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This week's Hump Day Hmm discusses something that bugs me quite a bit, and I'm not that old – Political Correctness. Naturally, it doesn't bother me that it does actually exist, but I feel that there is a sense of paralysis that results from the supposed need to be PC.
The paralysis comes in one of two forms – either you change what you say to practically negate any true meaning you're trying to achieve, or you just don't say anything at all for fear you might offend someone. I know that I'm guilty of doing both, more the second than the first. However, it's not all concerns of offending anyone that would keep me from saying anything – I would always assume that someone else would come along and say exactly what I was thinking.
I've now learnt that this isn't always the case and that there are usually people who are in the same spot as me – they want to say something, but are afraid to do so or just don't bother because they assume that someone will pick up their slack. However, there are some circumstances – such as when the person you're speaking to just doesn't like you, or they think that you have some kind of secret agenda – where it is best to say nothing because if you do, you know that the discussion will likely wind up being one of the past and of the present.
In fact, that was one of the reasons why I started blogging again – so that I could say whatever I wanted whenever I want. There isn't the worry about my words having direct consequences over my participation in one site or another. I've also found that, more recently, I'm not visiting the same sites that I used to before I started blogging – for example, I find that I'd rather be reading through various blogs in my Google Reader where I have a wide variety of viewpoints, rather than in forums where it's seemingly always the same four or five people posting their ideas.
However, where you really see the paralysis is out in the political world. However, it's not the bloggers or the talk show hosts that show the paralysis – it's the politicians themselves. A lot of the blame for that probably should be shifted onto their staff as the reality of politics now is that it is a show run behind the curtains. It's best shown toward the end of season 6 of The West Wing, where the election is ramping up and all the candidates are getting their names out there. In a couple of episodes, there are situations where a candidate chooses to say what he is thinking and gets raked over the coals for actually saying it. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who will never have seen that episode as they felt that the whole show was just a vehicle to promote "liberal" ideas. I'll admit that I thought the same thing myself, but once I watched three or four episodes, I was hooked and haven't looked back. In fact, I even found an old episode on a VHS tape and watched it (at least until the tape ran out because it was part of the overrun recording that I had done).
The reality is different of course for our politicians today – they are all concerned about polling numbers, and making sure that they vary their message depending on who they are talking to. There is an element of this as well in the West Wing, but the writers did give the characters the opportunity to speak their mind.
Where do I stand on being PC and saying the right thing? I certainly think that if you're comfortable with saying something, you definitely need to. Otherwise you might not have another chance to say it. Even if you don't think you're comfortable, you should write up what you want to say and possibly run it past a friend – they'll likely give you tips on how to improve your message and possibly remind you of things that you should include as well. I also think that you should, within reason (as in not making a direct personal attack or resorting to racial or ethnic slurs) say what you want to say in the manner that you wish to say it.
There's a lot more that could be said, not only for the words we say, but also for the actions we decide to take – especially when it comes to shielding ourselves from things. However, that's a discussion for another time.


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Manolo Blahniks and Kathy Bates?Go together like David E. Kelley and his prime-time television hits.
Series Creator and Executive Producer, David E. Kelley has done it again! I'd love to sit at his Gucci feet and watch him spin his million dollar web of prime-time entertainment for our viewing pleasure.
I just watched the first episode of David E. Kelley's new legal series, Harry's Law on NBC, and I have to say ... this shines like another winner. I'd change the name to Harriet's Law and Fine Shoes, it has a nice ring.
Harry's Law steps out of the law/criminal forensics television box, introducing something unexpected. Really unexpected ... a welcomed surprise. A gray-haired Kathy Bates as a gun-toting lawyer with a storefront practice that happens to also sell shoes. Not just your run-of-the mill, Average Joan shoes ... but your designer shoes for fussy fashionistas.
This comes about after a college student tries to commit suicide by jumping off a roof and instead, ricochets off an awning and lands on Harriet (Harry) Korn aka Kathy Bates who just quit her corporate law firm, knocking her unconscious. He survives to become her first client on her own.
You see, he has a drug problem and was charged with possession, but his rehab center closed and he slipped back into using and the cops are using him to go after the big bad dealer ring … blah, blah, blah. But the story pulls at the heart, because he's a good college kid, who made a mistake and got caught up in the downfalls of life. He doesn't deserve hard time, he just needs a little help.
He admits to Harriet that he was trying to kill himself, but she broke his fall and there's a reason he landed on her. He needs a lawyer. She's supposed to be his lawyer. This miracle will give him another chance at life. One problem, she's a patent lawyer not a criminal lawyer. That fact changes nothing for him.
I call this a Holy Set-up. She saves his life, and he in turn, gives her life a purpose.
I call this a Holy Set-up. She saves his life, and he in turn, gives her life a purpose.
Yes, everything happens for a reason. That's the underlying theme of this fascinating show. So here we go again. After she's patched up at the hospital, (the same day the kid falls on her) she stumbles across an abandoned store for sale or rent. Right then and there, she decides to start over with a new practice, and she wants her new life to begin at this storefront.
JIMMY CHOO Drake Black Glitter Sandals 41
JIMMY CHOO Drake Black Glitter Sandals 41
Just as she steps off the curb heading for the abandoned store, a speeding sports car plows into her. I kid you not. No, it's not a cartoon. This is supposed to be real life. Just stay with me. Behind the wheel is a lawyer she worked on a case with and not-so-lovingly referred to as, well … I don't remember, but it was like, "little weasel." Once again, she survives to the doctor's amazement. Her sidekick assistant responds, "She just has a lot of cushion."
When Harriet and her sidekick assistant, Jenna, move into the store, they discover piles of shoe boxes filled with designer shoes left from a previous tenant. Now that's even more farfetch, but fun to watch. There's Prada, Jimmy Choo, Manoloe Blahniks, Kate Spade etc.
For me, those sharp designer shoes give the show an extra appeal. I'm like a kid's face pressed against a candy store window, as Jenna pulls out these fabulous shoes.
JIMMY CHOO Ronit Black Embossed Zip Sandals 41
JIMMY CHOO Ronit Black Embossed Zip Sandals 41
Of course, Kelley has to pull the heart strings tighter with the college kid's mother showing up at Harriet's law office. Stunned by her surroundings, she says: "You really are practicing shoe store law," or something to that effect.
By the end of the show, that's exactly what it looks like. The shoes are arranged on shelves and tables, there are chairs where you can try on the shoes and bookshelves full of law books and shoe displays, and desks for the lawyers (Harriet and the Weasel) to work on their cases. Oh yeah, he weasels his way into a job at her new practice.
By the end of the show, that's exactly what it looks like. The shoes are arranged on shelves and tables, there are chairs where you can try on the shoes and bookshelves full of law books and shoe displays, and desks for the lawyers (Harriet and the Weasel) to work on their cases. Oh yeah, he weasels his way into a job at her new practice.
She also hires the exonerated college kid as her paralegal, who was sentenced to probation and community service. In the last scene, three thugs come in and show her a contraption they use to steal cars. They're tired of getting arrested, and now want to go legit by getting a patent, so it can be used by law enforcement agencies.
Shoes, law and a funny, gun-toting, graying, lady lawyer with a blonde sidekick assistant, who knows her designer shoes … are the makings of a shoe-tapping hit!

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FHM Philippines' "racist" cover
"Stepping out of the shadows"
- Cementimental this'd this
- Icarus-Smicarus and Epimer this'd this
- Cementimental this'd this
- deadonthestairs, tiramisu, still_here, joeymahone, and TheWza this'd this
Meet your new love guru
She's hot and juicy as the reddest kimchi
- tiramisu this'd this
Beyond being hilariously inappropriate
I don't really get it?justanothersheeldz this'd this
It's just, I dunno
I work in a role where I have to oversee and approve a lot of communications content, and so I can never understand why people allow shit stuff to sully their brand
I mean if someone showed me this to approve I'd throw it in their face, and not just for being pretty racist, but the concept doesn't even really make sense and the execution is dreadful.andyvine this'd this
pee-see schmee-see
what's the actual concept of this supposed to be?
some kind of pedestal-ing/worshipping of the 'pure white woman', or summats? cos even on that level, the imagery is just straight up odd, and the positioning of the text and stuff is all to cock.berksy this'd this
The girl on the left looks like she's genuinely black, but the one on the right doesn't look like she should be black.LordLuciusBanter this'd this


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San Antone
Offlee Wild - Run, by Lite the Fuse
Bay Gelding, 2008
Record: 23-6-4-5 | Earnings: $236,349
San Antone ("Tex") retired from racing in the spring of 2015, and after spelling in Alabama for a few months, began retraining in Firestone, CO, in October 2015. He was walk/trot/cantering and jumping small courses quietly and happily after just a few weeks in training, and he loves trail riding. He is quiet, willing and easy - a simple, safe project for a young rider or intermediate adult.
San Antone found his forever home in February of 2016 with Monique Saenz of Boulder, CO. In May of 2016 Monique and San Antone competed and won at their first dressage show together at Singetree Farm in Boulder. Monique said, "He was perfect! He did not miss a turn, step, or stop, and he rewarded me with my very first blue ribbon. The judges commented that they loved the harmony we exemplified during our ride." She went on to say, "I'm so fortunate that Tone picked me to be his forever mom. He is the sweetest, most gentle and loyal Thoroughbred I've ever met. We both are still learning and we help each other along the way. Although Tone and I are working on dressage, my desire is to share him with others as a therapy horse. I personally have benefited from Equine Assisted Therapy, and San Antone appears to have the ideal personality to be a therapy horse. In fact, in his brief three months with me he has helped me as much as I have helped him. Thank you again for saving this gentle, loving soul. And for sending him to Angelika (Beutel) in CO for his final training so that our paths could cross."


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Neil Williams was a leading Atlanta lawyer, corporate director, advocate for arts and education, and mentor for both young lawyers and older executives.
His life of service and leadership, fueled by a hearty zest and optimism, sound judgment, and commitment to excellence in a common purpose, had a regional and national impact that was both far-ranging and deep. Born on March 22, 1936, to Thelma and Neil Williams, Sr. in Charlotte, North Carolina, he attended public schools there where he met his wife Sue.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University with distinction in history and membership in Phi Beta Kappa in 1958. He received his J. D. degree from Duke Law School in 1961. That summer, Neil and Sue moved to Atlanta where Neil began his distinguished, thirty-eight year legal career with the firm of Alston & Bird LLP. In the legal profession, he rose rapidly in a practice that focused on business law, particularly corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He was an acknowledged leader in the profession, a trusted confidante to clients, and the law firm leader who built Alston & Bird from an important Atlanta law firm into regional and then national preeminence. When he retired from Alston & Bird, Neil became the first General Counsel of Invesco, one of the world's largest independent global investment management firms. Neil served as a corporate director at a number of companies, including the Attorneys Liability Assurance Society, an insurer of many of the largest U. S. law firms. At the time of his death, Neil was a respected director of Printpack, Inc., Acuity Brands, Inc., and Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.
He participated fully in the Atlanta community with particular interest in the arts. He and Sue sang in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus under the direction of Robert Shaw. He was a long-time member of the Board of Directors of the Symphony and chairman of that Board from 1987-1990. From 2002-2008 he served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Woodruff Arts Center, which awarded him its first Lifetime Achievement Award on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. The Atlanta Chapter of the American Jewish Committee in 2006 presented him the Learned Hand Award in recognition of his contribution to the legal profession and the broader community.
Nationally, Neil served as a member of the Mountain Conservation Trust in Jasper, Georgia, and the Board of Directors of the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina, where he had earlier studied string bass for six summers. In 2010 Brevard honored him with its Distinguished Alumni Award . During the 1990s he was an active member of the Directors of the American Symphony Orchestra League and served as its chair for five years.
Neil felt great loyalty to his alma mater and worked enthusiastically for Duke University. He chaired the alumni associations of Duke Law School and Duke University. From 1980-1993 he was a member of Duke's Board of Trustees and Chairman from 1983-1988 and founding director of the Duke Management Company, serving until 1997. Duke University awarded him its Distinguished Alumni Award in 1990, and the Law School awarded him the Charles Rhyne Award of leadership in the legal profession in 1993.
Neil's work with philanthropic foundations included serving for years as a Trustee and Chair of The Duke Endowment, which serves needs in North and South Carolina, Chair of the Vasser Woolley Foundation in Atlanta and Trustee of the Halle Foundation in Atlanta, and trustee member of the investment committee of the Presbyterian Church Foundation in Louisville. He was an active member and trustee of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta.
He was the proud father of Fred Williams and Susan Williams and grandfather of Taylor Williams and Alex Jacobson.
L. Neil Williams 1936 - 2012
"Giving - whether of financial resources or creative assistance in other ways - inevitably is animated by an interest in others, by a deep and sustaining belief that problems can be solved, good can be accomplished. That's optimism."


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One day there was no man, just Rahat….
And then there was one, his slain countrymen were stacked around him, it was Rahat Ali, the fighter, standing tall like the ultimate warrior
A scared,scarred, nation watched on. Their hope should've been gone. But together they believed in Rahat. He was more than just a mere man
You could hear the ground shake in Pakistan as the chant started getting louder each ball. rahat. Rahat. RAHAT.
His only weapon, a busted back foot cover drive that was passed down to him from his father, was what he used as the Barmy Army charged him
The Rahat clan, they have always said, fights on for Pakistan until the end. They don't know how to give up. They bleed green.
It doesn't matter, Rahat, it is over. Rahat turns his back on the pitiful doubters. It is never over until Rahat is defeated.
We may lose, Rahat sighs through pained breaths, but I must give my people something. A flicker of something that hints at a better future.
He squints, the sun seems harsher now, but he battles through each attack. His heart may be broken, but not his spirit.
The enemy sang their vicious battle songs, to a lesser man, to even the strongest of men, it would have beaten them, not Rahat. Never Rahat
Rahat kicked at his muscular horse, Sohail, which reared up violently at his attackers. Two brave animals, who in this fight, had become one
There was a pause in the battle, Rahat took Sohail to the river and let him have a much-deserved drink. Rahat knew it may be there last.
Then Sohail fell. Rahat looked at the beautiful blue sky, then down at the cold hard ground. It was over. There was no point going on.
Rahat had done all Rahat could. It was magnificent, but it wasn't enough. He limped from the battle, a proud, but beaten man.
From now until the end of time, every time a warrior fights on this land, the trees will whisper Rahat. Rahat. Rahat.
Stolen from my twitter feed.
During the last World Twenty20 I had a chat with a senior cricket writer who wanted to quit cricket. He had spent a long time writing about cricket, and just thought there were more important things he could have written about. For a minute, I argued the opposition. But the truth is, I could see his point.
I mean, what is writing about cricket really? It involves travelling to summer-drenched places (and England) and sitting in a usually comfortable glassed box where you are fed free food while writing about someone who is trying not to be hit by a bouncer so you don't tap on your crumb-riddled keyboard that they have a weakness, before ignoring the next ball to look at a stream of tweets saying essentially the same thing.
That is probably cricket writing at its very worst.
At its best, well it's still a lot of those things, but you get to see something that actually moves you. Something original. Something funny. Something horrific. Something that you love.
Yet, mid-tournament blues can still come in. The thought that this isn't really that important. I could be writing about an animal that is being wiped out. An atrocity that people are ignoring. Or outing a businessman for pouring poison into a school playground. Instead I'm trying to work out how to write about Trott's strike rate of 87 in a losing total for the 1743rd time.
A few days after my chat with the writer about cricket's lack of importance, I was at the game that is often the most hyped, most underplayed and most important to cricket. India v Pakistan.
Australia and England might have been at it for longer, but really for most Aussies and Poms, the Ashes is just a thing that happens. I doubt many fans lose sleep over the result. Cricket is not the favourite sport in England; if it is in Australia, it's by default. Australia and England are trade partners; they share Naomi Watts, Germaine Greer and the Bee Gees. You can travel between the two pretty easily. Australia has not attacked England, nor has England retaliated in quite some time. Individual groups based on political and religious beliefs do not plan to do the other country harm.
It's great that the Ashes exists, and cricket is lucky to have it. But it's of less and less cultural importance these days. Australia no longer see England as the mother country. Young Australians don't flock over here to work. More and more Aussies have completely different mother countries. Mostly countries that have no interest in cricket at all. Cricket gets less important by the decade in English society. It's seen by many as a posh sport; state schools don't really play it. If your posh or Asian parents don't introduce it, you'd have to find it by accident to get involved.
For many reasons, most blatantly obvious, the India-Pakistan series is far more important. It has more people involved. Many of those people do lose sleep over the result. Many take the matches incredibly seriously. It's important. It's not front-page news, it is the news.
An Indian fan recently told me that Imran Khan was overrated and Pakistan were a fourth-tier nation. It wasn't sane. It was fanatical. It was India v Pakistan.
And I get it. I'm told by Asian fans I often don't get the culture. That as a white man, I could never understand it. Of course these same fans tell me exactly what is wrong with England or Australia quite often. If I don't understand it after six years of writing and fighting about cricket, I never will.
Let me explain the culture as I see it. Pakistan fans can handle losing a tournament, but not losing to India. Indian fans can handle losing a tournament, but not losing to Pakistan. That is not unique. There is barely a sport in the world without this rivalry. Collingwood wants to beat Carlton, the Lakers want to beat the Celtics, the Celtics want to beat the Rangers, Jennifer Jones wants to beat Kelly Scott, and Royal College wants to beat St Thomas' College.
The next part is a mixture of personal history and nonsense. The final bit includes wars and weapons. It stems from ugliness. But you put it all together and you have the world's most important sporting rivalry. And the only two teams that could completely reincarnate a dead rubber.
Yet, before the World Twenty20 match, I felt no extra excitement. I was merely on my way to another cricket match. I was jaded, tired, and bored of T20 matches I could barely remember the next day. Even with the crowd cramming in, and the game starting, I was still not excited.
Then I looked around. And suddenly I saw something amazing. Indians and Pakistanis cheering next to each other. Now I've been to a college basketball match that had a brawl. I've seen pictures of football fans ripping each other apart. And I once went to a suburban Aussie Rules game that ended when every supporter in the ground went onto the field.
And here I was with the world's biggest sporting rivalry, between two countries that are in constant arguments. That have nuclear weapons as deterrents. That war, fight, scrap, blame, curse and mock each other all the time. And their fans were cheering like mad men or sulking like babies, a few feet from each other.
So I left the press box and went to watch the match.
Indian fans abuse Rohit. And Pakistan fans abuse Akmal and Malik. Suresh Raina shushed the crowd in a cheeky way, and even the Pakistanis loved him for it. I saw a Pakistani man dance with an Indian. And two Indian guys accidentally head-butt each other while dancing.
Fans from both countries abused me for being English; I never stopped to correct them.
Pakistani supporters stare mournfully at the screen for the longest time when their team does something really stupid. Indian fans will all turn in and discuss any bad moments like their conversation can help solve them. The Indian crowd will chant Sachin's name even though he is not there. A Pakistani man without a Pakistan shirt on seems almost impossible.
No matter the shot, if it makes runs, it is awesome. People with face-paint are more likely to dance. People with wigs are more likely to scream. The mobile phone is an active member of the experience.
Pakistani fans will leave once the result is obvious, but for hours after the game they will roam the streets outside the stadium. Indian fans will cheer the TV interviews like it's another boundary.
It was just another cricket match, and it wasn't just another cricket match.
I loved it. Every second of it, even the bit where I was called English. Watching the fans, it felt like something. Like this game was actually needed. That it wasn't just something that was happening, that it was happening for a reason. That it should be covered. That I should be there.
I wish they could play five-Test series in both countries all the time. I wish I could be at every India-Pakistan match. I wish every cricket match felt like this one. I wish the fans would have opportunities to troll each other every couple of months. I wish the conflict would end, but that the cricket passion never does.
Today I'll head to Edgbaston jaded. But no matter how much this game doesn't matter, this tournament doesn't matter, and this format of cricket doesn't matter, I know I'll feel something. I'll be glad I was there. I'll cherish every moment of this contest. Probably even the rain breaks. I'll leave my glass cocoon of comfort and stand among the fans. I'll be glad I did.
This match, like all India-Pakistan matches, is important, because of the history, and because of the now. That they happen at all is a miracle. And I'm glad I get the chance to be at them. Especially as I'm a jaded white guy who doesn't understand.
Pakistan can be such a romantic team. They're essentially homeless. Have a giant. Are captained by a nice human piñata. Coached by an aged cherub. Have a yoda-like spinner. The Jamshed. And, as always, have a quality kit.
But, they've lost three from three.
It's hard to fault their bowlers. It's easy, and utterly correct, to blame their batsmen.
It's hard to see how Imran Farhat would play in any other team in this tournament. Or even for Ireland, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh or Japan. Yet he played twice. TWICE. Mohammad Hafeez faced 61 balls, had a high score of 27 and an average of 12.66. Shoaib Malik faced 53 balls, had a high score of 17 and averaged 8.33. They had three players score over 27 in three games.
Nasir Jamshed and Misbah-ul-Haq aside, it's almost unfair to call them batsmen. Their batting is essentially rotten fruit sitting in rancid milk in the bottom of a rusted can. Even the rats wouldn't eat it.
It's not really a surprise that their totals were 170, 167 and 165. If they played against India again, it would only be fair if India had just 25 overs in which to chase their total. You could also suggest that Pakistan could have 100 overs, but the evidence suggests they can't last 50, let alone 100.
Their coach, Dav Whatmore, said, "I thought he did a very good job." He was referring to Trent Woodhill, Pakistan's batting coach. If by 'did a very good job' he refrained from beating any of the players with their own bats when they were dismissed, he is correct.
Against India, with Misbah and Jamshed failing, they seemed as likely to score 200 as any of them are of ending up 200 years old.
They even managed to lose the game on a ball they should have got a run-out from. By the end of the game the holes in the crowd were where the people in the green shirts, with the green face paint, wearing green scarves had been earlier.
The real shame was that the Pakistan supporters deserved so much better. Every time Pakistan have played in this tournament there has barely been a spare seat. They've travelled to the grounds in novelty green double-deck buses. They've stood and waited for their heroes for ages after the game. At The Oval, Ramiz Raja walking out on the ground was greeted like he was a god. Wasim Akram walking out was treated like the god of gods. They've come to each game, and even sat and watched their team bat. Which must have hurt their pride, and their eyes.
It's amazing that they even had the pride, or energy, to dance to the repeated playings of the catchiest song ever, "Dil Dil Pakistan". In fact, "Dil Dil Pakistan" was played more often in this tournament than Pakistan hit boundaries. By the final group game, if a Pakistan batsman managed to not be dismissed on a delivery, they would play the song. Because they couldn't actually wait for one of them to doing something good.
The only truly great thing the Pakistan team managed this tournament was a Pepsi ad starring Mohammad Irfan and Junaid Khan. The ad features someone removing a room service tray only to see Irfan's head: a painted Irfan pretending to be a water feature to trick Dav Whatmore. And Saeed Ajmal in an afro. The ad was meant as a comedy, and is quite funny.
Unlike the Pakistan team, which was meant to be serious and played for laughs.
As Whatmore said: "We're one ODI victory from having a good series." Or to put it another way, they were one ODI victory away from being thrown out of the tournament with one win.
There was a time during the India South Africa game where I really suspected that someone was making South African flags out the back of the Prema and selling them for a few rupees. At first they weren't there, and then suddenly one whole stand was holding up the South African colours. The Pakistani fans were the ones holding the flags, as most of the South African fans had gone home.
During the India Pakistan game it appeared like 4 out of 5 Sri Lankans at the game had adopted Pakistan as their home team. Thousands of fans had Sri Lankan shirts on and were waving Pakistan flags or had their face painted with the Pakistani flag on it. They were as Pakistani as you could get, for just the three hours.
It's been one of the highlights of this tournament.
People picking their second country to follow, or following a whole new country just for qualification purposes while supporting them as much as they could and the cheering of superhuman feats no matter whose team performs them.
That stopped tonight.
Outside the grounds I swear some of the very same people I saw screaming for Pakistan a few nights back were now chanting "Go home Pakistan", "bye, bye, Pakistan" or "Sri Lanka Zindabad". Pakistan fans coming out of the stadium were greeted by laughing or taunting Sri Lanka fans who had long forgotten that Pakistan were there second favourite side and were now happily giving them some stick.
This is more of a party than a tournament. And I'm not just talking about what goes on player's hotel rooms.
Because of the setting, the amount of games in quick succession and the nature of double headers, it's been far less patriotic than a bilateral series or even a world cup. If you are here to support your country, you are probably also going to see neutral games as well. It's how this tournament is.
But tonight all that disappeared. The Sri Lankans had been cheering Chris Gayle supporting the Pakistanis and getting excited at Shane Watson, but not any more. Tonight Pakistan was the opposition, not their second favourite team.
Watson or Gayle can be sure that their sixes will be met largely by silence followed by an ICC firework.
The Sri Lankan fans can now see themselves winning this. They really want to win it. They even started partying like they were winning it. One fan drinking what appeared to be arrack as he hung out of the sunroof of a car while wearing a Sri Lankan shirt and wrapped in a Sri Lankan flag was certainly enjoying the victory. There seemed to be more fans outside the ground than could ever fit into the ground.
Most of them, when there wasn't a Pakistani fan to laugh at, were already calling Sri Lanka the champions. Why wait to Sunday when you can start celebrating now.
The party bit of this tournament has definitely ended, the party in Sri Lanka may not end for quite some time.
Result: I missed Afridi's last ever innings (well it could be) by deciding to wash my hands. Dilshan now won't get beaten to death by a sack of rambutans.
There is a condition that I have: I forget the name. It's like night terrors or sleep paralysis. I am often convinced someone is in the room at the foot of my bed and I wake up screaming or attacking them.
Other people have it too. Some scientists believe that alien abduction and ghost stories can often been explained away with this condition.
Ofcourse it's also possible that there really is someone in my room, and in my hazy freshly woken state I just don't see them get away time and time again.
The nightmare for Australia was that their middle order was exactly as shit as they thought they were.
That they couldn't score against the spinners, wouldn't rotate the strike and under extreme pressure would fall apart.
Every night Australia has had this dream, and every night of the tournament they wake up screaming and check beside them to make sure Shane Watson is still there.
Tonight, Shane Watson wasn't.
It was just as ugly as all the nightmares suggested.
In the end all they needed to score was 112, and they did that because Mike Hussey was awake the whole time, although it didn't seem like he was always conscious.
You could also give all the credit to Pakistan for almost flat out refusing to try pace, and for being really good. But let's focus on how utterly shit Australia looked without Watson making runs.
Now they have two games in which to fix this problem.
Knock out games.
And they'll have precisely no warm up matches between now and them to practice.
But on the plus side, it's not a nightmare, it's a reality. Doesn't that feel better?
Result: Shane Watson bleeds human blood, and Shoaib Malik ruined the 20 overs of spin thing.
So this is what it's like walking around the ground at an India v Pakistan game in Sri Lanka.
Many men will dance with each other, some will dance because of the cricket, others will not notice the cricket.
People will stop you and ask you to take their picture, you get good at making a clicking sound with your tongue.
Pakistani fans will abuse Kakmal and Malik.
India fans will abuse Rohit.
Suresh Raina will shush the crowd, and that will make them love him.
Various men of various nationalities will say, "Hey England, fuck you".
The cheerleaders will look completely jaded unless they think a camera is on them.
Police officers will smile at you.
Police officers will scowl at you.
Police officers will tell you not to go somewhere and you'll nod and act dumb and go there anyway.
More dancing.
Flags will be waved in a way that only dislocate your shoulder.
Both sets of supporters will look happy at the same time in a way that will confuse you.
Pakistani supporters will stare mournfully at the screen for longer when their team does something really stupid.
A wicket is the greatest moment ever. A six is greater than the greatest.
The crowd will chant Sachin's name even though he is not there.
A slog will get as much cheer as the prettiest drive Kohli can muster.
Men will stroke each other's mullets in a tender yet probably completely hetero kind of way.
70% of the crowd will have their countries shirt on.
Someone will take a photo of his mate posing with another friend, then they will all confer on whether the photo is any good, and if not they will reshoot it again and again until everyone is happy with the photo.
You'll be asked if you are on facebook.
People with face paint are more likely to dance.
People with wigs are more likely to scream.
Pakistani fans will leave earlier enough that they don't have to deal with too many Indian fans on the way out.
Indian fans will stay, dance and cheer the tv interview.
Pakistan fans will wander the streets in packs of two and three, all wearing similar vintage replica shirts, hours after the game has been lost.
Result: Pakistan have a great bowling attack against anyone who isn't India, Virat Kohli is batman to Watson's superman.
YES. That's right.
While looking for random cricket shirts that are probably only of interest to me, I found something that I thought would be of interest to everyone. Ok, not everyone, but people who like cricket themed t shirts that aren't variations of "he bats for the other side", "Bowling maidens over" or "I hate short wide ones".
It's now clear to me that I've failed to make cricket replica shirts cool. I gave it a go, but perhaps my love for them, and the one time I looked good in a Pakistani shirt under a sports coat, was a false dawn. As no one else seems to care about them. Not even my Lancashire shirt that was worn by Andrew Crook, or A Crook as it reads on the back, seems to excite people.
However, people love cool t shirts. And I think I've found the t shirts that could mend the fences between traditional crickey nerds and cricket hipsters. Bootleg Pakistan Domestic Faysal Bank T20 tournament t shirts.
Yes, they are as good as you've dreamed of. And I own every single one of these shirts. Because, because.
Dolphins are the second smartest mammals after legspinners. But you've probably been afraid of rogue tuna or looking overly effeminate. Now you can put a dolphin on your chest and not worry about anything. Other than being mugged by someone who wants your cool ass Karachi dolphin t shirt.
I'm not going to lie to you; the Rawalpindi team could have named themselves better. I mean they are synonymous with the word express, and rams are more known for head butting other rams. But I like this ram, he's got a dark side, and while he's not a devil worshipper, he's not averse to dark shit, and why not that have that on a t shirt.
This one's an easy buy for anyone who wants to have a slightly different spelling of the word whore on their chest. Your parents, wife or Rabbi can't tell you off for having this on your chest, it's just a cricket team from Lahore, isn't it?
The silky stallions have still never taken my advice and changed their name, but everything about this t shirt is awesome.
I don't really care for wolves. This team might have been better if they'd called themselves werewolves, and had Jason Bateman on the front, but I'm still skeptical. This one did come with a puff paint, and some people will like that too.
This is the ultimate in cricket t shirts. It's a cricket shirt of a country that are the new coolest worn torn place that no one will want to tour who slog like maniacs and call each other bisexual when things go wrong. But to make it even better, it's not even their country's national shirt. It's a domestic t shirt of a war torn kick ass minnow cricket nation. Wow. Also, it has a cheetah on it. A cheetah. Cheetah.
Geoff Lawson wrote a letter to Dav Whatmore about coaching Pakistan, and so should we all. Here is mine.
Yo Dav,
Misbah Ul Haq isn't one of us.
It's quite obvious really.
If you know anything about paleocontact or ancient astronauts you'll have seen the signs long ago.
Misbah brings the truth:
While other Pakistani cricketers pretend they are actually embryos who have been locked in their mothers womb but only come out for a match day, Misbah doesn't. When asked about why he was so old and yet making a come back he said it was because he was his actual age. His actual age, can any Pakistani cricketer give us more truth than that?
Misbah brings the calm:
The single greatest thing about the Pakistan Cricket team is their flair for craziness. If the entire cricket world was made up of hard working New Zealand players we'd all be watching UFC. The only reason Wrestling is so big in America is because they believe they have to artificially bring in the drama, whereas cricket fans know if you want drama, comedy or even dramedy, you just call Pakistan.
Misbah brings money:
Who invented T20 cricket? Who gives a shit. Without Misbah playing that weird scoop when he had India by the balls, everyone in cricket would be eating left over Maccas and stealing VCRs from their mums house. No man has changed modern cricket more than Misbah. Even if it might have been a bit for the shit.
Misbah brings his eyes:
He may not be the first calm and measured Pakistani, Imran, Inzi and Moyo all flirted with this at times. But they still had Pakistani eyes. And Pakistani eyes (which are nothing like Pathan noses I'm told) can't help but betray all calmness. With Misbah his eyes are lifeless, they're more like LED bike lights than anything resembling human.
Yet even with the calm truthful eyes of Misbah, people want to get rid of him.
No doubt to bring in some over excitable puppy dog captain, or someone else who'll do it for a week before leaving to cobble shoes in Italy. Misbah wins the Test series against the number one side in the world, loses a few ODIs no one could remember while they were watching them and people start to question his leadership. Some don't even question, they just want him out.
That would be a mistake, Dav. Misbah is the man you want, because he isn't even a man. He's an alien. A bloody good one too.
Misbah is an alien who was sent here to guide Pakistan cricket to a better time.
It's probably quite obvious to you, mostly because I doubt if Misbah ever felt truly human to anyone.
Pakistan have tried several humans of recent times, and none of them have been any good. Salman is off churning ice cream in prison. Younis wouldn't deal with anything less than a personal dictatorship. Shahid didn't have enough time to wash his hair during a Test. And Mohammad looked a little confused.
I know Pakistan being lead by a man like Misbah is similar to Shahid Afridi wearing a Sarah Lund sweater, but it works.
Dav, Misbah changed the world, made Pakistan win and is old enough to remember Kirk Cameron not being a fundamentalist fuckwit.
Misbah may not be from our planet, but ask yourself this, does Pakistan Cricket need a Pakistani to lead them, or could they do better with an ancient astronaut?
Peace out,
Team Misbah
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IBF Middleweight Champion 1993-1994, IBF SuperMiddleweight Champion 1994-1997, WBC Light-Heavyweight Champion 1996-Present. WBA Light-heavyweight Champion 1998-Present. Record: 39-1 (33 Ko's) Still Active.
By: Monte Cox
This was perhaps the most difficult decade to find a clear winner since there were no sure standouts. Evander Holyfield lost as many big fights as he won. Pernell Whittaker faced the best competition but damaged his reputation with drug abuse and inactivity. DeLaHoya hasn't faced the best competition in his division and his close win against Quartey wasn't convincing. Roy Jones Jr., like DeLaHoya, has been criticized for not facing high quality opposition, but he's fought the best his division has to offer. He therefore receives the nomination.
Roy Jones Jr. is the most naturally talented fighter since Muhammad Ali in his prime. His physical gifts are extraordinary. He combines blazing hand speed with shocking one punch power. Jones is a natural counter-puncher who likes to capitilize on his opponents mistakes, in that sense he is a throw back to the turn of the century fighters like Gans, and Langford who excelled in defense and counter-punching. Jones does not have the classic style of those men. His style is more unorthodox, but effective. He only uses his jab against brawling type fighters and prefers to lure his opponents into his crushing left hook. He is also a strong body puncher and an excellent combination puncher. Simply put Roy Jones Jr. is the best "pound 4 pound" fighter of this day.
Genius is often eccentric. Roy Jones Jr. is a boxing genius. His skills outshine those of other active fighters. Many have criticized his unothodoxy, they did the same to Muhammad Ali. Like Ali, Jones is able to get away from his mistakes because of his unparalleled speed. While some hard core fans may be put off by his flirtation with semi-pro basketball and retirement, the fact remains that once the bell rings he is the finest fighter in the world.
Jones has been highly successful in the decade of the 90's. His competition when viewed objectively is not as bad as many claim. He beat Bernard Hopkins in 1993 for the vacant Middlweight title on a clear decision, Hopkins would go on to control the division for the remainder of the decade. James Toney was undefeated and considered the best 168 pounder in the World when Roy totally dominated him for the IBF SuperMiddleweight crown. He destroyed highly rated light-heavyweight Montell Griffin in one round, and veteran Merqui Sosa in two. Former Light-heavyweight champion Virgil Hill was devasted by a one punch ko- to the body. Roy unified 2/3 of the title by beating WBA Light-heavyweight champion Lou DeValle, winning 11 of 12 rounds in the process. That's fairly dominate. There is only a couple of fights really left for Jones and that is the German Darius Michalczewski, and IBF titleholder Reggie Johnson. If he wins both of those fights he has cleaned up the division. He can then retire and like Alexander the Great weep because there are "no more worlds to conqueor."
The final chapter is not yet written on Roy Jones career, but no one can deny his talent.
Honorable Mentions: Oscar DeLaHoya, Prince Naseem Hamed, Evander Holyfield, Ricardo Lopez, Johnny Tapia, Felix Trinidad, Pernell Whitaker


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I read the first paragraph and the concept of time stuck in my head as peer coaching relates to me. Specifically, this quote stood out for me:
Reflection happens any time one thinks about what is working for students and what is not. (p. 185)Any time. As for coaching, it is a formal process and can't really happen anytime. It needs to be slotted into an existing busy day. That said, it is still valuable because often times, you need to have another set of eyes in your classroom to see what is really happening. On the other hand, teachers need to incorporate reflection into their teaching at all times. For instance, in the shower, I think about what went well or what I need to do differently that day. I write a blog that post I share positive and negatives. I have a Twitter feed that allows me to connect with teachers around the world and get ideas and share issues. Any time. In addition to periodic coaching.
Another part of this article that stuck in my mind is the unconscious act of teaching. Most of what I am able to do in my classroom, I do without thinking when the students are there. Not all of it is good but it is mostly unconscious. There are times when I stop and think, but it is for the benefit of the students so that they know my thought process but the outcome has already been decided. Coaching is that second set of eyes that can reinforce things that are happening that are good and offer suggestions for things that might be not so good. This might also open my eyes to things that I am doing that I might not even know that I am doing.
I'm intrigued by the "write portraits of one another's teaching" (p. 186). A portrait of my teaching. I think this would be a great activity to use with the students as feedback about my teaching. This is not related to peer coaching but I believe that feedback from the students is equally important because they are the customer and end user of my product. Perhaps I could had out a "canvas" and have each student add a picture, word or sentence that describes my teaching.
Lastly, the concept of questioning is in this article too (p. 187). I teach questioning in my AVID classes with great regularity. If you can ask a great question, you will learn, no matter where you are. That is a believe that I hold dear. In this paragraph, it also eludes to Visual Thinking Strategies, where the facilitator asks questions but does not judge what the responses. I think, in terms of coaching, that this is a huge piece. There must be a comfortable and professional relationship between two people to be able to have a successful coaching relationship. There isn't a place for judgment in this relationship.


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Yay updates! Isn't it weird that I only have maybe two more updates before the baby's born?! Three posts from now, it'll be her birth announcement. That's insane! I know I say that with every update, but this pregnancy is literally flying by. It's been a rather quiet past month around here so I feel like there isn't too much to update you all on. But here it goes!
As of today, I am 32 weeks and as of this past Friday, I am 8 months along! Eeeeek!! It's getting exciting.
Our little girl is 16.7 inches long and weighs about 3.8 pounds.
About 13 pounds. I feel like I've been at a standstill with weight gain (which I'm totally not complaining about!). The first 5 pounds were super gradual and then I feel like the next 8 pounds happened overnight during the second trimester. But I've been stuck at 13 pounds for a month and a half to two months now. My goal of keeping it around 20 pounds just may be doable!
Girl! It's been super fun buying cute clothes for her and decorating her nursery.
Related: Baby Bartlett Gender Reveal
Sleep hasn't been my best friend, but it's still overall smooth sailing here! My only complaint from the last month are a few nights last week where I just felt completely miserable. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night, I got next to no sleep whatsoever because I was feeling nauseous and was having horrible stomach cramps and heartburn. I admit, I took a few too many Tums those nights to try to ease the heartburn a bit. Tuesday night, Zack stayed up later with me (our version of "late" is about 10pm haha), watching movies because he knew I didn't feel well which was super appreciated. Wednesday night was the worst. Zack's phone woke me up around 12:30am and I literally didn't fall back to sleep until around 5am or so. I ended up sleeping in until almost noon because I was so tired. Zack then took over cooking dinner and doing some cleaning for me that night while I was practically fast asleep on the couch.
But thankfully I got in a full 9 hours of sleep Thursday night and was feeling much better by Friday. I slept well all weekend too so I still really can't complain too much. I'll take a few nights of no sleep over constant nausea and all those other "fun" pregnancy symptoms any day. And on the bright side, it was only at night. During the day, I felt 100% normal aside from being tired from lack of sleep. So we're still doing good!
Not much. I've been loving chicken Caesar salads lately though! I can't get enough of them. But for the most part, I actually feel like I haven't been quite as hungry lately for some reason. I'm not sure if it's just because I was feeling off last week, or what. But I haven't been spending my days snacking as much which I'm pretty happy about. It was starting to become a horrible habit (thankfully, it's always healthy snacks, though!).
Related: Our Diet and Fitness Routines
Like I mentioned before, sleep is always kind of all over the place here. Some nights I sleep super well and then other nights I'm just feeling uncomfortable the entire night. It's really a hit or miss most nights. I'm more than ready to not be pregnant anymore.
She still moves a lot, but I feel like she's starting to run out of space in there. She's growing and I'm not which doesn't seem to be a good combination. I constantly feel her under my ribs which honestly kind of grosses me out. Like I can feel her pushing my ribs outward. Did this worry anyone else during their pregnancy? Or am I the only one that's slightly grossed out by it. It just makes me wonder how hard she has to push before something cracks (I know; I'm a nut job sometimes and my anxiety occasionally gets the best of me). But it's also super uncomfortable and annoying to do anything but stand. Sitting is horrible. Even right now as I'm tying this post, I'm consistently moving around trying to find a comfortable position where she's not directly under my ribs as much.
Feeling normal. Does that even make sense? I'm sure if you've been pregnant before than you know what I mean here. Although this has been a super easy and rather symptom-less pregnancy, I still haven't really felt like myself in months which really takes a toll on me some days. I'm also really missing some of my summer wardrobe. While I can wear a good majority of it, I'm desperately wanting to wear the clothes I cant like crop tops and my shorts and things like that. I need my body back before I wear those things. I'm just desperately wanting to feel sexy again so I'm really missing my full wardrobe.
My clothes. I'm currently living in jeggings, flowy tops, dresses, work out clothes (but only at home and the gym), and comfy sweaters on "chilly" days or around the house. I still haven't bought any maternity clothes because all know how I feel about maternity clothes! That's a big no-no in my book! I'm still on the hunt for some more dresses though. I was hoping to buy a few new ones this month and I only bought one. I'm hoping to buy another today, but we'll see. I'm just not loving any of the options I've seen around here lately.
Now that we're going into the spring and summer months, I'm DYING to get back to my abs. Like it almost kills me to work out everything but my abs right now. It's horrible. I see myself being back to my normal ab work outs very soon after the little one arrives. Call me crazy, but there's just no way I'd be able to take time off.
Related: My Top Tips For A Healthy Pregnancy
But other than my abs (or lack thereof), my workouts are still normal! I've actually grown a lot more muscle than I had anticipated throughout my pregnancy. I've ben a little more careful and aware of my body these past 8 months so I have some weeks where I "slack off" if I'm feeling extra tired or busy and only go to the gym once or twice as opposed to my usual five days. But even with the slight decrease some weeks, I've still managed to keep myself super fit and have made a ton of progress in other areas of my body. So I'm very happy there!
Related: Prenatal Yoga Benefits For Expectant Mothers
Overall, I'm still feeling really good. I've had a couple moments this past month where I broke down crying because I looked so fat and horrible, but most days I'm doing pretty good. I'm really just getting more anxious and impatient and ready for it all to be over. I swear every dream I have at night is about giving birth and not being pregnant anymore. I don't care what people say, pregnancy is not something I'm going to miss whatsoever.
I'm also feeling a little on the annoyed side some days. I'll be doing a larger post on this in a week or two, but I'm just not the type to fully embrace and love every moment of pregnancy. I'm just not. And I feel like there are people out there who make me feel a bit guilty about this. I in no way take my pregnancy or this experience for granted. I am so incredibly thankful to have been able to carry my own child and happy to have had such an easy and healthy process, but that just doesn't change how I feel most days. Yes, it's amazing to feel her moving around in there and I love seeing her on ultrasounds and hearing her heartbeat, but I'm just not one of those women who are able to fully embrace it.
The weight gain isn't beautiful to me, I take stretch mark prevention super seriously, the lack of sleep isn't "worth it", it's a pain in the ass, and the fact that everyone around me treats me like I'm super fragile drives me absolutely insane. I hate not feeling like me. So at this point, I'm just getting more and more impatient. I'm so ready to get back to my body and back to feeling normal and I am MORE than ready to meet our daughter.
Zack is good, but I think I'm starting to drive him crazy. I think it's just because men and women look at pregnancy differently. I'm over here in complete shock that we only have 8 weeks left of my pregnancy and feeling stressed out over everything we still have to do while he's still super calm and doesn't see any of my issues as being issues. So I sometimes feel like we're not quite on the same page. I just don't want to get to the week or two before she's born and THEN start figuring out everything on our to do list. That's way too much stress crammed into a short period of time. And God forbid I go into labor early. So I'm trying to get him more on board with getting sh*t done around here.
This isn't completely baby-related, but we finally started Jack's training this past month!! This is something we've been needing to do for a while now so I was super happy when Zack told me he finally enrolled him in his class. He's now been to three classes and I couldn't be more happy or excited about his progress so far. It's completely insane to me. I have a whole new love for our puppy dog. I'm so proud of him. He has five more classes to go so he'll be done just in time for when the baby arrives.
Related: Jack's Corner | Week 1 of Training
Another big thing that happened this past month is my new car! I FINALLY upgraded my Jeep which I'll talk more about in my April goals post next week. But after spending way too much time and money keeping my 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee alive, I finally dragged Zack to the car dealership and we left with a brand new 2017 Jeep Cherokee Sport. I absolutely LOVE it. I call it my young mom car. Tons of space for the baby and Jack but it somehow drives like a sports car. It's fabulous! This was another thing on our list of things to do before the baby's born so I'm excited to have crossed it out.
Like I mentioned before, I'm just super excited to be closer to meeting our daughter. I'm also super excited to really start putting together her nursery and prepare for her arrival. And I'm also getting SO excited to see my family. Last I checked, they all still plan to visit once the baby is here so I'm really thrilled to be seeing my parents and sisters super soon! We're all super close so being 3,000 miles away from them is just completely miserable. And I know they're all very excited to meet baby Allison as well.


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VICTORIA is the state most supportive of same-sex marriage, the postal survey results show.
Almost 65 per cent of Victorians voted yes, while New South Wales recorded the lowest support with a yes vote of 57.8 per cent.
Among all states and territories, the ACT had the strongest yes vote of 74 per cent.
Of the 17 out of 150 federal electorates that recorded a no vote, 12 of them were from NSW, three from Queensland and two from Victoria. All other states' electorates had a clean sweep of yes votes.
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating's electorate of Blaxland, in Sydney, had the highest proportion of no votes at 73.9 per cent.
The electorate of Sydney, home of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, had the highest proportion of yes votes at 83.7 per cent.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Reaction to Yes vote win
RELATED: Gay marriage advocates score second win
New South Wales
Yes — 57.8%
No — 42.2%
Yes — 64.9%
No — 35.1%
Yes — 60.7%
No — 39.3%
South Australia
Yes — 62.5%
No — 37.5%
Western Australia
Yes — 63.7%
No — 36.3%
Yes — 63.6%
No — 36.4%
Northern Territory
Yes — 60.6%
No — 39.4%
Australian Capital Territory
Yes — 74%
No — 26%
Yes — 61.6%
No — 38.4%
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More than 600 years ago, the Ho Dynasty Citadel was built in Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province. Since then the unique stone work in Southeast Asia was forgotten in wars. It was recognized by the UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site in June 2011.
Scientists cannot explain how this bulky stone-made work was built in only three months, particularly how over 25,000 cu.m of rock, averaging 10-20 tons per rock, were transported to the construction site in that short period of time.
Three months of construction, an exploit
According to Ngo Si Lien's "Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu" (Records of Historian about Dai Viet's History), King Ho Quy Ly instructed Prime Minister Do Tinh to build the Ho Citadel in Thanh Hoa in January 1397. The construction was completed in March.
Although the Ho Dynasty only lasted from 1400 to 1407, Emperor Ho left a significant legacy – the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a unique construction work, the most special ancient citadel in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Ho Quy Ly is also credited for pioneering the circulation of banknotes in Vietnam, expanding the network of schools and promoting the use of the Vietnamese Nom ideograph script.
Located in the two communes of Vinh Tien and Vinh Long in Vinh Loc District, the citadel measures 870m by 883m. Ho Quy Ly's rise to power began the short-lived Ho dynasty, and that is why the citadel is still known as the Ho Dynasty Citadel.
Also known as the Tay Do Citadel, the ancient building is famous for being strategically located in a position that can ensure it is easily defended. The citadel is shielded by a mountain range to the north, while the Ma River runs to its west and the Bưởi River to the south, creating a huge natural moat.
Unlike many other citadels that were built from bricks, the Ho Dynasty Citadel was built with huge stone slabs sourced from nearby mountains. It features four arched entrances facing east, west, north and south.
The large stone slabs required a new building technique that saw workers install the slabs without the use of any mortar. The citadel buildings represent an outstanding example of a new style of South-East Asian imperial city.
The citadel includes 3 sections: La Thanh and bamboo hedge; water trench and citadel wall; and internal area. The internal section has palaces such as: Hoang Nguyen, Nhan Tho, Phu Cuc, Dong Cung, Dong Thai Mieu, Tay Thai Mieu, Diem Canh, … with marble-paved roads connecting different palaces to each other.
The outside of the citadel are constructed works such as: Bao Thanh (Ly Cung) palace, altar of the sky and the earth, patterned-brick access to the sky and the earth altar, road from Thien ly to Hoa Chau.
The stone citadel had been constructed based on rectangular drawing with two edges South (front) and North (rear) of 900m long, and two edges East (left) and West (right). Now only stone block part with the height of 5 – 6m exists.
The citadel has diameter of 3,508m, with wall of 5 – 6m high except the wall near the Southern gate is 10m. All the stone blocks were trimmed carefully into square blocks with dimensions of 1.4 x 1 x 0.7m, and few of 4 x 1.2 x 1.2m and 5.1 x 1 x 1.2m. The citadel had four gates at the central of four edges South, North, East, and West.
The surrounding of the citadel in the northern direction, i.e. coming from the back gate is the Earthen Elephant Mountain with the head looking at the South, and a bit further exist the Lai Mountain. The East of the citadel stands the Black Dog Mountain. The West of citadel looks at the Lying Buffalo Mountain. The South directs the Don Son Mountain. It is also called Dun or Cung (Bow) mountain as it is shaped as a bow directing at the citadel.
Near the mountain there exists Ma (horse) river coming from the West and Bar River coming from the East. These rivers are confluent at Huu Chap, catching the citadel in the middle.
There still exists a couple of stone dragons at the gate carving flower string with two lines of flower leaves in both sides, leave leads rolling into a circle with daisy flower form. This is a typical decoration on stone of relics in Ly dynasty and early Tran dynasty. Square flower-carved bricks, with dimension of 35cm x 35cm, some brick without flower decoration but a rectangular sculptured deep into the brick with letters showing 15.2 location of brick production such as: Vinh Ninh, Huong Nhi commune, down-Yen Ton commune.
As the citadel had been made by stone it passed 600 of existence with the form almost as original. Only the residential buildings and royal palace inside the citadel had been collapsed and buried.
Ho Dynasty Citadel can be compared with other world citadel, ancient city and Derbent fortress which were pat of northern lines of the Sasanian Persian Empire in the East and West of the Caspian Sea.
Secret rocks
In July 2011, only one month after the Ho Dynasty Citadel was recognized as a world cultural heritage site, a quarry that provided the material to build the citadel was discovered 2km northwest from the citadel.
A group of archaeologists discovered the quarry while studying the area around the citadel. It is located in Vinh Loc district's Vinh Yen commune, cut out of a cliff that rises 126.5m and covers an area of over 25ha. The Ho Dynasty Citadel's Heritage Preservation Centre has unearthed 21 flagstones scattered across a wide area.
Based on cutting marks on the surface of the stones and comparisons with stones from the citadel, experts said that the stones were intended for the citadel but discarded because of faults such as cracks and size.
Luu Tran Tieu, Chairman of the National Council for Cultural Heritage said it was an important discovery in the context of the citadel's history. The finding will be a "reliable scientific foundation" to support a report on the citadel, which Vietnam has promised to UNESCO after the recognition, Tieu said.
For many years, local and international researchers have wondered where the stone for the citadel came from. There have been a number of theories but until now, nothing solid.
This discovery plays an important role in opening a new way of researching stone exploitation and transportation techniques.
A three-year excavation project will be carried out at the quarry. Local scientists will use manual methods to dig through 20-centimeter-thick layers of soil to unearth and cultural artifacts and preserve the relic site.
Artifacts found at the site will be restored and preserved and used as part of the scientific foundation to support the site's UNESCO profile when the citadel is officially granted the World Heritage certificate in June of next year.
Thanh Hoa province has also announced a $1million plan to upgrade tourism infrastructure from now till June 2012 to promote cultural and unique values of the Ho Dynasty Citadel.
Under the plan, the website http://thanhnhaho.vn will be updated with information about the World Heritage Site the Ho Dynasty Citadel.
The Center for Ho Citadel Heritage Conservation will cooperate with scientists in unearthing archaeological objects and relics in the citadel, as well as with the Vietnam Road General Department in repairing some sections of national highways 45 and 217.
In the near future, the province will organize a number of tours to the Ho Dynasty Citadel.
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Facundo Bromberg and Xia Wang have been awarded Iowa State University's Graduate Teaching Excellence Awards. The award honors students whose teaching accomplishments place them among the top 10 percent of all graduate students at Iowa State University.
Facundo Bromberg is working towards his Ph.D. in distributed autonomous supervised learning under the supervision of Dimitris Margaritis. He has been a teaching assistant for the graduate level courses Machine Learning and Theory of Games, Knowledge, and Uncertainty and for the undergraduate level courses Design & Analysis of Algorithms and Principles of Programming Languages.
Xia Wang is working toward her Ph.D. in computer and network security for the wireless mobile network environment under the supervision of Johnny Wong. She has been a teaching assistant for the undergraduate level courses Computer-Based Information Management Systems and Fundamental Concepts in Computer Networks.


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"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget."
"I am the ocean. You are fascinated by my depth and emptiness, but you are too afraid to plunge in deep to learn more about me. You float in the shallows and say you love my salty tears, you love my waves, you love the beautiful shells I churn out. You are aware there are monsters deep within me, but you make no attempt to try and find them; you make no attempt to see them face-to-face. You are happy in your ignorance, and I wrap myself around you as you frolic in the beauty you see at my surface and ignore the horrors you know are there. I kiss you like I kiss the shoreline, pulling away but always rushing back. You ignore the fact that I swallow the light every night, and I am controlled by the ever-changing moon. You do not know everything about me, but maybe that's for the best. Knowledge would not be power in this case; knowledge would suck you into inky depths of my madness and cause you to drown. I am the ocean and you are simply a tourist; you are not an explorer. I do not blame you for this one bit."
But so what? Their apathy doesn't diminish your worth. Learn from it. Make it your job to care for those around you so they can't say the same thing."
― Richelle E. Goodrich
"Nothing is fair. The most one can hope is for things to be logical. Justice is a rare illness in a world that is otherwise a picture of health."
"You end up becoming someone you see in the eyes of those you love."
"Everything is a tale. What we believe, what we know, what we remember, even what we dream. Everything is a story, a narrative, a sequence of events with characters communicating an emotional content. We only accept as true what can be narrated."
"A Gentleman's agreement cannot be broken without breaking the person who has entered into it."
"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike."
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
"When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight."
"Love one another,
but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between
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Twenty-four-hour ambulatory electrocardiography characterization of heart rhythm in Vipera berus-envenomed dogs
Twenty-four-hour ambulatory electrocardiography characterization of heart rhythm in Vipera berus-envenomed dogs - Descarga este documento en PDF. Documentación en PDF para descargar gratis. Disponible también para leer online.
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
, 59:28
First Online: 03 May 2017Received: 27 February 2017Accepted: 28 April 2017DOI: 10.1186-s13028-017-0296-x
Cite this article as: Vestberg, A.R., Tidholm, A. & Ljungvall, I. Acta Vet Scand 2017 59: 28. doi:10.1186-s13028-017-0296-x
BackgroundVipera berus has a worldwide distribution and causes high morbidity in dogs annually. A complication to envenomation may be cardiac arrhythmias. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence, types, and timing of arrhythmias, using 24-h ambulatory electrocardiography 24-AECG, in dogs bitten by V. berus in the first 24–32 h after envenomation. In addition, this study aimed to investigate if there were differences in selected clinical and hematological- and biochemical variables including cardiac troponin I at admission between V. berus-envenomed dogs with and without detected pathologic arrhythmias. Seventeen prospectively recruited client-owned dogs acutely envenomed by V. berus, were therefore examined clinically and echocardiographically, sampled for blood, hospitalized, and monitored by 24-AECG.
ResultsClinically significant pathologic arrhythmias in this study were of ventricular origin, such as frequent single ventricular premature contractions VPCs and couplets of VPCs, episodes of ventricular tachycardia and idioventricular rhythm, and -R-on-T phenomenon-. Variations of these arrhythmias were detected by 24-AECG in eight 47% of included dogs. No arrhythmias were detected by cardiac auscultation. Twenty-four hours following envenomation, four out of eight dogs experienced decreases all P < 0.039, and three out of eight dogs experienced increases all P < 0.034, in arrhythmic episodes. All four dogs bitten on a limb developed pathologic arrhythmias. Otherwise, no significant differences in clinical, hematological or biochemical variables were seen between dogs with pathologic arrhythmias and those without.
ConclusionForty-seven percent of dogs bitten by V. berus included in this study experienced pathologic arrhythmias of abnormal ventricular depolarization. During the first 24–32 h from the snakebite, some dogs experienced a decrease in arrhythmic episodes and others an increase in arrhythmic episodes. These findings indicate a potential value of repeated or prolonged electrocardiography monitoring of envenomed dogs for identification of which dogs that might benefit the most from prolonged hospitalization for optimal monitoring and treatment of cardiac abnormalities. In the present study, dogs that developed arrhythmias could not be differentiated from dogs that did not based on clinical findings or hematological or biochemical variables obtained at admission.
KeywordsVipera berus ECG Ambulatory ECG Dog Arrhythmia Snakebite Abbreviations24-AECG24-h ambulatory electrocardiography
ALATalanine amino transferase
ALPalkaline phosphatase
APCatrial premature complex
AV blockatrioventricular block
BPMbeats per minute
CRPC-reactive protein
cTnIcardiac troponin I
HRheart rate
IQRinterquartile range
SVTsupraventricular tachycardia
V. berusVipera berus
V. palaestinaeVipera palaestinae
VPCventricular premature complex
VTventricular tachycardia
Autor: Anna Rave Vestberg - Anna Tidholm - Ingrid Ljungvall
Fuente: https://link.springer.com/


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It's been quite the start to 2017. So many notable projects and events happening in Baltimore, like that awesome PressPress opening to the CityLit Project's Writers Resist event! We can't wait to see what else awesome Baltimore creatives, like you, have in store.So, stay tuned. We're excited, and we hope you will be, too.Thanks & see you in February!With Love
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Create teaser Animation for Explainer video business
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- Hadiah: $400
- Penyertaan diterima: 2
- Pemenang: hussam23
Ringkasan Peraduan
Create a teaser animation for our new VIDEO CREATION business. The script and voice file are attached.
Please let me know if you require a more detailed storyboard.
The style should be simple, since we'll offer AFFORDABLE video [login to view URL] for inspiration?: [login to view URL]:explainervideo
It would be great if you can create your own illustrations (stickmen, doodle,...).
This contest will also serve as a "cast", since we'll work with freelancers to create animations for our customers in the future.
To participate in the contest, you don't have to create the full length of the video! Just do as much as necessary to demonstrate your style/skill. The winner of the contest then should finish the full movie before being awarded the prize.
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Women's Metallic Diamond & 14k Yellow Gold Three Ice Pick Necklace
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Three slender ice picks, each tapering to an exact, defined point, adorn a trace chain of 14k yellow gold, in a design that's delicate and restrained. Diamonds, 0.11 tcw; 14k yellow gold; Length, about about 16.5" with 1.75" extender; Accent length, 0.6; Lobster clasp; Made in USA. Color: metallic


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Take the Sherman Theater, add Green Leaf Productions, and the Sanctuary Series at Abbey Hill is born. A new venue in the Lehigh Valley will have its first show on Saturday night with a few bands in different styles of music.
Take the Sherman Theater, add Green Leaf Productions, and the Sanctuary Series at Abbey Hill is born.
A new venue in the Lehigh Valley will have its first show on Saturday night with a few bands in different styles of music.
"The facility is owned by Green Leaf Productions, who has been a sponsor and supporter of the Sherman Theater for a number of years. They wanted us to help them fine-tune and develop their space, so we got involved with the lighting and other details," said Richard Berkowitz, president and CEO of the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg. "For us, this venue is an opportunity to help more independent bands get exposure and a place to play. It's an opportunity for us to do more."
The first show includes six local bands: Aces Over Eights, Lights in Lost Skies, B.C., Think Big!, The Millionaire Boys Club and Eidleweis.
"This particular show has six bands playing different sounds," said Adam Vodofsky, marketing director of the Sherman Theater. "We want to see how the different genres sound in the space. And hopefully it will make for a great show."
Saturday's show is the first musical performance for the venue.
"The venue never really had music, so this is an experimental show," said Berkowitz. "This has been a process helping to fine-tune the space to be available for anything. They would like to do play readings and poetry."
When the Sherman Theater offers the Independent Rock Series, not too many bands come from the Lehigh Valley. Organizers are hoping that with this project, more Lehigh Valley bands will venture to Stroudsburg to play at the Sherman Theater.
"There's been a lot of interest in the new venue," said Vodofsky. "One thing this might do is to get the Lehigh Valley bands over to the Sherman to play."
And adding this venue into the mix, the Sherman Theater staff is able to book more bands more often.
"We have a list of bands who love to play independent rock shows," Berkowitz said. "We have a strong ground in the northeast region, and we are continually reaching out to the community and performers of all types. It's important to grab young people's interest in the arts."


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All of us are aware of the inevitability that we will die someday, yet most of us have difficulty
being light-hearted about it. Perhaps due to fear or out of respect for the grieving family we treat
death as somber and serious business. Few of us see any place for humor in it. Humor, however
can relieve our anxieties about death, help us cope and ease the stress that often surrounds it. I
for one, can attest to this and sometimes it comes out very unexpectedly like when my father
When the doctors told us there was no hope for recovery with any quality of life for Dad, my
brother and I made the decision to let him go knowing he would not want to live that way. We
brought him home to my house and set up a hospital bed in my room. We took turns staying
with him around the clock waiting for the moment when he would go. My mother, trying to do
her part to provide comfort to her children, ordered her now husband Bill, to bring over a
comfortable blue velvet swivel chair from their den. Bill graciously complied, loaded said chair
in the trunk of his car and dutifully hauled it to my house setting it beside the bed. And so we
sat, in the blue velvet swivel chair, keeping vigil beside Dad's bed.
It was on my brother's watch that my dad took his last breath. I was in the next room watching
Law & Order with my boyfriend Jeff when I heard Greg yell, "You guys come in here I think
this is it." We rushed to the doorway and stood very still, surveying Dad, trying to surmise
whether or not he was still breathing. After a long silence Jeff said, "Is he dead?" "I don't know,
he looks dead," I replied. Which prompted by brother to pull out his best Billy Crystal
impression from the Princess Bride, "Well, he's mostly dead. There's a big difference between
mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, there's usually only
one thing you can do…go through his clothes for loose change." We all looked at each other and
suddenly the damn burst. All the stress we'd been under for the past three weeks flowed out in
laughter. We laughed until our sides hurt.
The best story I have ever heard was from another teacher at a "Humor in the Classroom"
seminar. Her mom had died at home surrounded by all her loved ones. They called the funeral
home to come and get her. The somber mortuary men arrived, dressed in suits and ties
expressing condolences. They went upstairs, reverently strapped the deceased onto a gurney and
started toward the front staircase. Here's where it gets fuzzy. Apparently someone wasn't paying
attention and Mom began to roll down the stairs unattended. By the time anyone noticed she was
too far gone to stop. They watched in horror as the gurney began to pick up speed. "By the time
she reached the bottom of the stairs Mom was really sailing," she told me. Their beloved mother
flew across the foyer on two wheels, came back down just in time to make it out the open front
door and down the sidewalk stopping only when she collided with the side of the hearse. They
all just stood there looking at each other in disbelief. And then…a burst a laughter so forceful
that my friend thought she was going to pee her pants. They laughed until they cried.
That kind of laughter is a venerable thing. When I die I don't want a lot of fuss, but most of all I
don't want my loved ones to have to spend what little money I might have managed to squirrel
away on a funeral. When my time comes, in keeping with Irish tradition, I want an uproarious
wake. Prop me up in the corner at the Ground Round or somewhere and celebrate my life.
Reminisce about all the stupid things I did while I was alive and LAUGH. Lord knows, there
should be enough material there to keep people entertained well into the wee hours. Also, if
some feel the need, let them line up at the bar and list all the ways I wronged them, then buy
them a drink on me. If the entire thing ends in a riot that would be even better.
And for the funeral plans? As of right now my funeral arrangements basically consist of a
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Discover Relaxing Log Cabins with Hot Tubs in HerefordshireLeave a comment
January 23, 2013 by admin
The countryside has become increasingly popular over the last few years and more people are heading off in search of relaxation, peace, quiet and somewhere to getaway from it all. As luck would have it there are some great self catering accommodation choices and the log cabins with hot tubs in Herefordshire are one of them. If you are considering spending anytime away this year in a countryside location then make sure you take a look at these fantastic log cabin parks to find some of the most relaxed holidays available.
Aymestrey Lodges – Leominster, Herefordshire
This lovely log cabin retreat is nestled deep in the heart of the Herefordshire countryside and offers you the chance to stay in one of the charming luxury log cabins with hot tubs. The log cabin park is ideal for families and couples looking to getaway from it all and relax and with the park having won the David Bellamy Award For Conservation (Gold Standard) you can be assured the park will be in keeping with the natural environment. The log cabins are in the landscaped grounds and centered around a small pond. There are four accommodations for you to choose from of which you can see below, but to find out more about Aymestrey Lodges check out this video review.
So you want to find out more about the accommodation? Check below to find details on the four accommodation choices available at Aymestrey Lodges in Herefordshire.
- Aymestrey Elm – Sleeps Four
This is a luxury lodge with one double bedroom and one twin bedroom. The log cabin has some great features such as double glazing and central heating, so no cold nights if you come away here in the off season. The log cabin also has a fully equipped kitchen and a verandah with a BBQ and the outdoor hot tub.
- Aymestrey Maple – Sleeps Two
This is a perfect log cabin for a romantic break and has a four poster bed with an ensuite bathroom. The rest of the log cabin is open plan and has a kitchen with living/dining area and outside you can relax and unwind in the decking area or in the private outdoor hot tub.
- Aymestrey Beech – Sleeps Four
Enjoy a relaxing holiday or break in this luxury lodge with one double bedroom and one twin bedroom. The lodge features a good sized living space, double glazing, central heating, TV with Freeview and outside is the private hot tub.
- Aymestrey Oak – Sleeps Six
If you want a stylish luxury lodge ideal for a family getaway then this is the log cabin for you. The log cabin has one double bedroom and two twin bedrooms and inside you can relax in the comfortable living area and make the most of the features available. Outside you can soak up the views from inside your private hot tub on the decking area.
Oasis Lodges – Ledbury, Herefordshire
This really is a luxury log cabin holiday in Herefordshire destination and has just four exclusive lodges set in eight acres of woodland and paddocks. If you want the ultimate in a getaway from it all self catering holiday then this is for you, and as well as the log cabins with hot tubs there are other features that include a natural bio swimming pool, sauna, steam room, table tennis and mini gym, animal paddocks, kids play area and volleyball/soft tennis on the grass. You can find out more about this lovely lodge park from this video review and below this is some more information about the log cabins at this retreat.
Below are more details about the accommodation choices with hot tubs at Oasis Lodges in Herefordshire.
- Tadpole Lodge – Sleeps 4
This is a lovely single storey lodge with one king size double bedroom and one twin bedroom. The accommodation also has a shower and an open plan living area with a kitchen/lounge and dining space. Outside you can relax on the decking area and take time out in the outdoor hot tub.
- Lily Lodge – Sleeps 6
A luxury lodge accommodation split over two floors and on the ground floor there is the modern kitchen/dining area and a separate lounge with comfortable leather sofas. There is a bedroom with bunk beds and a shower. Up to the first floor there is the master king size double bedroom with a balcony and a twin bedroom with a connected shower. On the verandah you can relax and take a soak in the private hot tub.
- Dragonfly Lodge – Sleeps 6
This is a charming luxury log cabin with a ground floor comprising of a kitchen/dining area and a lounge. There is a bedroom with bunk beds and a shower room. On the first floor you can find the master king size double bedroom and a twin bedroom with shower. There is a balcony and on the verandah is the outdoor hot tub.
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Fancy living in a slice of Liverpool's history just 20 minutes away from the city centre? Don't miss out on this incredibly unique and brand new development in Liverpool. Situated within a beautiful original building, this development of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments has been given a breath of new life.
The eye-catching exterior is matched by the equally stunning interior and inside you're instantly greeted by a vast entrance hall that features a grand staircase leading to the upper floors.
Venture further and you'll discover a bright, airy interior, complete with high ceilings, a neutral design and sleek fixtures and fittings throughout. Here you'll be able to kick back and relax in rooms which boast an incredible amount of space. You can also enjoy a sleek kitchen which comes complete with integrated appliances, a modern tiled bathroom and a plush bedroom which is flooded with natural light.
Situated just minutes away from Aintree racecourse and hospital – these apartments are ideal for those looking for a quiet retreat with easy access to the action of Liverpool city centre. With several parks, schools and amenities just a stone's throw away, you'll have everything you could possibly need within easy reach.
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Hi ladies... I could really use some advice. My mom is throwing me a shower. My boyfriend's mom keeps adding people to the list of people to invite and they're women I have never even met. I know they're important to her and my boyfriend knows them but they don't even know me. When I mentioned I was trying to keep the shower as small as possible to save my Mom money (it's almost impossible because I have a big family) and brought up the fact that I don't even know them... she said "I'll contribute to the cost of my guests". There are 17 guests on their side of the family but 72 people invited in all. Does this make her a "host" (for invitation purposes)? I know it's important to my mom that she was throwing the shower for me as a gift and I don't want it to seem like they're splitting it and both throwing it for me when really she will just be contributing towards a small amount of it. Not sure if this sounds petty or not...I'm just trying to do the right thing without offending anyone or down playing the fact that my mom is actually throwing the shower. Advice please!
So you are trying to figure out what to put on the invitation? Why don't you ask his mom if she would be upset if you left her off as a host even though she is paying for a little bit of it?
When we did our wedding invitations, we knew my parents were helping with a lot of the cost. We also got a little bit from my MIL and a little from my FIL. But we made the wording so you couldn't tell who was paying. I then showed my parents the invitation after I made it (not mentioning anything) and they liked it so I printed it like that. So that's the other option. Leave the invitation generic and see what your mom thinks. If she says something, then you can edit it.
So I was thinking just like you.... at first I did create an invitation on Shutterfly that didn't list a host and then she asked me if there was a way to include that she was the host and to RSVP to her since she's paying for it... so I changed the invite. I haven't gotten them printed yet they're just in my saved projects. What I think I should do is just tell my mom the "host" thing is making me feel awkward since my bf's mom is offering to contribute and isn't it enough that I know my mom is paying for the majority of it as my shower gift since after all it is for me?
......or I can just tell my bf's mom not to contribute because my mom is throwing me the shower as a gift and just ask her to help out in other ways I guess. It's a byob so maybe I can ask her to bring a couple bottles of wine and help me with the favors since I'm making them...and with game planning and stuff. This way she's helping but not a "host".