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The Effect of Facebook Users' Arousal and Valence on Intention to go to the Festival: Applying an Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model
This is the Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article by Lee, W., Xiong, L., & Hu, C. (2012). The effect of Facebook users' arousal and valence on intention to go to the festival: Applying an extension of the technology acceptance model. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 31(3), 819-827. The version of record is available from the publisher at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278431911001629#. doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.09.018 Printed with permission. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The rapid development of social media has challenged event managers to rethink how this trend will shape traditional marketing practices. Given the rise of these technologies, the current breed of special event "fan" has started to take advantage of and venture into this social space for possible benefits. For event managers, the fundamental issue becomes how to uncover the process through which special event consumers come to accept social media marketing. This paper reviews social media marketing literature, the characteristics of event marketing, and highlights the emotional aspect of social media applications. An extended TAM (technology acceptance model) is adopted to explain the mechanism by which social media marketing influences attitudes toward Facebook event pages. The authors find that users' emotions exhibited on the Facebook event page do have a significant impact on the perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and perceived enjoyment of such social media marketing. However, only the last construct significantly influences users' attitudes and intentions toward an event. Implications and insights were provided to event practitioners and were discussed accordingly.


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We managed to obtain a few snapshots of Martina Hingis training with French talent Camille Pin at Roland Garros. This is a pleasant surprise. Hingis recently announced that she and Anna Kournikova are going to play at the Wimbledon Legends tournament. The return of the Spice Girls will surely generate a lot of publicity.
Hingis will also participate in doubles with Lindsay Davenport on the WTA Tour. The veterans have yet to announce their schedule however.
More Hingis news. Hingis will also play the World Team Tennis tour this July and a few exhibitions such as Nottingham.
It's nice to see Hingis back in tennis. I won't lie, I have always been a huge fan of her style of play and I hope that she will grace the courts for a little while longer than she did back in 2007.
Enjoy the photos!
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Mondays With Bob Greene: Mirka and I became proud parents of twin girls
Robby Ginepri beat Sam Querrey 6-2 6-4 to win the Indianapolis Tennis Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Nikolay Davydenko beat Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4 6-2 to win the International German Open in Hamburg, Germany
Dinara Safina won the Banka Koper Slovenia Open in Portoroz, Slovenia, beating Sara Errani 6-7 (5) 6-1 7-5
Andrea Petkovic beat Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-2 6-3 to win the Gastein Ladies in Bad Gastein, Austria
"I have some exciting news to share with you. Late last night, in Switzerland, Mirka and I became proud parents of twin girls. This is the best day of our lives." – Roger Federer, announcing the births on his Web site and Facebook page.
"The twins certainly come from good tennis stock. If they are half as good as their dad they will still be a potent force on the court." – Nick Weinberg, spokesman for British bookmaker Ladbrokes on the twin girls one day winning Wimbledon.
"When you have a lot of losses, you start questioning if you can play at this level. It creeps in the back of your mind, so this is definitely a confidence boost for me the rest of the summer." – Robby Ginepri, after winning the Indianapolis Tennis Championships.
"It's been a great week for me. Of course, when you are in a final you always want to win but it has been a great week for me." – Paul-Henri Mathieu, after losing in the Hamburg, Germany, final to Nikolay Davydenko.
"I know I am good enough to beat most players on this level." – Andrea Petkovic, after reaching her first career WTA Tour final, which she won.
"I played better each match this week. I beat two Top 30 players this week, the best wins of my career. I'm sorry about today: I wish I could have done more, but there's always next tournament." – Ioana Raluca Olaru, who lost in the Gastein Ladies final to Andrea Petkovic.
"I am a hundred percent. I mean, if I wasn't at that point, I certainly wouldn't be playing." – Maria Sharapova, who played for the Newport Beach Breakers in a World TeamTennis match against Kansas City.
"There's always a lot of pressure against Korie (Homan) because I have not lost a set at this tournament since 2000 and of course I have the winning streak." – Esther Vergeer, after stretching her unbeaten singles record to 364 matches in wheelchair tennis by again beating world number two Korie Homan.
"Andy's presence really does give a boost to County Week and British tennis in general. It proves to 12-, 13- and 14-year-old children that if the world number three can be bothered to show up and compete for his county, then they can do it, too." – Ian Conway, captain of the North of Scotland team, on Andy Murray playing an amateur event.
It's been awhile since Nikolay Davydenko took home the biggest check at a tournament. The Russian won his first ATP World Tour title in over a year when he trounced Paul-Henri Mathieu at the International German Open in Hamburg. Davydenko last appeared in a final at the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai last November, and he hadn't won a title since Warsaw, Poland, in June 2008. Davydenko also became the first Russian to win in Hamburg.
Until this past week, Andrea Petkovic had a 3-8 lifetime record in WTA Tour-level events, with all three match wins coming at Grand Slam tournaments. That changed in Bad Gastein, Austria, where Petkovic won five straight matches and her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title, the Gastein Ladies, when she stopped Ioana Raluca Olaru. The unseeded German dropped only one set all week, that to seventh-seeded Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the quarterfinals. "It's the best moment of my career," Petkovic said. "I hope I can keep playing like this and build on it." Olaru was also appearing in her first Tour singles final, having upset third-seeded Sybille Bammer, sixth-seeded Magdalena Rybarikova and top-seeded Alize Cornet en route to the title match.
It didn't take the British bookmakers long. Just a day after their birth, Roger Federer's twin daughters were given 100-1 odds for either to win Wimbledon. Charlene Riva Federer and Myla Rose Federer are 50-1 to win a Grand Slam as part of the same doubles team and 200-1 to capture the Wimbledon women's doubles. Andy Roddick, who has lost the Wimbledon final three times to the twins' father, agreed with the bookies. The American sent a message from his Twitter page, which read: "Wimbledon women's champs in 2029-2040 … the Federer girls: congrats to the new parents!"
Playing together for the first time, Dmitry Tursunov of Russia and Ernests Gulbis of Latvia won all four matches in third-set super tiebreakers to capture the doubles title at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships. "They're obviously better as a team, but when there's a lot of firepower against you, there's not much you can do," Tursunov said after the pair beat top-seeded Ashley Fisher and Jordan Kerr 6-4 3-6 11-9 (match tiebreak). Not one to break up a winning pair, the two plan to play together in Los Angeles this week. "It's kind of like beginner's luck in poker, so we'll see how it goes," Tursunov said. "If we're having success, it makes sense to continue to play."
The knee injury must be better. Rafael Nadal has returned to training for the first time since he was sidelined by tendinitis in his right knee. Nadal is planning on returning to the ATP tour at the Montreal Masters next month. He has been out since losing to Robin Soderling in the fourth round of the French Open, where he was seeking his fifth straight title. The injury also kept him from defending his Wimbledon crown. With Nadal not there, Roger Federer won both Roland Garros and Wimbledon to record his 15th Grand Slam trophy and reclaim the number one ranking.
Leander Paes was named the league's male MVP as he led the Washington Kastles to their first World TeamTennis Pro League championship. Paes teamed with Scott Oudsema to win the men's doubles and with Rennae Stubbs to win the mixed doubles as the Kastles downed the Springfield Lasers 23-20. Oudsema beat Springfield's Raven Klaasen in the men's singles, while Washington's Olga Puchkova downed Vania King in women's singles. King and Liezel Huber captured the women's doubles. King was named the league's female MVP.
Cara Black is only 5-foot-6 ( 1.67m) but she stands tall in the tennis record book. The Zimbabwean player is second only to Hall of Famer Martina Navratilova in the number of weeks spent as the number one doubles player in the world. When Black recorded her 125th week at number one spot, she moved past Natasha Zvereva. The 30-year-old first took over the top spot on October 17, 2005, staying there for 16 weeks. She regained the spot on June 11, 2007, before relinquishing it two weeks later to Lisa Raymond. But Black began her third and current stint at number one on July 9, 2007, after winning Wimbledon. Navratilova led the doubles rankings for 237 weeks.
Austria's national anti-doping authorities are investigating Tamira Paszek after she received a medical treatment for a back injury that allegedly violated doping regulations. Authorities say that during treatment earlier this month, blood was taken from Paszek for enrichment, then later injected back into her, which is not allowed under international anti-doping rules. Paszek said she was not aware that the treatment was possibly illegal until a reporter told her. Paszek then alerted the Austrian anti-doping agency NADA, which began its investigation. The Austrian right-hander has struggled with back problems since last season. She has not played since retiring during her first-round match at Wimbledon.
Argentina's David Nalbandian and Croatia's Mario Ancic won't be playing in this year's US Open. According to the United States Tennis Association (USTA), the 15th-ranked Nalbandian is still recovering from recent hip surgery, while Ancic is battling mononucleosis. Their spots in the men's main draw were taken by Ivan Navarro of Spain and Karol Beck of Slovakia.
An injury has caused Li Na of China to withdraw from China's National Games in Shandong. The 27-year-old said she felt a recurrence of her right knee injury. Li will undergo tests in Beijing to determine whether she will be able to play the North American hard court season, including the US Open. "We have signed up for it and got the visa," said Li's husband and coach, Jiang Shan. "If she is OK by then we will go to play."
John McEnroe seems to be a lightning rod for problems on a tennis court. His World TeamTennis club has been fined for what the league called "unprofessional conduct." During the men's doubles match between McEnroe's New York Sportimes and the Washington Kastles, a shot by Washington's Leander Paes hit New York's Robert Kendrick. McEnroe and Sportimes coach Chuck Adams went to Paes' side of the court and yelled at him. Four points later, Kendrick hit Paes with a serve, prompting more confrontations. The league suspended and fined Adams the next day, then, after reviewing the video and getting the umpire's report, issued fines on both teams. Kendrick and Kastles player Olga Puchkova received individual fines.
Michael Stich's return to competitive tennis lasted only 62 minutes. The former Wimbledon champion lost his first-round doubles match at the German Open in Hamburg. The 40-year-old Stich, who retired from the sport 12 years ago, and 21-year-old Mischa Zverev were beaten by Simon Aspelin of Sweden and Paul Hanley of Australia 6-4 6-2. Stich won Wimbledon in 1991 and reached the final at both the French Open and US Open. His best ranking was number two in the world. As tournament director of the German Open, Stich gave himself and Zverev a wild card into the tournament. Stich is not the only retired player to make a brief doubles comeback. John McEnroe was 47 when he and Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman won the doubles at San Jose, California. That came 14 years after his previous title.
Nathalie Dechy is calling it a career. The 30-year-old Frenchwoman is expecting a child and wants to devote her time to family life. Dechy reached the Australian Open semifinals in 2005, but is currently ranked 88th in the world. She won two US Open women's doubles titles, with Vera Zvonareva in 2006 and Dinara Safina in 2007. She also won the French Open mixed doubles in 2007 with Israel's Andy Ram. Dechy won her only WTA Tour singles title at the Gold Coast tournament in 2003 and reached her career-highest ranking in January 2006 when she rose to 11th in the world. She played for France in the Fed Cup in singles and doubles from 2000 until this year.
Robby Ginepri had an unusual way of throwing out the game's first pitch when he was a special guest at the Triple-A baseball game between the Indianapolis Indians and the Durham Bulls. In Indiana where he was competing in the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Ginepri used his racquet and a tennis ball to serve to the Indians catcher. The umpire called balls on both of Ginepri's "serves," but the American was delighted with his performance. "It was very close to a strike," Ginepri said. "It is quite different to have to serve at a catcher's glove. The target is just very small."
Maria Sharapova is continuing to give back. The former world number one has launched the Maria Sharapova Foundation to distribute scholarships among first-year students at Belarusian State University throughout the 2009-2010 academic year. The USD $3,500 scholarships will be available to Belarus residents attending BSU who come from areas formally recognized as affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident. According to the BSU press office, recipients should actively participate in public, research and volunteer activities, and should have a high average grade in their general education school diplomas. It's not the first time the tennis player has given generously. In February 2007, Sharapova, who serves as a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Development Program, donated USD $100,000 for eight Chernobyl relief projects in Belarus and Ukraine. Sharapova's father and pregnant mother fled Homyel, a town 80 miles north of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, shortly after the accident in April 1986. She was born in a Siberian city months later.
Forget the ranking. Andy Murray took time to compete in the AEGON Summer County Cup, a 115-year-old amateur team tennis competition. With no umpires, line judges or ball-persons, the players call their own lines in the last amateur grass-court competition in the United Kingdom where senior professionals mix with junior players to represent their county in a competitive team environment. It was a huge surprise to the other players and the 300 spectators at Eastbourne when Murray showed up to play for North of Scotland. "Andy has come down to Eastbourne under his own steam, paying for his transport and lunch out of his own pocket," said North of Scotland captain Ian Conway. "I was surprised and delighted, and his presence has given the rest of the team a huge boost." While Murray and Owen Hadden won all three of their matches for the North of Scotland, Hertfordshire won the tie 5-4 when Andy's brother, Jamie Murray, and his partner lost the deciding match 6-3 6-7 (3) 10-8 (match tiebreak).
Esther Vergeer is not slowing down. The Dutch woman won her ninth consecutive women's wheelchair singles title at the British Open in Nottingham, defeating Korie Homan. Ranked number one in the world, Vergeer stretched her winning streak to 364 matches.
Shingo Kunieda of Japan won the men's main draw singles, while American David Wagner captured the quad singles titles. Kunieda beat Stephane Houdet for his third successive men's main draw singles title. Wagner won his second British Open quad singles in three years as he beat world number one and home favorite Peter Norfolk.
Nicole Pratt has been appointed Australian national women's coach. A former junior Australian Open champion, Pratt will work with Australia's Fed Cup team and on player development, according to Tennis Australia. Pratt's highest ranking on the WTA Tour was 35th in the world.
Indianapolis: Dmitry Tursunov and Ernests Gulbis beat Ashley Fisher and Jordan Kerr 6-4 3-6 11-9 (match tiebreak)
Hamburg: Simon Aspelin and Paul Hanley beat Marcelo Melo and Filip Polasek 6-3 6-3
Bad Gastein: Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka beat Tatjana Malek and Andrea Petkovic 6-2 6-4
Portoroz: Julia Goerges and Vladimira Uhlirova beat Camille Pin and Klara Zakopalova 6-4 6-2
Los Angeles: www.latennisopen.com/
Gstaad: www.allianzsuisseopengstaad.com/e/
Umag: www.croatiaopen.hr
Stanford: www.bankofthewestclassic.com/
Istanbul: www.istanbulcup.com/
Washington: www.leggmasontennisclassic.com/
Segovia: www.teniselespinar.com/
San Marino: www.atpsanmarino.com/
Vancouver: www.vanopen.com/
Los Angeles: www.latennischamps.com/
(All money in USD)
$700,000 Countrywide Classic, Los Angeles, California, USA, hard
$500,000 Allianz Suisse Open, Gstaad, Switzerland, clay
$450,000 Studena Croatia Open, Umag, Croatia, clay
$100,000 Orbetello Challenger, Orbetello, Italy, clay
$700,000 Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, California, hard
$220,000 Istanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey, clay
$1,402,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Washington, DC, USA, hard
$150,000 ATP Open Castilla y Leon, Segovia, Spain, hard
$120,000 San Marino CEPU Open, San Marino, clay
$100,000 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Vancouver, Canada, hard
$700,000 LA Women's Tennis Championships presented by Herbalife, Los Angeles, California, USA, hard
On This Day In Tennis History Is Latest Book Release From New Chapter Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. – New Chapter Press has announced the publication of its latest book – On This Day In Tennis History -a calendar-like compilation of historical and unique anniversaries, events and happenings from the world of tennis through the years – written by Randy Walker, the sports marketing and media specialist, tennis historian and former U.S. Tennis Association press officer.
On This Day In Tennis History ($19.95, 528 pages), is a fun and fact-filled, this compilation offers anniversaries, summaries, and anecdotes of events from the world of tennis for every day in the calendar year. Presented in a day-by-day format, the entries into this mini-encyclopedia include major tournament victory dates, summaries of the greatest matches ever played, trivia, and statistics as well as little-known and quirky happenings. Easy-to-use and packed with fascinating details, the book is the perfect companion for tennis and general sports fans alike and is an excellent gift idea for the holiday season. The book features fascinating and unique stories of players such as John McEnroe, Don Budge, Bill Tilden, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Jimmy Connors, Martina Navratilova, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Anna Kournikova among many others. On This Day In Tennis History is available for purchase via on-line book retailers and in bookstores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. More information on the book can be found at www.tennishistorybook.com
Said Hall of Famer Jim Courier of the book, "On This Day In Tennis History is a fun read that chronicles some of the most important-and unusual-moments in the annals of tennis. Randy Walker is an excellent narrator of tennis history and has done an incredible job of researching and compiling this entertaining volume." Said tennis historian Joel Drucker, author of Jimmy Connors Saved My Life, "An addictive feast that you can enjoy every possible way-dipping in for various morsels, devouring it day-by-day, or selectively finding essential ingredients. As a tennis writer, I will always keep this book at the head of my table." Said Bill Mountford, former Director of Tennis of the USTA National Tennis Center, "On This Day In Tennis History is an easy and unique way to absorb the greatest-and most quirky-moments in tennis history. It's best read a page a day!"
Walker is a writer, tennis historian and freelance publicist and sports marketer. A 12-year veteran of the U.S. Tennis Association's Marketing and Communications Division, he served as the press officer for the U.S. Davis Cup team from 1997 to 2005 and for the U.S. Olympic tennis teams in 1996, 2000 and 2004. He also served as the long-time editor of the U.S. Open Record Book during his tenure at the USTA from 1993 to 2005.
More information on the book can be found at www.tennistomes.com as well as on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1627089030&ref=name and on myspace at http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=428100548
People mentioned in the book include, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Goran Ivanisevic, Andre Agassi, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Monica Seles, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Amelie Mauresmo, Anna Kounikova, Jennifer Capriati, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Martina Hingis, Gustavo Kuerten, Svetlana Kuznetsova, James Blake, Wilmer Allison, Mal Anderson, Arthur Ashe, Juliette Atkinson, Henry "Bunny" Austin, Tracy Austin, Boris Becker, Kark Behr, Pauline Betz, Bjorn Borg, Jean Borotra, John Bromwich, Norman Brookes, Louise Brough, Jacques Brugnon, Butch Buchholz, Don Budge, Maria Bueno, Rosie Casals, Michael Chang, Philippe Chatrier, Dodo Cheney, Henri Cochet, Maureen Connolly, Jimmy Connors, Jim Courier, Ashley Cooper, Margaret Court, Jack Crawford, Allison Danzig, Dwight Davis, Lottie Dod, John Doeg, Laurence Doherty, Reggie Doherty, Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, Jaroslav Drobny, Margaret duPont, Francoise Durr, James Dwight, Stefan Edberg, Roy Emerson, Chis Evert, Bob Falkenburg, Neale Fraser, Shirley Fry, Althea Gibson, Pancho Gonzalez, Evonne Goolagong, Arthur Gore, Steffi Graf, Bitsy Grant, Darlene Hard, Doris Hart, Anne Jones, Gladys Heldman, Slew Hester, Bob Hewitt, Lew Hoad, Harry Hopman, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Joe Hunt, Frank Hunter, Helen Jacobs, Bill Johnston, Perry Jones, Bob Kelleher, Billie Jean King, Jan Kodes, Karel Kozeluh, Jack Kramer, Rene Lacoste, Bill Larned, Art Larsen, Rod Laver, Ivan Lendl, Suzanne Lenglen, George Lott, Gene Mako, Molla Mallory, Hana Mandlikova, Alice Marble, Dan Maskell, Simone Mathieu, Mark McCormack, John McEnroe, Ken McGregor, Kitty Godfree, Chuck McKinley, Maurice McLoughlin, Frew McMillian, Don McNeill, Elisabeth Moore, Angela Mortimer, Gardnar Mulloy, Ilie Nastase, Martina Navratilova, John Newcombe, Yannick Noah, Jana Novotna, Betty Nuthall, Alex Olmedo, Rafael Osuna, Frank Parker, Gerald Patterson, Budge Patty, Fred Perry, Nicola Pietrangeli, Adrian Quist, Patrick Rafter, Dennis Ralson, Vinnie Richards, Nancy Richey, Cliff Richey, Bobby Riggs, Tony Roche, Mervyn Rose, Ken Rosewall, Elizbeth Ryan, Gabriela Sabatini, Pete Sampras, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Manuel Santana, Dick Savitt, Ted Schroeder, Gene Scott, Richard Sears, Frank Sedgman, Pancho Segura, Vic Seixas, Frank Shields, Pam Shriver, Stan Smith, Fred Stolle, Bill Talbert, Bill Tilden, Tony Trabert, Lesley Turner, Jimmy Van Alen, John Van Ryn, Guillermo Vilas, Ellsworth Vines, Brian Gottfried, Virginia Wade, Holcombe Ward, Watson Washburn, Mal Whitman, Mats Wilander, Tony Wilding, Helen Wills Moody, Sidney Wood, Robert Wrenn, Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, Todd Woodbridge, Marat Safin, Leslie Allen, Sue Barker, Jonas Bjorkman, Mahesh Bhupathi, Donald Dell, Albert Costa, Mark Cox, Owen Davidson, Pat Cash, Mary Carillo, John Isner, Roscoe Tanner, Vijay Amritraj, Mark Woodforde, Tim Henman, Richard Krajicek, Conchita Martinez, Mary Joe Fernandez, Cliff Drysdale, Mark Edmondson, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Zina Garrson, Roland Garros, Wojtek Fibak, Tom Gullikson, Andres Gimeno, Vitas Gerulaitis, Fernando Gonzalez, Tim Henman, Goran Ivanisevic, Andrea Jaeger, Ivo Karlovic, Richard Krajicek, Petr Korda, Luke Jensen, Murphy Jensen, Rick Leach, Iva Majoil, Barry MacKay, Ivan Ljubicic, Cecil Mamiit, David Caldwell, Alex Metreveli, Nicolas Massu, Todd Martin, Gene Mayer, Thomas Muster, Tom Okker, Charlie Pasarell, Mary Pierce, Whitney Reed, Leander Paes, Renee Richards, Helen Sukova, Michael Stich, Betty Stove, Ion Tiriac, Brian Teacher, Wendy Turnbull, Richards, Fabrice Santoro, Ai Sugiyama, Patrick McEnroe, Camille Pin, Phil Dent, Jelena Dokic, Mark Edmondson, Gael Monfils, Xavier Malisse, Dinara Safina, Barry Lorge, Stefano Pescosolido, Fabrice Santoro, Roscoe Tanner, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Roger Smith, Erik van Dillen, Gene Mayer, Tamara Pasek, Stefan Koubek, Jie Zheng, Gisela Dulko, Kristian Pless, Chuck McKinley, Marty Riessen, Brad Gilbert, Tim Mayotte, Andrea Petkovic, Klara Koukalova, Bobby Reynolds, Dominik Hrbaty, Andreas Seppi, Christopher Clarey, Casey Dellacqua, Anders Jarryd, Janko Tipsarevic, Nadia Petrova, Christian Bergstrom, Ramesh Krishnan, Emily Sanchez, Marcos Baghdatis, Mark Philippousssis, Wally Masur, Paul McNamee, Daniela Hantuchova, Gerry Armstrong, Younes El Aynaoui, Thomas Johansson, Pat Cash, Lisa Raymond, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Chanda Rubin, Tony Roche, Alex O'Brien, Petr Korda, Karol Kucera, Amelie Mauresmo, Juan Gisbert, Pablo Cuevas, Jim Pugh, Rick Leach, Julien Boutter, Larry Stefanki, Chris Woodruff, Jill Craybas, Sania Mirza, Mike Leach, Maggie Maleeva, Guillermo Canas, Guillermo Coria, Donald Young, Dick Stockton, Johan Kriek, Milan Srejber, Zina Garrison, Slyvia Hanika, Karin Knapp, Laura Granville, Kei Nishikori, Scott Davis, Paul Goldstein, Alberto Martin, Nicolas Kiefer, Joachim Johansson, Jonathan Stark, Jakob Hlasek, Jeff Tarango, Amanda Coetzer, Andres Gomez, Richey Reneberg, Francisco Clavet, Radek Stepanek, Miloslav Mecir, Jose-Luis Clerc, Colin Dibley, Mikael Pernfors, Martin Mulligan, Robbie Weiss, Hugo Chapacu, Victor Pecci, Charlie Bricker, Greg Rusedski, Robin Finn, Kimiko Date, David Nalbandian, Goran Ivanisevic, Mikhail Youzhny, Nicole Pratt, Bryanne Stewart, Novak Djokovic, Rennae Stubbs, Corina Morariu, Marc Rosset, Kenneth Carlsen, Kimiko Date, Ryan Harrison, Richard Gasquet, Jimmy Arias, Jim Leohr, Felix Mantilla, Cedric Pioline, Annabel Croft, Brooke Shields, Jaime Yzaga, Slobodan Zivojinovic, Alberto Mancini, Peter McNamara, Andrei Chesnokov, Fabrice Santoro, Bud Collins, Mardy Fish, Sebastien Grosjean, Donald Dell, Petr Kuczak, Magnus Norman, Hicham Arazi, Nduka Odizor, Lori McNeil, Horst Skoff, Karolina Sprem, Ros Fairbank, Linda Siegel, Chris Lewis, Kevin Curren, Thierry Tulasne, Guy Forget, Fred Tupper, Jaime Fillol, Belus Prajoux, Ricardo Cano, Georges Goven, Ray Moore, Charlie Pasarell, Paul Annacone, Tomas Smid, Dmitry Tursunov, Elena Dementieva, Arnaud DiPasquale, Carl Uwe Steeb, Bill Scanlon, Jose Higueras, Jay Berger, Jana Novotna, Bill Dwyre, Lisa Dillman, Sean Sorensen, Paul McNamee, Jiri Novak, Benjamin Becker, Ion Tiriac, Neil Amdur, Tim Gullikson, Jan-Michael Gambill, Taylor Dent, Bryan Shelton, Vijay Amritraj, Martin Verkerk, Brian Gottfried, Carlos Moya, Jacco Eltingh, Adriano Panatta, John Feinstein, Aaron Krickstein, Wilhelm Bungert, Derrick Rostagno, Torben Ulrich, Daniel Nestor, Ray Ruffels, Cliff Drysdale, James Reilly, Andy Murray, Leander Paes, Alicia Molik, Barry MacKay among others.
New Chapter Press is also the publisher of The Bud Colins History of Tennis by Bud Collins, The Roger Federer Story, Quest for Perfection by Rene Stauffer and Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games by Tom Caraccioli and Jerry Caraccioli and the soon to be released title The Lennon Prophecy by Joe Niezgoda. Founded in 1987, New Chapter Press is an independent publisher of books and part of the Independent Publishers Group. More information can be found at www.newchapterpressmedia.com
Muhammed Breaks Through; Daniel Turns His Year Around
A professional tennis player's career can change in just one week, and the challenger circuit this week created milestones for several talented players. One local girl did her home town proud in reaching her first challenger final, a Russian teenager lived up to the hype of being a former number one junior by winning her first pro tournament, and a claycourt specialist snapped a winless season by winning the biggest title of his decade-long career.
First, to the women's side. The $50,000 event in Las Vegas has always boasted a strong field and this year was no exception; all of the seeded players were ranked among the world's top 100. In the end, Frenchwoman Camille Pin snapped a five match losing streak in route to taking the title with a 6-4 6-1 win over Las Vegas native Asia Muhammed. While Pin's form throughout the week was extremely impressive (her first serve percentage in the final was 96%), Muhammed was easily the biggest story of the tournament. Having never won a round in the main draw of a challenger before, the 16 year old used an aggressive all-court game and big kick serve to come through several long matches. The most telling sign of her rapid improvement was a 6-4 6-0 win in the first round over Melinda Czink, a player she only managed four games against in the qualifying of the US Open last year. However, Muhammed wasn't the only success story amongst the young American brigade this week; Madison Brengle beat second seeded Yvonne Meusberger on her way to the semifinals, and Coco Vandeweghe recorded the biggest win of her career in knocking out top seeded Aravane Rezai in the first round.
At the $25,000 event in Minsk, Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won the first challenger title of her career in dominating fashion, sweeping the first 11 games on her way to a 6-0 6-1 victory of Nikola Frankova of the Czech Republic. Minsk has been good to Pavlyuchenkova so far in her career; her only other challenger final, back in 2006, also came in the Belarusian capital. Despite the lopsided score, Frankova can also take some positives out of this week in reaching her first challenger final after only getting into the draw as a lucky loser. Both girls are also scheduled to compete at $25,000 tournaments later this month in St. Petersburg and Moscow
2008 had not gotten off to a promising start for either of the finalists at the $125,000 Bancolombia Open in Bogota; Spaniard Ivan Navarro sported a 1-7 record going into this week while Brazilian Marcos Daniel hadn't won a match all year. However, Daniel was able to turn his year around by winning the biggest title of her career, prevailing 3-6 6-1 6-3 over Pastor. The win puts the 29 year old back into the top 100 for the first time since 2006. Despite the loss, this week also allowed Pastor to reverse his bad luck and gives him much to look forward to as the claycourt season, where Pastor has always had his best results, approaches.
Kyoto hosted its long-standing $35,000 challenger event this week, and Go Soeda of Japan thrilled the home crowd by winning a tense 7-6 2-6 6-4 final over Matthias Bachinger of Germany. This win gave Soeda his first challenger title of the year. Both players will also move up to new career high rankings this week.
On the futures circuit, Rui Machado of Portugal won his third title in a row as he took the $15,000 event in Lagos. The 23 year old is now on an 18 match winning streak. Brydan Klein, the 2007 Australian Open boys' singles champion, won the $15,000 event in Hamilton, and new Canadian citizen Eric Chvojka won at the $15,000 tournament in Gatineau, which is the first of three futures event being held in Canada this month.
On the women's side, Elisa Balsamo of Italy prevailed at the $10,000 event in Sabadell and Ellen Barry of New Zealand satisfied the home crowd by winning the $10,000 event in Hamilton. The title was the first of Barry's professional career.
"In the second set, I started going for my shots," Barry said. "In the third I tightened up again, but managed to get an early break and go from there. I hope to continue doing well now in $25,000 and $50,000 events and I hope it's going to be a good year for me."
The women will continue to have the spotlight on them this week as Andreja Klepac of Slovenia leads the way at the $50,000 event in New Delhi. Croatian Nika Ozegovic will contest her first challenger of the year as the top seed at the $25,000 event in Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, while Australian Monique Adamczak takes top billing at the $25,000 event in Kalgoorie, the first of two $25,000 events being held in the Western region of Australia this month. On the men's side, Juan Pablo Brzezicki of Argentina is the top seed at the $35,000 event in Salinas, while Santiago Ventura of Spain leads the pack at the $35,000 event in Tanger, the first of two events held in Morocco this month.


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Hey Everyone!
As you know, Maiya, Amy and I hosted what seemed like a fun treasure last Monday. I'm sure all of you have been anxiously awaiting the results, so without further ado here are your top five winners:
1: martinapparel
2: karujaro
3: directinoer9895
4: aalice581
5: awesomeness342
Honorable Mentions: Alesialekaj1 & Sylestar
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated in this competition, please, leave me a guestbook message or friend request to claim your prizes. They will be reserved for you in my bazaar!
Also, sorry if I don't reserve them right away... Recently, I have been pretty busy with some real life work and haven't had much time for Stardoll and talking to you all. I promise they will be reserved, and when they are I will send you a message or let you know here. This should be today or tomorrow though!
I love you all & miss talking to you right now,
Hayley xo


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Aging in Place Cumberland appreciates all the wonderful volunteers who help older people in our town by wielding a snow shovel on their behalf. Thank you!
Your efforts make a big difference in helping keep our older residents safe in the winter.
We want to do our best to keep all our volunteers safe as well while they are lending a hand. Here are some tips to reduce the risk of injury while shoveling:
- Dress appropriately. Wearing layers of clothing (nylon and polyester) can keep you warm while wicking away moisture from exertion. Wear warm shoes/boots that keep your feet dry and have nonslip soles.
- Warm up those muscles. To avoid muscle strain, a short warm-up of stretching exercises can condition your muscles and limit aches and pains afterward.
- Lift with your legs, not your back. Use ergonomically sound techniques to minimize strain on your muscles. Place hands on the shovel approximately 12 inches apart and push snow, rather than lifting it whenever possible. If you must lift, squat with legs apart, legs bent and back straight, and use your leg muscles to lift small amounts of snow at one time. Don't bend at the waist or throw snow over the shoulder or to the side, which requires twisting.
- Pace yourself. Shovel small amounts of snow at a time, especially if the snow is wet. A shovel full of wet snow can weigh up to 25 pounds!
- Avoid head injuries. If shoveling with a partner, allow plenty of clearance (at least 10 feet) between you and the other shoveler. Use plastic shovels for light snow. Check to make sure no one will be hit by your shovel as you work.
- Check with your doctor. If you are not usually active or have a history of heart disease, check with your doctor before shoveling snow.
Based on a fact sheet prepared by Alliant Insurance Services Inc.
AIP Volunteer Assignment
By signing on as an AIP shoveling volunteer, you agree to:
- Report for duty within 48 hours after a storm has ended.
- Shovel walkways and other access paths to the resident's house.
- Shovel a path to oil fill outlets if requested.
You are NOT expected and AIP does not want volunteers to do the following:
- Shovel driveways.
- Shovel outbuildings (other than residence).
- Clear roofs.
- Perform any other potentially dangerous snow-removal job.


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printf for embedded
There's only so much debugging information an LED or LCD display can report. What's worse, embedding debugging code in the executable can provoke misuse, while stripping it out can cause heisenbugs.
Your C compiler can help manage debugging information for you in a way that doesn't interfere with your product. Here's how:
Code Development Systems offer a
__BCdirect() function for emitting code or other reports to the
.COD file. These reports are linked to code generation: the records store the current program counter, a record type, and the specified information.
Toolchain programs that consume the
.COD file to load the executable and source level debugging information can also load these records. Depending on the environment, the records can include directives to cause printf-style output to a console.
Here's an example of a
printf that works with a downstream simulator:
#define printf(s, ...) __BCdirect(b, ((ps printf s, __VA_ARGS__))) #define fprintf(f, s, ...) __BCdirect(b, (log f,(printf s, __VA_ARGS__))) void main(void) { for(unsigned char i = 0; i < 5; i++) { fprintf(testlog.log,"i is : %d", i); NOP(); } printf("%s", "got here"); NOP(); }
The embedded printf statements in source code create no generated code only information in the .COD that can be used by supporting emulator and simultors. The result is the code that is shipped is the code that is tested with no need to recompile before release.


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Hey there!!!
Top of the day ladies and gents!
What's happening today? My day has been going well…despite my little mix up this morning. I've been telling Andrea for weeks now."Yo Girl- come check out this meditation- its's Super cool, think you'll like it!" So Saturday morning arrives, I pick her up at 8:20am we drive all the way out to Richmond. (me getting lost on the way cuz we were to busy talking about this, among other things) We finally arrive at the gates of the temple, park, take one step out of the truck. and some lady out of nowhere- walks by us and says "no meditation today, no til end November." OOOOPS! My bad. At that moment I remembered Dee telling me she thought they might be shutting it down for a couple weeks due to temple construction. It was just like in National Lampoon's Vacation, when they went to Wally world and it was closed!!(except we didn't punch anything, we calmly walked through the temple gardens and smiled and laughed at all the little buddha's everywhere)
So..next best thing, We got coffee, went over to her place and had a nice Saturday morning chat. Then I looked at the time. Ahh-10:16, I have yoga at 10:30, so I rushed off to kitsilano, finally found a parking spot and SPRINTED into yoga. They were shutting the door as I was walking in. I hate being late for things like that cuz EVERYONE stares at you. I had to walk through about 50 people, stepping on their mats- "sorry, excuse me, coming through- hey is there any room over there?" The place was so packed I had to put my mat way around the corner!! It was incredibly awkward at first, but once the class started, I really liked my little spot beyond yonder.
Today was DAY 5 of my 30 day challenge at Semperviva. I am LOVING yoga. It is only day 5 and I am noticing positive changes, body and mind. Have you ever done a Kundalini class before? If they offer this type of yoga near you- check it out. It is such a good workout and energy release. I found a video online that you can download for 8.99 if you don't have Kundalini where you are. It's here. There is chanting and mantra's along with repetitive moves. Be open to it if it is a new thing to you.
Now going to go meet up with a friend I haven't seen in a while, but first I must go mail a package off to my future sister in law. I am sending her THE BEST moisturizer in the world. (she lives in Yellowknife and we need to protect her pretty face from the dry and cold!) I have used this stuff since I was 16 years old. It is inexpensive, works amazing and a must have for sensitive skin like mine!
It's about $10 a bottle. You usually have to ask the pharmacist for it. They keep it behind the counter because it is usually dermatologist referred. They also use it as a neutral compound for topical medicine. So you know it won't irritate your skin! You can find it behind the counter at Costco,London Drugs, and usually Pharmasave.
Thought of the day (inspired by my yoga teacher) "There are enough mediocre people in the world." Be different! Be yourself, you don't need to "fit in"!!! oh..and have fun;)
Talk to you sooooooooooooooon!! xoxo
ps. no daily affirmation today..cuz it's up there^^^^^^^^^^ don't be mediocre! go kick some ass!


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5 Questions to Ask When Selecting a Widget Platform
We saw this over at Snipperoo Blog and thought that it was good information, so we are passing it along. This was originally posted by MuseStorm. We've posted the first three questions. Visit MuseStorm for the complete list.
MuseStorm: How to Select a Content / Widget Syndication Solution
- What are the authoring capabilities of the service?
Time to market is crucial in today's fast-changing world with fickle user preferences. Publishers and media companies need a solution that enables them to quickly and easily author widgets and applications for the right platform and distribution channel. Solutions that require you to create your own widgets and applications might slow down your time to market.
Learn more about the MuseStorm Authoring module and the Widget Studio.
- Which distribution channels are supported by the syndication service?
As your users become more and more tech savvy, they demand more interaction with your message and content via different destinations, formats and devices. A good syndication solution provides more than just Web widgets. Desktop, Instant Messaging and mobile devices are all part of the mix, and your syndication service should support all of them.
- Can you capitalize on and monetize your distribution effectively?
A powerful distribution solution enables you to capitalize on your hard-earned distribution. The flexibility of integrating advertising with your content, the ability to trigger monetization options based on user actions and the dynamic nature of the solution all play a role.
Don't forget our own 10 Things to Consider When Building Widgets.


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The Gnosis of Gods and Monsters
The Gnosticism of the West is rooted in the same spiritual assumptions which inspired the Buddhist traditions of the East, primarily the existence of an immanent state of enlightenment, one which awaits only self study and the realization of the natural and inherent divinity of all sentient beings. The faiths around which Gnosticism developed, however, were not only aggressively authoritarian but, more importantly, reinforced both the necessity of and a justification for stronger and equally authoritarian systems of law and order. This ensured the sometimes over zealous opposition of a host of local authorities and governing bodies, who, in the enlightened eyes of the Gnostics, became simply another obstacle standing between Gnostics and their all important Gnosis, which, for those of you who are unfamiliar with this concept, is nothing less than a personal experience of one's own divinity.
Even the spiritual context of Judaism, which modern Christians see as completely compatible with the message of Christ, was, to early Gnostics, simply another illusion of outside control that undermined the liberating message of their Savior, who came "not to affirm the law but to abolish it," and to reveal that "the true
is within." This essential liberatory message has been mangled and destroyed so thoroughly that today the crucifixion of the Savior, a tragedy which some Gnostic sects choose to flat out deny, is actually celebrated as an affirmation of the central Christian message, being a blood offering necessitated by the inherent guilt and imperfection of man. kingdom of God
The torrid love triangle which exists between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit has been collapsed into a dangerous Trinitarian reductionism which now claims that these three distinct forces are, in fact, all one in the same. Thus the false Christ of today's faiths never had to slug it out with the Father in order to salvage the savaged first thought of the divine, the fallen and captive spirit of the goddess Sophia. No, they're all in it together, looking down on you in judgment and disgust.
The torrid love triangle which exists between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit has been collapsed into a dangerous Trinitarian reductionism which now claims that these three distinct forces are, in fact, all one in the same. Thus the false Christ of today's faiths never had to slug it out with the Father in order to salvage the savaged first thought of the divine, the fallen and captive spirit of the goddess Sophia. No, they're all in it together, looking down on you in judgment and disgust.
Such poisonous affirmations of our helplessness and inadequacy in the face of greater creative forces beyond ourselves have served not only to cut down and neutralize the very spirits which Gnostics originally sought to strengthen and liberate from such control, but have also made us terrified and distrustful of the dark shadows cast by our own monstrous potentials. The greatest problem Gnostics face today lies not in how to unleash the powers latent in every human being, but in the fact that our guilty assumptions of inadequacy have twisted the current state of man to a frightening degree, breaking the boundless spirits of children who can then never grow into true adults, and creating a race of beings fit only for commerce but never conquest; bourgeois and appetitive, to be sure, but never really volitional or free, except, perhaps, when they are at their most judgmental and cruel.
We are like giants that have been raised as dwarves, with no concept of how to properly wield such enormous powers even when their presence within us is somehow affirmed. I'd like to believe that this is because we currently know only the tyranny that has made us small, and have no real models for the heroic nobility which could show us how to be great, but it's possible that the capacity for expressing benevolent divinity has simply been bred out of most people. If that's the case, then true Gnosticism must remain underground not simply to protect the Gnostics from the masses, but to protect the masses, having been rendered completely unfit for actual Gnosis, from themselves.
This may have always been the case. A great deal of the Gnostic teachings have been destroyed, so that, ironically perhaps, we have only our own wisdom and intuition to guide us through history's darkness towards the light of the truth; that, of course, and the arguments against Gnosticism which were made by the very people who destroyed it. One of the most common charges laid against the Gnostics by these Church authorities was that of elitism, claiming that Gnosticism was a tale told in two parts, one intended for the masses and then another, secret, teaching, intended only for a select few.
Along these lines, we know that the Gnostic Valentinius taught that there were basically three different types of people in the world. Most people, he claimed, were "hylic," or material, in nature, meaning they were consumed by bodily and appetitive desires, with very little innate aptitude for, much less interest in, intellectual cultivation. Unfortunately, the capacity for such cultivation was a basic prerequisite that had to be met before one could even hope to find Gnosis.
This was not a problem for those who possessed a "psychic," or mental, nature, who Valentinius claimed were centered primarily on things of the mind and could be taught certain philosophical truths that would elevate and ennoble them. However, although such a capacity was necessary, this potential for cultivation alone was not, by itself, sufficient for one to become a true Gnostic.
That privilege was restricted to those who possessed what Valentinius called a "pneumatic," or spiritual, nature, which would allow them to actually feel and direct the various forces that were a lost birthright of these truly spiritual being who'd somehow become enslaved by the Archons who rule this world. This select few, according to Valentinius, were the only ones who had any chance of breaking free from the bonds which held the rest of us under the control of a tyrannical Demiurge and His realm of illusions.
Again, this is far too bleak an outlook for any religion that might hope to have some sort of appeal among the masses. What's worse, such blatant elitist pretensions can only be expected to draw violent reprisals from many of those holding power, who would understand, if only deep down, that this movement's concept of salvation was being denied them. In the end, such teachings spelled disaster for the Gnostics who were tactless enough to express them openly, but at least these ideas still exist today for those with the ears to hear them and the wisdom to understand what is heard. Namaste.
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I had my doubts right up until the last minute… but was able to finish.
Finally Finished
I started my SoFoBoMo 2016 book on 3 July, a holiday weekend when I had three straight days to work on the book. I shot quite a bit on the 3rd and 4th, but had other commitments the following weekend. I had a week of leave planned starting on the 16th.
Interrupted by work demands, my week of leave turned into a single day off. I spent that day at a motorcycle racetrack trying to see if I could go as fast as my motorcycle. No wrecks but I did run off the track once. Not terrible for my second time on a road course. Especially with a ten year gap between the two days.
My point is, if I can get back around to it, life happens. I got one more weekend to work on the book, 30 and 31 July. I had to process my photos in about a day, sequence and produce the book the next day. I finished just after midnight on Tuesday, 2 August. Exactly 31 days from when I started.
Is it the best work I've ever produced? No, it isn't.
Am I happy with the result? As happy as I could be.
Life has continued and I've been too busy to write anything about the experience. But I've got a small gap in feeling overworked and I figured I should put some thoughts on paper.
- Even as stressed as I've been about work over the month, I was still able to find a little time.
- Books do not take as much time to create as we tend to believe. Our preconceived notions are often overkill.
- No matter how much time we spend on something, we feel like there is more we could have done.
So I guess I'm saying if I had it to do over again, I'd do some things different. And I'm still happy with the result and the fact that I did the work to finish the book.
SoFoBoMo 2016 – Finally Finished first appeared on Lorelei Studios


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Samsung has lifted the lid on its stunning new flagship Android device. Read on to find out what makes the GALAXY S 4 so special...
It's here. Samsung has grabbed the attention of the web's tech press to unveil its newest flagship phone, the Samsung GALAXY S 4. And, just as we've come to expect, it's a complete stunner, packing the very best of Google's Android operating system and Samsung's design prowess into one seamless whole. Need to know more? Read on for all the details.
Spectacular specs
The Samsung GALAXY S 4 boasts a laundry list of impressive specs, so let's rattle through, shall we? First and foremost: that screen. It's a 5-inch slate of full 1080p HD goodness. The Super AMOLED display ensures that the S 4 continues Samsung's trend of stuffing state-of-the-art screen tech into its handsets, resulting in brilliant video playback and bright, crisp browsing.
Pre-order your Samsung GALAXY S 4 now!
Make sure you're among the first to get hold of Samsung's latest Android superstar.
Click here to get your pre-order underway!
Underneath the screen of the 4G-ready S 4 sits a stonking 1.9GHz quad-core processor, with a huge 2GB of RAM. That means the S 4 can play the most taxing of Android games without flinching, and will be able keep all your apps ticking over at once without worry.
The Samsung GALAXY S 4's got a massively impressive 13-Megapixel camera round the back, and a 2-Megapixel one at the front, both of which boast zero shutter lag. And it's that front one that offers up some of the S 4's most unique features…
Eyes open
As with the GALAXY S III, the S 4 boasts Samsung's Smart Stay functionality. Previously, that's been able to turn the screen off when it senses that you've stopped looking at it, but now it's been ramped up a notch with Smart Pause
On the GALAXY S 4, Smart Pause means that when you're watching a video and look away, playback will pause. When the S 4's got your full attention again, it'll resume the video.
"On the GALAXY S 4, Smart Pause means that when you're watching a video and look away, playback will pause."
And there's an ace up Samsung's other sleeve, too: the GALAXY S 4's Smart Scroll and Air View features allows it to detect your finger even when it's hovering slightly above the screen, just like the S-Pen on the GALAXY Note. That means you can manipulate on-screen items without actually touching them, and navigate a list of small links or icons without blocking them from view.
The Samsung GALAXY S 4 is also 4G-ready, which means it'll play nice with our 4G network when it launches later this year.
Put all that into one 7.9mm thin, 130g chassis, and you've got a sublime slither of Android goodness. The Samsung GALAXY S 4 will be coming to Vodafone soon – keep a keen eye on Vodafone Social for more news when we get it.
Incoming: For the full list of phones coming to Vodafone, check out our coming soon section!


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Things have gone from bad to worse for Jamie Carragher in the fallout from his spitting incident as it's been announced that he's now being dropped as a sports pundit.
Sky Sports have suspended the former-Liverpool and England defender from his role as a pundit on Monday Night Football after he was caught on camera spitting at a man and his 14-year-old daughter.
It's believed the Kop legend will not be making his scheduled appearance for Sky Sports' coverage of the game between Stoke and Manchester City. It is understood he will not make an appearance on Sky Sports for at least week while his position is up for review.
Ex-England footballer Jamie Carragher has been filmed spitting at a family's car. Read the full story > https://t.co/rQCWf00D8t pic.twitter.com/q3Hftr9fFX
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 12, 2018
However, in light of the suspension Sky have resisted any attempts to permanently drop Carragher despite growing calls for his resignation, The Guardian reports.
Sky Sports released a statement today saying:
Sky takes this matter extremely seriously and strongly condemns Jamie's actions, we have made that clear to him in person today and suspended him from his duties.
It falls well below the standards we expect of our people.
Carragher appeared today on Sky Sports News to apologise for his actions, adding that what happened was a 'moment of madness'. As well as being dropped from his role at Sky Sports (until further noticed) he has also been suspended from his punditry role with Danish TV ahead of this week's Champions League fixtures.
He was due to cover the clash between Manchester United and Sevilla for Danish channel TV3 Sport on Tuesday. Peter Nørrelund, the channel's head of sport, said they will make a decision about his 'long-term future' on the channel.
Speaking to Danish paper BT, Nørrelund said:
Jamie should have been at Old Trafford for us tomorrow and we have taken him off that.
It is a big story in England and I wouldn't have thought that sending him to Old Trafford would have been a good idea and then we want his reaction and explanation for what has happened too. I don't know what will happen [long-term]. It is not good behaviour but we are all just human beings.
We want to hear from him what happened. That is the same for all employees – whether it is the receptionist or Jamie Carragher – we are not going to sanction someone until we've heard from them what happened.
Totally out of order & Ive apologised personally to all the family this evening. I was goaded 3/4 times along the motorway while being filmed & lost my rag. No excuse apologies. https://t.co/ofrNfiwhYH
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) March 11, 2018
Carragher, who has two teenage children himself, claims not to have seen the 14-year-old girl in the car following his confrontation with a man who was goading him into a response following Liverpool's 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Footage shows him rolling down his window and spitting into the car, with the girl commenting that his spit had hit her.
Carragher revealed on Twitter that he contacted the girl's family and 'apologised personally… this evening'.


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Quality policy
This objective can only be attained when our products and services will always meet the quality requirements and expectations of our customers.
It is our aim to commit all areas of the company to provide the best quality possible.
This means to us:
- Use of state-of-the-art technologies
- Employee qualification and training
- Continuous improvement and optimisation of the QM system and the operational processes
- Preventive measures to avoid errors
These measures are intended to lower costs with increasing levels of quality.
Derived from the above, the employees of Somack Fertigungstechnik GmbH follow these quality principles:
- The requirements of our customer have top priority and are the basis for every product- or service-related activity
- We define quality as the conformance of specification and realisation
- Every employee is responsible for the quality of work within the framework of their task description
- Individual control is one focus of our inspection activities
- Our products will not leave the premises before it has not been proven that they meet the specifications
The quality policy and the quality assurance manual and corresponding instructions are binding for Somack Fertigungstechnik GmbH and hereby are put in force.


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The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. 28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, "Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you![a]"
29 Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. 30 "Don't be afraid, Mary," the angel told her, "for you have found favor with God! 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. 33 And he will reign over Israel[b] forever; his Kingdom will never end!"
34 Mary asked the angel, "But how can this happen? I am a virgin."
35 The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God. 36 What's more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she's now in her sixth month. 37 For nothing is impossible with God.[c]"
38 Mary responded, "I am the Lord's servant. May everything you have said about me come true." And then the angel left her.
Mary Visits Elizabeth39 A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town 40 where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 At the sound of Mary's greeting, Elizabeth's child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, "God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. 43 Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? 44 When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy. 45 You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said."
The Magnificat: Mary's Song of Praise46 Mary responded,
"Oh, how my soul praises the Lord.
47 How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
48 For he took notice of his lowly servant girl,
and from now on all generations will call me blessed.
49 For the Mighty One is holy,
and he has done great things for me.
50 He shows mercy from generation to generation
to all who fear him.
51 His mighty arm has done tremendous things!
He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.
52 He has brought down princes from their thrones
and exalted the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away with empty hands.
54 He has helped his servant Israel
and remembered to be merciful.
55 For he made this promise to our ancestors,
to Abraham and his children forever."
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home.
The Birth of John the Baptist57 When it was time for Elizabeth's baby to be born, she gave birth to a son. 58 And when her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very merciful to her, everyone rejoiced with her.
59 When the baby was eight days old, they all came for the circumcision ceremony. They wanted to name him Zechariah, after his father. 60 But Elizabeth said, "No! His name is John!"
61 "What?" they exclaimed. "There is no one in all your family by that name." 62 So they used gestures to ask the baby's father what he wanted to name him. 63 He motioned for a writing tablet, and to everyone's surprise he wrote, "His name is John." 64 Instantly Zechariah could speak again, and he began praising God.
65 Awe fell upon the whole neighborhood, and the news of what had happened spread throughout the Judean hills. 66 Everyone who heard about it reflected on these events and asked, "What will this child turn out to be?" For the hand of the Lord was surely upon him in a special way.
Zechariah's Prophecy67 Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy:
68 "Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has visited and redeemed his people.
69 He has sent us a mighty Savior[d]
from the royal line of his servant David,
70 just as he promised
through his holy prophets long ago.
71 Now we will be saved from our enemies
and from all who hate us.
72 He has been merciful to our ancestors
by remembering his sacred covenant—
73 the covenant he swore with an oath
to our ancestor Abraham.
74 We have been rescued from our enemies
so we can serve God without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness
for as long as we live.
76 "And you, my little son,
will be called the prophet of the Most High,
because you will prepare the way for the Lord.
77 You will tell his people how to find salvation
through forgiveness of their sins.
78 Because of God's tender mercy,
the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,[e]
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
and to guide us to the path of peace."
80 John grew up and became strong in spirit. And he lived in the wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel.
Luke 2
The Birth of Jesus1 At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. 2 (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. 4 And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David's ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. 5 He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant.
6 And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. 7 She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.
The Shepherds and Angels8 That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. 9 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them. They were terrified, 10 but the angel reassured them. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. 11 The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! 12 And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger."
13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,
14 "Glory to God in highest heaven,
and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased."
15 When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, "Let's go to Bethlehem! Let's see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
16 They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. 17 After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. 18 All who heard the shepherds' story were astonished, 19 but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. 20 The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.
Thanks to Bible Gateway for allowing me to easily share the beginning of our Savior.
Happy Christmas <3


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Cash Money is one of the most extraordinary record labels within the historical context of hip hop. With humble beginnings in New Orleans Lousiana, founders Baby and Slim quickly found success with acts like the Hot Boys, Big Tymers, Lil' Wayne and later through YMCMB signees Drake and Nicki Minaj.
Over the years Wayne and his Daddy fell out, which includes Wayen filing a $51 million lawsuit against Cash Money The lawsuit seeks to end Wayne's contract with Cash Money and take all of his Young Money signees with him, most notably cash cow's Nicki Minaj and Drake.
In an interview on Cari Champion of ESPN's podcast, Birdman said he wants to "heal" his relationship with Lil Wayne. We hope this happens beofre the release of the upcoming documentary Apple Music is producing/
Check out the trailer for Before Anythang, debuting on Apple Music this fall.
The Cash Money Story #BEFOREANYTHANG.— Apple Music (@AppleMusic) August 19, 2016
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HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) – A man who stopped at a Starbucks location in Kaneohe for a cup of coffee on Thanksgiving says he found what appeared to be a dead gecko in his cup ― after he had already finished his cold brew.
A Starbucks customer named Jessica, who asked that her last name not be used, said Friday that she had gone through the drive-thru at Kaneohe Bay Shopping Center on Thursday morning and ordered two cups of coffee.
One of the drinks was for her husband, who finished his coffee quickly and made the disgusting discovery, she said.
"He knew how dangerous lizard bacteria can be, so he immediately forced himself to throw up," she told Hawaii News Now.
Calls and emails to the Starbucks corporate media relations department were not immediately returned, and the Kaneohe Bay Shopping Center location said it would not answer questions about the incident.
But Jessica says store management told her they had acknowledged the incident and would be reporting it.
"I called the store to let them know that their coffee may be contaminated. The manager told me that he'd file an incident report and that corporate would call me today," she said. "I have not gotten a call yet."
Jessica says she posted photos of the incident to Instagram because she wants to hold the coffee chain accountable for what they sell.
"We want to bring light to this horrible incident because we want the Starbucks store to check all their equipment, talk to their staff and make sure that every drink going out is sanitary," she said.
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Non-Cemented or Porous Coated
- Components are "press fit" precisely to bone surfaces. The tight fitting junction serves as fixation.
- Metal surfaces attaching to bone have a roughened surface coat
- Coating may be made of metal, ceramic, polymers or a combination of these materials
- These materials are formed into beads, irregular particles or etchings, and applied to the prosthesis
- Irregular surface allows for bone in-growth
Below right: Porous-coated humeral prosthesis. Note roughened surface coating below head to promote a bone in-growth.
- If and when prosthesis becomes loose, there may be less bone loss due to lack of cement irritant
- Bone in-growth and thus stability, requires more time than cement fixation. This is less of an issue in the shoulder, where weight bearing activity is not required.
- Requires faultless positioning, and is technically demanding surgery
- Requires good underlying bone for success, so contraindicated in osteopenic patients
- Initially used in younger patients with good bone stock, this method has been found to work well in older patients as well with few complications
- Advanced age
- Osteopenia or metabolic bone disease
- Components fixed to bone with polymethylmethacrylate cement
- Allows prosthesis to fit perfectly to irregularities of bone
- Immediate stability allows for full activity post operatively
- If and when prosthesis becomes loose, the loosened cement can grind away bone, leaving less bone stock available for revision surgery
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Schools Event
Castle Hill HS White Ribbon Football Match
25 November 2016
Castle Hill High School will be hosting a soccer match at lunch time where students will play against teachers dressed in their white jerseys which will identify some of the women who have been an agent for change and inspiration throughout history.
The school's sports council will select the squad to play teachers. The senior and junior boys mentoring will be the cheerleaders for the game. Special appearances include….wait for it!


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my hubby is sharing about his clean water birthday campaign over on my friend Lyndsy's blog here. if you don't know Lyndsy or her blog, Light Breaks Forth, you are in for a treat. this is what she says about her blog… "The heart of Light Breaks Forth is to cultivate a community of Believers – compelled by Jesus and… Read More
Carry the Jerry: raising awareness for clean water
To say that I am proud of my husband would be an UNDERSTATEMENT. A few Sundays he woke up & told me he was going to fill up this jerry can [that he bought at a thrift store] to 6 gallons and carry it 3.75 miles each day until his 31st birthday on August 5th. 3.75 miles is the average… Read More
If I know one thing about this new role as "parents", it's that it is MUY IMPORTANTE ["very important" for you non Texans 🙂 ] to spend time alone with your man. I actually had this conversation three times today with 3 different very good friends of mine. We talked about how important making date night a priority is, time to recharge… Read More
while daddy's away….
Like I mentioned before, Stephen was gone all last week in Oklahoma. I was so proud of him for having the courage to go. He said he'd never felt called to do something like this before but he knew he was this time. He honestly didn't even ask me if it was ok. He just left. and by Gods grace, I was… Read More
one year, looking back. [camp+asher]
One year ago today, we saw the precious faces of the babies that we now know as Camp + Asher. ONE YEAR ago! I'll never forget the day we got their pictures. It was a hard day too, because it was the day we found out we for sure lost our first referral. I knew in my heart about 2… Read More
man up and GO! [a trip in June, lead by my husband + yours truly]
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Hungry while travelling from one place to another? No lunch at work? Craving for a mid night snack? Sounds familiar right? In all of these situations it is so easy to go for an unhealthy to-go meal. These to-go meals are convenient because they require minimum effort and are ready within seconds. I am talking about pizza's, french fries, sandwiches, hamburgers, croissants etc. These meals however are super unhealthy when eaten on a daily basis. Instead we want to show people other options that are easy, fast but healthy. Nutritious meals such as a Vexx Organic Shake.
Unhealthy fast food vs. healthy fast food
In order to show you that a fast meal can also be healthy we compare two fast food meals. One healthy fast food option (Vexx) and one unhealthy option ( Hamburger). From a nutrition perspective it was interesting to take a look at saturated fats, trans fats, sodium and cholesterol.
Saturated fats
Saturated fat is a so called "bad" fat . Food types that are rich in saturated fats are animal-based. So meat and dairy products, including red meat, milk, cheese and butter. Eating foods that contain saturated fats raises the level of cholesterol in your blood. High levels of LDL cholesterol in your blood increase your risk of heart disease and stroke. Your usual hamburger has 12 grams of saturated fat.
Trans fats
Trans fats are extremely unhealthy. Trans fat can make food taste good, last longer on grocery-store shelves, and is very bad for your heart. Trans fat can be found in fried food, snacks, creamers and baked goods.A hamburger contains 1.5 grams of trans fats. This doesn't sound like a lot but it actually is. You shouldn't eat trans fats at all!
Unsaturated fats
You should replace foods high in saturated fats with foods high in monounsaturated and/or polyunsaturated fats. These unsaturated fats are healthy for your body and can be found in avocado, nuts, soybean, canola, olive oils and Vexx.The recommended daily allowance (RDA) of total fat per day is 65 grams for a person that takes in 2000 calories a day. Try to maintain a diet that is low in saturated fats and trans fats and high in unsaturated fats to stay healthy.
Sodium is a mineral, and one of the chemical elements found in salt. Too much sodium in your system causes your body to hold on to water. This can increase your blood pressure. The recommended daily allowance for sodium is 2400 mg. One Vexx meal contains 188 mg which is very minimal. A hamburger however contains 910 mg. Which is almost half of your daily intake. Sodium affect your blood pressure badly, potassium however has a positive effect on your blood pressure. So try to eat foods low in sodium and high in pottasium. Vexx for example has 30 % of your RDA of pottasium.
Not familiar with Vexx yet?
Vexx is a drinkable meal made from minimally-processed, organic ingredients. The key ingredients are super foods such as buckwheat, line seeds, rice protein, cacao and almonds. Added vitamins and minerals of the highest quality in order to reach optimal and complete nutritional value. Vexx can be prepared in 18 seconds and keeps you satisfied, focused and energetic for 6 hours.


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Welcome ~ I'm so happy to be participating in this event! I'm Lisa Boucher from Tuftonboro, New Hampshire where the world is one fluffy pile of snow at the moment. It's absolutely beautiful!
Winter is probably when I am the most productive with my creative endeavors since I spend so much time indoors. My passion is creating with clay ~ primarily beads and jewelry. I also enjoy making functional pottery, but making ornaments and wearable art such as earrings, pins and necklaces seems to be where I gravitate.
One World One Heart Event seemed like a wonderful opportunity to meet other creative souls, share some of myself, and reach out and see what's going on out there!
As part of the event, all participants are having giveaways on their blogs.All you need to do is comment on this blog post to have a chance at receiving my giveaways, and the winners will be announced on February 17th.
The peace dove ornament, heart earrings and heart pin are my giveaways for this event. They're all my original designs made from white kiln fired clay. They also all have a mother of pearl luster overglaze, so they've been fired three times. Imagine that!
It's a pleasure meeting you and thanks so much for stopping by!


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The adtech industry has seen a lot of networks, with many of them shutting down after a few years of operation. With a handful of networks still dominating this marketing, it becomes very difficult for new players to establish themselves. However, the rise of native advertising has led to the growth of a series of ad networks along with AdSense, the most prominent being Taboola. There are quite a few other networks which are riding the growth, and Adnow is one of them. In this post, we are doing a comparative study of AdSense and Adnow.
- 1 About: Adnow vs AdSense
- 2 Approval: Adnow vs AdSense
- 3 Traffic Requirements: Adnow vs AdSense
- 4 CPC Rates: About: Adnow vs AdSense
- 5 Page RPM: Adnow vs AdSense
- 6 Ad Types: Adnow vs AdSense
- 7 Ad Quality: Adnow vs AdSense
- 8 Dashboard: Adnow vs AdSense
- 9 Payment Cycle: About: Adnow vs AdSense
- 10 Final Words
About: Adnow vs AdSense
AdSense is world's no. 1 contextual network powering more than 4 million websites with an almost 100% fill rate for global traffic. While Adnow is one of the fastest growing native ad networks with over 150,000 publishers in a span of 2 years. This comparative study talks about the approval process, traffic minimum etc, to get through these two networks.
Approval: Adnow vs AdSense
While AdSense can be very stringent in the approval process, requiring you to have content that is strictly in compliance with their policies and content niche that would align with their advertiser requirements; the case with Adnow is not so. They accept websites with a minimum daily traffic and don't impose a lot of restrictions. The approval process of both these ad networks typically takes 1-2 days of time.
Traffic Requirements: Adnow vs AdSense
In order to be approved by AdSense, you are required to have a website which is a few months old (6 months for Asian publishers) and a number of insightful articles. Also, there is needs to be a proper disclaimer and privacy policy in place. With Adnow, even a new website can be approved with little content. For both the networks, there is no mention of the traffic, but you're expected to have some search before applying for AdSense.
CPC Rates: About: Adnow vs AdSense
AdSense works like a charm for niche sites. You can get CPCs as high as $3. However, the case is not so for native ads. With Adsense, there is smart pricing implementation at account level to determine the quality of the clicks, and thereby, websites which bring quality traffic are most likely to convert. AdSense CPC rates are high for finance and consultation niche. Native ads have an optimized CPC which varies between 1 cent to 10 cents depending on the traffic sources, niche and conversions.
Page RPM: Adnow vs AdSense
Generally, native ad networks pay around 1/3 to 1/4 of AdSense if you're running two of their widget ads. However, native ads perform quite well for social publishers who drive traffic from Facebook. In fact, for social publishers, AdSense is not very lucrative, and thus they rely on other sources for monetization. We have seen page RPM to be around $0.30 to $0.50 for native ads for general niche and international traffic.
Ad Types: Adnow vs AdSense
Currently, Adnow offers one ad type which is native ad widget containing a series of ad teasers. You can customize the look and feel of the widget, along with the number of elements you want to display. They are responsive and works well on Mobile and desktop. AdSense has a number of ad formats like text ads, image rich ads, matched content ads, video ads etc.
Ad Quality: Adnow vs AdSense
The reason that I am not running Adnow ads on my blog is because of the poor quality of their ads. Most and in fact, all of their ads are product based and from health niche. There is hardly any variety in the creatives and the nature of the ads, and also it doesn't add to user value.
Dashboard: Adnow vs AdSense
AdSense constantly works on improving its dashboard to ensure that publishers keep an eye on the crucial metrics. With an extremely detailed reporting, publishers are aware of what type of ads are working and across which screens, and more.
Payment Cycle: About: Adnow vs AdSense
Adnow makes bi-weekly payments once you reach the minimum threshold of $20. AdSense, on the other hand, makes NET 21 day payment once you reach a minimum of $100. Both the networks have a lot of options for sending payment.
Final Words
While AdSense is a clear winner in terms of revenue, CPC rates, and myriad other factors, we much acknowledge that Adnow is a sweet alternative for publishers who want to increase their overall ad revenue by putting native ads along with their content. For a number of niches, Adnow performs well too. We look forward to both these ad networks and hope they keep improvising their products to make it more awesome.
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Adnow is good for viral sites which have high volume of EU traffic. AdSense works well for global sites.


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There are many reasons why we should exercise and there are many more than a healthy body weight. Sport also helps to reduce blood pressure, bad cholesterol and triglycerides , it strengthens bones, reduces the risk of cancer , help fight depression, reduce stress, add self-confidence and it can even improve our sex life.
Unfortunately, all these facts sometimes do not motivate us enough to go to the gym and even though we all know that sports is good for us… we still lack motivation to exercise. And, trust me, I've had days (and I bet that most of you had it too) when I've struggled with motivation to exercise. But I have made a list of things that really have helped me to change my lifestyle and love the sport.
Be realistic
One of the biggest reasons to fail for the beginners is unrealistic goals. They set the most unbelievable ones and often can not reach them . Do not start trying to exercise for an hour every day. Instead, start with 20-30 minutes of a selected sport 2-3 times a week.
Keep track of your progress
Do not forget to keep the track of your progress regardless whether you would use a modern web-based tool or good old notebook. Seeing your progress will motivate you even more – it could also be an idea to take pictures of yourself to see visible results so that you could compare them over time.
Do not expect perfection
Another threat for lack of motivation is the " all or nothing " type of thinking , which translates to give up. You have to realize that there will be days when you will have do a breaks from sport (e.g. you are too busy, too tired…) and you have to deal with it. But be sure that these breaks do not become an excuse to give up.
In order to avoid injuries be sure to do warm up and/or do some stretching exercises. Do not force your workouts.
Do not compare yourself with others
We've all seen them – those trained bodies with no fat, gracefully strolling the gym with a Barbie – sized shorts and sport bras . Do not compare yourself with them. Forget them. Release them . But do not let them distract you from your goals. Think of a think, happy and strong you as your final objective.
Training partner
The best motivation for me, so far, is training with someone else. We are talking about spouses, partners, friends – everybody who can support you. It is always easier to go to a workout training when a friend of yours is going as well. If that does not work for you, hire a coach.
It is important to find the sport that you truly love. When you are around so many sports clubs and studies, it's easy to find something you like. You have a pretty wide choice in Denmark, which lies somewhere from aerobics to Zumba.
If you do not like sports clubs, go for a walk around the neighborhood. If you are motivated by the company, enjoy tean sports together with your friends: some movement has never done too bad!
Plan your time
Do everything you can to remove the barriers to exercise . If you are under time pressure, do not waste the trip to the gym – try exercising at home. If you are too tired to exercise end of the day , set your alarm earlier in the morning and work out.
Forget the past
Do not let previous bad experience you languish. Maybe you were not the sportiest kid at school but its time to forget it now. It was a long time ago. Now, your main goal is to exercise in order to stay healthy and enjoy life.
Reward yourself
Reward yourself for your efforts – not a piece of chocolate cake, but rather something pleasant though not edible, such as a good movie at the cinema, nice smelling flowers or a new garment from a clothing store.
Your before picture
And finally it is so motivating to see visual results because often you don't realize how far you've come. So, as slightly mentioned before, take pictures!
As Woody Allen once told "80 percent of success is showing up". Keep up the good work and be proud of yourself!