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Race, Class, and the Neoliberal Scourge
Neoliberalism, the broad set of ideas positing the market and market-centered values as the ultimate "civilizing" agent at home and abroad, has now structured our society for forty years. Ever since it began its gradual ascendance in 1973, we have experienced a marked increase in income inequality, witnessed the slow death of the labor union movement, and keenly felt a growing sense of anxiety. The task of the American Left has never been simpler and clearer—it's to reconstitute the very idea of the public, in the hope that this reconstitution will generate a large-scale movement against neoliberalism.
As they seek to put flesh on the bones of this anti-neoliberal project, some point to the worsening of economic inequalities following Obama's election (and re-election) in arguing we should turn away from identity politics and back to class politics, this time with a spiritually informed base.
I disagree. Race plays a prominent role in two aspects of the neoliberal turn—the rollback of progressive taxes and the rollback of welfare. We do need a more spiritually informed politics, but given how important the local terrain is in our political struggle, we need to understand the way "identity" and "class" politics come together.
Neoliberal Attacks on Taxes and Welfare
The modern anti-tax movement began in California in 1978 with the passage of Prop 13. The proposition capped property taxes and made it impossible to pass tax increases in the state legislature without the support of a supermajority of state legislators. Prop 13 significantly reduced the revenue local governments need to provide public services and to educate public school students from kindergarten to graduate school. Two scholars, David Sears and Jack Citrin, studied the Prop 13 vote. In Tax Revolt: Something for Nothing in California, they report that the best predictors of support were neither class-based, nor party-based, nor even ideologically based. The best predictor was racial attitudes. The more "racially resentful" an individual was, the more likely he or she was to vote for Prop 13.
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"The European Metropolis" in H-France Review
Posted on Friday October 05, 2018
Marguérite Corporaal praised Matthew Reznicek's "The European Metropolis" in her recent review in "H-France Review."
The Library of Congress Interviews Virginia Smith
Posted on Tuesday September 11, 2018
The renowned poet and broadcaster Grace Cavalieri recently interviewed the author of "A Scientific Companion to Robert Frost" for her podcast, "The Poet and the Poem," from the Library of Congress.
Clemson to Exhibit at the Portland Book Festival
Posted on Tuesday September 11, 2018
Clemson University Press will exhibit at this year's Portland Book Festival (formerly Wordstock).
"The European Metropolis": 5 Minutes with Matthew Reznicek
Posted on Monday September 10, 2018
To mark the first anniversary since the publication of "The European Metropolis," we caught up with Matthew Reznicek to discuss how Irish women writers living and working in Paris in the nineteenth century re-drew the map of Irish literature.
"Scranton Lace" Reviewed by Philadelphia Stories
Posted on Tuesday September 04, 2018
As per Emma Murray: "'In Vulgar Latin, Lace means entice, / ensnare.' Poet Margot Douaihy and scratchboard illustrator Bri Hermanson do just that with Scranton Lace: Poems."
Book Launch for "Tastes of Clemson Blue Cheese" on August 23
Posted on Friday August 17, 2018
The author of Tastes of Clemson Blue Cheese will sign books and celebrate the book's publication.
Book Launch for "Facing South" on August 24 and 25
Posted on Thursday August 16, 2018
The reception will be held at the Carolina Music Museum in Greenville.
"Scranton Lace": 5 Minutes with Margot Douaihy and Bri Hermanson
Posted on Thursday August 16, 2018
In light of the planned demolition and redevelopment of The Lace factory in Scranton, Pennsylvania, we caught up with the creative duo behind "Scranton Lace" to discuss if this recent news conditions or alters how they view their book and collaboration.
T. S. Eliot Studies Annual Seminar Prize Established
Posted on Wednesday August 08, 2018
The award will honor the most persuasive seminar paper presented by an early-career scholar.
"Readings in 'The Cantos'": 5 Minutes with Richard Parker
Posted on Wednesday August 08, 2018
To celebrate the release of volume 1 of "Readings in 'The Cantos,'" we caught up with Richard Parker to discuss the gestation of Ezra Pound's greatest work and the virtues of including multiple critical approaches in a single volume.
Clemson Author to Lecture at the Frost Farm in Derry, NH
Posted on Friday August 03, 2018
Virginia Smith, author of A Scientific Companion to Robert Frost (Clemson, July 2018) will lecture on "Robert Frost: Farmer-Poet-Scientist."
"Rupert Brooke in the First World War" in the TLS
Posted on Thursday July 05, 2018
Alisa Miller's "Rupert Brooke in the First World War" was reviewed in the June 22, 2018 issue of "The Times Literary Supplement."
Inside Clemson Spotlights the University's Press
Posted on Wednesday June 27, 2018
A recent feature by Alison Mero explains the Press's contributions to academic life on campus and its role in the University's research culture.
Clemson at the Woolf conference in Canterbury, UK
Posted on Sunday June 24, 2018
The conference theme was "Virginia Woolf, Europe and Peace," the subject of forthcoming books in the Press's Virginia Woolf list.
Virginia Woolf and the World of Books: 5 Minutes with Nicola Wilson and Claire Battershill
Posted on Wednesday June 20, 2018
To mark the publication of Virginia Woolf and the World of Books, we caught up with Nicola Wilson and Claire Battershill to discuss the innovations and successes of Virginia and Leonard Woolf's Hogarth Press and how it may have contributed to modern-day independent publishing.
Fascist Directive Reviewed by the Center for Analysis of the Radical Right
Posted on Monday June 18, 2018
Paul's study is praised as a welcome addition to Pound Studies "but with an interdisciplinary value far beyond it."
CASE Awards Highest Honor to Eclipse Over Clemson
Posted on Friday June 15, 2018
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education has awarded Clemson a grand gold for "Eclipse Over Clemson."
Clemson University Press Honors 50th Anniversary Class
Posted on Thursday June 07, 2018
Golden Tiger Reunion participants received gratis copies of "Tales of Clemson."
Yeats, Philosophy, and the Occult reviewed
Posted on Wednesday May 16, 2018
Gregory Castle, author of "Modernism and the Celtic Revival" (Cambridge), reviewed "Yeats, Philosophy, and the Occult" in "International Yeats Studies."
International Yeats Studies Issue 2.2 now available
Posted on Tuesday May 15, 2018
IYS is an open-access journal devoted to new scholarship on the Irish poet W. B. Yeats.
Clemson University Press at the 2018 University Research Symposium
Posted on Wednesday May 09, 2018
Managing Editor Alison Mero spoke on a panel about internal and external partnerships
Launch Party for Margot Douaihy's "Scranton Lace"
Posted on Thursday April 26, 2018
There was even a custom cocktail to mark the occasion: the Scranton Sling!
Tastes of Clemson Blue Cheese on "Your Carolina with Jack & Megan"
Posted on Monday April 23, 2018
Chef Thormose, author of "Tastes of Clemson Blue Cheese," recently appeared on "Your Carolina with Jack & Megan"
Journal of South Carolina Water Resources 2017 issue now available
Posted on Thursday April 19, 2018
The JSCWR is an annual peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to scientific research and policy on all aspects of water management.
CLMP Spotlights SCR
Posted on Saturday April 14, 2018
The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses recently spotlighted The South Carolina Review on its social media accounts and popular blog.
"Sons and Lovers: The Biography of a Novel" Reviewed in "The Journal of D. H. Lawrence Studies"
Posted on Wednesday April 11, 2018
Read the full, open-access review by Keith Cushman.
"Sons and Lovers: The Biography of a Novel" Reviewed in "The London Magazine"
Posted on Friday April 06, 2018
"Roberts's fine-tuned critical savvy will delight both the lay reader and the D. H. Lawrence specialist."
Clemson University Press at the Clemson Literary Festival
Posted on Wednesday April 04, 2018
Clemson University Press will be at the 11th Annual Clemson Literary Festival.
Clemson to partner with The Carolina Music Museum
Posted on Tuesday March 27, 2018
The museum's ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on March 27, 2018.
Praise for The Reimagining of Place in English Modernism
Posted on Tuesday March 27, 2018
Sam Wiseman's monograph was recently featured in "The Year's Work in English Studies"
Review of "Yeats, Philosophy, and the Occult" reviewed in "The Yeats Annual"
Posted on Thursday March 22, 2018
The Yeats Annual reviews "Yeats, Philosophy, and the Occult" (Clemson, 2017)
The role of publishers in public-music discourse
Posted on Monday March 12, 2018
Our managing editor addressed the role of regional publishers in public-music discourse in South Carolina during a round table at a recent conference in the state's capital.
The Video Trailer for Margot Douaihy and Bri Hermanson's "Scranton Lace" released
Posted on Sunday March 11, 2018
Watch the breathtaking video trailer for Margot Douaihy and Bri Hermanson's "Scranton Lace."
Issue 2.1 of JCEL published
Posted on Saturday March 10, 2018
Issue 2.1 features the proceedings from the 2017 Kraemer Copyright Conference, held June 5–6 at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Clemson exhibits at C19 in Albuquerque
Posted on Saturday March 10, 2018
Clemson University Press will exhibit at C19, the annual conference of The Society of Nineteenth-Century Americanists.
Clemson board member joins the editorial team at The Timberline Review
Posted on Friday March 09, 2018
Wayne Chapman, formerly the general editor of The South Carolina Review, has joined the editorial team at The Timberline Review.
SCR exhibits at AWP
Posted on Friday March 09, 2018
The South Carolina Review exhibited for the first time at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Tampa, March 8 - 11, 2018.
Eclipse Over Clemson book signing at Barnes and Noble
Posted on Thursday January 25, 2018
Authors Ron Rash, Drew Lanham, Nic Brown, and Jim Melvin were joined by astronomer Amber Porter on Jan. 24, 2018, at Barnes & Noble in the Hendrix Student Center at Clemson University to talk with readers and sign copies of "Eclipse Over Clemson."
Rupert Brooke in the First World War: 5 Minutes with Alisa Miller
Posted on Friday January 19, 2018
To celebrate the release of "Rupert Brooke in the First World War," we caught up with Alisa Miller to discuss the poetry of the First World War and the life behind the man who wrote "The Soldier."
Clemson book featured on "Your Carolina with Jack and Megan"
Posted on Wednesday December 20, 2017
Jim Melvin and Wanda Johnson were interviewed on December 19 about Eclipse Over Clemson on Your Carolina with Jack & Megan.
Araujo's A Companion to Ezra Pound's Guide to Kulchur featured in the Italian daily il Giornale
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2017
"Useful to those who are not content with commonplace words and phrases, [the Companion is] a great example of how to deepen a complex character like Pound, who was fascist and Muslinian but above all a confused and patriotic American pacifist. . . . [The] contents of the Guide to Kulchur are carefully examined and explained, word by word, by this precious Companion."
50% off select Clemson UP books for a limited time
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2017
Use discount code HOLIDAY17 at OUP's site!
International Yeats Studies issue 2.1 now available
Posted on Tuesday November 14, 2017
A new issue of IYS is now available.
Virginia Smith lectured on Frost at the Stone House Museum in Vermont
Posted on Friday September 29, 2017
Virginia Smith discussed her forthcoming book, A Scientific Companion to Robert Frost, at the Stone House Museum in Shaftsbury, Vermont.
Margot Douaihy interviewed on forthcoming collection with Clemson
Posted on Thursday September 28, 2017
Margot Douaihy sat down with Mass Poetry to discuss her forthcoming collection with Clemson, Scranton Lace.
Eclipse over Clemson grabs national spotlight
Posted on Wednesday September 06, 2017
A forthcoming book from Clemson attracted national and international media coverage during the total solar eclipse.
Celebrated author Ron Rash on NPR's Here and Now
Posted on Thursday August 24, 2017
Ron Rash spoke with NPR's Here and Now about the poem commissioned for Eclipse Over Clemson, a commemorative book forthcoming from Clemson University Press.
The Origin of The Paintings and Drawings of John Dos Passos
Posted on Thursday June 15, 2017
Donald Pizer, co-author of The Paintings and Drawings of John Dos Passos, has written a short essay on the origins of the book for the Dos Passos Society newsletter.
Margot Douaihy and Bri Hermanson interviewed by PBS News Hour
Posted on Tuesday May 16, 2017
Margot Douaihy and Bri Hermanson, poet and illustrator of Scranton Lace (forthcoming) were interviewed this week by PBS News Hour.
Clemson University Press at the Research Symposium
Posted on Wednesday May 10, 2017
Clemson University Press joined multiple centers, institutes, and departments at the 2017 Clemson Research Symposium. This event provided a platform […]
Poem from Spring Issue of SCR Goes Viral
Posted on Tuesday May 02, 2017
Susan Harlan's "My First Name," a poem in the spring 2017 issue (49.2) of The South Carolina Review went viral in March.
American Illustration highlights Scranton Lace illustration
Posted on Monday May 01, 2017
A NYC-based jury has selected one of Bri Hermanson's illustrations from Margot Douaihy's forthcoming poetry collection Scranton Lace: Poems (Clemson, 2017) as an Edition 36 illustration highlight in American Illustration and American Photography (AI-AP).
Dos Passos in the TLS
Posted on Friday April 28, 2017
The Paintings and Drawings of John Dos Passos: A Collection and Study (Clemson, 2016), by Donald Pizer, Lisa Nanney, and Richard Layman was featured on the back cover of the March 24, 2017 issue of The Times Literary Supplement.
Keith Lee Morris named General Editor of The South Carolina Review
Posted on Friday April 28, 2017
As of the fall 2017 issue, Keith Lee Morris will assume the General Editorship of The South Carolina Review.
Clemson launches Beat Studies Series
Posted on Friday April 28, 2017
Edited by Nancy M. Grace (The College of Wooster) and Ronna C. Johnson (Tufts University), the new series will bring recognition to the decades of serious scholarship devoted to Beat writing.
International Yeats Studies 1.2 Published
Posted on Friday April 28, 2017
International Yeats Studies issue 1.2 now published
Clemson at the American Literature Association conference
Posted on Friday April 28, 2017
Clemson University Press will exhibit at the 28th American Literature Association
Clemson University Press on JStor
Posted on Friday April 28, 2017
Select Clemson University Press books are now available on JStor
Ronald Moran's Eye of the World in Colby Magazine
Posted on Friday April 28, 2017
Ronald Moran's Eye of the World (Clemson University Press, 2016) was recently lauded in Colby Magazine.
The South Carolina Review Presents Haki Madhubuti
Posted on Thursday March 30, 2017
Haki Madhubuti gave a reading at Clemson's 10th Annual Literary Festival. The reading was co-sponsored by The South Carolina Review (published by Clemson University Press).
The University's press at Clemson Literary Festival
Posted on Thursday March 30, 2017
Clemson University Press exhibited at Clemson's 10th Annual Literary Festival
David Ellis's Love & Sex in D. H. Lawerence reviewed in CHOICE
Posted on Thursday March 30, 2017
"Those unfamiliar with Lawrence's life will be fascinated by the biographical details, because Lawrence's romantic life—which the author often immortalized in his writing—was certainly scandalous for the time."
Clemson University Press welcomes a new Managing Editor
Posted on Wednesday February 01, 2017
Clemson University Press to exhibit at the Northeast Modern Languages Association Conference
Posted on Tuesday January 31, 2017
Clemson University Press will exhibit at the Northeast Modern Languages Association conference in Baltimore (March 23–26, 2017).
Early Modern Culture will now be published by Clemson University Press
Posted on Thursday December 01, 2016
Early Modern Culture publishes works-in-progress by major scholars in early modern studies, along with a set of responses from readers.
International Yeats Studies Launched
Posted on Thursday December 01, 2016
Clemson University Press launches the International Yeats Studies.
David Ellis's Love & Sex in D. H. Lawrence featured on TLS cover
Posted on Wednesday November 16, 2016
David Ellis's "Love & Sex in D. H. Lawrence" reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement.
Clemson University Press to exhibit at the Modernist Studies Association Conference
Posted on Tuesday November 01, 2016
Clemson University Press will be at the Modernist Studies Association Conference on November 17-20 in Pasadena, California.
The Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship to be Published by Clemson University Press
Posted on Friday September 16, 2016
The Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship will now be published by the Clemson University Press.
Margot Douaihy's Girls Like You Nominated for Lambda Literary Award
Posted on Thursday January 21, 2016
Congratulations to Margot Douaihy on the nomination of Girls Like You for a Lambda Literary Award!
Wayne Chapman speaks with Sapling about editing The South Carolina Review
Posted on Tuesday December 01, 2015
The South Carolina review is featured in the current issue of Sapling.
Kathryn Kirkpatrick wins Brockman-Campbell Prize for Clemson UP poetry collection
Posted on Tuesday June 09, 2015
Congratulations to Kathryn Kirkpatrick, winner of the Brockman-Campbell Prize for Her Small Hands Were Not Beautiful!
Congratulations to our overseas partners at Liverpool University Press!
Posted on Friday May 15, 2015
Liverpool University Press, our overseas partner, was named the 2015 Bookseller Industry Award at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Watch the Video Trailer for Margot Douaihy's Girls Like You
Posted on Friday January 23, 2015
Watch the stunning video trailer for Margot Douaihy's Girls Like You.
Clemson University Press Establishes Transatlantic Partnership with Liverpool University Press
Posted on Tuesday November 18, 2014
Announcing the new partnership between Clemson University Press and Liverpool University Press.


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Local actress, Kendra McLaughlin, to perform one woman show
Local media consultant, producer and actress Kendra McLaughlin announced she will perform her own, original, one woman play You Can't Have An Orgasm With Me at the Greybox Theatre, in Lawrenceville, Mother's Day weekend.
Ms. McLaughlin received an Artist Opportunity Grant through the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council in November, 2013. GPAC Grants are awarded three times a year to help fund important professional development opportunities for artists.
"It is a provocative, hilarious, touching look at three different women who each visit their therapist on a typical Tuesday evening," she said. The concept was born out of several years' experience working as a child and adult therapist, consulting with people in various stages of recovery, especially women who had suffered emotional trauma.
"The therapeutic process taught me that breakdowns can be breakthroughs if we accept and forgive ourselves for being human," she said. Their stories affected Ms. McLaughlin who felt they could be creatively translated into universal truths about vulnerability.
"Plus, the word 'orgasm' is in the title, so everyone can't help but have some adult fun at the theater," said Ms. McLaughlin.
In addition to her work as a therapist, Ms. McLaughlin has acted locally in several theater productions, film and TV pilots. In September 2011, she started Playground Productions, LLC, a full-service, independent production company whose creative goal is to tell stories of significance that inspire, provoke emotion and reflection, and incite action.
Ms McLaughlin named her company after an experience she had working with Russell Crowe on the set of "The Next Three Days."
"He actually filmed a scene at a playground on my street! What are the odds?" she said. "A few days later, I got the call to work closely with him as a stand-in. It was a professional dream come true!"
Her company name reminds her that anything is possible if you believe in your dreams.
"You Can't Have An Orgasm With Me" will be performed at the Greybox Theatre, 3595 Butler Street in Lawrenceville Friday May 9 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 10 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $15; $10 for students and seniors.
For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/PlaygroundProductions1 or http://www.playgroundproductions.net.


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Clarkson Announces New Undergraduate Degree Program In Digital Arts And Sciences
Clarkson University has received State Education Department approval for a new bachelor of science degree program in Digital Arts and Sciences (DA&S).
Housed within Clarkson's School of Arts and Sciences, and administered through the Departments of Mathematics & Computer Science and Communication & Media, the new interdisciplinary program will provide students an education in both the artistic and scientific aspects of digital graphic arts. It is designed to appeal to students with interests and talents in both these areas and, according to Peter Turner, chair of the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science at Clarkson, to address growing career opportunities in fields as diverse as entertainment, education, and computational science.
"Over the past several years there has been an increasing demand for qualified people to work at the intersection of arts and science," said Turner. "The success of movie companies like Pixar and Industrial Light and Magic has created demand in the entertainment arena. The computer gaming industry is another area of rapid growth that requires a strong combined arts/science background. Web-based education opportunities continue to grow and scientific visualization and high-dimensional, data intensive areas have become important in computational scientific endeavors. Graduates of our DA&S program will be well positioned to work in any of these fields."
Turner and Bill Karis, chair of the Department of Communication and Media, have served as the architects of the new program. Students entering the program will study and work alongside faculty with significant research expertise in a broad range of areas. Coursework will be centered primarily in mathematics, computer science, communication and new media. New digital studio arts courses will offer opportunities for team teaching and multidisciplinary projects to help tie the various background components together.
"This is the first degree program of its kind in New York State and throughout the northeast," added Turner. "There are a few other related programs out there, but these tend to be more oriented toward communications and require very little computer science or mathematics. With our interdisciplinary approach and state-of-the-art technology, our graduates will enter these emerging fields with a solid set of skills grounded in science and art."Details on the new undergraduate program are available at http://www.clarkson.edu/mcs/digital.html. For information, contact email@example.com or 800-527-6577 or 315-268-6479. For more details you may also contact Peter Turner, chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at firstname.lastname@example.com or 315-268-2334; or Bill Karis, chair of the Department of Communication and Media, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 315-268-6484.


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Consider these facts:
• $4.4 billion in austerity cuts to public schools by the state of Georgia since 2008.
• 121 out of 180 school districts have less than 180 school days this year.
• 4,423 teachers have been laid off in Georgia since 2008.
• 37,438 additional students have enrolled in Georgia's classrooms since 2008.
And still the General Assembly proposes a constitutional amendment for charter schools that will require additional funding and create more government bureaucracy. If approved, an appointed commission in Atlanta will be created and this new bureaucracy will have the ability to override your locally controlled school board and also approve statewide charter schools.
I support charter schools. I strongly support charter schools.
I strongly support charter schools that are approved at the local level (local does not mean Atlanta). I agree with Georgia Superintendent of Schools John Barge when he said, "I cannot support the creation of a new and costly state bureaucracy that takes away local control of schools."
Charter schools are publicly funded elementary/secondary schools that have been freed from some of the rules, regulations and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for accountability in producing agreed upon results. Each charter school operates under its individual governing board. The school charter proposed by each governing board has been carefully reviewed and approved by the locally elected board of education.
One of the most important features of successful charter schools is expected parental involvement. As a lifelong educator, I wish that we could demand that same parental involvement in all of our schools. The local Board of Education has always considered the parental involvement enumerated in each charter
proposal in addition to the unique educational opportunities that each proposal might bring to the children of Chatham County.
The local Board has approved some charter proposals and disapproved others. There are presently two successful locally approved charter schools in Chatham County and two more are approved and are scheduled to begin next year.
Those that have been turned down have been examined and assessed on an individual basis. While the Board considers the "additional choice" that local charters bring to a district, as stewards of the taxpayers' dollars, the Board is acutely aware that a charter school is a multi-million dollar operation. As with any financial operation, a well-devised business plan is needed.
A bank would not lend funds to a start-up business without proper plans and procedures to ensure the likelihood of success. The school district works closely with the state through already established channels to ensure that local and state guidelines and expectations are met when considering an application for a charter school.
I am a proponent of giving parents additional choices for their children. That is precisely why the Board approved and continues to enhance the Passport to Excellence transformation plan in our public school district. Additional choices granted through local approval of charter schools serve to complement those options and opportunities.
BUT, and this is a big BUT, what I do not support is the new funding mechanism already approved by the General Assembly as a separate bill to fund the state created charter schools that will be granted if the constitutional amendment passes.
Presently, funding for public schools and locally approved charter schools comes from the state allotment given for each of our students. The enabling legislation that was passed already in House Bill 797 gives funding for state charter schools effective July 1, 2012, regardless of whether the constitution amendment passes. So, passage or non-passage of the constitutional amendment has no bearing on the funding issue. That is already passed.
One can only assume that those dollars will come from the present appropriations of the General Assembly for public education, as no new funding stream has been created. In other words, an already inadequate pool of dollars will be required to fund a new state Commission and the Commission State Charter Schools and will likely be taken from present education allocations. Local control will be further diminished.
When you read the amendment that will be on the ballot, it is hard to disagree with giving citizens another educational choice for their children. It is what is not stated on the ballot that creates the problem.
The current system of local control is working. Our citizens do not need for the state to take away local control decision making that will negatively affect the freedom and quality of our present system.
In our increasingly politicized society where civility has been tossed aside, it is easy to get caught up in flinging accusations and assigning political motives to everyone who does not agree with you.
I ask that each citizen who votes read as much as you can on both sides of this question. Make your own decision based on what you believe is best for public education of our children at the local level. Remember that regardless of your vote on the amendment, we already have state-created charter schools and that the funding for the new Commission is already mandated to come from the inadequate total pool of education dollars allotted by the General Assembly.
I will be voting against the constitutional amendment.
Joe Buck is president of the Savannah-Chatham Board of Public Education.


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Brindleyplace Celebrates 20 Years of Great Memories
Brindleyplace will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and, to mark the occasion, the canal-side development is on the hunt for peoples' best memories and stories from Brindleyplace over the past two decades.
Brindleyplace will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and, to mark the occasion, the canal-side development is on the hunt for peoples' best memories and stories from Brindleyplace over the past two decades.
Recognised as one of the most influential city centre regeneration projects in Birmingham, Brindleyplace remains a firm favourite amongst both the local business community and the general public, with more than four million visitors each year and over 10,000 employees working on the mixed-use estate.
To celebrate the last 20 years, Brindleyplace is now calling on those who have lived, worked, played or stayed there to submit their favourite memories of Brindleyplace, from engagements, to getting their dream job, meeting their best friend or taking part in one of the many community events.
To encourage people to share their memories, Brindleyplace will be giving away its biggest prize to date to whoever has the best story. Made up of 20 individual rewards, the overall prize will showcase the many great experiences on offer at the development, including feeding the turtles and a family ticket for the National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham, an overnight stay at both Hilton Garden Inn and SACO serviced apartments, £50 to spend at Ethos, a cocktail class for six at All Bar One, spa day and treatments for two at Bannatynes and four tickets for a performance of the winner's choice at the Crescent Theatre, as well as free food and drink from a selection of the restaurants, cafés and bars at Brindleyplace.
Alison McKenna, Senior Marketing Executive at Brindleyplace, said:
Over the past 20 years, we've seen millions of people visit Brindleyplace and each one has their own story to tell. We know some of these stories, such as two dogs getting married, the first ever winner of our Dragonboat race and breaking a Guinness World Record but there are also many, many more that we don't know about and we'd love to hear as many of these stories as possible.
Formerly a site of factories at the height of Birmingham's industrial past, the site now occupied by Brindleyplace lay derelict for many years following the decline of Britain's manufacturing industry. In July 1992, planning was granted for a new business and leisure destination on the site and, in 1995, the first phase of Brindleyplace was opened to the public.
Alison said:
Brindleyplace continues to thrive as both a business and leisure destination. In fact, this Christmas we recorded a record number of people visiting Brindleyplace, increasing by 11 per cent from last year.
In the past 12 months alone we have seen Deutsche Bank move into its new offices at Five Brindleyplace, bringing 2,000 additional employees to Brindleyplace, as well as the most successful Dragonboat race (Birmingham's largest charity event), refurbishments at All Bar One, the opening of new bar and restaurant Le Monde and the launch of our popular barber, The Gentleman. It really is incredible to think just how much Brindleyplace has transformed an area that once lay derelict and unused.
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Sail Date: June 19, 2016
Ship: Harmony of the Seas
Cabin Type: Inside
Cabin Number: 11406
Traveled As: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 2 years ago
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I always try to experience all of Royal Caribbean 'new' ships and I've never been disappointed. To that end, it was outstanding in terms of crew support, guidance and service. Every place I dined was awesome...food was cooked 'just right' each and every time. Also, this is my 1st time staying in an inside cabin...NOT BAD!
Now for the improvements...for a huge ship I along with my 5 traveling BFF's felt it didn't hit the mark. [1] The variety shops wasn't available or up to par. For example, we saw T-Shirts in one garment store selling the brand 'Newport News'. This is NOT a quality brand and to top it off, they triple the buying cost. More shops are very much needed. And, all the fine jewelry stores pretty much sold the same stuff.
[2] the quality of entertainment need much to be desired. The Aqua show was on the level of a high school production; we walked out along with many others! The comedians too were poor; some cruisers became bored and walked out or became challenging to the comedians. On a high note: the Mo5aics were totally outstanding. The play 'Grease' was good too. However, Grease and Momma Mia are ALWAYS the play selections on most of your cruise ships, so you know it's time to move on from them. It was also very odd that the play Grease had to be cancelled because one of the actors became ill---why wasn't there a fill in?
[3] the casino for non-smokers was NOT good because it wasn't spaced far enough from the smoking area. Perhaps you will consider having two casinos (smoking and non-smoking) on opposite sides of the ships or on two different
levels to please all.[4] the water package need to be sold in smaller bottles for easy carrying. I listened to loads of complaints about how inconvenient it is to carry those large Evine water bottles especially for the children and seniors. I totally agree! [5] MUST MUST have better DJ'S for dancing! MUST MUST have better singers. [6] a fireworks show should be considered as an added feature for the 1st and/or last day of sailing. [7] need to increase the guest service reps!
[8] phone service really poor. Receiving phone messages was ALWAYS delayed. My 5 BFF'S messages would not get to each other until AFTER 12 midnight if at all! And, the phone wake-up calls only worked twice; we almost missed our excursions because of that! [9] where oh where was the Captain? We along with many others thought it rude he did NOT greet anyone!
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Vuillard could be said to have brought French Impressionism indoors. He and Bonnard (with whom his name seems forever coupled, in spite of their clear individuality) painted the light in the corner of a burgeois dining room, or the reflected sunlight trapped in a heavily furnished parlor, or the pools of shadow and light shed by lamps at night as the family ate or did domestic chores or talked at ease. Even when he went out into the garden Vuillard displayed almost the same horror of open spaces -- or at least a great love of the enclosed, and the very close. Distances apparently fascinated him little. The label "intimist" suited him well.
But his paintings do not, as a consequence, lack variety, richness or colour. The broken facture of the Impressionists is transferred to the re-creation in paint of highly decorated wallpapers and to the ornate fabrics which adorn furniture and people alike. It is as if he saw in Impressionism the possibilities of a new kind of patternmaking, and, conversely, in the interior decor of the 1980s the possibility of a new kind of Impressionism, and the result was an extraordinarily full and opulent tapestry. Reportedly he was delighted by the medieval "Dame a la Licorne" tapestry in the Musee de Cluny, and he applied to his own painterly works a similar idea of making both back and foreground act together on the same frontal plane, producing an all- over decoration. People are often almost lost in this "undergrowth." They merge with arabesques of leaf and flower, vanish as if camouflaged in the total ambiance of the rooms. But everything in this ambiance revolves round everything else: a central focus is abandoned and a complete atmosphere is painted instead. Rooms themselves are Vuillard's subjects, and they have the slightly heady, almost airless, cosiness of the very familiar.
It is perhaps scarcely surprising to learn that a man so smitten with decoration, both as an environment and a potency, had a mother (whose home he never left) who was a dressmaker, a grandfather who had been a textile manufacturer, and an uncle who made designs for cashmere shawls. He painted his mother almost as a fixture in the private world of his home. He called her his "muse." Other members of the family were also painted frequently. They were not brought into his studio and posed. They remained in their own context, and Vuillard made little division between his art and the life going on all round him.
The mother and child in the picture shown here were probably his sister Marie (who had married Vuillard's friend since school days, the painter Ker-Xavier Roussel) and her daughter. There is precise observation of the way a mother lifts her child aloft, with a mixture of pride and play, ritual and purpose, and the tiny personage, warmly enveloped by the room, provides the momentary climax of a painting-event filled with incident. The mother is seen largely as patches of colour, her face almost completely hidden, her figure overwhelmed by voluminous clothes. Who she is matters far less than where she is and what she is doing.
Vuillard was not, at this period (the 1890s), aiming at clarity. Like Degas he was interested in contriving compositions that look as though they had occurred by chance. The accidental cutoffs and comparative spontaneity of photographs helped him to exploit unexpected asymmetry. The free rhythms of composition found in Japanese prints, with their awareness surface patterns and movements across the picture plane rather than into a recessional depth, must also have made its conbribution to his pictorial organization. And an essay by Edouard Duranty in defense of Degas is cited as having discussed characteristics of new painting which Vuillard made uniquely his own. If people "happened" to be unusually far over to one side of a room, why should they not be painted that way in relation to the picture frame? And if they did not stand out distinctly from their background, why make them appear to do so? Vuillard went further. He positively relished a confusion of "figure" and "ground," painting women in patterned dresses similar to carpets and curtains and wallpapers. With delight he painted people nearly out of the picture altogether, or hidden behind newspapers, or swallowed by armchairs. He made a checked tablecloth more prominent than the family at lunch, showed dressmakers in a welter of fabrics and prints, painted children scarcely visible against the vivid patterns of the rugs on which they played.
It has been argued that the poet Mallarme influenced this fusion of images, aimed at suggestion and evocation rather than at separately named and depicted objects in a defined setting. The viewer is made to guess a little; he is not to have the world presented to him without some mystery.
Be that as it may, the sense of profusion in Vuillard's paintings acts as a means of concentrating, of crowding into a confined space, as much as it can hold. Underlying this is a sure sense of arrangement that locks the picture into place so that it does not fall apart. In "Mother and Child," the screens and pictures, angling round the walls of the cluttered room, not only emphasize the shallow limits of the space but also act as links and dividers of the composition. They impose a larger pattern on the wealth of smaller ones, like flower beds crammed with a lavish planting.
Vuillard's small world in the 1890s doesn't look beyond itself much: it is safe, somewhat suffocating, but encourages warmth and affection. It is a world both immediate and exotic, routine and yet somehow visionary: conducive, doubtless, to the welfare and comfort of whoever is fortunate enough to melt softly into it: cats, mothers, children artists.


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If you have heard of the app named Musically Followers, it is likely that you understand how significant it is as a platform for new and existing talent. The primary focus of this app is on music and it is an application that lets you share your talent with people interested in music and with this app on board. However, for this app to be successful in its endeavor to reach more people and groups, you need Musically followers and likes. These followers are likely to evaluate your talent and eventually you end up with a wider base as and when your profile on this app grows.
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Take the lyrical integrity of The Clash, combine it with the high-energy, fearless-punk-sensibilities of The Sex Pistols, empower it with innovative future soundscapes of bands such as The Pixies and S.F.A and you've got an idea what S.T.U.N. is about. The four members of the band bring music back to its essence with volume, reason and movement to create new limits with EVOLUTION OF ENERGY, their Geffen/Interscope debut (June 24, 2003). It's aggressive, dangerous, and volatile. But it's not the 1-2-3-4 of the past; it's punk circa 2003. As a group, S.T.U.N. are unified in delivering a message, both through their lyrics and through their music. Some of the topics S.T.U.N. deal with on EVOLUTION OF ENERGY are the Government's growing control of the globe through lies and deception, the healing power in finding your own answers, the warning of the trap of blind compliance, the cowardess and effect of judgment, and the celebration of love and chaos until equality is accomplished. Their name says it all: it's an acronym for Scream Toward the Uprising of Non-Conformity. Influenced as much by linguist Noam Chomsky and author Daniel Quinn as they are by The Clash or Jane's Addiction, S.T.U.N's message is central to their music. "Our music is a call for unity and awareness," says Neil Spies, guitarist and songwriter/lyricist. "When I grew up, every effort was used to force me to comply with the thought process that whoever was in authority was right - and that's rarely the truth. We're here to prove that if you are brave enough to fight adversity for what you believe in that you will have your own message to send that will enlighten the world. "We're not pushing opinions on anyone - everyone should question everything, and make decisions for themselves," Spies continues. "We feel that we have a responsibility, though. When I was a kid, music saved and taught me you can't feel more alive then when you are part of revolution. When we talk to the kids, they really seem to be starving for a band to fight the "play it safe," fabricated passion state of the music industry right now. We are playing for them." The members of S.T.U.N. were equally absorbed by Jane's Addiction, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Super Furry Animals, Pixies, and David Bowie. "We believe in melody, but these don't feel like traditional melodies to me," says singer Christiane J. understating one of the many distinctive elements of the band's incendiary music. Produced by Sean Slade (Radiohead, Hole, The Cure, 60 ft. dolls, Sebadoh, Circle Jerks, Boo Radleys), and mixed by Slade and Paul Kolderie (Pixies, Dinasour Jr., The Lemonheads, Billy Bragg,) and Andy Wallace (Nirvana, At the Drive-in, Rage Against the Machine, Jane's Addiction, System of a Down) EVOLUTION OF ENERGY is a record that runs on both adrenalin and free-moving intensity. True to their no-frills aesthetic, the S.T.U.N. saga is short, sweet and to the point. Formed just under three years ago in Los Angeles around the uncompromising music and liberating message of Spies, the group's members found themselves experiencing a process akin to creative osmosis. "There was a chemistry between us from the moment we met," asserts lead singer Christiane J. "The challenge was to build on that and take it to the next level." "We played any where we could and every chance we got," said drummer Bobby Alt. "We played parties, local clubs, and eventually, record company showcases. It was a quick, but natural progression, and what meant most to us was the music seemed to make an immediate connection with all different types of music fans." S.T.U.N. slowed down their lightning fast ascent long enough to carefully consider their choice of producer. "We chose Sean Slade because he had a real understanding of the bands that influenced us and how those influences came out in our music," continues bassist Nick S. Recorded at Slade's Q Division Studios in Boston over the proverbial forty days and forty nights, EVOLUTION OF ENERGY took shape quickly and decisively. "We came in totally prepared, mentally and physically," says Spies. "The focus was on capturing as much of the sensory overload from our live shows as we could, while still using studio technology to bring out new aspects of music. Slade allowed just the right amount of improvisation and experimenting which I think is lacking in records these days." Geffen heard the finished record, and signed the band to a deal in the Spring of 2002. S.T.U.N. is political and thought provoking - all the while somehow instilling a unified, entertaining, celebratory atmosphere. Their audience crosses over the genre-divide: there are people who are into hip-hop coexisting with people who are into punk. You never know what's going to happen next at our shows. They are never the same, that's how it should be. S.T.U.N.'s live shows have been described as "sensory overload." or, as Neil describes it, chaos. "It's chaos with a reason," he says. "It's chaos that creates love and unity." "We're still playing for certain audiences that have not seen our live show before," Christiane adds. "So when we tour, people are in shock - and then there's anarchy. On stage, I'm in freefall. I've never jumped out of a plane without a parachute, but that is how I would explain the feeling I get when I'm performing." "I don't write about myself right now. I did everything I could to write about what everyone in the world is going through and could relate to," says Neil. "There's so much that I've learned. There's so much I've come to understand. I got bruised going against the grain and not accepting things I knew were lies -- but I also found a beauty and an urgency in life from it, and that's what S.T.U.N. is about living in the moment. We are just a moment away. 05.03
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Howie Long becomes an arrogant ass in new Chevy campaignPosted on Tue Jan 13 2009
[Reposting this from yesterday, now that we have the ads.] That Howie Long sure is a jerk. Or at least, the Campbell-Ewald copywriters on the new Chevy ads have scripted him to be one. See five ads from the campaign here. In one new Silverado spot, a heavy man gracelessly steps out of the flatbed of a Ford F-150. Long tells the embarrassed-looking fellow that he forgot to put his "man step" up—alluding to a feature on the truck that's evidently for wussies only. Long's delivery completely smacks of the arrogant jock making fun of the fat kid in school. In another ad, Howie ridicules a metrosexual for enjoying his heated steering wheel. But the one I found most absurd was his pitch for the Chevy Traverse. Long takes aim at the Honda Pilot's poor storage capacity. Having owned a Pilot in the past, I know it has tons of storage space. It seems like an odd thing to pick on. Perhaps Long could have just said, "Hey, Honda, up your nose with a rubber hose," or spouted off some "Your mama" jokes. All in all, it's another reason he should never have left those RadioShack ads.
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A Hot Independence Day Weekend
July 7, 2016 in Carolina Kite Club, Color in the Sky, Fort Macon State Park, Kite, Kite Club, Kite Flier, Kite Flyer, Kite Flying, Kites, Kites Unlimited, Photography, Recreation | Tags: Carolina Kite Club, Color in the sky, Fort Macon State Park, Hyperkites, Independence Day, Kite, Kite Club, kite flier, kite fliers, kite fly, Kite Flyer, Kite Flying, Kite Stacks, Kites, Kites Unlimited, outdoor, Photography, Quad Line Kites, recreation | Leave a comment
The Independence Day weekend was hot and crowded. As this holiday was on a Monday, we had the red/white/blue fly on our usual club fly day, Sunday. This also kept us out of the insane traffic a second time. And it was so hot, a second trip to the beach was not desirable. Okay, maybe it was desirable for those who don't live here and only have a chance to get to the beach on holidays.
While there were only a few flyers in attendance, there was a large variety of kites in the air. All but two red, white and blue. They included four deltas, a flowform, a powersled, two Joel Scholz eagles, a parafoil and a sky skimmer. The blue delta had the space shuttle on it which made it patriotic enough for the holiday. The other non-RWB kite was the black skeleton, being flown by special request.
After the single line kites were up and anchored, the stunt kites came out to play. Not a large number of kites but a sampling of the different types, from dual line to quad line to a stack of Hyperkites. Two of the stunt kites were vintage, a Star Dart and a Spirit Quad.
To complete the show for this Independence Day, there were a couple of banners placed on the beach. Actually one was a banner and the other was a Masterpiece Rev that was created by Randy Tom. One by one the flyers had enough of the heat and packed up and headed for the air conditioning. There was satisfaction in that we had put on an appropriate display for this Independence Day.
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The Problem With 'Hanging Out' At The Kite Shop
January 13, 2016 in Carolina Kite Club, Color in the Sky, Kite, Kite Flier, Kite Flying, Kites, Kites Unlimited, Outdoor, Photography, Recreation | Tags: Carolina Kite Club, Color in the sky, Hyperkites, Kite, kite flier, kite fliers, kite fly, kite flyers, Kite Flying, Kite Stacks, Kites, Kites Unlimited, outdoor, Photography, recreation | 4 comments
It seems we just can't catch a break. After a few days of cold temperatures, it warmed somewhat but the warmer air brought rain the for the weekly club fly. The morning broke with gray skies, an ugly misty rain and little to no wind. By the time we got to the beach, the winds had come up strong. Or as is said around here, "blowin' a gale". And there was standing water on the sand. I did have my Flexifoil with me and could have flown it in those winds but I don't particularly like putting my bags or kites down on wet sand. So we headed to the kite shop to spend some time and chat.
The problem with hanging out at the kite shop is that you are on site when boxes of kites are opened for inspection. In this case, a shipment of long-awaited Hyperkites arrived. I currently have three stacks of Hyperkites. A vintage stack of six in rainbow colors with the original wooden dowel frames. I have never flown this set and I know it is going to need some work before it is flyable. The second one is a nine stack made up of berry, wine and slate colored kites. The third is a six stack of gold, green and blue. I have been toying with the idea of enlarging the last two stacks but the colors have not always been available. And that was a good excuse not to. However, when this box was opened, there were the colors I was looking for. I made a quick decision to enlarge both stacks while I could as you never know when another shipment would come in.
So I ended up buying six new Hyperkites, tails and necessary train lines to add them to my stacks. Now I have to remove the bridals from the new kites and add them to my current stacks with the new train lines. Not a hard task but tedious. I may end up taking the old stacks apart in order to update the order of the colors to accommodate the new kites. We shall see.
So the problem with "hangin' out" at the kite shop is it costs money and gives me another task to do in my "free time". Oh well, maybe the weather will be cold and wet a little longer so I am forced to stay indoors and catch up on all those little kite tasks I've been putting off and the new ones I've just gained.
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The 5th Quarter: Falcons
By: Rich Hilts
Posted: 2004-09-06
Category: Washington Redskins News
While Brunell had often taken flak for even attempting to supplant Ramsey, he stepped on the field tonight and showed how he earned the starting quarterback position. He led the team down the field with several nice throws, engineering a 78 yard drive that was capped off by a Betts run. Brunell looked confident and sharp. Ramsey did not repeat his stuttering performance of prior weeks, but instead showed confidence and threw the ball well. As was predicted, Ramsey did well with the pressure off his shoulders. Several dropped balls didnt help his numbers, but he had some nice plays, including ducking a rushing linebacker (a la the Jets game) to unleash a flat footed 40 yard pass. While the bomb was incomplete, the arm strength demonstrated should concern defensive coordinators should he regain the field. Taylor Jacobs and Thrash had some nice catches, Coles burned a defensive back on the first drive and Gardner made a heck of a run on the reverse. Well played by all.
Score: 3 Quarters
Due to the amount of playing time Betts and McCullough received, this was obviously a game to allow the coaches to see them in a longer stint. They were both given numerous opportunities in the rushing game and both caught the ball well out of the backfield. Betts scored both touchdowns, yet McCullough shows that he can burn a team with speed. McCullough is a shifty back, perhaps too shifty. In cases, instead of hitting holes, he danced himself into tackles, whereas Gibbs prefers one cut and run backs. His numbers look better due to 2 long runs he did break. It does seem that if the Skins were to use him, it would be more effective to have him as an outside runner, and keep him away from inside the tackle" running. The Dirtbags and their understudies were masterful in run and pass blocking for the most part, even with Atlanta stacking 8 men in the box and using frequent run blitzes. Yes, the Skins backs got tackled for loss a few times, but they burned the Falcons a few times as well. All in all, a tough decision come cut time for the coaches between these two backs. If both backs are considered for the roster, the tough decision for the coaches becomes Do we cut Rock, Simon or both?
Score: 3 Quarters
Does Daniels make a difference? How about Griffin and Arrington? Yes. The first few series on the field for the defense included starters who werent out on the field for much of the preseason. Arrington got to Vick twice, a corner blitz got to him once. Springs and Smoot hitting Vick caused an interception by Matt Bowen. Arrington caused a fumble that was returned for a touchdown by Antonio Pierce. The run defense was much more stingy even with the backups in on the defensive line. The secondary was selfish as well when not in zones. Warner, Boschetti and Wright all had stupendous games as backups, with Warner and Wright getting lovely bone crunching sacks. And who the heck is Khary Campbell? Just the man who happened to be in on most of the tackles in the second half. Could this be the man that enabled the coaching staff to release Mitchell? He showed very intuitive linebacking skills, putting himself in the right position to make the plays. Just one more thing for the folks who arent believers in this defense yet 13 sacks in the preseason compared to 27 for all 16 games last year. Nuff Said?
Score: 4 Quarters
Special teams:
Hall a linebacker in a kickers body. What a tackle on Dantzler. The man just came in like he was saying No you arent taking it all the way back on my kick, buddy and promptly wrapped Woodrow up like a pretzel. His mindset is perfect "Gibbs", and his 3 PATs and 23 yard field goal tonight helped cement his position on the team. While Ola Krimm has nothing to hang his head about, Hall is not the type of kicker to lose if you can help it. The punting was good, the coverage was fairly good, even though the kicker shouldnt be making the tackles. The special teams seem to be improving with good control on the lanes and coverage as long as the opponents arent holding them beyond belief. Morton, while not a huge factor, did have a very nice runback for 25 yards that put the Skins in excellent field position on the Falcons 35 yard line. Morton should retain his position due to his skill level, as Gari Scott hasnt shown he can perform at the same level.
Score: 3 Quarters
Gorgeous game for the most parts. The offensive line, with all the backups performed well, especially Molinaro. The defensive line and remarkably Warner, Wright and Boschetti showed why they should make the team. Jacobs and Cooley showed they can catch as well as run routes or block. Khari Campbell is a definite player if he can maintain that level of energy. With cuts approaching, several people showed the coaches all they could to stay on board. While there have been some rough times in this preseason, this squad is solidifying to the point that most fans can be quite satisfied at the amount of progress from last season.
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Her first grandbaby was born just 2 days later, so I guess we can say her youth is "officially" pushing daisies now that she is a wise and respected Grandma! But since she is someone who neither looks nor acts 50 years old, I didn't feel one bit bad poking fun at her with this cake. She was a great sport about it too.
Here's hoping the next 50 years are as good as the first...Happy Birthday Heidi!
This cake is fondant-free (yucky stuff), all yummy buttercream frosting. To make the letters, I put the cake in the fridge until the frosting was stiff, then I used my CTMH alphabet stamps to create the letter impressions in the icing, and filled in the color with a small paintbrush and black petal dust mixed with vanilla to make an edible paint. Turned out pretty good! The daisies are royal icing.


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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
my garden today
Posted by Walter Pall at 2:47 PM
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Beautiful. What are the temperatures? You must not be worries about the conifers that could freeze solid?
- November 26, 2013 at 7:26 PM
- AM said...
Hallo Walter,
Don't you use any kind of heating bed for the green house?
I mean, sure in Germany you the temperature falls till -15C or lower... with a heating bed you can contain the temperature at 3-4 ºC. Tony Tickle has a lot of info about.
And I sell some of them. If you need info or prices please contacme and also sorry if you feel uncomfortable with this message,
Kind Regards!
- November 26, 2013 at 7:54 PM
Is the split-trunk tree a larch? It is very lovely.
- November 26, 2013 at 11:51 PM
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This is a repeat of my posting on www.devotionalchristian.com and http://pattersmatters.wordpress.com – because I am incensed that our children are being brain-washed by social, media and fashion expectations AND – exploitation. Perhaps this program was especially biased and our children are not being desensitized as deeply as the program suggested – but from what I saw and heard our children need prayer. I don't apologise – I am too upset and we need to be more aware of what is happening to our young.
A recent program on Doc Zone covered how media and fashions trends are affecting our children and youth. They called it 'the sexualization of our children' and it was not a pretty picture.
Fashion for children – girls in particular – has been dressing them, more and more, in miniature editions of adult clothing – portraying a tiny woman and not a child. This has affected their thinking and eventually their actions and emotions, that are devoid of what is good and truly respectful. They do not respect themselves; boys respect girls even less, especially if denied physical satisfaction……on and on the program covered (too bad the girls clothing didn't too) how fashion, media and magazines and models, as well as entertainment 'idols' emit the idea that exploiting a child to be sexually attractive is what life is all about. Nothing else matters! WRONG!
I share this for all the children and youth that might be exposed to this Christian website …… please know that you are a child and a child should NOT be expected to be a small adult! You are meant to have fun – good clean childlike fun and not be an enticing piece of flesh for somebody elses pleasure. That is not what life is all about!
I was sickened by what I heard on this program – children are being used in the most sickening ways and are losing respect for themselves and for each other. What kind of society is this going to produce a few years hence?
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 tells us a different story of what regard for self and others is all about…….
Love makes you patient and kind
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It is NOT about selling yourself for the pleasure of others, but all about loving who and what you are, and treating others as you want to be treated.
Prayer: God help us in all our ways and let us be guided along a true and righteous path, knowing that this will produce good results. Amen!


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