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A SANZAR Judicial Hearing has found Quade Cooper ofthe Reds guilty of contravening Law 10.4 (e) after he was cited during a Super Rugby match at the weekend.
Cooper has been suspended for one week.
The incident occurred in the 63rd minuteof the match between the Reds and Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday 14th July 2012.
The SANZAR Judicial Hearing held via video conference at 2pm AEST, 4pm NZ Time and 6am SA Time on 16th July was heard by Paul Tully.
In his finding, Mr Tully ruled the following:
Whilst in the process of a tackle on Berrick Barnes,there was principle contact with the chest but also with the neck such as to make the tackle dangerous in contravention of Law 10.4 (e). Mr Cooper's record is unblemished save for a two-week suspension in 2010. He has played Super Rugby for the past six years as well as a significant number of Test Matches for Australia during this time. It is also a matter of significance that the SANZAR Rules allow consideration be given to the importance of games to be played during the Super Rugby Finals Series and as such, this has been taken into account as a mitigating circumstance.


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Northbroough – Business After Hours, a networking arm of the Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce, will hold its holiday party at the White Cliffs Restaurant Dec. 3, beginning at 5 p.m.
In addition to being held in a great location, the Holiday Business After Hours will feature lots to eat and drink and includes a buff et with carving and pasta stations and a dessert bar.
While dining and enjoying the music, attendees will have a chance to decide which of the more than 50 raffle items donated by Corridor Nine members they will bid on.
Sponsors of the event include: the White Cliffs; America Alarm & Communications, Inc.; Choice Car Wash; Gray, Gray & Grey, LLP; The Hanover Theatre; Provo Financial Services, Inc.; the Shrewsbury Health & Racquet Club; and UniBank.
To help with its ongoing food drive, the Corridor Nine Chamber is requesting that everyone attending the Holiday After Hours Party at the White Cliff s bring a food donation with them and actively participate in fighting local hunger.


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Good things come in small packages, with a good example to be found at additive supplier Amfine. Running into serious problems with a dryer used to prepare nucleating agents, the company was able to replace a seal on a vacuum dryer and save a $1 million project.
Seals and other replacement parts often do not get much thought from the plastics community until it is time to refurbish or conduct scheduled maintenance on a piece of equipment. There are times, though, when a bad seal can bring an entire project to a halt, as additives and PVC stabilizer supplier Amfine Chemical Corp. (Hopkinsville, KY) discovered when it was ramping up a line to produce a nucleating agent that also serves as a clarifying agent for semi-crystalline polymers....
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A full lunar eclipse is not nearly as rare as a solar eclipse, but the event still draws eyes to the heavens. This month people in the Earth's western hemisphere will get to see the moon at its most impressive.
Early on the morning of April 15 the moon, Earth, and the sun will be perfectly in alignment. From Earth's perspective this will cast the Earth's shadow across the moon's surface - a total lunar eclipse. The moon will appear to be cast in an orange light, creating the state known as a "blood moon."
The event will be particularly scenic in North America, where this will be the last full lunar eclipse until the year 2019. The eclipse is scheduled to start at around 2 am EDT and will last for three hours.
"Sometimes they'll happen and you'll have to be somewhere else on Earth to see them," said Noah Petro, deputy project scientist for NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. "Most [residents] of the continental United States will be able to see the whole thing."
Though the event will be a sight to see from Earth, Petro and his colleagues will be keeping careful watch on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). Since the LRO relies on solar power to charge its batteries, the eclipse will mean the probe will be running without sunlight for an extended period.
The LRO has, of course, made it through lunar eclipses in the past. This time, however, the probe will have to make two complete passes through the Earth's shadow before the event is over. Even so, Petro predicts that the LRO will make it through unscathed.
"For quite a while, people in LRO have been analyzing what's going to happen during this eclipse," said Petro. "The spacecraft will be going straight from the moon's shadow to the Earth's shadow while it orbits during the eclipse.
"We're taking precautions to make sure everything is fine. We're turning off the instruments and will monitor the spacecraft every few hours when it's visible from Earth."
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spoilerWhile in Lux, she treats both Oonishi and Ichise. She uses Ichise as sort of a guinea pig at first, but kind of falls in love with him as time goes on. I guess the phrase 'married to your work' could be used in this situation. Eventually she finishes her research, but when she goes to present it to Kanno, he rejects her and attempts to kill her. He then uses her research to create the Shapes instead of putting it to use the way she wanted it to be used: to create humans who could realize a greater potential.
Afterwards, she falls into a downward spiral of self-pity and drinks her life away. Ichise eventually comes back to retrieve her and get her to help heal the men who were wounded in fights against Shapes. She continues to bitch on the way back to Lux that it's pointless to fight against them. She forces Ichise to hold her tigh and then tells him that they should run away to Gabe and find a place to live. They run into Oonishi and Shinji who ask her to go to the upper world to warn people about Kanno's plans.
She agrees to go and warn the Class. Upon arriving, she realizes that everyone there has already given up on survival and all her work on Texhnolyze as an evolutionary trigger for the human species was in vain. She tried to warn Saginuma about Kanno's plans, but he doesn't seem to care all that much or even consider them a threat. Afterwards, she falls back into her depression and decides to stay behind since she has nothing left to live for. We are led to believe she drowned herself after Ichise left.
She returns as a shadow in the final episode and activates the final amount of power left in Ichise's Texhnolyze, which enables him to beat the men who killed Oonishi.
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The New Trade Rep Won't Get Much Sleep
Speaking last October to a luncheon for lobbyists and policy wonks on Capitol Hill, Robert B. Zoellick didn't hide his disdain for President Clinton's record on international trade. There had been a "pattern of dereliction" by the Clinton team on trade liberalization, he charged. "If the U.S., with all of its advantages, is unwilling to liberalize trade, what can we expect from other nations?"
Now, Zoellick will be in the hot seat as he tests his free-trade theories, assuming he is confirmed as George W. Bush's choice for U.S. Trade Representative. Zoellick won't be able to ease into his new role. Instead, he will confront a hornet's nest of disputes with Europe, Canada, Mexico, and Japan. His first order of business will be defending U.S. practices against foreign charges of protectionism. At stake: billions of dollars in potential retaliatory tariffs against U.S. exports.
When he isn't playing defense (table), the 47-year-old Harvard University-trained lawyer will be waging war on two other fronts. First, he must persuade Congress to hand Bush the fast-track authority that Clinton repeatedly failed to secure. That allows the President to negotiate new trade agreements and submit them to Congress for a vote--with no amendments allowed. Second, Zoellick must scramble to resuscitate stalled talks over establishing a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Those negotiations are expected to resume at an April summit in Canada, which is likely to be President Bush's first foreign trip.
Dealing with Congress may prove Zoellick's biggest first-year challenge. "The toughest negotiations are the ones you do here at home," says Carla A. Hills, who was Trade Rep for the elder Bush. Both left and center Democrats insist that trade deals address two issues dear to their core constituencies: labor rights and environmental protection. But GOP lawmakers refused to write these priorities into fast-track legislation. Business generally backed the Republican approach. But the result was gridlock in Congress and stalled talks to establish the FTAA and to strengthen the World Trade Organization and the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
Zoellick has already demonstrated some flexibility. He helped draft protections in 1993 for Mexican labor unions and for the environment into the NAFTA trade pact. Those protections aren't very different from those in a free-trade deal that the Clintonites reached with Jordan.
Zoellick is also likely to be more influential in White House policy debates than his Democratic predecessors, who lacked the broad foreign experience he got by working on relations with China, Taiwan, and Japan. As a result, trade policy should be better integrated with Bush's diplomatic strategy.
NASTY SURPRISE. But hemispheric free-trade zones may have to wait. As soon as Zoellick takes office, he'll have to immerse himself in WTO disputes. Rather than establishing itself as a forum for trade liberalization, the WTO has become a contentious world court dominated by battles between the U.S. and its trading partners.
Zoellick has at least one nasty surprise in store. The Clinton Administration left him to deal with the thorniest WTO case out there. The European Union has twice won WTO rulings that a $4 billion-a-year tax break for U.S. exporters is a subsidy that violates trading rules. The Foreign Sales Corporation law had allowed U.S. exporters to set up sham trading companies in Caribbean tax havens. Congress amended the law late last year, but lobbyists who largely drafted the bill managed to expand, rather than eliminate, the break. Now, the EU is petitioning the WTO to levy $4 billion in retaliatory tariffs against a wide variety of U.S. exports.
Thanks to Zoellick's experience, he's among the best prepared trade ambassadors to take the job. But none of his predecessors has had to confront the barrage of trade challenges Zoellick will immediately face. If he is to succeed, his first six months will be crucial.
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Pirates Top WBS Pens with Comeback Shootout Winby Staff Writer / Pittsburgh Penguins
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins saw the Portland Pirates erase a 3-0 deficit and later finalize the comeback with a 4-3 shootout win at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
Trailing by a score of 3-1, Portland struck twice in the third to eventually send the game into overtime. Jordan Martinook pulled his team within one at 4:42 when he blasted home a slapshot from the hashmarks after a Penguins turnover deep in the defensive zone.
The Pirates' Oliver Ekman-Larsson would tie the game during a man-advantage, beating a screened Brad Thiessen with 11:30 to go in the contest on a wrist shot to the blocker side.
In the overtime period, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton outshot Portland by a 5-0 margin, but could not get the puck past back-up goaltender Mike Lee.
Lee – making his AHL debut in relief of starter Mike Visentin – stopped all four Penguins players in the shootout. On the other side of the ice, Rob Klinkhammer and Chris Connor converted on their chances to help Portland complete the rally. Lee finished with 28 saves on 29 shots over 58:50 of playing time.
The Penguins raced ahead of the Pirates on goals 44 seconds apart early in the first period. Phil Dupuis helped put Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ahead at 5:26, spinning around the far post and backhanding a pass to the crease that was tapped home by Trevor Smith.
Jayson Megna scored his first professional goal, settling a rebound from a Joe Morrow blueline shot and sliding it through the five-hole of Visentin. The tally made it 2-0 for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton as Visentin was pulled just 6:10 in the contest.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton found the back of the net again midway through the second period to build a three-goal cushion thanks to Riley Holzapfel's seventh goal of the season.
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Oh you know it's that time. All of the most delicious food on the planet is coming for your lips, your hips, and your saddle bags. So let's get ready!!!
We always talk about burring OFF the food AFTER we indulge. But the best way to keep the weight off is about what we do BEFORE we eat pie and drink until dawn.
Four words: High Intensity Interval Training.
Taking your heart rate to the roof and then back down to where you left your lunch on the floor burns fat, burns sugar, builds strength, increases your cardiovascular ability, and revs up your metabolism for 24 hours.
Sounds rough, I know. Personally, I love a kick-ass, go-all-out workout, my favorite being BLAST in Atlanta. Total exhaustion is almost as a satisfying as an orgasm for me. (When the workouts are daily and the Big O's are so few and far between, it doesn't feel like such a stretch….)
Ok, so let's not make this sound so intimidating by using the Tabata method.
You choose your exercise. It can be a cardio move or free-weight lifting.
Do 20 second intervals of 100% exertion, 10 seconds of rest.
Six to eight rounds.
Your workout can go between 4 and 20 minutes. Then you're done.
I've never incorporated HIIT with Tabata precision until recently. Trainer, spinning instructor, and hot mamma Judi Brown from Daily Burn SWEARS by Tabata. She gives all of the credit for her rock-hard wall of abs to this method of exercise. Check her out, pretty convincing if you ask me:
She made me dingo renegade rows the other day with 8 pound weights for 6 Tabata intervals.
My lats were sore for week! I loved it :)
Here's how you do a renegade row. Remember to keep your core tight and hips facing the ground.
Remember, you can do anything! Burpees, jump squats, punches with weights, the list goes on.
PopSugar has a great collection of Tabata workout videos you hit up at home as well!
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In our ever-so-digital world, it's hard to think outside of the standard formats and metaphors that are presented to us. Presentations require slides, and so our presentation tools use slides as their metaphor. Emails require big and small blobs of text, and so the tools allow for that. The hard part, I find, is knowing when and how to ditch the metaphor.
Sometimes it's good to structure your presentation with a bunch of blank slides and one or two diagrams sprinkled in. Sometimes the format of the meeting should be to come up with the end-goals first, rather than diving in to solve individual problems. And it's even ok to pop images and videos into email, as long as they support the point.
Don't try to mold everything to a particular format. Think about the medium, the message, the inputs, the expected outputs, and most of all, the people. And consider all of this all the time. Before every email. Before every presentation. Before every conversation.
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The Pillow, Part Duh! - Updated 1 year onSo, its been quite a few weeks now since I placed the pillow between us in bed, just read my pillow story to get episode one.
She is now shoving and moving the pillow around between us, and kind of trying to make it hers, put it under her power in a warped way.
It's all to do with control for her. She used to put her pillow between us as a barrier, a physical refusal of me, now that I use my pillow to reclaim my dignity she needs to put it where she wants as a kind of transferred ownership thing. It's all very odd!
The oddest thing though, is she has not mentioned one word to me!
Its a crazy world we live in here...
Roll on exit plan...
Just noticed it is just over one year since I wrote this story.
She now sleeps downstairs until circa 5-6am - that's fine by me, we both know it's broken.
She seems to need to be seen by the children to get out of 'our' bed, as if they don't know it's broken. Saying that she is thorough in her pretence.
The last year has seen me 100% not pander to her lies, verbally or by what I physically do.
The pillow remains, as a reminder to her when she creeps to bed in the early hours that I still own 'MY' choice. One may think she now has what she wants with 100% disengagement, but the reality is disengagement is not selective at this level. I am not affectionate and attentive at times and not others now I have stopped playing the BS games. She sees I have signed out and has lost control of my emotional strings.
To me the pillow is now a reminder to her each time that she comes to bed to live the lie. (I have a new bigger pillow too)
She did ask last year why it is there. I said "It is a barrier between us as I do not wish to share a bed with a person who does not want to share a bed with me". She said she does, I said your actions say you do not. I did not say "You should... I want you to..." etc.
The choice is hers. She owns her choice, and the consequences of her choice.
Before I would have wanted her to change, now I do not, and she knows this.
Her choice is to sleep downstairs. That is HER choice, as is the consequence.
Wow. This is really interesting. My spouse used to do all of these things – the sleep-on-the-very-edge-of-the-bed-threatening-to-fall-out; the pillow berm; the mummy wrap in blankets because "he's cold" while he's sweating buckets… Waking up in nasty wet sheets every morning without having had any fun producing them is one reason I've been sleeping on a broken couch in our basement for the last couple of years.
I've been going through a lot of transformation recently, as anyone who's read my recent stories will know. As a result of which I've been busily accepting my full share of the blame for the sexlessness of our marriage lo these many years. But it occurs to me, reading these comments, that I never did anything like this to him. I was always the one reaching out, and he was always the one pushing me away; he's the one who's always said "I love you" with words but not with actions.
Until I eventually gave up, I was always the one begging for us to find a solution. I initiated all the "talks" (and did all the talking during them, while he just sat there in angry, stony silence). I was the one lobbying for marriage counseling, and the one who actually went to counseling on my own when he refused to join me. During our entire marriage, the extent of his willingness and contribution to solving a problem that has made his life partner – the one he "loves" so dearly – so miserable that I've contemplated suicide on many occasions has been exactly: Nothing.
I used to think of us as sort of "co-refusers". He withdrew emotionally, as a consequence of which I withdrew sexually; then since he never came looking for me, I eventually withdrew emotionally, as well. Which suited him fine, because he was much more comfortable without any sort of intimacy, anyway – and he preferred his own company sexually. But I've sure as hell been lonely.
There came a point where, although I still wanted sex desperately – I just couldn't stand the thought of it being with him. He was just so completely absent – and absolutely indifferent to any needs of mine – that it was actually less painful to go without. We've been living in a cold, sterile, obviously sexless marriage ever since.
But now I wonder about my part in this. We had it out again recently (we've had it out many times this year), and he started doing his usual martyr-ish routine about how I "act as if it's all his fault". And for the first time, I let myself feel my own anger and stopped trying to spare his feelings. I told him flat out that, yes. Yes! This IS all his fault! Because I've been practically standing on my head to try to "fix" us for years, and he's done absolutely nothing. Nothing! Apparently, he can't understand that it's been hard for me to talk about these things, too – but at least I've tried.
I guess in the end it doesn't really matter who refuses who or why, it's more about who's willing to work on fixing it and who isn't. And that's always been very clear here.
yes, after 2 years of trying to get my refuser, to get it . i gave up..........
gypsy>> when my refuser did have sex with me, it was like being with someone who had no idea, how to have sex ! felt like I needed to give him a map,................... ok this is where the vagina is, now don't be rough as you ..... now kiss ..... he wasn't like that before we hooked up, but for some reason after moving in with each other occurred. his ability to have sex diminished.
Did you write this story for me?
It's amazing to me that
1. We talk about 'the pillow' and know what we are talking about.
2. That 'the pillow' matters to us, after all we are adults.
3. That we are on this forum in the first place.
I am glad there are people who know about 'the pillow'.
anit it crazy how they can walk around never saying a damn thing about how crazy it all is... never commenting on thier own behaviors? like we are suppose to be able to read thier minds...... or never ask..... dont ask dont tell policy daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I have four pillows that I sleep with in our king size bed for comfort and one of the them is a full size body pillow that goes right down the middle of the bed dividing my husband and I from each other, not that he would even notice or care, as he started sleeping on his side of the bed over a year ago and stop cuddling with me about the same time --and as far as sex goes its has only happened three times this year (his call) so I just dont care any more...... I finally got tired of begging and now I got my body pillow to snuggle with. (we have been together for 30 years).
I sleep with 1 pillow for my head 1 pillow for my back and a body pillow in front of me. When I sleep I lean towards my body pillow. My pillow in the back holds me up pushes me towards my body pillow. It helps me sleep all night with no back pains. Not putting a boarder from my man. Talk to your love one to see if it's you or maybe it's really just comfort.

ya know speaking of the refuser using tactics to avoid sex at bed time... wrapping up with blankets looking like a mummy, using a pillow to help shield themselves from being touched.

reminds me of ..... how my refuser will walk on the other side of the hall to keep from touching me, or how he has finagled the furniture

( his lounge chair and coffee table) in the den into the far corner.....so that he has a long sighted view of the room...so no one can sit near him, seems he wants to be able to see who is coining going....

or how I try to sit on his lap to be playful... he doesnt like it he pushes me away...

seems they have a high aversion to being touched in any way

every once in a while there is a pillow that some how got into a odd place between us .. but after a while ill fluff up the pillows, re place them..... and that takes care of the pillow fence ...

now if i could just come up with an idea on how to un wrap his *** from all those blankets he mummyfieds him self into at bed time.... lol

ENDTHE GAME SAID...>The oddest thing though, is she has not mentioned one word to me!

GYPSY SAID...>its amazing how refuser can walK around looking like nothing is wrong... how they can ignore the obvious..... and never once say anything about it ... act like business as usual....

my refuser got a call today, found out his brother-in-law has lung cancer, all he had to say about it was" OH Well "! as he walked off and went to the kitchen to get a bite to eat....

when my brother past 18 month a ago, there I was, sitting there stuned, just got off phone from finding out my brother had past on

( he was young, only 51) my refuser sat there for a min, looked at me, got up and walk right past me with out one damn word ... not a> im sorry.. not even a.....OMG out of his mouth.... he offered no hugs, not even a pat on my shoulder to say, its ok .... he acted like I wasn't there.........

so when i found out his brother in law was sick i gave my refuser the same reaction he gave me when he found out my brother past NOTHING !

end, yes extreme lack of empathy! in my book.... how can one be part of the humane race and have no empathy.... boggles my mind!
my hubby likes to sleep on pillows he knows are mine. he knows i'm gonna take it when I go to bed. aiiii.
end said.......>The thing that gets me is she has not said a bloody word!

gypsy said....> silence and lack of comucation is the refusers number one weapon !!!!
OMG. I'm so thankful to know I'm not the only person in the universe with a pillow dividing the bed. This is cracking me up!!!
Reach over the pillow to touch her as if by accident and then run with screams of horror to the shower.

This all would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
I'm waiting for your "I'm gone." post, ETG. I will dance nekkid around the waterfall for you then. :)

*Hugs*

Princess FluffyDownPillowsForSharing
end my refuser sleeps as far as he can on the edge of the bed.................we have one of those calif king size beds that takes up a large portion of the room , there is more then enough room for two people to streach out with out having to sleep on the edge........ but nope .my refuser wants to avoid me as he sleeps. it looks like he is going to fall off the bed.... i wish he would ! id give him some of his own treatment.......... egnore him !
how about just buying a pit bull ...and he can sleep between you and the wife,,that ought to keep her on her side of the bed.

Or...find someone else's bed to sleep in..
THE PILLOW! I remember early on, in the middle of the night, I woke him up and told him he loved his pillow more than me. It was kind of a joke to him, a half asleep woman telling him he loved a pillow more than her. He still brings it up like a joke, and I smile like it's funny. The part that makes it not funny, is that I had just stroked his thigh, trying to work my hand onto something else ;) As soon as I brushed against it, he SLAPPED my hand away. There has always been something between us when we sleep. I thought it was a pillow up to that moment.
He still brings it up like a joke, and I smile like it's funny.
gypsy>>. ya know we become good actors pretending right along with them....
I thought I'd hear something when I moved out of the room. Like you, all I got was silence on the subject.

Re the pillow...get another one for yourself. She has her side of the fence and you have yours.

Childish? Immensely.
Get TWO five-footers. Keep some candy between them.
ETG, ya gotta get one or two of those 5-foot-long "body pillows". Then you can construct a Great Wall between you. At least you won't have to sleep on the settee.


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Word about a Sonic fan film had been spread previously, but now we have a trailer to tease us even more. There's nothing in the way of major plot details, though it is revealed that Eggman is up to his usual tomfoolery. It's a Sonic-themed project—could you really expect anything else from the story?
The trailer begins by telling you many of Sonic's different nicknames (such as the "blue blur"). A lush green locale is then shown, and a golden ring appears on the screen. That's when a furry CG Sonic pops up, talking about Eggman and preparing to take action against the evil doctor.
The short film is expected to run for a total of 20 minutes, and it will combine live-action work with CG visuals. Makes sense, considering someone dressed in a Sonic outfit would probably be silly. Then again, it worked for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and those movies were jam-packed with pure win.
But probably the single most impressive factoid about this fan film (and its trailer) is Sonic's voice. Remember that lanky, nerdy character we all loved in Family Matters? That's right—Urkel is once again doing voice work for Sonic the Hedgehog. That's beyond awesome.


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Ondes Martenot /virtuosistic Formule by Thomas Bloch-TV 1999
- Classical music Thomas Bloch: www.thomasbloch.net - "Formule" is one of the most virtuosistic piece written for solo ondes Martenot, composed by and played here by the French multi-instrumentalist Thomas Bloch himself (ondes Martenot, glassharmonica, cristal Baschet, waterphone...) who has played as well with Radiohead, Gorillaz, John Cage as with most prestigious classical soloists and orchestras in the world (Milano Scala, Paris opera...). A short excerpt of the piece taken from a TV program recorded in Paris Musée de la Musique. June 8, 1999. To hear and see the complete work, a more recent version played live at the Barbican Center (London) was added recently on youtube www.youtube.com Other names : Ones Martenot (Catalan), Ondas Martenot (Spain, Portugal), Martenot waves (English), Onde Martenot (Italy), Fale Martenota (Poland), 0™0Û0...0˚0fi0Î0»0Œ (Japan) - wrong name : Martinot


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The Caribbean Islands are a dream of every traveler. A lot of travelers want to visit the islands. But what is the secret of such huge popularity? The islands provide tourists with everything that is required for a restful and enjoyable stay.The Caribbean Islands are very exotic, so they will definitely impress travelers with their unusual beauty. Here, you will find comfortable white sand beaches, beautiful blue water seas, and a great number of tourist attractions. Read more to find out why the Caribbean Islands are so popular!
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Digital Storytelling:
Media Literacy,
and the Common Core comprehend, evaluate, synthesize Common Core
Pyramid critical reading close, attentive read reasoning and
use of evidence http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/lemmings.asp Pre-assessment -- Real Bugs
What does it mean to be cool?
What makes a girl cool?
What makes a boy cool?
How does the media shape our thinking? Post-assessment -- Writing About Advertising
What it means to be cool according to popular media?
How are school and science portrayed? Give evidence in language, in images, and in music.
What direct and indirect messages do these advertisers send to children?
According to this advertisement, what do boys have to do to be cool? What are the implications of this message? Media Literacy Lemmings--Critical Analysis Resources
Project Look Sharp -- Ithaca College's media literacy curriculum http://www.ithaca.edu/looksharp/
Campaign Commercials 1952- 2012 http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/
Frontline Special -- The Merchants of Cool http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/
Pathways to the Common Core by Lucy Calkins, Mary Ehrenworth, and Christopher Lehman
Alan November's Information Literacy -- http://novemberlearning.com
http://todaysmeet.com/Tapestry Writing Post-assessment -- Writing
How can you decide if a source is reliable?
Why do "urban legends" persist?
What responsibility do you have to portray the truth in a media message?
Reflect on the influence of the media on people's beliefs about science and about the real world. Presidential Campaign Ads -- Critical Analysis
playing on emotions
the use of language
evaluating information
analyzing cinematic production Understand precisely...
assess the veracity Cite specific evidence Evaluate other points
of view critically to build critical analysis skills Media as "complex text"
or "layers of meaning":
camera angles Teaching -- the "close read"
What did you notice about the music?
How about the voiceover that described the boys and the bugs? What was it like? Was it different for the two groups? In what way?
Were there any differences in race or ethnicity between the groups?
What were the messages about science? Girls? Boys? Dads?
What about the pace and camera angles? Where can you look for better answers? Pre-assessment --
What does the media tell you about lemmings?
Cartoons, movies, video games -- how can you judge their accuracy? Teaching -- Critical Analysis
production techniques -- camera angles, music, lighting, voiceover, pace
challenging popular beliefs
science and pop culture http://www.ithaca.edu/looksharp/?action=webresources_websites#criteria craft and structure text complexity integration of knowledge and ideas central ideas logical inferences using Media Literacy to build critical analysis skills key ideas and meaning Post - assessment:
Writing to Explain
Which campaign advertisement is most effective? Give evidence to support your thinking. Remember to look at emotion, persuasion, truth and style.
Writing to Persuade
What techniques could you use to persuade voters? How would you do this in your own commercial? Close, Attentive Read
Critical Reading
Reasoning and Use of Evidence
Comprehend, Evaluate, Synthesize
Understand Precisely….Question…Assess the Veracity
Cite Specific Evidence
Evaluate Other Points of View Critically
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Text Complexity
Key Ideas and Meaning
Craft and Structure
Logical Inferences
Central Ideas
Using Media Literacy to Build Critical Analysis Skills Pre-assessment:
Are campaign ads hurtful or helpful to the election process? Explain you thinking. THANK YOU http://novemberlearning.com/resources/information-literacy-resources/ Dihydrogen Monoxide
http://www.dhmo.org/ http://www.martinlutherking.org/
http://www.stormfront.org/forum/ http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/index.html http://www.easywhois.com/ http://archive.org/index.php Storytelling http://animoto.com/
http://www.mediaconverter.org/ Evaluating Websites Viewing Questions -- Damming
1.) What messages are given concerning the reasons for building dams?
2.) What messages are given concerning the impact of dams on people and the environment?
3.) What values are implied concerning the use of water as a resource? Give evidence.
4.) What is left out of this message that might be important to know? Post Assessment
Who were the target audiences for each clip? How do you know?
Reflect on the choices for different persuasive techniques used in these films—black and white vs. color film, soundtrack and voice over selections, still photographs vs. moving images.
How might different people interpret these messages in very different ways?
Are these messages fact, opinion or something else? »
How does the time period in which each film was made inform its content?
How do these sponsoring organizations impact the message? http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ http://freeplaymusic.com/ http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/
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Carrie Mitchell is the sort of person whose incredible talents have earned our admiration—and maybe just a little bit of envy. She boasts a successful international career in media that's taken her to dream locales like Shanghai and Paris and included assignments for publications like Vogue and The New Yorker. With her remarkable PR skills, she's also founded Stylegroove Media and landed a position as PR Director for the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Did we mention that we're also blown away by her fabulous sense of style? We couldn't wait to see this multi-talented PR maven's holiday must-haves, and her eclectic mix of sophisticated and sparkly picks did not disappoint!
SONG: "Santa Baby." The 1953 Eartha Kitt version…classic!
COOKIE: I love sugar, and have already started eating cookies for breakfast this month! Probably my mom's chocolate caramel cookies.
DRINK: Hot apple cider, ice cold vodka martinis, or a glass of Pinot Noir—depending on the time & place.
PARTY DRESS: My hotel is on Rodeo Drive, so I'm tempted daily by incredible designers. When in doubt, my go-to for party dresses the past few seasons has been Rent-the-Runway, an indecisive fashionista's best friend.
PARTY SHOES: I'm partial to peep toe pumps & pops of fun color! And, of course, anything that reminds me of the infamous Ruby Slippers, like these dazzling Christian Louboutin's.
FAVORITE GIFT TO GIVE: I always send out hand-written cards during the holidays; I love the tradition. Also, personalized items are always a big hit—whether it's commemorative typography posters from Going Underground or monogrammed gifts from C Wonder.
LIPSTICK COLOR: Red! Both Chanel's 'Gabrielle' lipstick and Sephora's red cream lip stain are musts this season.
HOSTESS TRICK: It's always key to set the mood with great music and lighting (the more candles, the better!). I also like creating unique name place cards and giving a useful hostess gifts—such as a coffee/tea kit guests can use the next morning.
DÉCOR: Bright white lights & silver décor—I stay chic and elegant. (This way, you can add in splashes of color wherever you fancy!) I also have a collection of white ornaments from France (Angels & Birds) that I get excited to bring out every year.
MOVIE: Bill Murray's "Scrooged," "Home Alone," "Love Actually," and of course, "It's a Wonderful Life." My family and I still watch them every year; we're big movie fans.
WAY TO SPARKLE: Wear your biggest smile…it's the Holidays! Also, a bevy of sparkling bangles & a fun cocktail ring never hurt anyone—my favorites come from Marcia Moran.


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- n. The condition of being rustic.
- n. A rustic trait or mannerism.
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- n. That which makes something rustic.
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- n. The quality or state of being rustic; rustic manners; rudeness; simplicity; artlessness.
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- n. The state or character of being rustic; rural existence, flavor, appearance, manners, or the like; especially, simplicity or homeliness of manner; and hence, in a bad sense, ignorance, clownishness, or boorishness.
- n. Anything betokening a rustic life or origin; especially, an error or defect due to ignorance of the world or of the usages of polite society.
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- n. the quality of being rustic or gauche
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Let us suppose, for example, a society of men so passionately devoted to hunting as to make it their sole employment; they would doubtless contract thereby a kind of rusticity and fierceness.
French farmyards, stubble-thatched cottages, and all the rusticity which is so charming in nature draws continually group after group of artists from Paris to this particular spot at all seasons of the year.
People built themselves elaborate palaces in the wilderness, and lived in a fantastic kind of rusticity, with every luxury of civilisation included.
This manner repels the neighbouring proprietors -- a fact that he does not at all regret, for they do not belong to his monde, and they have in their manners and habits a free-and-easy rusticity which is positively disagreeable to him.
There is certainly a lack of polish, a kind of rusticity, notwithstanding which you feel him to be a man of the world.
Zagal, without waiting to receive the courtesies of the Spanish nobles, threw himself from his horse, and advanced towards Ferdinand with the design of kissing his hand; but the latter, rebuking his followers for their "rusticity," in allowing such an act of humiliation in the unfortunate monarch, prevailed on him to remount, and then rode by his side towards Almeria.
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How many have I known that would not have their vices hid? nay, and, to be noted, live like Antipodes to others in the same city? never see the sun rise or set in so many years, but be as they were watching a corpse by torch-light; would not sin the common way, but held that a kind of rusticity; they would do it new, or contrary, for the infamy; they were ambitious of living backward; and at last arrived at that, as they would love nothing but the vices, not the vicious customs.
"Virgil's shepherds are too well read in the philosophy of Epicurus and of Plato"; "there is a kind of rusticity in all those pompous verses, somewhat of a holiday shepherd strutting in his country buskins"; [85] "Theocritus is softer than Ovid, he touches the passions more delicately, and performs all this out of his own fund, without diving into the arts and sciences for a supply.
And, very urban though they were, they were not incongruous with rusticity.
Domaine Yves Cuilleron Grapes at Mr. Cuilleron's domaine Fortunately, there are now many excellent makers working these slopes, some of them very consciously adhering to the traditions of their ancestors, without necessarily emulating the dubious hygiene of some of the old cellars, which accounted for some of the alleged "rusticity" of the old-school juice.


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Scarlets push the ball over the line to score against Ulster at Parc y Scarlets. Photograph: Chris Fairweather/Inpho
Scarlets 17 Ulster 9
Ulster's four-game winning run was brought to a halt following a 17-9 defeat by Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday night.
The homeside, who had drawn their last two fixtures against Racing Metro and Zebre in the Heineken Cup and the RaboDirect Pro12 respectively, were grateful for John Barclay's try, while three penalties from Aled Thomas and one from Steven Shingler were enough to seal victory.
South Africa outhalf Ruan Pienaar scored all of Ulster's points as the province suffered just their second league defeat of the season.


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Thank you for your continued support of LA Plaza during our fifth anniversary year in 2016. We were pleased to welcome more than 70,000 visitors during the year to an invigorating schedule of events, exhibitions and special programs that helped advance our mission of preserving and promoting Latino history, art and culture in Los Angeles. The past year also brought the start of construction of LA Plaza Village as an extension of our campus. This distinctive multi-use structure will include 355 apartments and more than 40,000 square feet of retail space. We're on schedule for completion in August 2018.
We'll continue that tradition this year with an exciting and educational menu of offerings that includes salsa and bolero concerts, exhibition openings, documentary films, outdoor screenings, discussions, family activities and much more throughout the year. We are especially proud to be a participant in the Getty Foundation's Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative that opens in September. Our exhibit and catalog entitled Murales Rebeldes: Contested Chicana/o Public Art explores the intrigue behind several "missing" murals from the Los Angeles and Orange County art scene. Other upcoming highlights include new art exhibitions by Latina and LGBTQ artists; a two-day festival honoring the centennial of the "father of Chicano music" Lalo Guerrero; and our annual tribute dinner honoring the Lozano family on the 90th anniversary of La Opinion. That's just a start.
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At Adventures Outfitting, we believe there's more to a successful hunting trip than just filling your tag. That's why we've designed our hunts to offer not only the opportunity to harvest a once in a lifetime trophy, but also to be an enjoyable, memorable and quality outdoor experience. Our guides have a deep respect for elk and receive immense enjoyment guiding others in the Montana outdoors.
We specialize in elk hunting in Southwestern Montana, either with a bow or rifle. We offer your choice of Wilderness hunting in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness or hunting on our private ranch lease.
Accepting reservations for 2018.
Featured in North American Hunter.
Adventures Outfitting holds the exclusive USFS outfitting permit for the northern Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area and surrounding public lands. This hunting area overlooks Montana's famous Madison Valley and contains a large resident elk herd as well as a diversity of other wildlife. Our specialty is bull elk hunts, but we also hunt deer and black bear. Using our knowledge gained from more than 30 years of outfitting experience in the Madison Valley, we are able to guide you through this beautiful, awe inspiring country to the trophy hotspots.
Our historical elk success rates range from 30-80% depending upon the weather and the hunter's physical abilities. Historically, we have enjoyed 50% success in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. Our staff is comprised of licensed guides who are themselves accomplished hunters. Their combined experience of more than 50 years guiding service, means that you'll be hunting the best country.
Accommodations are provided at our ranch in comfortable guest ranch cabins. Hunts are conducted on horseback. Each morning after a hearty, hot breakfast, we will ride into the Wilderness from one of several access points. In the evening we will return to the ranch for a hot shower, a delicious home-style meal and warm, comfortable bed! During the day we hunt hard in some pretty rugged country, but in the evening you'll be able to relax and prepare for tomorrow's hunt with a good night's sleep.
Bull elk are the primary focus of our Wilderness hunts. You may want to consider purchasing a deer license as well since we occasionally see outstanding mule deer. Deer hunting can be an enjoyable pursuit after you've filled your elk tag. We hunt elk in the early archery season in September during the rut and in the general season occurring at the end of October through the end of November. Some early season archery hunts may be conducted from a backcountry camp. Spring bear hunts are also available.Fees: Elk/Deer, 2 hunters/guide - $4,000/hunter. 1 hunter/guide - $5,000. Elk license additional (License must be drawn, application date 3/15).
Spring Bear, $2,500. Bear license additional (license available over-the-counter, must be purchased before 4/15)
Fees include ranch accommodations, guide services, horses, game retrieval and pre-taxidermy care for your trophy. Airport transportation available for an additional fee.
Fully reserved for 2018. Contact us regarding availability in 2019.
Featured in Gray's Sporting Journal.
Adventures Outfitting holds the exclusive lease to over 26 square miles of prime elk territory in southwest Montana. This area has a large resident elk herd and has received very little hunting pressure over the past several years allowing bulls to reach maturity. Elk are an important part of the management plan for the ranch as was demonstrated by the most recent wildlife survey of more than 800 elk.
Because of the large resident herd, our rifle elk hunters have enjoyed very high success rates on bull elk, ranging between 70-100%. In the few cases, in which hunters were unsuccessful, 100% had opportunity. In our entire history of hunting the ranch, all rifle hunters except one have pulled the trigger - and that hunter was holding out for a trophy opportunity that didn't present itself during his hunt.
Adventures Outfitting offers only fair chase hunts for free ranging elk. We are not a game ranch! This isn't your typical ranch hunt either. Instead of hunting from the truck, we leave our vehicles at the gate and hunt on foot and horseback. This access policy provides minimal disturbance to the elk and allows hunters to have a firsthand experience in Montana's elk country.
Hunters stay in first quality guest ranch accommodations. After a hard day's hunting, there's nothing better than a hot shower, home cooked dinner and a warm bed! A hot, hearty, home-style breakfast is served each morning before the hunt and sack lunches are served in the field.
A very limited number of archery and rifle hunts are available. Because of the almost non-existent hunting pressure, we offer an outstanding archery hunt. Check out our video taken during the rut! Archery hunts are five days in length and are conducted during the rut in September with one guide per every two hunters. Rifle hunts are five days in length and occur from the end of October through the end of November with one guide per every two hunters.
Fees: 2 hunters/guide - $7,750/hunter. 1 hunter/guide - $8,750. Elk license additional (License must be drawn, application date 3/15). Fee includes elk hunting privileges on the ranch, guest ranch accommodations, guide services, horses, game retrieval, pre-taxidermy care for your trophy and round trip transportation from/to the airport in Bozeman.
A nearly perfect 330" 6X6 taken at the ranch
Bulls bulgling everywhere! This bull was taken at the ranch in archery season
100% success this week in the Lee Metcalf (6 hunters)
What a bull! 344" 7X7 from the ranch
An impressive 330" 6X6 from the Lee Metcalf
Nice a first elk! This 7X6 ranch bull measured 325"
Incredible scenery in the Lee Metcalf
A nice 6X6 from the Lee Metcalf Wilderness
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Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine - General Infertility Seminar
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This complimentary (free) seminar is led by one of ACRM's Reproductive Endocrinologists on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM. Every seminar includes information about the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, options available to help build your family as well as a Q&A session. Attendees also have the opportunity to speak with the physician individually following the Q&A session. Additionally, one of our patient support representatives will answer questions regarding insurance and financial programs available to our patients. Refreshments are provided.
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Theater News
The Little Orchestra Society Announces Its 2014-15 Season
The family-friendly lineup features new productions at venues throughout New York City.
The Cast of Broadway's On the Town Offers a Helluva Musical Preview
Get ready for the classic musical to return to the Great White Way.
Ciara Renée, Kyle Dean Massey, and Andrea Martin Celebrate New Pippin Painting at Tony's Di Napoli
The restaurant honored the musical revival on its Wall of Fame.
Full Casting Announced for Bradley Cooper-Led Revival of The Elephant Man
Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola also star in the drama.
See Andrew Rannells Throwing Serious Shade as Broadway's Latest Hedwig
Seriously, his thigh muscles alone tho'.
Broadway's Anthony Rapp to Celebrate Release of Soundtrack for Grind: The Movie
54 Below will host this special one-night concert featuring the film's cast.
Broadway's Aladdin Gets KISSed by Rock Star Paul Stanley
The musician visited stars Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed backstage at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
First Images From Second Stage Theatre's Sex With Strangers and Mala Hierba
The off-Broadway theater's newest shows release provocative photos.
See The Closer's Kyra Sedgwick in John Patrick Shanley's The Danish Widow
Craig Bierko, Matt McGrath, and Annika Boras complete the cast of this Powerhouse Theater production.
Bullets Over Broadway to Close
The new musical adaptation of the 1994 Woody Allen film will shutter at the St. James Theatre.


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The market featured an array of goodies, as well as handmade objects. My person favorite was veggies, jams, pastries, and of course the little coffee booth.
We ended up getting a variety of pastries, and I can tell you from personal experience that they all were immensely yummy.
Did I mention that the area around the market also had the prettiest flowers:
Overall, I absolutely love farmers markets and I can't to attend an even larger one in Grand Junction, CO when Scott gets here in about a week. Promise to share pictures of our adventure there!
Have you been to any neat farmers markets lately?


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DUDLEY, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- Due to a phonebook misprint, the Dudley Police Department is asking residents to update the department's non-emergency number with the correct version, 508-943-4411.
The department's non-emergency number was listed as 508-949-4411 in the 2012-2013 South County edition of "Yellow Book," but the correct number to call for business purposes in Dudley is 508-943-4411.
The misprint has caused deal of confusion and frustration, and the book's publishers will make the appropriate changes in the new edition which will be out in the spring of 2014.
The Dudley Police Department is asking everyone to check their directories to insure that the appropriate emergency numbers are listed.
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Finally! Wonders Never Cease in Bookstores Today
It's out! When you've had a chance to read Wonders Never Cease, don't forget to post a comment and let everyone know what you think. And thanks to all the bloggers who read those Advanced Reader Copies and took the time to post reviews, like Allen Cook:
"Tim Downs combines some very memorable characters with many sub-plots to turn Wonders Never Cease into a book that you don't want to put down…Wonders Never Cease was an enjoyable, easy read that contained well-measured parts of suspense, sadness, and humor. I would highly recommend this book to anyone."
And then there was this review from Joshua Butler:
"Very engrossing fiction. I would recommend this book to anyone who is going on a trip, and will have several hours to burn on a flight. I, myself, finished it in just a couple of sit downs. And once or twice I used a flashlight under the covers at night just to find out what was going to happen next."
Enjoy the book, everybody, and please be sure to tell others if you like it!
Wonders Never Cease in Bookstores Tomorrow
I know, I've told you a dozen times already: I have a new novel coming out, Wonders Never Cease, and it's due in bookstores tomorrow, May 11th. Actually I've only told you nine times, but who's counting? I just thought I'd post a couple more of the great reviews I've been getting from bloggers who've already read the book and posted their reviews online. Rita Barriga writes:
"Wonders Never Cease by Tim Downs is an inspiring story that rings true. I could not put it down for fear of losing my momentum. I laughed, I was angered and I wanted to cry. I could not believe the steps one woman has to take to go about her way understood."
And Mindy Koentopp wrote this on her blog:
"I had a good laugh at some of the things and I actually talked back to some of the characters. I haven't talked back to a book since I first read New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. I know when I talk back to a book, I am thoroughly enjoying it. I will definitely be reading more from Tim Downs."
Thanks to all you blog reviewers out there. When you finish Wonders, if you don't have a blog of your own, be sure and post your comments here.
Happy Mothers Day!
For the last two weeks I've been telling you about my latest novel, Wonders Never Cease, which officially releases on Tuesday. One of the central characters of Wonders is a single mother named Natalie Pelton who's struggling to raise an imaginative six-year-old daughter named Leah. Natalie's divorce was an ugly one, and she fears that Leah may have been traumatized by what she heard and saw. One day, Leah reports to her class at St. Stephen's Episcopal that she has just seen an angel. Her teacher isn't sure what to make of it, and soon Natalie finds herself meeting with the school's arrogant counselor, Charles Armantrout. So, in honor of all you caring mothers out there who've sweated blood worrying about the way your kids might turn out, I've included an excerpt from chapter 10 of Wonders Never Cease:
"Ms. Pelton, your daughter claims to have seen an angel. Doesn't that concern you?"
"My daughter has a very vivid imagination."
"But this is more than just an imaginative story. Leah insists that she has actually seen an angel. She seems quite convinced."
"I just don't see the harm," Natalie said.
"Your daughter has apparently suffered a psychotic episode."
"Whoa," she said. "A psychotic episode? What in the world are you talking about?"
Armantrout turned and took a dictionary from his bookshelf. "Let me read you something: 'Psychosis: A severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage, characterized by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality and causing deterioration of normal social functioning.'"
"Derangement of personality?" Natalie said incredulously. "You have to be joking."
"Let me draw your attention to the phrase 'loss of contact with reality.' That's what concerns me here. I'm also concerned by the phrase 'causing deterioration of normal social functioning.' Leah is possibly in the early stages of psychosis; we need to determine whether her condition is likely to deteriorate, and whether she could become a danger to others."
"A danger? I don't understand you people. It's not like she saw the devil or something. Leah thinks she saw an angel—one of the good guys, remember? Isn't this an Episcopal school?"
Armantrout smiled. "We're not all so medieval around here, Ms. Pelton. Some of us are trained in the sciences. There has to be a naturalistic explanation for what your daughter saw, and that explanation is probably psychological or emotional in nature. I don't mean to pry into your personal life, but it's quite possible that Leah's home environment has triggered this episode."
"How do you figure that?"
"Leah has suffered a trauma: the breakup of her family; the absence of her father; the loss of the safe and secure world of her early childhood. She suddenly finds herself living in a new place with a man she doesn't even know. Tell me, Ms. Pelton, does Leah feel safe around your boyfriend?"
"What? Of course she does!"
"It's quite possible that Leah is projecting an angelic being as a kind of defense mechanism. An angel is a powerful mythical being—strong, protective, someone that Leah hopes can watch over her and keep her safe from harm."
Natalie stood up. "I've had enough of this."
"Ms. Pelton, please—"
"Tell me something, Mr. Armantrout. Are you actually a licensed psychologist, or is this just an armchair diagnosis? Because I don't appreciate you making accusations about Leah's 'home environment' or suggesting that she doesn't feel safe. My daughter is safe and secure—and loved. I don't know what she saw or why she thinks it was an angel, but if you think this is a psychotic episode then I think you're psychotic."
Armantrout held up both hands. "We're all simply trying to understand Leah."
"No, that's what you're trying to do. I'm just trying to satisfy this school's ridiculous requirements so my daughter can go back to class where she belongs."
Armantrout picked up his pen. "I'm recommending that Leah have a full psychiatric evaluation."
"What? Are you out of your mind?"
"And possibly an MRI."
"An MRI? What in the world for?"
Armantrout referred again to the open dictionary. "'Psychosis: A severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage . . .' There are abnormalities in the brain that have been known to produce hallucinations, Ms. Pelton. An MRI would rule out the possibility of any organic damage. I think it would be a good precaution."
Natalie was so furious that her hands were trembling, but she did her best to control her rage. "Okay," she said evenly. "First I talked to the teacher and now I've seen the school counselor—I've done what everyone's asked of me. Thank you for your suggestions, Mr. Armantrout; I'll consider them. Is there anything else, or can Leah go back to class now?"
Armantrout looked at her. "I think it's safe for Leah to return to class—but we'll have to keep an eye on her, Ms. Pelton. After all, we owe it to the other children."
There--now don't you feel better about how your kids are doing?
3 Days until Wonders Never Cease
Just three more days until Wonders Never Cease officially hits bookstores, though many of you have written to let me know you've already found it and read it. In fact, one of the most common comments I've been seeing in blog reviews of Wonders is, "This is a quick read." People seem to appreciate that, and that's fine with me, as long as they realize "This was a slow write" for me! I just received this thoughtful review from Georgiana Daniels:
"Deeper questions about faith, and being willing to believe, are laced through this quirky story. And yet, the faith element is subtle and doesn't overpower the story. This is a perfect example of "suspension of disbelief," and though some aspects of the end are not neatly tied up, the overall read is quite satisfying. Wonders Never Cease is a complete departure from what I've come to know as a Tim Downs novel, but it's absolutely a page-turner, and I hope to see more stories like this."
Thanks, Georgiana! And for the rest of you, don't forget to post your comment once you have a chance to read the book.
Hear my Wonders interview with WAMS
I had a great interview yesterday with Burke Allen of WAMS Blog Talk Radio in Washington DC. You can listen to the interview just by clicking below. Burke is a terrific guy and he had a list of really interesting questions about Wonders Never Cease. It was a lot of fun.
By the way, I got a nice little review of Wonders from Leah Courtney, who probably likes the book because one of the main characters is named Leah too! She writes:
"I enjoyed this book by Tim Downs…The characters in the book were believable and enjoyable. The plot was interesting enough to keep me looking for what was happening next. A little suspense, a little bad guys versus good guys, a little love and romance all add up to an enjoyable read."
As always, you can read the rest of her review and others from Leah on her blog.
Wonders Never Cease available on audio!
Well, it's about time. After eight novels and three works of non-fiction (two of them co-authored with my brilliant and beautiful wife), Wonders Never Cease is the first of my books to be released in audio format. That's good news for all you auditory learners out there, including me. I love to listen to novels on my MP3 player when I'm working out (does anybody remember "books on tape"?). While everybody else in the gym is working out to their favorite iTunes download, I'm listening to my latest download from Audible.com. My son likes to kid me about "sweatin' to the audio books," but I still say it's a great use of time.
You can find the audio version of Wonders Never Cease through Amazon.com or directly from the producer, Oasis Audio. The Oasis website will even let you listen to a sample before you buy!
If you do pick up the audio version of Wonders, be sure to post a comment here and let everyone know what you think of it. See you at the gym!
7 Days until Wonders Never Cease
Just 7 more days until Wonders Never Cease hits bookstores--though, as I mentioned in yesterday's post, the book is avaliable through Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com already. I'm hoping readers are up for something different this time, because this is a definite departure from my last three Bug Man novels. Wonders was a little bit of therapy for me; a guy can only take so much death and decomposition before he needs a break!
So far, readers seem to be loving the change of pace. I received another encouraging review through BookSneeze, this time from a blogger who calls herself Emme M:
"What a charming book! It kept me captivated throughout and I absolutely adored all the characters and all the growth they underwent by the end of the novel. It was a real page turner, and I fell deep into the story. The plot and characters were all unique and different, and the Christian element was understated and elegant in itself. A book about love, faith, greed, and justice, it's definitely one for the ages, at least, my ages. It is definitely recommended by me."
Thanks to Emme M and all the other eager bloggers out there. Keep those reviews coming!
Wonders already available at online vendors
It's eight more days until Wonders Never Cease is officially available at bookstores, but a quick search of Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com shows that both vendors are offering the book already. The reason is because of ambiguity over the "official release date" of a book. Publishers use two different dates to describe the availability of a book: the "pub date" and the "street date." The "street date" is the date by which brick-and-mortar bookstores should have received the new book, made space on their shelves, and set the book out so customers can find it. In other words, it's the date when readers are guaranteed to find it on their local bookstore's shelves. But the book is actually off the press and at the publisher's warehouse a week or two earlier. That's the "pub date," and online vendors who don't need time to clear and stock their shelves can make the book available earlier than most bookstores can.
All that to say: 8 more days until Wonders is available, but it's already available now. Confused? Welcome to the mysterious world of publishing.
By the way, Wonders got a nice review from Nikola Hartmann. Here's an excerpt, but if you're interested you can check out the rest of the review at her blog:
"I really enjoyed reading Wonders Never Cease. It's the kind of book you have to force yourself to put down, because it truly is that good! The story line moves along at a fluid pace, and delivers a well-balanced blend of mystery, drama and wicked humor. A fun read, that delivers a powerful message in a non-preachy way."
9 Days until Wonders Never Cease
It's just 9 days until my new novel Wonders Never Cease is officially in bookstores. Readers are beginning to post reviews on their blogs and it's fun to read the early feedback. Shout out to Leslie Gosney for posting this kind review:
"This book is a great read. I actually couldn't put it down. Tim Downs really knows how to write. I had never heard of this author before, and now am looking forward to finding more novels by him. He helps connect you with each character and get "IN" the book. This book REALLY makes you think, and I was left wondering, "Am I Ready to Believe?" I believe so. Enjoy the story of Angels, Belief, Life, Drama, and Love."
You can read the rest of Leslie's review on her blog site. If you have a personal comment or review about Wonders, feel free to share it with others here!
BookSneeze! God bless you
Not long ago my publisher, Thomas Nelson, joined an online program called BookSneeze. BookSneeze offers a four-step deal to bloggers and wannabe book reviewers: 1. Sign up for a free account, 2. Choose a book from their available books and they send you a free (yes, FREE) copy, 3. Post a review of 200 words or more on your blog and a consumer website (like Amazon), and 4. Log in to BookSneeze and post a link to your review.
It's a great concept and it provides something very valuable for authors and publishers: an abundance of reader reviews. Critical reviews are always great (Publishers Weekly, et al) but there are so many books out there and so few professional reviewers to review them. Besides, we've all read critical reviews and disagreed with them; sometimes it's helpful to get the opinion of a reader more like yourself.
Reviews for Wonders Never Cease are beginning to appear on BookSneeze, so if you haven't visited their site yet, drop by and check it out. Who knows? You might be reviewing my next book--for free!


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While a number of top players such as Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart and Steven Gerrard are assured of their place in Hodgson's squad – barring injury, of course - for many the summer provides much more uncertainty.
Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster has kept 12 clean sheets in his last 13 Scottish Premiership matches for Neil Lennon's side and, having made his England debut in November's friendly defeat against Chile, the 25-year-old will harbour high hopes of being on the plane to Brazil.
|England World Cup 2014 Squad
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|Fraser Forster
|Andros Townsend
|Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
|Raheem Sterling
|Rickie Lambert
|Jermain Defoe
|Adam Johnson
Another who impressed for the Three Lions at the end of 2013 was Andros Townsend. The Spurs winger seemed certain to be part of Roy Hodgson's plans after a Man of the Match winning performance – and goal – against Montenegro in October.
Townsend, though, has been hampered by injury since then and has seen his place threatened by a number of in-form wingers such as Raheem Sterling, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Adam Johnson.
Townsend is returning to fitness at the right time to stake a strong claim for a place in Hodgson's squad but the 2/5 (1.40) quote for the 22-year-old to take his place in Brazil is too skinny given the recent form of Sterling and Johnson in particular, despite Johnson's bizarre omission from the most recent England squad.
The odds compilers believe, though, that Townsend's former Spurs team-mate, Jermain Defoe – who has recently joined Toronto FC – may fall out of Hodgson's plans for World Cup 2014 after leaving England's top flight for the Major Soccer League.
Defoe can be backed at 9/4 (3.25) with William Hill to make the final cut for Hodgson's side this summer while there may value in snapping up the 6/4 (2.50) quote from the same firm for Southampton striker Rickie Lambert to take a place on the plane to Brazil.
With a couple of crucial months of the season remaining, there are plenty of opportunities for a number of players to make the transition from "probable" to "definite" as Hodgson formulates his final plan for Brazil and Lambert, who has eight goals to his name in the Premier League this season could represent a solid opportunity at odds against quotes.
|Rickie Lambert at 6/4 (2.50) 3pts with William Hill
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Al Hain-Cole is an experienced tipster and avid follower of European football. He specialises in accumulators and if you would like to read more from Al you can follow him on Twitter here.


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Hey hoo!!
i have been wanting to post on this topic for so long.
Friends. what is friend and what make a person your friend?
according to Dictionary.com, Friend is :
- a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: friends of the Boston Symphony.
- a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile: Who goes there? Friend or foe?
and according to TheFreeDictionary.com, Friend is :
- A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
- A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.
- A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade.
Friendship is a relationship between two people who hold mutual affection for each other. Friendships and acquaintanceship are thought of as spanning across the same continuum. The study of friendship is included in the fields of sociology, social psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and zoology. Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed, including social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles. (Wikipedia)
The value of friendship is often the result of friends consistently demonstrating the following:
- The tendency to desire what is best for the other
- Sympathy and empathy
- Honesty, even in situations where it may be difficult for others to speak the truth
- Mutual understanding and compassion; ability to go to each other for emotional support
- Enjoyment of each other's company
- Trust in one another
- Positive reciprocity — equal give-and-take between the two parties
- The ability to be oneself, express one's feelings and make mistakes without fear of judgement.
Throughout the years I've spend in UiTM both Segamat and Puncak Perdana, I have come to realized that not everyone are not as honest in being my friend as I am to them.
Before I enrolled as UiTM student, I happened to be a very loud, happy - go - lucky and extrovert kind of person. However, after all the bad and nasty things that took place in UiTM made me a different Eiza Kamarul. I can no longer make friends easily like how i used too. Apparently, I am not the only one who noticed the changes in me. A few of my close friends has brought this matter as they were confused why am i being quite and reserved when meeting new sets of people and etc.
I used to be the kind of girl yang orang cakap "campak kat mana-mana boleh hidup and buat kawan" and I tend to think positive of everyone as in, if im honest in being their friends so they would be honest being mine as well but people has never failed to prove me wrong.
I used to believe in "people can change if they have been given the chance for them to change" so, I keep on giving them chances so they would change and be a better person because i don't believe in the kind of friendship who simply ditch your friends when they slipped or do something wrong. I believe that as a friend, I should have be there for them and walk it through with them.
I would do anything for my friends even if I've only met you once because i appreciate the friendship even though I know that you've said nasty stuff about me, i still forgive you and treat you as one of my friend. maybe I'm wrong for being so positive on people.
Up to last year, I've gave up on the people I called friends because they were never there when i needed them and they will only noticed my existence when they were in need. I started to have those negative thoughts on people as if everyone is going to stabbed me in the back. I hate those feelings. The feeling of insecurity that everyone is going to hurt me.
So, now i chose to be surrounded by a small circle of friends rather that a huge group of friends because i think that
"Biar kena label sombong and tak ramai kawan dari kawan bersepah tapi hipokrit semata"
Terima Kasih
Eiza Kamarul
p/s: sorry for the long post guys. thank you for reading it anyway. ^_^


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Goalie Poulin working hard to get back in top form
Updated 12:01 am, Thursday, November 10, 2011
BRIDGEPORT -- Last year was a brilliant rookie season for Kevin Poulin. Though he was only with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for half a season before his recall, he was one of the top goalies in the AHL over that time.
Picking up where he left off after last February's season-ending knee injury hasn't been easy.
"I kind of felt lost, a little bit, the first week," Poulin said Wednesday. "Now I'm just working a lot with Sudsie (New York Islanders goaltending consultant Sudarshan Maharaj), getting the details a bit. ... Just rebound control, angles."
Poulin played 15 AHL games last year, only about 60 percent of the minutes he'd have needed to play to qualify for the league's leaderboard. But if he had played enough at the same level, his .932 save percentage would have led the league.
This season began with enough of a struggle that his .868 save percentage ranks 46th of 47 qualifiers as of Wednesday afternoon.
But he came back from a rough start Oct. 22 in St. John's with a 33-save win Nov. 2 against Hartford.
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"From the beginning of the year to now, I think, he's done well," Bridgeport coach Brent Thompson said.
Thompson said he saw some "growing pains" as Poulin's second pro season began. Like last year, when he rotated with Nathan Lawson and Mikko Koskinen, Poulin is sharing time with Koskinen and Anders Nilsson.
"With three great goalies, it's a healthy competition," Thompson said. "Poulie has to earn every inch he gets."
Poulin's rookie season ended with a dislocated kneecap, which he suffered in warmups with the Islanders. He needed surgery. Opening night, Oct. 8, was his first full game since then.
"Every day, I can feel better," Poulin said. "The last couple of games, I can see the progression.
"I'm playing, like, 60 minutes instead of 30."
Reach Michael Fornabaio at email@example.com. Follow at twitter.com/fornabaioctp.


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This article originally appeared in the May 2009 issue of Publishing Trends.
Would you rather read a "splendid, funny, lyrical book about family, truth, memory, and the resilience of love" or a "powerful novel" about "the strength of love and loss, the searing ramifications of war, and the mysterious, almost magical bonds that unite and sustain us"?
A "poignant celebration of the potency of familial love" or "a luminous, provocative, and ultimately redemptive look at how even mothers and daughters with the best intentions can be blind to the harm they do to one another"? More importantly, which would you rather buy?
If any of the above sounds familiar, it's probably not because you've read the book described, but rather because you've written more than a few pieces of jacket copy of your own. How important are those little paragraphs on the inside flap of the book's jacket, and does it really matter what they say? We wanted to find out, so we did what anybody in our situation would do and commissioned a large nationwide study of book shoppers to answer our questions. Well, the Codex Group, whom we worked with on our author website study, were the ones who actually did the study, but CEO Peter Hildick-Smith generously allowed us to tag along and even include titles of our choosing in the survey.
Codex's Early Read Book Preview measures book and author sales potential based on book shopper purchase interest. The company regularly conducts online polls of book consumers across major fiction and nonfiction book categories. The preview measures their spontaneous "shopping response" to 50 books equally divided between current New York Times bestsellers and titles in development. The jacket copy study took place from March 30 through April 4 and surveyed 7,065 book shoppers nationwide, including 2,362 literary fiction and 1,308 women's fiction buyers.
The job of writing jacket copy shouldn't be foisted off on editorial assistants—it is the second most important book purchase factor (after favorite author). "I was heartened to see how much emphasis readers seem to place on real information and details about the story itself," says Mitch Hoffman, Executive Editor at Grand Central Publishing. Hoffman helped Hildick-Smith with this survey, and the jacket copy for Grand Central's First Family by David Baldacci scored higher than any other title in the study. "Certainly all these other pieces of ephemera, reviews, bestsellers, endorsement information, they always find that helpful, but the story is the thing. That reinforces an idea I always wanted to believe, that even in the middle of everything else we do, the book is the thing."
Flap copy is especially important for fiction. And title and cover impact are closely related to the impact of jacket copy. If the flap copy defies the expectation created by the cover and title—if, for instance, the cover of the book leads the reader to expect a thriller but the flap copy identifies it as horror—readers are less likely to buy it.
Read the rest of the article on Publishing Trends.


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"Immediately after the occurrence of the first cases, BfR set out obtaining the exact formulation of the products from the manufacturers in order to establish the causes of the incidents. An expert meeting with the companies responsible for manufacturing the sprays at BfR on 23 May 2006 revealed that the products do not, in fact, contain any nano particles (particles below a size of 100 nanometres). This was also confirmed by chemical analyses commissioned by BfR from two specialist laboratories. Hence, nano particles are not a potential cause of the health problems experienced by users."
Kleinmann GmbH, the manufacturer of Magic Nano, also tried to set the record straight on a number of allegations that had been raised by regulatory bodies and media outlets, including the suspicion that Kleinmann had illegally used a TÜV seal of approval (see nano|public posting from April 14, 2006). Bernd Zimmermann, Director of Sales at Kleinmann, gave an in-depth interview to the German trade magazine PBS Report, talking about potential public backlashes and the technical issues involved with the non-nano recall of their product (click here for a PDF version of the interview).
(click here for Kleinmann's Web pages devoted to Magic Nano).


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NATIONAL women's cricket returns to Rooty Hill this weekend when the NSW Breakers take on Western Australia in the Twenty-20 and limited over formats.
The action begins at Blacktown International Sportspark on Friday with a Twenty-20 match, followed by a 50-overs match on Saturday and a second Twenty-20 game on Sunday.
As reigning 50-overs champions, the Breakers remain undefeated this season with six wins from as many games.
"It's always a privilege to wear the sky blue and all of the girls are excited about coming back out to Blacktown," Breakers veteran Lisa Sthalekar told the Star.
She has respect for their opponents who have had success under former Breakers coach Steve Jenkin.
"Western Australia will be strong opponents as they caused a few upsets already," she said.
"We'll be challenged a number of times this weekend.
"I was 15 when I was first coached by Steve at junior level.
"He's coached most of the players in the squad.
"He has a good understanding of our game but he hasn't seen us play for a while.
"It will be good to catch up with him."
Sthalekar acknowledged the venue isn't easy for fans to get to but assured the trip will be worth it.
"If you haven't seen women's cricket, you'll be pleasantly surprised of the standard, power and execution of how we play," she said.
"The future of women's cricket is exciting.
"There's been more media interest on the domestic scene since the Australian women recently won the Twenty-20 World Cup.
"Participation numbers are increasing and we're getting more television coverage.
"NSW has eight or nine Australian players in the squad."
Sthalekar also works for Cricket NSW and is coaching the NSW under-15 girls' team for next week's national titles.
Games will be played in western Sydney, including Blacktown International Sportspark.