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As CondoBusiness' readers will no doubt know, recent widespread amendments to condominium law and management in Ontario were first introduced under the omnibus Protecting Condominium Owners Act.
When these lawyers first read the Protecting Condominium Owners Act, it raised an immediate thought: "Fair enough, but what about protection for condo directors and managers and condo corporations as a whole?"
Experience as lawyers mainly representing condo corporations and other types of shared property committees suggests that it's not easy being a condo director or manager. The main reason is that they are on the "front lines," dealing with difficult owners and occupants.
Ninety-eight per cent of condo owners and occupants are extremely reasonable and are a pleasure to deal with. But it's the two per cent that can make life almost intolerable for condo directors and managers. And it's exceptionally important that condo directors and managers be protected from harsh and unreasonable treatment.
If condos in Ontario are to continue to be strong, reliable investments and to be positive living and working environments, strong condo corporations, with strong support for condo directors and managers, are needed.
Courts willing to take firm approach
So, what to do about the two per cent? Fortunately, the courts have shown a willingness to firmly deal with difficult owners and occupants. Here are some examples:
Recently, in the case of Peel Standard Condominium Corp. No. 984 v. 8645361 Canada Ltd., the Ontario Superior Court ordered that a corporate owner sell and vacate the owner's units due to mistreatment of members of the condo management team. In that case, the respondent, 8645361 Canada Ltd., owned one of the units, and also occupied other units, in the commercial condo. The court found that the owner's president had been mistreating the employees, managers, agents and/or members of the board of PSCC 984.
On an interim basis (pending the final hearing), the court ordered, among other things, the owner's president to refrain from "contacting, communicating, harassing, or coming within 25 feet of PSCC 984 Personnel."
The problems continued, and the condo corporation applied for the interim order to be made permanent. In addition, because of the alleged continuing violations, the condo corporation applied for a further contempt of court order requiring that the owner sell the unit and "forthwith vacate all units in which they operate their businesses." The court agreed and granted the requested orders.
Another leading case on these sorts of issues is Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation No.747 v. Korolekh. In that case, the Ontario Superior Court found that the respondent owner had repeatedly engaged in "extreme" behavior, including physical violence; use of a large aggressive dog to frighten and intimidate; extraordinary verbal abuse of other residents; and interference with enjoyment of property as well as actual damage to property.
As a result, the court concluded that the owner was not suited to condo living and ordered that the owner's unit be sold.
In a 2013 decision, the courts also dealt with communications between board members and owners. In the case of Diamantopoulos v. Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corp. No. 594, the condo corporation had directed the owners to "refrain from communicating with members of the board, except through the management office." The owners objected to this (among other things), but the court supported the board's direction. The court said:
"The (condominium corporation) has asked the (owners) to use the management office when communicating with the members of the board of directors….This seems sound policy for two reasons: (a) it facilitates corporate record-keeping (it is more likely that these communications will be documented properly if they go through the office); and (b) it protects board members from undue interference with the quiet enjoyment of their own units and the common areas."
This decision allows condo directors to be protected from excessive or unreasonable communications with owners. That's not to suggest that condo boards shouldn't communicate with owners. A strong condo community depends on clear and fulsome communications between the board, the management and the owners. But these lawyers most definitely agree that individual directors should be protected from individual communication with owners, if they wish.
So, in appropriate cases, the courts are clearly prepared to take quite drastic action (including ordering that an owner sell) if this is necessary to protect the other owners or the members of a condo's "management team."
Occupational health and safety obligations
It should also be stressed that Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations (OHSA) require that all workers be protected from workplace violence and harassment (including new provisions regarding sexual harassment). In addition, all condo corporations having at least one employee are required to have Workplace Violence and Harassment Policies.
Unfortunately, the policies are somewhat limited in the sense that they (and the OHSA) only deal with "workers." Their application to volunteer condo directors (not to mention all owners and occupants) is therefore uncertain. For these reasons, it is recommended that all condo corporations consider passing rules against violence and harassment (including sexual harassment) anywhere on the condo property.
In these lawyers' view, any sort of violence or harassment would, in almost all cases, contravene section 117 of the Condominium Act, which currently reads as follows: "No person shall permit a condition to exist or carry on an activity in a unit or in the common elements if the condition or the activity is likely to damage the property or cause injury to an individual." Violence (including threats of violence) and harassment are harmful, which is why they would likely contravene section 117 in virtually every case.
But the advantage of a rule is that it can specifically define "violence" and "harassment" — borrowed from the OHSA — and the rule can also make it clear that all owners, directors and representatives of the manager must not be treated with violence or harassment (which, again, goes beyond the OHSA). In these lawyers' view, this enhances the possibility that a court will step in and help when necessary — as seen in the cases noted above.
So, what does a condo director or manager do if he or she is subjected to violence and/or harassment from an owner or occupant?
As a first step, consider the need for a policy and/or rule respecting violence and harassment, as noted above. And, of course, the condo corporation must take reasonable steps to enforce such policies and rules.
When a problem arises, immediately take the matter to board and, where appropriate, consider obtaining the advice of legal counsel. Depending on the circumstances (depending on the parties involved), it may be necessary to deal with matters of conflict and matters of privacy or confidentiality. Meetings between the parties involved can sometimes be a very effective way to resolve matters — but sometimes not.
In appropriate cases, if it is concluded that violence and/or harassment has taken place, one or more "cease and desist" letters (to the alleged violator) may be the place to start, followed by court or other legal processes if the problems continue. In any legal process, it may be appropriate to seek an early "interim order" from the court – to control the alleged misbehavior pending the final hearing at which all of the evidence (and all challenges to the evidence) can be revealed and argued before the court.
The case for more protections
The bottom line is that protections — for board members and managers — do currently exist in Ontario's laws. But these lawyers would like to have seen more in the way of protection for condo directors, managers and corporations, in the new legislation. Among other things:
Specific new protections against violence and harassment — for all owners, directors and managers — should be added to section 117 of the Condominium Act. (Section 117 is to be amended, and there is also the possibility for new regulations under section 117, but so far there is no indication that violence and harassment will be specifically addressed.)
There should also be a strong, clear indemnification provision right in the Condominium Act or regulations making owners responsible for all costs that they (or any occupant or invitee of the unit) causes the condo corporation to incur (and that such "chargebacks" are added to the owner's common expenses). Instead, the Condominium Act requires that such provisions be contained in the condo's declaration. In these lawyers' view, this concept should apply to every condo and every condo owner in Ontario — without regard to the declaration.
In summary, while explicit protection for condo directors and managers and condo corporations as a whole is not set out in the Condominium Act, condo corporations can take steps to address violence and harassment through policies and rules. If that doesn't work, the courts have shown that they are willing, if necessary, to remove the difficult owner.
James Davidson is a partner at Davidson Houle Allen LLP, and has been practicing condominium law for more than 35 years. He represents condominium corporations, their directors, owners and insurers throughout eastern Ontario.
Cheryll Wood is an associate at Davidson Houle Allen LLP, and has been practicing condominium law for six years. She represents condominium corporations, their directors, owners and insurers throughout eastern Ontario.

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Community begins at home! Eat dinner together with your family — sitting down with no active electronics. Modern technology has the potential to distance us from each other as well as to connect us on many important levels. Use technology wisely!
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In recent months, we have provided some top tips for writing a great end of year report and produced a short animated video on setting outcomes and activities effectively.
While we hope these have been useful, we appreciate that it often takes seeing a real-life example to bring these tips to life. With this in mind, one of our current funded organisations has kindly agreed to us sharing their 1st year grant report publicly as an example of best practice.
The organisation's report landed on our desks in January and really stood out. Above all, it highlighted that, while we appreciate reporting to funders will never be the most exciting part of your job, it does provide a great opportunity for reflection and learning.
The PDF we have provided also shows the report exactly as we see it. While we have anonymised it by removing the organisation's name and some of the names and locations mentioned in the content, the key details, what makes it such a strong example, are all included.
So, what does the charity do?
This charity delivers targeted and intensive personal development programmes for vulnerable young people, designed to develop their life skills and confidence. The Robertson Trust awarded the charity a three-year grant of £20,000 per annum, towards the costs of delivering a programme of support to marginalised young people, aged 16-25. These are the furthest removed from the labour market and the organisation's work aims to build confidence, raise aspirations and improve employability.
Some points to take note of...
...the report is fairly long. However, this is a result of the size of the grant (£60,000) being at the higher end of the scale. We do not expect the same level of information from smaller awards. Also, the charity was able to include findings from an external evaluation. We would not expect all grant holders, particularly smaller organisations or those with small grants, to undertake external evaluations.
We will be sharing more strong reports throughout the year from organisations of all sizes. If you are a current grant holder, you will receive these via our new grant holder emails which will be launching shortly. Alternatively, you can sign up for our mailing list here.
What we like about the report (download the report here)
First of all, the report provides comment on each of their agreed activities in turn, stating whether or not they were delivered, what they did and target numbers achieved. We liked this because it made it easy to see whether they were able to do what they'd set out to. (view report snippet)
The organisation is honest about things which didn't quite go to plan in their project delivery and provide reasons why. We appreciate that this can be the case during the funding period and we want grant holders to be open with us when things don't go as well as expected - after all, our funded organisations are the best source of sector knowledge we have, so this kind of information can help us with prioritising future support, particularly if we begin to see common trends.
As well as activities, the organisation also reports on each of their agreed outcomes in turn, highlighting the differences made for participants with a mix of quantitative and qualitative evidence. The figures provided give us a sense of the collective differences participants experienced across the programme and the case studies add depth to this, giving us a real feel for the impact of the work.
The organisation shows that they're learning from their work and how they wish to improve their programme going forward. We thought this was positive as it showed they're making changes based on what they've done so far, so that the programme is reaching the young people who would most benefit and to ensure that those young people have the best chance of achieving their goals.
A (very) small suggestion for improvement...
....some of the reporting on activities is a little target/numbers focused (although this is likely due to the nature of the activities agreed). We also like to see some softer detail - examples of what the personal development and goal setting sessions involved, for example.


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PREGAME STRETCH: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Something's gotta give in divisional matchup between two teams on the upswing
The game: Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2), CBS, Sunday, 4:25 p.m., Heinz Field, 68,400.
Announcers: Jim Nantz and Tony Romo. It will be interesting this week to see how Romo's approach changes seeing the same team two weeks in a row. Also, we were wrong last week about Romo making Nantz less annoying. Oh well, you win some, you lose some. Also, we're hearing a common criticism of Romo (that he talks too much during plays, sometimes yells about open players) that we agree with from a cosmetic point of view. The yelling does not make for great TV, BUT it does indicate that Romo's quarterback brain is seeing an open guy that your quarterback's brain is not seeing and that might be good information to have.
Information courtesy www.the506.com
Weather – or not: Mostly sunny, 71. We're starting to get the feeling that when this skein of beautiful weather finally ends, we'll pay dearly. Just file away that Pittsburgh has home games on Dec. 10 (Ravens), 17 (Patriots) and 31 (Browns) and let's see what conditions are like for those.
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Referee: Bill Vinovich. A native of Rochester in Beaver County, Vinovich has a reputation as one of the best in the business, having worked a Super Bowl as a white hat. His current crew is calling 12 penalties per game and assessing 106 penalty yards, both well below the league average (and both likely to be exceeded during Sunday's friendly get-together).
Information courtesy www.footballzebras.com, www.profootballreference.com and www.nflpenalties.com (it takes three, count 'em, three web sites to provide you with the best each week in officiating background information).
The last time: The Bengals blew two separate 14-point leads and were outscored 15-0 by the Steelers in the second half in a 24-20 Pittsburgh win last December that set the winners up to clinch the AFC North the following week. This was Pittsburgh's fourth straight win in the series (and seventh in the past eight games), which it leads 60-35. Eli Roger's fourth-quarter touchdown catch complemented six Chris Boswell field goals in a game the Steelers won despite Le'Veon Bell being held to less than 100 yards rushing and Ben Roethlisberger being held to less than 300 yards passing.
The line: Pittsburgh -5.5/42
Smarts say: About 60 percent of bettors were giving the points and going with the Steelers as of midweek. All six Pittsburgh games so far this season have hit on the under and most bettors feel this is the week finally for an over (81 percent on the over at midweek). The O/U of 42 this week would mean something like Steelers 24-18.
Information courtesy www.pregame.com
When the Steelers have the ball:
PIT offense, 11th passing, 16th rushing, 22nd scoring (19.7 ppg), 9th sacks allowed (10)
CIN defense, 2nd passing, 14th rushing, 2nd scoring (16.6 ppg), 5th sacks (18)
When the Bengals have the ball:
CIN offense, 18th passing, 28th rushing, 30th scoring (16.8 ppg), 16th sacks allowed (15)
PIT defense, 1st passing, 23rd rushing, 4th scoring (17.0 ppg), 2nd sacks (20)
So…: The defensive stats in this game lend credence to the miniscule 42 over/under and defense has been dominant in this series lately with five of the last six games coming under 44 total points.
Information courtesy www.nfl.com
Key matchups: A.J. Green vs. Joe Haden
Why: Cincinnati is still struggle to find its running game and you better believe they'll work Jeremy Hill, Gio Bernard and Joe Mixon hard against the suspect Steelers run defense, but the Bengals win when Andy Dalton and A.J. Green have big days and Green especially has been stellar against the Steelers. With Tyler Eifert gone for the year, the Bengals weaponry is considerably less daunting, and if Haden could do what the Steelers have been unable to do in the past, put the clamps on Green, the odds tilt solidly toward the Steelers.
Players on the spot: Bud Dupree and T.J. Watt vs. Cedric Ogbuehi and Jake Fisher
Why: The youthful duo has combined for five of Pittsburgh's 20 sacks, but a lot of that action came in Weeks 1 and 2. Andrew Whitworth is gone from his longtime post guarding Andy Dalton's blind side and at some point the Steelers are going to need a linebacker not named James Harrison to step up in the splash play department. Sunday would be a good time for either or both Dupree and Watt to take a step forward in that regard.
Quick hits:
+ Steelers fans and media have enjoyed a week of giddiness that comes on the heels on each of these big, regular-season wins we've become used to under Mike Tomlin. Columnists hit us with the requisite "and the scary thing is, this team can be better" columns we always get. The oddsmakers re-installed Pittsburgh as a Super Bowl favorite, behind only those pesky Patriots. Players "I told you so'd" and fans seemed to forget, at least temporarily, all of their National Anthem gripes. But we're here to remind you that for the last seven years these highest-of-high wins have always, always, always been followed at some point by terrible losses to terrible teams and being totally out-coached and out-played by New England in the playoffs. We've been at this spot many, many times in those seven years, the glow after a big win. But until Mike Tomlin figures those other things out, we're never going back to where we really want to be.
+ Shortly after last week's big win, NFL "insider" Ian Rapoport reported, citing "sources," that wide receiver Martavis Bryant was unhappy in the Steelers offense and was requesting a trade. Rapoport is the same "insider" who reported several years ago that Ben Roethlisberger had requested a trade to Arizona. Whether there was ever even a kernel of truth in that Roethlisberger story, we'll never know. But we know it was never, ever substantially true. Based on the fallout from the Bryant story, we think it's likely the same story (or non-story, as the case might be). An actual news or sports story has multiple named sources, grants anonymity to sources only rarely and only for good reason and proves to be substantially true. Under those standards, exactly 0.0 percent of NFL "insider" reporting is news reporting. It's all gossip and conjecture (albeit good gossip if it's being relayed by Adam Schefter or Chris Mortenson), most of it coming from agents and assistant coaches with agendas, who never should have been granted anonymity in the first place. At the time of the Roethlisberger story, we engaged Rapoport in a discussion on Twitter about the use of anonymous sources. We asked him if his news organization had standards for using anonymous sources. He said they did. We asked him if one of those standards was that anonymity should not be granted to anyone who stands to gain financially from the story. He said it was not and was incredulous that might even be suggested. That tells you all you need to know about the credibility of Rapoport's anonymous reporting.
+ Even though it's only Week 7, Sunday's game has got huge playoff implications. That's because Pittsburgh already has won on the road at Cleveland and at Baltimore. A win at home against Cincinnati would create a huge, early advantage for the Steelers in the divisional tiebreakers. Conversely, even though they started 0-3, the Bengals get right back in the thick of the divisional race with a win and set up a huge rematch on Monday Night Football on Dec. 4 in Cincy.
The pick: The Bengals appeared to be as bad a football team as we'd ever seen in stripes during the first two weeks of the season and Andy Dalton looked like anything but a competent NFL starter. But then they fired Offensive Coordinator Ken Zampese and immediately looked like a different team, taking the Packers to overtime then beating the Browns and the Bills. Coming in off their bye with an extra week to prepare, we wonder whether the Cincy team we see Sunday will be ever better. If you're getting the sense about now we're picking against Pittsburgh this week, you're right. A win here puts the Steelers in such a good position in their division and in the AFC and that just is not the MO of a Mike Tomlin team. We think this team is winning the AFC North, but they'll do it the hard way, which means not until December… Bengals 24-14.
Last week: We got off the schneid last week with a clutch double win, calling the Steelers win and the five-point margin of victory. The leaves us at 3-3 straight up and 4-2 against the spread.


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A recent report shows North Carolina's NC Pre-K is once again rated among the highest in the nation. It is one of only six state programs to meet all 10 NIEER (National Institute of Early Education Research) quality preschool benchmarks. Read more
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Alliance for Children board of directors proudly announces Linda Smith as the new Executive Director. Linda brings over 30 years experience in education and nonprofit work. Through her leadership with JobReady Partnership and its New Century Scholars Program, Linda has collaborated with local organizations and businesses providing educational opportunities to students who might not otherwise choose a college education.
"This is my home of 36 years and I have invested most of my career energy into providing for our children. I can't think of a better place to continue serving than with Alliance for Children. I look forward to working with our Board of Directors, staff and other organizations in the community to create bright futures for young children." – Linda Smith.


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The animated films of Pixar are all rich with details that reward multiple viewings, and for years fans have exchanged the small clues online that suggest that all of the movies are somehow linked. Taking it further, Cracked put out this video a couple years ago discussing the theory that all Pixar movies take place in the same universe, and taken together they spell out "a timeline for the robot apocalypse." Hobbyist film critic Jon Negroni took up that theory and traced his own visual examples of Pixar's little Easter eggs on Tumblr and on his blog, and in brief it goes something like this: If Brave takes place, chronologically, first on the timeline, one can trace the witch's magic in that film to the sentient toys, animals, and monsters in films like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and Monsters Inc. Pixar has also made references to the same evil corporation multiple times, BNL or Buy-N-Large, which is the global enterprise that rules everything in the time of Wall-E, but is also the company that's trying to oust the old guy from his house in Up, and makes appearances in Finding Nemo and Toy Story 3 (Buzz Lightyear's batteries are BNL brand, as we see in one shot).
You can, in fact, go kind of deep with this. Sully the monster from the Monsters movies appears as a carved figure in Brave, too, and there's also the theory that the witch in that movie is actually just the grown up little girl from Monsters Inc., Boo, who time-travels back to medieval Scotland or whatever to find Sully, and her love for him is the crux of the entire animated universe. Also, the young girl from Inside Out showed up in Finding Dory, did you catch that?
There's also a piece of this about the AI machines that originate with the Omnidroid in The Incredibles, and evolve into talking cars (Cars and Cars 2), and later Wall-E. Also, A Bug's Life could be depicting Earth post-apocalypse, after Wall-E helps that plant grow, but without many humans around.
And there's a Pizza Planet delivery car that shows up in multiple movies.
Today Pixar provides a three-minute video, posted to the Toy Story Facebook page, that traces some (but not all) of these Easter egg connections, though it doesn't confirm the full theory, because the Pixar people were probably too busy making movies to come up with this overarching, multi-century-spanning, totally insane plot structure.
Below, fodder for more stoner conversation.
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For years, the floppy-haired, bland-faced, dead-eyed Tim Heidecker has provided stoners with late-night laughs, alongside the lumbering Eric Wareheim, on programs including "Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" and "Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories." Their short sketch videos are low-fi bordering on crappy, sometimes literally excrement-filled, and almost always uncomfortably unironic. The overall vibe is local-car-dealership commercial directed by a tripping teen. Let's just say it takes a certain type to want to come on down.
Heidecker, who is now forty, was in town earlier this summer to promote his first solo musical album, "In Glendale," a largely sincere collection of songs which press materials described as a "post-normcore delight of exuberant bar rock." His past musical endeavors have been slightly cheekier, among them "Urinal Street Station," by the "Yellow River Boys," from 2013—a themed album all about imbibing urine (sample songs include "Hot Piss Blues" and "Slurp It Up"). "In Glendale," by contrast, focusses largely on the pleasures and low-stakes perils of fatherhood and domestic life, with soulful ballads about working from home and central air-conditioning. As you might have guessed, Heidecker now lives in Glendale, California, along with his wife; their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Amelia; and a dog named Pete, who appears on the record's cover in a photo Heidecker took on his iPhone.
Before a free concert at a record store, Heidecker and his cousin, the cookbook writer Colu Henry (two years younger, but with an older-sister vibe), met for lunch in the East Village. Heidecker lived on Sixth Street in his mid-twenties but never dared patronize any of the many local curry joints. "I just was really intimidated by Indian food," he said, as he passed his old front door. "It was just so exotic and I was so parochial, a small-town boy." (He grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania.) "I needed my meat and potatoes."
"You made me a Waldorf salad once in that apartment!" Henry countered.
Back then, the cousins would perform rock operas at Arlene's Grocery. Heidecker said, "We did this show called 'Pearly Harbor.' "
"Nothing to fear but fear itself!" Henry sang, liltingly.
"It was such a silly, campy, goofy thing we were doing that I don't know who it would have appealed to beyond our friends," Heidecker said.
Unmoved by men who hollered "Come in!" and "Right this way!" from the doorways of competing restaurants, Heidecker and Henry ducked into Panna II and, crouching beneath a low canopy of twinkling lights, international flags, and fake flowers, slowly wended their way to a table at the back.
Heidecker took off his Los Angeles Dodgers cap and perused the menu: "Ooh, potatoes and spinach tastefully sautéed with herbs and Indian spices." A waiter took his order: chicken tikka masala, saag paneer, and a soda water.
"Just make sure everything's tastefully cooked," Heidecker said, flatly. Henry rolled her eyes.
Heidecker began touting Glendale's many charms. Henry interrupted him. "Aren't the Kardashians from there?" she asked. (Kim in fact once expressed interest in running for mayor.)
"I'm sure there's somebody named Kardashian living there," Heidecker replied. "But the nice thing about Glendale is that there isn't anything going on. You can go home at night and it's quiet. And there's trees and deer and bunny rabbits."
Henry, who'd visited a few months earlier, said, "I didn't see any bunnies. Liar."
"I'm like the St. Francis of Assisi of Glendale," Heidecker said, piously. He'd just learned that Bruce Springsteen used to have a house near him. "My go-to karaoke song is 'My Hometown,' which brings a tear to everyone's eye," he said, and huskily sang, "Eight years old, bleh bleh bleh." He paused. "I don't know the lyrics. That's why they have the words on the screen."
"You sound like you're from North Carolina," Henry criticized.
The waiter arrived with the meal and Heidecker dug in. "This is good!" He added, somewhat petulantly, "I hope it doesn't make me violently ill in two hours." He made a few barfy noises, a sound familiar to fans of his comedy (there are montages on YouTube of him and Warheim vomiting), and remarked that Amelia had stayed home sick from school that day. "I was on FaceTime with her this morning and she'd thrown up and she was crying and she was like, 'Papa.' It was heartbreaking." Her favorite songs are "You Are My Sunshine," "Twinkle Twinkle," and the ABCs. He said, "We go through this set list of those songs and if I start singing, she'll say, 'You don't sing, I sing!' "
The waiter dimmed the lights, turned the music way up, and served everyone ice cream—he presented Heidecker and a young man at a neighboring table (who'd entered wearing a graduation gown) with scoops with candles in them. They blew them out.
"Where'd you graduate from?" Heidecker asked.
An older man in a seersucker suit at the graduate's table answered for him: "Pratt. He's a very funny animator. Works well with television."
The young man, who had a wispy mustache, remarked nonchalantly, "I'm a big fan of yours, actually."
"This is a big day for both of us, then," Heidecker said. "This actually kind of overshadows your graduation." He turned back to his tablemates and observed, "I usually don't get recognized, partly because most of the people that see me aren't familiar with any of my work." On his way out, he asked the graduate for a business card; the graduate wrote down his e-mail address on a scrap of paper.
Are his music fans different from his comedy fans?
"There are less of them—much less of them," Heidecker said. Hearing his relatively straight-faced music, he said, some "Tim & Eric" fans "are like, 'You've ruined everything, man! I can't even watch the old stuff because I know that you're not that weirdo.' With this record, people are like, 'There's a joke coming, trust me. He's being tongue-in-cheek about this.' But I'm not, really."
That evening, Heidecker sat on a small stage in Other Music (which has since closed). The album was recorded with a ten-piece band, but he was performing solo, unplugged, in a style that called to mind Harry Nilsson but with the twang and candor of Tom Petty. He scanned the crowd and said, "What a great-looking group of white bearded guys." The white bearded guys laughed and took photos of him with their phones. He warmed them up with a track called "Cleaning Up the Dog Shit" (chorus: "Now I'm cleaning up the dog shit, cleaning up the baby shit . . . on my weekends").
"You want to hear a sad song?" he asked. "This is a very sad song about Los Angeles, where I live, a much better city than New York." He crooned, "There's a lonely girl at the promenade, she's alone without anyone." The crowd continued to snicker.
"That girl committed suicide about six months ago," Heidecker chided, then added, "I'm just kidding."


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Исследование применимости пирингового метода оценки в очных курсах
The consololidation of groups learning academic disciplines requires students' works to be assessed automatically. This way helps to avoid subjectivity in evaluation, butlimits the depth of knowledge and skills that can be evaluated that decreases the quality of teaching the discipline. This study analyses the method of peer review, familiar to MOOC students, applied to essays of in-campus students during two years.
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This article traces the transformation of a genre of the review, traditional for the Russian journalism. This article offers the description of the speech structure of the review, based on the semantic category of an evaluation. The contemporary review occurrs not within a discourse of culture anymore, but also as a part of political or marketing communication within media environment.
An IT security vulnerability can be considered as an inherent weakness in a target system that could be exploited by a threat source. The underlying hypothesis in our proposal is that each identified attribute associated with the target entity to be controlled should show the highest quality satisfaction level as an elementary indicator. The higher the quality indicator value achieved per each attribute, the lower the vulnerability indicator value and therefore the potential impact from the risk standpoint. In the present work, we discuss the added value of supporting the IT security and risk assessment areas with measurement and evaluation (M&E) methods and strategy, which are based on metrics and indicators. Also we illustrate excerpts of an M&E case study for characteristics and attributes of Security, and their potential risk assessment.
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Keim: Watford has earned timePosted by on September 21, 2015 – 8:07 am
Bobby Massie comes back from suspension today, and so the question has to be asked: Does Earl Watford remain the starting right tackle for the Cardinals?
General Manager Steve Keim, during his appearance on the "Doug and Wolf" Show on Arizona Sports 98.7 Monday, said that later today he, coach Bruce Arians and offensive line coach/offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin will discuss the lineup. Keim acknowledged he usually defers to the coaches in such situations.
But, Keim said, "I know this: Earl has earned the right to be on the field."
Watford has held up well in two games (against admittedly weaker defenses in the Saints and Bears), especially in run blocking. And perhaps the most important thing to remember is that Arians said it was Watford's job to lose when Watford was inserted into the starting lineup. It's hard to think Watford has done anything to lose the job.
As Keim said, "we'll have some options" at offensive line. Left guard Mike Iupati is expected back this week from his knee surgery, and while Keim said he likes the job Ted Larsen has done, it's hard to believe the big free-agent signee of the offseason won't get back to the lineup once he's ready. Especially going against his former team in the 49ers.
Other Keim comments:
— He said the Cardinals saw some similarities between David Johnson coming out of Northern Iowa and the Bears' Matt Forte. You have to say Johnson was the more effective running back Sunday when the Cards and Bears played.
— Keim on the Cardinals' 2-0 start: "More than anything we have a chance to be a pretty good football team if we eliminate the mistakes."
— The blown coverage that led to the Bears' first touchdown, Keim said, was a miscommunication between Patrick Peterson and Jerraud Powers trying to cover out of a bunch formation.
— He said he liked the cuts and patience of running back Chris Johnson, and also his toughness in pass protection.
— Keim's call on quarterback Carson Palmer: "He's been a godsend for this organization."
Tags: Bobby Massie, Carson Palmer, Chris Johnson, David Johnson, Earl Watford, Matt Forte, Mike Iupati, Steve Keim, Ted Larsen
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Keim: Cards like Barkley's mental makeupPosted by on September 8, 2015 – 8:12 am
We've delved into why the Cardinals took Matt Barkley at quarterback already, but General Manager Steve Keim — during his appearance on the "Doug and Wolf" Show on Arizona Sports 98.7 Tuesday morning — got into a little more detail.
"When you are looking at a quarterback … and you're saying, 'What are the traits you look for,' the first thing you don't say is arm strength, or foot speed or mobility," Keim said. "To me, when you look at quarterbacks, the first thing you want is mental toughness, the second thing is the ability to process and learn.
"Those are the things that excited us about Matt Barkley. When he came out of college we spent a lot of time with him. We liked him coming out. We know he is a football junkie. The mental part of the game is not too fast for him. Now, we bring him in, not a lot of risk involved, and you see what he's got physically. To me, that's how you have to approach that position because they are so hard to find."
Other Keim's points:
— The roster is "always in flux." Keim wouldn't even say the current 53 would stay static through Sunday's opener against the Saints. Something to watch, although I'd be surprised if there was a move at this point just given what is out there (and assuming no one gets hurt in practice.)
— The fact the Cardinals have only three cornerbacks on the roster isn't lost on Keim. Having safety Tyrann Mathieu there is a bit reason the Cards were comfortable with the move, but Keim did point out there is a reason the team has three cornerbacks on the practice squad. Any one of them could be pulled up in a given week.
— Once Bobby Massie is reinstated from his two-game suspension, then Keim and Bruce Arians will figure out who might be released to make room on the roster. No reason to talk names now, Keim said, because no one knows what injuries may happen, if any, over the first two games. Keim was pleased with the way Earl Watford played right tackle in the final preseason game.
— That said, Keim deferred to Arians on any starting lineup announcements, including center. He also said he had nothing concrete to report on injury updates of G Mike Iupati and WR Michael Floyd. Arians already said Iupati wouldn't be playing this week.
— Keim said it was "good to see" both RB Chris Johnson and LB Sean Weatherspoon play "extremely well" in the final preseason game. Keim reiterated the Cards were excited for both additions when they signed and the team is counting on their contributions.
Tags: Bobby Massie, Chris Johnson, Earl Watford, Matt Barkley, Michael Floyd, Mike Iupati, Roster, Saints, Steve Keim, Tyrann Mathieu
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Analyzing the initial 53-man rosterPosted by on September 5, 2015 – 5:28 pm
The roster will change. Now that the Cardinals are down to 53 players, the chances of it staying the same by the time the team comes back together Tuesday isn't great. GM Steve Keim seems almost a lock to make at least one waiver claim that comes through. But for now, here's some of the highlights to Saturday's choices:
— The breakdown by position looks like this:
— The Cardinals will have four cornerbacks at some point. I don't see how they don't. It might not be until after the first game, but I am confident they will keep the search going.
— The trade for Matt Barkley ended the chances for Logan Thomas and Phillip Sims. I don't see them keeping a fourth QB on the practice squad.
— Two undrafted rookies make the roster in nose tackle Xavier Williams and Alani Fua. Fua, at 6-foot-5, is one of those choices Keim wanted to make the team longer and more athletic. It's why they still like Shaq Riddick even though Riddick has been hurt so much.
— Stepfan Taylor is your "big" back with the cut of Robert Hughes. Kerwynn Williams is a fan favorite but his skill-set is just too close to Andre Ellington and Chris Johnson.
— With the suspension of Bobby Massie, it might have saved Bradley Sowell a roster spot for now. When Massie returns, we'll see what happens. By then, the Cards might have a better sense of who they want at center, or maybe they let a tackle go.
Tags: Alani Fua, Bobby Massie, Bradley Sowell, Matt Barkley, Roster, Shaq Riddick, Stepfan Taylor, Steve Keim, Xavier Williams
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Keim: Raiders game "a great wake-up call"Posted by on August 31, 2015 – 8:07 am
General Manager Steve Keim acknowledged the obvious from Sunday night: There were a lot of issues offensively.
"It was a great wake-up call," Keim said Monday during his appearance on the "Doug and Wolf show" on Arizona Sports 98.7.
Of the starting offensive line, Keim said guard Ted Larsen was the only to even have a solid game. But like Bruce Arians, he saw other problems, like Carson Palmer holding the ball too long a couple of times, some poor routes from receivers, and running backs failing to chip in certain situations.
"When you have so many things go wrong at the same time, it's a recipe for disaster," Keim said.
— Keim said the potential Bobby Massie suspension is "up in the air" until and if the Cardinals hear something from the league office.
— The battle at center between A.Q. Shipley and Lyle Sendlein remains ongoing, Keim said. (Shipley did have some issues Sunday night holding off the inside of the Raiders' line, including ex-Cardinal Dan Williams.)
— Earl Watford played well, Keim said, reinforcing my view that Watford held up pretty good against stud Raiders pass rusher Kahlil Mack.
— Nothing has changed with Mike Iupati, other than he continues to rehab. Personally, I'll be surprised if he doesn't miss some regular-season time, but we will see.
— Keim acknowledged there probably hasn't been a preseason game the last two years where he hasn't been concerned or there had not been some ups and downs. But he also said that doesn't mean there aren't things to feel good about. He thought the defense — other than a couple of blown assignments on coverage — played well. And he was happy with the play specifically of linebackers Alex Okafor and Kevin Minter and defensive end Calais Campbell.
— Keim said both running back Chris Johnson and linebacker Sean Weatherspoon "have a chance" to play in Thursday's preseason finale.
— The 12 roster moves needed to get to 75 should come today. "No reason to waste any time," Keim said. The Cardinals practice this afternoon.
Tags: A.Q. Shipley, Alex Okafor, Bobby Massie, Calais Campbell, Chris Johnson, Earl Watford, Kevin Minter, Lyle Sendlein, Mike Iupati, Roster, Sean Weatherspoon, Steve Keim, Ted Larsen
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For what it's worth in June, offensive editionPosted by on June 19, 2015 – 3:03 pm
So, before it's time to take leave for a bit, we come to the second part of the "for what it's worth" posts. Yesterday, it was the defense. Today, the offense, which starts with a healthy Carson Palmer, always a good thing. This team should be in a better place offensively this season, if for no other reason than the system is set and the offensive line should be better than it's been overall in a long time. Of course, the Cards have to show it. And Palmer needs to stay on the field.
QB — Carson Palmer. Whatever else the Cardinals might have done on the field this offseason, just having Palmer back and working in 11-on-11 by the end would deem it a success. We'll see how it plays out in camp — and more importantly, the first preseason game he takes part in — but it's important that he is on track to be the starter.
RB — Andre Ellington. Rookie David Johnson should end up playing a role and could end up as a key on offense. But right now, all things still figure to go through Ellington to begin with. The entire running back situation is an interesting one. Will the offensive line upgrade trickle down to help this position? How might Kerwynn Williams fit in? The Cards just want Ellington to stay healthy, and see what that means.
WR — Larry Fitzgerald. It's easy to lose sight of the fact, after another year under 1,000 yards, that Fitz was really clicking with Palmer before Palmer got hurt. If the two vets can play together, I'm curious to see what Fitz's numbers can be, even in this system when not one receiver figures to dominate the stat sheet.
WR — Michael Floyd. It's a big year for Floyd. The quarterback situation did not help last season, but there were times even when Palmer played where, for whatever reason, Floyd didn't produce. Sometimes, that was a lack of targets. The Cards certainly have other options too. But the former No. 1 draft pick needs to make a greater impact.
WR — John Brown. In this setup, the Cards go three wide receivers (I'll hit the tight ends in a minute.) Brown has added a little muscle and had strong self-awareness of what happened to him last season, including wearing out at the end of the season. Palmer can't say enough good things about Brown, with whom he developed a strong bond with last summer. Smokey will get his chances.
TE — Darren Fells. Troy Niklas is going to be in this mix and when the Cards go two tight ends on running downs, Niklas will likely join Fells. But right now, with Niklas still trying to get healthy, it is Fells who as emerged out of a very inexperienced tight end room. One caveat: Can't exclude the possibility of the Cards signing a veteran at the position, which could change this dynamic.
RT — Bobby Massie. D.J. Humphries is making strides, but as of now, it's hard to see Humphries surpassing Massie. Things could change when the pads go on. Another possibility is if Humphries makes enough strides, maybe Massie is a guy who the Cards would consider trading, especially if another team loses a tackle in injury in camp. But if Massie is around for the first game, I think he starts.
RG — Jonathan Cooper. He's in great shape. He doesn't have any of the issues left from a broken leg or turf toe or any of the other problems he might have had. If Cooper is going to become the player the Cardinals hope he can be, this is the season he needs to do it. His confidence clearly has never been higher, and he comes across as a different player than he was at this time last year. A big, big camp awaits.
C — A.Q. Shipley. This is an interesting spot. Shipley and Ted Larsen will battle in camp. OTAs and minicamp are what they are, but Shipley was the one getting more first-unit snaps by the end and he has history with both Bruce Arians and offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin. This will come down to how Shipley and Larsen perform in games. (And if they both struggle, I wouldn't completely write off the idea of a Lyle Sendlein return either, as long as he remains a free agent.)
LG — Mike Iupati. For a second straight year, the big free-agent purchase was an offensive lineman. Iupati's reputation is that of excellent run blocker and a guy who needs to work on his pass blocking. Iupati certainly looks the part, and it will be fun to watch him in pads during camp and see what collisions develop.
LT — Jared Veldheer. The Cardinals wanted a left tackle and after one season, it looks like they have gotten a pretty good one.
Tags: A.Q. Shipley, Andre Ellington, Bobby Massie, Carson Palmer, D, Darren Fells, J. Humphries, Jared Veldheer, John Brown, Jonathan Cooper, Larry Fitzgerald, Lyle Sendlein, Michael Floyd, Mike Iupati, Ted Larsen, Troy Niklas
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OTAs end on a high note (and other notes)Posted by on June 4, 2015 – 10:35 am
The Cardinals did a lot more on their final OTA day than they had in a long time — in years previous, the team would often get excused after the opening special teams period (or, under Ken Whisenhunt, after a stretch). There was full work today, although a Chandler Catanzaro field goal clipped the end about 30 minutes earlier than normal. The Cards had also eschewed the two-practice-field work the last few days of OTAs. Next week is the last work of the offseason — mandatory minicamp Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
— Bruce Arians said he was happy with the competition, although again, with no pads, it's hard to know exactly where anyone is. That won't change next week, because the rules are exactly the same for minicamp.
— In particular, Arians said the final roster for both the defensive line and outside linebackers will be "interesting" in terms of the numbers kept. "We are going to keep the best 53.
— Arians passed over the chance to say Bobby Massie has a strong hold on the right tackle job right now, instead pointing out how good of an offseason Earl Watford has been having at multiple positions — including right tackle. (We'll have more on Watford later on the homepage.)
— Michael Floyd has been sitting out this week with an undisclosed ailment and Larry Fitzgerald missed the last couple days of the voluntary work, leaving lots of reps for John Brown — who Arians said has been "great" in OTAs.
— Arians said rookie running back David Johnson looks very good as a receiver. As for being a running back, that evaluation can only come when the pads are on, Arians said.
— Quarterback Carson Palmer briefly appeared in 11-on-11 work although it was in a walk-through drill. Palmer could get more no-huddle work in minimcamp, Arians said, "depending who's on defense." That means Arians has to trust the defenders to stay well away from Palmer and his knee. The vets know what's what.
— The final OTA opened with the big boys of the offensive and defensive lines catching kickoffs. It's always a sight to behold (and yes, there should be video on it later today.)
Tags: Bobby Massie, Chandler Catanzaro, Earl Watford, John Brown, OTAs
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Palmer on field as Phase 2 beginsPosted by on May 4, 2015 – 11:33 am
The caveats: In Phase 2 of the offseason program, there is no defense and there are no helmets. The work is only one hour. Offensive and defensive players are working on separate fields. But in terms of good signs, Carson Palmer taking snaps as the first-unit quarterback — after tearing his ACL in November — has to be considered as one. Palmer was out there and, aside from the knee brace, didn't look any different than last offseason as he threw passes. (We'll have more in a homepage story later today.) This doesn't mean Palmer is ready to play in a game, or even that he'll be able to do a lot during OTAs or minicamp. We'll see on all that. But it definitely underscores the optimism Palmer has for training camp.
A couple of other notes from this still-voluntary phase:
— The rookies are not here yet. They arrive Thursday afternoon with rookie minicamp starting Friday.
— The first-unit offensive line looks as expected right now: From left tackle to right tackle, it was Jared Veldheer, Mike Iupati, Ted Larsen, Jonathan Cooper, Bobby Massie.
— Not only is Kareem Martin getting work at outside linebacker, but it looks like Matt Shaughnessy working as a 3-4 defensive end after playing linebacker in 3-4 alignments previously.
— First-unit safeties on this first day were Deone Bucannon and Rashad Johnson.
Tags: Bobby Massie, Carson Palmer, Deone Bucannon, Jared Veldheer, Jonathan Cooper, Kareem Martin, Matt Shaughnessy, Mike Iupati, Rashad Johnson, Ted Larsen
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Cardinals take OT Humphries in the first roundPosted by on April 30, 2015 – 7:42 pm
The Cardinals did not trade out of the 24th pick, and if they were looking at pass rushers, they watched two good ones go off the board in the two picks before them as the Steelers took Bud Dupree and the Broncos traded with the Lions to move up at take Shane Ray at No. 23. So the Cardinals go offensive line with their pick, taking Florida tackle D.J. Humphries. Humphries should have the ability to move to left tackle at some point, but in the short-term figures to battle Bobby Massie for the right tackle job. Massie is scheduled to be a free agent after the 2015 season.
It's not sexy, but GM Steve Keim has said many times he has wanted to upgrade and solidify the offensive line. This fits. The offensive line continues to be a priority and that no longer should be a surprise.
Tags: Bobby Massie, D.J. Humphries, draft
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Free agency looms big — next yearPosted by on January 6, 2015 – 4:21 pm
I have posted my annual roster breakdown, where you can see (right here) where everyone of note on the current roster stands in terms of how long their contract runs — at least right now, before guys are released or extended or otherwise restructured. If you want to see the details of this year's free-agent concerns, here's my story on that. But one of the things you notice when you peruse the list of players is just how many guys have their contracts expire after the 2015 season.
By my count, it's 25 guys, and while that will most certainly change by this time next year — a rookie class will push some of those guys off the roster, for instance — it's something to watch as General Manager Steve Keim maneuvers through this offseason. Many of these players are up so soon because they were found off the street or as undrafted rookies and had shorter-term contracts. But, at least for now, here are some of the names that are scheduled to be up after 2015:
— DT Darnell Dockett
— QB Drew Stanton
— WR Michael Floyd (who does have a 2016 team option)
— C Lyle Sendlein
— T Bobby Massie
— DE Frostee Rucker
— LB Matt Shaughnessy
— CB Justin Bethel
— CB Jerraud Powers
— S Rashad Johnson
— S Tony Jefferson
Again, I don't expect all of them to remain on that schedule. The Cardinals will make an attempt to extend some of them. Others could be released as the normal roster overhaul takes place. But this is the way a team clears cap space and doesn't get into cap problems, like Keim has worked to try and do. It means there are few real long-term deals. And more work every offseason.
Tags: Bobby Massie, Darnell Dockett, Drew Stanton, free agency, Frostee Rucker, Jerraud Powers, Justin Bethel, Lyle Sendlein, Matt Shaughnessy, Michael Floyd, Rashad Johnson, Tony Jefferson
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Keim: Waiting on injury, and the offensive linePosted by on November 10, 2014 – 8:10 am
General Manager Steve Keim didn't have much of an update on quarterback Carson Palmer this morning during his weekly appearance on the "Doug and Wolf" show on Arizona Sports 98.7. Keim said Palmer will undergo "a number of tests" Monday and the Cardinals should have an update with Palmer's knee injury later Monday. That Keim didn't have much to say isn't surprising, but as I mentioned last night, you hope for the best but plan for the worst.
After a win in which the Cardinals only rushed for 28 yards, though, Keim did have some thoughts on the offensive line. He was blunt: Keim said he thinks one of the "primary reasons" the Cardinals were 8-1 is the play of offensive tackles Jared Veldheer and Bobby Massie. As for the interior — guards Paul Fanaika and Ted Larsen and center Lyle Sendlein — Keim said he has concerns about their consistency.
Bruce Arians was asked after the game, following his talk about how the Cardinals got their "asses whipped" up front leading to a lack of a run game, whether there was a chance guard Jonathan Cooper could get a start against Detroit. Arians answered without hesitation: "None."
Keim has suggested in recent comments that he thought Cooper could end up playing some, although that belief isn't held by the coaching staff. And Keim said it's up to the coaches.
"Anytime you are 8-1 there is a certain chemistry, and a lot of times coaches don't want to mess with chemistry, which I certainly can't argue with," Keim said. "The other thing is, I'm the General Manager. It's my job to add players to the roster, help pick the players. But I am always going to defer to the coaches when it comes to playing the players. It's not my job to tell Bruce Arians or Harold Goodwin who to play from a personnel standpoint. That's a decision those guys have to make, and if those guys think it's in our best interests to play the two guards we currently have out there right now, that's what I'm going to go with."
— As for Drew Stanton, who will step in at QB assuming Palmer is out, Keim talked about the confidence the team has in Stanton. He made the point that, if the Cardinals didn't think he would be able to step in after seeing him since the beginning of 2013 after Stanton signed, the Cards would have made a move to replace him.
Tags: Bobby Massie, Carson Palmer, Drew Stanton, Jared Veldheer, Jonathan Cooper, Lyle Sendlein, offensive line, Paul Fanaika, Steve Keim, Ted Larsen
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and the color I missed was Purple Potion. PP is a black base with purple glitter.
and on the nail. It's looks like it may be a dupe or similar to Wet n Wild'd Night Prowl. Maybe I'll have to do a comparison soon.
Thanks for looking!
I own this color but haven't tried it yet. Reminds me of CG Mummy May I? a bit. Gorgeous on you!ReplyDelete
P.S. LOVE the name of your blog; I'm a major Stevie Nicks fan, Fleetwood Mac too.ReplyDelete
It is pretty, I think it's too similar to ChG Mummy May I? to get it though!ReplyDelete
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At the end of her junior year at Chapman, Kellyn Toole felt burnt out. After 15 years of gymnastics and a collegiate diving career, Toole was ready to be done with athletics. Going into her senior year, with her parents urging her to continue, Toole felt pressure to finish out the season.
"It does keep me on a schedule, but the main reason I came back was that it was senior year and my parents love it," Toole said.
Toole has been an athlete since she was three years old. She began with gymnastics and continued the sport until her senior year of high school. A friend also convinced her to join the swim and dive team her freshman year of high school. Toole said it was a challenge to adjust from gymnastics to diving.
"I don't want to say it was easy, because it wasn't," Toole said. "But I already had body awareness, which is a huge thing in diving."
Toole began to dive and still did gymnastics year-round, since the seasons did not overlap. Injury, however, presented an issue, she said.
"I stopped gymnastics because I kept breaking myself. I broke my foot twice in four months. After my senior year, I realized I need to stop," Toole said.
As Toole closed out her high school sports career, she said she had no expectations of diving in college until she visited Chapman. Since diving was still a new sport to her, she still had the motivation to continue.
But diving is a year-round sport. Toole said the rigor of a year-round sport on top of academics and internships made it difficult to manage her time. In past years, it didn't pose a problem for Toole. But now, she said, there is more on her plate.
"I have a lot of stuff I need to do and need to figure out, like, post-grad. It's been hard for me a little bit to fit in diving," Toole said.
Toole interns for an advertising agency based in Denver, Colorado, and works at Chapman as a tour guide at the Office of Admissions.
"Diving after this, I'm not doing anything with it, whereas with school I want to finish up well and do well with internships so I can set myself up for a good job," Toole said. "For diving, if I miss a practice, it is OK. It's hard to find motivation."
Despite the difficulties the sports presents for Toole, she said it felt like the right decision to finish out her last year at Chapman on the dive team.
"The main reason I came back was that I had been doing so for so long, I might as well finish out," Toole said.
With her motivation dwindling and graduation nearing, Toole feels like it's the right time for her to wrap up her athletic career at Chapman.
"I'm going to be ready. I'm not ready for graduation, but I'm ready for dive to end. I'm ready for Southern California Interscholastic Athletic Conference (SCIAC) and regionals again," Toole said. "Obviously, I'll be sad, but it's my time."


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In 2013, Masashi Yamamoto started his own workshop after working alongside his brother, Kazuomi, at Yoshikane Hamono. An exception to the rule that all the great blacksmiths are old men, Masashi-san is just a young'un but just as awesome. His knives are beautifully polished, incredibly sharp and a tonne of fun to use.
The Masashi Koi is the third line created by Masashi so far and is influenced by some of the knives that he made with his brother, the Yoshikane Tsuchime, which are now discontinued. The hammered finish gives the impression of large fish scales and helps prevent food from sticking to the blade. Eric in the Ottawa shop swears that they look like a dragon made them. Who knows, maybe Masashi-san is part dragon. We've seen him work, and he does handle heat rather well.
The blade is made of VS1, a relatively new steel from the Metal Wizards of Takefu, and is clad in a softer stainless. VS1 is very similar to SKD12 and will develop a patina as time goes by, but is relatively resistant to rust. Expect a hardness of 60-62 HRC, which in normal-people terms means it's wickedly sharp with great edge retention.
This line is similar in profile to the Masashi SLD, tall blades with a bullet-like shape. The handle is oval-shaped chestnut and would comfortably fit in either a large or small hand. I had been holding out on getting a new knife until I saw these. Now I know what my next one will be!


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Syndication Ratings: Family Guy Tops Field in Week Two
This week's surprise rookie star is Twentieth Television's Family Guy, which, after setting series records for its primetime series premiere, went on to unseat CBS' longtime top off-net sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond, in syndication.
Family Guy was up 20% from the prior week to a 4.2 household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research, while Raymond slipped 3% to a 3.7.
Sony's Seinfeld was third at a 3.5, up 6%. Another newcomer, Warner Bros.' Two and a Half Men, grabbed fourth at a 3.3. Warner Bros.' Friends, which dropped 10% to a 2.7, tied CBS' King of Queens, unchanged, for fifth place in the category.
In general, daytime viewing continued to fall off in the week-ending Sept. 23, with people using television (PUT) down by more than 1 million from the prior week and by more than 4.4 million from two weeks ago.
As a result, most syndies were down or flat week to week.
NBC Universal's The Steve Wilkos Show was the highest-rated rookie talker, turning in a 0.9 household rating, according to Nielsen, unchanged from the show's premiere week. Twentieth's The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, after two weeks in national syndication, is nipping at Wilkos' heels at a 0.8.
Among the vets, CBS' Oprah fell 2% from its premiere week to a 5.7. CBS' Dr. Phil was flat at a 4.5. Disney-ABC's Live with Regis and Kelly dropped 6% to a 3.0. Warner Bros.' Ellen was flat at a 1.9. CBS' Rachel Ray was flat at a 1.8, tying NBC Universal's Maury, which was up 6%. CBS' Montel Williams was flat at a 1.4, while NBC U's Jerry Springer was up 8% to a 1.3. Warner Bros.' Tyra was at a 1.1 after being reprocessed the prior week. And NBC U's Martha Stewart Show was flat at a 0.9.
CBS' Entertainment Tonight managed to get a lift from its coverage of the lowest-rated Emmycast since Nielsen introduced People Meters in 1987. ET hit its highest ratings in seven weeks with a 4.4, up 2% from the prior week. CBS' Inside Edition, CBS' The Insider and NBC U's Access Hollywood all held steady at a 3.1, 2.3 and 2.2, respectively, while Warner Bros.' Extra fell 6% to a 1.7.
Meanwhile, the ratings for Warner Bros.' rookie magazine, TMZ, were reprocessed by Nielsen and not available, although preliminary ratings score the show at a 1.9 in its second week, which would make it the highest-rated rookie strip.
The court shows were largely flat to down, with only CBS' category leader, Judge Judy, and Sony's sophomore, Judge Maria Lopez, seeing gains.
Judy was up 5% from the prior week to a 4.6. In second place, CBS' Judge Joe Brown was down 4% to a 2.5. Twentieth's Divorce Court came in third at a 1.7, down 6%, while the usual third- and fourth-place shows -- Warner Bros.' People's Court and Judge Mathis -- were reprocessed. Twentieth's Judge Alex and Sony's Judge Hatchett were unchanged at a 1.6 and 1.3, respectively. Twentieth's Cristina's Court was down 8% to a 1.1, while Lopez jumped 11% to a 1.0. The genre's new entry, Sony's Judge David Young, was flat in its second week at a 0.8, while Radar Entertainment's Jury Duty was reprocessed.
Finally, among the games, both CBS' Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! were up 6% to a 6.8 and 5.7, respectively. Disney-ABC's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire was down 4% to a 2.7. Debmar-Mercury's Family Feud was up 6% to a 1.7. One of the new games, Program Partners' Merv Griffin's Let's Play Crosswords, was unchanged at a 0.8, while the other game-show rookie, Twentieth's Temptation, continued to be reprocessed for a second straight week.
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Sate, also spelled satay, is one of the most popular forms of Indonesian street food, and there are many different version of sate available. One of the types of sate, originally from Padang in Sumatra, is called Sate Padang, and it's one of the versions that seems to have a very strong following of people that love it.
For my first taste of Sate Padang in Jakarta, I went to a place called Sate Padang Ajo Ramon, located in south Jakarta in a lovely shade covered neighborhood. I think it actually sets up in the evening in front of a market, but it's a nice friendly and quiet place for a food stall. When you walk up, you can already smell the aroma of the grilling skewers of meat.
The skewers of meat were quite small, but they were just coated in a thick layers of fragrant spices before being grilled. You could get a variety of different parts of the beef, including regular meat, intestines, or tongue, and tongue is one of the most popular cuts for Sate Padang. I ordered half tongue and half meat. After the sate were finished grilling, they were put on a plate along with ketupat (rice cakes) and then the entire plate was covered in a thick brown gravy sauce. The actual skewers of the grilled meat, plus the brown gravy is what makes Sate Padang so unique.
I have to admit, it's not one of the prettiest Indonesian dishes, but Sate Padang absolutely makes up for its looks with flavor. With every bite I took, the spices literally exploded in my mouth.
From eating my first plate of Sate Padang in Jakarta, I've become a little bit obsessed. The only reason I didn't have another plate immediately is because I came here right after eating a big seafood meal, so I was pretty stuffed.
Resepi Sate Padang
1 kilo daging lembu
50 gram tepung beras
4 lembar daun limau purut segar
1 batang serai – diketuk
2 potong asam keping
Garam secukupnya
10 biji cili merah
2 sudu makan biji ketumbar
1 sudu teh jintan bulat
1 sudu teh jintan manis
10 biji bawang merah
1 sudu makan kunyit – dicincang atau potong
2 cm halia – dicincang
2 cm lengkuas – dicincang
1.Didihkan sisa kuah daging rebus tadi, sebanyak 500 ml sahaja
2.Tambahkan tepung beras yang telah dicairkan, dan kacau sehingga sebati dan mengental
1.Rebus dahulu daging tersebut sehingga empuk bersama semua bahan yang dikisar halus kecuali tepung beras.
2.Setelah siap direbus dan ditoskan,potonglah daging tersebut mengikut ukuran daging sate serta tusuk sampai habis.
3.Akhir sekali,bakar daging sate tetapi jangan lupa sapukan minyak campuran diantara minyak dan gula pada dagingnya serta bakar sampai masak.
4.Bila sudah masak,bolehlah dihidangkan.


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Thursday, July 11, 2013
one happy week
I found a way to trick myself into stopping before the urge to add detail takes over: I selected four older paintings, and each day I took one of them out of its frame, repainted a scene from memory, stopped BEFORE I felt I was done and put it back in the frame. My thought was that I'd just look at them for a while then unframe them, paint a little more and photograph them. However, once one was framed and I went on to the next, I began to forget what I was going to "fix" and now I'm happy with them just the way they are. Certainly happier than I would be if I had overworked them.
Today's painting, "Bejeweled," was a different story. I painted it once yesterday, wiped it off. Painted it again this morning, began to photograph it, then fixed one little thing...then another...wiped the whole thing off and painted it again this afternoon. Now it is sitting in the frame while I think about it. If it survives, I'll post it soon. I've had a happy painting week.
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Dear Barbara,ReplyDelete
very very beautiful work!
By the way I like your frames...would you care to share where you get them?
The dark wood frames are walnut and the lighter one is a Nielsen metal frame, both are flat face. I get them from Jayeness Moulding in Seattle. I'm slowly moving away from matting my pastel work but these are reworks so they were popped back into the older frames.ReplyDelete
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