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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
The chorus of Dierks Bentley's new song "Bourbon In Kentucky," a track from his upcoming Riser album, is getting a lot of buzz. "There ain't enough bourbon in Kentucky for me to forget you," he sings with every earnest bone in his body. (And whoever he is trying to forget must be extremely unforgettable if the 4.9 million barrels of bourbon aging in Kentucky right now cannot erase his memory.) But let's not overlook the other things Bentley cannot get enough of in his efforts to move on. So while there ain't enough bourbon, there also:
1. Ain't enough matches he could strike to set afire the memory of her.
2. Ain't enough bottles he could break to make them feel as broken as he does.
3. Ain't enough kisses from a stranger on a long wild night to ever make it all right.
4. Ain't enough bottles he could drink to make them feel as empty as he does.
Bentley told Rolling Stone he loves the angst of the song and the aggressive lonesomeness of it. And I think that kind of makes it a love song — that he's that lonesome without her and can't find a way to drink his way over her.


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European rocket part washes up in the Florida Keys
It's not uncommon to find spent fireworks around the Fourth of July, but what shark researchers found floating in the shallows of Florida's isolated Dry Tortugas last week wasn't just another burnt-out bottle rocket.
It was a chunk of a real rocket the size of a small swimming pool — a remnant of a mission sometime in the past two years by Arianespace, the European consortium that specializes in commercial satellite launches.
The expendable rockets are supposed to break up and sink when they crash in the Atlantic Ocean after launch from a spaceport in French Guiana. But a piece of this one survived intact and drifted hundreds of miles, beaching on low tide along Long Key, one of the small islands ringing Fort Jefferson, the spectacular Civil War era outpost erected on Garden Key some 70 miles west of Key West.
That's where Wes and Theo Pratt found it on Thursday, July 4th. The Pratts, who spend a month in the Tortugas every year studying the mating habits of nurse sharks, had kayaked the half-mile from Garden Key to watch sharks mingle in Long Key's unspoiled shallows. Instead, they found a large and curious object stuck in the sand, parts of it bristling with barnacles.
"At first I thought it was a commercial airplane part,'' said Wes Pratt, an adjunct scientist at the Mote Marine Tropical Research Laboratory on Summerland Key.
They couldn't budge the thing, even with help from a ranger at Dry Tortugas National Park. Worried it might damage boats in the fort's harbor or pose a navigation hazard, they tied a light to it and waited for high tide. It floated off late that night and was towed to the fort's dock.
Glenn Simpson, the park's manager, who has a background in archaeology, immediately got on the computer to research its origins.
Besides the partial word "nespa" in two-foot-tall letters on its exterior, there were several manufacturing plates, including one with a receiving date of October 2012. Based on that and Arianespace launch dates, Simpson figures it was likely one of four launches since November 2012. Barnacle growth seems to rule out the most recent launch, only a month ago, but some sea life can grow quickly.
The aluminum piece weighs several hundred pounds, but Simpson and Pratt speculate it was kept afloat by insulating foam and a honey-combed metal core between its inner and outer skins that trapped air.
Aaron Lewis, communications director for Arianespace Inc. in Washington, D.C., the consortium's affiliate in the United States, reviewed photos and said it was "without a doubt" from an Ariane 5 rocket. It's possibly a piece of fairing, he said, a metal sheathing designed to protect the payload and improve aerodynamics.
Arianespace typically launches satellites for companies like DirecTV. Once the rocket clears the atmosphere, its pieces separate and fall into an isolated area of the Atlantic between South America and Africa — "well away from any population concerns,'' Lewis said.
The pieces typically sink, he said, but remnants occasionally wash up. A fairing piece from a NASA rocket, for instance, washed up in Hilton Head, S.C., in 2010 several months after a launch.
The find made for an exciting Fourth in the quiet Tortugas, typically home to no more than a few staffers, visiting researchers and campers who ferry over from Key West. Fireworks aren't allowed in the park but, said Simpson, "We had this. It made our day.''
Now the question is what to do with the rocket part. Simpson said it will be on temporary display for visitors, but he said he hopes to hear from Arianespace before deciding how to dispose or hopefully recycle the space junk. The park service, perpetually short of funds, would appreciate help defraying the cost of ferrying it back to Key West,
Pratt, the shark researcher, said the company also might want to study the chunk and figure out why it didn't sink. One plate on it says "property of Arianespace,'' he said. "It kind of sounds like you want it back if you put a sign like that on it.''
Arianespace's Lewis said he wasn't sure about reclaiming the rocket part.
"I have no idea,'' he said. "I will check with headquarters.''

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Adjunct Faculty - Social Work Research Methods
Aurora University is an independent, comprehensive institution founded in 1893 offering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Our two campuses are located in Aurora, Illinois and on the shores of Geneva Lake in Wisconsin. Additionally, we have an Educational Center in Woodstock, Illinois. We seek people passionately involved in the educational process who will help us realize our vision.
The School of Social Work is seeking qualified adjunct instructors with experience in quantitative and/or qualitative research within a clinical or program evaluation context. Qualified individuals must possess an MSW from a CSWE accredited program. The areas of teaching are in Introduction to Research Methods courses for our undergraduate and graduate programs as well as our practice and program evaluation course to advanced year MSW students.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dancers at the midtown Manhattan strip club Rick's Cabaret should be paid minimum wage, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday, saying the club unfairly classified them as independent contractors when they are in fact club employees.
The ruling paves the way for 1,900 current and former Rick's Cabaret dancers to seek back wages from the club, extending a U.S. trend toward judges ruling that exotic dancers deserve to get minimum wage, overtime and other job protections.
A group of dancers sued Rick's Cabaret in 2009, seeking class-action status, saying they were not paid salaries but received "performance fees" - usually $20 - from customers for the lap dances they performed.
The dancers, who were required to pay the club a fee for the nights they worked, argued that they were denied basic minimum wage protections because Rick's Cabaret classified them as independent contractors.
Shares in Rick's Cabaret International Inc closed down 0.73 percent at $12.19 on the Nasdaq in a day of broadly bullish trading on Wall Street. The company owns more than 40 gentlemen's clubs and restaurants nationwide.
U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer of New York generally sided with the plaintiffs, saying in a 65-page ruling that the club exercised so much control over the dancers that the women were actually employees subject to the club's rules, and could not make independent decisions about their work.
Rick's Cabaret ordered that dancers not chew gum, dictated what outfits they wore, when they came to work and which bathrooms they used on the premises, Engelmayer said.
"After four years of litigation we are thrilled to finally have had our day in court," said Michelle Drake, an attorney for the dancers. "We think the ruling makes clear that employers can not avoid their obligation to pay wages by hoping that somehow their customers can do it for them."
The judge's ruling follows similar decisions involving strip club dancers from judges in Kansas, Georgia, Washington D.C. and Minnesota, who have said that the workers are entitled to receive minimum wage, overtime and other wage protections.
In April a group of 1,245 dancers at the New York-based Penthouse Executive Club reached an $8 million preliminary settlement with the club over unpaid wages; the settlement is awaiting a judge's approval.
Rick's Cabaret had argued that the fees that the dancers got for lap dances counted as their wages, an argument Engelmayer did not accept.
"Permitting an employer's minimum wage obligations to be satisfied by payments directly by customers to its employees would create intolerable problems of proof," he wrote.
The ruling has "no effect" on Rick's Cabaret's current practice because it has changed its classification of workers, said Eric Langan, CEO of Rick's Cabaret International, in a statement, adding that the company intends to appeal.
"It is hard to imagine how these entertainers should be paid at the minimum wage, which would amount to a fraction of the $1,000 or more that some of them acknowledged they earned in a single night," Langan said.
Representing the company, Jeffrey Kimmel of law firm Meister Seelig & Fein LLP, said in a statement: "We disagree with the decision and intend to appeal."
He said the company plans to move the class be decertified.
"Additionally there are significant remaining issues that were not addressed on these motions, including whether the substantial amounts earned by the plaintiffs can be deemed wages under New York state law and therefore be applied against any claimed minimum wage obligations," he said.
The case is Sabrina Hart et al v. Rick's Cabaret International Inc., No. 09cv3043, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
For plaintiffs Sabrina Hart et al: E. Michelle Drake, Paul Lukas, Anna Prakash, Donald Nichols, Steven Smith and Rebekah Bailey of Nichols Kaster.
For defendants Rick Cabaret International et al: Jeffrey Kimmel and Howard Davis of Meister Seelig & Fein.
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The Raiders inserted themselves into the AFC West picture with the help of four Sebastian Janikowski field goals and two touchdown passes from Carson Palmer in a 26-16 win Sunday over the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
Oakland's second straight win and sixth in a row in Kansas City improved its record to 3-4, the same as the San Diego Chargers, with Denver, 3-3, playing New Orleans Sunday night.
Kansas City, 1-6, came into the game with a league-worst minus-15 turnover differential, and true to form, coughed the ball up four times to once for Oakland.
Two of the Chiefs miscues were unforced, with Javier Arenas muffing a punt that led to a 9-yard Palmer-to-Denarius Moore touchdown and a fumbled snap by Matt Cassel leading to Janikowski's 29-yard field goal.
A third turnover, an interception by Matt Giordano against starter Brady Quinn, also led to a Janikowski field goal. An interception by Pat Lee near the Raiders goal line with 4:58 to play sent what was left of the 74,730 in attendance streaming for the exits.
The Raiders had just one turnover on the game's first play _ a deep throw intended for Darrius Heyward-Bey that was intercepted by former Oakland cornerback Stanford Routt.
Routt struggled the rest of the day, and missed a one-on-one tackle on Heyward-Bey's 32-yard touchdown pass from Palmer to cap an 80-yard drive and give Oakland a 23-9 lead with 5:40 left in the third quarter.
Janikowski, now 32-for-36 on field goal attempts at Arrowhead, connected from 36, 35, 29 and 32 yards _ the final conversion coming after he missed at 37 with the Chiefs jumping offsides.
The Chiefs had field goals from Ryan Succup of 32, 52 and 52 yards, and finally broke through for a touchdown pass from Cassel to Dexter McCluster from 10 yards out with 2:27 remaining.
Quinn was forced to leave the game in the first half with a head injury after throwing just four passes.
As evidenced by the four field goals, the Raiders execution deep in Kansas City territory left something to be desired, but the Raiders defense allowed only three field goals by Ryan Succup from distances of 30, 42 and 52 yards.
Running back Darren McFadden, bottled up for much of the day, got enough yards late with the Raiders protecting a lead to finish with 112 yards on 28 carries, his second 100-yard game of the season.
Defensively, the Raiders pressured Quinn and Cassel throughout, with Rolando McClain, Philip Wheeler and Richard Seymour recording sacks.
The Raiders, who struggled protecting the passer in last week's 26-23 overtime win over Jacksonville, did well in that area against the Chiefs. Palmer was not sacked and had plenty of time to throw throughout.
Oakland, which had 21 penalties in the last two games, had just two for 25 yards against the Chiefs.
The Raiders return home next week against Tampa Bay with a chance to get to .500.


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This textbook is the first edition of Jesus Christ: Source of Our Salvation. For the latest edition of the textbook go to Jesus Christ: Source of Our Salvation (Second Edition 2018), ISBN 1-59471-628-5.
The Paschal Mystery of Christ's Cross and Resurrection stand at the center of the Good News. In Jesus Christ: Source of Our Salvation, students explore in greater depth the saving actions of the Lord. This text unpacks and studies in depth the meaning of God's sacred and mysterious plan from creation, onwards to the consequences and the promises of a Savior, while ultimately focusing on the Life, Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Each chapter includes several special features:
• Panel activities that help the students foster total learning in hands (service), hearts (prayer), and mind (academic challenges). • Review questions for each main section. • Several Journal Assignments for deeper thought and reflection. • Key vocabulary terms set off in margin panels. • A Learn by Doing project for each chapter that provides a longer-term assignment. • A Called to Prayer feature offering text from a prayer relevant to the chapter theme.
NEW features that enhance this text:
• A "Chapter Quick View" feature with page references that allow students to scan the chapter for main points. • In-text glossary definitions with a variety of activities to help students learn key terms. • Several "Primary Source Quotations" from the words of saints, Church Fathers, and the Church documents. • Many "Ongoing Assignments" for each chapter that can be assigned as long-term projects, extra credit, and follow-up to the lessons learned. • A prayer experience and reflection for each chapter.
This text was written in accordance with the U.S. Bishops' Curriculum Framework and follows Course III: The Mission of Jesus Christ.
(© 2011) This text has been found in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the USCCB High School Doctrinal Framework Secondary Level Protocol.


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In anticipation of heavy rains and storm surge, Department of Transportation personnel at noon Tuesday, Aug. 28, will close the Bankhead Tunnel in downtown Mobile. The tunnel goes underneath the Mobile River. The tunnel will remain closed until Tropical Storm Isaac's impacts have subsided in the Mobile area. The storm is expected to reach hurricane strength within the next 12 hours.
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Wikipedia defines Twitter as "a service, enabling its users to send and read messages called tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the user's profile page." Twitter isn't a hype anymore: Twitter has even swept up politicians, celebrities, sportsmen, entrepreneurs, and authors - not only for marketing purposes.
Of course, we cannot guarantee that you land a new bestseller via Twitter, but the more buzz you create for your eBook, the higher the chance of a sale! Twitter can be used for marketing and PR purposes - as a direct line to your target group. But meeting potential customers and stay in touch with existing readers is not the only reason for using Twitter. We have found some more ways authors can benefit from Twitter:
Twitter makes it easy to meet useful people and to develop relationships: other authors, writers, editors, publishers, lectors, experts, (new) fans, influencers...
Market yourself and your work
Twitter Marketing: You will enjoy using Twitter as a book marketing tool. But watch out! The formula for success doesn't change on Twitter: Quality (not quantity) is essential. Before you send a tweet, you should ask yourself if the content is interesting, useful or entertaining. Respect the time and the attention of your readers. More about "good tweets" later.
Inspiration and motivation
On Twitter, you are never alone! Authors use the hashtags #amwriting or #writegoal to get together into a sharing, supportive, creative community. Or they chat about "writing" (-> have a look at Twitter Chats for Writers.
Follow other authors to get inspiration, follow editors or writing schools to get writing tips, follow publishers to get information about "not to be rejected", follow XinXii to learn more about digital self-publishing... Twitter is a pool of useful information!
Industry insights
Publishers, editors, illustrators, lectors... they are all on Twitter. Now you have the opportunity to get a closer look at their work, to get useful links, to be informed about events and blog posts.
To avoid frustration, you should pursue your own personal goal on Twitter: Why you are on Twitter? Who do you want to reach?
On Twitter, it's about following and being followed.
Who are you interested in? What are your topics? Who is your target group? Who do you want to reach on Twitter? Potential readers, other authors, experts, editors, publishers? Having answered to these questions, you can start searching for "your" people to follow. The following services might help you:
Search engines and directories
- Followformation is a tool that helps you follow the top people on twitter by city
- JustTweetIt is a user directory for organized by genre
- Twellow is a search directory of people by area of expertise, profession or other attribute
- Twitter Directory to search by name, Twitter name or area
- Twitter Search in realtime - see what the world is doing right now
- WeFollow is a directory of Twitter users organized by interests
Twitter listings by theme
- 100+ of the Best Authors on Twitter by Cameron Chapman | Mashable
- Authors on XinXii
- Book publishers on Twitter by Gary Unger
... and last but not least: Have a closer look to the people you follow: Who do they follow?
Don't follow too many people at once. Following tons of people while having only a few follower makes you look bad (-> tweets of poor quality or spammer).
Be picky in your decision who you follow. Before you follow someone, you should have a look at his recent tweets.
An important goal on Twitter: Finding followers who are really (!) interested in you. Spammers and auto-follower won't buy your eBook. Find as many followers as possible, but find relevant followers (= potential buyers of your eBook e.g.). But never ask someone to follow you! The following tips might support you in finding follower on Twitter:
Good tweets
- more on that later
- How FollowFriday Works
Share your Twitter-account
Promote your Twitter account everywhere you're listed online: on your blog, in your LinkedIN-profile, in your Email signature and on your author page on XinXii. Any visitor and recipient is interested in you, so tell about your Twitter account!
Being listed: Your Twitter URL in Twitter directories
- A Directory of Authors on Twitter
- JustTweetIt
- Tweetranking
- TwitDir
- WeFollow
Good articles about how to get Twitter followers
- How To: Expand Your Twitter Tribe by Aaron Lee
- How to Pick Up Followers on Twitter by Guy Kawasaki
- Why 150 Followers is All You Really Need by Srinivas Rao
Brian Solis gives a tangible advice on building a community the human way: How do you increase social influence? Don't think about the score.
To follow and being followed in a well-considered way is an important step in your book marketing. Now it's about your content on Twitter, it's about sending "good tweets".
As an author you should tweet about your eBook and inform about the source of supply, so it's about generating traffic to your eStore on XinXii. A pleasant side effect of generating traffic to your author page is that your eBook might be listed as Most viewed title today as well. But please don't spam on Twitter!
About your eBook
Talk about your eBook: background, inspirations, characters...
Link to free excerpts on XinXii
Link to eBook related cntent: reviews, blog articles, interviews, podcasts
Promote events such as readings and book signings
Build Buzz with a Twitter Contest by Dana Lynn Smith
About you
As a non-fiction author: Inform about your expertise (e.g. share your articles on the web). Help others by sharing information, while you gain a reputation as an expert
Talk about what you are writing at the moment
Tweet something personal from time to time (family, weekend, hobby...)
About others
Retweet good tweets - sharing is caring
Comment on interesting/useful/entertaining tweets
Recommend topic-related books, tv shows, articles
Welcome new followers (auto-DM are unpersonal)
Thank others for a retweet or mentioning you
Try to interact with your followers
Good articles about "Good Tweets"
- 5 Steps to Going Viral on Twitter by Dan Zarrella
- 7 Ways to Thank Someone for a Retweet by Angie Schottmuller
- How to Get More Retweet Action on Twitter by David Cantone
- How to Get Retweeted by Guy Kawasaki
Brian Clark gives you a great recipe for writing headlines on Twitter that gets clicks and retweets: The Art of Writing Great Twitter Headlines. In the best case, your tweets are a mix of interesting own content, useful information, commented retweets - flavoured with a personal touch and interactions with others.
No SPAM!
Constantly tweeting the link to your XinXii eStore is intrusive and counterproductive! Make promotional tweets a small percentage of your overall tweets; they shouldn't be just a stream of sales pitches.
... on http://www.twitter.com/xinxii_en as soon as you are on Twitter and say hello, so we know you are there, and we can support your book marketing! We tweet about us (updates, new features, press releases...), useful information about self-publishing, and about your eBook! Have a look on what we are tweeting at the moment:
If you have read this far, you are probably confused and overwhelmed. Our tip: Just get started, and you will see how easy and fun Twitter can be! To date, many authors lead their audience on their author page via Twitter. Don't underestimate Twitter as a marketing tool! Spread the word, create excitement and drive people to purchase and read your eBook. But to understand the benefits of Twitter, you need as many of the social networks, some time and patience.
Filling in your profile information will help people find you on Twitter: Who are you? What are your topics? Why should I follow you? It's a real challenge to enter a bio in less than 140 characters... Don't forget to link to your XinXii eStore (-> you'll find your personal link on "My XinXii > Marketing")!
- 12 Twitter Mistakes You Should Avoid by John Paul
- Writers Guide to Twitter
- Twitter tips Tips for Twitter Users wanting to improve their use of Twitter
Twitter experiences from authors
- 5 Twitter Tips For Authors And Publishers by Cindy Ratzlaff
- How Twitter Has Helped My Writing by Jennifer Hammitt
- How Twitter can help you improve, market and publish your creative writing by Iain Broome
- Twitter for Writers: How to navigate the Twittersphere by Cheri Lasota
- Why writers should use Twitter by Alexis Grant
Useful Twitter Tools
- 50 Useful Twitter Tools for Writers and Researchers
- BackTweets See how many people you reach on Twitter
- Bitly helps you share, track, and analyze your links
- Followformation is a tool that helps you follow the top people by city
- FriendOrFollow.com shows you who you follow that is not following you back and vice versa
- TwitBlock Fan or Spam? Find out how many of your followers are junk, and block the twerps
- Twitter Chats For Writers by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
What are your experiences with/on Twitter? Any comments, useful links and tips are welcome!


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With the Milan Fashion Week fall 2013 schedule now settled, we're getting ready for spectacular creations from the industry's biggest players once again. After analyzing the hottest looks from the New York Fashion Week 2013 and London Fashion Week 2013, we'll get the chance to see what some of the most powerful style influencers of the moment are preparing for Milan Fashion Week 2013. From 20 to 26 February 2013, Milan will be the style capital which sets the tone for the fall 2013 season and expectations are naturally high. The excitement i... Read More


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The 26th annual Christmas Tour of Homes sponsored by the Woman's Club of Weiss Lake is scheduled for 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
The 26th annual Christmas Tour of Homes sponsored by the Woman's Club of Weiss Lake is scheduled for 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
This year's tour is being held in memory of Therese Livingston, who died during the summer. She began the tour tradition and chaired the event for more than 20 years.
The tour will feature five sites — three homes, a bed and breakfast business and an antiques market.
In Centre, Renea Gossett will open her home at 380 College St., and Ski and Kim Malinskowski will welcome visitors to 430 Mary St. In Sand Rock, Marsha and Rich Weiss will greet tour-goers at their home at 520 County Road 674.
Kris and Charlie Thomas will open "the secret" bed and breakfast establishment for tours and for expansive views of the Weiss Lake/Coosa River Valley that can be seen from the back lawn (on a clear day, it is possible to see more than 30 miles in three directions). "The secret" is located at the top of the mountain near the Sand Rock/Leesburg town limits.
The Peddler's Market, located a quarter-mile past the entrance to "the secret," will be open for browsing and refreshments.
Tickets are $5 and may be purchased at any of the tour sites. Proceeds will be used for the club's community service projects, including donations to the community food bank, book fairs at the county's elementary schools, a scholarship for a Gadsden State-Cherokee student and Extended Family programs. The club has also hosted public seminars to provide education for parents and teachers of ADHD students; club leader Chris Dency is an internationally known consultant on attention-deficit disorders.
For more information, call 256-779-2252 or 256-779-5203.


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Academic Support Services Restructured
SOCORRO, N.M. June 6, 2013 – Over the last few years, the academic support services for student learning housed within Academic Affairs have grown, and recently, the decision was made to restructure how those services will continue to enhance learning and facilitate faculty-student interaction. The new umbrella group for these student services will be the Office for Student Learning. All academic student support services are now consolidated under The Office for Student Learning. Included in the restructuring is a series of office relocations which will allow for greater collaboration and effective streamlining of the services.
The Center for Graduate Studies, which is currently in Fitch Hall, will relocate to the second floor of the Fidel Center. The former Center for Student Success will continue to offer the same services, but from new locations. The new Office for Student Learning will oversee tutoring, the Living Learning Communities and other campus efforts to increase retention and student success.
All existing services will continue with minimal interruption during the restructuring which is set to occur throughout the summer months. The physical relocations are scheduled to be completed by July 1. Below is a list of academic support services and the key personnel to contact.
Any other changes will be announced as they happen, including further changes in services, key personnel, office location, telephone extension, and office/building relocations as soon as they are made. Students, faculty and staff should watch for these important announcements in coming weeks.
A series of information sessions will be held in the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (Speare 113) with the first session June 25 at 2 p.m. Any general questions will be answered during this first session. If you have any urgent questions or issues which you need addressed immediately, please contact the Academic Affairs Office at x5363.
Please note: Any student who was offered a position as a summer tutor will still have that job opportunity. Please contact Lisa Majkowski at x6168.
Key Academic Affairs staff contact information:
Elaine Debrine-Howell, x5208, firstname.lastname@example.com
Karla Moore, x6713, firstname.lastname@example.com
Lisa Majkowski, x6168, email@example.com
Drea Killingsworth, x5269, firstname.lastname@example.com
Mary Dezember, x5931, firstname.lastname@example.com
Debbie Wallace, x5513, firstname.lastname@example.com
Center for Graduate Studies Debbie Wallace
Individual academic counseling Elaine Debrine-Howell
Advising Special Undergraduate Students Elaine Debrine-Howell
Early Alert/Starfish Elaine Debrine-Howell
Academic Warning Packets/Letters Elaine Debrine-Howell
Oversight of Academic Warning Registration Elaine Debrine-Howell
Advising Dual Credit Students Elaine Debrine-Howell
CSS email Karla Moore, and Lisa Majkowski
Assignment of Advisors in BANNER Karla Moore
Distribution of placement forms Karla Moore
New Student Workflows Karla Moore
Major Changes Form Karla Moore
Tutoring / Learning Coaches Drea Killingsworth, Lisa Majkowski, and Karla Moore
Academic Advisor Training Lisa Majkowski and Brian Borchers
Living Learning Communities Drea Killingsworth and Lisa Majkowski
Academic Success Workshops Lisa Majkowski
Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) Lisa Majkowski and Mary Dezember
Institutional Accreditation Mary Dezember and Lisa Majkowski
Student Research Symposium Mary Dezember and Lisa Majkowski
Student Learning Evaluations Mary Dezember and Lisa Majkowski
Institutional Student Learning Team Mary Dezember and Lisa Majkowski
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After months of anticipation, Killer Nashville is finally here. I am beside myself with giddy enthusiasm. I started packing a week ago. The bookish things were easy: copies of my book, business cards, bookmarks, Sisters in Crime pin. Check. The clothes were another story. First I dragged out everything I own, don't hate, and still fits. (Writing makes me fat, yo). Then, I narrowed my dresses down to six with heels and accessories, but I will only be in town for 4 days and 3 nights. So, I hung the outfits across my closet door and over furniture while I made the final cut. I never did. Couldn't. Easier to take it all with me and figure it out in Nashville. While I was making that decision, I sorted the kids outfits into a pile so they can get themselves together easily and with as little drama as possible while grandma helps them to and from school Thursday and Friday. As for the weekend, they're all on their own. I'm going to Nashville!
I have my hotel addy saved in my GPS app. I have my charger, kindle, laptop, and chargers, plus a stack of paperbacks on standby.
I've memorized the notes I have for my panel on Writing Suspense for Teens and Tweens. I will talk about my love of horror despite my fear of everything and also about the Reaper, the serial killer from my novel ie from my mind. Yeah. It scares me too, so I try not to think about it.
I marked a few holes in the conference itinerary where I can slip away and explore the local sights, sounds and food. I have an assignment from Shelf Pleasures to get some local pics. I take my assignments seriously *stage wink*
Killer Nashville is my first 2013 conference geared to mystery and suspense lovers/readers/writers. I love these events. I go to romance conferences, too, but my heart lies in scaring the pants off someone — which is not unlike some very adult romances I read this summer….okay I'm on a bunny trail. Hang on. *regroups* Coagulating with a few hundred mystery lovers is like being at a home away from home. I look around and know they get me. I imagine this is how I'd also feel at Comic Con if I ever get there. *laments*…bunny trail #2.
I better stop while I'm ahead. There will be posts and pics to come and if you follow me on twitter, I plan to tweet the event from my POV. So, good times Possibly the long road trip from Ohio, too. A girl's gotta do something to pass time. Music and license plate lottery only gets me so far.
For more information on Killer Nashville, check out their website here: http://www.killernashville.com/ Maybe I'll see you next year!


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How To Win the Attention Lottery
Part of the promise of the Internet was that it provided anyone with a megaphone. Your blog post or Tweet could be read by anyone, anywhere around the world.
But when everyone has a megaphone, it's impossible for anyone to be heard. Twitter is awash with mumbled conversation and whispers of opinion; every Tweet to a celebrity is a note in a hundred-year symphony. Over the past thirty years, city-dwelling birds have begun to sing louder so that their songs carry over the urban cacophony. Their Tweets can range in volume. Ours can't.
Two new tools – projects, really – have recently launched in an effort to rekindle the sense of possibility that comes with a huge audience.
The first is Fame. If you sign up for Fame with your Twitter account, you allow the system to automatically start following one new person at noon every day for 24 hours.
Here's the trick: that one new person is selected from everyone who signs up. So if you participate, it could be you that everyone starts following some day at noon. Their goal is for the pool of players to grow into the millions – though, as of writing, the system has a still-not-too-shabby 7,700. Meaning that at noon today, some person's Twitter following just grew substantially. To date, winners have included a British rugby player, a marketing expert from the South, and a guy named John the Bastard. In an interview with Gizmodo, John indicated that not a lot of people stuck around after the 24 hours – but that the process was worth it nonetheless.
Then there's the Listserve. Created by NYU's ITP Masters program, Listserve does for email what Fame does for Twitter. Once a day, a lucky participant is allowed to email the group at large, just once. (Important to note: reply all is disabled.) The ITP team intend this to be an experiment in how people choose to communicate – "to see what people do when given a spotlight," one team member told BetaBeat. To see what people do, in other words, when their megaphone is audible.
Fame and Listserve are attention lotteries. You put in a little attention and may be rewarded with a jackpot of attention in return. It's still possible that your demure blog post, sitting in the shadows of the Web, could reach the big time. That's winning MegaMillions. Fame and Listserve are enjoyable little scratch-offs.
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That's right we're going to get to see the Mets three Sunday nights in a row, from April 18-May 2 (4/18: Mets at Cardinals, 4/25: Braves at Mets, 5/2: Mets at Phillies), and New York teams in five of the first seven Sunday nights.
Good news, though. ESPN2 and Stutterin' Rick Sutcliffe will be bringing us the Giants at Astros on April 7. This marks the one-year anniversary of the last time the Astros got national coverage.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Great. Joe Morgan and the Mets three Sunday nights in a row.
Labels: ESPN, Media, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants
2 comments:
Our luck and we'll face Lincecum. Yeah give the Mets a bunch of games, because they weren't 70-92.
- January 26, 2010 at 10:42 PM
- Kathy Amen said...
You mean there are teams in cities other than New York?
- January 27, 2010 at 9:49 AM
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Building on his mission to "Dominate The State," Penn State football coach James Franklin is scheduled to be joined by nine head coaches and all nine assistant football coaches during the Penn State Coaches Caravan tour in May. Thirteen of the 17 events will take place in Pennsylvania, including five on Penn State campuses, with additional stops in Baltimore, New Jersey, New York City and Washington, D.C.
In his first year as the Nittany Lions' 16th head football coach, Franklin is scheduled to participate in all 17 Coaches Caravan stops at Nittany Nation strongholds across Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region.
The nine head coaches scheduled to join Franklin during the Penn State Coaches Caravan are Guy Gadowsky (men's hockey), Amanda Lehotak (softball), Char Morett (field hockey), Mark Pavlik (men's volleyball), Russ Rose (women's volleyball), Cael Sanderson (wrestling), Erica Walsh (women's soccer), Bob Warming (men's soccer) and Coquese Washington (Lady Lion basketball).
In addition to the nine head coaches, all nine assistant football coaches also are scheduled to attend Penn State Coaches Caravan events:
Assistant Football Coaches attending Penn State Coaches Caravan events (subject to change):
May 1 - State College (Josh Gattis, Charles Huff, Brent Pry, Bob Shoop)
May 6 - Hershey (Brent Pry)
May 7 - Washington, D.C. (Charles Huff)
May 8 - Pittsburgh (Bob Shoop, Terry Smith)
May 14 - Scranton (Ricky Rahne)
May 15 – New York City (Herb Hand)
May 20 - Wilkes-Barre (John Donovan, Ricky Rahne)
May 21 - Lehigh Valley (Sean Spencer)
May 22 – Erie, The Behrend College (Herb Hand)
Registration is under way for the general public at www.alumni.psu.edu/coachescaravan and www.GoPSUsports.com. Advance registration is required for all events on the Penn State Coaches Caravan, which is jointly sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association and the Nittany Lion Club.


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<b>'Mick Jagger'</b> by Philip Norman
A jarring truth is that there have been more Mick Jagger biographies (three) than Rolling Stones tours (none) in the past five years. The Stones were supposed to launch their 50th anniversary tour this summer, but postponed it. At least there has been no shortage of reading material, including Keith Richards's blockbuster memoir, "Life," which renewed the band's outlaw image even as it angered Jagger so much he refused to speak to his old bandmate for months.
Now comes the best of the three Jagger biographies, succinctly named "Mick Jagger'' though it's a sprawling 622-page opus. It is remarkably thorough but also at times quite snide toward Jagger. The author is Philip Norman, who has written biographies of Buddy Holly, John Lennon, Elton John, and, yes, the Stones (back in the '80s). The level of detail — and revelations — dwarfs the amount found in the other recent Jagger books, by Marc Spitz and Christopher Andersen.
Admittedly this is an unauthorized biography, but Norman, a fellow Briton, first interviewed Jagger in 1965 and has an extensive list of contacts that makes this a must-read for Stones fans. It is sometimes floridly written but paints a more complete picture of Jagger than past attempts, one that better examines his music, business acumen, and spirituality (he used to meditate in a teepee in his record label's office).
Jagger is depicted as a paradox. Norman calls him an "elusive butterfly" and implies he was a victim of the "Tyranny of Cool." Yet he also limns a generous side less well known, notably buying a cottage for girlfriend Marianne Faithfull's mother, being more supportive of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones than has been alleged, and enlisting the Stones to play a benefit concert for victims of a Nicaragua earthquake (at the urging of his then-wife, Bianca). And he is said to be a good father overall. He had seven children with four mothers — and once denied paternity of a daughter, Karis, but later helped her out and attended her graduation from Yale University.
Perhaps the most surprising revelation involves the drug bust of Jagger and Richards at the latter's Redlands estate in 1967. The snitch was California native David "Acid King David" Snyderman (who confessed to it years later). Norman adds that Snyderman did it in exchange for having drug charges against him dropped with the help of the FBI, which was cooperating with British authorities. He notes that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover "hated" Jagger and wanted to be sure the Stones were denied visas to tour the United States.
Not surprisingly, Norman spends 400 pages on the '60s, because that was the most memorable time for the Stones. He adds that it was a less tabloid-driven era, allowing Jagger & Co. to get away with more than in today's 24/7 social media universe. Jagger's "sexual predator" ways were often kept out of the press, as was the suicide attempt of early girlfriend Chrissie Shrimpton.
Jagger is treated roughly at times, but if anyone truly gets drubbed, it's Richards. Norman likens him to a "Dickensian workhouse waif" and even suggests he made some things up in his memoir. It all makes for lively reading, of course, and Norman is as shocked as the rest of us that the Stones have survived, though he refers to them now as "just a few steps ahead of the taxidermist." There's no lack of provocative writing in this book, but it's easily the best rock 'n' roll biography of Jagger yet.
Steve Morse was a longtime staff music critic at The Boston Globe and currently teaches an online course in rock history at Berklee College of Music. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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This guide examines stencil-material characteristics, issues related to light sources, and methods for testing you can use each time you create a stencil.
By Screen Printing's Solution Sourcebook
Understanding key variables in the screenmaking process is the only way to guarantee optimum stencil exposure in screenmaking and performance on press.
Light sources
Exposure lamps used in screenmaking come in a wide range of spectral outputs, intensity levels, and light-delivery geometries. These particular features aren't discernable to the naked eye; however, they are critical to stencil performance, including resolution, durability, and reclaimability. Whether direct emulsion or film, every stencil material uses a sensitizer that reacts to specific wavelengths of the light spectrum.
Using the right kind of light is the foundation of good exposure. Only a fraction of a lamp's rated input power is converted into output at the correct wavelengths of light required to harden a stencil. The useful output portion is known as actinic light, with wavelengths corresponding to blue, violet, and ultraviolet. Figure 1 shows spectral outputs of common exposure lamps. Note that metal-halide, multispectrum, and certain specialty fluorescent lights produce output that is rich in actinic light. Other types of lamps are not suitable for producing high-quality stencils.
Figure 2 shows the output spectrum for a metal-halide lamp, overlaid with two curves—one representing diazo absorption; the other diazo sensitivity. The sensitivity curve identifies the light wavelengths at which the sensitizer will react. The absorption curve peaks at 373 nm in the UV range, demonstrating the way that light output from this type of lamp is blocked by a diazo-sensitized stencil. Note that the peak in intensity corresponds to the tail of the absorption curve. Light is absorbed here with less intensity, but with more penetration. Metal-halide lamps, with peak output of 390-420 nm in the blue-violet range, penetrate the whole emulsion layer throughout the exposure period. As such, they're the best choice for diazo stencils.
Figure 3 shows a comparable situation when a multispectrum lamp—sometimes referred to as a tri-metal-halide or iron lamp—is used to expose a photopolymer emulsion. The absorption peak is at a shorter UV wavelength of 342 nm. This shifts the intensity peak into the range of 360-390 nm, where multispectrum lamps are strongest in output, making them the best choice for photopolymer emulsions and films.
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Across Broadway from the Beacon Theatre is Fairway, a grocery store with two locations on the Upper West Side. Fairway's motto is "Like no other store," and it lives up to the creed. It"s specialty is fresh fruits, vegetables and breads along with imported cheeses... at surprisingly reasonable prices.
I'm not sure exactly what the store's history is, although it was up and thriving when I got to the city in 1991. It shut down the D'Agostino's next door around 1999, ultimately expanded north into that space and south into what was a Love's drugstore. A much larger, cleaner and more expensive Food Emporium (A&P) opened next door in the Ansonia (a former Tower Records location) but couldn't compete with cheap quality and closed in December 2001. Ditto for the Gristedes that subsequently toughed out the Ansonia space for about a year.
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Joe Jonas is the latest musician to get involved in a TV singing competition. He will serve as a mentor on the new CW series titled The Next: Fame is at Your Doorstep alongside Nelly, Gloria Estefan and John Rich.
The Next is a new singing competition in which the mentors will travel the country and immerse themselves in the lives and local culture of performers as they compete for a chance to represent their town on stage in front of America. Joe tells Ryan Seacrest "There will be four people auditioning in each city and these artists are going to be either people that had a chance in the past, maybe they possibly got dropped from a record label. Also there will be people that are local stars or local celebrities."
As if the audition process wasn't already different enough from the other singing competition shows on television, Jonas went on to tell Ryan Seacrest, "I'm going to be living with them for 72 hours, I'm going to be spending time with their families, learning about them, say they flip burgers, I'm going to be flipping burgers with them, just so that its really hands-on so that I can really get to know this artist so that we can work together for this audition. It's going to be a lot of fun I am really looking forward to it." The series is produced by Queen Latifah and Dave Broome.
This isn't Jonas' first reality competition show. He recently judged the Miss USA Pageant and is set to premiere on a new dating show on another network. In addition, he plans to release a new Jonas Brothers album with his brothers Nick and Kevin.
The CW has yet to announce a premiere date for The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep.
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At the PRSA 2010 International Conference opening reception, Eric Schwartzman introduced me to Santa's PR guy, Maj. Brian Martin, deputy chief of staff for communications at NORAD and USNORTHCOM. Ok, he's not really Santa's personal public relations consultant, but he does handle PR for NORAD Tracks Santa, and the program has a great PR story to share.
The history behind the 2009 campaign:
Over 50 years ago, a local department store advertised for kids to call Santa on a special "hotline," but they accidently used the number for the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD). Col. Harry Shoup, received the first call and told his staff to put the rest through. They confirmed Santa's location via radar, and the tradition of tracking Santa was born. CONAD is now the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). NORAD volunteers still take calls, but they also answer emails and respond to social media posts from kids all over the world who want to know when Santa will be coming down their chimney.
As of November 19, 2009, Stacey Knott, public affairs, social media officer, NORAD and USNORTHCOM says, NORAD Tracks Santa had 719 Facebook fans, and a minimal presence on Twitter, Flickr, LinkedIn and YouTube. For the 2009 holiday season, they wanted to increase communication with their audiences, improve awareness, and drive traffic to the NORAD Tracks Santa website. Additionally, they looked to increase awareness of NORAD's brand and mission notes Maj. Michael Humpreys, public affairs officer, NORAD and USNORTHCOM.
Results from the 2009 campaign:
- As of January 1, 2010, NORAD Tracks Santa's Facebook page had 417,608 fans.
- 13 million unique visitors from over 200 countries visited the NORAD Tracks Santa website.
- The NORAD NORTHCOM Facebook page went from 447 fans on October 1, 2009 to 5,911 on January 1, 2010.
- As of November 29, 2010, there 17,579 likes for NORAD NORTHCOM on Facebook.
- The NORAD website typically has 1,000-3,000 visitors per day. On Christmas Eve 2009, the website had over 90,000 visitors and over 85,000 of them were unique visitors.
Preparing for the 2010 season:
NORAD Tracks Santa is a volunteer operation, so NORAD relies on many partners to help create the website, keep the website from crashing, and help strategize on other tactics. For 2010, some local Colorado schools are helping to develop games for the website. And for 26 hours over the eve of Santa's arrival, the command staff, families, and other volunteers will run the command center phones and monitor social media to answer questions. Martin says it has been a great way for NORAD/USNORTHCOM to spread goodwill.
"The memories of NORAD Tracks Santa are a real tradition in people's homes," says Knott. She goes on to say, you have to believe in Santa after you volunteer to help.
For social media, Humphreys says they decided to focus on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, where they have the most activity – although they previously had a presence on Flickr and LinkedIn. Since they post pictures to Facebook, using Flickr seemed redundant. YouTube is the second most used search site, and they have a lot of activity on there.
All of the NORAD Tracks Santa social media sites and website are "family friendly." Knott confirmed they spend a lot of time checking to ensure people are not posting mean, ugly posts, or profanity. In the video above, Maj. Martin discusses addressing issues on social media.
NORAD Tracks Santa's Strategies, Tips and Best Practices—
- Link back to the main website as often as possible
- Have a consistent message across all media (mainstream media and social media)
- Encourage interaction by looking for questions and try to respond to as many posts as possible
- Further the conversation
- Interact quickly
- Have an engagement protocol and enforce it
- Be trusting
- Continue engagement throughout the year
- Post pictures and videos
Humphreys says success comes from constant engagement on social media. Martin adds that NORAD Tracks Santa continues mainstream media outreach to print and web publications and with satellite media tours for broadcast stations.
I know I have great memories of watching the news to learn when Santa might be coming to my house. Do you have similar memories?
The BurrellesLuce Fresh Ideas readers would like to hear how you've taken an old program and made it fresh with social media. Do you have any tips to share?


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Esquivel Stirs Up Mighty Fine Posole, Dec. 19, 2000
SOCORRO, NM, December 19, 2000 -- Jennie Esquivel, assistant manager of New Mexico Tech Golf Course's snack bar, has proven she's definitely a world-class posolera, having taken a slew of top honors for her hominy-based stew at the first-ever World Championship Posole Cook-Off, which recently was held in conjunction with the Second Annual Socorro Balloon Rally.
Esquivel's posole concoctions were judged tasty enough to be awarded Grand Champion honors, as well as People's Choice and First-Place awards, at the cooking competition.
Her culinary awards are now hanging on the walls of the Tech Golf Course snack bar, where she regularly serves up heaping portions of--you guessed it--her award-winning posole to lunchtime patrons.


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There's something about this lack of a pass-rush that has gotten me thinking a lot. We are not a great pass-rushing team, obviously, yet here we stand, #1 scoring defense in the league...where's the correlation? A poor-pass rushing team does not lead the league in the categories it does unless it is by some sort of design..
Here's a few ideas I've come up with our reasons for a lack of pass-rush, right or wrong.
- Bend but don't break philosophy: Besides turnovers, big plays are one of the most likely contributor to a win or loss and I'm willing to guess that our defense is near the top in the league in minimizing big plays. Part of the reason why is that our style of play of keeping the offense in front of the defense and force them to eke out every yard, and every first down. Of course heavy blitzing would create more pressure, but it allows for more big plays to be giving up, too.
- Stop the run first: i don't know the stat now, but a few weeks back, we lead the league in longest-yards-to-go on 3rd down. A big part of that is Red and Alan Branch. So, adding this fact to our Bend But Don't Break philosophy, it means opposing team's QBs have to make a long 3rd down play multiple times in the same drive, which is pretty tough to do. Those two guys don't provide much pass-rush, if at all, but they stop the run which is goal #1.
- Lack of pass-rush by our 3rd down defense: Jason Jones is out (and has been somewhat of a disappointment), Irvin has hit a wall, and Scruggs and McDonald have not provided much of anything else..just recently Pete commented on areas of concern and it wasn't our base D he mentioned, it was the 3rd down D, and its been that group of we guys who need to step it up. Not the Base Defense.
- Limited Blitz: We don't blitz a lot, so considering that, it's no surprise we are actually quite successful at it when we do. We catch teams off-guard with it. So, if we increase our blitz package, do we see an equal increase in success or would we lose the element of surprise, opening ourselves to big plays. That's one I have no idea on.
Now, don't get me wrong, there's a lot of room for improvement. We need to create more pressure on the quarterback, especially 3rd downs, but I'm not on board with what seems to be a call for dramatic change with the defense, as if it's either 'Blitz more or get a traditional defensive end besides Red' or 'Do whatever it take to get a new 3-tech'. So far, the defense is mostly doing what is asked of them, and so far it's working damn well.
I'm a believer that the "eye-test" can tell us more than stats do, but our lack of pass-rush issue feels like our eyes are failing to see something that the stats are telling us to be true, and that is that we are a top defense because in our scheme, we don't need an elite pass-rush. This may sound crazy, because of the state of the NFL right now, but we may be overvaluing the importance of sacks and pressure instead of focusing on what has gotten this defense into the position they are in now, which is their bend not break defense, run-stuffing d-line, a limited successful blitz package, and overall, a defense that works by playing unconventional.
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We see stuffs around and we buy them. But the important thing is how to combine them. Although we prefer to take off our clothes because of the tremendous hot weather, let's see what to put on just to have a common sense not being naked in public.
Besides the time your are at the beach or swimming you have to dress in some level. Here's to looking on point, without passing out.
1. Shirt + Tailored Shorts
Either you prefer to roll your long sleeves or go directly to a short sleeve one, pairing them with shorts surefire way to stay smart and cool - literally. This combo lets you look stylish during lunch, weekend or evening. This is a tried-and-trusted summer look.
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2. Breton Shirt + Navy/White Shorts
Stripes never get old. Also the colour navy! Marine look for summer is an easy way to pull off a cool look. Bretton shirt with white shorts or navy shorts… Doesn't matter. Trust your instincts.
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3. Floral Shirt + Shorts
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4. Or go the other way around. Simple T-Shirt + Printed Shorts
This is easier. Striped, polka dot, floral, graphic print…. Shorts can take them all! Combine it with a simple, cool t-shirt and also your most comfortable sandals
5. Polo Shirt + Tailored Trousers
If you have to wear trousers in some level, pair them with polo shirts and roll your trouser cuffs. Combine them with loafers or boat shoes There you go; all set up for a summer weekday in a casual-smart look.
6. Printed T-Shirt + Denim Shorts
If you wear denim shorts it's always easy to pair them with shirts and t-shirts. You can let yourself free here. War whatever you want. It won't go wrong anyway.
7. Fedora hats
Not everyone can pull off a accessorized look but when it's done right, it looks very cool! Fedora hats are both useful and stylish. It's just about finding the right one and pairing them good. For example, if you wear a printed or floral shirt don't accessorize yourself. If you wear a fedora hat go simple with your look. Only one star item at a time.
Here are the DON'Ts of this summer
1. Never, but never wear shorter shorts.
2. Vests like t-shirts are just for beaches and sporty activities. Not good for a city look. Except this. This one is good.


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Scharbauer Cattle Company, Alamocitos Ranch, Est. 1952
Rain in the Central Texas Hill Country on Rt. 3232
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Oneonta Gorge, Columbia River Gorge
The hiker, upper left of center, provides scale here. The Oneonta Gorge is in the Columbia River Gorge in the American state of Oregon. The U.S. Forest Service has designated it as a botanical area because of the unique aquatic and woodland plants that grow there
81 Seconds of Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls with 10-stop ND Filter - catching the last of the sun as it sets behind the hills over my right shoulder.
The Last bit of Sun Hits Mt. Hood and Wild Clouds
I had a great time in Oregon this week. One afternoon and evening I spent focused on Mt. Hood. Here the last bit of setting sun hits Mt. Hood and lights up the underside of these strange bubbling clouds. A few minutes after this it started to rain. It lasted for about 15 minutes then blew through. Shot from from Trillium Lake.
Larch Mountain Road
Cape Perpetua Hwy 101 Bridge
A Highway 101 (aka Oregon Coast Highway) bridge at Cape Perpetua shot from out on the rocks. This is a 20 second exposure. I cannot be sure if the sun had set or not as the fog was rolling in pretty thick all around me. Cape Perpetua is a large forested headland on the central Oregon Coast which projects into the Pacific Ocean. I was hoping for a sunset shooting the Ocean out over the rocks but it was not to be.
Sunrise Over Columbia River Gorge
Just to the right of center below the sun you can see the Vista House, an observatory at Crown Point in Multnomah County, Oregon, that also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and as a comfort station for travelers on the Historic Columbia River Highway. This shot was taken from Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint.
Wahkeena Falls
Wahkeena Falls in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge. As you can see, the path/bridge pass directly in front of the falls. You can feel its power and moisture. Had to keep wiping the lens clean of spray to get this one.
Karamadoo Bay, Babeldaob Island, Palau
Rain falls offshore in Karamadoo Bay, Babeldaob Island, Palau
Point Sur Lightstation
Point Sur Lightstation in late afternoon as mist rises on the Pacific coast beach. Point Sur lighthouse and its supporting lightstation buildings, now a California State Historic Park, stand atop a dramatic volcanic rock just off-shore in Big Sur, California.
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and McWay Falls, which drops over a cliff 80 feet into the Pacific Ocean. 2.9 second exposure.
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park path after sunset
Cape Elizabeth Light
Cape Elizabeth Light also known as Two Lights is a lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Only the eastern tower of the two that made up the light station until 1924 is active.
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Nubble Light house
#Nubble Light - Cape #Neddick #Lighthouse - reflections at sunset.
The Nubble Light is on a small island off coastal #York, #Maine. As you enter Sohier Park (a rocky point where this photo was taken) you will immediately see Nubble Light sitting atop the large rock island a few hundred feet off shore.
Boston Public Garden, Boston, MA.
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Jewish World Review March 22 , 2012/ 28 Adar, 5772
Appeasement in fast time
By Paul Greenberg
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com |
"I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air." --
It's not just
And then
Whereupon the North Koreans set off another nuclear explosion, sink another South Korean vessel, or attack another South Korean village, and/or test another missile. The same rules apply whether the American government is headed by
Appeasement usually is. What's oft forgotten is that it takes two to play this loser's game, and
Of course that is precisely what has happened. Again. To quote
Even before our generous bribe -- in the form of 240,000 tons of foodstuffs this time -- has arrived in
This dance is so old, you'd think everybody would know the steps by now:
(1) Disaster strikes
(2) The world responds generously, asking only that
(3) Sure, the regime says.
(4) The aid is delivered, much of it going directly to
Kim Jong Il may no longer be with us, but Junior follows the familiar script with filial loyalty.
To much fanfare,
But there is indeed a new
No, no, no, Li'l Kim. You're not playing the game in the accepted sequence. First you get the aid. Then you renege.
Could it be that the newest Kim is just none too bright? Unlikely. It's just that our diplomats are as dumb and gullible as ever. Lucy keeps snatching the football at the last minute, but innocent
Same old routine, only revved up. Why bother with time-consuming delays? No fuss, no muss, no more pretending to be Mr.
It's a game as as old as appeasement and the same rules still apply. They haven't changed since Herr Hitler and Mister Chamberlain used to play it back in the '30s. The more the West gave, the more was demanded -- and taken.
It's the kind of game any number can play. It's easy to learn.
This latest betrayal on the latest Kim's part is so blatant it has even elicited an expression of "concern" from his regime's Big Brother in
Yes, there have been plenty of words directed at this rogue regime -- but
When all of
The taste of that bitter cup should be familiar by now, even as
It's an old, old story, and an old, old lesson. It goes all the way back to Ethelred the Unready, whose follies were chronicled in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, which concluded: "All these calamities fell upon us because of evil counsel . . ." And because of those who followed it.
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