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The Quality Inn West Edmonton hotel is just a short drive from the world famous West Edmonton Mall and close to the University of Alberta, the Mayfield Common retail district, and Galaxyland Amusement Park. Downtown Edmonton is only a short 10 minute drive away.
Perfect for business travellers and tourists, our West Edmonton hotel is also convenient for Edmonton Oilers, Edmonton Eskimos, Edmonton Capitals and Edmonton Rush fans planning a trip to see their team in action.
All guest rooms at the Quality Inn West Edmonton are equipped with coffee makers, desks, hair dryers, irons, ironing boards, voice mail, cable television and games. Suites at our West Edmonton hotel include microwaves and the hotel has a business/executive wing, family suites and Jacuzzi rooms. Select pet-friendly rooms are also available for an additional charge.
Our recently renovated West Edmonton hotel also has an on-site business centre, while its five banquet and meeting rooms can accommodate up to 100 people. The hotel also operates a shuttle service (for a charge) to Edmonton International Airport.
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West Edmonton Mall is one the largest shopping centres in the world and is the area's most popular attraction, with more than 30 million people visiting it each year. The mall contains more than 800 stores, more than 100 restaurants, cafes and fast food outlets, and a wide range of attractions including the Galaxyland amusement park, World Water Park, Marine Life aquarium and the Ice Palace skating rink.
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by Brett Bonfield For new library school graduates, or for more seasoned librarians ready for a change, entering the job market can be an intimidating, frustrating experience. We hear that there are no jobs available, and that the few libraries that do advertise new openings are inundated with applications. Perhaps less publicly, we also hear…

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By Caroline McGraw May 09, 2013 0
Twenty-Six and Counting
When I was younger, being 25 years old seemed tremendously grown-up. My closest friends felt the same way; we didn't talk about our lives beyond that year, because it seemed like a future so distant that it would never become the present. But now, the unimaginable is made real; I'm nearly 28, and my brother Willie is turning 26 this week. As always, he's been counting down the days. When I think of him eagerly awaiting his birthday, I realize that, with every year of his life, Willie himself has been a gift. Here's my "countdown," 26 gifts and lessons he's given me:
1. Willie's birth gave me the privilege of being an older sister, and the realization that, contrary to what I believed at the time, I am not the center of the universe.
2. I learned early on that life can change in an instant; after all, being in a diagnostic center was my first memory.
3. My first specific memory of Willie involves me snatching the remote, and him biting my hand in return. Lesson: Actions have consequences, and little brothers bite!
4. Once upon a Christmas, Willie and I played with a new Noah's Ark. I remember Willie marching the animal pairs up and down, and realizing that the shared experience was the best part, that the best things in life aren't things at all.
5. Willie gave me inspiration to start writing. My first book, entitled, "My Brother," was a big hit with my first-grade teacher.
6. Shaken by Willie's diagnosis, our family began attending church. We connected with the community and formed lifelong friendships. Grief led us into new places of belonging.
7. When Willie and I played together, his goofy sense of humor freed up my studious self. I loved having a sibling with whom to run away laughing.
8. When I hosted my first sleepover, Willie participated with eagerness. I saw that including him in my life didn't have to be awkward, that I could give people the benefit of the doubt.
9. As Willie's sibling, I learned to be selective about friendships; I learned a great deal about people based on how they interacted with my brother.
10. Thanks to Willie, I was introduced to a fellow "autism sister," and she became a close friend.
11. When I entered middle school, I longed to be "popular." However, being Willie's sister meant that I wouldn't compromise my integrity to do so.
12. Skiing with Willie gave me the thrill of fear, and the knowledge that risk is part of what it means to be alive.
13. Seeing the world through Willie's eyes showed me that everyone has a different perspective; one person's parsley and meatballs is another person's, "It's still growing!"
14. Being Willie's sister gives me compassion for wallflowers; I approach those on the sidelines.
15. When Willie entered middle school, I was proud to see him join the track team. Years later, when he was expelled from high school, he'd say, "I want to go back to [my] middle school," stare at his track team photo, and weep. All at once, I saw how much being a part of a team mattered to him. I could never again assume that his tendency to withdraw means that he doesn't want to join in.
16 through 22. When Willie went through years of catastrophic behavior, my family went through hell … and we were given, again and again, the gift of knowing that love endures all things.
23. Hearing Willie play the piano has been a stunning experience of redemption; in the music he plays, I hear all the control, precision, and beauty that is sometimes absent from his behavior.
24. When I bought Willie a dog book last year, I didn't mind that the gift might be destroyed. Willie has taught me the distinction between what is and isn't in my control.
25. Thanks to my work at Autism After 16 and elsewhere, our family's story is featured in a new documentary, "My Brother," by filmmaker and American University professor Edwin Mah.
26. With every passing year, I am prouder of my brother for who he is and is becoming.


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Pedoscope X-ray apparatus, St Albans, England 1930-1955
Pedoscopes were used in European and North American shoe shops during the middle of the 20th century. They created X-ray images of the foot without the need to remove the shoe. This one consists of a large wooden box with a hole near the bottom into which the foot was placed. The length of X-ray exposure could be altered depending on whether you were a man, woman or child. The fluorescent image of the foot bones within the shoe were viewed through a hole in the top of the cabinet by the shoe fitter. The other two holes were used by the child and the parent or guardian. The pedoscope carries a health warning suggesting customers have no more than 12 shoe fittings a year. Health concerns, especially about the staff using them throughout their working day, saw the machines eventually withdrawn.
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Ritesh Lal necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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Our website sells books on natural and alternative healthcare. All our books are written in collaboration with doctors and by actual people who have healed their chronic ailments using lifestyle and diet changes etc.
Most people when diagnosed with a chronic disease are left at the mercy of the pharmaceutical industry whose products often treat only symptoms and not the cause, are expensive, and have dangerous side-effects.
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Even split for college education. 54% have a college degree and 46% don't.
Visitors come from 21 countries. The main ones are US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Western Europe.
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Dora Moore Elementary School celebrates 125 years of educating Denver children
Denver's children obtained their early education at a red brick schoolhouse in the heart of the city. In 1889, the Dora Moore Elementary School opened at 846 Corona Street in Capitol Hill. Its original portion was designed by architect Robert Roeschlaub. Its distinctive onion domes and two and a half stories are still instantly recognizable by the generations of attendees. There was an addition made in 1909.
The classrooms featured large blackboards seen in use above, where teachers wrote out assignments and lesson plans and students drew their exercizes. Chalk, erasers and rubber-tipped pointers were the tools of the day.
The interior of the school has been renovated, and the exterior saved from the ravages of time with major reconstruction projects. In 1975, students supported the nomination of Dora Moore Elementary as a local landmark. Its beloved edifice and classrooms held dear memories for students and parents alike. It was posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1978.
It is the students, teachers, parents, administrators and staff of Dora Moore Elementary who make it such a viable community resource today. Denver's oldest schoolhouse stands solidly as it passes its 125th year of existence.
Above, students on Safety Patrol wear jackets purchased by the PTA in 1964. They are Oscar Noriega, 13; Vicki Grady, 11; and Mac Moore, 11. Mrs. Norma Kowry was the patrol adviser.
In the summer, Dora Moore students read books and gave skits to tell other students about their favorites. In costume, above, and with their principal, John Wilmore, were (from left) Wally Foster, Charles Buckley, Mary Hildebrand, Michael Powers, Patricia Eaton and Jean Olson. In 1963, the 'vacation readers' had to read eight books.
In 2014, the anniversary celebrations are ON. This video was captured by Denver Post videographer Karl Gehring:
And a time capsule was opened on March 15, 2014, in this video by Denver Post reporter Yesenia Robles:


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California Libraries Provide a Great Example of Volunteer Engagement
Over the past few years, California Public Libraries have become a an inspiration to nonprofit volunteer managers with the success of their volunteer programs. Their adult literacy program, for example, is supported by 12,000 volunteers and serves close to 22,000 learners. It is one of the few free services available to adults who want to improve their reading and writing skills.
Programs like this one are so successful because the volunteer coordinators, needing highly-qualified volunteers, redesigned their volunteer engagement to meet the community's demands.
Partnership with VolunteerMatch
Since 2008, VolunteerMatch has partnered with California Libraries as part of the Preferred Partnership Program for national nonprofits, offering free upgraded accounts for over 1,000 branches. Working together, we've set up a hub site, where all CA Library volunteer opportunities are searchable by zip code.
VolunteerMatch staff have conducted symposiums, training, online webinars and customer support, assisting in everything from tracking the number of volunteer referrals, crafting effective postings, to regular check-ins with volunteer coordinators.
Carla Lehn, the State Library's Program Coordinator, says the training sessions have been the most helpful. VolunteerMatch provides an average of 500 referrals per month for their libraries, and staff have learned to expect more from their volunteers. They've discovered Volunteers in critical roles, who are involved in decision making and can see their impact on the library's mission and goals, are much more likely to make a meaningful, long-term commitment.
A fresh perspective
In an effort to breathe new life into volunteer programs, a series of focus groups was conducted, all with the same result: Volunteers, especially Baby Boomers, want opportunities that put their career experience and training to use. While there will always be a need for volunteers that want to shelve books and repair bindings, studies show that Boomers, even before they retire, are an eager yet untapped skilled volunteer force.
California libraries that have employed volunteer coordinators have found that they were able to create new programs and significantly boost volunteer hours. With the Preferred Partnership Program, California Libraries had help tracking volunteer hours, increasing the exposure of volunteer postings, and using custom questions to qualify applicants.
Carla said that the language in a posting for a volunteer position is critical. An opportunity titled "Adult Literacy Tutor" didn't attract nearly as many references as one called "Teach an Adult to Read – Change a Life!"
Carla has used VolunteerMatch to recruit graphic and web designers to extend the literacy program outreach to Facebook, at a time when it would have been impossible to hire contract employees given the budget crisis. "You know how they always say 'You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out?' Well one of the local library's volunteer program managers for computer tutors is actually a rocket scientist!"
Get Involved
The Get Involved Website is a rich source of best practice tools to support libraries interested in increasing their volunteer engagement success. The website has become a tight-knit online community where volunteer coordinators can share their success stories, and post materials that can be adapted by others. They also have a Get Involved YouTube Channel, including testimonials and recorded training sessions.
Aside from empowering people through its services, California Libraries has inspired them to become truly engaged members of the community. Two recent college graduates volunteered at a library in Kern County to get some real-world experience, and some volunteers started off as students being served in the adult literacy program. On top of their own busy schedules, they have absorbed their experience as beneficiaries of volunteer programs and gone on to be volunteers themselves.
Apart from statistics about the number of referrals or volunteer hours, California libraries have been able to build thoughtful volunteer programs that promote a culture of helping others, and that is a true accomplishment.
Carla's tips for attracting the right volunteer for the job
- Think about the changing face of volunteers—Boomers, along with Gen-X and Millennials, want to do more than put books on shelves. They want to create something that wasn't there before, or at least be able to use their skills to see an impact on the mission and goals of the organization. If you don't take that into account, you're going to miss the boat.
- Write a compelling posting—Volunteers are looking for referrals that pop! One of the most popular listings on VolunteerMatch was called "Change the World in your Pajamas." People are busy, but they still want to take on a role that has a lot of impact. (For more tips on writing great postings, check out this free webinar.)
- Check your spelling!—Postings that receive the fewest hits contain typos that immediately turn people away.
- Find a great photo—Don't use a generic shot of a building; postings that contain a photo that shows the type of activity a volunteer will be involved in attract three times as many referrals.
Jesse Fineman is an intern at VolunteerMatch. You can reach him at email@example.com


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There's something about Thanksgiving that makes me feel simply warm inside. The smells. The food. The family. Counting our blessings; one by one. Or maybe it's that Thanksgiving is more about the presence of family and less about the presents for self. Either way, I have such fond memories as a child of my mother at Thanksgiving time: pulling out the fine china, dusting it off, and serving the family. Yum! Now, I do have a full set of fine china...in my cabinet. It probably has over 4 inches of dust. ;) With four young children, I'm not quite ready to pull it out for Thanksgiving. But, I can be "fancy" in my own way and incorporate some writing practice in the process with these Thanksgiving table-top name cards!
Materials Needed
- construction paper- brown, red, and orange (You only need a little bit of the red and orange. I used scraps from other art projects.)
- cardstock or a manilla folder for templates
- cardstock for name cards (my name card dimensions were 3x5, so an index card would work as well-this will be folded in half)
- glue
- googly eyes
- scissors
- pencil
- and a list of names of the people who will be eating at the table!
Assembling Your Turkey Name Cards
- Create and cut out the 2 body pieces of your turkey with cardstock (left-hand side on picture). Use the cardstock body pieces to trace multiple times on top of the brown construction paper. If you have an older child making these, he can trace onto the construction paper, too. For a point of reference, the size of my circle is about the size of the bottom of one of those Take & Toss cups for toddlers and preschoolers.
- Cut out all the body pieces from the brown construction paper. On the circle pieces, cut slits all around the top so they look like tail feathers.
- I just cut a small triangle for each beak (orange) and a tear-shaped piece for the wattles (red) instead of making templates with the cardstock.
- Glue the body pieces, wattle, and beak together as seen in picture above. Glue on the googly eyes.
- While the glue is drying, find your list of names and help your child write the names of the people who will be eating Thanksgiving dinner with you. (If your child is just learning to write, you may want your name cards to be larger in size to accommodate that. You could also adapt it so that you write the names in pencil and ask him to trace over it in marker. Older preschoolers may want to do it themselves. In either case, it is helpful to divide up the names, so that your child isn't writing every name on the list in one sitting.)
- Glue on the turkeys and you're finished!
On Thanksgiving day, help your child read each name and place the name card at the appropriate seat. Count your blessings and enjoy!


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Liberty News
Marketing department wins advertising awards
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Liberty University's Office of Promotional Publications was highly decorated in the 27th annual Educational Advertising Awards, sponsored by the Higher Education Marketing Report (HMR). Liberty's marketing teams took home gold in two categories and received a Best of Show selection, along with one silver, one bronze and two merit awards.
The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest competition of its kind in the country, with more than 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from all 50 states and several foreign countries submitting more than 2,900 entries this year. Judges chose 18 Best of Show winners, 201 gold awards and 180 silver awards.
"Over the past year, the Office of Promotional Publications has expanded to meet the needs of the university's growth and development, while simultaneously excelling in creative accomplishment. Our office is continuing efforts to unify the university brand and message, ensuring that Liberty and our mission to Train Champions for Christ stand out among other academic institutions," said Ron Kennedy, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Promotional Publications at Liberty.
Liberty's marketing teams earned four awards in the past two years, before adding seven awards this year.
Designer Brian Wallace and project coordinator Ashley Holloway developed the Flames Basketball Poster, which earned Liberty the Best of Show selection and a gold award in the poster category.
Liberty also received gold in the direct mail advertising category for its College for a Weekend (CFAW) registrant mailer created by designer Jasung Gu, writer Cami Smith and project coordinator Emily Watkins. The team of Gu, Smith and Watkins also received silver for their CFAW Itinerary.
Designer Carter Wingfield, writer Sarah Wittcop and project coordinator Janelle Holder received bronze for their Online Graduate Brochure. Gu, Smith and project coordinator Mollie Yoder received a merit award for their Experience Liberty Booklet. Liberty also received a merit award for its Online Business Champion Ad created by Wingfield, writer Heather Usewicz and project coordinator Wittcop.
HMR has been the nation's leading marketing publication for higher education marketing professionals for 27 years.


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Kansas' Tyshawn Taylor Gets In Fight, Dislocates Thumb, but Keeps His RepPosted by jstevrtc on September 23rd, 2009
For your Wednesday afternoon amusement, a tale from Lawrence, Kansas.
Via Ballin' Is A Habit, news out of Jayhawkland is that the hoops' team's Tyshawn Taylor and one of the KU footballers — allegedly WR Dezmon Briscoe, though that is as yet unverified — both decided that it would be the right decision to jeopardize their health, their status on their respective teams, and maybe even their curb appeal in the eyes of the NBA and NFL, and get in a fight about a girl who reportedly chose to change teams — meaning she's supposedly chosen to date a guy from one, then the other. Taylor wound up with a dislocated thumb because of this and ended up going to the hospital. I highly recommend you check out the piece from BIAH (linked above) that lists Taylor's Twitter and Facebook updates about this whole situation. My favorite: "Never get outta character…I'm always a G about it." Yeah. Because that matters.
There are reports that this incident actually involved multiple players from each team, but Taylor was the only one injured.
ESPN is also reporting that Taylor, a vital component for KU's hoops success this upcoming season and a definite NBA prospect who was the leading scorer on the USA Under-19 team that won the gold medal in New Zealand this summer, could miss around 4 weeks because of this nonsense. If you behold our beautiful Midnight Madness Countdown Clock up in the top right portion of the RTC front page, you'll notice that we are (thank God) well under a month until first official practices. So, this means that because of a girl, and his aforementioned desire to be a G about it, Taylor could miss (or be less than 100% for) the first few official workouts with the rest of his squad, the almost consensus pre-season #1.
Evidently, animosity between the basketball and football teams has existed for a long time at KU. This piece by Tom Keegan at KUSports.com gives a few examples of great feuds in his lead sentence. What would we call this one? Gridirons vs Hardwoods? Oblongs vs Roundballs? Leathers vs Pigskins? I invite you to leave your own suggestions in the comments section. More on this as it develops.


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Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Task Parallel Library Continuations
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If you've been following my Task Parallel Library (TPL) articles you're probably already aware that Microsoft has made a hefty investment in Parallel Programming. An earlier article covered the task class, Understanding Tasks in the .NET Framework 4.0 Task Parallel Library. Continuations, a term for chaining tasks together, was briefly mentioned in the article, yet the topic is key to exploiting tasks. Using some sample applications I'm going to demonstrate how to compose continuations.
Continuations have similarities to callback functions in asynchronous programming. Like a callback a developer attaches a delegate or lambda function to a data structure. The code is then invoked by the particular infrastructure being tapped in the Framework. Usually the code is called in response to some event.
Continuations work like this:
- A Parent Task is created.
- Utilizing methods on the task class; a delegate or lambda expression is assigned to execute upon completion of a parent or more accurately an antecedent task.
- The task class methods wrap the delegate or lambda in another task class.
- TPL executes the parent task.
- When the parent task completes TPL executes the continuation.
Methods attached to the task class make structuring continuations easy. I've developed three sample applications that demonstrate continuations. Two of the samples demonstrate more advanced continuation options, but the first demonstrates the basics.
The Basics
Below is the full code for the first sample.
static void Main(string[] args) { var taskMain = new Task<string>(() => { return "TaskMain succeeded"; } ); var taskContinue = taskMain.ContinueWith<int>((t) => { Console.WriteLine("t.Result is " + t.Result); return t.Result.Length; } ); taskMain.Start(); taskContinue.Wait(); Console.WriteLine("The continuation returned " + taskContinue.Result.ToString()); Console.WriteLine("Press any key to quit..."); Console.ReadKey(); }
In the sample above,
taskMain returns a string.
ContinueWith assigns a block of code that receives a Task<string> class and returns the length of the string. It may appear that the relationship between the task is a parent-child one, however, as you'll see in later samples; that assumption is not entirely accurate. The relationship is peer to peer with the second task dependent on the completion of the first, but no more than that.
In fact, as you may have noticed, the sample starts
taskMain, but waits for the completion of
taskContinue. This was a trivial example involving a couple of classes. A more complicated sample involves far more tasks.
Multiple Tasks
A more complicated sample involving multiple tasks appears below.
static void Main(string[] args) { var pause = new Action<string>((msg) => { Console.WriteLine(msg); Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue..."); Console.ReadKey(); } ); var taskMain = new Task<string>(() => { pause("Executed taskMain"); return "TaskMain succeeded"; } ); var taskContinue = taskMain.ContinueWith((t) => { pause("Executed taskContinue"); return "TaskContinue succeeded"; } ); Task<string>[] taskList = new Task<string>[2]; taskList[0] = new Task<string>(() => { pause("Executed 0"); return "Executed 0"; } ); taskList[1] = new Task<string>(() => { pause("Executed 1"); return "Executed 1"; } ); var taskFinally = taskContinue.ContinueWith((t) => { pause("Executed finally"); if (t.Result == "TaskContinue succeeded") { taskList[0].Start(); taskList[1].Start(); } return "TaskFinally"; } ); taskMain.Start(); Task.WaitAll(taskList); }
This sample demonstrates how a number of tasks can be strung together in a solution with many levels and complicated branching. Like the prior example this example inspects the result of a prior task. However, in this example, additional tasks execute when conditions on the result are met.
Again, this example utilizes lambda expressions. It also shows how local variables can be used inside the lambda expression and how data structures like actions (delegates) can pass code blocks throughout an application. Similar ideas can be applied to a WPF application or a WCF Service. Handing blocks of code to tasks and passing the results from one task to another is the underpinning for a responsive application.
A final example demonstrates exception handling and how to create relationships between tasks.


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JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. — As Donald Davis sauntered down Main Street wearing a khaki suit and a bow tie decorated with pumpkins and orange foliage, he elicited little gasps from the people he passed, a vigorous handshake or two, the occasional star-struck murmur: "Is that Donald Davis?"
It was the first weekend of October 2012, when autumn was just beginning to creep rusty reds up the tips of the leaves, and some 10,000 visitors had flooded Tennessee's oldest town (usual population: 5,100) for the National Storytelling Festival — the crowning event, now four decades old, of the self-proclaimed storytelling capital of the world.
Passing street corners festooned with hay bales, corn husks and other odes to harvest time, the mostly-gray-haired masses hustled between five white circus tents that rose like sails above the 18th-century buildings, filling every chair to hear their favorite tellers tell folk tales or weave personal narratives that might leave them in stitches — or tears.
It was like a rock concert for hippie boomers. Except in the mountains of Appalachia.
"He could say to me, 'Your breath smells like sauerkraut and fish tails,' and I would think that he was sweet-talking me," an emcee purred in a dripping Southern drawl as she introduced Davis, a storyteller of some renown, the first morning of the three-day festival.
I had arrived just in time for Davis' set to begin after a morning spent driving up the winding paths of Roan Mountain, about an hour east of Jonesborough near the North Carolina border, where the trees were splotched with the fiery golds and reds that fall enthusiasts travel long and far to see.
Jonesborough itself is ablaze as a painter's palette by mid-October, the locals told me, but early in the season you have to travel to nearby higher elevations to find the most vibrant hues.
Still, the town bursts with color of its own.
Take Davis, a former Methodist minister from North Carolina with a professorial white beard and a slow, folksy drawl. Standing onstage before a capacity crowd of 1,600, he recounted a 600-mile road trip as a child in his parents' new "monkey-vomit green" six-cylinder Pontiac, in which "you could slide across the seats in wool pants in winter and generate enough electricity to flat-out kill a 10-pound dog."
Later, Carmen Agra Deedy, a Cuba-born, Georgia-raised children's book author, was another of the 19 featured storytellers of the weekend. She described her high school principal leaning forward to scold her for pulling the fire alarm as a prank, her bosom "moving over that desk like slow-moving lava."
As night fell, many people put on sweaters against the evening nip and set up blankets beside a glowing park gazebo to hear renowned tellers share ghost stories. The park was lit with tiki torches. A drooping willow tree cast spindly shadows. A creek gurgled nearby. I dare you to design a better ghost story venue.
"This is how we do fall," said Charles Allton, of Houston, who has been coming to the festival for six years. "Even though the trees haven't turned yet, it's the atmosphere."
Allton, an engineer, and his, wife, Judy, a geologist, were eating dinner in a back room of a candy store called the Lollipop Shop, one of several temporary buffets that pop up to accommodate the long lines that spill from Jonesborough's handful of restaurants at meal time.
It's a big event for a small town, with loyal fans returning year after year, so the choicest housing and eating venues fill up fast. When I inquired about availability at the historic Eureka Inn downtown, the innkeeper told me, "We're booked until the end of time."
The festival has come a long way since Jimmy Neil Smith rolled a wagon into courthouse square in 1973 and six tellers performed for 60 people seated on hay bales. Smith, a high school teacher at the time who pioneered the effort to help revitalize the decaying town, continues as head of the three-acre International Storytelling Center that gives Jonesborough its main identity.
Though festival attendance, which peaked at 12,000 in 2007, comes from far and wide, about 60 percent of visitors come from six Southern states, so there's an affinity for Southern humor, said Smith, a striking figure in a black cowboy hat and bolo tie.
It is the pre-eminent event for professional storytellers.
"It's Carnegie Hall, it's Broadway," explained Corinne Stavish, a Michigan storyteller who on this weekend served as emcee for several performances.
But it also has the feel of a family reunion.
"You just sit down and talk to someone and they're your friend," said Martha Scott of Harrisburg, Pa.
Leah Carmichael of Athens, Ga., whose family has been attending the festival for years, said she and her relatives always feel inspired to go back to the hotel at the end of the day and tell their own stories. Her favorite teller was the late, great Kathryn Windham, who would warn that "when stories get lost, you lose the continuity of generations," said Carmichael, who was attending with her husband and young son. Patti Miller, of Blountville, Tenn., who has been attending the festival for 30 years, said listening to other people tell stories "helps you get in touch with who you are."
"It makes me think I know them," Miller said. "In fact, I know that I do."
If you go
The National Storytelling Festival takes place Oct. 4-6. Tickets cost $165 for adults. Special rates for children ($145), seniors ($150) and families of four or five ($535) are available.
Getting there: Fly into the Tri-Cities Regional Airport, about 15 miles from Jonesborough. The nearest big airports are in Asheville, N.C. (60 miles away), and Knoxville, Tenn., (90 miles away). Special airline rates on Delta are available to festival attendees; call Summit Travel, the official travel agency for the festival, at 800-264-1223.
Eating: Pack a granola bar. It can be hard to find time to eat as you shuttle between shows, and the lines at the most popular dining venues can stretch long. Make reservations weeks or months in advance for The Dining Room, a Cuban restaurant and probably the most formal option (148 E. Main St., 423-753-6400). Try to hit Main Street Cafe (117 W. Main St.; 423-753-2460, mainstreetcatering.net) during off-hours for salads and sandwiches. A new barbecue joint called the Ghost Town Diner (103 E. Main St.; 423-218-8648), owned by the operators of East TN Ghost Tours, sounds enticing. You can always get a burger at the Jonesborough General Store and Eatery (107 E. Main St., 423-913-8003), hit the outdoor festival food courts or go to one of the buffets that some businesses and churches set up for the occasion.
Staying: Jonesborough hotels are booked far in advance, so your best budget bet is to stay in Johnson City, about 10 miles east. Iron Mountain Inn in Butler, Tenn., adjacent to the Cherokee National Forest, is a beautiful option about a 45-minute drive from Jonesborough. A list of lodging options is available at storytellingcenter.net. Some residents rent out rooms. Get a list from the Jonesborough Visitors Center, 866-401-4223, historicjonesborough.com.


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Tomorrow I'll be sharing a new tutorial for a 12 1/2" quilt block that I designed as part of the Quilting Gallery's Glorious Autumn Quilter's Block Party. I didn't use the most typical autumn colored fabrics, but I actually love the combination of pale blue and lime green.
And I used those, along with some other colors, in my block. Come back here tomorrow for the whole block and complete tutorial, and to find out where my inspiration for this one came from. I can't wait to share it with you!


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Two Braves scouts watched the Sox in Minnesota on June 15-16 and in Colorado on June 29-30, and Phillies representatives have watched the Sox throughout this season, including last week against the Royals. …
Will Kenny get an offer good enough to make him trade Carlos Quentin?
For prospect lists and scouting reports go to the '2011 MLB Prospect Rankings.'
Other White Sox links: James shows us how to fix tweak the White Sox, J.J. explains the problems with trading Carlos Quentin, Steve Slowinski at Fangraph compiles his 2011 All-Flub team and 3 Sox players are in, Kenwo grades the Sox players, and Nick Shepkowski at WSCR says the prospects of a Sox second half run don't look good.


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(lame post title, i know!)
Who says you can't wear blue at work? Definitely not me! You just have to learn how to subtly apply the color so it won't come off too strong. I've been wearing a lot of blues lately and have been pairing it with baby pink cheeks and glossy lips.
K-Palette Brow Liner Duo
NYX HD eyebase
MAC e/s in Jest, Freshwater and Black Tied
Starry gel eyeliner in Midnight Sky
Prestige white eyeliner
Majolica Majorca Lash King Mascara
I'm again into blue eyeliners...and currently loving my Starry gel liner in Midnight Sky.
Kanebo Freshel-C makeup base
Tonymoly Snail BB cream
Benefit Boe-ing concealer
Clinique Dermawhite-C powder foundation
Bobbi Brown blush in Peony
Estee Lauder lipgloss
(forgot what shade!)
I have been wearing colors again lately. Maybe I got tired of my usual neutrals. Funny thing is, my colleagues seem to prefer colors on me now. They say i look different, or even gloomy whenever I'm not wearing colorful eye shadows.
How about you, do you wear colorful eye shadows? It's summer anyways, it's the time for "happy" colors! But then again, emphasize one feature like your eyes and downplay the rest.


text: It is important to recognize that ocean health starts with each of us. At the Aquarium we have seen first hand that action follows experiences that change our thinking. For some, its seeing the Chesapeake Bay for the first time through a school field experience. For others, its getting face-to-face with the Aquarium's amazing animals or attending a thought-provoking lecture. Our friends and associates have wonderful stories of experiences at the National Aquarium that have transformed their lives, actions and behaviors. We'd like to share one of those experiences with you: I met my wife Kathy in the rainforest, while she was working as a volunteer for the Aquarium. I was standing on a ladder sculpting a natural looking rock planter near the waterfall. She asked if I wanted her help. We started talking about things like the animals in the rainforest and photography, which was the other half of my job at the time. Kathy had a great interest in insects and herps. She kept an iguana named Iggy for 29 years! We decided to get married in the Rain Forest because we both have a deep appreciation for nature, and we had to return to the "scene of the crime." Kathy and I have been all over the world photographing wildlife above and below the water's surface. When people view my images, I want them to see and feel what I see in that subject. The drama and the intrigue; the shape, color, and beauty. All the work I do for the Aquarium and outside the Aquarium, promotes a strong conservation message. With Kathy and my colleagues, I feel I am a part of some greater good. George Grall Staff Photographer, National Aquarium/Professional Freelance Photographer, National Geographic Has a trip to the National Aquarium transformed your thinking? Or maybe another experience in your life has brought you to action? We invite you to inspire others by sharing your own transforming experiences on our blog. Please leave us your comments! Annually, thousands of volunteers join us in restoration efforts around the Chesapeake Bay and worldwide. In 2008, the Aquarium Conservation Team celebrated a milestone—the one millionth grass planting! Help keep our programs strong. Make a donation and ensure that marine wildlife will continue to benefit from our vital work. Tags: annual-report, chesapeake-bay, earth-day, planet, transforming-experiences Categories: Conservation, News Previous Post Next Post


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Marc Webb to Direct Showtime Musical Comedy 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'
Posted on Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 by Angie Han
Marc Webb made his name on the offbeat not-quite-romcom (500) Days of Summer, but since then he's been tangled up in the Amazing Spider-Man franchise. He directed the first two films, is set to direct the third, and may or may not be involved in any installments beyond that.
Fortunately, though, that's not all he's doing. Webb looks to be returning to his non-superpowered roots with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, a Showtime musical comedy pilot from Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada). More details after the jump.


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Emarsys SMS helps you create, automate and deliver text messages from within your Emarsys account. With this additional channel you can reach more of your customer base wherever they are in the world, and at any time.
In this article
- What is Emarsys SMS?
- How does it work?
- Why is it so special?
- Why should I be using this feature?
- How do I pay for it?
- Supported functionality
Product documentation
- SMS - Before You Start With SMS
- SMS - Preparing Your Contact Database
- SMS - End-user Guide
- SMS - Inbound Numbers
- SMS - Reporting
- SMS - Troubleshooting
Tutorial videos
Further reading
As a quick reminder, here is the onboarding video about SMS Campaigns:
What is Emarsys SMS?
Emarsys SMS adds an additional channel to the core Emarsys functionality. It automates SMS text messages direct to your customers' mobiles, triggered by individual interactions with your brand. SMS messages fall into one of the following categories:
- Transactional SMS Messages
No opt-out information is required as these messages contain static information, e.g. system notifications, password retrievals, ignore opt-out features or other important updates.
- Commercial/Marketing SMS Messages
A contact has explicitly requested to receive recurring updates from you by opting in, and needs to be provided with a simple and easy way to stop these messages i.e. opt-out. The unsubscribe using our unique short link is the perfect solution for such messages.
As with email, you cannot use numbers who have opted in for one purpose (e.g. system updates) to send them other types of content (e.g. marketing content); you need to have explicit opt-ins for each type of content.
How does it work?
After creating your messages in the Emarsys SMS editor, you can launch batch SMS campaigns or add them as transactional messages to existing Automation Center programs. Emarsys uses a number of external operators to deliver the messages, switching between them when required to ensure the best deliverability rates at all times.
Why is it so special?
- Emarsys SMS has Smart Mobile Filtering which will make sure that you are not sending your campaign to invalid numbers, known hard bounces and opted-out contacts.
- As well as supporting the 2-way opt-out management using "STOP" keywords it offers a friendly shorten unsubscribe link to a customized landing page.
- With no integration effort, it can be set up instantly in your Emarsys account and will immediately be available for use with all your existing segments and programs.
- It can be combined with your other channels, so you can easily set up SMS fallback scenarios for marketing programs, create complex business logics and get full reporting in one integrated platform.
- Personalization is easy, both for your customers and your product.
Why should I be using this feature?
90% of text messages are read within three minutes. You can take advantage of this channel to provide immediate information such as offers or on-event notifications. SMS messages also connect you directly to your subscribers without the need for an Internet connection or smartphone, enabling you to interact with them at any time and in any location.
How do I pay for it?
Emarsys SMS is paid for via pre-paid credit which you purchase through your Emarsys Success Manager. You buy this in your local currency, which is then converted into one of: USD, EUR, KHD. This credit is charged for each SMS part you send by the local carriers according to the tariffs of the destination.
As soon as you have credit, you can begin to send campaigns.
Your credit balance is always displayed in the upper right corner of the SMS Dashboard. Emarsys checks the cost of each campaign before launch to make sure that you have enough credit to cover it. If you have insufficient credit at any time, the campaign you are about to launch is put on hold and you are notified so that you can top up your balance.
Supported functionality
- Recurring and on-event transactional SMS messages sent via Automation Center programs.
- Ad hoc, batch SMS campaigns launched quickly and easily via a simple interface.
- Unique short-link unsubscribe URLs leading to customized landing pages.
- Smart mobile filtering.
- Campaign cost estimator.
- Deduplication of mobile phone numbers.
- Full campaign reporting.
- Credit system – know your credit balance at all times.
- Dynamic sender ID.
- Alphanumeric sender name (e.g. your brand name).*
- Numeric sender ID (e.g. your Customer Support helpline).
- Unsubscribing using the STOP keyword
- Inbound message keywords.


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Multimedia: Professor's Afghanistan war exhibition draws media attention
July 12, 2011
A traveling exhibit about the war in Afghanistan that professor Zaher Wahab helped create is gaining national media attention.
Wahab, professor of education at Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling, travels to his native Afghanistan every year to help rebuild the educational infrastructure of the war-torn country. During his most recent trip, Wahab collected drawings from Afghan high school students depicting their daily experiences. After Wahab returned to the United States, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) asked him if the drawings could be added to Windows and Mirrors, a nationwide exhibit featuring 45 murals that serves to remind the U.S. public about the human cost of war in Afghanistan.
The exhibit opened in February and will continue its cross-country tour through December 2011. Read more about its current appearance, in Chicago, on the New York Times website.
The Windows and Mirrors project is just one more way in which Wahab has voiced his opposition to the war in Afghanistan. He has penned editorials and offered public testimony on the conditions facing Afghans.
"Afghanistan has been turned into a wasteland and made polarized, torn apart, criminalized, gangsterized, and impoverished beyond belief," he wrote in an Oregonian op-ed.
In this interview, Wahab discusses why Americans need a visual reminder of the war in Afghanistan, now the longest war in U.S. history.
What kinds of experiences and emotions are the Afghan high school students expressing in these drawings?
I could see the expressions on their faces as they drew. They experience or witness war and violence all the time—it's very normal—and the drawing gave them the opportunity to reflect on their condition. The drawings show details of their reality that most children here would not express: the airplanes are all bombers instead of passenger jets; there are a lot of amputees—Afghanistan has the most amputees of any country in the world. There are many Kalashnikovs, knives, and whips. You see a prevalence of pain, suffering, and anguish that comes from death, dying, and destruction.
When I asked the students to draw the pictures, I had no idea their drawings would end up in a nationwide exhibit in the United States—the students thought they were drawing for fun and self-expression. I didn't give them any cues or leads. I just asked them to draw their thoughts and feelings about Afghanistan. The images they created are all about violence, war, and survival. There's nothing there about play or kids having fun.
It's very clear from many studies from Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and the Afghan Ministry of Public Health and others that the vast majority of Afghan people suffer from some kind of mental illness because of the 34-year war, non-stop occupation, and violence. It's a nation that is deeply traumatized. Most of the men, women, and children have had direct experience with violence from shootings, bombings, and/or roadside IEDs [improvised explosive devices]. It's part of people's thinking, and you can see it in the way people talk to each other. They worry about staying alive, staying healthy, having food, water, shelter, and other basic necessities. Children are robbed of their childhoods; adults are mangled. Only half of children go to school because of insecurity, lack of schools, or the need to work to support their families.
Preview the exhibition in this slideshow, provided by AFSC; the images Wahab collected from Afghan students appear toward the end of the collection.
What kind of reaction is the exhibit receiving from American audiences?
People are stunned. Most are uninformed, misinformed, and propagandized. You can't imagine the suffering that the murals and drawings portray. Some don't see, and can't see, beyond the drawing. Some people want to donate money. Students ask how they can organize for change, justice, and peace. The exhibit may also bring up the psychological and ideological baggage people carry with them like Islamophobia and xenophobia, which has developed because of the way Afghans are represented by mainstream media and spokespersons for the military-industrial-political complex.
How does this exhibit challenge Americans to accept their identity as a nation at war?
You would hope it would confront people. Art can be very eloquent and powerful. I'm hoping this whole exhibit will prick the conscience of the American people, confront them, make them uncomfortable, and induce them to pause and think about the country's arrogance, violence, and indifference to human suffering. I hope they will begin to ask, "Is this moral? Productive? Should we end this? What is my role and responsibility as a citizen, a member of the human family?"
To voice your opposition to the war, you've offered public testimony, published op-eds, and blogged about conditions in Afghanistan. What inspired you to get involved in this visual art project, and how do you think this medium makes a different impact than others?
This society is so video-ized, so visual, so isolated from others. Imagination seems impaired. We are not a reading nation. Empathy and sympathy seem to have atrophied amongst many in this society, so it's hard for people to relate to the severity of the human suffering in Afghanistan, 13,000 miles away. The Afghans had nothing to do with 9/11, and yet that point is forgotten. And they have nothing against this country. So, you just hope to educate people to relate to other people's interests, needs, pain, and suffering.
I am hopeful that someday sanity will prevail. And we have to do the right thing regardless. I was raised and educated to do the best I can and make life better for others and change the world. It's part of my constitution. Who knows how many people will see these exhibits—in seven cities in the country—and be informed and inspired by them.


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July 26, 2012, 2:49 pm
"Jersey Boys" seats for the Buell Theatre at a price too good to be true?
Given its blue-collar edge and occasional Tony Soprano vocabulary, you'll get my meaning if I say orchestra seats for the tour of the Tony Award-garnering musical "Jersey Boys" — about the coming together and unraveling of the hit-making group the Four Seasons — just fell off the back of the truck.
For you, Denver Center Attractions is offering them at $50 for the Monday, Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m. performance.


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UA students speak about fraternity hazing
Many local students think IFC should take more responsibility for teen wioth alcohol poisoning
All was quiet at the Sig Ep house on Thursday night while most of the fraternities and sororities at the University of Arkansas were having their regular social events. That's because the members of Sigma Phi Epsilon are not allowed to hold any events until further notice.
The fraternity remains at the center of an investigation, which began after police say a 19-year-old was hospitalized with alcohol poisoning.
On Wednesday, 40/29 News spoke with Gentry Wahlmeier, the president of the interfraternity council at UA, who said the Sig Eps should not be blamed for the actions of one person.
"It's not the organization's fault in that particular circumstance. It's on the individual whether they choose to drink or not and break the law," Wahlmeier said.
Many university students disagree.
"Some blame is on that person, but at the same time if it happened at their house, it's their responsibility to monitor what's going on and make sure everyone's OK," Ronald Watkins said.
"The individual has to take responsibility for their actions, but at the same time you're with your friends and there's a lot of peer pressure," Brian Bunker said.
Peer pressure is one thing, but hazing is another, and the university has a strict no-hazing law.
When it comes to underage drinking, some students said the university should do more to keep it from happening.
"The university kind of turns a blind eye that they're not really on school property anymore, but maybe there should be some more enforcement. I've also had a friend who was a resident assistant and said they knew underage drinking was going on, but they didn't really have incentive to enforce or crack down on it," Eila Bunker said.
"I've been here five years, and I've heard of multiple occurrences like this. So it's definitely an issue that needs to be addressed," Watkins said.
Police were finally able to speak with the student who was hospitalized, but they're not releasing any information because it's an ongoing investigation.


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Before any longer trip, any time of year, remember to give your vehicle a check-up:
- Check the air pressure in all tires, including the spare,
- Make sure the wiper blades are functioning properly,
- Check battery life and inspect batteries and battery cables,
- Inspect brake pads and linings for wear; change the oil and filter according to manufacturer's service interval specifications, and
- Test the headlights, brake lights, turn signals, emergency flashers and interior lights
Move the beach gear over for the roadside emergency kit. Even if you've prepared your vehicle for summer travel, it never hurts to have a "just in case" kit in your trunk. Your emergency kit should include:
- Jumper cables
- Flashlight
- Emergency flat tire repair and/or spare tire
- Gloves, blankets and towels
- Hazard triangle, road flares, brightly colored distress sign, or "Help" or "Call Police" flag
- Screwdrivers and wrenches
- First aid kit
- Cell phone and charger
- Water for both the car radiator and your family
- High-calorie, non-perishable food
Traveling with kids?
- Always use proper safety restraints for all occupants
- Use the long drive as teaching moments about safe driving
- Pack a cooler with healthy snacks like water, fruit, nuts and granola
- Stop every few hours to let the kids stretch their legs
- Adults should take the time to exit the vehicle and stretch too. If you become drowsy, don't hesitate to pull over to a safe location and rest until you feel able to continue the drive
- Use electronic devices to help keep away the boredom on the long drives, as long as its not distracting to the driver
Make sure to check and stock trunk supplies twice a year and remember never leave on a road trip with your vehicle's "check engine light" or "malfunction indicator light" lit up. If you take these precautions, you and your vehicle might be happier on the roads this summer. And don't forget to have fun!
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I'm hoping this was a sufficient welcome back.
So I have a serious question.
If someone gave these two options to avoid having your dick cut off:
-Fuck another dude in his hairy arsehole for 1 hour.
-Drink 3 pints of molten shit.
Which would you do? Or would you let him cut your dick off?
Well, the actual menu, I've got a rather solid idea on. Chicken, Fish, or Vegetarian sandwich (Fried or Grilled for proteins, grilled for the vegetarian); Chicken, Fish or Vegetarian Tacos (closer to flatbreads, same types), Fried Chicken Chunks or Fish Chunks (similar to nuggets, but hand cut straight from the protein rather than from a factory); Salads (I'll have a total of 3 types, bases premade so I just add the toppings to them), my House Special (a Chicken and Fish sandwich with a special sauce), and I'll have Sea-Salt fries, either stand alone or served with one of the protein (or vegetarian) options as a side.
I'm giving it a look over, yeah. Since the style of food I'll be focusing on centers around speed and simplicity, mostly I'll be using parchment paper and cardboard to hold and serve the food, so that you can hold it on one hand and eat with the other. I may use cardboard food trays for the larger meals, but I'm not going to be serving anything really that needs premaking aside from the bases of the salads, which may need plastic containters, though I'll look for other ways to handle them.
Thanks a ton man, every bit helps really. In the Culinary industry, if you can't make profits within the first three months, businesses tend to fail. I may be hoping to move up to restaurant in the future, but this could be the first big step towards it. Would suck to have my dreams crushed so early on.
Most certainly. At the moment, I'll be having a corporate lawyer look over my business plan in order to make sure everything is alright, and I have a family member who is willing to finance me to some extent (hasn't been totally worked out yet). Basically, a lot of people are looking to make sure I succeed in starting my own (and possibly my first of several) business. As a fellow entrepreneur, you wer the first person I wanted to talk to in regards to making sure I wasn't missing any key details or forgetting important components.
Well, I mentioned the previous issue I had in regards to strangers. Everyone I know around here also has a job, so they'd be too busy to help part time. Back in Charlotte? I might know somebody, but here it's a different story. I might be able to ask around, see if somebody I know can trust somebody, but I'll be skeptical the entire time.
I'm considering getting somebody close to handle taking the orders so I can focus on cooking, since again, it works to making sure things are fast, but I'm a bit hesitant to hire anyone around here for the simple fact it's hard for me to build trust with some people after the difficulty it took for me to get a job myself, because people got rid of my applications.
I'll be cooking meals fresh. Fried or grilled, primarily. For example, selling Fried Chicken Chunks, which would be diced pieces of battered fish fried, drained, then served with a side of fries. Shouldn't take more than five minutes to make the entire order, and I can make multiple batches at once to speed along the process for order times. Similarly can be done for fish.
I was looking for something I knew I could do fast and make taste well, and it will be in a more business-focused area, so I'm hoping to catch the lunch rush crowd near their front door.
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|Baranowski, Tom - Children'S Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)
|Thompson, Deborah - Debbe
|Buday, Richard - Archimage, Inc
|Lu, Amy Shirong - Children'S Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)
|Baranowski, Janice - Children'S Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)
Submitted to: International Association on Computer Science in Sport
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/1/2010
Publication Date: 12/1/2010
Citation: Baranowski, T., Thompson, D.J., Buday, R., Lu, A., Baranowski, J. 2010. Design of video games for children's diet and physical activity behavior change. International Association on Computer Science in Sport. 9(Special Edition):3-17.
Interpretive Summary: Video games offer promise of promoting diet and physical activity behavior change among children, and adults. This paper reviews several video games developed by the Behavioral Nutrition Group, at the Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston TX. The paper describes the behavior change procedures inserted into each video game, and presents the results of their outcome evaluations. While the results have been promising, more research is needed on how to optimally use video games for diet and physical activity behavior change.
Technical Abstract: Serious video games (VG) offer new opportunities for promoting health related diet, and physical activity change among children. Games can be designed to use storylines, characters, and behavior change procedures, including modeling (e.g., engaging characters make changes themselves, and face and overcome challenges related to fruit and vegetable (FV) and physical activity (PA) goal attainment and/or consumption), skill development (e.g., asking behaviors; virtual recipe preparation), self regulatory behaviors (problem solving, goal setting, goal review, decision making), rewards (e.g., points and positive statements generated by the program), immediate feedback (e.g., through characters and/or statements that appear on the computer screen at critical decision points), and personalization (e.g., tailored choices offered at critical junctures, based on responses to baselines questions related to preferences, outcome expectancies, etc). We are in the earliest stages of learning how to optimally design effective behavior change procedures for use in VG, and yet they have been demonstrated to change behavior. As we learn, VG offer more and better opportunities for obesity prevention that can adjust to individual needs and preferences.


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Remember Australian rugby player Joel Monaghan, aka "Dude Getting Blown By Dog" SHOTY nominee? Been a rough three months since Joel's lil sis saw pictures of the "drunken, dog‑related depravity that followed Canberra Raiders' end-of-season celebrations last October."
Well, guess what, bitches? Joel is back! On Sunday, he'll make his first post-pup appearance with a new team (the Warrington Wolves) in a new country (England).
He hopes to "rebuild his career and battered public image."
"I didn't turn the internet on or read a paper for about two months, but obviously I'm going to expect a few jokes. If they're real good ones I'll have a chuckle."
He might have been amused by one of the Warrington coaching staff's reaction to a suggestion that by tackling all the questions head on, Monaghan had ensured there would be no elephant lingering in the room for the rest of the season. "No one's ever accused him of misbehaving with an elephant?"
Warrington's Joel Monaghan hopes to put dog days behind him [Guardian]
What We Talk About When We Talk About A Dog Blowing An Australian Rugby Player (NSFW) [Deadspin]
Taiwanese Animators Address That Rugby-Player-Getting-Blown-By-A-Dog Thing [Deadspin]


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According to a Chinese parable, an old man on his death bed asks a wise man, ''What is the difference between heaven and hell?'' The wise man takes him to see both. In hell, they see people seated at a huge banquet with every dish imaginable. But their chopsticks are enormous, a ridiculous threefeet long – too long for each person to put to their lips. They are surrounded by delicious food but are tortured, gaunt and starving. The two men then go to heaven. There, they see the same sumptuous feast and the same enormous chopsticks but at this banquet, the people are healthy, laughing and well fed. ''In heaven,'' the wise man says, ''the people feed each other.''
That both heaven and hell are a Chinese banquet says a lot about Chinese values. For one, it's about food, which, as anyone with much experience of Chinese culture knows, is of paramount importance. And second, it points to the importance of relationships in the Chinese mindset.
''A banquet is very important [because] it reflects the collective culture ... The formal procedure shows the hierarchy of society,'' says the general manager of Sydney University's Confucius Institute, Xing Jin.
''Dining etiquette follows ritual and custom because they reflect the core of Chinese culture to respect and honour each other.''
A prime example is how social hierarchy underpins the seating arrangement at a formal banquet. The guest of honour is given the best seat in the house (usually facing the door because this is good feng shui) and others are seated closer or further away from the honoured guest in order of importance.
As a child of Chinese Malaysian parents, the Chinese New Year banquet was something to love and loathe. I liked having lots of food to eat; I disliked adults putting gross-looking food on my plate. I liked going out to a fancy restaurant with huge chandeliers; I disliked the formality and tension of the banquet. I liked spinning the lazy Susan; I did not like when it stopped with the dead eyes of the steamed fish staring at me.
Mostly, things happened around me, governed by a mysterious and frustratingly uncompromising (il)logic. For instance, why could I not start eating before my grandfather had started, even though the food was on the table, I was hungry and he was clearly engaged in conversation? Why did I have to give food to the uncle I had never met before, even though he was clearly capable of getting it himself?
Dining with Confucius
''Essentially what it all comes down to is the aspect of relationships in Chinese culture, which in turn derives from Confucianism and the teachings of Taoism,'' says the director of Chinese business courses at the University of Technology, Sydney, Kylie Redfern. ''You are defined in terms of the social collective first, before you are defined as an individual.''
The teachings of Confucius, who lived in an era of turmoil in China's history, aimed to establish a set of moral guidelines to underpin the harmonious social order.
Sharing and caring
All the food at a banquet is shared and usually one person will order for the entire table.
Once the food arrives, wait for the host to serve a portion to the guest of honour or to invite the table to begin eating.
Take small servings – one or two portions or spoonfuls – and take it one dish at a time, rather than piling large quantities from every plate into your bowl. Guests are expected (read: aggressively encouraged) to eat a lot, but taking food from the serving dish, which is intended for everyone to try to share, and piling it into your bowl where no one else can get at it, is seen as greedy.
Don't go fossicking – or as some call it, ''grave-digging'' – for the most succulent portion of pork spare rib. Take what's closest to you and (here's a sneaky tip) if you pick up something that doesn't inspire you, place it on your neighbour's plate. Seems rude? Absolutely not. Serving others is a sign of respect and as a child, I often honoured my brother and sister with morsels of jellyfish, bitter melon and mystery sea creatures. By extension, don't be surprised to find that while you were busy offloading some rubbery fungus to the ''uncle'' you just met, a new mystery food has landed on your plate. It's all part of the circle of respect.
Chopsticks, not drumsticks
Chopsticks can be tricky, not least of all because they look a lot like drum sticks and the banquet table like a giant drum. Perfect chopstick etiquette avoids touching the chopsticks as much as possible.
Take food from your chopsticks with your teeth and lips and use the serving utensils to take food from serving dishes.
If these are missing, reverse your chopsticks and use the wider end to take food from the serving plates.
Also avoid leaving your chopsticks stuck upright in your rice, unless you intend to wish death upon someone at the table. Chopsticks stuck in a bowl of rice resemble incense sticks stuck into an incense pot – something that is done when somebody dies. (Similarly, the spout of the teapot wishes death upon whomever it is pointed at.) When not eating, place the chopsticks neatly on the chopstick rest or, if there isn't one, on your plate beside your bowl.
Eat heartily, try a little of everything – or, if you really can't stomach something, pretend you've already tried it – and compliment the meal enthusiastically. Remember, though, that a banquet is intended to demonstrate abundance, so leave something of each dish at the end. If every plate is licked clean, it implies the host did not provide enough food.
Bottoms up
Drinking is an important part of Chinese entertaining. Learn the words ''gan bei'' (meaning ''dry cup'' or ''bottoms up!''), then proceed with caution. Banquets are about excess and celebration, and getting drunk is a happy part of that. Pour drinks for the people around you before pouring for yourself and offer a toast before drinking any alcohol. When clinking cups, try to lower the rim of your cup below others to demonstrate how humble you are.
When someone fills your teacup, thank them in the traditional way: tapping your knuckles on the table. The gesture comes from a Chinese folk tale about a Qing dynasty emperor who was travelling in disguise with his servants. One evening, when the emperor and servants were dining together, the emperor filled his servant's teacup. Realising that he could not kowtow to express his gratitude for fear he give the game away, the servant bent three of his fingers at the knuckles and tapped them on the table. The gesture is intended to represent the head and arms of the prostrating servant.
Money matters
Finally, brace yourself when the waiter brings out the bill. You will be amazed at how the sight of the bill can jolt an entire table of drunk and overfed diners out of their collective food coma. Wallets will be waved, the waiter will be attacked with credit cards and money will fly in all directions as everyone insists on paying for everyone else. My advice: get amongst it. Life offers far too few occasions for throwing money in the air, knowing you'll probably wake up with it stuffed back in your pockets.


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Stevens Professor Xiaoguang Meng Works with UNICEF to Improve Drinking Water in Bangladesh
Naturally high levels of dissolved metals in groundwater pollute millions of private wells in Bangladesh, affecting tens of millions in what has been recognized as history's most widespread environmental contamination. Dr. Xiaoguang Meng, Professor of Environmental Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, recently returned from a month-long mission to Bangladesh where he and his associates field tested experimental filtration methods that will help UNICEF design small community water treatment systems for removal of manganese and iron in well water.
Dr. Meng specializes in water treatment technologies that blend cutting-edge research with affordable, easy-to-use techniques. Since the 1990s, he and other researchers with Stevens Center for Environmental Systems have been working in the Southeast Asian country to battle troublesome contaminants, especially highly toxic arsenic, in groundwater.
In his latest research trip, Dr. Meng focused on filtration methods targeting manganese and iron. While these are necessary nutrients in moderation, at high levels they give water an unpleasant flavor and color, leave sediment in cups and basins, and are associated with various health risks. Excessive manganese has been shown to cause neurological damage, especially in developing children. High levels of iron can support the growth of bacteria that foul drinking water and cause deadly diarrheal disease, which also disproportionately affects young children. Where arsenic is present, the toxic chemical will bond with ferric compounds, making iron removal a key ingredient in fighting arsenic contamination.
In addition to his metals filtration research, Dr. Meng is also conducting an ongoing study of a household chlorination/dechlorination water container that he developed to improve adoption of water disinfection treatments. Chlorination is an important method in developing countries like Bangladesh, as it helps prevent bacterial and viral pathogen transmission through contaminated drinking water and food, the main causes of diarrheal disease.
According to the World Health Organization, diarrheal disease is responsible for the deaths of 1.8 million people worldwide every year and is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old. In Bangladesh, which has the second highest under-five mortality rate in Southeast Asia, diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death in children under five, accounting for 11 percent of all child deaths.
Although chlorination is widely available as a water treatment, adopting this method can meet unfortunate resistance due to the undesirable taste and smell of residual chlorine. To combat the current perception of chlorinated water, Dr. Meng has introduced an activated carbon filter that effectively removes chlorine taste and smell from disinfected water. By displaying these units in targeted areas of Bangladesh, Dr. Meng is improving public acceptance of disinfected drinking water.
Dr. Meng began traveling to Bangladesh to demonstrate how his developments from the lab interact with the unique water chemistries found in some of the world's most polluted areas. During his first expedition, in 1999, he proved a coprecipitation-filtration technique for treatment of arsenic. The filtration system requires only a plastic bucket, sand and a disposable packet of chemicals. The entire unit costs a family $5 or less per year to use.
For students at Stevens, Dr. Meng's work has meant incredible mentoring opportunities through participation in research with global impact. He has seen nearly 30 of his projects funded, most of them in the pursuit of purifying water, and has co-authored four patents. After raising more than $1 million in venture funding, HydroGlobe, a company co-founded by Dr. Meng to manufacture a patented water purification system, was profitably acquired by Graver Technologies.
"Scientists and engineers play a critical role in addressing environmental issues that have impact on people's lives and especially in creating technological solutions that can be cost effective to the stakeholders if they are to be adopted," explains Dr. Keith Sheppard, Associate Dean of the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science. "Stevens actively promotes high-tech stewardship through supporting sustainability research and educational opportunities for our students."
If you want to affect real change throughout the world, learn about research and educational programs at Stevens by visiting the websites for the Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering or [email protected].


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Parenthood 5?
Parenthood panelled at PaleyFest yesterday. Deadline reported on the discussion. Needless to say, for fans of the show, the big question is whether or not the show will be back for Season 5. Is Jason Katims used to it by now? Because it was like this with Friday Night Lights too. Full Story
Jason Katims, Honorary Canadian
Written by Duana What do you know about Canadians? Sarah from Cinesnark explained that, before this weekend, a lot of her perception of Canada was via South Park. I know she's joking, but I know a lot of people whose thoughts of Canadians involve Pamela Anderson, hockey, and cold weather. Full Story


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- Using Personal Safety Skills Everywhere You Go – how to apply People Safety skills to different kinds of problems, including bullying
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