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There are a lot of Neolithic and other prehistoric remains in North Wales and I found quite a few to inspire me.
This was a stone at an entrance to Bryn Celli Ddu dolmen on Anglesey. I love the squiggles and spirals. This was what it was like on the reverse:
This is the dolmen itself:
There was another megalith a few miles away – Bodowyr.
Getting a bit more modern, I love this engraved image which appears on a lot of gravestones in this area:
And I couldn't end this post without the most iconic railway station sign in the UK!
And just in case you wonder what it means, here it is translated underneath the nearby shopping outlet:
I'm helping with crafts at the holiday club at church next week so I'll probably be exhausted the rest of the time, so if I'm quiet you will know why. Had a great time at the Festival of Quilts yesterday – I will blog about that next…


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Patrons' Hancher habits started in college
Terry Abernathy and his wife, Dr. Johanna Abernathy, have been Hancher Auditorium patrons and donors since the facility opened in 1972 during their days as University of Iowa students.
"I think our huge contribution was $25, which allowed you to buy tickets ahead of the general public," Abernathy, 64, of Cedar Rapids, said about their first donation to Hancher. "We (donated) because we wanted to buy tickets."
"They�ve always brought such quality entertainment to the area, and I think the best quality entertainment," Abernathy said.
He and his wife brought their two daughters to Hancher shows over the years, and the couple continue to attend not only the shows that pique their interest, but some by artists they don�t know.
John Oliver�s comedy show was a perfect example, Abernathy said. "We bought tickets to that when the tickets came out. We didn�t know who John Oliver was. We had a fabulous time, a lot of fun. That kind of exposure that Hancher provides � that�s what we�ve always enjoyed."
They also attended shows for the first time at the Riverside Casino Event Center and The Mill restaurant in downtown Iowa City."We had no idea that space existed," he said of The Mill.
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Yet, to the public at large, jazz musicians themselves remain an enigma. People see them as eccentric geniuses, drug addicts, or just plain weird. Of course, some musicians are one or all of these things, but on the whole they are complex human beings with a lot to say about a variety of topics. Quotable Jazz offers a look at some of the issues and discussions that have come up over the music's 100-year history. The topics covered include many familiar to most jazz musicians and fans: the definition of jazz, of swinging, drugs, drink, sex, the gig, the audience, other musicians, race, the many kinds of jazz, etc. There is enough ammunition here to keep jazz aficionados, musicians, and casual readers talking for weeks, maybe even months. In addition, the 28 caricatures by Toronto artist Mike Rooth will delight and amuse fans.
Rather than yet another lengthy history of jazz with an ideological axe to grind, Quotable Jazz offers insight into the minds behind some of the best music and writing in jazz. It covers all styles of jazz, from ragtime and Dixieland to avant-garde and fusion, but makes no judgments, leaving the reader to develop their own opinions or read and listen further. Readers of Quotable Jazz will come away interested, enlightened, and no longer intimidated by jazz.
Editor Marshall Bowden is a Chicago-based writer and web designer as well as the editor and major contributor to the webzine Jazzitude , which received an honorable mention in the 2002 Writer's Digest Zine Awards. He attended Berklee College of Music and Washington University, where he majored in English Literature. Mr. Bowden's work has also appeared in All About Jazz, transistornet, PopMatters, and other publications.
Sound And Vision publishes light-hearted, fact-filled books about music of all genres, guaranteed to entertain as well as educate. Other popular Sound And Vision titles include Quotable Pop, Bach, Beethoven, and the Boys, and Love Lives of the Composers. Sound And Vision's catalogue includes 20 titles which have sold over 472,000 copies worldwide.
By the way, the quote at the beginning of the article was by none other than Grammy-winning pianist and singer Diana Krall.
Title: Quotable Jazz
Author/Editor: Marshall Bowden
Illustrator: Mike Rooth
Publisher: Sound And Vision
Book Info: Paperback, 5.5" x 8.5", 136 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, index Available: October 5, 2002 at Bookstores, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Chapters (Canada), www.quotablejazz.com


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Discussion in 'Nintendo Wii Chat' started by joeyjishere, Sep 25, 2006.
does the wii come i different colors lol
Nope. At launch, Nintendo has said Wii will be available only in white. I'm guessing in the summer months, they'll make atleast a black one, sort of how they're doing the DS lite.
I hope they will add in another colour at the last minute... but i doubt they will. white is definately the most popular colour choice though so that is good that nintendo chose white.
Well so far their 5 colors that are sure to come out
nintendo is gonna do what they always do, realease more colors later so that we can spend more money on them thus making more money for them, but i still love nintendo so yea thats my conclusion, we get hipnotized by nintendo's great consoles
The wii is already in production infact some stores already have them in there back room because someone had a nunchuck and took it apart unless they had a dev kit anyways it doesn't matter they are already being made and nintendo has already stated that its alot harder to have more then one color so they are only doing 1 on launch
If you really want a different color...
Take the case off the Wii and spray paint it another color, wait for it to dry and put the colored case back on... Taaa daaa a different color Wii console. I might do it when I get the Wii so that mine don't end up being the same as the other Wiis if I don't like it white.
I really wanted the Lime green one - sooo sexy
no there aint for sure it is was just to get people interested (well thats what they want you to think) :shifty: sorry just looking for excuse to use this
i thought the wii was only coming out in black and white, then would introduce new colours later
No only white at launch the same thing as the ds did i think when the sales die down they will release a new colour so everyone will say oooo new colour that make me want to buy it
I'm sure you'll be able to buy some kind of stick on designs shortly after release. Its what normally happens.
yeh, like the pokemon "engraved" DS :arf:
yeah when i get my wii im spraying a ying yang on it oohhhhhhhhhh yeah
can i ask another newb question well here it goes i checked ebgames websight and it says that brawl is coming out on the 15 and galaxy is coming ou ton the 1st so is that true
Don't believe it.
I'm not saying that what you said is false, but it's not confirmed. Miyamoto said he was hoping for Galaxy to be released on launch, but says that it might not be possible. In which case it should be released early next year.
As for smash bros. They said that was just going to be released maybe halfway through '07, possibly later, possibly earlier.
Don't get too hung up about it though, I'd rather wait longer for a better game than get fished out another "Shadow the Hedgehog"... Not naming names ofcourse. :lol:
hmm... well i am to believe that ssbb is to come out around may june july, possibly earlier
*about coulers* you will be able to buy new skins online like you can for GC and DS
once my warrentee is gone, im gonna open my Wii and airbrush it black (same with the controller and nunchuck)
lol, do you have an idea for how long the warranty will last?


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I'm super excited to have just joined SocialEarth's blogging team! I'll be writing about Egypt, Social Change, Post-Revolution, Social Enterprise in Egypt, the various grassroots efforts I come across & what it's like to be a regular citizen trying to bring change in post-revolution third-world-to-first Egypt!
Being in Egypt nowadays means very different things depending on who you are and what you do in life. For someone like me (and there's quite a few of us), it is times like these that our purpose for living can actually align with what we spend the majority of our time doing. Not that a revolution was the only way we could live with a purpose, but, in a sense..it's just better now : D
I'll write you about Egypt because I arrived here on Jan 21st, 4 days before the spark of the revolution. I attended the first mass protests, and spent the better part of 18 days in Tahrir square. And you know what was a popular activity at night when the protestors circled around bonfires to drink tea or keep warm? Poetry. Poets came and told poetry, story tellers told stories, singers sang songs of bravery & good. Anyone with artistic talent, whether it was poetic, musical, or comical, came to be alive in Tahrir. There were 900 martyrs during the protests, and that is a heavy price to pay, but millions lived for the first time in Tahrir square, and right where they were born again was a place that brimmed with creativity and resolve for justice.
Being involved with SPEAKout Poetry in Toronto, Canada was, as I expected from the start, a pivotal experience for my personal development. I always knew that I was being prepared for something greater. To be honest, I still do, but the two years I spent with SPEAKout, as I have continued to say from the beginning, have taught me much I can not be thankful enough for. You will gain as much from any experience as you put into it, and I urge you to look at what golden learning opportunities in your life you may be unaware of that you can benefit from today. Checkout SPEAKout's Manifesto here.
As for the title of this post, I'd like to share with you what the social/community work field looks like in Cairo nowadays. But I'm not going to give you long descriptions. I'll start by telling you what I'm doing, and over the next few posts explain how this piece in the puzzle fits in the bigger picture. You'll have some questions after reading this, and I encourage you to please comment and ask. I'm sharing with you what is going on in Egypt because I believe in the interconnectivity of all things, and I'm starting with what I'm doing not only because I can best tell you about it; but also because my project's purpose is to connect and network all other projects and initiatives. Who knows, maybe one day there will be regular, connected projects between Egypt & the whole world. (Which wouldn't be unusual since Egypt is nicknamed as 'Mother of the world' in Arabic).
In this light, I'm in a unique position to tell you about what else is going on.
But that's the intro post- look for "Sparking Social Innovation in Egypt†to keep track!
**This post is part of a series I started blogging at SPEAKout Poetry, a organization I co-founded two years ago. I am no longer Director at SPEAKout, but look for this motivated grassroots movement to keep breaking barriers and bringing people together with awesome poems like this one. They're running a super-cool event in Toronto this July 8th, Check'em out!


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New Student-Faculty Center Brings Sunlight, Soup, and Shared Moments
Bathed in bright sunlight underneath a glass and steel roof, the Student-Faculty Center opened in August. The cavernous atrium quickly became the hub of Law School life and now pulsates with the busy daily rhythms of students and faculty. It brings the community together to share moments of quiet in the Caplin Reading Room, the louder camaraderie of Scott Commons, and gourmet coffee at the coffee bar. Students choose from a variety of breakfast and lunch dishes at the Sidley Austin Brown & Wood Café, and dine in the Class of 1950 Dining Room or-on a pretty day-on the Troutman Sanders Terrace or Class of 1977 Dining Terrace. Professors join their colleagues for lunch and conversation in the Stone Dining Room.
Said Bill Bergen, Assistant Dean of Administrative Services and construction project coordinator, "we are delighted with this, the final piece of the renovation and expansion of the Law Grounds. Students and faculty have taken to the Center as though it has been a part of our daily routine for years. This is the space graduates will want to see first when they return for a visit."


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Jan Rushton, the New York Racing Association's paddock analyst and popular television host, has resigned her position in order to tend to her family in South Carolina.
Rushton has been away since the end of January. Earlier this year, her brother, Doug, was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease.
"I would like to thank all the fans, horsemen, and fellow NYRA workers for all the support through my years in racing but I have to resign my position to be caretaker for my brother, who has a serious illness," said Rushton, who began working for NYRA in May 1995. "This has been a hard decision, but I feel that family must come first. I will miss all of you and thank you for all your thoughts and prayers."
A native of Easley, S.C., Rushton was an accomplished rider of hunters and jumpers as a child, and majored in animal science at Clemson University. Upon graduation, she began working at the training center at Camden, S.C. and eventually came to New York in 1981. Rushton worked for future Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey, and was exercise rider for several champions. She also was a chart taker for the Daily Racing Form and later worked for NYRA's communications department.
A chance meeting with the producers of the now defunct Florida-based television magazine "Post Time" led to a job as researcher in 1991-'92. She was hired as a NYRA production assistant in 1995 and was soon offered the job as commentator.
"It is sad that we have to lose Jan under these unfortunate circumstances," said Charles E. Hayward, NYRA president and chief executive officer. "Her knowledge and experience were invaluable to us, and she helped make a lot of friends for NYRA. She will be missed by our fans and by her NYRA family, but we understand her responsibilities to her own family."


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Three of the finalists in this week's startup contest offer city-themed innovations.
At the annual TechCrunch Disrupt SF, several start-ups piqued our city-minded interest — they just may change the way our cities look and feel.
Seven finalists were announced yesterday in the conference's "Startup Battlefield" competition for a shot at the "Disrupt Cup" and $50,000 stipend. The winner is scheduled to be announced later today, but here's three we've got our eye on.
Screenshot from Lit Motors's website.
Part motorcycle, part two-person car, this two-wheeled vehicle can go 200 miles on a single charge. From where we're sitting, we can imagine driving this thing from our offices in D.C. almost all the way to New York — though we may get stuck antiquing for 4 to 6 hours of charge time someplace in New Jersey. The fact that it looks like something out of Men in Black is a fringe benefit.
Screenshot of YourMechanic's website.
As the company describes on their site: "Think of us as the AAA of car mechanics." You enter in your problem and car and contact info, and you're matched with a licensed mechanic who will come to you. The site has a drop-down menu of potential car problems (the driving-phobic should avoid this — listed problems include "car keeps running when I shut the key off" or "car shuts off when stepping on the gas pedal"). It's only in the Bay Area right now, so here's hoping inclusion in the TechCrunch contest will help them expand elsewhere.
This site, currently only available in New York or San Francisco, has created partnerships with landlords and brokers to provide information to housing-hunters in an easy map-and-photo-driven format. You can toggle from a listing's apartment photo and its Google Street View (just as important, we would argue). At the zoomed-out level, listings are grouped into neighborhood concentrations. As you zoom in, individual listings appear as clickable price bubbles — especially great for people who are relocating to a new city and may not already know that places in Pacific Heights can go for $8,500 per month.
UPDATE: Announced Wednesday evening, YourMechanic took home the grand prize. Lit Motors was the runner-up.


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With both the Greek-Turkish Aid and the foreign relief bills passed by both houses of Congress, Massachusetts' Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., grandson of a famed statesman, an artillery officer in World War II, and a junior member of the Foreign Relations Committee, rose in the Senate last week to suggest a realistic way of using the funds. Excerpts from his speech:
We would do well to make it clear immediately that we shall not aid governments which have failed to carry out their commitments to the United States.
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Di Resta insists top ten qualifying vital
23 October 2012 – Paul di Resta heads to Force India's home Grand Prix striving to return to the top ten shootout in qualifying, having lost out to team-mate Nico Hülkenberg after a Q2 elimination last time out in Korea. With four races to go, the latter now leads the way with a one-point lead over his team-mate.
In the Constructors' Championship, the Silverstone-based outfit sits seventh and 27 points behind Sauber. The pair of drivers have been particularly well-matched all season so far and are currently tying 8-8 in their personal qualifying and race battles.
"We've just got a good rhythm and momentum and that's so important in Formula 1. I've still had some tough weekends, like Monza and Singapore, but on the whole things have been going well. We just need to make sure we can repeat what we did in Korea during the final four races. We really need to stretch ourselves to get everything we can from the remaining races."
With this in mind and having struggled his way to 14th on the grid at Yeongam, di Resta is now eager to notch up the team's third double Q3 performance of 2012.
"Also, based on our performance last year, we looked quite competitive at this track so you've got to hope that will carry over for this year."
At the inaugural Indian event 12 months ago, di Resta finished 13th while then team-mate Adrian Sutil scored two points for ninth position.


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ISTANBUL -- When the WTA go big, they sure do it right.
The WTA's Elite Eight -- and second alternate Marion Bartoli -- got the glamour treatment on Sunday night for the WTA Championships draw ceremony, held at the Ciragan Palace Hotel in Istanbul. I mean, if you're in Istanbul where else would you host the draw ceremony than at a luxurious 5-star hotel overlooking the Bosphorus that just so happened to be a former Ottoman palace? Easily the nicest hotel I have ever had the luxury of being thrown out of. Just kidding. Maybe.
Maria and Serena were yukking it up with each other during the ceremony, with both players trying (and failing) to stifle their laughter. "You do not want to know what we talked about," Sharapova said. "It's not PG-13." What a tease.
The best accessory? Bartoli's awesome tan lines from her physio-taped right hand. Ah, the French and their avant-garde fashion trends.
Don't ask me how Bartoli made it around in those black suede Christian Loubitin booties. That six-inch heel was no joke.
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Bonnie Louise Lara
July 27, 1938 - February 2, 2013
Bonnie Louise Lara, 74, passed away on Feb. 2, 2013, at the Hood River Care Center in Hood River, Ore. Bonnie was born in Bend, Ore., on July 27, 1938, to Cecil and Dolly Reams.
She went to Oak Grove, Barrett and Wy'east High School, and worked for Luhr Jensen. Later she moved to Santa Ana, Calif., and worked in Southern California.
Bonnie loved crafts and crocheting. She was very good at painting and loved to cook. She loved to travel and be with her family. Bonnie loved to go on trips with her sisters to the casinos.
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In her later years, she lived at Hawks Ridge Assisted Living Community. She had breast cancer and was move to the Hood River Care Center for hospice care.
Bonnie loved her church and people, and was a happy, jolly person to be with.
She is survived by her husband, Manuel Lara, of Tonopah, Nev.; son James Taylor, of Rowena, Ore.; sisters Betty Nance, of Terrebonne, Ore., and Roberta Pike, of Hood River; brother Perry Reams, of Tenn, Idaho; granddaughter Bonnie Ann Gibson of Milwaukie, Ore.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, father, sister and daughter.
Her husband will carry out our wishes for her ashes and for a private service to be given by her church.


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Bringing the GPS Adventures Exhibit to Houston?
Kalvey replied to Robin_1's topic in General DiscussionI think that this is a great idea.
Event this Saturday at Flying Saucer in Sugar Land - GC55VA4
Kalvey posted a topic in EventsJust wanted to shamelessly promote. We are celebrating Dangerkitties' birthday at the Flying Saucer in Sugar Land Town Center this Saturday, 6/21 at noon. Hope that y'all can make it! I know that many of you live in/near SL! If you are coming, please log a Will Attend so we can reserve tables.
We Rock! Challenge Score Information
Kalvey replied to JustKeely's topic in The Texas Challenge (Public)Wow, thanks for putting this together Keely. I would love to see the spreadsheet for mine. I took pictures of every page of my score card before submitting, so maybe we can sleuth out why there is an 82 point spread from my team! This definitely underscores the need for a new scoring system if teams who cached together have such wildly varying scores. Thanks again!
2014 TXGA coin misspelling?
Kalvey replied to DangerKitties's topic in TrackablesNo, honey. They spelled it right. Geocachin' is how you say it in Texas.
Roll Call! Who's going and when?
Kalvey replied to Baytown Bert's topic in General DiscussionWe are leaving here Friday by 4:00 and are trying to get the lab caches that night, but will probably be able to meet up at Buc-ee's at 8:00.
Lab caches in Bastrop?
Kalvey posted a topic in The Texas Challenge (Public)So it looks like the Bastrop lab caches are going to be open starting 9:00 am on Thursday, 3/20. Does anyone know when they will close? Will the places you have to go to be open on Sunday? We won't be arriving until evening on Friday, but we really want to do the lab caches.
The obligatory Congratulations thread
Kalvey replied to Team Four Paw's topic in General DiscussionAndrew (@dangerkitties) and I both reached our 1,000 milestone on this vacation to New York / Iceland. Andrew - New York City at the Intrepid Air and Space Museum. He was so happy he got to see the space shuttle and take a picture with his space shuttle geocoin. The cache wasn't all that exciting (it was a piece of paper stuffed under a rock, not even in a container), but seeing the shuttle made up for it I hope. My 1,000 was at a lighthouse on an "island" off of Reykjavik, Iceland (aka the northernmost capital in the world). The island is only accessible for a few hours per day at low tide when a rock and kelp outcropping is passable. Otherwise, you would have to swim. We made it out there at 7:45 am before the sun rose and trudged through the snow to get this cache. This is the place where people go to see the Northern Lights, but unfortunately, we didn't see them on this trip. Oh well, we still had a lot of fun and got in a lot of caching!
New Years Resolutions Caching Style
Kalvey replied to log dawgs's topic in General Discussion1. Get up to 20 states that I've cached in (right now I am at 15). 2. Get closer to finishing Jasmer by reducing the months needed from 22 to 11. 3. Attend a mega event (or two). 4. Go on at least 3 geocaching trips with my husband dangerkitties.
TravelingGeek - Great idea for an event! I will try to make it! Dangerkitties and I went to Austin this weekend to get Necropolis of Britannia Manor III and I took a pic while there. (I can't figure out how to put a picture in here. I tried using a url, but that didn't work. I do know how to put a link though!) Link to my picture! If you want.... you can vote for my picture on Facebook! Here is this link!
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Kalvey replied to log dawgs's topic in General DiscussionCongrats to LogDawgs, HoustonControl, and Lost Guys for the win!
Will cache for food #15
Kalvey replied to Kalvey's topic in EventsThank you!!! Ill be glad to see you back at the events now that your play is over!
Will cache for food #15
Kalvey posted a topic in EventsWondering if anybody would be able to host the will cache for food event for April? No date/time/place officially set yet. We would really appreciate it!
Cachers whose name starts with 5 or 6
Kalvey replied to kianlo's topic in GeocachingGC3C2AT The Geocacher Name must have been registered with Geocaching.com before the hide date of this Geocache, or be confirmed as a bona fide geocacher and not a sockpuppet account.
February 29 Events
Kalvey replied to Mr. ZHR's topic in EventsOne Leap Day event down, one to go. Thanks TRAVELINGGEEK for modifying the logging requirements so I was able to go. So sad that I missed (most) everybody. I did run into some other guy there that early. He knew the secret phrase, so I allowed him to take a picture with me.


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An investigation of marketing capabilities and upgrading performance of manufacturers in mainland China and Hong Kong
Although Chinese manufacturers are considered as latecomers or followers in global commodity chains, they have also been experiencing rapid progress in upgrading performance from own equipment manufacturing (OEM), original design manufacturing (ODM) to own brand manufacturing (OBM). Current literature on the global commodity chain has focused primarily on economic conditions that help explain manufacture upgrade while giving limited attention to what marketing capabilities support and sustain firm competitiveness through upgrading. This article examines eight different marketing capabilities to assess influence on manufacture upgrade performance. A survey of electronics manufacturers in mainland China and Hong Kong shows the significance of individual marketing capabilities and implications of their interdependency for manufacture upgrade performance. In particular, product development, marketing communication and channel management capabilities are crucial for manufacture upgrade. The results also highlight the importance of selective marketing capability development and the potential of secondary support for the relationship between substantive and dynamic capabilities.
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DEFENDING THE ALAMO: The Valero Alamo Bowl on Monday announced that the game had sold out for the third straight year. It also marks the sixth sellout in the last eight years. Both Oregon and Texas sold their entire allotments and Valero purchased the remaining 220 seats for a San Antonio food bank fundraiser (Alamo Bowl). In San Antonio, Tim Griffin noted bowl officials "aren't surprised" at the sellout despite "less time to sell tickets this year." It marks the "third-fastest sellout in the bowl's 21-season history," trailing only the '99 Texas A&M-Penn State game and the Texas-Iowa game in '06. This year's ticket sales also "picked up some extra sizzle after UT coach Mack Brown announced his resignation." Extra fans could be "accommodated with the addition of a couple of extra rows of seats in suites in the south end zone and squeezing a few extra standees into the building in various locations." Alamo Bowl Exec Dir Derrick Fox said, "We'll see what we need to do after we get some additional requests from a couple of our sources. We'll just see what would be allowable." Griffin noted the bowl is "among a handful that have announced a sellout," including the BCS National Championship Game, the AT&T Cotton Bowl and the Chick-fil-A Bowl (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 12/24). Duke Assistant AD/External Affairs Art Chase said that the school has "only upper-level seats remaining for its required 18,500-ticket allotment to sell" for the Chick-fil-A Bowl (Greensboro NEWS & RECORD, 12/24).
SUGAR & SPICE: An Alabama spokesperson said that the school "sold all 17,500 of the tickets allotted" for the team's matchup against Oklahoma in the Allstate Sugar Bowl after "receiving more than 7,000 orders." In Birmingham, Michael Casagrande noted the Sugar Bowl is "coming off a record-low attendance of 54,178" for last year's Louisville-Florida matchup (AL.com, 12/20).
ALL ABOUT THE U: In West Palm Beach, Matt Porter noted the Miami-Louisville Russell Athletic Bowl "promises to be an exciting" matchup, and those "profiting from the game are undoubtedly pleased." This year's game is a "much hotter ticket" than last year's Virginia Tech-Rutgers matchup. PrimeSport, the official ticket and hospitality provider for the bowl, said that its "special-package sales" are up 416% over '12. UL Assistant SID Rocco Gasparo said that "slightly more than 11,000 of the school's 12,500-ticket allotment had been sold." Meanwhile, UM Senior Associate AD/Communications Chris Freet "couldn't share specifics, but said UM still had 'a large block of tickets' left from its 13,500" (PALM BEACH POST, 12/24).
TOUGH SELLS: Georgia AD Greg McGarity last week said response from the school's fan base for the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against Nebraska has been "lukewarm." McGarity said, "Usually what happens in situations like this as we saw with really every other bowl we've been to, even in Memphis (for the Liberty Bowl), we didn't move a lot of tickets through our office but the secondary market a lot of times has better seats than we do." In Georgia, Marc Weiszer noted McGarity "thinks Georgia will end up selling about 7,500 of its 15,000 ticket allotment." McGarity: "It hurts us on the back end" (ONLINEATHENS.com, 12/20). In Greensboro, Mark Thompson noted North Carolina for the Belk Bowl against Cincinnati has "sold 7,000 of its 12,500-ticket allotment" as of Friday (Greensboro NEWS & RECORD, 12/24).


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The ad, created by AMV BBDO, launched across press, online, social media and TV on Saturday night during the 'Britain's Got Talent' final. The scouser is filmed being tempted from her "nice-girl" ways after she tries a Walkers Sunbites.
In the ad Ferguson visits her hometown in Liverpool where she receives a warm welcome from her fans, and introduces her grandparents and "auntie Aggie" who is eating a packet of Walkers Sunbites. The singer tries a Sunbite before stealing the packet from her elderly aunt. The art director on the ad was Colin Jones and it written by Clive Pickering. It was directed by Paul Weiland through Weilands and media agency was OMD.


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Charges are currently pending.
ORIGINAL: Police in Bessemer have launched an investigation into two armed robberies that took place on Wednesday and Thursday.
According to a release from the Bessemer Police Department, two armed robberies occurred at two service stations between 3:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.
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There was one major storyline playing out during last night's sold-out show at the beautiful Theatre on the Square in Tacoma. Could Houston's Sam Demaris find a way to get himself into the Weekly Top 5–and on to the Finals of the 32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition?
Yes, certainly, some people wanted to find out if Mike Baldwin could run the table in this Semi-Finals week. Could Mike actually take first place every night this week, despite an extraordinarily talented line-up in this year's Semi-Finals? And some people might be wondering if Xung Lam could get some recognition for his excellent work this week and get himself into a Nightly Top 5 (something that many felt he should have the night before in Kelso) or would he end his competition heartbroken? And fans of comedy, in general, were definitely interested in seeing what this group of comedians had to offer…
…but the focus was on Sam Demaris. He'd won his Preliminary Week with a confident story-telling style, consistent scores and a dramatic Night Six victory–his first Nightly win in his week. He'd been just as strong in the Semi-Finals Week–just that his first few scores weren't as strong as he'd hoped. He made some changes and the scores started to come around. If he could pull off another dramatic Night Six win, he could find himself sticking around for one more week's worth of shows.
Sam went up second on the night–and delivered his best set of the entire competition. When the moment presented itself, Sam responded…and the Tacoma audience gave him a thunderous encore point cheer. Sam had done all that he could do. Because he started the night in 6th place for the week, he'd need some help to insert himself into the Weekly Top 5. He'd need one of three performers to slip up.
Los Angeles' Patrick Keane didn't slip up. He had another strong, confident performance. So, for Sam to get in, he'd need either Mrs Hughes or Rodney Sherwood to stumble. Rodney was in 5th place going into tonight–so, he was the closest one within Sam's reach.
Rodney, a Seattle comedy veteran who had made the Finals of the Seattle International Comedy Competition twenty years ago, had actually retired for five years…before coming back to comedy just over a year ago. His energetic and locally-sourced material has often made him a crowd favorite in this year's competition–would it do so again in Tacoma? His set seemed to go pretty well.
Mrs Hughes, meanwhile, was playing with house money. She'd narrowly missed making the Semi-Finals from her Preliminary Week (by only 5 hundredths of a point), but was called upon as a late replacement after Night One of this Semi-Finals Week. She accepted the invitation to rejoin the competition–but it came with a cost: no drop score. Unlike the other competitors, she wouldn't be able to drop her lowest score–ANY score she got on this final night, she'd have to take.
She went into the night in 3rd place–but, a particularly bad score could not only drop her out of the Weekly Top 5 (and make room for Sam) but could land her all the way at the bottom of the standings for the week. Mrs Hughes had a decent set on this night–but didn't get close to the standing ovation she'd earned for herself earlier this week at The Skagit Valley Casino.
Meanwhile, Mike Baldwin–safe in the knowledge that he'd locked in his spot in the Finals with FIVE NIGHTLY WINS–had another marvelous set…and even managed to sell a few t-shirts while he was at it. It seemed, based on the reaction of the crowd, that the night was Mike's to win again…but what about Sam? What about Rodney? What about Mrs Hughes?
The names of the Top 5 for the night were called out. Patrick Keane, no surprise, another consistently strong performance was 5th…he would most assuredly hold onto his place in the finals.
Sam Demaris took 4th for the night. A strong finish–not quite the dramatic win that would truly improve his chances of making the finals. He now had to hope not to hear Mrs Hughes or Rodney Sherwood's name ahead of him.
Xung Lam took 3rd on this night–and deservedly so.
Mike Baldwin, to the shock of many, was announced as having taken 2nd–his first night of not winning in these Semi-Finals. Those who had not been called yet looked around at each other to see who the judges might have favored on this night. Would it be Rick Kunkler? Would it be Will Weldon? Would it be Mrs Hughes?
Come on! The nightly winner was Rodney Sherwood.
So, the Top 5 for Night Six of the Semi-Finals Week of the 32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition from Theatre on the Square in Tacoma was as follows:
- Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
- Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
- Xung Lam (Seattle)
- Sam Demaris (Houston)
- Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
…so, Sam Demaris was down to one last hope–that Mrs Hughes' score for the night was so dramatically low that it would allow him to move up and take her spot in the Finals.
Well, Mrs Hughes did take 8th place for the night–but our judges on this final night had looked favorably upon all 10 performers tonight. They gave high scores to everyone–just slightly higher scores to some–and that meant that regardless of where Mrs Hughes finished, placement-wise, on the night…she was given a score that on other night's this week might have had her in the Top 3.
It wasn't enough for Sam to move up. Despite his best efforts and his gift for connecting with audiences and making them laugh, Sam would end the week (and this competition) in sixth place.
Those comedians moving on to the Finals by making the Weekly Top 5 are:
- Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
- Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)
- Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
- Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
- Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
For these five comedians, the 32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition continues for one more week–five more shows, starting with a private show at the Washington Athletic Club on Tuesday night. They'll have to do longer sets, they'll be judged by more judges and they'll try to earn scores that will allow one of them to declare himself or herself to be the NEW Seattle International Comedy Competition Champion!
But, for Sam Demaris…Xung Lam…Eric Krug…Will Weldon…and David Tveite. Their competition dreams, after night after night of excellent shows, died in a beautiful theater, in front of an enthusiastic crowd in Tacoma…
They will be missed by us–but, hopefully, not by you–please, seek them out and catch their comedy as often as you can. (Do the same for our host for this Semi-Finals Week: Jim Short. Jim is extremely funny and did an excellent job as our host–we couldn't have made it through the week without him.)


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All too often Chicago gets labeled as simply a blues city, and there is much of that, but if you start poking around inside the deep and richly varied music scene, you'll find new music ensembles and performing venues for new American music are popping up all the time. Performance opportunities great and small abound in the city, from major institutions such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to the experimental music on the fringes happening at places such as 6ODUM, the Empty Bottle or, for you experimental jazz folks, 3030.
First I'd like to tackle one of the biggies—don't worry, out of the way places coming soon—the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's MusicNOW series. With a major orchestra that employs Pierre Boulez as its principal guest conductor and Augusta Read Thomas as its Composer-in-Residence, one would expect some quality new music…they don't disappoint. Usually given as a series of four concerts throughout the season, MusicNOW is billed as "the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's most innovative series, devoted entirely to NEW MUSIC. The series brings together LIVING COMPOSERS from around the world. MusicNOW includes DYNAMIC discussions with the composers, led by CSO Mead Composer-In-Residence Augusta Read Thomas. The INTERACTION continues with the composers at each post-concert reception." I personally enjoy the all caps tag words supplied by the CSO's website, but they forgot to mention the FREE WINE supplied at the reception! Currently in the middle of the 2004-05 series, the third concert was held on April 18th, 2005 and only featured one American work, that of elder serial statesman Milton Babbitt. His jazzy Whirled Series—right in time for opening day of one of the few sports that really matters to most Chicagoans—was featured alongside works by George Benjamin, Unsuk Chin, and Wolfgang Rihm. The programming of Whirled Series is notable not only for the rarity of its performance in these parts, but also due to the wonderful performers enlisted to bring it to us: pianist Marilyn Nonken and fellow member of Ensemble 21 Taimur Sullivan on saxophone. Perhaps one of the consequences/benefits of Ensemble 21's executive director Jason Eckardt as a recent addition to the faculty of Northwestern University will be the chance to enjoy more performances by the ensemble's members here in the Chicago area.
The last installment of the MusicNOW series for this year will be held on June 7th at 8 pm with music supplied by Americans Steven Mackey (Indigenous Instruments), Robert Lombardo (Compressions II), and Joshua Fineberg (Recueil de pierre et de sable), as well as Cyprus-born Evis Sammoutis (Prelude and Allegro). For those who have not attended a MusicNOW concert, be forewarned that the CSO attempts to create an intimate listening experience in the vacuous expanse of Orchestra Hall by seating the audience in the terrace, a raised seating area at the back of the stage normally employed for choir performers. The ensemble in turn performs facing the terrace, with their backs to the traditional audience.
Scott Winship is the Associate Director and Youth Jam Coordinator for Rock For Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Chicago's homeless children through Holiday relief programs and Youth Jam, a free music education program for underprivileged children. He has received degrees from Central Michigan University (music education) and Bowling Green State University (composition). Currently living in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, he tries to find as much time as possible to write music, attend concerts, and drink good beer. Upcoming performances of his work will be taking place in Chicago and Tucson.


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RIBEIRO, Rafaella Martins; LEMUS, Luis Fernando and SANTOS, Dilson Silva dos. Hydrogen gas permeation through amorphous and partially crystallized Fe40Ni38Mo4B18. Mat. Res. [online]. 2012, vol.15, n.5, pp.818-820. Epub Aug 30, 2012. ISSN 1516-1439. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-14392012005000104.
Samples of amorphous and partially crystallized Fe40Ni38Mo4B18 alloy were submitted to hydrogen gas permeation from 523 to 643 K. The hydrogen permeation curves exhibited a single sigmoidal shape, typical of tests where no hydride formation occurs. It was observed that the hydrogen diffusivity increases for the amorphous samples and partially crystallized alloy with the temperature increase. The hydrogen diffusion coefficient as a function of temperature was found to be D = 5.1 ± 0.5 × 10-12 exp (-11.0 ± 3.5/RT) (m2.s-1) for amorphous condition and D = 3.6 ± 0.5 × 10-11 exp (-19.8 ± 3.3/RT) (m2.s-1) for the partially crystallized condition. This suggests that the annihilation of defects in the amorphous structure and the crystalline phase precipitate contributes to the increase of the hydrogen diffusion.
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HSTR 203 The Church: Community and Institution
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TRS 364 The Catholic Church and Ecumenism
This course will discuss the involvement of the Catholic Church in the ecumenical movement from both an historical and a theological perspective. Attention will be given to the many dialogues the Catholic Church is now conducting, e.g. with the Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists. What are the achievements, the problems and the prospects?
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A historical, theological and liturgical study of the Eucharist, examining the development of the Church's understanding of this sacrament through four main periods: New Testament; patristic; scholastic; and modern. Recent ecumenical perspectives on the Eucharist are also considered, together with a number of aspects of contemporary discussion of this sacrament.
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A historical, theological and liturgical study of Ordained Ministries, examining the development of the Church's understanding of the sacrament of Holy Orders through four main periods: New Testament; patristic; scholastic; and modern. Recent ecumenical perspectives on Ordination are considered, together with canonical aspects, the relationship between Holy Orders and celibacy, and the relationship between Holy Orders and gender.
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The aim of this course is to set the event of the council in a historical and theological context so as to enable the council's teaching to be better understood and evaluated and the council itself to be more effectively implemented today. We particularly examine the four movements for renewal, patristic, biblical, liturgical and ecumenical, that strongly influenced the council, some of the leading pioneers in those movements, and seven of the major texts promulgated by the council, namely the constitutions on the liturgy, revelation, the Church, and the Church in the modern world, together with the documents on ecumenism, religious freedom and relations with non-christian religions. Finally, the ongoing impact and reception of the council both within the Catholic Church and beyond are considered.
TRS 765B Ecumenical Theology
Ecumenical dialogue on all levels has been taking place for the last forty years. Although substantial agreements have been reached, intricate theological problems remain to be solved, including the nature of consensus and the idea of Church unity itself. This course surveys a number of dialogues in which the Catholic Church is involved at an international level. Texts will be studied and analyzed and outstanding issues discussed.
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Catholic-Orthodox relations entered a new phase with the lifting in 1965 of the mutual anathemas dating back to 1054, which precipitated the great schism. Recent decades have subsequently seen a concerted effort at reconciliation by means of a dialogue of charity and a dialogue of truth. This course examines the strategy and major achievements of this dialogue, particularly the agreed statements that have been reached by the international and the north American theological dialogue commissions, respectively. It also considers the problems that have arisen and the issues still outstanding on the path towards the restoration of full eucharistic communion.
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A doctoral seminar to explore and analyse aspects of the relationship between the Eucharist and the Church, with particular attention to `eucharistic ecclesiology¿, i.e. a eucharistic approach to understanding the Church. The scriptural and patristic roots of such an ecclesiology are examined, as well as the major development of this approach to the Church in modern times and its considerable ecumenical importance. Various issues, such as the ability of eucharistic ecclesiology to incorporate an adequate reference to Baptism, the Word, and primacy in the Church, are examined.
TRS 864C Theology and Ecology
In these times of ecological crisis, what resources does the Christian tradition have to offer to current debate? This seminar considers a range of material from the last half-century, with particular attention to contributions from Christian East and West, and to the ecological discussion that has taken place under the auspices of the World Council of Churches.


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LOS ANGELES, June 19 (UPI) -- China's long-standing interest in using its plentiful coal to offset limited petroleum supplies took a step forward this week with the signing of an agreement with an American company for the development of the world's first plant that will convert coal directly into gasoline and diesel fuel.
Hydrocarbon Technologies, a Utah subsidiary of Headwaters Incorporated, announced that the $2 billion project with Shenhua Group, China's largest coal company, would eventually produce 50,000 barrels of clean-burning gasoline and diesel fuel per day.
"We are excited about the many opportunities created by this landmark agreement with Shenhua Group because we believe direct conversion of coal to liquid fuels is one of the most significant coal innovations in the last 50 years," said Headwaters Chairman Kirk Benson. "The HTI Coal Process is being considered for multiple projects and our technology is in a good position to be selected."
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, China is both the largest producer and the largest consumer of coal in the world and has been grappling with an oversupply situation caused by world consumption "declining significantly" during the past several years.
The Chinese government has addressed the oversupply issue, and the resulting softening of world prices, by closing mines and looking at power plant projects and export opportunities.
"China has expressed a strong interest in coal liquefaction technology, and would like to see liquid fuels based on coal substitute for some of its petroleum demand for transportation," the EIA said in a research note.
China, which is also a net oil importer, is currently the third-largest consumer of oil in the world and is expected to overtake No. 2 Japan in the coming decade with a projected demand of more than 10 million barrels of oil per day by 2020.
The HTI process breaks coal down into small molecules that when enriched with hydrogen, form oil molecules that can be refined into diesel and gasoline fuel.
The coal liquification project launched Wednesday will be built 80 miles south of Baotou in Inner Mongolia, close to Shenhua's reserves in the Shengdong Coalfield. The plant will require about 4,300 tons of coal per day when it begins production in 2005.
Shenhua, which owns a 15-percent stake in the HTI liquification technology, plans to build two other similar plants in the area.
In addition to this initial facility, Shenhua Group, a 15-percent owner of the technology, intends to construct three additional direct coal liquefaction plants in the Shengdong Coalfield of China, which spans Shaanxi Province and Inner Mongolia.
HTI President Theo Lee said the project would provide a long-term revenue stream for the company, and would also pay dividends to the United States in the form of a new source of domestic oil.
"Shenhua Group has exhibited foresight in utilizing China's vast coal resources to provide the country's future energy needs in an efficient and environmentally safe manner," said Lee. "In addition to providing an export opportunity for United States goods and services, the...HTI Coal Process will provide the United States with a commercially proven clean fuels technology that supports this country's drive toward energy independence."


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We appreciate the chain cup o' joes that keep us rolling on the road; but at home, we especially attend to the efforts and offerings of the world's coffee-roasting elite. To make sure those efforts don't go to pot, keep your morning motivators in the Friis Coffee Vault ($22+).
Like most coffee canisters, the Friis is fashioned from stainless steel and seals your coffee in a cool, dry, dark place, keeping it fresh as a young Will Smith. It departs from the norm, however, in its lid. Roasted coffee beans release carbon dioxide, which is bad for flavor if it can't escape. The patented Friis Freshness Valve — incorporated into the lid — works like a Gore-Tex doorman for these 12- and 16-ounce containers, keeping an airtight seal while allowing the degenerating gas to escape. The lid also incorporates a handy date wheel, so you can set a reminder for when to pop in a replacement valve, or when to order that next pound of Kopi Luwak.
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The Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the Travel Grant application opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in fields of space science and engineering.
The Travel Grants, in the amount of $500, enable student recipients to attend professional meetings to present their research. The Fall 2012 Travel Grant application deadline is October 15, 2012. Jerry Soffen, a biologist by training, led a distinguished career in NASA, including serving as the Project Scientist for Viking and as an architect for the NASA Astrobiology Institute. The Travel Grant continues Jerry's dedication to educating and involving future generations in space science and engineering pursuits. The electronic application materials and instructions are located on the Soffen Fund website: http://SoffenFund.org
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The Tritan 30 in. Laundry Combination, with its trendy modern design, is the perfect solution for your high visibility laundry area. Finished in a stylish Iron Grey, the cabinet features ample storage space for all of your laundry room essentials behind two doors with concealed adjustable hinges. The contemporary design of the vanity is further enhanced by the aluminum door handles and legs. On top, the Tritan features a lightweight and durable white Acrylic utility sink with a nearly 12 gallon capacity, and a useful storage shelf.
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Firing costs and stigma: A theoretical analysis and evidence from microdata
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LISBON — The Columbiana County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities hopes the voters approve a fifth request for money.
The board has started the process to put a new levy on the November ballot.
William Devon, the board's superintendent, said today the district asks the public for an additional levy about every nine years.
The board has four levies in place, including one voters approved in May. That levy was first approved in 1981. It was made a continuous levy that reflects the increase in property values since the levy was first approved.
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7 Ways To Save the World with Google Earth on Your iPhone
Google Earth is an excellent tool for environmental activism. And of course it was only a matter of time before they developed an app for the iPhone – putting the tool right in your pocket (if you have an iPhone, of course).
So, if you have this amazing tool on your iPhone, wouldn't it be great to use it to defeat the forces of evil, or at least have some fun? We've gathered up a few ways you can use the Google Earth iPhone app to save the planet.
Get Kids Excited About Camping Trips
Getting kids connected with the planet while they're young makes them far more likely to be environmental advocates when they're older. By showing kids the cool aspects of where they're headed for a camping trip or hike, they can get extra excited and perhaps more comfortable with being outdoors since they're a bit more familiar with the area. Of course, this works for getting kids excited about all sorts of neat places on the planet.
Get Your Travel Fix without the Carbon Footprint
With Google Earth on your phone, you can head over to an airport and feel like you're traveling the globe without actually creating the massive carbon footprint that traveling tends to have. As planes take off, fly along with them over to Milan or Paris, the Amazon or whatever fits your travel fantasy. You can travel the globe for a few hours, and yet make only the slight travel-related carbon footprint of getting from home to the airport and back.
Show Friends the Potential of Renewable EnergyDreaming New Mexico has utilized Google Earth to create a map of what New Mexico would look like by 2030 should they implement renewable energy now and get off fossil fuel. There are also layers of Google Earth that show renewable energy potential in the US and elsewhere. Learn about and show your friends what the world could be like without fossil fuels, and get excited about switching to renewables.
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New education formats and topics at Imex 2013
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Over 100 one-hour seminars, interactive workshops and informal 'campfires' (small group learnings which happen 'in the round' on the show floor) are scheduled for the award-winning trade show, starting Tuesday 21st May at 8.45hrs.
Eight education tracks which include 'industry trends', 'personal development' and 'sustainability' define IMEX in Frankfurt's free professional development and education programme for 2013.
Based on current hot topics, some of the most popular sessions are set to include: "How to keep the lawyers out – Contract Management" by IAPCO and PCMA; a Strategic Meetings Management co-creation workshop led by Peggy Hemphill of Your Corporate Source and Betsy Bondurant of Bondurant Consulting; "How Bar Camps and Hybrid Events can enrich Meetings" by Brita Moosmann of Yieldforprofit and Wolf-Thomas Karl, Partner, Karl & Karl; "How to create a social media strategy" by Christine Fuchs and Gerrit Heijkoop of Casehunters and "You're Hired! Powerful Interview Techniques to Get the Job," by Avinash Chandarana, Global Learning and Development Director, MCI.
Shorter education sessions and campfires at IMEX take place on the Inspiration Centre, Sustainability Hub, Tech Tap or the new Networking Hub (which includes wellbeing advice) on the show floor. Longer seminars all take place outside core business hours and occur in dedicated rooms in Halls 8 or 9 of Messe Frankfurt.
A new shape to the German language education programme, which is delivered by founding partners the German Convention Bureau (GCB), sees speaker bureau, Speakers Excellence, providing the majority of German presenters. The German education content will be based on a different theme each day, with 'compliance' the key topic for Tuesday, 'social media' on Wednesday and 'personal development' on Thursday. As a part of the new programme, a German keynote session will take place each morning at 9.00hrs on the topic of the day. In addition, with the issue of compliance currently dominating the German meetings and events industry, IMEX will also be running a new Compliance Clinic in co-operation with Veranstaltungsplaner.de.
Two important and targeted education and networking events also take place the day before IMEX opens. The show's hallmark Association Day, which provides tailored education and networking for association executives, is on Monday 20th May and runs concurrently with the new Exclusively Corporate @IMEX, which is a two-track private event for corporate executives and corporate meeting planners.Says Carina Bauer, CEO of the IMEX Group: "The quality and variety of our education programme has become more and more important to the wider business value provided by IMEX and, for that reason, each year we devote a lot of resources to getting the mix and the content right. With the help and contribution of many excellent industry partners and experts we are proud to present a well-structured, appealing and also comprehensive programme which covers those subject areas that matter most for business success in 2013 and beyond."


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No Phonics a Problem for 5 th Grader
Question: My daughter was never taught to read phonetically. Now when she meets a new word, she can't sound it out. She's in fifth grade, and this is becoming quite a problem in her social studies and science classes. Where do we get help for her?
Answer: When children reach your daughter's age, they really aren't using much phonics beyond the sound of the first syllable. After this, they are decoding words by dividing them into syllables and identifying familiar prefixes and suffixes as well as using the context.
Admittedly, new words in social studies and science can be difficult to decode. You can help your child by working with her on each chapter's new vocabulary. In most social studies and science books, these words are usually displayed prominently at the beginning or end of a chapter. If you can't work with your child, consider a tutor.
Don't expect her to learn all the new vocabulary in one session. Start with the ones in the current reading assignment. Introduce these words over several days, and review them frequently. Work on only a few words at a time. First, spend time on the definitions of each word until your daughter can easily define them. Then take a word and show her how to divide the word into syllables. If she is having trouble with initial consonants, find simple words that she knows using that consonant. For example, if the word is "society," relate it to the word "so." Be sure to identify and teach the common prefixes and suffixes used in the social studies and science words
It could also be helpful if you and your daughter were to read aloud together sections of the textbook using the new words. If your (or a tutor's) work with the child is not enough, ask the school to investigate your daughter's reading difficulties and to provide the help that she needs.
Can Classroom Walls Be too Busy for Students?
Question: Our daughter's fourth grade teacher scarcely has a free space on her walls. She has hung up all kinds of charts, pictures and examples of the children's work. The doors and even the blinds have stuff on them. Is so much on the walls visual overload? Does it affect students' ability to concentrate?
Answer: Teachers are usually encouraged to have bright colorful displays on their classroom walls. When a classroom takes on the appearance of a supermarket, some educators believe it makes it difficult for children to concentrate. They believe that when teachers are presenting a lesson, students need to pay close attention to the teacher rather than looking at all the things on the walls.
However, even more educators think this is a foolish view and that students need to be stimulated.
There is no solid research on this subject. Why don't you ask your daughter if she finds all the objects on the wall bother her concentration? If so, you might ask the teacher to evaluate how other students regard the classroom walls.
One area in which some research has been done is on papers (worksheets, handouts, and tests) that are crowded. Students will look at a math test with 10 problems and think that they can handle it. Seeing 50 problems on a page can completely overwhelm and discourage them, making them believe the task is impossible to accomplish. This is a situation of visual overload. Teachers should be aware also that too small print size and little spacing between letters do slow down the students' reading rate. This is especially true for those with dyslexia.
Ways to Improve a 4 th Grader's Spelling
Question: My fourth grader will ace the weekly spelling test; however, he misspells a lot of words when doing other work. How can he improve his spelling?
Answer: Part of the answer lies in how he learns the spelling test words. He may not be working with them enough to really learn them. He needs to write the words on a home spelling pre-test as soon as he gets them, self-correct the misspelled words and write them correctly and then be tested on the missed words following the same steps until he can write them correctly. If he misses too many words, limit the number of words (five to seven) that he works with in one evening. The night before the test, re-test him on all the words and follow the same correction steps for any missed words.
There is a good possibility that the spelling test words are not the ones that he is misspelling in his everyday work. A good way to deal with this is to look over his work and make a list of the words that he frequently misspells. Then you can follow the steps above and teach him five of these words along with the weekly spelling list. Review these words frequently in separate spelling tests until you see that he really can spell them. It could take a month for him to learn as many as 10 words.
To reinforce the learning of the misspelled words, play Hangman with your son using the words that he frequently misspells. If he can word process, he could type some of his homework. By using spell check, he'll immediately see spelling errors and be able to correct them.
Is Text Messaging Considered Reading?
Question: I am really puzzled about what counts as reading nowadays. My children feel that they are reading when they read text messages or comments on social-networking sites. Are they correct? And how can we get children to read more?
Answer: Reading on electronic devices is reading. Your children are right about this. However, a survey by Scholastic and the Harrison Group points out one big downside to this view. They found that from ages 6 to 17, the time children spend reading books for fun declines, while the time they spend going online for fun and using a cell phone to text or talk increases. Incidentally, most parents do not consider reading on social-networking sites reading.
The good news about technology is that the survey found it could be a positive motivator to get kids reading. Fifty-seven percent of the children in the survey said they were interested in reading an e-book, and a third of the children said they would read more books for fun if they had access to e-books on an electronic device.
This year the sale of e-books has dramatically increased, especially in the children/young adult categories. So more and more younger readers are likely to be reading e-books.
While parents understandably have concerns about the amount of time their kids are spending on electronic or digital devices, e-books do offer a way to get more kids to read more. The survey also found that the more time struggling readers spend reading e-books for fun, the more proficient readers they become.