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I love learning.
I love sharing.
I love sharing what I'm learning.
The more learning and sharing (and brainstorming and innovating and growing) I can do, the better!
I'm constantly looking to improve. I'm never satisfied with the status quo. I use social media such as Twitter and Voxer to challenge myself, to learn and to improve my professional practices. But for me, there's still nothing quite like actually attending an educational conference. It's the environment. It's the social interactions. It's being face-to-face with other passionate educators who want nothing more than to improve themselves in order to improve the educational experience for their students.
As a Teacher Librarian, I attend conferences not only to further develop my own practices, but I am always on the lookout for resources and ideas that I can share and support with my students and staff to enhance their educational experiences. I attend conferences as much for them as I do for me.
So there's always the burning question: How can I share my experiences with those who weren't there with me?
I'm sure I'm not the only one who struggles with this. Sometimes this sharing can be a difficult. Sometimes the learning centers around new practice or tool introduced in a session. Those are easy to attribute and share. But so many times, what I take away from conferences can be more about mindset, inspiration, connections, and/or new opportunities for my students, my staff and for my library. The learning I take away from a conference may not always be obvious and easily traceable. There are so many amazing ideas shared by amazing educators. The learning I'm doing is much more subtle.
All that being said, I realized that I wanted and needed to be much more intentional and transparent about sharing my learning with my administrators, colleagues, and even my students.
To this end, I decided to utilize one of my favorite new obsessions, Padlet. While attending two fantastic conferences in the last month: ITEC (Iowa Technology Education Connection) in Des Moines and NSLA (Nebraska School Library Association) in Omaha, I created the Padlets featured below as a way to share my learning with my administrators and colleagues. I not only shared these Padlets with my administrator and specific teachers via e-mail, I also shared the links and discussed my learning during recent leadership team meetings at my building. And because sharing is caring, I've shared these Padlets with several members of my PLN. Now I'm sharing them with you!
I'm obsessed with using Padlet with my students as a way to capture and share their ideas, but this was the first time I'd used it to capture my own. I love how visual Padlet is. I love that you can add text, pictures, links, videos, etc. I love the it succinctly and efficiently organizes my learning in a way that's easy to capture and share. And I loved that it allowed me to share with my colleagues and administration in a way that will allow them to engage with my learning too.
And as an added bonus, utilizing Padlet has allowed me to continue to reflect on my learning in a more meaningful way.

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Sewing Dao Tribe
Women of this tribe are recognized by black 3/4 length trousers richly embroidered with the signature flower, tree and star patterns seen on many other Dao costumes. They also wear a front hanging black apron with a wide, plain blue band at the waist (also common to some H'mong), together with a plain black turban. This is what "official description" says. Continue reading Sewing Dao (Dao Khau) Tribe


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Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 1
Posted by Tom
One of the most successful releases from The Balvenie has been the Tun 1401 range which was not just a fabulous dram in it's own right but all 9 batches of it became highly saught after and collectable by those who like to collect and/or invest.
in 2014 however The Balvenie discontinued Tun 1401 and released batch 1 of the Tun 1509, this tun is four times the size of tun 1401 making the batches more sizeable but the quality of the whisky inside is just as good, with 7 European oak sherry butts and 35 American oak bourbon barrels allow to marry together for several months to produce this dram.
This really is a fabulous drinking dram, and it's a real shame that it has already gone the route of Tun 1401 and into the hands of collectors and investers as this should really be enjoyed rather than sit on a shelf. Commercially the collectibility is great news for The Balvenie but I do wish more people would enjoy these drams, they really are missing out.
Thanks to The Balvenie for the official sample.
Initially some lovely apple and pear orchard notes, sweet fresh honey, hints of lemon/ citrus blossom and treacle covered scones with some fresh Madagascan vanilla and some sweet buttery cream
Sweet tinned pears in light syrup with oak and pine sap and sliced bramley apples, hints of treacle, vanilla and lemongrass
Fresh, floral, lemongrass and light syrup
Bottle Name: Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 1
Age: NAS
Distiller: Balvenie
Bottler: Balvenie
Type: Single Malt
From: Scotland, Speyside
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Fruit Genetics Friday #5: The Jostaberry
Most of my "Fruit Genetics Friday" posts have really been basically genetics posts with a little gloss of fruit thrown in to tie them into the prevailing theme. So I thought for a change I'd do something very specifically fruit-focused, a little more of a story of breeding than a genetics lesson.
Currants and gooseberries are both members of the genus Ribes, a group of fruit much appreciated in Europe but unfortunately often forgotten on this side of the Atlantic. I've heard a number of reasons suggested as to why Ribes fruit haven't really become big players in the New World, despite successfully adopting nearly every other major European fruit, and having a selection of wild Ribes of our own. I could (and, quite possible, might still) write a whole post on these, but I don't want to dwell on that in what is supposed to be a genetics post. Suffice it to say that if you're American and haven't had any of the fruits mentioned in this post, you're not alone. (But you are missing out).
Given their obvious morphological similarities, the idea of crossing currants and gooseberries probably occurred almost as soon as people began developing intentional hybrid fruit. No doubt more than a few attempts were fueled by the gooseberry breeding craze which swept England in 1800's (a worthy subject for a later post).Perhaps the first was the product of a Mr. W. Culverwell, an Englishman who in 1880 produced what was called Ribes culverwelli by crossing a black currant with a gooseberry. Producing hybrid seedlings turned out not to be too terribly hard, so long as the black currant was used as the female parent.
Such crosses yielded a range of diploid progeny, with a wide range of characteristics, some resembling their currant parent, some gooseberries, many somewhere in between. Unfortunately, they all had one thing in common: they were virtually sterile. Those that did set fruit did so parthenocarpically (ie, without fertilization) and so were dead ends when it came to breeding.
The Germans made some of the most concerted efforts, and in 1926 Paul Lorenz began making crosses at Berlin's Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. By World War II he had over 1,000 F1 seedlings growing, but unfortunately in the chaos and destruction of the war, only eight plants remained. In 1946, these survivors were incorporated into a program at the newly founded Erwin Baur Institute.
It was there that Rudolf Bauer finally struck upon a method of generating fertile hybrids between black currants and gooseberries. By treating the sterile hybrids with a solution of colchicine, he was able to restore fertility.
Here I'll slip into a little more science: Colchicine is an alkaloid derived from autumn crocus (Colchium autumnale) that has been put to a variety of uses over the years. Medically, it is used to treat both cancer and gout, although it's worth noting that it's teratogenic and widly toxic, two major downsides to any medicine (though manageable with adequate care). It's value in breeding was discovered in 1937 by Albert Blakeslee, who found that plants soaked in solutions of colchicine had multiple sets of chromosomes in their cells. Turns out, colchicine inhibits spindle formation during mitosis. So basically, the chromosomes double, but the cell fails to divide, resulting in a cell with double the normal complement of chromosomes.
This is pretty useful in and of itself: polyploid plants tend to be bigger, and that often includes fruit. Lots of crop plants are polyploid (the first Fruit Genetics Friday, #1b, featured polyploidy, so I won't dwell on its many virtues here). However, from a plant breeding point of view it's greatest virtue is perhaps the ability to restore fertility in "mule" hybrids. It does this by providing chromosomes with a mate to pair with in meiosis.
For example: Imagine that a normal black currant or gooseberry has three pairs of chromosomes (they don't, they have eight, but let's keep this simple), for a total of six chromosomes. Each gamete (pollen cell or ovule) will have three, one from each pair, and these will combine to form a plant with the normal three pairs. However, the gooseberry and black currant have diverged enough evolutionarily that the chromosomes no longer recognize each other. Because of this, they don't pair normally during meiosis and can't form viable gametes. The result is a sterile plant.
So imagine the chromosomes as shown below ('c'-black currant, 'g'-gooseberry, '='-successful pairing):
Black Currant:
Diploid F1 Hyrbid:
1c 1g
2c 2g
3c 3g
The chromosomes in the hybrid don't match up, so they don't pair. Colchicine gets around this by providing each chromosome with a mate, its exact duplicate:
Tetraploid F1 Hyrbid:
Using this strategy, Bauer was able to improve the fertility of those eight survivors, and use them as the basis for further breeding. Although the collection was once again cut back severely when the institute moved to Cologne, he eventually generated 15,000 fertile tetraploid hybrid seedlings. From these he selected three hybrids, which he dubbed 'Jostaberry' as a group ("Josta" comes from the beginnings of the common names of both species in German, Johannisbeere and stachelbeere). However, there has been some confusion since then, and Jostaberry has been distributed as single clone, despite the fact that it was originally three distinct genotypes (two of which were siblings). It is not clear which of the existing clones are the original three (assuming all three survive). In addition to the original 'Jostaberry' introduction to the U.S., the Corvallis repository has two other clones, and a Swiss nursery has named two others of uncertain origin, 'Jostina' and 'Jogranda', so it's possible the originals are still out there.
The Jostaberry has much to recommend it (although it requires lots of pruning and does still suffer some residual problems with fruit set), especially in its resistance to white pine blister rust and its lack of thorns, and there has been a little subsequent interest in improving it. George Waldo, working with USDA in Oregon, did some further breeding, but there has been little activity since then, hampered by low yields and a limited market. In addition to the varieties mentioned above, the only other slections circulating are perhaps a dozen ORUS selections from the USDA, some of which are still available in nursery catalogs. Although a minor fruit today, it remains an example of what can be accomplished with a clever breeding strategy.
Labels: black currants, breeding, Fruit Genetics Friday, genetics, gooseberries, history, jostaberries, Ribes


text: Hi everyone. I'm currently working with a DX running Tranquility 3.6, is it odd that I feel like a long-time Android user since my roots date back to Droid Eris? Finally just broke down and rooted my Droid X a few weeks back. Recently started messing around with "ROM Manager" and Bootstrapper. I've googled my way to these forums quite a few times and finally decided to join.


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May 2003
100 days function of Siri Media Arts 'Pellam Voorelithe' was celebrated
in style today night at Rock Gardens, Madapur. The guest list
for this function includes Minister Umareddy Venkateswarlu, Dr.
Rama Naidu, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Uday Kiran and K Raghavendra
Umareddy Venkateswarlu and Rakshita did a joint distribution of
shields to the exhibitors where Pellam Voorelithe ran for 100
days. Venkatesh gave away the mementos to the senior technicians
of the film. Rama Naidu, Jyoti and Sangeeta handed over the shields
to the distributors of this film. K Raghavendra Rao and Uday Kiran
did a joint distribution of shields to technicians. Chiranjeevi
gave shields to Srikanth, Venu, Sangeeta, Rakshita, Jyoti, Renu,
Brahmanandam, Giribabu, Ali, Suman Setty and LB Sreeram
on this occasion Dr. Rama Naidu said that this film ran for 100
days in his theater Jyothi in Vizag. He felt that the film had
all clean ingredients to become a big hit.
Kiran said that the producers are very good people. Uday said
that Srikanth is the most endearing person to him. He opined that
'Pellam Voorelithe' is the real genuine hit that came without
doing any gimmicks.
said that he is suffering from pain. Hence the producers hesitated
to ask to come to the function. But Chiranjeevi has taken initiative
and graced the function. Chiranjeevi sang strings of the praises
for the producer duo - Allu Arvind and Aswini Dutt. He said that
their journey started with 'Pelli Sandadi' and continued till
'Pellam Voorelithe'.
commended director SV Krishna Reddy sticking to his ethics of
making clean entertaining films. Chiranjeevi expressed his happiness
for SV Krishna Reddy for starting his second innings with Pellam
became little sentimental about the adulation showed by Srikanth.
Chiranjeevi remembered that it was Srikanth and other artists
who supported him on '18th April Crisis'. Chiranjeevi said that
he is lucky to have a brother like Srikanth. Chiranjeevi commended
Srikanth's ability to do two contrasting characters in 'Khadgam'
and 'Pellam Voorelithe' at a same time.
SV Krishna Reddy felt that Chiranjeevi is the reason behind the
success of 'Pellam Voorelithe' He said that it was Chiranjeevi
who kept on giving him moral support and words of encouragement
during the making of this movie. He said that when producers of
Allu Arvind and Aswini Dutt caliber are making films, the productions
costs might be different for small and big films. But nonetheless,
the collections are going to be same and 'Pellam Voorelithe' proved
it again. Krishna Reddy said that Srikanth and Venu acted in the
film without showing any egos and inhibitions. He thanked cameraman
Ram Prasad and dialogue writer Chintapally Ramana.
Venu said that he is a very shy guy. He is very happy to have
found a new friend in Srikanth during the making this movie.
remembered the presence of Chiranjeevi at 175 days function of
'Pelli Sandadi' in Vijayawada. He also thanked Chiranjeevi for
coming again to 100 days function of Pellam Voorelithe. He also
remembered the sweet films like Vinodam, Ahwanam and Egire Pavurama
in the combination of SV Krishna Reddy.
and Sunitha anchored this event. The other special attraction
for this occasion is 'Chilaka Josyam'. Ali and Ooha tested their
'Josyam' with a parrot brought from Chempapet.
this is the second filmy function that is celebrated at Rock Gardens
so far. The fist function was 100
days function of Santosham for which Chiranjeevi graced as
chief guest.


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Cawsand homes evacuated after Old Ship pub fire
A number of homes had to be evacuated on Saturday evening after a fire at a derelict pub in Cornwall.
The blaze at the Old Ship in Garret Street, Cawsand, started at about 19:30 BST.
The pub, which was in the middle of a row of terraced houses, was destroyed by the fire. Crews had to pump water directly from the sea to prevent the fire spreading.
No-one was injured and an investigation into the cause of the fire has begun.
'Flames and smoke'
About 12 residents from at least five nearby properties were forced to leave their homes and spend the night with friends and family.
A structural engineer is due to assess the stability of the pub and adjoining houses later.
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Mark Blatchford said difficult access to the narrow street meant pumps and engines had to park about 200m (650ft) away from the burning building.
"The property was well alight with flames and smoke coming out of every window and door," he said.
"The pub was pretty much gone when we arrived, our priority was to stop the fire spreading up and down the street, so we had to evacuate the properties nearby.
"Water supplies aren't great. We had to set a base pump into the sea but fortunately it was high tide."
Anyone who witnessed the beginning of the fire has been asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police.
"We are investigating with Cornwall Fire Service, but it's too early to speculate on how the fire started," a police spokesman said.


text: Posted August 8, 2016 Hello Fly!ers! I still use Fly!II more than any of my other sims. In fact, due to my schedule, I'm just getting around to flying the PMDG 777 & 757 for the first time! I know that seems strange, but I always knew I'd get around to them when the time was right. I'm semi-retired, but as I've started a new business, my flying time is still limited. I've run into some anomalies with both aircraft. I figured some of you might still be flying them. I know that they became very popular - I can't recall that there were a high number of issues, so I'm hoping that my questions might be easily answered. Before I spend time listing the items, I'll wait and see if those of you who put a good deal of time into these aircraft would be willing to respond (or are still around). :smile: With the unbelievable power of our modern computers, especially the one I use, it runs Fly!II and the other aircraft like a hot knife thru butter. Warm regards to all, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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We're all familiar with those "Top 10, 20, 25, 30, 50 etc…" essential buying lists for LP's, records, or vinyl (I still call them records or LP's). However, a quick scan of said lists quickly brings me to the realization that music is a deeply… deeply personal and subjective thing.
Like many of my generation I bought into the hype surrounding the arrival of the Compact Disc back in the early mid-80s and so discarded my record collection for the new medium. Somehow over the ensuing decades I lost all but a handful of my CD's to divorce and other vagaries of life. Then along came Napster and later other digital download mediums that along with the ubiquitous YouTube pushed the desire for physical ownership of my music to the back burner. Nonetheless, and paradoxically it was YouTube that reinvigorated my desire for fidelity in audio and a spending spree reclaiming first CD's and now LP's.
Audiophiles such as Ron "Rockin' Ronny" Beaudry and fellow Beatlemaniacs, Mean Mr. Mayo and the Canadian Studmuffin ignited the fires that seemingly died out forever in the 1990s. So why a non-essential list? Well, as I state above the whole music listening experience is so personal that what I might consider essential may include music that you can't stand. So with that said, and since in most cases I won't be buying vinyl versions of albums I own on Compact Disc here's my:
Nonessential Top 10 Records:
1. The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
I own the 2017 Deluxe box set on CD – it is a real treasure and sounds amazing. So why buy the record? Well, I'm admittedly anal retentive and decided if I was going to buy any record then the first one had to be the Beatles. Moreover, the general consensus is that the LP sounds better than its digital counterpart. In my opinion they both sound wonderful. I'll probably end up getting The 2009 remasters Beatles in Mono box set too.
2. T.Rex: Electric Warrior
I own the Rhino remaster of this one on CD too. However, once I was in the store (London Drugs in this case) and saw this staring back at me from the shelf I had to buy it. Released on 180 gram vinyl and published by Rhino it was a must-have for me. This is probably my favourite album cover and simply screams "rock-god guitar hero". It's also my favourite T.Rex album. The cover photo demands a large presentation that the LP delivers in a way the CD simply can't. Sounds great too! Teenage memories came flooding back! Get it on and Bang a Gong!
3. John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Double Fantasy
I bought this one simply because I own most of Lennon's catalogue on CD already. This one I don't have on Compact Disc. I also wanted to own a Lennon album before I grabbed a McCartney solo effort. I picked this one up at Walmart last night for $27 Cdn. I admit that I do like the cover photo. It's an interesting and poignant album insomuch that John was murdered just after its release. I remember my excitement when I first heard "Just Like Starting Over" on the radio in the Fall of 1980. John's back! And then the instinctive gut wrench as I literally woke up to the radio intoning… "John Lennon…. was shot and killed last night in New York City." There was something in the way the DJ intoned "John Lennon" that told me he was gone before the announcer actually had time to speak out the awful news of John's death. I cried all day. The edition of the album I own is a UK remaster from 2015 on 180 gram vinyl. It sounds wonderful. As an aside, my favourite John Lennon solo LP is 1973's "Mind Games"
4. Neil Young: Harvest
Although I own Neil Young's Greatest Hits on CD I currently do not own a copy of Harvest in any format; and so with that in mind it appears high up on my Nonessential list. I'll be looking for a good audiophile version on this and will research accordingly before I purchase.
5. Sinéad O'Connor: Sean-Nós Nua
I've heard a few cuts from this album on YouTube and I have it in my mind to pick it up. I am proudly part Irish so this collection of traditional Irish tunes by the incredibly gifted and equally troubled Irish singer appeals to me. As with all my LP purchases I'll be looking for the best/near-best available recording I can lay my hands on. I have to admit this is one quirky looking Album cover but could we expect anything less from Sinéad?
6. Piero Toso, I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone
From the music forum: https://www.vinylengine.com/
Q: Can anyone recommend a decent sounding copy of this [Vivaldi's Four Seasons] please?
A: I have many versions and the best of the best is Piero Toso, I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone (Erato NUM 75054/RC 180).
Thanks, Blue Angel!
7. The Moody Blues: Days of Future Past
I have a Greatest Hits CD from these guys but I'll be wanting this particular album on vinyl. Great youthful memories of listening to Knights in White Satin at the old Sportman's Restaurant in the wee hours on Dunsmuir street in Vancouver, BC. Tuesday Afternoon is another favourite from this LP.
8. Yes: Close To The Edge
I am a huge Yes fan going back to the mid-1970s. I've seen them in concert a few times and lament the passing of bassist Rick Wakeman whose autograph I have gracing a concert program, a Yes DVD, and a couple other goodies. Close to the Edge is probably my favourite Yes album… although I really enjoy them all. No excuses for this one. I own a couple of CD versions but I wouldn't be happy without Yes on vinyl and Close to the Edge fits the bill.
9. Paul McCartney: Band on the Run
*Sigh* I own this one on CD but it's another album I'd definitely want on vinyl. I might as well throw in Venus and Mars too. Both LPs are among the very best McCartney produced. As is standing operating procedure I'll be wanting to get a couple of hi-fidelity pressings of them.
10. Badfinger: Magic Christian Music
Badinger's contribution to the 1969 comedy "The Magic Christian" starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr. Pure nostalgia on this one. I owned this record and played it ad nauseum back in the 1970s. I have Badfinger's Greatest Hits on CD but it doesn't hold the nostalgic kick that owning this album again will bring.
11. BONUS LP Led Zeppelin: IV
I couldn't leave off without adding in Led Zeppelin IV… another 70s wee hrs staple. Another one that I own on CD. Not sure which version to get – Ron Beaudry whom I mention above cannot abide the Jimmy Page remasters. I don't have the same complaint regarding the CD but it does add a cautionary note to the LP purchase.
12. BONUS LP #2 Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Ooooo! I definitely have to add a copy of this to the mix. Another 70s favourite that I own on CD. Nonetheless, a Vinyl version needs to be purchased. Money! It's a hit!
That's all Folks… for now… I'm kinda wanting the Rutles' "All You Need is Cash" again too 😀


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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
I was looking for a particular photo this morning and to my surprise, found this, the senior photo I mentioned in my last post, the photo that got away. I wanted this one in my year book, but my mother's choice of me smiling like my typical "good girl" self got in. But this, this is who I wanted to be at 17. She still looks a little mysterious and sexy to me, but she also looks challenging and as though she might not suffer fools, and I wonder now if that wasn't really what I was after all along.
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The NFL sent out a short statement saying it found no such investigation necessary
Sep 8, 2017
The Seattle Times
LAS VEGAS — In response to claims Seahawks
defensive lineman Michael Bennett made Wednesday alleging that Las Vegas
police singled him out for being black and using excessive force, the
police's union on Thursday wrote a letter to NFL commissioner Roger
Goodell asking for an investigation of Bennett.
Later in the day, though, the NFL sent out a short and forceful statement saying it found no such investigation necessary.
"There is no allegation of a violation of the league's personal
conduct policy and therefore there is no basis for an NFL
investigation," the NFL statement read.
The letter from the Las
Vegas Police Protective Association Metro, Inc., claimed that Bennett
made "false and defamatory" comments about the Las Vegas Metropolitan
Police Department and asked Goodell to "conduct an investigation, and
take appropriate action, into Michael Bennett's obvious false
allegations against our officers."
The letter, reported by 8 News
Now in Las Vegas, also notes that Bennett has been sitting for the
anthem and states "While the NFL may condone Bennett's disrespect for
our American Flag, and everything it symbolizes, we hope the League will
not ignore Bennett's false accusations against our officers."
Burris, an Oakland attorney who is representing Bennett on matters
related to this incident, said in a phone interview with the Seattle
Times that he didn't put much stock in the impact of letter because "I
don't give a lot of credibility to unions because they always support
the police no matter what."
But Burris said "to impugn the integrity of Mr. Bennett is just outrageous."
said for the police to admit that they have not completed an
investigation of the incident but for the union to conclude that Bennett
is making "false and defamatory" statements is nonsensical.
"To suggest he is lying without having conducted an investigation is ridiculous," Burris said.
on Wednesday detailed via Twitter an incident in which he was held on
the ground with a gun pointed at his head while the Las Vegas police
investigated if he was a suspect in a reported active shooter at Drai's
Nightclub at Cromwell Casino on Aug. 27 — Bennett was in Las Vegas to
attend the Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather fight. Bennett was later
released after he said police realized who he was, and no shooting was
found to have occurred with police unclear what the sound was that led
to the call.
The union's letter, authored by Detective Steve
Grammas, claims police had "reasonable suspicion" to detain Bennett
while they determined if he was a suspect. It concludes that Bennett's
claims that the officers, which the department has said are each
Hispanic, are racist is "false and offensive to the men and women of law
enforcement" and says the union is happy to meet with Goodell.
NFL on Wednesday released a statement about the incident, saying
Bennett "represents the best of the NFL" and that it will support
Bennett and other NFL players in "promoting mutual respect between law
enforcement and the communities they loyally serve."
In a
statement, Bennett said Wednesday he is considering filing a federal
civil-rights lawsuit and has asked for the LVMPD to release any body
camera footage of the incident. The LVPMD said Wednesday the officer
directly involved in the incident did not have his camera turned on.
Burris said a lawsuit "is imminent, just not today."
also said that he has had communication with the Las Vegas Police
Department and that they have agreed to turn over videos.
"We expect that soon," Burris said. "They indicated they will try to get them available to us soon."
also took issue with a suggestion made by the Las Vegas Police
Department that they had not heard of Bennett's issues with how his
situation was handled prior to Wednesday. Burris said his office made a
request for the videos on Aug. 29 and did so again on Wednesday prior to
a press conference conducted by undersheriff Kevin McMahill.
also countered a statement McMahill made saying the department wants to
talk to Bennett saying Bennett's statement released via social media
"creates enough of a basis for an investigation."
While talking to media in Seattle on Wednesday, Bennett said he wasn't attacking police as a whole.
I think every police officer is bad? No, I don't believe that," he
said. "Do I believe that there are some people out there that judge
people by the color of their skin? I do believe that and I'm just
focused on trying to push forward and keep continuously championing the
quest for justice for people, keeping pushing equality for oppressed
people and that's what I am about and going to keep doing."
Bennett's teammates, meanwhile, continued to publicly support him on Thursday, including quarterback Russell Wilson.
see him on the ground like that, there's not much more words to say
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We spent Friday in Bahrain, exploring the area of Adliya. Overall this was a decent area of town, quiet and containing several nice restaurants. We unfortunately couldn't visit the Grand Mosque of Bahrain because of Friday prayer but we got some great photos of it.
|Grand Mosque Bahrain
We had an evening flight so I spent the afternoon reading outside of a Starbucks in a mall. I've found that on flight days, I really like to just sit and read, assured that I'm ahead of time and have a plan for getting to the airport.
Check-in at the Bahrain International Airport was smooth and quick. I was surprised to see prize cars parked alongside travel goods! Our flight was also quick and easy, setting us down in Abu Dhabi (which is an hour different) in the middle of the night. We'd decided to rent a car from Abu Dhabi and drive around Oman. I won't call it a road-trip because we definitely did not sleep in the car or in tents beside the car, but in nice hotels.
|Prize cars in the Bahrain airport
Speaking of the car, while everything did work out and we had enough drivers, it was quite frustrating to find out that while women are allowed to drive in the U.A.E. and Oman, I'm not allowed to drive a rental car because I am still too young (under 25). I therefore took the post of navigator for the majority of the trip, and my first task was directing us to our Abu Dhabi hotel.
Our hotel was very nice, I'd recommend it: Aloft Hotel Abu Dhabi, though they have many sites worldwide. It was definitely a young, party-happy hotel, which was evident by the swarms of party-goers existing a pool party as we checked in.
On Saturday we went to visit the Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque, renowned as being one of the largest mosques in the world. The shimmering white domes were beautiful against the blue sky. Again, we weren't able to go in, but we we enjoyed wandering around the outside taking photos.
|Me at the Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi
One thing I should note, the weather was hot during this whole trip. There wasn't a day I didn't sweat through what I was wearing. Just know that October in the Gulf is like July in the US (east coast). Luckily it was also fairly windy, but still, if you don't like heat, don't come to this part of the world until at least November.
After the Grand Mosque we drove down the corniche and went to Marina Mall. I was quite impressed with the scale of Abu Dhabi, and it was very clean. We wandered around the marina area and got some photos of the skyline.
|A building in Abu Dhabi
|Almost all of our group at a fountain on Abu Dhabi's corniche
We left Abu Dhabi in our rental SUV the next morning and drove toward Oman. The roads were pretty clear and it was fairly easy to cross the borders, though it cost more than we'd expected. Arrival visas in hand, we approached the mountains of Oman, vastly different from the flat lands of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Abu Dhabi. This was our view as we began our trip around Oman.
|Driving into Oman from Abu Dhabi
Our goal was to get to Muscat before dark, so we decided not to stop in Sohar, but instead pulled off at a small town just south of it for food at the grocery store. I have a theory that you really get to know a place if you spend enough time in its grocery stores. In this one I had the fun experience of having a very nice Omani clerk help me find peanut butter. (Success!) We then took our goods and, reasoning that if we drove left we'd hit the ocean, drove through the small town until the road opened up to an empty beach. We ate lunch overlooking the waves before venturing down to explore the shoreline. Here's my video from the beach. Just before we left our beach spot, a car pulled up behind ours and an Omani man stepped out, introduced himself (seemed to welcome us - as we were obviously tourists) and asked if his wife (in the passenger seat) could take a photo of him with some of us. I avoided this interaction but some of my teacher friends got in the photo with him and even had him pose in a photo with them. It seemed very random but he was nice and seemed to only want the photo. Something similar had happened at the fountain in Abu Dhabi but a polite decline was all I'd had to say and they'd moved on. Perhaps it's just the appeal of foreign-ness and photos are the best way to capture that.
|An empty beach south of Sohar, Oman
We drove into Muscat while it was still light and arrived at our hotel after a few navigational issues. Muscat is a fascinating city because it is build into the valleys of the mountains on the coast. In this way the buildings sit at the base and mountains carve up the city into different areas.
Cultural observation: Starting with when we crossed the border into Oman, there were a few instances where assumptions were made about our little group. The border guard asked if we were family, as did a police officer at a checkpoint, saying "Family, yes?" This would have been a family of 1 man and 4 grown women. At the Muscat hotel, though the reservation was under one of our female member's names, the man at reception asked for our male member's passport as well as accepting her passport. I won't pretend to explain these interactions but it was something we all noticed and joked about for the rest of the trip.
|The view from our hotel apartment in Muscat
|Overlooking Ruwi area of Muscat, Oman
Yiti was well worth the drive. The water felt great, the sand was soft (and hot), and the rocky cliffs gave it a secret feeling. It was a local beach so we were careful to dress modestly. We spend several hours on the beach - swimming, picnicking, a people-watching. A friend and I swam/walked (it was very shallow) out around the main cliff and found a private beach. Crabs had dug holes in the sand, inadvertently creating mounds of sand beside the holes. Another friend had been out there earlier and said that she'd swam with turtles! We weren't as lucky but the adventure around the cliff was wonderful.
|Yiti beach, Oman
|Some of our group near the Shangri-La
|Sultan's Palace, Muscat, Oman
|Sultan's Palace, Muscat, Oman
After the Sultan's Palace we drove along the corniche and decided to climb an old fort tower. The view from the tower was amazing in the late afternoon light.
Next we explored the Muscat Souq and I bought a few things. The vendors were willing to make deals, which is always nice.
As my friend and I walked through the souq, vendors asked us to come and see their goods, touch the soft llama-fur scarves, try on the perfumes, and select your trinkets. One vendor even lit the scarf's edge so that we could see that it wasn't synthetic. I felt pretty safe there though being with a friend (another woman) was probably better than walking alone. The souq was crowded since it was early evening.
|Me at the Muscat Souq
We left the corniche area and had dinner back at our hotel apartment. Our male group member had bought a traditional Omani outfit and promised to show us at a later date.
|Muscat harbor in the early evening
|Me jumping, overlooking Ruwi area of Muscat, Oman


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16 February 2007
It's all a numbers game?
It would not have done to mention that they represent a minority of Anglicans (30 million out of 77 million) or that they are 7 out of 38 provinces. No, they wanted to make their numbers look as impressive as possible.
Well, speaking of numbers, what about ECUSA? When the church's democratic process works, they don't like it. But those votes are numbers. A majority of Episcopalians have indicated their preferences for women's ministry, the welcome place of gays & lesbians, the 1979 prayer book, and so on. But these votes (numbers!) are often dismissed for one reason or another. (Jan Nunley notes some "fun with numbers" on her blog.)
So here are a couple of numbers questions, so-called Global South primates: if it's about bigger-is-better, then why don't you join with Rome? If it's about numerical growth, why don't you become Mormons or Muslims?
No, you know that it's not really about numbers. So why mention them?
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- Jim Stockton said...
An important question to ask also is, 'How are these numbers compiled?' Are these 30 million people folks who are born into the Church? Are they truly active participants in the life of the Church? Are these people who became Anglicans as an inferred or implicit requirement for receiving the humnanitarian aid offered by these Churches (with the help of the evil West)? This is often the case in lands of extreme poverty where resources for health and survival can be used either to bless or to manipulate. These numbers warrant scrutiny.
- February 16, 2007 at 11:42 PM
- Simon Richardson said...
Since you've raised numbers, the 77 million only works if you actually assume that 26 million Anglicans really constitute the Church of England. As a former CofE minister (now CofI) I would disagree that this reflects the truth.
Akinola et al. if they truly represent 30 million, probably do speak for the majority of Anglicans therefore, IMHO.
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Games like last night's happen throughout the course of a 162-game season, but that doesn't make them any less frustrating. The Yankees are still in first place and (more importantly) still have the second best run differential (+39) in the league. It hasn't been pretty over the last few weeks, so let's break out the old complaint box…
That's what the Yankees are hitting with men in scoring position over the last two weeks or so, since the second game of the Detroit series*. I usually don't put an overwhelming amount of stock in performances with RISP since it's generally a small sampling of plate appearances (just 90 over that time, which is nothing in context of the entire team), but that doesn't mean the Yankees' failures in those spots don't drive me insane. Last night was the epitome of RISPFAIL, as they went just 2-for-16 with men on second and/or third and stranded 15 runners in 11 innings. Just awful.
A-Rod's Slump
The newer, slimmed down version of Alex Rodriguez was a monster at the outset of the season, hitting .385/.500/.821 with four homers in his first 13 games before missing one game and part of another with a stiff back/oblique. He just hasn't been the same since, hitting .194/.260/.269 in his 17 games back. The grand slam in his first game back against the Orioles seems like a distance memory. It's clear that Alex's timing is off at the plate; he's fouling off pitches he should crush and completely whiffing on others he should at least hit hard somewhere.
Other slumps of note: Robinson Cano (six for his last 30), Russell Martin (six for his last 40), and the year-long ugliness of Jorge Posada (.162/.273/.352) and Nick Swisher (.217/.336/.296).
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I had some fun with David Robertson's knack for pitching out of other people's messes yesterday, but you know what? The guy has a serious walk problem. He's always been a little wild, sure, but this year he's unintentionally walked nine men in 14 innings (5.79 uIBB/9), and that includes eight walks in his last 5.2 IP. Robertson's walked at least one batter in his last six appearances after walking just two in his first ten games. Is it possible that warming up practically every game in April is taking a toll on his arm now? He's never been known as a control freak, but the sudden spike in free pass rate is a nice piece of anecdotal evidence. That leads me to this…
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I hate 'em. Mariano Rivera in the ninth? Perfectly fine with me, no issue there whatsoever. $35M setup man in the eighth? Fine, I can live with that. But having a designated seventh inning guy? Now we're really pushing the envelope of common sense. There needs to be more flexibility with Joba Chamberlain, David Robertson, and even Boone Logan in those spots, if for no other reason than to avoid wearing one or all of them out given all these close games the Yankees have been playing.
How many rundowns have we seen the Yankees botch this season, especially when pitchers are involved? Whatever the number is, it's too many. Rundowns have to be viewed as guaranteed outs, and they've not only failed to convert a number of them, but they've often ended up costing the team runs. We've also seen instances of pitchers forgetting (or being too lazy) to cover first base, or just muff balls grounded to their area. Did they just skip PFP in camp because four-fifths of a rotation is made up of veteran guys? Whatever it is, the sloppy play needs to be cleaned up.
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These are just a few of the more … annoying aspects of the team right now, but there's certainly several others. Those include the heavy use of the sacrifice bunt, Buddy Carlyle's presence on the roster, Logan's general inability to get out lefties, Cano's hackiness, so on and so forth.
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January 13, 2014
The Best Husband in the Entire World : My Marriage Revelation
My revelation was just one of mindset, small & simple. It may not be as exciting as some inquiring minds were thirsting after.
I'll try to explain.
FYI: The blurry guy in the photo is my husband, Mitch. I took this picture while we were exploring along the shores of Lake Superior for our 15th anniversary a couple of summers ago.
I share this post with his blessing.
In places such as facebook, I often see posts that look like this:
"Not to brag, but I have the BEST husband in the entire world!"
"Who's married to the most AMAZING hubby in the whole world?? THIS GIRL!!"
And the more heartwarming & humble:
"I truly am blessed to be married to the greatest husband in the universe."
To be honest, these posts sometimes find me shaking my head for various reasons.
Mostly, I feel that if you appreciate someone, it's more meaningful to express your gratitude to that person than to a social media platform. And there are so many ways to do it.
Anyway, the last time I saw a Best Husband in the World proclamation, I had a thought that made me smile. My simple revelation:
I am NOT married to the best husband in the entire world.
The guy I'm married to doesn't always understand my emotions or say the right thing. He doesn't surprise me with fancy pre-planned trips, or shower me with extravagances (which is usually the superficial explanation accompanying said claims.) He is, in fact, downright challenging sometimes (and so am I!)
But he's my husband, and I care about him more than anything in the whole world. That's what matters to me.
A few thoughts I've collected from this:
1. The Best Husband in the Whole World is just like Bigfoot. You can't prove he's real.
2. It's NOT a competition! A relationship is personal, unique to the people who are in it. Words like "best" & "better" are really not verifiable in the land of relationships.
You know what I'd like to say to the beholder of the Best Husband in the World?
"Like you could even know, Napoleon." (Sorry, it's the only movie I can quote from, and I do.)
3. Comparison is the kicker here. If someone tries to tell you their spouse is perfect, don't believe it, because none of us are, and you'll be setting yourself up for letdown if you do.
It is said that "Comparison is the thief of joy." Don't let them trick you into it.
We all have strengths and weaknesses. My husband might not plan surprise getaways with fancy itineraries, but we have our own fly-by-the-seat of-our-pants kind of adventures that I love. He may not shower me with the extravagances mentioned above, but more important to me is that we have always agreed on our personal spending & had a healthy financial partnership in our marriage. While he's not always fluent in expressing himself verbally, he doesn't have to for me to know his values & beliefs, because we share the same ones. Yes, we irritate each other some days, but I love that he is still learning things that I find interesting and that I can still make him laugh. I find it amusing the way he reads bedtime stories and there's no one else's shoulders I'd rather see our children on.
He's my husband, not the world's for ranking.
4. I'm not saying gratitude isn't good, because IT IS. Effective praise is an important part of relationships. I understand most people love affirmation, and the boasters of the World's Best are mostly well-meaning. But with all due respect, stop already. Learn how to give a compliment. A genuine compliment involves noticing specific things in other people. I'd rather receive a genuine unique or detailed compliment than a generic (or unrealistic) blanket statement any day.
Bottom line - comparisons are not compliments.
5. Also, I believe that far better than being placed on an unrealistic pedestal, is to be loved unconditionally.
Just as it's not necessary for our kids to be the best at anything for me to adore them with all of my being, my husband doesn't have to be perfect or hold an imaginary world title to be #1 in my book, either. We may not be the best husband or wife in the world, but hopefully we're always trying to be our best for one another & accepting of each others' imperfections.
So anyway, this was my revelation. When I saw the latest spiel in my facebook feed about someone having the best husband in the whole world, a light bulb went off. I wanted to comment:
"I do not have the Best Husband in the Whole World.
But I like him a whole lot anyway."
PS: We are not the best parents in the world, either.
But we try our best & love our family like crazy.
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Hooray for you! I find perfection boring, differences of opinion keep us on our toes and marriage is not about diamonds and flying off to Hawaii and leaving the kids behind. It is more about understanding and tolerance and spontaneity and LOVE, and throwing the necessities into the car on a Friday afternoon and heading into the wilds to climb a mountain or go canoeing and camping out for a night of or two.ReplyDelete
Understanding and acceptance are a solid basis for a good marriage. Superlatives are delusion.
The best advice we got when we were married, was from an uncle who said "cut out two words, always and never and you'll be all right".
That is excellent advice, Arija!ReplyDelete
And I agree - I love imperfection and differences best.
Well said. And I really like your quote "comparison is the thief of joy." Soooo true.ReplyDelete
Lovely family photo.
May I just say that when I read the superlatives in social media, I can't help but roll my eyes. To be "best" at anything is nearly impossible - let alone where marriage and family are concerned. We're all fallible and have good days and bad. I'm certainly not a perfect wife, so I don't know what I'd do with a perfect husband (or child, or grandchild, or friend...). Perfection is often overrated and boring. I think marriage is about communication and caring about another person enough to make sacrifices. It's about seeing someone else's point of view. It's about really caring for another person so you both want to work hard to make the relationship succeed. I have this quote on my blog: We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person. -William Somerset Maugham, writer (1874-1965)ReplyDelete
What a wonderful post and tribute to your husband.ReplyDelete
Your husband may not be "perfect" or "the best", but as a man I have to say he is very fortunate to have such a wise wife.ReplyDelete
Very astute observation about the difference between comparison and superlatives. I'm so glad to have the opportunity to share somewhat in the beauty of your life, Amanda, and I'm really glad you are such a good and faithful correspondent to give me a glimpse into your very full and wonderful life! Blessings from an imperfect admirer... :-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2014 10:58 PM
You're so right. The whole idea is to love someone with all their faults and imperfections anyway.ReplyDelete
Great post. As soon as people start saying anything (or anybody) is the best in the whole world my toes start to curl!! I also think it leads to competitive parenting and such like, where ever party, birthday etc etc has to be the "best in the world" - its just not possible.ReplyDelete
Having said that we all went for a swim in the ocean this evening after a 112+ degree day, which was just about the best swim in the world!!!!!
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
- AnonymousJanuary 14, 2014 6:40 AM
I love your thoughts and I couldn't agree more!ReplyDelete
Beautifully written Amanda-ReplyDelete
I love your honesty here! And I have to say, I always kind of roll my eyes at those "I have the best husband in the world" posts on facebook. The most recent one I saw said something about her husband arranging a fancy trip for them and a spa day for her. My husband has never done those things for me, so does that mean he's worse than hers? Heck no! I 100% agree that comparison is the thief of joy. I'm just now starting to figure that out ;) I think my husband is the best one in the world FOR ME. That's for sure.ReplyDelete
Excellent post!! Yes, unconditional love, the good with the not so good, is the way to go!ReplyDelete
This is such a wonderful post and you and your husband are very lucky ! What I found most important in my many years of being married is to never try to change the other person. Acceptance and tolerance and being there for each other is more important than a romantic weekend once in a blue moon.ReplyDelete
And I love the quote " Comparison is the thief of joy"! Goes right up on my wall.Thanks a lot for a very wise post!
I read every single word! Well stated, with passion, truthfulness, passion and love!
Your family photo is delightful!
Happy New Year!
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I could not agree more! Great job on this post.
When things get rough I think, "would anyone believe J is not perfect." I know it, but the world has no idea what goes on in our relationship.
I can be a roller coaster of emotions and have my little quirks. J knows that and usually accepts it. Would anyone else?
I am me, J is J and God brought our hearts together for a reason.
To add to your thought, I get annoyed at people who say "My Husband is my Best Friend." I don't agree. J and I get along great and we can get on each other's very last nerve. We are co-workers you know, (lol). J doesn't talk to me like he does his BFF from college. They get each other on a man level that I will never know. I talk to my Mom and Sister about different stuff than J and they give me support in a way J can't. I think that is real life and I don't see anything wrong with it.
You couldn't have said it any better. I LOVED it.. Every word so true and from the heart. What a beautiful family you have.ReplyDelete
A good marriage and a good husband are works in progress... and work is the key word here! I don't know how I missed this post earlier, but glad I found it today. xoReplyDelete
I got goosepumps while reading and seeing the pics - that's how it is, and how it should be! It is the relationship, the two people, that does make the difference!!! For themselves, for one another, for the family! Sound and beautifully written reflections, Amanda!ReplyDelete
This is an awesome post! Thank you for sharing! Those best husband things bother me too...and besides no one is perfect. What a boring world that would be?!? I love the picture of your family!ReplyDelete
I really, really liked this post . . .ReplyDelete
And I liked reading this wonderful post again this morning. It makes me go back to a personal revelation on Love. Realizing that Love wasn't more or less . . . Love Just Is . . . Not sure where I was going with all of that but your 'not the BEST husband' piece brought those thoughts back to me.ReplyDelete
I love reading you Amanda . . . and adore the photos of your children, adventures, home, more . . .
Reading this post again this morning . . . I think I like it even more now than the first time! Smile, smile, smile . . . Sending it to my husband this morning to read. I really, really like him, even when he is not doing everything just the way I want it to be. Another smile, smile, smile.ReplyDelete
Hope it is happy springtime in your world Amanda.
Love, Lynne
Good notes. Good guy.ReplyDelete
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Awww! That is so sweet and true. Having a perfect relationship can be very dull. Arguments happen for the sake of understanding your partner more. It's more of how aggressive the discussion goes. Comparison is the thief of joy, so there's no need for any of that. As long as you know you're happy, even without having to let the whole world know about it, then you're good to go, right? Anyway, thanks for sharing that with us! All the best to you! :)ReplyDelete
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Jim Harbaugh had some unusually lively and good-natured exchanges with reporters during his news conference today, especially when placekicker Phil Dawson's name came up.
Dawson, of course, has become Mr. Automatic for the 49ers — he stretched his ongoing franchise record to 24 consecutive field goals with four more Sunday against Tampa Bay. He also made four in last week's win over the Seahawks, and Dawson now is 27-of-30 on the season (including one free-kick miss from 71 yards).
So when Harbaugh was asked if he had "asked Dawson to stay beyond this season yet," he couldn't resist complying — right there on the spot and with a touch of sarcasm, naturally.
"No, let me do that right now," Harbaugh said. "Phil, stay beyond this season, please. I've been remiss asking him to do that. Let me officially ask him to stay beyond this season."
Reminded that it was a legitimate question — Dawson, 38, signed a one-year contract as a free agent in March — Harbaugh said, "Absolutely. I'm glad you brought it up. Twenty-four straight field goals — he has been a top-notch guy on the team from the day he got here, a real football player in every sense of the word. That doesn't always get affixed to kickers and punters, but Phil is that kind of teammate. … A-plus-plus. Very happy with Phil."
Once Harbaugh was done raving about Dawson, and it took a while, the same reporter then asked if a "long-term deal was coming."
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
I Make This Look Good!
So my Reds blew another game last night. Up 4-0 in the 9th and they lose 5-4 in 11 innings. I'm not sure when the fire sale will commence, but I'm sure that it will be soon and when the dust settles I can guarantee that Cueto and Chapman will no longer be on the roster when July comes to a close. This year has been a huge disappointment for me. While I wasn't expecting great things from this ball club, I wasn't expecting them to race with Milwaukee to the bottom of the division. Anyway, I'm not really in the mood to post about baseball cards today so I decided to showcase a couple of my jersey I sport whenever I attend a Reds game. I'm in the process of adding sleeve patches to both (the 25/10 year patch that the Reds wore with their pinstripe jersey in 2000 and a Mr. Redlegs patch that's on their current jerseys). I do have a Cleveland Indians blue home jersey but this blog isn't devoted to the tribe. I'm also contemplating picking up a yellow Athletics jersey because I was a huge A's fan growing up when Oakland had Canseco and McGwire. What about the rest of you out there? Do you have a favorite jersey hanging up in your closet?
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That is Looking Glass Rock. A photo doesn't even capture the beauty.
We enjoyed the view by taking very classy photos, as usual.
This tree looks weirder every time I look at it.
Finally there! Once you can see the falls it looks fake! Like something a theme park would make.
The water was so clear!
I took 6 pictures of Travis jumping but none came out clear. Ah well.
We all loved this spot. It was really fun to explore.
This felt like our personal swimming hole. It was down below the bridge.
Travis made several of these.
Travis was really in his element.
Topped with a tiny piece of pink quartz.
Wonderful! Skinny Dip falls is so nice. I would love to go again on a hotter day.
"Make a pizza face!"
I got a vegan calzone. With tomatoes and mushrooms and spinach.
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Bacon, cheese and pork chops. Need I say more?? Didn't think so.
I was born and raised on a farm, so when my mom brought me a few juicy one-inch thick pork chops from home, I knew I had to find a stuffed pork chop recipe. I combined a few recipes and ultimately came up with this delicious entree!
My notes: I let the pork chops marinate in worcestershire sauce and one of my favorite rubs for a few hours before the cooking began. I set four of the 8-10 pieces of bacon aside and cooked the rest before making the cheese stuffing mixture (I didn't use the cornbread stuffing mix). While I was browning the pork chops I coated the four uncooked pieces of bacon in a mixture of brown sugar and the rub I had used on the chops earlier, and wrapped them around the meat after it was done browning.
- 4-6 1" boneless pork chops
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup mozzarella, shredded
- 1/2 cup cheddar, shredded
- 1/4 cup Parmesan, grated
- 8-10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 package cornbread stuffing mix
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a large baking dish.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté the pork chops until golden brown, no more than 3 minutes per side.
- When the chops have cooled enough to handle, create a stuffing pocket by cutting a large slit along one side of each chop.
- Combine the cheeses, bacon, and cornbread in a large bowl and then stuff each pocket with the mixture. Secure each chop closed with toothpicks and place the chops in the prepared baking dish. Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until the chops reach an internal temperature of 160°F.


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Ukip brought its battle bus to the borough yesterday as two of the party's MEPs urged residents to reject calls to stay in the European Union.
The Eurosceptic party's vehicle spent around an hour parked in front of Leigh town hall as part of a North West tour which also took in Nantwich and Blackpool.
North West elected representatives Paul Nuttall and Steven Woolfe urged supporters to vote in favour of leaving the EU in the June 23 referendum. They also toured Leigh town centre to speak to businesses and undecided voters.
Ukip decided to visit the borough as the party has polled strongly in elections in the town in recent years.
The battle bus' tour comes less than a month after former Labour leader Ed Miliband led the party's visit to Wigan to persuade voters to stay in the EU.


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Happy Sunday! I have officially posted 144 posts! That's 12 squared! That's got to be a milestone. Today I had some barbecue and beers with friends. On Saturday I had a long walk around town and channeled Heisenberg from Breaking Bad. I had a daydream about a drug lord movie that I could shoot here in town. It was about a guy who wanted to get out simply out of boredom. While all his foot soldiers were building lives and families with all the money they were making, all he ever got out of the drug trade was intensity, suspicion, the occasional puzzle, but now he was just bored of it all. I got a sense of Dexter while dreaming it up: the tireless professional coming to terms with ennui and loneliness. I got to thinking about business things, accumulating assets, etc. It was an empowering trance for me. I only wish that I could translate all that trance-like thought into a substantial solution for my money problems.
I am drawing X-Men like crazy. I also drew the Iron Fist.
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This weekend I also walked around Borders. You can usually find me in there looking for a bargain or something interesting, or just trying to take in the atmosphere. However, this time all I could do was walk around as though crawling through the rubble of ground zero. I can't say that Borders has any special significance for me; it neither draws immense ire, nor tearful memories of good times past. It is just a place, one of thousands of bookstores, that will cease to be in the near future, and to me that is just pitiable.
So an idea hit me over the head just now, or rather a kind of vague reminder of things I'm interested. At the back of my mind are these gorgeous Ashley Wood paintings spot lighted by David Apatoff, also this wiki entry about Nippur. I'm interested in mysticism and the uncertain--more specifically how human beings approach these unfamiliar things. I'm conjuring the ancient world where one of the old, long forgotten Gods reigned over foggy minds. I'm thinking of imagery that doesn't play to the conscientious and often commercial need to be immediately recognizable. I'm thinking of classical drama, that tugged at the threads of proper custom and precedent, unraveling the stoic traditions of yore, even as it made hairs stand on end, skin flush, and eyes water.
I've become accustomed, as of late, to stories revolving around the post-modern, the irreverent, mostly comedies. I've read countless autobio comics, and discovered the rhythm and ebb and flow of these communities of storytellers. But now, on the verge of plying myself at this craft, I am drawn back to high drama, mystery, mysticism, that wonder tinged with an uneasy fear of stumbling upon something profoundly sinister, or else intensely ungraspable. I've got to get to work.
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A Trip to Vegas with Steve was just what I needed! Wonderful Food, Great Shopping, Fun Shows, Perfect Sun & Time spent Together!
The Mirage Fire Show and Bellagio Fountains....
A visit with Karen and Loraine too!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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Momma Lana's 60th BIRTHDAY BASH!!!
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More HIGHLIGHTS!
YEAH, That's Right!!! She's MY GirL! Too Cute!
Brynn & Dallin <3
Field day at Brendan's school! 5.2010
Kailey & Allie! Her best friend enjoying Track and Field Day at school! They won ribbons for 1st and 2nd in the girls relay and mixed relay (boys/girl combo) Way to Go GirlS!
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It was time for the Scharmann Family to become a little more adventurous this year! After living in Montana 8 years.....we decided it was time to teach the family how to ski/snowboard! Steve and I went Skiing on our honeymoon 16 years ago! He was so terrible and scared me to death! I gave it up and we never went again! Until now! Yes~Steve has learned to SKi! It's great! Brendan took snowboarding lessons, which he loved and I taught the girls to ski! Dallin hung out and watched from the sidelines ~ lookin' so COOL! We had FUN!!!!!
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Playing Catch Up!!!
The 3 B's......Brendan, Baseball & Baptism! Super EXCITING Joys of our Lives!
Turning 8 is GREAT!
My Wonderful Family!
One proud Daddy!
So behind on this blog bit! This is my journaling....so I must play catch up with my thoughts and photos! Lets see how long this is going to take????? So much happening in our family.....where has the time gone....but not to be forgotten in this blog full of wonderful memories!!!
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Walk to find a Cure for Diabetes!
Saturday, April 24. 2010
A great day with the family! We raised money and 'met our goal' & know it will help in finding a cure for diabetes! It was a fun-filled day.....exercise, football, food, games and swimming! Thank you to all those who donated their time and money for this great event!
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The number of U.S. babies born with Down syndrome has increased by nearly one-third over the last three decades, despite the large number of women choosing to end those pregnancies, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC researchers say that increase from 1979 to 2003 is probably because more older mothers are giving birth. The prevalence of Down syndrome is five times greater in pregnancies of mothers over age 35.
The number of first births per 1000 women 35 to 39 years of age increased by 36 percent between 1991 and 2001, and the rate among women 40 to 44 years of age rose by 70 percent, according to a 2004 report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Gov. Sarah Palin had her son Trig last year at the age of 44, an age when the chances of having a child with Down Syndrome is 1 in 35, according to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Birthing trends worldwide show that women are waiting longer to have children and advanced maternal age is associated with increased risk of having a child with Down syndrome.
In the December issue of Pediatrics, Mikyong Shin and his colleagues at the CDC reported that the prevalence of Down Syndrome has jumped from 9.0 infants per 10,000 births to 11.8 across 10 geographically, ethnically, and culturally diverse states.
The study is the first broad, population-based effort to look at the prevalence of the syndrome. It conflicts with earlier surveys that projected a decrease in Down syndrome births due to better diagnostic tools and higher abortion rates.
CDC scientists said those numbers are likely to rise over the next several years.
But Dr. Brian Skotko, a pediatric geneticist at Children's Hospital Boston, said the CDC data conflicts with previous data that has demonstrated a decline in the number of Down syndrome births.
Dr. James F.X. Egan and colleagues in the division of maternal-fetal medicine at University of Connecticut Health Center, came to a different conclusions, drawing on data from the National Center of Health Statistics.
They determined that there was a 15 percent decrease in the numbers of babies born with Down syndrome between 1989 and 2005 and that without new testing, there would have been a 34 percent increase in the number of babies born -- an effective 49 percent difference between expected and observed rates.
"The difference likely comes from the data sources that each set of researchers were using," said Skotko. "In either case, the babies born with Down syndrome is far less (49 percent by Egan calculations and 19 percent by CDC calculations) between what could have been and what is actually occurring."
Skotko reviewed research based on studies in Britain and other countries.
The number of Down Syndrome births has stayed steady in Britain.
About 400,000 Americans have Down syndrome, the most common genetic condition in the United States, which produces an array of challenges, including retardation, delayed language and slow motor development.
Down syndrome results when an embryo carries three copies of chromosome 21, instead of the normal two copies. The risk of this defect rises as a mother ages.
In 2002, 263 births were reported in women between 50 and 54 years of age.
An estimated 92 percent of all women who receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome choose to terminate their pregnancies, according to Skotko's review of research worldwide.
He worries that if Down syndrome cases decline enough in the U.S. funding to study the congenital condition will dry up. There's also worry that more people will deny themselves what some call the "gift" of raising children with Down syndrome.
Nina Fuller of Newburgh, Ind., knew nothing about parenting a child with Down syndrome when she received her diagnosis.
"I presumed she would not be able to communicate, to read, to interact with the rest of our family or with the world around her," she told ABCNews.com. "I was afraid that she would intrude on the lives of her three brothers, and that our family would be home-bound and our lives as we had planned would be thrown into turmoil."
Those fears never materialized. The Fullers went on to adopt another daughter with Down syndrome, Hope.
Parents Need Support, Feedback
Without knowing what it's like to raise a child with Down syndrome, many women will make their decisions based on misinformation -- and myths -- about the disorder, say advocates.
The genetic diagnosis often comes as a shock, and many people assume that raising a child with Down syndrome will be fraught with heartbreak.
Melanie McLaughlin, a Boston mother who decided to raise her child after a Down syndrome diagnosis, said she worried about how the child would affect her siblings and the marriage, and who would look after her when she and her husband died.
But according to a study by Skotko, whose sister has Down syndrome, most siblings are patient and compassionate. As for the marriage, some couples do experience stress in raising a disabled child, but many grow closer.
"I am concerned about mothers making that informed decision," he said. "Are they making it on facts and up-to-date information? Research suggests not, and that mothers get inaccurate, incomplete and sometimes offensive information."
Like Skotko, CDC experts worry about ensuring care for the complex health problems associated with Down syndrome, such as congenital heart defects, as children progress through adulthood.
The CDC study drew on birth defect registries in Arkansas, Georgia, California, Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. The regions covered 29 percent of all births in 2002.
Of the estimated 5.5 million live births, 6,580 were diagnosed with Down syndrome. The highest rates were in Utah and the lowest were in Arkansas.
According to the report, crude rates of Down syndrome at birth were slightly higher among boys and Hispanics.
For more information, go to the National Down Syndrome Society.


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Jezzie's a mutt. Her mother was a yellow lab/great Pyrenees mix, and her father was a blue-tick coonhound. She's from Alabama, and I found her on petfinder, along with her 7 adorable siblings. After a 30 hour truck ride, she's now living in New Hampshire with 5 cats and 3 other dogs. She's an active, goofy, sweet girl, and she loooves to play.
My mommy adopted me from the shelter when I was 6 months old after my previous owners brought me back there,very skinny & unwilling to care for me anymore. That's ok because I love it at my new home! I've learned lots of new tricks & i'll try to do anything for you if it means i get an icecube after! I'm a very curious sniffy type dog, but I act like a cat a lot too; I always rub on my mommy's legs & I groom myself during the day. But I'm quite a handful & have boundless energy. My favorite things to do are go to the dog park, give kisses (especially surprise ones), ...
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