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Why Interactive Agencies Still Don't Understand the Social Media Agency Model
If you believe most folks in Monday's Adweek article, "Why Agencies are Going Anti-Social," I must be crazy. My competitors at Deep Focus and Dachis Group both disavow the term "social media agency," saying it's too limiting. While they run away from the term, I continue to run toward it. Despite my genuine respect for Ian and Jeff, here's why I think we're on opposite sides of the discussion in this case:
Social Media Marketing Isn't About Ads
Ian Schafer of Deep Focus is attributed with saying he used to pitch his team on their ability to create and buy social ads. While I'm not sure of the editing of the article and how closely that conveys Ian's thoughts (which were, like mine, part of a longer conversation), social media marketing has never been about buying ads. That's not to say that some social ads can't support a program, but we typically leave the ad buying to our clients' media buying agencies. Our thinking is that media buying on social sites should be handled as part of the client's larger paid media buying objectives. We consult on social programs and provide input on promotions or other efforts we're handling that need support. Our perspective is valuable, but so is the perspective of the media buying agency who sees much more than social. At the end of the day, though, ad performance on social networks isn't markedly better than ad performance anywhere else. Promotions that count on ads to drive their success are just not going to be effective. You need a true social loop to ensure the promotions are engaging enough that your initial participants tell their friends, and so on...
Social Media Marketing Isn't About "Pumping Out Messages"
Jeff Dachis of Dachis Group says in the article that, "We do not take your traditional brand message and pump it into social channels because that isn't going to work." I couldn't agree more. That's not going to work, and that's not what any good social media agency is going to do. Good social media marketing finds ways to engage consumers, both in the day-to-day management of channels like Facebook and Twitter, but also in the various promotions that we create. Given that only about 16% of a brand's fans see a given Facebook post, using your social channels as broadcast media is a fool's game. Social media agencies are not broadcasters.
Agencies Shouldn't Pivot
A lot of digital agencies started calling themselves social media agencies in 2008 and 2009 as the space became more popular. But pivoting from being an interactive agency into a social agency is a mistake, because it's not the same discipline. I think what we're seeing now is some agencies that pivoted are beginning to pivot back. I would suspect it's because being a digital agency is their core competency. Digital agencies are set up to create websites, online advertising and other digital experiences. That's only a subset of what a social agency does (and a social agency only does a subset of what a digital agency does). Digital agencies are not set up for the day-to-day management of social media marketing and the unique challenges that genuine two way communication creates. For that matter, neither are PR firms or ad agencies. That's why, 5 years ago this month, I started a new company, despite already having been a partner in a good advertising agency. We had to set up a new structure to make sure we were built to succeed in this new discipline. The temptation to gravitate back to what you're really good at is too large, and no agency is good at everything (despite what some may tell you in the pitch).
It's the 1990s All Over Again
I clearly remember when Internet marketing began and little digital agencies popped up. Marketers were predicting that ad agencies would get the work back "as soon as they learned HTML." But then people like Jeff Dachis built great companies like Razorfish into 3,000-employee industry leaders that continue to thrive. And ad agencies never took the digital mantel back from them. That's what's happening with social media agencies right now. Some folks are saying, "Once digital shops get good at this, we won't need social media agencies." But people who say that don't really understand how fundamentally different the work is, and how it's getting more specialized every day. Of course, ad agencies sometimes build websites today. And other types of agencies will continue to sometimes do social media marketing. But is "doing" social enough? One of Ignite Social Media's very first clients was Mike Schouder at Nature Made. When he saw the AdWeek article, he commented:
I've seen too many agencies say, "Oh, yea, we do social" only to find that they may "do" it but don't "get it." Which is why I've always trusted Ignite, because they not only do it but they get it.
Given the complexity, the distinction between "doing" and "getting" is only going to get larger.
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Deerfield Magazine Fall 2011
Introduction by Jessica Day
Photographs by Peter Nilsson (Turkey, China) and Lydia Hemphill (Africa)
Deerfield is beautiful, comfortable, and safe. And sometimes, for those very reasons, faculty need to leave. Not forever, of course, but long enough to have the opportunity to see outside "the bubble," experientially expand their knowledge of global issues and culture, and sample the academic climate on continents other than North America. Then, bursting with new knowledge, they return to campus—ready to share their experiences in the classroom.
As of this year, Deerfield students come from 39 different states and 31 foreign countries. Many are savvy, worldly-wise young men and women who are equally comfortable at home and abroad; even on campus, they literally have the world at their fingertips thanks to today's technology. It is becoming increasingly clear that in order to remain relevant to these sophisticated young people, Deerfield's faculty must also be exposed to a more transcontinental life.
Summer 2011 was a season of prolific faculty travel, thanks to generous donations from Deerfield families and friends, including a grant from the Chen family, the Cisneros Fund, and others. All together, over 20 faculty members took advantage of the opportunity for foreign travel—some attended conferences, some explored tropical environs, and some literally went to the other side of the world.
They returned with diverse experiences as souvenirs, but everyone agreed that it was their perspective that had been shifted in some meaningful way. Whether it was history teacher Mary Ellen Friends who wrote, "In addition to helping me remain current with courses I already teach, this summer's faculty trip to China fueled my work on two new courses I hope to teach beginning in the fall of 2012 . . ." or English teacher and Assistant Dean of Faculty Karinne Heise who commented, "My time in Costa Rica reinforced my plan to include in my classes more creative nonfiction writing projects, calling upon students to experiment with nature writing and to write profiles about local people they don't know—maybe even the student from Africa who lives down the hall!" And science teacher Heidi Valk added, "Having the opportunity to work and travel with my colleagues was another benefit of this experience."
What follows are three reflections from three faculty members who went on extraordinarily different excursions but returned to Deerfield equally inspired . . .
Costa Rica
By Cheri Karbon / Spanish
We landed in Costa Rica during a typical mid-afternoon deluge to begin a week of building—not with hammers and nails as one might guess—but armed with our imaginations and experience, we had come to help build a curriculum.
After a brief commute through Alajuela, fellow Deerfield teachers Karinne Heise, Mike Schloat, Heidi Valk, Mark Teutsch, and I arrived at Deerfield alumna (Class of '99) Caroline Grew's family coffee farm in Santa Barbara de Heredia; we were joined by Phillips Exeter Academy science teacher Sydnee Goddard and Lissa Eidelman of the Island School. Lush green grass and shade-grown coffee contrasted beautifully with the blooming red birds of paradise. With each breeze, the smell of rain and wet soil was overpowered by the sweet aroma of over-ripe mangoes.
The next morning, after filling our bellies with a traditional Costa Rican breakfast of gallo pinto, we made our way by land and by sea to our final destination: the CIRENAS (Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales y Sociales—Center of Investigation for Natural and Social Resources) campus on the Caletas-Arío Nature Reserve on the Nicoya Peninsula. The Reserve is both publicly and privately owned and managed by MINAET (Costa Rica's ministry of the environment) and the Grew family. The collaboration between the two entities has encouraged conservation, preservation, and environmental awareness in that area.
On our tour of the CIRENAS campus we were introduced to composting worms, a towering Guanacaste tree in which Caroline's husband Tucker and his father were building a tree house, and a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean, which can be enjoyed from each of the three dwellings on the ranch. We also toured the ranch's vegetable and herb garden, and the rancho—a huge palm and teak hut that Caroline and Tucker built themselves along with a handful of volunteers.
Tucker, Caroline, and two CIRENAS employees then explained the house rules and CIRENAS's mission: "CIRENAS exists to build transformative connections between people and the environment through education, research, integration, and innovation," they said, and went on to demonstrate how our living quarters were self-sustaining and completely off the grid. The sun would be our only energy source, and when it got dark at six p.m., we would rely on candlelight. Our "Navy" showers would be cold, and we would only flush when absolutely necessary. We were then assigned chores to be completed after every meal—the chore of choice being "put away food . . . " which, given our hearty appetites, we preferred to interpret in the colloquial sense.
Finally, we embarked in earnest on our mission: to assist Tucker and Caroline in designing the curriculum for their semester school, which is slated to open on Arío Ranch in January 2012. The school (yet to be named) will host Costa Rican and American high school students each year from the beginning of January to the end of March. With a strong focus on environmental and community awareness, the hope is to engage these students in real work, with outcomes that they can see and feel.
There are few endeavors more exciting to high school teachers than the opportunity to build a curriculum from scratch. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Tucker and Caroline wanted teachers of all disciplines to be active participants in the planning of each of the courses to be offered at their school. This was both exciting and challenging, as it forced us to think like students and teachers of subjects other than our own areas of expertise.
As the week unfolded, we discussed the importance of bringing everyday life and concerns on the Reserve into the classroom, and focusing on hands-on, experiential learning. Essential components of this included sustainable and even self-sufficient living on the CIRENAS campus, community outreach and education, design/build projects, Spanish immersion, and applied/action research. Due to the pressing concerns that are faced by the Reserve, teaching thematically across the curriculum not only seemed possible, it seemed like the perfect approach. Students of the semester school will be living their education at every moment, and the larger focus—whether solving watershed issues, preserving native peninsular heritage and culture, or creating alternative energy systems on the campus—will become the focus in each academic class, creating a close relationship and an organic flow among all classes, while bearing in mind the school's primary focus.
Between the productive, collegial atmosphere and the beautiful, lush scenery, it was an exhilarating week: A morning horseback ride introduced us to the biodiversity that exists and flourishes on the Reserve. We also learned that half of it was once a cattle pasture, and over the last ten years it has been left to regenerate naturally. Amazingly, after a mere decade, it looks as dense and as lush as any other protected area of the ranch. A trip down the gravel road from the CIRENAS campus led us to another morning activity: beach clean-up. We were happy to help and enjoyed being on the beach, but it was incredibly troubling to see just how much plastic we picked up along a quarter-mile stretch of shoreline.
A morning outing to a local elementary school was both eye-opening and inspirational. Over the past several years, Caroline has dedicated time, energy, and love to the kids at this school. Their one-room schoolhouse was colorful, yet simple, and nine students from first through sixth grade sat at their desks, working diligently when we entered the building. They were shy and soft-spoken as they introduced themselves, but a bilingual game of animal charades soon broke the ice! They shared with us their art, a statement on why their school was meaningful to them, and their dreams of what they will become when they grow up. I was happy to learn that semester school students will also have the opportunity to work and play with the children at this school—and that they will be witnesses to the learning taking place in this little, one-room schoolhouse, as I was.
My week on the ranch was relaxing and exhausting and invigorating. My time there inspired self-reflection and made me realize that here or there, the seemingly insignificant and mundane decisions that I make can have a real effect on the lives and the habitat of other living creatures . . .
I also find myself thinking more deeply about what I teach, and how to make what I teach meaningful to my students. "Teaching across the curriculum" has become a mantra since I entered the world of pedagogy 15 years ago, and conversely, "Teaching autonomy" has been another. At Deerfield we understand the importance of each, but it is challenging to achieve both simultaneously. After a week of focusing on teaching across the curriculum in Costa Rica, I began to wonder how a school Deerfield's size could accomplish what seems so natural and simple for a school of 16. Honestly, it's an extraordinarily involved endeavor, and I've yet to come up with any solutions. In the meantime, though, I have established a new goal for my teaching: make it real, make it applicable, make it meaningful. Pura vida! ••
By Peter Nilsson / Assistant Academic Dean, Study Skills Coordinator, English Teacher
Right in Ankara, the heart and capital of Turkey, Bilkent University is pushing into the future of education. The first private university in the country, Bilkent includes a graduate school of education and a laboratory K-12 school that partners with the university to provide an environment for research and development.
Recently, I attended the ninth international conference at the school of education, which brought graduate students from Bilkent together with teachers and administrators from the US, the UK, and across Turkey. The theme of the conference was "Critical Thinking and Creativity: Learning Outside the Box," and what I found there was a crucible for ideas, new and old.
Keynote addresses by graduate program directors from Cambridge University and Teachers College started two mornings of the conference, and teachers and school heads followed with presentations and discussions on topics from professional development to education theory to strategies for fostering critical thinking and creativity in the classroom. Talks were impassioned, and the discussions that followed were often vigorous. Conversation spilled over into meals, and by the end of two and a half days, the conference had offered not only a few lenses through which to see ourselves, but also a palette of ideas to draw from upon return to our own schools.
The history of Turkey provided an appropriate backdrop to the deliberations we engaged in in Ankara. In 1922, when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk took the reins of the newly reborn Republic of Turkey, he had to mediate between the thousands of years of Anatolian history and the new secular and independent national identity he sought to carve out for Turkey.
He had to decide, for example, what to do with the Ayasofya (known, in Greek, as the Hagia Sofia). Christians constructed the famously domed and mosaic-filled church in the 500s. Vikings visited it in the 800s, and Europeans reinforced and expanded it during the Crusades. When the Ottomans swept through Turkey in 1453, the church was converted into a mosque, which it functioned as for over 450 years. And so, when Ataturk founded the new Turkey, he found himself caught between conflicting interests. To whom should the Ayasofya belong? The Christians argued that it had been built as a church and should be returned to its original owners. The Muslims protested that it had served as a mosque for four and half centuries. Who had the greater claim? Perhaps there was no better choice than the one Ataturk pursued—declaring the Ayasofya a museum so it would be open to all.
This is the complex past of Turkey. At the intersection of continents, it has changed hands and identities time and again over thousands of years. A visit to the Anatolian museum reveals figurines from the ancient Hittites (c. 1600 BCE), artwork from the Egyptian rule of southern Anatolia (c. 300 BCE), Roman structures (100AD), and artifacts from dozens of other civilizations and ages. And now, for nearly 90 years, it has become a secular, capitalist, and democratic nation.
Sharing borders with Iraq, Iran, and Syria, Turkey is often held as one of several models for modernization in the Middle East. In it, past and present conflate into a complex mix. Stone carvings of spear-wielding Mesopotamian warriors are displayed at the Anatolian Museum right underneath spattered paintings of UN soldiers in Afghanistan. Ancient stone tablets bearing hieroglyphs stand adjacent to modern day stone tablets wrapped in painted images on paper and golden aluminum foil. Turkey is a melting pot surrounded by and immersed in an ancient past. It is a mashup of history, but its 20th century declaration of independence gives it a newness that is cooked and heated over that melting pot, rather than being smelted and molded out of the material it contains.
Of chief interest to me among the ideas put forth at Bilkent was the intersection between the conference's main themes, that shared space in the Venn diagram made by the circles of critical thinking and creativity. What motivates many of us in the field of education is the understanding that the world our students are entering is more complex and more demanding of our attention than it ever has been. We know that students need greater and greater critical thinking and creative skills than ever before. At elections, for example, voters make critical decisions about complex issues like tax policy, campaign finance reform, and more. In courts, juries of citizens measure and evaluate the intricate subtleties of DNA evidence, financial systems, and statistical analyses. Navigating these turbulent waters of civic life today challenges our critical thinking skills more and more as we sift, sort through, engage, evaluate, and prioritize the rising tide of information.
But if our critical thinking skills are what allow us to understand the world around us, our creative skills are what enable us to respond to it, to develop equally novel solutions to the novelty of our challenges. How do we renovate urban and suburban infrastructure as population grows to unprecedented levels? How do we refine our food supplies and harness new energy sources to match this population growth? Or, more personally, how do we raise children when they can access the world's information—and increasingly, the world's population—from their desktops, or even from their pockets? These new challenges require not only the ability to critically review problems, but also the ability to create new solutions to resolve them.
Getting education just right today means developing solutions that balance and satisfy the competing demands facing our students. This is a tall order for any school environment, even that of the rich and varied landscape of a boarding school. But while among international peers, I quickly found that here at Deerfield we are cutting a bold trail. Where many schools find it difficult to squeeze critical thinking and creativity into their curriculum as a result of decades or even centuries of rote learning, at Deerfield one need only peek into any classroom to see the seamless integration of thoughtful and generative work. The expectation of excellence and the room to explore it together go a long way in our independent academic setting—and our faculty, like Ataturk, bridge the gap between the pressures of the waiting world and the practices of the classrooms that are among its best preparation. ••
By Nick Albertson / College Advisor, History Teacher
One of the first things I discovered upon arrival in Africa was that no van trip to a Deerfield athletic contest could hold a candle to the pandemonium that seemed to reign on the roads of Kenya.
The streets of Nairobi were filled with throngs of people, some waiting for public transportation, some walking, and some dodging traffic in what appeared to be a lawless free-for-all on busy streets that were under construction. It was definitely a change from the quiet streets of Historic Deerfield and Greenfield!
As we climbed up to the Laikipia plateau we saw subsistence farms intermingled with agribusiness operations that harvested pineapples, mangoes, and other fruits. In every farming community there were roadside stands selling everything from bananas to potatoes to charcoal, the main source of heat for cooking in the countryside. Big diesel trucks edged around carts pulled by triads of donkeys, and every few yards there were lone goats and cows tethered perilously close to the highway, where the grass was a bit thicker.
Where were my colleagues and I headed? To the 90,000-acre, self-contained Ol Pejeta Conservancy in the Laikipia District on the western slope of Mt. Kenya, the second highest peak in Africa. Our task would be to perform data collection on the health of the Acacia drepanolobium, more commonly known as the whistling thorn tree, the primary food source for the black rhino, elephants, and giraffes, and to look at animal density in the preserve. The purpose of our project was to help conservancy directors as they try to calculate the best way to sustain and maximize a suitable habitat for the black rhino population while at the same time ensuring their safety—not an easy goal to accomplish, as we were to find out.
The conservancy is virtually contained by a high electrical fence, and there are incredible ecological pressures to find the right balance of food sources without destroying the vegetation and degrading the environment, as well as the right balance of predator and prey species, all while trying to maximize the breeding rates of the critically endangered black rhinos. The black rhino, a browser with a prehensile upper lip, is under incredible population pressure and Kenyan authorities are proud of the fact that they've boosted the population in the country to 539 or thereabouts over the past 20 years.However, even without human "help" it appears that the black rhino has been heading for extinction for thousands of years. Why? They just aren't very well adapted in evolutionary terms so the question really is: Will humans bring about the abrupt extinction of this unique species or will they go out of existence on their own terms?
We spent our mornings out in the field in five different research teams, measuring the Acacia drep trees in various plots that have been monitored continuously since 1999. When we weren't doing that, we marched on prescribed eight-kilometer transects, measuring elephant dung, and performing animal counts, hand-held GPS systems firmly in hand, and always with our armed guard alongside. Associate Academic Dean and Registrar Lydia Hemphill and her group had a black rhino mother and calf charge by them . . . close enough so that their guard had to discharge his weapon to scare them off!
Away from the bush we saw extremes of wealth and poverty: from the beautiful Fairview Hotel, an oasis in the city of Nairobi, to dirt-floor country schoolrooms where uniformed students proudly recited their lessons in a building that didn't look as if it was fit for farm animals. Their school motto, "Succeed we can, because we must," certainly looked like it was being fulfilled, despite the conditions. Young Kenyans spoke candidly about the political corruption that seems endemic to their political system, yet they are optimistic that democratic reforms will lead to change. However, with over 40 languages spoken within the borders of Kenya and dozens of tribal groups, national political unity has been an elusive goal for most of Kenya's young history, and, according to some of the young people we spoke with, tribal identity still trumps national identity.
As a US History teacher, my own horizons and vision were expanded in Kenya, as I thought about individual choice in the modern world and the ways in which history often continues to influence the present. Whether the issues are freedom and democracy in a post-colonial reality or the role and responsibility of the United States in a rapidly changing world, my perspective was altered as we saw Kenya in all its magnificence and diversity—from beautiful, modern Nairobi to the natural splendor of Ol Pejeta. We witnessed the challenges facing this developing country, (not the least of which is the tension between the needs of a burgeoning human population and the desire to preserve Kenya's unique natural environments), and felt privileged to be a part of progress, and yet, we came away knowing there are miles to go. ••


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I don't know that dating violence in Anderson County is much different than anywhere else in the state.
It's usually somewhere under the radar for parents, school administrators and church leaders.
We just don't talk about it. Kentucky is one of the few states that doesn't allow the dating relationship to qualify for a protective order.
Minute by minute and hour by hour, we keep getting more sunlight every day.
I love it and even though we fell back an hour, I just feel like I have a little more time to do things. Only one more week to go and spring will officially be here. Yea, is all I can say. Another growing season is about to begin.
As someone who has been getting a lot of mud on her muck boots, it's hard to even imagine a drought right now. I've been squishing and slipping all over the place while walking the farm with the dogs. It's an evening ritual, now.
Canning meat is included in the food preservation workshop that I will be teaching April 13.
Tommy Yankey, Extension agent for agriculture and natural resources, will be teaching gardening basics during this first session April 13.
The meat will be processing while we learn about gardening.
I can meat because I'm a tent camper. There's only so long fresh meat will keep in a cooler. I get tired of canned chili, tuna and salmon.
Can I find out the amount that I paid last year in vehicle taxes?
Before you call our office, look at your current registration receipt. The tax information is printed on it. If for some reason you don't have it the registered owner (name on the title) can obtain this information.
Our office doesn't give out tax information over the phone due to the personal nature of the information and the lack of a way to verify the identification of the registered owner.
Coming home from work and still having daylight is such a treat. The new norm is taking the dogs for a walk right after I get home.
It sure works the kinks out and we all love it.
We've been rambling all over the farm, looking for signs of wildlife and keeping an eye on everything showing new life.
Inside the orchard fence, the hardy kiwi look like they are ready to form up buds. My cherry tree is budding and so is a peach and pear.
The phlox is greening up and my roses are putting on new growth.
March 2 was the first anniversary of the devastating tornadoes that struck Kentucky last year. Governor Steve Beshear has declared March to be Severe Weather Awareness Month. If you are prepared ahead of time for severe weather, then you won't be as stressed when the tornado sirens sound.
March is Colorectal Awareness Month, providing an opportunity nationwide to promote awareness of colorectal cancer prevention by early detection.
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of death in the United States. It is treatable and preventable, although colorectal cancer is a common and lethal disease. In the United States, there are approximately 150,000 new cases diagnosed a year.
Whew, did someone push fast forward on my life's remote control?
This last week flew by and it's because I've been on the road. I've been commuting to Louisville every day for training and it sure gives me the opportunity to watch the wild life, including some behind the wheel.
Last week I had a call from someone who remembered my column on bed bugs from last August.
They had a serious infestation and wanted to know what could be done and what it would cost. The answer is bad news – lots of work and lots of expense.
Bed bugs were found at one of the Department of Transportation offices in Frankfort. Although it was reported that very few bed bugs found, the entire floor was treated the second time around.
Will someone please wake me up?
I just had a dream that Ashley Judd was running for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat.
OMG! It was not a dream; perhaps I was just in a dozing state of denial as it appears she is taking this challenge more serious every day.
Rumor is she recently met with Democrat insiders in Louisville to seriously discuss the possibility. She's also met with New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Democrat bean counters to conduct some poll research.
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WoW may be both massive and multiplayer, but many of us play it like a single-player game with chat channels. In fact, there are quite a few people who use guild chat and whispers as chat rooms, getting very little playing done during some sessions. And some of us like to either play or chat, but not both. Playing without an invisibility option can be troublesome for those who tend toward hermitism. Hermitness? Hermitacity! Oh, let's just get to the letter.
Dear Drama Mamas,
As a RL introvert, I find it very hard to make friends and feel happiest when I'm on my own. (I went through several years of high school without so much as a single friend and was very happy that way!) But online is very, very different. I find it easy to be myself in guild and general chat and so on, and as a result I attract a lot of friends.
Because of this, often when I login, three to five people will whisper me at once, each expecting to carry a full-on conversation with me.
Lately I've been feeling a lot more reclusive than normal and have left my guild. I just want to play with my best friend, who has no expectations for my chattiness or anything and doesn't make me feel overwhelmed at all. In fact, she's the only person I can talk to without feeling drained. But when other people whisper me I -- even though it's only online -- often just feel overwhelmed and want to be left alone to do my own thing. They don't even give me time to stick up DND!
When that happens, I don't want to ignore them, so I whisper them saying, "I'm sorry, but right now I don't feel like talking," or be even more honest and say, "I'm sorry, but right now a lot of people are talking to me and I feel overwhelmed, so I'm going to put DND up," and I'll often add a "Take care!" so I don't sound like I'm angry or something. I've had to do this more because somehow I've attracted people who are opposite to me in that they will talk and talk and talk.
... But people frequently take offense when I say I want to be left alone, and some still whisper me even when I have DND up! (I usually ignore whispers when that happens, which has angered one of my friends.) I've tried initiating conversations with them when I feel up to being chatty, hoping that would ease it, but that often just encourages them to whisper me more. It's gotten to the point where I don't even want to initiate any conversations because I never feel like chatting to anyone but my best friend anymore. I just feel so drained from it, and I've started hiding on alts and so on.
I do like these people, and want to be their friend, but I know better than to expect a friendship to still happen without my participation -- it's unfair on them. But I'm just not cut out for it!
What do I do? Am I being rude in my request? Am I allowed to ignore whispers if busy/do not disturb is up, or was he right to be angry? Is there a better way I can handle this? I feel it's unfair on both of us to participate in a conversation when I just want to be quiet -- am I wrong? Or am I wrong for wanting so much time either alone or just with a single friend?
With gratitude,
Overly Introverted
Drama Mama Robin: Overly, I know exactly how you feel -- which may seem weird since I run a guild of 1,200+ and love to stream my adventures. I go through periods of extreme social activity and times when I just want to play the game I love without having to be "up" for other people. It's not them, it's me. Of course, I've already outed myself as clinically different, so I have an excuse ... kinda. But this is really a common problem, even among those more extroverted than we are. Everyone wants a little social downtime -- which is why an Invisible status for Real ID would be so popular. This leads me to an important question ...
Do you participate in Real ID? If so, you really need to turn that off. You can use parental controls to opt out completely, or just politely tell your friends you are no longer participating and then defriend them all (but your best). Hopefully, you're not, so that you don't have to take this step as it may annoy some of your already-annoyed friends.
Overly, you are obviously a friendly, fun person when you do want to chat, or else people wouldn't want to hang out with you. Yours is kind of the opposite problem of the antisocial guy who wanted friends but was having trouble getting and keeping them. I don't think roleplaying a nasty person will help you in any way, however. So adjusting the advice for him just won't work here.
You seem to be handling talking to your chatty friends pretty well. The drama isn't coming from what you are saying. It's coming from the fact that you are putting yourself in a position to say it at all. I'm sure you don't go to a party and then ask everyone to not talk to you. It's the same situation in Azeroth. Don't go to the same virtual space as your chatty friends when you aren't feeling sociable.
I'm not saying to play another game or not game at all. But if you want to WoW without your chatty friends, then make yourself inaccessible to them. The solution is really simple: solo or play a duo with your best friend on another server when you aren't feeling up to socializing. Good luck and happy hermiting!
Drama Mama Lisa: I feel you, Overly Introverted, I really feel you. Until quite recently, I was a one-character type of gamer, and suggesting that I play an alt on low-key evenings would have been tantamount to telling me not to log in at all. I do have a couple of ideas for you, though, as well as some food for thought.
- Stop making explanations and excuses. As your experience has shown you, other players don't really heed your pleas for quiet time; after all, as Robin points out, you've just voluntarily logged in to a social setting. Explanations simply don't sink in, so don't keep trying harder or trying better -- stop trying this tactic at all.
- Use a DND macro. Create a DND macro that's bound to a key you can easily smack the very second you log in, when you're planning a peaceful gaming session. Because your DND status automatically clears itself when you log out, you'll need to be able to reset it immediately when you log in, before anyone can send you a whisper.
- Create an effective DND message. Be matter of fact: "AFK frequently; messages answered later this evening," or "Focused on farming, chat windows hidden; messages answered later this evening," or anything that clearly informs others that you are not monitoring chat in any way.
- Follow up. Did you see how both of my DND message suggestions include "messages answered later this evening"? So do it! I can see that you do value these friendships, so stretch yourself enough to follow up; this investment is worth your time. At the end of the evening (or later during a break, or when you're feeling more energetic), shoot your friends a quick tell: "Psst, was just about to log and remembered to check my chat logs. How are you doing? Just spent a few hours working on Loremaster, and I'm soooo pooped ... Made good progress, though!" Look at all the things this single whisper accomplishes:
- You've reinforced the idea that you really-truly-honest-to-
goodness haven't been checking chat from anyone. Your lack of availability isn't personal.
- Their friendship and tell are important enough to you that you're making time to check in.
- You're sharing something about yourself and what you're doing these days.
- You've established that you're ready to log out and set the conversation up to be a short one.
- You've reinforced the idea that you really-truly-honest-to-
- If you miss connections, drop friends an occasional in-game mail. Use the same basic message as above: "Just checked my messages and saw I'd missed a whisper from you, blahblahblah ..." If it's been a while since you were able to chat, tuck in a bouquet of flowers or a Steamy Romance Novel. Or, you know, a 17 Pound Catfish if you're not the sweet type.
Drama buster of the week
Stay clear of knee-jerk reactions to text statements. Sarcasm and other methods of harmless comedy don't translate well in chat channel limitations. Clarify before you invest yourself in messy drama that was totally avoidable. It will also give you a moment to calm down and react more rationally, regardless of the intended meaning -- which is always a good thing.
Dodge the drama and become that player everyone wants in their group with a little help and insight from the Drama Mamas. Remember, your mama wouldn't want to see your name on any drama. Play nice ... and when in doubt, ask the Drama Mamas at email@example.com.


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Backing Up WordPress Quickly by Jeffrey Morgan
Updated June 2011: It is extremely important that we keep our work backed up and I have found a video that shows us exactly how to carry out the same instructions that Jeffrey has given us here. I have also found a second video showing us how to restore our blogs from a back. Both videos are by Dee Ann Rice and links to both are now at the bottom of this post.
Earlier this week I wrote a blog post entitled The Simple Solution To Every Bloggers Worst Nightmare in which I advised you to download and install a plugin that will back up your WordPress Blogs automatically.
I use the plugin myself and have always thought it was very handy, however I received a comment from Jeffrey Morgan pointing out a couple of glitches that may occur during the download process. Jeffrey explained that he had used the process I was mentioning and that when he came to use the back up zip file he found it was corrupted. Imagine that for a minute 😥 yes exactly!
As a result of Jeffreys comment I asked him if he would be so kind as to write a blog post detailing the way that he carries out his back ups. Jeffrey has very kindly agreed so I will hand you over to him:
The instructions below are carried out in your hosting C-Panel.
Backing-up WordPress quickly can be done without the use of resource-consuming plug-ins. It really takes just two steps: 1) Back-up your server file system, and 2) Back-up your database.
Let's look at the file system first. Navigate to your root directory or what is better know as the "/public_html" directory. Choose the Blog that you wish to back-up and right click on that folder. Left click on "Compress" and choose "Zip Archive" as your compression type in the "Compress" dialogue box. At the bottom of the box you will see the name of the Blog that you are trying to back-up "/public_html/myblog.com.zip" Replace this name with "/public_html/.bak_11-10-2010.zip" and then left click on "Compress File(s)" You will now see a "Creating Archive" dialogue box with the "Compression Results" soon to follow. Close the "Compression Results" dialogue box. Now double click the compressed file, which should be at the bottom of your root directory, and you will be provided with a "Save File" dialogue box. Just click "save" and wait for download to complete, and remember to keep your eyes on your modem.
The beauty of this type of download is that if you have several Blogs, as I do, you can backup and download all your Blog file archives at once, in a snap, giving you greater speed and control than any plug-in ever will. However, if you have more than a dozen Blogs, it will benefit you greatly to invest in and learn how to use "Filezilla".
CAUTION: Do not compress and leave a copy of the archive on your server. This is a violation of your host TOS ( Terms Of Service ). If everyone backed-up their website and left a copy on their server, it would take twice the hard drive space to host everyone's site. Hosting companies don't like this waste of hard drive resources and will stop you. Once downloaded to your computer's hard drive, delete the archive on the server side.
Now let's look at the database. Most WordPress Blog databases use "MySQL" as their database software. You will have to navigate to your hosting control panel and click on "phpMyAdmin" to take you to a list of your Blog databases. Here you will see two choices on the top left hand side of your screen. One will be: INFORMATION_SCHEMA. Under this you will see your hosting account name, and under this you will see the list of your Blog databases.
Let's take a look at the "INFORMATION_SCHEMA":
INFORMATION_SCHEMA is the information database, the place that stores information about all the other databases that the MySQL server maintains. Inside INFORMATION_SCHEMA there are several read-only tables. They are actually views, not base tables, so there are no files associated with them. We will not have to worry about doing anything with these tables.
Let's now look at your database tables. In the drop down list to the left of your screen you will see a list of your Blog databases and the number of tables associated with your Blog. This is the information that we want to export to our computer's hard drive. Let's now choose a database from our list on the left hand side of your screen by left clicking once. You will now see all the tables associated with your Blog. At the very bottom of that list you will see in blue type Check All / Uncheck All You want to select "Check All." Now look for the small box to the right named "With selected" and click on this box, and then left click the option "Optimize table". You will now be taken to a screen that shows which files were optimized with the words at the top of your screen "Your SQL query has been executed successfully" Just above this, click on the tab "Export".
Here we go. Now this process is very simple, however you must be paying attention while you are doing this. Do you see the Select All / Unselect All under the table "Export"? Check on "Select All" Make sure you check "SQL" in this same box.
Under the "Options" box click on "Comments" and click on the two sub-boxes. Check "Structure and "Data" and nothing else for right now. Make sure that "SQL compatibility mode" is set to "NONE". Let's look at the "Structure" sub-box. Check everything in this box but "Add CREATE PROCEDURE / FUNCTION / EVENT" and you also don't need to bother about "Add into comments" below. Lets look at the "Data" sub-box. Remember to check the box "Data", but you need to leave everything else in this sub-box unchecked. You will not have to worry about "Maximal length of created query". Leave it set at 50000 and "Export type" as "INSERT".
We're almost home. At the bottom of the screen you will see "Save as file", and you will check this. Leave the file name as " __DB__" and leave the quotation marks out. Check on "remember template". For "Compression" check "None".
NOW CLICK "GO". Remember to keep your eyes on your modem.
Importing the file back into your "MySQL" is as simple as navigating to your database name in "phpMyAdmin" and clicking on the "Import" tab, and then selecting the "Location of the text file" (this would be your database file on your computer hard drive) and clicking "Go". You do not need to worry about any other settings as you have already managed settings on the "Export" side of the database.
CAUTION: Whenever you compress your file system, download your archive to your computer's hard drive, or back-up and export your database, always divert your eyes to your modem to make sure you do not have an interruption in your "DSL / ISP" service at the exact moment of the operation. One moment's interruption in your Internet service and your files and or database "WILL BE CORRUPTED". If Corruption takes place you will have to start your downloads over.
Some people were a little concerned about going into technical areas of their websites that they're not familiar with so Jeffrey has kindly written an additional post detailing how the back up process can be completed using Filezilla.
Please Note: I have followed Jeffreys detailed yet simple instructions and have backed up my complete blog using Filezilla. It took a maximum of 35 minutes, including reading time and was very straight forward to complete.
Jeffrey: I know you're extremely busy at the moment so on behalf of myself and my readers I would like to thank you for taking time out to write the two posts for us.
Readers: Please read both of Jeffrey's posts prior to choosing which method is best for you, please remember it is vital that you make back ups of everything before disaster strikes. Please show Jeffrey your appreciation and pay him a visit at Bloggers Market as you can he is extremely good at what he does and very very helpful, he also has a live support desk and is willing to offer support on this and many other topics.
Thanks again Jeffrey.
As part of the update from June 2011 please find below the 2 links to videos showing you:
How to restore our blogs from our back up
As always I welcome your comments below and will reply to them all.
Until next time, be sure to back up your blogs
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Three the key for MU
HUNTINGTON -- Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball coach Tom Herrion would like to see less than 32 3-point attempts in a game.
But 12 of them went down Wednesday night, giving Marshall a 36-9 scoring advantage from long range on its way to a 79-61 romp over Tulsa in the Conference USA opener at Cam Henderson Center.
Marshall shot 37 percent from 3-point range, and 45 percent -- a rarity this season -- from the floor in a game where the Herd flirted with putting up a 30-point lead in the second half.
"(Tulsa) played a lot of zone, but even before that we got baskets early in transition," Herrion said. "We had guys spotting up with our bigs running the lane sucking in the defenders and we were able to move the ball around and get good looks.
"Thirty-two is a big number, at the end of the day, probably too much for us," the coach said. "But when we're open we want to shoot open shots, and it's just a bit looser and more aggressive way to play."
DeAndre Kane, who's shot has been off for much of the season and has been hampered by a broken hand, seemed to find his groove against the Golden Hurricane.
Kane was 4-6 from 3-point range on a 16-point night.
"You have guys who have been coming in on Sunday and shooting, staying after practice and shooting," Kane said. "Shooters have to shoot. Guys are just shooting with more confidence and the ball goes in the hoop.
"I was just shooting the shots that they gave me, and it's about time some of them went down."
Alongside Kane, D.D. Scarver had 16 points, nine of which came from threes, while Elijah Pittman had 19 points on a night where he was 4-for-8 from distance.
"It's huge when Elijah goes 4-for-8 and DeAndre goes 4-for-6," said Tulsa head coach Danny Manning. "And the looks that they got were good shots.
"We have to do a better job of defending the 3-point line once they start shooting the way they did."
Meanwhile, the Herd held Tulsa to 3-for-14 (21 percent) from the 3-point line, and 36 percent from the floor overall.
"We had an opportunity to hit some threes, we just didn't knock them down from the looks that we got," Manning said. "When we're 3-for-14 we shouldn't be shooting too many of them."
The win over Tulsa also saw the return of Yous Mbao, who played three minutes and recorded a rebound.
The 7-foot-2 big man has been sidelined since Nov. 20 with a head injury after colliding with Robert Goff in practice.
"He has a contagious personality and he's kind of a fan-favorite, so it was nice to get him in there," Herrion said. "He got a big rebound. It's just refreshing to have him back after such a traumatic injury, so we'll see how he does going forward."
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Scripps Howard News Service Methamphetamine can be cooked — and can cause fiery explosions — virtually anywhere, including a hotel room, using the "shake-and-bake" or "one-pot" method. Caoimhin P. Connell, a forensic industrial hygienist in Bailey, Colo., did tests on five rooms while staying in a cheap Tulsa, Okla. motel on business. All tested positive for meth, though only one had significant levels.


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How many times a day is it possible for a guy to cum? Also, Guys, how many times could you honestly have sex with a woman in a day?
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is this a serios question or better yet are these guys serious...ALL DAY long ! can you keep up, is the question,lol?
over and over and over...
I have never met a girl to satisfy my drive. seriosly, what is up with people I don't get it... how could you be with a beautiful woman all day-night and not want to please them, or for women who don't put out.. its confusing to me!
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By Air Force Airman Ian HoachlanderSpecial to American Forces Press Service
CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C., Aug. 21, 2009 A senior noncommissioned officer assigned here recently returned from a recovery mission to find the remains of an American pilot in Laos.
Air Force Master Sgt. Wesley Housel of the 437th Operations Support Squadron spent a 36-day deployment as a digger assigned to a 10-member Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command recovery team.
JPAC's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts. Housel volunteered for his team's mission to find and recover the remains of a lieutenant who was shot down in Laos during the Vietnam War.
JPAC teams include a forensic anthropologist, a field medic, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, a life-support investigator and a forensic photographer. A handful of Laotians helped the team members carry their equipment and built anything they needed, Housel said.
Recovery missions can last anywhere from 35 to 60 days, depending on location, terrain and the nature of the recovery, Housel explained. Crash sites are blocked off into 4-meter squares, and the soil is then sifted with a high-pressure hose and a quarter-inch screen. When JPAC members think they've found human remains or life-support equipment, the findings are sent back to the Central Identification Laboratory at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, for confirmation.
The Laotian climate made the team's work especially hard, Housel said. "After the rain rolled through, the humidity would kick in, and South Carolina would feel like a cold place compared to Laos," he said. But the rainy season was not the only hurdle the team had to overcome. The crash site was on steep terrain with thick vegetation.
Safety is paramount on the recovery missions, Housel said, and focusing on the mission's importance helps in dealing with the difficult conditions. "You have to remember that you are there for a fallen comrade, because the conditions you operate in will destroy your morale very quickly if you do not maintain focus," he said. "The average incline at our crash site was probably about 30 [degrees]."
To get to the crash site, the team took a 25-minute helicopter ride every morning from their hotel into the jungle. The morning of July 27 provided a harrowing experience, however, as the team boarded an aircraft they typically did not use and took off from a new area.
"We started to lift off, and the pilot set [the helicopter] back down … and took right off again," Housel said, noting that witnesses said the helicopter slid back and the main rotor struck a tree behind it. When it struck the tree, the rotor stopped, and the helicopter spun and landed upside-down, witnesses said.
"The next thing I know, is I'm upside-down in my seat and [realized] that the importance of wearing a seat belt is true," Housel said. "I told my buddies to stay in their seatbelts -- not that politely -- because we didn't know if we were done rolling. We spun one and a half more times and rolled one and a half more times. The helicopter took off July 27 at 7:58 a.m. and we landed at 7:59 a.m. -- upside-down."
Everyone aboard the helicopter remained calm and exited the aircraft accordingly, Housel said. Then one simple word turned an orderly evacuation into everyone running for the hills.
"Each member on the helicopter was getting out cool and calm … until someone yelled 'Fire!' Then, it was every man … for themselves," he said with a smile.
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Now this ones a sequel to 2008s racy hit Race.
Will the luck factor of its ensemble cast make this film the first major hit of 2013 ?.
The title RACE 2 is adding up to Number 13 contrary to popular belief, this octave of Number 4 is not unfortunate. However, it indicates warning of the unknown or unexpected. It is symbolized as power which should not be misused or it may wreck destruction upon itself explains Bhavikk.
No prizes for guessing that Race 2 will surpass the collections of the previous one and will prove to be a money spinner at the box office predicts Bhavikk.
Numbers 1, 2, 4 and 7 are considered to be a family of numbers and lead man Saif Ali Khan (16th August 1970) is a Number 7 (Ketu) person in numerology who is also running in his 43rd year he explains.
The films release date is set on 25th January 2013 which is a day primarily ruled by Number 7 (Ketu) which has a direct connection with Number 2 (Moon) as they both go hand in hand.
Ditto for Jacqueline Fernandez (2nd June 1985) who is a Number 2 (Moon) and her destiny number adds up to Number 4 (Rahu) he adds.
The year 2013 which adds up to Number 6 (Venus) is going to prove lucky for most Number 3, 6, 8 and 9 people and John Abraham (17th December 1972), Anil Kapoor (24th December 1959) and Ameesha Patel (9th June 1975) all fall in to this bracket directly.
Last but not the least, Deepika Padukones destiny number sums up to Number 3 (Jupiter 5th January 1986) and the compound number arrived by adding the release date is Number 5 (Mercury) he adds further.
That means, the work of all the actors in the film will be highly appreciated and will help them take their individual careers to the next level. In short, the stars (read luck) of the stars of this Abbas-Mustan flick are so strong that this film is destined to be a hit signs off Bhavikk on a confident note.
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Enjoying some time together between their busy musician duties, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale shopped in Beverly Hills on Thursday (January 17).
The No Doubt singer was all bundled up in a large black overcoat, gray pants, and a black fedora as her rocker hubby wore a black denim jacket and matching jeans.
Keeping their decade-long marriage strong, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale stopped by their couple's therapist before heading to Starbucks on Monday (January 14).
The No Doubt singer looked cute in a long black coat with a pink scarf, and pink ankle boots as she waited for her hubby to finish gabbing on his phone.
Enjoying family time on a sunny Saturday, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale took the kids, the dog, and Gavin's sister, Soraya, to Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles (January 13).
The No Doubt singer was dressed in a black turtleneck, vest, and camouflage pants with a baseball hat as she held onto their little Pomeranian beside her hubby. Their boys, Zuma and Kingston, raced ahead to explore.
Making their relationship a priority, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale attended couple's therapy on Monday (January 7) in Los Angeles.
The rocker mom looked stylish in grey checked pants and a black sweater as she and her hubby left their session and headed for a bite to eat at Hugo's restaurant.
Huddling close as they made their way through the crowds, Gwen Stefani and her family touched down at LAX airport on Friday (January 4).
The No Doubt singer was bundled up in a long black coat, matching knitted hat, and pink-framed shades as she pushed sleeping Zuma's stroller, while hubby Gavin Rossdale held Kingston's hand.
Bringing their holiday season in London to an end, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale left their UK home en route to Heathrow International Airport today (January 4).
Enjoying some all-important family time, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale took their sons to the park at Primrose Hill in London on Sunday (December 23).
The multi-talented mama kept warm in a long trench coat and fedora, as she took a turn on the swings with her two boys, Kingston and Zuma, while their musical dad looked on.
Getting a jump on the day, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale took their son Kingston to school in Studio City, California this morning (December 21).
The rockstar couple looked stylish as they strolled over to a local Starbucks coffee shop for some caffeinated goodness while Gavin chatted on his mobile phone.


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The Bachelorette
Cha-Bling! Ashley Hebert's Engagement Ring Worth How Much?!
It's no Kim Kardashian 20.5 carat behemoth, but Ashley Hebert has done well for herself on the diamond front.
The Bachelorette just let the world know she is indeed happily engaged to the last man standing on Season 7, JP Rosenbaum. Aslam Bakshi of Diamond Images USA, Inc. tells HollywoodLife.com that her 2-3 carat Neil Lane engagement ring is estimated to be worth up to $150,000.
"It's a patented shape called Asscher cut," Aslam reveals. "It's one of the most popular shapes and sizes in today's market." According to Hollywood Life, the "colorless" stone is surrounded by 1.5-carats of Micro Pave smaller diamonds.
For comparison's sake, Brad Womack's 3-carat ring for his chosen one (ultimately Emily Maynard) was estimated to be worth $90,000.
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Chestnut Hill, Mass. - On a night when BC honored its seven seniors, it was sophomore forward Stephen Gionta who registered the decisive third-period goal that lifted top-ranked Boston College to a 4-2 victory over New Hampshire and gave the Eagles their third Hockey East regular-season title in the last four years. It was a fitting result of the last regular-season home game for Justin Dziama, Ben Eaves, J.D. Forrest, Ty Hennes, Brett Peterson, Tony Voce and senior manager Andrew Kelley.
Boston College (26-3-4, 17-1-3 Hockey East), which entered the game with a five-point lead over Maine in the league standings, secured the Hockey East title by virtue of its win and Maine's 3-2 loss to UMass-Lowell.
UNH took the lead at 8:14 of the first when sophomore Mark Kolanos scored his first goal of the season. The Eagles evened the score less than a minute later when sophomore Patrick Eaves scored at 9:07. Tony Voce and Gionta had the assists. At 17:54 of the first, the Wildcats went back on top on a goal by Sean Collins.
The second period saw BC even the score again. Sophomore Chris Collins made a beautiful pass to find a streaking Taylor Leahy in front of the net. Leahy finished for his first goal of the season and the game was tied at 2-2.
At 2:32 of the third, Gionta potted the game-winner. Junior forward Ryan Murphy added an insurance goal for the Eagles at 14:23 of the third period.
Boston College junior goaltender Matti Kaltiainen made 17 saves to earn his 24th win of the season. New Hampshire senior Michael Ayers stopped 22 shots.
The Eagles and Wildcats will meet again tomorrow night at the Whittemore Center. The game begins at 7 p.m.
Game Notes: Patrick Eaves and Tony Voce each extended their point-scoring streaks to five games ... Stephen Gionta's point-scoring streak reached four games ... Tonight's win was BC's first over New Hampshire since February 16, 2001 ... Taylor Leahy got his first career multiple-point game, scoring a goal and adding an assist.


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ViewSonic ViewPad 7 launch [Video]
ViewSonic announced official pricing and availability for their ViewPad 7 Android slate this morning, and we grabbed some hands-on time with the one production model running final software the company had on hand. It's thankfully a slicker, more stable experience than the prototype we saw at IFA 2010, with Android 2.2 Froyo moving quickly on the ViewPad 7's 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor. More details, together with benchmarks and pricing, after the cut.
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"The Impossible" US box office reports
Dec 28th 2012 • by Jess • No Comments • The Impossible
Entertainment Weekly report on The Impossible's first week at the US box office:
The Impossible, the Naomi Watts drama about a family struggling to survive the 2004 Tsunami, opened this weekend in limited release and earned $138,750 for a respectable $9,250 per screen average.
Box Office Mojo report that it has now taken $263,882 domestically (within the US). It is only out in Los Angeles and New York so far, and will probabky/hopefully get a wider release early in the New Year.


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Monastic Moments
Sister Patricia is a cloistered Roman Catholic Nun in Spokane, Wash. She shares the day to day highs and lows of what life is like living in a monastery.
Monthly Archive for July, 2008
JoyNotes for Friday
If you need something to make you smile…. Twin Baby moose playing in Sprinkler http://www.maniacworld.com/twin-baby-moose-in-sprinkler.html I don't know what to write about. This morning when I was all prayed up and praised up – I had wonderful thoughts to share. I felt almost holy. Now I just feel like… is it time to play a game of solitaire yet? On Saturday – we are going to step out of the cloister for a few hours and attend the Stuebenville Youth Day at Gonzaga University. Its a wonderful gathering for young people all over the Northwest and we have decided to jump ship and make a presence by manning ( or is it nunning?) a vocation booth. We have all heard wonderful things about these Stubenville experiences so we are considering it a graced time to be able to participate for a few hours. I am sure it will be fun.. once all my introvert cells get over the shock of stepping outside my comfort zone. Will let you know how it goes. Next week is our Celebration of St. Clare. That w [Read More]
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Can Weirdos Score With Women?
seek the help you needLike the great Doctor Freud once said, "Of course your problem is purely mental." Maybe you had lousy parents — and if it they didn't screw you up, maybe you weren't born with a full deck. In life, everyone has shortcomings of some kind — even Jessica Simpson and Colin Farrell. What a surprise! But we're going to give it a shot anyway.
First, you should go and see a counselor — a guy or gal with a sheepskin, and one that specializes in treating your type of problem. But like my cousin Rabbi Love says, "Don't spend your money for more than three months if something good isn't happening."
conversation conundrumWhen you don't understand what people are talking about, here's what you say: "Excuse me. Could you repeat that a little more slowly?" Then smile. Write those words down on a 3" x 5" card. Whenever you get lost in a conversation, pull the card out and use it — it's your security blanket.
Lots of people draw blanks in conversations, Roger, don't forget that. My book is full of witty and brilliant things to say to women — make that your first stop. You don't sound that bad off to me. It's just that you haven't been exposed to the correct training or experience. Like my cousin Sal "The Fish" Love says, "I think you're laying a heavy trip on yourself. Give yourself a break, paisan."
My friend, there are lots of loser guys out there who say the wrong stuff all the time, so don't feel like you're alone. You're being way too hard on yourself. And that can set you back straight out of the gate, no matter who you are.
you will get the booksLet's concede that you might have a lack of social skills anyway. What are you going to do about it? March down to Barnes & Noble and pick up a book of etiquette. You're going to put it right next to the Dating Dictionary and you're going to study it. Then you're going to get a book on how to be a good speaker and do the same. You're going to make your index cards and use them when you have to. And you're going to practice, practice, practice, until you know what's on those cards like you know your first name.
Look at it this way: If someone asks you your first name, you don't get stumped by that, right? It's the same principle. The point is that you can be coached. Like my cousin General Love says, "You're not completely hopeless, soldier. You should see what I have to put out there on the dating battlefield!"
But you say you've gotten better, Roger. Fantastic! To you Psych majors, as long as you improve, that's what's important. I don't care if the trip to becoming the reincarnation of Cary Grant is 50 million miles, as long as you're on the right track and going forward — and Roger, you are. Just the fact that you wrote a letter proves it. So you are doing some things right. That's what you have to build on.
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Recipe by Kathy
"A scrumptious concoction of candied walnuts, incorporating cream sherry, orange zest and brown sugar. These freeze well."
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1 cup
packed brown sugar
1/2 cup
white sugar
1/2 teaspoon
6 tablespoons
cream sherry
1 tablespoon
grated orange zest
1 teaspoon
orange extract
2 tablespoons
5 cups
walnut halves
Thank you. I made them as a test before Thanksgiving. Their wonderful and will make them for the BIG day
Thanks for your ratings and reviews everyone! Just for some additional info/help, these are not glazed walnuts -- they are supposed to be sort of crystalized. I think adding another cup or so of nuts would be a great way to use up the excess sugar mixture, and using all zest and no extract is another good idea for a subtler taste. Thank you for trying these out; I'm glad you've enjoyed them!
7 Ratings
Another "different" treat. Was easy to make and very well received at our holiday party. Had requests for recipe which is always a good sign.
Made this for Thanksgiving and they were a hit at both family dinners. The only complaint I have is that they are sugary (sandy texture) rather than glazed. I will play with it a bit to see if I can change that for Christmas. Also, there is a lot of syrup and nuts that were wasted after cooling because there was a slushy "cluster" left because of excess syrup. I ended up throwing it and the nuts encased in it out. I had added an extra handful of nuts prior to cooling because there was so much excess syrup, but it could really could have stood another cup or two. I will try that as well to avoid throwing any of it away.
Really good flavor, but they sugar crystalized. I omitted the orange extract and used the zest a whole orange. They went well with pear & gorgonzola salad.
I used pecans because that's what I had on hand . I hand-squeezed the juice from 2 California Cuties (Mandarins) in place of the extract letting some pulp fall in to the nuts. I threw them in a 350degree oven for 1 minutes to crisp them up. Taste great!! I will add them to sauteed green beans.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Sherried Orange Walnuts
Serving Size: 1/30 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 30
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 181
Calories from Fat: 124
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