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The Ultimate Marketing Framework for Professionals
The ultimate marketing framework allows professionals to focus on the three key strategies that make the greatest contributions to generating more new business successfully and continuously.
Ultimately all other marketing strategies will contribute to one of more of these three key strategies.
1. Branding
The single biggest marketing problem for professionals is their inability to distinguish themselves from the competition. As a result, many are unable to attract enough ideal clients, the kinds of people they love to serve and are good at satisfying.
Distinguishing one professional from the others is an ongoing challenge. Personal branding is the key to distinguishing ourselves from others. A professional brand helps distinguish one professional from competitors. It's what makes us unique in a world of copies.
Good branding will also help professionals attract and satisfy more of the kinds of clients they need want and deserve. Your brand positioning statement is one of the best tools for distinguishing yourself from the competition.
As a component of the marketing framework, your brand distinguishes you and your service. It defines:
- your personal and professional distinctiveness
- articulates your brand promise—the benefits that clients enjoy from those factors that distinguish you from all others.
Your brand also ensures the consistency of all marketing communications, online and off.
Storytelling-–the world's oldest communication tool is becoming increasingly important in many aspects of business. It is especially critical in marketing. Experts tell us that most buying decisions are based on emotional elements and justified by logical factors.
Stories spark emotions. We have an emotional side as well as a rational side to our character; effective storytelling appeals to both sides of our character.
Authentic stories help you build emotional connections with clients and also help build brand awareness.
Unfortunately many brands fail. And many more never achieve success because they can't compete in a crowded marketplace.
To increase the likelihood of the success of your brand, check out Ignore the Myths – Professional Service Branding Helps You Succeed.
Branding is the cornerstone of a marketing framework. It supports the next element of the marketing framework—content strategy.
2. Content Strategy
This element of the marketing framework delivers and enhances your brand in the marketplace.
In the simplest of terms, content strategy is about to the right people at the right time in the right manner. In practice, this means applying the principles of strategic planning to create and deliver content that effectively connects with the target audience.
The purpose of content strategy is to achieve business goals by maximizing the impact of content that can be found, read, understood acted upon and shared.
Content strategy is the ideal approach for professionals to build upon their brands to stand out from the competition and attract more potentially ideal clients, . As professionals, we all possess a vast store of knowledge and know-how, which represents valuable raw material for informational marketing content.
As the strategic basis for content marketing,content strategy is about creating, publishing and managing useful, and sharable content.
The strategic element includes the necessary research to identify the right people for your content. Obviously, the right people are your ideal clients, others just like them, referral sources who can refer potentially ideal clients and anyone one else who can contribute to your success.
Your content roadmap is your plan for succeeding in your content strategy. Among other benefits, your content roadmap clarifies your target audience and outlines your plan for content strategy success.
Possibly unaware of it, you probably already have a rich content inventory. Before cranking up your content production by analyze possible storytelling assets. You are probably richer in content than you think you are.
Ideally your research will also have identified the best ways to put your content in from of the right people: web content, blog posts, social media or other content such as email newsletters or special reports.
Content Marketing
Content marketing is the action or application component of content strategy. It allows you to showcase your professional expertise, positioning you as an expert in your field. Invariably, experts in their fields attract the most ideal clients. It is the most visible element of a marketing framework.
By taking a storytelling- approach to your marketing communications, you demonstrate your personal likability. Remember the old adage: if I like you I might do business with you, if I don't, I won't?
In effect, the combination of your professional expertise and personal likability offers potential clients a compelling reason for hiring you. This will increase the probability of clients' choosing you over the competition.
If you have a website, you already know that content is king. Among other things, our content defines who we are and how we help our clients. However, in and of itself, continuously generating quality content is not content marketing. Effective content marketing is a strategic marketing approach to attract and retain a clearly-defined audience and drive profitable client action.
Great content is the key to stimulating clients to take the action you want. Great marketing content is inspirational in nature. It's the kind of inspiration that helps readers feel good about themselves, which in turn increases your credibility and liability.
Participation marketing makes great content even better. Engaging content can help generate positive experiences that your audience has about you and your brand.
Certainly, preparing content for purposes of content marketing with require more time and effort than preparing more of the same old blogs and social media posts. But the payoff is worth it. The return on your investment in producing great content include increased website traffic, ranking for target keywords, and domain authority & backlinks.
A final comment on content marketing. It's not just for established businesses with a huge inventory of content. For start-ups, a content marketing strategy is especially important. Content marketing is a powerful tool that marketers are utilizing more than ever. Given its increasingly important role in marketing, it only makes sense that all businesses include content marketing in their initial business and marketing planning.
Content Sharing
Sharing content is the strategic application of social media sharing of comments, images and audio.
Our interconnected world makes it easier than ever share content. As a result, content distribution ranges from sharing among local groups of interested like-minded people to international reposting on global networks.
Social media is the most obvious channel for content distribution. Most, if not all blog posts include buttons that encourage readers to share the content on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. These simple buttons represent the minimal level of content sharing on social media.
Of today's billion plus active websites, many offer valuable content sharing opportunities.
Here are three websites that can help get you started in this channel of content distribution.
SlideShareThis free community site allows content producers to share such content as presentations, eBooks, and videos. With more than 60 million visitors and 130 million page views monthly, it's a good location to share business content.
Scribd: Self-described as "a modern library of books, audiobooks, comics & sheet music" this is another free community content sharing site. Unlike SlideShare whose focus is visual content, Scribd is ideal for text-based documents such as reports, white papers, and case studies.
Sharebullet: This website offers a unique approach to content distribution. The online platform allows its content-producing users to feature specific web pages that can be shared by other users.
Users have the choice of featuring a web page (which Sharebullet calls a campaign) at no cost, or on a pay-per-click basis.
3. Client Service
This is the component of your marketing frame work that keeps clients coming back for more service and referring new clients to you.
Through content marketing, professionals can attract new clients. Once added to your roster, new clients deserve the highest quality of service that you can deliver. There is no better approach to satisfying them, which in turn will encourage them to hire you again and refer others to you.
What is quality client service?
Quality is what your clients say it is …nothing more, nothing less.
Despite everything that has been written and spoken about quality. there are 2 fundamental elements of quality service:
- meeting your clients' needs and wants
- meeting…or preferably exceeding….clients' expectations
Quality service starts with identifying ideal clients and developing a buyer profile that describes these clients. Guided by these two factors, you are better prepared to apply your expertise and resources to satisfy clients.
One of the best ways of exceeding expectations is by re-framing your routinely good services as memorable experiences for your clients. These experiences help satisfied client become delighted fans, eagerly promoting those professionals who continue to exceed their expectations. To learn more about creating memorable client experiences, see From Good Professional Services to Memorable Experiences – Keep Your Clients Coming Back
Marketing Framework Sub-Strategies
In combination, branding, content strategy and good client service comprise the ultimate marketing framework for professionals.
As outlined above, our personal/professional brands allow us to differentiate ourselves and stand out in a crowded marketplace. Our brand statements also promise potential clients the benefits that they will enjoy once they become clients.
Marketing strategy focuses on getting the right content—our great content—to the right people. These people include potentially ideal clients, actual clients as well as others who can contribute to our success.
Once potential clients have made the decision to become actual clients, it is high quality service that satisfying them, encouraging them to hire you again and refer others to you.
Virtually all other marketing strategies, which for present purposes are referred to as Sub-Strategies contribute to the the overall marketing framework strategies…Super-Strategies.
Research & Planning
The process of developing and promoting a brand requires both external and internal research. The external research identifies unmet market needs and by extension what potentially ideal clients need and want from services like yours. It also identifies competitors already in the marketplace and how their services satisfy clients.
The internal component is a self-assessment that identifies among other factors, your strengths and areas in which you are as good or preferably better than the competition.
More in-depth research is required to identify the right content, the right people for this content and the right way to not only deliver this content, but get it read and acted upon.
Sustainable client satisfaction depends upon ongoing research that monitors clients' shifting needs and wants. By monitoring what clients are looking for, you are well positioned to respond effectively to evolving trends and developments.
And of course research in any of the marketing framework Super-Strategies is little more than wasted time without a plan of action to benefit from the information gathered.
Marketing Communications
Any and all communications, whether electronic, hard copy or in-person represent potential opportunities to generate new business. With a good brand and sound content strategy, you can stay on message, consistently helping others learn what they need to know to hire, recommend, or otherwise contribute to your success.
Content marketing and marketing communications are inter-connected. Effective content marketing depends upon all marketing communications vehicles delivering good content so good that readers want to share it. Similarly, a sound content strategy drives consistent good, sharable content.
Realistically, all communications with clients have marketing potential. This potential could take the obvious form of doing whatever it takes to satisfy clients. Or it could be exceeding client expectations and delivering a truly memorable experience.
Regardless of content or format, all marketing communications support the marketing framework Super-Strategies.
Marketing Relationships
In addition to providing quality client service, four key sub-strategies help develop and maintain productive marketing relationships:
- Networking
- Generating Referrals
- Keeping In Touch
- Contacting Strangers
Marketing communications drive the development and enhancement of these sub-strategies. As a result, these sub-strategies also influenced if not defined by the marketing framework Super-Strategies. This means stronger the marketing framework, the better the results that can be expected from these sub-strategies.
Why The Marketing Framework Is Important
As you are no doubt aware, marketing can be a complex and confusing process. To try to manage this process, many people choose to focus on a handful of strategies that they like and seem to work well.
A marketing framework represents the structure that allows us to fit the various parts of the marketing puzzle together.
Remaining focused the three Super-Strategies of the marketing framework will help you fit all of the marketing puzzle pieces into place. And as an added bonus, if any pieces don't fit, you can get rid of them.
A final work of caution. Don't over-think the marketing framework. Keep it in mind and use it as resource when you face a seemingly unresolvable marketing issue challenge.


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Seattle Seahawks
"He's fantastic": Marshawn Lynch returns, readies for Sunday
Marshawn Lynch was back at his locker, poppin' rap music from his stereo and singing along.
Seahawks teammates milled around him smiling, laughing and loving the familiar scene. Brandon Mebane, Bruce Irvin, Fred Jackson encircled the star running back for more laughs.
Mebane, a former college teammate of Lynch's at California, joked he would ensure a one-on-one interview with his famously no-media friend. For a large fee.
"It's great seeing him over there, smiling," All-Pro middle linebacker Bobby Wagner said, about 10 feet to the left of where Lynch was about to turn on his stereo. "I can't wait to hear his music again."
Wednesday was like homecoming day for the Seahawks.
A timely one, too.
Seattle's cornerstone running back practiced for the first time since Nov. 12. And he did it his own, unique way, of course. Lynch took the field with a candy cane protruding from his mouth. The candy cane stayed in as he skipped around the field, caught passes, even threw a couple, in warmups for his full participation four days before Seattle (10-6) plays a wild-card playoff game at Minnesota (11-5).
Yes, Lynch is back and readying to start Sunday. He hasn't played since Nov. 15 and had abdominal surgery Nov. 25. But he's returned for the most important games.
"He's fantastic," offensive line coach and running-game coordinator Tom Cable said of Lynch upon his return: "And he has some more jokes (since he last was with the team)."
Play-caller Darrell Bevell said he expects Lynch to be "full go" Sunday, capable of his normal workload of 20 or more carries against the Vikings. As Bevell mentioned, the predicted near-zero-degree temperatures in Minneapolis on Sunday would be conducive to running the ball a lot. And that's what Seattle's offensive coordinator plans to do with Lynch.
"If he's going, that's what I would expect. I'd expect him to be full-go, full speed and just do like we normally do," Bevell said.
Lynch wasn't the only Seahawks starter returning Wednesday.
Strong safety Kam Chancellor (bruised tailbone), left tackle Russell Okung (strained calf), right guard J.R. Sweezy (concussion) and tight end Luke Willson (concussion) are on track to return from missing the regular-season finale last weekend at Arizona. All practiced on a limited basis Wednesday.
Coach Pete Carroll also said there's a chance defensive back Jeremy Lane makes it back Sunday from the oblique muscle he strained a few drives after he had an interception of Carson Palmer last week against the Cardinals. Lane also practiced Wednesday.
The practice report from the Seahawks had a new injury: rookie Tyler Lockett did not participate because of an unspecified hip ailment. Lockett was named NFC special-teams player of the week earlier Wednesday after his team-record 139 yards on punt returns in last weekend's blowout of Arizona.
Michael Bennett was the other player to miss practice for his sore toe, but the defensive end often takes off Wednesdays. He has played in every game the past two seasons.
This is as healthy and fully equipped as the Seahawks have been since early November.
There was an undeniable spark in the locker room and on the practice field from Lynch's return. It speaks of the popularity the 29-year-old running back has among his teammates, because of his unique personality, his production and dedication on the field in his six seasons with Seattle.
"Just watching him out there he looks like he can come out and do whatever he needs to. We're excited about that," said Jackson, Lynch's best pal in the league from their days together in Buffalo until 2010.
"He's a tremendous weapon for us. He's a tremendous guy to have in the locker room. We're excited about it. Hopefully he can go full-go. We know with a player like that it gives us a better chance to win a game."
Lynch had been gone from the team for six weeks, first to have his surgery in Philadelphia and then to do his rehabilitation with his personal trainers in San Francisco, across the bay from his native Oakland, California.
"(People) have no idea who he is because he doesn't want to talk about it," cornerback Richard Sherman said. "He's a guy that is as selfless as they come, that will go out there and put his body on the line for his teammates. That's why guys don't worry or stress about Marshawn not being here when he's rehabbing or when he's hurt ... The outside world is like, 'What's going on?'
"We don't panic. We know that guy is one of the best teammates you would ever have, playing for any team, any level, any spot. And he will do whatever he can to help his team win. And you know he means no ill will. He's not trying to hurt the team or any of that when he's gone. You understand that. And appreciate it."
The updated forecast from the National Weather Service for Sunday in Minneapolis: a high of 2 degrees, low of minus-6 with 10 mile-per-hour winds that will make it feel like 15-25 below zero. Carroll remembers coaching the Jets to a win in a particularly cold game at Buffalo. He said the biggest effect will be on the "handling of the ball" and kicks not going as far as usual. … The Vikings' Adrian Peterson, the NFL's rushing champion this season, did not practice in Minnesota because of a sore lower back but is expected to play as usual Sunday. … Minnesota's top defensive linemen, Linval Joseph and Everson Griffen, were limited participants in practice but are also expected to play.
Staff writer Don Ruiz contributed to this report.

subset: commoncrawl


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There are two kinds of guys out there- the laid back guy and the metro guy. They both wake up every morning with VERY different routines. One will probably throw on a pair of Nike shorts and an old school tshirt. The other takes his time to iron his button down shirt and put on his tailored pants. One thing that both these guys have in common, laid back or metro, is that they put on their cologne before heading out the door.
The cologne a man wears says a lot about them. From the packaging to the brand, you can tell a lot about a man by their scent. I may not be a guy, but I do know what scents I love. After doing a study on male beauty products, I learned that men have strong brand loyalty towards their cologne. My advice to the guys out there is to find a scent that makes you stand out (this goes for the laid back guys out there as well!). If you're out meeting a girl up, you don't want to reek of the Curve cologne that 99% of the guys out there are wearing. Make a statement with your scent. Here are my picks for two colognes that women will LOVE and men don't try enough:
The fragrance will run you around $270 at a luxury retailer, but you can find them for around $120. My recommendation is to go to a discount fragrance shop by you and ask them if they carry the cologne. From my experiences, most do. This way you can see the fragrance in person because sometimes the bottles sold online aren't the real deal. You're probably thinking in my head, "who has that much money to spend on cologne?!" and even if you did, "why is it worth so much?!" Here's why…
The CREED dynasty of fragrances were founded in 1760 and have been named and worn by everyone from Hollywood stars, business legends, and political leaders. My personal fav is the scent Green Irish Tweed. It's a quality scent that has been recently said to be worn by everyone from George Clooney to 50 Cent. Ladies, if you have an anniversary or birthday coming up for your man, get a gift that he will love and you'll benefit from as well, buy your man CREED! To learn more about the history behind CREED, the key ingredients that make the product so luxurious, and to view the entire line (including cologne AND perfume), go to CREED Boutique.
For those of you who saw the price of the CREED cologne and were over this posting, I highly recommend you try out YSL L'Homme! The price point is MUCH more reasonable, especially for the quality of the fragrance.The cologne is crisp but still has the masculine ingredients men are looking for. It can be worn from work to happy hour to dinner to a night out. Oh and might I add, girls will LOVE this scent!
COMING SOON: The colognes above are both classics- two fragrances for year round usage. For the men out there looking for the newest fragrances that perfect for summer, stay tuned!
What's YOUR fav. fragrance?!


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Ep #32: Lady Scofflaw and "Minimalism" with Matt D'Avella
In this episode, Lady Scofflaw guest co-hosts with Jordan and The Don. They discuss "Professor What's-His-Nuts," choosing your own nickname, pole dancing for elementary schoolers and the laws they would scoff if they could scoff laws. Also filmmaker Matt D'Avella drops in to chat about his film "Minimalism" on Netflix, what it means to be a minimalist in a digital age, and his awesome podcast, "The Ground Up Show."
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text: Share: Comments Print August 27, 2013 at 4:45 PM More quotes and pictures from a story on Clint Dempsey's roots Posted by Joshua Mayers By now, you've probably seen it, but if not, here is a feature story I wrote on Sounders FC's Clint Dempsey, who has stayed true to his roots amid a rise to stardom. I talked to a number of people for the story, including his high school coach Farshid Niroumand, who passed along some team pictures of the Nacogdoches Dragons. I also drove through East Texas myself to check out Dempsey's hometown, where everyone — young and old — knew of and have been rooting on the local product. Dempsey's path took him to Furman University, a small college in South Carolina, and I also talked to his coach there, Doug Allision, and former teammate Anthony Esquivel, who you might recognize from his role in the kids soccer movie The Big Green. The university also provided some action shots. Here are extra quotes from those interviews, with more pictures at the end: * * * FARSHID NIROUMAND, coach at Nacogdoches High School On when he first got to know Clint as a player… "I coached his older brother, Ryan, and Clint was coming to my soccer camp when I was running those summer camps as an elementary kid. I was always impressed with his ball handling. He was very comfortable with the soccer ball compared to the others. His movement was very fluid and I always thought he was going to be a very good player. At that age and that time, I didn't think he was going to go as far as he has — truthfully — because being from a small town in East Texas, there aren't many opportunities. But you could tell that there was something inside burning." On the Clint-led Nacogdoches High School teams… "It was in his yearbook, they asked: 'What are your goals? What are your hopes?' and it's well documented that he said one day he wants to play professional in Europe. And it came true. When he came to high school, he was very impressive. He was mature. As a freshman I played him varsity. Physically then was pretty small, however he was very crafty and gradually became an impact player. As a sophomore, he was a pretty key player. As a junior and senior he was running the team basically. He was the man. We were fortunate in that time and that era: we had really, really good players that challenged him a lot. Frankly his teammates didn't care if he was at practice or not because he was so imposing and challenging but certainly they wanted him in games. We were in a very tough district, the largest schools in East Texas, and all the opponents and the coaches respected him, frankly feared him, at the same time resented him at times, because he was very dominant. Skill-wise he would dominate, and once in a while he would say words that really agitated those kids. These days we call it trash talking, but it wasn't really trash talking, and I recall many, many occasions I had to get him out of the game because I knew the other team was targeting to hurt him or make him respond to get red card. It was one of their goals to hurt him or get him out of the game, so I had to be really a manager." On Dempsey's personality… "Personality-wise he was very low key. He made friends with all his high school classmates, didn't care what race they were. Socialable. Friendly. Didn't talk to much after every game, good or bad. He would say, 'Holla at you,' and he'd leave. Then the next day we'd talk about the game. Academically Clint was very, very intelligent, something people don't realize. As much time as he spent on the field and traveling back and forth to Dallas, he was always a very good student. … As much as we'd butt heads with each other, he turned out to be probably the most loyal supporter of me. I'm still in touch with him. I'm in touch with his family. He's very generous with his time, almost weekly I get two or three phone calls, they bring pictures or items they want to be autographed by Clint, and he always responds positively. If I mail it to him, he'll sign or if he was in town he'd sign. He's just a good old country boy." On Dempsey coming back to MLS… "When he was playing in Europe, knowing Clint, I always thought he was a tiger in a cage. He was afraid of losing the ball. Knowing him, he did not feel comfortable holding the ball as long as he'd like to. He was forced to play one-touch, two-touch or release the ball quickly. Clint has a very, very beautiful game of soccer if they let him hold the ball a little longer. Being in America, I think opportunity will arise. You'll see a better side of Clint — better soccer from Clint, more attractive, more productive." Some other various notes from Niroumand… "Close to his retirement, I'm planning on going to the city council and requesting one of the soccer fields, not the whole complex, but at least one of the soccer fields will be named after Clint Dempsey. So when they play, they'll say, 'Where are they playing?' and you'd say, 'Clint Dempsey Field.' "Another interesting thing, his older brother wore no. 11 in high school. Clint wore No. 11 four years. His younger brother wore it for four years, so no. 11 is Dempsey and actually we have retired that number. "The very first thing I thought when people ask me (about Clint coming back) is, 'Oh good, he'll get to fish a lot.'" DOUG ALLISON, Furman University coach On how Clint will handle so many media responsibilities here (Ed note: the interview was not long after Dempsey's media tour in New York)… "He'll take that in stride. You learn a lot from the press in England. I'm from England, and they're pretty unforgiving, so he's learned a lot I'm sure from living over there. But he was quite a character here. If you remember he was quite a rap star at that point. He made the video, the song 'Don't Tread,' and he was always rapping in the locker room with the guys. I actually met up with him last year before the Scotland game in Jacksonville with a few ex-teammates. He was talking about how close it was here and how much of a family it was. The team was so close and he loved being part of it. He was definitely a team player. He was a team guy, but he had just an amazing amount of talent. He was a big guy, too. People don't realize how big he is. He definitely had strength to hold people off. The amount of things he learned how to do, he learned to do them in the right areas. His goal scoring and his movement in the box are just amazing now. The way he moves and the way he continues to move in the box and continues plays when everyone thinks things are finished, that's how he gets a lot of goals." On were some of the qualities you remember most… "He had a lot of potential as a young boy. You could tell how dedicated he was because of his parents; they used to drive him for hours between Nacogdoches and Dallas to play for the Texans. The amount of dedication they had. The drive he had after his sister passed away. He met his wife here and met a lot of amazing teammate here. He still keeps in touch with a lot of his former teammates and keeps in touch with us, which is great. He hasn't forgotten his roots. He keeps in touch with his high school coach as well as his club coaches. He's always very welcoming. Every time he's gone over to England or seen him at national team event, he gives you a big hug and he loves talking about Furman. He loves the stories from Furman and the different things he did here. He's never forgotten." On if he could tell how close the Dempsey family is… "Unbelievably close. They still are. He doesn't come from much, Clint, so he does realize and welcomes what he gets. He's a family guy, and when he won the Honda Player of the Year when he was in MLS, he got his dad a truck, so that's the kind of guy he is and that's the kind of people they are. Clint made the Hall of Fame at Furman and he couldn't make it — he was playing for Fulham. His parents came and we put them up in a hotel and it was surprising, they didn't know where the hotel was. It was the biggest hotel in downtown Greenville. I said, 'Well, you've been here every week to see him for three years, and they said, 'We couldn't afford a hotel.' They camped here. That's the kind of family you're coming from. They're so dedicated. The dad is honest as the day is long. His dad is such an honest, honest man and humble, humble man, and he was very nervous when he had to give his speech. When Clint got his Hall of Fame award, he had to give the speech and it was such a poignant speech. It really was. He's such an amazing man. He's very down to earth. He's still their little boy, there's no question." On how Dempsey still is to the program and how often he comes up in recruiting… "They know; the kids know. He's such a popular guy, such a face. He carries himself the right way. Of course we bring it up in recruiting that he was here. We'd be silly not to, but we also bring up Ricardo (Clark), (Shea) Salinas, (Walker) Zimmerman and also guys not in pros doing well in the medical profession or as teachers. It's a really a good school. Recruits all want to know how Clint was, and he was just another one of the guys." ANTHONY ESQUIVEL, Furman University teammate On having to come in as the face of the league and everything that comes along with it (e.g. media responsibilities)… "Knowing Clint, I think he's always looked to take on challenges. That's what is great about him. He's never quite satisfied and he's always been able to keep that hunger. I definitely think he'll see this as another challenge for him to up his game even more and help Seattle and help the league out as a different role — more than just a player. I think he'll be up for it." On those Furman days with Clint… "I remember him as a recruit coming to Furman. I'm two years older than him, but I got to know him really well because at that time there weren't many Texas players here at Furman. I knew he was from Texas, I knew he played for the Dallas Texans and I knew his club coach. I knew he looking at coming to Furman, so we connected right off the bat being from Texas and having some familiar connections. There were just a handful of us, so we always talked about how great Texas is, of course. Furman is a really, really small school, about 2,000 students, and the soccer team is what we're known for in terms of athletics, so we were a really, really tight-knit group. I got to know Clint really well over the years, and even after he's gone on, his wife and my wife were sorority sisters and they're best friends, so we've always been able to keep in touch. I've seen him in England a few times and she's been over there and stayed with the whole family at their house. It's been good to see him progress from a little recruit, having a tough preseason his freshman year, and then getting his first call into the national team while we were here in Furman. Then obviously going through and being drafted, it's just been one thing after another. It's been really neat to see. I give people a hard time because everyone is always like, 'You played with Clint?' I go, 'Yeah, by the way, I was the MVP of the Furman team. I used to meg him in practice.' (laughs) … And you know Clint, he was like a big rapper. We used to sit in the back of the bus and there was a big group of us. I think Eminem and 8 Mile were really big at that time, so we all thought we could rap. We had some good times." On how Clint has changed… "You know honestly, he hasn't really changed at all. It's funny. His personality is exactly how he was ten years ago. That's what is great about it. He has always been hungry. He has always been driven. He has always played with a chip on his shoulder. He has always been like that, so that hasn't really changed. I think he's just doing what he wants to do. This is what he was made to do. I remember when we were in college, there were times on Friday night when, as normal college kids, we were thinking about what party we were going to. We drove by the stadium and Clint would be out there with 20 balls doing drills by himself. He's always had that mentality, and obviously look at where he's at right now. He's had to have that drive and determination. That hasn't really changed. I still see that out of him. When we speak and when I hear him speak, he's always talking about how he needs to take on new challenges. He wanted to play in Champions League, so he wasn't satisfied at Fulham and goes to Tottenham. Now it's a new challenge for him to be the face of MLS, help grow the game here and prepare for the next World Cup. He's still goofy. He's still fun. He still loves to fish. He's still a Texas boy." On if he remembers any 'wow' moments with Dempsey… "Yeah, there were a lot of times. He was doing things with the ball that a lot of us hadn't seen yet. We always thought that Dempsey was kind of like an And-1 soccer player. In basketball at the time And-1 was about all these tricks, and he was doing these juggling tricks and the snake and all the new moves. In soccer terms, they weren't just the basic dribbling moves. He was always trying to come up with new creative moves and actually use them in practice. Coach Allison, I remember there were plenty of times when he was constantly on Clint to play simple and keep possession and do things in certain areas. But he was always trying to be super creative. His idea of playing was different from us. Basically he had the confidence to do things that we would goof around and try in practice but really we wouldn't have the confident or courage to do it in games. He was doing it in games. I can remember specifically there was a game in my senior year in the NCAA tournament against VCU. I think we were in the third round, in the Sweet Sixteen, and it was one of those games where you remember there wasn't a better player on the field than Clint Dempsey. I think we won on penalty kicks, but their 'keeper made like two or three great saves. On one, Clint had flipped the ball up, the ball was played behind him, he flicked it up with his heel over his head and out of the air he hit a half volley, something crazy that you wouldn't think happened happened. The 'keeper made a unbelievable save, but we were all like, 'Oh wow.' He dominated that game and that was his sophomore year. By the end of his sophomore year, I graduated and I just knew that he was the man on the team — and we had Ricardo Clark. We had some good players. It was just he had a swagger. He's always had a swagger and it started coming together for him in college really. As a player, he was a good recruit for us and he was on the region team, but it wasn't until he got to Furman really where he finally got called into U.S. U-20 camp. Every year he just kept getting better and better and took advantage of his opportunities. Some players peak at 22 or 23; I don't know if he's even peaked yet. I think he's getting better and better every year, and he's 30 years old now." * * * Courtesy of Farshid Niroumand Courtesy of Farshid Niroumand Courtesy of Farshid Niroumand Courtesy of Furman Athletics Courtesy of Furman Athletics Courtesy of Furman Athletics Comments


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Xu Ling Ding Jin/
The final papers from this Summer's Taijiquan class at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine included some gems. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. This paper was printed with permission by the author:
Henry Lieu
The term "xu ling ding jin" is one of utter importance to the Tai Ji practitioner. The term xu represents "empty", "void", "extract", "shapeless". Ling means to guide, lead, or receive. Ding literally means the top of the head and jing is the common word for energy in the Tai Ji world. (Zhongwen, Mastering Yang Style Taijiquan)
When I was practicing Chen Tai Ji, my teacher always stressed on xu ling ding jin as one of the most basic fundamentals to have before beginning any Tai Ji practice. In fact, it was so important that it was at the top of the list for our basic thirteen principles. For me, xu ling ding jin was not something I could grasp right from the start. It took me many long months before I was able to truly apply this principle into my body. And even now, the technique is not at a high level for me. However, I am able to discuss in detail what I know about xu ling ding jin.
Xu ling ding jin is considered the gate that opens to heaven. Fu Zhongwen describes xu ling ding jin as "an intangible and lively energy that lifts the crown of the head." (Barrett, Taiji Quan Through The Western Gate) My teacher describes many of our techniques and principles through the use of our own imagination. For xu ling ding jin, he would have us imagine an almost threadlike material that connects the crown of our heads [bai hui] to the heavens and the other part of the same/similar thread which connects our dan tien to the core of planet earth. With this type of thread, one who practices this technique is able to root into the floor like stone and connect with heaven's qi at the same time. One need not use strength to execute the technique, instead one should only relax into it, but at the same time keeping their intent. The three treasures will flow harmoniously if xu ling ding jin is performed correctly. Qi and blood will flow correctly through the body, while jing is able to ascend and nourish the body and shen. It is for this reason why Tai Ji practitioners are always keeping their root within the medial center and are able to do it while in a standing position. Many kung fu practitioners need to use low stances in order to keep their root, but xu ling ding jin will provide the Tai Ji practitioner's main root. This represents the yin aspect of xu ling ding jin, the root of where our human understanding is more capable of grasping. The yang aspect of xu ling ding jin would be the bai hui point, where energy is capable of entering and exiting towards and from the heavens. The energy of this point should be empty and leading upwards. This is the aspect of the principle in which I have not fully grasped yet, especially since a student of Yang LuChan writes: "The whole body will be light and agile when the crown is suspended from above" (Yao, Song of Thirteen Postures) In my understanding, it would make sense that this is the ultimate balanced posture in almost all if not all aspects of life. Within this posture lies harmony and through harmony, one is able to go either direction as one pleases. He is able to root into the ground like a two-ton stone or is able to be light as a feather and agile as a leopard is he chooses.
In this position, I can also add the details according to what I believe to be the optimal positioning. In its most relaxed position, the arms should be at the anterior sides where the elbow has a bit of peng and hands are not in a fist nor palm position. Instead, they are also harmonized in a kind of baby's hand position. In this way, hands could either turn to fists or palms (yin and yang), elbows can either flex or extend, and shoulders can have ability to as it pleases. Feet should also be positioned in a similar manner where feet are pointed almost forward, but peng is present within the knees and gua and also a bit at the arches of the feet as toes can curl a bit to provide more balance and grip into the earth. Weight should not be focused on the legs, but rather the dan tien which leads the energy channels down into the legs and then through the lao gong points and attaching to where ever the practitioner puts their yi into. As for the dan tien itself, it should be at a continuously circling position, three dimensionally as if it were an invisible sphere. By invisible, I mean as small as a dot from a ballpoint pen as true masters of Tai Ji are able to create invisible circles where the body may look a bit rigid and yet centripetal force is completely manipulated by the practitioner. Breath itself should always be performed where dan tien and ming men are both expanding at the same time and the fifth bow (spinal cord) is constantly changing from curved to the opposite and chest will extend as ming men/dan tien contracts.
That is my understanding of xu ling ding jin. As for questions, I will probably ask you during class but in case I don't, I have one. I was always told that babies would breathe through their stomachs or dan tiens, but I was also wondering if this meant they were also breathing through their ming mens as well (both dan tien and ming men expanding at the same time). I would like to know if babies are naturally doing this and if this is natural for adults or do adults need to practice this technique in order to breathe through both ming men and dan tien at the same time?


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going to miss all of you ::
01. the great white. [that would be my car].
02. summer. not the season, my bike.
03. mexicans and mexican food.
04. "biking" with rachel.
05. summer. not my bike, the season. and not THIS season, but summer in general. it's end is nearing :(
06. 'merican pride. no thanksgiving...
07. trashy tabloids.
08. tar-ghettos and mall-marts.
09. drinking cheap water.
10. olde main beer.
11. text-capades [not really].
12. ma, pa, ry, brock-o, and laurel-ly.
13. to be continued...
that is part of a picture drew for me a few years ago. she's 13 now and she's the best.


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55677品特轩特码资料:Bolivian scientist achieves scientific research dream in China
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Marco Cabero, a 35-year-old Bolivian scientist, is not usually very talkative. But when it came to the recent hit film The Wandering Earth, he began to talk himself out.
As a science fan, especially of American and English works, Cabero for the first time watched a Chinese science fiction movie, and "it really appealed to me," he said with a smile, adding that Liu Cixin's science fiction story showed great creativity by associating the remote space with the future of humanity.
In Cabero's view, the rising popularity of Chinese science fiction works like The Wandering Earth reflects China's growing technological strength and scientific research level, to which he is an honored witness.
In 2013, China successfully helped Bolivia launch a communications satellite, Tupac Katari. As Bolivia's first satellite, it opened up new horizons for the space cooperation between the two countries.
Cabero was a direct participant in the China-Bolivian cooperation. In 2012, he was selected from 6,000 candidates to participate in the design and development of the project in China, focusing on energy supply of solar panels on satellites.
Cabero said the satellite not only gave Bolivia a place in space, but also benefited the Bolivian people. By providing communication signals, the satellite facilitated the spread of the mobile healthcare service and distance learning to a lot of remote areas where one third of the Bolivian population lives.
Cabero returned home briefly after completing the satellite project, during which he received invitations from Japan, the United States, and China. In the end, he chose to continue his scientific research in China, because "the growth of China's scientific development is really amazing," he said.
Cabero is currently with the international school of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Besides teaching, he has also participated in experimental projects of spintronic and organic photovoltaic materials, which are closely related to aerospace.
Cabero admitted that for many Latin American researchers, China's strong financial and intellectual support is an important source of its huge attraction.
"In China, I got the opportunity to be a leader of a costly group supported by millions of yuan, to use robots as assistants in the laboratories, and to see the movements of electrons under precision instruments. Before that, I only saw these scenes in science fiction," he said.
To his greater delight, Cabero was personally mentored by two Nobel Prize laureates for his projects in China, while "in Bolivia, it's impossible to have the chance," he sighed.
According to Cabero, French scientist Albert Fert, the 2007 Nobel Prize winner in physics, and American scientist Alan Heeger, the 2000 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, would come to his laboratory each semester to guide his work. "It's really fantastic to meet them, know them, and listen to their ideas."
Cabero said that China has given him a dreamlike stage for scientific research, and the stage is now getting bigger. Earlier this year, China's Chang'e 4 successfully achieved the first soft landing of a human probe on the far side of the moon, to which he gave a thumbs-up without any hesitation.
"It marks an important step in space exploration. As I know, China is planning to launch a probe in 2020 that would orbit, land, and rove on Mars. All of these represent a nation's technological advances and comprehensive power," he said.
During his six years in China, Cabero has not only witnessed the "great development" of science and technology, but also felt the "small progress" of intelligent life.
"Every day, I use electronic payments and online shopping platforms. The technology progress will bring reformative influence and facilitate our daily life," he said.
Looking to the future, Cabero naturally linked his personal development to China. "Honestly, I had never imagined coming to China. My experiences tell me that now it's a good time to be a part of the technological reform in China, and I hope to make some contributions to promoting the development of the science and technology of China and the whole world."


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Using IP-based cameras from different geographical locations
I need to broadcast over the Internet using an IP Network Camera. The places that I broadcast from are outside and do not have easily accessible Internet Connection. (At one place the best I can get is a 56k line). Is it possible to create a wireless network?
When I first read your question I initially thought you were talking about several cameras in the same geographic location but if you're talking about multiple Internet connections then I'm assuming you're using IP-based cameras from different geographical locations.
When many people think about wireless networks they're thinking about Wireless LANs. An 802.11b typically has a range of about 100-300 feet and is used to extend an existing wired LAN to wireless clients.
I have many clients that use 802.11b, 802.11a, lasers and other similar technologies to connect geographically separate sites up to 40km away and provide speeds from 1 Mbps up to 2 Gbps.
Depending on your requirements (which sound quite minimal if you're just talking about a couple of cameras) and whether or not you have line of site between buildings, a wireless bridge may be a viable alternative.
If that's not possible then you're probably left with only one option – the local cellular network. Australian telecommunications carriers have recently released their 3G networks (IP-based, high speed cellular networks). Currently these are quite expensive, however that might not be the case in other countries. If this is the option of choice then each camera will probably required a cellular-network adapter in order to communicate across the Internet.
If what I've said makes sense then I would recommend talking to a local wireless specialist (as opposed to a standard networking company.) They should be able to provide some prices for the most viable option.
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Mondays are terrifically busy days for us. It's a race from school to sitting in a crowded ballet studio to rushing home and trying to do a little homework, then dinner and then bedtime. It's the day of the week that I feel like I'm standing on a lazy susan just spinning around and around and I don't really stop until I hit the bed that night.
More often than not, I find myself with very little patience on Mondays. I try to spend at least 30 minutes before I start this little marathon in quiet. Trying to prep myself for the spinning that is about to start. And more often than not I find myself standing in the kitchen frustrated with the words I've screamed at my children, dinner boiling over on the stove and me thinking that this mothering thing just isn't working out quite right.
But in the midst of all that what do I do? I do stand in the kitchen and want to give up. But what am I giving up too? God calls us to abandon ourselves to Him. And that should evoke a sense of great freedom in us. Oddly though, I don't want to give up control during those dizzy days. I hate the spinning, but to let go of it all means that I'm not in control of where I spin next. Letting go and abandoning my day, my moments, my mothering to those fighting children in the backseat and my wifeing to the husband that wearily walked in the back door, is what He has called me to. I can't do all those things and I can't spend my life condemning myself either.
In those moments when the world is running quickly past me are the times that I realize how much I've built my life like a box with God on the outside. Like the stuffing that protects a fragile item. I don't really want Him to be in the box with me; I just want Him protecting me from the outside. The inside is never going to be quiet if I don't let Him be in the box…be the center of that box. If I don't break down the walls and step outside. Paul Miller in his book A Praying Life describes a life of prayer as a life that isn't less busy, but a heart that is less busy. When the outer busyness bustles around us, we have an inner quiet. And when we have that inner quiet we are able to love greater.
We are no longer captive to the spinning that is going on around us. Will I still harp on my kids? Will I still jump on my husband with life concerns when he walks in the door? Will I still be terrified when the Lord continues to squeeze me in directions I don't want to go?
Yes. But when I realize that all of these contribute to the greater story He is writing, I can rest in Him. I can go to Him. I can find my center in Him and break down the walls of the box I'm hiding in.
By this we know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before Him;
for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart and He knows everything.
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whenever we ask we receive from Him because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment that we believe in the name of his son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. Whoever keeps his commandments abides in him and he in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. ~ 1 John 3: 19-24


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Getting Here
By Car to Blue Cliff
Blue Cliff is located about two hours from New York City, two hours from Hartford, three hours from Philadelphia, and four hours from Boston. If using GPS, please note that "Mindfulness Road" is often listed as "Hotel Road."
By Train to Blue Cliff
Blue Cliff can easily be reached from the Middletown, NY train station (served by New Jersey Transit: 973-275-5555). A 30-minute taxi ride brings you to the monastery. See below for taxi information. From Penn Station in New York City, locate the New Jersey Transit terminal (not Amtrak) and take the Port Jervis Line. The train will stop at Secaucus Junction (SEC) where you must transfer to the train traveling to Middletown, NY. At Secaucus Junction, be prepared to use your ticket again to enter the station. This is a large station and you will travel a distance to the track for your second train.
From Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): Look for AirTrain signs. Before getting on the AirTrain, buy a ticket (about $24) at a NJ Transit ticket vending machine. Choose the option for New Jersey Transit NJT Train. Enter the station identification number for Middletown, NY---make sure it says NY---not Middletown, New Jersey. This one ticket is used for the AirTrain and other trains on your route. Get on the AirTrain and get off at the Newark International Train Station.
At Newark International Airport Train Station, get on the next available train heading to NY-Penn Station. Don't go all the way to the Penn NY station. Get off the train at the 2nd stop, Secaucus Junction.
At Secaucus Junction, transfer to the Main/Bergen/Port Jervis Line to Middletown, NY. From Middletown Train Station, it is about a 30 minute taxi ride to Blue Cliff Monastery, 3 Mindfulness Road, Pine Bush, NY. See taxis listed below.
By Train to Blue Cliff
Alternative Route, suggested by one of our retreatants. Easy - 2 hours ride to Blue cliff by Metro-North Railroad
http://web.mta.info/mnr/html/mnrmap.htm (see green line-- HUDSON LINE)
Take the Hudson Line (green line) from grand Central or Harlem 125th street stations and
exit at Beacon Station. Take a Taxi/Uber/Lyft from the station to Blue Cliff.
The train cost is exactly the same, and a taxi can be shared with other individuals. Uber or Lyft is recommended.
By Bus to Blue Cliff
Blue Cliff can easily be reached from the Middletown, NY bus station (served by Short Line Bus Company). A 25-minute taxi ride brings you to the monastery. See below for taxi information.
By Bus to Newark Airport
The Newark Liberty Airport Express bus provides reliable and convenient service between the Port Authority Bus Terminal and Newark Liberty International Airport every 15 to 30 minutes. Get to Newark Liberty Airport from NYC
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By Plane to Blue Cliff
All NYC-area airports are within a two hour drive of the Monastery. Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) has an easy connection to New Jersey Transit train service. (See "By Train" above.) Stewart International (SWF) in Newburgh, NY is the closest airport to Blue Cliff (about 40 minutes by car). Please use the website of your arrival airport to get the most up-to-date and accurate information about ground transportation.
Nearby Taxi Services
Taxi fare to our center from the train or bus station in Middletown or from Stewart Airport in Newburgh is approximately $40. See B&D's rates below. Please call the taxi one day ahead of time.
B&D Taxi: 845-778-7143, B&D charges $25*** from Middletown Train Station and $30*** from Middletown Bus Station and Stewart Airport PER PHONE CALL. (***If you call and reserve a taxi, then arrive at the station at the same time with three other people who have each called and reserved a taxi~~~~~~you will each pay $25. If you call and reserve a taxi for 4 people, you will pay $25 for the group.)
Catskill Cab: 845-888-0535
Checker Cab: 845-343-3333
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The golf club is the most essential weapon in a golfer's arsenal. Used for striking the ball, different kinds of clubs is necessary for different situations in a game. It can even be argued that as a player, you will go as far as your golf clubs will carry you. Because of this, selecting the right set of clubs for your game is essential. This guide will help you select the right club for your game.A golf club set can contain a wide variety of clubs, with each of them having unique designs that prove useful for particular situations. Knowing your golf grips will help you discern which you will use for a particular situation.
The driver is designed for carrying the ball to as far a distance as possible. They possess the longest shafts, necessary for channeling as much force as possible from your swing.
They also have large, bulbous heads that help with striking the ball efficiently. Because they are made to propel the ball at a long distance, they are best used when teeing off or when the hole is still far away. Drivers, when used properly, can propel a ball anywhere between 200 to 300 meters forward.
The iron is designed for carrying the ball upwards at a forward trajectory. They work almost the same way as drivers, but their design is mainly oriented to propel the ball vertically. Irons are classified according to number.
The higher the number, the higher the angle in which the head is tapered, which means the higher the elevation it can reach. Low-numbered irons can be used to overcome short obstacles and for driving. High-numbered irons are most useful for getting out of bunkers and setting up for putts.
The putter is mainly designed for scoring the ball at close range. They are designed for rolling the ball towards the hole with a gentle swing. In contrast to drivers and irons, the putter has a shorter shaft and a flat head. It's designed that way to maximize accuracy, a must for completing successful putts. Because of this, different makers of golf grips have different putter designs. In spite of these variations, putters are still the simplest of all clubs.
Now that you know about the characteristics and functions of each kind of golf club, it is now time to learn how you can buy the right one for your needs. Getting the right set of the best golf clubs is important as it will help you get the most out of your game.
Acquiring a set of clubs is not cheap. This actually puts more pressure on you to get the right one. Entry-level golf clubs are priced for a few hundred dollars, while the high-end ones are priced at least a thousand dollars. If such clubs prove too expensive for you, you can always hunt for secondhand clubs. A lot of used clubs still in good condition can be had at a bargain price.
The state of your game is a very essential part of selecting the right clubs. The biggest factor that plays here is the overall stiffness of the shaft. Having a stiff club is great for those who are in great shape and can strike the ball with huge force. However, having a club with more flex will work better for those who don't have that requisite strength such as women, seniors, and out-of-shape players.
Quality is a very important consideration when shopping for any item, and golf clubs are no exception to this rule. You can ask other golfers which sets work well for them. You can also check out professional product reviews to see the performance of these clubs. Doing your prior research will greatly help you get the right set.
Shopping for the best golf clubs is not as hard as it seems. Having knowledge of your options can help you immensely.
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Dave Kodama was born and raised on Oahu, a third generation Japanese American who thought he would follow in his father's footsteps and become a civil engineer. But his life took a different path. In 1979, needing a break from his engineering studies at the University of Hawaii, he moved to Seattle and began work as a bartender. The convivial atmosphere and excitement of the restaurant business proved no match to a career as an engineer. In the restaurant business he found an ideal outlet that fostered his love of food and people.
Kodama ended up spending three years in Seattle and then moved to Aspen, Colorado where he lived for 10 years. During Aspen's off-season, he traveled around the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean, eating and learning all he could about food. During this decade, he refined his culinary skills and gained the knowledge that would later help him as a restaurateur.
In 1995 D.K. returned to Hawaii and opened his first restaurant, Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar in March of 1996 at the Kapalua Resorts on Maui. His concept of providing contemporary sushi and innovative fusion seafood in a fun and lively setting was an instant success. Sansei's awards and accolades include a prestigious 90 rating in Wine Spectator, the highest food rating in both the 1998 and 1999 Zagat Hawai'i Restaurant Surveys, numerous consecutive HONOLULU magazine Hale 'Aina Awards, inclusion as one of Bon Appetit's "Favorite Asian Restaurants" and one of "America's Best Sushi Bars" in Travel + Leisure. In 2000 and 2002 Kodama opened a second and third Sansei, on Oahu and Kihei, Maui.
In keeping with his love of food and people, in 2003 Kodama partnered with Master Sommelier Chuck Furuya to open Vino Italian Tapas and Wine Bar in the Kapalua Resorts. A second Vino was opened in Honolulu in 2004. The original Maui location closed in 2007 due to resort renovations.
In September 2004, Kodama expanded his business by moving Sansei at Restaurant Row to the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa and opening d.k Steak along with Sansei at the new Waikiki location.
D.K. Kodama is also the author of D.K.'s Sushi Chronicles from Hawai'i: Recipes from Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar, published by Ten Speed Press.
Today, D.K. Kodama owns six restaurants in Hawaii and continues to look for new opportunities that further his commitment of providing guests with great food and excellent service at the best value.
In 1988 Chuck Furuya became only the tenth person in the United States to pass the rigorous Master Sommelier examination. At the time, Furuya was working at the highly acclaimed Bagwell's 2424 in the Hyatt Regency Waikiki. But it was his passion to fully at excel at wine service and education that led him on the path to certification as a Master Sommelier.
Furuya first began working in restaurants while attending college as a way to earn extra income. But wine and food became his passion and he ended up working for some of Hawaii's most highly regarded establishments including Bagwell's 2424 in the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, La Mer at the Halekulani, and serving as cellarmaster at the former Kahala Hilton.
Sharing a mutual passion for wine and food and a desire to create exceptional, quality dining at reasonable prices, restaurateur D.K. Kodama and Chuck Furuya began collaborating in 2003. Their first joint venture, Vino Italian Tapas and Wine Bar at the Kapalua Resorts on Maui, was an immediate success. And in 2004 they opened a second Vino and a Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas at Restaurant Row in Honolulu.
A noted expert on pairing wines with Pacific Rim cuisine, Furuya created the pairings and wrote the wine introduction for the first Hawaii regional cuisine cookbook, The New Cuisine of Hawaii. He has worked at special events with virtually every celebrity chef in America; Thomas Keller, Nancy Oakes, Marcel Desaulniers, Jean Louis Palladin, Charlie Trotter, Emeril Lagasse, Ming Tsai, Norman van Aken, Mark Militello, Rick Bayless, Bradley Ogden, Douglas Rodriguez, Bobby Flay and Joachim Splichal, as well as with Hawaii's own big names – Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong. Furuya is a co-host of i Hawaii Cooks with Roy Yamaguchi, a weekly PBS television cooking show broadcast in all 50 states.
Educating people about wine and discovering new talent is what brings him the most satisfaction. "I love finding new wines, especially great values. I love pairing wines with foods. But most of all I love teaching."
He is consistently asked to judge national and international wine events. He trains restaurant staff and presents public tastings throughout the state. As the former Chairman of Education for the American Chapter of the Court of Master Sommeliers, he was nationally involved in wine education and certification.
Furuya serves as wine director for all DK Restaurants.
Originally from Hilo, Hawaii, Chef Keith Endo is probably one of the last chefs you'd expect to cook excellent, authentic Italian food. As a child, Endo's parents were constantly working, so he learned to cook for himself by 12 years old. With his cooking talents firmly rooted, Endo knew that he would eventually have to move away from his hometown of Hilo. "The food scene [there] is very low key," he says. "In order for my career to grow I needed to move away." Endo's first move (after graduating from Kapiolani Community College with a culinary degree) was not very far, hopping on a plane to Maui to work as a sushi chef at Sansei.
However, bigger moves were soon in store for Endo. When Hawaiian Restaurateur D.K. Kodama (owner of Sansei) and Master Sommelier Chuck Furuya opened Mediterranean bistro Vino, Endo was chosen to be its chef. Endo, who had no training in Italian cuisine, traveled to San Francisco to learn pasta-making at Seven Hills. In 2010 he visited Italy—exploring markets and restaurants in Venice, Rome, and Campania—to get a sense of the importance of fresh, locally sourced product and the simplicity of Italian cuisine. Today, Endo is a shy but formidable force in the Hawaiian scene, putting out fresh pasta and intriguing takes on local dishes using Italian influences.


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This Ethiopian beauty's Aster and Kabu albums show why she's sometimes been dubbed the "African Aretha Franklin."
Aster Aweke - Tchewata
There's no mistaking Aster Aweke's primary influences. Listen, for example, to her early '90s albums Aster and Kabu, with their Memphis-style horn section, soulful keyboards and crackling drums, and it's immediately apparent why she's sometimes been dubbed the "African Aretha Franklin." Lady Soul, along with the Godfather, James Brown, and vocally versatile jazz singers such as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, loom largely in her roots, her deep R&B/funk groove a reminder that bridges are meant to be crossed. Aweke doesn't leave the traditional behind by any means; she respects it, she draws from it, but she's never beholden to it.
And then there's that voice, as supple and mystifying an instrument as has ever been. Simultaneously tamed and wild, its flights of fancy are wondrous things. You can't help but be awed.
Aweke was born in Gondar, Ethiopia, some time between the late '50s and 1961, depending on which account you believe. She grew up in the capital city of Addis Ababa and began singing as a teen, working with several groups, most notably the Roha Band. As Ethiopia entered a period of unrest following the death of iconic leader Haile Selassie, Aweke left for the United States. She became increasingly popular within the Ethiopian community in the States, performing in restaurants and clubs, particularly in her adopted home of Washington, D.C., one of the largest Ethiopian expat communities in the country.
Aweke signed to the small Triple Earth label in 1989, and the two aforementioned albums were then picked up by Columbia Records, which had high hopes for her commercial potential in the West. The sales didn't pan out but Aweke has continued to record and tour—her 1995 Live In London CD is an excellent primer that displays her charismatic appeal to the fullest.


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A full day, in more senses than one, with 41 people at Beth Tephillah today for our Generational Healing seminar. Our publicity says "places are limited", so the 5 who left it to this morning were fortunate that 4 who had booked were late cancellations.
It was cosy, but the buzz developing through the day indicated the good atmosphere we enjoyed together. Lots of interesting comments and questions as we explored our part in bringing healing to the unresolved sin issues in our family history. The use of genograms as a tool to identify patterns through the generations was new to some, and for some, just looking at their family tree brought understanding of issues they face, and why their life has not gone well.
In preparing the teaching, I was again struck by the immensity of God's grace that the blessings of obedience to His ways is to a thousand generations of those who love Him, while the consequence of disobedience is generally limited to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Him. (Exodus 20:4). Also, as the Sandfords put it so well, "Wherever men will let Jesus Christ reap the dire effects of the law through forgiveness and atonement on the cross, God can prevent tragedy. (God) has set Himself to obey His own laws. So whenever men will not repent, and by that fail to give Him access, men must reap, generation to generation, whatever is sown, however unfair that may be to the unborn and however much our loving God doesn't want that to happen." (John and Paula Sandford, Transforming the Inner Man: God's Powerful Principles for Inner Healing and Lasting Life Change, p. 188-189).
So we see that the atoning death of Christ is always effective for personal sin, and when applied to corporate sin, is equally effective to bring healing to generational lines. How wonderful is the blood of Jesus to deal with all sin and bring us into all the freedom of the children of God.
Hearing some of the family inheritances that people have, makes me very grateful for my own heritage, and full of admiration for those, who in spite of the generational iniquity have, by their commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ, brought blessing to their family line.
As Mal concluded today, "If done well, dealing with generational iniquity not only brings a great amount of healing to the person receiving ministry, but also to their children, and often also sideways to other members of their family." We trust that for the families represented at Beth Tephillah today, this will prove true.
By the way, we've changed the date of the 4th seminar, on dissociation, to 24th November. Places are being booked much earlier for this than for our other seminars, so we expect another "full" day in November.


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Hideaway (Le Refuge) (2010)
- Studio: Strand Releasing
- Release: September 10, 2010
- Director: Francois Ozon
- Writer: Mathieu Hippeau, Francois Ozon
- Cast: Isabelle Carré, Louis-Ronan Choisy, Pierre Louis-Calixte, Melvil Poupaud
Video archive for the film Hideaway (Le Refuge), which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2010. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Happy viewing!
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"Gil, you're wanted downstairs immediately. They've got a real problem with some guy trying to get in. Says he's a friend of yours. Right downstairs... "
A half an hour later the band was playing again. This time, "You Can't Always Get What You Want," a ten year old Stones classic originally produced and recorded in London by my old friend, Jimmy Miller, whom I've found fit to mention from time to time. Jimmy Miller is arguably the most creative producer ever to interact with the Rolling Stones, and was largely responsible for the slickness, polish, and pop appeal which the band took on in the early seventies. But Jimmy got tired, and was left by the wayside — a classic case of Rolling Stones "burnout." Keith wanted me to get Jimmy on the phone one night, and there was talk of having Jimmy come by Long View for an evening of reminiscences, but it never happened. I got Jimmy's wife, Jerri, on the phone instead; Jimmy was out of the country, and the idea never took shape again. Jimmy Miller played an inspirational role in the creation of Long View, which also occurred in the early seventies, although I've never told him that until now.
In any case, "You Can't Always Get What You Want" is sounding great onstage, and the rehearsal now has a distinctly more relaxed feeling about it. Mick is much looser now, and is enjoying it more. He darts and turns in businesslike little swirls. Crisp, accurate, tight little movements. Jabs. No roundhouse punches. Either Mick thinks he doesn't need to rehearse them — those more expansive leapings-about, or he feels he can't rehearse them in the absence of an audience of a hundred thousand. The proper Yin to his Yang.
As for tonight's audience — the dozen or so invited guests and hangers-on — they have all re-distributed themselves along the walls, in the shadows, and on the packing cases, and their cautious, subdued chatter once again becomes a feature of the environment. I'm moving slowly around the room, being polite, and trying to save in my brain the little bits and pieces I'm hearing.
"Went for their lungs that year for a Boeing 707. Had a fireplace in it. Yes, a fireplace... Buffalo, then Chicago, or is it Chicago, then Buffalo? Have to ask Bill Graham... yes, the majesty of it all. History. Yes, history, too; I agree. But the majesty of that man, look... eight hundred millimeters. Ah, so. Eight hundred... expect a copy deadline of 15 October; no, youcannot edit the contact sheets... Jane would never allow that... why, London, of course. No, Louise now lives in Paris, with Steve, naturally... thirty-five million dollars, at least, and that's a pretty conservative estimate. Yes, thirty-five million... Afghanistan, I think, from the smell of it. Afghanistan, for sure... tight, little movements he's making... no, always Keith. Oh, I can assure you... Keith... ah, yes... ah, so... "
"Gil, you're wanted downstairs immediately. They've got a real problem with some guy trying to get in. Says he's a friend of yours. Right downstairs... "
It was Reed Desplaines, Night Manager at Long View, and a great devotee of law and order. Reed carried a loaded pistol under the front seat of his car until I found out about it, and asked him not to. His job was to sit in his car, down at the end of the driveway, headlights pointed down the road and over the valley. Reed would scan the fences for intruders, and would occasionally switch on his headlights, just to keep people behind the fences, and on their toes. If things got a bit weird, Reed would liaise with either Jim Callahan or Bob Bender, Stones security men, with me, and with the North Brookfield police cruiser, which would often station itself at the foot of the driveway, too, just to play safe.
"Who is it, Reed?" I asked, moving quickly toward the back of the rehearsal hall, and toward the staircase.
"How the hell am I supposed to know?" Reed shouts back. "Says he knows you, that's all I can say. Short. Little guy in a black jacket."
"That rules out Jack Cutrumbes," I said to myself. Cutrumbes is our next-door neighbor who said he'd been invited by Mick Jagger to attend a rehearsal. We flew down the stairs and out onto the gravel drive, where Bob Bender had someone by the upper forearm. This someone was wriggling about, and telling Bob Bender to lay off. But Bob was hanging on, and was relieved to see me.
"Gil. Do something. This creep says he's a friend of yours, and that you invited him to the rehearsal tonight. I don't know, man. It's nuts enough up there as it is. Mick walked off the stage an hour ago, in case that wasn't explained to you."
"Bennie," I said. "What in God's name are you doing here.
Bennie's eyes were blazing mad. He was embarrassed and scared.
"Listen," I assured Bob Bender. "I can handle this. He won't go upstairs. Let him go, I'll take care of it. Bennie'll be here just a few minutes, with me, and then he'll go. Won't you, Bennie?"
Bennie had been lowered back to the ground by Bob Bender, and was busy dusting himself off, and regaining his composure. Bender shrugged, waved to Reed Desplaines, and the two of them stalked off back toward the car at the bottom of the driveway.
"Anything you say, Gil," Bennie spat. "That's the way it always is. Why should it be any different tonight?"
"That's a hell of a thing to say," I said. I was now the one who was mad.
"All right," Bennie said. "I really just came here to pick up my master tapes. Gimme my tape and a bourbon-to-go and I'll get out of your life."
"You came here at 2 AM to pick up your tape, Bennie? You're not making things any easier for me, Bennie, I can tell you that. What tape, anyway?"
"The stuff we did in 1975, when John Glascock was still alive. They're upstairs in the tape library. I saw them the last time I was here. Right next to "Max Roach", for some reason. I'll get them, I know right where they are."
"No, Bennie," I said. "You wait here, and I'll go get them. Better still, make yourself the bourbon, and I'll be right back."
So I go running across the pink gravel driveway in my bare feet and my cut-off shorts, which are really Nancy's, just as the Stones lurch into the night's first version of "Miss You." I get up to the tape library the back way, through the Flat and up the stairs that guests never see. I knew where the tapes were, too. Right next to "Max Roach." Four tunes Bennie put together just after the band Carmen left. Carmen was the first band ever to use Long View, in 1975. They broke up shortly thereafter, under tragic circumstances. But they left bassist John Glascock behind, who loved it at the Farm, and who didn't want to leave. John worked in the garden with Nancy and Kathleen, and helped clear out that part of the barn which is now Studio B, shot rats with a bow and arrow, and played on Bennie's session. John left toward the end of that summer to join the Jethro Tull band, and died a couple of years later. It had something to do with drugs. One great bass player, though, I can tell you that.
I found the tapes — two boxes of them — and ran downstairs and across the driveway. Bennie had the Jack Daniels in a go-cup, took the magnetic tape, and headed down the driveway toward the car. He had to leave his car on the street because of the chain across the driveway entrance.
"Will you see Nancy?" I shouted after him.
"Might," said Bennie. He stopped and turned around. "Just might. Don't worry, I'll tell her you're working around the clock and can't think of anything else, and that the gig's going great. That's what I should say, right?"
"You could start with that, yes, Bennie."
Bennie turned again, walked to the Squareback, made it backfire once, and drove away down Stoddard Road with his tape boxes on the seat beside him, and the go-cup between his legs.
I stood there watching him disappear down Stoddard Road, and wondering why this particular price - this new and very unwelcome tension between me and my old friends - was being exacted of me in order that I might work for the Rolling Stones for two months. They didn't understand, these people. They obviously didn't understand at all.
"Friend of yours, Gil?"
It was Alan Dunn at my side, who's sarcasm I had by now grown to cherish.
"Yeah," I said. "An old friend."
Alan was smiling broadly, and we laughed for a moment, the two of us, before going back upstairs again. Alan Dunn is a very bright man.
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While Felix was doing his jump thing from space, I was watching cricket in the stadium of Wanderers. I have snapped some photos for your view. Chennai Super Kings Versus Sydney Sixers… I didn't even realise myself getting sun burned as the game had captured my senses. It was a good game.
A panoramic view taken from a Samsung Galaxy
We were literally sitting 5 rows from the front and could reach out to some of the players..
We were sitting in block G
That guy with the legendary suit is Harsha Bhogle, an Indian commentator. Back in the days I used to watch a show of his ' Travel India with Harsha Bhogle ' used to watch it on National Geographic.
Being a Chennai super kings supporter, I am a fond fan of this guy, Bhadrinath. It is a pity they lost the game but it was a good effort by CSK
Du Plesis doing his magic 🙂


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Congratulations on your engagement!
Preparation for your wedding can be both exciting and daunting. But with the wealth of experience in the parish, we will be able to guide you through all the legal requirements and order of the service including your choice of music and flowers. Our aim is to ensure that the church arrangements are as straightforward as possible!
Each year many couples choose St Thomas à Becket and occasionally St Matt's for their marriage ceremony, whether or not they attend church regularly. We would love to be a part of your special day if you live in the parish (or you live outside the parish but have a connection with Widcombe).
We ask all couples to undertake a short marriage preparation course, which involves meeting with one of our trained marriage mentor couples, ideally over three evenings or occasionally a weekend. These fun and thought-provoking sessions will help you to focus on your relationship and build the foundation for a life-long marriage.
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Alex Cutler
Alex Cutler works as a Producer at Zeus Jones, specializing in program and product management.
Before working at Zeus Jones Alex spent time as a Project Manager at Apple, an Organizer for the Obama Campaign, and as the "Mayor" of Eat Street Social.
In Alex's free time, he likes to bike to the beach (summer), binge watch television shows (winter), and delight his partner with pictures of cute kittens (year round).
Little Known Talents
- Compulsive organizing
- Walking on his tippy-toes
- Serving as a human-heat pad
Keys to Alex's Heart
- Food: Wine, cheese, meat (repeat)
- Music: The popular list on Hype Machine
- Experience: Spooning


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One of my favorite things to do while doing chores around the house, traveling for work or on a long run is to listen to a podcast. If I am in need of some major entrepreneurial guidance and motivation to keep things going, or looking for a spiritual and/or entertaining mental escape- podcasts are usually my go-to jam. The ones I have listed below are some of my favorite ones. I listen to these podcasts on a daily basis and have my list of favorite episodes which I have heard several times.
How I Built This with Guy Raz - This is by far one of my favorite podcasts. I love listening to the highs and lows that are part of the amazing journey of an entrepreneur. One of my favorite episodes which I have listened to numerous times is the story of the amazing brand Warby Parker (one of my favorites brands) and the people behind it Dave Gilboa & Neil Blumenthal - a must listen!
Another one I have on repeat is Oprah's Super Soul Conversations. I mean, who doesn't love Oprah?? I often listen to Super Soul Conversations during my early morning run (5:30 am) or in the evening with a glass of red vino in hand. It may sound a little silly but I love how Oprah makes me feel like I am in sitting in the room with her and her guest, just girlfriends casually chatting about really important things. One of my favorite episodes is a recent one with Selma Hayek Pinault. I love Selma's view on aging gracefully and balancing motherhood and being a wife :)
Girl Boss Radion with Sophia Amoruso is a very honest and at times hilarious way to get solid insights on the journey women have taken to develop a successful brand and career while staying true to their inner voice. I recently listened to the episode featuring Miranda Kerr, model, and entrepreneur. Not only is Miranda gorgeous but she is a bad ass entrepreneur and the brains behind Kora Organics.
I have been a big fan of Goop for awhile now and love reading their content, but was recently introduced to their podcast by a dear friend. This past weekend while tackling large piles of laundry, I listened to the first Goop podcast episode, a conversation between the company's CEO Gwyneth Paltrow and Oprah. These amazing women talk about the MeToo movement, Oprah's latest movie a Wrinkle In Time, motherhood and so much more - Check out the episode here and listen ASAP - you will LOVE this podcast!
Tony Robbins Podcast is the podcast I turn to when I need to challenge myself as a business owner or feel like I have lost my entrepreneur stride Tony's high energy is truly contagious, his episodes are filled with amazing business and day to day stories and advice. I love the March 14th episode with Gilt Groupe co-founder Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, what an amazing woman and visionary!
As a business owner online marketing is key to our success - Amy Porterfield's Online Marketing Made Easy podcast is not only one of my favorite podcast to listen to but a must listen for so many of my colleagues and friends. Every time I listen to this podcast I feel like I am in a classroom listening to Amy's words of wisdom. I have multiple pages of notes I have taken down from various episodes! Here is one of my favorite episodes.
Last but certainly not least is The Lively Show with Jess Lively. I just started listening to The Lively Show, so I am still in learning/research mode but what I can tell you is that so far I have found the episodes to be very uplifting providing an interesting and positive perspective on getting the most out of my daily grind :)
What are you listening to these days? Share your favorites, I would love to add them to my mix.


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Narcotics officers break up marijuana cultivation operation
Residents of a Creosote Road home are accused of cultivating marijuana and selling it out of their house, said Gulfport Police Chief Alan Weatherford.
Arrested in the 9400 block of Creosote were Charrick Mitchell and Greg Anderson, both 21, and Karla Kelsey, 18. He said the arrests were made Tuesday with a search warrant executed by his narcotics unit and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.
Officers also seized $900 in cash and a semi-automatic handgun.
The home is within 1,500 feet of a church, which means the suspects could face double penalties if convicted, said Police Sgt. Chris Ryle.
Mitchell is charged with cultivation of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute. Kelsey is charged with cultivation. Anderson is charged with felony possession of marijuana.
Bonds were set at $150,000 for Mitchell and $50,000 each for Kelsey and Anderson.
The Sun Herald updates this story in Friday's editions.