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Well, if I thought that 2011 was a momentous year then 2012 has really eclipsed it!
The Mister started his new job in January 2012 and we have both had to get used to him doing shift work. He seems to be enjoying his job, although hopefully there will be more developments that stretch him and give him more opportunities to show off his skills. Work for me has just continued along as usual. It would seem that drug users are the same wherever you work although the drugs of choice are different on the island.
Being back in Guernsey has been wonderful. The opportunity to spend time with my family has been fab. My nephew, Barnabas, and niece, Eden, have continued to entertain us throughout the year and it has been particularly nice to see the relationship between them and The Mister develop. He is brilliant with them!
The sad bit of the year was when we had to have our lovely cat Delilah put to sleep. She had been getting more and more poorly and had renal failure, but she ended up getting hit by a car and had substantial injuries which meant that we had to take the tough decision. I know that it was the right decision, but I still really miss her. I miss the fact that she used to sit on my lap when I was watching TV.
In June we went to Sark Folk Festival which was absolutely brilliant, apart from the camping was pretty basic! The music was amazing and the opportunity to spend some time on the beautiful island of Sark was pretty special. I would love to go back in 2013 but all the tickets have been sold and I decided the only way that I would go back next year would be if we could do it in a B&B. Sadly, there all the rooms were booked up before the end of the 2012 festival. Oh well, another year then!
We also had a little trip to the UK to go to my cousin Sam and Sally's wedding. It was fab, but boy was it wet! Shame it was in a marquee and I required my wellies by the end of the day!!
As usual in August we went camping with Tom and Anne and the kids, and pants and Alien. We stayed at a lovely campsite in Wales and then went to Greenbelt which was pretty much a giant mudbath. I have never seen so much mud at a festival and by the end of the weekend the centre part of the racecourse was pretty much impassable. Also I was so happy to catch up with Peterson Toscano again. So many things had changed for us both since we had last seen each other. After the festival we stayed a couple of nights in Bath before catching the boat home.
We bought a house in September after a ridiculously prolonged buying process and have spent the time doing it up, massively helped out by my Mum and Dad who have been absolutely fantastic. They have put up with us living with them for 18 months and have just worked so hard to help us get the house ready. We are deeply indebted to them (in many ways if you ask Dad!)
Of course the biggest change to our lives, and something that has taken most of the year to prepare has been the arrival of The Little Mister. I've made no secret over the year that we required assistance to help us conceive and I am massively grateful to the doctors who treated us.
The Little Mister arrived on 14 December 2012 and he is absolutely wonderful. Better than I could ever have hoped for and the wait has been well worth it. I feel deeply for those people who shared my journey and experiences of struggling to conceive and I hope and pray that they will be successful in the coming year. I remember only too well how hard it is to hear other people's news about their pregnancies or births and being disappointed and devastated. I still think of them often.
I end 2012 extremely grateful for what I have. The Mister has continued to be amazing and seeing him with The Little Mister has made me love him even more. We are blessed beyond all measure and very, very grateful. Thankyou to everyone who has continued to read this blog over the year, I have appreciated your comments and hope that you will continue to share the story with us.


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- England in India 2012-13
Finn: Playing in India can be carnage
Steven Finn believes there is no more intimidating situation in sport than playing one-day cricket in India.
After winning the opening ODI international, England slumped to defeat in Kochi on Tuesday, in front of a deafening 60,000-strong crowd.
And the England fast-bowler believes the atmosphere in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was more hostile for the tourists than any other sportsmen will encounter in their careers.
"It is slightly intimidating having that many screaming Indians over your head," Finn said in the Sun. "We know that one-day cricket in India gets busy - it can be carnage - but it was amazing to play in an atmosphere like that.
"The lads have discussed it since and we wondered what sporting event in the world is that loud for that sustained period of time. I am not sure there is one. It was a phenomenal atmosphere to play in and something I really enjoyed."
Finn, who was victim of a controversial decision after being given out caught behind for a golden duck - even though replays suggested there was no edge - believes it is time for India to embrace the Decision Review System.
"In that atmosphere it is very difficult to hear a conversation, let alone a nick at the other end," he said. "The umpires have a very difficult job and moving forward DRS has a big part to play in the future of cricket I think. If there is DRS they should have it everywhere."

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In the year 2018 violence has been outlawed and corporations have replaced government as the ruling party following the demise of politics. With the absence of war or conflict, a forcibly passive population's bloodlust is satisfied by a brutal new sport known as Rollerball. A high-octane melding of the outlawed sports of the past, the worldwide phenomenon of Rollerball has resulted in a corporate-backed sensation. The most popular athlete in the world, Jonathan E. (James Caan) has steadily risen through the ranks to become a legendary veteran of the sport. When the corporate backers of Rollerball begin to fear that Jonathan's popularity has instilled him with a potentially dangerous amount of power, a thunderous struggle between man's free will and the oppression of the masses threatens to shatter the fragile strings that the puppet masters use to manipulate mankind. His determination to remain with the sport flying in the face of the very reason Rollerball was conceived, the corporate rulers hatch a plot to abandon the rules in hopes that Jonathan will be killed and their grip of power will remain an unyielding chokehold on an increasingly bloodthirsty populace.~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Director: Norman Jewison
Writer: William Harrison
Cast: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Pamela Hensley, Barbara Trentham, John Normington, Shane Rimmer and Burt Kwouk
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development. The bands constricted her arm just above the elbow. The constriction continued to the point of amputation so Sarah was born with an incomplete left arm," according to Babymed.com.
Who is Sarah Herron from The Bachelor?
If Sean Lowe sends Sarah home, will she become the next Bachelorette? Would you like to see Sarah Herron as the next Bachelorette?


text: Luke Snyder- 205mm Gyuto Saw-blade 63 HRC- Spalted Maple Wood Handle First Impressions- When I first received the box I was super excited like a kid opening presents for his birthday. The packaging was simple but effective. The handle on this blade is amazing! Some of the best handle work I have seen, there is no seem between the ferrule and handle itself, just perfectly flush. The blade itself has a very sturdy feel to it. Most knives I own can take some abuse, but this one just seems like It can go the extra mile. The spine is fairly thick, it does taper, but slightly toward the tip.. The spine has a unique feature which its almost like dipped down a bit at the first 1/4 of the blade then resumes. You can really tell this knife is hand forged and that quality Is like no other. Now on to the edge; I could feel it was very sharp from touch. I examined it, and was very consistent all the way along the edge. Luke mentioned it was an 80/20 grind and very asymmetric. I cut some onion and ginger and it cut them like butter. Overall first impression on this blade were very good. Not a thing on the knife I didn't like or wished were different. 10/10 Handle I was amazed at the skill on this handle. I have had some nice handles before, and this is at the top of them. Its so simple but looks elegant and feels great in hand. Luke left it a bit rougher sand than IM used to however it work well in the kitchen. Often my hands will be wet or have flour and I can pick this up and have a great grip, and not worry about losing control over the knife. A feature I really like whether it was intended for that purpose or not. I also like that the ferrule is wood and not horn, it feels better in hand to me and the contrast of the same wood dyed looks great. Its just the right size for this knife and adds the perfect balance to it. The end of the handle is nicely rounded along the octagonal shape, and the corners on the handle are all rounded, therefor there are not sharp edges digging into my skin. Luke really did a great job on this part of the knife, I think some makers underestimate the importance of a good handle. 10/10 Blade Luke hand forges his blades which is something I admire, and enjoy having something truly handmade. The profile is a funyaki type blade in gyuto form. This particular knife reminds me of a santoku I guess you could say. It is 48 mm at the heel and 205 mm on the edge. The spine tapers a bit but not like a normal qyuto, from fairly thick to thinner at tip, but I like it, because its not as delicate. With the spine being so thick I was worried how it would perform. There is a convex grind on the right side with a flat grind on the back. The blades geometry is also very good, the convex grind should contribute to good food release, but Luke also ground the knife very thin behind the edge which is a prominent sign of a good cutter. Luke took great care to round the spine completely as well as the choil. It looks as if the choil is polished as well quite a nice touch. I believe the final polish on the knife was around 600-800 grit, not mirror but shiny. Many people talk about hand forged knives to be rather thick at spine, yet cut extremely well and become tremendous workhorses; I can say with confidence that I absolutely have no doubt that this knife will perform. 10/10 Blade Reactiveness- The knife is made out of sawblade, not exactly sure what steel, but a carbon steel. I found that the first day it did discolor onions, however no bad smell was given off. The blade took a beautiful blue-purplish patina very quickly. The blade does darken but doesn't grey over like some so still can see blue patina on the knife.. I always keep my knives dry, but I think the knife would resist rusting for a decent amount of time. The reactiveness of this blade has not really been a huge concern overall. It also has the coolest patina I have ever gotten on a knife before. 9/10 Blade Performance- This is the category I think everyone is most interested in. My first trip to work was a good experience. The blade was extremely sharp and handled everything with ease. My main concern with knives is horizontal cutting ability; that you would need on onions and precise cuts. To my relief it cut like there was nothing there, no drag or sticking at all. Although I did find that if cutting something thats quite hard and tall I would get sticking on the upper blade for instance carrots. You will also notice in the video that on a tall potato it is difficult to make push cuts. As far as slicing onions, celery, apples, and bell peppers I found little to no sticking at all. The profile of the knife is very good, flat with enough curve for rocking if needed and a very usable tip. This knife is perfect for the line and I have almost exclusively reserved it for that purpose altogether. Now thats not to say this knife is not capable of handling large amounts of prep. The only thing I find that handicaps this blade is the length compared to a standard Gyuto, but most items I do not notice a difference. With the highly asymmetric edge I found that precise cuts are a breeze; such as taking skin off a mango, bruniose, removing pith from zest, and horizontal cuts. The other feature that I really enjoy about this blade is the weight and thickness at the spine. She feels extremely durable and that is a quality I do miss about French knives as I often grab my sab to cut lobster tails or hard dense items. I decided to take a chance with this knife and it did not chip or microchip at all which was a relief. The knife performs slicing with ease on almost everything, push cuts are pretty good, unless the item is tall and hard. I tried to change the direction of the teeth while sharpening to see if it improved push cuts, I did notice that is was easier to cut, however still with taller hard food push cutting is difficult. 7.5/10 Edge Retention- This is a feature I look for most in a knife than any other. With being a professional I use my knives 6 sometimes 7 days a week, and I need to be able to get the job done, if the edge does not hold up then that affects my ability to produce food. I was rather shocked my second day at work with this knife when I realized the first cuts were hard to make and I could not slice a ripe tomato. I thought to myself maybe theres a burr on the edge so I lightly drew it through some wood and yet to no avail. Felt the edge and I could feel it was dull. When I put the knife away yesterday it was still razor sharp, I though maybe there was acid on the edge, but theres no rust. Maybe the cardboard sheath is dulling the edge? Anyway I remember reading that the first edge on a knife can be brittle or chippy so I thought maybe it needed a fresh edge. After sharpening, the edge had lasted longer about 3 days. This steel is comparable to white steel in that it gets unbelievably sharp but loses that edge rather quickly. I was hoping with the extra hardness it would hold longer than it did. I found the knife responded very well to the diamond strop which is great when im at work and need a touch up. Although this is the only thing I felt disappointed with the knife. Its so good in other ways I want to use it everyday, however I don't have time to sharpen everyday either. The solution is to use another gyuto for prep and keep this knife as my line knife which gave me close to a week of a good sharp edge. 6/10 Sharpening- This steel is pretty hard at 63HRC but it sharpens up very easily. I used the gesshin 2k- 4k the first time, these stones cut very fast and I was done with both in just a couple passes. The second sharpening I choose my natural stones, binsui, red aoto, and Taksashima. The knife took a little longer to get a burr but not by much. Burr removal is very easy as well. I would say sharpening experience reminded me of a Masamoto KS. 10/10 Summary and Random Thoughts- My overall conclusion of the knife is that its very good and well made. I really appreciate Luke's efforts to produce a good blade and I think he succeeded. As I have mentioned this steel continues to remind me of white steel and a wide variety of people really enjoy that. For me personally I look for better edge retention, because I use them everyday for extended periods of time. Apart from the edge retention this knife is more than I could have asked for. It has a great profile, feels completely rugged yet refined. Simply from a performance aspect I think the convex grind could be improved upon. At the top of the blade you do get sticking that is hard to remove and affects cuts on tall-hard items. If I had the choice again I would get the same knife in a different steel for hopes of better edge retention. Luke's style is what brought me to order a knife, and he delivered a great piece to me. Handcrafted from scratch, its really impressive overall. This blade shows his skill and artistic abilities. I really like the dip in the spine of the blade, its truly unique and adds character. His handle-work was simply amazing and made the complete package.


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Great article but I was curious about one thing. In your last example your screen-shot shows the nice transparent borders but you have not mentioned the need to use the background-clip property to get this affect. Without it the border sits on top of the background colour.
Therefore the code sample at the end should in fact be:
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5 Ingredients Inspiring Us This April
What's inspiring you to cook, now that it's April and fresh foods are just around the corner (or in your back yard, if you live in California — lucky you!). I quickly polled our editors on what's lighting up their kitchens in April. Here are our favorites, from Meyer lemons to asparagus.
Here are a few of our current obsessions this spring. Can you relate to any of these?
Cambria says: "I'm eating Haitian mangoes, which Whole Foods brings in every spring. I've made Emma's shrimp tacos with avocado-mango salsa twice in the last week!"
Faith is all about the Meyer lemons. Their season runs from late winter through May and the citrus and herbal notes are basically the best ever thing for spring cooking.
- Get a recipe: Spring Recipe: Meyer Lemon Shaker Pie
In California, Anjali is on a "half basket a day" strawberry habit. "I think it's because of the drought, but they're super flavorful this year," she says.
- Get a recipe: Strawberries, Sour Cream & Brown Sugar
Ariel has been making chicken with artichokes all the time this spring, mostly using frozen artichokes, but she's excited for the fresh ones to start showing up at the markets in New York.
- Get the recipe: Chicken & Artichokes in Wine Sauce
Emma is loving fresh asparagus (yes, she lives in California too!). She says, "I'm roasting it in olive oil and sea salt and then eating it straight from the baking sheet."
- Get a recipe: Roasted Asparagus with Poached Egg and Parmesan
What's inspiring you to cook right now as spring bursts through the door?


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Since it seems there are always new people looking into this card, I thought I'd start a thread that will hopefully be a one stop place to find answers without a lot of clutter, I'll try to keep updating as needed.
You can join the club and accumulate points without applying for or actually having a sony credit card, however without being a cardholder you will only be able to spend 500 points at a time, which isn't much. By being a cardholder, you can buy and redeem your points for anything SONY, this includes all sony electronics, computers, ps3 games, ps3 accessories and sony bluray movies. Add to the fact that you can acquire points for free, you will see why this makes my sony card the most rewarding card I own.
That being said, let's get started on getting them free sony points without spending a dime!
STEP ONE: Sign up to the sony rewards website here:
Although you do NOT need a sony card to join the sony rewards program, you will be missing out on the best part of being a card holder such as:
1. your points will expire after a year if you do not have the card.
2. The number of points you are able to redeem per item is limited, if you have the card, you can use your points like cash without restrictions.
3. There are several giveaways, if you have the sony card your prizes will be bigger and better than if you do not.
4. If you have the sony card, you can purchase sony items from any authorized sony retailer and use your points to pay for them, without the card you are stuck picking prizes off of the rewards website.
5. If you are lucky enough to be getting this card for the first time and are going to be getting 1 to 2 hundred off of a ps3, you'll also be getting a good amount of free sony points added along with your purchase, enough to redeem for something cool along with that shiny new ps3.
Creat a new folder in your favorites named "rushisrighton's sweet ass sony links" and put this link in it. this is your main bread and butter link.
here is a website that will give you the bonus puzzle answer
want more free points?
Go here and register 5 sony products for 2,500 free points, (you don't even have to own them, just fill in the blanks with whatever, but if you have sony stuff, I suggest actually registering it, it's the right thing to do;). You can view what you have registered at this link: https://www.sonyrewa...count/products/
You can also download a users manual for your registered products from that link, nice if you lost yours.
Now look down at the bottom of the page, in small print you'll see invite a friend, invite 4 and get 25 point per person who registers at the sony site. Time to put your multiple email addresses to good use and score another 100 points total.
On any given page on the sony site you may see a sony poll.....answer it and get 10 points.
BLU-RAY club: If you buy/rent a SONY bluray, you can register that bluray by accessing the BD live feature on the bluray itself witha BD live enabled player, you need to have 1. A SONY BD live enable bluray, 2. A Bluray player that can access the internet and use the BD LIVE feature, and you must register it with the same email address/password as your sony rewards accout. Once you register the disc via BD live, you can log into your sony rewards account and you will get 100 points. The first 9 you register will each give 100 points each. However upon the 10th blu ray it will deduct 1000 points and give you a 10 dollar off coupon towards a bluray (there are workarounds to this).
Here is link, feel free to add it to your favorites, you'll be coming back to this one as time goes by. http://www.sonyrewar...en/home/bluray/
^^join the sony blu ray club and get 500 points (was for me, but now only 50?), plus 100 points for every bluray disc that has BD live that you register, register 10 and get a 10 dollar off coupon towards any bluray on the sony site. Here is a list of BD live discs http://forum.blu-ray...ead.php?t=75557
Next create a wishlist:
http://www.sonyrewar...m/en/wish_list/ This gives you 50 points, update it at the start of every month and get 25 points each month for updating.
Also in your account information tab there is a "your profile questionere" it's worth 50 points if you fill it out: https://www.sonyrewa...e/questionnaire
Look on your sony site for the daily giveaway, bet up to 500 points for your chance to win, IF YOU DO NOT WIN, YOUR POINTS COME BACK THE NEXT DAY, if you have the sony card and win you can opt out of the offered prize and pick anything in your wishlist up to 1,000 dollars.
Deal of the week: sometimes lame, sometimes just what you wanted, I got a 100 dollar sony Ipod dock for 50 bucks, I looked everywhere and no one had it cheaper than a hundred, so sometimes the deal of the week can be great, all depends on what you want.
Reverse auctions, happens on one wensday of the month, prices go down instead of up, you might get lucky and get something cheap, but it's pretty lame IMO.
Dream giveaway, one kick butt prize given away to one winner once a month.
Wish it win it, start your wish list, use your sony card and you may just win 3 prizes of your choise in your wish list, (make sure you've got big ticket items in there)
You can redeem your points at ANY authorized sony retailer if you buy sony stuff with your sony card. FILL OUT THIS FORM> https://www.sonyrewa...se_credit_form/
Just fill out this form and mail it in, SAVE YOUR RECEIPT AND UPC (if you lost your upc, you can sometimes get away with useing all zeros on the form)
Ps3 games, sony home theater, tv's, sixaxis controllers, anything sony, go to walmart, target, amazon, etc., buy with your sony card, within 90 days fill out the sony purchase points redemptions form, send it in and the total is deducted off of your card, (except for the sales tax and shipping)
You do NOT have to redeem through the sony rewards site if you have the sony card, the points on the sony site are basically msrp, if you are a true cagger, you will not settle for msrp.
Points are same as cash for sony card holders, 1 point = 1 cent, 10 points = 10 cents, 10,000 points = 100 redeemable dollars , no limit on how many you can use, you can redeem for 10 dollars or two thousand dollars. Without the card you can only apply up to 500 points towards a game, 5.00 off of a game on the sony rewards site is not a good deal, but you can still play all of the prize drawings.
In order to qualify for triple points on your sony purchases you HAVE to complete and fill out the redmption form from the above link, it is the only way to get triple points.
I usually only send in the form on big sony purchases, otherwise it's not worth the price of the stamp or my time. It's one of the few downsides of the otherwise great perks, but at least you have the option.
It's not uncommon for small glitches to happen from time to time on the sony site, there are countless posts on the wheel forum to document this, I can say that in my many years of useing the site daily only one time did my points not eventually come back or show up, and that one time after waiting about a week or longer I emailed them with a polite email and they posted back my points, and more than I had missing! The biggest problem I run into is the daily question, sometimes, randomly, when I answer the question correctly it will still count it wrong. But when that happens, I just think of the free ps3, psp2000, psp game, blu ray remote, & sixaxis controller I have gotten off of the website, and the 10 cent screwup doesn't seem so bad .
So if you have points go missing, just wait a bit and see if they show up, chances are you haven't read the times that they post points and return points or they are just experiencing some temporary site problems, and if they still don't show up, call or email, they will make it right.
The sony visa card also extends out your manufacturers warranty for a year past the original experation date. What this means is that if your item that you purchased and paid for in full with your sony visa card, they will infact pay to repair/replace that item providing you supply a copy of your original receipt or a copy of your credit card statement showing the original purchase, a copy of the manufacturers warranty, and a copy of your repair bill, and a few other miscellanious things like serial numbers and that sort of thing. I have used it to pay for my PS3 repair and it was a painless process.
The phone number for visa enhancement services is 1-800-551-8472
One thing to keep in mind is you have 90 days from the date of the products failure to complete your paperwork and repair - don't wait to get this information in!!!
Also you can purchase an extended warranty for your product through the visa card, I was told it would be 60 dollars to warranty my ps3 for five years.
One thing to keep in mind is you have 90 days from the date of failure.
My ps3 repair was 149 dollars, I received a check from visa for 149 dollars before my playstation 3 was returned to me by sony! Visa is quick!!!!
more to come:applause:
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In Shanghai, guests at the Peninsula Hotel will greet the Chinese New Year by snaking through the lobby doing a lion dance. In Bangkok and Beijing, they will celebrate at the Peninsula's afternoon tea. And in Hong Kong, they will watch the city's colorful holiday fireworks show explode over Victoria Harbour while sipping Champagne on the Sun Terrace.
Most of the events are taking place Feb. 10, when the Chinese New Year kicks off in Asia and around the world.
Peninsula Hotels, whose history in China dates to 1866, is welcoming the Year of the Snake with special events and rates at its nine properties.
"We are proud to honor Peninsula's heritage as Asia's oldest luxury hotel brand with our Chinese New Year celebrations," said Robert Cheng, vice president of marketing, adding that guests at the various hotels "will be able to celebrate the start of the Year of the Snake in style and sophistication."


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Jorge Segarra (@SQLChicken) has put together an idea to have on-line basic lessons on SQL Server called SQL University. The idea is to present two to three lessons each week in a somewhat academic manner, one that will hopefully encourage learning. It is targeted at the new or "accidental" SQL Server DBA. In this endeavor he has asked around for others in the community to pitch in and help. I've volunteered to take on Security Week (sounds like Shark Week, a nod to my friend and fellow SQL Server MVP, Frank Kalis, who loves sharks).
Jorge has already gotten the first week of lessons up. In addition, he should be making an annoucement soon as to some of the other faculty members as well as the athetic director so stay tuned here:


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Occultism is the study of occult or hidden wisdom. The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden".
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- Occultism is the metaphysics of dunces.
- Theodor W. Adorno, "Theses Against Occultism" in Minima Moralia, (1951), p. 238-41
- Science tells us that heat may be shown to develop electricity, electricity produce heat; and magnetism to evolve electricity, and vice versa. Motion, they tell us, results from motion itself, and so on, ad infinitum. This is the A B C of occultism and of the earliest alchemists. The indestructibility of matter and force being discovered and proved, the great problem of eternity is solved.
- Helena Petrovna Blavatsky Isis Unveiled, 1877, Chapter VII
- I understand that the word 'occult' means hidden, but surely that is not meant to be the final state of all this information, hidden forever. I don't see why there is any need to further obscure things that are actually lucid and bright. Language and strange terminology – to keep them as some private mystery. I think there is too much darkness in magic. I can understand that it is part of the theatre. I can understand Aleister Crowley – who I think was a great intellect that was sometimes let down by his own flair for showmanship — but he did a lot to generate the scary aura of the magician that you find these sad, Crowleyite fucks making a fetish of. The ones who say 'oh we're into Aleister Crowley because he was the wickedest man in the world, and we're also into Charles Manson because we're bad. And we are middle-class as well, but we're bad'. There are some people who seek evil – I don't think there is such a thing as evil – but there are people who seek it as a kind of Goth thing. That just adds to the murk to what to me is a very lucid and flourescent subject. What occultism needs is someone to open the window, it's too stuffy and it smells. Let's get some fresh air, throw open the curtains – I can't go for that posturing, spooky guy stuff. When they wanted me to do Fortean TV it became apparent that they wanted me to be Spooky Bloke. But I'm not actually trying to look spooky. I dress in black because it makes me look less fat, it's as simple as that. It's not a gothic flourish. I don't want to be thought of as a figure of mystery or a master of the occult, surely this is about illumination, casting light on things. I'm an illuminist, that'd do for me.
- Alan Moore De Abaitua interview (1998)
- The more I look at most of the art movements, it's all occultism, when you get down to it. The Surrealists were openly talking about being magicians.
- Alan Moore De Abaitua interview (1998)
- Annie Besant's book where she put forward the idea that theosophical mystical energies could be portrayed as colours or abstract shapes was practically the invention of abstract art. A lot of artists rushed out and read it and suddenly thought, 'oh God you could, you could portray love as a colour, or depression as a colour" All of a sudden abstract art happens, a flowering out of occultism.
- Alan Moore De Abaitua interview (1998)
- To label Seth as a spirit guide is to limit an understanding of what he is . . . The minute I found out after my first book was published that this automatically put me in what people called the psychic field . . . I was so humiliated I could hardly hold my head up. I'm using my writing [and] my life to transform intuitive, sometimes revelationary material into art, where it can be enjoyed, understood to varying degrees, and stand free of the stupid interpretations . . . The whole psychic bit as it is, is intellectually and morally psychologically outrageous as far as I'm concerned and I want no part of it or the vocabulary or the ideas.
- Jane Roberts quoted in Susan M. Watkins. Speaking of Jane Roberts. 2001. Moment Point Press. ISBN 0-9661327-7-7, p. 194


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Daniel Morris of Purdue University to Give Talk at Wabashby Karen Handley • November 1, 2004 Share:
The Wabash College English Department invites you to hear speaker, Daniel Morris, on Thursday, November 4, at 4:15 p.m. in room 216 in Baxter Hall. The title of his talk is "A Great Figure of Troubled Borders: Williams, Demuth, Indiana and the Number Five."
Morris is associate professor of English at Purdue University He has published five books and numerous articles and poems. Among his books are "The Writings of William Carlos Williams: Publicity for the Self" and "Remarkable Modernisms: Contemporary American Authors on Modern Art."
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Following reports that recently divorced supermodel Heidi Klum has been dating her 39-year-old Australian bodyguard, Martin Kirsten, for three months, friends tell us, "She has indeed become very close to him." In Touch first reported the pair were recently spotted together on vacation in Sardinia, Italy. A friend of the German beauty, also 39, tells us, "After going through such an ugly divorce with Seal, Heidi's inner circle has shrunk, and there are only a few people she trusts and feels comfortable with. Martin is one of those people. He has protected her and her family — her kids love him — for four years, and she relies on him. They became closer this summer. Her friends have noticed something is going on, but it's hard to define it because he's worked with her and her family for a long time." After being married for almost seven years, Heidi and Seal separated in January. Three months later, the beauty filed for divorce. They share three biological children; Heidi also has a daughter from a previous relationship.
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Friday, September 2, 2011
Callup recap
Lucas Harrell
Chris Johnson
Jordan Lyles
J.B. Shuck
J.R. Towles
Brett Wallace
Enerio Del Rosario will be activated from the DL to serve as the 7th player. First off, we called a list of potentials, and were spot-on (picking some players who were called-up in the meantime).
That said, it's a traveshamockery that Andy Van Hekken is not on this list.
9 comments:
- OremLK said...
I'm not sure why everyone is so up in arms about Van Hekken. He's a 31-year old pitcher finesse righthander having a decent but not spectacular season at AAA ball. This guy isn't likely to produce great value at the ML level now and he's certainly not an important part of the team's future.
Yeah, I feel bad for him that he can perform pretty well and still not get a shot, but that doesn't mean it makes good baseball sense to call him up.
- September 2, 2011 at 9:54 AM
No making up words!
- September 2, 2011 at 10:07 AM
- Astros County said...
I can understand your reasoning, but the guy has been in the Astros' system for the past four years. He has pitched well this season, and maybe I'm a softie, but I'd like to see the guy get a three-week reward for his services.
- September 2, 2011 at 10:07 AM
- Astros County said...
And it's a combination of "travesty," "sham," and "mockery."
- September 2, 2011 at 10:11 AM
- September 2, 2011 at 10:15 AM
- AGirlintheSouth said...
I was bit disappointed at not seeing Van Hekken on the list as well although I was pretty certain that would be the case.
For the record, I wanted him to get a few weeks for similar reasoning....which means I can call you a girl. ;D
- September 2, 2011 at 10:28 AM
Please tell me Paredes won't be losing time to Johnson. It's nice having a third sacker who can actually catch the ball and throw it accurately. He also has better plate dicipline surprisingly enough. I wish they would just cut Johnson.
- September 2, 2011 at 11:46 AM
OremLK. Van Hekken is a left handed pitcher.
- September 3, 2011 at 2:39 PM
I agree, Johnson needs to be cut.
- September 13, 2011 at 1:27 PM


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I started to write a couple of corny 'Fakin' It' style post titles above and had to stop myself.
If I was attempting to melt less-than-favorable vegan cheese slices on said tofu omelette, that would be sadly, faking it.
If I was upping the turmeric factor to the level of neon overload, that would be faking it – and pretty damn trippy.
However, I'm not, and don't think the recipe is going for that, either. It's a matter of creative emulation. The vegan omelette above is not desperate vegan rip off or a faux omelette or fake omelette or whatnot.
It's a new original. [Recipe from Vegan Brunch]
One of the reasons I'm involved with Portland's Vegan Iron Chef organization is because I truly believe – and have seen – flavorful, artisan, vegan cuisine.
This deep thoughts brunch-for-dinner contained no artificial ingredients, and with the exception of locally produced silken tofu and a bulk-purchased curry powder blend, was made from scratch. I certainly think it's legitimate to call this vegan tofu omelette an omelette, and with the assistance of black salt and a nice pinch of that turmeric, it not only looks and somewhat tastes crazy reminiscent of the real thing, it was cooked on my large omelette/crepe pan.
a lady who had BBQ tofuffalo for dinner this week,
Truth: Every time I attempt vegan omelettes, I have a varying success rate of 25% – 50%. Go, go patience.


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Dokdok is a scarecrow who can talk and move. His friends are Nouras the sea gull, Gharab the crow, and Abou Fasada the bird. This story is about the importance of knowledge and learning. Dokdok is alone in the field and makes sounds that echo. We learn that the moon comes out at night, followed by the sun in the morning which moves in the sky. They take a look at the city, the zoo, and the field. Dokdok hears a loud voice saying "Vou Vou Va" and the sound scares him. Each of his friends keep on guessing what this sound is and they are all frightened except for the sun and the moon. The friends keep saying it is a ghost and are so frightened until a farmer explains it to them. It is the sound of the wind over the well.
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Man-At-Arms is a Heroic Warriors, who is the Master Of Weapons and combat instructor to the royal family, in addition aiding He-Man by leading the Heroic Warriors into battle. He is known for his being a master of strategy and the defense, who works as the senior officer and second-in-command, under King Randor, of the Eternos Royal Guard.
Bio #1 (Pre-Filmation):
In the early minicomics Man-At-Arms is portrayed somewhat differently. His appearance is more in line with the toy, and as there was no royal family yet there is no mention of them. In the first minicomic there is also no mention of his relationship to Teela, who is instead portrayed as a 'warrior goddess'. Instead, the only background given for the character is that his people were "Masters of all weapons." He seems to be well known in this version of Eternia, but little information beyond this is given.
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Special Powers:
Inventor, Engineer, Machinist, Gadgets, Intellect, Leadership, Marksmanship, Power Suit, Stamina, Unarmed Combat, Weapons Master.
Trivia (Clawful94):
Alan Oppenheimer voiced Man-At-Arms in the Filmation Cartoons. Actor, Jon Cypher, portrayed Man-At-Arms in the Live-Action Movie.Garry Chalk voiced him in the MYP 200X Cartoons.
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As the picture to my left shows, there is nothing new in the American military about men in what used to be an all-male, or predominantly-male, society still trying to resurrect a simulacrum of their civilian life. Two musicals that emerged during and immediately after World War II make heavy use of men in drag. The one with which most people are familiar is Roger and Hammerstein's South Pacific, which revolved around sailors in the South Pacific during WWII.
Most people remember South Pacific for two reasons: it's principled stand against racism and the gooey hit song "Some Enchanted Evening." I doubt many think of the scene in which Ray Walston dresses himself up in a coconut shell bra for the amusement of his fellow sailors and Marines (starting at 3:02):
Irving Berlin made even greater use of drag performances in "This Is The Army," the Broadway-style review he created for the Army. It's all-male, all-Army cast toured throughout the European theater in the thick of the war, bring a great deal of pleasure to the troops.
Because it was a Broadway-style review, Berlin of course had to write parts for women. And because there were no women to be had, every female part was a drag part. I can't find any discrete clips but the entire movie is below, with the drag scenes at 58:00, 1:08, 1:12, and 1:28.
As best as I can tell, regardless of whether individual performers and audience members were getting a homoerotic thrill from the drag performance, the purpose behind these WWII shows was entirely heterosexual: it was to fill the gap the troops felt in their lives because of the women they left behind.
That was then. This is now:
KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Since the repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, U.S. military bases have hosted a gay marriage ceremonies and a potluck gatherings. But on Saturday, servicemembers here may have been the first to take to the stage and perform as drag queens on a military installation in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender troops.
Drag queens and drag kings, to be precise.
Six servicemembers — gay, lesbian and straight — donned heavy makeup to dance and lip sync songs such as "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" for a raucous capacity crowd at the Rocker NCO Club at Kadena Air Base. The event was a fundraiser for the recently formed Okinawa chapter of OutServe-SLDN, which is the largest nonprofit advocate for the military's LGBT community.
But an initial 200 tickets were plucked up almost immediately, so they issued another 200.
"We ended up selling 400 tickets in 10 days," she said.
Amid the unexpected success, OutServe carefully avoided any mention of politics, but its variety show comes at a pivotal time for gay civil rights in the United States, with many states passing laws dealing with marriage or debating individual liberties.
It is also a sign of the times within the military; just a few years ago, gay and lesbian drag performances on a military base would have been unthinkable and potentially a cause for dismissal from the service.
The repeals of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, as well as the Defense of Marriage Act — the law barring the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages — have allowed gays and lesbians in the military to be open with their sexuality for the first time.
The historic shift appears to be mostly accepted and embraced throughout the ranks despite warnings the DADT repeal could harm order and good discipline.
On Saturday night, the Rocker club was packed for performances by servicemembers using stage names such as Chocolate Sunrise – a crowd favorite — and Artemis Faux. The event's sole lesbian performer took the drag king name Manny Nuff.
I think Irving Berlin, Richard Rogers, and Oscar Hammerstein would be surprised.
I leave to your personal beliefs whether this is a change for the better or not, insofar as American military health is concerned. I just note that the military's focus has changed a lot in the last seventy or so years.


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Minutes of TT WG Teleconference on 10/07/04 Attendees Glenn Adams (XFSI, Chair, Scribe) [GA] Mike Dolan (invited expert) [MD] Erik Hodge (RealNetworks) [EH] David Kirby (BBC) [DK] Dave Singer (Apple) [DS] Regrets Dick Bulterman (CWI) [DB] Geoff Freed (WGBH/NCAM) [GF] Sean Hayes, Microsoft (SH) Thierry Michel (W3C) [TM] ************************************************************************ 1. SMPTE Time Codes ************************************************************************ Action: [MD] to send normative text descriptions of SMPTE marker labels. Will send after returning from vacation in a week's time. ************************************************************************ 2. Font Registration I-D ************************************************************************ Action: [DS] to send font registration I-D to IETF editors for publishing. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ START SUMMARY ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *** RESOLUTIONS *** *** NEW ACTION ITEMS *** Action: [MD] to send normative text descriptions of SMPTE marker labels. Will send after returning from vacation in a week's time. Action: [DS] to send font registration I-D to IETF editors for publishing. *** OPEN ACTION ITEMS *** Action: [EH] Provide use cases in TT context for priority class attr usage. Action: [SH] To elaborate use cases for audio embed usage. Action: [GA] to generalize and clearly articulate [MD] feedback on XBC with TT-AF structured timing as use case, then send to WG for review prior to forwarding to XBC. Action: [GA] need to document conventions regarding normative definition of element vocabulary and syntax used therein. Action: [GA] need to characterize definitions of vocabulary as normative while supplied schemas are informative. Action: [GA] review recent proposed changes regarding xml:space from XML Core Working Group with view of changing our vocabulary definitions as necessary. Action: [GA] restore nested <div/> in content model. Action: [GA] ensure that background color applies to content elements as well as region. Action: [GA] change language in vocab element defs that defines equiv class of attrs in foreign namespace to not admit unqualified attrs. Action: [GA] need to ensure that we document whether time intervals are half-opened intervals or closed. We always use half-opened intervals for [begin,end) = [begin,begin+dur). Action: [GA] ensure there is language that gives precendence to end over dur in case both are specified. Action: [GA] remove region attribute from span element. Action: [GA], prompted by [SH], need to define what is meant by begin attribute on <body>. Action: [KB] lookup whether default time container for SMIL body is seq or par. Report back by tomorrow (9/16). Action: [GA] add table indicating default values for timeContainer. Action: [GA] remove nested <span> support from schema and span element definition. Action: [GA] Update schema to permit multiple tts:* attributes on style element. Action: [GA] make style attribute IDREFS instead of ID. Action: [GA] add style attribute to <g/>. Action: [GA] change region so that it uses style attribute to refer to styles in addition to defining them inline as children. Action: [GA] need to establish precedence for different style association mechanisms as follows, with priority order as follows: (1) inline, (2) referential or chained referential, (3) region referential. In case that referential or chained referential results in a diamond graph, then last instance of style in pre-order depth first traversal wins. Action: [SH] will research issue of interaction of combination rule #2 and region referential styling. Action: [GA] add <p> and <span> to list of elements to which background-color applies Action: [GA] change initial value of color style property to transparent. [N.B. consequence of this is that unless author specifies a color, then content will be invisible.] Action: [GA] restore "inherit" value for style properties. Action: [GA] specify language about meaning of line height. Action: [GA] formulate proposal to express coordinates in rows and columns and to express total # of rows/cols for which content was composed. Action: [GA] change DFXP schema and WD to use <meta> instead of <metadata>. Action: [DK] Discuss with [MD] how to express pull-down parameters to completely characterize frame and field composition. Action: [GA] need to add following metadata items to schema and spec: ttm:frame-rate ttm:frame-width ttm:frame-height ttm:pixel-aspect-ratio ttm:content-width ttm:content-height ttm:content-x ttm:content-y ttm:horizontal-resolution ttm:vertical-resolution. Action: [GA] need to specify semantics for each metadata item, need to specify what it means if multiple items with same name are present in some context, and if not permitted, expected behavior. Action: [GA] add definitions of following metadata elements to schema and spec for DFXP: ttm:agent, ttm:name, ttm:givenName, ttm:familyName, ttm:actor. Also add ttm:agent attribute to <p> and <span>. Action: [GA] add ttm:title, ttm:description, ttm:copyright to schema and spec for DFXP. 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Action: [GA] Add row/col units to <length> style value expression. Action: [GA] Ensure that if we define overflow="clip" on region that we say that outermost region is expected to be clipped in all cases. Action: [GA] change overflow attribute on region to use tts:overflow style property, which applies only to region, and which supports values: visible, hidden, inherit. Action: [GA] Change clock-value syntax to support expressing optional frames and subframes in order to express NPT media times. Define clock value semantically to be NPT for TT media object. Remove optional "+" value from offset-expression (in which case we don't need "offset- expression" intermediate term). Action: [GA] allow style to use style attribute to refer to other styles, since we effectively now allow <style> to work like a group of styles. Action: [GA] remove "div" from display-align's applies to list. Can't apply to div since div has no explicit height/width. Action: [GA] Add ttm:default-time-metric metadata item. Takes values that are one of time-count metric, e.g., "h", "m", "s", "f", etc. Action: [GA] send John's document to WG reflector, then (at some point in future) ask him to send to public list so it can be handled as public submission. Action: [GA] Add informative Annex to DFXP spec which enumerates the requirements of TT-AF-1-0-REQ which are intentionally not intended to be met in DFXP. Action: [KB] Review the March 2002 TT Task Force requirements to see if the current TT-AF-1-0-REQ does not include all those earlier requirements, and if not, then make a case for including in TT-AF-1-0-REQ. [TM] will help as required and report back to WG. 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9pm til 1am
This Saturday I'm down my local boozer playing corkin' choons to assorted east-end theatre going types and anyone else who happens to stumble through the door. It won't be a pure Reggae ting by any means but there'll be plenty of Jamdown sounds alongside some blistering Funk, Soul, Afro-beat, Jazz, Rap and pretty much whatever else accidentally ends up in my record box. The venue doesn't usually pull a big weekend crowd by any means (mainly cos no-one can tell the bleedin' place is open!!!) so it'd be good to see ya down there if you can make it.
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A new well will be dug on Washington Street to provide drinking water to the city, according to Milford City Council members.
A new well will be dug on Washington Street to provide drinking water to the city, according to Milford City Council members.
Two bids were received for the work, and the city awarded the contract to A.C. Schultes of Delaware. The Bridgeville-based company came in with the lower bit at $139,487, which city council awarded at its Monday meeting. The project will be funded through a state revolving loan through the Office of Drinking Water.
Despite the hefty price, city rates are not expected increase, as payment for these new projects is already factored in, said City Manager Richard Carmean.
The well will be 340 feet deep. Its depth is a major factor in the price, said Erik Retzlaff, an associate of Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc., the engineering firm the city of Milford works with.
A significant number of man hours will go into digging the new well, Retzlaff said. First, a hole two inches in diameter will have to be drilled roughly 355 feet into the ground to collect soil samples at various depths to analyze the makeup of the soil.
Then a device called a level transducer will be sent down to identify where the good water is located. The hole will then be expanded using a 22-inch drill bit, he said. A 12-inch casing with two access tubes used to measure water levels will be dropped in the hole.
Retzlaff said that crews will be working round the clock for at least a solid week to get the work done.
The crew will then test the well using a pump and then surge the well to make sure the gravel is packed tightly, before finally concreting everything in place.
This new well will pump water to the new water treatment plant once that project is up and running, Carmean said.
"It's a lot of work, but the thing is that this is a well that is intended to be there for 50 years," Retzlaff said.


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HDN: How is the team coming along?
Felix: We've got a pretty good mix of young guys and veterans. We've thrown it all at them. We've got a full arsenal of things installed. As far as how we are playing, we are sketchy. Injuries set us back. Losing Pat Drews is a problem. I am seeing it is a bigger problem than I expected. He was an all-leaguer. He will be a double-double guy, and defensively we miss him. Kyle Bernard reinjured an ankle. He found out it hadn't healed from last year, a torn tendon or something. He was on crutches for two weeks. He will be getting back sooner. It's just a bad ankle sprain. Our offensive is struggling to get the ball in the basket. Defensively we are pretty solid. We are pretty good at getting stops.
HDN: When can fans expect to see Pat Drews back on the floor?
Felix: We were hoping he would be back by the start of league. Unfortunately, he had to get a second surgery on our home opener. It's kind of a minor thing that will shelf him for another day or two. I'm thinking he will probably be back for the holiday tournament. The physical therapist put him through a pretty good workout yesterday with shuffling and jumping. We also had him in some shooting drills.
HDN: What have you�seen from your team in preseason scrimmages?
Felix: On Saturday we always go up to Harper Creek. At Harper we played five different teams; Quincy, Harper Creek, Hastings, Hanover-Horton, and Union City. We were very competitive in all of them. We went 3-2 on the day. We didn't play very well on offense. We made a lot of errors that you can get right with more practice. That's why we do so much film study. They become points of emphasis in practice.
HDN: How did your scrimmage Wednesday night go?
Felix: Wednesday night we played Concord and Napoleon. Offensively we are not finishing at the rim like we need to. Napoleon looked like a bunch of guys that should have families - full beards, 6'5". We beat them, but they looked like a�small college team walking through the door.
HDN: You have a pretty tough schedule in the early goings.
Felix: We went Tom Izzo with the schedule-some-tough-teams-early approach. We did that not knowing we would be banged up. I wanted to test my team early. Thursday we host Pewamo-Westphalia. They are the third-ranked team�in the state in Class C. Coach Tharp, from Hillsdale College, is coming to watch two of their guys. It's going to be a great challenge for us. It would have been a challenge at full-go. We are looking forward to it. I want to see where we are at - how close or how far we are from being in that area. Basketball is different from football where you can soak up some losses.
HDN: Who will be some of your toughest foes?
Felix: Adrian Madision beat us in�the�district finals by four. It was an absolute war. Both teams lost two kids. Again, I wish we were at full strength. I know they cannot wait to play us. Columbia Central is coming in as our league-opener. For whatever reason, they are always good early. They have a tendency to start out�on�fire and peter out down the stretch. The first three games, I'd say I am�a little apprehensive. At the same time,�I am confident in my guys. The front end of our schedule is challenging to say the least.
HDN: Can you give readers an idea of what your starting lineup will look like?
Felix: We have already tweaked our starting lineup. Joe Philipp, early on we brought him up�until we got healthy. We needed some bodies up to practice. We did the same thing with Dj Jones. Joe Philipp is trying to prove to me he belongs here. Right now he is in line to maybe start. He's coachable, and�he's gotten better every day. There is one slot that is�open. All the sudden, it's looking like he might start. Other than that, Brandon Bisher, Andrew Wilcox, Martin Petersen, and Trey Conrad. Those four guys will start for sure.
HDN: Do you have some specific team goals?�or is�it simply to�win?
Felix: We have a lot of team goals. We break the season into chunks. We've got long-term and�short-term goals. We post them on a board�and have a�notebook we keep track with -either we've achieved it or we haven't. We have small goals -�win the season-opener, the�league-opener, and�the Christmas tournament. Repeating as academic all-state is on our list. We encouarage our guys to get it done in the classroom. We feel like we can battle for the league championship. This would be our third straight�championship. It's hard to do. Sometimes I think it can be harder than�a district championship depending on your draw. We want to get back to regionals. Anything past that is icing on the cake. I am getting kind of sick of getting stumped in regionals though.
HDN: What are the keys to making a run?
Felix:�Staying healthy is important. We are not very deep. We really have to keep our main guys healthy and on the floor. Last year�we did it with our defense and rebounding. Rebounding is a huge focus. We have been grinding it out on the boards. It's the most underrated stat in basketball.
-Phillip Morgan
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I don't know what it's like to parent a child diagnosed with autism, but I can imagine that one of the first things I'd want to do is soak up a million books and web pages looking for ... well, everything I could, I guess. Information. Experience. Something that would help me understand, encourage, and support my child. For everyone with a connection to autism, there's a new book out that is receiving rave reviews from parents and autism experts alike. Written by Landon Bryce, author of ThAutcast, it's called I Love Being My Own Autistic Self, and it's filled with colorfully-drawn characters who gently explore the complicated issues of neurodiversity through simple, clear language.
As one blogger describes it, this book "helps those of us on the outside understand just a little bit more of what is happening on the inside." Here's more on the thinking behind I Love Being My Own Autistic Self, via a fascinating interview with Bryce:
On how the book came to be:
I had the idea for an autistic cartoon character named Vector several years ago. Many autistic people do not read comfortably and relate better to things that are presented visually, so I wanted to find ways to express important ideas that rely less on words. It took me a long time to figure out what Vector should look like and who his friends should be. I introduced them in a series of images on the thAutcast Facebook page this summer. People responded very positively, and my friend Jennifer Sheridan encouraged me to put them together into a little book.
After several false starts, I found an approach to writing the text that I liked when I stopped trying to write about the cartoons and let Vector speak for himself. Several of my friends, both people who are autistic and people who have children who are, helped me shape the book and figure out what needed to be in it.
Why the main character's name is "Vector":
In graphics, vectors are virtual lines that connect points through defined relationships. The character Vector is my attempt to help readers feel a relationship with the points I am trying to make. And of course, he is constructed from vectors, so it's sort of like naming your dog "Dog."
Why he created a nonverbal character:
Marko is Vector's best friend, and he is nonverbal. He's based on students I've worked with and the kids of friends of mine who don't talk yet. These are wonderful, fascinating, fully human people who are often talked about as though they are less than that. Amy Sequenzia, who uses assistive technology to communicate, was kind enough to make some very helpful suggestions on the text. I tried hard not to minimize the challenges that people like Marko face but to encourage people to reach out and include them.
On how much of the book is based on Bryce's own experience with autism:
Some of it certainly is -- for example, what Vector says about how difficult it is for him to deal with loud noises or other overwhelming sensations is pretty much me. So are the things about how hard it is for him to get along with other people. But for the last few years I have interacted every day with autistic people and their families through my website, thAutcast, and Facebook page. Adam Bailey, who has Asperger's syndrome and whose son has autism, described the book this way: "Landon Bryce has filtered the voices of thousands on his website through his brain and found a simple way in doing so." That's certainly what I tried to do.
On the difference between self-advocation and being opposed to treatment:
The iPad and other devices are allowing many autistic people to communicate in ways that they could not before, and I think that's great. Supports that make the challenging parts of autism less disabling are wonderful things, and we need more of them. Because a lot of the treatments that have been used on autistic people have been damaging, ineffective, or both, many self-advocates sound, to casual observers, like we oppose treatment for autism. I think we need to devote much more energy to researching treatments that will help autistic people communicate effectively and learn things that are hard for us. I guess it's not surprising that a teacher like me thinks we could get the best results for autistic people by investing in education.
I Love Being My Own Autistic Self sounds like an absolutely amazing resource for autistic people, their families, and those who care about them. A quick glance at the Amazon reviews shows how well-received the book has been since it was released just a week ago. As one reader put it, "Landon Bryce takes a very complicated subject matter and boils it down to all that really matters: people on the autism spectrum -- just like the rest of the world -- are all different, in beautifully different ways. And no less worthy of dignity and respect."


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