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Is Darts the New Wrestling?
It's just as dramatic, but much more "real" and three times as drunk.
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Right now, British sport is languishing in an era of professional blandness. An era of kissed badges, endlessly credited gaffers and pretending to fancy Sue Barker on A Question of Sport. An era of "Team GB". Our sportsmen and women have no interest in being the hard-living Roy Of The Rovers we all want them to be. They don't even possess the rabid hyper-professionalism of someone like Roy Keane, and he was essentially just a dog in a football kit.
Instead, they're nylon cyborgs with lantern jaws and French crops, the dullest kids from school grown up and biting their tongues for that big Shredded Wheat paycheck at the finishing line. Football in particular is trying hard for icons right now – for every Mario Balotelli there are countless Gareth Barrys or James Milners, men who look like they'd be perfectly happy to wile away their Saturdays hanging about in leisure centres if they were rewarded with millions of pounds to do so.
It's not necessarily their fault, but the media has tricked us into believing that sportsmen should double as role models for British youth. If "Hurricane" Higgins head-butted a referee these days, somebody would equate it to the rise of knife crime. He'd be accused of setting a bad example, outcast from snooker society and forced to live as a vagabond in a caravan beneath the Westway.
So where are the next generation of sporting madmen? For the answer, we must turn away from "real" sport, and look towards the world of "sports entertainment". The term was first coined by pro wrestling to subtly hip people to the fact that it, well, isn't real. And although in some ways it's the "realest" shit out there, the world of darts is as much entertainment as it is sport.
The main similarity, other than both of them being popular in the 70s, is that darts and wrestling are both almost completely personality-based. The career of a wrestler or dartist (I know) can sink or float on the back of their persona. There's good guys, bad guys, mad guys and sad guys. They come as diverse as Phil "The Power" Taylor (indomitable, but with a sexual assault charge under his belt), Ted Hankey (a shit-stirring real ale vampire), Martin "Wolfy" Adams (A hirsute old gent, looks like an amiable blacksmith) and Paul Nicholson (provincial badboy, wears aviators, entrance music is Kasabian).
Because the companies who sponsor them look for character, not compliance, the players are encouraged to cultivate a persona rather than deny one, to play up to their idiosyncrasies and their weaknesses rather than glossing them over to seem more professional. Rafael Nadal is considered a bit cocky in the world of tennis, but if he played darts he'd probably come on dressed as a Matador to "Livin' La Vida Loca".
Darts really understands personality branding and isn't afraid to milk it. Look at Tony O'Shea – he's a very fat man, but he sees no reason to massage the truth. Instead, he calls himself "Silverback" and waddles up to the oche like this:
Darts has really embraced the power of spectacle in a way that only wrestling really has before. Boxers have always had lavish entrances, for sure, but there's very little participation there. They're too focused on not dying to do animal impressions. Which is a shame. Plus, they're all either Slavic punching robots or preening drug cheats these days. The stars of sports entertainment however, really know how to put on a show. There's indoor fireworks, High Street Honeys, neckless bouncers and regional trash-talking. The crowd dish it out, and the dartists serve it back with panto precision.
The fans are a big part of the darts spectacle, and they've even deemed it fitting to replace "God Save the Queen" with their own national anthem: "Chelsea Dagger", a song far catchier and more evocative of Modern Britain than the imperialist dirge the Queen recorded back in the 1980s or whatever decade that song's from. The fans are there to be entertained. They aren't sat in the cold waiting for a broken leg, forced to queue 15 minutes to pay £6.50 for a warm Carlsberg and then to neck it because the game's started back up again. No, darts fans are already pissed. They turn up pissed. Half of them look like they woke up pissed, but who gives a shit? It's darts!
How many Rugby Union matches do you see people reaching for the lasers at?
The other progressive quality that darts has in common with wrestling is that it's gender-equal. I doubt that Gloria Steniem has ever written a feminist treatise about Chyna's victory in her 1999 intercontinental title fight against Jeff Jarret, but it's a moment that should be up there with the '68 Black Power salutes. Darts has Anastasia "The Russian Beauty" Dobromyslova and Trina "The Golden Girl" Gulliver. I know what you're thinking, but they're not exactly the shy, retiring types. The federations don't seem to be run by the blazer-and-badge old boys network, but by entrepreneurs who want to thrill their audiences with drama. Gender conventions don't matter to them; if you can play, you can play.
Sports Entertainment may still be seen as sport's awkward half-brother, but like in Rain Man, the older, more respectable brother can learn from its rough and ready sibling. I'm sure the cynics are going to say that all the pizzaz and story-lining are making up for the limitations of what are, respectively, a boring pub game and a fake sport played by failed stuntmen. But I struggle to believe that anyone who's seen Raymond "Barney" Von Barneveld trying to finish on a double top, or witnessed Mankind's "Hell In A Cell" belly-flop, would ever be able to thrill in the same way at the sight of Jenson Button doing the Running Man with James Corden at a Rizzle Kicks gig.
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St. Eunan's simply too strong for Killybegs
Big guns St Eunan's had simply too much power and panache for a gritty but generally outgunned Killybegs side in Fintra on Saturday.
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Killybegs 1-6
The losers' best spell came in the opening half when they were holding St. Eunan's to a 0-5 to 0-1 lead by the 28th minute.
But the outstanding Rory Kavanagh, who was like a cruising Mercedes, found Conall Dunne on loads of room on the edge of the Fishermen's square, and the fair haired centre forward struck a low left footed shot to the net.
That was the real killer blow in this lively affair where big Hugh McFadden caused Eunan's loads of problems in that opening half.
But six wides from fairly scorable positions proved to be their undoing.
The hard working McFadden found himself clear on the Letterkenny goal in the 12th minute.
For an instant a goal beckoned, but the otherwise excellent McFadden hesitated and the ball was swept away.
Letterkenny were only leading by 0-3 to 0-1 at that stage and the Division Two side really needed an early goal to make a real match of it.
Instead they suffered two fairly heavy blows when wing back Christy Cunningham was carried off with a fairly serious injury in the 5th minute.
And inspirational centre back Shane Molloy was black carded for what appeared to be a hand trip on Paddy McGowan in the 25th minute.
This was followed a few minutes later by Dunne's clinical goal to put Eunan's ahead by 1-6 to 0-2 at half-time while playing into a slight breeze.
Hugh McFadden hit a monster point for the losers in the 8th minute to level matters, but he hit three wides in the next ten minutes.
In contrast, Rory Kavanagh, who had a Michael Murphy type role between midfield and full forward, looked very sharp and weighed in with three well struck points to steady his younger colleagues' nerves.
The winners had a strong physical presence in the middle of the field with the 40ish John Haran and Sean Hensey giving them a slight edge over McFadden, Eoghan Ban Gallagher and Pauric Conaghan.
But it was Eunan's ability to strike on the counter attack like a rattler, that was most apparent.
Caolan Ward, Peter Devine and Conor Morrison frequently broke at pace, and tested the Killybegs defence to the limit.
And accurate corner forward Conor Gibbons struck some superb points in the second half.
It was Gibbons who got the opening score of that half with a confidently struck left-footed point
David Tyrrell was then put through on goal but his rasper cannoned off the crossbar and went over for a point.
Hugh McFadden and David McGuinness were on target for Killybegs, but Paddy McGowan and Kavanagh stretched the Letterkenny lead to 1-10 to 0-5 by the 45th minute.
Eunan's mentors, obviously thinking of a tough encounter with St Michael's, then replaced Kavanagh and Hensey with Conor Parke and the mercurial Lee McMonagle.
But five minutes later they were briefly rocked when Pauric Conaghan superbly finished off a six- man move to the St Eunan's net.
That left the leaders ahead by 1-10 to 1-5, but the losers just did not have the power to capitalize on that goal.
Meanwhile Gibbons put his stamp on the final ten minutes with some well-struck points.
And this encounter was well sealed when corner back Conor Morrison was left with a simple tap in after good work by Eamon Doherty and Lee McMonagle.
A comfortable and deserved victory for a Eunan's side that were minus Kevin Rafferty, Darragh Mulgrew and Rory Carr.
But they will face a much tougher task next week at the Bridge.
Killybegs battled bravely and could have been much closer to their opponents at half-time had they converted some relatively easy chances.
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The Battle for Tarawa - The Rainbow Runners Finally Leave
Rainbow Runners:Part V
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Two transmissions back I mentioned the meeting we had about whether to collect a few or our rainbow runners. There was another interesting argument presented at that meeting which was that we might not be doing them a favor by delivering them to Tarawa where fishermen await, and therefore ought perhaps to try to devise some method of driving them away from Odyssey as we get closer. Just how to do this fell under the same heading as the mice who voted to bell the cat but could not find a way to achieve it. The idea that had the most adherents was to turn on the engine and speed up enough to leave them behind. Well, as chance would have it, we made just such a trial yesterday, though without having planned to.
Even though when travelling we stop faithfully every hour to listen attentively for sperm whale clicks (the loudest of which can be heard for several miles) it had been three months since Odyssey found sperm whales and successfully obtained biopsy samples from them. This was weighing very heavily on all our minds yesterday and we were genuinely excited when we awoke (in the perpetually stunning tangerine light of another equatorial dawn) to the sounds of loud clicks from a group of nearby sperm whales.
And so we spent the whole day with the engine on, changing direction frequently and moving at hull speed around the ocean hurrying in order to cover the long distances between the far flung members of this widely scattered pod of sperm whales, as we tried to collect samples. But did this dislodge the rainbow runners? Not at all. At day's end they were still right there with us even after the Odyssey had showed such prolonged fits of mad behavior. (So now I know, by the way, what it must feel like to be a school of porpoises when you get joined by tuna fish and you can't shake them off.)
As I have said, we spent the whole day trying to obtain samples. But we had no luck at all. This herd turned out to contain the shyest sperm whales I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot) Each group or animal submerged long before Odyssey got anywhere near it, usually while we were still well over 150 meters away. They did this even when we were sailing slowly up to them in a very light wind with the engine off. This went on all day, and by day's end people were riven with frustration. But it was also yesterday that our companion fish gave us the biggest surprise (and gift) yet.
Near the end of the day, Jacob went fishing and soon had caught the next rainbow runner in our allotted suite of six. And as he cleaned it on the aft deck and opened its stomach he found what it had been eating... bits of sloughed skin from the sperm whales from which we had spent all day trying to get bits of skin! (Several of us have collected sloughed sperm whale skin over the years, and it is unmistakable.) Although they will not work for assessing concentrations of contaminants, they are very useful for the genetic work. So we washed them off, put them in the appropriate preservative, labelled them, and added them to our collection of samples. I mean: if it hadn't been for that rainbow runner, we still wouldn't have had any samples from sperm whales for three months.
But today, having lost the sperm whales to silence last night, we once again awoke to the sounds of sperm whale clicks and this time Reb got a proper biopsy sample from one of them. I am now trying to figure out a way in which we can employ rainbow runners on a regular contract basis to collect whale skin for us.
Incidentally, about mid morning today (the third day since my last report about the rainbow runners) we arrived at Tarawa and are now anchored off the main wharf, just inside the reef, where almost exactly 57 years ago one of the bloodiest battles of the second world war took place. Our now peaceful anchorage would have been at the very center of the very worst violence of that battle. But we, aboard Odyssey have avoided such horror simply by participating in a series of formalities with the harbor authorities, which are, in fact, still in process.
And while we have been doing so, the rainbow runners have finally left.
So I suppose that while the quiet process of having or papers signed and read is proceeding, that beneath the placid waters of this lagoon, our rainbow runners, our rainbow warriors, are battling their way across the reef, fending off attacks by its resident rainbow runners.
And that if they survive those battles, they will be trying in the days and weeks ahead, to consolidate their positions, while hopefully being successful in evading the mysterious weapons deployed by human fishermen who think that it is they who have conquered this atoll and are now well dug in, defending what they consider to be... their reef.
So who does own this reef? Is it the resident fish, the newly arrived fish, or the humans? I feel that it is Time that owns this reef, and that every visitor to it no matter how long in residence here is but a visitor and should respect and accommodate to the equal rights of all the other visitors.
This is Roger Payne, speaking to you from the quiet harbor at Tarawa Island where the appearances of peace are probably covering violent unseen struggles between parties that honestly believe that it is they who have earned the ultimate right to this place.
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Today I went to the first MTPT forum This is the first MTPT Project-specific forum, aiming to introduce the project to a variety of stakeholders.
I helped stream the session led by Emma Shepperd AKA Maternity Teacher or @MaternityCPD on Twitter.
You can see part of the inaugural meeting in the embedded tweet with the Periscope stream below. NB It starts 2.03 minutes in – click on the microphone symbol for sound.
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After the session I asked Emma to give a quick overview of the organisation – here's the film I took and, subsequently, edited on the tube on the way home:
It's a shame the whole conversation wasn't captured as it had big implications for CPD and part-time working for everyone not just Maternity and Paternity Teachers. I'm glad the Teacher Development Trust Network @NTENetwork was represented there by Bridget Clay, @bridget89ec. It would be good to see all the dots joined up in an initiative like this re: CPD.
There needs to be a change of culture and workload – sometimes cultural change comes in from left field and a sea change occurs – who knows? I think this an innovative initiative and if you haven't seen the website – go here:
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Their next meeting is on Saturday 12th November at Regents High School, Chalton St, London NW1 1RX
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I teach during the day and my wife and I have a young son (Jack), so I don't have much time during the week. To be honest, I'm too tired when I get home to summon up the creative energy you need to write a novel. During school terms, I write in the weekends. Usually both days. I can get on a bit of a roll then. In the holidays, I'll write every weekday for about the same time. I have the weekends off.
I write in the garage. I can't concentrate inside. As I try to tell other people – I'm immersing myself in a world. If you talk to me or otherwise distract me, the world image I have before me has an annoying tendency to disappear.
If I write for a whole day, I'll usually get about 4,000 words done. That's 20k a week. You do the maths – you can have a whole novel written in about 4 weeks. Of course, it may be terrible, but that's what the editing process is all about. For preparation, I get on the rowing machine in the morning and listen to my ipod. That's when I do most of my thinking. I visualize the scenes in my head and the exercise clears my head and gets me charged up. I probably drink about 3 cups of coffee in any given writing day. I'll start writing at 8am and write solidly until lunch when I'll have half an hour off. I find it doesn't pay to have too much of a break – especially if I'm really into the creative process. I'll start writing again in the afternoon and usually finish around 4pm. I don't like to work much past that otherwise I don't get to spend any time with my family. Besides, I'm pretty shattered by that point and my writing gets lazy. I do find it hard to sleep after a solid day of writing – I'm usually too worked up and I often go to bed thinking of better ways to write the scene. My wife tells me she talks to me in the evenings and I answer her but I often forget can't remember the conversations (it gets awkward when we're preparing to go out for the weekend and I say 'where to?' and she of course says 'we've talked about this.')
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The Pre-Sloane Emily didn't go to parties, she barely talked to guys, she didn't do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—the one who yanks you out of your shell.But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just... disappears. No note. No calls. No texts. No Sloane. There's just a random to-do list. On it, thirteen Sloane-selected-definitely-bizarre-tasks that Emily would never try... unless they could lead back to her best friend. Apple Picking at Night? Ok, easy enough.Dance until Dawn? Sure. Why not? Kiss a Stranger? Wait... what? Getting through Sloane's list would mean a lot of firsts. But Emily has this whole unexpected summer ahead of her, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected) to check things off. Who knows what she'll find? Go Skinny Dipping? Um...
Waiting on Wednesday: Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
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I haven't read Second Chance Summer yet, but I adored Amy & Roger's Epic Detour. I'm pretty excited for this one too! I can't wait to see Emily work her way through the list and maybe find out where Sloane disappeared to.ReplyDelete
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Amy & Roger's Epic Detour was amazing! And I loved how Second Chance Summer made me cry. Since reading both books, Morgan Matson's been on my auto-buy list. xD VERY curious about this Frank guy. ;) Lovely pick!ReplyDelete
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Great pick! I haven't read anything by this author yet, but I am definitely going to check her out. My WoW if you want to stop by!ReplyDelete
Can't wait for this one! I adored Second Chance Summer.ReplyDelete
I loved Amy and Roger's Epic Detour, but I still need to read Second Chance Sumer!! This sounds cute...I do like "bucket lists."ReplyDelete
..I can breath for the first time, I'm so moving on...Sorry! :D I always start singing when I see some title that reminds me of some song. Anyhow I have never heard of this one and I like books with bucked lists. I hope you'll read it soon. Great pick :)ReplyDelete
Sounds like a fun book - I could see ABC Family making a show like this :)ReplyDelete
I just adore this cover and can't wait to finally read this book! Sounds like an awesome Summer read =DReplyDelete
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Great pick! Have seen this a lot today and I'm really excited to read it myself. Thanks for sharing :) My WoWReplyDelete
I am anxious to read this one. I hope they'll put it up on Net Galley. :/ReplyDelete
This one looks like such a fun summer read! I've never read Second Chance Summer but I'm going to go check it out now!! Thanks for sharing! Hope you're having a wonderful week, Montana! :)ReplyDelete
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I'll have to add this to my list, it looks like too much fun to pass up!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 5, 2014 at 9:28 PM
I'm excited for this one too, the concept sounds really cool!ReplyDelete
Note to self: Read Second Chance Summer.
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Interesting pick, have not heard of this one will have to go and find it on goodreads now.ReplyDelete
I've had Second Chance Summer on my shelf forever! I must check out this author soon! This new one sounds great too. :)ReplyDelete
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The Portland Waves alumni chapter produced three service events in their first full year of operation, including service projects for the Letty Owings
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Inaugural Pepperdine University Waves of Service Award
Presented in March 2010 at the Pepperdine Associates Dinner
Peter Fretheim ('86), founder of Go Nigeria, has dedicated his life to helping orphans and widows in Nigeria. The nonprofit organization helps provide food, clothing, medical treatment, and jobs to children living on the streets, victims of leprosy, impoverished, and other people of need in the African nation.
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Rodney E. Boone (MBA '04) serves as Chairman and Founder of Mesesso Foundation, an organization that provides scholarships to vulnerable children in Ethiopia. Mr. Boone has been building and operating healthcare companies for more than 20 years. He worked as Operating Partner at DW Healthcare Partners (DWHP), a company for which he was Chairman and Founder. Prior to DWHP, Mr. Boone was President and CEO of Royce Medical Holdings, an orthopedics manufacturer.
Inaugural Graduate School of Education and Psychology Waves of Service AwardPresented in October 2010 at the Celebration of Excellence
Dr. Steven Long (EdD '08), a graduate of the organizational leadership program, received the honor for his exceptional service work. Dr. Long inspired change in the educational training of students in Asia through the Champions Education Association (CEA) in Taiwan (R.O.C.), Hong Kong, and China. The nonprofit provides leadership and career training for students in elementary school through the university level. The program has graduated two million students from classroom programs in public schools and universities, guided by over 5,500 trained volunteer teachers.
Inaugural Seaver College Waves of Service AwardPresented in 2010
Julie Davis ('87), founder of Global Treads, received recognition for her outstanding career in service. The nonprofit provides shoes for men, women, and children locally and around the world. Ms. Davis donated the $2,000 award to this organization.
Waves of Service Pilot Chapter Award (Orange County)Presented in October 2010 at the Orange County Waves "Freely Give for the Holiday"The award, given in honor of John Hall of the Orange County Waves, benefited three Orange County students. These students each received scholarships of $333.
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The award to the Dallas Waves honored alumnus Bill Minick (JD '85) for his work with Texoma Youth Camp. This organization promotes values and character building experiences in children.
Waves of Service Chapter AwardPresented in February 2011 at the Chapter Leadership Conference
The Orange County Waves received this honor for its exceptional service-related endeavours. The chapter supported multiple Step Forward Day events, established new protocols for offering Waves of Service scholarships, and awarded a Waves of Service speaker.
Graziadio School of Business and Management Waves of Service AwardPresented in May 2011 at the George Awards
Cassandra Loch (MBA '06) serves as CEO of Prototypes, an organization rebuilding the lives of women, children, and communities affected by substance abuse, mental illness, homelessness, disease, and domestic violence. Ms. Loch donated the $2,000 award to this nonprofit, which has provided innovative health, mental health and social services to more than 15,000 women and children.
Pepperdine University Waves of Service AwardPresented October 2011 at Waves Weekend
David Brinkman (MBA '02), CEO of Desert AIDS Project, works to improve the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS. Desert AIDS Project provides social and medical services to patients, as well as education and outreach to prevent new infections. Mr. Brinkman donated the $5,000 award to the nonprofit organization.
Waves of Service Leader of the Year AwardPresented October 2011 at the Waves Weekend Waves of Service Leader Mixer
Ryan Allen ('02), Manager at Tree People, showed outstanding leadership and involvement with Pepperdine University as a Waves of Service Leader. He provided service activities for alumni and the Pepperdine community through Tree People, an environmental nonprofit that unites trees, people, and technology to grow a sustainable future for Los Angeles. Mr. Allen also volunteered as Vice President of Volunteer Services at his local chapter and facilitated several alumni events through his organization.
Inaugural Faculty/Staff Waves of Service AwardPresented October 2011 at Pepperdine Honors
Daphne Green, laboratory manager for the Natural Science Division at Pepperdine University, was honored for her service to the school. Ms. Green began working at Pepperdine in 1986 and remained serving the University with passion and enthusiasm even when she faced a battle with cancer. Throughout six surgeries and a year of chemotherapy, she supervised the move of the Natural Science Division into the Rockwell Academic Center, oversaw completion of hundreds of projects related to this move, and trained three different associate lab managers. She performed all of this in addition to a multitude of other tasks. Her dedication earned her the $1,000 award.
Graduate School of Education and Psychology Waves of Service AwardPresented November 2011 at the GSEP Celebration of Excellence
Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson (GPC '69, EDD '03), honored for her extensive career in service, served as President of the Los Angeles-Lusaka Sister City Committee. Her work with this organization for the past 20 years has helped create programs to provide business development, medical, and educational aid to Zambia. Dr. Thomas-Robertson is Dean Emeritus of Los Angeles Southwest College and Vice President of Business Relations for Born Ready Industries, Inc. Dr. Thomas-Robertson donated the $2,000 award to the Micro Fi Clean Water Project serving Zambia.
Waves of Service Pilot Chapter Award (San Diego)Presented in February 2012 at the San Diego Chapter Celebration Party
The Kasselmann Family of the San Diego Waves received the award in honor of their remarkable involvement with the Chapter's Waves of Appreciation event. Jim and Maureen Kasselmann, parents of Pepperdine student Andrew Kasselmann, donated the $1,000 award to the charity of their choice, Wounded Warrior Project. This nonprofit organization provides aid and raises awareness and public support for the needs of injured service members.
Seaver College Waves of Service AwardPresented March 2012 at Waves of Success Graduation Luncheon
Kelly Gonzales ('94), Executive Director of The Mulligan Project, received this honor for her exceptional service career. Her organization helps disabled children in Vietnam through special education, speech and physical therapies, and other services. The $2,000 award was designated to this nonprofit.
Inaugural School of Law Waves of Service AwardPresented March 2012 at the Colonel John L. and Maria Moriarity First Year Moot Court Competition
Justice Betty Ann Richli (JD '77) received the award for her distinguished career in public service. Justice Richli is an associate justice to the Fourth District Court of Appeal for the State of California, Division Two. Prior to this appointment, she served for nine years as a trial judge in the municipal and superior courts. Before law school, Justice Richli taught high school English and American History in Maryland and California.
Waves of Service Chapter AwardPresented in March 2012 at the Pepperdine Associates Dinner
The San Diego Waves received the award for their extraordinary service project, Waves of Appreciation, which gathered the community to pack and distribute appreciation bags to troops traveling during the holidays. The project garnered thousands of dollars in corporate and private support. About 450 volunteers gave 1,300 hours to distribute 2,500 bags of food items, thank you cards, and other gifts of appreciation. Watch more...
Graziadio School of Business and Management Waves of Service AwardPresented April 2012 at the George Awards
Betty LaMarr (MBA '79), CEO of EmpowHer Institute, received this award for her incredible work serving disadvantaged women. Her nonprofit organization assists low-income females and creates opportunities that can improve their economic status and living conditions. The $2,000 award was designated to this nonprofit organization. Ms. LaMarr has also served as a mentor to the Graziadio School's partner organization, the MBA Women International (formerly NAWMBA).
Waves of Service Pilot Chapter Award (Ventura County)Presented in May 2012 at the Pepperdine University Eddy D. Field Stadium
Meredith Benton ('01) of the Ventura County Waves received the honor for her outstanding service work. Ms. Benton serves as Acting Executive Director for the Ventura County Leadership Academy, an initiative of United Way of Ventura County that creates opportunities to develop leaders who will enhance the quality of life in Ventura County. She has also worked with several other nonprofit organizations; she serves on the boards of Kids & Families Together, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, and United Way's Young Leaders Society. Ms. Benton elected to donate the $1,000 award to the Ventura County Leadership Academy.
Seaver College Waves of Service Award
Presented April 2013 at the Waves of Success Luncheon
Ray Meltvedt ('82) serves as the President of Club Dust and founder of Feeding Somalia. Club Dust is a Christian organization that builds homes for impoverished families living near the Mexican-American border. He has led the organization for more than 30 years. Mr. Meltvedt founded Feeding Somalia in 2011 to provide food to the countless starving individuals in the poverty-stricken region. He used his $2,000 award funds to help provide about 20,000 meals to a refugee camp in Kenya.
Graziadio School of Business and Management Waves of Service Award
Presented April 2013 at the George Awards
Janis Spire (MBA '87), serves as President and CEO of the Alliance for Children's Rights. Ms. Spire has worked for nearly two decades to improve the lives of society's most vulnerable children. Her work at the Alliance helps impoverished, abused, and disabled children. Prior to her tenure at this organization, Ms. Spire served eight years as the Chief Operating Officer of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
Graduate School of Education and Psychology Waves of Service Award
Presented October 2012 at the GSEP Celebration of Excellence
Jessica Boro (MS '09) is the Director of Instruction at Valor Academy, a charter school in Arleta providing exceptional education and professional development to children in an underserved community. Ms. Boro has also partnered with Waves of Service for several events over the past few years.
Pepperdine University Waves of Service Award
Presented October 2012 at Waves Weekend
Linda ('84) and Dharan Mandrayar ('83, MBA '86) founded The White Rainbow Project, a humanitarian organization dedicated to helping the widows of Vrindavan, India ("The City of Widows"). Their work provides medical and social services to exploited women in India who are shunned from society because of a tradition in some regions that widows bring bad luck. Their organization is based on a movie produced by the couple's company, Dharlin Entertainment, which creates educational and inspirational films. The White Rainbow Project was one of the first organizations to be part of Waves for Service. Through this partnership, the organization has taken several groups of Pepperdine students to work with the widows in Vrindavan. The Mandrayars were selected from a group of about 300 alumni involved in service. The Seaver Sweethearts have also been involved in local nonprofit work. They were founding members of The Fallbrook Film Factory, which promotes independent filmmaking and the arts. Moreover, they helped start the International Fallbrook Film Festival. The $5,000 award was dedicated to The White Rainbow Project.
Waves of Service Leader of the Year Award
Presented October 2012 at the Waves of Service Leader Mixer
Alison Tolladay (MPP '10), Community Relations Coordinator for the Los Angeles Lakers earned the Leader of the Year title by bringing service to Pepperdine in a variety of ways. She hosted numerous Pepperdine volunteers on several occasions, spoke at Pepperdine events, and assisted other alumni in service with in-kind donations and events.
Graziadio Business School Waves of Service Award
Presented April 2014 at the George Awards
Molly Moen (MIB '01) is Chief Operating Officer of the Downtown Women's Center (DWC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization offering housing and supportive services to more than 4000 homeless women on Los Angeles' Skid Row each year. In this role, she is responsible for guiding the day-to-day business operations of the organization and providing strategic leadership to DWC's planning, financial analysis, fundraising, communications, human resources, volunteer, and facilities management efforts. During her tenure, Molly has managed DWC through a period of unprecedented growth, taking the annual budget from $1 million to $5.5 million, the staff from 14 to 70, and the numbers served from 1500 to 4000; she also spearheaded two capital campaigns, which raised a total of $40 million and enabled the development of 119 units of permanent supportive housing. Prior to joining the Downtown Women's Center, Molly worked with Phoenix Houses of California and the United Way of Greater Los Angeles. She holds a Master's in International Business from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management; has nearly thirteen years of experience working in the fields of housing and public health – including over eight at DWC; and has examined issues of strategic and fiscal planning, marketing/communications, and organizational development in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Derek (also a Graziadio graduate), and their son, Wyatt.
Seaver College Waves of Service Award
Presented April 2014 at the Waves of Success Luncheon
Jeremy Black (B '96 SC) first became aware of an unknown Amazon superfruit called açaí in the late 1990's. He and his brother Ryan and friend Ed Nichols are the founders Sambazon, or Sustainable Management of the Brazilian Amazon.
To Black, Sambazon's global brand manager, and its cofounders, "Açaí was always more than just a healthy and delicious fruit to create products to sell; it was a vehicle for creating positive social change in the Amazon and promoting a healthy active lifestyle here in the U.S."
Guided by the principles of market-driven conservation, Sambazon pioneered the first-of-its-kind fair trade and certified organic supply chain of açaí and helped create global awareness of the açaí berry. Upon opening the world's largest proprietary açaí manufacturing facility in the Amazon, Sambazon allowed the company to have total control and oversight of the manufacturing process. Black and his team thereby generated sustainable employment for thousands of small family farmers and helped protect biodiversity of the Amazon rain forest by making the forest more valuable standing than being cut down. "The triple bottom line," Black emphasizes, "is taking care of the planet, the people involved, and the business and its stakeholders."
Since its inception in 2000, Sambazon has maintained and continues to grow a loyal consumer base consisting mainly of professional athletes and active, health-conscious individuals. In November 2006, the business won the prestigious Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence for a small- or medium-sized business, and was nominated by the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil for helping to create worldwide awareness and pioneer a sustainable industry around the açaí fruit. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice celebrated Sambazon's "outstanding example of the positive impact that a small company can make to the economy, the environment, and the society of its host country."
With a stellar reputation and triple bottom-line business philosophy, Black is proud to be part of an industry forecasted to continue to gain momentum and popularity for years to come. As part of the next generation of leaders in their industry, Black and his company believe "that a brand that stands for positive change and promoting a healthy way of life will inspire other businesses to follow." He is already meeting like-minded business entrepreneurs at trade shows and events who share his and Sambazon's vision, some following their business model as an example.
"I believe that it's part of our contribution to the world to help others and add to the equation," Black says, "making the world a better place for future generations."
Pepperdine University Waves of Service Award
Present April 2014 at the Alumni Leadership Council meeting
"Coach" Mara Leigh Taylor (MA '03, MA '06) is the founder of Going Out by Getting In (GOGI). A nonprofit fully staffed by volunteers, GOGI helps rehabilitate prisoners through the teaching of 12 core positive decision-making tools in group workshops and self-teaching. Taylor and her team of formerly incarcerated coaches travel to prisons to teach actions like "Five Second Light Switch" (replace old, automatic thoughts with new, positive behavior) and "Positive Actions: The Three Ps" (Is it powerful? Is it productive? Is it positive?).
Taylor's idea of empowering prisoners with tools for positive decision making and then letting them create a positive prison culture seems to be working. Two recent studies in California and Utah indicate that GOGI participants have a significantly lower reoffending rate. In Los Angeles County, with one of the nation's highest overall re-offending rates at 85 percent, that figure dropped to 35 percent among GOGI participants. In Utah, the figures are even greater, falling from 80 to 11 percent one year after release among former female prisoners involved in GOGI.
Her volunteer work over the past decade has been so successful that the L.A. County Sheriff's Department recently created a paid position specifically for Taylor. She is now the educational development administrator for jail programming for nearly 20,000 men and women.
Grateful for the direction her life has taken, Taylor continues to credit Pepperdine for presenting her with the first opportunity that opened her eyes to a pervasive problem. "If I didn't take that class at Pepperdine, I never would have toured that prison," Taylor says. "I'm living the University mission."


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To make a potato battery, you're going to need a potato, some copper pennies, zinc washers, some test leads, an LED or other device to power, and a multimeter if you happen to have one. Now, if you don't have any pennies or washers, you could substitute copper wire or galvanized nails for example.
The first step is to cut our potato in half, then make some slits in the top for our electrodes. Insert our penny cathode and washer anodes into the potato, leaving only about an 1/10th of an inch exposed. The acid in our potato acts as an electrolyte between our two electrodes, so we want as much of the metals surface touching the potato as possible.
Take one of your test leads and connect the zinc anode of one potato to the copper cathode of the other potato. If you have a multimeter, now is a good time to attach it. Mine gave me a reading of 1.5 volts. That's amazing.
However, our LED requires a minimum of 2 volts to operate, so you know what that means?! Add more potatoes! And this time it lights right up, giving us a nice blue glow! Now what would you say if I told you that the potato is completely unnecessary, and provides none of the actual electricity? Watch my next video "How to make a Penny Battery" to find out more!


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This isn't the first time I've been boondocking – camping with no hook-ups – but it's the first time in awhile. Water, check. Propane, check. Empty holding tanks, check. Now all I need is my friend Lydia to arrive from Austin, and the party will begin!
I arrived at the RV campsite adjacent to the balloon field early this afternoon. The Fiesta staff recommends arriving between noon and 3 pm, and that was a great tip. When I got here, there was no waiting at all. Friendly volunteers greeted me, and I followed the golf cart to my spot.
They call the parking arrangement "rally style." I haven't been to a rally yet, but I take this to mean "chummy." In other words, "you will meet your neighbors." This is tight quarters, but not toooo tight. The dirt parking areas are well-marked to accommodate a wide variety of campers – from tents to million-dollar motor homes.
One thing about boondocking – there's not a lot of set-up to be done. I dropped the stabilizers and the hitch, and called it done. I have a panoramic view of the mountains right outside my window, and the trees outside my door are rustling with the breeze. I'm just hoping it's not too windy for tonight's "Glowdeo" – the special shapes balloon glow!


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The Cardiothoracic Surgery (CT Surgery) Fellowship is designed to provide exposure to routine/complex cardiothoracic surgery in order to prepare Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) with the skills necessary to be successful in delivering excellent surgical care. The program is structured to increase the knowledge base necessary to assist in cardiothoracic surgical procedures as well as participate in perioperative and post-operative care of the cardiothoracic surgery population. Graduates transition to practice with expertise in evidence-based practice, practice guideline development, translational knowledge and quality improvement specific to the cardiothoracic care setting.
Fellows have real-time exposure to patient care in the intensive care unit, operating room, as well as inpatient floor and outpatient clinic. Development of a clinical proficiencies is fostered by exposure to many cardiothoracic surgical procedures including, but not limited to, coronary artery bypass grafts, mitral and aortic valve replacement/repair, ascending aortic repair, saphenous vein harvest, lobectomy, video assisted thoracotomy, Trans Aortic Valve replacement (TAVR) and ventricular assist devices.
The CT Surgery Fellowship is a 12-month program serving as an immersion in specific procedural techniques to prepare the ACP for the critical thinking needed above and beyond their master's degree training. The innovative curriculum provides the foundation of complex management of the cardiothoracic surgical patient to include a broad background in a diverse range of surgical procedures. Graduates gain confidence in managing the patient in peri- and post-operative phases of care,including complications that arise from procedures.Specialty Rotations Include


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The Brazilian baritone attracted lots of favorable attention with
his performances as Escamillo, Belcore and Count Almaviva, but it
was his Tony-winning turn as Emile de Becque in Lincoln Center
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To see you smile2:25 PM
Pullover: H&M
Plaid Shirt: BrandyMelville
Shorts: Thrifted
Boots: Topshop
Helloooo people,
hope you're all closing this weekend in the best way ever!
I decided today (and had the actual time) to post my outfit: really simple, let's call it slightly "grunge", with some old stuff. I don't buy so much anymore, and I think well of what to buy in case I go shopping, so I found recently some little things to do in my current wardrobe before we really get into Autumn/autumnal shopping.
I have many clothes that I don't use because they got smaller (I sometimes have struggles with materials and washing machine haha) or i don't like anymore the shape of them.. so I created two tops out of two simple dresses and a skirt out of a tiny old dress! You may have the possibility to see them around my Instagram (@pollyalba) or here.
Anyways, two more things:
1) my hair are growing and autumn is upon us, so it gets closer the moment in which I'll have a little more red hair (I'm a fox, I need to maintain that name);
2) the title of the post is the song of a really cute band from New Zealand that I saw live here in Berlin, the Charity Children! go and check them out when you feel extremly sweet and in love!
Remember to be yourself and to spread some happiness today!
Polly ❤


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of American families do not have enough cash on hand for emergencies.
of American Families do not have a household budget.
of American families spend more than they earn.
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We finally had to conquer the "elephant in the room" that was our finances. It wasn't until our credit cards were maxed out and I had no way of buying groceries that we realized our financial situation was serious. Lauren taught us how to be intentional with our money by budgeting to take care of ourselves first, how to pay down debt, AND SAVE! Her personal attention and advice has been essential to turning our finance around. It's been two years now and we're still practicing what she taught us.
Lauren led us through Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University class and also provided us with one-on-one financial counseling. She has consistently displayed a wisdom and knowledge in providing us the financial rudder steers that we needed to maneuver our way out our mountain of debt and poor past decisions. Through this process, she has revealed herself to be patient and understanding; but most refreshingly, REAL! She intuitively understands how to take black and white financial concepts and practically apply them to the gray of life! Thank you, Lauren for taking the time to care about us!
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Tyres are the only thing connecting your car to the road. It's the tyres that are at the working end of the driving safety features in your car. The typical road contact area between the road and each tyre is only about the size of your hand; so is important that your car tyres are matched to your usage.
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Tour Operators and Travel Agencies
Tourism and Culture Management
6 ECTS; 2º Ano, 1º Semestre, 30,0 T + 45,0 TP
- Vasco Ribeiro dos Santos
- José Luís Sousa Soares de Oliveira Braga
Not applicable
Students will acquire skills and competencies that will enable them to understand the structure of tourist distribution and the concepts and terminology used by tourist agents, design and sell tourist packages and gain basic distribution skills.
Concept of travel agency and tourist operator; The role intermdiaries in the tourism system:travel agencies and tourist operators; legal framework for travel agencies; organisational structure of travel agencies and tourist operators; future prospects for tourist agencies and tourist operators; marketing activities; design and sale of tourist packages.
Evaluation Methodology
Written test - 10 points out of 20 (50%) (the student must score at least 4 points);
Practical work - 5 points out of 20 (25%) (theoretical classes);
Practical work - 5 points out of 20 (25%) (Theoretical-practical classes)
- Beni, M. (2001). Análise Estrutural do Turismo. (Vol. --). (pp. -----). São Paulo: Senac
- Leiper, N. (1990). Tourism Systems. (Vol. --). (pp. -----). New Zeland: Massey University
- Abranja, N. e Alcântara, A. e Marques, A. e Braga, C. (2012). Gestão de Agências de Viagens e Turismo. Lisboa: Lidel
- Braga, D. (2008). Agências de Viagens e Turismo: Práticas de Mercado. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Campus
Method of interaction
Lectures and theoretical-practical classes providing students with the terminology used in the sector as well as critical skills.
Software used in class
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A nod to relaxed modernism of 21st century design, Bridge complements any workspace. Highly functional all by itself, but add a task light or electrical port, and Bridge works even harder.
For privacy and individual project time, add Bridge study carrels to the mix. Study carrels, available as single or double-faced, can stand alone, or can be joined together for greater capacity and more efficient use of space.
Bridge is available in maple or cherry and a variety of finishes.
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Phew! It's a scorcher!
I am always amused at the British enthusiasm for talking about 'The Weather' – it is always either too wet or too dry or too cold or too hot! The trains can't run for leaves on the line, the wrong kind of snow, or as a few days ago, rails buckled due to the heat! In among all these weather stories online are pages and pages of hints and tips about how to manage this roaring British summer weather… But what is true and what is false? What is fact and what is fiction? We know the common advice for coping with the warm weather – stay out of the sun during the hottest part of the day, drink plenty of water, use sunscreen when you're outside. But what about all those other tips?
Wearing white cotton clothing is best
It is true that natural fabrics like linen and cotton absorb sweat and allow it to breathe. They're much better than man-made fibres like polyester, which can trap the moisture against your skin, leaving you hot and uncomfortable. But when it comes to colour, things are a bit more complicated. White is good if you're out in direct sunlight a lot – it will reflect the heat better than any other colour. But if you're spending time in the shade, black is a more effective colour to wear as it radiates out heat into your environment, cooling you down.
Drinking hot drinks actually lowers your body temperature
Staying hydrated is very important. If you don't drink lots of water and beverages like fruit juice, you can start to become unwell, with symptoms of headache and tiredness. It can lead to heat exhaustion and heatstroke. But can hot drinks help cool you down? I'm afraid we are back to sweat again… The thinking is, drinking a hot drink raises your body temperature, causing you to sweat. Sweating cools you down because as the moisture evaporates it takes away some of the heat of your body. But sweating also means that you are losing liquid from your body, meaning you need to take on more to stay hydrated! Why is life so complicated?!
Keep the curtains closed as they block out the sun
This is another one where there is no straight answer. If you have thick dark curtains then keep them open otherwise, the fabric can keep the heat trapped in the room. However, lighter curtains can help reflect the sun's rays back out of the room, so keep them closed.
Keep windows open during summer to circulate the air
Surprisingly, this is another instance where there is no hard and fast rule. If the room you are in is actually cooler than the temperature outside (as in my old farmhouse) then keep the windows closed otherwise, all you are doing is letting hot air in. But if the room is warmer – and this is much more likely to be the case at night – then opening the windows will help cool your home down. Always consider home security and safety when it comes to leaving windows and doors open though.
There's lots of advice online (some of it very strange) but to be sure you get sound advice, always go to an 'official' site. The NHS website has lots of useful advice on how to cope in hot weather. If all else fails, wear a knotted hanky on your head, and stick your feet in a bowl of cold water – always works for me!


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On the one hand, Greta Christina has an excellent post up at AlterNet called No, Atheists Don't Have To Show "Respect" For Religion which you should read. But on the other hand, it's way better than my own atheistic rantings and will probably soon threaten my #1 most read spot (I'm still beating Chomsky on Egypt – suck it, old man!) on that same site.
Actually, what you should probably do to get the best of both worlds is to read the post on her own blog. That way you can read it without AlterNet's meddling while at the same time keeping my ego safe by stifling the competition (EDIT: Nevermind! That's just the intro, so you'll have to read it on AlterNet). Because it's my personal, deeply held religious belief that I should retain the most read spot, and if you say or even think that's wrong, then you are obviously a militant angry atheistic communist Stalinist Nazi.


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Actually no, it's not… we simply used SEO (Search Engine Optimization) strategies and tools. Truthfully, it started out as an SEO experiment to see if we could make The Coolest Couple #1 in the search engines. Why? We noticed the friendly feud between the team of Russell Brunson and Mike Filsaime versus Brad Fallon to be the "Coolest Guy on The Planet", and we thought it sounded like fun.
- "We" are not a guy… so it kinda had to be a Couple
- It's something to tell our grandchildren
- To see if one couple can make a difference
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It is summer, hot and horny, and I am on a roll. So I am going to continue this theme of beauty, attraction, seduction, sex, love and self-love until I run out of content!
Poem for the Woman Who Doesn't Want a Daughter
By Karen Ethelsdattar, NJ
I want you to look at yourself in the mirror & say
"& God created Woman & she is good"
I want you to look at yourself in the mirror
& say "God is a Woman"
I want you to look at yourself in the mirror
& say "I am God's Daughter"
I want you to look at yourself
with a lover's eye
& write a poem about yourself that way
I want you to taste yourself & feel yourself & smell yourself
& study how to please yourself
the way you study
the way you were trained to study
to please men
I want you to study women walkin' down the street
the way you study men
How their hips swing & their breasts sway
& their hair goes free in the wind
& I want you to exult & sing,
"I am one of them"
I want you to bathe yourself like a baby
with scented oil till you gleam
I want you to watch the muscles of women ripple
& say to yourself
how beautiful it is when women are strong
I want you to go to your hairdresser
& say, "I want it natural.
I like the way I am."
I want you to go through a hundred women's magazines
& tear out every page on cosmetics & beauty care
& how to reduce yourself to a shadow
& make a fire & let them burn
I want you to boycott perfumed toilet paper
& use an outhouse for a week
in the heat of the summer
& sit there with the door hangin' open
& look out at the trees
I want you to study proud women
& character lines
in the faces of old women
& think on every woman in your life
who did you good
I want you to find a portrait
of a great woman
& paste it over your television screen
I want you to ask for help from other women
& help them in return
& every time you feel turned on
I want you to close your eyes & say
"This is me
This comes from within."
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Bethany over at Bitter Betty Blog offered up Seven Weird Jobs she has had. So I got to wondering if I had any jobs that qualified as weird? You be the judge. I will reach back and think...
1.) I started babysitting when I was 12 and had a good word-of-mouth reputation. One of the families I sat for (on Huckleberry Island in Brookdale!) were song writers. They had one child who went to bed early, and they had HBO which was pretty exciting. Friends of theirs would often stop by (picture California+Hippy+1978ish setting) and one time it was a guy named Neil and he hung out and watched TV with me. He was disheveled and hairy looking and laughed a lot at the show we were watching while strumming on a guitar. He told me he was in a band. Later when the dad drove me home he told me it was Neil Young and I knew who that was because my folks used to listen to him.
2.) A short-lived restaurant in Boulder Creek California called the Boulder House hired me as a salad/desert girl when I was 15 years old. I probably looked 13. Most of the staff was snorting cocaine and sleeping with each other. I felt like I was watching a racy movie the whole time I worked there. The chef that trained me was really good though, and to this day, I can still make a great salad and pour a perfect crepe.
3.) In 1980 I sold bloodworms, night crawlers and junkfood from Andy's on the Wharf in Santa Cruz. It was just a Sunday job. My highschool girlfriend Theresa's family owned the place and they had a church commitment that day.
4.) At 16, and a spiky-haired punk rocker girl, I worked selling tee-shirts, sex toys and operated a Ticketron outlet in the early days of Camouflage upstairs in the Cooperhouse in Santa Cruz. Before the earthquake took it down.
5.) Right after college when I was doing freelance design, I used to supplement my income by "teaching" art classes at the Bel Air Bay Club. Less like teaching, more like being an art waitress. It was hell! These kids were so demanding! I felt for them though. Their folks used to stay too late and the kids would get cranky and want to go home! I use to charge $50 an hour so I did it for a few years a few weekend nights a month.
6.) After almost ten years of working in the Advertising/Design field as an designer then art director, I got laid off. I took a temporary job with some private investment traders or "flippers" and I worked from 5:45 a.m. to about 3:00 p.m. and I loved it. I made almost as much as I had been making in design, plus they let me bring my dog to work. I stayed for about a year and a half then decided to leave L.A.
7.) I've done occasional design work for my brother who is a general contractor, sketching out design directions for clients of his. One especially eccentric (and wealthy client. Think private jets...) was having some decks built, house painted and bathroom remodeled, so I went by to snap pictures for my color sketches and I saw how filthy he lived. So I produced a brochure with different services. Expert housekeeping, to personal shopping, fresh flower and baking services to pet care. Well, he bought every service I offered upon seeing the brochure. I hired a small staff, and three days a week we were up there baking goodies, cleaning, choosing linens and managing services like car detailing to appliance repair. I won't tell you what I charged!! It was outrageous and it lasted for almost two years.
Have you had Seven Weird Jobs? Consider yourself tagged and remember to let me know so I can read them.


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Sunday, 15 April 2018
'Marriage' is Now a Homograph Word
A homograph is a word with different meanings
Thus 'incense' can mean a pleasant smelling compound or to infuriate.
Similarly, 'marriage' now has two different meanings:
1. A moral sexual union (normal meaning)
2. An immoral sexual union (used in illegitimate sexual terrorist States).
Google and other megalomaniac globalists inspired by Microsoft are trying to introduce more homographs such as 'improved', 'better' etc.
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Here are our top 3 reasons why we love Nutritional Yeast and why we think you will too:
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That's great you say, but what is it exactly?
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Friday, January 28, 2011
Book Blogger Hop
The weekend and the Book Blogger Hop. The is hosted by Jennifer over at Crazy For Books and is a great way for book bloggers to mingle. And the question for this week to help with the mingling is:
Which book are you most looking forward to being published in 2011? Why are you anticipating that book?
You know I don't have an answer to this one. I don't mean to sound lame, but there is is. I am more than happy for the year to unfold as it will. There are so many books published before this year that I am dying to get to. I look forward to hearing from the other hoppers with what they are looking forward to.
Happy reading and have a great weekend!
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I almost answered this question by saying "none" but then I came up with one-I know for sure what you mean-ReplyDelete
It is hard to choose just one! Great answer, Mel.ReplyDelete
HI new follower, I didn't just answer with one I couldn't I picked three but could have listed way more.ReplyDelete
My FF and Blog hops
I wish I could just lay back and not care what the newer stuff coming out was! But I'm always looking forward to something new, lol.ReplyDelete
Happy Hop!
Found you on the blog hop - and following because you have Rebecca and Wuthering Heights on your favourite books list!ReplyDelete
Re: William Boyd - do try A Good Man in Africa (brilliant, his first), Brazzaville Beach, The Blue Afternoon or Any Human Heart.
I have one this time that I'm waiting for! Usually I don't have that many.ReplyDelete
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I couldnt choose just one. I chose 4 but am sure there will be many more very soon
enjoy ur weekend
It is kind of hard when the year has just started, too! Thanks for stopping by!ReplyDelete
The book I'm most expecting in 2011 is by an author I crossed off my "Favorite author" list.ReplyDelete
He's back on that list now.
Who's the author? Raymond Feist? What's the book? A Kindgom Besieged.
Hop on over to my website to read all about it – http://www.howardsherman.net
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I am looking forward to four books. Come see what they are.ReplyDelete
Hi there! New follower from the hop here. The book I am looking forward to doesn't come out for another 2 years! Come and read my post at www.mandysescape.blogspot.comReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2011 at 7:40 AM
It's tough to pick just one book to be excited about isn't it? LOLReplyDelete
Have a good weekend!
Hi, Nice photo. It appears you like Longfellow. If you are ever on the east coast of the United States you can can see his home in Portland, Maine. I believe it was built mid 1800s.ReplyDelete
I hope your house is alright. It is sad to see so much devastation.
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Have a great weekend!
I just visited a blog and the blogger didn't have a book they're anticipating. She called herself boring but I said I understood that because with all of the published books I'd like to read and can't find the time for, I don't pay much attention to what is to be published at some point this year, unless it's a book by an author I like and found out through an interview or review! I plan to spend most of the year reading books published several years ago anyway!ReplyDelete
I hope you have a good weekend!
- AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 5:51 AM
I noticed that you're reading The Shadow of the Wind. I hope you enjoy it - I read it several years ago and really loved it.ReplyDelete
I'm not good at anticipating books because I don't keep up too much with what is coming out. I do know Jodi Picoult has a new book soon and I suspect I shall read that even though I complain about her being formulaic!ReplyDelete


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ECS performance measurement with vTM Load Balancer
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Waterproof, courtesy of a fully lined main compartment and lid pocket that comes with roll-up closures, but it does add weight, and makes it fiddlier than most to pack and access. Aside from this, it's comfortable and stable, and handles big weights extremely well, thanks to well-padded shoulder straps and hip fins. Fitwise, the channelled back is quite short; and overall, it seems quite small in comparison to most tested.
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Saturday, April 01, 2017
Let Me Make One Thing Perfectly Clear
When I first dropped out in 1970, hit San Francisco for a hot minute, and then proceeded on to join a collective in Iowa City, Iowa, committed to the prison abolition movement, I could not possibly have imagined that 45 years later, I would want to re-publish something I wrote in 1972. Yet here I am, more than a little disappointed that the call for unity, solidarity, and action I issued in the Prisoners' Digest International four and a half decades ago would still be pertinent -- and even sorely needed.
This is why I am still doing what I am doing, teaching what I am teaching, and writing what I am writing. Still trying to make our situation perfectly clear.
"Let me make one thing perfectly clear..." -- President Richard M. Nixon, 1972
Yes, Mr. President, it is time. Finally, after all this waiting, after all this wondering, after all this working and thinking and trying to keep it together, it is time to make all things perfectly clear. Clear for all governors, clear for all governed. Clear for all workers. Clear for all lovers. Clear for all warriors. Clear for all the warred-against.
And while we're at it, let's make it all perfectly clear. Clear of all racism, sexism, classism, imperialism, elitism, egotism, and bullshit. Clear of all secret alliances and all secret horrors. Clear of private needs and public images. And clear of the nuclear bomb.
Let's make it clear that those who set themselves above the People in any way are not better than the People, or more deserving of pleasure, or less deserving of pain. Let's make it perfectly clear that those who set themselves above the People create necessarily a second class -- a sea of humans and a universe of energy so strong and so brilliant in their reality that they outshine any poor egotism.
Then let's clarify the fact that no group of the People is any more beautiful, more wise, or more worthy than any other group of the People. We have all taken our lumps and shaken our asses and, brothers and sisters, we have to start somewhere.
Let's take all the walls, real and illusionary, and make them clear as glass that the People can take a look around and see the truth of what has been happening. What is happening in this country behind the locked doors of bureaucratic convenience and individual lack of responsibility? We have been looking through a glass darkly, beloveds, and it is time to draw aside the veils. We have nothing to hide but our own sense of humanity, nothing to fear but our own slowness in seeing and speaking the truth.
Let us approach our human warehouses with their newly clear walls and see what we shall find. The tenements and ghettoes full of big eyed children and empty stomachs. The old people's "homes" full of minds more forgotten than forgetful. The orphanages, schools, and camps filled with bright new lives being crammed without apology into a single rotting mold. The "crazy houses" full of the bewitched and bewildered who never asked to become human guinea pigs for the medical and psychological sciences, but who nevertheless wake up day after eternal day to be nothing more than the brunt of an experimental joke.
And the prisons -- ah, the prisons, my friends -- pitched for two hundred years in the deepest darkness of our perverted conditionings. What will they yield up to the unsuspecting viewer through those fine clear walls? Go to Springfield, Terre Haute, or Butner. Or look through the walls at Marion. See the life. See the humanity caged against itself. See the bleeding faces with no more tears left to shed. See the broken bodies and struggling spirits. See the desperation, the loneliness, the fear, the courage, and the faith. See the People staring back at you through that clear glass wall.
It is indeed time to make one thing perfectly clear and that thing is that We Are! And we are the People! Yesterday, we said bring it together. Today, we say the truth is in the doing. We, the People, are as together as we make ourselves, as together as we dare to ask, as together as we demand to know. We, the People, have always been One and are One now. We have allowed many veils to be put over our eyes. We have believed that humanity must be protected from the People, when, in fact, the People must be protected from those who have taught us fear.
If we each seek the truth and do whatever we can to make that truth perfectly clear, the People will know all and life will be worth living forever.
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How do you freeze, fry or can cucumber?
smith from Greeneville Tennessee
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Do a Google search. I'm sure hundreds of sites will come up. I make refrigerator pickles that are very good. I'm not sure about freezing, canning or frying, but who knows!
In my experience, pickles or relish are the only thing one makes out of cucumbers. Other than that, people eat them raw. Because they have such a high water content, and are not eaten cooked, nobody freezes them.
Fried cucumbers are delicious. I just use a little margarine and season as desired.
Slice them in a pitcher of cold water and let set in the fridge for a couple of hours for a refreshing drink. Slice to use on sandwiches instead of lettuce. Add to smoothies. There are tons of pickle recipes to can.
If you have any pickle jars that you've eat the pickles up and still have the liquid, cut up a cucumber up in it, allow 2 days to absorb the pickle juice before serving. We like them this way.
Sometimes we'll slice up several cucumbers & make refrigerator pickles. They're great to have to snack on or have with a sandwich or serve as a side dish. These are most welcome at potlucks, we always have compliments on them. Most summers, we keep a bowl of them in the fridge & as soon as we eat them up, we'll fix another dish of them. They're that good.
I've not had fried cucumbers before, but I don't think they'd be too different in texture if you'd bread them like you would fried zucchini. They'd have to be something you'd have to eat almost immediately after frying, I'd think.
Also, you can chop cucumbers up & use in pasta salads, cauliflower salads & veggies salads.
Hope these ideas help you out.
I put my cucumbers on a couple of paper towels peeled and sliced and allow them to dry out. Over night is best. Then I get three large platters and a large bowl out. I put one or two eggs in the bowl with a bit of water and mix well. On one platter I put some flour; other platter I put pinko flakes and sometimes I add some unsalted crumbed up saltines.
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