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When I was a little kid, the huge glasses that covered your whole face were in style. Mmmhmm, I'm that old. Not only that, but add a perm and you were set. I hated it.
I was nine when I got my first glasses. I had bug eyes, and when I cried, which was every day, my eyes looked puffy and red, magnified by the glass. My hair frizzed out in every direction wildly, and I wore Little House On the Prairie dresses. I looked like a huge loser. Well, not huge. I was a stick.
So when I turned eighteen, contacts were the first thing on my list. I braved sticking my fingers in my eyes over and over, learning how to insert and remove the things. And I never looked back at glasses.
With contacts, when I cry, people stare at me and ask, 'do you wear colored contacts? Your eyes are the most beautiful blue I've ever seen.' I like that a lot better. I didn't even have blue eyes as a kid, they were green, and I didn't like them. Now they are brilliant blue, and I wish they were green again, but I do like the angry-sea shade they get when I'm sad.
For boot camp, we are required to wear glasses. Not just any glasses. These are called BCGs. That stand for Birth Control Glasses. Cause they are hideous! I'm so looking forward to that! Not!
So, I'm investing in a pair of real frames. This way, on graduation day, I can peer at everyone from a fairly stylish pair of spectacles instead of looking like a sad, sad geek.
I know, fascinating subject, but I was just thinking about this for the past week and decided to post my resolution here. I'm buying glasses! And this time, they are NOT taking over my entire face.
As an ending, I'm gonna post my favorite, darkest poem that I wrote in March of 2008. It's called Melt My Heart, and it is now showcased at my college. :)
No blood flows
In these dormant veins
Ice alone inhabits
These sad remains
No longer runs life
In arteries so still
The glacier hands shiver
Numb from the chill
Silent for so long
Fading fast away
Catch a sudden glimpse
Of hope by light of day
Then, slowly warming
An anger starts to grow
Heat begins mounting
Sudden spurts the flow
Emotions running rampant
A cold heart screams
Erupting, fiery fury
Mourning broken dreams
A hurricane depicting
The passion of the grief
Will calm of joy return
Defying all belief?
Thursday, September 30, 2010
I'm Going For THAT Look Again???! And, of Melting Hearts
When I was a little kid, the huge glasses that covered your whole face were in style. Mmmhmm, I'm that old. Not only that, but add a perm and you were set. I hated it.
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The End of the Beginning...
"I think you should just shut it down completely." Someone said these words to me yesterday. He was referring to the blog.
I'm not too keen on the idea. But, it's scaring me. The past 2 nights I've had nightmares of the police showing up on my doorstep again, handing me papers that my mom served me. I'm so scared of them doing that again. I just moved, so that may be the only reason they haven't done so yet-Mom may not know where I live so can't give them an address.
My life has been hell. I'm choosing not to be a victim, actually doing something big with my life and escaping my past. I really don't want it to follow me anymore. I want my wedding day to be the start of something new, something beautiful, and something in which the echoes of the past are faint.
So, this is my pondering day. I may have to close down this blog, lose all my writings, and sacrifice my fun. I LOVE writing on my blog! Such a lot to think about. I will let you know soon.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
And Really Bad Eggs
I feel sick.
Like I'm maybe coming down with a flu.
Better this week than next week, right?
I think I am going to bed now.
Goodnight, all. Love!
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Monday, September 27, 2010
I'm Praying for Youuuu
this one. It's so not what I'm used to, growing up fundamentalist. But
it reminds me of when I ran into my childhood neighbor at the bar
during a Huskers game. He said that he never thought he'd see the
day when I would be a bartender. I guess that's how
awesome a transformation I've been through. I
even enjoy praying now.... haha
I havent been to church since I don't remember when
Things were goin' great 'til they fell apart again
So I listened to the preacher as he told me what to do
He said you can't go hatin' others who have done wrong to you
Sometimes we get angry, but we must not condemn
Let the good Lord do His job and you just pray for them
I pray your brakes go out runnin' down a hill
I pray a flowerpot falls from a window sill and knocks you in the head like I'd like to
I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls
I pray you're flyin' high when your engine stalls
I pray all your dreams never come true
Just know whereever you are honey, I pray for you
I'm really glad I found my way to church
'Cause I'm already feelin' better and I thank God for the words
Yeah I'm goin' take the high road
And do what the preacher told me to do
You keep messin' up and I'll keep prayin' for you
I pray your tire blows out at 110
I pray you pass out drunk with your best friend and wake up with his and her tattoos
I pray your brakes go out runnin' down a hill
I pray a flowerpot falls from a window sill and knocks you in the head like I'd like to
I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls
I pray you're flyin' high when your engine stalls
I pray all your dreams never come true
Just know whereever you are, near or far, in your house or in your car,
wherever you are honey, I pray for you.
I pray for you
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Inside My Head, Installment #11
Last Friday, I received a letter from a law office stating that much of the information on my blog is inaccurate. I'm not sure if this person even read my blog, considering that she wrote to a Ms. Hoyt, instead of a Mrs. Bennett or Mrs. Hoyt, and that my mom's name was spelled wrong and there were spelling errors throughout. I was given 3 days to remove the offending posts.
From now on, anything that I write that is not fictional will be entered as, 'in my opinion'. I have freedom of speech that allows this on a public blog. In my opinion, I have suffered enough abuse and I'm tired of it. My thoughts and views are my own, entirely factual, and if they aren't then I always state that they are fictional.
In my opinion, I'm pretty sure I'm being exploited. I went onto a website last week and found a 37 page chat about myself. People have been reading a story about me and talking about it. I'm not happy about that at all, considering that in my opinion it's a lot of falsehoods anyway. Upon my entrance into the Navy, I realized that I don't want this false image of me being published on a blog, or in a book, or anything. This is partly why I am going to start posting my story. I don't like the idea of anyone making a profit on my misfortunes.
On that note... I had my last dress fitting today. I got a size 4 and it's starting to get loose on me. I blame my body for being too excited to eat much lately. We have 4 more parties before the wedding, and 2 after. I've been able to finally focus just on the wedding and not on any other craziness, and it's been SO peaceful.
We went to marriage counseling this week. It was really fun! We learned that the 4 main focal points that make or break a relationship are 1. Money, 2. In-Laws, 3. Kids, and 4. Spirituality. We actually have talked through these things before. Money we have figured out, I doubt that will be a problem. In-Laws... haha, yeah. That's something we are learning to survive. Kids-we're hoping for 2, and we're raising them Unitarian. I think. And we are growing together spiritually.
I met my friend G. off of my mom's blog. She's amazing and funny, encouraging. She's coming to the wedding, and I can't wait to see her, even if it isn't for long. Also Candy Man and I are planning a visit to see my Grandpa Irv and his family. We've spent a lot of time talking to them and I'm excited to see them before I go to the Navy. What an exciting time in our lives right now!
This was a really random post, I'll be posting again soon with something more structured and organized.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Story Bank
Of course I love stories. When I was young, I loved
when they were about me. Not so much anymore, though.
My own story is so much different from my mom's,
from my sister's, etc. It's my own. And I don't think
that's a bad thing~
Mine is the only ending that is turning out
exciting, free, normal, happy, and something I would
say is worth living. I would love to tell my own story. I
am not interested in making money, or exposing a religion,
or anything like that. Just telling my story.
Are people interested in hearing? If so, I will start a
sectional about my story, separate from my personal
'fun' blog. I think it would be fun, and I could maybe get
some extra college credit with it. :)
It wouldn't be an easy story. Nor would it be used to
hurt anyone. It would simply be the truth, told from
my perspective as a child and growing into the college
student I am today.
Angel Renee
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Monday, September 20, 2010
Baby, Oh Baby
You've found your way
into this heart of mine
I love you
like lovers do
Baby, oh Baby mine
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
Stealthful...Like Pink Panther
fight for life, liberty, and the pursuit of all who
threaten it.
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Friday, September 10, 2010
The Kitten
Are her eyes, sparkling with excitement
She lifts the sleepy bundle into her arms
Caressing the little animal gently
It's tiny claws knead in and out of her skin
But she laughs, cooing, "it tickles, kinda"
From somewhere deep inside, we hear a hum
That means the kitten is contentedly serenading
She lays it down on the sofa, covered by a baby blanket
And sits right beside it, humming in tune,
Until they both lay in a tangle, fast asleep.
Disclaimer: This post does not mean that I adore
kittens. I momentarily was caught in the moment
when I saw a little friend of mine playing with
her kitten. And it was kind of cute... What am
I saying!?!? It WAS a cute kitten. It will soon
be a not-cute cat.
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
A Lazy Day
but in the end I'm glad it didn't turn out, because
it got to be a lazy day. Here's the highlight reel
for the day: Went to the recruiter's office for
about an hour with Recruit P...
eating BLTs, homemade, Potato soup, and
Hot fresh apple pie. Mmmm.
Yay for Lazy Days!
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Monday, September 6, 2010
Stand By Me
When they trust your words have weight
When they insist you are one of their own
When they help you buy THE wedding gown
And spend forty minutes lacing up the back
If they fight over what your last name is
When they invite you in at midnight
For a much needed cry and a good hug session
When they make you laugh and lift you up
When they cancel their plans to help with yours
That's when it's time to take a close look
And evaluate who your family really is
And who will stand by you always
Those should be the chosen ones.
Dedicated to:
Neil H
Lynne T
Julie D
Mom and Dad H
Robert-Rainbow Man
Cassie-Recruit Pisces
Dane H
Andrew B
And last but not least
The Candy Man
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
When You Wish Upon a Star
...When I was 4, I wished at my birthday party for a pony. Typical, young wonder, I waited for my ultimate wish to be granted.
... When I was 5, I blew the seeds off a dandelion and wished that my mom would lose her recipe for corncake. I absolutely gagged every time she made it, and often I'd be at the table long after everyone else had gone, stubbornly staring the nasty lump down.
... When I was 6, I wished upon a star that my baby kitten would come back to life and that he would romp about the house again. I wished this with tears in my eyes.
... When I was 7, I closed my eyes shut tightly and wished that I could have my own, real life, fairy godmother. I wished desperately that she would appear and fly with me, away to a magical place that was anywhere but home.
... When I was 8, I wished on my birthday that I could change personalities and become someone big and strong, perhaps someone in the military, who could be deserving of respect and never be a child again.
... When I was 9, I prayed that God would send a social worker to my house, and that he would see the bruises on my face and the wounds in my heart. I prayed for a foster family.
... When I was 10, I asked God to make me invisible from all the eyes of the world. I prayed that I could even hide from those without eyes who always seemed to find me anyway.
...When I was 11, I lay in bed and wished with all my might that dad would just fall asleep. That he wouldn't come sneaking into my room. I was so tired... the day had been endless...
... When I was 12, I wished that the people at the new church we were attending would see the self-inflicted bruises and assume that my dad had given them to me. And that they would just show up at the house, and take me away.
... When I was 13, I prayed that God would make me into the person I was supposed to be so that I wouldn't view the torture as anything but God's blessings. Religiously I knelt every night and asked for the right attitude that would transform me into something worthy.
... When I was 14, I held my baby brother and prayed that he would be the last, not because I hated caring for my siblings, but because I loved this one more than anything and I wanted to make sure I was there to protect him 100% from the yelling, hitting, and hurting.
...When I was 15, I cried for hours, endlessly and heartbroken, as I admitted to God that I understood why He was displeased with me. I was a rebellious, hateful daughter. I argued when I should just lie to make dad happy. I wished for death. God knew what I was inside, and I asked him passionately to change me, make me beautiful and wanted.
And where, you ask me, comes my disbelief? I'd like to point out that not one of these wishes came true. Still haven't.
That's the magic of the moment, folks.
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Sometimes a student or instructor will ask to visit my dojo to train for a day, week, or perhaps the summer. Generally, I do not accept visitors for training unless they train with my direct Sensei or his senior students globally.
Some people might find this to be a rather restrictive policy, but there are many reasons for it. First, my dojo is small, and the instructors are concentrating on the students. Visitors take quite a lot of attention, meaning that we would have less attention to give to our regular students.
Second, the learning curve in our system is extremely long. Even if the student has trained for many years, it takes a long time to learn to use the koshi and for the body to adapt to the requirements of koshi driven movement.
Third, students typically ask to visit and train without consulting their own Sensei first. I certainly cannot have a student train with me without his Sensei's permission first. The Sensei himself should contact me rather than the student.
But then again, I would not generally accept a visiting student who is outside of my direct system under my Sensei, even if his Sensei asked (unless his Sensei is my good friend). I realize that this will also sound restrictive, but that is not the reason for my policy.
When I purchased my Corolla in April, the salesman took some time to explain the features of the car to me. Toward the end, he said, "Just make sure that you don't put diesel fuel in the gas tank!"
He explained that a customer had done so. The car's tank was half-full with regular gas and the customer accidentally filled the rest with diesel. Of course, the car would not work.
Worse than that, the gas had to be pumped out of the tank by a specialist. And because it was a mixture of regular gas and diesel, it had to be disposed of as a toxic substance. I think that the mixture had to be shipped to the mainland for disposal. All in all it cost thousands of dollars!
The moral of the story is not to mix regular gas and diesel.
That is why I generally do not accept visiting students or instructors from other styles. What I teach is pretty good by itself (at least I think so). But it does not mix well with other styles. Other styles are good. Our style is good (at least I think so). But a mixture is like regular gas and diesel fuel. It will wreck the car, ruin the tank, and cost a lot to dispose of.
And to make it even worse, if I teach a student from another style, his Sensei will probably have to undo everything I taught! What is right in our style could be a mistake in another.
I believe that I could teach just about any Karate student to move the way we do if I had one year to do so and the student tried hard. This is usually not possible with visitors. Without sufficient time, a visiting student would be stuck at a transitional stage, like a tadpole with legs. It would not quite be a tadpole or a frog.
So we rarely have visitors train in our dojo.
There is a saying that "you can't catch two rabbits." The rabbits tend to run off in different directions. For this reason, if a student wants to join our dojo, I would expect him to only practice our style of Karate. Practicing two styles at the same time is very difficult. You have to empty the bucket before you can fill it.
It is better to be good at one thing rather than terrible at two.
Also, I would worry that a student could injure people in the other dojo by accidentally using the mechanics or techniques we teach. Since we do not participate in tournaments, nothing we do is regulated or restricted by rules. A young koshi is hard to control. Even a more mature koshi tends to think and move on its own.
Pick one rabbit and chase it. If you catch it, you are really lucky! Most people don't even get to see one!
Charles C. Goodin
Mixing Gas
Sometimes a student or instructor will ask to visit my dojo to train for a day, week, or perhaps the summer. Generally, I do not accept visitors for training unless they train with my direct Sensei or his senior students globally.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Friday, June 27, 2008
Husband of a Cancer Survivor
It has been about one year since my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. Having undergone two surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, Herceptin treatment, estrogen blocking treatment, and countless tests and scans, my wife is now doing very well. Her hair is growing back (it is about 1 inch) and she has even given a talk about being a breast cancer survivor to a group of women organized by a church and medical group.
I have learned a lot and changed a lot during the process, which is still ongoing.
What I would like to say here is that it is extremely important -- more important than words can possibly convey -- for a husband to be supportive when his wife is diagnosed with cancer. I have tried to be supportive and to learn as much as I can about my wife's cancer and treatment options.
But I have been very sad to learn, by speaking to many women who have had or have cancer, that some husbands simply cannot handle their wife's illness and offer no support at all. This is more common than you might expect -- more than I had expected.
Everyone is different, and I can appreciate how difficult an illness can be. But as a husband I feel that the least I can do is to try my best to be supportive -- to be there for my wife. Cancer should not weaken our relationship -- it should be another thing that we go through together.
How can we practice Karate and claim to be strong if we are not strong enough to support our loved ones during a time of need? We have to be strong enough to be strong for someone else.
Charles C. Goodin
When a beginner misses class, he feels that he missed the opportunity to learn by being taught.
When an intermediate student misses class, he feels that he missed the opportunity to help by teaching.
When an advanced student misses class, he feels that he missed the opportunity to help, as well as the opportunity to learn by teaching.
Beginners need advanced students to learn and advanced students need beginners to learn too!
When I say "advanced students," I always also mean instructors. The highest instructors I have ever met always refer to themselves as "students" or "just students." We should all aspire to be such students!
Charles C. Goodin
Copy Me
The other day I was teaching a beginner how to punch in a stationary stance (jigotai dachi). It was pretty basic. Left, right, left, right...
When I teach, I generally punch with the student. If he punches ten times, I punch ten times. I try to teach by example. Who is the student going to copy if I just stand there and count?
So as I was squatting there in front of the student punching with him, I said, "copy me!"
When I punched, the student punched. That was good.
But then I explained, "Don't just punch when I punch, try to match my timing. Start your punch when I start my punch. Keep your elbow close to your side as I do. Don't turn your wrist until I turn my wrist. Extend when I extend and recoil when I recoil. Match my timing like a shadow."
I added, "When someone attacks you, you cannot simply move on your own timing. You have to be able to time the attacker's movements. If you can copy me, you will also be learning how to time other people. If you can match someone, you can block and strike him."
I also added, "When someone is leading the class, match his timing. If he is weak and the person next to you is strong, match that person's timing to push yourself. But always work on matching someone else's timing. Then you are not simply punching. Left, right, left, right..."
A simple thing can be done simply, in a limited way. It can also be done -- with just a little extra effort -- in a way that offers much more opportunity for learning and progress.
Charles C. Goodin
No Koshi Makes Better Koshi
When I teach beginners, I have to be careful not to show koshi. I have to keep the movements simple and linear. If I show koshi, the new students will try to copy it before they are ready to do so. This will corrupt their movement and lead to bad habits and mistakes. Linear movement must come first.
It is my job not to use koshi when teaching beginners.
Strangely (or perhaps not so strangely), the less I use koshi, the nicer my koshi has become. One reason might be that my koshi has become smaller and more internalized.
But I think that another reason is that by practicing linear movement, I have been improving my basics. Just because I had studied Shorin-Ryu for many years before I started to learn koshi does not mean that my linear basics were good or optimized. I learned koshi with a certain understanding of linear basics. There is always more to learn.
So, when I spend time with beginners not using my koshi, an unexpected benefit has been that my movement has improved, both with koshi and without.
There are several ways to generate power. Koshi it only one "spin" on the subject. It is an important part of an overall process. If you can improve the other parts of that process, your overall power generation will improve.
It seems that the move advanced I become (relatively speaking), the more I learn by teaching beginners! So so so!
Charles C. Goodin
No Use For Money
I went to lunch recently with two senior Judo Sensei. Their Sensei had been trained in Japan and came here to live and teach in Hawaii.
I wondered about how their Sensei had made a living, since the cost of living is so high in Hawaii, and Judo classes are usually very inexpensive.
One of the them said, "Our Sensei had no use for money."
That really sums up the attitude of some of the old time martial arts Sensei. They wanted to teach, not count money. They did not want to keep track of whether a student paid for the month or not. They were not interested in insurance, GET tax, income tax, rent, utilities, and other expenses. Their own comfort and financial security was not on their minds. Many of them would be offended if you tried to give them money.
They may sound out of touch. They may sound like they belong in another place and time.
I have been very fortunate to know such Sensei. And you may be surprised to know that many of them are still teaching today!
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Monday, June 16, 2008
"Bad" Samaritan - Part Two
In today's Honolulu Advertiser, there was a story about three recent cases here in Hawaii in which Good Samaritans were either killed or injured. See: Deaths Spur Witness-Response Debate.
Some of the topics parallel my post entitled "Bad" Samaritan.
I wanted to clarify the title of my post. Good Samaritans are certainly good. They represent the best of us, and risk their lives to save others. They are good. You don't hear about "Bad" Samaritans because they are by definition good and noble.
My point is that the people they are dealing with are not motivated by such lofty ideals. People who are fighting with each other, or attacking another person, are not bound by reason or morality. A mad person is unlikely to say, "You are right. Violence is wrong. I should stop fighting."
A person who is fighting is just as likely to fight an innocent bystander or a Good Samaritan. In fact, a Good Samaritan may appear to be poking his nose in someone else's business, which could make the angry person even angrier.
My point was that a Good Samaritan should consider this, as well as the fact that the person may be drunk, drugged, armed, supported by friends, etc. A Good Samaritan is risking his life and safety. Who will take care of his family if he is killed?
In the Honolulu Advertiser story, Honolulu Police Major Frank Fujii said:
"We realize that oftentimes the citizens need to make split-second decisions," he said. "If at all possible and if time allows, we always encourage people to call us, call 911 (color added), because we're trained and equipped to deal with all types of situations. In these cases, you can never tell when what appears to be a benign situation will go dynamic."I think that is excellent advice.
I have practiced martial arts for most of my life. Although I do not consider myself a good fighter, I do consider myself to be knowledgeable about fights. In a perfect world there would be no fights. But we do not live in a perfect world.
As a martial artist, I know that it takes skill and conditioning to be able to defend yourself in a fight or surprise attack. It takes even more skill to be able to defend someone else. And it may take more skill to break up a fight than it does to stop (injure or incapacitate) the attacker. A martial artist realizes this, and acts accordingly. I would think that most Good Samaritans lack the benefit of martial arts training and experience.
Call 911.
If you have to intervene, if there is no other way, at least you should realize what you are getting yourself into. Realize that the person fighting may be drunk, drugged, armed, supported by friends, is certainly angry, may be mentally unstable, could have a communicable disease... His adrenaline will be pumping. He could be much bigger and stronger than you. He could be a good fighter. Actually, he has many advantages.
If you act as a Good Samaritan, you will be walking into a highly charged and extremely dangerous situation.
Call 911.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Monday, June 16, 2008
"Bad" Samaritan
Did you ever notice that you never hear of a "Bad" Samaritan. You only hear about "Good" Samaritans.
Here in Hawaii, there was another tragic case of a Good Samaritan who was killed when he tried to stop a fight that was taking place between a man and woman at a bar. The facts of the case are not completely clear, but the Good Samaritan was stabbed and killed.
Here is my point. When people are fighting they are probably very angry. They might be drunk, on drugs, or both! They might be armed with knives, guns, or other weapons. They might also have friends nearby who are equally angry, drunk, drugged, armed, and ready to fight.
A Good Samaritan is walking into a loaded situation that can easily explode and turn against him. Good Samaritans are usually not angry, drunk, drugged, or armed, and they typically act alone. I would assume that they are not trained fighters either. Another thing I have noticed is that Good Samaritans don't tend to be 6 foot five men weighing 270 pounds.
Good intentions are a poor defense.
Please don't get me wrong. I think that there are times when common decency would require a person to become a Good Samaritan. It is just that the person should understand that he is risking his life. Perhaps the first thing a Good Samaritan should do, if possible, is call the police.
Two people usually get it in a fight: the innocent bystander and the Good Samaritan.
We live in a dangerous world. Good Samaritans deserve a special place in heaven.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Saturday, June 14, 2008
Hurricane Season Started
June 1st was the beginning of hurricane season.
If you live here in Hawaii, a good website is the Hurricane Questions and Answers page of the Department of Emergency Management, City and County of Honolulu. It also suggests what you should prepare in your survival kit. Here is another Hurricane Checklist at KHNL Channel 8.
If you have not stocked your survival kit, now is a good time to do so. Do you have a NOAA Weather Radio with batteries?
A good place to bookmark is the website of the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.
The time to prepare for a hurricane is well before it happens. During an emergency, Karate students should be calm and focused. Family and friends should be able to rely on a Karate student. Does that describe you?
It is much easier to be calm and focused when you are prepared.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Thursday, June 12, 2008
Eye Gouge
I was watching another mixed martial arts match recently. Two strong fighters were really going at it! I think that the fight was stopped in the third round because of an accidental eye gouge. One of the fighters tried to block a punch with his open hands and accidentally poked the other in the eye.
You have to keep in mind that these were professional fighters. They were in great shape and tough as nails.
But no matter how hard your body might be, your eyes are still soft.
Hitting each other as hard as they could, these fighters could not stop each other. But an accidental eye gouge stopped the fight. Actually, it was not even a gouge. It was more like a light poke. Can you imagine if the fighter actually intended to gouge the eyes? The opponent would almost certainly have been blinded.
Karate is an art of last resort self defense. It is not bound by rules. It is not fair fighting. It is about survival.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Sunday, June 08, 2008
Light Weight
I have a student who weighs less than 100 pounds. When considering how one would do in a fight (self defense situation), size and weight are usually important factors.
So I said to the student, "even though you do not weigh much, how would you feel if someone hit you in the face with a 5 pound brick?"
100 pounds does not sound like much, but a 5 pound brick in the face sounds pretty heavy!
One of the goals of Karate is to be able to focus as much power as possible in as small an area as possible, striking with as small and solid a surface as possible. The actually pounds per square inch delivered can be great!
Which would do more damage -- being struck with a 5 pound mallet or a 5 pound pick?
Weight is relative.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Saturday, June 07, 2008
Climbing the Mountain
A great Karate Sensei had a dojo at the foot of a mountain that was so high that its summit was always in the clouds. It could never be seen from the ground.
Four young men approached the Sensei and asked to become students.
"What do you seek?" the Sensei asked the first young man.
"I seek riches through Karate," replied the young man.
"Then climb the mountain and at the summit you will find riches beyond belief."
The young man left, climbed the mountain and was never seen again.
The second young man approached the Sensei and asked to become a student. "What do you seek?" asked the Sensei.
"I seek fame and glory through Karate," he replied.
"Then climb the mountain and at the summit you will find fame and glory beyond belief."
The young man left, climbed the mountain and was never seen again.
The third young man approached the Sensei and asked to become a student. "What do you seek?" asked the Sensei.
"I seek power through Karate," he replied.
"Then climb the mountain and at the summit you will find power beyond belief."
The young man left, climbed the mountain and was never seen again.
Finally, the fourth young man approached the Sensei. "What do you seek?" the Sensei asked him.
"Well, I would like to become skilled at Karate, like you," replied the young man.
"Then stay here and train with me," answered the Sensei.
The young man was a bit confused. "What did you find when you climbed the mountain?" he asked the Sensei, unable to contain himself.
"I never did," answered the Sensei. "That mountain has no summit. No matter how high you climb it seeking riches, fame and glory, or power, you will never reach the top. When I met my Sensei here when I was a young man, I asked to become skilled like him and he invited me to train with him."
The moral of this story is that skill in Karate comes from training. And if you are climbing a mountain seeking something, you should be very clear about that which you seek -- you may be chasing something in the clouds.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Friday, June 06, 2008
Pinan Sandan Kick/Punches
On the back side of Pinan Sandan there is a sequence where you are in a cat stance (nokoashi dachi) with a middle block (chudan uchi uke), execute a front kick (tsumasaki geri) with your back foot, step back into the nekoashi dachi, and punch twice. You do this twice, once to the left and once to the right.
When a new student learns this sequence, we teach him to kick, step back into the stance, and then punch twice.
As the student advances, we teach him to kick and throw the first punch so that it lands when the foot hits the ground (steps back into the stance).
As the student advances even more, we teach him to kick and throw the first punch, and then the second punch, so that the second punch lands when the foot hits the ground (steps back into the stance).
And actually, the timing is such that the recoil of the punch is timed with the foot hitting the ground.
Instructors will usually execute the sequence in the more advanced manner, but might do the first, second, or third version depending on who they are teaching (or who is watching).
As you can imagine, a student doing the first version will take longer than a student doing the second version, who will take longer than a student doing the third version. By the time a student doing the first version starts to throw the first punch, a student doing the third version will already be done with the second punch, and moving on to the next sequence.
Some students might say, "but throwing the punches before your foot is on the ground will be weak." This is true for a beginner, but not true once the student learns to use his koshi properly. With a more trained koshi, it is not necessary for both feet to be on the ground in order to generate power. One foot is sufficient with core torque.
This is just one example of variable timing combinations in kata. There are many in each kata we practice. This makes training very interesting!
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Lucky Student!
Last night as I was leaving our Karate class, I walked down the hall and peeked in to say goodnight to the Escrima Professor who also teaches on Monday evenings. He was teaching a single student who seemed to have just started training.
I mentioned to the student that he was so lucky! To be the only student in a class is a very rare treat and honor. Of course, the student probably did not understand this yet.
Some of my fondest memories in my martial arts training where the rare days when I had the good fortune to be the only student.
I have also had the extremely good fortune to have had the finest and most generous Sensei, mentors, and seniors. I could not be more lucky!
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Sensei's Role Is To Inspire
What is the Sensei's role? For most of my life, I have thought that it was to teach -- to teach the techniques, applications, body dynamics, history, culture, and traditions of the great art of Karate. I still believe that to be true.
However, I now believe that the more important role of the Sensei is to inspire the student to want to learn.
This is a bit subtle. I do not mean that the Sensei should be a cheerleader and work to encourage the student to learn. A Sensei could encourage a student many ways, by urging, by commanding, by shaming, by humiliating, by stroking and feeding the ego. Not all ways of encouraging a student are positive.
If a student is motivated by negative factors, his Karate will be negative. Period. Once negative, it is extremely difficult to change the student's outlook and motivation.
The Sensei must be very careful to positively motivate the student. The student must want to learn for the right reasons.
Should the student want to be high ranking like his Sensei? If so, that will direct his pursuit of the art. Should the student want to be powerful like his Sensei? Should the student want to have a fine reputation like his Sensei? Whatever the student is motivated by will shape and color his pursuit of the art and his training.
My senior friends have generally been motivated by a combination of their Sensei's skill and character -- the combination that makes one a Karate bushi.
The Sensei must be very careful to make sure that he does not get in the student's way. The Sensei should inspire the student and provide the basics of the art so that the student will reach the point where he can independently pursue the art.
To say it again, the Sensei wants to make the student skilled enough and strong enough to learn Karate himself.
I know many fine Karate instructors. I cannot think of any who got where they are by being taught each and every thing. They were not spoon fed Karate. Once they reached a certain level, they became so inspired by their Sensei that their pursuit of Karate could not be stopped. The difficulties of life, work, family, and a million other things, could not hold them back from pursuing their lifelong study of the art.
The Sensei inspires and the student strives. The best Sensei cannot teach a student who does not really want to learn. But once the fire of Karate burns in the student's heart, he can learn whether his Sensei is there or not. This is especially true here in Hawaii (and on the mainland), where many of us are separated by great distance from our Sensei in Japan in Okinawa.
When a student becomes self-sustaining, the Sensei has done his job. At that point, it does not matter whether the student pursues this particular style of that style. It does not matter. What matters is that the student has become alive to Karate.
That is the role of the Sensei.
Teaching techniques is important. Inspiring the student is the ultimate goal of the Sensei... or at least that is what I think at this particular moment.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Fukyugata Ichi Angles
This post is for Matsubayashi-Ryu students, and student of other styles who practice the Nagamine Shoshin version of Fukyugata Ichi.
The eighth movement of the kata is a right forward punch (chudan zuki) in a natural stance (shizentai dachi) -- the third punch of the first forward sequence. I'm sure you know which technique I am referring to.
The next movement is a left downward block (gedan barai) in a front bent leg stance (zenkutsu dachi). This block is to the back left diagonal (to the left after you have turned). From the front, you turn counterclockwise to the left to deliver the downward block.
So here is the question. Based upon the angles of your shoulders, how many degrees do you turn to deliver the downward block? Think about it for a minute. From the forward punch, how many degrees do you turn?
If your shoulders are square in the forward punch and downward block (this means that your koshi is pointing to the front), you would turn 225 degrees. But if you are in the hanmi position (with slanted shoulders), you would turn only 90 degrees! That is 90 degrees, less than half of the total with your shoulders square.
I hope that you can see this.
The turn from the forward punch to the downward block is difficult. It takes a lot of time and the block is usually too slow. An attacker in the back could easily kick you. But in hanmi, the black is incredibly fast. There is no comparison. It is not a matter of hand speed, it is a matter of turning speed. It is obviously faster to turn 90 degrees than it is to turn 225 degrees.
As Shinzato Sensei has taught me, Fukyugata Ichi provides many examples of this. Fukyugata Ichi can teach the student how to move more efficiently, and how to turn by slanting (with less actual turning).
Before learning Fukyugata Ichi in this manner, I disliked the kata. After learning it this way, I love the kata! Fukyugata Ichi, to me, is like origami -- neatly folding the body angles.
All this does not have to do with koshi dynamics. It is purely body angles and alignment. Koshi dynamics is still important, but less so. The koshi explosion only takes place after the body alignment and weight change, perhaps in the last 10 or 15 percent of the technique, or less.
Did Nagamine Sensei intend that Fukyugata Ichi be performed in hanmi rather than with square shoulders? I do not know, but the older photos I have seen of similar techniques are usually done in hanmi.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Monday, June 02, 2008
Karate Update
If your Sensei teaches you one technique, application, or way to move, and you only practice that one thing by itself, you will have learned one thing. But if you apply that one thing to all of your techniques, to the extent applicable, you may have actually learned dozens or even hundreds of things.
If you have Windows or an antivirus program installed on your computer, your program will routinely update itself. The update will install new versions of the programs, or parts of the programs. Learning from your Sensei is a bit like a Karate update. Each new thing you learn can be used to update and enhance your Karate.
Or you could simply learn that one thing and keep it separate, in which case you will have only learned that one thing.
Your Sensei teaches you one thing and you multiply it throughout your Karate, making it your own. You have to do the hard work.
Another way to look at this is to view the thing you are taught as an infection. The new technique, application, or way to move, will positively infect your Karate.
The worst thing that a student can do (aside from abusing Karate for violence), is to waste what he is taught by his Sensei. The Sensei plants a seed. A few weeks later, he will want to check on the growth of the seed. It is up to the student to water, fertilize, and tend to the plant.
The Sensei should not meet his student several years later and hear the student say, "Look Sensei, here are all the seeds you gave me. I have keep them safe in this jar!"
It is the student's responsibility to grow his Karate.
That said, I often see students who learn something and then ignore it. They have to be taught the same thing over and over again because they do not invest their own time and effort to understand and apply the technique. The same type of student will ask to be taught a new kata -- but will not improve his technique. A kata is good or bad because of the individual techniques, not because of the name or degree of difficulty of the kata. One good punch is a great kata, but a hundred lousy techniques will make a lousy kata.
It is better to do Fukyugata Ichi well than Kusanku poorly. But of course, it is better to do Kusanku well!
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Monday, June 02, 2008

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Levi Brown, 88, died May 11 at Peabody Care Center.
He was born Sept. 1, 1924, to Michael and Lena (Muth) Brown in New Rockford, N.D. He married Georgia Dick on Oct. 3, 1942, in Marion County.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia Brown of Peabody, one son, Jerald Brown of Hillsboro; one daughter, Jo Ann Taku of San Jose, Calif.; five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Jost Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Commital will be at Durham Park Cemetery in rural Durham.
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March Madness is here to entertain most of us.
But spring break has also arrived as students, faculty from schools and universities in the United States take time off from studious routines to relax and have fun.
Colorado high school baseball teams have been or will be flocking to the warmer climates of Arizona, California and Florida to bond, practice, play a few games, visit some colleges and, yes, have a little fun.
I remember my longest high school road trip was all the way to Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, but times have changed.
Some of the benefits of spring trips include usually guaranteed playable weather and exposing Rocky Mountain players to the perspective of baseball from other states, and this can offset the increasing expense of heading south for a few days.
Some schools conduct fundraising endeavors to help offset some of the cost of the spring break trips but parents often chip in most of the money.
Fees vary depending on the itinerary of trips, but a typical cost would be around $850 per player.
Chaparral's baseball team is in Phoenix. The Wolverines took in an Arizona State and Rockies spring training game before playing five games that started with a March 19 game against Edmond, Okla.
"Things have changed and with CHSAA giving us four more games next year, it makes us able to add more games on these trips," said Chap coach Alan DiGiosio. "This could be something where we add one or two more games. We played a game against a team from Oklahoma on March 19 and it was their 15th game and it was on our third.
"The competition is great and it's fun. And it's good to just be around and see how the guys on the next level conduct themselves and how they train. We feel like we get better, although we often get pressured when you have five games in four days and then come home and sit for a week (next game March 30). Next year with four more games we might be able to keep that game schedule more consistent."
Legacy rotates between going to Arizona and Florida, and this spring between March 26-31 the Lightning will compete and train at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla.
Coach Ty Giordano tries to schedule some fun into the spring break baseball trip.
"We work all year around," he said. "We work out in the fall and the winter, so when spring break comes around you utilize that as a chance to get away. You take a little break and it is kind of cool for the kids. Even though from our perspective it is treated as a baseball trip.
"We are always going to practice, work out and play games but we do try to have some fun, go to the beach once or twice, so we try to create a little bit of a vacation out of it but the main focus is baseball. It gives us a chance to clear the cobwebs, refocus and come back ready for league play."
Arapahoe will be in the Phoenix area for three games starting March 28.
"For sure the weather is a benefit but more than that is the bonding side of traveling down there," said Arapahoe coach Jim Dollaghan. "We fly together, we stay together, we eat together and we play together. I invite and want parents to go but I don't want them to take their kids away from the team.
"We'll go see a comedian one night, go to a Rockies game one night. It's just a time to get the kids away from school and can just focus on being a kid and playing baseball. We have whiffle ball game that we give out trophies. We just want to kind of have that mesh."
Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at email@example.com or at 303-566-4083.
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Jon "Nasty" Mirasty, currently throwing down for Chekhov Vityaz in the KHL, gets in a lot of fights while playing hockey. In his most recent bout, during a game against Metallurg Novokuznetsk over the weekend, he mixed it up by smiling maniacally (and possibly even giggling?) and then reaching back to take Maxim Yeprev down with a single right hook.
There's a certain swagger here, isn't there? And also a certain unbridled insanity.
Update: Mirasty's been known to pull this act, apparently. From an ESPN The Magazine article by Patrick Hruby:
A minute passes. The punching slows. Gillies grabs Mirasty's shoulders, attempting to seatbelt. "Good fight," he says. The referees approach. Mirasty waves them off. "Hey, get out of here!" He then does something I've never seen on a fight tape.
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FERC sets new compensation method for regulation service
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) acted today to remedy undue discrimination and ensure just and reasonable rates for providers of a service that organized wholesale power market operators use to balance supply and demand and ensure the reliability of their systems.
Todays final rule involves compensation for regulation service, an ancillary transmission service that protects the grid by correcting deviations in grid frequency and balance on transmission lines with neighboring systems. Frequency regulation service is provided by generators and from storage technologies such as flywheels and electric vehicles, demand resources and possibly even residential water heaters. Adjusting the compensation for regulation service providers will recognize the amount of service resources provide, thus correcting the price signal for faster-ramping resources. This will allow market operators to take advantage of the capabilities of faster-ramping resources to improve operational and economic efficiency of the transmission system and reduce costs to consumers in organized wholesale markets.
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Oldergames CD-i prototypes: Super Fighter, Super Mario, Jack Sprite
>> Monday, December 17, 2007
Now that the Oldergames domain is handed over to the Super Fighter Team, another CD-i era is over which has boosted CD-i attention a lot since 2002. Interactive Dreams takes a look at what Oldergames brought to the CD-i scene. It all started in 2001 when the CD-i scene was owned by The Black Moon Project and CD-i Heaven, Pete Dabbs was busy coding his CD-Ice emulator which eventually never made it happen (Try the new CD-i emulator instead!). Robin Bivins announced that they bought a PC-CD-i development set including a basket of discs and prototypes. Bivins announced to the CD-i scene they were planning to release five games: Plunderball, Jack Sprite: The Crimson Ghost, Go, Space Ranger and Super Mario's Wacky Worlds (SMWW).
Bivins speculated to make a special release of SMWW, but eventually he backed out probably realizing the legal issues. The other games were not trademarked and the developers didn't exist anymore. So these are the only unreleased games which are 'released', although it's been done with just a 'pat on the back', according Bivins. You could guess that Philips would never approve the use of its name on the covers, but in a retro perspective it's a nice touch. They probably just don't care anyway. But it's in no way an 'official release', which makes these games a little obscure. Bivins ensured at the time that the discs were not able to be copied, but in a long thread at Digital Press some fanatic members succeeded anyway after some time. Thanks to them, I was able to play these games.
So, Bivins started a little the hype of Super Mario's Wacky Worlds. There were more valid prototypes, apparently, and I think Spoonman brought the info to the public. We all know SMWW as the most well-known CD-i prototype with high potential, coded by Novalogic. It's all in the pipeline to cover that game here.
Unfortunately, with Super Fighter Team taking over the place, there's no chance of getting new CD-i games of them. Brandon Cobb, the man behind Super Fighter Team, explains: "As of December 14, 2007, the OlderGames name and internet domain (www.oldergames.com) have been acquired by Super Fighter Team. At this time, we have no interest to produce games for CD-based systems; we intend to continue our focus on cartridge-based games. The plan to port Super Fighter to CD-i was cancelled several years ago. At the time (2001?), OlderGames was interested in licensing Super Fighter and paying to produce and publish it for several CD-based consoles including CD-i. Obviously it didn't happen."
This is one of the favorites of Devin and after some hours of playtime I have to agree it's a very clever game. It has a little in common with Breaker, where you shoot the ball through the level. As in Jack Sprite, you're starring in a movie tie-in and you see video scenes of the story all over the game. Plunderball is basically a Pinball game but enhanced with a story mode it translates the pinball boards into space where your ball is a ship flying through space.Lots of bonus places, it's as varying as Pinball can get and I really like the story and how they implemented this with Pinball. Converting two totally different genres into a videogame always makes for a popular game, like in Puzzle Quest recently. From the booklet: "Real Life Space Drama, Pinball Style. The story begins with the kidnapping of a space princess and moves on from there as you hit certain objects on the pinball field."
Jack Sprite: The Crimson Ghost
Out of the four games that Oldergames released on CD-i, in my opinion Jack Sprite is the best. Along with Plunderball, this one is a 'big' game and it's very complete (considering the prototype status). This game was coded by PF Magic, who also brought Max Magic to CD-i. Basically you're watching the movie about the Crimson Ghost with Jack, and from time to time Jack feels the need to help the movie characters. When you agree, push the button and jack will jump into the screen. Some kind of minigame is started and you'll either fight against the bad guys of the movie or you race like in Micro Machines against an opponent, depending on what kind of movie scene you were watching. The racing scene has still some bugs in it, with hang-ups and some visual bugs in it. From the booklet: "Hey Jack! It's Time To Save The World! Perhaps the first game of it's kind ever - Jack Sprite vs The Crimson Ghost is a truly unique blend of FMV U-Direct type play with a twist of Platform Fighting Action! Designed and concieved by Night Trap Creator Mr. Rob Fulop, Jack Sprite is one game that deserves a place in game history. In this game you take on the role of Jack, an inventor who created a piece of machinery that will allow you to teleport into classic Republican Pictures "Crimson Ghost" movies and save the world from the evil hands of the one and only fiend himself!"
Actually this is not really a prototype game but it has been released before as a regional release in Italy. This one is called Go: Special Edition and may be on the agenda of Philips to get a full release instead of a regional one, just like how Shaolin's Road two years after its initial release got a full release as well. The full release of Go didn't see the light of day so in the end this showed up in the basket of Oldergames. It's a very simple board game of Othello, nothing more and nothing less. From the booklet: "Welcome to the game of GO! A game of War, Wits, Wisdom and Strategy. GO has deep roots beginning in Asia many hundreds of years ago. Much older and sophisticated than Othello which was modeled on the principles of GO. This game is nowhere near short of a loyal following with tournaments just about any time and clubs just about anywhere in the world today."
Space Ranger
Space Ranger has a lot of potential but in the current state it's a rather worthless game. It only shows you what ISG was able to get right on CD-i, some kind of shooter like Steel Machine. In this demo, there are no enemies or anything interesting so you're done with it real fast. It could have been a nice shooter if Philips had the money to invest in these CD-i projects a little earlier. From the booklet: "This game plays one level only and is not complete by any means whatsoever. This is an Alpha Stage CD-i game and contains bugs. This title is for the TRUE CD-i Collector!"


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Damn this redesign of the Pontiac Sunfire is hot. You'd think it might actually be a mini-Firebird!
Those smooth lines and that chin sure do you give you that impression, especially that 'smart' looking spoiler. In another, more accurate way, it kind of just looks like a bulbous coupe with 'sport' written on in crayon.
Under the hood, we have the 2.2 liter inline four, putting out a thundering 120 horses. A high-po GT model will have 150 horsepower. Slow your roll there!
It also features a steering wheel and brakes. The steering wheel will make it turn and the brakes will stop it.
Ok, enough from me, hear about how the manual gearbox works from Mr. John Davis now!
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Stampbord is one of those products that until you actually try it, you cannot see what all the fuss is about. How many of you have seen it in a magazine bought some and not opened the packet? Go on own up 😉 I saw Glenda from Graphicus on television demonstrating some and really wanted to give it a go, but didn't want to invest in a whole packet so never got round to trying it. My wonderful friend Glitter Monkey kindly sent me a few pieces to try and I'm hooked.
I bought a pack of domino sized pieces and some tools and made one piece and although I liked it, still didn't really get over excited. A while back I did a class with Jane Collman and discovered how to use the tools and this helped me over my intimidation about stampboard and now I LOVE it!!!! I showed a book that I made using the stampboard for the covers and I spent a whole day making domino sized jewellery pieces back in May.
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"Someday, not very far in the future, in business school, the tales of both the BlackBerry PlayBook and the HP TouchPad will both be told. It will be recounted that when it finally came time for both of these companies to execute in their attempts to adequately compete with Apple's iPad and Google Android Tablets, they both failed miserably."
Two hot tablets have come to market, and both are being panned by many writers are pale comparisons to the iPad 2, Android tablets, and even the original iPad. While the PlayBook and TouchPad can hardly be considered great successes, it should be noted that they both are operating off of relatively new operating systems. The hardware buried inside these babies seems to be pretty comparable to other tablets on the market, but what they have in hardware, they seem to lack in software. They do not have the wonderful polish that Apple puts on its products, and they haven't had the experience and numerous releases that Android has gone through to adapt to the tablet. If either BlackBerry or HP are committed to the market, we might see these tablets given a chance to mature, and possibly, act as serious contenders for your tablet dollars.
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* Daughter Erica and I went to Joann Fabrics Friday evening. I got 2 skeins of yarn that is brand new to me - I've never heard of it or seen it before. It's called Lion Brand Keppi.
Each skein is 2.3 oz., and is 80% acrylic, 20% polyester. They were on sale for $3.99 each. The big puffy thing on top of the skein is a giant pom-pom. The wrapper says that 'one ball makes a hat from baby to adult size small'. Not really. I started a hat for my great-niece Lena and only got this far:
I went through my yarns and had to add more. This is the finished hat:
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In the top picture of the back, you can see where I had to go back and sew in some dark pink variegated eyelash yarn just so it could match a little.
I'll make a baby hat with the turquoise skein.
* I got cat-called. I know that shouldn't make me smile, but it did. I'm a 52 year old grandma and that hasn't happened in a looooong time. :)


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Televangelist Pat Robertson warned a viewer this week that inviting a lesbian friend to her home could cause her children to "grow up as lesbians."
Raw Story reports that the viewer, only known as "Catherine," recently reconnected with a childhood friend who was a lesbian and invited the woman to meet her children. She later became concerned when she asked to bring her same-sex partner.
"I don't want her to think that I'm okay with her ways," the viewer explained, according to the Raw Story. "And I don't feel comfortable having her around my children."
According to Right Wing Watch, the "700 Club"'s Robertson reportedly told one of his flock that while she should love the friend, she should also shun the "lifestyle."
"You keep love, you loved her, you were close and your influence may have been something significant to her, the idea is you don't gain anything by shunning," Robertson said. "But at the same you don't want your children to grow up as lesbians, that's what you're talking about, you don't want to show them that that's an acceptable lifestyle for your family.
"It doesn't hurt to tell somebody: I love you, we are going to do what we can to be friends if we can," he contiuned. "I have my lifestyle, it's Christian and you have yours, it's not; I'm sorry we can't indulge in certain things together."
Robertson said that the woman's friend would "respect her honesty."
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has announced the integration of its Klocwork Insight source code analysis suite with the Code Composer Studio v4 Eclipse-based IDE from Texas Instruments. Offered as a plug-in to IDEs based on Eclipse, Klocwork Insight is intended to give embedded software development teams early detection of critical coding errors in their source code.
"Klocwork Insight's support for the Eclipse IDE framework allows us to offer seamless integration with Code Composer Studio v4," says Klocwork's Alen Zukich. "Now embedded developers who have made CCStudio their IDE of choice can utilize a feature-rich, highly productive environment to develop high-quality, defect-free embedded applications without changes to their established development processes."
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Personalised Cutting Board – L&S
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Ideal for use as a small chopping, the Personalised Cutting Board – L&S makes a beautiful centrepiece for your table. It's so handy to have around that you can use it for chopping anything on a daily basis. Also, it could be a cute gift for yourself and a perfect item for your cozy kitchen.
Thickness: 2 cm/0.75"
Delivery Time: 15 – 20 business days
Ideal for use as a small chopping, the Personalised Cutting Board – L&S makes a beautiful centrepiece for your table. It's so handy to have around that you can use it for chopping anything on a daily basis. Also, it could be a cute gift for yourself and a perfect item for your cozy kitchen.
Completely handmade, this personalized cutting board is made of natural wood and accurately engraved. Due particular qualities of natural wood, this cutting board can be a little smaller or larger. Also wood colour could look a bit different.
This lovely little artisan chopping board make great keepsake gifts and mementos for absolutely any occasion, including birthdays, weddings, mother's day, christmas and valentines – for weddings, birthdays and special occasions. A wonderful personalised wedding gift, especially as you can include the location of their special day.
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American Design, American Style, American Made. This State Landmarks Series is both fun and colorful. Each State Towel features it's most popular cities, lakes, favorite foods, state attractions, sports and animals that make each State unique.
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New Longwood Symphony music director named
Conductor Ronald Feldman has been named music director of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, effective immediately. The announcement was made Monday, after a search of more than a year and a half. Feldman steps into the post vacated by longtime music director Jonathan McPhee, who left Longwood at the end of the 2010-2011 season.
Feldman is on the faculties of the New England Conservatory of Music and the Berklee College of Music. He is artist in residence and chamber music coordinator as a faculty member of Williams College, and is music director of the Berkshire Symphony Orchestra.
Past appointments include music director of the New England Philharmonic and assistant conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra under John Williams, from 1989 to 1993. He is also known for guest-conducting appearances with such groups as the London Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Louis Symphony, and for continuing to perform as a cellist, having retired from a 35-year career with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2001.
Monday's announcement was made by Dr. Mark C. Gebhardt and Dr. Stephen C. Wright, co-chairs of the Longwood's board of directors. Most members of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra are doctors, scientists, mental health professionals, nurses, and students in health-related fields.


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Mom Can You Teach Me How to Hit? is a baseball hitting video that provides instruction in the fundamentals and techniques of hitting a baseball. This DVD is ideal for players, as well as for parents and Little League baseball coaches to learn tips for youth hitting instruction. Bobby Woods breaks down the process of hitting and provides clear and detailed instruction that is easy to follow, even for those with little or no knowledge of the game. The basic principles included in this DVD include muscle memory, stance, grip, hitter balance, follow through, mental imagery, seeing the ball and more. The child and parent or coach will learn baseball hitting tips, baseball hitting mechanics and baseball hitting drills. The youth baseball hitting instruction in this video improves skills and increases confidence. Mom, Can You Teach Me How To Hit? was produced through the Mayor's office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, New York City. More >>
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Last week I gave my first presentation using Prezi and recorded the audio with my trusty Zoom Q3. I then set about trying to figure out how to put the two together. It causes quite a lot of consternation to users but Prezi does not host audio on their site. Allowing a sound file to be synced to the Prezi timeline would seem a very sensible thing for them to introduce so there must be a very good reason why it has not been introduced. I found some mention of possibly adding a sound file at the start of the presentation which would run throughout. This caused me to spend far too long- several hours- trying to figure out how to convert a .wav file (from ZoomQ3) to .swf (Prezi is flash-driven). I didn't manage it and was about to give up on the task entirely.
Instead I went back to one of the first solutions suggested to me : record a screencast with Camtasia. It's quite an expensive programme so I signed up for a trial. I then played my audio file outside of Camtasia and recorded the screen as I navigated through the Prezi in time. The end result is not perfect but it is good enough! If you are doing this make sure that you do not record sound within Camtasia when making the screencast.
I produced a video file... I think I chose mp4, which I then uploaded to Vimeo. Why did I choose Vimeo? Well, it was the first time to use this as well and I guess I like the clean interface when embedded.
So, that is how I made a Prezicast You can see the end result here. If you have managed to do this some other way please let me know. I did think about embedding the audio separately but I think that would have been more perplexing for my audience! Do you think any other screencast software would allow me to do this? Maybe even free?


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- A freaking hilarious slash adorable Zooni hat from the earth and cuteness friendly Tender Cargo! I'm getting my twinses some matchy match...they can matchy match and be 50/50 right?
- Lurvely designer stationary from Webtations! One lucky winner'll get a free wedding package of your choice (that's an invitation, thank you card, utility card and address label) AND any other template of your choice (holiday, baby, CUTEST FETI ANNOUNCEMENTS EVER, whatever). You download a freaking adorable, customizable invitation or whatever else and then print it wherever you want! Cheap cheap and awesome awesome. Can't wait to do the twinses' baby anouncements AND bride day invites and over the top first birthday invites...BAAA!
- A $50 GC to Scribble It! They have awesome vinyl (you know how I lurve it) and metal art and such to spice up your life. My house = LITERALLY covered in this stuff so BAAA.
- A hip scripture case or darling t-shirt of your choice from Molly Gear! It's way easier to fill uplifted when you're defrumped and if your not already blessed enough to be in YWs maybe a cute scripture case'll be the ticket to show off how cute you are! And you know how I lurve funny shirts.
- TWO lucky people will each win BOTH of these cute pieces of blingy from The Pretty Kitty: a freaking awesome charm bracelet (that you'll see elsewhere for $78 and at this place for less than $15 bones) and this cute ring that looks tons like one you'll see for $350+ but it's not even $13 at The Pretty Kitty. Frills, this chick spices up my life and EVERYTHANG is less than $20 so JJWT doesn't even have to know what I drop with the "grocery" $. Not that I keep stuff from him, bc I don't, but if I did, it would be this.
- A $50 GC to Molly's Clothing. Want a cute dress? Cute halfsies under shirts? Darling capsleeves? Here's a no-need-to-tuck-and-pin option to babe you up AND make the Bunc/ko gals oober jealous (not your fault if they covet, you can't help hotness or lack their of). Well, I don't know if YOU can, but I can't.
- First and Girl Boutique is giving TWO lucky winners this cuter than ever Tiffany style bracelet. You can add charms or just prance your hot self around with it by itself, whichever, either way, if you crave attention (not that I do) and lurve filling gorg it's especially awesome.
- A designer hospital gown of your choice from Labor Looks. You totally don't have to be preggo to win this bc it's a darling gift, too and I bet you know a pregger if you aren't one, and I for one plan on being both gorgeous and comfy when I give a pain-free birth to the cutest 50/50 twins ever!
- A dozen splurgetastic gourmet cookies or cupcakes of your choice from the lovely Sweet Tooth Fairy! Just so you know I could eat these all day and never gain an ounce, I just purge for the self control facter.
- Baby Coverz is giving away the best assortment of cute baby stuff ever! A blanket, nursing cover, burp cloth and diaper clutch (the set is worth $75!) in whatever you want out of her 30+ darling fabrics. MY LITTLE SHE-FETI PRINCESS IS GOING TO HAVE ALL THIS STUFF AND WAY, WAY MORE AND I LITERALLY CAN'T EVEN STAND IT. Should I paint the nursery half blue half pink or just douse the little dude in minky girl stuff?!?!
- Okay, do NOT worry about the calories bc we'll totally strollerjog it off after, but anybody want to share a 1/8th of a pork salad with me!?!?! That's right, SEVEN lucky winners will each get a $10 GC to the one, the only (drumrollllll) Cafe Rio! Let's go together and scream when we see each other, want to?
- Okay, nobody P your pants but Morgan Jewelers is about to sparkle up your holiday. Now, my guy readers, this is your time to shine. Anybody can win this (SHRIEK!) 1/4 ctw ladies circle diamond in 14kt white gold retailing at $420 (KID YOU NOT!) and if one of my guy readers wins it (I KNOW YOUR OUT THERE!), I swear to you I won't tell your wifey or GF or soon to be GF you won it and you can just pretend you thought of it yourself and cuddle up a storm! And if a girl gets it you can def pretend your hub gave it to you and I won't tell a soul! AND in additionally, 5 lucky winners will each get a set of 4 $20 GCs, one to keep and 3 to give to their wives club, Bunco club, or friends' hubbies as a suttle holiday hint!
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Open source mobile cloud player Funambol has laid down the foundations for a new open source framework aligned specifically for the development of "sync-centric" apps for smartphones. The company's CAPRI (Cross-platform App Programming Rich Interface) is intended to let developers build a single web app that runs on all smartphones with a Qt WebKit browser, including iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Nokia formats.
Funambol says that CAPRI is based on AJAX and XML to build interactive web applications in an environment already familiar to developers.
Built to include functions that enable smartphone apps to sync with 'cloud-based services' and the native address book on handsets, CAPRI aims to ease the creation of mobile apps that sync diverse data and media with the cloud.
Funambol highlights the fact that currently, developers often have to rewrite and re-test apps for different mobile devices and re-deploy them on multiple app stores. CAPRI is intended to eliminate the need for separate native apps by providing a cross-platform framework to write a single app that runs across smartphones.
"Developing separate native apps for major smartphone platforms is expensive and time consuming as it requires multiple programming models, specialized skillsets and extensive testing," said Fabrizio Capobianco, Funambol CEO. "CAPRI uses AJAX to build cross-platform sync apps for smartphones. Its basis on open source helps address the device fragmentation issue facing the industry."
From an end user perspective, CAPRI apps are no different than native apps -- the open source software for CAPRI will be available shortly, while the project itself remains open to developer community enhancements and contributions.


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The long-term goal of research in the Haswell lab is to reveal the molecular mechanisms that underlie the perception and transduction of mechanical signals in plants. Many organisms sense and respond to mechanical forces, and one way in which this can be accomplished is through the activation of mechanosensitive (MS) ion channels. Land plants provide a particularly relevant model system for the study of MS channels, as numerous MS channel activities have been identified in plant membranes, and they are implicated in a wide range of physiological processes. However, we do not know the molecular identity of the MS channels involved, nor how their activities might be regulated. To begin to gain insight into the plant mechanosensory apparatus, we have undertaken the characterization of ten Arabidopsis thaliana homologs of the bacterial mechanosensor MscS. We have discovered that plant MscS homologs are not simple safety valves, but are regulated channels with distinct and diverse roles at the organellar, cellular, and organismal level. Click here for coverage in the popular press and here for project outcomes aimed at a general audience.
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