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Boaters Reminded 'Nobody's Waterproof,' Safety Encouraged
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas had 47 boating fatalities in 2006, surpassing 40 for the first time since 2002, when the state led the nation with 61. Most of those tragedies were preventable, since on average 85 percent of boating fatality drowning victims who drowned were not wearing a life jacket when recovered.
With those sobering facts in mind, and the spring/summer boating season gearing up, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and its partners are launching a fresh public education and water safety initiative. The new approach enlists country music star Kevin Fowler, who's come on board to help connect with a key target audience.
"Nobody's Waterproof™" is a fun, interactive social marketing campaign targeting 18-to-34-year-old boaters, especially young men, whom statistics show are most at risk. It is sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). The campaign was developed in 2006 by LCRA and EnviroMedia Social Marketing, Inc. and has won state, regional and national awards. This year, through an agreement with LCRA, TPWD is working to expand the initiative outside the Colorado River watershed to other Texas metropolitan areas.
"Texas Parks and Wildlife sees this as a chance to really take the message to the people on the water, with fun activities and educational items that will continue to remind boaters and swimmers that "Nobody's Waterproof — Play it Safe," said Brandi Bradford, TPWD boater education coordinator. "We will be taking a wonderful new education program on Texas waters this summer — including a great boat with a fun, engaging outreach team, who will be handing out safety items and information at some of the most well known locations around the state. Look for us on the water and shoreline at a lake, river, or bay near you!"
"LCRA is excited to be working with Texas Parks and Wildlife to take the Nobody's Waterproof campaign statewide in 2007," said Jennifer Scharlach, LCRA boating and water safety coordinator. "Last year, we found that the campaign really works in getting people's attention. The campaign's fun games, one-on-one conversations and nonjudgmental approach appeal to men ages 18 to 34, who are at the greatest risk of drowning. People who experienced the campaign last year told us that Nobody's Waterproof really did raise their awareness of water safety and change their behaviors."
The "Nobody's Waterproof" party boat, donated to TPWD by the Britteny Sage Lindt Fund, will be out for special events on Lake Texoma near Denton, Lake Lewisville near Dallas, Clear Lake and Lake Conroe near Houston, Canyon Lake and Guadalupe River near San Antonio, and Lake Travis near Austin. (By Memorial Day weekend, the "Nobody's Waterproof" Web site will have event details.) Some events will feature shoreline activities co-hosted by partners, including LCRA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Texas Water Safety Coalition and others. LCRA will use a dual-engine, jet-drive boat on loan from Yamaha Motor Corporation for campaign events at lakes Travis and LBJ.
Nobody's Waterproof outreach events will emphasize these safety messages:
- Always wear a life jacket in the water and on a boat.
- Be responsible if you drink and designate a sober boat operator.
- Always swim with a friend and ask friends and family to watch each other.
- Drink lots of water to stay hydrated — especially if you are also drinking alcohol.
- Follow boating and water safety rules and obey signs, markers and buoys.
- Have a VHF-FM marine radio or cell phone, GPS or map, proper safety equipment, and appropriate clothing on board or with you on the water.
- Know where you are on the water or shoreline.
- Take a boater education course, either online or in person.
"If boaters remember nothing else while they're playing on Texas waters this summer, we hope they'll remember "Nobody's Waterproof — Play it Safe!" Bradford said. "Wear a lifejacket — they even come in smaller, inflatable models that won't ruin your tan or be hot and uncomfortable. If you're going to drink, do so responsibly and designate a driver for your boat and the ride home.
"Boat with class boating safety courses are available online and in person through the TPWD Web site. Pay attention to your party. Keep an eye on family and friends while on the water or enjoying the shoreline, and make sure everyone gets home safely."
In keeping with the "Nobody's Waterproof" theme targeting the younger, fun crowd, country rocker Kevin Fowler has come on board as a celebrity spokesperson for the expanding statewide initiative. An avid hunter, angler and outdoorsman born in Amarillo, Fowler was "fed a steady diet of Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and all the outlaws of country music." Known for songs about rowdy good times, Fowler is encouraging his fans via radio Public Service Announcements and other venues to come home safe from a day on the water.
"Like lots of 100 percent Texans, I love having a good time on the water!" Fowler says in the radio PSA. "But remember, 'Nobody's Waterproof.' Play it safe, wear a life jacket and designate a driver for the boat and for a safe ride home. Follow these tips and there'll be a lot more days for you to play in this great state of Texas."
In addition to the campaign, TPWD game wardens are preparing to enforce boating laws and provide proactive safety guidance, working with lake rangers, sheriff's deputies, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Power Squadron, regional water safety coalitions, and many other local boating enforcement agencies and public interest groups.
TPWD and local partners will also be hosting news media announcements and opportunities for news crews to ride with game wardens and local officers on patrol at high-profile lakes near major metropolitan areas. These include events on May 19 on Lake Lewisville, May 24 on Canyon Lake and May 25 on Clear Lake. News ride-alongs and boating safety interviews with game wardens may also be coordinated at other times at statewide water bodies upon request with advance planning.
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Interview With Chef Traci Des Jardins
Traci Des Jardins on Being a More Savvy Home Cook
I had the chance to speak with one of San Francisco's most prominent female chefs, Traci Des Jardins. You may be familiar with her, thanks to an appearance on the Food Network's Next Iron Chef competition. Now Des Jardins is happy to be out of the spotlight, "I don't like being that recognizable," and back in the kitchen. Her elegant eatery, Jardiniere, recently launched a Monday night themed price-fixe dinner and she's working on a signature restaurant at Tahoe's NorthStar resort, which will be mountainesque with a casual feel (think wood tables), great service, and sophisticated food.
Des Jardins believes the key to restaurant success during a tough economy is to "control costs and be really financially savvy." We talked about how this concept can translate to the everyday kitchen. To find out what she had to say and check out her advice for being a better home cook,
According to Des Jardins, being a clever cook is not about having the latest gadgets. It's about properly stocking your kitchen with the components to make a meal. Items she recommends having on hand are salt, olive oil, capers, anchovies, and tomato sauce. Here are her tips for being a more practical home chef:
- Go to smaller farmers markets and speak with the farmers. You don't always have to purchase organic to get fruit and vegetables that are pesticide free.
- Go to the farmers market when it's closing down. You'll see more deals that way. None of the farmers want to carry their produce home with them, so they may be willing to bargain or cut costs.
- Select lesser cuts of meat and consume less meat. In general, vegetarian cooking is cheaper.
- Cook your kids' favorite foods in batches and freeze them.
- Skip the boxed macaroni and cheese and Stove Top stuffing and stock your pantry instead, with the fixings for burritos (tortillas, canned beans, rice) and pasta.
- Fill your freezer with ingredients that can be used to make quick meals like frozen peas and fresh bread.
- If you are going to splurge on one cooking item, make it olive oil. Since it's the foundation of so many dishes, purchase a high-quality oil that will enhance and enrich the overall flavor of the dish.
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Homemade Ding Dongs or Ring Dings or whatever you call them
Our cooking club theme last month was Gourmet Kids Menu. We were all tasked to "gourmetify" a favorite kids food. We watched the movie Big while chowing down on some lobster mac and cheese, pizza with caramelized onions, goat cheese, and prosciutto, and other grown up kids foods.
Since I always make desserts, I wanted to find a classic childhood dessert and make it from scratch. I immediately thought of all the varieties of packaged desserts cakes and cookies that we always had in our lunch boxes growing up. My mom would let us choose a box of our favorite treat for our lunches. I always loved Swiss Cake Rolls and Oatmeal Cream Pies. Another favorite of mine was the Ding Dong.
Now I had no idea there was such a huge debate about these little guys, but apparently there is. Hubby of course had no idea what a Ding Dong was. I blame that he grew up on the East Coast. Once I found out the name he knew them by (Ring Dings) we were on the same page about the fact that it would be fun to try to recreate them from scratch. If you're interested in learning more about the Ding Dong debate, check out this page on slashfood or this page on wikipedia.
Once Hubby was on board with my idea, I set out to find a recipe. I had no idea how hard that would be, but decided to rely on one of my favorite bloggers, Deb from Smitten Kitchen. I made the cake in two nine-inch pans and after reading the comments realized that I'd have enough batter leftover for some cupcakes too – score! Instead of turning it in to a layer cake, I cut out rounds of cake (once again using those round cookie cutters my Dad thought I'd never use). Then I filled them with the whipped filling and coated them in ganache.
Let me tell you, these little Ding Dongs were amazing. The chocolate cake is so rich and moist. And how can you go wrong drenching anything in ganache? They were quite the labor of love though. I ended up using a brush to basically paint the ganache onto each one individually.
The filling was perfect as well. I have made fauxstess cupcakes before using the exact same filling recipe. This time it was much more fluffy and I definitely preferred it over the last time. Maybe I did it wrong last time, who knows.
Homemade Ding Dongs
Ding Dongs are a classic childhood lunch treat. Homemade Ding Dongs taste even better than you could imagine!
Yield: makes 12
For the Cake
3 ounces fine-quality semisweet chocolate
1 1/2 cups hot brewed coffee
3 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp baking powder
1 1/4 tsp salt
3 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
3/4 tsp vanilla
For the 7 Minute Frosting
2 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 Tbsp water
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
For the Ganache
1 cup heavy cream
1 Tbsp unsalted butter
12 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped into 1/2-ounce pieces
For the Cake
Preheat oven to 300°F. and grease pans. Line bottoms of 2 10-inch round cake pans with wax paper and grease paper. If you don't have 10-inch cake pans, you can make 2 9-inch cake pans and a dozen cupcakes.
Finely chop chocolate and in a bowl combine with hot coffee. Let mixture stand, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
Into a large bowl sift together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In another large bowl with an electric mixer beat eggs until thickened slightly and lemon colored. Slowly add oil, buttermilk, vanilla, and melted chocolate mixture to eggs, beating until combined well. Add sugar mixture and beat on medium speed until just combined well.
Divide batter between pans and bake in middle of oven until a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Cool layers completely in pans on racks. Run a thin knife around edges of pans and invert layers onto racks. Carefully remove wax paper and cool layers completely. Cake layers may be made 1 day ahead and kept, wrapped well in plastic wrap, at room temperature.
For the 7 Minute Frosting
Combine frosting ingredients with a pinch of salt in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water and beat with a handheld electric mixer at high speed until frosting is thick and fluffy, 6 to 7 minutes. Remove bowl from heat and continue to beat until slightly cooled. Use frosting the day it is made.
For the Ganache
Heat the heavy cream and the butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil.
Place the semisweet chocolate in a 3-quart stainless steel bowl. Pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth.
To assemble the Ding Dongs
Once the cake layers have cooled completely, use a small round cookie cutter to cut small circles of cake out of the layers. Enjoy the scraps or save them for cake balls.
Using the cone method, scoop out a small portion of cake from each circle. Fill with 7-minute frosting and replace top of cake.
Using a pastry brush or spoon, cover individual cakes with ganache. Allow ganache to completely set up before serving.
Recipe from Smitten Kitchen
35 Responses to "Homemade Ding Dongs or Ring Dings or whatever you call them"
Jen, I think I just died and went to heaven! Long live the Ring Ding!! LOL
Love this theme, so fun! The whole menu sounds delicious 🙂
Hi Jen,
Wow! These babies look really authentic. I've seen a lot of faux Ding Dongs in my day, and yours rank right up there. Very nice job!
🙂 Jane
Oh, I LOVE Ding Dongs!!! And yours look fabulous!
Even at 8a on a monday morning, I feel like I could eat a whole stack of those. Great job, they look delicious!
There is a local baking partnership here in the Los Angeles area that makes individual sized cakes and treats. They also recreate classic favorites such as the Ho-Ho. Thought you might enjoy the link. http://www.cakemonkey.com/
Oh your Ding Dongs look perfect. Absolutely perfect!! They make me want to jump up and make them now. Goodness!! Thanks for sharing the photos and recipe with us. I've yet to make the 7-minute frosting, so I'm looking forward to that.
Oh my, what a great recipe!
You're killing me! Now I have to think about when I can fit Ring Dings into my schedule this week! They'd be so much better from scratch than they would out of the box…
These & oatmeal creme pies were my absolute favorite as a kid. I think they were called King Dons when I ate them. I definitely need to try this!
Oh, how fun. WIsh I had a couple right now.
Ring Dings! :)But that's what they were called when Drake's made them and we lived in NYC. Once we moved to FL they were Ding Dongs. Or do I have that backwards, hmm now I'm not exactly sure. Either way it wasn't I that ate them but my Mom. I'll have to give them a whirl for her and score some brownie points, hee-hee!
Hope you have a safe and Happy Memorial Day weekend!
omigosh YUM!! they sure do remind me of hostess cupcakes
Your ding dongs look perfect! Great job!
I've been thinking of making these for my mother for her birthday next week…but since she LOVE chocolate peanut butter, I thought I would fill the cakes with a peanut butter version of the white cream. Any suggestions on what peanut butter cream I should fill them with??
I would love your input, I trust you more than myself in this matter, haha.
FYI for anyone interested, I made mine into cupcakes since I don't have round cake pans. The cupcakes take about 25 minutes to bake at the same temp. Really good but tons of work! Oh yeah I got 32 cupcakes using 1/4 cup batter in each cup. I had plenty of filling but I had to made a little more ganache, BUT I was a little heavy with it in the beginning so if you keep that in mind you could have enough.
Love these…I am an East Coat gal and I knew what you meant lol! I will NOT buy these for my kids with what is used for ingredients, but you have inspired me to make them! Thanks!
Sorry to say but mine fell apart and it was entirely to much work. Much better to just go to the store and buy them.
These look just like the original, but I bet they're so much more tasty. Great job!
Can the coffee be substitutes with anything else?
I just made these for my mothers birthday(ring dings are the only dessert she enjoys) they came out great! Awesome recipe
hey.. made these.. testing recipes for a summer camp job I start this June.. so good, but might stick with cupcakes for kids..
took cake chunks and extra frosting.. made cake balls! Rolled in melted peanut butter then dripped chocolate over… YUM… love your site.. looking for more camp ideas.. kid friendly!
Never had these before but look good! I might just use the whole cake and cut out rings with the cutter and fill them up in the whole cake then cover in choc. What if you put marshmallow filling? Do you think it would be to soft to cut into pieces of cake?
OMG Jen, just saw this recipe linked from HuffPo article! Sorry, can't get the link on my phone. 🙁 Slide show on manufactured foods that taste better homemade.
Amazing results. Rarely do I find the recipes that claim to be "just like" the original actually live up to those claims. This one did. LOVE.
The recipe says to use filling same day. I need to make the cakes a day or 2 ahead of party. If I fill them right away, will they hold for a day or so in the refrigerator ? I don' t want them to get soggy.
Can these be frozen?
Made these for a friend's birthday party. Definitely time intensive…assembly took me forever. I made 16 cupcakes and 24 mini-cupcakes and had lots of extra cake batter. The cake is amazing, super moist and flavorful…but fally-aparty so hard to work with when dipping in ganache or spreading ganache over it. After I spent hours making these, they ended up smashed together in one side of the pan that I packed them in to the party. i would highly recommend transporting them in a cupcake tin or something where they will not move. The ganache never "dried" for me so mine were gooey on the outside too, and pretty much a mess to eat. Don't get me wrong, they taste amazing and everyone enjoyed eating them…but if I was to do it over again, I would just use the ingredients to make a cake.
Do you have to use hot coffee? Can you just use plain hot water.
I don't know what happened. I made Red Velvet "Fwinkies" (fake Twinkies), but covered them with chocolate so basically a hybrid or a Fwinkho. I have a delectovals pan. After piping in the 7-minute frosting, I dipped the bottoms in melted chocolate to seal and then covered the top in chocolate. The next day, I took them to a sorority luncheon as a treat. Well, the cream filling disappeared and I have to wonder did sealing the bottoms with the warm melted chocolate basically disintegrate the cream filling? I want to make something like this for a gender reveal next week, but I may have to change up the cream filling because I can't leave the bottoms bare. Any advice?


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Some of the roughly 50 people evacuated from their homes early Monday morning after fire broke out at the Fircrest apartment complex on South State Street were being allowed back in shortly after 9 a.m., according to Ukiah Fire Chief John Bartlett.
He said apartment numbers 1 through 8 were uninhabitable because of either smoke or water damage, but the inhabitants of apartments numbered nine and up were allowed back into their homes.
"Apartments nine and 10 were the closest, but they weren't damaged," Bartlett said, explaining that firefighters were able to keep smoke and water out of those two and the other units.
Meanwhile, building C, called the little gymnasium at Ukiah High School, was quiet Monday morning while about 30 people slept inside on Red Cross cots after being evacuated and arriving there at about between 3:30 a.m. and 4 a.m.
Vice Principal Chris Francis said he and the school's other vice principal, Christy Pedroncelli, had been at the high school since about 3:30 a.m. to help get them situated.
"I think they're pretty squared away right now," he said at about 8 a.m.
Between 50 and 60 people at first walked to Grace Hudson Elementary School until the Red Cross and Ukiah Unified School District bused them to the high school, according to Don Rowe, the Red Cross' disaster action coordinator for Mendocino County.
"Forty-two people checked in last night," he said, adding that another seven people who went to Ukiah Valley Medical Center with minor injuries came to the shelter after being released Monday morning.
Some people had gone to work, while 14 children and roughly a dozen adults slept in the gym as Red Cross workers waited to hear from fire officials on when people would be allowed back to their apartments to find what was needed in the way of supplies and ongoing shelter.
"We're hoping a lot of these people will be able to go home today," Rowe said. "Some have lost everything."
Volunteer Rick Paige said he knew of one family of seven who had been at a neighbor's home and were coming to the shelter after losing their home in the fire.
Bartlett said it was unknown when the people who lived in the eight apartments destroyed in the fire might be allowed access to what remained of their possessions.
One of the most pressing needs was socks and shoes for those who left their homes in the middle of the night, some of whom jumped out windows to avoid the flames. Volunteer Rick Paige said the Red Cross would likely provide money for clothing later in the day.
Rowe said Ukiah High School had provided a hot breakfast and would also provide lunch for the evacuees, but it was unknown Monday morning how long the temporary shelter might need to stay open.
The high school's counseling office offered to help coordinate homework needs for the school-aged children at the temporary shelter who couldn't go to their home schools because they were left without school clothes or supplies, according to Paige.
The principal of Nokomis Elementary School, John McCann, stopped by at about 8:50 a.m. with stuffed wolves -- the school's mascot -- for his two students who had landed at the shelter, but they had already left.
The availability of showers and food at the high school make it a good place for an emergency shelter, according to Rowe. He said the Red Cross had set up a shelter there during the floods of 2005 and 2006. People who use the shelter were given a care kit that included toiletries like tooth brushes and tooth paste, soap, a comb and towels, Paige said.
Anyone who wants to donate money, time or supplies is urged to call the Red Cross at 577-7600. Donations can also be dropped off at Goodwill, located at 1005 N. State St., Ukiah, or at the Dorcas Society through the Seventh Day Adventist Church, located at 151 Cherry St., Ukiah, with a notation that the donations are for the fire vidtims of the apartment complex, according to Plank. For drop-off hours, call Goodwill at 462-9660, or the Dorcas Society at 462-1388.
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Or are you only using the xxx now for overhand/thumber shots?
The C-PD does not have a +HSS, the XXX does. The XXX is just sick overstable, the C-PD still has a Teebirdish flight path with an accentuated fade. I use the XXX for upshots and basically midrange distance in the wind.


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Fairfax County Praises Volunteers of Vietnamese Meals on Wheels
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May 11, 2009
Fairfax County Praises Volunteers at
Third Anniversary of Vietnamese Meals on Wheels
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Fairfax County recognized Vietnamese Meals on Wheels volunteers for their dedicated service to the community at an April 25 celebration of the program's third successful year. The celebration took place at an afternoon ceremony in the Mason Government District Center in Annandale.
Vo Minh Luan, Tran Thi Phuong, Le Kieu Van and Huynh Minh Nguyen received plaques recognizing their long-term service from Jan Kikuchi, manager of Fairfax Area Agency on Aging's nutrition program. Ms. Kikuchi also acknowledged the Vietnamese media for playing a key role in recruiting volunteers since the program's early days.
The Vietnamese Meals on Wheels program's 39 volunteers now serve 480 traditional Vietnamese meals to 48 county residents who speak Vietnamese. Many, but not all, volunteers speak Vietnamese. The Vietnamese Meals on Wheels is one of 22 County Meals on Wheels volunteer partnerships providing this service to residents of Fairfax County, Falls Church City and Fairfax City.
According to Ms. Kikuchi, volunteer deliverers provide a brief but important connection to older, isolated Vietnamese adults who may not speak to anyone else all day.
Ms. Kikuchi said the Vietnamese Meals on Wheels program is currently recruiting volunteer deliverers. The commitment is just once or twice a month for a few hours (10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.). To volunteer, call the Fairfax Area Agency on Aging at 703-324-3552, TTY 703-449-1186 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. Callers can leave their name and telephone number in Vietnamese or English.
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Went on a dye spree this past week. Had lots of stuff from trades to dye up, and wanted to do a series this time. So I went with a Beavis and Butt-Head theme, best cartoon of all time. Now I have exact replacements for my bag, hopefully I don't go threw them too fast this season. All vinyls were cut by hand!
My "car disc", so I am never with out something to throw. This disc stays in My 4runner. Its a Z Buzzz.
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The Bo Bunny Grab Bag is jam-packed with all the Bo Bunny goodness you could possibly want! I received a mix of collections, with trinkets, brads, flowers and more. This week's Monday Craft Madness theme is:
Use metal!
I chose to make a Christmas gift for a friend. The papers and trinkets worked out perfectly for me!
I started off by altering a plain wooden box. The Bo Bunny papers, with a little inking on the egdes worked so well together. A sentiment stamp, the trinkets and some plain ribbon just finished it off! I also inked and used some different Bo Bunny papers for the inside.
I then made a very simple journal. It was a plain paper mache journal that I inked and decorated with the Bo Bunny Papers and trinket. I used a border punch for the decorative edge and some sentiment tickets to finish it off.
I hope I have inspired you to use metal on your projects this week. It can be anything from trinkets, metal keys, brads - the possibilities are endless! Just remember to have fun! :)
If you'd like to enter to win the December Monday Craft Madness prize:
Create a project (a card, layout, altered project, or any other craft your heart desires) using any of our weekly themes! You have until the last Thursday of the month to create your project and upload a photo of it somewhere online. Just include a link to this post in your photo's caption. :) To enter to win, simply leave a comment on our blog with the link to your project ! We'll choose a random winner and they'll be the lucky recipient of a $20 ScrapbookSteals.com gift code at the end of the month!
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A nursing mother asks if its appropriate to bring her baby to board meetings, casual planning meetings, a fancy out of town wedding, a Bar Mitzvah and other events that she would otherwise have to miss to stay home.
Dear Miriam,
Which types of events can I bring my baby to? If the baby will scream or otherwise disrupt, I know it's a no-go, but what if she will sleep in her stroller the whole time or sit quietly on my lap, allowing me to participate and also to nurse her? I often have to choose between taking her with me to an event or just staying home. I've had to figure this out about board meetings, more casual planning meetings in someone's home, a fancy out of town wedding, a Bar Mitzvah and others. In terms of Jewish events, I find that the more Orthodox a setting is, the more acceptable it is to bring a little baby. Maybe this is because it is the norm for those families to have a nursing baby a lot of the time. In some cases, I have asked the host/person in charge. Other times I've just made my best guess. I don't want to seem too cheap for a babysitter or like I'm disrespecting the event, but sometimes I can't or don't want to leave the baby at home. Thoughts?
Bringing Along Baby
Dear Bringing,
It sounds like you have great instincts about what is and isn't appropriate. You're not asking about taking a baby to the theater (never a good idea unless it's a show intended for children) or restaurants (depends) or to the park (obviously acceptable), so you've hit on the gray areas where the answer varies based on who's hosting, time of day, baby's temperment and a million other factors.
Meetings: If you think you can do a reasonable job being present for the meeting with your baby there, go for it. Ask permission in advance if it's in someone else's home and clear it with the facilitator. Also plan an exit strategy if you need to step away. If you're running the meeting, you have a lot of leeway to set the tone, but you also have more responsibility to keep things moving without a debilitating amount of disruption. If the baby will definitely be asleep, that helps. Or, if you can wear the baby for instant soothing, that's also a way to go. If you know the baby will need to nurse at some point, you could arrange the agenda to include a break or for someone else to lead a particular part of the discussion. I have, in fact, led meetings while nursing, and while some people are skilled at such multi-tasking, those were not my favorite experiences of motherhood thus far. On the other hand, if you pull it off successfully, you feel like Superwoman! One-on-one meetings can actually be great with a baby, again, as long as you clear it with the other person, but it's a good way to get the conversation started.
Bar Mitzvahs: The same rules apply here as for any Shabbat or holiday in synagogue. These include bringing quiet toys and, depending on the baby's age, lots of snacks. Wearing the baby is also helpful for naps and comforting without having to leave services. If you expect to have to leave, particularly to nurse, ask someone who knows the synagogue where they recommend going, and then be prepared to slip away. I have also nursed during services, but again, you have to be in a congregation where people are going to allow you to feel comfortable. If it's an out of town Bar Mitzvah, you might not be able to gauge this in advance, so be prepared for a variety of scenarios. In terms of the Bar Mitzvah party, unless it's an afternoon affair in the synagogue social hall, in which case, I would expect that bringing a baby would be fine, the same rules apply as for weddings. See below.
Fancy out of town weddings: If it were just "fancy wedding," my gut says leave the baby home, but with the out of town bit added in, you have a very strong case for bringing the baby. Finding a babysitter where you live is tough enough, finding one in another city to come to a hotel room is awfully, maybe even prohibitively, difficult. You really have to talk to the couple getting married. Maybe they're already arranging for childcare for other families and you can tag onto that. Maybe there are four other babies coming, and they've planned for you to sit at a table with all of them. If the wedding is in a location where a sitter could have the baby in the lobby and then bring her to you for nursing, that's an option. You could also inquire about bringing another friend or family member with you to be on baby duty. If you're not so close with the couple, this might just be an affair that you need to miss because of all of the logistical complications. If you are very close, hopefully they'll understand and help you make the appropriate arrangements. I have brought kids to weddings (and nursed them there!). I have also received wedding invitations that included my kids and opted instead for a babysitter so that my husband and I could have a night out.
In any of these cases, as long as you've cleared it with the host, it's no one else's business whether you're bringing the baby because you don't want to pay for childcare or because it's easier for nursing or for whatever other reason. There will also be times as a mother where you do actually have to choose between being with the baby and going to a meeting or event. Those choices can be tough, but they can also help you clarify your priorities at a particular time. If you opt for being home with the baby, try to do so in a way that you won't resent or regret later. If you opt for the event, be fully present and don't spend the whole time texting the sitter or showing pictures to other guests. Whatever choice you make, try to put it within the context of a full life of spending time with your kids and also participating fully in your community. That way, no one event or decision will feel like it determines your long term social or professional life.
Be well,


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Idk why cueto waited so long to go at Santana
No wonder we can't find any left handed hitter, they're all playing for other teams.
Hey Walt, do you think there's a reason that whenever we start a righty, the opposition has a bunch of left handed hitters in the line up? Keep watching baseball for a few more years and maybe this will dawn on you.
Well that's one way to start a rally
Seems like whenever Thom and Chris talk about an opposing pitcher having control problems that guy will go 7 w/o a walk lol.
Hey nice job by Valdez
I see you Valdez
Votto shouldnt swing at many pitches here
and he does anyway, dangit Joey
Brandon Phillips is worthless as a hitter, there goes one of our very few scoring chances of the day
He was so worried about rain yesterday maybe he should try taking batting practice. Worst 4 hitter in the game.
Heisey and Valdez lead the game off getting on base.
Votto hits a weak flyball and Phillips grounds into a dp.
I would expect the 2nd two to be doing the damage here.
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Or for thinking Rolen was one.
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AUSTIN, Texas — As Hurricane Rita was bearing down on the Texas coast, those who work to protect coastal estuaries had occasion to ponder the value of wetlands to absorb storm impacts and control flooding. As it happened, Sept. 24 was National Estuary Day.
"How much should a community pay to manage flooding from storm waters, protect it from devastating storm surges from the Gulf, and clean pollutants from runoff before the runoff enters the bay?" asked David Buzan, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist who specializes in coastal conservation.
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A cut down version was eventually passed in the US, but the BBFC wouldn't budge. Rockstar's real white knight was the Video Appeals Committee, which voted in favour of the game's release. Lucky for Take Two, so did the High Court, in what essentially became a censorship debate. Still looks too scary for us, to be honest.
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CLOVERDALE --Winless until Tuesday, the Clear Lake High School tennis team closed out its Coastal Mountain Conference regular-season schedule with a hard-fought 3-2 win over the Cloverdale Eagles on Tuesday in Cloverdale.
Clear Lake trailed 2-1 with matches still going on in first and third singles. Raul Rendon rallied for a 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 victory in first singles while Bundita Kosolcharoen beat Hannah Pope 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 in third singles.
Rendon's win in No. 1 singles was his first victory of the season.
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I always loved my BLT's with chunks of avocadoes but when I tried this with my beef burger, I felt like the beef patty itself overwhelmed the avocadoes. I made this avocado butter to insert inside the patty so that while it cooks, the avocado melts through. It's a creamy surprise with all the BLT essentials as toppings of bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes of course.
1 3/4 ground beef (15% fat)
6 hamburger buns (split horizontally)
2 tsp coarse salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
4 ripe Hass avocados
1 lemon (zest and juiced)
2 sticks of Salted organic butter (room temperature)
1/4 cup olive oil
16 slices of thick pancetta
1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
5 oz baby romaine leaves
Avocado Butter: Cut avocados in half; remove pits and gently scoop out insides. Place avocados in food processor with lemon juice, zest and olive oil to blend. Scrape down the sides of the food processor and add the two sticks of salted organic butter. Spread the avocado butter onto parchment paper and roll into 1 inch diameter log. Wrap with plastic wrap and chill for one hour. Combine ground beef with salt and pepper in a large bowl. Divide into 12 equal patties. Take out the chilled avocado butter and slice 1 1/4 inch of the avocado butter. Insert a slice of this avocado butter onto one patty and top with another patty. Close the patties to make one 3/4 inch patty. Repeat to make a total of six 3/4 inch thick patties. Chill burgers until ready to grill. Heat up a nonstick skillet over medium high heat to cook pancetta. Cook for 4-7 minutes until it begins to crisp and has rendered most of its fat. Set crisp pancetta aside. Wash and cut cherry tomatoes in half. Start up the barbeque grill onto medium high heat. Grease grill rack with oil soaked rag for a non stick burger. Grill burgers over medium high heat until preferred doneness. (5-minutes per side for medium rare) This burger will be extra creamy on the inside with a chunk of avocado butter. Let burgers rest for 3 minutes. Meanwhile grill the hamburger buns until lightly toasted for about 1 minute. Spread buns (bottoms and tops) with avocado butter. Build the burger with the patty, baby romaine leaves, 2 crisp pancetta slices, and cherry tomatoes. Cover with bun tops. Makes 6 servings.
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Wiltshire Police are appealing for information over dangerous driving which followed the theft of alcohol from the Waitrose, Station Road, Warminster, on Friday.
At about 1.15pm three women entered the store and selected bottles from adisplay.
They were then observed acting suspiciously near to the exit and then left the store making no attempt to pay.
The women got into a silver Ford Focus which was driven off at speed, overtaking a stationary vehicle at the junction onto Station Road and nearly colliding with a taxi.
It then turned into Market Place and two members of the public attempted to challenge the driver.
The car then mounted the pavement and was driven along it up to the traffic lights of Weymouth Street/High Street and returned back onto the road causing two other vehicles to collide.
The Ford Focus was then driven off in the direction of the High Street.
Inspector Alan Webb said: "It is astonishing that the driver of the Ford Focus did not cause a serious collision or major injury to a pedestrian.
"The manner of driving was extremely dangerous and left many people shaken by what had happened.
"I would like to appeal for anyone who was in the area and saw this incident to come forward."
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A team from Tennessee blanked South Post 4 in the championship game of the BP Exploration Invitational baseball tournament Sunday at Mulcahy Stadium.
Columbia pitch Charter Helton pitched a gem to lead his team to a 5-0 victory. He struck out five and walked one while scattering five hits in a seven-inning, complete-game performance.
None of South's five hits were timely -- the Alaskans stranded eight runners.
The title was the second in three years for Columbia, the 2012 tournament champion. The Tennesseans were undefeated in six games in the eight-team tournament, which featured four Anchorage squads and four Outside teams.
Taylor Gilbert led Columbia at the plate with two RBIs.
Earlier Sunday, South earned a spot in the title game by rolling to an 8-2 semifinal win over previously undefeated Colchester, Vermont.
South pitchers Jake Crapps, Sage Dudick and Spencer Floyd limited Vermont to five hits. Nick Lopetrone delivered a three-run double in the fifth inning to spark South's nine-hit attack.
In the other semifinal, Columbia advanced with a 2-0 squeaker over the Strathmore Reds of Canada, a game that was a pitching duel between Columbia's Jake Usher and Strathmore's Jared Kenneday.
Usher allowed four hits and struck out five in a complete-game, six-inning shutout for the winners. He helped himself with two hits, an RBI and a run. Kenneday struck out five, walked four and allowed three hits for the Canadians.
In Sunday's other games, Chugiak stopped Eagle River 12-2 and Team Avenue Academy of California nipped Dimond 9-7.
Chugiak got big games from Deve Farriss and Zac Brueggeman.
Ferriss, the leadoff batter, scored five times and Brueggeman, batting third, drove in five runs and had two hits.
Both pitched one inning, combining with starter Cody Curfman for a three-hitter that featured four strikeouts.
Team Avenue Academy scored two runs in the seventh inning to beat Dimond. Ray Henry and Richard Perry each drove in two runs for the Californians, and winning pitcher Chris Crosby struck out five in 2 2/3 hitless innings.
Toni Bost led Dimond with two RBIs.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Paul Konerko was absent from the White Sox lineup Monday for the first game in a three-game set with the Twins, getting a routine day off.
"It was more scheduled than anything else," manager Robin Ventura said. "He knew he was going to get one at some point. I guess getting in here late, it just made sense that today was the time."
The White Sox slugger's batting average dipped to .214 Sunday after going 1-for-10 in Chicago's weekend series with the Angels. But Ventura made sure to point out that the decision to rest Konerko had nothing to do with his recent performance.
While Konerko took a day off, slumping first baseman Adam Dunn returned to the lineup after sitting out the club's 3-0 shutout of the Angels on Sunday in Chicago. Dunn's season has been ripe with offensive struggles, hitting .137 overall and hitless in his last 11 at-bats entering Monday.
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Rodriguez called up to combat Cards' lefty hitters
ST. LOUIS -- The Dodgers added to their bullpen depth Friday, recalling Paco Rodriguez from Triple-A Albuquerque, giving the club a left-handed reliever for its three-game series with the Cardinals.
The Cards started four left-handed hitters in the series opener Friday at Busch Stadium, and three more were available off the bench.
"For this series here, you want to have an extra lefty if you can," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "They've got so many guys that you really want to be left-handed with, so it's nice to be able to have him."
Rodriguez made the Opening Day roster and has notched a 6.43 ERA in two stints with Los Angeles. He had a 4.56 ERA in 29 appearances for Albuquerque this season before being recalled Friday.
After his most recent stint, the Dodgers worked the left-hander on mechanics.
"It seemed like about a month ago it was, 'Hey, Paco has really been throwing the ball well,'" Mattingly said. "We knew at that point if we had an opportunity for him, he'd be ready."
That opportunity came Friday with an open roster spot after the Dodgers optioned Pedro Baez to Triple-A on Sunday before the All-Star break.
The 23-year-old Rodriguez owns a 3-5 record and a 2.65 ERA in 97 games in the Majors. The second-round selection in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft made 76 appearances for the Dodgers last season, going 3-4 with a 2.32 ERA.
Rodriguez moved quickly through the organization and has made just 50 career appearances in the Minor Leagues. He has a 3-3 career record and a 2.98 ERA in the Minors.
Alex Halsted is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Topic: Connection to Coeliac & Gluten Intolerance?
A family member has recently been diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma - we are still 'processing' that and trying to understand why - but we also have gluten intolerance & coeliac (also called celiac) disease in the family, although this person had not been diagnosed with coeliac
This has led me to wonder whether there is a connection between the two (undiagnosed coeliac and cholangiocarcinoma). Coeliac is, in essentials, a hereditary inflammatory syndrome which typically affects the intestines.
Personally, I have an intolerance to gluten, which manifested itself in the form of serious joint inflammation/arthritis
Has anyone seen any research or studies along this line? And do others have a family history of gluten intolerance/coeliac disease?


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Geoff Smith
Music by Geoff Smith
Geoff Smith is an independent artist based out of Nashville TN. He has been a listener and friend of Doctor Who: Podshock since the very beginning.
His massively catchy power pop styles are reminiscent of the Beatles, Ben Folds and Squeeze.
Musician, songwriter, producer, writer, actor, entrepreneur, new media personality and owner of the iPhone ringtone company, Ringtonefeeder.com
Released his latest album, Ones and 0s, also as a dynamic subscription with a year of bonus tracks.
Geoff and Louis
Doctor Who: Podshock theme / promo composer and performer Geoff Smith (left) with Louis Trapani (right) at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas, NV in August 2008 attending the Coverville 500 concert.
(Thanks to photographer, Chris Marquardt who took this photo with my camera. - Louis)
Phil Collinson with Tara and TARDIS
Doctor Who Producer Phil Collinson with Doctor Who: Podshock correspondent Tara Wheeler in front of her "time traveling" Police Box at Gallifrey 20 in February 2009. Photo by Billy Davis
Tara Wheeler
Correspondent Tara Wheeler
Tara Wheeler grew up with friends who were Trekkies. She knew there was something else out there waiting for her, but it wasn't until she was fourteen that she found it. Her first episode was 'The Five Doctors' so she likes to think that 'all of them' is her Doctor. She started knitting Doctor Who scarves the same year she discovered Doctor Who and thinks she's knitted somewhere around forty or so. She's met the actors who have played Two through Eight, plus most of their companions, writers, producers and staff.
Tara Wearing Tom's Scarf
Doctor Who: Podshock correspondent Tara Wheeler sporting the 4th Doctor's scarf worn by Tom Baker in 1979. Tara recently made a long trek across the country for this opportunity!
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A Quick "Hello" and a Guide to Audible.com!
Just a quick "hello" to everyone and a big thank you to Louis and the guys for trusting me with this honor!
If you've heard the podcast I was lucky enough to participate in, you might know that I work in the film industry, and, after a horrible year, I've got a few projects that have come to the fore that are keeping me very busy. So, this will have to be brief.
I just wanted to elaborate on the Audible.com info Ken and the guys have been giving on the podcasts recently. I've been a subscriber for years and years (I drive over 20,000 miles a year here in LA!) and have discovered lots of books beyond the Who range that might be of interest. You probably know that Paul McGann and Tom Baker, particularly, have done a lot of audio books and radio drama between them, and some of them are available on Audible.
Torchwood: Children of Earth UK Transmission Date
Torchwood: Children of Earth will be transmitted on BBC1 (in the UK) starting on Monday, 6th of July at 9pm. The mini-series will continue each consecutive night afterwards (i.e. Tuesday, 7th of July, and so on).
Source: Radio Times (Torchwood listing)
'Doctor Who' Documentary
Big news for all 'Doctor Who' fans... a documentary about the show by Mark Gattis.
The show is a 30-minute radio broadcast... and it's not region-locked. All you ned to do is click play on the page.
Here's the link:
Mark Gatiss Documentary on Doctor Who Target Novelisations
Mark Gatiss leads a 30 minute documentary on BBC Radio 4 exploring Doctor Who novelisations published by Target books. The audio documentary, On the Outside it Looked Like an Old Fashion Police Box is available to listen to via the BBC iPlayer (it is available outside of the UK) for the next seven days.
It features interviews with Terrence Dicks, Anneke Wills, and Russell T Davies among others, as well as audio clips from various audio book adaptations.
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Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. --Leo Buscaglia
One of the most confounding things about the stock market since the bottom in March 2009 is how often it continues to run up even though there seems to be an endless supply of negative news to worry about. Despite high unemployment, poor growth, political stalemates, European sovereign debt issues, poor consumer confidence and an exodus of individual investors, the Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks is at an all-time high and the senior indices are within shouting distance of that level.
It has never been easier to make a bearish argument in the past few years, but those sucked in by the pessimists and skeptics have missed tremendous gains. If you have been looking for reasons to dislike the market, you have had plenty of pundits eager to help -- and you are poorer for it.
The general belief is that this market levitation hasn't been justified but is largely a function of the endless liquidity created by the Fed. All that cheap money has had few places to go but into stocks and that has provided a huge cushion for the market. It isn't running on fundamentals. It is running on the back of a printing press.
The bear's big argument now is that the Fed can't keep the printing press going forever. Combined by a push toward austerity, higher taxes and the very slow economic recovery, this market has too many headwinds to keep running. That's probably true. At some point, things will turn and go through a bear phase again -- but a huge amount of money has been lost the last few years trying to anticipate this major turn. There isn't any easy way to time it.
My advice is to avoid the whole game of anticipation. It is a good idea to understand and appreciate the bearish case but a mistake is to act on it before there is any real proof that the market action is turning.
Like most advice, it is a lot easier to give than it is to follow. I constantly have to battle my inclination to be less positive. I see and encounter so many economic negatives on a daily basis that it makes it hard to understand how stocks can keep on rising. It seems obvious that a day of reckoning will come, but it has been a huge mistake to look for it every day.
Now that we are past the artificiality created by the start of a new year and the craziness caused by the fiscal cliff, the market should provide evidence of the next phase. Earnings will be the immediate factor but, already, the debt ceiling is causing concern.
Technically, the indices are in good shape and there is no obvious reason to be bearish. They are a little extended and could use more consolidation, but there is underlying support and buying momentum at work.
As always, the bears have compelling arguments, but ignore them until there's an actual change in price action.


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I've been to one like two years ago or something.
I remember they tried to copy Detroit.
The PA was like "Fe-vur Ba-skit-boll!"
It sounded pretty bad.
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I've been to one like two years ago or something.
I remember they tried to copy Detroit.
The PA was like "Fe-vur Ba-skit-boll!"
It sounded pretty bad.
press pause on the second slow-mo replay around 0:12 mark
The times Ive been to the Charlotte Sting games, my wife and I had fun.
The girls play hard. Most of them make virtually nothing compared to the guys and a lot of them have other jobs int he off season.
They appreciate what they have a lot more than the NBA guys. And they play like it means something to them.
I enjoy going to the WNBA games.
I've been to about 5 Fever games. 1 this year against Minnesota.
Some people want it to happen, some
wish it would happen, & others make it happen.
..Michael Jordan.
Pressure is something you feel when
you don't know what the hell you're
..Peyton Manning.
I usually go to about 2 or 3 games a season, but this year I've just been too busy/worn out to go. The times I go, I usually enjoy the games.
...Still "flying casual"
Women's Foreign Basketball players tend to make a lot more money overseas, a lot play in Russia and Israel especially.
I haven't heard of the WNBA having a tough time attracting talent due to these issues yet, but if women's basketball ever globalizes like the men's game has, then the WNBA will be in real trouble.
Never been to a game maybe because i live 10 hours away. Same reason i havent been to a pacers game too...
A lot of the WNBA players (American and foreign) play in Europe during the off season. There's a theory that Anna DeForge went from 3rd to 1st in the All-Star Balloting for her position because of a last minute push by people in Poland voting for her because she plays for their team in the off season.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I went to a WNBA game about 8 years ago. I went because my daughters wanted to go see it.
I would never go again. Why? I didn't feel comfortable being in an arena with so much overt lesbianism on display.
I've never attended a WNBA game because I don't live in a metro area that hosts a WNBA team. I live in northern AL. The two cities closest to me w/WNBA teams are Houston, TX and Indy. The closest I come to catching a woman's baseketball game is either watching one on TV or seeing the Tennessee Lady Vols play. They're good, but ...
I always try to get to a Fever, Colts and Pacers game at least one time each year. Of all three I enjoy the Fever games the most. I am not saying that the other 2 are not good, but you can get much better seats at a real nice price. The basketball is more fundamental oriented and the atmosphere is lighter with one of the Fever players coming up the few rows to give my 3 year old daughter a hug. A very enjoyable experience always.
I've been to a couple of Silver Stars games down here when I've recieved free tickets. It is what it is. They are doing well this year, so I may try to get the wife to go. We are just so busy that it has to be a week end thing and we usually have other options.
I would probably pick AA baseball over it if I had to choose though.
never watched nor followed the Fever...just not into sporty chicks...


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Researching Music and Memory
Though AU student Nia Tannis has many talents and skills, perhaps her greatest attribute is her ability to combine multiple interests into one academic and professional career. A psychology and French double major and a music and education studies double minor, Tannis explores these focuses in both her classes and her work outside of AU, seeking cross-disciplinary opportunities that combine her different passions. "My schedule is packed, but it's been really fun being able to do everything I love," Tannis says. "It's really interesting to try to combine everything."
Under the supervision of psychology professor Zehra Peynircioglu, Tannis recently completed a study that allowed her to combine her interests in music and education with her focus in psychology. Presented on March 29 at the Robyn Rafferty Mathias Student Research Conference in the Katzen Arts Center, Tannis's research investigated what enables people to remember "unfamiliar" music in detail.
In the study, unfamiliar music is defined as "songs not commonly heard or recognized in every- day life," and includes unknown music such as national anthems from foreign countries, folk music, and popular and classical melodies.
Distinct or Emotional?
Selecting a total of 48 unfamiliar melodies, Tannis examined two dimensions in people's ability to process the music: distinctiveness and mood-evoking ability. Songs were presented in pairs, and participants were asked to choose whether melodies were more unique, distinctive, or if they were more emotional, mood-evoking. Following the distinctiveness and mood judgment test, participants were then presented all the songs at random and were asked to identify and describe those they had heard previously.
Tannis found that not only could participants more accurately identify songs they deemed "distinct" and "mood evoking," but they could describe them in greater detail.
"The major research conclusion was that if a song is more distinctive, then you will remember it better," Tannis says. "Tacking on to this is mood, but not in the way you might initially think. The fact that a song is mood-evoking doesn't necessarily stimulate memory. What matters is that you're thinking of what type of mood or emotion it is conveying."
Major Implications in Music, Marketing
These conclusions have major implications for the music world, directly connecting to teaching and student learning. By focusing on distinctive aspects of a piece and analyzing how the music affects them emotionally, music students can utilize this research to strengthen their memorization skills.
"I'm a singer, and I am asked to memorize music pretty frequently," says Tannis. "If I apply these research conclusions, I know that in order to best remember my music I should examine what emotion certain parts of the song are conveying, and what kinds of distinct details occur within the song."
Tannis's research also has potential implications for a seemingly completely different field: marketing and advertising, a profession she is considering pursuing after graduation. Tannis believes her research connects to marketing by providing insight into how people learn and think.
"My research relates to marketing and advertising because if you know how people remember music and how this data can impact their learning, then you're able to market products or ideas to that specific demographic," she says.
Moving forward, Tannis plans to pursue a master's degree in marketing and advertising or possibly in business administration. Through marketing, Tannis hopes to continue analyzing people's thoughts and behavior, a key reason she chose to pursue psychology. In addition to offering a psychological focus, Tannis believes marketing will also enable her to continue combining her interests, giving her the opportunity to advertise work across multiple disciplines.
"I'm hoping I can keep finding ways to include all of my interests in my life," she says. "Most of all, I want to do something that helps me better understand people and how they think—and hopefully make a difference in people's lives, too."


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This is a bounce back game and no better than a chance at home against a division rival. I can see the offense coming out firing the ball. The defense needs to show up.
Colts 28
Titans 23
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This is a bounce back game and no better than a chance at home against a division rival. I can see the offense coming out firing the ball. The defense needs to show up.
Colts 28
Titans 23
Smothered Chicken!
Colts 23
Titans 20
Colts: 27
Titans: 21
It goes without saying that we're officially in major trouble if we lose this game. I haven't panicked yet, but I definitely will if we lose this game at home.
This team is beyond lucky that they aren't 6-5. I can't believe that we managed to pull out both the Houston and Tennessee games.
Colts 28
Titans 24
I wish I could say we'll get it together, but I've seen no sign at all in over a month that they are getting anything figured out on his O-line. If we fix that, all of a sudden you all will see a run-game and a passing game and the *****ing about TRich will disappear. And once we start moving the chains again, our D will be getting more rest --- everything will come together.
But I just don't know if I have the confidence that they'll get this line fixed. In fact, instead of seeing slow progress... we're seeing slow regress.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
No predictions other than our Offense will not be pretty as usual. However my gripe is with the Pagano defense cause I don't remember the major injuries on that side of the ball. Boys in blue better put on their big boy pants because there is no silver lining in losing that we could have a better pick since we gave up our first rounder.
Changed my mind...Hate to say it, the Titans smell pony blood and believe they can get that playoff spot.
Titans 21
Colts 10
You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
Colts 31
Titans 0
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Hope they prove me wrong.
You are wrong if you think everything lies with the OLine. We don't have anyone decent WR right now bar Hilton.And he is having a hard time the past 3 games as well.
Oh and drop the whole "*****ing about TRich" thing please. You and Since86 don't see anything wrong with him. Many of us do see A LOT wrong with him. Accept it.
Irsay's saying weird stuff on twitter again
#Colts waive David Reed...lets all take a knee! #WTHR— dave calabro (@calabro13sports) November 26, 2013
bout time
Only 4 WRs on the roster right now.
#colts waive KR David Reed and TE Justice Cunningham; place S Delano Howell on IR. Elevate LB Josh McNary to active roster from PS.— Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) November 26, 2013
4 too many for Pep.
Yeah the media outlets have latched onto it.
Not saying that he shouldn't go off on them but I'm not really sure that taking it to Twitter instead of saying this to them privately was the ideal solution here.
The defense is giving up big points in the 1st quarter so lack of rest is not the problem.
Replacement for Delano Howell.
#colts sign S Corey Lynch to active roster.— Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) November 27, 2013
Good, I'll assume he's pissed off the way they're playing. Somebody needs to light a fire under their *** cause either the coaches can't or really part of the problem.
You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
Which is something I agree with every passing week. Especially Hamilton and Pags. I don't know who calls most of the shots on offense but even if Pep calls all of them, Pagano has his fair share of responsibility as well. He is the HC after all. The playcalling leaves a lot to be desired and at times reeks of lack of imagination. What happened to drawing plays that suits your players you CURRENTLY have to their best abilities? What happened to drawing some nice trick plays like the one we saw against Denver in DHB's only TD so far and the other one where he had a big gain of yards in that end-around?
The only one from the coaches I am not that mad is Manusky. Not that he is devoid of responsibility (some baffling scheme at Tennessee for example where Bethea was coming up high in coverage since we know how bad he is at that this season) but I think he has more been let down by some players lately than the lack of schemes on his part (see Bethea, Davis, Vaughn, Angerer being so slow in coverage and getting burned on crossing routes, hell even Freeman lately has dropped off).
Pagano said in the press conference today that Rogers will be active and will get a shot. At last I may add.
Hmmm, the Colts added a TE to the practice squad and his name isn't Justice Cunningham.
#colts sign TE Martell Webb to practice squad.— Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) November 28, 2013
We've been outscored 93-9 in the last four first halves. If that hideous discrepancy continues today at home with the division on the line, then it's time to SERIOUSLY question our coaching and preparation.
If we have a gritty win today at home to go 8-4 and all but seal up the division, then I will be able to move past the last month of poor play. But it will be inexcusable if we allow the Titans to come in here and beat us to narrow our division lead to just one game.
Roof is closed.
Colts inactives:— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) December 1, 2013
27 J. Gordy
28 G. Toler
47 W. Saunders
53 K. Conner
59 C. Johnson
62 K. Holmes
94 M. Hughes
I wonder what the combined games missed are for the players who we signed in 2013? It has to be through the (closed) roof.


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Economic Spotter: Inventors and Entrepreneurs in the Industrial Age
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You are an economic spotter! An economic spotter is able to spot economics concepts at work in historical settings. This lesson's setting is Menlo Park, New Jersey, where inventions, entrepreneurship, and industry will be combined in an electrical burst that will change the entire world! Here, let me light the way...
You will be given a list of character traits and a list of quotations from Thomas Edison. As you read the quotations, you will check off which character traits you think he has.
Then you will focus on your own character traits; after comparing your traits to Edison's, you will write a paragraph on why you would make a good entrepreneur or why you would not.
It would surprise most children to know that one of the country's most famous inventors was called "dull" by his elementary school teachers. Maybe the teachers needed to shine a different kind of light on Thomas Edison to see his brightness!
Print out the worksheet "Thomas Alva Edison an Entrepreneur or Inventor?". Use the worksheet to record your observations as to whether Thomas Edison was an entrepreneur, inventor or both as you continue the lesson.
Go to the time machine at the U.S. Mint website to read the story about Thomas Edison and the last part of his journey to develop an electric light bulb. (This link requires the use of Internet Explorer, if you are not using Internet Explorer use this activity.) You will be in the "Industry and Expansion" section of the time machine. Be sure and take the "Test of Time" when you finish the site!
An invention is a new product. Thomas Edison was a great inventor. He patented more than 1,000 inventions. He received more patents than any other one person in the history of the United States. A patent is a document that says no one else may make, use, or sell a given product except the inventor. Sometimes inventors sell their patents.
Now, click on the following link for a time line of Edison's life.
Edison realized that the use of electric light bulbs would require a system of delivering electricity to places where people wanted electric light bulbs, like houses, stores, factories, etc. So Edison developed a system for generating electricity and sending it to other places.
Innovation is the introduction of an invention into a use that has economic value. Although the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, Bell's telephone only operated over distances of about 3 miles. Edison took that invention, improved it and discovered a way to transmit speech across great distances. What a great innovation!
Do you think Edison saw that his electric light bulb had economic value? You bet he did! He had been working over a year on this invention. He spent all that time, used up all that energy, and sacrificed all that it cost so that he could finally invent a light bulb that would stay lit for a long period of time. But he didn't stop there. He planned how to sell it to people, to business owners, to whole cities. He was an entrepreneur. He was willing to take the risk to put it on the market.
An entrepreneur is someone who is willing to take risks in order to develop new products and start new businesses. Entrepreneurs recognize opportunities, enjoy being their own boss, and accept challenges. You can only imagine how much time, money, and energy Thomas Edison spent in developing his system for getting the electric light bulb to light whole cities. He had to develop an underground power station that could supply power to 2,000 homes. Why would he spend so much time, money, and energy to do that?
Eventually Edison's Electric Lighting Company led to the development of utility companies we have today. His invention of the phonograph led to the music recording business. Edison's invention of a camera that recorded pictures in motion led to the motion pictures we view today when we go to the movies. Edison made a lot of money from the profits of the industries that his inventions started.
Not all of Edison's inventions made money. Read about some of his failures like a motion picture with sound! Eventually someone took his idea, improved on it, marketed it, and now we go to movies that have sound.
Thomas Edison was a great inventor and a great entrepreneur. You don't have to be an inventor to be an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur takes the risk to bring a product to market with the hope of making a profit. Entrepreneurs have certain characteristics that make them willing to take the risks.
Print off lists of character traits to complete the following activity.
Read the quotes from Thomas Edison, as you read the quotes, check off what character traits you think he has.
Then mark your own character traits; after comparing your traits to Edison's, write a paragraph on whether you think you would make a good entrepreneur or not.


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Despite shoulder injury, E. Beltre likely for Classic
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- As the World Baseball Classic gets under way, all signs point to Rangers outfielder Engel Beltre participating.
Beltre has been dealing with a strained shoulder, but he practiced Friday and is expected to be very active over the weekend.
"Engel Beltre is going to do a full workout on the field [Saturday]," assistant general manager Thad Levine said. "If everything is OK, he will play [Sunday]."
Although Beltre will not report to Team Spain on Sunday, which was the initial plan, the 23-year-old still plans on representing his country in the World Baseball Classic.
"We've gotten feedback from the Spanish team with regards to Engel, and they're comfortable with him potentially reporting a little bit late," Levine said.
The Rangers want to see Beltre, who hit .261 in 133 games for Double-A Frisco in 2012, play two games before he travels to the Classic.
Although Beltre will likely miss a couple of the Spaniards' exhibition games, they do not begin playing in the tournament until Friday.


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|RAIN, WET ROCK and RAPTOR CLOSURES: The sandstone around Moab is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Also please ask and be aware of Raptor Closures in areas such as CAT WALL and RESERVOIR WALL in Indian Creek MORE INFO >>>
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By Anonymous Coward
Jan 31, 2005
|The Harding Slot of Indian cr... but certainly not as hard to get into or as sustained
By Papa Sims
Oct 20, 2008
|one would have to be very slender to squeeze the bulge/crux- I tried but didn't fit. I worked a left chicken wing, left foot cam with right hand using crimps and slopers to work my way up the first part of the bulge. When I could no longer reach the crack with my left foot, I cut loose and threw a high heel hook with my right foot and manteled over the roof. After that its 6-?inches of staight forward OW to the chains(a #4 or #5 big bro would be needed to protect the last 10 feet)
By Papa Sims
Oct 20, 2008
|Much easier than Big Baby.
By Joshua Merriam
From: Boulder, CO
Oct 21, 2008
|I loved this climb! I'm alsways looking for interesting squeezes, and this one takes the cake. I scratched up my harness buckle pulling myself up through the roof, and found it much better when I re-did the route in a swami belt. It's tight!
By GregH
From: San Diego, CA
Dec 2, 2009
be careful, I way 175 and it was painful getting through the chimney, almost got totally stuck. #6 camalots above the bulge
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By Steven Lucarelli
From: Moab, UT
Sep 12, 2010
rating: 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
|If you can fit through the chimney slot this might be 5.10 but if you have to go around I would say 5.11 is more accurate. Bring at least one #6 Camalot.
By Mark P Thomas
From: Draper
Apr 30, 2012
|Gave up trying to fit through the chimney on this one. No need to lieback the outside, though. You can leg bar the inside leg & chimney/stem with the outside leg, and work up the chickenwing until you're high enough to grab the knobby corner. Press both hands tight on that and do a mantle! Upper OW is fun & straightforward armbars & heel-toes. Some cheater holds near the end make the final overhanging bit pretty reasonable.
By Ben Griffin
From: Durango, CO
May 29, 2012
rating: 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
|After a fairly crazy night at the cotton woods, I decided this is the only appropriate route for me to climb. A route name like binge and purge was going to royally fix my hangover. After forgetting a #2 camalot and having one of my friends run around to get me a perfect hand jam piece, I placed a #5 in the large part of the crack and put my right shoulder in the crack. WRONG! I had to down climb and switch to my left shoulder. I groveled my giant body through the slot purging me of the horrible feeling in my gut from the night before. Once on the ledge the terrible nauseous feeling started to triple. Well who cares how you feel just start off widthing this giant crack! I placed a six and started groveling. The groveling took forever and the nausea was getting worse. I placed 3 #6 camalots for that section and when I got to the final roof I grabbed a bunch of thank god jugs that freed me from the off width. I climbed to the top of the crack and wiggled my hips in and just waited for the nausea to fully take over. I didn't puke, but it was real close. Have fun!
By sammiller Miller
From: park city
Mar 15, 2013
|Ben! We all felt that way that day! But as I recall you also sent fingers in a light socket that same day like a boss! This is a truly unique and an incredible climb!