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You're Not Gonna Solve These Problems in Your Basement Alone
A Conversation About Accessible Design and Activism
The CFA asked Luke DuBois to invite his friends to Wesleyan this semester to have public conversations about issues relating to the fall exhibition in Zilkha Gallery, "In Real Time." The first of these conversations was a talk last Thursday between DuBois and Sara Hendren, an artist, designer and engineer whose work centers on disability and accessibility.
Hendren gave a short talk titled, "Investigating Normal: Adaptive Assistive Technology" about her work as a professor at Olin College, a design and engineering school, and as an advocate for disability rights and expanded accessibility resources.
Hendren deconstructs cultural attitudes about disabilities that are often proliferated through media depictions of disabled individuals. Rather than assuming that a disabled person is abnormal and needs to be fixed, Hendren looks for ways to honor and accommodate variation instead of curing disability. Her projects and pedagogy expand dialogue between individuals with disabilities and designers, and seeks to make the world a friendlier place for different types of bodies.
She presented some of her amazing projects, which include:
The humanities are an integral part of Hendren's work solving human problems, in addition to the work of researching, designing, and engineering that is typically assigned to the sciences. Her philosophy of human-centered design emphasizes discussion between designers and users, and cultural competency about disability and accessibility. In working to merge STEM fields and the humanities, Hendren sees her work as falling along the continuum pictured below:
Afterwards, Luke DuBois encouraged a dynamic and interesting conversation between the audience and the two speakers. Bringing Hendren's lecture closer to our daily physical context, a Wesleyan professor pointed our how inaccessible Wesleyan is, and the urgency of providing accessible resources in addition to having these conversations on campus.
You can find more information about Sara Hendren's projects here.
To read more about ableism at Wes look here.
You can watch the whole conversation here.
Oct. 14, 2015 by psnyder
Zilkha Gallery's fall exhibition, "In Real Time," features work by contemporary artist, musician, activist and teacher, Luke DuBois. This semester, DuBois will be participating in conversations with guests at the CFA, performing in concerts, and visiting classes, and sometimes just hanging out. This blog is the place for all things DuBois this semester, like lists of events you should go to:
…And cool bits of extra information like this catalogue for the exhibition, which has a short description of the exhibition written by curator, Lauren Rosati, as well as images of all of the works in the exhibition (some of which are not on view). You can find your home state and you won't even need binoculars to see all the words people in your hometown are using to describe themselves in their online dating profiles! The link is here.


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No longer is it possible for an intelligent, well-informed person to believe that summative student evaluations accurately measure student learning or teaching effectiveness. But the widespread, almost universal use of summative student course evaluations of teachers, together with the nonchalant manner in which professors ritualistically distribute them at the end of every semester, can give the impression to both students and professors that the majority of professors support the idea that course evaluations are good indicators of how well the teachers are teaching and of how well their students are learning. The fact is that the majority of professors, across all disciplines, believe that summative student evaluations aren't good or fair measures of such things (see Birnbaum; Crumbley). This is one of academia's dirty little secrets. Dirty, because this belief, though well-founded, manifests a cynicism about contemporary higher education that tragically lies right at the core of the educators' relationship and interaction with students. It is secret, because - outside of a specialized academic literature which virtually preaches to the choir - the matter is almost never discussed candidly, and because many professors - believers and unbelievers alike - so often actually pay lip service to the view that student evaluations are valuable in these ways. The unbelievers who talk the orthodox talk do so mainly to keep their jobs or simply to avoid rocking the boat. But many have spoken out. They come from every department and every type of institution large and small, research-oriented and teaching-oriented. Below are some examples. Most of them warn that if summative course evaluations continue to be used in an attempt to measure teaching-effectiveness, then academic standards and ideals will be, perhaps irreparably, subverted: grades will continue to inflate and college courses will continue to be dumbed down and excellent professors will continue to be denied tenure and promotions, or jobs altogether, simply because they failed to pander to the increasing desire of students to be entertained or at least to be relieved of the hard work that genuine higher education requires; for there are many who are willing - if not happy or eager - to cave to these pressures and the job market in academia remains tight and the competition high.
Given how clear are the facts on this subject, it is not difficult to imagine (with Crumbley) that the real purpose of the continued use of this method of "evaluating" teaching excellence is not in fact the purported purpose, but is rather to keep professors subservient to administrators, who increasingly resemble their counterparts in the more blatantly corporate world. If it were not such an entrenched part of modern academic institutions, one could hardly help wondering why professors aren't permitted actually to run the universities in which they teach. As it is, this is no easier to wonder than it is, in our "free" economy, to wonder why factory-workers aren't permitted to run the plants in which they work. (Plato was the founder of the university in the Western world. We do not know whether he, like Socrates, refused to teach for money, but it's likely that Socrates' refusal came from a wish to avoid the slavishness inherent in such transactions.) With these issues in mind, it is hard to continue to trust that the education of students is a purpose to which those who do actually run the universities are truly committed, no matter how much noble rhetoric drips from their lips at commencement addresses and in their glossy college catalogues.
Highly Recommended Reading: (If you find the following list overwhelming, then try reading Philip Stark & Richard Freishtat's 2014 paper; it is the most recent and one of the most concise of all the following. Also, Dennis Clayson's 2009 article is an up-to-date and extraordinarily comprehensive study of the research.)
John V. Adams, 1997, "Student Evaluations: The Ratings Game", Inquiry, Vol. 1 No. 2, Fall 1997, pp. 10-16. (Adams is Professor of English at Southside Virginia Community College.)
J. Scott Armstrong, 2012, "Natural Learning in Higher Education", in Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning, Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 2426-2433. (Armstrong is Professor of Marketing at University of Pennsylvania.)
Michael H. Birnbaum, 1998, "A Survey of Faculty Opinions Concerning Student Evaluations of Teaching". (Birnhaum is Professor of Psychology at California State University Fullerton.)
Dennis Clayson, 2009, "Student Evaluations of Teaching: Are They Related to What Students Learn?: A Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature", Journal of Marketing Education, Vol. 31 No. 1, pp. 16-30. (Clayson is Professor of Marketing at the University of Northern Iowa.)
Dennis Clayson & Debra Haley, 2011, "Are Students Telling Us the Truth? A Critical Look at the Student Evaluation of Teaching", Marketing Education Review, Vol. 21 No. 2, pp. 101-112. (Clayson is Professor of Marketing at the University of Northern Iowa; Haley is Associate Professor of Marketing at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.)
D. Larry Crumbley, 1995, "The Dysfunctional Atmosphere of Higher Education", Accounting Perspectives, Vol.1 No. 1, Spring 1995. (Crumbley is Professor of Accounting at Louisiana State University.)
Tom Dulz & Paul Lyons, 2000, "Student Evaluations: Help or Hindrance?", Journal of Business Education, Vol. 1, 2000 Proceedings. (Dulz is Professor Emeritus of Business Management and Lyons is Professor of Business Management, both at Frostburg State University.)
Charles Emery, Tracy Kramer, & Robert Tian, 2003, "Return to Academic Standards: A Critique of Student Evaluations of Teaching Effectiveness", Quality Assurance in Education, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 37-46. (Emery is Professor of Business Administration at Erskine College. Kramer is Professor of Business at North Greenville University. Tian is Associate Professor of Business at Medaille College.)
Faith E. Fich, 2003, "Are Student Evaluations of Teaching Fair?", Computing Research News, Vol. 15 No. 3, pp. 2, 10, May 2003. (Fich is now Faith Ellen, Professor of Computer Science at University of Toronto.)
Stanley Fish, 2010, "Deep in the Heart of Texas", New York Times, The Opinion Pages, 21 June 2010. (Fish is a professor of humanities and law at Florida International University.)
Judith D. Fischer, 2006, "Implications of Recent Research on Student Evaluations of Teaching", The Montana Professor, Vol. 17 No. 1, Fall 2006. (Fishcer is Associate Professor of Law at University of Louisville.)
Clark Glymour, 2003, "Why the University Should Abolish Faculty Course Evaluations". (Glymour is Professor of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University.)
Mary Gray & Barbara Bergmann, 2003, "Student Teaching Evaluations: Inaccurate, Demeaning, Misused", Academe Online, Vol. 89 No. 5, September-October 2003. (Gray is Professor of Mathematics and Statistics and Bergmann is Professor Emeritus of Economics, both at American University.)
Richard R. Hake, 2002, "Problems with Student Evaluations: Is Assessment the Remedy?", 16 November 2002. (Hake is Emeritus Professor of Physics at Indiana University.)
Michael Huemer, circa 1998, "Student Evaluations: A Critical Review". (Huemer is Associate Professor of Philosophy at University of Colorado Boulder.)
Scott Jaschik, 2007, "New Questions on Student Evaluations", Inside Higher Ed, 29 Jan 2007.
Valen Johnson, 2002, "Teacher Course Evaluations and Student Grades: An Academic Tango", Chance, Vol. 15 No. 3, pp. 9-16. (Johnson is Professor of Biomathematics and Biostatistics at University of Texas.)
Neil B. Marks, 2004, "The Student Evaluation of Teaching: Off With Its Head!", The Miami Report, Vol. 24 No. 18, 9 December 2004. (Marks is Associate Professor of Decision Sciences at Miami University.)
Kevin H. Mason, Robert R. Edwards, & David W. Roach, 2002, "Student Evaluation of Instructors: A Measure of Teaching Effectiveness or of Something Else", Journal of Business Administration Online, Vol. 1 No. 2, Fall 2002. (Mason is Professor of Marketing, Edwards is Professor Emeritus of Management, Roach is Professor of Management, all at Arkansas Tech University.)
Deborah J. Merritt, 2008, "Bias, the Brain, and Student Evaluations of Teaching", St. John's Law Review, Vol. 82, pp. 235-287. (Merritt is Professor of Law at Ohio State University.)
Gabriela Montell, 2003, "Do Good Looks Equal Good Evaluations?", The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 October 2003.
Edward B. Nuhfer, 2003, "Of What Value are Student Evaluations?". (Nuhfer is Director of Faculty Development and Professor of Gioscience at California State University Channel Islands.)
Edward B. Nuhfer, 2010, "A Fractal Thinker Looks at Student Ratings".
Mark Oppenheimer, 2008, "Judgment Day", New York Times, 21 September 2008.
Michael Platt, 1993, "What Student Evaluations Teach", Perspectives on Political Science, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 29-40, Winter 1993. (Platt has been a Professor of English, literature, and the humanities at several colleges and universities, most notably Dartmouth College and University of Dallas.)
Michelle L. Slagle and Marjorie L. Icenogle, 2002, "The Counterintuitive Nature of Student Evaluations of Faculty, or, Raise Your Teaching Effectiveness Rating by Canceling Class!", Journal of the Academy of Business Education, Vol. 3, 2002 Proceedings. (Slagle is Associate Professor and Icenogle is Professor, both in the Department of Management at University of South Alabama.)
Robert Sproule, 2000, "Student Evaluation of Teaching: A Methodological Critique of Conventional Practices", Education Policy Analysis Archives, Vol. 8 No. 50, 2 November 2000. (Sproule is Professor of Economics at Bishop's University.)
Philip Stark & Richard Freishtat, 2013, "Evaluating Evaluations", University of California Berkeley's Center for Teaching & Learning blog, 9 Oct 2013. (Stark is professor of statistics at UC Berkeley; Freishtat is a senior consultant at UC Berkeley's Center for Teaching and Learning.)
Philip Stark & Richard Freishtat, 2013, "What Evaluations Measure", University of California Berkeley's Center for Teaching & Learning blog, 17 Oct 2013.
Philip Stark & Richard Freishtat, 2014, "An Evaluation of Course Evaluations", 26 September 2014.
Paul Trout, 1997, "Student Anti-Intellectualism and the Dumbing Down of the University", The Montana Professor, Vol. 7 No. 2, Spring 1997. (Trout is Associate Professor of English at Montana State University.)
Paul Trout, 1998, "Deconstructing an Evaluation Form", The Montana Professor, Vol. 8 No. 3, Fall 1998.
Paul Trout, 2000, "Flunking the Test: The Dismal Record of Student Evaluations", Academe Online, Vol. 86 No. 4, July-August 2000.
Bruce A. Weinberg, Belton M. Fleisher, and Masanori Hashimoto, 2007, "Evaluating Methods for Evaluating Instruction: The Case of Higher Education", National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper No. 12844. (Weinberg is Associate Professor of Economics and both Fleisher and Masanori are Professors of Economics; all at Ohio State University.)
Robin Wilson, 1998, "New Research Casts Doubt on Value of Student Evaluations of Professors", The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 January 1998.
William A. Wines & Terence J. Lau, 2006, "Observations on the Folly of Using Student Evaluations of College Teaching for Faculty Evaluation, Pay, and Retention Decisions and Its Implications for Academic Freedom", William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law, Vol. 13 Issue 1. (Wines was Associate Professor of Business Law at Missouri Western State University, now retired; Lau is Associate Professor in the School of Business Administration at University of Dayton)
Robert E. Wright, 2006, "Student Evaluations of Faculty: Concerns Raised in the Literature and Possible Solutions", College Student Journal, Vol. 40 No. 2, pp. 417-422. (Wright is Professor of Business Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield.)
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ROCKINGHAM –Joint replacement involves removing the painful, damaged parts of the hip, knee or shoulder and replacing them with artificial parts called prostheses or implants. The numbers of these surgeries are increasing throughout the country, including at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital where the number of orthopedic surgeries, including those involving joint replacement, grew by 450 percent during 2011.
The Zimmer Mobile Learning Center, which features hands-on educational information about orthopedic surgeries, technology and parts, will be at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital Oct. 11.
Because of the number of joint replacements that are being done, there is much interest in the related technology and in the replacement parts being used. Residents of Richmond County and surrounding communities will be able to get that information during an upcoming visit of the Zimmer Mobile Learning Center to the Richmond Memorial campus.
The 45-foot mobile facility is scheduled to be at the hospital from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. The hands-on educational session is free and will be open to the public.
Each year since 1992, the educational facility has visited thousands of locations and averaged about 40,000 miles traveling across the U.S. to offer state-of-the-art information on joint replacement and other orthopedic procedures.
According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the number of joint replacements is skyrocketing. Currently, more than 475,000 U.S. residents undergo knee replacements annually with the number expected to reach 3.4 million per year by 2030. The Academy also estimates that the number of annual hip replacements, currently 234,000, will double by 2030.
FirstHealth of the Carolinas offers a variety of orthopedic services at both FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham and FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. The program was recently recognized by Becker's Hospital Review as one of 101 great orthopedic programs across the country. For more information on the services the program provides, visit www.firsthealth.org/ortho.
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1. Am I looking at photos online and making small prints?
The first spec listed on most digital cameras is the resolution, typically listed as the number of megapixels. Higher is better to a degree, but you could easily end up spending too much and getting "too much camera" if you simply go with the highest number. If you are primarily using the camera for small 5" by 7" prints or online slide shows, you don't need more than two or three megapixels, making for some really inexpensive options.
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2. Will I make enlargements?
On the other hand, if you think you might turn those holiday snapshots into nice 11" by 14" display prints, anything less than five megapixels could turn out pretty grainy.
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3. How long will I go between photo downloads?
It's tempting to save some money and pick a cheap camera with 32MB of built-in memory. The box probably says you can take about 80 pictures. That's probably fine for capturing the kids' hockey games and downloading the photos each week. But it's not going to be enough for a two-week vacation. Better to upgrade to a camera with larger removable memory cards. That way, you can double the length of time between downloads.
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4. How tech-savvy are all the camera's users?
Even low-end cameras often have a range of settings and options, allowing the user to decide among a small range of light and speed settings. This gives many photographers at least some control over their photos. However, if you can't remember what the settings all mean and don't want to keep testing and switching around, you might go with a really simple model that is truly just point-and-shoot, leaving all the decisions to the camera's "brain."
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5. Can I find power outlets to recharge my battery?
Your battery options are usually the basic AA or specifically designed rechargeable batteries. There are advantages and disadvantages to each.
AA batteries (or other common sizes) do not last as long, but can easily be replaced, especially during vacations where souvenir shops are more plentiful than compatible power outlets. Your camera will burn through rechargeable AA batteries particularly fast, especially because the batteries lose power with each charge.
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Continue on to page two of this digital camera buying guide to learn more questions you should ask yourself before choosing a camera.
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Choosing a Digital Camera - Buying Guide - Page 2 With so many digital cameras on the market, it's hard to decide which to buy! Here are the top 10 questions you should ask yourself before choosing a digital camera to ensure you're getting what you want.
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6. Can I afford to wait for a battery to charge?
The other option is the camera manufacturer's rechargeable batteries. These usually last longer, but can be inconvenient. They can't be used in your other digital toys.
You also may have to stall your photo shoot or download process while you charge the battery. An extra battery can help solve this problem, but you need to factor in the price of a battery and charger into your camera cost.
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7. Do I want an AC adapter?
I'll make it simple. The answer is yes. Plugging in your camera is a quick way to avoid annoying delays during downloads.
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8. How far will I be from whatever I am shooting?
Zoom is another spec listed on a camera box. You need to consider both words and numbers for this listing. Look for the word optical. Digital zooms are an alternative, but optical zooms offer higher quality. The number is the magnification. Most low-end cameras have about 3X, or 300 percent, zoom.
Pricier cameras will have about 10X zoom. If you're really serious about zoom (for instance, if you are considering a paparazzi career), you'll want one of those huge lenses you see on the sidelines at football games. You can't just snap them on to your little point-and-shoot, though. For serious magnification, you need a professional-grade camera.
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9. How much weight can I carry?
The weight of a camera is often overlooked, but can be a serious consideration. If you really need a professional-grade camera, you better plan for a lot of weight in your hands and around your neck. On the other hand, if you are backpacking and counting every ounce, a lightweight camera can allow you to pack some more food.
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10. Is my computer compatible with the camera?
There's no sense in buying a cheap camera only to find you need a new $2,000 computer to download photos. Check that your computer has USB ports if your camera relies on this type of interface. The camera box should also list the necessary computer specs.


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A rare transmissible encephalopathy most prevalent between the ages of 50 and 70 years. Affected individuals may present with sleep disturbances, personality changes, ATAXIA; APHASIA, visual loss, weakness, muscle atrophy, MYOCLONUS, progressive dementia, and death within one year of disease onset. A familial form exhibiting autosomal dominant inheritance and a new variant CJD (potentially associated with ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM) have been described. Pathological features include prominent cerebellar and cerebral cortical spongiform degeneration and the presence of PRIONS. (From N Engl J Med, 1998 Dec 31;339(27))
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It's one of the undeniable truths of children. Whether you're having a child of your own or you're shopping for someone else, you're bound to be frustrated or puzzled by the idea that in the 21st century we still seem to be bound by the idea that pink is for girls and blue is for boys. Finding gender-neutral clothes, accessories and toys can still be a challenge, and if you dress a little girl in blue? People are still going to assume she's a boy. It wasn't always that way, and if you do some digging into the history of how we identify our children, you'll find it's been a far from straight road to get to where we are today.


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Bassist Alberto Rigoni has teamed up once again with vocalist Irene Ermolli, to release Groovy, a new album out now and available as a free download.
The duo, known as Lady & The Bass, channels electronica combined with innovative bass playing to create their own unique brand of pop.
"I would say it's pop, with electro, funky and experimental influences, yet it's original and very catchy," Rigoni shares. "Melody is given not only by Irene's voice, but by the bass itself. Its groove, well… makes you move!"
While Lady & The Bass's new album is available for free download, a special limited edition CD can be purchased from their website to support the artists.
In tandem with the album, Lady & The Bass released a music video for the opening track, "Eclectic":
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Sperrins and Killeter Walking Festival promises a welcome to match the stunning surroundings
Thursday, 14 September 2017
HUNDREDS of people are set to descend on the Sperrins and Killeter regions this weekend on Saturday and Sunday to put their best foot forward and explore the beauty, history and heritage of the local hinterland.
The 2017 Sperrins and Killeter Walking Festival is being hosted by Derry City and Strabane District Council in association with outdoor adventure specialists Far and Wild and the organisers are keen to ensure the stunning local scenery is matched only by the local hospitality and entertainment on offer in Plumbridge and Killeter.
The annual event is aimed at walkers of all abilities and Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, councillor MaolÌosa McHugh, encouraged the public to come along and discover some of the areaís hidden areas of natural beauty while also experiencing the warm welcome the district is famous for.
"The Sperrins and Killeter Walking Festival has proven to be an exceptionally popular event in recent years with both serious walkers and novices alike," he noted.
"Its reputation as an event for all ages and abilities to enjoy is down to the strong working relationship between Council, Far and Wild and the walking guides who come from the local community and have a genuine passion for welcoming people to their local area and sharing the majestic local landscape.
"Our district's countryside is full of hidden gems, this is the perfect opportunity for the public to get out there and discover them and for council to continue its work to establish the local area as a walking destination for visitors.
"I know both venues are laying on hospitality and entertainment for the visitors and I'd encourage as many of them as possible to stay for the day and enjoy some refreshments, music and craic.
Plumbridge is the host venue on Saturday where walkers at all the events will be invited to Watts Barr for tea, coffee, scones and traditional music and dancing by the local Comhaltas club.
The festival begins with an early 6am start along the Strabane Canal on Saturday when the 4km long Easy 'Dawn Chorus' Walk will allow walkers of all levels to explore the unfolding scenery and a variety of flora, fauna and wildlife.
Later that morning the Sawel Challenge at 9am will take more experienced walkers on a 12km hike through some of the highest peaks of the Sperrins before the Balix and Beyond 8km walk will allow more moderate ability walkers along a natural heritage site that links into the Murlough, Hollyhill and Legfordrum areas.
The Saturday will conclude with the Bat and Moth Walk at 6pm where local forager Annie Mullan will guide young people and families into the twilight to explore the local nocturnal wildlife.
On Sunday the action moves to the scenic landscape of Killeter where experienced local guides will impart their knowledge about the ecology, history and folklore of this wild and remote part of West Tyrone.
At 9am the Challenging the International Reach of the Killeter Camino walk from Killeter village will explore the international heritage links of the local area to the Camino de Santiago and the International Appalachian Trail.
Later that morning at 10am the Water of Life walk will offer the opportunity to trace the flow of the River Derg and surrounding lakes as a life giving watercourse through Killeter and beyond.
Finally the family friendly Pilgrim Trail from Killeter Village to Magherakeel and St Patrick's Well at 1pm will offer the opportunity to explore the old local route to Lough Derg where a host of local wild life including the Red Hare, Sparrow Hawks, Peregrune Falcons and the Irish Otter may be spotted.
The returning walkers will be invited to enjoy tea and scones and take part in a wide variety of local activities in Killeter including turf cutting demonstrations, horse showing, needlework, story-telling and traditional music.
Far and Wild's Lawrence McBride said he was particularly pleased with the wide variety of walks in this yearís programme.
"We have been working closely with the local communities in the Sperrins and Killeter region to develop the seven routes which offer a great variety of distinctive experiences depending on your interest and fitness level.
"Last year we piloted the idea of including walking guides from the local area in each walk and it worked well to have people who know the area so intimately involved. The guides have held dry runs of each walk in the weeks running up to this weekend and they are looking forward to imparting their knowledge.
"The Festival celebrates the beauty of the natural environment on our doorstep and is becoming known for showcasing the rich and vibrant heritage which is such a key feature of the Derry-Strabane district."
The Killeter Walks will begin at Killeter Community Hall while the meeting point for the Glenelly Walks is Watts Barr in Plumbridge.
Registration for the Sperrins and Killeter Walking Festival is open now at www.sperrinskilleterwalking.com where full details of each walk are available.
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A: Well, there's about 17 extra minutes in there. People ask me if it's a director's cut or not, and I say 'no' because every one of my films that goes out is a director's cut - the theatrical release is a director's cut. I don't get bullied anymore - the studios don't do that, that's a kind of fiction. And I maintain good relationships with all the studios so I've never been bullied into any cut, frankly. What you do, is you gradually become more and more experienced, and more and more realistic about dramatic tolerance, i.e. about how long the play should be. And because films are expensive you can't make it indulgent, you've got to really address what I call the BA Factor â the Bum Ache Factor. And ask yourself 'at what moment are the audiences getting bored?' Q: And the BA Factor is different with a DVD?
A: Yes, it is. Digital is a different world because you are sitting at home and a hi tech piece of equipment today is within reach of most people, so they are watching a pretty hi tech version of whatever you've done. You can put the machine on pause, stand up, go away and scratch yourself, go off and get a beer and come back and resume. Seriously, that's the way I look at it. And it's almost like taking a novel off the shelf, which is kind of like what a DVD is, it's almost like a slender Penguin book which you sit down and read. I think that's the opportunity where I can put back in the uneasy areas; scenes that whilst I loved them, I felt took us dramatically off target in terms of the dynamics of the drama. That's the long answer but it's the truth. And I'll give you an example â Kingdom of Heaven's cut will be an hour longer. Next year I'll put out a version which is about three and a half hours. Q; Do you like the DVD format because it allows you to give us a different version of your work?
A: Yes, I love to be able to do that. Because if you ask, 'at what moment in his career is a director allowed to be indulgent?' The answer is never, right? Because it costs too much â it's art against commerce, art against money, cash, what the film is costing. And also that would mean what it would cost the movie if it doesn't play. Someone up there pays. So I've always got half an eye on that -it's in my DNA. Fundamentally I'm a practitioner, I'm quite practical minded, both on a creative level and on a business level. So it's always a cross-collateralisation between the two. There are scenes I wish I'd put in, but I just knew that if I did, the film would be taking a right hand turn when it should have been going straight on at that moment, that's all. These are really fine tuned decisions, if you know what I mean. Like if you are writing a book or an article and you'd love to put this paragraph in, but you know you can't because everything stops while you get the paragraph over. Q: What was it like re-visiting the film? Was it an enjoyable experience to go back to it?
A: Yes, it depends on the movie. But Gladiator is one of my favourite adventures because I really loved going into the world. I loved creating the world to the degree where you could almost smell it. So it was great. It was going back in to make sure that the grading doesn't get away from us and making sure we were reinstating what it should look like and what it should sound like. So it's opening the door again on the old adventure, you see. Q: It's quite poignant in a way because Richard Harris is no longer with us. And of course Oliver Reed and David Hemmings are no longer with us...
A: Yes it is. And what is bizarre is how vibrant and fit Oliver seemed. But there it is. Three of them went, but that's the price you pay for having a good time. Q; How would you define your working relationship with Russell on the film?
A; I think at the very beginning when Russell came in he wasn't sure about coming in to what would constitute a Roman epic, wearing a skirt, you know with spears and a toga. Also I think at that particular juncture, everybody was quietly sniggering that Roman epics of this nature were over 45 years ago. But I just knew what to do, so I was absolutely confident about what I was going to do. I was so enthusiastic about the whole world we were going to create, and I have never been more confident - since Alien actually. I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny. So when you are charging at the fence and you know you are going to jump it, there is a different level of exhilaration. And whilst we had short falls â we were a bit short on the writing, we were behind constantly on the writing â we were never behind on the production. The production really led the way and I think it's what kept a sane balance between Russell and I, because we knew we had to fill in, you know, 'I'm about to hit the Roman arena, so I'd better get every thing else rightâ¦' Because the Roman arena was going to be so fantastic we had to meet it, and that's what we did. So in that extent I spent a lot of time â more than usual â with an actor. Because once the production begins everyone gets so exhausted you tend to take your free time when you can and as they say 'chill out.' And you don't get many of those when you are doing a film like Gladiator. With Russell there was no 'chill out' time and therefore it was a constant discussion about where we would go next. So that was very interesting. And by the end of it all I think we excised all of our problems to the extent that I get on really well with him, he's a bit of a pal really.
Q: Would you work with him again?
A: I'm trying all the time. We're trying to find something which will satisfy both our requirements. I think Russell has now become the finest actor of his generation.
Q: Watching the film now, it's like watching Joaquin Phoenix come of age on screen...
A: I don't know if Joaquin would think about it that way, but I had this funny idea that Joaquin would be this marvellous Prince of Darkness of Rome and the reaction at the time wasâ¦let's say wondrous!. (Laughs) It was like 'what?!' But I was convinced. I said to myself 'yes, this is the man who has all the complexities and the depth to pull this off.' But I don't think he enjoyed himself really. I think it was such a new world, a new venture, a new venue for him. But Joaquin's talent is he functions on his own insecurities and I think that's what makes him really, really unusual. Joaquin stepped up to the plate on what would be classified as the first big epic he had been in â because there is no question that it's an epic.
Q: What about Connie Nielsen? Did you always have her in mind for Lucilla?
A: At first I couldn't find Lucilla, this woman who would be queen. If she had been Egyptian she would have been the Empress - you know I'm thinking of Cleopatra in Egypt. Not in Rome, but still, I was casting somebody I felt automatically should be the Empress anyway by right, by intelligence and by power. And so I was looking for a woman who was carrying that kind of stature and could also pull off tricky dialogue. Anyone who can walk side by side with what could easily become theatrical in the bad sense is the difference between a great actress and an average one. And Connie I found almost by accident. She sent me a tape of something she had done for a contemporary film, actually, it was a kind of dissertation or a soliloquy to herself and I was so fascinated by it that I met with her and she had the job. I mean, she got that job absolutely on talent and I'm a little surprised she hasn't blossomed more. She was fantastic.
Q: What would you say that the extra footage in the DVD illuminates in terms of the story?
A: It illuminates a little more of Commodus's (Phoenix) anger at and love of his father. Again, there's a lot of Joaquin and I don't like to use the phrase 'twisted nature,' but the complex nature of Commodus. There is an execution scene where he drags it up from the past, in the first act. If you remember, they were meant to go off and execute Maximus and of course Maximus dealt with everyone, but in so doing there were two officers involved who hadn't reported that Maximus had got away because they were afraid of the Emperor. So this comes up at the end of the second or beginning of the third (act), where Commodus walks into the arena and sees Maximus alive. He is so stunned by that and goes back and says 'somebody knew, somebody must have known that he was alive. Why wasn't it reported to me?' and for that reason he executes these two characters. And there's an execution scene with a firing squad, basically, of 12 archers , and he demonstrates a certain amount of craziness there because he stands in front of the archers with fully drawn bows and says 'one moment' when they have their arrows fully drawn back. Of course the weight of each bow is tremendous so he is crazy enough to walk in front of 12 arrows while he talks to the men who are about to die, and while he brings forward Quintus (Thomas Arana) who is the treacherous one in all of this, the man who you believed was Maximus's friend and supporter right at the very beginning and then turns.
I think one of the successes of Gladiator is how we manage to turn on a dime the character from one thing to another where you believe he is one thing and he is something very different. You know it's a very modern, contemporary view of ancient Rome and because of that it doesn't become a history lesson. I think people were drawn or even sucked into the world and enjoyed it, enjoyed everything they saw. Not just the story, they enjoyed what they saw â the food, the clothing, the environment. I always try and create worlds that you would like to visit. You'd like to go on holiday there (laughs). I'd would have liked to have gone there on holiday, actually â I wouldn't have wanted to be one of the slaves but I'd love to have visited Rome at that time.
Q: How physically demanding was it for you? You are at the helm of this huge production, filming in three countries (England, Morocco and Malta) and you had storms wrecking part of your set...
A: But this is all par for the course. I don't ever blink, honestly. It's all part of the excitement of doing the job and if you don't like that kind of stress, don't do the job. Actually it's not stressful to me. You have to take everything in your stride. If someone says to you 'the roof has fallen down,' you then have to say 'oh well, how quickly can it be put back up?' You can't stand there wringing your hands, you have to deal with how you are going to fix it. Everything has to come from a positive stance.
Q: What do you remember in particular from filming?
A: I must say I loved every phase and stage of it. For the opening battle scenes, I remember we couldn't find the forest to do the German front. We had gone to Bratislava and then we thought, 'all that way to Bratislava for what?' They were magnificent forests, but when you are taking a big unit on the first few weeks of principal photography and you suddenly have to go to Bratislava, (which is a great place), but you are taking strangers to a strange land and you are going to lose your ground. So the decision was, let's keep it in England, let's contact the Forestry Commission and ask them which forest they want to be taken down. Because they are always either cutting forests or replanting. And they said 'well, actually we've got a forest that's no good to us. The trees won't grow, just outside Gatwick Airport. Do you want to go and have a look?' Well that was it. We went down there, and bugger me there it was, (Bourne Wood in Surrey). And I loved that.
We started shooting January 14 or whatever it was, and in the next three weeks we did the entire German front, we did all the interior of the tents, and we did the murder of Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris). We did the near execution of Maximus and we did his ride away all less than 400 yards apart. And so I never left that teeny weeny valley and it was the most practical set I've ever had. So I knew I was off to a flying start while Arthur Max (production designer) was already in Malta trying to get up the 32 per cent of the Coliseum.
Q: There are many set pieces. One of my favourites is the tiger sequence when Maximus is in the Coliseum and the tigers are in there, too. How difficult was that to film?
A: It was a bugger, because you have an 800lb tiger always prowling about, six to eight feet from you and it's held down basically by a chain, a ring in the ground and four guys. So it's like a block and tackle system - the guys pull it back on its chain if it gets aggressive. And the dangerous thing about a tiger is that for the most part it will sit looking sleepy on the ground and it's only when its tail starts to move and thrash that you know it's getting irritated and that's when you step back. But they are entirely unpredictable - even with the trainer, who has been bringing these cats up since they were teeny weeny kittens.
There has to be absolute trust between the tiger and its master, but its master must be the master, there must be no mistake about that. And so the tiger would knock him to the ground â and don't forget we're talking 700, 800lbs like I said â and it would be going for the food in his hand. He would have little pellets, tit bits that the tiger really liked. And he would go for the food, but once the tiger had the food then you had to get the tiger off the man on the ground immediately because you didn't want the tiger getting excited. And the guy would wear steel cuffs so if he had to, he could put his wrist in the mouth of the tiger. On one day the tiger bit through and punctured the steel cuff. So there was a piece about the size of a dime or like a 5p piece, a small coin, punched straight through the steel cuff and into his arm â and that happened in a millisecond. And another tiger turned on a stunt man and had him on the ground in two seconds. You know, these things are huge, but they move like lightening, and once they move, you have to get all over them.
Q: How many did you have there?
A: Four Bengal tigers. Actually, five â we had one back up. I'll never forget the first shot with Russell and thinking 'fuck this, this is never going to work..' He's dancing around and fighting with the guy with the big silver mask on, he's knocked to the ground, and then the floor is supposed to open and out will come the tiger. And everybody was going 'yeah, sure..' And bugger me if it didn't work immediately (laughs). This tiger came out of the ground from nowhere, out of the trap door with the dust flying, leapt out of the fucking cage and went for him and it actually scraped his ass with his claw. He paid attention after that (laughs).
Q: And presumably choreographing the chariots must have been difficult?
A: Yes, chariots are quite difficult because there is no differential. So when you are flying around a tight curve â and even though that arena was big, the curve was very very tight â Arthur (Max) knew, we were building an arena in the space we had, which was about ten per cent shorter than it should be. So consequently I knew I could never get the horses up to a flying gallop, and there's a difference between a canter and a reined-in gallop. I could never get it up to a flat-out gallop â but you don't really notice because of the way it's cut. But at the end I had no turning room, all I had was wall, So one of the most dangerous things about the chariots was getting them up to full speed, having a moment or two on them on the cameras and then the guys had to rein in before they could do a turn, otherwise the chariot would flip. The chariot weighs about 500 lbs and you don't want 500lbs to land on anyone.
Q: Were there any accidents?
A: Yeah, with one guy, it was the only accident we had on the whole movie. There were two brothers â I think they were Romans actually â who on one lunch time, decided on the quiet to have a race around the arena. And one ended up being taken by helicopter and having brain surgery. So that was a big warning. The chariot flipped or hit the wall and I think he damaged his cranium and we had to fly him out. When you are filming you have to keep your eye on everything the whole time. And if I sense there's something not quite right I'll say 'wait a minute, let's talk about exactly what we are doing again.' I want to know exactly before we do something like that, because someone can get very seriously hurt or killed in a second.
Q: When it was first announced that you were making Gladiator there were those people that raised their eyebrows and said 'what is he doing?' And yet Gladiator paved the way for a renaissance of this kind of historical epic. Have you allowed yourself a little wry smile about proving so many people wrong?
A: Absolutely. I always do. But it's the same as Blade Runner, really. Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms of science fiction. It set the pace for what is essentially urban science fiction, urban future and it's why I've never re-visited that area because I feel I've done it. But something will raise it's head one day and I'll come back and do a science fiction, definitely.
Q; There's always speculation about some kind of prequel or sequel to Gladiator. Would you be interested?
A: I think it's important enough to not ignore it and say 'no, no..' I would do a sequel if I felt the passion was there, and that would have to be the script, the story. It's all about the material and if it was there I would certainly address it.
Q: What are you doing next?
A: We don't absolutely know. I would like to have a bit of a break and do a comedy. It's kind of written and we are just working out the viability now.
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Speculation surrounding Wayne Rooney's future has heightened after the unsettled striker was left out of Manchester United's squad for their pre-season friendly against AIK Stockholm on Tuesday.
David Moyes had insisted the match would see Rooney make his return to first-team action, with the 27-year-old completing 45 minutes against Real Betis behind closed doors at Carrington on Saturday.
However United say Rooney picked up a shoulder injury in a fall against Betis and will therefore play no part in Sweden.
Moyes said: "Wayne hurt his shoulder in a fall during a match on Saturday. It's not too serious and I don't expect it to keep him out for too long.
"I'm disappointed he's missing the game because we were keen to get him back involved and ready to play."
Rooney has been the subject of a second bid of £30 million from Chelsea, with United rejecting the offer swiftly and Moyes maintaining the striker is going nowhere.
A club spokesman said on Monday: "A bid was received yesterday and immediately rejected. Our position remains that he is not for sale."
It is the second injury Rooney has suffered in pre-season, after having to fly home from Thailand on United's tour with a hamstring problem.
Ahead of United's Community Shield clash with Wigan on Sunday, Rooney will not have played a single minute of any of the club's official pre-season games.
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I'm not gonna lie…there's nothing special about this lamb. But the sauce, oh the sauce, it's out of this world! And it pairs perfect with the lamb. I got this recipe from Carrie who writes Our Life in Food, a blog I absolutely adore. This wasn't our first time using fruit (or something else sweet) in a savory application, but it still sounded a little…odd. But I trust Carrie's judgment, and she didn't have one bad thing to say about this dish. Plus, sometimes the same ol' lamb application can get boring, so this was a good way to mix it up. You won't regret giving this recipe a shot, I promise!
Lamb Chops with Blueberry Sauce
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Here's what you'll need:
Serves: 2
– 2 to 4 lamb chops, depending on size
– salt and pepper
– 1 tbsp butter
– 1 tbsp olive oil
– 1 or 2 shallots, diced
– 1 or 2 garlic cloves, minced
– 1/4 cup red wine
– 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
– 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
The original recipe called for the lamb to be browned in the same pan that you plan to make the sauce, then finished off in the oven. We decided to grill our lamb chops instead (might as well while the weather's still decent, right?). Either way will work just fine.
Season the chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Cook the lamb as you normally would to desired temperature (with lamb, I always recommend no more than medium to medium-well). While the lamb is cooking, make your sauce.
In a medium saute pan, heat the butter and olive oil over medium heat. Saute the onions until translucent and soft, about five minutes. Add the garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds, until fragrant but not brown. Deglaze the pan with the red wine, stir the pan around and simmer away until reduced by half, three to five minutes. Add the blueberries and balsamic vinegar, stirring again to combine, and simmer for about three minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and transfer to a food processor. Puree until smooth and sauce-like. The finished product will be a beautiful purple-blue sauce.
Plate the lamb chops on top of something starchy that will soak up all the extra sauce (we used couscous, but pretty much anything will work nicely) and spoon the sauce on top.
I'm not a huge fan of meals that revolve solely around meat, but this really hit the spot. The strong flavor of the lamb really paired well with this delicate sauce. Surprisingly, the sauce wasn't as sweet and blueberry-y as I expected — you could really taste the red wine and balsamic in each bite. The one complaint I had about the sauce was that it was a little too thick. Other than that, this dish rocked!
Make sure to check out Carrie's blog for more delicious recipes!


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Date of issue of the license: 2009-03-23
License expiration date: 2024-03-23
The registered capital of the company: RMB 500,000
Company Name: Zhongshan Keyi Display Products Ltd.
Country / Territory: China (Mainland)
Registered address: (2/F, Business Center) No. 212, Bldg. A12, Phase 2, Yulongting, No. 2, Middle Baozhu Road, Shaxi Town, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China (Mainland)
Year of Incorporation: 2009
Authorized Legal Representative / CEO: Wenjie Ma
Legal Forms of Business: Limited Liability Company (Invested Or Controlled By Natural Persons)
Issuing Authority: Zhongshan Administration of Industry and Commerce
Business Type: Trading Company
Operational Address: No. 212, Bldg. A12, Phase 2, Yulongting, No. 2, Baozhu Middle Road, Shaxi Town, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China (Mainland)
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It was my first time to try Ye Dang Korean restaurant today and was I enthused to try EVERYTHING that was laid on our dining table. Thanks to my NFF (newly-found friend), Mariel Lee, for taking me there and advancing her delish birthday treat for me!
Not only did I feast on great Korean food but also had a wonderful time with all the chit chats that went with it.
Okay, what did we pluck out from the menu? For starters we had the Korean appetizers. Kimchi was on top of my list.
Strangely, the first few years that I have been trying this dish, I wasn't sure if I really liked it. I mean, fermented pickled cabbage with all the Korean spices just did not tickle my fancy. I thought the strong taste plus the out of this world flavor just turned me off! But the Koreans are crazy about this! They even have a kimchi-flavored pizza!
Fast forward to today, the tart, mildly-sour and spicy flavor of kimchi finally made me a convert. I've developed a strong liking for it— no, a LOVING for it!
The other appetizers included the spiced raddish slices–
The fishcake that I so liked–
Not to forget my fave Korean dilis in sweet and spicy blend–
And, the bean sprouts that I gobbled up like I do with lapid's chicharon! Hahaha! So addicting!
Yes! And, we've only just begun!
The appetizers came with a bunch of iceberg lettuce and sesame leaves. The leaves were supposed to be wrappers for the starters and the main dishes. The concept just got me excited. I made several of these wraps one of which was this:
I raved about the rawness of the leaves that made perfect combination with the filling. The sesame leaves rendered a nutty-crunchy taste and texture that left me going for seconds.
The novelty in the dining experience here was in the fact that we were given the choice of having our food cooked before us, yes, on our table (similar to shabu-shabu) or in the kitchen.
The cooking on the spot began with a flaming-hot bunch of charcoal–
I couldn't look away from the charcoal because of two things: curiosity and hunger. Arg, bring it on!
Finally, the dak-kui (grilled chicken) and the kalbi (sweet beef ribs) were on board!
My eyes were as big as my plate when our serving of kalbi jim (beef shortribs stew) was laid before me. I was actually settled with KIMCHI restaurant's beef stew already until this came along.
Fall off the bones and totally scrumptious– this was today's dining superstar, hands down.
The chapchae tasted okay but my top pick in this category remains to be the version of Sorabol which we used to frequent in Greenbelt.
On the whole, I was more than delighted swinging by this Korean restaurant. The ambience, food and feel totally felt Korean! I swore to return with a bigger appetite and more friends to bring.


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Phil Mickelson is known as the premier Class-Act on the PGA Tour.
Phil has a nose for big events and he represents so much of what golf is meant to be.
Mickelson edged Tiger Woods as Golf's top ambassador in recent years as his squeaky clean reputation as a family man and a sports icon has come into form and earned him over $60,000,000 in endorsements over the last year.
Phil has an amazing nose, most importantly, for history.
You most likely saw Phil make his presence felt on Thursday morning at the Masters as three of Golf's pre-eminent historical figures launched the 2012 Masters as Honorary Starters, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player.
Phil had a 2:00 pm tee time and he was on the property, proudly wearing one of his 3 Green Jackets, at 7:00 am, nearly 7 hours before his late afternoon starting time.
His presence on the first tee that morning seemed, incredibly normal, for Phil.
Showing up in that situation for many would have looked like grandstanding or pompous but, for Phil, it was pretty much normal, almost expected.
Where is Phil Mickelson's place in Golf History?[list style="star"]
- Career Victories: 40
- Major Championships: 4 (2004-2006-2010 Masters and 2005 PGA)
- Presidents Cup Appearances: 9
- Ryder Cup Appearances: 8
- US Amateur Championships: 1 (1990)
- Career Earnings: $65,956,358 (3rd all time)
- Months at #1 Official World Golf Rankings: 0
- Major Championship Runner Ups: 6
- World Golf Hall of Fame: Yes (inducted 2011)
Getting it Done
Amazingly, as popular a player and as successful a player as Mickelson is, he has never spent a single moment as the Number 1 Player in the World, at least according to the Official World Golf Rankings.
Phil just has a way of getting it done.
His statistics, outside the number of wins, are relatively mundane.
He is known as a long hitter but, he's not, he currently sits at 53rd in driving distance on the PGA Tour. He barely hits 56 percent of fairways.
He is known as a great putter but, he's not, he will admit that he fights consistency.
He's even known as a lefty, but he's not, he just swings a golf club left handed. His somewhat official nickname is even "Lefty".
How is it that Phil just gets it done?
Phil gets it done with grit and determination. He never believes he is out of a hole, he is always thinking, no, knowing, that he will literally drain this next shot.
I didn't say hit it close, I said "DRAIN".
If you were coaching a young player is there anything about Phil's game that you would try to instill in that player?
Would you teach him those suicide flop shots?
Would you have him attack pins on every hole?
Would you have him swing lefty, even though he's right handed?
Probably not.
However a young player can still earn a lot from Phil Mickelson's game.
Raw Confidence
Confidence is the ultimate equalizer in golf and Phil Mickelson owns the confidence category.
Phil has his caddie Bones, remove pins on almost all shots from 80 yards in, this is because Phil knows that he has a far better chance of holing out with the pin removed.
Again, one of those times when anybody else would look like a bit of a joke, we just expect it out of Phil Mickelson.
Pure Class
In victory or defeat, Phil Mickelson leads the field in class.
At the 2010 Ryder Cup, Hunter Mahan chunked a chip shot at a crucial moment in the final match and emotionally, he fell apart.
At the post cup team press conference Phil stood up for Hunter and took the microphone as Hunter was asked about the shot, a display of incredible class and leadership.
Tournament Golf Knowledge
There are very few who understand tournament golf quite like Phil Mickelson.
He understands pairings, positioning, scoring and just about everything else that would be considered intangible in tournament golf.
At age 41, we can only hope that the man we simply know as "Phil", will stay motivated and inspired enough to keep playing, somehow, world class golf.
We Love Him Even though:
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- Major wins could be higher
- He's never won the US Open
- He could hit a few more fairways
- He's never been in great shape
- The putter has a tendency to disappear at times
- His losses always seem so tragic
These may just be all the reasons we love him so much?
Phil's place in history is even more important than his number of victories.
I don't believe there is any doubt that far into the future, Phil Mickelson's name will be mentioned with the greats.
Oh and by the way, is there any explanation for this horrible profile picture the Golf Channel has been using lately, Phil must have really ticked off the guy in the graphics department in Orlando?
This is the worst profile picture on the PGA Tour, please change it GC!
There aren't any other players in history who's Best Of Videos include….shots in the water and out of bounds?
Phil Mickelson Greatest Shots Part 1
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Evening Hours; Summer in Swing
By Bill Cunningham
Published: June 24, 2007
June 18: The New York Public Library held its annual corporate dinner at its main branch on Fifth Avenue. The evening, which honored Stephen Schwarzman, was attended by 400 guests and raised $2.2 million.
1. STEPHEN SCHWARZMAN, left, and JIMMY LEE.
2. From left, JON CHAIT, PAUL LECLERC, president of the New York Public Library, and DAVID OFFENSEND.
3. CALVIN TRILLIN, left, and SAMUEL C. BUTLER.
4. CATHERINE C. MARRON, the library chairwoman
June 18: The American Jewish Committee raised nearly $5 million at its annual awards dinner attended by 1,500 guests at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Myron E. Ullman III and Jackwyn L. Nemerov were honored.
5. MICHAEL GOULD, left, chairman of Bloomingdale's; CATHY ULLMAN, MYRON E. ULLMAN III, chairman of J. C. Penney; and JAIME KELSTEIN.
June 18: The Caron Treatment Centers, which provide services for people with alcohol and drug addictions, held a benefit dinner honoring Ann Dexter-Jones at Cipriani 42nd Street. The event raised $900,000.
6. From left, Dr. HARRIS STRATYNER, JUDY COLLINS and LOUIS NELSON.
June 19: The annual Midsummer Night Swing opened at the Lincoln Center Plaza with 25 nights of outdoor dancing to popular dance bands. The event runs through July 21.
7. KATIE QUARRIER with a dance partner.
8. CHRISTOPHER BARNES and JENISE HARRELL.
10. JIMMY ROBINSON with a dance partner.
June 20: Friends of the High Line, a group supporting a park to be set up on an abandoned overhead train track that runs from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street, held its benefit dinner
at the David Zwirner Gallery on West 19th Street. The event raised $2 million.
11. Guests going to dinner.
13. PHILIP AARONS and SHELLEY FOX AARONS, who were honored.
14. SUNHEE and TOLAND GRINNELL.
June 18: The Gordon Parks Foundation held its inaugural awards dinner at Gotham Hall.
15. HENRY LOUIS GATES JR., left, an honoree, and RICHARD D. PARSONS.
16. GLORIA VANDERBILT, an honoree, and JEAN-CLAUDE BAKER.
18. SPIKE LEE and SHEILA NEVINS, an honoree.
June 14: The descendants of Henry Phipps and Henry C. Frick held a dinner at Old Westbury Gardens to celebrate the friendship of the two 19thcentury industrialists and their legacies to the public: the Phipps's Old Westbury Gardens and museum house, and the Frick's Fifth Avenue Museum. The 40 guests had cocktails in the garden followed by a dinner in the dining room that was salvaged from the Phipps family's Fifth Avenue home and reinstalled at Westbury in 1927.
19. The walled garden.
20. The dining room.
21. The walled garden treillage.
22. MARY PHIPPS, left, and ANNE SIDAMON-ERISTOFF.
23. HELEN CLAY CHACE, left, a greatgranddaughter of Henry C. Frick, and DIANE NIXON.
24. From left, Mrs. HENRY CLAY FRICK II, CONSTANTINE SIDAMON-ERISTOFF and FRAN?IS POULET.
25.Westbury House.
27. SOFIA and PETER BLANCHARD, a great-grandson of Mr. Frick.
28. KONRAD KEESEE and IRENE AITKEN.
29. From left, EDIE LANGNER, MICHAEL COLES and COLIN BAILEY.


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If God is a DJ…
I was in my car alone (which doesn't happen often), driving up to Interlaken as this song started playing on the radio. It was a song I've heard a million times as I happen to be a Pink-fan and I've always loved it. However I noticed that I have NEVER really LISTENED to the lyrics of this song before, and as I started listening to every word she sang I nearly got tears in my eyes.
I mean, what IF God is a DJ and you are the music? What music do you want to play, what music do you want to contribute to this world, what music do you want to be remembered as?
You are your own unique instrument and NO ONE on this Planet can ever come up with the exact tune and melody that is you. How cool is that? No matter how many books that have been written, you are the only one that can write YOUR book using your words and your story. You are like a snow flake, totally unique in your way and there will never, ever be an exact same YOU walking on this Earth ever again.
Your unique music needs to be heard now, or that piece of music will die with you.


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"From 2000 Taste of Home Annual Recipes. With chicken and pasta served over lettuce, this salad is a meal within itself. If you are planning for leftovers, only pour dressing on the portion you will eatting that day."
Grilled Chicken Salad
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- 6 boneless chicken, skinless breast halves
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
- 1 lb ziti pasta, cooked and drained (or macaroni or corkscrew pasta)
- 1 sweet red pepper, medium-sized chopped
- 2 1⁄2 cups celery, sliced
- 1 red onion, medium-sized chopped
- 1⁄4 cup dill, fresh (or 5 t. dill weed)
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar (or red wine vinegar)
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 2⁄3 cup olive oil (or vegetable oil)
- 1 leaf lettuce (optional)
- Grill chicken breasts over medium-hot heat for 15-18 minutes, turning once, or until tender and juices run clear. Remove from the grill and place in a single layer on a platter; sprinkle with lemon juice and set aside. In a large bowl, toss pasta, red pepper, celery, onion and dill. Remove chicken from platter; pour juices into a bowl. Slice chicken crosswise into thin strips; add to pasta mixture. To the juices, add vinegar, mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper; whisk well. Add oil very slowly in a strem until dressing is thickened. Pour over salad and toss. Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl or on individual lettuce-lined plates.
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