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On a day-to-day basis, I am a proponent of the one-word answer. Yes and no are clear and to the point. However, short answers lack explanation. In the fitness setting, a lack of explanation risks losing memberships and personal training sales. Knowledge is only power if it is properly transferred and applied.
Remember that new members come to you with varying amounts of fitness knowledge. Some may have specific exercise plans but most likely have none at all. All properly educated fitness professionals should have the ability to listen, plan and implement an exercise program, but it is the "whys" that educate and prove to your potential clients that you know what you are talking about.
For example, Trainer A may say, "I'm going to have you do a dumbbell shoulder press." While Trainer B may say, "I'm going to have you do a dumbbell shoulder press. Remember in your assessment that I identified a muscular imbalance favoring your left deltoid or shoulder. Using dumbbells will allow each side to work independently, helping to correct that imbalance."
With whom would you rather train? Both trainers might have recognized the imbalance and designed a plan to correct it, but only Trainer B verbalized the reasoning, which proved to his potential client that he is knowledgeable but that he did not talk over the member's head. Instead, he explained the reason for the exercise as well as the direct benefit of it. Not only does this prove the trainer's knowledge, but it transfers that knowledge to the client. It is the difference between "what" versus "why."
Trainer B also showed the member that he was listening because he individualized the workout to the specific needs of that member. When your trainers are able to establish themselves as not just an expert but empathetic and reliable, they build trust that in turn builds relationships. When members feel their specific needs are being met, it helps to build that valuable relationship between them and the staff. These relationships also will help build sales and increase retention.
The main reason people cancel their gym memberships is because of staff issues. Many of the issues are caused by a lack of connection with the staff. When your staff can build trusting relationships with your members, the members become loyal and want to remain as members.
Personal trainers went into the fitness business because they wanted to help people, not because they wanted to be salespeople. However, teaching your trainers to offer the "why" helps them to prove themselves as knowledgeable fitness professionals, which helps them sell more personal training.
When your trainers are allowed to show the members that they are more interested in helping than they are selling, they build relationships. Members learn that your trainers have their best interests at heart, that they have listened to their goals and that your trainers can create a plan specifically for them. This mindset helps your club develop clients who trust your trainers and their abilities as trainers.
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Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) removes the gallbladder and gallstones through several small cuts (incisions) in the abdomen. The surgeon inflates your abdomen with air or carbon dioxide in order to see clearly.
The surgeon inserts a lighted scope attached to a video camera (laparoscope) into one incision near the belly button. The surgeon then uses a video monitor as a guide while inserting surgical instruments into the other incisions to remove your gallbladder.
Before the surgeon removes the gallbladder, you may have a special X-ray procedure called intraoperative cholangiography, which shows the anatomy of the bile ducts.
You will need general anesthesia for this surgery, which usually lasts 2 hours or less.
After surgery, bile flows from the liver (where it is made) through the common bile duct and into the small intestine. Because the gallbladder has been removed, the body can no longer store bile between meals. In most people, this has little or no effect on digestion.
In 5 to 10 out of 100 laparoscopic gallbladder surgeries in the United States, the surgeon needs to switch to an open surgical method that requires a larger incision.footnote 1 Examples of problems that can require open rather than laparoscopic surgery include unexpected inflammation, scar tissue, injury, and bleeding.
You may have gallbladder surgery as an outpatient, or you may stay 1 or 2 days in the hospital.
Most people can return to their normal activities in 7 to 10 days. People who have laparoscopic gallbladder surgery are sore for about a week. But in 2 to 3 weeks they have much less discomfort than people who have open surgery. No special diets or other precautions are needed after surgery.
Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is the best method of treating gallstones that cause symptoms, unless there is a reason that the surgery should not be done.
Laparoscopic surgery is used most commonly when no factors are present that may complicate the surgery.
Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is safe and effective. Surgery gets rid of gallstones located in the gallbladder. It does not remove stones in the common bile duct. Gallstones can form in the common bile duct years after the gallbladder is removed, although this is rare.
The overall risk of laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is very low. The most serious possible complications include:
Other uncommon complications may include:
More surgery may be needed to repair these complications.
After gallbladder surgery, some people have ongoing abdominal symptoms, such as pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea (postcholecystectomy syndrome).
Recovery is much faster and less painful after laparoscopic surgery than after open surgery.
Glasgow RE, Mulvihill SJ (2010). Treatment of gallstone disease. In M Feldman et al., eds., Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 9th ed., vol. 1, pp. 1121–1138. Philadelphia: Saunders.
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Epidural Steroid Injections
Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI), are spine injections in the neck (cervical), mid back (thoracic spine), and low back (lumbar spine). These injections are done under x-ray guidance placing steroid (strong anti-inflammatory) into the spinal canal to help with inflammation problems involving the discs and nerves of the spine. These injections can be done in the middle of the spine (interlaminar) or along the side of the spine (transforaminal/ selective nerve root block). These injections are mostly therapeutic (helps treat your pain), but the selective nerve root block often times can have diagnostic use (helps to find the source of your pain). For more information about Epidural Spine Injections, and to learn more about our other treatments at EmergeOrtho, please contact our team today.
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Epidural steroid injections are spine injections in the neck (cervical), mid back (thoracic spine), and low back (lumbar spine). These injections are done under x-ray guidance placing steroid (strong antiinflammatory) into the spinal canal to help with inflammation problems involving the discs and nerves of the spine. These injections can be done in the midline of the spine (interlaminar) or along side of the spine (transforaminal/selective nerve root block). These injections are mostly therapeutic (helps to treat your pain), but the selective nerve root block often times can have diagnostic use (helps to find the source of your pain).
Neck, mid back, and low back pain is often generated by the small joints of the spine (facets/zygo apophyseal joints). These can be successfully injected under x-ray guidance with steroid reducing joint inflammation and pain. These injections are quite helpful in alleviating localized neck, mid back, and low back pain. If the injection only helps temporarily, facet joint radiofrequency lesioning (RFL) is often considered.
Trigger point therapy is a temporary block of myofascial pain involving injection of local anesthetic and/or steroids. It is used in combination with therapy program to treat various muscle pain problems involving the spine and extremity. It is quite safe and can easily be performed in the office.
RFL is a procedure involving the selective blocking of pain in the neck and low back region coming from the facet joints. It involves placing a specialized needle on the small medial branch nerves that carry the pain input from the facet joints. This area is subsequently anesthetized and electricity through the needle heats the tip, burning and killing the small nerves providing pain relief 6-12 months or longer. This procedure can also be done for chronic sacroiliac joint pain.
Prolotherapy is an injection technique done to help strengthen weak tendons and ligaments. Injection is done in multiple areas stimulating new growth and strengthening the tendons and ligaments of the areas injected. It is used typically for chronic spine pain as well as chronic peripheral joint pain involving the shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, feet and ankles.
Sympathetic blocks are provided for specific nerve pain involving reflex sympathetic dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome. These are unusual pain problems involving abnormal nerve response to injury with subsequent severe pain of the arms or legs. Sympathetic block can often times block this pain resetting the neurological system for more normal functioning and less chronic pain. Sympathetic nerve blocks are done in the neck (stellate ganglion block), and low back (lumbar sympathetic block). These are done with x-ray guidance very successfully alleviating pain from RSD/CRPS.
Spinal cord stimulator is an advanced treatment technique for refractory nerve pain involving the arm or legs with or without spine pain. A wire is implanted within the spinal canal providing stimulation on the nerves in order to block the pain input to the brain. It is often used for difficult chronic nerve pain as well as chronic back pain that has not responded to multiple surgeries. It has also been used quite successfully for pain and limitations from peripheral vascular disease.
Botox is an injection therapy into the muscle, which helps to temporarily relax the muscle. It is often used for treatment of chronic myofascial pain syndromes as well as spasticity and headache.
Percutaneous discectomy is a minimally invasive procedure in the lumbar spine for small disc herniations with radiculopathy/sciatica. It can successfully alleviate the pressure of the small disc upon the nerves without surgical intervention. It is safe and effective in the appropriate patient population.
IDET is used to treat primarily back pain coming from the disc due to torn ligaments of the disc. It is a minimally invasive procedure involved with placement of a coiled wire within the disc. This wire is then heated causing shrinkage and tightening of the disc ligaments, as well as reduction of painful nerve stimulus. This is a safe procedure for people with chronic back pain due to minimal degenerative disc disease.
A discogram is a diagnostic examination performed under x-ray guidance, in which dye is injected into the center of one or more injured discs. The doctor uses a fluoroscope (special x-ray screen) in order to see the dye in the disc(s) and assess the structural damage. During the procedure, the doctor can determine the degree of pain caused by the disc injury, as well as a diagnosis such as a ruptured, torn, or degenerated disc. Discograms are commonly performed prior to surgery in order to pinpoint the location and severity of the disc problem.
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From what I have read, the on screen adaptation of this book has been going back and forth from a film to a mini-series adaptation. A film adaptation would allow for big name actors to lead in the roles like with the Shawshank Redemptiom, but with significantly less screen time for the story. A mini-series would allow more time for the nuisances of the story and it has been done already with King's Under the Dome.
Which would be better? Movie or mini-series?
Which would be better? Movie or mini-series?


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Double chocolate shortbreads
Prep: 10 mins Cook: 12 mins
You're only five ingredients away from a double chocolate melt-in-your-mouth delight
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per shortbread
- kcal290
- fat18g
- saturates11g
- carbs31g
- sugars15g
- fibre1g
- protein3g
- salt0.22g
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Mix the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon. Stir in the flour and cocoa, followed by the chocolate chips – you'll probably need to mix it together with your hands at this stage. Halve the dough and roll each piece into a log about 5cm thick. Wrap in cling film and chill for 1 hr or for several days. Can be frozen for up to 1 month.
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Slice logs into 1cm-thick rounds, transfer to a baking tray lined with baking parchment and bake for 10-12 mins. Cool on the tray.
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28th Nov, 2015
Didn't like this. Chilled in fridge but found them difficult to cut due chocolate chips. Maybe freezing would be best. Did not come out of oven in a nice round but in a melted puddle. They did harden up but didn't look great. Very crumbly and not at all sweet. Edible but wouldn't serve to guests.
21st Jun, 2015
Just made my second batch this morning. I doubled the quantity which when you think about it is a wise thing to do as the dough logs freeze well. These have a good taste and are easy to make, however mixing the "softened" butter could be a problem for some one who has difficulty with their hands like me. I thought a wooden type of potato masher would be a great help to do this. However they turned out very well and are another confirmation of how much better home made is over shop bought. Will make again.
10th Dec, 2014
These taste amazing - although I seriously struggled making sausage shapes and cutting into rounds - the mixture was too crumbly - turned to rubble like a previous comment mentioned. Although even after freezing I still couldn't cut them without them falling apart - very frustrating! Pretty sure it must have been an error on my part somewhere along the way! I instead pushed the mixture into silicone ice cube trays and froze for 45 minutes. Then popped out the cubes onto a baking sheet and let defrost for 30 minutes or so. Then bake for 20 mins et-voila, choc shortbread bites - they've gone down a treat in the office!


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When a band achieve great success they often set a ticking time-bomb towards their own demise. To add to the sense of injustice, the bomb will inevitable be detonated by a band who have, at some point idolised and copied the original act. The Strokes? They were fine until a bunch of lads in Leeds got together and called themselves Pigeon Detectives. Elvis? Not a problem until Cliff Richard showed up and ruined everything.
It's with great trepidation then that you enter the world of Egyptian Hip-Hop, a band who look like a rag-tag bunch of sixth form misfits and did little to impress with their debut single 'Wild Human Child' earlier in the year. The involvement of Late Of The Pier's Sam Eastgate in this band of Mancunian dreamers is a curious one too, as it is his band that Egyptian Hip-Hop most closely resemble. The point of Some Reptiles…, then, is to prove that there is more going on in these four teenage minds than how to best copy the warped pop of their mentor.
Alongside Eastgate, Egyptian Hip-Hop have regularly championed the influence of Ariel Pink and Hudson Mohawke on their music. They have even gone so far as to recruit the latter to produce this EP and with it he brings a sense of fluidity and drive to a band who have previously appeared flighty and aimless. Opening track 'Moon Crooner' takes off from where 'Wild Human Child' left off with soft Eighties synths and a bassline so funky it's currently winning someone the air bass championships somewhere in a parallel universe. The track shows the band know their way around a groove, but it also feels slightly dated and disposable.
The same can be said for 'Middle Name Period' a song that has all the ingredients to impress but ultimately feels neither here nor there. Scuttling rhtyhms give way to various time signatures and an absolute monster of a riff that should dominate all future EHH live shows however you can't help feeling that The Rapture did all of this a long time ago and that it all seemed a lot more exciting when they did it.
Perhaps thats's being harsh on the boys, but then to expect less of them as a band would be patronising. Being hotly tipped brings a sense of pressure and Some Reptiles… feels at times like it's pretending to be a range of things from innovative and experimental to indie disco fodder. The one saving grace however is 'Rad Pitt' a song that, title aside, could float hearts and be the sound of a thousand burgeoning romances. It's the one time Egyptian Hip-Hop sound properly out there, as if they've just landed in a field and this is their home planet's native music. Sugary, sweet but really creative in achieving that indie-love sway, it's the EP's stand out track and a massive improvement on the already stellar demo version that first drew attentive eyes to the band.
Some Reptiles Developed Wings tells us a few things about Egyptian Hip-Hop. 1) They most definitely have something special; 2) It's a long way from being realised just yet; 3) Ultimately these four boys are just weird enough to subvert the norm and create something exciting in the process.
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Indeed it does.I've been wanting a really clean, well-articulated Artoo for a long, long time--something like the R2-Q5, only with an Artoo paint job--and this looks like it could be it...The Luke looks fantastic too, of course--I just wish they would have also shown it without the cloak on, like the pic from Wizard World. Cool stuff.
Virex... You actually collect Star Wars figures? I didn't know that! Thought I was in the wrong section for a minute when I saw your name there...
(And, if you'll remember, I did post here a few weeks ago, asking you about the Star Tours figures. . .)
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McGuinness a Judas, say ex-IRA men
MARTIN McGuinness is "a traitor" for meeting the Queen, a rally of republican hardliners in south Armagh was yesterday told.
Ex-Provisional IRA founder Laurence O'Neill denounced Mr McGuinness as "a Judas" and said he should hang his head in shame for meeting the Queen while Northern Ireland remained under British rule.
Mr O'Neill was addressing a commemoration yesterday in Crossmaglen for local IRA bomb-maker, Sean O'Callaghan, who died eight years ago.
Around 300 people attended the rally including leading Lurgan republican Colin Duffy, ex-Sinn Fein MLA and Newry councillor Davy Hyland, Garvaghy Road residents' spokesman Breandan MacCionnaith and former Tyrone IRA leaders.
Ex-IRA hunger-strikers Tommy McKearney and Gerard Hodgins were also present.
A British Army spotter plane hovered overhead throughout the rally which was held at a controversial IRA monument that Sinn Fein denies is a political memorial.
The party claims the statue (pictured) in the centre of the village is "a tourist attraction" and is supporting an application for a grant of up to £30,000 of taxpayers' money for its refurbishment, something that unionists and victims of terrorism have opposed.
Laurence O'Neill from Co Antrim said the Queen was "commander-in-chief" of a British army that had killed republicans in Ireland for decades.
Mr McGuinness – who two years ago denounced dissident republicans as "traitors to the island of Ireland" – was himself denounced by O'Neill as a traitor for "shaking the paw of the Queen of England as a guarantee that will see her dream come true of Ireland remaining a cosy, peaceful colony".
"We are here today because we are republicans of the original school, not the kind that have supped the soup and would try to justify their treachery," he said.
Mr O'Neill claimed republican grassroots had been "conned, betrayed, sold down the river and told 'not a bullet, not an ounce'".
He said: "Shame on those who sold us out. We were told the lie that the war was at a stalemate — yet the IRA had 20 tons of weaponry in bunkers all over Ireland."
The rally was also addressed by former Sinn Fein MLA Pat McNamee and former party representative Jim McAllister.
Mr McNamee said: "Don't tell us that securing the current political arrangements in the North was what the republican struggle was about.
"Don't tell us that a better partition is what people suffered and died for.
"Sean O'Callaghan gave the best years of his life for an independent 32-county republic. He wouldn't be attending the garden party or any other Royal meeting this week."


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Retailers Facing Critical IT Security Deadline
The deadline is also for full compliance with 12 key elements of the PCI Data Security Standard, but those have already been required, although compliance has been spotty. The verification audits are the new element for June 30, along with a series of potential finesas much as $500,000for those that don't comply.
Even Visa officials are not saying that full compliance with the June 30 deadline will have a material impact on reducing computer fraud, but that it's a start.
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"It's going to be an ongoing process. We're raising the security bar. I'm sure PCI will evolve over the next months, certainly years," said John Shaughnessy, senior vice president of fraud management for Visa USA. "I don't think there's a single silver bullet anywhere on Earth. I don't think we've ever represented this as the be all and end all" for absolute security.
The PCI Data Security Standard is little more than a common-sense list of good security procedures and includes a firewall requirement and instructs retailers to "not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords" and "assign a unique ID to each person with computer access."
One major area of concern is retailers who store too much information, often to make transactions easier for themselves and for customers. Storing the non-raised three-digit cardholder verification number, for example, defeats the whole purpose of having such a number.
The security improvement effortbacked by Visa, MasterCard, Citigroup's Diner's Club, American Express and Morgan Stanley's Discoverhas been pursued for four years with little success.
Visa is threatening retailers who miss this latest deadline with fines and "permanently" throwing the retailer off the credit card company's network, according to a Web site Visa created for retailers.
If a Visa retailer, for example, doesn't alert Visa to a loss of cardholder or any other security problem, the retailer faces a penalty of $100,000 per incident. Fines can also be issued "if a member knows or suspects a security breach with a merchant or service provider" and doesn't "take immediate action to investigate the incident and limit the exposure of cardholder data," according to the Web site.
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January story: Bitter cold, big snow, slippery runways
- Sunday through Tuesday%2C a cold air mass from the north will chill two-thirds of the U.S.
- Wind chills were reaching 50 degrees below zero in some areas
- Storm may bring heavy snow to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley and freezing rain from the Deep South
A fresh blast of bitterly cold weather began sweeping across the nation Sunday, bringing snow, ice and frigid conditions to areas still digging out from earlier winter storms.
Much of the nation was bracing for what could be record low temperatures Monday and Tuesday.
"It's just a dangerous cold," National Weather Service meteorologist Butch Dye in Missouri said.
The massive attack of extreme cold, called a "polar vortex," was expected to bring low temperatures to more than half the nation Monday and Tuesday. Wind chill warnings stretched from Montana to Alabama.
The forecast is extreme: 25 below zero Fahrenheit in Chicago. Wind chills, what the temperature feels like with wind, could drop into the negative 50s and 60s in some places. Northeastern Montana was warned Sunday of wind chills up to 59 degrees below zero.
Heavy snow fell in Indianapolis, Detroit and St. Louis, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tom Kines told USA TODAY.
By Sunday evening, more than 4,000 flights had been canceled, creating more havoc for air travel. Another 10,000 more flights were delayed, according to FlightStats.com, and 1,446 flights into or out of Chicago's O'Hare airport were canceled.
"There is nothing routine about a weather event such as this," says Jim Hetzel, a vice president of FlightStats, based in Portland, Ore.
Several Midwestern states got up to a foot of new snow. More than 11 inches of snow fell in Chicago by Sunday evening — the most since Feb. 2, 2011, the weather service said. The St. Louis area had about a foot of snow, and southern Michigan could see up to 15 inches.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard upgraded the city's travel emergency level, making it illegal for anyone to drive except for emergency personnel, emergency purposes or seeking shelter. The last time the city issued a travel warning was during the 1978 blizzard.
Indianapolis International Airport spokesman Carlo Bertolini said crews were working to keep runways clear but the widespread cold and snow assured the disruptions would be severe. "You have cascading problems throughout the system," Bertolini said.
Stuck and weary travelers took to Twitter to vent about their frustrations
"Wrong time of year to be traveling :-)," wrote @davar.
"I am rotting in this airport. ... No crew?? Are you kidding me?" said @karlilj.
And "Dear @united, if the flight delays further, the next glass of wine is on you," @RanMan30 warned.
Not all travelers were complaining. At a Toronto airport, Danielle Inglis, who was heading to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., for a women's curling competition, said people on her flight were friendly, sharing phone chargers and photos. "Since they're going to the north they kind of know what to expect,'' she said.
New York City and parts of the East were still wrestling with an earlier front that dumped a mix of snow, freezing rain and rain across much of the region.
At John F. Kennedy International Airport, a plane slid into snow Sunday morning, prompting the airport to suspend operations for about two hours because of icy runways.
There will be little rest for the weather-weary in the East. Kines said the bitter cold temperatures sweeping the Midwest will drive East Coast temperatures down through the day on Monday.
"Some place that could see temperatures near 50 early tomorrow could see single digits tomorrow night," Kines said.
In Orlando, Nan Connolly was enjoying shorts weather on Sunday, celebrating a break from "too-long summer" on the pool patio. But Kines warns that the latest cold front will push deep into the South. "A place like Orlando probably won't get out of the 40s on Tuesday," he said.
Those temperatures would be welcome relief to much of the Midwest, where temperatures dipped below zero in many areas. It was 15 degrees below in Watertown, S.D., early Sunday, Kines said. "You go up into parts of North Dakota and it was in the minus 20s. In some areas the wind chill is reaching minus 50. Just horrible."
The Midwest was bracing for a tough Monday.
Chicago called off school Monday, reversing an earlier decision to keep them open. Temperatures were expected to fall to minus 15 degrees there on Monday, with wind chills of 50 below zero possible.
Minnesota called off school Monday for the entire state — the first such closing in 17 years. Minneapolis was expecting a high temperature of minus 11.
But not everyone in the Upper Midwest is fretting too much about the latest winter front. In Albert Lea, Minn., John Rosenberg is using old-school remedies to help mitigate cold concerns. He has fueled up his car to combat moisture in the gas tank and has fans pointed at his windows so moisture doesn't build up and freeze on the glass.
"I'm manning the curtains in the house, making sure to capture the sunlight during the day and closing them promptly at night to retain as much short wave radiation as possible," he said.
In Bismarck, N.D., Chad Schmidt wasn't complaining about the temperature of minus 13 degrees, or even the wind chill of minus 46. "Being from North Dakota, we are used to it. ... A tough breed," he said. "Just bundle up to go out."
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'OCD' Love Poem Shakes the Internet to Its Core
Many poems have been written about love, but few have unified the internet quite like this one.
Neil Hilborn's poem, 'OCD,' about a lost love he yearns to get back while dealing with his condition, has touched a nerve thanks to its raw emotion and his intense reading of the piece at the Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam in Wisconsin.
Hilborn says he wrote 'OCD' about two years ago and the woman he wrote it about has heard it. They got back together several times before he finally decided to end things for good.
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Here's a recent example: The CEO of the Chrysler Group's talk to a convention of dealers was covered by a newspaper that noted the following about his message:
He may look like the rumpled guy next door, but when it comes to culture, Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne is ivy league. In a lengthy speech to 2,400 Chrysler dealers meeting in Orlando, Fla., last week, the sweater-clad Marchionne sprinkled his remarks with references to literary, political and military icons, such as English writer Charles Dickens, American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli and U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower.That's a lot of people to share your stage -- and that's exactly what you're doing when you choose to quote someone, or many people.
Like any tactic, quotations in speeches or presentations need to be purposeful. Here are some reasons speakers use quotations--and how you can take them to the next level:
- To open your speech: Far too many speakers open with "As the famous [fill in the blank] once said...." -- perhaps because openings are high-pressure and using someone else's words momentarily takes the pressure off. But people have come to hear you speak, and to hold an audience's attention, you need a strong, fast start. Come up with an original beginning and hold the quotes for later.
- Because the quote's so well known: This might be the worst reason to use a quotation. Rather than serve up the expected and known, keep attention and intrigue high with an unexpected but apt quotation they're less likely to have heard. Audiences love to learn and hear something they didn't know that will make them see something new. Even better: Find what was said right after a famous quotation that might refute it, add new perspective or expand the point in a direction you want to take. (Yes, this requires more research.) Can't find one? Pass on the quotation.
- To rev up your presentation: Quotations often seem livelier to the person speaking them or the speechwriter looking for inspiration than to those hearing them. After all, you've had more time to get enthused about that quote. But before you use it to prop up your presentation, consider whether you can use other tactics, from props to physical movement, to enliven your show. Or go live, and get fresh quotes from a source your audience is bound to like: Ask people in the audience to share observations.
- Because the famous person said it so much better than you could: Again, the audience is here to hear you. You won't find your own voice or grow as a speaker if you're going to rely on others' words all the time. Figure out whether the quotation is masking your own apprehension, fear or nervousness, then figure out your own words--that authenticity will bring your speech to heights you can claim all for yourself. U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson was reported by his own speechwriters to routinely cross out the names of the famous men whose quotes were inserted in his speeches, preferring to preface the quotes with, "As my dear old daddy used to say...." -- suggesting that he understood it was the words, not the famous label, that mattered. As speechwriter Liz Carpenter learned: "Leave Aristotle out of it."
- To remind us of something we've forgotten: A corollary to the magic of the underused or little-known quotation is the one that brings us back to a home truth, especially one that's been ignored, put aside or lost in the shuffle of a big debate. If a quotation--particularly from a speaker from the past who shares something with your audience today--does that, make a special place for it.
- To bring two sides together: Some of the best political quotations show us a glimpse of what we have in common with our enemies and opponents. If you're facing an audience with warring factions and can find a quotation that mends the fence, even momentarily, give it a go. In this case, using the quotation lets the original speaker of those words serve, in effect, as an oratorical diplomat for you--it's not you saying this, it's Abraham Lincoln or Hillary Clinton. Of course, a lot rides on the voice you choose to carry those words, so use caution here.
- To create a debate without another partner: If you want to add drama and debate without sharing the podium, quote someone famous--and then refute them. Argue your side against the words of your virtual opponent, adding contrast, drama, and energy to your side of the debate. One of the oldest rhetorical tricks in the book, and one of the most effective, when it's done right.
- To turn one point in a direction you choose, with a twist: Aphorisms (like Eleanor Roosevelt's line, "A woman is like a tea bag--only in hot water do you realize how strong she is") make for great quotes, because they're short and end in a twist. You can use that twist to move from one point to its opposite, to turn a debate on its head, or to add humor while making a point. Check out these five rules for aphorisms and a good reference for finding them on our sister blog at don't get caught. Then take it to the next level and write your own aphorism, rather than quoting a famous one.
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It's no mistake that there are two stories featuring my '75 C10 clone of the '79 C10 Americruise truck in this issue, and that they both have to do with controlling the delivery of fuel to the truck's engine. It's all about the green. No, not the trendy kind of green every slick marketer on the planet is slithering up to, but the green in your wallet. What we are about to demonstrate should give your truck better gas mileage out on the highway. We'll be helping with the energy crisis, but more importantly you'll likely be saving yourself from a speeding ticket. And that's the kind of green we like to save.
Back to the two stories approach, it's because there are some things that definitely should be attempted at the same time if at all possible. This is especially true when it comes to routing in a new wiring harness to supplement your truck's existing harness with new circuits. Have you ever noticed how some people have a wiring harness lurking in their truck that makes a big bowl of twisty spaghetti look like a perfect straight line? That's because the wiring harness has been hacked into many times without any consideration of what it does to the harness' integrity or what the job looks like. That said, it was a no-brainer to install a Dakota Digital cruise control system into the '75 at the same time as Howell Developments' TBI fuel injection system (page 47).
Both operations start under the hood at the fuel induction point and rely on computer controls that must be placed within the cab, or at least 10 inches away from the engine's ignition coil. Since Dakota Digital's cruise control system is a universal kit that comes with excellent instructions on how to do a basic installation and set it up, we'll focus mainly on the topics that deal exclusively with installing it into a '73-87 Chevrolet C10 or GMC. In particular we'll be paying special attention to doing a clean installation of the control module and routing the wiring harness to blend in with the existing harnesses.


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What do you do when your fiancée dumps you so close to the wedding that the flowers, food, and guests are already en-route?
"You should go ahead and have it," counseled my brother Kurt. "Your friends will be there. The wine will be there. Why let everything go to waste?"
So I did. I had a full wedding weekend with a golf tournament on Friday, a rehearsal dinner on Saturday, and even a mock wedding ceremony on Sunday. Of the 150 invited guests, 75 turned up -- my entire side of the aisle. They only thing missing was the bride.
I then decided to take Kurt on my pre-paid Costa Rican honeymoon. We canceled the champagne and roses, and promised not to carry each other over any thresholds. My head was a cyclone, as you can imagine. I was depressed, angry, confused, suspicious, and even a little bit relieved.
But during the trip, a strange thing happened. I realized having my life turn upside-down might not be such a bad thing after all. Kurt and I did something we hadn't done in decades -- talk, at length, about lives, frustrations, and fears. It felt meaningful and rewarding to re-bond with a brother I barely knew.
So, Kurt and I decided to continue the honeymoon. We quit our jobs, sold our homes, gave away our clothes, threw our cell phones into the trash, and continued to honeymoon for two years and 53 countries!
The result is the New York Times bestseller Honeymoon with My Brother (St. Martin's Press), a story that's been featured on The Today Show, Oprah, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR, as well as in Vanity Fair, Redbook, the Los Angeles Times, and publications around the globe.
And now we're out with the follow-up book, How the World Makes Love, a fun look at romance, sex, marriage, love around the planet, as well as an unlikely love story a little closer to home. Here's a sneak preview -- www.howtheworldmakeslove.com
Thanks for picking up a copy and for spreading the good word. Special thanks to all the book clubs out there who have made Honeymoon with My Brother soar!
Here's to a lifetime of honeymoons!
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TORONTO -- Canadian police said on Monday they had arrested and charged two men with an "al Qaeda-supported" plot to derail a passenger train.
"Had this plot been carried out, it would have resulted in innocent people being killed or seriously injured," Royal Canadian Mounted Police official James Malizia told reporters in Toronto.
The RCMP said it had arrested Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal, and Raed Jaser, 35, of Toronto in connection with the plot, which authorities said was not linked to the Boston Marathon bombings, but likely had connections to al-Qaeda.
Neither is a Canadian citizen.
"The RCMP is alleging that Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser were conspiring to carry out an al Qaeda-supported attack against a VIA passenger train," Malizia said.
VIA is Canada's equivalent of Amtrak, operating passenger rail services in Canada.
U.S. officials said the attack would have targeted a rail line between New York and Toronto, but Canadian police did not confirm that.
Police said various Canadian security forces had conducted joint operations in the two cities.
It also recalls the arrests in 2006 of a group of more than a dozen Toronto-area men accused of planning to plant bombs at various Canadian targets. Eleven men were eventually convicted of taking part on the plot.
"Today's arrests demonstrate that terrorism continues to be a real threat to Canada," Public Safety Minister Vic Toews told reporters in Ottawa.
"Canada will not tolerate terrorist activity and we will not be used as a safe haven for terrorists or those who support terrorist activities."


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Police in South Strabane Township have released surveillance video of a brawl between an employee and a robber inside a BP convenience store.
The fight took place during a robbery at the store on Murtland Avenue at 9:21 p.m. Wednesday. (Surveillance photos from BP robbery, fight)
According to police, the employee said the robber came in with a knife and told him to give him money. A fight ensued, and continued outside the store until the robber fled before police arrived.
The robber was described as white, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall, with a medium build. He had red coloring on his face and was wearing a "greenish" hooded jacket with pockets on the left arm. He also wore dark-colored pants, white and black shoes and gloves that were the same color of red as his face.
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Washington (CNN) - In a defiant interview on "Fox News Sunday," Gov. Rick Perry of Texas said again that despite a recent indictment, he wouldn't take back the veto threat that triggered the legal action. However, the leader of a Texas watchdog group told CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday the veto isn't the issue.
It's a complicated case with long-term political implications. On Friday, Perry was indicted by a grand jury on two felony counts related to his efforts to try and force a Democratic district attorney to resign after a DWI.
According to Michael McCrum, the special prosecutor in the case, the indictment alleges that the circumstances around Perry's veto threat amounted to a misuse of state money earmarked by the Legislature to fund the public integrity unit in Travis County run by Rosemary Lehmberg.
The second charge alleges that he improperly used the veto threat to get her to resign following her arrest on a drunken driving charge. She stayed in office.
"I stood up for the rule of law in the state of Texas. And if I had to do it again, I would make exactly the same decision," Perry said.
Craig McDonald of Texans for Public Justice, however, said on "State of the Union" the central issue isn't the veto but rather the idea that a governor would decide that Lehmberg must resign.
"The governor is doing a pretty good job to try to make this about [Lehmberg] and her DWI conviction," McDonald. "But this has never been about his veto of her budget and about her. This is about his abuse of power and his coercion trying to get another public citizen to give up their job."
Perry claims that his opponents are playing politics, referring to the indictment as "a farce of a prosecution."
"It is outrageous that some would use partisan political theatrics to rip away at the very fabric of our state's constitution," Perry said Saturday. "This indictment amounts to nothing more than abuse of power, and I cannot and I will not allow that to happen."
McDonald flatly denied that.
"Well, we have filed criminal complaints against politicians of both parties over the 16 years we've been in business," McDonald said.
"No politician in the prosecutor's office or the judicial system in Travis County has laid a hand on this. Our complaint went to the chief Republican judge, head of this judicial district, a Republican appointee of Gov. Perry's. He turned it over and appointed a special judge, again, a Republican from San Antonio to oversee the matter. That Republican judge appointed a special prosecutor because he thought the case had that merit."
If Perry is convicted, he could face a maximum of 99 years in jail. However, McDonald declined to weigh in on any sort of punishment.
"I don't know what penalty it deserves," McDonald said. "He does deserve to be held accountable. He clearly in our minds and apparently the minds of other Republican jurists looks like he broke the law. He needs to be held accountable for that."
– CNN's Mary Grace Lucas contributed to this report.
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Grand jury's in Texas are convened for six months. These impartial jurors are selected randomly from a large pool of eligible citizen's in this case of Travis County Texas. They don't even know what cases will come before them until they are seated and the judge and attorney's come into the room. This goes on case after case for six months then another Grand Jury is selected for the next six months. Rick Perry is not only indicted, he is a liar when he blames Democrats or anybody else for his problem, he should look in the mirror. Maybe GOD told him to break the law.
The oops governor says that "we don't settle political differences with indictments in this country."
I guess not if you take into consideration the impeachment or suing our President by his teaklan party for perceived threats to the government. Unlike the flake from MN actually calling at a teaklan rally for a revolution against the same government she is a part of but not for much longer now.
Let me throw in voter suppression since a few teaklan politicians and the Canadian terrorist down in Texas are cocooned for life due to the gerrymandering of their districts.
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I. THE KNIFE's SPECTACLES
Let's lead this post with a bit of theater: Karin Dreijer Andersson aka Fever Ray (or maybe it's a stand-in?) accepting an award for best dance artist at that country's equivalent of the Grammy Awards. (They're called the Grammis. American cultural imperialism is no joke.):
Let's follow that up with a bit of music by The Knife, the Swedish electro-pop group which Dreijer co-stars in with her brother Olof. It's from Tomorrow, in a Year, the new opera about Charles Darwin they created in collaboration with Berlin-based artists/musicians Mt. Sims and Planningtorock and the Danish theater group Hotel Pro Forma:
The Knife: Colouring of Pigeons
When it begins the 11-minute long song equally recalls Bjork's "Human Behavior" and Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach — a Greek chorus-like panoply of voices sings wordless oohs, ahhs & doots over a pattering of light martial drums. It's the sound of spectacle and gravitas, unfolding more like a story than a self-contained pop song. The larger work from which this was drawn debuted this past September in Copenhagen; a download of the recording was released earlier this week, and a physical manifestation will arrive in in March — quite unlike most operas which are rarely documented so soon after their debut. If you like what you hear, there's a lot more where that came from right here. (Admittedly the rest of it offers far fewer pop thrills than the song posted above.)
So, this thing — This Work — it calls itself an opera, a work of spectacle and gravitas. But why would a group who perform on television award shows and have their songs selected for global advertising campaigns even bother? This Work begs some questions: in today's entertainment landscape is their room for operatic spectacles of the old-fashioned kind? Or do such productions need to take on a newfangled form? Or, finally, is something weirder happening — are lots of artists naturally aspiring to create some as-yet-unseen amalgam of old & new?
Jose Gonzalez: ad for Sony Bravia tvs
(a cover of The Knife song "Heartbeats")
II. LADY GAGA's SPECTADEBACLE
More thoughts about as-yet-unseen amalgams.
Perhaps you saw our own Grammys this past Sunday, and thrilled to a different kind of spectacle, the kind only televised award shows can deliver. Let's call them spectadebacles, one of those special compound words the Germans produce with the same unique flair they do operas. The New Yorker's television critic, Nancy Franklin, certainly had a good time with the show if the posts on her Twitter feed are anything to go by. Lady Gaga (given name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) was an especial target:
– "Well, maybe next year I'll be seated behind Paul Simon," he said to himself with a sigh.
Even better was a series of jibes related to Gaga's ashen-faced duet with Elton John. It inspired three one-liners:
– Sir Elton sez: "How wonderful life is with Gaga in the world"
– Fame: a dirty, dirty job
– My my fireplace-poker face
But wait a second, is this kind of spectacle so different from the ones that The Knife have produced collectively and individually? Though Gaga's means may seem laughable to a sophisticated viewer like Franklin, her ends should not be dismissed by the rest of us.
Some think of Gaga's career a mere extension of Madonna's ever-shifting project of guerrilla-bombing the culture for fun & profit; some think she merely tarts up fine artist Matthew Barney's aesthetic for fun & profit. Viz:
Lady Gaga: "Bad Romance"
Matthew Barney: "The Order From Cremaster"
Sometimes, though, an echo is more than an echo: Last Friday's Wall Street Journal had a more subtle take on Ms. Germanotta's act in an article called "The Lessons of Lady Gaga":
Ignore the fact that lot of the article focuses on Gaga's implications for old-line businesses ("a new kind of recording contract"!). Because the WSJ's readership runs these old line businesses, the paper need to pay heed to that kind of stuff. What's more interesting about WSJ's take, however, is that they grasp how Gaga's contemporary peers could give a shit about older metrics for success. Quote: "she is as focused on visual theatrics, fashion, and global appeal as she is on the music."
What does this mean? Well, for one thing, if Gaga were to pantomime a lesbian kiss or commit a wardrobe malfunction, you can be damn sure the intended aim would be more than a one-week sales bump for her new single.
For another sense of how Gaga differs from old-model pop stars let's compare her to a generational peer who models herself on the more classic ideal. Let's compare her, for example, to Beyonce:
Beyonce herself is described in this week's New York Times as "a spokeswoman — usually a dancing and singing one — in commercials for DirecTV, American Express, Wal-Mart and L'Oréal, among others." So she is multi-platform. But Beyonce's multi-platform attack is different. It is merely a brand extension, not an extension of her art.
Both Beyonce and Gaga play a sort of vanishing act, hiding their true selves while in the public eye. But whereas Beyonce's is expressing her vibe as one of self-effacement (modest, attractive, old-school), Gaga's vibe is more intense. It's about self-defacement (mostly offputting, ingratiating only because it's so bizarre, new school).
Gaga takes the focus off herself as a person and puts it on This Work that she does. That's something decidedly new school.
Or is it?
III. NEWFANGLED GESAMTKUNSTWERK aka THE PACKAGE
Here's another German compound word to try on: gesamtkunstwerk sometimes defined as a "comprehensive artwork synthesizing all of the arts," often used in the context of Richard Wagner's operas. Some say he coined the term. Is that what today's most ambitious musicians are increasingly — if unconsciously — re-shaping their careers to pursue? Fever Ray is, for instance, clearly interested in high drama. Here she is striking a Butohesque pose.
Does this count as an operatic gesture? I'm not here to provide an answer so much as I'm here to ask the question, but let's consider this quote from Karin Dreier's brother Olof about The Knife's operatic debut, published on band's website:
Well, it's always been pretty clear to me. Here, for example, a live version of "Heartbeats" from a 2006 show in Gothenburg, Sweden:
I saw a version of this a few years back at New York's Webster Hall. Performing behind a scrim, one got the sense that that the performers actions on stage represented only a fraction of the show. It was as much about the Robert Wilsonesque play of light as it was about the live music.
Finally, what both Gaga and Fever Ray are presenting is a more total artwork than pop stars of the past. It doesn't just encompass music, fashion, theater, and aesthetics; it allows the music to be surpassed by the fashion, theater, and aesthetics. Let's call these newfangled gesamtkunstwerk(s) The Package. The Package is not a sideshow to the music, nor a piece of flypaper to draw people in, nor a way to highlight a pop star's real personality. The Package is the thing in and of itself. The Package does not evolve into clothing lines, movie roles & Broadway shows as new levels of popularity are achieved. Rather, furthering The Package is the core creative goal these artists have in mind from the start. The artist, in a way, loses themselves within The Package. If you really take the time to compare Fever Ray (at left) and Gaga (at right) side-by-side and you'll be surprised to find they share far more qualities — or a lack of qualities — than you'd expect.
In a world where the economics of culture no longer allow artists to grow wealthy off of mechanical reproductions, doesn't it make sense that making yourself a blank canvas for your work, making yourself into an opera — or something like it — would become an attractive option? Total experiences are what audiences are craving. Read here, for example, this article about the unexpected success of high-definition (HD) opera broadcasts at movie theaters:
As I was saying, sometimes an echo is more than an echo: it's a conversation happening within the culture, or among cultural practicioners. I'll close this post as I began it. Here, again, is Drier (at left) winning an award at the Swedish Grammis a few weeks back, alongside Gaga (at right) winning a prize at the MTV Video Music Award this past September. Compare and contrast — that is, if there's any contrast to be made.
Like it or not, Lady Gaga is a powerful force in culture. And, as I was saying, American cultural imperialism is no joke. Fever Ray's appearance was taken by many as parody of Gaga. But every parody has an element of tribute, and perhaps that's what this was, one cultural innovator tipping her veil to another.
See, also: Dirty Projectors, El-P & Def Jux, The National & the Dessner Brothers
Tomorrow, in a year (excerpts):
The Knife: "The Captain" (live in Gothenburg, Sweden, April 12th 2006)
UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2010: And lest we forget that opera remains a very old school business, on Friday came news that the Metropolitan Opera's current general manager, Peter Gelb, has brought back the former head, Joseph Volpe, to negotiate the most intractable element of the opera venture: union contracts. Though the handover of power from Volpe to Gelb was reportedly quite contentious, the new school Gelb (a former record industry exec and born impresario — his father was managing editor the New York Times) simply could not do without the old school Volpe (a former master carpenter & impresario only via on-the-job training).
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You're looking at one of five known X-rays of Hitler's head. The radiograph is just one of 17-million rare, intriguing, and often-bizarre items housed in the the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the largest medical library on Earth. We've got a gallery.
This particular image is part of a larger medical dossier on Hitler that was assembled by U.S. military intelligence following World War II, and one of the 450 images featured in Hidden Treasure — a book published yesterday in observance of the National Library of Medicine's 175th anniversary.
If you're even remotely interested in historical science and/or medical oddities, it looks like you'll really enjoy this volume (if you're familiar with Philadelphia's Mütter Museum, you'll find Hidden Treasures's subject matter to be in a similar vein). Over on Wired, Betsy Mason has put together a great gallery of some standout items from the book, including the image up top. You'll find the complete gallery here, but we've included a few selections below to give you a taste of the awesome medical weirdness that await you.
All captions adapted from the book by Mason
Hitler as Seen by His Doctors, 1945 – 46
Military Intelligence Service Center, United States Army, European Theater
This is one of five known X-rays of Hitler's head, part of his medical records compiled by American military intelligence after the German's surrendered and declassified in 1958. The records also include doctor's reports, diagrams of his teeth and nose and electrocardiograms.
Atlas of Topographic Anatomy, 1911
Eugène-Louis Doyen with J.-P. Bouchon and R. Doyen; heliotypes by E. Le Deley
This amazing book is filled with photographs of human bodies that had been scientifically mummified and then sawed into slices to reveal the anatomy within. The process, which Parisian surgeon Eugène-Louis Doyen dubbed megatomy, was a radical departure from existing anatomical studies. His work was a precursor to today's popular Body Worlds exhibitions of plastinated slices of human cadavers, though Doyen's attempts to publicly present images of his anatomical slices were met with protests.
The Anatomy of the Human Body, 1386; copied mid-1400s
Mansur ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yusuf ibn Ilyas
The skeleton depicted... from this early book of anatomy is viewed from the back with the head hyperextended so that the mouth is at the top of the page - a posture suggestive of a dissection table. Squatting figures such as this were the dominant model for anatomical illustration in the Islamic world until the introduction of European models.
White's Physiological Manikin, 1886
James T. White & Co.
This life-sized fold-out model of the human body was marketed for at least 20 years. The manikin's flaps correspond to lecture topics such as the circulatory system, the brain and nervous system, the skeleton and muscles, venereal disease and the physiology of reproduction (male and female), first aid, and the dangers of corseting (visible in the far right).
[Hidden Treasure via Wired]


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If you took a huge papier–mâché bobblehead mask from the Arcade Fire show in Connecticut last week, the band wants it back, no questions asked.
Arcade Fire was at Bridgeport's Webster Bank Arena on Tuesday as part of the Reflektor tour and Richard Parry's bobblehead was stolen during their show, according to a statement from the band's public relations firm.
"This mask is a one of a kind piece that is an essential component to our live show," Arcade Fire said in a statement. "We have photos of the theft but rather than press charges we would prefer if the person who took it would get in touch with us to return it."
Someone started an Arcade Fire Bobblehead Twitter parody account about the prop being on the run.
The band also has a good sense of humor about the incident.
"Perhaps this is all an innocent mistake and you meant to leave the venue with your own oversized paper mache rendition of Richard Parry's head?" the statement continues.
Their next show is on March 28 in Mexico City.
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BARCELONA JULY 31Talk about concerts promoting the Rock Dust Light Star album in 2010 and beyond...
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We hope you in Barcelona!!! Great party People...
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I really wanted to go (and having a house there might help) but that's my sister's b.day! It kind of sucks leaving her alone on her b.day right?
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Just one week!!!
Only of thinking about it I started shaking!!!
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I'm coming from the USA to this show but I don't have tickets yet and it Sold Out by the time I found out I was going to be able to make it. Does anybody have any extra tickets or know where to find them??? Any help is much appreciated! e-mail me at email@example.com if you can help me out.
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Barcelona is Sold out. Malaga still has some tickets left.....
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I know it's sold out, do you think there will be people selling tickets there? I'd go to the Malaga show if I could but Barcelona is my only chance I have to see them while I'm in Europe.
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I know here in the states we have several 'non-official' sites that sell tickets, even though they are 'technically' sold out. Ask around in Europe how to get sold-out tickets.
And the sites here prices are usually only slightly higher! Well, depending.
Hey, it's a great thing if you didn't get tickets. how I got my Eminem tix -a month later
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...just be careful...some of those websites sell fake tickets or even worse, tickets with real numbers but belonging to other people...anyways, at the day of the concert itself there's always, ALWAYS, someone selling tickets and If you are lucky enough they might be selling them even cheaper (happens a lot when desperate people tries to sell) Good Luck
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Got my tickets just fine outside the venue. Only paid 20 euros more than face value but I didn't care at all. My girlfriend and I had soo much fun!!!! Does anybody have the setlist? I didn't write it down while I was there, fogot to do it I was soo excited about being there. Hope the rest of you have fun while you're seeing them, wish I could catch more shows. Cheers!
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Best photos in Barcelona:
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Gracias por poner estas fantásticas fotos aquí!!
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Your show in Barcelona was THE BOMB!! I,m still HAPYYYYY.
I could not stop dancing and singing, I was possessed by your music.
The atmosphere was great, you are amazing !!! people was happy!!!
Jay, we hope you are well and thank you for your generosity. WE LOOOOOVE YOU!!!
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Since reviewed videos of the show in Barcelona, here are some MOMENTAZOS (great moments in spanish):
Rock Dust Light Star, great song to start the concert. The direct way to Main Vein succesfull.
Canned Heat, with wonderful intro Morning Glory, and the use of synthesizers? (do not understand at a very technical level) for introducing the song I loved it.
Love Foolosophy! what genius! enter long acoustic, so that the moment of explosion of pace would wait and was more intense. The time of wonderful Rob guitar. And the end of african-latin percussion alternated with trumpets and saxophone... The oééoééé of the public at the end say it all.
Travelling... with the film beginning. It is a song that makes me the willies, a work of art, so simple and so complete. That rumbling bass is hypnotic and step to the melodic part "All I wanna doing is traveling..."
All Good in the Hood, with this powerful start!, I love this track.
Feels just like it should is not my favorite, but this version with synthesizer? I loved it, gave him a solemn and mysterious touch. Does this is the spark of the direct, not?, that an item that you do not like much happens to like you more.
I touched the chords of Scam.
Well, and the beginning of Alright, loooong, beautiful, not cried because at the time one is very altered, but anyway.... wonder what.
So, HAPPY, I´ve been at my firsts shows Jamiroquai, and this is only the beginning....
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Happy 4th of July from the Cubs minor leagues.
Boise lost to Tri-City on Wednesday 5-3. Despite the loss there were a couple bright spots for the Hawks. Chadd Krist was 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Rock Shoulders also went 3-for-4 with a double and had two RBI's. Dong-Yub Kim had a double and an RBI. Stephen Bruno and Bijan Rademacher each added a hit and Rademacher also scored a run. Wellington Cruz got the start and took the loss. His record now stands at 1-2. Felix Pena was really good out of the bullpen striking out two and allowing only a hit in four innings pitched.
Peoria had a nice win topping Burlington 8-2. There was a lot of good things happening at the plate Wednesday for the Chiefs. Dustin Geiger was 2-for-3 with two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI's. Oliver Zapata was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI's and Taiwan Easterling was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored, and one RBI. Javier Baez had one hit, drove in a run, and scored one and Zeke DeVoss added a triple. Benefiting from the eight runs Michael Jensen earned his eighth win. he pitched six innings giving up two runs, one earned on six hits while striking out five. Austin Reed struck out three in two innings of relief and Yao-Lin Wang pitched a scoreless ninth to secure Peoria's victory.
Daytona got the scoring started in the first, but failed to score after that losing to Dunedin 5-2. Rubi Silva was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Rebel Ridling also had two hits including a two-run double in the first. Ronald Torreyes and Elieser Bonne each recorded two hits of their own. Robert Whitenack only lasted 3.1 innings giving up five runs, four earned on four hits, while striking out five and walking two. Edwardo Figueroa and Jeffrey Lorick did a great job in relief, only allowing one hit and one walk while striking out five in the final 4.2 innings.
Tennessee lost a close one on Wednesday 4-3. Greg Rohan hit his first home run since moving to Double-A, and he also drove in two runs. Justin Bour was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Elliot Soto also had two hits. Jae-Hoon Ha and James Adduci each had a hit and scored a run on Wednesday. Dallas Beeler took the loss giving up four runs, three earned on nine hits in 4.1 innings. Casey Harman and Ty'relle Harris pitched well in relief. Each gave up a hit, but did not give up a run in the next 4.2 innings of the game.
Iowa got the crap beat out of them on Wednesday losing to Omaha 11-2. Rodrigo Lopez was aweful allowing eight runs, six earned on 11 hits in just 4.1 innings pitched. Mike MacDougal was terrible once again giving up two runs in one inning pitched. One has to wonder how much longer MacDougal will be pitching for this organization as his ERA now stands at 7.85. Esmailin Caridad struck out four in 2.2 innings, but he also gave up one run and Jeff Beliveau pitched a scoreless ninth. There weren't too many bright spots, but Brett Jackson was 2-for-4 with two RBI's hitting out of the five spot tonight. Adrian Cardenas was 2-for-3 with a run scored and Matt Tolbert also added two hits. Josh Vitters and Dave Sappelt each added a hit and Sappelt scored a run.
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'Tis the season: Stories of personal triumph inspire thanks
Thanksgiving is more eclipsed by Christmas every year. Our town's Christmas lights went up the week after Halloween. But this year, Thanksgiving shall not pass uncelebrated. Here's the story of two people who make me thankful, although I don't know either personally.
I'm thankful Josh Hamilton made it through another year. The Ranger's struggle with drugs is well known. Hamilton began his baseball career a superstar draft pick, then was injured two years later. His ensuing struggle with drugs earned him an indefinite ban from baseball, alienated his wife and stepdaughter, and sent him on a crack binge that nearly killed him.
Hamilton's journey back to sobriety was miraculous, and though he slipped a time or two, he still has what it takes to be a great baseball player and person. For Hamilton, who is drug-tested three times a week, ending this season sober is a testament to how strong his personal miracle is.
Not only was Josh Hamilton injured early this season, but on July 7 a fan died after attempting to catch a foul ball he threw into the stands. If ever there were a time for Hamilton to succumb to his demons, it would have been then. And while it must have been gratifying to end the 2011 season playing in his second consecutive World Series, Hamilton is undoubtedly more thankful for his sobriety and all its gifts than for any ring.
I know far less about Betty Lou Naff Cress than I do about Hamilton. Her obituary reveals she was from Marion, one of five children, mother of two, a loving wife of 53 years, and a Christian. But what makes her someone every sports fan would have been thankful to know: when it came to UVA basketball, Cress wasn't just a fan. She was a super-fan.
In 1970, Barry Parkhill almost single-handedly transformed Virginia into a winning team after 16 consecutive losing seasons. From that year to 2010, Cress never missed a single Virginia home game or postseason appearance, regardless of location– not even when Alzheimer's had gotten the better of her.
Remember December 11, 1982, the big game between Georgetown (Patrick Ewing) and Virginia (Ralph Sampson)? The game Virginia won 68-63? The game ticket-holders had to watch on TV because a storm dumped 10 inches of snow in the Washington area where the game was being played? Charlottesville's Betty Cress was there.
And she was there 28 years later, on December 20, 2010, when Virginia beat Norfolk State 50-49. She sang the national anthem and was happy to be at John Paul Jones Arena, but when UVA won, she didn't know it. When her husband stood to leave, she asked, "Is the game over?" Alzheimer's had taken her awareness, but not her love for her Cavaliers.
Cress died June 19 this year, and her husband, Roy, says that facing this year's basketball season without her is unimaginable. But her presence endures, not just in her closet full of UVA attire, by in what Mr. Cress called her "Wahoo bathroom," a room so full of memorabilia that it should be enshrined in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, much like Julia Child's kitchen in the Smithsonian.
I never had the privilege of meeting Betty Cress, but the purity of her love for UVA basketball isn't just an inspiration, it's humbling. When people quibble and get ugly with one another, I hope to remember Betty Cress and be thankful for the example of her pure and passionate sportsmanship no matter the circumstances.
Juanita lives on a farm in Charlotte County with her husband, son and many dogs.
Correction: The print version of this story contained an error in the location of the big Virginia-Georgetown game. It was played in the Washington area, not in Richmond (specifically, in the now demolished Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland). This online archived edition corrects the error.Read more on: josh hamilton
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Sigh. Another column from the "doctor," another error. The UVA-Georgetown game was at the Cap Centre, not in Richmond. Do y'all need a fact-checker over there for her stories? The local option story was just wrong about VT not being on television when it was on the ACC Network. I'll say one thing for her columns, they're certainly good for comments.
RIP, Mrs. Cress. You'll be missed.
You cant mention Barry Parkhill without giving guard Andrew Boninti the same billing.


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Kat Von D and Jesse James announced they had broken up on Monday, following a six-month engagement. Just two days later, a clip from the upcoming season of Kat's TLC reality show, "LA Ink," revealed the tattoo maven had gotten Jesse's mug inked onto her torso as a surprise for her now ex-fiance.
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"You're crazy," Jesse responds, wide-eyed.
"Do you love it?" Kat asks.
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"I thought you were going to tell me you were breaking up with me," she says, laughing. "Just kidding!"
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The reality star left the set of the LA-area morning show prior to her interview after one of the show's hosts mentioned Jesse and Kat's breakup during her introduction (after playing the aforementioned tattoo surprise clip).
"Dear GoodDayLA, thanks for the waste of a perfectly good morning. Lack of compassion n respect for each other never fails to dissapoint [sic] me," Kat Tweeted on Wednesday morning after the incident.
News of Kat's walk off quickly circulated online, with TMZ's headline claiming, "Kat Von D STORMS OUT of 'Good Day LA'" – an accusation Kat also used Twitter to combat.
"My apologies if I've offended anyone this morning," she Tweeted. "For the record: I did not storm off - I politely left w notice when GDLA broke their word.
"I didn't walk out because you used the clip we sent you- I walked out because of your disrespectful intro you guys 'snuck in,'" Kat also Tweeted to Jillian Barberie, one of "Good Day LA's" co-hosts.
Jillian immediately responded to Kat, Tweeting, "Why was it disrespectful? We said you guys broke up.
"We showed the clip your publicist sent. It showed you and Jesse," the co-host added. "Were we not supposed to mention you broke up?"
Kat responded with one final comment to Jillian.
"ps. Publicly disrespecting people for the sake of better ratings isn't something a person of compassion does," she Tweeted. "Good day.."
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The Associated PressApril 26, 2014
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CENTRALIA, ILL. — Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner said Saturday he supports keeping open a center for people with developmental disabilities in Centralia that his opponent is trying to close.
The Winnetka businessman, who faces Gov. Pat Quinn in the November election, met with relatives of residents at the Murray Developmental Center and told them they should have a choice in their family members' care.
Quinn, a Chicago Democrat, has supported closing some state-run institutions, including the Murray Developmental Center, and transferring disabled residents into community-based care as part of a strategy to save money and improve the quality of care for residents.
Rauner's campaign issued a statement Saturday claiming Quinn decided to close Murray Center "without ever visiting the facility."
"It is irresponsible to close Murray Center unless we can make absolutely certain that the most vulnerable residents are being cared for in an environment that is as good as — or better than — Murray Center," Rauner said in the statement. "Right now, Murray Center is the best option for these families."
Quinn's campaign spokeswoman Izabela Miltko called Rauner's visit and announcement "shameless."
"This guy will say anything depending on his audience, and now is playing politics with the quality of people's lives," Miltko said. "Today, Rauner showed a complete lack of care or understanding that people with disabilities deserve the choice to live more independently."
Murray was scheduled for closure last year. But some parents of developmentally disabled adults are waging a court battle to keep open the center, which serves about 250 residents.
Those parents involved in the legal challenge don't represent all families of the developmentally disabled, said Tony Paulauski, executive director of the Arc of Illinois, an advocacy group for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. He said most families support closing "antiquated state facilities."
"Young families I meet with, the last thing they want is to have a son or daughter in an institution," Paulauski said.
Paulauski said the quality of life is better in small community living arrangements such as group homes, which can provide personalized care.