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What are stress balls and why do people use them?
Dear Reader,
This is a stress-reduction question, but welcome to those who were hoping to read about some dude and his overtaxed testicles. Stress balls are those slightly-smaller-than-tennis-ball sized things that you squeeze to decrease muscular and overall tension. When you make a fist, with or without a stress ball in your hand, you're creating muscle tension. When you release your grip, muscular relaxation follows.
Try it now: make fists, squeeze a little bit, and hold for a few seconds. Okay, relax them, and feel the tension leave your hands and fingers. Wait a moment and then do the same things again; this time, breathe in when you tense your hands, and exhale when you let them relax a few seconds later. If you try this two or three times, squeeze a little harder each time as you go along.
This process is called progressive muscular relaxation. This is a technique that involves tensing specific muscle groups and then relaxing them to create awareness of tension and relaxation. Why is it progressive? Because it proceeds through all major muscle groups, relaxing them one at a time, and eventually leads to total muscle relaxation. This stress management exercise can flush out a huge amount of muscle tension from your head to your toes. People respond differently to various stress-reduction exercises. Some people may feel calm and relaxed, while others may notice little change. With practice, your relaxation should increase.
Back to your balls: whether they know it or not, people using stress balls are practicing what can be a very powerful stress management tool. A lot of folks are playing with their balls while in meetings and on the phone. They'd probably relax even more if they took a few minutes just to tense, release, and relax, other various parts of their bodies. If you are a Columbia student, Stressbusters is a team of students who deliver neck and back rubs to the Columbia University Morningside campus. You can get a back rub for free at select CU public events, or you can request an event for your organization, residence hall, school or office. Stress balls can also be found at Stressbusters events. Talk about major relaxation!
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Panasonic's new entry into the floorcare segment demands attention with its intuitive dirt-sensing cleaning system. The 12-A bagless, upright vacuum features an optical sensor that scans the floor and ramps up the motor and beater bar to pick-up the extra dirt. The Power-On-Demand feature, Panasonic says, is an automatic setting that senses the amount of dirt the unit picks up while in operation. As dirt levels increase, the motor increases suction accordingly. When less dirt is sensed, the motor then ramps down to a lower power level for more efficient cleaning.
"The maximum power that we can draw is 12 A, so at the highest setting, it's operating towards the highest end of the tolerance that we can use," Eric Hitzelberger, principal engineer for Panasonic, says. "The vacuum will step down from there for more efficient cleaning."
In conjunction with the increase in power, the unit also features an indicator light that communicates the rate at which the vacuum is cleaning. This, according to Panasonic, allows users to learn their cleaning needs.
"As a sensor, the motor ramps up when it's needed, but it is also a good indicator of high-traffic areas so that consumers can learn as they are cleaning. Ultimately, there will be a time savings there for the customer," Mr. Hitzelberger tells APPLIANCE.
Additionally, the vacuum features two motor protection systems to prevent failure. The first utilizes a bypass valve that opens whenever a clog is indicated in the system. This prevents the motor from overheating. The second system utilizes a thermal overload bypass that activates if an obstruction or liquid are detected.
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Hulk vs. Spider-Man XVI- Peter Parker Spider-Man vol. 2 #14
Hulk and Spider-Man fight until Peter sees a newspaper article about how Mary Jane is feared dead. He freaks out and starts pounding and pounding on the Hulk. He hits Hulk until his gloves are torn apart and his hands are bleeding. He keeps saying that Mary Jane is not dead. Hulk takes sympathy on Spider-Man. He says that his wife is dead too.
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Wrapping to the Third Dimension
A New Spin on an Old Favorite
by Melissa Tetreault
Vehicle wraps are still a huge craze, despite their introduction a few years ago. Advertising on wheels is one of the most profitable ways to spread a message in a small amount of time to a large amount of people. As effective as these 2D mobile messages are, a WI-based sign shop discovered that there is always room for improvement.
Working BackwardsInterstate Graphics originally opened under the name Colorgraphics Installation Services and specializes in vehicle wraps, transit and bus graphics, fleet graphics, interior and exterior wall graphics, window graphics, POP displays, floor graphics, custom digital wallpaper, building wraps, and banners.
Founded in 1988, the company recently relocated an 8,000-square-foot space that houses all of their services. With their 12 employees, Interstate Graphics focuses mainly on WI and the upper Midwest area. However, they are fully equipped to not only create digital applications, but install as well nationwide.
Installation is the name of the game for Interstate Graphics. "We sort of did it the opposite way many printers in the industry did. Rather than buy a bigger plotter, then a bigger printer, then a flatbed, we began by becoming expert installers," shares Paul Olson, president, Interstate Graphics. Interstate Graphics began as an installation only company prior to becoming a full service graphics shop. With this background in mind, their focus has been and always will be on a quality installation job, explains Olson.
How Do You Improve on Success?Olson participated in the evolution of the vehicle wrap, and with a 3D graphic, is now making an important contribution to it. In the early days, Olson lettered semis and trailers, then moved to full coverage fleet graphics, and eventually to vehicle wraps on vans, cars, and trucks. Being so involved with the vastly progressing market, the shop had the opportunity to test products for companies like 3M. Now, more than 80 percent of their business is vehicle wraps.
Thanks to the development of digital printing, Interstate Graphics is almost 100 percent digital. One of the perks of digital advancements, according to Olson, is allowing production to move faster. Perhaps this is what gave the shop the extra time to invent the 3D vehicle wrap.
With so many new products on the market today, it is becoming easier to create a vehicle wrap, which means more shops and more competition. Interstate Graphics wanted to find a way to stand out from that competition. Instead of looking for the fastest printer, the brightest inks, and the longest lasting media, Interstate Graphics developed a whole new application.
"We spend a great deal of time developing new products and asking questions. These questions yield new products, and then we figure out if there is a market and run with it. This not only is a way to stay ahead of the curve, it�s a great way to stay excited about our business," says Olson.
3D vehicle graphics would be the thing to beat the curve. He continues, "We looked at the marketplace and saw a logical step, we wanted to design something even more eye catching than a traditional 2D wrap." Beginning with a pilot project in early 2007, the shop took the time to redesign and improve their 3D graphic until it was ready for the real world. What resulted is an application that is cleanly removable and capable of illumination.
Using a special adhesive developed by 3M, these 3D graphics can be placed directly on the automotive paint or onto 3M vinyl with overlaminate. Interstate Graphics offers a variety of illumination techniques, allowing your advertising to continue well past sunset. This is something unheard of in the earlier days of vehicle wraps. Many of the light products are still in advanced product development stages. Some include being powered on and off by the car�s electrical system. Others use rechargeable power packs.
Depending on how much driving is done, a 3D graphics by Interstate Graphics can last as long as the actual vehicle wrap. The shop designed them to be heat resistant, UV resistant, and wind and waterproof.
A Breath of Fresh AirBecause their 3D graphics are so new, at press time there were many projects in the works. A recent completed project is a fleet of seven cars created for Innova Marketing, brand manager of Mentos, a trademark of Perfetti van Melle.
The goal of the project was to create a marketing experience that portrayed Mentos as a fun brand. Printed on their Mutoh ValueJet printer, this specific 3D graphic is unique because it physically represents the Mentos product. The cars were driven around the country to fairs and other events to promote Mentos. Obviously, the idea of a carefree, fun car, with giant, 3D Mentos is one eye-catching way to garner a client base.
Vehicle wraps like the Mentos project make people turn their heads. Not only will it make the public want Mentos, they might also start to wonder who created the 3D wrap. This creates more business for Interstate Graphics. The shop relies heavily on the Internet to promote their services. They also receive referrals from past customers, create professional affiliations�like Mentos, and use an outside sales force.
Quality Plus Ingenuity With the increased competition in the marketplace, Olson believes that quality printing is one way to stay ahead of the competition. "We can all enjoy quality prints at competitive prices, but at the same time, there are also many people who will sacrifice quality and integrity to make a buck. If printers are forced to compete solely on price, many times they will sacrifice quality to get jobs. The design, the knowledge of printing, quality inks, and quality materials are all factors that determine the end product".
For Interstate Graphics it isn�t just the above factors that determine the end result. It is about trying something new. Their 3D vehicle wraps are a guaranteed success, changing the way the public sees advertising on wheels for good.
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If you battled holiday traffic this Memorial Day weekend, you know that some drivers may be deemed downright dumb.
Now, an insurance agency has some statistics to back up what you've suspected all along.
According to GMAC Insurance agency's sixth annual nationwide survey of driver knowledge, one in five drivers -- that's about 38 million Americans -- would not pass a written driver's exam if taken today.
For the survey, GMAC polled more than 5,200 licensed Americans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, asking 20 questions from the DMV driver test, plus questions related to distracted driving.
The results show that drivers' knowledge is decreasing. The agency report states:
Overall, findings indicate a number of licensed Americans continue to lack knowledge of basic rules of the road; the national average score decreased to 76.2 percent from 76.6 percent in 2009. Eighty-five percent could not identify the correct action to take when approaching a steady yellow traffic light, and many remained confused by safe following distances.
""It's discouraging to see that overall average test scores are lower than last year," Wade Bontrager, senior vice president, GMAC Insurance, said of the findings. "American drivers need to make safety a top priority and be aware of the rules of the road at all times. The National Drivers Test allows everyone to brush up on their driving knowledge with a brief refresher course."
So how did we in California rank when compared with the rest of the nation? Not good.
While New York came in last at 51, California was only a few notches from the bottom of the pack at number 48, the same place it finished last year.
The state whose drivers were most knowledgeable behind the wheel was Kansas, the survey found. That state ranked fourth last year.
The survey also found:
Additionally, one if four drivers said they take part in distracting behavior such as talking on a cell phone, eating and applying makeup.
The survey was conducted online to at least 100 respondents ages 16 to 65 in each state and D.C., GMAC said.
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Annual Traubenfest (Grape Festival) – Fun family event featuring various German foods -
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OCEAN STUDIES BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 1994 Ocean Studies Board Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources National Research Council NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS Washington, D.C. 1995
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OCEAN STUDIES BOARD WILLIAM MERRELL (Chairman), Texas A&M University System, Galveston, Texas ROBERT A. BERNER, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut DONALD BOESCH, The University of Maryland, Cambridge GERALD CANN, Consultant, Rockville, Maryland ROBERT CANNON, Stanford University, California WILLIAM CURRY, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts ELLEN STRUDEL, University of California, Irvine RANA FINE, University of Miami, Florida JOHN E. FLIPSE, Independent Consultant, Georgetown, South Carolina MICHAEL FREWICH, Oregon State University, Corvallis GORDON GREVE, Consultant, Katy, Texas SUSAN MANNA, Oregon State University, Corvallis ROBERT A. KNOX, University of California, San Diego JOHN MAGNUSON, University of Wisconsin, Madison ARTHUR R.M. NOWELL, University of Washington, Seattle BARRY RALEIGH, University of Hawaii, Honolulu PETER B. RHINES, University of Washington, Seattle FRANK RICHTER, University of Chicago, Illinois BRIAN ROTHSCHILD, University of Maryland, Solomons THOMAS C. ROVER, University of Alaska, Fairbanks LYNDA SHAPIRO, University of Oregon, Charleston SHARON SMITH, University of Miami, Florida PAUL STOFFA, University of Texas, Austin Staff MARY HOPE KATSOWOS, Director EDWARD R. URBAN, JR., Staff Officer ROBIN PEUSER, Research Associate MARY PECHACEK, Administrative Associate ROBIN ALLEN, Senior Project Assistant LAVONCYE MALLORY, Senior Secretary CURTIS TAYLOR, Office Assistant Copies available in limited quantity from OCEAN STUDIES BOARD National Research Council Milton Harris Building 470 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20418 Copyright 1995 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America � � ~ 111
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- 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup (packed) light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup cooked quinoa, cooled
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup slivered unsalted almonds
- Ingredient info: White whole wheat flour and quinoa can be found at better supermarkets and at natural foods stores.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, both sugars, and honey in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs and extracts; beat until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time. Stir in quinoa, oats, cranberries, and almonds. Spoon dough in 2-tablespoon portions onto prepared sheets, spacing 1" apart.
Bake cookies until golden, 1215 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool. DO AHEAD: Store cooled cookies airtight at room temperature for 1 day, or freeze for up to 1 month.
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Nutrition Informationper serving (24 servings) POWERED BY Edamam
- Calories204
- Carbohydrates32 g (11%)
- Fat7 g (11%)
- Protein5 g (11%)
- Saturated Fat3 g (14%)
- Sodium140 mg (6%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber3 g (13%)
- Monounsaturated Fat2 g
- Cholesterol26 mg (9%)
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main ingredients: Rice/Grain, Nut, Quinoa, Cranberry, Almond, Tree Nut
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Have The Wiggles killed their brand?PUBLISHED: 07 Jun 2012 04:08:00 | UPDATED: 07 Jun 2012 05:21:47PUBLISHED: 07 Jun 2012 PRINT EDITION: 07 Jun 2012
Booted ... The Wiggles enjoyed unparalleled goodwill until they dumped stand-in yellow Wiggle Sam Moran in very public and controversial way.
Michael Bleby
Disbanded ... The original line-up Murrary Cook (red), Greg Page (yellow), Anthony Field (blue) and Jeff Fatt (purple) is no more.
You are an entertainment hit. You thrill children the world over with your happy songs, friendly faces and catchy tunes. You make millions but the paying parents don't mind. After all, you're clearly having fun – and the kids love you – so who is going to begrudge your entry into the BRWTop 50 Entertainers list?
But then it goes wrong and the halo drops. You fire one of your team of four without notice – on his daughter's birthday – and show little sympathy for his plight.
"What about Sam? What do you mean?" Blue Wiggle and unofficial leader Anthony Field responded in January, when asked in a TV interview about the man they fired a day earlier. "What Sam does now is Sam's ... his contract has come to an end."
Although Sam Moran was not a director or shareholder of the group that pulled in $21.4 million last year, he was lead singer – for five years he was THE yellow Wiggle – and was equal in the eyes of fans to his blue, red and purple skivvy-wearing teammates.
The failure by Field and colleagues to recognise this public perception was at odds with the expected Wiggly friendliness.
"I haven't spoken to him, I don't know. I've been on holiday," Field continued, digging a deeper hole. "Maybe you'll have to talk to Sam to find out what he thinks."
In fairness, Field wasn't guilty of calling Moran a "hired hand" as has been reported. It was a term Channel Nine interviewer Richard Wilkins used but to which Field agreed.
The group's difficulties have just been compounded by the recent resignation of three members, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt and Greg Page – the original Yellow Wiggle for whom Sam Moran had been thrown out.
Fatt and Cook remain directors and shareholders. Page sold out of the group when he resigned due to illness in 2006. He returned to the group after a divorce and an unsuccessful venture into property development but the group denies his return was prompted by a need for money. Fellow original member Field remains in the group with three new employees.
The departees say the bitterness about Moran's sacking had nothing to do with their decisions but the travails highlight the risks of transformation that many small businesses face.
It is rare for any business to be in the hands of its founders 21 years after its start. Transformation has to take place at some point and the past few months have shown how this can be mismanaged.
"It may have been in the best interest of the brand to remove Moran. But not the way they went about it," branding agency Blunt's managing director, Brent Nolan says.
Brand – the personality of a product or service any company provides – gives consumers a personal connection to that product. Brand matters. It takes a long time to create but can be damaged easily. Destroy the Coca-Cola brand and all that's left is brown, sugary water. It's no surprise the company goes to great lengths to protect it.
So what is the longer-term damage to The Wiggles brand from the group's recent public behaviour? Is the brand damaged? How will that affect sales? Experts agree it has taken a hit.
"The Wiggles are about being nice to each other, being super-friendly and welcoming," the executive director of branding agency Interbrand, Nick Davis, says. "Recent activity has gone against that. If their values are about being kind, jolly and happy, it makes it a bit more acute, the sense of people being misled by the brand."
Brand is part of the value of any company – and it can be calculated by extrapolating the proportion of the company's value driven by intangible assets. In its global survey of top brands last year, Interbrand valued Coke's brand at $71.86 billion, nearing half of the company's year-end capitalisation of about $160 billion.
A brand doesn't have the same importance with all companies as it does for Coke but it is crucial that everything the company does reflects the brand it projects.
"With any brand, behaviour is what speaks to the audience," the managing director of Sydney-based agency Mainspring, Gavin Jowitt, says. "If you take Telstra, they can spend $200 million a year telling you how great they are but the moment you pick up the phone and have to deal with their customer service, that's where your perception is formed."
The biggest problem for The Wiggles is the crossover between the guys who run the business and the guys who are the entertainers. They are one and the same.
"The brand should always be talking about what it does best, which is the products or services it provides," Davis says.
"The problem you have is these are the guys who are running the business, being the performers and everything else; their conversations will merge brand and business. They have stepped into business personas. Money has come up. I don't think it's particularly healthy for them to do that."
Entertainment is a relatively small industry and one in which personalities and business mix. Moran, for example, met his actress wife Lyn when she was playing Dorothy the Dinosaur. But some separations have to be made. Jowitt compares The Wiggles with Disney. Disney is a much bigger entertainment corporation but has no such crossover between brand and business.
No one, he laughs, ever gets angry with Mickey Mouse when they have a beef with Disney Co., nor do they link the entertainment product with the corporate side.
"No one complains about Disney making the money Disney makes," Jowitt says. "No one says, 'Here comes another Aladdin story, it's such a money maker'. "No, they say, 'What a wonderful movie'. But the guys at Disney are all about the bottom line. They're not thinking, 'Let's turn out another piece of wonderful entertainment'."
Perhaps because they are a small business, The Wiggles have a distinct view of themselves.
"We really don't think of ourselves as a 'brand' or a 'business' – we are first and foremost a band," manager (and Anthony's brother) Paul Field says in answers emailed to BRW.
But they are a substantial business. In 2004, they pulled in $45 million, overtaking actress Nicole Kidman as Australia's highest-earning entertainers and their earnings subsequently rose as high as $50 million. They stayed on top of the BRW Top 50 Entertainers list until 2008, when singer Kylie Minogue and resurgent rockers AC/DC knocked them off their perch.
The Wiggles have felt the weight of the popular backlash. "There's no doubt we could have handled the communication and management of the transition better," Paul Field says.
But the question now centres on the longer-term affect on the group of the yellow Wiggle affair. The business can ill afford it. Parent group The Wiggles Holdings Pty Ltd posted a net loss of $2.5 million last year on revenue of $21.4 million after a loss the previous year of $323,000, its financial statements show. The group halved the length of lucrative US tours last year to tour more in Australia during its 20th anniversary celebrations. Bad publicity is the last thing it needs.
Although children will be immune to the public relations disaster, their parents are not.
"With the demise of Sam, I think that changed the feel of it ... they have a business and I suppose you have to look after the business but I lost a bit of interest after [that] controversy,'' Canberra mother-of-a-Wiggles-fan Tania Hayward told The Canberra Times last month.
Branding experts say the damage isn't fatal. One positive for the group is that their target market changes every few years as children grow up and new fans are born.
"They may get a bit of bad PR this year but the reality is new parents are going online this year," Jowitt says. "The kids aren't interested in the PR. There may be a bit of confusion about 'How come the yellow Wiggle's face has changed?' but again, the kids will get over that quickly and move on. This is really what The Wiggles have to do. They have to disconnect from the individual performers. It has to be about these characters."
The changes, which also see Fatt, Cook and Page replaced by Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce and Emma Watkins, may be necessary to ensure the longer-term survival of the group.
"Maybe The Wiggles have come to a point ... where the brand needs refreshing," Nolan says. "They're looking like a bunch of old guys on stage. It's not a good look."
The brand or the man
Michael Bleby
Like the Cat in the Hat, former yellow Wiggle Sam Moran will be back. By the end of June Moran will announce his own children's TV show and media partnership, his manager Titus Day says. It will start with live shows almost immediately, online content and DVDs.
"We'll try and hit as much as we can," Day says.
In the highly competitive marketplace for children's entertainment, Moran will have the advantage of a lot of goodwill that he brings from the Wiggles, as well as the extra sympathy he won after his harsh public sacking, Day says.
"Sam was always one of the most popular while he was there," Day says. "He was a very trusted person. The fact is, he was treated quite badly and the Wiggles mishandled their media. Sam possibly took a lot of Wiggles goodwill with him. The Wiggles have struggled a lot since that happened."
So how well will the new Wiggles – with just one of the original members – be able to withstand the challenge of a new brand that enjoys much of the goodwill the skivvies used to claim as their own?
"We're really coming down to who buys Wiggles stuff, who instigates watching in the household," Blunt branding agency managing director Brent Nolan says. "If the parents could see that the brand is unethical, people can be persuaded to go with another brand. Not so much because the brand is better but because the other brand may have done other things ... perceived as negative."
Even if that is the case, a new Sam Moran act will have its work cut out.
"He might be a good performer and might be able to produce something quite substantial but he has to prove himself as being a brand," Nolan says. "Whatever he does come out with has to build as a brand in its own right."
Interbrand managing director Nick Davis says the core of the Wiggles brand lies in the group's performances and as such, is easy to replicate with different individuals.
"The brand is much more about the format they've created," he says. "It's very easy to sling mud ... but I think their format will stand up strong. I have no doubt they'll carry on and prosper."
Follow the leaders
Michael Bleby
In thinking about brand, The Wiggles would do well to look at some of the leading lights in the global entertainment world. The obvious comparison is Disney, which Interbrand ranked as the ninth most valuable brand in the world last year, worth $29 billion. Disney, the agency says, continues to develop more outlets, such as a new theme park in Hong Kong and an expansion of its Cars franchise. But it has to keep the brand shiny.
"The question the brand faces in the year ahead ... is whether it is creating enough new stories and characters to live up to its promise of magic and fun," Interbrand says in Best Global Brands 2011.
Another entertainment brand the coloured skivvies could learn from is games maker Nintendo. That ranked 48th globally, with a value of $7.7 billion.
"Few brands anywhere can claim a cultural impact as significant as Nintendo's and it continues to bring fun and sociability into gaming," the report says. "It's clean, modern identity is consistent across markets and few brands cause as much chatter in social media circles."
No Wiggles franchise
Michael Bleby
The Wiggles have experimented with different business models in the past. In 2003, they franchised Wiggles acts in Taiwan and Latin America but closed them down and have no plans to repeat the experience, manager Paul Field says.
"We've found that around the world the best model for the promotion of Wiggles music in non-English speaking territories is dubbing," he says. "In Italy, they dub the spoken word while leaving the songs in English. The quality of the groups we franchised was of a high standard; we filmed, produced and directed them here in Australia so that they would be of a quality we expected.
"The reasons they weren't as successful were more language-related and cultural than anything else. It was a great experiment to see just how well our songs translated successfully into other languages but we faced some unique challenges.
"In Taiwan, by the time we had broadcast and started to do shows, one of the members of the group had to do his national service in the army. There just wasn't the live circuit in Taiwan that we have here in Australia or that exists in North America or the UK and so it made it harder to sustain the group.
"The Latin American Wiggles were great but as a lot of South American viewers were familiar with the Australian Wiggles [broadcast in the US and viewed by many in Latin America by satellite dish], they wanted 'the real Wiggles'! We have no plans to franchise The Wiggles again at this stage. We will be sticking with the proven formula."
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I recently came across a DVD at the library I watched as a child and it just brought all the childhood memories back to live. Technology has been advancing so fast, it is seems unreal. How can it possibly be compared to the programming from our childhood? How can a washed dated character compete with a hilarious squirrel that looks unbelievably real?
I don't quite understand why, but my daughter who is almost 5 doesn't differentiate a between 2012 and 1985 movies. Some of her favorite cartoons are Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, Super Mario. And here is another one – The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection. Originally created in 1982, it is just has been released on DVD.
BabyFirst has acquired the rights to air clips from the best-selling franchise, "The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection." The short musical vignettes features classic tales such as "Old MacDonald," "Pop Goes the Weasel" and "Mary Had A Little Lamb" – all animated and set to beautifully arranged music by Ocean Music. The new series will air as part of BabyFirst's Art & Musicdaily block, which is designed to introduce tots to creative arts.
70 traditional songs and rhymes are on the DVD in the form of a pop-up book. Simple animation might look primitive – remember it was creates 30 years ago – but it brings old rhymes to live – Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Hey Diddle Diddle, Little Bo Peep, and so many more…
Great thing – it is great entertainment for even younger kids. Unlike modern cartoons, it won't wind them up – on the contrary, it will help them to get ready for sleep. If your kids like mine are obsessed with TV, this would make a great winding down show to watch.
"We know our young viewers love music, and this particular series also offers a trip down memory lane for parents. We're happy to bring Ocean Music's property to our network," said Arik Kerman, EVP of Programming and New Media at BabyFirst.
The funniest thing, my almost 3-year old is convinced that the animal jumping over the moon is an elephant, so every time the cow makes it's flying jump, he declares "ELEPHANT"
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Often, the most powerful messages are those we give ourselves with our own self-talk. Which phrase are you most likely to choose? "I don't know if I am going to make it through today with all of these meetings," or "These meetings could set the tone for the entire camp season; I'm glad that I involved my staff to set the agenda; their energy is vital to our camp's success."
2. Set performance goals as well as outcome goals as a team. An example of an outcome goal would be improving staff morale. Most importantly, this goal should only be part of the camp's agenda, if the majority of the staff believes is worthy.
If there is consensus about this goal's importance, everyone should contribute to its achievement by setting performance goals. A performance goal should be a measurable action that is under the control of the staff which can contribute to the achievement of the outcome goal.
A camp director might offer the contribution of preparing the camp schedule a week in advance to the entire staff so that revisions can be suggested by the people who will implement it and so that everyone has a chance to prepare for what is expected from each staff member.
A performance goal for a staff member might be to acknowledge when colleagues get things right and to offer constructive suggestions when they don't. All staff members could set a performance goal of arriving 10 minutes early to the activity that they are leading and to leave enough time to have their campers help them set up the next activity. That ensures a smooth operation, no surprises, and campers who are given responsibility and maybe even start to feel invested in the camp operations.
Sometimes the simplest changes are the most powerful ones. Examine your self-talk. Is it worrying about what is not going to work or is it great expectations?
When you have framed your mindset for success, have your staff identify the goals that will make a difference and the contributions that they can make to achieve them.
Wouldn't it be amazing to have your camp business meet your greatest expectations? Think about how your end of the season vacation would feel when your camp staff has worked hard as a team to achieve them.
Dr. Susan Langlois has more than 25 years of experience as a college professor, athletic administrator, camp director and sport facilities consultant. She is currently the Dean of Sports Science at Endicott College.
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Long lasting tank
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I have been using Halo tanks for at least a month. What a fast improvement from my previous tank for another supplier. The tips screws on tightly and it does not detach unintentionally like the other brand I was using.
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I have the Iridescence Triton Starter Kit and I bought this purple tank to go with it. I'm sure the tank was probably just fine. I like the size, design, and color of this tank. However, I never really got to use it. I am some what new to the vaping world. On the first day I received my tank, stupidly, I put a wild cherry e-liquid in my new purple tank. After 2 puffs, the liquid cracked the tank, ring, and the tip just came apart. I did a little research of others having similar problems. I now realize it is useful to have a glass tank to vape other e-liquid brands that could possibly harm and crack plastic tanks. (Well, now I know) Maybe I'll get a new one again when I get some extra money.
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I ordered 2 Triton tanks. I am so thrilled Halo offers the Purple Triton tanks to match the Purple Triton battery. They are really easy to take apart, clean, and fill. I will be ordering more in the future! Thank you for catering to us girls and realizing that we like pretty things too! My Halo Triton is beautiful now!
Posted on 8/12/14
Pairs perfectly with Purple Triton battery
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Recently I purchased the purple Triton battery for my wife and she loves the fact that the tank matches it! As she said, it's very feminine, unlike the two I have which are the black Variable Voltage and the Titanium 1300mAh. She is very pleased. She likes Kringle's Curse, so the clear juice doesn't affect the color. Not sure how other darker fluids would look in there.
Posted on 7/25/14
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A couple of months ago I decided to try the Triton hardware. I've been using the cartomizers for almost 2 years. I like the tanks for the reason that it holds more liquid than the cartomizers and the batteries last a little bit longer than the originals. My only draw back so far is that I didn't research it better and I would eventually need replacement wicks. Once I get my wicks I'll be one happy camper again.
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I love this tank! 2.4 mls juice capacity. I purchased this to go with my Variable Voltage Triton battery. It looks epic and gets the job done! I just wish I would have ordered the 2.6-2.8 replacement coils instead of the 2.2-2.4. The tank is plastic which is why it is one star short of five for me. Not a problem, I just prefer glass tanks. Hopefully Halo graces us with one in the future.
Posted on 7/8/14
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I've been using the color tanks to keep my juices organized by flavor so I can remember what I'm vaping! I really like the quality of the tanks, and they hold a huge amount of juice for their size. I can go several days on one fill. I haven't had any problems with leaking, and they are insanely easy to clean and fill. Even the first ones that came with my kit are holding strong after 4 months of intense repeated use (including dropping them more frequently than I care to admit!). Great product!
Posted on 6/28/14
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This is my favorite tank to vape Voodoo on. It looks really good on my Jet Black VV voltage battery. It also looks good on the demon red and midnight blue batteries. If you guys own an iridescent Triton battery, it looks really good on it as well. I love all the Halo Triton Tanks. They perform phenomenally. On occasion, you may get a dud coil on one of these tanks, but Halo Customer service takes good care of its customers. From time to time, you may get a bad coil and it's just how it goes. Sometimes the coil is wrapped to tight around the wick or they don't fire at all. However, most of the time they perform great. Thank you Halo for another awesome product.
Posted on 6/18/14
Purple with Iridescent
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I love this tank. The color itself is great. It is a very good quality and way better than the mini tanks.
Posted on 6/9/14
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I started on disposables just to test it out, then I got the Halo G6 with cartridges. I decided to give the Triton a try and got this tank for it. The purple looks so great with my iridescent Triton battery. It is super easy to fill, and holds 2.4mL of liquid. It lasts so long I am already saving money compared to regular cigarettes. Hits great and tastes sooo much better than cartos. I am even going to get a mini-tank for my G6 now! Thanks, Halo!


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You know, I guess when we consider all the aerodynamic factors that aren't in Ndamukong Suh's favor here (namely, his 307-pound girth) his first and only dive on the dumbest reality show in a genre that inherently decreases human intelligence wasn't that bad. It wasn't great either, but whatever, glass houses, or something. I have yet to execute a proper dive during my time on this Earth, and for about 20 years of my existence there was a significant body of water in my backyard.
Anywho, here's Suh on Splash last night making a dive that eventually resulted in his elimination, ending his Katherine Webb ogling opportunity.
But oh, this could have been much worse. The Lions defensive tackle did a few practice dives before we were all given the opportunity to make fun of Suh along with the other celebrities who jumped off a springboard for our amusement. One of those dives resulted in Suh's face meeting the bottom of the pool the hard way, although I'm not sure there's really an easy way.
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"We are excited to teach people in Ghana about Christ," said Team Leader Zack Yarbrough. "I have a strong suspicion that they will be teaching us a lot about how to love each other." Yarbrough, a senior at the College, has been on two other SC mission trips, to Nicaragua and Peru, but he has never led a team before. "I will be stretched this summer, but I trust that God has called me to this position for a reason and that he will strengthen me every step of the way."
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If, in 1968 or 1969, Jimi Hendrix had casually mentioned to some foxy lady, some cute little heartbreaker, that "I wanna take you home," then the home he meant was probably the tiny four-room London flat at 23 Brook Street, in Mayfair, which he shared with his girlfriend Kathy Etchingham (who might well have turned away any unwelcome new female friends at the threshold). The apartment is barely a burning Stratocaster's throw from Claridge's. It was also not much farther, in Hendrix's day, from the Marquee, the Speakeasy, and other clubs that he, figuratively if not always literally, lit up while he was in London. Not only that, but it's also right next door to the house where a virtuoso of an earlier age, the great baroque composer George Frideric Handel, lived for 36 years. Hendrix, apparently, was tickled by the connection and strolled up to HMV on nearby Oxford Street to plunder the Handel section. Today Hendrix's flat at No. 23 is used as offices by administrators of the Handel House Museum, at No. 25. For 12 days in September, however, the doors of Hendrix's former pad will be thrown open to the public, to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. Starting today, Handel House will host an exhibition of Hendrixabilia and a series of talks on his musical legacy. But it is the chance to catch a glimpse of the only place Hendrix ever thought of as "a home of my own" that will have pilgrims beating a path to Brook Street.
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QUITO, ECUADOR, November, 2010 – Red Mangrove Galapagos and Ecuador Lodges http://www.redmangrove.com/, the leading hospitality company in the islands, wants prospective scuba divers to consider the options before taking the plunge. Diving in the Galapagos is highly controlled and limited to just two options; one can book a weeklong package on a dive boat, or "live-aboard" as it is called, or one can arrange a multi-island resort stay and take daily dive excursions tailored to individual ability and desires.
For quite some time, live-aboard diving was the only way to experience the vast undersea world of the Galapagos," explained Hernan Rodas, visionary founder and owner of Red Mangrove Galapagos and Ecuador Lodges. "Many avid divers stayed away from the islands because they did not want to spend a week stuck on a boat."
Rodas said that his company began offering multi-island lodge-based diving in June 2009 and became a PADI certified resort operation in March 2010 (PADI stands for the Professional Association of Diving Instructors). Aside from their own lodge guests, Red Mangrove's dive center services day divers from Celebrity Cruises, Haugen Cruises and Galapagos Galaxy.
Typically, divers who arrange their scuba experience through Red Mangrove will choose from a variety of multi-island dive packages of varying length designed for beginner to expert. Over 45 separate dive sites are accessible off of four different islands, geared to interest and ability.
Being a PADI certified operation Red Mangrove also has the ability to offer classroom and open water training and certification as well as a Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) course designed as an introduction to scuba diving. In a matter of a few hours most anyone can see what it is like to breath underwater and become familiar with scuba equipment without going through the full certification process.
This is one of the advantages listed by the staff of Red Mangrove in their Top 10 Reasons to Book a Land-Based Dive Package Over a Galapagos Live-Aboard:
1). Land-based can offer more land excursions, wildlife viewing, and alternative multi-sport activities than a live-aboard.
2). Land-based appeals to a broader spectrum of divers, beginner to expert. It is not just for the "hard core" diver. There are ample dive sites perfect for the novice or occasional diver that will also interest most experts.
3). Land-based is perfect for groups and families with both divers and non-divers in the mix. There are numerous options for non-dive guests. This is not possible on a live-aboard.
4). Land based gives one the opportunity to do additional training while you dive with a PADI instructor. Beginning divers may get their Open Water Certification and seasoned divers may obtain their Advanced Certification and Specialty Certifications such as Underwater Photography.
5). The cost for a land-based dive package is on average $500 to $1000 per person less than a week on a live-aboard.
6). Land-based divers are able to visit more islands for a more intimate exploration of Galapagos including opportunities for social interaction with local island inhabitants.
7). With lodge-based there is no fixed-in-stone itinerary like a live-aboard. One has the flexibility to pick and choose what you want to do and how much you'd like to dive.
8). For many, staying in a lodge is far more comfortable, with no "moving floors" during rough seas, free internet (Red Mangrove's Santa Cruz and Isabela lodges), and plenty of room to stretch out without confined spaces.
9). Red Mangrove does not charge extra for rental dive equipment (except for dive computers) while a live-aboard will usually assess an average of $250+ for rental gear.
10). It is widely believed that land-based programs have a greatly reduced ecological footprint (relative to a live-aboard cruise) and are better positioned to benefit local communities.
About Red Mangrove Galapagos and Ecuador Lodges
Red Mangrove Galapagos and Ecuador Lodges in 2007 introduced a land-based alternative to exploring the Galapagos that heretofore was a cruise-only destination. With upscale waterfront lodges strategically situated on Santa Cruz, Isabela and Floreana, it is the only company offering high quality, branded accommodations and services on multiple islands in the Galapagos and mainland Ecuador. Because it is land-based, Red Mangrove can offer a more extensive roster of activities and more flexibility than traditional cruise options.
The customary way to experience Red Mangrove's hospitality is to spend a number of nights on each island accessed by small boat and/or aircraft. With 14 guest rooms, Aventura Lodge on Santa Cruz is distinguished by its unique architectural design which blends its mangrove forest and seafront environments tastefully and responsibly. Its location boasts generous views of Puerto Ayora Bay. Separated from the ocean by a white sand, palm-lined beach, Isabela Lodge offers eight rooms outside the sleepy fisherman's village of Puerto Villamil on one of the most volcanically active islands on Earth. Red Mangrove Floreana Lodge is a romantic gathering of 10 private pine cottages just a five minute walk from the village of Puerto Velasco Ibarra (population 150). On the mainland coast of Ecuador Samai Lodge is an inn-and-spa suited for recollection, relaxation and wellness surrounded by the sounds of the jungle and caressed by ocean breezes.
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For kite fishing, live bait is preferred. Start off by catching or buying live baits. Only certain types of baitfish will work effectively in the kite. These baitfish include Pogies, Mackerels, Bluefish and Herring. There are some other types of baitfish that can be used in the kite, but these types survive the best and produce the best results.
Start out by selecting your spot to fish. When kite fishing, you are mostly immobile. You will drift whichever way the current is moving, but as far as covering ground with your engines, you can only make small corrections. So first thing is to select a good area or depth of water to fish. Off the shore of Fort Lauderdale, one of the best areas is the 90'-120' natural reef that runs along its coast. Other good areas are where there is a rip current, a temperature gradient, a color change or over the top of an artificial reef, such as a shipwreck. These are all good areas to begin fishing, and bear in mind that winds and currents will push you around a bit, so plan ahead.
Launch your kite from the highest point you can on your boat. If you are going to fly 2 kites simultaneously, you will want to put a small lead on the lower corners of each kite, depending on which direction you want each kite to spread to. The weight for this should be about 1/8 ounce for light kites and about ½ ounce for heavy kites. If weighted properly, the kites should spread apart from each other enough so that when the baits are out, the baits cannot get tangled together.
Your kites are flying now, and are about 50'-75' off the back of your boat. Along your kite line, you should have a small barrel swivel tied every 40' or so feet along your kite line. Use a snap swivel and attach your first kite clip to the kite line. You can buy these kite clips all made up for you at a bait and tackle store. Set the pressure of the clip release by tightening or loosening the setscrew on the clip. You want the clip to release with slightly more pressure than the baitfish will likely be able to put on it himself.
While the captain is launching the kites, the mate should be setting up the rods and baiting up. I like to sew my baits on with a wax line bridle. This gives you the most possible hook exposure and increases your hookup chances. Use a needle and sew the bait through the back of its neck, just behind the head of the fish. Don't go too deep. About 1/4 of the baitfish's body is as far as you want to stick that needle. Catch the loop of the wax line bridal on both sides with the hook and twist it up. Then stick the hook back underneath the entire bridal, making the hook tight to the body of the baitfish. Basically, the fish will be angled with his head up when he is dangling, forcing the baitfish to struggle to keep his head below water so he can breath. This will cause a lot of vibrations which is the desired effect when kite fishing.
OK, the baitfish is all baited and ready to launch. Hand the leader up to the captain to put through the pressure release clip. The captain snaps the line in, and begins to let the kite out away from the boat. The mate has to coordinate with the captain and let line out from the fishing rod at the same time. Once the bait is the desired distance from the boat, the mate must make constant adjustments to keep the bait right on the top of the water, struggling. The bait should be under the water, but the hook, leader and fishing line should all be out of the water. A lot of captains put a colored ribbon on the snap swivel of the fishing line, which is about 8' out of the water, just above the bait. This helps visibility if there is a glare and the bait can't be found at a quick glance.
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Residents in India-administered Kashmir are observing a shutdown, called for by religious and separatist leaders in protest at the killing of four civilians by paramilitary forces in Ramban district.
A curfew was enforced across the Kashmir valley on Friday to stop any further protests, as separatists called for a three-day strike.
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