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Music Bach's Concert Series: Findlay String Quartet 11:30 am
Music Bach's Concert Series: Findlay String Quartet @ The University of Findlay Alumni Memorial Union
Dec 5 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Music Bach's Concert Series is a free lunch time concert series hosted by University of Findlay in the Alumni Memorial Union Atrium. Community members are welcome to attend! This month the Findlay String Quartet performing a show entitled "Classical Christmas"� will be featured. Pack a lunch or purchase one in the Cave, an on-site restaurant located in the Alumni Memorial Union.
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 7:30 pm
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols @ Yoder Recital Hall at Bluffton University
Dec 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Bluffton University's Camerata Singers and University Chorale, along with a brass ensemble, will headline "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols," the university's Christmas choral concert, Dec. 5 in Yoder Recital Hall. The program is designed around a historical structure of Scripture readings and Christmas carols. The readings, taken from prophetic writings about the Messiah's coming and from the Christmas story, are interspersed with various Christmas pieces. Tickets are available online at http://tickets.bluffton.edu or at the box office at the Marbeck Center information desk. Mark J. Suderman, professor of music, conducts both Camerata Singers, a select chamber choir, and the University Chorale, a 66-voice, mixed ensemble. Accompanying the choirs, and the audience during three carols, will be pianist Ana Yoder Coulter, an adjunct instructor. Roy Couch, assistant professor of music, is coaching a unique brass ensemble assembled for the concert. Including university faculty, staff and administrators, as well as students, the ensemble will open the program. Four of its student members will form a brass quartet that will also perform with the choirs, and students from the choirs will serve as Scripture readers.
Celebration of Christmas 7:30 pm
Celebration of Christmas @ Great Room at First Presbyterian Church
Dec 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Celebrate the season by joining The Millstream Singers and the Old Millstream Ringers at the Great Room at First Presbyterian Church! � They will be performing many holiday favorites!
Home for the Holidays with UF Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble 3:00 pm
Home for the Holidays with UF Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble @ Van Buren High School
Dec 7 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
The University of Findlay Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble presents its annual Christmas concert at Van Buren High School. Admission is free but tickets are required.
Sandi Patty Christmas Blessings 7:00 pm
Sandi Patty Christmas Blessings @ R. L. Heminger Auditorium
Dec 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Enjoy the sounds of the season with Grammy Award-winning singer Sandi Patty, performing Christmas favorites!� � Sandi is the one of the most awarded female vocalists in contemporary Christian music history, with 40 Dove Awards,five Grammy awards, four Billboard Music Awards, three platinum records, five gold records, and eleven million units sold. She has released over 30 albums, including her latest album "Christmas Blessings."
Angela Perley & The Howlin' Moons 9:00 pm
Angela Perley & The Howlin' Moons @ Alexandria's
Dec 12 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Angela Perley & The Howlin' Moons will bring their original roots rock music to Alexandria's Gastropub in Findlay on Dec. 12. Ohio native Perley is a dynamic frontwoman who commands the stage with her booming voice and incisive lyrics. Backed by the Howlin' Moons, Perley is winning over nonbelievers the old-fashioned way: tireless touring and well-crafted albums such as 2014's Hey Kid. Songs such as the barnstorming hard rocker "Hurricane" and the rootsier, pedal steel-driven "Ghost" are irresistible earworms with indelible choruses. Perley's band features longtime friends Billy Zehnal and Chris Connor on bass and lead guitar and Jeff Martin on drums.
The Old Millstream Ringers: Joy of Christmas 7:00 pm
The Old Millstream Ringers: Joy of Christmas @ First Presbyterian Church - Fostoria
Dec 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Moya Brennan Concert 7:30 pm
Moya Brennan Concert @ Logan's Irish Pub
Dec 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Enjoy an unforgettable evening of seasonal music from the Emerald Isle, featuring Irish icon Moya Brennan. As lead singer of the Grammy award-winning group Clannad, Moya helped introduce Celtic music to a worldwide audience with an infectious mix of traditional melodies in new age pop. This festive program offers the timeless, soulful atmosphere of her music in a special holiday show of celebration and reflection. Drawling on a rich selection of classic Irish songs and carols, Moya and her band will warm the heart with the spirit of the season.
A Christmas Celebration with the Toledo Symphony 7:30 pm
A Christmas Celebration with the Toledo Symphony @ First Lutheran Church
Dec 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
First Lutheran Church in Tiffin will host the Toledo Symphony under the direction of Sara Jobin, Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. The symphony will present "A Christmas Celebration," a program of sacred music, which will include one number featuring the church's Schantz organ played by the church organist, Curtis King. Tickets can be purchased at the church Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
FHS Pops Concert 7:30 pm
FHS Pops Concert @ R. L. Heminger Auditorium
Dec 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The Findlay High School Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Pops Concert. The theme for the concert is "Looking Back: 30 Years of Making Music" and the orchestra will perform popular selections performed by Findlay orchestra students over the past 30 years. The audience will learn interesting facts about each musical selection. Tim Mattis, director of the Findlay Trojan Marching Band and Pantasia Steelband, will serve as the commentator. Mattis will also showcase his keyboarding skills, performing on the typewriter for the musical selection "The Typewriter" by Leroy Anderson. Other selections include: "Jupiter" by Gustav Holst, "Tales from the Vienna Woods Waltz" by Richard Strauss, "Salute to the Big Apple," "The Muppet Medley," and "The Pink Panther" and "Theme from Peter Gunn" by Henry Mancini. This is Pressel's 22nd year teaching orchestra at Findlay City Schools. He received his bachelor's degree and master's degree in violin performance from Ohio University. Anita Schaible serves as assistant director.
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Kaitlyn Hunt accepts new plea deal
Updated On: Oct 02 2013 04:32:24 PM EDT
Kaitlyn Hunt has accepted a new plea deal, WPBF 25 News has learned.
By accepting the deal, Hunt would plead no contest to two counts of battery, two counts of interference with child custody and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a child. In exchange, she would serve three months of probation.
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Hunt is the 19-year-old Sebastian woman who, at age 18, had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old classmate at Sebastian River High School. She was expelled from school in February and then arrested in May, touching off a national firestorm of media coverage and debate.
Earlier this year, Hunt rejected a plea offer and was offered a second deal in August, but prosecutors rescinded the offer when they gathered evidence suggesting Hunt violated a judge's order to stay away from the girl, now 15.
Hunt has been in jail ever since. It's not known when she'll formally accept the plea and be able to leave jail.
By accepting the plea, Hunt also won't have to register as a sex offender, which was a key sticking point when the first plea deal was offered. And she'd avoid a felony conviction on her record, and eventually could have the entire ordeal expunged.
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Topic: The Arts /
That's prolly closer than arctic lights…
Topic: Off-topic /
I just turneded 15.
happy b-day then…
@Pepper's spelling and ignorance :D
Epic fail!
Topic: Kongregate /
cheers everlovely
If I see your avy again I'm calling you little waffle :D
Topic: General Gaming /
Who is the coolest video game character ever?
Soul Caliber IV's Nightmare!
Topic: General Gaming /
World of Warcraft
Nublu, for future reference:
Don't revive a dead thread…
This one is a week old…
note to everyone else: Let old threads die!
Topic: Kongregate /
Kong is dead
Ah ma Gahd!
ok guys this type of talk is really hard to keep up in several posts ><
But does anyone else want to say it's a guddamn seal xD?
I made a mistake ok :( but tbh it fits in this thread :D
Topic: Kongregate /
How many people have been banned on kongregate?
ok lets say 933,000+ Kong members accounts right?
lets say 33,000 are mod/user alts?
thats's 900,000 left…
you say a 1/3 are banned…
600,000 non banned users…
another 150,000 are rebanned alts…
Thats 450,000 people who havn't been banned :O mayby…
and lets see… im guessing 200,000 arn't used anymore….
250,000 users?
Topic: Kongregate /
New card art!
The woman looks a bit "out of place" in bright green with a yellow parrot :P
But I recon they're good in general ^^
Pretty cool :D
If you're gonna make more like this try and base one of arctic lights… the lights from the poles… I'm not too sure on the name ><
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Why doesn't knogregate.../Post what YOUR sig would be
When you say height restrictions do you mean all the sigs together cause most of the time if there is a restriction it's per picture
+ it'll be hard to add restrictions because sigs are used as html…
+sigs will slow down all forum pages even if it's just a few…
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I'm going to change my lastname!
Any good?
Hikari? i.e Lan
But they often don't limit the number of sigs so people still have loads.
Give me proof of a site which approves of many sigs (2+ per person or around that number) and you can still read the messages and then I might consider doing so…
Good luck 'cause it's hard to find forums using search engines let alone ones with many sigs!
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I sense unease here and there….
Posting this in bother "the world will end" and "the world won't end" threads…
This is what happened on june 06 2006… and see what happened? nothing!
It's just a belief! and besides… this may just be another rumor… we'll just have to wait and see!
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The World Will NOT End In 2012
I sense unease here and there….
Posting this in bother "the world will end" and "the world won't end" threads…
This is what happened on june 06 2006… and see what happened? nothing!
It's just a belief! and besides… this may just be another rumor… we'll just have to wait and see!
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Awesome screenshots
Is that even possible?
See here… if sigs were introduced Kongs forum threads would become unreadable and unessesarily messy like other forums…
Sure one picture would be cool if it were flat and long… but I just hate those forums with like 2 words of message and about 7 different sig links…
Topic: General Gaming /
Sonny online
Shouln't you ask the game designer not everyone of Kong?
I mean this thread could be here with half of the world saying yes and the developer not knowing about it!
and besides… sonny really isn't designed to be multiplayer… neither are other rpg's liek ff series etc.
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The Kongregate Family Portrait!
What can anyone be in it :D?
N: Chargeice
GL: L or R pref ^^ anywhere will do though
GI: Blue phoenix? Phoenix or dragon- Mythical?
E: my avatar or summat liek:
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This guy HAS to be banned
I just had to do this… just once…
Besides, if you think he should be banned just flag him or his games!
no point wallowing in your own self pity here in the forums
Wow that quickly? Must've been deleted pretty fast then…
Checked out modfriends… look at the game EmilyGreer is playing… I clicked it and there's nothing there!
What gives ><?
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I am kind of pissed off about kreds
Guys, let this thread die…
It's been almost a week and you brought it back!
Guess all you can do is report him :D
Praise is a virtue :D… but in my world it's free so I say praise whenever i'm not angry ^^
Topic: Off-topic /
I'm bored
no seriously… Not many other sites are actually as good as Kong… I'm not joking… other sites bobard you with popups and often there's so many games don'y load… try xgen.com? ymntd (fun caption pictures)? mofungames.com?
None of these have a bigger selection of games than Kong cause a lot of the games on Kong are usermade…
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- Help This Generation
- August 05, 2013 - 21:26
Maybe the future of our province wouldn't be so scary if troubled youth and young adults got help for their addictions and problems instead of just a slap on the wrist and told not to do it again. Many addictions stem from underlying issues that therapy and counselling could help. Maybe help fix the problem instead of letting it get worse!!
- John Lewis
- August 05, 2013 - 14:13
The report in CBC/NL does not say that the victim was a drug dealer. What is the reason for your statement that he was? CBC NL also gives the ages of each of the four. It is of some interest.
- Philllle
- August 05, 2013 - 14:05
Upstanding youg citizens..... This is the future of our province....God help us...
- Eli
- August 05, 2013 - 16:04
Incident happend in 2011, perpetrators plead guilty in August 2013. That's bad enough. They should've escorted direcly to the jug then and there, not two years later when some patsy judge will give 'em their Get Out Of Jail Free Cards. If those punks are the future of our province what do you think of our courts right nows? They smell.


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Otus RAW is a 2-in-1 DJ controller with tough, battle-hardened design. The integrated multichannel audio interface which enables the artist to play two virtual decks, sturdy pitch sliders, high resolution 7.5" scratch wheel and other fully configurable innovative controls make Otus RAW a robust tool for the dirty work.
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Otus RAW is also designed to fit on top of a standard vinyl turntable. This makes it easy to quickly plug in into an existing setup. Otus RAW weights 2kg, so it's firm and sturdy but still retains its portable nature.
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Executive Management
Thomas S. Hall, President & CEO
Tom Hall joined First Choice Emergency Room as an experienced leader of the healthcare industry. Prior to First Choice ER Tom served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for NovaMed (NASDAQ: NOVA). During his tenure at NovaMed, Tom transformed the organization from a single specialty surgery center company into a multi-specialty surgery center company operating in 19 states. Prior to NovaMed, Tom served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Matria Healthcare Inc. (NASDAQ: MATR), a leading provider of disease management programs to large employers and health plans. Previously he was President of ADP TotalSource.
Tom earned an MBA from Clarkson University and a BA in Business from Goshen College.
Graham B. Cherrington, Chief Operating Officer
Graham has over ten years of healthcare industry experience and recently served as Chief Operating Officer of WellNow Urgent Care. Previously he was Executive Vice President of Operations for NovaMed (NASDAQ: NOVA), an operator 37 outpatient surgery centers in 19 states. Prior to NovaMed, Graham was Senior Vice President of Operations for Matria Healthcare, Inc. a provider of disease management services to health plans and employers, with responsibility for the company's health & wellness and oncology management business units.
Graham has also served in senior management positions with RISCORP, Inc. an insurance holding company, and CNL Advisory Services, and investment banking firm. He began his career with Accenture, and PepsiCo. He received a Bachelor of Science in business from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Florida.
Mike Corey - Chief Development Officer
Mike Corey has more than twenty years of real estate experience in a variety of different roles and has been responsible for several hundred new store openings. He has held a number of executive leadership positions in retail including Senior Vice President of Store Development for Hollywood/Movie Gallery, Chief Development Officer for Eastern Mountain Sports and Vice President of Domestic Real Estate for Blockbuster. His responsibilities have included market strategy, new store site selection and development, construction, facilities, asset management, lease administration and franchising.
Mike holds a Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law and received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Dallas. He is a licensed attorney in the State of Texas and an ICSC member.
Tim Fielding, Chief Financial Officer
Tim Fielding joined First Choice Emergency Room as a seasoned financial executive with experience managing all aspects of financial operations. Tim's career includes serving as the Chief Financial Officer for Pacific Interpreters Incorporated, as well as the Chief Financial Officer at Solis Women's Health and at Snelling Staffing Services. He was also the Chief Accounting Officer at Wyndham International for over 10 years. Tim began his career at KPMG.
Tim received his MS and BBA in Accounting from Sam Houston State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Andrew Jordan, Chief Marketing Officer
Andrew has held various marketing leadership roles for packaged goods and retail companies as well as supported hospitality, retail and restaurant clients through his own consulting practice. He served as Senior Vice President Marketing for T.G.I. Friday's and Chief Marketing Officer for Wyndham International. Under his leadership, Wyndham created and executed a unique brand positioning that significantly grew market share and tripled consumer loyalty.
Additionally, Andrew was President of Club Med and Group Manager for the Global Coca-Cola Brand Team based in Atlanta. He spent over ten years in advertising in New York including roles as Senior Vice President and Management Supervisor at both Lowe & Partners/SMS and Wells Rich Greene BDDP Communications, Inc. He began his career as a media planner at Ogilvy & Mather. Andrew holds an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business and received a BS in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin.
Jason Worley, Chief Information Officer
Jason Worley has over 20 years of experience focused in information technology, including 15 years of management experience. Jason worked in several high-growth companies, in various sectors including healthcare, telecommunications/security, and financial clearinghouse. Jason has been involved with First Choice Emergency Room since 2003, and came on full-time in 2005.
Jason's education includes an undergraduate degree in Management Science and Computer Systems from Oklahoma State University, and an MBA focused on statistics and HR from the University of Oklahoma.
James M. "Mike" Muzzarelli, M.D. - Executive Medical Director
Dr. Muzzarelli received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Cum Laude, from The University of Texas at Arlington in 1993. While at UTA Mike conducted research in Cell Physiology and Organic Chemistry and was a teaching assistant in Cell Physiology. He was also an active member and an officer in the Medical and Dental Preparatory Association of UTA. Mike then earned his Doctor of Medicine Degree from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in 1998. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University/Detroit Receiving Hospital in Detroit, Michigan in 2001. He not only served as Chief Resident of his residency program, he also was awarded, "Resident of the Year" honors as voted on by the entire emergency department staff.
Mike returned to North Texas, where Mike served as an Attending Emergency Room Physician at Medical Center of Lewisville. Mike received his board certification in Emergency Medicine from the American Board of Emergency Medicine in 2003. In June of 2004 he joined Dr. Novak at Flower Mound Emergency Care Center (subsequently First Choice ER). Since joining First Choice ER, Dr. Muzzarelli has served as the Facility Medical Director at both the Flower Mound and North Forth Worth Locations.
Donald A. Adam, Chief Corporate Development Officer
Don Adam joined First Choice Emergency Room in 2013 to accelerate the company's hospital partnership efforts. Prior to joining First Choice Emergency Room, Don served as the chief development officer and senior vice president of mergers and acquisitions at St. Louis-based RehabCare Group Inc., prior to its sale to Kindred Healthcare. Most recently, Don held the role of chief development officer at Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group, Inc.
Don is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in finance. He holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh's Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.
David Pyle, Senior Vice President of Operations
David Pyle joined First Choice Emergency Room in 2013. Previously, David was the Vice President of Operational Services at Surgery Partners after it acquired NovaMed, Inc. At Surgery Partners, David was responsible for various surgical center operations including multiple single and multi-specialty centers, the supply chain for 50 ASC's and 16 physician practices, and the entire non-surgical corporate portfolio. Prior to Surgery Partners, David was the Director of Operations for a $320M, multi-state luxury retail operation where he was responsible for operations and sales of his region.
David holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business and a BBA in Management from Baylor University.
Heather Weimer, Senior Vice President of Operational Services
Heather was a member of the founding team at First Choice Emergency Room. Her broad experience with First Choice ER includes working at the facility front desk, managing the facility office, and managing all billing and collection activities for all entities. Prior to joining First Choice ER, Heather worked at Metro Electric; an electrical subcontractors office. She was a one person coordinator for the entire staff; answering phones, scheduling appointments, paying bills, and handling all tax issues with the exception of federal income tax.
In her current role at First Choice ER, Heather has her hands in many areas of the company. As a member of the founding team, she ensures First Choice ER continues to provide the highest quality emergency medical care with superior customer service.
Traci Bowen, Vice President, Human Resources
Traci joined FCER in 2011. She is responsible for all aspects of Human Capital Planning including talent acquisition and deployment, compensation and total rewards, diversity, leadership and organizational development, learning, operational excellence and strategic advisory. Traci has over 20 years' experience leading high-performing human resource teams that contribute to business success. Her industry experience includes: financial services, information technology, telecommunications, and healthcare.
Traci holds a BBA in Business Administration (Finance/Economics) from Texas A&M University, Texarkana. Additionally, she holds a project management certification from the University of Colorado and a certification in facilitation from AchieveGlobal. Traci is a certified interpreter in the Birkman assessment, Predictive Index assessment and has held the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification from the Society of Human Resource Management since 1999.
Timothy M. Mueller, Vice President, Legal Affairs
Tim has over ten years of experience advising clients in all facets of business operations in both private practice and as in-house counsel. His broad legal experience includes the representation of companies and entrepreneurs in matters involving large commercial transactions, real estate development, corporate governance, and labor and employment. Prior to joining First Choice Emergency Room, Tim served as Corporate Counsel for Brink's, Incorporated.
Tim earned a B.A. In Government from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor from the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Lauren Rowley, Vice President, Governmental Affairs
Lauren has more than 20 years of experience in government affairs legislative and regulatory advocacy. The majority of her career has been spent working on health care issues. This includes her tenure at CVS Caremark where she was Vice President of Government Affairs responsible for leading the state government affairs team in all 50 states and Puerto Rico on issues related to retail and mail pharmacy, pharmacy benefit management, MinuteClinic and corporate issues. Prior to CVS Caremark, Lauren led the state government affairs team at the American Association of Health Plans (AAHP), now called America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), on matters related to state regulation of health insurance.
She has a communications degree from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.


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Disc jockeys now complaints What is the basic equipment for mixing
What is being praised by DJs, it is the DJ controllers for computer (mixer) disc jockeys now complaints : a mobile solution that meets two plates (the plates right and left on the camera) and a mixer (central zone to manage the volume, EQ, Cue ...) in a single tool. controlled by software mix everything.
The council pro: the panel must have an integrated audio. The sound is well supported by the DJ deck, which allows to preview the mix before release. And a successful mix, also planning a DJ headphone which is specially designed for the mix. Not to mention, a pair of speakers Home Studio (with a neutral sound) to listen to your mix tests at home and a pair of stereo speakers to broadcast your music at your parties.
What are the criteria to be taken into account on a DJ turntable?
2 important points to consider are, in my opinion, features and reliability.
If you plan to organize parties regularly and intensively use your hardware, it will focus controllers mixing metal for example.
Disc jockeys now complaints In terms of functions, when a beginner, it is best to choose a deck that offers basic functions such as Loop or Sample and is simple to use thanks to its intuitive software. DJ Control Instinct and Hercules DJ Control Air allow to understand the mix easily for example.
If you're already a little more comfortable with the mix, you can move towards models like the DJ 4 Set (intermediate) or 2 RMX DJ (expert) Hercules, offering more options functions or mix effects and superior audio quality.
Successful new year mix
How to choose music?
The first thing to do is to choose music that we will distribute to the audience who will be present during the evening. For example, if I host an evening with my uncle who fifty years, my grandfather who sixties and my little sister who has a dozen years, I will not go through the same if I mix music for my friends who are between 18 and 25 years. The primary rule is to choose music that will please the public. You must be familiar with your music library and find out what pieces fit together.
How to organize my animation?
A mix is to pass a piece A to B through the transition as pleasant as possible for the public. Here's how to get organized:
Before the mix, you try small chains of 3-4 pieces of different types: funk, house, rock ... You can, in a series have different styles (eg modern and ancient), but must maintain consistency.
The mix is the continual improvisation. So be attentive to his audience: look at the impact of your mixes (way of dancing, reaction according to the ages ...) and adapt yourself. Plan to calmer pics and moments for a successful mix. It should also not go too fast, if you do not hold your audience in top shape for 4 hours. Last tip should be in the evening to feel when accelerating or decelerating.
The council pro: do not prepare a ready mix in advance. You may end up with nothing if your selection does not catch the public. Rather organize your music by styles and then juggle them according to the impact on your audience.
The tricks of the pro for the new year
To avoid a gap between the parts when starting in the mix, use the Sync function. It automatically synchronizes the rhythm of two pieces to avoid any false note.
Prefer the extended (extended) versions that radio versions of your music for an intro and an exit. This will allow you to more easily mix and have more impact. For titles and mixes fashionable, search the Internet radio playlists, DJs and discos, this is the best barometers!
Dare mixtures! What a hit in the clubs, it is the Mashup. This is take two tracks of different styles or different times and mix. You can mix styles of music such as Hip-Hop and electronics, or mix with Adele David Guetta.
Finally, to start the evening and feel the mood, play different sets of music for 15 minutes and adapt yourself to what the public prefers. And most importantly have fun!
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Talib Kweli & RES Perform "What's Real" On Arsenio Hall
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Talib Kweli is joined by RES to perform "What's Real" live on The Arsenio Hall Show.
Even though he may not punch the mainstream market, Talib Kweli sure knows how to stay relevant. Tonight, the Brooklyn lyricist was the musical guest on The Arsenio Hall Show.
Backed by his wife, DJ Eque, & a live band, Talib Kweli took the stage to perform "What's Real" along with fellow Idle Warship member RES. This performance actually didn't make television's air time, and is the first look at it for anyone not in attendance.
The song itself appeared on his latest album Gravitas, which you can purchase here.
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By Randy Sharp
-- My oldest daughter, Lyndsay, and I were watching television late one night in 1999. An outdoor show was on featuring a whitetail hunt in Canada. "I'd love to do that someday," I told her.
"Just do it, Dad," was her reply. Simple for her to say, I thought. Having two daughters and a son along with three stepdaughters, I was looking at six kids in college, five or six cars on the road, proms, weddings and all the other financial things a father frets about.
Jump ahead seven years. Three weddings down, four college degrees (soon to be five) awarded, all the kids are pretty much on their own and the house is an empty nest. One day, The Outdoor Channel was on, and it was featuring a remote whitetail hunt with Dahl Creek Outfitters in Saskatoon, Canada.
"If I ever go to Canada, that's just the kind of hunt I'd want," I told my wife. At the time, I recalled saying the same thing to my daughter many years before.
The outdoors has always been my haven for where to think, reflect, and appreciate life. My thoughts often return to another of my daughters named Lyn. We lost her in a car accident in 2000. Losing a child is a tough thing to bear, but it also brought me closer to the ones I have. I always feel that Lyn is with me.
Then during Christmas 2006, I noticed there were not many presents under the tree with my name on them. However, I saw an envelope. Opening it got me all choked up - to my surprise there was a down payment on a 2007 whitetail hunt with Dahl Creek Outfitters. It was a gift from Mom and the kids. What more could a father ask for?
Forward to November 2007. I caught a flight to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, then a ride to Hudson Bay. My hunt of a lifetime began on a Sunday morning at a breakfast meeting with Arnold Holmes of Dahl Creek Outfitters. After a couple of hours of driving, four-wheeling, and ATV riding, we got to Arnold's remote camp. I do mean remote. It has two bunk houses and a main lodge for meals. Accommodations are clean, warm and comfortable. You won't go hungry as Helen cooks and works all day in the kitchen. Her dinner rolls are awesome as was anything she prepared. The 5-day hunt included three hunters from Michigan, one from Georgia and me.
Arnold Holmes is a true Canadian guide. He grew up in these woods. His knowledge of the area is evident as his stands are all located in perfect locations. During the third day of the hunt, I was in one of Dahl Creek's custom blinds. The weather had cooled and deer started moving. A small spike came in at daylight, spent some time in the area and moved off. By 10 a.m. I was ready to eat the lunch Helen packed, but I spotted another deer. It was a small 4 pointer acting nervous. Just as I thought, the bull of the woods - one of those giant Canadian whitetails you hear about - appeared.
The small buck ran for its life as the bruiser came in. This was going to be my buck. After scaring away the little buck, the brute offered a 90-yard broadside shot. One shot from the .30-06 brought him down. None of the many Michigan bucks I have taken compare to this buck. His body was massive, weighing in at 270 pounds. His rack was a perfectly symmetrical 12 points, which greenscored 158. I was humbled looking at this monster.
This was a hunt I'd never have taken had it not been for the support of my family. Funny how being a good husband and dad pays off sometimes.
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They called me "Alfred" when I was in Grade School, "Alps," when I was in High School and College, "Miguel," when I was in Unilever, and "Migs," (save for "Migz" when you want to ask a favor) when I was in GlaxoSmithKline. And, hey, I'm also called "IG Boy" in our family. There's a fun story behind the etymology of my "different names" but the primary objective of this What Do I Call You game revolved around the concept of personal branding.
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Marketing Breakthroughs: From Trials To Triumphs
At last, I already finished reading Mansmith and Fielders's Marketing Breakthroughs: From Trials To Triumphs. It contains 10 articles (1 being a summary) that present frameworks and real-life examples of how a marketer or an entrepreneur can transform a brand or a business from either a mediocre or troubled one to success. I already blogged about the first article "From Market-Driven to Market-Driving: Cracking The Code of New Market Demand" by reviewing other literature about Market-Driving. Anyway, here are my favorite snippets from each article that took my attention because it gave me a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension. Aha! I just gave the definition of an "Aha! Moment."
Market-Driving Strategy
I'm currently reading "Marketing Breakthroughs" published by Mansmith & Fielders. It's a collection of articles by different authors who tackle different topics about sales and marketing. The first article is about "Market Driving"–a young marketing strategy concept (at least a decade old, I believe). However, the literature seemed to be known by traditional marketers already. It's actually reminiscent of Kim and Mauborgne's Blue Ocean Strategy (2005). I haven't read the latter yet so I cannot determine a stark contrast between the two marketing strategies. Anyway, I decided to "take notes" and provide initial analysis through a writing a blog entry for, hopefully, every article in the book. I also searched for some related literature in order to self-check my understanding of the concept.
YUP's Guide: Tools of Trade
When we end the second quarter of this year, a bunch of college graduates will be joining the country's workforce. I crossed the border between theory and practice more than two years ago, and I can say that I had some difficulty finding out which behaviors of a student should I leave for me to adapt the behaviors of a professional. Honestly, I still acted like a grade-conscious student. I had my fully furnished pencil and stationery case, my planner which I update every night, a universal notebook, a backpack or a messenger bag (with file case, yes), and several more things you can see in a packed student's bag.
Good to Great
I first encountered this book when my previous boss in my previous employer handed out a book summary to our team. He told us that our planning session would revolve around the framework presented in it. I'm not a big fan of books but if I felt a spark and if it was strong enough to make a fire, then I would read it. "How to transform from being good to great" was a spark, but not strong enough since I thought that, as a young joiner of a big company, I'm still not good enough. Then came the planning session and the national sales conference. The Customer Development Director went on stage and began his speech by saying: We are number 1. We are on top. Our profit is as big as another multinational company. Climbing to the top is hard. But staying on it is harder. Then, that very moment, I felt I was good enough. There was a spark again. And it caused fire.
It's a sign
When I was still in college, signing documents, aside from the ones I get during enrollment, felt like being an empowered kid signing a blank check. I wrote, received or signed "documents" before–for or from my college organizations and "mock consultancy firms" we formed during group presentations. I get my Fine Tech, pretend it's a fountain pen, and start wiggling the tip to form powerful strokes. Bam, I just signed it, it becomes the law, citizens of the world! Not until I get a job that I realized how serious signing a document is. Not that I discount the importance of signing something before, but signing something now, in the professional setting that is, takes a lot (or more) of privilege and responsibility, knowledge and practicality, and authority and honesty. Lives are at stake, almost literally, when you do or don't sign something.
Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership
When I was still in school, I was told to be creative all the time. The way I write, draw and present should have a tint of creativity for me to get that most-coveted teacher's praise. Since "creativity" is a term used all the time, it becomes the most overrated academic term for students; at the same time, it becomes the most underrated technical term because no one has really defined "creativity" for them. At the very least, context clues and trivial dictionary definitions have provided some meaning to the term but its subjectivity and highly-contextual meaning will let you succumb to its default definition: the skill to produce something new. Moreover, and more importantly, how creativity works, how it is fostered and how it should be lead are not included in the urgent academic agenda. Since school dwells more on the theoretical side of reality, being creative on your own creative definition and process of creativity seems to get the job done–creatively. However, when a student enters the practical world–where creativity is also underrated and overrated at the same time–being creative becomes a challenge.
A 462-kilometer Ride
Sometimes, when driving, I reminisce the days when I was still learning how to handle the wheel. The past two years of driving spree were not glorious ones. I had my first car accident (with two damaged panels), learned how to live with a clutch, tamed the stick and pathetically cheered for myself while parking in reverse. I guess I am not a Master Driver yet who can drive, windows down, and let the public know how great, and good looking, the driver is—but I'm about to become one, with the good looking measure, at least. Haha. Driving can be a life skill, if not yet considered as one. As a skill considered as a necessity when I started working, I had no choice but to engulf good driving skills. Fortunately, I have been driving with confidence without worrying about the slippery flyover in Magallanes, swerving in the deadly roads of Commonwealth and taking a U-turn in Katipunan. Moreover, the car that I am driving now is automatic so I can temporarily forget my clutch magic tricks.
You opened the windows and grabbed a stick. It is a time to reflect about life and check if you still have that grit. You stood still and looked above—there goes the first string of smoke. You smirked, smiled and smelled; good thing you did not choke. Feeling rebellious, you inhaled another. For a change of view, you looked down under. Here goes the second string as you feel your right lung sting.
Material Boy: October 2011
Some gadgets kiss him, some toys hug him–he thinks they're okay. If they don't have the proper price tag, he will just walk away. 'Cause we are living in a material world and Alps Aguado is a Material Boy. /what. Anyway, "Material Boy" documents Alps Aguado's recently bought investments ("investments") and rationalizes his purchases. If you think the Material Boy is commendable for his material choices or is already overspending in a Material World, please materialize your thoughts through leaving a comment below.


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Stephen Palmer's eighth novel, the wonderfully strange steampunkish fantasy Hairy London (Infinity Plus | Amazon US | Amazon UK), was published in March 2014, telling the story of a group of gentleman-adventurers on a quest to find the true meaning of love in a London transformed by an inexplicable manifestation of, well, hair. His earlier novels include science fiction (Memory Seed, Glass, Flowercrash, Muezzinland and Hallucinating) and the dark literary fantasies Urbis Morpheos and The Rat & The Serpent (originally under the name Bryn Llewellyn). Much of Palmer's writing focuses on environmental change, and his prose tends to be vivid and strange: writing about his novel Urbis Morpheos, Publishers Weekly says that "Palmer's writing can only be called psychedelic. The world is richly imagined, unusual, and creative…" Palmer is also an accomplished musician, playing and recording with the band Mooch and his solo project, Blue Lily Commission. He lives and works in Shropshire, UK.
Keth Brooke had the opportunity to chat with Stephen about his new book, Hairy London, described thusly:
What is love?
One evening at the Suicide Club three gentlemen discuss this age-old problem, and thus a wager is made. Dissolute fop Sheremy Pantomile, veteran philosopher Kornukope Wetherbee and down-on-his-luck Velvene Orchardtide all bet their fortunes on finding the answer amidst the dark alleys of a phantasmagorical Edwardian London.
But then, overnight, London Town is covered in hair. How the trio of adventurers cope with this unusual plague, and what conclusions they come to regarding love is the subject of this surreal and fast-paced novel.
And always the East End threatens revolution…
Keith Brooke: HAIRY LONDON is one of the strangest things I've read in years. I should really start with a question, but we need to get that out there from the beginning: HAIRY LONDON reads like Lewis Carroll and Monty Python's love-child doing drugs and reinventing steampunk. With jokes, and philosophy. I know it's a standard question for writers of the fantastic, but how on Earth did you come up with a story about revolution and love in an alternative Edwardian London that is…covered in hair?
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Dishonest or Stupid? Either Way, PBS' NOW is a Journalistic Disgrace
Rebecca Goldin, Ph.D. March 27, 2008
Don't let the facts get in the way of scaring the public – in fact, let's just leave them on the cutting room floor
(errata appended April 1) .
I love PBS, and have always felt that it's a great source for independent and in-depth reporting. That is, until I was recently interviewed for its show NOW on the subject of phthalates, a chemical substance used in plastics, and babies' toys.
STATS has done a lot of work on the question of whether phthalates are safe or not, and we closely followed the research of several individual researchers as well as national and international scientific bodies whose job was to evaluate these products. We do not claim that phthalates are safe, but the evidence that they are "unsafe" (at normal exposure levels) is weak and inconclusive. In the interview I had with PBS, we discussed many aspects of the science behind phthalate safety research. None of these aspects were quoted or discussed in the final version that aired. As a matter of personal frustration with a topic being so poorly treated after spending so much time with the producers at NOW, I feel it's worth mentioning what wasn't in PBS's show.
- The National Toxicology Program of the National Institutes of Health has convened several panels to evaluate the evidence for safety and determined that most phthalates pose little risk to humans at current exposure levels. The goal in these panels is to figure out how much is too much – in other words, how much exposure to phthalates will have a measurable, negative effect on humans. The conclusions are based on all the evidence coming from humans, rats, guinea pigs, and any other animal or laboratory experiments that can shed light on this question. The NIH determined current levels of human exposure to most phthalates pose low risks, but are worthy of future research. These panels did take into consideration the paper published by Dr. Shanna Swan that PBS touted as showing that phthalates are dangerous. The panels ultimately determined that her evidence wasn't strong enough to be wholly convincing, especially considering other research that has been conducted. There is one phthalate -- DEHP -- that a panel considers possibly to pose a risk to sexual development to infants; the panel notes that direct evidence has not yet surfaced but the animal evidence is very strong (see the NTP brief); this particular chemical was not shown to correlate with adverse effects in Swan's research (she checked three metabolites of DEHP and correlated none with reduced AGI). DEHP is not used in toys intended for children under 3, though it is used in toys generally. Some phthalates have been given more attention than others by these panels, particularly DINP which has been tested and retested without any evidence of adverse effects (and is used in toys intended for children under 3). The overarching theme among these highly-correlated chemicals is that we have little evidence to suggest adverse effects from current exposure levels to humans, and even less that the route would be through toys. I discussed the conclusions of the expert panels with PBS (though not phthalate-by-phthalate), but the conversation was directed toward Swan's research. This brings me to the next missing item.
- Scientific conclusions are drawn from all the research, not just one or two studies. There are good reasons for this – when a p-value of less than .05 make a study valid, there's as much as one in twenty possibility that a study is measuring something that just happened to be an anomaly. There has to be a mechanism, and reproducible, consistent results pointing in one direction before it is accepted as a scientific conclusion. That is exactly the point of an expert panel – to weigh the evidence from many different studies, not just one. There have been hundreds of studies on phthalates, and some have come to different conclusions than Dr. Swan's study. For example, while PBS pointed to possible fertility problems based on Swan's study (which didn't assess fertility) and based on consistent rat research (at much higher doses), a 2004 study found that premature baby boys who were exposed to extremely high levels of phthalates due to medical tubing had no decrease in fertility at all when they hit puberty. These levels were thousands of times higher than typical exposure rates. This research, like Swan's, is just one study. The evidence has to come together to make a coherent picture. In the interview I discussed the importance of looking at the evidence as a whole rather than one article on the topic (and mentioned the study on premature babies as means of illustrating the point), but instead I was only asked to express my opinion about Swan's work. No other research was mentioned in the PBS show.
- Swan's results are not wholly convincing. Swan correlated a "total phthalate score" with "decreased anogenital index, (AGI)" which, in rats and at much higher levels, is a precursor for reduced fertility and genital problems in offspring. However, the human analog to the rat AGI is anoscrotal index – and Swan did not find a correlation there (she did check it). In addition, four of the phthalates – including DEHP which is the typical culprit found in toys – were not correlated with decreased AGI. Much of what Dr. Swan saw was "trends" rather than a "slam dunk" proof. In the NOW interview, I discussed the lack of finding with the anoscrotal index and the how the AGI has not been established to be biologically relevant, but the only part that aired was when I said that "Swan did find something." I stand by that fact – I think human studies are extremely important and her work suggests that there could be a problem with human exposure that has, until now, gone unmeasured. But there are some important questions about the validity of her work, which, in the least, suggests a modicum of caution in reporting and concluding that phthalates are unsafe.
- The European Union's ban on the use of phthalates in toys was implemented against the advice of its own scientific advisory committee. In a report by the EU's Scientific Commission, DINP and DIDP were determined not to pose any risk to humans and children under normal use. PBS neglected to tell those watching the program that the decision by the EU to ban toys was political in nature. European scientists did not come to a different conclusion than American scientists (nor were their decisions based on American research demonstrating risk, as suggested by Mark Shapiro). When I was quoted as saying "we teach our children not to jump off a bridge if their friends do," it followed an un-aired disussion of how the Europen Commission found that phthalates in toys did not pose a risk. I was referring to the difference between banning these substances because the EU does, versus banning these substances because the science says it's the right thing to do.
- Banning phthalates in toys will have little effect on children's development. Most of our phthalate exposure comes from food and air – phthalates are not in bottle nipples or pacifiers, which are the main plastics that babies suck on. Most of the exposure that children are getting from phthalates are from medical treatment if they need it (such as intravenous tubing), our food, and the dust we breathe. I mentioned this to the producers who said that they planned to ask Dr. Swan about this issue – apparently, if she made the same point, it went un-aired.
- STATS has no funding or formal relationship with the Phthalates Esters Panel. Perhaps this was an attempt to discredit our research, but NOW mentioned that my research appears on the Phthalates Esters Panel website. Anyone at all can quote our work, or link to our work at STATS, including PEP and PBS. All research at STATS is funded by foundational money, not industry interest groups. We have no particular interest in defending the plastics industry, I was not asked to write for PEP, and my research is not posted on the PEP site; it is simply linked there from our own site, www.stats.org.
The overall feeling I got from watching PBS's NOW program is that either the PBS producers were dishonest in their intentions (and never actually wanted to hear more than one side of the science behind phthalates) or they are incapable of understanding what a scientific argument is about. To go from a discussion of the scientific nature of a controversial chemical to a one-sided presentation by a single scientist on the issue is a major misstep in the important work of providing the public with a view of what's really going on. PBS has contributed to continuing fear-mongering on this issue, without providing their viewers with even an opening to look at the issue critically.
Dr. Rebecca Goldin is Director of Research for STATS. She is Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences at George Mason University, and a member of the Science Policy Committee of the American Mathematical Society. She holds degrees from Harvard and MIT, and last year she was the first recipient of the Ruth I Michler Memorial Prize, which honors outstanding young women in the field of mathematics. Dr. Goldin has advised numerous news organizations on statistical analysis. Her work for STATS is partially supported by the National Science Foundation Grant 0606869. (Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.)
Editor's note. Mark Shapiro, whose book 'Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products' formed the basis of the NOW program wrote an entry on the Huffington Post repeating many of these errors and adding some new ones. Trevor Butterworth, who also contributes to the Huffington Post, wrote a response to these errors.
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Depression of Man in His Mid-60s Linked to Childhood Bullying
Dear Readers,
This interesting case study was presented by Forrest Samnik as part of her certification process. You can learn a great deal from the way she applied EFT to eliminate depression, as well as get an idea of how case studies should be prepared. Visit Forrest's website.
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by Forrest Samnik, LCSW, EFT Cert-I, CCH
Presenting Issue:
Well groomed, 63 year old male looking all of his 63 years presents with depression marked by low energy, inability to concentrate, insomnia (wakes up feeling scared with cold sweats and can't get back to sleep), and depressed mood. He states, "I feel like I'm starting all over and I don't know if I have the energy or time, at my age, to see this slump in the economy through." He reports he's easily agitated and short tempered along with the other symptoms mentioned. He indicates he's happily married and enjoys his grandchildren greatly, but has no interest in other activities outside his business. He reports he has had a recent medical examination and the doctor reports there's nothing physically wrong which would account for his symptoms. This case was recorded with client permission.
Session Details:
I asked him how his body was telling him he was depressed. He said, "In my chest". I asked him what the sensation was in his chest. He said, "A heaviness, like a weight on my chest." I asked him to say outl oud "My phone's not ringing" (something he mentioned several times during the intake) and check in with his chest. He reports a SUDs of 8.
Round One:
"Even though I have this weight on my chest because my phone isn't ringing, I deeply and profoundly love and accept who I am anyway." Alternated reminder phrase with "all this weight on my chest" and "my phone isn't ringing".
About halfway through the round, I changed the phrase to "All this pressure and weight on my chest." He stopped me and said, "Yes! I have all this pressure to meet payroll and pay the health insurance." He states the SUDS has increased to a 10 with a racing heart as well as the chest pressure. He states, "The responsibility is crushing."
Round Two:
"Even though I feel all this pressure from this crushing responsibility, I deeply and profoundly accept who I am and how I feel." Reminder phrases: All this crushing responsibility; I'm responsible for a lot of people and it's crushing me; My heart is racing from all this responsibility; I don't know how I'm going to pay all these people; They're counting on me; This overwhelming responsibility; How am I going to do it with no business coming in?
Report SUDS down to a 4 (chest lighter, heart is slower).
I asked him if he had ever experienced this kind of crushing responsibility before in his life. His eyes got big and he said, "When my parents sent me to military school in the 4th grade!" His eyes went up and to the right. I asked him what he was seeing in his mind's eye. (NLP Eye Accessing Cues) He said he could see himself on a grey hound bus heading home from military school. I asked him to look at that little boy and tell me what he was experiencing. He started to cry and said, "He's so scared. He's on his way back home on a break and he's afraid he won't get off at the right stop and he won't be able to get home." Reports SUDs of 10, chest and heart.
Round Three and Four:
"Even though I feel so scared that I won't get off at the right stop and won't be able to get home, I am an amazingly brave kid!" Reminder phrases: I'm so scared; What if I get off at the wrong stop; This is too much responsibility; I'm not old enough to handle all this by myself; This is really scary having to figure all this out; I'm just a little kid - of course I'm scared; What were these people thinking sending me off by myself; They must have really believed I could manage all this; I don't want to be on this bus by myself; There's no one to take care of me if I need help; I'm totally responsible for my safety and I don't feel safe." Report SUDs of 4. States, "This is how I'm feeling now, like I can't keep myself safe, I'm all on my own." I asked him to repeat this statement: "I believe I am not capable of keeping myself safe." He reports a 6 on the truth scale with 10 as being absolute truth. I asked him how the statement would need to change to make it absolutely true. He said, "It's not safe to manage all this responsibility
Round Five
"Even though I believe that I can't manage all this responsibility all on my own, I deeply and completely accept who I am anyway". Reminder phrases: This belief that I can't manage the responsibility and keep myself safe; As a little boy I really felt this way; I still feel this way; I'm all on my own and I can't manage all this; If it was true then, it must still be true; I was afraid that I couldn't keep myself safe because it was too much responsibility; I believe this is still true; no I don't; yes I DO; there's a part of me that still feels like this little boy; there's a higher part of me that knows how strong and capable I am.
Repeats the statement, "I believe it's not safe to manage all this responsibility." Reports truth of statement at a 4. Reiterated times when he was capable of managing lot's of responsibility.
I asked, "Was there ever a time when you couldn't keep yourself safe? He replied, "The hazing was pretty bad in military school." Open further exploration, he remembered a time when he was cornered by some upper classman and they yelled and threatened him. The Movie Technique was utilized. The title he chose – "Petrified". SUDs 8-9
Round Five and Six:
"Even though I have this Petrified move, I deeply and completely love and accept who I am. (x 3)" Reminder phrase "This Petrified Movie." Big sigh, face and shoulders relax. Report SUDS at 5.
Round Seven:
"Even though those upper classman yelled and threatened to beat me and I was so scared, I deeply and completely accept who I am anyway."
SUDS went up to a 10 when using the phrase, "I thought they were going to kill me." Did another round just on the fear of dying: I thought they would kill me; There's no one here to help me; I don't know how to defend myself; They're bigger than I am and there's two of them; they could kill me with their voices; they look like they want to kill me; they're in my face. " Another big sigh. Report SUDS at 5.
Had him tell the story and he became triggered at the point when one guy got in his face and yelled " You're a maggot and don't deserve to live."He reports feeling a 6 in his chest (hard to breathe, fear).
Round Eight:
Even though he got in my face and yelled " You're a maggot and don't deserve to live", I deeply respect who I am. ET I got so scared when he yelled "You're a maggot and don't deserve to live." ET it was hard to breathe I was so scared….
He got in my face and screamed at me. That look on his face terrified me. I thought he could kill me. I was petrified. I was just a little kid and he was so big. Of course I was scared. He was a big bully and wanted me to be scared of him. It worked. He's still scaring me. He's probably old and decrepit right now, but he still has the power to kill me with his words.
At this point, he starts to laugh and says, "I can see him in a wheelchair trying to scream at me as I'm towering over him. His voice sounds so weak now." I ask him to tell me the story again. No intensity reported.
I ask him to repeat the phrase "My phone's not ringing." After doing so reports a SUDS of 4. When asked how he knows it's a 4, he states, "I felt a pang in my solar plexus." We explored other times he felt weighted by responsibility which were noted to address in the next session.
How rapport was established at the beginning of the session, and what you did to make the client comfortable in the clinical setting.
· We had already had a consultation, so rapport building had already started
· Water was offered and explained importance of hydration
· Asked him how he was feeling about getting started and asked about any questions or concerns
· Reviewed the intake form and paced with him while he expounded on past history
How did you explain to the client what to expect?
· Was the client asked what s/he already knew about EFT? (If this was the first visit) This was done at the consulation
· Was any theory explained? At the consulation
· Did the practitioner ask if the client had questions, and, if so, were the questions
answered accurately and confidently? Yes!
· Were the set-up and the reminder phrase explained (if first time)? During the consult and then again when I started this first session.
· Did the client and practitioner do a practice round of tapping to ascertain that the client
knew the tapping points? (If this was the first visit) Yes – used the Constricted Breathing Technique.
Was there a discussion of confidentiality, and/or signing of Informed Consent? Both are part of my Treatment Contract which I also reviewed with him personally.
How did you demonstrate presence with the client?
· Eye contact
· Active listening & furthering questions
· Mirroring & Pacing
· Expression of compassion & understanding
· Lack of judgment, refrain from giving advice
If a new technique was introduced, did you explain what would happen? Was there a core issue underneath the presenting issue, and, if so, how was that discovered and handled?
· Detective work
· Persistence
This client was pretty forth coming with events that may have been part of the presenting issue. It took 4 sessions to completely abate the feelings of depression. Worked through a lot of fears and limiting beliefs about money. At the last session he reported his energy was back, he was sleeping through the night, and had scheduled two business meetings that culminated into fairly large contracts. He said it was like once he let the fear go he got clarity as to what he needed to do to get new business.
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Is there an asteroid or comet out there that poses a risk to life on Earth? The answer is certainly "yes," but we don't yet know where the next major impactor will come from or when it will crash. The best way to reduce this uncertainty is to search the skies for these crumbs of the solar system. The Planetary Society has a long history of supporting amateur and underfunded professional astronomers in their efforts to discover and track potentially hazardous near-Earth objects. This is useful not only for planetary defense, but also for learning about the solar system's origin and evolution.
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