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1st 5 Pages September Workshop - Gnann
Name: Richard Gnann
Genre: Young Adult
Title: Your Best Pitch
I climbed the pitcher's mound and watched Ed Reese propeller his bat around twice. Same old Ed. Same old hotdog act. It was really old.
I was pitching in the bottom of the seventh inning of the city championship. A base runner runner stood on first and Ed was the game winning run. I had two strikes. I needed one more.
"Go with your best pitch." That's what my dad would say. Everyone knew what pitch I was going to throw, including Ed Reese.
Tony Sparrow was my catcher, but we were way more than battery mates. Mom said we were "salt and pepper."
"On radar, Jimbo." Tony called himself ground control when he was catching me, like he was guiding a jetliner onto the runway.
I listened to my fastball sizzle and Ed watched it carve a slice off the back corner of the plate.
"Strrrrrrrrrrike three. You're out!"
Ed slammed his bat into the ground. "Are you kidding?"
"That's' ok Eddie, another bad call." Reese's dad always pulled one of those old-fashioned metal frame lawn chairs up close to the screen near home plate and griped at the umpires the whole game. "It wasn't even close."
"Just get one more out, Jimbo!" Mom was right. Move on to the next batter. One more out made my Mets the city champs and I scratched at the rubber to work Reese out of my mind.
Tony pounded his catcher's mitt. "Finish, Jimbo."
I wasn't worried about finishing. I just struck out the Astros' best batter. No, I just struck out the best batter in the whole league. All I had to do now was get Billy Pepper out. Billy was a right-handed Punch and Judy hitting thirteen-year old and his bat hadn't touched my fastball all season.
Tony put down a one again, but I shook my head. I was going to cross up Billy with a breaking ball.
Tony looked in the dugout. I could see Coach Perno in the afternoon shadow raise his index finger and shake it. "One."
I stepped off the rubber and watched a pickup truck rattle by the right field fence.
Honk, honnnnk.
"Time." Coach Perno was at the mound before I could wipe my forehead. "Throw your fastball three times."
I just stared at the baseball, studying it like it could tell my fortune. If a baseball could tell my fortune, I might have done things differently.
The umpire finished sweeping off the plate. "Let's play."
"Don't make it rocket science. Throw three fastballs." Coach Perno walked away, then turned after three steps. "But you're the pitcher."
Coach Perno had been a pitcher himself. On his team, the pitcher made the final decision.
Tony slapped his mitt. "I think he's right."
I would decide, not my catcher. I lay two fingers inside my glove for Tony to see.
Tony slapped his mitt again. "You sure?"
"I'm sure."
My curveball dove from the letters to the knees, but snapped inside for ball one. Billy's eyes were big as hubcaps. His bat didn't flinch.
I kicked the dirt and the red dust cloud floated on the late afternoon breeze toward right field. I was behind in the count and for no good reason except I wanted to fool Billy. You don't get points for fooling the batter. The idea is to get outs.
I came back with a fastball and Billy took again. "Strrrrrike one."
Tony fired the ball back to me. "That's it Jimbo. Just like that."
I got the message from Tony, but my mind drifted to my options.
I had three pitches I could throw for outs. Billy may be young, but he had seen my stuff before. I thought it was time for a change up.
I didn't give Tony a chance to look at Coach Perno. I rubbed my shirt three times and stretched. The ball slid from my hand just right, but stayed a little high. I thought I saw Billy close his eyes, but he dribbled the ball up the first baseline and foul.
The Astro dugout exploded like Billy had driven a line drive to center.
"You can hit him."
I had over-thought my pitches. I should have trusted Tony, but it was time to get the last out and the championship trophy. Then I would start travel ball next week with the best travel team in the state.
The pine trees leaned over the third baseline fence and under their shade, the American Legion field scoreboard lights shined bright.
Mets 3 Astros 2
strikes 2 balls 1 outs 2
inning 7
The screams from the parents and friends caused my neck to tingle. My heart was racing the last hundred yards of a marathon heading for a photo finish.
Billy pounded the plate with his bat. I had given Billy a dose of confidence and he believed he could win the game. I pushed the thought away. Billy had about a one in a thousand chance of catching up to my fastball.
I gripped my fingers across the seams and stretched. As I released the ball, a trickle of doubt rolled down my spine.
I had gripped the ball a hair too tight. I didn't hear the usual bacon frying sizzle. Instead of carving off the corner, my fastball split the plate down the middle.
Billy's eyes were open now and he swung as hard as he could. It was just hard enough to pop a puny fly into right field. The ball was going to come down for an easy out and I started jumping up and down.
Then I stopped.
Because the road passed close to the ball field, the right field outfield fence jutted back toward the infield the last two feet of fair territory. That made the foul pole T-ball distance. Billy's harmless pop up became a cruise missile rocketing fair toward disaster.
A thousand to one chance to touch my fastball and a thousand to one chance to land fair over the fence. That's a million to one chance that came home for Billy Pepper when the ball bounced fair off the high chain link and tapped the hood of a passing convertible.
Honk!
I stood on the mound and watched Billy step on home plate. He hardly knew what to do, but his teammates did. They pushed him to the ground and piled on top. I watched my own teammates trudge off the field losers because of my stupidity. They didn't even stop in the dugout before shuffling to their speechless parents.
Tony looked out from the plate with his catcher's mask in his hand. He gave me a nod of the head to say,"Come on."
I couldn't look at him. I waved him off with a shake of my chin.
"Tough one, Jimbo." I hadn't seen Coach Perno walk out to the mound. "Let's go, ok?"
He turned to lead me across the grass of the infield.
Then he stopped and turned back. "You're one heck of a pitcher. One swing doesn't change that."
Coach Perno's next words had haunted me for a year. "And I know your dad would have been proud of you."
Maybe, but I had never been stupid picking pitches when my dad was here. I never lost my confidence when Dad was here.
Nothing was ever this bad when my dad was here. It was the second worst day of my life.
Then it got worse.
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Ro September 5, 2016 at 7:09 AM
Hi Richard – I enjoyed reading this – I think you have captured the right tone/ and a likeable voice for your readership.
You've probably noticed your typo near the start where you repeat runner: 'A base runner runner stood' – but I've included it just in case.
I love your use of foreshadowing: 'I just stared at the baseball, studying it like it could tell my fortune. If a baseball could tell my fortune, I might have done things differently.' I think it's a neat reference to gypsy culture which adds another dimension to your piece and it's a very striking image of a boy on the cusp of a big moment. It's so effective here that I wish you'd do it more…
Other things to think about: In your pages, the moment to moment action of the game is clear – and sports, like fight scenes – that's hard to get right. I am, however, a little overwhelmed by different characters at the start and would like more detail about them to give me something to hang onto. It can feel repetitive when introducing lots of people at once – and what you do give the reader is grounded in baseball references - some more physical detail/ characteristics would be helpful.
I would keep reading and I do find your main character sympathetic but the ending felt rushed. There's a sudden information dump about worst days and an absent (dead?) father. I think you could drip feed or imply some of this much earlier – especially as I'm guessing these are at the crux of the novel and basically the backbone of your stakes. His dad's absence could ghost the whole game – maybe even be something that puts him off the final ball…
On reading it through a second time, I noticed you did include this near the start: '"Go with your best pitch." That's what my dad would say.' I think you need to make more of the dad's absence though.
I'm looking forward to the next edition! Ro
Thanks, Ro - great comments!
Kathie September 5, 2016 at 1:37 PM
I tried posting before, but apparently it didn't publish. I'm still trying to figure out this blogging thing! So if you get this twice, it's because I don't know what I'm doing! :-) Let's see if I can remember what I said.
I'm a huge sports fan, so I enjoyed this from the beginning. Great phrases drew me in immediately, like "Tony called himself ground control when he was catching me, like he was guiding a jetliner onto the runway," "Reese's dad always pulled one of those old-fashioned metal frame lawn chairs up close to the screen near home plate and griped at the umpires the whole game,"If a baseball could tell my fortune, I might have done things differently" (great foreshadowing!), and "My heart was racing the last hundred yards of a marathon heading for a photo finish."
We are expected to accomplish a lot in the first five pages (voice, character development, plot arc, etc.), but I'm told the most important thing it to create a main character that the reader cares about. I think you have done a good job of showing your MC's voice and creating tension that makes us root for him. But we also need to have an idea of where this story is going. I didn't really feel that until the last four short paragraphs. You created a great hook that makes me want to keep reading. I want to find out what happened to his dad. But is your book just about baseball and your MC's relationship with his dad? If it is, that's fine. You can create a story with many layers just on that. But if you are heading in a different direction at all, the reader needs to have at least a hint in the first chapter.
A few nit-picky items: How old is Jim? (you refer to him as "Jimbo", but I assume that's just a nickname?). Billy is 13, but you say he's a younger member of the team. Is this a high school team, or a summer league? I want to get a feel for the time of year. Obviously it's spring or summer, but it would be nice to know if there will be some school scenes involved. I had to read the paragraph about the outfield fence a couple of times for it to make sense, but I love how you are creating a setting that is in a rural area. Maybe a cornfield behind the outfield fence? Sorry -- had to reference Field of Dreams there. :-) Some of your sentences at the beginning were short and choppy, which is good for creating tension, but I'm not sure it accomplished that there.
You have a limited audience here. People would need to know baseball in order to understand your first chapter. Having said that, I think you are off to a great start! Kathie
Thanks Kathie - I appreciate you reading and commenting.
Hello, Richard! Blogger is telling that I can't comment more than 4,096 characters so this will be broken up a bii
First, I am so excited to read your work. Please bear with me, I am a bit rusty on critiques like this. I am better at being able to sit down with someone and discuss what I thought.
As for the very first line: I liked it. I am in the setting from the get go, which is good.
First thoughts: This story regards sports, probably baseball. Ed is one of those guys who are very confident in his abilities and the narrator is irked by Ed's whole "Up to bat" routine. Why? I hope to learn more.
Also I really liked "carve a slice." Even as a non-sports watcher, I got that the narrator has quite the fastball. This is really great detail. You've got me now. I've got that he's a pitcher and that he is talented.
My first concerns:
Battery mates?
Salt and pepper?
What do these things mean? Why are they here? To show relationship, yes, but the terms do throw me off. Salt and pepper makes me think of hair. If Ed and the narrator have a close relationship, show that. If they hate each other, show that. Don't fret about detail/ word count here. You can always trim somewhere else.
"Reese." Make certain that the reader knows who is being discussed. Careful with switching between "Ed" "Eddie" and "Reese." In 166 words Ed has been given three separate names now. Pick one that the narrator sees him as and stick with it.
Jimbo- This is our first impression of the narrator/ protagonist. Be careful how you play this. In chapter 2 and 3, is Jim still "Jimbo?" or he Jim, Jimmy, or James? How does he see himself? The name is important and how people use his name is important, even from the first page.
"Billy Pepper" watch, again. You've already used Pepper once in "Salt and Pepper."
Also- Punch and Judy- watch this reference. It brings to mind dolls that randomly hit each other, which is fine if intended, unless you mean he is an unpredictable hitter. And if he is, isn't this a good place for a little tension?
Show me him getting distracted without the honks. The Honk, honnnnk takes me away from what is going on, which is fine, but SHOW. Maybe the truck honked and Jim stepped off the mound because….? Are the honks important? Why do they provoke him off the mound? He's not moving automatically. He has a reason to move, so, why?
If "you sure?" "I'm sure." Are not actually spoken, watch using them in quotation marks. This causes you to run the risk of filling the pages with italics- that also must be avoided. Emphasize what must be emphasized but don't smack the reader over the head to hard. I am aware enough of how signals in baseball are used, but not everyone may be aware of it.
What are the stakes? In YA it is important to "show the cards" early. If this team isn't important, that don't start things here. If it is, SHOW IT.
And- Jim was celebrating before he realized that Billy would score- how does this make him feel?
The perception I have been given regarding YA is this: show the cards early and give me an idea as to what this is going to be about. My first impression of this given the last line, is that main character had a relationship with his father that has changed in some way. Baseball has a lot do with that. Perhaps the honking and ease of distraction has something to do with that. All of that is fine, but if the novel is built around this plot point, these thoughts and feelings should be churning in Jim's mind throughout these first few pages.
Take things internally with Jim. Given his external surroundings, how do his internal feelings react?
If this was all more than a baseball game to Jim, show that.
Thanks Melissa - I appreciate you reading and all your great comments.
S.A. Larsenッ September 6, 2016 at 8:18 PM
Hi Richard! Firstly let me thank you for offering up your work for review and comments. It's very brave and appreciated! Okay, I'll comment as I read:
The opening sentence sets the scene and character nicely. I can hear and feel I'm at a game and something important is about to happen. And who doesn't like a scene about baseball? :) I really liked the relationship you're developing between your MC and his catcher, and your MC and his coach. I could feel something intriguing there, a force that pulled me to want to know them more. Fantastic!
Throughout the piece, I'd like to see sentence structure and word choice altered a little bit more. Doing so keeps the readers on their toes - reading toes, that is. For ex: starting a new paragraph with 'I' too many times becomes boring and expected, which will encourage the reader to skim or skip words. Not what you want.
Nit-picky stuff: in the opening you mention that Ed is 'the same old Ed', yet in the next paragraph or so you say that he doesn't expect the pitch that's going to be thrown. As a reader, the first part gave me the impression that your main character and Ed knew each other pretty well. If that's not what you mean, then add a few words to indicate that. Maybe Ed knew a few of your MC's pitches, but stunk at guessing which one he'd throw, etc...
The other observation I have is about the voice. It sounds a little younger than YA to me. It kind of sounds like upper middle grade. It just could be me, but you might want to think about that. I felt this in the way your MC refers to Mom and his word choices in describing the world around him.
Lastly: As much as I enjoyed the introduction to these characters, they were very on the surface. I'd like to know what's up with Dad being gone. (You don't have to give all the reasons and such; just a crumb that makes me go ooh...I need to keep reading.) Does your MC blame himself for Dad's absence? Does he blame someone else? Is he embarrassed by it, and how does it affect the rest of his family? Life? I'd show just a little of this and then expound upon it in the upcoming chapters.
I hope this helps. I'm looking forward to reading your revision!
Sheri~
Thanks S. A. - I appreciate all that and thank you for reading.
Matt Perry September 7, 2016 at 12:36 PM
I love this delicate yet highly charged father-son/no-father-son tension. I feel like the entire first scene - the baseball, the duel with the batter(s), the difficult decision to circumvent the new-father-figure (coach) based on the ghost of what the protagonists's father would say - all of it carries the very real loss that the boy feels from his father. I don't know what happened to his father - I trust the writer to tell me. What we have here is baseball as metaphor for a young man struggling - there on the mound - for everyone to see him - with that loss.
It's clear that the ghost of the father haunts this story and that's excellent. That's very powerful and very subtle and I like that it takes place on a baseball diamond.
There's a taut focus to your sentences and it's clear that you have used your words sparingly, to good effect: "I just stared at the baseball like it could tell my fortune . . ."
That sets up the moment where the protagonist decides his own pitch, which decides his (short-term) fate. "But you're the pitcher".
I love that the protagonist realizes his fate is in his own hands, but he's haunted by the loss of his father and constantly wondering what the missing father would advise.
I wonder, at the beginning, whether you even need to say, "It was really old" after saying "Same old hot-dog act." That might be a phrase-too-far because it's apparent how the protagonist feels about it without that final comment.
It's possible that you say "Dad" one time too many at the very end of the excerpt. On the one hand, it's nicely poetic and emphasizes the lost father – on the other hand, it may just be one too many. That's a decision for you, not me.
Holly Bodger September 8, 2016 at 12:55 PM
I really like this! The main thing I would change would be the telling comments in the narrative. When you say things like, "I might have done things differently", you are kinda killing the suspense because we know how it's going to go. Also, "Coach Perno's next words had haunted me for a year" and "Then it got worse"-> these statements make it seem as if the narrator already knows the whole story, but you are not in third person which means that your first person narrator has to tell the ENTIRE story as though he already knows how it ends (which completely kills the suspense in his tone). This can absolutely be done, but I think we would be even more engaged if we didn't know how this was going to go because he doesn't know either. I hope that makes sense!
Regarding the genre, you say that Billy is 13 which makes me think the narrator is 13 or 14 himself. If he's a lot older, I think you need to make that clear. Judging from the voice, I would probably have guessed this to be upper MG although it could be YA if it goes in a different direction.
Finally, I would hyphenate and punctuate this part something like, "right-handed, Punch-and-Judy-hitting, thirteen-year-old". As written, it really tripped me up!
Thanks Holly - I appreciate you reading and commenting.
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Without thinking too hard, select an object from your life that you will replicate in cloth. Using the pattern-making skills and sewing construction techniques we've learned in class, make a textile doppelgänger of your object. We will use time in class to begin the patterning work. For those with very complex items, select a portion of your object to reproduce in cloth.
You can make your doppelgänger the same size, smaller or larger. Shifts in scale must be attended to—if you are re-creating a tiny porcelain figure in cloth, you must hand-sew in the small details. On the other hand, if you are going large, remember to scale up all materials—thread might become rope when sewing a large sculpture.
We will briefly share these in class, though there will not be a formal critique. Upload documentation to the class website by one week after the due date.


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WATCH: Men's Health writer becomes 'Bald Eagle Scout'
By Bryan Wendell March 30, 2015 26 Eagle Scout, Fun, Scouting in the News, Video
Once you turn 18, you're no longer eligible to earn the Eagle Scout rank (unless you qualify for a special-needs extension).
But the honorary — and, it must be said, completely fictional — "Bald Eagle Scout" rank has no such age limit.
Joe Kita, a former Cub Scout who left Scouting after Webelos, wanted to earn the honor that eluded him as a youth. So the Men's Health writer, now a middle-aged man, embarked on the journey to become a "Bald Eagle Scout."
He visited Camp Minsi in Pennsylvania and teamed up with Minsi Trails Council Troop 1600 to get a taste of the challenging journey to Scouting's highest honor.
Then he wrote about it. His story is chronicled in the March 2015 issue of Men's Health, a magazine with a total audience of 13 million. He also tells what he learned in a BSA-produced video you can watch below.
The video and story were first posted at Scouting Wire, which offers this suggestion for how to use the story: "Use this video to tell the Eagle Scout story and invite adults to turn regrets into opportunities by volunteering. Also, the video is a great way to show parents how Scouting makes the most of the little time they have to impact their children."
My favorite quote from the video
My favorite moment in the video was when Kita recounted a trip down the Scout Law trail at Camp Minsi. Those 12 words, each posted on its own sign, really resonated with him. And he thinks parents should take note.
"Do you want your child to be honest? Trustworthy? Reverent? Do you want him to be a leader?" Kita asks. "So you can almost walk that parent down that path and say do you want your son to grow up to be this and this and this? Of course they'll say yes to each one. But then I would ask them how are you teaching, or how is your son being taught those values?"
Scouting, of course, is the answer.
Watch the Bald Eagle Scout video
Would you want to become a Bald Eagle Scout?
Did you miss out on earning the Eagle Scout rank as a youth? Did Kita's story resonate with you? Leave a comment below with your thoughts.
What percentage of Boy Scouts become Eagle Scouts?
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Best Album Of All Times – Number 5
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© Pedro Hansson – The Reason – Own interpretation of the title – Gläntan, Piteå
Best Album Of All Times – Number 5: Hoobastank – The Reason
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Whenever I discuss music with friends and acquaintances about Best Album Ever, this comes up as one of those that should be on the list. With no big dips, and an album that shifts in tempo but still keeps it together as an album. Awesome.
The sound is on the more modern hard-rock style like Tool and Alice in Chains, but I think there's also some similarities with Green Day, and even though I'm not a big fan of Green Day, I really like their sound. Easy Accessible Modern Hard Rock. This is not an album that will keep you occupied in analyzing the lyrics, and try to think about every single word, or note for that matter. But it's really good in it's simplicity and youthfulness.
So why the name Hoobastank and how did they end up together? I found this print-out from an interview where this was discussed:
Purcell: Let me start off with the obvious question, where did the name "Hoobastank" originate?
Lappalainen: Hoobastank was an inside joke between us and now we think there's no real meaning of it. It's like Jamiroqui. What is Jamiroqui? What does Jamiroqui mean? We have different interpretations of it. One definition is an ice-skating term for when you try to do a triple axle and fall on your butt. That's Hoobastank. I heard a couple of kids on ESPN say that it's two monkeys having sex. It's up to your own interpretation.
Purcell: Why was the spelling of Hoobastank changed? I noticed it used to be HoobUstank and now it's HoobAstank. What's the deal with that?
Lappalainen: The whole thing with the "u" to the "a" was we just kept getting "Hoo-Boo-Stank" and there were totally different spellings of our name. It made it a whole lot easier with HoobAstank.
Purcell: That's pretty interesting. Where'd you guys meet?
Lappalainen: Dan and I we met in '92 and we used to be in a band called Idiosyncratic. Then Dan and I went our separate ways. When I left, Dan and Doug got together and started writing music. Then one day I saw Dan's number in the paper and I called up and said "Hey Dan, what's going on?" He was like "Ah nothing," so they both came over to my house. Dan and Doug showed me some of their stuff. I thought "wow this is actually kind of cool." I showed them my stuff and Dan and I just started clicking again. We found Chris a couple months later in a recycler (a newspaper for musicians). Three months later, Hoobastank was formed.
Source: http://hoobastank.no.sapo.pt/interviews/hoobustank-fan-source.txt
The band (at the year of this album):
Doug Robb – vocals
Dan Estrin – guitar
Markku Lappalainen – bass
Chris Hesse – drums
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This bargain apartment has 135 m² with 3 bedrooms, a spacious living room, a kitchen and 2 balconies. Olive City offers five star facilities such as swimming pools, mini-grocery store, spa, bowling alley, walking paths, tennis courts and many more. The lucky owner of this apartment can use the five star facilities of Olive City free of charge. The penthouse in Olive City is a perfect choice for holiday home and investment.


While my son and grandson were skimming stone a wee bit downstream from here on our recent holiday to North Wales, I made some photos of the ancient bridge. This is the one I like best.
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Do you ever wonder why there is such a loyalty to an AVEDA Salon?
Does your friend or neighbor smells amazing from the AVEDA brand?
Ever wonder if your haircare brand believes and supports a cause?
It is ok if you answered no. Read along it's simple and the facts are huge!
In the beginning back 40 years ago a passionate forward future thinking individual named Horst Rechelbacher created AVEDA. As a stylist 40 years ago I was not working in an AVEDA Salon. However I often wondered the same above questions. Now, much later I witness major haircare brands following a leader in the beauty industry. You may ask how? The total Guest Experience over 40 years ago! WOW, back then it was the era of perm them and dye them (color.) Can you even image being treated nice and experiencing an over the top salon experience back then? How about products? Are the products you used Botanical, Organic, Green? Those are words not commonly found in our vocabulary back 40 years ago! How about a company that believes in Philantorphy? What is that 40 years ago? The AVEDA family give back to many causes however, the two main focuses are Breast Cancer Awareness and Earth Month. Lastly, Sulfate Free back 40 years ago wow that's HUGE!
So, let me take a breathe! That was a lot of information! Now I am on to the next question. The smell. Words can not describe an AVEDA Salon or an AVEDA user. I would recommend just trying one product and you will be hooked.
Next, green minded. I believe this is so important to practice "green" in our lives today. Our children, nieces and grandchildren etc. our the future. Just as you recycle at home your salon should be environmentally involved. Do they take the steps over and above to take care of this issue?
Lastly, what does your salon or hair care company stand for? AVEDA stands and represents for 2 two major cause per year. See, Horst whole heartedly supported causes like Earth month and Breast Cancer Awareness. Also, AVEDA stands for Cruelty Free. All of these great causes means so much to us today!
All in all, AVEDA has transformed my life after being a stylist over 35 years! So, where do you go? Most certainly go on the AVEDA Website and put your zip code in. Here is the link Aveda Salon Locator You will find the AVEDA Salons near you! If you are in the Venice Florida area. Urban Designs by Avenue is located in Venice FL. and we are an AVEDA Concept Salon. http://urbandesignsbyavenue.com/ Our salon family believes in the very best for mankind. Everything you read "We Live." We would love to meet you and learn more about your hair goals (941) 412-4165.


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Home News Canberra Weekly's 2020 in review: October
Canberra Weekly's 2020 in review: October
After more than 100 days of having been COVID-free, the ACT recorded its first case of COVID-19 overnight on 22 October – a returning diplomat who followed correct protocols. The ACT Greens were the big winners in the ACT election, Elizabeth Lee took over leadership of the Canberra Liberals in the Legislative Assembly and Canberrans chose a trilobite as the Territory's official fossil emblem.
ACT election 2020 final results in
The ACT Greens have tripled their seat count from two to six in the ACT Legislative Assembly, with both ACT Labor and the Canberra Liberals dropping two seats a piece as the final results of the 2020 ACT election were released last night (23 October). With the completion of the distribution of preferences, the ACT Greens will hold six seats in the tenth ACT Legislative Assembly, ACT Labor 10, and the Canberra Liberals nine. In the previous Assembly, the Greens held two seats, Labor 12 and Liberals 11.
'We must listen': Elizabeth Lee named Canberra Liberals leader
Elizabeth Lee has been named the new leader of the Canberra Liberals, after a party meeting on Tuesday 27 October, where Alistair Coe did not contest the leadership. It's been two decades since the party has had a female leader, while Giulia Jones has been named as the party's Deputy Leader, replacing Nicole Lawder. The party has dubbed the change a "fresh new beginning" for the Canberra Liberals, after the 2020 ACT election which saw an overall swing of 2.9% against them. Ms Lee thanked Alistair Coe and Nicole Lawder for their leadership in the last term and said Mr Coe would remain an "integral part" of the party's team.
ACT records first case of COVID-19 in over 100 days
ACT Chief Health Officer, Dr Kerryn Coleman (pictured) announced the ACT recorded its first case of COVID-19 overnight on 22 October after more than 100 days of no cases having been recorded in Canberra. The confirmed case is a diplomat who arrived from overseas on 9 October, flew into Sydney airport and then travelled into Canberra by private vehicle without stopping en route, following correct protocols. The man had a COVID-19 test administered on the tenth day of his quarantine which returned a positive result.
Lawson's best kept coffee secret
Most people dream of a short commute to work, but Lawson man Sovithyea 'SV' Sar has the shortest commute of all – from his house to the café he runs from his front yard. SV started his eponymous business, SV Coffee & Bakery, six months ago during the height of COVID-19 restrictions, originally from inside his house. He's since seen a groundswell of support for the venture, which has now moved to the front yard to accommodate the locals and regulars. It's almost invisible from the road if not for the sign advertising his newest drink: an ice coconut latte.
Batocara mitchelli chosen as ACT fossil emblem
Results are in and the ACT has its brand-new fossil emblem, after putting five choices to a public vote. The front runner was the Batocara mitchelli with 30% of the votes, an extinct group of marine arthropods similar to scorpions and crabs, that became extinct about 250 million years ago. The ACT is the fourth Australian jurisdiction to boast its very own fossil anthem, joining NSW, SA and WA. The poll ran from 7 September to 13 October. When asked why people voted for the winning fossil, many people answered the trilobite was common and recognisable in the region.
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"""Get statistics about the items in an index from using class Stats.
"""

import datetime
import shutil
import pytest
import yaml
import photoidx.index
import photoidx.idxfilter
from photoidx.stats import Stats
from conftest import tmpdir, gettestdata

testimgs = [
    "dsc_4623.jpg", "dsc_4664.jpg", "dsc_4831.jpg",
    "dsc_5126.jpg", "dsc_5167.jpg"
]
testimgfiles = [ gettestdata(i) for i in testimgs ]

@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
def imgdir(tmpdir):
    for fname in testimgfiles:
        shutil.copy(fname, str(tmpdir))
    shutil.copy(gettestdata("index-tagged.yaml"), str(tmpdir / ".index.yaml"))
    return tmpdir

def test_stats_all(imgdir):
    """Get statistics on all images.
    """
    with photoidx.index.Index(idxfile=imgdir) as idx:
        stats = Stats(idx)
    assert stats.count == 5
    assert stats.selected == 2
    assert stats.oldest == datetime.datetime(2016, 2, 28, 17, 26, 39)
    assert stats.newest == datetime.datetime(2016, 3, 9, 10, 7, 48)
    assert stats.by_date == {
        datetime.date(2016, 2, 28).toordinal() : 1,
        datetime.date(2016, 2, 29).toordinal() : 1,
        datetime.date(2016, 3, 5).toordinal() : 1,
        datetime.date(2016, 3, 8).toordinal() : 1,
        datetime.date(2016, 3, 9).toordinal() : 1,
    }
    assert stats.by_tag == {
        "Hakone": 1,
        "Shinto_shrine": 2,
        "Tokyo": 2,
    }

def test_stats_all_yaml(imgdir):
    """The string representation of a Stats object is YAML.
    """
    with photoidx.index.Index(idxfile=imgdir) as idx:
        stats = yaml.safe_load(str(Stats(idx)))
    assert stats["Count"] == 5
    assert stats["Selected"] == 2
    assert stats["Oldest"] == datetime.datetime(2016, 2, 28, 17, 26, 39)
    assert stats["Newest"] == datetime.datetime(2016, 3, 9, 10, 7, 48)
    assert stats["By date"] == {
        datetime.date(2016, 2, 28) : 1,
        datetime.date(2016, 2, 29) : 1,
        datetime.date(2016, 3, 5) : 1,
        datetime.date(2016, 3, 8) : 1,
        datetime.date(2016, 3, 9) : 1,
    }
    assert stats["By tag"] == {
        "Hakone": 1,
        "Shinto_shrine": 2,
        "Tokyo": 2,
    }

def test_stats_filtered(imgdir):
    """Get statistics on a selection of images.
    """
    with photoidx.index.Index(idxfile=imgdir) as idx:
        idxfilter = photoidx.idxfilter.IdxFilter(tags="Tokyo")
        stats = Stats(idxfilter.filter(idx))
    assert stats.count == 2
    assert stats.selected == 1
    assert stats.oldest == datetime.datetime(2016, 2, 28, 17, 26, 39)
    assert stats.newest == datetime.datetime(2016, 2, 29, 11, 37, 51)
    assert stats.by_date == {
        datetime.date(2016, 2, 28).toordinal() : 1,
        datetime.date(2016, 2, 29).toordinal() : 1,
    }
    assert stats.by_tag == {
        "Shinto_shrine": 1,
        "Tokyo": 2,
    }


For much of his adult life, Billy Joe was lost, confused and on a mission to get high.
"I used to live and I lived to use," he mused.
You helped Billy Joe come out the other side. He has gone from addiction and homelessness to living in his own place with a commitment to living a healthful life.
Billy Joe has the support of Catholic Charities' Older Adult Services program. His case manager, Danielle, helps him navigate the system, schedule medical appointments and get the help he needs so he can continue living independently.
Billy Joe has been clean and sober for more than seven years. His routine is a stark contrast from his past life.
"I get up early and make some coffee and watch the news every morning," he said.
Billy Joe attends meetings to help him maintain his sobriety and regularly communicates with his sponsor. He's even become a sponsor for others.
With your support, Billy Joe is enjoying his new life. He's rebuilding relationships with his children and enjoys the stability of a place to call home.
He said he hopes he can continue to live out the rest of his senior years in his small Minneapolis apartment overlooking the park.


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What's the science behind adult colouring-in books?
By Kimberly Gillan| 5 years ago
Images: Amazon/'Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book' (Laurence King Publishing)
Colouring in is no longer just reserved for kinder kids experimenting with crayons
Colouring-in is no longer just reserved for kinder kids experimenting with crayons. Adults are increasingly pulling out the pencils, claiming it's as effective as meditation for reducing stress and anxiety.
So popular is the creative past-time that two of the top 20 current Amazon bestselling books are colouring-in books for adults, with actress and singer Zooey Deschanel reportedly sharing a coloured-in masterpiece with her Facebook fans.
But how exactly does colouring-in black lines on a page help our mental health?
It's very difficult to study the link between colouring and brain structure, according to Dr Joel Pearson, a UNSW brain scientist, but he's got some pretty powerful theories about why people are singing its praises.
"Based on the data I've seen, I think it could be helpful in the short term but it remains to be seen whether it would have a small or large effect [on the brain] long term," he says.
This is what we know so far:
It overrides stressful images
Studies have found that playing computer games like Tetris can help people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Dr Pearson thinks that colouring-in might work similarly for people with PTSD or anxiety.
The theory is that when you play Tetris, you have to visualise moving a block or spinning it around to fit into specific spots, which Dr Pearson says uses the same "imagery" part of the brain as the distressing, traumatic images that pop up for sufferers of PTSD.
"I think that might be happening when people are colouring-in as well," Dr Pearson says.
"You have to look at the shape and size, you have to look at the edges, and you have to pick a colour. It should occupy the same parts of the brain that stops any anxiety-related mental imagery happening as well."
Some military groups are getting soldiers to play Tetris after they experience stressful events to help prevent the traumatic images embedding in their brains, and Dr Pearson says everyday people could benefit in the same way.
"We should have these things ready, whether it's a Tetris game on your phone or colouring-in, to work like a vaccine," he explains.
"If you cut yourself with a rusty nail, you get a jab for tetanus. It's the same idea here – if you have a traumatic event, maybe colour-in or play Tetris to prevent [PTSD] from developing."
It's a mindfulness exercise
Just like meditating, colouring-in allows people to switch off and be "in the moment", which could potentially alter the brain's structure.
Studies have consistently shown that people who practice mindfulness meditation where they focus on the present moment and avoid ruminating on the past or planning for the future, undergo powerful brain changes.
Specifically, being mindful has been shown to improve our brain's ability to focus, help us with decision-making and also with emotional regulation so we're less likely to fly off the handle unnecessarily at a loved one.
And while studies are yet to confirm the exact same brain changes occur with colouring-in, Dr Pearson says it's reasonable to imagine that they could.
"Anything that helps you control your attention is going to help," he says.
"You can think of [colouring-in] as a form of meditation."
It's creativity without the pressure
Part of the appeal of colouring-in is that the outlines of beautiful images are already there, so much of the pressure to create a masterpiece from a blank piece of paper is removed.
"People who judge themselves as a bad artist or feel they can't do it tend to avoid the whole [creative] thing," Dr Pearson says.
"But with colouring-in, you have some rules but it's not too challenging. You need to pull that focus in to achieve it but it doesn't have so many rules that it's stressful."
One study compared people colouring-in squares, a mandala (a round symbol used in Buddhism) or a blank page and found that the mandala outline was most powerful for reducing anxiety.
"Colouring-in is a nice balance," Dr Pearson says.
"When people just have to draw on a white page and there are no boundaries or rules, they seem to get less benefit from that than having the outlines."
But regardless of the science, Dr Pearson says that if you think it's working for you, then colour away.
"It's one of those situations where the general public is moving faster than science," he says.
"It will take time to run the studies and write up the papers, but if people are getting some sort of benefit from it now, then go for it."
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Everyone's talking about Kamala Harris' step daughter Ella Emhoff, and for good reason


As Richard Ingersoll (2003) says, "few would require cardiologists to deliver babies, real estate lawyers to defend criminal cases... or sociology professors to teach English."
This phenomenon of out-of-field teaching – teachers teaching subjects for which they have little education or training – has long been and continues to be an important issue in our public schools.
Much of the problem in out-of-field teaching can be attributed to selective shortages of teachers, as well as misplacement of teachers. The data show (Ingersoll, 2003) that each year some out-of-field teaching takes place in more than half of all U.S. secondary schools, and each year over one fifth of the public 7th-12th grade teaching force engages in this practice. And, in schools whose students come from low-income households, the percentage of teachers teaching out of their field is much higher.
( PDF) Richard Ingersoll research paper referenced above.
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Today (November 17) is the first day of the Novena leading up to the feast day of the Founder of the Pauline Family, Blessed James Alberione, which we celebrate on November 26. If you don't know about this great media saint (still to be canonized), you are in for a treat!
Two years ago, the novices of the Society of Saint Paul (the brother community to the Daughters of Saint Paul) created a series of images with quotations from Blessed James' writings and preaching. I thought I'd share one each day of the novena.
Blessed James Alberione (1884-1971), the Founder of the Pauline Family (five religious congregations, including the Daughters of Saint Paul, four secular institutes, and the lay association of Pauline Cooperators), was one of the most prophetic figures of the twentieth century. His prayerfulness and his insatiable desire to integrate faith, culture, and the needs of the person transformed this frail Italian priest into a visionary whose tireless and innovative efforts to bring Jesus Master, Way, Truth and Life to all of humanity continues to bear fruit today. The first two religious congregations which Alberione founded–the Society of Saint Paul and the Daughters of Saint Paul–are dedicated to communicating the Gospel through the media. The Pauline Family has thousands of members worldwide, each of whom seek to live Christ as Saint Paul understood, lived, and communicated him.
under the gaze of the Queen of Apostles….
The Pauline spirituality is, after the Pauline Family itself, perhaps the greatest treasure which Alberione has left, not only to his spiritual daughters and sons, but to any Christian who seeks to authentically engage with today's communications culture. His spirituality, intended specifically to support those who live, breathe, and work in the media, is characterized by: Eucharistic prayer, integration (unity of life), and transformation in Christ: "For me, to live is Christ" (Phil. 1:21). The communications spirituality Alberione lived and passed on was definitively validated when he was beatified in 2003 by Pope Saint John Paul II.
Today is the feast of one of my favorite saints, Elizabeth Ann Seton. She was a wife, mother, convert to Catholicism, and founder of a religious community, the Sisters of Charity. She was a society debutante as a young woman and later in life lived extreme poverty as she founded the Sisters of Charity. I've always loved the excerpts I'd read from her writings, but only when I was researching her life for my book, Saints Alive! The Faith Proclaimed, did I realize what a prolific writer she was. A woman of her time, Elizabeth didn't publish her writings, but she wrote many, many letters, journaled, and wrote spiritual guidance for her sisters. From these come many spiritual gems, including one of my favorite adaptations of the Anima Christi prayer, which you can read here.
Elizabeth's life was filled with tremendous sorrow and loss—from troubles at home in her early life, to the death of her husband, to the loss of her children—only one survived her. Perhaps because of her sufferings, her writing style is warm, simple, and practical. I have found many spiritual gems in her writings. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton uses beautiful and understandable imagery to describe the spiritual life—not an easy thing to do. Her writings have recently become freely accessible in PDF. Although she is not listed as a patron for writers, I've added her to my list as a patron saint for my writing. I think she is a wonderful patron for those who write about spirituality, women writers, letter writers, and those who journal.
Discover the Treasure of Pauline Spirituality in NYC This Week!
1. Manhattan's very own #Soul of Christ talk and book-signing at our Pauline Book & Media Center at 64 West 38th St. on Thursday evening (June 4) at 6:00 PM.
Lovely Review of Soul of Christ!
The first stage of my book tour for Soul of Christ: Meditations on a Timeless Prayer is now completed! Since November, I've been making frequent trips around the USA and Canada to our various Pauline Book & Media Centers: Toronto, Chicago, Redwood City, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Saint Louis. I should have kept a running count from my trips of all the people I've met who have read, are reading, or will soon read Soul of Christ, but it's easily in the area of 500-600 people. In addition, I've tried to reach out through Catholic radio–and I've been impressed with the dedication of the Catholic radio producers that I've spoken with! (Spirit Catholic Radio in Nebraska, Radio Maria's Community in Concert in Toronto, Relevant Radio–both the Morning Air and Wendy Wiese's On Call shows, Covenant Radio in St. Louis, and Salt + Light Radio).
The entire experience has been filled with grace, as I've witnessed so many people's tremendous love for our Eucharistic Lord, and their excitement to deepen their Eucharistic amazement and love with the Anima Christi (Soul of Christ prayer).
The Goodreads Giveaway that I ran for one week back in February also worked out well, even with the confusion of the first three days where people couldn't find the giveaway–looking for it on the wrong book. In the end, almost 400 people requested the book–and I had the joy of sending out the book to the three people who won! That was exciting, and I can't wait to hear their feedback.
For the next three months, I'll focus on the apostolic writing I've let slide during my travels. My inner introvert is very happy about getting back to writing–rather than talking about writing! This also means that I can be more active online–blogging here at least once a week, more present on Twitter, etc. I've run into some good articles and resources on various aspects of writing, which I hope to share in the near future.


Do you like Dried Fruit? You'll Love Crunchies!
I love Crunchies, and so does my family. And, to top it all off, it's good for them. The fruit is freeze dried, so you don't have to worry about additives. It's all natural, zero concentrates, fillers or artificial fruit centers, and lots more goodness.
Crunchies were opened, as soon as they made it through the door. The Chocolate Covered Strawberries, were given to my Mother-in-law, because that's her all time favorite! The mixed fruit, I'm almost done with now, the mangos (chocolate covered) are going to my mom. My husband ate the rest. He loved the Chocolate Covered Bananas most, and he's not much of a fruit fan, but he downed the Crunchies!
You, too, will love Crunchies. It's a snack I don't want to live without. When I'm bored during the day, I can snack on it, and not worry about pounds being put on my body. This is simply wonderful. It's all natural, non of the artificial stuff. Get some for your kids, for Easter. Perfect Gift!
If you're looking for the perfect light-weight, on-the-go grab without processed ingredients, Crunchies has you covered with its freeze-dried fruit and new freeze-dried fruit dipped in chocolate. Crafted with real fruit and premium, quality chocolate.
An everyday, or any day snack. You won't be able to get enough of Crunchies! At least my family can't. And, I'm glad we found this snack. It's so healthy for you. We are trying to not put any added weight on, so this is perfect for my family.
Fill your child's Easter basket with great snacks!
I recently received a package, with such great stuff in it. I love everything that I received, and I can't wait for the Easter Bunny to bring my 7 year old more!
Welch's Fruit Snacks are always a big deal in our house. My 21 year old, daughter; and my 7 year old, son, fight over them. Needlesstosay, I know the Bunny will be bringing Welch's to my home this Easter. They are in the eggs and ready to go. And, don't think I didn't sample them, because I did. And, they are so juicy tasting!
Butterfinger has a new recipe, and if you haven't had a Butterfinger recently, it's time to lay your hands on them now. Go anywhere and pick up the deliciousness of a Butterfinger. They were put into eggs as well. The little bite sized ones are perfect for your eggs.
As for the Oreo Thins, they didn't make it til Easter. We ate them all up! My 7 year old loves his Oreos, and though I tried to save them, he found them. So, we shared them, and my daughter loved that they were dipped in chocolate.
Who doesn't love Kinder Joy? My son has an obsession with Kinder Joy. As a matter of fact, the Easter Bunny picked him up a 6 pack at the store, the other day. So, the ones we got for this review, were eaten up. He loves the taste of the chocolate, and loves that he gets a little prize in each egg. I've never tried them, but I know every time we go anywhere, there's always one in my cart.
Check these products out, at your local Walmart. I know I've found them all there, recently.