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Michael O'Neill is still looking for his first win as Northern Ireland manager after they were held to a goalless draw by Malta in Wednesday's friendly at Ta'qali National Stadium.
It is the fifth draw from eight games for O'Neill while Northern Ireland remain without a win since beating the Faroe Islands in August 2011.
Gareth McAuley did have the ball in the net in the 18th minute but it was ruled out for pushing and the visitors were grateful to goalkeeper Alan Mannus for two very good saves to deny former Coventry striker Michael Mifsud.
O'Neill selected his team with next month's World Cup qualifying match against Russia in mind.
Chris Baird and Kyle Lafferty are both suspended for that game and did not travel to Malta, so there was a Northern Ireland debut for Alex Bruce in the holding midfield role while Walsall's Will Grigg won his second cap up front.
Bruce, who plays under his father Steve at Hull, previously played for the Republic of Ireland but was able to switch allegiance as he did not make a competitive appearance.
St Johnstone's Mannus started in goal with regular keeper Roy Carroll absent through illness while Mifsud captained Malta.
O'Neill has fond memories of Ta'qali stadium having scored his first international goal here in 1989, while goalkeeping coach Tommy Wright made his debut in the same game and assistant manager Billy McKinlay also scored his first goal for Scotland in Malta.
It was the hosts who made the brighter start, though, and Northern Ireland were almost behind in the fifth minute when Andrew Cohen crossed for Andre Schembri, who should have scored but shot straight at Mannus from eight yards.
Grigg fought off competition from Scottish Premier League top scorer Billy McKay among others for the striking role, but he fluffed his lines when his first big chance came along in the 17th minute, a heavy touch allowing keeper Andrew Hogg to block.
Moments later Northern Ireland had the ball in the net when McAuley headed in a Chris Brunt corner but Bulgarian referee Nikolay Yordanov disallowed it for pushing.
Mifsud was proving a handful for the visiting defence and his trickery created another opening for Schembri, whose drive beat Mannus but flew just past the angle of post and bar.
Malta were looking the more likely to break the deadlock and Clayton Failla was the next to threaten Mannus' goal with a fierce free-kick from 30 yards that was a yard over the bar.
Wingers Niall McGinn and Shane Ferguson were having little joy down the flanks but in the 36th minute McGinn made progress down the right and Steven Davis crossed for Grigg to glance a header wide.
O'Neill made one change at half-time, Craig Cathcart replacing Jonny Evans in the centre of defence.
The Ta'qali has traditionally been a good venue for Northern Ireland, with 2005's 1-1 draw between the sides the only one of six previous meetings they did not win.
O'Neill's side have struggled to score on the road, though, and remarkably were looking for their first away goal in a friendly since beating Finland 2-1 in 2006.
The visitors almost caught Malta cold as McGinn broke through in the middle but Hogg was off his line quickly to punch clear, while Aaron Hughes then did well to get to the byline on the right and pull the ball back but McGinn scuffed his shot.
In the 56th minute Mannus was called into serious action for the first time when Mifsud unleashed a stinging shot from the right, the keeper palming it away.
In the 63rd minute Inverness striker McKay was introduced, winning his first cap when he replaced Ferguson on the right, with Grigg remaining the lone striker.
The visitors were pressing but in the 70th minute they were indebted to Mannus for an excellent stop to keep out Mifsud once again.
Pat McCourt and Josh Magennis were introduced late on but there was no way through the Malta defence and the visitors had to settle for a disappointing draw.


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Luke Ravenstahl will speak at 29th Ward Carrick Block Watch
October 3, 2006
The 29th Ward Carrick Block Watch public meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 4 from 7-9 p.m. at the Roosevelt School, Brownsville and Cherryhill roads (use side entrance).
The guest speaker will be Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. Invited guests include Senator Jay Costa, State Representative Harry Readshaw, Retired Judge Ann Scharding, District Judge Richard King, Zone 3 Commander RaShall Brackney, Crime Prevention Officer Christine Luffy and City Council President Doug Shields.

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(I'm not an expert, but I've picked up a few words in the Hawaiian language. This list has helped me to figure out family relationships in letters, documents and newspaper stories. I hope it helps you, too.)
Ancestor – kahana
Genealogy- Ku'auhau
Family – ohana
Name - inoa
Grandfather - Kupuna kane -
Grandmother- kupuna wahine
Kupuna can be either grandparent –
Tutu is a nickname for either grandparent
Foreigner, or Caucasian – Haole
Mixed race - Hapa Haole
Man, boy - Kane (also useful for finding the correct restroom!)
Woman, girl- Wahine
Son- Keikikane
Daughter - Kaikamahine
Mother- Makuahine
Father- Makuakane
Child, children- Keiki
Cousin- hoahanau
Uncle, aunt- 'anakala (masc.) 'anake (fem)
Marriage - Male 'ana
Bridgegroom - Kahu lio
Bride- Wahine male hou
Grandchild- mo'opuna
Hanai – adoption/foster child (based on an ancient Hawaiian tradition of raising the children of a relative or another family member, popular among the ali'i)
Ali'i – a person from a ruling or noble family
Months of the year
January - 'Iaunuali
February - Pepeluali
March - Malaki
February - Pepeluali
March - Malaki
April - 'Apelila
May - Mei
June - Iune
July - Iulai
August - 'Aukake
September - Kepakemapa
October - 'Okakopa
November - Nowemapa
December - Kekemapa
May - Mei
June - Iune
July - Iulai
August - 'Aukake
September - Kepakemapa
October - 'Okakopa
November - Nowemapa
December - Kekemapa
Here's one you may come across – "Moku o Keawe", it is the traditional name of the Big Island of Hawaii. I had to look it up the first time I saw it. The other major islands are (from West to East) Ni'ihau, Kauai, Oahu, Moloka'I, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Maui and Hawaii, often called "The Big Island" to avoid confusion with the whole state name.
Here are some additional kinships by Nakia Braffith at the NHGSOC Facebook page (Native Hawaiian Genealogy Society) posted 11 Jan 2011
"Kaikaina - younger sibling of same gender (sometimes pronounced keikeina)
Kaikua'ana - older sibling of same gender (sometimes pronounced keikua'ana)
Kaikuahine - sister of a male (sometimes pronounced keikuahine)
Kaikunane - brother of a female (sometimes pronounced keikunane)
affectionate (sometimes not always, depends)
Tunane/Kunane - brother
Tuahine/Kuahine – sister
Kaikua'ana - older sibling of same gender (sometimes pronounced keikua'ana)
Kaikuahine - sister of a male (sometimes pronounced keikuahine)
Kaikunane - brother of a female (sometimes pronounced keikunane)
affectionate (sometimes not always, depends)
Tunane/Kunane - brother
Tuahine/Kuahine – sister
Of course there's tita and palala - sistah and bruddah, palala is pronounce really fast often skipping the sound of the first "a"
Makuahine - mother, lady
Makuakane - father, man
In families where grandparents or other relatives hanai'd a keiki these could be terms used to refer to the parent. In olden days, these two words were also used to refer to anyone in the parent's generation, like aunties, uncles, parent's cousins, etc. Before we had words for them.
Kupunakane - grandfather
Kupunahine, Kupunawahine - grandmother
Kupuna - elder
Kupuna _____ Kuakahi - added after the kupuna word for "great"
Kupuna ______ Kualua - great great
Kupuna ______ Kuakolu - great great great
Tutu/Kuku - affectionate for grandparent often qualified with a kane or wahine/hine at the end, sometimes lady or man as well. [Also used as a term of endearment or respect for any elderly person.]
ʻAnakē - Aunty
ʻAnakala – Uncle [again, these words are used as terms of endearment or respect for anyone older than yourself.]
These are definitions as well as some of my own insights."
Now, to make things even more interesting, here are some official definitions from the Hawaiian dictionary posted at the Hawaiian History and Mythology Facebook page by Adam Keaweokai Knau Manolo on 31 January 2012:
"Brother – Kaiua'ana, kua'ana (older sibling of the same sex); kaikaina, kaina (younger sibling of the same sex); kaikunane, kunane (female); mua, hanau mua, hele mua (older sibling); hanau hope, hele hope (younger sibling); hoahanau kane ("brother" in the church); poki'I, muli poki'I (youngest sibling).
[there were similar entries for sister]
Cousin – hoahanau, kaukini (Male cousin of the parent's generation), makua kane, makua kane hanauna (female cousin of the parent's generation), makuahine, makuahine hanauna (male cousin of the parent-in-law), makuahunoai kane (female cousin of the parent-in-law) makuahunoai wahine. Brother and sister are commonly used for cousin of one's own generation.
Cousin terms are defined by generation across the line…"
It's not easy, but it is fascinating to learn not only vocabulary in Hawaiian, but to pick up some of the cultural attitudes regarding family as you try to understand these genealogy terms.
For the truly curious:
For the truly curious:
I've written almost 90 blog posts about Hawaii (stories, genealogies, travel to Hawaii, research trips to Hawaii, and more). Click here to read these:
Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Hawaiian Genealogy Words", Nutfield Genealogy, posted February 13, 2012, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/02/hawaiian-genealogy-words.html: accessed [access date]).


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Food Storage Smarts
You can avoid throwing food (and money) down the drain with our informative food storage guide.
Does fresh parsley turn slimy in your fridge? Is that two-year-old frozen turkey still safe to eat? Should you get rid of that slightly moldy cheese? The old adage "When at a loss, give it a toss" is certainly a safe bet. But you can avoid throwing food (and money) down the drain with our food storage guide.
Dairy Do's and Don'ts
- Buy milk in cardboard cartons or nontranslucent jugs. Translucent containers allow light to seep in, which can cause milk to spoil. Store milk in a refrigerator that is set below 40 degrees, and don't store it in the door. Items stored there are susceptible to warm air that enters the fridge each time you open it.
- Discard unused milk after the container has been open for a week, no matter what the sell-by date is. Milk may be frozen for up to three months.
- Ice cream has a shelf life of two to four months, as long as it's stored in a freezer that is set at 0 degrees.
- Yogurt should be used within 7 to 10 days of purchase.
- Butter will keep in the refrigerator, tightly wrapped, for one month and may be frozen for up to six months.
- Hard cheeses like cheddar, Gouda and Swiss will keep for three to four weeks, tightly wrapped, in the refrigerator once they've been opened.
- Remove mold from cheese by cutting a one-inch square around it. The rest is safe to eat.
- Processed cheese spreads will keep for three to four weeks in the refrigerator after they've been opened. Cream cheese will keep for about 2 weeks, ricotta cheese for 5 days, cottage cheese for 10 to 30 days.
- Purchase eggs before the sell-by date has passed. Store them in their original packaging on the middle or lower shelf, where the temperature tends to remain relatively steady.
- Stored in the fridge, uncooked eggs will keep for three weeks from the time your bring them home, hard-boiled eggs (in the shell) for one week, egg whites for up to four days, raw yolks (covered with water) for up to two days in a tightly sealed container.
- To freeze uncooked whole eggs, lightly beat them, pour into a freezer-safe container, seal and date. These eggs can be frozen for up to one year.
- You can freeze egg whites in an ice cube tray and then transfer them to a freezer bag or container.
- Don't freeze hard-cooked whole eggs or egg whites. They'll be tough and watery when you defrost them.
Much Ado about Meat
- Always shop for meat and poultry right before you leave the store. Place meat in a plastic bag to keep it from dripping onto other foods in your shopping cart.
- Store meat and poultry in a refrigerator set between 35 and 40 degrees.
- Raw meat should be placed in a plastic bag and set on a plate on the lowest shelf to keep the juices from dripping onto other foods.
- Always follow the "Use By," "Keep Refrigerated" and "Safe Handling" information on the package label. If you can't remember when you put meat in the refrigerator, throw it out.
- Use beef, roasts and deli meats within three to four days of purchase. Beef for stews or stir-fries should be used within two to three days, ground beef within one to two days.
- Ready-to-cook corned beef will keep in the fridge for one week, hot dogs and deli meats for three to five days, smoked sausage for one week.
- Bacon will keep for five to seven days in the refrigerator unopened and can be frozen for one month.
- If you don't plan to use meat within a few days of purchase, freeze it by overwrapping the package with aluminum foil or heavy freezer paper.
- Roasts, steaks and beef for stews or stir-fries will keep for 6 to 12 months in the freezer, ground beef for 3 to 4 months, corned beef for 2 weeks, hot dogs and deli meats for 1 to 2 months. Smoked and semi-dry sausage don't freeze well.
- Commercially dried and cured meat like beef jerky will keep for up to one year without refrigeration if unopened, but should be refrigerated once opened.
- Cured ham, which should be cooked before eating, will keep for five to seven days in the refrigerator.
- Use chicken by the sell-by date unless you plan on freezing it. Chicken and turkey may be frozen for nine months to a year in a freezer set at 0 degrees. Cooked chicken or turkey should be eaten or frozen within three to four days of cooking.
Seafood Savvy
- Shop for seafood right before you leave the store and use it within one to two days of purchase.
- Fresh seafood should be wrapped in plastic or placed in an air-tight container in a refrigerator set below 40 degrees. Store fresh, pasteurized or smoked seafood at 32 to 38 degrees. Check the temperature with a food thermometer.
- Store frozen seafood in its original packaging immediately after you buy it, in a freezer set at 0 degrees. Frozen seafood can be defrosted in the refrigerator, under cold running water or in the microwave (follow manufacturer's instructions).
- Use packaged frozen seafood before the expiration date. If the date has passed, discard it.
Fruit and Veggie Lowdown
- Many fruits and veggies need to be refrigerated, but others do best at room temperature because the cold can damage them or keep them from ripening. Those that should not be refrigerated include tomatoes, potatoes, bananas, garlic and onions.
- When stored at room temperature, fruits and vegetables should be placed in a perforated — not a sealed — plastic bag away from direct sunlight.
- To speed up the ripening process of fruits and veggies stored at room temperature, place them in a bowl or paper bag with an apple.
- Refrigerated fruits and veggies should be kept in a perforated plastic bag in the produce drawer. In general, fresh produce can last a few days in the fridge.
- Use all refrigerated fruits and vegetables within a few days, and wash thoroughly right before eating.
The Goods on Canned Goods
- Never buy cans that are dented, cracked, bulging or rusted.
- Always store canned goods in a cool, dry place. Unopened canned foods will keep for years, but their shelf life is related to their acid content. High-acid canned foods like tomatoes, grapefruit and pineapple may be stored on the pantry shelf for 12 to 18 months. Low-acid foods like meat, poultry, fish and most vegetables will keep for two to five years as long as the can is in good condition.
Power Outage Know How
- To keep refrigerated foods chilled and frozen foods frozen during a power outage, keep both the refrigerator and freezer doors shut. An unopened refrigerator will keep food cold for about four hours after power is lost. A full, unopened freezer will keep items frozen for about 48 hours, a half-full freezer for up to 24 hours.
- Keep a refrigerator thermometer in your fridge and freezer at all times. Once power is restored, determine if the food is safe to eat by checking the temperature. The fridge should be at or below 40 degrees, the freezer at or below 0 degrees.
- Never attempt to keep food chilled or frozen by placing it in the snow because it's difficult to control the temperature. If the sun is shining, for example, the temperature of the food could rise to the danger zone above 40 degrees, allowing food-borne pathogens to multiply most rapidly.
- Keep cold foods cold for several hours by placing them in an insulated ice chest surrounded by lots of ice or ice packs. Once the ice has melted, the food should be cooked and eaten as quickly as possible.
- Refreezing meat isn't dangerous, but each time you do so you run the risk of "freezer burn," which can dry out the meat.


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Out of Africa
South Africa has a long history of wine, going back to the Dutch settlers. The wines, however, never received much distribution to other parts of the world, due primarily to trade sanctions during the latter part of the last Century in reaction to apartheid.
When apartheid finally ended in 1994, South African wineries had hoped to make up for lost time. However, the quality was spotty, and its wines were not well received. Fortunately, it was this same public reaction that ultimately pushed the wineries to improve quality. Today, there are many fine wines coming out of Africa. Located in the Stellenbosch region near Cape Town, Kanonkop is seems emblematic of the changes that have happened and are still occurring in South African viticulture and winemaking.
Join us as we talk with Abrie Beeslaar, winemaker for Kanonkop Estate. You'll hear how varieties like Pinotage and Chenin Blanc are not only alive and well, but are also viewed as the trump cards not just for Kanonkop, but for the entire region.
For more info: Kanonkop Estate: www.kanonkop.co.za
Sponsor: The Wine Club, Fine Wine Merchants: www.thewineclub.com
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Q: The terms Revenue and Income are often used in reporting earnings. What is the difference? — Audrey W.
A: Revenue (sometimes called sales) refers to all the money a company takes in from doing what it does — whether making goods or providing services. Other sources of funds — including investment gains — are usually labeled as such but also included as revenue. (Occasionally, you'll see this number referred to as "gross income.")
"Net income" is the phrase commonly used to refer to a company's "profit." It represents how much money the company has left over, if any, after it's paid the costs of doing business — payroll, raw materials, taxes, interest on loans, etc..
The real issue is what goes into that income number. There are many flavors: "income from continuing operations," for example, includes profits made this year from the same businesses, plans, and services that were around a year ago. (Operations that were sold or closed are excluded, on the theory that they won't generate any more money for investors.) Some people like to look at EBITDA-a gobbledygook Wall Street phrase that means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. In other words, income before those costs have been subtracted.
Over time, companies began to exclude all sorts of things from their "operating income" — with the effect of artificially inflating the profits they reported. When a company pays stock options to executives, for example, those don't count as "costs" — even though many analysts and accountants think they should.
About the best you can do is try to compare apples to apples — from one quarter to the next, or one company to another. But even that takes a bit of digging.
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We don't want to say it, but the new All Touch is basically the Storm with a different name. BlackBerry have clearly been careful to ditch the Storm tag in order to distance themselves from the mistakes of the original. The handset definitely looks and feels much better, but a BlackBerry without a QWERTY feels like a Storm to us.
The phone is definitely nice to hold, being relatively compact at 120 x 62 x 11.5mm. The rubber backing is a bonus, feeling surprisingly high grade; so too is the graphite coloured wraparound that sits on the top and bottom of the handset.
The highlight, however, is the high-res 3.7-inch display, which is bright and very, very sharp. It makes a nice change to BlackBerry's often muddy-looking screens. Colours were particularly vivid and the viewing angles excellent.
Inside is 4GB of internal memory, which can go all the way up to 36GB with a MicroSD expansion slot. There is also a 1.2GHz processor and the same 768MB of RAM found in all of the BlackBerry 7 launch handsets.
This means the UI is snappy and responsive, but particularly nice to use on the All Touch thanks to the bigger screen.
On the back of the handset is a 5-megapixel HD camera, which includes image stabilisation and scene modes. Like the new Bold launched today, it is a surprisingly good snapper, although without seeing images on a bigger screen it is difficult to tell.
Of the five handsets announced by RIM this morning the All Touch is the one which we are most interested in, but also the one which worries us the most. From our brief time with the handset it definitely has the power and capability to bring BlackBerry into the screen-only phone market but without time spent with BlackBerry 7, it is impossible to tell.


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Photographer's Note
Vardzia - The vertical town
No, this isnt Cappadocia.
The picture shows the cave monastery of Vardzia in the south of Georgia, close to the border with Armenia.
If you like to know why I called this picture The vertical town, please have a look at my previous picture and also here in the workshop.
The caves are excavated from the slopes of the Erusheti Mountain and stretch along the cliff for some five hundred meters. First they werent visible from in the valley. This occurred only after a major earthquake in 1283 which destroyed much in this cave town and also caused the collapse of the irrigation system.
Information from Lonely Planet Travel Guide:
In the 12th century a fortification was built here and later a monastery was established that grew into a virtual holy city housing perhaps 200 monks, renowned as a spiritual bastion of Georgia.
The inhabitants lived in dwellings carved from the rock and ranging over 13 floors.
Altogether there are 119 cave groups with 409 rooms, 13 churches and 25 wine cellars :)
Vardzia suffered a major earthquake in 1283 which shook away the outer walls of many caves.
Today Vardzia is again a working monastery with some caves inhabited by monks.
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Corry (4508) 2014-01-28 20:08
Bonsoir Paul
C'est toujours impressionnant de voir ces habitations troglodytiques qui ressemblent beaucoup à celles de Cappadoce. Les photos dans le Workshop complètent bien cette image. Note intéressante. Bien fait.
kato (11630) 2014-01-28 22:36
Hello Paul,
You're capturing well this architecture/ruins by a good composition and excellent tone/clarity, so it's interesting and impressive to see many caves which shaved huge rock of cliff and was built. It's also interesting to hear that these caves were used as the dwelling or monastery. It looks like a mysterious ruins for me.
Kind regards,
emka (140814) 2014-01-28 23:16
hello Paul,
Most people for sure would think it is Cappadocia. The people had the same idea in many places in the world. Good place to defence, to be away of other people, but how to move?? Nice close up and the turists give sense of scale.
if I succeed to go there, I will create the theme cave cities, I saw already a few.
Warm regrads Malgo
krzychu30 (15512) 2014-01-29 0:30
Hello Paul,
excellent,comprehensive composition(the view outside from your WS picture is just breathtaking!)
And this one is well close-up and framed to present its beauty,uniqueness,but also its size(so,the presence of these people there gives us good sense of scale).
Have a nice day
danos (110395) 2014-01-29 5:26
Hi Paul,
nice the view as the presentation of this section of the cave monastery of Vardzia.The presentation of the visitors add scale in the frame with the light and the colour management to brings out the details as the beauty of the image.
Subhogen (4067) 2014-01-29 5:41
Hello Paul,
The closeup view of these caves is very nice. Good details on the texture of the rocky walls. Like the upward pointing POV here very effective. I liked the WS more...it is beautiful, with natural framing by the cave mouth, it seems like we are seeing a movie in a theatre. Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
Sergiom (116352) 2014-01-29 5:49
Bonjour Paul,
Un plan serré des plus intéressant. Beaucoup d'informations dans l'image avec une grande netteté dans les détails. On aimerait bien voir plus loin à l'intérieur des maisons.
ikeharel (99499) 2014-01-29 10:12
Fantastic view inside the caves-dwelings, Paul.
Light and clarity gave a good sight of the carved chambers, scaled with the group youngsters stood there.
Good evening,
Waylim (25436) 2014-01-29 10:59
Hi Again Paul,
Another really good post and thanks for all the WS shots as well. They really show all the different side of this place. Thanks.
Lord_Of_Chaos (0) 2014-01-29 12:26
Hi Paul.
Good work, I like how you did this picture.
Good colors and sharpness.
Greetings and all the best ..
jcpix (14030) 2014-01-29 20:08
These are wonderful pictures Paul, giving us a good idea of the size and space. I do like this one as the main post, and any of the others would have worked just as well. I really did enjoy the alternating view, looking out over the valley and getting an idea of how deep these go into the mountainside. From this perspective and composition, it would appear quite risky, one slip and it's a quick plunge! :o More vivid textures, and the tighter framing conveys an intimate look at this "town." Much more than just some holes in the rock, yeah? :) Have a great day ahead. Take care.
Friendly wishes,
fabbs99 (17179) 2014-01-29 23:22
Hello Paul,
Excellent shot of the cave houses.Truly very sharp and crisp.Very well captured with good lighting.Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.
aleXundar (1256) 2014-01-30 0:40
Hello Paul,
Excellent view of the cave monastery from a very good pov. The selected portion of the 'town' becomes lively with the inclusion of those kids at the top. Wonderful details and colors as usual.
Very nice shot of unique engineering of the past.
Thanks for sharing.
With best regards,
Kamilutka (8107) 2014-01-30 11:36
Hi Paul,
I enjoyed your previous photo and I think this is quite good idea to present this place in different format with tighter framing. It shows the caves more clearly and couple of people in one of them give the sense of the scale as well as liven up the composition. Amazing place and what a shame it is not so well known - thanks for bringing it to our attention.
Have a lovely evening
photoray (13981) 2014-01-30 11:44
Howdy Paul,
Another fine view of the unique cliff monastery, revealing large excavations into the walls, done in excellent resolution revealing rock textures.
Well done,
Oceania (5202) 2014-01-30 11:49
Hi Paul,
This is a close-up picture of the cave comparing with your last one. The holy city was a huge work to be done. It must be very interesting to visit this site in person. It's pretty interesting to me, even look your wonderful pictures.
chrislo (4097) 2014-01-30 12:43
Dag Paul,
Hier toon je deze holen van dichterbij met een fijne weergave van de texturen en de kleuren van de rots. De mensen zijn een interessante toevoeging voor de schaal verhouding. Ik vraag me wel af hoe diep deze grotten kunnen zijn. Ik weet niet waarom, maar ik beeld me in dat deze grotten zouden kunnen hebben gediend als schuilplaats voor melaatsen ! Wat jammer dat je de fotos in de workshop niet als hoofdfotos geplaatst hebt. Die vind ik eigenlijk heel mooi en interessant, qua inkadering, standpunt en compositie. Maar ja, deze heeft ook iets interessants te tonen en te vertellen. Heel goed werk.
Vele groeten,
mesutilgim (116288) 2014-01-30 13:56
HEllo Paul,
Anothe nice capture from this interesting geological formations.
Many interesting notes.
TFS and best regards
batalay (41261) 2014-01-30 23:27
Hello Paul,
In this beautifully cropped detail shot of Vardzia you have elements evocative of the Byzantine monastery Sumela in Trabzon, Turkey, as well as the cliff dwellings Nevsehir in Cappadocia, also in Turkey. What exhaustive work, and how many generations it must have taken the inhabitants to create these dwellings.
The sandy beach and palm trees in my shot of the Moai in Easter Island are indeed quite alien to the island. Thanks to Craig McIntosh who was there a few months ago, the Spanish introduced these anomalies. They imported the sand, and presumably the palm trees.
Warm regards,
jhm (192699) 2014-01-31 3:55
Dag Paul,
Na driedagen van een harde schijf probleem, ben ik hier terug, gelukkig had ik een volledige 'back-up' gemaakt.
Ik ben bijna niet kwijt.
Wanneer ik deze foto zie kan ik misschien iets beter begrijpen waarom hier in België zoveel asiel zoekers zijn.
Uw foto toont perfect de leefomstandigheden.
heel mooie samenstelling gemaakt in hoog kwaliteit opnieuw, ik wil zeggen als gewoonlijk.
Mooi foto werk, bedankt.
Prettig weekend,
rychem (68775) 2014-01-31 8:54
These caves are a great work of ancient people, fantastic and original photo of a very interesting place
carlo62 (81121) 2014-02-01 0:14
Ciao Paul
splendido lavoro, gli scatti sono straordinari, non so quale sia il più bello tra i tre, ma sono tutti molto interessanti.
È impressionante cosa sono riusciti a costruire.
Ottima qualità fotografica.
Buon we
adramad (62896) 2014-02-01 10:03
Hi Paul.
Sensational is closed up, on a part of this rocky wall, in which we see clearly, carriers for houses excavated at other times, the people we see in one of them, give us ideal of their large size.
Magnificent this palette.
Perfect light management and sharpness.
Well done. I love it.
Enjoy the weekend.
Best wishes.
The name "Courtyard of the Moroccan" is a name without more, memories of times past, when Cordoba was a flourishing Muslim dominated city, being the capital of a sultanate.
fantastic breathtaking view from this original
place with the cave monastery of Vardzia in
south of Georgia close to the border with
thanks for sharing with us this original version
have a nice Sunday
macjake (93121) 2014-02-02 4:57
Hi Paul
really like this different view point you captured.
it would be very cool to take a walk through this area in person.
good textures and details.
excellent subject material too.
jemaflor (126777) 2014-02-02 9:14
Salut paul,
Bien cadré avec cette vue en plus gros plan de ces cavernes, très bien fait avec ces présences humaines afin de donner une échelle à la vue
willperrett (13456) 2014-02-02 11:05
Hello Paul
What a fantastic place. Actually it reminds me not of Cappadocia, as I've never been there, but of Matera in S. Italy. Do people still live in these caves? Excellent image.
Cricri (176) 2014-02-04 10:25
Bonjour Paul
Bon cadrage serré pour mieux se rendre compte des ouverture, de cet endroit extraordinaire, deux beaux WS en complément
Belle soirée
Sonata11 (34119) 2014-02-05 20:21
Hello Paul,
beautiful composition and execution. Perfectly well done. Colors, sharpness, clarity are perfect. Love it. Tfs.
Best regards,
nikkitta (17070) 2014-02-06 14:40
Hola Paul
I knew is was Georgia for your previous post, great place to visit
After watching the WS I like both to be posted, one for the frame and the other for the general view of this place
This close up is good because people help to have an idea how so big the caves are
Stll interested to know about life OVER there in old time with wine cellars inclusive
ourania (51103) 2014-02-07 13:55
Hello Paul,
a fascinating presentation consisting of three pictures, any of them could feature as a main post. If we count your previous postings too, you've done a marvellous work offering us various points of view and making our knowledge of this place thorough. I'm sure that many other viewers have felt the desire to see and explore this place in person. In this photo I like very much the textures and the play of colours, the scale given by the people and the deep and mysterious view into the interior of the caves. Wonderful work, congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely weekend,
eldancer1 (36343) 2014-02-10 7:50
Humans are very creative when it comes to surviving. I saw houses built by Native Americans on a cliff which to me is very difficult to access but they used it for hundreds of years. Good capture of this cave dwellings and I'm glad you included the people for scale. Well done, tfs.
papagolf21 (145930) 2014-02-21 23:29
Bonjour, cher Paul,
Les hommes sont parfois sans limites quant à la recherche ou à la création d'éléments architecturaux.
Ici, cela semble irréel de pouvoir créer des troglodytes réalisés à l'aide d'outils simples.
Le résultat est spectaculaire.
Un véritable ravissement à découvrir.
Très bonne note d'accompagnement également.
fritzi007 (14698) 2014-03-14 13:28
Hi Paul,
incredibly interesting city, from which stone is this city? Make your lovely photos in me the desire to visit this country. Your comment and photo are perfect, congratulations!
elenimavrandoni (0) 2014-04-22 13:23
Paul, for a minute I thought that this was in Anatolia Cappadocia in Turkey, so similar..and your note explains perfectly the location and the great cave monastery!
a very nice and detailed close up!
kind regards
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Rumors that the Defense Department will be getting rid of the commissaries have been flying all over the internet since a November report from one Senator's office labeled them as one more thing the military could do away with to save some coin.
The rumors, of course, are not true. Closing the commissaries would take an act of Congress (not just a report from one member of Congress) stripping their funding and shutting their doors.
But that doesn't mean that there isn't some validity to the fear that such a move may, eventually, come to fruition.
This isn't the first time such a proposal has been made. Around this time last year one congressional committee voted to give the money they usually spend on commissaries to another fund to take care of sick veterans. Instead they planned to have AAFES, which runs the Army and Air Force PX and BX systems, take over the operation.
That move was undone by a later vote, but in the meantime there was plenty of chance to debate whether or not unfunding the commissary was even a good idea. Some said "yes." Most said, "no." The "yes" folks pointed to a Congressional Budget Office report that said that doing so would save over $1 billion a year. The "no" people said that the higher costs to users – especially to those living oversees – would be debilitating.
In the end we all ignored the whole thing and moved on with our lives.
But now that the fiscal cliff is creeping closer and closer to becoming a reality – and we know that regardless budget cuts will happen – the commissary closures are starting to sound a good deal more likely. The recently released annual commissary report card touts, as it usually does, what DeCA sees as its invaluable nature to the lives of military families. And a commissary support organization continues to highlight the savings military families receive.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Hutchinson Family- The Saga Continues
Oh, the power of the blog strikes again!
A friend saw my blogs about the Hutchinson family, and sent me to the Revels website http://www.revels.org/to see the scheduled performance of Hutchinson family songs and history!
The Revels is a community organization that brings historic music to life. They have an annual Christmas Revels show that celebrates folk music, and performances throughout the year. There are Pub Sings in the Boston area, which evolved out of cast members wanting to share folk music, colonial drinking songs, sea chanteys, etc. But most exciting is that they will perform the music of the Hutchinson family on March 7, 2010 in Watertown, Massachusetts!
See the link http://www.revels.org/revels-repertory-co/arsenal-performance/ for more about this performance titled "There's a Meeting Here Tonight!" after one of the Hutchinson family's most famous songs. I blogged about the history of this 19th century singing family on January 8th and January 11th. They were most famous for singing about abolition, suffrage, emancipation and the Civil War.
The Hutchinson family of Milford, New Hampshire lived so long ago there are no recordings of their voices. We can only appreciate their contributions to civil rights and history through memoirs, biographies and groups like the Revels, who continue to bring their music to today's audiences. Thanks Dan and Molly for notifying me!
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Joe Dexter (Vocals, Bass), Brendan Minded (Lead Guitar), Zak Glosserman (Drums), Perry Ladish (Rhythm Guitar)
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What do you do when your band mates decide that after being with you for seven years, touring America and Canada constantly, releasing two very well-received albums and being your childhood best friends that this "whole music thing" isn't really what they want to do and they quit? You really have two options: quit or carry on.
Thankfully ORANGE's Joe Dexter (vocals/bass) and Zak Glosserman (drums) have decided to positively move forward by inviting the best musicians they had met while on tour over the past four years to join their outfit. Both Perry Ladish (rhythm guitar) and Brendan Minded (lead guitar) said yes and a newer, brighter, fresher ORANGE was reborn. Thus their third album for Hellcat Records due out this fall is aptly titled Phoenix as it represents a band rising out of its own ashes to triumphantly produce their best album to date.
Rising above and meeting challenges is something ORANGE's frontman Joe Dexter is very familiar with. Having the genetic disease cystic fibrosis from birth, he has had to struggle every day to lead the normal life that most of us take for granted. "Living with cystic fibrosis isn't easy. It's something I've lived with all my life and it affects everything I do. At the end of the day, I'm not doing this just for me though. I want to be an inspiration to people and encourage them to have the courage to follow their dreams. If other people with less fortunate circumstances than most can see what I'm doing and take heart from it, then I feel I will have done my job to the best I can."
Dexter--who is British by birth and has lived in America since the age of 13-- intuitively raises all these points on the blistering opening track "Each Other." Lyrically and musically it is a giant step for ORANGE.
Phoenix was produced by Gavin MacKillop, whose previous credits include PIL, Sugarcult, MXPX. and Toad the Wet Sprocket, and was recorded at Mad Dog Studios in Burbank, Calif. "This album has really gone above and beyond what both Joe and I thought was going to be the next level," says McKillop. "I've been around a long time and worked with a lot of bands and I was really taken back by the excellent musicianship these boys have shown throughout the whole recording process--and simply put, the songs were just so great! It's a record I'm extremely proud to have been a part of and definitely a highlight of my career."
On the 12 tracks featured on the album, ORANGE broaden their musical spectrum. The Los Angeles-based foursome draw on diverse influences and stretch themselves musically and lyrically, mixing genres and trying to create a unique sound, something they do most notably on the first single "Standing Still." The band still knows how to have fun, however, and old school ORANGE fans definitely won't be disappointed by "Everything I Need," "Happening Today" and "Sunday Night." All three tracks are laced with outstanding choruses and all are utterly anthemic and optimistic, while The Clash-influenced rocker "Desperation" shows a darker side of Dexter.
The album closes with a powerful cover of Lou Reed's classic "Perfect Day" which sums up the entire record perfectly. Phoenix takes you on a wonderful journey from start to finish--one that even the toughest of hearts will be more than excited to take again and again.
Influenced by a vast array of bands including the Sex Pistols and Thin Lizzy, among others, ORANGE was formed in 2002 and spent the next few years carefully crafting their own unique style of energetic and playful punk'n'roll. In 2004, when the band was the average age of 16, caught the ear of Operation Ivy/Rancid mastermind Tim Armstrong, who signed them to his Hellcat label soon after. A year later they released their debut album Welcome To The World of ..., followed by Escape From L.A. in 2007, both of which were critically acclaimed and widely accepted within the punk rock community.
- 01 Each Other
- 02 Standing Still
- 03 Everything I Need
- 04 Never Going Out Again
- 05 Hold Onto Your Heart
- 06 I Wish
- 07 Desperation
- 08 Happening Today
- 09 Catching Up
- 10 Fall Into The Sky
- 11 Sunday Night
- 12 Perfect Day
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- US Rel. Date: 09/15/2009
- EU Rel. Date: 09/04/2009
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MLB WORLD SERIES: CARDINALS v TIGERS
October 26, 2006
Jim Leyland
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI: Game Four
Q. How disappointing is this loss here tonight?
JIM LEYLAND: Well, obviously they're all disappointing, but it's just baseball. We've done a few things during the series to either maybe give them a run or give them some extra chances, and they're obviously a good enough team to take advantage of those. Basically right now they've played good enough to be 3-1 and we've played good enough to be 1-3.
Q. What's your feeling in the dugout when Rodney throws the ball away? Obviously far too many errors in the series, is it helpless, is it angry, what are you going through?
JIM LEYLAND: Pardon me?
Q. When that happens, what's going through your mind in the dugout?
JIM LEYLAND: Well, obviously it was a little bit of a freak inning. We thought we had a fly ball, one out, and it was a freak situation, and we just talked about making sure we get one out on the next play. And you could kind of see that the ball is a little wet and Fernando was a little tentative, and that's usually -- when you don't throw it, that's usually when it can slip away from you. It's not the best situation in the world, but that's baseball.
Q. Can you remember a time where you had a team where pitchers made an error four games in a row like that and in each case a fairly important error?
JIM LEYLAND: No, I really can't. We just talked about that inside the clubhouse, kind of a freak thing. But that's baseball. You live with the consequences and like I say, it's a combination of we made a couple of mistakes, we had an unfortunate break in the outfield, and I don't think Craig could get a really good jump on Eckstein's ball, and Preston Wilson slipped a little bit on the ball, and Granderson just went down. So that's all part of it.
Q. In 1968, we in St. Louis remember Curt Flood when Gibson pitched to Gordon, and one of the greatest center fielders in St. Louis slipped, were you thinking of that because everybody in St. Louis remembers that?
JIM LEYLAND: I knew that question would be asked tonight. I talked about it afterwards. I said I know one of the first questions I get when I go down to the press conference is if I remember Curt Flood slipping, and I do.
But right now I'm not real interested in Curt Flood.
Q. Coming into the series here, a lot of people said that your starting pitching would be a lot stronger than the Cardinals. And now through four games, either the Cardinals have matched your starters or performed better. Do you see how much of a difference that has been in the series for you?
JIM LEYLAND: I think our starters have done a good job. I thought Bonderman did a good job. I thought Rogers did a good job, and probably the only start that wasn't quite up to par was Verlander. So I think our starting pitching has done very well.
On the other side of that coin, it doesn't surprise me that the Cardinals starters are pitching well. Suppan, Carpenter is a Cy Young winner. Weaver got over with Dave Duncan, and he's been throwing well. They had the injury to Mulder and had to make adjustments. It's not a surprise at all. And the other start, Reyes was a guy we didn't know, he pitched a good game.
So I think our starting pitching has done a very good job, and so has the Cardinals' starting pitching.
Q. What do you have to do after taking a collective deep breath to start getting back into the series?
JIM LEYLAND: We've got to win three in a row. And that pretty much puts it pretty simple. Are we capable of doing that? Absolutely. Are we in a good position? Absolutely not. So I think you just go out and remind the team all the time that if you win the next game in the postseason you keep playing. And obviously that's the case tomorrow. We win, we keep playing. If we don't, we don't.
Q. Just following that, what actually, physically, has to change in your mind for that to happen?
JIM LEYLAND: Well, I really don't know the answer to that. I thought that our bats woke up a little bit tonight. Pudge came out with three hits, Polanco hit a couple balls good, Casey had three hits tonight. We perked up offensively tonight. We just didn't do quite enough. We had the misfortune of the play in center field, and of course the bunt play, we didn't execute. So this is the type of team that if you give them a little crack they take advantage of it. They're very good. They're a very versatile team. I think Tony's probably the best I've ever seen at making out a lineup with the players that he has. He knows where to hit a guy that he spots in the lineup, where he might pinch-hit. Basically he let's the big guys whack at it and when he uses those other guys, like Miles and Taguchi and people like that, he's very aggressive about doing things, hitting and running and bunting and doing different things.
He's probably the best I've ever seen at knowing how to make out the lineup with the complement of players. I mean, obviously not the Pujols and the Rolens and the Edmonds. He does a nice job of putting them in the lineup and trying some things.
Q. You can come with Kenny Rogers on full rest if you wanted to. Is there any consideration for that tomorrow?
JIM LEYLAND: Absolutely none. I'm not going to pitch him in this atmosphere. We have to win three ballgames. So I think that pretty much sums it up. If we had to win one game, if it was the seventh game, I'd pitch him. We have to win three games.
Q. Any concern the young players get the mindset, the negative mindset, seeing all the things that have happened to you guys?
JIM LEYLAND: I think the mindset is pretty obvious. Our clubhouse isn't particularly down right now. That's one of the cultures that we changed around here, because I think had I gone in my clubhouse tonight and seen everybody with their head down, to me that's a sign of a losing team. And the sign of a winning team is in there and goes about their business like they normally do.
Is there a little more at stake here? Obviously there is. A couple of times during the course of the year I walked into a real quiet clubhouse after we lost a game, and I said I must be in the wrong place, because winning teams don't do that. That's the sign of a losing team to me. I told them tonight, go about your business, turn the music on, get your food, talk to each other, and go home with your families, come back tomorrow. But I don't want to see anybody sitting around with their head down. To me that's the sign of a losing team, and we're not a losing team.
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National Parks are more than just beautiful sights. They provide a safe habitat for native plants and animals. They also play an important role in creating a healthier environment by keeping air and water clean. How? The leaves of plants make fresh air, while their roots hold the soil together. This stops erosion while helping to keep our waterways clean.
They provide a place for you to learn about native plants and animals and the way they rely on each other to survive. National parks help you learn how important protecting nature is while giving you a sense of amazement that will last forever.
While you can visit many parks in one day, planning an overnight trip will give you and your family more time to enjoy the beautiful sights and sounds that nature has to offer. With August being National Parks Month, now is a great time to find a local national park near you and go for a visit. The memory will last a lifetime.


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The ladder on Diablo2 will reset on May 14
Diablo 2 ladder reset is coming! Diablo 2 ladder system will be reset on May 14.The "Ladder" in Diablo 2 is essentially a scoreboard that keeps track of the top characters in each realm. Interesting! May 15 is the one-year birthday of the Diablo 3 on-line, so select the day for ladder reset that there any particular significance to it?
It's that time again! On the morning of Tuesday, May 14, they'll be conducting maintenance in order to reset the Diablo II ladder. They anticipate the realms could be down for up to six hours, and during that time all existing ladder characters will be converted to non-ladder. All characters and items being converted to non-ladder will remain intact, but once converted these characters will no longer have access to ladder content such as creating ladder-only rune words.
This ladder reset, like all those before it, creates a clean slate where all ladder characters begin at level 1 with no previous items to help them. To participate, simply wait until the Diablo II realms return to service on May.
There are two main character types on the Diablo II Realms: Normal and Ladder. Players choose these character types when creating their characters via check boxes as they are naming their characters.
Any character that is not marked as a Ladder Character is a Normal Character. A Ladder Character is a special character type that is allowed to compete on the ladder. These characters are separate from Normal Characters with their own games and economy.
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Galileo Galilei was an Italian scientist who formulated the basic law of falling bodies, which he verified by careful measurements. He constructed a telescope with which he studied lunar craters, and discovered four moons revolving around Jupiter and espoused the Copernican cause.
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CallanRush necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 111 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
We require a stand alone 'Logo Mark' to represent the feel of our company.
No text required at this point - just a visual representation please.
The mark will be used with text later. For example, the mark will appear on all products and services across the board - but will sometimes appear alone, and sometimes with the name of a specific product.
The mark must be powerful enough to stand alone without text.
The main feelings we wish the mark to evoke are inspiration and power (appealing to both masculine and feminine leaders)and luminocity!
Please work with the idea of three, or trinity.
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Beyond Leadership or Magnetize, Mesmerize, Monetize,(not required in logo for this contest)
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Sophisticated and professional, leading edge, sexy,cool
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Our company is called World Luminaries - we help average leaders evolve into World Class Luminaries Â
There are three co-founders. One man is a world class communication coach, one woman is professional on-stage trainer, and the other man is a sales and marketing' genius.
We combine our talents and skills to help public speakers, trainers and entrepreneurs build their businesses through leading powerful, life changing, lucrative LIVE events and trainings.Â
We say we help them "magnetize, mesmerize, and moneti$e!"
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Mission Trips That Move You Forward
Stepping Stones to Long-term Service
By David Armstrong & Marti Wade
God is calling his people to take the gospel to every corner of the world. More cross-cultural workers are needed! What are some ways you can discover God's leading in your life and take the next steps in your journey?
Go on a mission trip that prepares you for future service.
If you've made it this far, you've probably already been on at least one short-term mission trip. But you may not be ready to buy a one-way ticket. So look for a trip that will make a good next stepping stone for your ministry in the years to come. Mission trips that do the most to move you into a lifetime of service usually include these four things:
- Duration: You go for two months or more.
- Mentoring: You spend significant time with someone already on the field, learning from them.
- Potential: You serve with a ministry that could also send you long-term.
- Experience: You try out what you expect to do later.
Anyone can gain even more from any mission trip by putting these three things on your priority list as well:
- Preparation: Before you go, learn all you can about where you're going and what you'll be doing.
- Relationships: Focus on spending time with people rather than on tasks and activities.
- Reflection: Commit to learn as much as you can by processing what you feel, think, and experience during and after the trip.
"In the brief time spent on a short-term trip, the taste of day-to-day life in a foreign country is for the most part very romanticized. Although you may feel like you've experienced life on the field, it does not compare to the routine of daily life that most missionaries encounter ... Spending an extended period of time on the field will allow you to experience the day-to-day life of career missionaries and see if God might be leading you there for longer." —The Traveling Team
Besides choosing your mission trips wisely, what else can you do to prepare yourself to be used by God in missions?
Tell someone.
Talk to others about what you're thinking. Let them know about your interest in long-term cross-cultural service. Don't just journal about it, think about it, and keep it to yourself. In order to move forward you need to start interacting with others. Maybe you need a mentor. And you should definitely talk to your pastor!
This process may include a conversation with a mission agency or two. Most mission representatives would love to hear about what God is doing in your life, even if you do not end up joining their group. They can help answer your questions and identify your next steps. Are you a professional, maybe an entrepreneur? Explore the unique opportunities to use your professional skills in ministry.
Fan the flame.
Seek out what will help prepare you to go. Increase your readiness with activities like these:
- Read a mission biography.
- Take a class to help you learn about how God has been reaching his world.
- Pray for specific people and countries in the world.
- Take a missionary to coffee and hear about his or her life.
- Go to a mission conference or gathering.
- Find a few like-minded people and start meeting together.
- Get ministry experience at your church.
- Increase your intake of Scripture; consider taking Bible classes.
- Become a friend of other cultures. Try new foods, befriend internationals, watch travel shows, and read about other countries.
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company is looking for a fresh, crisp, clean and edgy design for their new website launch - revamping look and feel of company. Tired of the 'old school' look. deep blues and deep reds - no royal or orange toned reds...incorporate a metallic solver maybe?? Company name: Springboard, web address: http://www.credit.org (new site has NOT been launched).
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hyp, innovative, fresh, crisp and clean...moving upward from one place to another as you gain financial freedom - no dollar signs though...thanks!
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about the company: a non-profit consumer credit management organization. Our mission is simple: To offer education on the wise use of credit and to serve as an alternative to bankruptcy.
Would like to incorporate company's reason behind the name Springboard: concept of moving from one place to another with an upward motion, launching consumers into a better future
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Sbrinker needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 41 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Renaissance Marketer
This is a project that's only tangentially related to our company (ion interactive) -- you don't need to include our brand or logo in the design. These t-shirts will be given away at a trade show event next month.
Marketers -- mostly digital marketers, generally men and women in the ages of 20-40. These are going to be people who are design conscious. We would like something that they would actually wear. (We want them to be excited about receiving the shirt.)
I'd like graphics for a two-sided t-shirt -- something we could produce on Cafe Press, for instance.
The front would be a badge labeling the wearer as a "Renaissance Marketer".
The back would be a list of ~131 different kinds of marketing, as taken from this blog post:
Kind of like cities on a band's tour t-shirt. Whether the list includes the word "marketing" for each item is open to design. I think it could be good, as it would emphasize the marketing. However, there might be other creative ways to do that (banner at the top of the list?).
The different kinds of marketing can be in columns, or possibly laid out in some more creative design (kind of Wordle like). Obviously given the number, the type is going to be small. The resolution of what's going to be printable on a t-shirt via a service like Cafe Press is important -- the graphic must absolutely be printable. (I realize, this is a challenge.)
The design could be more modern/contemporary -- so the idea of a Renaissance of all these different kinds of marketing influencing each other is simply conceptual. Or, it might be more Baroque, to have the design have a kind of "Renaissance" era flair to it.
UPDATE: So 131 kinds of marketing probably won't fit on the back. Here's an edited list of the 64 I'd like to use. I'll also post as Excel file.
affiliate marketing
agile marketing
algorithmic marketing
analytical marketing
B2B marketing
B2C marketing
behavioral marketing
brand marketing
buzz marketing
cause marketing
channel marketing
closed loop marketing
cloud marketing
cooperative marketing
community marketing
computational marketing
content marketing
conversational marketing
conversion rate marketing
conversion content marketing
data web marketing
database marketing
data-driven marketing
digital marketing
direct marketing
disruptive marketing
email marketing
event marketing
expeditionary marketing
experiential marketing
Facebook marketing
field marketing
geo marketing
green marketing
inbound marketing
influencer marketing
in-game marketing
integrated marketing
Internet marketing
local marketing
loyalty marketing
mobile marketing
multichannel marketing
multicultural marketing
offline marketing
online marketing
out-of-home marketing
performance marketing
permission marketing
persuasion marketing
post-click marketing
PPC marketing
proximity marketing
real-time marketing
scientific marketing
search marketing
social media marketing
street marketing
test-driven marketing
user-generated marketing
vertical marketing
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The depiction of Asians in mainstream media and, more specifically, the romantic aspects of such media, has always been something of which I was keenly aware. Perhaps it's because I grew up in the diverse city of San Francisco or perhaps it's because (surprise!) I'm Asian myself.
Yup, I'm Asian, and I write about boys who like boys. Talk about breaking stereotypes, eh?
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Now, call me crazy, but is it just me or did Mulan get shortchanged in the prince department?
It's been a while since I've seen that movie, to be honest, but I seem to remember lots of focus on the movie's action, very very very little, if any, focus on the romance. In fact, I just had to IMDB search to confirm that the guy's name is Shang. While the name might not be all that important as an indicator (e.g., I know Little Mermaid/Ariel's dude was Prince Eric, but I don't remember if Sleeping Beauty/Aurora's prince ever had a name), I still think there was a distinct lack of romance in Mulan compared to the other Disney animated films. They don't even kiss, for Pete's sake! I think he might've shown up at the end or something, but it was definitely not romantic enough to get my HEA buzz going.
The first time I looked deeper into the non-romanticizing of Asian characters actually occurred in college, when I wrote a paper on the depiction of Asians in the Jet Li/Aaliyah action movie Romeo Must Die. Now that I think about it, I'm probably the only person who can say that they made that movie the subject of a serious academic paper. BUT I got an A, so my use of it was totally legitimized. :D Anyway, don't read the rest of this paragraph if you've never seen it and you don't want some gentle spoilers. ***ARRR, SPOILERS BE HERE!*** So the title of this movie seems to suggest a "Romeo & Juliet" type doomed relationship between the young leads, and, indeed, the movie's plot is loosely based on Shakespeare's play. In the movie, two rival Mafia-like families - one Asian and one African American - are competing for waterfront property for a business deal. Children within each family - an Asian guy and an African American woman - are caught up in the fight. However, instead of a love story, they have...a friendship. Instead of sharing kisses, they share...an ice cream cone. To which I respond: Where's the romance??? ***ARRR, SPOILERS BE DONE!*** So, yeah, you could say I was a little disappointed.
Finally, in romance novels, I very rarely have seen an Asian, and when I have, they're usually women. Maybe there's some m/m out there, but as far as I'm aware, I've only read one thus far. (That was Z.A. Maxfield's Drawn Together.) If anyone has any recommendations for good romances with Asian characters, please drop me a line!
The thing is, I don't think of myself as some kind of crusader for the rights of Asians to be depicted as totally hottt and sexay men and women. Not all Asians are hottt and sexay. Yours truly not included, of course. *tosses hair saucily* Totally j/k there, in case you couldn't tell. :) But really, I'm not saying every single face on a romance cover or movie poster should look like mine. It's just that I find it really odd and unrealistic when there just...aren't any of them out there. And really, I don't even think that's a product of my growing up in San Francisco, a city heavily populated with Asians.
The other thing that I wanted to mention on the subject is that not all Asians eat with chopsticks, are really good at math, love wearing the color red, or have long, shiny, and straight silky hair. No, really, we aren't all like that. It's possible to be Asian in America and, as an Asian American, have grown up (1) eating Twinkies and Honey Nut Cheerios with milk (no, we're not all lactose intolerant), (2) taking AP English and not AP Calculus, (3) going to the New Kids on the Block concert (woop woop!) with your dad, and (4) regularly seeing spaghetti with meatballs or chicken a la king on your dinner table. Really, a lot of us Asian Americans aren't that much different from everyone else, which is why it's so bizarre to me that there are pretty much no Asians having their romances told between the covers of the thousands and thousands of romances that are being published every year.
That's about all I have to say on the subject for now. Yes, I'm still working on my WIP, and, yes, one of the guys is half-Asian. But it doesn't really manifest itself outside of his looks, and he's not much different from any other romance hero dude between the pages (or...sheets? *gasp*). That's the point.
Out here in the real world, we Asians are gettin' some lovin', too, and the books available now should reflect that fact.
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Abreu, Cespedes, Puig among 5 Cuban All-Stars
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Aroldis Chapman wanted to interview Yasiel Puig, the Los Angeles Dodgers star who shaved a star on the left side of his head for the for the All-Star game.
At the National League's media session Monday, the Cincinnati Reds closer managed to squeeze in among the reporters and cameras, and he extended a tape recorder.
''So, how does it feel to be at an All-Star game?'' Chapman asked.
Puig responded: ''I'm here talking to someone who looks ugly.''
Five Cubans are on the rosters for Tuesday night's game at Target Field: Chapman earned his third selection, and Puig is a first-time All-Star along with Oakland outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu and shortstop Alexei Ramirez.
Ramirez and Chapman were teammates on the gold medal-winning team at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.
''It kind of feel like old times playing with the national team in Cuba,'' Ramirez said. ''We got this vibe, in which we try to be happy all time, having fun, playing dominoes.''
''We left a country looking to make a dream come true, which is to play in the best baseball league in the world,'' added Ramirez. ''We have accomplished that and here we are, at the All-Star game.''
Cespedes won the All-Star Home Run Derby for the second year in a row Monday night, powering his way past Cincinnati's Todd Frazier 9-1 in the final round to become the first repeat winner since Ken Griffey Jr. in 1998 and `99.
Puig, wearing a bright yellow sleeve on his right arm, was eliminated in the first round and became the first homerless participant since Robinson Cano two years ago in Kansas City.
Cespedes won the derby last year, even though he wasn't an All-Star. He's batting .246 this season with 14 homers and 56 RBIs.
''The Cuban league is below the major leagues levels, but the Cuban players have shown that we are capable to shine here,'' he said. ''Last year, I was only invited to the derby. That was a nice experience, but it wasn't the same thing. I wanted to feel like an All-Star. This year I was able to do it.''
There were a record 19 Cubans on opening-day rosters and disabled lists, four more than the previous mark set last year and third among foreign-born players behind only the Dominican Republic (82) and Venezuela (59).
Abreu, who made his big league debut this season, is hitting .292 with 73 RBIs and a league-leading 29 homers.
''After all we have gone through, this is big in our lives, and we felt so proud of doing well,'' he said. ''We have the abilities to perform.''
Puig, a sensation since he was called up to the Dodgers in June last year, is hitting .309 with 12 homers and 52 RBIs. He was elected to a starting outfield spot by fans.
''This the sort of stuff all Cuban players dream since they were kids, being here at an All-Star game, playing at a World Series,'' he said. ''We are five this year, and I hope we can add some more next year.''
Abreu and Puig text each other regularly during the season to discuss how to improve their play. Cespedes, who played against Puig in Cuba, was impressed with his compatriot's increased maturity and diminished flashiness.
''He was very young when he arrived here with so much desire to play and prove himself. That's the reason he got into some things,'' Cespedes said. ''On his second year, he knows the league and he's more calm.''
Tony Oliva, an eight-time All-Star who played from the Twins from 1962-75, would like to see more Cubans in the big leagues, too. Oliva, who turns 76 on July 20, left Cuba for the United States in 1961.
''If we managed to get a normalization of the ties between the two countries and they can get here in the United States,'' he said, ''there will be more and more Cubans in the majors.''


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Colorado GOP fires firm after Florida fraud allegations
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Colorado's Republican party severed a contract Thursday with D.C.-based Strategic Allied Consulting after national party officials fired the same firm for potential voter fraud in Florida.
In Colorado, Strategic Allied Consulting was registering voters, said Colorado GOP Chair Ryan Call, who said they also had planned on using the firm for get out the vote efforts.
"The Colorado Republican party has to have zero tolerance for anything that would suggest fraud," Call said. "When we were made aware of that, we severed ties."
Earlier this week, a Palm Beach County, Florida elections supervisor discovered more than 100 potentially phony registration signatures and home addresses. Some of the home addresses matched those of gas stations and a Land Rover dealership, NBC News reported.
The national Republican National Committee had a $2.9 million contract to work in five swing states, including Nevada, North Carolina, Virginia and Colorado, Call said.
He wouldn't say how much the Colorado GOP had paid to Strategic Allied Consulting because he said they were still sorting through invoices. He said it would all be reported on Federal Elections Commission reports, as required by law.
In August, Colorado Republicans paid $325,000 to a firm with the same name, according to the FEC database.
"I should say in terms of all the work they did and their employees, we had no problems at all with them," Call said. "We had no issues we were made aware of and there were no issues that gave us any cause for concern. We have a very strict and high standard when it comes to doing work with the state party."
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A's Sweep Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dan Straily pitched three-hit ball for seven innings and Sam Fuld hit a rare home run to help the Oakland Athletics complete a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 6-1 victory Thursday.
Straily gave up one run and struck out five. The Athletics have gone nine straight games to start the season without their starter allowing more than three runs.
Fuld hit just his sixth homer in 738 career plate appearances and singled. Josh Donaldson also hit a two-run homer.
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Attention guys and girls! Do you like that sensual guy from the biology class? Or maybe that chocolate you see every Friday at the bar? Either way, keep reading to discover some great tricks that will help you have an adventure with a stud. Start with the first step!
Part 01
Prepare everything to make it a success
Think of a place before you start. Probably the safest place to go is a hotel (although your home is the second safest alternative). Make sure your home is clean or have a hotel or similar option prepared.
Put on something sensual. Put on something revealing and a little tight, but try not to look vulgar.
Take liquor in moderation. The liquor is fine and you should not feel bad if you want a little, but if you are going to drink, do it in moderation. If your guy is incredibly sexy, at least you want to remember him the next morning, right?
- It is better not to drink liquor at all. If you do not want your boy to bother you with this, just tell him you have an allergy to liquor (sulphites are very common allergens found in many types of alcoholic beverages).
Get some time alone (or almost alone) You need some quiet to talk. If you're at a party, take your boy to a place where they can listen to each other. Also, if you make your advances in front of everyone, you can make the situation uncomfortable.
Ask yourself if this is the right thing for you. Studies show that there is a high correlation between the adventures and depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. This does not mean that adventures cause all these problems, but make sure you are not trying to fill an internal void with sex. There are better ways to have a happy and full life.
Part 02
Come closer when you talk to him, come closer. Very close. He should be able to observe your body, smell your perfume and look at your eyes full of lust.
Sit on your lap. Act playfully and try to sit on her lap. You will be sending a direct message about what you want to do with it.
Take control of the kisses. When they are kissing, show him that you are in control. Let him know who's boss Bite him a little. Kiss with passion. Give him a little taste of what he can expect from you.
Let your hands speak for you. Touch it to let him know what you have in mind. A spontaneous caress or even a firm touch can show you that you have serious intentions.
Tell him what you want. If your boy does not understand the clues you give him, tell him exactly what you want. Men find it very sensual for a person to take that kind of initiative. Just say something like, "I have stress, I would like to exercise, do you want us to get out of here so we can train a little?"
Part 03
Basic safety precautions
Say no. If you changed your mind, you can say: "no". If at any time you do not feel at ease, you can say: "no". There is nothing wrong with that. Do what you think is right and do not let anyone make you feel guilty for doing something you do not want.
Do not drive if you are intoxicated. Do not drive if you are intoxicated and do not let your boy do it if he also took too much. You do not want this adventure to end in the emergency room.
Make sure someone knows where you are going. You never know what can happen. For your own safety, make sure your best friend or someone you trust knows where you are going.
Do not neglect your drinks. Never neglect your drink and make sure you see the moment when they uncover it and serve it to you. Even if your guy is great with you, it does not mean that the other men in the bar are too.
Take protection with you and insist on using it. No one would like to get a venereal disease, is not it? Even if you are a woman, take a condom with you so your boy can use it. Do not let it convince you to have sex without a condom, even if you are using another method of contraception. Make sure you know how to put a condom (in case he does not know or do not put it correctly).
Take your phone with you! Again, you never know what can happen, so be sure to take a phone with important numbers, such as taxi services to your home or the number of a friend you want to talk to later.
Part 04
After the adventure
Wake up before him. It's a good idea to wake up first, so you can leave before the situation gets uncomfortable.
Acts in a relaxed way Do not make a scandal for your adventure. You have nothing to be ashamed of. Just calm down and enjoy the moment.
Clean yourself. Fix your appearance and make sure you have your underwear. If you are a girl and you have makeup running, clean it quickly and arrange your hair in a way that seems intentional. You should also clean as much as possible the mess of the previous night, trying not to make a fuss.
Leave before the situation gets uncomfortable. If you are in a hotel, leave. If you are in your home, make up an excuse for your boy to leave. You will want to get away before the situation becomes uncomfortable, especially if your boy or you are new to this adventure.
Do not apologize. You do not need to apologize to anyone for what you did (unless you have a boyfriend, in that case, ups!). Do not apologize to the boy. You will only make them both feel bad for something they should not be ashamed of.
Give him a kiss goodbye. A quick farewell kiss will ensure you both are left with pleasant memories. Give him your phone number if you want to leave open the possibility of having another adventure.
- Be yourself and relax. If you feel nervous or distant, it is possible that your boy does not think you want to have an affair with him.
- Take with you mints or a lip ointment. You never know when they can be useful to you.
- Remember: having an affair with a boy can be fun! If you're not happy, it's time to stop.
- Say "no" to anything that does not make you feel comfortable.
- Do not feel bad if the boy does not like you. This means that things were not meant to happen and that's fine. Do something to forget it and simply find another man.
- Do not be ashamed of anything.
- Do not become the toy of that boy. You have the control!


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Victims, families speak about fire safety at UC
In the wake of the deaths of two University of Cincinnati students earlier this year, the university is educating about fire safety.
Students Ellen Garner and Chad Kohls were killed New Year's Day after being trapped by flames at a home off campus.
Part of the healing process at UC involves educating students about fire safety.
"When we lose a student due to a tragedy like this it really penetrates through all parts of what the mission of the university is all about and we are still healing," Daniel Cummins with the Assistant Dean of Students said.
The Cincinnati Fire Department was on campus to promote safety, driving home the point it can happen to anyone.
A powerful documentary called After the Fire was being shown to students on campus and tells the story of a fire at Seton Hall University 13 years ago.
Three students died and 59 others were hurt during the fire.
Two of the survivors were on campus at UC Monday.
"We feel like from the heart, we had to get our story out," fire survivor Shawn Simmons said.
Relatives of the two UC students killed were on campus stressing the importance of staying safe.
"What we're trying to do is change culture. My hope 10-15 years from now people will think am I safe from fire in the facility where I'm living. Right now we don't think that way," parent Rod Garner said.
One way the culture is changing in Cincinnati is through an initiative launched this year called Safe Student Housing Program. It's coordinated by the city and helps student find rental properties that have passed a city fire inspection.


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*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?negro+church+in+america '''The Negro Church in America'''] by E. Franklin Frazier
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- A Gathering of Old Men
- In My Father's House
- Mozart and Leadbelly: Stories and Essays compiled and edited by Marcia Gaudet and Reggie Young.
- Of Love and Dust
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- The Black Church Since Frazier by C. Eric Lincoln
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- Julius Rosenwald : the Man Who Built Sears, Roebuck and Advanced the Cause of Black Education in the American South by Peter M. Ascoli
- Self-Taught : African American Education in Slavery and Freedom by Heather Andrea Williams
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- The Spirituals and the Blues : an Interpretation by James H. Cone
- This House on Fire : the Story of the Blues by Craig Awmiller
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- Blues master vols. I, II, and III / B.B. King ; produced by Steven Reed ; directed by Allie Eberhardt
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- Blues & Roots Charles Mingus
- The Legend of Blind Joe Death John Fahey
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- Anatomy of an Execution: the Life and Death of Douglas Christopher Thomas by Todd C. Peppers and Laura T. Anderson
- Choosing Mercy: a Mother of Murder Victims Pleads to End the Death Penalty by Antoinette Bosco.
- Crime and Capital Punishment by Robert H. Loeb, Jr.
- Dead Man Walking: an Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States by Helen Prejean.
- Death Penalties: the Supreme Court's Obstacle Course by Raoul Berger.
- The Death Penalty: Opposing Viewpoints by David L. Bender & Bruno Leone, series editors; Carol Wekesser, book editor.
- Don't Kill in Our Names: Families of Murder Victims Speak Out Against the Death Penalty by Rachel King.
- The Execution of Willie Francis: Race, Murder, and the Search for Justice in the American South by Gilbert King.
- Just Revenge: Costs and Consequences of the Death Penalty by Mark Costanzo
- The Last Face You'll Ever See: the Private Life of the American Death Penalty by Ivan Solotaroff.
- Legal Lynching: Racism, Injustice, and the Death Penalty by Jesse Jackson, with Jesse Jackson, Jr.
- Teens and the Death Penalty by Elaine Landau.
- Ultimate Punishment: a Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty by Scott Turow.
- Who Owns Death?: Capital Punishment, the American Conscience, and the End of Executions by Robert Jay Lifton and Greg Mitchell.
- The Wrong Men: America's Epidemic of Wrongful Death Row Convictions by Stanley Cohen.
Louisiana Style Cookery
- Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fork in the Road: a Different Direction in Cooking, photography by Paul Rico
- Crescent City Cooking: Unforgettable Recipes from Susan Spicer's New Orleans by Susan Spicer, with Paula Disbrowe
- Emeril's Delmonico: a New Orleans Restaurant with a Past by Emeril Lagasse
- Emeril's New New Orleans Cooking by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch ; photographs by Brian Smale
- Justin Wilson Looking Back: a Cajun Cookbook, photographs by David King Gleason and Bill Cooksey
- The New Orleans Cookbook: Creole, Cajun, and Louisiana French Recipes Past and Present by Rima Collin & Richard Collin
- The Prudhomme Family Cookbook: Old-Time Louisiana Recipes by the eleven Prudhomme brothers and sisters and Paul Prudhomme
- The Trout Point Lodge Cookbook: Creole Cuisine from New Orleans to Nova Scotia by Daniel Abel, Charles Leary, Vaughn Perret, photographs by Wayne Barrett, foreword by John Besh
Death row inmates - Fiction
- Hour of the Cat by Peter Quinn
- The Law of Second Chances by James Sheehan.
- Love Her Madly by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith
- Reversible Errors by Scott Turow
- Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell
- Conviction by Richard North Patterson
- The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer.
- Gallows Thief by Bernard Cornwell
- The Green Mile by Stephen King
Prisons - Fiction
- Derailed by James Siegel
- End of Story by Peter Abrahams
- Monster by Walter Dean Myers; illustrations by Christopher Myers
- Pale Horse Coming by Stephen Hunter
- The Session by Judith Kelman
Prisoners - Fiction
- The Gypsy Man by Robert Bausch
- Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
- The Interview Room by Roderick Anscombe
- The Keep by Jennifer Egan
- Last Shot by Gregg Hurwitz
- The Lord of Death by Eliot Pattison
- The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas
- The Night Stalker: by James Swain
- The Order of Things by Lynne Hinton.
- The Summons by John Grisham
- Controlled Burn : Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men by Scott Wolven.
Radio Programs
We have an unbelievable number of radio programs --63+ in the catalog. Here's just a minor sample
- Radio's Golden Age: the Programs and the Personalities by Frank Buxton and Bill Owen
- Letter from America, 1946-2004 by Alistair Cooke
- Agatha Christie's Casebook Mysteries (sound recording)
- The Best of 1945 (sound recording)
- Old-Time Radio's Greatest Mysteries (sound recording)
- Stop the Press! (sound recording: tales of reporters on the radio)