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In an interview with Portfolio, Steinberg describes how his new book, The Modern Parent's Guide to Kids and Video Games will not only be released in different formats, but at vastly different prices as well (ranging from $17.99 to zilch.) On his website, he offers a paperback version of the book (available through Lulu), and a digital version, available free for the Sony reader.
But how effective a business model is offering both a version that costs money and one that is absolutely free? Is that even a business model?
As Steinberg explained, "Free giveaways facilitate brand-building, cement subject matter expertise, and foster huge publicity wins. These opportunities not only allow you to do something positive that benefits readers, they can also potentially lead to new relationships, fruitful speaking engagements and heightened goodwill."
By offering a free version, Steinberg sees the tradeoff between profit and publicity as being completely equal. It doesn't mean completely giving up on the idea of turning a profit on your self-published book, but by giving digital copies (or excerpts) away, an author can help promote their name and foster goodwill (resulting in even greater exposure and sales).
In the traditional publishing model, authors have to promote their books. But in self-publishing, we're finding more and more that authors are using their books to promote themselves — especially when it comes to how-to guides or areas of specialized knowledge. For Steinberg, who is established in the field of advising parents about technology, his book aims to help build his flourishing brand.
Sometimes, the best way to establish that you're a qualified source of information, is to literally have written the book on it. If you're pursuing a career in consultancy, self-help, or expert analysis, self-publishing is a great way to build your brand and establish you as a bona fide source of knowledge.
Put succinctly by Steinberg, "Many authors consider books the best form of business card available."
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And perhaps all of January?
Wouldn't it be nice if this month's salades could be Paris take-out from MIYOU?
that salade des fruits is sitting top a sliver of gateau unless my eyes deceive moi!
Gorgeous looking salads
would love to find those in NYC
No, I didn't start with salads but with an omelette with organic eggs from the new concept: Oh My Coque (ok, it can sounds weird in english).
It was the training day today but it will officialy opened on friday! I hope you'll have a chance to try once you're back in Paris! Cakes are homemade ;-)
I wish you a very sweet 2012
yes. many salads ahead for me, as it is lately uncomfortable to be in a sitting position in my jeans. And I am inspired by tall the beauties here.
I like the pink grapefruit one and now see a reason to buy some quiona!
I eat a small side salad every day already, and some meals it's just one big salad, so yes--I'll be eating 'em. These all look great to me! I'm a huge veggies fan. The fruit looks good, too.
A Very Happy New Year's to you, Carol, and thanks for the beautiful card--it will be hanging here in my midst, trust me...xo
I'll have one of each!ReplyDelete
Yep, that's my January diet, too. Except the salads I get from Target and Walmart just aren't quite the same as Parisian salades. Sigh. Bonjour salades! (And perhaps just a little gateau on the side. And some of that leftover chocolate. And .....ReplyDelete
for me French salades aren't a diet
they're an aesthetic experience in layering
Yes! Salads and even some "juicing,"
so on those rare occasions when the light hits me in a certain way, I'll
actually look rather beautiful.
Well, OK;, maybe just decent.
According to French Women Don't Get Fat they eat cabbage soup when the waistband becomes to snug. In the winter that appeals to me.ReplyDelete
Love the Fauchon Pots:) How colorful and beautiful..all the salads.ReplyDelete
And I had Arugela,
smoked salmon
roasted beets
mini turnips
with a sherry-honey vinegrette
Ugh, starting that tomorrow when I also start my workout routine - Zumba and shadow kick boxing.
Need to get my pre-holiday figure back before graduation this June!
You've offered some delicious diet options though!
The Wanderfull Traveler
Carol, your salade photos and the prior commenters are inspiring me to compose some salades myself before the end of January.
Thank you for the inspiration.
(I continue to keep my metabolism running with all the exercise I get at the shop. Lots of territory to cover, and multiples of up and down stairs.)
Happy New Year!
Att: Joyful
I never saw cabbage soup on the menu anywhere in Paris not once!
This cabbage soup thing is a fantasy and a bad one at that.
French women eat well all the time IMHO
je note toutes ces bonnes adresses pour un prochain sejour parisien! bonne année 2012!ReplyDelete
i like the look of the one with the beans... yummo!ReplyDelete

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Iris is starting to feel eggy. She's started sitting in her nest now, and for longer periods of time. I haven't noticed many belly feathers falling out yet, but that may not start until just before the first egg.
In this video Rusty brings food to Iris, which she eventually accepts. She doesn't eat it, but instead flies to the hatch perch to cache it, then returns to sit on the nest. She will stop eating or eat very, very little before laying eggs. There's only so much room in a bird's abdomen when you need to stay light in order to fly. So not eating could indicate eggs are on the way.
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Personally, I think you have to look at both poop and pee. I myself have a kid who stopped pooping early. Based on all of this, he would have not been getting any milk. But he was fine. More than fine. He never lost any weight after birth, and by the time he was 2 days old, he had gained 2 ounces. Obviously just fine, just not pooping. I was panicking a bit, and my doctor was the one who was calm about it. No, he didn't poop for like 14 days at a time, starting around 7 days of age, but he was gaining like a bad weed.
So, to me, you must look at the whole picture. If baby is pooping a lot, what is the weight gain like? If baby isn't pooping, what are the wets and weight gain like? It's an easy way to decide if you should perhaps have the baby assessed IMHO.


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The board's decision heightens pressure on Congress to allow changes in the service's business model before it runs out of cash, which management has said will happen temporarily in October.
Without being able to cut back to five delivery days from six, the Postal Service will take its board's advice and ask its employee unions to renegotiate multiyear contracts, consider asking regulators for an emergency rate increase and cut administrative costs, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said in an interview. He said he broached the notion of renegotiating union contracts with labor leaders.
"They know we're in a fix in terms of our operating costs," Donahoe said. "I'm hoping they'll at least entertain the idea."
The service's two largest unions questioned the need to reopen their contracts, which don't allow career employees to be fired without cause, saying they made concessions when those agreements were negotiated. The service, which lost $15.9 billion last year, estimated it would save $2 billion annually by ending Saturday mail deliveries.
Leadership Needed
"The board's call to reopen and renegotiate the postal labor contracts is yet another sign that the Postal Service needs new executive leadership," Fredric Rolando, the president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, said in a statement. "Asking the NALC to renegotiate a contract that was just settled in January is insulting and unnecessary."
The reduction in the service's workforce this year is almost equal to the employment of Mattel Inc., the maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels toy cars. The service is down to about 497,000 career workers after offering buyouts. Still, that's barely helped stanch the cash drain posed by operations.
Members of the American Postal Workers Union have already compromised, Sally Davidow, a spokeswoman for the union, said in an interview. They believe cuts should come from other places.
"The Postal Service saved $3.8 billion on account of compromises that the APWU made during negotiations," she said. "APWU members have done their part."
Authority Lacking
The postal board decided the service doesn't have legal authority to end Saturday mail delivery without getting authorization from Congress, which it has sought. The board said plans to take that step in August must halt, absent action by lawmakers to allow it.
"It calls for us to act with some urgency," Representative Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat and the senior member of his party on the committee that oversees the mail service, said in an interview. "We need to get comprehensive legislation done."
"What's going to happen is the post office will continue to search for ways to be innovative," Cummings said. "They're trying to stay alive. We in Congress have to give them the tools to do that. And we can't block them from going into the areas where they can raise their revenues."
Lawmakers of both political parties have introduced bills to revamp the service. The Senate passed a measure in the previous Congress while the House didn't. This year, leaders of both chambers said postal legislation would be a top priority.
'Overdue' Change
"I hope it gives it more impetus," Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said in an interview. "It's long overdue. The Senate bill went over to the House and then disappeared."
The service and its unions have asked Congress to relax a requirement to pay about $5.5 billion a year to the U.S. Treasury for future retiree health-care costs. With barely enough cash to pay labor expenses, the service defaulted on the past two years' payments without penalties from the Treasury.
Jeanette Dwyer, president of the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, said Congress should change the retiree health funding requirement and allow the Postal Service to find new sources of revenue, such as in same-day parcel delivery.
"Our Postal Service is in need of true reform, not just misguided attempts to slash service," Dwyer said in a statement.
Authority to end Saturday delivery was included in a measure last year from Representative Darrell Issa, a California Republican who heads the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which oversees the service. It was left out of the Senate-passed postal bill. Congress also hasn't allowed the service to accelerate closings of rural post offices.
Congress first required mail deliveries six days a week in 1981. Lawmakers have authority over the service because it gets an appropriation to reimburse it for mail the law mandates it must process for free. Yet Congress provides less than 0.1 percent of the service's annual budget.
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The postal board's action followed a Government Accountability Office opinion last month saying the service lacks the authority to stop delivering on Saturdays.
Donahoe has said he relied on a new interpretation of a law governing the service and the government's temporary funding status to declare he didn't need Congress's permission to cut back delivery days to five a week.
Commercial customers are happy to have greater certainty to plan mailings for later this year, said Jerry Cerasale, senior vice president of government affairs for the Direct Marketing Association, based in New York.
The association doesn't have an opinion on cutting Saturday delivery because its members don't agree, he said, suggesting closing facilities as a way to cut costs.
"The Postal Service still has excess capacity; a lot of processing plants that are going to be scheduled to close," Cerasale said. "They can speed that up and get a lot of capacity out of the system."
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A Landrum man who also works as a custodian at a N.C. school is facing criminal charges after being accused of sexually assaulting a female relative.
A Landrum man who also works as a custodian at a N.C. school is facing criminal charges after being accused of sexually assaulting a female relative.
Alfard Steve Mullins, Jr., 34, of 101 Mallory Drive, has been charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor between 11 and 14 years of age and incest in connection with incidents dating back to 2009.
According to a Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office incident report, the girl's mother filed a report in October stating that her daughter, now 15, told her she had been sexually abused by Mullins. The victim told investigators that Mullins touched her inappropriately and had sexual intercourse with her, according to the report. She also reported that Mullins told her to hide the abuse and told her multiple times that he would not do it again.
The case was investigated by the Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit.
Mullins was arrested without incident at his home at 4:30 p.m. Friday.
Jim Patterson, director of personnel and auxiliary services at Polk County Schools, said Mullins works as a full-time custodian at Polk County Middle School. Mullins has worked for the school system for eight years, and also is licensed to drive school buses.
Patterson had not seen the charges as of Friday morning, but said the district would make a determination about Mullins' employment status after viewing them. Mullins was not at school Friday.
Mullins remained in custody at the Spartanburg County Detention Center as of 8:30 p.m. Friday, according to online jail records.


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"Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return" is a harmless but almost charmless adaptation of a book by L. Frank Baum's grandson. It's a derivative hash of grandpa's story, set in the present day, given forgettable new tunes by pop songsmiths such as Bryan Adams that are sung by the likes of Lea Michele, Martin Short, Hugh Dancy and the operatic Megan Hilty of TV's "Smash."
And it's in 3-D, of course.
This work, animated at Prana in India, has decent production design – a dark, abandoned Emerald City, a shiny, porcelain sheen in Oz's "Dainty China Country" and luscious-looking 3-D sweets in Candy County.
And the animated characters are beautifully rendered, even if their faces don't have the expression and plasticity that Pixar, Blue Sky, Disney and Sony have managed in their recent films.
Dorothy (Michele), Toto, Auntie Em and Uncle Henry survive a tornado that trashes their corner of Kansas. An unscrupulous real estate hustler (Martin Short) is ready to buy out the whole shattered town. But before Dorothy can stop this foreclosure fraud, a rainbow snatches her and drags her back to Oz – her and her little dog, too.
Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd) has smartly summoned her to save the land, which is under the thumb of The Jester (Short, again), the evil brother of the Wicked Witch of the West. And brother carries a grudge.
Dorothy teams up with Wiser, a chatterbox owl (Oliver Platt); a candy soldier, Marshal Mallow (Dancy); and the haughty China Princess (Hilty) and sets off down the ruined Yellow Brick Road to save her old friends.
The returning characters – the emotionally mercurial Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer, not bad), gutsy Lion (Jim Belushi) and trilling Glinda, the Good Witch (Bernadette Peters, perfectly cast) – have almost nothing to do. They're just puppets of The Jester.
"No good can come from the reign of a fool," Glinda trills, one last act of defiance before Jester sics his flying monkeys on the legendary witch-killer from Kansas.
The singing is competent, and rocker Adams' contribution, a build-a-boat-with-beavers tune, "Let's Work," bounces along. "When the World" is Michele's "Over the Rainbow" moment. But not one song will stick with you past the closing credits.
With unknown animation entities, the rule is that the more impressive the voice cast, the weaker the script. Hire great Brits Patrick Stewart (as a boat), Brian Blessed and Dancy (who croons a tune or two) and maybe you can cover up the startling lack of humor on the page. Except it never does.
And there's no point in complaining about the cynicism that exists in this gold mine of a genre. Not with Disney inexplicably releasing a sequel to its embarrassing fiasco "Planes" later this summer.
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Child, 4, airlifted from Disney cruise ship after near drowning
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A 4-year-old boy was pulled from a pool on the Disney Fantasy cruise ship after nearly drowning Saturday.
The child was airlifted to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando.
Disney Cruise Line officials said the ship was at Port Canaveral when the boy was found in distress at the pool around 3:30 p.m. He did have a pulse when he was transported, officials said.
The incident delayed the ship's departure by about 45 minutes. It departed at 5:45 p.m.
"We are doing everything we can to help the family and our thoughts are with the family," said Disney spokesperson Rena Langley.


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2017 video game preview
Well now. It has been quite a year, hasn't it?
While we'll be happy to erase 2016 from our memories – entertainers lost, elections won, wars waged and so on – it has actually been a pretty great year for video games, all told. Tons of amazing titles, some cool new hardware… it's going to be a tough year to beat.
But 2017 could be a real contender. We'll see two new consoles make their debut – the Nintendo Switch in March, and a powerful new Xbox towards the end of the year – and an absolute boatload of what we're hoping will be incredible games.
While it's too early to tell if all of these titles will live up to their potential (or if they'll even make it out in 2017 without being delayed), here are the 17 games we're most looking forward to in 2017.
Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4, Xbox One; autumn 2017)
If this sequel to 2010's unforgettable action-adventure game actually hits its late 2017 release window, we'll eat our 10-gallon hats. But it is our most highly anticipated game of 2017 and we can't wait to saddle up and ride back into the gritty Old West.
Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4; Feb. 28)
This PlayStation 4 exclusive is shaping up to be not only one of the best-looking games of 2017, but one of the most original open-world games of recent years. A primitive, post-apocalyptic world overrun by robot animals? Sign us up.
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (PS4, Xbox One, PC; Jan. 24)
We're pleased to see that Capcom is taking the Resident Evil series back to its horror roots, though the change to a first-person perspective is a gamble that might alienate some fans. Then again, there's no way it could be as bad as Resident Evil 6. Seriously. No way.
South Park: The Fractured but Whole (PS4, Xbox One, PC; spring 2017)
We were surprised when 2014's South Park: The Stick of Truth not only captured the essence of the show and its characters, but was a damn fine RPG. The Fractured but Whole (say it quickly out loud) will follow in those footsteps, riffing on superhero oversaturation.
Mass Effect: Andromeda (PS4, Xbox One, PC; TBA 2017)
Edmonton's own BioWare is kicking off a new chapter in the Mass Effect sci-fi role-playing game saga, and we can't wait to see what it will look like on the current generation of video game hardware. Or see how many aliens we'll be able to romance.
Prey (PS4, Xbox One, PC; spring 2017)
This complete re-imagining of the acclaimed 2006 first-person shooter has stunned us with its impressive trailer, and it's looking a lot like a spiritual successor to the amazing System Shock games. Except in Prey you can turn into a… coffee cup?
God of War (PS4; TBA)
If there was a franchise in need of reinvention, it was God of War. Sony is really shaking things up with this sequel/reboot, from a grizzled old Kratos to a whole new camera and control scheme. We're not certain this one will land in 2017 but we're really hoping it does.
For Honor (PS4, Xbox One, PC; Feb. 14)
What better way to wish the one you love a happy Valentine's Day by heading into battle together and lopping off your enemies' limbs? This is sort of a tactical multiplayer sword fighting game with a whole lot of other cool stuff layered on. To victory!
Crackdown 3 (Xbox One, PC; TBA 2017)
We've heard very little of late from the makers of the third entry in the Crackdown saga, but we expect it to get a major reveal at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in June, if not before. We can't wait to start blowing things up in its massive, multiplayer open world.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands (PS4, Xbox One, PC; March 7)
The Ghosts hit the road in yet another open-world game making its debut in 2017. From our previous hands-on time with Wildlands, we know it's going to be crazy fun raiding a drug overlord's sprawling compound with three of our closest co-op friends.
Days Gone (PS4; TBA)
Another PlayStation exclusive that doesn't have a firm release date (but that we're hoping sneaks into the 2017 calendar), this one is like a mix of The Walking Dead and Sons of Anarchy. Because who's better equipped to survive a zombie apocalypse than bikers?
Cuphead (Xbox One, PC; TBA 2017)
Our hope was starting to fade that this incredibly animated run-n'-gun platformer would ever get a release date, but it is allegedly coming out in 2017. Looking like a 1930s cartoon come to life, it's one of the most visually impressive indie games we've seen.
Injustice 2 (PS4, Xbox One; TBA 2017)
Batman duking it out with Superman on the big screen was a bit underwhelming but this sequel to the awesome fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us will let us pit a slew of DC heroes and villains against each other. It's by the makers of Mortal Kombat, so 'nuff said.
Yooka-Laylee (PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac; April 11)
With a similar vibe to Banjo-Kazooie – it's sort of a cousin to that game and made by some of the same folks – this one looks to be bringing back the fun and flavour of the platformer-type games of the late '90s.
Sea of Thieves (Xbox One, PC; TBA 2017)
Not that we advocate drinking and gaming but this hilarious co-operative pirate game is even better with a yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. We can't wait to assemble a crew of friends and set sail in search of booty. And also treasure. Treasure is good.
Detroit: Become Human (PS4; TBA)
This latest cinematic adventure from the minds behind Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls is another PS4 title that Sony hasn't announced a release date for just yet, but we're hopeful it will come out in 2017 so we can put our android instincts to the test.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U, Nintendo Switch; TBA 2017)
While we're not sure if this game will end up as a launch title for Nintendo's new Switch console, we'll play it on whatever hardware we can. Blending classic character design with a huge open world, it's shaping up to be the most ambitious Zelda game ever made.


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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed into law Friday a measure allowing the state's school districts to arm teachers and other personnel with guns, the first of its kind since the Connecticut school shooting.
Supporters say the so-called sentinels could help prevent tragedies such as December's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., in which 20 students and six teachers died. The law will go into effect July 1.
The bill's main sponsor, Rep. Scott Craig, R-Rapid City, said he started working with federal law enforcement officials on the measure in early November, and the Connecticut tragedy weeks later "only affirmed the rightness of this bill." He said the measure does not force a district to arm its teachers or force teachers to carry a gun.
"There's no mandating of anything. It's provisional. It's a take-it-or-leave-it bill," he said.
South Dakota doesn't stand alone on this issue. For a dozen years, Utah has allowed teachers and others with concealed carry licenses to wear a gun in a public school. A couple of school districts in Texas have been given written authorization to allow guns in schools. And legislatures in other states, including Georgia, New Hampshire and Kansas, are working on measures similar to South Dakota's.
Several representatives of school boards, school administrators and teachers opposed the bill during committee testimony last month. They said the measure could make schools more dangerous, lead to accidental shootings and put guns in the hands of people who are not adequately trained to shoot in emergency situations.
Rob Monson, executive director of School Administrators of South Dakota, said his group opposes the bill because it fails to address key issues, such as school building safety, mental health and fire and emergency response.
"We were really hoping that they would look at doing a more comprehensive study of school safety overall, and not sort of jump right into arming people in our schools and thinking that is the answer to it all," Monson said.
But Craig said a number of school board members and administrators voiced support for the bill.
"There are plenty of school districts that let us know that they've wanted this, and they've wanted this kind of provision for quite some time," he said.
On Monday, the South Dakota House voted 40-19 to accept the Senate version of the bill, which added a requirement that a school district must decide in a public meeting whether to arm teachers and others. Another Senate amendment allowed school district residents to push a school board's decision to a public vote.
Craig said he couldn't say how a typical district would implement a sentinel policy, as those decisions will be made locally.
"They get to work out the details in the days ahead," he said. "They've just kind of been waiting and watching to see if this even would pass."
Monson said school districts are going to want to know how the bill's passage will affect them.
"Our biggest challenge right now will be answering all the questions that school boards and administrators are going to have about liability issues and all the other pieces that haven't been put in place yet," Monson said.
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For more than three decades, Doug "Malone" Knudson has provided patrons at the Mt. Ashland Ski Area with leg-dangling rides up the snowy slopes, but last fall he needed a lift of his own.
Knudson, 52, was in the middle of a morning shower Sept. 10 when he heard his wife, Sasha, screaming, "Fire!"
The couple and their 13-year-old son, Dylan, ran outside as their Talent rental home went up in flames. Knudson saved the family's vehicles from the blaze, but the house was gutted, everything inside ruined.
"When you lose everything it's pretty hard to bounce back," said Knudson, the ski area's lifts manager. "The community was just awesome. We had a huge yard sale, fundraiser at the mountain, everyone did whatever they could, and Red Cross I can't say enough about, and I can't forget to mention the firefighters."
The ski area also opened a bank account at PremierWest Bank (now AmericanWest Bank) in Ashland to receive donations for the Knudsons, who were without renter's insurance and a permanent home.
"As soon as we heard about the fire, pretty much our whole staff was over there to see what we could do, not only because he is a valued employee but mostly because he is our friend," said General Manager Kim Clark.
The family found another home in Talent a month after the fire, Knudson said, and settled in for a snow-packed winter.
"You just have to keep going," Knudson said.
Clark, a member of the Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association board, nominated Knudson for the association's "Tower of Excellence" award — a prestigious honor among the region's ski area workers.
Every year, each of the association's 34 member ski areas can nominate an employee to receive the award.
Typically, Clark doesn't nominate anybody, he said. But this year Knudson, who has worked at the ski area for 31 years, stood out.
Knudson was one of three finalists for the PNSAA award this year, but fell short in a tight race for the honor, said Clark, who is not part of the selection committee.
"It's a real deserving award and Malone was very deserving of it. This year he just happened to have some stiff competition. Will I nominate Malone in the future? You bet," Clark said. "Malone has provided consistency in his department as the industry has evolved. As a trainer, he is instrumental in the progress of our future lift technicians."
Knudson has been going by Malone ever since his high school ice hockey teammates coined the nickname in reference to Jim Malone, a Canadian center for the Tulsa Oilers. Both Malone and Knudson had a tendency to frequent the penalty box, Knudson recalled with a grin.
At age 20, Knudson took off from his hometown of Grand Rapids, Minn., on a road trip to Southern California, where he hoped to become a stuntman.
"I had never even been to Oregon. Ran out of money here ... found a job working up at Mt. Ashland and been here ever since," Knudson said. "I've always been into risky stuff and heights."
He had hardly been on a pair of skis before taking the job, but that didn't intimidate him.
"I started skiing behind my dad's truck in northern Minnesota, believe it or not," he said. "Believe me, I wasn't that good, but one winter here on this mountain and I got good."
Knudson started as a lift operator and worked his way up to night shift mountain manager in a five-year span, he said. He's been lifts manager for the past 15 years.
"He thought that working at a ski area might be an opportune thing for a young single man to do, and he never left," Clark said.
"Why leave?" Knudson said. "We have rivers, lakes, mountains, hiking; everything's right here."
Ski area manager honored as award finalist
For more than three decades, Doug "Malone" Knudson has provided patrons at the Mt. Ashland Ski Area with leg-dangling rides up the snowy slopes, but last fall he needed a lift of his own.


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The Chat tool is a real-time, text-based collaboration tool. You can use the Chat tool to brainstorm ideas, hold a question and answer period, have a debate or discussion, or organize a remote study group. As opposed to other collaboration tools, such as Discussions, Chat conversations occur in real-time. You can set up course specific chat rooms or chat rooms that involve individuals from all over the organization. There are two types of chat:
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This morning we're proud to announce that our client the Catlin Group has announced their 2012 Seaview Survey in collaboration with the University at Queensland and Google. This study will be gathering research on many uncharted portions of the ocean with a slew of brand new equipment.
From the Catlin site:
The Seaview Survey is a major scientific expedition that will include the first comprehensive study to document the composition and health of sections of the Great Barrier Reef across an unprecedented range of depths.
The scientific data gathered by the Catlin Seaview Survey will strengthen the understanding of how climate change and other environmental changes are likely to affect ocean ecosystems like the Great Barrier Reef, said the Survey's science advisor, Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg of the Global Change Institute at The University of Queensland.
Stephen Catlin, Chief Executive of Catlin Group Limited, said:
"Catlin is sponsoring the Catlin Seaview Survey so that experts can obtain the objective scientific data they require to make more reliable conclusions about the impact of climate and environmental changes on our oceans and our planet as a whole. We're proud to be part of the team leading this pioneering project.
"As an insurer, Catlin offers our clients protection against many types of risks, so it is natural that we should play a leading role in sponsoring research to learn more about the risks of tomorrow."
Google is collaborating with the Catlin Seaview Survey and is working on a new feature on Panoramio (which links photos to locations), so that the 360-degree panoramic images can be uploaded and made available to millions of people worldwide. Approximately 50,000 panoramas from the Catlin Seaview Survey will eventually be accessible on Google Earth and Google Maps. The project will also have a dedicated YouTube channel and the ability to broadcast Google+ 'Hangouts', which allows people to watch live streams of the expedition team from the ocean floor.
Here at On Ideas we're excited to be supporting such an innovative study to learn how we can better the future for the next generation. It's an honor to be working with forward thinking clients like Catlin who, with last year's Arctic Survey and this year's Seaview Survey, truly demonstrate that ideas fuel the continued success of the world.
You can learn more about the Catlin Seaview Survey here: http://www.catlinseaviewsurvey.com/


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Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM) is an internationally recognized awareness month which sheds light on the impact of cesarean surgery on mothers, babies, and families worldwide. Cesarean birth is major abdominal surgery for women with serious health risks to weigh for both moms and babies. Cesareans may be safer now than they ever have been, but this surgery is being conducted more frequently than is prudent or safe. The acceptable rate established by the World Health Organization (WHO) is 10-15% – what is your community's cesarean rate?
The blogosphere is atwitter about Cesarean Awareness Month. Here are some posts I found today that deal directly with CAM:
Instinctual Birth's post
No Womb Pod's post
Strain Station's post
Cesarean Awareness's post
CT Birth Experience's post
She Got Hips's post
CT Doula's post
If you have blogged about Cesarean Awareness Month and don't appear on my list, please leave a comment so we can read your post.
To learn more about cesarean awareness, support, and education, visit the Internation Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) website and/or look for a chapter in your area. Another great resource to consult when weighing the benefits and risks of intervention in chilbirth is Childbirth Connection. Also, I recommend looking at and considering the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative.
How do you plan to honor Cesarean Awareness Month? How can you let people know that natural birth is an important issue for you and for them? I promise that there is some way, no matter how small it may seem, that you can have a positive impact on your birth community. Even wearing a cesarean awareness ribbon several days this month will help. If you need ideas, feel free to ask.


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Professor Sahar Amer
PhD, Yale University; M.Phil, Yale University; MA, Yale University; MA in Psychology, Boston University; BA, Bryn Mawr College, Magna Cum Laude.
Chair of Department
A18 - Brennan MacCallum Building
The University of Sydney
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Biographical details
I am a specialist of comparative, cross-cultural relations between Arab and Muslim societies and Western cultures (Europe and France especially, and the United States) from the Middle Ages until today. I have published extensively on gender and sexuality in Arabic and French literature, on Franco-Arab and Arab-American postcolonial identities, and on Muslim women veiling practices. The main conceptual paradigm underlying my entire research program is the notion of "borders" (cultural, linguistic, historical, and geographic), not as elements of separation and division, but rather as fluid spaces of cultural exchange, adaptation, and collaboration.
In my most recent book is entitled What Is Veiling? (forthcoming in September 2014 from the University of North Carolina Press, USA), I offer a concise introduction to one of the most visible, controversial, and least understood emblems of Islam, the veil, and I explain the role and significance of veiling in the religious, cultural, political, and social lives of Muslims, past and present. I show that the meaning of Muslim veiling extends well beyond the religious and political accounts that are often considered as the totality of most discussions of the topic. I thus address all the major aspects of veiling, including history, religion, conservative and progressive interpretations, politics and regionality, society and economics, feminism, fashion, and art.
My book, Crossing Borders: Love between Women in Medieval French and Arabic Literature (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008) was awarded the 2009 Aldo & Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies by the Modern Languages Association of America. In it, I examine cross-cultural representations of gender and sexual practices in the medieval French and Arabic traditions from 1000 to 1500 and demonstrate that the medieval Arabic tradition on eroticism has played a determining role in European (French) literary writings on gender and sexuality in the Middle Ages. I thus interrogate contemporary Western and Eastern (Arabic) assumptions about gender, as well as binary constructions of masculinity and femininity. As I focus on constructions of gender and sexualities, I extend the field of medieval cross-cultural relations, which has thus far emphasized religious polemic, the history of science, Crusader Art, and courtly love.
I also published Esope au féminin: Marie de France et la politique de l'interculturalité [A Feminine Esope: Marie de France and the Politics of Interculturality] (Rodopi, 1999) in which I explore the extent to which the French fable tradition of the twelfth century is indebted to Arabic literature and culture. This study expands existing scholarship on Marie de France in that it focuses exclusively on her Fables instead of on her better known Lais, and adopts a cross-cultural approach to the genre of the medieval fable, which, until recently, has been studied solely from a Latin, and thus Western, perspective
In addition to these books, I have co-edited two volumes about Franco-Arab encounters (Contemporary French and Francophone Studies andNew Francographies), one special issue of Yale French Studies, as well as one art catalogue on Ghada Amer's sculpture, "The Encyclopedia of Pleasure."
Research interests
- Medieval Arabic and French literature
- Gender and Sexuality
- Muslim women
- Orientalism and colonialism
- Multi-culturalism and Cultural Diversity
- Franco/Arab dialogues
- Arab Diasporas: Europe, the USA, and Australia
- Progressive Islam
Teaching and supervision
I teach classes on Arab cultures, Arab diasporas, Arab-European encounters, Arab post colonial identities, gender and (homo)sexuality in Arab and Muslim societies, Muslim women and veiling, and Franco-Arab dialogues.
Current projects
- Reframing Postcolonial and World Studies in the longer Durée, special issue of the PMLA.
- "Reading Medieval French Literature from an Inter-Imperial Perspective."
- "Lesbian Fiction in Twenty-First Century Arabic Literature: An Emerging Genre"
- MLA (Modern Language Association)
- MESA (Middle East Studies Association)
- Conseil International des Etudes Francophones (CIEF)
- MSA (Mediterranean Studies Association)
Awards and honours
- Invited as the William Allan Neilson Distinguished Professor at Smith College (USA), Spring 2015.
- Faculty Mentoring Award, presented by the Graduate Student Association, Department of Romance Languages, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA), 2011-12
- Book Prize (2009): Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies by the Modern Language Association of America for book Crossing Borders: Love Between Women in Medieval French and Arabic Literatures (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008).
- Best Article of the Month Award (September 2009), Feminae Medieval Women and Gender Index: http://www.haverford.edu/library/reference/mschaus/mfi/month.html
- National Humanities Center Fellow, Research Triangle Park, NC: 2005-06
- Fulbright Fellowship (Center for Arabic Study Abroad): March-April 2005
In the last 10 years, my research in the USA, Turkey, Morocco, France, and Vietnam has been funded by several US title VI federal grants.
In the media
- "A right to exist: Australia's first Queer Arab Film Festival launches": The Conversation (20 August 2014) theconversation.com/a-right-to-exist-australias-first-queer-arab-film-festival-launches-30524
- "What is veiling?" SBS Radio interview with Thea Cowie (1 July 2014): www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/07/01/unveiling-misconceptions-veil
- "A Scholar Sees Liberating Choices for Muslim women": News and Record (7 April 2013)
- "Muslim Women Speak up about the Veil": National Public Radio (NPR), "The State of Things" (Friday, February 22, 2013): http://wunc.org/post/muslim-women-speak-about-veil
- "Lifting the Veil" interview with the Herald Sun newspaper (Durham, NC) Sunday, February 24, 2013 http://www.heraldsun.com/news/localnews/x670456888/LIFTING-THE-VEIL
- "ReOrienting the Veil Conference focuses on Influence of Muslim Veil" in The Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, NC), Monday, February 25, 2013: http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2013/02/conference-focuses-on-inuence-of-muslim-veil
- Documentary film on Arabs and Muslims in North Carolina, with Dr. Joanne Hershfield (filming in progress).
- Pedagogical website "Arabs in America": http://arabsinamerica.unc.edu (in progress-expected completion December 2014).
- Pedagogical website "ReOrienting the Veil": http://veil.unc.edu (revamped website of http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/conferences/Veil2000/; in progress-expected completion December 2014).
- Pedagogical website "Francophone Identities" (2003): http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/francophone/
- "ReOrienting the Veil": Duke-UNC Consortium Conference, UNC-CH, February 22-23, 2013: http://veil.unc.edu
- Franco/Arabic Cultures Today: Developments, Dialogues, and Challenges. UNC-Chapel Hill (2008): http://www.unc.edu/francoarabic/program.html
- University of Missouri, Columbia, keynote addressat the Mid-America Medieval Association Meeting (Spring 2014): "Reading Medieval French Literature from a Global Perspective"
- Oberlin College(Fall 2013): "The Veil, Islamic Fashion, and Muslim Dolls"
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst(Fall 2013): "Rethinking Modernity and Political Economy through Cross-Cultural Medieval Studies"
- High Point University, NC (Spring 2013): "Muslim Women and Veiling"
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst(Fall 2012): "Reading Medieval French Literature from a Global Perspective"
- University of Indiana Bloomington, keynote address(Spring 2011): "When Myths Trump Science: A Re-Examination of the Veil Debate in France Today"
- University of North Carolina-Wilmington(Spring 2010): "Naming homosexuality in the Arab World: Bridging the Past and the Present"
- Duke University (Fall 2008):"Medieval Arab Lesbians and Lesbian-Like Women."
- Smith College (Fall 2006): "Border Crossings."
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Fall 2006): "Love between Women in Medieval French and Arabic Literatures."
- Vanderbilt University (Spring 2006): "The S- word: Same-Sex Love between Women in the Medieval Arabic Tradition."
- Columbia University (Fall 2005): "Secularism and Diversity: The Contributions of Veiled Muslim Women to French Laicité."
- Sonoma State University (Fall 2004): "Behind the Veil: French Desire and the Middle East." (See article at: www.sonoma.edu/pubs/nb/2004/09_07/index.html)
- Amherst College (Fall 2003),keynote address at the 30th Anniversary Meeting of the New England Medieval Conference: "The Challenges of Cross-Cultural Research: The Case of Sexuality Studies."
- Guest reviewer (books): Columbia UP, University of Edinburgh Press; Zed Press; Modern Language Association's book series "World Literature Re-imagined"
- Guest reviewer (articles): Journal of Lesbian Studies, Feminist Media Studies, Postmedieval: A Journal of Medieval Cultural Studies, Studies in Gender and Sexuality; Speculum; Medieval Encounters: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Culture in Confluence and Dialogue
- Guest Reviewer (Fellowship applications) submitted to the National Humanities Center (2005-present)
- Member (appointed) of selection committee of Modern Language Association's LGBQ Caucus Crompton-Noll prize (2009)
- Member of selection committee of Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources, provided by the Council on Library and Information Resources, 2002-04.
Services to the Profession
- Member (appointed) of Modern Language Association's Committee on Honors and Awardsappointed by the MLA Executive Council, July 1, 2011-30 June 2014.
- Member (elected) of Executive Committee of the Discussion Group on Arthurian Literature, Modern Language Association, 2012-2017; Secretary of the Discussion Group in 2015-16; Chair of the Group in 2016-2017.
- Member of Advisory Board of Postmedieval: a Journal of Medieval Cultural Studies (Palgrave Macmillan), 2009-present http://www.siue.edu/~ejoy/postmedievalProspectus.htm
Selected Publications
List being uploaded soon.
PhD and master's project opportunities
Selected grants
- User modelling and distributed optimisation for wide-area HVAC control; Amer S, Ramey L; DVC Research/International Research Collaboration Award (IRCA).
- Cultures of Modernities in the Global Medieval and Pre-Modern World; Amer S, Sirantoine H, Klein E, Anstey P, Gagne J, Borghesi F, Wooding J, Shaw J, Griffiths H; Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/SSSHARC Collaborative Projects Support Scheme.
Selected publications
What Is Veiling (The University of North Carolina Press, 2014)
What Is Veiling (UK Edition) (Edinburgh University Press, 2014)
Crossing Borders: Love Between Women in Medieval French and Arabic Literatures (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008)
Esope au féminin: Marie de France et la politique de linterculturalité (Rodopi Press, 1999)


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On a dreary, wintry afternoon in San Francisco, the army transport ship Republic arrived from Honolulu at Fort Mason, just inside the entrance to the bay. The ship passed under the Golden Gate Bridge, which was still being built; it would be opened to traffic the following year. In the ship's hold that day, Feb. 11, 1936, was the body of Joseph Damien de Veuster, known as Father Damien, the Leper Priest. At the request of King Leopold III, Damien's remains were being taken back to his native Belgium. Pope Pius XI had notified the king that Damien was to be considered for sainthood in the church. The king had contacted President Franklin D. Roosevelt, asking for his assistance in the move. Roosevelt, in turn, had the body lifted from its grave on the island of Molokai in what was then the U.S. Territory of Hawaii and, according to reports, "promptly ordered the troop ship to prepare to transport the body." No one was thinking of Alcatraz.
The events that followed were chronicled, almost day by day, in the San Francisco newspapers.
Apostle to the Lepers
Damien was born in Tremeloo, Belgium, in 1840. While the Civil War raged in the United States, he arrived in the Kingdom of Hawaii as a 24-year-old missionary priest. In 1868, four years after Damien's arrival, the King of Hawaii ordered all leprosy victims quarantined and expelled them to an isolated 800-acre tract on Molokai known as Kalaupapa. As was widely known within the island kingdom, the settlement had fallen into civil disarray because of a shortage of supplies, food and medical treatment. Yet in 1873, Father Damien volunteered to spiritually serve the leprosy patients at the colony. He is credited with organizing the populace into a community—overseeing and participating in the construction of houses, a hospital and a church. He publicized the terrible plight of the victims torn from their homes and families, and his efforts received worldwide recognition. As a result, he garnered large donations of money and supplies, which enhanced the living conditions at the colony. Father Damien ministered to the lepers for 12 years before he contracted and, four years later, succumbed to the disease. He died at the Kalaupapa settlement in 1889 at the age of 49.
Nearly half a century later, at Fort Mason, the remains of the holy man were taken from the ship in a procession of a size appropriate for a deceased ambassador. The cortege that wound its way through San Francisco was composed of thousands of Catholic clergymen; the Belgian consul general and U.S. federal, state and city officials; Belgian World War I veterans living in San Francisco; ordinary citizens; and a full military honor guard. Damien's body lay in state at St. Mary's Cathedral under a 24-hour military guard provided at Roosevelt's direction. The public was invited to pay their respects to the hero-priest in a series of religious rites performed during Damien's five-day stay in the city, including Masses and eulogies by the local archbishop, John J. Mitty, and other high-ranking members of the clergy.
Rioting on Alcatraz
With the ship safely docked and its precious cargo unloaded, the crew went on shore leave. As was the custom, the ship's laundry was taken to the nearest federal prison to be cleaned—Alcatraz. But there was a hitch: the prison was in lockdown mode. A riot had erupted there a few days earlier, caused by a flubbed surgery that had left a prisoner dead.
That prisoner, Jack Allen, was known to prison medical authorities as a "faker." He often "appeared in sick lines when he apparently was not ill." On Feb. 7 Allen reported to the hospital complaining of painful stomach symptoms. The physician on duty, Dr. Jess Jacobsen, aware of Allen's history of hypochondria, initially ignored his complaints. When Jacobsen finally performed an operation, however, he discovered that a stomach ulcer had ruptured. Subsequently, Allen died.
According to news reports, the physician became "the target of catcalls" by the inmates. The catcalls led to a prison riot, which the local press sensationalized. One report called the incident the "Mad Mutiny" and another the "Revolt on the Rock." The melee forced the warden to order a lockdown. Compounding the seething unrest were the extraordinary precautions taken to protect Al (Scarface) Capone and George (Machine Gun) Kelly, both of them prisoners who had refused to participate in the riot. The mutineers had "branded them as 'rats' for their refusal to join in the uprising."
The leaders of the uprising were Ludwig (Dutch) Schmidt and Norman (the Fox) Whitaker. Schmidt was a notorious mail-truck robber, whom federal authorities had transferred to Alcatraz after he had escaped from a federal prison in Atlanta. In one internal report, the Federal Bureau of Investigation noted Schmidt was "a leader and dangerous criminal and a dangerous influence" on other prisoners. Whitaker was an international chess master and notorious thief who had been implicated in the Charles Lindbergh kidnapping case and was serving a 15-year sentence. Schmidt and Whitaker were being held "in solitary confinement in the prison dungeon," when 65 other prisoners, who had participated in the riot, were also confined to their cells.
As a result, the prison industries were "hampered by the number of men confined to their cells." Prison officials reported that the handling of the "large shipment of laundry from the army transport Republic," just in from Honolulu, was expected to be delayed. The Republic was on a tight schedule en route to the Panama Canal, where Father Damien's body was to be transferred to the Belgian ship Mercator, which would take his venerated remains on to the port of Antwerp.
The problem was resolved when the warden of Alcatraz announced the transfer of Dr. Jacobsen to a Marine hospital in Seattle; this "relieved the strained conditions" among the prison population. Still, the laundry delivery was nearly 12 hours late, forcing a delay of the Republic's scheduled departure. With Damien's casket again on board, the ship's captain made up the lost time during the voyage by sailing at full steam. Then authorities expedited the ship's passage through the Panama Canal, advancing her to the head of the line of waiting ships. The casket containing the leper martyr's body was transferred on schedule to the Mercator at Colon, Panama Canal Zone.
Finally at Rest
Father Damien was finally buried in Belgium on May 6, 1936. When he was laid to rest, one newspaper speculated that his deeds in Hawaii caring for the lepers might lead eventually to his "being enshrined in sainthood." Those words were prescient.
The Hawaiian people, meanwhile, had considered the priest as one of their own. When Damien's body was removed from Hawaii for the long trek to Belgium, it took place amid the "wails and lamentations" of the Hawaiian people. Their feelings were finally addressed in 1995, when Pope John Paul II presented the bones of Damien's right hand to a delegation of Hawaiians. The relic was returned to Damien's original burial place on Molokai.
Blessed Damien of Molokai will be canonized a saint on Oct. 11, 2009.
The months spent on the Republic were life changing for me. I'd like to think That Damien's one time presence was part of the blessings brought by the experience.I met my husband aboard the Republic. Our life together was short but much blessed.
Thank you for the article.Knowing I connected with Father Damien , even in such a tiny way is a joyful gift for my 86th birthday on Sunday.
Peace! Irene King Mennitt
Thanks for telling me of his approaching sainthood.
Thanks for telling me of his approaching sainthood.
Though not nearly as old as Mr. Benitez and I live on the east coast rather than in San Francisco; I too read about Fr. Damien in grammar school. And, certainly not to take away from the good works of Fr. Damien, please allow me to quote sections from Before I Sleep… The Last Days of Dr. Tom Dooley:
"The news of Tom Dooley's death flashed across time zones and around the world: In Ludhiana, Dr. Casberg heard over the VOA that Tom had passed through the doors of death. The world had lost a great young man, but I had lost a son."
"In Saigon, Madame Vu-Thi-Ngai.. "I knew then that Tom had died …the children of An-Lac Orphanage cried and I cried with them."
In Quang Ngai, Al Harris and Reggie Gordon alighted from the Saigon train and found the Dr. Baa, the mèdecin indochinois, waiting for them on the platform with tears in his eyes. "Bac Si Dooley, il est mort," The next day they had a mass for Doc in the local Catholic church. There were many more Buddhists than Catholics present…
In Kenya, Dr. Mungai Njoroge read the news on the front page of Nairobi's morning newspaper. "Although I had been expecting it, this came as a secondary shock…"
In Malaya, Dr. Leslie Frewing was in the operating room of Kuala Lipis hospital when a nurse whispered the message that had just been telephoned by the Minister of Health, Dato Ong. …everyone was heartbroken.
Jeff Cheek heard the news in an officer's club on Okinawa.
In Vientiane, battle-scarred capital of Laos, Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Review, attended the requiem mass celebrated for Tom Dooley a few days later… in St. Mary's Church in Vientiane, Laos.
From the February 4, 1961 Saturday Review: "Even if Dooley's mission in Asia were a total failure, which it is not, he would have valid claim to greatness because he made it possible for many thousands of people to be rescued from the cynicism and dry-eyed attitude that regards service in the cause of man as mawkish ostentation. Dooley was supremely relevant in a moral cause."
Two great men of great faith of the many men and women who have labored and labor now in the service of the Church.


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My husband has just been offered a job in Helsinki. On one hand I am really pleased but on the other I will miss some things. One is my LLL group and the lovely friends I have made. I love the people and the organisation. I was just about to start my LLL leadership training as well.
I don't think LLL has set up in Finland. Am I wrong? Is there some LLL presence in Finland?
I am breastfeeding a 22 month old son and planning to carry on. Has anybody got any knowledge of attitudes? Is there any breastfeeding groups in Finland who support extended breastfeeding?
Is there anybody on LLL forum from Helsinki who could give me some advice and support?
I was just hoping that I might get some information to help me make this life long decision.
Thank you.


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Gisele Bundchen: Robin Hood Gala with Tom Brady!
Gisele Bundchen and husband Tom Brady come out to support the 2011 Robin Hood Foundation Annual Gala on Monday (May 9) at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in NYC.
The soiree raised more than $47 million to benefit programs used to target poverty in NYC! The Robin Hood Foundation also launched an initiative to serve Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.
On Friday, Gisele attended the Global Environment Citizen Awards, where she was honored for her contributions to environmental conservation and sustainable living.
Gisele was also recently named as 2010′s highest-earning model!
FYI: Gisele paired an Emanuel Ungaro dress with Christian Louboutin shoes.


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162. Protect and Survive
Released July 2012
Behind the Scenes
This story takes place after the TV episode Survival.
Travelling Companions
Philip Olivier and Amy Pemberton, aka Hex and Sally, talk to Paul Spragg about sharing a TARDIS. Or TARDISes. Maybe TARDI?
Hello Phil. You've had a year off from Doctor Who; have you been reminding yourself what's happened to Hex so far?
Yeah, I've been going through his back catalogue. That's the only difficult bit; sometimes when you do three stories a year and you have a year in between, it is a little bit hard to remember everything. But this script, Gods and Monsters, it brings everything back. So I'm glad that I'm giving the interview while recording this because it's all come back to me!
Let's go back to Protect and Survive.
Protect and Survive was a great script because it was Groundhog Day, basically. It's about a nuclear holocaust if it would have happened, and Ace and Hex get to relive it over and over again. But the good thing about this was, it was a smaller cast. It was just four of us, which is really nice because it meant we could have a lot more play with the script; there's a lot more time in the booths and more interaction going on. But it was also nice me and Sophie [Aldred, Ace] got to do a bit of character acting and copy Peggy [Elizabeth Bennett] and Albert [Ian Hogg], two Yorkshire people. It was fun having a play with that.
What was good about Protect and Survive was that the Doctor wasn't around much, so the relationship between Ace and Hex was nice without it being interrupted by the Doctor putting his grounding rules on. It let it flourish a bit.
Was it a happy cast reunion?
It's been brilliant to be reunited with Sophie and Sylvester [McCoy, the Doctor]! Especially after the good news of Sylvester; he's got The Hobbit so he's been telling us untold stories. But it's always a pleasure to see them, especially my era. I'm thirty-one now, and growing up I was watching Sylvester and Soph. And now I've been working with them eight years, I feel like I'm part of the family and it's nice to be friends with people I admired when I was young.
What's the dynamic like with new companions in the mix?
It's nice having the other two companions and bouncing off; having Ace with Aristedes [Maggie O'Neill] having their conflict. It was always skirting the fact that Hex was flirting with Ace and their relationship was kind of going that way, but I think after Black and White it's cemented that they're more brother and sister. Especially when it's explained that he fancies Sally [Amy Pemberton]!
What did you make of the whole black and white TARDIS concept?
Wow! The Black and White story, I must have read that script about three times. I personally like to read my own scenes, I don't like to read the rest because my character shouldn't know what else is going on. In this: different story. You have to read everything because it was flashback city! But once I got my head around it, it was very complicated and a great script. And it sets up nicely for the next one.
Credit to the writers because I don't know how they put it all together, and also linking this history from 1989 – wow. So you've gotta trawl right back through and go through the archives and pick up all these bits of information and incorporate it into a new script, and they have done and it sits beautifully.
I thought this would have been in the back catalogue but Ace, Hex, Lysandra and Sally, they were all asking if it's TARDISes or TARDI! When I heard that, I was like, 'Wow, there's never been two TARDIS before so this is a new one'.
What's Hex's journey through these scripts?
I've really enjoyed watching Hex develop from this young, naïve lad to creating his own rapport with Ace. It's nice to see in the past couple of scripts how he's gone towards resenting the Doctor, which is a bold move, to be honest; the Doctor's given him most things. Then when I was doing these two scripts [Protect and Survive, Black and White], I was like, 'Oh God, he's kind of gone back to a little bit of a bumbling idiot'. But when you read Gods and Monsters, you go, 'Aha!' I'm really excited for this final one and how it ties it all together and I just want the next script!
This is one of my favourite jobs. You come here and I think the imagination is better than any CGI you can have. The human imagination is the best, and every time you step into the booth, everyone's got their own picture of what's going on. And in my head it's just a great job to do because… I can't explain it! It's like we're filming CGI. Sometimes I close my eyes, I'm imagining sonic screwdrivers and it's crazy; it really has opened my eyes up to the world of Doctor Who. I'm watching the series avidly now. It's created a fan out of me!
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Globe Trekker "Globe Trekker Food Hour: Morocco" Ben O'Donoghue starts his culinary adventures with lunch at the camel market in Casablanca.G
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Sierra Center Stage "Tommy Emmanuel" Australia's "Entertainer of the Year" is the hottest new guitarist on the world scene, whose skills as a storyteller and teacher are highlighted as he shares laughs, tips on guitar playing, and his unique view on life. Sierra Nevada's own Bob Littell gives a rousing performance on harmonica. "One of the greatest players on the planet. D
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Austin City Limits "Mumford and Sons/Flogging Molly" Contemporary folk rock is featured first with Mumford & Sons, who perform cuts from their album Sigh No More and new tunes, then by Flogging Molly featuring career highlights.G
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Burt Bacharach & Hal David: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song In Performance At The White House Hal David, 90, and Burt Bacharach, 83, first begin collaborating in the 1950s in New York's storied Brill Building. In the 1960s and 1970s they are almost as well-known as the singers for whom they wrote. The Multiple Grammy- and Academy-Award-winning songwriters now join the ranks of Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney as recipients of the fourth Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The all-star tribute was taped May 9 at the White House.G
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Great Performances at the Met "The Enchanted Island" This world premiere combines baroque music by several composers with a new English-language libretto featuring characters from Shakespeare's The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream. The starry cast features Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Pl?cido Domingo and Luca Pisaroni. British theater artist Jeremy Sams devised and wrote the work, which is conducted by baroque specialist William Christie. Scenic designer Julian Crouch blends 18th-century theatrical techniques with advanced video projection designs.G


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I just wrapped up my annual trip to the NBC12 morning show and taked about some of the surprises from this year's election.
If you missed my segment you can see it here.
Some quick takeaways:
The only poll that counts is election day- How often do we hear candidates say just that and just dismiss the claim? Tuesday night was a perfect example of how it doesn't matter how many different ways pollsters sample the electorate the only way to know for sure who your next elected leader will be is to count the votes. The Real Clear Politics average of polling leading up to last night gave Terry McAuliffe a comfortable margin leading into the vote last night. As the returns came in, it was anything but comfortable. That was part of the reason that I predicted he could win by as much as 8% (I was wrong).
To their credit, the McAuliffe team never suggested this race was going to be anything but close. They were confident they could win, but knew it would be tight.
Recount on the way? The numbers keep changing, but it is a distinct possibility that we won't know for more than a month who the next Attorney General of Virginia is. At 6:46am as I post this story Mark Herring (D) leads by a little more than 500 votes. That is less than the .05% margin that would force localities to pay for a recount, should Mark Obenshain (R) ask for one.
Virginia has been through this before. The last Attorney General elected by a razor thin margin after a lengthy recount is in the Governor's mansion. That was only eight years ago.
Could Richmond be the new Washington? <Everyone groans> Yes, Virginia's governing body is set to have the same exact make up as what we see at the Nation's Capitol. It is that same set up that is causing massive dysfunction and leading to government shutdowns. Tuesday night everyone was talking a good game. McAuliffe said during his victory speech that he plans to work with both parties and will reach out to all the Republicans in the House of Delegates. House Majority Leader Kirk Cox (R- Colonial Heights) said during our special digital broadcast that no one on his side of the aisle wants Richmond to become Washington and they are ready to compromise.
Richmond has it's fair share of conservative and tea party members of the General Assembly and McAuliffe has proposed ambitious and expensive plans, most notably an expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. While everyone claims to be ready to come to the table, if McAuliffe comes ready to start marking off his campaign promises he could be in for a rough road in January.
Who will challenge Mark Warner? Virginia now moves right into ANOTHER statewide election so who wil.... okay I won't do that quite yet, I'll give you a break.. ha ha..
We will continue to keep an eye on the Attorney General's race and talk more about the new McAuliffe administration in the days ahead. Stay tuned.


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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Jeremy Maclin arrived at Philadelphia airport from St. Louis at 10:30 a.m. this morning. The Eagles top draft pick then drove an hour north landing at Lehigh in the early afternoon. He won't participate in this afternoon's special teams practice, but he will be available to the press following the practice at 2:45 p.m. He'll get to work tomorrow morning.
The team and Maclin finally came to terms on a five-year deal late last night. Maclin is expected to earn $15.5 million with $9.5 million of that guaranteed. He missed the first eight days of training camp and has some time to make up.
Roster moves
The Eagles, as expected, announced the signing of linebacker Matt Wilhelm this afternoon. A two-year starter with San Diego, Wilhelm was released by the Chargers a few weeks ago. He is expected to contend for the middle linebacker spot left vacant after Stewart Bradley tore his anterior cruciate ligament on Sunday. Joe Mays is currently running with the first team, but Omar Gaither is expected to be given a fair shot at the job. The Eagles also signed defensive end Jason Babin, a former first-round draft pick of the Houston Texans in 2004. Babin, who has also played for Seattle and Kansas City, has 15 career sacks in five seasons.
In order to make room on the roster for Maclin, Wilhelm and Babin, the Eagles released defensive tackle Jervonte Jackson, cornerback Courtney Robinson and wide receiver Marcus Thigpen.
Camp notes
Jason Peters was absent from practice and wasn't even on the field working out with the training staff. The tackle suffered a quad spasm last week and missed the first three days of full-squad practice. He returned Sunday, but must have had a setback. Tackle Shawn Andrews (back) was also not out on the field. Ellis Hobbs was also missing. The cornerback had a stinger on Sunday.
Running back Brian Westbrook (ankle), defensive end Victor Abiamiri (pectoral muscle), defensive tackle Trevor Laws (hamstring) and safety Victor Harris (ankle) continued to work out with the training staff today.
Cornerback Asante Samuel is completely back from his hamstring pull. He participated in the live hitting portion of practice.


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INDIO >> Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival fans have survived wind storms before and have come up with clever names for it like #windchella, but Friday's wind event is the first for the Stagecoach Country Music Festival and fans aren't quite sure what to think about it just yet.
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Weekly RundownPosted by on September 16, 2013
The House is in session Tuesday through Friday this week and the committee has two scheduled hearings. Be sure to check back here on the Bottom Line Blog -- and sign up for our email updates -- for more information throughout the week.
Here's what's happening:
On Wednesday at 10 a.m. the Capital Markets & GSEs Subcommittee will examine the SEC's money market rule proposal.
And on Thursday the full committee holds a legislative hearing on The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. That hearing also beings at 10 a.m.
Both hearings will be held in 2128 Rayburn HOB and will be streamed live on our website.


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MURPHYS - If a person who steals Christmas is called a Grinch, then what's the word for someone who tries to steal Independence Day?
MURPHYS - If a person who steals Christmas is called a Grinch, then what's the word for someone who tries to steal Independence Day?
Murphys residents are trying to get their Fourth of July feeling back after someone over the weekend stole a very large American flag from an 85-foot flagpole visible in most of the town.
Herman Kaiser, who installed the pole in the mid-1990s after salvaging it from a decommissioned Air Force base, said he arrived at work in the Bret Harte Center on Monday morning to find the flag missing.
"All the people in Murphys really cherish that flag, because it stands for something and it's visible from all around," Kaiser said.
Kaiser reported the theft to the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office. As word of the crime spread, neighbors stepped forward to help set things right.
Jill Bergantz volunteered to drive out of county and purchase a new, 15-foot-by-25-foot flag.
The big challenge is the cable the thieves cut. Kaiser said another volunteer was headed to Sacramento on Tuesday to get a replacement cable.
But getting the cable threaded through an 85-foot-high pulley may be challenging. A tree-trimming business nearby doesn't have any lifts that go that high, Kaiser said.
Kaiser, however, is in the business of being resourceful. His family operates Insight Manufacturing Services in the Bret Harte Center near Highway 4 in Murphys.
Kaiser said he's working on a plan to use some kind of boom to put the cable in position.
"We are hoping to have it up and running by the Fourth of July," Kaiser said.
Contact reporter Dana M. Nichols at (209) 607-1361 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/calaverasblog.


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Often, when John Carpenter's name is mentioned, it's in the context of landmark genre fare like "Halloween," "Escape From New York," even "Big Trouble in Little China." But it's the supernatural thriller "Prince of Darkness" — a film that Carpenter himself describes as one of the "less heralded" entries in his decades-long filmography — that will screen Saturday when the 12th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival presents the writer-director with its career achievement award.
The 25th anniversary screening of the film will begin at 7 p.m. at Regal Cinemas at L.A. Live, and will be followed with a Q&A with Carpenter moderated by Sean Decker of Dread Central. Reached by phone earlier this week, Carpenter said he was flattered by the recognition, even if it signals that he has perhaps reached a certain age.
"It's something that happens when you get old," Carpenter said with an open, friendly tone. "I know I'm old. I understand that part, it's not a mystery to me. What can I do about it? I'm an old guy now, I've embraced it. It makes me look back. I've had a long career in this business and it's been just forever, it seems like."
Released in 1987, "Prince of Darkness" centers on a group of physicists tasked with investigating a giant vat of mysterious green goo discovered in the basement of an abandoned L.A. church. Carpenter said he was inspired to write the script by an interest in quantum mechanics, a branch of physics interested in understanding the behavior of microscopic particles.
"It's such an oddball movie," Carpenter said. "It's a movie that just came from the heart at the time I made it. I had gotten fascinated by quantum mechanics. I began reading about it that particular summer. I thought, how can I get this into a film? I didn't particularly do it, getting it into a movie, I sort of hinted at it and had dialogue about it but I didn't really do anything quantum-mechanical strange, but it gave me an idea to set the film in the world of physics.[youtube.com/watch?v=D5I3Lt8PwyQ&w=600]
"I began to read a little bit more about this stuff and the idea of antimatter, and I came up with anti-God," Carpenter continued. "But at the time, everybody thought it was the devil, which it was not. It wasn't the devil. The devil is an angel who was cast out of heaven. The bad guy in my movie was the mirror image of God. That's not the devil. It has nothing to do with Satan."
Carpenter made the film independently after finding himself frustrated by the Hollywood studio system — securing the financing led to an unexpected cameo from Alice Cooper as a homeless man: "One of the business partners who put together the deal to make the movie was Alice Cooper's manager, that's how it all came about. It was fine with me. Alice is a really wonderful guy."
Perhaps more noteworthy, though, is that "Prince of Darkness" marked the last time Carpenter worked with actor Donald Pleasence. The English actor who famously portrayed the wise, troubled Dr. Sam Loomis in the "Halloween" films and a distressed president in "Escape From New York" played a priest in the director's 1987 feature.
Mixing theology and horror can be tricky business, and "Prince of Darkness" was not warmly embraced by critics upon its initial release. Roger Ebert wrote at the time that the film got off to a promising start before it "degenerated into a bunch of people chasing each other up and down a hallway while the soundtrack went berserk."
Carpenter hasn't actually seen "Prince of Darkness" in the last two-and-a-half decades. He said that he can't bring himself to go back and watch his finished films under almost any circumstances.
"You've got to realize that by the time I have made a movie, I've seen it close to 100 times," Carpenter said. "I watch the dailies of my films. I watch the first cut through the last cut of my films, I see them, I evaluate them, I think about them. It's not that I don't watch my movies in the sense of work – I watch my movies a lot when they're finished in the mixing situation. I can't watch it anymore. I can see everything I did wrong. I can see everything that doesn't work. It just pains me.
"I remember years ago – I won't tell you what movie, but I remember deciding, I'm going to watch one of my films," he added. "I got so depressed. When I see something, everything is so slow. I just say to myself, why didn't I speed this up? Why didn't I make this move faster? What was wrong with me?"
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The Wanted: E! Reality Show in the Works!
Get ready The Wanted fans: an E! reality television show is in the works for the hit boy band!
"Secret is out! We are doing our having our own TV SHOW #TheWantedOnE !! Spread the word!!" the band tweeted on Wednesday (February 6).
Ryan Seacrest made the announcement about the boy band featuring Max George, Siva Kanaswaran, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness, and Nathan Sykes.
"Excited to announce my team at @RSP is producing a new reality series starring @TheWanted on E! #TheWantedOnE" he tweeted. "Been working with my buddy @ScooterBraun on this for a while now… glad we can finally spill the beans :) #TheWantedOnE"
"We're gonna put @TheWanted in a house here in LA for a couple months w/ every faith they'll behave themselves. #TheWantedOnE" Ryan added.
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A savory soup enhanced with sweetness from the butternut squash and apples. The curry and ginger add great flavor.
3 tbsp. butter
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped, peeled apples
1 tbsp. grated fresh ginger
2 lb. butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cubed
2 tsp. curry powder
3 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 1⁄2 cups cream or milk
Apple slices or crystallized ginger, for garnish
- Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add onions, apples, and grated ginger; sauté 5 min. Add squash and curry powder; sauté 3 min. Stir in stock and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat; cover and simmer 40-45 min., or until squash is tender. Cool 15 min.
- In batches, puree soup mixture in food processor or blender. Return to saucepan and bring to a simmer over low heat. Stir in cream and heat through.
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With celebrations up and down the state, commemorating Independence Day in Delaware is easy. In Hockessin, festivities start early with relay races and field day events and conclude with fireworks at dusk. And, if you're looking to get out of town, it looks like all roads lead to fireworks this year.
Independence Day: The federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, when a budding nation of 13 colonies declared its independence from Great Britain. Now celebrated and associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, beach trips, concerts, family reunions and concerts.
Delaware, one of the original revolters, celebrates up and down the state with activities the whole family can appreciate and participate in.
Here are a few, near and far, that are worth the gas and the heat.
Hockessin The Hockessin Community Activity Center kicks off July 4th festivities bright and early at 7:30 a.m. The whole day is devoted to competitions in softball and field day events like running and jumping. At 3 p.m., the parade kicks off on Kenwick Road, takes a left onto Old Lancaster Pike and ends on Valley Road. Fireworks will begin at dusk.
Wilmington At the Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, the merriment starts at 4 p.m. with a crab feast, a beer garden, barbeque, a carnival and live music from Macy Gray, Mosaic Flow and Tilting Windmills. The Fireworks start at 9:45 p.m. For more details, call (302) 547-9526 or visit www.riverfrontwilm.com.
Middletown Between neighborhood parties and barbeques, the Middletown Jaycees' Fourth of July Parade and the Silver Lake fireworks, MOT residents can save the gas money this year and celebrate Independence Day at home.
1. The parade will kick off Thursday morning at 10 a.m., marching from Everett Meredith Middle School and up through Main Street. This year's grand marshal will be the Delaware Jaycees State President Eric Norimatsu, who will lead about 15 local organizations through the parade route.
2. Kid's Corner is back by popular demand and will take place in the Forest Presbyterian Church parking lot, located at 44 W. Main Street. Tiny tots can jump in the moon bounces, have their chubby cheeks painted, get glitter "tattoos," balloon animals and more.
3. The town of Middletown's annual fireworks display at Silver Lake Park will commence at dusk. Non-profit groups may be on-site selling food or other novelties and people are invited to pack a picnic as well. However, the town cautions that no open fires or dogs are allowed during the fireworks.
Smyrna-Clayton This year's parade will be in Clayton and will step off at 9:30 a.m., Thursday morning at Clayton Elementary, 410 West Main St., Clayton. There will be more than 100 participants, including fire companies, various organizations and floats. The parade even boasts the honor of having the Dublin, Ireland All Stars Marching Band as one of its participants. Afterwards, head over to the park for activities, a carnival, a baby contest and the Annual Dressed Up Dog Contest. Cap the day off with fireworks at the Smyrna-Clayton Little League Fields on Duck Creek Parkway.
Dover As the home of the state legislature, Dover plans a jam-packed day of food, fun, music, pageantry and, of course, fireworks.
Museums, from the historic to the artistic, will be open all day. Gather up the family and participate in the Historic Dover Scavenger Hunt that begins at the First State Heritage Park Welcome Center, tour Legislative Hall or take the Dover's Heroes of the Revolution Walking Tour.
Every Independence Day, the 13 original colonies jointly ring bells to mark the birth of the nation. At 2 p.m., join the ceremony as the National Bell-Ringing Ceremony takes place at the Old State House on The Green.
At 8 p.m., the 287th Army Band from the Delaware National Guard will treat spectators to a live concert at Legislative Mall. Finally, at approximately 9:20 p.m., look towards the skyline at Legislative Hall for a fireworks show that can be seen and heard all over the city.
For more information, including a complete schedule of events, visit www.dover4thofjuly.com.
Rehoboth Beach The shores and boardwalk of Rehoboth regularly draws in crowds of more than 50,000 people for a fireworks display visible up and down the coast. The pop and crackle of explosive firecrackers will start about 9:15.
Rehoboth Beach Main Street recommends making a day of it and getting down there early to avoid as much of the traffic congestion as possible. Plenty of parking will be available as well as transportation services. For more information, visit www.downtownrehoboth.com.
Bethany Beach On Thursday, July 4, the parade will kick-off at 12 p.m. on the dot with the "Star Spangled Banner" at the reviewing stand. The day is chock-full of old-fashioned family fun with a horseshoe throwing contest for both professionals and amateurs. Awards will be given out at 7:15 p.m. followed by a concert by the Milford Community Band, who will entertain the crowds until dusk, when the fireworks start. For more information, visit www.townofbethanybeach.com.
Dewey Beach The Rusty Rudder is hosting this year's fireworks, to be launched at 9:30 p.m. on the beach between the restaurant and North Beach.
For more information, call (302) 227-3888.


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Kids, Babies & Toddlers Casting Calls Eutaw AL 35462 2017
If you are looking for kids, babies and toddlers casting calls in Eutaw AL 2017 then you at right place. On top of this page you will find all the important links.
Kids Casting Calls Eutaw AL 35462 2017
Here are some tips that can help your child for casting call.
Casting Calls Tips For Babies, Toddlers
Do A Test Run By Yourself
It is one of the principal things all Moms need to do before signing their baby to an agency on contract. They need to check on their babies if they are relaxed when left with a stranger.
For testing this, moms can leave the baby alone with their neighbor or any family friend for some time.
Ready To Pay Quickly If Required
There may be agencies who will ask you for a fee for building up your child's website profile, and this fee will not be a considerable amount. The charge is considered as a registration amount.
There is no need to pay for the photo shoots which are expensive.
Have Patience And Wait For Your Turn
We all know that casting process takes time and it could be very long which isn't good as you have a small child in hand. So every mom needs to be prepared for this by carrying snacks, drinks, and toys for their babies so that they don't start crying.
Keep Yourself Free And Available
The situation occurs when the agency calls you and you are busy at that moment to bring your child for the shoot. It will merely grab off the chance of your baby becoming a star.
So you need to be available when the agency calls.
Try To Comfort Your Child
Keeping your child fully relaxed and in the comfort zone is all you can do at the casting. It can be done quickly by bringing the favorite toys of your child. Having an extra family member with you can also be useful.
Arrive Early At The Shoot
Arriving soon at the shoot is the best thing the moms can do. After reaching soon, they can be fully prepared for the shoot starts by feeding the baby properly and making them comfortable with the place.
This plays the vital role as the baby doesn't look sleepy and grumpy.
Stay Calm And Don't Be Nervous
For keeping the baby relaxed, the mom needs to be gentle because feeling the nervousness will automatically make your baby feel it. Your baby will catch their emotion by self.
Don't Try To Force It
Some babies may be comfortable at home but aren't satisfied with the sets as the strangers surround them. The cameras and light can also make them uncomfortable, and it is normal.
So if your baby is not enjoying it and the environment then don't make him/her do.
Do A Good Research
It is essential to do proper research for finding the best agency for your baby. Finding a reputed organization takes a lot of time because there a lot of fake and scams. You can just do it by asking the mommies of other modeling babies.
Make It Fun And Enjoy The Day
With their baby working, the moms need to enjoy the shoot thoroughly so that it turns out the enjoyable experience for you too.
It is an excellent opportunity for moms to find new friends out there and having fun with their child making a good career.
This was all about kids, babies & toddlers casting calls in Eutaw AL 35462 2017. Hope you have enjoyed this article. Don't forget to share this article with your friends and family.