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Teen idol
A teen idol is a celebrity with a large teenage fan-base. Teen idols are generally young but not necessarily teenaged.[1][2][3] Often teen idols are actors or musicians but some sports figures also have an appeal to teenagers. Some teen idols began their careers as child actors. The idol's popularity may be limited to teens, or may extend to all age groups. Many teen idols are targeted for adults for nostalgia purposes.
There were teen idols before there were teen magazines, but idols have always been a permanent feature in magazines such as 16 magazine, Tiger Beat and Right On! in the United States, and in similar magazines elsewhere. With the advent of television, teen idols were also promoted through programs such as American Bandstand, The Ed Sullivan Show, Soul Train and in the UK Top of the Pops. Today's teen idols have spawned an entire industry of gossip magazines, television shows, You Tube, and whole television channels such as E!.
Many American teen idols achieve "cross-over" success internationally, however this list is not limited to American artists alone with some people like German popstar Bill Kaulitz of the pop-rock band Tokio Hotel. In Asia, idols range from Japanese pop megastars Ayumi Hamasaki and Namie Amuro as well as Kana Nishino and Japanese music groups such as Momoiro Clover Z, Morning Musume, AKB48, and Perfume and Johnny & Associates boy bands Arashi, NEWS, KAT-TUN, and Hey! Say! JUMP among others while Chinese pop icon Jay Chou and South Korean singers BoA and Rain and music groups TVXQ, 2PM, 2AM, Beast, Shinee, Super Junior, 2NE1, Big Bang, Wonder Girls, T-ara, Kara and Girls' Generation are examples.[4][5] In Latin America, idols ranges from Mexican pop stars Anahi, Dulce Maria, Belinda, PeeWee and RBD, Puerto Rican born Mexican Luis Miguel, the very popular Puerto Rican boy band Menudo[6] and former band member Ricky Martin, their chief rivals Los Chicos and former member Chayanne, Venezuelan actor and singer Guillermo Davila and more, to Argentina, where telenovela, Chiquititas, ushered in a new era of teen-idols for that country, including actors Benjamin Rojas, Felipe Colombo, Luisana Lopilato and Camila Bordonaba, who went on to form teen band Erreway, precursors to Mexican band RBD. In Spain, Miguel Bose, Mecano and Hombres G all enjoyed teen-idol status. Even in the classical music field, a British-Chinese violinist Vanessa-Mae became the first "teen idol" in that category.
In the past, young sports icons and Olympic athletes during their competitive times were considered teen idols like Jean-Claude Killy, Peggy Fleming, Bruce Jenner, Joe Namath, Dorothy Hamill, Mark Spitz, Nadia Comăneci, Mary Lou Retton, Michael Jordan, Dominique Moceanu, Michelle Kwan, Carly Patterson, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Michelle Wie, Mia Hamm, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin, Shaun White, Apolo Ohno, Tom Daley, McKayla Maroney, and Gabby Douglas.
Early teen idols[edit]
The teen idol is primarily a phenomenon of 20th century mass communication. Its first manifestation (often referred to as matinee idol) may have been Rudolph Valentino, whose good looks and winning way with women featured heavily in such silent films as The Sheik. Valentino was so popular with young women, many of them[who?] went into mass hysteria after he died at the age of 31 in 1926.[citation needed] Flapper favorite Rudy Vallée may have been the first singer to have been idolised by hundreds of teenaged girls at sold-out concerts. Frank Sinatra, whose early career is often linked to his appeal to bobby soxers,[3] is also regarded as having been amongst the first teen idols.
The great success of young rock stars like Elvis Presley and Pat Boone, film stars like James Dean, Tab Hunter, and Sal Mineo in the 1950s, as well as the wider emergence of youth subcultures, led promoters to the deliberate creation of teen idols such as Frankie Avalon and Fabian Forte — and to artists who deliberately cultivated a (safer) idol image, like Paul Anka.
Anka initially modelled himself on a particular generic type, the teen idol [who] carried on the process ... of changing the image of male youth ... from wild to mild, by providing a cleaner, more wholesome image of masculinity than that of the previous era's rebellious rockabilly heroes [and (working-class) so-called juvenile delinquents, like those in West Side Story]....
Post-war teens were able to buy relatively inexpensive phonographs — including portable models that could be carried to friends' houses — and the new 45-rpm singles. Rock music played on 45s became the soundtrack to the 1960s as people bought what they heard on the radio. The great majority of the music being marketed to 1950s teens was being written by adults, but 1960s teens were increasingly appreciating and emulating artists closer to their own age, to teen fashion, and to lyrics which addressed their own concerns. Their parents worried about their attraction to artists (and DJs) who were edgy and rebellious. Faces on magazines fed fans; fans buy records, see films, watch TV and buy fashions.
Marketing of the teen idol generally focuses on the image.... The teen idol is structured to appeal to the pre-teen and young teen female pop audience member and children in general.... [They] are commodified in forms and images that are relatively non-threatening to this young audience and to the ancillary market of parents... The teen idol never appears to be autonomous and therefore never appears to be threatening as an adult; he remains, as long as he is popular, perpetually childlike and dependent.
Some marketers turned to film and TV for fresh, attractive, 'safe' faces. Tommy Sands's debut in a television film about the phenomenon, The Idol, made a teen idol out of Sands himself. Ricky Nelson, a performer of rockabilly music, also became a teen idol through his parents' television series, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Some young TV stars were being hustled into studios to make recordings; for example, ex-Mousketeer Annette Funicello became one of the first big female idols as well as The Lennon Sisters whom had cut out dolls and were always on the covers of the gossip magazines; another, Johnny Crawford of The Rifleman, had five Top-40 hits.[3] In 1963, Luke Halpin made a big splash as a teen idol in the television program Flipper. After Bye Bye Birdie was released in 1963, Bobby Rydell became an instant teen tdol.
In the 1960s as situation comedies and dramas on television using child actors became more popular, actors Paul Petersen, Patty Petersen, and Shelley Fabares from The Donna Reed Show, Sally Field of Gidget, Jon Provost of Lassie, Jay North from Dennis the Menace, Billy Mumy of Lost in Space, Sajid Khan of Maya, and Keith and Kevin Schultz known as the "Schultz Twins" on The Monroes all became younger preteen idols and grew into being teen idols.
Likewise, Tommy Steele, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Beach Boys were teen idols, especially during the earlier part of their careers, although they quickly grew out of that status. The Rolling Stones did it through a more rebellious image, The Beatles did it through their more developed (or "grown up") music. Similarly, Neil Sedaka had two distinct eras of his career, with about a decade in between: one as a teen idol in the 1960s (in which many of his songs note his attraction to 16-year-old girls), and a later career in adult contemporary music. The family band The Cowsills, especially Susan Cowsill, John Cowsill and Barry Cowsill were all teen idols and on every teen magazine cover for many years as well as the TV show The Partridge Family that was written in their likeness. Many of the teen idols of the era were the sons of older, established stars; Dino, Desi & Billy were active as teen idols during the mid-sixties. The group included Desi Arnaz Jr, Dean Paul Martin, and Billy Hinsche. Gary Lewis, son of comedian Jerry Lewis, fronted The Playboys during this era.
All of The Monkees became instant teen idols in the late 1960s after their TV show became an over night success, especially for Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones. The British born member of The Monkees Davy Jones was regularly featured in all time teen idol lists. In 2008, Yahoo Music named Jones the number one teen idol of all time,[9] and in 2009 he was ranked second in a list compiled by Fox News.[10] Davy Jones still to this day tends to win many number one's and the top of the list in best teen idol contests.
After Davy Jones came Bobby Sherman and David Cassidy, who held the title of Teen Idols from the late 1960s until the mid-1970s. Both Sherman and Cassidy were actors on television and chart topping musicians in the pop-rock category at the time. Sherman was on hit TV shows Shindig! and Here Come the Brides among many others. Musical series such as Cassidy's The Partridge Family, the animated series The Archie Show, and (to a lesser extent) The Brady Bunch integrated television and teen-pop music to significant success during this time frame. The Brady Bunch's Barry Williams and Christopher Knight were always in the fan magazines at the time. Actors Robby Benson, Peter Barton, Mark Lester, Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, and Jack Wild were the talk of the teenagers in the 1970s as well. Musicians The Hudson Brothers were on many teen magazine covers for a number of years as teen idols. They had two shows on TV during the 1970s and recorded many albums.
One of the features of many teen idols is that their fans (and, in some cases, the musicians themselves) tend to develop a distaste for the music once they became adults, and it is not much listened to by adults, except for nostalgia: the legacy of bubblegum pop. Teen idol performers in this category would include Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, The Osmond Brothers (particularly Donny Osmond and their teen idol sister Marie Osmond), Andy Gibb, Tony DeFranco, and The Bay City Rollers. Even modern classic hits and oldies outlets, which cover this time period, rarely play cuts from the teen idols of the era. Notable exceptions are Michael Jackson of The Jackson Five, who began his career as a teen idol along with his brothers, but whose individual career eventually evolved far beyond the limitations of that description and into superstardom.
In the mid-1980s there was a group of young actors called The Brat Pack; the whole group collectively and separately became teen idols. They were Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy. They starred in many coming of age films together in some fashion and became incredibly popular without being musicians.
Actors Corey Feldman and Corey Haim also became teen idols during the later part of the 1980s with films The Goonies and together The Lost Boys, Dream a Little dream and License to Drive among other films. They were dubbed "the two Coreys". Before Corey Haim's death in 2010, they did a reality TV show for two seasons (2007–08) on A&E named The Two Coreys after their 1980s moniker.
Actor River Phoenix during his teen years became a teen idol during the later part of the 1980s, as did Christian Slater.
Australian-American singer-actor Rick Springfield was regarded as the teen idol in the 1980s with such hits as "Jessie's Girl" and "Don't Talk to Strangers". The Grammy Award-winning musician Springfield was known for playing Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital. He originated the character from 1981 to 1983. He left acting after his music career took off.
During this decade, Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, caused a sensation in Latin America, nicknamed "Menudomania" that became compared to The Beatles' Beatlemania.
At the end of the 1980s, actor Kirk Cameron became a major teen idol teenage heartthrob. Cameron was best known for his role as Mike Seaver on the television situation comedy Growing Pains from 1985 to 1992. Also Scott Baio and Willie Aames of Charles in Charge fame found themselves regulars in teen magazines.
In popular music, the late 1980s was the boom of teenagers dominating the music charts. Debbie Gibson became the youngest person to write, perform and produce a number-one single, "Foolish Beat", and also had many hits from her first two albums. Tiffany, another teen icon, became a pop sensation at 15 years old thanks to an aggressive marketing strategy. She promoted her debut album in shopping malls of the US. She is also the youngest person to have a debut album hit number one and have multiple number one singles from that album ("I Think We're Alone Now" and "Could've Been"). Having become a household name, she had then-unknown band New Kids on the Block as an opening act for her shows. However, the sudden popularity of the New Kids caused their roles to be reversed. Gibson and Tiffany's careers had stalled by the early 1990s; so had NKOTB by the mid-nineties. The other Boy Band from Boston, New Edition was very popular with the teen set by the end of the 1980s as well.
The manufacturing of teen idols has been marketed more aggressively and with greater sophistication since the 1980s.[11] The rise of MTV in the 1980s and the success of the boy bands of the 1990s and 2000s has continued to fuel the phenomenon.[8][12] Besides a combination of good, clean-cut looks and a ubiquitous marketing campaign, such bands typically include a variety of personality types (e.g. "the shy one", "the smart one", etc.) Classic examples of "boy bands" include Menudo, New Kids on the Block, Take That, Backstreet Boys, and 'N Sync, all becoming the best selling pop groups of the decade. Hanson was initially marketed as such a band, but eventually outgrew this label to become a successful indie band. Female teen pop stars such as Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Mandy Moore, Jessica Simpson, and Britney Spears alongside mega girl group the Spice Girls, whom also became very popular at the end of the decade. Other notable examples from the 1990s are female R&B singers Aaliyah, Monica, and Brandy. After Brandy's television show Moesha went on the air, it brought her many teen fans and she was always on the cover or in the teen magazines for many years. Brothers Nick Carter from Backstreet Boys and pop star Aaron Carter were both teen idols in their heyday. Robbie Williams of boy band Take That had teen idol status as did Ricky Martin during the Latin music explosion of the late 1990s.
Many of the major teen idols in the 1990s were from boy bands and musical acts. One major exception was the situation comedy Home Improvement 's Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who played Randy Taylor from 1991–1998; "JTT" (as he would come to be known during this time), uncomfortable with his teen idol status, left the show (and, for the most part, the entire acting scene) one year shy of the show's last year on the air. Another major teen idol was Freddie Prinze, Jr. who skyrocketed to teen heartthrob status after starring in successful teen horror films.
Other teen idols from TV at around the same time were most of the cast of Saved by the Bell and Dawson's Creek, Rider Strong of Boy Meets World, Joseph Gordon-Levitt of 3rd Rock From the Sun, Jonathan Brandis of seaQuest DSV, Jared Leto of My So-Called Life, Joey Lawrence of Blossom (and to a lesser extent, Joey's brothers, Matthew and Andrew), Jason Priestley and Luke Perry of Beverly Hills, 90210 fame, and Erik Von Detten of various TGIF shows. These actors were often found on the covers and pages of teen magazines during the 1990s as teen idols as well. Sarah Michelle Gellar was a major teen idol in the late 90s, as a result of her lead role in the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Fraternal twin sisters and TV actresses Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen were major tween idols and as they grew up they later became teen idols during the 1990s. After the movie Clueless, Alicia Silverstone found herself a teen idol. The comedy duo of Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell were major teen idols in the 1990s, due to their fame on Nickelodeon they were known for starring in the sketch comedy series All That, their own comedy sitcom Kenan & Kel and their movie Good Burger.
The Walt Disney Company and its numerous outlets (e.g. Disney Channel, Radio Disney and Walt Disney Pictures) have successfully developed a new generation of teen idols. In the early 2000s, the company developed the careers of Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan, initially targeting youth and female teen audiences. The success of this marketing led to further development of the genre, including new teen idols such as Raven-Symoné, Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Zac Efron,Jesse McCartney, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and more recently Bridgit Mendler, Bella Thorne, Zendaya, China Anne McClain, Jake Short, Debby Ryan, Ross Lynch, Laura Marano and Maia Mitchell. Disney has also used the acquisition of ABC Family to develop shows and stars popular among teen girls. Another similar corporation, Nickelodeon, began developing its own slate of stars for its television shows in 2007, including Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Victoria Justice, Ariana Grande and the group Big Time Rush, all of whom have not only starred in TV shows, but recorded songs as well. Of note is that many of the modern-day teen idols are females marketed as "role-models" to teen and tween girls, a departure from the traditional role of the male teen idol marketed as the idolized teen "heart-throb".
The 2000s saw many new teen idols emerge from popular feature films such as the casts of Harry Potter (e.g. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson) and The Twilight Saga (e.g. Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner).
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Unlike in the 2000s when Disney and Nickelodeon had a more manufactured teen stars/idols, a new kind of teen idol was emerging from the You Tube generation called YouTubers. These teen idols come from their personal online music and video channels. There are so many to list, but a few noted names are: Justin Bieber, Rebecca Black, Greyson Chance, Shane Dawson, Ian Hecox, Grace Helbig, Jack Harries, Finn Harries, Jenna Mourey, Felix Kjellberg, Tyler Oakley, Anthony Padilla, Zoe Sugg, Troye Sivan, and Sam Pepper. They exert control over their content, catering to the teen fan base on their channels. These "YouTubers" show a generation divide of how people are exposed to popular culture; the younger generation will receive their entertainment and influence from the internet where as the older generations used traditional media such as music albums, movies, magazines, and television.
Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner from the TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians as well as singer/actress Ariana Grande have become big teen idols.
In Japan, more and more "idol groups" have appeared. In Japanese culture, persons called "idols" are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g. as singers for pop groups, bit-part actors, TV personalities, models in photo spreads published in magazines, advertisements, etc. One of the most successful groups is Momoiro Clover Z. Their performances incorporate elements of ballet, gymnastics, and action movies.[14]
Since their rise to fame in recent years, pop singer and You Tube sensation Justin Bieber, country-pop musician Taylor Swift, and boy band One Direction have become examples of modern-day mega teen idols who have achieved international success, known for their devoted female and male teen fans, and a very large tween fan base, as well as an adults fan base making them all international superstars as well as teen idols.
See also[edit]
- K-Pop idol
- Matinee idol
- Sex symbol
- Pin-up
- Celebrity Worship Syndrome
- Boy band
- Girl group
- Junior idol
- Japanese idol
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External links[edit]
- The Top 25 Teen Idols of All-Time at Yahoo.com


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Cross-Country Workout Swing: Part One, PTC @IMG Academy
What does a typical day look like in the life of an NBA Draft prospect in the month of May? We made the drive up to Bradenton to try and find out, kicking off a week-long tour of three of the top training facilities in the world.
8:00 AM- The players, Courtney Lee (Western Kentucky), Lester Hudson (Tennessee Martin), Pat Calathes (St. Joseph's), Brian Roberts (Dayton), Reggie Williams (VMI), Stanley Burrell (Xavier), John Riek (Winchendon Academy) and Martin Iti (New Mexico State) wake up at 8 o'clock in the morning in their cozy dorms located inside the athlete's village of IMG Academy in Bradenton—about 45 minutes south of Tampa. Most of them have been here for close to two weeks now—some still haven't left the facility. They have everything they need inside this gated community, and are too focused on the task on hand and often too tired by the end of their long workout days to want to do anything else. Everywhere you look as you walk around campus, you see young, tall, tanned, incredibly fit athletes of every shape, size, nationality and age walking around—looking much healthier than you do. "It's great here," tells me projected first-round draft pick Courtney Lee with a big smile—"everyone is working on their body all the time, and working on their games. There are absolutely no distractions."
8:30 AM- Breakfast time. The players eat together in a small cafeteria with a buffet packed with all kinds of extremely healthy food. "I've put on seven pounds already since I got here," Pat Calathes notes.
9:00 AM- The players spend the next hour stretching and rehabbing any minor nicks they may have incurred in their intense workout sessions.
10:00 AM- IMG has a state of the art weight room, and this is where the players spend the next hour, lifting and trying to get stronger in the parts of their body that have been pinpointed by the staff.
11:00 AM- The day really kicks off when the basketball coaches arrive. The players still haven't done much of anything competitive—they are still in the learning phase. Today's lesson? The art of creating your own shot in one on one situations. It's what the NBA is all about, and the coaches are constantly helping the players visualize the intended results by bringing up examples from last night's playoff games (the players' "homework") to hammer their points across.
First up: Jab-steps. A fundamental stance, compact technique, selling the move with vocal effects and exaggerated motions, emphasizing the importance of timing and aggressively keeping an opponent off-balance—the coaches here have this down to a science. Mike Moreau quite literally shows why it's called a jab by quickly switching into a imaginary boxer, showing the effect a quick jab can have in the ring to daze an opponent. Every little advantage the players can gain here by utilizing perfect technique helps in the quest of dislodging a defender momentarily from his stance and beating him opponent off the dribble. If you aren't a Kobe Bryant or Carmelo Anthony type talent as David Thorpe reminds them, it's your only chance of surviving in the NBA, where everyone is incredibly athletic. "Put your man on a puppet string," he stresses. "And don't settle!"
The coaches here work as a team. Thorpe and Mike Moreau are both NBA analysts with ESPN's Scouts, Inc., and they know the game as well as anyone you'll find. 29-year old Dan Barto is quickly developing into an incredible asset here because of his supreme knowledge of the human body and how every part of it has to come together in unison to create the perfect athlete. He explains to me how Lester Hudson's scoring instincts and incredible wingspan are extremely important in the process of beating his defender off the dribble, but he still has a great deal of potential physically because of the strength he lacks in his ankles. He could be even more explosive off his initial jab if they worked on that, instead of building up his "football muscles."
Rocker-steps (a jab, followed by quickly going half-way into the motion of a shot, only to then explode off the back foot), and freeze fakes are followed by finishing moves—first learning how to effectively create separation to get a shot off with a fade-away move ("hand in the rim" we here again and again—meaning hold your follow through), and then mixing in step-throughs and jump-stops to get even craftier around the basket. The players then combine a string of all the moves they learned over the course of the day, every time adding an additional thing into their game—hard jab, one-dribble, freeze- fake, fade-away, all in one fluid motion.
Everything is mixed in with a constant stream of teaching and encouragement, creating a very positive atmosphere in which the players are not afraid to experiment with the new tricks they're learning.
12:30 PM- It's time for lunch. Again, the players eat together, this time alongside the coaching staff. Chicken, Shrimp stir-fry, rice, broccoli, and a big salad bar are on the menu. Dan Barto takes off with John Riek to escort him to the doctor. They'll be the first ones to tell you how invested they are personally in their players' success.
1:30 PM- The players are in for a treat today. This is their first session with acclaimed communication skills trainer Steve Shenbaum, who is based here out of IMG. Shenbaum's client list is a who's who of star professional athletes—Carmelo Anthony, Pete Sampras, Greg Oden, Darren McFadden, and recently O.J. Mayo, Kevin Love and many many others—giving him instant credibility amongst this group. A former Hollywood actor, Shenbaum first wins them over with his incredible sense of humor, and then quickly gets to work.
The focal point of this session is on helping these players make a strong impression with their communication skills—be it in the interviews they'll soon be conducting in private NBA workouts, in press conferences, in everyday life with people they meet, and beyond. Shenbaum wants them to be known for a lot more than just their skills on the court—he wants them to be confident, relaxed and charming—smart enough to recognize who their audience is, and how to switch moods swiftly depending on who they are talking to.
Shenbaum talks to them about the importance of "coins"—things in your pocket you can pull out at a moment's notice and use as a means of telling a story. Don't just answer an NBA executives probes with a yes, you are a good leader/worker/teammate—pull out your coins and go into some depth telling the interviewer why you are, without sounding scripted. Your family, your hobbies, things you are proud of- there are endless possibilities.
A steady stream of highly entertaining Improv games help emphasize Shambaum's points. In a game called "Expert Speaker," Martin Iti is interviewed by an imaginary character about his expertise in the field of 'Temperology' and asked to explain how he's been able to make money off a two page book he wrote about Global Warming. An interview can be fun we see, it's not that hard to talk and improvise about anything actually, if you know how to turn it into a conversation and win people over with your personality. For the second straight year, this might have been the most fun part of the visit.
3 PM- After getting to relax and laugh a bit, it's quickly back to work, as the players conduct a very intense hour-long shooting session, practicing every type of jumper imaginable, from every distance and in stand-still and off the dribble situations. Rather than making this a monotonous affair, Mike Moreau gets the players' competitive juices flowing by pairing them up and pitting them against each other, letting them run up and down the floor, yelping, celebrating each make and cursing each miss, basking in the glory of victory and crushed by the anguish of defeat. One of the more entertaining shooting sessions I've seen, I must say. Consider the shooting percentages of the players involved…Courtney Lee (40% 3P), Pat Calathes (40% 3P), Brian Roberts (46% 3P), Stanley Burrell (39% 3P), Lester Hudson (39% 3P), Reggie Williams (53% FG). There were not all that many misses in case you were wondering. There is no question that this is the group's strong-point, in addition to their extremely high character, which was always evident throughout the day.
4 PM- The last session of the day was unlike any other I've seen over the past few years on the cross-country workout trail—NFL combine guru Tom Shaw, widely considered the #1 expert in America on speed training. Shaw worked for the New England Patriots for seven years, spent time on the Florida State University track team staff, is the founder of the Nike SPARQ (speed, power, agility, reaction and quickness) program, and has helped thermonuclear athletes such as Deion Sanders, Michael Vick, Darren McFadden, Tyrus Thomas, Chris Johnson (at 4.24, the fastest player ever at running the 40 yard dash) and a slew of others. Needless to say, his resume speaks for itself in his field.
With this being the first session the players are going through with him, much of it was dedicated to explaining the theory behind speed training, and helping them understand exactly what it will take to get faster and more explosive. He explained the two methods of increasing speed—increasing stride length, and increasing stride frequency, and then put them on the track for various different drills to help emphasize those points, as well as teaching them the most effective ways to run properly.
The players were free after that, clearly exhausted after what looked like a grueling day. I was quickly informed that this was actually an easy day by their standards.
8 PM- The players are in their dorms by now, with their task for the night involving watching the NBA playoffs and processing the incredible amount of information they've been taught over the past few weeks by seeing how it manifests itself at the highest level of basketball in the world. Mike Moreau and David Thorpe will send out a slew of text messages to each of the players to get them to notice and think about the various things they are watching and how it relates to their own game. Thorpe says his goal at this point is mostly to help increase their knowledge of the game, so they can better understand what they're learning and more easily incorporate new things into their own skill-set.
Player Evaluations
Due to the nature of the workouts we took in (there was one more session the morning after we saw, mostly involving plyometrics and various other strength and explosiveness drills)—there was only really so much you could take away from the players' strengths and weaknesses in a setting like this. Things like technique, fundamentals, athleticism, shooting touch, work ethic, and other intangibles were on display—but not to the degree that you would want to make any sweeping long-term projections off of. Having watched all of these players repeatedly in college, and for some, the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament—this was definitely worthwhile—the icing on the cake in the evaluation process you might say.
Courtney Lee- From what we could see here, Courtney Lee is very likely going to impress a lot of people with the way he'll look in private workouts. Physically, he's in excellent shape, with a superb frame, excellent fluidity, and looking very impressive getting off his feet with his extremely quick initial bounce. We've raised some question marks about his overall athleticism in the past—but that did not seem to look like much of an issue here—especially with the way he was jumping. He was the most natural player of the bunch in everything related to the jab-steps and shot-creating tools, able to sell his moves almost effortlessly and looking extremely polished in all the various skill-work he did.
He shot the ball extremely well in the drills, displaying picture perfect form and no longer bringing the ball down before going into his shot the way he had a tendency to do during the season. Off the court, he's almost just as impressive—well-spoken, humble, confident, and obviously very intelligent. We couldn't really evaluate some of the things we have question marks about—for example how he will fare in a pure one on one setting against a long, athletic defender having to create his own shot excessively using advanced ball-handling moves, as well as some of the issues regarding the passivity he displays from time to time—but he showed enough in other areas here to have left an extremely strong impression.
Lester Hudson- The first thing you notice about Hudson is that he's probably significantly shorter than the 6-3 he was listed at in college—6-1 looks more like it. Regardless, he makes up for that in a big way with his incredible 6-9 ½ wingspan, and a massive frame—causing Tom Shaw to inform him that "you could play football" in case things didn't work out with basketball, which isn't likely.
Hudson is about as instinctive a scorer as you'll find—"he just has that 'it' factor" as Dan Barto likes to say. He isn't an incredible ball-handler, nor is he freakishly explosive, but he has a fantastic feel for putting the ball in the basket, particularly with his excellent jumper. He seems to be pretty laid back off the court, but on it he's mostly definitely an animal, strong and tenacious, and not willing to take no for an answer. He works extremely hard and still has a lot of upside to continue to improve despite already being 23 years old—as it's not hard to tell that he hasn't been around a highly organized setting like this for too long (as his background would indicate), and is still very much living off his instincts at this point. The physical experts like Barto think he can still get much stronger and more sophisticated with his shot-creating tools as well.
Players like Hudson are hard to project, as not only is he a 6-1 combo guard, but he only played one season of college basketball, mostly against a very low-level of competition in the OVC. It's hard to say how many people really have a great feel for the type of player he is right now, and from what it sounds like, he isn't planning on making things any easier on people, as he will likely be skipping the NBA pre-draft camp.
Pat Calathes- This isn't really the setting to evaluate "feel" guys like Pat Calathes, as he's not going to blow you away with his body, or the way his shot looks, or his athleticism in a workout. He definitely seems to be working hard on his game, whether it's making sure his release point is consistent, tightening up his handle and adding some more "wiggle" to his off the dribble game, or adding strength to his fairly frail frame—which has already put on 7 pounds of weight since he arrived here. He was at his most impressive in the shooting drills, draining NBA 3-pointer after NBA 3-pointer, making it look incredibly easy at his size.
Brian Roberts- Roberts is about as tailor made as you'll find for a workout setting, thanks to his picture-perfect shooting mechanics and incredibly smooth overall game, which reminds this writer of Louis Bullock. He's incredibly fluid with his pull-up jumpers, looking like he's worked on this part of his game extensively, and seeing excellent results in the process. Behind the arc he's as expected lights out, which comes as no shock considering that he shot 46% for 3 in college. The coaches here are working with him a lot on the art of playing at different speeds, and they seem to be thrilled with the progress he's making. He's a lot faster with the ball in person than he looks on tape, and was pretty impressive getting up around the basket and throwing down emphatic dunks. His ball-handling skills could still improve somewhat, and he's probably always going to be on the frail side—making him somewhat of a liability on the defensive end (especially fighting through screens), but it's hard to not like the way he plays, even if he's not a pure point guard. If he can find a way to become a bit more aggressive on the court, he has a chance to become a very high level overseas player, and maybe down the road compete for a spot in the NBA.
Burrell left a strong impression with the way he played at Portsmouth, and he continued to impress here at the Pro Training Center at IMG Academy as well, as he is very good at a couple of things he does well. The first thing you notice about him is his chiseled frame—clearly indicating the amount of time he's spent in the weight room. Beyond his strength, he looks very fundamentally sound, mature, and is also a very good shooter. Defensively, he is off the charts as you would expect considering his status as Atlantic-10 Defensive Player of the Year. He might have been the hardest working player here in the various drills, and seemed very genuine in the way he cheered his teammates on. He's a confident guy, and also very well spoken. As a very undersized shooting guard, without incredible ball-skills or athleticism to compensate, it's probably going to be tough for him to make the NBA. But it's not tough to envision him finding a lot of success overseas, and continuing to improve over the next few years thanks to his work ethic.
The NCAA's #1 scorer is probably also the NCAA's most unorthodox player, and seeing him again in person did nothing to change that notion. Showing decent size and a phenomenal wingspan, Williams is about as crafty as they get with his moves, and is also a pretty solid shooter to boot. He's not an incredible athlete and obviously has work to do with his ball-handling skills and pull-up jumper, but he's an intriguing player who should get invited to Orlando and lots of individual workouts. If the NBA does not happen for him this season, he's going to make himself a lot of money in Europe thanks to his strong all-around game.
Riek made a very brief appearance at the beginning of the day, looking about the way you'd expect a 7-3 and incredibly raw player to in the ball-handling, shot-creating and skills drills. He's been dealing with knee problems over the past few months, and is not expected to keep his name in the draft.


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The potent and evocative productions of Reggie Wilson and his Fist & Heel Performance Group fuse contemporary dance with the spiritual traditions of the African Diaspora, punctuating the movement with body percussion, aspirated breath, singing and shouts. For this new work, "The Good Dance – dakar/brooklyn," Wilson teamed up with Congolese choreographer Andréya Ouamba to examine the metaphoric, historic and real-world parallels between the Mississippi and Congo rivers and their respective cultures.
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Reviews by Dope:
3.6/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a dark brown with a good sized and dense very light beige head. Fades slowly, top notch head retention and a big island of foam that refuses to dissipate. An unbroken and perfect wall of lacing is left behind finally. Don't think I've ever seen such a solid wall of lacing on a beer before to be honest.
S: A lot of rye but not as sharp as I was expecting from a rye-barrel aged rye-malted doppelbock. A bit of toasted bread to boot.
T: Rye whiskey up front. Lots of it with a decent bit of oak and...banana? Has a tart dark fruitiness to it too with a touch of leather. Quite sour once the beer warms. Almost too much but it fades away to a strong toasted rye bread malt. Spicy rye stands alone in the finish. Long lingering oily rye presence in the aftertaste.
M: Medium bodied, smooth.
O: Definitely a beer for rye lovers. Malty and smooth; drinkable for sure. Brief bit of tart/sour fruit after the rye whiskey makes me wonder if it's not infected however. Hard to say, if it is it's still fresh enough to enjoy...for now. I think this beer had potential to be even better if it weren't for that off flavor. Alas!
Serving type: bottle
12-08-2012 05:05:41 | More by Dope
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2.8/5 rDev -25.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.5
Hands down one of the oddest beers I have ever had. It's sour! It's not terrible but it's not good. Definitely not a dopplebock. I don't care what the label says. Good mouth feel, odd color. A friend gave me a case. Finished all of them. It's almost like a beer/wine combo. This is a beer You sip slowly over time because your taste buds need to recuperate after each sip. It's 8.5% and that's the only thing that kept me drinking it. Enjoyable but not recommended.
Serving type: bottle
03-11-2014 02:54:50 | More by yardkl
3.84/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
2012 Bottle
- Pours a deep burgundy with low carbonation.
- Smells is malt and oak with a little vinegar tartness.
- Nice maltiness to start with surprising vinegar tart notes. Also picking up some of the rye oak flavors from the barrels on the finish. Beer is subtle but complex, with the mouthfeel of a wine almost.
- Overall a strange beer. I felt like it would be a lot sweeter, but the tart flavor was a pleasant surprise. A local bottle shop recommended this and mentioned it was sour, but he wasn't sure if it was meant to be. Maybe some bacteria was picked up from the barrel aging, but it seems to work. Worth a try if you're feeling like something different.
Serving type: bottle
10-17-2013 03:19:27 | More by deschutes_fan
4.2/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500 ml bottle from the 2012 bottling poured into my CCB snifter after about thirty minutes outside of the fridge. Bottle has no dating. :(
Appearance: A sandy one fingered heads sits atop a clear amber brown beer. A little streaking that I can't quite call lacing.
Smell: A malty beer is what I smell. I also get a touch of booze, vanilla, rye, and barrel. Little to no hops.
Taste: This is pretty interesting. I get a touch of sour twang, I do not think that was intended, but then again maybe this is the rye spiciness. That twang seems to fade with the beer warming a bit. I find this beer to be very malt forward with some residual sweetness and fruitiness to go along with the vanilla, whiskey, and barrel tastes that kick in toward the end.
Mouthfeel: A pretty thick and slick body to go with carbonation make a fine feeling beer.
Overall: I love 500 ml bottles, bigger than 12 but no daunting as a bomber. More 500 ml bottle Utah brewers, please!!! To fill this bottle they used a very interesting beer. I enjoyed this one a lot, please put this one in the DABC stores, please.
Serving type: bottle
12-27-2012 02:20:38 | More by kagent777
3.78/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
About a third of the 500ml bottle poured into my CBS snifter...
A: Clear darker brown...transparent pour leaves a small half finger of pretty consistent creamy tight head leaves some nice lacing...
S: Initially very bready and bock/doppelbock-like...the more it warms the more a clear layer of vanilla emerges...faint oak as well, with big bread crust and constant light sweetness.
T: Follows the nose, upfront there is a big bready/malty body with a faint suggestion of rye toast spicyness...woody barrel notes begin to mix with the sweetness, and oak and vanilla are detectable...caramel too...faint hint of alcohol.
MF: Body is a bit higher than medium and coats the mouth well.
O: The flavors and nose are good but they don't blow me away - still, its a doppelbock, and I didn't expect it to do that. Still a very good Rye BA offering for a lager IMO.
Serving type: bottle
12-10-2012 16:03:00 | More by Scotchboy
3.95/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
$6.50 Ea.
Poured into a Squatters true pint glass a nice dark brown color, some carbonation, very small light tan head, with not much sticky lacing left behind. The nose is malty, slight rye note, slight banannas, toffee, chocolate. The taste is pretty nice, malty, very slight bannana note, picking up the rye more on the taste, lots of toffee, with some chocolate thrown in. Medium body, ABV is alittle up front, but does not distract from the taste/finish. Overall a pretty tasty brew, but the price is outrageous.
Serving type: bottle
11-18-2012 20:24:51 | More by Wasatch
4.18/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Saw this at the COOP at a decent price point, and because I happen to enjoy Dopplebocks I thought I would give it a try. The beer poured relatively flat, with not a great deal of carbination- but that seems nornal for the style- especially in an aged beer. I was able to coax a half inch of tan foam. light lacing. I liked the taste. Banana balanced with cocoa, and a little tobacco from the smell. This beer was very mellow and did not have much of a bite at all- in a good way. At times I like to lay off the hops, and this beer was a malt explosion with very light hops. I split a 16.9 oz bottle with my wife, so the beer did not have much time to warm before I drank it down. I liked this better than a few other Dopplebocks I had recently. Color me impressed despie the initial pour.
Serving type: bottle
11-14-2012 02:44:44 | More by Glibber
4.3/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Commercial Description:
"Se-cal-le, Latin for rye, is a German style double bock brewed with this all too underappreciate grain, then lagered in High West Rye Whiskey barrels for 6 months. This unique brew, developed by Red Rock head brewer Kevin Templin and High West distiller Brendan Coyle is the first collaboration between the two since working together at Red Rock in 2006. Double bocks are a stronger version of traditional bock that was first brewed in Munich by the Paulaner monks, an order founded by St. Francis of Paula. Historically, doppelbock was high in alcohol and sweet, thus serving as "liquid bread" for the monks during times of fasting, when solid food was not permitted. The aroma is intensely malty with some toasty notes, and the flavour is very rich with noticeable alcoholic strength and very little hops. Finishing in Rye Whiskey barrels leads to a slight spiciness with hints of clove and dry oak. 8.5% alcohol by volume Please break bread responsibly."
Picked up tonight at the COOP for about $6 if memory serves... 500 ml bottle.
Pours with a small short lasting tannish head... the brew is clear dark chestnut...
The nose delivers... clean bready maltiness... dry toast.. and plenty of whiskey and some minor vanilla notes let you know this has spent some time in barrels...
The flavor has the same character as the nose, but the vanilla almost makes me think of a creamy caramel essence when combined with the big malt profile.. finishes surprisingly dry with a lingering toast and whiskey/vanilla note that lingers for a while.
Body is a touch higher than medium... smooth and coating mouthfeel is accentuated by a light carbonation.
This a damn well made doppelbock... I love a good dark lager, and this one is excellent. I had my doubts about the barrel aging, but it works quite well.
Serving type: bottle
11-08-2012 04:19:44 | More by JohnGalt1
Red Rock Secale Rye Barrel Aged Doppelbock from Red Rock Brewing Company
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The Auckland and Sydney based band, Sola Rosa releases their playful video for "Turn Around." Sola Rosa shows off their signature talent for blending a well rounded Latin-infused sound that includes hip hop, reggae, jazz, soul and funk. Featuring the jazzy stylings of New Zealand singer/songwriter, Iva Lamkum, the track is infectious and undeniably harmonious. And per the video, it does kind of make you want to jerk. Available soon as a 7" single with a remix by Suff Daddy on the flip.
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---- — Mimi and the 138-point scorer
Jack Taylor of Grinnell College in Iowa's 138-point game is the talk of the basketball world. Grinnell coach Dave Arsenault caught the attention of Hall of Fame coach Mimi Hyde 13 years ago. For the 1999-00 season, her Methuen High girls team followed Arsenault's unorthodox theories: substitute like hockey teams and jack up 3-pointer, after 3-pointer after 3-pointer.
Although roundly criticized, like usual Mimi got the last laugh. Led by Jillian Middlemiss, Amy Johnson, Kaitlin Gallo and Meredith Waldie, the 3-point mad Rangers surprised everyone and made the EMass. finals at the FleetCenter/Boston Garden.
Current head coach Karen McLaughlin, who was Hyde's long time assistant, said Arsenault is coming out with a book and Methuen will be prominent in it.
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UTL birthday wishes go out to ex-Major Leaguer from Haverhill Mike Ryan (turns 71 today), ex-NFL quarterback Brian St. Pierre of Georgetown (turns 33 Wednesday), ex-NFL lineman Kevin Hunt of Londonderry (turns 64 Thursday) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Paul Thompson of Derry (turns 24 Friday).
AHL happenings
Bobby Farnham of North Andover's season was highlighted in the paper the other day. His teammate with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins is the aforementioned former Pinkerton and UNH star Paul Thompson, who is one of the team's leading scorers with 6 goals and 3 assists in 16 games. Andover's John McCarthy of the Worcester Sharks (16 games, 2-6—8) and ex-Phillips star Chris Kreider of the Connecticut Whale (14 games, 4-6—10) are forwards biding their time during the NHL lockout.
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Ferrante also stipulated goals for defining specific training needs. Plans also call for surveying end users machinery builders and controls suppliers with results expected early next year.
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Although turnout for the meeting was good most in attendance were either machinery builders or controls suppliers. Indeed subcommittee leaders stressed the need for greater input from end-users (packagers) to accelerate the group's work.
All presentations were expected to be posted on the OMAC Web site.
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The "vermeil" technique of plating sterling silver with gold originated in France in the 1750s. It differs from "gold filled" or "gold plated" in terms of the thickness or thinness of the microns over sterling silver. "Gold filled" pieces have a much thicker layer, between 15 and 45 microns, which is mechanically bonded to the base metal with heat and pressure. Vermeil is a more expensive version of "gold plated". It does not wear off as quickly as gold plating does. However, over time, vermeil wears off and therefore will require re-plating.
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Austrian crystals: These are known for their excellent reflective quality and prismatic brilliance. This man-made crystal is created using natural minerals and quartz sand, which are then heated and slowly cooled using a process similar to that of creating hand-blown glass. This process creates an end product that can be fashioned into a beautiful crystal.
A special machine is used to create a highly faceted crystal. The crystals are cut in various directions, which allows for excellent light refraction, exceptional brilliance and unsurpassed color quality at an affordable price.
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Lobster Claw Clasp: As a traditional clasp style found in bracelets and necklaces, the lobster claw is generally reserved for heavier styles that may need added strength. The closure's shape is more oblong, similar to a teardrop shape, and is controlled by a tip that opens and closes the spring in the clasp. This type is also considered a more expensive finding that can add to the overall value of the jewelry piece.
Magnetic Clasp: The popularity of the magnetic clasp has greatly increased in recent years. It is a quick and easy way to secure jewelry while not having to fuss with a tiny clasp, which can be difficult if you have long fingernails, arthritic hands or other mobility challenges. A magnetic clasp relies on a strong internal magnet that works to pull both ends of the clasp together. In most cases, a magnetic clasp is used for light to medium weight jewelry pieces that do not put excessive stress on the magnet.
Slide Insert Clasp: This type of clasp is exactly as it sounds. With a box-like shape that is hollow on the inside, the wearer will slide the nearly-flat tab into the box until it clicks, indicating a secure closure. On some jewelry, a slide insert clasp will be accompanied by a side safety catch, which adds strength and security to the clasp. Although this type of clasp is found on both bracelets and necklaces, it is particularly popular on bracelet styles. These types of clasps are often reserved for more expensive jewelry.
Spring Ring Clasp: One of the most common closure types, the spring ring clasp is typically used for light to medium weight bracelets or necklaces. It is round in its design and features a small tip which controls the opening and closing of the spring. The circle then closes around another smaller loop or link at the other end of the strand.
Toggle Clasp: A toggle clasp is a narrow piece of metal, usually designed in the shape of a bar, which is then pushed through a circular ring to act as a fastener. Unlike the lobster claw or spring ring clasps, a toggle clasp is not controlled by a spring. The pretty design is less secure than other closure types, but is usually meant to be a big part of the design and is meant to "show". The clasp is an attractive way to secure a chunkier link bracelet or necklace.


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Kids. They grow up so fast these days, with the Twitter and the MySpace and Tamagotchi and sports drinks. You've gotta hand it to them, though: they've got their technology and they know how to use it.
Which is why the dense YouTube account of Nicholifavs, filled with a kid who vlogs exclusively from New York City's Fifth Avenue Apple Store, is merely a natural progression in the realm of Things Kids Do Now.
If, indeed, this is a viral marketing ploy by Apple, then hats off. And if it isn't, Apple had better snatch him up quick. Justin Long, meet your match.
Update 8/20/09: The internet has spoken! Since our original post, things have really started to take off for 13-year-old Nicholi White from Harlem, New York. After growing interest and coverage online, Good Morning America featured Nicholi's videos, touting him as "YouTube's Newest Star." Most recently, White was profiled in the New York Post where he talks about his newfound web "celebrity":
I'm blowing up... I'm going back to school on Sept. 9, and I can't wait. I'm going to show my teachers.
Aside from school, what's next for Nicholi? Well according to a video posted this week, he's headed to Los Angeles. Nothing has been confirmed, but the New York Post claims that "the likes of Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah have also come calling."
We'll keep you updated on things as they unfold, although I'm sure simply subscribing to his YouTube channel will provide all the breaking news straight from White -- where he thrives -- at the Apple store.
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Record Breaking Snow! Winter 2014.
This is Carol's swing and fire pit in her back yard.
Here in Missoula, Montana we are having record breaking snow levels. We haven't had this much snow in February since the 30's. It just keeps coming. We'll get it cleared out, have a little break and then another storm will roll in. As I type this blog post we are under a severe blizzard warning. 50 mile an hour winds are supposed to be blowing in this evening. Time will tell. Here is several pictures of the snow just in our little neck of the woods. To see more Missoula 2014 snow pictures go here! Just to give you a heads up, there is a lot of pictures. We wanted to make it easy for family and friends to see the pictures in one convenient space instead of emailing each and everyone of them.
The front of Carol's house. We had to dig our way out this morning.
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Does Your Child's School Lunch Leave You Feeling Helpless?
Nutrition and health is vitally important for our children. Nutrition supports healthy bodies, the ability to process, learn and retain information. School lunches are in the midst of change across the country. We support finding ways to provide all children with healthy food.
We invite you to read a recent article we submitted to the All Things Healing Family & Parenting community written by Eden Kozlowski. This article is receiving such wonderful attention we wanted to make sure you didn't miss out!
Do You Really Know What is in Your Childs School Lunch? 3 Ways You Can Make a Change.
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Review: The Gift Of The LadyBug
Wow! The Gift Of The LadyBug is a book that will warm your heart and bring happy tears to your eyes! To those who have lost a child and to those who have not, you can't help but be brought to tears by the merriment captured in Carole M. Amber's awe inspiring children's book! While going through one of the darkest moments of her life, The Gift Of The LadyBug was born. And not only was it born but this unselfish beautiful woman is sharing her personal story and her uplifting message that if her little boy T.J. could face his fate with joy, laughter, love and peace, her and the rest of the world could do the same.
This endearing children's book teaches children and adults alike about acceptance and embracing differences.
This endearing children's book teaches children and adults alike about acceptance and embracing differences.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
What If Your Child Has The Brain Of A Psychopath? Could you influence their life path?
(A picture of Carol's son Josh holding Marv when we was a puppy.
No reference to being a psychopath!)
I recently saw a very intriguing episode on AC360. Anderson Cooper's guest was James Fallon a neuroscientist who's spent his career studying psychopaths and observing their character traits. He also examines their brains through brain scans. James Fallon is the author of The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain.
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Video: Many presidents had psychopathic traits?
James Fallon found out through a brain scan of his own brain that he also has the brain of a psychopath. What really got my attention is when Anderson asked him why he thought he didn't turn out to be a serial killer.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Children's Book Review: Pocket Mommy
We want to introduce to you a new creative children's book Pocket Mommy by Aila Malik & Zayan Verma. It's a very original children's book to read and use with our kids before they start preschool or kindergarten. All of us parents are aware of the stress factor that goes along with the first day of preschool or kindergarten. Aila and her husband went through this with their own son Zayan. He was having a hard time transitioning. He was nervous and worried about being away so long from mommy. Aila wanting to ease her son's fears created a pocket mommy he could carry in his pocket with him at school. Inspiration followed and Aila later turned her real life story into a learning tool. This helpful children's book is perfect for parents who want to plan ahead and ease those nerves and fears ahead of time before school begins. The valuable lesson in this delightful little book is even though children may be away from their parents they are always in each other's hearts.
Friday, January 3, 2014
Is Abundance A Mindset?
Abundance has been showing up on my radar today. I'm seeing references all over the place. On Facebook, in my inbox and on some of my favorite blogs. When you think or say the words "abundance" or "money" how does it make you feel?
Does it make you feel excited, sad, frustrated or neutral? Money can have a vibrational charge to it depending on how we feel about it and what our core beliefs surrounding money are.
If money seems elusive to you. I ask you to look deep within and find your blocks and clear out the clutter. Money flows in and out of our lives. Money is energy and carries it's own vibration. When you make peace with it, the flow is more consistent.
You might be wondering what does abundance have to do with parenting? Well, here is my thoughts on that. When we clear our blocks with money the world opens up. Expansion happens and more ways of creating, manifesting and receiving are presented to us because we are no longer blocking the flow. Opportunities arrive out of nowhere? We can go more places, see and do more things. We can provide our children with what they need. We also can help more people. Look at the difference Oprah has made. If she never worked through her money blocks she would have taken a completely different path. The ripple effect she has created will continue long after she is gone.
We pass on our money beliefs to our children through the words we speak and by our actions.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Carol & Stacy's Interview on Peaceful Parents Radio Show With Genevieve Kohn - Raising Our Children With Intention
Hello everyone, we wanted to share with you some exciting news. We were on our very first parenting radio show. Peaceful Parents radio is hosted by a wonderful lady named Genevieve Kohn. Do to time constraints we pre-recorded the show. Genevieve was truly amazing, very grounding and resonated with us both.
Parents and guardians if you have any questions after listening to the show please leave them here or on the radio show page. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.
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Parents are the co-creators of their child's future by the choices they make in raising their children. When parents parent from their intentional conscious self they are more emotionally available to teach their children how to thrive in life, nurturing them in a positive manner. They learn how to treat themselves and how to treat others with honor and respect.
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File Types That Are Supported In Transport Rules
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Transport rules offer you an array of capabilities to define and enforce your messaging security requirements. Transport rules are enforced by the transport agent, which can examine a wide range of file types as attachments to messages when the messages are scanned. The supported file types are listed here. You can establish a data loss prevention (DLP) solution that can include numerous rules, which allow you to take advantage of the existing Transport rules framework. In this way, DLP policies and Transport rules are linked, and it's useful to know the file types that can be scanned by the transport agent as you develop a DLP strategy.
For more information about Transport rules, see Transport Rules. For more information about DLP policies, see Data Loss Prevention.
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Office 2013, Office 2010, and Office 2007 | DOCM, DOCX, PPTM, PPTX, PUB, ONE, XLSB, XLSM, XLSX | Microsoft OneNote and Microsoft Publisher files aren't supported by default. You can enable support for these file types using IFilter integration. For more information, see Register Filter Pack IFilters with Exchange 2013. The contents of any embedded parts contained within these file types are also scanned. However, any objects that aren't embedded, for example linked documents, aren't scanned. |
Office 2003 | DOC, PPT, XLS | None |
Additional Office Files | RTF, VDW, VSD, VSS, VST | None |
Adobe PDF | | None |
HTML | HTML | None |
XML | XML, ODP, ODS, ODT | None |
Text | TXT, ASM, BAT, C, CMD, CPP, CXX, DEF, DIC, H, HPP, HXX, IBQ, IDL, INC, INF, INI, INX, JS, LOG, M3U, PL, RC, REG, TXT, VBS, WTX | None |
OpenDocument | ODP, ODS, ODT | No parts of ODF files are processed. For example, if the ODF file contains an embedded document, the contents of that embedded document aren't scanned. |
AutoCAD Drawing | DXF | AutoCAD 2013 files aren't supported. |
Image | JPG, TIFF | None |
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Morningside College observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Morningside College will mark the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a special program on Monday, Jan. 17, at 3 p.m. in the UPS Auditorium of the Lincoln Center. The event is free and open to the public.
The Rev. H. C. McGruder, pastor at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Sioux City, will emcee the event. The Rev. Lanette Plambeck, director of church relations at Morningside, will lead the audience in prayer. Andrew Weaver will recite Dr. King's famous speech "I Have a Dream." Music will be provided by members of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church choir. Other community and campus leaders, including former Sioux City councilman Tony Drake, will also be present for the event.
For more information, contact Sandi O'Brien in the Office of Diversity Affairs at Morningside College at (712) 274-5123.


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The Shi Center at Furman The Shi Center was built in 2008 as Southern Living magazine's first "green" Showcase Home. Located near the Bell Tower on the Furman lake, the house is a model of environmentally responsible design, sustainable building techniques and materials, and energy-saving systems. From the bamboo flooring to the solar panels in the roof, the 3,400 square-foot showcase home has all the the latest technological innovations in sustainable living. Surrounding the home are formal gardens and the Furman Farm, a 1/4 acre organic practice garden. The Shi Center is now the home of the David E. Shi Center for Sustainability. The Place of Peace The Place of Peace is a former Buddhist temple that now sits in a quiet, wooded area of the Furman campus. Overlooking the Asia Garden, it is the former family temple of the Tsuzuki family of Greenville. The structure was disassembled into 2,400 pieces in Nagoya, Japan, shipped in four containers across the Pacific Ocean, and reassembled by Japanese artisans on the Furman campus in 2008. The Place of Peace serves as an educational tool for the university's Asian Studies Department and is a focal point of the university's commitment to sustainability. While the outside of the temple is always available for viewing, trained docents will be on hand Saturdays and Sundays (1-3 p.m.) to open the temple to the public. Asia Garden Furman's original Japanese garden has been dramatically renovated and is now known as the Asia Garden. This serene garden pleasantly winds around a large pond with a water fall at one end and a meandering stream at the other. Japanese irises and an assortment of bog plants line the edges of the stream and pond, enhancing water quality. The major features of the garden include many rare bamboos, several different species of Japanese pines, camellias, oriental cherry trees, plus other unique and well-known plants. The next phase of the Asia Garden will include a forest of unique bamboos and other plantings. Replica of Thoreau Cabin As part of a May Experience class in 2009, Furman students built a replica of the cabin that Henry David Thoreau lived in while writing Walden. Like Thoreau's cabin, the structure is 15 feet by 10 feet with two windows, a door, a chimney and a loft. Students also helped build the furniture inside the house, including chairs and a writing desk, but decided to leave out the bed so there would be more space inside the cabin. The structure is located in a grove of trees on the far side of the lake, about the same distance that Thoreau's cabin sat from Walden Pond. Walking Trails Furman has plenty of places to walk or jog. There is a two-mile trail that meanders through the woods behind the lake, as well as a 1.25 mile trail that runs around the perimeter of the lake. There is also a 5K jogging course that begins and ends at the Lay Physical Activities Center. The Swamp Rabbit Trail, an 11-mile trail that stretches from downtown Greenville to Travelers Rest, also runs through the campus and is perfect for biking, running or walking. Furman Golf Club The university has its own 18-hole golf course, which was just recently named one of the "30 Best Courses You Can Play in South Carolina." The semi-private, par-72 golf course underwent a major renovation in 2008. All 18 greens were redesigned and sprigged with Champion Bermuda grass, and the course features a dozen new fairway bunkers. The course has four sets of tee markers: 6,993 yards (purple), 6,500 yards (black), 6,009 yards (white) and 5,281 yards (lavender). The course serves as the home of the men's and women's golf programs at Furman, which has produced such well-known golfers as Betsy King, Beth Daniel, Dottie Pepper, and Brad Faxon. Summer Lakeside Concert Series Furman's Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series is one of Greenville's favorite summer traditions. The free concerts take place each Thursday night throughout the summer, and begin at 7:30 p.m. in the university's amphitheater by the lake. The series is directed by Furman music professor Les Hicken and offers a wide variety of musical genres, including big band, jazz, international, contemporary, marches and orchestral favorites.