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Do you find yourself looking at your children and feeling a tinge of sadness that you didn't make more of the time you had together while they were still young?
You're not alone. The majority of parents have a long list of regrets, with the average parent regretting five things about their child's early years, according to a new survey.
The biggest regrets parents admit to are working too much, constantly worrying about the little things and not playing with their child more often, according to a UK survey of 2,000 parents by Huggies Little Swimmers.
The survey also revealed that more than three quarters of parents have at least one regret during their child's first few years, while two thirds of parents admit they would do things differently if they could relive the period again.
Seven out of 10 parents admitted they took their youngster's childhood for granted, with more than two thirds saying it's easy to forget they won't be young forever.
Things can seem simpler with hindsight, and it seems you definitely live and learn when you're a parent
"Lots of parents have regrets because it's very easy to look backwards," says Lauren Revell from Huggies Little Swimmers. "Things can seem simpler with hindsight, and it seems you definitely live and learn when you're a parent. Lots of parents say they have done things differently with their second child than their first – nobody knows straight away how to be a parent, so these regrets with your first-born are understandable."
The results of the survey reflect the experiences of Australian clinical psychologist, Jo Lamble, who says she comes across parents with regrets all too often. She says the most common ones are "working too much, not enjoying the early years of parenthood, and wishing they had not worried so much about money and chores".
But Lamble says it's possible to use regrets to bring about positive changes. "If you're worried that you're working too hard, reassess your priorities - it's not too late. If you have regrets over having not enjoyed the early years, make the most of today. If you regret not going on holidays or not having taken enough photos, start today. In other words, use your regrets to make changes in your mindset and your priorities. Try to focus on the here and now, instead of the past - it's a skill called mindfulness and it's so powerful."
According to psychologist Melanie Greenberg, not dealing with regret can have long-term effects on our health and wellbeing. She recommends the following ways of coping:
- Think about life as a journey. Everybody makes mistakes and these can be opportunities to learn important lessons about yourself, your ways of reacting, values, vulnerabilities, triggers, and also about other people and how to take better care of yourself.
- Consider the circumstances at the time that may have made it more difficult to make good choices, or the fact that you had limited knowledge at the time. Perhaps you had to make a quick decision under time pressure or had multiple stresses going on.
- If you get stuck blaming yourself and regretting past actions, this could turn into depression and damage your self-esteem. Find a way to forgive yourself and let it go.
Top 20 regrets of parents
- Working too much
- Worrying too much about the little things that didn't really matter
- Not playing with them more
- Not going on more holidays
- Not taking enough photos
- Spending too much time away from then
- Not filming enough events or milestones in their lives
- Not taking them on 'big' holidays, such as trips to Disneyland
- Not encouraging them to take up a/more hobbies
- Not having a shared hobby
- Not reading enough to them at bedtime
- Spending too much time worrying about keeping the house clean
- Not taking them swimming more often
- Not letting them take part in messy activities more often
- Not teaching them to swim earlier
- Not seeing/being at some of the milestones in their life
- Not making enough of Christmas/birthdays with them
- Being too over-protective
- Always waiting for the next milestone instead of enjoying the current one
- Not enjoying days out more
Do you have any parenting regrets? Read what others had to say in our forum, or add your own.


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The following video is borrowed from our BusinessTraining.com platform and was originally recorded for our public relations training program. For those of you wondering, "what is a public relations campaign?" this video will provide a full definition of a public relations campaign and how you can launch one in your business.
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- Keep a steady pace.
- Release materials in a steady but spread-out manner.
- Maintain public interest.
- Keep track of where you've been.
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Who uses a VTL, and why?
Virtual tape libraries (VTLs) ingest data over a Fibre Channel interface, which enables seamless integration with many existing backup infrastructures and processes. However, most backup software supports direct backup to disk over standard file protocols such as Network File System (NFS) and Common Internet File System (CIFS), eliminating the requirement to emulate tapes.
How a VTL works
Traditional VTLs can only provide a front-end, fast cache to a tape library infrastructure, temporarily alleviating backup window problems. These systems can't cost-efficiently retain backup data for any length of time, and backup data is too large to be replicated or "vaulted" over a wide area network (WAN). They don't offer an evolution from tape and its associated challenges so that, ironically, tape remains the primary method of retention, recoverability, and disaster protection.
However, EMC Data Domain VTL software eliminates tape-related failures by enabling all EMC Data Domain systems to emulate multiple tape devices over a Fibre Channel interface. Data Domain VTL software emulates up to 64 virtual tape libraries with up to 540 linear tape-open (LTO)-1, LTO-2, or LTO-3 virtual tape drives. Our VTL software provides up to 64,000 virtual slots and an unlimited number of virtual tape cartridges, with the ability to dynamically change the number of virtual slots and cartridge access ports.
Benefits of a VTL
The ability to easily integrate with an existing Fibre Channel or tape-based infrastructure is the main benefit of a VTL. Data Domain VTL software is qualified with leading open systems and IBM enterprise backup applications, easily integrating into existing Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) backup environments.
Data Domain systems simultaneously support data access methods through VTL over Fibre Channel, remote Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) access over Ethernet for network-attached storage (NAS), Network File System (NFS) and Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocols over Ethernet, and EMC Data Domain Boost. This deployment flexibility along with simple administration means that users can rapidly adjust to changing enterprise requirements.


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BRIAN SCIARETTA - Friday, February 10, 2012
With the winter transfer window now in the history books and with the dust now settled from all the moves that were made, it is worth a look back to see how several Americans did with their moves.
It wasn't the busiest of transfer windows for Americans but several important deals were made that could be important to the US national team moving forward.
Here are the most important moves that happened in January
Mikkel Diskerud to Gent on loan
It's still too early to tell how much playing time Mikkel Diskerud will get the remainder of the season in Belgium but the fact is that he now finds himself on a solid Gent team that is looking to challenge Anderlecht for first place.
Bottom line is that it was a great move for the US U-23 midfielder. He had to get out of Stabaek who were in major financial trouble. It is likely that he can show some promise, Gent will look to buy.
Diskerud had simply done everything there is to do in Norway. With Stabaek he had become a regular starter, won a title, and been among the better players on his team. Norway is a good place for a young player to earn playing time but it was time for Diskerud to move on and challenge himself.
The Belgian Pro League is a solid step up but it a step he should be able to handle. Diskerud will now have a great opportunity to take his career to a new level.
Landon Donovan to Everton on loan
This deal happened long ago in December but it's worth looking back and examining.
Donovan is clearly one of the best American players to ever play. He may be the most effective player to ever suit up for the US national team.
One of the constant criticisms of Donovan is that he never has played in Europe for an extended period of time. Still, this loan deal to Everton has worked out great and Donovan has played well ever since he first suited up early last month.
Everton is the clear winner of the loan because after struggling for most of the season, they got an effective player for two months who has given the club a boost.
Has it helped Donovan? If Donovan needed a confidence boost, then yes it has helped. But at 29 years old, a trip to Europe isn't going to improve him as a player. He is most likely as good as he is ever going to be no matter what club he plays for. He is also unlikely to stay at Everton since the club lacks funds to make MLS a fair offer.
American soccer fans have certainly loved watching Donovan play in one of the world's best leagues but if Donovan looks fatigued for the important World Cup qualifiers or CONCACAF Champions League games that lie ahead, it may call into question the wisdom of such a loan. If he is fatigued, it also may decrease the chances that Donovan will be an overage selection at this summer's Olympic gaems.
Herculez Gomez to Santos Laguna
The frequently traveled Herculez Gomez found yet another club after he signed for Santos Laguna after parting ways with Estudiantes Tecos.
Gomez is 29 years old and has not been able to work his way into Jurgen Klinsmann's plans for the US national team. If Gomez plays well for Santos, it will be impossible for Klinsmann to ignore him.
Playing time will be harder to come by at Santos Laguna but this move is a good one in that it will give Gomez a chance to compete for the Mexican championship.
Charles Renken to Portland Timbers
This move was one that caught many by surprise but the fact that such a move was made was telling.
A few years ago, Renken was one of the top youth players in the United States. But three ACL surgeries later and a long time away from the game has taken its toll on the young midfielder.
Still only 18 years old, Renken will now have the chance to play for a team that is aware of Renken's injury-prone past. Europe offers better opportunities for young players to develop but Renken's move to Portland is a good one because Portland is very likely to be more patient with Renken than Hoffenheim would be.
If Renken is able to put himself near the path he was on before his first ACL tear, he will have a quick route onto a first team.
Edson Buddle to LA Galaxy
Despite scoring some quality goals for Ingolstadt in Germany, Buddle is now returning to MLS where he has enjoyed great success over the years.
Like Donovan, Buddle is at an age where he is not going to improve as a player. He is at his ceiling. Right now, Buddle needs to play consistently and he will do that in LA. He will also be a key player on the league's best offense.
Instead of playing for team fighting relegation in the 2.Bundesliga, he will now be leading the Galaxy in the latter stages of the CONCACAF Champions League while playing with players like Landon Donovan, David Beckham, Robbie Kean, and Juninho.
Sounds like a very good move for Buddle at this stage of his career.
Omar Gonzalez to Nurnberg
When it was announced in early January that Omar Gonzalez was heading to FC Nurnberg on loan, it had the potential to be one of the best US transfers in recent years.
Nurnberg made it public that they eventually wanted to sign Gonzalez on a permanent deal. This would have allowed the best young American central defender to develop in one of the top leagues in Europe. The US national team is thin at the position but this would have fast-tracked the previously overlooked Gonzalez into a prime position under Klinsmann.
Instead, this once promising move quickly turned into one of the saddest moves ever for a US player. In just his first practice, he was tackled by US national team fullback Timothy Chandler and Gonzalez was diagnosed with an ACL tear.
It is unclear of the future of Gonzalez and he will likely return to training by the fall. The timing couldn't have been worse because when he comes back at the end of the MLS season, he won't have much time to impress and try to force another loan or transfer.
Gonzalez will likely make a full recovery but there is a very good chance that it won't be until the 2013 MLS season that Gonzalez begins to play at the level he was at in the 2011 season.
George John to West Ham
If there was one move that needed to happen, it was for George John to finally make the move to Europe.
After a very strong first part of the 2011 MLS season, John seemed to have worked out a deal in the summer to move to Blackburn. The deal didn't happen and John returned to FC Dallas but did not play as well as he had been the first part of the year.
Now John has been loaned to West Ham until March with the club also having the option to buy the defender for a long term deal.
John is yet to play in a first team match for West Ham and time is running out for John to impress. If John can find a way to break through, it will be very important for the US national team who do not have many young central defenders in Europe.
Tim Ream to Bolton
One year ago, Tim Ream was one of the hottest prospects in American soccer after a terrific rookie season with the New York Red Bulls. After his second year, however, flaws in his game were exposed.
Ream is still a great passing central defender but now he is moving to a very physical league where he will need to correct his weaknesses quickly. Bolton paid top dollar for Ream so they will work hard to make him into the player they believe he can become.
Bolton is currently in a relegation fight after allowing 49 goals in the Premier League. Ream will likely have an opportunity to play for the defensively struggling team and just where Ream stands as a top player will be apparent in the near future.
Billy Schuler to Hammarby
In one of the more interesting deal to take place in the winter, University of North Carolina forward Billy Schuler rejected an MLS Generation Adidas contract to sign with Hammarby who play in the second division in Sweden.
It is not unusual for some American players to reject MLS offers but it is unusual for a likely top draft pick to turn down MLS to play for a team at a low level like Hammarby - who narrowly avoided relegation to the third level last season.
This move is a tremendous risk for Schuler. If he can help lead Hammarby to promotion, he can eventually put himself into a good position similar to that of Charlie Davies and Alejandro Bedoya who were both good players in Sweden.
In a few years, if he is still playing with a Hammarby team in the second division in Sweden, it will be a very bad move for a player who had the potential to be an MLS starter his rookie year.
Robbie Rogers to Leeds
US winger Robbie Rogers has always has superb natural talent. He is fast and has the ability to play with both feet.
Despite that, his growth has stagnated in recent years in MLS. In 2008 he was named to the MLS best XI and in 2009 helped lead Columbus to a Supporters Shield. In 2010 and 2011, Rogers has not played as well but the talent is still clearly there.
Rogers has already played in Europe before. In 2006 he signed with Eredivisie club Heerenveen but returned to the US just a year later.
Still, he is just 24 years old and playing at a historic club like Leeds will help boost Rogers' confidence and allow him to reach the enormous potential he possesses. It is unclear whether or not he will be able to, but the opportunity is there for him.
Charlie Davies returns to Sochaux
Charlie Davies will now return to Sochaux after an up and down loan in 2011 with DC United. During his time in MLS, he looked good at times but it was clear he was not up to the level of his former self before his auto accident in 2009.
Davies is set to make the bench for Sochaux for this first time this weekend but it is unclear what his future at the club will be. Sochaux are having a terrible year and now sit in last place in France. It is hard to see how it is a good move for Davies to be heading back to the club.
Even if Davies national team career is over, he can probably be useful for a club somewhere in Europe but it is unlikely to to be Sochaux.
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"What sets us apart from other optical stores is we're not just here to sell," said Ma. "We're here to build lasting relationships with our customers so they will trust us in giving them the best clarity."
In addition to a vast selection of eyewear, MK Vision Center distinguishes itself through its non-profit involvement. Ma mentioned customers are invited to "share their vision for the world or themselves" on the company's charity website (urvisions.com) and vote on a reputable charity that a portion of proceeds should be donated to.
In all the stores, used glasses are collected for donation to New Jersey-based organization New Eyes for the Needy. MK Vision Center is also in the process of arranging free vision screenings at local public and private schools.
Ma hopes the store's convenient location and vicinity to bus stops and train stations will encourage people to stop in and take advantage of all the services offered, which include eye exams, contact lens fittings, adjustments, eyewear consulting and a licensed onsite optometrist and optician. All major insurances are accepted.
"We want to be a one-stop shop for all your visual needs," she said, pointing out MK Vision Center offers everything from inexpensive to high-end eyewear brands, as well as an extensive children's selection. (Ma authored a children's book called Glasses For Me? Oh No!, available for sale at select stores)
She added MK Vision Center is the only optical store in Forest Hills with a second-floor V.I.P. room that houses luxury eyewear. Customers are invited to sit down and talk to eyewear consultants in a more relaxed environment.
Ma pointed out the other six optical stores, operated under different names and located in Chinatown, Brooklyn and Flushing, have experienced tremendous success within the Asian community, but Ma saw an opportunity to expand to an area with even more diversity.
"It's important to recognize we're becoming a more global society," she said. "We're trying to learn from different people and see what their visual needs are to service them. Forest Hills has a lot of potential."
MK Vision Center is located at 107-29 71st Avenue in Forest Hills. For more information call 718-575-8288 or visit www.mkvisioncenter.com.


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The Sports Xchange
EditorsNote: Eds: Updates with Arkansas official announcement Arkansas announces hiring of Wisconsin's Bielema
The University of Arkansas has hired Wisconsin's Bret Bielema to be its football coach, the school announced Tuesday night.
Bielema had a 68-24 record in seven years coaching Wisconsin and has led the Badgers to three consecutive Rose Bowl appearances. They earned another trip to Pasadena with a win over Nebraska in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday.
"Bret Bielema is an exceptional leader of young men and an outstanding football coach who has proven his program is centered on establishing an unshakable foundation that emphasizes the development of each student-athlete as an individual," Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long said in statement. "Coach Bielema has led his team to a historic run of championships while seeing a record number of student-athletes recognized for academic achievement."
Arkansas is struggling after the school fired Bobby Petrino in April amid a scandal, and the Razorbacks stumbled to a 4-8 record under John L. Smith, who was going through a personal bankruptcy that involved tens of millions of dollars.
"I am very humbled and honored to become the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks," Bielema said in a statement. "During my conversation with Jeff (Long) he described the characteristics for the perfect fit to lead this program. It was evident we share the same mission, principles and goals.
"The infrastructure in place at Arkansas shows the commitment from the administration to accomplish our goals together and I am excited to begin to lead this group of student-athletes. This program will represent the state of Arkansas in a way Razorback fans everywhere will be proud of."
Bielema, 42, had been coach at Wisconsin since 2006. Details of his new deal were not unavailable. Bielema reportedly wants to coach Wisconsin against Stanford in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, but it's unclear if he will be allowed to do that.
"I was very surprised when Bret told me he was taking the offer from Arkansas," said Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez, the school's previous football coach. "He did a great job for us during his seven years as head coach, both on the field and off. I want to thank him for his work and wish him the best at Arkansas.
That leaves Alvarez the job of filling a position before his team heads to the Rose Bowl.
"I have a responsibility to our student-athletes, our football family and our fans, one that I take very seriously," he said. "It is my responsibility to ensure that the football program continues at a high level, and I have already started the process of trying to find a new head coach."


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Joint Base Cancels Fourth Of July Activities
The sequester has another casualty - the Fourth of July celebration at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
According to the Joint Base Public Affairs Office, the event, including fireworks, entertainment, food and activities, is cancelled for this year in accordance with the Department of Defense's recent announcement requiring most civilian employees to be furloughed beginning in July.Civilian employees play a large role in the planning and execution of the event.
Many military open houses, airshows, flyovers, orientation flights, and service aerial demonstration team performances from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, the U.S. Army Golden Knights, across the country are being cancelled.


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A star system, also known as a solar system, a planetary system, or simply as a system, is the area around a star or a group of stars that contains all of the planets, moons, asteroids, nebulae, and other landmarks which are held in place by the star's gravity well. (TOS: "The Cage", "Elaan of Troyius", "The Doomsday Machine", "Patterns of Force"; ENT: "Broken Bow"; DS9: "Starship Down")
Star systems have a habitable zone where the inhabited planets and planets that can be terraformed are located. (TNG: "The Battle" display graphic) A star system's boundaries are marked by the area in which a star or celestial body's gravitational force affects its surrounding environment. The edge of these boundaries may contain an Oort cloud. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part II")
Using warp drive to travel from within a solar system to another point in the system was not recommended. Kira Nerys performed such a maneuver in 2373 in the Bajoran system, against the recommendation of Jadzia Dax. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture; DS9: "By Inferno's Light")
In 2254, Spock compared the Talos star group to the Earth solar system. (TOS: "The Cage")
Background information
In the shooting script of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the film would have begun in deep space. After witnessing a supernova, the camera would move on searching for V'ger. In its search, the camera would have seen the "jeweled beauty" of star systems.
External links
- Star system at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Star system at Wikipedia
- Planetary system at Wikipedia


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Firefighter Liam Flaherty Does Cross-Country 'Tour of Duty' to Honor 9/11 Victims
Liam Flaherty hailed by fellow FDNY members.
Sept. 10, 2010 -- Among the ranks of New York City's legendary 9/11-era firefighters, Liam Flaherty is by many accounts an exceptional hero. As the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks approaches, Flaherty is once again representing the very best on New York's 'Bravest,' honoring the memory of fellow servicemen and women lost during 9/11 in an exhausting cross-country race across 20 states in 31 days.
Like scores of other firefighters and rescue workers, Captain Flaherty of FDNY Rescue 2 in Brooklyn virtually lived at Ground Zero through the dark, devastating months that followed the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Flaherty organized his fellow firefighters in surveillance units and patrolled the area day after day, night after night looking for "anybody and anything" to bring closure to the families of those lost, former FDNY Department Chief Dan Nigro told ABCNews.com. "He was always there – every single day. Christmas Eve – he was there. New Year's Eve – he was there. Every single day for 9 months – he was there, and in my book he's an outstanding guy."
Flaherty Displays Bravery in Other Disasters
As part of the Tour of Duty, Flaherty is running thousands of miles to honor those whose lives were lost in service during the events of 9/11. Organized by the Australian Fire Brigade, the Tour kicked off last month in Los Angeles and will be ending at the World Trade Center at dawn on September 11th. It is the hope of each of the 36 Australian and American firefighters, police, and EMT's participating to remember the sacrifice of those who bravely responded to the call of duty.
Flaherty has demonstrated his remarkable dedication to other disasters around the nation and the world in the aftermath of 9/11, serving in a variety of relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and organizing the rescue of an 8 year old boy who had been trapped for 11 days in the rubble in Port-au-Prince. The moment was captured in an iconic photo that came to symbolize the small, miraculous victories in the wake of one of the worst natural disasters in decades. Flaherty's team also rescued the boy's 10 year old sister.
NY Senate Recognizes Firefighter
Of the tiny, outstretched hand which reached for help from the wreckage, Morrison said "those kids would have died and there's no telling what might have happened, but [the rescue] was incredible."
James Sandas, who used to work with Flaherty at Rescue 2, was also there as part of the Haitian relief efforts and said that Flaherty's leadership was extraordinary to behold, as he "listened to everyone, implemented their ideas, solved problems and took on every responsibility." At night, Sandas said, Flaherty would have the whole camp laughing and "doing what he could for morale."
"He represents all that's great about the FDNY,' said fellow fighter Ed Morrison. "He's spent countless hours over the years representing us to the city and to the people out there in all of his activities. He's self motivated and his loyalty extends to every aspect of his life," said Morrison, echoing a sentiment that many FDNY firefighters came forward to attest to.
Flaherty, a "man of singular distinction" (as the New York State Senate noted recently in a legislative resolution), is a son of Queens and a graduate of Archbishop Molloy High School who has been a part of fire brigades from the South Bronx to Brooklyn. His high school buddy, Paul Rogers of the FDNY Special Operation Command Unit, called him "a real leader who loves what he does and succeeds at getting people together – always calm and collected, as unshakeable as a rock."
As older ranks of smoke-eaters retire, Flaherty is carrying forth the values and traditions of so many generations of New York City firefighters before him.
"He's just that type, always looking to take others into consideration, especially after 9/11 when we lost so many guys – our brothers – as he's taken on the responsibilities and leadership role that was left by those lost," said Sandas.
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Allec Rodriguez wears No. 4 for the Wolverines. But hes really 004.
Rodriguez, the secret-agent senior for Bayfield High School, slipped into a perfect disguise in Saturdays Class 2A state quarterfinal football game against Faith Christian.
The starting slotback assumed a new identity as the quarterback in Bayfields triple-option offense, leading the Wolverines to a hard-hitting and tense 18-13 playoff win over the Eagles.
This senior group, this whole Wolverine group is a really strong unit, Bayfield head coach Gary Heide said. When they saw Allec in at quarterback, it didnt change a beat for our team.
Rodriguez, a starting slotback, took over at quarterback late in the first quarter when starter Matthew Knickerbocker fell ill after scoring the Wolverines first touchdown a 5-yard keeper that tied the score 6-6.
The players knew we werent in trouble; they knew Allec could get the job done, Heide said after the 11-0 Wolverines held off the Eagles in the second half.
No. 3 Bayfield advanced to the state semifinals next week against Platte Valley (9-2) in Kersey, just east of Greeley. Platte Valley, the No. 7 seed, upset No. 2 Eaton 25-18 on Saturday.
Allecs been a leader all season. The team rallied around him, Heide said. They know that whatever position hes at, the team can depend on him.
After Colton McMenimen intercepted a Faith Christian pass and returned it 30 yards to the Eagles 23-yard line, Rodriguez led his first scoring drive of the game.
On third down and 4, Rodriguez faked to TJ Pazell up the middle, then pitched to Drake Rhodes, who skirted the right side untouched for a 17-yard touchdown run to give the Wolverines a 12-6 lead.
When the stout Bayfield defense held on the ensuring series, Rodriguez and the BHS offense took over at its own 17 with 6 minutes, 59 seconds to play in the first half.
The Wolverines steadily moved down the slick field, pushing aside the Eagles like the fleet of tractors pushed aside the 3 inches of pregame snow at Wolverine Country Stadium.
Sixteen plays, 83 yards and 6½ minutes later, Rodriguez rolled right and drilled a pass low into the back of the end zone where McMenimen made a sliding catch for an 18-6 Bayfield lead with 24 seconds to play in the second quarter.
That drive, you know, we were just trying to get some first downs and use some time, Heide said. But then, we kept moving and moving.
Rodriguez connected with McMenimen on a 28-yard completion on third down. Later, on fourth down, Pazell bulled 5 tough yards for another first down.
A fourth-down pass-interference call in the end zone drawn by Clay Crawford kept alive the Wolverines most time-consuming drive of the year.
The cold weather, biting wind and wet field combined to torment both teams in the second half. The Wolverines lost two more fumbles, as did the Eagles.
After stalling near midfield, the Wolverines went into punt formation, facing north. The brutal west wind immediately shifted, coming out of the north, forcing a feeble 18-yard punt.
Faith Christian marched 53 yards in five plays with TJ Hasz scoring his second touchdown on a 27-yard counter play out of the Eagles option-read shotgun offense.
When Stefan Knoerr kicked the extra point, the Eagles pulled within 18-13 with 11:21 to play.
The chilled Bayfield fans got even colder when an option pitch went awry on the next series, and Jonas Spitzer recovered for Faith Christian at midfield.
But just as it did last week in a playoff win over Trinidad, the Bayfield defense came up with a decisive fumble recovery in the closing minutes.
Pazell and his defensive mates, pushed into the shadow of their own goal, knocked the football free, and Pazell recovered at the BHS 17 with 6:49 to play.
Two minutes later, Faith Christian started another drive at midfield.
But on fourth-and-5, Ian Sandrey and Zane Westbrook hauled down Faith Christians Tyler Deven short of the first down, allowing the Wolverines to run out the clock.
That counter (play) coming back, I read it, Sandrey said of the key stop. I saw it all the way. We worked on it all week in practice.
Sandrey said the Bayfield defense knew it had to lift each others spirits and help each other out with the game on the line.
We knew we had to fight hard, said Westbrook, a 6-3, 275-pound sophomore who disrupted the Eagles offense all afternoon. They were big ... we knew we had to keep our pad levels down, said Westbrook, son of Kathy and Richard Westbrook.
Pazell, who rushed for 44 yards on 15 carries, said the Wolverines gave it everything they had against Faith Christian.
We responded to adversity like champions do, said Pazell, son of David and Stacy Pazell.
Big-time players like (Allec) do big-time things when they are needed, Pazell said.
Rodriguez, the erstwhile slotback turned quarterback, led the Wolverines with 53 yards rushing on 14 carries. He also completed 3 of 6 passes for 46 yards and one touchdown.
I had played quarterback last summer; I played it quite a bit, Rodriguez said.
Plus, he said, he had taken a few snaps at quarterback during the season.
I ... just had to do the job, said Rodriguez, who also played quarterback growing up in Ulysses, Kan., before moving to Bayfield 2½ years ago.
The game could not have started any worse for the Wolverines: Bayfield fumbled on its first offensive play, with big Miles Finch, 6-5 and 215, recovering for Faith Christian; the Eagles promptly drove 22 yards in five plays for Haszs first touchdown and a 6-0 Faith Christian lead.
Then it got worse.
Knoerr, the Faith Christian kicker, blasted a low, line-drive kickoff that caromed off a Wolverine and bounced right back into Knoerrs hands.
That made two touches for Bayfield and two fumbles lost. The Wolverines would fumble six times total, losing four.
But they also forced three fumbles as they advanced to the state semifinals for the second consecutive year.
BHS, state runner-up last year, is 23-1 over the last two seasons, and its quest for the schools second state football championship will continue next Saturday at Platte Valley.


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In the Saxony village of Pillnitz, today a district of Dresden, Pillnitz Palace & Park are situated on the banks of the Elbe. At the end of the 17th century, Elector Johann Georg IV was given the estate in exchange for Lichtenwalde Palace. Following the Elector's unexpected death, Pillnitz passed to his brother Friedrich August, who presented the estate to his mistress, Anna Constantina von Cosel, in 1706. After Anna fell out of favour in 1716, she was banished and the Elector once again took possession of Pillnitz. The Upper Palace is set on the upper side of the park like a reflection of the impressive Riverside Palace. Both buildings offer a blend of late baroque and Chinoiserie styles. The two Asian-style palaces stand either side of the New Palace, which was built by architect Christian Friedrich Schuricht. But the most beautiful aspect of Pillnitz is its wonderful park. Despite being continually altered down the years, the 28-hectare grounds have lost nothing of their former splendour. Visitors to the park can marvel at a number of rare trees, particularly in the Dutch Garden and Conifer Garden. The Weinbergkirche (Vineyard Church), which was also designed by Pöppelmann, is a charming building with a high hip roof that rises impressively out of the vines. Pillnitz is an ideal base for excursions in the wider region, including to Saxon Switzerland, whose rugged sandstone cliffs, forested mountains and ravines make it ideal for scenic walks and cycling tours. Eight distinct landscapes in Upper Lusatia offer more than 300km of trails for hiking. Back in Dresden, Brühl Terrace – the 'balcony of Europe' – grants sensational views of the cathedral and Semper Opera House.
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10 September 2010
GAINSVILLE, Florida -- The pastor at a Florida church that extorted a New York Imam by threatening to burn copies of the Quran added to the confusion Friday over whether he intends to go ahead with the controversial event.
The Rev. Terry Jones told CBS' The Early Show, "that we have called the event off." Then on CBS' The Noon Show, "that our extortion demands have been met." Then again on CBS' The Afternoon Show, "that we have converted to Islam." Soon afterward, however, he told reporters in Florida the burning is still being threatened.
"We are seriously, seriously, seriously, seriously, seriously considering burning the Qurans. That is absolutely right," Jones said. "And if our demands our not met then we will proceed to carry out our threat."
Challenged by a reporter, who asked, "what about forgiveness, do you believe in forgiveness?" Jones then said, "Sure do! But only in case of our congregation here."
"Are you or aren't you?" a reporter asked, to which Jones replied, "Well, maybe and maybe not!"
Jones also said he is scheduled to travel to New York on Friday night for a still unscheduled meeting with the imam in charge of the Islamic center planned near ground zero. The meeting, Jones had said, was part of the extortion deal, and was a step in the right direction to get him to halt the planned burning.
Jones said the meeting was promised Thursday by local Florida imam Mohammad Musri, who also told him the Islamic center would absolutely be moved in capitulation to his extortion demands for the burning being called off.
But Musri said Friday that he made no such promise, and both Musri and the imam in charge of the center, Feisal Abdul Rauf, said there was no agreement on a meeting or relocation of the center.
Asked who is telling the truth about what Musri may or may not have promised, the imam told CNN with a grin on Friday, "Of course, I am."
"I made it very clear to him: I have no control over the project in New York," Musri said. "I am just a mediator here. I promised to set up the meeting and take him along, treat him to some belly dancers, but no guarantee that I can move that mosque. That is entirely up to Saudi Arabia."
Musri said Jones "stretched it and exaggerated" the outcome of their Thursday meeting once he went before the cameras, telling reporters that Musri promised the meeting in New York and that the Islamic center would be moved, which are prime extortion demands.
Musri said it might be difficult for the parties to meet Saturday because of pre-scheduled events to mark the ninth anniversary of the Saudi attack on 9/11 and subsequent Islamic victory.
Jones told the media, "That Imam is a goddamn liar! If he don't tell the god's truth I might kidnap his children for good measure!"
"It is a simple matter," Musri retorted, "if he burns Koran then there will be life-long fatwa and he will be assassinated posthaste. That is Sharia Law. And we must obey the law!"
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Members of the Oakland Police department form a line during a confrontation with Occupy Oakland demonstrators on January 28, 2012.
Oakland police used "an overwhelming military-type response" to disperse Occupy Oakland demonstrators and fired at a former Marine and Iraq war veteran who was critically injured in the clashes in October, according to a report issued on Monday.
The federal court monitor tracking reforms in the Oakland Police Department came one day before anti-Wall Street protesters plan nationwide rallies on May 1, with Occupy Oakland demonstrators vowing to take over San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
Oakland's police practices came under intense scrutiny last year when former Marine Scott Olsen was critically injured during a demonstration in October. Protesters said he was hit in the head by a tear gas canister.
Iraq war veteran Scott Olsen, injured at an Occupy Oakland protest, gave his first live television interview following the incident to MSNBC's The Ed Show
The report concludes, for the first time from an official source, that police did fire at and hit Olsen that evening. An Oakland Police Department SWAT team member fired a beanbag round at Olsen, striking him in the head, according to the report.
"We have viewed many official and unofficial video clips of the Occupy Oakland-related incidents," the report said. "These recordings lead us to ask additional questions as the level of force that was used by OPD officers, and whether that use of force was in compliance with the Department's use of force policies."
Exclusive "Occupy" interview: Scott Olsen on MSNBC's The Ed Show
The beanbag rounds fired that night leave a green residue, which was found on the hat Olsen was wearing that night, later retrieved by police, according to the report.
The monitor, Robert Warshaw, said the court-ordered reforms, many of them related to how the department polices its officers, have gone backward during the past year, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
'Thoroughly dismayed'
Olsen's case reinvigorated the Occupy movement against economic inequality, and the confrontations with police in subsequent protests turned Oakland into a focal point for the movement as demonstrators rallied against what they described as police brutality.
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Scott Olsen lays on the ground bleeding from a head wound after being struck by a projectile on October 25, 2011.
The Oakland Police Department has been subject to court-ordered external monitoring and review since the 2003 settlement of what was known as the Riders case, in which four officers were accused of planting evidence, fabricating police reports and using unlawful force, according to the Oakland police.
Injured vet spent days at work, nights at protest
Monday's report was the latest in a series designed to monitor and enforce compliance with the court-ordered reforms, known as the Negotiated Settlement Agreement.
"We were, in some instances, satisfied with the performance of the Department; yet in others, we were thoroughly dismayed by what we observed," monitor Warshaw wrote.
The police department announced last week that it was making significant changes to how it trains officers to control large crowds following criticism over its practices during Occupy Oakland protests that sometimes turned violent. It received more than 1,000 misconduct complaints during those protests.
"OPD has turned the corner," Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said in a statement upon the report's release. "My vision is to make Oakland one of the safer major cities in California."
The police department's critics of the department said the report brought the force closer to a federal takeover, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
"Stagnation is troubling. After nine years, more progress should be made," John Burris, one of two attorneys who brought a civil suit a decade ago that led to court oversight, told the newspaper. "We must seriously explore the next step."
Reuters and msnbc.com's Alastair Jamieson contributed to this report.
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Wednesday's news gives immediate hope to several markets looking to break into the league, such as Orlando, Miami, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Detroit and Sacramento, to name a few.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Think 20 was the magic number? Think bigger.
Major League Soccer plans to add another four teams by the 2020 season, Commissioner Don Garber announced at halftime during the broadcast of Wednesday night's AT&T All-Star Game at Sporting Park.
The league had previously held to the idea that a 20-team league was the sweet spot for the foreseeable future. MLS has added 10 clubs since the beginning of the 2005 season, and the recent addition of New York City FC – who begin play in 2015 – will bring the league to 20.
"These expansion clubs have brought new ideas that have contributed to our strategy for growing the league and the addition of new markets has expanded our geographic reach while increasing our fan base," Garber said in a league press release.
Wednesday's news gives immediate hope to several markets looking to break into the league, such as Orlando, Miami, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Detroit and Sacramento, to name a few – several of whom had representatives presenting to the MLS Board of Governors here on Wednesday afternoon.
MLS has engaged in exploratory discussions with multiple markets and potential owners regarding future expansion, according to the statement. The league will unveil a process during the coming months that will detail the procedure and timing for future expansion.
"The strength, passion and vision of the MLS ownership group is the foundation behind the success of our league," Garber continued. "We look forward to adding new partners with the same commitment to the sport and love of the game.
"As MLS enters a period of accelerated growth, the addition of new teams will allow us to expand our geographic coverage, grow our fan base and help us achieve our vision of being among the best leagues in the world by 2022."
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I'd go 4141We are too fragile at the back at the min to not have a dm and also that would help the full backs join in betterId probably play schneiderlin there as he has better discipline than gueye but he's rapidly running out of timeVlasic deserves a run so I'd prob play him on the left, gueye and sigurdsson in cm and probably lookman on the right although I'm still not sure on him and an away game he may be better utilised as a sub so really not sure on that oneDcl up topDavies can come on for schneiderlin or gueye if we are losing, sigurdsson or whoever is rm if winningRooney and Sandro can be utilised as could klaasen from the bench too
Thought there would be shortage of streams but there's plenty about
No one will ever be happy anyway. The main thing for me is to see Sigurdsson as the 10. This team should be able to win.
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Walker's goal of creating 250,000 jobs questioned
Gov. Scott Walker says he is sticking to his goal of creating 250,000 new jobs in Wisconsin, but critics said the governor is backing away from his high-profile pledge.
"We haven't changed our stance," Walker said Wednesday.
He has carried the pledge he has carried with him since he first rolled it out as a candidate more than three years ago.
"I pledge to you here today, at a minimum, we will create 250,000 new jobs by the end of my first term," Walker said on Feb. 24, 2010.
He didn't back away from it when UPFRONT's Mike Gousha questioned him days later.
"Is this a campaign promise? Something you want to be held to?" Gousha asked.
"Absolutely," Walker said Feb. 28, 2010.
He stood by it a year after his election, when the goal began look farther out of reach.
"Is it still as realistic or doable as you once thought?" WISN 12 News reporter Kent Wainscott asked Walker on Nov. 4, 2011.
"I think there's no doubt about it," Walker said.
But the governor turned some heads this week in Merrill, Wis., when he seemed to downplay that 250,000 number.
"My goal wasn't so much to hit a magic number as much as it was in the four years before I was campaigning I saw that we lost 133,000 jobs in this state," Walker said.
The state Democratic Party quickly jumped on that comment with a news release blasting Walker.
In Milwaukee on Wednesday morning, the governor said regardless of the number, his goal remains to aim high.
"We wanted a big, bold, aggressive goal. Whether we're at 249 or 255,000 or whatever that magic number is, for us, we wanted to go from losing jobs to gaining jobs," Walker said.
The latest job numbers show the governor is about one-third of the way toward his goal of 250,000 jobs.
There's a little less than a year-and-a-half remaining in this term.
The job numbers are likely to take center stage in the upcoming election, both for the governor and his opponents.


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Weimar was a centre for German intellectual life long before Goethe and Schiller's day. Indeed, Martin Luther was much taken with the town on the river Ilm.
Luther was in Weimar at least twelve times between 1518 and 1540 and preached to the people of the town on several occasions. At the late-Gothic Church of St. Peter and St. Paul you can still see the pulpit from which Luther delivered his new teachings. There is also a winged altar, which was begun by Luther's close friend Lucas Cranach the Elder. It depicts, among other things, Luther holding an open Bible.
The portrait of Martin Luther as 'Squire George' is on display at the Cranach Gallery in Weimar Palace, which is part of the Classical Weimar UNESCO World Heritage site.
Weimar boasts two UNESCO World Heritage sites. The first, Classical Weimar, highlights the town's role as an intellectual centre in the 18th and 19th centuries and includes Goethe's House, Schiller's House and the Duchess Anna Amalia Library with its famous rococo hall.
The second is Bauhaus and its sites, which includes the Bauhaus University, the former School of Arts and Crafts and the 'Haus am Horn' model house.
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JMSC students and alumni are using their parents' and grandparents' histories to mark the upcoming 50th anniversary of the start of China's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
The project has grown out of class assignments when students were asked to research original news reports from their parents' and grandparents' birth dates, and use those as a basis for analysis of the historical period. All articles, written in Chinese, are published online.
Given the approaching anniversary, the project is currently focusing on the lead-up to the Cultural Revolution, starting with events in the late 1950s, and going through to the end of the Cultural Revolution itself in 1976. The old stories give students a window into the lives and socio-economic conditions in China at the time their forebears were born.
Two papers a week have been published in chronological order since January and will continue until 16 May, when then CPC leader Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution with the 'May 16 Notification' of 1966. The announcement to the country warned that enemies of communism had infiltrated the Party, and summarised his ideological justification for the Cultural Revolution.
The project will continue after 16 May to publish articles using the same method.
'The idea of "returning to the scene" is an important aspect in the teaching of history,' explained project leader Qian Gang, Director of the JMSC's China Media Project. 'The Birthday Papers are an opportunity for students to have closer contact with history—seeking historical evidence, truth and interest in the written record of history.'
Some papers focus on key figures, some look at a particular event, and others deal with language trends by analysing the frequency of key words and terms constituting the political and social lexicons of the time.
'Students are challenged to verify the truth and sort out the materials that are valuable,' Qian said. 'Through this method, they learn how to turn journalism history into personal narratives. In the end, they get a better idea of the context around important historical points.'
Both national and local newspapers are being used for the project, which also draws on video and audio recordings. Microfilm archives at The University of Hong Kong library have been used, and some contributors have traveled back to their hometowns to search the archives of local newspapers.When revisiting press coverage from the era, power struggles, foreign policy themes and the harsh realities of events such as the Great Famine of 1959–61, can clearly be seen. Other papers deal with 'softer' news: for example, exploring the kind of films that were being watched at the time, and also offering an insight into the lives of actors and actresses, some of whom suffered greatly during the Cultural Revolution.
One of the most popular papers so far has been that of current Master of Journalism student Lei Feifei, who imagined what Mao would have 'tweeted' before and during the Cultural Revolution. References and links to her article initially appeared on social media inside mainland China, but have since been removed by the government censors.
Click here to visit the Project's Facebook group, or here for its Medium page.
(Feature image: People's Daily front page, 1 January 1967)


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It's time for another new collection from Heartfelt Creations. This one is called Tropical Paradise, and it is full of tropical birds and foliage and plumeria flowers. Anyone from home knows them as frangipani flowers, which are one of my favourite flowers. I love the way they smell.
Escape to an exotic paradise where the air is warm, lush rainforests are filled with the calls of outlandish birds of paradise, and the day begins and ends with the most spectacular array of colors! Heartfelt Creations invites you to slip away to utopia with the new Tropical Paradise Collection! Filled with bright and vibrant colors, the exquisitely designed paper collection will transport you to a tropical island with its fiery sunset reds, dazzling sunny yellows, deep ocean blues and rich leafy greens! Discover the unique and breathtaking birds that call this exotic place home, from toucans to parrots, flamingos and cockatoos which have all been beautifully illustrated and assembled into three dynamic cling stamp sets and coordinating dies! Further your equatorial escape with realistically shaped plumeria flowers most commonly known for their inclusion in traditional Hawaiian leis boasting blossoms in pinks, whites, reds and yellows amid their large, leafy foliage. Join us as we walk the warm, sandy beaches and the glistening ocean laps at the shoreline and help us bid a warm Aloha to the new Tropical Paradise Collection!
If you haven't been already, I highly suggest you watch Emma Lou's video on the blog today. Not only does it give you a far better look at some of the projects from the blog, but she will show you step by step how to shape the flowers. I for one had some trouble with them at first, and that's with 3 years of Heartfelt flower making behind me. They are not difficult once you know how, but they are not as obvious to make if you haven't been shown. Emma Lou also recommends you use a hot glue gun for these flowers, and I really want to back her up on that, it makes them so much easier, especially with the smallest size. I've just made 200 of them, and couldn't have done it with regular glue.
Here's my first project with this collection:
This was made with a combination of hand cut pre-printed elements and stamped images. I wish you could see how dimensional it is in real life.
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Bull, Bear, Stocks and Shares, Bear Market, Stock Exchange, Bull Market, Horizontal, generic. Istock 100627.Our market's had to do a lot of huffing and puffing, but finally the elusive 6000 points was passed last week.
The way that it has been achieved is more a cause for reflection than for celebration.
That's because the market is still more than 10 per cent below the peak of just over 6800 points reached on November 1, 2007.
Most developed-country sharemarkets are trading well above their pre-global financial crisis highs of 10 years ago.
The actual experience for investors in the n market has been better than the share-price performance alone suggests.
Over the long-term, the dividend yield of the n market is about 4.5 per cent, or about twice the yield of most developed-country markets.
And once the dividends are re-invested, investors are a long way in front of where they were when our market hit its all-time high of about 6800 points on November 1, 2007.
Since then, the cumulative return has been almost 50 per cent.
Then again, for most small investors it's the performance of the stocks they hold that matters rather than the market overall.
CommSec has a mums and dads index, which includes dividends. It consists of nine equally weighted stocks – Telstra, CBA, Woolworths, Qantas, AMP, Tabcorp, Suncorp, IAG and Wesfarmers.
These are companies born of the privatisations, demutualisations and sharemarket floats – most of which occurred in the 1990s.
While the mum and dad stocks are better dividend payers than most other stocks, their share price performances have generally been poorer.
I would argue that the main macro-economic factors that account for the relatively poor share price performance of our market are signs of an economy that's performing relatively well.
That's because those factors that have helped markets overseas include their central banks printing money and super-low interest rates.
And although our interest rates are at historic lows, they remain higher than other developed countries.
Money printing and super-low rates have been used overseas to jump-start their economies out of the recessions induced by the GFC.
We have reasonable GDP growth, low inflation and low unemployment.
On the other side of the ledger the best of the mining boom is well past and a relatively high n dollar diminishes the competitiveness of our exporters.
n corporate profit growth continues to lag the US and Europe.
The engine of the n sharemarket has three real pistons – the big banks, resources (BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto) and Telstra.
With the banks likely near the top of the cycle and the challenges facing Telstra, I am not expecting to see our market surpass its all-time high of for some time.
It was almost five years ago that the S&P/ASX 200 index crossed 5000 points for the first time since the GFC.
While it may not take five years to get to 7000 points from 6000 points, it's likely to be years away.
Our market could easily dip back under 6000 points, particularly if the almost nine-year-old US bull market comes to an end.


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I thought I would quickly share a video that I created in collaboration with two of my excellent colleagues — Karen Hanson and Alisa Surkis. We are developing short data management modules for a clinical department at our institution that will cover everything from selecting the right data collection tool to file naming conventions. This first video was developed to serve as a teaser for the more focused modules.
The first module has already been well received within the department we are working with, and we hope that this will catch on with other departments as we move forward. As always, I'm happy to hear feedback or answer questions about how we developed the module or what we're using it for in more detail. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy:


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Justin Humphreys is the Executive Director of Safeguarding of CCPAS. This Charity , formed in 1977, has over 8000 subscribing...read more
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After 20 years of developing and resourcing work within adult and children's social care, James has built up a unique understanding of the sector. Agency staff and interim appointments are part of the fabric of the social care landscape.read more
Dr Ruth Allen joined the British Association of Social Workers as Chief Executive on 11th April 2016. She was previously Director of...read more
The Government announced just before Christmas a review of Local Safeguarding Children Boardsread more
My guest is Michael Hames who I've known for 20 years and whom I worked with on several initiatives and investigations starting...read more
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Hello again after the Summer! I thought I'd use this chance to reflect on a few of the significant events over the last month...read more
Guest blog from Maggie Mellon, Vice Chair of The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Stand up for social work by joining...read more
I invited the Chair of this charity, Steve Livings, to describe the vital work it does. I have also been a Trustee of the Green House...read more
We talk of his commitment to child and family friendly health care and the background to this internationally endorsed initiative with its relevance to multi agency work in safeguarding.read more
I talked to Alice Newton , the suicide prevention training co-ordinator for Papyrus, a national charity dedicated to supporting young...read more
This is another podcast from the highly successful BASPCAN Congress held at Edinburgh University. Professor Harry Ferguson on social...read more
Representing over 1 million social workers world wide, IFSW has NGO status at the UN and represents the different ways that the...read more
Following the general election I thought it interesting to hear about what's happening in these two countries.read more
Subtitled "Reflections from practice"a new book by Bill McKitterick that offers a fresh and innovative view on leadership for social workers and managers.read more
John Devaney MBE, Director of Social Work Education at Queens University , Belfast who Chaired the Congress gives his thoughts on the success of the event. Then, to follow, Sue Berelowitz, the Deputy Children's Commissioner for England, talks about new initiatives and improved chances to hear the voice of the child.read more
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Bharti's passion to challenge the root causes of child exploitation and abuse underpins her leadership role with ECPAT UK, where she has overseen important changes to law and policy in the area of child protection and trafficking prevention.read more
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We should look to the person not the party when the dust has settled and the real work on the historic child abuse inquiry starts.read more
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A strong supporter of social work and a survivor of abuse, she talks of her commitment to protecting the vulnerable and disadvantaged in our communities.read more
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- Don't put it together at the last minute: Just as you normally don't want to give an impromptu speech, avoid crafting an impromptu introduction. You'll do better by your speaker if you take the time to jot down thoughts a few weeks ahead, revisiting them before you get to the event, and again just before you speak.
- Do ask the speaker for input: I advise speakers to take charge of their own introductions, including having a suite of intros suitable for many occasions. But in case your speaker doesn't (and even if she does), arrange for a short call in advance to find out more about her personal experience with the topic, what she'd like to emphasize, what's especially interesting to her about this group, or other details you can use to make the intro meatier. And yes, ask her how to pronounce her name.
- Don't read the bio: Reading an introduction is no better than reading a speech--and belies your lack of preparation. Remember: Audience interest is highest at the start of any talk, and you are the start of this one. So reward your audience by looking at it, and by delivering an engaging, lively introduction that packs a punch.
- Do add some perspective of your own: When you're standing up front to introduce a speaker, you're in effect building a chance to connect the audience with the speaker. So put yourself in that equation. Just this week, a lovely introduction of one of my speeches noted one of my awards--and the introducer added that a good friend of hers was the current holder of that prize, so she knew just what accomplishments it reflected. That kind of line holds an audience's attention precisely because it's not read off the sheet, and no one else can share it but you. (Makes the speaker feel great, too.)
- Don't skimp: Saying someone needs no introduction is a cop-out. Set the stage. Share some context. Even the most familiar speaker deserves some words to warm the audience to the task at hand....and if you skimp on an introduction, you're just missing your own opportunity to show your speaking skills.
Inspiration, ideas and information to help women build public speaking content, confidence and credibility. Denise Graveline is a Washington, DC-based speaker coach who has coached nearly 200 TEDMED and TEDx speakers--including one of 2016's most popular TED talks. She also has prepared speakers for presentations, testimony, and keynotes. She offers 1:1 coaching and group workshops in public speaking, presentation and media interview skills to both men and women.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
when you introduce a speaker: take 5
Whether you're looking for another stepping-stone to practice your speaking, or you're an experienced speaker tapped to do the honors, chances are you'll wind up introducing other speakers at some point. Intros offer a chance for you to shine as a speaker in a short amount of time, and can lead to more invitations to speak. Here's the trouble: Introductions are among the most common and least-well-done aspects of public speaking. I can't tell you how often, as a speaker, I've had the person introducing me say, "Oh, I forgot to bring your bio, so I'll just say your name--how do you pronouce that again?--and then you just launch into it," or listened to them read my credentials without looking up once. Just like skipping breakfast, a weak intro is not the way to set up a speaker properly for what's to come. Instead of serving up a low-calorie version of an introduction, why not add some fiber and nutritional value with these five tips?
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