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Ethical Fashion Forum Announces 2011 USA Innovation Award Winners
2011 USA Innovation Award Winner Carrie Parry. Photo: Carrie Parry
For the first time, the UK-based Ethical Fashion Forum (EFF) is bringing their annual sustainable fashion Innovation Award to the United States. On September 12, the winning designers will show their spring 2012 collections at Nolcha Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York.
Past recipients include notable ethical fashion designers such as Christopher Raeburn and Ada Zanditon, proving that EFF's selections are the New Fashion Kids on the Block to watch:
Photo: Afia
We are delighted to see that two out of three winners we've covered here before on TreeHugger. EFF sums up the criteria for winning, below.
Winners have been selected for demonstrating progressive attitudes towards social and environmental sustainability alongside their innovative approach to design - communicating that fashion and fairness are no longer mutually exclusive concepts.
Afia founder Meghan Sebold. Photo: Emma Grady
First up: Afia. Designer Meaghan Sebold has her patterns made Patterns made in Chicago and New York's garment district, sources textiles from small vendors, then works with the Dzidefo Women's Cooperative in the village of Kpando, Ghana, who cut and sew the garments. EFF says:
By translating Ghana's traditional textiles to American styles, Afia connects their craft and industry to the consumer in an "urban indigenous" style.
Photo: Design by Soham Dave
New York-based Soham Dave wins for their use of natural, biodegradable, and hand-crafted materials. According to EFF:
They support female artisans to become entrepreneurs and act as a bridge between artisan and final customer. Soham Dave looks to create harmony between urban silhouettes and eco-friendly processes.
Photo: Carrie Parry
Designer Carrie Parry, a graduate of the Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts in London, works with artisans from Eastern India -- where she sources silk -- to the Indian Himalayas. And as EFF says, "Carrie Parry achieves a timeless style rooted in sustainability and wearability." We couldn't agree more.
In addition to showing at Nolcha Fashion Week in New York, winners are awarded one year at the Bel Esprit Showroom International, as well as access to EFF's Source Intelligence Magazine and a listing in their Source Database.
Like this post? Follow Emma Grady, an award-winning fashion writer and the founder and editor of Past Fashion Future, on Facebook and Twitter.
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Various barbel fishing books, all prices plus postage @ £3 per book, will combine wherever possible.
Barbel, A Handbook Of Techniques, various. Rare HB in as new condition, £15
Big Barbel Bonded By The Challenge, various. As new condition, £12
Practical Barbel Fishing, Graham Marsden & Mark Wintle. As new condition, £12
Barbel, A Lifetime's Addiction, Trevor West. As new condition, £10
The Complete Barbel Angler, Roger Miller. VGC, £12
Barbel Rivers and Captures, Barbel Catchers. VGC, £10
Barbel, Barbel Catchers and Friends. VGC, £12
Quest For Barbel, Tony Miles and Trefor West. Fair 1st edition, £10


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A Priori Expressions
On Earth there be no dearth of calumny
Living statues assume impromptu postures then wither withal
As cliffhanger moss wilts above hungover forests
Whole, literal mackerel turns to figurative doggerel
Iconic images are re-presented in negative modalities
Totalities that boast Ultimate Truth found fraught with technicalities
Why the nerve exhibited by verbs is naught but loaded phonemes
Worst of all these? Verse! Spewing out terse blurbs from human mouths
Versifiers conniving smother the signified with egoistic utterance
Happenstance may deliver up essence though purely perchance
Sky has fallen many times prior, so pick up its pieces and do try again
Jet lagged intuition hears no elision; unable to see purpose despite vision
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Here's a kicker – I though nobody read my blog, appears at least one person is! Thank you Weekendhighlights for the nomination, it's honouring you want the blog community to know more about me!
The Liebster Awards originated in Germany (so it's ironic I was nominated for my Bremen-post!) and basically means "Award to my lovely". An avid blogger over at Wordingwell did some sleuth work and got down to the bottom of the awards. Apparently, there's about the same amount of rule sets for the awards as there are blogs, but I'll honor Weekendhighlights, who nominated me, and use their set of rules. Which are:
• Nominate bloggers that have less than 200 followers to shine a light on the amazing work they post online
• The nominated user must provide a link back to the person who nominated them
• Provide 11 facts about yourself
• Answer 11 questions set by the person who nominated you
• Choose 11 more people and ask them 11 questions.
11 Random Facts
- My biggest passions in life are traveling and photography (I'll cut down on eating if it means I can afford to go on one more trip abroad)
- I devour books – any kind
- I love to draw, paint and write
- I can't live without music
- Hot bath are orgasmic
- I speak eight languages, but only three fluently
- 99% of the time, you'll find me in a pair of high heels. I suffer from Napoleon-complex, but where he invaded countries, I invade shoe sales
- I have a day job and I'm also a business owner
- I'm an avid archer
- I love rainbows
- I'm ambidextrous
11 Answers to the 11 Questions
1. Why did you start blogging?
I love writing. I love traveling. I love photography. And my hard drive is pretty much stuffed with that stuff, so I figured I'd put it in the cloud. In the meantime, I love reading travel blogs to get tips before my every next trip. So I figured – why not start sharing myself? And here I am…
2. What do you like the most about yourself?
I love myself. I know it's not politically correct to say things like that, but I fully accept that I'm not perfect and actually think my flaws and imperfections make me a more interesting person. I'm brutally honest with people (that definitely includes myself), I'm extremely open to new experiences, I'll try anything once – and I'm an introvert. So I challenge myself every day, which in my book counts for personal growth. I intend to grow exponentially! 🙂
3. What quality do you like the most in others
Being themselves at all times. I don't always like them, but I always respect them for being honest about themselves. And of course people being kind to one another. We tend to get so me-focused in our society, that opening the door, giving up your seat on the train or simply smiling at another person goes a long way. Kind hearts make me melt, I suppose.
4. Favorite place/city and why?
Of places I have been, it has to be my hometown Krakow, Poland. It's hard to explain, but when the plane touch ground on the Balice tarmac, and the prerecorded voice claims "you have reached your port of destination" (in Polish "port przeznaczenia" can either translate to "destination" or "where you meant to be – your place in life – port of fate"), it just gets easier to breathe…
Of places I am yet to go… I've always had a strange draw towards San Francisco. But the world is big, and I want to see every single part of it, so I don't know.
5. If you won ten million dollars in lottery, what would you buy first?
Trips. I know it's not exactly altruistic, but I would treat my loved ones to their dream destinations, and then I'd go out into the world myself
6. Your favourite book?
Too many to mention. Books are situation-adapted. I loved "The Alchemist" by Paolo Coehlo when I read it, but I didn't like a single one of his other books. I'm a huge fan of "How to Talk to a Widower" by Jonathan Tropper, but I can easily go without the other works of his. My return-to book is "Side roads" by Joanna Chmielewska, an amazing, funny, dark crime story and road trip.
7. Favorite movie?
While you were sleeping. I know, you'll probably lose all respect for me now, but I adore that movie. Which is strange, because I loath romantic comedies.
8. If you could go on a date with anyone, who would you chose and why
Someone who not only accepts me, but actually loves me just for whom I am. No matter how difficult I get.
9. What do you do, to relax?
Read. Travel. Sleep. Preferably conjoint.
10. What are you most afraid of?
Babies. They scare the living daylight out of me!
11. What is the hardest thing you have ever had to do?
Say goodbye to the people I love
Questions from Weekendhighlights:
(these are for me to answer, but not for my nominees)
1. If you could have anyone in the world to read your blog, who would it be?
Fellow travelers that might benefit
2. What was the best meal you've ever had?
I'm not a foodie – food to me is fuel that keeps me from falling over and stop functioning, so if I could get a pill that would fill my daily need to calories, vitamins and alike, I'd be happy.
3. If you could eat with anyone, who would it be?
Nobody. Seriously, get me that pill and I'll be on my way!
4. Who is your all time favourite author?
I don't have one. I love books and reading, and I'll read pretty much anything that falls into my lap. Some books I dislike, but I'll finish them anyway, because I'm a firm believer that you can't critique something you know nothing of. Some books fit right into the tiny holes in my heart left by life…
5. Is there a language that you want to learn?
I want to brush up on the languages I used to know (German, Spanish, French) fluently, but now can only get by, by the skin of my teeth. And then I'd love to learn Japanese and Arabic.
6. Who is your favourite musician?
Same as with books. I don't form relations with a band or a singer, I form bonds with songs. Some hit me in the soft spots, some just hit me hard. But if I have to mention someone, I'd say the voice of Pat Monahan (the singer from Train) always gets to me. I also really like the lyrics sung by The Script
7. If you could be in any city right now, which city would it be?
It's funny. Last weekend, I was in Bremen, then I went to Skopje, and now that it's a long weekend, I was almost on my way to Paris, but halted myself – because I realized I'm paying rent for an apartment that I frequent less than I frequent the local airport. So right now I'm pretty content being at home.
Having that said, if I closed my eyes, and woke up in Barcelona and could stay till the 11th of May, to be able to get out to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya I wouldn't exactly cry over it… 🙂
8. What is your biggest annoyance?
9. What is the one thing you wanted to do but didn't get to do?
Tell that one that got away how much he means to me
10. What product can't you live without?
My Canon Eos. Seriously, somebody should organise an intervention for me, because I'm hooked. Big time!
11. What inspires you?
Traveling, new experiences, fantastic colors, the smell of coffee in the morning, his smile, the perfect song, thunderstorms, hearing the stories of others… life!
Questions for my nominees to answer:
(okay, guys, this is where it gets serious for you!)
1. What moment in your life defines you?
2. Five ways to win your heart
3. Five guys/girls you find attractive (real or fictional) and why
4. A quote you live by
5. A dirty little secret (that's still PC enough to post online!)
6. Things you want to say to a random ex
7. Whom are you five years from now?
8. What makes you break down and cry?
9. What makes you bubble over with joy?
10. Your current job/career – and what you secretly wish you were doing?
11. Use one word to describe me
My Nominees (no particular order)
Hey guys, feel free to ignore this – but I'd really like for you to reply… 🙂


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Bioelectric Field Imaging in Diagnosing Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers in Patients With Skin Lesions
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00391300
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified October 2008 by National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
First Posted : October 23, 2006
Last Update Posted : December 18, 2013
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RATIONALE: New diagnostic procedures, such as bioelectric field imaging, may help find and diagnose melanoma and other skin cancers. It may also be a less invasive way to check for skin cancer.
PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying bioelectric field imaging in diagnosing melanoma and other skin cancers in patients with skin lesions.
|Condition or disease
|Melanoma (Skin) Non-melanomatous Skin Cancer
|Procedure: bioelectric field imaging Procedure: biopsy Procedure: histopathologic examination
|Phase 1
- To determine if the hand-held Bioelectric Field Imager can be used to measure the electric field in skin of various body surfaces, including face, neck, shoulders, arms, hands, chest, back, legs, and feet, during the course of examination and treatment of patients with suspected malignant skin lesions.
- To determine if there is a significant difference between the lateral electric field strength near benign and malignant skin lesions in the same individual.
OUTLINE: Patients undergo scanning of their skin lesions and nearby healthy skin using the Bioelectric Field Imager (BFI). The lesions are then biopsied for histological diagnosis. Histological data from the biopsy is correlated with the electric field data from the BFI.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|100 participants
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Development of an Electrical Diagnostic for Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies
|Study Start Date :
|October 2006
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|April 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|April 2007
- Use of Bioelectric Field Imager (BFI) in measuring the electric field in skin of various body surfaces
- Use of BFI in detecting significant electric field differences between malignant and benign skin lesions
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Suspected malignant skin lesion
- Seeking treatment for skin lesion at the VA Medical Center
- Not pregnant
- No acute illness, including upper respiratory tract infection or flu that could result in fever
- No trauma to the skin lesion area
- No prisoners
- See Disease Characteristics
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00391300
|United States, Virginia
|VA Hospital
|Hampton, Virginia, United States, 23667
|Principal Investigator:
|Antoinette F. Hood, MD
|Eastern Virginia Medical School
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00391300 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
EVMS-BFI and Lesions
|First Posted:
|October 23, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 18, 2013
|Last Verified:
|October 2008
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
basal cell carcinoma of the skin
squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Skin Neoplasms
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Nevi and Melanomas
Neoplasms by Site
Skin Diseases


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He was in the Brat Pack...and the first celebrity sex tape any of us can remember. He was electric in St. Elmo's Fire...then needed a cameo in Wayne's World to goose his flagging career. He was the biggest name on The West Wing...and eventually got himself written right off the show. Now, fresh off five beautiful seasons of Parks and Rec, Rob Lowe is back—again!—with a meta sitcom, The Grinder. Will it succeed? Does that even matter?
Rob Lowe makes an entrance like a former heartthrob should: Tan and taut from a recent vacation in Greece (and daily workouts), he wheels into the parking lot and cuts the engine on his customized black Triumph Bonneville. He is wearing jeans and a navy V-neck James Perse T-shirt that hugs his lack of paunch, just as it was meant to. Aviator sunglasses flash under his royal-blue helmet, a vintage gold Rolex Daytona with a black face glints on his wrist, and maybe it's my imagination, but doesn't the blue of his Hogan sneakers match the color of his eyes?
Don't judge me. If you were here on the patio of one of Lowe's favorite Santa Barbara restaurants, watching the man who once gave new meaning to the term "pretty boy" saunter toward your table, you'd gush, too. No matter your preferences, your gender, your age, your "type," there is no denying that the 51-year-old Lowe looks better than ever. And here's the best part: Over the next four hours, while you stare at him, you will also get to listen to him. And what comes out of his mouth will be, well, pretty smart for a pretty boy.
"If you would have asked me when I was 18 and one of the hot Young Turks on the scene what I wanted from my life, I would have completely sold myself short," he says. "I would have wanted the lead in the next Martin Scorsese movie. Well, I didn't get it. I still haven't gotten it. But I wouldn't trade it for what I have."
As he prepares to start shooting his next TV series, Fox's The Grinder, Lowe has agreed to discuss something he is expert in: reinvention. Twenty-six years sober, he has had a career marked by standout performances, but he has also weathered his share of flops, disses, and at least one scandal. He turned 18 on the set of his first film, The Outsiders, which was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Not a bad beginning. And yet, from the start, he says, life seemed determined to teach him some hard lessons—many that served him later, to be sure, but man, they were a bitch to learn.
So how, we ask, did he not just survive but prosper? How did he know what to change and what to protect? Lowe smiles, tugs on the sobriety pendant that hangs on a vintage gold chain around his neck, and shares a little wisdom:
Before you can reinvent (or re-reinvent) yourself, you have to get noticed in the first place.
"I look at acting as sort of a collaborative blood sport. I take pride in being generous and wanting everybody to look good. But my first movie, The Outsiders, starred eighteen type A, testosterone-riddled, ambitious actors [Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Ralph Macchio...]. In that situation, you'd better fucking figure out a way to hold your ground. I think that never really left me."
Embrace (or at least learn to live with) disappointment. _
"_I remember the screening where I saw The Outsiders for the first time. Emilio might have been with me, and definitely Steve Burum, the cinematographer. I'll never forget Steve saying, in his dry way, 'This movie is going to make $100 million.' And the credits came up and the movie started, and it just deteriorated from there. [No one had told him that the majority of his scenes had been edited out.] I went from a guy telling me the movie was going to make $100 million to realizing I'm not in the fucking movie. I honestly don't think I've still recovered from it. I was young enough not to know any better. I thought it was personal, or maybe I must have been bad. Many years later, when I was 40, they rereleased it and showed me the original [uncut] version. And I just remember being so relieved that it was good. If that version of the movie had come out—the version that I thought we were doing, the version that was in the script—I would have had a different, more substantive career, and I would have had it quicker. Without a doubt."
Understand the time you're in, even if your timing is not great.
"Back in the early '80s, there was a movie everybody wanted to be in called Birdy. It ended up being cast with Matthew Modine and Nic Cage. That movie today stars Chris Hemsworth. The studios today want the modern version of Tab Hunter. Everything is about youth. It would have been interesting to have come up now, when traditional leading men are really valued. In the time that I came up, the anti–leading man was valued. Sean Penn. Mickey Rourke. When Mickey walked [onto the set] of The Outsiders, it was like you would have thought Brando showed up. They were kowtowing to him. He was on roller skates and hadn't bathed. It was not probably the best time ever for somebody like me."
"In 1985, right before St. Elmo's Fire opened, New York magazine labeled Emilio, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, Judd Nelson, and me 'Hollywood's Brat Pack.' It was hard. We were totally minimized—like we were indistinguishable pretty people. But the irony was, it ended up being a piece that was too hip for the room. The snark was completely lost on the rest of the country. Everybody just thought it was fucking great. You know, I've had Peyton and Eli Manning come up to me and play scenes from St. Elmo's Fire. I've had Gwyneth Paltrow play scenes from St. Elmo's Fire. So after years of that, I'm down with the Brat Pack."
Lowe knows you're looking at him. He doesn't say so, but he can't help but know it. People have been looking at him—marveling, really—his whole life. In his two best-selling memoirs, both written entirely (and winningly) by Lowe himself, "being objectified is a big theme," he says.
When he was younger, before he stopped drinking, he says he reaped the benefits of his beauty without giving the downside much thought. He tells a great story in Stories I Only Tell My Friends, his first book, about Princess Stephanie of Monaco, with whom he had a brief affair at the age of 22. Midway through their fling, he discovered a magazine in her closet with him on the cover. She told him she had kept it on her nightstand for months, only removing it after she met him in person. Is that the kind of objectification he's talking about, I ask? He laughs.
"In those days, the pre-sobriety days, it was, like, all good. You know: However I can get there"—by which he seems to mean "get laid by a beautiful woman"—"I was perfectly happy," he tells me. "It was more in the ensuing years that you kind of look at the price of it."
In 1988 he paid a very public price, when a videotape surfaced of Lowe having sex with two young women in an Atlanta hotel. One was 22, the other 16, but because the incident occurred in Georgia, where the age of consent is 16, Lowe did not face criminal charges. Still, his image took a hit.
Over the years, Lowe has consistently said that the leaking of the sex tape was a gift, if only because it hastened his trip to the bottom (a prerequisite to getting help). Indirectly, it also gave him his first shot at a genre—comedy—that would prove very fruitful. On March 17, 1990—his 26th birthday—he hosted Saturday Night Live, mocking himself openly (he was admonished for his promiscuous behavior by Dana Carvey's "Church Lady"). After years of being pretty, Lowe was suddenly revealed to also be funny. A door had opened, but Lowe wasn't yet fully equipped to stride through it. Just weeks after the SNL hosting gig, he checked himself into a treatment facility in Arizona.
When he came out of rehab a month later, he walked into the arms of Sheryl Berkoff—a makeup artist he'd met on a blind date seven years before. He credits her with inspiring him to change his life. They married in 1991 and, but for a single sip of a mimosa mistakenly poured for him by a flight attendant, he has not had an alcoholic drink since.
Pick the right partner.
"Ninety percent of moviemaking is casting. Same with life. When I met my wife, Sheryl, I knew I'd seen the perfect woman for the job."
Don't stop. Ever**.**
"I've been fortunate that I've always, always, always worked. Even after the sex tape was made public, it was like: You're still a professional baseball player, but you're playing for Double or Triple A. I lost the role in Titanic that Billy Zane got. But I was never banned from the game."
Flip the script—then flip it again.
"If you are in a transitional period, a rebuilding period, a fallow period, go to the opposite end of your range. For me, that was comedy. Lorne Michaels and Mike Myers put me in Wayne's World and Austin Powers. What keeps people from doing that? You get fearful. If a certain play is working, if you've been passing for 200 yards, you don't all of a sudden start running the ball. But there was a moment when I was playing Eddie Nero on Californication, the senator on Brothers & Sisters, Chris Traeger on Parks and Recreation, and Drew Peterson [in a TV movie about the killer]—sometimes all in the same week. I thought: This isn't what I signed up for, but it's actually better than what I signed up for."
Remember who called when no one else did.
"Only two people called [after the sex tape]. Jodie Foster and Don Simpson [the producer]. Jodie and I had done The Hotel New Hampshire together, and she sent me a note with a recurring line from John Irving: 'Keep passing the open windows.' She was saying, 'You'll get through it.' Don basically said, 'Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke.' Oh, and Hugh Hefner took me aside at one point and said, 'You had to do it. The technology existed.' "
Do other things in bed, too.
"If sleeping were an Olympic sport, I would be Michael Phelps. Really. You have no idea. It's kind of embarrassing."
Find a high that's harmless.
"Jetlag is the closest I get to getting high these days. I get a little lightheaded and really energetic. Crazy energy. It's cool. It reminds me of 1985."
We've been talking for a while across a small table, but suddenly he's up, scooting his chair closer. "Let me move over here where I can hear you better," he says, and I remember that as a child, after a bout of mumps, he lost all hearing in his right ear. "I am so deaf," he says, observing rather than complaining. "I'm getting only deafer as I'm getting older."
He doesn't look anything like an old man. His brown hair has gone a bit salt-and-pepper, but it suits him. "Look, a lot of it is genetics," he acknowledges. But there's also this: "Since the time I was 15, I've had the best in the world taking care of my skin." He's talking about moisturizers. Hydration. He wouldn't have done it on his own, he admits—though now he is here to say you should (yes, his new skin-care line, Profile4Men, launched in May). Bottom line, he knows how lucky he was. "I'm telling you, you use all the special technologies and the latest and greatest since the time you were 15, and you're going to see results."
Lowe grew up smack in the middle of the country in Dayton, Ohio. His parents—Charles, a lawyer, and Barbara Lynn, a teacher—divorced when he was 4. Then, when he was 12, his mom moved him and his younger brother, Chad, to Malibu. He'd already decided he wanted to be an actor after seeing Oliver! at 8 years old. Now he was just a few miles from Hollywood, living in what would turn out to be a hothouse for young male studliness.
If life gives you Malibu, make Malibu-ade.
"When I was growing up in Malibu, I used to trick or treat at Martin Sheen's house, just hoping he would answer the door. By the end of high school, I became friends with Charlie Sheen and Emilio. We'd float around their pool, and Chris Penn—Sean's brother, who is no longer with us; what a sweet boy—was the filmmaking auteur of the neighborhood. In Malibu in the '70s, it was always time to make a Super 8 film about 'Nam. Everything was about 'Nam. Oh, and Charlie made a great movie starring his buddy Johnny Depp where the whole premise was blowing up the Fotomat. Remember Fotomats? Anyway, what Laurel Canyon was to music in '68 and '70, Malibu was to young actors. The acting coach Peggy Feury lived there. And Joan Didion. My brother went to school with her daughter, Quintana. Like, at the Christmas pageant, you'd be sitting next to Joan Didion. The place was fucking unreal."
When in doubt, watch Network.
"It's always time for pie. And it's always time to watch Network. Bill Holden's performance is simple. Natural. Charismatic. He's not young, but he's handsome. He's a man with a capital M. That one line: 'I'm closer to the end than the beginning.' It would be awfully tough to top Bill Holden. Aaron Sorkin and I talk about that a lot. I think that's probably his favorite screenplay ever."
Lowe's complex relationship with Sorkin has been the subject of much speculation. The actor has said that his four-plus years on The West Wing reignited his passion for acting. Then Lowe left the show. And even though he devoted an entire chapter to that period in his second book, Love Life, it's never been entirely clear what led to his departure. Many have presumed that he and Sorkin, who ran a notoriously exhausting set, had a falling out. And yet, two years after Lowe left, he starred as Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee in a London West End production of Sorkin's play A Few Good Men.
"It's a great part," Lowe explains, adding that doing theater "was heaven. If I could support myself, I would probably only do that." (He couldn't, apparently: "In terms of how much it cost me to do it, I should have burned money during my curtain call.") But really, A Few Good Men was about reinventing his relationship with Sorkin, he says. "More than anything, I did it because I wanted another chapter with him."
Then he says more about what happened between them than he ever has:
Know when to quit (because you're not wanted).
"When I left The West Wing [after contract talks broke down in the fourth season], I remember Martin Sheen taking me aside and saying, 'Boy, I sure hope you know where you're headed with this. I mean, man, you'd better have Steven Spielberg offering to put you in a movie.' I was like, 'Well, no, I don't.' But look, I love a negotiation where they make it really easy for you. I love it when it's like a 'take it or leave it' that's insulting. In the end, I could have lived with the fact that everyone on the show had gotten a raise but me—if I felt that we really knew what the story lines were going to be. One writer on the show told me he was in a meeting in which they told him to write whatever he wanted. He goes, 'I want to write a story about Sam Seaborn going back to Ohio to deal with his father who has Alzheimer's.' The response: 'You can write for anybody but him.' I'm not even sure that it was Aaron Sorkin who said it. Aaron may know nothing about it."
Don't complain.
"It's all good in the hood. I mean, I'm so blessed to have been part of something great. The last thing anybody wants to hear is that John Lennon hated Paul McCartney. They just want to hear 'Hey Jude.' And by the way, nobody cares. Unless it's about Fleetwood Mac, and then we can't get enough of it. Listen, I never had any issues with Aaron. To his credit, Aaron writes what he wants to write, and he's not telling anybody, 'I'm going to guarantee you two great [story lines].' And I loved The West Wing. But man, it was grueling. We shot near the Friends stage, and we would roll in at, like, 6 in the morning, and the 'friends' would come in, in their Ferraris and Lamborghinis, like, at 11:30 a.m., and by midnight they would have shot their show. They'd be gone and we'd be there until 6 in the morning. The sun would rise. That would never happen in TV today. Never. They'd never pay for the overtime. It was a moment in time, both in terms of the economics of the business and how successful the show was. Aaron had the kind of latitude to do it. It will never be done again."
Know when to quit (because you don't want to stay).
"I left Brothers & Sisters when they ran out of storytelling runway. I mean, there are so many family dinners you can do. I eventually had to go to them and say, 'Look, I don't do spatula work. I don't do scenes with oven mitts. If you're looking for that, you've got the wrong guy. I'm not doing scenes about casseroles. It's not happening.' "
Fuck resentment.
"For someone in recovery like me, the single greatest hurdle—the number one with a bullet that will make you drink—is resentment. You can't have it. People always say, 'How have you been sober 26 years? What's the secret?' Well, that's it. I always feel there's enough room at the table. If somebody else is achieving more than I am, that means I can do it, too. Everybody has the ability to raise themselves up, and my life has been marked by that."
Always an option: a new tattoo.
"Here on my shoulder is my 'I'm still crazy' tattoo. My 'I may be sober, but I'm still a fucking badass' tattoo. It's all faded and fucked up, but it used to be a koi fish."
The lunch dishes have been cleared, the espresso consumed (he downed two doubles). We've been talking about how important it is to take chances, and about how hard it can be to know which chances are worth taking. His cameo in HBO's 2013 Liberace biopic, Behind the Candelabra, was a no-brainer, he says. He said yes based solely on the director's reputation, without even reading the script. "My agents e-mailed me and said, 'Steven Soderbergh wants you to play this part in this movie.' I was like, 'Send me the script, but I can tell you right now I'm doing it.' Actually, I think what I said was, 'Unless I'm blowing a donkey in the script, I'm doing it.' Little did I know that it wouldn't have been outside the realm of possibility."
Lowe was almost unrecognizable in the role of plastic surgeon Jack Startz, his face distorted and stretched so torturously that he couldn't blink his eyes. It was a look he insisted upon, he tells me, as a way of protecting his interests. "I was thinking in my most sort of gimlet-eyed, hired-hand, gunslinger mindset: I don't want to get blown out of the water by Michael Douglas, who's going to be playing fucking Liberace, and Matt Damon, who's going to be wearing butt-tight velour," he says. "So with that in mind, I came up with this guy, tightly pulled and shiny. I'm a huge Laker fan, and I've had courtside seats for many years, and I'd always notice these L.A. guys who were not on the floor and not at the top. They were these mid-level-seat guys who had some money, but not a lot of money. They had hot girlfriends, but not that hot. I know that guy."
This year he took a very different risk, appearing in a series of ads for DirecTV that played around with how people think about Rob Lowe. Lowe got to play a series of characters with names like Scrawny Arms Rob Lowe, Painfully Awkward Rob Lowe, Far Less Attractive Rob Lowe. Then a preternaturally handsome Lowe would come in and tell the viewer, "Don't be like this me. Get rid of cable and upgrade to DirecTV." Aside from the paycheck, what intrigued Lowe was the chance to play around with his image, all while doing the kind of sketch comedy that he'd only gotten to do once before, on SNL.
"They came to me, and when I saw that line in the Scrawny Arms Rob Lowe skit—'I guess I won't be having any mayonnaise' [because he is a weakling who can't open the jar]—I was like, 'Oh, I am so fucking into this.' " But he admits he had to silence his inner critic before he could actually say yes. Which leads us to perhaps the most important of his final reinventing directives:
Don't overthink.
"When DirecTV came to me, it was like, 'Well, but they want to do six of them. What does that say? Six of them! Does that make it look like that's all I'm doing, or should I do one? One is more elite.' All that shit—I mean, I could write a monologue of a thousand reasons to not do it. But stop thinking, Can I do a great job? Is it interesting? Are the auspices good? If you get two of the three, you're in."
Whenever possible, own it.
"I've been lucky: I've usually been in stuff that I like, and that's great. But it's not always a proprietary situation. When you're one of the partners [like he is on The Grinder, which debuts in September], that makes it so much sweeter. It makes it so much easier to take the beating."
But don't be (completely) defined by your job.
"Anytime that you're looking to be valued exclusively and solely by your vocation, you're asking for trouble. Find a hobby—or anything that takes you outside of yourself. It can be as simple as raising your kids, or golfing, or surfing."
Fight for what's yours.
"One time I took off on a wave next to a guy, and he grabbed my leash and yanked it. I went flying. So I paddled back and fucking hit him. I may wear makeup for a living, but I will fight you in the water."


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Washington: Al Qaeda`s expansion in Libya, following the successful terrorist attack on the US consulate and CIA annex in Benghazi on September 11 this year, is part of a long-term plan by the terrorist group's senior leadership, a seasoned counterterrorism investigator has said.
Tom Joscelyn, a senior fellow with Center for Defense of Democracies, said the vacuum left after the attack in Benghazi has created another opening which has allowed the terrorist network to "capitalize on the anti-American momentum and to show how they do have cards to play around the world."
"Al Qaeda`s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has long had his sights on Libya, and what he devised long ago was a plan to send senior operatives from Pakistan and elsewhere into Libya to build up al Qaeda`s clandestine network,", Joscelyn who is well known in the counterterrorism world for his "drill-down" on al Qaeda operatives, told Fox News.
According to the report, a data prepared by the Library of Congress in conjunction with military analysts say at least two al Qaeda operatives, Abu Anas al Libi and Abd al Baset Azzouz, answer directly to Zawahiri.
Joscelyn said a "witches brew" of three basic elements now creates fertile ground in Libya for the establishment of a safe haven, which include those dispatched by al Qaeda senior leadership in Pakistan; the al Qaeda affiliate in North Africa known as al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb; and local militias which are sympathetic to al Qaeda and led by former Guantanamo detainee Abu Sufian Ben Qumu, the report said.
Joscelyn`s research strongly suggests that while groups such as Ansar al-Sharia, also implicated in the consulate attack along with AQIM, publicly distance themselves from al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan, there are too many parallels to ignore.
"There has been a big push to distance Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi from the others and from al Qaeda, labeling the organization purely ``local.`` But its involvement in the consulate attack, ties to AQIM, and sharing of a brand name that is used by other al Qaeda-affiliated groups should give one pause when dismissing its ties to al Qaeda," he said.


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by Mike Masnick
Fri, Nov 19th 2004 12:40am
Apparently the message of the day is that online porn is bad for you... in so many ways. Some of our Congress critters have determined that online porn addiction is as bad as crack or heroin addiction, minus the fact that, well, porn addictions don't lead to overdose deaths, serious crime problems or dangerous behavior by those on the drugs. But, you know, minus that, they're exactly the same. Besides, if (as one Senator appears to want), online porn were banned, it's not as if these "addicts" would suddenly give up the porn. In fact (whoops) it would probably lead to more "crime" since they'd suddenly be breaking the law to get their fix -- though, one researcher thinks that police need to start recording evidence at crime scenes to see if porn was somehow involved. According to the Senator in question, Sam Brownback, porn was just fine when you had to sneak a peek in a dirty magazine as a kid, because, apparently, making porn seem more obscure and mysterious doesn't make children even more interested in it at all... Meanwhile, a much more realistic problem with online porn may be that most of those porn sites are busy installing spyware and trojans on your computer while you stare at naked folks. Just wait until the Congressional folks get a hold of that study.
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dorpus, 19 Nov 2004 @ 12:56am
Ban dermatologyLet's just say a google image search on that word will give you a rash so bad, that it will bleed and look like pizza.
Precision Blogger, 19 Nov 2004 @ 8:51am
One modest suggestion:Our states should either sell state-supported pron to balance their budgets, or stop fleecing those addicted to gambling. See:
(You'll need to replace the stars with letters to find the website.)
Nate, 25 Jul 2006 @ 10:14amI don't see why you are making light of this. The dangers of porn are as bad as crack or heroin. There have been numerous studies on this and many statistics have proven that porn is an addiction that can have results just as harmful as illegal drugs. These things, "overdose deaths, serious crime problems or dangerous behavior", do happen to porn addicts. If you watch too much porn and thereforce become hopelessly addicted, you are at a high risk of participating in criminal behavior. If nobody ever watched porn it wouldn't be a problem. Currently, it is VERY unlikely that porn will stop because too many people watch it, but we should prevent it from spreading.
davideee, 22 Dec 2006 @ 11:30amHow to avoid porn addiction on the Internet 1. Consider installing porn content filtering software( Strongly Recommend NetDog Porn Filter,you can get it from www.netdogsoft.com ) on your computer. it will help to protect you from stumbling into pornography by accident, That's important. 2. Do not try to guess what the address of a Web page is. Many pornographic sites have similar addresses of respectable sites. For example www . whitehouse . com is a porn site. The real address is www. whitehouse . gov 3. Never click on Web site addresses that you receive in an unsolicited email. 4. Do not open attachments that come in email that are unsolicited. 5. Use filtered search engines or reputable directories to find the information you need. 6. Do not search for terms like girls. Think before you enter a search term. Stick with reputable sites. If something looks questionable, don't let curiosity get the best of you. Delete it or close the window. Internet Porn Filter Resource: http://www.netdogsoft.com
me, 11 Feb 2007 @ 7:17pm
Anonymous Coward, 14 Jul 2007 @ 11:11amInternet porn ruins my life.
soumya, 22 Jul 2007 @ 1:02pm
hotstuff sometimes may be fatalit is very difficult to stop pornograph on internet...but something sould be done about this.
David, 14 Oct 2007 @ 12:39am
What?For those of you who think that porn is as addictive as heroin and cocaine need to go out and meet someone who is addicted to these hardcore drugs. Pornography addiction pales in comparison to heroin/cocaine addiction. It isn't even a fair comparison. I'm not saying that pornography is not addicting or that it doesn't cause problems in families but to compare it to hardcore drugs is laughable.
Growler, 26 Mar 2008 @ 2:18amSure porn's addictive, but that's only because most of it's shite and you keep searching for that one scene you know is out there... you know the one...
I have a compulsion to look at (and hoard) porn but I feel no withdrawals when I don't get it. I just think of all the new porn accumulating on my favourite sites and smile. I think if you're experiencing marriage breakup or career implosion due to anything, then you are by definition addicted and need to seek help. I'd say the best way would be to get rid of a net connection entirely. Your facebook friends might get shirty but you won't get dirty.
That said, I think porn's great. I really do. Many ancient 'fertility goddess' figurines were actually caveman porn. Look at the norks on that etc. But everything in moderation, or even to excess - but if you have withdrawals or have negative impacts then you need to find something new to do. It's true of everything and anything.
andrew, 14 Aug 2008 @ 4:01am
how do you break the habbit?with adult film how can the habit be broken are their methods.what i see is the real problem is not the adult film industry or even free video clips.what the real problem is that the rights of free video clips are abused.think about it.if you are trying to enjoy and find vintage that was not released to dvd and all of a sudden you encounter something that is not suppposed to be their what do you do sure you can make report after report but, what happens then i will tell nothing.if you have a problem with adult films ban diaper comercials why your add it for the really sick people out their.what alot of people misconcieve is they think if we take away the movies that it's over.wrong.this is why it's not the porn that is actually dangerous what it is,is the mind of the viewer watching it.his imagination.their are some with something called the caveman syndrome.yes this is real condition some human beings in science have been proven to have an overgrowth in hormones which makes them more carnal than the average person.so is it the movies are the person viewing the movies.so if to blame anything try banning imagination.
Ernest Mujakata, 17 Mar 2009 @ 10:29pm
Porn is badI have been hooken on porn for the last six months and I can tell you it is no good. I have a computer at work and at times I would spend many hours just watching porn instead of being with my wife and children. My wife does not know this but I feel bad and guilty. porn has made me do to my wife those things I have seen and ask her to do the same to me. It is a digrace. Yuor forum of discussion is very helful. I think I will use it to stop watching porn.
Steve Melkin, 14 May 2011 @ 6:28am
Re: Porn is badThat is not good.
Mercy, 18 Aug 2011 @ 4:53am
AddictionIf one has not got to watch the porn,please dont.i have got myself addicted and its hard to stay for 1 whole day without watchng.its so addictive
Milica, 19 Aug 2011 @ 7:15amThere a lot of people that are addicted and they can't stop watching porn. I have heard from friend that some of them are using this app(http://www.goldlimiter.com) to block porn from themselves but are they really so strong to block porn from themselves!?


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My November Reads
November was a real good month in the reading department. I read 11 books while still studying and working. YAY me!!!! And even better I wrote 8 reviews and made a few beautifying changes on the blog. I started my new Blog Feature My Geeky Desires and I'm really happy with the resonance. I would have never thought that other people would enjoy these things as much as I do. But I'm babbling, so back to the books. Here's what I read:
1. Indiscreet by Carolyn Jewel
My first historical ever and it blow me away. I loved the setting in Turkey. Everything seemed so real and instantly felt transported in this time and place. The characters are just wonderful, everyone in his or her own unique way.
Very funny and emotional read. I recommend this one to everyone who loves romance!
My full review is here.
2. Skin Game (Skin Series #1) by Ava Gray
Wow this one was sooo good. It gripped me right at the beginning and I couldn't stop reading. Everyone should read this one. Don't believe me? Look at all these wonderful reviews it got:
- Smokinhotbooks: 5 out of 5 Smokin Smooches
- Monkey Bear Reviews: Grad: B+
- Pearl's World of Romance: Rating 9.3 out of 10
- Leontine's Book Realm: 4 out of 5 stars
- Stacy's Place on Earth: 5 out of 5 stars
- Fiction Vixen: 5 out of 5 hearts
3. Magic in the Shadows(Alli Beckstrom Series #3) by Devon Monk
This one really rocked my world. It went directly into my keeper shelf and is now on the first spot for re-reading! So funny and just perfect! Got a little post-it apocalypse in that one but it was so worth it. Love it!
My full review of this book is here.
4. Bound to Shadows (Riley Jenson Guardian #8) by Keri Arthur
This was my first requested review ever and yeah it's kind of my own fault that I now want to read the first 7 books in this series. Great book with witty and funny characters and one of the nastiest bad guys ever! The world Ms. Arthur created around Riley Jenson is intriguing to say the least. I'm a sucker for shifters and this books has them and even better the sexy vampires are included too.
You can find my full review here.
5. Hunter's Need (Hunters #10) by Shiloh Walker
I won this book in a twitter contest and after reading it I wonder how could I have lived without taking notice of this series? Loved the story and the characters. Very emotional read and a real struggling journey to the HEA. The world of the Hunters is something I have to read about again.
To read my full review please click here.
6. Beth's Acceptance (Destiny's Trinities #1) by Teal Ceagh
A real fast and sexy read set in a creative paranormal world.
Steamy and hawt scenes between the sheets with the right amount of m/f/m action. My full review is here.
Enjoyed this one and already read book 2 Mia's Return. The review
will be up tomorrow and Teal Ceagh will come over for a guest post on Dec 5th. So stay tuned for the fun!
7. Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole & Gena Showalter
Thanks to Mandi from Smexybooks I had the opportunity to read this one and wow it was sooo good. Best sex scene without touching ever. I adore Kresley story, it was just perfect- funny, sexy and thrilling. Gena's was good too but I kind of expected more. She spoiled me with Devyn's story(Seduce the Darkness- Alien Huntress #4). Review to come.
8. Gobsmacked (Men of Smithfield #1) by L.B. Gregg
Another first this month and again pimped by Mandi(isn't she evil). Gobsmacked was my first m/m romance and I really enjoyed it. Who would have thought that? This book is very emotional and I was really surprised how real all of it seemed. And it was sooo hot! Loved it and it will definitely not be my last in this genre. Review to come(oh man I'm so behind again in reviewing).
9. Blaze of Memory (Psy-Changeling #7) by Nalini Singh
I'm so hooked on this series. I love the world Ms. Singh created- wonderful thoughtful and also meaningful. As I mentioned I'm a sucker for shifters and this series is full of them. Unfortunately not so much in this book but the story was so heart wrenching wonderful that I nearly don't mind. Loved the plot and the characters but I will review this one too soon.
10. Mia's Return (Destiny's Trinities #2) by Teal Ceagh
Book 2 in this series and as the first one a fast entertaining read with really hot and steamy m/f/m action in the mix.
Full review will be up tomorrow and don't forget Teal's guest post on Saturday.
11. Tempt me with Darkness (Doomsday Brethren #1) by Shayla Black
My first book by this author and definitely not the last. Love the way Ms. Black writes and OMG I want my own immortal 1500 year old warrior in my bed…ahem…I'm mean life. *innocent grin* A wonderful world of magic with a gripping plot. A great paranormal romance and a fantastic start for this series. Full review to come.
What did you read? Any new discoveries I should definitely put on my Xmas wishlist?


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Amid speculation that the Sangh pushed for Yogi Adityanath's candidature as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, the RSS today said it was a political decision and it had no say in the selection of CMs in BJP-ruled states.
Replying to a specific question on choosing Adityanath, a Hidutva hardliner, as Chief Minister by the BJP, RSS Joint General Secretary Bhagaiah told reporters it was a political decision.
When pointed out that Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has elected Trivendra Singh Rawat, a RSS pracharak, as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also an RSS man.
Bhagaiah said RSS was not pressurising in the selection of Chief Ministers.
Priest-turned politician Yogi Adityanath, the controversial mascot of hardline Hindutva, was yesterday named as next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, in a move by the BJP that took many by surprise.
State BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya, who was himself in contention for the top job besides union minister Manoj Sinha, had announced Adityanath's election amid speculation that the RSS pushed for Yogi's candidature.
Adityanath will have two deputy CMs -- Maurya and incumbent Lucknow mayor Dinesh Sharma.


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Monday: Southland Hogs at state tournament at Kirsch-Rooney Field at Delgado Community College in New Orleans, TBD
Tuesday: Southland Hogs at state tournament at Kirsch-Rooney Field at Delgado Community College in New Orleans, TBD
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Tuesday: New Orleans Pelicans vs. TBD at MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, TBD
Monday-Friday: E.D. White Catholic boys soccer coach Roger Bimah will hold the 16th annual goalkeeper camp Monday-Friday at the Andolsek Soccer Park in Thibodaux. The camp will be held from 6-8 p.m. each day and is open for players 10 and up. The cost is $100 and is limited to 10 participants. The deadline to register is July 10. This camp is designed to give the beginning and intermediate campers a formal introduction to serious goalkeeping. Emphasis will be placed on the 10 principles of goalkeeping as well as a comprehensive review of the technical, tactical, conditioning and psychological aspects of the position. It is a demanding program that focuses on improving each camper's proficiency and knowledge of goalkeeping. Campers should bring a ball, shin guards, water, sunscreen and goal keeping equipment. For information, call Bimah at 414-0086 or email email@example.com.
Tuesday-Thursday: Nicholls State University softball coach Angel Santiago has scheduled three softball camps in July. All three camps are scheduled for July 10-12 and will be held at the Colonel Softball Complex in Thibodaux. The Junior Colonels Camp is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. July 10. The camp is open for softball players in eighth grade and younger and is limited to 50 campers. The cost to attend is $75 per camper. The Advanced Pitcher/Catcher Camp is scheduled for 6-9 p.m. July 11. The camp is open for softball players from eighth to 12th grades and is limited to 25 pitcher and 25 catchers. Pitchers and catchers should attend the camp as a battery. The cost to attend is $75 per camper. The Advanced All Skills Camp is scheduled for 6-9 p.m. July 12. The camp is open for softball players from eighth to 12th grades and is limited to 50 campers. The cost to attend is $75 per camper. Santiago, the 2018 Southland Conference and All-Louisiana Coach of the Year, has other camps scheduled until the end of the year. Those camps are Advanced All Skills Camp (Aug. 18), Advanced Pitcher/Catcher Camp (Aug. 19), Junior Colonels Camp (Nov. 30) and Winter Advanced Camp (Dec. 1-2). For information, contact Nicholls associate head coach Jessica Seamon at email@example.com or 985-448-4493.
July 16: South Lafourche High School will administer physicals on July 16 for students attending the school and hoping to tryout out for athletics. Students should report to the athletic field house at the following times: 6 p.m. for seniors, 6:30 p.m. for juniors, 7 p.m. for sophomores and 7:30 p.m. for freshmen. The only form that will be accepted is the Louisiana High School Athletic Association physical form. The athletes' medical history must be completed and signed by a parent or the physical will not be given. Physical forms can be picked up at the front office of South Lafourche High. Also, there will be a parent/athlete meeting at 6 p.m. July 23 in the school cafeteria for incoming freshmen planning to participate in football. The athlete and at least one parent must attend the meeting. Athletes who participated in a sport at South Lafourche last year will receive athletic packets on the night of the physicals.
July 20: Covenant Christian Academy will hold a golf tournament on July 20 at The Atchafalaya at Idlewild golf course in Patterson. The four-man scramble will feature prizes for first, second and third-place finishes. Prizes will also be awarded for longest drive, closest to the hole and low gross/blind bogey. The fee is $400 per team if paid before June 30. The fee will be $450 per team after the deadline. The fee will include green fees, cart, mulligans, prizes, tournament polo shirt and lunch and beverages on the course. There are also sponsorship opportunities available, including corporate sponsor for $2,000, tournament shirt sponsor for $1,000, banner sponsor for $600 and hole sponsor for $100. All proceeds will benefit Covenant Christian Academy's athletic department. For information, call Troy Jackson at 985-856-6851 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Registration forms can be mailed to Covenant Christian Academy golf tournament at 144 Rue Des Affaires, Houma, LA 70364.
July 28: The East Houma Bats travel baseball team will hold tryouts for a 9-and-under and a 10-and-under team on July 28 at the Houma Airbase Youth Complex. The tryouts are for the 2018-19 season. There will also be tryouts for its 10U girls team. Players are asked to attend the tryouts dressed for baseball (long pants and cap) and bring their equipment. The 9U tryouts will be from 10 a.m. to noon on July 28 and the 10U from noon to 2 p.m. The 10U Girls will be from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Water will be provided. Fo
July 30: The Sports Medicine Center of Thibodaux Regional is hosting a youth basketball clinic on July 30 at the Wellness Center of Thibodaux Regional Gymnasium. Boys and girls, ages 7-14 are invited to attend, and learn the fundamental skills of the game from local area basketball coaches. The basketball clinic will consist of two separate sessions: Session 1 (ages 7-11, 9-11:30 am) and Session 2 (ages 12-14, 1-3:30 pm). Cost of each session is $60. Space is limited to the first 60 participants to register in each session. Flyers detailing the clinic may be picked up at the Wellness Center information desk and at the Fitness Center, as well as the entrance to the Medical Mall in the hospital. To register for the clinic, visit thibodaux.com/classes-events. All registration will be online and clinic fees should be paid online as well. For information, call Sandy Fussell at (985) 449-4680 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Droughts have personalities. The late-blooming adolescent who appears only after hope is high and the corn is tall and then proceeds to turn the green satin fronds into cardboard tubes. The chronic melancholy who arrives on the train that picks up winter and hangs around so long that, by the Fourth of July, she's just another face in the crowd at the parade. The manic-depressive that explodes the afternoon in a twenty-minute three-inch downpour and then slinks away to pout for two weeks without so much as a cool breeze. This drought, the one that presently bears down on the asphalt and the tomato plants like a panini press, the one that seems almost impossible in light of the flooding in other parts of the country, well, still I'm trying to figure her out.
She is, like all the others, selfish and megalomaniacal, but I have observed one distinctive trait: This drought has had a very strange effect on the various species of wildlife around Sandhill. I saw it first in the mockingbirds, noting an exhibition of both good sense and manners as they – contrary to past behavior – didn't seem to be relentlessly ramming their heads into the windows or relieving themselves on the front porch.
Then I noticed the squirrels, dark ones, sitting on their haunches in the middle of the fields first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon. They were big enough to be prairie dogs and looked a lot like them with their tiny hands folded across their chests as though in prayer. Squirrels are not usually still, certainly not in such an exposed position, flat open acreage spread out around them on every side. And, yet, these seemed to be not bothered at all by the noise or movement of people or vehicles.
Even the deer, normally almost invisible during the summer, especially during a very dry summer, started galloping across the fields at unexpected moments. Just the other morning a doe and twin fawns stood in the road in front of my car, nonplused at my appearance and convinced to move out of the way only after an assertive pressing of the accelerator.
The oddest occurrence of all has been the nesting of a pair of quail under the boxwoods right outside Mama and Daddy's front door. They coo almost constantly and scurry out whenever somebody approaches the front door, their fat little bottoms swaying. One afternoon I watched Daddy sitting on the deck, cracking peanuts and tossing them over the rail toward an open spot in the hedge from which the two of them would rush out to grab the shelled nuts and then dash back into the cool cover.
If climate change is, in fact, happening – And I really don't see any reason not to believe that it is. – , it occurs to me that this could be just the beginning. That everything we think we know about the critters that share our living space could turn out to be as useless as the 1973 Edition of the World Book Encyclopedia. That the whole "they are more afraid of you than you are of them" philosophy of dealing with snakes and raccoons and assorted other varmints may need to be seriously reconsidered. That I may soon be sitting on the front porch in the rocking chair with rabbits at my feet and cardinals in my hair.
Eventually the drought will end. What should be green will be green. What has been brittle will be soft and flexible. And the animals will, most likely, revert to their ordinary personalities. They will move back into the periphery. They will stop looking me in the eye. We will startle each other again with unexpected appearances and sudden movements.
I will miss them.
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Cod Beck is a small reservoir situated on the very western edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, between Osmotherly and Swainby.
It has some wonderful views as well as a very pleasant perimeter stroll.
These pine trees and their reflections made a perfect subject for this watercolour painted on Saunders Waterford 140lb NOT surface with Windsor & Newton artists paints.
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Situated in the gorgeous shopping center of Stone Creek Village in Cary is a little oasis called Republic of Yoga. This past Sunday I had the opportunity to attend the Gentle class led by owner/director Nicole Nichols. It's been nearly a year since I had last been on a yoga mat but I'm glad to have put mine back into good use for this session. Republic of Yoga classes are taught in the Vinyasa style which is rooted in the ancient Ashtanga Yoga tradition. Think of it as meditation in motion! They offer several types of classes including Slow Flow, Gentle, Fundamentals, Perfect Hour and Kids.
Getting Started
Before class began Nicole announced the items we would be needing: 2 blankets, 2 blocks, 1 bolster and 1 belt – all neatly supplied in two closets along the wall of the studio. There were about 12-14 people in this class and I was able to find a spot between two lovely ladies who both practice yoga at various levels. So I rolled out my mat, laid the rest of the items behind me and was ready for a new experience.
In the Zone
Nicole made the entire room feel calm and comfortable, she also mixed in a little fun humor to keep things light. She started with leading two chants, which I had never done in a yoga class before, there was something unifying and peaceful about it that felt as if everyone in the room was on the same wavelength. We transitioned into simple stretches to warm up the body, Nicole demonstrated how to use the blocks to help provide support throughout the class and walked us through the purpose of each posture. As we flowed into the more challenging postures she provided hands on support to help her students achieve optimal benefits without over exerting the body. It is also important to mention that with every posture Nicole also shared a variation perfect for the soon-to-be mommies in the class. This allowed for a more customized and enjoyable experience.
As we headed towards the last portion of the class there came a point and time were we created a supported chair out of our blocks, bolster and blankets. This was unique and something new for me, as we sat for a few moments I realized that the stress and tension I had felt in my shoulders was finally gone. The session began to close with a short soothing neck/head massage by Nicole as we laid flat on our backs in meditation. Finally we sat up and ended where we started, with a calming moment of chants.
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Between the entrancing music and thoughtful guidance this is easily a class I will come back to. This class is in fact gentle but still provides a challenge to those just beginning in the practice of yoga. If you are looking for something to help you build stability, flexibility and balance this is a class for you! And in case you didn't know – your first class is free!
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Washington Edges No. 18 Arizona 60-59
Kristen O'Neill scored with less than 2 seconds left to lift Washington over No. 18 Arizona 60-59 Saturday night.
Giuliana Mendiola's shot hit the rim, but O'Neill put back the rebound for the lead. Arizona's Aimee Gryzb launched a desperation shot as time expired, but it fell short.
Gryzb and Dee Dee Wheeler each missed free throws in the final 30 seconds which could have sealed the win. The Huskies were down by as many as 11 points in the second half, but fought back behind O'Neill's team-high 17 points.
Shawntinice Polk had a game-high 20 points in the losing effort.
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Quick hit: Mercenaries and homophobes on TwitterPosted: June 12, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: online discussion, twitter Leave a comment
Two UK trending topics on Twitter today made me smile. #CofE: reactions to the Church of England's opposition to marriage equality on the grounds that it would "radically redefine marriage", and #PolicingDebate was initiated by "private security contractors" G4S, who were contracted to provide security for the Olympics. This one was particularly great because G4S clearly did this as a PR exercise, and it blew up in their faces quite spectacularly.
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12-21 June 2017
Flying solo. It's not the first time, but it's official. There's more on that later. However, the moment arrived on June 11, at 3:30pm when I turned in my very last assignment, turned off my computer, closed the blinds, packed up a dog and a human to spend time away on vacation (I still get separation anxiety when I board Duke).
Or, as I call it, the "escape I've been wanting since January." I was on a mission, a one week tour, and on a self-care program. I was celebrating three milestones in life, focusing more on my birthday and graduation. I was concerned about surviving the last three weeks of school. I was simply trying to move forward one day at a time. It was the hardest part of my life, but I am thankful I had the trials and tribulations because it gave me a focus. This is something I've spoken of many times.
One. It was just me. "How many in your party?" One. "How many?" Just one. Single riders inquire here. So I did. "Tell me about single riders. I'm one." A few male cast members fought over who was going to give me a pass as a single rider on the Indiana Jones ride; the third one-upped them and gave me a pass that was even better, and more like a Fastpass. It was my birthday, after all! They asked about my novel, that I am now calling the most anticipated read of the year.
I spent the best three days of my life at Disneyland, and completed a bucket list: physically spending my birthday at both parks in CA and FL. I was at Walt Disney World five years ago. Crazy how time flies!
I did my normal 14 hour marathon. I got the photo I've always wanted: an empty Main Street at night. I ate a little, treated myself to a manicure/pedicure, a nice steak birthday dinner, and discovered the kids menu around the parks was better suited for my appetite. I lost more weight. I watched the fireworks on my birthday. I spent time hanging out in Mickey's house. Sitting on the couch, at his desk, shaking my head at the kitchen, and his gardening tool house (still not for me). It was great…and I forgot to get selfies!!! Mickey applauded me, and Pluto gave me wet kisses. LOL. I want to thank the Green Army Men who taught the crowd how to clap. I was on the bench finishing two beers before heading back over to Disneyland. I was drinking when the Sergeant told a guest, "There isn't any noise when your hands are open, ZZ Top action figure!" and almost spewed the drink out. He spoke to "ZZ Top action figure" several times during their performance. I am not afraid or ashamed to laugh out loud, and that's exactly what I did.
I enjoyed my drinks. I found another new hangout place in California Adventure, in conjunction with the Karl Strauss beer truck. I had a stalker. I met some new friends, and spent the remainder of my last night in the parks with them. We met another person who was doing a one-day marathon and wanted to get in a few more rides before he had to leave. One became three, then four for a while. AND, there was football talk; three NFC East rivals/fans present: NY Giants, Eagles, and Cowboys. (The season can't come soon enough!)
I had the best time with me, myself, and I. I was told if anyone could pull off Disney alone, that it would be me. And I did it. I did it all. I would do it again. In fact, I'm itching to go back. Disneyland is a short flight west. I am also looking at a 2018 Walt Disney World vacation, before I say goodbye to New Mexico.
I have stories. Then again, as a writer, don't we always? I spent time with my in-laws and helped a very special young woman celebrate her first major milestone graduating from high school. I am proud of her. She's seizing an opportunity to pursue her dreams. We'll be friends for a long time, and I'm still proud to call her my niece.
If I can replicate a Carthay Manhattan (there's still something missing), then I can do something with these lemons that are still waiting to be pulverized into the perfect drink.
I miss my patio days. I miss writing from sun-up to sun-down. I miss the days waking up late (because sleep still eludes me), not having to go into work because I couldn't bring myself to do it. I couldn't perform efficiently. Several of my family and friends might be relieved to know the drinking has slowed down, and I'm rebuilding my bar.
There are new chapters ahead, but I can't get to them yet until I finish writing the last ones to wrap up this journey. I have learned a few more things about myself during the week away.
And for my thesis? Well, I have approximately 50,000 more words to write to complete the novel, and I'm still writing. Now, I call it work and make it a priority to write every day. I have some back stories to insert, and a few clarifications to make. It is an epic story, and a crossover where women's fiction meets speculative fiction. There is female empowerment. There are moments of paranormal activity.
Stories, journeys, lemons, individualism, an empowered woman; a sister, a daughter, a cousin, a niece, a friend, a new friend; a stranger, a peer, a colleague, a former student…a writer. I'm not going anywhere, and, as I mentioned, there are a few more chapters remaining here. More importantly, there is nothing wrong with being alone. There is a difference between being alone and being lonely. I am far from the latter. I encourage you to embrace being alone sometime!
Stay hydrated and cool!
Featured image: Stunning New Mexico sunset. Below: Walt and Mickey.
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Train Day at the Frisco StationMay 13, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Friends of the Fort will sponsor National Train Day at the historic Frisco Station on the grounds of the Fort Smith National Historic Site. The celebration will feature presentations by members of the Arkansas Boston Mountains Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, including a program by Tom Duggan detailing the difficulties faced in the construction of the 1903 depot. Guests will be welcome to tour the historic Frisco Station and learn of its influence on the city of Fort Smith, and visit exhibits throughout the depot. Children will enjoy several activities, including an art station and the chance to operate a large-scale model train. The A&M Railroad will offer excursion rides at special Train Day rates from the Frisco Station to the Arkansas River railroad bridge departing at 11 a.m.; 1 and 3 p.m. for $20 for adult riders 13 and older; $15 for ages 3-12. Each train ride will last approximately 45 minutes.
Admission: Free admission.
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Lea Michele: Awesome Workout at the Gym
Lea Michele smiles and waves as she heads to the gym on Tuesday (July 26) in Los Angeles.
The 24-year-old Glee actress wrote on her Twitter account that she had an awesome workout at the gym.
"Spending the day with friends and enjoying this gorgeous weather! What's everyone else doing today?? :)" Lea added.
Last night, the teaser trailer for Lea's upcoming film, New Year's Eve, was released! The film's star studded cast also includes Katherine Heigl, Zac Efron, Halle Berry, Hilary Swank, and Jessica Biel!
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Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holiday season! Mine was stressful, but good overall, despite depression sneaking back into my life.
2016 was quite the year: A lot of my favourite celebrities and authors passed away; I transferred to a new unit at work; I started eating low carb and began to lose some weight; I did not manage to meet my reading challenge, even after lowering the goal; I lost a cousin to cancer; I found a great and supportive group on Facebook that has begun to help me get back into doing the things I used to love; and so much more.
As I look back on the year that has passed, I can't help but hope that 2017 brings new and exciting adventures, and better luck, for my family and friends. My husband and I have a few plans that we hope to at least set in motion this year. Most importantly is getting him back to college so he can work toward a new career.
I hesitate to say the word 'resolution' as I'm not really resolving anything. I'm setting goals with the intention of creating good habits. My goals for 2017, which I'll go further into detail below, are:
- Continue eating low carb;
- Add exercise into my daily routine;
- Build my stamina enough to start riding my bike again;
- Read 25 books by the end of the year (I acquired new books to assist with this!);
- Do at least one hour of creative endeavors each day; and,
- Declutter, reorganize, and schedule cleaning times for my house.
My low carb way of eating is paying off. I currently sit at 278.9 pounds, which is 21.6 pounds down from my starting weight on October 23rd. As I look back at the post I put up about it, I realized how overzealous I was. I am very happy with my achievements thus far and am looking toward continuing on the path of and average of two pounds per week lost. Moving forward, I am aiming to add in at least 30 minutes of exercise, no matter the form, per day. I would like to get back into riding my bike by the end of the year. I have set a micro goal (smaller goal within the larger goal) of another 40 pounds down by my anniversary, which is May 3rd. That's about two pounds a week, which is totally reasonable.
My book goal, I set at 25 books. I want to push myself a little bit, but not make an outrageous goal. The 75 book goal was a bit overzealous of myself, but I kind of needed that push to get back into reading again. I am working toward reading for at least an hour each day. 25 books means just over 2 books per month, which seems easy enough.
Creative endeavors to me is crafting or writing. I have always been a crafty person, and I love to work on my cross stitch patterns. I've been trying to teach myself to knit and crochet, which is going alright, but I don't dedicate enough time to it at the moment.
As for decluttering, reorganizing and cleaning of my house, well, depression sucks the life out of you. It makes it so you want to clean but just don't have the energy to do so. Currently I have several small messes around the house that are mainly just piles of things waiting to be put into their proper place, or to have a place found for them. Also, my vacuum cleaner is broken and we need to look into getting it fixed or replacing it. Hopefully we'll be able to go to a vacuum repair shop tomorrow.
As for now, I am off to spend some time with a good book!


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- Biological Curators' Group Special Report No. 4: proceedings of the Biological Recording Forum held in London in April 1985 (download PDF)
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NFBR Annual Reports (produced since NFBR became a registered charity)
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As the House Appropriations Committee debates a $66.5-billion budget proposal, the most spirited debate involved a proposal to privatize prison and probation operations in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Private prisons are nothing new -- the state has seven -- but privatizing the supervision of probationers is uncharted territory. (The panel approved the budget on a 15-8 party line vote).
"This subject probably hasn't been addressed anywhere in the nation," said Jim Baiardi, president of the Florida PBA's correctional officers chapter, who testified in opposition. "Where we're thinking of going is truly terrible for public safety."
Rep. Martin Kiar, D-Davie, tried to abolish the privatization language but failed on a 14-9 vote. Rep. Will Snyder, R-Stuart, joined all eight committee Democrats in voting against privatization. The only South Florida Republican on the committee, Rep. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, R-Miami, the House majority leader, voted for privatization.
Rep. Rich Glorioso, R-Plant City, who chairs the budget subcommittee for prisons, emphasized that the privatization idea is a "proposal" and must be approved by a 14-member Joint Legislative Budget Commission. "When you have less money, you can't continue to do business as usual," he said.
The Department of Corrections did not propose the privatization and is "neutral" on the concept, Deputy Secretary Dan Ronay says.
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He took us in the building where they were loading passengers. Again, he didn't speak a word of English so with hand signals he tried to tell us what to do. It wasn't working and guess what? The tickets were in Chinese. So he found the nice ladies loading people and basically put them in charge of us. One thing about the people in China is that they care about other people. If someone is obviously in need of help, they tend to take care of them in one way or another. Those ladies were going to make sure we got on the right boat. So oriented on that goal, they put us through the fence first, and made sure we were ushered in the right direction when the time came. They were so sweet.
The boat came. It was the Dragon boat and it was really cool. Jim will add all the pictures not sure if he got a picture of the boat but it was neat (Jim here...I think I managed to avoid taking any pictures of the boat...yea me.). We were seated on the top deck and it was a beautiful night. The breeze was warmer than expected and we ended up taking off our sweatshirts and jackets. We met a very nice older couple and, although again we could not speak the language, we seem to understand each other. I got a big thumbs up from grandpa for getting a hat and blanket for the baby. We also exchanged pictures of each other. We also met a couple with a 14 month-old little boy from Hong Kong, they could speak english!
(Jim taking over, Cora is taking control of bedtime, yea Mom! You rock!)The wait staff brought tea and fruit, but we didn't really have time to enjoy it, as we were all gathered near the rails watching the lighted bridges go by feet overhead. Various bridges and buildings were lit up and were a brilliant sight from the river.
At one point a beautifully dressed lady sat down to a traditional Chinese stringed instrument and she played a beautifully Chinese song. In all we may have travelled all of four or five miles, but it was a good forty-five minute to an hour cruise.
We were among the last off the boat and travelled through the cruise building and came out the other side. Our guide had gestured to a spot and intimated that we should wait there when we were finished. "OK?" Yes, we'd nodded. So, there we stood on the indicated curb and within three minutes, there was our driver in his van with the little tan curtains. He waved on the way by and pointed down the road a bit where we all piled in.
Our journey home was accompanied by Chloe's litany of things she missed about home. The poor girl is homesick. She misses her Nana, her Poppyseed, her kitty, her Gypsy, her friends...teachers...you name it, she misses it. And, do you want to know the most missed thing? I know you're dying to hear. Well, it is her "Hot milk."
At home she routinely goes to bed after drinking warmed milk. It's a comfort thing. She has done so since she was a baby. We negotiated with her. She knew she would be unlikely to get hot milk in China. We ended up taking her pillow and her Lovey, but the milk had to stay simply because of logistics. She has done very well without it. Obviously, that loss is only temporary. She misses it so much she pines for it in her teary tirades.


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