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Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman | |
Rick Wakeman in 2012.
Background information | |
Birth name | Richard Christopher Wakeman |
Born | Perivale, London, England |
18 May 1949
Genres | Progressive rock, classical, hard rock, ambient, new-age, Christian |
Occupation(s) | Keyboardist, composer, songwriter, television and radio presenter, author, actor |
Instruments | Keyboards (piano, organ, synthesizers) |
Years active | 1967–present |
Labels | A&M, Charisma, President, Voiceprint, Griffin, EMI, Music Fusion, Hot Productions, Studio T |
Associated acts | Yes, Strawbs, ABWH, David Bowie, Warhorse, Black Sabbath, Cat Stevens |
Website | www.rwcc.com |
Richard Christopher "Rick" Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboard player and composer best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes. He is also known for his solo albums, contributing to the BBC comedy series Grumpy Old Men and for Rick's Place, his former radio show on Planet Rock that aired until December 2010.
Wakeman's music career began in 1969 when he left study at the Royal College of Music in favour of session music work. He went on to feature on songs by various artists including David Bowie, T. Rex, Elton John, Cat Stevens, and Black Sabbath.[1] In 1969, Wakeman joined Strawbs before his first and second stints in Yes from 1971–74 and 1976–80. He co-formed Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe in 1988 which led to his inclusion in a Yes line-up of eight members from 1990–92. He returned twice from 1995–97 and 2002–04.
Wakeman's solo career began in 1973. His most successful albums are his first three, The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973), Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1974) and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975). He has produced over 100 solo albums that have sold more than 50 million copies.[2] In November 2010, Wakeman was awarded the Spirit of Prog award at the annual Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards.[3]
He is the father of keyboardists Adam Wakeman and Oliver Wakeman.
Early life[edit]
Rick Wakeman was born on 18 May 1949 in the west London suburb of Perivale to Cyril Frank and Mildred Helen Wakeman.[4][5] He attended Little Wood Harden Infants School, Greenford, Middlesex, in 1954, followed by Drayton Manor Park Grammar School in 1959, in nearby Hanwell.[6] He started playing the piano at the age of 5 and purchased his first electronic keyboard at the age of 12.[7] At age 14, he began playing with a succession of semi-pro bands.[8] In 1968, Wakeman secured a place at the Royal College of Music, where he studied piano, clarinet, orchestration and modern music. He left a year later in favour of session music work.
Music career[edit]
Session work and the Strawbs (1969–71)[edit]
Wakeman became an active session musician. In June 1969, he played Mellotron on David Bowie's single "Space Oddity" for a session fee of £9.[9] He went on to play piano for Bowie's "Life on Mars?", "Changes" and "Oh! You Pretty Things" in April 1971, being a key part of forming the sound of Bowie's album Hunky Dory, and "Absolute Beginners" in 1985. He also played the piano on the Cat Stevens' hit "Morning Has Broken". In 1971 he acquired an early Minimoog synthesiser, purchasing it at half price from actor Jack Wild who believed that it was defective because it only played one note at a time.[7][10]
In 1970 and 1971, Wakeman was part of the folk rock group Strawbs. His first credit on an album sleeve was on Dragonfly, the group's second studio album released in February 1970. When the band held a concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London on 11 July 1970 Wakeman performed a solo piano piece named "Temperament of Mind" and an expanded keyboard passage in a song, "Where is This Dream of Your Youth". He received a standing ovation for his performance, and both tracks appeared on the band's live record released that year, Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios.[11] Soon after Wakeman appeared on the front page of Melody Maker which called him "Tomorrow's Superstar",[12] and composed the theme music for the television show Ask Aspel.[13] He remained in the Strawbs for the group's third album, From the Witchwood, but was beginning to feel that their association was causing both him and the Strawbs creatively to stagnate and, in mid-1971, he received a phone call from Chris Squire asking if he would like to play with Yes.[8]
Joining Yes and start of solo career (1971–75)[edit]
In 1971, Wakeman joined the progressive rock band Yes, replacing their organist Tony Kaye. His first concert with the group took place in Leicester on 30 September 1971.[14] He worked on the group's fourth, fifth and sixth studio albums – Fragile (1971), Close to the Edge (1972), and Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973). Wakeman, however, felt Tales from Topographic Oceans was pretentious and – despite its ambition – insubstantial. He disliked performing the album on tour, feeling the length of the songs inhibited the band from playing their more popular tracks. Following the tour, as the band began work on what would become Relayer (1974), Wakeman felt further alienated from the group. Disenchanted with the direction in which Yes was going, and already into a successful solo career, he left.[citation needed]
Wakeman produced his first three solo albums during his first run with Yes. On 23 January 1973,[15] he released The Six Wives of Henry VIII, an instrumental concept album based on his interpretations of the musical characteristics of the wives of Henry VIII, using keyboard instruments. The album was overall well received by critics. TIME magazine named the record one of the best pop albums of 1973.[16] In October 1975, the album was certified Gold.[17]
On 18 January 1974, Wakeman performed Journey to the Centre of the Earth, a forty-minute piece based on the Jules Verne novel of the same name, at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Combining rock with an orchestra and choir, the concert was recorded and released on 18 May, where it topped the UK album charts on entry for one week. The record became a multi-million dollar seller in six weeks.[18] The album was certified Gold in September 1974.[17]
In May 1975, Wakeman released The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, with the album performed live at the Empire Pool on ice. The show was well received but expensive to produce, consuming much of the income from sales of the album.[7][19] The album was also a worldwide success, reaching No.21 in the United States while going Gold (the third time a Wakeman record had achieved this) in Brazil, Japan and Australia.[20] The album has sold 12 million copies.[21]
In 1975, Wakeman produced the first of two soundtracks for films by Ken Russell, that being Lisztomania; Wakeman would go on to create the soundtrack for Crimes of Passion in 1984 in which he made a brief appearance in the film. In 1976, Wakeman produced and created the album No Earthly Connection in France. Another soundtrack made by Wakeman is The Burning, for the film of the same name in 1981, directed by Tony Mailan.
Rejoining Yes (1977–80)[edit]
Wakeman decided to return to Yes in 1977, announcing that he would play with Yes occasionally. His first album back with Yes was Going for the One. He remained until their next album, Tormato, a year later. He is reputed to have given the album its name by throwing a tomato at a showing of the art used for the album's cover.[22][23]
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe and Yes (1989–92)[edit]
In 1989, he joined with three fellow ex-Yes members to form Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe ("ABWH"). After ABWH's first album, some of the completed tracks for a planned second album were merged with tracks from an in-progress Yes album to create the album Union. Wakeman, along with the combined members of both bands then joined to form a Yes supergroup (made up of past and present members of Yes) for the subsequent tour in 1991. When the tour ended a year later, Wakeman left again.
Fourth run with Yes (1995–97)[edit]
He then returned in 1996 for the Keys to Ascension albums but left before the band could tour.
Fifth run with Yes and Hampton Court (2002–09)[edit]
In 2002, he rejoined Yes and stayed with the band until their 2004 35th Anniversary Tour. Wakeman was advised by doctors that it would be best to not do lengthy touring. Due to this, he left Yes because they said that they will continue lengthy touring, something Wakeman wanted nothing to do with any more. So, for the group's 2008 In The Present tour, Wakeman was replaced by his son, Oliver Wakeman.
In 2008, Wakeman toured with a solo show named Rick Wakeman's Grumpy Old Picture Show, featuring an evening of music and stories.
In May 2009, Wakeman performed The Six Wives of Henry VIII live at Hampton Court Palace for the first time, for two nights. The performance was recorded and released as The Six Wives of Henry VIII Live at Hampton Court Palace.
Recent years (2007–present)[edit]
On 22 August 2013, Arjen Lucassen announced that Rick Wakeman would be performing on keyboard as a guest on the upcoming Ayreon album The Theory of Everything.[24]
On 29 March 2014, Wakeman played the newly restored Royal Festival Hall organ for the "I Do To Equal Marriage" event which celebrated the introduction of same-sex marriage in England and Wales.[25]
On 28 April 2014, at the Royal Albert Hall London Wakeman launched a 40th anniversary tour of the Journey to the Centre of the Earth album. Although the 1974 album had been a multi-million selling success very few live performances of the piece were played at the time. The 40th anniversary tour was to play on 14 different dates throughout the UK in 2014.
Although Wakeman is a noted player of the grand piano, electric piano, pipe organ, Hammond organ, Minimoog and many later models of synthesiser, he is well known as a proponent (for a time) of the Mellotron – an analogue electronic musical instrument that uses a bank of pre-recorded magnetic tape strips, each of which is activated by a separate key on its keyboard and lasts approximately 8 seconds. Wakeman featured playing this instrument, to varying degrees, on the David Bowie track "Space Oddity", the Yes albums Fragile, Close to the Edge and Tales From Topographic Oceans, as well as the solo albums The Six Wives of Henry VIII and White Rock. An urban legend claims that Wakeman got so frustrated with one Mellotron that he poured petrol on it and set fire to it, but this was debunked in a 2010 interview.[26]
He subsequently worked with David Biro to develop the Birotron, which used the then popular 8-track cassette format rather than tape strips. Because of the advent of digital keyboards at that time, and expensive components used in the instruments' manufacture, the Birotron was never a commercial or technical success. Only 35 Birotrons were produced.[27] These days, he can be found with more modern instruments such as the Roland Fantom, Korg Kronos, Korg M3, and the Korg Oasys.
Other career endeavours[edit]
Wakeman appeared on Just a Minute in 2011.[28]
Personal life[edit]
Wakeman has been married four times. On 28 March 1970, Wakeman married Rosaline Woolford at twenty years of age,[29] and had two sons, Oliver (b. 26 February 1972) and Adam (b. 11 March 1974). They were divorced in 1977, and he married studio secretary Danielle Corminboeuf in January 1980, in the West Indies,[30] with whom he had one son, Benjamin (b. 1978).[31] He had a daughter, Jemma Kiera (b. 1983), with former Page 3 model Nina Carter[32] and the two married in 1984, followed by the birth of their son, Oscar (b. 1986).[33]
He had a renewal of his Christian faith,[34] which began around the time of his marriage to Carter.[34] They were divorced in December 2004.[35] He had a daughter, Manda (b. 9 May 1986), with his long-time friend, designer and seamstress Denise Gandrup, whom he first met in 1972. She designed many of Wakeman's stage outfits, including his famous capes.[36][37] In 2011, Wakeman married Rachel Kaufman.[38]
In his twenties, Wakeman suffered three heart attacks.[22] The first occurred after a performance of Journey to the Centre of the Earth at Crystal Palace Park on 27 July 1974. In 1980, he was misdiagnosed as having rheumatoid arthritis in his hands. He only found out in 2008 that the pain he was suffering was just due to overwork after a period of lack of keyboard practice.[39]
A former smoker and self-confessed alcoholic, Wakeman quit smoking in 1979 and has been teetotal since 1985.[38]
A Master Freemason, he is a member of Chelsea Lodge No. 3098, the membership of which is made up of entertainers.[40] In 2009, Wakeman became a Patron of Tech Music Schools. As of 2014, he is the King Rat of the showbusiness charity the Grand Order of Water Rats.[38] In 2014, he appeared in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern as himself.
- Wakeman, Rick (1995). Say Yes! An Autobiography. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-62151-6.
- Wakeman, Rick (2008). Grumpy Old Rockstar: and Other Wondrous Stories. Preface Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84809-004-0.
- Wakeman, Rick (2010). Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rockstar. Arrow. ISBN 978-1-84809-176-4.
- ^ I am Ozzy. Ozzy Osbourne with Chris Ayres. Grand Central Publishing/Hatchet Book Group. 2009. Pages 160-162. ISBN 978-0-446-56989-7. Wakeman plays on the song "Sabbra Cadabra" on the album Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Rick Wakeman's Grumpy Old Picture Show". Worthing Herald. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ Johnston, Emma (11 November 2010). "AC/DC, Stones, Slash Win At Classic Rock Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ Wooding, pp. 23–25
- ^ "Rick Wakeman Communication Centre – Biography". Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Webber, Richard (24 April 2009). "Me and my school photo: Rick Wakeman remembers his first day at school". Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Wright, Jeb (2009). "Henry at the Hampton: An Exclusive Interview with Rick Wakeman". Classic Rock Revisited. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ a b Valentine, Penny (28 August 1971). "Just Another Yes Man...". Sounds (Spotlight Publications). p. 7.
- ^ http://bowiezone.com/#/rick-wakeman/4552189748[dead link]
- ^ A conversation with Rick Wakeman and Robert Moog in the 2004 documentary Moog.
- ^ Wooding, pp. 56–57.
- ^ Wooding, p. 58.
- ^ Wooding, p. 66.
- ^ Wooding, p. 73.
- ^ Wooding, pp. 98–108.
- ^ "Music: The Year's Best". Time Magazine. 31 December 1973. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ a b "RIAA – Gold and Platinum Search". RIAA. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Music: Rock Goes to College". Time Magazine. 23 September 1974. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ Miller, Jonathan (November 1995). "Rick Wakeman: Cirque Surreal". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ Live on the Test (1994) liner notes.
- ^ John Bungey (20 December 2008). "Prog Rock Britannia celebrates the men in loon pants". The Times. UK. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ a b Wright, Jeb (May 2002). "Rick Wakeman of Yes". Classic Rock Revisited. Archived from the original on 6 January 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ Tiano, Mike (3 September 2008). "Conversation with Roger Dean [nfte #308]". Notes From the Edge. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ Rick Wakeman to guest on Ayreon Theory of Everything on YouTube Official Arjen Lucassen channel (2013)
- ^ "Thousands help comedian Sandi Toksvig renew vows after introduction of gay marriage". Herald Scotland. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ Holmes, Mark (28 July 2010). "Interview with Rick Wakeman". Metal Discovery. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ The Birotron
- ^ Just A Minute, Series 59, Episode 1 Retrieved on 2 March 2011.
- ^ Wooding, p. 46
- ^ Wakeman 1995, p. 138
- ^ Wakeman 1995, p. 146
- ^ Wakeman 1995, p. 155
- ^ Wakeman, p. 185
- ^ a b Wakeman, Rick (1995). Say Yes! An Autobiography, Hodder & Stoughton Religious, ISBN 0-340-62151-6 ISBN 978-0340621516
- ^ Rick Wakeman rick-wakeman.fullmoviereview.com. Retrieved on 25 July 2011.
- ^ Rick Wakeman Retrieved on 14 January 2012.
- ^ Welch, Close to the Edge 2008, p. 122
- ^ a b c Lester, Paul (8 January 2014). "Rick Wakeman: 'Punk was a revolution ... things had to change'". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ Kaufman, Rachel. Rick Wakeman hid his crippling 'arthritis' for 30 years fearing it would ruin his rock career. In fact, he didn't have it at all... dailymail.co.uk. 23 September 2008. Retrieved on 25 December 2011.
- ^ Chelsea Lodge No. 3098 100 Years 1905–2005
- Wooding, Dan (1979). Rick Wakeman: The Caped Crusader. Granada Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-0-586-04853-5.
- Wakeman, Rick (1995). Say Yes! An Autobiography. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-62151-6.
- Welch, Chris (2008). Close to the Edge - The Story of Yes. Music Sales. ISBN 978-1-84772-132-7.
External links[edit]
- Rick Wakeman's Communication Centre
- Rick Wakeman's Official Press Photos
- Rick Wakeman at the Internet Movie Database
- English electronic musicians
- English rock keyboardists
- English session musicians
- Yes (band) members
- Alumni of the Royal College of Music
- People from Ealing
- People from Wembley
- English Christians
- 1949 births
- Living people
- The Ozzy Osbourne Band members
- English heavy metal keyboardists
- Progressive rock musicians
- Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe members
- Brentford F.C. directors and chairmen
- English Freemasons
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Updated on
July 04, 2008,
asks from
Kyle, TX
April 15, 2008
Eating Healthy
I have been trying to lose weight for the last 5 years or so, and it's always a failed mission. My husband won't let me cook anything healthy. If I do, I have to cook a completely different meal for him. I just don't have the time or energy working full time and raising a 5 month old. He is a salt/sugar-aholic. He likes an obsessive amount of it on EVERYTHING!
For example:
I would like to get fresh veggies from the store and steam them, then put over whole grain rice. Sounds good to me! Well, he only eats veggies if they come out of a can (with all that sodium, then he adds butter and MORE salt!), or only eats noodles if they're cooked in butter. He was raised differently than I was and our eating habits show it. His family eats for taste and mine comprimises a little taste for health. We are also on the go go go all the time. We have 2 other kids that play sports. We tend to eat out a lot, and that is one of my weaknesses. I can plan to eat a salad all I want, but once I get into that fast food joint and smell those hamburgers, it's all downhill from there.
As far as exercising goes, I try to get out and walk/run as much as I can, but my schedule is a little hectic. It's not like I'm a couch potato at all though. I'm constantly getting up and down with the baby, washing dishes and clothes, cleaning the house, etc... My husband is not all that supportive of my exercise efforts. I've asked him numerous times to acompany me on our walks, but each time he refuses. I tend to get bored by myself (and stroller) and end the session quickly.
So to sum it up, I need to gain will power when we eat out and I need to find a way to be able to cook healthy at home, and have my husband eat it too! I also need to figure out how to work out without getting bored! Does anyone have some secret tips to help me?
So What Happened?™
First of all, thank you to everyone who responded and gave me advice for handling my delima! I spoke with my husband and told him I'm not happy with our eating habits or how I look. I said I want to start cooking and eating HEALTHY! He said "what's healthy?" He agreed that he wants our kids to have better eating habits than he does, and that he wants me to be happy with myself. However, he did NOT mention he'd like to be healthier, himself. But he agreed to TRY, and that's a HUGE step. He did say that he just can't help what he likes and doesn't like. I think that you have some control and can somewhat train your tasetbuds, it just takes a little effort. We'll see how it hoes, and thanks again for everyones advice!
If anyone has a good/healthy recipes that your families love, please send them to me! :)
P.S. as for exercising, I have made it a daily task to get SOME sort of exercise. I spoke with a friend who has a baby. She and I are going to walk/run twice a week. The other days, I'll either run, work out to a video, or play outside with the kiddos. I'll even take vigorous house cleaning! I just have to stay motivated! I walked 3 miles with my gf on Tuesday and ran/walked 3 miles BY MYSELF yesterday! I feel so much better when I exercise; I have more energy. Hopefully I can keep this up. Keep your fingers crossed for me...
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B.S. answers from Waco on April 16, 2008
If all he'll eat is canned veggies, rinse them off really well, that helps a little with the sodium.My husband salts everything without tasting it so I cook without salt. I'll use other spices instead so that everyone elses food isn't bland. When my weight creeps up I just cut back on my protions. I don't deny myself something I like because when I do eat it I'll go overboard. I also cut down on the amount of bread and potatoes I eat. I don't lose fast but I do lose.
T.D. answers from Houston on April 16, 2008
My situation with my husband is quite similiar. I started working out and changing my eating habits about 6 years ago. My husband, while not minding what I did, had no desire to change his. I slowly made substitutions, like vegetable to canola oil, salt substitute in a shaker, (he never knew the difference), I switched us over to 2% milk and I cook with fat free skim. He still does not work out, although he says he needs to. I just made a decision every morning that I would take whatever time I had available to walk. Now I use an elliptical machine and lift weights regularly. It has changed my body so much and it is a slow process. I can't tell you the difference it makes in how I feel about myself. Good luck and I hope this helps some.
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R.C. answers from San Antonio on April 16, 2008
You should sit your husband down and explain to him your fitness goals. Also, tell him that you love him and you want his health to impove as well, so that you are both here to see your children grow up and have families of their own. Explain to him the bad habits that you both will pass on to your children if you continue to eat unhealthy meals and eat out all the time. Let him know that is not what you want for your family, and that you no longer have the energy to fix 2 meals. Hopefully, if you approach him with respect and with a genuine concern for his health, he will respond by being more supportive of your efforts to lose weight and agree to eat what you make. If he still refuses to eat what you cook, make him cook for himself and you cook for you and your children. I agree with some of the other women "if it were your child refusing to eat what you cook, would you make a whole other meal for them?"
As far as the exercising goes, if your husband won't join you, make him aware that you expect him to stay with the children while you take the time for yourself to get a good workout in. Join a gym where there are many different types of cardio equipment and weight training equipment as well as group classes to attend. You are less likely to get bored if you attend a class. Also, you're not likely to cut out of a class early. You can't force him to exercise if he doesn't want to, but he needs to respect you and your goals enough so that he doesn't get in the way of them.
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A.B. answers from Houston on April 16, 2008
Weight Watchers. It really works. It teaches you how to eat normal foods, normal portions and make better choices. You can even eat out and do really well. I swear by it. I've even tried different diets since I did WW and it is by far the best. Restrictions make me crazy. Weight Watchers is rewarding!
The best way to succeed at it is to give it your best for two weeks while you learn. Go to your meetings and keep the food journal. You will find that you can still make good food decisions while eating with your family.
Don't let your husband's opinions sabotage you. Find a neighbor to walk with or get a gym buddy. You can do it! It's your body and you have the right to be what ever size you want to be!
Good luck!
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R.W. answers from San Antonio on April 16, 2008
He's an adult. He can cook his own dinner.
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R.L. answers from Houston on April 16, 2008
Hi K.,
First off you need to sit down and talk to your husband about the importance of eating healthy for BOTH of you. Excess weight can cause so many health issues later in life. Next find some healthy recipes that you think he would like and start making those.
Personally, in my house, if no one likes what I cook, then they make their own dinner. I cook 1 meal and that is it! If he won't agree to eating healthy then tell him he needs to make his own meals if he doesn't like yours!
I've been doing Weight Watchers online, and it is a great way to learn how to eat healthy. Their web site also has some free features, I think you can find great recipes for free. PLus there are plenty of other web sites for healthy eating with great recipes! Don't give up, I'm sure you can find a compromise, but make sure you don't compromise your own health and well being!
Reba :0)
S.W. answers from Austin on July 04, 2008
Hi K.,
Sharing with you some help that goes beyond the planning of healthy meals. Kay is wonderful and EFT is amazing. I use it all the time in my healing and massage practice. You are welcome to call and ask me about it if you are interested. S. ###-###-####
I am enclosing the last flyer I received, other groups have been formed I am sure. I know at times it seems overwhelming to take care of everyone else as they wish and be healthy for yourself too. I know you know if you are not healthy you can't take care of others. Good job on being able to speak up and help your family be healthier.
Women's Weight & Body Image EFT Group
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* Learn to use Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to address issues around food and eating
* Use EFT to shift your negative emotions, improve your self-esteem and change unwanted behaviors
* Connect with like-minded women who use EFT for personal development & spiritual transformation
In this Group EFT is used to release the blocks in your energy system that cause emotions and undesirable physical conditions related to body image and weight issues. Because the group is all women participants are able to talk freely about the social pressure women are under to look a
certain way. We use EFT to release compulsive feelings towards certain foods, inner conflicts related to eating, and to bring about balance. Results have been impressive including weight loss, loss of inches, increase in exercise, and improvements in diet without having to "try" (the changes feel natural and without inner conflict). Everyone is encouraged to use EFT on a daily basis.
* "I have been able to eliminate my sugar craving, reduce the size of the portions I eat, become more physically active, and go down a dress size. The changes in my behavior have been a natural outcome of using EFT. I have not had to struggle or "try". EFT is a powerful tool and I recommend it, and Kay Christopher, to anyone who wants to improve their weight and/or body image." - Cindy, Austin TX
* My biggest win continues to be the freedom from chocolate cravings. As I told you, I used to have chocolate stashes in the refrigerator, pantry and a secret "emergency" supply. I ate chocolate at least once per day and often 2-4 times per day and lots of it at a time. Losing weight or inches was impossible. If I did without dark chocolate I would substitute chocolate cookies. I knew it was bad for me, but my will power/resolve took a back seat to cravings. This was until EFT. After the first training session in your workshop I went 10 days without eating chocolate. I even went to lunch with girlfriends. We didn't have a chocolate dessert. They shared something and I passed......
........I am thrilled to report that since the end of November (1.5 months) I have lost 1 1/2 inches from my waist......which has been my body's most stubborn fat repository. Legs, thighs and midriff have also lost inches and I have gone down 1-2 dress sizes... I still have a way to go ....but I'm finally going in the right direction. Thank you for bring EFT to my attention. - EFT Group participant, Austin, TX
* I hated cooking, hating being in the kitchen and had difficulty just reading one recipe. After tapping in one class with others and also tapping on my own, I'm now comfortable in the kitchen cooking every day. - EFT Group participant, Austin, TX
* I have specific food addictions. I brought the food to the EFT Body Image and Weight Group and tapped on my compulsions and my attachments to those foods diminished significantly. - EFT Group participant, Austin, TX
For more information see attached flyer
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L.B. answers from Corpus Christi on April 16, 2008
Once you tell yourself that you are going to do something, you just need have great self-control when it comes time to do whatever that "something" may be. When I wanted to start eating healthy, I just had to keep telling myself no, no, no to all those burgers. I would ever talk myself out of going through a drive-thru. It is very hard to do though. With the exercising, using an Ipod or listending to music while you walk or workout is extremely helpful. The music makes the time fly for me.
I'm sorry about you having no support from your husband. I know exactly how that feels. The first time I tried to do any type of "healthy living" my husband was not with me at all. Needless to say the grocery bill was a little more than it should have been, because of having to buy groceries for him and for me. Now I am at the point it he doesn't like it then he doesn't have to eat it. I make one meal for everyone. All my husband has to do is walk ten steps and make himself something else to eat.
I know that all of this is better said than done, but once you get into a routine of eating healthy and working out, it will come naturally and it won't be hard at all. I promise that it does get easier.
B.C. answers from Austin on April 16, 2008
I had some serious health problems which required me to try to lose weight. My spouse was somewhat less than supportive only if b/c like yours he likes his meat and potatoes (and ice cream). I decided that I would grocery shop and cook only the healthy things that I was suppose to eat. (I too have a problem with will power of not eating the "goodies" if available). He could either shop and cook his additional high fat, high salt items for himself or he could eat what is put in front of him. I told him in advance what I planned on doing and why. No surprise here, he ended up eating what was put in front of him b/c he had neither the time or the inclination to shop and cook.
A.V. answers from Houston on April 16, 2008
I don't mean to be rude, but if your husband doesn't like what you cook, he can make his own meal. I would cook one healthy meal for the whole family. You need to take of yourself, so you can care for your family.

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People keep saying that Kristen got the part of Edward Cullen for Rob. Do you really think that. If Rob did not fit their version of Edward then Kristen or no one else could make them cast him. His acting skills played a large part also. Robert Pattinson became more popular than even Kristen or Taylor. Young girls and grown women went to see Rob. Me included. Kristen sucked in that movie. Taylor not much better. Jealousy was rampet among the cast. There was to much Jacob in the last two movies. They made it look like Kristen was with Jacob most of the time. It only messed up the last two movies somewhat. They tried to make Edward a figure head and Jacob important. Did not work. For my friends and me. We went to see the character Edward played by Robert Pattinson. Rob did not ride ktistens coat tails she rode his to stay revelent. I don't think she ever loved Rob the way he loved her. She just wanted to prove that she was his women and to make people notice her. She made a foolnout of Rob and it backfired.
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Posted at 7:14 PM on July 5, 2013
Im sorry, but I just couldnt keep reading this bs. Like we all KNOW whats going on out there in good ole h-wood. By the way, if you got the first dvd for twilight they have an extra dvd in there, pop it into the dvd player and listen to what Steph Meyers had to say about this topic. Kristen did have a say in who was going to be her partner. Read before you write.
Well IM stunned young nurse at work showed me on my android old posts from 2012 on hl and other sites and the women Rob had been invoved with is mazing sexual relatios with so many in fact it seems he was late doing the reshoot scens for BD2 cos he was away with guess who the Camille Model! She is a RP fan through and through and her opinion is well Kristen was so ordinary looking IM not suprised he wanted to be with sexy women what man wouldnt I said well what would you have done if you was you OH she said Id have finished with him BUT then Im not likely to get a fab man like RP si I asked again well if yu did would you put up with his sexual antics she looked at me and said I dont know? Reality hit as I know her chap and he is lovely she ht way above her weight in the man dept So I said P your lovely a great nurse kind caring but lets be honest D is fab looking he could have any women he wanted she just looked at me and I said youd stay with him then and she said probably I love him SOOOOO is Kristen any different y to you she had to admit no! I dont know if he was with sexually other women but saw the pictures loads of them with Ash Cammilr Cronds daughter and a girl called Kay and others all while goint out with and living with Kristen these piccies are there for all to see but hidden deep in sites
If only 50% of any of this is true that poor cow
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Posted at 10:32 PM on June 30, 2013
Omg. Not about your post (too long, not enough time) but that you just finally clarified that you are the Margaret who is the UK nurse/therapist. Your comments are an insult to both professions. I have a feeling you are very troubled, but hide it well at work. Which is ten times worse… Such hate that you have spewed in past comments are not what I'd expect from one of my fellow professionals. Are you an RN or LPN or CNA? Are you an actual licensed therapist? I almost hate to find out. Maybe better to spare me.
Posted at 7:46 PM on July 1, 2013
Lawyers RP and KPs reputation was starting to look bad startint to seem all was not as said as he finished with Kristen and reason GO look you wont find mention of RS texting her and Rob findind it as it was the only one thing that could be proved in a court of law as untrue libelous CELL records so it came down If you fond any mention now its always Wonder if RS was in touch with KS
Posted at 8:23 PM on June 30, 2013
If they are just friends why HL is not allowed to mention Katy and rob. Check yourself. Google rob and you will not fined Katy mentioned at all. Week or so ago HL was constantly having headlines about robs friendship with her. So somebody did leak reason. It will be all over internet soon.
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Well who would you like him to go ot with NOT JL shes courting NOT the model shes courting KPPancake face shes got John Mayer back to heel as was her intention Carry she involved Mila Involved theres not so mnay young A lister HW forbes top 50 women with 37 films to their names still under 25 name 1 Maybe a nice English girl who will want to live in England then youve lost him name someone youd honestly hand on heart aprove of? Beside yourself heheheheh
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Posted at 12:53 AM on June 30, 2013
HL might be trash but here we all are. Kristen is the only who cares if Rob was with another woman and once again take my word for it she was with RS because something was very wrong in her relationship. If I had to guess I think it was a combination of the rumors about Rob, Rob wanting to be alone, his moodiness, her just being tired of his insecurities, and most of all the press pushing them constantly. SHE MADE A MISTAKE so now it's time to let it go. Why keep beating this old story it won't change a thing.
OH MARY I wont take your word show us proof pictures certified written statements jounolists for reputable papers who have seen Kristen with Robert since last July. Yes she was in a xcrushy crush with RS I dont disagree and yes there had to be something wrong in her life for her to sucumb to the charms of an older man and I tihnk we know what that was RP His film Cosmos had been released in the MAY and it bombed wasnt even shown it was shelved Critics didnt like it it was and is considered his only failure Crons and Im sure he only got MTTS cos his beloved daughter begged hm hes rich enough and shes Daddies girl and he was out and about with ehr Kristen turned up and he was out with Crons daughtrer having :dinner: they put Kruisten who could buy and sell Rob in his caravan where she waited for his return. His COSMOS has never seen the klight of day untill earlier this month 13mnths after its non release on DVD meanwhile Kristen had the huge HITSNW world wide box office so much so shes signed for the sequel next Spring in UK POOR Rob couldnt turn a trick I bet he was pissed jel angry moody all perfectly normal we all kow we hurt the ones we love BUT shes was 22 been with him since 18 the glow had gone he and she probably took soe for granted He had to be unhappy worried nervy that nothing none of hs hs films other than TWIS have worked maybe who kows what happened but she turned to RS who Id say took advantage I mean come on he was old enough to be her Dad he was married wife children already nearly been divorced twice from Liberty Sehe well she was an idiot and shes paid and paid for it Thing is its all over now Shes had to move on and shes again doing it well 3 maybe 4 folms in the next 12months award ceromonie to attend Top 50 forbes list she also handed ut an Oscar too this year POOR Rob all hes done since 2011 make Cosmos and in Jan 2012
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wow!!!!—another dimension to the lies—i am sure the girls in that car appreciate being called hookers—–why do you ks fans have to keep making up these absurb lies???—you know NOTHING about either of them —i guess it gives you something to do in your twilight fantasy that you cant seem to get out of—————————
@Kay–wow you have a lot of hate inside you—calm down girl—most of the news we are reading is all made up by HL to provoke their fans—only time will heal their hurt—think of it this way they were together for about 4 years—maybe a separation is what both need at this time—I split from my girlfriend for 6 months then finally after playing the field I realized how much I loved and missed her, we are together now and plannning to marry in the fall, so my point to all this is if they are meant to be together, they will be—- only time will tell. I wish them both success, they had great chemistry when together, I hope they can reunite and not take advise from others—it is what they think and do that matters in the end.
Posted at 9:43 PM on June 28, 2013
James, glad to hear you and your girlfriend worked things out. Refreshing to hear. Congrats! My hope is that Rob finds happiness again, and Kristen does too, whether with someone new, or as in your case, with each other again. If it is together, then that will mean they worked out their issues. They seemed to be in love all those years, and it is sad to see it over. While I kind of doubt it could work out that way, it would be great for them if it did.
Come back and give a man's POV again once in awhile! As you worded it, I want him to "play the field", as how else can he find that someone who is meant to be? You click with some and not with others. Trial and error. And as you said, this break may be what he needs to get over the transgression.
LOL! people ! there is NO news here. They have nothing to report except a make-up story. Rob goes home to Kristen every night. You'll not find the truth here. The nannies and wanna be nannies are keep commenting, it's off balance. When a NEW picture surface, Bonnie will take you to the drama land again, and the nannies believe what she fed you, don't you see the pattern.
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Just see the mags, see the pics, listen to the gossip, etc.. always had "friends" usually female around him…thats all the proof I need and I loved them as a couple, it disturbed me to read and see pics over the years, always referred to as "friends"…I thought Kristen was naive to stay. I wish them both luck…they need it to go forward. (note how fast KP showed up..like he had no malw friends to go to. Stop the hate Kay!
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It's great to see Rob's out and about. I doubt very much he is hitting on all these women that the gossip sites write about. First it was Katy then that blonde playwright and now a mystery brunette. From the little I've observed Rob is careful about who he dates. Maybe this brunette is someone Nick Jarecki introduced him to. Rob deserves to be happy. People should quit bashing him.
Posted at 7:01 PM on July 2, 2013
I totally agree with you. I don't understand why Kristens fans are so hard on Rob. They don't like him but wants him to continue a love relationship with Kristen. I wish Rob and Kristen well. They are moving on, so why cant Kristens fans. Doesn't make any sense. I don't think this site tell the truth all the time. But that's entertainment I guess.
Posted at 1:07 PM on June 28, 2013
The only reason he went back to her after filming The Rover was because the contract was not up yet and the BD2 DVD release was coming up. I've never seen two people who were supposedly so much in love look so miserable together. Looks like they were both relieved to be away from one another.
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Hi Charity. I've asked this before, but no answer. Its been referred to before. How can you tell what is a Rob's pg or what is a Kristen's pg? I can't tell by reading the title of HL's post that this is supposedly on Kristen's page?. Seems HL still has them on a joint page, which no longer makes any sense. P.S. refreshing to read a sensible comment from a fan
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Posted at 7:34 AM on June 28, 2013
Anyone who would BOYCOTT one of their movies just because they are trying to live out their own lives in such a harsh spotlight – and FAILING in your opinion – is just OVERLY-obsessed and disappointed that they haven't got the fantasy THEY wanted to see play out between these two. GROW UP, TwiLadies!!!
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you guys are insane.your negative comments reflects how negative your mind is.you are continuously insulting someone who didn't ever harm you.do you ever consider that maybe your negative comments can effect their carrier.to both of their fans are you guys happy to the get negative response they are getting for your negative comments.if you DONT LOVE ROB/KRISTEN THEN LEAVE HE/SHE ALONE, ADMIRE THE ONE YOU LOVE BY NOT INSULTING THE OTHER ONE.PLEASE GUYS LET IT GO.THEY DIDN'T INTERFERE IN YOUR PR THEN DONT INTERFERE IN THEIR PR.PLEASE.
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Posted at 3:31 AM on June 28, 2013
OK Bonnie where did you get this stupid story from. You really know nothing at all. Your "SOURCES" is getting tiring. Please one minute you are saying that it is good to see him smiling and sexy, since his split from Kristen. Why is it every time you write some B..sh.t story about the pair of them you always bring up the cheating scandal. It has been 12 months already and still you bring it up. It is because of people like you that that everyone else brings it up. But I notice you have nothing new to write about. Now you are saying that Rob is dating a mystery brunette, OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, if you look at he woman she looks to old for him. He was with 2 other people a guy who was driving and a woman sitting next to him. Also your picture of Rob that night have him getting out of 2 different cars. So obviously they were 2 different nights. You don't know anything about Kristen and how she was feeling about the party.; She wasn't even in LA she was on her road trip. Stop making up things. No-one has seen Kristen since she got home to LA, so how can you say a source close to her told you. No-one in their right mind would even consider talking to you. I am surprised your husband has put up with you for this long. I would like to see your husband cheat on you and see how you feel. It seems you are more interested in writing sh.t about Rob and Kristen and it is not even true. Well I should imagine that your life in the next 2 months is going to get really boring because both Rob and Kristen will be away filming. Rob will be in Canada to start filming MTTS on 8th July and Kristen is suppose to be in LA filming Camp X-RAY from 15th July. I'm surprised you haven't sent people from this trashy site to follow Rob and Kristen around to get your trashy stories while they are filming. WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE THEM ALONE. GET A REAL JOB ONE THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOOD AT, but wait you aren't good at anything else except writing trash about Rob and Kristen. No-one would even think about hiring you if they wanted to keep their reputation in tact. Even magazines and the papers here in Australia wouldn't hire you because you print things that have never been investigated and there are laws here in Australia that the magazines and papers and the media have to abide by otherwise they could end up in court or law suits. So they know they have to have the proof and pictures before they are allowed to write their stories and print them. Just look at the 2 radio announcers that did that terrible thing with Kate Middleton and what happened to that poor nurse. So our laws here are much more stringent than I guess they are in America.Because it seems that you are allowed to write and print whatever you please and no-one bothers to ask you to provide the proof what a shame. PLEASE ROB AND KRISTEN ALONE – HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE TO THEM ALREADY WITH YOUR TRASHY STORIES.
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Zerhouni Explains it All in Science Magazine
Hopefully all of our SPIN readers have seen NIH Director Elias Zerhouni's commentary in Science magazine published on November 17, 2006. Because what he says is so important, we are excerpting part of it here. Bottom line--yes, it is harder to get funded at NIH these days due to the increase in applications and tightening budget, but many opportunities remain.
Election Results Decoded
The November 7th election substantially stirred up the nation's political climate when Democrats regained control of both chambers of Congress.
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APA Science Policy Gets a Preview of the New House Science Committee Agenda; Board of Scientific Affairs Policy Retreat; Friends of NIDA Delivers Treatment Guide to Capitol Hill; Animal Terrorism Law to be Signed by President; APA Invites Applications for 2007-2008 Science Policy Fellowship; NSF Meetings Focus on Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences; Brad Olson Chats Up the Drug Czar; Congratulations Karen Studwell! Welcome Elizabeth Hoffman!


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CM names white and Royal Bengal tiger cubs at Vandalur zoo; launches research and breeding centres
When animal caretaker K. Chelliah released seven tiger cubs from tiny, custom-made boxes into an enclosure on Friday morning, they ran forward towards the visitor who had come to see and name them.
On her maiden visit to the Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur as Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa was all smiles as she watched the white cubs frisk about behind the 7-ft. steel mesh that ran around the cubs' circular enclosure.
After telling zoo director KSSVP Reddy that the cubs looked healthy, she asked him about the food given to them and the reason behind their being white.
"They look healthy and are very active," the CM said.
The naming ceremony then began. The two white male cubs were named Arjuna (bright and bold) and Athreya (container of glory).
The two female white cubs are now Kaveri (holy river) and Chitra (bright-coloured).
The three female Royal Bengal tiger cubs will now be known as Nethra (eyes); Vidya (knowledge and clarity) and Aarthi or worship. After spending nearly 15 minutes with the cubs,
Ms. Jayalalithaa walked towards the enclosure, where Anu, the oldest female white tigress resides along with her large family.
There, the CM saw the two white cubs she had named Rama and Chandra in 2011, who have now grown up.
Her next stop was the elephant moat where she watched the feeding of four elephant calves that had been rescued from the forests of western Tamil Nadu a few years ago. Before she left the zoo, the CM spent a few minutes at the pygmy hippopotamus enclosure.
The idea of giving Tamil names to cubs began a few years ago, when then Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi named a male and two female white tiger cubs Sembian, Indra and Valli respectively in September 2010.
In October 2012, three female lion cubs were named Kala, Maya and Nila.
Ms. Jayalalithaa also launched a series of projects by the State Forest Department including the setting up of a dedicated research centre for wild animals, a rare wild species breeding scientific research centre and the Tamil Nadu Forest Academy Centenary building in Coimbatore.
The wild animal research centre will be built at a cost of Rs. 27.13 crore and will collect and provide information on all kinds of animals. It will also have a research laboratory and separate laboratories for herbivorous and carnivorous animals. The breeding centre will be set up at a cost of Rs. 5 crore.


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Numbers Don't Lie…and They are the Chamber's!
Posted by KWCRT Admin on May 12th, 2013 in News, Resource.Thanks to Chuck Sherman who offered some great commentary over on our Facebook page (Found Here) wherein he analyzed a few numbers provided by none other than the Key West Chamber of Commerce. At the heart of the matter, Sherman took a look at the factual data compiled when cruise ship passenger traffic actually decreased. What happens to tax revenue, and what happens to unemployment and jobs when cruise passenger traffic actually decreases? Well let's have a look…
Sherman drew attention to a page on the Key West Chamber's website (Found Here) and a statistical report (Found Here) that they compiled that precisely answered those exact questions above.
We took the liberty to compile the data from their report into a spreadsheet.
It clearly illustrates that since 2009, as the number of cruise ship passengers has declined, both bed tax, and taxable sales has INCREASED. Regarding jobs, even though proponents of the "study" led by the Chamber suggest that jobs and the economy is their greatest concern, the Chamber's own numbers illustrate that the employment picture actually improved as cruise passenger traffic fell off over the last four years. But why struggle with numbers when we can compile easy to understand graphs.
Let's first take a look at Bed Tax revenue. Cruise passengers down, tax revenue up.
Next, let's peruse Monroe County Taxable Sales….hmmm, here we see another obvious trend. Cruise passengers down, taxable sales up.
Finally, let's take a look at both the number of unemployed persons, and the unemployment rate. Go figure, as cruise passenger traffic falls off, there is actually a lower unemployment rate, and less people unemployed. Thanks again to Chuck for highlighting this very important factual element of the discussion.
Mark Songer (Visitor)
Looks pretty clear that the jobs created in hospitality and attractions segments were a lot more important to Key West than any jobs lost to the decline in cruise passengers.


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Fred's Inc. aims to make pharmacy a centerpiece of its stores under a major rebranding and remodeling program.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Fred's Inc. aims to make pharmacy a centerpiece of its stores under a major rebranding and remodeling program.
Slated to kick off next year, the plan is designed to emphasize the key traffic-driving areas of stores, with remodels featuring a "significantly greater focus on pharmacy," chief executive officer Bruce Efird said Tuesday in a conference call with analysts on Fred's third-quarter results.
"The goal is to transition our entire fleet of stores to the new format by 2011," Efird said.
As part of remodels rolled out this year, which reflected findings of shopper and customer traffic studies, the pharmacy department and health and beauty aids section were brought up closer to the front of the store, among other changes, he explained.
"Those stores have outperformed our traditional stores to date," Efird said, adding that the new format will expand on the improvements made in the 2009 remodels.
Pharmacy has been a solid performer for the 665-store discount general merchandise chain, according to executives.
"During the third quarter, our pharmacy program witnessed strong growth in both sales and script counts, and Fred's achieved a key milestone with the opening of our 300th pharmacy," Efird stated.
Rick Chambers, executive vice president of pharmacy operations, cited the retailer's Prescription Plus program and flu shot business as the main factors propelling pharmacy results in the quarter.
The program, which offers discounts on branded and generic drugs, including 30-day supplies of over 300 generics for $4, started in September and garnered 3,500 new members per week during the third quarter, Chambers said, adding that he expects that rate to continue in the fourth quarter. Overall, the chain has 129,000 Prescription Plus members.
In the 13-week quarter ended October 31, Fred's opened eight pharmacies, including the 300th unit in Greenwood, Miss. For the year to date, the retailer has opened 18 pharmacies, including seven express pharmacy outlets.
The company is also continuing pharmacy acquisition activity, spending $3.1 million on that front in the third quarter, according to chief financial officer Jerry Shore.
Plans call for $7 million in pharmacy acquisition expenditures in 2009, increasing to $15 million in 2010 and 2011, Efird said.
Overall for the third quarter, Fred's reported a 1% gain in sales to $422.4 million, with a 1% uptick in comparable-store sales. During the first nine months of 2009, total sales dipped 1% to nearly $1.32 billion, and comparable-store sales inched up 0.8%. The company didn't break out pharmacy and front-end same-store results.


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Nursing a Profession with Potential
By Mary Chachas Maureen Keefe's decision to become a nurse was considered somewhat novel in her family; her mother and several aunts were teachers. But, from pediatric nurse to administrator, her career choices reflect foresight and ambition, perfectly suited to the times and options available to her along the way. In July 2001, Keefe became dean of the University of Utah College of Nursing, capping a career that has gone upward like a tower of building blocks. She is, however, a somewhat nontraditional academician, consistently combining hospital administration and teaching, experience that gives her an important perspective in dealing with a current major issue in the profession: the interwoven shortage of direct-care nurses and nurse educators. "The thing that's great about a nursing career is the range of opportunity for work and intellectual growth. There is clinical work, teaching, research, and a melding of the three," said Keefe, R.N., Ph.D. She speaks from experience. Drawn to nursing as a teenager when she volunteered as a hospital candy striper, she did her undergraduate work at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, receiving a bachelor's degree in nursing in 1970. Her first job, at Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan, was "somewhat constraining," so she found a niche in public health with the Washtenaw County Health Department in Ypsilanti, Mich. A pediatric nurse, she managed a well-baby clinic for the health department and served as a school nurse for children with special needs. Still looking to advance her career, she decided to become a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP), and headed west. She had read about the nurse practitioner program at the University of Colorado, where the first such training program was created in 1965. The NP designation applies to a registered nurse with advanced academic and clinical experience who can work independently as part of a health-care team. "It was an enriching experience for me. I studied with two leading pediatricians of the time, Henry Silver and Henry Kempe, and also completed my master's degree," Keefe said. Work as a pediatric nurse practitioner for a network of community clinics followed. Her work at the University of Colorado had not gone unnoticed, however, and she was invited to teach in the nurse practitioner program and do research on two projects. One focused on preparing hearing and vision screenings for preschool children at a much younger age (3-4 years), and the second evaluated nurse practitioners' performance in patient care. She enjoyed her research and faculty roles, and began working toward a doctorate in nursing, which she received in 1984. This was followed by a year as a postdoctoral research fellow in developmental psychobiology in the University of Colorado medical school's Department of Psychiatry. She subsequently served for eight years as vice president for nursing research and education, and associate director of the Kempe Research Center at The Children's Hospital in Denver, then as associate dean for practice at the University of Colorado School of Nursing. Her 20-year stay in Denver gave her children, a son and daughter, the stability of living in one place for an extended period, perhaps a response to her own family's frequent moves, she said. As a child, she lived in a number of different states; her father's work with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons required that the family relocate every two to three years. When her children went off to college, she and her husband, Mick Gaviglio, went to South Carolina, where she became dean and professor of the College of Nursing at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, a position she held from 1995 until she came to Utah. Keefe was attracted to Utah by the college's strong education program, with its great variety of programs, 13 nursing subspecialties, and by the fact that Utah had one of the nation's first doctoral programs in nursing and has the state's only such program. "The University provides doctoral-prepared nursing faculty for the state's eight institutions that train nurses and also for the Intermountain region," said Keefe, who holds the Louis H. Peery Presidential Endowed Chair at the U. "One of the factors in the existing nursing shortage is the shortage of nursing educators. We cannot admit more men and women into nursing programs unless there are faculty available to teach them, and we must figure out how to supply these educators." This combined shortage is nationwide, and there is no easy solution. A request by the Utah Nursing Leadership Forum for $2.2 million for faculty recruitment and retention, which would allow a 20 percent increase in enrollment in the state's nursing programs, was not funded by this year's Utah State Legislature. Now, the forum (a statewide group of 30 deans, directors, and chief nurse executives, chaired by Keefe) and the Medical Education Council of the Utah Hospitals & Health Systems Association will return to a legislative committee with specific strategies to address the shortage of registered nurses. A 5 percent cut in the nursing college budget this year will require placing a cap on enrollment, limiting new baccalaureate students to 50 each semester, according to Keefe. The lack of sufficient nursing faculty is one factor in the nursing shortage. This is complicated by the aging nursing workforce. Within the next five years, one-fourth to one-third of direct-care nurses and nursing faculty will retire, said Keefe, who serves on the University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics Board. Another factor is the increased demand for nurses within and outside the hospital setting, in areas such as critical care, long-term care and assisted-living facilities, outpatient surgicenters, and insurance and managed care companies. Keefe believes the current nursing shortage will be severe and sustained enough to push aside traditional thinking about how to educate nurses and how to prepare enough nursing educators. One option the faculty is currently working on is a post-master's degree certificate to teach, Keefe said. Keefe has been a researcher for a long time, and one of the things she wants to do is to support and strengthen the college's research mission. There are several funded research areas, the largest emphasis being in oncology nursing. Other research areas with growth potential are aging and end-of-life care, and women's health/midwifery. Keefe also wants to propose mission-blending: a philosophy of working to integrate research opportunities with faculty practice and teaching. Keefe, a member of the Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute Board, has studied fussy babies, and their mothers, for 15 years. She found out when she had her children that there was not good enough information on how to manage a fussy baby. Her daughter (who was a fussy baby) has suggested she title her next publication for parents "For Cryin' Out Loud." A clinical model based on the premise that colic is a behavioral-state regulation disorder, similar to a developmental sleep disorder, rather than a result of milk allergies or gas pains, was tested by Keefe in South Carolina and in Denver. The four-year, federally funded study was called the REST regimen: reassurance, empathy, support, and timeout for families of fussy babies. Data are now being analyzed at the U of U. Sigma Theta Tau, the nursing honorary society, has presented Keefe with its Research Excellence Award; she is now a member of the board of directors of Sigma Theta Tau International. She also is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Coming to Utah, a career move for Keefe, was still very much a mutual decision with her husband. An architect, he has always done consulting throughout the country, so they had no trouble deciding to move west, closer to their children and his parents. They like being near mountains or ocean. In South Carolina, they took up scuba diving; now, they're looking forward to hiking in Utah's mountains. What does Keefe think of young men and women entering the nursing profession today? She describes them as an impressive and very well-qualified group with high grade point averages. They're "passionate, bright, and energized with a can-do attitude," Keefe said. "They feel empowered and have ideas for health care. They see nurses as experts in healing and health promotion, and see the profession's potential." We always welcome your comments about the magazine. Address letters to: Editor, Health Sciences Report, Office of Public Affairs, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132. FAX: (801) 585-5188. E-mail: email@example.com. |


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Ricky Burns will take on talented Mexican Miguel Vazquez in a mouth-watering lightweight unification fight at Wembley Arena on March 16.
'Rickster' recently missed out on a fight with WBC champion Adrien Broner, because the proposed February date came too soon after a long camp for his December fight that was eventually scrapped.
However, promoter Frank Warren has pulled a rabbit out of the hat by matching IBF champion Vazquez (33-3) with his WBO title holder.
The light-punching Vazquez picked up the strap in 2010 and will be making his fifth defence, two of which came within six weeks of each other at the end of last year.
Scotland's Burns made two defences of his belt in 2012, scoring an impressive stoppage victory over Kevin Mitchell in September.
Vazquez campaigned at light-welterweight for much of his early career, suffering two early losses to then up-and-coming countryman Saul Alvarez.
The only other defeat on his impressive CV came against the still-unbeaten WBO light-welterweight Timothy Bradley.
On a cracking show, Nathan Cleverly makes a mandatory defence of his WBO light-heavyweight title against Robin Krasniqi while George Groves fights Mohamed Ali Ndiaye for the European super-middleweight strap.
The bill also marks the return of heavyweight Dereck Chisora, who is hoping to have his licence back by then.
Chisora was last seen getting knocked out by David Haye last year in a fight sanctioned by the Luxembourg board, as the Londoner was banned by the BBBofC following his unseemly scrap with Haye at a Munich press conference following his loss to Vitali Klitschko.
Liam Walsh, who was Burns' original opponent in December, will defend his Commonwealth super-featherweight title against Canadian Logan McGuinness after recovering from injuries sustained in a car crash.


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by FN Dish Editor in View All Posts, February 17th, 2011Every week in this spot, FoodNetworkFans.com will give you the latest dish about chefs on the web.
We love to watch our favorite chefs on the Food Network, but celebrity chefs are about so much more than their restaurants and TV shows. Being a fan is so much easier these days with chefs updating us about their lives on Facebook and Twitter. Faithful followers can find out what they are having for dinner in their own homes, the specials running in their restaurants and who they pick as their favorite sports teams.
Bobby Flay's Horse Habit You already know Bobby is fast in the kitchen, but did you know he races horses? In November his horse, "More Than Real" won the $1 Million Juvenile Fillies Turf at the Breeders' Cup. In this HULU video he shares the details of his stable. He and his wife have been spotted at the Kentucky Derby and you can watch a YouTube video of Chef Flay calling a race at Saratoga. Bobby credits his grandfather for developing his love of horse racing. "My grandfather first took me to Belmont one summer and then took me to Saratoga, where I really fell in love with racing" he said. "Most people who go to Saratoga for the first time become fans for life. The magic of Saratoga does that to you."
Food Network Banned? Recently the AFP reported that Iranian state run television has banned cooking shows that feature western cuisine. According to the report, cooking shows are very popular with the Iranian people and many shows featuring foreign foods and cooking styles have aired on daytime television. But in an effort to fight "western influences" any show featuring non-Iranian dishes will be banned. Perhaps they fear the demand for butter would become too great if Paula Deen makes her debut?
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Later that year, the department investigated Perry for barging into an ex-girlfriend's house at 2 in the morning. The investigation concluded that "the lack of discretion Officer Perry displayed brought discredit to himself and this agency."
Police Chief James Cameron cajoled the city's Board of Police Commissioners to fire Perry, writing that Perry "continues to make decisions involving both his on- and off-duty conduct that continually bring this department and the town of Madison into disrepute." And the costs of investigating this one officer was mushrooming, he added.
Cameron lost that battle, but in 1997, he pleaded with the board once again to fire Perry over two incidents involving poor conduct with the public. With the noose slowly tightening around his neck, Perry resigned from the Madison force late that year.
Like a badge-toting Eveready bunny, Perry kept going. After a brief stint as a patrolman in the City of New Fairfield, he began working as a field investigator for an insurance company and as a part-time patrolman for the Town of Washington, a tiny burg of 4,000 people in the state's rural northwest.
By the fall of 2000, however, the head constable had placed Perry on temporary leave for allegedly harassing another former live-in girlfriend. The alleged harassment victim also claimed that Perry had sneaked into her home to take some jewelry. In a memo to the town's top elected official, Alan Chapin, who was the de facto police chief, the department's head constable wrote that Perry "demonstrates a lack of maturity on his part that presents questions as to whether or not he can be trusted to carry out the functions of a police officer." He anticipated meeting with an assistant state attorney to discuss possible criminal charges. Three weeks later, on August 30, 2000, Chapin formally asked Perry for his resignation. He fired Perry two weeks later after getting no response.
Far to the south, Perry was applying for a job with BSO.
Perry's law enforcement transgressions in Connecticut should have made him unemployable as a cop. After all, what better to judge a job candidate by than his track record?
BSO has a lengthy application process that involves medical and psychological examinations, drug screening, and a background investigation that includes employment, personal, and neighborhood references. For the past eight years, many of those background investigations have been contracted out to Five Star Investigations, owned by Richard Barrett, a former BSO deputy captain who retired in 1997. Under Barrett's original contract, BSO paid him $60 per applicant and $8.50 per employment verification he made. In August 2000, those terms were changed to $100 per applicant, which would include two employer verifications, and $10.75 for each additional verification.
BSO's system of backgrounding candidates for sworn officer positions, however, isn't rigorous enough to weed out cops like Perry who are not fully truthful on their applications. In the case of applicants who aren't local, virtually all verifications are done over the phone; forms are not sent to previous employers requesting an evaluation or copies of records. In Perry's case, neither Barrett nor anyone else in the agency's human resources division ever requested personnel documents from the Connecticut police departments not even a summary of closed internal affairs investigations.
Worse yet, in Perry's case, Barrett didn't even conduct a complete phone background check with the Madison PD, where Perry had spent most of his police career. Barrett was told that only the police chief, who was on vacation that week, could answer questions about Perry's performance. Barrett didn't bother to call back, nor did he mention this information gap in his summary report.
And Perry's case is not an isolated one.
In August 1998, Barrett completed a background summary report for Michael Doane, a strong-chinned 24-year-old with dark hair who lived in the Tampa area. Doane had worked for the Polk County Sheriff's Office for two and a half years and left in mid-1997. On his application for a job at BSO, he gave his reason for leaving the deputy's job as "injury and political."
Despite this tantalizing disclosure, Barrett and BSO's human resources didn't seriously dig into Doane's past, and he was hired in late 1998.
In reality, Doane had been repeatedly disciplined during his short tenure with the Polk County Sheriff's Office and ultimately fired. His disciplinary records were readily available from that agency but were never requested. Many of the incidents revealed a young man with a lack of good judgment, but others were serious, a foreshadowing of what was to come in Broward County.
Among the Polk County incidents, Doane was reprimanded for "careless actions" in driving his squad car to the scene of a burglary, an incident that left another deputy injured. On another occasion, he kicked in the door of a home without proper cause.
By July 1997, the agency decided to terminate him for excessive use of force, a case in which he punched a handcuffed suspect four times in the back of the head. The memo informing Doane he was fired noted that he showed "a disregard for authority." Doane refused to sign the memo and submitted his resignation instead.
If BSO had difficulty in discovering what "political" problems caused Doane to leave the Polk County Sheriff's Office, Gary Kollin had no problem at all. A Plantation attorney with a striking resemblance to a young Burl Ives, Kollin looked into BSO's hiring practices a few years ago as part of a lawsuit he filed on behalf of a Jamaican-American man who alleged that Doane had falsely arrested him in a Broward County park. Kollin noticed Doane's 14-month hiatus from law enforcement after leaving Polk County and, suspicions raised, simply requested documents.


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Celine: Through the Eyes of the World
Presented as a "performance" rather than a documentary of her 2008-2009 "Taking Chances" world tour, "Celine: Through the Eyes of the World" is an insult to your intelligence on many levels. Television writer/director-turned-glorified-editor Stéphane Laporte spastically splices together performances of the same song from diverse global locations like Cape Town and Dubai so that you can't get the continuity of a single show. Back stage shenanigans, photo-ops with foreign children, teary-eyed press conferences, and saccharine moments with her family, bodyguards, and dance crew substitute for a storyline. Perhaps the most glaring example of corporate pop music on the planet today, Celine plays to the lowest common denominator masses who have sipped from her egomaniacal Kool-Aid and are only too happy to blabber on about it. Like an amped-up cross between Ann Coulter and Sarah Jessica Parker, the singer gesticulates and pulls faces like a circus clown as she exaggerates the literal import of every oh-so-spirit-lifting song. Think of her as the anti-Sinatra. Distrustful of her abilities, Celine smothers every song with cloying histrionics tilted to make you feel like you're being force-fed a giant box of gooey chocolates with a rhinestone-encrusted funnel. There's nothing smart or natural in her performance. Even as a skilled vocal technician, here is a singer who doesn't know the first thing about phrasing or mood. Perhaps a few years with some Lou Reed records would help. I'm not kidding. The irony is that Celine's overkill act might work better as an off-off-Broadway performance art piece about greed. In New York City, cinemas that charge $12.50 for films that screen several times a day, "Celine: Through the Eyes of the World" costs $15.00--because it's a "performance"--and is shown only once a day in a logic-defying schedule that switches from 7:30 at night to two-o'clock depending on the day. Oh yes friends, we've got a special one here.
Not Rated. 117 mins. (D) (One Star)
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Biographical and Playing Info
Given Name: Jonathan Paul Arencibia
Born: Miami, FL, USA, in 1986
School: Did not attend college.
Primary Position: Catcher
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Major League Games: 380
Primary Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Played For
Toronto Blue Jays (2010-2013)
First major league game: 8/7/2010
Final major league game:
Hall of Fame Voting
No Hall of Fame elections.
See his complete statistical record at baseball-reference.com