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Phil Thompson believes Roy Hodgson is the right man to lead Liverpool back into a top four position.Back to story
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Aaron Byrne (Arsenal fan) says...
i personally think that liverpool have a great signing and wish that he had chosen arsenal, im a bit surprised by the players choice to leave champions league football but wish him all the best, hope he becomes a more consistently amazing player, and plays great fro england
Posted 15:10 19th July 2010
Darren Whelan (Liverpool fan) says...
i am delighted that an englishman in roy hodgson is given the chance to steady the ship at liverpool as he was my first choice. i wont comment furter anymore until after his first few games but what i will finally say is that he will have to be almost spot on in the transfer market if we are to progress as a club & can things really get any worse than last season ? my answer is that no i think this season we can win silverware... come on liverpool ! ! !
Posted 10:56 19th July 2010
Alan Hughes (Liverpool fan) says...
well done liverpool for appointing roy hodgson . the man deserves respect . he is an honest person , who i think will get the best out of our team , and he shows great passion in wanting to do well for liverpool football club . he is also the type of person who will listen to his players , get there views , and work well with them . he is just the person we need right now . he needs total support from our supporters . i really think this is a great time to move forward with roy in charge .
Posted 10:28 19th July 2010
Nick Butler (Liverpool fan) says...
i cannot say any positive or negative comments about roy hodgson untill iv seen his style of play and the results of the following premier leage fixtures although he has done a terrific job at craven cottage, doesnt mean he will come and work mirricles at anfield, there is a lot more work and consentration at liverpool for example european football. i really hope hodgson will listen to the players and be able to work well as a team with them, If he brings in remy i think he wud be a good sighning but i also think we shud maybe set are standerds a bit higher and sighn sum1 with world cup winning experience maybe a brazilian to bring in sum pace to our football and maybe play 2 forwards instead of gerrard roaming attack midfield, i think dirk kuyt is an amazing player and very hard working and i think a lot of the players at liverpool cud take a leaf owt of hes book as our main fault is complaicency, THE PREM IS OURS FOR THE TAKING,,, SO LETS TAKE IT,,,, I AM THE KOP!!!!!!!!!!! I BELIEVE !!!!!!!!
Posted 16:58 18th July 2010
Steff Reeve (Liverpool fan) says...
i have been a liverpool supporter since 1977 and must say ive watched all the roy hodgson interviews etc....the man impresses me....he takes no rubbish from the press and has a great track record as a coach...3 or 4 good signings ( left back winger centre midfielder and a stiker 1 hopefully joe cole ) and he will get them playing with pride that deserves the shirt they wear!!! y.n.w.a. come on roy !!!
Posted 00:02 18th July 2010
Eddie Fletcher (Woking fan) says...
No man is the right man for Liverpool given their financial problems!
Posted 22:25 17th July 2010
Michael Wing (Liverpool fan) says...
Just cause we finished 7th doesnt mean we have took a step back, so we had a bad season i was gutted as the next red ! but teams are getting better cause the rich are buying teams pumping money in and just spend stupid amounts trying to buy the big titles but they will never buy history and a well run club like a hand full of top clubs, even tho the fans dont like how the owners do buisness the historical memories are embedded into everyone involved with lfc they all know what high standards are expected to wear the liverbird red shirt ! we need not to waste to much on youngsters see wot come through the accadamy and spend that little bit more on better quality players than 2 meadioka players who may be top players one day we need them to be world class now !! but dont just pick anyone do the homework first just like wenger the new manager might be wot is needed at the club bringing back the simple thing of old like passing and moving forward like the days of daglish rush barns aldo. thanx to raffa and wot he done for us but like gerard houlier things went stail at the end playing wrong tactics and players out of position come on roy you no the fans will give you a chance since 1892 we have always had faith in our managers us scoucers may be mocked at times about the way we live but one thing we always treat people with respect
Posted 04:59 17th July 2010
Richard Smith (Tottenham Hotspur fan) says...
roy hodgson how the mighty have fallen ha ha ha glory hunters support chelsea now hodgson sums liverpool up mutten dresses as lamb the only reason you will keep torres and stevie g is who would av um torres always injured stevie g a never has been all youve done in the last 20 years is fluke a cup when the other team couldnt stop laughing at how poor you are get used to mid table fodder ah yer you already are ha ha ha never mind might finish above everton again but nothing else again ha ha ha ha ha ha
Posted 18:25 16th July 2010
Chris R (Manchester United fan) says...
With Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs, Man C, and Villa all in the race for 4 spots teams like Everton coming up on the rails I really dont see Liverpool getting anywhere near a 4th place finish. Their squad is simply not good enough and when Mash leaves the team will have to rely on players like Lucas to win the mid-field. Liverpool need to go back to the basics and recruit some young British talent and work for the future and also add in Joe Cole and Carlton Cole. A couple of years finishing mid-table may well do this team some good (and make me laugh in the process). The main problem is that most of the players speak different languages and dont understand one another so a weak squad becomes even worse. Allthough, they do have a better chance of finishing higher than 7th now that Benitez has left.
Posted 13:47 16th July 2010
David Jones (Liverpool fan) says...
Good luck Mr Hodgson. He is brought to Liverpool, because the club is in big debt and wont spend money in big names. I think he is the right man who can work a team with tight budget and get out more from the players we have at the moment even if our top players leave, hope not. What he has done at Fulham last season, if he does the same at Liverpool, forget 4th place, we might challenge for the title because we have much better player than Fulham, no disrespect. Last season Liverpool was like England team 2010, not playing like a team, players out of position, players unhappy with manager, no passion, very painful to watch. Wish Mr Hodgson good luck, and hope to see a good Liverpool team playing good football....
Posted 03:08 16th July 2010
Kelvin Choudree (Liverpool fan) says...
The Rafalution is over and in comes Roy Hodgson who many believe is the right man for the job. Iv'e heard that one before, so is every man the right one to take over the Anfield reigns. Mr Hodgson like any other manager you will have the full support from the Anfield faithful, lets hope that you can turn our fortunes around and i dont mean by making us a top 4 team but a team to compete with the best for the TITLE. I would like to add, no player is bigger than the club so if Masch , Torres, Gerrard all wana go let them leave, the club will never walk alone, we will still be here. Masch had better not forget that we LFC made him, so did we with Xabi Alonso and let them not forget that, i say if you not happy and you feel the clock is ticking move on, just dont drag our club into all these negative stories about wanting to leave. We jst need to fine tune a few areas and we will be back and as always the likes of the Mancs, Chelskis and Arsenals, they always feared us thats why they always worry bout us. CMON YOU REDS !!! YNWA
Posted 20:34 15th July 2010
Andy Thompson (Liverpool fan) says...
im 50/50 if ya go back 10 years ago or when blackburn rovers won the premiership and 3 to 4 years later who was involved in getting blackburn relegated. And also what i didnt like to hear that Hodgson dreading a call from fergie saying sorry that he took the liverpool job id be worried when we play them in september maybe as saying sorry he will let man utd walk all over us as for sorry for taking the liverpool job
Posted 16:20 15th July 2010
Mike . (Liverpool fan) says...
Its nice to see some positivity regarding the appointment of Roy Hodgson as the majority are fickle glory hunters who would be better supporting manure!!! Roy will be brilliant for us, i think he will ditch the negative 2 defmid that rafa used and play more in the face of opponents as opposed to setting up the team not to lose! Get rid of the dead weight and bring in a couple of 1st team players that are tried and tested and i think we will do alot better than most people think!!! IN ROY WE TRUST YNWA
Posted 16:18 15th July 2010
T Daniel (Liverpool fan) says...
I am a very happy Liverpool supporter that the club has choosen a English manager that know the English and Eurpoean game. Yes Liverpool FC need some find tuning and 7 new players need to be purchased. And the same sold. Otherwise Liverpool have a very good players if movitated correctly and played in their best positions we will begin to see the best of this players. GOOD LUCK MR ROY HODGSON YOU HAVE ONE OF THE BEST JOBS AND TEAM IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
Posted 11:48 15th July 2010
Harry Willetts (West Bromwich Albion fan) says...
there is a doubt how good hodgson will do as liverpool manager yet there is no doubting is experience, he has a good club track record, you only have to look at how he took a mediocre side like fulham to the europa league final, there is every possibility that things could take off at anfield, the champions league top three is the main priority.
Posted 14:34 14th July 2010
Jack Houghton (Chelsea fan) says...
Surely you would rather have kept Benitez Tommo? After all, i don't know how many times i saw you on Soccor Saturday defending him until you were blue in the face!! You said he couldn't do a better job with the limited funds he had. Well those funds wont change. But i'm very sure Roy Hodgson will use them a far lot better than Rafa! He is a great appointment but will have a hard job re-building a squad as he only has Johnson, Carra, Gerrard and Reina who are up to the job. Torres will hardly play. Mascherano will leave. The rest of the squad need selling!
Posted 13:16 14th July 2010
Kevin Dew (Chelsea fan) says...
i think roy hodgson will do a good job at iverpool.as for torres he can stay where he is. we dont need to buy someone who is injuried.especialy when they want 50 million,stupid money.
Posted 13:13 14th July 2010
Geraint Hembrow (Liverpool fan) says...
roy is a sound appt. its wot the club needs and him i think. not the most decorated manger but passion for the game is second to none. get the yanks out with the dead wood players who cost millions and wudnt b able to get in 2 the pub team, judgement will be made this time 2 years frm nw as it will take that long to get the team he wants and new owners in.
Posted 19:48 13th July 2010
Mick Turnbull (Sunderland fan) says...
You know what, reading these comments from this Liverpool lot seem to think they have a divine right to be talked up in the same context as Man Utd, Chelsea and Arsenal. Well, let's get one thing perfectly clear - once upon a time when Shanks was alive, they had an exceptional team. Shanks' spirit never died throughout countless regimes but this last few years Liverpool Football Club have become very ordinary, very ordinary indeed. So much so that they can no longer command a regular Champions League slot and maybe, after the negativity that Hodgson will throw into the mix, a Europa place may well be out of the question as well. Hodgson will NOT make this side any better and signings such as Figueroa and Scharner may well be what you deserve. You reds from Liverpool have got one long season ahead and any blues fans from up the road will realise that this is the season when the tables are turned
Posted 17:23 12th July 2010
John Roberts (Liverpool fan) says...
Come on Hodgson!! I will not say a bad word until i see how the side develops. I totally agree with everyones comments how we need a top manager. Top managers cost more money. We are a club struggling through financial crisis with no current buyer. For me Hodgson could be the ideal man to get us through a difficult period and help strengthen the squad. Help us keep hold of good players and also bring in some extra strength and depth to the team on a budget. Lets just face it we've got a difficult start to the season facing us and we needed a manager. A club without one is lost and would struggle. If we wanted a top manager we would have been best holding onto Rafa, even though his tactics became predictable and somewhat lost with the limited depth in the team. Finance is the key aspect and I say give Hodgson a chance. I feel he would judge players on their ability and is more than capable, look at his fulham signings. Not world class but good solid players. Get back to the solid back four with hardworking wingers and don't be fooled in spending big in the summer unless we have the financial backing.
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Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread (Gluten Free, Egg Free)
1 cup quick cooking oats (gluten free, if needed)
1 1/2 cups water
1 3/4 cup gluten free flour (I use 1 part Sorghum flour, 1 part Tapioca starch, 1/3 part Millet flour)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp xanthan gum
1 tsp cinnamon
8 tbs (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar*
1 1/2 tsp baking soda**
4 1/2 tsp egg replacer + 6 TB warm water (or 3 whole eggs)
1 tsp vanilla
1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F
2. Grease muffin pan.
3. Place oats and water in a microwaveable bowl and microwave for 90 seconds. Set aside.
4. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, xanthan gum and cinnamon in small bowl and mix well.
5. Place softened butter in a large bowl and beat with electric mixer at high speed until creamy.
6. Gradually add brown sugar to butter, beating constantly until well blended.
7. In another small bowl, add baking soda, egg replacer and warm water. Mix with a fork or whisk until frothy.
8. Add egg replacer mixture and vanilla extract to creamed mixture and mix well.
9. Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture and beat until smooth.
11. Stir in oat mixture.
12. Spoon batter into prepared bread pan. (1/3 cup each works well)
13. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into loaf comes out clean. Rotate pan after 20 minutes if your oven has hot spots.
14. Cool in pan for 10 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Once cooled, you can store these in the fridge for a few days or put in individual bags and then freeze in a bigger bag.
*The original recipe calls for 1 cup brown sugar AND 1 cup regular sugar. I was trying to cut the sugar back a little and I have made it both ways. Either way works! With the added sugar, though, you do get a nice, crusty coating on the top and the sides. Yum!
**Egg containing version- omit the water in the egg replacer mixture and reduce the baking soda to 1 tsp. Add the baking soda with the dry ingredients. Beat eggs into creamed mixture one at a time until well incorporated before adding dry ingredients.

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Dear friends,
I know not everyone likes celebrating Mother's Day. Some of our own childhoods were punctuated by pain and brokenness. While my experience with my birth father was like this, I'm thankful to have a mom who loved me and laid down her life for me in so many ways.
If you are a homeschooling mother who looks to the Lord each day to fulfill her calling, you are making a difference for good in the life of your child! Don't look at your failures; look at God's faithfulness. He is writing our stories for our good and His glory!
I posted this on my own blog this week as I reflected on being a mom of seven children. May it bless and encourage you.
Happy Mother's Day!
Enjoy the journey...there's no place like home,
Dear child,
The first time I laid eyes on you, just seconds after your birth, I wondered how I ever lived before you arrived. Thousands of mothers before me have testified to forgetting the pain of childbirth in that moment. I concur. Wholeheartedly.
Seeing your rosy pink skin, touchy its softness, smelling that unique baby smell of yours, hearing your gentle breathing and feeling the warmth in each breath had a way of filling my heart to the point of bursting. I knew somehow, when God brought you into my life it completed me in a way I didn't think was possible.
And yet, each one of your siblings had the same effect on me, over and over. Could I be any fuller than I was at the moment of your birth? With the arrival of each of your sisters and brothers, however, my heart miraculously grew, and I knew it was impossible to ever imagine life without a single one of you.
Your baby and toddler years filled my days with the joy –
· Showing you the wonderful and amazing world God has made—the feeling of rough tree bark and smooth rocks; the sound of birds calling; the drip, drip, drip of rain on our faces; the smell in the air after the rain stopped; the taste of the first honeysuckles on the vine as we sipped the liquid from the blossom!
· Reading more stories than I can count and letting the delicious sound of beautiful words fill your ears and mind and heart, and then later hearing you chatter away as you made up story after story of your own
· Holding you close in my arms or on my lap—trying to communicate with my touch how much you mean to me and how much I want to protect you, comfort you, be there for you; even more, wrapping my arms tightly around you, I wanted to help you understand how very much your Father, God loves you
Your childhood years reminded me how important being a mother is –
· Raising and homeschooling you and your six siblings meant incredibly busy and often chaotic days – always planning, training, teaching, guiding, nurturing—what at a sobering responsibility, yet, I loved being a stay-at-home, life-teaching, leaning-on-God-for-every-moment mom!
· Managing our home – years of stocking, providing, nourishing, organizing and reorganizing, cleaning up, decluttering – I don't think my life was busier than in those years, but I was made for this. I was the picture of imperfection, but I knew God was helping me, and I did everything with an eye to helping you manage your own home someday (and now you are – and doing marvelously at it, I might add!)
· Loving one another and enjoying who God made us to be crowned our life together – it made homeschooling the absolute best choice. I have never regretted for a single moment hearing the call to lay down so many other good things to give you the best
During your young adult years God showed me He is writing our story (a good story, even when it meant the death of many dreams for our family) –
· Because of your dad's increasingly debilitating MS, God kept rewriting our curriculum – no, I'm not talking about our school curriculum (although we had to make a lot of simplifying changes to that, too over the years); I'm referring to our life curriculum. I came to realize what you were learning about loving, serving, being patient, empathizing with other's weaknesses, and ultimately, not living for this world, but the next, were the most important lessons all of us could be taught.
· I've also learned that the goal of homeschooling isn't to make sure you have a trouble-free, perfect life – this wouldn't be achievable, even without all the struggles we've had to walk through! No, I think my highest calling is to show, through my life – both in my words and through my example -- that God is sovereign and good…all the time. And to encourage you that, in whatever you do each day, make it count for the One who made it all and put you in the middle of it to reveal His glory.
I love who you have become – a woman of truth, beauty, honor. You cherish life and live boldly for God, with anticipation of the good He has planned for you, not clinging to perfection, but redemption.
Each of you children is showing these fruits in your lives in different ways…how rich I am to be your mom.
Looking back, I wouldn't write the story any other way. Yes, I would do some things differently – I am constantly in need of God's grace to be His woman – daughter, wife, mother, friend. But being your mom is the abundant life Jesus promised He would give. And I wouldn't trade that for anything.
Forever yours, dear child,
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Home games at Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school played in the afternoons on the unlit field
It's funny how you can't even imagine or guess the things in life that you will end up loving. That's happened to me a few times in life. Like when I was first introduced to the field of Soil Science. Dr. Terry Cooper, U of M Dept. of Soil, Water and Climate, taught a field soils science course where we went around the State and looked at soil cutouts (profiles) and I discovered a whole entire new world and universe. Holding a Munsel Color Chart up to a soil profile and working my eyes to make the perfect, delicate match R5/Y3. I fell head over heels in love with this new world filled of creativity and art and science. The thoughts I developed in those early days of learning Soil Science still drive part of what we are doing on this very farm. And then there's the shocking fact that my daughter got me hooked on country music by insisting that she would help put up the corn ONLY if we stopped listening to MPR and put on some toe tapping tunes. In defense of country music, I've found it hopeful, touching, and more importantly respectful of women.
My most recent heartfelt attachment has been right under my nose for a few years. Not sure what it was that tipped me over the edge- but it happened at the homecoming football game. Maybe it was watching the children and contributing businesses and clubs on Main Street Graceville, MN for the Homecoming parade. (Though this was the 5th year I've taken in that parade) Perhaps it was being outside for a few hours on one of those few, absolutely perfect autumn afternoons. There are some autumn days in Minnesota so perfect that if you aren't are your knees giving thanks you should have tears in your eyes and bliss in your heart. Maybe it's the fact that my twin boys are now 8 years old and no longer need my 100% vigilant attention at games.
Whatever the combination, something clicked for me and I find myself thoroughly enjoying the world of 9-man high school football.
There is something wholesome and right about an afternoon 9-man football game out on the prairie. On this particular night, the flag at half mast in remembrance of 9/11 and people were sincere as they, to the last person, held their hands on their hearts for the Star Spangled Banner- my daughter playing for the 1st time in the pep band. The corn fields were ripening and drying beside the field and guys watched from their back of their farmer father's truck. Maybe it's the feeling of being a part of this place--the friendly waves and Jimmy's rap on my shoulder. And the number of caring community members in the sports boosters who spent the game flipping burgers to raise money to keep the sports programs strong. And the game itself is more amazing to me as I watch those boys fly through the air and run with powerful abandon to the end zone. And I feel proud of this community I live in. These folks invest in the kids- the football players and parents spend Saturday mornings playing flag football with the kids as young as second grade.
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Raleigh, N.C. - When the NC State football team arrived at the Murphy Center on Thursday morning, they were expecting to go through the normal workout routine. Instead, they found out that they would be competing in the "Wolfpack Olympics." After a spirited draft, the teams headed to the field, where the players participated in relays where they flipped tires and hauled rocks, had weight contests and ended with a tug of war.
The Pack will hit the practice field for the first time under new head coach Coach Dave Doeren on March 19, and the Kay Yow Spring Game will be April 20 at 1:30 p.m. at Carter-Finley Stadium.


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Wayward Pines, Idaho, is quintessential small-town America - or so it seems. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrives in search of two missing federal agents, yet soon is facing much more than he bargained for. After a violent accident lands him in the hospital, Ethan comes to with no ID and no cell phone. The medical staff seems friendly enough, but something feels...off. As the days pass, Ethan's investigation into his colleagues' disappearance turns up more questions than answers. Why can't he make contact with his family in the outside world? Why doesn't anyone believe he is who he says he is? And what's the purpose of the electrified fences encircling the town? Are they keeping the residents in? Or something else out? Each step toward the truth takes Ethan further from the world he knows, until he must face the horrifying possibility that he may never leave Wayward Pines alive...
"All are welcome at Wayward Pines!"
He is Dexter Mayhew, tall, dark, and (she can't deny it) handsome. She is Emma Morley, bottled red hair, wilfully badly dressed, all principles and no action. Could this be the dawn of the rest of their lives? Or are Dex and Em living proof that - despite an unlikely beginning - men and women really can be just good friends?
"You'll laugh, you'll cry."
Shortlisted for the British Book Awards, Author of the Year, 2007.New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness.
"An engaging listen!"
Nine-year-old Oskar Schell is an inventor, amateur entomologist, Francophile, letter writer, pacifist, natural historian, percussionist, romantic, great explorer, jeweller, detective, vegan, and collector of butterflies, Beatles memorabilia, miniature cacti and coral. When his father is killed in the September 11th attacks, his inward journey towards some kind of peace takes him on an odyssey through the five boroughs of New York, as he attempts to solve the mystery of a key he discovers in his father's closet....
"breaks your heart and strengthens your soul"
The locals in the southern Italian town where he lives call him Signor Farfalla - Mr. Butterfly - for he is a discreet gentleman who paints rare butterflies. His life is inconspicuous: mornings are spent brushing at a canvas, afternoons idling in the cafés, and evenings talking with his friend, the town priest, over a glass of brandy. Yet there are other sides to this gentleman's life.... Part thriller, part character study, part drama of deceit and self-betrayal, The American shows Martin Booth at the very height of his powers.
"Beautiful, compelling...loved every moment ..."
This is the first book in the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Award-winning trilogy His Dark Materials, from Philip Pullman. Set in a parallel world very similar to our own, Northern Lights tells the compelling story of 12-year-old Lyra's quest to rescue her friend and find her father, aided by her daemon, an armoured bear, and a witch-queen.
Between 1980 and 1988 on BBC television and radio, the exploits of the Rt Hon Jim Hacker MP (Paul Eddington) - later Prime Minister - kept the British nation enthralled. Helped - and hampered - by his diligent Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne) and his Principle Private Secretary Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), Hacker and his department became synonymous with government bureaucracy and administrative double dealing.
"Some things change, some stay the same"
In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.
"Superb production"
"LOTR - Beautifully read"
Hiccup was a truly extraordinary Viking Hero, Warrior chieftain,awesome sword-fighter and amateur naturalist. He was known throughout Vikingdom as 'the Dragon Whisperer' on account of his power over these terrifying beasts. But it wasn't always like that.
"A family favourite"
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder - and that the killer is a member of his own family. He employs journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, truculent computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history.
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
John Finnemore (Dead Ringers & Mitchell & Webb) has written this brilliant new sitcom starring Stephanie Cole, Roger Allam & Benedict Cumberbatch. Cabin Pressure is set in a small airline business. The flipside of the glamorous world of international airlines.
"Cabin Pressure"
With her career, live-in boyfriend and loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious young woman who got mixed up with drug runners and delivered a suitcase of drug money to Europe over a decade ago. But when she least expects it, her reckless past catches up with her; convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at an infamous women's prison in Connecticut, Piper becomes inmate #11187-424.
"Orange is the new Black"
Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. Two Millennium journalists are murdered and Salander's fingerprints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable behaviour makes her the official suspect, but no-one can find her. Salander may be an expert at staying out of sight, but she also has ways of tracking down her most elusive enemies.
"Didn't disappoint"
John Nash was a mathematician teetering on the brink of international acclaim, but he fell instead into madness. Saved by the love of a beautiful woman and the loyalty of the mathematics community, he went on to win a Nobel Prize and worldwide fame. This is his true story - and a new film starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly.
"A Wonderful Story"
Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin, alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.
"One 'Book' To Rule Them All!"
When Lister got drunk, he really got drunk! After celebrating his birthday with a Monopoly-board pub crawl around London, he came to in a burger bar on one of Saturns moons, wearing a lady's pink crimplene hat and a pair of yellow fishing waders, with no money and a passport in the name of "Emily Berkenstein". Joining the Space Corps seemed a good idea.
"A must for Dwarfers!"
A BBC Radio six-part adaptation of Neil Gaiman's best-selling novel, starring James McAvoy as Richard and Natalie Dormer as Door. Beneath the streets of London there is another London. A subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations. A somewhere that is Neverwhere....
A full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman's celebrated apocalyptic comic novel, with bonus length episodes and outtakes. According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday in fact. Just after Any Answers on Radio 4....Events have been set in motion to bring about the End of Days. The armies of Good and Evil are gathering and making their way towards the sleepy English village of Lower Tadfield.
"Wickedly witty."
Winner of the British Book Awards, Book of the Year, 2005.
A murder in the silent, late night halls of the Louvre reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ. The victim is a high-ranking agent of this ancient society who, in the moments before his death, manages to leave gruesome clues at the scene that only his cryptographer daughter and her symbologist friend can untangle.
"The stressful car-ride to work?"
In this compelling memoir, Jane Hawking relates the inside story of her extraordinary marriage. As Stephen's academic renown soared, his body was collapsing under the assaults of motor neurone disease, and Jane's candid account of trying to balance his 24-hour care with the needs of their growing family is inspirational. This is a book about optimism, love and change that will resonate with listeners everywhere.
"Refreshingly honest"
It's only a slight exaggeration to say that the British mathematician Alan Turing (1912-1954) saved the Allies from the Nazis, invented the computer and artificial intelligence, and anticipated gay liberation by decades--all before his suicide at age forty-one. This classic biography of the founder of computer science, reissued on the centenary of his birth with a substantial new preface by the author, is the definitive account of an extraordinary mind and life.
"One for the intellectuals"
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyles kills (the previous American record was 109), but it has declined to verify the astonishing total number for this book. Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan ("the devil") and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions.
"Entertaining listen."
A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an 1100-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe and built her back up again. At 22, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. After her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State - alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker, and the trail was little more than an idea: vague, outlandish, and full of promise.
"An Exceptional Story"
Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do? Just how well can you ever know the person you love? These are the questions that Nick Dunne must ask himself on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police immediately suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they aren't his. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone.
"Keep going with this"
Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. At 50 years old, she's a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard and a world-renowned expert in linguistics with a successful husband and three grown children. When she begins to grow disoriented and forgetful, a tragic diagnosis changes her life - and her relationship with her family and the world - forever.
"Excellent insight, weak narration"
Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, this play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet is instructed to enact on his uncle, Claudius. Claudius had murdered his own brother, Hamlet's father, and subsequently seized the throne. He also married his deceased brother's widow, Gertrude.
This week on The Best of Car Talk, how do you attract a guy who's whizzing by at 60 miles per hour? Stella is renting a highway billboard for a personal ad and, to make a questionable idea even worse, is turning to Tom and Ray for design help.
"It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my hometown..." Garrison Keillor first did his monologue in 1974 to an audience of 20 in a St. Paul theater. Today, more than 2.2 million people tune in each week to hear the tall tales and sweet stories about the citizens of this small Minnesota town. It's a town where "the women are strong, the men are good-looking, and all of the children are above average."
This week: Comedy duo Tim and Eric get into the Etiquette Zone... New U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera wears many hats, counts many lizard tails... An "UnREAL" new show skewers reality TV... Debut novelist Naomi Jackson links Brooklyn and Barbados...The best form-breaking talk shows, handpicked by comedian Chris Gethard ("The Chris Gethard Show")... And we browse menus, through the centuries. Plus, the history of the typewriter, Medieval egg throwing, and Neil Young, howling at the moon!
The World is a US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC, PRI, and WGBH. It is hosted by Marco Werman.
This week it's a celebration of the Fourth of July with a collection of classic interviews. We listen to an interview with Julia Child from our first national broadcast 20 years ago, Mario Batali shares the Italian way with vegetables and Sally Schneider of Improvised Life joins us with a primer in cooking with fresh cherries.
Global news and analysis from the BBC World Service. Join our leading team of presenters for the best interviews, features and analysis of world events.
As the Dalai Lama turns 80, we reflect on his legacy and remarkable personal history. Also, how various Eastern spiritual traditions have taken root in the West - from yoga to meditation. And the legacy of California's famous utopian experiment at Esalen and its "religion of no religion".
On American Public Media's Marketplace Weekend host Lizzie O'Leary guides listeners through the most fascinating economic stories of the week, exploring what happened, why it matters, who it affects and what happens next.
This article examines the TV adaptation of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. The British series is a period piece filled with magic and alternate history. Listen to this article to find out what the show is about and how it was created.
This article examines Extant. Halle Berry stars as Molly Woods, an astronaut who returns to earth unexpectedly pregnant. Find out what the show is about and how it was made.
Each week on Marketplace Money, host Kai Ryssdal looks at the week's major national and international stories that will impact the average listener's wallet. During the hour-long program, Ryssdal and Economics Editor Chris Farrell help listeners map out the course to financial well-being, offering advice on topics such as how to pay for college and whether to buy or lease a car.
This is a book for the thinking actor, and the finest actors I've known are just that. The best actors bring it all together: body, heart, spirit, and mind. A theory of acting, if true, shows us to ourselves. Jeff Zinn knows this. He knows it as an actor, director, teacher, and thinker. His theory of everything is simple and revelatory.
So much of our daily lives gets turned into data - our online shopping purchases, phone calls, family photos. We're all surrounded by data, and learning how to harness it could be more transformative than we realize. This week, a look at the new data specialists using their knowledge of numbers to change everything, from music to baseball to health.
More Hollywood Murders and Scandals: Tinsel Town After Dark, More Famous Celebrity Murders, Scandals, and Crimes is volume two in the Murders, Scandals, and Mayhem series. It adds to the collection of the most famous and infamous Hollywood scandals and celebrity murders from the early beginnings of Hollywood right up to today.
A look at the Greek debt crisis with Peter Coy of Bloomberg Businessweek, and Eric Schatzker of Bloomberg television. Next, a conversation with Nisid Hajari, author of Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition.
Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman and Psychology explores these and other intriguing questions about the masked vigilante, including: Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime? Why as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner?
Simon Singh offers fascinating new insights into the celebrated television series The Simpsons: That the show drip-feeds morsels of number theory into the minds of its viewers - indeed, that there are so many mathematical references in the show, and in its sister program, Futurama, that they could form the basis of an entire university course.
"Good Book, Poor Audiobook"
Ever wonder what Aristotle might say about the life Sheldon Cooper leads? Why Thomas Hobbes would applaud the roommate agreement? Who Immanuel Kant would treat with "haughty derision" for weaving "un-unravelable webs"? And - most importantly - whether Wil Wheaton is truly evil? Of course you have. Bazinga!
This book mines the deep thinking of some of history's most potent philosophical minds to explore your most pressing questions about The Big Bang Theory and its nerdy genius characters.
"Seriously nerdy"
A Signature Performance: Four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce delivers an air of lovable self-importance in his rendition of the classic social satire that remains as fresh today as the day it was published.
"Lively and unusual"
Hard Sell tells you things about the American pharmaceutical industry you'd rather not know and about practices you'd rather weren't happening. But once you pick it up, you won't want to put this book down.Jamie Reidy is to the pharmaceutical business what Jerry Maguire was to professional sports and Frank Abagnale (Catch Me If You Can) was to bank fraud. He's the guy who's been there, done that, and walked away with the insider stories.
Game of Thrones fans watch in delight as the epic battle of Lannister and Stark entangles the Seven Kingdoms. But only the sharpest notice how these houses echo Lancaster and York in the War of the Roses. Druids, Catholics, and even Zoroastrians wander through Westeros, reframing their religions for a new world of fantasy. But how medieval is Westeros? Did lady knights and pirates really battle across Europe? The audiobook Winter is Coming: Symbols and Hidden Meanings in A Game of Thrones explores all this and more, from the echoes of history to the symbols and omens our beloved characters.
"A Sony of Speculation"
In this concise, crisply written guide, Patricia Aufderheide takes listeners along the diverse paths of documentary history and charts the lively, often fierce debates among filmmakers and scholars about the best ways to represent reality and to tell the truths worth telling. Beginning with an overview of the central issues of documentary filmmaking - its definitions and purposes, its forms and founders - Aufderheide focuses on several of its key subgenres...
Is the Dude a bowling-loving stoner or a philosophical genius living the good life? Naturally, it's the latter, and The Big Lebowski and Philosophy explains why. Enlisting the help of great thinkers like Plato and Nietzsche, the book explores the movie's hidden philosophical layers, cultural reflection, and political commentary. It also answers key questions, including: The Dude abides, but is abiding a virtue? Is the Dude an Americanized version of the Taoist way of life? How does The Big Lebowski illustrate the Just War Theory?
George R. R. Martin's New York Times best-selling epic fantasy book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, and the HBO television show adapted from it, have earned critical acclaim and inspired fanatic devotion. This book delves into the many philosophical questions that arise in this complex, character-driven series, including: Is it right for a "good" king to usurp the throne of a "bad" one and murder his family? How far should you go to protect your family and its secrets? In a fantasy universe with medieval mores and ethics, can female characters reflect modern feminist ideals?
"Great book to further enjoy the game of thrones"
Veteran director John Badham explains the elements of action and suspense and dissects the essentials of any good scene from any genre. Continuing the work begun in his best-selling book I'll Be in My Trailer, Badham shares more insights into working with difficult actors, rehearsal techniques, and getting the best performance from your cast.
Filmmakers, film students, documentary makers for film and television, and lovers of pop culture will hear, in the filmmakers' own words, the challenges and triumphs faced in making documentaries. Firsthand knowledge is shared on such topics as how the documentary process differs from making fictional films, storytelling technique, ethical boundaries, funding, film festivals, and much more.
When did documentaries get glamorous? Documentary Superstars looks at the history of documentaries and traces their transition from hands-off to in your face. Exclusive interviews with Michael Moore, Morgan Spurlock, Errol Morris, George Clooney, Sacha Baron Cohen, Morgan Freeman, Al Gore, and more of the biggest names in the field show the impact of the documentary style on mainstream movies and on our society.
The Divergent series is delighting the world with its epic of Tris and Four struggling through revolutions to create a better world. But there are deeper meanings and symbols beneath the surface. Why is it fitting that teens numbered three and four should remake the world? How many Biblical references appear? Why are ravens and crows such popular symbols? And what themes and images does this series share with The Hunger Games and all the other dystopias, past and present?
Avengers assemble! Tackling intriguing dilemmas and issues that no single great philosopher can withstand, this powerful book enlists the brainpower of an A-list team of history's most prominent thinkers to explore the themes behind the action of Marvel Comics' all-star superhero team. This thought-provoking book will help you understand this band of superheroes better, whether you've followed the Avengers for years or are a Joss Whedon fan just getting to know them.
Since Stan Lee and Marvel introduced Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy 15 in 1962, everyone's favorite webslinger has had a long career in comics, graphic novels, cartoons, movies, and even on Broadway. In this book some of history's most powerful philosophers help us explore the enduring questions and issues surrounding this beloved superhero.
From age 11, in 1974, until she left the show, in 1981, Melissa Anderson literally grew up before the viewers of Little House on the Prairie. Melissa, as Mary, is remembered by many as the blind sister - and she was the only actor in the series to be nominated for an Emmy. In The Way I See It, she takes listeners onto the set and inside the world of the iconic series created by Michael Landon, who, Melissa discovered, was not perfect, as much as he tried to be. In this memoir she also shares her memories of working with guest stars like Todd Bridges, Mariette Hartley, Sean Penn, Patricia Neal, and Johnny Cash.
Arrested Development earned six Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, critical acclaim, and a loyal cult following - and then it was canceled. Fortunately, this book steps into the void left by the show's premature demise by exploring the fascinating philosophical issues at the heart of the quirky Bluths and their comic exploits. Whether it's reflecting on Gob's self-deception or digging into Tobias's double entendres, you'll watch your favorite scenes and episodes of the show in a whole new way.
The story of the music that accompanies the cinematic adventures of Ian Fleming's intrepid Agent 007 is one of surprising real-life drama. In The Music of James Bond, author Jon Burlingame throws open studio and courtroom doors alike to reveal the full and extraordinary history of the sounds of James Bond, spicing the story with a wealth of fascinating and previously undisclosed tales.
"Great potential, poor execution"
From the sleek Aston Martin that spits out bullets, nails, and passengers at the push of a button to the microjet that makes hairpin turns to avoid a heat-seeking missile, the science and technology of James Bond films have kept millions of movie fans guessing for decades. Are these amazing feats and gadgets truly possible? The Science of James Bond takes you on a fascinating excursion through the true science that underlies Bond's most fantastic and off-the-wall accoutrements.
Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - is an international phenomenon. These books express Larsson's lifelong war against injustice, his ethical beliefs, and his deep concern for women's rights. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy probes the compelling philosophical issues behind the entire trilogy.
Hugh Quarshie reads the extraordinary autobiography of Solomon Northup. His harrowing true story, first published in 1853, was a key factor in the national debate over slavery prior to the American Civil War, significantly changing public opinion on the topic of abolition. It tells the horrifying tale of Solomon Northup, an educated, free black man living with his wife and children in New York State, whose life takes an appalling turn when he is kidnapped, drugged and sold into slavery.
"True Character"
Stock market multimillionaire at 26, federal convict at 36, he partied like a rock star, lived like a king, and barely survived his rise and fall as an American entrepreneurial icon. By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could, on drugs, sex, and international globe-trotting.
"The 'Real' Wolf"
When nine-year-old Liesel arrives outside the boxlike house of her new foster parents at 33 Himmel Street, she refuses to get out of the car. Liesel has been separated from her parents, "Kommunists", forever, and at the burial of her little brother, she steals a gravedigger's instruction manual, which she can't read. It is the beginning of her illustrious career.
A naive young man, a railway enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the British Empire at Singapore in 1942. He was put to work on the 'Railway of Death' - the Japanese line from Thailand to Burma. Exhaustively and brutally tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio, Lomax was emotionally ruined by his experiences.
"Hard going"
A half-starved young Russian man is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse around his neck. He is a devout Muslim. Or is he? He says his name is Issa.... Annabel, an idealistic young German civil-rights lawyer, determines to save Issa from deportation. In pursuit of his mysterious past, she confronts the incongruous Tommy Brue, the 60-year-old scion of Brue Frères, a failing British bank based in Hamburg.
"Nice one John !"
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
"Far too good to be left to teenagers"
As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning. Thinking I'm still a child. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of choice ahead of me ...'Memories define us.So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep?Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight.And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story.Welcome to Christine's life.
"This will keep you awake!"
Just listen,' Adam says with a voice that sounds like shrapnel. I open my eyes wide now. I sit up as much as I can. And I listen. 'Stay,' he says. Everybody has to make choices. Some might break you. For seventeen-year-old Mia, surrounded by a wonderful family, friends and a gorgeous boyfriend decisions seem tough, but they're all about a future full of music and love, a future that's brimming with hope. But life can change in an instant.
"Beautiful and heartfelt"
Ignatius Perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things. He woke up the next morning with one hell of a hangover, a raging headache... and a pair of horns growing from his temples. Once, Ig lived the life of the blessed. Ig had it all, and more - he had the love of Merrin Williams, a love founded on shared daydreams, mutual daring, and unlikely midsummer magic. Then beautiful, vivacious Merrin was gone - raped and murdered, under inexplicable circumstances - with Ig the only suspect.
"Satan's not all he seems"
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena live, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge....
"A Tad too violent for me"
When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he's not alone. He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade - a walled encampment at the centre of a bizarre and terrible stone maze. Like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they came to be there - or what's happened to the world outside. All they know is that every morning when the walls slide back, they will risk everything - even the Grievers, half-machine, half-animal horror that patrol its corridors, to try and find out.
A side-splitting and heartbreaking tale, now a major Hollywood movie starring Tina Fey, Connie Britton and Jason Bateman. Poor Judd Foxman returns home early to find his wife in bed with his boss - in the act. He now faces the twin threats of both divorce and unemployment. His misery is compounded further with the sudden death of his father. He is then asked to come and 'sit Shiva' for his newly deceased parent with his angry, screwed-up and somewhat estranged brothers and sisters in his childhood home.


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80-year-old former Albion resident, Sue Huff of Mt. Carmel died Monday, June 24 at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel. She had worked at Johnnye Manufacturing for over 25 years, then worked for the family business, Huff Sealing Corporation until her retirement in 1992.
Survivors include two sons, Rob Huff of Mt. Carmel and Kent Huff of Albion; a sister, Sharon Birch of Columbus, KS; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services for Sue Huff will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 28 at the Ingram Funeral Home in Albion with a private interment of cremains at a later date at Bethel Cemetery at Ellery.
Visitation will be 9 a.m. until the time of service Friday, June 28 at the Ingram Funeral Home in Albion.
Memorials may be made to the Albion Public Library or the Albion First Baptist Church and will be accepted at the Ingram Funeral Home in Albion.


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Scottish premier league highflier's Hibernian FC has told Gambian international full back Pa Saikou Kujabi that he can find a new club. The 26-year-old has fallen out-of-favour at Easter Road, and has not featured this season.
Kujabi last appeared in a Hibs shirt in last season's shambolic Scottish Cup Final loss to the Insolvent one's, when he was red carded. Hibs boss Pat Fenlon said: "We have said to him he can find himself somewhere else. It's difficult for Pa because he has a fantastic attitude, he's a real good character, he trains great day in, day out, and we've never had a problem with him. "But he's a bit like Ivan, he is at a stage of his career where he is not a young player, he needs to be playing regularly."
Kujabi arrived at Easter Road last January after leaving German side FSV Frankfurt. He arrived with the label "The Gambian Roberto Carlos", and at first impressed. However his form soon nose dived and he fell out-of-favour. Kujabi has played 16 times for Hibs.


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Is Emotional Intelligence The Best Way To Get A Girl Out Of Your League?
The concept of a "league" which divides everyone in the dating world is not entirelyRead More
And The Best Way To Keep A Woman Interested Is…
For the man that lacks a strong personal identity and the self-confidence that comes withRead More
Is Emotional Intelligence The Best Way To Get A Girl Out Of Your League?
The concept of a "league" which divides everyone in the dating world is not entirely a fable. It is hard to deny that attractive people tend to attract one another and hook up – and, at times, people stay within their existing social classes (be they religious, economic, or otherwise) for romantic pursuits. Studies have shown that this is indeed a real effect, with partners with the highest social desirability often pairing up, although findings have also demonstrated that the situation is not nearly so black and white as the concept of "leagues" might lead us to believe.
The reason someone has for considering a potential partner out of their league is more than likely only one of a huge number of factors weighing on the chance of a successful romance. But the most limiting factor one can have is their own psychological constructs. If you believe that someone is out of your league and that dating them is truly impossible, it may be the case purely by ones own unwillingness to act due to preconceived notions of failure.
It's All In Your Head
So the first step to get a girl out of your league is to abandon the concept of leagues altogether. Put your mind in gear with the knowledge that you are in a class of your own, and don't need to worry about this old school notion of leagues. If you need help getting girls, read this post.
In a study of traits which romantic partners seek in each other in both long and short-term relationships, researchers demonstrated that so-called "internal qualities" such as intelligence and personality were more influential than "external qualities" like physical attractiveness and monetary wealth. The study also noted that men place a greater value on sexual desirability than women, who placed a greater value on social status than men did.
Quite likely, the most important factor in a relationship is the personalities of the people in it. If there is something between them which allows them to communicate effectively and enjoy each others company, this connecting factor has the potential to overcome any standardized notions of physical attractiveness or social class.
Bringing Emotional Intelligence To The Table
In a study conducted on 103 college students, researchers demonstrated that those who scored higher on tests for emotional intelligence reported higher levels of satisfaction with their interpersonal relationships compared to those who did not score as well. Emotional intelligence is an important factor in relationships: one which can often lend itself to a much more attractive personality.
Begin your education in emotion today by abandoning the notion of dating leagues and broadening your horizons of possible romantic partners. The best way to get a girl out of your league is to be suave, be charming, relax and be genuine, and when you find yourself at home in the company of a potential romantic partner, have no fear in trying to take it to the next level, no matter how often your buddies tell you shes out of your league.
And The Best Way To Keep A Woman Interested Is…
For the man that lacks a strong personal identity and the self-confidence that comes with it, there is no pleasure in courtship, romance or seduction. Every interaction with the opposite sex is a chore.
Meeting women is a chore. Dating women is a chore. Getting women to have sex is a chore.
This type of man isn't looking for someone to 'share his life with'. Instead, he's looking for someone that is as content to 'settle' for any relationship as he is. He's looking for a woman to provide external validation of his non-existent self-worth.
Once this type of man meets a woman, however, he moves on to the biggest ordeal of all–keeping her sufficiently interested in him to continue the relationship. So once again he turns to the same online 'dating gurus' that he sought out when he was trying to meet a woman. Surely they'll have a 'technique' or a 'program' that can teach him how to be interesting to women.
And it's not just a 'male problem'–women seek out advice and 'techniques' from their own gurus for the same reasons.
Being Interesting Is Not A 'Technique' Or 'Method'
There is no big secret about how to keep a relationship partner 'interested'. In fact, it's a very simple process–you have to be interesting, and you have to be interested in others.
Like many things regarding relationships with women, the answers are found by looking inward. Sadly, there are plenty of men who think there's a shortcut, and once they find the right 'guru' to share his technique or 'method', they'll be downright magnetic toward women.
And there are plenty of gurus with plenty of tips on how to act and otherwise comport yourself in ways that women find interesting. The problem is that just mimicking the characteristics that 'interesting people' exhibit doesn't do any good. It's like thinking that you can become a doctor by dressing and talking like one. It's all just an 'act' and at some point the subterfuge will be exposed.
Needy Men Are Not Interesting Men
For men, the root of their problems with women is a poorly developed sense of self and the lack of confidence that it causes. They can't believe that a woman could find them attractive, let alone want to be in a relationship with them.
As a result, they generalize that the only reason that any man can attract a woman is by knowing the right 'process' in the same way that the right combination opens a safe. Alternately, they think that superficial improvements–a nice car or a muscular body–is the only thing coming between them and a bevy of beauties.
If this manner of thinking sounds demeaning toward women you're right–it is. It suggests that women are incapable of the self-awareness to know what they find attractive in a man. Instead, a suitor just has to 'push the right buttons' and a woman will fawn all over him.
It's just as demeaning to the men who feel this way. They don't believe they have any value as a person, so the only way they can hope to enjoy female companionship is through a needy search for the right 'method'. The external search for a 'technique' to keep a woman interested is especially futile After all, needy men are not interesting men.
To Keep A Woman's Interest, Be Interesting
That brings us back to reality. The only way to keep a woman's interest is to be interesting.
It's the same dynamic as attracting a female by having the qualities that women find attractive. These are the same qualities that will make you a confident man of passion, integrity, and success. And there's no shortcut to their achievement–it starts from within. For more on developing these qualities, read "Girlfriend Activation System Review – Breakdown Her Obsession Story And Get The Girl".
You have to prioritize yourself and value yourself. Most importantly, you have to have a strong sense of personal integrity and live in a way that is congruent with who you are.
Men with a fully developed sense of self have no issues with being 'needy' or lacking confidence around women. They are well aware of their value as an individual, and this genuine self-esteem radiates in every situation. Most importantly, their self-worth isn't derived from women, nor will they compromise their own integrity or the integrity of others in hopes of gaining favor with one.
This type of man has no problem attracting women, and since these qualities are genuine, he remains captivating and interesting in a woman's eyes. A strong sense of your own identity is not just the best way to keep a woman's interest; it's ultimately the only way.
Contributors to this article:
- http://www.kinowear.com/how-to-build-unstoppable-confidence/
- http://ca.askmen.com/top_10/dating/top-10-ways-to-become-the-most-interesting-guy.html
- http://www.returnofkings.com/5616/an-easy-technique-to-be-incredibly-interesting-to-women
- http://www.understandingrelationships.com/how-to-become-interesting-to-women/3132
- http://www.futurescopes.com/finding-date/2107/if-most-women-find-you-boring-how-be-more-interesting-person-when-dating-women
- http://www.menshealth.com/best-life/be-more-interesting
- http://edgardaily.com/5-ways-to-become-more-interesting-to-women/
How Do I Get A Girl Away From Her Friends So I Can Ask Her Out?
One question that troubles many guys is, "How do I get a girl away from her friends so I can ask her out?" Getting a girl of your choice away from her friends has been a challenge for many individuals from time immemorial. Women value their social groups very much, this is why it is usually very hard to isolate them.
However, don't be worried as there are ways that you can make use off, to get her away from her friends. The way a girl behaves in front of her friends can be very different from the way she behaves alone. This may be caused by the fact that, she doesn't want to be seen by her friends as a loose person.
Today I'd like to talk about two different methods you can use to get one-on-one time with a girl so you can ask her out: the isolation technique, and using a wing man.
1. Isolation technique
Please ensure that before using this particular technique, you have some strong points supporting your course. Do not just pick on any particular girl, pick on the one whom is interested in you and you in her. You can know this by paying attention to these things; does she smile at you a lot? Does she look you a lot? Etc.
Begin your isolation quest by being biased towards her. You can do this by asking questions to her alone. Within no time her friends will notice that you two are engaged in a private conversation. Tell her that you want to show her something and before she answers, ask her friends to let you "steal" her away from them for a few minutes.
Once her friends notice that you two seem to be interested in each other, they will be obliged to let you take her away from them. Now that you have succeeded in getting her away, don't blow your chance. Build a rapport with her, get her number and request for a date. Thereafter, take her back to her friends as promised.
2. Have a wingman
This is a simpler technique, but not as productive as the isolation technique. Take a friend with you to the date or the party etc. where your girl is. Let him be the one leading the conversation.
Choose the wingman carefully, ensure that he is funny and outgoing. Girls like people who are talkative and funny. This distraction created by him, will give you a chance to sneak out with the girl of your dreams for a few minutes; this will give you an opportunity to request for her contacts and a date as well.
The rules remain the same with those in isolation technique, please pick on the girl who shows interest in you and not any other girl.
Can You Be Ugly And Get A Hot Girlfriend?
There is this common misconception that extremely attractive women go for good looking men only. This is far from the truth. Contrary to popular belief, women aren't so keen about looks when it comes to choosing who they date. You can be short, bald, dark, potbellied, thin or fit any other description of "ugly" in societal standards buy still get a hot girlfriend.
This can be attributed to a number of factors discussed below.
1. Hot women are instinctively attracted to confident men
Since hot women are highly regarded in society, they get flooded with attention which makes them appear unapproachable from the eyes of any man who doesn't consider themselves attractive. This is precisely why hot women reward men who are confident enough to approach them. It doesn't matter how you look.
If you are confident enough to approach an extremely attractive woman, she will appreciate it and give you a chance (if she is available). It's highly unlikely she will be rude and dismiss you if you approach her confidently with respect. You therefore stand a high chance of making her your girlfriend if you portray confidence from the first moment you meet her.
2. Power and security has nothing to do with looks
Have you ever asked yourself why women seem to be attracted to rich men yet most rich men aren't the most attractive? Although most people label hot women as gold diggers, hot women and women in general don't really go for money in its actual sense but the power and security that comes with money.
This explains why hot women will go for the "ugly" rich fat guy as opposed to the broke guy with a perfect body. It is therefore a question of power and security as opposed to looks when dating hot women. If you have money, your looks will matter less. If you're broke, you need to be extremely good looking and ambitious.
3. Being "The Man" is the key
You can be ugly and get a hot girlfriend if you transform yourself to being "The Man". Being "The Man" takes more than being rich and confident. If you want to finally get the girl you've always wanted, you have to represent everything that women naturally look for in a man.
For instance, you must never accept any misbehaviour from women. It is important to note that hot women tend to be more spoilt because they are usually flooded with attention. Hot women therefore tend to have unreasonable demands/requests which shouldn't be fulfilled by any sane man regardless of their looks.
"The Man" never allows himself to be used by hot women. Please note that women despise men they can misuse. "The Man" also doesn't go out of his way to impress women he barely knows. He is himself at all times!
3 Tips To Help You Attract Any Woman You Want
Most men remain confused about how they can ask a particular woman to go on a date. It's a problem experienced by hundreds of men everywhere. Attracting a woman is not just about being handsome, but a lot more.
Here are 3 good ways to make yourself irresistible to women and attract any woman you want. For more, see this gfas review.
Always Be Prepared and Do Your Homework
In order to make a girl interested in you, it is very important to find out everything you can about her. This information will help you know what a girl likes and how you can get to her. It will also let you know if she's already been taken or whether she likes you or not. However, it is important not to make the girl feel like you're a stalker. Thus, you need to ask around casually to make sure you're not committing a mistake.
Look and Be Your Best
It is important to understand that every woman likes to be with a good looking man. Good looks can be easily achieved without unnatural supplements, beauty products or surgeries. There's a particular trait in every man which appeals to the opposite gender. You just need to develop this trait to make sure a girl is interested.
In addition to this, you need to be nice. Although this is common advice, it works everytime. You also need to feel confident. With a high self esteem, you will be able to attract a lot more girls and make them interested in you. Confidence and self esteem are two qualities women always find irresistible in men.
Don't Go Overboard
Nobody likes a stalker or someone who goes overboard. The key to getting a woman attracted toward you is moderation. If you're trying too hard to please the girl, she may consider you to be desperate and needy. You may even be taken for granted.
This part of your nature will attract the kind of girls nobody wants. They may be manipulative and try to take advantage of you. You should make sure you keep everything simple. In time, a good opportunity will present itself.
These were some of the most effective tips to be irresistible to women. You need to understand that most women want to keep it simple and straightforward. They want a man who's charming, understanding, beautiful and easy going. In order to make sure you're irresistible, you also need to consider how women think about relationships, and what keeps them interested.


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Kolbeinn Sigthorsson is raring to get Ajax's Eredivisie title defence under way against Roda JC tomorrow. Last season the Amsterdam giants won their 32nd national title, finishing the campaign seven points ahead of nearest rivals PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord.
Sigthorsson plundered just seven goals during the campaign, but would have undoubtedly got more had he not have missed half the campaign following a shoulder operation. The Icelandic international also got injured in his first season after joining from AZ Alkmaar in 2011 and is now targeting an injury-free campaign.
"I am fit and sharp," Sigthorsson told the club's official website, www.ajax.nl. "I got through the summer very well. In May I was extremely upset that the season was over - I had just started to get back into the rhythm. It was a compulsory leave, I suppose, but I did keep up the training during my holiday.
"During the preparation for the season with Ajax, so far everything has gone exactly as I had hoped. To remain fit, that is my number one goal this year. If I play many matches and get back into a rhythm, I hope the goals will come naturally this season.
"That is why focusing on remaining fit is even more important. Of course I want to get better each year. There is always room for improvement somewhere. I work hard on that every day. With (coach) Frank de Boer I work on tactics, with (assistant coach) Dennis Bergkamp I work on technique."
Sigthorsson will likely be playing alongside Viktor Fischer and Bojan Krkic in tomorrow's season opener. The latter joined Ajax this summer on a season-long loan from Barcelona and will be hoping to get his career on track after a frustrating few years.
"We have to get a feel for each other's running patterns, have to know when the other person wants the ball," Sigthorsson said of the new arrival. "It always takes time, but I have a good feeling about it. Bojan is a player who is sensitive to others. I feel the connection."
Last year's runners-up PSV kick off their campaign at ADO Den Haag on Saturday, before NEC Nijmegen face FC Groningen, FC Twente welcome RKC Waalwijk and AZ travel to Heerenveen.
On Sunday, Eerste Divisie champions Cambuur begin life back in the top flight for the first time in 13 years at home to NAC Breda. Utrecht take on Go Ahead Eagles, Vitesse Arnhem play Heracles and Feyenoord head to Zwolle in Sunday's other fixtures.


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WASHINGTON -- The United States remains on track to accept 12,000 Iraqi refugees by the end of September, despite having fallen sharply behind the pace needed to meet that resettlement pledge, administration officials said yesterday.
The Bush administration fell well short of last year's target of admitting 7,000 Iraqis and has resettled fewer than 3,000 in the first half of the current fiscal year. But Ambassador James Foley, the top State Department official on Iraqi refugees, said the government is now able to process many more candidates for admission.


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A History of Biodiesel/Biofuels
Concurrent histories of the diesel engine and biofuels are necessary to understand the foundation for today's perception of biofuels, in general, and biodiesel, in particular. The history of biofuel is more political and economical than technological. The process for making fuel from biomass feedstock used in the 1800's is basically the same one used today. It was the influences of the industrial magnates during the 1920's and 1930's on both the politics and economics of those times that created the foundation for our perceptions today.
Transesterification of vegetable oils has been in use since the mid-1800's. More than likely, it was originally used to distill out the glycerin used for making soap. The "by-products" of this process are methyl and ethyl esters. Biodiesel is composed of these esters. Ethyle esters are grain based while methyl esters are wood based. They are the residues of creating glycerin, or vice versa. Any source of complex fatty acid can be used to create biodiesel and glycerin. Early on, peanut oil, hemp oil, corn oil, and tallow were used as sources for the complex fatty acids used in the separation process. Currently, soybeans, rapeseed (or its cousin, canola oil), corn, recycled fryer oil, tallow, forest wastes, and sugar cane are common resources for the complex fatty acids and their by-product, biofuels. Research is being done into oil production from algae, which could have yields greater than any feedstock known today.
Ethanol and methanol are two other familiar biofuels. Distillation of grain or wood, resulting in an ethyl or methyl alcohol, is the process by which these two biofuels are created. Ethanol, made from soybeans or corn, is a common biofuel in the midwest. The viscosity of the "original" biodiesel is lowered by adding approximately 10% methanol or ethanol to the biodiesel esters. Methanol is prefered because there has a more reliable and predictable biodiesel reaction. However, ethanal is less toxic and is always produced from a renewable resource. The lower viscosity brings biodiesl in line with the viscosity requirements of today's diesel engines, making it a major competitor to petroleum based diesel fuel.
In 1898, when Rudolph Diesel first demonstrated his compression ignition engine at the World's Exhibition in Paris, he used peanut oil - the original biodiesel. Diesel believed biomass fuel to be viable alternative to the resource consuming steam engine. Vegetable oils were used in diesel engines until the 1920's when an alteration was made to the engine, enabling it to use a residue of petroleum - what is now known as diesel #2.
Diesel was not the only inventor to believe that biomass fuels would be the mainstay of the transportation industry. Henry Ford designed his automobiles, beginning with the 1908 Model T, to use ethanol. Ford was so convinced that renewable resources were the key to the success of his automobiles that he built a plant to make ethanol in the Midwest and formed a partnership with Standard Oil to sell it in their distributing stations. During the 1920's, this biofuel was 25% of Standard Oil's sales in that area. With the growth of the petroleum industry Standard Oil cast its future with fossil fuels. Ford continued to promote the use of ethanol through the 1930's. The petroleum industry undercut the biofuel sales and by 1940 the plant was closed due to the low prices of petroleum.
Despite the fact that men such as Henry Ford, Rudolph Diesel, and subsequent manufacturers of diesel engines saw the future of renewable resource fuels, a political and economic struggle doomed the industry. Manufacturing industrialists made modifications to the diesel engines so they could take advantage of the extremely low prices of the residual, low-grade fuel now offered by the petroleum industry. The petroleum companies wanted control of the fuel supplies in the United States and, despite the benefits of biomass fuel verses the fossil fuels, they moved ahead to eliminate all competition.
One player in the biofuel, paper, textile, as well as many other industries, was hemp. Hemp had been grown as a major product in America since colonial times by such men as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and has had both governmental and popular support. Hemp's long history in civilization and the multitude of products that can be derived from this single plant has made it one of the most valuable and sustainable plants in the history of mankind. More importantly to the biofuel industry, hemp provided the biomass that Ford needed for his production of ethanol. He found that 30% hemp seed oil is usable as a high-grade diesel fuel and that it could also be used as a machine lubricant and an engine oil.
In the 1930's, the industrialists entered the picture. William Randolph Hurst, who produced 90% of the paper in the United States, Secretary of Treasury, Andrew Mellon, who was a major financial backer for the DuPont Company which ha d just patented the chemical necessary to process wood pulp into paper, the Rockefellers, and other "oil barons", who were developing vast empires from petroleum, all had vested interest in seeing the renewable resources industry derailed, the hemp industry eliminated, and biomass fuels derided. A campaign was begun to discredit hemp. Playing on the racism that existed in America, Hurst used his newspapers to apply the name "marijuana" to hemp. Marijuana is the Mexican word for the hemp plant. This application along with various "objective" articles began to create a fear. By 1937, these industrialists were able to parlay the fear they created into the Marijuana Tax Act. This law was the precursor to the demise of the hemp industry in the United States and the resultant long reaching effect on the biofuel, petroleum and many other industries. Within three years, Ford closed his biofuel plant.
At the beginning of World War II, the groundwork for our current perceptions of biofuels was in place. First, the diesel engine had been modified, enabling it to use Diesel #2. Second, the petroleum industry had established a market with very low prices for a residual product. Third, a major biomass industry was being shut down. Corn farmers were unable to organize at that time and provide a potential product to replace hemp as a biomass resource. Finally, industries with immense wealth behind them were acting in concert to push forward their own agenda - that of making more wealth for themselves. It is interesting to note that, during World War II, the United States government launched a slogan campaign, "Hemp for Victory", to encourage farmers to plant this discredited plant. Hemp made a multitude of indispensable contributions to the war effort. It is also interesting that, during World War II, both the Allies and Nazi Germany utilized biomass fuels in their machines. Despite its use during World War II, biofuels remained in the obscurity to which they had been forced.
Post war brought new cars and increased petroleum use. The petroleum industries quietly bought the trolley car systems that ran on electricity and were a major part of the transportation infrastructure system. They dismantled them. The trolleys were then sporadically replaced with diesel buses. These industries also pushed the government to build roads, highways, and freeways ("the ultimate solution to all our transportation and traffic problems"), so the automobiles they produced had a place to operate. This newly created transportation infrastructure was built with public funds, supporting and aiding the growth and strength of the petroleum, automobile, and related industries.
By the 1970's, we were dependent on foreign oil. Our supply of crude oil, as are all supplies of fossil fuels, was limited. In 1973 we experienced the first of two crises. OPEC, the Middle Eastern organization controlling the majority of the oil in the world, reduced supplies and increased prices. The second one came five years later in 1978. As was noted in the Diesel Engine section, automobile purchasers began to seriously consider the diesel car as a option. What is more, people began making their own biofuel. The potential of biofuels reentered the public consciousness.
The years since have brought many changes. Over 200 major fleets in the United States now run on biodiesl with entities such as the United States Post Office, the US Military, metropolitan transit systems, agricultural concerns, and school districts being major users. The biodiesel produced today can be used in unmodified diesel engines in almost all temperatures. It can be used in the individual automobile or larger engines and machines. The base biomass comes from soybeans and corn in the Midwest with tallow from the slaughter industries becoming a third source. Sugar cane provides the biomass for Hawaii and forest wastes are becoming a source in the Northwest. The embargo on Cuba halted oil importation depriving it of heating oil. They discovered that recycled fryer oil made a good biomass for fuel. Today, the fast food industry is the one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the United States and, in fact, the world. This industry can provide a major resource for biofuels - the recycled fryer oil. The Veggie Van traveled 25,000 miles around the United States on recycled fryer oil as did a group of women.
In Europe at this time, there is an option for biodiesel in many gas stations and vehicles that use diesel are readily available. Over 1000 stations in Germany alone offer biodiesel for their customers. Over 5% of all of France's energy uses are provided by biodiesel. Journey to Forever, a non-government organization, traveled from Hong Kong to Southern Africa producing their own biodiesel along the way and teaching the people of the small hamlets and villages how to make their own biofuel for use in their heaters, tractors, buses, automobiles, and other machines they might have.
We have the opportunity and the resources to shed our dependence on foreign oil, if we choose. As in the 1930's, we are faced with tremendous political and economic pressure creating similar challenges. The enormous influence of the petroleum industries and other industries that might be threatened and/or impacted by a resurgence of the renewable, biomass, and associated industries is being felt on all levels. One only needs to look to Washington to see how that pressure is being played out. It is a time of choice and one in which small actions can lead to greater impact. Biodiesel remains in the political and economic arena and is playing a part in this process as the awareness alternative fuel spreads through the consciousness of the general public.


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The text of my Inaugural address has been posted. You can also find comments from Mary Patterson McPherson, former president of Bryn Mawr and my long time colleague and friend.
On Friday night, Rick played with the FaST (Faculty and Staff) Band. Big fun! Students, faculty, staff, faculty children, all dancing away to tunes played by chemist Rob Granger, mathematician Steve Wassell, dancer Mark Magruder, technologist Tom Marcais, and chaplain Adam White. My favorite, perhaps — a Magruder composed tune called "Outsourcing Blues:" Rick did a wicked solo on that one.
Here's a wonderful shot, taken by Aaron Mahler, of Rick's hands during that performance.
The College has issued its press release on the Inauguration. I've grabbed this picture from the web site.
I can't say enough about how terrific the Albemarle Pipes and Drums were! One of my most cherished memories of this weekend's festivities will surely be marching out of the ceremony behind them. When the planning committee first asked what would make the ceremony really special for me, the first word out of my mouth was "bagpipes." They found a first rate corps which piped us in and out of the Field House to the strains of "Scotland the Brave." (And yes, I got a little verklempt.) My McHargue and Graham ancestors would surely have been pleased and proud.
And here's me, in my regalia, with the medal of office:
Good article on the Inauguration in the Lynchburg News Advance, including an interview.
I like the photo — that's me, with Faculty Senate chair Rob Alexander, and in the row behind us you can see President Emerita Betsy Muhlenfeld, who honored us by being part of the Presidential party yesterday.
Yesterday the afternoon's events were kicked off by a Keystone Society lunch. It was delightful to get to meet many of Sweet Briar's staunchest supporters; some of them were people I've had a chance to get to know, at least a little bit, but several were people I was meeting for the first time. Sweet Briar women are always impressive, both in what they have accomplished in their lives and in their affection and loyalty for their college, and this group was certainly no exception!
I'll admit though that my favorite thing about the event yesterday was that it gave me an opportunity to announce one special gift to Sweet Briar that means a great deal to me.
Readers probably know that Indiana Williams Associates are people who have included Sweet Briar in their estate plans. I am proud to be a Williams Associate myself, and to note that several new Associates have joined the group this year.
One of whom is my mother, Justine Johnson, who was able to be here with many of my relatives for the Inauguration. Her Inauguration gift to me was to include Sweet Briar in her estate plans and join me as a Williams Associate. What could be more appropriate? Indiana Williams' founding gift was a mother's tribute to a daughter. My mother's desire to pay tribute to me by following Miss Indie's example (albeit of course at a MUCH more modest level!) was one of the nicest commemorations of the Inauguration I could have hoped for.
And it was lovely to announce it at the luncheon so that Mom's thougtfulness could be recognized.
Hard to believe it, but the Homecoming/Inauguration weekend is here.
Yesterday afternoon my mother, sister, nephew, and stepdaughter arrived. They have never visited campus before and in fact have never visited central Virginia. The beauty of the Blue Ridge and of the campus made its usual breathtaking impression.
So many alums and friends of Sweet Briar — people I am eager to meet — are arriving today! Athough the schedule is a bit of a whirlwind, I'll try to blog some of the key events and interesting discussions each night. I expect though that it will take a few days for me to post all the comments and pictures I'd like to share, so please be patient if I fall behind.
As my stepdaughter would say, I think this is going to be the Best. Party. Ever.
Today was the 6th annual Cardboard Boat regatta! This is a class project of Professor Dorsa Sanadgol's Engineering 110; the event and the prizes are courtesy of the Boxwood Circle Society. Students build boats from cardboard and duct tape and "race" them in the Boathouse Lake. (If by "race" you mean see who can stay dry the longest. Moving forward at any rate of speed is gravy.)
After I welcomed the crowd, Dean Jonathan Green introduced the boats and teams. In this picture you see Emerald Epiphany and Daisy's Pearl battling it out, with Reckless Abandon hanging in right behind them.
There are some videos of previous regattas on YouTube: check out 2007, for example.
Great fun, on a sunny afternoon at the lake, to watch students bring energy and imagination and a sense of humor to trying to solve real-world engineering problems like, uh, buoyancy.
How cool is this blog entry by Sarah Jones, '11, who is studying abroad this semester? Step singing via the internet!
Here's a quote:
"All the study-abroad students' facebook statuses were 'missing step singing' or 'go class of 2011′, so it was great that my friend Caitlin brought her laptop and webcam to the actual event! Using the new campus wifi we were able to set up video chat so I could watch everything. Even if everyone was singing so loud I couldn't really understand the words, it was a great way to see some friendly faces and feel included."
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Thought you all might enjoy reading about an interesting project underway in Professor Tom Scott's business class.
Professor Scott has assigned a book, the central thesis of which is "that empirical rules are more valuable than the training or experience of traditional judgment-based managers when constructing a stock portfolio." In order to test this thesis, the students are going to construct rules-based portfolio selection models and then track the performance of their model portfolios against the actual returns of various Wall Street managers.
Will the students of Sweet Briar beat Wall Street? I'll let you know!
(This is just one more example of the innovative teaching that's taking place all over campus. By constructing a problem-based exercise for his students, and testing the results against real-world measures, Professor Scott is giving them a kind of "investment laboratory" in which to experiment.)