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Gary James' Interview With Tony Andreason Of
The Trashmen
In 1962, a group of guys in Minneapolis, Minnesota put together a Rock and Roll band and called themselves The Trashmen. A year later, in 1963, they put out a record that went all the way to number four on the Billboard charts. That song, and what a song it was, was called "Surfin' Bird". Tony Andreason of The Trashmen talked to us about his group.
- Tony, were The Trashmen a band that was playing clubs in Minneapolis or were you what some people would call a "garage band"?
- We were a garage band, sure. We never took ourselves that seriously. We didn't play clubs around town. We played dances. We played ballrooms mostly.
- Ballrooms?
- That's right. When we first started, we were playing any place that we could set up. We even set up over at Hamlin University out on the mall one night. We had a big, impromptu dance out there. We would play school dances. There were a lot of ballrooms around here, the Marigold Ballroom, the Prom Ballroom, Chubs Ballroom. We'd play roller rinks. We weren't a bar band. We were pretty much, I would say, a garage band. We actually did practice in our other guitar player's garage and my garage from time to time.
- What kind of money were you getting in those days?
- When I first started playing with Jim Thaxter and The Travelers, there were a number of places around here. There was a place over in Crystal, Minnesota and I think we were paid seven bucks a piece to play for the evening. If we got ten dollars a piece, that was real money when we were in high school. (laughs) A lot of times we played for nothing. We just wanted to play. We enjoyed playing because the important thing at the time were girls and cars. Ten dollars would actually buy a lot of gas. It was pretty reasonable at the time. I remember three dollars would buy ten gallons of gas.
- You must've got a lot of girls too!
- Not really. Back then things were a lot different than they are now. Girls weren't promiscuous at the time. We would have girls that followed the band around, but it was kind of like a big bunch of friends going out someplace. So, there was a group of girls and guys that kind of hung out together. If we were going to do a dance, there would probably be thirty or forty of us that would go and show up and dance. Everybody went to dance in those times. That's what it was all about, dancing, having a Pepsi and sneaking a cigarette out in back.
- The first concert I ever saw was Freddy And The Dreamers, Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders and Sam And The Twisters at the Syracuse War Memorial in April, 1965. Do you know that the kids weren't screaming, they weren't smoking pot. They were dancing. That situation never repeated itself.
- That's right.
- People didn't sit in there and watch the groups perform. They danced.
- Yeah. When we started out, everybody was dancing. You would have a thousand people dancing. That's what people came for. They loved the music of course and they would watch, but a big part of the crowd was dancing.
- What kind of material were you playing?
- Back then, oh gosh, "A Whole Lot Of Shakin' Goin' On", "Great Balls Of Fire". We were doing some Blues, some Jimmy Reed stuff because that's what everybody wanted to play. We were playing The Fendermen's "Mule Skinner Blues", "Don't You Just Know It". We were playing a lot of Ventures' tunes, "Walk Don't Run", "Parfidia", songs like that.
- Getting back to this garage band terminology people use for bands like The Trashmen, that projects this impression that you guys were just fooling around in a garage some place, came up with this idea or arrangements for "Surfin' Bird" and recorded it. I say you probably worked pretty hard to come up with that song and that sound. Now, who's right?
- Well, I'll tell you what, we got the idea for it, Steve (Wahrer) was in the back room at a place called the Chubs Ballroom. He was fooling around with that voice. Really the first time we played it was at Chubs Ballroom. We had never rehearsed it. He said "I'll just shake my head and let you know when we're gonna change chords. (laughs) Three chords going from E to B. He would shake his head. He did that and the crowd went crazy. So, there was almost no preparation for that song. It just happened when we were playing Chubs Ballroom. We played the song four times that night because the crowd was so into it. A fellow named Bill Diehl was with WDGY Radio. He was the Wizard Of Wax, the Deacon Of The Discs at the time. It was wonderful Ouija. He heard us do that song and came back to the room and said "You've got to record that. That is a hit. It's the weirdest thing I've ever heard." So that's what we did. We recorded it 'live'.
- In the studio?
- Yeah.
- In how many takes?
- You couldn't do very many or your voice would be gone. I'll bet we didn't do more than two or three takes. Some of the tunes we did, particularly on the first album, in a couple of afternoons. I think "Miserlou" was one or two takes because we had started playing that a lot. When I listen to it, I can detect things that I wish we wouldn't have allowed to go. (laughs) But, you know you've got to get something done quickly and you've got a limited budget. A couple of the songs on the first album were just thought up in the studio because we needed another song.
- Did Steve ever tell you where the idea came from to sing "Surfin' Bird" in that voice?
- He was always fooling around with voices. He came up with that. He was fooling around with it in the back room and he came up with it just on the spot. He would do things if you listen to "Bird Bath" and some of those songs. He was fooling around with voices all the time. When he got that voice, we were laughing so hard, he kept it up. The more he did it, the more we laughed and the more we got into it. It was a combination of "The Bird Is The Word", The Rivington's tune. We weren't really aware of The Rivingtons. Actually, we heard that song the first time at Woodley's Country Dam. There was a group called The Sorenson Brothers from California and they did "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow". We watched them do it and thought it was the craziest thing. We actually came up to 'em and said "you should record that song." They said "no". We started doing Surf music and we came up with that because we were kind of turning into a Surf band, we called it Surfin' Bird."
- Didn't I see Steve, your lead singer, do some kind of funny dance when you guys were on
American Bandstand
- He was. That was the first time we were on TV and when I say "we",
weren't on. They couldn't afford to bring the whole band. Steve went to do
when it was still in Philadelphia. If you watch that, he was totally unprepared. He didn't know what they were gonna do. So, he did that and he was out of breath. (laughs) I think he was there just for the afternoon. He got done doing the show and flew back and we left town.
- He lip-synched that whole thing, didn't he?
- Yeah. And pretty much after that, we didn't do lip-synching. If we were gonna play on TV and we did a lot of TV, we did it 'live'. We didn't like the idea of lip-synching. Not at all. It just seemed like you weren't giving people their money's worth.
- Who came up with the name for the group - The Trashmen? Was that you?
- No. We were rehearsing one afternoon 'cause we were in a play at a school over in Brooklyn Center. It was a dance. And we didn't have a name for the band. There was an artist here in town, his name was Tony Kyray, and he recorded a song called "The Trashmen's Blues". We were listening to it and Steve said "That's what we should call ourselves - The Trashmen." We were laughing, you know? He showed up Saturday night at the school with
The Trashmen
painted on his drum head. That's how it started. Obviously it stuck.
- Did you like that name, The Trashmen?
- It was so unusual 'cause we had a lot of different names for bands at the time. Well, I like it now, sure. Now we're looked upon, believe it or not, as a Punk band. We go to Europe and a big part of our audience are Punkers. I suppose the name and the song is something they can kind of grab onto. We didn't know how we would go over, a bunch of older guys playing for a couple of clubs that were strictly Punk clubs. We didn't know how that would go. We came in there and they were a great audience. There was a lot of leather in that place. (laughs) I think we stuck around and signed posters for an hour and a half, two hours after the show.
- How may records did "Surfin' Bird" sell?
- I have no idea. We had poor management at the time. We had a manager who wasn't really watching after us. He was watching after himself. We had no idea how many it sold, although the good thing about it was we did get ownership of all our masters. It's been a long time now. Of course nothing was happening at the time and we owned our masters. Then there were a number of companies that started using the song in commercials and movies. It kind of took off. Reebok used it. We had a lot of overseas companies use it. So, it's been really good to us. We made a deal with Sundazed Records in 1990 and that really was the best thing we ever did because we met the people at Sundazed. Bob Erwin was starting it. We were the first "name" group he signed. We decided to go with him 'cause we like him. A friend of ours, Mike Jan, had some tapes that we didn't even remember we had and so Erwin re-mastered a lot of our music. He did such a great job and we've had a great relationship with him since about 1990, I think. It's been over twenty years. They've released a number of new albums of old material that we had. They even released a four CD box set on us, eighty songs. It was a poor business dealing we had initially and later in life we had somebody that really cared about the group. Now, Sundazed has become a huge company. I think they really pay the artist. I've been called by all kind of different artists, asking me how Sundazed was 'cause Sundazed had contacted them about re-releasing a lot of their material. We've got nothing but good things to day about 'em.
- There was some controversy about who wrote "Surfin' Bird". The Rivington's had "The Bird's The Word" and The Sorenson Brothers had "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow". So, who wrote "Surfin' Bird"?
- Steve put the two of 'em together. We didn't know when the record first came out they had us as the writer of that song. Beechwood came along and said they were the writer of "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow". We should've fought 'em on that because we could've had at least half of the writer's credit on that. Our song is different.
- I've never heard The Rivington's song, but I'm just guessing it is different from yours. So technically speaking, you should get writer's credit.
- It was totally different. We should've gotten credit, but we had poor management and people that didn't care about is. We were kids. There were so many artists at the time that I've talked to, that I know now, nobody got paid. They just didn't. It was really a treat for us later on when we hooked up and actually got paid.
- Is your manager still in the business?
- No. He passed away years ago.
- Was he a "name" manager?
- No, he wasn't. He just kind of fell into it. He moved to the West coast and we never saw him again.
- When "Surfin' Bird" became such a hit, how did your life change? Did you tour nationally? Did you headline or support someone else?
- Both. We toured really from '63 through '67. We were on the road constantly. We did, I always thought it was 289 one-nighters in '64, but Dal (Winslow), he's the other guitar player in the group, has the book and it was 292 one-nighters in '64 and in '65 almost as many. So, we were on the road constantly. What an adventure! We didn't take ourselves that seriously, but we were headliners for some shows. The first "name" group we toured with were The Four Seasons. The Four Seasons had "Sherry" and "Big Girls Don't Cry" at the time and we were pretty intimidated about going out with The Four Seasons. (laughs) They turned out to be just great guys. Wonderful guys. Gave us a lot of good advice.
- You were travelling how in those days? You must've had a station wagon.
- We had a station wagon and a little van at first. Then we got the biggest station wagon we could find and towed a trailer behind it. We stayed strictly at Howard Johnsons and Holiday Inns every night and we were all set up. That's where we stayed.
- Holiday Inns weren't a bad place to stay, were they? I don't know much about Howard Johnsons.
- No. They were good. Our booking agent, his name was Jimmy Thames, he was a wonderful guy and the reason we did well in touring is because Jimmy was an honest guy. He knew every ballroom in the country and every armory and auditorium. He would go ahead and book 'em and with him we would go ahead and book our own venues. He knew how to promote it. And so, we would split it with him. He was a great guy to be on the road with. He watched our for us. We were twenty years old at the time.
- He took a percentage?
- Yeah. He took a percentage of the door. Sometimes a bigger one, sometimes a smaller one. Depending on what it was. When we went out, he brought us for ten days when "the Bird" first sort of hit. He offered us just a flat fee and he said "if we do well, I'll pay you more." We did really well and he actually paid us double what he had guaranteed us. We never had a contract either with Jimmy. We worked with him through our whole career really, until he passed away, until he retired. We had a hand shake with him. That was really a good, long-term relationship.
- Was he with an established agency?
- It was The Jimmy Thames Agency. He broke a number of groups. He had a ballroom too. It was called The Show Boat in Lake Benton. He would have everybody in there; The Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Fats Domino. So we would play those kind of places. He had a dance band back in the '40s and '50s called The Jimmy Thames Orchestra. They traveled all over the country. So, we played places all over the country and we'd go out and do package shows with Frankie Avalon and Dion. There might be five or six "name" acts on the same show. That was great. It brought really great memories that we can live with now.
- In your career, you recorded fourteen albums?
- I don't know if it was fourteen? There's a lot of bootleg albums out there too, (laughs) on us. But I think there's thirteen albums that I'm aware of that we did that were released, a lot of 'em by Sundazed. They did a nice job. We did have a number of records on the national charts, but "the Bird" is the one they remember most.
- Were you playing cover songs as well as originals on these albums?
- Both. We wrote some of our own stuff, our own material rather. "The Bird" was a two-sided hit. The flip side, "King Of The Surf" got a ton of airplay. I suppose on the albums there were a lot of cover songs, but we had a lot of original material too.
- You toured Europe extensively in 2010. What type of venues were you performing in? Clubs? Theatres?
- All of that. We played outdoor festivals in big town squares with big erector set kind of stages, like you'll see for big concerts. That may be on a Saturday or a Sunday. Then on a Monday we'd be playing one of the clubs in Berlin or something. Clubs are big in Europe. There's some very well-known clubs there. During the week we might play a small club or like on a Thursday play a smaller club, a smaller venue. Then on Friday we'd be at a huge outdoor festival. (laughs) We traveled in a Mercedes van, one of the big stretch vans, the real high ones, the ones you can walk around in. I think the longest stretch without a day off was eleven nights. We didn't know how that would go, but when you're there, you want to play. We had a day off after that eleven day stretch, but we had to travel five hundred miles to the next show. So, we traveled thousands of miles over there. We went through the Alps I think six times. (laughs) We didn't have to drive, so we got a lot of sight seeing in.
- How long of a set did you do?
- We were doing anywhere from sixty to ninety minutes. We got it to a point where we did a lot of songs. What really was something is in some of the countries they didn't speak English, but they knew the words to the music, which is kind of interesting.
- Would "Surfin' Bird" be your encore?
- (laughs) Well, we had a place where we were called back four times. We played two or three songs and then came back and played a couple more. So, it ended up we played an hour and forty-five minutes or so.
- Where would you put "Surfin' Bird"? It wouldn't be the opening song, would it? Towards the end?
- Towards the end. It was never the end 'cause we would play it and start backing up and the audience was really into it, so we'd just step up to the mics and play another one and we'd do "High School Confidential" or something like that. We'd back off like we were gonna leave and they were standing up, and "More! More! More!" and so we came and did some more. We'd leave the stage and the owner would come up and say "You gotta go out and do a couple more!" What was really fun was meeting the people when it was all done because there were sometimes lines of people that would want to take pictures with you. They would want you to sign posters. Posters for the shows were really popular over there. We signed thousands of posters and sold a lot of merchandise. They like old Rock 'n' Roll and they like vinyl over there too.
- Do you tour in the U.S. as well?
- We don't tour really. We played The House Of Blues in New Orleans in the last few months and we played a guitar fest in Anaheim, California. We played a couple shows in Chicago. We're just going out for one or two nights once in awhile. I think we may go back to Europe again towards the end of the year (2011). But, we're getting a little older. The newness of travel has worn off a little bit. If it's something special we really want to do, we'll do it. We played a show recently with Ronnie Spector and La La Brooks, who was the singer with The Crystals, and Roy Head. It kind of brings everybody back. We were all staying at the same hotel. That was fun, just getting together and talking about the old days.
- How many original guys in The Trashmen these days?
- All but the drummer, Steve, who passed away in 1989. My brother took over and started playing once in awhile. Then we got a call from Goldstein. He was a booker doing nostalgia shows. We went out and did shows with Jan And Dean at that time, in the '80s, beginning of the '90s.
- Steve sang "Surfin' Bird". Who sings "Surfin' Bird" now?
- I do. (laughs)
- Do you do it as good as he did it?
- Well, they say you can't tell the difference, because even when we were on the road back then, sometimes if Steve didn't feel good or had a bad cold or something, I'd do it because I watched him do it so much, I could do it exactly like him. In fact, we did a commercial for Mervins and they couldn't get anybody to do the voice like the record. They wanted to do it exactly like the record, except in was "Merv was the word" instead of "Bird was the word." And so I did it and it's pretty tough to tell the difference between the two. So, there's three of the original guys and they're getting their moneys worth.
- Did you ever cross paths with The Beatles or The Stones?
- No. We were in New York at the same time The Beatles were. Ringo Starr said he didn't like us. (laughs) I don't know why.
- Where'd you hear that?
- They actually said it on the radio. He didn't like the group. But it was alright with us. (laughs) We played with The Hullabaloos and The Animals. Groups like that. Sometimes we'd play shows over a weekend in Ithaca, New York for example. They would have Spring and Fall Weekend and they would have ten or fifteen "name" bands coming in there, playing on the campus. At the same time, Link Wray And The Wraymen were playing. The Kingsmen were there. We were there. The Beach Boys were there. All kinds of different groups. You'd play three or four times a day.
- This was in a college auditorium?
- Outdoors, most of it was. Some of it was indoors. They would have frat parties and the fraternity had deep pockets or their parents did. We would come in and play after The Kingsmen or some other "name" group. They'd have a bunch of 'em. We'd all be staying at the same motel.
- Do you guys have a clear memory of the places you played?
- I remember lots of the places, but sometimes it's just a blur when you're going from place to place. We came back from Europe this last time and of course with all the security, they, security was asking me what was in the case. I said it was a guitar. I've got a Stratocaster. I don't let it out of my site. They asked me where I was last night, what the name of the hotel you stayed in. I said "Gee, I can't really remember." The security guard said to me "You can't remember what hotel you stayed at? What town were you in?" I said "Amsterdam." "But you can't remember the name of the hotel?" I said "Look, in the last twenty-three days I've been in twenty-one different hotels." (laughs) So, to me it doesn't mean anything. I get in there at two o'clock in the morning or whatever. Sometimes we didn't play a show 'til twelve-thirty. I get in there at three o'clock in the morning, go immediately to bed. I get up in the morning, look for a cup of coffee, take my shower. I'm out the door. We're in the bus and we're on our way, somewhere else. So, the name of the hotel just doesn't mean anything to me. (laughs) They understood this. They said "Where is your cell phone?" I said "I don't have a cell phone with me." "You don't have any electronics with you at all?" "No, I don't." "What about this?" I said "It's an electric guitar." "You have to plug it in." It just went on and on. They said "How do you call home?" I said "We've got a computer with Skype." When you're a touring band in another country, you can call home and see your family members or whoever you're talking to. Not only see 'em, but talk to 'em for five cents.
- Who was giving you all this trouble? It wasn't the Americans, was it?
- No, it wasn't. If fact, when I came through customs this last time, the customs official said "Hi. How are you?" (laughs) "Fine." "Did you have a good tour?" I said "Great." He said "Welcome home." That was it. (laughs) So, I jut walked right on through. It was nice. Back then, that's one of the things we never did, drugs. I've never even tried drugs. I've never even tried pot to this day. We just weren't into drugs at all.
- That's a good thing.
- Yeah. I think it was. Bands back then, at least bands that I knew, they just weren't druggies. We were in it for the music, Rock 'n' Roll. And it still is. Particularly now because we never thought we'd have an opportunity to do it again, because there's been a resurgence. You never know how long it's gonna last. We came back and played the Las Vegas Grind, I think it was called, in 1999. We hadn't played in quite some time. We walked off the stage and we were getting a standing ovation. We were so elated. Dal looked at me, we were walking off the stage and down the stairs and he said "You know Tune, if we never do this again, this is the way to go out." (laughs) And so, we never thought we would play again and then the resurgence kind of started over in Europe. Bobby Vee came back and told me "you guys are really big in Europe. You should call the guys and see if they want to do some shows." Bo, I called Bobby and he said he'd love to. Dal said he'd love to. So we decided to see what would happen. We were booked on a show in Chicago and it went off really well. We had such a good time, we still do it occasionally. Next year (2012) will be our fiftieth year as a band. Fifty years? I can't even relate to it.
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Your website may be convertable to a WordPress website giving you an integrated blog. Blogging is a proved way to improve the SEO – Search Engine Optimization of your website.
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We all fight with our loved ones. It's natural, even healthy if handled well. But there are some basic rules to keep in mind when we fight to keep disagreements from turning ugly.
Here's Rule #1: No Winning
When we fight, we need to remember that the point is to understand each other, not dominate each other. You are not out to win a victory over the other person, but to build your relationship.
Prov. 17:27 -- A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
My wife came to me once and said, "hey, we bounced a check!" My reaction was first to say, "What? It's not my fault!" and second to say, "It's probably your fault!" I was both defensive and blaming. Neither reaction was helpful.
Eph 5.28 -- Husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
A better reaction would have been to say, "Ouch! that hurts. What should we do about it?" I should have been trying to see things her way and work for a common solution, not just cover my own rear end.
Matt 20.25 -- The gentiles lord it over each other, not so with you.
Placing blame and being right might make me feel better, but it doesn't build anything between us. We will fight sooner or later, and we will fight fair if we seek to build, rather than win!
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Today, when we dream of Thanksgiving feasts, we envision impossibly overstuffed turkeys, Macy's Day parade crowds and daunting lines queuing up on retail blocks across the country. It's a far cry from the masked balls, costume processions and penny scrambles that dominated fall festivities 100 years ago.
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September 27, 2016
Contraception: Past, Present and Future And Why It Matters
(World Health Organization) – Despite the positive global trends there are large differences among and within countries. Over 200 million women worldwide would like to avoid a pregnancy but are not using an effective method of contraception. Reasons for this … Read More


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Welcome to our home. It was built in 1909 on the brink of the architectural style change from Victorian to Arts and Crafts. The house reflects this change as it has a simple Victorian structure with some Arts and crafts elements. Well, perhaps it isn't that simple: it has a Mansard roof. Originally it had a wrap-around porch, which was lost sometime in the 30s when the house was remodeled. The second owners filled in the roofline over the former porch in 1980 when they added an upstairs bathroom. As the third owners of this wonderful house, we have also updated many parts of the house. This has included a complete remodel of the bathrooms, the kitchen and the dining room. We have also added a wrap-around deck with a hot tub.
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Update (April 14, 2015): The advisory has been lifted.
The Florida Department of Health recommends that swimmers skip the beach at Haulover Park for now.
Water samples collected during routine checks at Haulover's North and South beaches showed levels of enterococci bacteria that exceed federal standards, the agency said in a statement Wednesday.
The results mean that swimmers are at an increased risk of infection.
Enterococci are normally found in human and animal intestines; "the prevalence of enteric bacteria is an indicator of fecal pollution, which may come from storm water run-off, wildlife, pets and human sewage," the agency said.
The level of bacteria was reported to be greater than 104 colony-forming units per 100 milliliters for a single sample.


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When and where Mamie Reynolds passed away?
Mamie Adams was born about 1908 and passed away in Indiana.Her maiden name is Adams. She married Roy Elmer Reynolds on August 22, 1925 in Indiana. I need to know when and where she passed away? He was born February 23, 1903 in Indiana and passed away April 30, 1942 in Indiana. Can sombody tell me how to find this information or just tell me the info. That would be great. Thanks.
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My name is Emanuele Colombo and I am a freelance motion designer.
I was born in 1983 and grew up in a little town in the middle of nowhere in surrounded by the Italian Alps, spending time building spaceships with Legos and dreaming of becoming a paleontologist.
Things went differently then expected: in 2008 I graduated from The University of Milan with a degree in Audio-Visual Communications. Shortly thereafter I started working in video production and post production.
I've had the good fortune to work with some big international companies such as: MTV, Discovery Channel Italy, Google, ESPN, Saatchi&Saatchi, Ogilvy&Mathers, Adobe Italy, LeoBurnett, Visual.ly, Condè Nast, Kompost, Lowe and Partners, Sudler & Hennessey, SixToes.
I like the Beatles, science fiction b-movies and dinosaurs. In case you decide to work with me, be warned: it's highly probable you'll find some reference to the above mentioned somewhere in the work.
I am currently working as Animation Supervisor at Antimatter, the animation studio I have founded.
_Pictoline Global Residency (Mexico City, July 2017)
_Character animation workshop (CFP Bauer, Milan, coming soon)
_Escola Superior de artes decorativas – Animation workshop (Porto, Portugal, Sep 2016)
_Polytechnic University of Milan (May 2016) – Digital animation workshop
_HyperIsland – Animation Workshop (Karlskrona, Sweden, Coming soon)
_ING Creative Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (April 2016)
_CreativeProShow Rome (Dec 2015)
_Creativity Day Milan 2015 (Sep 2015)
_Escola Superior de artes decorativas – Animation workshop (Porto, Portugal, Sep 2015)
_Adobe AE User Group meeting, Rome (Sep 2015)
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_Polytechnic University of Milan (May 2015)
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Minions Park
Gru told his minions to go shopping since he is too busy with his master plan. He won't have any time to do the grocery since he need to think about world domination. The minions immediately went to the market to get some food for the ref, so all of them can eat something. This is one of these day that they need to go out and do the shopping as Gru is too busy with his world domination plan and can't attend to their needs. They need to prove to Gru that he can rely on them somehow. Their master would really appreciate it if they can do it on their own. The using is using a bike in this game and you need to help him park his bike outside the store to do some shopping. There are no time limit in the game and you can finish the game in the least possible time that you want. Drive with care and try not to hit anything along the way. The game would be much harder as you make some progress. Try not to hit anything along the way as that might mean the end of the game for you.


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At this year's Design Indaba, Nedbank is opening our eyes to the life-changing possibilities of design and helping transform the lives of communities across the country by repurposing ATMs into works of wonder. With a firm commitment to Make Things Happen and with the help of SA's best creative minds, they aim to transform decommissioned ATMs into innovative and functional objects.
In line with their ethos as the green and caring bank, Nedbank's Wonderland Project invites Design Indaba conference and simulcast delegates to use the power of creativity and design to imagine what something no longer of use could become. The astonishing gadgets they dream up can assist with community growth in the spheres of health, education, skills development, and more – anything that makes South Africa a better place. DI attendees who wish to enter are welcome to expand on the brief, as long as ATM components form part of the main idea – these can be shared via the #NedbankWonderthon activation at Design Indaba or on social media. The winner of #NedbankWonderland will receive an all-expenses paid 2 week work experience at an international Google Creative Lab.
Also during Design Indaba, Nedbank is presenting a first-time collaboration between Beatenberg and the Kyle Shepherd Trio, an unmissable headline music mash-up combining the sounds of South African indie pop and jazz. These talented artists have worked together on a unique aural experience and are performing for one night only.
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Obit: Brad Sergeant, 54, was popular teacher at DDSS
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Students and staff at Delhi District Secondary School are mourning the death this week of a popular teacher.
Brad "Sarge" Sergeant taught at DDSS for 30 years. He died Sunday at home of cancer. He was 54 years old.
Sergeant took a leave of absence last summer and did not return for the current academic year. Grief counsellors were at DDSS Monday when his death was announced. His passing prompted the creation of a memorial page on Facebook that has attracted more than 300 followers.
"Mr. Sergeant was an amazing teacher," Erica Trembley said in a typical comment. "He is one of the only reasons I passed math in Grade 10. As I remember, he was always smiling and laughing. He touched the hearts of everyone who he came in contact with. He was one of the happiest teachers I ever had at Delhi, always laughing and making jokes. I'm not sure why this happened to him, but I know that heaven has gained another angel. My heart and prayers go out to the family of Mr. Sergeant. Rest in paradise."
Sergeant was not only a whiz at mathematics, he was a great athlete. While a high school student in Tillsonburg, he excelled at football and track and field. He was a member of the Annandale Marauders senior boys basketball team that won the all-Ontario 'A' title in 1976-1977. The team was inducted into the Tillsonburg Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 as a result.
Sergeant was already a fixture at DDSS when Alison High arrived on the scene in 1997. High went on to become vice principal and principal of DDSS before transferring to Simcoe Composite School in the fall. She says Sergeant had a talent for bringing the best out in students, both athletically and academically.
"Sarge was one of those teachers that you hope you can be or have in your classroom," High said. "He was at Delhi for a long time. He coached basketball, track and field, and was involved with football. He ran the chains along the sidelines for home games for years and years.
"He was very patient, very kind and had high expectations. Students rose to the occasion for him. He was absolutely a leader and a mentor to the entire school. He was so many things to so many students."
Sergeant could often be found during his lunch break in his classroom helping students with math equations. He was also a pioneer in applying computer programming to the organization of track-and-field meets.
Marc Dulmage replaced High as principal of DDSS. On Wednesday, Dulmage said it is clear from the comments he has heard that Sergeant's passing has left a huge void that only time can remedy.
"We did have our board social worker and other support staff in on Monday," he said. "The kids seem to be handling it pretty well. Kids have put a lot of positive comments on Facebook. It's a sad situation."
A scholarship fund in Sergeant's memory has been established at DDSS.
The Verhoeve Funeral Home in Tillsonburg is handling arrangements. Visitations will be held Friday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and again from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be said at St. John's Anglican Church in Tillsonburg 10 a.m. Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Canada Foundation or Sleeping Children Around the World.
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About the ProgramIdeal for caregivers and family members interested in building on the knowledge, skills and competencies needed to care for those with dementia, the goal of the program is to enhance quality of life, health and wellness for those with dementia. Students will learn how to communicate effectively with persons with dementia, fellow health care providers, and family members who must work collaboratively to support the patient. Students will also learn how to plan and organize caregiving strategies with health professionals. Prospective applicants may include paraprofessionals, volunteers with varying educational backgrounds, and the general public.
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- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) OR, 19 years of age or older with mature student status.
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- Submit a completed Conestoga College Program Application Form
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Program Outcomes
- Communicate effectively with persons with dementia, health care team members, and family
- Recommend strategies that are responsive to individuals afflicted with dementia
- Integrate theory, principles, concepts, and processes into competent dementia care practice
- Prioritize and organize care in collaboration with other health professionals
- Promote the health and wellness of those living with dementia and their family members
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Description: This course will focus on the philosophy of care, specifically holistic care within a medical model. Diagnosis, appropriate physical and emotional environments, effects of dementia on the client and caregiver, research on caregiving, and the importance of ongoing education for caregivers.
Hours: 24
Credits: 2
|Creating a Dementia Care Skills Kit
Description: This course allows participants to explore a variety of dementia care skills including creating meaningful programs and activities, therapeutic caregiving strategies, needs communication messaging models (NCM), life stories, and compassionate communication.
Hours: 24
Credits: 2
|Enhancing Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Dementia Care
Description: This course will focus on bringing the PERSON back to personal care. Participants will learn to develop specialized non-verbal communication techniques, facilitate enhancement of workplace interpersonal skills and bridge communications between professional and family caregivers.
Hours: 24
Credits: 2
|Empowerment in Dementia Care
Description: Examine ways that caregivers and those with dementia can ensure, maintain and enhance their quality of life. Topics include end-of-life care, development and training, caregiver integrity, affecting change in the workplace, work-life balance.
Hours: 24
Credits: 2
The College reserves the right to alter information including requirements and fees and to cancel at any time a program, course, or program major or option; to change the location and/or term in which a program or course is offered; to change the program curriculum as necessary to meet current competencies in the job market or for budgetary reasons; or to withdraw an offer of admission both prior to and after its acceptance by an applicant or student because of insufficient applications or registrations, over-acceptance of offers of admission, budgetary constraints, or for other such reasons. In the event the College exercises such a right, the College's sole liability will be the return of monies paid by the applicant or student to the College.
Students actively registered in cohort delivered programs who take longer than the designed program length of time to complete their studies are accountable for completing any new or additional courses that may result due to changes in the program of study. Unless otherwise stated, students registered in non-cohort delivered programs must complete the program of study within seven years of being admitted to the program.


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For Webinar descriptions and links to registration, see Free Webinars, at: http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/CE/webinars.aspx.
WebJunction and the A.L.A. Learning Roundtable are offering a 2-day Online Conference on the 10th and 11th. There'll be eight Webinars during those 2 days:
-Born to Forget: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Information Overload
-Happiness Through Personal Learning
-Lights! Camera! Action! Using Video for Patron and Staff Instruction
-Getting Admin Buy-In for Training
-Instructional Literacy and the Library Educator: Reflective Habits
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-Tech Training Skills for 21st Century Library Staff
-Beyond 23 Things: Enhanced Self-Paced Training
-Cultivating the Library as a Site of Participatory Culture and Learning
The Trustee Academy courses have been held over by popular demand. Your neighboring library's board has discovered these learning opportunities. Has your library board checked them out?
-Trustee Basics, Part I
-Trustee Basics, Part II
-Working Effectively with the Library Director
-The Library's Budget
-Advocating for Your Library
Want to brush up your communications skills?
-Ten Tips for Writing Well with Dixie Darr
-Worse Than Death? Practical Tips on Public Speaking for Library Personnel
-Twitter 101
-Introduction to Web Accessibility: Section 508 Compliance
Interested in developments in cataloging?
-Aiming for a Robust Metadata Infrastructure for the Future
-What's Happening with Genre Headings?
How about those management skills?
-Turning Stress into Power
-The Focused Leader
-Using Technology for Time Management
-Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence
-Grantseeking Basics
-Microsoft Donation Program: How Does It Work?
The announcements of Fall books are starting:
-Math, Science & More
-SLJ Fall Nonfiction Announcements
-Mixing In Math: Enhancing story times, crafts, displays, and family
-YA Announcements: Fall 2011
And here's some programs on programs:
-Cuddle Up & Read: Storytimes for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
-DIY Digital Assets: Creation, Implementation, Access
programs with math
Reference help:
-Birds Do It, Bees Do It: Sexual Health Resources
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Alice in the Wonderland
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Fairytale? Yes... It is possible to come into the Wonderland through a small door. But childish games are over! Alice has grown up, Mad Hatter has settled down and mouse Sonya has got a huge teapot now. And only the Cheshire Cat is still fooling around and playing dangerous games with the Queen of Hearts...
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Jacobson supplies experienced insurance accounting and financial consultants in a variety of disciplines to companies seeking accounting help for their insurance projects or to use as a stand-in during a permanent search. Our professionals have a proven track record of effectively managing accounting assignments related to health, life, disability, property and casualty insurance. Our clients speak very highly of our consultants. It is not uncommon for a client to find them additional project work within the company after completion of the initial assignment or sometimes to even convert them to full-time.
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Nursing Home Operator Agrees To Medicare Fraud Settlement
This came after whistle-blower lawsuits involving two former Ensign Group therapists accused the company. While these lawsuits date back to 2006, according to the prosecutor, the Medicare fraud occurred between 1999 and 2011.
The company refuses to admit fault
According to the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's civil division, Stuart F. Delery, the Justice Department aims to hold those facilities that place their own financial interests above the needs of their patients accountable. At the same time, the Ensign Group denied any and all wrongdoing. Instead, it claimed that it would be easier to resolve the allegations through settling than to go through the expense and uncertainty of protracted litigation.
Part of the problem
According to one of the lawsuits, the Ensign Group encouraged fraudulent billing by rewarding employees for reaching certain 'spectacular goals' and setting unreasonable goals for Medicare billing. According to the lawyer representing one of the whistleblowers, the company put pressure on administrators to achieve certain goals that were not realistically accessible unless the company cheated Medicare.
Employees performed therapy for longer periods than patients needed or billed at higher rates than was justified, all in order to reach the incentive goals. Some of the benefits included an all-expense paid trip to Alaska, Hawaii, and other popular destinations. Despite this being one the largest Medicare fraud cases against nursing home chains in history, it highlights another problem, the commercialization of personal care. When these large companies take over nursing homes and focus on turning a profit before worrying about the health of its patients, everyone involved in the process loses.
Why this is such a problem
With healthcare costs being such a controversial topic in recent elections, it may be easy to overlook that the healthcare costs throughout the nation are more than $2.7 trillion every year and are still rising. These costs include a significant amount of Medicare fraud, including assisted living facility Medicare fraud and nursing home Medicare fraud.
As more and more people are eligible for Medicare and more people move into assisted living facilities and nursing homes, these numbers are expected to rise. Because the number of Medicare eligible recipients is growing, more people are going to pay for their healthcare through Medicare; this includes medical equipment, pharmacies, physical therapy, home health care, hospice, and nursing homes.
Remember to speak out
Unfortunately, it is far too profitable and easy to increase the income from Medicare by using fraudulent billing practices. This is about more than just offering unnecessary services or charging for services that were never performed, it may also include falsely certifying goods not delivered, double billing for services, illegal kickbacks, and manipulation of outlier payments to Medicare. Ultimately, the United States taxpayers are paying billions of dollars each year for Medicare fraud. Just one more reason it is always important to seek qualified legal counsel and speak out if you notice something inappropriate.


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The Uruguayan government says it has been "assured" that its citrus will be able to enter the Chinese market, pending the conclusion of discussions on the treatment protocol.
Inocencio Bertoni, director of agricultural services at the ministry of agriculture, fisheries and livestock (MGAP), told El Observador that once technical issues relating to the cold treatment of the fruit during transportation have been resolved.
Bertoni said some containers had already been shipped to China, which represented an important alternative market for Uruguay within the framework of the strategic plan for the citrus industry.
"The future of Uruguayan citrus does not end with the opening of the US market, the industry has to keep on growing," he said, adding that plans to add a further 4,000-5,000ha of production were already underway.


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Nanotechnology and Medicine
July 19, 2012
In 1959, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist challenged his colleagues to use submicroscopic particles to manufacture a wide range of products—an idea that captivated the imagination of scientists and inspired the science fiction movies "Fantastic Voyage" and "Innerspace."
Fifty years later, "nano" (small) technology has moved from the science fiction realm to scientific fact, and federal regulators are laying the groundwork for monitoring a new generation of medical devices, drugs, cosmetics, and other products.
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing a dialogue on nanotechnology begun in 2011 by publishing proposed guidelines on the evaluation and use of nanomaterials in FDA-regulated products.
The first draft guideline, "Draft Guidance for Industry, Considering Whether an FDA-Regulated Product Involves the Application of Nanotechnology", was published in the Federal Register in June, 2011. The FDA is still reviewing and receiving comments on this document from the public.
In April 2012 the FDA is issuing two new draft guidelines for manufacturers of food substances and cosmetics, which are also open for public comment.
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., says the guidelines provide a starting point for the nanotechnology discussion. "Our goal is to regulate these products using the best possible science," Hamburg says. "Understanding nanotechnology remains a top priority within the agency's regulatory science initiative and, in doing so, we will be prepared to usher science, public health, and FDA into a new, more innovative era."
FDA is working with the White House, the National Nanotechnology Initiative, other U.S. government agencies, and international regulators to focus on generating data and coordinating policy approaches to ensure the safety and effectiveness of products using nanomaterials.
Fentanyl Patch Dangerous for Children
July 5, 2012
Young children have died or become seriously ill from accidental exposure to a skin patch containing a powerful pain reliever. As a result of this, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a safety alert to warn patients, caregivers and health care professionals about the dangers of accidental exposure to and improper storage and disposal of the fentanyl patch.
"These types of events are tragic; you never want this to happen. We are looking for ways that we can help prevent this from happening in the future," says Douglas Throckmorton, M.D., deputy director of FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "This reinforces the need to talk to patients and their families to make sure that these patches are stored, used and disposed of carefully."
The fentanyl transdermal system—the patch marketed under the brand name Duragesic and available as a generic product—contains fentanyl, a potent opioid pain reliever, and treats patients in constant pain by releasing the medicine over the course of three days. (Opioids are synthetic versions of opium that are used to treat moderate and severe pain.) An overdose of fentanyl—caused when the child either swallows the patch or applies it to his or her own skin—can cause death by slowing breathing and increasing the levels of carbon dioxide in the blood.
According to Zachary A. Oleszczuk, PharmD, in FDA's Division of Medication Error Prevention and Analysis, there have been 26 cases of accidental exposure to fentanyl since 1997, most of them involving children younger than 2 years old. There have been 10 deaths and an additional 12 cases requiring hospitalization.


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A highly regarded specialist clinical negligence firm based in Dorchester are seeking a clinical negligence fee earner to join their team on a permanent basis. The right individual will ideally have prior experience in clinical negligence litigation, be a competent fee earner and able to work on their own caseload with minimum supervision while assisting on more complex clinical negligence caseloads. The caseload will predominantly be claimant clinical negligence but will incorporate some high value personal injury work.
They will also consider suitable candidates who have experience of personal injury or other litigation who wish to move into and specialise in claimant clinical negligence work.
This is an ideal opportunity for those looking to specialise in clinical negligence and the successful candidate will receive first class support and training with great prospects for career progression and development.
Starting salary will be based on experience and will be reviewed after 3 months.


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State's economic development agency gains board seats on SUNY entity involved in upstate development
ALBANY – The Cuomo administration is taking steps to oversee the work of the embattled Fort Schuyler Management Corp., but it is stopping short of an outright takeover of the entity's board of directors.
Empire State Development, the state's chief economic development agency, announced Thursday it has been given authority to select some of the board seats on the SUNY-created Fort Schuyler panel, which has become embroiled in the controversy surrounding the federal corruption investigation of projects that included the Cuomo's administration signature Buffalo Billion project at RiverBend.
Though the new bylaws promise more transparency, the changes in the governance structure of an entity that has steered billions of dollars in state spending came not in a public meeting but via written consent, officials said.
Starting earlier this year, Fort Schuyler had been holding its board meetings in public. The bylaws OK's Wednesday were done, instead, in writing between two SUNY entities. Officials noted the bylaws ensure future meetings will be held in public.
In September, following the arrests of several people either tied to Fort Schuyler or the recipients of Fort Schuyler-run projects, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered his economic development czar, Howard Zemsky, to have his agency take a direct role overseeing projects run by SUNY Polytechnic Institute.
That SUNY campus in Albany had been run by Alain Kaloyeros, one of eight individuals, including Buffalo Billion contractor Louis Ciminelli, arrested as part of a federal bid-rigging and fraud probe.
Fort Schuyler, an entity created by SUNY to run Cuomo's upstate economic development projects including the Buffalo Billion, technically had 11 slots on its board, all previously made by the SUNY Research Foundation or SUNY Polytechnic.
Under the new arrangement, announced Thursday by Zemsky, his Empire State Development agency will select two members of the new board. His agency must also agree to the appointment of three others, two of which will be designated as board chair and another as vice chair. Zemsky, or his designee, will also have an ex-officio – non-voting – slot on the Fort Schuyler board.
A statement by Zemsky's agency said the changes have already been approved, though it was unclear when they happened and whether they occurred during an open meeting of the Fort Schuyler board. That board had kept meetings closed to the public until earlier this year.
Members of the reconstituted Fort Schuyler board will have to sign annual disclosure of any possible conflicts of interest they might have with their fiduciary board duties, and a new, three-member audit committee of the board will be formed. Zemsky's agency said the revised Fort Schuyler board has adopted "key provisions" of the state's open meetings law, including providing advance public notice about items on the agenda of an upcoming meeting; the interpretation of such "agenda notice" requirements can vary widely among state agencies.
SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher said the changes today "will ensure transparency, accountability and integrity" of the projects overseen by Fort Schuyler.


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Host your next birthday party at the museum!
MOD Party Packages
Choose from one of our three party packages which include admission to the museum for your guests plus use of our party room! Add goodie bags, custom invitations, or a special guided activity to make that special day extra special! * Member discount applies to Party Packages, but not enhancements.
Birthday Extravaganza ($350)
Available Sundays 10 am – 12 pm
This package includes private admission to the museum for 8 to 25 children during non-public hours (daily admission rates apply to more than 25 children). You will have two hours in our party room and one MOD Party Assistant to guide your party through the museum and personalize your experience.
Birthday Shindig ($225)
Available Saturdays 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, 3 – 5 pm & Sundays 3 – 5 pm
This package includes admission to the museum for 8 to 20 children during our open hours (daily admission rates apply to more than 20 children). You will have two hours in our party room with one MOD Party Assistants during your two-hour window and the rest of the time can be spent exploring the museum at your own pace with your party.
Birthday Bash ($175)
Available Saturdays 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, 3 -5 pm & Sundays 3 – 5 pm
This package includes admission to the museum for up to 10 children during our open hours. You will have two hours in our party room with one MOD Party Assistant during your two-hour window and the rest of the time can be spent exploring the museum at your own pace with your party.
Party Enhancements:
- Guided Activity ($50): A MOD Party Assistant will lead guests in an activity of your choosing for 30-45 minutes in the party room. Must be arranged at least one week prior to party date.
- Guest Goodie Bags ($5-10/bag): Each goodie bag will contain a MOD sticker, a free admission coupon, and a selection from our gift shop (based upon availability and price point), neatly packaged individually. Must be arranged at least one week prior to party date.
- Specialized Invitations ($25 for unlimited digital invites and/or $2 per printed invitation): MOD will create a digital copy (PDF format) of your invitation and send electronically for you to distribute. Or we can also create and print a specialized invitation for you (envelope included).
- Tableware ($25): MOD will provide a plate, napkin, cup and fork for each guest.
Additional Information:
Location: 1855 41st Ave, Suite C-10, Capitola 95010
Capacity: 8-25 children, with daily admission fees for all guests beyond that
Duration: 2 hours in party room (allowed 30 minutes set-up in room prior to party)
Staffing: 1 MOD Party Assistant. Extra staff is available for an additional fee of $40 per staff member.
Birthday Gift: MOD T-shirt for the birthday boy/girl included in all packages
Food: You are welcome to bring in your own food and cakes for your party. We can provide recommendations in the area if you are interested in ordering any items. Food must be served AND consumed in the party room.
Food Storage: MOD will provide refrigeration for cakes at no charge.
Decorations: You are also welcome to provide and set up your own personal decorations in our party room. Timing of set up must be arranged with our MOD Party Coordinator. We do not allow balloons inside the Museum.
Gifts: You are welcome to bring and open gifts in the party room. However, please be aware that there is a specified amount of time allowed in the party room and there may not always be time for opening gifts.
Clean Up: We kindly request that you have guests throw away their tableware before leaving the party room. And please be mindful of the ending time of you party so that our employees can promptly clean up the party room for the next event and/or closing.
Deposit: A non-refundable deposit of 50% of your base party cost is due at the time of booking ($175 for Extravaganza; $112.50 for Shindig; $87.50 for Bash). The remainder will be due 3 days prior to party.
Cancellation Policy: Refunds minus the non-refundable deposit will be given with minimum 3 day notice. No refunds will be given with less than 3 days notice of cancellation.


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I'm not sure if I can think of a book where I immediately started reading again. This is probably because I buy groups of books together since I don't drive and either (a) get them from a rare trip to a bookstore, or (b) get them sent in groups through the mail since they can be shipped free that way.
The things that I tend to do when I love a book are to either tell others about it or offer it as a giveaway (Yes, that does mean I plan to make a habit of that...) I'm also likely to give a book I love my award, The Kat's Meow, here on my blog.
So, want to know some books that I love? Here you go...
by Suzanne Collins
What I Did:
I recommended this to my little brother and my boyfriend. My brother ended up buying Catching Fire and Mockingjay for me (letting me have them once he finished reading them) and my boyfriend did an article with me about The Hunger Games and is now in the process of reading Catching Fire.
by Jandy Nelson
What I Did:
This is the book that I created The Kat's Meow for. It's also the book I am giving away two copies of right now. (Winners will be announced this evening.) I've also gotten my mother, my grandma and two aunts to read this.
by P.C. Cast & Kristen Cast
What I Did / What I Do:
My mother and I both read the House of Night books. I'm completely addicted to them, albeit for a strange reason. (Which I'll probably talk about in more detail when I review Destined next month.) This is one of those series that is a day one auto buy. What can I say? I'm hooked.
by Kody Keplinger
What I Did / What I'm Doing:
This is the second recipient of The Kat's Meow. My mom is planning to read it and my boyfriend is thinking of picking this up for our column eventually. (Yes, you read that right.) This is also a solid contender for Book of the Month and could end up being a future giveaway.
So, what are the books on your favorites list? What do you do with them? Feel free to share. :)


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Coming off a decent 2017 season, a young Royals team is looking qualify for the playoffs. Kansas City has failed to make the playoffs the past two years in a row; a sharp decline in performance since their 2015 World Series Championship title. In a highly contested division, that features the likes of the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, the Royals are looking to bring back another World Series trophy to Kansas City this 2018 season.
Grab your 2018 Kansas City Royals tickets and head down to Kauffman Stadium to be a part of the pennant race.
Having not made it to the playoffs since 1986, the Kansas City Royals surprised everyone when they not just qualified for the playoffs in 2014, but also went on to compete against the San Francisco Giants for the World Series title. Unfortunately, they were defeated by The G-Men, but the defeat did not stop them as the Royals made it to the playoffs for the second time, in a row, in 2015. This time, they won the top prize by defeating the New York Mets, 4-1.
However in 2017, The Blue Crew failed to appear in the playoffs for the second time since 2015. How will they perform in the 2018 season? To find out, get your KC Royals tickets here.
Greatest Moments in Kansas City Royals History
Since 1969, the Kansas City Royals have delivered many memorable moments to generations of fans in America's heartland and beyond. Let's take a look at some of them.
Their First World Series Title Win – The Kansas City Royals struggled in their early years. The team qualified for the playoffs on multiple occasions but was eliminated each time. However, this was not the case in 1985. The Royals made it past the regular season that year and defeated the Toronto Blue Jays before they collided with their rival, the St. Louis Cardinals for the World Series title. Both teams were determined to win the top prize, but in the end, thanks to their last three consecutive wins in Game 5, 6 and 7, the Royals clinched their first World Series title on October 27, 1985 at the Royals Stadium.
Finding Their Lost Form – After winning the World Series Championship against the Cardinals in 1985, the team failed to appear in the playoffs from 1986 to 2013. In 2014, they returned with a bang and locked horns with the San Francisco Giants for the top prize – but were defeated. This did not crush the spirit of The Blue Crew and they bounced back in 2015. They won the World Series title for the second time by defeating the New York Mets, 4-1 on November 1, 2015, at the Citi Field.
Arch Rivals of Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals biggest rivals are the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers.
Royals-Cardinals Rivalry – This rivalry between the Kansas City Royals and the St. Louis Cardinals is often referred to as the 'Show-Me Series.' The rivalry began due to the close proximity as both St. Louis and Kansas City are situated in the state of Missouri and on Interstate 70. Moreover, due to their geographical proximity, these two sides face off every regular season in interleague play. The Royals and the Cardinals have also faced each other for the World Series title in 1985, which was won by the former, 4-3.
Royals-Tigers Rivalry – The rivalry between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers is in the making. Both teams are members of the American League, Central Division. The seeds of their rivalry were planted when the Royals ended the Tigers' four year Division title winning streak in 2015. These two sides last collided on September 7, 2017, at the Comerica Park where the Royals defeated the Tigers, 13-2.
Getting to know the Kansas City Royals
Since 1969, the team has gone on to win two World Series Championships and seven Division titles. Owned by David Glass, The Blue Crew is being coached by Ned Yost as of 2017. The team plays its home games at the Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
KC Royals tickets get you right in the middle of all the action at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals home ballpark, located right in the heart of Kansas City, can seat 38,000, making it one of the more intimate ballparks in the league. This smaller size doesn't detract from its true beauty, especially with the world famous outfield fountains. Among the amenities are the Outfield Experience for fans of all ages and the Royals Hall of Fame.
Greatest players in the history of Kansas City Royals
The list of the 'Greatest Players in the History of the Kansas City Royals' is incomplete without George Brett. He joined The Blue Crew in 1973 and played with the team till his retirement in 1993. During his time, he was picked to play in the All-Star game thirteen times. Moreover, he was honored with three Silver Slugger Awards and one Gold Glove Award. In 1994, Brett was inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame.
Bret Saberhagen is another star player who remained with The Blue Crew from 1984 to 1991. While with the Royals, he was chosen to play in two All-Star games. In addition, he won the Al Cy Young Award twice in 1985 and 1989. Saberhagen is also the winner of one Gold Glove Award.
There is also a list of other players who contributed to the team's success. Honorable mentions include, Dennis Leonard, Cookie Rojas, Frank White, John Mayberry and Willie Wilson. All of these stars have been inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame.
KC Royals Tickets
After capturing their second World Series crown in 2015, the Kansas City Royals were unable to make it to the playoffs the following year in 2016. The team is now ready to make its mark in the 2017 season. Will they clinch their third World Series title this year? To find out, you have to get your Kansas City Royal tickets today.


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Phil Mickelson Brings Canadian Lawsuit to Expose Online Heckler
The golfer has gone to the Quebec Superior Court to compel a local Internet service provider to identify a subscriber who allegedly started "vicious" online rumors.
TORONTO - Golfer Phil Mickelson has gone to the Quebec Superior Court to compel a local Internet service provider, Videotron Ltd., to disclose the identity of an online heckler.
The lawsuit, filed in the Montreal court on Jan. 25, demands the name of a Videotron subscriber who made "vicious" statements against Mickelson and his wife on Yahoo Sports on Nov. 11 and 12, The Globe and Mail reported Thursday.
The lawsuit against Videotron S.E.N.C. alleges someone using the pseudonyms "Fogroller and "Longitude" claimed the three-time Masters champion has an illegitimate child and that his wife had a affair with basketball legend Michael Jordan.
Mickelson is seeking a court order to name the online heckler and stop his "false and wrongful statements."
"Frankly, we've had enough," Glenn Cohen, Mickelson's Florida-based lawyer, told the Globe and Mail.