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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

JRuby 1.6.0.RC1 Released

The JRuby community is pleased to announce the release of JRuby 1.6.0.RC1.
JRuby 1.6.0.RC1 is the first release candidate of JRuby 1.6.0.
JRuby 1.6.0 is the largest release of JRuby to date. This release fixes hundreds of user issues and brings compatibility with Ruby 1.9.2 to a very high level. We have made Windows a primary supported platform by adding it as a continuous integration platform, and JRuby 1.6 will provide Windows-based Ruby users with the best experience yet. This release integrates experimental support for C extensions based on Ruby’s C API. And as with all major releases, we have improved stability and performance across the board in response to real-world user input.
We encourage Ruby and JRuby users alike to test out 1.6.0.RC1 to help us shake out remaining issues. It would be especially helpful if users would test out 1.9 mode (by passing –1.9 flag) to help us round out our 1.9.2 compatibility before the final 1.6.0 release.

Major Features:
  • Ruby 1.9.2 language and API compatibility
    • Not implemented Encoding::Converter, non-ASCII identifiers, ripper, fiddle
  • Improved Ruby call performance
  • Built-in profiler (–profile, –profile.graph)
  • RubyGems 1.4.2
  • RSpec no longer bundled
  • C Extension support (experimental)
  • RubyGems Maven support (preview)
  • Improved compatibility and user experience on Windows
  • jruby-complete.jar now includes 1.9 standard library
  • Embedding API refinements
  • Over 2000 commits and 265 issues resolved.

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Monday, 18 February 2013

Glitch.FM #51 - William Breakspear / Awards Highlights - 2200-0000GMT Wednesday 20 February

Tune into Glitch.FM from 2200-0000GMT this Wednesday for highlights from the awards, with sets from Your Niece, Beta Test, Lone Drum, Morbidly Obese Midget & Orangudan plus your regular dose of presenter-shaped goodness from the one like William Breakspear.

Check out the archive from last week's show from the one and only YOUR NIECE below!

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Mariners Star Trident Cap & Trident Jersey

Seattle Mariners Star Trident Cap & Trident V-Neck Pullover Jersey. Retro. Throwback. Current. Future. Eternal. Repeal the Teal. New Era. Medalist-Sand Knit. The greatest combo Seattle Mariners fans could ever hope for or imagine!

Houston Astros - Ted Williams

V-neck pullover jersey for a Ted Williams camp that utilizes the Houston Astros rainbow "tequila sunrise" motif. Due to Hurricane Harvey related flooding, the Houston Astros are playing home games at Tropicana Field and the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame is located at Tropicana Field too.

Monday, August 21, 2017

Orioles, Braves, Tigers concepts

Baseball uniform concepts for the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers by CCSLC user "wdm1219inpenna". They all include v-neck pullover jerseys and sansabelt baseball pants with striped waistbands. I can envision the Orioles wearing the all orange uniform both at home and on the road. I can envision the Braves wearing the blue jersey for all games as well. The Tigers concepts bring the Ultimate Baseball Look to Detroit for the first time ever! The home white uniform with blue and orange trim is a huge improvement and could revitalize a sport that is perceived as old and tired. Another Golden Age of the Baseball Uniform can still happen. Normally Chris Creamer's forum is a forum to avoid if you have any respect for yourself and others, but these concepts have a lot of potential.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Padres, Rays, Diamondbacks, Marlins Concepts

San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks and Miami Marlins baseball uniform concepts designed by a guy named Ben Traxel. These were originally found in a 2009 Uni Watch entry. These were identified as "alternate" uniforms. V-neck pullover jerseys and sansabelt baseball pants with a striped waistbands. I'm intrigued by the Padres version but feel the colors are too similar to the greatest color scheme the Seattle Mariners used and hopefully will use again.

Saturday, August 12, 2017

1981 & 1982 Portland Beavers

The 1981 & 1982 Portland Beavers, while the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, wore black v-neck pullover jerseys and black sansabelt baseball pants with a striped waistband. The red and white trim gave the Beavers a similar color scheme as the Portland Trail Blazers. A few former major leaguers at the end of their playing careers played for the Beavers at this time such as Luis Tiant in 1981 and Willie Horton in both 1981 & 1982. The Ultimate Baseball Look during the Golden Age of the Baseball Uniform.

Monday, August 7, 2017

Portland Beavers

The 1984 & 1985 Portland Beavers minor league baseball team had nice uniforms. They were a Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies back then. They wore v-neck pullover jerseys with both pinstripes and racing stripes! The downside is they wore belted baseball pants.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

St. Louis Cardinals - Stan Musial

Well after his playing career had ended, St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan Musial became an advocate for real, modern baseball uniforms. When the Cardinals wisely let go of archaic, 19th century, flannel uniforms with that oppressive, heavy, heat stroke inducing fabric and the constricting, clunky belts in 1971 and switched to real athletic wear, pullover jerseys and sansabelt baseball pants with a striped waistband, Musial couldn't resist trying them on. He gloated over Yankees hero Mickey Mantle, who was still clad in the Yankees flannel clown costumes and had some fun with Cardinals player Joe Torre in the button and belt-free freedom the Ultimate Baseball Look provided.


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Friday, October 29, 2010

An ever-shrinking slice of the pie

Here's a quick visual that helps to explain our current demand crisis and associated high unemployment. Note that nine out of ten Americans have far less than half of the nation's wealth. Where can consumer demand come from? Even if the wealthiest Americans were to all start spending like drunken sailors on shore leave, it would do little to help. Luxury yacht-makers and high-end jewelers can only employ so many people. Working Americans must be paid sufficient wages to support a middle-class lifestyle. Cars, refrigerators, lawnmowers, etc. won't be purchased in larger numbers until more Americans have larger paychecks. It's really that simple. Republicans, who suggest that the real problem is that poor folks with a bit more than $3/day of food stamps, are "too darned comfortable," are either deranged, deceptive, or both.

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Friday, January 8, 2010

Congratualtions to our newest alumni!

This past December, a record number of students graduated to alumni status at UNCW. The commencement ceremonies held on December 12th saw 1,729 receive their undergraduate and graduate degrees. With the challenge of finding a way to fit all those people and their families into Trask Coliseum, winter commencement ceremonies were split into two ceremonies for the first time.

As more are coming back to complete their degrees and also pursue graduate programs, this trend is likely to continue to grow. UNCW is stepping up to the demand and staying true to it's mission of providing the most powerful learning experience possible. Evidence is shown by the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program which is one of the top 25 MFA programs in creative writing in the nation. Take a look at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry which ranks 10th out of more than 650 colleges and universities nationwide in production of bachelor of science graduates certified by the American Chemical Society, according to an ACS committee and you'll see another reason why students are flocking to UNCW.

For more than 60 years UNCW has grown and flourished. We're excited to see what's to come in 2010 and beyond!

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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

After The World...

There's this band...Disciple...there pretty good, check em out...Anyways...they have this song called "After The World"...Probably one of the best songs I have ever heard in my life...Lyrics, music, and meaning; all come together to make for one nice thought provoking session and reflection on who we are in Christ's eyes and why He did what He did...This song just kind of hit me between the eyes one day as I realized there is NOTHING, EVER that can come between the love He has for us...Things can come between our love for Him if we let them, but never the other way around...He is so huge and so amazing that everything our being consist of is wonderful in His eyes...Hence the fact that we are made in His image...But this song kind of comes back to our questioning God and the things He did, does, and will do for us...Specifically when Jesus was on the cross, which is the perspective this song was written from...Of course, the lyrics themselves can speak better, so I will let them take over...

You break the glass, try to hide your face
Recorded lines that just will not erase
And buried in your loss of innocence
You wonder if you’ll find it again

Was I there for the worst of all your pain?
And was I there when your blue skies ran away?
Was I there when the rains were flooding you off your feet?
Those were My tears falling down for you, falling down for you

I’m the One that you’ve been looking for
I’m the One that you’ve been waiting for
I’ve had My eyes on you ever since you were born
I will love you after the rain falls down
I will love you after the sun goes out
I’ll have My eyes on you after the world is no more

Did I arrange the light of your first day?
Did I create the rhythm your heart makes?
Could you believe when your candle starts to fade?
I want to be the One that you believe
Could take it all away, take your heart away

Isn’t My life a clear sign since I have crossed over this chasm
To fill the space between Me and you?
And I will do it all over again
Just look for Me, just wait for Me

The One you’ve been looking for
The One you’ve been waiting for
You won’t have to look anymore


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We had a pretty good week around here, food-wise. I managed to make several things that didn't look at all like excrement!

Pizza quinoa casserole. Adding pizza sauce and cheese is a good way to improve quinoa any food in existence.
Pretty sure I've shown you this ratatouille several times already, but you're just going to have to suck it up because it's beautiful tomatoey goop and I love looking at it.

I have three pictures of it in my wallet.

Tilapia with strawberry-poblano relish. Putting strawberries on fish is weird. You should do it anyway.
Anna has been a very attentive big sister lately, trying to help Ivy learn the ins and outs of the bouncer. Ivy is so appreciative!

"Hey, man. I've got it. Back off."

Lucky for us, Anna took a break from her sisterly ministrations to give us a Fashion Corner update. Spring is here! Protect your 'do with breathable and stylish crochet.

If we ever get a convertible, Anna is going to be SO set.


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To counter the scientific illiteracy standing in the way of meeting urgent 21st-century climate and energy challenges, a group of fifty leaders in the climate and energy community gathered in Berkeley, California, USA between December 7 and 9, 2012, to participate in the Climate and Energy Literacy Summit hosted by the National Center for Science Education. The attendees included climate, energy, education, technology, and research experts, curriculum developers, philanthropists, science journalists, representatives from climate- and energy-related non-profits and professional societies, federal and state agencies, and the National Academy of Sciences.

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

It's a ........

That's a girl alright!

Precious Profile

4D - I hope she grows into those ears ;)
 Claire adored seeing the baby and you should have seen the grin on her face when the technician said it was a girl!  It's a sister!  I was shocked.  I really thought it was a boy!  Well, to be honest when I first found out I was pregnant I immediately started thinking girl, but when the morning sickness hit full force I started leaning towards a boy.  I had no morning sickness with Claire and a lot with Chandler and I have been so sick with this pregnancy I thought that pointed towards boy!  It just shows you that every pregnancy is different.

After we went in the waiting room to wait for the doctor Claire drew a picture to commemorate the occasion.

That is me on the table with the baby in my tummy.  I promise my belly is not that big!  :)  The thing in the upper left hand corner is the ultrasound machine.

Now for pulling out Claire's old clothes!  I'm excited to deal with pink and flowers again!

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A chemical company in Union Square sells a kingly elixir

One hundred years ago today (June 23), the big news was the coronation of England's King George at Westminster Abbey. Judging from the New York papers, American fascination with this event makes the recent royal nuptials of William and Kate seem like a forgettable folly. The June 23, 1911, issue of the New York Tribune is filled with illustrations of queens, crowns and processions.

What grabbed my attention, however, was the king-themed advertisement that ran big and bold on the second page. Here are two sections of it (the original is here):

Sanatogen was a kind of vitamin water, "a concentrated scientific food that constructively gives strength and vitality." According to this advertisement, most of the crowded heads of Europe swear by it!

What caught my interest, however, was the location of its American distributor -- the Bauer Chemical Co. in Union Square. A chemical company in one of New York's most bustling public spaces?

Bauer was located in the Everett Building*, at the northeast corner of the park, right across the street from the Germania Life Insurance Company Building and, back in 1911, catty-corner from the headquarters of Tammany Hall. The Everett, with its simple and rigid face, was designed by Starret & Van Vleck, famous for their department-store designs. Indeed, the uptown flagships of Lord & Taylor and Bloomingdale's look like more elegant versions of the Everett.

Bauer moved in sometime after the Everett's opening in 1908. They were the exclusive distributor of Sanatogen in the United States and seem to have done quite well by it. "Nerves have a Hunger of their Own," said one ominous 1916 advertisement. "Sanatogen helps satisfy it." It also cures "Neurasthenia" and "Cholera Infantum." Remarkable!

The reason anybody really knows The Bauer Chemical Company is that it was a party in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Bauer & Cie. v. O'Donnell, a case involving the sale of Sanatogen, essentially affirming that selling the product below the suggested price to customers, as one druggist O'Donnell attempted, did not violate the terms of license.

After the trial, it appears the company moved a block over to Irving Place by the mid 1910s. I'm not sure what happened to them after that. However, although King George is long gone, you can still buy Sanatogen in the U.K.! And their products seem to be labeled to accurately describe their recommended usage.

*The Everett Building is named for the Everett House, a luxury accommodation that once sat at this very corner. In its day, the Everett played host to many a Democratic bigwig -- Tammany was across the street after all -- and, since we're on a British royal kick, once housed the Prince of Wales in 1860.


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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Anglo Cement Lorry Protester Morphing into Hero in an Ireland Seething with Pent-UP Fury

Yesterday was the opening day of the Dáil, our Parliament, once a revolutionary institution set up as an alternative centre of democratic power in Ireland before the British state relinquished political control of Ireland. Nowadays the Dáil is widely derided by the people of Ireland as the soiled and festering bed of parasites, gougers, shoneens, gombeens, and gobshites who run this poor benighted country. So as a result I have'nt heard anything but sympathy for the man who rammed the gates the Dáil building yesterday morning with a cement lorry, covered with slogans protesting about how the debts of Anglo-Irish bank being shouldered by the people of Ireland is grinding this country and its people into a morass of unemployment and sovereign debt that this state will be paying off for generations.

The cost of bailing out Anglo Irish Bank, the lender at the centre of Ireland's financial crisis, could rise to €34bn (£29.1bn) under a worst case scenario, the Irish central bank admitted today. The news came as the country's finance minister warned that the failure of the nationalised bank would "bring down" Ireland, and warned of further austerity measures.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Brian Lenihan said Ireland had no choice but to act. "Any Anglo failure would bring down the sovereign. It is systemically important not because of any intrinsic merit in the bank, I can assure [you] I don't see any. But because of its size relative to the national balance sheet. No country could contemplate the failure of such an institution," he said."The soaring costs of supporting the Irish banking system will cause the government's budget deficit to rise to 32% of gross domestic product this year, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said in his statement on Thursday.The EU limits only permit a deficit to reach 3% of GDP ideally....That estimate places the deepest deficit for any euro-zone country since the launch of the shared currency in 1999. Ireland, like other fiscally weakened countries such as Greece and Portugal and Spain, has been struggling to imposed radical spending cuts and tax increases to close budget gaps without triggering another recession.

What really infuriates people here is that....

i) the bankers and their cronies who brought the country to ruin are still swanning around Ireland and the world apparently completely immune to prosecution..Michael Lynn the lawyer who shafted €40 million off of his clients is sunning himself in the Algarve apparently without seemingly a care in the world. Sean Fitzpatrick the former boss of Anglo would have the courts believe he is on €188 a month when he continues to live a millionaire lifestyle.. (see seanie golfing pic) A lifefestyle he is enjoying courtesy of his wife who seems to have ready access to millions surprise surprise....seen here driving that battered old vehicle ...There is a widespread feeling that these creatures are beneficiaries of a discreet web of protection from the highest levels of gombeenism in this disfunctional (even by capitalist standards) state.

ii) The so called 'small people' who owe money or who protest are pursued with the full force of the state, the Anglo Avenger cement lorry driver is to be charged by the Director of Public Prosecutions with criminal damage, and no doubt fined heavily or even imprisoned. A young man made jobless in the crisis was jailed for failing to pay a €240 euro fine, he was released only when his father drew attention to this on the Joe Duffy liveline programme on RTE radio 1

People here are angry, but they have'nt got a focus to trigger a mass response. the organised trade union movement grew scared at the strength of workers responses to the few days of action organised in the Spring...the Trade Union bosses at SIPTU sold us out and signed a deal with government to stymie public sector resistance. The so called 'Labour Party' lead by ex-stickie Eamon Gilmore is so desperate to get into government they are not leading anything other than token verbal resistance. Quite frankly Sinn Féin seems paralysed and unimaginative and unwilling to mobilise mass protest.

Popular mass protests WILL erupt here, all that is required is the spark to ignite the blue touchpaper leading to the huge powder keg of anger waiting to explode....

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Nightbringer – New layout featuring Chrom from Fire Emblem: Heroes! This layout was made in conjunction with Samantha who used Lucina in hers, because making matching layouts is fun, and I needed the motivation and inspiration. Samantha is a great friend of mine, and her layouts are stunning, so definitely be sure to check hers out when you leave here.

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April 17, 2014

Tinashe Saka. She’s the co-founder of a successful non-profit, a skilled community organizer, and holds a Master’s degree in International Development. She’s educated, articulate, and passionate.

She’s also from Malawi, a country where less than 7% of girls finish high school and many are forced to marry before they reach age 16.

Tinashe grew up within a family that valued education. Her father was the first in her village to complete high school and her cousin was the first to graduate from college.

At age 11, Tinashe went to live with her cousin and her time with him transformed the way that she perceived education. She remembers that “he brought both men AND women into his home who were highly educated, who had traveled and studied all over the world. He taught me that you can be educated and can commit to using that to gift your community.”

In Malawi, high schools are tiered, with the government schools offering the highest quality education and community schools left to run with few resources. The better schools are highly selective and students who are denied admission are often subsequently barred from college.

Tinashe was rejected twice from the government schools and was forced to attend the one in her village where teachers were unreliable and textbooks were scarce.

Due to the poor education she received, she wasn’t ready for college upon graduating. At this point, many others would have opted for an easier path, a road not so marked with struggle and work and waiting.

Not Tinashe.

For a year she worked as a teacher while studying to re-take her final examinations. She was accepted at the African Bible College, where she was exposed to new worlds of opportunities. It was there that she learned about an internship opportunity with UrbanPromise International in Camden, NJ, where a whole new chapter of her story was to be written.

Tinashe spent a year with the children of Camden, working in UrbanPromise’s AfterSchool programs and SummerCamps. She also built crucial skills in executive management, project development, effective communication, and servant leadership.

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A graduate of our entrepreneurial leadership program, Tinashe arrived with dreams and left with a vision. Our program meshes passion with practicality, providing promising young leaders with the opportunity to develop their ideas into viable proposals to be presented and funded by our Board of Directors.

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Tinashe remembers that “In the beginning, we arrived as outsiders, and there were doubts. But now that we have students who have graduated, those students are serving as a model for the next generation.”

She believes in the importance of modeling the pursuit of audacious goals. She believes that the way to encourage girls to value education and explore new worlds is to lead by example.

As Tinashe says, “Who they see is who they dream to be.” As girls see women like Tinashe living and working among them, I am sure that the scope of her life, the battles she has fought and won, her tenacity and her strength will serve to broaden others’ beliefs about what is possible for the youth of Malawi.

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Angelina Jolie attached to play iconic trailblazer in new biopic

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Angelina Jolie may be heading back to the early 20th century again in a new film entitled “Gertrude Bell”, based on the life of the titular pioneering British political officer and explorer who became instrumental in shaping the modern-day Arab world. Jolie would star as Bell, the archaelogist/Middle East expert who became a vital asset to British Intelligence during WWI by helping convince Arab tribal leaders to revolt against the ruling Ottoman Turks, a conflict that resulted in the re-shaping of the region as we know it today.

The film is being developed by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions, according to exclusive-getter The Hollywood Reporter, with Scott circling it as a potential directing project. Jeffrey Caine (“The Constant Gardener”) is penning the screenplay.

Jolie’s next film is the upcoming “In the Land of Blood and Honey”, a love story she directed which is set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War. The foreign-language film is scheduled to hit theaters on December 23rd and will serve as the actress’ directorial debut.

Scott most recently helmed the highly-anticipated sci-fi/action movie “Prometheus” starring Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace and Idris Elba. That film is currently in post-production and is slated for a June 8, 2012 release.

What do you think of this news? Is the pairing of Jolie and Scott something you’d like to see?

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The 86th annual Academy Awards are over and it was “12 Years a Slave” that won the industry's top honor. The show built around Hollywood's annual back-patting ceremony was, as ever, full of ups and downs. So what did Team HitFix find to be the best and worst of the 2014 Oscarcast? Click through the gallery story below to find out!

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2Pac – “Watch Ya Mouth” & “NY 87” (Unreleased)

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Even from the grave, ‘Pac still manages to make more yearly appearances than André 3000 and sounds more focused than the current ne’er-do-wells disguised as artists. On these two previously unheard songs, Pac takes aim at old enemies like Dr. Dre, Nas, Biggie, Bad Boy, De La Soul, Biggie, Mobb Deep, Jeru and more. Yes, all of them. C. Delores Tucker must have slipped his mind at the time.

And it makes you wonder, if ‘Pac was alive…dah well.

2Pac – “Watch Ya Mouth”

2Pac Feat. Tha Dogg Pound – “NY 87”

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Saturday, February 24, 2007

(I'm) Down With Gloria Steinem

Ever since I joined the working mom ranks, I've been pissed at Gloria Steinem. I don't know the woman. I don't even know much about her. But for a long time in my mind she represented a failed experiment that has been the bane of my existence for the past seven years.

Wasn't it she and her feminist pals that espoused women having successful and dynamic careers like our male counterparts? Wasn't it their movement that inspired that #%@! "I Can Bring Home the Bacon" commercial that indoctrinated us as little girls and misled us all to believe we could, "Have it all?" What were they thinking? Did they not think through the ramifications of adding children to the mix? Did they not realize that women would continue to carry the burden of childrearing and that it would be simply impossible to compete with our male colleagues in the workplace and still give our children the full attention they deserved, leaving an entire generation of women to feel like complete failures?

Realizing that my anger was somewhat irrational and likely misplaced, I decided to educate myself about my nemesis and the feminist movement she ignited. As I searched the Internet, I came across a fascinating history of the women's rights movement. I was surprised to learn that the women's movement began way back in 1848 when a woman named Elizabeth Cady Stanton wondered why women did not enjoy the same freedoms as their husbands in the New World despite suffering the same risks and sacrifices to earn those freedoms. Since then, the movement has progressed slowly but surely -- from earning the right to vote, to drafting the ERA, to winning Roe vs. Wade -- incrementally improving the lives of women. It is clear from this history that each time we make gains in the women's movement, it is thanks to "a small group of people questioning why human lives were being resticted."

Gloria's contribution came when, in 1963, Betty Friedan published, "The Feminine Mystique," a survey that documented the oppression of average American women due to limited life options. This led the way for Gloria and her co-horts to champion equal rights, reproductive rights and sexual liberation. Thanks to their efforts, we now enjoy things like birth control and free choice to pursue a career. But these gains are only another incremental step toward fully realizing Elizabeth Cady Stanton's dream of women enjoying the same rights and freedoms as men.

Fortunately for those of us who feel the restrictions of working motherhood in the 21st century, the next wave of the women's movement is upon us. Today's New York Times article rightly points out that the proliferation of mommy blogs has sparked the modern mommy movement. Groups like Mothers & More and MomsRising are gaining traction and the Internet is making it easier than ever for us to jump on the bandwagon. Rather than blaming Gloria and the activists that came before her, we should borrow a page from their handbook. The only way to advance the female cause is to let our voices be heard and ask the tough questions. To quote my new friend Gloria, "Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself."


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Monday, March 21, 2011

Urban Dare Tempe - Sat, Mar 26

Urban Dare Tempe will start this Saturday, March 26 at the Tavern on Mill at 404 S Mill Ave. We will begin checking people in at 10:30 am and the race will start at Noon.

This year we are relaxing our rule on having to wear Urban Dare shirts. If you have team costumes/uniforms, you may wear those. Otherwise, you must wear the Urban Dare shirts, which you will receive at check-in. We will have a $50 prize for the best costume.

You should bring a cell phone and a digital camera to show your pictures at the end of the race. A cell phone camera will work. Maps are also handy and you should have someone to call to help look up clues. I also recommend a pen or pencil to take notes.

Urban Dare,, is the race where smarts can beat speed. Teams of 2 solve clues to find checkpoints where they must take photos or perform dares.

Once you are out of the starting blocks, you will pick up your clue sheets and be on your way. You can call friends as much as you want for help on clues. For the checkpoints that mention a dare, you must check in with the Urban Dare official, accomplish your task, and get your passport stamped before moving on. On checkpoints that mention a photo, you must get a photo with both team members to show you were both there.

This is a team race. You must be together throughout the race. You may walk, run or use public transportation to get to checkpoints.

At checkpoints with dares, you must accomplish a task and get your passport stamped to move on to the next checkpoint. Dares range from throwing a bulls-eye, doing a climbing wall, completing a puzzle or eating something (things people like, not bugs).

We expect the winners will finish the race in about 2 hours and most of you will finish under 4 hours. We are working to provide a fun-filled day for you, while providing some good challenges.

We now have a family division. I've always allowed kids to race with their parents, but never made an official division. Family divisions can be three or four people and must have one person 16 or under.

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Interview with Dirt Bomb

BORNSINNA_FRONT_1Dirt Bomb has already been featured in several magazines for his music, vision and success selling music on the street. He has worked with artists including Scarface, Too Short, Mario, and Scott Storch. More information can be found at From the web: “A healthy confidence in self and mature intelligence to match, his delivery and content are a cut above the average hip-Hop MC.”

What has been the single largest obstacle in selling your own music directly to the people?

Usama: The biggest obstacle in selling your music directly to the people is getting them to believe its actually good music. Most people don’t believe that they can buy a great CD in the middle of the street. So I have to sell them on my personality, more then the music. The big name artists that I have worked with help too. (Scarface, Too Short, Mario, Scott Storch)

Was a single moment that made you realize that you might have to market your own music?

Usama: When I left Floyd Mayweather’s label Philthey Rich Records, I knew I was going to have to sell my own music. I had a deal on the table with Rap a lot, but it didn’t go through because Floyd wanted to charge J. Prince too much money for my contract. So at that point I had no other choice but to do it myself.

What are some of the ways you have been marketing your music? I noticed your website had a great design, has the web played a vital role in selling your own music?

Usama: The most effective way to market myself has been to walk through the middle of traffic and sell 30 CD’s or more a day. If people don’t have any money but really want to hear the music, I give them a card and send them right to

The web has played a huge part in selling my own music because everybody has a computer and it’s quicker then going to the store. As an independent artist, the web is great because it doesn’t cost that much to advertise and market yourself online. My whole focus with this Born Sinner album has been to increase my Internet awareness.

Speaking of the web, I noticed on your website that you have sold over 20,000 copies of Mix Tape Volume One. Without giving away any secrets can you give us some info on you accomplished this as an independent artists.

Usama: The way I made it happen was simple. I was consistent and persistent. That kills when you’re selling anything. I would stand on one corner for two weeks straight at the same time every day. After the first week, everyone would want to know what I was selling. If they were into hip-hop they would try one. If they liked it they would come back, and send more people to that block to get one.

How much have live performances factored into your own sales strategies? Which do you think have been more effective, Internet marketing or sales made through street marketing?

Usama: I like doing live shows and it does help sell some CD’s, but it’s hard to get paid if you’re not in demand. So live shows don’t help me sell as much because I don’t like to do that many free shows. I think street marketing is more effective now, because they get the CD on the spot and I get the money on the spot. Internet is cool but sometimes people will go listen to the music, but won’t really buy it. On the streets I make them buy it on the spot. I don’t care if they Got 5,7, 9, or 1 dollar. I make sure they spend money and by the end of the month that money adds up. In the future I think the Internet will be more effective though.

What aspect of your street marketing campaign do you think has been most successful?

Usama: Working traffic lights and walking up to a car is definitely the most effective. The light changes every 30 seconds and there is 50 to 100 cars at every light. So that’s thousands of people that I’m being exposed to in a 6 to 8hr span. If you don’t by the CD you still have to notice me and wonder what I’m selling, so it is still great promotion.

In general, I was wondering what your greatest influences to date have been.

Usama: Well great music influences me a lot. But I’m not talking about rap music. I love to ride around in my car and listen to some Smokey Robinson. That’s like my favorite artist right now. I got a chance to go see him perform in Vegas for my last birthday and that was very inspirational. To see Smokey still doing his thing and doing it well really influences me to keep making classic music, cause classic music lasts through time. My other influences are my family: My son, my nana, my brother, and my mother.

What movies have influenced your thinking?

Usama: That’s a good question. There are a lot of movies that influence the way I think, but Gangster movie’s the most. Deep Cover, Good Fellas, and Pulp Fiction are some of my favorites in my collection. I also like anything that Damon Wayan’s is in. Major Paine is a classic to me, but I love Moe Money cause Stacey Dash. I think comedy is healthy for your soul, so sometimes when I’m down and out, I throw on a Mike Epps, Eddie Murphy, or Chris tucker movie and it helps ease the pain.

I was also wondering what books have influenced your thinking.

Usama: Now more than movies, books really influence my thinking. My mother and Nana are really into books so they also give me great reads. One of my favorite books is Soledad Brother. It’s a book about these two brothers, George Jackson and Jonathan Jackson. My mother gave me that book in high school and I fell in love with it. 2 Pac actually wrote a song called Soldier Story on his first album based on this book.

But lately I’ve been reading books about how to market my music more effectively. One in particular that has really influenced the way I have been thinking is called “How to market your CD and create a buzz” by Bobby Borg. I would advise anybody that’s serious about marketing his or her own music to read this book.

Do you have any tips or advice for others who are selling products on the street?

Usama: The main advice I have for other people selling their music in the streets is believe in yourself. Go out and make it happen everyday. Anybody can make one CD. You have to consistently make great music throughout the years. That’s what breeds success.

What do you think is the most successful step a young artist or music can take in terms of having a successful street marketing campaign?

Usama: I think having a great team is the best thing you can do to have success in marketing. Bottom line is you can’t do everything yourself, so you have to have help. Just surround yourself with positive people and you will get positive results.

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September 11th

Today is September 11th. Do you remember September 11th, 2001? I do.

I remember my dad was visiting me in my apartment in West Hollywood. I remember my ex-stepmother calling on the phone, sobbing, telling us to turn on the TV and not to let my dad get on a plane that day (he was scheduled to fly back to Indiana that morning).

I remember turning on the television moments before the second tower fell.

I remember spending the day at Barney's Beanery, glued to the big screen televisions. I remember people flying big American flags on their cars...especially anyone who looked even remotely Middle Eastern.

I remember it like it was yesterday, and yet it seems today as if the whole world has moved on. I logged on to Facebook today and expected to see something about September 11th. But nope. Nothing. Nada. It made me really sad.

Well, we remember. We remember the victims and their families. We will never forget them. Life does move on, but we still remember and hold those affected by the tragedy in our hearts and prayers. We cannot forget.

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Patches galore.

Today I'm singing the praises of the Pakenham Patchworkers & Quilters. These are the talented and generous women who dress the dolls beds & cradles that we woodworkers give away each year. Please pardon me if my hero worship is showing but I am always overawed by the work they do. This year they gave us 100 beautifully worked patchwork quilts, some of which I have pictured here, as well as little mattresses and pillows to go with them. If that isn't enough to keep their busy fingers going they also gave 56 full size quilts to a local welfare group that rehouses the homeless, many of whom are fleeing from abusive relationships. Then there are the 110 quilts for the newborn section of one of our big hospitals. And to add to that lot there was a whole swag of knitted blankets, dresses, jackets, bootees and hats for the newborns plus 60 little teddies. Small wonder I am staggered by their industry. I wonder how they find time to make quilts for their own families' pleasure, but they do that too. Well done ladies.
Today is the first day of Summer in my corner of the world; we're being threatened with a wet one which will be a novelty after about 13 years of drought. It's also perilously close to another birthday for me. I'm reversing the numbers this year - they sound better that way.
I'm off now to finish some sewing I started yesterday, then some baking I think.
Bye for now until next time.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Clever Denis

Denis, one of the woodworkers, has made a train. Not one of the usual type of toy trains that we toy makers make, but something much more elaborate. Have a look for yourself. This one is about 14 inches or 36 cms long, has all the bells & whistles (well, not whistles exactly, but it does have a bell) of a real model train. I really like model train sets. I can't resist the little tunnels, miniature houses with lights, pretend people, ducks on ponds, cars and vans, you know the thing. Denis has one of those too, with which he and his grandson play. Lucky grandson. I'm a bit blown away by this one because it's all cut from wood and fitted together so that all the parts work. Now I enjoy the challenge of a complicated knitting or crochet pattern, but, as I said, Denis's train blows me away. There is an awful lot of little pieces to put together and Denis tells me that it isn't finished yet. Clever Denis.
Next Sunday is our big day at Woodworkers. We have about 600 toys to give away and the representatives of the local community welfare groups that are to receive them will join us at a social gathering where we will hand the toys over. There will be the local Children's Choir to sing for us too. It's always a lovely afternoon. Like Santa, we've checked everything twice. All we need now is nice weather. Here's hoping.
Gotta go now; catch up with you again later. Bye for now until next time.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Just in time

I've been knitting like mad to get this baby blanket finished in time for a special charity event. My arthritic thumb complains but I employ the 'use it or lose it' philosophy and stick at it, holding the work in a different position to prevent aggravating the joint. The problem thumb is one of the reasons that I knit garter stitch so often as, for me, it uses less movement than the purl stitch. Fortunately I really like garter stitch.
I tried several edging stitches in both knitting and crochet but, in the end, I like the picot best. I knit the squares by picking up the stitches along the edge of the previously done one, and join them to the next one with a slip stitch as I go. It's no secret that I dislike 'sewing up' and dodge it as often as I can.
Next effort is to be a fair isle jumper (sweater) for a child. Done on a circular needle I can avoid the purl stitch for most of it. I'm not brave enough to tackle steeks.
My lovely dentist fixed my tooth today - bless him. You can bet I'll be really careful with almonds in future.
The man of the house has been baking and I can't bear to sit here any longer while those tantalising smells drift my way. I'm off for a cuppa and one of his coconut bikkies (that's cookies for our US and Canadian friends)
By for now until next time

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Surfacing to bake

Putting the newsletter together for the woodworkers, has, as usual, kept me out of blogging action for the past week. At last it's out of the way and I can concentrate on other things. Of course it's time to bake the Christmas cake that my family will share at Christmas time. Being the lazy thing that I am I'd happily go out and buy one; the Lions cake that is baked for charity would be my choice, but our grandson has a nut alergy and I daren't. He really enjoys fruit cake and so I roll up my sleeves and do the proper Granny thing and make one that I know he can eat. This cake is just a Dundee fruit cake which, after keeping for the weeks that remain until Christmas, should be delicious. I removed the nuts from the recipe and substituted chopped, dried apricots of the same weight. It is usually successful.
I use my dear old scales that my Nana gave us for a wedding present 49 years ago. They're still doing the job and they have the lovely advantage of being marked out in both metric and imperial measurements, so I don't have problems with recipes using either. Of course I'd like a nice new set of fancy digital scales but I couldn't bear to part with Nana's gift.
Hope you had a lovely weekend. It rained buckets here - typical Melbourne Spring but the heat will get here soon enough and then I'll really have something to moan about.
Bye for now until next time.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

I don't mean to put you off your breakfast, but I was enjoying mine on Saturday morning when it became obvious that something was not quite as it should be. Investigation revealed that I had broken a tooth. My teeth have been around for a long time and I suppose they're getting a bit tired of the things I ask them to chomp on. This time it was a few raw almonds - really good for me, but not for my tired teeth. Fortunately the damage has not resulted in toothache as it is really difficult to get in to see my dentist even for an emergency. Goodness knows how I'd get on if I were rolling about the floor in agony. Well I'm not so I'll just have to put up with the jagged edge for a couple of weeks until I can keep the appointment to have it fixed.
Meantime I am enjoying the child's sweater I have finished. Stripes are a good way to use up a quantity of wool that is insufficient for a garment but this time I thought I'd turn the stripes into fair isle. I made the design small in order to avoid long floaters at the back of the work, and wove them in after each 2 stitches. I'm quite pleased with it. It's destined for a charity that I knit for so I'll never see it on its wearer - half the fun of knitting I think. Anyway just the knowledge that it will keep some small person warm is a pleasant thought.
My lovely bloke has just brought me a cup of tea so I'll say bye for now until next time.


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Hisi Hexagon 50 x 5mm--15 inch Beaker Review
Build Quality95%
Smoke Quality89%
Look & Feel84%
Ease of Maintenance87%
89%Overall Score

Hello again! Thanks for joining me for another in-depth review of high quality glass! This piece comes to us courtesy of HiSi. This company is known for their scientific style and incredible longevity. There glass is clear, utilitarian, and a particular favorite of yours truly. I was extremely excited to hear we were working with them, and I can’t wait to give you a breakdown of this piece. The Hisi Hexagon 50 x 5mm–15 inch beaker is an entry level HiSi water pipe, it may be small, but it’s a great intro to what HiSi has to offer. Enough of the small talk, let’s test some glass!

Product Pros

  1. Super thick glass
  2. Incredibly sturdy
  3. Best Bowls in the business

Product Cons

  1. Glass on glass connections guaranteed to stick eventually
  2. Bowls are quite fragile
  3. Tube is quite short

HiSi Hexagon 15-Inch Beaker Review: Breakdown

Build Quality

Build Quality

This piece of glass is a structural wonder. I quite literally challenge any of you to break it. Short of dropping it out your window, or throwing it from your car, you’re going to find my challenge totally impossible. The base resists tipping unlike anything else.

It’s incredibly heavy, especially when filled. That’s not to say that it won’t tip. I have accidentally kicked this water pipe over several times. Wooden floors, concrete balconies, pool tiles. No cracks. No breakage. No worries. This hardy piece comes with HiSi’s infamous perforated bowls. Let me just say: these are the best bowls in the industry.

I put them all all my pieces, whether they’re HiSi or not. Unfortunately, they’re incredibly delicate and if you ever clean them (and you should) you’re going to break them. I’ve bought more of these bowls than I could possibly count, I’ve broken plenty, and I keep buying. They’re the best.

Another unfortunate thing is that the down stem is definitely going to get stuck. It might not be today or tomorrow, but something about the way they frost their glass has always caused problems. If you have the presence of mind to break down your water pipe after every session, you’ll be just fine. If you’re as bad about that as I am, just accept the inevitable: eventually your removable downstem will be a fixed one.

Smoke Quality

Smoke Quality

HiSi pieces (especifically their bowls) deliver a smoke quality that is truly hard to beat. The perforated bowls draw incredible amounts of smoke down into the perforated downstem. The cloud size and filtration is better than what I’ve attained on pieces with three times the price tag.The ice pinches are thick triangles pressed into the molten glass while it was still hot. They form a perfect catch, meaning you’ll never have even a single icecube drop into the base.

With ice in the tube, this water pipe is guaranteed to give you one of the best tokes for your money. Strangely, the only flaw in this piece is the tube.

Quite frankly, it’s too short. You can only fill it ⅔ full if you want to avoid a mouthful of ice when you draw.

Look and Feel

This heavy-bottomed water pipe is a dream to hold, hit, and pass. The weight and shape ensure it fits comfortably in your lap, with no shifting or sliding to speak of.

The tube is an ideal width and shape to allow for easy passing with no slipping concerns.

I adore the styling of HiSi pieces. Everything they do looks like a high quality piece of lab equipment. The glass is always clear, enabling for precision sized hits.

Ease of Maintenance

Ease of Maintenance

This piece is a little more trouble than you’d expect from a piece this size. The downstem is likely to stick, which presents you with all the troubles commonly associated with a fixed downstem piece.

While the perforated downstem and bowl are an amazing smoking experience, they’re a hassle to clean and incredibly easy to break.

If you’re a more patient person than myself, you can avoid all the trouble I’ve had by simply soaking these pieces in alcohol.

Do not use cotton swabs soaked in solvent. Resist the urge to bring salt into this process. Just let them sit, and you’ll be fine (until you pack the bowl too tightly, causing it to break.)

I adore this hardy little water pipe. No matter what I do it, this thing just refuses to quit. Sure, the downstem sticks, and the bowls are delicate, but the delicacy is a feature, not a bug. Like Arabian horses and Tiffany glass, these accessories are yet more proof that some magnificent things require a lot of care to be enjoyed.

Rest assured, despite any difficulties you have with this water pipe, they will be worth it. You will have this water pipe for many years longer than you expect to, because it simply refuses to be broken. That’s a pretty excellent quality for a piece of glass to have.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

News from Captain George

As I checked my email this evening, I notice I have one from my new boss Capt. George, so I immediately check it before the others. He was just touching base with me making sure I have all my flight info in order and to let me know he is just as excited as I am about the trip (could he be tired of my "i am so excited you have no idea oh my gosh i cant wait" emails?) and that my enthusiasm is contagious, very kind of him. He also attaches a little float plan reminder, glance over it as I have many times this past week only something new catches my eye... "From Savannah GA to Key West" OK yes, seen that, but wait, he continues on... "by way of the Bahamas." BY WAY OF THE BAHAMAS??? I practically fall out of my chair. This is the first I have heard about us going to the Bahamas and I am ecstatic! I must be dreaming, great new job on a great new boat with a great new boss, going to key west where I get to stay for a while and visit old friends, and now the BAHAMAS?!?! If this is a dream, please don't wake me up!

9 Days and Counting...

Yesterday I told my boss about my big adventure and he couldn't be happier for me. Like I said, he knows me so well and he said I shouldn't pass on an amazing opportunity like this, and added that if I ever come back I could have my job back! See? I told you he was an awesome guy. That was my major stress and now its over so I can relax and start getting stressed about something else... :) Like overnight passages, rogue waves, and the bowsprit breaking off. ( My old KW buddies will remember those fears!)

Over the weekend I went to Houston to visit old friends and my aunt Nita. I got to spend some time at my favorite haunt in town, Curb Checkers, where I saw old friends and made new ones! (Hi Steve, Mike, Darla, Bill, Jim and Capt. Jon!) I had such an amazing time visiting everyone and just want to say thank you to everyone for making it such a memorable trip. I would especially like to thank my sweet car the "FestEVIL" for getting me there and back in one piece... I will miss you old girl!

Another neat thing that happened over the weekend, I got back in touch with an old friend from Key West! My buddy Drew now lives in... Savannah GA! Which is great because I will be docking there for a few weeks on Quark, now instead of scooting around town alone, I have an exploring buddy! So I'm pretty happy about that. Well thats about it for today, I just spent about 2 hours by the pool trying to get some sun on my pale body so I don't burn to a crisp my first few days out on the boat and it's time for a nap... night night.


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Monday, January 21, 2013

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

January 20, 2013

Tonight we went bowling with our ABF class!
LOTS of kids and lots of fun!  This isn't even HALF the kids!
 Yep, that's how our lefty bowled all night!  So hard to teach a lefty to do things.  Usually, he just chooses to "teach himself"!  Did pretty well, actually!
 Well, look at that form!

January 19, 2013

So, I went to serve in the kitchen at camp this weekend so of course, I left a "honey do list"!  This wasn't on my list, but I'll take it anyway!
YAY! for real steps out the back door!

January 18, 2013

Today we "celebrated winter" (not sure that's possible, as much as I HATE winter!) in Slick's class!
  First, the kids made snowflakes!
 Ooh, let's pause for a picture with "snow princess"!
Next, they turned Slick into a "snowman"!
Still going!
 Almost done!
AW!  What an adorable little man!!
 Great job, team!
Yummy, Snowman snack!
 Now it's time to make, "Tacky the Penguin!"
How cute is that?

Ok so maybe even I can "celebrate winter"!
Oh and when Slick came up for lunch an hour later, this is what I found! ...
a stray feather!  HAHA!
How funny!

January 17, 2013

Celebrating a birthday!
 The birthday boy with his free burger!

And a free sundae with some balloons!
Fun night had by all!

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

January 16, 2013

Snow day?
Well, since today was a 2 hr delay, I didn't send Slick to school.  Technically there is no kindergarten on days like this.  So we spent the day together.  I took him to work for the morning and this is what I found.

 Not really sure what is going on here, but I sure did get a kick our of it!  HAHA!
Came home for the afternoon and played a little Candy Land and then found this!

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

January 15, 2013

Book Report Due Date!
Working hard on Sunday!
 Now who's working hard?
Team work!  That's how it's done!

Finished product!  AT LAST!

Can't forget about brother!
 Thanks daddy for ALL your help!

January 14, 2013

Lost Tooth?
Yep!  Here's the story!
I picked him up from the bus and while we were walking home, I said, "Dude, let me wiggle your tooth!"  He stopped walking and opened his mouth.  When I put my finger in there to check it, there was NO TOOTH!  I said, "What?  Where is it?"  He answered, "Um, I don't know!  I stuck my tongue there to wiggle it and it wasn't there!"  No idea WHEN, WHERE or HOW it happened!  (I really wish they were ALL that easy!)
Before he went to bed, I found him writing this note!
It says, "I lost a tooth and I didn't no can you leef my tooth page in my house"
I LOVE the innocence here!
What a sweetheart!

January 13, 2013

Cabelas!  WOO HOO!
We let each of the boys use a camera while at Cabela's today!  WOW, that was fun!  We had almost 200 pictures to go through (I wonder where they get their LOVE for photography from!)!  I won't post them all, just a few of the BEST ones!  This is going to be very difficult!  Enjoy!
 AW, excuse the "sparkle" on the top of daddy's head!  HAHA!  Another one of the many features on my new camera!  Of course the boys know better how to use it than I do!  And they have so much fun with it!

 Someone's HAPPY!
 "Mom, can you come on with me?"

January 12, 2013

Long awaited PLAY DATE day!
I'm a little bummed this is the ONLY picture from the day!  Too bad I didn't capture more of the SUPER FUN times on camera!

Happy Birthday!

Today is Grandpa Vawter's Birthday!  We hate to be away from family all the time, but even more so on special days like birthdays!  We missed you!  Hope you had a GREAT day!

January 11, 2013

New tradition?
Yep, I think so!  We got the "thumbs up"!  Friday night, Pizza night, sounds good to me!

January 10,2013

Chiropractor Day!
And what do they do at the chiropractor?...
Play toys, of course!  This one is their FAVORITE!  I wish I could say they always play so nicely with it, but sadly, I can't!  But it made for a happy picture this day!

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

January 9, 2013

Back to Truth Trackers tonight!  The boys were so happy!
 One volunteered to help out with the lesson!
The other started as the "tagger" in Cross the Delaware!


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Friday, June 7, 2013

Field Trip Friday 1

So, the first Friday of Summer Vacation brought RAIN, LOTS of rain.  So for our first field trip, we had to stay indoors for sure.
Can't forget the umbrellas!

First stop, the library!  We needed to get new cards our "new" library!  That took a while for 2 little boys anxious to check out the new place.
This little guy said to me, "Mom, I'm just having so much fun reading these books!"
Spike read to us all about "Big Rigs" the whole way to have lunch with Daddy.  We actually DID learn something.  Did you know that the size of a semi-truck's steering wheel is bigger than an extra large pizza?  Yep, it sure is!
 Lunch with daddy was the highlight!
 Yep, still raining, but that didn't stop us!  What a GREAT first day!  Let's keep it up, boys!

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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

WOW! The new reflect book and DVD that we are doing is amazing. I LOVE IT WHEN the whole church hooks up together and is on the same page. Last night( I lead a middle school girls small group) and we watched the video and did the small group questions and student questions. And there was total silence when the teaching was going on. Everyone was so focused and interested! Then after that, I had about 10 hands go up with more questions, that lead into a great discussion on the Sabbath! Its was really good and I was jsut amazed and how they responded. My hat off, to everyone one at Seacoast that helped out with the reflect project!! I know that it will really affect my small group and I can see it doing that for many others!

Brittany :)

Friday, April 4, 2008

This is a skit that Amazing Brittany Directed and Performed in as well as myself and Lindsay Sloan, Eric Tulga, Emily Radekopf, Darrell Brace, and Logan Minnix did on Easter at Unfiltered Service. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Thursday, April 3, 2008

hey hey hey !!!

Wow has this been a busy and exciting past couple of weeks!!! WOW i am going to have to do some major backtrack... AN ADVENTURE, is to say my (and our ) Lives!!!

(and this blog will be written while listening to High School Musical!)

Well, we had the chance to go to Greenville (the 1st time) and put on a Nitro and G-swell service and it was amazing!!! Sarah lead worhsip (i BGVed) Then we both did a skit and Curt gave the message. It was awesome!! Ross is doing a great job there!!! I cant wait to go back......maybe soon....

WOW! i am going to have to say that Seacoast did a great job this Easter!!! I heard that over 14,000 people came!! WOW that is incredible to be a part of something so big! And to be able to share Christ with them is such a blessing (well Pastor Greg did most of the teaching , way to go!!! ) But I was a busy busy bee!! (and loving every minute of it!) Most of my services were spent with kidscoast playing the most beloved Character Agnes. I nerdy kidstuff clubber with great friends!

Then, during the 11:15 service at Unflitered, we did the Lifehouse Everything Skit. And I think it went great! Not only did I have a GREAT team(Eric, Sarah, Emily, Lindsey, Darrell, and Logan) that preformed it with me, the music was great too. The skit, itself, was/is powerful but when we did it, I felt that this is what people struggle with. It was so moving that during one of the practices, when everyone was beating and throwing me around, for a moment I felt that girl. It brought tears to my eyes. Sin is not only in your mind, with thoughts, but is real too. I was so honored to play the part and maybe touch some one's life, that could ultimately lead that person to have a better relationship with Jesus.

Ps. There is a picture of the skit on Pastor Geoff's Blog!!! Woot!

After a whirl wind week and weekend.... day off.. then back into it!! A Mission trip to Greenville.(YEAH!!! AGAIN!!) It was chance to do some local outreach there and bless the community. Sarah, Mel and I each took a girl from our small group and headed that way. Some of the highlights of the trip were; visiting the foster home, BOB from the soup kitchen (see pic), raps(made up!!), movies, fun, Piedmont Women's Center, Boys and Girls Club, bad map directions, skit and song, pianos!!!, Laura from the soup kitchen!, talents, chips and cookies, the one-word-make-up-the-story-car-game(shout out to BOBO!!), and THE BEST ICE CREAM EVER! (Gelato?)

This trip not only blessed the people around us but also help grow the girls we took too. All of them were wonderful and humble and had a great servants heart. It overall was a a great experience.

Above are some pics from past events!!!

Brittany :)

Friday, March 14, 2008

Biatholion Fun!

Sorry it has taken us so long to get a post up...
On March 1st Velocity did a Biathlon, we kayaked 6 miles and ran 4 miles.
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 1 Corinthians 9:24-25

Dear Lord,
You have called me to run the race of life. You created me for a purpose.
I want to run the race in such a way as to get the prize. I know that will mean going into strict training, and I commit myself, here and now, to take my life mission seriously. Oylmpic athletes don't sleep late, eat whatever they feel like and lounge around watcing television. They wake up each day with a plan. They go about their daily routine with vigor. They exercise, eat right, and stay on task. All of that for what? A gold medal and cereal endorsement? Lord, you have called me to pursue a heavenly prize! You have crown waiting for me that I will proudly wear for all eternity. It's time I got into strict training. Lord, with you as my personal trainer, I am ready to get serious. Refresh me, renew me and strengthen me for a new day tomorrow. I look forward to each new day to experience you.
In that blessed name of Jesus I ask. Amen
~sarah howell

Friday, February 29, 2008

We have Arrived.... welcome to bloggin, velocity style!

So... we have been looking at certain blogs and noticed its just the cool thing to do.
Well as Velocity, we have many thoughts on church, people, places and life.
At first we pondered... are we cool enough for this thing called Blogging????
And I quote from Brittany Anderson, "I believe we are, and have profound things to say."
So... I expect this blog to thrill you, make you happy, make you laugh, make you cry, and make you hungry... but most of all you get to join us on this incredible adventure called Velocity (crowd cheers).


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Aug 26, 2013

Awesomeness in the Form of Music from Poland

This morning I woke up to the coolest news. My publisher in Poland, OTWARTE, commissioned a song for the publication of THROUGH THE EVER NIGHT on August 28th.

The name of the band is A Shade of Gray, and I basically want to hop on a plane and take a very, very long flight so that I can meet the band members and force hugs upon them. Guys, if you are reading this, you did an incredible job with the song!

Here's the Polish version of the video, with lyrics.

Here's the English version, with lyrics.

And here is a link to the band singing the song (for some reason I can't get the video up like the previous two!)

I'm amazed, flattered and so grateful.

Thank you OTWARTE, Paul Gmyterko, and A Shade of Gray!


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Blog: Are storm clouds rising in shelter-veterinarian relationships?

More shelters offer full veterinary services, compete with private practices.
Apr 09, 2014

Most animal shelters and local humane societies enjoy strong working relationships with private veterinarians. Area doctors often volunteer at shelters, veterinary colleges provide externs for learning and shelter assistance, often at intake, and veterinary clinics routinely advise the community that great pets may be found at local shelters. So where are these storm clouds?

At least two states, Alabama and South Carolina, are considering legislation that would place restrictions on the scope of veterinary services being delivered at shelters or humane societies. But this may be just a spring shower before the real storm begins.

The collision is impending because shelters—often at the urging of consultants and advisors—are deciding that their economic future requires them to become full-service veterinary clinics post-adoption, competing directly with local practices. In other words, shelters are offering a full panoply of veterinary services after the adopted pet leaves for its new home.

This goes far beyond spay and neuter clinics for low-income pet owners. Some shelters are competing in all facets with area veterinarians, even encouraging pet owners during the adoption process to view the shelter as their long-term choice for pet healthcare. The issue, of course, is not whether shelters have the right to do this. The issue is whether this is the right thing to do.

Is it in the best interest of pet owners and the quality of pet healthcare for a key source of pet ownership in a community to attempt to corner the market on veterinary services? And what could this mean for the nonprofit legal status of shelters when they become full-service commercial veterinary clinics competing with the private sector?

Don’t be surprised if the heat turns up on this issue, with local, regional and even national attention being brought to bear. If the financial pressure for shelters to compete stems from local veterinarians withdrawing their volunteer presence and services, then there are steps that area practices can take to address this. But if the emerging view of the shelter community is that it makes sense strategically to compete directly with local clinics (general practice and specialty-emergency), we will be talking about this issue for a long time to come.

Mark Cushing, JD, is founding partner of the Animal Policy Group, providing government relations and strategic services for various animal health, veterinary and educational interests. He maintains offices in Portland, Ore., and Washington, D.C., and is a frequent speaker at veterinary conferences.

The Veterinary Policy Notes blog on helps veterinarians and other animal health professionals keep abreast of the growing number of issues, political challenges and regulatory initiatives affecting the veterinary profession, animal health industry and animal welfare movement.


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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

High Yield Corporate Junk - Inflating Another Asset Class

Updated September 2014

Actions taken by the Federal Reserve and their peers around the world have had a marked impact on interest rates, pushing them down and keeping them at ultra-low levels for an extended and unprecedented period of time.  This has created a demand for yield and has pushed many investors into fixed income investments that they would otherwise not consider given the risks involved.  This is particularly true for what is termed "high yield corporate debt" aka "junk bonds".

Every quarter, Thomson Reuters releases its "Debt Capital Markets Review" which looks at the world's debt markets, including the market for "junk".  In the first half of 2014, global debt capital markets' activity totalled $3.2 trillion, an increase of 4 percent on a year-over-year basis and the strongest since months in global debt capital markets since 2009.  In the second quarter of 2014, the volume of high yield corporate debt issued reached a new quarterly record of $148.3 billion, up 14 percent from the previous quarterly record seen in Q1 2013.  Of the high yield debt issued in the first half of 2014, 63 percent or $260.5 billion went to issuers in the United States, France and the United Kingdom, up 9 percent over the same period in 2013.  In the United States, over the first half of 2014, a total of $176.47 billion worth of high yield corporate debt was issued in 296 separate deals, up 2.1 percent on a year-over-year basis.  Europe saw their high yield issuance rise by 47.4 percent over the same period in 2013 to $107.5 billion.

Here is a graph showing the increase in the issuance of global high yield corporate debt:

You'll note that the issuance of junk debt over the past year (Q2 and Q3 of 2013 and Q1 and Q2 of 2014) is far higher than in any other four quarter period going back to the beginning of 2006.  That can be attributed to two factors:

1.) With interest rates at or near all-time lows, less creditworthy corporations are trying to raise money while it is inexpensive to do so.

2.) With interest rates at or near all-time lows, investors are desperate for yield and are choosing to ignore the risks involved in junk bonds, pushing up bond prices and pushing down yields.

As we all know, there is a lot of money to be made underwriting corporate debt deals.  Let's look at the biggest beneficiaries of the global debt issuance:

You'll observe that the list is a who's who of Wall Street that lined up to benefit from American taxpayers' "involuntary generosity" during and after the Great Recession.

In total, the top ten bookrunners issued $1.979 trillion in global debt and equity and raked in a cool $12.174 billion in manager fees in the first half of 2014.  Underwriting fees for high yield debt over the same period totalled $3.4 billion, up one percent from 2013 and made up 28 percent of total fees earned.

Lastly, let's look at the spread between the benchmark yield (i.e. the no-risk yield) and the yield on junk bonds:

The spread between no-risk fixed income investments and high yield debt is now at a five year low of less than 3 percent, less than half its normal level, largely because of the massive investor demand for yield that has resulted in higher prices/lower yields for junk bonds.  This demand has resulted in several high yield deals of unprecedented size in the first half of 2014 including the largest ever by Altice and Numericable's $16.5 billion deal to fund their purchase of SFR, the French mobile company.

The spectre of a looming high yield corporate debt collapse is real.  As interest rates on high grade debt rise, the prices of high yield bonds will drop, leaving investors with a potentially substantial capital loss.  As well, as interest rates rise, the less creditworthy companies that were able to issue debt during this low interest rate period will find it difficult to raise additional debt, particularly if investors see the debt as risky.  This will make it difficult for these corporations to expand their operations.

Thanks to the Federal Reserve's monetary experiment, we have seen interest rates compressed to an artificially low level, resulting in fixed income investors taking risks that they may otherwise have been unwilling to take.  Given the bloating of the junk bond market over the past two years, the bursting of the corporate high yield debt market will be particularly painful for many investors.  On the upside, Wall Street will still get to keep the billions of dollars in fees charged to help investors invest!

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