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April 29, 2015
Melding of Minds on the Future of Humanity Over an Arc Fusion Jeffersonian Dinner
Ever heard of a Jeffersonian dinner? I've been invited to one or two over the last few years, one of which was being held in Washington DC, where it was birthed in the 1800's by none other than Thomas Jefferson himself. Because of those invitations, I had some vague idea of what they were, but never actually participated in one until the Arc Fusion folks hosted one recently in San Francisco.
Photo credit: www.smithsonianmag.com
Rewind the clock to 1819 and visualize yourself at a long and decadently adorned table with Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, his elegant Virginia home. Around the table, you're seated with a group of people steeped deep in culture, philosophy, education, history, politics, art, literature, science and theology.
The idea behind a Jeffersonian Dinner is to bring people together from different disciplines, creating a new cause-centered community around a topic of importance or significance you might want to discuss for whatever reason. This can be done to tap into new resources, raise funds for a non profit or important issue, or simply to expand the group's thinking about a variety of topics.
It's important that it be somewhat intimate so 12-15 people at a table is a good size and I'd argue that while someone's home isn't a requirement, it makes it more personal -- a private dining room could also work.
The purpose of the Jeffersonian Dinner is to build a sense of community and partnership around a shared interest or theme. One of the rules is that everyone participates in a single conversation and are not encouraged to engage in one-on-one dialogues with their partners on either side.
Photo credit: blog.asana.com.
How fitting that the San Francisco Arc Dinner be held at the 1880's Payne Mansion on Sutter Street and also how intriguing that the topic at hand was not about the past, but about our fears and concerns for the future, say in 100 years.
David Ewing Duncan kicked off the event. A historian, author, journalist and also CEO of Arc Fusion, which celebrates the conversion of IT, healthcare and biotech, David decided to take us down memory lane before dinner.
Photo credit: Arc Fusion Website.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on April 29, 2015 | Filed in America The Free, Conference Highlights, Events, Magic Sauce Media, On Health, On Innovation, On People & Life, On Science, On Technology, On the Future, Reflections, San Francisco, TravelingGeeks, WBTW | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 20, 2015
Reflections on the East Coast West Coast Thing...
Preparing oneself mentally for leaving America's East Coast and its way of viewing the world is something I've done six times now, the first transition was to America's south, followed by Arizona and southern California and then, a few overseas stints where I lived in a variety of luxury, shacks and working class suburbs. In between, I hung my hat in villages, on a kibbutz, along the coast and amidst urban decay and sprawl.....I did it all.
Above, rural Virginia in all its glory, on a cold and brisk winter day.
Then, after many years doing what I was told in the Boston corporate world, I stored a three bedroom house in some warehouse in New Jersey and drove west in a silver Honda Accord named Hamilton with a kayak rack on its top. That was a decade ago. He's still with me btw and purring along.
Above, Boston's Charles River at dusk in the days when I lived there, not long before I moved west.
When you're born and bred in New England, East Coast roots are what you understand, what you know and connect to and the soil you want to touch when the tides are down, at least that's how it is for most people. I cried as I drove north on Route 128, for what I thought would be the last time, in a very long time. The car was packed, oozing with stuff I later would never need but couldn't part with at the time, and I looked like a young and modern version of a Beverly Hillbilly daughter, except with more miles under her belt.
I was bound for Canada since I was always one for choosing the path less taken and certainly zigzagging north and south over borders was one such way to do just that.
I could have taken Route 66 of course but I figured I had decades to tackle that one. Perhaps when I was old and gray and could whiz across in a slick purple aerodynamic RV just because I could?
En route, I was open to landing somewhere else other than San Francisco if another place spoke to me with more clarity, Portland and Seattle being on the top of my list, mainly for its access to some of the most beautiful mountains and scenery on America's west coast. My alternative route brought me into Canada, where I lost my radar detector during a police stop (who knew they were no no's in the Maple Leaf country?), before I then ventured south again through Wisconsin and Minnesota, both of which I loved.
It was summer, so fishing and camping were the order of the day, all of which I resonated with growing up in the Adirondack Mountains. (below a shot taken from this past fall of a trip through the Adirondacks - sunset at Caroga Lake).
I headed north again before making a central b-line through parts of Kansas, both Dakotas, Idaho and Montana. There I spent time in the land of the free where I discovered the solitude of America's western lands -- the nothingness of the plains where you could hear a pin drop and the air was quiet one minute and menacing the next. Ahhh yes, a decade ago.
I was younger then. I had visions of wearing a cowboy hat and boots with faded torn jean shorts and a stylish checked shirt that fit tightly but appropriately across my chest. Silver cuffs hung from my right wrist and a funky leather watch with an antiquated plate hung from my left. My visions included sitting at the counter of some $1 a coffee midwest diner with a girlfriend who was similarly dressed so we didn't look too out of place in a town we knew nothing about.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on March 20, 2015 | Filed in America The Free, Reflections, Travel, TravelingGeeks | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 27, 2015
Immerse Yourself in Wisdom, Compassion & Connection at TEDxBerkeley 2015
The sixth annual TEDxBerkeley, which will fill Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley CA tomorrow, February 28, will focus on Wisdom, Compassion and Connection. On stage in front of over 2,000 attendees, 57 speakers and performers will share riveting insights on these important and pivotal themes.
From Indian & Japanese Performers to Renowned Leaders, Professors & Apple's Co-Founder Steve Wozniak, don't miss the Live Stream at www.tedxberkeley.org.
This year's inspiring line-up aims to transform the way we think about ideas that can re-shape the world's priorities in education, science, the environment, healthcare and beyond, all of which is center to the core of TED.
Apple co-founder and philanthropist Steve Wozniak will close this year's sold out event. Those interested in hearing the 2015 speakers and performers can tune into the live stream at http://www.tedxberkeley.org starting at 10:00 am PST. The social media hashtag for the event is #TEDxBerkeley.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on February 27, 2015 | Filed in America The Free, Client Announcements, Entertainment/Media, Events, Magic Sauce Media | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 12, 2015
CES 2015 Wrap Up: From 3D Printing & Connected Devices to 4K TVs & Infrared CamerasThere was no shortage of companies jumping on the "we must be connected to everything, or else.." trend that was central to most announcements coming out of this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week, an event that I've been going to for a couple of decades.
It was even the heart of Samsung's keynote address this year. At the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), the main building for CES's heftiest exhibitors, it was Samsung (not Apple) who stole the show with its ever so impressive 360 screens that circled around its booth, showing flashy and compelling videos of cars racing and more.
It was all about their 4K TVs, which are bendable, flat and curved although Samsung had plenty to offer in the mobile, audio and home automation space as well. Samsung JS9500 series is a new concept in UHD (4K technology), which they tout as eco-friendly. It uses nano-crystal technology and an intelligent SUHD re-mastering picture quality engine, which gives vast improvements in contrast, brightness, color reproduction, and detail.
People seemed to be raving about FLIR at my evening networking events, a new infrared camera that connects to smartphones at around a $250 price point. As crazy as this sounds, the camera can spot pets and animals in the dark, as well as detect cold air drafts and leaking pipes in walls. FLIR ONE translates thermal energy into dynamic color images for personal safety, home repairs, outdoor adventures, and even artistic expression.
The "all things connected world" seemed to proliferate the Sands Convention Center, located just off the strip a stone's throw from the Wynn Hotel, where I demoing and singing Kolibree's praises, the world's first connected electric toothbrush with truly interactive feedback, gamification and 3D motion sensors. The toothbrush tells you how you've brushed, where you've brushed and where you haven't.
We had a dentist on-site who is also an advisor to the company explaining why this is important and how knowing where you're not brushing well empowers you to brush better next time around. In the old world, you'd only get that feedback from your dentist once a year, a far cry from the world we live in today where nearly everything can be connected thanks to Bluetooth technology.
A bit like Fitbit for your teeth, who also had a massive presence on the show floor not far from we hung our hats for the week, Kolibree differs from other connected brushes on the market, thanks to its proprietary technology, in that it provides an interactive map telling you exactly where you've missed, as well as where you've over-brushed and under-brushed.
All that data can be kept private or shared with your dentist, which is the first time that the dental industry will have access to this kind of data, all of which can be incredibly useful for both dentists and users.
Kolibree has teamed up with Dentegra who also had a presence at CES this year -- the combined forces will offer incentives and discounts on dental care, as well as 25% off the Kolibree toothbrush through the new Dentegra Smile Club to be launched early this quarter.
While healthcare is an obvious win for the connected market (think measurement of your sugar levels in real time if you're diabetic, feedback on your sleeping patterns so you can rectify through diet, exercise and other things, heart monitoring and reminders to take drugs), there were a host of other connected devices trying to prove that they were truly useful too.
The truth is - some were and some were....well, not so much.
New connected devices on the market seem to come in all types and sizes -- from blingy necklaces that vibrate when your husband sends you a text and baby diapers that let you know when your kid has pooped to washing machines, interactive cameras and Raticator, a rodent detectors that notify you when it has caught a rodent -- yes really (see the rat trap, a rat trap that uses a wifi chip to alert you when it electrocutes the rat).
Although I didn't see it, I heard about a toaster that notifies you when the toast is up. Really? Could I not see or hear it pop up from inside my kitchen?
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on January 12, 2015 | Filed in America The Free, Client Announcements, Conference Highlights, Events, Magic Sauce Media, On Health, On Innovation, On Mobile & Wireless, On Science, On Technology, TravelingGeeks, Videos, Web 2.0 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 11, 2015
Kolibree Connected Electric Toothbrush at CES 2015, First of its Kind with 3D Motion Sensors & Interactive Feedback
Kolibree was in full force last week at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. It is the only connected electric toothbrush on the market that gives you real-time feedback using its 3D sensors (9 axis), and built in accelerometer, gyrometer and magnetometer. Kolibree's proprietary technology knows whether you've effectively reached every zone of your mouth and statistically what areas you have missed.
Once you brush your teeth, feedback on how well you've brushed goes directly to your smartphone via Bluetooth and the data is stored in an individual profile – you can also store countless people's brushing habits on one smartphone, making it motivating for the whole family.
The data can be kept private or shared with your dentist. "What's great about the Kolibree toothbrush, for a dentist who focuses on children's dental care, is that I can see how well they're doing and can coach them on where to improve. For patients who have just had dental surgery, I can even recommend which vibration is the most effective one based on the condition of their mouth," said Holly Hasegawa, DDS, MS, Co-Founder and Advisor of Kolibree. Below, Holly demos Kolibree to an eager-to-learn consumer.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on January 11, 2015 | Filed in America The Free, Client Announcements, Conference Highlights, Events, Magic Sauce Media, On Health, On Innovation, On Technology | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Kolibree & Dentegra Announce Collaboration at CES 2015
Kolibree and Dentegra Insurance Company announced plans at this year's CES show in Las Vegas, to offer innovative Kolibree Connected Electric Toothbrush, dental discounts and rewards through new Dentegra Smile Club, slated to go live early this quarter.
Dentegra offers innovative and affordable dental insurance plans to individuals and groups in 38 states and is one of the nation's leading stand-alone dental issuers on the public health exchanges of the Affordable Care Act. The new Dentegra dental discount plan will not be an insurance program, but rather a part of Dentegra's new "Smile Club" connecting members to advances in dental health care, pricing transparency, reviews and discounts on dental products and services.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on January 11, 2015 | Filed in America The Free, Client Announcements, On Health, On Technology | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 23, 2014
Nicoise & Liquid Nitrogen Cooking at the International Culinary Institute in New York
You don't even have to read this site that often to know that I'm a huge fan of French culture, art and food/wine.
We Blog the World has a ton of content on France in general and I've written about the food in Paris numerous times, the most recent being my trip this summer and fall (yes, I graced Paris with my presence twice this year -- be sure to read my write-up on Michelin star La Cuisine) and Normandy and Brittany in September. Also learn more about Calvados and the foodie scene from my trip. So, whenever there is an opportunity to go deeper into the world of French food, you don't need to twist my arm very hard to say yes. This month at the International Culinary Institute in New York City, Anthony and I attended a food event dedicated to southern French cooking, specifically Nice. What was so magical about it was how it started....in a fog of smoke you wonder? No, not quite, but in a fog of smoking cold and scary looking frozen air so to speak. Yup -- the very cool effect of cooking with liquid nitrogen.
Cooking with liquid nitrogen isn't new but it's certainly not common and you don't get the experience of eating a dish immediately after the process in too many places. Apparently as far back as the 1800's, ice cream was made with liquid nitrogen, but today, it's really only used by the more innovative and cutting-edge chefs. The mayor of Nice (pictured below) and the head of the Nice Tourism board flew over for the event, as did some of the best chefs in Nice.
Below, the head of Nice's tourism board gives liquid nitrogen a try :-)
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on December 23, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, Europe, Events, On Food & Wine, On France | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 25, 2014
SAND 2014, The Nonduality Event That Bridges Science & Spirituality
SAND is such a great name for a conference and no, it doesn't hold that acronym because it's a travel conference that focuses on adventure in the sand. SAND stands for and is about all things that encompass Science and Nonduality.
The mission of SAND is to forge a new paradigm in spirituality, one that is not dictated by religious dogma, but based on timeless wisdom traditions of the world, informed by cutting-edge science, and grounded in direct experience.
I first attended the event two years ago (see my blog post from 2012), when it was held in Marin, just north of San Francisco. While they have an annual event in Europe as well, the U.S.-based event is always held in California.
This year, they headed south and set up shop for their nearly week long event at the Hayes Mansion on Edenvale Avenue in San Jose California, a resort which was once a lavish private estate.
People across continents and from all walks of life started flowing in on October 22 for this annual gem of an event. It was an entirely different vibe this year and I'm not sure if it was due to its extravagant venue choice, the fact that the quality of the content was even better or that I'm a little further along on my spiritual journey. My guess is that it's a combination of all three.
Surrounded by lush, emerald green lawns, accented with gardens of vibrant, colorful flowers and guarded by towering palm trees, the 100-year old mansion was transformed into a spiritual wonderland inside and out. Outside was an experiential oasis, which included a sound therapy tent run by Danny Goldberg (below).
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on November 25, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, Conference Highlights, Events, Magic Sauce Media, On People & Life, On Science, On Spirituality, On Technology, San Francisco, TravelingGeeks, Videos | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 24, 2014
On Japanese Quirks: Getting Over the Tokyo "Thing"
I spent a few weeks in Tokyo, the well recognized global city most frequent travelers have been to more than once. For this well-traveled chica, it was my first trip, largely since I had been told for years how hard it is to get around as well as how expensive it is to get around.
People also talked about the language barrier and truth be told, none of these stereotypes should scare a long time traveler and for some reason, between the stories and the radiation in the north, I put Japan on hold for awhile.
In just a few days, after nearly losing my cool getting lost five times in Shibuya's massive maze of a station, I fell in love with this renowned global Asian city.
First of all, a few surprises for the record. Formal But Genuine Friendliness: I was astonished how friendly people were despite the language barrier. Regardless of whether I was pointing to my map trying to get directions from a subway station to a restaurant or shop, or simply saying hello, I was greeted by a warm smile and a concerted effort to help even if they didn't speak any English at all.
One day as I flew forward in an effort to catch a fabulous shot in the north of Tokyo, I ended up face first on the ground, my camera lens thankfully was still in tact when I finally looked up. What wasn't in tact was my knee, which had lost a chunk of skin and was bleeding profusely. I tried to ignore this little incident because there were far too many photos to take and food to try, however a few women nearby came to my aid by pulling out band aids and antiseptic from their purses and offering them to me.
They wouldn't leave me alone until they were sure that my wound was covered and I was happily on my way. A similar thing happened in the airport on the way to Tokyo.
A Japanese woman sitting near me before we were due to board, noticed that I was shivering from JFK's overly active air conditioning system. She grabbed her shawl and wrapped it around my shoulders, which not only took me by surprise, but for a moment, I thought I was in a small village and not an international city airport.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on November 24, 2014 | Filed in On Japan, Travel, TravelingGeeks, Videos | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Idea Festival 2014, Where Creativity & Innovation Converge
Imagine an eclectic conference in the heart of bourbon country that brings together thought leaders, big thinkers, educators, scientists, politicians, urban planners, technologists, authors, artists, students and musicians under one roof? And...that is not by all means an exhaustive list.
Idea Festival is the one event that I've jumped on an airplane for every year, bound for Louisville Kentucky to make the time for a four day discussion on creativity and innovation.
Last year's event coverage will give you a taste of who they attract and while the focus may change slightly depending on who's on the main stage, the mission remains the same: to Stay Curious.
Hear from founder and the force behind Idea Festival Kris Kimel; a snippet from a video I shot a couple of years ago will demonstrate his passion for the event and why he started it.
Think of it as an intellectual playground in one of America's most interesting southern cities where people celebrate ideas, creativity and transformational learning across multiple disciplines, including science, technology, design, education, philosophy, business and the arts.
While not in any of these categories, Walgreen's Chief Diversity Officer Steve Pemberton received a standing ovation for his talk that not just touched on diversity but what it means to be human. His childhood was far from stellar, yet he managed to rise above inequality and obstacles thrown in his path to where he sits today.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on November 24, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, Conference Highlights, Entertainment/Media, Events, Magic Sauce Media, On Technology, TravelingGeeks | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 23, 2014
The Paris That I Never Seem to Tire Of...
I'm in a taxi whizzing down Boulevard de Magenta, one of those wider than normal Parisian streets. There are cheap shops where you can buy mobile phones, bags and wedding dresses in the windows on both sides and you wonder what surprise will come around the next corner.
We pass a sign for a Bach concert at one of the music halls, somewhere around Place de Clichy. My driver hangs a right on Rue de Rocroy and the street gets narrower. Small shops, a coiffure Mixte, a few not so stellar looking 2 star hotels, a cafe brasserie and tabac on every corner, a nail salon and a few optique stores for glasses. In my rear view mirror, I see travel agent and pharmacy signs as we weave in and out of even more narrow alleys and roads.
The meter is escalating and I can't help but think of the sign that had prefix prices for certain districts of the city. He is miserable and not worth the fight despite his fabulous taste in classical music which he has blaring from some device in the front seat I can't see. Salt and pepper, a sharp nose, no smile. He refuses to smile in fact and he hates that I am paying by credit card.
It was the first Sunday of the month and the sky was hazy but the day was warm, a rarity on Paris visits. I originally had plans to get out of Paris for the day with a friend, take in some gardens and have a picnic in a park however after the plans fell through, I changed course and decided after a taxi towards a more remote spot on the Seine, I would begin to walk and keep walking until the sun set.
One of my favorite things to do is meander through Paris without a clear purpose and just see what shows up. I had started my morning in a funky part of the Marais, where art and graffiti were plastered across walls before jumping into the cab. As the desire to see more nature and less people increased, it was time to move towards the water. And so....I asked the driver to stop on the Seine where there were very few people.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on November 23, 2014 | Filed in Europe, On France, On People & Life, Reflections, Travel, TravelingGeeks | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 22, 2014
Nature From Your Roots Is The Best Serenity Source There Is...
It's no secret to anyone who has followed my posts for awhile, that I have a soft spot for the Adirondacks and that I spent my childhood hiking in her woods, climbing her peaks and swimming in her waters.
For those who haven't followed my travels and may not even know where the Adirondacks are, it refers to the Adirondack Mountains, a mountain range in upstate New York, roughly a 3-4 hour drive from New York City.
The Adirondacks are not that close to get to for urban travelers nor for those who only have a short window to see a few major highlights when they come to the states. If you have a car, it's a fairly easy shot up the New York Thruway but if not, you're stuck on a not so stellar Trailways bus which I had the misfortune of taking this past summer.
That said, if you give the Adirondacks your time, you'll experience a serene spirit and sense of peace you've never known before.
Does that serenity and peace come from the Mohawk Indians of yesteryear? The Hudson River with her long history and roots?
Or, does it come from the pine trees? Perhaps it's the loons who wake you up in the morning and sooth your weary soul as the sun sets? I'm sure it's a combination of all of them and more, or perhaps its merely the remoteness of the place combined with the fact that people are about as genuine as they get.
I rarely get back to the Adirondacks for a myriad of reasons. Family have passed or those who are still alive, feel as if they have.
The place brings me as much sadness as it does joy for many of the same reasons that Richard Russo writes about in Elsewhere, also his old stomping ground. A few friends and family felt that he was a bit "harsh" about the area, and yet I felt he spoke his truth, which is all there is really... Deep down, I recognize that his truth resonates with countless people I know in the area, even if they never dare say so. For as vocal as I am, I rarely ever dare say so either.
Why? Because doing so may come across as attacking your hood rather than supporting it as many point out of Russo's writings. As I get older, I'd rather take the approach I take with everything in my life even if it backfires: speak up about what matters in the most authentic way possible.
It goes a bit like this: if there's something positive you can take from a person, place, experience or thing, embrace what works and integrate it into your life. If it doesn't, learn what the blockage was or why there was a failure and even what caused it and either try to improve upon it or simply let it go. Letting go is so hard isn't it? Hard, but oh so necessary if we want to move forward in our lives and...heal.
Even those among us who tout no dysfunction in their family upbringing, need healing. While my views and memories are not quite as harsh as those of Richard Russo, there are haunting memories of redneck towns and boroughs, all of which are surrounded by some of the most beautiful natural beauty I have ever known.
When the industries that supported American small towns collapsed, (in the case of the Adirondacks, it was leather), so did people's hopes, dreams and aspirations. With that collapse came a sense of desolation, depression, anger and for those who supported the troops, post war traumatic stress.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on November 22, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, On Nature, On People & Life, Reflections | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 20, 2014
Surf Summit, Where Technology, Entrepreneurism & Surfing Meet
Imagine a conference that combines surfing, technology and entrepreneurship on Ireland's magical wild coast. A subset if you will of Dublin's Web Summit, the first ever held Surf Summit brought 200 attendees to the west coast of Ireland to join in discussions, surfing and other adventurous and cultural activities.
When I told people I was going to an event where they planned to surf in Ireland's coastal waters in the middle of November, they looked at me as if I was a bit mad, unless of course they happened to be Canadian or from a Nordic or Celtic country.
You see, the Scots, the Welsh, the English, the Scandinavians and the Canadians thought this sounded perfectly normal, for when you come from a country where it is cold and rainy, you need to have a "can-do" attitude regardless of the climate or you simply won't experience anything at all. I learned this from living in England many moons ago and it has made me a lot more resilient because of it.
Iceland is another great example of where their personal and cultural life infiltrates into their business life in a positive way and adds to the entrepreneurial spirit, rather than detracts from it. I was born into water -- in other words, I grew up on lakes, was thrown into one before I could walk and was waterskiing by 5.
None of that quite prepares you for the cold waters of the Atlantic, however the enthusiasm of the entrepreneurs at the Summit made it easier to embrace it all. Below is a beginner lesson on the shores of Keel Beach on Achill Island which is part of West Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on November 20, 2014 | Filed in Europe, Events, Magic Sauce Media, On People & Life, On Technology, Travel, TravelingGeeks | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 19, 2014
Fun New Travel Apps Tout Their Horns at Web Summit
At the fourth annual Web Summit event in Dublin from November 4-6, 2014, 22,000 people from around the world came to see new gadgets, get cool demos and hear the latest scoop on where technology is heading. Since we love travel, we decided to spend a little time learning about what some of the new travel start-ups were up to on the show floor.
While we mostly cover news and destinations for the luxury traveler, we threw in several apps into the mix that would be useful for hotels, airlines, property and guest house owners and even boat owners.
What I found fascinating was just how diverse the nationalities were across the board -- there are some creative apps coming out of Portugal, Israel, Germany, Finland, Greece, the states, France, England, Ireland, Italy, Finland, Russia, Brazil, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Australia and even Monaco and Malta, among countless others. I put together a curation of some of the apps I came across during my scouting exercise across three days at this massive technology event.
Yonderbound is another B2B solution. Based in of all places Monaco, the female founder team (uncanny fact but they're both named Barbara), is trying to help travelers get a kick back for sharing their knowledge and travel experiences. Millions of people share their travel knowledge on popular sites for free and Yonderbound thinks you should be rewarded for it -- up to 70% of the net revenue you produce.
TripFlr is a new travel app from London-based co-founder Jerome Lapaire and team. The pitch? What else but "travel with flair." Remembering the name of a bar or a shop is often a pain. City by city, you can now store your favorite spots and all the places you have yet to discover in your private Triplogs!
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on November 19, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, Conference Highlights, Europe, Events, Magic Sauce Media, On Technology, Social Media, Travel, TravelingGeeks | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Fun New Travel Apps Tout Their Horns at Web Summit
At the fourth annual Web Summit event in Dublin from November 4-6, 2014, 22,000 people from around the world came to see new gadgets, get cool demos and hear the latest scoop on where technology is heading. Since we love travel, we decided to spend a little time learning about what some of the new travel start-ups were up to on the show floor.
While we mostly cover news and destinations for the luxury traveler, we threw in several apps into the mix that would be useful for hotels, airlines, property and guest house owners and even boat owners.
What I found fascinating was just how diverse the nationalities were across the board -- there are some creative apps coming out of Portugal, Israel, Germany, Finland, Greece, the states, France, England, Ireland, Italy, Finland, Russia, Brazil, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Australia and even Monaco and Malta, among countless others. I put together a curation of some of the apps I came across during my scouting exercise across three days at this massive technology event.
Yonderbound is another B2B solution. Based in of all places Monaco, the female founder team (uncanny fact but they're both named Barbara), is trying to help travelers get a kick back for sharing their knowledge and travel experiences. Millions of people share their travel knowledge on popular sites for free and Yonderbound thinks you should be rewarded for it -- up to 70% of the net revenue you produce.
TripFlr is a new travel app from London-based co-founder Jerome Lapaire and team. The pitch? What else but "travel with flair." Remembering the name of a bar or a shop is often a pain. City by city, you can now store your favorite spots and all the places you have yet to discover in your private Triplogs!
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on November 19, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, Conference Highlights, Europe, Events, Magic Sauce Media, On Technology, Social Media, Travel, TravelingGeeks | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Web Summit 2014 Exceeds 20,000 Attendees in the Heart of Dublin
Last year I missed Web Summit, what has become Europe's number one technology event, amusingly labeled as the Davos For Geeks. I went the first two years and this year's event is a far cry from my year one experience when they only had 500 attendees.
Now in its fourth year, 20,000 people flew into Dublin early this week for the premier 3 day event. Founder, Paddy Cosgrave opened the Summit in the morning, emphasizing the importance of the social element to the Summit where deals can – and have been – done. That said, there was still a lot of activity around the main stage, where they had a host of high level discussions and speakers on the hour all day.
The center stage had Brendan Iribe, the founder of Oculus Rift who spoke about the rise of virtual reality and its applications in everyday life. Skip Rizzo the Director for Medical Virtual Reality and early stage developer of Oculus Rift gave a demonstration of the technology's uses for post-traumatic stress disorder for returning veterans.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on November 19, 2014 | Filed in Client Announcements, Conference Highlights, Europe, Events, Magic Sauce Media, On Technology, On the Future, TravelingGeeks, Web 2.0 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 17, 2014
Sculpteo 3D Printing Engine Will Create a Mini YOU!
We've been seeing significant advances in 3D printing lately, a prototyping process that makes it possible to create an actual object from a 3D file. The object is formed by applying successive layers of solid material.
This fall in Paris, I attended an event called Digital Day, which was a conference focused on an interactive discussion around the latest in technology and innovation largely from French start-ups.
The event held workshops and vendors participated in an area where they showed up their latest. I was fascinated by Sculpteo, who has offices in both Paris and San Francisco. On-site, they had a machine which scanned YOU and then from that scan, was able to create a 3D object of yourself...a miniature version that is.
And so, of course I did this, how could I not? Below I'm standing in the machine as I wait for it to circle around me and scan my body.
Above is the engineer at work as the image of me comes up on the screen in real time. As it formulates what it needs of my body, I watch in amazement. Sculpteo allows users to upload a 3D file, change the size and dimensions of the object directly within the browser, select a printing material, and order their design to be 3D printed and shipped.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on November 17, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, On Technology, On the Future, TravelingGeeks | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
July 13, 2014
Meet the 2014 Travel & Leisure Smitty Award Winners
This year's Travel + Leisure Smitty Awards recently announced their winners for 2014, an Awards Program which recognizes the companies in the travel and tourism industry showcasing the best and most innovative uses of social media.
I am proud to announce that I was a judge this year, together with Skift's Jason Clampet, Twitter's Mike De Jesus, Gogobot's Travis Katz, BuzzFeed's Ashley Perez, travel photographer Cole Rise, NBC Today Show's Al Roker, Google's Rob Torres and travel social media strategist Ann Tran. We reviewed hundreds of submissions and named winners and runners-up in 30 categories.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts took home the most awards with four wins and Virgin Atlantic and The Hertz Corporation received two wins in two categories each. The winners and their campaigns can be seen on travelandleisure.com/smittys, with additional information available by searching #TLSMITTY on social media. The SMITTY Awards is also featured in the Travel + Leisure July 2014 issue which went on stands in mid-June. To celebrate the SMITTY Awards, Travel + Leisure hosted an event on July 9, 2014 at the Refinery Hotel rooftop in Manhattan. Below are a handful of fun shots I took at the event.
Travel + Leisure's Editor-in-Chief, Nancy Novogrod, Renee Blodgett, and Rich Beattie, Travel + Leisure's Executive Digital Editor
Above, Four Seasons' Laura Fairweather
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on July 13, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, Client Announcements, Client Media Kudos, Conference Highlights, Events, Travel, TravelingGeeks, Videos, WBTW | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
July 09, 2014
GlazedCon & Wearable World Expo Come to London This Fall
I've attended a few GlazedCon events now and find them to be incredibly useful from both a content and networking perspective. They are specifically focused on an area that is exploding and isn't going to slow down anytime soon: Wearables.
We're proud to be a media partner again and this time, GlazedCon is expanding to London on October 22, 2014, where they'll gather together Wearable and IoT executives, along with other top tech thought-leaders to debate the real business opportunities for the hottest emerging tech ecosystem.
The event is instrumental for key executives, startups, media, mobile warriers and investors. In conjunction with GlazedCon London, they will be holding the first annual Wearable World Expo where over 50 of the hottest Wearable Tech companies will showcase products so cool you'll actually want to leave with them....or at least let the world know about them!
We have a special 30% discount code for those interested in attending below:
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on July 9, 2014 | Filed in Conference Highlights, Europe, Events, Magic Sauce Media, On Mobile & Wireless, On Technology, TravelingGeeks, United Kingdom, WBTW, Web 2.0 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
June 04, 2014
Kickstarter Success Story Lima Announces $2.5M Series A Financing From Partech Ventures
The team behind Lima, which consolidates all of your content and enables you to see the same files on all of your devices regardless of operating system or device size, today announced that Partech Ventures, an American-European Fund, has invested $2.5 million in a Series A Financing round to accelerate Lima's development worldwide.
Lima was perceived as a must-have after nearly 13,000 people supported its initial launch on Kickstarter last summer. Lima not only reached its initial funding goal in less than 12 hours, but became the 6th most crowdfunded technology project at that time, raising a total of $1.2 million.
The goal of the new investment from Partech Ventures will further accelerate the Company's development of the Lima platform and allow the team to expand its engineering, marketing, sales and distribution efforts across North America, Europe and Asia.
What got me excited about working with Lima is that they provide a solution to the painful siloed data problem that zaps my productivity every day. While I'm a Dropbox user and find it useful for sending huge files when in a pinch or when there's no other alternative, I find the interface too geeky and I can't organize things the way I want.
I also have to pay for storage (same ole same ole) and it still means that I can't access my fat photo library sitting on an external hard drive at home from any device I happen to be using at the time. Frankly, it shouldn't be this hard nor should I have to think about it.
Unlike other solutions like iCloud Drive, Dropbox and others, Lima doesn't create yet another silo for your content: it actually reinvents how your devices store data. Composed of a hardware adapter and a multi-platform app, Lima changes the OS architecture of your different devices, so that they all contain the same files. With Lima, your organization structure is the same across devices and you no longer need to copy and transfer files between devices, or to upload them to the Cloud. Hallelujah!
For the first time ever, local device size no longer matters, a godsend for those who don't want to upgrade their smartphone or computer to accommodate their growing file library. Lima allows all of your devices to be as big as your Lima System at home regardlesshow much local memory you have on a specific device. If you make a change on one device, it will be instantly echoed seamlessly across all others.
I'm excited to be working with a team who wants not only has an innovative approach to the explosive issue of personal data but has the potential to revamp an archaic content management and file storage system. Kudos to founders Severin Marcombes, Gawen Arab and the entire team for having the persistence and passion to see this through. Stand by for product updates in the coming weeks and months ahead!
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May 08, 2014
FutureCast & Andrew Keen Take on Wearables at AT&T Foundry
AT&T Foundry Innovation centers are the home to technology collaboration, innovative ideas and new projects. The center in Palo Alto teamed up with Ericsson and earlier this year, they kicked off a series of interactive discussions led by Cult of the Amateur and Digital Vertigo author Andrew Keen.
They host a series of salon-style discussions called FutureCasts, where they bring together the brightest minds in Silicon Valley to tackle the future of a wide array of technologies. Each event brings together more than 30 leading experts – enterprise executives, startup founders, academics, journalists and public officials – on a technology topic.
The latest FutureCast focused on the Wearable Revolution and featured Recon CEO Dan Eisenhardt Wednesday night, May 7.
The discussion centered around how wearable technology will change our lives in the areas of sports, manufacturing, health, lifestyle and beyond. Dan talked about how their heads up display technology got started and is now being frequently used by skiiers and athletes around the world.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on May 8, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, Conference Highlights, Events, On Technology, TravelingGeeks, WBTW, Web 2.0 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
May 07, 2014
DLD Kicks Off Their First NYC Event in Chelsea
The DLD (Digital-Life-Design) Conference has been around for awhile albeit more well known in Europe than in the states. It makes sense since it started in Munich Germany in 2005 and only expanded in recent years, first in Israel and most recently to the states with their first official U.S. conference in New York City from April 30-May 1, 2014.
Their mission is to act as a global network on innovation, digitization, science and culture which connects business, creative and social leaders, opinion-formers and influencers for crossover conversation and inspiration.
DLD is organized by DLD Media, which is part of Burda Digital and originally founded by Steffi Czerny and Marcel Reichart. DLD has also hosted events in Beijing, San Francisco, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Rio, Hong Kong and Tel Aviv, where there is a growing community because of the efforts of Israeli-based Yossi Vardi who acts as Chairman of the conference together with Hubert Burda.
Who attends? The conference is invite only, but the categories and interests of those who make up the audience are aligned with the content. Think creative communities, international leaders, disruptors and thinkers from digital and consumer markets, as well as media, technologists, scientists, designers, politicians, artists and social scientists from around the globe.
The format is a combination of keynote style talks and panels.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on May 7, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, Conference Highlights, Events, New York, On Technology, On the Future, TravelingGeeks, WBTW, Web 2.0 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
May 06, 2014
Reflecting on the 2014 Social Media Oscars!
It's been about a month since the Shorty Awards ceremony in New York, otherwise known as the Social Media Oscars! Now in its sixth year, it is an annual event which honors the best people and organizations on Twitter and social media.
This year, I was a finalist in the Business Influencer category, which is a great category to be in as a communicator of other people's magic, a talent that some simply toss in the generic publicist category.
Over the years, I have found that many executives don't think publicists understand business; they're merely there to communicate a CEO's vision.
As odd as that may sound, this mentality is what often leads to failed campaigns and when communications are not made a "strategic" priority of the company, it also leads to failed businesses. And so, business influencer is a great category as far as categories go yet the process had me on edge for days. Here's why!
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on May 6, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, Conference Highlights, Events, New York, Reflections, Social Media | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 10, 2014
Kolibree, World's First Connected Electric Toothbrush Now Live For Pre-Orders on Kickstarter
Today, Kolibree, the guys who brought the world's first connected electric toothbrush to market at CES in January, announced that their connected toothbrush is now available for pre-orders on Kickstarter, the renowned crowdfunding platform that allows users to help fund a project or product.
I've been involved in a marketing and communications role and as an advisor since the beginning, so it has been quite a fun ride so far. Since we first showed the prototype in Las Vegas at the beginning of the year, we have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from everyone from mom's who are excited about being able to monitor their kid's brushing for the first time, entrepreneurs who recognize great innovation and existing electric toothbrush users to geeks and developers who are interested in building third party apps to gamify the experience at an even deeper level.
We've come a long way since the beginning and Kolibree's earliest prototype -- it's now time to move this ever so elegant connected toothbrush to the next level!
Funds raised from Kickstarter supporters will be used to manufacture and distribute Kolibree's connected toothbrush, starting with a limited rollout in June and wide distribution worldwide starting in the U.S. and Europe in late Q3/early Q4 2014.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on April 10, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, Client Announcements, On Health, On Innovation, On Mobile & Wireless, On Technology | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 01, 2014
Denting The Future With Passionate Geeks in Sun Valley Idaho
When you hear the word DENT, you might have a visual of a dental brand or maybe an auto repair company, but your mind might not automatically jump to a conference in the middle of the Idaho mountains whose goal is to shake things up across industries with technology.
Now in its second year, Steve Broback and Jason Preston are the visionaries behind this event, which aims to explore the magic and science of visionary leadership and groundbreaking success.
While so many events and conferences focus on one main track or trending idea, i.e, mobile apps, enterprise software, wearables or connected devices, DENT the Future has focused on creating an "experience" for its attendees, all centered around entrepreneurship, leadership and having "fun."
Sessions and discussions ranged from mobile development, gaming, delegation and goal setting to the art of design, crowdfunding, wearable tech, data visualization and decoding the language of glamour.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on April 1, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, Conference Highlights, Events, TravelingGeeks, WBTW, Web 2.0 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 03, 2014
Next Generation Power Summit Kicks off on March 5
I recently agreed to participate in an online video series on social media in business called Next Generation Power Summit, produced and organized by Australian entrepreneur Rosemary Burnett.
The series will kick off March 5, 2014 and run through March 18 and the schedule of social media gurus and expert interviews are listed below.
The video interview series aims to help businesses with their online and digital strategy through advice and insights from a host of folks living it and breathing it every day. Objectives of the series are to:
- Get clear about your core message and brand
- Build a following on social media
- Attract and connect with your ideal client in the places they are hanging out.
- Turn those connections into relationships and sales
- Learn the strategies the experts have adopted themselves, to achieve 'big business' success.
I'm up on March 17 however there's a host of great other consultants and specialists in the line-up starting on March 5 beginning with Rosemary's kick off. Note that it is free to participate but you have to register on the main Next Generation Power Summit home page.
I'm told that this Tele-summit series is similar in approach to a Global Mentor Mastermind event. There will be the opportunity to watch the video interview replays for a limited time if you can't make it on the launch date however you will need to register regardless to get access to the content.
Posted by Renee Blodgett on March 3, 2014 | Filed in Conference Highlights, Events, On Social CRM, Social Media, TravelingGeeks, WBTW, Web 2.0 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 13, 2014
Speakers Rethink, Redesign & Recreate at TEDxBerkeley 2014
This year marks the fourth year I've been involved as co-curator at TEDxBerkeley, an annual TEDx event held at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley California. Now in its fifth year, this was the first year the event sold out at 1,700 and that's not including volunteers and our team. We had an outstanding line-up of speakers and performers this year, and the talks were centered around this year's core theme: Rethink, Redesign, Recreate.
Below is a summary of a handful of the talks, but you can find out more about the speakers on the TEDxSpeaker page and through their online videos which should be posted sometime in February or early March 2014.
Kicking things off in the morning was well renowned entrepreneur and former Apple evangelist, Guy Kawasaki, whose talk was entitled The Art of Innovation.
Addressing entrepreneurs and wanna-be entrepreneurs, he suggests that rather than draft a mission statement, create a vision with real meaning...in other words, a mantra of why you should exist. Fedex doesn't equate to a series of trucks that deliver packages, but Peace of Mind.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on February 13, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, Client Announcements, Client Media Kudos, Conference Highlights, Entertainment/Media, Events, Magic Sauce Media, On People & Life, On the Future, San Francisco, TravelingGeeks, WBTW | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 05, 2014
To Matriarchs & Our Roots
I've always loved the word Roots. In English at least, the word always made so much sense to me since the word's foundation is in fact, a foundation….Roots are the source of where things are formed and grow; they are the part of a plant which attaches to the ground and gives it support, just like a family does. It is also the basic cause and the source of origin of something, like our culture and "hood" provide us throughout our lives.
We are all born from a root, a strong thread of sorts that binds us to a known place, a known culture, a known color and a known value system and just like a maple tree knows its soil, we know our own. And, just like that tree grows and blossoms into something rich, pure and beautiful before it eventually withers and dies, we too go through a similar journey, passing through cycles just as nature does, calling on our "roots" to give us the support and strength we need to get to the next stage of our lives.
Somehow we have this notion as children that our parents and grandparents won't ever die because they were the first source of strength, protection and support we ever knew; it doesn't seem possible that the matriarch or patriarch everyone turned to for strength, would someday lose their own.
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Posted by Renee Blodgett on February 5, 2014 | Filed in America The Free, New England, New York, On People & Life, Reflections, WBTW | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)


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Big blue fans get big surprise
Updated: 10/01/2009 - Big blue fans are not letting the cooler temperatures keep them from waiting in line for the next three days. Thursday morning, they got a special surprise from coach Cal and the Wildcats.
Updated: 10/01/2009 - Big blue fans are not letting the cooler temperatures keep them from waiting in line for the next three days. Thursday morning, they got a special surprise from coach Cal and the Wildcats.
Updated: 09/29/2009 - Police say the student was hit while in the crosswalk
Updated: 09/29/2009 - They thought it was a big storm or even a tornado that caused damage to their properties, then they realized it was a low-flying military aircraft.
Updated: 09/29/2009 - Colby Arnold was riding his bike towards his home when something caused him to fall over his handlebars. He suffered a very serious head injury.
Updated: 10/06/2009 - Fayette County has been hard hit by swine flu.
Updated: 09/29/2009 - Shots ring out in a Lexington neighborhood, leaving one person dead, and police, with a suspect in custody.
Updated: 09/29/2009 - Any mother will tell you, when they're in labor, nothing else matters, for one new mom, not even traffic signals!
Updated: 09/29/2009 - The government is warning owners of Toyota and Lexus vehicles about safety problems tied to removable floor mats.
Updated: 09/29/2009 - The son of a U.S. Census Bureau worker found hanged from a tree in eastern Kentucky with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest says he has no doubt his father was slain.
Updated: 09/29/2009 - At least one person has been killed in a fiery crash in Bourbon County.
Posted: 09/29/2009 - Plenty of excitement in one community today, as construction for its new hospital, gets underway.
Updated: 09/29/2009 - A former lawmaker charged with killing his ex-fiancee, will now have to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Posted: 09/29/2009 - A Kentucky amber alert suspect, captured in Wisconsin, has agreed to come back to the bluegrass.
Posted: 09/29/2009 - A young boyfriend and girlfriend face serious charges after police say a party got out of control.
Updated: 09/29/2009 - Beshear said he stands by Daniel Mongiardo, the state's lieutenant governor. The recording, with the apparent voice of Mongiardo, blasts the governor.
Updated: 09/28/2009 - A 72 year old man died in an accident in Eubank Monday...now people who live near the area say more will be hurt, or die, if safety improvements are not added to the U.S. 27 and Ky. 70 intersection.
Updated: 09/28/2009 - One year ago Monday, 26-year-old Quinn Dent was murdered in the area of East Second Street and Spruce street. Now, his mother is praying for answers.
Updated: 09/28/2009 - According to the Mayor's office Dudley Webb, the Centrepointe developer, will be putting a privacy fence back up around his property.
Updated: 09/28/2009 - The mother of a local murder victim has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state lawmaker charged in her death.
Updated: 09/29/2009 - The cleanup continues Tuesday afternoon, after a train derails, dumping tons of coal onto the ground.
Updated: 09/28/2009 - A former Harlan County deputy has entered an Alford plea in a murder case, involving another official.
Posted: 09/28/2009 - The Pentagon says a western Kentucky soldier was killed in Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Posted: 09/28/2009 - Churchill Downs will install permanent lights at the home of the Kentucky Derby in time for the 2010 spring meet.
Posted: 09/28/2009 - A report from the state's Council on Postsecondary Education says enrollment in Kentucky public and private colleges and universities has reached an all-time high.
Updated: 09/28/2009 - UK students hoping to get their first glimpse of Coach Cal's Cats, have a chance tonight to get tickets to Big Blue Madness.

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Question: Does Butter Have To Be Stored In The Refrigerator?
July 5, 2011
Not necessarily. (it would depend on the temperature). A butter keeper can keep butter fresh for about a month without refrigeration. Most butter keepers are similar. Soft butter is put in the lid, and cold tap water is put in the base. The water forms an air-tight seal. The lid is turned upside down and put into the base. You need to replace the water every few days.
Most people refrigerate butter because they are worried that it will go rancid or attract pests, but for years and years people didn't have refrigeration.
This is not brain surgery...use a stick of butter at a time and keep the rest in your refrigerator. If you have cats, keep it covered in your cupboard otherwise, it will be gone before it gets rancid.
I love my butter keeper! Here in Texas, the butter will start growing mold in spots if I don't change the water often enough. So each morning after getting a little butter for my breakfast of homemade-bread, I just dump the water and put a little more in. Easy.
Also, when I finish the butter in the keeper, I get out a new stick and leave it on the counter, still wrapped, to soften. Then when the butter keeper has been washed and dried, the new butter is ready to put in.
As Chris Paulk said it depends on the temperature if your ambient temp. is cool then by all means leave it out providing that it's salted which acts as a preservative if the butter stays firm you'll be fine, obviously in the tropics keep it cool. It can also be frozen if you come across a cheap supply.
I've not come across a butter keeper in the UK! I'm going to have to trawl the net for that one, thanks.
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BOISE -- The story of a Boise man who disappeared in 2007 aired Monday on the Investigation Discovery Channel.
33-year-old Jeramy Burt hasn't been seen in years and his family hopes the national attention will prompt new information to help them understand what happened.
Burt's case is an open missing persons investigation but police believe foul play is involved.
His family has waited nearly four years for some clue. Monday s program could give them what they need.
In February 2007, Jeramy Burt of Boise vanished. Left behind: his home, family and 4 year old daughter.
Van Burt was one of the last people to see his son.
In my own heart, I believe that he no longer walks physically upon the earth, said Van Burt.
Months after Jeramy Burt disappeared, the charred remains of the car he was driving were discovered in a southern Idaho desert.
Investigators were unable to find any clues.
We went out and sifted through the car and looked for remains, artifacts or anything like that, anything that would indicate there was a person or persons in the vehicle and we found absolutely nothing, Chief Deputy Bruce Cameron of the Owyhee County Sheriff's Office in 2007.
Is it like Jeramy to walk away from his life? No. His family? Absolutely not. His daughter? No, definitely. His daughter was his life, and always will be, said Van Burt.
Van Burt believes Jeramy's romantic relationship with a former Boise attorney has something to do with the disappearance.
But police have not named any suspects, nor have they discussed any new developments with the family.
Van Burt prays viewers of the Investigation Discovery channel will see his son's story and give detectives a new lead.
Maybe it will spark some memory in the individual and remind them of what they saw, what transpired because someone had to have seen something, somewhere, somehow, said Van Burt.
Police ask you call them if you have any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem.
The program is called Disappeared and airs Monday at 8pm and 10pmon the Investigation Discovery channel.
It's also scheduled to run on Sunday afternoon.
For show times, click here.


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Sonya J. Franklin, Ph.D.
Director, Microbial Traits
Monsanto Company
Sonya Franklin joined Monsanto in January of 2007, after nine years on the faculty of the University of Iowa. She grew up in northwestern Iowa, and attended Carleton College in Northfield, MN, where she majored in Chemistry. She then moved to the "Left coast," where she received her Ph.D. degree in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, working on lanthanide MRI contrast agents. Her interests continued to drift more biological, so following graduate school, she took a NIH-funded postdoctoral position at the California Institute of Technology working on metallointercalators in DNA. In 1998, she returned to Iowa and began her independent career in the Chemistry Department at the University of Iowa, where she received tenure in 2004, and graduated seven Ph.D. students. Her research at Iowa comprised several interrelated projects in bioinorganic chemistry, with the major focus of the lab on de novo metalloprotein design. When she was approached with the opportunity to do structure, function, and design at Monsanto as the Protein Science Lead, she left her academic career and has had no regrets.
At Monsanto she has held various roles leading teams in the areas of Genomic and Protein Sciences, including sequencing, bioinformatics, cell biology, and protein characterization and design. She has served as the Cambridge Site Lead, Director of the Protein Technologies Program, and then the Enabling Technologies Program within Biotechnology. She has recently taken a new role as Biotechnology Microbial Traits Program Director, responsible for the discovery and development of Microbial-based foliar and seed treatment products, as well as for the development of our Biotechnology transgenic disease product pipeline.
Sonya lives in Chesterfield with her husband, a chemistry professor (Maryville) and Moto Guzzi aficionado, their daughter the rambunctious second grader, and two slightly unruly young cats.


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If you cheat with a woman you can be a pimp in other dudes eyes (a good thing sometimes). But if you are a woman and you cheat with a man you are a ho (always a bad thing). And that's the double standard Soulo is talking about.
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NEW DELHI (AFP) - Mr Narendra Modi prepared to take the oath of office as India's prime minister on Monday at the start of a new era hailed by his Pakistani counterpart as an opportunity to end decades of regional instability.
Ten days after winning the most powerful mandate for 30 years in a landslide election win, Mr Modi signalled his bold intentions by reportedly cutting a swathe through the ranks of government with a radical cabinet revamp.
And as stocks markets rose at the prospect of a pro-business leader taking the helm of the world's largest democracy, the prime minister of India's nuclear-armed rival gave voice to a widespread sense of optimism.
"It is a great moment and a great opportunity," said Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is a guest for the swearing-in of a man with an image of being a hardline Hindu nationalist.
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Gender: Male
Usage: Tupac, of African origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Tupac appear to be originating from all over the world.
- Warrior
- A warrior
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The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 7.
The name Tupac is ranked on the 62,647th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 2000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population.
The name Tupac has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Tupac or Túpac (in hispanicized spellings) or Tupaq (Quechua for royalty) is a relatively uncommon male name of Andean origin.
Notable people with the name include:
- Tupac Shakur (1971–1996), African-American rapper also known by the stage names "2Pac" and "Makaveli"
- Túpac Inca Yupanqui or Tupaq Inka Yupanki (1471–1493), tenth Sapa Inka of the Incan Empire
- Túpac Amaru or Tupaq Amaru (died 1572), last indigenous leader of the Inca people in Peru
- Túpac Amaru II or Tupaq Amaru II (1742–1781), descendant of the Inca chief Tupac Amaru and leader of the 1780s uprising in colonial day Cusco, Peru
- Túpac Huallpa or Tupaq Wallpa (d.1533), Inca ruler
- Tupac A. Hunter (born 1973), state senator from Michigan
- Túpac Katari or Tupaq Katari (c. 1750–1781), leader of a rebellion of indigenous people in Bolivia
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Book your room at Hawks Cay Resort
Island View Room, 2 Queen BedsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 2 infants)
Family Guest RoomMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 2 infants)
Sunset Villa 2 Bedrooms, 2 BathMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 2 infants)
Harbor Villa 2 Bedrooms, 2 BathMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 3 infants)
Harbor Villa 2 Bedrooms, 2 BathMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 3 infants)
Island View Room, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Water View Guest Room, 2 Queen BedsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 2 infants)
Premium Lanai Water View Room, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Marina Villa 2 Bedrooms, 2 BathMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 3 infants)
Marina Villa 2 Bedrooms, 2 BathMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 3 infants)
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Sanctuary 3 Bedrooms, 2 BathMax Occupancy: 8 guests (up to 7 children, 5 infants)
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Room (Guest)Max Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
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Florida Keys resort with 5 pools, 85-slip marina
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We carefully hand-picked this hotel based on its dedication to service and excellent guest reviews.
Expedia +gold members receive free room upgrades and +gold and +silver members get other perks upon availability at check-in.See details
On Duck Key
This Florida Keys resort is on Duck Key, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Key Largo is 46 miles north, and Key West is 61 miles south.
Spa, marina, dolphins
Hawks Cay Resort has 5 pools and a private saltwater lagoon where guests can interact with dolphins. A full-service marina and the Calm Waters Spa are on site. Water-sports equipment rentals are available.
Guestrooms and villas
West Indies-style accommodations at Hawks Cay Resort include guestrooms and villas. Amenities include premium bedding, LCD TVs, Bose radios, and in-room safes. Wireless Internet access is provided.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The Hawks Cay Resort's 7,000-square-foot health spa, Calm Waters Spa, offers massages, body and facial treatments, as well as beauty services. The fitness center (renovated in spring 2008) provides cardio and weight machines and offers fitness classes.
The Cove at Hawks Cay Resort provides numerous facilities for children and teens, including games, a children camp, contests, nature lessons, water sports, pool and sports courts, and nighttime events. Teens enjoy access to a lounge with video games, music, Internet access, snacks, and karaoke.
A member of the resort staff is available to provide complimentary transportation around the resort in vans and electric carts, and the resort provides bicycle rentals. A bank, a grocery store, and a laundry room are also on site, adjacent to the 85-slip marina. The property has five swimming pools and features a Saltwater lagoon where guests can interact with dolphins.
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Number of restaurants - 6
- On private beach
- Full-service spa
- Marina on site
- Number of outdoor pools - 5
- Children's pool
- Number of poolside bars - 3
- Number of bars/lounges - 4
- Nightclub
- Fitness facilities
- Spa tub
- Number of coffee shops/cafes - 2
- Snack bar/deli
- Children's club
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Beach umbrellas
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Spa services on site
- Business center
- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) - 20000
- Conference space size (meters) - 1858
- Number of meeting rooms - 15
- Babysitting or childcare
- Concierge services
- Laundry facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Arcade/game room
- Library
- Express check-out
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Picnic area
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Porter/bellhop
- ATM/banking
- Elevator/lift
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 4
- Number of floors - 4
- Total number of rooms - 292
- Tennis on site
Family Friendly Amenities
- On private beach
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Snack bar/deli
- Refrigerator
- Babysitting or childcare
- Laundry facilities
- Arcade/game room
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Free WiFi
- Room service (limited hours)
- Cable TV service
- Premium TV channels
- Refrigerator
- Premium bedding
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
Where to Eat
Ocean - Enjoy the abundant breakfast buffet (full or continental); an a la carte lunch featuring salads, sandwiches and flatbreads; or an extensive dinner menu highlighting sustainable seafood, fresh pastas or our signature pizzetas. Dine inside or outside overlooking the Fire Pit.
Beach Grill - Sand between your toes, warm sun and a cool breezes - choose from a selection of fresh Caribbean seafood dishes and classic American cuisine, a full bar with soothing frozen rum drinks, tiki torches and laid-back libations Florida Keys-style.
Alma at Hawks Cay Resort - Perfect for intimate gatherings with business associates or romantic meals with loved ones. Alma features a refined, yet familiar menu of Latin dishes complemented by our distinct selection of wines.
Island Time - For a light breakfast on the go, or the caffeine you need to get the day started, grab a gourmet coffee and freshly-baked pastry at Island Time. The Island Time Coffee Bar is conveniently located in the resort lobby.
Tom's Harbor House & Bar - Family-friendly fisherman's hangout set alongside the marina. Fish caught by guests prepared to order. American brasserie-style fare. Serving dinner.
Bar at Alma - Adjacent to Alma restaurant. Specializing in mojito cocktails served from its impressive white-marble bar. Rum selections from around the world. Light tapas menu afternoons and evenings.
Emack & Bolio's Ice cream - Just few steps from Tom's Harbor House Restaurant. Taste sundaes, shakes, floats and ice-cream.
Nearby Things to Do
Hawks Cay Resort features a plethora of water sports. The 85-slip marina offers deep-sea and flats fishing trips; offshore sailing school; snorkeling, snuba-, and scuba-diving excursions; Jet Skiing; waterskiing; parasailing; sailing; and sunset sailing cruises. Rental equipment is available for all activities. Guests with boats must reserve boat slips in advance of arrival to hotel (surcharge).
Bicycle rentals are available for exploring the five islands of Duck Key. Other land recreation includes tennis courts and nature trails.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near this Duck Key resort; fees may apply.
Spa Services
Nourish the skin with the signature Key Lime Mojito Body Treatment and Caviar Facial at the Calm Waters Spa. Be pampered with a tropical manicure and pedicure, or unwind in a candlelit whirlpool, eucalyptus steam room, and dry sauna.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 25
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children under 17 years old stay free when using existing bedding.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Resort fee: USD 39 per accommodation, per night
- Pool access
- Beach loungers
- Beach towels
- Health club access
- Fitness center access
- Children's club/arcade access
- Shuttle service
- Business center/computer access
- Internet access
- In-room coffee
- Concierge/valet service
- Self parking
- Valet parking
- Additional inclusions
- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 20.00 for adults and USD 10.00 for children (approximately)
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.


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Workers raise 1st section of new Chernobyl shelter
CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER STATION, Ukraine Workers have raised the first section of a colossal arch-shaped structure that eventually will cover the exploded nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl power station.
Project officials on Tuesday hailed the raising as a significant step in a complex effort to clean up the consequences of the 1986 explosion, the world's worst nuclear accident. Upon completion, the shelter will be moved on tracks over the building containing the destroyed reactor, allowing work to begin on dismantling the reactor and disposing of radioactive waste.
Suma Chakrabati, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which is leading the project, called Tuesday "a very significant milestone, which is a tribute to the ongoing commitment of the international donor community, and an important step towards overcoming the legacy of the accident."
The shelter, shaped like a gargantuan Quonset hut, will be 257 meters by 150 meters (843 feet by 492 feet) when completed and at its apex will be higher than the Statue of Liberty.
The April 26, 1986, accident in the then-Soviet republic of Ukraine sent a cloud of radioactive fallout over much of Europe and forced the evacuation of about 115,000 people from the plant's vicinity. A 30-kilometer (19-mile) area directly around the plant remains largely off-limits and the town of Pripyat, where the plant's workers once lived, today is a ghostly ruin of deteriorating apartment towers.
At least 28 people have died of acute radiation sickness from close exposure to the shattered reactor and more than 6,000 cases of thyroid cancer have been detected in people who, as children or adolescents, were exposed to high levels of fallout after the blast.
Officials who showed reporters around the construction site Tuesday were clearly delighted at the colossus taking shape before them, but concerned about the challenges ahead. The shelter is to be moved over the reactor building by the end of 2015 - a deadline that no one wants to miss given that the so-called sarcophagus hastily built over the reactor building after the 1986 explosion has an estimated service life of about 30 years.
The arch now under construction is only one of two segments that will eventually form the shelter, and so far it's only been raised to a height of 22 meters (72 feet). More structural elements have to be added before it reaches its full height of 108 meters (354 feet), and the work so far has taken seven months.
"There's no room for error ... the schedule is very tight," said Vince Novak, director of the EBRD's nuclear safety department, who added that staying within budget is also a concern.
The overall shelter project is budgeted at (EURO)1.54 billion ($2 billion) - (EURO)1 billion ($1.3 billion) of that for the structure itself - and much uncertainty lies ahead. One particular concern is dismantling the plant's chimney, which must be taken down before the shelter is put in place. The chimney is lined with radioactive residue that could break up and enter the atmosphere as it is taken apart. Laurin Dodd, managing director of the shelter project management group, said some sort of fixative will have to be applied to the chimney's interior.


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CIF Finalists
Congratulations to the following athletes and their teams:
Swim: The 1st girls to ever go to the State Finals.
Megan Kelley, Kyla Cooper, Lauren Wood & Madison Frederick, placed 16th in State
Madison Frederick placed 13th in the 200 Free
Lauren Wood placed 10th in the 100 Breastroke
Track & Field: Medalists Amanda Rosilez & Connor Edwards.
Amanda Rosilez finshed 5th in the discus & Connor Edwards was 6th in the 400.
Megan Wesel scored points for the Pumas in the shot put.
Amanda Rosilez also qualified for the Masters Meet on Friday 5/29!
All returning tennis players (boys & girls), and those interested in being a part of Puma Tennis, there is a meeting at lunch in room 517 on THURSDAY (5/28). Come and met the NEW coach, find out about summer camps and the new Puma Tennis program.
Physical Packet 2015-16
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May 1st, 2015 will not be accepted for the 2015-16 school year.
2015 Summer Camp information (updated 5/19/15)
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Unitech Managing Director Sanjay Chandra, arrested for his alleged role in the 2G scam, today moved the Supreme Court seeking interim bail to join his family in the festival season.
Mr. Chandra, lodged in Tihar Jail since his arrest on April 20, pleaded to the court that in view of the delay in framing of charges by the trial court in the case, he should be granted interim bail till October 12 to perform religious ceremonies with the family.
Appearing for Mr. Chandra, senior advocate Ram Jethmalani pleaded before a bench headed by Justice G. S. Singhvi to hear the matter urgently. The bench agreed to hear his plea on Friday at 2 p.m.
The CBI, in its charge sheet, had alleged that Chandra and his firm were among the beneficiaries of the 2G scam. The CBI had said his firm was given the 2G spectrum licence by former Telecom Minister A. Raja despite its ineligibility and that his company was tipped-off about the advancement of cut-off dates for applying for the 2G licence.
The investigating agency has also alleged that after getting the licences, Unitech and co-accused Swan Telecom had sold their equity to foreign companies much before beginning to roll out of their services, thereby making huge profits.
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Tuukka Rask in line for third start in four nights
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After playing both games of a back-to-back Monday and Tuesday against the Hurricanes and Rangers, Tuukka Rask appears to be on tap to be between the pipes again for the Bruins on Thursday against the Blues.
Rask was the first goaltender off the ice in the team's morning skate and should have his work cut out for him Thursday evening. The Blues are fifth in the NHL with 70 goals, led by left winger Alexander Steen, whose 17 goals are tied with Alexander Ovechkin for tops in the NHL. St. Louis stands fourth in the Western Conference, though its 31 points (14-3-3) are two more than the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins (14-6-1).
Rask is coming off a dominant outing Tuesday in New York in which he made 43 saves in a 2-1 victory over the Rangers. He has played all but three of the Bruins' 21 contests this season.
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WATKINSVILLE - In his first five games of the year, Deshaun Watson let the game come to him and did what was necessary to win.
Buford extended its Region 6-AA regular-season winning streak to eight games on Friday night, beating subregion foe Clarkston 47-0 at Tom Riden Stadium.
Jessie Savage carried the ball 21 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns on Friday as Commerce beat Riverside Military Academy 32-21 Friday in Commerce.
The Jefferson defense came away with four interceptions and 481 yards on offense for a 34-7 win over Oglethorpe County on Friday at Jefferson Memorial Stadium.
Banks County rode 231 rushing yards to a 25-11 win over Dawson County on Friday in Dawsonville.
North Georgia Christian defeated Community Christian 14-8 on Friday.
Chestatee at Stephens County
Amid allegations of domestic violence, White County football coach Gregg Segraves submitted his letter of resignation as coach and teacher on Thursday, White County schools superintendent Paul A. Shaw confirmed to The Times.
In a lot of ways, North Hall and White County have football programs that are akin to one another.
Gainesville High returned to the Class AAA top 10 rankings in this week's Georgia Prep Football Poll, conducted by The Associated Press.
Offseason strength and agility drills are supposed to ensure that a football player continues to improve and stay healthy while not practicing every day.
How efficient was Gainesville's offense in a 62-20 home win over Johnson on Friday?
It was a back-and-forth game that featured 1,056 yards worth offense and would be any defensive coordinator's worst nightmare.
West Hall fans got a sneak peak at the future of their program Friday. They had to like what they saw.
BOGART - A year removed from winning its second straight Region 8-AA championship, Jefferson finds itself in unfamiliar territory: looking up in the standings.
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ACWORTH - Gainesville was in it to the very end.
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Dragons' run at a second state championship in three seasons ended Friday night at Jefferson Memorial Stadium.
BUFORD - Determination helped Joshua Thomas and Buford take control Friday night and punch the Wolves' ticket into the state semifinals for an eighth consecutive season.
COMMERCE - It wasn't a win for the highlight reel, but Commerce coach Michael Brown will take it.
BUFORD - For Evyn Cooper, it was all about being the next man up.
HAMILTON – Mikey Gonzalez has carved out his own legacy for Gainesville. His year as the Red Elephants' signal-caller will be remembered for winning huge games with clutch performances.
JEFFERSON - The No. 1-seed Jefferson Dragons put together another dominant performance in the Class AAA state playoffs Friday night at Memorial Stadium, ousting the No. 3-seeded Dodge County Indians, 27-7.
COMMERCE - Once Will Thomas found running room, there was no stopping him.
Tapped out of energy from a three-hour slugfest and numb from freezing temperatures most of the night, Gainesville's players were still able to celebrate following Friday's playoff opener against Creekview.
Elbert County bested Lumpkin County 28-18 in the first round of the Class AAA playoffs on Friday night in Dahlonega.
BUFORD - Sixteen different players carried the ball as top-ranked Buford racked up 423 rushing yards on 36 carries to defeat Southeast Whitfield 63-0 in the opening round of the Class AAAA playoffs on Friday at Tom Riden Stadium.
HARTWELL - Bryan Gray looked over his team of quiet, disappointed East Hall Vikings and gave them a simple message following their 42-14 loss at Hart County.
The running of Kwon Williams and Tyquan Statham was a perfect analogy for the West Hall football team's mentality on Friday night. Quite simply, the Spartans refused to go down without a fight.
JEFFERSON - With freezing temperatures, it took a little time for the Jefferson Dragons' offense to warm up offensively during its Class AAA state playoff opener against the Franklin County Lions.
Model beat Union County 50-36 in the Class AA state playoff opener Friday in Blairsville.
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