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Natural Fair Trade Handmade Waldorf Dolls...all natural dolls any child will treasure.
Natural Fair Trade Waldorf Dolls make a perfect first friend for any young child. Adorable European design, a natural doll is more than just a doll; it becomes a comforter, it becomes another character in your child's life and above all it becomes a familiar best friend. Simple toys made from natural materials are recognized as being of great importance for the wholesome development of young children. A natural doll will grow with your child and expand their imagination. It will take on many different rolls as friend & comforter. A Waldorf doll will bring endless enjoyment for your special child for years to come.
Why you'll love our Natural Waldorf Dolls:
- Only all-natural, pure materials are used to make these wonderful dolls.
- Simple facial features allows child to establish dolls "expression" for the day.
- No plastic, batteries or noise! Only natural materials that are soothing & healthier for your child.
- Soft, flexible arms and legs allows for natural poses.
- Big Friends are 17" tall and are particularly loved by older children (3 years +). Little Friends are 12" tall, perfect for the smallest of children.
- Our Boy Big Friends make perfect dolls for boys. Read Real Boys Play with Dolls for a dad's perspective.
- Filled with wool, Waldorf natural dolls take on the scents that are familiar to baby so child is easily comforted.
- Wool is also anti-fungal and will naturally deter dust mites & mold.
- Natural dolls encourage open-ended play fostering independence, creativity & imagination.
- Traditional European-design will never become tired or outdated!
- 100% all natural dolls are individually hand-crafted!
- Created under Fair Trade conditions, our Waldorf Dolls hold the seal of the International Fair Trade Organization FTO mark.
- Made in Fair Trade in India.
These wonderful natural dolls are hand-crafted in traditional European-design and are embraced by the Waldorf community. Made from soft, 100% cotton and pure sheeps wool, in addition to being naturally anti-bacterial, our natural dolls are designed to absorb scents easily, so the familiar scents of home will be soothing and comforting to your child. These beautiful dolls are non-toxic and safe to chew on with no fluff to inhale.
Waldorf dolls faces have a neutral expression to help expand the imagination of your little one. The doll can be whatever your child wants them to be - happy, sad, laughing or crying. This doll will stretch as far as your child's imagination!
Why Choose a Natural Waldorf Doll?
When it comes to finding all-natural children's toys, we LOVE to share. For our little girl's 3rd Christmas we were on the search for a special, natural doll that would be her first baby doll friend. With an appreciation of Waldorf education, we looked to the dolls embraced by the community for something extra special. Waldorf dolls (also called Steiner dolls) are made of natural materials - wool and cotton - using techniques drawing on European doll making tradition. The appearance of a Waldorf doll is intentionally kept simple, allowing for a child to develop it's own imagination and creativity during play. For instance, it has little facial expression allowing a child to establish the doll's own identity for the day.
A feature unique to Waldorf dolls are their natural, comforting materials. Young children experience the world more through touch and smell than sight and a natural doll is designed to be tactile and representative of familiar, comforting scents and associations. Our Waldorf dolls are made of natural, renewable materials that are close to their original sources. The 100% cotton knit skin "breathes" with the child and wool stuffing gets warmer as it is held, just like a real baby. The characteristic shaping of the head and face makes this uniquely a Waldorf doll. An embroidered face allows for more imaginative play than with a doll with a fixed stare. Simple yarn hair give these dolls a natural look.
You might notice that most dolls you buy these days are cold, plastic and generally have a have a forced facial expression. And to our displeasure, dolls marketed to little girls also have make-up, trashy looking clothing and inappropriate accessories. They tend to be cold, loud and over-stimulating. Finally a doll that you can feel completely comfortable giving your precious child! Waldorf dolls are simple dolls made of naturally soothing materials. A special Waldorf doll is given to both boys and girls alike, helping to create a healthy sense of self, nurturing and well-being.
Natural Dolls and Fair Trade Toys
When you buy natural dolls, we of course hope that you do so because you enjoy their extra unique features. A lot of special attention has therefore been paid to the design of Waldorf dolls and to the choice of materials. However, there is more to these natural dolls than their simplicity and beautifully hand-crated nature. Each Waldorf doll is manufactured in Fair Trade, i.e. produced in a way where honest trading relations with the producers are the main issue. Fair Trade stretches far beyond for instance excluding or avoiding child labour. After all, the mere fact that children have not manufactured products does not automatically imply that they have been produced in human conditions (by adults) or at fair prices.
Fair Trade generally complies with the following principles:
- The production occurs at honest wages: this means that employees and their families have to be able to provide for themselves in a normal manner, taking account of the cost of living in their country.
- The production takes place in a socially acceptable context: wages are not the only issue, but also working environment, labour conditions, working hours, etc.
- The trade relation is based on collaboration, not on competition: designing models, selecting materials, planning the production - everything occurs in transparency. The producers know what they are working on and they are familiar with the market circumstances.
- Transfer of knowledge: This is related to teaching certain techniques, and it also concerns the broader context where the work takes place.
- Respecting the environment: whenever possible, use is made of natural materials, often organically grown or reared, produced in an organically sound manner (cf. used dyes, etc.)
- Financing: quite often, producers in the Third world cannot handle the purchase of sufficient or top quality material needed for the actual production. In that case, not only the production of the actual dolls, but also the purchase of the raw materials is prefinanced.
- Transfer of production means: sewing machines, tools, etc.
- Continuity in the trade relation: this implies that no switches to another producer will take place after one or several orders, for instance for the sake of the price: in other words, the producer is guaranteed of a constant work flow, and hence also has the guarantee that this investments (for instance in production means or training) will not be lost or will only be profitable for a very brief time.
- The uses of materials which are produced locally or which are available on site, with a beneficial effect for local economy.
Please note that this type of doll has been copied many times over. Be aware that the cheaper "copy cats" are stuffed with polyester fiber fill instead of pure sheep's wool. Polyester does not transfer scents, therefore the doll cannot be considered a natural "bonding" doll!


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: I saw the monster, honest !In full: Hearing tales of the long bus ride, I was fearing the worst, but it all ran absolutely superbly. Especially as our bus had a loo on it ! A top Lemur Tip from me. Get on a comfy coach with a lav. As the first bit is downhill, I found it hard not to clatter off at top pace and regretted it towards the end . It ended up being the hardest marathon I've ever don, but if I'd slowed myeself down at the start, it probably wouldn't have been too bad. Amazing organisation. Superb marshalls. Brilliant spectators. And getting a text with your time as soon as you cross the line...We have arrived in the 2q1st century, ladies and gentlemen ! One thing. I stayed to watch the prize giving and no way was the lady who won the over 50's, over 50 :-) It's a long way to go, but I'd really recommend this race to anyone. Inverness is a lovely city as well.Date of review: October 18, 2012
In short: Curate's eggIn full: Nice countryside (though not as nice as the Trionium), gratt marshalling. However, all the loos ran out of paper at the start (THANK YOU TO THE NICE LADY WITH THE TISSUES), that could have meant I couldn't even start ! Also, we were lining up, 1 minute from the start and the announcer said "if you think you might be faster, you mught like to get tothe front". 1) what does "think you might be fast mean? 2) if you think you are fast, how do you climb over 200 people in one minute to get to the start ? Next time, how about streaming people ? I spent the first 50 minutes stuck behind slower runners on skinny paths, which was a shame. If I'd taken the vague advice and scrambled to the front, it might have been me holding others up ! Nevertheless, it's a nice course - challenging, good markers and superb marshalling. One of the best metals and tee shirt as well ! I feel a bit mean for the aforementioned gripes, but it did detract a bit from a lovely day out. Date of review: October 18, 2012
In short: The Best Race I've ever doneIn full: The previous reviewer said it all, so I'll bve a bit lazier (I am tired after all). Amazing organisation, ultra friendly event, the route was glorious, how did they get that weather??? 6 weeks of pouring rain, then one day of glorious sunshine ! The route was pretty muddy, but never im[assable and, if I'm honest, a welcome excuse to walk a bit. Very very hilly and a real challenge. This one took real true grit to complete. The end, where I ran up the finishing straight of BrightonRacecourse, with everyone cheering me was very emotional. The only criticism is that I can't imagine what to do next ! Can anything compare to this experience? It's a massive task - took me 14 1/2 hours, but what a feeling. I ache everywhere. Your friends will look at you like you're a nutter (or a hero!). Only wish I'd taken more pics on my mobile. Date of review: May 14, 2012
In short: Superb - a real "event"In full: Third BM was again a well organised and very friendly event. The volunteers were all v cheery and there was masses of support from the masses. I thought the water pouches were a great idea. A couple of squirts straight down your throat. The one gripe - MUST GET MORE LOOS at the start !! I did London as well last year and - hear this - BRIGHTON IS BETTER ! Even down to the superb quality and well-designed tee shirt, rather than the one-size cheapo effort from the London. Do this marathon; you'll love it.Date of review: April 16, 2012
In short: Highlight of the running yearIn full: Superb organisation, beautiful scenery and friendly atmosphere make this the race of the year (closely followed by Brighton). It is a tough race, not just the hills, but very challenging underfoot. And the 10k cutoff time, makes pacing yourself very hard ! I'll be back !Date of review: October 24, 2011
In short: Lovely course, even in the pouring rain and coldIn full: OK, so this review is very late and I'm biased because our lass did a PB, but I have to say that if you're looking for a run in London in great scenery, with happy and efficient marshalling and good organisation, then look no further. We'll definitely do another. A friend did this as her first race and LOVED it. Only gripe...Why start early. Superb. Well doneDate of review: September 21, 2011
In short: Does NOT do what it says on the tin !In full: If they can't even get the distance right..... My Garmin measured 9.7km and I had to do another 550m as I was going for a PB (9 secs...off...ah...). When I challenged the guy who was doing the announcements, he told me to get my Garmin checked ! Then went on to say "don't be too hard on us on the internet". I felt a bit bad, as I was grumbling to the organisers and my apologies to anyone if I got on their nerves (I was the skinny guy in orange if you want to slam me). There are so many superbly organised races these days (check the Run Richmond Park series) that these guys have got to pull their socks up. Especially as I understand the course was 500m short last year.Date of review: September 18, 2011
In short: I guarantee you won't do it only once !In full: A really suberb marathon, with extraordinary spectator support, which really makes all the difference. Organisation is great. Route is superb, with the very notable exception of the dreaded power station zone, although this year I was expecting it and there were some very kind souls who'd trekked out to applaud. Fantastic cammeraderie. Do it.Date of review: April 12, 2011
In short: Superb scenery, Fantastic atmos, Great Marshalling, HILLS, ROOTS, STONES....In full: Well, they said that it was hilly, but this is ridiculous ! No flat bits at all. So how come it was the nicest race I've ever entered? Superb scenery, really friendly, excellent marshalling (Thank you, guys and gals). I hadn't thought that the hills might be so treacherous and Gawd knows how I didn't take a tumble following Kamikaze Lucy down some of the slopes. As we came to the finish line, everyone was cheering and what a rise ! The best. I'm off to bed now.Date of review: October 17, 2010
In short: The crowds were superb!In full: Really great day and the route was mostly fun. I say "mostly" with the exception of the power station run, which was 18 - 22 miles; just when you're starting to wonder whether it might be a good time to pack the whole thing in and buy a pipe, a tartain blanket and a nice little car. It was a bit disheartening to run the hardes part of the race through such dreary surroundings. Moan over - the crowds were truly uplifting, the organisation superb - the website already lists a load of changes they're making next year - including the aforementioned power station bit. Great that they got extra trains to run as well.All in all, superb. Looking forward to next year already.Date of review: April 28, 2010
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Here's how RW members rated this race (567 votes).
In short: Tough, yet brilliant!In full: This was probably way out of my depth- in fact the 16 miles of this took me much longer than my Brighton full marathon time! Yet it was so friendly, welcoming and the organisation brilliant!Thank you for a great race. I will be looking out for the 10k in this series next year!!Date of review: June 27, 2012
In short: Lovely, friendly atmosphereDate of review: June 27, 2012
In short: Best and hardest race I have ever done!In full: I don't usually post reviews on races but I felt compelled to write about the Mm. It was by far and away the best race I have done, the hills were mental, so was the start and everyone was so friendly and encouraging. I'm still aching now but still feel an amazing sense of achievement, here's to the next!Date of review: June 26, 2012
In short: A tough run but a nice scenery and friendly runners make you forget the pain. Great organisation from Dr Rob Date of review: June 26, 2012
In short: Yet again the Munro delivers the most challenging and rewarding race experience of the year. In full: The pain during and after reminds you that you are taking part in something special. Great organisation! Great atmosphere amongst the masochistic mrunners! Ample water, sweets and salted crisps along the course! Great T-shirt, Medal and Cap! Fabulous food at the end! I will be back for the "normal" Munro in 2013 ...Date of review: June 25, 2012
In full: The description of brutal is so appropriate. Nice smooth surface of the Zig Zag was fine but the double on Juniper Hill was a real struggle. Jelly sweets and plenty of water stops were most welcome. No place for PBs and sure that it must be more than 3,500 ft of ups and downs. Will be back for more next year on the easier course.Date of review: June 25, 2012
In short: Great Run - Prepare Your Quads!In full: Fantastic run - Atmosphere welcoming and friendly, and the focus is set on finishing and pushing yourself to do the best you can. Its a great atmosphere and a great challenge, having done my first full marathon earlier in the year I found this a tough challenge at the 16 mile distance so fair play to those who go for the 'Picnic' full marathon on the same day! Date of review: June 25, 2012
In short: Wonderful race. Second hardest run I've done after the Northumbria Coast Marathon. Hundreds of big steps, make sure you train for those!Date of review: June 25, 2012
In short: Emotional but fun!Date of review: June 25, 2012
In short: 6th Munro! Bring it on!In full: I slept until 1pm on Sunday (which is unheard of really for me), and I am still aching all over (legs, shoulders, arms, I ought to relax whilst suffering!). However I think I've improved my time, I really ran downhills and tried to walk at good pace up the stairs. The start was a special edition, superb new tarmac on zigzag (on a personal note, I hate running on tarmac!) road, it was hard surface, long and windy: GREAT stuff. Loved the sweets, did not try the crisps! Yes I favour water (rather than fizzy drink) but eh it happens (running out), water stops were plentiful. Marshals were great, and without them, there would be no race! Thank you again Dr Rob for your tremendous efforts at organising such monstrous, unforgettable events, which make us so stiff and proud! As ever, my complete admiration for all Picnic runners! It is a race you run for the challenge, the atmosphere and in a weird way for fun really!!!!!!!! Yet, I would recommend some (serious)running before considering entering it! Thank you to all involved (sandwiches/ cakes at the end were so welcome and delicious!). See you next year for my 7th!!!!!! 16 miles is good by the way!!!!!!!Date of review: June 25, 2012
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Classical and Prog-Rock Collide on Pianist and Composer Kris Becker's New Album "Expansions"Posted by Chris Becker in Classical Music, Composers, Contemporary Classical, Houston, Piano, Recordings, Review, tags: Expansions, Frozen Heat, Kris Becker, Nu-Classical, Rice University
Real quick, let me explain the name thing. Kris and I are not related, although we are definitely brothers in spirit. We've even performed on the same bill, albeit separately, me on laptop cuing and mixing electronic and sample-based sounds to accompany avant-garde films, and Kris on Nord playing both what he calls his "nu-classical" repertoire and rock influenced songs. When I first relocated the Houston, the local press managed to mix the two of us up at least once (my photo appeared above Kris' name in an ad for a gig with his rock band Frozen Heat). So just to clarify, it's Kris with a "K," okay?
Okay. Now back to the music. Expansions features 13 tracks, 11 of them compositions for solo piano. "Covenant" is a feisty dialogue for clarinet (played by Sarunas Jankauskas) and piano, and the title track is a seven and a half minute theme and variations for solo flute beautifully performed by Victoria Hauk.
There's no question Becker's formidable (that word again) piano skills have everything to do with generating the compositional material he has shaped into an award-winning, body of work. But there's heart and soul in the man's music, not just technical fireworks. His compositions, especially the compositions on Expansions, are intensely programmatic and poetic, a fact one can gather not only from Becker's liner notes but the expressive and dynamic directions you see in his scores (a couple of my favorites include "scintillating and terrifying" and "twisted").
Expansions closes with a four-movement monster of a of a piece "Piano Sonata No. 1," which is dedicated to Becker's Rice-era piano instructor Robert Roux. Becker appreciated my description of this piece as a "monster," and told me that in fact that's how the piece struck him after he first heard it back in its entirety. Several tempo and meter changes, as well as the breadth of expressive demands on the player, sets the piece firmly outside of the camp of this generation's latest batch of post-minimialists. It's a hell of a lot of fun to listen to. At times, especially in the first movement, I'm reminded of Louis Moreau Gottschalk, though Becker is quick to name check Keith Emerson as he is Chopin and of the usual 19th century long hairs. "Piano Sonata No. 1" deservedly won the 2012 National Federation of Music Clubs Emil and Ruth Beyer Composition Award.
Like any good romantic, Becker is determined to realize his music, his way, maintaining what a friend of mine calls "aesthetic ownership" of a very personal musical vision. Sure, Becker can tear up Mozart and Beethoven, but why play it safe? His drive compels him to a road a little less traveled. It's a hard road, but many classically trained musicians these days are similarly deciding to forgo the traditional and instead cut their own artistic path. So Kris with a "K" is in good company!
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July 1, 2013
Members of Platinum Sachs (l to r) Matthew Favreau, Yana Beketayeva, Konstantinos Milas, Jose Rodriguez and Jia Chen.
WEST HAVEN, CONN. -- Every year, teams of students in the University of New Haven College of Business MBA program compete to devise investment strategies for a pool of funds, called the Charger Portfolio, invested in the stock market.
And in each of the last five years, since the fund was established by UNH alumnus Ralph DellaCamera Jr., the students have outperformed the market.
This past year, the student teams were given a special challenge: beat the performance of the portfolio submitted by Patrick Torre, the university's associate vice president for finance, and he would contribute $2,000 to the fund. If they didn't, Torre would contribute $1,000.
The students prevailed – and Torre has a depleted bank account to prove it.
The objective of the fund is to provide the students with an opportunity to use the investment evaluation methods they learned in class and apply them using real money. Since the fall of 2009, graduate students in the "Equity Market Valuation and Analysis" course form competing teams and present investment proposals to an advisory board.
The board is composed of the dean of the College of Business, the associate vice president for finance and the college's finance department faculty members. The student teams do their research, select stocks for investment and present their competitive proposals to the board. The board members evaluate the proposals and select the best proposal by vote. The winning proposal is implemented.
"The students were excited by Mr. Torre's generous challenge," said Demissew Diro Ejara, associate professor of finance and director of the Samuel S. Bergami Jr. Learning Center for Finance and Technology. "It was an added incentive to them to thoroughly investigate what the funds should be invested in."
Torre, who served as a judge in the competition last year, said he handles the treasury duties for the Student Investment Class and executes all of their trades.
"While processing last year's equity purchases, there were a few stocks I thought were questionable," he said. "I wanted to see if I could beat the students with a portfolio I created."
Torre also wanted to help the students increase the portfolio and was hoping he could inspire other donors with his challenge.
"I think it's a great opportunity for our students to experience a competitive process where the top portfolio gets to invest with $50,000 in real dollars," he said. "It would be great to get the fund over the $100,000 mark."
The fund, which began at $25,000, has grown to $47,000 in four years – and with Torre's contribution $49,000 – since it was begun with a contribution from DellaCamera, who has a marketing degree from UNH and received the UNH Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007. DellaCamera is a managing member and the chief investment officer for the New York-based hedge fund firm DellaCamera Capital Management, which manages multi-strategy domestic and offshore funds.
Torre said he realized he was losing the challenge when Apple, one of his stock selections, went to $400 a share from an entry point of $600. He had predicted the stock would get to $900 a share.
"The true end for me came when my one speculative play in a biotech company tanked after a big pharma buyout fell apart," he said. "I'm very happy to help the students with the donation, but I'm not going to lie -- my competitive side has me very annoyed that I lost."
The student winners called themselves the Platinum Sachs. Team members Yana Beketayeva, Jia Chen, Matthew Favreau, Konstantinos Milas and Jose Rodriguez recommended investment in large companies such as Johnson & Johnson, MacDonald's, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Lockheed Martin, 3M, Costco, ExxonMobil, Pfizer, Realty Income Corp and Medtronic.
The team's goal was to "Think Globally Invest Locally," said Rodriguez of West Haven. "Each one of the group members were from different parts of the world (Greece, China, Russia, America, and Puerto Rico) brought together by one university," he said. "So we wanted to key in on the very diverse mindsets each person has."
The University of New Haven is a private, top-tier comprehensive institution recognized as a national leader in experiential education. Founded in 1920 on the campus of Yale University in cooperation with Northeastern University, UNH moved to its current West Haven campus in 1960. The University operates a satellite campus in Tuscany, Italy, and offers programs at several locations throughout Connecticut and in New Mexico. UNH provides its students with a unique combination of a solid liberal arts education and real-world, hands-on career and research opportunities. The University enrolls approximately 6,400 students, including nearly 1,800 graduate students and more than 4,600 undergraduates – the majority of whom reside in University housing. Through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, Tagliatela College of Engineering, and College of Lifelong & eLearning, UNH offers 75 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. UNH students have access to more than 50 study abroad programs worldwide, and its student-athletes compete in 16 varsity sports in the NCAA Division II's highly competitive Northeast-10 Conference.


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Best psychedlic song....Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite. End of discussion.
I always knew it, hahahaha.
Forgot to include in my list, What's the New Mary Jane?
I believe Rubber Soul and Revolver were two big steps to the Psychedelic period.
Hey King, would you want me to end the discussion already, hehehe?


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ATI, graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices, reportedly plans to formally launch its first second-generation DirectX 11 graphics processing units (GPUs) sometimes in the second half of October, 2010. The new lineup is projected to bring new performance heights to the high-end product segment, but it is not clear whether there will be sufficient amount of the new ATI Radeon HD 6000-series graphics processors this calendar year.
AMD's graphics unit reportedly set the launch window for the next-generation graphics processors for premium segment to 15 - 29 of October, 2010, according to Heise.de web-site that cites "reliable corporate sources". This is the second or the third confirmation about ATI's intention to release the code-named Southern Islands chips for performance-demanding applications in Q4 2010.
The main intrigue about the initiation of Southern Islands family roll out is whether ATI will be in position to fulfill demand towards high-end GPUs. Many consumer electronics companies tend to release new products aimed at gaming markets close to Holiday season in order to sell more during sales frenzy. For those companies a launch in October indicates high confidence in products. But for chip companies like AMD a launch in October may indicate the fact that the company is confident about performance of its novelty, but cannot deliver enough chips to market.
Considering issues that ATI's arch-rival Nvidia continues to have with its products lineup, ATI may not need a new flagship offering just now. But by October the Santa Clara, California-based company may resolve its issues with supplies and ATI will have to ensure stable supplies of the next-generation product line so that to continue selling premium-class products and do not engage itself into a price-war.
Not a lot is known about the Southern Islands family of products. The SI family will offer higher performance compared to currently available ATI Radeon HD 5000 "Evergreen" line, but will hardly be considerably more advanced in terms of feature-set. It is rumoured that designers of the new GPUs concentrated mostly on improving efficiency, but not on building something completely new from scratch, which is why certain building blocks of the new Sothern Islands family will be inherited from the current Evergreen line.
ATI/AMD did not comment on the news-story.
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Home of the 2002 Winter Olympics, Park City, Utah is one of the most popular winter destinations in the United States. Founded in the 19th century, this small city was once a Western mining settlement. Today, those historic buildings are now the backdrop for Park City's small tourist town, bustling with unique boutiques, delicious restaurants, and gift shops.
A winter paradise, there is no end to adventure sports in Park City. Skiing, snowboarding, sledding, ice skating, snow tubing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and even sleigh rides are popular activities in this frosty metropolis. In the evenings, Park City pubs and restaurants will warm you up with a range of satisfying options. From French food to barbeque, you'll never go hungry in this food-loving town. After dinner, catch a movie or a live show, or simply relax in front of the fire at your cozy condo downtown.
Park City's main attractions are related to winter sports; however, this town can also be an inexpensive family destination during the warmer months. In the summer, you can hike or bike in the scenic mountains around the city. There is also an 18-hole golf course, as well as numerous great fishing spots in the rivers near town. Any time of year, visitors to Park City can enjoy a host of luxury spas, gourmet restaurants, and lovely galleries downtown.
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After a day on the mountain, the best way to relax is to sit in front of the fireplace at your cozy cottage or cabin in Park City. For your stay, book a Park City vacation rental near one of the city's amazing mountains or rent an apartment in the city center and take the lift to the mountain from there.


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About the Author: Cameron R. Hume serves as U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia.
This is the rainy season in Jakarta, and U.S. Secretary of State Clinton has just taken the city by storm. Fortunately, the rain held off until just after her plane had departed and she had completed a highly successful two-day visit.
The Secretary's visit to Indonesia -- the world's third-largest democracy, the most populous Muslim majority country and an important developing Southeast Asian power -- was significant. It was the new Secretary's first overseas trip, and the U.S. Embassy and the people and Government of Indonesia were honored to host her.
Strategically, she choose to recognize the growing importance of Asia to the U.S. in the 21st Century by making her first official visit to this part of the world and including Indonesia among her four stops. The visit demonstrated clear U.S. interest in developing our already strong relationship with Indonesia into a long-term partnership based on shared values.
It was her first trip to the country since she visited as First Lady in 1994, and it was clear from the minute she landed in Jakarta that she was eager to see and learn how the country has progressed. As hosts, we and our Indonesian friends were delighted to show her how and why we consider Indonesia's democratic transformation to be among the world's great success stories.
Despite a tight schedule, Secretary Clinton made time to exchange views with both senior government officials and a good cross-section of representatives of Indonesia's vibrant civil society. Also, she visited ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan at the regional organization's headquarters and underscored U.S. commitment to the region and appreciation of Indonesia's leadership role in ASEAN. (Indonesia constitutes more than 40 percent of ASEAN's population.)
Unusual for visiting officials, the Secretary reached out to meet some ordinary Indonesian citizens. For example, she appeared on "Dahsyat "("Awesome"), a popular, youth-oriented TV variety show and discussed everything from U.S. policy towards the Middle East to her preferences in music (she likes the Beatles and the Rolling Stones plus classical music), and even tried to master a phrase in the Indonesian language.
She also exchanged views with seven Indonesian reporters who covered the recent Presidential elections in the U.S. They seemed fascinated with her explanation of how she could work for President Obama after campaigning against him the Democratic primary. She said after a hard-fought election in any democracy, the candidates have a responsibility to pull together and work for good governance and the betterment of the nation. She also talked about the need for more cooperation in higher education and for more exchange programs. Several times, including in public remarks at a dinner with civil society leaders, she said that we need to establish linkages between U.S. and Indonesian universities.
Her schedule also included a walk around Jakarta's North Petojo neighborhood, where she talked with local residents about their efforts to maintain a healthy environment. She saw firsthand how USAID and community partnerships collaborate on a number of environmental and maternal and child health programs to give people things like safe drinking water and community-based waste management.
On several occasions during her Jakarta visit, she mentioned how President Obama values his experience as a child growing up in Jakarta. She said she enjoyed meeting the 40 students who came out to the airport to help welcome her with a song. The students all attend the same central Jakarta public primary school that President Obama attended when he lived in Jakarta with his American mother and his Indonesian step-father.
As Ambassador, the most important part of the Secretary's visit for me was her substantive meetings with both President Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Wirajuda. In these important sessions, she discussed the two countries' intentions to develop a "comprehensive partnership". She understood that the world economic crisis and other challenges create an opportunity for deeper cooperation and the promotion of shared interests bilaterally, regionally and globally.
One of her clear messages was that the U.S cannot deal with the world's problems alone and wants to work more closely with Indonesia to advance the interests of both countries in a brand range of sectors. She said these included democracy, education, environment, trade and investment, counterterrorism and regional security. She emphasized that our two countries share many common values, including democracy, and noted that the world could benefit from seeing how Indonesia has successfully combined democracy, Islam, modernity and women's rights.
All in all, the visit was a diplomatic success. One Jakarta daily summarized the trip succinctly with this headline and a photo of the Secretary with school children splashed across the entire front page: "Clinton says U.S. is Ready to Listen." After this visit, our two countries, indeed, seemed ready to work more closely together.
David in Hawaii writes:
Dear Secretary Clinton: Congratulations! Your visit to Indonesia in February 2009 is the most successful one in your first overseas trip as the U.S. Secretary of State. You met with both President Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Wirajuda of Indonesia. At the same time, you had so many happy moments with Indonesian people, including Menteng Elementary School 1 children, "Dahsyat " TV show host, actress and supermodel, reporters, as well as Jakarta's North Petojo residents. You have successfully presented our friendship to Indonesian Government and ordinary people.
Born in Sumatra, Indonesia, I am a retired U.S. computer scientist. Please allow me to use Indonesian language to express my regards to you:
Terima Kasih! Secretary Clinton!
Rosemary in New Jersey writes:
Thank you, Ambassador Hume, for the informative post about Secretary Clinton's stay in Indonesia as well as for making this leg of her trip so productive and comfortable for her. As you have discovered, she is a hands-on girl who likes to make contact with all kinds of people, not just dignitaries. That it was possible for her to meet school children, young people, and hard-working adults in Indonesia made her trip, I am sure, well worth the tight schedule.
I know Hillary reached out and grabbed some hearts in Indonesia -- she has a habit of doing that. I want you to know that those of you who took care of her on this trip have the appreciation of all of us stateside who keep her in our hearts and prayers. Everybody involved did an awesome job.
Thank you, again.
Wendy in California writes:
Dear Ambassador Hume,
Thank you so much for your report. Following SoS Hillary's transpacific trip has been an instructive thrill. The heart stuff wins good will -- it is also substantive in the facets of smart power, I would argue. I mean, look at the picture at the top of your post. Gosh, SoS Hillary with glowing kids holding American & Indonesian flags. Clearly, it opens people's hearts which thaws their suspicions. I do believe that respect is the greatest solvent. Who could watch Dahsyat/Awesome and stay hardhearted?
All of you who designed this journey deserve a medal. One of SoS Hillary's greatest gifts (for decades) is that she actually listens. People grok (deeply drink in) this. Her authentic respect for the dreams of others is radiant. I'm so glad you all got her out with people who don't have to pretend to be so serious -- in addition to the important bilateral formal stuff.
I treasure my glimpses of the remarkable and vibrant Indonesia. Thank you.
Akhyari H. in Cambodia writes:
I think, the benefit of Clinton's visit to indonesia is free 'promotion' of Indonesia, by BBC, NHK, CNA, CCTV, and hundreds other TV, and media. This is something Indonesia has been failed to do so. Thank you, Clinton
Lia in Indonesia writes:
Yes, it was great success!!
Thanks Madam Hillary for the visit, also the great job from the U.S. embassy in Jakarta. Good job Mr. Hume.
It as very touchy to hear the kid's welcoming choir to Madam Hillary under the rainy day, the warm greeting and yelling from people on the street, everywhere while visiting USAID project. We were also enjoying the warm performance with our local artists on RCTI,
It was very honored that we had your earliest visit. We do appreciate the embedded meaning n hope it works well.
We hope Mr. Obama can visit Indonesia and Menteng Dalam, we are waiting.
Lia, East Java
J. in Michigan writes:
A very well written and informative blog that provided info that I never knew before. Thanks for the details as it gives me the opportunity to stay well informed on matters of this importance.
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Tryouts and Our Deepest Fear
Tryouts can bring out our deep fears, as the talent pyramid begins its inexorable narrowing. From six elementary-school teams to a couple junior-high teams; from those junior highs to the one high-school program, and onward into the college level; no athlete wants to feel the pain of inadequacy. For boys, it means failing in the climb to be kings of the hill. For girls it is even worse. It means they are cut from that network and banished for not being good enough or tall enough, not in the eyes of their peers, but in the eyes of adults who are making such selections.
Each athlete already has had practice with this in peer selection of teams on the playgrounds at recess and lunch. University of North Carolina soccer coach Anson Dorrance even uses the order of selection of teammates for small-sided and full-scrimmage games in his competitive cauldron, for peers know better than coaches the true worth of each player to the whole of the team. No one wants to be the last one chosen, but at least on the playground, you did get picked and everyone played. When it comes to school and clubs, it is too often not the case.
Now we can be a sport of cutting kids, but I am going to challenge every club and school program to come up with ways NOT to cut kids. Be a program that is more focused on what the values of sport can teach us and not in culling kids to form the "best program" in your region. The best programs, in my humble opinion, embrace diversity not just in height, but in skill levels. They measure their success in no small part by how many younger players stay with their program and continue to play after they have left high school. With all sports combined, it has been found that 5 percent of high school athletes are still playing the sport they played in high school. Give them a love of the game in your program and you should see them playing adult USAV, park and rec, and YMCA sports when they leave college.
Here in Colorado Springs several years ago I got with our largest school district and created a way to keep those junior high players who were being cut. We had 7-8th grade programs with 24 slots, and more than 100 players trying out at a junior high. The leadership of the athletic director and key PE teachers allowed us to create school teams at the No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and even No. 6 team level. While the No. 1 (8th grade) and No. 2 (7th grade) teams practiced Monday through Thursday, the No. 3-6 teams practiced once a week. In some cases, the additional team for that day would simply copy what the coach of the 7th grade was doing, training on the third court that was there. For the gyms where only two regulation courts could go up, they divided the second court into two courts, which allows for the three teams to train after school. In other cases, they might practice two additional teams later, after the No. 1 and 2 teams, with parents helping do the coaching. On Saturdays, each school would host competition for a morning - with all the No. 3 teams competing at one school, all the No. 4s at another, etc. The cost was minimal, the refereeing provided by the players, a school volleyball T-shirt/jersey being the key to connecting these players to their important scholastic connections and network. Meanwhile these kids get to play and let the game teach the game and see what happens on the other end of the season.
A huge reason not to cut is the varying talent emergence of a child. Take this quiz by CLICKING HERE and see what I mean. There are great artists and writers who do not begin to excel until they are over half a century old. The athleticism of our sport lends itself best to the powers of a younger body, but the average age of our national teams are both in the mid 20s, a decade after high school. It is part of being committed to a growth mindset, rather than a fixed one, of effort and mastery, over the outcome of being selected by some "coaches" who are looking out for what is best for them. Some programs want only tall players, so if you are cut for "being too short" know that it is not how tall you are, but how good you are. CLICK HERE for more on that truth.
At one high school, half the kids who made the school team as freshmen came from the no-cut kidz league programming teams No. 3-6. The "Big House" facility here in town has also created a program called "BHip," which serves as an alternative for those cut from their junior program or who want a "tweener" program between youth volleyball the the full club experience. CLICK HERE for more information.
These five points on the "Fundamental Principles of Olympism," come from the Olympic Charter, which can be downloaded by CLICKING HERE. All volleyball clubs should know and conduct themselves according to these principles as they are founding concepts for ANY sport.
1. Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.
2. The goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.
3. The Olympic Movement is the concerted, organised, universal and permanent action, carried out under the supreme authority of the IOC, of all individuals and entities who are inspired by the values of Olympism. It covers the five continents. It reaches its peak with the bringing together of the world's athletes at the great sports festival, the Olympic Games. Its symbol is five interlaced rings.
4. The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. The organisation, administration and management of sport must be controlled by independent sports organisations.
5. Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement.
Tryouts teach many lessons, mostly about how actions speak far louder than words. You may have heard from a coach how talented an athlete you are. You may even have a letter from clubs saying that they want you to play for them. Those words mean little for some programs and a lot for others. It is the integrity of the people delivering the words that you must consider.
To each parent - You may wish for your daughter to play in college, but know that 400,000 girls are playing high school volleyball with only 15,000 collegiate varsity slots (and about 8,000 scholarships) available. If you add in the approximately 300 junior colleges (and about 3,000 JC scholarships at Di/DII level), you get another 3,600 openings. You may wish for your son to play in college, but know that more than 40,000 boys play in high school and there are only 92 grant in aids in the nation for college varsity programs at all levels combined. Do not forget there is high level club play at the college level, both for the school, and in USAV adult play, along with park and rec/YMCA leagues too. Read "Gifts for a Volleyball Player" CLICK HERE for more ideas on how to help your athlete excel.
To each coach - I challenge you to tryout and coach each player in a way that you will never be a child's last coach, and to follow with the principle of preserving the dignity of each of the athletes you are coaching. You can be demanding, but NEVER demeaning, and you should never take away an athlete's hope or trust of the game.
To each athlete - You can only control what you can control - your unrelenting hustle, your love of the game and playing, and your attitude and communication while working with any teammate and coach. Whether you make your first-choice team or not, you can take what you control - yourself, and continue to become the best volleyball player you can be. An important quote that is most commonly is attributed to soccer player Mia Hamm is below.
"Do you remember why you play or has it been too long? Do you play because you've worked so hard to get where you are or is it because you love to be part of a team? Is it because you love the anxiety before the game? Is it because you don't want to let anyone down or because you don't want to let yourself down? Somewhere behind the athlete you've become, the hours of practice, the coaches who pushed you, the teammates who believe in you, and the fans who cheer for you is the little girl who took that first perfect shot. The little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back, PLAY FOR HER."
In the end you must overcome your deepest fear. "They can cut the chain off the door, but they can't make us play" says one of the athletes in the movie "Coach Carter" as they sit at school desks on the court and study, since they were not making the school grades they had committed to making in order to play sports. This is a must-see movie by the way, and you can see my favorite clip by CLICKING HERE.
Marianne Williamson wrote those words in the movie, in a passage about our deepest fear in her book A Return to Love. It is about living up to your fullest potential, and for those who get cut from any team, and for those who are not, these words should be taken to heart.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some; it is in everyone.
And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give
other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.
So to all of you, I ask that you play for the love the game and never let someone else's decision take you from having that amazing relationship with this lifetime sport. Best wishes to all who are brave enough to take part in a tryout and remember the wise words of Eleanor Roosevelt long ago, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." Citius Altius, Fortius and enjoy the journey. Thanks for helping grow our sport and make sure to comment or let us know what you think - email@example.com
The following comments were made on our previous web platform and have been transferred here to maintain the historical record.
On November 16, 2009 Michelle Goodall wrote
Great blog, John! And, I appreciate the timeliness. There are so many important reflections here--thanks for writing about them. Today on CNN I came upon another article on youth sports and I'm sharing it here as it touches on many of the same themes. An interesting read...here's the link: http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/11/16/teen.sports.prodigies/index.html Thanks again for all you do! You hold obvious passion. Keep up the great work! Michelle with USA Volleyball's Iowa Region
On July 23, 2010 Alyson Jackson wrote
I was mesmerized while reading this article. If that sounds ridiculous, oh well. These are amazing thoughts and yes, many important reflections here. I wanted to cry at times, why? Because I've seen coaches who rather than nurturing a kid's love for this game, for sport, have instead destroyed or nearly destroyed that love. I've witnessed many of the negatives John refers to. And of course, I've made my share of mistakes that I can reflect on through this article. But I have learned so much in such a short time through some really great volleyball minds and friends recently and now I've witnessed the other side. Through implementation, I've seen the results of many of the positive teaching tools that John and others have taught me and it's amazing the difference not only in the kids but even in myself. Why every coach in America isn't searching this stuff out is beyond me! I can't get enough!
On August 02, 2010 David Lancy wrote
Through the implementation and see the results of many positive teaching tools that examine John and other me and it's amazing the difference not only children but even myself. Why every coach in America are finding this stuff is beyond me! Can't get enough!
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Topic: Thoughts on the Rails community
I have a bit of rant (and I hope this doesn't come off as whining, but):
I've been a developer for a long time. I have worked on hundreds of projects in dozens of languages/platforms, but I'm super-new to rails. I'm not claiming to be the best developer on the planet, but I'm not a newb, and I generally read and research quite a bit before I ask questions.
In light of that, I must say that the rails community is one of the least friendly, least helpful, and smug communities I've ever encountered. I have asked several questions within this forum, and have only received one response thus far. I asked what I thought was a relatively simple question yesterday in the AJAX forum (http://railsforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=29780)I got dozens of views, no responses, which is fine. However, when I asked this same question on IRC earlier today the responses were basically:
- "you don't understand the difference between client side code and server side code" (which I do, trust me on that one)
- "javascript and ruby don't work together" (ummm... I asked a question about a javascript helper function in rails. I think that kind of implies that they do work together)
- "think before you ask stupid questions" (oops, how silly of me to ask a question in a help forum or an IRC channel)
- "look at the source code" (even after I explained I had looked at lower level functions like remote_function, url_for, etc and already knew that the reason this didn't work was that the url parameter was escaped somewhere in the chain)
- "that won't work" (even after I explained I knew the code I presented wouldn't work. I put it out there as an illustration of what I was trying to do. Obviously it doesn't work or I wouldn't be in there asking the question, would I?)
- "that's impossible" (impossible? Seriously? I've met many, many great developers over the years and the one word I've NEVER heard from ANY of them is impossible. This problem was nowhere near impossible. I already had a solution. I was just looking for something more elegant... more fitting the ruby and rails world)
- Someone even tried to bait me into an argument about the relative merits of javascript vs ruby (??? wtf?)
At the end of the day, NO ONE answered my question! Now I realize that these are just regular folk online like myself, and no one is obligated to answer any question, and I'm not paying for support, rails is free, yadda, yadda, yadda. I get all that. But what's with all the attitude?
I remember reading Zed Shaw's rant against the rails community briefly before getting involved in rails at all and I kind of dismissed it as the work of some frustrated, angry, slightly-crazy socio-path. Well, he may or may not be any of those things, but I'm actually starting to see some of the claims he made of the community first-hand.
(And when I say community, I really mean railsforum and the rubyonrails IRC channel specifically)
In fact, the only time I really got any type of response here is on day 1 when I made the mistake of making the observation that the railsforum is written in php. I thought that was kind of ironic and funny, but apparently no one else did as it seemed to touch a couple of nerves.
I repeat again I'M NOT TRYING TO START A FLAME WAR. Please don't take this as a sign of disrespect or a form of antagonization. I'm not trying to rustle feathers... I'm just relaying some of my experiences here.
Has anyone else had similar experiences?
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I've read through blogs, articles and misc. web-posts on pu'er over the last year, especially in the few short months that I have been a member here. I have noticed that on the larger pu'er blogs and websites available in English, the subjected tea is almost exclusively the compressed type. In fact, I cannot off hand recall a single English language post on loose leaf pu'er on any commonly mentioned tea-blog either here, or from what I've found on Google. I know they exist, but what I am saying is they are in such minority that I'd have to go looking.
Since joining here, I've noticed the large popularity of compressed puer, and decided to check it out. Prior to this, I had been (and remain) skeptical as to the reasoning for buying compressed cakes.
The foundations of my know-age are rooted in TeaGuardian's discussions, particularly this page: The Nature of Compressed Teas.
It all seems to make sense, which has always had me wondering why the big puer aficionados in the Angloblogosphere favored the compressed stuff so. It doesn't seem like they'd age as evenly or as well as something loose. The only reason I got my first tiny cake is because it looked neat - before that, I had only used small, pre-measured dose style blocks (c. 3.5g).
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March 17, 2008
JEFFREY A. HOWELL AND SHELLEY HOWELL, PLAINTIFF(S),v.KENNETH VITORELO, ET AL., DEFENDANT(S).
It is hereby ORDERED pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of this Court:
JURY TRIAL DATE: Monday, March 9, 2009 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 7, 19th floor.
TRIAL LENGTH is estimated to be 5 to 7 days.
DISCOVERY PLAN: Per Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rules, subject to any provisions below.
NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF August 29, 2008 .
Plaintiff/Defendant: No later than September 12, 2008 . Plaintiff/Defendant: Rebuttal no later than September 26, 2008 .
Parties shall conform to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2).
EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF October 24, 2008 .
DISCOVERY MATTERS are referred to a Magistrate Judge and are to be noticed for hearing before the assigned Magistrate Judge.
DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS shall be filed no later than November 14, 2008 , and shall be noticed for hearing 35 days thereafter.
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE shall be held before Magistrate Judge ___________ and scheduled to take place no later than 30 days prior to the Pretrial Conference.
PRETRIAL CONFERENCE DATE: February 3, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
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Case previously referred to Private Mediation by agreement of the parties.
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b. Stipulations re Admissibility: Prior to the Pretrial Conference, the parties shall make a good faith effort to stipulate exhibits into evidence and be prepared to place their admission on the record at the Pretrial Conference. If stipulation to admission in evidence is not possible, the parties shall make every effort to stipulate to authenticity and foundation absent a legitimate (not tactical) objection.
c. Provide Copies of Exhibits to Court: Three sets of exhibits shall be provided to the Court on the first day of trial. Each set shall be in binders, tabbed and indexed.
d. Disposition of Exhibits After Trial: Upon the conclusion of the trial, each party shall retain its exhibits through the appellate process. It is each party's responsibility to make arrangements with the Clerk of the Court to file the record on appeal.
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Oh the river of tears which will flow amongst die-hard fans when Dai stops skating. Hopefully he will crusade with all new shows once this competitive season is over. Will be endless joy seeing him skate programs with content, driven solely by what the music and his heart command.
This SP is a memorable and melting gift to all the babies, kids and adults who fight against their disabilities in everyday life..
I wish I could see it live!
This season's short program is exquisite; I found the link and was just transfixed. I hope he skates at his best in every competition and is strong and healthy throughout the year.
Dai will be on TV commercial (Kinoshita, one of his sponsors) soon:
Here is some info @Kinoshita website, though in Japanese: http://www.kinoshita-koumuten.co.jp/...12_191800.html
And you can see old ones featuring Dai, just in case you have not seen yet Scroll down a bit please. http://www.kinoshita-group.co.jp/cm_gallery/
Thanks, Deedee!
Dai's talks about his "Beatles Medley" program. Google translated English.
Deedee thanks for the links!
His SP is gorgeous, can't wait to see the Beatles medley.
But I just can't handle the thought of him retiring after this season. Trying not to think about it...
Daisuke Takahashi Road to Sochi
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Sports Graphic NUMBER Issue #836 - Translation
We met Daisuke Takahashi in during his Hokkaido training camp. He seemed focused, yet sometimes showed a sign of joy in his facial expressions.
Ive been training hard without lowering the difficulty says Takahashi, one of figure skatings leading figures.
The quality of training here is not the only reason for his joy.
He revealed his FP The Beatles Medley for the first time during this training camp. It starts with Yesterday, and ends with The Long and Winding Road, including five songs that are very well-known. It is a very calm and gentle program for the most part.
I would not have picked these songs if it were up to me. They are such famous songs. However, when Lori Nichol, whom he is working with for the first time, suggested these songs, he was intrigued. I love these songs, hearing them every single day. Skating to them, and just simply moving my body to them, makes me happy.
He came upon something he could really put his heart and soul into in the Olympic season.
His following words suggest how much he loves this years music:
I really want to perform this piece well at competitions. I am not certain how many competitions I will be competing in, but at every competition, I will want to skate clean and perform well.
During the last season, he did not have his FP completed until August. This Olympic year, however, he found something he loves early in the season.
I am glad that I got to come across this program in this Olympic year.
Takahashi says in passing: Nothing is for sure, but this may be my last Hokkaido training camp. I try not to think about it because it makes me a bit sad.
He says no plan has been made what he would do post-Sochi. Yet, he has made Sochi as a goal and an end. Until Sochi, he will spend this special season with the program he felt fortunate to have found.
^Thanks ostile17. It makes this fan happy that Dai is really satisfied with his music choices this season.
GO Dai!!!
to ostile and Yoko-san!
I have been busy dealing with my real life these days, so was kind of awaiting some gracious kindhearted Japanese fan(s) to soon translate it, actually. Thank you so much!
Agreed, demarinis. To know that Dai himself is so happy to have met this Beatles program in the Olympic season, to listen to the music and skate to it every day makes another Dai fan here very happy!I love these songs, hearing them every single day. Skating to them, and just simply moving my body to them, makes me happy.
Thanks again, ostile! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...8340933&type=1
I should run to a nearby bookstore. first in the morning, shouldn't I?
Why was Daisuke training in Hokkaido? Who amongst his coaches etc. is based there?


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MLBTR projected a $1.5MM salary for third baseman Jack Hannahan if he'd gone through the arbitration process in 2013. The Indians elected to cut the defensive-minded 32-year-old loose instead. Suddenly, with Eric Chavez and Jeff Keppinger signing at the Winter Meetings, Hannahan has become a relatively hot commodity in a weak third base free agent market. The latest:
The third base market is still crazy enough that Hannahan asked teams for a multiyear deal, tweets Danny Knobler of CBS Sports. He says the Marlins are interested in Hannahan and have also asked the White Sox about Brent Morel.
Hannahan is inspiring a bidding war, tweets Jon Heyman. He's been linked to the White Sox, Reds, and Twins, among other teams.
Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/#BHDsJQCDjEJexGSd.99
Teams are in a bidding war for him, but had we signed him to that $1.5M deal and tried to trade him, all of these teams would have poo-pooed him as a marginal player, offering us little or nothing in return.
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A quick look onto the web-site of United States Patent and Trademark Office revealed that Creative Technology does own Zii trade-mark. Unfortunately, description of the brand does not reveal any additional information other that is already known: Zii is a computer multimedia technology. Besides, the description claims that the new product may support HDMI, which may point to an HDMI audio card from Creative Technology.


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Saturday night.
Andre Ward vs Carl Froch on Showtime.
I have been very fortunate to get to know Andre Ward and this is going to be exciting for me to watch. I don't see Andre losing but Froch is a very skilled boxer. He's got a great style and can be dirty at times. A lot of people think Andre uses his head and elbows so it's going to interesting to see how this all unfolds.
Andre is determined and hungry and still views himself as a huge underdog. He gets better every fight and has been able to impose his will on every opponent that he has ever stepped in with.
Saturday is going to be fun.
Tune in and root on one of the best guys in the sport. He truly is a class act.