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The 2017-18 campaign will mark the eleventh season as a National Junior College Athletic Association head coach and the third at Tallahassee Community College for Mark White.
White was introduced as head men's basketball coach at Tallahassee Community College on May 4, 2015 – just the Eagles' third coach since joining the NJCAA in 1991 - and has led the Eagles to back-to-back postseason appearances, including a berth in the NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA State Championship Game in his debut season.
White guided Tallahassee to a 24-7 record in 2016-17, including his 200th NJCAA victory on January 7, 2017, at Pensacola State College (79-62) and is 45-19 through two seasons with the Eagles. Combined with a 161-66 record at East Mississippi Community College, White's collegiate coaching record stands at 206-85 (.708 winning percentage).
A native of Russellville, Ky., White's coaching career spans 27 years, including 25 at various levels collegiately, including NAIA, NJCAA and NCAA.
White was hired by the Eagles following an impressive eight-year run at East Mississippi Community College, where he engineered a total transformation of the Lions' program. East Mississippi represented White's first head coaching opportunity at the collegiate level, and when he arrived on campus in Scooba, Miss., he did so knowing a monumental task lay ahead.
White inherited a struggling program and methodically took it to unprecedented heights at the state, regional and national levels. His early years were marked by steady improvement – from a 6-43 record in the two years prior to his arrival to 28-25 during his first two years on the Lions' bench (2007-08 and 2008-09).
White's tenure at East Mississippi took off in year three, and the 2009-10 season began a five-year run that produced a 115-33 record (.777 winning percentage), four consecutive Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) North Division regular season crowns (43-5 league record during that span) and four straight appearances in the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, courtesy of four consecutive NJCAA Region 23 titles. By the end of the 2013 season, East Mississippi was not only the premiere program in Region 23 (Mississippi) but White had elevated the Lions into the upper echelon of the NJCAA's Division I programs.
Though the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons didn't end in Hutchinson, Kan., the Lions averaged 19 wins per season. Included was a pair of trips to Tallahassee, where White guided East Mississippi to a split of four games in the Eagles' after-Christmas Holiday Classic. Ironically, the first game White coached in the Bill Hebrock Eagledome came against Tallahassee on December 30, 2013, a 79-70 victory over the Eagles.
From 2007-15, White guided East Mississippi to a 161-66 record, a winning percentage of .709, and five 20-win seasons including a school record 27 wins in 2009-10 (27-7).
In each of East Mississippi's championship seasons, White was recognized as the NJCAA District 15 and NJCAA Region 23 Coach of the Year. He was also tabbed by his coaching peers as the 2010-11 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) State Coach of the Year.
At East Mississippi, White coached five NJCAA All-Americans and 37 of his student-athletes continued their academic and athletic careers at the four-year level. Most importantly, he produced a graduation rate of 97.5 percent (39-of-40).
Immediately prior to being hired at East Mississippi, White was an assistant coach on Rick Stansbury's staff at nearby Mississippi State University from 2002-07.
Over five years in Starkville, White and the Bulldogs enjoyed, arguably, the greatest run in school history – three SEC Western Division Championships (2003, 2004, 2007) and the Southeastern Conference Championship in 2004, the school's first since 1963. During that span, the Bulldogs' postseason resume included three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (2003-05) and an NIT semifinal round showing in 2006.
At Mississippi State, White coached four NBA draft picks – Mario Austin (2003), Derrick Zimmerman (2003), Lawrence Roberts (2005) and Jarvis Varnado (2010).
Between 1990 and 2002, White coached at seven different schools beginning at Pikeville (Ky.) College, where he was an assistant from 1990-92. The following year, he began his NJCAA coaching career as an assistant at Wabash Valley (Ill.) College, the beginning of a longtime affiliation with veteran NJCAA coach Pat Smith.
After one season at Wabash Valley, White joined the NCAA ranks for the first time as an assistant at Georgia Southern University. In 1994, he reunited with Smith at Barton County (Kan.) Community College and the duo moved to Jacksonville (Texas) College the following season.
White left for North Idaho College in 1996 and spent four seasons (1996-2000) on the Cardinals' bench as an assistant. His first season on the bench at North Idaho ended with a 121-116 overtime loss to Tallahassee in the third-place game at the 1997 NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, still the highest-scoring game in the history of the tournament.
White returned to his home state in 2000 and earned his first head coaching opportunity at Central Hardin High School in Cecilia, Ky., where he was also a special education instructor. In two seasons as head coach, White posted a record of 31-22.
Combined with his collegiate record, White is 237-107 in 12 years as a head coach.
White earned two degrees from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn. - a bachelor's in health (with certification) with a minor in history and a master's in health/physical education with a minor in administration and supervision. He also served as a graduate assistant and volunteer assistant coach for the Governors.
White has a son, Cade, who is a freshman at Tallahassee Community College, and a daughter, Kennedy Grier.


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Everybody talks about the need to provide quality content on your site if you want to rank well in searches. But how do search engines identify quality content?
Successive Google algorithm updates (culminating in the recent Panda 4.1) aim to refine results so that they match the intent of the search query and deliver the most comprehensive, accessible and well-written answer.
Put simply, Google (and other search engines) are always looking for genuine quality content, and are increasingly smart at finding (and dismissing) pages that try to game the system.
For example, Google's Hummingbird algorithm restructure from last year enables it to better understand the meaning behind search queries as well as the semantics behind content.
So what should you focus on if you want to produce content that search engines will recognise as high quality? Here are five key factors that we have identified:
1. Holistic content
Content should not just be focused on optimising for single keywords – but should cover the topic comprehensively and be based on content clusters, individual subjects or topic areas that are based around keywords and a variety of related terms.
This change is because the Hummingbird algorithm change and the move to semantic search means Google is now much better at recognising the intent of searchers when they enter a search term.
Companies therefore need to include content clusters in order to be more holistic – and, at the same time, make content more relevant for users with different search intentions.
A good way of doing this is to look at content in terms of proof terms and relevant terms, as both have a strong positive correlation with high Google rankings.
For example, for a search term such as "iPhone 6 plus" proof terms such as "Apple" or "mobile" are words that are strongly related to the primary keyword and highly likely to appear at the same time.
Relevant terms such as "bending" or "screen size" are a bit more removed and part of a sub-ordinate topic cluster, but still important.
2. Length of text on the page
Back in 2012 when Searchmetrics analysed the factors that correlate with pages that rank highly in Google, we found a higher number of words on a page had a negative correlation.
That already changed last year, and the trend continues; our Ranking Factors study in 2014 found that the average length of a top ranking result is now around 975 words/8,313 characters.
Obviously this is not just a question of writing more words – search engines are looking for quality content that is relevant and contains content clusters, rather than unconnected, single keywords.
3. Readability of copy on the page
As part of the aim of delivering usable results, Google is also considering the readability of the text - i.e. how easy (or difficult) it is to read particular pages.
We used the Flesch readability scale, which analyses word and sentence length, to assess the legibility of content.
The scale ranges from 0 (difficult) to 100 (easy) and we found that the average Flesch score for high ranking pages is 73/74. For reference, the scale states that content between 60-70 is easily understood by 13-15 year old students.
Generally therefore web content that aims to appeal to a non-specialist audience should be straightforward to read and understand if it is to rank highly.
For more specific search queries covering more academic subjects, results may be slightly different. Consequently, it is important to create content that fits the search intention and the needs of your specific targeted user group.
4. Less advertising on the page
Sites that rank in the top 30 positions generally include less advertising than average according to our analysis. Our findings indicate that Adlinks and Google Adsense integrations both correlate negatively with good rankings.
This continuing change reflects the desire from people to find and read holistic content, rather than be distracted by advertising.
5. The presence of images
While perhaps not worth a thousand words, photos and videos seem to be viewed favourably by Google as well as making a page more attractive to readers.
The top ten ranked sites in Google's search results tend to have between 6-8 images on a page for example. While it is likely that this will be capped by Google in future, ensuring your content has relevant, high quality images will help when it comes to ranking.
Google is getting better at identifying quality content and its succession of algorithm updates will continue to downgrade the appearance of poor and spammy pages in its results.
If you want to achieve strong, long lasting search visibility then you should make sure that producing a regular stream of high quality content for your target audiences is a key part of your strategy.
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So essentially it seems like the only way to adhere to and future-proof content against further algorithm changes is simply to continually produce relevant, informative, interesting and readable content.
No tricks!
Each Google algorithm improvement applies more and more 'human' criteria to the search result. Well crafted, relevant, accessible and original content will always 'rise to the top'. It doesn't need Google (and it's algorithm enhancements) to tell us this - it's been common knowledge for centuries.
There's a reason you have the phrase 'everyone's an editor' - the follow up to this though, is that not everyone is a good one! To create the best content, you do need to have (and pay for) the relevant skills.
Content is king as they say, businesses should focus on creating great content that adds value to their target audience not cheating Google.
Google searches have gotten a million times better within the last few years because of this. However there are lots of phony businesses that are catching on and are taking advantage of search trends to attract bewildered visitors.
Hi Marcus,
I have read your article and found some good point. Generally, I use 500-700 words for a blog, now I will use 900+ words in my blog.
Thanks for your nice and informative article.
Hi Marcus,
It is very clear that there is no short cut to stay authoritative in the eyes of Google. I'm a blogger and following all the key factors which you've listed here. Thanks for writing this valuable post and hope it would help the newbie bloggers.
Hi Marcus,
It is very clear that there is no short cut to stay authoritative in the eyes of Google. I'm a blogger and following all the key factors which you've listed here. Thanks for writing this valuable post and hope it would help the newbie bloggers.
You've pointed out every important aspects of writing quality content so well. Posting quality content 2 years ago doesn't mean that the same content has the same quality today as Google frequently changed it's algorithm. But the good thing is, you can re-write your content, re-schedule a post and follow the structure according to Google's standard. All you need to do is look for the best post or the one that more visits and do the process.
Google only wants to see natural post and a website that looks owned by human. Users and potential customers are relying in Google to find more information and it will be best if they'll find reliable and unique information on the 1st or 2nd page in SERPs not the automated and spun article.
Great post Marcus. I included your article in my monthly roundup of the best content marketing info: http://www.aseohosting.com/blog/2014/12/seo-content-marketing-and-social-media-the-best-of-november-2014/
Very informative article. I learned the more quality content you have, the better.


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We're deep into January already. Did you realize how three weeks have already whizzed by? It seems like only yesterday you were celebrating NYE with a bang; unless you have minimal memory of the same. Anyway, in the planner for this weekend, Mumbai features the best stand-up acts in the country, especially with the whole of EIC performing together. People of Delhi, now is the time to step out and enjoy the chilly winters in the capital with some entertaining walks. If you are staying in, do check out the variety of workshops available. Bangalore, get prepared for all kinds of comedy (from stand-up to improv to open mic) as well as varied genres of music gigs. Have a great weekend!
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Laughter by the Lake #6
Stand-up Comedy: Weekend Special ft. Sumit Anand, Manik Manha, and Sumukhi Suresh
Best in Stand-Up with Abijit Ganguly, Abhishek Upmanyu and Vinay Sharma
A Perfect Couple
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Sunoo Ray Qissa
Some Raw Love
Bengali Musical – Swarna Juuger Bangla Gaan – Unforgettable Melodious – Bengali Super Hit Songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s
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The Genesis of Delhi: A Group Night Food Tour in Old Delhi
A Custom Walk – Havelis and Mughlai Food of Old Delhi
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A Laughathon with Biswa Kalyan Rath
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Jus' Improv
That Open Mic with Kunal Kamra
Evam Stand-Up Tamasha Presents Karthik Kumar's Second Decoction
That Comedy Club feat. Radhika Vaz and Kunal Kamra
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How to Know How Many Past Lives You've Had
Quick announcement! As you may have noticed, I'm giving away a free vision poster to a new subscriber at the end of the month. Current subscribers – you've got a chance to win one as well! Just make sure you join my Facebook discussion group this week. If you've had questions or topics you've been wanting to get some opinions on, now's your change. Starting NOW through June 10th, everyone who posts a question for discussion in the group or contributes to a serious discussion will be entered in a drawing to win a free vision poster as well!
This is a private group. None of your activity in it will show up in your newsfeed, so no friends or family will see anything you discuss unless they are also members of the group.
Question from a reader:
Interesting question to ask. Allow me to bend your mind a little bit…
"I wanted to know if I had past lives and if so how many?"
You want to know if you have past lives and if so, how many. Having a life that occurs in the past assumes a certain linearity in the flow of time itself and it assumes that your lives happen in a linear, chronological order and it assumes that there is a beginning to this time and that there is an end to this time.
All of those assumptions hinge on the existence of time, but, as I've covered a few times before – time does not exist. It's an illusion.
If you click that link, it will take you to one of my older blog posts explaining why and even link you to a video by theoretical physicist (and my nerd crush) Brian Greene explaining the science behind it.
So what are the implications of that on the concept of incarnation? Effectively what it means is that all of your lives – past, present and future – actually exist in the "now." They all exist simultaneously, and instead of thinking of them in terms of where they are in "time" (past/present/future), you could instead think of them in terms of where they are in time/space.
I wrote another post giving a visual example of what simultaneous lives looks like that you can read here.
When you take these things into account, the question of "Have I had a past life and if so, how many?" becomes null and void. Thinking about it in those linear terms may make it easier to grasp, but it also puts a lot of limitations on your expectations about what your soul is capable of.
Another great post I would refer my readers to, after checking out the two linked above, is this one about spirit communication and reincarnation.
Hope this was helpful. If it made your brain hurt, then that's a good thing – it means we're stretching your mind. 😉
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ISo I use voice over to read
But it can only read simple words, or what ? Why can you only read kid's books ?Huh.... Am I being too nosey ?
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You're right ! I's a good thing that you decided to read more paperbacks.Do you know if it might improve your reading ability ?
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Comic Book Easter Eggs – Twin Peaks, Homicide: Life on the Street and More!
All throughout July, I will be sharing with you three comic book "easter eggs" a day. An easter egg is an in-joke that a comic book creator (typically the artist) has hidden in the pages of the comic for readers to find (just like an easter egg). They range from the not-so-obscure to the really obscure. So come check 'em all out and enjoy! Also, click here for an archive of all the easter eggs featured so far!
No wonder Twin Peaks took so long to resolve its plots…it was tied into mutant comics!
In X-Factor #71, Valerie Cooper casually mentions her brother, who works for the FBI…
Of course, she is referring to Dale Cooper, from TV's Twin Peaks, played by Kyle MacLachlan…
Cool stuff. Thanks to Tim B. for the e-mail suggestion!
Cable: Life on the Streets
In Cable #33, Jeph Loeb has an awesome little cameo of Frank Pembleton and Tim Bayless from the nifty TV series, Homicide: Life on the Street…
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Thanks to Drew K for the e-mail suggestion!
Mo' Cameos!
Philip Tan is from the Philippines. He pays tribute to his country and a popular radio show by sneaking TWO easter eggs into two separate issues of Batman and Robin. The show is called "Good Times With Mo."
First, in Batman and Robin #4, Tan puts up a billboard for the show…
In #5, Mo himself shows up as a talk show interviewer…
That's a loyal listener right there!
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Mayor, area chambers of commerce join in ribbon-cutting ceremony, open house
Frisco, TX— On Monday, State Representative Pat Fallon (HD106) officially opened his district office. During a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house cosponsored by the Little Elm Chamber of Commerce and Aubrey 380 Chamber of Commerce, Fallon announced that his local office is up and running on the second floor of the Little Elm Town Hall (100 W. Eldorado Parkway).
"While I was honored to represent the great people of Denton County down in Austin for the first half of the year, I'm glad to be back home," said Fallon. "I want everyone in District 106 to know that this is their local office – we are here to serve them."
A principal function of Fallon's district office is cutting through the red tape of state agencies. For example, area residents have contacted the office since its soft opening in May of this year for help with various Texas agencies, including: Army National Guard, Attorney General's Child Support Division, Department of Criminal Justice, Department of Licensing and Regulation, Department of Transportation, Ethics Commission, Public Utility Commission, and Workforce Commission.
Anyone experiencing a problem with a state agency is encouraged to contact Fallon's office at (469) 362-0500 or stop by to discuss the situation in person.
The district staff can also secure Texas flags flown over the Capitol Building or honorary resolutions and certificates for special occasions.
State Representative Pat Fallon represents the newly formed Texas House District 106 which includes the Denton County portion of Frisco and the communities of Aubrey, Cross Roads, Hackberry, Krugerville, Lakewood Village, Little Elm, Oak Point, Paloma Creek, Pilot Point, Providence Village, Sanger, Savannah, and The Colony, as well as portions of Plano and Prosper.
Fallon is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and served as an officer in the United States Air Force. In 2009, he was elected to serve on the Frisco City Council, and in 2012 he was unanimously chosen by his fellow councilmen as the Frisco Mayor Pro Tem. He was sworn in as a State Representative in January of this year. Representative Fallon lives in Frisco with his wife Susan and two sons.
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Brian Reverman's teaching at the International School of Beijing, China uses this FTC Research Guide to guide decoding and encoding art in his high school International Baccalaureate (IB) art program. Brian has recently been working on an electronic version of the FTC template and is field testing it with students and getting feedback from art teachers around the Asian region. Brian's updated approach is partly in response to a new Comparative Study requirement in the new IB curriculum. View the Art-o-Matic Digital Annotation and Analysis Tool page for instructional video with links to templates, free software, and student examples, revealing creative approaches to critical response.
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We are all winners here.
- Alfonso Ribeiro
I enjoy looking at words on paper and visualizing how
to make them come to life.
As a director, the creative process is really amazing.
- Alfonso Ribeiro
I've been very fortunate in the things I've had in my life.
But, at the same time, I wish I had the same types
of memories as everyone else.
- Alfonso Ribeiro
If you want to be an actor, you have to do it because you love acting,
not because you want to be a celebrity.
- Alfonso Ribeiro
Winners Dream Big Dreams.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
- Vince Lombardi
Winners must have two things:
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Life is unlimited.
Your world expands with the generosity, compassion,
inventiveness, and service that you contribute.
Money that is spent or given away returns multiplied.
The more love that is given, the more love returns.
The more a helping hand is given, the more hands
are strengthened and empowered to help.
We can help each other to all be winners.
We can all have food, and jobs, and love, and happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
You can never quit.
Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
- Ted Turner
Pro football is like nuclear warfare.
There are no winners, only survivors.
- Frank Gifford
Losers make promises they often break.
Winners make commitments they always keep.
- Denis Waitley
Winners are people with definite purpose in life.
- Denis Waitley
I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers.
And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.
- Sylvester Stallone
In fact, 37 percent of all United States Nobel Prize
winners in the 20th century have been representatives of the Jewish community.
- Jon Porter
Global competition is about winners and losers.
- David Korten
The winners in life treat their body as if it were
a magnificent spacecraft that gives them the finest
transportation and endurance for their lives.
- Denis Waitley
Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first.
They want it with all their heart and expect it to come true.
There is, I believe, no other way to live.
- Joe Montana
Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm
and energy that we have resisted it in the past.
- Tom Peters
Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas
of their lives like an artist gaining perspective.
They make their lives a work of art -
an individual masterpiece.
- Denis Waitley
I think I pick more winners than losers.
- Philip Green
In war, whichever side may call itself the victor,
there are no winners, but all are losers.
- Neville Chamberlain
Failures are expected by losers, ignored by winners.
- Joe Gibbs
At Euro '92 itself, we bowed out to the eventual winners,
Denmark, in our final group match.
- Michel Patini
Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
- Ahmed Ben Bella
We changed our image.
At least when we ran out on the field or broke the huddle,
we would look like winners.
- Hayden Fry
Fox News is hated because they're elitists,
and the worst winners television's ever seen.
- Keith Olbermann
Winners are different.
They're a different breed of cat.
- Byron Nelson
One characteristic of winners is they always look upon
themselves as a do it yourself project.
- Denis Waitley
Winners take time to relish their work,
knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the
view from the top so exhilarating.
- Denis Waitley
Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other
than the one they're famous for.
- Mary Lou Retton
Last year was a lifetime, a whole career in one season.
We went from being the dregs to winners.
- Damon Hill
There are seven winners of the Monaco Grand Prix on the starting line today,
and four of them are Michael Schumacher.
- Murray Walker
Whites were the winners, blacks were the losers,
we wrote the history books, and they didn't feature.
- Phillip Noyce
When the government allocates monopoly rights to frequency,
and there are only a handful in each community,
it's picking the winners in the competition.
- Robert McChesney
There are winners, there are losers and there are people
who have not yet learned how to win.
- Les Brown
In war, there are no winners.
- Ramman Kenoun
I've done the same thing in the world of business that winners do in the game.
I watch them, admire them.
- Marcel Dionne
Only the winners decide what were war crimes.
- Gary Wills
Winners live in the present tense.
People who come up short are consumed with future or past.
I want to be living in the now.
- Alex Rodriguez
Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization.
- Woody Hayes
Our government needs to adopt a pro-market agenda that
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- Sarah Palin
Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.
- George Meredith
Losers live in the past.
Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the
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- Denis Waitley
I love winners when they cry, losers when they try.
- Tom T. Hall
Without losers, where would the winners be?
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What separates the winners from the losers is how a
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Of course, today at the Karolinska Institute,
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- Lennart Nilsson
When you let someone else win an argument,
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So, there is enormous instability in the global economy
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Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive
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As in any technological revolution, there will be winners and losers.
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The roster of Nobel Peace Prize winners,
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We have to get government out of the job of picking winners and losers.
That's what they've been doing the last year and a half,
getting in the way of businesses that are trying to
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- Kristi Noem
Number four, we're going to play like winners,
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Don't get full of yourself if something good happens.
Don't get too depressed when something bad happens.
- Steve Spurrier
And from a military school which taught me that to fit into society,
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When the government picked companies and gave them
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The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can,
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Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking
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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners
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They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
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The biggest deal for me was that all 24 winners are
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So, I didn't say we are going to win a lot,
but we are going to play like winners,
and we've got a plan in place to teach our guys how
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History keeps her secrets longer than most of us.
But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight
in the greatest confidence.
Sometimes there are no winners at all.
And sometimes nobody needs to lose.
- John le Carre
To lead a great life:
Dream, Take Action, Repeat.
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The future belongs to those
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- Eleanor Roosevelt
I Dream This Day of Wondrous Things,
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I Dance My Dance with Life Today,
I'm Filled with Love Inside.
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All our dreams can come true,
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The problems of the world cannot possibly
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We need men who can dream of things that never were.
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Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world.
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I Sing Wild Songs Of Adventure.
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Whatever you can do, or dream you can, Begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it, Begin it now.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The power of imagination makes us infinite.
- John Muir
Life is a song - sing it.
Life is a game - play it.
Life is a challenge - meet it.
Life is a dream - realize it.
Life is a sacrifice - offer it.
Life is love - enjoy it.
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The International Rugby Board has denied it ordered Samoa to exclude a player from its squad for the Pacific Nations Cup because of his history of controversial Twitter posts.
Center Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu was banned for six months after last year's Rugby World Cup for a Twitter post that described Welsh referee Nigel Owens, who worked Samoa's match against South Africa, as racist and biased.
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originally posted by: yuppa
a reply to: Indigo5
Oh o f course hes hiding something(sarc) no hes pissed they are trying to steal his nomination. Id be doing the same thing myself. I get pissed when people accuse me of cheating.
originally posted by: BlueAjah
Stein has changed her plan for PA.
She is trying to use another legal method, but the way that she is doing it seems corrupt.
In PA, if 3 voters in a county file an affidavit asking for a recount, showing valid cause to believe there is fraud, then the county must recount.
On Stein's Facebook page, she is asking for volunteers from each of the 67 PA counties.
She says that HER LEGAL TEAM will tell them what to say on the affidavit.
That seems very corrupt.
If a voter feels a valid cause to file for recount, then sure, they should have a right.
But for Stein to solicit affidavits, and then tell them what to say on them, seems very wrong.
That is an abuse of the system.
She knows that she does not have any valid claims to fraud that would work for a candidate to file a court appeal for recount, so she is trying to use the people to work around that.
originally posted by: BlueAjah
a reply to: Indigo5
If what you say is true, then why is she only requesting recounts in states where Trump won, and none where Clinton won?
J. Alex Halderman, the director of the University of Michigan Center for Computer Security and Society, believes they've found persuasive evidence that results in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania may have been manipulated or hacked.
originally posted by: SoulSurfer
a reply to: TrueAmerican
The powers that be / George Soros want their civil war. They will find a way to ignite it. Never underestimate the elites, they have many more cards up their sleeves. We're talking about Genius Chess-players on steroids to which the average man cannot comprehend.
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How might a foreign government hack America's voting machines to change the outcome of a presidential election?
Here's one possible scenario.
First, the attackers would probe election offices well in advance in order to find ways to break into their computers. Closer to the election, when it was clear from polling data which states would have close electoral margins, the attackers might spread malware into voting machines in some of these states, rigging the machines to shift a few percent of the vote to favor their desired candidate.
This malware would likely be designed to remain inactive during pre-election tests, do its dirty business during the election, then erase itself when the polls close. A skilled attacker's work might leave no visible signs — though the country might be surprised when results in several close states were off from pre-election polls.
2016 has seen unprecedented cyberattacks aimed at interfering with the election.
This summer, attackers broke into the email system of the Democratic National Committee and, separately, into the email account of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, and leaked private messages.
Attackers infiltrated the voter registration systems of two states, Illinois and Arizona, and stole voter data.
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In all these cases, Federal agencies publicly asserted that senior officials in the Russian government commissioned these attacks. Russia has sophisticated cyber-offensive capabilities, and has shown a willingness to use them to hack elections.
America's voting machines have serious cybersecurity problems. That isn't news.
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We've been pointing out for years that voting machines are computers, and they have reprogrammable software, so if attackers can modify that software by infecting the machines with malware, they can cause the machines to give any answer whatsoever.
I've demonstrated this in the laboratory with real voting machines — in just a few seconds, anyone can install vote-stealing malware on those machines that silently alters the electronic records of every vote.
It doesn't matter whether the voting machines are connected to the Internet.
Shortly before each election, poll workers copy the ballot design from a regular desktop computer in a government office, and use removable media (like the memory card from a digital camera) to load the ballot onto each machine. That initial computer is almost certainly not well secured, and if an attacker infects it, vote-stealing malware can hitch a ride to every voting machine in the area. There's no question that this is possible for technically sophisticated attackers. (If my Ph.D. students and I were criminals, I'm sure we could pull it off.) If anyone reasonably skilled is sufficiently motivated and willing to face the risk of getting caught, it's happened already.
originally posted by: yuppa
a reply to: Indigo5
No. it was on youtube and floated by Fox news that there were states that looked too good for clinton,but you wont see recounts in those.
originally posted by: yuppa
a reply to: Indigo5
Then trump needs recounts in the areas where 100 percent voted Hillary to offset.
originally posted by: digitalt
This just out on Fox News,
A closer look at the fine print on her website says "we can only pledge we will demand recounts in WI and MI and support the voter-initiated effort in PA." Which she knows is not possible since the time has passed for this.
Heck of a way for Stein to fill her pockets.
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
originally posted by: digitalt
This just out on Fox News,
A closer look at the fine print on her website says "we can only pledge we will demand recounts in WI and MI and support the voter-initiated effort in PA." Which she knows is not possible since the time has passed for this.
Heck of a way for Stein to fill her pockets.
Trump made a statement along these lines. He said Jill Stein is scamming Clinton supporters, trying to raise $7 million, when she knows she won't spend anything near that amount of money.
I wonder if she's got a one-way ticket to Australia (or someplace like that) booked.


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The Airbus 320 was on the ground in Jaipur, India Sunday evening heading for Delhi when the commander asked his co-pilot to perform a routine task: writing down important statistics needed for the flight, including the number of passengers on board, the plane's takeoff weight and fuel intake.
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People who describe God do it in terms wherein its powers and intellect are unlimited, On that basis it is not possible to prove or disprove its existence. Investigations on reality can only be based on observation and possibilities that can be confirmed. So far these indications indicate that there is no necessity to posit the existence of a god.We have to settle for that. — Jan Sand
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Evolution is an automatic process with a purpose to survive and proliferate. — Jan Sand
Jackson Pollock paintings are not random,they just use different methods for applying pigment and if they were not pleasing, Pollock rejected them and tried again.That is not random. — Jan Sand
Saying that we were "designed" like a car or an alarm clock sounds strange. Yet, apparently it is a joy for some people to say that about themselves. — WISDOMfromPO-MO
I don't think you're seeing the point, but then it's a really big issue. — Wayfarer
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Mr Tenenbaum said Mr Fomichev was clearly "scared for his safety." Laurence Rabinowitz QC for Mr Berezovksy told Mr Tenenbaum: "I have to suggest to you that you are making all of this up and it's completely untrue."
The crucial notes, taken by Stephen Curtis, a British lawyer who later died in a helicopter crash, appear to show that Mr Tenenbaum flew out to Georgia for a meeting with an associate, Badri Patarkatsishvili, about how to carve up aluminium assets worth $2.3bn.
Mr Tenenbaum claims that the meeting, a few weeks after Mr Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003, was in order to advise the Georgian on how to buy into Brazilian football.
Mr Patarkatsishvili bought Corinthians football club more than a year later and became involved in the transfer and subsequent loan to West Ham United of Carlos Tevez, now one of the most expensive footballers in Britain.
Mr Tenenbaum told the court he considered Mr Patarkatsishvili a "scary person," and would "never deal with Mr Patarkatsishvili or have meetings with him."
Mr Patarkatsishvili's version of the meeting is unknown because he died at his home in Surrey three years ago.
The handwritten notes were dramatically found among Mr Curtis's possessions after Mr Berezvosky, launched a court action against Mr Abramovich.
Mark Hastings, Mr Berezovsky's lawyer, said outside court: "If the court concludes that Mr Curtis's notes are an accurate record of what was discussed at the meeting in Georgia, it confirms Mr Abramovich's case to be entirely false."
Mr Berezovsky claims that Mr Abramovich broke an agreement made at the Dorchester hotel in London, in which they agreed to hold their shares in the aluminium company Rusal together.
Mr Abramovich claims he was never partners with Mr Berezovsky and Mr Patarkatsishvili and only paid them for their "krysha" or protection from criminal gangs.
However the notes appear to show that Mr Abramovich was in partnership with Mr Berezvosky and Mr Patarkatsishvili in both the oil conglomerate Sibneft and the aluminium giant Rusal.
They read: "Shareholders of S [Sibneft]: Bors/Badr/Roman.
"We sold Sibneft, so far no problems with deal. Agreed with R [Roman] and partner into Russian aluminium- shareholders 50/50."
They go on to discuss how a sale could be conducted and note: "B [Badri] asked T [Tenenbaum] if he understood. T confirmed."
In his witness statement, Mr Tenenbaum said: "When I read what are said to be Mr Curtis's notes of a meeting that I am supposed to have attended…frankly I was stunned."
"There was no way that I would discuss Mr Abramovich's private affairs with or in front of people I had not met before," he added. "I am, and am known to be, an extremely cautious person."
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The last few weeks I've been posting a lot on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook about my newest live theatre project, "Take Me Out". Most notable for winning the 2003 Tony Award for Best Play, the plot of the show can best be summarized as follows:You can read more about "Take Me Out" via the links below:
Toddy Koovitz
I play the role of Toddy Koovitz. He's one of Darrian's teammates who is not supportive of the so called "coming out". Toddy offers some levity & a little comic relief in a play with heavy themes & dialogue. Below is my description of Toddy I posted on Facebook last weekend:
Sounds like someone only a mother can love… right?!?!
One of the things I absolutely love about acting, is totally "becoming" the character. There are several techniques actors employ however sometimes something as simple as a different hair cut or a change in facial hair can do the trick…. Observe the following
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In my own daughters words…
I took that as a compliment!
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One of the first organizers of the Festival Arbor — Arbor Day in the United States consider D.Sterling Morton, administrator of Nebraska in the northern U.S., later served as Minister of Agriculture. It is said that he took over and developed the custom of the tribe of Aztecs, planted trees on the day of the birth of their children.
In 1874, the first day of the forest, at the initiative of D.Sterling Morton in Nebraska was planted over 12 million trees. After two decades, there has grown 350 million seedlings.
Then Arbor festival has spread to the neighboring states of Iowa, Kansas, Michigan and Ohio, and after a while engulfed the entire country.
Among schoolchildren was organized by the Union of obereganiya trees. For public schools began to organize spring holidays, at first on different days, and then stopped on the last Friday of April.
for the holiday Arbor connect children's organizations, the New York Society of kindergartens and houseplants. Its leaders handed out to children at Forest Day seedlings of flowers, and then in the autumn reward those who grow the best flower.
Purpose of the holiday — promoting tree planting, afforestation areas and decorating their homes. If you planted a tree, then you have marked the day.
By the early 20th century, Forest Day was actively pursued in other countries: Germany, India, China, Korea, Yugoslavia and others.
Oak — U.S. national tree (Photo: Mario Savoia, Shutterstock) To this day, this holiday is one point on the last Friday of April, others — like Earth Day — April 22, the birthday of J. Morton.
Interesting fact: The Fund arbor day spent on the Internet in America poll on whether the tree should be recognized as national. For the competition were exhibited trees already declared "state" in various states of the country, and they have nearly all 50 states.
contest won oak — a symbol of the six states and the District of Columbia, where the capital is located Washington.


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lately I've been dreaming a lot about:
after I graduate from school....will I go on to get a masters? In what? Do I really want to? IN WHAT?
when B graduates....then what? He's going to be a LAWYER. Like a real one. That doesn't seem real.
when we decide to have children. Will that ever come? Can I do it? All I read/hear about are sleepless nights, cranky babies, cranky mommies. Am I up for the challenge? Can I do it?
being a really good photographer. I don't want to be mediocre. I want to really be good and know what I'm doing instead of pretending.
photographing my children. See? there I go again with this baby stuff. I want a baby to photograph. There is a baby who lives below us. The parents are quite shy and rarely talk. Even if I talk to them. I can hear their baby voices and happy baby laughs all day long. I love it. I want to knock on their door and say "hi. I know you don't know me. but can I snuggle your baby for a bit and take pictures of her? Thanks!"
do I get a masters first or have a baby? if I have a baby will I get a masters? If I get a masters will I have a baby?
oh, and dreaming about the cruise we just booked for our 1st anniversary! I'm already planning the swimsuits and cute cover ups...
I think about all the wonderful things we're doing in our lives right now and I know we couldn't do them with a baby. I am really understanding that I was programmed that I have to have a baby right after I get married. Obviously, I don't like following the norm, hence where I am in my life right now. So for now, it's perfect that I don't have a baby right now. But that doesn't make me googoo gaagaa over them.
so for right now. I'm grateful for where I am in my life. Everything is perfect.
February 10, 2011
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Would you do this for $1000?
Mr. G says he will stay in the port-o-let outside the business affairs trailer for 1 hour tomorrow for $400. I'm looking for funding to help underwrite this venture.
1. No blackberry
2. From 4pm – 5pm Eastern
3. No fanning devices allowed
4. Must go in with only the clothes on his person
5. Cash to be paid upon completion of the 60 minute period.
6. The 60 minutes start upon backing the Dodge Avenger up to the door to assure no escape.
7. "Tapping Out" will signify an aborted attempt
Who's in? Please feel free to consume as much pork, coffee, tobacco products, potato salad, Thai food, spicy chicken wings, braunschweiger, Mexican cuisine, White Castles, old broccoli and Guinness as you see appropriate. You have until 3:59 to purge.
After having gained support of several additional executives, Firestone, Honda and Tony Kanaan, the funding had been raised and more than doubled to $1000.
The emails and tweets flowed prior to the clock until well after. He succeeded! I'm pretty sure I would have done it too. Would you have?
Update (9:30amET 6/29) - The local media heard about it too.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
a drug addicted, self-disrespecting, baby-dangling music icon left us with what?
Last night the aforementioned beautiful bride of mine and I were out to sushi with a couple good friends of ours when news broke on a nearby tv (yeah, a television in a sushi joint is weird, I know...but it's authentic Japanese cuisine without the American jacked up prices so it's "our place") that Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, had died. I didn't believe it when the other husband at the table read the headline. Then, it settled in a bit.
"Michael Jackson is dead. Dead! This is a really big deal!" I thought (and probably said out loud). But, what does that mean? What was accomplished? What was left behind? In short - A LOT!
He is arguably amongst the Top 5 most popular worldwide music entertainers in history. Likely categorized alongside The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and maybe Madonna. He broke the color barrier on MTV. He invented musical notions and dance moves that will never be replicated. He's won every possible video and music award. Thriller is still the most sold album in music history at 65 million. He became a cultural icon.
And, he was a mess. So fixated on his lack of comfort in his own body, he'd had over 50 plastic surgeries. He was accused of child molestation. He was quirky. He was married and divorced. He was addicted to pain killers. He had debt in the millions.
He's left behind three children. Little is known of them other than the third having been draped over a European balcony over a few years ago in what he later referred to as a poorly decided prank. Ya think? I worry for those little ones.
The 2000 edition of the Guiness Book Of World Records honored Jackson for the "Most Charities Supported By a Pop Star." It's estimated that he gave over $1,000,000,000 to charity. That's 1 BILLION...with a B.
After our dinner was finished, we got to the car and I quickly scrolled through my iPod to play us a tribute MJ jam. Guess what? Nothing. My music-obsessed 8,000+ song-filled mp3 player completely vacant of anything King of Pop. A day later it's clear to me...Michael Jackson meant something to me. I just don't know what that something was.
The man brought shock. He brought awe. He brought extreme talent. He brought bizarrity. He brought confusion. He left questions.
I want my legacy to be something defined. Something sound. Something unquestionable. Something to laugh about. And, cry about. I want to be a man who constantly pursued the best for those around me by giving myself up. A brilliant husband. An unfailing mistake-making father who celebrates triumphs and leaves room for acceptance of error. Someone known and seeking to know. Someone replaceable only by a Love found not given by me but given through me.
What do you want your legacy to be?
-Mr. Blonde
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
celebrating Ahnu shape
I've hit the ground running with a sweet new pair of Terra Linda XTR's from Ahnu. And, I adore them. You know that they're-new-so-give-them-a-couple-weeks-to-feel-good notion that crosses your mind every time you're wearing a pair of new shoes? Not necessary with these kicks. They felt good from the first step. Ahnu believes that balance is vital in performance footwear. The balance between cushioning vs. stability, traction vs. flexibility, and comfort vs. durability is all considered in their engineering process. They make shoes geared for walking, hiking, pavement running, trail running, etc. They have some cool souls for men too.
I will say they are a little more pricey than we usually spend on running shoes. But, I would rather pay a little more and know that my money is going toward a company who preserves ethics as much as they care about their products. Ahnu is one of the few footwear factories in the world that is SA8000 certified.
SA8000 is an international standard for improving working conditions. Based on the principles of thirteen international human rights conventions, it is a tool to help apply these norms to practical work-life situations.
It's easy to not care about these things. You might think where/how a pair of shoes or a shirt are produced doesn't really matter. It does! Ahnu also uses post-consumer recyled fibers in their catalogs and packaging. Check out all the ways Ahnu is giving back. Way to go Ahnu for making a difference!
Head over to Ahnu and check out their collections. I am a huge fan and I can't imagine buying running shoes from any other company now that I've experienced them. Stay tuned for more updates as I continue training for our run as well.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
HaPpY DaDdY DaY!
Thanks for being an amazing role model to our children. I can only pray that our boys will turn out just like you. I love you and so do our boys!


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Parris, Samuel (1653–27 February 1720), merchant and minister, was born in London, England, the son of Thomas Parris, a merchant, and Susannah (maiden name unknown). In the 1660s Parris...


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Yes, another post about Galway. I am counting down the days until I return to the city, whether it be to photograph, or just go shopping. I'll decide once I'm there. Maybe I'll just sit in Starbucks all day, and devour a copious amount of Frappucinos. I feel that may worry some people, but I am crazy after all.
Anyway, for some peculiar reason, I always seem to think of my Grandparents when I encounter an older couple. It just reminds me of our bond, and how much I miss all of them. I suppose, when I lay eyes on a happy older couple, I tend to reminisce about their relationship. Yes, they had their spats, petty arguments, plenty of differences, but at the end of the day, doesn't everyone? When I watch a couple whom have shared years together, whom walk alongside each other without discussion, as it speaks volumes how comfortable they are with one another, I hope my Grandparents, wherever they are, are happy as can be. For whatever reason, they're on my mind a lot lately. It's nice to reflect on everything, and just smile. It's important to acknowledge your past, as if you hide from it, it will become a burden. So, hence why I tend to reflect quite a lot. It's sometimes good for the soul.
If they were still around, without a shadow of a doubt, I know they'd be people I'd regularly photograph. Not just because of their goods looks (and trust me, they were stunning) or their charming ways, but because of how they vividly brightened my world. Even if they refused to be photographed, I'd sneak a picture or two, without their knowledge, and keep the result just for myself.
Perhaps, my photography will expand and progress the further more I attach an aspect of emotion. I'm usually quite an emotive photographer, and love to have a back story to an image, but maybe I should become more accustomed to sharing my own stories, along with a picture. I don't talk a lot about my Grandparents, as I miss them terribly, even after all the years, but it's lovely just to share my thoughts.
Okay, enough of this sappy post, it was just a little insight into my thought process lately. Thanks for taking the time to read.
Anyway, I have plenty more pictures to come, and a sarcasm enriched post. Stay tuned!
-Alice, xo
'When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.'


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William Alan Shatner (photo ©Jerry Avenaim) was born on March 22, 1931 in Côte Saint-Luc, near Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
William Shatner soon began studying acting as a Shakespearean actor, participating in several stage plays including some Broadway ones in the '50s. In 1951 Shatner made his cinema debut in a Canadian film titled "The Butler's Night Off" then he had various roles in both movies and television shows including some well known such as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "The Twilight Zone" and "The Outer Limits".
In 1966 William Shatner was cast in the role of Captain James T. Kirk in the sci-fi series "Star Trek". Although initially the series success was fairly limited, causing the cancellation of the spaceship Enterprise crew's adventures after its third season, this role influenced all his future life and became the one for which he's best known.
Immediately after the end of "Star Trek" however William Shatner had trouble finding work, so that for a time he lived in a camper. During the '70s anyway he managed to appear as a guest star in well known shows such as "The Six Million Dollar Man", "Columbo", "Kung Fu" and "Mission: Impossible".
In the '70s "Star Trek" reruns led to the birth of a cult for this series and William Shatner began to appear at various conventions devoted to this show. There was even a project to create a new Star Trek television series but after a few years it was decided to produce a film, in which Shatner reprised his role as Captain Kirk. This film's success led to the production of various sequels and Shatner was in them until the sixth movie, in which Captain Kirk dies.
During the '80s William Shatner built a career that had nothing to do with Star Trek for example becoming the star of the police series "T.J. Hooker", in which he was also a director of some episodes. In the '90s Shatner produced the series "Tekwar", where he was also an actor and occasionally a director.
In 2003 William Shatner started playing the lawyer Denny Crane in the series "The Practice" and later in the series "Boston Legal". For this role Shatner won an Emmy in 2004 and 2005, when he also won a Golden Globe.
William Shatner's personal life is complicated: for example he's been married four times, although his third wife unfortunately died. His relationships with his colleagues were sometimes difficult so he's friends with Leonard Nimoy while other actors he worked with him don't speak very well about him.
Despite the success in playing Denny Crane, Captain Kirk is still his most famous character, so much that William Shatner gave the crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery's last mission in March 2011 a wake-up call based on the introduction to "Star Trek" episodes: "Space, the final frontier. These have been the voyages of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Her 30 year mission: To seek out new science. To build new outposts. To bring nations together on the final frontier. To boldly go, and do, what no spacecraft has done before.".


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And I came across this during my stroll and though it was pretty darn funny.
Maybe the same could be said about the gelato I ate at the halfway point. I had originally planned on going 6 miles, but it turns out my meanderings took me 7.5, so I did some neighborhood loops to get it to 8.
Afterward, I thought to myself, "Whew! What a workout. And if I were doing my half-marathon, I'd still have 5 more miles to go. Yikes!"
So Big Blue Test got tabled until today.
Belated Big Blue Test
My experiment for Big Blue Test (http://bigbluetest.org/) was to see what impact seated, upper body weight exercises with soup cans would have on my blood glucose levels. I was curious about this, because upper body strength exercises might be one of the few options for people with limited mobility.
I assembled my equipment: 2 soup cans (approx. 2 lbs each), 1 blood glucose meter, 1 list of exercises. Since it was a gorgeous day, I took it all to the park during my lunch break.
- Bicep curls (1st set done alternating arms, 2nd set done both arms at the same time)
- Triceps extensions (1st set done alternating arms, 2nd set done both arms at the same time)
- Front raise
- Shoulder press
- Side raise
- Triceps kickback (I didn't kneel on the bench, I just laid down over my thigh. Bad form, that.)
- Upright row
- Shrugs (do these even really do anything?)
- Bent-over row (These I did do with proper form)
- Bent-over raises
Some possible reasons why today's test didn't work quite as effectively:
- For me, heavier weights would have probably been more effective. My upper body is not super strong, but for all of these exercises, I currently use dumbbells that are more than 2 pounds each. I felt the shoulder raises a little, but otherwise I did not feel any muscle fatigue during these exercises. Also, do arm muscles use as much energy? Probably not.
- Strength exercises have a different effect on blood glucose levels than aerobic exercise. From what I've read, strength exercise isn't the best option for lowering a blood glucose reading in the short-term, but it can have a good effect on the longer term. In the short term, "[s]trength-oriented exercise...generally requires short, repetitive and intensive bursts of movement. This type of exercise can provoke a hormone response known as the 'fight or flight' or 'adrenalin' response that can temporarily raise blood glucose levels." (source: http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition/factsheets/special_diets2/diabetes_and_sports_nutrition) Somehow, I don't think my soup cans activated this response in me. Yet in the longer term, strength/resistance training helps build muscle mass, which is more insulin sensitive than other body tissue, and can help regulate overall blood glucose levels rather than post-activity levels. Plus it helps in other ways, such as with preventing osteoporosis. (source: http://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/18/2/71.full)
- Could I be experiencing some issues with insulin sensitivity? After my test, I took a 30 minute walk. At the end of that, my blood glucose level was 92, which is only 9 less than my pre-test level. I would have expected the brisk walk to have a greater impact. Some possibilities include my menstrual phase (I'm much less insulin sensitive right before menstruation - even without succumbing to the urge to face-plant into the nearest sugar/salt/fat food source) or delayed-onset muscle soreness (which, I've read in The Diabetic Athlete, can impact one's insulin sensitivity until the muscles are healed). I feel some soreness after yesterday's adventure, but nothing compared to last Wednesday's "Medicine Ball Melange" in CardioSculpt class. So the double-whammy might be messing with the results a little bit.
An excellent article summarizing some of the above points is by Dr. Sheri Colberg-Ochs, author of The Diabetic Athlete, titled "Aerobic Versus Anaerobic Exercise: What Is the Difference, and Why Does It Matter?" She also has another good article for those dealing with mobility issues, titled "Exercising with Excess Body Weight, Orthopedic Problems, and Arthritis," which includes some specific exercise DVD recommendations.
If you're newly diagnosed and have been advised by your doctor or diabetes educator to use exercise as part of your plan to manage your diabetes, why not try your own "big blue test" and see if your results confirm or deny the effect of exercise on your blood glucose levels? (Unless, of course, your doctor says "No way!" or your blood glucose meter says