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You should read these instructions all the way through before starting. The surface must be clean, and free of all oils, waxes and dirt. We suggest using Cleaners such as Windex or we recommend 1 part isopropyl alcohol to 5 parts mixture of water. If you use rainx, try formula 409 to remove it. Once the surface has been cleaned take a lint free towel and wipe down any extra liquid. These decals come to you in three layers. The top layer is called transfer tape. It looks somewhat like regular masking tape. The middle layer is the actual decal. The bottom layer is a backing paper that the decal will peel off of once applied to the surface. Since our decals are adhesive based it highly recommendable to apply your decals in a temperature over 55 degrees Fahrenheit, if you are needing to warm up the area a blow dryer or heat gun will work perfectly.
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1. Place sticker face up on table or hard surface. Use squeegee, credit card or driver's license. Rub over surface. This will ensure the decal will stick to application tape when removing the backing.
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3. Leaving the decal face down carefully & slowly remove backing. If some of decal sticks to backing, re-attach and repeat step 1.
4. Apply decal from inward to outward. Once your decal touches the surface it will stick so you will want to ensure your decal is on straight. We suggest you mark the area with a piece of tape or removable marker.
5. With a squeegee, credit card or driver's license, rub once Again. This will ensure decal will stay on window (or surface area applying it to) and all air bubbles have been removed.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children have less sensitive taste buds than normal-weight children, according to a new study.
This diminished ability to distinguish all five types of taste -- bitter, sweet, salty, sour and savory -- may lead them to eat larger amounts of food in order to get the same taste sensation as normal-weight children, the German researchers suggested.
The study, published online Sept. 20 in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, included 99 obese and 94 normal-weight children, aged 6 to 18 years. All were in good health and not taking any medications that affect taste and smell. The children's taste sensitivity was tested by placing 22 taste strips on the tongue. The strips included each of the five types of taste at four levels of intensity, plus two blank strips.
Overall, children were best able to identify sweet and salty tastes. They found it hardest to distinguish between salty and sour, and between salty and savory. Girls and older children were better at identifying tastes.
Obese children had a significantly more difficult time identifying the different tastes and taste intensity than normal-weight children, Dr. Susanna Wiegand, of the department of pediatric endocrinology and diabetology at the Charite University of Medicine in Berlin, said in a journal news release.
Genes, hormones and exposure to different tastes early in life are believed to play a role in why people have different taste perceptions. Previous research suggests that people with heightened taste sensitivity may eat less food because they don't require as much to get the same taste sensation.
Although the study showed an association between obesity and diminished sensitivity in taste buds, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
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Cybersattva responds to Michael Pearl's comments on Facebook (from March 2010) in Stepping Outside of TTUAC.
Cybersattva on Pearl Laughing
Michael Pearl's Article About Laughing
You probably saw Michael Pearl's article about how he is laughing at his critics when he first wrote it in March 2010. It was a response to the outraged responses to the Schatz tragedy. I posted reactions to that here. I was surprised recently to stumble upon the information that Michael Pearl posted this same article on his website but with a different graphic. Now he has a photo of the exact kind of plumbing line he recommends. I am relieved that he remembered to remind his followers to remove the ends. It boggles my mind that anyone could read this and not be disturbed by it, but as far as I know, he lost few followers over this.
My Experiences With Spanking
"Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him." -Prov 22:15
This Bible verse and the idea that it refers to a literal rod encompassed most of my mother's parenting philosophy. How to Be the Parents of Happy and Obedient Children by Roy Lessin strongly influenced her interpretation and application of this verse. One of the messages of Lessin's book is that a child's salvation depends on frequent and hearty spankings. My mother was passionate about obeying what she believed God wanted. She didn't raise her voice at me or spank me "in anger." However, I was spanked on the legs with a dowel rod for every infraction, including refusing to hug her after a spanking. No "disrespect" was tolerated. This meant I had very little avenue for the expression of negative emotions except stuffing them down. This suppression of emotion back-fired when I became violent towards other children as a preteen. Later when as a teenager I learned to refrain from violence toward others I began to turn the violence towards myself. I had hysterical episodes where I would violently hit myself and destroy any possession I cared about that was breakable. As an adult I still struggle with feelings of self-hatred.
Throughout my childhood there was an emphasis on perfection. The burden of proving the effectiveness of my mother's parenting fell directly on my shoulders. When people would comment on how well behaved I was she would often respond, "That's what spanking will do!" Sometimes she would add an anecdote to show how stubborn I had once been and how spanking worked even for children as strong-willed as I. She often said she spanked me because she loved me and that it was really sad some children's parents didn't love them enough to spank them so they could be better people. Because of comments like this I believed I had an idyllic childhood and a mother worthy of sainthood. I thought the depression which haunted me was all my own fault for not being cheerful and content enough. When I had children not only did my depression become worse but now my children shared the results of my miserable negativity. I didn't want to spank them but I had been trained that if I didn't I was disobeying God and I didn't love them. I did not spank as early or as often as I had been spanked but I felt horrible inside when I did spank. I found myself becoming unreasonably angry with my children when they disobeyed because I dreaded "having" to give them a spanking. Finally one day I faced God with an open heart and I told Him I found it hard to believe that a loving God would require a mother to deliberately cause pain to her small child. I asked Him to show me His true plan for parenting, whatever it might be. That very day I saw my daughter giving one of her baby dolls a spanking. She whacked it indiscriminately all over. Suddenly I saw my parenting through a child's eyes and I was shocked and horrified. I began researching the so-called spanking scriptures and I was led to Gentle Christian Mothers where I finally found help for a different way of parenting. When I realized the rod was one of guidance, discipleship and example, I began to cry. It was as if a huge burden had been lifted from me. I haven't spanked my children since that day. We still have a ways to go in healing our relationship but we have already come so far. It has amazed me how much I learn about them and how much more I can help them when I take the time to look for the why of their behavior instead of masking the problem with a spanking.
The transition from punitive to gentle parenting has been difficult. When I stopped spanking my children their repressed emotion began to come out. For a time it seemed as if they were always angry and I had to remind myself they had a lot to be angry about. I have had to learn new ways to help them deal with emotion and new ways of setting boundaries in a kind but firm manner. In short, I've had to re-parent myself and my children all at once. Things have gradually gotten better as I've learned from gentle mothers who are wiser and more experienced than I. It has taken a lot of prayer and a lot of hard work. Recently I saw something that made it all worth while. My daughter was playing with her baby doll and she pretended it was trying to hit her. Instead of hitting it as she once would have done she sweetly said, "No, no, be kind," and gently restrained it with a hug. I could finally look into the mirror of her innocence and not shudder.
People often use the argument that spanking doesn't work. I haven't found that to be true. Consistent spanking does work in the short term if your goal is a smiling little copy of yourself who does everything you say and who doesn't know how to say no to anyone who plays the authority card. Long term, it leads to depression, anger, fear, lack of personal boundaries, and if healing is not sought, violence.
Some of these things have been painful to share but I want to help people see the dark side of the spanking fairy tale. There is no magic formula for parenting. It's about love, persistence, empathy, boundaries and admitting mistakes.
If you are considering raising your children with spankings and punitive parenting please look into their little eyes and commit to breaking the cycle of violence. If you were raised this way, please get help and healing so that you don't pass on the violence to others. Thank God, in His love there is a more excellent way.


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Travelling home the other night we spotted this pretty, decorated house:
But it was their neighbor's display that made me laugh out loud. Thanks for the cheer up after a rather dismal day, neighbors who live around 95th and Lamar!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The Best Christmas Light Decorating
Travelling home the other night we spotted this pretty, decorated house:
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Unicorns are indigenous to somewhere like Scotland, right?
Well sheeet....now I've done it.
Darling loves unicorns. She loves them SOOOOOO much that when she visited Santa last weekend she asked for one.
"A real one, not a stuffed one, Santa. I promised to feed it and brush it and ride it every day."
Santa gave me a side-long look and told her he'll see what he can do.
He got off easy.
By encouraging my daughter's imagination and not crushing her wonder of the world and magic, (or some bs like that) I've essentially set the kid up for a major disappointment Christmas morning.
I'm the greatest mother ever. I should write a book: "How to Screw Up Your Kid in 5 Easy Steps"....best-seller material for sure...
I guarantee you the very first thing she'll do is go looking in the backyard looking for the unicorn.
The real one.
I've already tried to explain to her that unicorns are not indigenous to Missouri and it probably wouldn't like living here.
Darling: "Well, Santa goes everywhere. He can find one. Where do they live?"
Me: "I don't know, probably Scotland, maybe Ireland. Definitely in Europe and that's very far away. And it's really super rare that you can even see one in real life. Don't you think the unicorn would miss its family? You wouldn't like it if Santa picked up Daddy and I and dropped us down in the middle of a unicorn family, would you? You'd miss us wouldn't you?"
Darling: "Yeah, but you'd be living with unicorns, and that would be so cool, so I wouldn't be sad for long."
Me: "Well, we'll see...Maybe another little girl needs a unicorn more than you do. I bet they'd have a farm or something. Our backyard would be too small and I bet it would eat the flowers in your fairy garden in the spring. You wouldn't like that, would you?"
Darling: "No it wouldn't eat them. I'd tell my unicorn not to and the fairies wouldn't let him eat them."
Do you see the monsterous problem I've created? My co-worker owns a farm with horses. I'm tempted to bribe him to let me super glue a horn to one of their heads and let Darling go for a ride.
It's either that or let her learn the cruel truth of reality ~ sometimes Santa doesn't bring EVERYTHING you want. I'm still waiting for the toy piano that I wanted Santa to bring me in 1981. (It was a doomed wish from the start. My dad has a low tolerance for what he calls "racket" but a kid sized piano was all I could think about that fall).
I'm sure Darling will be happy with the unicorn Pillow Pet and other assorted unicorn stuff Santa is bringing. It should ease the sting of an empty backyard Christmas morning.
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Amy Whinehouse Spazzes Out On The Paparazzi!
Fadedyoutheblog reports "Amy Winehouse attacking the paparazzi as she leaves her Camden home to visit the Clinic, as rehab facility in London, on November 5, 2008. One photographer described her as being in an agitated state. Considering that hubby Blake Fielder-Civil was released from prison today after spending about a year behind bars, youd think Wino would have a more pleasant disposition!"
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Amazing raw broccoli
Sharing my favorite raw recipe... Enjoy! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/good ... index.html
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Finally got around to making this, yum, thanks for sharing.
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I love this salad, I make one almost exactly the same. I will adjust and give this a try as well.
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Looks good!
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Personalised Wooden Mother's Day Card - Thank You
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New Bulgarian Patriarch elected
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church elected today Metropolitan Neofit of Ruse, as the new patriarch. On behalf of the Serbian Orthodox Church Bishop Jovan of Nis and Bishop Јован of Sumadia were present at the enthronement ceremony.
Neofit was born as Simeon Dimitrov on October 15, 1945 in Sofia.
Neofit graduated from the Theological Academy in Sofia in 1971 and specialized in Moscow. He was tonsured a monk in the Troyan Monastery by late Patriarch Maxim in 1975 and took the name Neofit.
In 1985 Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria of blessed memory ordained Neofit a bishop at the St. Alexander Nevsky Patriarchal Cathedral. In 1994 Neofit became Metropolitan of Dorostol and Cherven and in 2011 he became Metropolitan of Ruse.


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It's probably not that much of a stretch to assume that one-percenters steady wobbly tables with rolled up wads of hundred dollar bills. Right? You use what you have on hand. And for the rest of us who only aspire to one day control a vast majority of the world's wealth, there's these fake PVC bank notes which basically do the same thing.
Available in 100 US dollars, 100 Euros, and 500 Euros options, they're just a folded piece of PVC that's been printed to look like actual currency. But instead of trading them for goods and services, you temporarily trade them for a stable place to dine. And if you can find a bank teller or shopkeep gullible enough, you might be able to parlay this $18 investment into a wad of real cash.
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We're going on vacation in just 3 days, down to Saint Simon's Island.We've never been there, and are pretty excited as you can imagine. Part of getting ready for an island vacation is making sure you have all the requisite island things - sunscreen, flip flops, swimsuits.
The girl needed a new swimsuit, so we popped over to Target to see what the little girl's section might have in store.
I got a hard lesson in body image and self confidence in the dressing room with my 4 year old. I would be shaking, in tears, and reluctant to try any of them on, much less really look in the mirror. The girl? The girl felt differently.
We'd chosen four suits, two full tank suits and two bikini type suits. As she tried them on, she danced and preened in front of the mirror. She poofed out her belly until it was round in the bikini, struck a crazy pose and cackled "LOOK AT MAH BIG BELLEH!". She stuck poses in each, declared her self SO SO SO CUTE and I was amazed that I was watching a human female try on a swimsuit. This was an aberration of every experience I could recall.
The last few times I've tried on a bathing suit, it's been to make sure I had all my bits covered and that I didn't have spiders. I avert actually looking at myself for any reason. There isn't anything I want to see in that mirror. In fact, there is lots that I don't want to see.
The four year old, however, has none of those issues. She laughs when the top is too short, shakes her bootie and does a little dance gleefully suit to suit. They're all fine, they're all perfect. It turns out that the Hello Kitty suit is more perfect than the others (WHICH IS HOW IT SHOULD BE).
Where does that stop? That glee and joy over just having something new and cute, vs whether I am new and cute IN it? The thing doesn't stop being cute because it's on me, but how did my mind make that change? When did it happen?
I have a totally cute suit that does fit me and it doesn't even have a swim skirt because I will never, ever be so fat I require a swim skirt (or I will never, ever don a swimsuit again by all the Gods I swear this). It actually kind of will look cute with Julia's as it's the same color combination - pink and black.
I have to turn my mind into a four year old, and learn to be happy regardless of how I look. I need to find whatever magic wand makes that happen though.
Does anyone know where it is?
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Chargers chaplain Shawn Mitchell tells Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times that the family of Chargers linebacker Junior Seau has decided to allow his brain to be studied.
Seau died Wednesday of a gunshot wound to the chest. His death has been ruled a suicide.
Per Farmer, the family has not yet determined which group will conduct the study. The two leading — and competing — groups are the Sports Legacy Institute at Boston University and the Brain Injury Research Institute.
Mitchell said that the family hopes "to help other individuals down the road."
Seau played pro football for 20 seasons. All but one came before the NFL launched its current efforts to ensure that players who have suffered concussions are removed from play and to protect certain defenseless players on each side of the ball from helmet-to-helmet hits.


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It was way back in 1965 that Orlando Ferraudi of Buenos Aires alleges he was abducted whilst fishing in a remote area of Rio de la Plata near the city.
Orlando was approached from behind at approx 11:30 pm on that unforgettable day. He was ready for a homeless person to either mug him or ask for a handout, but to his surprise the being that appeared to him was not what he expected at all.
Orlando's story comes to us from one of my favorite sites, Inexplicata and kept me riveted to my seat as I read his fascinating account.
I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I have:
Old School: The 1956 Ferraudi Contactee Experience
Many years ago – perhaps 20 – our director, Fabio Zerpa, introduced a likable gentleman in his forties to the members of the ONIFE (Organizacion Nacional de Investigacion de Fenomenos Ovnis) group. He described him as: "the gentleman who's been inside a flying saucer". The reader can imagine our surprise at receiving this information, particularly coming from Fabio, who was never known to rush to judgment. The protagonist's name is Orlando Ferraudi.
Despite the years that have gone by since his abduction experience, elements have emerged to confirm and enrich his story. At first, our fellow ONIFE members – Hector Antonio Picco, Jorge Cosso and Eduardo Rando – were put in charge of investigating and confirming through the pages of the "Mas Alla de la Cuarta Dimension" magazine, the surprising recollections of the Orlando's experience. The case was also made known through the Buenos Aires newspaper "Cronica" in a feature by Hector Picco.
We ran into Orlando Ferraudi only a few days ago – 15 January 2013 – and questioned the experiencer once again in our offices over cups of coffee.
His adventure started one cold night in August 1956. Orlando, 18 at the time, was an avid fisherman. At the time, his favorite spot was a remote area on the edge of Rio de la Plata, on the northern shore of the City of Buenos Aires, where today (years after the experience) we find a college campus belonging to the University of Buenos Aires. At that time, the area was frequented by "linyeras" (the homeless). Orlando had become accustomed to taking them small packs of cigarettes and mate in order to befriend them and keep them from "harassing" him during his fishing nights.
Around 23:30, Orlando was sitting on the shore with his fishing rod, and felt that someone was behind him. At first he thought it was a "linyera" who had come to ask him for something or to rob him. However, what he saw was shocking. The character, similar to a human being, was much taller than Orlando ( who stands about 1.85 meters) – at least 2 meters tall, dressed in a yellow/orange one piece outfit that gave off small "sparks". The suit ended in a hood that fell over the neck. The humanoid was very blond, with cropped hair, very white skin, athletic build, amber eyes (the classic "Adamski"-type alien). The being took Orlando by the arm and mentally conveyed the thought that he should remain calm and not be afraid. No evil would befall him and that they had a long journey ahead.
At that instant, Orlando knew that the entity (despite its appearance) wasn't terrestrial. The witness tells us that he lost his will, that it was impossible to refuse the extraterrestrial's mental commands. At that time, the being took out a device from his suit that Orlando described as a woman's "makeup compact". The little device (which would cause Orlando to feel faint whenever it was held aloft) issued a very intense light. The experiencer then saw a vast dark shadow coming from the river, shaped like an inverted soup bowl and measuring some 70 meters in diameter. A ramp suddenly appeared from within the craft and another being (similar to the first) helped Orlando to walk along the narrow metal gangplank (the witness says that he was afraid of falling into the water as he did so).
Escorted by the two beings, he entered a small domed room without any straight edges, where the light appeared to emerge from the walls themselves. Orlando tells us that the air seemed luminous. Also within the room was a small girl who identified herself as Elena, an eleven-year-old. She told him that she had been taken by the UFO from her home in Villa Mercedes (Province of San Luis – Argentina), when she heard noises on the terrace, thinking something had happened to her cat. The girl told Orlando not to be afraid, that no harm would come to him.
Next, a tall blonde woman, wearing a bodysuit similar to those of her male counterparts, entered the room. Her hairstyle reminded Orlando of the "Prince Valiant" character made famous by the comic strips and a movie starring Robert Wagner and her athletic build was also notable. This crewwoman led Elena out of the room, presumably to another part of the ship. Subsequently, one of the beings told Orlando to take off his clothes. The startled experience, bereft of will, obeyed the order, although he kept his underpants and socks on. The being then told him he must strip naked, since the garments are contaminated and could cause them problems due to terrestrial bacteria and viruses. Having complied with the request, the being took the clothes and placed them in a bag which was subsequently tossed into a device similar to a television set. Upon closing it, the device became filled with thick, greenish smoke (at this point it is hard not to recall the Villas Boas case in Brazil). According to the entity's explanation, it was being sterilized and would be subsequently returned to him. Meanwhile, he was given a "little outfit" measuring no more than 30 centimeters long. A curious telepathic dialogue ensued, with Orlando asking the being: "How do I put this on?" He then discovered a small hole on the upper part of the garment and was surprised to see it stretch and fit his body perfectly. He told us it was impossible to feel it, and gave him the sensation of wearing shoes even though he had none.
The female entity returned with little Elena (dressed in a similar outfit). They were told – always telepathically – that they would take a small trip, first underwater through the Bay of San Borombón (south of Buenos Aires) to the coast of Uruguay and would subsequently cross over to Africa, from which they would go into space. This, they explained, was to avoid detection and be considered hostile.
This stage of the story is very compelling, as they told our protagonist that the UFO would generate a sort of particle field, employing electromagnetic energy for their maneuvers, both within the atmosphere and beyond it.
Within what could be called the "bridge" were instruments, screens and windows in the entire perimeter. A minimum of nine beings (according to Orlando) operated the entirety of the ship. At a given moment the made him look at one of the screens, seeing they were rising and the Earth was now being left behind. There was no sensation of movement. They were struck by the Earth's blue color (although the first human to officially see this lovely color was Yuri Gagarin). They were also shown the moon, which Orlando described as dull grey. Beyond lunar orbit, they were asked to look at the sun (always through the screen). There is an interesting bit of information here, as Orlando, much like in another case to be mentioned later, says that "the Sun is black". I remember asking him how this could be, much as he was asked during our initial meeting, saying that surely must have seen the sun through a filter. Orlando insisted that the Sun was dark, from what he could see. Surely – we thought – the image had been through a polarized filter or with certain wavelengths filtered out.
At that moment, the ETs told both humans that they were heading back to Earth, this time at a breathtaking speed, watching it through the screen. They became frightened and feared they would crash; the beings advised them of the zero likelihood of such an occurrence, thanks to the fields employed. In fact, the exact thoughts used to explain this to Orlando and Elena were: "Do not be concerned. When we are near, we shall form a field with the Earth and will not collide with it." Here, we presume, they would use the Earth's magnetic field and inverting polarity would also dampen the craft's inertia – an concept held by many scientists involved in UFO research.
They penetrated the atmosphere and plunged into the Caribbean. Seconds after doing so, they beheld a sort of transparent dome with several craft (Orlando estimates the structure covered some five or six hectares). When asked, the entities replied that "it was a maintenance station". They entered a sort of tunnel and are told they are to be returned, but must first undergo a series of physical examinations.
Another room had two cots and strange instruments. The humans were given a thick beverage to drink (similar in density to honey and flavorless) and some tablets (described by the protagonist as "small eggs of various colors"). They were told that these would make them sleepy and not to be concerned. Subsequently, they were placed in the respective cots, which had "U" shaped instruments above them, with lights matching the colors of the pills taken. Orlando does not remember when he fell asleep, or how long the examination lasted.
They were wakened and taken to separate rooms, being asked to dress in their normal clothes. At that time, Orlando, who was physically well, was told that work had been done to his pineal gland. Orlando recalls the being's explanation perfectly. "You will be useful to us in the future, because this gland is the only heritage of ours that remains here. The five races that populate this planet are not native to Earth; they are merely the vestiges of civilizations from other worlds. Earth has long been known as the solar system's zoo. The current races have undergone genetic mutations through their own fault, but all that remains of what you were is the pineal gland. For that reason, we have reactivated this gland in both of you, and when we think about you, you will feel a sort of buzzing inside your heads." The existence of a phenomenon common to all contactees should be noted here: the so-called "adjustment signal", an intense buzzing that is normally heard in the right ear and which heralds a telepathic message. This symptom is common in world case histories.
Orlando was full of questions, and the beings agreed to show him the workings of the UFO. Our protagonist says that he saw two decks – the command bridge and the various rooms in which they had been, and a lower one with the "motor" which he describes as circular (covering the entire diameter of the craft) with large coils and walkways between them. These coils were operated or controlled by creatures similar to the ones described, but dressed in blue overalls and with a sort of transparent mask. Males and females were involved in these operations.
Regarding the vessel's operation, he was told: "The craft glides along a force field using three energies – cosmic, solar and magnetic. We can travel through space with all three or only one."
Orlando also tells us that there was a weapons demonstration, in this case, the small compact that has several uses, like a Swiss army knife. Through a porthole, he was shown a small cube-shaped object. The being pointed the compact at the target and it vanished. He was told: "This is pure energy. When it finds its mark, it disintegrates it completely. Nothing is left. Neither smoke, nor odor. This weapon breaks down everything it touches. We want you to know that this power shall be brought to bear against you, much to our regret, if you jeopardize interstellar harmony." We ask ourselves: is this device an example of Vril Energy? The old Bulwer Lytton novel rears its head in ufological reality.
He doesn't know how, but he woke up in the same place from where he was taken. It was now sunrise and six hours were missing from his life. What happened to the lost time? What became of young Elena? What is the meaning of a symbol he has in his mind?
Too read more on this event and associated events, you can continue here….
Of course I'm not saying that Orlando's story is factual, however, it does have the flavor of truth telling. I've read thousands of accounts over the years and have developed a BS radar for stories like this. Orlando's event had none of the red flags I look for. That's not to say I didn't see a hiccup here and there, but in my opinion, Orlando actually believes he was abducted.
One thing that's in Orlando's favor is consistency. He's now 70 and has never changed a word of his story according to the submission.
All considered, I was thoroughly entertained.
Thanks to Liliana Flotta and Eduardo Grosso from Inexplicata for providing content for this article.
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The Reeducation of Cherry Truong by Aimee Phan (St. Martin's)
Phan takes readers from Vietnam to Malaysia and then to France and Los Angeles in this sweeping, heart-wrenching tale. The Truong and Vo families leave their war-ravaged homeland for better lives but find themselves separated from each other both physically and emotionally. Yet Cherry's journey to Vietnam to reconnect with her exiled brother evidences how the families are forever bound together. Phan gives readers a story rich in history, showing us that while families might be separated, familial ties remain strong.—Jaime Boler, Laurel, MS
Forgotten Country by Catherine Chung (Riverhead)
In Forgotten Country, first-time novelist Chung skillfully weaves together memory, history, and Korean folk tales to tell us the beautiful story of a family who left Korea for the United States 20 years ago. The father is dying of cancer, while the younger sister has cut off all ties to her family. Seeking cutting-edge cancer treatment, what is left of the family goes back to Korea. In the country they left behind all those years ago, the whole family finally reconnects and slowly learns to forgive each other for past misdeeds. Chung shows us that one person can be different people in different countries; one's homeland, one's birthplace, should never be a "forgotten country."—Jaime Boler, Laurel, MS
Other Waters by Eleni N. Gage
(St. Martin's)
Gage's novel is like a fictional version of Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love. In Other Waters, Maya undergoes a life-changing journey that takes her from Manhattan to India. I love how believable the tale is and how Maya successfully navigates two cultures in creating a new identity for herself.—Jaime Boler, Laurel, MS


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|Keeping your arms at the surface or out of the water causes
From my previous head and body position posts, you already know that your eyes need to be pointing towards the bottom of the pool and you need to stretch your body into a nice straight line at the surface of the water. However, as simple as this sounds, it is still very difficult for many to get to the relaxed long position. So let me give you a few tips which will ease your transition from standing up to floating, thus setting you up for success.
1) Eliminate any unnecessary movementHow you start your exercise determines in many cases how well you can do the exercise, so let's focus on what to do with your body before you actually get into the floating position. The main point here is that you need to be flush with the water and ease yourself into the float instead of starting your float from high up and falling into it. Imagine the following, take a tennis ball and drop it into the swimming pool while standing on a chair on the side of the pool. Chances are the tennis ball, driven by gravity, will hit the water and get submerged and then pop back up to surface and then again gets submerged a little less and pop back up to surface. The tennis ball will do this few times until it reaches a calm floating state. Now, instead of dropping the ball from the standing on a chair position, bend down to the pool's edge and nicely place the tennis ball onto the water. Because you were gentle, there is no bopping in and out of the water, the tennis ball just nicely floats without any distractions. A similar concept applies to anything you do in swimming, especially when you are just starting out to learn to float. If you start too high, you will more than likely be sinking and coming back to surface and sinking again, so it is important to eliminate this extra movement from the start. So, next time you are practicing your floats, assuming you are in a shallower water where you can stand up, squat down (bend your knees), so your shoulders are flush with the water. I don't mean, bending forward, just get yourself lower into the water, so your distance from the surface of the water is smaller (like with the tennis ball). The only thing that is sticking out of the water is your head. Your body is still vertical, just lower in the water due to your knee bend.
|Keep those hands under water.
2) Start below the waterWhen you are nicely submerged up to your neck in the water, you are basically in a good position to get started. When you first learn to float, you should have your arms extended forward (no elbows bending here please :)), so you add more weight to the front of your body which in turn will make it easier for your legs to float. However, this is where many novices run into trouble as they try to stretch very tensely with their arms forward like they'd be reaching for apples. This causes their body to be rigid and more importantly their arms stick out of the water when they float. So, extend your arms forward and relax them. You can pretend there is a ledge 1/2 foot (~15cm) below the water and you want to rest your palms on that ledge. Let the water support the arms and relax your neck and shoulders. At no point in time should your fingers or hands break the surface of the water, otherwise, you will start slowly sinking.
3) Get into the position before you startLet's recap, you are close to the surface with your shoulders below the water, your arms are extended forward, yet relaxed and they are below the surface of the water. The only thing that remains is to take a breath, put your face in the water, so your eyes are looking at the bottom of the pool and your entire head is below the water. At this stage, you are ready to give yourself a little gentle push from the bottom of the pool or from the side of the pool and you can float. Note: if you want to blow bubbles, feel free to do so, but I'd suggest trying both variations, with blowing bubbles and without as some folks do not float very well and when they start blowing bubbles, they are getting rid off their floating ability even more :). However, don't be afraid, most of you will float very well as your lungs will keep you on the surface.
|Applying downward pressure on the arms and upper body.
Have fun with it and remember, patience and gentle movements are very important when learning to float.


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John P. Harty Sr. has transformed his 58.5-acre farm into a sacred space.
Flying over Barre, Massachusetts, the 70-by-90-foot words "GOD'S WISDOM" can be seen 4 miles from the air. On the ground, a giant cross the size of a small runway is paved with the Ten Commandments. Owner John P. Harty Sr. has transformed his 58.5-acre farm into a sacred space based on exact, Noah-style orders received through divine visions over 25 years ago.
Elfin in a wool cap, Harty is a bright-eyed great-grandfather, a widower who will turn 90 on June 7. He was raised a Catholic, but the site is for anyone who wishes to connect with the divine.
Harty said, "Let God be God," and prefers hugs to handshakes. Details, dates and names collected over the 25-year process of creating a site to glorify God remain crystalline in his memory.
It all began at midnight on March 16, 1989.
"Jesus appeared to me," Harty said. In a series of visions, every landscape feature was divinely directed: the pond, a heart-shaped praying circle that surrounds a 200-by-25-foot paved cross inscribed with the Ten Commandments, a white triangle symbolizing the Trinity, and ending with a vast formation that spells "GOD'S WISDOM" in arbor vitae trees and white stones. The Spirit told him if the words were set only in white rocks, they would be invisible during a snowfall. Therefore Harty was to outline the words in evergreen trees to ensure an aerial reading all year long.
According to Harty, the Spirit told him where to tap for water to create a well (now named Jacob's Well), where to unearth mammoth stones, the specific scriptures for engraving and how far to set the stones apart. When designing the cross, its left side should be paved at a slight upward slant because when Jesus was beaten, his left shoulder was severely injured.
Harty said, "That's why Simon came and carried his cross for a while. Jesus was crucified with his left side higher to make him suffer more."
Whether or not one believes Harty, the creation of the property itself is a miracle. Harty Farm was historically a dairy farm, but for 50 years Harty worked as a "peddler," hauling rubbish, picking and selling found items. He was in his 60s when the first vision directed him to clear the land. In getting a contractor's estimate, Harty did not have the $6,500 required.
The Spirit directed him to contact Yankee Magazine about an antique, six-hole, Shaker outhouse that he had bought for $300 and had hauled onto his property. The article brought a curator from the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield.
"He said there was just one other one in the world, in a county in Kentucky," Harty recalled.
The curator offered $6,500.
That began a 25-year pattern during the creation of a sacred spot for peace and spiritual friendship, which has drawn visitors from all over the world, though there is no advertising or website. The eye travels from the heart, cross and white triangle on the ground to the huge expanse of trees toward a vast horizon of clouds and sky. Everywhere Bible verses speak of love, mercy and invitation. A granite block reads, "God's Wisdom Cries Out Please Come Back To Me."
The site's purpose is to inspire a closer to connection to God, a return to faith.
Harty said he was given a message by the Spirit, "The biggest destruction the world has ever seen is coming and instead of ballgames and concerts, people are going to church. You can come here to get closer to God."
The last phase of construction is a parking lot. There is no admission charge or requests for money or donation boxes. No signage on the road directs the passing motorist, only a simple cross at the entrance of a long farmland driveway. Any and all are welcome to visit.
Does Harty feel awe at achieving the near impossible?
"I'm going to be 90," he said. "I'm just glad I got it done. Jesus is doing it all."
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Worldwide Release Dates
Discuss this movie. Filmed April 29-June 30, 2008
Available on DVD and Blu-ray.
I saw that also in The Netherlands they moved the release date ... What the f*ck is going on with this one?
Are you sure they have changed Netherlands date? They still write April 22 on the official site: http://www.iloveyouphillipmorris.nl/
For USA/Canada, I just can't believe why this is happening. Looks like it will be Jim's first direct to DVD, but its just so stupid!!!
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I couldn't agree more! This is ridiculous! This movie deserves to be shown in American theaters! I can't believe they're postponing it AGAIN! I think it'll more than likely be direct to DVD now. At least then it better get released as unrated.
It's a real shame. Execs are just scared that fans and other movie go-ers will be alienated and turned off or afraid to see Jim in a gay role. It's riduculous! If Jim's part was played by some other actor the movie would be released and in it's entirety! And it also seems like every time the month for the movie's release rolls around, they decide to delay it. UGHH!
I saw the film poster for it when I went to see another movie, but there was no date on it! I was ready to quit my friends and see ILYPM instead, but alas it wasn't playing yet. Glad to hear it's coming out on April 22nd here , comiserations to all the American JC fans!
I don't understand it. If this was a movie about lesbians it would have been released months ago
Remember we were talking about how there is no commercials or posters for it out here? Well now we know why
I saw the movie this week. It really liked it. AMAZING! Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor is the cutest lovecouple on screen ever!
yeah but i still wonder why this problem with distrubations and worldwide releases. but i am glad that i was able to see it in sweden. hope i will be released on dvd soon. i want to see it again.
Check the thread with DVD release date. You will be able to buy it on DVD August 18.
http://www.jimcarreyonline.com/forum/vi ... hp?t=10440
Latest news about the US release is that they will try to find a date in August in US theaters.
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This is a comment for the postponing of the movie.....what is really wrong with releasing this movie??? It's a movie.
Schmoyoho-oh-oh-oh accent on the YO!
Jim's personal troubles
Doesn't anybody think Jim's personal problems have something to do with this? I can imagine he doesn't want to put on his 'happy face' and do the whole nationwide promotion tour for the movie.
I've heard that I love you Philip Morris did very well in countries like Russia so it certainly isn't a flop (yet). So I wouldn't say that the distributers worry about that too much, also because of the huge star power of the two leading men.
They delayed the movie two weeks ago with no other date instead. Now they changed it back. What the ... ?
I realy don't understand what's going on overthere (USA/Canada), it would be a disaster if an A-list actor like Jim Carrey gets a DVD-release without being in theatres! I mean, c'mon ... It's Jim Carrey!
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Eighteen co-eds jazzing it up for Miss Wayland
PLAINVIEW - Eighteen young ladies from Wayland Baptist University will be jazzing it up on Nov. 7-8, competing in the Miss Wayland scholarship pageant.
Themed "All that Jazz," the pageant officially begins Friday, Nov. 7 with the talent competition at 7:30 p.m. in Harral Memorial Auditorium. Dr. Gary Belshaw, assistant professor of piano pedagogy for Wayland, will serve as emcee, and Miss Wayland 2003 Labrina Lang will perform during the event. Admission to the talent competition is $2 per person, and the event is open to the public.
The pageant continues Saturday, Nov. 8 with the opening number and evening gown competition, featuring all 18 contestants. Lang will perform again and the judges will then announce the top five. After those five have performed their talent presentations, the judges will narrow the field to three and then announce the winner and runners-up. Admission to the final pageant will be $3 per person. The public is welcome.
The winner of the pageant receives a scholarship and a package of prizes from local businesses.
Contestants for the 2004 Miss Wayland pageant are, in alphabetical order:
Ashley Applewhite, a senior from Olney, will represent the Office of Alumni Services. A music education major, Ashley hopes to start her own company advocating fine arts in education. The daughter of Marc and Glenna Applewhite, she is involved in CMENC, Te Deum, WBU Pioneer Band, flag corps and is president of the Texas Music Educators Association Collegiate Division.
Amber Barrera, a junior from Crowell, is representing Students in Free Enterprise. A business major, Amber is the daughter of Delma and Ernest Barrera. She is involved in SIFE, Student Foundation and Senate.
Jennifer Brigman, a junior from Eula, is representing the Pioneer Track and Field Team. The daughter of Roy and Margie Brigman, Jennifer is a business administration and physical education major would hopes to one day own a gym. She is involved in Senate and Alpha Delta Kappa and is an All American track athlete.
Korby Calley, a senior from Snyder, is representing Senate. The daughter of Ronda Heppel and Myron Calley, Korby is a psychology major who hopes to become a counselor. She has been involved in BSM, Senate, Koinonia leadership and theatre productions and is a certified EMT.
Sarah Gatlin, a junior from Amarillo, is representing Rejoice. A music major, Sarah hopes to serve God in music ministry. She is involved in the Baptist Student Ministries Leadership Team, International Choir and Rejoice. She is the daughter of Sue and Carrol Gatlin.
Nicole Green, a second-year freshman from Tahoka, is representing Owen Hall. The daughter of Jackie and Rickey Green, Nicole is involved in Student Foundation and was voted freshman class favorite last year.
Penny Greer, a senior from Pampa, is representing Alpha Delta Kappa. The daughter of James and Dana Greer, she is a religion major and hopes to become a missionary. She is involved in the BSM Leadership Team, Alpha Delta Kappa, International Choir and yearbook.
Leslie Hayes, a sophomore from Plainview, will represent the WBU Jazz Band. A music education major, Leslie hopes to become a teacher in Spanish-speaking countries. The daughter of Florinda Hayes and Edward Hayes, she is involved in Pioneer Band and is a band officer.
Kaci Holcomb, a junior from Roswell, will represent Student Union Board. A secondary education/social studies composite major, Kaci hopes to become a teacher and missionary. She is the daughter of Kay and Robert Holcomb and is involved in SUB, BSM, and intramurals.
Joann Holloway, a second-year freshman from Lubbock, is representing the WBU Pioneer Band. A business administration major, Joann hopes to become a CEO or Chief Financial Officer of a corporation. She is the daughter of Robert and Jeanie Holloway and is involved in the Pioneer Marching Band flag corps, Flute Choir, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Student Alumni Council and Zeta Zeta Zeta.
Lindsey Howard, a sophomore from Rotan, will represent the American Medical Student Association. A pre-med major, Lindsey hopes to become a medical missionary. The daughter of Debra and Larry Howard, she is involved in Ministerial Fellowship and AMSA and is a youth minister in Claytonville.
Eleah Posey, a sophomore from Brownfield, will represent the Association of Former Students. Eleah hopes to earn a degree in speech pathology and work with speech impaired and deaf children. She is the daughter of Roger and Sheryl Posey and is involved in International Choir, Student Alumni Council and Wagonmasters.
Anna Romersberger, a sophomore from Fairbanks, Alaska, will represent International Choir. A music education major, Anna hopes to be involved in music ministry to children. She is the daughter of Kitty and Jim Romersberger and is involved in International Choir, Wayland Singing Women and Spirit.
Laci Rousseau, a sophomore from Tulia, is representing Kappa Upsilon Chi. An elementary education major, Laci hopes to become a teacher. The daughter of Dera and Paul Rousseau, she is involved in cheerleading, Student Union Board, BSM Apartment Ministry, intramurals, Wagonmasters and Rec Team and is sophomore class secretary.
Naomi Shepard, a sophomore from Wiggins, Colo., is representing Student Alumni Council. A psychology major, Naomi hopes to become a marriage and family counselor and writer. The daughter of Peggy and Dean Shepard, she is involved in Student Alumni Council.
Ragan Spradling, a junior from Amarillo, is representing Student Foundation. The daughter of John and Kel Spradling, Ragan is a business major who hopes to attend law school. She is involved in JV basketball, Students in Free Enterprise, Student Union Board, Student Foundation and junior class vice president.
Marta Turpin, a junior from Carrizo Springs, will represent Ferguson Hall women's dormitory. A music major, Marta hopes to become a performing artist in the future. She is involved in the BSM Leadership Team and in Te Deum and has been in theatre productions on campus. She is the daughter of David and Cindy Turpin.
Amber Wiley, a sophomore from Lubbock, will represent Spirit. The daughter of Rose and Buford Wiley, Amber is a vocal music and pre-med major who hopes to become a forensic pathologist and gospel recording artist. She is involved in International Choir, Spirit and Zeta Zeta Zeta.


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Read here. Thanks Nik for sending us this link. This is interesting. I agree with the assessment for the most part though there were a couple things that don't seem accurate. First of all, while we won the Super Bowl and we're the greatest team ever (that's disclaimed now, out of the way), I would argue that we often did NOT keep defenses honest "enough" with our run game until the last few games with James Starks. Throughout the season, part of the problem on offense was that defenses weren't fooled much by our token running game. And much of this was due to the fact that our coach had little confidence in his weak starting RB option. In fact, I would argue (agreeing with Benoit) that it was often Rodgers' sense (and McCarthy's sense) of what to do on the field before and during each play that pulled us through the season offensively. I also do not associate "quickness" with James Jones. I think he gets separation at times because of his strength at the line, at times because he can run the occasional crisp route and at other times because he was just going up against a #3 CB or a LB. (I do still agree though that Jones, as annoying and untimely as his drops were, was very much an asset to this team.)
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MANCHESTER — — Friends describe William C. Ackerman as kind, but gruff.
The 51-year-old was a good man, they say, adding that "only the good die young."
Friends say that Ackerman was one of nine people to die in a shooting at Hartford Distributors on Tuesday. They said he worked in the company's breakage department, repackaging cases of beer when bottles broke.
He thought there was more job security in the warehouse, said Doug Norwood, a Manchester resident and a driver for Hartford Distributors.
Norwood said he has been friends with Ackerman for years. At one point, Ackerman was even his tenant, he said.
Ackerman lived in his home on School Street for 12 years, but about two years ago, he moved to South Windsor, Norwood said.
Norwood said Ackerman was in a committed relationship with a woman who had three children. Ackerman never had children of his own, Norwood said.
Ackerman grew up in Enfield and still had many friends from that area, Norwood continued. He was a former catcher for Enfield High School's baseball team, and he used to play hockey, Norwood said, adding that Ackerman was also a fan of UConn's sports teams.
Tuesday, friends remembered Ackerman as a tough, authoritative and well-respected man.
"He didn't take crap from anyone," said Scott Marek, owner of Marek Jewelers in Enfield and a friend of Ackerman's.
Ackerman also had a soft, fun side at times, said Kevin Kehoe, a friend of Ackerman's from Manchester. Kehoe said he remembered drinking Grand Marnier with Ackerman by the fire during the first snowfall of every year.


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Santa has come earlier to unveil the refreshed HardwareZone.com. We share with you what the updated site brings to the table and the functional enhancements that have been integrated since the last revamp.
Before you purchase a tablet, what goes through your consideration? Does the hardware matter, and which particular hardware is your highest priority? Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet, priced at US$199, is perhaps a tablet worth considering.
Philips "remote touch" uWand pointer technology is slated to materialize in consumer offerings before the year is over. Here's what we managed to unravel about the point-and-click interface at Philips' product demo today.
Team HardwareZone has landed in Taipei, Taiwan to cover the Computex 2011 ICT expo that's starting soon. Here are some thoughts and expectations of what will likely be unveiled, some last minute updates and a few cool products.
With the arrival of fiber infrastructure plus the escalation of wireless devices in our homes, it is vital to have an efficient router to meet the demands of exacting networking loads in present times. In that context, here's my two cents on the importance of having a kick-butt home gateway as well as a glimpse of the new Linksys E4200 router launched today.


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Group exercise has become a mainstay at fitness facilities of every type, but many facility operators struggle to decide between offering pre-choreographed classes and freestyle classes.
The number of clubs offering pre-choreographed classes has increased from 22 percent in 2007 to 47 percent in 2011, according to the 2011 IDEA Fitness Programs and Equipment Trends report.
This increase mirrors an increase in offerings from established companies adding new classes to their repertoire and from the emergence of new companies, says Kathie Davis, executive director of IDEA Health and Fitness Association, San Diego.
"Dance is getting very big," Davis says, naming Zumba as an example.
Zumba, a pre-choreographed Latin dance-based group program, has become so popular in recent years that it has started popping up in unconventional places, such as Pilates studios.
"If you can't beat them, join them," says Risa Sheppard, owner of the Sheppard Method Pilates Studio in Los Angeles. She decided to offer the class after getting requests for it from her studio members.
Despite misgivings about pre-choreographed classes, Sheppard says the class has been successful since she introduced it last October, attracting new clients who are interested primarily in Zumba and then introducing them to Pilates.
"I'm not one for set choreography, but the people who take the Zumba seem to really, really like it," she says. "You've always got to market to the masses. This is pure business. I think that the smart business person will keep with the integrity of the work and still be open to other forms of expression."
The mass appeal of pre-choreographed group exercise classes was a major factor in group fitness director Ricky Russel's decision to introduce Zumba and Body Training Systems (BTS) classes at Spa 23 Health and Racquet Club, Pompton Plains, NJ. The club also offers freestyle classes.
"People trust brands more than they trust freestyle," Russel says. Even though freestyle instructors enjoy the creativity and freedom of making up their own routines, freestyle classes are more difficult to market and manage, he says. If an instructor gets sick or leaves the club, another instructor cannot always step in and lead the class in a way that meets club members' expectations.
Kike Santander, CEO of Batuka, Key Biscayne, FL, says that his company's pre-choreographed Latin dance-based classes allow for some freestyle. Batuka, which was launched in the United States last year but has been offered in Spain since 2005, allows instructors to modify the choreography or music to suit the abilities and preferences of the class.
"Bridging the gap between pre-choreographed and freestyle, that's where we're positioning ourselves," Santander says.
The Cost of Choreography
In order to encourage freestyle, Batuka uses intuitive instruction and a layering technique for choreography. Batuka provides all the layers, levels, progressions and regressions that the instructor needs. Over time, the instructors learn how to analyze movement so they can change the choreography.
Santander, a Grammy Award-winning musician, writes all the music for the classes so it fits with the choreography. Batuka sends instructors new classes quarterly, but instructors can receive mini updates every four weeks.
Of course, pre-choreographed programs come at a cost. Instructors often must pay a fee to get and stay certified. The club operators must buy a licensing fee and pay for new materials.
It is difficult to calculate the return on investment when classes are included in membership, but Russel says that the $10,000 per year that Spa 23 pays in licensing fees to BTS is well spent because it draws people into the gym, making them more likely to spend money on personal training, spa services and snacks.
The influx of group exercise companies has not radically changed prices, but Russel says that BTS aims to set itself apart by helping clubs successfully offer their classes with management coaches and an extensive library of downloadable marketing material. When new programs are released every quarter, Spa 23 uses these materials to launch marketing campaigns, something Russell says is impossible to do with freestyle classes.
Les Mills, one of the most established brands in the pre-choreographed market, also offers complimentary marketing and coaching services, says Steven Renata, CEO of Les Mills West Coast.
Les Mills is not overly concerned about the growing number of competitors in the pre-choreographed space.
"With new companies arising, new forms of exercise coming through, and a renewed focus on the consumer's experience, it's a great time to be involved [in group exercise]," Renata says. "The industry is responding to what consumers are after, and that's vital if we're going to get more people moving and motivated."
Responding quickly to fitness trends introduced by other brands also is key to staying competitive in the expanding market. After witnessing the success of dance-based classes, Les Mills developed its own version. The company also is expanding into other markets, offering apparel, equipment and DVD workout programs for the home market in an effort to appeal to people who do not feel comfortable working out in gyms or other fitness facilities.
Pre-choreographed classes do not seem to be fading away anytime soon.
"I think it will continue to grow," Davis says. "But I still feel that group classes where people are designing them themselves are also a mainstay in clubs. It's just a matter of what the balance is in your club."


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Plea hearing set for slain Missouri mom's husband
Clay Waller accused in estranged wife's death
A plea hearing has been scheduled for Thursday for Clay Waller, the southeast Missouri man accused of killing his estranged wife.
The hearing was listed Tuesday on Missouri Case.net, the state's online court reporting system. Waller was charged last year with first-degree murder in the death of Jacque Waller. He pleaded not guilty at the time.
Jacque Waller disappeared June 1, 2011, and was last seen at Clay Waller's home in Jackson soon after the two had met with a divorce lawyer. Her body was found last week on a Mississippi River island.
Officials at the Cape Girardeau County prosecutor's office declined comment. Messages seeking comment from Waller's attorney, public defender Christopher Davis, were not returned.
The couple's triplets, now 7 years old, live with Jacque Waller's sister.


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Nashville engineer Steve Marcantonio is best known these days as an Academy of Country Music Engineer-of-the-Year Award winner who has worked with the likes of Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash, Alabama, Deanna Carter, George Strait, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill and Brooks and Dunn. But long before his Music City days, he got his start in 1978 as an assistant engineer at the Record Plant in New York City, where he worked with the Blue Brothers, The J. Geils Band, Aerosmith, Kiss, Cheap Trick, Richie Havens and Clarence Clemons and others. In December 1980, he got the opportunity to work with John Lennon, Yoko Ono and producer Jack Douglas, who had booked time at the Record Plant to work on the Yoko Ono song "Walking on Thin Ice." The song was originally tracked during the Double Fantasy sessions, and was being considered as the next single of Lennon and Ono's collaboration. Tracking began on December 1 and ended on December 8th, just hours before Lennon's untimely death.
I knew nothing at all about anything in music before I worked for Roy Cicala at the Record Plant. I dabbled in playing guitar for a few months, and I grew up in a house of music and I took a course in recording that did nothing for me. The terminology and the gear I knew nothing about, so that first year, it took me awhile just to understand the language. I had maybe a little more than a year under my belt of actually working as an assistant. It was still quite new to me, the whole assisting thing.
Earlier in the year in 1980, John came in to do some work on Double Fantasy and they wanted me to be the assistant, but I was working on the Blues Brothers soundtrack and the producer didn't want to let me go, since he was used to working with me. So them coming back in December, it felt like it was in the cards that I was going to be working with him. I had gotten a second chance.
When John and Yoko tracked Double Fantasy, they had recorded two albums worth of music, and they were going to put out a second album and this was one of those songs. I think it was eventually going to go on that record, but it was definitely going to be the next single.
We started on the 1st, a Monday, and they came in at the beginning of the day. The times and the hours are kind of vague, but we started sometime before noon. Jack Douglas was the producer and basically the engineer as well. He sat behind the board. We listened to the track, to all the music that was recorded. There were minimal tracks, because they didn't really finish it, so Jack, John and Yoko decided what they needed to do, and what they decided to do was record some guitars from John, a synthesizer that John would put on, and all the vocals, which was Yoko. So that process, and mixing it, getting all the elements together and forming the record, took a full week. It didn't get to ungodly hours until the very end.
John and Yoko would come in the studio every day, and John was basically co-producing with Yoko and Jack. They all had a say on it. He was very much a part of the record-making process. He knew the signal flow, and he knew what he wanted and how he liked things to sound. Matter of fact, there was a device out called the Clap Track, and it was a device that simulated the sound of claps. We figured out that it was made somewhere in New Jersey. I offered to get it for him. He gave me $200 — two $100 bills — and I was gonna get it and bring it to him at the Dakota after that week. I just dreamed of going up the elevator to his apartment and giving him this device.
John laid down this really cool guitar solo that was so John Lennon, and every time the solo came up he would turn to me and we'd play air guitar to each other. It's pretty surreal even thinking about it now.
It was Monday morning, the 8th — Sunday night into Monday morning — about 3:00 in the morning. It was freezing cold. I had been up probably at that point, 18 or 20 hours, and I was starting to fade. Jack said, "Let's take a break and stop for awhile." I felt that I needed to get some air just to keep awake for the next few hours. I took my coat and said, "Guys, I'm going out for a walk," and as I'm leaving the control room, John says "Hold on, I'm coming with you."
The only things out in the street were very light traffic, taxi cabs and garbage trucks. And there's me and John Lennon walking down 44th street up to 8th Avenue. He told me a story of when he and the Beatles were in a neighborhood where the local guys were mad at them because they had the attention of their ladies, so a group of guys were chasing them down the street and John said he just took his hat and threw it on the ground and they stomped on it and that gave them enough time to get away. And I guess that walk reminded him of that, maybe because it was so cold out. But it was so cool that he told me that. It was so out of left field. And I don't think we walked far. We might have walked around the block, but all I know was that I was walking alone with John Lennon and I wanted the whole world to see. That's what I thought, and there was no one out there.
We went back in the studio and then we worked until at least six in the morning. There was a little concession stand in the Record Plant and I remember that John and Yoko stopped and got something before they left. That was back in the day when you worked in the studio the whole day and could lose track of time. There were no windows, and when you left the studio it could be daytime again.
Engineer Steve Marcantonio, back left in plaid shirt.
That Monday we came back in later to listen to the mix, to tighten everything and make sure everything was cool. I remember that night vividly. Jack Douglas was also producing a girl named Karen Lawrence. She was in a rock band called 1994. We had set a session for 9:00 that night, right after John and Yoko's thing. I was scurrying around the studio getting ready for that session while John and Yoko were getting ready to leave. In my mind I had all these things I wanted to say to them, you know, "Thanks a lot…it was great working with you…I'll see you with the clap track..this and that," and I had to walk down the hall to another room. As I'm walking back to the studio where John and Yoko were, they were already in the elevator. So there was just barely enough time to say goodbye. So they were nice and receptive and said "Take care, Steve." I was getting ready for Karen's session, and it seemed like it was only an hour or so later that we heard the news (that he had died). There were four rooms in the studio, and each session just ran to a halt. I had to get the tapes and put them into the vault on the roof. For some reason I was scared – I don't know why — to take those tapes up to the vault.
The following week, after his death, we were back in the studio with Yoko, and Jack said in the movie, it was kind of like their private memorial, and I was part of that. It was pretty intense and very heavy for me to be a part of. What they did, when they recorded Double Fantasy, they had a little tape machine called a Nagra. It was a small reel-to-reel that they set up in the control room. Whatever was said, they captured on tape. I think some of that is in the movie. You can hear John's voice in the studio. What they did I think, we took all those tapes and skimmed through them and made like a montage of things he said, and put that to music — I'm not sure what the music was — so we made this little montage and I think it just went to Yoko. I don't think there's a trace of that anywhere to be had. We spent the better part of a day in the studio and it was intense. It was very much a somber mood.
I did get the cash (for the Clap Track) back to Yoko. And think Yoko remembered that, because she wound up giving me a double platinum plaque for Double Fantasy even though I didn't work on it.
I've mentioned this film LENNONYC to maybe twenty different people and the first thing I tell them is that even if you don't care about John Lennon, it's a great timepiece and historical movie. Obviously, fans of John Lennon are going to love it. I didn't realize until years later (after working with him) the impact he had on the peace movement at that time. It was phenomenal. But the historical sense of the movie is amazing, just for people who want to see what the country was going through at the time.
For me personally, seeing (Record Plant owner) Roy Cicala up on the screen … he's the person that hired me, literally, off the street. I met him on the turnpike one day — my cousin knew him and introduced us – to go for a ride to pick up a boat, and that was my first exposure to him. He took a liking to me instantly and I was his personal assistant for the first year. So we were pulling tapes out of the vault of old John Lennon stuff and I was exposed to that instantly. Growing up listening to the Beatles, George Harrison was always my favorite Beatle. But John Lennon was my brother John's favorite Beatle. He exposed me to John Lennon's thought process.
So my exposure to John Lennon was kind of post-Beatles. I never understood the impact of what he was all about until after the Beatles were over. And then working at the Record Plant I got really exposed to him as an artist. So when I saw that film and saw Roy Cicala on the screen, and I saw old pictures of Record Plant it brought me back to the day when I first started.
Steve Marcantonio is currently producing and engineering a Nashville tribute record to John Lennon slated for release in early 2011. Conceived to coincide with what would have been Lennon's 70th birthday this year, and what is the 30th Anniversary of his death on December 8, the album will include covers of Lennon songs by Rodney Crowell, Foster & Lloyd, Gretchen Peters, Billy Falcon and Matraca Berg and Jeff Hanna with saxophonist Bobby Keys, who do a blistering version of "Whatever Gets You Through the Night," a song Keys played the original saxophone on. The project has the blessing of Yoko Ono. Proceeds from the sale of the album will benefit the Nashville Engineer Relief Fund.
Interview conducted and edited by Joe Pagetta.


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Searching Twitter using the hashtag "#healthliteracy," I came across an item that sounded exciting: "MAXIMUS Center for Health Literacy to Hold Conference in September: 'Plain Talk in Complex Times.'" Presented in collaboration with the American Public Health Association, the conference offers:
- Six preconference workshops: build your skills for communicating about health—in person, on the Web, and in print.
- Learn from today's decision makers and experts.
- Two full days of speakers, panels, and skill-building workshops, plus time to meet with colleagues.
Key topics are listed as:
- Oral communication
- eHealth Literacy
- Usability
To a librarian in an academic medical library, this sounded like a great resource for its intended audience: "physicians, nurses, health education specialists, and public health professionals." The agenda covers areas such as social media, writing for the web, translation/interpretation, financial literacy, graphic design, accessibility, communicating with seniors, medicaid and health IT, and military programs. It features leaders in these fields lecturing and providing pre-conference workshops on all of these areas.
But no librarians.
While it is important and laudable to help health professionals improve how they communicate information to patients and the public, it is just as important to teach patients how to find and understand this information on their own. At the very least, this event should have invited someone from the National Library of Medicine to talk about MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus Connect, and how they can be used to provide important information to patients and clients.


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Mariah & Nick Bid $21,000 on Shoes at Charity Event!
Plus: More star sightings!
Days after celebrating their twins' birthdays – in Paris, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon arrived hand-in-hand at the Opera Gallery in N.Y.C. for an arty fundraiser.
The pair was spotted laughing and enjoying themselves, sipping soft drinks and checking out tunes by DJ Mos at the event, which benefitted the Urban Arts Partnership. The happy couple – who recently renewed their vows – was apparently in a very charitable mood: Cannon placed the night's highest bid, nabbing a $21,000 Project Canvas shoe, that was paired with a diver watch, designed by Audemars Piguet.
Carey was among the celebrities who designed shoes for the event. Her creation, which was snatched up by BET chairman Debra Lee for $2,000, earned the highest price for a single pair of shoes during the evening.
Other celebrities contributing shoe designs at the event: Ellen DeGeneres and Swizz Beatz.
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- 90.8% of people in Japan do not know what a "smart TV" is, although some of that percentage had heard the term before, according to goo research.
- 84.5% of men who answered a poll by the Communication Design Research Institute said they are more attracted to women who eat a lot (note: most men said they prefer to see women eat healthy foods such as salad).
- 79% people in Japan agree with the idea of charging a fee to climb Mount Fuji, according to research conducted by Yamatokeikokusha Company.
- 63% of junior high and high school female students polled by Fumi Communications said they plan to vote when they reach the voting age of 20.
- 56.8% of people who own digital devices such as tablets and smart phones use security software to protect their private information.
- 45% of single women between aged 25-29 want to have a baby within the next three years. That percentage is larger than that for married women in same age range, according to research by Dentsu Souken Mamalabo.
National / Media | Japan Pulse
Japan by the numbers (07.11.13)


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Mindfulness Meditations in Everyday Life and Exercises and Meditations
Jon Kabat-Zinn makes it clear that the essence of meditative practice lies in how one lives one's life from moment to moment, in all its aspects and relationships, and not merely in formal meditative practices. This program offers an experience of mindfulness that is entirely congruent with our lives in the 21st Century: It is effective, portable, and easily adopted - a perfect antidote to life in the fast lane. Bonus: "Exercises and Meditations". In this follow-up to Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, Kabat-Zinn adds a decidedly American flair to the elusive art of living fully in each moment as it unfolds. This segment includes guided instruction in mindful walking, sitting meditation, mindful hatha yoga, and also Kabat-Zinn's responses to questions from workshop participants, which may help deepen both one's understanding and commitment to the cultivation of mindfulness.
Ce que les auditeurs disent de Mindfulness Meditations in Everyday Life and Exercises and Meditations
- connie
- 29/07/2013
JKZ in a nutshell, off the cuff, from the archives
You can find similar material from Zinn in pieces on the Internet; you can get more detail in better sound quality in his other more recent publications; but for an accessible overview at a peanut price, this is a good bargain.
It is a workshop, however, conducted primarily for the attendees and happened to be recorded rather than scripted for audiobook purposes. You can hear rustling and other crowd sounds. You can hear Zinn breathing during yoga and he may have a cold. For me the sound quality was acceptable but not up to that of, say, a Sounds True current production.
This is a 1.5-hour intro to mindfulness talk with exercises (like raisin eating) and Q+A, lots of Q+A. Zinn handles the questions skillfully. This is followed by sitting (following breath with alternating periods of silence and guidance/commentary, including the mountain meditation included in Zinn's "series 2" audio). There is about an hour of mindful yoga, similar to his "series 1" audio first yoga session - then more sitting, brief walking meditation and yet more Q+A. The program is more useful if listening with an app that permits bookmarks – and if you're not planning on meditating with the audio, a fast forward function.
As usual, Zinn presents mindfulness in a secular/nonsectarian way and cuts through the dualistic thinking that divides secular/sacred. Because Zinn refers to his "tapes", I assume this is an older workshop, but it stands the test of time. He refers to the "Open Centre" in New York but the exercises take place in a in a hotel space not really suitable for the work being done, and that sometimes gets in the way of the content. I felt annoyed by the context at the outset, but ended by enjoying the listen (and it's almost worth the download just to hear Zinn say "just f*'ing do it!" to a live group).
This would be most useful to those interested in this inclusive flavour of mindfulness who maybe do not want to invest more time or money in other programs. For me, it's probably the closet I'll ever come to hearing Zinn in person, so it was worth the listening time, warts and all.
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- Jb261
- 26/10/2014
leicht enttäuschend
Es ist eine Sammlung von Vorträgen und Veranstaltungen. Leider ist die Zusammensetzung nicht ganz gelungen. die Aufnahmequalität ist nicht sehr gut, sind einfache Aufnahmen aus den Räumen, keine Studioqualität. Einige Teile wären als Video besser geeignet als Audio. Insgesamt war ich enttäuscht.
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