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- How far should I run?
- How fast should I run?
- Can I walk?
- Should I be out of breath when I run?
- Where can I run?
- What's speed work?
- What are warm ups and cool downs?
- To stretch or not to stretch?
- What should I aim for?
- How can I keep track of my running?
- What if I really want to go for it?
- I've got aches and pains everywhere, what should I do?
- Have I got injured because I'm new to running?
- I'm 42, surely I'm too old for this lark?
- So when will I be ready to run a race?
- What about a marathon?
- So what about a marathon?
- How can I keep running forever?
How far should I run?
Running is really simple – To run further you need to run further. When you take up running you will probably struggle to do a few hundred yards and to run further you will have to increase the amount of time or mileage you do. However, don't increase your overall weekly mileage by more than 10 per cent or 2 – 3 miles because pushing too hard too soon will only lead to injuries and exhaustion and this will not help you improve. Early on, every run can feel difficult but if you're steady, train smart, and take your time, eventually the pain goes away, and running becomes natural, powerful, and enjoyable.
How fast should I run?
As I said earlier, running is really simple. To run faster you need to run faster. But, if you are new to running concentrate on building up your endurance before anything else and the good news is this means running slowly. Cardiovascularly you may feel very comfortable but your bones and ligaments take longer to adapt to the weight bearing exercise.
Can I walk?
It makes perfect sense to mix running and walking. All world-class runners use interval training as part of their training. They run hard for one to five minutes, then walk or jog until they're ready to run hard again. Ultra-distance runners inevitably alternate running and walking in their long-distance events. Don't view walking as the enemy.
Should I be out of breath when I run?
You should be able to talk in complete sentences while running which means that you have to go slowly. At first you will probably only run a couple of hundred yards at a stretch, then walk to get your breath back, but soon will be jogging more and walking less. Set your sights on being able to run for 30 minutes or four miles, non-stop, but give yourself as much time as you like. If you feel tired from the previous week, just stay at the same effort level until you're used to it.
Where can I run?
Probably just about anywhere where it is legal and safe to do so. In fact the more different routes you run and the more variety there is in your running the less chance there is of you getting into a rut and becoming a one-pace runner. Vary the running between tracks, roads and parks and vary the speed at which you run and you can easily work out a dozen different training runs so that you don't repeat yourself too often. Off-road running is also much easier on your legs.
What'sspeed Work?
The only way to run faster is to run faster. Speed work usually takes the form of repeated short-distance sprints. This helps to increase strength, stamina and speed and is a vital part of any long distance runner's training. For a beginner it means moving from a single-speed run to variable paced training. This is initially difficult because it requires you to push yourself harder for short periods of your run. However, in time you can extend the faster periods, cut back on the recovery time between each burst or run even faster during the bursts of speed. BUT: When you start running don't attempt any speed work until you have completed our 10 week beginner's programme. This will allow time for you to strengthen your legs so they can cope with the extra pressure of speed work.
What are warm ups and cool downs?
Running and exercise stretches your muscles and to stretch a muscle that is unprepared can cause an injury. Walk or jog slowly for 10 minutes before your proper run to prepare your muscles for the work ahead. A warm up prepares your body for exercise by gradually increasing blood flow and raising core muscle temperature. Do the same at the end of your run to help your muscles flush out the lactic acid and help your recovery. Stopping abruptly can cause leg cramps, nausea, dizziness and muscle soreness.
To stretch or not to stretch?
After warming up or cooling down is a good time to stretch your muscles. A lack of flexibility is a major contributor to several of the most common running injuries. Stretching also helps to ease those stiffening muscles at the end of a run. At this moment there's a lot of debate about stretching and how and when it should be done so you need to talk to a UK Athletics coach at a running club to find out more.
What should I aim for?
When you start running set yourself some modest short-term goals like working through our ten-week programme. The goal of any run could be to feel better, get in better shape, reduce tension, lose weight, and train for an upcoming race and so on. Once you've got a bit of confidence and experience you can aim to complete certain distances – two miles, 5K or 10K – regardless of speed. When you have done this, aim to improve your times at the distances which suit you best.
How can I keep track of my running?
As you do more running you will notice the difference in yourself but you should also keep a training log as a record of all your runs. What you record in it is up to you, but as a minimum you can record when you ran, where you went, how far it was and how long it took. You can also record what the weather was like, how you felt, who you were with, in fact anything you like. It's useful to read back through your logs to find out what you used to do, what worked well and how far you have come.
What if I really want to go for it?
Running as fast as you can for as far as you can on every run will only have one result – injury and exhaustion (ok, two results). When you first start running don't struggle to keep up with other runners who were faster than you but run at your own level and then, over time, slowly increase your own pace. After a few months of sensible running you will be able to rejoin the fast group for harder work-outs. If you wake up in the morning and your legs are still aching, it's a sure sign that you overdid it the previous day. Take it easy and get extra rest and sleep before training hard again.
I've got aches and pains everywhere, what should I do?
Pay attention to your body and be aware of symptoms that suggest possible illness or injury. Don't ignore lower limb pain and don't be afraid to seek medical help for what seem like a minor problem. If part of you hurts during or after you run, take a couple of days off, or more if you need. If in doubt, rest, and don't worry because even taking five days of complete rest from running will have little impact on your fitness level. It's more important to stop a niggle becoming an injury.
Have I got injured because I'm new to running?
No. About 65 per cent of all runners are injured during an average year but you can prevent most injuries by training sensibly and using a little common sense and fore thought. Build up your training programme gradually and incrementally, be realistic about the goals you set yourself, integrate rest days into your programme no matter how motivated you are to improve and ensure that warming up; stretching and cooling down become second nature.
I'm 42, surely I'm too old for this lark?
It's never too late to start running (within reason). There is nothing unusual about taking up running later in life. But if you haven't done an active sport for more than two years your muscles will be untrained, and that includes your heart muscle. You don't need a medical check-up unless you have had a serious illness in the last year, or have a family history of heart trouble, or are seriously overweight, but you should start out gently and be sure that you have recovered from one session before starting the next.
So when will I be ready to run a race?
Taking part in races can make running much more interesting. There are hundreds of races all over the world to choose from. Start with a distance you are confident of completing. Don't enter a 10K race unless you have run at least as far as that on one of your training runs. Don't worry about your speed – there are people of every speed in races. There is no harm in running shorter distances to start with – a 2-mile fun run, for example, just to get the feel of racing as opposed to training.
What about a marathon?
Too many novice runners focus on the marathon right away. If you concentrate on shorter races early on it can help you run a faster marathon because it will get you used to racing and the extra rigors that this puts on your body and it could also reduce the chance of injury.
So what about a marathon?
Most runners at some point think about running a marathon. Some would say the sensible ones dismiss it as ridiculous but for many it remains the ultimate challenge – one of the things on your list of 50 things to do before you die! When you decide to run your first marathon is a personal decision that varies with the individual and should not be entered into lightly. There are no hard and fast rules about how much training you should do or how many races you should run before a marathon but to go from nothing to the marathon in less than six months would not be sensible.
How can I keep running forever?
One of the complaints often levelled at running is that it's boring and if all you ever do is 20 minutes on a treadmill three times a week at your local gym it's hard to argue with that assessment. In such a situation, just as if you are running the same training routes and races year after year, it's easy to lose interest in running. Running has to be more than a habit – it should be fun. If it isn't, then maybe it's time to shift your focus, change you running routes or join a running club like Striders. Anything that gets you out of a rut will help you stick with the sport and enjoy its benefits.
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How to Write a Tanka Poem
Two Methods:Sample TankasWriting a Tanka
Tanka (чЯнцнМ tan-kah "short song") were an important part of Japanese poetry even before the first written records were inscribed as waka (хТМцнМ wah-kah "Japanese song") around 700 C.E, and are still written and published in hundreds of groups dedicated to the study and use of the form. In the last twenty years more people outside of Japan are discovering the marvels of tanka, and trying their hand at this short form, the grandmother of haiku.
In Japanese the tanka, though written in one or two lines, is actually made up of five phrases that contain either five or seven sound units (much like English syllables) for a total of 31. Since these sound units are much shorter than our English syllables, and to more closely approximate the look and sound of a Japanese tanka, we give each phrase one line and to keep the shape, make our lines, short, long, short, long, long (the traditional pattern being 5тАУ7тАУ5тАУ7тАУ7).
You may already recognize that the beginning of a tanka looks just like a haiku and the two forms are related in many ways.
However, the additional two long lines at the end allow for the addition of more subjective or personal observations or feelings. The tanka is much more lyrical and allows the expression of opinion, feelings, and thoughts which the much shorter haiku do not.
In Japanese the tanka is divided also into the upper section (the haiku-like beginning) and the lower section (the two long lines). The art and crafting of tanka comes from the relationship and how it is expressed between these two sections. Often the middle line acts as a pivot тАУ think of a garden gate that swings both ways тАУ so the thought in the upper section can change to another thought in the lower section. This change must show a new voice, place, time, or mood.
An example would be this poem from Akiko Yosano, JapanтАЩs greatest tanka poet.
after my bath
I dress myself smiling
in the long mirror
a portrait of yesterday
one cannot deny
You see you can read the first three lines and get one idea. If you read the middle line again and add the last two lines you will see that she has made a switch in time and added an opinion to give you a very different poem. This tension between the upper and lower parts of the tanka is what gives it an energy that teases and delights and adds to the difficulty of making a poem.
As you can imagine, a poem form used for over 1,500 years has many guidelines, rules, and changes which have come and gone over the centuries. If you are interested in the form, there is much to study and learn about it.
Sample Tankas
Writing a Tanka
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- I think of you as blossoms
- too soon tossed on winding roads
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The appointment of Belgian wunderkind Raf Simons as creative director of Christian Dior set tongues wagging. In what direction would this master of minimalism steer the famously feminine, lushly luxurious House of Dior? Any doubters were silenced by his spectacular debut couture collection, which was universally hailed as a triumph. Below, we go behind the scenes to trace the creation of one dress, from pattern to catwalk.


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Last week, when the NBA announced its 2011 All-Star starters, some of the Dime crew turned in our own (unofficial) early votes for the All-Star reserves. Those were the players whom we thought should get a ticket to Los Angeles for the craziest weekend in basketball. Today's list is made up of who we've agreed will have their names called tonight when the reserves are unveiled: Read More »


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In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Bob Capotosto and Gene Ingham of RCI Systems in Beltsville, Md., about the renovation of Cramton Auditorium on the campus of Howard University. The sound system upgrade included installation of L-Acoustics Kudo speakers along with 8XTi enclosures and SB28 subwoofers. These were powered with LA-8 amplified controllers. They discuss their selection of the L-Acoustics gear and how they adjusted mic and high-frequency directivity on the Kudo boxes.
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Gregor Halenda was Born in 1965. Gregor Halenda grew up in Colorado. He started in photography at the age of eight, bringing in his first paycheck at the age of twelve.
He paid for his schooling through newspaper photography in high school and college. Photojournalism was his first craft. However, after moving to New York in 1992 and working with Gregory Heisler, hebecame adept at creative problem-solving and technical precision. He started shootingdigital in 1993, but as the systems then could only capture still objects, he became a stilllife photographer. After years using every system made, he finally purchased a Hasselbladso he could turn to location shooting and indulge his passion for motorcycles. He seeshimself as an aesthete, always in search of the elegant solution: "the world presents achaos of options and as an artist my role is to vet the most pleasing choices." Halenda hasnot entered contests until this one. Although he has not exhibited yet, he's very interestedin the prospect.
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Summary: The raucously funny story of one young American�s quest to become the baddest dude on the planet (and possibly find inner peace along the way) Growing up a ninety-eight-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV series Kung Fu. American Shaolinis the story of the two years Matthew spent in China living, st ...show moreudying, and performing with the Shaolin monks. The Chinese term for tough training is chi ku(''eating bitter''), and Matthew quickly learned to appreciate the phrase. This is both the gripping story of Matthew�s journey and an intimate portrait of the real lives of the Shaolin monks, who struggle to overcome rampant corruption and the restrictions of an authoritarian government. Laced with humor and illuminated by cultural insight, American Shaolinis an unforgettable coming-of- age story of one man�s journey into the ancient art of kungfu-and a poignant portrait of a rapidly changing China. ...show less
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Forty cities across the United States could air graphic anti-choice commercials depicting bloody, aborted fetuses during pigskin's holiest of days, the Super Bowl. The ads would be paid for by Randall Terry, who runs an extremist anti-abortion group called Operation Rescue and is also vying for the Democratic presidential nomination. The ads will obviously be graphic in content, which is usually a no-no. But stations cannot deny Randall Terry from airing them due to a Federal Election Commission rule that forbids candidates' ads from airing within 45 days of an election, including primary elections. He is now taking donations on his website to buy airtime for these graphic and emotionally manipulative commercials (which you can view on his web site, should it strike your fancy).
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Colorful Office Pleasures
This office in Zagreb, Croatia was originally an apartment and with a little design put into the picture it still keeps its homey atmosphere while still giving the intention of an office for work. The best of both worlds! Check out some other interior designs and murals from Branimir Sabljic. http://www.behance.net/BranimirSabljic


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Cycling Resources
Cycling is my main method of transport. I have been on a few cycle tours, largely on my trusty steed: Bob, the Beast of Burden. And I often get my best ideas whilst cycling (contrary to Nietzsche's view). 2013-2014 I am cycling around the world.
Bicycle touring is an excellent way to start out in the adventure world. You can get away with cheap kit, cover long distances without training, and get a real sense of freedom.
Long Distance Cycle Journeys (LDCJ)
An online database of over 100 cycle tourists who have covered 6,000 miles or more (10,000km) in a single trip. Stats on average distances, daily costs, types of bike used and more. View here…
Next Challenge Cycling Projects
- Cycling Home from Norway – 1,000 miles through Scandinavia after an expedition in the Arctic
- 1,000 Miles on a Rickshaw – I hold the world record for the longest distance cycled in a pedicab
- Three Peaks, Two Wheels – Cycling between the UK's Three Peaks and climbing up them
- Sarah Outen: London to Tokyo – I provided the logistics for the first leg of Sarah's circumnavigation
- Cycling Around Masirah Island on Christmas Day – An alternative festive celebration on a desert island
- The London to Isle of Wight and Coast-to-Coast Triathlons – Two 'real world' triathlons
- Cycling the M25 – Coming soon as part of the Greater London Triathlon
- Cycling to Australia – a year or more's pedalling from the UK to Australia with my wife Laura
Next Challenge Cycling Articles
- 10 Tips For Your First Off-Road Cycling Expedition by Tom Allen
- 10 Tips For Your First Big Bicycle Expedition by Andy Welch
- Don't Cycle Lands End To John O'Groats – Consider the world of alternatives first
- Bicycle Karma – A white van pulls up next to me, winds his window and… thanks me
- Angry Young Man – A guest blog by controversial record breaker Julian Sayarer from This Is Not For Charity
- 8 strange situations in which I've found myself wearing lycra – Cyclists, I am sure, will relate
- The Vehicle of Poets – Famous quotes about the beautiful vehicle
- I Write Frequently of Cycling – Yet know little about it…
Cycling Stories
- Cold Water Therapy (This Is The Serpentine) – A cold cycle to a cold swim
- Mountains & Mole Hills – When a commute becomes a race to the death
- London Loves – A moment of connectedness pedalling across Waterloo Bridge
Cycling Adventurers
- Alastair Humphreys – 4 years around the world, popular blogger
- Tom Allen – Off-road expedition cycling all over the place
- Andy Welch – Off-road expedition cycling all over the place
- Rob Lilwall – Cycled home from Siberia
- Rob Thomson – Cycled and skateboarded Japan to Europe and back
- Mark Beaumont – Broke speed record for cycling around the world
- James Bowthorpe – Broke Mark Beaumont's speed record raising money for Alzheimer's research
- Julian Sayarer – Broke James Bowthorpe's record under the banner This Is Not For Charity
- Peter Gostellow – Cycled 50,000km from Japan to England and later through Africa
- Friedel & Andrew – 60,000km+ all over the world. Fantastic resources website.
There are probably thousands of books and films about cycling but here are a few that I've read/watched and would recommend:
(Browse the full list of the best books about cycling here)
The Man Who Cycled the World
Great book and series about Mark Beaumont's record attempt.
Adventure Cycle Touring
The best handbook you can buy.
Cycling Home from Siberia
Rob Lilwall starts in the deep end of a Siberian winter.
The Wind in My Wheels
80,000 miles with Josie Dew.
The Flying Scotsman
Not much to do with expeditions but it's a great film.
- Janapar – Amazing movie about Tom Allen's journey, entirely self-filmed. The book's great too.
- Moods of Future Joys – Wonderfully honest account of Al Humphreys' 4 year trip. Spreads into a second book – Thunder & Sunshine. He has a third book too: 10 Lessons from the Road.
- How To Cycle Around The World by Tim Moss – A chapter in my book How To Get To The North Pole And Other Iconic Adventures. You can download the individual ebook chapter for a couple of quid.
- The Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook by Stephen Lord – The bible for bicycle expeditions.
- The Travelling Two – Impressive set of resources, reviews, country information, podcasts etc. They have a free Bike Touring Basics ebook too.
- Audax – Organise super cheap group cycling events across the UK
- Adventure Cycling Association – American association with useful PDF downloads on touring
- Adventure Cycling Guide – Simple website with useful expedition touring advice
- Andes by Bike – Lovely resource from Harriet and Neil Pike for anyone cycling in South America
- CTC – The Cyclists' Touring Club is a membership organisation offering advice, events, insurance and maps
- Sheldon Brown – Great down-to-earth explanations of many technical bike-related matters
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Yahoo! Communications Experiences Now at the Fingertips of Nokia Users Worldwide
- Posted May 23rd, 2011 at 9:00 pm by Yahoo! Mobile
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For Nokia users around the globe, the universe just became a bit smarter and more social because their users are now benefiting from Yahoo!'s industry-leading Mail and Messenger platforms.
That's right, we've extended the benefits of Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger to Nokia mail and chat users and those services are now officially "powered by Yahoo!." Another huge benefit: people can also use their Nokia IDs to easily access and engage with content and services from across Yahoo!, such as Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! Finance, and more.
We think these enhancements, including all of the new Yahoo! Mail features announced today, will be especially exciting to people around the world where Nokia phones are the must-have communications device – from across India and South East Asia to the Middle East and Latin America. People there and across the globe will benefit from a faster, easier, safer, and more social communications experience, and much more – starting today.
These new services are part of the worldwide strategic alliance we announced with Nokia in 2010, providing people around the world with access to world-class services across desktop and mobile devices.
Welcome to the Yahoo! family, Nokia users!
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Trail Tales
Teacher Provides a Lesson in Trail Building
Personable, kind, decisive: These traits made Jim Holden both a good teacher and a trail visionary. While a professor of computer science at Clarion University of Pennsylvania more than two decades ago, he recognized the importance of preserving disused rail corridors for public use.
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About seven miles out of town we have a game reserve. Its nearly 100 acres of natural wetlands with several secluded wooded trails. During the summer its mostly unused with the exception of a few fishermen. The game wardens only frequent the grounds during hunting or game fish seasons.
I found it a great place to explore my hobby, Nude hiking. This is not as creepy as it may sound. Its just that hiking nude. You see Im a nudist, and I enjoy walking outdoors naked. Since there are no clothing optional campgrounds near where I live. I have to make due with what is available. I know its illegal to be nude on public land so up till now I kept my adventures mostly to late at night. When I felt less likely to be caught.
After several very enjoyable but none eventful nighttime outings, I felt the place was safe enough to try a daylight stroll. Still being a little hesitant, I chose a weekday evening just near sunset for my first attempt.
As always I drove down the whole lane to make sure I have the reserve to myself. Than I back tracked half way to my favorite spot. A place where the trails go nearer the woods and away from the river, thinking if anyone would come they would most likely be there to fish and would park on the other end.
Where I parked I had a clear view of the park entrance and would see anyone drive in. After sitting in my car for about five minutes I felt safe enough to remove my clothing. I always wear just a tee shirt and loose shorts that I can put back on in a hurry if a hear someone coming.
Still being a little nervous I kept my clothes in my hand as I began my stroll.
From where I parked the trail took a sharp right turn about forty feet from the lane. At this point the trail could no longer be seen from the lane and I began to feel more comfortable. The more I walked the more I was enjoying the freedom of it. Being totally exposed and at one with nature.
It was still about an hour until sunset but the air had already begun to cool. The slight but steady breeze ran gently over my naked skin like the soft touch of invisible hands. This tender massage caressing my whole body, made me become very aware of every inch of my flesh.
I could feel the sun mildly warm the cheeks of my ass when I walked from shade back into the light. The wind brushed coolly over my nipples, making them sensitive and firm. My balls were hanging low in the freedom, gently bouncing with each step. I could feel the damp coolness of the grass lapping between my toes. My dick, aroused but not yet hard, swayed smoothly, unrestricted, in the serene twilight air.
The peacefulness of this place and my overwhelmed senses led me not to want to end my walk, but to go on further and explore more. I continued deeper into the reserve. To places in the park I havent yet seen. The trail became lined with waist high weeds making if very hard to see what maybe around the next turn. But still content in seclusion I continued. Than suddenly I heard a mans voice saying, Somebodys got the right idea.
I could feel my heart pounding in my ears when I saw a man step out of a clearing waving to me. I put my hand over my chest and said, Shit, Im sorry, I didnt know anyone was here. Ill put on my clothes and leave. I felt frozen as I waited for what he was going to do next.
Dont worry about it, he said laughingly, I shouldnt have said anything to you
I stood there for what seemed like forever not knowing what to do. I was thinking damn Im going to jail. This guy is going to call the cops. What do I do?
Next he says smiling, Im sorry I scared you, let me get you a beer. Come on over and have a beer.
Now I really dont know what to do. I never thought much about what I would do if I got caught. Let alone if by someone who didnt care that I was naked. What do I do? I asked myself? Walk away, have a beer with him? Should I put my clothes on, what? Im just standing there like a deer in the headlights, when he said, Its all right I was thinking about doing the same thing. Its sure a nice enough day for it
Thats when I got my first real look at this man. He was tall, thin and sort of handsome in a rugged outdoorsy way. His hair was sandy brown a bit long and uncombed. He had some graying in his well-trimmed goatee. He was shirtless in khaki cut off shorts showing his well tanned muscular legs and defined hairy abs. He was standing bare foot on a plaid blanket, near a cooler and some fishing gear. There was a kindness in his pale blue eyes and crooked smile. Though somewhat embarrassed by my nudity I started to feel like this was going to be ok. My whole body was trembling and I felt my voice choking as I replied, Thats alright, maybe I should just go
Nonsense, he said motioning me over as be bent down reaching in to his cooler. I at least owe you a beer for giving you such a start. Come on sit down for a minute.
Still bewildered, and not sure what was the right thing to do? I slowly walked over still holding my clothes in my hand. As I neared him he looked up at me with a warm smile offering me the beer with one hand while the other waved over the blanket in a welcoming gesture. As I reached to accept the beer I spoke with a timid voice, Maybe I should put my clothes on, this is a little awkward.
You dont have to on my account, its just us out here in nature, be comfortable, he said, as I was sitting down. Oh by the way my name is Sam, his soft voice said as he looked directly in to my eyes, still smiling he reached out to shake my hand.
My voice still quivering I said, Im Rick, not realizing that I was still holding my clothes I suddenly dropped them to the ground just before our hands touched. His grip was warm, gentle yet firm. His hand slightly rough and larger completely encompassed mine. In what seemed more like holding hands, the manly greeting was oddly erotic and somewhat comforting. I somewhat melted a little with his touch.
Setting down his beer Sam placed is other hand over mime and said, Well Rick its nice to meet you, do you come here often? with a slight laugh he turned and settled back resting on his side with one arm over his head.
Not to often, I said lightly, Mostly I come out here late at night, but I never got caught being naked before, Man this is so strange. Shaking my head and taking a sip of my beer, I noticed I was feeling strangely all right with this. Ya this is ok, sitting here naked, having a beer with this guy. I like this, its strange but I like it.
Sam was really kind of hot. I would say he was about six feet tall and maybe one eighty. His face was starting to show some age but still had a boyish charm to it, his arms were muscular but not overwhelming, his chest and abs were well defined, yet soft. His body was covered in light fine hair and had such a manly quality to it. Im not sure how long I was looking or if he noticed, but my glance got fixed on the well outlined shape of his penis bulging under his pants. I was thinking my god that thing is really big. Than suddenly I became very aware of my nudity and could feel my dick starting to swell.
Sam cleared his throat and joked, Your braver than I am dude, I thought about running around naked out here too, but the closest I came to it was jacking off out here a couple times.
This is when I cant believe what came out of my mouth. Im always very shy and never make a move on a stranger, but somehow the words just flew out. I said, Well I could help you out with that.
Oh really, Sam turned to me and ask, What do you mean by that?
Without missing a beat I blurted, I could give you a blow job. I nearly fainted as I heard myself speaking. Again my heart was pounding in my chest, my mouth became very dry, and I felt the sweat beading on my forehead. I thought fore sure I was going to faint waiting for his reply.
Smiling and shaking his head Sam softly said, No kidding, you would do that?
Shrugging my shoulders I said timidly, Yes if you wanted me to.
His smile getting even brighter Sam replied, Really, right here right now?
Again I just said, Yes
So what, you just want me to whip it out? Sam asked playfully.
I quickly replied, Well that or just take your pants off.
Well ok, why not? Sam said questionably as he lay down on his back and began to unsnap his pants. I just nodded my head. I took another sip of my beer to get rid of the dryness. I licked my lips and inched a little closer as Sam slowly began to unzip his fly. My mind was racing with anticipation, as Sam was about to reveal his stunning manhood from beneath his pants. Arching his hips slightly off the ground gently pulling the khakis over his elevated thighs, I got my first glance of his well-trimmed pubic hair. Like in slow motion I started to see the shaft of his penis unveiling yet pressed down by the lowering of his pants. Till eventually it sprang free and bounced back up resting on his groin. Im not sure if he heard me gasp as I was in awe of its size and beauty. Not yet hard it was over four inches long and maybe two inches wide. It had a very large well-shaped mushroom head. His shaved balls were huge and hung low between his legs. I could feel a rush of excitement come over me as he laid back and said, There you go.
I couldnt believe this was about to happen. Im out here in the woods and Im going to suck off this really hot guy. This is unbelievably cool. I want this so bad, I thought to myself.
My whole body was trembling as I moved to position myself over him. My hands were shaking with desire as I ran them softly up his thighs, gently spreading his legs apart until my naked body lay comfortably between them. I softly glided my hands up tenderly touching his balls, working my way up to lightly grasp his now firming shaft. I sensed a slight quivering in his body as my hands pulled is dick into my open mouth. I heard Sam quietly moan when I lowered my head to take in the rest of his cock. His breathing got heavier when I closed my wet lips and began to suck. I could feel him getting harder and longer as I slowly begun to bob my head. I loved the way his shaft tasted a little salty and his head felt hard and hot on my tongue. I knew that when his dick got fully erect I would not be able to keep it all in my eager mouth. So I firmly grasped the bottom his shaft in one hand and started to stoke him. I cupped his smooth balls in the other and continued sucking him slowly. I took my time on his now eight inch long cock, as I wanted to give him as much pleasure as I could. I slowing moved my head up and down taking his shaft in and out of my mouth as far as I could. I ran my wet tongue around his huge hard cock head over and over. I could feel the gentle breeze blowing on my bare ass and my hard dick was rubbing on the soft blanket. I felt like I was about to come with out even being touched. I loved it. The sun was almost setting and it turned Sams skin an eerie gold color as I looked up at him. It was totally hot seeing him with his head tilted back and eyes closed, truly enjoying what I was doing to him. His breathing got even faster and he started to thrust is throbbing cock into my moist mouth. When I felt his hand softly holding my head against his body I knew he was about to come. So I drew my lips tightly and sucked him in a long slow firm motion. I firmly squeezed his balls. With another deep thrust I felt his hot steaming come exploding in my willing mouth. Running thick and juicy down my throat with every pulsating wave.
Oh, Oh, Oh, I heard Sam moan in a breathless voice, Oh god damn thats nice. I could feel his whole body quivering as he empted every last drop of his man stuff deep inside my mouth.
My hot aching balls and hard throbbing dick were now begging for release when Sam gently guided me up onto his chest. Softly caressing me with one arm Sam slid his other hand down my completely aroused body. Firmly grabbing my rock hard cock. With just a few strong tugs I began to come so hard my juice shot out so far it landed on my chest. The intense spasms of ecstasy overwhelmed me. With a few whimpering sighs I collapsed entirely into his strong arms. In a moment I felt a tender kiss on the top my head and I heard Sam whisper softly, Thank you.


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Jeff Simmermon, a coffee drinker who knows how he likes his coffee, walked into Murky Coffee and ordered an iced espresso. The barista, David Flynn, who knows how to serve coffee by adhering to store policies, refused to serve the coffee this way. Apparently, this wasn't a Zen moment for either Jeff or David.
Jeff shared his side of the story and Murky Coffee shared theirs. The Washington Post had a few things to say about it. There's a heated discussion going on over at the coffeegeek forums and numerous blogs have made mention of this coffee controversy, taking one side or the other.
So I thought I'd add my voice to the chorus. Zen is the way of balance, of finding the middle road. Zen is the way of peace and harmony. Well, we all know that didn't happen.
The one thing that no one has considered is: What about the coffee? Coffee beans, by their very nature, are Zen-like and live in harmony. How do you think the coffee felt being pulled into this situation? The sole purpose of a coffee bean's life is to bring you the best cup of coffee it can, filled with its unique flavor. I'll bet the little coffee beans were trembling with fear at this confrontation, maybe wondering if they'd be devoured in an iced espresso or be held captive in the espresso machine. Poor little babies.
I'd like to hear what you have to say about this. Please keep in mind that this is a Zen site and we practice peacefulness here. Maybe we could all stir a little loving kindness into our coffee and take a peaceful Zen moment to meditate on our coffee before we say anything, both on this blog and in our everyday activities. Just a thought...
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What ever happened to "the customer is always right?" Good lord, (and I mean no disrespect to the humble bean) but if you sell coffee and the cutomer wants his coffee drink over ice, give it to him. What's next? The great sugar controversy?
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My thoughts on this is...give the guy his coffee the way he wants it. The customer should be happy. Maybe the barista needs to re-think his career...b/c if he's not happy in his job...no one will be happy around him. - July 23, 2008 at 3:37 PM
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The beauty of modern smartphones is that you can carry out any standard task that's available to you on a desktop computer. However, the limiting factor is generally the size of the touchscreen and the fussiness of information input. The Imerj Smart Book solves this problem by supplementing the features of the Imerj cellphone so that you can quickly type emails and view photos and videos in a much larger format.
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I have to preface this inquiry by stressing that my knowledge of technology is limited; so don't assume I know much. Here's the situation. I am about to replace my home computer. I will need to "revise" the TV situation in my house within the next year to deal with the conversion to digital. And, the CD player is on its last legs. I would like a setup that serves multiple purposes with the least amount of equipment possible. I work, watch TV, and listen to music in multiple areas of the house, including a porch; so portability is important. I don't have a fixation on large screens or remote controls. Every room, including the porch, has cable and phone connections. I do not currently subscribe to cable, and I have high-speed DSL.
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I think you can simply get a laptop to do all that . I think all laptops can manage that,you can work ,watch tv and movies and liesten to music with it .If you do care about the pictures of the tv ,you should pay attention to the screen of the laptop and the video card, if you need fast speed you should pay attention to the cpu speeed . I think you can get an entertainment laptop , the HP Pavilion dv6607rs-b entertainment notebook is good you can have a look at it , it is on sale for $800: http://www.dealstudio.com/viewtopic.php?t=33114 Hope this helps anyway . |
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[310] Clinicopathological Significance of Microvasculopathy after Heart Transplantation.
Li Li, Hongyue Wang, Laifeng Song, Yong Guo, Jian Zhang, Jie Huang, Hong Zhao. Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Cardiovascular Institute, Fu Wai Hospital, Beijing, China
Background: Stenotic microvasculopathy is common after heart transplantation; however, the associated risk factors and predictive value of stenotic microvasculopathy after heart transplantation for the development of cardiac allograft epicardial vasculopathy and reduced cardiac function are still unclear and controversial.
Design: 278 endomyocardial biopsy specimens were harvested from 64 patients one year later after heart transplantation. Light microscopic evaluations were performed for microvasculopathy, defined as stenotic endothelial and/or medial disease. Epicardial vasculopathy was evaluated by coronary angiography, and/or intravascular ultrasound. The relationship between stenotic microvasculopathy and eipcardial vasculopathy, cardiac function, recipient age, times of acute cellular rejection and grade, Quilty lesion, coronary atherosclerosis, and diabetes mellitus was also investigated.
Results: Stenotic microvasculopathy was present in 38 of 64 patients (59%) and was due to medial (30/38; 79%) rather than endothelial disease (2/38; 5%) or a combination of both (6/38; 16%, P<0.001). Patients with stenotic microvasculopathy were younger than that without stenotic microvasculopathy (40.68±15.85 vs 49.42±8.67, P=0.013). The numbers of acute cellular rejection (0.64±0.43 vs 0.37±0.32, P<0.001) and ≥ grade 2 acute rejection (0.84±0.16 vs 0.23±0.10, P=0.007) were greater in stenotic microvasculopathy group compared to that of non-stenotic group. Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that the recipient age (r=-0.05, P<0.001) and acute rejection grade (r=3.40, P<0.001), rather than Quilty lesion, coronary atherosclerosis, and diabetes mellitus are significant risk factors for developing microvasculopathy after heart transplantation. Microvasculopathy observed in endomyocardial biopsies after heart transplantation was not related to epicardial vasculopathy and reduced cardiac dysfunction.
Conclusions: Microvasculopathy is a frequent immune-mediated event after heart transplantation. The occurrence of microvasculopathy is not a predictive index for developing allograft epicardial vasculopathy and worsening cardiac function. The clinicopathological significance of long term observation of microvasculopathy after heart transplantation is warranted.
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These resources are meant to assist oral-history programs, other institutions, and researchers hoping to use oral histories as part of their scholarship and programming. In addition, we have provided links that we think are relevant to the practice and study of oral history and a list of texts about various aspects of oral history that we find useful.
Below is a link to our Oral History Manual; we have also provided sample copies of our release forms, our usage guidelines, and information about fellowship opportunities within the Center for Oral History and for the use of our collections. Specific questions regarding the entire scope of the oral-history process—from interviewing to creating a finished product—can be directed to our staff. You can learn more about CHF's oral-history methodology and philosophy here.
For researchers, students, and those with a general interest in oral history, the CHF Center for Oral History staff has created a list of science-related oral-history programs, other noteworthy oral-history programs that focus on areas outside of science, and relevant historical associations. Clicking on the arrow next to each name will provide a bit more information about the program or organization; an asterisk (*) following a name indicates that the program or organization's collection is searchable through CHF's own search engine(s). This list will be updated frequently: suggestions are welcome!
American West Center of the University of Utah Oral Histories As its name suggests, the American West Center focuses its efforts on preserving the history of the American West. With help from a number of individuals over the years this center has amassed a tremendous collection of oral histories, some of which pertain to various aspects of science, like their collections on Utah environmentalists, nuclear technology, cold fusion, and the coal and uranium miner interviews.
An Informal Oral History of the American Society for Neurochemistry Less like oral histories as we think of them and more like transcripts of conference speeches, these documents were part of an American Society for Neurochemistry (ASN) workshop in 2000. The text of each speech is available via a clickable link. The texts mostly deal with ASN, its formation, members, and future, and some big names in the field.
Archives of Women in Science and Engineering Oral History Project, Iowa State University The Archives of Women in Science and Engineering ongoing Oral History Projects documents the experiences of American women in science and engineering. To date, the collection includes approximately 70 oral-history interviews that span the United States, including botanists, chemists, engineers, entomologists, geologists, and physicists.
British Library Archival Sound Recordings The British Library has over 42,500 recordings in its collection. Within its wide-ranging oral history archive are a number of collections that may be of interest to historians of science, including the George Ewart Evans collection (documenting "rural life and agricultural work in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, folk beliefs about animals, medicine and witchcraft, folk and popular songs" in the United Kingdom) the Oral History of British Science, the History of the Common Cold, and Disability Voices.
Caltech Archives Oral Histories Online This project consists of oral histories of the prominent members of Caltech's faculty (scientists, teachers, administrators). There are approximately 170 interviews in the collection.
CGP Community Stories A project of the Cooperstown Graduate Program in History Museum Studies (SUNY Oneonta), this collection documents oral histories of the Central New York region. The history of farming is particularly well documented. Topics covered include agricultural techniques, traditional crafts and skills, technology, and social change.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Oral History Collection Organized by the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Archives, this oral-history collection focuses on the men and women who have worked at or visited CSHL over the years. A number of interviews with prominent researchers contribute to a broad understanding of the past, present, and future of molecular biology.
Computer History Museum Oral Histories Collection The Computer History Museum conducts oral histories related to the people, circumstances, and events surrounding the formation of the information age.
Computerworld Honors Program—Oral History Archive The Computerworld Honors Program is one that honors the pioneers and leaders of the computer and information industry. This collection contains a series of brief interviews with leaders of the information-technology revolution.
Conversations in Genetics Conversations in Genetics is an oral-history project that records the history of modern genetics from the perspectives of the men and women who have been pioneers in this field of study. Begun under the auspices of the Genetics Society of America, this oral-history project is continually expanding its collection in order to preserve an ever-changing history of genetics.
Cornell University Chemistry and Chemical Biology Oral History Project This brief oral-history project recorded the histories of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology's most prominent members, namely, Simon Bauer, Don Cooke, Roald Hoffmann, Fred McLafferty, and Harold Scheraga.
Oral History Projects at Virginia Tech Virginia Tech has several oral-history projects focused on individuals affiliated with the university and its surrounding area. Most notably, the collections contain materials on Black Women at Virginia Tech and the Department of Biochemistry. This collection is more along the lines of an institutional history than a subject history.
Department of Energy Human Radiation Experiments: Oral Histories Part of the Department of Energy's Openness: Human Radiation Experiments program, this collection tells the story of the DOE's involvement in human radiation experiments during the Cold War. Approximately 30 oral histories are available—including audio and video clips, transcripts of the interviews, and pictures—of scientists and other individuals who help provide context to the history of human radiation experimentation in the United States.
Forest History Society Oral History Interview Collection This oral-history collection includes more than 250 oral-history interviews conducted with individuals involved with the management and use of forests and their related resources. Subjects discussed in these oral-history interviews broadly pertain to the history of human interaction with the forested environment. Those interviewed include people connected to the forest industry, employees of the U.S. Forest Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, environmentalists, and policy makers.
George Mason University Libraries Clarence E. Larson Science and Technology Oral History Collection An active member of the scientific community, chemist Clarence E. Larson conducted a number of oral-history interviews with other chemists and scientists. The George Mason University Libraries has 49 videotape cassettes (some of which have been converted to DVD) of these interviews.
Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers Oral Histories Since the 1960s the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers has recorded over 400 oral histories of individuals in the electrical, electronics, and computer fields that are available for researchers around the world. This collection covers various topics, including automation, bioengineering, signals, and transportation.
Iowa State University, Women in Chemistry Oral History Archive As the name suggests, Iowa State University's program focuses its activities on collecting the oral histories of women in the chemical sciences and in chemical engineering. The program had conducted 56 oral histories of women who worked in academia and in industry.
Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation/Computer Oral History Collection The Lemelson Center has a significant number of oral histories that focus on the history of innovation and invention. This collection speaks to a number of subjects, including African American inventors, assistive technologies, food, radio, and robotics.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Oral History Dedicated to exploring the role that MIT has played in society since World War II, this extensive collection has a significant number of interviews of people affiliated with MIT.
Medical Library Association Oral History Project: Voices of the Past For 30 years the Medical Library Association has conducted oral histories (mostly within its own ranks) on the history of health-services librarianship and the MLA.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center Oral Histories The Johnson Space Center's oral-history program captures the stories of NASA-related individuals involved with the nation's space programs. Organized around various topics (for example, administrators, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, women who helped get the nation to space, and ballistic missile–development pioneers), this expanding oral-history collection covers the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, Space Shuttle, Shuttle-Mir, and International Space Station missions.
National Air and Space Museum Audio Collections Included in the archives of the Air and Space Museum are a number of oral-history collections. These oral histories cover a range of topics, including aircraft design, space exploration, astronomy, national security, and much more.
National Library of Medicine The Archives and Modern Manuscript's Oral History Collections cover a broad range of topics, people, and institutions from throughout the medical and health sciences. Chiefly from the 1960s to the present, the collections consist of interviews with physicians, scientists, government administrators, medical librarians, and health-business executives. The site contains 107 interviews in two subcollections consisting of over 13,000 pages and 80 hours of audio content.
Nevada Test Site Oral History Project The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is a comprehensive program dedicated to documenting, preserving, and disseminating the remembered past of persons affiliated with and affected by the Nevada Test Site during the era of Cold War nuclear testing. From September 2003 through January 2008 a wide range of oral-history narrators participated in the project, including national laboratory scientists and engineers; labor trades and support personnel; cabinet-level officials, military personnel, and corporate executives; Native American tribal and spiritual leaders; peace activists and protesters; and Nevada ranchers, families, and communities downwind of the test site.
Niels Bohr Library and Archives Oral History Collection Part of the American Institute of Physics, the Niels Bohr Library and Archives holds more than a thousand tape-recorded interviews with physicists. Topics covered include quantum physics, modern astrophysics and astronomy, laser science, physicists in industry, science education, and much more.
Oregon Health and Science University Oral History Program Oregon Health and Science University set out to record a history of the university from the perspectives of the individuals who have worked there over the years and who have seen various trends emerging within and outside of the university. There are roughly 90 interviews in this collection with people from different units of the university.
Personal Histories Project at Cambridge University The Personal Histories Project is an ongoing, educational, oral-histories research effort spearheaded by Pamela Jane Smith of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at Cambridge University. Each year senior scientists are invited to share their memories and life stories. Through their recollections we better understand 20th-century science and the development of anthropology and archaeology.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Oral and Videohistory Collection The Videohistory Program at the Smithsonian Institution Archives documents various aspects of science-related oral histories that were initiated by historians working on specific topics. Categories include Black Aviators, Classical Observation Techniques, Conservation of Endangered Species, Development of the Electrical Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), DNA Sequencing, History of Acuson Ultrasound Machines, History of the Cell Sorter, History of the Polymerase Chain Reaction, Manhattan Project, Medical Imaging, Minicomputers and Microcomputers, Multiple Mirror Telescope, Naval Research Laboratory, New United Motor Manufacturing, Rand Corporation, Robotics, Smallpox Virus Sequencing, Smithsonian Institution Paleontology, Soviet Space Medicine, 20th-Century Small Arms Development, and Waltham Clock Company.
Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College Among Smith College's extensive women's oral-history collections is the Population and Reproductive Health Oral History Project. Addressing the historical period from 1965 to 2005, it includes oral histories of advocates, communication specialists, lawyers, managers, physicians, researchers, social workers, and others connected to the history of reproductive health.
Stanford University's Silicon Genesis: An Oral History of Semiconductor Technology Stanford's project, as its name suggests, is about the history of semiconductor technology in the United States and Europe. There are roughly 70 interviews available in this collection, originally recorded on VHS and in beta format.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Oral Histories This collection records the reminiscences of FDA members of all levels at the end of their career. Transcripts of these interviews are available at the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine.
University of California, Berkeley, Bancroft Library Regional Oral History Office The Regional Oral History Office is a large program that focuses, as it name suggests, on regional oral histories, a significant number of which are related to the history of science. Of particular interest are the oral histories in the Program in Bioscience and Biotechnology Studies, as well as in the AIDS Epidemic in San Francisco, Chemistry and Physics, Engineering, Kaiser Permanente, Medical Physics, Medicine and Public Health, Ophthalmology, and Stem-Cell Research.
University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Oral History Research The Center for Oral History Research is a well-established oral-history program whose scope is broadly defined to include any aspect of regional history—for example, business, community history, education, Japanese American history, military history, and science and medicine. The center has also participated in a joint project, established in 2001, with Johns Hopkins University on the oral history of human genetics. The project uses an interdisciplinary approach. This collection contains 35 interviews, and the project provides valuable chronological and bibliographical information to support the study of the history of human genetics.
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine Oral History Program The goal of the UCSF's School of Medicine oral-history project is to preserve the institution's history and the role it has played in medical science since World War II through the recollections of its practicing scientists. The program has grouped its oral histories into four basic categories—UCSF Surgery in Postwar Years, Lab of Experimental Oncology, Bioengineering and MRI Archives Project, and Diversity in U.S. Medical Schools Project—with varying numbers of oral histories in each.
University of California, Santa Cruz, Regional Oral History Project The Regional History Project has been documenting the history of the Central Coast of California and the institutional history of UC Santa Cruz since 1963, through oral history. Their collections include a number of subject areas connected to the history of science, most notably organic and sustainable farming, agriculture, and the history of the Lick Observatory.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Oral Histories This completed project collects the oral histories of the men and women involved with University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (from various professions within the scope of medicine and dentistry).
University of Michigan, The Women's History in Michigan Science and Engineering Project The University of Michigan has started an oral-history collection that preserves the oral histories of University of Michigan alumnae in the sciences and engineering. Special emphasis is placed on the experiences of women in science and engineering, the physical sciences, and medicine as students at the university.
University of Minnesota Libraries: Charles Babbage Institute Oral Histories The Charles Babbage Institute has well over 300 oral histories of men and women that are related to the history of computers, software, and networking. Some of their specific projects have focused on the early history of computer-science departments, the rise of the software industry, and the role that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency played in computer history.
Baylor University Institute for Oral History A prominent oral-history program, the Institute for Oral History conducts interviews on subjects related primarily to regional history, such as Philanthropists in Waco, Cameron Park, Mart Black History Project, Baylor University, Religion and Culture, Texas Baptist History, and Texas Economic History. The institute also provides resources for individuals interested in learning about and conducting oral histories.
California State University, Long Beach, Oral History Program This collection is composed of the various works of faculty members, students, and other nonuniversity researchers. Most of the interviews contained within the collection deal with social, labor, ethnic, and women's history and are not transcribed.
Columbia University Oral History Research Office Columbia's program is the oldest and largest oral-history research program, and it has been a leader in the field for decades. Its members have a substantial amount of oral-history expertise, and they often conduct workshops and seminars and disseminate standardized materials for oral-history research.
Library of Congress's American Life Histories, Federal Writers' Project The Federal Writers' Project was part of the U.S. Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration's attempt to record the life histories of Americans from 1936 to 1940. Although relatively short in length, there are several thousand oral histories in this completed collection that speak to various aspects of American life, including slave narratives.
Library of Congress's Veterans History Project The model for many oral-history programs, the Veterans History Project (a product of the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center) conducts and collects oral histories of those involved in all major wars of the United States since World War I.
Louis B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky With well over 8,000 oral histories collected, the program was started in 1973 with the aim of preserving the history of Kentucky and the University of Kentucky through the thoughts and recollections, through the oral histories, of individuals. In addition, the program concentrates on 20th-century Kentucky history with an emphasis on political history, Appalachia, Kentucky writers, and agriculture. Other topics include black history, University of Kentucky history, the history of broadcasting, the history of sports, Kentucky medical history, World War II, and Vietnam.
Louisiana State University Libraries, T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History The T. Harry Williams Center documents the history of the university and its surrounding community. Projects in this collection range from Juke Joints and Honkey Tonks to Hurricane Betsy Survivor Stories of the Lower 9, New Orleans, from Frank de Caro Folklife in Louisiana Photography to Americans in Vietnam. The center also provides valuable resources for individuals interested in learning more about oral history.
National Library of Australia Oral History and Folklore The National Library of Australia's oral-history collection includes a rich and diverse collection of interviews with and recordings of Australians from all walks of life. The collection consists of around 45,000 hours of recordings, the earlier ones dating back to the 1950s when the tape recorder became available. More than 1,000 hours of interviews, music, and accents are added to the collection each year.
National Park Service Oral History Collections For over half a century the National Park Service has used oral history to expand its knowledge of cultural and natural resources and to share that knowledge with visitors. Over 100 parks have some kind of oral-history collection in their archives. Along with detailing the natural and human history associated with the parks, the NPS oral-history collection documents the history of the Park Service as a whole.
Presidential Oral History Program at the Miller Center As part of the Miller Center's mission to expand understanding of the presidency, policy, and political history, the Presidential Oral History Program is systematically and comprehensively debriefing the principal figures in the administrations of presidents Carter, Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Clinton, with plans to do the same for future presidents. They also conduct special projects on important topics in political history, including a six-year oral history on the life and career of Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
Samuel Proctor Oral History Program Housed at the University of Florida, the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program is one of the most diverse and widely used oral-history collections in the world. Collections focus on a variety of topics, including local history, African-American history, civil rights, veterans, farming, law, politics, and much more.
Social Security Online Oral Histories The Social Security oral-history project began in 1995 and is currently active. The project entails an ongoing effort to document the history of Social Security, and especially of the Social Security Administration, by obtaining oral histories from a broad spectrum of participants in the making of this history over the years. The administrative history of the Social Security program and the institutional history of the Social Security Administration are emphasized.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral Histories The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's oral-history collection is one of the largest and most diverse resources for Holocaust testimonies in the world. The collection contains over 9,000 audio and video interviews.
University of North Carolina Southern Oral History Program The Southern Oral History Program is one of the most prolific programs in the United States and has advanced the preservation and use of oral histories in innumerable ways. The program has recorded over 4,000 oral histories related to the history of the American South in the 20th century. And it provides resources for individuals interested in oral history, including a procedures manual and an oral history bibliography.
University of Connecticut Oral History Office The University of Connecticut's oral-history program is committed to preserving the history of Connecticut through the reminiscences of individuals. Though Connecticut is the central theme, the Oral History Office has collections that focus on Witnesses to Nuremberg; Voices of World War II; Workers and a Half Century of Technological Change, 1930–1980; Holocaust Survivors; and Political Activities of Fully Enfranchised Women.
University of Hawaii, Manoa Center for Oral History Since 1976 the Center for Oral History has focused its efforts on Hawaiian history, especially social and ethnic history. The center also provides resources and training for individuals who want to learn more about oral history and its practices.
University of Nevada Oral History Program Primarily a research and publication center, the University of Nevada program focuses its work on the history of Nevada and the West. The program has a substantial collection of social, ethnic, and political histories related to its subject area.
University of Southern Mississippi Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage The Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage has been collecting the histories of Mississippians since 1971, with over 7,000 interviews focusing on the civil-rights movement and veterans' histories. The center provides educational programming, podcasts, and online exhibits.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Oral History Program These oral histories were first focused on the emeritus faculty of the university. But over the years the program expanded to include oral histories with administrators, staff, and students. Some of the 1,000 oral histories were recorded as part of specific projects, such as the Teaching Assistants Strike of 1970, the UW Merger, the Arboretum, printmaking at UW since World War II, the Depression, the return of the GIs after World War II, the protests against the Vietnam War, academic freedom, and gender and race issues.
Vermont Folklife Center Archive Located at one of the premier centers for the study of folklife in the United States, the Vermont Folklife Center Archive contains the products of the center's ethnographic research work, as well as materials donated by others conducting ethnographic and oral history research in Vermont and the surrounding region. The archive holds a wealth of folklife materials preserved on an array of media formats, including more than 4,000 audio taped interviews, over 200 video tapes, 15,000 slides and photographs, manuscripts, and other documentation organized into over 100 distinct collections.
Oral History Association OHA was established in 1966. It seeks to bring together people interested in oral history as a way of collecting and interpreting human memories to foster knowledge and human dignity. OHA has an international membership and serves a broad and diverse audience. It provides professional guidance and a collegial environment for local historians, librarians and archivists, students, journalists, teachers, and academic scholars from many fields.
Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region OHMAR is the place to start for those interested in putting together an oral history project, honing interviewing methods, communicating with professional interviewers, or learning the technical skills needed to present and preserve oral history sessions. This regional association brings together experts and neophytes from among the ranks of archivists, historians, journalists, librarians, political scientists, sociologists, and others involved with the process of oral history.
International Oral History Association IOHA provides a forum for oral historians around the world and a means for cooperation among those concerned with the documentation and interpretation of human experience. IOHA stimulates research that uses the techniques of oral history and promotes the development of standards and principles for the collection and preservation of oral histories. It seeks to foster a better understanding of the democratic nature and value of oral history worldwide.
Oral History in the Digital Age Oral history is in a profound transition, from an extensive period when sophisticated technology meant using tape cassettes, to a time when the field has moved into the digital, networked, multimedia-rich age. The transition into a digital world, and the flexibility it brings, has changed the costs of doing oral history, standards of practice and scholarship, and the vehicles for access. With this in mind, the Oral History in the Digital Age was created, a product of an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership project and a collaboration among universities, folklife centers, governmental entities, and professional organizations. The site includes information on best practices, resources, discussions, links, and essays.
History of Science Society HSS is the world's largest society dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their interactions with society in a historical context. Over 3,000 individual and institutional members around the world support the society's mission to foster interest in the history of science and its social and cultural relations.
Society for the History of Technology SHOT, an interdisciplinary organization, is concerned not only with the history of technological devices and processes but also with technology in history—that is, the relationship of technology to politics, economics, science, the arts, and the organization of production, and with the role it plays in the differentiation of individuals in society. It is also concerned with interpretive flexibility, the conception that beliefs about whether a technology "works" are contingent on the expectations, needs, and ideologies of those who interact with it.
Society for the Social History of Medicine Since its inaugural meeting in 1970, SSHM has pioneered interdisciplinary approaches to the history of health, welfare, medical science, and practice. Its membership consists of those interested in a variety of disciplines, including history, public health, demography, anthropology, sociology, social administration, and health economics.
Society for Social Studies of Science 4S exists to facilitate communication across conventional boundaries that separate the disciplines and across national boundaries that separate scholars. The society includes scholars in sociology, anthropology, history, philosophy, political science, economics, and psychology; areas of study that fall outside of the traditional academic disciplines, such as feminist studies and cultural studies, as well as those addressing science and technology for the public; studies of knowledge, policy, R&D, and the development and use of specific technologies; working scientists and engineers interested in the social aspects of their fields; and members of the public who have an interest in the way that science and technology affect their lives.
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