This is the Remix to Flowsmith’s Foul featuring MIST.

Life Vol. 1 is coming at the end of this month so people watch out !

Here’s a lovely little clip of a gentleman named Felipe scoring for his team Deportivo La Caruna. Now, I pretty much agree that scoring a goal is better than sex (namely, the bit at the end) and I’ve only done it at minor level. For pros, it must be awesome. But, Felipe might believe it just wasn’t worth it this time….

ouch

-JGLW

Two Chinese pop singers fall foul of a lip-synching ban, facing fines of up to $12,000 (7,400) for allegedly miming at a show…. From BBC News. Full story

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Two Chinese pop singers fall foul of a lip-synching ban, facing fines of up to $12,000 (7,400) for allegedly miming at a show…. From BBC News. Full story

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SCOTUS – Current Justices

Today “Supreme Court Removes Limits on Corporate, Labor Donations to Campaigns” as reported by FOX News. Well I never thought that an entity (a corporation) would be given the First Amendment to own and embrace? Are there any exceptions, any caveats? Oh if this isn’t going to be the “the one with the most spoils or soils (dollars or detractors)” can overly finance or easily smear a running candidate. Are there any time constraints, or can they love to death their next chosen one the day after any election or spew hate to cause overt distress upon a sitting official (hoping for a resignation)? Just some thoughts on how perverse this decision is to authorize corporate spending on political campaigns when…

…at the same time the other two branches of government: the Executive Branch (aka Bogus POTUS) and the Congress of the United States (COTUS) cries foul on these same corporations for paying their own employees bonuses before, during and after they bailed these same corporations out with enormous amounts of  taxpayer dollars with strings attached. Some of the worst offenders exist in our Congress who perpetuated this “Circle of Strife” recession and are still playing the game. Even Obama loves to cast a volley now and then. Oh, the irony.

So, I was at work today editing a letter, when I remembered how much I absolutely hate Chelsea Football Club.

Thanks to YouTube, I was able to quickly calm myself down by reliving this epic clash of our boy Jonny Evans with Didier Drogba (the EPL’s version of Lebron James- skillfulness overshadowed by extreme dickheadedness).

I figure “Drog Drog” got the yellow card for not making an attempt for the ball, coupled with his terrible reputation for diving/being a dickhead. Or it’s for the ridiculous over-reaction (though that must’ve hurt every part of his body that wasn’t his spasming legs).

Either way, this was the highlight of our loss to Chelski in November. And Evans was lucky the ref didn’t have the best angle to view his cleats raping DD’s chest/stomach.

Icing on the cake: Vidic’s reaction, cos he knows that would never hurt the hitman from Serbia.

Forgive the terrible song on the video, this seems to be standard on all YouTube videos showing highlights.

-JGLW

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It ended up describing how violence and fighting smells like; Fear, Sweat, Aggression, Blood, Desperation… An image of surreal tendency.

Sometimes I like to stop painting, when it doesn’t contribute to the content anymore. If you could describe the content of a piece verbally, why make an image out of it? Sometimes I like to move on to unexplored areas.

Generally, images done from reference photographs rarely create “new” ideas, most of the time they are interpretations.

Me, I like to explore.

I often find myself talking to other basketball people about the late game  situation when you are up 3 points with less than 10 seconds to go and you’re on defense.

Do you foul or not?

I’m sure if you’re reading this blog you are a basketball person; in some sort of way (Coach, player, fan…) Here’s the deal.  You’re up 3, if they bang a 3 it goes to OT unless you have a couple of seconds left.  Foul, and the guy goes to the line. If  he makes two, they will foul you; you go to the line.  If you foul, and the guy makes the first and misses the second, they get the offensive rebound and score to tie the game? There’s a few different scenarios.

Don Nelson of the Golden State Warriors was in that same situations and he fouled last night against the Boston Celtics… and it worked.  Coach K at Duke once said he trusts his defense to get a stop; no need to foul. Here’s the story via NBA.com from last night’s Celtics-Warriors game.

“I’ve never been beaten doing it,” Nelson said. “I’ve been tied once or twice, but I can’t remember ever losing a game by doing that. The funniest things happen when you do that. The craziest things have happened. But you just have to take your chances.”

With all the drama going on up in NYC at 33rd and 8th (no not the 3 Card Monty dealers on the corner) does anyone notice the job David Lee does ON the court? The former Florida Gator gets 19PPG and grabs 10RPG. Seems like all the attention is on a player the coach doesn’t want to put in the game.

The Game I’d Like To Forget:

James Harden of the Oklahoma City Thunder last night shot 0-10 from the field including 0-4 from downtown in 22 minutes of action. But, his team came away with the win over the New Jersey Nets. I love Harden, I thought he was an excellent pick in the draft.

“He who angers you, owns you.”

-Glen ‘Doc’ Rivers

-Coach Finamore

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This undated file photo shows officials check a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Hanoi (Photo: Thanh Nien)

Traditional Chinese medicine clinics in Hanoi have been found in breach of several health regulations, said Hanoi’s Department of Health.

Investigators carried out surprise inspections at several clinics on December 16 and discovered a host of violations.

Many Chinese doctors were working without permission from the Vietnamese Government and unlicensed practitioners were discovered working at clinics Truong Giang Trung Quoc, Hoa Viet and a branch of Chinese Medicine on Dai Co Viet Street.

In addition, the clinics were selling medicines at prices higher than health department regulations stipulate.

One clinic at 298 Nguyen Trai Street in district Thanh Xuan, was also found using moldy drugs.

There are 64 Chinese doctors known to authorities practicing at 54 clinics around the country. In Hanoi alone, there are 23 clinics.

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Yesterday, as I brushed my teeth and tongue I thought about the scriptures addressing the unruliness of the tongue.  It’s likely that you put forth some effort to make your teeth white, or whiter, your breath smell nice, and maybe you’ve had braces,  but what’s the point in having a beautiful smile and a clean mouth, if what comes out of it is foul? Romans3: ¹³ “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies.” “Snake venom drips from their lips.” ¹⁴ “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

According to Matthew 12:24b, Jesus tells us ”… for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. ³⁵A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.”

James 3:2b says: “For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. ³ We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. ⁴ And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. ⁵ In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. ⁶ And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. ⁷ People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, ⁸ but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. ⁹ Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. ¹⁰ And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!”

Ephesians 4:²¹” Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, ²² throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. ²³ Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. ²⁴ Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.”…” ²⁹ Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. ³⁰ And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live.”

So, can we do something about what comes out of our mouth? Can we stop the cursing, the foulness, the abuse, the slander, the gossip, the negative speech?  Of course we can!  We can place our faith in Jesus, allowing the Spirit to renew our thought and attitudes…we can stay on that altar, presenting ourselves as living sacrifices allowing God to purify us…we can ask God to help us by placing a bridle upon our tongues so we won’t bring sorrow to Him.  If we surrender our heart to Him, the Spirit can control our tongue in ways we’ve never imagined!

Dear Referree:

I know that moms are overprotective sometimes. I’m guilty, but not often. I don’t step in when they argue with their friends – I know they have to work it out. It’s part of maturing.

But there are times I can’t sit idly by and watch my daughter be treated unfairly.

That’s exactly what you did, sir.

She’s 15. She’s a sophomore. Sure, she’s 5′10″ and a starter on the Varsity basketball team. But she earned that spot. She works hard. Very hard. She gives it her all, knowing that the other players have more experience than she does. I commend her for that.

But it seems that you don’t.

When you blew the whistle when she was in mid-air under the net, I thought you were calling a foul against the other team who knocked her with an elbow. Boy, was I surprised when your eyes turned to her, the one who wasn’t guilty of a foul.

She does foul. It’s part of the defensive strategy of a physical game. But this time she didn’t.

So, why did you walk up to her on the court and with eyes that turned into daggers, came inches away from her face in a stare down? There were four schools at the tournament that day and a lot of fans and you decided to humiliate my daughter in front of them.

The stare down lasted so long that I was moving forward, ready to pounce and scream “Make a call or move away.” You see, she’s 15. You’re a middle-aged 6 foot plus adult male. You have power. And you used it.

I sighed when you finally stepped back and took several steps away. Then, you turned around and gave my daughter the death stare again for several more seconds. She was beet red and it was evident that she was extremely uncomfortable and humiliated. Yes. Humiliated. But she didn’t say a word, move an inch. You had no reason to turn back around. She still didn’t know what she’d done wrong.

Then you called a technical foul against her. We were floored. Her coach was floored. You see, as you heard in the five minute argument her coach had with you, she’s one of the easiest going kids on the team. She’s one of the biggest supporter of her teammates, as you witnessed when she gave a teammate a high five for making the first of her two free throws. You didn’t like that, either, though, and told her she couldn’t do it anymore.

I stayed quiet, but now that I know what the technical was for, Mr. Referree, I am livid. You humiliated and embarrassed and dominated a 15 year old girl because she said the word “Foul.” You’ve got to be kidding me! A technical? If you didn’t like it, why didn’t you warn her instead? In fact, no one heard her say “foul” in the stands, so she didn’t scream it, but she’s got the broken skin from scratches up and down her arm to prove she was getting mauled under the net and no whistle was blown – not once.

Maybe somebody did need to point out your job. Her coach already had and you still didn’t do it.

A stare down with dagger eyes to humiliate her and a technical to muddy her reputation was overkill. Maybe a bit of professionalism and heeding the fact that you’re an adult and she is still a child is in order.

If that’s not possible, hang up your whistle. You don’t deserve the title anymore than she deserved the technical or the treatment.

For some, these three words are synonymous, for others they couldn’t be more different. Is it the culture that dictates the difference/similarity? Is it the subject at hand? Are the lines generally blurred?

We recently had this discussion at Daily News Egypt, prior to publishing this story: Guns, wars and chadors: the art of Ghada Amer.

Our culture editor Joseph Fahim sent me the two pictures that ran with this story with a note to check them first and tell him if they are fit for print. He said he didn’t see anything wrong with them, but wanted us to give them a closer look.

I looked, I couldn’t find anything unprintable. If you go to the article and scroll down, you’ll find that in the second picture, the multi layered drawing explores the female form, but the sexual connotation might be lost on anyone who doesn’t give it a closer look. But google “Ghada Amer” and you’ll see more of her in-your-face work available online.

She probes the female form, explores its sexuality, and challenges any form of (self) censorship.

But how would you describe her work? Sexual? Erotic? Obscene?

During the discussion, DNE Editor Rania Al-Malky correctly pointed out that ‘erotic’ is a description, while ‘obscene’ is a judgment, citing literary debates. But in our culture, would such distinction hold?

Many see sexual as erotic and in turn consider both obscene. And it’s not just the conservatism in our culture. Traces of similar attitudes can be seen — to a much lesser degree — in literary venues in more liberal societies. Even though writers like the respected and established novelist and essayist Zadie Smith have written or edited erotic stories (she edited a an anthology of erotic short stories according to her Wikipedia page), many literary journals and consumer magazines in the US and the UK that publish short stories, poems and novel excerpts have the “we don’t accept erotica” label on their publishing guidelines. The genre is often dismissed as lower or cheaper form of literature, even though the word “erotica”  implies art as opposed to mere pornography.

Yet “sexual” scenes in literature are not dismissed or considered demeaning of any good piece of literature. Many classics and reputable contemporary bestsellers freely describe heterosexual and homosexual encounters without fear of denigration.

This distinction between sex-centered work and work that happens to include sex is for the most part non-existent here. Take Ehsan Abdel-Quodous for example. His work, famous for its critique of societal hypocrisies and women-centered narratives, was labeled as “Adab El Ferash” back in the 60s. It literally means “the literature of the mattresses” and was used as a derogatory term in reference to more intimate scenes in his short stories and novels.

Back then the existence of lines between sexuality, eroticism and obscenity was not even acknowledged. Forward 40 years, and the situation isn’t that different. When Alaa El-Aswany first released his sophomore novel “Chicago” in a series in El-Dostor, the tone of readers’ letters got a bit more aggressive as two of the protagonists’ relationship turned physical. The novel as a whole got the criticism of “too much sex”. Needless to say, the phrase itself is used as an insult, implying that the author is using sex to sell his literature.

But in a panel discussion following the release of the novel, Economist Galal Amin came to the rescue. He argued that sex scenes should be viewed through the eyes of the characters involved. If a man sees his daughter having sex, then the emotion shouldn’t be eroticism but the man’s own shock.

Basically, Amin argued for desexualizing the sex scenes, to remove the sexuality, eroticism, and definitely the obscenity that are always associated with similar literary depictions.

Would such endeavor find a lot of welcoming ears here in Egypt?

While it’s more probable to happen in the literary world, other more visual arts might not be as welcoming. I can’t see that the public and the critics would dissociate a local film, for example, from its more intimate scenes. Films that sell through a promise of steamy scenes would be bundled with others of better caliber that happen to include or allude to sex.

And with Ghada Amer’s work, she said she’s not expecting it to be displayed in Egypt any time soon. I’m not holding my breath either.

A West Highland Terrier was in danger of being banned from a private school after a visit from schools inspectors…. From BBC News. Full story

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I try not to leave the house without my camera hoping for that perfect opportunity…BUT when I go for a walk or drive for the sole purpose of shooting through my 3rd eye, it is no time to be in a hurry. This is time for me, my camera and the next object, person, thing to be photographed.

While in the Pensacola area I have had the opportunity to meet and make new friends. Judy is one of those,  who also loves shooting with her camera.   We spent almost the whole day at one of the parks in the area and were able to capture some fantastic shots. What was awesome is that she, like myself, didn’t want to be in a hurry.

It was a very eventful day with our cameras poised and ready while we enjoyed  the beauty of nature around us.

Was pretty happy with my first 2 shots of the day.  Nothing to complain about with these.

What a lovely place to take your family for the weekend

OR  a good book

OR just you.

This fellow had been watching us for sometime and it was like he wanted to have his picture taken…it was like look at ME!!!!! Strange thing is this happened several times in one day but all different areas and birds…but hey if they want their picture taken I will oblige.

Stop…take time….

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Being Irish I am heartbroken and angered as to the issue that has occurred in one of the qualifying matches in the World Cup. France tied Ireland on a controversial hand ball. French player Thierry Henry set himself with a hand ball intentionally, which resulted in the tying goal that sent France through to the next round. Ireland got knocked out of the World Cup because of that play and tried to stage a protest. The protest has been denied and Ireland is not in the Wolr Cup. I understand the ref didn’t call the penalty so there really isn’t anything that Ireland can do, but either put more refs out on the field to see stunts like the one Thierry pulled or have a challenge flag like football. The coach can challenge a play once a half and if he gets it wrong he loses one of his three substitutes. That would make it so the coach had to be sure that it happened and would make hand balls like the on France have not change the outcome of the World Cup. This is just my suggestion, if anyone has other ideas on how this situation should be handled or how the rules could be changed do tell….

don’t make out with me if you have emotional feelings for me and another girl.

actually,

don’t make out with anyone if you have feelings for someone else at the same time.