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I'm not the type of girl who likes to stand on the edge. Or take chances. Or experiment. Or even simply try something I do not know.
I prefer the seeming safety of the middle ground, the place where everything is familiar and known. I guess it's often because I'm afraid of falling or perhaps losing control. I don't mind imploding, mind you, or falling into myself, but outward…oh no. It's kinda like that fear I had for inversions before…of falling and hurting others that scared me rather than falling and hurting myself. As a result, I try to keep my step inside and lean into the middle, crunching up inwardly so there is less danger of falling out. Or so it seemed.
Today, however, I realized that it isn't so. Apparently, the more I try to turn in and stay on the inside, the more difficult it is for me to balance and keep control. By stepping on the outer edge, not too much, but just enough, that is where a good foundation lies.
And yeah…like many of my other light bulb moments, this came to me on the mat. This is why I love yoga so much! Getting to understand my physical body has allowed me to get to know my heart and soul in ways I would have never imagined and today was one of those times when, through breaking down the bits and pieces of my asana practice, I found a piece of me that allows me to become a better me.
(As always that has been such a lengthy introduction to what I wanna say! Har. I guess this is really why I do not do research, mwahaha. Random commercial break! Haha. Now back to what I was saying….)
After being away from the mat for quite a while, I got the chance to spend a lot of time on it today. Not only did I get to practice a lot, I had the chance to do a yoga clinic session at Templa Wellness with Francesca Regala and my long time teacher and friend, Dona Tumacder-Esteban. Although I had different plans for my afternoon, I was quite glad to have been invited to their space and to be able to experience what it was like to do a Yoga Clinic. Unlike a typical asana practice, the Yoga Clinic is a more directed and focused thirty minute one-on-one (or if you're lucky enough to have both these wonderful teachers in one session, a two-on-one teehee) session where your problem areas or concerns are addressed and focused on. It usually runs for three sessions, plus an initial consultation. I promise to write a separate (and more cerebral and objective!) post about the Yoga Clinic in the next few days, but for now, please indulge me with my little bit of randomness for the day.
So back to the yoga clinic…I didn't really know what my "concern" was when I got there, especially since I've been feeling pretty okay lately and that the pain in my shoulder from an injury I sustained from a fall sometime last February had finally gone away. Nonetheless, I recognized that my shoulder, the left one in particular, is what I often tend to have problems with. While chatting with Fran and Dona before the session, I remembered that more than my left shoulder, it is my right ankle that often causes me much pain. So much so that in the beginning of my practice, most poses that required some flexibility, mobility or what not with my ankle would be very painful and almost impossible to do. And so I wrote that down as another problem area.
At the start of the session, Fran had me stand on tadasana and she went around, took a few photos and pointed out her observations about the way I stood, my posture, and the way I aligned my body. While I was glad she pointed out that I automatically corrected my stance on my own because that's something I have been working on with Dona for quite some time, she was still able to point out a few things that I had very little or no awareness of. Right before the session, I casually said that I had no idea why my ankle often hurt so much and just by having me stand in tadasana and point out how my feet tend to pronate and that I carry most of the weight on the inner edges of my feet. She then pointed out the area where she saw the energy lines getting jammed or stuck and lo and behold, it was the exact spot that really HURTS like crazy! With that simple realization that I need to find the outer edges of my feet by lifting my toes and making some micro adjustments, I felt some form of relief. Kinda like having the blood flow more freely in that area or something. Basta it felt better. We did a couple other things with my down dog and trikonasana and although I won't say that one session "fixed" my problems, it did give me a new awareness of what I need to be mindful of in my practice and I feel that will make a big difference in the direction by which my practice is going.
It was amazing, to say the least.
After the session, as I accompanied Dona to grab a bite in a convenience store, that light bulb went off in my head. I realized that much like my physical tendency to stand or bear weight on the inner edges of my sole, that is what I do to my soul as well. I tend to take it all in. Hold it all in the inside edge and pray desperately that I keep from toppling over. However, by not distributing the weight and standing on the outer edges, allowing for space to be made, all I end up doing is either falling down or cramping up. And that, my dear, said the little voice in my head, is what you tend to do all too often.
And so tonight, as I head off to bed I remind myself of this: Find the outer edge, Ri. It's safe there too.
Tomorrow when I step on my mat, I will lift up my toes, find the outer edges of my sole in order to balance on those four corners of my feet. When I step off my mat, I will take that with me too as I try walking on the outer edge while still drawing inward to the self for a change.
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There's a saying on Wall Street, "Sell in May and go away" which suggests bulls take some time off after the historically strong "Best Six" calendar period. No doubt that on the heels of 2011 – 2012's massive percentage climb during that same stretch, investors might stand to do extra well heeding that advice. Bulls may also wish to consider a bearish Fibonacci-based butterfly top in place. We've diligently followed the weekly pattern the last couple months and see its completion as a reason for bulls to not expect higher highs in the broader market anytime soon. On the other hand, history doesn't always repeat itself or if it does, it doesn't mean there aren't opportunities for some bulls along the way. Case in point and for fast money bulls, as well as for profitable and in-the-money bears, as we enter Wednesday's second half, the market has set up two days of back-to-back fearful readings in the CBOE Volatility Index ($VIX), along with a decent shake-out of recent corrective lows in the SP-500 ($SPX). Our interpretation of investors being "fearful" is based on the sentiment gauge stretching narrowly above its prior April highs and more than 20% above its 10-SMA. The false breakout of sorts above the well-watched 20% level in conjunction with a large short-term differential prone to mean-reversion, suggests investors have potentially gotten ahead of themselves relatively speaking. At the same time, what's viewed as a decent shake-out amounts to price in the SP-500 not only undercutting the April corrective low by about 1%, but also Wednesday's price filleting of bulls tethered too tightly to yesterday's hammer reversal. An additional bonus in our eyes, today's low of 1343 tested perfectly the low of our own tracked and less obvious, 1343 – 1371 support zone, which we've maintained as part of our Weekly Outlook and Market Barometer columns for more than a few weeks at this point in time. Figure 1: SP-500 ($SPX) Daily Chart In truth or to be fair, our estimated support zone was actually slightly outdated. Its calculation was based on a correction of 3 – 5% for the SP-500 back in late March and a high of 1416; which was narrowly eclipsed with a high of 1422 to start off the month of April. Nonetheless, with a dip of 5.5% into 1343 falling into the "close enough" category worth paying attention too; bears and fast money bulls empowered by Weeklys options shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, even if they still see a long and less-than-hot summer ahead. I guess you could say we think there's opportunities to sell and sometimes even buy in May; just don't bother to go away.
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Colonel Parker Managed Elvis' Career, But Was He A Killer On The Lam? by Mike Dash (Past Imperfect/Smithsonian): Basically, the single worst decision Elvis ever made was sticking with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Parker couldn't leave the country, saw Elvis as a money-making machine, and became addicted to gambling, and so we have Parker to blame for a lot of his dire sixties movies (and movie songs) and for Elvis's Vegas period. Of course, Colonel Tom Parker was not only not a Colonel, but he was also not actually named Tom Parker, and Mike Dash argues here that there is pretty good evidence that Parker was the prime suspect in a 1929 murder in the Netherlands, where he grew up.--
How Not To Write About Female Musicians: A Handy Guide by Maura Johnston (Village Voice): Another article pointing out the double standards of the record industry, of music writers -- women and men doing the same thing are often judged very differently. You've probably read them before, agreed with them before, etc. The thing that makes this one great is that it's simultaneously hilarious and illuminating, because Johnston's use of examples (and her expert use of snark) shows just how ridiculous some music writing is.
Straight And Narrow: How Pop Lost Its Gay Edge by Alexis Petridis (The Guardian): "All rock and roll is homosexual" screamed the slogan on a Manic Street Preachers tune. And, let's face it, Little Richard fit right into rock and roll in the beginning. And pretty much every big sixties band was managed by a gay man -- from Brian Epstein to Kit Lambert. But these days, rock and roll is oh so very straight, argues Petridis. Is it because being gay is no longer 'edgy'? Or is it because being gay is still very taboo in England? After all, 90% of British teachers claim to have seen homophobic bullying.
Too Legit: The Neglected Legacy Of Pop-Rap by Jonathan Bogart (Ace Terrier): Jonathan Bogart seems to have this burning desire to rehabilitate and argue for forms of music that have been (un)justly neglected by the critics, from angsty woman pop to Ke$ha. And here he finds a new target: pop-rap. MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, etc. And argues that pop-rap was a gateway drug into hip-hop for perhaps even most hip-hop listeners, and that pop-rap should be celebrated for being the excellent party music that it is.
Icons: Jim Keays/Masters Apprentices by Aaron Curran (Mess+Noise): Keays has just recorded a snarling scuzzy garage rock album called Dirty Dirty with Davey Lane (form You Am I, etc). And in case you don't know who he is, he was the lead singer of the Masters Apprentices, one of the best Australian bands of the late 60s and early 70s, and a band that influenced the likes of the Hoodoo Gurus and Jet. Curran gets a potted history of Keays' life via the interview -- how he went from being a garage rock guy in Australia to the guy who sung "Because I Love You" to working with Keith Moon, and it's fascinating stuff. Here in Australia we don't get the same amount of exposure to Aussie rock history that you get in the UK or US with magazines like Mojo or Uncut, so it's good to see M+N rectifying that.
Bjork's Big Bang by Nitsuh Abebe (New York Magazine): Here Nitsuh Abebe profiles/talks to Bjork, and the combination is, of course, fascinating to read. Abebe has a great eye for detail: "a couple weeks from now, an acquaintance will spot her on the street and say she looks like she's dressed for a penguin's funeral." And Bjork has great details.
Madonna's "Girls Gone Wild" Induces Dread, Cultural Bewilderment by Tom Hawking (Flavorwire): Tom Hawking (a regular contributor to TheVine) rightfully identifies 'Girls Gone Wild' as the moment when Madonna totally and definitively jumps the shark. And, as Hawking identifies, you can ignore the unimaginative phoned-in lyrics, but you can't ignore how un-fun, how drab and depressing, a pop song this is. Katherine St. Asaph and Maura Johnston both find the song a bit awful too).
The Beatles - "Help!" by Sally O'Rourke (No Hard Chords): I've heard 'Help!' a million times - the soundtrack to the movie it's the title track to was one of the first tapes I ever owned. And yet, it took until reading O'Rourke's piece until I noticed that 'Help!' comes across as a backward step for the Beatles at that time in their career - it's got the rollicking pop frenzy that characterises their Beatlemania period tunes, but it's from a couple of years later. But still, Lennon had discovered his inner pain by this point, and it really is the contrast between the pop frenzy and Lennon's inner pain which makes this one of their best tunes.
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1. First impressions last!
2. Differentiates you from your competitors
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1. First impressions last!
Even before a word is spoken, a potential customer or member has already gone a long way in making the decision of whether to use your business or join your club. It's called the 'Slob Factor". This could affect how people perceive the professionalism of your business or club and taking you seriously. In other words, if you dress like a slob, do you really think people want to deal with you?
2. Differentiates you from your competitors
There are so many organisations competing for a person's attention. So selecting the best uniform can have a huge impact on improving your public profile. Uniform selection is more than just looking through catalogues and seeing something that looks good. Like any business decision, you need to consider what type of image you want to promote about you and your business, matched with the practicalities and comfort needed for the workplace.
3. Increases morale
Look professional - act professional. If you look like a team, you will act like a team.
4. Keeps your employees safer
Certain uniforms are required to be worn to comply with OH&S laws. Each employer is required to ensure this. So, as an employer you may as well get staff promoting your business at the same time whilst ensuring their safety.
5. Less decision making in the morning in what to wear
Staff don't have to decide what to wear to work each morning. Plus if you are providing a uniform, you'll may as well have them promoting your organisation at the same time. It's a no brainer.
Don't let anybody tell you promotional products are a waste of money.
Promotional products, such as pens, key rings, coffee mugs, stubby holders, golf balls, USBs have been proven to provide higher reach and recall than traditional advertising. Why?
Because they are 3-D objects you can see-touch-feel-smell-hear. Therefore, they are not easily thrown in the bin or deleted off the computer. They are practical day to day items which you and I use.
Think about it?
- In your work kitchen, how many mugs are there which could display your business products and services?
- Who's logo is on the pen you are writing with today?
- Who is on your key ring?
- At a BBQ, whose logo is on the stubby holders or esky or wine cooler?
But you need the right strategy to maximise your spend.
Question – Why do I want to give someone I know or a complete stranger a gift with my logo on it?
1. To remind and reward customers of your products or services - be first of mind when they need to re-order.
2. To introduce your company, products and services – the gift provides you a reason to contact them. "Did you get my...."
Got the business cards?
Got the sign on the car and your office?
Got your staff in uniforms?
First impressions last. Even before you open your mouth, a potential customer has already gone a long way in making the decision of whether to use your business or not.
- Did your staff make the appointment on time?
- Was the car or showroom clean?
- How long did the phone ring before it was answered?
- What was the standard of their uniform?
You want your staff to look their best, and often the best way to achieve this is by uniforms.
Selecting the best uniform for your corporate clothing or work wear can have a huge impact on improving your public image. This in turn could effect how people perceive the professionalism of your business and taking you seriously, and whether you get the job or not.
Uniform selection is more than just looking through catalogues and seeing something that looks good.
Like any business decision, you need to consider what type of image you want to promote about you and your business, matched with the practicalities and comfort needed for the workplace.
What type of environment do you work in?
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- How long do I want them to last?
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- This will assist in selection and the best reproduction on your logo or branding.
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- Ready-to-go corporate uniforms means you have the flexibility to buy as you go. But the business next door might look the same as you.
The key is consistency with the reproduction of your logo by embroidery or screen printing onto the uniforms.
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These two superwomen strapped on the superhero tight outfits combed from various animals who died hardly in vain, since they served to highlight the body of these two sextastic chart toppers. The results on the red carpet for Global Radio's Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium were spectacular. Jennifer Lopez, really has never looked better despite her veteran MILF status, and Nicole Scherzinger is simply put, in the business of climbing the sexy charts five to ten rungs at a time. And succeeding.
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Tuesday called on the Illinois House to approve a stalled gay marriage bill.
"The time for marriage equality has come," Quinn, a Democrat, told supporters gathered inside the capitol rotunda. "This is our hour, this is our moment. This is where we the people of Illinois come together for marriage equality."
Supporters descended on Springfield on Tuesday as lawmakers reconvened for the short fall session.
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin also endorsed the measure, calling on lawmakers to "reject the values of division and intolerance."
The rally comes a day after New Jersey became the 14th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. The victory, which came after Republican Governor Chris Christie ended his legal fight against a court decision ordering the state to begin issuing marriage licenses to gay couples, took marriage equality supporters by surprise and angered opponents.
(Related: Brian Brown: Chris Christie "threw in the towel on marriage.")
Unlike New Jersey, however, the largest obstacle to victory in Illinois is not the governor, but the Democrat-controlled House, which failed in May to go along with the Senate in approving the marriage bill.
Analysts believe lawmakers will punt on the issue once again and move the debate to January, after the threat of primary challengers has passed.
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TWILIGHT MANIA is an inescapable part of the entertainment world at present, with the second film New Moon doing record-breaking box office business on its debut last weekend.
This weekend, New Moon has taken a further $42.5million in the USA, according to industry estimates. This was a steep drop of 70.2 per cent on the earnings of its opening. Sports drama The Blind Side came a close second with $40.1million.
As I mentioned earlier, there are plenty of other vampire film projects lurking in the shadows, ready for their turn at sparkling in the spotlight.
But not everyone wants to leap on the bloodsucking bandwagon. Marvel Comics says it will avoid any cash-in projects.
The publisher's editor-in-chief Joe Quesada says they won't be capitalising on the teen craze for vampire romance.
He told Comic Book Resources: "No. It's not something we've actively looked to saying, 'How do we get our own Twilight?' I think that's fool's gold.
"It's the same thing when you look at Harry Potter. It's very much the same concept as X-Men, except you replace magic with mutant powers. But the whole school aspect of it has it all there. If you dig into Twilight, you'll see some themes of the stories we already do, but I think it'd be foolish to chase that trend."
He added: "I'm not saying we wouldn't do a vampire story here or there. We've done them in the past. But we wouldn't say, 'Hey! We want to capture that Twilight audience!' because I don't think it's the prudent thing to do, because by the time we catch up, a trend like that could be over. And it exists because they caught magic in a bottle.
"There's something about Twilight and how it depicts vampires that's been successful for them. The last time this was really that successful was when the Lestat books (Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles) were out, but that captured more of a mature audience than this. This is not just capturing young girls, but their moms and everyone in-between. It's wonderful, and I hope it has lasting power."
He says the Twilight trend is like Pottermania all over again: "We heard the same thing about Harry Potter when that first exploded onto the scene, and how many years ago was that?
"I think stuff like this comes around every generation, and Twilight is the latest one, and hopefully it has the staying power that Harry Potter had.
"But to me, it's all part and parcel of the same thing - that sci-fi, fantasy, fantastical fiction boat that we're all part of whether it be superheroes or vampires or magical kids at Hogwarts. And yeah, it's great for everyone."


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55th Annual Region IXPennsylvania Junior Academy of ScienceSlippery Rock UniversityFebruary 25, 2012
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Over 160 college faculty, college students, high school teachers, and people who work in science in business and medicine gave up their Saturday for the future scientists of Western Pennsylvania
THANK YOU, JUDGES! You help make the day a success and a memorable day for the students.
Dr. William R. Sigmund, Professor of Biology and University Coordinator, welcomed and thanked the judges at the luncheon at Weisenfluh Dining Hall. Bob Penrose (along with Leah Ann Williams, Region IX Co-Directors) conducted the meeting. After the judging was completed, judges attended the Judges Social sponsored by Dr. Susan Hannam, Dean of the College of Health, Environment, and Science
Personal note from Dr.Sigmund, University Coordinator: Several years ago, Region IX presented me with an original PJAS medallion and a donation to the university to fund an annual award in my name. I am pleased that I have been able to present a $200 (now 300) award each year to a biology major interested in teaching. At the annual Natural Sciences and Mathematics Honors Banquet, the "William R. Sigmund PJAS Award" has been presented to five deserving students, Rebecca Pike, Susan Vangavree, Jessie Rack, Kadie Fritz, and Joshua Christy. Last year I increased the stipend to $300. I am extremely grateful to the Region IX Committee for this wonderful recognition. I am especially honored since I know how much work the other committee members put into this meeting each year, as it is truly a group effort, and I accept this award on behalf of all of them. Thank you, Region IX Committee!


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While all eyes may be rested on the gubernatorial races, there remains incredible solar growth and innovation in states and cities across the US. Local solar is driving the movement, so here are a few recent developments that add new meaning to the phrase "Think Globally, Act Locally."
Green Jobs Growth in the US: 3.1 Million Green Jobs in November
There were 3.1 million "green jobs" in the US as of November 2011. Green jobs are growing faster than overall job growth in the US. They pay well, and there's an increasingly wide range of them accessible to Americans of every level of education and experience, according to the Economic Policy Institute's "Counting up to green" analysis of the Labor Dept. Bureau of Labor Statistic's (BLS) groundbreaking Green Jobs report.
CL&P awards $6M to 76 renewable projects
Connecticut Light & Power awarded $6 million annually over 15 years to 76 solar and fuel cell projects in Connecticut, in the first year of the state's 21-year, $1 billion program to proliferate clean energy installations. CL&P received 296 bids in total, and all mostly solar or fuel cell proposals.
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SDG&E has officially reached the end of its residential CSI rebate bucket. We are living in a post-state incentive world!
5 Reasons for an American Clean Revolution
Clearly, it's better to invest in technologies of the future rather than technologies of the past, and the country could benefit now from greater energy independence. The path is clear in this infographic: use clean energy innovations like solar to transform the economy.
Clean Energy Projects Primed to Replace Indian Point's Power
NRDC released a report definitively showing that we can replace Indian Point with entirely clean sources like solar without affecting the reliability of the grid, and with minimal cost increases to consumers. New York should lead with bold new policies to ensure that energy efficiency, wind and solar power play the key role in replacing Indian Point's power. The core of this report provides a detailed policy roadmap that describes how the state can secure this clean replacement power.
Avg. Size of Solar in the United States: Small
It often seems like big progress on clean energy only comes in big pieces, but in solar power the sweet spot is small. The following infographic from ILSR shows that the average size of installed solar PV in the U.S. is just 34 kilowatts, enough to power about 7 homes.
LA Chooses Clean Energy Over Coal
A major victory occurred when the Los Angeles City Council approved the L.A. Department of Water and Power's plan to invest in clean energy, rather than continue to ship customer's money out of state to buy coal. This move will create more than 5,000 jobs in energy efficiency and rooftop solar and boost the local economy. LADWP plans on building out 650MW of solar to help replace dirty coal from the Navajo Generating Station.
CPV Manufacturing Plant Now Open in NC
Semprius opened its first 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility last month in Henderson, North Carolina. It is expected to produce 5-6 MW worth of CPV modules per year, but that could eventually expand to as much as 35 MW and employ as many as 250 people in doing so.
100 MW of Renewables Could be Added in Portland
Portland's utility, the Portland General Electric Company, is requesting proposals for the development of 100 MW of renewable energy. The extra power created by the renewable energy developments is expected to be operational between 2013 and 2017. This RFP will be an important step in meeting the state's renewable power goals.
Chicago Voting on Community Aggregation
This fall, community choice aggregation could be poised for a huge leap forward, as citizens of Chicago will vote on a referendum to allow the largest city in the Midwest to choose a new electric company. Community choice aggregation lets municipalities pick from competitive electricity suppliers for their residential and small business customers. While many communities have used aggregation to simply select a new, less expensive electricity supplier, a few communities are also attempting to use their new-found control to maximize local distributed clean energy development like solar.
Hawaiian Island to Run on Solar Power
If billionaire Larry Ellison has his way, the Hawaiian island of Lanai will run on solar power and have electric cars. Lanai has about 3,200 residents. Ellison bought about 98% of it, which is over 88,000 acres of land, including two golf courses and a small solar farm. La Ola Solar began operating in 2009 with a design capacity of 1.2 MW.


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Boston U. (9-8-1) captured its second straight America East regular-season title and third and the last four years to earn the tournament's No. 1 seed. The Terriers, who are led by the conference's Defender of the Year Kelvin Madzongwe and Rookie of the Year Dominique Badji, are seeking their 12th conference crown.
Hartford (7-8-4), winners of four straight, eliminated defending champion UMBC, 1-0, in the quarterfinals Saturday. The Hawks broke through in the 69th minute when Antobra Amapadu sent a cross to Anthony Santaga, who buried a shot from just in front of the net to give his team the only score of the game. Hartford goalkeeper Luke Citriniti made seven saves to earn his fifth shutout of the season and send his team to the semifinals for the second time in three years.
Boston U. won the regular-season meeting between the two teams, 1-0, on Oct. 1. Badji scored the game's lone goal in the 78th minute. This will be the eighth all-time meeting between the Terriers and Hawks in the league tournament with Boston U. holding a slim 4-3 advantage. Hartford won the last postseason meeting between the two teams, 2-1, in 2009.
Stony Brook (8-6-3) went 7-3-1 over its last 11 games to earn the tournament's No. 2 seed, the same position as in 2009 when it won the conference title. Berian Gobeil Cruz, the Striker of the Year, and Leonardo Fernandes, the Midfielder of the Year, pace a Seawolf attack that averages a league-best 1.41 goals per game.
Albany (6-9-3), winner of back-to-back games for the first time since Sept. 18, advanced to the semifinals in dramatic fashion. The Great Danes scored twice the final three minutes to beat the University of Vermont, 3-2, on Saturday and earned and moved on the to Final Four for the third time in seven years. The Great Danes are seeking their first-ever championship game berth.
The Seawolves and Great Danes played to a scoreless tie on Oct. 12 with each goalkeeper, Adrian Foncette and Stephan Manz, recording shutouts. The two teams have met once in tournament play, in the 2005 semifinals, with Stony Brook winning 2-1 in overtime en route to winning its first-ever conference title.
Wednesday's winners will play in the championship game on either Saturday or Sunday at the highest remaining seed. Game time is to be determined.
2011 America East Men's Soccer Championship
Quarterfinals - Saturday, November 5
No. 6 Albany 3, at No. 3 Vermont 2 -- Box Score
No. 5 Hartford 1, at No. 4 UMBC 0 -- Box Score
Semifinals - Wednesday, November 9
Albany Winner at No. 2 Stony Brook, 7 p.m.
Hartford Winner at No. 1 Boston U., 7 p.m.
Final - Saturday, November 12/Sunday, November 13
Semifinal Winners at Highest Remaining Seed, TBA


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Jackson A special event occurred Thursday, August 8, 2002, with a special banquet highlighting the Golden Anniversary of Sun Records.
Attended by many notables in Memphis music plus fans from around the world, the banquet was highlighted by the presentations of the Sun Awards by Shelby Singleton and the Sam-Sun Award presented by Sam Phillips.
Shelby Singleton, who designed the special medallions and crystal awards highlighted with the recipients names and the Sun logo, used the evening to recognize a diversity of individuals who had contributed to rockabilly and early rock-and-roll.
Henry Harrison of Jackson, Tennessee was the first Sun Award recipient, presented to honor Harrisons work in founding the International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame in Jackson and his extensive work in promoting the three successive Rockabilly Fests in Jackson.
Billy Poore was honored for his efforts to preserve the history of rockabilly through his articles and book.
Musicians and performers selected by Shelby Singleton for honor included Ace Cannon (who worked many of the early Sun sessions), Wanda Jackson (Queen of Rockabilly), drummers W. S. Holland and D. J. Fontana and performers Narvel Felts and Sonny Burgess. (Burgess made a specific point of thanking the members of the legendary Pacers.)
Singleton brought Sam Phillips to the stage by presenting Phillips his own special version of the Sun Awards. Phillips then capped the evening by presenting the newly-designed first-ever Sam-Sun Award to Carl Perkins. Receiving the award was Carls son, Stan.
Stan talked briefly about his fathers leaving Sun records for Columbia and later Decca where his music got lost with many people attempting to influence or set directions for Carl that did not work.
Stan paid tribute to his father and Sam Phillips in comments that noted it was at Sun Records where Blue Suede Shoes happened for Carl and if there was to have been another Blue Suede Shoes for Carl Perkins it would have been at Sun Records where artists creativity was recognized and given freedom to find its expression.
Mayor Charles Farmer opened the Golden Anniversary of Sun Records banquet with a special welcome from the city of Jackson. Other evening special moments included the music performances of Sonny Burgess and the Pacers, Ace Cannon, Stan Perkins, W. S. Holland and many more.
Bobby Joe Swilley took the stage the perform Go Cat Go Carl Perkins, the Jackson, Tennessee highlight song from his most recent CD.
Also included in the evening were the official presentations welcoming members of the International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame in Jackson (See separate article).
Jackson Songwriter Joe Melson (Only the Lonely), known for his work with Roy Orbison, became the most recent inductee to the International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame in Jackson. The induction came during the Golden Anniversary of Sun Records banquet at Jacksons Garden Plaza Hotel.
In addition to the presentation by the Halls Henry Harrison, John Lomax, III, of BMI was on hand to highlight Joe Melsons work.. Noted was the fact that recordings of Melsons songs had received over 15 million confirmed airplays in the United States alone.
Melson in his comments noted not only special career moments and the evolution of the Roy Orbison sound, but also the emotional attachment with people. Melson said that when he loved and expressed it in music the audience did too, sharing those life moments and emotions. And when our heart broke their hearts did too, either by sharing their own heartbreak in our music or feeling our heartbreak through our the songs.
A new special section of the International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame on Church Street in downtown Jackson showcases the career of Joe Melson.
Jackson The actual Hall of Fame certificates were presented in Jackson, August 8, to some special members of the International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame
Bill Haleys original Comets were on hand to mark their 50th Anniversary. Though one member had worked with Bill Haley in the 1940s, the Comets that hit with Rock Around the Clock and much more, came together in 1952.
They are still performing actively with the oldest member still on stage and touring at age 81. One goal is to have a show marking his 100th birthday. We are gonna rock till we drop, literally.
Also receiving their official certificates marking their Hall of Fame presence were Sonny Burgess and the legendary Pacers. Sonny still describes the Pacers as second to none, the best show band in rockabilly history.
DJ and career television personality Wink Martindale was recognized for his music contributions through WHBQ radio and television and throughout a career that includes Music of Your Life work on radio today.
Also inducted into the Hall of Fame was radio personality Alex Ward of Memphis. Ward broadcasts rockabilly worldwide.
From West Tennessee to Nashville to New York City there are new albums featuring rockabilly being released.
Sam Phillips and Shelby Singleton just returned to Tennessee from New York City where they attended multiple events announcing a new BMG Heritage label release marking Sun Records 50th Anniversary.
Singleton, Phillips and BMG selected 44 songs out of the over 8,000 Sun catalog for inclusion in the special commemorative CD. The selections will cover Sun from its beginning as primarily a black artists label through all its illustrious history.
A West Tennessee rockabilly CD has just been released by The 10-0-C Band.
Composed of David Pulse, Don McAlpin, Clint Pulse, Keith Sasser, Phillip Taylor and former Carl Perkins keyboard man Lee McAlpin, The 10-0-C Band has put together Cats A-Rockin.
This CD has the band covering twelve rockabilly and early rock-and-roll classics from Nadine to Rockin Pneumonia to Matchbox. (www.10oc.com)
Meanwhile in Nashville, Glen Edwards Wild Oats Records has been in the studio with Frank Andy Starr. Edwards team has been working with Starr on a brand new CD coming out soon on Wild Oats Records.
Steve Haggard is producing the CD with Randall Merryman handling the engineering.
While a host of Nashville pickers are working the session a real highlight promises to be some duet work with Starr and Gail Lloyd of Gail and the Trickers. (www.wildoatsrecords.com)
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'The Shape of Things' is great for BU Players
By: Rae Meade, Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor
What is love? Is it subjective? And just how far is one willing to go for not only love, but art? The BU players are raising all the uncomfortable questions and unveiling some harsh realities in their production of Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things," staged by the award-winning director John Clancy.
After the curtain rises and a Green Day song gradually fades off, the show begins with something all too familiar: boy and girl meet, boy and girl appear to hit it off, girl gives boy her number, boy walks away with a hop in his step. It all seems fairly ordinary, except there's something slightly unusual in this particular scenario. The girl is about to vandalize a sculpture of God in a museum with a can of spray paint, and after some flirtatious banter with the boy, who actually happens to be the security guard, she spray paints her number on the inside of his coat. Already, it's apparent the girl is both eccentric and strangely enticing, not only to the boy, but to the audience, as well.
The girl, Evelyn, is played by BU player Lauren Shover, who directed last month's production of "Hotline," and the boy, Adam, is played by BU player Robert Pellechio, who starred in "Dead Man's Cell Phone" and co-starred in "Hotline." Evelyn and Adam are both students, Adam an English lit major, and Evelyn an art major. Evelyn is opinionated, free spirited, and just a tad pretentious (an understatement), the opposite of Adam, who is shy, awkward, and insecure in his dorky sweater and lumberjack-looking coat. Quite the unlikely pairing.
The two begin to date, and in a short amount of time, Evelyn practically has Adam on a leash, Adam going so far as to say that she clearly has him whipped. He trades in his plaid coat and glasses for a trendy jacket, fashionable scarves, and contacts, gets a nose job, and tattoos her initials in "a highly questionable place," according to Evelyn. While Evelyn never directly tells Adam to do anything, she somehow manages to change his world entirely, much to the dismay of his best friend, Phil, played by Jose Calvo, and his fiancé Jenny, played by Amy Josuweit.
While I enjoyed seeing Pellechio in a role so different from his role in "Dead Man's Cell Phone," in which he played the suave, but sarcastic Gordon (who also happened to be the dead man), Lauren Shover steals the show in "The Shape of Things." She manages to be manipulative, sexy, heartless, and fascinating all at once. With just the cock of her eyebrow and a few artsy looking scarves, she transforms into a self-righteous artist and seductress. When she takes the stage alone to deliver Evelyn's surprisingly cruel thesis project, her delivery will make audiences squirm with sympathy for the clueless Adam.
Also noteworthy is Jose Calvo's performance as Adam's obnoxious friend, Phil. The way Pellechio and Calvo play off the contrast in Adam and Phil's personalities is enjoyable to watch, and at times quite humorous. Pellechio also has great chemistry with Amy Josuweit, who plays Jenny, Adam's average friend and Phil's fiancé. When Adam and Jenny have a brief, romantic moment in the woods, audiences will swoon.
BU players will put on "The Shape of Things" at the Alvina Krause Theatre downtown Wednesday April 18 through Saturday April 21 at 7:30 p.m and Sunday April 22 at 3 p.m.


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And bringing in an "outsider" last time worked, didn't it? Chief is a good guy and the morale is finally returning. Allow him to stay at the helm.
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Apolo Ohno wins the Silver Medal for Team USA! And becomes my new favorite Olympian Main Man!
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I agree! Love him!
Me, too! He just about gave me a heart attack during his race!
I love him too. Ha, I watched him screaming so loud that my dog ran and got under the bed.
I hope he reads your blog and takes you out for dinner :) He seems like such a good guy!!
I was screeeeeeaming during the race, haha.
I was excited for him too! Such a cutie.
I know! How fabulous is he?!?!
His race was so much fun to watch.
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The RoleThe Role� To develop a service excellence capability through the recruitment of a first class team and the implementation of best practices, technologies and systems � Lead process assessment of existing operations using Six Sigma (or other lean operations discipline) and implement any process re‐engineering required to improve current operations � Key stakeholder in supporting company�s external growth strategy by supporting M&A processes (mergers & acquisitions) in regional market � Actively lead continued business transformations in the areas of IT systems and business process automation � Develop and manage key supplier relationships � Manage strict compliance and internal procurement control systems � Manage dispersed international workforce operating in Middle East, North Africa and Turkey � Train and mentor the team in commercial procurement and logistics practices � Must be able to communicate effectively internally and externally � Understand functions of business development and participate as subject matter expert in new business proposal activities � Work closely and in conjunction with the Regional Logistics Department � To develop and ensure adherence to procurement and supply chain policies and procedures in line with group guidelines in this regard. � Process Improvement � Project Management � Supply Chain solutions � Project based logistics � Warehousing & storage � Cost reduction � International trade |
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Rated 3.9 out of 5 by 7
Rated 3 out of 5 by sflst4 This hotel is great for families--not for couples
This hotel is undergoing a transition to Sheraton and may be great in a few months. Right now, the rooms are long overdue for a renovation, the beds are below the Sheraton standard and soundproofing is poor. So with lots of families you will get up early. The pool and beach area is nice, although they could use new chairs by the pool. The food is average at best but they are more generous at the bar relative to other all inclusive hotels. There are lots of activities for families and I think this hotel is great for them. Service quality varies sharply across employees but there were many that were truly incompetent and few smiled. Management seems to be aware and the quality management group was always looking for ways to improve. Be careful a garden view room may be a parking lot view. Note, the location is in the middle of a new housing development so you will need your own car to do anything else.
February 24, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 The family relax time....
This was the best vacation ever. Me, my wife and kids just love this place. How we were treated since our arrive caught us. Food was delight and our room was so cosy.
Thanks Sheraton, thaks Panama.
February 25, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by 360guy Outstanding Hotel
I just completed two days of a 8 day stay at this outstanding resort. Panama is a beautiful country with beautiful people and this resort reflects this.
Great staff,management and food quality.
This is one of my favorite Starwood properties.
February 4, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Gcsras Mixed bag -- some aspects great, but needs improvement
Beautiful looking building sitting on a fantastic stretch of beach, with a series of equally fantastic pools. On the outside, it's a wonderful property. (That's important, as the "outside" part is critical for a beach resort vacation.)
Staff are very friendly and aim to please. As an all-inclusive, though, the experience with staff is a bit odd. So much of it is self-serve that you could stay here for a week without speaking to anyone who works at the hotel. That detracts from the resort experience.
With only a few exceptions, the staff only spoke Spanish. (It is Panama, after all). Come prepared to try your tourist-Spanish, and they'll work hard to communicate with you.
The big disappointments were the guest room and the SPG Platinum recognition.
The room: lacking in furniture, with one dresser, one lamp (which didn't work), one tiny desk, and one four legged chair. That's it. No chair or sofa to sit and relax, yet there was plenty of empty space. No decor, other than one small print on the wall. It felt like a cheap motel room. (Bedding was Sheraton standard, though)
I showed my Platinum card at check-in, and was offered Gold benefits (a choice of Internet or points) and initially given a room facing the parking lot. My Spanish wasn't good enough to explain Plat recognition, so I took what was offered. The room had only one bed for four of us, though, so I asked for an upgrade when we switched to a from with two beds. After much conversation, we received a standard room overlooking the pool. (We had a short, mid week stay, so frankly I expected better.)
We wished we'd kept the parking lot room though. The worst part of our stay was the "entertainment" around the pool area that went late into every evening -- and blasted into our room at all hours. For some reason, they feel the need for cheesy (and very loud) poolside entertainment throughout the day and very, very cheesy (and LOUD) amateur dance shows every night -- lasting til 11 pm. One night, we lay in bed and had the pleasure of hearing "Gangnam Style" blasted through our windows a full three times.
Food was OK. You won't starve, but nothing was really all that great. After a day, the all-you-can-eat buffet service gets tired and repetitive. A la carte restaurants were a bit better.
Great pools, great beach. Nice people working there.. But bad rooms mediocre food, and non-stop annoying entertainment! Plus no Platinum recognition. Not worth it as an SPG category 6.
February 20, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by Hobbler Staff do not respnd to requests
Nice location and good facility but staff do not seem to pay the least bit of attention to customer needs. Stayed there for 4 days in February. Notified them in advance that I was on crutches and needed a room that was fairly well located. Instead, I was given one of the most remote rooms on the top floor? I asked several times to be relocated, but every time staff refused to consider a move. Also, room safe did not work - again, staf ignored repeated requests to fix it.
February 26, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by FamiliaCaro Vacaciones de Semana Santa
Quiero agradecer y felicitar a los empleados del hotel en especial a Jennifer, Jahir, Franklin y Cynthia quienes con su atención y amabilidad hicieron de nuestra estadía una experiencia maravillosa.
Hay que mejorar algunos aspectos tales como la calidad y el servicio en los restaurantes y en el Room Service.
Espero volver a visitarlos pronto.
April 1, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by argentinos2013 Exelente atencion
Hemos estado desde el 8 al 16 de septiembre 2013, y hemos tenido una exelente experiencia, muy buena la recepcion, la comida, la limpieza.
En especial queremos agradece al personal dedicado al entretenimiento de los huespedes, a Nelva, Diomedes, Hevy y Maical. Una divinura de personas siempre dispuestos a que la pasemos bien.
Gracias a todos en especial a los mencionados.
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Anthony Rosser, general manager and director A life long hotelier who has been managing and developing this hotel for the past decade. |
Victoria Owens, deputy general manger Joined as head receptionist in 2002, promoted to deputy general manager in 2005. |
David Thompson, chef This is David's fourth head chef position. He's been cooking fine food and developing a keen young brigade in our kitchens since spring 2005. |


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Occupy Campaign
Posted by jimini - 28/02/12 at 01:02 pmOCCUPY CAMPAIGN: Call for volunteers
Occupy Campaign is advancing – from the squares and into the streets – and your help is needed!
On March 2nd and 3rd, in the Jan van Galen neighbourhood of Amsterdam, an Occupy-inspired campaign modelled on the grass roots campaigns in the U.S., will take place.
Occupy Campaign is not selling anything, nor is it a political party. Occupy Campaign aims to bring politics back to their source: to the neighbourhood and the street. We have no influence on many important decisions in our lives, and current politics have taught us to accept this. Politics have been reduced to casting your vote once every four years. The Occupy movement shows that politics cannot be claimed by politicians alone, but that they are a part of everyone's lives – that everyone has the right to play a role. With this in mind, Occupy Campaign wants to give form to a new type of politics together with the largest possible group of people.
For this we need your help – in our neighbourhood teams, phone teams, writing teams, and hands-on teams making banners etcetera.
Occupy Campaign comprises different teams – a team that goes from door to door to discuss the relevance of Occupy is at street level, a team that makes banners which show the ideas and suggestions coming from the neighbourhood, and a 'phone bank' team that calls people in the neighbourhood to discuss the future of democracy.
Are you curious about Occupy Campaign? Do you want to debate, to bring politics back to the streets and give form to them? For a day, or even just for an hour? Then come to Smart Project Space in Amsterdam on Friday 2nd or Saturday 3rd of March between 10am and 8pm. Or contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com (with "volunteer" in the subject line).
We're looking forward to it!
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Although the two titles are similar, there are distinct differences between a SCUBA dive master and a master SCUBA diver. While both require specific SCUBA certifications, those certifications mean very different things. Therefore, understanding the differences before attempting to pursue one or the other will be crucial to setting your goals.
To begin with, becoming a master SCUBA diver is done on a recreational basis. There are a variety of agencies in the United States that offer different versions of this particular certification. Some require a variety of skills to be demonstrated, with a lower number of total dives, while others have a tighter focus of skills, but require a large number of dives before earning this particular SCUBA certification. There is often a minimum age requirement of at least fifteen years of age.
Becoming a dive master is a bit different; it is an entry-level professional certification. To qualify, you must exhibit specific diving skills, as well as first aid and rescue skills proficiency. This certification will allow you to lead dives for a dive shop and assist dive instructors, but not conduct your own educational classes. Once you are a dive master, you can pursue a career in the dive industry as far as you wish, all the way to Course Director.
Which should someone choose when considering whether to pursue a certification? It really depends on what your long term goals are. A master SCUBA diver can dive in nearly any situation once he or she demonstrates proficiency, but a dive master certification may lead to a part or full-time career in diving instruction and comes with more responsibility for the health and well being of the divers in his or her charge. Whichever route you choose, the skills and knowledge you obtain along the way will be invaluable in your diving future!
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Thank you Rep Gallegly, for helping free these journalists. And thank you for your efforts on the immigration issues affecting our nation.
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