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Choosing The Right Niche For Your Blog
m-Blogger.web.id - What is a niche? Why should choose the right niche for your blog? Maybe it's in my friends head while reading the title above. Plain language of the niche is "certain markets". So when creating a blog, market. Which one is your target?
Find Out The Number Of Searches Of Niche Blog That You Will Choose
So consider my friends have already made a list nichenya. Now make a list of keywords in any niche, and test the keywords on the Google Keyword Planner.
One who needs friends noticed that the Google Keyword planner is different from the keyword tool, because Keyword search option Planner does not provide the broad (wide), and phrases (phrases). So there is only Exact search (Right).
What is the proper search? That means the keywords entered must be exactly the same with the visitor typed. So just make it be easy for you. Do research simply by using short tail keywords. If you are looking for long tail then most of the results are nil.
What is a short tail keywords? That means that the keyword 'only consists of 1-3 words. For example SELL CHEAP LAPTOP. So go "meditation" in your room to collect as much as possible short of niche keywords that you shoot.
Calculate The Potential Visitors Of The Niche You Choose
Make some short of niche keywords and combine the total monthly searches. Use the number of local monthly searches if you only targets in the Indonesian region alone. What is the total amount you earn?
Multiply that amount by 50% and then to 30 to get your daily traffic potential in the niche is when you become the best in the niche. If you do not like the numbers that you see, then maybe it is time you look for another niche. And say to yourself lucky not already a waste of effort to make this blog.
Someone asked why should multiplied by 50%? Quite simply, because not everyone clicking on rank 1 in Google. According to research from some observers SEO in america there, rank 1 only gets about 50% of the total search clicks.
Observe Competition From Niche You Choose
Not all niche was OK though many quest. Indeed most of the niche that quest much like chewing a brick and make bleeding gums. So after you collect the keyword time to go into battle and get to know who your opponent.
If anyone says I know your competition is by looking at the number of pages of the search results, then it is a big lie. The only way to determine keyword competition is to recognize who your opponent on the first page. The one on the second page and so on are not important at all.
Open Google, well for .co.id and .com and enter one by one keyword that you shoot and see who your opponent. Enter the URL of the home page to see how many ahrefs.com and backlinknya is more than 5000, if the average backlinknya dofollow, whether a variation of more than 200 reference domain. If yes, then be prepared to work hard.
Why work hard? Because ahrefs.com was far from accurate. So usually realnya value is 10-20 times of that shown by ahrefs. Well, now what if it turns out the results are so much more than that. Forget to work hard, because you will fight tooth and nail for a few months to front.
Do You Choose A Blog Niche Commercial?
Once you know that search a lot, and you also know that there can beat them on the first page. So the next question, if you can produce something of that blog? For example: how profitable value if after you install popular blog adsense. Or how much potential if you are marketing a product that fits a niche affiliate you.
To issue this one are endless when discussed in this blog, so I recommend to my friends around the forums offender internet marketing or online business to "gain experience".
Once you fix that with all of the above, please start to make your own blog on blogspot or mywapblog or you can also try to create your own website using WordPress CMS.... Good Luck!


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Oskar Erbslöh (1879 - 1910)
Oskar Erbslöh (1879–1910) was a German pilot. His short life centred primarily on his passion for flying. The son of a businessman, he gathered his first experience of ballooning at the age of 25. He subsequently took part in both national and international balloon races. In 1908, he founded Rheinisch-Westfälische Motorluftschiff-Gesellschaft, a manufacturer of engine-powered airships. The dirigible balloon Erbslöh was built here. The airship crashed during a test flight, killing Oskar Erbslöh and the four other passengers.

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The Momentatron is a device developed to measure the intrinsic transverse momentum distribution of an electron beam emitted from a photocathode material.
The cathode sample is mounted in an electrically isolated holder and floated at 10kV. Electrons are emitted from a small laser-illuminated spot from a UV monochromator on the cathode sample and accelerated through a grounded mesh grid. They then then impact a microchannel plate electron multiplier coupled to a phosphor screen The resulting image is read out using a 16-bit high resolution CCD detector.


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Al-Hamid, Muhammad Baqir (2007) PERSEPSI TENTANG POLIGAMI (STUDI PADA SUAMI, ISTRI PERTAMA DAN ISTRI KEDUA). Other thesis, University of Muhammadiyah Malang.
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By Law or Religion, a husband is permitted to have more than one wife. In fact, polygamy is a better way for men than cheating with another woman or get into free sex, because it's risk of breaking the norm and getting social sanction, such as from their family and society, losing their career, getting diseases, wasting their money, and any other psychology effect that may happen. However, many women are willing and do not mind of getting polygamy. In the other hand, a husband, first wife, and second wife who will have polygamy, least of thinking about the psychology effects to their family. Whereas, polygamy has big effects to family life, that may cause problems in the family. This research aims to know perception of husband, first wife, and second wife to face polygamy. This research is a descriptive qualitative research. There are three families used as subjects for this research, each family consist of a husband, first wife, and second wife. To do this research, researcher use snow ball sampling, to collect the data researcher use semi structured interview with each subject, and for the validity of this research, it uses a triangulation source. The result of this research shows that husband commonly agree with polygamy, because polygamy may to avoid them from any sexual act outside of marriage or cheating with another woman, and polygamy can give them many children, and also give them more biological satisfaction. First wife said that it's really hurt their feelings, even though finally they will be agree with it, because of the awareness of their self less and they worry if their husband is cheating with another woman behind them. First wife accept the polygamy, cause they don't want to be a widow, they think about their children happiness, and also because they don't have enough materiel to live alone. Second wife said that polygamy is something that usually happens, and many men have done it. In their perception, it's not a problem if husband can act fairly to each wife, and first wife has permitted his husband to polygamy, moreover Islam permitted it. Second wife want to polygamy, because they want to have a prosperous husband that can give them a better life.
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This rich gold pack is specially formulated with high percentage of 24 carat gold leaves which gives an instant shine and luster to the facial skin. It leaves your skin with a smooth and polished look.
What factors contribute to skin's aged and unhealthy look?
Collagen, the protein that "supports" our skin is produced lesser, as we age. Along with loss of elastin, this makes our skin lose its elasticity; leading to appearance of wrinkles. Adding to this is free radical cell damage that is increased by UV exposure. This exposure also results in tanning, pigmentation and freckling.
With growing age, epidermis (outermost layer of skin) thins out, increasing the damaging effect of UV radiations. Moreover there is a reduction in the growth of new skin cells; which is imperative for skin repairing and health. All these factors combined result in an aged and unhealthy looking skin.
How does Gold help in skin revitalization?
Gold is truly a skin rejuvenator. It reduces inflammation; heals the skin; detoxifies it; as well as prevents premature aging of the skin; giving it health and glow. Firstly, it slows down secretion of the skin-darkening pigment, or melanin. Melanin is responsible for darkening of the skin-tone, as well as discoloration.
Next, it improves the cell turnover rate; increasing the production of new skin cells. It even preserves the elastin; maintaining the elasticity of the skin. And also improves the production of collagen, an essential skin protein. This delays the onset of wrinkles and skin sagging.
A higher cell turnover and its anti-inflammatory property, help in accelerating healing of rashes, burns, eczema, fungal and other skin problems.
What is Saffron and how does it help in skin's revitalization?
Obtained from the flower of Crocus sativus is the popular spice called Saffron, or kesar, used since ancient times due to its powerful cleansing, toning and anti bacterial properties. It not only prevents and fights skin infections, but also works against acne by removing dead skin cells and excess oil, hence keeping pores from clogging.
Its ability to stimulate collagen formation and cellular regeneration makes it a powerful anti oxidant which delays appearance of wrinkles and maintains skin's elasticity. It is also a popular skin lightening agent due to its ability to lighten sun tan, as well as marks from acne, blemishes and pigmentation. It also evens out complexion and repairs dry skin.
What is Lemon Peel Extract? And how does it contribute to revitalization of skin?
Extract from lemon's skin or rind, scientifically called Citrus limon, and commonly known as lemon peel extract, has been used over several years as an astringent, toner and anti microbial, due to its acidic properties. It maintains skin's oiliness and pH balance and also calms skin's redness and minor rashes.
It is also known to remove impurities and dead cells from the skin's surface and promote growth of new cells. It also has bleaching properties which help lighten pigmentation, sun-tan and acne marks. It has also been used to work against acne and better skin's elasticity.
What is Manjistha and what does it do for skin revitalization?
An excellent skin care herb, manjistha helps in faster healing of skin tissues; while it prevents formation of ugly scars. It also helps fight against acne, and a number of other recurrent skin infections. Even diseases that cause edema and oozing are well taken care of by it.
Anti-inflammatory by nature, it helps calm, soothe and smooth the skin; as well as reduces itching. Manjistha is also effective against pigmentation anomalies; including freckles and pigmentation loss. Topical application of this herb gives the skin glow and a beautiful reddish tinge.
What is the role of Vitamin E in revitalizing the skin?
Vitamin is a powerful skin rejuvenator. Firstly, it minimizes the damage that the skin might have suffered due to UV rays; while protecting it from any further damage as well. It is also an excellent non-comedogenic (non-pore-blocking) moisturizer, for dry skin.
A powerful anti-oxidant, it helps fight signs of premature aging; by stimulating collagen production, as well as that of new skin cells. As such it helps in maintaining the skin's elasticity; and delays the onset of wrinkles. Healthy cellular regeneration helps fade away present wrinkles too.
Vitamin E is also known for its properties as a cleanser; as well as its ability to reduce acne scars, dark spots and other blemishes.


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Highlights of today's show:
- The "4-1-1 on" series continues with my experience on living on one income
- Living on one income is not for everybody, but many want to and can't figure out how
- It is doable . . . if you make the necessary choices
- Things to consider before making the decision to move to one income
- For our family it has been a great decision that we don't regret one bit
According to surveys, about 1 out of 5 families in America today live off one income. That is a drop off from about 35% in the late 1970's. Now there is nothing wrong with having a two income family and neither way is better than the other, but I have noticed from working with families over the years that many would like to become a one income household but don't know how they can afford to. On today's show, I share the 4-1-1 on living on one income by sharing how our family has done it for the past three years.
The first thing you have to realize is that living on one income is doable if you make the necessary choices. Just because you don't make six figures doesn't mean you can't survive on one income. But being able to live on one income does mean you have to make it your #1 priority. Those that are able to live on one income make choices in their spending that reflect that.
Second, you also have to realize that a lot of times, living on one income means you have a lot less wiggle room than most. There usually won't be a lot of excess in your budget, therefore you can't afford to be sloppy with your finances. This will force you to be on the same page financially as your spending must align, but it will also improve your marriage as you will communicate better and turn "his" and "hers" into "ours".
Finally, before you actually make the jump you need to consider three things. First determine what is holding you back. Are your monthly expenses too high? Is there debt you can eliminate or pay down that will lower your monthly commitments? Second, have a fully funded emergency fund. It's important to have this anyway, but especially if you have one income. The worst thing that could happen would be for you to have an emergency right after going down to one income and have no cash in the bank to cover it. Third, test it out. Go ahead and budget on one income and see what that would look like in your life. Test it out for a while and then you can determine if this is something you really want to do.
If you would like any help in determining how your family can make it on one income I would be more than glad to help you.
You can subscribe to future Podcasts through Feedburner, Stitcher SmartRadio, or iTunes. Or you may listen to the podcast on the JW's Financial Coaching Facebook Fan page. In addition, if you have enjoyed the show for a while now, please leave a review of the podcast on iTunes. For a step by step video of how that works, please watch this video on how to leave a review in iTunes.
If you have any comments, questions, or ideas for future shows you can send them to me and I will integrate them into a future show. There are two ways to get in touch with me: 1.) Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com – Please put "podcast" in the subject line and keep your questions brief so they are readable on air. 2.) Simply fill out the form on the contact page. Please fill out your name, email, and your question/comment/suggestion and we will read it on air.
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So what are Fears and Phobias?
Not surprisingly there are probably very few of us that do not have any fears or phobias. Even if it's as simple as a fear of spiders, or perhaps going to sleep with a light on as you may find the dark uncomfortable. Many such fears are manageable and the majority of people may experience them at some point in their lives with little or no impact.
Some people, however, have fears or phobias that limit their opportunities in life:
The frequent flyer with a fear of flying may find being in a plane uncomfortable, but tolerate this. However, someone with a far more serious fear, or phobia, of flying may in extreme cases just a aid flying altogether.
Equally, a person with a fear of open spaces may avoid large parks, fields and sports grounds. Whereas someone with a more serious fear, or perhaps agoraphobia, may never leave their home.
Here is a list of the more common fears and phobias that we get consulted about:
- Spiders – Arachnophobia
- Flying – Aviatopophobia
- Water – Hydrophobia
- Heights – Acrophobia
- Enclosed Spaces – Claustrophobia
- Open Spaces – Agorophobia
- Crowds – Demophobia
- Darkness – Nyctophobia
- Dentists – Odontophobia
- Speaking in Public – Glossophobia
- Needles – Aichmophobia
- Death or Dying – Thanatophobia
- Being Sick – Emetophobia or Emetephobia (may also be known as phagophobia, vomitophobia, vomit phobia, sickness phobia)
- Being judged or put on the spot – Social Phobia, or Scopophobia
- Urinating in front of others, shy bladder, paruresis, toilet anxiety or toilet phobia
- Defecating (either alone, or in earshot of others), stools and losing bowel control – Coprophobia, or Corporophobia
The list of fears and phobias is endless as people really can be fearful of anything in their thoughts and lives so please don't think that we can't help you if your fear or phobia is not listed above. What is important is that, if your fear or phobia is having a negative impact upon you, or if it is limiting your full participation in life, or if your fear or phobia is becoming more severe and is beginning to dominate your life then it is probably time to do something about it and take steps to rid yourself of your fear or phobia.
How Hypnotherapy Can Help – in Portsmouth
Perhaps there is an special occasion, or an upcoming event that you would like specific help with. Maybe you want to go on holiday, but the thought of travelling on a plane is too much. Or your family want to go camping, but you can't stand the thought of spiders near you and you want some help to reduce your anxieties in relation to spiders; or perhaps you have a fear of dogs and are soon to go and stay with a friend who has a dog. For these types of issues, hypnosis, combined with suggestion therapy will enable you to reduce your fear or anxiety and to feel much more in control.
It will provide you with a greater sense of self. It will boost self-confidence and self-esteem. It will help you build on your self-belief and give you a strong positive image of yourself being calm and self-assured in your upcoming event.
An added bonus is that hypnosis is wonderfully relaxing and reduces stress levels
Here at Portsmouth Hypnotherapy we are experienced in helping people to overcome their fears and phobias over specific events. This normally takes a single session, which can take place a couple of weeks before the event.
Perhaps your issues are more long term or pervasive and you have found that your fear or phobia is having a limiting effect upon your life? Or perhaps you would like to remove and resolve all future issues in relation to your fear or phobia?
In these circumstances it is likely that you would benefit most from a course Cognitive Processing and Integration (CPI) therapy.
Or it may be that the Thrive programme is what's right for you.
James came to see me in June 2017 for his fear of flying and after a single session he recently sent me this email:
"Just wanted to say that the flight to Mauritius was absolutely fine, I barely felt nervous at all and was just casually reading a magazine at take off. My wife was almost border line annoying at how relaxed I was, "what was all the fuss about" came to mind considering I'd avoided flying for all of my adult life (12 years in total)! I still found myself listening to every noise the plane made but as the 11 hour flight went on I felt more and more at ease. The holiday was absolutely amazing and as I was feeling extra confident we even went on a helicopter ride (see attached photo). Now that the world has opened up to me I've got flights booked to New York, Greece and Switzerland and am looking forward to all of them. Thanks very much for your help, it really made a difference"
"I had a fear of flying for over 14 years. I had tried alcohol, sedatives and various CD's, books etc to no avail. I met with Nigel but felt negative as to whether anything would alleviate my fear. After my one session I didn't feel any different. Four weeks later I flew to the USA and immediately noticed the difference. My fear had completely disappeared. I flew on four flights in 11 days and cannot understand what my fear was ever based on. I would recommend anyone to seek advice/help from Nigel you have nothing to lose."
Treatment with Nigel at Portsmouth Hypnotherapy can help to resolve your problems.
To contact Nigel for a confidential discussion, or to book your free 30 minute Initial Consultation please contact Nigel on mobile 07702 042220
Email: email@example.com
There will be a nominal charge of £20.00 if the initial consultation lasts more than 30 minutes. Skype consultations also available.
Hypnotherapy Portsmouth - providing professional therapy services to the people of Portsmouth, Cosham, Drayton, Havant, Hayling Island, Waterlooville, Fareham and Gosport.


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Memorial Day is a lot of fun for families! While you're out enjoying your long weekend, please keep these 10 pet tips in mind!
1. Keep the Leftovers to a Minimum. If you're having a BBQ this Memorial Day weekend, try to keep the leftovers to a minimum. Foods like onions, garlic, coffee, avocado, and grapes are all hazards for your pet. Bones from meat, cooked and raw bones, are also very risky. Bones can cause broken teeth, fragments can get lodged into the mouth, bones that splinter can also cause intestinal obstruction and even perforation!
2. Keep Alcohol Away. Alcohol is extremely dangerous to dogs! In severe cases, alcohol consumption can lead to comas, or even death from respiratory failure. Keep the beer and spirits as far away from pet as possible!
3. Provide Plenty of Shade and Water. If you're going to be out in the sun, try to provide plenty of shade and water for your pet. If you have a pet that has a flat face, like a Pug or Himalayan cat, be mindful that they are more susceptible to heat stroke since they cannot pant as effectively. Try to keep these pets in an air-conditioned indoors as much as possible.
4. Leash Up! There will be many people and pets out and about this weekend. We often see hit by car and dog fight cases around this time of year, most of these accidents are easily preventable with a leash.
5. Skip the Insect Repellent and Sunscreen. Avoid putting insect repellent and sunscreen on your pet. Chemicals in these products can easily be licked off and are toxic when digested. If you would like to protect your pet from bugs and the sun, there are plenty of dog and cat friendly formulated products sold at your local pet store.
6. Supervise Pets Around Water. Please don't leave your dog or cat unsupervised around bodies of water. Many Idaho rivers are moving very quickly this time of year and it would be easy for a pet to get swept up and carried down stream. If you pet loves swimming, in addition to supervising your pet, it's always a great idea to invest in a life jacket as well.
7. Prevent Fleas and Ticks. We all love camping, so do fleas and ticks! To prevent your pet from picking up nasty fleas and disease infested ticks, talk to your veterinarian about preventatives. There are literally hundreds of flea and tick products to choose from that meet every pet parent's budget and application preference.
8. Keep Your Pet Away from Fire. Unless they are hot dogs, dogs and fires don't mix! Keep matches, lighter fluid, and candles out of reach. If your pet ingests any of these items, bring him or her into your local emergency veterinarian immediately! Also, if you plan on grilling or setting up a fire pit, keep your pets as far away as possible.
9. Prevent Illnesses. Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease spread through the urine of infected animals and is often found in soil and water. This is a zoonotic diseases, which means the bacterial infection can spread from your pet to you! Luckily, there is a leptospirosis vaccine that can protect against this disease. We highly recommend the vaccine if you have dog that goes hiking, camping, or enjoys swimming.
10. Make Sure Your Pet Is Wearing Identification. Pet parents can go above and beyond to keep their fur babies safe but pets can still somehow manage to slip out the front door. Whether it's the guest that accidentally left the front door open a split second to long or the well behaved dog that gets frightened and takes off from the sound of fireworks, pets often go missing during the holidays. As a safety precaution, make sure all of your pets are wearing a collar with tags that identify you as their family and a phone number to contact you with. You can also get your dogs and cats microchipped as an extra safety precaution


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Dark Chocolate Guards Against Brain Injury
If you're going to eat chocolate, make sure you're eating the type of chocolate that could help guard against a common cause of sudden death… Researchers have discovered that epicatechin, a compound in dark chocolate, may protect your brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals that shield nerve cells from damage. An hour and a half after feeding mice a single dose of epicatechin, animals that had ingested the compound suffered significantly less brain damage following an induced stroke.
Eurekalert reports: "While most treatments against stroke in humans have to be given within a two- to three-hour time window to be effective, epicatechin appeared to limit further neuronal damage when given to mice 3.5 hours after a stroke. Given six hours after a stroke, however, the compound offered no protection to brain cells."


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Homily by Bishop Sergios at midnight of Pascha, 2004.
Recordings of homilies and talks from the audio archives of the Monastery. See the Homilies Index for listings by liturgical date and calendar year.
Though the Monastery follows the Old Calendar liturgically, for technical and archival purposes all homilies are identified by the civil calendar date on which the homily was recorded.
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"Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, she shall have music wherever she goes", so went the old nursery rhyme.
Our present day is saturated with music. It has been said: "Nothing is more singular to this generation than its addiction to music". With iPod, satellite radio, and even with antiquated CD's, everyone from pre-teens to "Millenials" must have melody (pseudo or genuine), on the work site, in the car or public transit, on the beach, at the game, and certainly during homework assignments.
In researching the subject of hockey players and music, one publicist from an NHL team opined: "I doubt that any (team name withheld) from the 1950's had the slightest bent to be musically inclined!"
As this missive unfolds it will be revealed not only that that impression was unfounded, but that pucksters from most decades not only enjoyed music, but played it.
It is no surprise that current NHL'ers who have reached their peak in the New Millennium are keen about a common musical genre. Call it "rock" or "hip hop", but it does not include the Blue Danube Waltz, Spring In the Rockies, or Flight of the Bumblebee.
Information about Henrik Lundqvist's involvement in a Swedish rock and, playing his acoustic guitar, and being the featured artist at the opening of Sean Avery's sports bar, is readily available of the net. It is said that he has been known to ride around in taxis in the Big Apple pounding out tunes on his guitar.
Drew Stafford is a talented guitarist as well, and has performed at concerts in Buffalo. His taste in melody must be broad since has also made music in the city's Philharmonic Orchestra.
Joffrey Lupul, Kris Versteeg, Zdeno Chara, and Ryan Miller have also been active in making melody of various sorts in recent years. It is said that Ray Bourque is a karaoke fan, and enjoys getting in front of one of those machines and belting out tunes.
Ken Baumgartner once made a CD, and a cassette with the same pieces of heavy-metal songs, the proceeds of the sales of which went to the City of Hope Leukemia Fund.
Darren McCarty's approach to hockey seemed to jive with his choice of music as well. It was described as a combination of punk and heavy metal. He was the lead singer of his band called "Grinder", named after the forward line of which he was a part with the Red Wings. In the off season the group played shows in and around the Motor City. In 2002 they wrote and recorded their debut CD, entitled "Gotta Keep Movin".
But this column is traditionally top heavy with the more vintage kind of hockey history so again, the majority of space will be given over to reminiscing about the game's players personal involvement in melody in the days gone by.
Frank Fredrickson, of Icelandic stock, first came to the attention of the hockey world when he was the leading light in the Winnipeg Falcon's gold medal victory in the 1920 Olympics. He attracted the attention of Lester Patrick of the PCHA Aristocrats. More than once he journeyed to Winnipeg to woo him into pay-for-play shinny. The slick centre was not only committed to the Royal Air Force, but was the violinist in the Fort Garry Hotel orchestra. He had played in a dance band during his university days as well. He loved music. He especially loved his violin. When rescued after the ship in which he was sailing was torpedoed, he was still clutching his precious fiddle. He could actually play six stringed instruments, but that was his favourite. It took some fancy talking to get him to change his plans.
After the 1921-22 season in Victoria concluded, he returned home to open a music store with his equally-talented wife. He relented, however, and played nine more seasons in the Coast loop and the NHL.
If his mother had had her way, the great Howie Morenz would have played the piano as well as he played hockey. She herself was an accomplished pianist, and his father was pretty talented on the violin. So she arranged for piano lessons for the budding puckster. However, instead of reporting to his teacher, Ida Hothman, he would race down to the pond and skate and play "keep away" until dark. When Mrs. Morenz inquired about the struggling maestro's progress, she was told he was doing fine, but she hadn't seen him for weeks. Dean Robinson, in the "Stratford Streak's" biography claims that Howie never did learn to play the 88 keys, but mastered the ukulele later in life.
Charlie Gardiner, the whiz netminder of the early 1920's and 1930's was a talented soloist. He often performed on local radio in his adopted city of Chicago. David Bidini writes that he used to break into song while facing incoming forwards. Eddie Shore especially was irritated by this tactic and used to argue that he deserved to be penalized. Doubtless he burned when referees used to call for their favourite tunes instead.
On October 1, 1921, the Ottawa Citizen included this lighthearted insert on its pages:
"The Ottawa Hockey Club is in danger of losing Frank Nighbor, its brilliant centre man. He has not accepted an offer from Eddie Livingstone (the Toronto hockey icon), nor has he jumped to the Western Outlaws (the PCHA, the NHL's major competitors for talent). Frank has gone on stage. He and other Pembroke residents launched an amateur performance and "Dutch" is said to have gone so big that Klaw and Erlanger have flashed him an offer. Nighbor's hit, in fact, is said to be almost as sensational as he scored the night he sang 'Sweet Adeline' in the Barron Hotel, Vancouver. The Ottawas intend to send a deputation up to Pembroke shortly to attend Nighbor's debut."
A year and a half later, in 1922-23, the Ottawa Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens in a two-game, total goal series, 3-2, to take the Eastern Championship. They were then required to meet the champions of the PCHA and the winners of the WCHL post-season in challenge for the Stanley Cup. In preparation to meet Vancouver on March 16th, the capital city sextet headed west by train. Somehow they managed to smuggle a piano aboard their Pullman. Eddie Gerard, who not only wrote music, and played by ear, was plopped on the bench and asked to serenade the boys on their way. They enjoyed his renditions so much that they would hardly allow him to stop playing. By the time they arrived in Sudbury his fingers were so blistered that the concert was called off for medical reasons.
In 1935 Tony Savage rejoined the ranks of the Montreal Canadiens after a brief stint with the Bruins. His real name is Gordon Donald, but when his teammates discovered that he had studied Italian opera for several years, the decided he needed a more ethnic nickname, so he became "Tony". He was an accomplished tenor soloist, and gave recitals in both Canada and the USA. He was able to produce newspaper clippings of favourable accolades about his accomplishments on the stage.
Tony Savage
In January 1942 Detroit Red Wings set aside an evening for "Syd Howe Night". It was a tribute to the perseverance of the team's veteran, about whom it was said: "As (Syd) Howe goes, the Wings go!" For 29 years his record of the fastest goal in a playoff overtime stood. He also scored six goals in a single match on Feb. 3, 1944.
So he was worthy of this honour. A man of few words, he "let his fingers do the talking" sitting down to a spinet piano presented to him on behalf of fans. The press reported that "he tickled the ivories to the delight of the fans" It was a storybook occasion, since he scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over the visiting Blackhawks.
Tom O'Neill has the distinction of being the only Maple Leaf Gardens usher who also played for the NHL sextet. For three seasons he skated at right wing for the St. Mike's Junior squad, where he was tagged with the moniker "Windy" because he loved to debate. He was accomplished on the 88 keys, and was tagged the "best pianist in the NHL". An added nickname, "the Bach and Boogie Woogie Boy" followed him wherever he went—first with Leafs from 1943 through 1945, , and then while he was a Quebec Ace and part of the Halifax Crescents team. In fact, while in La Belle Province he boarded with a lady who continually got peeved with him for the kind of music he chose—much more Boogie Woogie than Bach.
Don Raleigh, whose slight build gained him the agnomen of "Bones", was a music enthusiast. Like O'Neill, his tastes varied from boogie-woogie to classical. He had a large phonograph collection, and, while he had some Dixie Land discs, he favoured Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn. He also played the banjo ukulele.
Until Glenn Healy came along, Dunc Fisher, who patrolled the wing for the Rangers and Bruins in the 1950's, was the only NHL bagpipes player. He played for the pipe band in his hometown of Regina.
During that same era, Brian McFarlane of Hockey Night in Canada discovered that the talented Ron Ellis, the sturdy right winger of the Maple Leafs, was also quite an accomplished singer and guitar player. Many of his close associates were surprised that he, normally quiet and self-effacing, consented to tape a performance for an in-between-periods special on a Wednesday night telecast. The familiar folk songs of the era, "King of the Road", and "The Green Green Grass of Home", were recorded when Ron and some friends entertained at a retirement home.
The Redmond brothers, Mickey and Dick, enjoyed jam sessions with their guitars. Often on a summer evening if one drove by the family home, he could hear a piano and the guitars blasting out folk or country styling. Dick, who was better on the strings, once gave an impromptu performance at Ontario Place.
There are always surprises when one seeks out musical talent among those who are known for robust performances on the ice. This certainly applies to one Don "Grapes" Cherry, who has kept TV audiences on their toes for years on "Coach's Corner". But while some have suggested his finger movements on that programme imitate the stance of a piano player, his actual choice was a pipe and drum band. During the 1967 off season he was part of the Rochester band, marching in parades there and in other centres.
That same year, the ageless Johnny Bower got into the act. He and his son, John Jr., recorded a disc that had children and Christmas in mind. The feature ditty was "Honky the Christmas Goose", with "Banjo Mule" on the flip side. They were accompanied by a local group called the Rinky Dinks. The song was written by a local story teller, Chip Young. Bower, whose vocals had previously been confined to the shower stall, was said to have a "warm, homey-type voice".
In the summer of 1961 "Boom Boom" Geoffrion created a resounding sound different than that of the puck banging on the arena boards. He appeared alongside Joan Fairfax on the "Parade" programme on CBC television. His style was that of a "crooner", a common musical genre in those days. He followed that performance up with a guest appearance on Shirley Harmer's "A Summer Night" show. He also made a hit on the French-language "Tonight of Never" show, and even made a recording called "En Français". His talent was impressive enough to catch the attention of Ed Sullivan, variety show guru of that era. His aspirations to make singing a post-retirement career were dashed when he stopped a puck in the throat, damaging his vocal chords.
Another shinny personality who does not seem to fit the harmony habitat is none other than "Iron Mike" Keenan. While playing hockey at St. Lawrence University he also was the lead vocalist for a college rock group called "Nicky and the Nice Guys" (did he go into a phone booth to assume his new guise a detested bench boss?). Sports Illustrated did a feature on this avocation noting that "he could not play an instrument, and sang with an incredibly flat voice". His signature song was "Peanut Butter". Even on stage he had an aptitude to control those in the audience, with a strange ability to make them follow his directions—including bringing a guy up on the platform and spreading beurre d'arachide on him.
Bryan Trottier loved country music and, at the age of 15, his parents used to sneak him into honky tonks and bars on both sides of the border to promote the talent they perceived in their son. But he never caught on as a professional with the chords on his guitar—so he turned to his other love—hockey. The NHL and the New York Islanders were winners on that exchange.
In 1976 goalie Phil Myre's other gift was made public. His wife was a classical music pianist, and was in the process of teaching him that instrument as well. In the meantime, as a self-taught guitarist, his passion was strumming to his favourite country music ditties.
Stan Fischler preferred to call hockey players who were a bit looney, "The Flakes of Winter". One character, who played a star role in his volume was Gilles Gratton, who once tended goal for the Rangers. Despite the fact that he claimed he was a Spanish Count in a former life and that he refused to play if the moon was not in the right place in its "orbit", he was a very talented musician. He never took a lesson in his life, yet, on impulse he would just doff his jacket, plop down on the piano bench, and classical music wafted from those 88 keys as if by magic.
Had not the book been penned previous to Claude Lemieux's tenure in the Big Time, Stanley would surely have included him in one of the chapters. A spaced out, accident-going-somewhere-to-happen agitator on the ice, he was once called a "cancer" by his coach—referring to his disruptive effects on his team. But there was occasion when he was a featured soloist on a New Jersey Devils Sports-Channel special. Accompanied by his wife Carole on the piano, he belted out "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me!" He admitted that she was better as a pianist than he was a vocalist.
In 1979 Platinum Records, in cooperation with Alan Thicke, released a 45 rpm record entitled "Hockey Sock Rock". The Ranger Rockets, led by Phil Esposito, along with Ron Duguay, Dave Maloney, Pat Hickey, and John Davidson—accompanied by Thicke's band, in his studio, produced this disc to fund The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Scribbled on Pat Hickey's personal copy of the platter, in Thicke's by his own hand, was this tongue-in-cheek suggestion: "Don't Give Up Your Day Job!"
A couple of years later, the L.A. Kings Triple Crown Line of Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor, and Charlie Simmer, got into the act. Calling themselves the "Puck Tones", they recorded a video featuring a song called "Please Forgive My Misconduct Last Night". The obvious reference to being caught in naughtiness on the ice is a clever pun. Because both numbers are available on the net, there is no need to print them here.
Space does not permit a sampling of other NHL'ers who have dabbled in do re mi fa so la ti do. The list includes Gilbert Dionne, Joey Juneau, Guy LaFleur, Jamie Allison, Ian Turnbull, Dave Schultz, Chris Chelios, Brad Dalgarno, and Kelly Hrudey.
But no expose would be complete without at least a cameo appearance by Francis Michael "King" Clancy. When he came to Chicago to referee, the Stadium's rascally organist, Al Melgard, would strike up the tune "Three Blind Mice", as soon as the officials skated onto the ice. He sent word for him to cease and desist, since it stirred up the fans against them. Never caught flat-footed, the Windy City mystro switched gears. He played "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" instead.
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It was in early May, 2011, that 24 hand picked men of the Red Squadron of SEAL TEAM SIX attacked the compound in Abbotabad, Pakistan, where Osama Bin Laden had been in hiding for several years.
In Pakistan this above event is described as the country's worst national humiliation after 1971, when not only was Pakistan formally defeated in a major war, an independent Bangladesh was also carved out by vivisection of Pakistan.
After Osama's killing by American raiders, the Pakistan Government set up a 4 –member Commission of Inquiry headed by the seniormost judge of its Supreme Court, Justice Javed Iqbal. The other three members included Ashraf Jahangir Qazi who was some years back Pakistan's High Commissioner in New Delhi.
The Commission submitted its 336 – page report to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on January 4, 2013. He immediately declared the report as 'Classified.' But on July 8, Al Jazeera English Television managed to secure a leaked copy of the document and published it. The same day, obviously on the basis of the Al Jazeera report, The New York Times, The Guardian, and some other western papers also carried a summary of the report. I am reproducing the NYT report in this blog for regular readers of mine. In India, the Statesman has carried the story in two installments on July 20 and 21, as reported by Seema Mustafa, Resident Editor of The Sunday Guardian.
This report from NYT's London based Declan Walsh reads as under:
LONDON — Osama bin Laden lived unmolested in Pakistan for almost a decade because of the "collective incompetence and negligence" of the country's security forces, according to a scathing Pakistani government report that was leaked to the news media on Monday.
The four-member Abbottabad Commission, led by a Supreme Court judge, interviewed 201 people, including the country's intelligence leaders, in an effort to piece together the events around the American raid on May 2, 2011, that killed Bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda, and embarrassed the Pakistani government.
But although the commission's report was completed six months ago, the Pakistani authorities suppressed it, and the first leaked copy was made public by Al Jazeera on Monday (July 8).
The broadcaster published the 336—page report on its Web site, while acknowledging that there was one omission — a page of testimony from a Pakistani spy chief that appeared to describe elements of Pakistan's security cooperation with the United States.
Hours later, Pakistan's telecom regulator blocked access to Al Jazeera's Web site inside Pakistan.
In some ways, the commission hewed to expectations. In its findings, it leaned toward incompetence rather than conspiracy in explaining Pakistan's failure to catch Bin Laden after he arrived in the country in mid-2002, having fled the American assault at Tora Bora in Afghanistan.
But in other ways, the report was a surprise. It contained flashes of visceral skepticism about the testimony of key government officials, noted that key questions remained unanswered, and allowed for the possibility that some security officials had covertly helped Bin Laden.
"Connivance, collaboration and cooperation at some levels cannot be entirely discounted," it said.
The report offered tantalizing new details about life on the run for Bin Laden, as he shifted among six addresses in Pakistan from 2002 to 2011, when his American pursuers finally caught up with him. At times the Qaeda leader is said to have shaved his beard and worn a cowboy hat to avoid detection by Pakistani or American forces.
Once, a vehicle he was riding in was stopped for speeding, but the police officer failed to recognize him and let him go.
The report also took Pakistani officials to task for failing to shut down Central Intelligence Agency operations in the country, and variously portrayed American actions as illegal or immoral. It said the C.I.A. had used mainstream aid agencies as cover to spy on the Qaeda leader, employed "hired thugs" and grossly deceived its allies in the Pakistani government.
"The U.S. acted like a criminal thug," the report said.
For all its untempered language and institutional constraints, the report offered the most comprehensive official account yet of Bin Laden's time on the run in Pakistan and the American Navy SEALs raid that took his life.
The four-member commission was comprised of Justice Javed Iqbal of the Supreme Court, a retired police officer, a retired diplomat and a retired army general. It first met in July 2011, two months after the American raid, and has held 52 hearings and conducted seven field visits.
American officials did not cooperate with the commission, and on Monday, Jen Psaki, a State Department spokeswoman, declined to comment on the report. One senior American official who follows Pakistan said he had not yet read a copy of the commission's voluminous report, but he said that from summaries he had seen, the document appeared to offer "the Pakistan people some accounting of how Bin Laden came to end up where he did."
In many places, the Pakistani report seems to seethe with frustration at the failures of Pakistani officials to find Bin Laden before the Americans could get to him.
It highlighted inept border officials who allowed one of his wives to pass into Iran, inept municipal officials who failed to spot the unusual construction at his house, intelligence officials who hoarded information, and senior police officials who it deemed guilty of a "grave dereliction of duty."
The commission interviewed military officials who failed to detect American aircraft entering Pakistani airspace, and it noted that on the night of May 2, the first Pakistani fighter jets were scrambled 24 minutes after the Americans had left Pakistan with Bin Laden's body on board.
"The extent of incompetence, to put it mildly, was astounding, if not unbelievable," the report said.
The report noted that the military's powerful Inter-Service Intelligence directorate "completely failed to track down OBL" and contained detailed testimony from Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, then head of the spy agency.
The commission highlighted how the I.S.I. operates largely outside civilian control. General Pasha, in turn, retorted that the C.I.A. shared only disjointed intelligence about Bin Laden after 2001. The report noted that the Americans provided false information about Bin Laden's presence in four cities — Sargodha, Lahore, Sialkot and Gilgit — before alighting on Abbottabad.
"American arrogance knows no limits," General Pasha was cited as saying, as well as that Pakistan was "a failing state, even if we are not yet a failed state."The missing page of testimony from the leaked version published by Al Jazeera related to General Pasha's testimony. Al Jazeera noted on its Web site that, judging from the context, the missing material appeared to contain a list of seven demands the country's military leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, made to the United States after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Pakistani government officials did not comment on the veracity of the Al Jazeera report.
Also on Monday, The Associated Press reported that the top United States Special Operations commander had ordered military files about the Bin Laden raid to be purged from Defense Department computers and sent to the C.I.A., where they could be more easily shielded from public scrutiny.
Eric Schmitt contributed reporting from Washington.
L.K. Advani
New Delhi
21 July, 2013


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Chris Gethard (on tour now) landed Diddy as his guest @ UCB (where Daniel Kitson will be Monday night)
"I can never thank @iamdiddy enough. And everyone who helped make that happen on any level. Never give up. #diddygethard" – Chris Gethard
Puff Daddy & Chris Get Hard @ UCB (photo by Ari Scott)
"At about 11:30 p.m. [on Friday], Mr. Gethard (pronounced GETH-erd) could be found in his mended glasses, pacing the pea-green dressing room of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Chelsea. He had been told Diddy would be arriving soon, but then, that rapper had broken promises to him in the past, and he was trying to keep his expectations in check.
"He just lives on a different planet from me," said Mr. Gethard, who was drinking from a 16-ounce can of Red Bull and repeatedly applying ChapStick to his lips. "I have no idea why he's doing this."
Then, through a back door, Diddy arrived, as unassumingly as one could enter a room with a hulking bodyguard (as well as an assistant and his teenage son, Justin). Dressed casually in a thermal shirt and jeans, Diddy (whose given name is Sean Combs) introduced himself to Mr. Gethard and the other comedians he'd soon be performing with. They chatted about the night's routine and Mr. Gethard warned Diddy not to take personal offense at anything in the show.
"That's good," Diddy replied, "because I'll talk about everything.""
[NY Times]
The Apiary says the show "will surely be remembered as one of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater's most talked about "Were you there when…" moments in its history."
I don't know when the next edition of The Chris Gethard Show hits UCB in NYC, but you can catch Chris and the gang on tour across the country now, and with some effort you can figure out (or influence) exactly where. All I know (and they know) is that the tour ends at UCB n LA on 1/27. A video with some more info on the tour is below too.
Meanwhile, head to UCB in NYC on Monday night (1/17) to catch the next edition of Whiplash with special guests John Mulaney (SNL), Moshe Kasher, Mike Drucker, Jim Marsdale, and… Daniel Kitson who has that night off from his current St Ann's Warehouse run.
Video of Chris Gethard reaching out to Diddy, Diddy at UCB, videos of Gethard and friends on the road, and more below…
Introduction to The Chris Gethard Show Cross Country Adventure
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Have you ever switched on a light? Have you ever used a laptop or a smartphone? Have you ever ridden in a car or a bus? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you have used energy. As technology develops and the world's population grows, people need more and more energy. But meeting this need can be a challenge!
Since the Industrial Revolution, most energy for human activities has come from burning fossil fuels. People use fossil fuels to produce electricity, to run motor vehicles and to power factories. In 2013, fossil fuels supplied just over 80 percent of the world's energy.
But this won't always be the case. Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gasses, which world leaders interested in fighting climate change are trying to reduce. And one day, fossil fuels will simply run out. That's why scientists are getting more and more interested in renewable energy sources, like biofuels.
Did you know? Biofuels have been around since the 1800s! For instance, Rudolf Diesel's compression engine was designed to run on peanut oil. Also, Henry Ford's famous mass-produced Model T Ford first ran on ethanol.
Fossil fuels are solid, liquid or gaseous forms of hydrocarbons (compounds made of carbon and hydrogen). They come from long dead biological materials. For example, they might come from plant and animal materials gathered buried under many of layers of mud, rock and sand. Over time, the heat of the Earth and the pressure of these layers turn the dead material into fossil fuels. People can then excavate and use fossil fuels for energy.
On the other hand, biofuels are solid, liquid or gaseous fuels derived from recently dead or living plant material and animal waste. According to the International Energy Agency, the most commonly used biofuel is bioethanol (ethanol produced from plants, usually agricultural crops). It makes up over 90 percent of all biofuel usage. However, there are several other kinds of biofuels. You may have heard of some of them, like vegetable oil and peanut oil.
Did you know? Yeast can only ferment sugar into bioethanol in anaerobic (no oxygen) conditions.
As I already mentioned, fossil fuels won't be available forever. Not only that, they're also bad for the environment. Burning fossil fuels releases an enormous amount of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, into the environment. This contributes to global warming. Biofuel production can sometimes cause less carbon dioxide. For example, carbon dioxide emissions are 40 to 60 percent lower with biodiesel production than with diesel production.
People already have access to other alternative energy sources, like wind and solar energy. Because they're renewable, these sources are also sustainable. Biofuels are renewable, too. In other words, you can grow plant raw materials again and again to produce biofuels continuously.
Although people can excavate more fossil fuels, they can't easily create them. Once the fossil fuel deposits on Earth are completely used up, they'll be gone for a very long time. And you can substitute biofuels for fossil fuels in many ways. That's why researchers are so interested in them!
Did you know? Bioethanol can be a first-generation or second-generation biofuel. It's a first-generation biofuel when it's made from an edible material like sugar or wheat. It's a second-generation biofuel when it's made from non-edible materials like cellulose.
Scientists divide biofuels into three generations, depending on the raw materials used to produce them. First-generation biofuels are made mainly from food-related sources. Examples include starch from cereal plants like corn and wheat, sugar from sugar cane, vegetable oils and animal fats. Fuel can be made from these substances in many ways, including through the help of microorganisms (bacteria and other tiny organisms). For example, a fungus called Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) can ferment sugar into bioethanol.
Second-generation biofuels are produced from non-food sources. They are mainly made from cellulosic materials (inedible parts of plants). That's why they're also called cellulosic biofuels. Crop residues (what's left over after the edible part of a crop is harvested), wood and straw are examples of things that can produce cellulosic biofuels.
Third-generation biofuels are produced by certain species of algae. That's why they're also called algal fuels. Some algal species can secrete oily substances. These substances can be used as biofuels.
Algal biofuels have grabbed the interest of both manufacturers and scientists for a lot of reasons. For example, algal species often grow faster and produce much more oil than the best first-generation oil seed crops. However, large-scale algal biofuels are still very expensive to produce. Researchers are trying to develop better harvesting techniques and bioreactors (a type of instrument used to grow microorganisms).
So why isn't everyone using biofuels? Part of the reason is that many biofuels are expensive to produce. But biofuels are also renewable, so they impact the environment much less than fossil fuels. If new technologies can make biofuel production cheaper and more efficient, biofuels might soon become one of the best substitutes for fossil fuels.
From first generation biofuels to advanced solar biofuels (2016)
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Biofuels securing the planet's future energy needs (2009)
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"Holland America Line has enjoyed a very strong and close working relationship with NACTA. Our partnership with the trade is very important to us and our future.
With NACTA, Holland America Line has a robust marketing partnership that includes Agent Life magazine, NACTA training webinars and a major and visible role at the NACTA annual conference. NACTA Agents are always eager to promote our products and learn about our new and innovative programs to help them close more business.
We truly value our relationship with NACTA and look forward to growing the relationship even further as we introduce our newest vessel, ms Koningsdam, in April 2016."
-Charles J. Dunwoody, CTC, Senior Director, National Accounts, North America, Holland America Line
NACTA's Agent Life Magazine is one of the best magazine's in the travel industry. Rich in content, informative tips and ideas for the member travel consultants and I read each issue cover to cover. It's very good! -Sandy Stevens, Vice President Sales, Paul Gauguin Cruises.
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General Membership Meeting
Cathi Ruddy, Cindy Noori, Kathy Later, Robin Weitz, Terri Webb, Gabrielle Gottlieb and Haldis Toppel met in the clubhouse kitchen to prepare a wonderful meal for the members at the last GM meeting.
The menu for the evening's supper included: Appetizer; Kibbeh al Hammam, Main Course; Huckleberry's carrot and avocado salad, Whole Food's harvest couscous, Tamarind roasted vegetables, Haldis's baked salmon. Dessert consisted of Dr G's raw donut holes and almond date ginger snaps.
Everything was delicious and the ladies enjoyed cooking together.
President Cathi Ruddy introduced potential new members who were present, reported on proceeds from home tour, the club's upcoming events and introduced our guest speaker, PPWC member Dermatologist Dr. Nasreen Babu-Khan. Dr. Babu-Khan spoke about various types of skin health and care, answering questions that members had submitted. Her talk was interesting, educational and fun and included samples! Philanthropic Director Joanna Curtis closed the meeting with two items of business. First she reminded everyone about our March 10th Rummage Sale. Donations are needed and welcomed. Second, she presented the Grant Award Presentations and the Ballot for membership voting. Grant applicants were listed with their information and grant request for members to review. Then a ballot was handed out for the members to vote. Grants will be awarded on March 6.
It was truly an evening of friendship, fun and philanthropy!
The Kitchen crew for the January 9th dinner preparation: Terri Webb,
Kathy Later, Haldis Toppel, Cathi Ruddy, Cindy Noori and Robin Weitz. (not pictured Gabrielle Gottlieb)
Vice President Robin Weitz, Program Director Cindy Noori, and (not show) Cathi Ruddy created the menu.
Left to right: Robin Weitz, Haldis Toppel, President Cathi Ruddy. The menu was a wonderful variety of delicious foods: appetizer Kibbeh al Hammam, Main Course was Huckleberry's carrot and avocado salad, Whole Food's harvest couscous, Tamarind roasted vegetables and Haldis' baked salmon, Dessert was Dr G's raw donut holes and almond date ginger snaps.
Final touches and dinner was served.
Gabrielle Gottlieb, Clubhouse Director Nancy Niles, Kathy Later and Secretary Gina Jakel all approved the menu.


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Photo: Siri Pinter via Instagram
Ho ho ho! Looks like Santa brought Carson Daly an extra special gift this year... A wife! Daly tied the knot with his fiancée, Siri Pinter, in an intimate, Christmastime ceremony. Talk about holiday cheer!
The Voice host wed his longtime love in a low-key, Long Island ceremony, just for family and close friends. "Families come in all shapes and sizes... But all you need is love," Pinter captioned a sweet-as-Christmas-pie snapshot of herself and her brand new hubby walking down the aisle. "This happened yesterday and it was the best day of my life. Merry Christmas Eve from my family to yours!"
The bride looked breathtaking in a classic lace gown, clutching a natural, organic bouquet and giving us some serious effortlessly elegant vibes. Meanwhile, Daly was positively beaming over his new wifey, whom he met almost 10 years ago when Pinter was working as a writer's assistant on Last Call with Carson Daly. "She would walk into our meetings and I would look at the other dudes in the room, like, 'Do you see what I see?' It was undeniable," Daly previously told People of his sweetheart.
See More: 18 Wintery Wedding Bouquets
After getting engaged in 2013, the couple — who share three children together — announced that, due to their crazy busy schedules, they would be taking their time getting to the altar. "The husband and wife thing is just the bow around something," Daly said. "Our end game is we want to be together forever." Sounds like their winter wedding was just the Christmas bow on top of their fairytale-worthy love story!


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Angela Davis. Noam Chomsky. Denis Goldberg. Amy Goodman. Cornel West.
These are just a few of the prominent visitors who have come to Dartmouth to engage with students, faculty, and community members as part of an annual seminar and public lecture series organized by the Gender Research Institute at Dartmouth (GRID).
Now in its second full year, GRID recently announced the theme of its spring 2015 seminar, "Just Words: Free Speech and Social Change," which will draw a slate of more than a half-dozen feminist scholars, journalists, bloggers, and activists to campus between April 17 and May 12. Among them are Code Pink cofounder Medea Benjamin, author Rebecca Solnit, political analyst Zerlina Maxwell, scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, Women's Media Center cofounder Robin Morgan, and Guardian contributor Hannah Giorgis '13.
According to Annabel Martín, GRID's inaugural director, "GRID was created to bring together all of the gender-related research that takes place on the Dartmouth campus under one umbrella. It's a three-pronged approach—research, teaching, and activism."


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|January 14, 2010 06:45 PM EST
Firstly, and rather belatedly, a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to you - hopefully your festive break was enjoyable and are now suitably refreshed and ready to face the challenges and opportunities that will arise through 2010.
It's traditional (and never let it be said that were suffer from originality) at this time of year to dust down the crystal ball, gaze longingly into one's naval and predict what topics will dominate the news over the next 12 months. After much deliberation we are pleased to bring you our totally chartastic top 5.
1. Cloud Computing
It was last year's undoubted buzz word - but cloud computing is here to stay. Server efficiency, speed to market, instant test platforms, less capital expenditure, on demand resource are some of the oft quoted compelling reasons for switching to cloud computing and all of them will deliver quantifiable financial benefits. The key challenge for businesses in 2010 will not be to determine whether cloud computing is a viable technology but rather how can they derive benefit within their own organisations - full outsource, partial/hybrid solution? The managed hosting industry, on the other hand, will work hard during 2010 to allay the nagging doubts that exist around the Cloud's downtime and security issues. The next big cloud product offering from the hosting providers? Consultancy.
2. iSlate, iGuide, iCaptain, iWash or whatever Apple name their new tablet
According to every tech website on the planet, Apple plans to demonstrate its touchscreen tablet later this month (January 26th at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco - apparently). With the iPhone and iPod having just about picked up every gong going for gadget(s) of the noughties, it seems probable that this hotly awaited release will be the product of the 2010s. Well informed sources have hinted that the tablet will measure approximately 11 inches (diagonally), will run the iPhone operating system but with a resolution 5-6 times greater, and 7 times the touchable surface area. A 3G networking version will be available.
If, and it's a BIG IF, Apple have managed to overcome the tablet's Achilles Heel - battery length - then we confidently predict that 2010 will truly herald the mobile computing age.
3. Green IT
With the last decade ending with Copenhagen Climate Change conference and the world's attention focused on all things green, it is hardly surprising we've included this prediction as a key IT topic for 2010. The topic of green IT is so vast, including everything from electricity usage reduction, lower carbon footprints, component recycling to employees cycling to work. As such may organisations, faced with the green IT challenge have struggled with the key question of where to start? and have therefore reacted by sticking the 'corporate heads in the sand' in the hope that the tree huggers will all go away and concentrate on saving the rain forests. Well it's not going to happen. A combination of Government legislation and rinsing energy bills will focus accountants' minds on the green issue during 2010. Data centres account for the bulk of the energy costs in corporate networks and careful planning, either through outsourcing or applying greener principles in internal IT architectures, will result in reduced business costs. Implementing green practises is a long haul project but it is one that will benefit businesses this decade.
4. Social Networking for business
Do you remember when MSN and AOL chat were the preserve of the trendy and the young? It was only a few short years ago that businesses did their utmost to prevent employees from using these non compliant tools on their networks, citing everything from security breaches to staff productivity issues in an attempt to outlaw them. Today the use of messenger as a communication tool is common place within organisations - heck we even invite customers to chat online with us! Five years further on and we are now facing a similar scenario with social networking such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace etc. A real case of déjà vu: we use this stuff at home, bring it in to work with us and someone in risk management then has to figure out what to do with it, set some policies around its use and then find a way to manage it. Social networking is here to stay. The problem that business now faces is how to quantify its benefits: Revenue generating? Customer Interaction? Brand building? SEO enhancement? 2010 will be the year that social networks are given the shakedown, formally placed on the corporate agenda and answers found.
5. On Demand TV
Back in 2002, when iomart was leading the UK market in broadband services, I remember organising a meeting which included a live demonstration, with a Korean company who had developed an internet TV box. The device allowed over 100 channels to be streamed via the net to the set and the user was offered a range of interactive feature to enhance their viewing experience. For example you could place live bets on the racing channel, interact in real time with shopping channels or create video playlists yada yada. In this brave new world of TV, advertisers would be able to sponsor specific channels and programmes and push interactive ads to you whenever they felt it appropriate. The big barrier to adoption back then, apart from the obvious rights issues, was the totally inadequate broadband speeds available to enable a quality viewing experience (these were the days when you needed a bank loan for a 1 Mb connection). Fast forward 8 years and we're now predicting that On Demand TV will become a reality with the advent of Project Canvas. Project Canvas is the IPTV venture backed by BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BT and TalkTalk and surprise, surprise it is basically the same set up - a set top box with an internet connection - which we witnessed back in our Board room in 2002. Who said technology moved at a blistering pace...
So there we have it, our 5 pick of the IT pops for 2010. Date for the diary - January 2011 - come back and see whether we've the prediction making skills of Mystic Meg or Michael Fish.
And now for our top 5 non IT related predictions:
1. Applications flood in for airport security staff positions as the Government declares that 'patting down' body searches will now involve a hand down the Y-Fronts to check for 'suspicious powders' (cheese being the #1...probably)
2. Dance troupe Diversity perform at one major party conference as UK political parties prove their 'getting down wiv da yoof' credentials
3. Matt Smith ("I'm not a girl. I'm still not ginger...") is declared the best Doctor since....well...the last one
4. Britain's Got Talent will be won by a 46 year old spinster from Nuneaton who can dance like Gene Kelly
5. Jermaine Beckford scores on his England debut against the USA
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BACKGROUND: Dana has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. She has a passion for sharing the benefits of a regular practice with others. This is how Dana describes her teaching philosophy: "I just want to meet you on your mat... wherever you are in your practice... and offer encouragement or guidance."
CERTIFICATIONS: Dana is RYT200 and has done additional training in therapeutic yoga at the Duke Center for Holistic Medicine at Duke University Medical School. She has practiced with many notable teachers including Stephanie Keach, Rolf Gate and Rod Stryker as well as taking a yoga anatomy workshop with Leslie Kaminoff and CPR/AED.
Dana is happy to be joining the Saint Paul Athletic Club and the University Club community and she looks forward to seeing each of you on your mat!


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Stan Laurel in Pie-Eyed (March 20, 1925)
Released March 20, 1925: Stan Laurel plays a drunk in this classic silent screen comedy.
Directed by Scott Pembroke and Joe Rock
Written by Tay Garnett.
The Actors: Stan Laurel (drunk), Glen Cavender (nightclub manager), Thelma Hill (girl in club).
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rbutr is a community driven system which maps links between webpages where the content of one page is a critical response to the other.
ie: URL1 critiques URL2. See a real example here.
The content of the rebuttal may be directly arguing against the rebutted content (a direct rebuttal), or simply contain contradictory evidence (a general rebuttal).
Our priority is to build and maintain this database of claim-rebuttal connections so that the connections can be used to fight misinformation and promote critical thinking.
We invite third party collaboration and encourage creative use of the rbutr data in whatever way you wish. Feel free to contact us ( ) if you would like to collaborate and integrate rbutr with your platform/system/application/whatever.
How can this Database be used?
We have developed several prototype applications to demonstrate how these rebuttal connections may be used:
- Browser alerts – Chrome browser extension
- Comment replies – Reddit reply bot
- iFrame on demand – rbutr iFrame
- Browse by topics – rbutr browse page
- Twitter reply widget – Blog announcement
- Facebook news feed integration (coming soon to the Chrome plugin)
Submitting Rebuttals to the Database
The Chrome browser extension is currently the only method for users to add new rebuttals to the system. Making it possible to add rebuttals without using our Chrome extension is a priority for us. We are also eager to partner with organisations who wish to automatically submit quality rebuttals to the rbutr database.
The Philosophy of rbutr
The ultimate goal of rbutr is to improve critical thinking skills and foster a culture of critical thinking in all internet users.
The more immediate, but secondary goals of rbutr are to correct misinformation wherever it is found, reduce the spread of fake news, warn people away from hoaxes and scams, and expose people to arguments and ideas they wouldn't normally encounter.
To achieve all of these goals rbutr is committed to providing a completely neutral platform which aims to collect all appropriate critiques, corrections and contradictions to any given webpage (or collection of essentially-identical webpages), and work to organise those critiques amongst themselves so that the best are at the top of the list (live example).
rbutr makes no judgements on truth
rbutr gives no regard to whether the rebutted page(s) are true or not, nor whether the rebuttals are true or not. The only requirement is that the 'rebuttal' is critical or contrary to the 'rebutted' page. With enforcement of this simple rule we can be confident that factually incorrect webpages, hoaxes and scams will tend to be corrected, debunked and exposed, while 'factually correct' pages will also be critiqued, and complex issues may be explored in greater detail from multiple perspectives. In the end it is up to the audience to decide what they believe is true or not – as is unavoidably the case regardless.
We believe that our approach is not only ideal in a philosophical sense, but also ideal for technical implementation. It is incredibly simple, naturally resistant to gaming and it increases the impact of high quality critiques.
For more on these points, please see the relevant sections in our FAQ, and the blog post Why rbutr must share misinformation.
Our key hypothesis is that continual exposure to high quality critical analyses of all online content will foster a skeptical attitude towards information and improve critical thinking skills as a result of that exposure.
We firmly believe that a culture of critical thinking and a population trained in critical thinking is the key to solving the eternal problems of misinformation, propaganda, fake news and hoaxes.
F.A.Q | Getting to know rbutr | What we have achieved so far
Historic Timeline
- Operations began late January 2012
- Some seed funding and support has been provided by the Start-Up Chile program
- Focus over 2012 and 2013 was on establishing a foundation of "true fans" and basic effectiveness of the platform. See: What we have achieved so far
- Life happened during 2014, 2015 and 2016 for Craig and Shane, restricting their ability to actively work on rbutr. The rbutr community remained active the entire time regardless.
- We decided to make rbutr open source and non-profit in 2016. With no funding or active programmer, both of these decisions are still awaiting execution. (We are looking for volunteers and donors)
- 2017 is the year we start fundraising and collaborating with educational institutions, publishing platforms, and fact checking organisations.
|Shane Greenup graduated from the University of NSW in 2005 with majors in Philosophy, Molecular biology (hons) and the History and Philosophy of Science. After graduation he developed a profitable niche website which allowed him to explore multiple entrepreneurial opportunities over the following years, giving him the experience and confidence to found rbutr at the beginning of 2012 with Craig.
Shane is an alumni of the Startup Chile (2012) and IndieBio (2016) accelerator programs, and is a Creative Innovation 2013 scholarship recipient.
|Craig O'Shannessy has over 25 years of experience operating his own software engineering freelance business, which has given him an expertise in software analysis, design, project management and application development.
Another successful solo entrepreneur, Craig's project management and technical expertise is the perfect complement to Shane's Internet marketing experience and visionary drive.
|Thomas "Tom" Lutzenberger is a full stack mid-level web developer from Bavaria, currently living in Switzerland. He loves open source projects and has a keen interest in all technology and the future.
Thomas is actively working on taking the rbutr browser extension Open Source, making the plugin give on-page rebuttal alerts in Facebook, Twitter, and Google, and implementing a range of other critical improvements.
|Sindunuraga Rikarno Putra is currently completing his Master's Degree in Data Science. His main areas of focus are Machine Learning, Data Science, and Web Technologies. He is particularly concerned with the application of software technology on education and learning.
Sindu is developing a social media based rebuttal discovery tool which will be integrated into the rbutr browser extension and iFrame.
|Joseph Thomas-Kerr is a skilled Software Engineer with 10 years experience, working primarily with Java, C#, C/C++ on projects in distributed server design, social networking.
Joe worked on the rbutr iFrame and Reddit reply bot.
|Thomas Warner is currently studying Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. Thomas helped develop, and currently maintains, the Reddit reply bot.
|Harry Durgin is a successfully retired serial entrepreneur and hacker who joined our team mid 2013 as a full time volunteer developer. His specialties include hardware systems integration, UNIX, database management and interface design.
Harry ported rbutr over to Firefox to create our first Firefox browser extension.
Academic Research Team
|Assistant Professor Nava Tintarev is a Technology Fellow in the Web Information Systems group of the Faculty of Engineering, at the Delft University of Technology. She studies how to best present and adapt the presentation of complex data (using both natural language generation, and visualizations) in artificial advice giving systems.
Nava is working with rbutr in a classroom setting, exploring how rbutr can be used to improve student outcomes and improve critical thinking skills.
|Dr Adrian Holzer is a research associate and the deputy head of the REACT group at EPFL, where he mainly investigates Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) issues in educational and humanitarian contexts.
Adrian is working with us to help design and conduct experiments which will measure rbutr's ability to influence critical thinking and skepticality in Internet users.
Advisors and Advocates
|Dr. Aubrey de Grey is the Chief Science Officer of SENS Research Foundation, the Editor-in-Chief of Rejuvenation Research, and Author. He received his BA and Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1985 and 2000 respectively. His original field was computer science, and he did research in the private sector for six years in the area of software verification before switching to biogerontology in the mid-1990s. (More on Wikipedia)
|Michael Shermer is the founder of the Skeptic Society, editor of Skeptic Magazine, columnist at Scientific American, and science writer with over 15 published books behind him. Michael Shermer joined rbutr as an advisor and supporter early August 2012. (More in Wikipedia)
|Tim Farley is a computer software engineer, writer and instructor with an expertise in computer security and reverse engineering. He is a Research Fellow of the James Randi Educational Foundation, the creator of the website What's The Harm?, and the owner of the SkepTools blog. (more on Wikipedia)
Tim was one of rbutrs first serious supporters and has written and talked about the value of rbutr as a tool for critical thinking online numerous times since rbutr was started.
Contact Details
Also possible to reach us via twitter: @rbutrcom or @aegist
And also through our facebook page: rbutr