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MADISON-Scott Walker blatantly misleads the public about his broken promise to return his executive pay in a new television commercial scheduled to begin airing Thursday that doesn't tell the public about the $40,000 raise he gave himself in 2008.
In the campaign commercial, Walker does not mention his broken 2003 promise of returning 47 percent of his pay, a practice he ended without explanation two years ago, giving himself a $40,000 pay raise to almost $120,000. [Source: "Walker would lower salary givebacks," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/19/08, http://www.jsonline.com/news/
In the commercial, Walker also continued his use of a "brown bag" campaign that was developed for him by an East Coast p.r. firm.
"Scott Walker promised to give back 47 percent of his pay and then broke that promise in each of the last two years. He also makes noises about working for the people who eat their lunches out of brown bags, while the tax cuts he proposes would benefit only the richest one percent of Wisconsinites," Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate said Thursday. "Again and again, Scott Walker promises one thing and does another. His first commercial of this campaign is chock full of such deceptions and show's he's a politician Wisconsin families can't trust."
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One of my good friends is pregnant and was craving my meringue cookies. Since Valentine's day is coming up I thought it would be cute to make them into a loving treat. These cookies can be changed into any color you would suit your sweetheart's style. These Meringue Cookies will be a hit on Valentine's Day, no one can resist a homemade cookie that is not only delicious but filled with love because they are homemade! You can make these even fancier by turning them into Chocolate Covered Strawberry Meringue Cookies. Make sure you also check out the 4 leaf clover peppermint meringue cookies that are amazing too!
When you are prepping for your Valentine's Day festivities these cookies look amazing on a white plate with red and pink heart doilies under them. Or grab this full Valentine's Day table set up that includes plates, napkins and a tablecloth that are all in the perfect Valentine's Day colors.
When making these Meringue cookies I use my KitchenAid Mixer – really I use my mixer for just about everything I do in the kitchen. If there is a use for it then I am using it! This is the mixer I have and not only is it awesome for when I need to mix things, or anything I am doing they come in a large variety of colors so you can easily match your kitchen 🙂 I have the cherry red one 🙂
To make your life a TON easier when making these cookies make sure you are using silicone mats – seriously they make the process so much easier! You can use parchment paper, however, I much prefer using these silicone mats.
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Meringue Cookies ingredients:
- 4 eggs whites
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- Food coloring of your choice
- pinch of tarter
Meringue Cookies directions:
- Line two bake sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Preheat your oven to 175 degrees F.
- Combine the sugar, egg whites and tartar in the bowl from your mixer over simmering water, making sure your bowl is not touching the water. Constantly whisk the egg whites until the sugar has dissolved.
- Attach the whisk attachment on a stand mixer or a hand held mixture, slowly beat egg mixture. Add in vanilla extract, cream of tartar and any food coloring. Slowly increase the speed and continue to beat mixture until stiff peaks have almost formed.
- The mixture is ready when the whisk attachment dipped into mixture leaves a curled but stiff peak when removed. Transfer mixture to a pastry bag fitted with an open star tip and pipe your heart shape onto the sheet pans.
- Bake for 2 hours, then turn off the oven and leave the door slightly ajar for meringues to cool down with the oven.
- Store meringue cookies in an airtight container away from any heat or moisture.
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Apropos of nothing, as they say, here are a few shots of Walt Disney with storyboards of some of his famous and perhaps not as famous characters. Only a few shots, I'm operating under the "less is more" principle here.
Because he became such a legend, it is easy to forget that, at his core, Walt Disney was a phenomenal artist. Mickey Mouse didn't just pop out of the ether, it took talent to come up with that iconic character, and Walt Disney had it. These shots all appear to be, very roughly, circa 1940.
That looks like it is from "Snow White." He seems to be reaching to take the apple. Brave man!


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I figured it was about time I got a bit more detrement in reading God's Word. But there's one thing I've noticed while reading it, which is that unlike most books, this one is structured a bit differently. There's probably thousands of different ways to read the thing.
Odds are, at least one person on this forum has looked the pages over from cover to cover. If so, how did you read through it? Did you use a certain pattern? Did you just read it from cover to cover? Did you start in the New Testament and worked your way to the old? Did you just finish any one book that you had your nose in at one point and move on to the next? Whatever worked for you, I'm looking to try it.
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When I was young, I never thought I'd live outside of New York City. I never really thought about it because, really, the city is so big and so diverse that I felt it had everything I needed. I was born there, I went to school there, I wanted to work there and carve out a life for myself there. However the idea of moving abroad always appealed to me. I was lucky enough to be able to travel to Europe in high school and ever since I have nursed an active wanderlust, traveling as frequently as my wallet will allow. Moving abroad is like turning travel up to 11, and I've always dreamed of doing it even though I never intended to leave the city I still consider home.
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January 21st, 2017 was the Women's March on Washington and I participated by attending the rally and march in San Francisco.
I've finally uploaded my Montreal vlog, and yes I know it's very late. But better late than never, right?
This vlog documents the 5 days I spent in Montreal, QC, Canada after attending Bicolline, from August 21–25, 2016. Come with me as I explore this fun city and it's interesting graffiti, gorgeous churches, and delicious food. (Yes, even poutine!)
Some montage-y footage of a sunset walk my boyfriend and I did over the Golden Gate Bridge last February. The sunset was so gorgeous I had to do something with the clips I took!
That's right, I finally bit the bullet and uploaded my first video to YouTube. 😀
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Grades - Sigh!
When I was teaching sixth grade to over 80 students last year the grading was OVERWHELMING. I would stay late on Friday (seriously I couldn't have found a better day?) to grade students work for the week. It would turn into a grading party with some of the the other teachers in my POD doing the same thing. My team leader seemed to have a much better way of handling grading. I've asked her to explain it in her blog (link to the right under blogs I am following - Social Studies).
Here is what I do now. Normally the notebooks are weighted at about 30% of the students grade (here is my plug for a free online grading book that I love. You can access it from home, run off reports, and give parents access to it). I walk around the classroom during the independent part of the lesson and give students grades on a clipboard spread sheet I have going. Now I only have 44 students that I am dealing with so it is much more manageable then last year. If the assignment is heavily guided (meaning they are just copying information off the board) I will give them a done/not done check. Most students get a done check but there are several students who just won't do the work. I collect several done/not dones and give them a cumulative grade (lets say 10 total). If the work is fairly independent I can quickly scan to see if they have met the requirements and give them a check, check minus, or check plus in their book and on my spreadsheet. That gives me some "wiggle" room if needed without putting a hard and fast grade in their book. The students know the basic grade ranges for the checks. The spread sheet allows me to quickly scan down and see who I might need to focus on in class or conference with. It also ensures that I am circulating around the classroom and seeing everyone. If I don't see everyone I have them stack their books open on the desk and at the end of the day I will quickly go through them.
Is this a perfect system? Probably not... but grading is something I struggle with (mostly the time consuming aspect of it). Don't even ask me about grading 44 writing papers. I've gotten better but whew talk about some long weekends. My hats are off to all the high school English teachers out there...don't know how you do it :)
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Hi Eve,
Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing your notebooking ideas! I'm planning on using them in Science & SS this year. One question.... When you check for teacher guided work being "done" or "not done" do you write that in their notebook or use some sort of code? Also, what's your grade range for check/check minus/check plus on more independent assignments?
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- August 2, 2009 at 9:53 PM
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Excited to hear that you are using them in social studies. I wish I taught social studies and science (that would be my dream pairing). I have ELA this year (first year teaching it so I am a bit nervous). The social studies teacher on my team is also going to be notebooking and I hope to convince her to take pictures and post lessons. Her teacher version she has been working on this summer looks really good.
In answer to your question, I use a spreadsheet with student names on it that I created in Excel (landscape not portrait) with blank columns going across. At the top I will write assignment/date/notebook page number (or anything that will help me remember what the assignment is) and as I circulate I'll make a notation on the spreadsheet. If I have time I will mark it in their book. If it is a check minus or below I will ALWAYS write a more specific comment on the top of their notebook page, i.e. "Refused to do work as directed", "Spent time period talking to friends," "Excessive teacher intervention to get work done." That way when I have to meet with parents the comment is there and it is more visual for the student. I keep the spreadsheets on file in case anyone needs to see grading documentation. I have the exact check system on my school computer and will post once I can get into the classroom. I received the check list from one of the fifth grade teachers at our school who uses it religiously. Generally a check plus is in the "A" range, a check is in the "B" range, a check minus is in the "C" range and a straight minus is unacceptable.
Hope that helps. If you have any other questions, please let me know.
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I was blessed and lucky enough to have two healthy babies before I got sucked into the Land of IF. And, you know what, even though I had twice gotten to bring home a baby, I spent my whole pregnancy with Gabe not quite believing it was really going to end well. It didn''t matter how many time I felt him kick. It didn't matter how many times I saw his precious face on the ultrasound screen. I didn't really believe he was coming home with me until the moment I held him in the operating room.
Infertility leaves so many scars on our hearts that it is important for those of us who have battled thorugh it and made it to the other side (with or without a baby) to stick around and stay involved in the ALI community. Only someone who has been there can understand what another infertile is going through. And, only someone who has been there can understand why 5 or 10 years down the road your heart skips a beat when you see an example of what might have been.
I don't know about you, but I plan on being here 10 years from now. By then, my oldest two will be 22 and 18 and my post IF baby, Gabe, will be 13. I know some people won't understand why I stick around but I want to be there to help someone stuck in the hell of infertility. I want to reach out so they can finally hear someone say I understand. I want to give back to others what this community has given to me.
To see what everyone else in class is bringing to SHOW AND TELL, take a trip to visit the Miss Mel, Goddess of the Infertility Blogosphere.
And, don't forget to go by my Etsy shop and buy a hat to support the Liz Logelin Foundation. All the details can be found in Show & Tell post from 3 weeks ago.
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I followed her over the grass, along the rows of apple trees.
"It's beautiful," I said, tucking my hair behind my ears. Like everything else in this strange land, it was. She looked at me over her shoulder and smiled, her ice-blue eyes warming to the colour of the sky.
"I help to tend it," she explained. "Everyone says there are no other apples like these."
We stopped walking. She reached up and plucked an apple from a branch above my head, then offered it to me. I felt like Eve in the garden of Eden, but I took the shiny red apple and bit into it. The sweet nectar of the flesh ran over my tongue and down my throat. "This is really good," I said as I chewed, perfectly aware of my bad manners.
Her smile widened, and her eyes warmed even more. "You really like it?"
I swallowed. "I do." I took another bite, unable to stop myself.
Her hands clasped together at her front, pressing her simple dress to her slim body. An image of modesty. "I'm glad."
I felt good that I'd pleased her. After swallowing, I said, "What is this place?"
Her shoulders sagged a little. "It's a place your kind have long forgotten, a place of peace, where magic still exists." Her eyes met mine. "Do you believe in magic?"
The question hit me hard. "Sometimes." It was the most honest answer I could give.
She held out her hand. I took it. "Close your eyes."
I did. And I felt something warm rush up my arm and to my heart. I felt like a bottle someone had poured warm water into - except I hadn't known it was cold water inside me to start with.
Then a warm sensation on my lips. Hers. We kissed, and it was amazingly perfect. My head spun in a way I hadn't known it could.
When she pulled back and our eyes locked once more, I said, "Okay, now I believe in magic."
She smiled, her eyes dancing all kinds of shades of blue. "That was just a taste - I can show you real magic, things that your world has forgotten how to believe in, if you can trust me, come with me."
I hesitated only a moment. This was the adventure and excitement I'd longed for all my life. Screw the world. "Okay, show me everything."


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Unanswered Questions – Former MDUSD Board Candidate Posts on Nextdoor
On May 8, 2017 Cherise Khaund, former MDUSD School Board candidate, posted her analysis of the NUSD boundaries on Nextdoor from an interview she conducted with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. While Cherise has claimed to being open to supporting NUSD, she began her District-wide campaign against NUSD back in December, about the same time MDEA, the teacher's union, vowed to do anything in their power to make sure NUSD fails and the opposition Facebook page was launched.
On Friday May 12, 2017 Marie Rossen (parent) posed several excellent questions to Cherise in the comment section (comment 140) of Cherise's Nextdoor post. Marie questioned the following:
David vs Goliath – Cherise claims that the notion of a David versus Goliath scenario is a myth when Northgate CAPS speaks of the imbalance of power between the grassroots organization of this community through NCAPS and the opposition that is MDUSD/MDEA.
Marie asked, "When you were talking about the David and Goliath political cartoon, and saying that it isn't true, you left out some very important entities who are working on MDUSD's side– MDEA (the MDUSD teacher's union), MDUSD's law firm, the MDUSD board and a financial consultant from Eastshore Consulting. MDUSD opened their presentation at the County Board of Education meeting with an attorney from the law firm that represents them followed by a principal from Eastshore Consulting, who I assume were paid out of MDUSD funds to both prepare for and attend the meeting. Do you know how much of the MDUSD budget is going towards these two firms for their efforts regarding NUSD? In contrast, NUSD did not pay anyone to prepare their report or to perform any other services that I know of to date. In addition, MDEA representatives spoke at both the City of Walnut Creek meeting and at the Board of Education meeting. I think we are all aware of the strength of a union."
Changing the neighborhood feel and commute for Oak Grove Middle School – Cherise claims that there are boundary issues surrounding OGMS that are being created by the NUSD proposal. She attributes these current boundary constraints to NUSD, while the boundaries existing today were created by MDUSD, and are currently maintained by MDUSD.
Marie asked, "In the video you implied through your choice of words that NUSD would change the commute and the neighborhood feel for the remaining students that will still attend Oak Grove Middle School if NUSD materializes. For instance you said, "Oak Grove Middle School students would be coming from across the BART tracks" instead of "the students that live on the other side of the BART tracks will continue to have to cross the BART tracks". Nothing in the NUSD proposal changes anything for the children that already cross the BART tracks to get to Oak Grove. You also referred to the students having to cross the BART tracks having an effect as it "does not seem like a very friendly neighborhood school" and you later said that having to cross the BART tracks as "really not a neighborhood school situation". This is the current feeder pattern under MDUSD and this part of Oak Grove's feeder pattern will not change. How do you propose that MDUSD fix the problem of those children having to cross the BART tracks to get to their neighborhood school since NUSD is not changing the commute for any of those students? Are you currently working with MDUSD to fix what you are alleging is a problem, since it is not being affected by anything that NUSD is doing? In addition, you said "Oak Grove would draw from this whole area over here (while pointing to the BART tracks) but how are they going to get around?" My response is that Oak Grove already draws from the whole area over there and they will get around the same way they got to school yesterday, today and tomorrow."
The Bancroft Split – Cherise tries to make the problems associated with the Bancroft split an NUSD-created problem. MDUSD has known about the split problem for years and has been non-responsive and unaccountable.
Marie asked, "Another issue you brought up when the camera panned to the house across the street with an NUSD sign is that the students directly across the street from Oak Grove Middle School "would not come across the street to go to middle school." While this is correct, based on everything I have heard regarding the Bancroft split, chances are very low that those students across the street attend Oak Grove now, even though they are part of the existing feeder pattern. And I don't believe it is true that they would be excluded from Oak Grove. I believe that part of NUSD's proposed culture is that they want to allow students to transfer both in and out of the district, and I don't think that if someone wants to transfer to Oak Grove from NUSD that MDUSD would turn them away. Do you disagree?"
"If NUSD does not happen, would you be against changing the feeder pattern to allow those Bancroft families who are shown in the pink area that you refer to on the map to feed into Foothill and Northgate? Whether NUSD happens or not it is apparent these families are very unhappy with the current situation and something must be done. These parents want their children to feed into Foothill and Northgate with the rest of their friends. It is my understanding that regardless of whether or not NUSD happens most of these families in the pink area want to feed into Foothill and Northgate. Do you not want them to fix the Bancroft split by changing the feeder pattern in this way? Is your proposal for fixing the Bancroft split to have all of Bancroft feed into Oak Grove as I think you mentioned in one of your posts, or did I misunderstand you? This seems in direct contrast to your feelings regarding reducing the student population at Highlands Elementary as a result of NUSD. If you were able to change the feeder pattern and have all Bancroft students attend Oak Grove would you be concerned about the effect that change would have on Foothill similarly to how you are concerned about the effect NUSD will have on the attendance numbers at Highlands? How would you propose to remedy that situation? "
Ethnic Make-up – Cherise speaks to the fact that there are a high percentage of minority students at Ygnacio Valley HS and OGMS. She says that communities need to be mindful of the ethnic make-up of their schools.
Marie asked, "You also talked about the high percentage of minority students at both Oak Grove and Ygnacio Valley HS compared to the schools within NUSD. You said, "You need to be mindful of the ethnic makeup of your schools." Based on your belief, did you encourage MDUSD to assign the Clayton Valley area students to YVHS, since that move would have helped to balance out the number of minorities in YVHS? Will keeping the Northgate area schools within MDUSD have any significant impact on the ethnic makeup of these schools? If so, what is that impact?"
Traffic – Cherise claims an impact to traffic along Ygnacio Valley Road.
Marie asked, "In addition, you referred to Ygnacio Valley Road as a "highly impacted traffic area". It seems that historically MDUSD has not been concerned with adding to that congestion. When Crystyl Ranch was built, MDUSD chose to have those students feed into Northgate rather than attend Clayton Valley High School, which at that time was part of MDUSD. Do you have any information about why they decided to go that route? And do you also know why The Crossings was assigned to Foothill and Northgate when Pine Hollow and Clayton Valley are so much closer? I have not been successful with my searches for answers to those questions. Finding the history of these two decisions has proved to be difficult. Perhaps you can help me by talking to some of your contacts at MDUSD. You also say that these families will have to drive over the hill to go to Valley Verde instead of going to Highlands, which is true if they choose not to transfer to MDUSD schools. However, you do not criticize MDUSD for making the original decision to have these families drive over the hill to attend middle and high schools when there were options that were geographically closer to them when these decisions were made. Yes, it will be a change to have the families from the Crossings and Crystyl Ranch drive over the hill to come to either elementary or middle school, but it is very likely that at some point during their commuting years there will be an older sibling or two that is already coming over the hill to either go to Foothill or Northgate based on MDUSD's current feeder pattern and so dropping the younger sibling off at the elementary or middle school will not be an extra trip for those families."
To date there has not been a response from Cherise to Marie's questions on Nextdoor. We will continue to monitor the post and keep you updated regularly. If you log in to Nextdoor and "Thank" Marie's comment (comment 140) you will automatically receive notifications.


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Wayne Ferreira captured his first title in four years, beating the rising star Lleyton Hewitt in five long sets yesterday to win the Stuttgart Masters Series in Germany. Ferreira won, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2), 6-2 in a match lasting more than four hours.
''I didn't think I could last as long,'' Ferreira said. ''It was probably the best week I've ever had.''
Ferreira raised his arms in triumph after a forehand by Hewitt sailed long on the first match point by the 29-year-old South African. It was his first title since 1996 in Toronto.
''The older I am, the better I am,'' said Ferreira, who earned $434,000 for the victory. ''Age and experience got me through.''
Hewitt, the eighth-seeded Australian who has won four titles this year, earned $228,000. Hewitt is sixth in the Champions Race that will produce the new No. 1 for the year at the end of the season. Ferreira moved two spots to No. 11.
CLIJSTERS ON RISE: Kim Clijsters, a 17-year-old Belgian ranked No. 420 less than two years ago, took another big step in her career by beating Yelena Likhovtseva, 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 6-4 to win the Sparkassen Cup in Leipzig, Germany.
Clijsters already has won three titles since joining the WTA tour. She will move to No. 20 in the rankings, the youngest among the world's top 100 players.
Clijsters beat the seventh-seeded Russian after upsetting Anna Kournikova and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario en route to the final of the $535,000 tournament.
Clijsters fought off 5 set points to save the first set. In the final set, she struggled to hold serve as her play suddenly grew erratic. But she recovered and ended the match with an overhead smash.
''I wasn't feeling great today,'' said Clijsters, who also reached the doubles final. ''My legs felt all the long matches this week, but I just kept fighting.''
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I am currently making my way through Laura Stack's Find More Time: How to Get Things Done at Home, Organize Your Life, and Feel Great About It. Having plowed through the introduction last week, this week I read Chapter 1--"Mastering the First Pillar--PLANS."
And, although I have a master's degree in planning (urban and regional planning, actually, with a concentration in social planning--which has to do with social policy, not parties), I do not exactly excel when it comes to organizing my own life.
In this chapter, I didn't really encounter any earth-shaking ideas, anything I hadn't read before in my ongoing struggle to pull myself together. But, as a friend noted in a recent conversation, it seems there are some things we just have to keep learning. Every so often, I have to be exposed, once again, to the idea of lists--daily and master to-do lists; project task breakdowns; shopping lists; reading lists; communications lists. And I need reminding that it might help to have some overall idea of what I am trying to achieve--dreams, goals (Stack calls these "dreams with a deadline."), and yes, a mission statement. I'm not sure why I resist this good advice. I imagine it has something to do with my split personality. Though I am capable of logical, rational thought, a strong part of me clings to a "bohemian" identity. It is this part who wants to recreate herself fresh each morning, and scorns predetermined activities. But her results have not been everything even she would wish. And so we do this dance, my selves and I, which brings us back repeatedly to the literature of organization.
Stack has organized her book with chapters that correspond to each of the eight "Pillars of Personal Productivity." Each chapter is structured by the section of the Productivity Quiz which deals with that particular "pillar." The relevant assessment items were to be rated 1) to no extent; 2) to a little extent; 3) to some extent; 4) to a considerable extent; or 5) to a great extent. They included:
To what extent do I . . .
- Have a personal mission statement for my life. [2]
- Maintain a list of my life's goals and dreams and make plans for their accomplishment. [3]
- Try to gain flexibility at work. [3]
- Keep effective to-do lists so things don't slip through the cracks. [3]
- Break larger projects into smaller ones. [3]
- Prepare for the next day the night before. [2]
- Plan for chaotic transition periods during the day. [3]
- Prevent crisis by preparing well in advance. [2]
- Embrace flexibility and weather change. [2]
- Continuously work to improve my efficiency and effectiveness. [3]
I have included my response to each item, in red. "Plans" was not one of my weakest pillars. In fact, it was my second strongest. Which explains why my composite score, which featured one slightly weaker and five significantly weaker areas, indicated a need for "major repairs."
It would seem that these "major repairs" are going to involve a fair amount of "homework." (Oh, joy!) Early on in chapter 1, I was instructed to put down the book and go through the steps of identifying important values; writing a paragraph for each of the three most important of these, defining it and specifying how I would know that I had lived up to it; and then combining these into a draft mission statement. Thus, having earlier sidestepped Marshall Cook's mission statement admonition, I was forced to bite the bullet and come up with a reasonable facsimile.
This is what I wrote:
Doing what I can to make sure each member of my family feels loved and has the necessary support to make a happy life for themselves is important to me. I want to do what I can to grow in my roles as mother and partner. I want my family to be a haven for each other, now and in the future.
As a neighbor and citizen of the world, I believe that I have a responsibility to work for justice for everyone, to lessen inequity, and to improve the life-chances of those whose circumstances are especially difficult.
I want to develop and use the gifts I have to create meaningful and beautiful things that will bring enjoyment, solace and inspiration to myself and others.I can't say that I am particularly thrilled with this "Mission Statement." Maybe the reason I have avoided writing such a thing is the same reason I don't get a tattoo. I can't make the commitment. I can't imagine a mission statement, or a tattoo that I would want to live with for the foreseeable future. Of course, a mission statement is presumably more removeable, and the process of shedding one less painful. But there is something belittling about seeing in print the limited business of one's life.
Anyway, now I have my very own one of these things everyone seems to be so enamored of. It remains to be seen how this will contribute to my greater productivity. First, I have to let it heal--and to avoid picking at it.


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In the 8th century, there was a Königspfalz/royal palace in Düren in the place where today St. Anne's Church stands. Düren is one of the presumable birthplaces of Charlemagne. 748 was the year when the first chapel was mentioned.
In 1501, the relics of St. Anne were stolen from the St. Stephen Church in Mainz and brought to Düren (see also the publication about the Imperial Abbey of Kornelimünster), but on March 18, 1506 Pope Julius II decided that Düren could keep the remains. So, the Church of St. Martin, where they were kept, was renamed to Church of St. Anne. The rather contemporary appearance of the present church is a result of seven consecutive constructions of the temple.
The present building dates from 1956.
The relic shrine of Saint Anne.
The south portal has remained from the Late Gothic construction of the church in the 16th century.
These sculpture groups were part of an altar in the previous building.
The old weathercock from 1622 at the atrium of the church.
New-Gothic font from the 19th-century building.
The Renaissance choir stalls from 1563 – an extremely beautiful and interesting masterpiece – also part of the furnishing of the predecessor building.
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Following is a list of sports governing bodies in Turkey. All sport federations in Turkey are organized under the governmental agency, Youth and Sport Administration (Turkish: Gençlik ve Spor Genel Müdürlüğü, GSGM), which is the highest umbrella organization for sports.[1]
- ^ "GSGM Gençlik ve Spor Genel Müdürlüğü" (in Turkish). DevletAna.com. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- "Türkiye Spor Federasyonları - Spor" (in Turkish). WOW Turkey. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
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Bus driver Julie Wood pulled out all the stops for charity and allowed a colleague to shave off all her hair.
She gave up her locks on Yellow Buses' Mufti Day that raised £1,500 for Cancer Research UK.
Julie has seen close up the devastating effects of cancer and wanted to help combat the disease.
So she allowed fellow driver Kerry Stoklasa to get her clippers out and remove her red barnet.
Colleagues watched in the Bournemouth town centre HQ as Julie's hair fell to the floor.
Another colleague, Sarah Gill, baked cakes and sold them and the company also made a donation.
Julie said: "After seeing what cancer can do I wanted to do my bit to raise some money.
"Having my head shaved seemed like a good idea and colleagues, friends and my passengers were incredibly generous."
Jenni Wilkinson, Yellows' Head of Marketing and Customer Excellence, said: "Our Mufti Day is a regular event in the calendar and the staff always get involved.
"We are really proud of Julie for such a selfless contribution and raising awareness.
"We were very happy to get behind her initiative and help her raise money for such a great cause.
"Our charity days raise money for a variety of causes and as always it's down to our wonderful staff and passengers."


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Watch Drake play new song on opening night of postponed European tour,
The Boy Meets World tour finally hit Amsterdam last night (January 28)
Drake has begun his European tour after several postponements.
The rapper was due to kick his jaunt off at Amsterdam Ziggo Dome on January 26 and 27. The dates were originally set for January 20 and 21, but Drake rescheduled them last year.
The first show took place last night (January 28) in the Dutch city and saw the Toronto artist debut a new song from his upcoming 'More Life' project.
You can watch a clip of the performance below, via Pitchfork.
Drake postponed the first dates of the tour because of production setbacks. The show is different to that which he took around the US last year and incorporates a large glowing orb in the setup.
Last year, Drake also pushed back a number of UK tour dates due to "unforeseen production setbacks".
Shows in Glasgow on January 25 and 26 were moved to March 22 and 23 respectively, while the London date on January 28 was rescheduled to March 20. All UK dates are due to go ahead as planned.
Read more: Drake Needs To Step Up His Game For His UK Tour – And This Is How He Can Do It
Drake's UK tour dates are as follows:
London, The O2 (January 30, February 1, 2, 4, 5, 14, 15, March 20)
Leeds, First Direct Arena (February 8, 9)
Manchester, Arena (February 11, 12)
Sheffield, Arena (February 17)
Birmingham, Barclaycard Arena (February 22, 23)
Glasgow, The SSE Hydro (March 22, 23)
The Toronto rapper's recent album 'Views' peaked at Number One in nine countries, including the UK and US.
Drake last performed in the UK at London's Wireless Festival in 2015 and toured the country in 2014.
The post Watch Drake play new song on opening night of postponed European tour appeared first on NME.
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This Google Earth slide shows the track of our three day sea kayaking trip to Iona and the Ross of Mull. We paddled a little over 100km during the three days, but the distance was really irrelevant - it was the stunning colours, light quality and beaches which really made the trip stand out - below are just a few of the highlights....
The "pink milepost" at Pennyghael, with Loch Scridain and Ben More beyond.
Dinner al fresco at our base - Fidden Farm camp site.
Breathtaking colour at Port Ban on Iona
Afloat on a sea of light......
Traigh na Margaidh, Ross of Mull
Taking in the view after a great day's sea kayaking
Bones of the land - Ross of Mull pink granite
Watercolour light - Eilean Annraidh
St Martin's cross, Iona Abbey
Sunsets at Fidden with the calls of Corncrakes and Snipe - magical evenings.
David Balfour's Bay - Erraid
Days like these...memories to last forever.


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Monday, 16 June 2014
Cocktail Masterclass @ BBC Good Food Show
Whilst at the BBC Good Food Show on Friday we discovered they were running cocktails at home masterclasses every hour so we booked ourselves on to the last one of the day.
During the 40 minute masterclass we learnt how to make the basics of a cocktail - 2 parts spirit, 1 part sweet and 1 part sour. For my first drink, I chose gin, camomile tea sugar syrup and fresh lemon juice. Boy was it strong but super tasty! We got to drink our first cocktail as we delved deeper into the basics of mixology producing another drink adding juices and then the basis for a unique sangria in which we needed to add soda water at home.
Overall the session was fun and informative with the two presenters constantly making us giggle. The set up was fab with everyone having enough room to make amazing cocktails whilst having surplus ingredients readily available on the tables. The presenters talked you through what you had to do as well as having a TV showing what they were doing up on stage. I'd say I learnt a lot in this masterclass and can't wait to try some of what I was taught at home. They provided us with a little set of cards to take away which detailed what we'd learnt. On this was a link to thebar.com which shows you hundreds of cocktail combinations to try at home! I even came away with a professional mixing set (i.e the metal cup and clear glass that you shake it up in, the strainer and the spoon) and a bottle of Captain Morgan's spiced rum for £31.50.
The lemons, alcohol and juices are in so I'm off to make cocktails!
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Oooh, that looks like such an awesome workshop! I did not know about the basic cocktail ratio... maybe that's why so many of mine go so wrong... Imna keep trying though! Will you be posting lots of cocktail recipes now? I hope so! xReplyDeleteReplies
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Wow that looks like so much fun. Love the hair.ReplyDelete
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Oh, that looks fun! I was all set to go to the cocktail masterclass at the South West Blog Social, but I got caught up in chatting and totally forgot to head off for it. Much woe.ReplyDelete
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Superintendent Pamela C. Brown has touted the reorganization of her central office staff as a move that will save the Buffalo Public Schools more than $1 million this year, "streamline" the administration and provide critical ground-level support to schools.
But her reluctance over the summer to provide a detailed breakdown of the savings – coupled with a flurry of new hires to her staff at district headquarters – have prompted some people to question whether the district really will be saving any money.
It won't.
The reorganization, in fact, will add about $2 million to the district's payroll overall, a Buffalo News analysis found.
Once employee benefits are factored in, the reorganization ends up costing taxpayers nearly $3 million.
The News also found:
• In the past few months, the superintendent created three new high-ranking positions and filled another one that had been long vacant, totalling $443,000 in new salaries.
• She added 39 new union administrative jobs in central office, for an estimated $2.48 million in new salaries.
• And Brown gave raises ranging from $2,000 to $15,000 to a dozen non-union central office administrators, many of whom have served in their roles for many years. Some of the administrators had expanded job duties, she said. Others, whose responsibilities did not change, got raises in an effort to bring their salaries in line with their counterparts in other districts, Brown said.
That's not to say that Brown hasn't made cuts to the central office payroll.
She cut the pay for four top administrative positions, through both demotions and replacement hires.
And she moved 16 lower-level positions – including four speech teachers and four special education teachers – out of central office and into schools to fill existing vacancies.
That created a savings of $969,350. But that savings is eclipsed by the amount she added to the payroll – $2.92 million.
Given all this, how can the superintendent say she's saving the district money?
Brown defends her assertion of savings by pointing out that the district has started funding some positions through state and federal grants – money that could be allocated in a variety of ways to assist students – rather than the district's operating budget.
In other words, the district is still spending just as much money on those positions – it's just using money from one source instead of another.
"Some of the areas that are indicated as areas of savings are the result of reallocating costs to grants," Brown said.
What's more, though, is that the district's only written explanation of the alleged $1 million in savings ignores 39 positions the reorganization adds to the payroll.
How it began
Brown's reorganization of central office has been a centerpiece of her superintendency. The restructuring of district leadership has been months in the making.
Brown announced in March that she would shake up her administration and said she expected, conservatively, to save the district $2.1 million. That announcement was based on a $400,000 organizational study, funded by Say Yes to Education, and completed in March by Cross and Joftus, a consulting firm.
The report recommended a new model of administrative leadership. A primary focus of the reorganization was to create a more consolidated and streamlined organization that could provide building principals all the resources they need with a single call to the administration.
Aside from providing better school-level support, Brown reiterated to the school board in June and to reporters in July that the new reorganization would also "reduce excessive high/mid-level management positions" and save the district money. She lowered her initial savings estimate from $2 million to "more than $1 million."
During her July news conference, Brown gave a PowerPoint presentation, showcasing the new organizational chart. But she also gave no breakdown of cost savings.
Consultant Mary Guinn, who played a lead role in the reorganization, and Chief Financial Officer Barbara J. Smith subsequently provided The News some details regarding the reorganizational plan but said many aspects of it were still preliminary.
With the seating of new board members in July, however, Brown was pressed to provide more details on the reorganization, including information regarding new hires, employee raises and bottom-line cost savings. Some of that information was provided to the board in August.
But the brief explanation of the savings that Brown gave to the board omits nearly 90 percent of the positions added to the district payroll as a result of the restructuring.
To account for $1 million in savings, the district issued a one-page document that listed some personnel cuts and indicated that the district would save more $600,000 because about a dozen remaining positions would be funded through grants, rather than the district's main budget.
On Friday, the district provided revised information indicating the reorganization will now have grants totaling $487,000 covering about six positions. But these alleged savings were not, in fact, savings. These positions were not cut. They were merely funded differently.
Brown and Smith qualified these figures as savings "to the general fund." Grant spending isn't counted. Brown said the district is still saving money because employees covered by grant dollars free up more money in the district's main operating budget.
"The savings do result from a combination of those efforts," she said, "as well as our efforts to make sure we're being as efficient and effective as possible with taxpayer funds that are available to us."
The district's cost-savings summary fails to account for 39 new lower-level central office positions Brown outlined in her PowerPoint presentation in July, a Buffalo News analysis found.
It is difficult to pin down exactly how many positions Brown's reorganization will add to the payroll.
Consultant Guinn reviewed an 18-page color-coded flow chart with The News in July of the positions in the new central office. The News has subsequently worked to compile and verify a listing of new employees and their salaries.
Because the district failed to provide salary information for nearly three dozen of the new positions, The News reviewed the salary schedules from the district's union contracts to estimate salaries for the positions.
Those 39 positions account for $2.47 million in new spending on salaries in central office, The News has estimated.
The new positions include: three assistant superintendents, two for curriculum and one for attendance and registration; 11 supervisors of various areas; two supervising principals; and 14 instructional coaches, among others.
"I'm more inclined to want to see an organization that is flat at the top and resources are driven down to the bottom, to the schools," said board member James Sampson. "And I think we are doing just the opposite."
The top jobs
Aside from the questions about cost are the questions about people.
With the exception of one retirement, the new organizational plan does not appear to remove anyone from district employment. It only adds.
During a budget presentation to the board May 15, Brown said she intended to add four new positions to her executive cabinet. But on May 22, a revised budget presentation to the board indicated that she would no longer fill all four top positions. Instead, she would only fill one – the deputy superintendent's job – in order to close a major budget deficit.
That's not what happened.
Within the superintendent's executive cabinet, the reorganization adds a new chief of school leadership and a special assistant to the superintendent, neither listed in the last budget presentation to the board.
The one position Brown in May committed to filling, the deputy superintendent's job, remains vacant.
District staff have complained privately and board members have complained publicly that consultant Guinn – who earns more than the superintendent – has assumed many of the deputy superintendent's responsibilities. Board members said that they have heard from many district employees complaining that Guinn has assumed an inappropriate role in running the administration.
Brown defended Guinn's work.
"Dr. Guinn has brought great expertise and skills and a track record of success turning schools around in other school districts," Brown said this week. "She has been a great source of assistance to this entire district."
Finally, Brown demoted three people from her executive cabinet – former General Counsel Chris Putrino, former Chief of Staff James Kane and former Chief Operations Officer Joe Giusiana. But all three remain in the central administration.
Brown said the people in her executive cabinet deserve to be there.
"Every member of my cabinet had to indicate an interest in the positions that were part of the new organizational structure," she said. "They were not just allowed to remain in their positions. They had to interview for the positions."
Trouble brewing
Brown may have narrowly retained her position as superintendent last week, but her reorganizational plans face serious challenges as board members continue to question the people and the cost associated with the flow chart reshuffling.
She attempted to hire Lorey Schultz, then a public relations staffer for the mayor, as her new chief of public relations. But a lawyer retained by the district told Brown that she needed to bring the position before the board for approval.
Despite telling board members she'd be willing to give up the deputy superintendent's job for Schultz's, the board voted 6-2 against allowing Schultz to be hired at a salary of $115,000.
Meanwhile, board member Carl P. Paladino has raised legal issues about Brown's authority to create and fill any new administrative jobs without explicit board approval. Outside legal counsel is researching that question. Depending on the answer, more of Brown's recent hires could unravel.
Finally, Guinn, the consultant who held the interim deputy superintendent title from March to June, is also in the hot seat. Her position hinges on a $430,000 consulting contract between the district and Cross and Joftus, the consulting firm. Lawyers are researching whether that contract is legally valid. If not, she could face dismissal unless a board majority votes to keep her.
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Summit Club member Bec Cotton is a firm believer that the only way we can make a difference is by acting as a community. This philosophy led Bec, a 23 year old Sustainability student from Queensland's Sunshine Coast, to embark on a 10-month journey of adventure and discovery across North America and Mexico.
Bec travelled along the west coast of North America and Mexico, working with sustainable communities, and creating memories that will last a lifetime. This is Bec's story.
Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming
I began my journey at AMK Ranch in Grand Tetons National Park, during the northern hemisphere summer. I assisted PhD projects from some world-leading academics studying everything from Parnassus butterflies to brown bears; which included memorably canoeing hundreds of kilometres along Snake River in search of Otter latrines.
My journey wasn't all about sustainability work though. In my downtime, I pushed my boundaries and fully immersed myself in the incredible environment of North America. I am an avid hiker and climber, so I pushed myself mentally and physically by hiking as much of the Teton Range as I could manage.
I conquered over 10 of the major peaks and hikes in the region; the pinnacle of which was a 4-day, 65km solo hike of the Teton-crest trail.
Organic farming (Jackson, Northern California)
The next stop on my journey took me to Jackson, California. I volunteered with Paloma Pollinators, a small-scale organic farm that services the Amador /Calaveras County region as part of the community supported agriculture program (CSA). We managed various fruits and vegetables, two pregnant Jersey cows, a Llama, six crazy free-range chickens and about fifty beehives!
The days were long and the work was tough, but I gained a real understanding of what it takes to be an organic producer. I also developed an appreciation of the economic challenges facing independent farms, and why it's so important for communities and local organic producers to support each other.
Hybrid Adobe building (Santa Cruz, California)
In Santa Cruz, I learned about how communities can build low-cost sustainable housing using Hybrid Adobe, a non-toxic, renewable material that is fireproof and flexible enough to provide effective earthquake resistance.
It was amazing to learn about recycled building techniques as a practical way of re-using the waste we produce and reducing carbon emissions. By using mainly newspaper and glass bottles, we can produce strong, durable and beautiful livable structures.
San Pancho Turtles (San Francisco, Mexico)
After enjoying my Southern Californian summer, I ventured south into Mexico. My first stop was the village of San Pancho (San Francisco), where I volunteered with an organisation called San Pancho Turtles. They are an animal conservation group, dedicated to protecting Olive Ridley Sea Turtles and their nesting beaches.
We spent our days, and often nights, patrolling the beaches for nesting turtles. We collected about 40 eggs per nest, which we took back to the nursery for incubation. After a 90 day gestation period, we return the hatchlings to their original nesting sites or release them into the ocean.
The eye of the storm (Nayarit, Mexico)
Shortly after leaving San Pancho, I briefly stayed in a tiny palm-fronted beach hut in La Ticla, a small coastal town in Nayarit, Mexico.
On 23 October 2015, Hurricane Patricia; the 2nd most powerful tropical storm ever recorded, struck the region. It was a terrifying experience. Luckily, the predicted destruction never fully materialised, and I was impressed by the way my little hut withstood the incredible winds, rain and waves. I still haven't told my dad I lived through the eye of a hurricane! I was really saddened by the devastation across the coast.
Despite the best efforts of local relief groups and the inspirational sense of togetherness displayed by the local community, it'll be many months before the area is restored to its former glory.
Living the dream
Between these amazing projects and my travelling adventures, I feel like I spent my time in North America and Mexico living the dream. There were almost too many highlights to mention, like hiking the Grand Canyon; exploring California's giant Redwood Forests; and cruising along Big Sur searching for the next big wave.
I went skydiving and tramping through Moab, Zion, Canyonlands and Arches National Parks in Utah; I was captivated by the diversity of wildlife at Yellowstone National Park; and I even climbed some of THE most intimidating rock faces at Yosemite National Park. In Mazatlán, Mexico; I prepared a vegan meal for over 30 leading Yoga instructors, and I discovered some of the best secret surf spots along Mexico's west coast.
Overall, my time was jam-packed, breathless, and completely incredible.
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Born March 5th, 1970, in Queens, New York, John Anthony Frusciante has donned many toques (literally and figuratively) thus far in his musical career, including, but not limited to: producer, songwriter, arranger, collaborator, and of course performer on many of the world's largest stages.
The fact that he has done so much and affected so many in such a relatively short span of time may even come as a surprise to John Frusciante himself at this point, who never really envisioned himself as becoming a mainstream success in the first place. Ideologically, as far as we can tell, John has historically connected the most with the punk rock ethos of not giving a fuck, and sees himself as an experimental artist who is always searching of fresh ideas ("art" meaning on all levels, not just painting and/or music).
Early on, John loved the Germs, so that should tell you something right there (he loves anarchy). That said, being a rock star was on his radar back then too, but just the parts that involved girls and drugs mainly. The rest of it he was reluctant to embrace, but he eventually did, if only for a time.
Much of John's worldwide renown admittedly comes from his joining forces with one of the world's biggest bands – the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who he joined up with in 1988 after the death of one of John's personal guitar heroes at the time, Hillel Slovak, whom he was briefly acquainted with before Hillel overdosed and tragically died. It was a slightly odd fit, since Frusciante wasn't exactly a disciple of the P-funk (as Flea and Anthony were) when he joined the band. He was more of a Hendrix guy – not that Hendrix isn't funky, we should say, but still…
What we find interesting is that even before Hillel's death, John was being drawn in the direction of the Chili Peppers, and, to an extent, almost felt as if he was in the band already. How so? Well, back in the early days of the Chili Peppers (that is to say the early to mid '80's), there was little separation between the band and their audience, of which John was often a part of at that time, being an avid fan.
Mosh pits and a general melange of band and audience was the way of it in those time, John has said of his involvement in those shows where he was in attendance, "That's great about the band, the audience feels no different from the band at all." This was made possible by the small, intense, and intimate shows the band played around this time. Indeed, John has said that if they ever got big, it would ruin the vibe for him. And – guess what? – the band did get huge and it kind of bummed him out, despite bringing worldwide fame and success. Of course, all things considered, one might argue that for such a whimsical chap, John did alright with that initial burst of fame – he just didn't prefer it or want to remain there.
Initially, before things got weird and the band was playing increasingly huge shows, it was this distinct tribal magnetism that first drew John Frusciante towards the band, first as a fan, and eventually as a full member who went on to write the band's biggest hits.
Here's a quick clip that seemed to sum up John's initial reaction to being in the Red Hot Chili Peppers. 🙂
It wasn't long before he connected with the band via shows that soon enough he met and jammed with Flea by way of D.H. Peligro, and the two created a lifelong bond. When John was invited into the band, it helped that he was already familiar with most of Hillel's guitar parts, being a hardcore fan who practiced guitar constantly, drawing on influences of all kinds from Zappa, to Hendrix, to the Germs, and countless others – including the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
For John Fruciante, first becoming a Red Hot Chili Pepper was a day of joy which involved bouncing off the walls of his home, but a reality check wasn't far away. Recording Mother's Milk, while surely fun on some level, taught John a lot in the ways of studio wizardry, and the music business in general, as he got to record a big album first hand with guitars that sounded like "1000 garbage trucks dumping trash into George Bush's anal cavity" (or something to that effect).
Having never been in such a recording situation as he was then at age 18 (or whatever), it wasn't long before John had to start to define his sound in the band, which was, in one way, simple as he could follow in the footsteps of Hillel Slovak, keeping that slinky sound he'd already established. And yet, there was much jockeying for control of the guitar sound as John was being forced to play in an uncharacteristically "metal" style thanks to the influence of producer Michael Beinhorn, who had worked on the previous album, which is, of course, the Uplift Mofo Party Plan. You can easily hear that type of super crunchy guitar tone on songs like "Good Time Boys"…
As Beinhorn had some kind of experience and seniority, John deferred to what he thought would be best. As it was, John was a newcomer in the recording studio environment and just a kid in the eyes of Beinhorn, who wasn't exactly the band's biggest fan and the sound he was going for wasn't exactly "sex funk from heaven". That said, it is sometimes in these scenarios that are the most educational, where we learn what works and what doesn't.
In any case, despite drugs and other problems, Mother's Milk got done, and, thanks to an energetic Stevie Wonder cover of Higher Ground cover that was featured on the album that got picked up by rock radio stations, the band was on its way to stardom. It was at this time that they started showing up on big TV shows like Letterman, and capturing the heart of the nation with their energy.
Certainly, good times were had periodically in the next few years in the band for John, such as the recording of Blood Sugar Sex Magik, which he has said was one of the best times of his life working on music he believed in. This was chronicled in the amazing Funky Monks documentary, about the recording of Blood Sugar Sex Magik, shown below.
However, the band dynamic started heading south once the tour for that album got under way. Being the temperament that he was at the time, it is well documented that John was not prepared for the subsequent years where the Red Hot Chili Peppers skyrocketed to international success. Being a huge fan of the small-scale RHCP, the larger scale version of the band quickly made John miserable, as is evidenced by many of their performances in support of Blood Sugar Sex Magik. What he was apparently hoping for when he joined the RHCP was a cult following, and instead, what happened was mega-stardom.
One performance which always sticks out to fans as John becoming disenchanted with the band is John's "experimental" version of Under The Bridge that they played on Saturday Night Live AKA international and live TV, where John decided to change the arrangement of the song at the last second, possibly just to fuck with Anthony, who was already hard pressed to sing the song due to it being a fussy song with a tricky melody to sing for him. Anyway, that's what Anthony said in his book but if you watch the actually performance it wasn't too bad and obviously did nothing to stifle the bands career.
As the story goes, shit went down and John left the band (for the first time), only to find himself face to face with full blown drug addiction. Clearly shit around this time was fucked up and John endured some troubled times, infamously holing himself up and focusing on 4-track recording, drugs, and visual art. Being in a band was now something he was not "up" for, nor was he in any shape to attempt even if he wanted to go back to it, and this went on for years, taking him to the brink of death and seeing others die around him from drugs like his friend River Pheonix.
Here's a glimpse into John Frusciante's world via the documentary "Stuff" from around this time, which was, as most would say, fairly bleak. That said, despite hopping between dimensions and having his teeth rot, John managed to remain somewhat upbeat.
Anyway, most of us know what happened next with John in regards to the Chili Peppers. There was his triumphant return in 1999 with Californication, which was definitely a new phase for the band and a new brotherhood was born, as John started living clean and really started to value and love his bandmates with a renewed energy.
At this point we want to sidestep the RHCP a little bit, since the story of that band is not entirely John's story, although it was and probably still is a big part of his life in many ways, being such a formative experience.
During his drug days, John released a couple of solo albums that showed that he could do an entire album on his own, no problem, although they're pretty trippy and low-fi. Here we're talking about "Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt" and "Smile From The Streets You Hold".
When he released To Record Only Water For Ten Days in 2001, the world was re-introduced to John Frusciante as a recording artist, and one who was able to produce music on his own that was different (and some might argue better) than his output in the Chili Peppers.
And so began a new direction in the early to mid-2000's for John Frusciante, who was not only producing a inarguably high quality output of music now on his own aside from RHCP, but also was beginning to collaborate with other musicians more, such as he did in Ataxia with Joe Lally and Josh Klinghoffer, as well as extensive collaborations with The Mars Volta. His creative output had become very robust, as he released six albums in a six month span, and all this time he was still working with the Chili Peppers, which saw the release of By The Way and the double album Stadium Arcadium in that short span of years.
Other interests John had at this time included lots of multi-tracking, as well as further expanding on his chord vocabulary, harmonic sensibilities, and interest in other instruments including various synthesizers like the mellotron.
John Frusciante, always searching for new things to fuel his fire, finally decided to abandon conventional rock music altogether and dove headlong into electronic, IDM, and acid house music. For some longtime fans, this was considered to be a very confusing move, as by this point John was considered a rock guitar god. What was he doing?! Of course, lots of people (eg. those on the internet) dismissed this move as being just plain baffling, and did not follow John down this road.
On the other hand, electronic music as a whole is a vast and highly creative and experimental field, and yet very suited to more private types, and so John basically fit right in with all of these shadowy figures who made their music late at night and for whomever might listen. Actually, as many music fans know, EDM actually can get quite huge, with certain DJs being enormously popular, but, so far as we know, John didn't start working with sequencers to be the next Skrillex.
By this time, it seemed as though John was drawing away from the public eye and essentially playing by his own rules. He no longer cared to be a rock star, or even a solo musician who is there to give fans what they expect. As such, his fanbase was looking more to his back catalogue for the John they thought they knew. Developing new fans seemed to be John's new MO, and, as any indie musician can tell you, this is always a tough thing to do and persistence is key, especially when you've garnered such a reputation as one type of musician for so long.
This much was clear when Speed Dealer Moms came about in 2010, seeing John collaborate with Aaron Funk AKA Venetian Snares and Chris McDonald – that a new phase was beginning. If you were a John Frusciante fan at this time, you could feel the change in the air in regards to what was to come. Recorded around the same time as Speed Dealer Moms was Letur-Lefr, which saw release in 2012, and further perplexed fans and delivered the clear message not to cling to expectations any longer. Once PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone came out in the latter months of 2012, that seemed to be the end of John Frusciante the funk guitar god and the true beginning of John Frusciante the musician who did whatever the fuck he felt like.
Still, John did not put the guitar down and leave it down. On projects like Kimono Kult, John once again was back on the guitar, although most RHCP fans would likely never recognize it, as the music was too far removed from anything John was previously associated with. Simultaneously, John was fusing his music with hip hop, working with the Black Knights and RZA.
2015 saw the release of Trickfinger, a self-titled EDM album where John Frusciante AKA Trickfinger finds himself producing music that sounds more along the lines of Aphex Twin's early work than it does any of the music we've previously heard from him. Even the album artwork has much more in common with the likes of, say, Squarepusher than other reference points one might name. At the same time, if you've followed John's music long enough, he has his own melodic and rhythmic sensibility which is quite easy to pick out upon repeated listens to Trickfinger. So if you're a fan of his earlier work, this is still the same guy you know and love – just don't expect much in the way of guitars.
So, we ask again, who is John Frusciante? The man is certainly an enigma on many levels, but one thing that seems apparent is that he has a muse and he must follow it when it comes to the music he makes.


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Is stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance really useful to detect ischemia and predict events in patients with different cardiovascular risk profile?
Esteban-Fernández A (1), Coma-Canella I (2), Bastarrika G (3), Barba-Cosials J (2), Azcárate-Agüero PM (4).
(1) Departamento de Cardiología, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España.
(2) Departamento de Cardiología, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España.
(3) Departamento de Radiología, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España.
(4) Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, España.
Revisão:Archivos de Cardiología de México
Data: 30/Jul/2016Cardiología Radiología [ES]
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic usefulness of stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance (stress CMR) in patients with different cardiovascular risk profile and to assess if the degree of hypoperfusion is important to guide clinical decisions.
We included patients submitted to adenosine stress CMR to rule out myocardial ischemia. We evaluated its diagnostic accuracy with likelihood ratio (LR) and its prognostic value with survival curves and a Cox regression model.
295 patients were studied. The positive LR was 3.40 and the negative one 0.47. The maximal usefulness of the test was found in patients without previous ischemic cardiomyopathy (positive LR 4.85), patients with atypical chest pain (positive LR 8.56), patients with low or intermediate cardiovascular risk (positive LR 3.87) and those with moderate or severe hypoperfusion (positive LR 8.63). Sixty cardiovascular major events were registered.
The best survival prognosis was found in patients with a negative result (p=0.001) or mild hypoperfusion (p=0.038). In the multivariate analysis, a moderate or severe hypoperfusion increased cardiovascular event probability (HR=2.2; IC 95% 1.26-3.92), with no differences between a mild positive and a negative result (HR=0.93; IC 95% 0.38-2.28).
Stress CMR was specially useful in patients with low or intermediate cardiovascular risk, patients with atypical chest pain, patients without previous ischemic cardiomyopathy and those with moderate or severe hypoperfusion. Hypoperfusion degree was the main issue factor to guide clinical decisions.
CITAÇÃO DO ARTIGO Arch Cardiol Mex. 2016 Jul 30. pii: S1405-9940(16)30072-6. doi: 10.1016/j.acmx.2016.07.002
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Atmel had a really interesting initiative. They published the source code of their CE BSPs for the AT91SAM9 Embedded MPUs
Check this out: http://atmel.com/dyn/corporate/view_detail.asp?FileName=WindowsEmbeddedBSPs_1_19.html
I feel this is a good thing to do in order to improve the quality of the BSPs. I'd be curious to know what your thoughts are about this?