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Mercy Underwire Bra
$62.00 - $62.00
$39.00 - $62.00
No more itching, poking, gapping or puckering: a bra that has mercy on our girls. Stretch lace makes for a forgiving custom fit. Cut-and-sew cup construction gives support and natural shape; interior sling system keeps us front and center. Inset adjustable straps; back closure. Poly/spandex. By Panache. 32-40 D,DD,E(DDD) Pearl, Tangerine.
Stick 'em Up T-Shirt Bra
We love this bra cuz even when our hands are not in the air, our girls look great. Under the thinnest tee this bra kept 'em covered. Made with smooth cups and super supportive side panels. When we slip this on, we are locked, loaded and ready to go. Underwire, adjustable straps. 34-38 C, 32-40 D-E
Strap the girls in and take them for a ride without feeling like you're wearing a corset. For once, a soft, contoured, underwire cup that moves with us. Wide lace straps say sexy and strong, just the way we like it. Nylon/Lycra spandex. 34-38 D-DDD
Bountiful Underwire Bra
$62.00 - $62.00
$39.00 - $62.00
We shall not want more—we have plenty already! Our cup runneth over with love for this bra 'cause for once our cup runneth just right. Made with smooth, lightly contoured cups, we get the shape and support we want without any of the fluff we don't need. Nylon/poly/cotton/spandex. By Panache. 32-38 D,DD,DDD
The Sleek Underwire Bra
Intuitively designed, instantly indispensable. It slides on—and it disappears, while holding firm. A virtuoso bra designer's virtuoso performance. The ease of a front close without the restrictions of a racerback style. Laser cut u-back design is smooth against our skin, making for a nearly seam-free, front-close style that practically disappears under clothes. Lightly contoured cups for shape. Adjustable straps. Nylon/spandex. By Montelle. 34-38 C,D,E(DD)
Bold Hold Underwire Bra
A fit we believe in. A bold hold we can count on. A style we can wear all day. Powermesh means firm support without added bulk. Cut-and-sew cups for shape and support. Adjustable straps, back closure. Poly/nylon/lycra. 32-40 D,DD,E
Mary Ann Underwire Bra
$28.00 - $55.00
$19.00 - $29.00
Just slip this on and re-live the tale, the tale of a fateful trek, of a farmhand girl named Mary Ann and an island-induced wreck. With polka dots, flirty embroidered lace and underwired support, mom-friendly styling will make you smile, even in a bamboo fort—even in a bamboo fort. Adjustable straps, back closure. Poly/nylon/spandex. By Panache. 32-38 D,DD,E(DDD)
Gatsby Underwire Bra
Infused with mystery and a bit of danger. Always alluring, the Gatsby could lead to a path of ruin or success...we get to decide. We slip it on and into a life of elegance and mint juleps. Whisper-light silk cut-and-sew cups are backed with powermesh for natural shape and support. Adjustable straps, back closure. Nylon/silk/spandex. 32-38 B,C,D
M.F. Underwire Bra
$43.00 - $43.00
$34.00 - $43.00
That would be Mom Friendly. Even if we're happily stuck in a G-rated life, we still want to move into the fast lane every now and again. We want to wear a plunging neckline and a little lace but we'd rather not flash our teenagers. This all-over lace underwire bra is perfect for an adult evening but won't get us in trouble with Disney. Nylon/elastane. 32-40 C, D, DD, E
Bombay Balconette Bra
The vibrant pulse of Bollywood is alive and well, adding a bright punch of color to every bombshell's bra drawer. Underwired balconette styling delivers head-turning lift, lightly contoured cups give shape. Adjustable straps, back closure. Poly/nylon/cotton. By Panache. 32-38 D,DD,E(DDD)
Eleven Bra
On a scale of 1 to 10 It's an 11. Whole lotta hold 11. Lightweight, bulk-free styling 11. A look as bold as the hold 11. When we want big, bold hold, we move up to the Eleven Bra. 4-part underwire cup with side boning for additional stability and support; powermesh sides and back. Adjustable straps. Poly/cotton/spandex. Underwire. 34-40, D-DD
Electra Underwire Bra
$46.00 - $78.00
$29.00 - $49.00
Vibrant brilliance and cunning charm collide. The Electra can both captivate and contain. Contoured cups for shape and modesty. Demi cup. Adjustable straps, back closure. Nylon/spandex/rayon. 32-38 B,C,D
Vow Underwire Bra
Something new, something blue. Honors and respects who we are and never tries to make us into something we aren't. The Vow promises to have and to hold us, to love and to cherish, in good times and in bad as long as we both shall live. Having finally found the supportive relationship we need, we are fully committed to this bra. Contoured cup for shape and modesty. Adjustable straps, back closure. Cotton/spandex/nylon. By Panache. 32-38 D,DD,E(DDD)
The Hook-Up Bra
Our go-to for night…after day, after night; this is a bra we are committed to. A style that finally hooks up full cups with what all sizes desire: beautiful, versatile support that's got our backs—and breasts—covered. Plunge contoured cups offer shape and support. Converts from traditional straps to x-back with a j-hook. Add delicate detailing and we go from reaching for it "just this one time" to "all the time." Underwire. Adjustable straps; back closure. 34-40 D, DD
Maven Underwire Bra
This is the one bra Molly, our bra maven, wears day in and day out, because as she says, "it feels like me, and that feels good." No higher praise, no better bra for C's, D's and DD's. Double-layer molded cup. Adjustable straps, back closure. Nylon/spandex. By Le Mystere. 32-38 C,D,DD
Hepburn Bra
A classic beauty, confident enough to combine pinstripes and sheer trim. Understated elegance for smart women everywhere. A cut-and-sew bra so carefully constructed, it feels like it was made for us alone. Underwire. 34-40 D, DD, E, F
Smooth Operator Bra
This bra is made to operate at full capacity, but it still goes on smooth and stays smooth all day, all night long. Like the best Smooth Operators, this bra accentuates our natural shape, while holding those D's and DD's in place. Seamless, molded cups. Underwire and power mesh wings. Poly/nylon/spandex. 32-38 D, DD
Marvel Underwire Bra
$66.00 - $68.00
Marvel at the gravity-defying support. Marvel at the complete separation. Marvel at the sculpted design. Careful contouring augmented by cleverly channeled underwire keeps our girls perky all workout long. Converts to an x-back using a j-hook. Best for those with a small rib cage and large breasts. Runs exactly one full cup-size small. Poly/nylon/spandex.
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Seismic Underwire Bra
$71.00 - $75.00
A seismic shift in support, shape and comfort. A 5th generation European company marries old-world lingerie know-how with German precision craftsmanship. Exclusive Swiss fabrics carefully patterned into a bra that firmly lifts and separates. Underwire construction bows away from our body as we twist and bend. Plenty of support for work and workout up to DDD. Poly/nylon/elastane. 32-40 C, D, E(2D), F(3D)
Basically Perfect Bra
A bra that is designed to give everyday comfort for the full cups. Well built with a subtle pattern that will not show beneath your clothes. Basically all of the beauty without the fuss. Perfect! Adjustable straps, embossed print molded underwire cups. 34-38 DD-E, 36-38 F
The Mae West Bra
Even an outlaw needs to stay in touch with her softer side. The support built into this bra will get any cowgirl through wrangling and showdowns. And the lace reminds us that it's good to be bad. Adjustable straps, underwire, double layer cup with side and back lace panel detail. 34-40 C-E
The Big Deal Underwire Bra
Our only large cup front close bra! Now that's a Big Deal. Big time support in an easy-on style. Cut-and-sew styling, internal sling system for additional support. Wide, padded straps and leotard back work together to prevent slippage. Light grip at top of cup. Adjustable straps. Underwire. Nylon/poly/spandex. 34-40, D-DD
Best Kept Secret Bra
7 different fabrics, 27 pieces, and 4976 stitches (more or less) bring this beautifully crafted cut and sew underwire bra to life. It takes a lot to look this good, but our Best Kept Secret makes looking good and working hard easy. Nylon/elastane. 34-40 C, D, E
Trade-Up Sports Bra
$75.00 - $79.00
$59.00 - $79.00
Our go-to, larger-breasted tester has forsaken her go-to sports bra. She describes it as Trading Up. That's also how she describes her new boyfriend. The Trade-Up (we're talking bra not boyfriend here) supports her like the dickens and yet cools with mesh in all the right spots. She says the 2-point closure system is tricky the first time or two, but then it's a snap. 89% poly/11% spandex. Cushioned adjustable straps. 32-38 C, D, DD, E(3D)
Balance Bra
Right on the edge of everyday and night out lies the balance bra. A molded pinstripe cup shapes while the underwire separates. This bra has found its place as the little black dress of our bra drawer. Indispensable, irreplaceable, subtle, and classy. The perfect balance. Molded underwire cups. Poly/spandex. 32-38 C, D, E
Aero Sports Bra
$63.00 - $67.00
Weighing in at less than 2 ounces, this flyweight bra supports like no other. Pull on the Aero and say hello to big time support and good-bye to clammy workouts. An all-mesh back works with no-stretch cups to support our girls. Our lightest weight, best-ventilated 4 barbell bra. Poly/nylon/spandex.
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Petal Power Underwire Bra
No delicate daisies or droopy dahlias here: Petal Power keeps our girls in full bloom even as our day-time job moves into dinner-time deal-making. 4-part underwire cup with side boning for additional stability and support; power mesh sides and back. Adjustable straps. Poly/nylon/elastane.
Updated Keeping It Real Bra
$44.00 - $44.00
$34.00 - $44.00
A tee-shirt bra that keeps it and our girls real. The sleek, lightly contoured cups are smooth under any top and lace trim and wings keep it pretty. Keeping-It-Real: beauty our way. Underwire, adjustable straps. Nylon/spandex. By Montelle. 34-38 B,C,D
The Last Resort Bra
$64.00 - $69.00
If you've tried every bra out there and still bounce, just try this one. Our heaviest lifter ain't pretty, but our testers say it completely eliminates bounce. Some call it the Full Metal Jacket. We call it the Last Resort. Sturdy nylon/spandex construction. The workout bra of choice for D, DD and DDD cups who don't want to bounce at all. Not ever. If you are considering breast reduction surgery, consider this bra first. XS(32DDD-34C-34D-36C), S(34DD-34DDD-36D-36DD), M(36DDD-38C-38D-40C), L(38DD-38DDD-40D-40DD), XL(40DDD-42D-42DD-44D)
Hide & Peek Underwire Bra
So cute we're tempted to let this double-layer bra peek out a little. A lovely lace outer fabric covers a fully-constructed, underwire bra. The lace shows a bit but your girls never will. A cami look without all of the coverage. So let it hide or let it peek. Lightly contoured for both modesty and shape. 32-36 B-DD
Habitual Glamour
Striking the perfect balance of needs and wants, this is one daily habit we won't quit. Contour cups deliver shape and modesty. The touch of lace lays so smooth under tees so it stays our little secret. Underwire, adjustable straps. By Natori
Beautility Bra
A bra for both our left and right brains, embodying our inner architect and artist. The careful construction provides uncommon lift. When combined with our textured print, we just call it breath-taking. Breath-taking beautility. By Bendon. Bra: 32-38 B-DD; Undies: S(2-4), M(6-8), L(10-12), XL(14)
Juxtapose Underwire Bra
Dainty at first look, but watch out for the wallop of WOW! Delicate, floral embroidery, detailed straps and scalloped lace trim, draws us in, then Pow! Non-stretch mesh cups and center back panel deliver a power-mesh haven of support. Strength and beauty juxtaposed. 3 part cut-and-sew construction with seamed cups for shape and lift. Adjustable straps. Poly/nylon/viscose/spandex. Underwire. 34-40, D-DD
Fierce Underwire Bra
Beauty on the inside + strength on the inside = one fierce bra. Our DD's have met their match in this all-over embroidered bra. Underwire, side stays and powermesh combine for a bra that holds our girls in place. Lined lower cup for modesty. Cut and Sew. Poly/nylon/spandex. 34-38 D, DD
Sexy-Back Bra
Who said sexy couldn't also function? We like this bra because it lifts, conceals, and breathes. We love this bra 'cuz it lets us be both cool and hot, all at the same time. Wardrobe malfunction not required. Adjustable racerback straps with low-profile front closure and plush underwire.
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Petit Chou Underwire Bra
Delicate little details meets not-so-dainty support; this bra was built for not-so-petite cabbages. Firm contoured cups for shape and support. All-over mesh overlay. Underwire. Adjustable straps, adjustable back closure. Nylon/spandex. By Le Mystere. 32-38 C,D,DD
Sheer Genius Bra
This bra is all about being cool and slightly hot at the same time... now that's smart. The clever cups are built from the thinnest engineered mesh for breathability But opaque print is placed right where we need it. No seams, no bulk. Brilliant. Underwire. 32-38 B-D
Mary Jane Underwire Bra
Nope, we're not paranoid. When we pull on this bra we ARE smokin'...hot, that is. Smooth, molded cups mean we never have to keep a lid on our natural beauty. Engineered floral print on nylon/spandex keeps our girls high, naturally. 32-38 B, C, D
Tech Athena Bra
$49.00 - $52.00
A wise choice for larger-breasted women who require big-time support built in with big-time wicking. This bra is built for super support with stabilizer straps, molded cups and a 2" chest band. Adjustable straps. CoolMax® lining for moisture management. Poly/spandex. By Moving Comfort.
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Olympia/sky, White 32-38 C-DD
Booby Trap Sports Bra
$49.00 - $54.00
$39.00 - $54.00
With a bunch of newfangled technology and 20 years of sports bra-making expertise, the women at Moving Comfort have developed this decidedly 21st century Booby Trap. With a wide-channeled chest band and no-stretch inner fabric, this bra locks 'em down. M-frame construction teams with the high tech fabrics to put the lock down on bounce. Wide, adjustable, padded straps. 3-hook back closure. Poly/Lycra body, poly/spandex cups. By Moving Comfort. 32-40 C, D, DD, E(3D)
Updated Cuz She Says So
$54.00 - $56.00
Our T9 bra guru is a DD and serious about her bras. She developed this bra for herself and it's in our catalog "cuz she says so." She wanted smooth, seam-free moisture-wicking cups paired with breathable mesh. She got it. She wanted underwire and stabilization. She got it. She wanted all-day, work to workout comfort and performance. She got it. Poly/spandex By Moving Comfort
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Super Lace Bra
$49.00 - $55.00
$39.00 - $55.00
Beneath the understated exterior of this lace, underwire bra is a high-performance machine. It has all of the engineering and support of the most technical sports bra, combined with the beautility of an innerwear bra. So whether we are running for the commuter train or running for the finish line, this bra gives us everything we need. Inset, cushioned straps. Mesh back. By Moving Comfort
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4-Reasons Sports Bra
Chances are, if you love your sports bra, it was designed by our friend, Audrey. She is THE boob whisperer and now she's made improvements to a perennial favorite, the 3-Reasons. Yes, the 4-Reasons is infinitely adjustable and customizable, marrying firm support with comfortable wearability. Yes, it has the support to hold those C-DD'S comfortably in place. Yes, she's added even more ventilation and wicking to keep our girls cool and dry. AND, now the wide elastic chest band is constructed with a plush channeling elastic that NEVER rolls. Wicking blend of nylon/poly/spandex. 32-40 C-DD
Smooth Convertible Bra
Soft as doeskin, it slides sleekly under virtually anything undetected. Even worn as an x-back or halter, we get shape and support—without underwire. Our only convertible style for full figures. Lightly contoured cups. Band includes hidden strap inset options. Adjustable straps, back closure. Nylon/spandex.
Joan's Bra
Joan, our art director and arbiter of all things beautiful, has designated this one her must-have bra. Sleekly beautiful, surprisingly supportive. And, separation without an underwire. Looks good enough to wear alone, but it's probably better not to. 32-36 A-D
Hallelujah Bra
$39.00 - $44.00
Behold cups that perfectly encapsulate our breasts! Full-cup gals rejoice in the seam-free cups and all-mesh back. Our C and D cup wearers testify they'd wear it to work and then go for a run in it. A bra that wicks and a bra that works. Hallelujah! Poly/nylon/spandex. Runs slightly big in the cup size. If between sizes, size down. 34-42 C-DD, F
Freedom Bra
Today we declare freedom: freedom from stiff itchy fabrics, from biting straps and from the poke and prod of underwires. Today we clasp on this soothing, supporting, lightly contoured bra and declare ourselves, "Free at last! Free at last." Yes, a wirefree contoured cup bra that actually works for full figures. Adjustable straps, back closure. Nylon/poly/spandex. By Rosa Faia. 32-40 B,C,D,DD
In-Command Nursing Bra
Now we are in charge of our bodies. We've got the nursing thing down, the dark days are behind us and we're headed back to work. The In-Command gets us back to the office in style and with confidence. Spacer fabric for modesty and a bit of shape. Discreet front access. Adjustable cups. Adjustable straps, back closure. Nylon/cotton/spandex. By Rosa Faia. 34-40 B,C,D,E(DD)
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SALZBURG / BUCHAREST ALPINE, the Austrian Construction Company, landed a major contract together with FCC and AZVI. Twenty-three kilometers of the existing railroad line in Transylvania, Romania between Sighisoara and Atel will be completely replaced for 208 million euros. 85 % of the project National Romanian Railroad Company (CFR) will be financed by the EU. The railroad project is part of the EU's Trans-European Network (TEN) expansion program and located in "Corridor 4″ (Nuremberg/Dresden – Prague – Bratislava – Budapest – Arad – Bucharest – Constanta). In the future, trains will be able to drive 160 KPH on the twin-track electric line.
ALPINE builds around the world
The Austrian ALPINE Construction Company is a member of the FCC Group and has built roads, motorways, power plants, stadiums, railways and subways, bridges, residential, commercial and industrial buildings around the world. Together with its subsidiary, ALPINE-ENERGIE, it promotes the construction and development of sustainable, alternative energies and energy networks. ALPINE has over 15,000 employees. Approximately half of the revenue from construction services of approx. 3.5 billion euros per year is generated in Austria's domestic market.
The FCC conglomerate with its head office in Madrid operates in the public services, environmental services, infrastructure and renewable energies sector on an international scale. FCC has over 90,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Last year its sales were in excess of 12 billion euros with a profit of over 300 million euros.


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Real Time Identity?
A simple way to build online trust, or another failed technology project in the making? Toby Stevens explores the government's new identity assurance programme and considers what it means for your business.Read more… No comments
Identity Assurance: Who wants to be an Identity Provider?
One of the more contentious areas of debate about the Identity Assurance programme has been the selection of potential Identity Providers (IdPs), not so much for who is on the list, but who is absent.Read more… No comments
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The government's Identity Assurance programme has finally announced its eighth candidate Identity Provider, in the form of PayPal; the announcement had been delayed pending the completion of PayPal's contract negotiations.Read more… No comments
The significance of the Identity Assurance programme
Consumer empowerment think-tank Ctrl-Shift is carrying an interview with pixIDust's Toby Stevens on the significance of the Identity Assurance programme, in which I speculate on how IDA will grow over the coming months and years:
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DALLAS, Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A rodeo bull rider once said, "It ain't bragging if it's true." Well-known companies such as In-N-Out Burger, Trader Joe's, Apple and Google are expanding their presence or moving their headquarters to Texas. Over the past 10 years, 850,000 Americans have migrated to Texas, in stark contrast to the 1.5 million who have fled California. Home to the fastest growing cities in the U.S., Texas is an entrepreneurial mecca boasting the quickest growing technology sector and the largest independent music festival in the world. Texas stereotypes aside, the state has evolved from its Wild West roots to today's thriving economy—prompting the question—how do you explain its success?
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Sam Wyly and Andrew Wyly, emphatically answer with their new book, Texas Got It Right! (Melcher Media, October 2012). Texas Got It Right! (TXGIR!) explains why Texas leads the nation in imports and exports, has been the top wind power state for the past six years and is the number one place to move in the U.S.
"My son, Andrew, and I decided to write this book because we saw America being pulled in two very different directions. On one side was California, where taxation and regulation were squeezing the blood right out of entrepreneurs and sending that once-proud state to the very bottom of almost every major entrepreneurial ranking. On the other side was Texas...where the best and the brightest people and greatest companies are voting with their feet... in unprecedented numbers to set up shop in Texas," said Sam Wyly.
Texas is home to many firsts, and leads the nation and the world in many economic areas. With dynamic infographics, TXGIR! brings the facts to life showing why Texas is leading America's charge out of the Great Recession.
- Job Growth - Texas added the most jobs in the last five years of any state in the country and has led job growth overall for 21 years
- Affordability - A dollar goes farther in Texas than almost anywhere in the U.S. Texas is home to the top 10 least expensive cities in which to live in the U.S.
- Business Friendly – CEOs have ranked Texas the Best State for Business for the past eight consecutive years
- Imports and Exports - One-fifth of all U.S. goods enter or leave from Texas, creating 1 million jobs
- Business Creation – The number of IPOs filed and IPO proceeds are the highest in the country
- Deregulation - Thanks to deregulation, Texas leads the U.S. in wind power sales, oil and natural gas production AND has reduced air pollution by 58 percent over the past 10 years
- Political Clout - Texas is the only state gaining four new seats in Congress
The 10-step policy guide in Texas Got It Right! is a roadmap for the other 49 states to follow. As Walter Isaacson says in his foreword, "The state's can-do spirit and love of independent thinkers, innovators, and entrepreneurs is something that could help kick up our whole economy." In brilliant color with hundreds of photographs, Texas Got It Right! chronicles the people, companies and achievements of the Lone Star State. From Sam Houston to Mary Kay Ash, from Whole Foods Market, Half Price Books, Southwest Airlines and Dell to the invention of the microchip, building the Houston Ship Channel and the creation of SXSW, opportunity abounds in the Lone Star State.
Texas game-changer Richard Kinder said, "In Houston, you are what you achieve. That is my idea of the American dream."
Texas' larger than life themes, locations and personalities are favorites in today's arts and entertainment world -- No Country for OId Men was shot in Marfa, Texas, home to one of the most important contemporary art scenes in the world. Dallas has returned to the small screen, and almost every major network and cable station are currently showcasing Texas, Texans, or Texas-based companies. The musical Giant (the original movie was also shot in Marfa) opened at the Public Theatre in New York City on November 15.
Texas Got It Right!, currently available for purchase at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com, was released on October 16. (Melcher Media, ISBN 978-1-59591-074-5, $19.95, 176pp with illustrations, October 2012) For more information, visit http://www.TexasGotItRight.com and find us on Twitter @TXGIR and Facebook.
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"The mood's good," team captain Dustin Brown said. "You talk about doubt -- we've lost two games in a row. That's something that maybe this team hasn't done in a while, but again, we've been playing good hockey.
"You sit and you really start to realize the position we're in. We're up 3-2 and we're on home ice. I think most teams would have taken that at the start of the series."
There's also the perspective that the pressure really rests on the New Jersey Devils, whose season will end if they lose.
They still need two wins to complete a historic comeback from an 0-3 Cup Final deficit, while the Kings need only one win to claim the revered trophy.
Making history isn't the Devils' motivation now.
"We're trying to win a Stanley Cup. If I had my way, we would have never got in that hole," Coach Peter DeBoer said. "I didn't feel we deserved to be in that hole. That was the hand we were dealt. We made a little bit of our own bed there and now we're stuck with trying to get out of it."
They've taken two big strides to get out, but winger Ilya Kovalchuk scoffed at suggestions the Devils have gained any impetus from winning Game 4 at Staples Center and Game 5 at home.
"Whoever wins the last game, that's what the people said, they got momentum," he said. "You've just got to go out there and try to play your best. What's in the past is all behind you. You can't do anything about it. You can only control what you're going to do next. You have to go out there and play your best."
A series that has been dramatically close in every contest except the Kings' 4-0 triumph in Game 3 will be decided by whose best players perform better under the worst duress.
Pressure can mold athletes or melt them. Some want the puck in overtime or to be at bat in the bottom of the ninth in the seventh game of the World Series.
To goaltenders who thrive under duress, the action slows and the puck looks as big as a beach ball. Goalies whose nerves prevail can't stop that beach ball.
So far, each team has risen to the occasion at key times and each has made lineup adjustments to fine-tune its performance.
The Devils got a boost by bringing in defenseman Henrik Tallinder and veteran forward Petr Sykora for Game 4.
The Kings put winger Simon Gagne on the fourth line in Game 3 and he has had some good scoring chances but he hasn't finished, a team-wide problem.
The tradeoff is that putting him in for Brad Richardson took some grit away from that fourth line.
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The land which I do give them, even the children of Israel (Joshua 1:2).
God here speaks in the immediate present. It is not something He is going to do, but something He does do, this moment. So faith ever speaks. So God ever gives. So He is meeting you today, in the present moment. This is the test of faith. So long as you are waiting for a thing, hoping for it, looking for it, you are not believing. It may be hope, it may be earnest desire, but it is not faith; for "faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." The command in regard to believing prayer is the present tense. "When ye pray, believe that ye receive the things that ye desire, and ye shall have them." Have we come to that moment? Have we met God in His everlasting NOW?
--Joshua, by Simpson
True faith counts on God, and believes before it sees. Naturally, we want some evidence that our petition is granted before we believe; but when we walk by faith we need no other evidence than God's Word. He has spoken, and according to our faith it shall be done unto us. We shall see because we have believed, and this faith sustains us in the most trying places, when everything around us seems to contradict God's Word.
The Psalmist says, "I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of living" (Ps. 27:13). He did not see as yet the Lord's answer to his prayers, but he believed to see; and this kept him from fainting.
If we have the faith that believes to see, it will keep us from growing discouraged. We shall "laugh at impossibilities," we shall watch with delight to see how God is going to open up a path through the Red Sea when there is no human way out of our difficulty. It is just in such places of severe testing that our faith grows and strengthens.
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I hope all is well with you. I follow you on Twitter (love the t-shirt!) – so know how very busy you are. However…
I was wondering whether you would be interested in getting involved in a project around the work of Salford punk poet, John Cooper Clarke. I am writing from Manchester-based independent record label, Fat Northerner Records. The label are planning 'Evidently Chickensounds', a John Cooper Clarke covers album with an accompanying book, which will see established names in the music industry rub shoulders with newcomers – all pegged together with some JCC-inspired spoken word pieces by some of the UK's finest contemporary wordsmiths.
The idea behind the album and book came from a large collective of creatives wanting to do something to celebrate the work of this unsung local hero in his 60th birthday year. The project is not for profit and any profits raised will be donated to the charity of John's choice. When we spoke to John Cooper Clarke about the project we talked about the sorts of people he wanted us to get involved, he mentioned you and was very keen for us to ask you to get involved.
We already have a really diverse mixture of musicians and spoken word artists involved - Chas Smash (Madness); Roland Hartwell & The Icelandic Symphony Orchestra and Konny Kon (Broke 'n English Collective); The Cribs; Matt Berry (The IT Crowd, The Mighty Boosh); Maximo Park; Denis Jones; Bone-Box; Shit Disco; The Longcut; Ladytron; Lil' Fee (The Whip); Kings Have Long Arms; The Ironweed Project; Orphan Boy; Frazer King; Twisted Wheel; Frank Sidebottom; I Am Kloot; Reverend and The Makers; Goldie Lookin' Chain; Down The Tiny Steps plus many, many more.
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Along with a limited edition piece of vinyl, we are producing a book, Directory 2009 (inspired by his publication, Directory 1979). The book will feature stories about John Cooper Clarke from a collection of musicians, ex-managers, radio DJs and contemporaries. The book will also feature poems inspired by John Cooper Clarke, from contemporary spoken word artists. There will also be a documentary made about the process of recording the album.
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by Janet S. Wong
I sold Good Luck Gold, my first book, a week before my son was born. I might not have started a second book soon, except I heard people criticize another author because "she had only one book in her." I would've paid no attention if my first book had been Gone With The Wind, but I decided that I would need to write another book right away. I started A Suitcase of Seaweed when my son was two months old.
My son was not a napper, and I struggled to write anything more than random notes or a few drafts of a poem during the day. But I was determined: every night I put Andrew in his crib at nine, tiptoed out, and plopped down in front of the computer. Exhausted and not at all inspired, I would sit staring at my notes and beginnings of poems. The key was to type something—anything—into the computer. It was crummy stuff, but it started looking much better at two in the morning.
"Campfire" sprang from a sliver of a memory of my first camping trip. I wrote some notes, probably while my son was rocking in his battery-operated swing. Two possible poems emerged: one about my dad, struggling with our tent, and another about my mom who, squatting by our campfire, told me that she grew up in the country, "real country," where she roasted chestnuts and grasshoppers as a child.
Here are those first scribbles:
One of the first drafts of that poem read:
You can scribble whatever embarrassing, meaningless, shameful nonsense you want, but type it—for publication—and all of a sudden The Reader is watching over your shoulder. Will the reader laugh at your country-bumpkin Korean mother? Will the reader not even blink because, being well-read, he knows that your people eat dogs?
Being the child of Asian immigrants and one of a handful of Asians at two of my schools, my parents often reminded me that my whole people (or peoples, as I am both Chinese and Korean) would be judged by what I did. So: goodbye, grasshoppers. I doubt that I thought about it as deliberately and consciously as I've described here, but between the handwritten stage and my first typewritten draft, I chose to focus on chestnuts. Here is Computer Draft #1, which actually was Draft #4:
Real Country
"This is the real country,"
my mother explains,
picking her teeth
as she squats near
the fire, pants rolled up.
We are roasting chestnuts.
"Here," she says, picking one
up with a thick green leaf.
This is the real country.
I stuck with chestnuts in Drafts #5-10 and also decided to put myself into the poem. Here is #10:
Roast Chestnuts
"This is the real country,"
my mother explains,
prodding the fire
with a branch.
I squat next to her,
my pants rolled up
like hers
and we listen
to the chestnuts pop
and we watch
the ants carry bits
of our dinner away.
When their skins have split
enough to show their fur,
she scoops one up
with a thick green leaf.
"This is yours," my mother
says, and I taste
the real country.
I thought that poem was finished. Well, I probably didn't consider it "finished," but I was finished with it. I've always been eager to remind myself that the body of work is what counts, not any particular poem or any particular book; this is how I save myself from suffering massive writer's block. I moved on, writing more poems for A Suitcase of Seaweed. Finished as I thought I was, though, the poem itself told me otherwise. Part of the poem-making process is fermentation, and as the poem sat in the computer, it started to stink.
Serious rethinking occurred in Draft #11. "Real country": those are the exact words that my mother uses when she describes her rural Korean village, Kum San, where tigers ate babies in the woods (a whole other poem). But "real country" means nothing to most people. Real as opposed to what—"fake country?" Obviously not. How could I "show not tell" the reader about "real country?" Roasting chestnuts is authentic, and my mother has always enjoyed roasting them at holidays. But roasting chestnuts wasn't the interesting thing about her story. Besides, sophisticates from Seoul eat roasted chestnuts. New Yorkers eat chestnuts! But if you grew up in the "real country" of old Korea, you might find yourself eating something a little more unusual. Downright disgusting. The grasshoppers came back.
Draft #11:
Prodding the fire
with a strong thin
branch I found
when wandering
in the forest,
I squat next to Mother,
my pants rolled up
like hers, still wet
from washing dishes
in the river.
When she was my age,
she used to catch
build a fire
with the sparks
from rocks
and dry straw,
and eat them,
fresh, char-roasted,
whole, soft, succulent
When the fire is
spitting ready,
Mother gives me
the sign to go
get them.
Fresh, char-roasted,
whole, soft, succulent
my kind of
I didn't know, when I started writing that draft, that I would end the poem with the marshmallow stanza. I thought of it only when I sent my child-self to go get the grasshoppers. How could I—raised in Los Angeles on pizza, burgers, and burritos—possibly eat grasshoppers? And would my mother, now so American, ever be able to eat a grasshopper again? No matter what they ate once upon a time in the old country, here we eat marshmallows.
Another significant change happened by the final draft, Draft #15: I deleted the squat. I had been squatting next to my mother in Drafts #5-14, but having opened my people(s) up to some ridicule with the grasshoppers, I couldn't also subject them to the embarrassment of the squat. The Squat: this is something that I've seen dozens of Asians do. Tired of standing in a place with no chairs, they will sometimes squat in a way that evokes thoughts of the "hole in the ground" toilet found throughout Asia. This is cleaner, of course, than sitting "criss-cross applesauce" on dirty ground the way many of us Americans do when caught in a similar situation, but the squat (to my eyes) looks so much more awkward. Maybe some non-Asian people squat this way, too, but I have never seen them. (Baseball catchers do not count.) It was time to dump the squat.
Draft #15 (almost final draft):
Just think—
when Mother was my age,
she could build a fire
with sparks from rocks,
catch a bunch of
grasshoppers and
roast them whole
for a summer
night's snack!
"Get me a good stick,"
she says, "thin but strong,"
and I bring her one
from the woods
behind our tent.
On the way back
I see a brown bag
by her feet—
could it be?
When the fire is spitting
ready, she reaches in the bag,
rustling, and hands me
one big, fat, luscious
The final change was made after Margaret McElderry bought my manuscript. I don't remember if it was she or the copyeditor who made the suggestion, but someone thought that the word "ready," fourth line up from the bottom, should be moved up a line.
It took ten months to write A Suitcase of Seaweed, mainly from 9pm to 2am. Not every poem went through so many drafts, but I do write usually at least ten drafts of each poem, and sometimes—especially when playing with alignment—up to fifty. Even if I love the first draft, I try a second draft. I'm not trying to make it better, but simply to make it different. The great thing about working on a computer is it takes all of about 2 seconds to copy the file as Draft #2. Your brilliant wording is not erased, mutilated, obliterated; Draft #1 is always there for you.
How to make drafts different? By questioning yourself constantly about what it is that you really want to say. By acknowledging The Reader. Or by playing with rhyme, repetition, and rhythm. If I used rhyme in Draft #1, I'll often attempt a second draft with zero rhyme or only off-rhyme. If I didn't use repetition in Draft #1, I might find an important line or word and repeat it. I might write a poem in strict meter just to see what happens. Each draft is another chance to win.
When I visit schools, I like to tell kids that I have twenty books published and another three coming out soon: twenty-three books—but I've written over two hundred. Yet I don't consider the hundred eighty or so that didn't sell to be a complete waste of time. Each draft that I don't use, each book that doesn't sell, is still good practice. I tell kids: if you want to be a star athlete, you know that you have to practice. And when you're practicing, you don't stick to the easy shots, things you know how to do. You challenge yourself. You stretch. You try different angles. When I sit down to write, I'm trying those different angles, too.
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- July 31, 2009 at 11:52 am
I enjoyed reading about your process with Campfire. This line about revision caught my eye:
"Even if I love the first draft, I try a second draft. I'm not trying to make it better, but simply to make it different."
This realization takes so much pressure off us, at least for me.
I have a new appreciation for A SUITCASE OF SEAWEED, knowing that you wrote it after you put your son to sleep. I referred to one of your poems in my critical thesis at Vermont College. Thanks again.
- July 31, 2009 at 2:03 pm
A lovely look at process, Janet. Thanks! I especially love the advice to come at the poem from different angles – head-on revisions can be intimidating, but playing and imagining new angles – yes! I love the sounds in your final version – that sequence of think,/sparks/rocks/ snack/stick/thin – all of it sounding so much like the snap of twigs and the crackle of a campfire – very subtle. I do believe poetry is about indirection, and coming from different directions at the same poem (sound-wise as well as image-wise) is always exciting, no matter what determination is made about the final viewpoint. Nice to see you here at Hunger Mountain!
- July 31, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Thanks for sharing your revision process, Janet. It's so instructive! I had to run upstairs to pull out my copy of A SUITCASE OF SEAWEED to read your final, published version again.
I read your discussion of another poem revision on Sylvia Vardell's blog a while back. It's nice to get some insight into the how's and why's of each revision. THANKS!
- August 4, 2009 at 10:43 am
Janet how lovely to "see" your words here. I love the onion you're peeling for us here, and the idea that all those different perspectives might lead us to the truths we don't even know we're after. Welcome, virtually, to VCFA–maybe one of these years we'll welcome you to campus in person!
- August 6, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Janet, thank you for the clear and thoughtful look at process. It's very interesting to watch your drafts move from a more adult perspective to a true child's perspective. These examples show that we can start anywhere and through time and honing our words, achieve what we set out to do. I like your comment about reminding yourself that the body of work is more important than one particular poem. That really does give one permission to move forward.
- August 13, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Frances: I remember being incredibly exhausted when I wrote A SUITCASE OF SEAWEED. But the poems in it are some of my favorite (of all my work), so perhaps fatigue makes a poet more honest (at least this poet).
Julie: You are a master of sound, so I really appreciate your praise!
Dianne: I'm working on a collection now where I include two significantly different (yet somhow related) versions of each poem, to show the power of revision. I'm worried that regular trade book publishers will find it boring, so maybe I'll end up submitting it to an educational publisher.
Uma: You have an open invitation to visit Princeton for my onion soup!
Joyce: Moving from an adult to a child perspective in that poem is, yes, something that I constantly am reminding myself to try to do. Thanks so much for commenting on it!
Thank you, all, for your kind words!
- August 16, 2009 at 10:41 am
Janet – Both my teacher and writer selves *love* the idea of a book that shows the relationship/transformation between drafts. I look forward to seeing this collection on bookshelves!
- February 4, 2011 at 7:40 pm
My Language Art teacher tell us to chose a poem, and i chose yours because it tell about Chinese, i am a Chinese too!!!
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if i were a drug dealer, i would wait until they asked for coke then i would take the money and reply with "sorry i only have pepsi" then laugh maniacally as i backflipped into the sewers
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A good character does not necessarily equate to a good person and that's a-okay. There are plenty of fictional jerks, villains and antagonists that get loads of attention precisely because of their flaws. These flaws may not make them a great person or model citizen but they certainly make them an interesting character.
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It would be cool if at the end of every Catching Fire trailer you heard a "tick tock", and that could be Catching Fire's signature like THG had Rue's 4 note whistle.
I swear if they don't show Haymitch's games in Catching Fire there will be blood at Lionsgate's studios.
The biggest dilemma in my life is that none of my friends are huge Foster the People fans like me
This question is so impossible. I have no clue I love so many parts.
Wait do you mean the book, the entire series, or the film?!
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Honestly I am not sure. I remember a while ago I estimated mid- to late June… but that didn't happen.
They begin filming in September, so i'm going to guess mid-late July because it doesn't really feel like it to me that there will be anything that soon.
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To leverage Openstack for development and delivery of the Blue Box Group's private cloud system, further the adoption of OpenStack and support the community
I have over 19 years of building and leading technology companies and teams.
My career has focused on driving aggressive growth, building cutting edge products, and creating energetic environments that foster success for technology companies, employees, and clients alike through IT technology and product innovation.
Prior to joining Blue Box, I was Senior Director of Architecture and Operations at HP Cloud, where I built and managed technical operations for their public cloud offering and architecture for the private cloud offering, both based on OpenStack. The experience of running a large public cloud based on OpenStack as well as working with corporate customers for private clouds gave me an unique perspective in how to help OpenStack succeed in the Marketplace.
Before joining HP, I held key leadership positions for many technology startups such as WhitePages, Snapvine, Farecast, Mobliss and AdRelevance. At Whitepages, The first year was focused on a complete upgrade of every aspect of Engineering, Product, IT and Operations. We built a early private cloud, with on demand IT services and complete systems automation, which resulted in increased product releases twenty fold. This effort embodied the most advanced aspects of Agile software development, system automation, private cloud technology and "DevOps". This is where I was first able to see the potential of OpenStack in the enterprise.
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Success for OpenStack is extremely important to me, because it is critical for a open standards to be vibrant, growing and available for IT providers and consumers, keeping power from accumulating in any one vendors hands. OpenStack holds the promise for a open cloud standard, that can be delivered and consumed in the mode that works best for the provider and customer, private, public, hosted, etc. OpenStack is the next generation of how IT services will be delivered and it needs all the support it can get to help it win.
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sorry these are first drafts so a little crude.
You deluded me
Seeping through every crack of skin
A universe beyond my senses
Drawing me to exultation
But nothing more than earth and roses
The birdsong, or the coolness of the running stream
Nothing but exhaled air.
You were a voice that came to be
A little fragile broken memory.
And I would have taken you
But your face cursed me
And I am weighed down for all time.
And (there's) the word that comes and never goes
Hunting silence as its game
As the footsteps of the metronome
Stops dead before the door.
Hung on chants, engrossing
Hung on creaking gallows
In the storm of a silent movie.
Breaking contradictions in his mind was, to him, like walking through a winter forest snapping twigs underfoot.