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If like me you've been hooked on family history as a result of the BBC's fantastic Who Do You Think You Are? series, you'll be delighted to know that series eight starts on Wednesday 10th August at 9pm. I can't quite believe we're in series eight already, but like previous years, this year's line-up looks like we're in for some real celeb treats.
EastEnders icon June Brown kicks off the first episode and among the other celebs we'll see JK Rowling, Sebastian Coe and Larry Lamb. To make sure you keep up to date with all of the Who Do You Think You Are? buzz we'll be bringing you blog posts following each episode. Don't forget to checkout our Facebook fan page and Twitter page to join the debate on what the celebs uncover.
If you're interested in reminiscing over the 2010 series, you can check out our dedicated page with all of last year's highlights. With rain predicted this weekend I'm planning on watching some of my favourite episodes; Jeremy Clarkson (series one), Stephen Fry (series two), Kim Cattrall (series six) and my all-time favourite Rupert Penry-Jones (series seven).
What are your favourite Who Do You Think You Are episodes?
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Chris Moyles – just because my Mother and Grandmother worked in Jacobs in Dublin – we did visit the National Archives there last year but never successfully got info as to whether we could access old staff records 🙁
So far I'd have to say Kate Humble's story was the most interesting. She was so genuine, and excited about each and every piece of information she found about her family. I thoroughly enjoy her story.
The Boris Johnson episode was my favourite, I loved it how he was related to all of the royal families of Europe, and his nan sold the famous royal silver!!
I loved the Bruce Forsyth episode especially as I worked in his house for his first wife Penny.
Loved the finding out about his grandfather having two family,s one here and one in America,Life is never quite what you think it is.
It does not matter whom it is yet I find this very interesting programme! Loved the secret surprises that's waiting to be discovered!
Dear Boris is always good entertainment and it was no surprise to find he was directly decended from the House of Hanover; however, I was just as fascinated by Alexander Armstrong's lineage, which was equally blue blooded.
Alistair MacGowan finding generation after generation lived in India was perhaps the biggest surprise.
I think the Kim Cattrall one was one of the best (and I have never seen Sex in the City so not a fan) – the sense of loss still haunted her mother and aunts after decades and when she reported to them the truth about their feckless father, it was truly cathartic for them. Matthew Pinsent's family tree tracing ancestry via royalty to God was also a classic moment! From a personal viewpoint I was interested in Rupert Everitt's story because I too had a family member who grew up in the Home for Little Boys in South Darenth in Kent, although my attempts to trace his records have not been been successful. Clearly the BBC have more clout!
Love them all but Kim Cattrall's one is my absolute favourite, followed closely by Patsy Kensit's episode.
Jeremy Paxman reduced to tears when he found how incredibly hard his great grandmother had found bringing up the family in Glasgow. There have been others also brought up short by the loss of successive children in poverty stricken families: and explanation of the effect of syphilis on families.
And OH how I wish someone would magic the relevant documents in front of me too!
That was interesting to me but we don't see yours here in America. We've just had a limited one. Hopefully we'll have more. My Father was born in Devizes and my Mother was Irish. We all wish to get the History of our family.
I've had so much enjoyment out of all the episodes, especially the Australian series as I live in New Zealand. But…. we always seem to be several series behind the UK & they appear erratically on several different channels.
All of these shows are enthralling and so very touching for the viewer, as mere vicarious bystander. But they are obviously terribly moving for the Subject of each episode. I can't recall a single unraveling-story when the Subject was not moved to tears.
We have never met most of our Ancestors – and mostly they never met us – yet the frequently sad/tragic circumstances of their lives has the capacity to draw the empathy and see the pathos in all human life. Good, Bad or Indifferent, "Who Do You Think You Are" makes us realise that we, foolish, artless humanity, are ALL the same.
I thought Kevin Wakeney (inspector lewis) was the most amazing. He was staggered to find out just what his ancestors did.
sara jessica parker was brilliant
brooke shields being related to the royal heads of europe through the french throne was like a fairy story.
keep them coming.
oh yes and chris moyles, didnt know who he was, but met his parents at a 21st birthday party just befor it was on the box
All episodes have been of great interest.
It would be great if we could have a few extended episodes where both parents families of the celebrity are traced further generations back instead of only one side as normally happens.
Love them all but was most interested in Laurence Llewelyn Bowen,as though not mentioned in the programme, thanks to being contacted by reseachers I find we are distantly related via the Bowen family.
I am as hooked as many other's but what angers me is even though some of the best IT technology comes from the USA the UK is unable to see most of the USA programmes on line – well I can't anyway!
I love the whole program can't wait for it to start again next week I wish the program was longer so as we could see both sides of the family. I also have watched the American episodes that have been on television.
Favourite episode was Jodie Kidd. Just amazing to watch how both sides of her family trees discovered fascinating characters, reaching both sides of the Atlantic and back again!! Have watched it 3 times already! The Who Do You Think Series is just about the best series on TV and great it has gone to the US too. Agree with others that it could/should now stretch trees on both sides and make the episodes a bit longer this would result in "gripping" us viewers a bit more and encourage us to keep going with our investigations. This is one TV series which will never cease to enthrall and keep the viewers.
I really enjoyed watching Kate Humble's 'who do you think you are'
Her story was absolutely fascinating, yet she was so humble about it, as her name sugggests!
I'm really looking forward to more in this coming series.
I'd love to the the british version in the U.S. I have family from the UK and most of my research is from there
Plus it would be really great if they took an average person not a celebrtiy and helped them track there family I'd be facinated.
It would be really great if they took an average person not a celebrtiy and helped them track there family I'd be facinated.
As a New Zealander living in Australia, we are lucky enough to view both English and American "Who Do You Think You Are". The episodes are absolutely brilliant and I am so looking forward to a new series. Can't give a favourite … they are all fantastic and informative. I do agree with Karyn asking for an average person having their family tree tracked – my hand is up for that one please being ready, willing and able!!!!
In response to karyn, why not hold a competition? Get people to submit either their most interesting ancestor, or their most baffling puzzle. The BBC researchers then select 10 or so that they think they can research further or that are the most interesting, and the public vote on them. The best three then go forward to a special programme to be shown during BBC Children in Need, with all profits from the phone vote going to the same charity.
I used to think that I had no family connections outside of Bradford and a mining village in Durham but then I struck lucky mostly from an obscure Co. Durham mining connection, other very helpful family researchers piled in and suddenly I found connections in Ireland,NZ.Australia,the USA and Canada not to mention London.There is so much to now work on including William The Conqueror (or one of his Knights anyway and connections to the Civil War) and all thanks to records and internet access – if only I had more time and expertise!.
Not only time and expertise but also cash, I'd love to be able to pop along to all the places I have discovered, stay a few nights sit and study old records and return home ready to pack for the next adventure to who knows where. Sending for Birth death and marriage certs can run up as very costly when your excitement grows and your eager to find out more. Its a great hobby, I'm totally hooked and I could spend a fortune if I had a fortune to spend. Still I shall look forward to seeing the next series of "who do you think youe are" Kate Humble's was the best for me as my grandfather was killed in the Senghenydd mine disaster (the biggest ever) it will be 100 years in 2013.
I just love them all and have watched some of twice.I am following my family history,weather finding out a new branch of family or things you didn't know about is all exciting.I somewhere in our lineage we have a famous gunsmith,a music hall male impersonator and stonemasons going back generations.there is also soposed to be a diver who dived off the Great Orme(have to yet confirm this)and I am still looking for the black sheep of the family.good hunting to all those looking for there past.
without doubt Sue Johnsons episode was my favourite. How her discoveries changed the way she saw her ancestors was absolutely beautiful.
Boris Johnson and Jodie Kidd, without a doubt – both of them had that dream-come-true element we'd all love to experience. Boris's ancestry was sheer glamour (can't you just see the Hanover looks?) and Jodie's enviably ancient line, going so far afield and then all the way back home again, was stunning.
Since Who Do You Think You Are isn't broadcast in the US, will it be possible for us to see the programs on the internet after they've been broadcast in the IK?


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It's just too bad that the two actors weren't shirtless
We missed out on the best weekend ever but the crowd at the Los Angeles Pride parade sure didn't. They got to see Channing Tatum dirty dance with his Magic Mike co-star Matt Bomer when the guys made a surprise appearance at the festival yesterday.
The two hunks were seen riding a Magic Mike XXL float and giving out merchandise to promote the upcoming movie. Needless to say, it was the hottest day of the week with little help from the weather.
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This will be a three part blog entry, each highlighting a different topic. This one focuses on the over pros and cons of the event.
PART TWO: http://jackieloart.com/blog/alternative-press-expo-part-2-comic-creators-connection/
So I went to Alternative Press Expo this weekend. Glad I didn't get a seizure from over excitement. And I kind of regret not shoving my hand into all the 'free candy' bowls. Still, incredibly experience as always. Lots of more serious artists than other places. I barely bought a thing on Saturday, and barely spent much on Sunday. One reason is because I already had a lot of things that were sold from last year. Second is that I haven't really had much of a chance to save any money. Third is that quite some people I wanted to see….weren't there :(
above: ARCH Supplies was one of the incredibly few merchandise tables that didn't sell comics. I didn't even see that sign that said 'ARCH' on it when I ran to the table, and the guy was like 'HEY!' I had that usual blank face when I was staring at him for a minute. It took me a bit to realize it, but wow even the art store guy recognized me!
Things that happened:
- meeting/seeing people I know: Walking down every row at APE, someone would make eye contact and wave, or tap me on the shoulder and say 'HI!' Soooo many people were from CCA (California College of the Arts). Classmates, teachers/faculty. In fact, I don't think I knew half their names, and I think I've never seen a few in my life. I have this really funny feeling that the MFA comics department knows who the hell I am after the Phil Jimenez show.
- Classmates with tables: Stuff to buy, stuff my classmates were selling. I feel a bit guilty for not just lavishly spending money on my classmate's stuff, but I call that 'pity buying', where I buy things I don't seriously seriously want from someone I know so they can make profit. Maybe something minuscule, but nothing big. I mean it always cheers me up when someone buys my stuff, but it also disappoints me that they end up never being hung on the wall and often stuck in some dark corner or tossed. I sound really harsh, but with more than half my room covered in OTHER people's' work, I think I know when to stop doing that, and that I'm sure my CCA buddies understand the other way as well.
- People look at my work: This year was a bit more supportive than last year. I'm glad I wasn't completely rejected by a guy who already saw my art half a year ago. I do this to every comic convention–not to just flaunt my work (there are many with better portfolio), but to see if groups are interested, have commercial media companies tell me what they like in my work, what to focus on, and what direction might be good to head to, and make sure my improvement is constant. My work may have started in one direction last year when someone at APE told me to 'work on backgrounds', and so I started improving, and now that led me to a better understanding about how to ink them in pencil drawings.
- Comic Creator's Connection: Very interesting event. Kind of like speed dating with script writers. I'll have a blog entry about this soon. Let's just say that it came out incredibly positive.
NOW, let's start with the cons, at this con (get the joke?)
- Biggest issue I had was THE NOISE. Hoo boy it was so loud that many times I'd literally be shouting at the other person's ear or repeat over and over to say what I'm trying to say. It was freakin insane. Even upstairs when I was doing the Comic Creator's Connection event, it was still just as loud, PLUS all the talking across from us with the lecture/event.
- Not enough time. Usually conventions start at least 10am for artist alleys. I had Comic Creator's Connection, and that already killed two hours.
- "Walls": For anyone whose table was set up on the sides of the building or along the bars, you are one fortunate motherf*cker. That is very rare, but because you guys all had that, it was SO much easier to see what people were selling instead of staring at the table. I feel very uncomfortable making eye contact with artists, and by pretending like you're staring at the wall, it's much easier for me to concentrate on whether I should buy it, instead of that crazy guilt I feel when I see the artist's near-crying eyes begging me to buy something, or have them say 'HEY CHECK OUT MY SWAG'
- Stupid name tags are too delicate. Even before the day ended my tag fell off its necklace thing, and I literally had to shove a new hole through it with a pen and stick it through again. That is bullshit. But at least they are saving that extra plastic. However, next time they do this, they should have those donut-shaped stickers you stick on line paper when it rips.
- No bags upon registration: I mean…it's not a HUGE deal for me anymore because I know it's San Francisco and I knew there wouldn't be much about plastic bags when you registered for APE, but I think they should have noted that on the site earlier, just in case.
- Anime Destiny and New York Comic Con were on the same weekend as well.
- That map they provided was INTENSE. I had no idea how to read that thing!
above: Fuji Dreskin (red hair) sitting behind table. Seeing as tables costed so much, I hope everyone who had a table at least broke even :(
And now for things I liked:
- The registration took less than a minute, even when Laurel and I were a bit late.
- The tickets were quite affordable for two days
- Advertisement: Okay you're probably thinking this is the most goddamn annoying part of cons–all those extra postcards and papers you're never gonna read that they put in your bags at cons. Well, they didn't have any bags, and they laid everything on two tables. So you could CHOOSE what ads you wanted to keep. I looked for ones that were offering opportunities/publishing/printing….things I might be able to take advantage of. Very nice. However, Sunday the table was a shit pile because people just tossed them everywhere.
- People and artists: As always, there were plenty. And for the record, there may have been a LOT of people, but I've seen way more hectic ones before. If I can super-walk-dodge across a row with a bag in each hand without bouncing into anyone on Saturday, I will say it wasn't too crazy.
- Toilet paper in the stalls, and water in the water fountains
above: Tone Rodriguez actually caught me when he said 'didn't I see this portfolio before?' Damn. Well, at least this entire portfolio was full of comics and not my usual cg drawings), so he read my stuff. WHEW. But then comparing what he saw at Big WOW and now, I'm improving, at least. Even I get aggravated if the same person hands me the same drawings and ask what I should improve on, so I completely understand.
Overall, loved the thing. Even if I said there were a lot of cons, the fact that there were so many serious artists who were here makes it way better.


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Wells Fargo gift supports College of Business program
Faculty/staff announce retirements, receive promotions, tenure
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Five receive August Alumni Association awards
The UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association presented awards to five alumni and friends of the university Aug. 7 in conjunction with summer commencement. (See photos from the awards reception.) Dr. Rita Kisting Sparks, professor emerita of nursing systems, received the Honorary Alumnus Award, Thomas Griffith '80 and Susan (Patterson) Perry-Lindle '71 received the Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, and Carol Van Dam '81 and Charles Grossklaus '69 received the President's Award. Full story.
Education must be a top priority in the state of Wisconsin, said Elizabeth Burmaster, Wisconsin's state superintendent of public instruction, during her address to UW-Eau Claire's 209 newest alumni during commencement exercises Aug. 7 in Zorn Arena. A total of 178 undergraduate students received bachelor's degrees, and 31 graduate students received master's degrees. Burmaster challenged the new graduates to keep an awareness of increasing global interdependence, as well as to contribute to the future of the Eau Claire community and state of Wisconsin. Full story.
Kevin P. Reilly, chancellor and former provost of UW Extension, has been appointed as the sixth president of the UW System. The UW System Board of Regents approved the appointment July 29, following the recommendation of the regents' selection committee for the UW System President. Reilly has served four years as UW-Extension chancellor and four years as vice chancellor and provost. He previously was associate provost for academic programs and secretary of the university at the State University of New York System. Full story.
Anderson named to enrollment/admissions post
Kris Anderson has been named UW-Eau Claire's executive director of enrollment services and director of admissions. Anderson has served as interim director of admissions and enrollment services since January 2003. Anderson, who was appointed as UW-Eau Claire associate director of admissions in
fall 2001, has more than 10 years of experience in university admissions. She
previously served as assistant director of admissions at UW-Superior and as an
admissions counselor at UW-River Falls. Full story.
Wells Fargo gift supports investment management program in College of Business
Wells Fargo, a longtime partner with the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, has made a gift of $16,000 to benefit the investment management program in UW-Eau Claire's College of Business. Of the total gift, $15,000 will support the remodeling of a College of Business classroom to include new equipment and technology for participants in the investment management program. The remaining $1,000 will support the Wells Fargo College of Business Diversity Scholarship.
The gift is recognized as a contribution to Fulfilling the Promise of Excellence, the UW-Eau Foundation's ongoing campaign for UW-Eau Claire's people and programs. Full story.
Faculty/staff announce retirements, receive
promotions, tenure
Two UW-Eau Claire professors, Dr. J. Kenneth Davidson Sr. and Dr. Dennis Knutson, have announced their retirements. Both have received emeritus status. Davidson, professor of sociology and coordinator of family studies, retires this month after 28 years at UW-Eau Claire. Knutson, associate professor of accounting and finance, certified public accountant and certified management consultant, retired in May after more than 30 years of service to UW-Eau Claire. Full story. Also, a number of UW-Eau Claire faculty and academic staff have received promotions and/or tenure this summer. See complete list of newly promoted/tenured faculty and staff.
Community Registration, Back-to-School nights set for community members
UW-Eau Claire will hold a Community Registration Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, in Schofield Hall for community members interested in taking classes as special students during the fall 2004 semester, which begins Sept. 2. Community members new to the university this fall or returning from an extended
break in their educations also can benefit from attending a free Back-to-School
Program from 9 to 11 a.m. or from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26. Full story.
University announces Artists Series, Forum lineups
Bakra Bata, a Seattle-based Afro-Caribbean steel drum band, will open UW-Eau Claire's 2004-05 Artists Series Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Zorn Arena. The Forum, in its 63rd season, will feature filmmaker Louise Hogarth at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 27 and 28 in Schofield Auditorium. Hogarth's documentary "The Gift" explores the phenomena of "bug chasing" and "gift giving" — the deliberate infection of HIV. Her Forum presentation will include a screening of "The Gift" followed by a discussion of the making of the film and the issues it addresses. See complete Artists Series and Forum details.
Coming for Homecoming 2004? Let us know!
The UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association is gearing up for "Return to the North Woods: Homecoming 2004" on Oct. 1 and 2. (Read Homecoming 2004 details.) Alumni planning to attend are encouraged to complete the online Homecoming 2004 Attendance Form. Names, class years and favorite UW-Eau Claire memories of those who submit the form will be posted on the Homecoming 2004 Attendance List, which alumni can check regularly for names of old friends and classmates. Plan to "Return to the North Woods" and join your friends for Homecoming 2004!
Online Alumni Store is now easier to access
UW-Eau Claire's online Alumni Store has been a big hit among Blugolds across the country. If you haven't checked it out recently or have not yet made a visit, be sure to take a look at what's available, including two new items: a 32-ounce polycarbonate water bottle with the Blugold athletics logo and an all-cotton afghan with the Alumni Association logo, trimmed in blue and gold. After some alumni reported difficulties accessing the store, a new portal page has been created to streamline the process. Go to the alumni store.
Receptions, College of Business Bash among
fall alumni events
In addition to Homecoming, the UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association has a number of fall events planned , including Blugold Hall of Fame inductions, gatherings for education graduates and a College of Business Bash. Find all the details in the online Alumni Events Calendar.
Alumni success stories
Audrey (Sasiela) Nelson '87 defied the "experts" following a brain injury in 1981 and went on to earn both bachelor's and master's degrees. Today her career is devoted to advocacy for individuals with brain injuries. Lisa (Allie) Bailey '00 is a physical therapist, but she hasn't given up on a long-held dream of a singing career. She recently earned a spot as the opening act for country music performer George Strait after winning a multistate vocal contest. Read their stories and those of many other successful Blugolds on the Alumni Association's Alumni Success Stories Web pages.
Show how much you know about UW-Eau Claire — AND win great Blugold prizes! E-mail your answer to this month's question to the Blugold Trivia mailbox . All correct responses to this month's question will be entered in a drawing for a sleeve of golf balls sporting the UW-Eau Claire logo (as seen in the online Alumni Store). The name of this month's Blugold Trivia winner will be published in the September issue of e-View.
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Southwest South Dakota has a rugged beauty
Published 5:30 am, Thursday, April 21, 2011
' 'It is said that as a somewhat deflated George Armstrong Custer lay bleeding in the Montana dirt at Little Big Horn, he turned his glazed and dimming eyes east and said, 'At least we don't have to go back through South Dakota.' "
At least that's how writer Tim Cahill put it. South Dakota, it seems, is every jokester's favorite state: not so much a travel destination as a national punch line.
Call it "Nebraska without the glitz" or "The Plainest of the Plain States" — but the joke is on those who take the comedians seriously.
I can't vouch for the rest of the state, but South Dakota's southwest corner - home to the Black Hills and nearby Badlands - is nothing like the sensory-deprivation zone the wags make it out to be. Within a few miles are, among other things, plump, rolling hills dotted with bison and prairie dogs; a chance to see woolly mammoth skeletons emerging from the ground; and a roadside attraction that would put a smile on the face of Dr. Strangelove.
Badlands National Park
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Miles of dull and featureless plains suddenly wrench open into one of the most striking landscapes you'll ever set eyes on. Almost every visitor I talked to agreed: The Badlands ought to rank in the first tier of national parks.
Maybe it doesn't because it's gotten a lot of bad press over the years. Custer called it "hell with the fires burnt out." Douglas Reed wrote: "It is if it were the devil's own bit of the planet and he had stabbed and slashed with some great knife until all fertility drained away from yawning wounds." John Steinbeck said it was "like the work of an evil child … a sense comes from it that it does not like or welcome humans."
Independently of each other, the Lakota Indians and early French fur trappers gave it the same name: the Bad Lands.
That said, Badlands National Park is one of the more user-friendly ones you'll come across. Hardy and masochistic hikers scramble through the valley bottoms, but visitors with limited mobility can see just about everything from turnouts along the 25-mile Badlands Loop Road, which winds in and out of the otherworldly buttes, mesas and pinnacles, sometimes skirting the rim, sometimes dipping to the valley floors.
Custer State Park
Don't make the mistake, as many apparently do, of assuming this is the site of Little Big Horn, Custer's last stand. That's in Montana. This is where Custer's troops discovered gold in 1874, setting off a gold rush on land that was, inconveniently, owned by the Sioux tribe.
The big lure today is the 18-mile wildlife loop, an American-style safari on which you're almost guaranteed to see many of the park's 1,500 bison (or buffalo, if that's what you prefer to call them; weary park rangers have all but given up trying to correct people), and scores of prairie dogs and pronghorns (rangers are still fighting a probably futile battle to get people to stop calling them "pronghorn antelopes"). Word to the wise: Although you'll probably see plenty of animals on the main, paved loop - and might get caught behind a bison traffic jam - turn off onto the numbered dirt roads for even better, and more intimate, sightings.
The other big attraction is the Needles Highway, a narrow, two-lane road that snakes around and among dozens of arrowlike rock spires. It passes through two tunnels, and it behooves you to pay careful attention to the height and width limitations on the signs. Every year vacationers get their oversize RVs and trailers stuck.
Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial
It's etched into your memory from a thousand two-dimensional pictures, TV shows, commemorative stamps and one Alfred Hitchcock movie, but seeing Mount Rushmore up close in three dimensions, as light and shadow dance across 60-foot-high presidential faces, is another thing altogether.
It was intended by its sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, as a shrine to democracy, and most visitors see it as such, but it has always been controversial, not least because the land actually belongs to the Lakota Sioux tribe. Who says so? The U.S. Supreme Court, which in 1980 ruled that the Black Hills had been taken illegally from the Indians and offered them $122 million as compensation. But the Lakota turned the money down. They wanted - and still want - their land back. Ownership of the land today is, in the words of the National Park Service, "still in question."
Which is why it makes sense, in a fair and balanced way, to combine your Rushmore visit with a stop at the Crazy Horse Memorial, half an hour away.
Begun in 1948 and dedicated to the Lakota Sioux leader who triumphed over Custer at Little Big Horn, it was the brainchild of Korczak Zió³kowski, who had been fired from the Rushmore project nine years earlier. When finished - it won't be anytime soon; there are only four drill-blasters working on it - it will dwarf Mount Rushmore, standing 563 feet tall.
The Crazy Horse Memorial has generated its own controversies. For one, no one is sure what the Sioux warrior actually looked like. No confirmed photos of him exist. Second, some members of the Lakota Sioux don't like the idea of this monument any more than they like Rushmore: No matter how good the intention, they say, it's a desecration of their sacred land.
Wind Cave
The Black Hills are honeycombed with world-class caves - who knew? - and Wind Cave is, depending on whom you talk to, either the third- or fourth-longest in the world, stretching for 130 miles, with the majority of it still unexplored. Its name comes from the fact that it inhales and exhales a lot of air through its narrow mouth, depending on the outside barometric pressure.
You won't find many stalactites or stalagmites , but you'll see 95 percent of the world's known "boxwork" formations - delicately honeycombed structures of calcite protruding through the walls and ceiling.
Rangers lead a variety of cave tours, from easy walks on paved and electric-lighted underground paths to "candlelight" tours to a much longer exploration that involves much crawling and slithering. Claustrophobes: You've been warned.
Mammoth Site
In 1974, a Black Hills developer was leveling a hilltop for a new subdivision when his bulldozer unearthed an enormous bone that clearly didn't come from a chicken breast or pork rib. It belonged to a mammoth, one of the hairy, elephant-like creatures that lumbered across the Great Plains in the last Ice Age.
Twenty-six thousand years ago, quite a lot of them went for a dip in an inviting but steep-sided sinkhole, and discovered, much too late, that they couldn't climb out. Their bones were eventually entombed in the dirt of what came to be the Black Hills, and paleontologists from the world over have been extracting them for more than three decades.
To date they've uncovered the skeletons of 58 mammoths, both the woolly and larger Columbian varieties, along with those of prehistoric camels, llamas, lions and the wonderfully named giant short-faced bear.
The dig is enclosed in a large building, and you can tour it . You can get in there and help excavate through programs offered by Earthwatch and Elderhostel, and there's a daily Junior Paleontologist class for children 4 to 13.
The adjoining museum is worth a visit, especially for the life-size re-creation of an Ice Age house made of mammoth tusks and hides.
Minuteman Missile Silo
"The Cold War lives on at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site!" exclaims the brochure - perhaps with a bit more glee than is warranted - for the only segment of the national park system dedicated to the beginning of the end of civilization as we knew it.
Here you can peer into the business end of a silo that once housed a nuclear-armed Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile pointed at the old Soviet Union. It and the underground control center 15 miles away are all that's left of a "nuclear missile field," a vast complex of 150 silos and 15 control centers spread over 13,000 square miles of southwest South Dakota.
Opened in 1963, just months after the Cuban Missile Crisis, they've all been decommissioned as a result of the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty signed by President George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Today the one remaining silo is covered by a glass door .
John Flinn is a former travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle.


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The UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center is a unique venue because of our team and the mission we serve. For more than a decade, we have had the honor of hosting celebrated life-events, corporate conferences and university functions all while upholding one of the university's core values: providing students with experience-based learning opportunities.
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For your convenience, please complete our online reservation form to begin booking your event.
If you're hosting an event or meeting at the alumni center, parking in Garage H may be reserved through your event coordinator. If you do not have a valid parking permit or pass, you must park in one of the green/student lots and pay the parking meter to avoid being ticketed by UCF Parking Services. Click on the map at right for the location of Garage H.
What's the process for reserving a rental space?
All rentals are first come, first served. An online reservation form must be submitted, and a 50-percent deposit and signed contract is required to secure your event date and space. All requests for reservations need to be made through the UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center's website. Simply complete the online reservation form to begin booking your event. Reservations cannot be made without a completed form.
What does the rental fee cover?
The rental fee covers the cost of the use of the facilities, along with round, six-foot or classroom tables, and banquet chairs. All other items (linens, projector and screen, cocktail tables, podium, microphones, easels, etc.) fall under "Event-Related Expenses." All invoices include an 18-percent service fee and tax (if applicable) added to the final bill. The service fee is what covers our student staff to set up, break down and staff your event in the UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center.
What's the deposit fee?
The deposit is 50 percent of the room rental fee and is due when the contract is signed.
How far in advance can I book a rental?
The UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center takes bookings up to 12 months in advance. When making a reservation for 12 months in advance, booking opens the first business day of the month.
Can you pencil me in for a rental?
No. If the date is available, we will inform you of its availability, but we cannot offer courtesy holds. Space can be reserved only with a completed reservation form, signed contract and proper deposit.
Is there a weekend fee in addition to my rental charge?
Yes. Weekend building rentals require a fee, which will be reflected in your invoice.
How late can I stay?
Our preferred caterers may have additional pre-arranged time to set up or clean up prior to or following your event. However, your event must end and all guests must vacate the premises by the end of your rental period. We do not rent past 11 p.m.
What's the rental duration?
Rentals are a six-hour block for social events and an eight-hour block for conferences, seminars and meetings. This applies both weekdays and weekends, and these blocks are inclusive of set up and break down. Additional time may be permitted at a charge of $50 per hour, while wedding receptions are $150 per hour.
May I have an off-campus caterer for my event?
All catering must be coordinated through an approved caterer of the University of Central Florida. The list of approved caterers consists of on- and off-campus vendors. View now.
Is alcohol permitted?
Yes. Clients may coordinate their own alcohol through an approved caterer, the same as food. We require a licensed vendor to serve the alcohol at your event.
Will there be someone at my event to help me in case something goes wrong?
Yes. UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center staff members will be present throughout your event (set up and break down) to assist with your needs.
May I have candles?
Candles are permitted as long as the flame is enclosed in glass (such as votives) and the wick is at least one inch below the top of the glass rim. Candles may also be used if floating in liquid. No hand-held candles are permitted.
May I choose my own vendors?
Caterers: All catering services must be provided by one of the listed preferred caterers. No other catering services are permitted. Kitchen facilities are available only to the select caterers.
Other vendors (DJs, florists, etc.): You may choose your own DJ, florist and other vendors.
Can I have items delivered (from my caterer, florist, DJ, etc.)?
The building is in use seven days a week, often multiple times a day, and we have very limited space available for early deliveries. Check availability with your event coordinator.
Can I come by any time (to view the building, meet my caterer/ florist, etc.)?
The building may be visited Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Please make an appointment with your event coordinator to make sure the building is available, as it may be in use.
How many parking spaces are available?
Ample parking is available in Garage H for a fee. All parking reservations must be arranged through your event coordinator.
When may I hold my ceremony rehearsal?
Rental fees include a complimentary one-hour rehearsal to practice for your ceremony. UCF FAC staff does not provide coordination services. Rehearsals may be scheduled Monday through Thursday (excluding holidays), between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Reservations for rehearsals are booked one month prior to the event date.
How may I decorate?
Decorations are permitted within reason and must be approved by the UCF FAC management. Decorations are permitted only in the space you have reserved. It's the responsibility of the renter to remove all decorations immediately after your event. No rice (including puffed rice or biodegradable rice), birdseed, natural flower petals, confetti, glitter or other similar materials may be used inside or outside the alumni center. Bubbles are permitted outside only. Decorations may not be affixed to the walls, doors, windows, window coverings, chairs, painted surfaces or hung from the ceiling. Fog machines, dry ice and/or open flames are not permitted. No hand-held candles are permitted inside.
May I use sparklers for my wedding exit?
Sparklers are permitted outside the front entrance for your exit. However, all sparklers must be disposed of properly, meaning the used sparkler must be discarded in a bucket of water or sand provided by the renter. Once cool, the sparklers can be placed in the trash. Failure to dispose of sparklers properly will result in a cleaning fee.


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I hold you in my arms as the band plays
What are those words whispered baby just as you turn away
I saw you last night out on the edge of town
I wanna read your mind to know just what I've got in this new thing I've found
So tell me what I see when I look in your eyes
Is that you baby or just a brilliant disguise
I heard somebody call your name from underneath our willow
I saw something tucked in shame underneath your pillow
Well I've tried so hard baby but I just can't see
What a woman like you is doing with me
So tell me who I see when I look in your eyes
Is that you baby or just a brilliant disguise
Now look at me baby, struggling to do everything right
And then it all falls apart oh when out go the lights
I'm just a lonely pilgrim, I walk this world in wealth
I want to know if it's you I don't trust 'cause I damn sure don't trust myself
Now you play the loving woman, I'll play the faithful man
But just don't look too close into the palm of my hand
Well we stood at the alter, the gypsy swore our future was right
But come the wee wee hours maybe baby the gypsy lied
So when you look at me you better look hard and look twice
Is that me baby or just a brilliant disguise
Tonight our bed is cold, I'm lost in the darkness of our love
God have mercy on the man who doubts what he's sure of
BRILLIANT DISGUISE is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and released on his 1987 album Tunnel Of Love. The above lyrics are for Bruce Springsteen's album version of BRILLIANT DISGUISE as released in 1987.
The album version of BRILLIANT DISGUISE was included on the Greatest Hits (1995 edition) compilation album, The Essential Bruce Springsteen (both 2003 and 2015 editions) compilation album, and the Collection: 1973-2012 compilation album.
Tunnel Of Love is Bruce Springsteen's eighth studio album. It was released on 06 Oct 1987 on Columbia Records. It was recorded between January and July 1987 at Thrill Hill East, Springsteen's home studio in Colts Neck, NJ.
The album features 12 tracks and clocks at 46:25. It is produced by produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, and Chuck Plotkin.
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Greatest Hits (1995 edition) is a collection of some of Bruce Springsteen's hit singles and popular album tracks through the years, in addition to four previously unreleased songs, three of which were recorded with the E Street Band in 1995 – Springsteen's first release with his backing band since the late eighties. Some of the songs on Greatest Hits are shorter versions of the original album releases.
In 1994 Bruce Springsteen recorded an album that was never released. His manager Jon Landau wasn't a fan of the project and recommended shelving it and focusing more on a "career overview". This lead to the Greatest Hits sessions with the E Street Band in 1995. Springsteen called the band in early January to record some new songs for the album and they assembled for the recording sessions on 09 Jan 1995 at The Hit Factory in New York City, NY. The sessions, which lasted about ten days, were the band's first studio reunion in 11 years (since the Born In The U.S.A. sessions) and their first ever with Nils Lofgren.
Greatest Hits was released on 27 Feb 1995 on Columbia Records. It was commercially successful, debuting at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 where it stayed on the chart for 32 weeks. It also peaked at #1 in Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and many European countries. By 2008 the album had sold more than four million copies in the United States.
In 2013, Sony Music reissued the album in Venezuela as part of its Star Collection series, which was made exclusively for the Venezuelan market via Sony Music Venezuela in 2013. The album is titled after the series and features totally different artwork. Just like on Greatest Hits, the songs are shorter versions of the original album releases.
The Essential Bruce Springsteen is a compilation album released as part of Sony BMG'S (previously Sony Music Entertainment) series of "Essential" sets. According to Springsteen's liner notes comments, the collection was intended as an introduction to his music for new fans who attended shows on The Rising Tour.
The collection is fundamentally a 2-disc set (clocking at 153:37) compiling songs from all of Springsteen's studio albums to date plus his Live In New York City release. A 3-disc limited edition (clocking at 201:04) was also released. It includes a bonus third disc comprising of a selection of rarities and previously unreleased recordings.
The Essential Bruce Springsteen was released on 11 Nov 2003 on Columbia Records. It debuted and peaked at #14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart where it spent 13 weeks. It also reached #28 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was awarded certified gold and platinum records by the RIAA on 16 Dec 2003.
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The Essential Bruce Springsteen was reissued on 16 Oct 2015, this time as a 2-disc set (clocking at 156:25) with an updated track list, compiling songs from all of Springsteen's studio albums to date plus his Greatest Hits (1995 edition) collection. This 2015 reissue features remastered tracks not found in that form on other Springsteen releases.
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Collection: 1973-2012 is a Bruce Springsteen compilation album released on Columbia Records in 2013. It was released on 08 Mar 2013 in Australia and 15 Apr 2013 in Europe. The compilation was not released commercially in the United States. Instead, a promotional version was given out exclusively to $1,500 ticket holders at the "MusiCares Person Of The Year" tribute event held in Los Angeles, CA, on 08 Feb 2013. The event honoured Springsteen for both his artistic achievements and philanthropic efforts. The compilation consists of 18 previously released studio tracks.
Chapter And Verse is a Bruce Springsteen compilation album released on Columbia Records on 23 Sep 2016 in the U.S. It was officially announced on 28 Jul 2016. The album is an audio companion to Springsteen's autobiography Born To Run, which was published four days later, on 27 Sep 2016, by Simon & Schuster.
The album is a career retrospective consisting of 18 tracks. It spans almost half a century of Springsteen's career, from as early as 1966. According to the press release, Springsteen selected the songs to reflect the themes and sections of the autobiography. The first five tracks have not been previously released.
Tracks 1 and 2 are from The Castiles era, track 3 is from the Steel Mill era, and track 4 is from The Bruce Springsteen Band era. Tracks 5 and 6 are Springsteen solo, from around the time he signed his record deal with CBS. The remaining 12 tracks are compiled from 12 different Bruce Springsteen studio albums, from 1973 to 2012. All song were written by Bruce Springsteen, except tracks 1 (co-written by Bruce Springsteen and George Theiss) and track 2 (written by Willie Dixon). Track 2 is only song on the album recorded live.
Chapter And Verse is available as a single-disc CD and as a double-disc LP, as well as digital download and streaming.
The album version of BRILLIANT DISGUISE was included on some various artists albums.
Other versions of BRILLIANT DISGUISE were also officially released.
List of available versions of BRILLIANT DISGUISE on this website:BRILLIANT DISGUISE [Album version]


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BOSTON — The Fenway Park home team clubhouse is always crowded this time of season, but 2010 offers an unusual look.
Walk in and glance at the names atop the lockers: Felix Doubront, Ryan Kalish, Yamaico Navarro, Robert Coello, Lars Anderson.
Close your eyes and think back to April in the Portland Sea Dogs' clubhouse beyond the right-field wall at Hadlock Field.
All five players were there, starting the season in Portland.
Never has the Portland-to-Boston pipeline been so active.
"This is so awesome, having everyone here," said Kalish, who arrived in Boston on July 31.
Add to those five the recent call-ups of other former Sea Dogs, such as outfielders Josh Reddick and Daniel Nava and pitchers Michael Bowden and Dustin Richardson, and this is truly a Hadlock reunion.
Of course, this injection of young players into the majors would not be necessary if the Red Sox had not been leveled by injuries (a first baseman, second baseman and two outfielders at last count) and a faulty bullpen, which has shed some of its veterans (Manny Delcarmen, Ramon Ramirez and, eventually, Hideki Okajima).
So, is this a tryout for the kids or a chance to help the team?
Answer: yes.
Kalish, Navarro and Anderson were in Monday's lineup and the media blogs were cracking that Boston was raising a white flag. Then the Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 12-5, with Kalish clubbing a grand slam and Navarro adding a sacrifice fly.
None of the three were in Tuesday's lineup against left-hander David Price, but they will be ready, as will Coello.
"I'm here to get in my innings and help this team win," Coello said.
Coello made his major league debut Monday and it was forgettable. He retired only one of six batters, allowing three runs. But Boston already had a big lead, so no harm done.
"I didn't pitch with my strengths," said Coello. "I'll definitely turn the page and be ready when I get the ball again."
Coello could be an intriguing piece in a Boston bullpen that will be rebuilt in the offseason. Doubront and Bowden are the better-known prospects likely to eat up innings before Daniel Bard and Jonathan Papelbon enter the game.
But Coello has 130 strikeouts in 107 innings in Portland and Triple-A Pawtucket. That is second in the Red Sox organization to Jon Lester, who has 196 strikeouts in 182 innings.
Coello was drafted in 2004 by Cincinnati as a catcher, but was released in 2006. The Angels signed him, noticed his strong arm and asked him to pitch.
"I kind of just got on the mound and started throwing," Coello said.
With a fastball, forkball, curveball and change-up, he did well in rookie ball that year (1.37 ERA), but the Angels gave up on him and Coello found himself in the independent leagues.
Boston signed him before the 2009 season. After spending that year in Class A, he began this season in Portland, but eventually entered the pipeline to Fenway.
"The whole season I've worked on becoming a major league pitcher," he said. "Just waiting for the call."
That call came last Saturday, a day before Anderson was informed of his promotion.
"I was all packed and ready to go home (to California)," Anderson said. "I had hopes of coming here, but I didn't have a real feeling (if it would happen) one way or another."
Anderson went 0 for 4 in his debut Monday. He said he wasn't nervous: "Excited, but calm."
Too much can be made of playing part time in September. The idea is to get these player acclimated to the majors. Bowden made his major league debut in 2008.
"Every time I come up, I feel more and more comfortable — with the guys and the routine, with (Manager Terry Francona) and (pitching coach) John Farrell," Bowden said. "More and more relaxed, like I know what I'm doing and I should be here."
Making it is one thing. Belonging is another.
Because of the wreck that is the bullpen, every arm will get a chance to contribute. The opportunity is there.
Kalish, Reddick and Nava may all be back in Pawtucket at the start of next season, assuming Boston keeps outfielders Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Cameron, J.D. Drew and Darnell McDonald – although Kalish has made an impression that may hasten his return to Boston.
Navarro and Anderson are also likely headed back to Triple-A, with much competition for their infield spots, especially from two Sea Dogs: shortstop Jose Iglesias and first baseman Anthony Rizzo.
Not everyone will stay at Fenway, of course. Boston will not rebuild entirely with prospects. Some, like David Murphy, Brandon Moss and Justin Masterson before them, will leave in trades.
Other prospects will arrive at the Fenway doorstep next year. The pipeline from Portland will continue.
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Commercials designed to sell you things don't always have to be cynical marketing ploys. Sometimes, they can be fun, or neat, or bad-ass, or inspiring, and sometimes they can be all of the above, as this ad is, for a toy company called GoldieBlox.
Just wow.
I don't even care that it is marketed to girls. I'm going to buy every kid in my family — boy or girl —one of these sets. That is one fantastic piece of marketing.
(via Slate)
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A solar-powered prototype of a wheelchair with retractable solar panels was the winner of the Change My World in One Minute organized by the 2012 World Cerebral Palsy Day. The project was conceived by a student from the University of Virginia School of Engineering.
"Our team worked closely together to come up with a solution for this challenging engineering problem in a very limited time," said graduate student Dennis L. Waldron III, a member of the U.Va. team. "Although not required for the competition, we chose to build a prototype to test our design, and refined or completely changed certain aspects as we built, sometimes multiple times."
The team got inspiration from the design of retractable roofs on convertible cars. Using strong and light materials and custom-fabricated solar panels, the wheelchair can operate for over four hours at a speed of 5mph on a fully charged battery, a performance improvement of more than 40 percent over batteries. They say the wheelchair can run indefinitely at a speed of 1 mph on solar power alone, without using the battery.
The panels can harvest solar energy even on cloudy days. On sunny days, it serves a dual purpose: power generation and shade. Standard features such as seatbelt and footrest are also included. To meet the user's digital needs, USB power outlets are provided to charge devices such as cell phones, GPS navigation, tablet computers, etc.
An invention disclosure has been filed through the U.Va. Licensing and Ventures Group.
Worldwide 17 million people live with cerebral palsy, one of several diseases that seriously impair motor conditions. World Cerebral Palsy Day was launched in 2012 to stimulate creativity on how to make the world a better place for those affected by the condition.
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Otto Spilman, Palatine Baron for the Barony of the Far West, reports that he has created a YouTube channel for SCA members in Japan, Korea and Thailand to share SCA classes in an online format.
His Excellency writes:
It's official, the Far West Symposium is Alive! What is this you might ask? I have set up a youtube account FarWestSymposium, that will be our new home to provide SCA Classes that reach further then just our local SCA group meetings. I hope that with this, we can start something that no other barony or Kingdom has done yet. A one stop shop for all your SCA resources. What I'm asking local groups to do over the next 6 months is to start bringing a Camera to any SCA class that your local group is hosting. These videos can be uploaded
to the FarWestSymposium so all in the Barony can benefit! This also extends out to all the members of our Barony. If you have a particular SCA skill that you would like to share, please video yourself teaching. This could be anything from Marshal's showing how to do a proper Armor inspections, or Authorization, Fighting Techniques, Membership Recruiting, A&S classes, Court Ettiquette, Ranks and Titles, Heraldry... If you can think of it, and teach it, fire up the old webcam and record yourself talking, or teaching the subject. Please keep individual recording to around 5 minutes each. If the class takes longer, break the video up into multiple parts. If you need some help editing films, then I can assist. I am hoping that if we can get this up and running, and people outside of the Barony start finding our videos, we might get some long needed exposure and start a new trend. I have been lucky enough to see two A&S Coronets, and everything that are artisans can do. Please take the time to share your skills with others.
Onto the second great piece of News. We have yet another new Youtube channel. SCAFarWestVideos. This channel will be used for everything else that doesn't fit into the "Learning" Category. ie. Bardic nights, fighter practices, competitions, and events. Basically if you filmed it at an event, then share it with every one here.
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May River to perform 'Johnny Mercer & Me'
The May River Theatre Co., Inc. will perform "Johnny Mercer & Me" at 8 p.m. Aug. 9-10, 16-17, 23 and at 3 p.m. Aug. 11, 18, 25. "Johnny Mercer & Me" explores the tormented life of popular American songwriter and singer John Herndon.
The play is a look at fame, the limitations of love and the struggle of women in a male dominated world and climaxes in Mercer's death and Maxine's celebration of his life.
Reserve seating can be purchased from July 15 through Aug. 23 by calling the box office at 815-5581. Box office hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All tickets are $25. General information about the May River Theatre can be found at www.mayrivertheatre.com or by calling 705-3833.
Hardeeville's Got Talent: Youth edition July 23
Hardeeville Parks and Recreation Department presents "Hardeeville's Got Talent: Youth edition" at 7 p.m. July 23 in the community room. Singers, choirs, poets, dancers, musicians, comedians, and performance artists are needed.
Participants must be between the ages 5-19. There is a limit of five acts per age group, minimum of three participants in each age group with a five-minute max of each act. Prizes will be given to one act in each age group. Participants must pre-register by July 19 by calling Raven Favor at 784-2231.
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina summer performances
• "Chicago" will be performed at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina through July 28.
The Tony award-winning musical smash hit "Chicago" is one of Broadway's most popular and thrilling musicals of all time! This tale of greed, murder, corruption and show biz. Tickets are $44 for adults and $31 for children under 15. Tuesday-Saturdays the show begins at 8 p.m. There are 2 p.m. Sunday matinees on June 23, July 7 and 21. Shows start at 7 p.m. on June 30, July 7 and 28.
Call 842-ARTS or go to tickets.artshhi.com for more information about purchasing tickets. The arts center is located at 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head.
• Bee Gees Tribute Band "Stayin' Alive" will perform Aug. 7-9 at 8 p.m. "Stayin' Alive" is the quintessential tribute band to the Bee Gees, capturing the excitement of live performance. They offer the songs and sights of a full Bee Gees play list, singing blockbusters such as "Night Fever," "Jive Talkin,'" "How Deep is Your Love" and "Stayin' Alive." Tickets are $43 for adults and $33 for children ages under $15.
The show will take place at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head. For more information, call 842-ARTS or go to www.artshhi.com.
• Masters of Motown will be performed Aug.29-30 at 8 p.m. Some of the most iconic names in the history of popular music were discovered in the early 1960s in Detroit, better know simply as "Motown." The show is a celebration of these artists, their music and style. Hits from the Temptations, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Four Top and more will be performed. Tickets are $44 and may be purchased online or at the box office.
For more information, call 842-ARTS or go to www.artshhi.com.
YMCA summer camps
Jasper County School District and Royal Live Oaks Academy, the YMCA summer camp program provides youth with a variety of fun and exciting activities from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Aug. 1. The camp will not meet on Fridays. Nature activities, gym games, crafts, camp songs and skits, and weekly swimming. Campers will also participate in educational activities in literacy and mathematics to prevent summer learning loss.
Breakfast and lunch is included, please pack a snack.
The camps are located at the Hardeeville school campus and Ridgeland school campus. Camp is for children entering kindergarten through sixth-grade.
The cost is $20 per week or $10 for siblings per week.
To register, drop off the registration form to the front office of the child's school. Limited spots available. The camp will be closed the week of July 1.
Palmetto Bluff concert series
Palmetto Bluff will host monthly music concerts July 23 and Aug. 27.
Palmetto Bluff's waterfront Village Green will again be the concert venue. Cranford & Sons, Earl Williams Band and Shrimp City Slim will provide the music.
Admission for each event will be $25 per vehicle at the Palmetto Bluff gate, which will open at 5 p.m. Music begins at 6:30 p.m. Food and beverages will be available for purchase at the concerts. Attendees are asked to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. There are no advance ticket sales.
For more information, go to www.palmettobluff.com or call the main number at 757-3333.
Neighborhood watch meeting
The Levy Limehouse Bellinger Hill neighborhood watch meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month at the Levy Community Center on Mitchell Court in Levy.
The Jasper County sheriff attends each meeting and shares information about the area. There is a brief question-and-answer period.
Safety tips and fundraising ideas also are discussed as the group works to help those in need to ensure their homes are safely lit and protected.
All residents of Levy, including Toomerville, are invited. Contact Kathy Thomas at 368-0381 for more information.
Lions Club meeting
The Hardeeville Lions Club will have its meeting on the third Thursday of the month.
The meeting will be at noon at Cripple Crab in Hardeeville.
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Indiahoma is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 374 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Truck Accident Litigation Lawyers In Indiahoma Oklahoma
What is truck accident litigation?
A trucking accident occurs when big rigs or semi trucks collide with other vehicles or pedestrians. Due to the large size of trucks, an accident can greatly endanger the lives of other smaller vehicles. Common causes of truck accidents include driver fatigue, speeding, disobeying safety procedures, repair and maintenance failure among others. People who are injured in truck accidents may be compensated for their injury, lost income, and pain and suffering.


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Southwest's popular Rapid Rewards loyalty program will be revitalised to a points-based loyalty scheme with based on money spent for a ticket.
You don't need to worry if you have already accrued credits, Southwest will convert your credits to points and customers will not lose out. This is a very clever way of extending the loyalty currency. With the revitalised program, customers will accrue points whenever they buy a ticket with higher multiples for higher levels of their three-tiered pricing.
Southwest is also setting up a redemption system which enables customers to purchase other travel through a third-party vendor. Southwest has partnered with a third-party provider, Maritz, to offer additional rewards such as international flights, hotels, car rentals, gift cards and other products. Points will not expire as long as the Rewards member has earning activity in a two-year period.
Southwest customers can redeem points for trips to more than 800 destinations, stays at 70,000 hotels worldwide and for gift cards with 45 vendors.


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The FDA has approved a new topical medication for acne: dapsone gel.
Dapsone is an antibiotic taken orally for the treatment of leprosy and for inflammatory skin diseases such as dermatitis herpetiformis.
Dapsone had also been used in an oral form to treat acne, but had potentially dangerous side effects, especially for a select group of people who lack an enzyme called G6PD. For these people, oral dapsone can cause a dangerous drop in their red blood cells.
Topical dapsone gel, however, is not significantly absorbed: less than 1% is absorbed through the skin. As such, it appears to be safe. The FDA is still investigating if dapsone gel is safe for people who lack the G6PD enzyme.
In studies comparing topical dapsone 5% gel to a placebo, the dapsone significantly reduced acne in just 4 weeks and results lasted for least 2 months.
Oral dapsone is an old drug, but this new topical formulation brings one more treatment to fight acne. It appears to be safe and effective and will likely be available later this year.


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Ys SEVEN didn't get an arranged album after its release. This may be the closest we get. And if it is, I'm satisfied, because the four Ys SEVEN tracks on the most recent JDK Band release are the best tracks on the disc.
Though this album mostly represents Falcom's newest products (Ys SEVEN, Sora no Kiseki 3rd, Zero no Kiseki, and Ys vs Sora no Kiseki), there are two references to what I would call "legacy" products. One is Gurumin's "To Make the End of Digging." This hilariously-titled track is making a reference to the classic Ys II piece, "To Make the End of Battle." The music itself is like a variation on a theme, but as a piece of music it still takes itself at least half-seriously. The JDK Band arrangement is spot on, and totallya wesome.
The other legacy product, and one I totally wasn't expecting, is a boss battle theme from The Legend of Heroes III (in the Gagharv trilogy, it is chronologically the last but is first in order of publishing). This game is nearly two decades old, but they selected it for this collection. It was a great choice on their part.
From start to finish, this whole album is great. Even the opening and ending tracks, which are vocal themes, will impress battle-hardened Falcom fans who will only accept the best. All I can say at this point is: "Dear Falcom, keep 'em coming!" Who can say no to a great company with a great sound team keeping their trademark sound alive and fresh?
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ARLINGTON – The Saints took a 7-0 lead on their first possession.
The early score is nothing new for the defending Super Bowl champs. They've now scored a TD on their oppening possession the last four games.
Dating back to the 2009 opener and including the playoffs, New Orleans has scored on its first possession 14 times (11 TDs, three field goals) in 23 games.
The Saints' march covered 80 yards and lasted only four plays. A 57-yard pass from Dree Brees to Devery Henderson that victimized Cowboys FS Alan Ball set up Chris Ivory's 3-yard TD run.


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We've been home for a couple weeks now since our trip to Summerland, and all we want to do is go back. This blogger press trip came at the perfect time. We needed a getaway. A little road trip. Time away from home as a family. To go and explore. Now, we are dreaming of going back for another vacation soon.
What is there to do in Summerland? Most of our weekend was planned out for us, with some room to explore too.
We arrived in Summerland early because we headed up to the Okanagan a couple days early to visit family. It made our drive there much shorter. Since we were early to check in, and it was nearing lunch time we headed out to find a place to eat.
Zia's Stonehouse Restaurant was recommended to us. When on trips like this we love finding places that have reasonable prices, and good food. We got exactly that here. The staff were amazing with the girls, keeping Evie entertained, and bringing her a colouring book. Addie sat in a high chair. The portions were great for what we ordered from the lunch menu. Everyone was pleased with what they ordered.
Another place we popped into, while waiting for the hotel to call saying our room was ready, was The Beanery Café. This place came recommended by several friends who love coffee. Since the night before had been a bit rough with the girls not sleeping well, coffee was a must. Jason tried the Karamisu, which is a tiramisu inspired coffee. I just kept things simple with a steamed milk that I could share with Evie. I regret not going back here on our trip, I would make it a daily pit stop if you love grabbing a coffee every day. If you stay at the café there is even a little play table for young kids.
You better believe our jaws hit the floor when we got to check in, and go into our suite at the resort. We were thrilled to discover that we were staying in a two bedroom suite. This makes a huge difference for families who are traveling with kids. The girls go to bed much earlier than we do, so even just a one bedroom suite would have been a blessing. We were able to put the girls to bed, and still stay up ourselves. No 7pm bedtime for us! If you want more details on Summerland Waterfront Resort, check out our full post.
The first night at the resort we got to enjoy a private tasting, and welcome dinner put together by Local Lounge – Grille. Local is in between the resorts two buildings, and is the go to restaurant for those who live in the area, and guests of the resort. If you are wanting to get in during the busy season, or in the evening over the weekend be sure to call in advance and book a reservation. You may want to consider ordering takeout if staying at the resort, and eating in the comfort of your suite. The food we got to try was incredible. Possibly the best grilled cheese I have ever had.
It was nice catching up with everyone after the day of travel. The kids all started playing together right away. Plus it helps that the resort staff pulled out craft items, and the kids started making crowns, and magic wands out of pipe cleaners.
After dinner there was another little surprise. We were treated to getting to make s'more over the fire pit. There is just something about gathering around a fire, everyone relaxes, and just enjoys talking to one another. The kids all had their shoes kicked off, and were playing in the sand. We did call it a night early in order to stick to the usual bedtime for our girls. I will let you know that the pool was open til 11pm! Great opportunity to go for a dip, especially during the warm summer season, to cool down in the evening.
Our full day in Summerland was a busy one. Plus the girls decided to get up with the sun. This was okay with me, because I was able to pop over to the resort's bistro right when it opened and get my order in for breakfast right away. I got everything to go, and brought it back to our suite to enjoy on the patio. I cannot recommend the breakfast panini enough. The caramel muffins were incredible too… made that morning!
With water, and sunscreen packed into my purse we loaded onto the tour bus, with Karen of Authentically Okanagan as our guide. With a full day planned out for us, there was not a moment to waste.
Our first stop was at Okanagan Crush Pad, this was one of Evie's highlights of the trip. Sure there is wine, but there is also lots for those who do not drink. Plus it's just beautiful, and a great photo opportunity. You just cannot go wrong with kids, and farm animals. They just go together.
Next it was off to Summerland Sweets, but first a quick stop at one of the trestles that was a part of the Kettle Valley Railway for some photos. While at Summerland Sweets, some tasted wine, but the kids tried different flavoured syrups. Call me a big kid, but I tried the syrups. We ended up bringing home a raspberry, and an apricot syrup. I'm fearful we will work our way through them quickly, but you cannot help but want to make waffle or pancakes each morning when you have these in the house. The raspberry is also incredible on vanilla ice cream. I'm also dreaming up ways to integrate these into some baking.
Jason and the girls had been following the bus during the morning adventure. We parted ways though after Summerland Sweets. The girls were due for a nap thanks to their early wakeup, but the second half of our day was going to be a long, hot one. Evie got to enjoy an ice cream before going back to the resort. She left happy.
This meant I was off on my own to enjoy the second half of the tour by myself… well with the group of bloggers and their families still. The kids had all been promised ice cream, and they were not disappointed. After a bit of a drive out of Summerland, we arrived to Tickleberry's. This place has all sorts of fun knick knacks, delicious fudge, and of course giant waffle cones full of ice cream! If you do plan to stop here, get there before 2 because the place gets packed in the afternoon and there is only one line to get ice cream.
A highlight of the tour was definitely getting to attend Pig Out in Osoyoos. This was the 5th year for the Pig Out festival, and it did not disappoint. It is an event you have to get tickets for, and it does sell out quickly. If it even crosses your mind to attend, do not hesitate to get tickets.
It was hosted at Covert Farms and as soon as you arrive you see a field covered in tents. Each tented spot has wine, and food. There were 38 winers, and 9 chefs involved. While I did not sample the wine, I was able to find iced tea to drink. There were also water stations set up around the event.
Each year the event has had a different theme, and this years was "If Pigs Could Moo" so there were also dishes featuring BC Beef. The food was amazing! I was a bit sad for Jason that he missed out on getting to enjoy it, but we knew the girls would not make it out there, and there was no way there were going to nap otherwise. Now if you are not brave about eating certain cuts of meat be sure to read the signs, or ask what is being prepared.
Once everyone was full it was back on the bus, and we headed back to the hotel after our whirlwind day. It was time to relax by the pool.
I think any vacation that involved a pool causes this photo to happen. We have several photos of Evie getting tossed into the air while playing in the pool from different vacations. As soon as we arrived the first day she was asking to go to the pool, and we made sure to get her out there. It was a great way to get some energy out of her. Plus it was the first time she tried swimming on her own while in her floaties. Dare I say, I almost wish we had spent more time at the pool?
There is also a great walking path near the water. It takes you a long the lake, and if you keep following it you go past some parks space with a play ground, and to the walking piers. It was nice having a playground so close to the resort too.
We were sad to leave and head home after this wonderful little vacation. Summerland captured our hearts. It may have had a little something to do with the fact that rush hour traffic was nothing compared to Vancouver, and that the housing market has yet to become crazy. We just might have to consider moving out this way.
We hope to be back soon. Maybe next summer for a bit longer of a stay. We came home feeling relaxed, and with many memories.