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The damage to his upper lip was so bad they had to be taken to the emergency room by ambulance and he had to have plastic surgery.
On top of that, the app has a built-in emergency button so people in need can easily be located by an ambulance or the police.
Some people even use a rickshaw instead of an ambulance.
Another is an unmanned ambulance to take the wounded off the battlefield.
As soon as an ambulance is dispatched, another is sent from a lower-ranking post to replace it.
Paramedics in an ambulance rushed to the dugout from center field.
By the time he came out of it, he was in an ambulance.
Later in the day they also stopped a suicide-bomber from driving an ambulance full of explosives into anything worthwhile.
Quiet is better than loud so you could hear ambulance siren better.
He said she was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
Which means this is more than an awesome field ambulance.
The specialist said the delay in summoning an ambulance made the injuries life-threatening.
Too bad the ambulance chasers will keep it from ever happening.
Every ambulance and fire truck will be trackable on digital maps.
The police and ambulance were summoned immediately, but there was a twenty-minute wait before their arrival.
Police and an ambulance arrived, followed by a diving team that searched the bay.
The news crew, present on the beach due to the shark attacks the day before, arrived prior to the ambulance.
He travels by ambulance, in case someone needs help along the way.
Five times she was taken to a maternity hospital in an ambulance after falling in offices or in the street.
She gave enough information for the school to call an ambulance.
As they waited for the ambulance to arrive, friends stroked her sandy-brown hair and murmured comforting words.
He shot pedestrians in the street and an ambulance driver who came to rescue them.
If they do shoot someone, they are likely to stop as soon as that someone is disabled, and call for an ambulance.
Meyer, before starting his novel, worked as a derivatives trader and drove an ambulance.
They laid him down in the pasture and waited for the ambulance.
There were shouts and chaos, and an ambulance was summoned.
Because she had been so slow to respond, the officer called an ambulance.
And was brought by ambulance to hospital where they gave him a boatload of ativan and other seizure controlling medications.
He goes where the money is, which is what ambulance-chasers and other such lawyers do.
The equine ambulance transported it to the farm's horse hospital for surgery that took about two hours and forty minutes.
One way around the problem is to wear an alarm bracelet that detects when something is wrong and calls an ambulance.
When the ambulance arrives, the volunteer goes back to his day job.
Political action follows outrage as surely as the lawyer follows the ambulance.
The minister's car blocked the fire ambulance coming to the scene.
Taken bleeding by ambulance to the hospital, she was finally admitted.
And our ambulance is now running around-the-clock, transporting injured civilians to health centers.
EDs are so packed that an ambulance is turned away and sent to one farther away every minute.
They are told one night that an ambulance would come and take her away because they were not doing their job to protect her.
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Texas Rangers (31-21) at LA Angels of Anaheim (27-26), 10:05 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Texas - Yu Darvish (7-2, 3.25)
LA Angels - C.J. Wilson (6-4, 2.77)
(Sports Network) - C.J. Wilson will try to help take down his former team for
the second time this season when the LA Angels of Anaheim host the Texas
Rangers for the second part of a three-game series at Angels Stadium of
The American League West rivalry continued last night as the Angels picked up
a 4-2 victory in the series opener as Mike Trout hit a go-ahead single in the
seventh inning and Jerome Williams earned a win by holding the explosive
Rangers to two runs over seven innings.
The Angels did not record an extra-base hit until the sixth inning in what was
a pitchers' duel. Albert Pujols drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Trout
finished the game with three RBI.
"I'm just staying positive and I had a feeling I was going to come through,"
said Trout.
Pujols now has a team-leading 29 RBI. Mark Trumbo, who leads the team with a
.340 batting average and 10 home runs, had his six-game hitting streak snapped
in the win and will attempt to start a new one tonight.
Wilson (6-4) actually started two games in a row versus the Rangers when his
new squad faced his former team earlier this season due to a rain delay
spoiling his first try. He was shelled and gave up four runs in one-third of
an inning before rebounding with a more respectable performance the next night
with 5 2/3 innings pitched and two runs allowed, getting a no-decision in his
club's 4-2 win.
The southpaw has been excellent recently. Wilson won his last two starts by
only allowing three hits and one earned run while fanning 12 in 14 innings.
The Angels triumph put them 4 1/2 games back of their opponent in the
divisional standings heading into Saturday.
Texas will send out its ace, Yu Darvish, to try to fend off Los Angeles in the
race for first place. Darvish will become the American League's first eight-
game winner if he takes down the Angels once again.
Darvish took advantage of Wilson's first-inning no-show in his first encounter
with the Angels and went 5 1/3 innings despite having to sit while waiting for
the weather to clear. The right-hander was sensational at the start of the
season, going 4-0 with a 2.18 ERA in April, but cooled off and went 3-2 with a
4.50 ERA in May.
Darvish has walked 35 batters this season, which is the fourth-highest total
in the majors. His rookie season is still one of the highlights of the season.
"I've been really happy with his development and his contributions and the
adjustment that he made," Rangers president and former pitching great Nolan
Ryan said of Darvish. "I think probably most of us, if not all of us, do not
really understand maybe the challenges that he has and the transition he's
going through. So I'm very pleased from what we've seen from him."
The Rangers' pitching staff has been fortunate to have a powerful offense to
provide run support. Texas leads the majors with 293 runs scored and a .287
batting average. The success at the plate has been charged by Josh Hamilton's
remarkable season. The Rangers' left fielder is leading the American League in
home runs (21) and RBI (57) while ranking second to Chicago's Paul Konerko in
batting average (.366).
Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus have thrived in the lineup aside Hamilton, as
Beltre is sixth in the AL in batting average (.323) and Andrus close behind at
11th (.303).
Both the batters and pitching staff will need to come to play tonight to avoid
a five-game losing streak, which would be a new season high.
Anaheim lost two of three meetings with Texas from May 11-13 and six of the
past seven matchups between the teams heading into the series. The Rangers
three-game winning streak in the Angels' home stadium was snapped on Friday.

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I draw good enough when I have a picture to look at, I've done a couple of portrait commissions for an example, but that's not really art, is it? That's copying.. :/
I'm good at spotting details but have boring compositions and really need to work on anatomy. I have just purchased a tablet and have started drawing digital for the first time in my life (paint doesn't count), so there's a whole world that needs to be discovered in that area as well.
Love fantasy and weird creatures. Really need to develop my style, cause I just have this weird mix of everything and nothing now
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Catlin Art Prize 2014
2 May 2014 – 24 May 2014
Event times
11-6 Mon-Sat, noon-4 Sun
Cost of entry
- 28 Redchurch Street
- London
- United Kingdom
- londonewcastle.com/arts-programme/
Travel Information
- Bus: routes 388, 8, N8 - 1min walk away on Bethnal Green Rd / Car: Redhcurch Street is off Shoreditch High Street, just before the Tea Building
- Tube: Shoreditch High Street 1min walk; Liverpool Street 8mins walk
- Train: Shoreditch High Street 1min walk
Catlin Art Prize 2014
AboutNow in its eighth year, the Catlin Art Prize is a curated exhibition featuring artists selected from The Catlin Guide 2014. The 2014 Catlin Art Prize finalists are: Mr. & Mrs. Philip Cath (Goldsmiths), Sarah Fortais (Central Saint Martins), Virgile Ittah (Royal College of Art), Lara Morrell (Central Saint Martins), Neil Raitt (Royal College of Art), Dennis J. Reinmüller (Edinburgh College of Art), and Jakob Rowlinson (The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art). A panel of judges will award one artist with a prize of £5,000 at a private ceremony on 14th May. This year's panel will include Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger. The public will also have their say, with the winner of the Visitor Vote awarded £2,000. Votes will be cast via a ballot box at the Londonewcastle Project Space.
Have you been to this event? What do you think? Join the discussion here!
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Townhouses & Cottages
Located at the top of the Resort are the POOLSIDE COTTAGEs overlooking our heated Pool /Jacuzzi as well as a number of the sports areas.
The Forrest Cottages are multi level, spacious townhouses that are located in the center of the property and can access all areas of the property effortlessly.
These stone exterior units are located on the lower lakeside portion of the resort, just below the mansion.
Our mountain Cottages are located directly across Lakeshore Dr and overlooks the Pool area and tennis courts.


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Mystery Photo Identified!
Thank you to Shelley Erwin at the California Institute of Technology for identifying this mystery photo. Above we see Walther Mayer (Einstein's mathematical assistant) riding a bike. Photo donated by Ben Snavely.
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Carper Voted for Levy, Discouraged on Another Try
Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper says he voted for the county's excess levy for schools and libraries, which failed resoundingly over the weekend -- but he's not willing to give the library another chance alongside the county's public safety levy next spring. Carper told the Gazette Monday that "The idea of including that in the public safety levy, that's a no -- not with my vote. A back-to-back levy election with the same issue puts a sour taste in my mouth." The county's library system lost 40 percent of its total operating budget when the Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that the county school system no longer had to financially support it. Library supporters will reportedly try to seize another opportunity to pass a levy during next May's primary election.


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Voting is a Feminist Issue
Filed under: Announcements, Post by: Sheila M, Starring Local Feminists
It was not until 1920 with the ratification of the 19th Amendment across the entire United States did American women get the right to vote. For a country that is relatively 236 years old, women have only be able to be a part of the constitutional and political voice for 92 years of that, or 39% of our country's lifespan.
By going out and voting today, you are finally being given the opportunity to shape the future of our lives in the ways you see best fit. By practicing your civic duty you are fulfilling a terrific feminist cause. Do not deny yourself your voice by not voting. You are important, and your vote is valuable.
For feminist voters, some main concerns in thinking about who to vote for might be:
- health care, maternatiy leave, and easy access to OBGYN doctors
- pro-choice issues, abortion rights, and Planned Parenthood
- equal pay
- funding public schools
- increase childcare options
- LGBTQ rights equality, including gay marriage
To compare and learn more about our presidential candidates and Senate candidates in your district visit NPR for a lot of great information, including your local NPR station's voter's guide. For Virginia residents you can see WAMU's guide here.
We hope to hear from you after you vote! Let us know what feminist issues are your biggest concern this election year!
With so much love and to a bright, bright future,
Sheila M
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[...] You voted and you made a difference! President Barack Obama was reelected for a 2nd term and we celebrated what seems like a shift in American's perspective on openly gay individuals with the election of Democrat Tammy Baldwin as a Wisconsin Senator. [...]


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Nanomaterial shows promise for oil spill cleanups
|The material is able to soak up 33 times its own weight in ethylene glycol and 29 times its own weight in engine oil, while still being able to float on water.
A team of scientists from Australia and France have developed a new method for removing organic pollutants from water that could dramatically shorten the time needed to tackle oil spills, Nature Communications reported.
The material, called boron nitride or "white graphene," is constructed of sheets of atoms arranged in what appears like a chain-link fence.
Researchers explained that the material is particularly effective for soaking up organic pollutants, which makes it suitable for removing industrial chemicals or engine oil from water. However, it has another advantage that makes it stand out among other similar nanomaterials -- it can be cleaned and then reused. Such nanomaterials are a preferred option when it comes to cleaning pollutants because of their remarkable area-to-weight ratio, which allows them to take up an amazing amount for their size. The newly developed method suggests that the preparation of boron nitride could do much better than traditional materials and outperform other nanomaterials, Nature Communications said.
The method was developed by a team of scientists from the Institute for Frontier Materials at Deakin University in Australia and the Pierre and Marie Curie University in France. They created porous boron nitride nanosheets by laying out single-atom layers of the material with holes in them, forming white powder. This porous variation of boron nitride proves much better than the non-porous sheets and the commercially available type of the material that is not constructed by those sheets.
The porous white graphene has high selective absorption and adsorption properties, picking up organic pollutants out of water, researchers explained. It is able to soak up 33 times its own weight in ethylene glycol and 29 times its own weight in engine oil, while still being able to float on water. After it has extracted the pollutant, the material can then be heated in a furnace or can just be ignited to remove the pollutant from the inside. All these properties make porous boron nitride a suitable option for a range of applications in water cleaning and treatment, including purifying water from organic solvents and dyes, scientists claimed.
While the nanomaterial certainly has the potential to revolutionize water treatment, it is still too early to predict whether it could be commercialized and produced on a large scale. In fact, a market for such materials simply does not exist at present, explained Professor Francesco Stellacci of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. He told the BBC News that the data reported by the team of developers was impressive but there was no guarantee that boron nitride would manage to become available for to end consumers on the market, nor that it would outlive and outperform other nanomaterials. Whether it would be established as a preferred option for the industry would not depend on its performance but rather on costs and scalability, he stated.


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A 6-foot-3 goaltender from Wilkie, Saskatchewan, has committed to joining the University of Vermont men's hockey team for next season, according to various Web sites.
Brody Hoffman, a goalie with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, sports a 1.91 goals against average, ranking third in the league. His .928 save percentage is No. 1, he shares the league lead for shutouts with three and he has a 20-3-2 record for the Barons, who are second in the North Division. He will turn 21 on Feb. 18.
The Catamounts have two senior goaltenders in Rob Madore and John Vazzano, leaving only sophomore Alex Vazzano as a returnee. Vermont is also seeking another goalie to join next year's freshman class.
Hoffman spent the 2008-09 season with the Notre Dame Hounds Midget AAA team with a 2.88 GAA. He played two years with the Nipawin Hawks of the Saskatchewan JHL, competing in 101 games.
Coach Kevin Sneddon cannot comment on a recruit until the student-athlete has signed an NCAA letter of intent and been admitted to UVM.


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On this day in music history: February 4, 1956 - "Please, Please, Please," the debut single by James Brown & The Famous Flames, is recorded. Written by James Brown and Johnny Terry, it is the first major hit for "The Godfather of Soul." Having previously recorded a version of it in 1955, the song is recorded again at King Studios in Cincinnati and is produced by Ralph Bass, the man who signs Brown to King Records. The label's founder Syd Nathan hates the finished record so much that he nearly fires Bass. Nathan will release the record anyway and, to his great surprise, it is a smash! The single will peak at #6 on the Billboard R&B chart and sells over one million copies. "Please, Please, Please" will also be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.
On this day in music history: February 4, 1966 - "19th Nervous Breakdown" by The Rolling Stones is released in the UK (US release date is on February 12th). Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it is the sixth US top ten single for the British rock band. Mick and Keith will write the song during the Stones tour of the US in 1965, with Jagger lyrics being a narrative about a spoiled girl who doesn't appreciate what she has. The songs' signature guitar riff (played by Brian Jones) is inspired by Bo Diddley's "Diddley Daddy." "Breakdown" is recorded at RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood on December 3rd & 8th of 1965 during sessions for the bands forthcoming album Aftermath. "19th Nervous Breakdown" will be released as a stand alone single peaking at #2 on both the UK singles chart and the Billboard Hot 100.
On this day in music history: February 4, 1968 - The Beatles record "Across The Universe" at Abbey Road Studios in London in Studio Three. Written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon and McCartney), it is originally in contention to be the bands Spring single release, though it is passed over in favor of "Lady Madonna." Lennon will write the song in late 1967 - early 1968, during his initial interest in Transcendental Meditation, adding the mantra "Jai guru deva om" as a central part of the song. The basic track will be recorded in seven takes during a marathon run of sessions prior to The Beatles trip to India. Paul McCartney will select Lizzie Bravo and Gayleen Pease, two female fans standing outside the studio, to come in and sing the high harmony vocals on the song. "Across The Universe" will initially surface in December 1969 on the charity album No One's Gonna Change Our World. The track is originally released in mono only, with bird sound effects added to beginning and end of the track. It will be dramatically remixed by Phil Spector and included on the Let It Be album, removing the female background vocals, sound effects, and slowing the song down to more closely mirror its original speed.
On this day in music history: February 4, 1977 - Rumours, the 11th studio album by Fleetwood Mac is released. Produced by Fleetwood Mac, Ken Calliat, and Richard Dashut, it is recorded from early - late 1976. Following the bands marathon tour in support of their previous album, all of the members will be affected by personal conflicts, including John and Christine McVie getting divorced, drummer Mick Fleetwood splitting from his wife Jenny Boyd, and Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham also ending their long term relationship. In spite of the obvious tension, it also sees the band at its creative peak, with Buckingham, Nicks, and Christine McVie all writing songs about the breakdown of their relationships. Proceeded by the single "Go Your Own Way" (#10 Pop), it will be an immediate critical and commercial hit upon its release, spinning off four top 10 singles including "Dreams" (#1 Pop), "Don't Stop" (#3 Pop), and "You Make Loving Fun" (#9 Pop). The album is certified 19x Platinum in the US by the RIAA. Rumours will spend 31 weeks (non-consecutive) at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and win the Grammy for Album of The Year.
On this day in music history: February 4, 1978 - "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks, also peaking at #4 on the R&B singles on February 18th. Written by Barry, Robin, & Maurice Gibb, it is the fifth US chart topper for the trio of brothers from the Isle Of Man, UK. Composed as the theme song for the film Saturday Night Fever, The Bee Gees will write the song during the sessions for their contributions for the film at the Chateau d'Herouville in France. Not having seen any of the film prior to writing and recording it, they take inspiration from the rough story outline as described to them by their manager and label boss Robert Stigwood. Before recording can start on the song, the Bee Gees drummer Dennis Bryon is forced to leave the sessions temporarily, returning to the US to attend his father's funeral. Without a suitable drummer available, engineer Karl Richardson will hit upon the idea of creating a drum track by copying part of the drums from the already cut "Night Fever," creating a drum loop from it. The loop works perfectly and the rest of the rhythm track is cut around it. The same loop will also be used for "More Than A Woman" and later Barbara Streisand's #1 hit "Woman In Love." Not long after the soundtrack arrives in record stores, RSO Records is forced to rush release "Stayin' Alive" as a single in mid-December before "How Deep Is Your Love" hits #1. Demand for the single is stoked when the song is heard on the film's teaser trailer that features John Travolta walking down the street with the song playing in the background. "Stayin' Alive" will be certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA, selling over 2 million copies and spending 27 weeks on the Hot 100.
On this day in music history: February 4, 1978 - "Theme From Which Way Is Up" by Stargard hits #1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart for two weeks, also peaking at #21 on the Hot 100 on April 1st. Written by Norman Whitfield, it is the biggest hit for the Los Angeles-based female R&B trio. Coming off the huge success from writing and producing the soundtrack of the film Car Wash, Whitfield will be asked by director Michael Schultz to write the theme song for his next film Which Way Is Up, starring Richard Pryor. The track is recorded at Sound Factory West in Los Angeles and features members of Rose Royce providing the musical backing. The Funk Brothers percussionist Jack Ashford will also play on the track providing the distinctive "wobble board" sound heard on the song's intro using a plastic "do not disturb" door sign taken from a hotel.
On this day in music history: February 4, 1984 - "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. Written by Michael Craig, Roy Hay, Jon Moss, George O'Dowd, and Phil Pickett, it is the biggest hit for the British pop band fronted by lead singer Boy George. George will compose the song's ambiguous lyrics about his often stormy relationship with drummer Jon Moss (which is not public knowledge at the time). The bands' producer Steve Levine will run into technical problems while recording overdubs. The songs' rhythm is programmed on a Linn LM-1 drum machine and Levine will discover that the drum machine has sped up after recording it. This will cause major problems when "flying in" the chorus sections of the song (which had only been recorded once on the multitrack), by copying the vocal tracks to another tape running at 15 ips (inches per second), then manually dropping them in the correct places. "Karma Chameleon" will be the band's biggest hit in the US and UK where it will spend five weeks at #1 and be ranked the top single of the year. Issued as the second single from the bands' second album Colour By Numbers, it will be rush released in the US in late November of 1983 when radio stations begin giving it heavy airplay as an LP cut while the first single "Church of the Poison Mind" (#10 Pop) is still climbing the charts. Entering the Hot 100 at #52 on December 3, 1983, "Karma" will race up the charts, hitting the top nine weeks later.
On this day in music history: February 4, 1989 - "When I'm With You" by Sheriff hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week. Written by Arnold Lanni, it is the lone hit for the Canadian rock band fronted by lead singer Freddy Curci. Keyboardist Lanni will write the song as a Valentine's Day gift to his girlfriend Valerie (who will later become his wife). Lanni will play the song for his other bandmates and they will quickly record the basic track. Curci amazingly completes his vocals on the song in just one take, including the songs final note which he holds for 25 seconds. The song is originally released in the US in February 1983. It will only make a minor dent in the charts, initially peaking at #61 on June 11, 1983. In late 1988, a radio station in Las Vegas will dust off the five year old song and begins giving it heavy airplay. Listener response is so great that it spreads to stations in other cities, encouraging Capitol Records to reissue the single and album. Re-entering the Hot 100 at #84 on November 26, 1988, it reaches the top of the chart ten weeks later. "When I'm With You" will be certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.


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Recently the efforts to draft Gov. Chris Christie into the 2012 race seem to have died down, even though there is still a lot of enthusiasm for drafting Gov. Rick Perry or Rep. Paul Ryan.
But that isn't stopping a group of top Iowa donors from flying to New Jersey today to encourage Christie to run. It's highly unlikely that he will. He hasn't finished a full term and he's currently tied up with the state legislative session. But the fact that he's even having the meeting shows that he probably has national aspirations at some point down the road—potentially in 2012.
The Des Moines Register spoke with Steve Forbes, who's unsatisfied with the current crop of candidates and wants Christie or Ryan to enter the race. "I think there will be others in the race, even though they don't know it today," Forbes said. "You're looking at an incomplete field."
If the wooing of Christie tells us anything, it's that Republicans are still letting their eyes wander away from the current field. Despite the fact that many analysts are saying that Republicans have to choose from the candidates already running, many conservatives are still unwilling to accept it.


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Reality Rocks 2011: 'American Idol' Season 9 alumni on the power of blogs
At Reality Rocks 2011, the "American Idol" panel touched on a lot of different topics; highlights can be found here. But we thought one subject that came up deserved to be singled out - the subject of blogs.
Moderator Shirley Halperin asked Season 9 contestants Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Michael Lynche, Tim Urban and Paige Miles if they read the blogs (which they are advised not to do) and how it affected them.
Tim Urban, who blogs were not particularly kind to during their season, says, "You realize that the blogs are there just to pick apart your performance. They're not there to say what you did well, they're just there to point out what you did bad."
We aren't sure we totally agree with that assessment. When we recap the show here at Zap2it, we try to mention the good and the bad. As far as Tim Urban goes, we did criticize him quite often, but we also wrote really nice things, like on Elvis week when we wrote, "By far this effort was Tim's best performance of the competition. He managed to put a new spin on an oft-covered song. Tim sounded on pitch and current ... Tim finally turned in a (dare we say) great performance? He certainly did go from 'zero to hero,' as Simon said."
So perhaps it is that the Idols search out their press, but the only comments that stick with them are the negative ones? It's an interesting discussion. Watch the videos and let us know what you think in the comments.
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All week the kids and I have been baking up a storm. Cookies, cupcakes and candy have been tempting us with their yummy goodness.
Today we've delivered some of these sweet treats, but tomorrow morning will find us playing a bit of ding dong ditch on unsuspecting (and often grumpy) neighbors!
Spreading Christmas cheer is so much fun!
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Walmart is dedicated to helping families save money so we can bring home more for less this Christmas. To prove this, they sent me out with another challenge this week. My mission was to put together the perfect stocking with just $25. So, off I went with a gift card in hand to see what I could find.
I'll admit that I was surprised to find that Walmart truly does offer all of the ingredients any family needs for fab filled stockings this holiday– from $1 candies and holiday activities to $5 DVDs.
Believe it or not, I put together a stocking for all six of my older kiddos for just under $25, TOTAL (pre-tax)! With all of the multi-pack items I was able to purchase this was quite easy to do, actually.
If you have yet to purchase your stocking "stuffing," I invite you to take "The Perfect Stocking for Under $25"
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The 3D puzzle that is the Rubik's Cube is a classic game that any one can enjoy. Okay, maybe not anyone… these little cubes frustrate me to no end. BUT, my kiddos love them!
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Are you looking for the perfect gift for some of those kiddos in your life? Well, I have some great ideas! Whether you need to find that one item for your nieces, nephews or your own little one still left on your shopping list, check out some of our favorites.
Paper Jamz have been a big hit here in the Young house. These paper-thin instruments are available in the form of guitars, drums and amplifiers and are easy enough for even my littlest guys to rock out!
The Leapster Explorer is, by far, our favorite LeapFrog product, thus far. With endless ways to play, the Explorer offers games and activities, as well as the option to download apps, videos and ebooks. I'm looking forward to adding the camera accessory so my kiddos can use the Explorer to capture pictures and video without stealing my phone or Flip!
Loopz is a fabulously fun memory game that challenges the reflexes of every member of the family. With seven ways to play, Loopz provides hours of entertainment.
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Terry Scott Bertling, Hearst | April 29, 2014 | Updated: April 29, 2014 1:30pm
Photo By Express-News file photoFrom Arlington to Austin and San Antonio to Houston, spas across Texas offer many different ways to pamper yourself for a day.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Mokara Hotel and SpaSpa visitors can use the Mokara Hotel rooftop pool or have a light lunch or drinks at the Rooftop Cafe with city views.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Mokara Hotel and SpaThe Mokara Hotel and Spa, and its Ostra restraurant (with blue umbrellas), overlooks the San Antonio River Walk.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Mokara Hotel and SpaCandlelight adds to the relaxing ambiance of the whirlpool at the Mokara Spa.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and SpaTreatment rooms are serene and relaxing in the Windflower -- a Hill Country Spa at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and SpaA visit to the Windflower Spa feels like a stop at an elegant Hill Country ranch, a blend of luxury and comfort, where exclusive products create memorable treatments.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and SpaThe Windflower Spa's gift shop carries the spa's signature line and several others. You will also find scented candles, jewelry, clothing, makeup and other products.
Photo By Joyce Marshall/Fort Worth Star-TelegramSpa Pangea in Arlington regularly offers creative seasonal treatments, such as a cooling Cucumber-Thai Facial in the summer.
Photo By Joyce Marshall/Fort Worth Star-TelegramA foot bath with flower petals could be part of an all-day spa treatment at Daireds Salon/Spa Pangea.
Photo By Brandon Wade/Special to the Star-TelegramTamara Sharpe applies West Africa Shea Butter to Ashley Veach during a wrap at Daireds Salon and Spa Pangea.
Photo By Brandon Wade/Special to the Star-TelegramCameron Moucka, left, and Tamara Sharpe, right, apply West Africa Shea Butter to Long Nguyen and Ashley Veach during a wrap at Daireds Salon and Spa Pangea in Arlington.
Photo By Brian Hutson/Hutson CreativeDaireds Salon and Spa Pangea is decorated with an international theme in a complex that includes a cafe with lighter fare.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Travaasa AustinThe spa at Travaasa Austin provides a variety of serene spaces for yoga or meditation.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Travaasa AustinThe spa at Travaasa Austin incorporates organic, bioenergetic products into its treatments.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Travaasa AustinThe infinity pool at Travaasa Austin is available to all spa visitors and overlooks the Hill Country.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Omni Barton Creek Resort and SpaThe Omni Barton Creek Resort and Spa offers both seasonal and signature treatments.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Omni Barton Creek Resort and SpaA whirlpool is among the amenities at the Three Springs Spa at the Omni Barton Creek Resort and Spa.
Photo By Ben Torres/Spa CastleChill out at Spa Castle's Aqua Bar, with an aqua-body massage or a cocktail at the swim-up bar.
Photo By Ben Torres/Spa CastleDon't miss the Golden Pyramid dry sauna at Spa Castle; beds are lined in real gold.
Photo By Ben Torres/Spa CastleThe exterior of Spa Castle hotel and resort in Carrollton, near Dallas.
Photo By The Houstonian Hotel, Club & SpaThe Trellis Spa is known for its facials, including those using products by Natura Bisse.
Photo By Courtesy photo/The Houstonian Hotel, Club & SpaThere are separate whirlpool areas for men and women at Trellis Spa.
Photo By Courtesy photo/The Houstonian Hotel, Club & SpaTrellis Spa has a room dedicated to manicures, pedicures and other hand and foot treatments, as well as professional makeup services.
Photo By Courtesy photo/The Houstonian Hotel, Club & SpaThe light-and-bright co-ed area at Trellis Spa features a floating pool, loungers and refreshments, including fresh cantaloupe juice.
Photo By Courtesy photo/The Houstonian Hotel, Club & SpaThe Tranquility Room at Trellis Spa is a quiet respite with cushy loungers, blankets and a fireplace. No cell phones are allowed.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Hotel ZaZaAny of the body treatments at Hotel ZaZa's ZaSpa can be booked in the candle-lit couples massage room.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Hotel ZaZaZaSpa has a complimentary oxygen bar, where guests can rest on one of four beds and hook up to recreational oxygen to get their blood flowing.
Photo By Courtesy photo/Hotel ZaZaA variety of hand and food therapies are offered in ZaSpa's nail salon at Hotel ZaZa, including the new "Into the Garden" pedicure.
Photo By Joyce Marshall/Fort Worth Star-TelegramA butterfly-graced manicure table in the nail salon at The Havens Spa in Weatherford.
Photo By Joyce Marshall/Fort Worth Star-TelegramNail tech Dorinda Smith gives a client a pedicure in a zero-gravity chair at The Havens Spa.
Photo By Joyce Marshall/Fort Worth Star-TelegramThe facials room at The Havens Spa in Weatherford.
Photo By Joyce Marshall/Fort Worth Star-TelegramOwners of The Havens Spa renovated an old boys home built in 1969 into a Mediterranean-like villa five years ago.
Photo By Joyce Marshall/Fort Worth Star-TelegramThe hydrotherapy tub can be enjoyed before treatments or after personal training sessions at The Havens Spa.
I bet a lot of moms could use a little pampering this Mother's Day (May 11). And spas all over Texas are offering a great variety of services, ranging from a mani/pedi to anti-aging facials and relaxing massages and body treatments with luxurious products. If you're a busy Mom (Father's Day isn't far away either — June 15), drop a hint with Sunday's spa travel story on HoustonChronicle.com, which looks at some of the services at nine spas around Texas, from Arlington and Carrollton to Austin and Houston.
My husband and I went together to get massages at the Mokara Spa (at the Mokara Hotel on the San Antonio Riverwalk) recently — a Swedish massage for me and a deep-tissue massage for him. Nothing quite gets the stress out of my shoulders like a great massage. But part of the fun was stretching the experience to include a dip in the whirlpool and a few minutes in the sauna before we met to have lunch together at the Ostra restaurant on the River Walk. In many places, having an appointment for a massage, for example, means clients can also use the spa's sauna, whirlpool, swimming pool or relaxation room the same day. We noticed a few people sunning near the rooftop pool and cafe the same day we were there checking out the amenities. Co-worker Lisa Harrison Rivas sampled services at the Windflower Spa and describes a moisturizing body treatment that sounds perfect for the spring (or any other time).
The descriptions of special services and treatments by writers and editors in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston and San Antonio might give you a sampling of the tremendous variety of ways people can be pampered and rejuvenated at spas these days. If you don't know whether the busy woman in your life would prefer a body scrub, pedicure, facial or massage, a gift card that allows her to choose would do just fine.
If your family would prefer the DIY route, boutiques at practically every spa offer a variety of massage oils, lotions and other products that would make a back rub or foot massage quite memorable. I'm reminded of my recent spa visit every time I put my lavender and flaxseed neck pillow (from the Mokara Spa's boutique) in the microwave for a few seconds for an after-work chillin' in my reading chair.


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Has anyone else noticed that st_mode returned by stat() and its siblings evaluates to false for S_ISNATIVE when a *LIB or *FILE
object is the target?
Both *LIB and *FILE objects evaluate to true for S_ISDIR which
makes sense given they are containers for other objects and thus,
at least conceptually, directory objects.
However, I would have thought that they are both also native
objects. That is "things what are" in QSYS.LIB rather than in
other file systems.
Seems to me that S_ISNATIVE should evaluate to true for any
QSYS.LIB object. Given that each type evaluated by the various
S_ISxxxx macros is actually a separate bit in the mode it seems
reasonable that the native bit could be set in addition to the
directory bit thus allowing both S_ISDIR and S_ISNATIVE to
evaluate to true for *LIB and *FILE objects.
Of course, objects not in QSYS.LIB would not have the native bit
set (even though they are MI objects).
What am I missing?
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Verizon Announces the Pen-Powered LG Intuition
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Latest news from Castro Kingdom: Repressive violence OK in Cuba, but not in Egypt
File this one under absolute hypocrisy.
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From Israel News
Castro Kingdom Condemns Violence in Egypt
Cuba is condemning the ongoing violence in Egypt. A statement from the Communist-run government was read on state television Saturday, saying that it was watching the violence with concern.
It said that while Cuban officials always condemn the killing of innocent civilians, they are confident the Egyptian people can find a solution to the violence "exercising its legitimate right to self-determination without any outside interference." (AP)


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A quick roundup of sites that were vulnerable to the Heartbleed Internet-security flaw, and what to do about changing your password.
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Connecticut won the NCAA men's basketball tournament on Monday night, but not everyone got the memo.
Kentucky and Connecticut will play for the NCAA men's basketball title on Monday after winning Final Four games in North Texas on Saturday. Here's a recap of the day's action:
It's the return of the 'Avengers' franchise, with the latest entry starring everyone's favorite star-spangled superhero with a shield.
Information keeps pouring out regarding the Wednesday-night shooting deaths at the Fort Hood Army base in Killeen, Texas. Here's a recap of what we've learned:
Ever wonder why isn't Easter a fixed date? Let's take a look at how the date is selected each year, and why.
Every April Fools' Day, the Internet tries its best to trick you. Here are a few of this year's examples:
March Madness is heading down the stretch now that the Final Four field has been set. While a wide range of schools have made the Final Four over the years (VCU, George Mason and Butler come to mind), there are some schools that, historically, you can bet won't be there.
The 2014 NCAA men's basketball tournament is down to its Final Four teams: Florida, Connecticut, Wisconsin and Kentucky. Here's a preview of what to expect in Saturday's national semifinals from North Texas:
Wisconsin and Florida each won a regional championship on Saturday to advance to the 2014 Final Four in Texas. Here's a recap of the day's action:
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Against the Odds: Melissa Hamilton's late start should have prevented a ballet career. Instead, it pushed her to unthinkable heights.
Dance by the Numbers: How do judges manage the role of subjectivity in their scores?
Beyond Viral: How husband-and-wife team Keone and Mari Madrid found choreographic fame via YouTube
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Since taking the helm of Batsheva Dance Company in 1990, Ohad Naharin has transformed the group into a global force in dance. It has helped foster a rich dance scene in Israel and influenced the new generation of international choreographers. Gaga, the improvisational movement "language" that Naharin has developed to make the human body into a creative instrument, is now taught all over the world. A 2009 Dance Magazine Award recipient, Naharin still approaches each project with a sense of adventure, collaborating with innovative musicians and visual artists. In addition to more than 20 pieces for Batsheva, he has created or set works on Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballett Frankfurt, Paris Opéra Ballet, Hubbard Street, Cedar Lake, and the Ailey company. This fall Batsheva performs in Austria, Italy, Belarus, Norway, and France, in addition to its home city of Tel Aviv.
Sometimes I feel like my brain is on fire and the only way to put the fire out is by daydreaming about choreography. Choreographing is how I go places I have never been before, and, many times, could not even imagine exist. Like people might have felt a few centuries ago when traveling started without knowing where it would end up.
The love of moving has been always at the heart of why I dance; it is also partially why I choreograph. I've learned that listening to the body is a lot more meaningful than telling it what to do. One can get from dancing a great sense of clarity, explosiveness, and delicacy while allowing us to go far beyond our familiar limits. All these things are necessary ingredients to fuel a good process in and out of the studio.
Choreographing allows the pleasure of working with dancers: the sharing, teaching, learning, the realization that I can't and should not fall in love with my work, yet I can be excited and moved to tears by the dancers' interpretation of it.
Choreographing is having the privilege to be clear and articulate without the need to explain.
I love the time invested in the making of the soundtrack for a work. Though dance does not depend on music, the time spent on making of the soundtrack provides hours-long "meditations" where ideas can visit you without you forcing it, while researching the relation of seeing and hearing.
I love the great level of intimacy I can reach in a process with the people I work with—more than most relationships I'll ever have out of the studio.
I like the byproduct of choreographic effort that can oppose conventional and conservative politics and theories that block new solutions and free thinking.
I love to choreograph since it's where I can put my skills, passion, and imagination into one pot, and it also makes me feel sexy. I sleep better during the process of choreographing.
I love to discover the different playgrounds for each process with their own codes and rules; then I love teaching the dancers the codes and rules of this new playground. And even more, I like how soon after that, they can show me how to really play it.
I like the tech time, the days before the premiere, that last meaningful act of putting the work on its stage, the great feeling when finding the right tension between all the elements in each moment of the work, and then the ease in which I am often happy to admit how wrong I was the next day while looking at it.
I like how in choreographing, the process continues long after the premiere, how the "physical disappearing act" of a performance (not necessarily from our memory) enables it to reappear differently the next time…
Pictured at top: Naharin rehearsing members of Batsheva. Photo by Gadi Dagon, Courtesy Batsheva


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Step onto the front porch (with its' handicap ramp for easy access) and through the French doors of this beautiful mountain retreat and you immediately notice the pure country charm of the cabin as the new and the old are weaved together for a unique look with modern appeal. Quickly the cabin opens up to a spacious great room area with high beams in the cathedral ceiling and includes comfy seating with plump pillows and accent lighting for a romantic touch. You're sure to enjoy relaxing by the crackling fire in the massive stone wood-burning fireplace on those cool Carolina Mountain evenings. Or, just open a window on a sunny day and listen to the sound of the creek trickling by. A large 42" flat-screen plasma TV is located in the great room and provides the ultimate entertainment for the true TV lover wanting some pure relaxation while on vacation. You'll be able to choose from over 250+ channels. The cabin also includes wireless DSL internet access so bring your laptop along if you wish. The open and fully equipped "rooster-themed" kitchen features new appliances including refrigerator with in-door icemaker, smooth-top range, and a dishwasher for easy clean-up after a meal, along with a laundry area. Each bedroom is charmingly decorated in antiquity along with modern appeal and comfortable bedding including all linens. The master bedroom features touches of red for a romantic feel and opens up to the a spacious sunroom – perfect for reading that book you've been meaning to read. The pillow-top mattress and luxurious bedding make relaxing all the more easy to do! The flat-screen TV offers the same 280 channels to choose from – so you can treat yourself to your own choice of entertainment viewing. A DVD player is also available for viewing movies. The second bedroom offers a comfy double bed and opens to the bathroom with 36" doors for handicap accessibility and offers both a tub and shower along with towels, etc. The cabin offers both electric heat and a Monitor heater for keeping the cabin cozy and warm, and during the summer and fall seasons there are two window air conditioning units available for year-round comfort. Outside, the private yard offers a natural level area for children to play by or in the creek. A cornhole game is also available for the whole family to play outside. And, a newly built firepit with wooden benches by the creek. The front porch also includes comfy Adirondack seating with ottomans, another deck with patio table & chairs and a charcoal grill for enjoying an outdoor meal under the shade. Picture yourself in the bubbling hot tub. Ahh….this is what vacations are all about! Take a walk down down the road or hike up the hill with your pet (all sizes allowed with pet deposit). And when you're ready to see the sights you're close to everything… Boone is a short 17 minute drive, West Jefferson only 8 minutes away, and access to the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway is only 5 minutes down the road – where you can take the short-cut to Blowing Rock and the Tanger Outlets. Other area attractions include: Tweetsie Railroad, Grandfather Mountain, Todd General Store, canoe rentals, miniature golf, and go-cart racing. Be sure to visit Ashe County Cheese where you can watch cheese being made and sample some great tasting cheese at the local cheese store. So, pack your bags and head to paradise… Creekside Paradise!
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Here are the release pictures and info.
Well I've finished them both. The "Exalted City" will be released first then shortly after that "Box of Summer". Here is all the info that you need. Also I've been thinking of starting an Etsy Shop so I can sell some of my frames that I have made for the "Box of series...". Also I paint on furniture and would love to sell some one of a kind pieces, and maybe some smaller things for stitching box's. Well I have to look into it and I'll let you know soon. And one more thing, this summer I will be spending some time working at Yankee Cross Stitch in North Hampton NH so if you are in the area stop by, maybe we can chat and get some stitching projects going.
Here is the info for the new charts.
"The Exalted City",
DMC floss listing, White,433,435,436,498,502,503,730,754,830,832,890,3371,
Fabric is 32ct Star Sapphire linen.
Stitch count is 209 X 73
"Box Of Summer"
DMC floss listing, White, 502, 503, 640, 642, 644, 730, 733, 890, 3371, 3830,
Weeks Dye Works: Sea Foam
Fabric is 32ct Lambswool linen
Stitch count is 60 X 60
Friday, May 16, 2008
Box Of Summer
Hi everyone, I still did not frame "Exalted City" yet. I just finished painting the frame this morning. It has to dry, then I can finish and take the final picture. But I designed "Box Of Summer" on Monday. I finished stitching it last night. It was so fast and I think it feels like summer. I'm going to stitch the center over one and finish it as a name tag for me to wear when I go to special stitching events. I will work hard this weekend finishing up everything and getting you some more pictures and info. Have a great day, on my way to work. Donna
Friday, May 09, 2008
"The Exalted City"
I finished stitching this morning at 1:00am. I still have to frame it, that will be this weekend. Here are some better photos. I did give it a name "The Exalted City". After I frame it I will post more info like the floss used and stitch count. Talk to you later, Donna
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
I'm back
Hi everyone, I'm back from Celebration of Needlework in Nashua, NH. It was fun, I enjoyed teaching and meeting so many nice people. There were sooo many people stitching all over the place, in every comfy chair you could find, it was great. Maybe next year I can plan on spending more time there and maybe I can even take a class. Well I am busy with my new design. No name yet and this is just a very dark and small sneak peek. It will be finished this Friday, I hope. until then, happy stitching, Donna
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MUSLIM for Human Rights Forum executive director Al Amin Kimathi hassaid his life is in danger. He said he fears for his life after officials from human rights bodies told him that he is on a 'next-to-be-killed' order after Sheikh Abubakar Shariff alias Makaburi.
According to an email by a senior Kenyan researcher with an international human rights body that was forwarded to the Star, and while quoting an officer from the anti-terrorism police unit based at the Pangani police station, Al Amin "will be the next high profile" person the "death squad" will be looking for.
"During a chat at the police station, at some point he (the ATPU officer) started talking about Mombasa and Makaburi. Then he commented that the next high profile person they will be looking for is Al Amin Kimathi. This was Friday the 4th. I just wanted to flag this out just in case," said the researcher, who cannot be named for fear of his life may be endangered.
The email was allegedly sent to Kimathi and copied to a number of local and international human rights organisations including the Kenya National Rights Commission, the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa, Freedom House and Front Line Defenders .
Kimathi, who is known for his fiery approaches on what he calls human rights abuses by state agents especially the police, said he is being targeted for elimination due to his "struggle for justice".
"I am not worried as I must die one day and if it is to die for my ideals and the positions I have adopted in my work, I will gladly do so," he said.
"My struggle for justice is my jihad. Dying for the cause,without inviting such an ending, will be the most honourable thing to do for me. I see these threats as an opportunity to focus more on our work and I hope to turn them around to become such advocacy."
Asked whether he recorded statement with the police, Kimathi said that "will be unnecessary".
"I don't see the logic of doing that with your would-be eliminators. It is absolutely useless," he said.
He said will seek audience with the Interior Secretary Joseph ole Lenku and Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo.
Kimathi has condemned "police excesses" in the Eastleigh operation.
He has paid numerous visits to Safaricom Kasarani Stadium where suspected illegal immigrants are being held and screened.
On Tuesday, an angry Kimathi spoke at Jamia Mosque and told Muslims to "fight for your rights".
"We can no longer tolerate what is going in this country.You must defend your rights, even if it means paying it with the ultimate price," Kimathi told Muslims at the four o'clock prayers.
On September 15, 2010 Al Amin was arrested at the Entebbe International Airport while traveling to Kampala for a court hearing of Kenyan suspects arrested in connection with terror attacks that killed 70 people in the Ugandan city on July 11, 2010.
He was released a year later without being charged.


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A little background on the trip from Seth Stafford's email:
With snow falling hard in the northeast, I headed south to Peter Mendia's area where Guanabana Bar and Restaurant in Jupiter Beach, Florida set us up for an amazing journey—they had a plane waiting to take us into the Caribbean! We landed on a runway that touched both ends of the island and I rode shotgun in an airplane for the first time. We were greeted by a boat and headed out to the lineup where half of our crew went diving and the other half went surfing. The swell was large and wild at this random outer reef and due to the short period, it was doubling up upon itself over sharp, living coral reef. Our boat driver was fearless, putting us uncomfortably close as spectators. Later that night, we feasted on lobster, fish, and conch ceviche.
Fun trip and good times!
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In my experience, of which I have quite a bit, the best course of action is to just accept that they'll probably never get it. If you make it easy for them they'll find a way to break that and make it hard again. It's just not intuitive to them like it is to us.
Just setup a decently fast machine (they'll have surprisingly little patience) that auto-loads RDP services and Skype. When the issues that will happen, happen, you jump on, fix the problem and be on your way. Don't bother explaining why it happened, you can try but it'll fall on deaf ears. I always explain it anyways but it's futile.
They seem to do slightly better with touch devices.... Senior woman overall seem better at it than senior men.
Posted 19 August 2014 - 09:46
Best way to introduce anyone to the internet is to find out their interests, what they would need the net for, shopping, banking, news etc.
Then keep it simple, switch on PC or Laptop after clearing the dust, open browser, click on favourites and do what they need to do, then shutdown.
If it is outside their interest they dont need to know.
Of course if the interest is reading then a tablet is best, so my vote goes to all 3.
Posted 19 August 2014 - 11:28
Posted 19 August 2014 - 11:40
Put an adult website in their favorites, they'll figure it out themselves cause they wouldn't want you looking over their shoulder.
Or when they ask you about the internet be like 'Internet? whats that?' and pretend you know nothing of the sorts. Teaching older generation how to use the internet is one of the most futile and repetitive tasks you will do in your lifetime.
Posted 19 August 2014 - 11:46
I've always been the tech support in my fairly large family. This often involved trips to a relative's home, 15 minutes of "fixing" the actual problem, and a couple hours of explaining what went wrong and addressing another dozen questions.My most frequent clients to my no-charge IT assistance service are my grandparents, on both sides of the family. I've taught them all how to do computer basics. Things like check email, do their banking online, lookup recipes, and stay safe.I've also done some paid work for their friends who have questions about using a computer, and from some who are complete beginner's to the internet.This got me thinking - what is the most effective way, the path of least resistance, for a senior citizen completely new to computers and the internet, to learn how to enjoy basic internet browsing on their own.I'm doing research right now for an article I'm writing about introducing seniors to the internet, and I would love your thoughts.I also created a strawpoll to answer "What is the best way to introduce seniors to the internet?" with tablets, laptops, and desktops as the possible answers. If you have 10 seconds to help me out, please submit your answer here.
I am in the exact same position. I installed the free version of Teamviewer. It works like a charm. No more trips to the homes i just log in from my house. Of course we all have fast connections so it's a pleasant experience.
I got my Mom & Dad a computer years ago but my Dad still seems to be a "rookie" at it. I remember introducing it though. I set it up and spent several hours with them showing the basics. Now, I just setup the best protection I can find and manage by Teamviewer.
Posted 19 August 2014 - 12:04
First thing you need to do is assess the person using the internet before you can guide them into any hardware.
Ask them what they're interested in. If it's gardening, you need to show them why the internet would be great and helpful for them. Look up some botany forums, maybe some garden layout sites and get some nice HD vimo/youtube videos to show them.
Most of the senior users have either bad eye sight or can't hear very well, so you're going to have to make sure you met their needs based on that.
If they have bad eye sight, something like an ipad probably isn't going to be great for them. You might find they prefer to use say a 22-24" monitor at 1080p but with DPI setting to larger then normal and internet explorer's zoom to 150%.
The Desktop DPI can be set and left, but you'll need to show them how to change the size of the zoom on the browser as they'll use it quite often. For internet explorer it's usually just a case of enabling the status bar and showing them the 100% button to click.
For sound, i'd recommend a rugged set of head phones. Nothing fancy as if their hearing bad anyway, they'll probably not enjoy the bass but it'll give them the ability to hear people talking on youtube videos and the like.
After that, make sure they're comfortable. Dedicated computer chair is great for young people, but for the older folk, they're used to using an arm chair to watch TV. You might want to adapt a computer into the same style setting. A vesa mounted swing arm for the monitor on to the wall next to their chair might help things, along with wireless keyboard and mouse so it feels more like using the TV.
Laptops tend to be too fiddly with tracker pads and the screens too small, with them not having enough movement to keep the laptop balanced if it's used on the lap.
Lastly, and probably most importantly, remember to teach them the golden rule of computers....
Posted 19 August 2014 - 12:24
Depends. This is where Chromebooks would come in handy. No need to worry about malicious programs being installed. No need to worry about antimalware either. Turn it on and go.
Regardless of what platform you choose, you or someone else will need to sit down with them to go over at least the basics and get them up and running. I have found out some older people get the tech easily, while others require a lot of hand holding. And some flat out refuse to learn any new tech.
Posted 19 August 2014 - 15:30
In my experience, of which I have quite a bit, the best course of action is to just accept that they'll probably never get it. If you make it easy for them they'll find a way to break that and make it hard again. It's just not intuitive to them like it is to us.
thats what i thought... but my parents (65-70) learned to use internet, and scan old-time pictures, and edit them in picasa very well and create new albums for the family to remember the past, and use office to create a book that was published and of course watch videos and read books online.
took a lot of time, but it is far from hopeless. they stress out a lot at trying new things, and they hated it when firefox upgrade or picasa upgrade changes interface in any way.
but they learned it, because they wanted to, even when at first, i gave up teaching them...
if highly motivated, teaching them to skype, and internet, is easy..... file management is harder, and editing photo albums is even harder, but if they want it they will learn


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4th September 2012
Dublin City Council votes to support equal marriage 7
10:39 AM — Dublin City Council has passed motions in support of opening up civil marriage to all citizens "regardless" of their sexuality.
Fatboy Slim: Supporting equal marriage is a 'no brainer' and I talk about the issue with my son 10
10:01 AM — DJ Norman cook, otherwise known as Fatboy Slim, has launched a scathing attack on "reactionary, rightwing, homophobic idiots and religious zealots" for opposing plans to introduce marriage equality in the UK.
Democrats expected to endorse equal marriage in their platform today. 13
2:23 AM — At the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the party are expected to allow equal marriage in their platform, making them the first major party to do so.
Ohio: Court reverses custody ruling for lesbian's former partner 3
1:39 AM — A court in Ohio has reversed an earlier decision to allow a lesbian custody access to the biological daughter of her former girlfriend, now saying that she has no right to custody.
University stands by controversial study on children of gay parents 42
1:12 AM — The University of Texas has made a statement defending a report published in July which suggested that children born to parents who had a gay relationship have more problems in adult life than those born to married, straight parents.
3rd September 2012
Cornwall: Catholic school fails to distance itself from anti-gay row 27
6:10 PM — St Michael's Catholic free school in Truro is the UK's first government-funded Catholic free secondary and in a recent meeting, a member of the public said the school would not teach gay "nonsense".
John Travolta had six-year affair with me, says male pilot 27
4:17 PM — Hollywood actor John Travolta is continuing to face accusations that he's been having sexual relationships with men, this time from a 62-year-old Californian pilot.
Marcus Collins serenades crowds at Cardiff Mardi Gras 8
3:49 PM — For the first time the organisers of Cardiff Mardi Gras held a parade through the city on Saturday.
Sussex Police: 40 arrests made during Brighton Pride 23
2:53 PM — Police have also defended their crowd tactics after complaints that they had "kettled" members of the LGBT campaign group, Queers Against the Cuts in Saturday's parade.
Schools are getting better at tackling anti-gay bullying, says Brighton charity 4
2:06 PM — With students across the UK returning to school for the start of the new term this week, Allsorts, the Brighton-based LGBT youth project, is raising awareness of homophobic and transphobic bullying.
Poland moves towards introducing civil partnerships 23
1:00 PM — Poland's ruling centre-right party, Platforma Obywatelska (PO), has announced that it will introduce legislation allowing gay couples to have civil unions.
Comment: Bullying, bulimia and going back to school 9
11:31 AM — Writing for Pinknews.co.uk, Sam Thomas, the founder and director of a national eating disorders charity, says today's start of the new school term for LGBT students across the UK, conjures up his own difficult memories of classroom life and of homophobic bullying.
Tatchell: PM urged to repeal 'insults' ban 42
10:17 AM — Peter Tatchell has urged David Cameron to reform Section 5 of the Public Order Act - which in the past has been used by lawyers to prosecute homophobic religious preachers and gay rights campaigners.
Hertfordshire: HIV charity faces imminent closure due to council funding axe 71
9:36 AM — An HIV charity that serves west Hertfordshire could be forced to close its doors in a matter of weeks because it can no longer afford to stay in operation.
In Photos: UK Brighton Pride 2012 24
9:14 AM — Brighton's annual gay pride took place at the weekend, with thousands attending the main Preston Park event. Even though X Factor winner Alexandra Burke ended up being a no show, Brighton-based DJ Norman Cook (Fatboyslim) certainly knew how to please the crowds.
2nd September 2012
Billionaire GOP supporter disagrees with platform, says he supports gay marriage 13
9:47 PM — A supporter of the Republican Party has broken with their consensus on equal marriage, and said that he is in support of the movement towards equality.
Historic gay sex convictions will be able to be deleted from October 14
8:51 PM — From October, men with historic convictions for having consensual gay sex will be able to apply to have the convictions removed from official databases.
In a legal first, a trans woman who was convicted of public indecency has her sentence altered 4
8:24 PM — In a legal first, a trans woman has had her sentence altered due to the now unsuitable nature of a community order she was issued before gender reassignment.
Eagle Scouts return their medals in protest against Boy Scouts of America's anti-gay policy 7
7:41 PM — Many Eagle Scouts in the US have returned their medals to the Boy Scouts of America in protest to their anti-gay policy which does not allow any gay members, volunteers or staff.
Student aims to start study to ensure safety and comfort for gay retirees 2
7:01 PM — A masters degree student in Canada has hopes that a new study will lead to comfortable and safe retirement homes aimed at LGBT retirees.