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Morning Wake-up Call with Lisa Loeb! Featuring special guest videos by The Not-Its! And Sugar Free Allstars
Ok, I'm just gonna say it: I
hate am not a fan of the morning rush before school! Once that alarm clock beeps or my child runs in with an egregious amount of joy as she jumps all over the bed, my mind starts racing through all of the things I have to get done, including getting to school on time. Have you ever gotten a tardy card before? I was handed one this year, and I really don't want another one. Not that I'm all about perfection. My fear is really more related to the word "tardy." It just screams "we know what you did this morning" in an "I know what you did last summer" way for some reason. But, I digress…
I love listening to music in the morning and really, throughout the day. But, unfortunately, depending on when everyone makes it out of bed, popping that CD into the CD player or, if you are a "streamer," queueing up that song/playlist just doesn't happen. I wish we listened to music more frequently during the week because it's mood altering effects are awesome. Everyone seems to stay focused and the milk goes back into the refrigerator instead of the cupboard with the drinking glasses.
There are songs that I've turned to in the past that certainly help, but what has recently brightened the mood are chants. I know, that word "chants" seems strange, but read on!
Lisa Loeb – remember her? She's the master of that awesome 90's hit "Stay" which was featured in the movie Reality Bites? In the last few years, Loeb has released several children's album's that are focused on camp-themed songs. You can read more about her Camp Lisa album and the Camp Lisa Foundation here.
Last year, Loeb released a song/book combo called Lisa Loeb's Songs for Movin' and Shakin': The Air Band Song and Other Toe-Tapping Tunes." Aside from the fact that there is a song about being a total rockstar in your own air band, there are a couple of songs that have been perfect for getting through the morning. One of them in particular, "Everybody Wake Up," is an updated version of "The Wakeup Song" from the Camp Lisa album. It's a great song you can clap and stomp along with. Heck, you can even substitute your own lyrics and instead of stomping have everyone march to the breakfast table.
The actual book that the CD is packaged with provides additional fun if you are home with a little one or need some activities for everyone after the school day. The 24-paged book promises to "get you up out of your chair!" To inspire her audience, Loeb included lyrics and dance instructions, i.e. clapping for "Miss Mary Mack," how to scare away a monster in "Monster Stomp," how to tell your left from your right (because your LEFT hand is the only one that can make an "L" shape with your thumb and pointer finger), and even some helpful reminders like hitting the hay earlier for an easier rise and shine. And for those that like a morning stretch or two, "Hello Today" offers some yoga-inspired poses. Ryan O'Rourke adds to the book's charm with colorful, retro-style illustrations.
I definitely recommend checking this book/CD combo out!
Do you enjoy the morning rush? Have you gotten a tardy card before? I'd love to hear your thoughts so please share any tips that help you remain sane and calm whether it involves music, chanting or something else.
ps – the other songs I referred to that relate to this topic are "Busy" by The Not-Its! and "Gotta Get Up" by the Sugar Free Allstars. Videos below.
Today's video premiere and free download is for the song "Armando Armadillo" by Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke (KWMC). It's also just one of many entertaining stories from their latest release, Animal Tales.
What you will love about it: The illustrations and animation, clever sense of humor and wacky Armadillo facts! Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke's attention to detail is what consistently sets them apart. What you will find in this video, as well as the rest of Animal Tales, is KWMC's uncanny ability to tap into a rich, imaginative space that takes listeners/viewers on an adventure along with the characters they create. By presenting a relatable narrative, paired with beautiful artwork, viewers will feel as though Armando is their friend.
What you should know: "Armando Armadillo" is a cautionary tale about a hard working Armadillo who lives with is wife and 12 children (3 sets of identical quadruplets) in a Nacogdoches (Texas) burrow.
Armando has to make daily treks across the busy Highway 21 to get to his job as a gardener which could prove dangerous since armadillos instinctively jump straight up into the air when they get spooked. Even a suit of plated armor is no match for oncoming traffic! But, as the lyrics say "that's just the way it goes/ For armadillos."
Viewers will get a chuckle as they are introduced to Armando's family through a Brady Bunch style grid and as they watch Armando weave his way across the highway with Frogger-like style.
Behind the Scenes: The entire video was illustrated and animated by Key Wilde. Grammy winning producer, Dean Jones, joins in on the guitarron contributing to the Mexican flair of the song.
Want to learn more? Of course you do! Head on over to Facebook and "like" Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke's page to stay up to date with what they are working on and where you can see them perform. You can also follow them on Twitter.
Key Wilde has done artwork for Avanti Greeting Cards, the Central Park Conservancy and the Woodlands Wildlife Refuge all of which can be found in Key Wilde's portfolio. I highly recommend checking out his work, as well as KWMC's Animal Alphabet iPad app and "Animal Alphabet" video.
Stay tuned for my full review of Animal Tales which is akin to an audio version of a National Geographic Kids magazine.
In the meantime, you can download "Armando Armadillo" for free through the Soundcloud link below.
There is no denying the incredible power music has on our emotional state and well-being. When I was in the hospital giving birth to my daughter, my focal point was music. It was the one thing that kept me grounded and calm at a scary and uncertain time.
As a parent, I have seen the way my daughter's mood and focus shifts whether we are singing, playing music or simply listening to it in the background. Because of music, we have laughed like crazy, found our own rhythm, learned incredible facts, and been sweetly soothed during unsettled (and overtired) moments.
This idea of how music can put words to our emotions has prompted me to start a series that features different musicians sharing personal experiences about albums or songs that serve(d) as a source of healing. Kicking off the series is Ann Torralba, aka Little Miss Ann, who shares personal, touching words about how creating music and playing for families gave her strength when faced with an unexpected diagnosis.
Read on and make sure to listen to Follow Me, a joyful, uplifting album that was created throughout Ann's time of recovery.
I consider myself very lucky. This year, I've been doing lots of great kids shows all over the U.S., including Brooklyn, New York, Washington D.C., Madison, Wisconsin and Chicago. I made a fourth kids CD that was funded by Kickstarter, and I've got a great 13-year-old daughter, supportive husband and awesome band.
But that's not why I consider myself lucky. Last year, I had a bad year. I was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Yeah, so you can see why it was a bad year. But, I survived it, and now I'm having a good year! I know I survived it because I had great doctors and nurses, an amazing community and family, and modern medicine, but there is one last important element that I believe helped me to heal and recover. That is music. You might know about the studies that say music helps promote healing, relieves anxiety and depression, and so much more. Well, I lived it. After I received my diagnosis in early 2013, I had to spend several days in the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital. During that time, I listened to a version of the song "Bulletproof" covered by Melanie Martinez on the Voice, which was a song both my daughter and I loved when we first heard it. Fortunately, I had it downloaded on my phone and listened to it at least 50 times during my hospital stay. I just kept focusing in on the words and the music.
I went on to spend the first half of 2013 in and out of hospitals. My ear buds became my best friends. I really don't know why hospitals are always equipped with TV's. I've never heard of any studies that say televisions have any medical benefits, at least not like music. Why don't hospitals have headphones that you can plug into a music source like you can on airplanes?
While I was in the hospital, my really good friend and Brooklyn children's musician, Suzi Shelton, called me often. She told me about chakras, "centers of spiritual power on the body," and how listening to certain musicians can stimulate the chakras that need healing. I spent hours and hours listening to this music that I thought would promote healing.
A good 7-8 months were spent with a lot of uncertainty and waiting. I had to wait for my biopsy, my diagnosis, my surgery, appointments, or radiation. My doctor told me that I shouldn't identify with being sick. She said that I should just look at the hospital as a place where I needed to get stuff done. I held onto and listened to these very wise words. I continued to perform for families. I looked forward to them, only cancelling 2-3 big ones.
Although I was still doing lots of gigs, I wasn't teaching classes and booking as many shows so I had a little more time on my hands than I was used to. I watched a movie called "Happy" which talks about characteristics that happy people have in common. One thing they mentioned is being in the "flow" or being ultra-focused on an activity. I practiced that "flow" by spending hours on Garage Band writing new songs filled with love and hope.
After successfully completing a Kickstarter campaign, I went on to make my fourth kids album, Follow Me. The first song, "Someday, Some Morning, Sometime" holds the most significance for me. My friend Michelle recommended it to me as a good song to cover. The lyrics are by Woodie Guthrie and Wilco covered it on Mermaid Avenue 2. I suspect Woody wrote these words for his kids about some things he wanted to do with them one day in the future. It's such a beautiful song. Throughout that 8-9 months of being in and out of the hospital, and throughout the 6 weeks of radiation treatment, I thought about my daughter a lot. I wanted to make sure there was a "Someday, Some Morning, Sometime" for us. I remember sitting in the hospital and wanting so badly to be able to do something as simple as taking her to school in the morning and then picking her up at the end of the day.
My fans didn't know what I had been through, but they seemed to connect with my songs on their own. When I started doing better, I was happy to do a fundraising concert for St. Jude's Hospital and donate money to them. I believe that my own experience has motivated me to send CD's quite often to kids that I have heard are sick in the hospital.
Some people might think that the reasons I listed are not scientific enough to support the benefits of music for healing. All I know is that I feel a deep connection with music as it helped me through a really difficult time in my life. It has always brought me such happiness and joyful light even in the darkest of times. I am so grateful for this and for the opportunity to continue to play music for families. I want families to know that whether you are healthy or sick, there are so many benefits from playing and/or listening to music.
Little Miss Ann is a Chicago-based children's musician. Connect with her at her official site, Facebook and Twitter.
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What's it all about? One man's candy obsession alerts the candy crime syndicate who goes after him for stealing all of the candy! Can "Truck" eat his way out of this sticky situation?
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Portland's Andy Furgeson, aka Red Yarn, is the man behind the creation of The Deep Woods, and today's video feature for the song, "Rattlesnake."
What you will love about it: Its charm! There is a very real, heart-warming feeling about this video that resembles the vibe of many of Jim Henson's productions (Emmett Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, The Muppets, Fraggle Rock). Furgeson's demeanor and refreshing candor brings an authenticity to the scene leaving the audience feeling as though they are invited into the scene as opposed to simply being presented with it.
As the video opens, we are introduced to Red and Bob Rabbit who kickoff the song with a wicked beat and engaging dance movements that will light a spark in the imagination of children who will be compelled to stomp and clap along. As the song builds, more and more critters come out of the woodwork to join in the jamboree. They even welcome in the mean snake who has been terrorizing other animals throughout the song.
What you should know: This video is the first segment of Furgeson's grant-funded 'Deep Woods' TV Pilot. The pilot tells the story how Red Yarn first discovered the Deep Woods, befriended the critters that live in the forest and started a traveling band with them. The only way the Deep Woods will survive is if the children of the world remember these old characters and the folk songs from which they came, so Red decides to help the critters by going on the road together. The "Rattlesnake" video depicts the first time Red plays music with the band.
Behind the Scenes: A huge creative team came together to make this pilot happen. 12 puppeteers worked to bring the puppets to life while Jeff Speetjens (digital artist for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II, as well as Green Lantern) collaborated and served as director, production designer, Joseph Silva was cinematographer and editor, and Ryan Bruce served as art director. You can view the names of the entire crew at the video's YouTube page.
Want to learn more? Of course you do! Check out my interview with Andy Furgeson which goes into further detail about what The Deep Woods is all about and how it was born out of Furgeson's interest in American folklore with a special focus on the role animals played in old folk songs. There's some really interesting stuff here!
As the days creep closer and closer to Halloween, we are firing up our playlist and enjoying not-so-terrifying tunes as we parade around in our costumes and finish decorating our jack-o-lanterns.
Below the Spotify playlist you will also find a new video by Todd McHatton and a groovy new song from Charity and the Jam Band called "Halloween" delivering the most essential reminder: No matter what you're gonna be for Halloween, you can still dance in your costume!
If you like what you hear, please consider supporting these artists by purchasing/downloading these songs through the links below. Please note that these links are also affiliate links which help support this blog.
"Monsters" by Jazzy Ash (from Home)
"Monster Boogie" by Laurie Berkner (from Buzz Buzz and The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band)
"Dance LIke A Monster" by Play Date (from Imagination)
"Costume Party" by The Pop Ups (from Appetite for Construction)
"Them Bones (feat. Outtasite)" by Caspar Babypants (from Sing Along!)
"Always Be A Unicorn" by Helen Austin (from Always Be A Unicorn)
"Every Little Monster" by Todd McHatton (from Super Audio Sunshine)
"Gettin' Down On Halloween" by Boxtop Jenkins (fromYou're Happier When You're Happy)
"Three Little Pumpkins" by Little Miss Ann (from Follow Me)
"Five Little Pumpkins" by Raffi (from Singable Songs for the Very Young)
"Scared Scare Crow" by Caspar Babypants (from Hot Dog!)
"Where Do Monsters Go?" by Ratboy Jr. (from Champions of the Universe)
"Confusing Costume" by Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights (from Good Egg)
"I'm Not Afraid Anymore" by Papa Crow (from Things That Roar)
Want more Halloween fun, check out the Halloween Digest featuring videos by The Hipwaders, Mista Cookie Jar and Play Date and a fun Halloween word activity!


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John McAslan + Partners taps PipelineFX's Qube! to add speed and efficiency to creating captivating visuals.
John McAslan + Partners taps PipelineFX's Qube! to add speed and efficiency to creating captivating visuals.
Artists rely on Qube! to manage renders on spots like Nike's blockbuster ad for the World Cup, "The Last Game."
Render farm management software increases efficiency, maximizes throughput and promotes easy integration with key pipeline components; See Qube! 6.6 at SIGGRAPH 2014.
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In a statement obtained by Broadcasting & Cable, Mr. Apted noted that the new deal "set a series of important precedents crucial to our survival in this digital age -- among them, jurisdiction in new media, a doubling of the home-video rate as it applies to electronic sell-through and the establishment of a gross-based payment in ad-supported streaming while maintaining our historic fixed residuals where there is continued uncertainty about actual grosses."
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Margarito should turn his attention toward WilliamsDan Rafael
Your weekly random thoughts ... • Why is it that some folks believe that it is OK for Antonio Margarito to keep calling out and belittling Oscar De La Hoya to complain that by fighting Manny Pacquiao on Dec. 6, he is not facing the b...Blog | Conversation | September 03, 2008
Cotto-Margarito PPV a big hitDan Rafael
The numbers are not official yet, but everyone associated with last week's tremendous Antonio Margarito-Miguel Cotto welterweight championship fight expects the pay-per-view numbers to be excellent. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and HBO PPV haven't rel...Blog | Conversation | August 02, 2008
Margarito's next opponent won't be WilliamsDan Rafael
In the wake of Antonio Margarito knocking out Miguel Cotto last week in a fabulous fight, attention has quickly turned to the next fight for the "Tijuana Tornado." Who will Margarito face next when he returns Nov. 1, the date Top Rank promoter Bob A...Blog | Conversation | August 01, 2008
Blog 55Kieran Mulvaney
Saturday, 9:55 p.m. ET -- Who's on top? The crowd seems split more or less evenly between Antonio Margarito fans and Miguel Cotto ones, I think. Hard to tell: Each guy gets a mixture of cheers and jeers when his image appears on the big screens in t...Blog | Conversation | July 26, 2008
Blog 38Kieran Mulvaney
Friday, 5:30 p.m. ET -- To sell a fight It takes all kinds of little touches to sell a fight. Top Rank has provided each camp with a bus for this fight; one with the image and name of Antonio Margarito on the side, one with Miguel Cotto, and both ad...Blog | Conversation | July 25, 2008
Blog 37Kieran Mulvaney
Friday, 5:05 p.m. ET -- There's the other guy Not long after seeing Antonio Margarito amble slowly through the casino, I turned a corner while walking along with Lee Samuels, Top Rank's ace PR guy, and who should we bump into but Miguel Cotto and te...Blog | Conversation | July 25, 2008
Blog 33Kieran Mulvaney
Friday, 2:20 p.m. ET -- How's Harold to know? I asked HBO's unofficial official, Harold Lederman, who he thought would win tomorrow night's fight between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito. "I have no idea who's going to win," he said. "All I know ...Blog | Conversation | July 25, 2008
Blog 30Kieran Mulvaney
Friday, 10:35 a.m. ET -- The Bert and Kieran show Listen to your faithful blogger expound on the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito fight in conversation with "Uncle" Bert Sugar on Sugar's HBO boxing podcast. (And then be sure to listen to him as he sha...Blog | Conversation | July 25, 2008
Blog 27Kieran Mulvaney
Thursday, 5:25 p.m. ET -- More from Ray Leonard I asked Ray Leonard what he thought Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito were going through and thinking, just two days away from the biggest fights of their careers. "You know, it's really strange," he...Blog | Conversation | July 24, 2008
Blog 21Kieran Mulvaney
Jueves, 9:10pm ET-- Las predicciones de Bert Cuan importante es el choque del sabado entre Miguel Cotto y Antonio Margarito? "Es la mayor pelea de peso welter desde la de Ray Leonard y Tommy Hearns", afirma el historiador y bon vivant de ESPN.com,...Blog | Conversation | July 24, 2008
Blog 26Kieran Mulvaney
Thursday, 5:15 p.m. ET -- Sugar Ray Leonard answers your questions [sort of] Kennedy Clark in Dallas asks: "With Antonio Margarito's attacking style of offense, do you think this will work to his advantage or to his detriment?" My answer would be t...Blog | Conversation | July 24, 2008
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Welcome to The Show! On Friday, we'll go inside the boxing ring when legendary boxing writer Bert Sugar stops by to chat. Miguel Cotto squares off with former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito on Saturday, July 26, live on HBO Pay-Per-View s...Chat | July 24, 2008
'Punisher' breaks down Cotto-MargaritoDan Rafael
LAS VEGAS -- One of the more interested bystanders to Saturday's big fight between welterweight titleholder Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito is Paul "The Punisher" Williams, who defeated Margarito to win a belt last summer. After beating Margarit...Blog | Conversation | July 24, 2008
Blog 18Kieran Mulvaney
Thursday, 9:10 a.m. ET -- Bert's predictions How big is Saturday's clash between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito? "It's the biggest welterweight fight since Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns," reckons ESPN.com's own historian and bon vivant Bert Suga...Blog | Conversation | July 24, 2008
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Miercoles, 8:20pm ET-- El Tornado de Tijuana aconseja Logica pura: Puerto Rico aplaude a Miguel Cotto. En la isla caribena, sin embargo, hay una marcada comunidad de mexicanos que favorece a Antonio Margarito. Aztecas y boricuas coexisten sobre un m...Blog | July 23, 2008
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Wednesday, 6:50 p.m. ET -- I didn't say that Miguel Cotto bristled a little Tuesday when told that Antonio Margarito reportedly had said he would knock him out in four rounds. Today, Margarito backed off that prediction, saying it was a lighthearted...Blog | Conversation | July 23, 2008


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Taste Of Country Music Festival At Hunter Mountain? Where The Heck Is That?
There are many that are asking this question. Where the heck IS Hunter Mountain? It sounds like it's a day trip from the Albany area!
There are many that are asking this question. Where the heck IS Hunter Mountain? It sounds like it's a day trip from the Albany area!
Hot young country newcomer Hunter Hayes got the opportunity of a lifetime when he opened up for superstar Carrie Underwood on her Blown Away Tour this year. He wrapped up his dates with Underwood at a performance in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Saturday night (May 18) -- but she wasn't going to let him get away without a proper sendoff, pulling an onstage prank that really got his goat.
A few years ago, when Rascal Flatts released 'Summer Nights,' we introduced a dance called 'Summer Nights.' Now, with the fun release of Hunter Hayes' 'I Want Crazy,' the dance is making a comeback!
Fans everywhere are looking forward to the 2013 CMT Music Awards, which are coming up in June. The first country music awards show to let fans vote for their favorites, the yearly event also features live performances by some of country's biggest artists -- and this year is no exception.
By the time the Taste of Country Music Festival rolls around Hunter Hayes could be the biggest star on the line up. Hunter has been tearing up the Country charts with "Wanted", "Somebody's Heartbreak" and "Storm Warning". His latest release "I Want Crazy" is sure to make waves too.
Last week's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas was part of a very difficult news week, but country stars like Hunter Hayes are sensitive to the challenges of playing shows in the affected areas immediately afterward. Hayes is opening the Blown Away Tour with Carrie Underwood, which has three stops scheduled this week and last within three hours of the small town.
Hunter Hayes has landed a fashion-leaning feature in the pages of the May issue of Esquire, which lands April 23. The stylish singer, dressed in a pricy leather jacket and other snazzy threads, revealed where his comfort zone is and the two things that factor into every song he writes. Both are decidedly country, too!
Hunter Hayes did a great job on the ACM Awards last night. He is definitely a rising force in country music and really reminds me a lot of a young Keith Urban.
If you've been hankering for some new tunes from Hunter Hayes, the wait is almost over. During the 2013 ACM Awards on April 7, the rising country music star has promised to premiere a brand new single for viewers.
With superstardom comes tabloid interest -- especially in your love life, which Hunter Hayes is learning the hard way. The singer, who is only recently settling into superfame, has been the subject of some interesting dating rumors over the past few months, which came as a surprise to him.
Is Hunter Hayes, one of country music's cutest, most talented and most eligible bachelors, about to come off the market? Could be, as it's being said that he and singer/actress Selena Gomez -- who recently ended her very public two-year romance with Justin Bieber -- were seen flirting and even exchanged digits.
Hunter Hayes is on a roll and his star is rising really fast. He blew away a packed house at the Times Union Center in December on the Carrie Underwood "Blown Away Tour".


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KFDM News - A large roach infestation and mold in the ice machine are just a few of the problems inspectors found at Beaumont restaurants.
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We begin with Happy Donuts on Delaware. Inspector Scott found kolaches and tacos not being kept at the proper temperature. An employee rolling out kolaches was coughing, a personal drink was found on the food prep table, and a cook was not wearing a hair restraint all of which are violations of good hygienic practices. A box full of bags of filling was stored on floor beneath shelves with a dead roach stuck to side of it, and a roof leak was discovered in the restroom. A live roach was found in the pan of kolaches and an extermination was ordered. The food contact surfaces needed to be cleaned. Happy Donuts on Delaware received a 74.
Now to Kotoyama on Dowlen Road. The inspector found many foods from the day before left out and not protected. Most food contact surfaces were not clean, and there was a heavy cockroach infestation. Employees were using toilet paper and not paper towels at all hand sinks. Kotoyama on Dowlen Road gets an 80.
Next, inspectors visit Carl's Jr., on Eastex Freeway. The floors under the equipment and refrigerators were not clean. Dust was on the ceilings at the vents. Gnats were found inside packages of buns. Sinks and drainboards were not clean, and there were items left unwashed from night before. There was slight pink mold in an ice machine. Carl's Jr., gets an 82.
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I was recently contacted by Sony about their latest product in the Walkman line. My first thought when I hear "Walkman" is to still associate that with a little tape player like I had in the 80′s, but the company has been keeping up with technology and their latest offering sounds pretty cool.
Sony NWZ-W252 Walkman MP3 Player
Wireless, water-resistant headphones/audio player designed for runners. (Or for any fitness endeavor, except perhaps deep-sea diving… I doubt it works for that!)
The Sony NWZ-W252 headphones/mp3 player
Here are the details as they explained them:
I have heard countless stories (and even told them myself) about people gearing up to do a run only to discover their mp3 player is dead, so the quick charge function sounds pretty cool. And I hate having cords dangling all over while I'm running, I'm very graceful and manage to get my arm wrapped in the cord at times to yank the bud from my ear! And water-resistant should mean sweat-proof, right? Or maybe I could even listen to them while showering! (I'm kidding… a little… maybe… kind of!)
I do typically run with one earbud not in so I can hear the world around me, and this design doesn't look like it would allow for that. (Any headphone manufacturers want to hear my ideas for the perfect set-up for running? All I would ask is that you name it the "Jill Will Run" model and give me some of the profits! LOL!) But this does look like a pretty cool option. I've heard lots and lots of runners out there in the blogosphere complain about how they can't find the perfect solution. And if these worked comfortably, I would consider using them as my main workout headphones, even if I do still carry my iPhone on my arm for security purposes.
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Ten national governing bodies are currently Full Members of the ICC; full membership qualifies a nation (or geographic area) to play official Test matches. A candidate for full membership must meet a number of playing and administrative criteria, after which elevation is decided by a vote among existing Full Members. There are also currently 33 Associate Members (non-Test-playing nations or geographic areas where cricket is firmly established and organised) and 55 Affiliate Members (other countries or geographic areas where the ICC recognises that cricket is played in accordance with the Laws).
The ICC was founded in 1909 as the Imperial Cricket Conference by three foundation members: England, Australia and South Africa. Other countries (or geographic areas) became Full Members and thus acquired Test-match status as follows: India, New Zealand and West Indies in 1926, Pakistan in 1952, Sri Lanka in 1981, Zimbabwe in 1992 and Bangladesh in 2000. South Africa ceased to be a member on leaving the Commonwealth in 1961, but was re-elected as a Full Member in 1991.
In 1965, the Conference was renamed the International Cricket Conference and new rules permitted the election of countries from outside the Commonwealth for the first time. The first Associate members (Fiji and USA), who had diluted voting rights, were admitted. However, foundation members retained a veto over all resolutions.
In 1989, the Conference was again renamed without changing its initials. The new International Cricket Council adopted revised rules, aimed at producing an organisation which could make a larger number of binding decisions, rather than simply make recommendations to national governing bodies. In 1993, the Council, which had previously been administered by MCC, gained its own secretariat and chief executive, though its headquarters remained at Lord's. The category of Foundation Member was abolished. Sir Clyde Walcott became the first non-British chairman.
In 1997, the Council became an incorporated body, with an executive board, and a president instead of a chairman. One Australian, Malcolm Speed, succeeded another, David Richards, as chief executive in July 2001. The ICC remained at Lord's, with a commercial base in Monaco, although in 2005 it moved to Dubai, where it is believed there would be organisational and tax advantages.
President: Each Full Member has the right, by rotation, to appoint ICC's president. In 2006 the process was briefly changed and a committee appointed to select the next president, but they failed at the first attempt, unable to split Sharad Pawar from India and David Morgan from England, and the selection reverted to rotation between six regions - India/Sri Lanka, Pakistan/Bangladesh, West Indies/England, Australia/New Zealand, South Africa/Zimbabwe and then a choice from the Associates and Affiliates.
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2006-2007 Percy Sonn (South Africa)
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2010-2012 Sharad Pawar (India)
2012-2014 Alan Isaac (New Zealand)
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Associate Members: Argentina (1974), Bermuda (1966), Belgium (1991), Botswana (2001), Canada (1968), Cayman Islands (2002), Denmark (1966), Fiji (1965), France (1998), Germany (1999), Gibraltar (1969), Hong Kong (1969), Ireland (1993), Israel (1974), Italy (1995), Japan (1989), Jersey (2007), Kenya (1981), Kuwait (1998), Malaysia (1967), Namibia (1992), Nepal (1996), Netherlands (1966), Nigeria (2002), Papua New Guinea (1973), Scotland (1994), Singapore (1974), Tanzania (2001), Thailand (1995), Uganda (1998), United Arab Emirates (1990), USA (1965), Zambia (2003).
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Likeable, hard-working and skilful, it was a matter of time before Phillip Hughes cemented his spot in the Australian Test team. Then, improbably and inconsolably, his time ran out
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Florida carried Ron Zook off the field in his final game, an upset that remains so memorable, people continue to point to that win 10 years later.
Especially this week.
Because everybody wants to know: Can the Gators win one for Champ, the way they won one for the Zooker?
The similarities between Zook's last triumph over Florida State and the 2014 Gators headed into the Florida State game on Saturday are too similar to ignore.
Both Florida teams 6-4. Both heavy underdogs. Both playing for an outgoing coach.
"We were in the same position those guys are in this year," said former Florida running back Ciatrick Fason, a captain on the 2004 team. "Our coach got fired. We hadn't beaten them in Tallahassee in a very long time, so it made us want to go out there and play for Coach Zook but also win at Doak. It happened to be on the same day they were naming the field for coach (Bobby) Bowden, so we wanted to go up there and upset every celebration they had."
In the days leading up to the game, nobody gave down-and-out Florida much of a chance against the No. 10 Seminoles. Florida State had one of the best defenses in the country and had shut down just about every running back that came its way.
But Florida believed it had nothing to lose. To the Gators, all the pressure belonged to Florida State.
"Nobody expected us to win, and that just mentally makes you feel like, 'We can go out here and cut it loose. Don't worry about mistakes. We can go for it on fourth-and-2 or fourth-and-3 because we've got nothing to lose and Florida State has everything to lose,'" Fason said. "As a Gator, we know we're trying to keep them from get a national championship, and it being a rival game with nothing to lose that works to our advantage."
Fason also believes the way Florida played in 2004 caught Florida State off guard. He ended up with 100 yards rushing in the game and was a big reason why the Gators won, saying the Seminoles were not prepared for their smash-mouth style.
After Florida took a 10-3 lead into halftime, Fason told his teammates he wanted them to carry Zook off the field if they ended up winning. They assembled around him in the final minute, a 20-13 win theirs to celebrate.
"As soon as that final tick went off the clock, everybody picked up Coach Zook," Fason said. "It was the best moment of my life."
And it still remains one of the top moments not only in Gators football history, but in Zook's career. Mike Degory, the starting center on the 2004 team, later coached with Zook at Illinois. Even there, Zook talked about the way the Gators won his final game there.
"He always used to say how much it meant to him, and how much he felt the commitment from the players was there," Degory recalled. "Everybody knows after this week, Coach Muschamp is going to be looking for another job, but the players feel a lot of commitment to that coach. We wanted to send Coach Zook out a winner. What we had 10 years ago was a connection with Coach Zook. Deep down in my heart, that is the guy that I wanted to play for and we wanted to echo that by giving him that victory."
Muschamp was even asked about it during his press conference earlier this week in Gainesville.
"That isn't going to help us win the game. I can assure you of that," he said. "So we'll prepare well and we'll go up there and play well. That's what we need to do."
Florida has a history of doing that under Muschamp. It was two years ago Florida went into Doak Campbell Stadium and forced five turnovers in a 37-26 win. Florida was a much better team then -- ranked higher than Florida State, in fact. But it also happens to be the last time the Seminoles lost.
Since then, Florida has not come close to another 11-win season, while Jimbo Fisher has won two ACC championships, one national championship and 27 straight games. But this season, Florida State has played in so many close games, the expectation is this will be another close one.
Especially if the Gators play as emotionally as they did for Zook in 2004.
"Emotion always counts, but I think at the end of the day, execution wins," Fisher said. "Hopefully, we'll be emotional. To play Florida, our kids will be high. Our kids will be excited. I think you'll see two teams that are emotionally and physically ready to play, and then who can go out and execute and win the battles in the physical and mental execution will be the team that wins."
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Remembering the Choke at Doak
Don't let the record book fool you. The 80,210 seated in Doak Campbell Stadium on Nov. 26, 1994, and the millions more watching from home will tell you the 31-31 tie between No.4 Florida and No. 7 Florida State belies the reality on the field that afternoon.
In one of the greatest installments of the longtime Florida-Florida State rivalry, the stakes were once again high as both teams were situated in the top 10 at kickoff -- just like the 13 other times from 1990-2000. The Gators, ranked No. 4, were also hoping to match FSU's first national title in '93 with their own in '94.
Florida coach Steve Spurrier, never one to shy away from offering a punch line at the expense of a rival school or coach, stoked the fire earlier in the year when he called FSU "Free Shoes University," referring to a report that agents picked up a $6,000 tab that Seminoles players rang up at a Foot Locker near FSU.
"You respect [Spurrier], but he's like a crazy uncle," Andre Wadsworth, a defensive end on that '94 Noles team, said. "I never did like Florida. Growing up in Miami, I only respected the Canes and FSU. The Gators didn't play [Miami]. I don't care about the excuse of being in the SEC and all that nonsense."
Spurrier has always been good at getting opponents' blood boiling, but up until that point, he had not beaten his cross-state rival in Tallahassee and was 1-3 overall against Bobby Bowden.
"We were aware at that point that Steve had not won in Doak Campbell, and, I don't know if that meant anything to the players, but it meant something to the coaches," said Mickey Andrews, FSU' defensive coordinator from 1984-2010. "Steve, part of his deal, was trying to get under the skin of another coach. Everybody thinks some things, but Steve thinks out loud. I'm sure some of the stuff bothered Coach Bowden."
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Well, yes. Because the results carry even more significance now that we are in in the College Football Playoff era. Just look at the way the ACC has been dismissed as a conference. Unbeaten Florida State is ranked behind two one-loss teams in the only rankings that matter -- as much an indictment about the Seminoles' close wins as it is about the perception of the ACC as a whole.
While it has been convenient for many to dismiss what Florida State has accomplished, it has been just as convenient to dismiss the accomplishments of No. 18 Georgia Tech, No. 22 Louisville and No. 24 Clemson. But it may be less difficult to do so if all four teams come through and all win this weekend.
The last time Florida State, Georgia Tech and Clemson swept their SEC rivals was in 2000. The last time they posted a winning record against them was in 2008, when Georgia Tech and Clemson came out victorious. That also happens to be the last time both teams won their SEC rivalry game.
This might be their best shot at a sweep in years. With Kentucky-Louisville now added into the mix, the Cards, Florida State and Clemson are favored to win. All three are at home; all three are the only teams ranked in the matchup. Georgia Tech is the only underdog, though the Jackets go into their game off a bye, with a four-game winning streak under their belts.
To take it one step further, the FPI game projections show:
- Florida State with a predicted 73 percent win percentage over Florida.
- Louisville with a predicted 77 percent win percentage over Kentucky.
- Clemson with a predicted 62.5 percent win percentage over South Carolina.
- Georgia with a predicted 80 percent win percentage over Georgia Tech.
"Winning would help the league a lot but it's going to be how does the media portray it?" Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson said. "When I was here in '08, my first year, we beat Georgia and Clemson beat South Carolina … but nobody said much about it. It was like, 'Oh.' Now the next year when they beat us, it was a big deal so would it help the league? Sure. Anytime we can go head to head with the SEC and win a game it helps the league."
Johnson brings up an excellent point. Will a potential sweep be diminished in value because they are all against SEC East teams? Georgia is the only ranked SEC squad in the group. Florida and South Carolina have been disappointments; Kentucky is not bowl eligible. Georgia is the only school among the four with a winning record in SEC play.
So the East is not even close to its counterparts in the West, creating a no-win situation. If the ACC does well in these games, people may not dish out as much credit as they should. If the ACC winds up with a losing record, get ready for more finger pointing and laughter.
If we are looking a little closer at the matchups, there are two teams that cannot afford to lose: Florida State and Clemson. If Florida pulls the upset, Florida State will be out of the College Football Playoff, the worst result imaginable for a league that only has the Noles in the mix.
The stakes are high for Dabo Swinney and Clemson, too. After beating South Carolina as interim coach in 2008, he has gone 0-5. For the first time since 2009, Clemson will be the only ranked team in the matchup. Clemson has the No. 1 defense in the nation; South Carolina has the No. 87 defense in the nation. While Deshaun Watson's status remains up in the air, the feeling is that Clemson simply cannot afford to lose this game again, not when it has so many obvious advantages.
"The last five years, we've had 15 turnovers and they've had three," Swinney said. "That affects everything. That affects your plays per game, it affects your time of possession, it affects the way things are called, field position, on and on and on and on. That's definitely something we have to get changed for us to have a chance to win the game. There's no doubt about it."
Georgia Tech also has lost five straight to Georgia, and 12 of the last 13. Last season, the Jackets blew an early 20-0 lead and lost 41-34 in double overtime. Todd Gurley scored both overtime touchdowns for the Bulldogs. He won't play Saturday.
While Georgia Tech has a Top 25 ranking and spot in the ACC championship game, a win over Georgia would only add to an already stellar season.
"The atmosphere is different about this week because it's a must-win game," Georgia Tech safety Jamal Golden said. "You don't want to give them bragging rights for the next 365 days. You just have to hear it over and over again that you can't beat them. It's one of those games you look forward to playing."
It's one of those games that has to fall in the ACC win column this year.
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At first glance: SEC Week 14
The regular season ends this week, and it's poised to close with a flourish as both the Iron Bowl and Egg Bowl have SEC and national implications.
Let's take a quick look at some of this week's top storylines in the SEC.
Game of the week: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 14 Auburn
Auburn just isn't a good football team right now. After losing to Texas A&M, the Tigers threw in the towel against Georgia. Meanwhile, Alabama has come on strong of late, winning close games against LSU and then-No. 1 Mississippi State. So the Iron Bowl should be a blowout, right? Maybe. Because when it comes to rivalry games, you can throw out the records. Alabama is playing for a spot in the SEC championship game while Auburn has nothing to lose. Sounds like a recipe for something strange to happen, right?
The last time we saw Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott on the national stage, it wasn't pretty. He played arguably his worst game of the year against Alabama as his three interceptions led to the Bulldogs' first loss of the season and a total knockout of his own Heisman Trophy hopes. In fact, eight of his 10 picks this season have come in his last six games. So it goes without saying that he needs to rebound. That started on Saturday against Vanderbilt, but the real test will come during the nationally televised Egg Bowl. If he plays well and helps beat Ole Miss, the Bulldogs' playoff hopes remain alive.
This is it for Will Muschamp. His four tumultuous seasons at Florida will come to a close on Saturday. But what will be the final note of Muschamp's tenure? Against No. 3 Florida State, it could be wild. It could be an upset. After all, it's not like the Seminoles are dominant this year. As Louisville, Miami and Boston College have shown us, FSU is beatable. Now will Florida actually do it? Maybe not, but how crazy would that be if it happened in Muschamp's final game?
Storyline to watch: Who will win the East?
There's nothing Georgia can do about it. If Missouri wins on Saturday, the Eastern Division title will go to the Tigers for a second consecutive season. But a win is far from guaranteed as Missouri must host the suddenly red-hot Arkansas Razorbacks. Bret Bielema's squad has come on strong this season, knocking on the door against the likes of Georgia and Alabama before finally breaking it in the past two weeks with wins over LSU and Ole Miss. So how will Shane Ray and the rest of the Missouri defense handle Alex Collins and the Arkansas running game? And how will Maty Mauk take care of the football against an Arkansas defense that forced Ole Miss into four turnovers this past weekend? A win for Missouri would win a trip to Atlanta. A loss would give Georgia the pleasure.
Intriguing matchup: Alabama front seven vs. Auburn zone-read
Alabama's defense has been stout up the middle. Just ask Arkansas, LSU and Mississippi State, as the three power running teams had little success between the tackles against the Tide, averaging a combined 3.04 yards per carry. That's due in no small part to Alabama's size up front with big linemen like Brandon Ivory and physical inside linebackers like Trey DePriest. But Auburn's zone-read attack is a different animal. While there's power components to Gus Malzahn's offense, it's predicated on speed, too. Against the fleet-footed Nick Marshall and Corey Grant, Alabama's front seven will have to pay close attention to the running lanes and not give Auburn room to run on the outside.
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Riku just kept walking, thinking of the entire situation in his head, trying not to dwell on the past again that was indirectly brought up. He looked over and Kairi and gave a weak smile.
Yeah we didnt really ditch you on purpose this time Kaiai. Riku tried explaining. More like the tunnel ditched the islands.
Amaya didnt like the idea of putting those who were lost to rest. In her mind, no one was really lost. She kept trying to lead everyone down the tunnel. If it wasnt for her hidden ability of communing with the darkness, she would of been more lost. Amaya listened to the one who called himself Fratley, who was the most unique out of the group that had brought with their good will of help.
Yes, the books were special. Luckily we got to them in time before such a thing could happen. Amaya then remembered it was introduction time. Oh, right, Im Amaya, and my guardian is Bahamut. I hope that this time of peril will pass soon. Nexen really is a nicer place. Its too bad the ancestor Gatekeepers closed it off to the outside worlds.
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Rayna...Anya...Anastasia... Amaya said, her thoughts slowing down onto one idea. You wouldnt happen to have an idea of why that masked man wanted to know about the keyblade wielders...because Im getting a very bad idea as to what it could be.
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Linking storms to climate change a 'distraction', say experts
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Connecting extreme weather to climate change distracts from the need to protect society from high-impact weather events which will continue to happen irrespective of human-induced climate change, say experts.
Writing in the journal Weather, Climate and Society, the University of Manchester researchers argue that cutting greenhouse gas emissions, while crucial to reducing humanity's longer-term impact on the planet, will not eliminate violent storms, tornadoes or flooding and the damage they cause.
The authors suggest that developing greater resilience to extreme weather events must be given greater priority if the socioeconomic impact of storms, like those that have ravaged Britain this winter, is to be reduced.
Professor David Schultz, one of the authors of the guest editorial, said: "One of the long-term effects of climate change is often predicted to be an increase in the intensity and frequency of many high-impact weather events, so reducing greenhouse gas emissions is often seen to be the response to the problem.
"Reducing humanity's impact on our planet should be pursued as a matter of urgency, but more emphasis must also be placed on being resilient to individual weather events, as this year's storms in Britain have so devastatingly shown."
In the past, say the authors, society responded to weather disasters with calls for greater resilience, but public awareness of manmade climate change has given climate timescales (decades and centuries) far greater importance than weather timescales (days and years).
Schultz, a professor of synoptic meteorology, and co-author Dr Vladimir Janković, a science historian specialising in weather and climate, say the short-term, large variability from year to year in high-impact weather makes it difficult, if not impossible, to draw conclusions about the correlation to longer-term climate change.
They argue that while large public investments in dams and flood defences, for example, must account for the possibilities of how weather might change in the future, this should not prevent short-term thinking to address more immediate vulnerability to inevitable high-impact weather events.
"Avoiding construction in floodplains, implementing strong building codes, and increasing preparedness can make society more resilient to extreme weather events," said Dr Janković. "But compounding the problem is that finding money for recovery is easier than spending on prevention, even if the costs of recovery are much higher."
This bias, say the authors, has a tendency to diminish the political dedication for preventative measures against extreme weather, regardless of whether they are caused or intensified by manmade influences. Yet, steps taken to protect society from the weather can protect the planet as well, they argue.
Dr Janković, based in the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, said: "Improving forecasting, increasing preparedness or building better infrastructure can increase resilience and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. For example, greening neighbourhoods or painting roofs lighter colours will both reduce the urban heat-island effect and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions through reduced air-conditioning costs, while making cities more resistant to storm damage would reduce emissions generated from rebuilding devastated areas."
Professor Schultz, from the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, added: "Linking high-impact weather events with climate change can be distracting; perpetuating the idea that reducing greenhouse gases would be enough to reduce increasingly vulnerable world populations, in our view, only confuses the public and policy-makers as to the socio-economic susceptibility to extreme weather.
"With or without mitigation, there is no quick-fix, single-cause solution for the problem of human vulnerability to socio-environmental change, nor is there a reasonable prospect of attenuating high-impact weather. Addressing such issues would give the world an opportunity to develop a two-pronged policy in climate security, reducing longer-term climate risks in conjunction with preventing shorter-term weather disasters."
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(Huffington Post) "Gravity" and "American Hustle" scored 10 nominations each, including nods for Best Picture, Best Director (Alfonso Cuaron and David O. Russell, respectively) and Best Actress (Sandra Bullock and Amy Adams, respectively). "12 Years A Slave" grabbed nine nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Steve McQueen), Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender) and Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o).
Other Best Picture nominees included "Captain Phillips," "Dallas Buyers Club," "Her," "Nebraska," "Philomena" and "The Wolf of Wall Street."
Many expected nominees were left without an honor on Thursday, including "Saving Mr. Banks," Oprah Winfrey (for Best Supporting Actress in "Lee Daniels' The Butler") and Paul Greengrass (for Best Director for "Captain Phillips").
The 86th annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. Ellen DeGeneres will emcee the event. Get A full list of the nominees here.
1. Chris Brown - New Flame f/ Usher & Rick Ross
2. Beyonce - Flawless f/ Nicki Minaj
3. DJ Khaled - Hold You Down f/ Chris Brown, Jeremih, August Alsina & Future
4. Disclosure - Latch f/ Sam Smith
5. Bobby Shmurda - Hot Boy
6. Drake - 0 to 100/The Catch Up
7. Jeezy - Seen It All f/ Jay Z
8. T.I. - About The Money f/ Young Thug
9. Migos - Handsome & Wealthy
10. Rich Gang - Lifestyle f/ Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan
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