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Today is the biggest "Day of Action" we have ever done - with 2,000 volunteers taking part in 20 countries from Canada to Switzerland to Chile to Australia!
Starting today, volunteers on the streets of 200 cities will talk to tens (and maybe even hundreds!) of thousands of people. One by one, we'll invite these people to be part of a growing global movement. Our dream: A global sanctuary in the uninhabited area around the North Pole, and a ban on oil drilling and industrial fishing in Arctic waters. Yes, it's a big dream, and we'll need a lot of people to help make it happen.
It's the dedication and creativity of Greenpeace's volunteers that makes my job as a Volunteer Coordinator so exciting! Let me share some examples of today's activities with you:
As I write, the volunteer team in Valparaiso, Chile is building a huge iceberg on a central city square to bring a piece of the Arctic to their hometown. It's a perfect backdrop to talk about the Arctic and to engage people in its protection.
Over in Madrid, Spain, families spending this Saturday in the park are invited to an interactive Arctic perfomrance for children done by the local volunteer group. The star of the show is Paula Bear, a stunning polar bear costume, that's easily be mistaken for a real polar bear!
In Germany, Berlin's 50-plus-member senior citizen volunteer team is out at the Brandenburg Gate spreading the word about the Arctic with their very own Arctic rap! What a brilliant idea to attract attention and support!
Meanwhile, all across the United States, individual volunteers are out gathering Arctic sign-up tickets from people they know, and friends of friends, because they know that while many people care about the environment, they often need somebody to invite them to become part of the movement!
And in Lebanon, the volunteer team prepared press releases in Arabic and English, and is now out on the streets of Beirut to sign up Arctic defenders!
These are just five examples of 200+ stories that will be worth telling today. All of these contributions to the Global Day of Action have been carefully planned and prepared with volunteers meeting in their groups again and again. They brainstormed ideas, crafted action tools, invited local media and mobilised their fellow campaigners.
There are many hours of dedicated work behind each event, and on behalf of all my fellow Greenpeace colleagues and supporters, I want to convey a huge thank you to all of you volunteers who made this day happen!
With our campaign to save the Arctic, we are taking a stand against some of the world's most powerful corporations and governments. It will take millions of us to save the Arctic from oil spills and overfishing. It takes our creativity, our dedication and our strength as an unstoppable movement! Today's Global Day of Action helped us get off to an impressive start. If you haven't signed up to the campaign yet, just do so now on www.savethearctic.org
Once I have published all the of today's great pictures and stories on Facebook, and tweeted and retweeted our message far and wide, I'll leave our quiet Copenhagen office and make my way home. Just under a year old, my daughter is still a bit too young to understand what I'm doing at work. But when I get home, I will still tell her about the many many lovely people who took action today to protect the home of the polar bears. I'm sure it will make her clap.
It's been so inspiring all day to see photos and tweets of all these local groups coming in... Well done to everyone!
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Volunteers are rocking the world, wohoo!
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It's been so great to take part in this global campaign today, and especially coming home to see all the photos of volunteers worldwide doing exac...
It's been so great to take part in this global campaign today, and especially coming home to see all the photos of volunteers worldwide doing exactly the same thing and standing up for what's right. With our local action group in Utrecht, The Netherlands, we collected over 370 signatures and had an outreach of over thousands of people. I was dressed as a polar bear and many people took a picture with me and the Stop Shell! sign. Parents with children came to shake my hand, and while doing so, explaining their children about Antartica, oil drillings, climate change and protecting the environment. Great, great day! Big thanks to all! Much love to all lovely people who took part today. Together we're strong.
23 June, 2012 at 20:53
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(Unregistered) Alvaro Culasso
That's very good! I love that!
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The Global Day of Action slowly comes to its end. With report back from approximately half of the participating countries, we already count an amazing...
The Global Day of Action slowly comes to its end. With report back from approximately half of the participating countries, we already count an amazing 20.000+ people, whom Greenpeace's volunteers signed up to become a part of the global Arctic movement today. What an amazing effort you all made today! For the Arctic! Markus
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(Unregistered) Didi Zet
We have to save the arctic and the planet, there is only one earth.
24 June, 2012 at 5:36
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(Unregistered) karun
this had better work!! go green peace!!
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Listen up people important news here .
A corporate coup d"etat is underway , its known as the TPP or trans pacific partners aka Nafta on st...
Listen up people important news here .
A corporate coup d"etat is underway , its known as the TPP or trans pacific partners aka Nafta on steroids .
The trouble with countries signing this TPP is that is gives corporations unprecedented powers to sue governments and further dictate to them or the merger of state and business (facism)
The link from Alternet dot org
Read it and understand how this TPP will also effect the environment as corporations will be able to dictate to governments how to spend their tax dollars.
Another link from citizen dot org.
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Boy oh boy. What a mess we will be in ? We are in for a GIGANTIC Task !!!
Here is how I see it...
1. Obligatory environmental course start...
Boy oh boy. What a mess we will be in ? We are in for a GIGANTIC Task !!!
Here is how I see it...
1. Obligatory environmental course starting from grade 1 until grade 12 all over the world.
2.One demonstration each month all over the world in big cities with more than 100 000 persons every time.
3.Bicycle rides from one city to another more than 30 000 each time.
Actually the earth is very fragile, the children of our children will suffer a lot. It will be a fact.
I suggest to the Greenpeace Movement more stronger actions.
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Sixteen (16) days after the start of the petition we are at 560 230 signatures...!!!!
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In Disney-Pixar's "Coco," aspiring musician Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) teams up with charming trickster Hector (Gael Garca Bernal) on an life-changing journey through the Land of the Dead.
The first trailer was released Wednesday.
Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming a professional musician--just like his late idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). Over the years, Miguel has worn out VHS tapes of Ernesto, whose spirit lives on through his music.
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"I have to sing. I have to play. The music is...it's not just in me! It is me. When life gets me down, I play my guitar. The rest of the world may follow the rules, but I must follow my heart," Ernesto said in one of the vintage clips.
Determined to prove his talent, Miguel unexpectedly finds himself in the Land of the Dead. With Hector by his side, Miguel sets off to uncover the real story behind Miguel's family history.
Coco is directed by Lee Unkrich, co-directed by Adrian Molina and produced by Darla K. Anderson. Other actors in the movie include Rene Victor (Abuelita) and Ana Ofelia (Murguia).
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Goodwood Revival - The Once and Future Motor show
The Goodwood Revival Earls Court Motor Show will feature British sports cars this year, given the huge number of anniversaries coming up.
The idea of the show is to give people the idea that they are walking into the Earls Court Show from sometime in the 1950s or early 1960s. Inside they will see a timewarp motor show featuring celebrations of half-centuries for the Lotus Elan, MGB and Triumph Spitfire, 60 years of the Triumph TR2, and 40 years of the Jensen-Healey, amongst others. These will be joined by a wealth of other iconic and desirable British sports cars, ranging from pre-War Bentley and ACs, through to 21st Century machines.
This is where it gets a bit complicated, because the Goodwood Revival does not normally allow in vehicles built after 1966. In a piece of fancy time-travelling footwork worthy of Doctor Who, the logic is that it will show visions of the future from 1966 – so what cars will look like in the 21st century. Hence a prototype from 2012 is still a vision of the future that could have come from 1966. In fact, we wonder if Doctor Who writers are now moonlighting as consultants to Lord March.
Incidentally, there is a dynastic link between Earls Court and Goodwood. Apparently, the name of the West London exhibition site refers to the Earl of March, whose family once owned the land. Now the direct descendant, the present Lord March, is recreating the Earls Court Motor Show at his country pile. Truly, only in England...


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GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The whole "baseball or football?" question -- and even to a lesser degree, "basketball?" -- is inescapable for Lee's Summit, Mo., three-sport standout Monte' Harrison. Even the scouting reports from Perfect Game showcase events this summer can't help but reference the overall athletic prowess of the 6-foot-2, 195-pound Harrison.
Like this one from June's elite Perfect Game National Showcase in Minneapolis:
"Baseball may only be Harrison's third best sport, as he's being recruited by SEC schools as a wide receiver and has hops on the basketball court that produce highlight reel dunks. But he isn't far behind on the baseball field and may evolve into the top defensive outfielder in the (2014) class very quickly."
Or this one from the Perfect Game Su0nshine South Showcase held in early June in Tomball, Texas:
"Harrison is a nationally recruited football wide receiver but baseball is likely to compete hard for his future services. He's a top of the scale defensive centerfielder with an elite level arm and shows lots of potential as a right-handed hitter."
As this week unfolds in Phoenix's western suburbs, there is no question at all -- Harrison is here to play baseball, talk baseball, live baseball and love baseball. He is at the 2nd annual 17u Perfect Game World Series as part of a loaded Marucci Elite roster that is hopeful of contending for a PG national championship.
"I'm very excited about being here," Harrison said Monday morning from one of the Cleveland Indians' minor league fields at the Goodyear Recreation Complex. "This is a very good (tournament) to play in and I love being with these guys, and as good as this team is I wouldn't want to be with anybody else; I can just come out and play baseball."
Marucci Elite certainly got off to stellar start at the 17u PG World Series on Monday by shutting out two of the pre-tournament favorites. It started with a 3-0 win over 17u PGWS defending champion South Florida Elite Squad-Louisville Slugger out of Miami in which right-hander David Michael Burkhalter (2014, Ruston, La., Tulane commit) threw 5 1/3 innings of two-hit ball with 11 strikeouts and a fastball that reached 90 mph.
The Elite followed that up with a 5-0 win over the historically strong East Cobb Braves when right-hander Maverick Buffo (2014, Salem, Utah, BYU commit), and lefties Brian Brown (2014, Glenmore, Pa, Duke) and Joshua Smith (2015, Ferndale, Mich., Kentucky) tossed a combined five-hitter with eight strikeouts.
"We added a few left-handed arms, some guys that really know how to pitch," Marucci head coach Chad Raley said, referring to lefties Alex Verdugo (2014, Tucson, Ariz.), Jeb Bargfeldt (2014, Owasso, Okla.) and Brown. Verdugo has committed to Arizona State and Bargfeldt is uncommitted.
"You've really got to take care of your pitching (at this tournament), and part of the plan is to extend guys early in the middle games and then kind of chop it up a little bit in the last couple of pool-play games we're going to try to ride those guys out as long as we can," Raley continued. "We'll make sure their pitch-count doesn't get up too high because we don't want to jeopardize anybody's future by throwing too many pitches."
Harrison, hitting ninth in Marucci's lineup, was 1-for-2 with a double in the win over the S.F. Elite Squad and sat out the game against East Cobb. Marucci Elite was scheduled to play a third game Monday night.
"The meat of the order can all leave the yard and we've got some good table-setters that get on and let the big guys drive them in," Raley said. "It's a deep lineup and 1 through 10 can all swing the bat; I've probably got five or six 3-hole hitters all over the lineup."
Marucci Elite arrived at the inaugural 17u Perfect Game World Series in 2012 somewhat undermanned in the sense that it was able to bring only four or five of its regular position players. This year they have just about everyone here, which provides more reason for optimism.
"We're looking to advance this year and possibly win this thing," Raley said. "I like the makeup of this team. These guys have pretty much been together for two years now and they're a close-knit group. Everybody is in each other's rooms in the hotels and they all get along really well, so this has been one of the (more fun) groups that I've coached."
The Elite had a good run at the PG WWBA 17u National Championship in the north Atlanta suburbs two week ago, finishing 7-1 after losing to eventual champion the Orlando Scorpions Prime, 4-1, in the semifinals. Raley thinks that showing will help his team this week.
"I think the kids kind of got a taste of it and they're hungry to win one," he said. "I think they realize we had some opportunities ... and we just didn't capitalize and I think they're coming here focused on winning a championship and kind of end the summer on a high note."
This is Harrison's first year playing with Marucci and he flew down to Louisiana from his home in Missouri a couple of days before the Elite's first practice late in the spring and has been with the team all summer. He limited his football responsibilities to concentrate on baseball and being a good teammate to his new pals on the Marucci roster.
"He's been a lot of fun to be around," Raley said. "He's lived with us basically the whole summer and it's been fun having him. He's a great kid and he's fun to be around on and off the field."
Harrison was encouraged to get acquainted with Raley and the Marucci Elite organization by 2014 pitcher Alex Lange, a teammate of his at Lee's Summit West High School. Lange, a right-hander ranked 92nd nationally in his class and a Louisiana State commit, began playing with Marucci last summer.
"It's been a real good fit," Harrison said of his summer-long association with Marucci. "All of the guys knew I was new, but Alex Lange told me all about it before I came down and he told me, 'You're going to like it, man.' I've tried to take it all in and it's probably one of the best experiences that I've ever known.
"I came down (to Louisiana) for a reason, just to get better, and I didn't want to fly back and forth; I decided to make a commitment and when I do that I stick to it."
Harrison's summer started at the Sunshine South Showcase where he was named the Top Prospect in the 2014 class, and continued at the Perfect Game National Showcase where he was even more impressive. He clocked a 6.94-second 60-yard dash and threw 95 mph from the outfield at the Sunshine South and ran a 6.65 60 and threw 97 from the outfield at the National.
"It's just his explosiveness," Raley said when asked what Harrison brings to the table. "He's got some power potential and he's got the speed and athleticism; he can steal bags, he can hit doubles, hit the ball out of the yard if he gets a hole of one. He's unbelievable defensively and he's got one of the strongest arms in the country.
"He's just got that game-changing type of potential, whether it's going to be with the bat, on the bases or with the glove or with his arm -- he can change the complexion of a game (quickly). I don't think he's even scratched the ceiling on what's he going to be; he's a special athlete."
In a little less than three weeks, Harrison will slip on the uniform for the West Team at the 11th annual Perfect Game All-American Classic presented by Rawlings. The game itself will be played on Aug. 11 and televised live on the MLB Network from Petco Park in San Diego, but the 50 players chosen will be involved in a lot of activities in the three days leading up to the game.
Harrison will see a lot of familiar faces during his four day stay in San Diego. Marucci Elite teammates Keaton McKinney from Ankeny, Iowa (an Arkansas commit); Gregory Deichmann from Metairie, La. (Louisiana State) and Justin Smith from St. John's, Fla. (Miami) were also selected to the All-American Classic; McKinney will join Harrison on the West Team and Deichmann and Smith will play for the East.
"It's a great opportunity just to be able to hang out with the best players around the U.S. and even a couple of other countries," Harrison said. "It's a great opportunity for me and I'm very excited to go out there; I'm missing football for it, but (his high school football teammates) know what I want to do and they really push for me.
"It's going to be a great experience to go out there and chill, hang out with the little kids (at Rady Children's Hospital) and do all that stuff, but at the end of the day we're going to go down there and play baseball and have a little fun."
Ah, there's that football reference again. Harrison just recently accepted a football scholarship offer from the University of Nebraska with the understanding that the Cornhuskers' head football coach Bo Pelini and baseball coach Darin Erstad will allow him to pursue both sports when he arrives in Lincoln -- if the baseball draft doesn't grab the front seat come next June.
"That is someplace that was going to let me play both," Harrison said. "I knew Nebraska was very serious about letting me do that because Darin Erstad played both sports at Nebraska. Darin is very serious about it and I have a great relationship with him; they were one of the first schools that talked to me and I developed a good relationship with them."
According to one online football recruiting service, Harrison received scholarship offers from Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Michigan State, Missouri, Tulsa and Vanderbilt.
Harrison said he is contemplating not going out for basketball his senior season, calling it a "last minute decision." He is a very talented hoopster and his older brother Shaquille Harrison just completed his freshman season at the Tulsa University where he plays for head coach and legendary Kansas Jayhawk Danny Manning.
Raley said he has never seen Harrison play football so he wasn't comfortable commenting on which field of play Harrison will end up enjoying the most success. He does like what he sees on the diamond, however.
"I think he's going to be kind of a Mike Cameron-type guy," Raley said, referring to former big-leaguer whose son, Daz Cameron, is the top-ranked national prospect in the class of 2015. "He's not an absolute burner on the field but he run, steal bases and hit for a little power. I think he could potentially be a 15, 20 home run and 30 steal type guy; he's got a really high ceiling."
Harrison has been juggling his time between schoolwork and three or four sports for as long as he can remember. He likes the excitement baseball offers with "highlight reel" defensive plays and extra-base hits; he said the appeal of football is the intensity required to play the game at the highest level. And despite the public perception that football will eventually win the day, it's wise not to jump to conclusions.
"I would say that baseball is right up there with football and baseball might be even a little bit more than football right now," he said. "But at the end of the day I still love both of my sports."
For the rest of this week, Harrison -- along with his talented Marucci Elite teammates -- are content to enjoy this week in the desert (despite a daily threat of rain). He just loves being at this tournament with 15 of the other best 17u teams in the country.
"The top teams in the nation are here, and there's a lot of good guys here -- a lot of D-I and major league prospects -- and all you've got to do is just come out and play your game," Harrison said. "I still have things I can work on a get better at and we're working on that to see what I can do to get better for the draft or college and stuff like that. We'll see what's going with all that but at the same time I'm just coming out and playing baseball."


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Gwen Stefani joined James Corden in the passenger seat for a round of Carpool Karaoke on CBS' "Late Late Show" Wednesday, and it was a truly magical experience.
They got down to some of Stefani's new hits, some old hits, some No Doubt favorites, and of course, discussed her adorable relationship with "Voice" co-star Blake Shelton. Singalongs included Stefani's's "Used to Love You," "Sweet Escape" and "Rich Girl," plus No Doubt's "Don't Speak."
At one point, Corden complimented the 46-year-old singer's appearance. "I feel like you are like Benjamin Button. You are not aging. I feel like you're getting younger. You are just ageless. My wife is going, 'I just want to know what she does. What's her regime?' I feel like in the past year I've aged about 10 years," he said.
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Referring to her split from husband Gavin Rossdale, Stefani replied, "What happened was my life blew up. After that I kind of started falling in love. Then I wrote a whole record about that. That's like what the facelift is, I think!"
The late-night host needed two more people in order to drive in the carpool lane, so he picked up an A-list actor: George Clooney. "You owe me big time for this," he said after hopping in the backseat. Clooney then called his "Money Monster" co-star Julia Roberts and asked her to join their musical on wheels. Together, the four stars sang Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" and Queen's "We Are the Champions."
Stefani is just the latest star to join Corden for a ride to work. Jennifer Lopez and Sia both recently occupied that passenger seat, and upcoming installments include trips with Selena Gomez and a joint ride with Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas.
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2013 World of Pinot Noir Seminar – Terroir: the Soul of La Côte d'Or, Part 2
Want to learn more about Burgundy? Well, there's a seminar for that! In fact, this is the 2nd of two parts. You'll be pleased to hear that the 2013 World of Pinot Noir presented a very nice and detailed glimpse of the region that you're bound to find informative. We've broken it into two parts for easy listening.
Join us as we listen to Part 2 of Terroir: the Soul of La Côte d'Or. Don Kinnan, CSS, CWE, and the lead instructor for the French Wine Society's new Master Burgundy Certificate program, resumes his in-depth seminar on the wines, soils, climate and history of the Côte d'Or. Don begins discussing the Côte de Nuits and the villages of Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanee. Then for the Côte de Beaune, Don focuses in on Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, and Puligny-Montrachet.
For more info:
World of Pinot Noir: www.worldofpinotnoir.com/
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Nice video interview with Scott Squires at ArtofVFX.com. Cover his creation of the cloud tank fx for CE3K(still the best example of its type IMHO) his creation of Dream Quest and time at ILM and creation of Commotion.
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Why the Mythbusters Newton's Cradle failed
What with the Mythbusters having a bit of a mishap this week (a vast understatement by the way, and thank goodness no one was injured), folks have likely forgotten about their most elaborate and ambitious project of the current season: the supersized Newton's Cradle. The thing was enormous, consisting of giant orbs hung from steel girders suspended over an empty drydock. It was an awesome concept.
But it was also a dismal failure.
Why? Well, there's the inherent difficulty of precisely aligning such a massive structure such that the balls are in a perfectly straight line and a minimum of energy is lost to sideways motion. This was what much of Adam's and Jamie's fine-tuning addressed—but try as they might, they couldn't get the giant clack-clacking effect they'd hoped for.
An in-depth analysis on Wired goes into the physics of a Newton's Cradle, and what might have gone wrong, but ultimately punts a definitive conclusion by stating that "the camera angle wasn't the best for analysis." Now, I am not a professional physicist, but I think a hint at the real problem may be summed up in one comment in that Wired article: "It seems that these balls are not elastic."
Right. See, the balls they used were not the solid steel balls of an ordinary Newton's Cradle, scaled up, which apparently would have been prohibitively expensive to acquire. Instead they were homemade: spherical steel casings, each with a thick steel disk at the equator and both hemispheres filled with concrete.
As I said, I am not a physicist, so what follows might be off-base. But my impression of the impact event in a normal Newton's Cradle goes like this:
- When one ball strikes another, the first ball's momentum is transferred as a force acting on a single point (ideally, that is) on the surface of the second ball.
- That force of impact radiates in all directions through the second ball. The energy can't escape from the ball (except for the bits that become heat, and that clacking noise), so as it crosses through the interior of the ball, the energy that reaches the surface is reflected (or refracted?) back into the interior.
- Ultimately all that energy converges back at a single point on the surface of the ball, exactly antipodal to the impact point.
- That energy convergence causes the ball to react and move—and if there's another ball touching that convergence point, the energy is transferred into that next ball, and the Newton's Cradle does its thing.
So far, so good. Here's the problem: as I said, the interior of the Mythbusters balls were mostly concrete, not steel. Therefore most of the energy entering each impacted ball was muddled, diffused, slowed as it moved through that medium. Only the energy passing through the steel equatorial disk—a small fraction of the whole—was transferred efficiently into the next ball. The result was as seen on TV: powerful action, anemic reaction.
I believe that, had the Mythbusters used enormous, solid, hardened steel balls for their giant Newton's Cradle, they might have come up with the amazing visual they—and we—were all hoping to see.


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Small-company stocks have produced large returns this year, but some investors say the sector is about to get cut down to size.
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Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics has announced the release of two new SMD LED packages, 99-211 side view package and 62-127 top view package.
The 99-211 is a side view LED with up to 2200 mcd luminous intensity, and is intended for use in small-size LCD backlight applications (under 10-inch). These include notebooks, mobile phones, indicators, illuminators, and switch lights.
The 62-127 is a top view LED with up to 7200 mcd luminous intensity, high flux output, and high current capability for use in large-size LCD monitors and TVs, light pipe applications, indicators and backlighting in office and family equipment.
Both packages offer wide viewing angles of 120 degrees typical, and low power consumption in order to equalize the light source and save energy. These SMD LEDs are also used for light guide plate application.
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Jasmine joins WriteBoston after earning a journalism degree at Northeastern University. During their studies, they fell in love with working with students, volunteering with Generation Citizen, Let's Get Ready, the Boston Debate League, and more. They serve as Teens in Print's Senior Associate, developing TiP's programming, editing the newspaper, and mentoring students. Jasmine's journalism background includes bylines with Boston.com, The Boston Globe, and The Christian Science Monitor. When they're not at work, they enjoy playing video games, watching cooking shows, and trying new international foods.
Born and raised in Boston, Elvis has developed a profound love for the city and believes it has played an integral role in the formation of his identity. Choosing to stay in Boston for his undergraduate studies at Boston University reaffirmed his love for his hometown and allowed him to get involved in his community. Through working with programs like the Paul Robeson Institute, Upward Bound, and the Boston Debate League, he found his passion for working with youth. Elvis draws his inspiration and motivation from the students he has worked with and hopes to encourage those around him to serve the communities that need it most. His desire to be of service has landed him a position with the Commonwealth Corps as a Youth Program Associate and he hopes to help students find their voices.
Annie joined WriteBoston as a Commonwealth Corps Program Associate because she loves writing and working with students to help them love writing, too. Having seen Good Will Hunting one too many times, Annie moved to Boston from Northern Virginia to serve for an AmeriCorps Program, City Year. During her time at City Year, she served at Tech Boston Academy in a 7th grade ELA classroom and fell in love with tutoring students and beating them at the card game "Speed" every day at lunch. Although she is unsure of what her future holds, she knows she wants to continue to support students whether that be in a traditional classroom setting or through educational nonprofit work. She hopes that this year she'll be able to meet more fun, weird, and cool kids who inspire her. When she is not serving, Annie loves to listen, watch, or read a good story, run around her new city, and eat lots of ice cream.
Anne Shackleford joined WriteBoston in 2012 and manages the organization's communications, grant writing, and fundraising. (If you call the office, you're also most likely to hear her voice.) Prior to coming to WriteBoston, she lived in Providence, RI, where she amassed an impressive collection of art created by other people's children from working in communications and development at a youth arts organization. Before that, she spent two years working one-on-one with college students as a writing center tutor: helping freshman football stars navigate their first college essay to working with international graduate students as they express the minutia of turf grass science. The experience of working closely with other writers—talking and thinking about the writing process—gave her a deep appreciation of how writing can push real reflection and growth in thinking. Anne is a proud alumna of the AmeriCorps VISTA program, having served two years. She graduated summa cum laude from the Ohio State University with a BA in English and minors in professional writing and business. She's inspired by great theater, weird art, and the amazing perspectives and voices of young people.
Kelly's 25 years in education—as a teacher and coach—have all been dedicated to uncovering the writer and reader in every student. Whatever a child's passion, she believes strong communication skills will ensure they achieve it. She also believes in the necessity of literacy to make sure young people enter the world beyond school as informed, critically thinking citizens. Kelly has taught in private and public schools, coached teachers in and around Boston, and edited and published teen writers at TeenVoices Magazine and Boston Teens in Print. She has been at WriteBoston since 2003, aside from a recent stint back in the classroom. She's a book junkie and with her family loves to cook, hike, camp, and watch old comedies.
Carla's story with WriteBoston is a quintessential one of things coming full circle. As a sophomore at the former Media Communication Technology High School in West Roxbury, she joined the Teens in Print newspaper as a staff writer. It was there that she got her first taste of ink. That feeling of accomplishment in seeing her name in print sent her on a quest to become to journalist. A Boston native, Carla stayed local and attended Emerson College where she earned her degree in print journalism. Since then, Carla has quenched her thirst for bylines through the Boston Herald, El Mundo newspaper, and The Enterprise. In 2016 Carla returned to Teens in Print as the Program Director, hoping to inspire budding cub reporters.
A native Oregonian, Sarah moved to Boston for love in Y2K (despite the hype, the world didn't come to an end) and hasn't looked back. While she remains curious about the many career possibilities left unexplored – professional sewist, craft blogger, face painter, fabric designer – her passion for education is fueled by the insatiable curiosity of her two children and her husband, the dedicated middle school teacher who convinced her to pack her bags for Boston.
Before assuming the role of Executive Director in July 2016, Sarah worked at WriteBoston for 5 years in roles ranging from Grant Writer, Director of New Business and Evaluation, to, most recently, Deputy Director. Sarah brings over 15 years of leadership, program management and partnership development experience through a range of roles within education intermediary organizations. Notable past employers include City Connects, the Boston Plan for Excellence, and the Boston PIC. She earned her Master's degree from the Education Policy and Management program at Harvard University.
When she's not learning how to play Pokémon or supervising messy cooking projects with her children, she should be reading, running, or improving her garden.
Before coming to WriteBoston, Liz was a high school history teacher for seven years in Worcester, MA, where she was also the Mentor Coordinator. She has also taught at the middle school level and was on the leadership team at a school in Springfield, MA in its second year of turnaround. She loves talking with teachers about their craft and she loves hearing from students about their learning. As a teacher and coach, she focuses on instilling the kind of reflection and problem-solving that leads to lifelong learning and growth. She has worked with educators at all stages of their careers and in all subject matters. No matter what grade, level, or content, Liz believes every teacher is a teacher of literacy. She and her partner, who is also an educator, love to read and explore with their two children and together, they think a lot about storytelling, play, and the things that children need in order to grow into confident and compassionate young adults.
Sarah is excited to join TiP as their first ever College and Career Readiness Coordinator! Her role will consist of supporting students through the application and essay writing process. Before joining TiP, she graduated from Smith College with a B.A. in English–and then moved to Boston to work as an AmeriCorps in a sixth grade classroom.There she discovered a passion for helping students find their own voice in fiction, poetry, and prose. This year, she hopes to help students feel less overwhelmed with college applications and write the college essay of their dreams. In her free time she enjoys wandering around Boston, reading poetry, and encouraging people to read The Lightning Thief.
Prior to joining WriteBoston, Scarlett spent a decade serving as a high school English teacher and administrator in Lawrence Public Schools. Her greatest accomplishment there was being a part of the team that took one of the high schools from a Level 5 turnaround school to a Level 1 school. She is a teacher at heart and that comes through as she works with teachers and students. Scarlett believes education is an equalizer that can open doors and change lives for the better. Working with teachers to make grade level standards accessible to all students is something she loves about her job. When she is not in schools, she can be found eating doughnuts on Saturdays, laughing with her family, and listening to podcasts while she walks her dog.
Liberty grew up on a small chicken and goat farm in in North Carolina. She moved to Boston to attend Northeastern University and graduated with a B.A. in Human Services. To her own surprise, she grew to love Boston and learned to tolerate the winter. As an avid reader, she's always cherished good writing and has acted as an editor for the better part of her life. She finds joy in encouraging others to embrace their unique voices and gain confidence in their prose.
Prior to WriteBoston, Liberty worked at two other nonprofits in Greater Boston, as a freelance editor, and at two flower shops. Liberty is a serial book and plant collector and in her free time, can be found reading a good novel, baking, or tending to her growing collection of house plants.
David grew up in Jamaica Plain and attended Boston Public Schools his entire childhood (JFK, Curley, English). He graduated from Bunker Hill Community College with an Associate's in Criminal Justice and currently attends Northeastern University, where he is in pursuit of his bachelor's degree in Business Management. Previously, David has worked with Bank Of America, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Barkham Management, and the New England Aquarium. Some of David's life goals are to run the Boston Marathon, create a scholarship program that send 10,00 high school students to college for free, and to become his mom's favorite child. David's favorite things in the world include his best friend Julio, food, NBA 2K (the latest version), and helping people realize their true potential. David is an avid fan of the NBA and Malcolm Gladwell books. He is a firm believer that the Migos are greater than The Beatles, and that the Earth is the shape of a sphere.
Alyssa Vaughn joined WriteBoston in 2017 as the AmeriCorps VISTA for the Teens in Print program, and has since supported the program's special initiatives, overseen the newspaper's publication cycle, and managed the brand's marketing and social media strategies. She currently serves as the program's Editorial and Content Manager, developing and maintaining Teens in Print's journalism curriculum. Her approach to her role is informed by her past experiences in journalism at Boston and St. Louis magazines and in youth development at Brighton, MA's Another Course to College. She holds a degree in English from Boston College.
Alex is thrilled to join the WriteBoston team as the Writing Center Coordinator at Boston International Newcomers Academy! After graduating from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Public Policy and Spanish, Alex braved the move up to New England, despite warnings from well-meaning relatives about the unbearable winters. She spent the past year serving as an AmeriCorps member at Lynn Classical High School, where she supported English Language Learners in Algebra and Biology classrooms. The role that brought her real joy, however, was developing an English conversation group after school where students debated the merits of various pro-soccer players, listened to pop songs, and played many, many rounds of "trashketball" over the course of the year. Alex is passionate about advocating for her students and providing holistic support to help them thrive in their academic and personal lives. Outside of the classroom, Alex enjoys running along the Charles, hiking, and following golden retriever accounts on Instagram.
Jessie's previous work has included serving as the Literacy Director for McCormack Middle School in Dorchester, MA, and directing the Oakland Practitioner Teacher Training Program in Oakland, California. She started her career as a middle school English and Social Studies teacher, and has worked as a coach and consultant with district and charter schools, helping to train new and experienced teachers and strengthen building-wide literacy practices. She earned her Masters in Policy, Organization and Leadership Studies from Stanford University and her Masters of Arts in Teaching from the University of Louisville, Kentucky.
Julie Biegner is the AmeriCorps VISTA for Teens in Print. She studied Communication at Boston College, falling in love with issues of social justice and youth development along the way. After graduating, she worked for a freelance writing boutique where she enjoyed writing, editing and drinking too much coffee. Julie then joined a startup as a Community Manager and developed a fascination with the possibilities for technology and digital media in social impact. Now, she is excited to join Teens in Print and work with amazing students on putting together an amazing newspaper.
Merle Berman's husband wants to move out of their hometown of over three decades to savor the freedom of anonymity because Merle's visibility in town extends far and wide—as wife, mother, educator, child and social justice advocate, coach, community leader, fitness fanatic, garden aficionado. Perhaps to her husband's chagrin, she isn't leaving town anytime soon. Instead, she is exploring new territory through an uncharted shift to working in urban schools, mentoring a maximum security inmate, and teaching pronunciation to new immigrants, with her South African accent.
It's no secret that Merle is a Bruce Springsteen devotee. Bruce is an iconic educator, and like The Boss, Merle's career springs from the ground up. Through teaching children, and training, coaching and leading teachers and administrators, Merle knows how to empower learners to break barriers in their thinking and writing – in life transforming ways. Ask Merle what skills have been most critical to her success and her answer might surprise you: humility and nuance. When not steeped in schools and scholarship, you'll likely see her wheeling or chasing her grandchildren, throwing pots, braving steep downhills on her bike, or consuming stunning sunset views!
While teaching in Boston Public Schools for over thirty years, Roberta Logan worked collaboratively with colleagues as well as interns from Harvard University and Tufts University. Since retiring from Boston Public Schools, she has continued to work with educators at various levels, who are at different career stages. She is an adjunct faculty member for The Boston Teacher Residency Program. Her appreciation of authentic voices has led to an ongoing relationship with the Africa Outreach Program at Boston University, where she co-facilitates a book group for k-12 educators. Beyond her work with classroom teachers, she serves on the Mission Hill School Governing Board and enjoys gardening, long walks and making soup. Her most recent writing project focused on the historical relationship between African Americans and the legal system in Massachusetts.
The founding Executive Director of WriteBoston (2002–2016), Betty Southwick currently serves as a part-time strategy adviser for the organization. She brings business, management, and teaching experience to her work, including consulting on work-life and dependent care issues for major Fortune 500 companies for ten years. She is an educator with experience as a teacher and a guidance counselor and the parent of two Boston public school graduates.


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Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic Go "Live From the Red Carpet" From 6:00pm-8:00pm ET / 3:00-5:00pm PT With Kelly Osbourne and Ross Mathews Covering From Glam Central Station
"Countdown to the Red Carpet" Airs 5:00pm-6:00pm ET / 2:00pm-3:00pm PT And Features Giuliana Rancic, Kelly Osbourne and George Kotsiopoulos
"E! After Party" Keeps The Festivities Going From 11:00pm-12:00am ET / 8:00pm-9:00pm PT
Special 90-Minute Edition Of "E! News" Anchored by Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic Airs Monday, January 14 From 7:00-8:30pm ET/PT
"Fashion Police: The 2013 Golden Globe Awards" Premieres Monday, January 14 at 9:00pm ET/PT
Network's Comprehensive Coverage Brings Fans Closer To All The A-List Action Than Ever Before With Updates To Eonline's Award Show Section And E!'s Red Carpet Apps
Los Angeles, CA - January 10, 2013 - As the world's go-to source for all the glamour and excitement of the red carpet, E! kicks off its extensive coverage of the 2013 Hollywood awards season in a big way when the network broadcasts live from the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, January 13th. While the world watches, anchor and executive producer Ryan Seacrest, host Giuliana Rancic and E!'s unparalleled "Live from the Red Carpet" team of entertainment and style experts will connect pop culture fans to all the exciting action, glamorous fashion and memorable moments of the 2013 Golden Globes Awards. Highlighted by interviews with the most sought-after stars from this year's diverse range of Golden Globe Award nominees, plus the network's fan-favorite fashion coverage, including the popular GlamCam 360 and, for the first time at the Globes, the much buzzed-about Mani-Cam, this year's red carpet is stacking up to be one of the most memorable ever. Plus, E! will unveil the network's newest Red Carpet secret weapon, the Detail Cam, which allows the most detail-oriented coverage possible of the carpet's fashionistas, capturing jewels, shoes, clutches and dress details never before seen in such clarity. "Sounds of the Carpet" also returns, so that viewers can eavesdrop on those unedited, unfiltered red carpet conversations and organic moments that will be talked about for weeks to come.
Extensive updates to Eonline's "Livestream From the Red Carpet" show section and digital apps will create the perfect "second screen" experience and provide the most far-reaching and comprehensive coverage ever. New for this season, Eonline's updated awards section will cover the big day from top to bottom, with new features, analysis, moment-by-moment updates and more. Featuring its innovative patent-pending fluid screen, the site will showcase new graphics, an easier-to-access design, and new photo and video layouts that will provide visitors to Eonline the most complete awards show experience ever, with all the sights and sounds of the 2013 Golden Globes captured as they happen. This is highlighted by an onsite team that is constantly uploading photos via Instagram to both the site and the apps, as well as live blogging from Marc Malkin and our TV Scoop team. Plus, Eonline will feature even more extensive fashion and beauty coverage with additional insight from our new experts from The Trend section.
The site and apps will also have updated livestreaming capabilities to take viewers behind-the-scenes as never before. During the course of the day, when the on-air show goes to commercial, E!'s Kristin Dos Santos and Ashlan Gorse will be featured in the livestream talking about all the action still happening on the red carpet. This second-screen show will also offer viewers live feeds from a half-dozen more cameras on the carpet. And of course, our red hot Heat Gauge returns to report on the stars who are the most heavily trending on Twitter throughout the evening. Following the show, users can log on to check out "Fashion Police" critiques of the most outrageous looks of the night, an analysis of the best dressed celebrities, an exhaustive array of arrival photos and a complete run-down of the hottest trends seen on the carpet. As always in the days leading up to the Golden Globes, Eonline and the Red Carpet apps will feature news stories, predictions, fashion previews and plenty of fun extras about this highly anticipated award show.
On the day of the event, E!'s updated Red Carpet apps for iOS and Android devices will transform into the perfect "second screen experience" for the worldwide audience watching E!'s coverage with a homescreen featuring E!'s updated livestream coverage, Instant GlamCam 360, the Heat Gauge data visualization feature, and of course breaking news. The apps will also include an interactive and innovative Twitter stream that pulls in tweets from E!'s talent, relevant celebs from the event, and everyone chatting about the show through #eredcarpet (a hashtag that is always trending during E!'s coverage), allowing users to participate in those conversations in real time. With extensive reporting on-air, online and in the mobile space, entertainment fans around the world have never been this close to the red carpet before with E!'s coverage of the 70th Annual Golden Globe awards. Follow all the action in real-time on twitter @redcarpet.
Countdown to the Red Carpet
"Countdown to the Red Carpet" kicks off the day at 5:00pm ET / 2:00pm PT, featuring "Fashion Police" experts Kelly Osbourne, Giuliana Rancic and George Kotsiopoulos. The hour will preview the upcoming Red Carpet event, with talk of the nominees and their work, plus predictions on the biggest trends of the night, and who is expected to sizzle and who might fizzle.
Live from the Red Carpet
At 6:00pm ET / 3:00pm PT, E! goes "Live from the Red Carpet," with anchor and executive producer Ryan Seacrest and host Giuliana Rancic chatting up the biggest names in film and television as the stars make their way down the Red Carpet and into the International Ballroom. On their way in, A-Listers will be stopping by E!'s one-and-only GlamCam 360, which continues to receive rave reviews from viewers and celebrities alike, providing an unparalleled 360-degree fashion view. Plus, for those who have "the goods," E! will feature their new Mani-Cam, which allows fashionistas to show off their sassy nails. And don't miss the reveal of E!'s latest red carpet addition: the Detail Cam. Kelly Osbourne and Ross Mathews return to deliver their expert fashion commentary from their perch at Glam Central Station.
After Party
Immediately following the awards ceremony, Giuliana Rancic will be talking with the big winners in E!'s special interview suite backstage at the Golden Globes Press Room as the E! "After Party" show kicks in to keep the celebration going. Terence Jenkins and Ross Mathews will be reporting from the hotel lobby, chatting with the celebrities moving between all the parties taking place at the hotel. The lobby of the Beverly Hilton is always a hotbed of post-awards show activity, and our team will make sure E! viewers don't miss one exciting moment. In addition, our hosts will share their special access to some of Hollywood's hottest and hardest-to-get-into Golden Globe parties, including the NBC/E! fete, where Jason Kennedy will be reporting from live throughout the evening.
January 14th: Special E! News And Fashion Police
On Monday, January 14th, E! continues its Golden Globes coverage with a special 90-minute edition of "E! News" anchored by Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic that will cover all the news, celebrity interviews and inside scoop from the previous night's events. Plus, a complete analysis of all the fashion do's and don'ts from this year's ceremony will be featured in the one-hour special, "Fashion Police: The 2013 Golden Globes." Comedy icon Joan Rivers presents her notorious critiques and no-holds-barred commentary alongside her outspoken "Fashion Police" panel consisting of Kelly Osbourne, Giuliana Rancic and George Kotsiopoulos. "Fashion Police: The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards" premieres Monday, January 14 at 9pm ET/PT on E!
Ryan Seacrest, Jay James, Gary Snegaroff and Eddie Delbridge serve as Executive Producers. E!'s Red Carpet coverage is a Ryan Seacrest Production.
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E! is television's top global destination for all things pop culture. The network is currently available to 98 million cable and satellite subscribers in the U.S. and E! content is available on all platforms any time and anywhere from E! Online to social media to mobile to VOD to the latest emerging platforms. Popular programming includes E! core franchises, "E! News," "The Soup," "Chelsea Lately," "Fashion Police" and "True Hollywood Story," as well as the network's hit series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," "Khloé & Lamar," "Kourtney and Kim Take New York," "Ice Loves Coco" and "After Lately." Additionally, E!'s "Live from the Red Carpet" signature events keep fans connected to their favorite stars on pop culture's biggest nights. E! is a network of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience.


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PROVO CANYON, UT (KTSU) – A Utah man camping in Provo Canyon caught sight of – what he claims – was a black creature in the woods.
The video's description, named "Provo Canyon Bigfood Encounter?" on YouTube [LINK], says the man was camping near Squaw Peak and Little Rock Canyon Overlook when they saw deer up on the hill.
On their way up, the spotted what appeared to be a bear. But when "the monster stood up and looked right at us," they fled.
"We had actually been standing there for awhile. We had thought it was a bear up to that point but when it stood up and looked at us it was just massive animal," said the video's uploader, who goes by the name Beard Card on YouTube. He did not want his real name to be made public.
"We don't know what it was. I mean none of us really believe in Bigfoot but we've talked about it over and over again since then. It happened on Monday and all of us are positive that thing wasn't a bear."
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The homebirth of Archie McGuire Wolfe
06/08/12 12lb4oz (5.56kg)
My greatest achievements in life have been my 9 gorgeous children. Each of the journeys that delivered them to me has been unique. With each new pregnancy, my "risk" status grew in the eyes of healthcare providers & I became more determined each time to have the birth that I felt was not only mine by right, but what was best for myself, my baby & my family.
My birth history is quite extensive. I have had 8 hospital births. My first 3 were vaginal births(with interventions), the next 4 births were c/sections(after "failure to progress" diagnosis). 2 of those c/sections were attempted VBACs, 1 was a "forced" elective. My next birth was a successful VBA4C in hospital. This leads me to the birth story of my most recent little cherub.
This story starts during my 2nd trimester. I had booked into John Hunter Hospital for my 2nd VBA4C. I had birthed my 2 previous babies there with the last one being a vbac. With this in mind, I expected to have my "risk" level lowered & not be subjected to the same old restrictions whilst in labour. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be. In fact more restrictions than ever were placed on me…continuous monitoring, NO shower/water, laying on the bed, epidural upon arrival…it was unacceptable that there was no room for negotiation. I began looking at my options.
I met my wonderful midwife at a VBAC support group when I was about 32wks. We got to talking all things birth & one of us mentioned homebirth. It was always something I admired but never thought possible with my history. Lisa was very supportive. We met up a few times & discussed the possibility of me home birthing in detail. My main obstacles, as I saw them, were the fact that 3 out of 4 of my vaginal births were assisted with ventouse(due to posterior positioning of bubs) & I had always been a huge fan of epidurals. A homebirth meant NO medical pain relief. My husband was against the idea as well, but being the independent person I am, told him that I would do it with or without him. After much toing & froing, research & discussion, I decided that a water homebirth would be the best option for another successful vbac.
5th August 2012 – 40+5wks. BAM!!! I'm woken by a particularly strong contraction. It's 4am. I get up & go to the bathroom to investigate if I'd had a show. Another strong contraction. Wow, this is it; we're having a baby today!!! 1st thought…remind Rob to get Jasmine to surfing & kids to footy. I wander around a bit with contractions coming strong & regular. 2nd thought…Damn, didn't do groceries or fold the washing! At 5am I text midwife, Lisa, & doula, Emma, to let them know todays the day.
I get the birth ball out & try some rocking. After a while I feel a bit faint & have to lie down. I text Lisa again at 6am letting her know & ask if she can come over.
When Lisa & Emma arrived I was leaning over the bed. I had started to get the dreaded backache that generally goes with my posterior babies. The girls were both encouraging me to move around & also had a hot water bottle on my back. I just wanted to get in the birth pool. Hubby, Rob, & the kids were putting it up as I was thinking it.
I don't know what the time was but finally the pool was ready. OMG it was heaven. I was so worried that I wouldn't be comfortable in the water, but it really helped ease the pain of the contractions. Some of my little ferals popped their heads in at some point to check out what was going on. I could hear the kids on & off all day as they kept themselves amused.
I was so tired. After 5 or 6 hours, sometime around 10am I guess, I asked Lisa to examine me. I didn't feel like I was getting anywhere & wanted to know how dilated I was. 8cm, waters bulging…this was good. 7cm had always been my hoodoo number where everything stopped. I could do this, it wouldn't be much longer.
"Relax, release" I started thinking to myself. I was surrounded by lovely warm water. All I was missing was some drumming music & incense…lol.
Things appeared to be slowing so Lisa & Emma helped me out of the pool & tried some rebozo while I was head down, bum up on the floor. What an odd sensation & damn uncomfortable. Didn't like it at all!!
Back into the pool. OMG, it still felt awesome! Very relaxing. I had no idea of the time. I had so much backache & pressure in my bum.
After what seemed like an eternity of contractions, I asked Lisa for another VE. I don't think she was keen. Maybe it was for the best. I didn't want to know if I wasn't making progress. There was NO WAY I was transferring to hospital without it being an emergency. I could tough this out! I think I wonder aloud if the hospital would give me an epidural & let me leave? Hmmm…probably NOT!
Next thing I recall is lying in bed with the electric blanket on & a TENS machine attached to me. It was dark, where had the day gone? I felt like I had been labouring a long time, yet I was still surprised when I realised how quickly the time had passed. I was comfy in bed & was sleeping between contractions. The TENS machine kept stopping so I didn't really use it much.
Random thought…I bet those kids didn't clean the microwave like I asked! Emma, my doula, was a constant presence. Whispering encouragement in my ear, getting me to drink her god awful labour concoction & just generally making sure I was as comfortable as could be.
Something was going on with Lisa & Emma. I asked what was happening but Emma assured me everything was fine. I later learnt that Lisa was sick & had to call in her backup midwife. I remember lying in bed & this stranger popped up & introduced herself as the backup. She'd scared the crap out of me…lol. She explained that Lisa had reluctantly gone home & she would now be helping me. All I could think was "poor Lisa, I hope she's ok, she's guna be pissed she missed it".
At some point Emma got me up to the toilet to help keep things moving. I was getting the urge to push with some contractions but it was excruciating. I had so much pressure on my back that I felt I would snap in 2. I tried to stay on the toilet to open my pelvis but had to stand & lean into Emma when a contraction came. I tried reciting the "relax, release" mantra in my head. Stuff that crap, it wasn't helping!!!
I leant against the bed again with one leg up to open everything & help bub come down more. At some point I vomited in the shower. I had to get back in the pool. Finally the water was warm again & I got back in. Instant relief!
It was around 11pm & I remember thinking our baby wouldn't arrive until Monday now. Surely this can't go on much longer. I was so tired & didn't want to keep going. I asked the midwife for another VE. I was talking to bub, saying "come on baby it's time now". She examined me during a contraction while I pushed to see how far bub came down. The midwife said my waters broke, but I know she helped it happen, bless her. There's no going back now. I tried pushing with contractions. I don't know if it was helping. Sometimes it was involuntary & I could feel bubs move, other times it felt like nothing was happening. I was leaning over the edge of the pool on my knees. All of a sudden I felt bubs head come down almost with a whoosh! It seemed to happen so quickly. When he started to crown, I screamed. OMFG!!! I had never felt the "ring of fire" quite like this. My contractions slowed & the pain was almost unbearable. This baby was going to rip me in two. I tried pushing without the help of contractions but it didn't work. Slowly bubs head made progress. "It's breech" I heard the midwife's surprised voice. What? "No, it's ok. It's just got big cheeks". What did this baby look like if you could mistake its face for its bum…lol.
It seemed like forever but finally his head was out. The midwife asked if I wanted to touch it. No, it was too distracting; I had other things going on. I could feel him moving inside trying to position his little body. It hurt like hell!
After a while the midwife's voice became urgent. She told me to push harder. I was trying. Push…again…harder. "I am" I screamed. Emma & the midwife helped get me over the side of the pool to the floor. I had an enormous head between my legs & couldn't manage on my own. What an odd sight that must have been.
I'm on all fours on the floor pushing as hard as I could. The midwife's voice was more demanding & urgent. "Push harder! Baby's turning blue!" FUCK ME what was happening? She got me onto my back with my legs pushed back as far as possible. My hubby had called an ambulance but the midwife was still trying to get baby out. Next thing I know, he's out & she is talking to him, telling him to breathe. I keep asking if he's alright. I hear a cry…THANK GOD!!!
It was 2am on Monday 6th August 2012. My brand new baby was put on my chest. I was asking if it was a boy or girl. I couldn't lift bub high enough to see for myself. IT'S ANOTHER BOY!!! He was so very big & very pink! No wonder he got stuck. Everything seemed to be normal again. We were covered in a blanket. It was almost like there was no emergency. The midwife looked incredibly relieved.
In the meantime the ambo's arrived. They gave bubs the once over & declared him perfectly healthy. They were only there for 10mins or so.
Someone woke the kids & all of a sudden we had an audience. They each had a little look at their new brother but couldn't nurse him as he was still attached to the placenta. After a little while, they went back to bed.
About an hour later I birthed the placenta but also some clots. The midwife tied his cord with a string with beads & Rob cut it, "every baby should have beads" she was saying. We still hadn't decided on a name for our boy. I gave him to Rob for a cuddle, & moved off the floor to the lounge. I complained to the midwife of having a sudden headache & began feeling faint. My vision went blurry & I couldn't keep my eyes open. The midwife & Emma tried getting me to eat & drink something but I just couldn't be bothered. Rob called the ambo's again. I heard them arrive but didn't have the energy to respond. They gave me some fluids & oxygen & I started to come to life again. 2 hours after my homebirth we were off to Hospital, but that's the beginning of a whole other story.
I have NO regrets about my homebirth. I am incredibly proud of myself & feel that I can achieve anything. I birthed a 12lb 4oz(5.56kg) baby after a 22hr labour without drugs & without tearing (thanks to the magical birth pool) after 4 previous c/sections. My only disappointment was that I didn't get to shower at home & curl up with my new baby in my own bed.
I feel complete. I finally had the birth that every woman should be able to experience.
My body, my baby, my birth.
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After 21 years of self-destructive inner-battles, I finally admitted my biggest secret to myself and to the rest of the world. That day, and the day my son was born, were the two most incredible and wonderful days of my life.
Here on Single Dad Laughing, I started what I call "The Truth Box." I asked you all to anonymously share a difficult secret that you've never told anyone. There were only two sections to fill out on the form. "What everyone thinks is true," and "what actually is true." More than ten thousand secrets have been shared now. I'm sharing 50 more of them here. Completely random and as they came in.
These truths aren't meant to entertain. They aren't meant to bring us down, either. They're just an incredible and poignant (though sometimes heavy) reminder that we all are fighting our own great battles.
Whew. Powerful. Thank you for sharing. I honestly love you all so much more than I already did. Strange how that works.
Please keep in mind that this was only 60 of thousands of responses. Check back each week. I'll keep posting them.
And if you want to share your own secret, please do that here.
Dan Pearce | The Single Dad Laughing Blog
PS. I would really love your comments on this. If you could give any advice or words of encouragement to any of the people who shared secrets above, what would you say? Please leave a comment today and help let everyone know that they are not alone in their secrets and that there are good and wonderful people out there who understand.


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America gets an F for Fat - not Fitness - according to a new obesity report from Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The report reveals the nation's gut growth over the past few decades, showing a dramatic rise in the obesity epidemic. Twenty years ago, no state had an obesity rate over 15 percent - today, more than two thirds have obesity rates over 25 percent. Four years ago, only one state had a 30 percent obesity rate - now there are 12.
What's the problem? Not just being fat, that's for sure. Obesity is linked to severe health problems, including diabetes and high blood pressure - rates of both have also risen dramatically.
Which states are most in trouble? Keep clicking to see the 15 fattest...
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Indiana kicks off the list of top 15 fattest states. According to TFAH, the state also has a low rate of breastfed children - which is linked to low rates of obesity - partially explaining the Hoosier State's heavy standing.
Percent obese: 29.1
North Carolinians' growing bellies are wreaking havoc on its citizens' blood pressure. Since 1995, the state's hypertension rates shot up 11 percent - tied for second most in the country.
Percent obese: 29.4
Ohio not only makes the list of fattest states, it's also in the top 10 for diabetes - a disease linked to obesity and inactivity.
Percent obese: 29.6
The second largest state in area and population, Texas also has large residents, with its adult obesity rates rising for the second year in a row.
Percent obese: 30.1
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In case the Show-Me state needs to see proof of its own obesity - TFAH's report reveals Missouri had one of the highest rates of physical inactivity, a likely cause for its fat residents.
Percent obese: 30.3
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The Wolverine State was the only state to make the top 10 list of most obese that's not in the South.
Percent obese: 30.5
What's going on in Arkansas? Since 1995, its number of obese citizens shot up over 80 percent. The state seems to fit in with a Southern trend of high diabetes rates, as it's a member of the "diabetes belt," according to TFAH.
Percent obese: 30.6
South Carolina's citizens are fatter than their northern counterpart. The state also ranks in the top ten in diabetes and hypertension rates.
Percent obese: 30.9
Oklahoma showed the greatest increase in obesity rate - an additional 18.5 percent over the past two decades, more than any other state. The report also showed that Oklahomans ranked the lowest out of people that eat their recommended amounts of fruits and veggies. Looks like a diet change is in order?
Percent obese: 31.4
Kentucky is number six on the fattest cities list with a bullet - the state's obesity rates have increased the past two years. The state also ranks third in the list of most obese kids, ages 10 to 17.
Percent obese: 31.5
All that creamy creole cooking is packing on the pounds for Louisiana's citizens. Not surprisingly, the state also boasts high diabetes rates - 4th most in the country.
Percent obese: 31.6
Tennessee's obesity rate is the third-fastest growing in the country. Health officials are trying to stop the trend by requiring students to participate in 30 minutes of physical activity each day.
Percent obese: 31.9
Home to nation's fattest city,Huntingdon, West Virginia comes in as the third fattest state. Ranked number two in physical inactivity, the Mountain State needs more of its citizens enjoying the great outdoors.
Percent obese: 32.2
Alabama comes in second on the fattest states list, and judging from the increase in its citizen's health problems, it might not be too far behind first. Alabama has the most diabetics in the county, with a more than seven percent increase since 1995, the most of any state. Alabamans also showed the largest increase in hypertension rates in the country.
Percent obese:32.3
For the seventh year in a row, Mississippi has earned the distinction of fattest state. In 1995, the state had the highest obesity rate at 19.4 percent - still lower than the lowest rate today. Mississippi also scored the lowest in daily activity, and second worst in fruit and veggie intake.
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What doesn't help Episode IV's case is the vast majority of JRPGs adhering to the same story formula like the adhesive of a sales tag to the cover of a pre-owned videogame. And a couple even managed to do it better.
They didn't invent it, and no one claims they did. The chinese have their Kung Foo masters and monks, the Japanese have their Samurai, europeans have similar stories in our knights.
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Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Servings and Times
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.0
Ingredients and Preparation
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- Cut pumpkin into small manageable pieces and cut off pith and seeds.
- Place cut pumpkin, skin side up, in a large roasting pan. Add ¼ cup water, and bake uncovered for 1 hour or until tender.
- Remove from oven, and allow pumpkin to cool.
- When cooled, cut away skin, and mash or puree the pumpkin flesh.
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This is professional WRC driver Jari-Matti Latvala on his day off in a historic rally. He is about to give you a lesson in how to drive like a raging lunatic.
JM Latvala is perhaps the fastest man in the World Rally Championship in terms of outright speed. Watch his mid-air transition in his five-speed Ford Escort RS1800 at 3:30-3:40 in the video. Watch it again. Watch it until your brain hurts, because it is insane.
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Shadow flicker describes the effect produced through openings such as windows when the sun is behind rotating wind turbines. It is, in addition to noise, one of the main complaints against turbines.
The study found that there have not been extensive issues with shadow flicker in the UK and measures had been taken to resolve situations where it had been a problem.
Energy minister Charles Hendry said: "It is vital that we use the most up to date, robust and accurate scientific evidence when looking at the impact of wind farms on communities. This study will be helpful to communities, developers and planners as they assess proposals for onshore wind projects."


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Update 3/14/12: Interview with the Homeless Hotspot creator, Saneel Radia of BBH Labs and program participant, Dusty White via Marketplace.org (see below).
The PR for one thing. Hoo boy, where to begin…
As reported at Buzzfeed then ridiculously blown up by Gizmodo and expanded upon at Wired, homeless people of Austin are earning some cash by providing wi-fi access at the South By Southwest event. On the surface, it seems legit: money and jobs for the homeless who provide a service in demand. But wow, has it backfired:
What's this doing in the Horror section? It's not like these people are actually being turned into routers – they're just carrying routers around. We aren't living in The Matrix (yet… or are we?). Point is: this headline and its categorization give the story just enough spin to evoke plenty of Internet ire.
What Went Wrong
For the record, I think this is an okay venture, but really bungled from a public relations perspective. It sure doesn't help that it has a lighthearted name like "Homeless Hotspots." Or that it was created by the well-intentioned-yet-vaguely dystopian-sounding BBH Labs, who refer to it as "an experiment." Or that BBH Labs is actually a division of marketing firm Bartle Bogle Hegarty. It's common enough for marketers to be cast as insidious without fodder like this, whether justified or not.
In fact, if you read the comments at the above article, they overwhelmingly call out Gizmodo on the casting of this as some twisted bionic procedure, pointing out the actual benefits, something BBH Labs is now having to play fireman on by defending the effort. Says Saneel Radia, creator of the idea:
"Basically the seed was to try to help the homeless during SXSW. Our goal is to reinvent the newspaper model. It's intentionally attention grabbing." He stresses that they're not advertising anything – except perhaps BBH itself – and that the money goes directly to them.
-via BuzzFeed
If it's attention they wanted, well, congratulations are in order. But what didn't work at all here was the execution. Setting expectations ahead of time to diffuse the ensuing sensationalism would have gone a long way, something BBH Labs is no doubt realizing now that they're in "full damage control mode." It's a damn shame their energy is now being put into damage control rather than furthering the core idea, but hey, at least they're getting attention, right?
What They Should Have Done
- Watch The Matrix
- Brainstorm every sensationalist headline that could result
- Then don't do anything to further that along
Simple, right? Do you think that happened here? Doesn't seem that way. It's PR 101: anticipate the negatives. By doing this, the creators could have generated some pre-buzz or gotten their story out there first with must-airs that take on what is now coming at them left and right. The focus could have been more on the project than putting out fires. Developing pre-game strategy in this case might involve things like:
- Not calling it an "experiment"
- Not advertising for BBH Labs
- Telling the stories of how the project came together
- Tapping the SXSW blogosphere for coverage
- Distributing QR codes taking customers to a mobile-friendly site at purchase explaining the cause and enabling them to donate to Front Steps, the organization that helped BBH Labs put it together.
These are just the first things that come to mind in the time it takes me to type them. For all I know all this happened and more. If that's the case, then it's a sad commentary on the snarky nature of online discussion blowing things out of proportion.
If this did not happen at all, it's a strong case for having your PR together before initiating a venture that could bring backlash, especially with a project involving connectivity… at a conference on technology… given the snarky nature of online discussion to blow things out of proportion.
Update – Homeless Hotspot Creator, Saneel Radia, and Participant, Dusty White, Speak:
Hear directly from the program's creator, Saneel Radia in an interview at Marketplace.org. Radia does state they anticipated some blowback, and are learning from the endeavor:
It would be naive not to think that this is going to be debated. By putting this model out there, and letting people debate — this is what worked in their program and this is what didn't work — we're actually uniquely qualified to say, we can take our licks for whatever we got wrong. What we're motivated by what the people who adopt it get right as a result.
-Saneel Radia, BBH Labs, via Marketplace.org
Marketplace also interviewed a Homeless Hotspot participant, Dusty White. That interview is here. Kudos to Marketplace for giving broader voice to the idea behind and to an actual participant in this program. As they aptly state, there's "way more to the story than met the ear." And Mr. White goes on to say, "it's not what you achieve in life, sir, it's what you overcome."
What a great takeaway from this entire endeavor.
What do you think? Could any amount of PR have made a difference here? Is this in fact a decent idea that was poorly handled? Or is the idea just not a good one whatsoever? Let us hear from you in the comments!
Related articles
- Hello, I'm homeless #SXSW (Giving City Austin)
- Homelessness Meets Privilege at SXSWi (Talking A Lot)
- Agency's Hotspot Campaign Under Fire at SXSW (thenakedpheasant.wordpress.com)
- Use of Homeless as Internet Hot Spots Backfires on Marketer (New York Times)
- Wi-Fi Hotspots Made of Homeless People: Not as Horrible as They Seem (The Atlantic)
- Critics of South by Southwest's Homeless Hotspots Haven't Met Jonathan Hill (Good.is)
- SXSW: Meet Clarence, The Homeless Hotspot (tech.li)
- The Damning Backstory Behind "Homeless Hotspots" at SXSWi (wired.com)
- Humanising Technology (richardlittledale.wordpress.com)
- Advertising agency BBH has launched an initiative making homeless people 4G hotspots (autodespair.wordpress.com)
- Homeless Hotspots (Tim Nolan)
- PR crisis at SXSW: Media slams firm for 'Homeless Hotspots' (PR Daily) (thanks for the shoutout :))


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LED Mushroom Lights by Yukio Takano
File this under coolest desk lights of all time. Japanese designer Yukio Takano of The Great Mushrooming builds these fun lights using LEDs embedded in synthetic mushrooms that at a quick glance are passable for the real thing. Each light kit is complete with beautiful packaging, battery packs embedded in the base of the wood, and nifty retro on/off switches. While I can't figure out if these are for sale online you can see tons more in his online gallery. (via fishy inspires, and thnx hiroyoshi!)


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Susan Blond Wins This Charming Man, Other Big Clients - PRNewser
By Patrick Coffee on August 9, 2012 4:23 PM
Top New York-based agency Susan Blond Inc., which specializes in representing creative professionals and lifestyle brands, recently expanded its considerable portfolio with some big names, most significantly that of pop singer, former Smiths leader and asexual icon Morrissey.
While Morrissey has seen his share of scandals in recent years, he remains a top concert draw around the world, and his signing is a major get for Susan Blond. Other new clients announced in a company email include the reform-minded nonprofit Correctional Association of New York, high-end jeweler Avianne & Company, tech production school The SAE Institute and expanding New York pizza chainlet L'asso.
Blond, a Manhattan art-world veteran and former Warhol superstar, has transformed herself into one of the city's biggest PR personalities over more than four decades of work in the field. These most recent announcements ensure that her agency will remain a top destination for edgy, creative brands.
Morrissey has hired Susan Blond as his PR agency partner
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LAKE PLACID - The Weibrecht family threw a party Sunday night at the Cottage Cafe for Andrew Weibrecht's accomplishment of winning the Olympic silver medal in super-G Alpine skiing.
Cars were lined up down the street, and the bar was packed with neighbors and fans out celebrating.
Denja Weibrecht, Andrew's wife, recalled the moment she saw her husband place second. It was the middle of the night here, and she was watching the race on television.
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From left, Olympic silver medalist Andrew Weibrecht's father Ed, wife Denja and mother Lisa smile Sunday at the Cottage Cafe, which Ed and Lisa Weibrecht own in Lake Placid.
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"I was screaming by myself with my dog," she said.
Denja said the reason she wasn't in Russia was because Andrew was only there for a few days to compete, so they decided against it.
"I'm really happy to be at home with everyone," she said. "I got a ton of calls from friends and family all over the country."
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Ed and Lisa Weibrecht, Andrew's parents and owners of the Mirror Lake Inn and the Cottage Cafe, organized the party. Along the side of the Mirror Lake Inn in big black lettering was the message, "Way to go Andrew!"
"I'm pretty excited." Lisa said. "I think he's really happy with a silver."
"It's still exciting," Ed said. "For most of the course, he had the gold."
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Ed said his son's performance was unbelievable, especially considering he has had problems with injuries. Andrew had in the recent past shoulder and ankle injuries that resulted in four surgeries in four years.
"It's nice to see a kid get a payoff for his hard work," Ed said. "He has worked amazingly hard."
Judy Clune, Denja's grandmother, was also in attendance.
"I can't even describe how I felt," she said. "He's a very special young man."
Bill McGahey of Lake Placid was out to celebrate along with his wife. McGahey said he missed Weibrecht's race this morning and came out to watch the replay.
"I just missed it by 30 minutes this morning," he said. "We are very proud of him. He's a great role model for kids.
"We used to see him on Whiteface as a kid. He was a great skier then."
Mark and Meg Stofko of Lake Placid were also enjoying the moment.
"We love anything Olympics," Meg Stofko said.
"It's the most people I've ever seen in here," Mark Stofko said.
The bar was packed, and more people squeezed in as it got closer to 5 p.m., when the instant replay of Weibrecht's race was played. Clapping, cheers and whistles then broke out.
Roby Politi, North Elba town supervisor, was at the bar celebrating with friends.
"It's unbelievable," Politi said. "It's a great day for the Weibrechts, for Lake Placid and American skiing."
Politi said when athletes like Weibrecht do well in the Olympics, it's a reflection of the community.
"The kid is so clutch. He just means so much to Lake Placid." Politi said.
At around 5:30 p.m., Denja Weibrecht stood up on the bar with a microphone and led a toast.
"I just want everyone to know how much family and friends mean to him (Andrew)," she said. "I'm just so proud of him. So cheers!"


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App Review: Infinite SMS: Send/Receive Free Texts by Inner Fence, LLC
by Dorothy on
February 14, 2009
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Staff Favorites, Utility
Update (March 10, 2009): We are receiving reports that Infinite SMS has been pulled from the iTunes App Store. Apparently Google has shut down the hole to their free SMS gateway which the app relied on.
For an excellent alternative, check out TextFree Unlimited.
This app is one of the coolest and most useful apps that I have found in the iTunes App Store yet. It allows you to send and receive an infinite number of SMS messages from your iPhone or iPod Touch free of charge. It is very easy to set up and to use. When you first load the app, it will ask you to sign in to your Google email account or create one. This account is used by Google to send the messages. When you type in a message, Google sends it from one of their dedicated SMS phone numbers to the phone number that you enter for your contact. You can also just choose a contact from your existing contact list. Your contact can then reply to your text and you can carry on a conversation from there. Be warned though: for those that you text, the messages will count as they normally would on their calling plan.
There are a few things to note about this app, which the developer notes on the first page of the app when you launch it. If you use the same Google account for this app as you do for Google Talk on your computer for IM, you may run into problems. To keep the two from interfering with each other when you are logged into both, you may want to create a second account for this program. Also, when you do not have this app running, you will not be able to receive SMS notifications (we're all still waiting for background notifications from Apple). When you do open the program though, it will cue up the texts that were received while you were away. Another thing to be aware of is that no one can text you first, you have to initiate the conversation from the app so that the person with the cell phone can reply.
The interface on this app is very similar to the appearance of SMS as it exists on the iPhone. It is very clean, neat and easy to use. The only complaint I would voice would be that you cannot text back and forth with another person using this app also. When you send a text, it must be sent to a 10 digit phone number. Since this app operates using on the Google Talk network you would think that this would be easy to do. It would be great if a future upgrade could provide this functionality.
The coolest thing to me about this app is that I can use an iPod Touch to text without the need for a cellular phone or having the texts count on my calling plan. All I need is my Touch and a WiFi network. I do not have to use the old T9 method of typing to text on my regular phone either (I'm not a fan!). It is so nice to have the full keyboard. This app is a must have for all iPod Touch users.
Infinite SMS is $0.99 in the iTunes App Store.
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