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Creations for exhibition: Beauty in us
The work they created today for the exhibition 'Beauty in us' was gorgeous and it is a shame I will not be around to help finish the project. The idea is to layer the paintings the boys have done on acetate with photos of them during the workshops that they have been doing and these will then be framed for an exhibition.
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Animal sponge stamps at Baan Piranan
My first workshop here was held on Friday 12th June, at Baan Piranan, a residential home for children with cerebral palsy, run with complete love and dedication by Khun Piranan, an occupational therapist who takes care of the four boys there just now.
We decided to plan and run a workshop to introduce a few animals to the children through pictures, sounds and sponge stamps. To increase the children's interest in stamping, the stamps were made out of sponges in the forms of animals (cats, birds and elephants). I was very excited to meet the boys and interact with them through art and play. We started with an ice-breaker and showed the children pictures of the animals and linked these with each animals unique natural sound played to them through the speakers. The boys responded positively to this and the room was filled with a wonderful combination of children's laughter and animal noises. We then set-up the art stations and began to paint and stamp with the boys.
The echoes of laughter throughout the house from the gorgeously happy Nong Mai who I was working with added to the fun and creativity we were all sharing during the workshop. Through progressive interaction and understanding I was able to connect with Nong Mai and enjoyed tapping the table with him and ringing the bell on his sponge extender while he painted, he also enjoyed holding and tapping my arm while painting. The work produced by the boys was beautiful. The whole experience was amazing and reaffirmed my decision to follow my dreams and study Art Therapy on my return to Scotland. Liz.xx
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In the afternoon different obligations called the volunteers to go back to Chiang Mai. So they got on in the van again: dirty and smelling, but with a smile on their face. Knowing that they will come back again. Although they brought the project a big step forward, there are still a lot of bamboo rods to add on the roof and a lot of bottlenecks to be cleaned.
Working with Ban Piranan has also been a wonderfull experiance. When the kids in Ban Piranan smile and laugh they light up the room. Last week we done some stenciling with them which they enjoyed. We stenciled images of bugs onto leaves which were suspended from the ceiling.This will give the kids something to look at when they are lying down and resting. Tomorrow we are going to introduce them to sculpture in the from of building blocks and homemade non-toxic play dough.
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Hi every one.This is Suzy from Ireland .I have been volunteering with cultural canvas for the last two weeks, and what a busy two weeks they have been.I have been working with two groups.One group are from Freedom House and the other group are Ban Piranan.
Before I arrived in Chiand Mai I had come up with an idea for a project to make a small book of local stories with accompanying images.It was decieded that working with Freedom House was a good option for this book. The students at Freedom House are mostly Shan from Burma,now living in Thailand. They range in ages from 5 to young adults.Each and every student took on the project with enthusiasm.The first step in the project was to get the students to tell stories.This brought great joy to the group.The next step was to translate the story into thai and English, Amp from the office worked very hard on this.Two of the students who have beautiful Shan writing started to document the stories in Shan.
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Abandon % Calculation and the "self abandoned" call
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Ian Burgess on 25/7/2005 11:34:42.Topic has 26 posts; viewed 40600 times.Planning, Strategy and Management [This topic is read only]Forum List | Unified View | Latest PostsPopular Topics | Editor's Choice | Voices WebLog
Ian BurgessProductivity & Resource AnalystAnon41 posts0 friends welcomed
Abandon % Calculation and the "self abandoned" call [25/7/2005 11:34:42]
There are two trains of thought within my organisation, when it comes to the caluculation for abandon % and grade of service%.
These are:
To keep the "self abandons" (those abandoned within the 20 second SLA)within our calculations for the above.
To remove these calls as if they never happened, or just remove them from the abandon %
My personal opinion is that the calls should be included in the calculations - thus giving a more accurate picture of performance - if a high number of calls are self abandoned, should we not report these and then seek to see why the callers is hanging up so soon?
I would be interested to hear your opinions on this - is there a industry wide calc for inclusion of self abandons?
Dave ApplebyWFM & Business Telephony ManagerHealthcare Insurance1566 posts0 friends welcomed
Aba Calls [25/7/2005 11:38:37]
All calls that hit a turret and CAN be answered should be counted. Providedthey have actually rung.
Obviously anything that didn't make it to an agent should be discounted.
You MAY also wish to remove anything that abandoned < 2 sec as these also are hard to get.
Again, just my opinion.
Scott WiltonStrategic Panning ManagerN/a141 posts0 friends welcomed
ABA Calls [25/7/2005 12:04:43]
I agree with Dave, that if the call gets to a turret then an agent should be able to answer it assuming you are staffed correctly. In terms of reporting, i would say that you should record both figures, if you find that you have an aba rate of 30% and 20% aba within the first 5-10 secs this might indicate an issue to investigate
Paul TitcombeContact Centre / CRM ArchitectQuick Contact Centre Ltd96 posts0 friends welcomed
Depends on the "Welcome message" [25/7/2005 12:33:20]
If you are playing a "Welcome message" before trying to route calls to an agent, your "self abandoned" calls may well be "self serve" calls. E.G. "Thank you for calling the broadband support line, we are currently experiencing an outage in the XXX area and engineers are working on it. Please hold for the next available CSR."
Anyone calling from XXX will have their call satisfied within the first 10 seconds as they have been given the information they require, anyone holding on after that should be counted in the abandons.
Previously I have reported two sets of figures, self serve plus abandons equals 100% of calls not answered.
Iain HardyReporting AnalystHealthcare Insurance45 posts0 friends welcomed
ABA Calls [25/7/2005 13:43:40]
My preference is to include any that could be answered by the agent. For this to be resonable you would have to look at a couple of things:
- Do you have a ringback time built in? (often 2 seconds between the CDN and the ACD)
- how long does it take from the turret ringing for the agent to start speaking? Factors such as call forcing will come into effect here.
I also like to show both the total abandoned and those that abandoned after the threshold (i.e. after target answer time).
If you find that the aba% is high due to short notice abandoning then these calls should obviously be investigated and highlighted but NOT excluded.
John NanceSalesSyntellect5 posts0 friends welcomed
Lift and separate [25/7/2005 17:44:22]
I think it's perfectly fair to separate the numbers for call abandoned under your target answer time. They need to be reported and investigated.
Can you capture CLI and see if there's a pattern, or even try and contact them if the volume is significant.
- Do they call back later,
- Dial by mistake,
- Think there's going to be a long wait and give up too soon
- Are they customers or is this new business you're losing
Lot's to keep you busy :-)
Vernon AllattPrivatePrivate17 posts0 friends welcomed
. [7/9/2005 13:08:06]
I agree with John.
Also if you are planning your staffing to a service level of lets say 80 in 20 then you are automatically accepting that you will not answer all your calls within 20 seconds. With that in mind you do not want to penalise yourself for not answering callers who have not given you at least a 20 second chance.
Aydın ÖzcanMIS SpecialistIKS3 posts0 friends welcomed
Abandon calls before 2 secs ? [2/6/2006 13:42:14]
Dave I wonder that how you can get that data ?
"You MAY also wish to remove anything that abandoned < 2 sec as these also are hard to get. "
The calls that abandon within 0-5 secs OK
but specificly how can you get the number of calls abandon before 2 secs ?
Smthing I don't know ? :)
quick on his feet [2/6/2006 14:51:12]
I have worked with dave in the past, you should see him get around the calling floor with a stopwatch, a spectacle to behold if ever i saw one. :P
Aydin [2/6/2006 15:01:58]
It's fairly simple,
The CM systems I've used (Harris, MTE, Symposium and Avaya CMS)
all have a report with Time to Abandon normally as a function of
skillset, CDN, ACD, Vector or Application.
This most cases it gives the fields. 'Cals Abandoned'
Then the following time frames.
120 sec+
So it's just off a report.
Dave Appleby [16/6/2006 09:19:42]
Ok. I've got it
But is it fisible to calculate 0-2, 2-4, etc
I prefer to get it as 0-5, 5-10 and so on
Justin DechainepoolboyDechaine Consulting Inc557 posts0 friends welcomed
Depends on your system entirely [16/6/2006 14:55:00]
Gathering them in 05,5-10 could be done depending on the system you are using. Symposium I just checked gathers them in 2,4,6,8,10 etc seconds.
Prashant UttekarTraining & QualityIdea Cellular Ltd.21 posts0 friends welcomed
Solution [17/6/2006 08:12:43]
If the abandone rate has to be minimised the solution is in the IVR,
maybe the IVR announcement is delayed a bit which forces the caller to drop,
or the IVR is not mismatch between customer profile and announcement.
Eg. If we have first announcement which welcomes and if the second announcement which say your call is important to us or any promotional offer is after 30 seconds of hold check if the calls are abandoned at which second? then figure out to place the second announcement at that timeframe.
Prashant is so right [19/6/2006 17:34:00]
It's amazing how many companies don't run statistics to confirm when a call abandons.
At one company I worked for the average call would abandon at 25 seconds...yet all our messages would play at 30 seconds...when asked why they picked 30 seconds there was just a collective *shrug*.
So...by changing the message to play at 25 seconds we literally extended the Average Abandon by almost 10 seconds.
Opportunity to upsell [20/6/2006 05:31:03]
This also gives an opportunity to upsell by playing the appropriate IVR!
Andy BrownContact Centre ManagerInforma55 posts0 friends welcomed
Abandoned Calls [20/6/2006 09:34:54]
My feeling is that you need to consider the environment you are in. Our centre is mainly business to business but with a large number of calls from internal staff.
With Sales directors concerned about one of the abandoned calls being "the million pound deal" I did some investigating.
We have an 85% within 30 sec SLA. On average 4-5% of calls are abandoned within the first 30 seconds. However only 0.8% of these are from external customers.
Do internal customers having higher expectations than external customers? The answer is definitely yes in our business.
Jason DicksonTelemarketing ManagerCCT392 posts0 friends welcomed
Abandoned calls [20/6/2006 11:38:35]
Hi Andy,
Have you ever heard of a product called Queuebuster.
Here's an idea, with the calls which are over 30 seconds you could say;
Your call is important to us, Informa have invested in Queuebuster technology to ensure every call can be answered.
If you prefer Queuebuster will hold your position in the queue and call you back as soon as it reaches an agent.
This technology is network based and switch independent and available at a reasonable price.
It would certainly set the Sales Directors minds at rest.
I know some people may think this is an add "which it is" but I feel its constructive.
Queuebuster [20/6/2006 19:44:51]
As someone who has had experience with a company that uses a "queue buster" type system I agree this is a great method to use.
I don't believe the system I am thinking of was actually branded "queue buster" so there may be a few options out there.
Steve HelmAnonAnon7 posts0 friends welcomed
Abandoned [14/7/2006 13:03:52]
I think the point has been missed here.
Take a step back and remember how many staff you planned to be in situ at a given time and the method you used to calculate how many you needed.
The calculation method will invariably have included a metric based on service level ie 80% of calls answered in 20 seconds. Given this to be true then by default you are only planning to answer a % of your calls within a specific time period, in this instance 20 seconds and you have staffed accordingly.
My belief is that unless you are staffing to answer 100% of your calls in a nano second then those callers who abandoned within your service threshold should be discounted from your service level calculation.
By all means capture the data around callers abandoning within the threshold but use the data to identify areas for investigation.
In summary, if you plan for a threshold of 20 seconds then any caller who abandons within this time period has not realistically given you a chance to answer the call as you have staffed to meet this 20 second requirement only.
Mohamed HaqqiConsultant & Call Center ManagerCOOKDOOR20 posts0 friends welcomed
Abandoned Time [26/3/2007 15:07:03]
When a call is delivered to a peripheral, the caller might be placed in a queue waiting for an agent to become available. Normally, if the caller hangs up before being connected with an agent, the call is considered abandoned. A high number of abandoned calls might mean that I am losing business because callers are being made to wait too long.
However, if a caller hangs up almost immediately after being placed in a queue, I might not want to count that as an abandoned call. In these cases, caller impatience or excessive queue times are not the problem; the caller probably hung up for another reason. Tracking these as abandoned calls can be misleading.
Therefore, I can specify a minimum amount of time that a caller must wait before the call can be considered abandoned. This value is called the abandoned call wait time. I can set this value for each peripheral. A typical value might be 10 seconds. This would mean that if the caller hangs up in the first 10 seconds, the call is not considered abandoned, nor is it counted as a call offered. If the caller waits at least 10 seconds and then hangs up, the call is counted as both offered and abandoned. (In the real-time data, a call is counted as offered as soon as it arrives at the peripheral. Therefore, a short call might appear as a call offered in the real-time data, but is not counted as offered in the historical data.)
So, the formula to measure the abandonment rate % = All calls abandonment / All calls offered (Busy + Received)
And there will be another report to translate Abandon rates to Service level objectives (ATA & Avg. abandon rate when ATA was X)
10 sec. = 3%
20 sec= 1%
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Oh, Force,
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Please don't let this hurt too badly...
Helpless to defend myself or rescue Tamara from the security personnel that were taking her away, I shut my eyes and waited for the whir of the machine.
Pfon chuckled. "Why so fearful? I'm not going to vivisect you. Your tortures have come to an end. I'm simply going to give you a little injection..."
Injection? The Essence!
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"It's the distillate of countless blood samples, which have been taken mostly from slaves. However, it has also been mixed with the strongest midichlorians of powerful Sith--both in this present time and throughout history. Do you know how many slaves have died trying to endure this mixture coursing through their veins? Dozens.
However, the Essence is such that within one body, it will not fail! Do you know what we have discovered?"
"It's the pure essence of the Dark Side?" That was my best guess.
The Sith lowered his voice to a whisper. "No. Even that cannot guarantee our Order will triumph. This, my weak Per'dra, is the essence of
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They had to go one week without each other as they switched up the partners. Val said that going through this just brought the couple closer together. He said that Danica is amazing and he is committed to her. Even though he danced with Meryl Davis and did a great job his top priority is Danica. It is obvious he cares about her.
Val feels like she gets better each week and they are great together. Tonight on "DWTS" he spoke up and said that he wants to thank her amazing boyfriend Scott. He said that Scott is understanding and lets him dance with this beautiful person. It was the first time that the fact that she has a boyfriend has been shared. Before this news came out, fans thought that they might end up becoming a couple.
Rumors have been flying that Danica and Val were sharing, but they are not dating at all. These two are doing great together on the dance floor. They are enjoying each other and get along great, but they are not dating each other. Instead they are just very close and she has a boyfriend at home named Scott. Now fans really want to know who this guy is because he hasn't been talked about before.
Don't miss Danica McKellar and Val Chmerkovskiy dance on Monday nights on "Dancing With the Stars." They are doing a great job. It looks like they are going to be around for a while and could end up winning this season.


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In a couple of weeks nearly 3000 athletes will descend upon Boulder for the inaugural Boulder Ironman triathlon race. Many of these 3000 triathletes will find their relationships in a precarious state. While the triathletes feel the accumulated fatigue of the many months of massive training, their partners are just as tired of some of the grouchy behaviors that their beloved triathletes may have inflected on them. But now is not the time to give up, either for the athletes in their final preparations, or their partners who can hardly wait for this event to come and go.
When people get tired, they may get cranky. Everyone has experienced that phenomenon, especially with children. Tired, hungry children may exhibit such behavior as short temper, whining, outbreaks of crying and tendency to throw tantrums. In many ways, a triathlete in the final weeks of Ironman preparation is like a tired, hungry child, and may demonstrate a charming cocktail of any and all these behaviors.
It's not the triathlete's fault, exactly. To prepare for an Ironman, the triathlete often follows a training program that inflicts a massive buildup of training volume and intensity in the six weeks before the race (peaking), leaving them deeply fatigued and more than somewhat depleted in a physical sense (i.e. tired and hungry childlike). If you noticed the similarities, you are not alone. In the two weeks or so before the race, the triathlete may sharply reduce the volume of training in order to taper, or shed the crushing fatigue from the peaking period and arrive at the start line in a condition rarely achieved but incessantly sought after: fit, rested and healthy. The taper period can be emotionally challenging.
During the buildup to the peak period, the triathlete was absorbed with all that huge volume of training. Five-hour bike rides, 20-mile runs and swim workouts that seemed to take forever. Now, during the taper, the workouts are much reduced in time, leaving the triathlete with much more time to interact with friends and family, for better or worse. During the taper, the fatigue is still there, gradually subsiding but still impatiently noticeable, and still acting like a tired, hungry child. As the race draws closer, the triathlete will increasingly turn attention to the mental aspects of the race, also known as fretting, worrying and generating pre-race jitters. This emotional condition, piled on top of the tired, hungry syndrome, makes some triathletes genuinely unfit for the company of other humans (yes, I am at this point lumping the tapering triathlete in with other humans, but that's just for convenience).
Now that you know about the phenomenon that is playing out, here's what to do about it.
There are three possible scenarios at work.
You are the triathlete.
Your spouse or partner is the triathlete.
Both of you are competing the Ironman Boulder race next month.
Each scenario requires a special approach, if the relationship is going to survive this race.
Scenario 1. You are the triathlete.
First, recognize that you are not yourself, and tell that to everyone. You might see your daughter first thing in the morning. Now that you are tapering and not already at the pool banging out flip turns every 20 seconds for 2.5 hours, she might fail to recognize you at first, and wonder who is this strange person in her home. Ignore that. Just say, "Hello. Remember me? I am your mother. See, there on the wall is a photo of us together last year, when we spent time together. And by the way, I'm tapering, so I'm not myself. If I say or do anything mean, it's not me doing that, it's my accumulated fatigue and attempts to shed it during my taper period." Depending on the daughter's age, this approach may be more or less successful—the younger the child, the more successful. If your child is in mid-teens, this prattle will fail like a front-tire blowout. There is no known approach for gaining empathy with a mid-teen, so we will now proceed to the partner.
Your partner or spouse also has a great amount of accumulated fatigue from your rotten behavior over the past months. Recognize this (only briefly) then quickly turn back to your own situation. "Hello, honey. I'm tapering now, which means I'll be around the house a lot more now until the race. And, I have a special condition that means I might say or so something mean, but I really don't mean it. It's the fatigue talking, not me. I hope you appreciate that and cut me a little slack."
Does this really work? Well, you can try it and see what happens.
You might also try being extra nice. Before you interact with your family, think about nice things you could do or say to them, and then do them when you get the chance. Your partner may wonder what on earth has happened to you, and look at you strangely, as if an alien being has invaded you or you have been replaced with a duplicate in every way identical to you, except for the nice part. It's worth a try.
Scenario 2. You are the triathlete's partner.
You have been traipsing around on your tip toes trying to avoid the grumpy person in your life. And just like doing a million sneaky squats with Tony Horton in P90X, you your own self are getting very tired. You may find yourself issuing a sarcastic phrase, such as, "You know, if I had a little help in here I wouldn't have burned the broccoli," and wondering where that came from. "Is that really me saying that?" you might wonder. No, it isn't you at all. It's the accumulated fatigue. You are completely off the hook.
But that doesn't solve the issue, as your whiny grumpy child of a triathlete will react to your own behavior in a predictably non-helpful way. "Broccoli? Really? Broccoli? Do you know that broccoli has only seven calories per cup, and I need at least 757 calories to recover from my seven-mile run with 8 by 400 meter zone 4a and 4b over and under lactic threshold efforts with 60-second slow jogging intervals at the track before completing the run with 2.5 miles of zone 2 and 0.5 miles of zone 1 cool down, followed by 2 minutes and 50 seconds of jump rope immediately at the end of the run? Broccoli?"
You are not a saint, and yet, the situation calls for you to exhibit saint-like behavior. Do this. Realize that alien beings have indeed take over your triathlete's person, and the unwanted and downright crappy behaviors that you have endured are not really coming from your partner or spouse, but from the invading alien being. We might give this invading alien being a name—shall we call it accumulated fatigue?
One effective way to blunt the nasty effect of alien's behavior is to reply with humor. Accumulated fatigue, in addition to fostering grumpiness, also produces a profound and discernable lack of intelligence. Yes, physically numb and mentally dumb are wrapped around the same axel of your triathlete's wheel. You can crack all the jokes you want, and your tired, numb partner will not be able to make a coherent reply, as the glucose-depleted brain works too slowly to process the reframe shift that underlies all humor. To return to our example above.
"Yes, dear, broccoli, but those seven calories are precious, as broccoli is a chief source of broccolamine, a branched-chain amino acid that is shown in no relevant studies to enhance capillary densification, accelerate mitrochondrial recruitment and improve your catch. I do it for you, dear." That should defuse any negative reaction, or actually any reaction at all, as your triathlete wanders off in a haze to go look for the swim paddles for the next workout.
Scenario 3. You are both competing.
If you have experienced something like this, as you straddle your bikes, waiting for your Garmin Forerunner 910 to acquire its satellites, you are not in a club whose members number exactly one:
"Where should we go on our 4.5-hour ride, with 5 x 19 minutes in high zone 4 followed by three minutes of easy spinning, two times through, dear?"
"I don't know. I guess we could go to Carter Lake, but you decide."
"I always have to decide. I want you to be part of this, you know. Just because I signed us both up for this race doesn't mean that I need to make all the decisions."
"Okay, Carter Lake then."
"I'm sick of Carter Lake. We have worn a groove in the asphalt from our garage door to Carter Lake. The ski boat people of Carter Lake hate us. If I have to go past that little Carter Lake ranger stand one more time I'm going to torch an orphanage."
"Okay, then somewhere else. I'm good with another idea."
"Hell, do I have to do everything around here?"
Maybe you've never been inside this conversation. If not, lucky you.
If so, there is one possible path: www.triathletedivorcelawyers.com (This URL is still available).
In case you want to avoid this and stay together, here's the plan.
First, go out of your way to be kind. Pretend to listen. Say, "Yes, dear." It usually works, regardless of what that response is actually responding to.
Second, remember why you signed up for this Ironman in the first place. At this point, you might be wondering, "Who thought this was a good idea to register for this race? Who thought doing an Ironman was a good idea? Who invented this sport anyway, and can I get my thumbs on his adams apple…Oh, right, it sounded like fun at the time. Okay, I'm better now." But you did indeed have some picture in your head that attracted you to the notion of doing this race—the fitness level you would achieve, the camaraderie of your training partners, the idea of actually crossing the finish line and hearing Mike Reilly shout, "You are an Ironman!"
Third, act as though your triathlete partner is flatly incapable of functioning as would a real human being until after the race, that it's all on you, and if your relationship is going to survive you better step up. This last idea could well be true.
In seriousness, there are plenty of triathletes who have lost their relationships due to the strain they undergo and the behavior that ensues during the training and racing of an Ironman. To compete in one involves metric tons of work, many sacrifices and deep commitment on the triathlete's part and that reverberates to the partner or spouse as well.
All kidding aside, here are two things that might really help.
First, remember why you love your spouse or partner. What was it the brought you together in the beginning? In your mind's eye, run a video of the most charming, romantic experience you had together early in your relationship. Make this video big and colorful and bright and see you two over there having the time of your life. Run key parts of it in slow motion if that helps you savor the memory. Feel the warmth in your chest as you relive the experience. Stop the video at the end, and pretend that you can capture a little bit of that magic, a tiny pinch of pixie dust from that time, and hold it between your thumb and finger. Then, whenever you need it from now and until race day, when somebody makes a snippy comment, just sprinkle a little of that pixie dust over the situation, feel the warmth again, and allow the seed of a smile to take over your face. Shake your head in wonder of how lucky you are to have found each other.
Second, and of utmost importance, develop amnesia. During this phase, you may be saving up a Pentagon-sized ammunition depot of things that your triathlete did or said. You might be thinking, "After this race is over, we are going to have a talk, and I'm going to explain how rotten all this behavior was, how all the mean things said made me feel, and how this is never, ever going to happen again."
But don't. Just disarm. Forget about your arsenal. Destroy the weapons of mass destruction. If you realize that it almost really is like an alien being has taken over your partner, that nobody really meant any of those ugly things that got said, that it really was the hunger and crushing fatigue talking—that it really wasn't anybody's fault—it gets easier to take. In the three weeks after the race, until things turn back to normal, pretend that they already are back to normal. Forget it was every any different. Let your triathlete exorcize the alien being, and watch for signs of the old self returning. Sprinkle the magic pixie dust wherever you can.
And if your normal person doesn't return, the person in your movie who you created magic pixie dust with doesn't start to come back, I know a URL that is still available.


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The January No-Shopping challenge revealed some embarrassing things about not only my habits, but about my mindset. I knew I browsed online a lot, but since the challenge made me aware of my thought patterns, I realized pretty quickly that more than anything I hop online to shop when I'm bored. Bored! I never even think of myself as a person who gets bored. Maybe the better word would be lazy. When I'm feeling sort of lazy and restless (and this is at least once a day), I browse online for goodness-knows-what. Nothing that I need.
The eye candy gets me. The small adrenaline rush you get after you click purchase (or even think about clicking purchase) gets me. It's shameful.
We went without a few things that we actually sort of needed. I did go to Target for basics, but I let my daughter wear noticeably too-small shoes to school (there must have been a growth spurt over the holidays because suddenly everything was too small). I wasn't trying to make some grand point, I just knew in my heart that looking online for her or running quickly into the mall for her was defeating my own purpose. Purchasing for my kids is just as satisfying as for myself, so we were all in this together. (And it was only for a short time.)
The exceptions I made didn't even work out. In my original challenge, I told myself I could buy a new ski coat for our Colorado trip, but I didn't. This was not a remarkable show of restraint, I just didn't have the opportunity to look for what I wanted. Later in the month, I posted on facebook that I was giving myself an exception to run out for a new planner, but then they didn't have what I needed so I left empty-handed. I did spend money on a gorgeous dress for a black-tie gala event early in the month, but I paired it with things I already had.
Because I knew that online shopping had become a problem for me (hence the challenge), I expected to gain all of this time. But that wasn't exactly the case. I must have filled the time with other things. We'll address some of that later in the year.
This last week - with still a few days to go - has been the hardest, which I'm assuming is true of almost any challenge. In the beginning you're gung-ho, but by week three you're grumpy and annoyed.
For February's challenge, I'm prepared to be grumpy and annoyed on Day 1. If you subscribe to the Secret Posts, you already know that in February I'm going to exercise for at least 30 minutes every single day. This is not an accident that I picked the shortest month of the year for this challenge.
I do not exercise. I'm averse to it. Even thinking about it stresses me out. But I'm not getting any younger, and I've noticed that when I have some physical activity in my life, there's a ripple effect. I sleep better, I eat better, my anxiety ebbs. So I'm going to try this thing that everyone swears by: exercise. Sheesh.
My rules are: 30 minutes a day, every day. I give myself 2 passes, for circumstances unforeseen (like illness or emergency), but since we have an elliptical in the house, just any old excuse won't do.
Walking is fine. There are a few trails close to my home that are just beautiful. But I also want to push myself to try a few new things. I simply must find a yoga studio closer to my house (but I'm also going to try Stay At Home Yoga). I've always wanted to give Pilates a whirl. My friends cannot say enough about Barre3.
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The No. 19/17 University of Alabama men's basketball team continues its season opening homestand on Monday evening when it hosts Oakland at Coleman Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
The Crimson Tide opened the 2011-12 season with a 64-44 win over North Florida on Friday as the Tide's defense held UNF to 23.2 percent shooting. That defense will be counted upon again versus an extremely talented Oakland squad.
"Oakland is a very good basketball team," UA head coach Anthony Grant said. "When you look at the guys they have returning, they've got one of the elite point guards in the country in [Reggie] Hamilton and a two-guard that's one of the elite three-point shooters in the country in [Travis] Bader. They've got multiple guys that are extremely dangerous from the three-point line."
The Grizzlies are led by standout guard Reggie Hamilton, a preseason mid-major All-American who averaged 17.6 points and 5.3 assists per game last season and enters his team's first game of the season ranked as the fourth best point guard in the nation by Lindy's. Travis Bader returns on the perimeter after finishing ninth in the country in three-point percentage (.443) with 94 three-pointers.
The pair helped Oakland win its second straight Summit League Championship and record third straight 20-win season last season. The Grizzlies went 25-10 and return three starters from that squad that saw its season end with an 85-81 loss to Texas in the NCAA Tournament.
"They're a deep team that plays up-tempo and has the ability to score a lot of points," Grant said. "It's a very good team that's coming into our building tomorrow. We'll have to be at the top of our game defensively and it'll be a very difficult challenge for us."
In its opener, Alabama was led offensively by JaMychal Green's 18 points while junior Tony Mitchell recorded his eighth career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Tide won its 21st straight home game, the nation's sixth longest home winning streak.
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Wednesday, April 06, 2011
I'm being presented with a challenge, and that challenge is patience.
Patience: The state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance/anger in a negative way; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. Patience is the level of endurance one's character can take before negativity. It is also used to refer to the character trait of being steadfast.
The Problem: This is a tough one for me because having patience is something I've never been good at. Having patience makes me feel that I'm not the one in control. I've worked so hard at overcoming different mind games through this journey, and this is making it even more difficult for me to allow myself time to be patient.
The issue: I've gone from someone who thought she'd NEVER run, to someone who suddenly had a strange curiosity for it and NOW LOVES RUNNING!!! I love the everyday challenge that it gives me and the everyday accomplishments and self confidence that I feel from it. Well, I seem to have injured my knee. About two weeks ago I tweaked it when I was doing dumbbell lunges. At first it wasn't bad, but eventually it got worse making it impossible for me to completely finish my 4 mile runs. So, I decided (much to my dislike) a week and a half ago that I better give it a rest. Let me just say that this has been so hard for me and I've missed it so much. It's weird to have these feelings for an activity that I never thought I'd do, but I'm hooked and I crave it!
Today I was planning to "just walk" on the treadmill. Well...back to the problem of lack of patience. My knee doesn't hurt in general, so I figured how bad could it be? I decided to try running to see how it would feel. I took it slow...only going 5mph and figured I'd stop if it started to hurt in any way. I made it two miles before I felt any type of trouble! I immediately went to a walk which was completely fine. Then the fourth mile came and I figured I'd bump it back up to the slow run...NOPE!!! Shooting pain, not going to happen. And if that wasn't enough of a reminder, the "constant" pain in my knee has now returned.
Lessons learned: I truly LOVE running, and it felt so good to be doing that after a week and a half. It was too soon though...I have to listen to my body and be patient if I want to get back to running like I was doing before. I have to set my desire aside for the time being and just be patient...I need to let my knee heal, completely.
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I will learn to be more patient!
I will listen to my body and give it what it needs for my knee to heal!
I will stay positive!
I take on the challenge of Patience!!!
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I know exactly what you are talking about!!! I pulled a hip muscle 3 weeks into my half training and I was PISSED. I tried running on it and it just made it worse. It sucks to take the time off but if you don't you will need even longer. Rest that knee!!!!
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I really am hoping that this heals quickly for you. And you're back to running your little heart out.
Patience is a virtue....remember!
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I ran out and bought the book and instantly fell in love with the idea of a party about {Trash}!
Paula of Frog Prince Paperie was thrilled to work on the dirty project.
Together we created the {I Stink - Garbage Party}.
There are so many elements to this party but here are my favorites.
The invitation was a sticker inside of the book.
In keeping with the trash theme, we used aluminum, newspaper, cardboard and crates.
The banner was made out of newspaper, trash bags and dyed coffee filters.
Who knew trash could be fun?!
Katie wanted there to be a painting activity so we came up with the Garbage Truck Canvas.
The presentation was amazing!
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BOISE, Idaho - The Arizona State University wrestling team dropped its third consecutive dual on in falling to Boise State, 33-7, at Taco Bell Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Things got off to a good start for the Sun Devils (7-8, 2-1 Pac-12) as No. 19 Levi Cooper scored an impressive upset over No. 12 J.T. Felix in the heavyweight campaign with a 6-0 shut out to put ASU up 3-0 over the Broncos (6-5, 2-1 Pac-12).
Dalton Miller kept the momentum going as he handled Rami Haddadin in a 10-2 major decision and ASU found itself up 7-0 through two matches.
It was all BSU from that point however, as they'd win the next eight matches - a spree that included two tech falls, two major decision and a medical forfeit - to hand the Sun Devils their first loss of the season in conference play.
ASU looked on pace to win at least one more bout, but No. 5 Jake Meredith ran out of injury time with less than half a minute left in his bout against Cory Dixon and he was forced to take the injury default, despite holding a 4-2 edge with the riding time at that point.
The Sun Devils will look to regroup as they prepare for No. 2 Oklahoma State next Sunday at 2 p.m. MT in the team's lone home dual at Wells Fargo Arena this season, set to be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks.
Boise State 33, ASU 7
285: No. 19 Levi Cooper (ASU) dec. No. 12 J.T. Felix, 6-0
125: Dalton Miller (ASU) major dec. Rami Haddadin, 10-2
133: No. 20 Brian Owen (BSU) tech fall Ares Carpio, 23-7 (6:51)
141: Josh Strait (BSU) dec. Matt Kraus, 4-2
149: No. 2 Jason Chamberlain (BSU) tech fall Preston McCalmon, 20-5 (6:05)
157: No. 17 George Ivanov (BSU) dec. Codey Combs, 12-5
165: Holden Packard (BSU) dec. Joel Smith, 8-4
174: Scott Bacon (BSU) major dec. Ray Waters, 16-3
184: No. 10 Jake Swartz major dec. Kevin Radford, 11-2
197: Cody Dixon medical default No. 5 Jake Meredith


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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement on the loss of my grandmother.
I know the pain and sorrow of losing my grandmother will take time to heal. Some moments I am doing wonderful, feeling like I could handle anything and even nearly euphoric... and then just moments later something can trigger the tearflow and it feels like I will never be happy again. I reckon the fluctuations of my emotions are normal right now... at least I hope so... then again, I don't care. As someone told me, they are my emotions to feel and when I am ready, I can be happy. :) thank you.
My husband is trying to develop plans to help the happiness for me... as well as for my whole family. He's cooking up plans for a Floridian vacation. I love Florida... lived there for a bit as a child, visited many times since then, but it has been 14 years since my last visit and I am soooo ready. My youngest has never seen the ocean in real life... and she's 11!! So I really hope we can make this happen.
Not only will it be a much needed vacation, it will be wonderful incentive to get my rear in gear! Get Fit for Florida! :) So if I'm going to temporarily change my latitiude :)... I will have to permanently change my attitude! And it can start today (I'm having one of my euphoric moments!) I am so very psyched about this!!!
March 1st (one week from tomorrow) I will be going to see Jimmy Buffett in concert. I am psyched about this, too! Gosh... how can I explain... I know Mamaw would want me to be happy and healthy... and I know I need a new attitude about my weight and health... so NOW is the time. HOW, you wonder, does JB fit into that??? It's the music ... living life free of worry, chillin' out, being happy, basking in the sunshine with a smile and flip flops. :) well... for me that sounds perfectly wonderful.
The weather here is prodding my new attitude... it has been spring-like and sunny. I've been blasting my JB music, I've been pouring over tropical pictures... taking them in and dreaming of the day I can visit all those beautiful beaches... paradise.
Ya know what.... I need to celebrate that my grandmother is now in paradise... heaven with those she loves... including our God and our Savior! I am missing her here on earth so very much... but I know that she is loving where she is right now!
I want to embrace life and make memories and be happy, no worries... and it's all in the attitude. ...even when there are bills to pay and there's nothing left over... even when the house is a mess, or I'm still a size 18, or I'm missing my Mamaw so very much!!! I want to be happy... I want that attitude. It's time I grasp it and enjoy this life!
And sparkfriends... if you see me feeling down, posting the blues... remind me to re-read this blog... it makes me feel good!
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Hope you enjoy the concert today!! I went last year and it was awesome, JB rocks!!
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Great blog indeed!!Shake out that grass skirt Hula girl cause your gonna be shaken & shimmin those hips soon!! Sometimes a lil sunshine on your face feels like it kisses your soul, i used to live where it was warm a LOT too (((hugs)))
Let know how the awesome the JB concert is too==please!!
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Florida sounds great! Hope you can work it out and go there soon.
Jimmy Buffet is awesome. He does make you think of relaxing island life.
Just take things one day at a time.
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I think you need to reread it weekly. Wish some of my family could get to where you are. When my brother died after his 14 month battle with brain cancer. I was rejoicing he was out of pain and healed in heaven. My family has not gotten there. Changes perspective when you live in constant pain.
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I sure hope you get there. You really need it. And if ya'll decide to cruise the coast up, tell me and I will meet you there!
I love the attitude!
And you are so right, your grandmother would have wanted all this for you and more. She rejoices in heaven for the heaven she is in, and for the heaven you give her by being happy. Lots of love!
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I'm glad today has been a good day for you. Florida sounds fantastic! That's actually where my parents are right now, they drove down with a camper trailer for the month of February. I so wish I was there too.
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Florida is having a nice winter, come on down.
Sorry to hear about your grndmother but the sunshine and ocean can bring peace to you as well.
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Having a vacation to look forward to can always bring on a new attitude! You go girl!
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I am sorry to hear about your grandmother. I agree you should look forward to the upcoming events and you will handle your emotions as they happen.
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Jennings Returns To Men's Basketball Staff
June 16, 2011
Texas Tech men's basketball head coach Billy Gillispiehas announced that Brooks "Bubba" Jennings will return to the Red Raider men's basketball staff.
"We are extremely proud to have Bubba on our staff," said Gillispie. "When you think about Bubba Jennings, you think about Texas Tech Basketball. There is a great tradition here and he has definitely been a great part of that as both a player and a coach."
Jennings, who has served in various capacities under both Bob Knight and Pat Knight, will begin his 11th year as a part of Texas Tech basketball staff.
"I am really a blessed person," said Jennings. "I played for Gerald Myers. There is none better than him. I am indebted to coach (Bob) Knight for bringing me onto the staff and giving me my first college coaching job. And Pat (Knight) gave me my first opportunity to work on the floor as a coach. And now I am as happy as I can be to work for coach Gillispie. I really think he is going to do a good job."
Jennings was one of the most decorated players in Texas Tech history, winning the coveted Francis Pomeroy Naismith Award as the nation's most outstanding collegiate basketball player under six-feet tall following his senior season. He started every game he ever played in at Texas Tech (117).
An honorable mention All-America and Academic All-America selection in 1985, Jennings led Texas Tech to the Southwest Conference championship en route to begin named SWC Player of the Year, SWC Athlete of the Year, and Texas Tech Basketball MVP. Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks, Bubba went on to play professional basketball in Europe for the London Docklands Crystal Palace.
After graduating with his degree in physical education in 1985, Bubba joined Coach Myers' staff as a graduate assistant before moving to New Mexico to begin his own high school coaching career. During his nine years at Artesia High School in Artesia, New Mexico, his teams garnered two state titles in basketball as well as a state championship in golf.
Jennings continued his coaching career in Lubbock, where he led Coronado High School to back-to-back district and bi-district championships. He was also recognized for his coaching efforts as city coach of the year and District 3-5A Coach of the Year.
Originally from Clovis, New Mexico, Jennings not only played on a New Mexico State Championship team (AAAA), but he was also selected to the Class 4A All-State Team in 1979 and was named New Mexico Basketball Player of the Year in 1980.
Selected as a high school All-America and Academic All-America by the NHSCAA in 1980, Jennings set New Mexico state records for the most points in a game (75) and the most points in a season. He was inducted into the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
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The Certificate program in Medical Coding and Billing will prepare students for a dynamic career in the health care industry. Students will step right into positions such as medical coder, abstracter, coding specialist, coding compliance auditor, reimbursement manager, collection supervisor and billing compliance specialist.
The Medical Coding & Billing Certificates are designed for students who wish to acquire a thorough understanding of the human anatomy, the language used in the medical profession, regulations that govern the practice of medicine, and the knowledge of how to correctly code and bill for services provided. The program will also prepare students to sit for the national certification exam given by the American Academy of Professional Coders, AAPC. Upon successfully passing the exam, candidates will earn the credential, Certified Professional Coder, CPC, or CPCH for the Combined Certificate.
Medical Coding and Billing Certificate $4,300
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The Medical Coding and Billing Certificate consists of 5 required courses ($3800 value, 149 hours) and an 80-hour online training ($1,200 value) available through the American Association of Professional Coders. Courses must be taken in the following order: Medical Terminology, ICD-10 Coding, CPT-4 Coding, Medical Billing with Practicum. 'Regulations' can be taken at any time. The 80-hour online training covers the following topics: The Business of Medicine; Medical Anatomy and Terminology; ICD-10; and CPT-4.This extra feature is included in the price of the program. If you are a registered nurse you do not need to take the Medical Terminology class. You must bring a transcript as proof you have completed this class.
Tuition is $4,300 plus a one time $20 registration fee, or you can register for each course individually, with a $20 registration fee per semester. To register for courses please click on the Course Browser/Registration. Click the button to view the Program Brochure. A list of required textbooks is available here.
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The 80-hour online training includes written materials, quizzes, lectures and chapters' review exams. Students will also have an opportunity to take a final exam that will prepare them to sit for the CPC certification exam. An additional workbook and textbook for CPC, which is valued at $89.95, is included in the tuition fee. Students will have access to the online training for 10 months.
Benefits of enrolling in our Medical Coding and Billing certificate:
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- CPC exam registration - $290
- Physician Bundle 1 (ICD-10, CPT HCPCS) - $194.95
Combined Certificate in Outpatient and Inpatient Medical Billing $5,300
Through this Combined Certificate, students will be able to demonstrate proficiency in the basic concepts of coding and billing for facility inpatient and outpatient services through completion of assigned practice exercises and case studies and pass a written examination demonstrating understanding and competency in the above. Students will also be exposed to:
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UMass Tennis To Host Back-To-Back Matches
April 3, 2014
AMHERST, Mass. - UMass tennis prepares to host back-to-back home matches this weekend beginning Friday, April 4 against conference rival, Saint Joseph's, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bay Road Tennis Center. The following day, UMass will host an afternoon match against Boston University on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at the Mullins Center Courts.
UMass will host its first home match for the first time since February 16, when Boston College took home a 4-3 win from the Bay Road Tennis Center. The squad enters the match after just one day of rest, as UMass clinched a 5-2 win over Quinnipiac in Hamden, Conn. on Wednesday. Back-to-back victories this weekend will extend UMass' current win-streak to five.
Saint Joseph's enters the contest with an 8-6 overall record, which includes an eight-match win-streak beginning March 1, and ending March 22. The Hawks registered five of those consecutive victories in San Juan, Puerto Rico, including three 7-0 shutouts. Friday will mark Saint Joseph's first of five straight conference matches on the season.
UMass is undefeated, 5-0, against Saint Joseph's in program history, dating back to the teams' first ever meeting in 1994. Last season the Minutewomen bested the Hawks 6-1 on home courts on February 3, 2013. Sonia Bokhari and Chanel Glasper helped clinch the doubles point with an 8-5 win in No. 2 doubles, while Yuliana Motyl added a win in No. 1 doubles with a score of 8-4. Bokhari, Arielle Griffin, Jessica Podlofsky and Glasper sealed the conference victory with straight-set wins in the No. 2, 3, 4 and 5 spots, respectively.
Saturday's match will prove to be a challenging one for the Minutewomen. In program history, UMass has recorded a 3-15 record against the Terriers beginning in 1978. In the teams' last meeting on March 30, 2013, Boston University topped UMass 6-1 at the BU Track & Tennis Center. The Terriers swept the Minutewomen en route to claiming the doubles point. The highlight of the match for UMass however, was Griffin's No. 4 singles rally against BU's Leonie-Charlotte Athanasiadis. Griffin dropped the first set 0-6 before turning the match around with 6-3, 6-2 wins in her rookie season.
Friday's forecast looks spotty for the early morning with a 40% chance of showers during the match. Saturday afternoon appears partly cloudy and in the 50's with a 20% chance of showers.
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Brangelina wedding news! "It is finally happening!" proclaims the Daily Mail in a headline shared on Dec. 6, 2012. Angelina Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt have allegedly sent someone to pick up their custom wedding rings from the jeweler. The Hollywood movie star has also done the unthinkable lately -- he's finally started manscaping.
It might have taken seven years and six children to get the celebrity couple to walk to the altar, but if the British tabloid is correct the marriage ceremony should happen fairly quickly based on jewelry. But there is another theory floating around in the rumor mills as of late -- one that claims the actual wedding date can be predicted by the length of Brad Pitt's beard.
The Hollywood star celebs might get married in secret. Any day now, they may simply emerge in public wearing their wedding rings. After all, since she already makes a far more money per film than he does and she claims that she is getting ready to retire from acting, if they do wed before Christmas the announcement will come at just the right time for him to continue promoting his new film "World War Z".
Pitt has been hard at work filming the zombie apocalypse themed movie. Troubles on the movie set with cost and timing calculations have forced him to spend more time in London lately re-shooting multiple scenes.
The famous Hollywood actor is nearly 50-years-old and hopes to broaden his fan base by taking on the role in the new science fiction action adventure film. He has been criticized in the press by those who think that his scruffy goatee and disheveled bed head appearance he has been sporting as of late are making him less marketable for future movies.
He has even been mocked for his appearance in the now-famous Chanel commercial -- being compared to a creepy uncle that always wants kids to sit in his lap. [Yes, really.] For that reason alone, it most Brad Pitt fans seem to think it would be prudent for him to clean up his appearance in preparation for the wedding out of respect for his drop dead gorgeous and super wealthy baby-mommy [nearly] common-law wife.
Guess what that means, celebrity news watchers?
That is right... while he's already trimmed his long scraggly locks and trimmed the goatee to a manageable length this week, for the wedding he might elect to get rid of the outdated beard look completely.
If a clean-shaven, tan, and well rested looking Brad Pitt ever does get spotted in a celebrity sighting while running errands around town in France (where the couple is expected to wed at their private estate), or is seen looking fabulous on the Hollywood red carpet any time during the month of December 2012, chances are either the wedding has already happened or he is about to exchange vows with his lovely bride-to-be before his goatee can grow back in or his jaw line has a chance to get scruffy and "yuck-i-fied".
Then again, him being willing to cut off his beard may just be another sign the Mayans were right. The world as we've come to know it (in all it's decrepit, aging, and slovenly looking trend-setting celebrity fashion) might truly be ending.
Lucky for Americans, the timing coincides with the release of Brad Pitt's Zombie movie.
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A shirt and tie can be worn but an open collar is also acceptable.
If it is winter then opt for an overcoat rather than an anorak or parka. A tweed sports jacket may take the place of a blazer and may be worn with cords or old-fashioned cavalry twill.
For 'formal' smart casual events women should aim to be smart in a dress or skirt and top with a jacket or smart cover-up.Avoid wearing denim, unless it is immaculate and balanced with a tailored jacket and smart accessories. Also avoid high heels and wearing suits, as they look like business clothes.
'Informal' smart casual for men can usually be interpreted as jeans for men but smart, clean, dark-coloured jeans. Other than in high summer or on the beach, trousers are better than shorts and polo shirts better than collarless t-shirts.
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For the benefit of everyone dropping by the Brazil branch for the first time, please read this FAQ first. And I hope there can be some sort of way to moderate the thread to keep it updated and clean. I know there are some AWESOME regular contributors here who enjoy giving advice; I feel this thread can really help to condense the information available.
I'll go first, with some general thoughts from the South America FAQ. Many thank to Apollo for starting that thread and for a great idea…
I've been debating a few different itineraries for my month in Brazil. It's an odd one because for the last 2 weeks, I have friends to visit (Salvador) and will also go to the Olympics for 5-7 days (Rio).
So I've been looking for some new places to see in Brazil: Thinking of Pantanal (Cuiaba and Campo Grande), Amazon (Manaus, Santarem, and/or Belem but Santarem definitely has my attention for its uniqueness during dry season, which just started).
Found surprisingly cheap airfares from GRU to CGB…
I'll be staying in the Meier area of Rio during the Olympics, on the west side of the district, not far from Colegio Santa Monica (which is actually in an adjacent district). The Olympic Stadium (aka Nilton Santos) is roughly a 2km walk from my apartment. Is this a safe area of Rio? I plan to walk to and fro during the day and perhaps take a taxi for events finishing after dark. Does this make sense?
Does anyone know if the hourly guided tour of Maracanã is still operating before the Olympics? I'll be in Rio on July 23 and only have time in the late afternoon. If it's still available, what time is the last tour of the day(4 or 5 pm I guess)? Thanks.
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I´m going to visit São Luís in september. From there I want to go to Santo Amaro which is very close to the Lenções Maranhenses . But how can I get there ?!?!
I heard there is no bus, only Pick-ups which can go on the rough and sandy road. But where can I find the company in São Luís which is going to Santo Amaro by pickups ?
Has anybody been there recently, and if so, how did you manage to find the pickup-company ?
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Me and my girlfriend are going to Brazil 2.5 weeks in July-August. We fly into Salvador and fly out of Rio de Janeiro. This means that we will have to travel Salvador - Rio during our stay. Both of us are very interested in whales, so we would like to stop over in Parque Nacional da Chapada Marinho de Abrolhos just off the coast of Caravelas, during this trip. What are the most efficient transportation opportunities Salvador-Caravelas and Caravelas-Rio? I suspect it might be easiest to fly in…
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Me and my girlfriend are going on a small trip to Brazil from 22 july until the 8th of August. We rented a car for 8 days and we want to drive from Rio to Ouro Preto, from Ouro Preto to Ilha Grande, from Ilha Grande to Paraty and from Paraty to Sao Paulo. We know that driving along the coast (Rio -> Ilha Grande -> Paraty -> Sao Paulo) is safe and a well known route for travellers. We are unsure about driving from Rio to Ouro Preto, we heard that the roads are very bad and it is…
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Hi all,
I am taking boats up the Amazon from Macapa, Brazil to Coca, Ecuador during July. I obviously want to do some expeditions into the interior, but am running into the fact that most of the tour companies only provide details for the typical 3/4 day trips (which almost always includes river dolphins, meeting of the waters, piranha finishing, sunset/sunrise, caiman watching, and like one or two three hour nature hikes).
These are all generally well reviewed, but I'm very conscious of a…
I know this is an old chestnut but it has been playing on my mind since I paid for my ticket 4 months ago.
I will be spending five weeks in Brazil later this year (November ) as a solo male traveller. I have visited a quite few countries , always as a solo traveller but would still regard myself as a nervous traveller ie I do tend to worry about almost everything.
The places I will be visiting will be Iguazu Falls, Brasilia, Manaus, Belem, Sao Luis, Olinda (recife) , Salvador, Sao Paulo…