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How many of you took some sort of statistics classes in school? Well, for those of you who doesn't know what relative standing is, we got the general definition for you. Basically, relative standing is a measure of were a particular data value stands in relationship to an entire data set. An example would be like comparing your test score and finding out you have a generally high score in comparison to the rest of the class.
Benjamin Vigneron stated in a Marketing Land blog that after looking at some old statistic school books, he realized how useful some statistical concepts could be if you can apply them to online marketing analytics. Using this idea, Benjamin has decided to share a couple of ways you can dig deep into your data by using relative standing. This can make thing easier, especially when you compare it to straight absolute values.
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Oh, my, the sunshine! The weatherman done good. I boarded the bus out of Myoko-kogen under clear, blue skies. To the forests of Sasagamine was where I was headed and the trailhead to Hiuchi-san: mountain number fifty-six.
Arriving at the Takadani-ike Hut below Huichi by lunchtime I noticed a tent city beginning to take shape. I rested on a bench bathed in sunlight and gobbled down some morsels. Hikers milled. The sunshine and a soft, warm breeze tempted me to doze off. I resisted and leaving my pack beside the bench made for the summit unhindered by the load. Long weekends in the hills bring the crowds. Foursomes, fivesomes, sixsomes abounded. And larger ones, stretching to twenty head or more made their ways down past as I headed up. Everybody was out making use of the last clear days before winter struck the big hills. The place was so busy I wasn't so sure I wouldn't be running into that pair of oversized bowling pins handing out flyers halfway up Hiuchi.
A throng, but no pins, amassed on the wide, bald summit. I scrawled a black 56 on my palm and awaited my turn to pose alongside the summit marker, handing the camera to an obliging Japanese hiker as my turn came.
"So he's going for the hundred!" an American voice boomed out of the Japanese babble as the crowd soaked up the sunshine and views. The lanky bloke, probably closing in on fifty moved into view and had me pinned.
"Yep, that's the plan," I retrieved my camera from the helpful photographer.
"What's your bent? Geological significance? North to South?"
"Right now, man? Just gettin' 'em done with I reckon."
Bill, a Minnesotan, another flatlander in the hills, lived in the town below the mountain. He'd spied me hopping out of the cab I'd caught up to the hostel from the station the day before and suspected I was heading for the heights.
It wasn't long before the conversation turned to snow.
"Definitely possible in the Alps," was not exactly what I wanted to hear. "Prepare for it."
Up there on Hiuchi, on that gorgeous October afternoon, snow would have been the farthest thing from people's minds. Golden grasses swayed in the breeze. Red berries adorned leafless thickets. Fluffy clouds floated by around us, framing the summit of the hissing cone of the neighbouring Yake-yama in a sea of cotton wool. The soaring peaks of the Northern Alps appearing as islands on a billowing sea of white.
"We often climb up here mid-winter and ski straight down the face there," Bill continued pointing out the slope dropping away steeply at our feet.
"You're bloody mad," I smiled, not at all envious of such an endeavour. I guessed he was looking forward to the encroaching winter more than I was.
A good luck and shaking of hands, he rejoined his party and I headed back downhill. Spirits high, despite the talk of snow, I picked up my pack and pressed on toward Myoko-san in a golden afternoon light.


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Innovative Crossover Recording 2006
Original and traditional Irish music for classical quintet and uilleann pipes.
I like to think that if Carolan himself were sitting listening to the music on this CD, he would raise a glass in fond appreciation.
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This cd is clearly not for purist followers of traditional Irish music but includes some great performances from top notch players within extended arangments of both original and traditional tunes.
I think I must be a purist.
I'll remember that next time you accidently go into 'The Up downy' reel Dow. Snigger🙂


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"You who do not know how to trade your separated state for that of union have still done so when you have loved freely and without fear. In this state your memory returns to you of who you are, and you are innocent and joyous and one with love itself. . . .Nothing but fear could take the memory of love from you, or replace so quickly the glory that is your nature with the specialness that is not." (A Course of Love, C:14.28)
Fear is of the ego, and fear is a game changer in the hope of reaching Christ-consciousness. We cannot, in fact, reach enlightenment when we still entertain fear. But, the rub, how to stop the fear that so often threatens to engulf us?
Prayer is one answer, in all likelihood the best answer that we could ever devise. And it is not our idea, but an intuition and an experience that comes from God. Our prayers put us in alignment with something greater than we are, and this Someone has the power to right our little world immediately. We don't have to suffer anxiety any longer; it just dissipates when we start to pray.
Meditation is similar, of course. We go into a zone-type of thinking that eases our minds. We don't actively think at all; we focus on a sacred word or our breathing. And the miraculous effect takes over.
Talking with a treasured friend is yet another solution to fear. Others have known the same fear that we dread, though often we think that we are all alone because they haven't told us about their anxieties, wanting to appear strong and solid to us. This is a fallacy, of course, which we will come to see when we converse intimately. All short of enlightenment are victims of the fear mongrels that rob us of peace of mind.
Think a bit of the practices that have given us peace of mind in the past. Of course, like all things, this fear, too, shall pass. But there are a myriad of practices which can speed fear along its way, never to return in quite the same way again.
Trust that guidance will lead us out of the darkness of our anxieties and our fears. Trust that choosing to be unity one with another will be an almost magical solution to an intractable problem.


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Our Dangerous Spring
March 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 14 x 11 in.
Our Dangerous Spring. This image topped the very first post of this blog, and I'm posting it again because:
- it's been just about a year since that first post, and it's time to mark the occasion; and
- I'm finally having the opportunity to exhibit the piece for the first time this month in the Members Show at the 29 Palms Art Gallery.
I created this painting in March of 2020, right as viral reality was hitting us upside the head, and in light of its timeliness I planned to show it in the members' room of the Gallery in April. But of course…the April show never happened. And the cascade of cancellations continued, month after month for most of a year. But, finally, here we are: our dangerous spring has come and gone, and life and hope have returned.
And yes, it has been almost a year since I launched the Magicgroove: In the Studio blog (July 7, 2020), largely in reaction to the shutdown of opportunities to show and to interact with other artists and viewers. My thoughts on this anniversary? Well, I should tell you that in January, the half-year point, I drafted a post explaining why I was going to do away with it. Obviously, I didn't go through with that, but ambivalence has continued. My patience with writing is not what it once was, and putting down the more complex thoughts that interest me simply demands more time and effort than I'm willing to invest. A great deal that preoccupies me never finds its way onto these pages except in terms of the images. Which is the point, after all.
Yet I believe I will continue, in this rather quiet fashion. I so appreciate those of you who follow along with me. But truth told, I'd rather just have the conversation in person, you know what I mean? At least that's becoming possible again. 🙂


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March 21
I finally landed in Miami on Monday March 20 after a 10 hours flight which seemed like a never ending thing. I met a guy called Peter on the way who, like myself, lucked out in getting a seat at the emergency exit which made the trip much more comfortable than it would normally be in economy class. At the airport, I then met my old friend KidCat. Together we took a ride to Miami Beach in Peter's rental car. And, as it was a cabriolet, we could fully enjoy the sights of the city while the sun was going down and everything was illuminated.
I decided to take some time at the beach the following day while enjoying the nice warm weather. Later on, I picked up the M3 Masterlist which no longer is a handy brochure but a full sized magazine, the festivities also being a part of local media. For example in The Miami Herald (miamiherald.com) via a half page article mentioning that there will be 327 events at 88 venues in seven days. And this, only in Miami Beach!!! Saturday being the peak of the whole with no less than 70 events taking place. Meanwhile, the Miami New Times have an x-tra 48 pages in their March 16-22 edition (miaminewtimes.com / Volume 20, Number 50).
This March 22 sees the official start of the M3 Summit - and it also features the 16th edition of the legendary Magic Sessions featuring Tony Humphries and 'Little' Louie Vega, with Jazzanova playing in the upper room. I'll definitely pay them a visit…
March 22
Hey folks, here after a quick snap from last night's Magic Sessions with a couple of pics pics of Tony Humphries and Louie Vega (was hard to get a good shot at them as so many people were in the booth dancing!!!)
The M3 Summit officially kicked off on March 22 as the badges could be picked up at Surfcomber Hotel and the Remix Hotel opened it doors as well, showcasing the latest in music technologies. Remix Hotel was already crowded, demonstrating how producers, artists and DJ's are into the latest development as far as technologies are concerned with the whole amount of new opportunities they give. This March 22 also saw the official opening of this year's festivites with the Magic Sessions that took place for the 16th time featuring the legendary DJs 'Little' Louie Vega and Tony Humphries in the main room, while Jazzanova were playing upstairs. As usual, Tony kicked off around 10 PM and got the crowd jumping with his unique style that combines various flavors of dance music, even including classics (for instance, "Go Bang" by Dinosaur L). Around 1:30 AM, 'Little' Louie Vega took over to get the crowd to the next level. Gladly, the Magic Sessions has not been as extremly over-crowded as in previous years, but still it was a melting pot of the who-is-who in today's house music industry - some of the notables present include Big Moses, Groove Junkies, Jamie Lewis, GoGo Music posse (Ralf Gum, Benny Pecoraio, Roberto DeCarlo), UDM Show, David Harness, Haldo, Mark Mendoza & Sweet Sarah and many, many more... just too many to list here. Unfortunately, Jazzanova did not get the support they deserve – the upstairs room war more or less empty (at least at the times I was checking it out). The weather forecast indicates cooler weather for the coming days here in Miami, but for us - the party people - things will heat up with the massive amount of parties taking place over the next few days. Speak soon.
March 23 - Rain, business and politics
The weather forecast had a 40% chance of rain, but who did think that it would turn out in such heavy rainfalls??? This is exactly what happened with the Defected Party after it was runnning for about an hour, but this did not stop the whole nor the people getting excited inside @ Nikki Beach...
The Defected Party has always been a great place for networking - and so it was this year as well. Wether they are from the USA, UK, France, Italy, Switzerland, Japan - they were all there. While on the way inside, I bumped into Soul Creation (Jose Burgos and Deuce Martinez), Jose Gonzales (freshsolus.com) and David Corales (Marketing & Public Relations Consultant). We had some interesting talks and I gotta tell you be on the lookout for the forthcoming Soul Creation material picked up by a famous producer/DJ for his label!!! This party was a great proof that the business is changing drastically with digital taking more and more over - only a very few vinyls were handed out as CD's are the choice now for many producers and artists to showcase their new material. This also has an impact on the importance of Miami and promotion in general - but this is another story (watch out for an upcoming article on this matter).
Soulfuric presented Friends of Ours 2006 that featured Ron Carroll among many other DJ's like Jask, Brian Tappert and Jamie Lewis to name just a few. Ron Carroll delivered a hot set as DJ while singing live on some of his productions with the crowd going wild. That night also saw the Underground Collective party taking place, but for whatever reason the door people could not find my name on the guestlist... Meanwhile, others simply called their buddies that were already inside and could just step in. The venue for this party was a smaller spot that was packed and heated up (I wonder if they ever heard of air condition), with the DJ's creating an intense vibe.
At the end of the day, yours truly once more got the impression that Miami is lacking support for journalists as many DJ's and producers keep their new material between themselves and don't care about those that put all their passion into supoorting the industry (this is yet another story to be covered in an upcoming article).
March 24 - The day we felt like being home...
This Friday saw the Soul On The Beach party taking place by the likes of hosts Bobby & Steve alongside Jose Burgos (Soul Creation), James Ratcliff, Lou Gorbea, Jamie Lewis, David Harness, Groove Junkies, Brian Tappert and many more. As usual, the place was packed - no surprise as the Clevelander is one of the beautifulest spots to throw down a party.
That same day saw the amount of parties rising, so it had to be carefully chosen where to go. Next on my list was the MAW party which fatured a live performance by Luis Quintero. Located directly at the beach, this even topped the Soul On The Beach party for the location!!!
Later on I checked out the Deepa Grooves party where the label presented their first ever video: "Sueno en ti" by Soul Creation featuring Misou. Misou performed the song live, delivering a sexy performance. Yet again, this party was close to the beach, being a beautiful spot to relax and enjoy the music…
It then started 'feeling like behing home' – I mean Switzerland of course!!! - as it cooled down dramatically, so I was glad the GotSoul party was an indoor event. The closure for the night was the Stalwart party that took place beachside at the Delano Hotel. With the cold breeze directly from the sea coming in, there was no other chance than to dance in order not to freeze, whis is something you would very, very rarely see from me!
Let's see what the weather forecast brings us for the weekend...
March 25 - Slow down, babe
After hitting (too) many parties the day before - gotta say that this added to the weather conditions'd been for much with the probs I've encountered with the battery of my camera - I decided it was time to step down a bit and go to a fewer places. The chosen ones were King Street that turned out to be a great event with lots of producers, DJ's and artists around - this was another great networking event at the nice outdoor Opium Garden. Lots of great music made it to my bag, so be on the watchout for the "Mami Conference Mixes" coming in the first week of April !!!
For the night, May the music be with you in... Seventh Heaven presented by ASHE NYC was THE pick as I wanted to see fresh faces spinning: Sammy Rock (Cyberjamz), Franke Estevez (Fuzion Records) and Louie 'Lou' Gorbea, with a special appearance by Jellybean Benitez. This was a musical bliss, and it is simply great to see that yound and talented producers and artists are around as addiction to the established ones. A highlight of the night were the live performances by Arnold Jarvis and Keith Thompson who performed their current singles as well as the classics "Inspiration" and "Break For love". There would have been many other interesting parties around, but honestly who needs to see the same people spinning every night? As DJ's tend to play shorter sets and play out every night, there are far too many parties... Let's hope one day this will change back to the better as it was in the early days of the WMC.
March 26 - the day I needed some rest
After the previous days have been pretty hectic with meeting lots of people and checking out various parties, I decided to take a rest and relax on Sunday. This was definitely necessary as my body was hardly paying the price for lots of walking, sun and drinks - but there was not enough sleep to compensate all of that anyway !.
The first thing I checked out was the Sunday Soulful Soiree where I knocked my knee on a table as it was almost dark in the club. Later on, I went to the Deep Gets Salted party which took place at the outdoor "Opium Garden". As it was a sunny day, it was a real delight hanging out there and enjoy the music. Later in the evening, that party got packed and people got excited about the music.
The night started with a visit at The 3 Chairs party starring Theo Parrish & Moodymann where deep Detroit sounds were naturally displayed, this being a welcome difference as compared to the sounds I checked out in the days and nights before. The Ain't Nothin' But A House Party closed down the night with two rooms that saw people dancing to the grooves of the DJs.
This Monday will kick off slowly but hit hard in the evening and night with many parties taking place... with my body still suffering from the previous days. It firmly looks like Tuesday will be another day to just hang around and enjoy Miami (remember there is something going on called "Spring Break"...).
March 27 - the drama came to Miami
Before we talk about Monday night, we gotta take a look at some actions that occured at The 3 Chairs party the night before. I had left the place before Hanna Haïs's live performance. Various sources reported that after her PA, a well known DJ from Chicago took the microphone and made some comments stating that this wasn't Black music, and that this kills Black music, which brought a bad mood to the party. Gladly, the situation could be de-escalated and the good mood came back. However this left some bad feelings among many as these statements were taken by some as racism.
Back to Monday night, the City Deep party could not start on time as there was a tree falling down that could have caused a risk to the public and needed to be removed first. As this took some time, I decided to go and take a look at the Shelter party which was taking place in two rooms at Shine (part of the "Shelbourne Ressort" hotel). While the small room was opened early, people were waiting for the opening of the big room where Timmy Regisford would play. A lot of others were also waiting outside the hotel for the party to start. That day also had the Jamie Lewis presents Miami All Stars party taking place in the evening at the Delano Hotel, but I did leave early as the temperature went down fast and I started to freeze. After getting something to eat, I went to the Cha Cha Project party and later to the Phuture Sole & Slaag party which both suffered from the fact that there were too many events going on at the same time, including three big ones: Shelter, OM Records and Cielo.This led to a situation that these two smaller parties had not much attendance although people definitely missed the fantastic one hour long live performances by Remedy, John Pierce, Diamond Temple and Dawn Tallmann at the Phuture Sole & Slaag party which can ony be described as being off the hook and will remain among my favorite moments of this year's Miami conference.
Back at the Miami gathering on its whole (although there are still some parties on tonight and tomorrow), the whole situation as far as all these events are concerned needs definitely a change. I mean, many DJ's played almost every day, and their sets were mostly only one or two hours long, so what the interest??? But also I wonder about the need of regular parties being taken down to Miami such as Roots, Cielo and Shelter out of NYC. This no doubt added to the fact that there were far too many parties, meanwhile the big ones kept people from checking out things held by smaller labels and DJs and, as a result, this led to a situation where we haven't had a single event where everybody would come as one. Let's hope once again that next year will bring a change for the better
March 28 - the day after
I guess that like many of those who've attended the Miami festivities, I'm glad in a sense the whole thing's over. More and more stuff goin' havin' us goin' from one place to another in Miami Beach had to come to an end with the absolute necessity to get some recovery which hopefully I did with my first 9 hours sleep in 10 days! This explaining why I'm sendin' you this ultimate daily mail so lately!!!
As I said, there was so much (too much) going on the past few days to keep track of everything. Musicwise, this seems to be a good year for Miami asthere are many hot tunes around, some of them you only will be getting as bootlegs. For instance, take "Mary Don't You Weep" by Craig Loftis that samples the same titled Aretha Franklin classic and for legal reasons cannot get a proper release , although some labels were interested in licensing it. As for the legal releases concern, there is a phat new Pirahnahead which I think you've already got infos about recently on InDaMix Worldwide. King Street have some hot tunes on their Miami samplers, Tony Humphries has finally kicked off his Tony Records imprint, Bobby & Steve have a great soulful tune, Defected are ready to drop some bombs as well, so to be prepared for a bunch of great releases over the coming weeks and months.
Partywise, one could feel the slowdown as many peeps had already left Miami, with much fewer parties taking place and the ones I checked out not being that crowded. During daytime, I had lunch with some close friends of mine, after that I enjoyed the nice weather and had some drinks. The night started with the One Love (The Music) LA/Detroit/Chicago meet in Miami party that features an awesome live performance by Malik Alston. The next stop was the Symple Sounds meets Soul Simple party, but unfortunately there were some problems, so it never got underway as planned. Therefore, I decided to leave and went over to the United Dance Society party which featured live performances by Temple Dynasty who presented his upcoming release "Loose control" (to be released on Fuzion Records) as well as KT Brooks, also presenting his ucpoming release. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the song for the moment, but you should know what I'm talkin' about while havin' a look at Franke Estevez and George Mena's interview on InDaMix Worldwide. So what to expect then? As I'm gonna be in Toronto next weekend, you gotta wait a few more days for my "Miami 2006 Mixshows" which will feature lots of fresh music, including some exclusives you won't hear anywhere else.


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Jessica Biel Rules The Red Carpet: Top 10 'Total Recall' Looks
By Lindsey Schickner 08/21/12 at 05:30 PM
From 7th Heaven sweatheart to red carpet regular, Jessica Biel's bombshell status has skyrocketed since her tomboy teen days as Mary Camden.
With weeks of promoting her new movie, Total Recall, and all the buzz surrounding her supposed marriage to Justin Timberlake, Biel makes the spotlight look good on her.
Solidifying her style icon status both on the red carpet and off, Biel showcases her envious curves in one couture concoction after the next.
In everything from Giambattista Valli Haute Couture to Thierry Mugler, check out all of Biel's Totally glam looks in the gallery above.


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Without question, the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumer Act has lived up to its name.
By requiring eye doctors to give patients their prescriptions so they can shop elsewhere for contacts, the 2003 law made the industry far more competitive and prosperous and helped patients receive these products at significantly lower prices.
But there's new legislation before Congress called the Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act that is significantly less likely to live up to its name.
A coalition of the big contact lens makers, the American Optometrists Association and others has convinced Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to introduce legislation members believe would restore those lost profits.
Specifically, the group, known as the Coalition for Patient Care Safety, wants changes in the rules that govern how prescriptions are verified.
Now, if an online seller of contact lenses wants to fill a prescription, it must verify the prescription through the doctor, who has eight business hours to respond. If the lens company does not hear back by then, it can consider the prescription verified.
Under Cassidy's legislation, the lens companies would have to provide phone, fax and email information so prescribers could submit questions. Doctors could pepper the lens companies with questions, then not sign off on the responses, delaying delivery of lenses indefinitely.
And if that doesn't work, Plan B is a provision sponsored by Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., a cosponsor of the Cassidy legislation. This measure, buried in the Financial Services Appropriations bill, would fund studies on the health impacts of using vendors other than prescribing physicians for contact lens purchases. The studies then could be used as cudgels against the industry.
The coalition goes to all this trouble because its members realize the 2003 law was a game-changer in favor of consumers. Today, online and retail sales account for more than a third of the market, and prices have remained flat or fallen in most of the country.
Before, the overwhelming majority of products such as contact lenses and accessories and eyeglasses generally were sold by the prescribing opthamologist or optometrist. Even today, sales of products eye doctors prescribe make up 70 percent of their revenues.
This sets up potential conflicts of interests for doctors, who were open to being accused of adjusting prescriptions to increase profits and of engaging in incentive schemes with their eyeglass and contact vendors. This is why no other branch of medicine operates in this way.
The potential to shop elsewhere for contacts, the emergence of big box stores, such as Costco and Walmart, and the Internet boom led to a variety of sellers – online and in person – entering the marketplace. By 2014, it had become an $8.8 billion industry worldwide and a $4.5 billion market in the United States with 41 million daily users.
The doctors and sellers claim all this competition simply isn't safe. They say patients wait till prescriptions are about to expire, stock up on lenses, then decline to visit their doctors as often as they should. They say rules are not always enforced, and loopholes, such as companies in England being willing to sell to Americans even if they don't have prescriptions, are becoming commonplace. The only solution, they say, is to restore control of the market to them.
The coalition showed particular concern over microbal keratitis. It claims source of supply, prescription length and prescription requirements contribute to this routine eye infection and that consumers need to know about these dangers.
But in a letter to Cassidy, Dr. Paul B. Donzis, Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology-Cornea Division, UCLA School of Medicine, said a 20-year epidemiologic study of contact lens-related keratitis did not find it was caused by buying lenses online. Indeed, keratitis has not increased since the beginning of the Internet era.
The study also found length of prescription did not play a role. What it did find is most who contract keratitis do so because of actions they took after opening their contact lenses.
Sleeping with lenses on … that's a problem. Extended wear – wearing a two-week lens for three – also is a problem.
So are poor hygiene, not cleaning the lenses or the lens case, not washing hands and smoking. But when and where they bought their lenses were not factors.
For that matter, Europe and much of Asia no longer require prescriptions for contacts or eyeglasses, and Donzis says incidents of eye disease from contact lenses are no higher there than here. Interestingly, some of the big contact makers have no qualms about selling in unregulated markets overseas even as they call for more regulation here.
If the coalition truly cares about safety, it would encourage more competition and lower prices for consumers. Those who can afford their eye care are more likely to stay current on it with their prescribers and to use them as intended. It might even consider ending the prescription requirement.
But the coalition, with its tradition – unlike any other in healthcare – of moving its products through its prescribers, is not interested in living up to the name of the legislation it has convinced Cassidy to introduce. It is interested in getting the old, pre-Internet, pre-consumer choice profit machine cranking again.


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This is Part Five of a six-part series called "Overcoming Anxiety." It derives from the article Anxiety: Part II, which introduced these topics as ways to combat anxiety. The purpose of this series is to analyze these topics on a deeper level to ensure they provide you with the most meaningful information to apply towards changing your life.
Feed Your Mind
Fact: rewiring your mind to produce healthy thoughts is an essential part of combatting anxiety.
The daily thoughts that consume your mind consolidate and have a large impact – good or bad – on your quality of life.
Your mind consists of your emotional reactions to what you think, hear and see.
The ability to control your mind will prevent it from spiraling out of control and inviting in anxious thoughts. Feeding it with positivity and knowledge rather than stress and worry will help in your pursuit of stabilization.
Luckily, there are many ways to do this.
Before getting into the specific content that you will benefit from, below is an excerpt from a Fearless Motivation podcast that puts into perspective the ability to rewire your brain.
"If you change your thinking, you can change your life. So how do you change your thinking?
Well, how do you change your body? You change the body by changing what you feed your body. You change your body by changing how you work your body.
The same is true for your thinking. Change what you feed your thoughts. Feed it with positive affirmations and beliefs. Feed it with new knowledge on self-development. If you learn how to change, you will change.
Work out your mind with books and audio; books and audio that expand your existing mindset into something greater. Grow yourself by learning more. Grow yourself by doing the things that successful people do."
Reading books, in addition to articles and other forms of writing, lay the groundwork for all your desired thoughts.
Allowing your mind to fixate on positivity and self-development material kickstarts the transition of good thoughts replacing bad thoughts as you drift into a new state of mind. It provides you with more self-confidence and an updated blueprint for living, which will enhance your mental state.
Books such as Boundless, The Power of Positive Thinking, Atomic Habits, The Four Agreements and Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself have all helped me grow mentally, physically and professionally.
There is a lot to be learned from books. They can teach you ways to cope with anxiety, strengthen your mindset and improve all areas of your life.
In addition to inducing self-growth, reading can simply provide you with an outlet to release anxiety, regardless of the content. If you're not into motivational, self-help books, try reading an entertaining fiction novel.
Reading in general relaxes your body by lowering your heart rate and easing the tension in your muscles, while giving your mind a place to escape reality for awhile.
A 2009 study at the University of Sussex found that reading can reduce stress levels by up to 68%. It works better and faster than many other relaxation methods because your mind is invited into a literary world that is free from the stressors that plague your daily life.
Once a reading habit is formed and takes its place in your routine, it will slowly begin to impact your mind for the better. The things you learn, combined with the time it grants you to de-stress, will provide you with more efficiency and peace.
Listening, like reading, can have a huge impact on your brain, assuming you listen to something that will provoke healthy thoughts.
Similar to books that help you grow, develop and learn, you can listen to motivational podcasts and talks that have the same effect. Audiobooks are also a hot commodity these days if you lack the time and patience required to read.
I am also a big advocate that music soothes your mind and shifts your attention away from the clutter in your head. Finding the right genres, artists and lyrics will allow you to relate and give you comfort in the music.
It will improve your mood and loosen up the tension that has been applied by life. It provides an escape and can give you instant relief in times of stress.
Listen to your favorite artists and songs. Listen to calming music; maybe with sounds of beaches and ocean waves. Listen to whatever promotes relaxation.
Make a playlist and set aside time to enjoy it. After all, this is a better alternative than listening to the thoughts in your head.
The Wrap Up
Feeding your mind with powerful, inspirational content is extremely beneficial. However, the work that is required after the consumption of the material is what enables the execution to take place.
The information you receive into your mind is only 50% of the process. The other half depends on your ability to take that and use it to implement real change that will reflect the knowledge you have gained.
Regardless of a genre, try to practice reading books and listening to music or podcasts as often as possible. Your mental health will thank you.
The more you fill your mind with impactful content that makes you happy, the less room it has to focus on the negativity and anxious thoughts.
Reading and listening sharpens your mind and takes the spotlight off things that keep you from flourishing every day.
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Let the trash talking begin!!!
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Remember, you must use your first and last name for the bracket name to be eligible for the contest. If you do not update your bracket name before the Thursday games begin, your bracket will be removed. Also, if you have a second bracket, it must be for a spouse/child and not use your name.
So far, everyone has gotten at least one game correct through the first three games!
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Congratulations to the top-three finishers of the 2017 EKN Tournament Challenge. After finishing on the podium last year, Bill Lemke was able to come away with the highest score to take the top prize thanks to North Carolina winning it all. Brandon Jarsocrak did not select the correct winning team, however, scored enough points through the six rounds to end up second. A tie for third for a second-straight year with Connor Rylatt and Allen Dolph matching their scores. Congrats to everyone and be sure to try again next year.
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1st (Bill Lemke): EKN longsleeve / EKN T-Shirt / EKN Hat
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Hawks on the rise again
Bowden era begins Sept 4 at Kentucky
August 16, 2021
Change is coming. After grueling summer workouts, football at ULM is on the horizon. The excitement around Terry Bowden's Warhawks has all of ULM anticipating the start of the season.
Bowden helped raise hype for the season with the help of university president Ronald Berry. The two traveled the South in the Berry-Bowden Roadshow as a way to visit with ULM alumni.
The roadshow ended with the Pursuit, where Bowden met with the media and fans in Monroe.
While the team has dealt with challenges on and off the field ever since the first practice, they most recently faced their greatest. Terry Bowden's father, hall of fame coach Bobby Bowden, died. Terry Bowden stepped away to be with his family prior to his father's passing.
But the team did not slow down in Bowden's absence. Associate head coach Rich Rodriguez filled in to ensure the team stays at full speed. Between Rodriguez and Bowden is nearly 50 years of head coaching experience.
After the worst season in school history, many would be skeptical if Bowden, the former Bear Bryant Award winner, is enough to make strides this season. However, much more has changed in the offseason. The star status of Bowden and Rodriguez has attracted new players. Over 50 players have joined Warhawks football, many coming from the transfer portal.
Rodriguez has been a mastermind of developing effective running games. The Warhawks struggled to get a run game going, averaging three yards a carry and not breaking 100 yards rushing until their final two games.
Defensive coordinator Zach Alley has to get his defenders to get third down stops, a stat where ULM was among the worst in the nation.
Many coaches may feel stressed or distraught when taking over a losing team. The seasoned coach Bowden uses this to his advantage. Almost all of his teams had losing records upon his arrival, and within two years they had winning records or were bowl eligible.
While there has not been a decision on who will start at quarterback, Rhett Rodriguez, son of Rich, has stood out from the rest ever since their spring game. His experience at Arizona and a fundamental understanding of his father's system has helped his development.
The season kicks off against the SEC's Kentucky. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-6 season and a bowl victory over North Carolina State. The Warhawks' other opponent in the SEC is LSU. The Tigers had a rough 2020 campaign. They did not compete in a bowl game for the first time since 1999.
Nov. 27 is a day all returning Warhawks have marked on their calendar. That day is their chance to redeem themselves after an embarrassing 70-20 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette at home.
ULM has their first home game against Jackson State. They are led by NFL hall of famer Deion Sanders. Sanders was coached by Bobby Bowden at Florida State before being drafed into the NFL.
ULM will get a chance to compete with seven teams from last season, six of whom are in the Sun Belt. They also face Liberty, a team who shut down their offense, silencing the Warhawks 40-7.


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Saddle sore no more: ND chiropractor helps human and equine patients
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Lafe Nelson, D.C., Almont, ND, has been self-employed his entire life, beginning when he broke his first colt at the age of 12.
"I've never had a boss other than Dad. He said if I wanted to make money I'd have to ride colts. So that is what I did every summer," said Nelson. "I broke over 20 colts the summer of 2006, the last year I did it. Since then I haven't had the time to do it right, and I'm the kind of person who likes to do things right."
Nelson, who now serves city and country folk in and around Bismarck, ND, as a chiropractor remains independent and creative in his means of making a living. He not only adjusts humans but is taking on more and more equine patients as well.
"Horse chiropractic was a natural fit," says Nelson. "I've ridden horses all of my life, breaking colts, bulldogging, and roping. After I graduated from chiropractic school, I got to thinking about some of the issues my horses had dealt with and I felt like an idiot. It hit me that some of their problems had stemmed from the spine being out of place. I wish I'd had this knowledge earlier but now it's been really neat to utilize it."
Nelson's first equine patient was his own childhood horse, Biscuit. "I'd learned to rope and ride on him as a kid and then passed him on to some neighbors for their kids to ride when he was 30 years old. Their horses got to running him and he got hurt. My neighbor called me, and asked me to come take a look. Biscuit was stepping really high with a hind leg and you could hear a pop every time he'd try to step down. He was in an immense amount of pain. I know that my neighbor was wondering 'should we put him down?'"
"I had just finished with the horse chiropractic clinic and decided to try adjusting him. After I was done, he picked up his leg to take a step and it didn't pop, and he set it down. You could just see the surprise and relief, as if he was saying 'wow, that didn't hurt,' and the next step was even better. He was eighty percent better that day and I adjusted him for several days after that, and he was a different horse. He lived for another year."
Nelson said he mostly adjusts performance horses. "People competing in rodeos want to go fast, stop fast, those horses have to do a lot on their own. Most people don't bring them in because they think 'my horse is hurting,' it's because they aren't working the rope or aren't scoring, things like that. People don't realize it but often the horse (or human) has pressure on their nerves, which affects things we would never expect." According to Nelson, everything in the body happens because of the connection between the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves leading to the muscles and organs.
"Chiropractic isn't about cracking bones and lining things up perfectly. If there's pressure on those nerves, it's going to affect the entity they travel to. So when something goes out of place in your spine it can affect the muscle or organ at the end of the nerve – it won't function as well. By adjusting the spine and eliminating those misalignments, you're getting the nervous system to work as close to one hundred percent as you can.
"It's amazing how a horse will work when his nervous system is functioning at optimum levels," he said.
"I'm not trying to be a vet by any means," said Nelson. "I do work with a couple vets around here. If someone brings in a horse with something I don't understand, I send them to a vet. I don't want to work with weird horse problems, that's not my expertise, but a lot of times just getting adjusted will make a huge difference. Chiropractic doesn't fix every problem, but there are a lot of issues it can solve, that you wouldn't expect. Everyone knows their horse and what they normally act like. If he's just not himself, lethargic, throwing his head, pulling back, it could be anything. It could be a medical thing that I can't help with, it could be the type of saddle you ride, but with both humans and horses, I always recommend trying the least invasive and least expensive option first, which can often be chiropractic.
"The majority of horses get better after being adjusted, with a few you don't notice much difference. Horses and little kids are great patients because they don't think about whether or not they are supposed to be getting better or if this guy really knows what he's doing, they live in the present and if they are feeling better they just move on with life."
Nelson recalls a young human patient he treated. "This little two-year-old boy came in who had dealt with ear infections his whole life. When he came to see me, there was blood and pus coming out of his ears. He was crying and screaming like crazy, I'm sure he was sick of seeing doctors. After I adjusted him, he calmed down immediately. His mom told me that he had a checkup with his pediatrician a few days later and his ears were clear for the first time in months. He's been back a couple times since but hasn't had to come back much."
Nelson said that is one funny thing about his profession. "With chiropractic the goal is to make them better. When your goal is to get rid of your customer you constantly need new people coming in," he laughs. "If you run an ice cream shop and you get them hooked on ice cream you don't need new ones all the time." The goal is overall wellness, and getting adjusted regularly keeps a lot of people out of trouble. "I try to tailor my treatment to each patient and I've got a lot of people that live a long ways away – farmer and ranchers – so I try to get them doing stretches and exercises that they can do at home."
He had hopes of ranching as a kid but his dad wanted him to be a dentist. "He always told me you have to have a good job so you can afford to ranch," laughs Nelson. "Dad has a small place and he also brand inspects, rides colts, works as a cowboy poet and does a lot more." Nelson, a graduate of Dickinson State University got his degree in biology and decided to become a chiropractor after he lifted a generator out of a pickup and put his back out. "I couldn't walk, couldn't lay down, I had excruciating pain. It took me twenty minutes to get from the car to the office door but after I got adjusted I felt ninety percent better. It was amazing. I decided that if I could help people for a fraction of the cost of medical … I wanted to do it.
"Right away, I didn't have a clue what I was getting into. I'd only been adjusted a few times, and I didn't really understand proactive health. I thought you were supposed to put up with pain until you can't stand it anymore,' but I have learned a lot about helping people and keeping them healthy. I'm really not much of a self promoter, I don't talk about myself, but word of mouth has been a great tool in gaining new patients."
Nelson and his wife Sara (Ellis), a kindergarten teacher and their three-month-old son Haakon live just a few miles south of the place where he grew up. "I love being a chiropractor, I'm so glad I got into it. I still get to live in the country, be my own boss and work with horses. I still go to rodeos on the weekends – I've got a balanced thing going on."
Nelson shares a clinic space with another chiropractor and they adjust one another regularly as a proactive measure.
To reach Nelson, call 701-751-1286 for the clinic or 701-333-9398 for horse questions or appointments.


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Foreclosed Home Sales Down In California
The number of foreclosed home sales in California is down. The average sales price for a home is up. The two pieces of good economic news come from the real estate tracking service, "Realty Trac."
Daren Blomquist with Realty Trac said 30 percent of California sales in the first three months of this year involved a foreclosed home, but that was down from nearly 40 percent a year ago.
"Home prices have clearly hit bottom in California and are rising up pretty rapidly and that is helping to lift all boats and help some homeowners - who were at risk for foreclosure - to be able to avoid foreclosure by selling their home or by refinancing because they now have equity in the home," Blomquist said.
The number of short sales statewide was also down. Blomquist said people in the industry hope that's a sign of a stronger economy and not a sign banks are making short sales harder to come by.
The price of a foreclosed home was up by 21 percent in Sacramento and by 17 percent in Los Angeles compared to a year ago.


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Myra here.
Every Saturday we hope to share with you our thoughts on reading and books. We thought that it would be good practice to reflect on our reading lives and our thoughts about reading in general. While on occasion, we would feature a few books in keeping with this, there would be a few posts where we will just write about our thoughts on read-alouds, libraries, reading journals, upcoming literary conferences, books that we are excited about, and just book love miscellany in general.
Bahay Kubo: A Filipino Children's Song
Essay by Stephen Acabado, PhD Concept and Essay by Kristian Cordero Illustrated by Aldrin Camacho Book Design by Aldrin Camacho and Mavreen Anne Romero Publisher: Savage Mind Publishing House. ISBN: 9786219633819 Review copy provided by Stephen Acabado. Book photo taken by me.
When I first heard of this book project from Dr. Stephen Acabado, an archaeologist friend of mine who is teaching at UCLA and has been based in the US with his family for over ten years now, I knew that it would fit our #SurvivalStories2021 reading theme as we endeavour to decolonize our bookshelves. Stephen is not a stranger to GatheringBooks as he wrote a piece on Raising a Reading Child for our Academic Nook back in 2012.
For those who were born and have been brought up in the Philippines (it could also be true to Filipino families who have already migrated elsewhere), Bahay Kubo is a classic children's song – pretty much like Old MacDonald Had A Farm, except slightly different. I remember growing up knowing the song, but not really understanding what any of the words actually meant: for example, I had no idea what kundol meant as a child – probably because I hated vegetables back then.
Thus, the entire book is really an illuminated version of a familiar children's song, except that the Afterword Essays written by Acabado and Cordero deconstructed the varied meanings of how the assortment of vegetables surrounding a nipa hut came to be – and how it could also serve as a reflection of the hybridities of Filipinos' origins.
It would have been great if there was a brief introduction in the beginning, providing some background information or context of what Bahay Kubo is, probably a note on the origins of the song (even the fact that the author is believed to be unknown and why that could be the case), or even just the musical notes for the entire song itself. While the art and design didn't really work for me all that much (this could be a matter of personal preference), the strength of this little book is in the Afterword Essays written by Stephen Acabado and Kristian Cordero. I am highlighting here one of my favourite quotes from Professor Acabado's essay:
The concept of being Filipino, indeed, is represented by the Bahay Kubo: We have come from different corners of the globe. We have come from peoples who braved to cross the high mountains and vast oceans. Therefore, the idea of the pure Filipino, discovered and civilized only by the Western colonizers, must now be laid to rest. Instead, we should embrace that our identities like the mga halaman in the munting bahay kubo are results of long history of living interactions, resulting to a sari-sari, a layered and diverse cultural groups of people who continue to evolve, enrich, and emancipate.
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This article analyzes Rituparno Ghosh's celebrated film Bariwali (The Lady of the House, 2000). The film marks the beginnings of Ghosh's treatment of gender and sexual politics. Ghosh's earlier films Unishe April (1994) and Dahan (1997) engaged with strong female characters, but Bariwali is the first of his films to narrate the various ways in which female agency is routed through male exploitation and patriarchy. Through close readings of the characters and the visual tropes perspicaciously crafted by Ghosh, this article positions hegemonic masculinity and heteropatriarchal privilege as the exploiter within India's gendered politics. By placing the protagonist Banalata both within the feudal space as well as within the bhadralok discourse, one can trace the transition from tradition to modernity that the story represents, and in turn trace Ghosh's unique understanding of and reaction against India's prevailing social and cultural norms.
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Exploitation, Victimhood, and Gendered Performance in Rituparno Ghosh's Bariwali
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Rohit K. Dasgupta is lecturer in global media at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. He is the co-editor (with Sangeeta Datta and Kaustav Bakshi) of Rituparno Ghosh: Cinema, Gender and Art (Routledge, 2016).
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Tanmayee Banerjee is an independent scholar. She recently completed her PhD at the University of Westminster, London with a thesis concentrating on early Indian English novels.
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Film Quarterly (2016) 69 (4): 35–46.
Rohit K. Dasgupta, Tanmayee Banerjee; Exploitation, Victimhood, and Gendered Performance in Rituparno Ghosh's Bariwali. Film Quarterly 1 June 2016; 69 (4): 35–46. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/fq.2016.69.4.35
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Miracles do happen. My experience with change has been internal, profound and constant. Negative thinking, self-sabotage, feeling powerless- those days are hard to forget. But after a while, acceptance was the answer to moving forward. While it will take hard work to accept our past, we do not have to dwell or live in it. People can no longer hurt me with my past mistakes and bad choices, I did that to myself enough. So, finally, I took myself off the defense and I let my actions start to speak for themselves. I no longer justify with my words, I show and prove by bettering myself every day in every way, through furthering my education, volunteering for causes I love, making sure I take the time for self-care and enjoying the moment and getting excited for the days ahead of me- not stressing the days behind me. I had to let others take their time, while I took mine. Now, I let my actions speak for themselves. I have used the negative experiences of my life and turned them into my power, my passion and my goal to help others.
While it may be uncomfortable at first, take the steps to thrust yourself forward to a place of hope, taking back control of your life, and changing that negative mindset to positive thinking. This journey is no quick fix. Remove the victim mentality and replace it with empowerment. Just because we lost control in the past does not mean we cannot get it back. Take some time to get to know yourself, learn how to not only allow yourself to feel emotions, but to express them in a healthy way. When you feel lost and uneasy, ask for help. Not all pathways to recovery are the same, but the help is out there. The best thing I did was leave the past behind. What has happened has helped me get to where I am today, but it does not define me. Focus on the present moment. Focus on your happiness. Be positive and hopeful about your goals, then go out there and achieve them, little by little every day! It can be done, life is good!
"Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness."
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9 Times The Kardashians Worked Out In Style
The Kardashian/Jenner clan is partially known for every individual's chic sense of dress. And one notable area that this applies to is the category of workout clothes. It's true that the Kardashians' workout wear sometimes features much of the high cost high fashion that's out there. Yet they somehow manage to combine style and comfort in their gear, which is a hard balance to find. From this, all us style-loving gym-goers can take a lot of cues. I mean, according to Glamour, Khloé Kardashian is so dedicated to her workout routine that she even has an entire closet dedicated to her sportswear. She alone is clearly rocking a heck of a lot of athletic clothing inspiration for us.
Even though most of us mere mortals don't have the money for an entire 150 square foot room for our running shoes and pullovers, we can still take style tips from the Kardashian/Jenners' workout-wear game. The success of many of their outfits comes down to creativity, good styling, and killer details, which are all things you can replicate in your day to day life. So let's take a look at nine times the Kardashians and Jenners wore stylish workout clothes that served as all our fitness-wear needs.
1. When Kylie & Kourtney Wore Matching Sets
The youngest and oldest sisters of the bunch posted selfies on their respective Instagram accounts on Dec. 19 documenting their workout together. They both looked so stylish in their matching sports bra and leggings sets, with Kylie choosing a soft gray and lime green option, while Kourtney went for all black everything. I love how simple their gear is, but how their expert coordination really makes it look sophisticated.
2. When Khloé Dressed Up Her Gym Gear
Khloé absolutely transformed her gym gear for a Starbucks run by adding a fedora, leather jacket, and long sweater to her leggings and sneakers combo. So chic!
3. When Kourtney Rocked Adidas As A Dress
Kourtney Kardashian rocked this sweatshirt from Yeezy Season 1 for Adidas like it was the chicest, most ladylike thing out there. Now this is how you take workout gear from the gym to the streets.
4. When Kylie Made Marble Print Cool Again
These marble print leggings have been making all kinds of fashion waves on the Internet, and for good reason. Kylie makes them look like the chicest pants ever made. Her miniature Birkin bag and long nails also help take this ensemble up a few notches.
5. When Kourtney Rocked A Crop Top And Side Braid
She looks like she could take over a red carpet with her Y-style crop top.
6. When Kim Rocked Kanye's Designs For Adidas
Kim wore this look from Yeezy Season 2 during New York Fashion Week earlier this year and styled West's clothing to absolute perfection.
7. When Khloé Went Custom
The custom KoKo sneakers and adorable furry monster backpack are the perfect accessories to take your workout wear to the next level.
8. When Kendall Was Up Early At The Airport
I wish my early morning airport outfits looked as chic as this. Seriously, her tennis shoes and cozy sweater look like they were destined to be in an outfit together.
9. When Khloé Wore Adidas
This red Adidas hoodie is so cute and is a great example of athleisure apparel. Her all black everything else really lets the hoodie shine on its own.
Workout wear doesn't have to be boring, and the Kardashian/Jenner fam sure knows it.


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If the doctors have prescribed warfarin tablets for you, it is important that the practice nurses do regular blood tests to make sure you are always taking the right dose. The blood test is done at the surgery using a special machine and a drop of blood from a finger prick. The result (called the INR) will be in a 'target range' that all patients who are taking warfarin will have been told and have written down for reference. This is usually written in your warfarin yellow treatment book. The dose will be adjusted according to the result, i.e. whether it is inside or outside the target range.
The nurses will always write down the result for you in your warfarin book and give you an appointment for the next test before you leave the surgery.
In some cases, we may take a blood sample from the vein in the arm, particularly if you are due any other blood tests and send it to the hospital laboratory in Colchester. In this case you will be asked to contact the surgery the following day for the result.
Please try to remember to bring your warfarin yellow reference book with you when you come to the surgery. It is very important that you take the correct dosage of warfarin. The tablets are colour coded to help you to take the right dose and your current dosage will be written in your warfarin yellow book. If you are in any doubt of your dose, please contact the surgery.


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For the first time since 2016, the Chicago Bears will be squaring off against the AFC South next season, and, according to one report, the NFL has looked at scheduling only interconference games in the first month of the season.
John Clayton of 710 ESPN in Seattle confirmed to USA Today Sports Media Group that this is a league discussion.
With the coronavirus pandemic impacting all sports, the NFL is obviously anticipating that the first month of the season may be canceled. And potentially eliminating these four games would do little to the NFC's playoff implications.
That's particularly interesting because Nick Foles could face Jacksonville, the team that traded him to the Bears this offseason, should he be named the starting quarterback.
If Clayton's report holds true, that would mean the Bears would travel to Tennessee and host the Colts within the first four weeks as well. If you recall, the Titans rode Derrick Henry and a red-hot Ryan Tannehill to the AFC Championship Game last season.
The Colts are going to be interesting this season because of their improvement at quarterback. Philip Rivers has a 2-2 record against the Bears in his career, including a 17-16 victory at Soldier Field in Week 8 last year.
The NFL will release the full 2020 schedule on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT.


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text: Tara and I took a rode trip out to California the last two weeks. It was pretty much an amazing trip. We saw in Colorado, Vegas, Santa Barbara, Lompoc, Santa Cruz, San Fransisco, Tahoe, and Salt Lake City. Lots of camping, and lots of wine tasting. Anyhoo, now I'm back and back at work. Poop. It's going to take a while to get used to the fact that everyone is graduated. However, it is not hard to remember that I have not graduated. Summer classes shall serve as even more of a constant reminder of that. Oh well–hopefully it will make next semester easier.


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SKECHERS Announces Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX), a global leader in lifestyle footwear, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.
Second quarter 2011 net sales were $434.4 million compared to $504.9 million for the second quarter of 2010. Second quarter 2011 net loss was $29.9 million or a loss of $0.62 per diluted share based on 48,341,000 weighted average common shares outstanding compared to net earnings of $40.2 million or earnings of $0.82 per diluted share based on 49,130,000 weighted average common shares outstanding for the second quarter of 2010.
"Second quarter results were impacted by several factors," began David Weinberg, chief operating officer and chief financial officer. "First, we were up against a record second quarter in 2010, and we aggressively reduced our excess toning inventory during the second quarter by selling two million pairs of our original Shape-ups for a loss of $21.0 million. We also recorded a $4.4 million reserve for additional product, which we believe reflects net realizable value. We made a decision to accelerate the clearance on early generation Shape-ups product in order to eliminate the overhang of excess inventory. We believe this will expand the sales of our new toning and performance product, which are showing positive results at retail. The impact of these two transactions was a loss of $0.31 per diluted share and a reduction of gross margin to 33 percent, which otherwise would have been 41.5 percent. We feel this was a big step in reaching our goals for the year, which include right-sizing our inventory, bringing new product to market, and getting our overhead in line with anticipated sales for 2012."
For the six months ended June 30, 2011, net sales were $910.6 million compared to net sales of $997.6 million in the first six months of 2010. Net loss was $18.1 million or a loss of $0.38 per diluted share based on 48,292,000 weighted average common shares outstanding as compared to net earnings of $96.5 million or earnings of $1.97 per diluted share based on 48,955,000 weighted average common shares outstanding for the first six months of 2010.
Gross profit for the second quarter of 2011 was $143.3 million or 33.0 percent of net sales compared to $237.6 million or 47.1 percent of net sales in the second quarter of last year. Gross profit for the first six months of 2011 was $335.9 million or 36.9 percent of net sales versus $475.1 million or 47.6 percent of net sales in the first six months of 2010.
Robert Greenberg, SKECHERS chief executive officer, commented: "Every business faces challenges as they grow and at this time last year we were experiencing record growth and were the leaders in an explosive new category of footwear. Recently we have leveraged our experience and learning in the toning category to develop new footwear in both our core lifestyle lines and in our rapidly evolving performance division. This product was delivered to our own SKECHERS retail stores in the second quarter and began reaching our key accounts in June and July. The initial sell throughs have been strong, and we believe will accelerate as the marketing begins for back to school. Dancing with the Stars host Brooke Burke is the face of our women's lightweight toning and running product, and we have several new commercials for our kids lines. We also recently signed Danny Woodhead, the New England Patriots exciting young running back, to appear in a multi-level marketing campaign for our SKECHERS Resistance footwear. Kim Kardashian is appearing in SKECHERS broadcast, print and outdoor advertising globally. We are pleased with our international sales, which grew by double digits, and our retail business, which remains steady with new stores opening in the United States and around the world. We believe SKECHERS continues to be a brand in demand globally, and there are many opportunities to grow our business in the coming years."
Mr. Weinberg added: "We believe that while the second half of 2011 will pose more challenges, we also see growth opportunities in both the international and retail businesses. We are pleased with the reception of our new product offerings for men, women and kids delivering in our stores and to accounts now. With our Holiday 2011 and Spring 2012 product being reviewed by our customers this month during prelines, we believe we are well-positioned for the future."
SKECHERS USA, Inc., based in Manhattan Beach, California, designs, develops and markets a diverse range of footwear for men, women and children under the SKECHERS name, as well as under several uniquely branded names. SKECHERS footwear is available in the United States via department and specialty stores, Company-owned SKECHERS retail stores and its e-commerce website, as well as in over 100 countries and territories through the Company's global network of distributors and subsidiaries in Canada, Brazil, Chile, and across Europe, as well as through joint ventures in Asia. For more information, please visit www.skechers.com.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or simply state future results, performance or achievements, and can be identified by the use of forward looking language such as "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "project," "will be," "will continue," "will result," "could," "may," "might," or any variations of such words with similar meanings. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include international, national and local general economic, political and market conditions including the global economic slowdown and market instability; entry into the highly competitive performance footwear market; sustaining, managing and forecasting costs and proper inventory levels; losing any significant customers, decreased demand by industry retailers and cancellation of order commitments due to the lack of popularity of particular designs and/or categories of products; maintaining brand image and intense competition among sellers of footwear for consumers; anticipating, identifying, interpreting or forecasting changes in fashion trends, consumer demand for the products and the various market factors described above; sales levels during the spring, back-to-school and holiday selling seasons; and other factors referenced or incorporated by reference in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The risks included here are not exhaustive. The Company operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and the companies cannot predict all such risk factors, nor can the companies assess the impact of all such risk factors on their respective businesses or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Moreover, reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance.
SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (In thousands) June 30, December 31, 2011 2010 ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 250,782 $ 233,558 Trade accounts receivable, net 275,958 266,057 Other receivables 10,375 9,650 Total receivables 286,333 275,707 Inventories 325,815 398,588 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 70,072 53,791 Deferred tax assets 11,720 11,720 Total current assets 944,722 973,364 Property and equipment, at cost less accumulated 367,152 293,802 depreciation and amortization Intangible assets, less applicable amortization 6,587 7,367 Deferred tax assets 12,323 12,323 Other assets, at cost 17,679 17,938 TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,348,463 $ 1,304,794 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Current Liabilities: Current installments of long-term borrowings $ 9,893 $ 11,984 Short-term borrowings 46,096 18,346 Accounts payable 245,185 246,595 Accrued expenses 19,259 30,385 Total current liabilities 320,433 307,310 Long-term borrowings, excluding current 81,075 51,650 installments Deferred tax liabilities 77 - Total liabilities 401,585 358,960 Equity: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. equity 908,542 908,203 Noncontrolling interests 38,336 37,631 Total equity 946,878 945,834 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 1,348,463 $ 1,304,794
SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 2010 2011 2010 Net sales $ 434,351 $ 504,859 $ 910,585 $ 997,623 Cost of sales 291,021 267,214 574,645 522,560 Gross profit 143,330 237,645 335,940 475,063 Royalty income 1,376 875 3,024 1,260 144,706 238,520 338,964 476,323 Operating expenses: Selling 53,099 52,437 90,659 86,746 General and 139,965 127,299 281,948 249,786 administrative 193,064 179,736 372,607 336,532 Income (loss) from (48,358 ) 58,784 (33,643 ) 139,791 operations Other income (expense): Interest, net (1,596 ) 318 (2,974 ) 1,031 Other, net (944 ) 1,611 (595 ) 1,820 (2,540 ) 1,929 (3,569 ) 2,851 Earnings (loss) before (50,898 ) 60,713 (37,212 ) 142,642 income taxes Income tax expense (20,846 ) 20,396 (19,313 ) 46,202 (benefit) Net income (loss) (30,052 ) 40,317 (17,899 ) 96,440 Less: Net income (loss) attributable to (136 ) 80 209 (93 ) noncontrolling interest Net earnings (loss) attributable to $ (29,916 ) $ 40,237 $ (18,108 ) $ 96,533 Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to Skechers U.S.A., Inc.: Basic $ (0.62 ) $ 0.85 $ (0.38 ) $ 2.05 Diluted $ (0.62 ) $ 0.82 $ (0.38 ) $ 1.97 Weighted average shares used in calculating earnings (loss) per share attributable to Skechers U.S.A., Inc.: Basic 48,341 47,422 48,292 47,107 Diluted 48,341 49,130 48,292 48,955
Source: SKECHERS USA, Inc.
Released Jul 27, 2011 • 4:00 pm EDT


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Bacon, Garlic Cream & Bacon Chicken Breast Serving Suggestions
Savory and satisfying, here is a menu of options!
Follow the coking instructions and enjoy with one of these serving suggestions.
Top It With:
- Baby spinach tossed with extra virgin olive oil and a squeeze of lemon
- Roasted peppers and artichokes
- Salted and chili spiced almond pieces
Serve It With:
- Buttermilk mashed Yukon golds
- Maple glazed sweet potatoes
- Sage and lemon infused Jasmine rice
Pair It With:
- An English style ale
- A fruity but mellow Pinot Noir
- A citrus infused hard seltzer


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Apple Trees for Orphans
Africa Needs Trees ~~~ AIDS Orphans Need Security
In addition to important environmental benefits, fruit trees also provide African families with a source of nutritious food and a steady income over many years. For many rural families in Africa they are treated as valuable family assets, handed down from father to son. But, when a family is broken apart by the tragic loss of it's parents to AIDS, the remaining orphans often lose this inheritance.
The Apple Trees for Orphans project aims to establish small orchards in rural communities for the direct benefit of children who have been orphaned by AIDS, and thus help them gain a more secure future. In conjunction with other humanitarian and educational initiatives of SOLID, the project provides funds for the purchase and delivery of seedlings, and for training for orphans in the planting and maintenance of small orchards.
It is estimated that the average cost to purchase, deliver and plant one fruit tree in these orchards is $5.00 Canadian per tree. The seedling stock comes from well-established commercial nurseries, delivery is by local transportation services, and labour for planting, maintenance and future harvesting is provided by the villagers and orphans themselves.
Apple Cards may be purchased at several outlets on SaltSpring Island, or requested by mail in multiples of 5 cards per packet. These atractive, blank cards with envelope and sleeve, cost $5.00 each and come with a separate card notation stating that, "This card buys a tree for an African orphan." They make excellent 'donated gifts', or greeting cards for any occasion.
"Apple Trees for Orphans" is funded entirely by private donations channeled through SOLID, and by proceeds from the sale of Apple Cards. Donations can be made through automatic bank transfers, through on-line PayPal, or by cheque to SOLID/Apple Trees. Please see the Donations Tab for more details.


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Back at it to talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers' thrilling 31-28 win over the Green Bay Packers Sunday night. We break down what made the offense click, the defensive woes, and the legend of Chris Boswell. As always, let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Is The Phantom Pain An Elaborate Ruse To Announce Metal Gear Solid V?
Ladies and gentlemen, let the rampant speculation begin. Those of you who turned into the VGA awards were privy to a trailer from Konami announcing their brand new IP entitled The Phantom Pain. Normally, this would merit a quick blurb and promises to look into the title more when there was some more meat on the bones, but internet dwellers felt there was something suspicious about the announcement.
The mulleted protagonist in the trailer was shown hiding and crawling around a hospital, drawing immediate comparisons to the Metal Gear Solid franchise. With that, just like a plague of locusts, nerds everywhere took to their keyboards carefully dissecting every piece of information they could uncover about the project. While none of this has been confirmed, what has been uncovered could be the single greatest example of a subversive marketing scheme the industry has ever seen.
We're going to give you the abridged version here, simply because the amount that has been uncovered is absolutely dizzying.
Let's start with the easiest example, the development team. Anxious to find out who was behind The Phantom Pain, all signs pointed to Moby Dick Studio. Here's the problem: they don't exist. Now, completely ignoring the White Whale red herring (ed note: What's the proper formatting for having two colored animals back to back? I'm going to have to consult Dr. Seuss), the studio was founded by American developer Joakim Mogren who supposedly came from an American developer. Joakim is an anagram for Kojima, which points to Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima.
The logo itself even has a series of seemingly random lines jutting out from the characters. It wasn't long before gamers were able to realize that the lines can be combined to spell out "Metal Gear Solid V".
Numerous assets from the Metal Gear franchise were also found strewn throughout the trailer. The main character sports the same scar under his right eye as Snake, and a character walking out of a room engulfed in flame has the exact same legs as Volgin. The FOX team logo in particular left no doubt in the eyes of many that we are dealing with the franchise.
So what does this all mean? With Konami, you never really know. While this could certainly be a deliberate troll with the intention of starting the hype train for a brand new IP, I'm among the many who are convinced that we're going to be getting a fresh Metal Gear Solid title out of all of this. I'll keep my tinfoil hat on tightly, and bring you updates as they become available.