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Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise: Supervision in Expressive Therapy, therapists' use of self, mindfulness and awareness practices, somatic countertransference, attunement, group process, psychotic illness and creativity, conflict transformation
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Integrated arts in therapy, theoretical basis for expressive arts therapies, supervision, conflict transformation, groups in expressive therapy, human development
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught: • Theories in Expressive Therapy• Orientation to Expressive Therapies• Expressive Therapy Supervision II and III• Theory and Practice of Group Work• Human Development Across the Lifespan• Expressive Therapies Integrative Seminar• Spirituality and Wellbeing
Education: B.A., Antioch College (Ohio), Music/Psychology Int.; M.M. New England Conservatory, Music Composition; M.A. Lesley University, Expressive Therapy/Mental Health Counseling; PhD, Harvard University, Music Composition; L.M.H.C., R.E.A.T.
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions: Barrata, E., Bertolami, M., Hubbard, A., MacDonald, M., and Spragg, D. (2001) Peer Supervision in the Development of the New Music and Expressive Therapist. In M. Forinash (ed) Music Therapy Supervision. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona, 181-194
Fun Facts: Sang with the BSO under Seiji Ozawa (okay, I was in a chorus, but still!). Loves easel painting, improvised song as a journal practice, slam haiku poetry, and meditation as a source of space, clarity, and aspiration.
Deb Spragg has been teaching at Lesley since 2005, when she began as a clinical instructor in supervision. In 2009, she joined the core faculty in the Expressive Therapies Division. Alongside her keen interest in the teaching and supervision of Lesley students, Dr. Spragg's clinical work focused on those with psychotic disorders. She championed the use of non-verbal and artistic means for facilitating contact with self and connection to others for hospitalized clients. She worked full-time for fifteen years in clinical settings with individuals and groups in hospitals, residential treatment, and private practice. Now that she has joined the Lesley Community on a full-time basis, Deb is looking forward to becoming increasingly involved in research related to the supervision of expressive Therapists in training, the therapeutic action of the arts in therapy, and the role of mindfulness in both the expressive arts therapies and in conflict transformation. Recently, Deb has also been involved in hospice and attending the bereaved. In her teaching as well as in her clinical work, Deb has drawn inspiration from her meditation practice. The role of difference in relationship is a life-long interest, as is a relational view of health and wellness.
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Kim Little capped an impressive domestic season at the FA Women's Football Awards on Friday when she was presented with the prize for WSL Top Goalscorer.
The Scotland international was runner up in the category last year, but clinched the 2012 gong with 11 league goals this term. Kim was also shortlisted for FA Goal of the Year, for her match winning strike against Birmingham City in last month's Continental Cup Final.
Full back Steph Houghton, whose remarkable form during the Olympics saw her finish as Team GB's top scorer, was runner-up in the FA International Player of the Year award.
Rachel Yankey received special recognition for breaking Gillian Coulthard's long standing record of 119 England caps this year to become her country's most capped player.
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By Cobey Culton
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - For seniors William Parker and Taylor Meyer, the path to sharing the role of captain on the North Carolina men's tennis team started well before the two players stepped foot in Chapel Hill.
Parker's journey started at a young age. His mother played tennis at Davidson College, while his father played at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C.
"I lived pretty close to the courts near my house, so it was just something I did," said Parker, "My parents always played, so I just hung out around them and one day I just decided that I wanted to play."
In high school, Parker left home to play for Edison Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where he quickly grabbed the attention of a number of college coaches.
"I knew I wanted to play in the ACC or SEC. I took a bunch of visits and Coach [Sam Paul] made me an offer. When I came here on a visit I knew that this was where I wanted to be. The rest is history," says Parker.
Not all of that history has been smooth sailing, however.
Parker was a part of a three-player recruiting class that included two highly touted recruits in Ryan Noble and Jose Hernandez.
Despite being one of the top recruits in the state of North Carolina, the lanky, 6'2'' Parker found himself taking a backseat to Noble and Hernandez during his freshman year in 2009-10. That season, Noble and Hernandez saw extended action, and both advanced to the semifinals of the ITA Regional Championships.
Parker didn't play in a single match.
After his freshman season, Ryan Noble left the team. Jose Hernandez opted to go pro in the spring of 2012. Parker stayed patient and eventually saw his playing time increase in his sophomore season, when he mainly got time at the No. 6 seed in singles.
Since stepping on the court Parker has been a steady and consistent force in the Tar Heels' singles lineup. This season he has played as high as No. 3 and his career win-loss record of 62-40 in singles matches speaks for itself.
Now, Parker is co-captain with fifth-year senior Taylor Meyer.
Meyer, who redshirted his sophomore year, has seen limited action during his five years - but that hasn't stopped him from being a positive force in the locker room.
"I just try to set the example, especially off the court. That means focusing on academics and doing the right things," said Meyer.
Meyer's track record in the classroom backs him up.
The Raleigh, N.C. product received the Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete Award and the ITA Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award as a redshirt junior. He has also been named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll twice.
As the two veterans, Meyer and Parker have gotten to know each other over the years. Their relationship predates their days as teammates at Carolina, though.
"William is one of my best friends on the team," said Meyer, "I've known him since I was nine years old. We grew up playing in the junior circuits and we played doubles together.
"He's a great kid and he's been a very good leader. He's been a very vocal leader. That tandem has worked out well."
Thus far, head coach Sam Paul has also been pleased with his pair of veterans.
"They are providing really good leadership," Paul said, "They are getting the guys to work on their own and are making sure we have the right mentality."
For the Tar Heels, the right mentality will be critical as they continue ACC play against eighth-ranked Duke Sunday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. The young team has experienced growing pains, but has also shown flashes of what they could become with consistency.
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Chapel Hill, N.C. -- The University of North Carolina men's golf team was one of 81 teams to receive a bid to participate in the NCAA Regionals. There will be 14 teams, including Carolina, and five individuals at the regional in Tempe, Ariz. which will be played May 16-18 at the Karsten Golf Course and hosted by Arizona State.
"We are excited to go out to ASU," says Tar Heel head coach Andrew Sapp. "It will have an ACC flair with Duke and Clemson joining us out there. They actually sent a lot of Southeastern teams out to the desert. It will be hot and we will have to shoot low to advance because typically scores on the Karsten Course are very good. We set out in August with the mantra of "Play for May". Every day we wanted to practice and play with the goal of playing golf in the postseason in the month of May. There are two tournaments in May and we want to advance to the second one which will be in Atlanta."
There are six regionals across the country. Three of the regionals have 14 teams and five individuals while the other three regionals will host 13 teams and 10 individuals. The top five teams and top individual (not on those five teams) at each regional will advance on to the NCAA Championships to be played May 28-June 2 at the Capital City Club, Crabapple Course, in Atlanta, Ga. This year's NCAA Regional sites are the University Club in Baton Rouge, La.; Golden Eagle Country Club in Tallahassee, Fla.; The Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio; The Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark.; Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz. and Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman, Wash.
Nine Atlantic Coast Conference teams received a bid to the NCAA Regionals. Duke (2 seed), Clemson (5 seed) and Carolina (8 seed) are playing in Tempe, Ariz. Four teams will be playing in Tallahassee, Fla. - Georgia Tech (2 seed), Florida State (3 seed), Wake Forest (6 seed) and NC State (7 seed). Virginia Tech (5 seed) will be playing in Pullman, Wash., while Virginia (11 seed) will be playing in Columbus, Ohio. In addition, Sean Boshdosh of Maryland received an individual bid to play in the Tallahassee Regional.
Carolina has won two tournaments this year and has been the runner-up in two additional events. The Tar Heels came away victorious at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate last fall and the Irish Creek Collegiate this spring. Carolina was also the runner-up at both the Tar Heel Intercollegiate and the Rod Myers Invitational, both played last fall. The Tar Heels carded three additional top-10 finishes, all this spring. They finished in sixth place at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate and placed seventh at the ACC Championships and the Seminole Intercollegiate. Carolina has been led by senior Michael McGowan who had carded six top-10 and seven top-20 finishes and leads the team with a 71.75 stroke average. In addition, two Tar Heels won individual titles as sophomore Brandon Dalinka won the Wolfpack Intercollegiate and senior Clark Palmer tied for individual medalist honors at the Rod Myers Invitational.
This marks Carolina's 22nd trip to the NCAA Regionals. Carolina has received a bid to the NCAA Regionals in all but three years (2009, 2011, 2012) since the regional format was instituted in 1989 and has advanced to the NCAAs 17 times. This marks Carolina's 45th year of postseason NCAA play.The complete list of teams participating at the Tempe Regional are as follows (by seed): UCLA, Duke, Georgia, Texas A&M, Clemson, Vanderbilt, Central Florida, North Carolina, Arizona State, Kennesaw State, Arizona, Austin Peay State, New Mexico State and Lehigh. The five individuals at that regional are: Glen Scher of UC Santa Barbara, Rufie Fessler of Fresno State; Cody Black of San Jose State, Kyle Westmoreland of Air Force and Tyler Torano of Loyola Marymount.


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Hoping to meet a Jan. 15 deadline for congressional action, lawmakers responsible for appropriations and their staffs are rushing to put together detailed spending plans for the 3-month-old fiscal year.
Agreement on a compromise budget plan, which President Obama signed Thursday, enabled the appropriations process to finally move forward after months of partisan gridlock and a costly government shutdown.
Unfortunately, the budget plan does little to meet the fundamental long-term fiscal challenges facing the country. Once again, that work – which should include serious reforms in the tax code and big federal entitlement programs -- has been left for another day.
Meanwhile, uncertainty continues over the federal debt limit, which Congress must raise soon. The limit is suspended through Feb. 7, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew recently warned lawmakers that "extraordinary measures" to avoid a default could only last through late February or early March.
Republicans want political concessions in return for supporting a debt limit increase. But President Obama reiterated at a Friday press conference that he would not negotiate with lawmakers over raising the limit, saying "It's part of doing their job."
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Tornado & Severe Weather Safety Tips - Severe Weather Season 2013
Severe Weather Watches:
A watch means conditions are right for dangerous weather. In other words, a "watch" means watch out for what the weather could do, be ready to act.A Tornado Watch means that conditions are favorable for the development of severe weather including tornadoes, in and close to the watch area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means that conditions are favorable for the development of severe weather including hail greater than 1" in diameter, and thunderstorm wind gusts above 74 MPH, in and close to the watch area.
For either kind of event, a watch means you should keep up with the weather and be ready to act.
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- Move to the lowest floor of your house, such as a basement, and stay away from windows.
- If a basement is not available, then move to the inner most portion of your house away from windows, such as a bathroom or closet.
- If time, take something such as a pillow, or other object to protect your head from flying debris.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning means that a thunderstorm has been detected by National Weather Service Doppler Radar and/or one of the following severe weather reports has been received:
- Thunderstorm wind gusts about 74 MPH
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For more tornado safety tips, click here: Tornado Safety: From The Storm Prediction Center.
Here is some more tornado information from The Storm Prediction Center:
There is no such thing as guaranteed safety inside a tornado. Freak accidents happen; and the most violent tornadoes can level and blow away almost any house and its occupants. Extremely violent EF-5 tornadoes are very rare, though. Most tornadoes are actually much weaker and can be survived using these safety ideas...
Prevention and practice before the storm: At home, have a family tornado plan in place, based on the kind of dwelling you live in and the safety tips below.
Know where you can take shelter in a matter of seconds, and practice a family tornado drill at least once a year.
Have a pre-determined place to meet after a disaster. Flying debris is the greatest danger in tornadoes; so store protective coverings (e.g., mattress, sleeping bags, thick blankets, etc) in or next to your shelter space, ready to use on a few seconds' notice. When a tornado watch is issued, think about the drill and check to make sure all your safety supplies are handy.
Turn on local TV, radio or NOAA Weather Radio and stay alert for warnings. Forget about the old notion of opening windows to equalize pressure; the tornado will blast open the windows for you!
If you shop frequently at certain stores, learn where there are bathrooms, storage rooms or other interior shelter areas away from windows, and the shortest ways to get there. All administrators of schools, shopping centers, nursing homes, hospitals, sports arenas, stadiums, mobile home communities and offices should have a tornado safety plan in place, with easy-to-read signs posted to direct everyone to a safe, closeby shelter area.
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Converted long ago to office space, this townhouse in the heart of Washington, D.C.'s downtown commercial district seemed an unlikely candidate for a return engagement as a residence. But this thorough renovation—historically correct on the outside, yet fearlessly imaginative on the inside—makes a convincing case for the appeal of a family home in the urban core.
Architect Robert M. Gurney's orderly floor plans emphasize the linear quality of the building, which stretches some 100 feet from sidewalk to rear alley. The section reveals bolder moves: a room-size shaft of vertical space, which opens the two main living floors to a huge skylight, and a rooftop addition whose glass garage doors link two separate roof decks. "The interiors bring light all the way into the core of the building," noted a judge.
Because the owner shuns wood but loves color, Gurney and project designer John Riordan specified a liquid-applied epoxy floor finish in bright blue and stark white. The galvanized steel sheets that line one long side wall face an opposite wall of exposed brick masonry—the contrasting materials bookend the house's century of life. And while this renovation reflects a contemporary concept of downtown living, it also returns the building to a time-honored pattern of use: The owners plan to lease the ground floor as a coffee shop.
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Entrant/Architect: Robert M. Gurney
Builder: Prill Construction Group, Bethesda, Md.
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text: Glad you made your way through it Mick! You recognise Uncle Junior from The God Father 2, he played Johnny Ola - the one who got Fredo on his brother Micheal Corlione's dead list. The famous scene on New Years Eve in Havana, "I knew it was you Fredo, you broke my heart!" then the kiss of death and a promise by Micheal that Fredo will not be killed until their Mother dies. All that was left over from where 2 guys with guns shot apart the bedroom when Micheal and his wife Kay were in their bedroom after the opening party, and she asked "Why are the curtains open?" then machine guns blaze. Michael knew it was an inside job, and vengence was served at the end of the movie :)Like almost everyone in America claims, the God Father (and part two also) were some of the greatest American Films Made! I liked part two better than one, I loved seeing Deniro play a you Vito Corlione rising to power, taking down the EVIL DON and becoming a powerful and just Don in his place. Great Films, even part 3 (with all its flaws and political BS) had exellent moments, the helecoptor shooting into the Vegas Hotel, trying to take out 4 of the 5 families was classic if you didn't know it was coming.I do have a good film to see if you haven't Mick - try EASTERN PROMISES, a tough and in your face look at one Russian Mob family living in England and running a messed up family trying to handle news of evidence that could take the family down. VERY GOOD FILM.


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Why are they afraid?
Posted 30 December 2003 - 10:25 AM
My sis in law telephoned me this morning to say she sensed that my bro had appeared to her two nights ago. She didn't actually SEE him, she just sensed he was there on the staircase. She was afraid to go to the bathroom because of this....why? Why would she be afraid of her own husband? He was never nasty to her in life so why be afraid of him now? She totally lost it yesterday and broke down in front of the children as she misses my brother badly.
My brothers oldest daughter Verona also said she had been visited by my brother just before christmas. She said she could hear him talking as she was going to sleep but was also afraid to look to where the voice was coming from. Why are they all so scared of seeing my brother? Could this be someone or something else appearing on my brothers behalf or could it be a perfectly natural response to their grieving? Replies appreciated greatly. Thankyou.
Venus xx
Posted 30 December 2003 - 10:31 AM
Hi again, I posted a while ago about my niece seeing the ghost of her daddy, and would like to ask a question. When a ghost appears to a human, if that human is scared, does this mean the ghost is unfriendly?
My sis in law telephoned me this morning to say she sensed that my bro had appeared to her two nights ago. She didn't actually SEE him, she just sensed he was there on the staircase. She was afraid to go to the bathroom because of this....why? Why would she be afraid of her own husband? He was never nasty to her in life so why be afraid of him now?
THE UNKNOWN - that is why we humans repond with fear. Even though we love the departed, somewhere in our mind, we KNOW the reality that they are no more in our dimension. This is the reason why we get uneasy.
Posted 30 December 2003 - 02:30 PM
Okay, if can ask, how old is your neice? And did this occur shortly after her Dad's passing?
Fear is a very natural reaction to a paranormal encounter and its as old as the human race. The important thing is that she not be afraid of them since they can't really hurt her. I think I'd also stress the positive, that he still loves her and will watch out for her always/wanted her to know he was okay.
As I said, fear's natural, but were there any other feeling's associated with his presence?
Whispers of Fire
Posted 31 December 2003 - 12:48 AM
Posted 02 January 2004 - 11:51 AM
When a ghost appears to a human, if that human is scared, does this mean the ghost is unfriendly?
Not per se. Humans fear the unknown. Always have, most likely always will. When Jesus appeared to the 11, they were afraid. Jesus had to prove himself with the marks of the crucifixion. Remember that the apostles were Jews - a religion that taught the resurrection.
There are various reasons to be scared when visited by the spirit of a loved one. First, is there a possibility it is someone (something?) else posing? Second, maybe we never truly believed in life after death, despite our religious upbringing. Third, have we done anything we wouldn't want the deceased to know about?
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
Posted 02 January 2004 - 12:26 PM
Posted 02 January 2004 - 12:47 PM
Hi, Aloha, the Lady's right, they may well have thought he was a demon since Judaism doesn't teach Resurrection*wonders
about a link between Judaism and Jehovah's Witness, since both maintain the soul remains with the body until the coming/return of a savior*
Posted 02 January 2004 - 01:10 PM
Venus xx
Posted 02 January 2004 - 01:50 PM
The description of your life could very well fit mine but I truly believe I have been shown by a couple of things in my life that there is something to God or whatever a person designates as his creator. Can I ask if by chance your life has been getting a little easier as you get older?
Posted 02 January 2004 - 04:42 PM
Hi, Venus, Blessings and a hug, Hun, I'm pagan, but I think there's a higher power...no matter what you choses to call him or her
Posted 02 January 2004 - 05:25 PM
One of my first paranormal experiences occured in my own room and I was deathly afraid even though I knew what was going on - I was so afraid I covered my head under the sheets until I felt I was no longer in "danger" ... It doesn't matter who the spirit is - when experiencing something "out of the norm" - hence "paranormal" then most people are gonna be afraid
Posted 03 January 2004 - 12:39 AM
now onto the fear part, as stated... we have drilled into our minds, (if we're christian_ even subconsciously, that ghosts are scary things, that we are to be afraid of.... it may not be explainable, but it becomes tradition.... kinda like why do yugoslavians always boil octopus with wine corks? it's a cultural thing, that may have lost sifnificance, that has become ingrained.
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Meeting held at 11am on Saturday January 22nd at Highbury House
Allen, Charles - Arsenal F.C
Barrett, John - Silver Member Representative
Campbell, Sue - Arsenal F.C
Case, Max - 16-21 yr Old Representative
Ellis, Paul - Arsenal Supporters' Club Representative (Domestic)
Evans, Richard - Club Level Representative
Fellows, James - Away Scheme Member Representative
Fox, Tom - Arsenal F.C
Futerman, David - Shareholder Representative
Gazidis, Ivan - Arsenal F.C
Gonnella, Mark - Arsenal FC
Herlihy, Raymond - RedAction Representative
McCloskey, Daniel - AISA Representative
O'Brien, Michael - Arsenal F.C
Perry, Mike - Over 60 Year-Old Representative
Roberts, Elliot - Electoral Reform Services (Chair)
Saving, Trevor - Arsenal F.C
Selby, Stewart - LGBT Representative
Smith, Jill - Arsenal F.C.
Szabala, Jan - Arsenal Supporters Club Representative (Overseas)
Tanfield, Hazel - Red Member Representative
Thater, John - Gold Member Representative
Tozer, James - Substitute for Beale, Richard - Arsenal Supporters' Club Representative (Domestic)
Upson, Patsy - Disabled Supporters' Representative
Worsell, Ivan - Arsenal F.C
Ahmad, Zaheer - Ethic Minority Representative
Hayes, Stephen - Family Enclosure Representative
The ticket exchange scheme process for disabled fans which was discussed at the last forum is still being explored.
Why were there no tickets for the Barcelona game for Red Level members?
We guarantee a minimum of 1,500 tickets available to Red level members for every Premier League game and for some matches a lot more than this are sold to Red Members. It is more difficult to give this guarantee for tournaments such as the FA Cup or Champions League. For the FA Cup, 9,000 tickets need to be available for the away team and there are similar demands for Champions league games.
There are instances of Silver members not going to many games but going to the big matches -can you have a credit points based system for Silver Members.
We are looking at all categories of membership. We need to ensure that each category is appropriately differentiated. We don't think it's a good idea to go down the points based route for all categories of membership as this blurs the distinction between them. Where we see examples of inappropriate membership use, we'll change how each membership scheme works accordingly.
If you relinquish your season ticket as a Gold Member, why can't you move down to Silver Member?
We have 90,000 Red level members, a large majority of which are queuing to be upgraded to Silver Membership. We don't think it's fair on these members that Gold members are able to downgrade to Silver Membership, if this were allowed there would just be movement between Gold and Silver, with very few new spaces for Red Members who are on the queue to upgrade. The number of Red members moving to Silver Membership is entirely dependent on how many Silver members relinquish their membership - up to 2,000 Silver members do this year on year. We are looking at ways to let Red Members know where they are in the queue in terms of upgrading their membership.
Has the club looked at concessions for students?
All our current concessions are located in the family enclosure and this covers Junior Gunners, Cannon club and Senior Citizens. There isn't a specific Student category. We are very competitive in our pricing for Carling Cup games e.g. for the Semi-final against Ipswich, we've got a price point of £10.
Why do the club charge booking fees for season ticket holders buying Cup tickets?
Carling Cup games are not included in the season ticket, so season ticket holders buy these tickets on-line. We understand that people don't like paying booking fees. Ultimately, every ticket sold on-line or via our customer support centre incurs a transaction / credit card fee as we use 3rd party suppliers.
In terms of ticket prices for away trips in the Champions League, we set an exchange rate which is comparable to commercial rates at that point in time. It also factors in how the rate might change prior to the game itself. Sometimes this positively affects the fans if the exchange rate goes down (i.e. less Euros to the pound) effectively you will be getting the ticket below cost price and vice versa if the rate goes up - over time this balances itself out.
Arsenalisation update
[A number of forum members went on a tour of the lower tier prior to the forum, to look at what's already in place and also discussed ideas that could be developed in the future]
We have had really positive feedback on the Arsenalisation thus far but we know that there's still a way to go. Generally speaking, the lower tier represents our footballing history and whilst the upper tier also has this, it also includes representations of our work in the community, and our ladies and youth teams, amongst other things. Some of the most impactful elements already in place include the cannon mosaic, the programme mural, the player quotes and the club crests through the years.
The one area that has had very little work done is the away end and we want to ensure that we have something sustainable and memorable here. Some really good ideas raised include:
- London theme - iconic monuments of London (works well for European Games as well)
- World football
- History of football
- Personalised welcome - e.g Arsenal welcomes - including info on previous fixtures
- Latin mottos
- Painting the walls Red.
- Club Crests (UK based, European or Global), either everyone who has played at the Emirates or top clubs of the world.
We will take these ideas away and speak with the designers, internal staff members and other fan groups and bring something back to a future forum.
Some areas in the lower tier that remain relatively undeveloped include:
- The food stall areas
- A number of grey pillars
- Some grey in the podium areas.
All aspects need to be kept up to date and this will be done shortly. This is an on-going process. We are always looking at new ideas and we ensure we get consistent feedback to see what does and does not work.
For instance, we have recently invested in lighting to highlight the murals around the stadium. This all helps in creating a sense of occasion.
Our 125 year anniversary is coming up shortly and we would like to do something a little different in relation to this. We have reflected our history very well in making this stadium our home and now we have a great opportunity to define ourselves and what we represent as we move forward.
Why don't we show game on big screen?
We are one of a few clubs who don't show the game on the big-screen whilst it's being played. We are conscious that fans experience the game in their own way and do not want to detract from this. We can look at the idea of having radio commentary for the game within the stadium - however the more real-time multi-media options there are available, the more fractured and less cohesive the fans experience might be.
In relation to atmosphere, can we change the song "Wonder of You"? A lot of fans do not understand the connection between the club and the song. We also need to review what happens before the game generally in terms of atmosphere generation.
We accept that the choice of music to play before kick-off is a difficult one, as there are numerous different opinions amongst our fans. The current song was chosen after a long period of consultation with fan groups. We are trying different things, including video footage just before the game. We have a very wide spectrum of fans in terms of age and it's our challenge to find ways to engage and connect with all of them.
Marketing Presentation: The Philosophy of Arsenal
We undertook the broadest piece of research in the history of our club to identify and understand how fans connect with the club. This has provided valuable insight into the needs and hopes of fans of many descriptions and will inform future thinking.
We used different methodologies to gather our information. We had group discussions but we also visited people in their homes to see how people bring Arsenal home as well as to see what happens on the day of a match. We used social networking sites and had a number of fans keeping a blog, as well as going to matches with fans. We spoke with fans of other clubs and interviewed journalists, opinion-formers and Arsenal staff.
[To start, the forum was shown a vox pop video of quotes from fans interviewed in and around the stadium]
There were three main areas that we wanted to explore:
1) What does Arsenal mean? We all know about the "Arsenal Way" but what does this mean in practice and how do we bring this to life?
- We identified why fans associate themselves so strongly with the club and why non fans also see the club in a positive light. This includes the way Arsène Wenger has driven the club forward, the style of football we play, a growing attachment and identification with the Emirates stadium (with fans still having strong memories of Highbury) and everything that our traditions mean. The way in which the club is run was also highlighted by fans. They are proud of our youth scheme and how we bring players through the ranks and there is an understanding that the club is a business which is self-financing.
2) Who are our fans? The common bond is the club and what it stands for. Our role is to make sure we understand the complexity and diversity of fan expectations and interactions and make sure that we meet these in multiple ways.
- The research showed there are geographical variations in the way fans identify with the club. In the UK we have a very strong supporter base, along with neutrals who may watch a game on TV just because Arsenal is playing. In Asia, fans tend to associate themselves with individual players.
- An equally important element of how fans view Arsenal is their particular stage of life. We want life-long fans and we are aware that people experience Arsenal differently at different stages of their life. This is an insight we will use to inform our approach as we move forwards.
3) The Match-day experience. We looked at all aspects.
- The main themes coming out of the research were about understanding, engaging and rewarding our fans. This whole piece of research was about truly understanding our fans and we want fans to feel that they are understood. The engaging side is already underway and gives us a path to the future. The rewarding aspect is identifying the different needs and expectations of our fan base, factoring in how long people have been a fan of the club and working out ways to recognise that support.
The research has been invaluable and will be used as an input to our future decisions.
Aren't we creating problems by growing our fan base - won't this mean less of our fans being able to get to watch a game
We need to understand that our fan base is global and there are potential fans all over the world. Currently, stadium income is half of our yearly revenue. By growing our global fan base over the long-term, it will allow us to offer more concessions at our stadium as we will be less reliant on the revenue generated via the actual games. This means we can get a new generation of fans in our stadium - along with all our work with Soccer Schools and treating younger age groups in more targeted ways, we can build our fan base for the future. However, international growth is crucial to this.
Other Business
Why is that we as a club seem to have more serially injured players than other teams?
We constantly monitor this and there are a lot of analytics and data that we use to ensure that there isn't anything systematically wrong with our approach. For the last 2 seasons before this season there is some truth in that we have had more injuries than some other clubs. It's hard to identify cause and effect in this - for example, if a club has a few early season injuries, this issues quickly compound themselves later on in the season, as remaining players have less time to rest. Our style of play also has an impact on physical demands on our players. In addition, a large proportion of our players also play international football which adds to the burden. Our ambition is to minimise the number of injuries we get. We have top class personnel, who regularly attend (and even host) international conferences. We have also invested in a new medical centre at Colney which is currently under construction. We are also able to analyse sophisticated data that we receive on our players in terms of their fatigue levels and their susceptibility to injury at various times. We are still only half way through this season, and there is not enough statistical data to say with any certainty that we have permanently improved our injury record or that our investments are having a measurable effect. However, the number and severity of injuries is significantly down on last year.
Can the club let us know how they are going to contribute to the celebration of Gay history in February - a recent survey stated that 80% of fans believe that there are gay players, but only 10% of them believe there are gay players in the team they support - this is something we as a club can take a lead on.
We will definitely work with our fans in finding a way to best support this celebration and to ensure that this topic is given a higher profile over time. We are an inclusive club and believe that it is right that we play a role in providing a welcoming environment for football fans, players and staff regardless of sexual orientation.
Stewards are very vociferous in forcing fans to sit down, but seem much more relaxed about away fans standing. At the recent Man City game, 3 Arsenal fans were ejected for persistent standing, which seems unfair and was unpopular with fans.
Our stewards do a very good job but we are always looking for ways to improve. We have been working to evolve our training programmes to improve the service we provide. On the subject of standing, there are health and safety issues and we are monitored as part of our compliance obligations. All our stewards are professionally trained and the emphasis is on security and safety. Apart from safety issues, our fans experience the game in different ways and whilst some like standing, others don't and it is difficult to reconcile these strong viewpoints to everyone's satisfaction. The largest number of complaints we get from our own fans is the issue of people standing. In many cases our stewards have to use their judgement in how to deal with these complaints in any particular case. We have to be realistic and pragmatic in the way we deal with away fans, having regard to the kind of safety issues that can be created by too hard and fast a stance. Stewards have to deal with away fans amongst our supporters. We understand that this can sometimes upset our own fans and we ask ticket holders who invite away fans please help us to ensure that they behave in a responsible manner.
Most other teams have 11 mascots, why do we only have one - we have a large number of junior gunners - is this not a great way to bond with our younger fans?
We run our mascot process very differently to other clubs. The focus has been on the quality of the experience of the chosen mascot for the whole match day, which is extraordinary, but we acknowledge that we could incorporate more children at the expense of diluting the experience. We will continue to review our approach.
Can we have some seating in the upper tier concourses?
There are limited opportunities to place seating in the upper tier, due to the large number of people there - we will investigate whether it is feasible to incorporate some seating options.
Why were arsenal fans treated badly at Partizan Belgrade?
For all European matches we liaise with other clubs and local police, stewards etc - we met them before and after the game. All incidents are picked up by UEFA and discussed with the home team.
Can the club do something with the roads from Arsenal station to the ground?
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Hello. I have been looking into teaching English overseas and the relevant qualifications etc. My main concern is that I do not have a degree(I'm 28 and have no plans to start a degree anytime soon).
Am I right in thinking this will not stop me from obtaining a Trinity Cert TESOL or CELTA? More importantly, is this seriously going to hamper my chances of finding work even if I have a TESOL or CELTA and I am a native speaker(British)? I know some countries will ONLY allow TEFL teachers with degrees but would I have enough opportunity elsewhere to build up experience overseas which would hopefully become impressive enough for more and more employers to take me on? It should also be said that I am not exactly fussy about where I go to teach and would be willing to stay for whole terms or years at a time.
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'From our vantage point, we thought officials made the right call. Rachunek appeared to direct the puck past Buffalo netminder Ryan Miller with his skate. Many others disagreed. Which brings us to the greater issue, one we hope the competition committee and NHL general managers will consider this summer: why is this an issue at all?'
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OK, it's time to stretch the 2012 writing muscles, and what better way to do it than with the time honored "retrospective" format. But rather than try and itemize all the news and come up with a list of maybe a dozen or more interesting things, I decided instead to pick the best and the worst – events and developments that show the amazing range of the technology business, its potentials and its daily frustrations. So, drum roll, please. My personal nomination for the best and worst of the year (along with a special extra bonus category) are:
The Best – IBM Watson stomps the world's best human players in Jeopardy. In early 2011, IBM put its latest deep computing project, Watson, up against some of the best players in the world in a game of Jeopardy. Watson, consisting of hundreds of IBM Power CPUs, gazillions of bytes of memory and storage, and arguably the most sophisticated rules engine and natural language recognition capability ever developed, won hands down. If you haven't seen the videos of this event, you should – seeing the IBM system fluidly answer very tricky questions is amazing. There is no sense that it is parsing the question and then sorting through 200 – 300 million pages of data per second in the background as it assembles its answers. This is truly the computer industry at its best. IBM lived up to its brand image as the oldest and strongest technology company and showed us a potential for integrating computers into untapped new potential solutions. Since the Jeopardy event, IBM has been working on commercializing Watson with an eye toward delivering domain-specific expert advisors. I recently listened to a presentation by a doctor participating in the trials of a Watson medical assistant, and the results were startling in terms of the potential to assist medical professionals in diagnostic procedures.


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Haren hauls in monthly award
Haren hauls in monthly award
After going 3-0 in six starts in May and compiling a 1.67 ERA, Haren has earned American League Pitcher of the Month honors for May.
Haren is unbeaten in games in which the A's score at least two runs and he's worked at least seven innings in eight starts this season.
"You get him a few runs and you're definitely feeling pretty good," catcher Jason Kendall said. "I know it sounds cheesy, but Dan's 'The Man' right now."
The 26-year-old right-hander gave up 11 walks while fanning 37 batters in the month. He fanned a season-high nine batters against the Devil Rays on May 4 and put together a string of three wins to finish off the month and improve his record to 6-0 on the season.
His 1.64 ERA is the lowest in the American League. Haren has never received the AL Pitcher of the Month honor before.
"He wanted to take on that role, and he's exceeded everything we could have wanted out of him," A's manager Bob Geren said. "He could be a true No. 1 on just about any staff in Major League Baseball."
Fausto Carmona of Cleveland finished second in the voting. Haren's teammate Chad Gaudin, Minnesota's Boof Bonser, Detroit's Justin Verlander, the Angels' John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar, Cleveland's Paul Byrd, Toronto's A.J. Burnett and Seattle's J.J. Putz all received votes.
Haren and National League winner Jake Peavy will receive a 52-inch Sharp TV and a specially designed trophy to commemorate the awards.
Leslie Parker is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Well it took a bit longer than I expected (so long the original thread is now gone) but here are the Westar blueprints for your enjoyment and edification.
I attempted to try and dimension the pistol grip, but I final gave up you'll have to use a full size printout as a template. Too many curves.
The image below is a sample the full set of blueprints is in the PDF file just below the image. For printing the first page is 22"X34" the rest are 11"X17" unless you have a large format printer you will need to take these to Kinkos or someplace similar to get them printed full size sorry but it was the best I could do.
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am building an upper with an Alexander Arms 16" barrel chambered 6.5mm Grendel.
surprise, the gas port's position is somewhere between the location for a full length rifle barrel of my Colt Sporter and that for the Bushmaster 16" barrel I have on a CAR.
I need a gas tube whose length is between these two, don't have one. A gunbroker seller lists a 'midlength' gas tube.
Are there standard nonstandard lengths of this tube?
Also, am using a one-rail gas block to connect this tube to the barrel. is there any part that must go between the gas port and the tube, or do I just clamp the gas block to the barrel (two setscrews) and pin in the gas tube?
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I looked up on JG sales and they are all sold out on AKs. Then I looked on local forum sale section and all of the AKs are sold out too. One WASR sold for $1000 within one hour.
Well the way things are going you might get that in a year or two
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I looked up on JG sales and they are all sold out on AKs. Then I looked on local forum sale section and all of the AKs are sold out too. One WASR sold for $1000 within one hour.
EVERYTHING is ALL SOLD OUT!
I saw where a 30 round PMAG sold for $830.01 today on an auction site.
This has almost gotten to a point of being SILLY!
I bought four of those kits from Cope's on a prebuy for what the starting price was on that PMKMS underfolder kit! That may be the reason that no one bid on it!
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Agree it's overpriced, but my understanding was only about 700 of these Hungarian folder kits came to the US. If true it would increase the rarity factor. ( Mine has been built)
gosh i should de-mill those kit built rusty old worn out rommys i got for CFS years ago and cash in!!
i though i got robbed @$59 each back in the day!--
History once again repeates itself. When the orgional Assualt weapons ban went into effect, 99.00 Sks's jumped upward as high as three hundred dollars. And many will pay what I call the panic price to get what they want, before its to late, and thats ok if it makes them feel good & they dont get ripped off. and during these times itds easy to do. Myself I shop around there are so many gun parts vendors in the States I can pick and choose. I'm sorry that other bussinesses panic during these times and have decided to stop selling items on thier own, many of which I have done bussiness with for years, Maybe its just me but when companies do things like this, It just furthers my point that the only thing that the company cares about is the bottom line.! & not thier customers concerns, wants or needs. Its diffrent if they get into hot water with ATF for something
stupid like not logging in a firearm into thier books right away. But to stop selling items
before there is any type of Ban in effect I cross them off my vendors list & will not do bussiness with them no matter what when the smoke clears, due to thier actions speak louder than words. So if one stops selling items and there is no current law against selling
those items I refuse to do bussiness with them. To me it feels like they are doing exactily what the gun grabbers want. So they no longer get my bussiness. I have just receiently cancled a nice order that was to be profitable for the company & valuable to me. But I'll find another vendor who will give me a better deal! for my money. Sure Im just one but there are more out there who feel the same way. Walmart stopped selling Black Rifles, I told my other half if they refuse tio sell one item they dont need anymore of my money. I told her to take everything back she purchased at walmart. I;ll pay more money to a store that stands behind thier customers. and five grand is a lot for a store to loose in one shot!,,,,,,,Doc
Ive got 15 blanks, and sever Ar-15 Blanks Which according to ATF are Legal, Ive just ordered 5 stripped uppers. My plan is to get all my parts which I have the most of alreadyand I might add I have no FA parts! I dont need them I can fire just as fast and hit what Im aming at so for me full auto is not an option and partially due to FA parts are legal here. Now for the nex question The Bump Fire Stock For Ak's and AR15"s Atf states that this item is legal , my question just how legal is it ? or is this another attempt at grabbing for not following the rules of custom built firarms, You be the Judge,
and if anyone finds the answer please let me know...Doc
the bump fire thing is legal--right now --however the BATF has a record of going back on things and changing the rules any time they see fit.
a bump fire with a 10rd mag sort of loses its cool factor--
a lot of folks here bought the bump-fire set up over the last few years and most are happy with um.
i am sticking with straight semis myself --mainly to conserve what may well be "precious" ammo.
the BATF may decide at any time the bump fire is a conversion to full auto in spite of the fact that so far none have been used in any crime that i am aware of--
and then again they might not even want to bother with it--ya never know which way the beaurocrats will go ---
if the ban all semis then bump fire will be sort of a moot point. maybe a bump-fire pump action--???


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Guys - just wanted to say thanks so far for all the critique, I appreciate the time you spent watching/writing. It's also the first time I've seen myself on video which is always a shocker I imagine..!
From what I understand from you guys there's a few things that seem to be consensus:
- don't twist so much at the waist/turn at the shoulders, keep line of shoulders more in line with length of board
- up/down motion more with the knees
- more edge angle (possibly condition based - it was super icy!)
- twist the board (I don't do this enough I'm sure of it)
The last two are new to me and I'll definitely work on them. The first two were my suspicions - I've been told by the French instructors that on the heel edge I should look more back OVER my shoulder rather down the mountain and that will keep me more aligned. The last trip I also noticed my left quad (back leg) was getting sore, which I think comes from my heeledge turn where it feels like I am turning my torso towards the back leg and sticking my front hip out (at 0:24)? - straining my left quad. When I look at my body position in this frame it doesn't look smooth & symmetrical at all!
One thing I find difficult to get conceptually are the different ways to turn under different snow conditions. I've never got straight answers from instructors and I suspect that's because it's a difficult question to answer and cannot be distilled into a formula. Could anyone try to explain when you might want to use different types of turn - I was on an icy section where I had to pick a line, would I still want to use the same techniques Snowolf is describing? I appreciate it's a pretty shoddy video ;-). For example on reds/blues I think I can carve quite well for my experience, but I find that difficult to do on steeper sections where I tend to kick the back leg out more - I've seen advanced riders do this with a jump from edge to edge on icy steeps and narrow off pistes. It seems to bleed speed whilst sticking to a narrow line?
|Not looking bad at all for 5 weeks. I agree with the feedback so far. The tilt issue that might be condition based(ICE). Its harder to tilt up on edge when your not sure your edge will hold. Due to the position of the body your toe edge will be easier to hold therefore giving you the ability to tilt more. Snowolf is dead on with what you should start doing next to move into better riding. Get lower (at the knees not waist). Add some twist to the board to initiate the turn then just sit back on heels or lean over your edge (on toes) to really drive that edge through the turn. This will take less effort than what your doing now. Literally when you get the feel for this you are doing about 5% of the work and your board will do the rest.GL
I thought it was really good for someone with 5 weeks of riding.
I thought you were little too bent over on you heelside. On heelside turn/speed check, our shoulder seemed to be almost over (in front) of your toeside edge when it should be over (behind) your heelside edge. Your butt was stuck way behind with your upper body(shoulder) way in front.
Also, like snowwolf said lack of board tilt was kind of strange. I thought with your body position where it was, you should have had more board tilt. I thought maybe it was loose boots or loose binding or lack of forward lean on your binding, but i am not really sure. Try more forward lean and make sure everything is tight. It should give you more responsiveness on your heelside.
Wow, it's gonna be hard with that bumpy vid!
The only thing I can say, and I'm not really positive, is it looked like you were either leaning away or turning your upper body away from the slope on your heelside turns. Either will screw up your turn, in different ways.
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Hey all, first time poster but I've been really impressed with the quality of the feedback you can get on here. 5wks boarding so far, I feel my toeside turns are decent but something's wrong with my body alignment on the heelside. I'd appreciate any feedback as to what I'm doing wrong! It was filmed on an icy bumpy wall leading to off-piste. I'm the one with the green trousers.
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Pebble Beach Resorts is spread over an area of outstanding natural beauty, along the Pacific coast, about 2 hours south of San Francisco. Rightly famous for the Pebble Beach course the resort also features another championship course, the challenging Spyglass Hill, along with two other 18 hole courses. However, the resort has much more to offer than just world-class golf. For non-golfers or indeed those in need of some rejuvenation after a day on the course there is an excellent spa, with many indulgent signature treatments. Plus the location lends itself to some spectacular walks or visits to the charming towns of Carmel and Monterey. As Jack Nicklaus says "If I had only one more round to play, I would choose to play it at Pebble Beach."
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Some people think making doughnuts is too difficult, but our simple four step 'how to' will show you how!
You will need for these for the doughnuts:
500g self raising flour (we recommend Allinson)
1 tsp baking powder
90g golden caster sugar (we recommend Billington's)
2 medium free range eggs
2 tbsp sunflower oil
200ml whole milk
You will need these for the topping:
110g Dark Muscovado sugar (we recommend Billington's)
110g salted butter
1/2 tsp sea salt
175ml double cream
plus sea salt to decorate
1. To make the caramel sauce: Place the sugar, butter and salt in a saucepan and heat until the sugar has melted then add the cream and stir through. Bring this to the boil and simmer for 3 minutes until thick. Chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
2. Sift together the flour and baking powder into a bowl and stir in the sugar. Beat together the eggs, oil and milk then add to the dry ingredients. Mix together until a smooth dough forms.
3. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to about 1cm thickness. Cut circles out of the dough using a floured cutter, then use a smaller cutter to cut out the centres.
4. In a deep saucepan heat some vegetable oil to about 170°C then fry the doughnuts 2-3 at a time by carefully placing in the oil for 3-4 minutes until they are golden brown on the bottom. Then turn them over and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until golden in colour and cooked through. Drain on kitchen paper. Finish the doughnuts by pouring over the caramel sauce and sprinkle over some flakes a sea salt.
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By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The night did not start off really well on Saturday for junior Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.), with the All-Horizon League point guard committing four turnovers in the game's first six minutes. At halftime, he had six points on 2-of-8 shooting as Green Bay (4-2) trailed Tulsa 29-26.
About an hour later, Sykes was sitting at the press conference podium with a huge smile after scoring 25 points and becoming the program's 26th member of the 1,000-point club. His performance, which included a 13-of-14 effort from the free-throw line and nine assists, helped the Phoenix to a 67-59 victory in the third-place game of the 2013 Great Alaska Shootout.
Tulsa's lead was still five points two minutes into the second half, but the Phoenix then really turned up the defensive pressure. It was a slow run, but Green Bay spent the next 10 minutes on a 20-10 run which turned the five-point deficit into a five-point lead (51-46) with 7:47 to play.
The final play of that run was a layup from Sykes, which gave him 14 points for the game and an even 1,000 points in his career. Doing so in his 70th game, Sykes is the third-fastest player in the program's Division I history to reach 1,000 career points. Sykes also became the first Phoenix player since Jeff Nordgaard in 1995-96 to score 20 or more points in five-straight games.
Despite Sykes' heroics, the biggest shot of the night belonged to Phoenix freshman Turner Botz (Little Chute, Wis.), who with 2:24 to play drilled a corner three-pointer to put Green Bay ahead 59-54. It was the first three attempt of the night for Botz, who has started his career 4-for-4 from long range.
In the final two minutes, Sykes made all eight of his free throws to ice the game. In the past four games, the point guard has made 34 of his past 36 free throws. He is averaging 22.8 points and 4.5 assists per game on the season.
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Junior Greg Mays (Chicago, Ill.) finished with 12 points and eight rebounds and senior Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) tallied 11 points, five rebounds and two blocks.
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