched a career-high with 18 rebounds at Houston he recorded 24 points and 12 rebounds against DePaul he started all 57 games he played at Southern Mississippi he recorded 31 double-doubles during his four-year career he finished collegiate career at Southern Mississippi after playing his first two seasons at Southwest Missouri State.
Danny Granger: He earned First Team All-Mountain West Conference and First Team NABC District 13 honors his junior and senior seasons he finished his collegiate career at New Mexico after playing a season and a half at Bradley. he ranks in the top 10 in career blocked shots at both New Mexico and Bradley as a senior, he ranked second in the Mountain West Conference in scoring (18.8 ppg), third in rebounding (8.9 rpg), second in steals (2.1 spg), second in blocks (2.0 bpg) and third in 3-pt field goal percentage (.433) he missed three games due to minor surgery to repair a tear in the lateral meniscus of his left knee in 2004-05, he was the first player in school history to record 60 assists, 60 blocks and 60 steals in a season he recorded 13 double-doubles he was named MWC Tournament MVP after averaging 24.3 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 3.7 apg and 3.0 bpg in three games.
David Harrison: He shot 57.6 percent from the floor, setting the Pacers' rookie record with enough attempts to qualify he would have led all of the NBA's rookies in field goal percentage in 2004-05 after going scoreless and without a rebound in eight minutes in the season-opener at Cleveland, 11/3, he scored eight points and collected six rebounds off the bench at Boston, 11/5 in that game, he shot 2-2 FGS and 4-6 FTS he scored 19 points with eight rebounds, two steals and three steals in a career-high 44 minutes vs. Orlando, 11/20 that was his first game of double-figure points in the NBA tying for the team lead in scoring, he notched a career-high 22 points vs. Toronto, 12/17 that was the only time in 2004-05 that he led the team in scoring in all, he scored in double figures eight times and registered one double-double he collected a career-high 10 boards and scored 12 points at Atlanta, 12/14 he blocked an average of 1.28 bpg, ranking fourth among all rookies in the NBA.
Jimmie Hunter: Following 19 games with the Gary Steelheads, he averaged 17.8 ppg after signing in February, 2005, with Sebastiani Rieti in Italy with Gary in the CBA, he averaged 20.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 3.8 apg a 2004 CBA All-Star, he averaged 20.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.2 apg and 2.0 spg in 48 games for the Rockford Lightning he spent part of the 2002-03 season with the Harlem Globetrotters team that played against U.S. college teams he turned professional following his sophomore season in which he led Life University in Atlanta to its second consecutive NAIA title in the championship game of the NAIA tournament, he hit the game-winning shot with 12 seconds left he earned first team all-NAIA honors and was the NAIA Player of the Year after leading the team in scoring (22.1 ppg), steals (99) and blocked shots (63) he finished second on the team with 112 assists he scored 30+ points eight times, including a season-best 39 vs. The Master's College he played his freshman season at Memphis where he averaged 16.2 ppg in 20 games he led the team with 17.1 ppg in Conference USA games.
LeRoy Hurd:The Southland Conference's leading scorer as a junior and senior, he was the SLC's tournament MVP as a senior in 2004 he signed with Chalons-en-Champagne in France, but was waived in November, 2004, after just seven games after a brief stint with the Portland Reign of the ABA, he signed with the Columbus Riverdragons in the NBDL with Columbus, he averaged 10.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 1.4 apg in 26 games he played his junior and senior seasons at Texas-San Antonio after transferring from the University of Miami (FL) he averaged a career-high and league-leading 19.4 ppg in leading the Road Runners to the Southland Conference title as a senior he also averaged 8.0 rpg and was named the 2004 Player of the Year he averaged a league-high 17.6 ppg and 8.0 rpg in his first year at Texas-San Antonio and was named the Southland Newcomer of the Year.
Michel Morandais: A teammate of the Pacers' David Harrison the University of Colorado in 2003-04, he earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors his junior and senior years he finished his career as Colorados seventh all-time leading scorer with 1,428 points he also ranked sixth all-time in career games played (116), ninth in assists (294) and tied for 13th in steals (103) he led the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in scoring (20.7 ppg) and averaged 6.3 rpg and 3.0 apg and was named to the All-Tournament Team as a senior, he averaged 16.1 points (ranking sixth in the Big 12), 4.4 rebounds and a team-high 3.1 assists he scored 20 or more points eight times, registering a season-high 28 points on 9-11 shooting against Missouri...this past season, he averaged 9.9 ppg and 3.6 rpg in 47 games for Vertical Vision Cantu in the Italian League a native of the French West Indies, he played for the French National team in 2003.
Kevinn Pinkney: A senior co-captain, he was the only three-year letter winner on Nevadas roster he was named to the all-WAC second team and the all-defensive team this season he played in 108 games for the Wolfpack during his four-year career he scored double figures in 23 of 31 games for Nevada in 2004-05, including a team-high 22 points in the team's loss to Illinois, 3/1, in the second round of the NCAA tournament and a team-leading 25 points at Toledo, 12/7 he was the team's leading scorer in both of its NCAA tournament games he recorded double-digit rebounds 11 times he ranked second on the team in rebounding (7.7 rpg), scoring (12.1 ppg) and free-throw percentage (.730) since his arrival on campus, Nevada won 85 games, the most all-time by any single member of the Wolf Pack he also started 81 straight games in which he has played he missed 18 games during his career because of injury, including the last 16 of his sophomore season he ranks sixth all-time in the school history for blocked shots with 89.
Shane Power: A former Indiana High School All-Star and the 2000 3A Trester Award winner, he led Gary Andrean to the State Finals against Indianapolis Brebeuf he was selected to the all-SEC second team by the league's coaches as a senior, after averaging 11.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 2.4 apg he was presented the prestigious Babe McCarthy Memorial Award by the school for best exemplifying the highest traits of character, leadership, desire and hustle the Crown Point, Ind., native set a new all-time school record by connecting on 41.7 percent of his 3-pt attempts during his two-year MSU playing career as a junior, he was named the 2003-04 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year he also collected MSU's Academic Award for posting the team's highest grade point average in 2004-05 he played his first two years at Iowa State, where he teamed with the Pacers' Jamaal Tinsley as a freshman in his second season with the Cyclones, he started all 31 games and averaged 13.6 ppg with 4.5 rpg he is 22nd on Indiana's all-time career scoring list with 2,110 points in his career at Andrean.
Aleksandar Radojevic: He saw action in 12 games for the Utah Jazz, before being waived 1/4/05 in one of his best outings of the season, he scored four points on 2-4 FGS and hauled in a season-best six rebounds in a loss at Boston, 12/17 in 12 games, he averaged 1.6 ppg and 2.3 rpg an early entry candidate for the NBA draft in 1999, he was selected 12th overall by the Toronto Raptors on the active roster to begin the 1999-2000 season, he made his first NBA appearance in the opener vs. Boston 11/2, playing one scoreless minute placed on injured list after two games due to a tear in the medial meniscus of his left knee...he underwent back surgery on 1/6 and returned for the final two games of the season...he scored his first NBA point on a free throw at Miami, 4/8...in the season finale at Orlando on 4/19 had six points, eight rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 19 minutes he missed the entire 2000-01 season due to back surgery performed in October an all-NJCAA third team pick, he averaged 15.4 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 4.0 bpg as a sophomore at Barton County Community College in Kansas a native of Serbia and Montenegro, he originally had committed to Ohio State, but was ruled ineligible by the NCAA for playing four games and a total of 19 minutes for a Yugoslavian pro team two years prior
Jemiel Rich: A second team All-CBA selection, he was named to the CBA's All-Defensive Team for the second straight year in 2004-05 while playing for the Gary Steelheads, he led the league in assists (9.7 apg) and steals (2.8 spg), and ranked 15th in scoring (17.8 ppg) he grabbed a league-high eight steals against Rockford, 1/12 voted to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team, he scored 15 points and dealt 10 assists in the All-Star game...he was also named to the all-CBA second team and the All-Defensive Team in 2004, after averaging a league-high 10.6 apg and ranking second in the league in steals with 2.7 spg he earned Player of the Week honors for the week ending March 7 during that week, he posted a league-high 23 assists against Sioux Falls, 3/2 he grabbed a team-high seven steals against Dakota, 1/23. voted to the American All-Star Team, he scored eight points with 11 assists in the All-Star game since leaving Southern Methodist in 1997, he has played in Lithuania, Switzerland, Italy and Venezuela, in addition to his three seasons in the CBA.
Robert Rothbart: Originally an early entry candidate for the 2004 NBA draft before withdrawing his name from consideration, he turned down a scholarship offer from Indiana to sign a professional contract with Paris Basket Racing in France he is a native of Yugoslavia and also holds citizenship in Bosnia and Israel he emigrated with his family to the United States when he was eight years old he underwent shoulder surgery and missed virtually the entire season for Paris Basket Racing he played one minute of one game for the senior team he averaged 21 points, a California state-leading 15 rebounds and five blocked shots per game as a senior at Natomas High School in Sacramento he was named Sierra Foothill League MVP and earned All-Metro honors from The Sacramento Bee he spent his junior season at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, Calif., where he averaged 26 points, 14 rebounds and 5.5 blocks per game.
Romain Sato: Selected in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs, he was placed on the injured list prior to the start of the season (left patella tendinitis) and was waived 2/24 he was named to the NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team after averaging 18.3 ppg and 7.3 rpg while helping Xavier earn its first trip to the Elite Eight he set the Xavier career record for three-point field goals (307) and finished third on Xaviers all-time scoring list (2,005 points) and eighth in career rebounds (892) he is the only guard ranked among the schools top 15 in rebounding and is one of four Musketeers to rank in top 10 in XU history in both scoring and rebounding (along with David West, Tyrone Hill and Brian Grant) he had 20 career double-doubles in scoring-rebounding and set school record with 130 career starts he was named to the Atlantic 10 first or second team in each of his last three seasons and was an all-defensive team pick in all three seasons after averaging 10.7 ppg and 5.4 rpg, he was named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team.
Chris Thomas:A four-time Big East Conference selection and the Big East Rookie of the Year in 2002, he finished his career with a 17.1 ppg career scoring average rounding out his career with 2,195 total points, he is the third all-time leading scorer in Irish history one of only three players in NCAA history to tally over 2,000 points and 800 assists, he is the holder of nine career records at Notre Dame--including career 3-pt field goals made (302), 3-pt field goals attempted (833), assists (833), assist per game (6.5), steals (244), steals per game (1.9), free-throw percentage (.868), games started and consecutive games started (128) in honor of the 100th season of Irish basketball, he was named to the All-Century team as one of Notre Dame's 25 greatest players of all time a graduate of Indianapolis' Pike High School, he was the 2001 Indiana Mr. Basketball if he were to make the regular season roster, he would be the eighth Mr. Basketball to play for the Pacers (not including Damon Bailey, who never played a regular season game for the Pacers) and would be the first to play for the Pacers since Kyle Macy (1975) played for Indiana in 1986-87.
15 Ron Artest F 6-7 252 11/13/79 St. John's '01 Pacers
24 Jonathan Bender F 7-0 235 1/30/81 Picayune (Miss.) H.S. '99 Pacers
50 Nick Billings C 7-0 255 1/20/82 Binghamton '05 Binghamton
11 Maurice Carter G 6-5 210 10/12/76 LSU '99 Mississippi (WBL)
32 Shelly Clark F 6-8 245 12/18/72 Illinois '95 Gary (CBA)
54 John Edwards C 7-1 275 7/31/81 Kent St. '04 Pacers
16 Charlie Gaines F 6-7 240 10/15/81 So. Miss. '04 Reggio Calabria (Italy)
23 Danny Granger F 6-8 225 4/20/83 New Mexico '05 New Mexico
13 David Harrison C 7-0 280 8/15/82 Colorado '05 Pacers
2 Jimmie Hunter G 6-4 180 12/24/77 Life '00 Sebastiani Rieti (Italy)
20 LeRoy Hurd F 6-7 215 5/26/80 UT-San Antonio '04 Columbus (NBDL)
8 Michel Morandais G 6-5 205 1/10/79 Colorado '04 Cantu (Italy)
21 Kevinn Pinkney F 6-10 245 10/20/83 Nevada-Reno '05 Nevada-Reno
12 Shane Power G 6-5 210 7/31/81 Mississippi St. '05 Mississippi St.
52 Aleksandar Radojevic C 7-3 250 8/8/76 Serbia/Montenegro Jazz
14 Jemiel Rich G 5-10 170 1/31/75 SMU '97 Oklahoma (USBL)
24 Robert Rothbart F 7-1 225 6/16/86 Bosnia-Herzegovinia Paris BR (France)
3 Romain Sato G 6-5 205 3/2/81 Xavier '04 Spurs
6 Chris Thomas G 6-1 190 10/3/82 Notre Dame '05 Notre Dame


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San Diego County's fitful pattern of distress continued through November, based on Monday's report from a major real estate information company. Figures from DataQuick show the number of San Diegans who lost their homes to foreclosure has flattened, while default notices in the county dipped.
The data firm counted 666 foreclosures in November, down 0.1 percent from October and down 7.9 percent from a year ago. Last month's tally is now the lowest since November 2007, when the county recorded 478 trustees' deeds, which signal a home has been lost to foreclosure.
Meanwhile, 1,645 residents in November received default notices, which kick off the formal foreclosure process. That's 14.4 percent lower than October and 0.9 percent lower than a year ago. The county saw a higher-than-usual blip of such notices in August, when they soared to 2,094. But default notices have since fallen to numbers closer to the one-year average of 1,593, DataQuick figures show.
Falling foreclosure or default numbers don't automatically mean the distressed market is getting better. Drops could also be attributed to other reasons, including lender hold-ups and the effects of the robo-signing scandal, in which banks had reportedly employed workers who signed off on loan paperwork without proper review.
DataQuick analyst Andrew LePage said the short- to medium picture of distress still looks "very murky," considering we don't know how lenders are maintaining their inventories of homes. Another unknown is how many borrowers will complete the formal foreclosure process instead of taking alternate routes that include short sales and loan modifications.
Previously: SD foreclosures at lowest level since Nov. '07
What we do know: It took on average of 9.9 months for a home in California to be foreclosed on, starting with the notice of default, based on a third-quarter analysis by DataQuick. That's up from 8.7 months in the third quarter of 2010.
We also know: The majority of current home-loan defaults are from four to six years ago, with the median at the third quarter of 2006, the most recent DataQuick numbers show. That's been the case for almost three years, which shows lax rules in mortgage underwriting likely peaked during that time, the report added.
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WWII bomb found near Japan runway
Dozens of domestic and international flights have been cancelled at a Japanese airport after an unexploded 250-kilogram World War II bomb was found near a runway.
Sendai Airport had only just reopened after being swamped by last year's massive tsunami and earthquake.
The rusty US military shell was found by construction workers doing repairs.
The unexploded shell is believed to have been dropped during World War II.
Local reports said the bomb was 110 centimetres long and 35 centimetres in diameter.
It was uncovered near Sendai Airport's two runways, and it has forced the cancellation of 92 international and domestic flights.
Japanese military personnel are expected to dispose of the shell later today.
If the bomb explodes, fragments could be scattered more than a kilometre, and officials are considering an evacuation.
Nearly 70 years after the war ended, unexploded bombs and shells are still occasionally found in Japan, particularly on the southern island of Okinawa, the site of an extremely bloody battle towards the end of World War II.
Sendai Airport was devastated in the quake-triggered tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011.
Footage posted on YouTube of waves covering the runway has been seen by more than 20 million people.
Topics: world-war-2, world-politics, air-and-space, japan
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The 28 Days Journal: A New Hormonal Calendar
The 28 Days Journal is an experimental book and calendar. Track lunar cycles and hormone levels to discover your most creative moments.
About this project
What is 28 Days?
28 Days is a concept that explores hormonal cycles and menstrual taboos. Using meditation and reflection, 28 Days encourages work made in response to hormonal cycles. The experimental book I created, Journal, tracks lunar cycles, agrarian dates and estrogen levels. The idea came from Woman: An Intimate Geography by psychologist Natalie Angiers. She describes fluctuations of estrogen as wearing "rose-colored glasses." I find this metaphor striking, real and want to enhance awareness around hormonal nuances.
What is the 28 Days Journal?
28 Days Journal is a way to meditate on hormonal shifts during your cycles. Emphasis is on doing one thing at a time to achieve a deeper awareness of the self. Use it to reflect daily on your hormonal shifts. Using tape, glue and scissors, you assemble the appropriate pages for your cycle length. Each day, perform the 28 Days meditation; record your feelings in yourJournal. Take your Journal with you wherever you go. I will exhibit Journals at The Hollows(September 2016). Mail Journals to 151 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 for your Journalto be included in the installation.
Why the Five Elements of Journaling?
The different elements are taken from a variety of anthropological research to include multiple perspectives.
- Lunar cycle: The lunar cycle changes based on your location and timing, but it's easy to look up with a few resources. Input your location and date to find where the moon is in its cycle. Use the graphic to shade in the moon phase.
- Agrarian date: Record the date that is related to crops and agriculture – it's the easiest element! For example, the agrarian date is the day (1st), month (January) and year (2017).
- Day of cycle: The first day of your hormonal cycle is when you begin menstruation. The length of your cycles will vary between 28 and 32 days. Record the numeric identifier of that day of the cycle.
- Hormonal level: Bubble in how strong you feel the hormone level is for that day. Estrogen is what I track but there are many hormones affecting cycles (Progesterone and testosterone for example). Hormonal levels follow a similar pattern for each cycle but be aware of subtleties.
- Notes and drawings: This space is for your ideas, thoughts and responses. A simple lined area makes for fragmented feelings or notes on sensations or emotions from the day.
Why support this campaign?
This campaign launches the Journal to the public and makes it accessible to a wider community. The 28 Days Journal hopes to engage institutions who have extensive collections and concentrations in visual art, gender studies and movement. Maybe you are jewelers, ceramicists, perfumers, software engineers, artists, chefs, designers, herbalists, quilters, fabricators, musicians, witches, picklers, woodworkers, curators, weavers, photographers, dancers or publishers? You tell me! The audience cares about 28 Days because it uses reflection, creative practice and meditation to bring new intelligence, awareness and dialogue to the culture of menstruation.
Why is this experimental book important?
28 Days begins a conversation with the community about hormonal cycles and menstrual culture in America. The past study of menstruation concludes the menstrual taboo is universal and evil. But, cross-cultural studies show distinct and different rules about menstruation. Many taboos, rather than protecting society from a feminine evil, protect the perceived creative spirituality of menstruating women from the influence of others. In other customs, women created environments to foster the potent, positive spiritual force ascribed to them during menstruation. The 28 Days Journal includes perspectives that empower, neutralize and investigate the nuance of menstrual taboos. Join us in reinterpreting the hormonal cycle and offering an positive introduction for young women.
What is the future impact?
28 Days as a concept and the 28 Days Journal hits the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn this Fall at The Hollows. On average, the gallery has 5,000 visitors a year. Daily group meditations in the gallery invite viewers to take part. Two on-going artist collaborations focused on menstrual synchronization on are display. 28 Days also features a space where I curate in-progress and completed Journals of cycles. Two months of intensive hormonal programming uses panels, workshops and internet happenings to engage the community. Keywords describing the project are controlled group participatory research and archive project on the taboo of menstruation It is open for visitors and participants through October.
Join us on the internet
To expand the conversation, digital experiences support event programming and the movement. To get involved with the internet happenings, use #28days. Forum topics on Eve, Twitter Q&A, Facebook live events, Snapchat sessions and Instagram engagement will support panel discussion and events.
To see current artist collaborations underway using the 28 Days Meditation, follow us onInstagram.
Credits and Collaborations
- Experimental Book Page Design – Hackreative
- 28 Days Brand Identity – Derick Carss
- Film, video and photography collaboration – Leticia Bernaus
Programming for August 2016 and September 2016
- Creating Your 28 Days Journal: A Workshop
- Sunday, August 7th 2016; 9 PM – 10 PM
- Come join us for a fun, one hour workshop constructing your personal 28 Days Journal in the Eastyard at the Hollows. Journal is an experimental book created by Lara Mossler that tracks lunar cycles, agrarian dates and hormone levels. Use it to reflect daily on your hormonal shifts. Using tape, glue and scissors, you assemble the appropriate pages for your cycle length. Take your Journal home with you. Lara Mossler will exhibit Journals at the Hollows (September 2016). All supplies provided. All sexes and ages welcome.
- Connecting to the Sacred Feminine: A Meditation by MNDFL
- Sunday, Aug 14th 2016; 9 PM – 10 PM
- Masculine and feminine energies are everywhere. This meditation focuses on The Sacred Feminine, the creative energy that resides within us. Contemporary life can sometimes overwhelm and disconnect us from this fundamental part of our being. How do we balance the active qualities with more receptive elements of meditation practices? Let's meditate, engage personal inquiry and have a modern conversation about what is feminine. All sexes and ages welcome.
- Real Talk: Hormones
- Sunday, Aug 21th 2016; 9 PM – 10 PM
- Join us and Parsley Health for an interactive discussion on how to naturally balance your hormones. Learn how to better understand your period with coaches who share experience and expertise. Parsley Health offers high tech holistic medicine in Manhattan. They use a 360° approach to health that includes personal history, current lifestyle, environment, mental and emotional factors, and genetics. The event will take place at in the Hollows Eastyard. All sexes and ages welcome.
- Contemporary Menstrual Culture in America: A Panel Discussion
- Sunday, Aug 28th 2016; 9 PM – 10 PM
- We are bringing together anthropologists, artists and scientists to discuss contemporary hormonal and menstrual culture in America. Join us for an insightful discussion from anthropological, biological and contemporary art perspectives. Panelists will each speak for fifteen minutes each on historical, contemporary and literary contexts. A question and answer session on the future and where we go from here follows. All sexes and ages welcome.
- Observing the New Moon: A Guided Experience
- Sunday, Sept 4th 2016; 9 PM – 10 PM
- Celebrate darkness in the Eastyard at the Hollows. Observe the night sky with help from expert volunteer astronomers. Thirty minute program followed by viewing of the New Moon. Total program lasts approximately 1 hour. We encourage anyone wishing to bring a telescope or binoculars to do so, but it is not required. You are more than welcome to look through ours. Weather permitting. All sexes and ages welcome.
- Economics of Menstruation: A Panel Discussion
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- We are bringing together hormonal experts, business executives and local government representatives to discuss the economics of menstruation in America. Join us for an insightful discussion from business, biological and socio-economic perspectives on the feminine hygiene market. Panelists will each speak for fifteen minutes each on historical, contemporary and economic contexts. A question and answer session on the future follows. All sexes and ages welcome.
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- The night sky comes alive through storytelling from an astronomer and photographer. Thirty minute program followed by viewing of the Full Moon. Total program lasts approximately 1 hour. We encourage anyone wishing to bring a telescope or binoculars to do so, but it is not required. You are more than welcome to look through ours. Weather permitting. All sexes and ages welcome.
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- Join us for a sanitary pad making party to celebrate the end of the exhibition. Make no-sew feminine napkins for young women living in third-world countries. Bring a felted wool sweater (85%-100% wool that you have washed in hot water and dried in a dryer). Ignore the washing instructions on the apparel label. Bring an extra felted sweater if you would like to make them for yourself. Light refreshments served. All sexes and ages welcome.
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7-Eleven Gets In the Game
Intends to become destination for videogames, prepaid game cards
DALLAS -- 7-Eleven Inc., with a customer base that skews heavily male between the ages of 18 and 34, is taking the plunge into videogame sales after dabbling in it over the past years with successful Slurpee beverage promotions aimed at top-selling game franchises such as Microsoft's Halo and EA Sport's Madden.
This month, participating 7-Eleven stores are introducing a lineup of seven of the top videogame titles for sale as well as one of the most comprehensive selections of prepaid gift cards for another growing gaming phenomenon: Massively Multi-player Online Games, or [image-nocss] MMOGs.
"Videogames aren't just for kids anymore, and they're not just sold at big-box and game stores either," said Michael Jester, 7-Eleven category manager for gaming and electronics. "We can compete with the major players and offer consumers a more convenient place to purchase games and accessories. They can pay a deposit and reserve their copies ahead of time and pick them up starting midnight on the release date at locations closer to their homes."
"AAA" games, as they're called in the industry, are the top-selling, most anticipated games, often sequels with proven appeal to both serious and casual player alike. Suggested retail prices are $59.99 for Xbox 360 and PS3 games, $49.99 for Nintendo Wii, and $39.99 for PS2. Predicted to be the hottest sellers this holiday season, these game titles are available at 7-Eleven stores while supplies last: Guitar Hero: World Tour-Band Kit (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii) Fallout 3 (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3, personal computer or PC) World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (MMOG available on PC only) 007: Quantum of Solace (Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2) Gears of War 2 (exclusive to Xbox 360) WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and PS 2) Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360, PS3) "This is not just a holiday promotion for us," Jester said, "but a brand new product lineup that will be available year-round. We may not be a total entertainment destination...yet, but we're hoping to expand our selection beyond the high-dollar, hot-selling games to include options for all budgets, like value-priced videogames as well as DVD movies. For consumers wanting convenient one-stop shopping for at-home entertainment along with groceries and gas or who just want to avoid big-store shopping inconveniences, their local 7-Eleven store is open and ready."
Displayed right next door to the console games is a broad selection of online game gift cards to make virtual purchases in MMOGs or pay for monthly subscription. Played on the Internet, these online games feature at least one virtual world and enable players from around the world to communicate, cooperate and compete with each other.
"MMOGs got their start in Asia, but have gained a worldwide audience of millions," said Brian Haynes, 7-Eleven category manager for services. "In November of 2007, 7-Eleven was the first convenience retailer in the U.S. to introduce the Nexon gift card, its first foray into the world of MMOGs."
This year, the number of prepaid game cards available at participating 7-Eleven stores has expanded to approximately 20 different cards in varying denominations. So popular have these prepaid game cards become that 7-Eleven is placing a major focus on this growing segment of the prepaid business next year.
While most games are free to play; players can use microtransactions, an innovative cash-shop system that allows payments of little as a quarter for a virtual item, to make purchases to individualize their characters and create unique identities. These features are purely optional, and players can try out items in virtual dressing rooms before making a purchase. They can also spend cyber-dollars to unlock clues and levels of the different games.
Most top-selling video games have action- or battle-oriented objectives popular with male players. Many of the online MMOGs, however, are classified as "casual," "role-playing" or "experiential" and attract a higher percentage of female players.
The 7-Eleven prepaid game card lineup includes Nexon, Habbo, Gaia, Guild Wars, gPotato, Runescape, Aeria, City of Heroes, Exteel, ijji, IMVU, Neopets and Sims2 prepaid game cards. Sold primarily in denominations of $10 and $25, many of the cards can be used to make purchases within multiple online games. 7-Eleven and Slurpee have a presence in some games where players can receive afree Slurpee Machine to place in their virtual room.
Along with the prepaid MMOG cards, 7-Eleven offers prepaid gift cards for the two biggest game platforms, Sony PlayStation Network and Microsoft Xbox Live. Players can use the Xbox and PlayStation gift cards to download new games, and game content and access playable demos of upcoming releases.
"We think videogames will be a great year-round seller for us," Jester said. "Whenever a big-name game is released, it creates instant demand, and we plan on being there to meet it."


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Buckingham Palace opens its doors to the public this Saturday for the Summer Opening (23 July – 3 October), with all its treasures and ancient artefacts on show.
However, this year there is also something new – the Duchess of Cambridge's £250,000 Alexander McQueen designed wedding dress will be on show along with the 1936 Cartier tiarra which Kate wore on the special day.
To fully embrace the royal theme, after you have viewed the royal style in all its glory, why not stroll across Green Park and treat yourself to one of Flemings many indulgent afternoon teas – from the traditonal to the pink.
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Dear Retirement Adviser,
I teach college, typically making about $100,000 a year including summer school pay. I will turn 66 years old in September 2014 and will keep working as long as I can. Should I get Social Security starting my birthday month and have my Social Security benefits reduced because I expect to make about $48,150 from my work between January and August? I'm assuming that I won't teach summer school, meaning I would not have outside income during those months.
My expected benefit at full retirement age is estimated at $2,081.
-- Jim Juncture
Dear Jim,
If you start receiving benefits eight months before your full retirement age of 66, your benefits will be nearly 96 percent of your primary insurance amount. From your estimate of $2,081, that means your monthly benefit will be $1,988.60.
You might look at this thinking a difference of $92.40 per month versus eight months of benefits worth $15,908.80 suggests filing early. Because you're still working and receiving retirement benefits before your full retirement age, these benefits will be reduced by about $2,250, according to my estimate. That means you'd receive $13,658.80 in net Social Security benefits in the eight months prior to your full retirement age.
The Social Security Administration rule is this: In the year you reach full retirement age, it deducts $1 in benefits for every $3 you earn above a pre-established limit. In 2014, this limit is $41,400 a year or $3,340 a month. But, it only counts the earnings before the month you reach your full retirement age. Pensions, annuities, investment income, interest, veterans or other government or military retirement benefits are not counted in this calculation. Bonuses, commissions and vacation pay are considered when calculating reduced benefits.
Your estimated earnings of $48,150 for the eight months prior to your September birthday means that you will see your Social Security benefits temporarily reduced. After you reach full retirement age, Social Security will recalculate your benefit amount to leave out the months when it reduced or withheld benefits due to any excess earnings.
I don't understand the rush to file for benefits if you plan to continue to work for a few more years. You can budget for deciding not to teach this summer.
If you're married and healthy, I'd suggest that you avoid filing for benefits before age 70 so you can earn delayed retirement credits. You can choose to file and suspend benefits at your full retirement age so your spouse can receive a benefit while you wait to claim benefits.
If you're unmarried or unhealthy, then you may not want to wait until age 70 to claim benefits. I'd still suggest waiting before filing for retirement benefits. William Meyer of Social Security Solutions suggests that singles should avoid claiming Social Security retirement benefits between age 65 and 5 months, and 66 and 7 months. If you aren't convinced, then consider getting professional advice on the best time for you to file for Social Security retirement benefits.
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The Rose Moomin (Finnish: Ruusumuumi) illustration is known from the picture book 'The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My'. The book tells a story about Moomintroll's early morning journey to get milk, the journey quickly turns into an adventure to find the missing Little My. The Rose Moomin duvet cover set consists of strong colors, mysterious creatures and stunning details.
• Size of duvet cover is 120 x 160 cm (47.2 x 63 in)• Size of pillowcase is 40 x 60 cm (15.7 x 23.6 in)• Material is 100% cotton• Thread count (TC) 152• Product color is yellow• Also suitable for people with allergies• Wash at 60C (140F)• Designed in Finland, made in Turkey
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Manches LLP a leading law firm in London and the Thames Valley announces an upcoming seminar based on Delivering Projects - Successful Regeneration. The first in a series of three autumn events, the seminar on Successful Regeneration will be held on Thursday 28 September at Manches Oxford office at the Oxford Business Park North, 9400 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2HN.
Delivering Projects - Successful Regeneration
The first in Manches Series of Autumn Events is being held in conjunction with Davis Langdon LLP at Manches Oxford office. The theme is Delivering Projects and covers perspectives on the sustainable communities agenda, including: decent homes targets, combining commercial, housing and public involvement in delivering sustainable regeneration.
The seminar is free to attend, but registration is required to ensure a place for attendees through the Manches website. The speakers at the event include Giles Clifford, Susie Hilton and Emma Davies from Manches LLP, as well as Martin Fell and Hugh Manson from Davis Langdon and representing Oxford City Council is Michael Crofton-Briggs.
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Sylvania freshman killed on way to school
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:19:18 GMT —
Police in Sylvania say a Northview High School student was struck and killed by a vehicle while attempting to board a school bus early Thursday morning.
The incident happened at approximately 7:00 a.m. on Erie St. near Apple Meadow Dr. in Sylvania.
Northview freshman, Morgan Duris, was crossing Erie St. in order to board her school bus when she was struck by an SUV. The 15-year-old was taken to Flower Hospital with serious injuries. Authorities confirmed Duris succumbed to her injuries shortly after 8:00 a.m.
According to authorities, the school bus did have its crossing lights on cautioning drivers to stop.
Drivers just need to really pay attention to what they TMre doing, which is driving. They need to watch for the students getting on the buses. Just remember it may not be your kid, but the next street over it is your kid getting on the bus, said Sergeant Dani Lynn Miller of the Sylvania Police Department.
The female driver of the SUV, Cynthia Anderson, 66, of Toledo, was taken to the Sylvania Police Department for questioning. No charges or citations have been filed. Sylvania Police say there was no indication that alcohol or cell phones were a factor in the crash.
The incident remains under investigation by Sylvania Police.
Our children, we want to make sure they TMre safe. Unfortunately, this morning it is an indication of just what can happen in the worst case scenario, said Sergeant Miller.
Sylvania Schools Superintendent Brad Rieger told school parents Thursday morning that the school's thoughts and prayers are with the Duris family and all of Morgan's classmates, teachers, and friends. Counselors are on hand at Northview High School to speak with students.
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SAUGERTIES >> The Sauer Bridge, which carries Glasco Turnpike over the Esopus Creek, has been closed to traffic until repairs can be made, Ulster County announced on Friday.
The span is likely to remain closed for much of the remainder of this year.
The bridge, between U.S. Route 9W and the hamlet of Mount Marion, has been closed for about a week. As matter of public safety, the county engineer determined the bridge would remain closed until repairs have been completed, county Public Works Commissioner David Sheeley said in a press release.
"As commissioner of Ulster County Department of Public Works, my utmost concern is the safety of Ulster County's residents," Sheeley wrote. "This winter has been particularly harsh, negatively impacting road and bridge infrastructure across Ulster County. Although this temporary closure will be an inconvenience, the safety of the public must come first, and I am thankful to County Executive (Michael) Hein for expediting this project in order to minimize the public's inconvenience."
The county applied for funding from the state under the Transportation Improvement Plan to repair the bridge, the press release said. It said the state accepted the application and included the project on its list, but funding was not available until 2018.
Hein then included the bridge repair in his Capital Improvement Program, and Capital Project 385 was established in March 2013 in order to complete the repairs, the release said. It said the design and engineering phase of the project has been completed and the county will seek bids for the removal and replacement of the bridge deck.
The work is expected to begin in the spring and take about eight months, the release said.
While the bridge is closed, drivers are advised to use alternate crossings of the Esopus Creek, including the Leggs Mill Road bridge and the U.S. Route 209 bridge, both in the town of Ulster hamlet of Lake Katrine.


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PID on You
When they come down to City Hall for council meetings, why don't the white people know how to behave? As a white person myself, I find it very embarrassing.
I'm not talking about people getting mad and acting up over an issue. Everybody does that. Human nature. I've tossed off a few catcalls of my own when things weren't going my way in a meeting. No, no, that's not it. I'm talking about people who don't even know how a public meeting works.
Last week a large crowd of white people came down to City Hall in support of a special city police force for the "Preston Hollow North" area, bounded by Preston, Royal, Hillcrest and Walnut Hill streets, in Councilman Mitchell Rasansky's district. The ones against it got to talk, and then the ones in favor had their chance. Then it was sit-down-and-shut-up time.
PID on You
You know? It's like court. In court you don't bounce up off your bench seat in the back and tell the judge what to do. You don't get to do that at a city council meeting, either. The people who are members of the council get to talk, because they ran for office, and there was an election, and the votes were counted, and they won.
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One guy in a starched blue shirt stood up when he heard something he disagreed with and just marched up to the front of the room to tell the council off. When they ignored him and continued their debate, he stood there glaring at them and tapping on his watch, as if he thought they were the ones who had to shut up.
No, you. You shut up. And sit your big ass back down. You can't talk, buddy, because this is a city council meeting, and you ain't on the council.
Then we had the arm wavers. Several women moved to seats right up by the rail and sat there waving their arms while the council debated, as if they thought somebody needed to call on them. You know, like, "Teacher! Hey, teacher! I have something I want to tell you. Hey, teacher!"
I'd like to know where they went to high school. Kids in my school got kicked out of class for that. And not to be catty, but I might mention some decades have passed since most of these ladies were in high school.
They must sit in church and pull that stuff: "Hey, waaaait a minute! HE never said, 'Blessed are you who are poor.' C'mon. Can you prove that?"
You have to hope a crowd like that never breaks into the Merlot supply. Scary.
I should probably say that the people opposed to the Preston Hollow issue behaved pretty well. It was the proponents who were exhibiting extreme hyperactivity and "acting out" behavior, as they call it in the schools. I know they had to wait a while for their issue to come up on the agenda. Maybe their Ritalin was running low. But I suspect their behavior also expressed a certain sense of entitlement, which actually gets us to the issue itself.
The people from Preston Hollow North want permission to set up a special police force just for their neighborhood, manned by city of Dallas cops but paid for with a special tax they would impose only on their own neighborhood. The arrangement for collecting this special tax is called a "Public Improvement District" or PID.
The basic idea is that it's OK for this one area to have a higher level of police protection, if this one area is willing to pay for it. It's sort of like plague villages in the 17th century: They said, "We can't do anything about the plague, but we can sure build a wall and a moat around ourselves and pull up the drawbridge if we feel like it."
From what I saw at the council last week, many people in the Preston Hollow North neighborhood understand exactly what is wrong with this kind of thinking. One of the opponents, John Tiholiz, told the council that the PID plan "may be good for Preston Hollow, but it isn't good for our city. And it's not good public policy.
"The citizens of our community want more police protection from the Dallas Police Department," Tiholiz said. "Let's have it for everybody, not just for those of us in affluent neighborhoods who can pay for it. This proposal is divisive, and it encourages people to vote for their own narrow self-interests rather than the overall good of our city."
I might almost be able to excuse the thinking behind things like the Preston Hollow North PID, if I hadn't seen the attitude. Maybe we give them an inch and say it's understandable for people to feel frustration and even fear in a context of apparent government failure all around them. But then I put that thinking together with the arrogance of manner and the obvious lack of experience in the ways of democratic governance. And I think I get the picture.
We want ours. We can pay for it. Screw the rest of you.
And it's not as if this whole business of hiring off-duty Dallas cops is squeaky-clean, either. Two weeks ago the Office of City Auditor published a report on the way the police department administers off-duty employment, and the results were pretty nasty. Basically, the police department maintains a paper shell of rules and regulations cops have to follow in order to work off-duty--permissions, reviews, all kinds of monitoring. The auditors found that virtually none of it gets done.
Off-duty work by Dallas police officers, a huge industry, is almost totally unregulated. The audit found that the Dallas P.D. really has no idea if its cops are working off-duty for drug dealers, whorehouses or strip joints. And guess who provides the vehicles and holds the liability for all of that? You and me, pardner. Us taxpayers.
I've had some personal experience with off-duty patrols in my own neighborhood and with the whole concept of PIDs. Scratch one of these operations, and you'll find somebody pimping for the off-duty cops, eager to create another money machine to support off-duty employment.
I have to admit there were things I liked about having off-duty cops working for me when I was on the neighborhood patrol committee in my own part of town. The cops who worked for our neighborhood came to our monthly patrol meetings because, after all, we were the juice. We paid them. So they got to know our faces.
One day I was speeding pretty badly, a good 20 mph over the limit, on Skillman Street about a mile and a half from my neighborhood, and they zapped me with the laser. That's the one that's worse than radar: The second they hit you with that sucker, you're dead to rights. I was already calculating my new insurance premiums as I slowed down to pick up my ticket.
But it was one of our cops! One of the ones we owned! He looked sort of disgusted, but he waved me on. No tickee! As I proceeded up Skillman, I thought, "Cool! I can break the law! Why am I messing with this newspaper job? I need to go knock over a couple banks."
But the magic wore off. We have this upstairs/downstairs thing going on in our neighborhood--a boulevard of grand mansions with little side streets lined with lesser homes, all of us mashed into the same historic district by law. It was OK when we were all ex-hippies fixing up our own houses, but some years ago the suburbanoids started moving into the big houses, and they didn't understand why they had to have little-house people in their same neighborhood.
The big-house ladies formed a tea party guild and deliberately excluded women from the side streets. Bad blood ever since.
Most of us had always paid voluntarily into the off-duty cop fund. We didn't have a PID with power of taxation. It was like everything else we were used to doing in the 'hood: strictly volunteer.
Imagine how unhappy we were one summer evening when the off-duty cops kept slow-patrolling us on our side street. We were all just out there chilling, strolling door to door, some people with beers and glasses of wine, some not. I flagged the car down and said to my friend, the cop, "Tell me you're not patrolling us."
He looked really embarrassed. He said, "Well, some of the ladies in the guild are worried you guys might get out of hand."
When you put things on that small a scale, everything starts to operate like a hick town. You better hope some neighbor who doesn't like you doesn't get authority over the off-duty patrol.
You can imagine how unenthusiastic we were on my street when the tea party guild proposed a PID. Good grief. Then the tea party would have a full-time military wing. We got it killed.
The Preston Hollow North PID wound up in a bizarre middle-ground status after last week's meeting, maybe enacted and maybe not, depending on the results of a survey by City Hall that's supposed to be going on right now. But PIDs are springing up all over town.
You can count on this. Once an affluent neighborhood is able to enact its own private government in this way, the majority of its residents will never again support improved services for the rest of the city. They've already got their own.
How much community-mindedness do you expect? These are people who don't even know how to act at a community meeting. If you suspect the problem there is lack of experience, I suspect you are probably right.
To be fair, it's not always these white people's fault. Some of them may have grown up in far-flung suburbs, small towns and other enclaves where it wasn't easy to gain political experience. But didn't they have student government?
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My husband and I started living the primal blueprint lifestyle 8/3/12, by the end of October he had lost over 30 lbs and I had lost about 16. We loved it, unfortunately we slipped of the wagon and have gain most of it back. We restated it on 1/2/13. We are taking it slow but after just a few days he states he already feels better and I have already lost 3 lbs. I know it is water but that is ok. The hard part for us will be to become more active, we both are couch potatoes, and the moving more may not really start to much until warmer weather breaks. We both love being outside, but I HATE cold weather. So starting with getting the eating back on track then we will add on to that. Wish me luck My starting weight this time is 126 and I am 5'1". My husband is 6' and weighs about 230. I had been down to 116 and felt great. I just want to feel great again. Today I ate an orange for breakfast, I skipped lunch then for dinner I had bottom round roast, green beans and 1/2 of a potato, I know the potato should have not made it onto my plate but I did make them for my son and 1/2 of one is much better than I used to do when I would eat about 1-1/2 to 2. They are my favorite when cooked with a roast. I have also had some dark chocolate, 4 squares which is a serving size on the package and it was 85%. $ days under my belt this round.
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Well, it has only been 6 days mostly following the primal blueprint way of eating and I have already lost 5.2 lbs. I'm not really worried so much about losing weight as I am just feeling better and more fit. I have had, for the past 2 days, a headache and sore throat and today my ears hurt, I'm sure this is referred pain from my sore throat. I would say that maybe these are symptoms of carb flu except that my husband was sick last week with the same type of symptoms and that was before we restarted eating this way. I probably have not ate enough for the past 2 days due to this but I just haven't felt like eating. I still haven't started doing much in the way of exercise as of yet but I will eventually.
I hope you feel better and best of luck. You and your husband did it once, so I'm sure you will able to pull it off again. Take care!Roxy -- 41/4'10/102 F -- Yes, I'm a Computer Nerd and a Flamenco & Bellydancer!
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Feeling much better now, had several rough days. I did not really watch what I ate this past week due to feeling so bad, but this week I will be back at it, I am also going to clean out my pantry today so it will be easier. My fridge is pretty much cleared of things already. Not sure what will be for dinner tonight, I'll look in the freezer while I am in there. I will post what I ate today this evening.
I have been back to eating primal for about 6 weeks, I have not been doing as good as I did the first times I did it back in September, but then I fell off the wagon. I would say I'm probably about 75%, I would say better than that but I'm not sure what the hospital I work for uses for oils and I eat lunch there 4 days a week. I try to get good meats and plenty of vegies. I was proud of myself today they had some Valentines day deserts that looked very yummy but I passed them up without a problem. After lunch I went back to my office and ate 2 squares of 85% dark chocolate. I will admit to having pizza tonight but it was a very thin crust, not the best choice I know but what can I say. I do like to have 2-3 beers in the evenings too but I drink the Bud Select 55, they only have 4 grams of carbs and my husband says it is expensive water. I am working on drinking less of them slowly over the next month.
I typically do not eat breakfast. If I do it is a handful of mixed nuts or a couple of squares of 85% dark chocolate. for lunch today I have a grilled chicken breast and broccoli. Usually dinner is much better quality than it was tonight.
last weekend my family was inn from out of town, my sister wanted to get Mexican food for dinner so I got a monster burrito without the tortilla with a salad, no rice or beans. The next night we had steak and broccoli at our favorite steak place and I skipped the bread they brought out. I also had them double my broccoli instead of a potato. A few weeks ago I was asking the manager of Buffalo Wild Wings what they used to fry their wings, he told me a mix of tallow and vegetable oil, so we won't be going there anymore, or at least very rarely.
So I know I have a way to go, nut I do feel like I am recognizing where my weak points are and I am working on them. On another note, my last doctors appointment showed my cholesterol levels as being high. Total 265, LDL 170, HDL 70 and Trigs 126. I read Griff's post on cholesterol and how doctors only look at the numbers. I used the Iranian equations he talked about and I calculated my Levels are as follows: Total/HDL 3.79, ideal 5 or below, Trig/HDL 1.8, ideal is 2 or below, LDL/HDL 2.43 with the ideal level being 4.3 or below. So this is good for me. I am now wanting to speak with my doctor who put me on a statin about stopping it. I know the longer I follow the WOE and the better I get at it, the better my numbers will be. The Statin and my thyroid meds are my only prescriptions and I would like to not have to take them eventually. Time will tell I guess.
Ate pretty good today, breakfast was just water, lunch was a BAS without dressing, I don't like them nor do I like oil and vinegar, I also has a grilled chicken breast. Of course eating that at the hospital I work for means if was skinless and boneless. Dinner was beef pot roast, a small boiled potato with kerry gold butter and broccoli with more butter. I have had 2 bud select 55's which I probably should have skipped but not too bad. Oh, also I had 2 squares of lindt 85% dark chocolate. I keep bouncing betwwen 122 and 123, which isn't to bad for my height of 5'1". Today while reading on the forums I ready about bodyrock, I may start doing this 2-4 days a week. I really just need to see some warmer weather so I can get outdoors more. I love being outdoors.
It has been rough trying to get back on the PB wagon. Not sure why but I did well yesterday. I had:
Breakfast- 2 squares of 85% dark chocolate
Lunch - 10 oz of grilled salmon
2 cups of steamed broccoli
Dinner - 3 scrambled in, scrambled in Kerry Gold butter with 2 sausage patties crumbled in, 1 Tbs onion and some mozzarella cheese and 3 strips of bacon. I did have 5 beers throughout the day, one bud light and the others were bud select 55's. I know that isn't exactly primal but the rest wasn't bad.
I am trying very hard to stay on track and my husband is trying harder too. We went to BJ's (like Costco) and bought a whole rib eye and a whole pork loin and we already have plenty of chicken in the freezer. I put them all in food saver bags and vacuum seal them. Tis way I can freeze them and they taste as good out of the freezer as they would had they never been frozen. I am going to try to work on a menu today for the coming week so we can stay on track better. Now if spring will just get here I can get outside more to get some good ol' sunshine and some walking in that is not what I normally get with my job. I will try to post on here daily what I have eaten and my exercise. Yesterday I only got the walking we did while out shopping.
Well today was another good day for me, I had blackberries for breakfast, I didn't eat lunch and for dinner we grilled some of the rib eye's we bought yesterday and I had one about 16 oz and about 1 cup of broccoli and about 1 tbs of Kerry gold butter, also I had 4 squares of 85% dark chocolate. I have had 5 bud select 55's again. I also cleaned my bedroom, we have a computer desk in there we no longer use and it was getting piled up with a bunch of stuff, and I probably spent 1 hour going through that, I made about 4 trios upstairs to take things I did not want to toss. Not a lot of exercise but something since we were up very late last night. I will check back in tomorrow.
Did well again today, fasted through breakfast, lunch at the hospital cafeteria was full of either bad selections or things I just didn't want, so I had a cup of fresh pineapple. Dinner was 7oz grilled salmon, 2 cups of steamed broccoli and 2 bud lights. I have also had 8 cups of water.
Well I have stayed pretty primal, minus the beer for 3 days and this morning the scales finally moved in the right direction. I went from 122 to 120, I told a co-worker and her first words was "it was probably water". why do people do this? It is very frustrating. I have worked hard. I just ignored the comment and walked away. I don't know how much weight I want to lose, I am 5'1" and I am what I would say is skinny fat. I am going to try adding in some body weight exercises next week, I want to give me a week of eating better first, also we are going out of town this weekend and I know I won't do anything while away so I will wait so I don't end up sabatoging myself in the begining. I printed of the E-book about fitness and plan on starting with that. I will keep posting. I will post my food later this evening.
Well, another good day, breakfast was a couple of handfuls of mixed cashes, almonds and pecans. Lunch was a grilled chicken breast with grilled squash, zucchini and onions, dinner was a almond crusted haddock filet and some asparagus. I have had 2 bud select 55's. Will work harder on cutting out beer after this weekend. Not to bad for day 4.
Didn't do to well today. Calories and macro's overall weren't to bad, but I couldn't stomach the idea of eating in the hospital cafeteria and ended up going to McDonalds. Nothing good for me in so many ways and really didn't even taste all that good. But dinner was back on track.
Breakfast - fasted
Lunch - McDonalds hot and spicy chicken sandwich, regular French fries and a large diet coke
Dinner - 2 homemade hamburgers 85%, and a cup of French cut green beans
Snack - 4 squares of Lindt 85% dark chocolate
I've also had 2 bud select 55's
I know I need to watch the chocolate and the beer, still working on that.
My husband and I will be out of town this weekend and I am going to stick as close to this WOE as I can but I won't bat myself up to bad if I don't, I will get back on track when I get home. I do plan on trying very hard though.
Today was anther but her bad lunch day, nothing in the hospital cafeteria I wanted ended up eating a hotdog with a bun and chili without beans, and a banana. Could have been worse I guess. Dinner was 3 scrambled eggs and 2 Jimmy Deans hot sausage. I'm sure I could have chosen a more Primal sausage but that is what I had. I had one bud select 55 and am on my second glass of white wine. I don't like reds. I did tell my husband last night not to buy me any more beer. I just can't control myself at home, if I'm out and having to pay premium prices for it I can control it easier. Plus either he or I have to drive. I am now out so we will see how this goes. I was down to 120 and this morning back up to 122 and a few ounces. I have to do better. My lowest was in Oct and I was down to 116. I'm not sure where I want to end up but I know I want it closer to 110. Will be going out of town tomorrow so not sure I will post again until Monday or Tuesday. I do plan on taking my computer so we will see.
Went home to WV this past weekend and tried to stay strong, I don't feel I did to badly. There was a surprise birthday party for my father-in-law with lots of non primal goodies, I only had 2 bites of birthday cake (wanted a choclate cupcake but decided the cake would be easier to control how much I ate) and I had 2 diet soda's that day. Later I made gumbo and had 2 bowls with a small amount of rice in each bowl. Other than that it was just the fast food eaten in the car on the drive up and back, just a sandwich without fries. Couldn't go in anywhere to eat because we had the dog with us, but not to bad since we were there 3-1/2 days. It defianly could have been much worse. We will be moving back to WV soon, my husband accepted a job there, so as soon as we can get our house on the market he will probably go ahead and go and I will wait until it sells. Hopefully it will sell pretty quickly. I will miss some of my neighbors but it will be great to go back home and be near family again. We have been married nearly 30 years and have been away from home for 19 of those years, 16 of them in NC 3 in Germany. I have prayed hard about this and left it in Gods hands and I will leave my health in his hands as well, I know he will keep me strong during the stress of getting ready to move and then the move itself.


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MDO –Sabe A Ti (Machete Music, 08)
Still, I somehow gathered the guts to play this at work, before everybody else arrived, just in case. It starts with a pop rock song in a Miguel Mateos style (you know, with a lot of oh-uh-oh filling the missing words in the chorus) that's definitely 25 years too late. From there it's all downhill, one after an other, all Ricky-Martin-style-pop ballads with lyrics that rarely get too far from the I-love-you-I-love-you-I'm-in-love-with-you-I-miss-you-I-wanna-do-you-I-love-you formula (in it's most inspired moment, the lyrics of one song say something like "I'm here alone in my loneliness").
Who listens to this type of music besides teenage catholic school girls who haven't yet brought home their first punk-rock or black boyfriend to piss off their parents? Oh yeah, under educated guys who use these songs to try to lure underage girls into their sack.
So finally, before I started writing the review, I went on-line and searched for some background info and discovered that actually MDO was Menudo and I'm like fuck! Had I known that from the get go, I would've skip this whole listening session and spare me the pain! People from the record labels please take note: you must put a warning on the cover of misleading CD's like this one, you know, like you put those annoying stickers saying "includes this hit or that crap", well in this case I suggest one that says "MDO does not mean, Minorías Desafiando Organización or Mundo Deforme Ortodoxo or Muerte De Onganía... it just means Menudo but we don't hold the rights to use the full name".
5 comments:
- boebis said...
gay is not an insult...couldn't you use an other word for the tag? what a shame. As homophic as the stupid reggaeton or dancehall dumb-asses you criticize. surprising
- August 16, 2010 at 2:59 AM
- Juan Data said...
Hold on a sec? Where the fuck did I ever use gay as an insult? You just made me read the whole review again and no. Never. I only used gay as a way to describe their music, target market and/or their possibly sexual persuasion. At no point I suggested there was anything wrong with being gay.
- August 16, 2010 at 8:06 AM
- Boeb'is said...
Ok sorry if I misunderstood. I was not referring to this article but the whole "gay" label/tag on your blog. When I read the articles labeled "gay" on your blog it was all crap artists with negative articles about them (shakira, makano, el rookie, MDO). So I understood that "gay" was the label you used to describe those cheap musics. I hope I was wrong... and apologize if I was.
- August 16, 2010 at 2:22 PM
- Boeb'is said...
I read all again with my poor English skills, and a bad habit to read and comment to fast and yes I should have shut up.
- August 16, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- Juan Data said...
I worked as a DJ in many gay and lesbian oriented nightclubs (I recently DJd at two same-sex weddings!).
I have a playlist on my itunes called "gay music," it's not necessarily music done by gay people or talking about gay matters, it's mostly just crappy commercial disposable party bubblegum pop that gay people happen to enjoy dancing to. That's why I include that music under the gay label.
Regarding Shakira, for example, I love her and I like a lot of her older music, but that song in particular, Loba, was extremely gay, not for being bad, but because it seems tailor made for being played at a gay club. I played it many times in my DJ sets at this type of clubs and events with great response.
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