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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:07 pm
Post subject: CBS: "Land of the Fake" (a start)
Okay - this article is certainly tame by B4N standards, but realize - this is the CBS News website. Not that it will make many waves, or be repeated very much - and maybe I'm being a hopeless optimist, but it's a start.
The bold and red highlites and are mine from posting this up on an ideological forum. (I'm cajoling over there, so please pardon the sophomoric editorializing.)
Land of the Fake
(CBS) This commentary was written by CBSNews.com's Dick Meyer.
I find that after covering politics for 25 years what I really yearn for is not great leaders, smart reforms nor policies that I agree with. What I crave is authenticity.
I can witness and write about policies and people I totally disagree with, stupidity, bureaucracy, incompetence, greed, boundless ambition and power lust without any exaggerated feelings of frustration or despondency. What I can no longer stomach without pulling my hair out is phoniness on the scale that I observe it today.
Put another way, what I miss is the simple honesty, the genuine moment, the unscripted moment, the gaffe anything that has not been run through the Cuisinart of marketing, focus groups and linguistic analysis.
"The enemy isnt liberalism," the late columnist, Lars-Erik Nelson, said. "The enemy isnt conservatism. The enemy is bullsh*t." Ill proudly swipe that as a motto.
I really dont know anyone who doesnt feel this way. "One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies," said J.D. Salingers Holden Caulfield, the greatest enemy of phonies of all. Now it seems like were all at Elkton Hills. And its crumby.
Politics happens to be my Petri dish. It is something I know a lot about it and where I first spot things I often notice in other parts of society. I want try to define what I mean by phony or inauthentic in this column and just stick to Potter Stewarts dictum on pornography: you know it when you see it.
But politics is probably only slightly less authentic than the other areas of American culture.
The other day, I called a company my insurance carrier sent to help dry out my flooded basement. "Its a great day at ServePro, this is Emily, how can I help you," said Emily. Now how could this possibly be a great day at ServePro? Monster rains flooded basements all over the city. Great day? No. Phony, synthetic corporate claptrap of the sort were supposed to politely swallow every day. "Please hold, we care about your call." "At Amalgamated Carcinogens, we care about you." Spare me.
We shop at malls that are designed to look like "real" small town centers. We live in gated or planned "communities" with names like Pheasant Crossing and River Run selected by real estate developers. We read about Pastor Ted, the latest mega-evangelist nabbed in a sex and drugs scandal. We wait for Mark Foley to get out of rehab so he can go on Oprah and announce his book deal. We watch freak shows that are insultingly called reality television; there are no shows left about families with parents and children. We buy millions of self-help books a year promising new and certain paths to happiness. Even bodies are artificial; we have fake boobs, dyed hair, botoxed eyes and liposuctioned thighs.
We are surrounded by phonies. And phoniness.
Curiously, calling out phoniness is considered sophomoric.
(Ah, don't
know it.
Sophisticates know everything is phony after all. It is naïve to think otherwise. Of course politics is fake, just like Hollywood and the news.
But everything isnt phony. And we pine, unconsciously and consciously, for the authentic, sincere, genuine and non-artificial the un-phony. We crave authenticity.
Often what I am calling phony emerges after something older, something that felt authentic, has gone away.
In politics, for example, there have been phonies, hypocrites and blowhards since the spoken word was invented. But American politics changed dramatically after modern political marketers, pollsters and ad makers transformed politics for the TV-generation and later for the Information Age. They invented a kind of artificial, ersatz politics: wedge issues, Astroturf lobbying, kabuki hearings, spin, "on message," photo-ops and negative television ads. Of course there have always been dirty tricks and showboating in politics. What has happened in the era of electronic media is categorically different.
A most important example of all this has been the decline of regular, old-fashioned communities places where people live very near relatives of many generations, friends of many generations and where they spend most of their lives. The effects of our nomadic habits and of suburban sprawl of people living among strangers and new acquaintances have been vast and mostly painful. And it has been accompanied by the decline of traditional religion, which served to anchor many people in fast-changing circumstances.
One effect, I think, is that we all crave the non-artificial we cant get enough of it. But in crazy busy lives, finding what feels authentic is time-consuming.
So we become mavens in certain areas where we demand what feels authentic to us. Heres a silly example: I will only buy lunch from people I know. It is my token rebellion against chains, homogenization and the unpleasantness of doing business with people who have do vested interest in their work. Its goofy, but important, too.
(Here, here!)
Because it is affordable and a necessity, food is actually often a place where people seek authenticity and a measure of control and aesthetic choice. Foodies will pay a high price in time and money for line caught salmon, Scottish smoked salmon and Eritrean coffee. Natural food fans will do the same for local, organic collard greens, free range chicken and real cheese not fake cheese. Comical? Yes, but it is revealing, too.
In politics, I think the search for authenticity is often incorrectly described as polarization.
Polarization of the red/blue, 50-50 America, Franken vs. OReilly is mostly myth and marketing.
As this last election shows, most voters are moderate. Real extremists are just that extreme minorities. Polls consistently show that Americans broadly share basic civic and social values.
But polls also show that
people at the left and right edges of the spectrum are more extreme and angrier than they used to be. And the political elite is absolutely more rabid and recalcitrant. Politically engaged individuals are more likely to be very attached to a single issue or to an ideology.
There is a decline in tolerance of other views. And an increase in people feeling that their values and lifestyles are genuinely threatened by those they disagree with, their political enemies. Its not polarization, but balkanization.
In other words, many of us are over-attached to our politics, to our own positions and perspectives. We cling to them.
Were brittle in arguments. Why? Well, its partly because the politics we see on television is so thin. But I also suggest that part of the answer is we are trying to replace something we have lost post-neighborhood, Information Age, corporate America and we are trying to compensate by holding for dear life to things that feel important, orienting and authentic.
Similarly, an important quality public people who garner our confidence seem to share is an ability to be genuine and b.s.-free. It's hard to come up with a long list, but a short list might include John McCain, pre-Bush Colin Powell, Don Imus, Jon Stewart and Oprah Winfrey.
(Okay, so he lost me on that paragraph. Oy...)
The amount of phoniness in world history cant be measured empirically. But I think it is clear there is more now simply because of the explosion of communications technology alone. There are simply more paths of communication. And most of that communication today is mass- mediated it comes through a medium, not through direct personal contact.
Proximity is the enemy of phonies and fakes; it is simply easier to tell if someone is full of it in person than through e-mail or talk radio.
America is an invented place, artificial by some historical measures.
(That's another rant.)
But Americans were long viewed by the rest of the world as unusually earnest and genuine. Unshackled by class, social status and ancestry, Americans were free to be themselves authentic. We have always prided ourselves on that. The American story is that we are self-made and thus uniquely able to be true to ourselves. Its a paradox though: invention vs. authenticity.
Still, the successful balance remains an American ideal. But it is harder to achieve in a modern world where invention increasingly creates the artificial. Like Holden at Elkton Hills, we really are surrounded by phonies.
Dick Meyer is the editorial director of CBSNews.com, based in Washington.
"No matter what happens, ever... there's ALWAYS at least one reason. And the top reason is ALWAYS money."
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Hey Dick Meyer,
CBS/Viacom is run by
Sumner M. Redstone, Harvard University School of Law in 1947, served in the Military Intelligence Division during World War II, and apparent ties to OSS/CIA figures.
Boards of Directors
Viacom, CBS
Sumner M. Redstone
Executive Chairman of the Board and Founder
Harvard University School of Law in 1947
served in the
Military Intelligence Division
during World War II.
Robert K. Kraft
He is (or was) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Kraft Group, which includes the New England Patriots, New England Revolution, Gillette Stadium, Rand-Whitney Group and International Forest Products Corporation, owner of the New England Patriots, Chairman of the NFLs Finance Committee since 1998, director of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the
Federal Reserve Bank
of Boston and The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation.
other Board Member's positions:
with Morgan Stanley's Institutional Securities Division
director of Oracle Corporation (connected to the CIA and NSA)
Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DND Capital Partners, L.L.C., a private equity firm
serves on the boards of American International Group, Inc., Consolidated Edison, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Vice Chairman, Finance and Business Development, of NYNEX, which is the "world oil exchange"
director of Akamai Technologies, Inc., The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Vice President for Academic Affairs (the chief academic officer) of Yeshiva University
Dean of the Boston University School of Law
chairman of the Boston Mayors Special Commission on Police Procedures
member of the Legal Advisory Board of the New York Stock Exchange (also CIA-related)
ALL the mainstream media is like this.
By the way: This could be seen as a warning, a preview, a new spin on Fair and Balanced. The media is now going to condescend to the rants of George Carlin and Bill Hicks and start marketing
bullshit, the new CBS fair and balanced.
They cant call it the anti-Bullshit channel, can they?
George Carlin - We LIKE War and Bullshit and Media
There's another Carlin one I'm thinking of, I may add it later.
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:46 pm
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under this TALK |TAB| on the page
(lots of good reference leftover on this page)
Re cleanout
I have deleted the content of the page for a couple of reasons:
there are numerous websites, mostly conspiracy sites, that refer to Operation Mockingbird but none cite the primary source on the name or where it was first disclosed;
the most common origins of the term as to a Carl Bernstein article in Rolling Stone; However, the extract of the Bernstein article that is online refers to the CIA using journalisms but it doesn't specifically mention Operation Mockingbird; where the Senate Select Intelligence Committee chaired by Senator Frank Church is referred to there are no primary source citations;
I have no doubt that the CIA used journalists but I can find no evidence that it was called Operation Mockingbird. In the absence of some credible source on the name Operation Mockingbird, there is no basis for a page by this title;
Yes, there are plenty of websites referring to Operation Mockingbird but none go back to credible primary sources; instead, they either refer to each other or make
sweeping unreferenced claims
that don't deserve to be repeated here. The previous content of this page was largely derived from these sites;
For this reason I created the page
The CIA and journalism
where the issue can be documented but without being tied to the name of what appears to be an unverified title;
I relocated the Kristine Borjesson reference to the media trends page where it seems more appropriate; I checked my copy but it does not have any mention of Operation Mockingbird, so it is not appropriate to list it in the references.
--Bob Burton 00:37, 9 Oct 2006 (EDT)
Control of information is essential for autocratic rulers. It is well documented how the CIA became a central tool for this task
There's nothing yet on the new page either, just the old discussion.
So it's a Wiki.
Bob Burton, the orig author, who MAY put more stuff up on CIA and Journalism, also DISPUTES that the WaPo is a right wing paper.
THAT IS CLEARLY NOT THE POINT. They bury news, create news, create right spin and create left spin. My guess is that Burton thinks manufactured Left-Spin is TRUE (or at least damaging to the establishment) and therefore not-spin, and therefore Estabishment "critics" must not be CIA-spun.
The big point is: IT's SEEMINGLY EVOLVED TO AN ENTIRE SYSTEM OF MANIPULATION not just a 'spin-zone'.
One example: Of course the trash on Clinton-Gore
a right wing conspiracy lynch mob out to destroy Clinton and all forms of liberalism and human decency
(by painting it all with one broad brush of depravity, the NAMBLA brush or whatever)
and Richard Mellon Sciafe was even willing to have that Steve Kangas (Overclass guy) killed to perpetuate his evil crusade
-- but the same system was covering up for Clinton's bigger crimes and is currently pushing Gore's science.
They created a whole new LARGE reality.
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:20 pm
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When the Cold War's over spies gotta eat ... and journalists have always spied. We have to catch them in the very act of spin. And document it. And find a place to stand on to tell the world they're doing it. And let the world hold still long enough to pay attention. And tell them what they're about to see
(you know, like The Dukes of Hazzard)
. And then show them. And then explain what they just saw
(you know, like The Dukes of Hazzard)
. And then, I guess,
just go on home
. Haven't thought it out completely I admit.
Give me a lever long enough, a place to stand, and someone to blame it on... and I'll move the world.
~my Dad
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Vein Disorder Risk Factors
Common risk factors for vein disease include:
• Genetics
• Your job
• Age
• Gender
• Hormones
• Prolonged sitting or standing
Family history of vein disease is one of the primary factors that can elevate your risk. People who sit or stand for extended periods of time, including that time spent sitting or standing at work, are also at a greater risk for developing vein disease. Additionally, women are more likely to incur vein disease than men due to hormone fluctuations during pregnancies and menopause.


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Explore the ancient ruins of Mayan civilization while discovering hidden treasures and priceless artifacts. In a new take on classic matching gameplay, you must rearrange valuable relics to turn sand tiles into gold. When all of the tiles in a puzzle board are golden, you win! As you venture deeper into the jungle, you will encounter increasingly difficult puzzles containing secret twists, cursed items, and buried artifacts. Earn the respect of your fellow archaeologists and collect infinite treasure and jewels in Jewel Quest!
|14MB, about 1 minute on broadband
|Available Languages
|Deutsch, English, Français, Italiano
|Release Date
|May 11, 2005
|Operating System
|Windows XP or Vista
|Keyboard and Mouse
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The Dada Record: Christy Chow
Hello, I am Christy Chow and I am an apparel designer. I have a fashion label, Tangle, which was started in late 2006. Currently under the collective Studio Privé, the label will take flight independently in 2008. The label envisions the beauty of mixed movements and embraces the love for texture. Come December, Tangle's 2nd collection – We Are Obscene: The Obscenity of Rock, hopes to incite and excite in different planes. Envisioning an age of uncensored voices from the backlane, the pieces encourage you to take a moment and waste time in them. Being erratic and influenced by too many wonderous things, the label is also a platform for me to explore different areas of art and design. To me, music is about infusing a state of mind. It need not inspire, so long as I have fun and indulge for that brief moment.
Caffeine by The Analog Girl
I love the variety of beats on it and I felt a surge of energy in it. I used this for my graduation showcase and it never fails to remind me of a very experimental and exciting period.
Redemption Song by Bob Marley
This song brings inner peace back to me. It brings me back when I feel jaded.
Break The Wall by Qiu Hong
I bask in an androgynous spirit and get into gear with this. MMM!
Voodoo People by The Prodigy
What energy. What energy! I enjoy Drum & Bass alot and this has to be one of my all time favourite. Not to mention an excellent music video to top it all off.
All You Need Is Love by The Beatles
Introduced by my Dad, I love the simple wordplay and
Every Wednesday, Culturepush presents The Dada Record, a weekly post for artists to share the music that gets their creative juices flowing.


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There's lots to do during the school holidays, whether it's in the library, countryside or at one of the many other venues in the Rochdale borough.
Make the most of some of the FREE events during the school holidays. See the links below for more information:
Please check with the venue for the exact times and details of the facilities available. Council offices and libraries are closed on bank holidays.
Check bank holiday changes.
Link4Life has a full and diverse activity programme right across the Rochdale borough during the school holidays, these include:
Link4Life School Holiday Programme has the full details and times.
Holiday clubs offer childcare during the school holidays. They are run throughout the Rochdale borough during school holiday periods. Sessions can be full or half days, places are limited so it's recommended you book in advance.
Check School term and holiday dates.
Remember to check the opening times and facilities available at the venue before travelling.
Plan your journey, the Rochdale borough has excellent transport links to help you get around, with trains, trams and a frequent bus service.
Events and activities are not organised by Rochdale Borough Council unless stated otherwise. Neither is Rochdale Borough Council responsible for the accuracy of the information provided. If you are under 18, ask your parent/guardian before taking part in any event or activity.


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The Honolulu Museum of Art
900 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Entrances are on Beretania Street and Kīna'u Street, between Victoria Street and Ward Avenue.
Click here to download a PDF map of the Museum.
Click here for information on Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House.
Click here for information on Honolulu Museum of Art School.
Courtesy shuttle
From Oct 9 until the end of June, HoMA's free shuttle service stops at four locations in Waikīkī, HoMA's South Beretania location and Spalding House. Shuttle operates Tuesday through Saturday.
The Modern Honolulu and Ilikai Hotel (pick up on Ala Moana Blvd)
9:50am, 10:50am, 11:50am, 12:50pm, 1:50pm, 2:50pm, 3:50pm, 4:35pm
Trump International Hotel Waikiki (pick up on Saratoga Rd)
9:55am, 10:55am, 11:55am, 12:55pm, 1:55pm, 2:55pm, 3:55pm, 4:40pm
Hyatt Regency Waikiki Hotel (pick up on Koa St)
10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel (pick up on Paoakalani Ave)
10:05am, 11:05am, 12:05pm, 1:05pm, 2:05pm, 3:05pm, 4:05pm, 5pm
10:20am, 11:20am, 12:20pm, 1:20pm, 2:20pm, 3:20pm, 4:20pm
Spalding House
10:35am, 11:35am, 12:35pm, 1:35pm, 2:35pm, 3:35pm
Getting here
By car
From Waikiki, take H1 to the Lunalilo Street exit, make a left at Ward Avenue, left on Kinau Street, right on Victoria Street, left on Young Street, where you will find the entrance to the parking lot on your left.
From downtown or the airport, take the H1 to the Kinau Street exit.
Get driving directions.
By bus
From Waikiki, take the #2 bus from Kuhio Avenue towards downtown, approximately 20 minutes. Stops in front of the museum. The museum is on these bus lines: 1, 2, 1L, 2L.
Get TheBus schedule.
By bike
From Waikiki, cyclists can take the King Street cycle track, turn right on Victoria Street and the main entrance is one block up on Beretania Street. From Kaka'ako, take the South Street protected bike lane to the King Street cycle track, turn right, then make a left on Ward Avenue. Bike racks are located at the Museum's main entrance on Beretania and at the entrance to Doris Duke Theatre on Kinau Street, as well as at the Honolulu Museum of Art School. Biki riders can park in the station on the corner of Beretania and Ward Avenue, across the street from the main entrance. Four additional Biki stations are conveniently located within a block of the Museum.
By JTB trolley
JTB customers only can get to the museum via the 'Oli 'Oli Trolley.
Get the trolley schedule (in Japanese)
By Waikiki Trolley
Waikiki Trolley customers can get to the museum on the Waikiki Trolley Red Line: Historic Honolulu Sightseeing Tour. Get the schedule.
The Honolulu Museum of Art School is diagonally across from the museum at
1111 Victoria Street between Beretania Street and Young Street.
Parking at the Honolulu Museum of Art
The Honolulu Museum of Art maintains two parking lots
Honolulu Museum of Art School lot
Located behind the Honolulu Museum of Art School, with entrances on Beretania Street and Young Street.
Hours: Mon–Sat 7am–11pm, Sun 10am–6pm
Up to five hours: $5
Each additional 30 minutes or fraction thereof: $2
Managed by Elite Parking, 808-734-7559.
Kinau Street lot
Located at 1035 Kinau Street, between Victoria Street and Pensacola Street (Diamond Head of the Admiral Thomas condominium).
The lot is closed to the public 10am-5pm Monday to Friday.
5-11pm and weekends: Open to the public and free
Parking for visitors with disabilities
Main building: Parking is available at the museum's entrance gates on Ward Avenue and Victoria Streets. The five spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis; they cannot be reserved.
Honolulu Museum of Art School: The parking lot is behind the Art School building, with entrances on Young and Beretania streets. Enter the parking lot through the Young Street entrance, parking for visitors with disabilities is to the left. A ramp at the rear of the building leads to the elevator.


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title: for the earth is hollow (and I have touched the sky)
rating: r
pairing: damon gen (/stefan/katherine/elena)
a/n: in which the title is longer than the fic.
disclaimer: disclaimed.
Damon hates him sometimes, this child with the eyes like mother's. He stole her eyes. Shut hers by opening his.
"Will you tell me a story tonight, Damon? Please?"
("Will you tell me a story tonight, mother? Please")
He refuses. Tells it anyway.
"Did she die?" his brother asks later, eyes wide, lower lip caught on a tremble, innocence at the tips of his clasped hands, "that lady in your story. Did she die, Damon?"
"No," he says, looks at his brother, looks into his mother's eyes, "she lived."
"I think Miss Clarissa likes you," Stefan says confidentially, standing a little taller at the thought of being able to talk about girls with his older brother, "she keeps looking over at our table."
He glances at her; the marks of his lips might be hidden behind cloth this morning, but she's still dirty, used.
"Good morning, Miss Lockwood, fine day we're having," he tips off his hat as he passes her by, watch her face fall.
He doesn't make the same mistake over.
"Never fall in love," he tells Stefan, turns away from her gaze, which speaks of the fatal mistake he shall never make, "there is only one rule in this world, brother; never fall in love."
Traitor, his father will say. You are no son of mine, his father will say.
He bows down before the body of a man he ate with once, tries to remember the words of the prayers he used to know by heart. Leaves them incomplete.
Walks away from the blood.
Her dark hair spills over her breasts, laughing eyes staring straight into his. He could paint her like this, he thinks sometimes. We don't worship idols, his father would say.
"Are you afraid, Mr. Salvatore?" she asks, naked skin covering his. Maybe it's easier in the dark when she doesn't have to see his face, when his name could be his brother's.
"Are you," he breathes, "are you afraid, Miss Pierce?"
She smiles widely, moonlight bathing the veins under her eyes, "sometimes. When I think of your brother."
He stops, still inside her, "and when you think of me?"
She bends down, catches the blood dripping down the side of his neck at the tip of her tongue, "then I am not afraid anymore."
He thrusts his hips upward then, satisfied. Stefan has everything, but this is something he shall never have.
days weeks years decades a century later he'll understand what she means).
He bites her sometimes, teeth drawing blood, tongue recoiling at the taste.
"Damon," she whispers, eyes glazed over with lust, open, inviting, "my sweet, innocent Damon."
My, he thinks, hers.
(The scars on her body fade away as soon as he leaves them. His stay).
This is how it ends.
(he loses his innocence with his brother watching and the blood of a girl no one shall ever remember sliding down his throat.)
"You can wait for Stefan here, if you want."
She smiles up at him; it's all wrong, not provocative enough, not Katherine enough, "if you don't mind."
"Mind time alone with a pretty girl," he shrugs, sitting beside her, "are you crazy?"
She laughs again, self-consciously tucks her hair behind her ears (no he wants to say, leave them loose). The smell of her arousal hits him then. He hasn't touched her. Doesn't need to. Won't. Not this copy with the wrong smile, hair, smell.
"I'm sorry, I'm staring."
She almost stole the sound of her laughter from someone else. Almost, not quite, "you aren't," she says, amends, "okay, maybe just a little."
"You're beautiful," lowers his voice, turns on the charm, "and I'm an artist. It's a given, really."
can't doesn't look up at him again. He fills the silence with her racing heartbeat.
'You remind me of someone I used to know', he'll tell her later when she's leaving with Stefan. Flirt outrageously, make her lower her eyes. Bite her lip. Look back once.
Mock his brother silently for breaking it, for forgetting.
There is only one rule, brother.
(He doesn't make the same mistake over)
[Ugh, stupid writer's block, I just can't seem to be able to write anything these days D: I so want to do the holiday fic requests thing but I know myself well enough to know I'll never actually do it on the dates. /sigh]


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Tinie Tempah Says Second Album Is Heavily Influenced by Coldplay
British rap star Tinie Tempah is working diligently on the follow-up to his crossover rap album 'Disc-Overy.' The 'R.I.P.' rhyme-spitter is getting musical inspiration from various artists that he's met recently. One of them happens to be musician Chris Martin of Coldplay.
"Chris Martin has been quite an influence on this album," Tempah tells NME, adding, "It's definitely a lot more progressive in the quality of the sound. I've been listening to Lykke Li and Lana Del Rey, the dynamics of the sound, how big and anthemic it gets."
Tempah also revealed that the title of the second album is called 'Demonstration.' "The main goal is to get the new album out and it do really well – better than the last one," he says. "And do a world tour."
Although he wouldn't revealed who will appeared on the new album, there's talk of Jessie J and Dizzie Rascal being on the collection. And if it's written in the stars, Tempah hopes to collaborate with Grammy-winning songbird Adele. "I want to work with [her] this year," he tells NME. "We started to talk about it, but because of how crazy things went for her we never really got round to completing that conversation."
We hope the pair renew those talks — a Tempah-Adele duet sounds like music to our ears.


text: Before starting toilet training, look for signs your toddler is ready. Beginning too soon can be frustrating for both of you and can make the whole process take longer. If you've started the process, find out how often to ask kids-in-training if they need to go to the bathroom, and whether it's true that girls tend to ditch the diapers sooner than boys. Looking for a shortcut? Our video shows you how to potty train in three days – it really does work for some families.


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Despite the ever increasing convergence of microelectronics with biomedicine, several open issues still hinder a massive deployment of integrated circuits in micro-analytical devices for biomolecule detection.
Biomolecule detection with integrated circuits poses many challenges related to (i) sensitivity for the detection of low amounts or numbers of biological macromolecules, (ii) power consumption due to many sensors operated in parallel for increasing spatial resolution or for multi-parameter analysis, (iii) transducer material processing on CMOS wafers and packaging of related integrated circuits in contact with the biological environment, (iv) miniaturization of the full system for handheld, wearable, or implantable applications, (v) reliability and specificity of the biosensor. These challenges need to be faced within cross-disciplinary approaches by combining electronic circuitry, device fabrication, bio-chemical interfaces, and data analysis.
The purpose of this special issue is to report recent progresses in the deployment of microelectronic technologies for the development of highly sensitive biosensors. Manuscripts describing original research as well as reviews of emerging directions are solicited for this special issue, covering a range of topics including but not limited to:
- Novel low-noise circuits for single molecule detection
- Ultra-low power biosensing systems and circuits
- Multi-sensor systems for monitoring biological systems at high spatial resolution
- Emerging nanoelectronic biosensors for next generation approaches
- High sensitivity / high specificity handheld, wearable, or implantable biosensors
- Fabrication of transducer materials and biosensing interfaces on CMOS wafers
- Packaging of integrated circuits for biomedical applications
The manuscript for TBioCAS must be submitted on-line using the IEEE TBioCAS manuscript template and "Information for Authors", via the IEEE Manuscript Central found at the following Website address: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tbcas. Authors should select the Special Issue manuscript titled "ICBioMol" instead of "Regular Paper". The length of a manuscript must be minimum 8 pages in IEEE format. For any information, please contact Dr. Marco Carminati at the following Email address: firstname.lastname@example.com
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- Manuscript submission February 28, 2018
- First decision to Authors April 30, 2018
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- Final notification June 30, 2018
- Final manuscripts due July 15, 2018
- Special Issue publication September, 2018
Guest Editors:
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As leaders in brain injury rehabilitation, we are involved in a number of research projects throughout the year and we strive every day to share our expertise with persons served, families and the community. The following highlights the research project that our program and persons served have been involved in.
On With Life served as a site for data collection as to the development of the Disorders of Consciousness Scale. Persons served were assessed regularly and followed in order for the primary researchers to determine progress of clients over time, to examine for reliability and validity of the instrument, and specifically to examine the use of the instrument in persons with a Disorder of Consciousness as well as other persons served who were not presenting with a Disorder of Consciousness. Data gathered went to the primary researcher, including for further use in research ventures.
This study, ending in the publication noted, which has as an author On With Life's Director of Neuropsychology, Psychology, and Clinical Counseling Services and Research Coordinator (Dr. Demarest), involved serial study and assessmentof 6 On With Life human subjects/persons served following two research conditions: (1) Administration of zolpidem (Ambien), a sleep-inducing medication, or (2) Placebo administration. Zolpidem has shown a paradoxical effect in a portion of individuals who have diagnosed with a Disorder of Consciousness, and we have had one positive responder in the past at On With Life. This study was part of a national effort through the sponsoring sites noted to research in a controlled way unlike previous research the effects of the zolpidem on restoration of responsiveness/consciousness. The Coma Recovery Scale - Revised (CRS-R) was the primary assessment tool utilized. All clinical assessments were completed by Dr. Demarest.
This study was an interventional study completed at On With Life, with assessments of persons served done on the Nursing unit by Nursing staff. Mood and behavioral assessments were completed over the series of administration of the antidepressant medication, Zoloft, with data going to the primary researchers' database. Antidepressant medication use has demonstrated, and not just related to improvement in mood status, benefit to recovery post-brain injury.
This study is investigating, in a sample of persons with traumatic brain injury who have had remote injury, the effectiveness of a medication which serves as a stimulant for persons recovering from injury (Amantadine), as well as the effects of an innovative and "cutting-edge" magnetic field intervention (rTMS) which has shown, and now in human subjects, greater improvements in cognitive recovery in a number of areas over time compared with a control group. Treatment conditions are randomized and treatment will involve a subject from On With Life at Glenwood who presents with a Disorder of Consciousness. This subject will be treated with Amantadine at our Glenwood facility and assessed for increased responsivity using, as a primary but not sole assessment instrument, the Disorders of Consciousness Scale (DOCS). The subject will also be treated with the rTMS, and assessed for progress, at Northwestern University/Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital.
Primary Investigator: Theresa Pape, Dr.P.H.
Sponsoring Sites: Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Northwestern University, Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital
This project will involve On With Life subjects who have sustained severe traumatic brain injury and who are no more than one year post-injury, in order to examine the effect of rTMS, an innovative and "cutting-edge" magnetic field intervention which has shown, and now in human subjects, greater improvements in cognitive recovery in a number of areas over time compared with a control group. Subjects will be transported to, treated, and assessed at Northwestern University/Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital. Follow-up assessment by On With Life staff will occur following subjects' returns to OWL, with all follow-up data being provided to the primary researcher, Dr. Pape. This study will involve a granteeship provided to OWL through the grant funding awarded to Dr. Pape and her team, under the aegis of On With Life's Director of Neuropsychology, Psychology, and Clinical Counseling Services and Research Coordinator (Dr. Demarest).
On With Life is now the only freestanding inpatient rehabilitation program in the world accredited by CARF for children and adults for both brain injury and stroke specialty.
Read how one PT student spent his clinical rotation at On With Life and how the experience shaped his future as a clinician.
Companion dog, Boo, joins long-term program
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Students in 8th grade physical science recently wrote short stories and created graphs based on the motion of the main character. Students entered data about the motion of the character in Google Sheets, then used formulas to calculate speed and average speed. Using their data, they created distance vs time and speed vs time graphs representing the motion of their character. During the completion of this project students gained a better understanding of the relationship
Motion Stories and Graphs
between the motion of an object and the graphs representing the speed and location of the object. They learned how to describe acceleration, deceleration, stationary and constant motion in words and visually through graphs. Students used Google Sheets Tips and Creating Motion Graphs tutorial videos to help them create the graphs of their character's motion. Read student work about a turtle named Bolt or a dog named Doug to learn more about the motion graphs pictured above.
Fiction Writing and Reflecting
In 5th grade English Language Arts students are getting ready to publish fiction writing so they have started a class blog for reflection. Using the Google Classroom Stream, students respond to reflection prompts to think about the writing process and improve their confidence. Students will continue to reflect on their writing attitude as they draft and revise their stories in the coming weeks.
Civilizaciones de Mesoamérica
Pasos de la investigación:
1. Selección del tema
2. Buscar información sobre el tema
3. Registrar tanto la información encontrada como el sitio de consulta
4. Comparar y parafrasear la información de acuerdo a los textos consultados
5. Justificar los sitios consultados.
6. Realizaron un rostro Azteca.
Los estudiantes utilizan el video Art Attack: Rostro Azteca para aprender cómo hacer los rostros aztecas. Vea a continuación un ejemplo de trabajo de los estudiantes.


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Thursday, October 1, 2015
Fall Kitchen Display
10 comments:
- Mimi said...
Lori, much as we don't have Fall OR Thanksgiving here in Australia at this time of year, I adore your display. It encompasses everything that we Aussies imagine when we envisage your Fall and Thanksgiving celebrations. Just gorgeous! Love, Mimi xxx
- October 02, 2015
- Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...
How lovely, your harvest theme is beautiful. Happy Thanksgiving!
- October 02, 2015
- Shelia said...
This display is so pretty! Love every element you've used. The turkey is a nice touch too. You're all set.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
- October 05, 2015
- Nellie's Cozy place said...
Love your wonderful vignette here. Cute lil turkey amongst the pumpkins
and flowers. Really nice job...........So many nice elements that you used,
very creative.
Blessings for a very nice Fall,
- October 05, 2015
- Carol said...
I adore your display.....it is so amazing how "real-looking" they are making the "faux" these days! I adore the gilded turkey!
- October 06, 2015
- Brooke Stephens said...
So darling! Thanks for sharing.
- October 06, 2015
- Stacey said...
Lori, you created the prettiest spot! It's like a really great display in a store or restaurant. Pinning. :)
- October 06, 2015
- Angelina B. said...
I just love this Fall vignette you've created! It's so festive and fun and cheery!
- October 07, 2015
- tiffanyaustine said...
Love that you incorporated sunflowers! Have a great day :)
Tiffany @ Arrowsandawe.com
- October 08, 2015
- Julie's Lifestyle said...
You did a great job with your fall decor. I love the faux fruit.
- October 11, 2015


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Most airlines charge extra fees for almost all luggage now. Just think what they'll charge for your skiis and snowboards on flights to ski destinations.
The solution: forget the excess baggage fees and use the money to sample a variety of cutting edge demo equipment on the next trip to the slopes by opting for the convenience of www.rentskis.com.
For the past few years, www.rentskis.com has offered top-of-the-line demo equipment onsite while providing an appealing alternative to dragging equipment through busy airports, from distant satellite parking lots, and across icy pavement.
Skiers and riders can reserve their equipment in advance and their gear is ready and waiting at one of the dozens of major resorts in the western
Renters select their equipment and then find the shop closest to their lodging. Gear, including boots, can be reserved either online at www.rentskis.com or toll free at 800-544-6648. Once they arrive at the resort, they simply go to the shop to sign their paperwork and get their reserved equipment fitted before heading out the door.
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Words of Welcome from the President
President's Message to World Youth Conference 2016
I am pleased to send greetings to all participants at this important World Youth Conference 2016 "Youth for Sustainable Development". I thank Government and people of India for generously hosting and co-organizing this event.
You are part of the largest generation of youth in history, and you meet at a once-in-a-generation moment, as world leaders adopted the post 2015 UN Development Agenda, comprising of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), replacing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Sustainable Development Goals aim to usher in a life of dignity for all people by the year 2030, when many of you will come of age. That is why we call today's youth the "SDG generation."
Sustainable development, peace and security are inextricably linked. Young people are essential to the establishment of lasting security. While media reports may portray youth, especially young men, as a threat, this is a gross distortion. Many combatants may be young but the vast majority of youth are not violent. They are often among conflict's first victims – and they can lead as champions of peace.
There are countless youth organizations that want to wage peace, not war. Yet in conflict-torn countries, these groups lack the influence, capacity and funds they need to operate effectively. They share our ideals – and they deserve our unstinting assistance.
With the right support, young people can build peace, foster reconciliation and achieve democratic governance. I invite the representatives of governments, donor organizations and civil society partners to support these valuable youth initiatives. Fine words are worthy, but actions and support drive progress.
The United Nations is also working hard to listen and respond to today's youth.
UN have already launched the World Youth Report 2016 on 15th July , explores young people's participation in economic, political and community life, responding to growing interest in, and an increased policy focus on, youth civic engagement in recent years among Governments, young people and researchers. The Report provides thematic insights on economic, political and community engagement, coupled with expert opinion pieces so as to provide robust and varied perspectives into youth engagement.
I am also developing a comprehensive Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism that will seek to engage and empower youth.
We all yearn for a more just and peaceful world – and with the help of young people, such as those who have joined the rows of the United Network of Young Peacebuilders like many of you have, we can create it.
I hope the Conference will facilitate a process that strengthens effective youth participation in the planning, implementation and evaluation of various global issues of the world which refers to the process of defining the future global development framework that will succeed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) of the United Nation. It will also create an inclusive platform for youth that enables them to review the progress of the SDG's, share ideas, experiences and innovative approaches for effectively contributing to the SDGs framework and its implementation.
I call on leaders and peoples everywhere to join me in listening to youth, empowering them, and unleashing their potential for global empowerment and to achieve SDGs by 2030.
Welcome to India!
Jayanta Patra
President, International Youth Committee


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DHS Director of Community Relations Antonia Wilcoxon was honored for her positive contributions to the health and well-being of community members. Southside Community Health Services honored Wilcoxon with its Brother's Keeper Award at a luncheon in Minneapolis, along with another recipient of the award, Ken Bence, director of public health at Medica. Wilcoxon is a 10-year DHS employee and a member of Senior Management Team.
According to Clarence Jones, Southside Community Health Services outreach director, the Brother's Keeper Award is given to individuals that the organization has worked with over many years and that it believes have contributed positively to the health and well-being of the community. Some of the characteristics the organization looked for in its honorees this year were: high integrity, people of honor, a keeper of their word, respected, not self-promoters, approachable, history of accomplishments, smart, proactive, visionary, and willing to be a bridge between policymakers and the community.
Wilcoxon has served as the department's director of community relations since June 2012. In this role, she manages, develops and facilitates relationships between DHS and the community the department serves. She advises department leaders on matters related to DHS' relationships with external stakeholders and actively seeks out opportunities to improve community relations. She also facilitates gatherings on topics that matter using principles of authentic partnership. Wilcoxon also staffs the newly launched Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council, which advises the commissioner on reducing disparities that affect racial and ethnic groups with in DHS programs
Originally from Vitória, Brazil, Wilcoxon first came to Minnesota as a foreign exchange student and attended high school in Lake Crystal, near Mankato. She returned to Brazil and attended the Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo and earned a bachelor's degree in economics. She later earned a master's degree in international management from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in leadership, policy and administration from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul.
Prior to her current position, Wilcoxon worked as the disparities reduction consultant in the Office for Equity, Performance and Development. She also worked as a project manager in what was known as the Office of Management Support and Development Project Management Office, and as a grant project coordinator and a mental health program consultant in the Children's Mental Health Division. Before coming to DHS in 2004, she worked for nonprofit organizations. She also was a governor-appointed public member of the Minnesota Board of Social Work, where she served for 11 years. She currently serves on the Board of the Program in Health Disparities Research at the University of Minnesota Medical School and on the Public Health Administration and Policy Community/Alumni Advisory Board at the University of Minnesota, among other advisory roles she is often invited to provide.
Southside Community Health Services offers comprehensive care at its metro-area clinics, including a medical mobile unit. It is also a Minnesota Community Application Agent, providing outreach, application assistance and navigation services to enroll eligible individuals in Minnesota Health Care Programs. Southside was a recipient in December 2012 of the Commissioner's Circle of Excellence Award. A video about Southside is featured on DHS' YouTube page.


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I do not think it would be legal any where in the world to trade in circulation notes and coins at a premium or discount.
Only thing you are missing is your understanding of how judicial system works in India.
Just put a coin up for the actual cost of the coin, then bid on how much postage and packaging you'd pay.
In India its still RBI and Banks. 1. The RBI runs coin counters in its premises, a] where individuals can get packets [limited] by standing in queueb] Coin dispensing machinesc] By registering as a large retailer with RBI and getting large number of coins based on requestd] RBI also runs a coin distribution camp on request and takes a Truck load of coins to designated areas in Mumbai / Delhi to distribute coin at face value.2. Similarly Banks are supposed to run coin counters [each city has such branches identified]3. All branches have limited exchange.
Many thanks. I take it the private dealers in change I saw in India in the 1970's have now been put out of business by legislation?
do your large retailers mentioned in c] pay a premium for the change, directly or indirectly?
The legislation was always there. As to whether private dealers are put out of business ... NO. They are still in business, at times charging 5-8%.
illegal, but the law is openly flouted?
Are you saying charging a premium for change is illegal, but the law is openly flouted?
Yes! If you visit RBI head office in South Mumbai, you will have to stand in queue for 3-4 hours and there's a restriction on number of bags you can get for face! (I guess less than 5 per person?) So in nearby areas of RBI itself, you can buy as many bags of coins for a premium (typically 10-15%) if you know the correct person. Most of the small hotels, general stores get their change this way.Aditya
I have been to RBI in South Mumbai, for ordinary person you stand in a queue for whatever time. I guess I stood around 15 mins once and 45 mins the other time. Generally you get one bag. The denomination is also decided by the mood of the teller at the counter.


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|The Croissantship - crewed by Buttermen
Chapter 2: AD&D Rules in Space
Who wants to be a lizard man?
They have three fingers, they're sort of dumb, and they're 5 to 7 feet tall. They're short-tempered and emotional, and they call other races their prey which in their language goes like this: "BreK/qq/zz". That's a direct quote.
They eat a lot. They have natural armor (AC 5... in second edition, low AC is good. A -3 AC is really good. The town drunk has an AC 10). They don't gain a DEX bonus to AC though. They can attack with claw/claw/tail. They live to be 350 years old and can be fighters, thieves and clerics, though racial level restrictions apply.
It's funny... I'd happily play a dragonborn. But there's something very unappealing about playing a lizardman. I don't remember anybody in our games playing one.
Magic Use in Space
A cleric in the phlogiston cannot gain spells above second level. Yowch. Same if the cleric goes to a sphere that his god has no influence in. But if he casts a gate spell in the sphere, that would "afford his deity access to the foreign shell".
You can't summon elementals, planar creatures, etc in the phlogiston.
In the phlogiston, you can't access the planes. Things like armor of etherealness don't work. Portable holes don't work!
If paladins and rangers can cast spells, they can operate spelljamming helms.
A helm has recesses for your head, hands and feet.
A major helm converts magical ability at a 1 per 2-level rate, rounded up. So if you're a second level caster, your ship's spelljamming rating is a 1 (we get into Spelljammer ratings later on).
A minor helm is a 1 to 3 ratio.
There's also a thing called a crown of the stars. You wear it on your head and it acts as a minor helm. Awesome.
If a caster trying to use a helm has cast any spells that day, his rating goes down by one. Yikes. Using a helm causes you to lose all of your spells until you rest and regain them normally.
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New Spells!
Wizard spells
(lvl 2) Locate Portal: Find the nearest portal on a crystal shell. Most portals are 2-20 days away! Material component - Conch shell. Cue Survivor theme.
(lvl 3) Chill Fire: Can only be cast in the phlogiston. Suppresses the flammable nature of the phlogiston in a 40 yard radius. Component - sliver of glass or ice.
(lvl 3) Enhance Rating: Bump up your helmsman's SR rating by 1-2. You can cast the reverse of this, too. Component - small ivory arrow. Point it up to enhance, down to decrease (not kidding).
(lvl 5) Create Portal: Make an entry into a crystal shell, lasts 2d6 turns. If it ends up closing on you while you're passing through, there's a little chart to roll on. There's a one in ten chance your ship is cut in half, ho ho ho. Component - wire wrapped around a piece of amber.
(lvl 5) Enhance Manueverability: Bump up your ship's manueverability class (dunno what that is yet). Component - vial of wind from an air based world. That's uhh kind of rare.
(lvl 6) Create Minor Helm: Turn a chair into a spelljamming helm! Lasts one week per level. Component - chair or... stool. Uncomfortable!
(lvl 7) Create Major Helm: Same kind of deal
|You know you want to be a SPACE WIZARD
(lvl 1) Create Air: Generate bubble of fresh air around a person. Can help push out cloudkill or stinking cloud for a second. You can also cast the reverse of this.. destroy air. Awesome. Component - small, stoppered flask.
(lvl 2) Contact Home Power: Lasts one week. Lets you get all your spells! Nice. Component - small horn. Blow it to get your god's attention. Like an air-horn at a sporting event.
(lvl 2) Detect Powers: Cast this outside a crystal shell to see if the gods within are friendly. There's a chart to roll on if the PCs are going to a sphere that the DM has not designed yet, heh heh. Component - handful of sand. Chuck it at the crystal shell.
(lvl 4) Softwood: A spell to preserve those cast adrift in space. You are wrapped in wood and in suspended animation. Dissolves when you hit fresh air. Component - bit of bark.
(lvl 5) Create Minor Helm again
Next time we'll take a look at the ship stats!


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America's Healthiest Spas: The Winners
By Elena Rover
From Health magazine
Canyon Ranch
Tucson, Ariz., and Lenox, Mass.
800-742-9000 or www.canyonranch.com
Canyon Ranch helped pioneer the healthy spa concept in 1979 and still does it better than anyplace else. Healthy, delicious food? Check. Top-notch skin care? Doris Day, the dermatologist on our panel (meet all of our judges), rates this spa a perfect 10.
In the fitness category, Jo Hannafin, MD, gives Canyon Ranchs offerings, which range from restorative yoga to hard-core hiking, the highest score of any spa we evaluated. Our judges also love the staffs high level of accreditation and training. (The place is crawling with doctors.) A nurse tailors a schedule to help you meet your health goals, from lowering cholesterol to beating insomnia, and may also suggest tests like a mammogram or a stride analysisall done on-site.
"Canyon Ranch has the high standards that other spas strive to match," says Melisse Gelula, editor in chief of Luxury SpaFinder Interactive. Choose between desert (the 240-guest Tucson spa) and mountains (the 200-guest Lenox location, tucked into the Berkshires), both of which take maximum advantage of the natural beauty.
Dont miss: Yamuna Body Rolling, done with special balls to build strength, flexibility, and balance.
Cost: $5,130 and up per week, per person, double occupancy, at Lenox ($5,750 at Tucson), including meals and some treatments and wellness services. Lenox also offers a three-night stay starting at $2,040.
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The Golden Door
Escondido, Calif.
800-424-0777 or www.goldendoor.com
Crossing the gilded entrance 40 miles northwest of San Diego transports you to a luxurious Japanese-style sanctuary of personal attention.
Fitness classes and hikes often include only a handful of participants. (The spa hosts just 40 guests at a time.) And the staff members cater to your needs like theyve known you for years. Our judges particularly appreciate this standout spas gentle approach to skin care and its strong connection to nature.
Youll fall asleep to the soothing sound of streams running through the carefully maintained gardens. Note: Men are welcome at The Golden Door only nine weeks a year, so if you want to bring your husband along be sure to book your trip far in advance.
Dont miss: Raking the sand garden for a moving meditation.
Cost: $7,995 per week, per person, all-inclusive. Three days cost $3,625.
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The California Health and Longevity Institute at the Four Seasons Westlake Village
Westlake Village, Calif.
888-575-1114 or www.chli.com
Is your guy dubious about spas? Take him here. This two-year-old property, which includes the California Health and Longevity Institute (CHLI) and a world-class hotel, neither restricts food intake (choose between Wellness and Indulgence options) nor withholds alcohol (berry-spiked antioxidant mojito, anyone?).
But CHLI is hard-core about health. Panelist Mary Ann Bauman, MD, gives it a perfect score for its health offerings, from skin-cancer screenings to alternative therapies such as acupuncture. Plenty of classic spa treatments await too.
Dont miss: The two-hour Wellness Kitchen, a hands-on cooking demo and lunch with a registered dietitian chef.
Cost: $4,200 per person for the three- to five-day Ultimate Health Package, which includes everything but lodging. (Rooms start at $225 per person, per night, double occupancy.)
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Green Valley Spa and Resort
St. George, Utah
800-237-1068 or www.greenvalleyspa.com
A gem in the desert near Zion and Bryce National Parks, this 50-room family-friendly spa satisfies gung-ho fitness fanatics as well as those seeking a spiritual retreat. The fitness challenges are unparalleled, including high-desert hiking, mountain biking, and a tennis camp.
Improve your golf skills at the 4,000-square-foot indoor driving range and putting green. Hit a plateau? A sports psychologist can help you overcome it. Green Valley scores especially high in skin care and nutrition, too. (The head of the spas program is a nutrition PhD and an MD.)
Dont miss: Evening Tai Chi on the red rocks.
Cost: The Ultimate Spa Program is $3,995 and up per week per person, double occupancy, all-inclusive.
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Vista, Calif.
Some think of Cal-a-Vie as a weight-loss resort, but its actually a first-class spa. The cozy antiques-filled setting north of San Diego lets you feel like youre in the French countryside, right down to the 400-year-old meditation chapel brought stone-by-stone from Dijon.
Cal-a-Vie has five staff members per guest, the highest ratio of any spa on our list. The spas experts will sift through your goals and give you a card detailing your daily activities and spa treatments (though you can opt out of them or choose alternates).
Your mealsbalanced servings of lean proteins, whole grains, and fresh seasonal vegetablesarrive portioned to your prescribed calorie count. If your tummy grumbles and your muscles ache, simply swap your cardio-kickboxing class for tai chi or ask your consultant to add 300 calories to your diet. "That flexibility means you wont feel deprived," judge Gelula says.
Dont miss: The early morning hikes. The area is called Vista for good reason.
Cost: $7,395 per week, per person, including all treatments. Three nights cost $3,595.
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Mii Amo at Enchantment Resort
Sedona, Ariz.
888-749-2137 or www.miiamo.com
If you crave mind-body balance and dont mind a healthy dose of New Age mysticism, Mii Amo is for you. Although its offerings are comprehensive, the goal is to "move your journey forward," wherever that takes you.
Youll get fit (theres superb hiking and mountain biking), eat well (our judges love the variety of foods), and pamper your body (dermatologist Day lauds the expert approach to skin care), as well as engage in activities such as the Aura-Soma Color Reading (a color-therapy-and-massage combo) or just focus on meditating and de-stressing.
Mii Amo makes it all easy. Book one of the 14 guest rooms and two suites in a quiet courtyard sequestered from ringing phones and splashing children. Or, if you want to bring your family, stay at the Enchantment Resort next door.
Dont miss: The Vortex Walk, during which youll hear about the energy Native Americans believe exists in Boynton Canyon.
Cost: $3,854 and up per week, per person, all-inclusive, double occupancy; three nights start at $1,905 per person, double occupancy.
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Pritikin Longevity Center and Spa
Aventura, Fla.
800-327-4914 or www.pritikin.com
On the grounds of a picturesque yacht club, this 75-room spa, founded by late nutrition guru Nathan Pritikin, is the place to go if you have a health concern to address such as lowering high cholesterol, turning around prediabetes, reducing cancer risk, or getting to a healthy weight.
Most guests come here to achieve a healthy weight and ward off diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. After checking in, youll get a battery of medical tests, a strict low-fat, low-processed-carb diet, and a moderate exercise plan.
Our judges give high points to Pritikins solid staff credentials and proven results in reducing guests health risks; physician Bauman scores the spa a perfect 10 for its medical offerings. Theres a complete panoply of advanced body- and skin-care services, from massages to collagen injections, that keep you from feeling like youre at a boot camp.
Dont miss: Jet Lag Relief, an aromatherapy massage and stretch service.
Cost: $3,975 and up per week, per person, double occupancy.
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Lake Austin Spa Resort
Austin, Texas
800-847-5637 or www.lakeaustin.com
If you want to de-stress without the woo-woo factor, consider Lake Austin. "A clinical psychologist oversees the mind-body programs here," says judge Alice Domar, PhD, who loves that solid research backs the spas offerings, which range from a variety of yoga classes to meditation and qigong (a set of Chinese breathing and movement exercises).
In the mind-body-program category, Lake Austin gets the highest score of any on our list. It also racks up points for its fitness options, including sculling, kayaking, and dance classes. Plus, its perfect for control freaks who want to take charge and do their own thingsthough theres plenty of guidance for those who want it.
Dont miss: The class on how to make herbal remedies, using bounty from the spas organic gardens.
Cost: $4,335 per week, per person, double occupancy, all-inclusive. Three nights start at $1,455, not including spa services.
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Mayflower Inn and Spa
Washington, Conn.
860-868-9466 or www.mayflowerinn.com
This 30-room retreat on 58 acres may be named after the Pilgrim ship, but theres nothing puritanical about it. Expect first-class service in an elegant five-star setting. The place attracts lots of New Yorkers and Bostonians seeking relief from urban stress. (Its just a few hours away from both cities.)
Theres a broad array of indoor and outdoor fitness options that vary with the seasons, including cross-country skiing, horseback riding, and guided mountain-challenge hikes. Youll eat fresh local food, toothe staff nutritionist can help you make healthful choices that taste decadent.
Dont miss: The Japan Red Flower Ritual, which includes a cherry blossom–rice polish and shiatsu massage.
Cost: $6,700 for five nights, all-inclusive. Two nights start at $1,750, which includes many amenities but not spa services.
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Spa Montage
Laguna Beach, Calif.
866-271-6953 or www.montagelagunabeach.com
Want to surf on your spa trip? At Montage, thats no problem. This 250-room beachfront getaway offers stunning views of the Pacific.
Our judges like its balanced and individualized approach to fitness, its gentle skin-care treatments (try the California Citrus Body Polish), and its wide array of therapies (the invigorating Art of Spa treatment moves you between intense heat and a cold plunge into a pool). Montage wont deprive you at the table, eitherwine and cheese are on the menu.
Dont miss: The Therapeutic Beach Walk, which includes both a dry-land trek and waist-deep wading.
Cost: $5,095 and up for four days per person, double occupancy, all-inclusive. (Some treatments may be extra.)
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Blog 3: Hakone- what's that smell? Well, it's in a semi-active volcanic region with a tour trail (good for hiking etc) with lots of craft villages, an open air museum and of course the hot springs.
Tokyo stn to Odawara (about 40mins on JR line- using that JR rail pass again), but then catch the local line to Hakone. Purchased a 2 day 'Freepass' (mistake, but more of that later!) for Y3900 each. Caught train and arrived around about 11ish. Dropped bags off at a small office in stn (Y600 each bag to deliver to hotel, but do it before 1pm). Had a few rucksacks etc with us so sought out the left luggage office (across road from stn). This was full, but a small office next to the Tourist office obliged for a few hundred to look after belongings until 4:30pm. Back to the stn for the 'switchback' up to Owakudani –'the Hell valley' (stopping at Gora for the fernicular/cablecar train to Sounzan, then cable car/ropeway). The view of the side of the mountain exposed by a volcanic blast is quite something, with the sulphur deposits visible and steam venting. Got off at Owakudani and ate at the 'sky' restaurant. Reasonably priced. Then walked up to the boiling pools (try the black eggs, cooked at 95şC in grey, murky bubbling pools). The smell, although not overpowering is constantly present (big signs stating 'poisonous gases, do not linger' are quite prominent!!). Back down to Hakone, pick up luggage and bus to Hotel (look out for 'Woody Woodpecker' on the buses, sign of the freepass services!!).
Hotel Kowakien (with its own hot pool-Onsen) built on the side of a lovely wooded hill/mountain overlooking the valley but expensive place to eat (I'm not tight but paying Ł30 each for a meal, drinks extra - that was the cheapest, is a bit much). There was a mini-mart next door, so we went and bought loads of finger food (crisps, cakes, snack foods such as trayed sushi etc pop and of course beer for me). The kids loved it! Paula was a bit put off (but we could eat well at lunch time tomorrow). Up early (we had pre-paid for all breakfasts prior to depart, so no trouble here!) and off to see the sights. Bus to Lake Ashi, ferry then cable car back up to Owakudani (more sight seeing and souveniers). Train/cable car etc to Miyanoshita (ate at an Italian- La Bazza, turn left out of stn and walk about 0.5km keeping to the left side of road- you can't miss it) which was very nice and reasonably priced. Back up to the stn (a small inn with a 'foot spa' caught our eye just 20m from the stn) and up to Chokoku-no mori to visit the open air museum (some art indoors, lots of sculptures outdoors). This is a good half day (all attractions close early at 5pm so be aware!!!). If you head to the lower part of the gardens, feed the Koi carp for Y100 a cup of food (honesty box). It kept the kids amused for 30mins (but it's a drain on dads finances!!). It was boring at first, but once outside the sculptures and fish made up for it (sorry to the artisans reading this!!). With 10 mins until closing we approached the Picasso exhibition (and a foot spa!). Well, the foot spa won. It was so relaxing with feet in 45şC water with lemon zest perfuming the water (buy a towel to dry your feet for Y150, it makes a good souvenier!).
Back to hotel. Didn't get to try the Onsen experience, but the bath in the hotel room (it's not for bathing in- no soap allowed!) was relaxing. Shower off the grime and then soak in the tub. The hotter the better (I now know what lobsters feel like!!). Had a walk around the gardens, which were beautifully landscaped. These 2 days went so quickly, but acted like a battery recharge (after the hectic time in Tokyo).
Morning, and oops! The freepass has run out (2 days does not equal 48hrs!!). So we winged it down to the stn on the bus (just flashed the cards at the driver). I'm sorry, but Y600 x 4 = Ł12!! But it was an honest mistake (honest!!). Paid the train fare to Odawara (Y300). Then onto Kyoto (Blog 4).
Note: Hakone from Tokyo (romance car for those with a little more cash-Y870 for a single on top of the freepass price, from Shinjuku stn) is possible in 1 day (and be able to see all the sights, travel the train, cable car ferry etc.). 2 nights was a good break. If you pay for the individual stuff, then you would be looking at Y6300 for a round trip (plus small discounts at attractions), so the free pass is good value. We could have found a nice restaurant in town (more travelling/walking etc. so remember wear good stout shoes), but think of the kids!! You could get sausage and chips at the mini-mart (plus hot dogs on sticks etc..) and a wide variety of convenience foods.
There are about 40+ attractions (spas, museums, scenic spots, gardens, amusement/sport facilities), many restaurants etc.. A good 1 day (from Tokyo) will get you around the area, but a 2 or 3 day visit would be more suited for the adventurous/outdoor active type of person.
Arrive before 1pm and leave your bags at the Hakone Baggage Service (Y600 per case) which get dropped off at your hotel, leaving you free to enjoy some of the local amenities.
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I hadn't got this posted in a timely manner 😦 I just couldn't seem to get myself online with the computer to add the pictures I wanted to share. So here it is post dated and hidden in the mix 😉
Yesterday we had the pleasure of driving through Kentucky, the state we have spent the most time in our married life.
We woke up in our friend's house to hot waffles being made. After a relaxed morning with them (the kids periodically ran through in various costumes) we loaded the van back up to hit more sights.
We visited Lincoln's Birthplace and snapped some pictures of the kids at the spring where a young Abe fetched water for his mother.
|Lincoln's Family Bible
|Family statue, Abe is the baby
|Replica log home circa Abe's cabin, found near property
|Fresh spring where the Lincoln's fetched water
We then went down to Mammoth Cave. Mammoth Cave holds some fun memories. I will try to share those next Monday 😉
|"Say cheese."
|Working the Jr. Ranger book
While we were heading in to eat lunch (Long John Silvers, oh yea, fried fish!) my friend let me know that it was National Donut day. Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme were handing out free donuts! So we partook of that delight and found out that in Evansville, IN the Krispy Kreme will give a free glazed donut if you stop in when their 'Hot and Fresh' sign is lit up. Woohoo!! More free donuts!!
After this long day of many sights, we hit the hotel, wore the kids out in the pool, and went to bed. It was a great day!