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Friday, February 22, 2013

Asphalt Driveway

Asphalt is a paving material made with stone aggregates, water and bitumen, a very sticky form of petroleum. It used to be a popular choice for residential driveways because of its high durability and low cost. While asphalt is still one of the most durable driveway materials the cost of blacktop driveways has risen with the cost of oil. Combined with the increased usage of concrete, the popularity of asphalt driveways has dropped in recent years. Additionally, many people hold the common misconception that there are few options when it comes to asphalt and that all you'll get is a boring black surface. A little research proves that there are actually more decorative asphalt options than most homeowners realize.

Recycled Asphalt Driveways
One driveway option that has become popular is recycled asphalt (RAP). For this type of driveway an existing blacktop surface is ground up into pieces the size of gravel, which can then be re-laid as driveway paving. Since many of the oils are still present the ground up pavement will bind together over time and become more cohesive than regular gravel. A recycled asphalt driveway should cost less than a new one.

Tar & Chip Driveways
Another option is a tar and chip driveway, which resembles the look of gravel with the solidarity of asphalt. Tar and chip is basically an asphalt drive that has stone aggregate seeded into the surface. This type of driveway can be made to look much lighter and more natural than plain asphalt. Tar and chip driveways provide excellent traction, but can make snow removal difficult. Additionally, they are also considerably cheaper than asphalt and don't require sealing. However, some people have reported problems with stones wearing away or coming loose do to vehicle traffic and weeds growing up through the surface.

Colored & Stamped Asphalt Driveways
Finally, you can choose a decorative asphalt which utilizes techniques that allow for the creation of colored and stamped asphalt driveways. Despite asphalt's dark nature, it can be colored many shades - ranging from soft, creamy colors, to warm, bold colors. StreetPrint®, the pioneering stamped and colored asphalt product is available in twenty-four colors. An asphalt driveway can also be stamped with a steel template to mimic stone, brick or pavers. StreetPrint® offers patterns such as offset brick, herringbone, ashlar slate, European fan and many more.

Source: Landscaping Network

  1. This tarmac driveway looks very nice, some i see look terrible, but i guess that is down to the contractor one uses.

  2. Interesting article! I am in desperate need of a new driveway and I'm looking into different driveway pavers, as well as researching which material would be the best. I am looking for something durable, but not as ugly as asphalt; what do you think would be the best?

  3. Hi, nice post. Well what can I say is that these is an interesting and very informative topic. Thanks for sharing your ideas, its not just entertaining but also gives your reader knowledge. Good blogs style too, Cheers!

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  4. I love the way that this driveway looks. It is so classy and adds the perfect amount of style and detail to the driveway. I think it's pretty cool how popular this kind of pavement is becoming and I really like it because it isn't just the regular plain asphalt.


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Sunday, January 9, 2011

And the Holidays FLEW by!

I had these great ideas for different blogs about the holidays, but I'm behind and currently procrastinating from grading so I think we will combine it into one!

Break was off to a great and busy start with my 36th BIRTHDAY! How did I get to be 36 and why did it seems SO MUCH older than 35? I had all sorts of celebrations starting with Monday Night Football Trivia at Billy's with the gang from the neighborhood. The celebration continued with lunch on Tuesday with my mom, aunt, and sister and Bryan took me to dinner at LoHi Steak Bar. I got 2 desserts on my birthday, Creme Brule and a Banana Split! And on Wednesday we went to dinner with Kari and Corey. Great birthday celebrations!

Next we decided to make Pierogies for Christmas dinner! I forgot how much work this was from when I used to help my Grandma but they were delicious! Jordyn and Skylar were troopers who helped Grandma, Aunt Lori and I all day! We ended with cheese, sauerkraut, and prune pierogies and enjoyed them on Christmas and beyond!

Christmas Eve was a great time! This was Tony and Erin's year to spend Christmas Day with Erin's parents so our big celebration was on Christmas Eve. All 13 of us went to Three Sons for a great Italian dinner, it was cozy quarters but we made it work! After dinner we headed to Aunt Lori's for presents and dessert. The girls enjoy spending time together and they were lots of fun to watch exchange presents! Lauren is at a GREAT age for presents and I think would appreciate them if they were just boxes and bubble wrap!

Christmas morning continued the holiday festivites! Bryan and I spent our first Christmas with just the two of us and our last! We had a relaxing morning playing Bryan's new WII games and opening our stockings! We opened our other gifts to each other the night before and it was hard enough to get Bryan to wait that long! We had a great time and were both very spoiled. On Christmas we headed to my parents around noon for some more present opening. I can't believe how spolied Zander already is! He had lots of presents and he isn't even here yet! We had a great time playing new games and enjoying the Pierogies we worked so hard on. As always, there was plenty of food and plenty of leftovers!

I would say the true "vacation" started the week after Christmas, Bryan would say he is still waiting for it. With both of us being off, we got lots done. We worked on the nursery, napped, washed MANY loads of baby clothes, napped, cleaned 1/2 of the basement, napped, ran errands, napped, and prepared for our annual New Year's Day Party!

Our doctor appointment this week was another ultra sound and everything looks great! Zander is measuring big and I of course blame Bryan (he was over 10 and 1/2 pounds!) but it looks like we will be induced around the 12th of February. We should find out for sure at our next doctor appoinment this Friday. We also attended our childbirth class and went on a tour of the hospital.

New Year's Eve was pretty laid back. We started at some friends, the Lofton's for a pizza dinner with friends and ended closer to home at Courtney and Mike's. There was lots of talk about how different next year would be with a 10 month old!

On New Year's Day we were up early, preparing for the festivities! Both TV's were ready to go, the dice were warmed up, the keg on the front porch, crock pots held way to much food, and car bombs in the fridge! Too bad the Spartans forgot to show up for the Capital One Bowl! We always look forward to hanging out with family and friends and enjoying all the great food everyone brings! There were a lot more kids this year (and even more to come next year!) and Zander's toys were even tried out, I think they passed inspection. A great day with a house full of friends, family, football and awesome food! Overall, everyone came a little earlier and the night wrapped up a little earlier than in the past...I was blamed for the number of Car Bombs I poured but I think we are just getting older!

I hope everyone had a great holiday and I wish everyone A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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Two Rockwells headed to auction to fund new vision for The Berkshire Museum

Museum plans to sell 40 works to create endowment

PITTSFIELD — To stabilize its future, the Berkshire Museum must sell pieces of its past. Forty to be exact, including two paintings by famed American artist Norman Rockwell.

The move is part of a $60 million "reinvention plan" for the 114-year-old entity which includes the creation of at least a $40 million endowment and an extensive renovation of the South Street museum.

The new approach will create long-term financial stability and better serve the community, Berkshire Museum Executive Director Van Shields said.

"I'm in this business to transform lives," he said. "It is not about what we have. It is about who are we for."

Redefining the museum — founded in 1903 with inspiration from the American Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian and the Metropolitan Museum of Art — is the result of a two-year planning process, which took input from a variety of community members as well as staff and its board of trustees.

Shields said the museum will place a heightened emphasis on science and history and will be interdisciplinary in approach, designed to lend contemporary relevance to its historical artifacts.

Shields explained this will be accomplished by using a combination of cutting-edge technology and new interpretive techniques — such as allowing some of its objects to be handled by museum goers — that will transform its static galleries into "active teaching laboratories."

The museum will have five "zones" called Our Human Fabric, We Make and Create, We Shape History, We Perceive and Process, and Our Living World — its aquarium, which will showcase New England streams and ponds as well as environments worldwide.

An exhibit called the Curiosity Incubator, opened in February, has served as a 600-square-foot test ground for its new direction.

The incubator includes a series of interactive stations connected to its mummy and other museum objects. There are also virtual reality headsets and a photo booth.

"It is sneaky education," said Jennifer Glockner. "Kids are learning about history and genealogy but they don't know they are learning."

Glockner has worn three hats during the museum's process.

She is Pittsfield's director of cultural development, among the 13 people invited to be on the museum's Program Working Group and a mother of twin 8-year-old boys who are also museum members.

When her twins first saw the incubator, she said, they jumped from one area to another for over an hour. And they never asked to leave.

"That is a sign, in my opinion, of a really good thing," she said. "And imagine that multiplied to other exhibits throughout the museum."

Glockner said the changes on the horizon for the Berkshire Museum have it poised to become a destination on par with other cultural destinations in the region.

"Right now we drop in for an hour or two on a regular basis," she said. "But moving forward it will become more like the Clark or Mass MoCA where you can spend a day because of the level of the exhibits."

Auction plans

A timeline for the renovations has yet to be finalized, but the museum plans to auction the selected artwork within the next six months.

Shields said the auction, which will be run by Sotheby's, is expected to yield at least $50 million.

Rockwell's pieces have been known to fetch hefty sums at auction. For example, in December 2013, "Saying Grace," a Rockwell painting auctioned by Sotheby's, was purchased for a record $46,085,000 - more than double the $20 million high estimate placed on it.

The complete list of artwork, which includes Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art, will be released by Sotheby's sometime prior to that, according to the museum.

The museum also launched a $10 million capital campaign, which includes a $2.5 million gift from the Feigenbaum Foundation, the largest single gift in the museum's history.

Capitalization has been an ongoing problem for the museum.

For the past 10 years, the annual structural deficit, including depreciation, has averaged approximately $1,150,000, Shields said.

That, coupled with competition from the region's myriad cultural institutions, prompted the need for significant adjustments.

"To survive, it is change, move, or die — we have to change," Shields said.

Board of trustees vote

The majority of the museum's 22-member Board of Trustees voted Wednesday morning in favor of plans for a new museum as well as the financial strategy to support it. The vote was 17 in favor and one abstention, with four members absent. The trustees followed the vote with a public announcement at the museum attended by invited guests.

The move marked the end of its two-year planning process, which museum leadership said included input from more than 400 community members, and the start of its implementation.

"It is a courageous thing to do and these decisions aren't taken lightly," said Doug Crane, a member of the museum's board of trustees and the great-great-nephew of founder Zenas. "With them being made it is time for us to step boldly forward."

"I felt it was an imperative to reset the museum in a way that would be sustainable," Crane said. "We have to face the realities that [the museum] doesn't get the level of support it needs to cover its operating costs."

The endowment will be established through the sale of about 40 works of art, including two Norman Rockwell paintings, "Shuffleton's Barbershop" and "Shaftsbury Blacksmith Shop." The artwork headed for the auction block was "not essential to the museum's refreshed mission," according to a statement from the museum.

The trustees considered approaching foundations or benefactors to establish an endowment but decided against that.

"The practical reality is that there is no one around who would do such a thing," Crane said. "The capability was within our grasp and our control."

Crane said the news marks a transformational moment for not only the museum, but for Pittsfield.

Significant renovations planned

About half of its planned $20 million renovation is expected to be paid for through donations.

The museum's facade will remain intact as will its footprint — 60,000 square feet, Shields said.

A timetable for its renovation plans has yet to be determined. And museum leadership could not yet say if the entire museum would be closed to the public, or if parts of the building would remain open during the proposed changes.

Plans for the renovated building include a new lobby and an expanded aquarium that will be relocated to the museum's first floor.

Lobby renderings show a sun drenched, two-story space, with display cases lining its walls.

That will help the museum reach a goal to display more pieces of its 40,000-object collection more often, Shields said. And several works currently on view — its Alexander Calder mobiles, glass installations by Tom Patti, its full-size wigwam, and even "Wally" the stegosaurus — will be relocated inside the museum.

The Feigenbaum Hall of Innovation, opened to much fanfare in 2008, will be eliminated and its elements will instead be distributed throughout the forthcoming zones.

Shields said the Feigenbaum Foundation is onboard with the idea and plans to sponsor "Feigenbaum Innovative Experiences."

Pittsfield architecture firm Arcade and Dalton-based Hill Engineers, Architects, Planners Inc. were tapped to develop its renovation plans. And its new exhibitions and other museum elements will be created in partnership with Boston-based Experience Design, which also helped with its master plan.

More than 400 local people, in addition to the museum's trustees and staff, participated in identifying regional needs that could be met by the museum and also acted as a sounding board for the ideas being developed.

Reach staff writer Carrie Saldo at 413-496-6221 or @carriesaldo

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Some very sad news

Am very sad to have to write this post. Yesterday I found Izzy Liz had died out in the garden near the pool, not really sure how it happened, but her little body was limp and lifeless, her eyes shut tight.

I will really miss all her crazy little antics and the fact that she'll now longer be around to sit on the back of my chair when I'm out on the veranda.

RIP Miss Izz, you will always be remembered with great fondness.

Anonymous said...

I just dropped in to check on Izzy Liz and saw your report of her passing on to heaven, I am sure. I have had her in my prayers ever since I first saw her on your web site and you told us all about her tail and not being able to swim. She is lovely and I know now she is happy and swimming and running more swiftly than even Remmy could imagine. I know how much you will miss her. She will stay in your heart forever and I hope you will try and remember all of the happy and fun times you had with her.

God bless
Beverly Jane (via email)

Bernie said...

Poor Izzy I'm still looking for her.It's so strange not having her around.
This morning I went out to the back garden to clean up some fallen palm fonds half expecting her to come bounding over to check out what I was up to.
Miss u Izz.


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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Gourmet Vegan Cookies

Cookies are my weakness - I'm the vegan cookie monster.  However, they are not my favorite thing to bake. My oven is quite small and will not accommodate a full cookie sheet, so multiple batches are always required.  Minimalistic baking projects like loaf cakes are therefore a better fit for my current kitchen situation.  Wherever I go, though, I'm always on the lookout for an amazing vegan cookie.  Here are three gourmet vegan cookie companies that are out of this world wonderful.

This Chick Bakes
This company operates out of NYC and carries a variety of vegan and gluten free cookies, along with the traditional variety.  I found them at The Tiger Lily Cafe (Port Jefferson, NY), and they are carried at various stores throughout the city and Connecticut.  Of course, you can order online, so no worries if you're not in the area.  My favorite is the vegan peanut butter chocolate chunk cookie.  Chewy and filled with chocolate chunks.  Nom Nom Nom.

Alternative Baking Company
I discovered these cookies one day at Whole Foods and immediately fell in love.  I tried the Phenomenal Pumpkin Spice cookie, and it was, well, phenomenal.  In addition, the package points out that "No single food choice has a farther-reaching and more profoundly positive impact on the health, the Environment, and all of life on Earth than choosing vegan."  Wow!  There is nothing better than eating an amazing cookie and simultaneously supporting a company that shares my life philosophy.  Alternative Baking operates out of Sacramento and also carries a line of gluten free cookies..  You can order online, as long as you buy at least three cookies.  If you "like" their page on Facebook, you might win some free cookies.  Do it!

Liz Lovely
With a slogan like "baking a difference," how could anyone not love these cookies, "baked in the mountains of Vermont straight from our heart to your tummy." So cute.  So delicious.  These are probably my favorites.  Liz Lovely's cookies are sold throughout the country and are carried in stores all over Boston.  I've seen them at Star Market and Life Alive.  My favorites are the Triple Chocolate Mint cookies - they are sold two in a package, and it's hard to save one for later.  There are nine other varieties.  Order online with a minimum purchase of $24.  You will not be disappointed.

What are your favorite vegan cookies?

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Monday, 29 February 2016

Top 5 Health Apps That Monitor Your Health Through Mobile

Top 5 Health apps that monitor your health through mobile like healthifyme, runkeeper, pedometer, waterlogged and sleep to keep you fit and healthy lifestyle.

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Secret Warrior Series, The Hunter’s Moon–YA Fantasy Romance

I’m pleased to announce I’ve signed a three book deal with The Wild Rose Press for my new YA Fantasy romance series, Secret Warrior. The first story isThe Hunter’s Moon, release date to be decided. I love the cover by Debbie … Continue reading

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

10 Home-Based Business Ideas for Moms

10 Home-Based Business Ideas for Moms

If you're a mom who's always wanted a work-at-home opportunity, you may have found it frustrating when searching for work from home jobs. More than one work-at-home mom wannabe has contacted me and voiced her frustrations about finding legitimate work from home job opportunities.
If you have the time and a little bit of money, these home business ideas may provide you with an alternative for trying to find a work from home job - by making your own work at home position operating your own home business.
While both men and women can and do take advantage of these home-based business opportunities, I put together this collection of ten home business idea that I felt are especially suitable for moms and moms-to-be who want to spend more time at home. If you don't see anything that spurs your interest in this list but are still searching for ideas, you'll want to browse my full collection of home business ideas.
NOTE: Neither your guide to Home Business nor endorse any specific business opportunities that may be featured on this site. The businesses profiled are only intended to stimulate thinking and give readers ideas of possible businesses they might like to operate.
  1. Licensed Day Care Center Operator
    You'll need to deal with local day care licensing home business regulations, but if you can meet the requirements and this is a field you've already had experience with or were hoping to get in to, this home-based business opportunity could be the right one for you.
  2. Making Gift Baskets
    If you've got a flair for creativity, an eye for design and can work well with customers, this could be a great home-based business.
  3. Mary Moppins Distributor or Affiliate
    Mary Findley is a veteran cleaning expert and President of Mary Moppins Co. Mary’s expertise and experience led her to create a home business opportunity in distributing her line of environmentally-friendly cleaning products called the Mary Moppins Cleaning System that is steadily growing in popularity nationwide.
  4. Pet Services Business
    Moms who love animals should know there's a growing demand for pet services - everything from pet sitting while owners are on vacation to doggy day care, pet grooming, dog walking and other pet-related services.
  5. Scrapbooking Business
    There's a market for scrapbooking because many people want a means of preserving their memories, but are just too busy to do it themselves or don't know how. My wife recently received a scrapbook from one of her daughters that was a collection of candid shots and memorabilia that were masterfully collected and displayed by her daughter and one of her daughter's friends. Needless to say, it was a very touching and treasured gift.
  6. Selling Homemade Baked Goods
    If you're a mom with a culinary flair here's a story to give you ideas on selling your own homemade baked goods. Yummy! In line with that, you might also consider offering your services as a personal chef - much as Giada De Laurentiis of Food Network did before she became a TV sensation.
  7. Image Consultant
    An image consulting business could be the perfect home based business for those who have a knack for balance, color and psychological impact and a strong desire to help others achieve a positive image with their targeted audience.
  8. Nanny Service
    One nanny service I read about grew from a shoestring operation to employing 20 Nannies over a period of two years.
  9. Independent Wine Consultant
    If you're into entertaining and like to be the toast of a party, find out how becoming an independent wine consultant may be a vintage home-based business opportunity for you.
  10. Online Home Business
    In her 10 Reasons for Women to Start an Internet Business (And One Reason Not To) my guest Kathy Wilson says starting an Internet home-based business is one of the fastest and smartest ways women today can make money.
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Scheduled non-accounting weeks: April 10-14, 2017 June 12-16, 2017 July 24-28, 2017

Wednesday, December 03, 2003

The holiday season has hit me full force here at home, and at work, as I work on budgeting time for Christmas projects - baking, cards, decorating and way too many parties. So many people are throwing holiday parties and dinners this year, but I am finding less time to coordinate attending all of them. I do have my Christmas gift shopping completed, but I still have yet to wrap everything that I bought.

Which brings me to another concern. The cats and Christmas decorations. Both Happy and Mr. Slinky have peculiar interests that need to be addressed this season. Happy seems to be uncontrollably drawn to anything round, and feels the need to play with it. We lost several Christmas tree ornaments last year, and I'm working on a plan to avoid the same this year. Mr. Slinky, on the other hand, has a compulsive desire to eat or lick anything plastic - that does include the decorative ribbons and bows I usually place on Christmas gifts. I may have to add bows when presents are in transit to their recipients, or just abstain from bows and ribbons altogether.

With any luck, I'll have the presents wrapped and the cards sent out within the next few days. And then we move on to cookie-baking. Expect a full report.

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Looking at Olathe homes for sale? Stonebridge Meadows is one of the hottest communities in south Olathe! Here’s your chance to buy a move-in-ready home with all the extras taken care of. You simply can’t reproduce this much house at this price! This former model offers 6-bedrooms, 5-full baths, finished lower level and AMAZING outdoor entertaining space. The original owners put LOTS of extras into this well-maintained home. The stained concrete patio is ready for summer parties and the enclosed flagstone patio is great for relaxing with family and friends nearly year-round! This large home offers extra living and storage space in the finished LL with the 6th bed and 5th bath.

Enjoy the MANY amenities of Stonebridge:  4 pools/parks; club house; fitness center; walking trails; basketball/tennis/sand volleyball; and social events throughout the year! Rodrock’s Mom’s Council also hosts Easter Egg Hunt, 4th of July Bike Parade and hayrides with Santa! Great fun in a fantastic neighborhood!

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Career Center

The Career Center has been combined with the Counseling Center and is located downstairs in the 100 building.

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NEW!!! Students can now sign up on-line for some of the presentations that are happening in the Career Center. Click HERE to go to the link.

The following services are available:

College Info

  • College applications
  • College catalogs
  • College's profiles
  • The College handbook
  • College Summer Programs
  • Scholarships: scholarships are posted for student's review
  • FAFSA worksheet
  • Financial Aide Codes
  • Volunteer list and Community Service Record (list your volunteer hours)

Career/Work/Occupational Info

  • Occupational Handbooks
  • Work permits applications
  • The career center receives calls from different businesses when seeking part-time employees
  • Career Cruising/Choices Planner Information

Armed Forces

  • Representatives of the armed forces come Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during lunchtime
    • Army
    • Navy
    • Marines
    • Air Force Reserves
    • Air Force
    • CA Air National Guard
    • Fresno State Army ROTC
  • ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery)

College Ambassador Schedule 2017-18

Representatives from local colleges/universities are available to meet with students updated January 17, 2018):

Work Permit Process

In order to qualify for a work permit you must meet the following criteria:

  1. Go to the Counseling and Career Center (downstairs 100 Building) for a work permit application
  2. No “F’s” in academic core classes.
  3. Have and maintain a GPA of 2.0 or better each six week grading period.
  4. Turn in your work permit application to the Career Center
  5. Allow one day for processing your work permit
  6. Present your school ID card when picking up your work permit.

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The California Department of Education's California Career Resource Network (CalCRN) provides career exploration and planning resources to strengthen the career readiness skills of California's middle and high school students. Click HERE for more information!


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“The passion to see beyond what is admirable to the eye

The love that is felt deep within one's soul

The mystery captured through light and form

With honesty, humility and grace...

Only then can you tell your heart to be strong enough to love true art."

- Bibi Gefre

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

When I'm Sad

I keep my thoughts inside
Not everyone has to know
The secrets that I just hold
emotions I can't let go.

My heart may skip a beat
a whimper or a sigh
Does anyone want to listen
or let the time go by?

Silence sets me free
As you kiss the pain away
One moment at a time
to make it through the day.

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Reba McEntire is celebrating the National Day of Prayer by offering fans an emotional prayer of her own.

The country legend turned to social media to post her own thoughts on the National Day of Prayer:

Heavenly Father, I pray for peace, joy, health and wisdom for my family, friends, our nation and our leaders. I pray that you heal the heart of our enemies. Give them peace and happiness. I pray for forgiveness for our sins and those of our enemies. I pray for God‘s will, not my will. I pray for God‘s way, not my way. Thank you Lord for your love. I love you with all my heart, soul, mind and strength.
In Jesus name I pray,

McEntire has made no secret of her deep-seated faith. She released a song titled "Pray for Peace" in 2015, and included it on her Love Somebody album. She followed that up with Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, a double album comprising partly traditional hymns and partly new gospel songs, including the single "Back to God."

Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope took home Best Roots Gospel Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards in January.

"Our job in the entertainment business is to heal hearts. That's what God put me on this earth for, I know it is," McEntire said in her acceptance speech. "To help other people. I love my job. I'm so grateful to get to do it ... I'm gonna give this back to God."

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Finding the best deals on bike racks

If you don’t want to make your own bike rack or hoist then you might want to consider buying one. For the same price of parts you can actually buy them online if you know where to look.

I’ve noticed that some of the best deals on bike racks are actually from ebay. This isn’t surprising since ebay is the best place to find deals. Some of the deals are outstanding. Why buy a new rack when you can buy the same thing used for a fraction of the price? Face it, it doesn’t matter if its slightly used, has scratches or anything. Think what happens when you actually mount your first bike on it anyway!

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    i have priced stationary mount. Its running $140-$160. Thats a bit pricey for me. It doesn’t have to be fancily. Where can i find one at a lesser cost?

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30th December, 2000

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I haven't tracked it in this blog, but the entire back half of 2000 has been punctuated by Son by Four's "A Puro Dolor" -- nearly every song we've looked at since has had its chart reign interrupted by the return of the millennium's silkiest salsa band. Now, here at the end of the year, Son by Four are back with their second, and final (as of press time), number one.

As a piece of popcraft from songwriting to production to performance, it's far superior to "A Puro Dolor," with a tense, dramatic arrangement, gorgeous tropical instrumentation, and Ángel López singing to save his life. Despite the title ("When you are mine") setting the emotion in the future, it's a grownup song about adult relationships (the physical very much included), where "A Puro Dolor" is sheer adolescent bathos. I'm not sure I'd go so far as to call "Cuando Seas Mía" an undiscovered gem, but if I were assigning these songs numbers out of ten it would easily clear the 6.

But it only topped the chart for a week at the slowest point of the year, and that was it, from our vantage point, for Son by Four. Ángel López left the group several years later for a solo career which has so far only fizzled (he campaigned for Bush in 2004), and the rest now produce Christian music for the evangelical Latin market. Gentle as doves they may have been, but in the cutthroat music business serpent's wisdom is preferable.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

English Rocks

I am not a wordsmith. I do not have a exceptionally strong understanding of the English language, but I do know English is one of the most versatile languages for writers. So many different words and phrases can be used to describe the same thing, each with a subtle difference that brings an incredible richness to this language. The Orwell essay, written more than 60 years ago, prompted some deep reflection about my own use of the language and how often I revert to taking the easy way, instead of taking the time to think and write.

I thought of an experience I had with a friend in discussing the writings of the founding fathers like Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Payne and Benjamin Franklin. They carefully chose words that would be firm and yet leave some room for future interpretation. Had they not mastered the English language would their writings have been so world changing? I don’t think they would have. Statements like “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” have become a solid foundation for American life and a dream for many others around the world..

In my spare time, when I have some, I like to write songs. About eight years ago I wrote a song for my daughter who at the time was not yet born. I have not done much with it since that time, but recently decided to revise, record, and add some videos of her growing up and give it to her for her birthday. I have a friend with some music writing experience so we decided to work together to arrange the song. During our first visit we worked only on words. He pushed me hard to determine exactly what I was trying to say and then to say it in a way that would flow and not be too wordy. We spent about 4 hours doing small edits and during the next week I spent another 3-4 hours working on my own to create words that would best tell my story to my daughter. It was exhausting work, but in the end, my song was clear, concise, and said just what I wanted it to. What is the point of this story? I learned that if I want to write well I have to be willing to spend the time to make it right and don’t give up on the first draft

Words, especially English words can be used to tell a powerful story that can create real emotion or take readers to a place across the universe. After reading Orwell’s work I have committed myself to use it to its full potential, or at least I will start the process of learning to do so.

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Disabled control in a DataGridView cell

From time to time you need to show a disabled control within DataGridView control. As you might already know, a grid cell has ReadOnly property which is not useful for the case because controls still looks enabled even if they are placed in disabled cell.
The good thing is that the way to get it exists. The bad thing is that we should paint the control on our own.

There is an example of such customization on MSDN: How to: Disable Buttons in a Button Column in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control

In order to update column’s cell value related to another cell without changing selection position in a grid I implemented CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged event of the grid. The full source code you can find in my Git: http://github.com/xtrmstep/DisabledControlInDataGridView/

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This true patriot will be protesting today at Milwaukee's federal building at 5:30. Of course, I forgot to bring my camera. Grrr.

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Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Coaches Meeting - January 2012

An informal meeting was held between all the Birmingham Bobcats coaches in January 2012.  Those in attendance included Quentin Young (Head Coach), Meg Gallahan (Assistant Coach), Sapin Patel (Assistant Coach), Kate Page-Smith (Assistant Coach) and Will Lintern (BSUK).  The main aim of the meeting was to bring the coaches together to establish a coaching team.   Other subsidiary aims were to establish the coaches’ aims and goals for the season to inform the next committee meeting and to start developing a standardised coaching base.  Below is a summary of the outcomes:
Overall Goals for 2012:
·         Establish at least two teams at the end of the season.
·         Recruit more players, especially women
·         Keep players interested and challenged
·         Enhance skills development – with emphasis on female training
·         Establish a standardised and consistent coaching base and knowledge
·         Establish a balance between competitive vs. social
·         Maintain a safe, successful environment
What can the Coaches do to achieve these goals?
·         According to Will, research has shown that the main reason for players either remaining or leaving a club is the coach.  Coaches must therefore respect the players and be professional at all times – further discussion needed at next meeting.
·         Manage players’ expectations.  By suitably managing players’ expectations they are less likely to be overlooked and should not become disgruntled.
·         Hold regular coaches meetings to prioritise skills, discuss practice plans, and maintain a consistent standardised approach.
·         Do not let players be swallowed up or ignored during general training or game situations.  No player should hide behind the team or be considered a lost cause.
·         Focused, specialist training – beginners, advanced, female etc.  Meg was very keen for women only training, Quentin also promoted advanced players’ training.  Kate was concerned that this may cause fractions in the team.  The Bobcats must remain an inclusive team open to all and therefore their training should not be segregated on a regular basis due to gender or skill.   It was proposed that a series of specific training sessions suitable for all is the ideal and these sessions should not be overshadowed by one overriding session.
·         Intra-club league – this was put forward by Will and needs further discussion.
What can the Club do?
·         Exit poll to identify why people have left the team.  Kate has made a start on this and has reported the results to the Committee.
·         Equipment – main pieces of equipment included a batting net and more balls.  This will enable parallel coaching sessions.
·         Funding – seek funding for equipment, tournaments, venues etc.
·         Venues – purpose built field is a future goal, free venues for training.
·         Advertising/marketing to recruit new players – provide larger talent pool, especially women.
Any other business:
·         Meg is concerned about the amount of tournaments on the softball calendar.  She pointed out the amount of additional tournaments the team enter is dependent on how many women we can recruit.  Kate is assured we will be able to recruit more women through advertising.
·         Any additional teams (i.e. single sex teams) should always come second to co-ed main team in all respects – training, dates, cost, players.

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Gork, the Teenage Dragon by Gabe Hudson

Gork's earliest memories are being raised by his spaceship computer on earth.  When he's three, his grandfather comes down to pick him up and take him to the planet they live on.  He's going to teach him how to be a dragon...

Knopf and Edelweiss gave me the opportunity to read this book for review (thank you).  It will be published July 11th.

It's hard to be respected when your horns are only two inches tall and you've got a gentle heart.  His stats don't look good in the mean categories and they call him Weak Sauce.  His overall rating is Snacklicious.  He has to work hard to stay alive.  And now it's mating season.

He has his heart set on mating with the prettiest dragon but the dragon that runs the school is her father and he hates him and has forbidden it.  Nevertheless, Gork persists.  But his grandfather is messing with him and things start happening to his body.

Between body changes in Gork, his grandfather working with a mind transfer machine, and his goal of getting of his girl, life gets real busy.  He's fighting, competing, and trying to heal all at the same time.  Then he finds himself back on earth...

His grandfather was no friend of his.  It's a good thing he listened to the professor in his class.  His knowledge is what saves Gork.

The story is busy and intriguing.  I had no idea where this tale was going.  I enjoyed the ending, too.  Read it; it'll keep your attention.

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Much of the world seems to view horse racing through a different set of binoculars compared to the United States. Racing regulators in Kentucky recently approved a ban on furosemide (brand names Lasix or Salix), long considered a performance-enhancer in thoroughbreds (and thereby banned) throughout much of the world. The proposed phased-in ban, which would halt use of the drug in graded or listed stakes races, still needs approval from state lawmakers – and, as expected, the debate is controversial at best and downright ugly at worst.

Furosemide, the drug at the core of the debate, is a synthetic compound which functions as a powerful diuretic – it’s also the only medication currently allowed to be administered on any given race day in much of the U.S. The medication is used as an anti-bleeding drug to prevent race horses from nosebleeds during races and to treat pulmonary hemorrhaging.

One side of the argument is that a ban would create even more difficulties for an already struggling industry, as the business that gave Kentucky much of its fame has struggled to compete against states where the lure of larger purses is supported by legalized slot machines and the like. Others who are anti-ban suggest that the drug is a less cruel method to prevent or stop bleeding, as presented in “The Case for Using Lasix” in the New York Times.

On the other hand, some argue that banning the drug will boost public opinion of the sport, which has been marred by doping and injuries to both horses and the jockeys who ride them. In an editorial, “Stronger Medicine for What Ails Horse Racing,” the New York Times points out that “this is a good start, but regulators across the country will need to do a lot more to change the industry’s cynical culture, which turns a blind eye to drug use and imposes only wrist-slapping penalties on trainers caught in the act.” Another interesting viewpoint comes from the veterinarian Sid Gustafson, who says: “To allow racing veterinarians in a stall with a horse before a race is to permit doping, as it has turned out in America.”

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lists furosemide on its banned drug list due to its alleged anti-masking agencies.

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Ghost the Echidna, July 16th, 2007, 4:01 pm

Wuh-oh. That Skitty looks a little up for some Matthew... Stew. God that sounds cheesy.. Whatever, that Skitty likes Matthew too.
I hate this page's coloration. I was coloring it late at night... I would've editted the bad coloration (mostly the coloring out of the lines thing), but I don't feel like it. I'm kinda busy looking for a name for... someone. Please no suggestions.

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kittyloverr, July 16th, 2007, 4:11 pm

how cute! I love how you drew the skitty!

Ghost the Echidna, July 16th, 2007, 4:12 pm

Thank you, Kitty. ^^

supercomputer276, July 16th, 2007, 4:14 pm

Someone? Like maybe the Skitty? Oh well, I can't even come up with any suggestions right now anyway.

Cat fight... Girl fight... Cat girl fight?

Ghost the Echidna, July 16th, 2007, 4:14 pm

Yeah it was the Skitty. Too obvious wasn't it? Her name is now Primrose

Ghost the Echidna, July 16th, 2007, 4:15 pm

Thanks, neo ^^
I always think the way I draw Aurora is stupid... Darn Arcanines are hard for me to draw.

Ghost the Echidna, July 16th, 2007, 4:16 pm

Thanks. ^^
My friend made her up.

kittyloverr, July 16th, 2007, 5:39 pm

Arcanines, are kinda hard when I make the big spiky mane, I love their poofy tails tho! i wish pokemon were real =( then I would have a ninetails, arcanine, persain and a Mew!

Edit- oh and a umbreon and a skitty!.. Gosh I like so many cute pokemon I cant remeber them all! lol

sarall, July 16th, 2007, 9:14 pm

Wow, Pokemon. It's funny how I know NOTHING about them. I like the flower-head and the purple fuzzy-ears in the first panel... let's see, since fuzzy is in the last panel, that makes her a... skitty?

God, I sound like, "Durrrrr i r liking purty pokey-mans, durrrr." XD I'll shut up now.

Ghost the Echidna, July 16th, 2007, 9:46 pm

hehe ^^
flower head = skiploom
fuzzy = skitty

Slapdamonkey, July 17th, 2007, 12:38 am

Squee, update. :D

Eat me death, July 19th, 2007, 10:30 am

Hrmm, probably there would be another fight (and with another rage).

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Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Is John Elway a Coach-Killer?

Mike Freeman@@mikefreemanNFLNFL National Lead WriterNovember 22, 2017

Denver Broncos general manager John Elway watches his players prior to an NFL preseason football game against the Green Bay Packers, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Denver. AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
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Has John Elway lost the trust of the coaching fraternity? Is Dak Prescott not who some of us thought he was? Can the Chiefs find themselves again? All that and more in this week's 10-Point Stance.

1. Denver, Where Coaches Get Hired to Be Fired

Talk to team executives and assistant coaches about John Elway, and you come away with the notion that there is great admiration and respect for him and what he's done in leading the Broncos front office. Some genuinely adore him.

He built a Super Bowl winner. He won a recruiting battle to get Peyton Manning. He built a once-in-a-decade defense. Elway also was a legendary player who worked hard to understand how front offices and scouting work, which became apparent in the top-notch talent he added around him.

But his admirers are almost stunned by what they are seeing from Elway now.

One NFC assistant coach who describes himself as an Elway fan said Elway is increasingly being seen as a coach-killer.

"Coaches are starting to see the Broncos as a death trap," another assistant told B/R.

The cycle started three years ago. The Broncos made the Super Bowl in 2013 but lost to Seattle. Then, after a loss to Indianapolis in the divisional round the following year, coach John Fox was gone, despite having won 38 games over his final three seasons in Denver.

"I think in any relationship, whether it be player-coach, coach-GM, you're always going to have bumpy patches," Elway said at a news conference to announce Fox's departure in 2015. "I think the main thing between John and I was we disagreed how to get to the next level. We accomplished so much, four AFC West championships. But I think the biggest miss between us was how we can take that next step and what it was going to take to get to that next step. I think that's where that disagreement came from."

Fox's departure wasn't all unusual. These things happen. Coaching tenures run their course.

Elway didn't push out Gary Kubiak, but there wasn't much chance for the relationship to sour. Kubiak walked away after winning a Super Bowl and only two seasons on the Denver sideline.

But now comes the latest chapter in this awkward story, kicked off last week when Elway called his team soft. Coaches around the league saw the comments as a direct shot at his head coach, Vance Joseph.

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Remarks like Elway's shouldn't be aired publicly, the coaches with whom I communicated said.

Days after Elway's comments, the team's offensive coordinator, Mike McCoy, was fired.

"It was my decision," Joseph said at a news conference, according to the team's transcript. "It was my decision only. John and I talk every day about the football team. He watches every practice and every meeting, but it was my decision."

Few people in football believe that. They say Elway's fingerprints are all over the move.

Team officials across the sport believe Elway is using Joseph and McCoy as scapegoats for his poor quarterback moves. Trevor Siemian has been awful. Brock Osweiler has been putrid and, according to ESPN's Dan Graziano, will get benched for Paxton Lynch. And there's no indication Lynch will be any good, either.

The common thread tying the three together: all were Elway decisions.

It's rare when you can trace a franchise's successes and failures so clearly to one man. But in the same way Denver's recent Super Bowl appearances can be traced to Elway, the struggles of the team can also be traced to him. Heading into the Thanksgiving weekend, Denver is 3-7 and in last place in the AFC West. That isn't because it is soft but because it lacks continuity.

Coaches around the NFL with whom I spoke believe more sideline changes are on the way for the Broncos. In other words, Joseph isn't safe.

As respected as he is as a player and executive, Elway is gaining a reputation as someone who is rash and impatient with his coaching staffs, someone who sees coaches as disposable. And someone who isn't taking full responsibility for his personnel decisions.

2. Is Dak Prescott Cracking Under the Pressure?

ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 19:  Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys scrambles against the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth quarter of a football game at AT&T Stadium on November 19, 2017 in Arlington, Texas.  (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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Dak Prescott committed four turnovers, including a fumble returned for a touchdown, in Dallas' blowout loss Sunday night against Philadelphia. He was pressing, and that has people talking about just how good he really is.

DeAngelo Williams, who spent 11 years as an NFL running back, tweeted:

That would be suspended running back Ezekiel Elliott.

The term "game manager" is often a slur in football. It means the quarterback isn't talented enough to carry a team by himself. When a Cowboys fan tweeted at Williams that Elliott was the main reason the Cowboys had a chance, Williams responded, "Correction zeke was your only chance."

To be perfectly clear, I still don't buy this narrative, but I can tell you a lot of people around football do.

There's plenty of finger-wagging toward people like me who went ahead and crowned Prescott's ass. Personnel people have told me for months, and for much of last season, that I was overstating Prescott's value to the team.

Admittedly, the Cowboys offense looks exceedingly pedestrian without Elliott. There is plenty of data to back that up, but you need only watch the Cowboys up close to see the effect.

In games before the suspension, many defenses devoted a lot of resources to stopping Elliott first and Prescott second.

Now those defenses are largely targeting Prescott. The Eagles practically ignored the Cowboys running game, and you could almost see the pressure build on Prescott. Then, like a cracking dam trying to hold back millions of gallons of water, the pressure overtook him.

It's not a coincidence Prescott had the first three-interception game of his career without Elliott.

Still, Prescott has his fans.

"He's a very tough guy," Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham said. "He's hard to rattle, and we felt like we needed to play him for four quarters."

"They needed him to play good, but let's not jump the gun," former NFL quarterback Steve Beuerlein said on NFL Monday QB. "He's still in his infancy as a quarterback. Did he make some bad decisions and some bad throws? Yes, he did. Was he under pressure sometimes? Yes, he was. But he's only a second-year quarterback. And let's be honest here. When Ezekiel Elliott is on the field, he is a much better football player. ... When he's out there and starts pressing a bit, bad things happen. I think we would all still agree that Dak Prescott is still a very special quarterback."

The power dynamics in Dallas have changed. I'm still Team Prescott, but the immediate future looks a bit grim, and until Elliott returns, that isn't likely to change.

3. Case Keenum Appears to Be Exactly What the Vikes Need

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Beuerlein also had some interesting thoughts on Vikings quarterback Case Keenum and why he is playing so well.

Said Beuerlein: "The Vikings were hoping to win in spite of their quarterback situation. Well, they're winning because of their quarterback situation as much as anything else. [Keenum] understands his role there. He's tough. He's smart. He's protecting the football. He's making plays when things break down. ... He's in the right situation for him to illustrate what he does. And that is just play football, be smart with it. Give your team a chance to win. And he's stepping up every week."

Keenum, believe it or not, has made the Vikings into a Super Bowl threat. Did anyone see that coming in August?

4. Chiefs Need to Take a Long Look in the Mirror

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The Chiefs have lost four of their last five, and a team that once looked like a Super Bowl contender appears to be in free fall. Simply, it appears they've lost their identity, according to NBC analyst Rodney Harrison.

"I think back to all the trick plays and all the gimmick plays that worked earlier in the season," Harrison said on NBC on Sunday evening. "They no longer work. The defenses are a lot more disciplined. You also don't see that same passion from the defensive side of the ball.

"They've got to get back to a mentality where they line up and they just pound people, they physically pound people instead of these trick plays."

Trick plays are demoralizing for a defense, which is why Andy Reid uses them perhaps more than other coaches. When they work, they are great. When they don't, they fail miserably.

"They get too cute," Harrison added. "Andy Reid gets too cute at times with all the different weapons."

5. Seattle's 1-Man Show

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Yes, I've gotten into my share of debates over Russell Wilson. And while everyone is entitled to their opinion, Wilson's worth to the Seahawks is all but settled fact.

Heading into Monday night, Wilson had accounted for 82.1 percent of the Seahawks' yards this season, the highest percentage of any player ever, according to Chase Stuart of FootballPerspective.com.

That is just a staggering. Most quarterbacks have this thing called a running back who helps them. Wilson has no running game to speak of. He is the running game, and that's why he also deserves to be an MVP candidate.

6. Right Idea, Wrong Place

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Titans coach Mike Mularkey wants something that shouldn't be controversial but is. He wants officials to be held publicly accountable, per Paul Kuharsky of PaulKuharsky.com (via ProFootballTalk.com).

More specifically, he wants the grading process for officials to be made public.

It's not a bad idea, but this will never happen. The only thing the NFL is more secretive about than how much money the owners make is the grades the officials get.

So while Mularkey is right to want more transparency when it comes to the officials, there is a better chance Roger Goodell and Jerry Jones share a hug at the next owners' meetings.

7. Players United Against Trump [Tweets]

This week in the President of the United States Attacks an Athlete Chronicles, Donald Trump said Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch should be suspended for standing for the Mexico national anthem and not for the United States anthem.

I asked some players what they thought of Trump's tweet, and the reaction was interesting. They said they ignored it.

One told me: "I'm not going to fall for the bait."

8. Newton's Words of Wisdom

An interesting Instagram caption passed its way through social media this week. It's a bit hard to read and looks like something written by the Goa'uld. But it was not written by an alien species. It was written by Carolina quarterback Cam Newton.

The note, expressing regret for a mistake Newton made almost a decade ago, is inspiring, and it opened a window into the way he thinks and plays. It's worth a read. It actually made me emotional reading it because it's from his heart. Everything he does, it seems, is that way.

9. A Disgraceful Act That Should Not Stand

One of my favorite players is former NFL offensive lineman LeCharles Bentley. He breaks down line play as well as anyone. Recently, however, he did something far more important, shining a light on the sometimes toxic environment that permeates high school football.

Bentley acquired video of what looked like a coach shoving one of his players to the ground. When I remarked that the coach in that video should be fired, Bentley tweeted he had other examples of abuse.

Good for Bentley.

10. In the NFL's Defense...

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After I wrote about the sham that is the NFL's concussion protocol last week, the league sent me quotes from a media briefing in which Dr. Allen Sills, NFL chief medical officer, addressed questions about the procedures. There were two quotes from the lengthy discussion that I thought were relevant and worth sharing.

First, Sills was asked how many concussion evaluations there have been this season (the discussion happened before this past weekend's games).

"It is 379 that we have done in the preseason and the season thus far," Sills said. "Those are just the amount of times that people were screened. And to be clear, we want that number to remain high. We want to have a high bar set for screening. Our motto to all of our personnel on game day is if you see something, say something. We want anyone who has a concern to point it out; we want to be very aggressive in our screening."

Second, Sills spoke about the game's spotters, the ones who look for hard hits and alert medical professionals. The spotter system has been harshly criticized by some as ineffective.

"It is important to realize that you can't diagnose a concussion off of video," he said. "There is no medical professional or scientific body in the world that would say that video alone is sufficient to diagnose a concussion. We use the video and our ... spotters use the video to raise the possibility of an athlete needing to be screened. That is what the video is done for. Based on the video, we can identify if a player needs to be screened. We still rely on trained medical professionals to conduct an in-person, face-to-face examination of the players using our protocol to make the diagnosis of a concussion. That is what is done, and that is the recommendation that is made [by] every scientific body in the field."

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April 23, 2008

Evening.. Ugh, everyone.. Ugh.

I'm tired right now. Guess why?
Been chatting on the phone with Suying for 2-3 hours straight. Though that wasn't the record, it was still kinda tiring! But heck, we had a good chat and laugh like freaking hyenas! LOL!

Before I start, I just wanna apologize for updating so late in the evening! It was inevitable anyway..

Today's English lesson was the best. We were laughing like crazy over the uniform issue and Mr Sandhu sharing jokes with us (We're not supposed to leak out any information!). It was darn hilarious! Looking forward to tomorrow's English lesson again! I'm just so glad we had Mr Sandhu as our English teacher, we're truly blessed somehow..

Next was D&T. As usual, slacked and did some folio work. Nothing much though, since most D&T lessons are just boring.. Oh well.

After that was History. Mr Leong was absent today and Ms Foo took over. Ms Foo was kinda boring in her speech and so I lost my concentration in an instant. It's pretty obvious I prefer Mr Leong over Ms Foo..

Recess time, slack time, whatever time. Go figure!

Physics was next, we did another paper from St. Gabriel's and it was alright for me. At least I improved at least 5 marks from the previous paper we did. Just finished the whole paper this afternoon.. Grrr, and Mr Chan said that his Mid-Year Physics paper will be murderous. *bangs wall twice and drop dead*

Chinese was next, another boring lesson.. Just sat with Chungaik and talked about issues. You know, issues.. Get it? LOL. At least I prevented myself from getting pinched on the nipples by Beng Shiang again.. After school, went to the bus stop with Hock Zheng and went back home.

Changed and met Suying again! Went to jog around our block and in the middle of it, we played catching! LOL. Like the old days, really. And yes Suying, IT'S GOOOOD TO JOG! It perks you up!

Went back home again to bath and did some revision.

Well, that's all for today!
Thanks for visiting and may God bless you!

I love you, Suying =P

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