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Divorce is something we never want to think about, but unfortunately it happens. And when it does happen, it can be a very emotional and stressful time. It affects all aspects of your life, including your financial livelihood. You will more than likely be faced with many financial decisions, and we want to let you know we are here to help you through them. Making smart choices and taking the right steps will help minimize further turmoil and hopefully transition you for the next phase of your life. We have compiled some tips below to help you succeed in keeping your finances straight while establishing your newfound financial independence.
Set up your own account.
While you may be getting a divorce from your spouse, that does not mean you have to divorce your financial institution…even if you were the one who "married into" the financial relationship. Unless you choose to leave, the feeling at most places, like Avadian, is: "once a member always a member!" In fact, it may be easier to stay with your current financial institution who already knows you and your financial history. Why suffer from two breakups?
With that said, it is best to sever all financial ties from your spouse as soon as possible. If you have joint accounts, keep in mind your spouse probably knows your account number, personal identification number (PIN) and passwords. It's best to establish a new account in your name as opposed to simply removing your spouse from existing ones. Once you do this, you can move forward.
Important Tip: For a woman going through a divorce, one important decision to make is whether or not to reclaim her maiden name. If a name change is in your future, it may be easier than you think. You can request that the judge handling your divorce make a formal order restoring your former or birth name. If your divorce decree contains such an order, that's all the paperwork you'll need. You'll want to get certified copies of the order as proof of the name change. Once you have this official documentation, you can use it to have your name changed on your identification and personal records. To change your kids' names is a little more difficult and is usually determined by a judge.
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Develop a new financial plan.
Whether you are part of a dual-income family, where you both work, or part of a single-income family, the thought of going it alone financially can seem pretty daunting. The first rule to live by is to NOT expect or depend on your spouse for child support or alimony when making future income considerations. Instead base all your new bills and living expenses on what you can reasonably afford on your own. Create your own budget and be sure to include divorce expenses, such as legal fees and moving expenses. Start saving what you can now by setting up your own investments. It's also wise to review your existing investments. You may have to cut back on how much you contribute to your plan every month or establish short and long-term goals until you are more settled and comfortable with your new financial status. And if you are someone who always allowed your spouse to handle the financial side of things, keep in mind it's never too late to learn. Do your research, demand to see all account statements, consult with a Financial Advisor and question everything. Find out firsthand from your lawyer what you are entitled to, like the equity in your home, and what you are responsible for, such as any outstanding debts. If you were cautious enough prior to your marriage to sign a prenuptial agreement, be sure to review it thoroughly with your lawyer. You may want to use it as your starting point for planning your future. All of these factors will play into your new financial lifestyle. And remember whether you signed a Prenuptial Agreement or not, you are worth more than you think!
Startling Statistic: Divorces are messy. 718,509 fortunes were lost last year in divorce court. Yet statistics show that 75% of all divorced people re-marry, half of them within three years. (Sources: www.prenuptial-agreement-info.com, www.divorcereform.org and www.remarriage.com)
Cool Hookup: If you choose to walk down the aisle again, consider protecting yourself and your family with a Prenuptial Agreement. Visit www.prenuptial-agreement-info.com for details on why you should establish one and the process involved in setting one up.
Protect your name and credit.
Most married couples have accounts, credit cards, loans, insurance policies, titles and common household bills in both of their names. This works well when you're married, but it's not the easiest thing to change once divorced or separated. Take every measure from the beginning to protect your good name. Find out your debts and credit history as a couple. Determine which bills have you listed as the responsible party and verify your payment history. If your spouse has been making late payments and it's in your name, you may have difficulty moving and resuming your utility services or being approved for a mortgage, a loan or even a rental.
If you have joint accounts, beware of using money or credit cards as a way of getting even with your spouse. You may end up paying the bill in the end. Do not take out any more joint loans with your spouse. Again, you may end up paying for it entirely.
Review beneficiaries listed on all your accounts, insurance policies, retirement accounts and both of your wills. You don't want to inherit your ex's debt or financial troubles, and you may not want them to benefit from your wealth. In addition, protect your divorce agreement. If the divorce papers stipulate your spouse is responsible for all debts, the creditor will still pursue you in court unless you are proactive enough to remove your name from the original contracts.
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Cool Hookup: One easy way to determine your current credit score and what accounts may still list you as an owner is to check your credit report. It's recommended to do this once a year for your own security from fraud and identity theft. To request a free credit report, visit www.annualcreditreport.com.
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Evaluate your needs and living expenses.
Throughout your divorce proceedings and the separation of property, there will probably be much discussion on who gets what…most importantly the house and the car. In the end, you may find yourself homeless and without transportation. That's why it's wise to evaluate your needs and living expenses from the onset. If you are willing to give over these possessions, you will need to start planning to purchase new ones for yourself. You may find renting or leasing is more of an option than owning. Or, you may be on the opposite end. You may come out of the agreement with these items and realize the house is now too big for you or the car was never your dream car. Either way, you need to really evaluate what makes the most sense financially. Research your loan and mortgage options and decide if you can handle the payments on your own or if you need to downsize.
Cool Hookup: From setting up your own budget to figuring out how soon you can pay off old debt, our financial calculators are financial tools you should be utilizing. Click here for a complete list of calculators available to help you do the math in building your new life.
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Embrace your new financial independence.
While divorce is never a pleasant experience, it does afford you the opportunity to create a fresh start. This is your chance to take control of your finances and to start thinking about you, your needs and maybe more importantly your wants. You now have the freedom to plan for your dreams without the worry of your spouse and whether or not it fits into his/her plans. For some, you may feel a huge weight of debt lifted from you. For others, you may not be so lucky, but you do have the opportunity to do something about it now. The old saying of "If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself" does have some truth behind it.
Take this opportunity to rebuild your financial portfolio. Plan for your future and don't be afraid to ask for help. Many financial institutions offer Planning and Financial Services to discuss your current financial situation as well as advise you on possible investment options. Make sure you protect yourself and find a way to turn this experience into a positive one.
Shameless Plug: Our financial experts can assist in creating a personal financial management program you can follow in order for you to achieve your monetary objectives. For more details, click here.
Cool Hookup: It's hard to imagine life after divorce, but inevitably you will get past all the financial, legal and emotional aspects of it. If kids are involved, click here to read five steps to help your kids open up after a divorce. For more inspiration and advice, you may want to read: "Tips to Help You Move on After Divorce" and "A Formula for Getting Back to Great!"


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I commented on Twitter recently that I'm seeing lots of new nonprofit blogs. Some of them good, some of them God-awful. Ironically (or not), the best new nonprofit blogs I've seen are being written by the younger folks in the sector. I've been really excited to see these new nonprofit voices add to the ongoing and important conversations we need to have about doing the work of social change. Read them, learn from them and be inspired.
1. Diane Tran, Minnesota Rising
"Notes about the rising Millennial generation in Minnesota. We are the ones we have been waiting for."
2. Adrianne Russell, Cabinet of Curiosities
"I am a museum professional, so my writing tends to center around art education, museums and other nonprofit organizations (and folks that work with and for them) and social media."
3. Jessica Journey, Nonprofit Leadership
"I have developed this site to share my experiences in the nonprofit sector."
4. Anh Tran, Nonprofit Adventures
"A 25-year old's reflections on the past, plans for the future, and adventures in the nonprofit world."
5. Jenny Guerrero, A Note or Two
"I never thought of making my passion for helping a career. It wasn't until recently that I decided to take a leap of faith and follow my heart and passion and build a career in the nonprofit industry."
Yes, I realize that my list is all-female. So tell me, dear readers: where my nonprofit blogging fellas at?


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Okay, I have a big, fat knot in my stomach. A knot the size of a Burger King Double Whopper with cheese, although I haven't had one of those in about four years. It's a knot the size of West Memphis, but more about that later. It's a knot the size of a pie at Knott's Berry Farm in California, although I've never been there to see how big that theme park really is. I have a very strong and dramatic dislike of theme parks and basically will not go to one for any reason. I visited Opryland once when I was in probably the seventh grade, and I vowed never to go to one again. Well, I guess I did go to Libertyland a time or two over the years here in Memphis, but that's neither here nor there and has nothing to do with the big knot in my stomach.
I think I have this knot, this pit, this twisted, gurgling thing in my gut because this is officially the 25th anniversary issue of the Memphis Flyer, and I feel that I should be waxing nostalgic and retelling all of the many things that happened in the early days when I helped get it started and served as its founding editor. The only problem is that the more I think about it, the older I feel, and it is making the knot grow bigger and more volcanic.
I'm sure lots of the early days of this paper will be covered elsewhere in this issue, so that eases the pressure some. But I still feel like I should give an account of what it was like in those days and, well, at this point, I think I'm going to throw up the knot. But here goes with a few highlights from the decade that the first cell phone hit the market and believe me, back then they were bigger than this knot in my gut.
The personal ads: Oh, yeah, the personal ads. I guess every other alternative paper in the country contained personal dating ads, but to my knowledge no other paper in Memphis had ever tried it. Remember, this was before we had internet access, much less match.com, eharmony.com, gay.com, christiansingles.com, farmersonly.com, or any of the other niche online services to introduce strangers to each other for the purposes of dating or whatever.
It was scandalous to some, welcomed by others. I remember one ad from a woman who described herself as having a "Ruben-esque" figure, attempting to equate herself to the rather fleshy subjects in the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens. Unfortunately, she spelled it "Reuben-esque," equating her figure to a corned beef and sauerkraut sandwich on rye. Among our tiny staff at the time, there were some who ran personal ads for co-workers as a joke. I don't even remember how one answered a personal ad back then, as we didn't have email or passwords or any other real form of communication other than the phone. So I guess we called each other to set up these outings? All I know is that I tried it a couple of times just for fun and ended up having a bird almost peck my eyes out in Bartlett after a stroll through the Raleigh Springs Mall and attending Graceland's Candlelight Vigil after consuming far too much alcohol.
The way we got the editorial content together. Yes, we did have computers. They were little beige contraptions that were foreign to me at first and used a floppy disk so that some of the freelance writers could supply their copy on a disk, and it could be copied to the computer. However, most people back then still had typewriters and would simply type their various columns and articles, and I would either have to go to their homes to fetch the copy or have them bring it to the office, where I would have to key-stroke them into the computer. Some people actually hand-wrote their prose. And goodness knows we did not have spell check programs back then.
Once the articles and columns were typed up, I somehow got them to the people in the back of the room who were called typesetters. I think they had to retype the copy so that it would come out on long sheets of shiny white paper, which then had to be proofread and sent back for corrections until the copy came out clean and ready to go. Then, it had to be run through a machine that coated the back of it with wax and then cut up with a knife with a sharp little blade and then pasted to big sheets of cardboard, which were then taken to Mississippi on Tuesday afternoons and somehow would come back the next day as a newspaper.
Every Tuesday afternoon, after this race to the finish line, when the box finally went out the door, the staff would all go to the P&H Cafe to decompress, or something like that. And the next day, it all started again.
Twenty-five years of the Memphis Flyer. It is something to behold.


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Bed Bugs
Now that bed bugs are escalating because of global travel; the increase of homeless and underground communities; the popularity of "Flea" markets and 2nd-hand merchandise; and worst of all, the bed bugs have become Super Bugs in that they have mutated from the DDT!
Essential Oil lovers prefer the Eco-friendly approach, and research shows that tree oils work best against parasites and menacing insects.
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Bed Bug Recipe – Bites – Spray – Diffuse
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Since the recent outbreak of bed bugs infestation, many remedies have been tried with little to no success of destroying the eggs. After Word War II, the problem of bed bugs had virtually disappeared from America, because action was taken using DDT. But DDT was a deadly carcinogenic that destroyed the soil and everything else, and so it was outlawed.
Essential Oil lovers prefer the Eco-friendly approach, and research shows that tree oils work best against parasites and menacing insects. Gary Young touts the praises of Palo Santo oil as the first choice for insect repellent. This Ecuadoran tree develops a resin to protect against infestation, and it is from that resin that Young Living distills the Palo Santo oil . Eucalyptus has been used historically for bed bugs, and Eucalyptus Blue is the first anti-viral Eucalyptus Oil. Native American Indians relied on pine needles and Cedarwood chips in their mattresses to ward off ticks and fleas. So, let's consider a logical approach to attack the bed bugs at home and on vacation…
Bed Bug Bites
Bed bug bites do not usually require treatment. If a secondary infection occurs (usually from scratching), apply Rose Ointment adding an extra drop of Melrose in a dab or Thieves oil and apply Thieves oil around the infection if open not direct into the sore. Take Thieves in a capsule, or use Inner Defense softgels. In these more severe cases, you may need to see your health practitioner.
Bedbug or Imposter?
Don't assume your bites are bedbugs. Bites can be hard to identify, even for doctors. Rule out mosquitoes, fleas, mites, and biting gnats by conducting a visual inspection. Have you clarified that you do not have Morgellons? Be sure to rule out Morgellons Disease.
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It's best to collect and identify bedbugs to confirm bites. Look for the bugs themselves or their bloodstains, especially along the seams of mattresses. Further, look for dark spots of insect waste where bedbugs might crawl into hiding places on furniture, walls, and floors. Wash clothing and bedding in hot water and then again hot water that will not burn finger and added 1 cap full Thieves Cleaner and 6 drops of purification. Then dry on hot.
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Get rid of infested mattresses and box springs or cover them with a plastic mattress bag to trap the bugs. Wash clothes and bedding in hot water, and dry on high heat. Clean furniture and vacuum cracks in wood floors and doors where bugs may hide. Shake out suitcases. Use your thieves spray and thieves cleaner the cracks of floors or bed frames.
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- The hotel is located in the middle of a forest
- It's an ideal starting point for excursions to Göttingen and the Harz nature park
- Rent a mountain bike at the hotel, or play golf at the renowned resort Hardenberg
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One of the greatest luxuries as a home owner is hot water. A long shower or delightful bath after a hard day of work can be a ritual that uplifts your spirits. This daily custom can only be heightened by the fact that the hot water is free.
We all know the power of energy from the sun. Sadly a solar panel system to power the average American home is pricey and out of reach for many homeowners. This article will change the way you think of solar power, and give you an affordable option to change the way you use energy in your home.
A solar hot water heating system does not have to be expensive. There are a wide range of options available for the DIY homeowner. Often referred to as domestic hot water systems, a commercial solar hot water heating unit for the home can pay for itself in as little as a few years. Combining a solar hot water heater with a rain water collection system can give you completely free hot water, although that is another article altogether.
There are two types of solar water heating systems on the market; active which uses circulating pumps and passive which doesn't. An active solar water heating application uses water from your own home and pumps it through a set of solar collectors. Once the water is heated it can be pumped into your hot water heater, or an insulated tank for storage. These type of systems work very well in climates where it rarely freezes. A passive system commonly involves a indirect circulation system. A pump will circulate a non freezing liquid through a heat transfer plate. The liquid is heated causing the plates to heat which in turn heat's the water. This type of solar water heating system is very popular in climates where you encounter inclement winter weather.
The type of solar hot water heater you choose will be dependent on a few factors. These factors will also determine how much money you will save.
How much hot water does your family use?
Do you use the majority of the hot water during the day?
How much of your current energy bills can be deducted if you remove the cost for heating water?
Does your home-site receive enough solar gain?
A solar hot water system is one of the most cost effective ways to use green energy. With the many federal and state tax incentives available to home owners, solar heated hot water is a viable option for families that wish to lower their energy bills. It goes without saying that the addition of a solar hot water heating unit will increase the value of your home as well. I mean who doesn't love the phrase "solar powered?"
For homeowners that are concerned about the feasibility of a solar powered hot water heating system there is a simple test you can perform. You aren't trying to reinvent the wheel by using solar heated water you are simply using the water hose effect in a larger application. This test will measure the solar gain on your home-site and determine if a solar hot water heating system is a practical solution to your water heating needs.
For the purpose of this test you will need a water hose with a spray attachment and an outside spigot. Take a temperature reading out of the spigot in the morning. Do this without the water hose attached. Once you have this reading, attach the water hose and stretch it across the yard. Fill up the hose and allow it to stand in the sun all day. Take a temperature reading at sunset to determine how far the temperature has risen.
If you get a reading of +40 degrees you have enough solar gain to make solar hot water heating a viable option for your family. If you do research and decide the a whole house application is not within you budget, you can start with a solar outdoor shower. This will give you an idea of the power of the sun for heating water. An outdoor solar shower is also a great way to add value to your home, as well as being a treat on sultry summer nights.
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Unemployment drops to 8.5% and the US adds 200k jobs.
In addition, average wages in private industry ticked up by 4 cents an hour, though over the year wages have not kept pace with inflation. And government downsizing, which has been a drag on the jobs numbers, slowed in December, with only 12,000 public jobs lost. The private sector added 212,000 jobs.
In another positive sign, the unemployment rate seemed to be dropping at a faster rate than the number of new jobs would imply. This is perhaps because new businesses and the newly self-employed are less likely to be counted in the Labor Department's survey of businesses, from which the job numbers are drawn, than in its survey of households, from which the unemployment rate is calculated.
Now keep in mind we aren't at pre-crash levels, but an economy is kinda like a car. Put an idiot in charge and he can crash it to pieces in an instant. Give it to better hands and, although it will get rebuilt and repaired, it can take some time.
The important thing isn't just that this happened in the past month, but that we've had roughly a year of gradual improvements. To use another analogy, think of it like weight loss (since we're hitting the New Year). Dropping five pounds in a weekend seems nice but doesn't mean much. However, dropping one pound a week for a few months is far more meaningful.
Let's just hope another foreign disaster, Euro crash or Iran going nuclear on someone, doesn't hit us with the proverbial weekend fast food binge.


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My grandfather would have loved to have met you," he told her huskily. "He would have called you 'She Moves Trees Out of His Path.' " She looked lost, but his da laughed. He'd known the old man, too. "He called me 'He Who Must Run into Trees,'" Charles explained, and in a spirit of honesty, a need for his mate to know who he was, he continued, "or sometimes 'Running Eagle.' " " 'Running Eagle'?" Anna puzzled it over, frowning at him. "What's wrong with that?" "Too stupid to fly," murmured his father with a little smile.
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the barleywine does better over at beeradvocate: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/10097/63719 - the Bros give it a 93. i've got a 4-pack in the cellar that i'll be sitting on for at least a year. barleywines do a lot better with some aging.the ipa is indeed mediocre, and that's being generous. it's also their best-selling beer. *sigh*.
I'll be high No 420 for me, lol.
Hope they keep the price low, the quality high, and keep the six pack format. 32oz of that stuff is alot to drink."On Lagunitas Sucks (paraphrased):Lagunitas is also ?working hard? to put Lagunitas Sucks in 32 oz. stubby (squat) bottles. ?We?re going to cram it in next to the Schlitz malt Liquor and all the ?Hood beers.?? It will be a year-round release with varied packaging beginning this fall. Gives credit to Les Claypool and Primus who put out bumper stickers that said ?Primus Sucks.? Had wanted to do a beer called ?Lagunitas Sucks? for 10-12 years and finally had the opportunity when the company ran up against capacity and couldn?t produce some of its usual beers this past winter."
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I would like to see the option to use en-dashes instead of hyphens to describe ranges in Bible references, and that this would be picked up in the pasting text options, e.g. "copy as citation", etc.
The en-dash is the proper punctuation mark to signify a range, not the hyphen.
When typesetting references I have to change them very carefully in order to avoid changing any legitimate hyphens in a quick find and replace.
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Give Time Travel a listen - it's a new offering from Rich Boy, featuring Supa Villain. It was dropped on Saturday, February 20th, 2010. Rich Boy's musical situation is improving with every new release, and Time Travel will most definitely help the cause. It's a fine addition to the growing body of work Rich Boy has been developing since stepping foot in the game. We're looking forward to what Rich Boy has in store.
Have you heard Rich Boy's Mr. Jetson? If you dig this, visit Rich Boy's profile for the latest info, news, songs, and mixtapes.
How's the chemistry here? How does this compare to Rich Boy's previous work?


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The director of this documentary, himself a Native American, guides this exploration of Hollywood's depiction of Indians, going all the way back to silent cowboy flicks and continuing through to the near-present with films like Dancing With Wolves and A Man Called Horse. One particularly galling feature of many films (including these last two) is their use of sacred practices of America's indigenous people to provide window dressing for essentially banal entertainments. The director provides his own form of wry comment on this banality in segments following a Native American woman during her visit to her dentist's office.
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THE Appeal Court has upheld a lower court conviction against a woman who fired a gun into the air following a heated traffic dispute and claimed she was related to high-ranking officials.
However, the new lawyer for Khay Dara, 30, complained the decision was rendered too swiftly. "The sentence should have been reduced because [Khay Dara] has children and I accepted that it was her fault for firing the gun," said lawyer Luong Sokha, who was assigned to the case after the
woman's original attorney dropped out.
Khay Dara, also known as Gek, originally said she was 22 and single. In reality, Luong Sokha said, his client is 30, has three children and is married – albeit not to a high-ranking military official.
"Her husband is a normal government official who now has high blood pressure," he said. "I don't know much about her personal relationship with a three-star general."
Khay Dara still has the option of taking her case to the Supreme Court. In September, Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced Khay Dara to 18 months in prison and a 1 million riel (US$239) fine after convicting her on charges of reckless endangerment and illegal possession of a weapon.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Hun Sen warned government officials to rein in their misbehaving relatives.


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To help in this regard we are happy to provide a more instructive glossary of the players, the team and the terms we use regularly on this site. Hopefully, this will help you all understand the greatness of the Twins, baseball and unabashed silliness.
Catchers: Joe Mauer--a be-sideburned omnipotent overlord, injured at the moment, if you believe the capitalist propoganda
First Base: Justin Morneau--an imposing Canadian that my co-author finds "dreamy" (particularly the backside of said first baseman), as such he has been proclaimed "the cute one" in our ongoing series of Sergeant Gardy's Lonely Hits Club Band (a roundtable discussion of the issues of the day, in silly clothes).
Second Base: Alexi Cassilla--Lithe, and agile second baseman...we are still searching for a photoshop identity for Alexi, please post your suggestions below
Short Stop: Nick Punto--better known as Little Nicky Punto, he is by no means a hall of famer, but he is pure, unadulterated scrappiness. His resigning was the highlight of our offseason until...
Third Base: Joe Crede--Crede has played mostly for our mortal enemies, the Chicago White Sox, but injuries made him expendable, and when you're expendable...you're affordable for the Twins (we don't have much money).
Outfield: There are three outfield positions in baseball, and most teams have three players to play them. We have four. Probably because we're totally awesome. We have left fielder Delmon Young, and right fielder Michael Cuddyer, also known as MASTERS OF SUPRACTION (see definition of supraction below). Carlos Gomez--an exuberant but erratic Centerfielder who occasionally doubles as velociraptor, a whirling dervish, and our own Ringo Starr wannabe--and Denard Span--a man who is totally awesome at everything, including poetic lyrics for Sergeant Gardy's Lonely Hits Club Band, and saving big money--complete the corps.
Designated Hitter: Jason Kubel--scruffy, paunchy, quite a good hitter.
Bench: Mike Redmond--he'll be subbing at catcher until Joe Mauer is healthy again--Brendan Harris--a utility infielder whose enigmatic play (silent and either inexplicably good, or inexplicably not so good) has made him Brendan Harrison the quiet one in the Lonely Hearts Club Band--and Brian Buscher--who plays like Harris, but doesn't have the witty word play in his name.
Starters: Scott Baker--our most experienced pitcher looks like your paper boy--Francisco Lirano--the erstwhile Johan Jr. is not quite the Cisco Kid of old, but he's still mighty impressive--Glen Perkins--the only pitcher left from our family fun eatery staff now that Denny's Reyes is gone--Kevin Slowey--also known as Slo-Slo, Carlos "Go-Go" Gomez's sidekick--Nick Blackburn--the fifth starter who was driven mad by Ozzie Guillen's mockery became a diabolical evil genius known only as Dr. Cakeburn.
Relievers: In addition to guys we don't know so well--Luis Ayala, Craig Breslow, Brain Duensing, Matt Gurrier and Phillip Humber--there is knuckleballer RA Dickey--A spot starter who may seem to be a mild mannered literature major, but is in fact the MASTER LIBRARIAN!--set-up man Jesse Crain--a guy so kind to we Peanuts that he has become ZE UBERMENSCH--and dominant closer Joe Nathan--who spends his non-pitching hours as Dread Pirate Joe Nathan.
Management: General Manager Billy Smith, tries to acquire the talent that makes us great, seems to lack confidence, which is why we urge him to be like VH1s: The Pickup Artist. Meanwhile actual team manager Ron Gardenhire is so totally awesome that I cannot adequately summarize our feelings here, so instead look here, here, here, and here.
We have our own language here, so please peruse this glossary to help you understand things a little better.
Supraction--a combination of surprise and distraction that manages to overwhelm all manner of opponents. Think of it: you're playing a game, pitching, hitting, fielding, then all of a sudden one little crazy Metrodome thing happens, you're surprised, you're distracted and your down by five runs. This is the fine art, of supraction.
Enemies--Our opponents during any given game
Loathing points--A completely random scoring system that determines who we like, and who we don't.
Frenemies--Teams we are not playing at this moment, that we might not love but that we don't utterly hate.
Yankpires--Frenemies does not apply to Yankees. Because, following a reading of the book Twilight my inimitable co-blogger discovered that the Yankees may in fact be Vampires. If vampires run faster, jump higher and hit/throw harder than anyone else, and the yankees do the same...it logically follows that the New York 9 is in cahoots with a dark league of evil. We are opposed to dark leagues of evil.


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Last week we mentioned that the Jets cut cornerback Cliff Harris after he was arrested for possession of marijuana in New Jersey. After the Jets sent him packing, Harris went back home to Oregon — where he was arrested again.
Portland TV station KGW reports that Harris was arrested on Friday night for domestic harassment after witnesses said they saw him pushing his girlfriend at a Buffalo Wild Wings.
Harris (pictured during his time in the Eagles' training camp last year) has a long history of trouble with the law. He was kicked off Oregon's football team in 2011 after a string of off-field incidents that included marijuana possession and several traffic offenses. He may be best remembered for an incident in which he was pulled over for driving 118 miles an hour while his license was suspended. The officer who pulled Harris over reported that he smelled marijuana in Harris's car, and when he asked Harris who had the pot, Harris answered, "We smoked it all."
It's a shame that those incidents are what Harris is best known for, because he has undeniable talent: As a sophomore in 2010 he was an outstanding player on both defense and special teams, leading the NCAA in both passes defensed and punt return touchdowns. But it appears that Harris is intent on letting his talent go to waste, and at this point, it's hard to see any NFL team giving him another chance.


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I usually stick to strictly photos with my posts, but I couldn't post these without saying a little something first.
In 2009 I packed up my belongings and moved to the west coast. I made Tacoma my home and fell in love with so much in that city, and in the Pacific Northwest in general. Almost a year ago my heart started changing and I felt a pull to come back to Minneapolis, so I packed up once again and made the trip back to this city. Last night Minneapolis proved itself to me for the one hundredth/thousandth/millionth time as a massive community of people flooded to a loft in Whittier to show its support to a great friend of ours that was on the losing end of a hit and run a month ago. ('Losing end' is a relative statement. Matt's optimism and class in the past month has been inspiring to say the least. It's hard to call that 'losing'.)
My photos below are of the amazing musicians that immediately said "YES! Anything I can do to help!" when I asked them if they'd play this benefit. The music community here in Minneapolis is second-to-none and I'm beyond lucky and ecstatic to be living in this city with all of these beautiful souls again.
For more amazing photos of the entire evening, please see Pamela's photos at HowWasTheShow and Stacy's photos at City Pages. To get a sense of the incredible people that were part of last night's benefit, take a glimpse at the wall of the event page on facebook.


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Mates Mortgages has become a commonly used phrase particularly when the previous Housing Minister referred to them as a possible solution to some of the woes of aspiring first time buyers.
The term sprang from the growing trend of borrowers clubbing together to pool their resources, both in terms of pulling together a larger deposit and generating more borrowing power with two (or more) incomes.
There's nothing difficult about having more borrowers on a mortgage as most lenders will allow up to four applicants to be joint on the mortgage. However the majority will only take the two biggest incomes into account when deciding how much they will lend.
However it's clearly a big commitment to be purchasing a property with a friend and the implications need to be very clearly understood. It can be difficult enough living in harmony with friends let alone sharing a big financial commitment.
A mortgage lender will always insist that borrowers are 'jointly and severally' liable which means that it can chase any one of them for full payment if necessary. So if one stops paying their half of the mortgage payment the lender can still seek payment from the other borrower in full.
They may want to consider how the property ownership is structured as well. The default is usually for a property to be owned as joint tenants but setting it up as tenants in common may be more appropriate for friends. This allows the shares to be split between the owners and importantly for that share to pass according to their will in the event of death rather than by survivorship. In other words you can leave your share to family rather than it simply pass to the other owner.
It makes sense to think about whether everyone has a similar plan and timeline in mind. Even then things can change, for example if one of the group wants to move in with a partner or a job change necessitates a move. It therefore makes sense to consider what would happen if one of the owners wanted to move on. It could pay to take independent legal advice to understand the implications and to formalise things, in order to avoid problems further down the line.
Most borrowers will prefer to go it alone if they possibly can rather than ganging up with friends. That means that they face the two challenges in the current market in how to amass a deposit and/or whether they can manage to borrow enough.


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Spook It up With New Halloween Costumes for Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
The Dead or Alive series is known for having a plethora of wacky costumes, and Team Ninja is still hard at work producing more. In honor of Halloween (and for the second year in a row) they have released a huge batch of new costumes that are sure to excite–in more ways than one. From the always-silly Zack'O Lantern to the barely-there Ayana Demon and equally skimpy Kasumi Angel, there is something for everyone.
Any purchased costumes on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 will transfer over to the Xbox One and Playstation 4 Dead or Alive 5 Last Round. I'm not sure if this is a tacit acknowledgement that all the released DLC for the current games will not be on Last Round, but the wording on the official site isn't promising.
Even so, I am a glutton for punishment and will surely be picking up the next gen edition on release. I might even pick up a costume or two from this batch.
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate is currently available on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, and will be tagging into the current gen as Dead or Alive 5 Last Round this Spring.


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Newport Beach's ban on scavenging for recyclables has led to five arrests since the law took effect in January, police said.
Four of the five suspects had criminal backgrounds, which included battery, lewd conduct, tampering with vehicles, using false identification, possession of narcotic paraphernalia, being drunk in public, tampering with vehicles and trespassing, according to the Newport Beach Police Department.
None of the suspects were from Newport. They were from Fullerton, Riverside, San Bernardino and Santa Ana, said Sgt. Steve Burdette.


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Eleven people rescued from Treyarnon Bay beach
Lifeguards have rescued 11 people, including four children, who were trapped in a gully on a Cornish beach.
The youngsters, aged between eight and 10, were in danger of being swept off rocks near a deep cave at Treyarnon Bay beach on Monday afternoon.
The RNLI said it was too dangerous to use the lifeboat or paddleboards.
The organisation said lifeguards had to swim each person to safety through a "solid 5ft swell" as the tide was coming in.
Senior lifeguard Martin White said: "'Because of the shape of the gully and the size of the swell, it was impossible to get the inshore rescue boat or even the rescue board in close enough to pick up the casualties, so the only way was to swim in.
"It was a very difficult and long process, made even worse by the time pressures of the incoming tide and a building swell."
Mr White said the whole rescue process took about 45 minutes.
"Thankfully, we all know this beach and stretch of coastline very well and were able to read the waves and get them all out safely."


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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Oct
Pages: 19
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Reference Count: 55
An Examination of Physical Education Teacher Motivation from a Self-Determination Theoretical Framework
Carson, Russell L.; Chase, Melissa A.
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, v14 n4 p335-353 Oct 2009
Background: The motivation of physical education (PE) teachers has received precious little attention over the years. Self-determination theory (SDT) is a salient theoretical model for understanding motivation, and posits that self-determined motivation (i.e., intrinsic motivation) stems from the perceived fulfillment of three psychological needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Scholars of SDT also contend that individual characteristics and contextual features can facilitate the fulfillment of these three needs. Therefore, SDT provides a useful theoretical platform for studying the relevant psychological needs and personal, professional and environmental features of PE teacher motivation. Aims: The primary purpose of this study was to examine whether physical educators' perceived fulfillment of autonomy, competence, and relatedness were related to their self-determined motivation. The second purpose of this study was to explore the potential impact of various personal, professional, and environmental factors on physical educators' fulfillment of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Method: Participants were 247 PE teachers (117 females and 130 males) from the state of Ohio in the USA, ranging in age from 23 to 65 years, and representing a near equal distribution of school levels: 5-11-year-old students (n = 82); 12-15-year-old students (n = 82); and 16-18-year-old students (n = 83). A cross-sectional, survey-based study design was employed. Participants were randomly selected from the State Teacher Directory, and mailed questionnaires that reliably and accurately assessed the variables of the study. Psychometric and descriptive statistics were computed. canonical correlation analysis was employed to determine the simultaneous relationships between physical educators' perceived need fulfillment and perceived motivation. Three separate multiple regression analyses using the stepwise strategy were conducted to explore the impact of ten personal, professional, and environmental variables on PE teachers' perceived need fulfillment. Lastly, three multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) tests with a univariate follow-up and Scheffe's "post hoc" comparison technique were used to determine if teachers' perceived needs significantly differed by the personal and professional categorical variables. Results: Results indicated that physical educators' perceptions of teacher autonomy, competence, and relatedness were positively and strongly associated with self-determined motivation. Furthermore, attending conferences, reading professional journals, giving professional presentations, teaching in elementary schools, using quality equipment, and having a supportive administration positively influenced teachers' perceptions of autonomy, competence, or relatedness. Conclusion: Findings support the tenets of SDT, and also suggest that professional and environmental variables contribute to the motivation of PE teachers. These findings substantiate the motivational importance of autonomy, competence, and relatedness perceptions for PE teachers, while concurrently providing useful ways to increase PE teachers' perceptions of these important psychological needs. (Contains 5 tables and 8 notes.)
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Psychological Needs, Individual Characteristics, Teacher Motivation, Questionnaires, Program Effectiveness, Multivariate Analysis, Correlation, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Behavior Rating Scales, Teacher Characteristics
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Monday, August 1, 2011
It is Finally Here!
Labels: Decorating, interior design, marburger, round top
2 comments:
- Thimbleanna said...
Wow Kim! It's GORGEOUS! I LOVE a pretty antique like that, although I'm not patient enough to actually shop for them. I can relate to the mess picture -- it's been like that for 3 months around here. We finally started putting stuff back together this weekend -- it will be ok until round two -- paint and carpet. I can't imagine how you survived for so long -- my time is short compared to yours!
- August 1, 2011 at 9:30 PM
I love the book shelf Mom! It looks amazing and fits well in the room. As always your styling of the shelves looks great too! I wish you were coming out again this fall. Maybe I'll buy you a ticket to come and hang out with me.
- August 2, 2011 at 2:47 PM
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xpedx named U.S. authorized reseller of KODAK packaging solutions
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Press release from the issuing companyROCHESTER, N.Y. - xpedx, one of the largest distributors of graphics supplies and equipment in North America, is now an Authorized Reseller of KODAK Packaging Solutions in the United States. The agreement enables xpedx to provide important new offset and flexographic package printing technologies to U.S. commercial printers, in-plant printers and companies specializing in package and label printing.
Under the new agreement, xpedx will add the KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System, KODAK PRINERGY POWERPACK Workflow, KODAK PRINERGY EVO POWERPACK Workflow, KODAK THERMOFLEX Platesetters, KODAK APPROVAL Digital Color Imaging System and KODAK FLEXCEL Plates to its existing portfolio.
In addition to a large customer base of commercial and in-plant printers, xpedx also has a network of more than 550 packaging specialists, representatives and technicians at more than 100 locations across North America to serve a wide range of small, mid-size and large manufacturers with total packaging solutions. For the past 10 years, xpedx has served as an Authorized Reseller of Kodak's commercial printing solutions in the United States, including workflow, CTP devices, plates, proofing and consumables.
"Kodak has enjoyed a productive relationship with xpedx for many years and this next step will bring many benefits to the customers we both serve," noted Joe Varone, Segment Sales Director, Packaging, US&C, Kodak. "The packaging market is going through a lot of changes today, so having a trusted and dependable resource to help guide you is critical. Kodak offers many leading packaging solutions that deliver quality and efficiency, and making them available through xpedx will enable customers to maximize their technology investments."
The KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System was named this year as the sole recipient of the 2009 Flexographic Technical Association Technical Innovation Award. It also received the 2008 PIA/GATF InterTech Technology Award and the Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association (FPPA) Technology Innovator of the Year Award.
The FLEXCEL NX System enables offset class, gravure quality results for packaging printers and their brand owner clients, as well as improved productivity and efficiency, and unprecedented simplicity and predictability on press. The FLEXCEL NX System enables outstanding print quality on a wide variety of substrates including paper, flexible film, foil, paperboard and label stock.
"This new agreement builds on our longstanding relationship with Kodak and allows us to bring a wide array of products, important new tools and support to U.S. printers that produce package printing," said Dennis Killion, corporate director of marketing for graphics at xpedx. "We can help them gain important new efficiencies throughout their operations and also help them enter or expand within important package printing markets."
xpedx opened a new U.S. print technology center in Cincinnati, Ohio, in April 2009. The center showcases prepress and workflow technologies, offset and digital presses, as well as post-press/bindery equipment and technology. The center currently features KODAK PRINERGY Workflow, and a KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter.
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Legacy of Fire
Pathfinder: Legacy of Fire
This is a Pathfinder campaign of the Path of the same name. We're up to book 5. We used to track this via rpgwiki.us, but the site went down and I wanted an new location to track stuff for the players.
The players have strong connections to Sarenrae (the Paladin and Cleric are both followers of Sarenrae). The picked up a couple new people while in Kakishon; a Bard and an Archer. Now that they've left Kakishon (with it falling apart on their departure), they're stuck in the City of Brass, still a long way from home.


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On friday co-producer Spencer alerted me that we'd had over 70,000 views in 1 hour on the Youtube version of the film, which is extended in that 1 scene with Arithir was added back in. Anyway it turns out that the film was featured on this Friday's Youtube Spotlight on the USA/Worldwide homepage.
It's had over 600,000 views in the last 24 hours - crazy!
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IntroductionIn this post I will cover the reasons and main methods of investigating performance issues in your database.
Most of the systems I have worked on and managed experienced performance problems due to disk IO bottlenecks. Often this was due to inefficiently written stored procedures and/or inappropriate indexes. Generally, when applications do not, by design, put much pressure on memory or the CPU any high usage of either or both is usually down to a disk bottleneck of some sort.
Please keep in mind that performance tuning is part science part art. Below you will find guidelines detailing what to look for and things to keep in mind and try. Try is the key word here. All changes must be tested. Depending on the construction of the query, the tables and the data sets involved, what worked for one stored procedure will not necessarily work as well for another.
Reasons for poor performanceIn my experience problems are often due to a combination of the following factors:
- Inefficiently written SQL code, combined with
- Less than optimal disk configurations, exacerbated by
- A huge increase in usage, both volume of data and numbers of users, capped by
- Long intervals between performance reviews
Investigating Performance
ToolsThere are four main tools used to identify performance bottlenecks:
- SQL Server Profiler
- SQL Server Dynamic Management Views and Functions (DMV): see DMV Starter Pack.
- Actual Execution Plans
- Your brain
The fourth tool is not a joke! Performance tuning is not an easy task: there are many factors to consider; it is a true balancing act; and there is not computer based tool that can give you all the answers. So you need to think!
SQL Server ProfilerIt may be worthwhile to run a quick profiler trace to locate an offending query in the event of sudden performance degradation. There are cases, for example large data imports, or development releases, that cause the database's indexes or table statistics to become stale. A SQL Profiler trace can quickly highlight queries that are running slowly. The indexes and statistics for the tables being accessed by those queries can then be rebuilt. If performance is restored your work is done and the rest of the guidelines in this document can be saved for when time permits.
However, as traces can impact system performance when they are running it is best to leave them as a last resort. Use the strategies below in the first instance to tune the database.
Expensive queriesThe first two scripts show stored procedures that use high amounts of disk IO. Once the below queries are run, take the most expensive SPs and run them with the Execution Plan in SSMS. See Execution Plan section for what to do.
Frequently run queriesAnother option is to look for stored procedures that are run very often. A small per cent improvement on a frequently run query can prove beneficial to overall system performance.
IndexesIndexes should be maintained and optimised on a regular basis. As more data is being entered and constant features being added, the nature of how the data is accessed changes. The following queries will aid in identifying indexes that need to be created, dropped or modified.
Unused IndexesA good place to start is to identify indexes that are not being used at all. This will help tidy up the server by getting rid of conspicuous indexes that provide no benefit.
Possible bad indexesThe next step in tidying up and the first in improving performance is to find indexes that are written to but not read from. The query below finds indexes with no user_seeks, user_scans or user_lookups (reads). It is sorted by index writes from most to least. Such indexes can be dropped.
Execution PlansInterpreting execution plans can be tricky but there are some areas that are rather straight forward. Below are a few key things to look for to aid performance tuning. For in-depth information on execution plans see Dissecting SQL Server Execution Plans (PDF).
Identifying main query bottlenecksThe first steps for interpreting the plan are:
- Look for the most expensive part(s) of the query
- Look for the most expensive part of the query within that section
- Look for any missing index suggestions. Be careful not to blindly create indexes based on these suggestions. They should be used more to indicate that something should be done.
Interpreting key iconsOnce you have identified the main bottlenecks within the query there are several key icons to look for in the execution plan.
- Table Scan
- Index Scan
However, an index scan, as with a table scan, may indicate that an appropriate index does not exist and therefore, it should be investigated.
- Bookmark/RID Lookup
In the next post I will go into resolving the performance problems now that you have identified them.


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However, there are also the good times, Hubby knows how to get round me with a Kir for me and a Beer for him
and suddenly I am back on track, chillin in the fresh air, no TV, just books and hooking and chat and starting to relax!
Our little Home Away From Home springs to life, complete with Sunflower lights
So then I fall back in love with it all! I am always buying "stuff" for the Trailor and its really weird because I could come home with literally AnYthinG and say to Hubby "it's for the Trailor" and Hubby would say "good buy darling" (must try that with some new boots!)
Sorry I am gabbling on - we had some lovely days with leisurely breakfast
Can you see my little toast rack? Here is a closer look...
I found it in a second hand shop last year and fell in love with it! It has a little Teapot on the top and flowers/eggs on the sides! I knew it had to be mine the second I saw it in the window, and a couple of pounds later it was, and I love it.
Whilst away we did some exploring, seaside and interesting houses and gardens which I will share with you later in the week.
Of course, I did get some hooking done "for the Trailor" I finished these cushions
What do you think of them? I am really pleased, they are from Jan Eatons 200 Squares book and are called "Chocolate Box"
I also managed a few more Granny Stripes
So there you are, that is where I have been these last few days. This morning we packed our folding camper down (you see the bottom half is Caravan, top half Tent, we have lovely sprung beds, oven, washroom, sink, fridge etc) and this is how it looks all neatly packed away.
Now it is safely stowed away in our garage until the next time (that is unless of course I sell it!!!!!)


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Fast forward to last week, and I visited sofa.com's showroom in Chelsea Wharf, pug in tow, to see some of their new designs. Cameron Short, a super talented British artist and printmaker has worked with sofa.com to create a collection of exclusive fabrics all of which draw inspiration from the English countryside, bygone rural life and the folklore of trees, plants and animals. I was so excited to see the 3 designs he created which include 'Ode to the Ash', 'Varx' and 'Treasure Tree'. Each fabric design was originally block-printed by hand on Cameron's 1904 proofing press before being digitally printed in Lancashire in multiple colours.
|Saturday Love-seat in Ode to the Ash || Midnight Blue
Above is the Saturday Love-seat - one of my favourite sofa.com designs. It's such a perfect size for those small spaces, I love the way this one is styled with the rustic jute rug and stripped back wooden panelling. The design of this fabric Ode to the Ash "tells the story of this ancient, native tree. The ash stands at a crossroads, surrounded by figures from times passed: a herdsman carrying an ash stick to keep the Evil Eye away from his stock; a country girl who, hoping to meet her true love, keeps an 'even ash' leaf in her glove; a woodsman, kneeling reverently beneath the great tree." It's very rural, very English and very cool.
|Margot Love-seat in Treasure Tree || Pumice
Wooden floors and exposed brick work is always a win for me so I picked this image to show you the Treasure Tree design. I love the contrast here with the Margot Love seat which has been upholstered in the Treasure Tree design. Cameron says, "At first sight, Treasure Tree is a gnarly tangle of oak leaves, branches and ivy. Peer closer, however, and you'll see not only a magpie with a ring in its beak, but foliage adorned with a collection of trinkets and shiny objects that have caught the bird's beady eye. There's also a nest with an egg in it - a Fabergé one, of course."
|Iggy Armchair in Varx || Clay & Burnt Orange
And lastly, the Iggy armchairs above have been covered in the Varx design in clay and burnt orange. I love the corresponding cushions on the opposite sofa which is simply covered in a plain linen. It pulls together the different elements really well and shows you don't need to be afraid of using a bold design, especially on a smaller piece like an armchair. Are you wondering what a varx is? I was, but luckily Cameron explained that the pattern's name is taken from the pronunciation of 'fox' native to the far south-west of England where he live and works. I never would have sussed that out, but it does make sense when you say it out loud. Are you saying it out loud? If you're in an office, I bet you just whispered it under your breath....
Anyway, the collaboration with Cameron Short is all part of sofa.com's Design Lab which aims to support the best of British design by working with up and coming printmakers and artists from across the UK to create original and eye-catching fabrics. My favourite is the Treasure Tree, I love the attention to detail and I'll always vote for anything with an egg, obviously! Which is your favourite? Let me know by leaving a comment below.
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Guys, did you know that it's Modernism Week in Palm Springs? M O D E R N I S M ! P A L M S P R I N G S ! !
From February 13-23 this year, Palm Springs is celebrating all things Modernist. I can't tell you how much I want to be a part of this. Palm Springs is way WAY up there on my list of places to go. Just look at the scenery:
The Kauffman Desert House, by Richard Neutra [ image source ]
The Tramway Gas Station (now the Palm Springs Visitors Center), by Albert Frey and Robson Chambers
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A home in the Vista Las Palmas Neighborhood in Palm Springs
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It's about this time every year I long for warmer weather and short sleeves. Doesn't this look like the perfect place to warm up in the winter? I could totally be a snowbird here, friends. Palm Springs has the largest concentration of mid-century design anywhere, all situated in the desert and hills of California, a little more than an hour and half southeast of Los Angeles. Just about the best winter getaway I could ask for.
This map says it all:
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If I were still a kid, this would be my Disney World. Modernism Week consists of walking tours, bus tours, lectures, parties and probably a lot of fun. I'd check out works by John Lautner, Richard Neutra, Albert Frey and Donald Wexler, and I'd want to stay at the Saguaro Palm Springs:
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For more images, check out the Modernism Week Instagram feed here. I know I plan to live vicariously through those photos.
+ Thank you all for your feedback on books for kids from this post: The books arrived a day after Valentines and the kids are shouting "Again, again" after reading the first book, so I'd say these are a success! +


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I use PaintShop Pro X6 and the image includes lots of layers and a few plugin effects for the ice and snow. Molly is not only frozen solid, she is frozen in time. It was lots of fun putting together and time passed quickly while I was lost in the creative zone. Yikes! After midnight! It's late, and I'm freezing cold.


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Because this past week has made it clear—somebody's gotta get your shit together for you.
Stars. They're just like us. In their own small society where bone broth is as common as a sandwich, some members are smart and doing a good job at being people while some members are straight-up embarrassments. For proof, look no further than the controversy surrounding race in the wake of another overwhelmingly white Oscar nominee field. Whether the problem is with the Academy, the film studios, or, let's just be real, society at large, the fact is, racism persists.
Duh, you're thinking, because you understand that the deck is historically and institutionally stacked against people of color. Of course this is an issue. Who could disagree?
Well, thanks for asking, because wow, have I got some celebrities for you. Stacey Dash recently said that BET and Black History Month should be eliminated because it's basically promoting segregation. Nope! Best Actress nominee Charlotte Rampling said the Oscars boycott is "racist to whites." Nope! Julie Delpy said it's hardest for women, and she wishes she were African-American instead of a woman. Nope! And Michael Caine! Our own beloved Michael Caine! He went ahead and told black actors to "be patient" and said he didn't want people voting for people of color just because of their race. Say it with me: Nope!
Not only is discrimination an indisputable truth that countless Americans face every day, it's also old news. So, I gotta ask: Celebrities, why are you flying off the handle in media situations? Why is no publicist giving you a personal wake-up call and shoving a succinct prepared statement in your hand so that when the national spotlight turns to you, more than a moronic slush of words slides out of your mouth?
Someone should. Thus, here's a small guide for any celebrity who needs a hint about what to say when asked about discrimination in American culture and the Oscars controversy—tailored to a variety of situations along the being-famous spectrum. Dudes, it's really this easy.
Example: Stacey Dash
Hey, let's be real. Are you past your prime? Or did you maybe side-step your prime? If a sample pool of my younger sister, dad, co-worker, landlord, and grandma are told your name, will recognition flicker behind at least one person's eyes? If you've answered "Um, maybe" then you are a level-one celebrity and you've got two courses of action. The first is to stay concise. No one was listening to you yesterday, so let's not do anything that's gonna make the wrong people listen today. If the question is "Do you think racism is a part of the [insert anything here]?" you can reply with a slick "Yes, of course." Boom, you did it! You're not an idiot. Do you want to do more because hey, what do you have to lose? Move down to Level Two.
Example: Julie Delpy, Charlotte Rampling
Whether you're gaining traction, winding down, or have been pushed out of the spotlight because you are over 28 and a woman and therefore you've been deemed irrelevant, welcome! You're a peripheral celebrity. To some, you're their favorite actor. To others, you're that one guy from that one thing. No matter what, you are in primo position to be used as a bullshit "consultant" for some 24-hour news filler. Here's the truth: You're the most vulnerable to screwing up this whole thing. You're popular enough that your accidental (or purposeful) racist, misogynist, homophobic, and/or transphobic statement can be used as ammunition by people who are really looking for excuses to be racist, misogynist, homophobic, and/or transphobic people. Therefore you gotta be loud and clear. Try this on for size:
No matter what anyone tells you, people of color face discrimination in Hollywood. The incredible and exciting success of a select few actors of color does not mark the end of racism in our industry, especially when the roles for which these actors have been recognized have often been from the minds of white artists who are telling the story of people of color as slaves, maids, and servants. There are excellent examples of diversity in film and television, in which actors are playing human beings—doctors, lawyers, millennials—and their central plight or character attributes have nothing to do with being a person of color. This year's Oscars are yet another reminder of the larger problem of representation in our culture.
Hey, that was pretty good. You might even be stealing some focus!
Example: Michael Caine
Is another celebrity going to be "honored" or "excited" to meet you? In that case, congratulations. You're part of the elite level three: a celebrity's celebrity. Even when you don't want the spotlight, it's on you. And yet… where are you? We're out here having a big ol' chat and you've disappeared. How brave of you. I'm sure the very important person you played in that biopic would be so proud of you right now.
Or you could say something. There's a way to be respectful to the Academy and the nominees and still be like "Hm, this sucks." The Academy's president did. If you're white and you get asked about this, do the damn thing and say something like this:
I am probably not aware of all the ways in which the current prejudices of Hollywood have impacted my career. So many roles I've played, and that I've loved playing, could have been played by a person of color. I am disappointed by the limited scope of stories we're telling and the ways in which we box people of color into particular narratives that can be discriminatory.
And there you go! You did it!
At the end of the day, is a celebrity statement going to change the world? Probably not. But can a celebrity statement make a bad situation worse? Yep. Let's end the epidemic of celebrities saying dumb things about race today!


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OSU, Oregon Visit The Palouse To Battle Cougars
Jan. 16, 2001
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Thursday, January 18
vs. Oregon State (9-4, 1-2 Pac-10), 7 p.m. Pacific.
Game will be broadcast by Fox Sports Northwest
on a tape delay basis Friday, January 19 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, January 20
vs. Oregon (10-3, 3-0 Pac-10), 6 p.m. Pacific.
Game will be broadcast by the Oregon Sports Network.
What's Up This Week:
While the weather in the Palouselast week was what one might expect in January the Washington Statewomen's basketball team experienced much better climate at Arizona.However, the weather was about the only thing that was favorable tothe team as, much like the city of Pullman, the Cougars were snowedunder by Arizona and Arizona State. WSU will look to get back on trackthis week at home against Oregon State (9-4, 1-2 Pac-10) Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Two days later, WSU faces No. 18 Oregon (10-3, 3-0 Pac-10) Saturday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. After missing the past seven games due to a stress fracture of the left foot, Yvonne Volkman has begun practicing with the team but she is questionable for this weekend's games. Teammate Jessica Collins has missed the past nine games with the same injury and is out.
The Coach:
Jenny Przekwas is in her second season at the helm of the Cougars and her tenth as a head coach overall. Przekwas is 11-31 with the Cougars and 144-130 overall. Prior to coming to the Palouse, Przekwas spent eight years at Saint Francis (Penn.) where she left as the winningest coach in school history compiling a 133-99 overall record. During her tenure, Przekwas guided Saint Francis to four Northeast Conference titles and four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.
All Washington State Pac-10 road contests will be broadcast on KRPL AM 1400. Alex Webster calls the action for the next broadcast contests: Jan. 25 at California and Jan. 27 at Stanford with the pre-game airing at 6:45 p.m. Netcasts will be carried at broadcast.yahoo.com and can be linked from wsucougars.com.
This Week's Opponents:
Oregon State (9-4, 1-2)
The Beavers arrive in Pullman coming off a split to the Bay Area schools. The one win garnered last week was a big one, however as OSU defeated then No. 24 Stanford 81-65. The win over the Cardinal was the Beavers' first in five seasons and 11 meetings. OSU crashed to earth two days later with a 79-72 defeat against California. The Beavers committed 20 turnovers in the contest and let a 10-0 lead to open the game slip away. OSU is led by junior Felicia Ragland who is second in the Pac-10 averaging 18.1 points a contest. OSU boasts two other players in the conference's top-11 in scoring, Nicole Funn (14.6 ppg, 4th) and Ericka Cook (12.8 ppg, 11th). OSU received one vote in this week's AP poll.
No. 18 Oregon (10-3, 3-0)
The Ducks enter this week's Washington road trip riding a six-game winning streak. The Ducks rank first in the Pac-10 in five categories (free throw percentage - .722, field goal percentage - .487, three-point field goal percentage - .369, three-point field goal percentage defense - .279, and rebounding defense - 33.4). Oregon has won 12 of their last 13 conference games, including six straight with their last loss a 69-61 setback to USC, Feb. 26, 2000. Oregon is led by Angelina Wolvert's 13.5 points a game.
Series History:
Oregon State
The Beavers and Cougars will hook up for the 48th time when they meet this Thursday. The Cougars trail in the series 27-20 and have dropped the last two meetings with the Beavers. Wazzu's last victory in the series was Feb. 13, 1999, a 70-52 win at Pullman. The Cougars are 13-9 all-time in the series at Pullman.
The Cougars' game with the Ducks will be the 47th meeting between the two teams. The series has been one that has been dominated by Oregon as the Cougars have only taken seven games from the Ducks. Oregon has taken the last 10 meetings against WSU. The Cougars last win in the series was Jan. 11, 1996, a 72-59 win at Pullman. WSU is 4-18 all-time at Pullman.
Last Week Wrap-Up:
Arizona (Jan. 11)
LaKeisha Taylor scored 18 points leading a contingent of six Arizona players who scored in double figures as the 22nd ranked Wildcats defeated the Washington State Cougars 97-58 at McKale Center.
WSU never led in the game as it could never generate any momentum in the game. Down 7-4 at the 16:38 mark of the first half, Arizona scored six straight points to open up a 13-4 with 15:22 remaining.
The Wildcat runs would only continue as the Cougars did not put together a string of consecutive buckets until the 11:01 mark of the second half.
In the first half, the Cougars struggled from the field, shooting at a 32.3 percent clip (10-of-31). Conversely, Arizona was 19-of-31 from the floor (61.3 percent). For the game WSU shot 21-of-68 (30.9 percent), its worst shooting performance this season.
'I thought the way they shot the ball in the first half really caused us some problems,' said coach Jenny Przekwas. 'Within the half court we just could not find the basket.'
Sarah Barrett led WSU with 11 points and Brittney Hawks recorded her third straight game in double figures with 10 points.
Arizona State (Jan. 13)
Arizona State's Amanda Levens scored 23 points to offset a career-high 20-point performance from Katie Nyseth as the Sun Devils defeated the Washington State Cougars 83-70 at Ned Wulk Court.
After falling behind by a 49-30 margin at the half, the Cougars would make a run at ASU in the second half but ran out of steam at the end.
Down 65-48 with 10:34 left in the game WSU blitzed the Sun Devils with a 12-2 run over the next 5:23 to cut ASU's lead to 67-60 at the 5:11 mark of the second half.
However, the Cougars would get no closer as ASU scored six consecutive points to return their advantage to double digits.
WSU would come within 78-70 with 1:10 left but ASU, as it had done all night, ended the game with a 5-0 run to post the final 13-point margin of victory.
Each team traded runs at the beginning of the game. Arizona State bolted out quickly, scoring the first six points of the contest, as WSU did not make a field goal in the first 4:07 of the game.
However, the Cougars rebounded with a 9-2 run of their own to take a 9-8 lead at the 14:29 mark of the half. In that run, WSU made four field goals in a 1:24 span.
But after falling behind for the first time in the game, the Sun Devils caught fire, outscoring the Cougars 41-21 for the rest of the half to take a 19-point halftime advantage.
Levens' 23 points came by a 6-of-9 performance from the field including 4-of-6 from three-point territory. She headed a list of four ASU players that reached double figures in points.
Nyseth's career high effort was possible due to a 7-of-10 shooting performance from the field including a 3-of-5 effort from three-point territory. In addition, Nyseth recorded seven rebounds and six assists.
For the game, the Sun Devils shot 27-of-53 (58.6 percent) from the field including 6-of-11 from three-point territory. WSU was 25-of-55 (45.5 percent) from the field.
For the fourth straight game, the Cougars committed over 20 turnovers with 22 against ASU including 13 in the first half. ASU would commit 13 turnovers for the game.
Rebound Loss:
Despite out-rebounding Arizona State 34-31, the 83-70 defeat to the Sun Devils was the Cougars' first loss this season when they have out-rebounded an opponent. The Cougars are 5-1 when out-rebounding their opponents and 2-6 when being out-rebounded.
Smith Watch:
With four treys this past week, senior Joanna Smith increased her career three-point field goal total to 130. Smith needs just four more treys to surpass Heather Norman (133, 1989-92) for first on the school's all-time list. With a .386 (130-337) career three-point percentage, Smith ranks third on the school's all-time list.
Diverse Scoring:
Brittney Hawks is the only Cougar to average double figures in points with a 10 per game average but WSU does have eight players averaging five or more points a game. All 15 players on the squad have made a mark on the scoreboard and have seen action in at least four games.
No Second-Half Blues Lately:
In four of their first seven games, the Cougars had been outscored in the second half. In those seven contests, WSU was outscored by an average score of 37.3-33.6. However, the final half has been a friendlier time for the Cougars as WSU had outscored its opposition in five of the last seven contests. In those seven games, WSU had outscored its opposition by an average score of 39-33.6 in the second half. For the season, WSU has outscored its opposition 508-496 in the second half.
But The First Half....:
WSU has been outscored in the first half in four of its past five games. In those five games, the Cougars have been outscored by an average margin of 40.2-30.2. The first half was a different story for the Cougars' in their first nine games as they outscored the opposition by an average margin of 30.9-28.9. For the season, WSU has been outscored 461-429 in the first half.
Pac-10 Turnover Struggles:
After beginning the season with 29 and 26 turnovers in their first two games the Cougars did not eclipse the 20-turnover mark in their next eight games. However, WSU has recorded over 20 turnovers in its first four Pac-10 contests. Despite the higher rate, the Cougars are 2-2 in those games. WSU has averaged 21.1 turnovers for the season while its opponents have turned the rock over an average of 19.1 times a contest. WSU is 4-0 when committing fewer turnovers than its opponents and 3-7 when committing more.
Double-Double Run:
After going through the first eight games of the season without a double-double, the Cougars have accomplished the feat in four of the past six games. Whitney Martindale started the ball rolling with a 13-point, 10-rebound effort in the 76-49 win over Samford Dec. 29. Kelley Berglund recorded the second double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds versus Montana Dec. 30. Brittney Hawks extended it to three in a row with her 15 points and 12 rebounds in the win over USC Jan. 4. Hawks became the first Cougar to record two double-doubles this season with her 10 points and 10 rebounds at Arizona Jan. 11.
Honors Continue For Nyseth:
Katie Nyseth's all-tournament selection at the Lady Griz Classic Dec. 29-30 was just the latest in a string of honors that have rolled in for her this season. Maybe the most noteworthy of these honors has been her selection as one of eight finalists for the second annual One-On-One Sports Socrates Award Dec. 19.
The Socrates Award is presented annually to the college athlete who best exemplifies excellence in athletics, academics and the Socrates creed 'Strong Mind In A Strong Body.' This includes a student-athlete who has shown himself or herself to be a leader and quality contributor in their sport(s), an outstanding student academically and a quality citizen in his/her community. Last year's inaugural winner of the award was Purdue quarterback Drew Brees.
This year's finalists, along with Nyseth and Brees are Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke from Florida State, Bethany Bogart (UCLA, soccer), Andre Carter (California, football), Kimball Christianson (Utah, football), Ben Hamilton (Minnesota, football) and Kyle Vanden Bosch (Nebraska, football).
The award will be presented at the March of Dimes National Athletic Award event scheduled for Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at the Fox Theater in Detroit, Mich. CBS Sports' Greg Gumbel will serve as Master of Ceremonies and Fox Sports Net will televise the event. The winner of the award will be announced in January.
The Socrates Award is another of an ever-growing list of honors for Nyseth, a 5-3 senior guard from Cheshire, Ore., this season. Nyseth was honored with the 2000 Rutgers University Coca-Cola Classic Scholar Athlete Award, Nov. 24. An aspect of the award was a scholarship donation made to WSU in Nyseth's name. In addition, she was an All-Tournament Team selection at the Classic, Nov. 25-26. In two games versus George Washington and Vermont, Nyseth averaged 10 points, five rebounds, 4.5 assists and two steals.
Just a week later, Nyseth was named with a second team selection to the Successful Farming Magazine's All American Women's Basketball Farm Team, Dec. 2. The All American Farm Team is a scholastic program honoring outstanding college athletes who call a farm or ranch home. All athletes and their parents receive a plaque honoring their selection to the team.
Nyseth is a Biological Systems Engineering major and carries a 3.86 GPA. She was honored last year as the College of Agriculture and the Biological Systems Engineering Junior of the Year. In addition, she was a 2000 Pacific-10 All-Academic Team selection.
With 325 career assists, Nyseth ranks sixth on the Cougars' all-time list in that category. For the season, Nyseth is averaging 8.7 points and 3.5 rebounds a game. In addition, she leads the team in assists (4.8 a game) and steals (1.9 a game).
First Time In The Arena:
The Dec. 8 game versus Portland marked the first time the Cougars played at the Spokane Arena. The Dec. 8-9 Cougar Shootout was just a taste of the future for the Arena when it comes to women's basketball. WSU and the Arena will host the 2001 NCAA West Regional, March 24 & 26 with a trip to the Women's Final Four in St. Louis, March 30 & April 1, at stake.
NCAA Flavor:
It is fitting that WSU will host the 2001 NCAA West Regional with the large 2000 NCAA Tournament presence on its schedule. WSU has already played four teams (George Washington, Vermont, BYU, Montana) that reached the 2000 NCAA Tournament. The Cougars will play four more squads this season (Arizona, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA) that advanced to the field of 64 last year.
Other Notes:
Three-point territory at Friel Court was an inimical place for both USC and UCLA when the teams visited Pullman, Jan. 4 & 6. The teams shot a combined 4-of-27 (14.8 percent) from outside the arc...against USC and UCLA the Cougars shot 53-of-102 (52 percent) from the floor while the L.A. schools shot a combined 47-of-151 (31.1 percent)...the 24-of-44 (54.5 percent) shooting effort against UCLA was a season-best. ...the 20-of-24 (83.3 percent) free throw effort against USC was a season best.
Washington State will host the 2001 NCAA Women's Basketball West Regional March 24 & 26 at the Spokane Arena. For ticket information contact the following outlets:
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