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The NoR has been publised for the European Course Racing Championships, which will be held in Gizzeria, Italy, from 23.07.-28.07.2013.
10000 Euro prize money and 100 points for the IKA course racing world rankings are up for grabs.
Hang Loose Beach is well known for a its two-week "Aloha Party", with concerts and parties every night, warm weather and a perfect thermal breeze. The worlds best course racers are expected to have a shot not only for the prize money, but also important points to qualify for the world championships in China later in the year.
The event is entry limited - 120 men and 80 women can take part. One place per country is guaranteed by right, the remaining places are granted depending on standing in the world rankings, with 90% of the places reserved for European riders and 10% for non-europeans. If any quota is not filled, the remaining places become freely available.
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Last update in Multipla gallery: 2006-05-26
For a century, the famous Italian company Fiat in the tuning studio Giannini Automobili created an extremely significant modification of the 500 models.
At the next Geneva Motor Show, Fiat makes a global presentation of a new generation 500e electric car.
Fiat showed an updated 500X SUV for the US.
Fiat made a debut show of a new cross-coupe body concept.
Former FCA head Sergio Marchionne died today. He was 66 years old.
Company Fiat introduced a new compact sedan, which replaced the model Linea. The novelty, intended for the budgetary market, has received the name Fiat Cronos.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara rode an outstanding pitching performance by freshman Andrew Vasquez and a 16-hit attack in the first game and a perfect 5-for-5 game at the plate by third baseman Marc Venning in the second game to a doubleheader sweep of Rhode Island on Friday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
The Gauchos (10-9) beat the Rams (6-11) by scores of 13-3 and 13-7.
In game one, Vasquez (3-1) tossed 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits while striking out a career-high. He did walk four but none came around to score. Two of Vasquez's walks came to the first two batters he faced and he settled down after that.
UCSB didn't waste any time in game one, scoring three runs in the bottom of the first. The big blows in the inning were an RBI triple by Brandon Trinkwon and an RBI single by Greg Mahle. The single was one of three hits in the game for Mahle.
The Gauchos scored four more in the fifth, including two on a two-run triple by Bryce Tafelski, and three in the sixth and seventh innings. Rhode Island tagged reliever Cameron Cuneo with two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth.
In addition to Mahle's 3-for-5, three RBI performance in game one, Lance Roenicke had three hits and three runs scored. Trinkwon had a single to go along with his triple, and three runs as well. Tafelski and Joey Wallace also had two hits and two RBI apiece.
The story in game two was more Gaucho offense, especially Venning who had four runs scored and three RBI to go along with his 5-for-5 performance. Two of the junior's hits were doubles.
UCSB trailed 5-2 entering the fifth inning but scored six times on just three hits to take an 8-2 lead.
Trinkwon was safe when Rhode Island left fielder Chris Famiglietti and center fielder Jeff Roy got their signals crossed in left center and Famiglietti dropped the ball. Rams' starting pitcher Nick Narodowy then walked three straight batters to force in the first of the six runs.
After the third consecutive walk, Narodowy was pulled and replaced by Mike Bradstreet who was greeted by Venning with a two-run single. Catcher Joe Winterburn followed Venning's single with a two-run double. Winterburn ultimately scored the final run of the frame on a single by Trinkwon.
Rhode Island added single runs in the sixth and eighth, but UCSB tacked on three more in the seventh, two on a single by Trinkwon, and two more in the eighth, including one on another single by Vennings.
Matt Vedo (3-2) went 5.1 innings and earned the win. Jeremy Peterson and Jared Wilson combined to pitch the final 3.2 innings without allowing an earned run.
In addition to Venning's performance at the plate, Trinkwon had a pair of hits, three RBI and walked twice. Vertigan had two hits, two RBI and two runs scored.
The Gauchos will take the next week off for final exams, returning to action with a doubleheader at the University of San Francisco on Saturday, March 24. The first game will start at 11:15 a.m. The teams will play a single game on Sunday, March 25 beginning at 1:00 p.m.
UCSB returns home on Tuesday, March 27 to host Pepperdine at 3:00 p.m. at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.


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Xbox1 Destiny? anyone, anyone?
i wish........i heard its freakin great
PS4 Destiny.. maple856
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I have a bunch of GPX files and I want to find out which files contain tracks located in certain geographic extent, e.g. files containing tracks in Pennsylvania. Also, the inverse is also useful too, e.g. any file containing tracks not in USA. How to do this using any command line tool?
Gpsbabel's polygon filter looks like what I want. But for some reason I could not make it work. The filter does not filter anything. I am not sure whether the polygon filter works with track data. This is how I run it:
gpsbabel -i gpx -f infile.gpx -x polygon,file=test_bb.txt -o gpx -F outfile.gpx
exclude suboption to polygon filter does not make any different to the output as well.


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Roger Federer had never lost his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals since the elite tournament moved to London in 2009.
Until now, that is.
On the back of a chaotic and disappointing season, the former World No. 1 was beaten on Tuesday for the second time in less than a week by defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-2.
The Serb extended his winning streak to 18 matches after capturing his sixth title of the season last week in Paris, where he defeated Federer in the semifinal. Djokovic kept alive his chances of overtaking Rafael Nadal in the race for the year-end No. 1 spot.
"It was a big challenge physically," Djokovic said. "Only 48 hours ago I was playing in Paris, so to be able to play this well and beat Roger is incredible.
"I have to enjoy the win and then think about the recovery because it's a big win. The good thing is, there is a day off. I'm going to try and recharge my batteries mentally and physically and get ready for (Juan Martin) Del Potro."
Djokovic is attempting to finish No. 1 for the third year in a row but Nadal, who eased past David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, needs only a win against Stanislas Wawrinka on Wednesday to be guaranteed the top spot.
This 31st encounter between Federer and Djokovic — a remake of last year's final — produced a somewhat disjointed match laced with unforced errors and flashes of brilliant tennis leaving both players looking exhausted toward the end of the match.
"Again, I was able to recover from all those matches and actually felt physically somewhat fine," said Federer, who won his last Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2012 and has only two victories against top-10 opponents in 2013. "So I regret not having taken my chances better maybe."
Federer, the oldest man in the draw at 32, refused to draw early conclusions from a season in which he had back problems and dropped to seventh in the rankings.
"The season is not done yet," he said. "Let's talk about this stuff in hopefully four matches."
Federer and Djokovic neutralized themselves until the ninth game when the Serb was down 15-30. A double fault gave Federer his first break point, but he sent a forehand wide on the next point. Djokovic then took the next two points to hold his serve.
The Serb earned two break points in the next game with a superb backhand return. The cheering from the legion of Swiss supporters packed in the stands didn't help Federer as he fluffed a forehand to lose the set.
After rallying from 0-40 to break Djokovic for a 3-2 lead in the second set, Federer dropped his serve in the next game. He double-faulted after Djokovic earned a break point with a backhand that hit the net cord before going over.
Serving for the set at 5-4, Federer made another unforced error on his usually reliable forehand to squander a set point. Djokovic seized his chance, sending Federer in the ropes with a stretched crosscourt winner before leveling at 5-5. Federer smashed a ball toward the scoreboard hanging over the court in frustration.
Federer kicked back into life in the tiebreak, winning the last five points with a string of beautiful shots that included a backhand volley, a crosscourt winner, and a perfect lob that Djokovic failed to return.
Djokovic looked unfazed at the start of the third set to break Federer at love. He then saved a break point to consolidate his lead before taking Federer's serve again after a long rally for a 4-1 lead. He sealed the match on his first chance.
Despite his easy win, playing indoors will never be ideal for Nadal. The Spaniard has won all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic title in his career but has never triumphed at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals.
"I like the sunshine," Nadal said when asked about the difference between playing indoors and outdoors.
"The feeling on the ball, on your racket, is different" when playing indoors, Nadal said. "All of these small things that make you feel a little bit strange."
The conditions didn't seem to bother him Tuesday as he beat fellow Spaniard Ferrer 6-3, 6-2 on the indoor court at London's O2 arena.
"I'm happy. The court is in perfect condition here," Nadal said. "It's a good start for me, positive one."
Nadal came close to winning the event in 2010 when he lost in the final to Federer. He didn't play last year because of a knee injury that kept him away for seven months before his successful comeback in February.
The 13-time Grand Slam champion traded early breaks with Ferrer and then began dictating play from the baseline, forcing Ferrer into errors. Nadal converted six of seven break points, and Ferrer had 33 unforced errors.
"He arrived a little bit tired after playing the final (in Paris)," Nadal said. "I played with a little more calm than the other day (against him)."
Nadal earned his 21st win in 26 matches against Ferrer, but only his first indoors.
Nadal and Ferrer play in Group A, along with Stanislas Wawrinka, who beat Tomas Berdych in his opening match on Monday. Djokovic and Federer are in Group B with Juan Martin del Potro and Richard Gasquet.


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Hank Phillippi Ryan, Investigative reporter for WHDH-TV and mystery author, is profiled in this week's Herstory.
Juggling. Nope, not that kind of juggling. For more than 30 years, I've had a fulfilling and engaging career as a TV reporter. I've helped change laws and change lives, and I still love my work. In my 50s, I began an additional (and fulfilling and engaging) career as a mystery author. I'm happily married, with a great husband and terrific step-children and grandchildren. So, you see. Juggling.
My perfect day? No alarm clock. We wake up to sunshine, and delicious coffee. Read all the newspapers. It's the weekend, so my TV stories for the next week are all under way. I work on my book for a few hours and somehow the words flow. My husband and I take an evening stroll and end up at our local movie theater, see a movie and wind up at a local restaurant for dinner. We bring home ice cream and watch "The Wire" on TV.
I always think my next great TV story is just around the corner, so I can't wait to see what that'll be. I'm working on some new book ideas and I can't wait to see how those will turn out. Our 12th wedding anniversary is in late September. Very lovely.
I was on the ferry to Nantucket a year or so ago. It was a blustery day, and I was sitting inside. I saw a white moth, fluttering wildly against the closed window, trying to get out. "Moth, moth," I said to it. (Not out loud.) "You're on the ferry to Nantucket. You can freak out along the way, or you can relax and enjoy the ride. But you'll still arrive at the same place and the same time."
I realized I might have been talking to myself. So relax and enjoy the ride.
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There are many different long hairstyles for those with long hair, whether it is crimpy, curly or stick straight. Having long hair is great, because it is very versatile and can be styled in many different ways. All hair colors look great when they are long, because it can be shaped into specific hairstyles that complement the color. No matter what type of hair you have, you can fix your hair long in many looks beautiful.
Those with long curly hair has many different options when it comes to styling. While it is great curly, long hair looks great when it is straight, and this can be done with a hot iron. If you have frizzy or curly hair, you may want to consider using a straightening serum or spray to reduce the appearance of fluff. Another great way to get curly hair is down, as long curls give body and bounce. If you have curly hair and long bangs, you can tease your bangs and clip again with nice clips. This will add great body of her bangs, and her face stand out more. Some summer looks for curly hair are large curls, stopped, and even half of half is down. Because natural curls add body to hair, there is no need for excessive hair style long and curly.
Straight hair is as big as curly hair, because it can form almost anything. The straight hair works great for ponytails, braids, or even glance down. People with straight hair can be easily transformed into loops or curls with a little hot, but it looks great for the summer with the stick straight look. Long hair works great for when you put your hair up, because it is transformable and able to be picked up easily. Some straight hair may require a lot of hair products to keep it in place, but it looks good almost any shape.
Long hairstyles have long been a favorite of the young at heart and jet-set glamor and girls. Whether curly or straight or layered haircut in a plush, long hairstyles exude confidence and style up to date. Let's look at the latest trends for a number of the best long-haired look.
Updo for long hair
If you're or not, one could argue that Sarah Palin has brought back the business casual updo, long hair. In the past two months has been a resurgence of the once popular style. Popularized by its sophisticated and versatile look, long hair Updo works well with the length of the eyebrow explosions, and a pull-back and over the ears.
Its versatility comes from the look of no-nonsense business when pulled back with the folded ponytail above or below, as well as the most informal, where the ponytail is allowed to hang.
The versatility of long hair Updo is the iconic classic "let your hair down" option at the end of the day. That allows a transition from business to casual a snap while doing design work curly or straight. As an added bonus, the long hair Updo cools during the summer or warmer months. Have hair long enough to give you this flexibility can be a relief on a hot day with a suit!
If you are looking for the "I am a governor" or executive search business and want the flexibility family oriented casual look, a haircut along with a Updo is the perfect look for you.
The long curly or straightened Look
This weekend in the game of Lacrosse to our son overheard a conversation between my wife and a close friend. The son of this friend has a heck of a head of hair - curly hair ... frizzy hair in big waves. He said if not straighten your hair with hair products or use an iron, your hair looked the same - big and curly.
Now, if you did not know this is hard to imagine, but long (below the shoulder blades) straight hair and beautiful colors.
She has had a long and layered hairstyle with the first coat brushing shoulders and bangs that extend below the ears. This gives an important flexibility and a variety of looks for his long curly hair.
One, for a casual look that throws punches behind the ears and has the perfect combination of brotherhood mom out / soccer - young and playful. With the bangs long enough, you can pull them back and the pin with a clip, scrunci 'or beret. This gives the company after seeing it at meetings of the PTA and the hair style looks great.
Although rarely done, you can leave your hair natural and get a great look long and curly. Although she is responsible to use hair products - leave-in conditioners and moisturizing shampoos - to avoid tangles and "bird's nest" look common when long curly hair is not controlled.
Long hairstyles are back - fast! They are sophisticated and can give you great versatility and fashion choices. Curly or straight, thick or thin, long hair can be beautiful and suitable for any occasion or personality.
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Italian oil company Eni led the charge back into Libya on Monday as rebels swept into capital Tripoli, hailing the end of Muammar Gaddafi's rule and warning Russian and Chinese firms of contract revisions.
Gaddafi's fall will reopen the doors to the country with Africa's largest oil reserves. New players such as Qatar's national oil company and trading house Vitol are set to compete with established European and U.S. majors.
"We don't have a problem with western countries like Italians, French and UK companies. But we may have some political issues with Russia, China and Brazil," Abdeljalil Mayouf, information manager at Libyan rebel oil firm AGOCO, told Reuters.
The comment signals the potential for a major setback for Russia, China and Brazil, which opposed tough sanctions on Gaddafi or pressed for more talks, and could mean a loss of billions of dollars worth of oil exploration and construction contracts in the African nation.
Shares in European firms -- Eni, Austria's OMV and France's Total -- rose by 3-5 per cent, despite a modest fall in the price of oil, on hopes the firms would be able to quickly re-establish output from Libya.
Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said staff from Eni, top producer in pre-war Libya, had arrived to look into a restart of oil facilities in the country's east as fighting between government troops and the rebels continued in Tripoli in the west.
"The facilities had been made by Italians, by (oilfield services group) Saipem, and therefore it is clear that Eni will play a No. 1 role in the future," Frattini told state TV RAI.
Before the war, OPEC member Libya produced about 2 per cent of global oil output or 1.6 million barrels per day, and it has reserves to sustain that levels of production for 80 years.
A Reuters poll forecast it would take up to a year to restore Libyan output to at least 1 million bpd and up to two years to get back to pre-war levels.
"It will be some time before Libyan oil production resumes ... However, the prospect of resumed output from Libya will remove some of the political risk premium in the oil price," said Caroline Bain at the Economist Intelligence Unit.
AGOCO said that it was technically ready to start oil output in its two eastern fields, with capacity of 250,000 bpd.
"We have taken care of the maintenance. We have Libyan oil companies and can start anytime if security is approved. We can start without the foreign companies," said Abdeljalil Mayouf, information manager at AGOCO.
He added that security forces hired from the former Libyan army were already present at the fields and the firm was waiting for their clearance to start production.
About 75 Chinese companies operated in Libya before the war, involving about 36,000 staff and 50 projects, according to Chinese media.
Russian companies, including oil firms Gazprom Neft and Tatneft, also had projects worth billions of dollars in Libya. Brazilian firms such as Petrobras and construction giant Odebrecht were also in business there.
Apart from Italian officials, other European politicians and oil companies were more reserved in comments on Libya.
"We are observing the current situation and further developments very closely. At the moment we are not holding any bilateral talks with the (National) Transitional Council," a spokesman for Austria's OMV said.
Other major player in pre-war Libya France's Total and Germany's Wintershall declined comment.
Analysts and industry observers have said Eni and Total could emerge as the big winners in post-war Libya due to their countries' heavy support for the rebels.
Big support from Qatar as well as oil trader Vitol, neither producers in Libya before the war, may also guarantee a chunk of reserves and influence goes to new players.
"Qatar will be a big player. Vitol might be an important one. Shell is also looking to boost its role," said a Western risk consultant with knowledge of negotiations. Shell and Vitol declined to comment.
Most global oil majors have taken a much more cautious approach to events in Libya. BP said it was planning to return to explore but gave no timeframe.
"We fully intend to return to Libya to fulfil our contract when conditions allow," said a spokesman for BP, which did not have production in Libya before the war.
U.S. companies such as Marathon, ConocoPhillips, Hess, Occidental pulled out of Libya at the start of the year and have had little direct involvement in the events there since then.
"They are just sitting and waiting and trying to figure out who will run the place," said the risk consultant who is advising some U.S. firms on Libya.
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Colin Tate necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 141 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
I've been living and working outside of the UK for almost ten years - three of which were in Japan. As a result, when I started my own company a month or so ago, I wanted to imbue in it some of what I had learned in Japan. This became Nemawashi.
Nemawashi means (taken straight from Wikipedia)
//Nemawashi (根回し) in Japanese means an informal process of quietly laying the foundation for some proposed change or project, by talking to the people concerned, gathering support and feedback, and so forth. It is considered an important element in any major change, before any formal steps are taken, and successful nemawashi enables changes to be carried out with the consent of all sides.
//Nemawashi literally translates as "going around the roots", from 根 (ne, root) and 回す (mawasu, to go around [something]). Its original meaning was literal: digging around the roots of a tree, to prepare it for a transplant.
//Nemawashi is often cited as an example of a Japanese word which is difficult to translate effectively, because it is tied so closely to Japanese culture itself, although it is often translated as 'laying the groundwork.'
I want my company to be a company that helps others to work effectively together, and to help overcome obstacles - either in relationships or in how things appear on a website - to make business contradictions work harmoniously with each other.
Target audience is primarily medium to large companies who fall into one of two key groups:
- those who are seeking to improve online conversion in their websites, and to learn how they can bring such skills in-house.
- those who are seeking to increase efficiency and group cohesion by either requiring organisational change or balancing and refocusing (esp ideal for when new projects are about to commence) .
They are people who understand that change, when done right, is good, and that their main goal is to learn and to use their new knowledge to the betterment of themselves.
You have a play space of 313px x 127px - but you don't need to use the height to the full - a bit of white space never hurt anyone. (If you feel that by referencing the site link below you can go for something bigger/different - feel free. I bow to your knowledge.)
Happy to see text based submissions and text/graphic submissions as well
Limitations: While Nemawashi literally means to go around the roots, trees are not a graphic I want included in the final design.
Site is still *heavily* underdeveloped - but you can see it here as it stands. http://www.nemawashi.co.uk/ - I've bought a wp business theme that I quite like, so you can see that the prime colours are green and white - so it would be good to see things that compliment with it and also things that can contrast but not jar with it.
Would be interested in seeing if the logo, as well as having a clear text interpretation, could include the kanji as well (根回し), but if you think that doing this clutters things up some - go without - as I'm looking more for a clear image that hits a person rather than something that requires time to look at to understand.
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The No-Diet Diet
Forget counting calories, carbs, and fat grams. Just follow our seven stress-free strategies for thinking thin and getting slim.
The No-Diet Diet
I have tried it all: sugar busting, protein loading, cabbage soup guzzling — even fruit juice detoxing. Sure, weight came off, but my food issues always remained. I grew accustomed to the cycle of dieting, weight loss, overeating to compensate for the deprivation, and then gaining it all back again.
Finally, I decided to say goodbye to fat-burning fads. I was still struggling with my "emotional eating" habit when I discovered a promising new tool in weight management: mindfulness. It all boils down to focusing on the present moment and paying attention to your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations. Studies under way, funded by the National Institutes of Health, are showing that mindfulness training can help you lose weight by regulating eating patterns, decreasing binges, and increasing insulin sensitivity (which helps you metabolize your food faster).
Intrigued, I spoke with the experts, who recommended the following step-by-step plan. Now, two months later, I'm 8 pounds lighter and feeling great. Try these seven tips and you too can live fad diet free.
Calm Your Racing Mind
It's easy to get stuck on "autopilot" with food chowing down simply because the clock tells you it's lunchtime or because there's a vending machine near your desk at work. Eating ends up having little to do with hunger. "Mindfulness training, on the other hand, can help you tune in to internal signals that tell you when you need to eat," explains Ruth Quillian Wolever, PhD, clinical health psychologist and director of research at the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine in Durham, North Carolina. That way, you're not fooled by external cues.
Slimming Strategy: Set aside time for reflection each day. Nothing fancy — just give yourself 10 minutes to sit alone quietly and do nothing but feel your breath move in and out. "Meditation develops your concentration," says Megrette Fletcher, RD, cofounder of the Center for Mindful Eating in West Nottingham, New Hampshire. "It makes you more aware when you grab a treat without thinking." So the next time you reach into your candy drawer while you're chatting on the phone, you'll catch yourself. In order to get started, check out Jon Kabat-Zinn's soothing CD, Mindfulness for Beginners, at store.soundstrue.com.
Tune In to Your Body
To figure out when to eat, take note of physical sensations — and respond to them. Some dieters know what hunger feels like but use willpower to block it out during the day, only to end up raiding the fridge at night, explains Sophie Pachella, a sports nutritionist and weight-management consultant in New York City. Meanwhile, steady snackers never recognize actual hunger because they graze all day out of boredom.
Slimming Strategy: Think of hunger as a scale, with "starving" on one side and "so stuffed it hurts" on the other. It's best to eat before you dip to the starving level, and stop long before you need to be wheeled away from the dinner table. "Pay attention to the subtle signs of early hunger, such as a rumbling below your breastbone or a feeling of emptiness in your stomach," says Quillian Wolever. "Don't snack unless you're truly hungry, but avoid waiting until you're ravenous or you may inhale your meal and become uncomfortably full before you realize it."
Eat More Slowly
It's tough to know when to stop eating. Sometimes we scarf down food so fast we don't give our bodies time to catch up. "It takes about 20 minutes for your stomach to signal to your brain that you have eaten enough, so remember to take your time," says Quillian Wolever. Pay close attention to each bite you take, noting what you're feeling. You may be surprised to discover that you're ready to stop eating even when there is still food on the plate. (In my experience, cinnamon-swirl coffee cake, barbecued chicken, and three-cheese pizza all challenge this theory.) And don't forget: The leftovers will still be waiting for you in the morning.
Slimming Strategy: Take a "break" from eating by setting your fork down between each bite. In restaurants walk to the restroom between courses or periodically stretch your legs under the table. Once you notice the early signs of fullness (such as decreasing pleasure in the food or a slight pressure across your abdomen), stop eating. Take the rest home or just have the waiter take it away. "Overeating is just as wasteful, in a far more damaging manner, as throwing away leftover food," says Pachella.
Drive Out Distractions
Dashboard and desktop dining — wolfing down a bagel and cream cheese in the car or a sandwich in front of the computer-are a way of life for many of us. While mealtime multitasking may feel productive, it will undoubtedly set you back in your weight-loss goals. "Anything that takes your focus off food makes you more likely to overeat without knowing it," says Brian Wansink, PhD and author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think (Bantam).
Slimming Strategy: Turn off the television, put aside your reading, and don't pick up that phone. Pachella recommends creating a nice ambience for all your meals, whether it's lighting a candle at dinnertime or making sure you sit down at a table every time you eat. The most important thing is to concentrate on the sheer pleasure of eating. If conversation keeps you sidetracked, find time during the week for at least one solo meal, where you can dine in silence. In time it will get easier to balance your attention between socializing and noticing your bodily cues.
Focus on Quality, Not Quantity
You may not have to eat an entire piece of pie to appreciate the way it tastes, because after four or five bites taste buds lose their sensitivity to the flavors in food. "For instance, you may find that you've satisfied your sweet tooth after just a few bites of a treat," says Jean Kristeller, PhD, a professor of psychology at Indiana State University in Terre Haute.
Slimming Strategy: To get more bang for your bite, try this exercise: Take a tiny portion of food (like a single raisin or an apple slice) and imagine that you've never eaten it before. Savor the color, smell, and texture; then instead of chewing it, let the food melt in your mouth. Notice the flavor change after a few seconds, and then again after a few minutes. While it's not practical to eat every meal this methodically, follow these steps for the first bite of every meal, as a way of bringing yourself back to the mindfulness practice. My first litmus test was a piece of chocolate cake. I can't lie, I ate the whole slice! But the next time I tested this theory I ate just a little square of chocolate. I engaged all of my senses, inhaling its aroma, allowing it to slowly dissolve on my tongue. And guess what? It was just as pleasing as the cake. Try it — maybe one piece of chocolate will be all you need.
Don't Swallow Your Feelings
Ever have a lousy day at work, so you go home and treat yourself to a big bowl of ice cream in order to cheer yourself up? Not exactly a news flash: Most of us crave "comfort food" when we're feeling crummy. "Food does stimulate the release of brain chemicals that often makes us feel better," says Fletcher. "But it's a problem when we rely on food as a tool to medicate our emotions."
Slimming Strategy: When you reach for something to eat, stop and ask yourself whether you are actually hungry. If the answer is no, dig to find out your real motivation. "The emotions that trigger you to eat may signal a deeper issue you need to address in your life — a problem that can't be solved with food," says Quillian Wolever. "If you're eating because you're lonely, for instance, try strengthening your relationships rather than turning to food for companionship." And cultivate food-free ways to nurture yourself: Sign up for an art class, treat yourself to a pedicure, ask your partner to massage your neck, or take a walk.
Banish Self-Sabotage
Self-acceptance and positive reinforcement are critical parts of any lifestyle change. Pachella calls this principle "being on your own side." You may still have days when you instinctively go to eat without thinking or end a meal feeling way too bloated. But if you encounter setbacks, don't berate yourself. "Criticizing yourself is simply a waste of time," adds Pachella. Instead, use any extra energy to figure out what caused the slip and how you can better cope with it in the future.
Slimming Strategy: Stop identifying with who you used to be: the overweight overeater. "If you say you can't do something, you probably won't," says Pachella. "But if you trust in your ability to change your relationship with food and with your body, you're far more likely to succeed." You can be the one who takes it off — and keeps it off — and the first step is believing in yourself.
Vacation and Holiday Dining
To stay on track, try the following tips:
- Pick favorites. Sample the fresh fruit that's in season, the locally famous dish, or the seasonal dessert. "Eat only the foods you can't find anywhere else or at any other time of the year," says Pachella. At your friend's annual Memorial Day barbecue, go for the strawberry shortcake, but skip the plain old potato salad.
- Broaden your focus. Even though holiday activities may center on food, don't forget about the social aspect of visiting friends and family. Check out cultural events or engage in physical activities, so that wining and dining aren't your only vacation pursuits.
- Have an alibi ready. When you're feeling social pressure to clean your plate, prepare an excuse, says Kristeller. Try: "I'd love some of your delicious cookies, but I'm stuffed. May I take some home?" Or if all else fails: "My stomach's a little upset."
Your Stick-with-It Plan
Changing the way you think — and eat — doesn't happen overnight. So arm yourself with these extra tricks to stay sane and committed.
- Plan ahead. Restaurants can be a challenge, since I feel like I'm throwing money away when I don't clear my plate. I now ask for doggy bags at the beginning of the meal, so I can break up big portions before I begin eating. At social gatherings, when I'm overwhelmed by a smorgasbord of desserts, I remind myself that I can always ask for the recipe or go out the next day to buy a single serving of a treat if I'm still craving sweets.
- Set up a support system. I've started attending group meditation classes, which have been a great way to stay dedicated to mindfulness. I've also enlisted a few close friends for phone support. Now whenever I'm having a difficult day, rather than reaching for the cookies, I call one of my friends.
- Fall in love with movement. I used to force myself to run for hours on the treadmill to manage my weight. Just as I've given up on harsh diets, I've also let go of punishing exercise. Instead I've discovered the joy of gentle movement, including yoga, swimming, and ballroom dancing. While I'm still getting cardiovascular benefits, it doesn't seem like "work." As a result, I feel more in touch with my body throughout the course of the day.
Copyright © 2008. Used with permission from the May 2008 issue of Family Circle magazine.


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America magazine drops partisan words to describe religious views
For decades, America magazine has been a favorite of Catholic liberal intellectuals. Run by Jesuits, an order known for engaging controversial issues in the church, the magazine has featured arguments on such topics as married priests and contraception.
Now the New York-based publication is shifting course, saying in an editor's letter this month that Americans are "sickened by the toxin of ideological partisanship" and that it will stop using the words "liberal" and "conservative" to describe Catholics' religious viewpoints. Leading this change is America's new editor in chief, the Rev. Matt Malone, a former Massachusetts political speechwriter who was ordained last June. At 41, he is the youngest editor in the magazine's 104 years. We spoke with Malone this week.
Q: What makes America a Jesuit magazine?
A: What's peculiar to the Jesuits is our geography -- our social political geography. The Jesuits are, in the words of Pope Benedict, called to the margins. We work at the intersection of faith and public life. We translate the world for the church and the church for the world. . . . Jesuits were the first modern urban [religious] order. [Founder Ignatius of Loyola] wanted us in the heart of the world.
Q: America has been known as a place hospitable to ideas that may challenge traditional church teaching. Now it wants to shed its reputation as liberal. Why?
A: Certainly America never called itself that or conceived of ourselves that way [as liberal]. If your mission is to the margins, and at the intersection of the church and the world, by definition you live and work in tension. . . . On one hand we are deeply committed to the church in every sense, the institutional sense, the larger theological sense, we are in and of the church. At the same time, we are missioned to the boundaries. . . . Our lived commitment to the church, it's strong. But at the same time it can't be uncritical.
Q: You wrote in an essay this month that America will no longer use the words "liberal," "conservative" or "moderate" when referring in a non-political sense to Catholics. Why?
A: It's not simply that terms [in a Catholic context] like "left" and "right" are inaccurate, it's that they are counterproductive. There's a real unity of Catholics. Any language that would oppose one part of the body to the other is inappropriate. We're a communion. We're, by definition, one.
Q: How will this shift impact what you publish? Will you still publish pieces on controversial topics such as whether priests can marry, or female priests, or contraception?
A: We always tried to present multiple perspectives, but I think you'll see an even more pronounced effort to do that. Look, if the church is the body of Christ and we are one communion, by definition as a work of the church, there can't be an authentic Catholic voice that's unwelcome in America. . . . When we say an "authentic" Catholic voice, we don't mean someone baptized. When we say "faithful," we mean someone who is engaging the tradition. . . . There are things that are fundamental, like the sanctity of human life. They aren't up for debate in terms of their core value. How the teachings are applied with prudence, what is appropriate for the time and place when we're living, there are number of ways to think about that.
Q: The majority of Catholics use contraception, which is against church teaching. Would you publish on that?
A: Let me give you an example that's easier. Catholics are committed to making sure the poor are protected and empowered. What does that look like? In the past six months, we published editorials that look like the Democratic Party platform. . . . But we also published articles by Catholic thinker Stacie Beck that questioned if Catholic activists and thinkers and workers are too skeptical of markets. . . . We were a little afraid when we published that essay. But it wound up generating a conversation.
Q: What's the general response been like from readers?
A: The feedback has been terrific. . . . If you are forced to say: "Some of my fellow Catholics think such-and-such," instead of "Conservative Catholics think," there's not only a semantic shift but a spiritual shift and a theological shift.
Q: What's it like to be a Jesuit magazine in the unprecedented period of a Jesuit papacy? Is it harder to challenge the institution?
A: Well, one difference is, the secular media are somewhat more interested in what we say and do. We're still finding out how all this works and plays out. I have a feeling [that the way the magazine functions] won't be dissimilar from other pontificates.


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WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the U.S. and Afghanistan have agreed on the final language of a bilateral security agreement that would govern the presence of American troops in the country after the NATO combat mission ends next year.
Kerry said the language, which followed months of tense negotiations, will be reflected in the draft proposal being presented Thursday to 3,000 prominent Afghans from across the nation when they meet in Kabul to consider the agreement.
Approval by the council of elders, known as the Loya Jirga, is not guaranteed. The group can revise or reject any clause of the draft agreement, and a flat-out rejection would most likely prevent the Afghan government from signing it. The Afghan parliament also needs to approve it.
"We have agreed on the language that would be submitted to the Loya Jirga, but they have to pass it," Kerry said during a news conference with Australian officials and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
While U.S. officials have not yet disclosed the number of U.S. troops they want to keep in Afghanistan post-2014, Kerry said the role of the U.S. military would be "limited."
"It is entirely train, equip and assist. There is no combat role for United States forces, and the bilateral security agreement is a way to try to clarify for Afghans and for United States military forces exactly what the rules are with respect to that ongoing relationship," he said.
"It is very important for President Karzai to know that issues that he has raised with us for many years have been properly addressed. It is very important for us to know that issues we have raised with him over the years have been properly addressed," he said.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Kerry spoke with Karzai on Wednesday, the second call in two days. On Tuesday, Karzai invited Kerry to attend the Loya Jirga. Kerry has no plans to attend, but Psaki said Kerry offered the idea of providing reassurances about the U.S.-Afghan security relationship in addressing past issues, such as civilians casualties, which have been discussed many times. Psaki said that those assurances might be offered in the form of a letter or another format, but said nothing had been decided.
The deaths of Afghan civilians at the hands of U.S.-led NATO forces have been a sensitive issue in the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship, although more Afghan civilians die as a result of insurgent attacks.
Kerry emphasized that the assurances discussed were never going to be in the form of an apology.
"Let me be clear. President Karzai didn't ask for an apology," Kerry said. "There was no discussion of an apology."
Kerry added: "He didn't ask for it, we're not discussing it."
Deep divisions in Afghanistan over legal immunity for American soldiers and contractors as well as night raids have threatened to derail diplomatic efforts to keep thousands of American soldiers in the country beyond next year's withdrawal deadline. The issue has taken on added urgency amid a spike in violence that has raised fears that Afghan forces aren't ready to take over the battle against the Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants without more training.


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We are a wedding and portrait photography business based out of Long Island, NY. We have high end brides and work at some very elaborate and unique venues. We would like to have a brand and logo that fits this life cycle.
Our target markets are mainly the 25 - 35 year old brides looking for a photographer as well as the 30-40 year old parents looking for a family portrait photographer.
I would like to see a creative design that incorporates our name although a symbol or letter C can also be used. I like swirls (not too swirly) that might appeal to the bulk of our clients who are female. I am also interested in Crests and Coats of Arms and I like the Fleur de Lis symbol. I am also open to something completely unrelated but looks interesting and will be memorable. Please avoid cliche clip art and gimmicks - no tripods, film strips, camera flashes, etc. Absolutely no Bride and Groom silhouettes! Also, I want it to be somewhat generic in design and do not want to incorporate anything related to a wedding - bride, ring, etc. as the logo will be used for all aspects of photography, not just weddings.
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Along with a gently used flannel and a sweet collectible mug, I recently purchased this photo at a thrift store in Milwaukee for $5 plus tax. I bought it because it reminded me of one of my favorite 80s bands, Journey. Man, they were SO HOT for a while and I've always said if you haven't air-drummed to Don't Stop Believin', you haven't lived.
As I was mounting the picture in my garage above the weight bench and next to the boom box, something strange happened. The more I looked at it, the picture reminded me of my Uncle Chichi and his family. But the even MORE I looked at it, I realized it resembled Packers' blogger Jayme Joers. And not just the picture in the middle with the subtle yet prevalent chest hair, either. In fact, the whole family looked like her! I said to myself, "Hey self, you have to post this and get a 2nd opinion."
In all seriousness, if you follow her on Twitter (@jaymelee1), you may have noticed Jayme's had about 5 million blood draws recently. While probably not that painful in itself, I got the impression she was getting drained (no pun intended) and frustrated. Since she's such a nice lady and friendly neighbor of ours, I was hoping this picture might cheer her up. As I told her, I made it for one simple reason: to give her a LOL. While I failed to complete this goal, I am happy to say she gave it a "HA HA HA HA HA HA" instead. Cheers, Jayme.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Jayme Lee Family Photo
3 comments:
You have cool hobbies.ReplyDelete
The thrift stores by me arent nearly this awesomeReplyDelete
- Buck SavageApril 19, 2011 at 10:27 AM
Thanks for including a "Don't Stop Believin'" drum vid. I can also tell you that life gets 10% more awesome after you've covered "Who's Cryin' Now", and "Open Arms" on your electronic skins.ReplyDelete
Side note: why does the radio promise rockin' Journey only to consistently follow through with "After the Fall"? Does God still hate me for lying to Grandma that it wasn't me who did that to that raccoon?
Eh, probably.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters' (TRI.TO) (TRI.N) shares fell more than 2 percent on its revenue and margin forecasts for 2013, overshadowing bullish remarks from Chief Executive James Smith that his turnaround plan was gaining traction.
The global news and information company posted a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, largely on costs cuts that will continue through the year. Smith said he expects 2,500 job cuts in total in the Financial & Risk division, or about 4 percent of its total global staff, in 2013. Plans are in place to spend $100 million in severance this quarter.
The company forecast that 2013 revenue would increase in the low single digits this year. The outlook was largely anticipated by analysts, who had forecast a 2 percent rise.
The margin for earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization is expected to be in the range of 26 percent and 27 percent in 2013, lower than the 2012 performance of 27.4 percent.
"It looks like another year where the overall growth will be muted," said Claudio Aspesi, a senior analyst at Sanford Bernstein & Co.
Smith said the company was halfway through his turnaround plan because of product improvements and stabilization in Europe and that he expects revenue to rebound. "The success we are having today doesn't start showing up until next year," Smith said in an interview.
"It's like night and day. We are in a different place."
Smith said he expected Financial & Risk net sales to turn positive in the second half of the year. This an important gauge of future performance because subscription-based revenue typically lags sales by 12 months.
Financial & Risk, which accounts for 54 percent of total revenue, has struggled in recent years following a troubled launch for its flagship desktop product Eikon, which is aimed at bankers, hedge fund managers, and other financial industry professionals. Cost cutting by banks after the financial crisis compounded the difficulties, especially in Europe.
"At the end of the day, 2012 was supposed to be a transition year and now they are talking about 2013," said Swami Shanmugasundaram, an analyst with Morningstar.
Thomson Reuters said revenue from ongoing businesses in the fourth quarter rose 2 percent before currency changes to $3.36 billion, roughly in line with expectations. It was not immediately clear what the change in costs was on the same basis.
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Adjusted earnings increased to $497 million, or 60 cents per share, from $445 million, or 54 cents per share, a year earlier, beating analysts' average forecast for 55 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Profit in the quarter increased on the back of "continued cost containment and lower reorganization costs", the company said. Organic revenue was flat.
"They have worked very hard on cost and the efforts should be acknowledged," Aspesi said.
The number of Eikon desktops installed rose 33 percent in the fourth quarter from the previous quarter to 33,900.
For the fourth quarter, revenue at the Financial & Risk division increased 1 percent due to growth in its Governance, Risk & Compliance business and its acquisition of electronic foreign exchange platform FXall.
Revenue in the division's Europe, Middle East and Africa region and in Asia was down 3 percent, respectively, while the Americas gained 6 percent.
At its legal division, which includes WestlawNext, revenue rose 2 percent in the quarter to $861 million. Thomson Reuters recently acquired London-based Practical Law Company, which provides guidance and analysis tailored to specific areas of the law.
Full year revenue at Thomson Reuters rose 3 percent to $12.89 billion. Bloomberg LP, which competes with Thomson Reuters on many fronts but gets the bulk of its revenue from terminal sales to financial institutions, said on Wednesday that revenue for 2012 rose 4.5 percent to $7.9 billion.
The board approved a 2 cent annual dividend increase to $1.30 per share.
Thomson Reuters' New York and Toronto listed shares closed down 2.25 percent at $29.96 and C$30.02, respectively.
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An excellent tutorial! Very nice, practical examples, something that's often missing.
Unfortunately, the area you skimmed was the area I know little about: pltags. I _don't_ have ctags experience, and even the ctags documentation seems to assume I have ctags experience.
A few tests on my system shows that this creates a tags file in the present directory. How do I tell vim which tags file to use if I'm elsewhere on the system? Do I have to run pltags over a script that calls outside functions, or just the scripts/modules that hold those outside functions? Is the tags file incremental or replaced? Where can I locate documentation for pltags.pl (There doesn't appear to be a man page)? Should I cron job this sucker so that it keeps up with updating modules?
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Come-from-behind Gingrich win in South Carolina shakes up race
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina Republican primary Saturday, a stunning come-from-behind upset that shook the contest for the party's presidential nomination like an earthquake.
Mitt Romney came in second, a crushing loss for the one-time front-runner. Gingrich, 68, the former congressman from Georgia and speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999, surged in the last five days to score the dramatic victory. His commanding performances in two debates this week turned the tide in South Carolina.
Romney, 64, the former governor of Massachusetts, finished a disappointing second, after watching his double-digit lead in state polls evaporate amid charges that he's a wealthy corporate raider with something to hide in offshore bank accounts and personal tax records that he's declined to disclose.
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, 53, finished a distant third.
Texas Rep. Ron Paul, 76, finished fourth, after barely campaigning in the state.
The results signaled a party unwilling or unable at this early stage to rally to any one candidate as their champion to challenge President Barack Obama in the fall. With a recount in Iowa changing the initial result, the party now has produced three winners in as many states: Santorum in Iowa, Romney in New Hampshire, and now Gingrich in South Carolina.
The head-snapping turn of events over five days saw Romney end the week having lost two out of the first three contests. As late as Tuesday, he thought he had won Iowa, knew he'd won New Hampshire, and led by a comfortable margin in South Carolina, where every winner since 1980 has gone on to win the Republican nomination.
At stake Saturday were 25 delegates, with 1,144 needed to clinch the nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa the final week of August.
Next up: a slugfest in Florida, with two high stakes debates before voting -- which started Saturday -- ends on Jan. 31.
Romney went out swinging, signaling that he'll escalate his attacks on Gingrich as the race heads to Florida and beyond.
"We've still got a long way to go...and work to do," Romney told supporters in Columbia. "We're now three contests into a long primary season. This is a hard fight because there is so much worth fighting for."
He took a veiled shot at Gingrich for his criticism of Romney's record as a private-equity fund capitalist.
"When my opponents attack success and free enterprise they're not only attacking me, they're attacking everyone who dreams of a better future. They're attacking you"," he said. "The Republican Party doesn't demonize success," he said, adding that any Republican who does is "not going to be fit to be our nominee."
For Gingrich, the win was a remarkable comeback for a man given up for politically dead twice already in this campaign.
His staff quit last summer as he languished in the polls and his fundraising dried up. He came back to take the lead in Iowa in December, only to crash again, buried by a deluge of negative ads from Romney, his allies and Paul.
Gingrich's debate performances -- freewheeling, confident, defiant -- reminded Republicans how much they hunger for a full-throated champion.
His record reminded skeptics of how tumultuous life with him can be -- with a TV interview with his second of three wives, blunt comments from former colleagues about why his own party in Congress threw him out as leader, and the anniversary Saturday of the day the same House voted to reprimand him for unethical conduct.
For Romney, it was a jolt for the man with the most money and the most support from the party establishment, including South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
Smooth and in command through the fall, Romney stumbled through the week in South Carolina. He hemmed and hawed when pressed in a Monday debate to release his personal tax records, then did it again when the question came up in a Thursday debate. Asked pointedly if he would follow the example set by his father when he ran for president in 1988 and released 12 years worth of tax records, he said, "Maybe."
South Carolina voters were divided between the two candidates topping the polls.
Gingrich's three marriages and admissions of affairs made no shred of difference to many voters, including Rema Thomas, 60, of Chapin, an evangelical who decided on Gingrich after watching the two S.C. debates.
"No one does not have baggage. Newt's was just exposed more because of his time in politics," she said. "I think it's time for a bulldog president. Grab 'em by the pants leg and don't leg to until you draw blood. That's Newt."
Thomas said she knows Gingrich is a "hot head," but with the sorry state of the country and a questionable crowd running the show in Washington, "what do we have to lose?"
"I like Mitt Romney. He's the only guy who can beat Obama," said Tim Walker, a general contractor from Columbia.
But Romney, who watched a double-digit lead here five days ago evaporate, had to contend with voters jumping on the Gingrich bandwagon instead.
"I don't think Romney is the best person to put forward," said Nikki Trawick a, business woman from Columbia who was voting for Gingrich.
Many voters said the two South Carolina debates held in Myrtle Beach and Charleston this week were game changers, convincing South Carolina that Gingrich could take the fight to Obama in November -- and simultaneously pound the media.
"One of the worst things in this country is the media," said Steve Chase, 61, of Chapin, who voted for Gingrich on Saturday. "They have an agenda. And (Gingrich) is the only one, probably since Reagan, who stands up to them."
Santorum faced a test of whether his appeal to social conservatives would pay off, particularly in a state where 60 percent of primary voters in 2008 called themselves born-again or evangelicals.
Santorum's standing also was testing the political clout of several leaders of national social conservative groups who backed him a week ago in hopes of rallying their followers to one candidate against Romney.
In a blow, evangelical voters went for Gingrich over Santorum, according to exit polls.
Santorum vowed to press on, saying Saturday night that he'll campaign Sunday in Coral Springs, Fla.
Romney signaled Saturday that he'll escalate attacks on Gingrich heading toward Florida, at the same time that he belatedly agreed to a second debate in the state next week. The candidates will debate Monday night in Tampa and Thursday night in Jacksonville.
Romney called on Gingrich to better explain the $1.6 million in payments he received from troubled housing agency Freddie Mac. ""I'd like to see what he actually told Freddie Mac. Don't you think we ought to see it?" he said.
Romney's campaign also noted in an email that it was the anniversary of the day in 1997 when the House of Representatives voted to reprimand the then-speaker of the House for unethical conduct.
"Happy 15 anniversary, Mr. Speaker," Romney's campaign said.
-- Thomma and Lightman report for McClatchy's Washington bureau. Smith reports for The State in Columbia, S.C. Amy Sherman of The Miami Herald contributed from Pompano Beach.


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What do temporary tattoos, 12-foot-tall red pins, trips to Six Flags, and tickets to the Broadway musical "Wicked" have in common?
They're all ways America's cities are encouraging local residents to vacation at home in this summer of high airfares and soaring prices for gasoline and food. As many states reel from reductions in consumer spending and sales-tax collection, successful efforts to turn tourism promotion inward could breathe much-needed life into local economies.
"Anytime you can keep a dollar at home, that's good," says Bonita Kolb, a marketing professor at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa. "If you have commercial attractions like theme parks, local people may often go there. But there's a lot more to a city than that, like local cultural events that people might just ignore because they take them for granted."
Last week, New York City unveiled a "Go Local" website that highlights free or inexpensive activities ranging from an African guitar festival in Brooklyn to the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Queens. The city will dispatch street teams every Thursday for the next five weeks to distribute savings passes, weekly itineraries, and Go Local-branded stickers, temporary tattoos, and beach balls to residents.
"This is the first time that the city has actively called on New Yorkers to discover their backyard," says Christopher Heywood, a vice president for NYC & Co., the city's marketing and tourism organization.
New York joins a slew of cities engaged in similar initiatives. In an attempt to mimic the way people use pins to mark destinations on a map, Boston has installed 1,500-pound red pins at 10 city landmarks to reacquaint Boston-area residents with Beantown's charms. Visitors can send a text message at each pin to learn more about the location.
In Chicago, tourism officials are offering locals hotel packages that include theater tickets, and they're urging Chicagoans to recount their "urban adventures" on a special website.
Dubbing itself "fun central," Arlington, Texas, has created a "staycation" page on its website replete with adrenaline-pumping music and discounts on jaunts to the local Six Flags amusement park.
The campaigns are, in large part, responses to the country's changing travel patterns. About 1.3 percent fewer Americans will fly anywhere this summer compared with the same period last year, according to a forecast by the Air Transport Association, which represents the major carriers. High gasoline prices are also causing people to travel closer to home, take fewer trips, and spend less money on incidentals like souvenir shopping, says Mike Pina of the American Automobile Association. But, he adds, a significant portion of the US population is still traveling.
Yet even if these campaigns resonate with the summer's vacationing ethos, measuring their success rates proves difficult. It's impossible to say New York's Go Local "will generate X amount of dollars for the economy," Mr. Heywood says. "But Fox [5] picked it up, New York 1 picked it up, our CEO was on Bloomberg Radio. It seems to be a message that's very relevant."
Evaluating a promotion by comparing summer 2008 visitation rates to summer 2007 rates is problematic because gasoline prices have not remained constant, says Mike Carlton of Tennessee's Department of Environment and Conservation, which is sponsoring an initiative to inform Tennesseans about "Less Than One Tank Trips" to state parks.
Boston's "Visit the Pin" website did receive more than 5,000 hits within 24 hours of being launched in late June, according to Julie Burns, Boston's director of arts, tourism, and special events. But data on total hits or pin-related text messages received in July are not yet available, she says.
The best way to gauge the impact of the campaigns is to observe how local residents are responding, says Michael Brein, a Honolulu-based travel psychologist.
"To experience your local environment in a way that you have not before requires you to break [everyday] patterns, and to do that you need to open your consciousness," Mr. Brein says. "And no one can do that for you."
On a recent weekday evening, the giant pin stationed in Boston's Copley Square appeared to have had little influence on Glenn Carbonneau's consciousness.
"It's a red ball on a crooked stick," said Mr. Carbonneau, who lives in Quincy, Mass., and just returned from vacationing in the New Hampshire mountains with his brother and father.
Sitting on the steps of the square's fountain, Carbonneau said he came to appreciate Boston's beauty not through any city campaign but by living in Hawaii and then returning to his native city with fresh eyes.
Chris Kurth, who was selling sunflowers and squash at a farmers' market nearby, complained that the pin was an eyesore compared to the square's historic, Neo-Romanesque Trinity Church. Mr. Kurth said he's seen no increase in customers that he could attribute to the pin's presence, and he recommended that the city promote stay-at-home vacations through special events like live music instead.
Other Bostonians had a more positive view of the campaign.
"It's really cool, and I didn't know anything about it until a visitor told me, which is ironic because I work right there," said Tanya Priyadarshini, gesturing toward the nearby John Hancock tower. "My parents are visiting soon, and the pins make me want to learn more about the whole [campaign] before they come."
As they craft their initiatives, tourism officials in all cities should make sure to engage directly with residents, says Professor Kolb.
"Let's say you're in the south side of Boston. You should ask local people, 'What should people experience here?'... It's neighbors talking to neighbors, and that will build a sense of community."


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Beautiful quilt clips that transform your treasured baby quilts and comforters into charming hanging artwork for your child's room. Very easy to use.
This quilt clip is perfect for baseball and sports themed bedding sets. Hand painted white with red stitching, it is also available in custom colors.
The baseball is made of laser cut wood and measures 3.25 inches in diameter. Price is per quilt clip, allowing you to build your own set.
This shape is also available unfinished so that you can paint it yourself if you would like. Please note that this design is also available in any of our other items - growth chart, peg rack, wall letters, curtain holdbacks, name sign, and more.