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|Posted by Mandy Baggot on March 11, 2014 at 3:00 AM
It's my turn on the latest Harper Impulse authors Written Fireside! If you haven't been keeping up with the new story, On Valentine's, check out all the parts below before going on to read mine!
She bit her lip as his intense scrutiny drew feelings out of her. Sensual feelings. Sentiments that shouldn't be escaping now, when she was all alone with a man she barely knew, in the woods. She wasn't that girl. She didn't need anybody. Anybody would try to change her. She couldn't afford to let that happen again.
Jed leant forward an inch and she felt the heat from him. Could she trust again? Should she just...
There was a crash, the door flew open and Makayla landed down on her knees on the floor in front of them.
There wasn't time to think, let alone act. Makayla's sobs filled the cabin and, as the dusk light filtered through the open door, a dark figure stepped inside. Paul.
Mongo started to growl.
'Well lookie here.' He strutted into the centre of the room, scuffing his boots on the floor, his eyes focussed on Cat.
'He made me tell him where you were,' Makayla cried. 'I'm so glad you're not alone, I...'
Jed stood up. 'I don't know who you are but you're leaving.' He pointed a threatening finger at Paul, then looked to the frightened woman. 'Makayla, are you hurt?'
'Sit down, jerk-off. This has nothing to do with you.' He hissed the words at Jed, venom coating his tone.
'Paul.' The word had come out of her mouth of its own accord as she'd got to her feet. What was he doing here? What had he done to her friend?
'Do you know this guy, Cat?' Jed asked, looking to her.
She nodded, ashamed, humiliated, wanting to rewind the hours that had passed and make a different choice as to where to spend Valentine's.
'She's my girl,' Paul stated. Everything about the sentence was brutal.
Makayla raised her head and her eyes found Cat. There were tears tracking down her face, her cheeks reddened, scratches down her arms.
'Is this true?' Jed had asked the question and she had no idea what to say.
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Monday, August 18, 2014
Cool write up about Squish-Squash
This was a cool thing to see on Facebook today. A write up about Squish-Squash!
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Stephen King
I'm sending a copy of Luthor to Stephen King. Not really expecting anything to come of it, but it would be really cool to know that he read the book.
Friday, August 8, 2014
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Writing again
I started writing again. No matter how much I try to fight it, I just can't. It feels good. Just put myself in a different mind-set.
Fingers crossed!
Fingers crossed!
Friday, August 1, 2014
I try and try and try!
It's hard not getting discouraged (a state I seem to be stuck in for the last seven months) where my writing "career" is concerned.
Here's an example-
Yesterday I posted a link for my Serpenteens trailer. I posted it on Twitter (7 thousand+ followers), and I posted it on the Serpenteens FB page (184 likes), I posted it my regular FB page (400+ "friends"), and I posted it on six other FB pages for writers to post their work (?).
And out of all of that I got 3 views!
WTF? Is it really that much of a bother for people to take one minute out of their time? Apparently I'm just wasting MY time.
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Energy Needs Fueling Tensions in the Arctic
January 25, 2012
While today's energy concerns turn focus disproportionately toward the Middle East, international tension over the last decade suggests that tomorrow's battleground will be the far off Arctic Circle. With vast untapped reserves of natural gases and oil, the region has increasingly become a topic of discussion among the northernmost countries as national leaders vie for a larger share of its resources, says Alan Dowd, a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute.
- The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that the Arctic may hold 1,670 trillion cubic feet of natural gas -- 30 percent of the world's undiscovered gas.
- According to that same study, the region also contains 90 billion barrels of oil, which constitutes 13 percent of undiscovered reserves.
- The large endowment of these natural resources is not a new discovery, but the price of these commodities has only recently risen high enough that extraction from the Arctic Circle would be cost efficient.
- Furthermore, with forecasts from the Energy Information Agency estimating a 20 percent increase in daily world oil consumption by 2030, prices will continue to climb and the Arctic's resources will become more valuable.
Given this context, it is no surprise that the nations that line the Arctic Circle are increasingly searching for means to stake their claim to broad swathes of the territory. This is especially true of the United States and Russia: the United States cites Alaska and its proximity to the Arctic as substantive motive for involvement while Russia looks to an underwater ridge extending from its continental shelf. Their conflicting claims are a growing source of strife.
- Russia claimed almost half the Arctic Circle in 2001, substantiating this claim in 2007 when it planted a flag below the North Pole.
- In 2011, Russia announced plans to deploy two army brigades (10,000 troops) to defend its Arctic claims.
In order to make progress on this front and help ensure that Russia is not allowed to take advantage of its outsized claims, the United States will need to cooperate with its NATO allies who also have an interest in the region, including Canada and the Scandinavian countries. It should also consider ratification of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to establish standards for negotiation.
Source: Alan Dowd, "The Big Chill: Energy Needs Fueling Tensions in the Arctic," Fraser Institute, December 1, 2011.
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This was added in Update 6 with the Champion System. It increases the amount of Magicka and Stamina returned by Heavy Attacks. A total of 100 Champion Points can be put into this ability for a max bonus of 16.0%.
With each point invested, the increase in "the amount of Magicka and Stamina returned by Heavy Attacks" diminishes. That is to say, for the first 10 CP invested, you would gain a 4.0% increase in the Amount. However, the next 10 CP spent (making a total of 20 CP spent), will earn you only 2.1% more Amount returned. This is 1.9% less than the increase gained in the first 10 CP.
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Reconnect to Your Joy is a heart-based project begun by me, Bex Rasmus.
Those who know me will say I'm a social butterfly who always sees the silver lining, the glass more than half full, and the joy and wonder in life.
That's partly because I always thought that the meaning of life was to FIND joy and happiness and fun.
I traveled, partied, studied, ate, drank, danced, sang, read, watched, asked, listened and looked for joy on every corner of the Earth.
I fell in love, got married, had a baby, made more friends, had more adventures, and found pleasure, happiness and fun in all of it.
AND THEN...life got 'normal', boring, routine, quieter. I no longer found pleasure in small talk, alcohol, or constant busyness. I started looking harder to find pleasure...meditation, facebook, chocolate, retreats? It was fleeting. What now?
And then I realised that the joy I was searching for was already inside of me. Not only is it inside of me, it is MY GIFT.
Along with my smile, my kindness, my passion, my laugh, my intellect, my ability to connect with people. It is my gift and purpose to help others reconnect to their own true nature - their joy.


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QUEENSLAND can cop Paul Gallen's punches as part of Origin footy. It's the excuses that are wearing thin.
The NSW skipper has done a virtual personal promotional tour since unleashing hell on Nate Myles in Origin I, appearing on almost every TV program and radio show dedicated to rugby league.
In each appearance he has whinged about copping a suspension for the punches.
Gallen claimed his attack on Myles was a sign of the respect towards his Test teammate and it should be seen a compliment that the Blues targeted the second rower.
The Queenslanders do not buy it for a second.
"If I punched everyone I respect, well ..." Ashley Harrison said.
"It wouldn't be my cup of tea. Like I said, each to their own."
It is more than a week since Gallen and Myles clashed and with another 13 days until Game Two, it will not be the last we hear of the fight.
Myles is sick of talking about it. He said as much minutes after the game and his stance that it was just a part of Origin footy has not changed.
But taking it as a compliment? No chance.
"If they want to try and say that it was a compliment, I don't know, do you go around doing that to people you compliment?" Myles asked.
"They can say what they want. Like I said on the night, we lost and that's the most disappointing thing for me.
"We have to win Game Two and I'm still talking about Origin and I've got a game to play this weekend."
The hype leading into Game Two means Gallen will be public enemy No.1.
Maroons centre Justin Hodges said it was no secret they would target Gallen.
"Gal is the guy you want to target first. If you take his spirit away and everything he does, you almost win the game."
Myles won't be changing his controversial tackling style, despite accusations he leads with his head and accepted his role as chief villain in NSW.
"I think anyone that wears a Queensland jumper is going to be vilified that way down there," he said.
The most important thing Myles has learnt from this whole saga is the advice he got from his grandfather.
"My granddad hit the nail on the head. He said 'if you want to fight put your hands up, if you don't step back.' I thought that was pretty spot on."
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I have given Piano Wizard to my nephew who incurred a brain injury from a severe fall in 2008. He definetly sees the benefit of the hand eye coordination improvement as a result of the game's interactive play formatting, plus, he loves the fact that you can upload the songs that he likes, versus , what someone else may have selected for a game. It encourages him to play longer and more often!
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Solve your problem of iPhone Stuck on Apple Logo Error. We have explained step by step process. This problem persists when you have tried to jailbreak your iPhone. This may also happen if you are trying to update or restore your phone.When your iPhone 6 stuck on apple logo without restoring and does not boot up completely, it triggers a mini heart-attack.
There is no such Operating System which can provide the super smooth experience without any errors or issues in it. That is the case with one of the best operating system for smartphone iOS. Well, the problems which are getting quite common for the iOS users is the stopping of the phone on apple logo when booth up the iPhone.
iPhone Stuck on Apple Logo:
There could be many reasons why this is happening. The situation is most common when iPhone users newly updated their iOS version. This error came be caused by the manufacturing process or some kind of virus that has been roaming in the software. Talking about that newly updated iOS version, when iPhone users updated the iOS version of the phone and rebooting it, the phone just stuck on the apple logo.
So I am going to tell you how to tackle and solve this issue. I'm going to guide you through the process of solving this problem as I've experienced this issue and I'm going to tell you exactly what I did to my iPhone to not face this problem again.
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Fix iPhone stuck at the Apple logo during boot:
1. The first step is to connect your iPhone to your computer. Using the USB cable connect your iPhone to your PC. But users also asks how to fix iPhone 6 stuck on apple logo without computer.
2. Now put your iPhone DFU mode
DFU (Device Firmware Update) is a mode where you upgrade the firmware. Like when apple released iOS 8, you can either do the OTA update or manual update. This mode is often required when you are doing a manual update with the custom IPSW files. So I will also tell you how you can solve your stuck iPhone problem with DFU mode.
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- Press your Home and Power for 10 seconds.
- After 10 seconds, release the power button but not the Home button, keep pressing the home button.
- After doing so, iTunes will detect that it is now in a DFU mode from a popup saying.
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Digest of Azerbaijani Media for January 1- 14
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Interview- Top official: Azerbaijan to make every effort to eliminate double standards in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement [ENG]
In an interview with Trend, Ali Hasanov, chief of the Social and Political Department at the Azerbaijan's Presidential Administration said the main reason for the present day deadlock of the conflict is the indifference of the international community to Armenia's destructive position.
Azerbaijani parliament appeals to French Senate over genocide bill [ENG]
The article informs of the appeal by the Azerbaijani parliament to the French Senate to exercise caution in its discussions of a bill on criminalizing the denial of genocide. The appeal mainly calls for taking a cautious approach to a distant historical event.
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In 2011 ceasefire was violated 774 times [AZE]
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry informs of Armenian armed forces' violation of ceasefire 774 times during the last year. It is reported that as a result 19 citizens were shot dead and 24 were wounded. 15 of those killed were soldiers, 4 were civilians- 2 were kids. Out of the wounded 19 were soldiers, 5 were civilians. The most violated time period was reported during September, March and May. According to the reports, Fizuli was the region for violations.
Radio Liberty
Sarkisian had a visit to Nagorno-Karabakh [AZE]
President of Armenia Serzh Sarkisian visited a military post located in the occupied Azerbaijani land of Khojavend in Karabakh on January 3. The President also attended the opening of the sports complex, and visited wood-processing fabric in Askeran region. The article says Armenian president frequently visits Nagorno-Karabakh, following the military training over there.
Karabakh conflict hardly changed in 15 years – US adviser [ENG]
Michael Och, a policy adviser at the US Congress' Helsinki Commission, considers the conflicts in the South Caucasus have threatened the stability and security of the entire region. He says despite the efforts of the Minsk Group….the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict looks little different than 15 years ago. The analyst mentions contradictions between two Helsinki principles of territorial integrity and self-determination saying that neither the negotiators nor the international community have been able to bridge the gap.
Azerbaijani MP calls for sanctions against Armenia [ENG]
The article says that Azerbaijani MP calls international organizations, the ones, which disagree with military solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, to impose sanctions against Armenia. Zahid Oruj, a member of the Parliament's Security and Defense Committee, told Trend that the predicted war in the region could jeopardize the transnational projects, so that organizations should support the sanctions against Armenia. MP also told that perceiving the impossibility of war in Nagorno-Karabakh as strengthening of Armenian positions on these territories does not coincide with the realities of 2012.
'France will show activity in settlement of Karabakh conflict' [ENG]
The article looks at the evaluation of 2011 within the framework of the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In the article Armenian MP, secretary of the Prosperous Armenia Party parliamentary group Aram Safaryan considers Russia's role in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict more significant than the other co-chairs saying Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev did try to make some moves in finding a resolution for the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict. Mentioning the failure of the Kazan meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents, MP Safaryan continues to forecast France's activity in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict in 2012.
Regional blocs to keep focus on frozen conflicts [ENG]
According to this article, GUAM Parliamentary Assembly and the assemblies of three other regional blocs are to hold an international conference in Baku, to discuss frozen conflicts. Elton Mammadov, the head of the board of the GUAM Parliamentary Assembly, says GUAM maintains its focus on unresolved conflicts, adding, that a separate document adopted by the Baltic Assembly on the settlement of the conflicts in the Caucasus states the commitment of its signatories to resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh in line with international norms and principles.
Political resources reach stalemate with Nagorno-Karabakh conflict [ENG]
The article says political resources were exhausted with efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The director of the Centre for Political Innovation and Technologies, political analyst Mubariz Ahmadoglu said the meeting of the Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian presidents in Kazan did not offer any significant results and there was no agreement signed afterwards and this is a sign. Moreover, he thinks that the collapse of the OSCE Minsk Group's mediation began and the status quo must be immediately changed.
'Turkey will be near Azerbaijan in case of war in Karabakh' [ENG]
The article says the military option might be applied if the Karabakh issue is not solved in a peaceful way. In the article Turkish MP from Istanbul Ali Ozgunduz says Turkey will be near Azerbaijan if the war is unleashed in Karabakh adding that the Karabakh issue cannot be deferred for too long and it will find its settlement sooner or later. As long as the conflict is protracted, many other problems can occur in the region.
'Turkish youth should act jointly in Karabakh issue' [ENG]
Youth of the Turkish world should strengthen propagation of the Karabakh issue. Ahmet Saglam, head of the 'Turkish World Youth Group', says the Armenian diaspora and its propaganda on 'Armenian genocide' should be used as an appropriate example, so that we, the youth of the Turkish world must make our best to make Europe recognize tragedies happened in Karabakh and Khojaly.
New TV station launched in Karabakh region [ENG]
The article informs of a new station built by "Teleradio" Production Association put into full commission to provide high quality TV transmission in Agdam, Barda and Tartar region, as well as the north region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The new TV station is part of the restoration plan of the Azerbaijani communication in the land- to- be liberated from occupation.
European Court declares Azerbaijani IDPs application admissible [AZE]
The article says that the case of "Chiragov and Others v. Armenia" was declared admissible by the European Court of Human Rights. The Court will deliver its judgment at a later date. The case concerns the applicants' complaint that they were forced to flee from their homes in 1992 during the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, in particular they lost their properties in Lachin.
Official: European Court must recognize violation of Azerbaijani citizens' rights by Armenia [ENG]
The article says European Court of Human Rights must make a decision that the Republic of Armenia is responsible for the violation of Azerbaijan's Lachin region residents' rights, Chingiz Asgarov, head of the Department for Human Rights Protection Issues in the Department for Coordination of Law Enforcement Agencies at the Presidential Administration said. He reported that the Supreme Chamber of the European Court decisions as valid, as the decision considers the Nagorno-Karabakh as a part of Azerbaijan and the Armenian armed forces as occupier of the Azerbaijani territory.
Baku criticizes OSCE Karabakh mediators [ENG]
The article reports on recent accusation made by Azerbaijani official against the OSCE Minsk Group for taking a "laissez-faire attitude" to resolution of the Karabakh conflict. Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov said during a meeting with Ilkka Kanerva, head of the Finnish delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly that the OSCE Minsk Group failed to find a peaceful resolution to the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Karabakh, and the produced no results. Moreover, Khalafov accused Armenia of continuing disrespecting the norms of international law and of taking a non-constructive stance during negotiations.
Finnish MPs visits frontline area [ENG]
According to the article, Members of Finland's delegation to OSCE Parliamentary Assembly visited Agdam region and familiarized themselves with the living conditions of Azerbaijani families who had to leave their homes. Kanerva said the purpose of their visit was to witness everything saying "We felt the situation was painful here. And the whole world should know the details of situation here". Kanerva underlined the urgency of the peaceful solution to the conflict.
Group of Azerbaijani journalists sue Armenia in European Court [AZE]
The article says a group of Azerbaijani journalists, who have been displaced due to Armenian occupation of Azerbaijani territories, will sue Armenia in the European Court of Human Rights. The journalists based their argument on the occupation of Karabakh regions outside the Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous republic. The main clauses for the court appeal are based on the violation of their rights to property, residence, education, and more. The journalists also claim that they had suffered material and moral damage.
Azerbaijani ruling party: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict may be resolved peacefully [AZE]
The article says the opportunity of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict peacefully still remains. In the article, deputy chairman, executive secretary of the "New Azerbaijan" party Ali Ahmadov asks Armenia to end its non-constructive position during these talks and make a decision on the settlement of the conflict, so that both the Azerbaijani and Armenian society wait for this decision.
OSCE's Irish chair keen to work with Karabakh mediators [ENG]
The article says the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore addressed the OSCE Permanent Council and presented Ireland's priorities for 2012. According to the article one of the priorities is seeking ways in which progress can be made towards lasting settlements of a number of conflicts in the OSCE area. Among these there is Nagorno-Karabakh too on which the continuing work of the OSCE's Minsk Group is expected. Mentioning the devastating cost of the conflict and Irish experience, he thinks that achievement of a lasting settlement is possible.
Regional conflicts remain new OSCE Chairmanship priorities [AZE]
According to the article, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's priorities for 2012 maintains a balanced approach in addressing the politico-military, economic and environmental, and human dimensions of security, OSCE official website reported. A further priority for Ireland will be to seek ways to make progress towards lasting settlements of protracted conflicts in the OSCE area. Deputy Prime Minister Gilmore welcomed the resumption of the official 5+2 talks in the Transdniestrian settlement process, and offered his full support for the Minsk Group Co-Chairs to address the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Iranian parliament speaker: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be resolved within territorial integrity principle [ENG]
Referring to IRNA report, the article says the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be resolved within the principle of territorial integrity and compliance with international legal norms. Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani talked about the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in an interview with Anadolu before his visit to Turkey, saying that Turkey and Iran are Muslim and friendly countries and their job is to solve regional problems.
U.S. to further assist Azerbaijan and Armenia to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict [AZE]
The article says U.S. will continue its high-level involvement through the Minsk Group to help Azerbaijan and Armenia find a peaceful and long-term solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This was stated by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon at the Körber Foundation in Berlin, speaking about transatlantic cooperation on Jan.11.
Sargsyan tries his utmost 'to break' dialogue between Azerbaijanis and Armenians [ENG]
News.Az interviews Professor Farhad Badalbayli, national artist of USSR, member of Public Union "Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan". He thinks that although the Armenian community of Karabakh refused to meet with the Azerbaijani community at the end of the last year, Azerbaijani side insists on holding the meeting between the Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Karabakh. Badalbayli says that such meeting is expected to be held in February-March in Russia and then in the US. He also underlines the importance of joint coexistence of these communities saying that sooner or later the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia should end and the communities should find a way for cohabitation.
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The Nordic Combined skiers of the German Ski Association (DSV) visited AUDI AG's wind tunnel for their annual test. Team world champions Eric Frenzel, Fabian Rießle and Johannes Rydzek performed intensive dry runs. In addition to testing their material, the multi-eventers primarily focused on optimizing their posture. Three-time overall world cup winner (2013–2015) Eric Frenzel appreciates the practice. "This is a tremendous opportunity for us. Due to the training day at the wind tunnel, we enjoy perfect prerequisites and are able to achieve a small advantage over the competition," said the current world champion and Olympic gold medalist. Frenzel has the chance of winning the overall world cup for the fourth consecutive time this season, equaling the record set by the Finn Hannu Manninen that is now nine years old (2004–2007). The band will begin to play this weekend (November 29/30) when the season opens in Ruka, Finland.
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AJ Allmendinger will drive a Chevrolet next season with JTG Daugherty forming a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing. (Photo: Getty Images)
JTG Daugherty Racing has formed a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing that will include receiving ECR Engines and engineering services during the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, JTG Daugherty announced Monday.
"As a single-car team, we feel that aligning directly with a successful multi-car organization like Richard Childress Racing is what will work best for us in 2014,'' said co-car owner Tad Geschickter in a statement issued by the team.
The move puts JTG Daugherty in the Chevrolet camp. The team had been with Toyota the past five seasons.
AJ Allmendinger takes over the ride in 2014 after sharing duties with Bobby Labonte this past season. Allmendinger earned the team's best finish with a 10th at Watkins Glen International. The team finished 31st in the car owner points standing."With our RCR alliance and AJ behind the wheel, we are looking forward to a fresh start in 2014," Geschickter said.
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Like I mentioned in my last post I attended/spoke at my share of conferences these past few weeks, yet the fun is not over yet. Last year I complained that the Istanbul Type Seminars did their very best to make me regret not attending by posting their video impressions on Vimeo. I added I definitely […]Read more
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Ampersand wasn't the only type conference this past weekend. From June 15 to 18 a sizable part of the type world was in Istanbul, Turkey for the second ISType (Istanbul Type Seminars). This lecture and workshop series conceived by typographers / designers / educators Onur Yazıcıgil (Sabancı University) and Alessandro Segalini (Izmir University of Economics) is devoted to encouraging […]Read more
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Better off in the bank: super bounce overrated
Super funds may have staged their biggest monthly percentage bounce in a decade, but it is little more than a Koed boxer lifting his head off the mat.
No doubt those in the community with super, basically everyone who works or has worked in the past 20 years, are thrilled to see some positive movement in their funds rather than another month of decline.
However, the true performance of superannuation is best judged over the long-run, rather than month to month, as it is supposed to be a long-term investment for retirements that may be up to 50 years away (or more, if the retirement age keeps rising).
While Super Ratings' monthly figures showed that the median balanced fund recorded a 3.1 per cent rise in April, it is still laying 17.1 per cent below its level at the same time last year.
And superannuation analyst Jeff Bresnahan from Super Ratings says that it is highly unlikely that the current market rally can do much more to reduce losses in the 2008-09 financial year.
"It doesn't matter which way you look at it, we're down around 13 per cent financial year to date, so we can't really see anything but a double digit negative return for 08-09," he said.
Term deposits higher
More worryingly, the median balanced super fund (the kind that Super Ratings says about 80 per cent of Australian are in) is now sitting at a 10-year return of 4.77 per cent per annum.
Former National Australia Bank economist Jeff Oughton says that over the last 10 years Australians probably could have got a higher return from term-deposits than superannuation.
He estimates the average return on cash investments over the past decade at about 5.5 per cent.
"If you had your money in cash, you'd have missed the biggest global financial crisis in your lifetime," he said. "And we all wish we did."
However, Jeff Bresnahan says superannuation returns are ahead of cash, at least after the differential tax treatment is taken into account, and are still beating rises in the cost of living.
"It is ahead of cash, and it is ahead of inflation which really is the key measure for whether an investment has performed or not," he said.
Mr Bresnahan says it is not necessarily fair to look at long-term superannuation returns shortly after one of the worst financial meltdowns in history.
"If you looked at it purely on a numeric basis right now, you'd say well the difference between cash and a balanced return over 10 years is probably not worth the risk," he said.
"However, that 10 year rate will go up over time, and what they're targeting over probably 5, 7 and 10 years is about CPI plus 3 per cent, they're short of that at the moment, not surprisingly, but only 2 years ago they were well above that."
Consumer prices have increased a total of approximately 36 per cent over the same 10 year period.
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Whatever the argument over recent superannuation returns there is little disagreement that the last few months would have been a bad time to change strategy.
Jeff Bresnahan says investors who jumped from a balanced fund that includes a large portfolio of Australian shares into a purely cash based portfolio during February would have missed out on about 5 per cent in gains over the past two months, and possibly as much as 12 per cent gains.
"Whatever your strategy, as long as you're comfortable with it, stick with it over the long-term because trying to jump and time markets, you're bound to lose," he said.
Jeff Oughton agrees that, over the long run, shares are likely to deliver higher returns than cash, but that management and account keeping fees also need to be considered when evaluating superannuation performance.
"It's been a very rugged period for shares," he said.
"Over a long period of time, you'd bet on equities to beat cash, but then there's fees that need to be taken into account."
However, at the low point of the share market in March this year, Wall Street traders had spent more than a decade going backwards.
New York's Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a low in March this year at the same level it had been at in early 1997, which does not include the impact of inflation over those 12 years, or the cost of brokerage.
It seems shares do not always offer such a good long-term bet.
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Mark Freeland is to take up one of the key creative roles in the BBC...when he returns to the BBC as its newly appointed Head of Comedy for Vision Studios.The appointment follows the departure of Jon Plowman, who is leaving after 27 years at the Corporation.
Mark joins from Hartswood Films and takes up his post in September, bringing with him over 20 years of experience in TV and comedy. He will be in charge of in-house comedy production across all four television networks as well as radio comedy and entertainment, working with some of Britain's most acclaimed producers, writers and performers.
Between 2002 and 2005, Mark was Head of Comedy Commissioning at the BBC, and responsible for commissioning, executive producing and developing comedy across the four BBC channels – working closely with in-house and independent production teams.
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Bruins Talk: Brad Marchand and David Krejci
by Alanah McGinley on 09/14/11 at 02:52 PM ET
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From Lyle Richardson at The Hockey News:
How much the Bruins are offering and how much Marchand wants is speculation at this point. Nobody on either side will get into specifics publicly, but Marchand, by all recent accounts, wants to remain a Bruin.
While Marchand had an impressive NHL debut last season (21 goals and 41 points in the regular season, 11 goals and 19 points in 25 playoff games), he hasn't been in the league long enough to justify $4 million per season.
If that is indeed what he's seeking, he's not going to get it from the Bruins, which sets the stage for a possible holdout and further trade speculation.
While talks with Marchand drag on, Joe Haggerty of CSNNE.com reported the Bruins are believed to have quietly opened contract talks with center David Krejci, who's in the final year of a contract with a cap hit of $3.75 million.
read on for more negotiations etc from around the league. Also, more news on Marchand today can be found via NHL.com
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Well the hospital is very nice and clean. They ahve signposts so you don't get lost. Overall it is excellent but the parking is not very good.
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The parking spaces and charges and the time. There are not enough spaces. They charge loads. You only have a limited time.
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Now, with Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Homecoming still eight whole months away from hitting theaters in July 2017, pretty much every day that doesn't feature a trailer reveal is a subtly cruel form of torture for Spidey-fans the world over. After all, #TomHolland's performance back in Captain America: Civil War blew enough of us away to make his solo movie a distinctly appealing prospect — and the wait for #SpiderMan's next cinematic adventure all the more painful.
In that context, then, it's probably worth noting/warning that...
This New 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Poster Is Torturously Teasing
Y'see, the CCXP Comic Con Experience is set to take place this weekend over in Brazil, and it's set to feature a rather substantial four-day panel all about #Marvel's Spider-Man: Homecoming. Which, it seems, is going to feature a rather large poster featuring everyone's favorite wall-crawler. The only problem then being that — as of right now — we've only caught the following, cruelly fleeting, glimpse of said poster:
Which is neat and all, but more of a tease than an actual reveal. Now, hopefully the weekend's proceedings at the CCXP Comic Con Experience will reveal more poster-based details (and, if we're lucky, perhaps even a trailer teaser), but in the meantime, we may have to content ourselves with the above image, and the following previously leaked poster from Italy:
Which, while similarly teasing to the Brazilian poster above, is also similarly great. This at least dulls the pain of waiting a little.
And heck, whatever else happens, at least we won't have to see a repeat of this:
Oh, emo-confident Peter Parker. You were terrible.
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We construct a distance on the moduli space of symplectic toric manifolds of dimension four. Then we study some basic topological properties of this space, in particular, path-connectedness, compactness, and completeness. The construction of the distance is related to the Duistermaat-Heckman measure and the Hausdorff metric. While the moduli space, its topology and metric, may be constructed in any dimension, the tools we use in the proofs are four-dimensional, and hence so is our main result.
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Casa Anita is a warm and inviting villa, with very comfortable furnishings, beautiful arches and columns that accent the main floor and surround a nice central pool and fountain. It is unique in the heart of Granada within 3 blocks of Central Park with all that it has to offer, such as Dining, Night Life, Shopping and Museums, just to mention a few.
There are two luxurious bedrooms upstairs that have ample space, very comfortable queen size beds, TV's with cable, airconditioning and each have on-suite baths.
Mild temperatures, blue skies spotted with white clouds, the sound of dove and kiskadee, an occasional glimpse of parrots just off the upstairs balcony. The sound of horse hooves on the cobble stone streets below, the aroma of breakfast cooking at one of the local restaurants around the corner....all while enjoying a cup of locally grown coffee. This is just one morning in the real everyday world at Casa Anita.
No trip to Nicaragua is complete without a trip to Granada to experience the warmth and hospitalility of it's people, and culture. It is a relaxed and easy pace where schedules and agendas are almost non-existant. You can leave your watch at home. A horse drawn carriage is just the right pace for taking in all of the historic sites, some of which date back to 1524, when Granada was founded.
Just a few blocks past Central Park and you will find Lake Nicaragua where boat tours are available to explore some of the 365 islands and habitats formed by the Mombacho Volcanic eruption from over 20,000 years ago. Now dormant, Mombacho reserve is mostly covered by a mystical cloud forrest. Tours are available for the adventurous at heart.
The villa comes equiped with Hot water on demand, which means you never run out!
Keywords: Private Villa, two bedroom, Central Park, Garden, Laundry, Balconies, Granada Nicaragua, Private pool
My husband is retired and I am a Registered Nurse and Director of Operations in a National Home Health Company. We have been married for 23 years and raised a blended family of five children. God has blessed us with twenty grandchildren. As strong Christians thank GOD fo the opportunity to own a villa in Nicaragua and pray that we are able to honor HIM with it.
Anita Worrell purchased this villa in 2011
My husband first traveled to Nicaragua in 1971 and was intrigued by the culture, however he was not able to return again until 2008 when we met up with his college roommate and friends who are originally from Nicaragua. We both fell in love instanlty with the warm people and the beautiful country and are in awe of the astonishing architechture and unique culture. We have intentions in the next few years of retiring to Nicaragua, however in the mean time thought we could enjoy our own piece of heaven. We searched tediously for a villa that was warm, inviting, elegant and close to everything and the first time we looked at it on-line we knew this was the one. Of course when you walk into Casa Anita you will see that you instantly feel at home. We decided to purchase this villa for a vacation rental and our home away from home until we retire to Nicaragua in the near future.
Casa Anita is just 1 & 1/2 block from Mercedes Cathedral and 3 blocks form Central Park. In Central Park you will find anything you like from Horse Carriage rides to local art and crafts. Restaurants and Night LIfe surround Central Park. Just about 6 blocks further and you are at the 7th largest lake in the world. You can take a boat ride to the Isletas (Islands) and feed the monkeys on Monkey Island, swim, fish or just admire the serenity of it. Granada is a beautiful town with great architechture and amazing history.
Just wanted you to know how much we enjoyed our trip to Nicaragua. We could not have dreamed of such a trip until Mike started describing your casa, the food, the people, etc. Thank you for sharing. All was great. We ate at a different restaurant each meal except for one. Two times at the Artist's Café for lunch. All meals were wonderful. The pool was such a nice break in the afternoon. Great idea! The last two days the temp was 95. February is really a great time.
Thank you again for making this experience possible.
We stayed 5 days in July 2017. The house was beautiful. Open roof above the pool. Very clean, two great bedrooms and bathrooms. Very close to everything in downtown Granada. Francisco picked us up from the airport and remained our amazing tour guide the entire time we were there! GPS staff were extremely helpful and accommodating and their office is 5 min walk from the house. Best vacation ever! ❤
Loved this property - beautifully furnished and maintained. An easy walk to restaurants and many interesting sites. Would definitely stay here again, couldn't think of anything that was lacking. Anna the housekeeper was wonderful.
Great two bedroom house fully functional and equipped. Really wonderful with tons of towels, washer and dryer. Slightly smaller than it appears in the photos but still super nice. It's about 3.5 blocks from the main square/park and one-two more from the recommended restaurants. It's an easy walk though and you couldn't get this house in the middle of the nightlife area for this price. If I could change anything it would be upgrading the sound system to accept Bluetooth or at least an AUX in cable (to play your favorite music off your gadgets) and a main bathroom shower head that helps with the weak water pressure but both of these are petty comments and wouldn't change my decision to stay in this great little house! Always felt safe in the area despite it having a local feel and the management team was always available for us. Wifi worked fine and was particularly good upstairs and running AC in the bedrooms during the night didn't put our electric bill over the limit included in the rent. You can't beat this deal!
Beautiful and cozy home! We had an incredible experience. Do not hesitate to book this property for your vacation in Nicaragua. GPS and Mrs. Anita Worrell have been very helpful and more importantly welcoming. Thank you, for everything!
The home was amazing, the pool was the perfect size for a quick swim to cool off. The inside was beautiful, and the home was perfectly situated in the town so you could walk to everything but it was still quiet at night. I definitely recommend staying here.
This was my first experience with booking through VRBO, and I could not have been happier. I arranged an airport pickup through the property management company, GPS, and my friend and I were picked up by Francisco, who also had our house keys and gave us a quick tour on arrival. The house is absolutely beautiful. We loved the pool, which was great for cooling off after a day of wandering around Granada. There is a water cooler of purified water for drinking. The house is perfectly located just a couple of blocks from Merced church, and then a quick shot down to the main park and the tourist zone. The first night, the air conditioner was not working in one of the bedrooms (but a fan was available). The next day, we stopped at the GPS office, and that afternoon, someone came to the house and fixed it. This house was absolutely perfect for a couple of friends traveling together, and a very economical option as opposed to a hotel. I was very sorry to leave this house and I would definitely book it again!!! Helpful hint: The power goes out quite often in Granada, so bring a small flashlight. In the evening, if the power went out, we would stand a flashlight up in a glass - instant lantern!
Easily walk to central park or access taxis and horse drawn carriages right in front of Casa Anita. No need to rent a car unless planning some out of town travel.
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Do the olympics have any ABBA connection?
There is only a small ABBA connection. "Dancing Queen" was sung by Kylie Minogue at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The choice of an ABBA song, was probably a conscious choice, since Kylie is an ABBA fan, and ABBA has a special place in the Australian popular culture.
Oh and the Olympics were held in Stockholm in 1912, but even Bjorn wasn't around back then...
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Frida's friend, Jon Lord dies...
Jon Lord, age 71, formerly keyboardist/founder member of the British rock group, Deep Purple died on July 16th, 2012. He died of Pancreatic Cancer in England. He been fighting cancer for about a year.
Jonathan Douglas Lord was noted for his fusions between rock and classical music, his stints with Deep Purple and also for his time with the group Whitesnake. Jon was the keyboardist on Deep Purple's two biggest hits, "Hush" and "Smoke On the Water".
Jon was a good friend of Frida from ABBA, they both had residences in Zermatt, Switzerland.
Frida sang on two songs for Jon. The first was "The Sun Will Shine Again" from Jon's 2004 Beyond the Notes album and DVD. The second was a filmed performance of "In the Bleak Mid winter". They also worked together as organizers of the Zermatt music festival.
Jon Lord is survived by his wife and two children. .
Here is a link to performances of both of Frida songs with Lord, on Jon Lord's website-Jon Lord website
Frida's tribute to Jon Lord read at the Zermatt, Switzerland
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Mamma Mia Augmented Reality DVD
Mamma Mia (Augmented Reality edition) April 23, 2012, Universal Blu-Ray DVD
It's Universal 100's anniversary and so Universal has put a series of Augmented Reality editions of some of their wonderful movies. Mamma Mia is one of them. Augmented Reality is type of 3D format, of which I know little about. I believe this was only released in Europe....It can obtained from Amazon UK and many other sites. The movie does have the usual selection of bonus features. I must have not been paying much attention when I watched the movie, because I didn't recall the scene quoted on the cover!
Here is a general explanation of Augmented Reality for the uninitiated ...DVD INTELLIGENCE Website- http://www.dvd-intelligence.com/features/feature.php?feature=134
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The following is a collection of my personal faviorte photos I have taken over the years. I use these photos as wallpapers and have cropped and scaled them to have the widescreen, 16:9, aspect ratio. The images are avaialbe in either a 1280x720 or 1920x1080 formats.
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text: New to the forum and new to the H920. Love the machine. Very Very professional!! Here are some things I would love to see updated or changed in the H920 plus a few other thoughts. 1) Does anyone know if you can use the USB interface and change the AGL limits or use software to interface in any way with the H920? Haven't seen it but that doesn't mean Yuneec can't supply the software. Haven't called them yet but planning to. 2) Although usable, I would like to be able to change the 26' safe distance when flying in smart mode. If the distance could be changed Yuneec could/should program the aircraft not to start the rotors if inside the safe area. We may have that ability now but I can't find it on the 920. I think 10' to 15' is more realistic if you wanted/needed to use it. 3) We should be able to change the 33' max height when in return to home mode. The 33 ceiling is just not enough especially if the pilot is in trouble and can't interact with the bird while it's coming home. If Yuneec was going to allow only one height, a more realistic number would be between 125' and 150' . That would get it above the trees and most water towers. Don't understand 33' number, how did someone come up with 33'? I would think it could be a simple software fix. Besides DJI has that ability! 4) I would like to see a smaller landing area when using the return to home mode made even pinpoint if possible. I know there are other issues to think about and there's probably no perfect solution. I think, while in return to home mode, the bird really should come back and land as near the take off spot as possible. With American and Russian satellites being used why not!! All the pilot has to do is just not stand near the take off spot and all will be OK. What about upgrading the system with collision avoidance? 4) Obviously waypoints are huge. I think Yuneec calls it curved cable cam built into the Typhoon H. It would be disappointing if they produced a machine that cost this much with no way to make future updates. Someone said that he didn't think the H920 could use waypoints because there's not enough computing power in the copter. Computing power and ram memory are cheap today so it's hard for me to believe that comment. You know the H920 was being developed near the same time as the Typhoon H so they should/could have built in some expandability. I have even heard people take about the next generation of the Tornado. This machine has only been on the market for about five months. I don't expect the a new version out till next year if then. LOVE this machine. It just needs some software tweeking.


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Bruniroquai... I'm loving that photo of your father! I'll try shooting 1250 sometime...
Got my first roll back from the little $20 Olympus Mju-II Zoom-80 I picked up last week! Cute camera, decently sharp lens, the flash causes the lens to flare, bad film... fun roll. People never liked the Zoom-80 model... "cheap" slow zoom lens. But I found it rather fun to use. The lens is sharp, a little slow, but sharp. As long as you didn't zoom with it, you were golden!
It has a few photos from the raspberry-picking trip we went on
A bird pooped on Hillary's shorts. I bought new jeans that day, so I changed into them and gave her my pants! I think she pulls them off better than I do! This doesn't mean she wears the pants in the relationship... I hope.
Berry picking is rather fun... almost therapeutic. It seemed like Jean (Hillary's mother) was skeptical bout it at first, but she ended up loving it... filling two buckets full of berries and begging to continue when Seth (Hillary's father) said we had to go :P
I'm kinda ugly, but she's cute.
We attended the midnight premier for Dark Knight Rises yesterday (well... 12:00AM yesterday)! It wasn't that good, kinda disappointing really. Though the Dark Knight DID set a really high standard... anyway, it was rainy when we woke up the next morning (or later on that morning) so we decided to order in some pizza and watch the other Christopher Nolan Batmans I kind of think Dark Knight Rises was the worst of the three... but everyone else disagrees. Anyway... a few photos from our lazy day After we cleaned up our pizza mess of course...


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I yearn for the day my beautiful daughter deciphers day from night. I need a nap.
I have followed Jeremy Mayfield since his days in the 95 Shoney's car. I cannot wrap my mind about him doing anything illegal, especially drugs. I applaud you for trying to find out what he tested for. So why is it that the NFL will come out and say what is banned and what a player tests positive for, but NASCAR will not?
They say it is to protect JM's privacy. If it is a combination of prescription and an OTC drug like JM says then how will it affect NASCAR when it comes out that a major sponsor of NASCAR is on the banned list? And more importantly, how long do you think it will be before JM is back behind the wheel?
-- Dennis, Nashville
This issue is multifaceted and quite convoluted, Dennis. NASCAR isn't kidding around. You use -- or, in some cases, overuse -- you lose. I appreciate the stance. There should be intolerance of drug abuse -- there's no place for that mess anywhere, much less at 190 mph.
Fair or not, Jeremy Mayfield's reputation worsens by the day.
Preferably there would be a definitive list of banned substances. To suspend someone without offering the public even the vaguest explanation as to what was allegedly ingested is ridiculous. Fact is, we don't know if Mayfield took Claritin or cocaine.
Mayfield claims it was a combination of prescription and over-the-counter medications that resulted in the positive test. Dr. David Black of Aegis Labs in Nashville, NASCAR's outsourced drug expert, claims that explanation is impossible. NASCAR does, as well.
Basically, they're calling Mayfield a liar.
NASCAR, at the very least, should develop some type of drug-grading criteria. If they're unwilling to be specific, give us a grade scale. These drugs fall under Grade A, these under Grade B and so on. The public -- and certainly the alleged transgressor -- deserves at least that much.
As it stands, NASCAR could essentially send anyone packing at any time, with zero repercussion. Not saying they would. But under the current policy they could.
When will we see Mayfield back behind the wheel? Impossible question.
He must first convince Dr. Black that he's fit to return.
Hey Marty,
Since the news of Jeremy Mayfield's suspension has been released I have been hearing a lot about the "licensed people in the garage" who get randomly tested under NASCAR's drug policy. Do these licensed people include everyone in the organization, from owner all the way down?
-- Jeff Rhodes, Canton, Ohio
Anyone and everyone with a NASCAR license, Jeff. That means all competitors, including (but not limited to) drivers, owners, crew guys, spotters, some public relations officials and all NASCAR officials.
I'm so [dang] tired of Kyle Busch's attitude. He needs to grow up and face setbacks like a man. When it doesn't go his way he stomps off like a [child]. Where I'm from he'd get his [rear end] beat for acting like that.
Do us all a favor and kick his [rear end] for all of us, Marty. I've seen on TV where you've had to run after him. You have to hate it as bad as I do. How come you haven't trashed him in The Six? Do it, man. I'd love to see it.
-- John Martindale, Gatlinburg, Tenn.
I don't care enough about it to waste my breath, John. Busch is a wheelman. But is he so important that his tantrums warrant the attention? Nope. He looks bad. Not me.
Jeff Gordon is my man. What's up with his back pain? It worries me. Does it affect him in the car? This year he can finally run for that fifth championship, and I'd hate if the bad back took him off his game. Tell me it's not that bad, Marty! Please!
-- Terri Noonan, hometown unknown
Gordon's back is troublesome, Terri. He can't stand for long. Can't sit very long, either. That's a tough draw for a man who races 500 miles at a time. Inside the car he admits to experiencing discomfort, especially at physically taxing tracks like Martinsville and Bristol. The incessant motion of turning the steering wheel or jamming the brakes tweaks the nerves causing him trouble. He said last weekend that his doctors liken his back issue to arthritis, the result of years of trauma during crashes.
For insight on how debilitating back pain can be to a driver, I sought out Mark Martin at Darlington before practice Friday. The interview was telling on many levels.
In the late 90s, Martin's back was so painful his crew had to literally pick him up and place him inside the No. 6 Ford. After the run, they then had to pull him out of the car, too.
He didn't sugarcoat it one iota.
"As a human being, I can't imagine anything being more brutal than the back thing," Martin said. "I had degenerating discs. Two of them. And they would move, and mash on nerves and it was nerve pain. I haven't ever experienced any other pain like that.
"And, of course, those muscles are tiny, but because they spasm when all that goes on, which is really what [Gordon] is dealing with. It's amazing what little tiny muscles like that can deal you. It's really bad."
Martin said acupuncture was his lone refuge, albeit minimal.
"I tried everything," he said. "I battled it a year and a half before I got my surgery. And I'm telling you, it sounds crazy, but acupuncture helped me. Nothing else did. Acupuncture and being very careful in what I did. I tried everything you can think of, and I seemed to get 30 percent relief from acupuncture."
For Martin, the pain wasn't an issue in the car. The challenge was outside the car.
"First of all, let's get right to defense -- I'm going to tell you right now that this is one of the greatest drivers NASCAR's ever seen. And greatest-motivated," Martin said of Gordon. "So when it comes down to racing -- it never had an impact on my racing, and I certainly don't think that it will have on his.
"It can have, however, a cloud over his life outside of racing. It can affect the way you deal with your team, your family, and the way you deal with the things you have to do, and responsibilities you have. It makes it a much greater challenge.
"So for me, there was very little effect inside the race car. Inside the car was a place I could go and escape, because of the adrenaline and the focus and attention. It was definitely an escape for me. And I was able to do the job that I could have done had I not had [the pain] in the car."
So, then, could a lesser driver tolerate it?
"A lesser-committed person would question whether they would drive through it," Martin said. "I drove through it because I was bound and determined to chase those championships each year. And nothing, nothing would get in the way of that."
He thought back to July 1999, when he broke a wrist, knee and rib in a Busch Series race on a Friday night, then hopped in the 6 one day later.
This is heavy here:
"Nothing would stop me," he said. "And I say that for two reasons -- that is the level of commitment. And No. 2, do you understand a little bit now why I'm not talking about championships [this year]? I'm done with that.
"If I happen to stumble around and score more points than everybody else I'll get the trophy. But I'm not going to let it take. ... I let it take a lot away from my career. Wait, not from my career -- from my life. I let it take a lot away from my life."
Wow. I get it now.
Hey Marty,
Hopefully an easy question for you to knock out of the park. When the flagman displays the various flags, do the drivers actually look up at the stand or are they busy watching the track and instead relying on their spotters to help them out?
We often hear the "green, green, green" radio call telling them when to go, but I wonder when flags like the passing flag or black flag are displayed for a specific driver is he actually paying attention to the stand to see the flag or does he wait for his spotter (possibly by way of a NASCAR official) to tell him the flag is being directed at him?
Thanks for the insight -- I concur on Jason Aldean.
-- Chris, Bondurant, Iowa
Now that's a new one, Chris. It depends on the driver and the particular flag in question. I texted a bunch of drivers about this for you, and, to a man, their minds all went straight to the caution flag. Most said they depend greatly on their spotters when the yellow flies, and on the caution lights positioned on the catch fence around the racetrack to alert them of an accident. They listen for their spotter coming to the green, too.
One of my spotter buddies, Kyle Busch's guy, Jeff Dickerson, explained a typical race for me. He told me he's never once mentioned the passing flag, and doesn't recall any of the other spotters doing so, either. So that's on the driver to see. Dickerson calls the green on the initial race start, because that's the only time the flagman controls the start. Every other time the leader controls the restart.
Dickerson counts down the laps for Busch once the race hits 30 to go. Then 20, 10, five, two, one.
As for black flags, Dickerson will inform Busch of the penalty. But a black flag is only official when the driver takes the black flag and the car number is displayed on the flag stand. A driver can't be black-flagged through his spotter. It has to come from NASCAR.
Hey MartDawg,
Love the column and The Six. This past week I saw all the stories about Bruton Smith talking about Kentucky being on its way to a Cup date in 2010. I was wondering which race is going to get the short straw to make room for the Bluegrass State? And also if you see any other shake-up to the Cup schedule in the future? Second in Vegas? Third road course race?
-- Justin L., Tampa, Fla.
No telling, Justin. Smith won't give that information up. If he wants a date in Kentucky, he'll have to move an existing race from one of his six other tracks. He says he's willing to do that now, which is polar opposite from his nature, and what he's always maintained in the past.
The easy answer is Atlanta -- it struggles badly to sell tickets -- but AMS president Ed Clark tells me no such conversations have been broached from the parent company, Speedway Motorsports Inc.
But you know SMI won't unload existing dates at Bristol or Texas or Vegas or Lowe's. Infineon does well, too, and serves well the Northern California market. (Plus the wine is awesome. Everyone loves that trip.)
As for Vegas 2.0, I see that happening at some point. Vegas has one advantage no other place can match -- it's an unrivaled destination point. And now that Sin City has the Sprint Cup banquet, that sentiment is only exacerbated.
I am a working man and can never stay awake until midnight to see the checkered flag, so please tell me that Mark Martin went old-school and drove straight to Victory Lane without doing a donut, climbing a fence or making a snow angel. God I miss 1 o'clock green flags.
-- Scott , Scotia, N.Y.
No donuts, Scott. Fear not. Mark Martin doesn't do donuts. Or doughnuts.
Seems that I saw something new on the cars that I haven't seen before. It looks like a small fin of some type, right behind the camera dome on the roof. Is this something new, or have I missed it in the past? I went through my pictures from shop tours I took last year and I don't see anything like that.
Speaking of the camera domes, what are they made out of when the car doesn't carry a camera? Congrats on the new kiddo -- enjoy 'em while you can, partner.
-- John, Madison, Ala.
Good observation, John. The new piece on the roof is actually a new design of the old antennae that teams were required to run on the COT in 2008. This new design was implemented starting at Daytona this year, and was changed from an aerodynamic standpoint by NASCAR.
It is used as an antennae for the teams that have in-car cameras, but must be in the roof in all cars. The "dummy" camera pods are made out of a composite material similar to a hard nylon with an epoxy coating. They weigh a little more than a pound -- the same amount a real camera would weigh.
That's my time. Gotta love All-Star week. Ass-over-tea kettle for a million bones. One Hot Night, The Winston 1992, is one of the best races in NASCAR history. Davey door-barred in the fence by Kyle for the win. Man, that's what it's about. Now if you'll excuse me ... dirty diaper.
Marty Smith is a contributor to ESPN's NASCAR coverage. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Professor Geoff McColl is the Head of the Melbourne Medical School and Professor of Medical Education and Training. He has previously held the positions of Director of Medical Education, Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and Clinical Dean of the Royal Melbourne Hospital/Western Hospital Clinical School.
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"It's Elementary, My Dear!" A Workshop for Educators
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Feb 25 2017 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
The Elementary Music Division of the North Jersey School Music Association and NJYC proudly present an enlightening workshop for elementary level choral music educators. Sessions include:
- Drum Circle Fun - Janelle Heise, clinician
- Folk Dances for Elementary Music Class - Missy Strong, clinician
- Technology in the Elementary School Classroom - Amy Burns, clinician
- Elementary Choral Reading Session - Trish Joyce, NJYC Artistic Director, clinician, and demonstration choir NJYC's Primo Coro, directed by Jodie Adessa
Please see the attached flier for more information. Online registration is now closed. Walk-in registration will be accepted at the door.