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Interviewing while looking at photo albums (Part 1)
When you get together with family at Thanksgiving, will you spend all your time in the kitchen and dining table? Make some time to hear family stories. One basic way to capture stories is to look at photo albums and ask questions about the people and places, and the events depicted therein.
Photos are a great means of eliciting stories. Photos (and photo albums) also provide a fantastic start on a journey of collecting family history stories.
More than one older relative has replied to the request for an interview with something like—"What? you want to interview me? But my life's been so normal. So unexciting. What would I possibly have to say?"
That same person who objects to an "Interview" (with a capital I) probably finds it perfectly reasonable to sit down and identify people in photographs. "Why of course I'll tell you who these people you've never met are." Easy-peasy. Slam-dunk.
Now you're off and running. Then the person will start remembering, and will tell you about the people and the earlier times.
This two-part series covers some of the mechanics of getting good stories while using photo albums.
There are more stories than just the photos in the album
During a Christmas holiday trip, I sat across from my boyfriend (Doc M) and his dad (Doc M Sr.) while son and father looked at photo albums and recorded the conversation and stories about what was in them. I operated the audio equipment and kept my mouth shut. Sitting directly across, I watched emotions play across Doc M Sr.'s face that his son didn't see. Each shrug, each grimace, each smile revealed that there was an additional story, but those stories didn't get told.
Let's all learn from that experience.
The way you sit yourself and your family member down with the photo album may get you fewer or a greater number of stories.
When you sit side-by-side, it's easy for both of you to look at the photos. That's excellent for examining detail in the images, and asking questions such as, What is that? or What is he wearing? Where was that photo taken? or What do you remember about him/her (the person in the photo)?
But if you are interviewing a person whose photos appear in the album, sitting side-by-side may get you fewer stories. It's hard to turn your head to look at the speaker's face. You may be so absorbed in the photos themselves that you miss tell-tale expressions on the speaker's face.
If possible, arrange yourselves and the photo albums so that you can both look at the photos and you can see the speaker's face. When you're sitting at a 90° angle (in this photo, the women are not quite at 90 degrees, but you get the idea), you can both easily see the photo album. The corner of a dining table is perfect for this kind of arrangement.
That sitting at a corner-angle is perfect for keeping the speaker in your line of sight, too. You can easily look up to see the speaker's face.
Now that you can see the speaker, look up from time to time to see if there's a change of expression on his or her face. Once you see a change in expression, you can ask a follow-up question, such as What are you remembering? or You're grimacing—what are you thinking about? or How did you feel when the photo was taken?
You get the story of the photo—and the story behind the story.
Of course you want to ensure that you get the Who's who identification of the people in the photographs. Even better is getting stories about what was taking place at the time. Finally, it's highly gratifying to hear a person's deeper thoughts, feelings, and reflections about those incidents.
All it takes is a little extra effort on your place to look at both the pictures and the person—and to ask questions when the speaker's face changes.
Coming in Part 2: another helpful trick to identify the photos in your recording.
Posted by Susan A. Kitchens on November 19, 2010 in
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Excellent! Sharing on my Facebook wall w/my annual nudge to get family stories at the Thanksgiving/Xmas dinner table.
I am so glad that Doc M is digitizing the interview I did with my grandma, though I'm not sure this one is the one I did while she looked at her photo album…


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- IT people who are flexible, willing to try new things, and willing to collaborate with one another.
- IT people who are generalizing specialists, or at least willing to become so.
- Finding a project which is of medium complexity (therefore it's "real" in the sense that it's significant to your organization) but not one where it can make or break your organization (therefore it's safe to experiment with).
In North America we refer to this as "cherry picking" because you're picking the cherry/best situation that you can find.
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- Being agile may not have been the primary determinant of success. You set up an environment where you have a good relationship with your stakeholders, where you have good people who want to work together, and the project is challenging but not impossible. Oh, and by the way you adopted a few agile techniques as well. Sounds to me that situation you could have adopted a few not-so-agile techniques instead and still succeed. Although my various project success surveys, see my IT surveys page for details, have shown time and again that agile project teams are more successful than traditional project teams I haven't been able to tease out (yet) whether this success is attributable to agile or just attributable to improved project initiation efforts.
- When adopting agile/lean widely across your organization, you can't cherry pick any more. For the past few years I've been working with IT organizations that are in the process of adopting agile/lean strategies across their entire organization, not just across a few pilot projects. What these organizations are finding is that they need to find ways to adopt agile where the business isn't as willing to work with IT, where some of the people aren't so flexible or collaborative, where some of the people are narrowly specialized and not as willing to expand their skills, or where the project exhibits scaling factors which motivates you to tailor your agile approach. It's harder to succeed with agile in these situations because they're not as "cherry" as what you've experienced previously. Luckily, if you've been successful previously then you now have some agile experienced people, you have successes to reference, and you've likely overcome some problems even in the cherry situations which you have learned from. So, your cherry successes will hopefully improve your ability to succeed even in "non cherry" situations.
- You need to work smarter, not harder. If the source of your success was actually from improved project initiation practices and not from agile, then recognize that and act accordingly. Realistically part of your success was from that and part was from agile, and the organizations that adopt a measured improvement approach potentially have the data to determine which practices lead to success and which didn't. Without the metrics you're effectively flying blind when it comes to deciding how to improve. There is clearly a mandate for smarter work practices within IT, within your organization as a whole for that matter.

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New rock art site find in Australia is a "history book"
I guess this is proof of what some of us have been saying.
It is just too close and too big for people not to know it was there.
I guess the only question I have is what happened 50 years ago to stop the pratice?
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Arnhem Land, jutting into the Arafura Sea at the top of Australia, has always been a special place for Aboriginal people.
Just how special has been reinforced by the discovery of an extraordinary collection of rock art recording life in the area for the past 15,000 years, until 50 years ago.
Alongside ancient paintings of thylacines, a mammal long extinct on the mainland, are images documenting modern-day inventions - a car, a bicycle wheel, a biplane and a rifle - as well as portraits of a missionary and a sea captain.
The paintings suggest that the people of northern Australia have been interacting with seafaring visitors from Asia and Europe for hundreds, possibly thousands, of years.
The scientists surveying the paintings with the help of a local Aboriginal elder, Ronald Lamilami, say they represent possibly the longest continuous record in the world. "This seems to have been a key location where people went back again and again, adding to the art over thousands of years and many hundreds of generations," Professor Paul Tacon, an archaeologist from Griffith University in Queensland, said last week.


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When I launched PhamFatale.com, I remember the first thing my in-laws and friends would ask is if I could share my recipe for vinaigrette. I've made it daily in my home since I was a child. My husband Lulu loves it so much, he says he could eat it with French fries. The procedure is pretty easy and the salad dressing stores very well in the refrigerator (3-4 days). I make two-cup batches at a time and I guarantee you won't feel the need to buy the ready-made ones from the supermarket anymore.
Before I end today's post, I have one more announcement. I'll be giving a cooking demonstration (complete with samples!) of one of my potato creations at the Los Altos library. On Saturday, May 25th, starting at 2 pm, I will be talking about my first cookbook, Haute Potato, and cooking, and we'll have the opportunity to chat afterwards. This event is free and open to the public and my cookbook will also be available for purchase and signing. So as to be able to serve enough food for everyone, I would greatly appreciate an RSVP so you may be added to the guest list: send an email to events{at}PhamFatale{dot}com with "Haute Potato Reservation" as the subject, indicating the number of people you'll be coming with. Please spread the word; the more the merrier. I'm so excited, can't wait to meet you!
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I usually make this dish with mascarpone, but after all the decadent holiday treats we've been eating, I was in the mood for something light. Even though the pasta isn't bathed in cream, it's not lacking in flavor.
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Pesto palmiers are quick and easy appetizers for an elegant party. I made these pesto palmiers bite-sized so that they would work well at a dinner party we're hosting tonight. I have to thank Rianne from Art of Dessert for her post that reminded me of how to make them. As she said, palmiers look incredibly fancy, but in reality are quite easy to make. On top of that, the puff pastry "logs" of palmiers can be frozen for later use. If you're storing frozen pesto cubes as I've suggested in the past, this is a recipe that you can whip up whenever you're in a pinch, and no one will be the wiser!
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A JRS shelter in Sydney, Blaiket House, (JRS Australia)
Sydney, 5 November 2012 – Thomas has been one of our clients since the Sydney World Youth day 2008. In Sydney, the Jesuit Refugee Service provides shelter to asylum seekers who are at risk of destitution while they undergo their refugee status determination. One of the shelters, a large parish house next to the JRS office, can accommodate up to 10 men at a time. The proximity of this house means JRS 'shelter clients' are regular visitors to our office and Thomas is the most frequent of all.
When Thomas first came to JRS for assistance he was already struggling with the demands of the refugee determination process, and life in general. At the same time, Thomas's cooking and cleaning ability, and his concern for the needs of other residents endeared him to us. With a willingness to assist in small chores, he would inform us on the comings and goings of visitors in the house. We also noted that as time passed he was getting thinner, poorer in health and occasionally incoherent.
Over the years, JRS went with Thomas to his various refugee hearings, counselled him in his needs, chatted with him, befriended and accompanied him. At each stage of his refugee determination process, Thomas received negative decisions; he appealed each one and entered into what seemed like spiralling negative pathway, characterised by dashed hopes and occasional irrational responses. In the office, we continued to enjoy Thomas's presence and offer all the support we could to someone who was becoming an old and familiar friend.
One night, two months ago Thomas attempted suicide in our house. The effect of the downward spiral we had witnessed had become too much for him. The night before the suicide attempt I had spotted Thomas at evening Mass, he had chatted with some of the residents in his house and unknown to all had written a desperate email to all the human rights organisations he knew outlining his fears and announcing his wish to end his life.
Thomas was saved by a fellow asylum seeker in his house who happened to be a doctor. He recognised Thomas's distress and overuse of pills, rendered first aid and called an ambulance. Thomas survived this attempt on his life, returned to our house and returned to a spiral of claims and appeals for refugee status.
A friend in need. For JRS, a friend on our watch, accompanied by us, had succumbed to despair. We were shocked, concerned and inevitably asked ourselves questions about our care. In particular we asked if we could have done more? Should we have seen the signs? Thomas's house companions asked themselves the same question. Why, when chatting the night before, hadn't he shared his despair?
Each asylum-seeker companion made his way to the hospital to visit Thomas. Even those without a common language shared a common concern, Thomas.
Thomas has now received a decision on his future. He has been granted a visa and will stay in Australia. He received this news with mixed feelings.
Accompanying asylum seekers is a waiting game. They wait for the decisions they want to hear and JRS rides the emotional journey with them. Our office is a barometer of strong, often unspoken emotions, a place of waiting and uncertainty.
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"Probe into Ted Stevens case finds vital evidence concealed," by Sean Cockerham, The Kansas City Star, March 15, 2012.
"Reactions to the report on Ted Stevens corruption trial," by Amanda Coyne, Alaska Dispatch, March 15, 2012.
"Schuelke Report Released on Stevens Trial, Senator Murkowski Introduces Legislation," by GW Rastopsoff, Alaska Native News, March 15, 2012.
"Ted Stevens Report: Prosecutors Concealed Evidence," by Mike Scarcella, The Blog of Legal Times, March 15, 2012.
"STOCK Act's Anti-Corruption Provisions Are Needed," by Meredith McGehee, Roll Call, March 14, 2012.
"Doctors and Drugs: Is it murder when a patient ODs?" by Julia Dahl, CBS News, March 12, 2012.
"Not Everything Can Be a Federal Crime," by Ilya Shapiro, CATO At Liberty, March 8, 2012.
"As Jimmy Dimora's trial closes, prosecutors link City Council President Martin Sweeney to racketeering," by John Caniglia, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 29, 2012.
"Unusual elements in state's murder case against a mother and son," by Anthony R. Wood, The Inquirer, February 26, 2012.
"NACDL: Electronic Surveillance & Government Access to Third Party Records," Privacy Lives, February 24, 2012.
"U.S. Chamber Asks DOJ and SEC for Clear Guidance on FCPA Compliance," by Brian Glaser, Law.Com/Corporate Counsel, February 23, 2012.
"The NACDL White Collar Criminal Defense College at Stetson announces inaugural White Collar Criminal Defense Award recipients," White Collar Crime Prof Blog, February 22, 2012.
"NACDL Ethics Advisory Committee Opinion on mail review," by Raffaela Wakeman, Lawfareblog.com, February 22, 2012.
"Special Court Puts Pet Owners on a Leash," by Nathan Koppel, The Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2012.
"Jimmy Dimora on the witness stand? Defense lawyers, legal experts divided on wisdom of controversial move," by James F. McCarty, The Plain Dealer, February 21, 2012.
"STOCK Act's expansive jurisdiction could lead to abuse of power," by Shana-Tara Regon, The Hill, February 10, 2012.
"Virginia must let everyone know about wrongful convictions," by Michael Paul Williams, Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 7, 2012.
"Williamsburg DNA case raises question of effort," by Frank Green, Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 5, 2012.
"Ex-C.I.A. Officer Charged in Information Leak," by Charlie Savage, The New York Times, January 24, 2012."CIA Officer Charged With Leaking Information," by Carrie Johnson, NPR, January 23, 2012.
"Grand juries: A vital tool or in need of reform?" by L. L. Brasier, Detroit Free Press, January 3, 2012.
"Criminal Code Tough to Crack," by John Emshwiller and Gary Fields, The Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2011.
"Being Unfit to Stand Trial Lasts Forever in Handful of Cases," by Ann Woolner and Laurence Viele Davidson, Bloomberg Businessweek, December 21, 2011.
"Federal Police Ranks Swell to Enforce a Widening Array of Criminal Laws," by Louise Radnofsky, Gary Fields and John Emshwiller, The Wall Street Journal, December 17, 2011.
"Convicted of a Crime He Didn't Know He Committed," Neil Hickey interviewing NACDL Board Member Timothy O'Toole [Video], The Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2011.
"The State of the Right to Counsel at Arraignment in New York," by John P. Gross, New York Law Journal, December 12, 2011.
"A Sewage Blunder Earns Engineer a Criminal Record," by Gary Fields and John Emshwiller, The Wall Street Journal, December 12, 2011."Blago Sentenced: He Joins the Justice Department's Smoke-and-Mirrors Show," by Harvey Silverglate, Forbes, December 9, 2011.
"Anti-corruption act would ban innocuous gifts, wreak havoc on local governments, critics warn," by Steven Nelson, The Daily Caller, December 7, 2011.
"Retaliation In The Work Place? Allegations Within The Bureau of Prisons," by Walter Pavlo, Forbes, December 6, 2011.
"Stewart and Wayne: Broader DOJ Authority to Prosecute Public Officials is Wrong Priority," Julie Stewart and Lisa Wayne, Roll Call, November 30, 2011.
"Could botched Ted Stevens prosecution prompt federal legal system reform?" by Amanda Coyne, Alaska Dispatch, November 28, 2011.
"Judges saying 'no bond' to white-collar suspects," by Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, November 28, 2011.
"Defending the Brady rule," Editorial, Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2011.
"NACDL Releases Blueprint for Grand Jury Reform," by Isaac Gorodetski, Point of Law, November 14, 2011.
"A Case for Reforming the Grand Jury System," The Crime Report, November 11, 2011.
"Crack Offenders Get New Look for Lengthy Sentences," by Jessica Dye, Thomson Reuters, November 1, 2011.
"No Holds Barred: Dancing With Injustice on My Mind," by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, The Jersusalem Post, October 28, 2011.
"Expert Says DA's Office 'Invaded'," by John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, October 28, 2011.
"Brilliance and Humanity," by Professor Andrea Lyon, Huffington Post, October 27, 2011.
"Accused Terror Plotter Pleads Not Guilty in US Court," by Larry Freund, Voice of America, October 24, 2011.
"Can't Serve Justice in 3 Minutes, Alternative Programs Can Help," by former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court Gerald Kogan, Orlando Sentinel, October 23, 2011.
"Legal Storm Growing Over Secret Use of GPS Units to Track Suspects," by L.L. Brasier, Detroit Free Press, October 16, 2011.
"The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Sets an Unusual Standard for Crime," by Gary Fields and John Emshwiller, The Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2011.
"As Federal Crime List Grows, Threshold of Guilt Declines," by Gary Fields and John Emshwiller, The Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2011.
"'Brady' Obligations: Codification and Clarification," by Elkan Abramowitz and Barry A. Bohrer, New York Law Journal, September 6, 2011. (Sub. Req'd.)
"Palm Beach County joins clash over Florida's strict drug law," by Jane Musgrave, Palm Beach Post, September 5, 2011.
"NACDL Files SCOTUS Amicus Brief in Ian Norris Case," by Sue Reisinger, Corporate Counsel, August 26, 2011.
"Op-Ed: An illegal, misguided law," By Mark Rankin, Tampa Tribune, August 25, 2011.
"How Will Strauss-Kahn's Case Affect Similar Suits?," by Carrie Johnson, NPR, August 24, 2011.
"Rare legal gambit succeeds in fraud case," by John Shiffman, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 19, 2011.
"Federal judge rules Florida's drug law unconstitutional," by Susan Spencer-Wendel, Palm Beach Post, July 28, 2011.
"Florida Judge Declares State's Drug Law Unconstitutional," by Nathan Koppel, Wall Street Journal, July 27, 2011.
"Florida: Drug Laws Ruled Unconstitutional," by John Schwartz, New York Times, July 27, 2011.
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Small framed Maori wheku (carved face). Contemporary Maori art.
Wheku means 'carved face'
Contemporary Maori art, Maori design, crafted from plantation grown gaboon using laser technology. This piece of art boasts super fine detail, paua inlay and is mounted on an earth toned background inside a custom glass covered shadow box frame. Each piece is individually signed by our Maori artist Mike Carlton and comes complete with wall mount and related story to back.
the Wheku as found at he apex of the gable on the front of a large carved house, symbolises an important ancestor after who the house was named. The house itself represents his body. The sloping bargeboards being his maihi (arms), the heke (rafters) being his ribs and the inside being his poho (stomach or bosom).
The head is usually represented on its own with no part of the body visible. In old houses it is actually carved on the projecting end of the tahuhu (ridgepole), and the body of the figure will be seen on the ridgepole.
There are many tribal variations in how the head is represented. The three main styles of head in Maori carving are: the wheku, the koruru, and the ruru, each distinguished by the shape around the eyes.
Source: Mike Calton - Maori artist


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Blakney Posts School Record 49 Points to Defeat St. Joe's
Farmingdale State - 75, St. Joseph's - 70
Farmingdale, N.Y. - Rams junior guard Kimberly Blakney (Brooklyn, N.Y./Benjamin Banneker) posted 49 points, a new school record, to help her team defeat St. Joe's tonight, 75-70. Blakney shattered her own record of 36 with the 49 point showing, as she shot 16-of-28 from the field and hit 14-of-18 from the charity stripe.
St. Joseph's held a 37-33 lead at halftime and the game remained close the entire second half. The Golden Eagles held an eight-point advantage with 4:37 remaining, before Blakney scored the next seven points for Farmingdale State, via four free-throws and a three-pointer, cutting the deficit to 65-64.
Corissa Stack (Patchogue, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West) responded with two successful free-throws to push the lead to three, but a Tiffara Steward (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka) free-throw and a Blakney three-point play would give Farmingdale a 68-67 edge. Another Blakney lay-up, a Dominique Cunningham (Amityville, N.Y./Copiague) free-throw followed by a Steward free-throw would secure the victory for Farmingdale State.
Blakney led the Rams in nearly every category, recording six steals, three blocks and grabbing nine rebounds. Freshman guard Shemique Hooks (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) was the second leading scorer for Farmingdale with 15 points, to go along with her five rebounds and three steals.
The Golden Eagles were led by junior forward Dana Carney (patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford) who scored 13 points and had a game-high 17 rebounds. Junior guard Carissa Pirotta (Northport, N.Y./Northport) scored a team-high 19, while junior forward Trish McMahon (Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford) added 18 points, nine rebounds and three steals. The Rams improved to 15-6, 13-2 in the conference, while St. Joseph's fell to 7-15 overall, 7-8 in Skyline play.
Farmingdale State will host Skyline opponent Yeshiva University on Monday, February 16th at 8:00 pm.


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Fire top D.C. United at Toyota Park
Bridgeview, IL – The Chicago Fire put the brakes on a four-match winless run in league play on Sunday after posting a 2-0 result over struggling D.C. United at Toyota Park.
Chicago got off the mark quickly with a bit of luck in the ninth minute when Jeff Larertowicz fired a free kick from outside the area into the mixer and the ball deflected off the leg of United midfielder Nick DeLeon and wound up in behind goalkeeper Joe Willis for the early 1-0 lead.
D.C. United had trouble generating quality scoring chances for most of the first half, but their best opportunity came in the 36th minute when midfielder Dwayne De Rosario ripped a shot on target from well outside the box, but it smashed off crossbar and stayed out.
After the break, United still could not do much in the way of offensive chances and Chicago finally put the match away in the 85th minute.
Patrick Nyarko ran onto a loose ball on the right wing and floated it into space for Mike Magee, who took a quick touch and ripped it past Willis for his seventh goal of the season and first in a Chicago kit.
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I was with my 15-month old son, Otto, at the playground in Griffith Park the other day and saw something that reaffirmed my faith that maybe, just maybe, some of this current generation of kids will grow up appreciating cars the way I do.
What I saw was this delightful reduction of a Jeep down to its absolute essentials — a reduction, even, of an entire spatial dimension, as the anonymous playground designer managed to get across the distinctive qualities of a Jeep on a simple, flat panel, and still provide enough imagination-fuel for a kid to have a great time.
Look at this thing: there's the signature Jeep headlight/grille slat combination, a steering wheel, and, maybe the best part, a manual shifter.
With the sad decline of manual transmission shifting knowledge, this is especially welcome. The designer could have as easily made a PRNDL slider, but deliberately chose to put an H-pattern in there — and not just any H-pattern, either. This one showed a really archaic 3-speed pattern, even, for extra make-dad-excitedness.
It's also great to see toys that still let a kid's imagination fill in whatever gaps they want.
This toy's not a movie-branded character, it's not overly done, hell, it barely has anything you'd call a "color."
But it's just enough to get the brain of a kid going, and then that steering wheel on that ABS plastic panel is the lead Jeep in the convoy chasing that renegade cyborg T-Rex, hellbent on eating Los Angeles. Drive, Jeep! Catch that dinosaurbot!


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Last night I thought I was going to die as the shakes completely took over my body…every part of me was aching. I have no idea if this diet I am doing is slowly killing me or if it was a bug just waiting for the right moment to take over my system but let's just say I am not a happy bunny.
So I prescribe 5 things that will make you feel better when you're ill.
One: Soup.
Ideally made with a mother's hand. Can also be Nana. Can also be auntie. I guess it could also be a man, but it's not quite the same. Here is my favourite for you:
Two: Vicks Vapour Rub
Get in a really hot shower, take a scoop and let the water melt it a bit. Rub all over your chest (avoid nipples), your shoulders, and lower back – avoid genitals. Do not wipe your eyes afterwards dab with a towel. I will no be responsible for accidents related to this technique!
Three: Japanese Heat Plasters – Tokuhon
I've used these since I was a kid, they are the BEST heated plasters out there – none of this Deep Heat crap, these work consistently, give out the right amount of heat and are easy to remove.
I steal these from my Nan but it looks like you can buy them here for £3.50.
Four: Lotus Olbas Oil Tissue
Everyone needs tissue when they have a muggy head and lot of snot, and from the first time I crushed one of these Olbas Oil tissues I was hooked. I buy a 6 pack from poundland when I get the chance, much cheaper than in Boots of Supermarkets. I don't like Olbas Oil when used on it's own though! The irony…
Five: Lots of Cuddles…
I think that when you are ill there should be one sympathetic friend nearby. At the moment mine is a cat, Electra – she's such a good girl, even when she's ready to puke she does it on the floor and not on the bed.
Later it will be Mr C. Tomorrow it will be Megs. It also gives you a chance to spread your disease about, give people a stronger, erm, immune system.
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For the seventeenth (or maybe third? ) time...please keep discussion and extraneous commentary on the "BLSD Moderator Elections" thread. Let's do this right, BLSD. Thank you.
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Coupe de France Preview: Guingamp v Monaco
Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri accepts the pressure will be on his side as they visit Guingamp in Wednesday's Coupe de France semi-final.
Ranieri's side are the favourites to win France's oldest domestic competition for a sixth time following a campaign that has seen them challenge Paris Saint-Germain for the Ligue 1 title in their first season back in the top flight.
Monaco, who won Ligue 2 last term, spent big in the close-season to bring in stars such as Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho, however, their quest to win the French league crown appears set to fall short.
They trail PSG by 10 points with five games remaining, yet can still end the campaign on a high by securing glory in the Coupe de France.
Monaco last won the tournament back in 1991, and came close to doing so again in the 2010 final, only to lose 1-0 to PSG.
Only relegation-threatened Guingamp stand in the way of a return to the Stade de France for Ranieri's men, but the Italian is not anticipating an easy passage through to the final, and has called for his players to show fight in order to keep their hopes of silverware alive.
"I'm sure Guingamp will play with freedom," Ranieri said.
"The pressure is on Monaco. They (Guingamp) have good, powerful players.
"Winning a title would be important. I want to see the desire to win in my players and to please the fans."
Guingamp - promoted with Monaco and Nantes last campaign - head into the game in the midst of a woeful slump that has seen them slip to within five points of the Ligue 1 drop zone.
Jocelyn Gourvennec's team have won only four of their last 22 league matches and are yet to face a top-tier team in this season's Coupe de France.
But it is the Brittany club that have the most recent experience of winning the tournament, as they beat neighbours Rennes 2-1 in the 2009 final despite being a league below them.
And a repeat of that final could be on the cards if Guingamp progress and Rennes overcome fellow second-tier Angers in their last-four clash.
However, the hosts are likely to be without two experienced players at the Stade du Roudourou, with midfielder Lionel Mathis (Achilles) and defender Reynald Lemaitre (calf) both expected to miss out.
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Inspiration, ideas and information to help women build public speaking content, confidence and credibility. Denise Graveline is a Washington, DC-based speaker coach who has coached nearly 200 TEDMED and TEDx speakers--including one of 2016's most popular TED talks. She also has prepared speakers for presentations, testimony, and keynotes. She offers 1:1 coaching and group workshops in public speaking, presentation and media interview skills to both men and women.
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Blog carnival: What do speechwriters want to know from speakers?
I only emphasize this because Speechwriters I Have Known beg primarily for one thing: "Tell your clients to give us time, early, and well before the speech."
Speechwriters have many skills: They can look up apt quotations and figure out where to work them in. They can give you a narrative, pull disparate items into a thematic whole, remind you whom to thank or give you those grace notes that will have the crowd beaming For an important, high-pressure or data-laden talk, they can boil down your details, create the call to action and take at least one burden of speaking off your shoulders.
Fortunately, lots of speechwriters follow The Eloquent Woman. In case no one's told you about what speechwriters need from you to succeed, I'm going to ask them to contribute to a blog carnival on the topic. Here's how it works: Speechwriters, speaking coaches or speakers who have worked with speechwriters are invited to post on their own blogs about what's most helpful to share with speechwriters. Post to your own blog by August 27 at midnight Eastern US time, and send me the link; I'll compile the advice into a post with all the crowdsourced advice. So tell us: What do you want to know from speakers? What helps you shape your advice or the content--and why?
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ATLANTA, Jan. 13 - A federal judge in Georgia has ruled that schools in Cobb County must remove from science textbooks stickers that say "evolution is a theory, not a fact" that should be "approached with an open mind, studied carefully, and critically considered."
The judge, Clarence Cooper of Federal District Court, wrote that the stickers, perhaps inadvertently, "convey a message of endorsement of religion," violating the First Amendment's separation of church and state and the Georgia Constitution's prohibition against using public money to aid religion.
"I'm ecstatic," said Jeffrey Selman, one of five parents who won the suit against the school district. "Science is religion free, and it has to stay that way."
Mr. Selman said he thought the ruling would be a warning to fundamentalists nationwide, especially in Dover, Pa., where parents have sued their school board for telling teachers to read students a statement that suggests an alternative to evolution, intelligent design, which posits a creator.
A lawyer representing the Dover school board said Judge Cooper had explicitly said he was not ruling on whether public schools could teach intelligent design.Continue reading the main story
In his ruling, Judge Cooper applied the Lemon test, which was laid out by the Supreme Court in a 1971 case, Lemon v. Kurtzman. Under that test, the sticker would violate the Constitution if it did not have a secular purpose, if its primary effect advanced or inhibited religion, or if it created an excessive entanglement of the government with religion.
Judge Cooper upheld his earlier ruling that the sticker's purpose was secular enough, that it fostered critical thinking and presented evolution to students who oppose it in a "not unnecessarily hostile" way.
But he found that the effect of the sticker in singling out evolution, given the roots of the sticker and its language in religious challenges to evolution, was to convey a message of endorsement of religion. His 44-page order argued that any informed, reasonable person would know the religious controversy behind the sticker.
The Cobb County school system adopted the stickers in 2002 along with well-regarded textbooks that taught evolution. During the textbook adoption process, the school board realized it would have to change its policy, which for years had forbidden any teaching about the origin of humans in elementary and middle schools and in required high school classes, "in respect for the family teachings of a significant number of Cobb County citizens."
The school board argued that the sticker was a neutral gesture to parents who had lost the fight against evolution. "I was a little disappointed but not terribly surprised," said Linwood Gunn, a lawyer for the schools. "I think the court adopted the viewpoint that any potential disparagement of evolution is equivalent to promotion of religion."
The board said it would review the decision and decide whether to appeal.
Michael Manely, who represented the parents for the American Civil Liberties Union, said, "I am relieved."
Mr. Manely added that it was "a blow for folks who want to guarantee the separation of church and state and guarantee liberty for all."
Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education in Oakland, Calif., which advocates the teaching of evolution, praised Mr. Manely and his team, saying, "The rest of us thought that going after fact not theory was not going to work; we were not sure the judge would recognize the trend of historical relationship between 'theory not fact' wording and creationism."
Marjorie Rogers, a parent and creationist whose petition drive led to the sticker, said she was disappointed by the decision, but she "never was thrilled" with the sticker's wording, which she found weak. She said she was considering what to do next.Continue reading the main story


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Barack Obama is a lot like Sean Penn or George Clooney. If you give him a script, he can deliver it pretty well. But if he tries to talk without a script that has been written for him by others, he quickly reveals that he is poorly-informed if not downright ignorant. Today he delivered another classic, by claiming that if only we would all properly inflate our tires, we could save as much gasoline as "all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling." Seriously:
The stunned silence with which the crowd greets this howler suggests that most Americans have a more practical understanding of energy consumption than Obama.
Just for fun, I did the math. Properly inflating your tires can improve gas mileage by 3%. Of course, many people already keep their tires properly inflated, and many more are at least close to being properly inflated. Let's be generous and assume that one-half of the total possible savings would be realized if we all inflated our tires properly; that's a net gain of 1.5% fuel efficiency.
Americans drive approximately 2,880 billion miles per year. If we average 24 mpg, we use around 120 billion gallons of gasoline in our vehicles. If, through perfect tire inflation, we improved our collective fuel efficiency by 1.5%, that would be 1.8 billion gallons. A barrel of oil produces around 20 gallons of gasoline, so the total savings available through tire inflation is approximately 90,000,000 barrels of oil annually.
How does this stack up against "all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling?"
ANWR: 10 billion barrels
Outer Continental Shelf: 18 billion barrels (estimated; the actual total is undoubtedly much higher, since exploration has been banned)
Oil shale: 1 trillion barrels
So, on the above assumptions, it would take only 11,308 years of proper tire inflation to equal "all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling."
Obama is a curious case. He gives the impression of being an intelligent guy, but through his unscripted comments we have learned that he knows little about history, science or mathematics. He also seems rather shockingly short on common sense, as this most recent gaffe illustrates.
UPDATE: I dissected Time's futile effort to rehabilitate Obama here.
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10 Healthy Vegetarian Snack Recipes
To fit my Meatless Monday tradition, here's a list of healthy snacks I've been cooking lately. My moto to get back into shape is to cook with fresh ingredients, legumes and grains and create toothsome, tasty bites packed in protein.
Mushrooms are perfect for a "meaty" texture and nuts and legumes will help fill you up (and keep you satisfied that way throughout the day). Enjoy!
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12 Healthy Cabbage Recipes
Cabbage is good for you so why not eat it up! It's also inexpensive, packed with flavor and easy to prepare. Whether it's slow baked, sautéed, roasted, stuffed or shredded, I'm sure you'll find some inspiration in the list of these 12 trusted cabbage recipes I've gathered for you.
I just bought a head of Chinese cabbage and a red one and I'm ready to get fit and pretty for our next summer vacation. I have 12 weeks until our family getaway to Cancun, Mexico (we spent our 5th wedding anniversary there). Controlling your diet can be fun too; it doesn't have to mean food should taste bland or be without great texture. Now I'm excited to create more nutritious dishes with the humble cabbage!
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Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
My friend Hadas is pregnant with her second child and is about to give birth in a few days. Unfortunately, she became sick because of the cold weather. Since some medications can be dangerous during pregnancy, I offered to prepare chicken noodle soup with healing spices used in traditional Chinese medicine, such as turmeric, ginger, onion and red chiles.
My way of making the broth flavorful is to first sauté small pieces of chicken with garlic and red chiles, then deglaze the bits fromt he bottom of the pot with liquid to capture as much flavor as possible. I also added common vegetables (celery and carrots) to complete the soup. Hadas confirmed the soup helped soothe her sore throat.
I also want to thank all of you who stopped by this weekend during my booksigning event at Barnes & Noble Eastridge Mall in San Jose. I had such a blast. Happy holidays!
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Comfort Food: Bowls of Rice Noodle Soup
In my opinion, a large bowl of warm rice noodle soup is the perfect, healthy comfort food. It's soothing, filling and gluten-free. Of course, a must-try is phở bò, which is my all-time favorite soup.
I've listed many options for you to try this fall season.
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My 15 Best Pumpkin Recipes
I haven't never taken baby Aria to a pumpkin patch yet. I'm planning on taking her soon. I'm sure she will enjoy the scent of fresh straw and the endless plot of pumpkins. I wonder what type of pumpkin she will select. We'll probably pick many so we can turn them into delicious fresh pies, pancakes and sweet bread for the upcoming holidays. In the meantime, I've gathered a list of savory dishes flavored with the deep-orange squash plant. I hope you will find plenty of inspiration in this post.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi: 'We are blessed to be happily in love'
After the Times/Herald published a story Wednesday night about Attorney General Pam Bondi's postponed wedding, Bondi got in touch by email from the Cayman Islands wanting to set the record straight about her relationship with ophthalmologist Greg Henderson.
They are still planning to marry, she said, and both are hurt by speculation that the cancellation of their destination wedding indicates trouble in paradise.
"We never dreamed we would be subjected to this contrived fabrication during such a joyful time in our lives," Bondi wrote. "Your 'speculative' statements are inaccurate and are without merit. We are blessed to be happily in love and are enjoying our life together."
Bondi has refused to clarify why she and Henderson made the last-minute decision despite repeated requests to do so.
That led outsiders to question whether the postponement reflects political positioning, the couple's desire to keep the events private, or a possible prenuptial disagreement. Bondi says any speculation that her relationship is in trouble is inaccurate.
The couple is currently vacationing together at an undisclosed location. Via Bondi's email account, Henderson confirmed that the relationship is going strong: "We are enjoying a happy and blessed trip and are deeply in love with each other."


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Several years ago, I met Kendra when I spoke at an RWA chapter in Washington. I didn't know when I met her that I'd judged one of her books in the Daphne contest, but I do remember I loved it. It was edgy and dark and very, very good. It was an opening that had stuck with me. When she sold, I read the entire book and offered a quote because the rest of the book was just as good as the beginning. I don't remember the old title, but it was published as HIDDEN. Kendra writes thrilling romantic suspense that I love, and I know you will to. And her covers! I love them all, but in particular her latest (see below!)
I'm thrilled that Kendra is our newest regular blogger here at MSW. I hope everyone will give her a big, warm Murder She Writes welcome! ~Allison
I'm so excited to be here! Like many of you, I've been a reader and fan of Murder She Writes since its beginning. I've followed all the authors that have rotated through here. I've read their books, met several at conferences, and listened to their stories and advice on publishing all while pursuing my own writing dreams.
And now I'm here.
I started writing in 2005. I read an article about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and decided to give it a try. I sat down and wrote a horrible story about …I can't even remember. Honestly! I know part of it took place in Hawaii. While I was writing, I discovered my local Romance Writers of America group. I felt like I had a new group of best friends. A bunch of women on the same path as me, sharing information, giving encouragement, and creating friendships I still have today.
Over the next few years I wrote more manuscripts. After the second book, I realized my contemporary romance characters were always tripping over dead bodies. I knew I loved reading romantic suspense more than anything, so I took the hint to write in that genre.
A writer's journey is a nightmare of ups and downs. The ups are contest finals, agent requests, conferences, meeting your idols, editor requests, and then the CALL. The call where you find out that someone loves your book and wants to give you money for it. The downs are agent rejections, the never-ending manuscript, editor rejections, plot holes, more rejections, scathing critiques, and did I mention rejections? I spent years in this aspiring author cycle along with my own personal ups and downs involving divorce and a new marriage. I nearly threw in the writing towel many times. In fact, there was a stretch of three years where I didn't write a word: life got in my way. I doubted that I'd ever write again. I was at absolute bottom.
Then things started happening. A Golden Heart nomination. An agent. A contract for two books. I left my job to write full time. Another contract for two books. Then my first book went on sale last July and sales were fantastic. HIDDEN was a top 100 seller for all of 2012 in Kindle sales. Now my latest high point is joining Murder She Writes.
I cried when I got the invitation to join MSW. It was an unexpected personal and professional milestone in my writing journey. My goals are to get to better know these lethal ladies and to interact with readers who love romantic suspense. One thing I learned early on this journey is that authors and readers LOVE to talk about books. Often for hours. If alcohol is involved, it can last most of the night.
So, I'm pouring you an imaginary drink of your choice…if you're reading this in the morning, hopefully it's coffee. Now tell me two things: what do you love to drink when you're discussing books and what author can you not wait to read in 2013? To make it interesting, don't list a MSW author…we'll assume you'll be reading us! Tell us who we need to add to our TBR piles.
I'll start with coffee with Bailey's Irish Cream and Robert Crais. His next release is in less than two weeks!
Kendra Elliot grew up in the lush Pacific Northwest and still lives there with her husband, three daughters, two cats, and a Pomeranian. She left the dental world after sixteen years to write full time in 2012. Her first two books, HIDDEN and CHILLED, spent months on Kindle's top 100 paid best seller list. HIDDEN was on Kindle's 2012 overall top 100 bestseller list. Two more Bone Secrets novels will be released in 2013 starting with BURIED in March. She's always been fascinated with forensics, refuses to eat anything green, and loves a strong Mai Tai on the beach on Kauai.


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Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts,"
My father is 65 and had a radical prostatectomy 2 years ago. His PSA is now up to 0.5. All of my research indicates he still has cancer and should undergo radiation. His urologist advised him to come back in 6 months. I am worried that this is too long to wait and he should seek further treatment now. What do you think?
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Thank you for your interest and question.
Serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) is produced by prostate cancer cells as well as normal prostate cells. After radical prostatectomy, PSA should be undetectable (<0.2 ng/mL as defined by most of the laboratories). When PSA becomes detectable after radical prostatectomy and there is no evidence of disease spreading, it is called biochemical failure. This means that there is NO clinical proof that the cancer has come back on rectal exam or radiographic studies, but since it is detectable, there may be prostate cancer present at the microscopic level. The usual workup for this group of patients consists of a careful physical examination, including rectal examination, transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), and, occasionally, needle biopsy via TRUS. Chest x-ray, CT or MRI scans of the pelvis and abdomen, and bone scan are reasonable procedures to detect lymph node involvement and/or distant spreading of cancer.
Treatment options include continued interval checks of the PSA and rectal exam without other medical interventions, radiation therapy, and/or hormone therapy. Radiation therapy can be used to the area where the prostate used to be, if it was deemed that he was at risk to have had a local recurrence. Some retrospective studies demonstrated that radiation therapy improves local control of tumor in patients with a rising PSA after radical prostatectomy (International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 1997 Sep 1;39(2):327-33). Longer follow-up of patients being treated in this category is necessary to further evaluate this option.
Hormonal therapy is also an option to be given alone or concurrently with radiation therapy. These hormones give an anti-testosterone effect to essentially cut off the hormone which stimulates prostate cancer (testosterone or male androgens) (Urology 1996 Mar;47(3):382-6). Radiation therapy with or without hormonal therapy is currently under investigation.
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- 5 Beds
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SubdivisionCreamery Ranch
Listing Date08/02/18
Year Built2002
AreaLake Creek
Lot Size2.33 Acres (101,495 SqFt)
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The utmost in luxury, views, privacy and lovely outdoor living. The exquisite 5-bedroom and 7-bath custom built home with a 3 car garage is on a 2.33 +/- acre site. The large main floor master suite has his and hers bathrooms. Step outdoors to mature landscape gardens, fire pit, water features enhanced by beautiful long views. This single-family home is located within 136 acres of the exclusive gated Creamery Ranch community, offering 20 homesites and 86 acres of green space.
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Located in a beautiful valley tucked into the hills just west of Edwards, Lake Creek is a community that feels much farther away. While only a few minutes from Edwards, Lake Creek offers a rural setting where many ranching activities still occur. The two gated developments within this valley are Creamery Ranch and Pilgrim Downs. With no two homes alike, this community is perfect for those who value their independence, privacy and the natural surroundings. The quiet, peaceful valley doesn't get a lot of traffic, and the privacy of each property offers unparalleled serenity. Views of the Sawatch Range are spectacular, adding to the feeling of solitude that Lake Creek delivers just minutes from Vail and Beaver Creek. Without many restrictions on what can be built in Lake Creek, homes vary in size and scope. Some of the county's most extraordinary homes are located here. With its dark sky and natural surroundings, within close proximity to all of the valley's world-class outdoor recreation, restaurants and shopping, Lake Creek is a community where you can get away from it all without having to go too far.
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Big Sky Tournament PreviewPosted by rtmsf on March 6th, 2010
Glenn Junkert of GrizzlyJournal.com is the RTC correspondent for the Big Sky Conference.
A week of reckoning. The Big Sky post-season tourney tips off Saturday. Listed are the final standings with tourney seed and bracket beneath it. In parentheses is the Grizzly Journal pre-season pick, which appeared here before the season began.
FINAL BIG SKY STANDINGS for 2009-10
Weber State (pre-season pick: 1st) 13-3/19-9/L1 – Tourney host; 1st round bye
Northern Colorado (pre-season pick:7th) 12-4/24-6/W4 – Second seed; 1st round bye
Montana State (pre-season pick: 3rd) 10-6/15-13/W1 – Third seed; Hosts Portland State in round 1
Montana (pre-season pick: 2nd) 10-6/19-9/L1 – Fourth seed; hosts Northern Arizona in round 1
Northern Arizona (pre-season pick: 6th) 8-8/14-13/W3 – Fifth seed; at Montana in round 1
Portland State (pre-season pick: 5th) 7-9/12-18/L1 – Sixth seed; at Montana State in round 1
Eastern Washington (pre-season pick: 8th) 5-11/9-21/W1 – Did not qualify for post-season tourney
Idaho State (pre-season pick: 4th) 4-12/7-22/L4 – Did not qualify for post-season tourney
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The Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup series will celebrate the staging of its 30th Stop in the picturesque 1,000 year-old City of ChunCheon. This is located in the north east corner of South Korea and takes place on August 29th / 30th. This host City of the first ever World Leisure Games will welcome over 13,000 athletes from 50 countries, scheduled to compete in 15 different sports at this major international inaugural event.
ChunCheon City is also a perfect location for this 30th anniversary of the Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup. It is surrounded by lakes on the north, south and west boundaries and is home to five Universities. A very popular tourist area, it stages a wide variety of both Summer and Winter Festivals, including the Snow & Ice Festival in January. Temperatures at the end of August for the World Leisure Games are expected to be a comfortable 28-29C / 86-88Fh
The Korean Waterski and Wakeboard Association (KWWA) and the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) have worked closely for over a year on the preparations for this 30th World Cup Stop. As ChunCheon City is famous for its Watersports, Spas and Hot Springs, the arrival of the World Cup will add greatly to its range of attractions. This Stop will include Wakeboard, Waterski Jump and Waterski Shortboard, also known as Tricks. Only the highest IWWF ranked athletes are eligible to compete. At this time those who have qualified for entry include World Champions and World Record Holders. They represent 17 countries including Australia, Belgium, Belarus, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Republic of South Africa, Russia, Singapore and USA. As the 30th World Cup Stop, it will highlight the success of a Series which has already brought the thrills of both Waterski and Wakeboard to large audiences in China, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Malaysia, Northern Ireland, Qatar, Russia – and now Korea. Already, the 2011 World Cup calendar is looking promising for the future of the Series. As for all 30 World Cup Stops to date, MasterCraft will again supply the sophisticated competition boats and technical support throughout the event.
With a combination of World Cup TV News Edits transmitted via Satellite and an edited World Cup TV show, the highlights of this ChunCheon City Stop on Uiam Lake will be distributed to over 500 million viewers following the event. The World Leisure Games will also be televised live throughout South Korea.
Details of the final list of international World Cup competitors will be released shortly.
Also featured throughout the event will be The Stars Of Florida – a spectacular Waterski Show. This will add further to the focus on this World Cup Stop in ChunCheon City.
The timetable for the 30th Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup Stop is as follows :
Aug. 28 – SATURDAY
09:00 – Official Practice
13:00 – World Cup Opening Ceremony
14:00 – Official Practice
19:00 – Opening Ceremony World Leisure Games
Aug. 29 – SUNDAY
09:00 – Women Wakeboard Preliminary Round
10:30 – Men Wakeboard Qualifications
13:30 – Women Shortboard/Tricks Preliminary Round
14:30 – Men Shortboard/Tricks Preliminary Round
16:30 – Women Waterski Jump Preliminary Round
17:30 – Men Waterski Jump Preliminary Round
Aug. 30 – MONDAY
09:00 – Men Wakeboard Semi Finals
10:50 – Women Shortboard/Tricks Finals
11:40 – Men Shortboard/Tricks Finals
12:30 – Women Waterski Jump Finals
13:30 – Men Waterski Jump Finals
14:30 – Women Wakeboard Finals
15:30 – Men Wakeboard Finals
17:00 – Award Ceremony – Water Sports Park
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Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
You wanna mess with Dillon? Yeah? You can't mess with Dillon. Why? Because he's come to Super Smash Bros. 4 as a new Assist Trophy, and you'll play with him every day and every night. He's got this Smash Bros. thing right here, and he's doin' it all the time. And all of this was revealed today on Miiverse via Masahiro Sakurai.
Dillon hails from Nintendo eShop cult hit Dillon's Rolling Western, and he also happens to be adorable despite his tough exterior. I mean, that's what I think, anyway. Like Sakurai said, he "may rival Sonic at rolling." Rolling is a valuable talent, indeed. Samus knows a thing or two about that as well. Sakurai also noted that Dillon's Assist Trophy can do a quick charge, so perhaps there's more here than meets the eye.
Could there be additional Assist Trophies on their way? What do you think about Dillon? I've never actually played Dillon's Rolling Western, so right now sounds like a good time to get into it. And stop listening to Limp Bizkit, which I still do sometimes un-ironically.
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How to Observe and Change Your Breath
Sit comfortably in a chair. Drop your hands to your lap, relax and study
your breathing patterns. Observe where and how rapidly the breathing
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exhale, can you count to five or longer?
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Use this observation to remind yourself to breathe lower and slower.
Imagine that you have a balloon in your stomach that enlarges when you
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The All-American Rejects and The Avett Brothers
Presenters included Sara Evans, Faith Hill, Sean Payton, Lionel Richie,
Tony La Russa, William Shatner
90-Minute Special Taped Last Week In Nashville, Premieres Tuesday, December 13 on CMT
NASHVILLE - December 7, 2011 - Stars from across the entertainment spectrum were shining brightly at last week's 2011 ARTISTS OF THE YEAR, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift, for their successes of the past year. The 90-minute special, hosted by Rob Lowe, will premiere Tuesday, December 13 from 9:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m., ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com.
"Today, country music is bigger than ever and (is) the undisputed heavyweight champion when it comes to melody, humanity and storytelling," Lowe commented as he kicked off the evening's festivities. "It's no accident that tonight all of the five artists that we honor are singer-songwriters and storytellers."
The honorees were celebrated throughout the evening with surprise performances by artists spanning musical genres, including Gavin DeGraw, The All-American Rejects, Joe Walsh and The Avett Brothers. Heartfelt moments and humor were shared equally throughout the evening, from a variety of presenters representing the best of the music, sports, television and film including Sara Evans, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, Lionel Richie and William Shatner. Other stars including Matthew McConaughey, Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert, Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Gordon appeared to congratulate the honorees on their big night.
In addition to the television taping, the evening included an elegant three-course dinner created by celebrity chef Stephanie Izard, a James Beard Award Nominee, one of Food & Wine magazine's "Best New Chefs" and the only woman to win Bravo's "Top Chef". Stephanie Izard is the chef and partner of the Chicago restaurant Girl & the Goat and recently released her first cookbook titled Girl in the Kitchen.
Over the past 12 months, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift have collectively received over 2.7 million spins of their current songs; sold over 9 million copies of their current albums; sold over 20 million individual downloads of their current singles; and have garnered over 10.2 million video streams, in addition to topping both the touring and CMT.com charts, proving themselves to be the top country artists for 2011.
For exclusive photo galleries, videos and more, visit CMT.com. Fans can also follow CMT on Twitter (@FollowCMT) with hashtag #CMTAOTY, Facebook, or download CMT's mobile app, CMT Insider, at www.cmt.com/app.
CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR is executive produced by Rac Clark. John Hamlin and Margaret Comeaux serve as executive producers for CMT.
CMT, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is the leading television and digital authority on country music and entertainment, reaching more than 93 million homes in the U.S. CMT and its website, CMT.com, offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live concerts and series and is the top resource for country music on demand. The network's digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT Pure Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD.


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Ft. Myers, FL -- Waste ink destined for solid hazardous waste disposal, in accordance with the Department of Environmental Protection, is being reclaimed for use in an environmental textile printing project.
Planet Ink Project Manager Shari Shifrin outlined "a proprietary reclaiming method on waste plastisol ink for screenprinting on recycled fiber textiles."
According to Shifrin, garments consisting of reclaimed cotton and post-consumer polyester (PET) "are gaining popularity. The printing project was developed to complete the recycling loop -- products composed of and printed with what would normally be considered garbage ... remnants and solid hazardous waste."
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Whenever possible, we choose a venue willing to partner with our Green commitment. Together, we purchase recycled paper boxes for our box-lunch meals and recycled napkins for food functions, and use stainless flatware and glass barware instead of plastics wherever possible. We also pay for the additional staffing necessary to sort and manage the recycling of all materials related to our events.
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