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OSWEGO, NY – Devyn Hutcheson scored a hat trick to lead the Lady Bucs to the Final Four while the boys' hockey team and bowlers were successful.
Once again the bowlers were solid on the lanes.
In other sports action, Dan Ellingwood was runner up in league wrestling while Austin DeMott was solid off the diving board.
While in basketball action the Bucs drew a tough opponent in Utica Proctor.
Hockey Teams on Roll
The Oswego girls' hockey team earned a berth in the Final Four with a 4-1 victory over Lake Placid on Sunday in the North Country.
Oswego, fifth seed, will head back north to Massena on Friday evening to face off against top seeded Chazy in a 6:15 p.m. and a win would send the Bucs to a repeat appearance in the state title game which is scheduled for Massena on Saturday.
The final round of games are set for Saturday at the Massena Arena with the consolation at 12:30 p.m. followed by the championship at 2:30 p.m.
Senior Hutcheson had an outstanding game with a hat trick.
Her first goal was assisted by Karissa Favata and Caitlin Friel while the other two were outstanding individual efforts.
Friel scored the other goal for the Bucs.
Madisyn Whalen was in net for the Bucs with 30 saves to her credit.
Meanwhile the boys' varsity hockey team is fighting for second place in the league standings.
With just three games remaining the Bucs are currently in third place just two points behind Clinton (but Oswego has played one less game).
The first two teams in the league standings receive a first round bye while the third and fourth place teams will host first round games.
The Bucs are in position to host a Section III game.
Oswego has games remaining at Auburn, Fulton (in Oswego Friday) and at Skaneateles.
On Saturday night the Bucs hosted New Hartford and in one of the most explosive offensive games of the year the Bucs scored a 9-4 victory.
Austin Tracz had a night to remember with a hat trick and an assist while Fred Donabella continued to roll up the points with two goals and three assists for a five-point night.
Josh Sova contributed four points with two goals and two assists. Also scoring for the Bucs was Chris Pike with a pair of goals. Cody Mariano added two assists while Dan Maniccia also had two assist.
Nick Mathes and Eric Dunsmoor each had an assist.
The game was close early with Bucs leading 3-0 after one as action was continually moving end to end.
In the second the Bucs were up 7-3.
In net Tyler Kraft of New Hartford stopped 44 shots while Oswego's Chase Izyk finished with 32 saves.
Ellingwood Runner Up in Section III AA
The Oswego High School varsity wrestling team was in action this past weekend at the Class AA Section III Tournament at Cicero-North Syracuse.
Host CNS won the event over Baldwinsville, Central Square, Rome Free and Liverpool while Oswego finished ninth with 34 points.
Dan Ellingwood, at 171, started the day with a 9-3 decision over Ryan VanPatten of Jamesville-DeWitt and then scored a 2-1 win over Matt Nichols before entering the final against Dan Secor of Rome Free.
Ellingwood lost a major decision 12-1 to finish in second place.
Mike Ruggio, at 160, was on the mat for four matches. He started with a pin of Paul D'Antonio of Jamesville-DeWitt in 3:45, but then lost to the eventual champion Mende Cukaleviski of Liverpool in 3:31. Ruggio came back with a pin of Evan Stefano of West Genesee in 3:10 and finished third with a thrilling 14-13 win over Andrew Osborne of CNS.
Bowlers Paced by Clemons & Hoefer
Matt Clemons finished with a 638 series and Christie Hoefer a 634 as they paced the boys' and girls' bowling teams in the latest match with Cicero-North Syracuse.
In boys' action Oswego started with a 1,075-910 win and won the second 905-886. However, CNS came back to win the finale 931-915.
The girls' lost the first game 741-698, but won the second 770-758; the final game was tied at 761.
Behind Clemons Dan Cliff was the only other Buc rolling all three games and he had a 561.
Two game totals included Joey Clavelli 394, Kevin Goodale 391 and Dan Cliff 289.
Single games were rolled by Cameron Byrne 216, Zack DelBrocco 204 and Gavin Gilbert 202.
In girls' action following Hoefer were Ashlee Lytle 477, Paige Blum 450, Allison Martin 266 (two games), Brittney Noyes 221 (two games) and Courtney Bartlett 181 (two games).
State Ranked UP Defeats Bucs
Utica Proctor rolled into Oswego on Friday night seeking its 12th straight win and walked out of Powers Gym with a 57-38 victory.
Proctor came to Oswego ranked 15th in the state with an 11-1 record and was led by Walkery Mills 14 points.
The Bucs kept it close early and trailed 20-15 after eighth minutes, but Proctor doubled up the home team in the second quarter outscoring the opposition 14-7 for a 37-22 halftime lead and never looked back.
Scoring for Oswego were Jake Metcalf with 12 and Ryan Patrick with 11. Michael Thompson netted seven, Josh Gillard six, and Justin Peterson two.
Oswego fell to 4-9 on the year in the non-league match.
Girls' Basketball Upended
Oswego had the long road trip to Utica Proctor on Friday night to face a very stern test.
State ranked Proctor was led by University of Pittsburgh bound Brianna Kiesel with 16 points en route to a 50-19 win over the Bucs to move to 13-2 on the season.
The home team raced out to a commanding 14-2 lead after eight minutes and by halftime it was 28-9.
Courtney Louis scored six for Oswego while Marisa Dashner and Taylor Giglio had four each.
Emily Barlow and Kelsey Ross each had two points for the 6-9 Bucs.
Diver In CNYCL Championship
Austin DeMott of Oswego competed in the boys' diving action in the CNYCL Championship Meet at Nottingham.
DeMott scored 256.957 to finish eighth in the highly competitive event.
Jayvee Girls Fall
The Oswego Buc jayvee girls' basketball team struggled with shooting against Utica Proctor and lost a 55-28 decision.
Coach Jessica Tremblay said, "We missed easy layup and second chance shots and it really came back to hurt us."
Proctor came out fast scoring 19 and giving up just nine in the first quarter. The Bucs made a small run cutting the deficit to eight points in the second quarter, but it just was not enough.
After the half Oswego could not make a comeback and Proctor took the win.
Leading scorers from Proctor were: Ballard with 20 and Pett with 11.
Scoring leaders for the Bucs were Marguerite Dillon with eight and Katie Knopp with seven.


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Hope you had a fantastic week! Staying really busy and active over in my neck of the woods. Really exciting things happening, will keep you update on that later. But for now let's talk fitness!
Here is what this week's workout look liked:
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: Bike ride to the gym, about 8 miles each way with a 1000 meter swim in between.
Wednesday: Sprints and Weight Training
Thursday: Bike Ride
Friday: Swim and Run
Tomorrow is another bike riding day, and then Sunday a long run.
Today I would like to give you some fitness tips on how to switch up your daily exercise routine. When you started a regular exercise program, whether to lose weight or improve your overall health, your enthusiasm and motivation were high. Even though exercise wasn't the most exciting activity you had experienced, you began feeling better and seeing results from your hard work. You managed to get yourself out of bed early, to squeeze in a little gym time each day, and stick to your plan without much effort.
But then slowly, the novelty began to wear off. You started finding reasons to sleep in and found "better" things to do with your time. Then before you realized it, you had missed a whole week and your drive to continue was missing in action.
Is this common scenario just another motivation issue? Probably not. Could something else be getting in the way of the excitement and effectiveness of your previously-rewarding workouts?
The answer is yes! Luckily, you can learn to identify the signs that it's time to shake-up your workout routine so you can remain consistent and enthusiastic about exercise. Here are three of the most common signs and what you can do to get back on track:
1. Your workout bores you.
You used to like walking on the treadmill, so why do you dread your workout each day? It's easy to get bored if you stick with the same routine for too long. Sometimes it helps to add variety to your walks. For example, try taking your workout outside, adding speed intervals, putting new music on your iPod or bringing a friend along. If all of that isn't enough, then maybe it's time to try a new activity. Perhaps you've always wanted to try biking or are interested in a new class at your local gym. Change can help keep your workouts fun and interesting, giving you something to look forward to. And that is exactly what will keep you coming back for more.
2. Your workout isn't giving you results anymore.
Someone who does the same activity all the time is likely to plateau much sooner than someone who varies her workouts. Just as you can get bored by always doing the same exercises, your body can also adapt to these exercises so that they don't offer the same benefits that they once did. A little variety might be just the thing you need to get the scale moving again or bust through that strength plateau. "Variety" means either changing something about your current routine (adding speed, distance, hills, resistance, etc.) or trying a totally different activity. This will keep your muscles challenged, your body guessing, and the results coming!
- 3. Your workout is no longer challenging.
Running a 10-minute mile, for example, becomes easier as time goes on. If your workouts aren't challenging you anymore, it can be helpful to wear a heart rate monitor. Your heart rate will change over time as you become more fit. By using a heart rate monitor, you'll know to change up or intensify your routine, and ensure that you're working in your target heart rate zone. Challenging your body improves your fitness level and can also provide a sense of accomplishment as you become stronger and work toward your goals.
Changing your workout routine whenever these signs arise will help keep your motivation high as you work to improve your fitness level. The key is to pay close attention to how you're feeling both physically and mentally. Exercise shouldn't be a chore that you dread, but something that makes you feel good about yourself!
ADDED BONUS: Here is one of my favorite no bake protein bar recipes. They are perfect to eat right after a workout.
2 cups quick cooking oats
½ cup peanut butter (look for the ones without hydrogenated oil)
4 scoops vanilla protein powder
1 tbsp ground flaxseed
½ cup water
Knead all ingredients in a large bowl. Line square baking pan with wax paper. Spread dough into pan using a spatula. Spread thin later of addition peanut butter on top (optional)
Freeze for at least 30 minutes.
Remove and Enjoy!
These little babies have 15 grams of protein per serving, packed full of dietary fiber and have very little sugar compared to store bought protein bars! Optional: Add raisins, nuts, dark chocolate chips or other dried fruits.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
With love

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There's something really wrong with the art world these days. You can throw absolutely anything on a canvas and get away with it being called "art" and people will flock to see it with hopes of discerning what the "artist" is getting at with their masterpiece.
What's more, it seems like you can put anything in exhibits and people will pay to come see it — especially if it has to do with celebrities. I blame Jackson Pollock for the state of modern art. Anyway…
Last year, Brooklyn-based comedians Matt Harkins and Viviana Olen opened up a Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan 1994 "museum" exhibit. This year they're trying to follow it up with something absolutely ridiculous: "The Olsen Twins Hiding From the Paparazzi."
The pair are currently crowdfunding for the exhibit on Kickstarter and have another 17 days to meet their goal of $9,500. The exhibition would feature paintings from Chicago-based artist Lauren Collins that depict the Olsens hiding behind purses, clothing, Starbucks cups and just about everything else in their attempts to hide from the Paparazzi.
Such a hipster thing to do…
Right, so, best of luck getting your funding so people can see artistic interpretations of classic moments like these:
Not gonna lie, I'd like to see painting of the last one and probably the Starbucks cup as well.
[NY Mag]


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Not that I am fixated about this part of my body,as far as I'm concerned,it's just another part of me like my hands,feet,nose and ears, so why be embarrassed about showing it... anyway this ch4 documentary(it's 55mins long) goes into the why's and wherefore's of what men think of their willies!
So if you want to watch,here is the link! http://vimeo.com/11094452


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Thanks for stopping by and giving me your thoughts on the dress for the wedding! I really needed to hear that! Thanks!!!! No it doesn't have to be champagne but I guess it has to "blend in"...I think I'm going for it too! I really like it and I'm taking to a lady on Friday to see about cutting the train off and the ruffles! I'll keep you posted! I'm now following you! Please follow me back if you haven't already!!ReplyDelete
Have a great week!
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I was listening to this podcast the other day, and found it very enlightening. It emphasized the importance of venting based on scientific findings in people.
To sum it up, venting doesn't make us better simply because we're able to pour our emotions into words and hear them come out of our mouths (or, in this case, onto the screen) - it's actually only effective because we feel that we're HEARD, that someone is listening.
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Instead please revise all sounds ready for the Phonics Screening Check starting on Monday 13th June 2016.
Please practise all the sounds and words given to your child, in a named plastic wallet, in preparation for the Phonics Test (week of 13th June 2016).
The booklets contain all the sounds they should recognise quickly and examples of real and nonsense words (words that contain the sounds but are not real words.)
Please see Mrs Archer if there are any further questions.
Please practise counting to at least 100, using the number square provided to help your child recognise and name the numbers.
By the end of Year 1 the children are expected to count forwards and backwards in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s up to 100 starting from any number, so practising this is very useful too.
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2004 Summer Paralympics
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|Host city
|Athens, Greece
|Great Athletes. Great Performances. (Greek: Μεγάλους αθλητές. Μεγάλες Παραστάσεις.)
|Nations participating
|Athletes participating
|519 in 19 sports
|Opening ceremony
|September 17
|Closing ceremony
|September 28
|Officially opened by
|President Costis Stephanopoulos
|Paralympic Torch
|Georgios Toptsis
|Paralympic Stadium
|Athens Olympic Stadium
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The 2004 Summer Paralympics (Greek: Θερινοί Παραολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004) were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as demonstration sports – women's 800 m and men's 1500 m wheelchair races. These races were open to able-bodied people and were without disability classification – as such, they did not form part of the official Paralympic programme. See Wheelchair racing at the 2004 Summer Olympics for more details.
Athletes with learning difficulties were excluded from the games due to the difficulties in testing for and classifying these disabilities. The exclusion was introduced after the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, the first games with events exclusively for people with learning difficulties (and the second with such athletes), after it was found that the majority of the Spanish basketball team were not disabled. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) stated that the exclusion would continue until there are sufficient tests for the disabilities and a way to measure the effect they have on a sport. Exhibition matches for these categories were featured in the Games in basketball and table tennis, and the Special Olympics remains the major sporting event specifically designed for athletes with learning difficulties.
Medal count
A total of 1567 medals were awarded during the Athens games: 519 gold, 516 silver, and 532 bronze. China topped the medal count with more gold medals, more silver medals, and more medals overall than any other nation. In the table below, the ranking sorts by the number of gold medals earned by a nation (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee).
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|United States
Among the top individual medal winners was Mayumi Narita of Japan, who took seven golds and one bronze medal in swimming, setting six world records in the process and bringing her overall Paralympic gold medal total to fifteen. Chantal Petitclerc of Canada won five golds and set three world records in wheelchair racing, while Swedish shooter Jonas Jacobsson took four gold medals.[1] France's Béatrice Hess won her nineteenth and twentieth Paralympic gold medals in swimming. Swimmer Trischa Zorn of the United States won just one medal, a bronze, but it was her 55th ever Paralympic medal. She retained her position as the most successful Paralympian of all times.[2]
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony for the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place on September 17, 2004. The show started with children passing on knowledge and raising their lights to the sky. This was a reference to Hippocrates, who transferred knowledge to the children. A 26 meters tall olive tree (with more than 195,000 leaves) symbolising life stood in the middle of the arena. The opening ceremony also featured a performance with human drama, with light and with music, in an allegory about obstacles and limits. The Parade of Delegations was accompanied by the music of French composers Yves Stepping and Jean Christophe. The music told the legend of Hephaestos, god of fire and son of Zeus and Hera. An athlete from Turkmenistan propelled himself around the stadium by doing somersaults. Greece, the home team, received a strong cheer. After that, fireworks erupted at the stadium. There were 150 local support staff involved and 400 volunteers. The children were from ages 8 to 17, coming from Australia, France, Spain, Greece and Germany. The Games were officially declared opened by Greek president Costis Stephanopoulos and Phil Craven, the president of the International Paralympic Committee. They were accompanied by the head of the organizing committee Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, who told the athletes and the audience: "The Olympic flame illuminates athletes. Many of you will leave Athens with medals, but all of you will leave as champions." Phil Craven quoted Democritus in his speech: "Two thousand years ago, Democritus said 'To win oneself is the first and best of all victories.' This holds true for all athletes, but especially for Paralympians. Recognising and cultivating your unique abilities and mastering challenges – you set standards and give expression for many people, young and old, around the world." The Paralympic flame was lit by Greek athlete Georgios Toptsis.
Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony for the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place on September 28, 2004. The traditional cultural display was removed from the ceremony as a mark of respect for the deaths of seven teenagers from Farkadona, travelling to Athens, whose bus collided with a truck near the town of Kamena Vourla.[3][4]
- "The Athens Olympics Organising Committee [ATHOC] has decided to cancel the closing ceremony of the 12th Athens Paralympics as initially planned and scheduled because of the tragic accident that cost the life of pupils. The artistic and entertainment part of the ceremony will not take place." (official statement)[4]
Flags were flown at half mast and a minute's silence was observed. In contrast with the formal nature of the opening ceremony, the athletes entered the stadium for the final time as a collective. The flag of the IPC was then officially handed over to the 2008 hosts, Beijing. An artistic presentation to acknowledge Beijing as the next host was still shown, which also unveiled the IPC's new logo. A procession of young people then made their way to join the athletes in the centre of the stadium carrying paper lanterns, before the Paralympic flame was extinguished, the final moment of the Paralympic Games.[5]
Media coverage controversy
Although the Paralympic Games were broadcast to around 1.6 billion viewers throughout 49 countries,[6] some controversy was caused when no American television network stayed to broadcast the event.[7] This resulted in some US viewers having to wait almost 2 months until the coverage was broadcast, compared with live feeds in the UK and other countries.[8]
Sports featured in the 2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics included 19 sports. New events featured in the Games were five-a-side blind football, women's sitting volleyball, and quads wheelchair tennis.
Results for individual events can be found on the relevant page.
- Archery
- Athletics
- Boccia
- see Boccia for general details of the sport
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Football (5-a-side)
- Football (7-a-side)
- see Paralympic Football for general details of the sport
- Goalball
- see Goalball for general details of the sport
- Judo
- see Paralympic judo for general details of the sport
- Powerlifting
- see Paralympic powerlifting for general details of the sport
- Sailing
- see the IPC Sailing microsite for general details of the sport
- Shooting
- see Paralympic shooting for general details of the sport
- Swimming
- see Paralympic swimming for general details of the sport
- Table Tennis
- see Paralympic table tennis for general details of the sport
- Volleyball (Sitting)
- see Sitting volleyball for general details of the sport
- Wheelchair Basketball
- see Wheelchair basketball for general details of the sport
- Wheelchair Fencing
- see Wheelchair fencing for general details of the sport
- Wheelchair Rugby
- see Wheelchair rugby for general details of the sport
- Wheelchair Tennis
- see Wheelchair tennis for general details of the sport
Participating nations
Athletes from 135 nations competed in the Athens Paralympics.[9]
See also
- ↑ "Athens 2004 – General Information". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-12.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Times Square Honors Athletes", International Paralympic Committee, January 5, 2005
- ↑ Jones, Sam (28 September 2004). "Seven children die in Paralympics bus crash". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Games finale cut after bus deaths". BBC News. 27 September 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Games finale cut after bus deaths", BBC News Online, 2004-09-27
- ↑ "International Paralympic Committee Annual report 2004", IPC
- ↑ "Athens advance Paralympics", BBC News Online, 2004-09-24
- ↑ "US TV Coverage of the Paralympics – starts November ...", paralympics.com, 2004-09-20
- ↑ "Athens 2004 – Participating Delegations". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-12.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2004 Summer Paralympics.
- 25 things you never knew about the Paralympics (BBC website). Also links to information about 20 athletes from Team GB.


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Forget Obama and the EU. The man who should really have the Nobel Peace Prize is an obscure Iraqi clericMarch 7, 2014 at 1:11 am | Posted in Turkmens | Leave a comment
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Colin Freeman is the Chief Foreign Correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph. His latest book is Kidnapped: life as a hostage on Somalia's pirate coast.
Forget Obama and the EU. The man who should really have the Nobel Peace Prize is an obscure Iraqi cleric
By Colin Freeman World Last updated: March 4th, 2014
With the Oscars over, shortlists are now being drawn up for that other big awards ceremony for the great and the good. The beginning of March is when the Norwegian Nobel Committee starts considering nominations for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the winner to be announced in October.
If that seems like a long time, bear in mind that just like the Oscars, the judges in the Nobel Prize have their work cut out these days, sifting through all kinds of nominations that are far more about politics than peace.
Would you nominate this man? Edward Snowden
Gone are the years where the award would simply go to some statesman who'd worked behind the scenes to end some long-term conflict. These days, a far more flexible definition of peace is deployed. On the 2014 list, for example, is the whistleblower Edward Snowden, who has been nominated by a Norwegian socialist for re-introducing "trust and transparency in global security policies." Has he? I don't think anyone's told Vladimir Putin.
Then in 2009, the prize went to a newly-elected President Obama, long before he'd had a chance to prove himself in bringing peace to Syria or stopping World War III in Ukraine. At least, though, Mr Obama had the humility to sound surprised about winning it. Unlike the EU, which, when given the prize in 2012 for promoting "democracy and human rights," issued a press release describing it as the "the strongest possible recognition."
Indeed, given the number of peacemaking gongs they've notched up already, one can't help thinking that the the EU and US should be wiping the floor with Mr Putin over Ukraine. How can he possibly resist such pacifist expertise? Shouldn't he be out there in Sebastopol already, shoving flowers into his soldiers' gun barrels? Maybe, in the peace and love spirit, Mr Obama should revert to his old drug habit and pass Mr Putin a spliff… in which case, bring in also Uruguay's President José Mujica, who is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee this year for legalising marijuana.
Yet those who cling to the unfashionable idea that Peace Prize nominees should have some track record in stopping people killing should not despair. There are still plenty of worthy candidates out there, and I can think of one myself. His nomination papers would read roughly as follows:
A who has preached peace and between two warring sides. A man who has urged his people never to retaliate, even when provoked by the murders of thousands of their men, women and children. A man who lives quietly and modestly, who seeks neither personal gain nor political office – much less any recognition via a peace prize.
No, I'm not talking about a posthumous award for Nelson Mandela (he won it in 1993). Instead, the man I have in mind is Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the highest ranking Shia Muslim cleric in Iraq, who has done arguably more than anyone to turn the country away from all-out civil war.
Grand Ayatollah who? No, you may never have heard of him. Unlike some Iraqi religious leaders, he doesn't make a habit of going on television and waving a Kalashnikov around. Nor has he ever been pictured with Bush or Blair. Indeed, to my knowledge, he has never consented to meet a single Western politician.
Instead, the 83-year-old mullah just gets quietly got on with his job, living in a modest house down a side street in the holy city of Najaf, and issuing various edicts for his followers, who make up the vast majority of moderate Iraqi Shias.
True, some of these edicts are not very progressive as far as the average Scandinavian Nobel prize judge is concerned. Like most Shia clerics, Sistani doesn't approve of dancing or drinking. And in 2006, he issued a fatwah calling for homosexuals to be killed "in the most severe way" (it was later retracted, with some claiming it was issued erroneously by an aide).
But by Iraqi standards, he's been an outstanding voice of moderation, peace and tolerance, without whom the country would probably be a far bloodier place than it already is.
To get an idea of this, you have to go back to just after the US invasion, when the ex-Baathists of Iraq's Sunni minority formed their unholy alliance with the Sunni zealots of Al-Qaeda. While killing Americans was one of their priorities, their other real passion was killing Shias, whom they viewed not just as US collaborators but as apostates too.
In the decade since, the Shia community has suffered the most appalling provocation. Most of the car bombs that have gone off in Baghdad over the years have been targeted at Shia neighbourhoods, killing thousands. Sunni death squads regularly ambush Shia pilgrims as they head to Sistani's city of Najaf, turning the annual holy festivals into a ritual slaughter. In 2006, al-Qaeda also bombed the Shia holy shrine at Samarra, an act roughly the equivalent to destroying St Peter's Basilica.
Yet throughout all this bloodshed, Sistani has beseeched ordinary Shias not to retaliate. No, he has not been entirely successful. In the year that followed shrine attack, a low-level Sunni-Shia civil war broke out, with tens of thousands dying in tit-for-tat violence.
But as with so many things in Iraq, the horrors that actually took place were nothing compared to how bad it could have been. In telling his fellow Iraqis to turn the other cheek, sometimes when it was quite literally stained with their loved one's blood, Sistani has helped averted all-out disaster, and is credited as such by many Western diplomats. He continues in this role today, as a resurgent al-Qaeda continues to re-ignite the civil war.
What makes Sistani all the more statesmanlike, though, is that he preaches peace while getting precious little thanks for it from those around him. Fellow Shias accuse him of being too timid in the face of Sunni aggression. Al-Qaeda hate him for unsportingly refusing to join in their sectarian civil war. But these are not the only matters on which he has gone against the grain. During the American occupation, he refused to ever sanction attacks on US troops, despite the street cred this would have won him in some Iraqi circles. And to the irritation of his fellow Shia mullahs in neighbouring Iran, he remains resolutely of the "quietist" school of Islam, which says religion has no place in government.
Yet unlike Mandela or the Dalai Lama, this reclusive, media-unfriendly cleric has no armies of bein-pensant wellwishers in the West. Indeed, the man who has arguably done more than anyone else for Middle Eastern peace has virtually no recognition among the keffiyah-wearing classes.
True, a group of Iraqi Christians nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, for giving "Muslims all around the globe a good example how to follow peaceful ways". But to my knowledge, he's never made the shortlist, and today, rather than going on global lecture tours, he's still holed up in that alleyway in Najaf, trying to bring peace to Iraq.
In other words, perhaps he's just a bit too "quietist" to be a modern Nobel Peace Prize winner…
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Finally managed to finish another Bavarian regiment, this just leaves 1 regiment remaining of 10 stands to finish the Division. As usual the figures are all from Outpost and the flag from Warflag. I had tried to get these finished before the game on Sunday but just ran out of time.
Next up is some supply wagons. I have tried to keep these generic so that they can cover a number of periods from WSS through to FPW. They are from a mix of manufacturers, the wagons from Essex and Warrior and the pack mules from Irregular.
Thursday, 10 May 2012
FPW Bavarians
Posted by Neil Scott at 07:08
Labels: FPW
6 comments:
- The Angry Lurker said...
Lovely Bavarians and you can never have enough wagons and mules!
- 10 May 2012 at 07:37
- Willie Anderson said...
Very well done! the wagons and mules will fit in nicely across the various eras!
- 10 May 2012 at 09:26
- Phil said...
Those bavarians look great, and I lov the wagons!
- 10 May 2012 at 10:27
- Ray Rousell said...
Nice painting Scott, and like the others said, you always need more wagons!! Keep up the great work!
- 11 May 2012 at 01:29
- Rodger said...
Very very nice Scotty. I have a bunch of 15mm wagons that really need a repaint. Very impressed with yours.
- 11 May 2012 at 03:32
- peter said...
These look real nice and I love the supply wagons and mules!
- 15 May 2012 at 05:56
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Sweet Potato and Corn Cakes with Srirachi Greek Yogurt dipping sauce
When I found this recipe, I got so excited. I LOVE sweet potatoes and with us moving over to more clean eating lifestyle, I thought holy smokes – I can't wait to make these yummy little nuggets! The original recipe calls for a garlic dipping sauce, but that didn't really excite me so I decided to change it to a Srirachi dipping sauce. The extra spice really adds a wonderful kick.
I first microwaved the potatoes. The time will vary depending on the size of the potatoes. Squeeze the sweet potatoes to see if the centers are soft. Be careful – they will be very hot.
When the potatoes are cool, scoop out the flesh out into a mixing bowl. With a fork, mash the potatoes.
Next, add the corn, green onions, cilantro, salt, cumin, and cayenne pepper.
Add the cornmeal, the whole wheat breadcrumbs, and egg. I made the whole breadcrumbs with some leftover whole wheat bread that I made. Can for sure use pre-made breadcrumbs. I usually use Progresso breadcrumbs with I don't have homemade ones.
Stir until evenly combined. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow the breadcrumbs to absorb moisture. While the mixture is chilling, made the Srirachi dipping sauce. Take 1 cup of Greek yogurt and stir in 1-2 tsp of Srirachi sauce. Depending the amount of Srirachi depends on how hot you like your dipping sauce. Refrigerate the sauce until you are ready to eat the cakes.
Shape the sweet potato mixture into small patties (about 2-3 Tbsp each) and cook about 4 at a time in the hot oil. Cook until golden brown on each side; about 2 minutes per side. After cooking, place on a paper towel covered plate to drain. Add more oil to the skillet as needed. I did put the cakes in the oven at 350 F for about 5 minutes to finish them off.
Serve hot topped with the Srirachi dipping sauce. Enjoy!
Sweet Potato and Corn Cakes with Srirachi Greek Yogurt dipping sauce
3 bs. sweet potatoes
1 cup frozen corn kernels
2 green onions
¼ bunch cilantro (divided)
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1 large egg
⅓ cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs
½ cup vegetable oil (for frying)
1 cup plain yogurt
1-2 tsp Srirachi Sauce
Begin by cooking the sweet potatoes. The fastest way to do this is in the microwave. Prick the skin of each potato with a fork. Wrap one potato in a paper towel, place it on a plate, and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Carefully remove it from the microwave, squeeze it to make sure it's soft in the center, and the allow it cool as you cook the next one.
When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut them open and scoop the flesh into a large bowl. Slice the green onions and roughly chop a handful of cilantro (about ⅛th of a bunch). Add the green onions, cilantro, frozen corn kernels, salt, cumin, and cayenne pepper to the bowl with the cooked sweet potatoes. Stir until well combined. You can taste it at this point and adjust the seasoning as desired. Add the breadcrumbs, cornmeal, and egg to the bowl. These ingredients will bind the mixture together and keep it from falling apart while cooking. Stir until evenly combined.
Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow the breadcrumbs to absorb moisture. While the sweet potato mixture is refrigerating, mix up the Srirachi dipping sauce. In a small bowl combine the yogurt, Srirachi, and a handful of cilantro leaves (roughly chopped). Stir until combined and then refrigerate until ready to serve.
After the sweet potato mixture has refrigerated, it's time to cook. Add enough vegetable oil to fully cover the bottom of a medium skillet. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until the surface appears wavy (if it begins to smoke, remove it from the burner immediately and turn down the heat). Shape the sweet potato mixture into small patties (about 2-3 Tbsp each) and cook about 4 at a time in the hot oil. Cook until golden brown on each side; about 2 minutes per side. After cooking, place on a paper towel covered plate to drain. Add more oil to the skillet as needed. The recipe makes 10-12 sweet potato cakes.
*The cakes can be finished off in the oven, if you want. 350 F for 5 minutes.
Adapted from: http://www.bestfoodbook.com/2014/07/sweet-potato-corn-cakes-with-garlic.html#sthash.KCrdr4CY.dpuf
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Confetti Bean Salad
After quite a hiatus, I decided that I was going to start my blog back up. In an effort to lead a more healthy lifestyle, Dean and I are going to be moving over to a "clean eating" lifestyle. I know there will be times that we will not be 100% clean eating, but that's ok. It's a lifestyle.
The first recipe that I'm sharing is confetti bean salad. I made this last night and it's fantastic. My plan was to put it on top of lettuce and spinach and add some extra vegetables. Tonight, I really wanted junk food. So I put the confetti bean salad on top of Popcorn Indiana FIT popcorn chips (20 chips – 120 calories; fat 2.5 g; total carbs 22 g; protein 2 g). Healthy nachos – win!
This confetti bean salad is super easy to put together. Fifteen minutes tops!
I used Simply Balanced (Target brand) low sodium beans – chickpeas, black, and kidney. Make sure to rinse and drain your beans. I think the next time I might add fresh edamame to the salad.
I put the frozen corn in a bowl to start thawing. Next, I chopped up the green onions, cucumber, and garlic and added them to the corn. Then I added the beans to the bowl. The dressing is simple – in a separate bowl, add balsamic vinegar, chili powder, paprika, and sugar. Begin whisking those ingredients together, then while whisking start streaming in the olive oil.
Then I poured the dressing over the beans and vegetables and stirred it together. Simple and clean.
I really wanted the beans to soak up all those favors, so I let the salad marinate overnight. It was totally worth the wait. It would have been great even if I had not waited, but I'm glad I did.
I made a few changes to the original recipe. I don't really like raw red onions so I used green onion because they have a milder flavor. I also traded out red peppers for cucumbers. Just a preference of mine.
So, here's to new begins!
Confetti Bean Salad
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 12 cups
1 can garbanzo beans/chickpeas
1 can kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 package (10 oz) frozen corn, thawed
3 green onions
1 cucumber, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika (optional)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste
Combine first seven ingredients in a large bowl.
Whisk remaining ingredients in a small bowl and pour over bean mixture.
Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Adapted from http://www.twintough.com/2013/09/confetti-bean-salad-recipe.html
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Espresso Truffles
Once you have decided on your chocolate, you then need to decide on your choice of alcohol to flavor your truffles and also the coating. The choice is yours but there are a few things to consider. For example, if you want a hazelnut flavored truffle it is a good idea to add Frangelico to the chocolate and cream mixture and then coat them in chopped hazelnuts. Or if you would like your truffles to have a coffee flavor stir about one tablespoon of espresso powder into the hot cream and then add Kahua or Tia Maria to the truffle mixture. For fruit flavored truffles use 2 tablespoons of fruit puree or jam (raspberry or blackberry) in place of the alcohol. Orange flavored truffles can be made by adding about 1 tablespoon of orange zest to the hot cream. Let the cream steep for about 10 – 15 minutes and then strain out the zest. Then add Grand Marnier to the truffle mixture. As you can see there are endless variations to the basic truffle so experiment and come up with your own recipes. Truffles store very well. They can be refrigerated for a couple of weeks or frozen for several months. Truffles are best when served at room temperature.
8 ounces (227 grams) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces
3/4 cup (180 ml) heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons (28 grams) unsalted butter
2 tablespoons alcohol (Cognac, brandy, Grand Marnier, kirsch, rum, bourbon, or Kahlua to name a few) (optional)
Different Coatings for Truffles:
Dutch-Processed Cocoa Powder
Confectioners Sugar (Icing or Powdered)
Toasted and Chopped Nuts (pecans, walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts)
Toasted Coconut
Shaved Chocolate
For Truffles: Place the chopped chocolate in a medium sized stainless steel bowl. Set aside. Heat the cream and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Immediately pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Stir with a whisk until smooth. If desired, add the liqueur. Cover and place in the refrigerator until the truffle mixture is firm (this will take several hours or overnight).
Place your coatings for the truffles on a plate. Remove the truffle mixture from the refrigerator. With your hands, or else a melon baller or small spoon form the chocolate into round or mis-shaped bite-sized balls. Immediately roll the truffle in the coating and place on a parchment lined baking sheet or tray. Cover and place in the refrigerator until firm. Truffles can be refrigerated for a couple of weeks or else frozen for a couple of months. Bring to room temperature before serving.
Makes 30 small truffles.
To Toast Nuts: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and bake nuts (pecans, walnuts or almonds) about 8 – 10 minutes or until brown and fragrant. For hazelnuts toast about 15 minutes or until the skins start to blister. Remove from oven and roll in a clean dish towel. Let the nuts 'steam' for about 5 minutes and then remove the skins. Once the nuts have cooled, chop coarsely.
Toffee Crunch Cheesecake
Toffee Crunch Caramel Cheesecake
Bon Appétit | January 2005
Zoom; Park City, UT
"Each year we receive hundreds of reader requests for recipes from restaurants around the world. And this past year there was a clear favorite — cheesecake. One of the best we tested is from Zoom in Park City, Utah. Here's their delicious version. — The Editors
At the restaurant, this is served with roasted pears. The cake needs time to set up in the refrigerator overnight, so begin making it at least one day ahead.
Yield: Makes 10 to 12 servings
Gingersnap crust:
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1 1/2 cups ground gingersnap cookies (about 7 1/4 ounces)
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, melted
5 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Caramel topping
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 cup heavy whipping cream
4 1.4-ounce English toffee candy bars (such as Heath or Skor), chopped
For gingersnap crust:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 9-inch springform pan with 2 1/2-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. Stir ground cookies, butter, and sugar in medium bowl until moist clumps form. Press cookie mixture firmly onto bottom of prepared pan. Wrap outside of pan with 3 layers of heavy-duty foil. Bake crust until firm and beginning to darken, about 14 minutes. Cool crust. Maintain oven temperature.
For cheesecake:
Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until smooth. Beat in butter, then eggs, 1 at a time, until just blended. Beat in vanilla. Pour batter over crust in pan. Place springform pan in large roasting pan. Add enough hot water to come halfway up sides of springform pan. Bake cake uncovered until filling is puffed around edges and moves slightly in center when pan is gently shaken, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Remove pan from water; remove foil. Place hot cheesecake uncovered in refrigerator overnight.
For caramel topping:
Stir sugar, water, and lemon juice in large saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat; boil without stirring until mixture turns deep amber, occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides with wet pastry brush, about 9 minutes. Add cream (mixture will bubble). Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Chill until thickened but still pourable, about 15 minutes.
Spoon caramel over top of cake just to edges (do not allow caramel to drip down sides). Garnish top edges with chopped English toffee. Chill at least 2 hours and up to 6 hours.
Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake; release pan sides.
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Crème Brûlée Tart
Crème Brûlée Tart
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Crème Brûlée Tart
Gourmet | October 2008
by Melissa Roberts
More than 30 years ago, Michael McCarty opened Michael's, in Santa Monica, and quickly established himself as a pioneer of California cuisine. In one of his sunny interpretations of French classics, he served crème brûlée in a crust. The smooth custard in a flaky shell with a crackling burnt-sugar top was one of his most popular desserts.
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Active Time: 35 min
Total Time: 4 1/4 hr
For tart shell:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
3 to 5 tablespoons ice water
For custard filling:
1/2 vanilla bean
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
2/3 cup whole milk
4 large egg yolks
1 whole large egg
1/2 cup sugar, divided
1/8 teaspoon salt
a 9 1/2-inch round fluted tart pan (1 inch deep) with a removable bottom
pie weights or dried beans
a small blowtorch
Make tart shell:
Whisk together flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl (or pulse in a food processor). Blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse) until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size lumps of butter. Add 3 tablespoons water and stir into flour (or pulse) until incorporated. Gently squeeze a small handful of dough: If it doesn't hold together, add water, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, stirring (or pulsing) after each addition. Do not overwork dough or pastry will be tough. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 8 portions. With heel of your hand, smear each portion once in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Gather dough into a ball, then flatten into a 5-inch disk. Chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round. Fit dough into tart pan and fold overhang inward to reinforce side. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes. Lightly prick bottom of shell all over with a fork, then line with parchment or foil and fill with pie weights. Bake until edge is pale golden and side is set, 20 to 25 minutes. Carefully remove weights and parchment and bake shell until golden, 10 to 15 minutes more.
Remove tart shell from oven and reduce temperature to 300°F.
Make filling:
While shell bakes, split vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape seeds into a heavy medium saucepan with tip of a paring knife. Add pod to saucepan with cream and milk. Heat over medium heat until hot, then let steep off heat 30 minutes. Whisk together yolks, whole egg, 6 tablespoons sugar, and salt in a quart measuring cup, then whisk into cream mixture until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve back into measuring cup.
Put tart shell (in pan) in a 4-sided sheet pan. Put in oven, then pour custard into shell. Bake until just set but still slightly wobbly in center, 30 to 35 minutes (custard will continue to set as it cools). Remove tart from sheet pan and cool on a rack 30 minutes. Remove side of pan and cool to room temperature, about 1 hour more.
Just before serving, sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar evenly over top of tart. Move blowtorch flame evenly back and forth just above top of tart, avoiding crust, until sugar is caramelized and slightly browned. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Make ahead:
Dough can be chilled 1 week.
Tart, without caramelized top, can be made 1 day ahead, then chilled (loosely covered once cool). Gently blot any moisture from surface before caramelizing.
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Buffalo Chicken Salad
I can't believe this recipe hasn't been on Kitchen Sherpa yet. It was one of the first recipes Jeni posted on Serendipitous Reflections back on April 5, 2005, and it is still one of our favorites. One note, recently we've used Texas Pete instead of Louisiana Hot Sauce, but they're both good. Enjoy!
Once again, Rachael Ray has come through with another quick and delicious meal. This recipe is quickly becoming a household favorite. When I make this, I don't change a thing. At first I thought about using bottled blue cheese dressing that I had in the fridge, but thank goodness I didn't because the blue cheese crumbles are wonderful. This recipe is pretty healthy in comparison to actual buffalo wings. No skin, no deep frying, very little butter, and lots of veggies. For hot sauce I use Louisiana Hot Sauce. It has good flavor and just enough heat to really enjoy having all the cool veggies and blue cheese dressing.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
2 hearts romaine lettuce, chopped
1 cup shredded carrots, available in pouches
2 ribs celery with greens, chopped
1/2 cup ranch dressing
1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
1 package, 3/4 to 1 pound, chicken tenders, cut into bite size pieces
1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 turn of the pan
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and black pepper
1/4 cup hot sauce
Preheat a skillet over medium-high heat.
Combine lettuce, carrots and celery in a salad bowl. Combine ranch dressing and blue cheese crumbles in a small bowl.
Add oil and butter to hot pan with the chicken. Season with salt and pepper and sear for 2 or 3 minutes, then add hot sauce. Reduce heat a little and cook 5 minutes more.
Toss salad with dressing and season with salt and pepper. Top salad with Buffalo chicken and serve.


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Mayor Foster Set to Deliver 2010 State of the City on January 12
2009-12-21 · By Editor
Mayor Bob Foster will deliver the 2010 State of the City on January 12 in the Terrace Theater, at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. All Long Beach residents are invited to attend for free, but you must reserve a ticket for admission.
"The State of the City is the people's speech and plays an important part of the civic process," said Mayor Foster. "Last year marked the first time in a decade where the State of the City was available to the general public for free. There was a great response and I'm delighted that we could move to a larger venue to accommodate more people."
Attendees can reserve their tickets by calling 562-570-5089 or through www.StateofLB.com. Residents are encouraged to reserve their tickets as soon as possible as there are a limited number of seats in the Terrace Theater. Four tickets may be reserved per street address.
WHEN: 7:00 p.m. – State of the City Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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11 Moments From Episode 75 Of PLL That Made Us Say OMG!
We almost couldn't take this level of drama!
1. When Ashley confirmed she was in Rosewood the night Wilden died.
And looked super guilty about it!
2. When Dr. Palmer told Toby to tell his mom to stay away from "that blonde girl."
We immediately suspected Rosewood's most notorious blonde girl... how wrong we were.
3. When we discovered that Hector Lime HAD kept copies of Ali's cast -- lots of them.
We knew he wasn't to be trusted!
4. Then he revealed that he'd made the same deal with Melissa.
Which means she had been just as desperate as the Liars to find out more about the Ali masks.
5. And it was because she thought Ali was still alive.
Oh we had, several times!
6. She admitted that she was on the Ghost Train but it was Wilden that tried to kill Spencer.
Then immediately made us question who the "we" were.
7. But revealed that she knew Wilden wasn't working on his own.
8. Then dropped this bombshell.
She had sent Jenna and Shana to watch the Liars at the lodge to find out who they were going to meet. They said they saw Wilden start the fire but they didn't see who pulled Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Mona from the fire.
9. The moment the police turned up at Emily's house because someone reported a domestic disturbance.
And we were so worried that A was targeting Mr. and Mrs. Fields.
10. When Aria and Spencer received this text from A:
And we were confused and kind of relieved at the same time.
11. And when Hanna made this heartbreaking admission.
We so didn't want to believe that of our favorite PLL mom!
Which of these moments were you most shocked by?
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Sears offers customers a collectible "Little Bill" doll, as of November 2015. Fisher-Price also offers the doll through Amazon.com, and individual dealers may carry "Little Bill" books and VHS tapes.
"Little Bill" is the name of a Nickelodeon TV show. The collectible "Little Bill" doll, which stands at 16 inches tall and weighs 1.9 pounds, speaks when someone squeezes its belly. It says more than 20 phrases and requires three AA alkaline batteries to function. Its head, hands and feet are made of vinyl, while the rest of its body is made of a soft material. Both Fisher-Price and Sears charge over $100 for the doll.


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This is the third post in the series. If you missed the first or the second please go back to read.
Today, I'm going to share my experience with the actual crocheting. Last post, I talked about the math I did to figure out my pattern I needed to follow to create the 3 color baby blanket.
I don't know if I mentioned that math was not one of my strong suits, lol, so needless to say, some things didn't not quite work out the way I had planned on paper.
Hurdle #1- The height measurement was off. From my swatch, I thought it would take 27 rows of double crochet to make the center pink section a 20×20 square. NOT. On paper it seemed simple enough, if 1.5 rows equaled 1 inch then I could set up a ratio to see how many rows would equal 20 inches.
1.5/1 = r/20
1.5 x 20 = 1r
r= 30
I know, icky math. But, your third grade teacher didn't lie to you, math does come in handy, sometimes wait until we use circumference! But the problem was, I didn't make my swatch the same way I started my blanket, silly me. Lesson learned for next time!
Hurdle #2- Joanne's Fabric Store didn't have the shade of green I liked, so I had to order on line. First time I've done that, but it didn't get here soon enough and I was crocheting fast (finished the 4 yellow panels and the center pink one in two days.) I didn't want to wait so I adjusted my design.
Hurdle #3- There was a method I wanted to use to connect the pieces that I saw on Pintrest, but I couldn't understand the tutorial correctly and it didn't work out. So I had to sew the pieces together a different way.
Hurdle #4- Second guessing all of my decisions and wanting to start from scratch! I called my sister to help to talk me off the ledge! After everyone in my house was asked three times if they liked it, I had to press on.
Well, as they say: best laid plans and all of that.
So what hurdles have you ever faced when tackling a project? I'd love to hear that I'm not alone.
Hope this helped.


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With Your Buckpole.net Guide: Jon Book
When you go on your next deer hunt. Roll up a plastic tarp. One about three by six feet in size. Brown, grey or camo in color are your best bet. Something that will blend in with the surrounding area and help give you a little cover.
Another handy way to use the tarp is to fold it up and set on it to keep the damp ground or what ever you might set on from soaking in.
When the wind picks up, and the wind chill drops, tie it off on some trees and use it as a windbreaker.
I remember one time when I had to use my tarp as a windbreaker and an overhead roof to keep the rain and snow off. It helped save the day.
The real payoff comes when you get your buck. Roll your deer into the tarp lengthwise and tie it off with no loose ends. Getting that buck back to camp with this deer drag will be a lot easier and it will slide on the ground with less effort.


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We need to get people with addictive problems treatment that help them overcome their addictions rather than spending large amounts of money imprisoning them in institutions where they receive inadequate treatment at overcoming their addiction,
In the 1950s, about 90% of the people institutionalized, meaning they were either in a mental institution, prison, or jail, were in a mental institution. Today, about 90% of the people institutionalized are in prison or jail. This means more people are at a higher cost institution and in an institution with a lower rate of helping troubled people improve their lives.
We as a society have moved from institutionalizing our most trouble people into mental health institutions and instead placing these into corrections facilities. This isn't a conscious decision. Obviously most addictive people committed a crime in order to wind up in the corrections system. Yet the huge shift in where such troubled people have entered public facilities over the past few decades does indicate a definite societal shift in how people who fail to fit into our society are treated.
Getting troubled people help for their troubles, by definition helps them more than does putting them in a cell. By addressing what troubles them, it more likely means there will be a resolution that helps them overcome their troubles, or at least they will learn how to better cope and function with unresolvable or difficult-to-resolve troubles. This tends to improve the lives of troubled people. Further, people with less troubles tend to create fewer troubles for others. Others thus tend to be better off when they are not troubled by people with troubles. Thus, overall, more people are happier. Which could be a problem for me because happier people are less likely to fill a need to read humor writings such as mine and others, which will makes humor writers less happy and thus less likely to write more humor, so maybe it all balances out.
We, as a society, have chosen an alternative that doesn't work as well in solving problems with addictions. Further it is incredibly more costly. Thus, we pay more for a less effective solution. One might suspect we are not very bright. Prisons, and to a lesser degree jails, are expensive. Don't believe me: look at how much they cost to build and maintain. I don't know you sense of cost, but to me, that's a lot of money. There aren't many, if any, discount prisons for sale in big box stores or dollar stores. I looked. I couldn't even find a section where they might be sold.
Many troubled people have troubles with dependencies and drugs and/or alcohol. Their use of illegal drugs and sometimes alcohol (some alcohol use is illegal honest. I am sure the 14 year old with the unlicensed moonshine still might be breaking some law or at least a zoning ordinance). These lawbreakers sometimes go to prison for their illegal dependencies and for such purposes alone. A significant portion of our prison population consists of people arrested solely for using or having an illegal substance. In addition, the use of illegal substances can impair judgment (or so I have been told. Those who told me this assured me they themselves were not impaired when they told me this, so this seems to be a sober fact.) People with impaired thinking are most apt to take risks or just do plain dumb things that get them arrested. Numerous reality shows and police logs prove this point.
There is good news. Most of the people are known as "stupid young idiots" or SYI. SYI are immature. Now the good news. (Promised you there would be good news.) Most immature people become mature mature. When they become more mature they are far less likely to do stupid, immature things, especially things that will get them arrested, as shown as TV programs, or perhaps tracked by a family of bounty hunters. Thus, if we wait, trouble makes tend to outgrow their immaturities. Most people arrested are under age 30. Over age 30, people's brains adjust to the realities and responsibilities of adulthood and they do less stupid illegal things and more stupid things within their own homes such as not cleaning garages or forgetting where children are supposed to be.
Not all people outgrow their immaturities, There is a small set of hardened criminals who never tend not to outgrow their criminal tendencies. They will likely become lifelong criminals. They are often identified by serial arrests or paying themselves huge bonuses within the companies they manage. This people will need to be dealt with and hopefully removed from causing more harm. In fact, there is a benefit to sooner identifying career hardened criminals, usually after their number of arrests is more than their age, especially if their age is over 30. This are the type people who may best benefit from determinate penalties, such as the promise of specific periods of incarceration Unfortunately, many politicians have won good will by promising to put away such people into the criminal justice system that they forget these are a small group of who such penalties may be appropriate.
A general solution to these issues is we need to do a better job at identifying people with troubles and helping them with their problems. A few decades ago, we did a poor job at this We essentially warehoused the troubled. To the surprise of some experts back then, it was discovered that many commercial goods may be reasonably warehoused but people cannot be warehoused.
The conditions of many mental health facilities used to be horrid. Facilities sometimes spent as little money as possible to provide residences, and little else was provided, for people with mental challenges. The goal was often to medicate the residents to keep them clam-not for their sake-but to make them easier to manage. Many facilities had conditions so deplorable that court actions forced their closures, leading to legal changes that led to the vast majority of people institutionalized in mental health facilities being removed from these institutions.
There are many individual stories of what happened afterwards. Some people were released from mental health institutions made good use of their freedoms and became productive members of society Some became professional comedians. Many wound up living in new places of squalor, some become homeless or frequently homeless, and may became incarcerated.
Incarceration is our mantra. There are politicians who wake up every morning (or afternoon, depending on how drinks lobbyists gave them last night), get into yoga positions, and calming chant to themselves something like "mandatory minimum sentences", "build more prisons", "if elected, I will fight crime", and "Willie Horton" (which, I have learned, is not the name of a Canadian coffee company Apparently that's Tim Horton, and that is someone totally different from Willie). This apparently results from reading public opinion surveys showing that people prefer less crime over more crime. Candidates pledging more crime do not tend to fare will in elections.
Troubled people, though, tend to do better being treated for their problems than being incarcerated. Prisons do provide them some benefits. They spend more time with other prisoners, swap recipes, experiences, and learn how to become better criminals. For all those high costs, we have created an institution for higher learning in improving criminal procedures. Imprisonment tends to make prisoners bitter. Prison TVs lack a good selection of cable networks and being interrupted before your program is over to tend off an assault from another prisoner becomes irksome. When troubled people are released from prison, they often are more bitter people who have learned how to become better criminals. This means incarceration was not necessarily the wisest of public investments. Some inmates are rehabilitated Some correctional institutions have rehabilitation programs that reach some people who do respond positively. Yet many prison wardens will admit upfront that prisons are for punishment, not for rehabilitation
Ironically, when we were a society that more often sent troubled people to mental health facilities, we then did not know how to treat them. Since then, advancements have been made in Psychology, Psychiatry, Therapy, Counseling, and TV shows with people named Phil and Drew. Treatment costs less than prisons and is more effective.
We are also getting better at identifying people with problems. School and child psychologists, child and school behavioral experts, teachers, and often cranky old people living next door are more often able to identify traits in children at around ten years of age, and sometimes even years sooner than that, and sometimes a few years afterwards (which does sort of make this sentence strange: up to age 10 and over age 10 doesn't appear to really mean much linguistically) that warn that children my have troubles. These are often the children who are not fitting in socially, or exhibiting unusual behavior such as standing naked on their desks while waving knives, especially after already being told before such behavior is inappropriate, or some lesser tell tale sign. This does not mean that a 10 year old (or under age 10, or over age 10) will develop into a troubled adult. Yet it does indicate who may have problems at that age, and who continue having difficulties that could lead to such off behavior at becoming a talk radio show host. Nearly every child who caused serious trouble in school was identified earlier with troubles and in many cases the resources to help the child were lacking. Not every trouble child with cause a serious problem, but every troubled child that is helped should have an improved life. Children who are helped tend to do better academically, tend to become more productive, and avoid becoming troubled adults or stand up comics.
Unfortunately, we provide few resources on helping troubled children. In recent years, these programs have often been scaled back dramatically. Ironically, we would save money if we provided more services. There are long term benefits to children who become more productive and lead healthier and happier lives I am biased, but I like happy, productive people. Rude people tend to spread their miseries to others and work in retail establishments where they gave me changed for a $10 when I gave them a $20 and then insist I gave them a $10.
People with drug and/or alcohol dependencies are often identified when they are arrested as having these dependencies. For instance, some of identified when asked to walk a straight line and they respond by asking which of the two squiggly lines they see are the one they should traverse. Sometimes they are identified when asked to take a breathalyzer and they confused their mouth with some other body part.
Treating people, once identified or self-requested, for their drug and/or alcohol dependencies is a good idea. (What? You read this far and thought I'd change my mind? Well, a healthy skepticism is fine, but, seriously, trust me on this point.) Please be forewarned that this is often an involved effort.
Science has shown that people with drug and/or alcohol dependencies have altered brain structures. It often takes time for the brain to restructure to where the brain was, and where the body was, so it no longer craves the substance upon which it was formally dependent. Some people can do this with sheer will power, some do it with counseling, mentors, and help from others. Some people achieve this medications that alter the brain structure (which some studies show are often the most successful method). Yet, 95% of those who try to quit falter at some point (Alright, here you may have some healthy skepticism as here I am relying on statistics from others. The actual percent may be 94% or 96%. I haven't independently verified this. It might even by 93% or 97%, but you should get the general idea that most will falter.) With a success rate in the neighborhood of 1 in 20 (although some state the odds generally improve over successive attempts), it should not surprise us that it may take several attempts at whatever method or methods are used until success is reached, The key is to not give up, even after faltering. If you know someone trying to quit a dependency, be there for them. They may not be the nicest person when the falter, but most express appreciation in the long run knowing that there were friends that were there for them.
If you are concerned about someone with a dependency, avoid ignoring the problem and letting a person continue to slide downwards on an addiction, thinking they'll turn around when they "hit bottom". One never knows how deep that bottom can be until the person decides that a non-dependent life is worth living Even if you fear you aren't reaching a person, your support and care often does resonate. Many people who have overcome dependencies later state how, even while they turned their backs to those who tried to help, that the actions, words, and sentiments of those trying to help did get through and did ultimately help them realize what they were telling them.
Also, if you don't know what hitting bottom is, I'll tell you. The ultimate hitting bottom is death. If you try to help someone and they die, have no guilt. The actions of someone else is that person's responsibility, not yours.


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Steven Slater and workplace stress
To his admirers, Steven "take this job and shove it" Slater is a modern-day hero, an everyman who channeled the collective frustration of working people everywhere and did something decisive about it.
But not all of us are in a position to abruptly exit our jobs via emergency chute, beer in hand.
Are there other, perhaps better, ways to handle workplace stress?
I asked Robert Hogan, Ph.D., the Tulsa-based expert in personality testing and president of Hogan Assessment Systems, to whom I was referred by the American Psychological Association. I got some unexpected answers.
Not a man to mince words, Hogan told me that Slater's blazing act of defiance was less a matter of dealing with workplace stress than a publicity stunt. According to Hogan, Slater is what's known as a "high colorful," a personality who "loved being the center of attention."
So how should the less colorful among us deal with workplace stress? Short of punching your boss in the nose, are there positive ways to deal?
For those who need our jobs, it seems, options are limited.
"Here's a really big-picture tip," Hogan says. "Shut up and bear it. People who try to stick up for themselves always lose."
"The trick is to say, 'I can learn something from this,'" Hogan says. Tell yourself that if you ever become the person in charge, you won't treat others the way you've been treated."
Aside from that, Hogan advises, try to avoid such stress in the first place by finding a job -- and a work culture -- that fit your personality. Also, he says, "It's good to have somebody to talk to" about your workplace woes.
Most of all, Hogan says, "You have to control what's in your head. If you focus on how angry you are, you're done. Tell yourself, 'I've got to be an adult and do my job.' Don't let irritation or anger control your thought process. Just distract yourself. That's what counting to ten is all about."
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Even if this individual is a "high colorful" (a personality who "loved being the center of attention"), it does not eliminate the probability that he also has a serious mental issue that needs to be addressed.
Hopefully prosecutors will seek a psychological examination of him - and that medication and/or institutionalization will keep his bizarre behavior far from the rest of us.
But given the world we live in and the reaction on the web to his colorful stunt, he's more likely to be given his own reality TV show.
Posted by: bbahler | August 12, 2010 9:32 AM | Report abuse
After retiring from an SES position in Gov't, I decided I didn't want to be a 'pointer' any longer and just wanted to be a pointee. So, I went to work for an airline at Dulles airport as a ticket agent. I never had much problem with angry passengers because I had white hair and didn't need the job to put bread on the table - I just had fun.
However, there were a couple of times in 7 years when even I had had enough. Once I was working lost baggage in the middle of the night (as the lowest in seniority I got the crappiest shifts) and was trying to help one man find his wife's lost bag. He got angrier and louder as I went through the trace process until his diatribe was almost a non-stop profane condemnation of me. When he finally took a breath, I said to him, "Look. There are only 2 people in this airport trying to find your bag and you're pissing one of them off!" He did calm down - never said he was sorry - and I was able to eventually find out where the bag was and tell him when it was likely to arrive.
The point is, everyone has a frustration point at which they will strike back. Airline personnel take abuse in quantities far exceeding those in most jobs (not all, of course). This man may have talked about 'taking this job and shove it' for years as a way to let off steam. In any event he obviously reached his frustration point and struck back. Publicity stunt, indeed. I think this "Expert" doesn't have a clue about the real world.
Posted by: jdrd58 | August 12, 2010 11:27 AM | Report abuse
Yes, we all have been bad customers and frustrated workers. The problem isn't the customer or the employee. It's the bad management practices and processes. You would think that customer complaints would cause management to find ways to fix the problem but they don't ever fix it unless a lawsuit or Federal investigation is coming down the road.
My past gripe with workplace stress is when managers think it is okay to create a workplace filled with disrespect based upon an ill-perceived pecking order in the organization. The secretary, mail clerk, or janitor is NOT the servant of the staff or management. Yet, I've seen managers and some office staff talk to and treat administrative or low level workers without regard to each person's right of dignity as a human being. It is that type of treatment that angers the employees and causes them to take out their frustration on customers by doing shoddy work or being mean and nasty to customers. This expert is not living in reality. If workers have to "shut up" and take it, then they are likely to sabotage the workplace in the end and then tell the management "take this and shove it".
Posted by: kitten2 | August 12, 2010 12:11 PM | Report abuse
kitten2, not solely limited to secrataries, janitors and mail clerks. Trust me, but good points
Posted by: morrisday1 | August 12, 2010 1:02 PM | Report abuse
This expert is most definitely not living in reality!
I have self-esteem, and it tells me that when ANYONE is rude to me, I can (and will!) stand up for myself!!
I don't have to yell, or flip the bird, but I can, and have had to, tell them in a very very cold voice that "you do not speak to ME in such a manner!" and stalked away.
I am not anyone's whipping post for their bad manners; I don't have to take it.
On top of all of that, managers and owners need to get off of their little high horse. They sit on the toilet like everyone else, and they stink as well!
Posted by: taroya | August 12, 2010 1:05 PM | Report abuse
Mr. Slater said and did something every flight attendant has wanted to say at least once since aviation began! Good for him. Now the rest of us who need a steady income don't have that privilege. Morale in my workplace is the lowest I've ever seen it and the only thing keeping most of us here is the bad job market. When things look better management is going to see our dust out the rear-view mirror.
Posted by: Baltimore11 | August 12, 2010 1:58 PM | Report abuse
"Here's a really big-picture tip," Hogan says. "Shut up and bear it. People who try to stick up for themselves always lose."
Remarkably good advice. If under stress, your worldview becomes distorted and you may behave badly or you may be perceived as a high maintenance employee, regardless of right or wrong, you lose.
It would be interesting to expand Hogan's perspective.
Posted by: Beacon2 | August 12, 2010 2:15 PM | Report abuse
I must agree with kitten2 as well. Many people in management really don't stay in touch with reality. The higher up, the worse it gets. Someone I know works in a place where the management thinks that by setting unrealistic workloads and constant monitoring of every move the worker makes will make them work harder. It doesn't, it just ticks people off. The stress just adds to poor physical and mental health.
The unspoken threat of "you are replaceable" has never been more utilized than in this economy.
Posted by: kodonivan | August 12, 2010 3:30 PM | Report abuse
Hogan says. "Shut up and bear it. People who try to stick up for themselves always lose."
What kind of crap is this???
Posted by: frenchvixen | August 13, 2010 5:39 AM | Report abuse
Ask yourself whether if a passenger, rather than a flight attendant, had deployed the slide and exited the plane with a free beer from the drink cart in hand, you'd be as amused. Maybe if the passengers had been stuck on the tarmac without food, drink, or working toilets for several hours, but what if the passenger simply decided to put himself/herself first and make a quick exit? What would your reaction to that be?
Posted by: WashingtonDame | August 13, 2010 12:23 PM | Report abuse
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From the perspective of the selectively blind or the absolutist, there are huge differences between different parts of the relativistic plane. One of these six ways of looking at the world becomes dominant as you approach each of the six edges of the hexagon-shaped relativistic plane.
It's easier to get people to rally around absolutism, so most political parties or social movements drift towards the red, blue or green edge.
- Moral absolutism tends to be associated with progressive movements
- Ethical absolutism tends to be associated with independence movements
- Consequential absolutism tends to be associated with conservative movements
- Organized religious/ideological institutions grow out of particular combinations of ethical and moral beliefs. Consequential blindness comes from the tendency of these types of institutions to stick with official doctrines despite (or even because of) the destructive results of past applications of those ideas.
- The core purpose of governments is to punish immoral behaviors (intentional murder/theft/etc.) and protect or reward moral behaviors (with renown/subsidies/etc.). Governments can drift towards ethical blindness unless they are vigilantly policed by powers outside of their legislative/judicial purview.
- Markets exist as a successful set of ethical rules that allow for peaceful trade between relative strangers. Once it reaches a certain size a market becomes morally blind as participants have no way to know anything about the moral intentions of other participants.


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Today is the International Day of Peace, when the United Nations calls on "combatants around the world to put down their weapons and try to find peaceful solutions to their conflicts."
This year's theme is "Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future." From the UN's website:
It highlights the fact that we cannot possibly think about building a sustainable future if there is no sustainable peace. Armed conflicts attack the very pillars of sustainable development, robbing people of the opportunity to develop, to create jobs, to safeguard the environment, to fight poverty, to reduce the risk from disasters, to advance social equity and to ensure that everyone has enough to eat.
I absolutely agree that armed conflicts make sustainable development efforts difficult, if not impossible.
But I think the reverse is also true: we cannot possibly have sustainable peace without sustainable development. How could peace possibly be sustained when 925 million people in the world are hungry?
Are you peaceful when you miss lunch by an hour? I know I'm certainly not. Imagine if you were starving, or watching your children, your elderly, your community starve.
Since I don't have to fight to feed my own family, I work to help impoverished families around the world gain the ability to feed themselves and lift themselves out of poverty using methods that last. Deep down, I believe it's the best way I can personally help bring peace to the world.
What do you do to promote peace? Tell me in the comments section below.


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How did cells generate the level of complexity in living organisms as we know and appreciate it today?
The necessity for efficient intracellular transport grew as cells developed from simple, one-micron organisms to highly complex, several 100-micron structures. In a eukaryotic cell, transport processes and inter-organelle-communication need to function reliably and efficiently, not unlike a major city that depends on complex and well-organized transport of goods and information. To keep up with these growing transport demands cells evolved processive motors. Like nano-machines, motor proteins transport cargo unidirectionally and efficiently to their destinations on cytoskeletal filaments, cells' multifunctional highways. This way cells no longer need to rely on diffusion alone but can specifically manipulate cellular processes as to what, when, and where molecules need to go. Developing means of directed and regulated transport might in fact be the most crucial achievement of eukaryotes during the course of evolution.
Dissecting the working mechanisms of molecular motors on various levels
Our interest in molecular motors is multifaceted ranging from single molecule to cellular level. We are employing diverse methods to unveil the secrets of molecular motors spanning the spectrum from classic biochemistry to single molecule assays, from seeking to solve solution structures to apply proteomics to untangle the complex regulatory mechanisms of molecular motors.
A non-mitotic CENP-E homolog in Dictyostelium discoideum with slow motor activity.
Kösem S, Okten Z, Ho TH, Trommler G, Koonce MP, Samereier M, Müller-Taubenberger A.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2013 Feb 15;431(3):490-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.01.030. Epub 2013 Jan 16.
Regulation of a heterodimeric kinesin-2 through an unprocessive motor domain that is turned processive by its partner.
Brunnbauer M, Mueller-Planitz F, Kösem S, Ho TH, Dombi R, Gebhardt JC, Rief M, Okten Z.
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Nuclear architecture of rod photoreceptor cells adapts to vision in mammalian evolution
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