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Much of big entertainment Tenerife is already listed under attractions, such as steady fun at Loro Park, street spectacles by Carnival, La Mueca, Halloween, Romerias or other festivals, Fiestas and events that often last a few days.
Restaurante Casona live jazz in Puerto Cruz is just one example.
Free and paid for entertainment on the biggest of all Canary Islands Spain may be enjoyed in all kinds of ways and locations.
Get it in clubs, cafés and above all by Tenerife places for eating out which are bars, restaurants, Guachinches, porches or just space on the streets. The cost of the fun is on the house. That means that it is included in the food and drink prices.
Live music by Restaurant for Spanish Tapas now history in Toscal Longuera.
Some bars of Tenerife mean proper entertainment by jazz concerts, karaoke or art exhibitions. Sports bars seem to enjoy highest popularity. People have real parties there when their favorite soccer club has won an important match.
Easter spectacle Adeje called Via Crucis in Adeje town entertain more than 20000 onlookers and are on the way to become real attractions.
Tenerife events for your senses, as an example.
Find this merry, popular bar near Plaza del Charco of the Puerto de la Cruz town center in Calle Vieja. Casa Verde is always full to the brim in winter because of its Spanish Mediterranean style live music which rocks. So is the Molly Malone by Puerto's harbor. This Irish pub with live music also seems to take a break at the end of March.
Many Tenerife hotels used to provide some animation entertainment for tourists
Marquesa Hotel with its live music veranda entertainment on the house
Occasional live concerts in Puerto de la Cruz have almost become a tradition.
Entertainment Tenerife is depicted above in C/Quintana. It also takes place on Plaza del Charco and on Plaza de Europa, by the little harbor and at Playa Jardin.
Monasterio gardens and restaurants for occasional Tenderete entertainment at Bodega Hacienda San Pedro.
The Lagos Martianez casino entertainment
It all started by with the Fiesta de la Cruz of Los Realejos First, it was only a church event. It happened in the first decade of the 16th century. Then, the archbishop Diego de los Moros of San Cristobal de la Laguna made it mandatory for Realejos to worship la Cruz the crucifix. It had to be on every second of May by street processions. Much entertainment including fireworks in honor of the cross followed fast.
The Puerto Cruz casino slogan in the olden days was 'Let's dance the night away'.
It happened precisely at the Taoro Congress Center which was right beside the Casino of Taoro Park.
The last classical Christmas concert at this former Taoro Congress place was announced by loudspeakers of a town hall car in 2008.
Tenerife Cinema movie fun about the birth and evolution of the island is offered by free entertaining film shows of the Portillo visitors center.
See photos of Arona which include a musical fountain and Mare Nostrum where highly popular shows and live theater are on the agenda.
Many villages have their own little concerts and presentations, such as nativity plays which are much loved by children. There used to be a lovely puppet show in Los Realejos every Christmas which was directed by an Argentinian lady called Pope from La Orotava whom I knew.
Exhibitions for art such as paintings, drawings and photography provide entertainment on the biggest of all Canary Islands.
A great way for Tenerife performance and event updates is by listening at home or in cars to English radio stations. Some are more geared towards music or sports.
Wave length 100.8-101 FM for soccer;
Power FM Radio on 91.1 FM - 91.9 FM
may be the best entertainment and general info channel.
A new broad caster by English radio is Fresh FM which you get at FM 102.
More new ones keep on coming up.
Tenerife trips may be for entertainment Tenerife, such as by the wine museum.
Did you know that the Tenerife Azotea is often used for entertainment like Tenderete concerts or even dance by locals (native Tinerfeños) where much meat and wine is offered? Find interesting information on Azotea in page on penthouses North Tenerife and penthouses Tenerife in general.
There are many public places for folk entertainment in the Tenerife mountains or by gorges. I joined at a barbecue of a hiking club at Parque Ramon Caminero. That's near the Caldera picnic park.
It is also only about 3 minutes from the oldest best Tenerife trout restaurant. More than once, I went to la Caldera Agua Mansa 30 minutes from la Oroatava where a friend had her birthday parties three years in a row. Both parks have toilets and are about 10 minutes by car apart.
Another popular barbecue spot for outdoor entertainment is the Parque Barranco Ruiz which translates into Ravine of Ruiz Park .
Basically, each and everybody can arrange for entertainment such as a big birthday party in any of those aereas de recreaciónes de Tenerife or Tenderete, as the locals say. The Tenerife Cabilde plans to put an entrance price on them. These rare spots in nature which make us happy are worth it.
All sorts of Tenerife organized outings provide professional entertainment which starts inside the tour coaches. There, animators talk to tourists in a most entertaining fashion to make them enjoy the excursions even more.
Tenderete musicians also provide much fun with their street concerts. Tenderete is Canary Island folk music with the band Los Sabandeños being the best.
Tennis club Los Realejos La Romantica, for example, used to organize a Saturday grill with live jazz for members and visitors.
Times have changed and entertainment is sometimes feeling the brunt.
Be safe and always consult your local English Tenerife newspaper, billboards and fliers as well as English Radio stations mentioned above before doing a trip 'out of the blue' to some place remembered from a past visit...
Find out from your local golf and other sports clubs what entertainment they have planned...
Happy are all those who have their own holiday home in Tenerife to be able to enjoy the island's entertainment by extended holidays more often.
Why Noche en Blanco dates can't be relied upon
Tenerife festivals with food trucks on tour
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I've discussed before how it is in my nature to self-reflect. I've realized that I've been writing this blog for six months now and it is time to evaluate. I was initially hesitant to start such an endeavor and I laid out my concerns from the get-go.
Here's what I've learned so far:
1. I enjoy it. Immensely.
I really wasn't expecting this. I find myself thinking about what I want to blog about next. Usually it's food related (see below) and that is definitely what I am most comfortable talking about. Well that and the miserable winter weather here in the Midwest. I find myself a little hesitant to talk about more serious matters, like a post I've been thinking about for ages now, Motherhood and Mad (wo)Men. And yes, when I say serious I mean a television show. But seriously, this television show has single handedly changed the trends of popular culture: I am talking, of course, of fashion and cocktails. But it also brings to the table topics about gender roles, homosexuality and what motivates different generations in how they act and respond to events. And it is absolutely gorgeous to watch. But I am not quite ready to share my thoughts so publicly. Mostly because I am not sure how interesting those thoughts are. One of my current goals is to develop and publicize my thoughts on current events and popular culture.
I do like trying to find my voice in this blog. I like how pretty it looks (things like aesthetics mean a lot to me). I've become obsessed with the online style of Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman, and find myself imitating it (especially when it comes to food). Molly Wizenberg, blogger of Orangette and sometimes writer for Bon Appetit, and her complete sincerity has been another huge influence for me.
2. I like talking about food and drink above anything else.
I don't understand the people who think of food as merely sustenance. Clearly they are not eating the right food. As a graduate student, there was hardly time or the budget for a highly active social life – but we always needed to eat and so food became a large part of my life. Now, while I make (slightly) more money as a post-doc, most of it goes towards my travel budget. So I spend more time in my kitchen. And I love that. The process of taking something and transforming it into something that not only satisfies your hunger but also your heart gives me such joy. And finding joy and sharing that is one of my main purposes for having this blog.
Now, speaking of kitchens… Mine is unbelievable small and quite lacking in counter space.
Of course this was by far the best kitchen I saw when I was looking for places to live in Minneapolis. But really, this is ALL the counter space that I have.
I am amazed that I am able to do any cooking in here. But I make do.
3. I am trying to develop some photography skills.
I bought a pretty nice camera (a Nikon Coolpix P90) a year and a half ago with the hopes that I would try and take 1) more photos and 2) better photos. I can't say that prior to writing this blog I achieved either of those things. Now I am definitely taking more photos and every once in a while hit upon one that I really like. I am told that's how getting better is done – practice and be prepared to take a hundred (or more) bad photos for every good one. One of the best Christmas gifts that I got this year was two extra rechargeable batteries for my camera. I've also discovered how important natural light is.
Have I mentioned that my kitchen is completely devoid of natural light? My dining room steals all of the light, leaving me with a complicated system of artificial lighting in my kitchen.
But it's true that I find the photos that I take in the dining room are some of my better ones. Of course I still have to deal with the fact that most of my cooking takes place in the evening, after the sun has gone down. Luckily the days are getting longer now. Another goal is to continue to work on taking better photos.
4. I am secretly thrilled that people read this blog.
Okay, so maybe not so secretly. I love all the comments I get, both on- and off-line. Please, continue to blog-stalk me! I've recently decided to start announcing new posts on Twitter and Facebook. I might still change my mind, publicizing my posts like this – but I find that I like that people look at this. I've considered making cutesy names for the people in my life and not sharing my frustrations with my current career like lots of other bloggers do. But that doesn't really sit well with me. I am exceedingly honest in what I say and that's not dependent on who's listening. I've been told that "people know where they stand with me" and I think that principle holds true with this blog as well.
To my friends and family who read this – I hope that it continues to feel like you know what is going on in my life – it's why I started this blog.
To those I don't personally know – you have no idea how much it pleases me to know you exist. I don't even know how to articulate the joy I get when somebody who has stumbled onto this blog posts a comment.
5. I am trying really hard not to be the crazy cat lady who has a blog named after her cute cats and bombards the posts with photos of them.
Especially photos from when they were kittens …
Or when they do cute things …
Or just exist …
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New realities for stakeholder relations
As confidence returns to commodity markets, investors face new political and stakeholder dynamics.
As confidence returns to commodity markets, investors face new political and stakeholder dynamics.
Trump's win has worried US renewables investors, but existing wind farms like BP's Fowler Ridge appear unlikely to face significant impacts.
In a Critical Resource Q&A, Ben Magara identifies stakeholder relationships as key to beating the 'winner-takes-all' mindset that besets the industry.
Israel's Leviathan field could reshape regional geopolitics – but access to foreign markets and stakeholder opposition threaten development.
In a Critical Resource Q&A, Tom Butler discusses the Samarco spill and the risk of destroying value in early stage projects.
Egyptian government tactics have thrown into doubt plans for the world's largest solar park – including projects proposed by EDF and Engie.
In a Critical Resource Q&A, Bolivia's mines minister calls for radical new investor attitudes and reflects on the future of Latin America's Left.
Progress towards a long-awaited export pipeline is welcome news for Uganda's oil industry – but politics could still hold things up.
In a Critical Resource Q&A, Gemfields' CEO highlights the value of an ethical consumer base for extractive companies.
Exxon's shale plans signal returning investor confidence in Argentina – but economic challenges could derail the country's pro-market drive.
In a Critical Resource Q&A, Lundin Petroleum's CEO sees prices bottoming out and says the time is ripe to seize opportunities.
As AGA takes Ghana's government to international arbitration, Critical Resource sees a rocky future for the country's gold sector.
With the referendum on the UK's EU membership looming, our senior advisors look at what Brexit could mean for energy and extractives firms.
Polluting relic of the past or cheap and plentiful source of energy? Critical Resource analyses what the future holds for the coal industry in a 2°C world.
As Newmont steps back from Conga, Critical Resource reflects on the financial risks that stakeholder opposition poses to mining projects in Peru.
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As Alufer is granted Guinea's latest Mining Convention, Critical Resource sees cause for optimism in the country's resource sector.
In a Critical Resource Q&A, Neil Gregson – head of JPM's resources fund – considers prospects for prices bottoming out and bright spots in the market.
Critical Resource analyses Africa's largest wind farm, which faces many of the same challenges long familiar to extractive projects.
In a Critical Resource Q&A, Riccardo Puliti, EBRD's head of power, energy & natural resources, predicts 2016 will be tough – but opportunities remain.
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Burgundy Chrysanthemums
The unusually long cold spell has my senses seeking warmth with everything, steaming hot drinks and comfort food, soft flannel sheets and throws. I find these burgundy chrysanthemums warming to the eyes, the rich color giving the petals a velvety texture that's soft and plush.
The chrysanthemums come in pretty long stems which I have loosely arranged in an angular coffee jar. The shorter stems are gathered as a dome in a square votive candle holder.
I usually save sweeter fragrances for cooler weathers and STELLA is a favorite with its layered scent of roses. What a wonderful afternoon it would be to burrow under the throws with a steaming mug of Darjeeling, indulging in a good book enveloped in a cloud of roses. Divine.
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3 comments:
- Unknown said...
what beautiful flowers! nice one!
Love the photo too!
I totally agree with saving sweeter scents for colder weathers. I do the same.. well I am not into sweet scents but the few bottle I have only get used in winter :)
- February 14, 2011 at 10:41 AM
- bonnie said...
Thanks for your nice comments, as usual!! Sweet scents somehow go with winter. Imagine cinnamon and nutmegs in summer, it totally reminds you of Christmas!!
- February 14, 2011 at 5:57 PM
- Unknown said...
anytime :) and I meant those words!
funny you should mention xmas.
when I saw the photo before reading your post I thought of xmas for a brief moment. I guess it might be the flowers having such vibrant red color :)
- February 15, 2011 at 9:55 AM
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The scent of roses and raspberry leaves
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on a sheer day top – c/o ModCloth
shorts and wedges – c/o Joie
Mid-City Tote in Poppy – c/o Foley + Corinna
lip color – Laura Mercier lip stain in Hibiscus
glasses – Ray-Ban
Big thanks to my little sister, Tessa Marie (or Cheech, Monchichi, Chichi, Goose, Little One – I have so many nicknames for her) for taking these photos, as we were on our way back from getting our nails done. I rarely ever get my nails done, and I've literally had two or three pedicures in my life, which drives my mom nuts. I'm also extremely impatient and put my shoes on too soon, so I managed to ruin my toes before I even stepped out of the salon. Tessa must take after me, because the day she gets her nails done, she starts chipping it off. Like sister, like sister!


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More than robo: Wells Fargo offers its take on digital investing
Jon Weiss of Wells Fargo Wealth and Investment Management explains how Intuitive InvestorSM blends technology with personal advice to provide a convenient and low-cost entry to the markets for new and emerging investors.
This week, Wells Fargo Advisors is nationally launching its Intuitive InvestorSM tool — a digital offering for new and emerging investors that combines automated investing technology with personal advice. We've asked Jon Weiss, Wells Fargo's new head of Wealth and Investment Management, about Intuitive Investor and the role of technology in investing. Weiss has built a 37-year career in financial services spanning capital markets, advisory, and investment banking.
Q: What's most significant about the Intuitive Investor automated digital investing program from Wells Fargo Advisors?
What excites me most is the opportunity to bring our company's investing expertise to an even broader audience. Intuitive Investor was designed to meet today's younger investors where they are — online. And it delivers what they want — a convenient, low-cost way to participate in the markets and pursue wealth over time. It goes further than what we've seen in our business up to this point by offering sophisticated insight from Wells Fargo Investment Institute, phone-based financial advice, and integration with Wells Fargo banking services.
I think of it as an investment program that will appeal to my own two kids, who are just starting out in their careers and getting established in their lives. It will help to give them a head start on pursuing their goals for building solid financial futures and establishing relationships with Wells Fargo that can grow as their needs inevitably change.
Q: It sounds like Wealth and Investment Management is positioning to serve an entirely new customer base. How does this fit with your existing services?
Emerging investors may sound like a new focus for Wealth and Investment Management, but they aren't a new focus for Wells Fargo, which serves a diverse range of consumers across its banking business.
Our dedicated full-service Wells Fargo Advisors financial advisors and Wells Fargo wealth managers are a strong asset for the company, and we continue to invest in new resources, training, and technologies that help them strengthen their relationships with affluent clients.
We also remain sharply focused on delivering better experiences for all clients as their needs and preferences change. We see a long-term growth opportunity to forge relationships with tech-savvy, next-generation investors early in their investing lives, and to deepen their relationships with Wells Fargo over time. Intuitive Investor delivers a simpler, more streamlined investing service for clients who value a convenient digital experience that's blended with phone-based advice.
Q: Intuitive Investor joins a crowded digital investing market. Why do we need another?
There's no question that technology and the internet have reshaped consumer expectations, and affected the way businesses think and operate — why we're seeing the ascent of digital and automated investing programs, and why the market certainly is competitive.
In fact, in the next four years, Aite Group predicts the number of digital advice clients to rise nearly 850 percent, to 17 million.* Wells Fargo Advisors' move to bring this investing capability to millions of clients through Intuitive Investor represents an important milestone in the mainstreaming of this technology, and a natural extension of the services we've been providing to clients for years.
Intuitive Investor builds on the legacy of Wells Fargo's $1.9 trillion Wealth and Investment Management business — deeply rooted in helping clients succeed through sound investment acumen and personalized planning.
The advice models that drive asset allocation inside of Intuitive Investor were created by Wells Fargo Investment Institute, the same think tank producing the investment strategy and advice for clients served by our advisors and wealth managers. We believe sound advice is tied to a client's financial goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons, and the team at Wells Fargo Investment Institute approaches asset allocation as a disciplined portfolio-management process.
Across Wells Fargo, we're listening attentively to our customers and building better experiences, such as cardless ATMs and the ZelleSM peer-to-peer payment service, to help them manage their banking finances conveniently and securely. Intuitive Investor is the latest way Wells Fargo Advisors is positioning to serve clients in ways that are meaningful and relevant to them.
Q: For Intuitive Investor, you chose to work with a third party rather than build your own digital investing offering. Will Wells Fargo collaborate more in this way to innovate?
Wells Fargo's approach to innovation is ultimately guided by the needs and expectations of our clients. We have an industry-leading team internally that plays an integral role in enhancing our ability to innovate. We also have the ability to partner when that makes the most sense.
We have very high standards with any offering we bring to the market, including Intuitive Investor, which is why we evaluated a number of options and third parties in the automated-advice space before reaching our decision. We chose to collaborate with SigFig (a San Francisco-based wealth management technology company) to deliver a competitive and compelling investment program to our clients.
Q: What are the three biggest external trends impacting your business right now?
Changing demographics, evolving investor preferences, and a shift in the regulatory environment are the trends affecting our business the most.
We're witnessing a dramatic demographic shift. Our affluent clients have grown successful as they've reached retirement age. As baby boomers begin drawing from their retirement accounts, their children are getting married, buying homes, and having children of their own. We know from a recent Wells Fargo survey that nearly 70 percent of millennials say they want to conquer their anxiety about money, and just one-third are satisfied with their financial lives. As the generations shift, the ways people want to engage with us do, too.
The rise of online consumerism has created very different expectations, and that's driving us to deliver investment services that fit the needs of all of our customers' lives. They want to invest the same way they shop, plan a vacation, and pay bills. And they want to have options that are simple to use and low in cost. As technology becomes increasingly a part of the way our clients interact with us, I believe Wealth and Investment Management is in a position to stand out because of our legacy of powerful, high-impact financial advice.
Finally, regulations are driving further uniformity and consistency, and this is where our strengths in advice quality, goals-based planning strategies for clients, and technology innovation can give us an advantage, in my view.
Q: Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan has talked about the growth opportunities represented by the investment management business and its relationships with and services for customers. What role does Intuitive Investor play in this?
We continue to see long-term success in growing our existing client relationships at Wells Fargo through offering convenient and relevant services that help people make more informed financial decisions.
One key thing I've already learned in Wealth and Investment Management at Wells Fargo: While our company is widely known for its banking services, Wells Fargo is less well-known to those same customers as a place to invest. Even though our $1.6 trillion retail brokerage firm, Wells Fargo Advisors, is among the top three largest in the U.S. by advisor headcount and our wealth management business administers $544 billion in client assets, there's still an awareness gap. To deliver strong, goals-based advice to more consumers, we have to bridge that gap.
Our existing affluent business has grown as our long-term clients have been successful. Through convenient and affordable offerings such as Intuitive Investor, we can now fill a competitive need for new types of clients seeking an online investing experience — an important step to introducing new customers to our robust Wealth and Investment Management services. As we cultivate multi-generational relationships across Wells Fargo, some Intuitive Investor clients will likely find our full-service advice more appropriate as their needs and goals change and evolve.
Q: You officially became head of Wealth and Investment Management in August. How does the launch of Intuitive Investor fit in with your plans for growing the business?
I inherited a strong, diversified business. Since then, and in my discussions with leaders, I've seen the enormous value we bring to our clients. We have some of the strongest businesses in the industry providing high-impact advice and investment strategies. When I look at those businesses, and combine them with some of the insightful analysis and industry-leading capabilities of Wells Fargo Investment Institute, that combination is really powerful. We have stable, comprehensive retail brokerage and wealth management businesses helping clients plan for their long-term dreams and preserve and grow their family legacies. And our asset management and institutional retirement businesses play a critical role in helping millions of Americans prepare for retirement.
When I think about the future, I am excited about the opportunities we have to partner across our own group and company to innovate, and deliver new products and services for our clients and Wells Fargo.
Wealth and Investment Management has helped bring valuable retirement, wealth management, and investing services to Wells Fargo's banking customers. In the coming year, we will be expanding our work with other parts of the company to bring Wells Fargo's full breadth of products and services to Wealth and Investment Management clients.
I believe our strong foundation in helping clients with goals-based planning has led to enduring relationships and positive outcomes for our clients. Focused investments in technology and operating even more efficiently can help us grow further.
Innovative data analytics, for example, are helping our team members in Wells Fargo Advisors, The Private Bank, and Wells Fargo Asset Management uncover new insights and trends for fostering deeper relationships with customers. The arrival of Intuitive Investor opens the door for new types of investors to access the markets. As we look ahead, I believe we have an opportunity to know all our clients better, and ultimately serve them better, because we understand their needs.
* " U.S. Digital Advice: Consolidation, Fee Disruption, and the Battle of the Brands." Aite Group. 2017.
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"We held hands when we walked down the gingerbread path into the forest, blood dripping from our fingers. We danced with witches and kissed monsters. We turned us into wintergirls, and when she tried to leave, I pulled her back into the snow because I was afraid to be alone."
I debated whether to review this book or not. I'm still not sure if I'll leave this post up, or take it down in a few days. The problem with books covering eating disorders is that a lot of readers migrate to them for their triggering effects, to garner the strength to continue their disordered eating patterns. I know; I was there. I lost seven years of my life to it. I know the books well. And readers who are seeking this book to further their illness will find it anyway, with or without my review.
This raw, challenging story relates Lia's struggle with an eating disorder. Her best friend, Cassie, recently died alone in a hotel room, a victim of a ruptured esophagus brought about by bulimia. Both girls suffered from eating disorders, and perversely encouraged the behavior in each other. Now Lia is haunted by Cassie's ghost, who continues to encourage her in her downward spiral. On the night of her death, Cassie called Lia thirty-three times, but Lia didn't pick up, and now the guilt is destroying her. Lia starves, fights with her family, stays awake miserably at night, trying to stave off Cassie's image in her mind. It's not pretty.
But, with Laurie Halse Anderson's storytelling prowess, it is skillfully and mesmerizingly told. I'm reviewing the book because I think it's different from other eating disorder stories, in that she focuses much more on the mental processes involved with anorexia, as opposed to a triggering recitation of calorie counts and weights. While those elements are certainly present in the story, the majority of the text is consumed with Lia's tortured mental machinations, and readers are transported into the nightmarish territory of her brain.
Blank pages, pages of orders that Lia gives herself, such as "Must. Not. Eat" repeated over and over, and her actual thoughts (scratched out in the text, but still legible), followed by what she feels she must think, all combine to create a very realistic portrait of the despair of grief and starvation, without glorifying it. Like I said, I've been there. It's not a pretty place, and Anderson is clear with the message. While I am still ambivalent about the subject matter, because I know it is so often misused by those struggling with similar issues, I am reviewing it because Laurie Halse Anderson is a master storyteller, and this is an excellently written book, that (to me), was careful to avoid exalting the illness.
It ain't pretty, but it rings pretty true.
Happy Reading! (Actually, with this book, I feel like I can't really say that, so I'll amend to: Read it if you must, because it's the best of all the books out there when it comes to a realistic portrayal of an eating disorder.)
I'd like to close with a quote from another reviewer, Jezebel: "Read without discussion or supervision, Wintergirls could indeed be triggering. But read as part of a conversation — or, perhaps, read by parents and other family members — the book could help make some teens' worlds a little less dark".
Author's website: http://madwomanintheforest.com/
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Wintergirls. Penguin Books: New York, 2009. 278 pp. Grades 10-12.


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Recently I wrote a blog post titled "Skeptics Not Telling the Truth." A few weeks ago, a small group of skeptics had contacted our publicist to obtain free passes to visit the Creation Museum. One of the jobs of our publicist is to vet requests from people who request complimentary passes as journalists and to determine if they are full-time professional journalists. These people who requested passes were not deemed to be legitimate journalists. Such skeptics usually come only to mock AiG and the Creation Museum and not write a balanced report. Now, there are professional journalists who will write articles that are not supportive of the Creation Museum and can be highly critical, but they possess legitimate credentials and usually act professionally when here. So they are entitled to receive free museum passes.
After this group was questioned about their intentions to conduct themselves as professional journalists, a writer for a skeptics magazine decided to write about their decision not to come to the Creation Museum. But this writer did not tell the truth about why the group didn't come. See Skeptics Not Telling the Truth to read my blog post about this.
Now, the skeptic who told the writer the distorted view of what happened has responded with a blog post, where she claims the following:
Ham spends several paragraphs building an ironclad argument that I lied about that, which is very strange. He seems to think 'we ended up skipping it' is code for 'the evil creationists barred the door and are hiding something.' No, actually. Their PR person was very polite, and she was clearly concerned that we would make fun of their beliefs. At our other stops, the believers we talked with were by and large aware that their beliefs were weird and were fine with us having fun and making jokes. It didn't seem to us that the creationists would like it if we made jokes about their weird beliefs, which is perfectly reasonable. Here is what their spokesperson said, in part:I am glad my argument was "ironclad!" But this skeptic is not telling the whole story.
While I know you may disagree with what the Creation Museum is all about, we wanted to make sure you weren't approaching it with the attitude that people who hold those views are "weird" or to be made fun of.
Our publicist wrote the words above in the context of this group trying to get free museum tickets. She told them they would get the passes if they were professional media reps and would cover us as a professional journalist should: fairly and accurately. We are not in the habit of granting free tickets to bloggers who are not professional journalists and will only end up mocking us.
The blogger (writing under the banner "Skepchick") conveniently left out that entire context. Our museum guests are not obligated to write about us fairly as a condition of their visit. Furthermore, how could we possibly bar skeptics—if we wanted to (but we don't)—who intend to write poorly about us afterwards? Should we have all guests sign a statement to that effect? Of course not.
So, when this blogger claims that we attempt to bar mockers and she cites our publicist who said, "We wanted to make sure you [the skeptics] weren't approaching it with the attitude that people who hold those views are 'weird' or to be made fun of," that is a misrepresentation. The group would not get free tickets if the members had the intent to mock the museum and weren't professional journalists anyway. They certainly could pay like any other guest, tour the museum, and then comment later how they wished. And of course we couldn't control what they write!
Now, our publicist did express to the skeptics that she had a concern that their group might be disruptive to the other guests during their visit. Our publicist told us that she "was concerned about their possible onsite behavior, but not their final posting. [She] didn't want them making fun while at the museum, which would have disturbed other guests." So, maybe this was another reason the skeptics decided not to tour (in addition to being denied free tickets). They might have had second thoughts about coming because they thought they could not get away with being disruptive if they openly mocked what they saw—and bothered our other guests (as we saw during a visit by a large atheist group previously).
You can read the Skepchick blog posting at this link.
Well, the Skepchick blog was taken up by atheist PZ Myers (associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris). As is usual for Prof. Myers, he lied to his followers. (Although for an atheist there is no such thing as ultimate truth, so lies are not really lies to them—ultimate truth, on the other hand, is presented in the Bible, which is the absolutely true Word of God.) The professor gave a highly inaccurate summary of his own visit to the Creation Museum when he and 285 other atheists (and some agnostics) came through four years ago.
Now, I want to warn you that the following quote from Dr. Myers is very explicit concerning some sexual matters. But I wanted you to know how far this atheist professor will go to lie to his followers—all a part of mocking God and shaking his fist at the God he claims does not exist.
In a recent blog post, Dr. Myers stated (among other remarkable comments), "When a group of us went to their 'museum', you could just see their paranoia twitch. They were very concerned that we amoral atheists might have gay sex on their exhibits, for instance, and told us not to … Not even if we brought condoms and promised it would be safe sex!"
Well, I'm sure nobody on our staff even thought of such garbage! Then the professor continued with his lies, stating, "We had to sign contracts promising good behavior." The truth is that AiG did not get these atheists to sign such a statement—it was actually the leader in charge of bringing this group who insisted her people sign a statement that they would behave while here. That was because the organizer of the skeptics group had concerns that some of her people might get rowdy (and some of them did even after signing). Now, why did the atheist blogger leave out that key bit of information and instead make it appear as if the museum required the group to sign a statement of good behavior?
This Minnesota professor also claimed in his blog post that we threatened to "evict" one of the people in his atheist/agnostic group from the museum during their visit. What was omitted (conveniently) by this blogging professor was that the young man in question was previously involved in an incident downstairs (nothing major, but he was intending to be a distraction) that involved one of our public safety officers. In the museum bookstore episode that the blogger mentions, that same young man made some negative comments that were loud enough that other museum guests, and a staff member in the area (who was walking by and had also witnessed the incident downstairs), heard his loud mocking.
The young man was asked to keep it down—but there was no threat of eviction. Most of the atheists that day did follow the guidelines set by their group leader (however, the Minnesota professor did not, as shown at the link below). But sadly, some of our other guests did let us know that their visit was disrupted by the antics of some of the atheists. One family was given free tickets to come back another time after they shared with us that some of the atheists had disrupted their visit.
This Minnesota professor is not setting a good example for his students when he lies and misrepresents—including leaving out key information that would give his readers a completely different view of things. I hope this does not characterize the science research he is conducting at his university—much of which is probably at taxpayer expense.
You can read the original report on what happened the day when the 285 atheists and agnostics visited. You can also read more (and watch a YouTube video) about this group's behavior when they went outside the front gates of the Creation Museum and conducted a mock communion service—to ridicule the death and Resurrection of Christ.
Actually, one of the main reasons I wanted to write this blog post today is once again to illustrate to what lows these skeptics will go to denigrate Christians. As Prof. Myers lies about what happened during his group's visit to the Creation Museum, we need to understand that he also lies in what he teaches students about the creation-evolution issue. It's sad that so many gullible students are being led astray by such an untrustworthy professor. The people who follow him as if he is some sort of guru or "god" want to be led astray because they are willing ignorant. 2 Peter 3 tells us about those who reject creation, the Flood of Noah, and the coming judgment by fire.
Of course, after reading this blog post, the professor won't be able to help himself—he will come back with another blog and tell more untruths to defend himself (as he normally does when he is called out for his misleading blogs). Because the professor is so relentless in writing about AiG, he must see us a real threat. If not, why does he get so defensive of his anti-God stance?
Even though skeptics will continue to mock us, we do need to keep praying for these people (and they will mock us for even suggesting prayer)—that God will open their hearts to the truth of His Word and the gospel. This is what He did for Saul, who became the Apostle Paul—the greatest missionary of all time.
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Veterinarians opposed regulating word used to describe specialists
For several uneasy weeks, the state of Louisiana appeared on the verge of restricting use of the term "certified" — a word many professionals, including veterinarians, use to signal specialist credentials.
Ironically, the language regulating use of the word appeared in a proposed law intended to lighten regulations on occupations.
How the restriction ended up in the bill titled Occupational Licensing Review Act is something of a mystery. The bill sponsor, Rep. Julie Emerson, a Republican from Carencro (60 miles west of Baton Rouge), said the clause was added in error. The story of its origins and its ultimate demise provides a peek into the messy, often confusing business of lawmaking.
The bill, HB 748, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 87-7 on April 9 and was anticipated at the time to be approved in the Senate by mid-May.
The bill the House approved stated that " 'certification' may be used by a licensed practitioner to represent expert qualifications only when lawfully authorized in the laws, rules and regulations of the state entity regulating the profession" and that "[i]ndividuals possessing a 'certification' from a voluntary program shall not utilize the term 'certified' as a title."
In other words, it looked like veterinarians and other health professionals who had earned specialist credentials would not be able to present themselves as board-certified.
This caught the attention and concern of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, whose president, Dr. Susan White, sent an alert on May 1 to fellow diplomates. "Although the bill was not written with the medical community in mind, its language may well affect all health professions," White wrote.
The ACVIM sent a letter to the Louisiana Legislature opposing the bill, and White urged diplomates in the state to do likewise.
She added, "All Diplomates should be cognizant of political action within their state in case a similar bill is introduced."
According to news accounts in Louisiana, the aim of the legislation was to reduce governmental barriers to pursuing occupations. A group called Institute for Justice (IJ) that advocated for the bill identified Louisiana as the "6th most broadly and onerously licensed state" in a report it authored called "License to Work." IJ is a nonprofit public-interest libertarian law firm based in Arlington, Virginia. Its supporters include Charles and David Koch of Koch Industries.
In a news release, IJ stated: "Licensing has spread far beyond the realm of doctors and lawyers in Louisiana. Today, many harmless trades like interior design, braiding hair or arranging flowers can only be entered after securing the government's permission to work."
On May 9, the bill went before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs. By then, an array of organizations had voiced opposition to restricting the term "certified," among them the Institute for Credentialing Excellence, the Financial Planning Coalition (whose constituents include certified financial planners) and the National Board of Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology.
The Senate committee ended up amending the proposal substantially, reducing what had been a six-page bill to half a page. The language limiting use of the word "certified" was eliminated.
Emerson, the bill sponsor, supported removing the clause. Apologizing for the confusion, she told the VIN News Service that the language was not in the bill she introduced, and called its inclusion a mistake.
"It was never my intention to deal with certifications at all in this bill," she said by email. "The bill was only calling for a review of occupational licenses. The reason certifications was mentioned was to provide a good alternative to licensing. Also, private certifying organizations were only mentioned to protect them, not harm them."
Emerson continued: "Along the way in the process, an amendment was put on in the House that changed one sentence in the certifications definition to say that certified individuals shall not utilize the term certified. This was so far from my original intent ... in fact the original language said 'non-certified individuals shall not utilize the term certified.' (Obviously the complete opposite). This was an unfortunate error that I always planned to correct in the Senate committee."
Owing to the confusion and the "damage" caused by the incorrect wording, Emerson said, "we decided to remove all language about certifications all together, which seemed to satisfy everyone concerned about certifications."
In sum, she said, "[T]his doesn't deal with certifications at all and should have no effect on veterinarian certifications."
The substantially revised bill directs the governor's office to review all occupational licensing requirements during the next five years to determine whether they are appropriate. The bill was approved by the Senate this morning, 25-4.
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25 May Top 5 In-Demand Non-Medical Roles In The NHS
The NHS is one of the biggest employers in the world with over 1.6 million employees. When thinking about the health service, most people primarily think of doctors and nurses, but there's a whole network within the organisation consisting of different roles – including non-medical.
From the caterers who provide daily nutritious meals and skilled security personnel ensuring everyone is safe, there are also Human Resources departments focusing on retaining staff and keeping employee morale high.
Working for the NHS can lead to a rewarding career, with benefits including flexible working options, pensions and opportunities to progress. Knowing you have contributed towards helping someone's health can be also offer job satisfaction that you won't receive in a regular office position.
In order to treat millions more patients, there is an increased need for more professionals to join the healthcare sector. Here's a look at five roles within the non-medical sector that are currently in strong demand.
Administrative staff
Without admin staff, the NHS wouldn't be able to properly function. With so many departments heavily relying on administrative services, it's one of the most in-demand roles in the health service.
In most cases, administrators will be the first port of call for patients so staff will need to have a friendly approach and be helpful in assisting them. It will also be their responsibility to manage appointments for both patients and staff, alongside many other record-keeping tasks in order to help the NHS treat as many patients as possible.
Anyone looking for an admin role in the NHS will need to have great communication, literacy and numerical skills. It's also beneficial for candidates to be IT-literate, as most NHS systems are now IT-based.
A keen eye for detail is also essential as any mistakes could have serious implications for patients.
Project Management staff
In March 2016, there were over 30,000 staff working in managerial roles within the NHS.
It is the duty of a Project Manager to ensure that every task is completed efficiently and to provide expertise and insight to their team to deliver projects on time and in budget. Whether it's looking for solutions to issues with already-existing systems or looking for new ways to do things, the core focus is to improve services for both patients and staff.
Anyone considering a role within Project Management needs to have great leadership skills and excellent time management, in order to meet demanding deadlines. Many roles will also require candidates to already be experienced in budget management and risk assessment.
Human Resources staff
Focusing on policies and processes, the Human Resources (HR) department are responsible for ensuring staff are happy and motivated to work.
Anyone working in HR needs to have excellent communication skills, be compassionate when dealing with important issues and be able to negotiate with people encouraging them to work together. Often seen as a mediator in employment and personal issues, the HR department are the first point of call for many employees when a problem arises.
When considering a HR position, you'll need to have previous NHS experience as you'll need to understand how the organisation works from the inside out, as well as having a qualification from institutions such as the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Financial staff
As the NHS is funded by UK taxes, it's important for financial staff to be as efficient with money as possible and make sure every penny is well spent.
Accounting and financial professionals will be tasked with bookkeeping, managing statements and payroll. Regular audits are necessary to help identify areas of overspending and create reports based on their findings.
It goes without saying that anyone working within the financial department will need to have strong numerical skills. Pair these up with the ability to thoroughly plan and a nature for problem solving and you'll be a strong candidate for a financial role within the NHS.
IT staff
Having a reliable IT system is crucial to the running of the NHS and the skills of an IT professional can really make a huge difference.
A day in the life of a member of IT staff will vary, with tasks being more than just fixing and improving tech issues. Working around sensitive information, staff will be required to know how to make sure that networks are consistently online as well as information remaining safe and secure.
Anyone looking to work in IT within the NHS will not only need to have prior experience working in a similar role but will also need to have problem solving skills, a detailed knowledge of operating systems including software and hardware, alongside a deep understanding of how to monitor and safeguard systems.
Finding the job role for you
Working in the NHS can be an entirely satisfying and rewarding experience and with over 350 different job roles within the organisation, there is sure to be a position suited to you.
Adam Maidment writes for GoToJobBoard, a dedicated job board which specialises in non-clinical and non-medical roles encouraging candidates to consider working within the NHS.


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Real Salt Lake and LA Galaxy will meet in a Western Conference heavyweight clash at the Rio Tinto Stadium in their playoff semi-final first leg on Saturday night.
Both sides share a vast experience of competing in the MLS Cup, so they're certainly no strangers to the responsibility and pressure that comes with playoff matches.
Real Salt Lake were runners-up in the final last year following a penalty shootout defeat to Sporting Kansas City after they had tied the game 1-1 and have qualified for the MLS Cup playoffs every season since 2008.
They won the competition in 2009 when they beat LA Galaxy on penalties – their only MLS Cup title to date.Embed from Getty Images
Real Salt Lake will look to their home advantage to try and get themselves ahead in this tie as their form at the Rio Tinto Stadium has been excellent this year, with 11 wins and just the one defeat.
Real Salt Lake's home form: Played 17 – Won 11 – Drawn 5 – Lost 1
LA Galaxy are the joint most successful team in the history of the MLS Cup alongside DC United with both sides having won four titles.
However, the Galaxy were dumped out of the competition at this stage last year by the same opponents, losing 2-1 on aggregate, so they will be looking to avoid a repeat performance.
They will also have to recover from their Supporters' Shield disappointment after their 2-0 defeat against Seattle Sounders in the last game of the season saw them finish in second place, while the Sounders lifted the title.
They've struggled for consistency away from home and their last win on the road was a 3-0 win at Chivas USA on September 1, so the key will be to keep it tight on Saturday night.
LA Galaxy's away form: Played 17 – Won 5 – Drawn 6 – Lost 6Embed from Getty Images
It's crucial to still be alive in the tie when the second leg comes around, so neither side will want to hand the initiative to the opposition, so this should make for a tense but entertaining affair.
Key Player: Alvaro Saborio – Real Salt Lake's Costa-Rican forward has been in fine form this season, having scored 8 goals from just 13 starts. He boasts the best goals-per-game ratio for the home side and if he plays a part, he could make the difference.
Key Stat: LA Galaxy have faced Real Salt Lake twice before in the MLS Cup and have been on the losing end both times:
- 2013 – Western Conference semi-final – Real Salt Lake 2-1 LA Galaxy (aggregate score)
- 2009 – MLS Cup Final – Real Salt Lake 1-1 LA Galaxy (Real Salt Lake won 5-4 on penalties)
Real Salt Lake's last five: L/L/W/D/W
LA Galaxy's last five: W/W/L/D/L
Prediction: Real Salt Lake 1 – 1 LA Galaxy


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An excellent way of making a long distance relocation or local relocation easier is by moving during the year's fairest season. While every part of a calendar year has its pros and cons, springtime offers fantastic benefits that far outweigh the advantages of moving during any other time of the year. Here are some of the top reasons why spring is an ideal time to plan your relocation:
The Biggest Advantages to Moving in Spring
Better Weather
Spring weather is neither too hot nor too cold, making it a favorable time to move your belongings. Lifting heavy boxes on cold winter days or hot summer ones makes for a much more exhaustive experience. If you should be relocating over a long distance during the winter, freezing conditions can damage items such as antique woods and electronics should they remain overnight in a truck. Along with its optimal weather, spring offers longer days and more daylight time for you to move.
Extra Savings
Moving companies are busiest from the beginning of May until September. As a result, prices usually rise. By moving in the spring, you can save yourself from this. Because demand is lower, many companies offer better relocation deals.
Kids At Home
If you're not planning to use your moving company's packing service, you'll need the extra family hands. Schools are not in session during spring break, providing the opportunity to make the transition less daunting. On the other hand, if you want your kids preoccupied as you enjoy the freedom of organizing, packing and preparing for the move, spring school days are more favorable. Either way, springtime is a win-win.
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Summer is a time to relax, enjoy the weather, and indulge in outside recreational activities. A springtime move allows you to fully settle in to your new residence just in time to appreciate the fun times that summer brings.
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As you prepare to move, you'll have to go through your possessions, getting rid of those you don't need, and clean your home. Don't these activities sound like those same ones you already do during spring cleaning? With a spring move, you'll kill two birds with one stone.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Newly released data suggests that the U.S. radio industry could be on track to record its worst annual drop in ad revenue in decades.
According to the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), total ad revenue for all U.S. radio markets dropped 10 percent in October from a year earlier. Local revenue fell 15 percent, while national revenue slipped 1 percent.
October marked the industry's 18th consecutive month of year-on-year revenue declines, according to James Boyle, a senior broadcast analyst at research firm C.L. King & Associates in New York.
Given that total ad revenue is down 7 percent year to date through the end of October, the continuing decline evokes comparisons to 2001, when ad revenue was down 7 percent for the entire year, Boyle said in a November 24 research note. But, he observed, that was against a tough comparison to 2000, when revenue grew 12 percent.
"One actually has to go all the way back to 1954, when radio ad revenue was down 9 percent against the prior year's dip of 2 percent" to find a worse decline, Boyle said. "1954 was the fourth straight year of substantial radio advertising underperformance versus total domestic ad revenue."
That was also the year, Boyle quipped, "when 'The Lone Ranger' had its last new radio episode and Sen. Joseph McCarthy was railing against hidden Communists."
The future doesn't appear bright, Boyle said. "If the recession lasts for all of 2009 and the weakness persists in many of the major radio ad categories, such as auto, to the point where spending severely plunges, then it may be 2010 or beyond before radio revives," he said.
The dismal October numbers came on the heels of the RAB's release of more detailed data on ad revenue in the third quarter. Despite the benefit of political advertising leading up to the November 4 U.S. election, ad revenue in the three months ended September 30 totaled $4.9 billion, down 9 percent from the same period of 2007. Year to date, total revenue stood at $14.8 billion, down 7 percent from a year earlier.
Local and national on-air revenue dropped 11 percent to $4.2 billion in the quarter. Even network radio, a segment that has defied the rest of the business by managing to grow during the first half of the year, was down 3 percent to $285 million. Off-air revenue, including online advertising, rose in the quarter but managed to grow just 5 percent to $458 million, slowing from the double-digit percentage gains posted in the first two quarters of 2008.
There was little good news for radio's core on-air business with local advertising, which accounts for about 80 percent, falling 10 percent in the third quarter to $3.5 billion. National spot advertising remained the weakest segment, down 12 percent to $767 million.
Amid the recent financial market turmoil, concerns about a deepening recession and a slowdown in consumer spending, the outlook for all local media, including radio, looks tough, according to Marci Ryvicker, a senior analyst at Wachovia Capital Markets in New York.
"Our sources tell us that spending from all major ad categories — auto, retail, telecom and financial services — has come to a substantial slowdown,'' Ryvicker noted in a November 24 report.
As a result, she now expects U.S. radio ad revenue to fall 8 percent in 2008 and 2009, compared with a 2 percent decline in 2007.


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