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Playing drums for Dave Grohl must be a lot like being Jeff Gordon's designated driver: You're not likely to sneak much by the boss. But the Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins (above left) is the epitome of grace under pressure--if your idea of grace involves bashing the shit out of snares and cymbals with reckless abandon. On the Foos' choicest cuts, he doesn't just keep time, he punches holes in it, as if he were a bleach-blond version of the Muppets' Animal. Bombast never sounded so good.
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West Virginia was one of 32 states awarded money Wednesday to help train unemployed workers for high-demand industries.
The United States Department of Labor announced more than $154 million awarded to states Wednesday through its Job-Driven National Emergency Grant program. Puerto Rico and the Cherokee tribal nation also received grant funds.
The state received slightly more than $6 million to train workers. West Virginia's job training program will focus on the construction and oil and gas industries.
On a conference call with reporters Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said despite economic progress being made, many people are still hurting, and the unemployment rate remains "stubbornly high."
According to the Department of Labor, the national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 6.3 percent.
The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed three-tenths of a percentage point to 6.3 percent in May, according to WorkForce West Virginia. May's unemployment rate report showed increased unemployment rates in 45 of West Virginia's counties.
"President Obama has made it a priority to expand opportunities for people to access in-demand skill training. That's why, at the Department of Labor, we are investing in proven strategies that connect ready-to-work Americans with ready-to-be-filled jobs. This year, we will release roughly $1 billion in targeted, job-driven training funds," Perez said in a prepared press release. "Providing workers with access to the skills training they need to pursue in-demand jobs is critical to expanding opportunity and to helping businesses grow and thrive...Today's awards will help states establish or expand programs that can change peoples' lives."
The program will be administered through the state's American Job Centers and look to serve veterans and the long-term unemployed. It will build on current on-the-job training partnerships with employers in the construction and oil and gas industries.
"We know that job-driven training works," Perez said. "These are win-win solutions for workers, employers and communities."
The DOL couldn't estimate how many people would be trained through the program as costs and duration of training vary.
West Virginia's program also targets up to 5 percent of the grant award to provide funding to local workforce investment boards, which will partner with the state on the training, to develop plans to entice new employers to the region and to become on-the-job training partners.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker told reporters the bottom line is a skilled workforce that meets employers' needs is essential to America's economic recovery and growth.
The department awarded an additional $175,000 to each grantee to help increase consumer access to training outcomes and information, create more effective electronic employment tools, encourage more employer engagement or enhance customer and employer satisfaction.
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Originally published December 17, 2009. Oh and Santa did you know that he still believes even if his recent visit with you was much too short with barely enough time for the $10 4×6 portrait and certainly not enough time for him to explain why he missed you last year or to get a "selfie with Santa" which he thought would be really cool to get. At Bass Pro Shop and Vintage Faire Mall, Santa I'm sorry to say that you disappointed Daniel a lot. Hopefully at Dell Osso Farms your visit will be much more fun. Just saying…
Santa did you know that when you saw Daniel at school this afternoon that you would see him again just an hour later?
Santa did you know that Daniel and I would get to the mall before you?
Santa did you know that we would be first in line to see you at the mall?
Santa did you know that you looked just a little bit different? It's amazing what one hour can do to one's appearance.
Santa did you know that your helpers at the mall are freaking rude?
Santa did you know it is not permitted for a parent to take more than one picture of you with their child with their own camera even if they are buying the $30 package that is offered?
Santa did you know that my picture was better than the one taken by your helper?
Santa did you know that Daniel thinks you are amazing?
Santa did you know I picked up that one thing that Daniel wants more than anything ever?
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Commercial Beef Herd Replacement Strategies
Annualized cow ownership costs represent a large component of the total costs in a cow-calf enterprise, and therefore impact profitability. Annualized cow costs are determined in large part by the price or cost of that cow when it entered the herd. We find that ownership costs, and in turn cow-herd profitability, can be significantly impacted by heifer replacement strategies. Timing (within the cattle cycle) and method (raise vs. purchase) are both important considerations.
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By Chow-Ming Lee, Ph.D.
Global Consumer Sensory Lead – Monsanto Vegetable Seeds Division
Walking down the produce aisle, you likely pick your fruits and vegetables largely based on visual appeal. The color, shape and size all play a role in whether you decide to purchase a certain fruit or vegetable, but ultimately great taste is what will encourage you to buy the produce again. My job at Monsanto is to study the science behind how senses influence consumer preference.
As a sensory scientist, or taste scientist, I work closely with consumers to study their perceptions of fruits and vegetables. These perceptions are then used to shape how we breed for better flavor, texture, visual appeal and overall quality. You probably don't need a sensory scientist to tell you that consumers will eat more produce if it looks and tastes good, as many studies have shown. At Monsanto, our goal is to breed better produce that will fill the plates of consumers around the world. To get there, we conduct a lot of taste testing.
Currently at our breeding facility in Woodland, California, we are growing roughly 100 varieties of tomatoes and 60 varieties of melons. Once the produce is harvested, we will collaborate with trained taste testers (another very cool job), who are screened on their ability to evaluate produce taste and texture. Trained panelists are essential because of their objectivity – they can evaluate different sensory attributes without the bias of personal preference.
In addition to the trained panel, we have roughly 150 consumers evaluate the same produce samples. When recruiting consumers for a taste test, it is important that they would typically eat the specific food that we are testing. This allows them to notice differences in taste, appearance and smell. In the past three years, we have conducted more than 150 taste tests to develop an understanding of the positive and negative attributes of each food. A few of these attributes include the flavor of a tomato, bitterness in lettuce and broccoli, and texture of melons.
The combined findings are then shared with breeders, who use traditional breeding to develop vegetable seeds based on consumer preferences. But, the work does not end there. Once a variety has the appropriate sensory qualities, we assess if the vegetable will perform well in various climates and areas. After passing our many, many tests, the vegetable seeds are then sold to seed distributors and planted in fields and greenhouses across the United States and around the world.
As National Nutrition Month draws to a close, I encourage you to conduct your own produce taste test and explore different kinds of fruits and vegetables. Understanding your produce preferences will help you not only eat your vegetables, but also enjoy your vegetables!


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Romney's political corpse isn't even completely cold and....
Senor Ted Cruz.
Cue the record scratch....
Politico reports this:
"While some critics contend that Cruz is not eligible to run for President since he was born in Canada, he asserted that doesn't preclude him from the office.
"The constitution requires that one be a natural-born citizen, and my mother was a US citizen when I was born," he told The new Yorker's Ryan Lizza."
Now is not the time to start looking around the bend. We need to keep our eyes on the road right in front of us.
The GOP has Marco Rubio, Raul Labrador and many others who now have national experience under their belts and can represent all Americans on a national level, should 2016 beckon.
My guess is that Senator-elect Cruz might more easily make friends going into the US Senate by first not trying to figure out how to exit it too quickly.
Remember, even Jimmy Stewart as Jefferson Smith realized that being a high profile Washington Freshman can be quite wicked and difficult to overcome, no matter how earnest he was.


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Sebeka police chief's case one of domestic dischord
More facts have come to light in the case of Sebeka Police Chief Eric Swenson allegedly assaulting his girlfriend earlier this summer. In a formal complaint submitted to the Seventh District Court Aug.15 by the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office, both Swenson and the girlfriend, identified only as M.H., relate their version of what happened in the incident to police.
According to the complaint, Swenson told authorities that he had been dating M.H. for nine months and on the night of June 27 was supposed to help her move her things to a new residence. When he met up with her, he said, she was drunk and concerned he had been cheating on her.
"The defendant (Swenson) stated that M.H. was 'ragging on him'," the complaint said.
Swenson said that after the couple had arrived at his house, he went to take a shower. He said that while he was taking the shower, M.H. came in and shoved him, after which he told her that she needed to get out and that he would take her home. Swenson said he went into the kitchen, where M.H. shoved him again into a kitchen island. He said he physically moved her outside of the house.
The Otter Tail County sheriff's deputy interviewing Swenson brought up the "numerous bruises and marks" found on M.H.'s body after the incident, "and that it seemed unlikely that if all he did was grab her and remove her from his residence that there would be so many marks and injuries on M.H," the complaint said. The deputy told Swenson that M.H. had recalled him "stomping" on her ribs to authorities. Swenson denied this and said he lost his balance while trying to carry her out.
M.H. said Swenson was drunk that night. She admitted to police that she shoved Swenson once in the shower and again in the kitchen, but said after she shoved him the second time he pushed her down near the living/dining room area and stepped on her ribs on the right side of her body. She tried to get up, and Swenson pushed her again, she said. He then picked her up, carried her outside, and threw her from the front door steps where she landed on the ground nearby, she said. M.H. said Swenson then dragged her by the hair to his SUV and drove her back to the Wolf Lake boat landing where they had met up earlier. When they arrived, M.H. left the car and contacted authorities, the complaint said. M.H. also said Swenson slapped her in the face during the incident.
M.H.'s pants had grass stains on them and there was a rip on one pant leg, the complaint said. Becker County deputies initially responded to the call, but most of the information in the complaint came from interviews conducted by the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office. The Otter Tail deputy said M.H. became emotional when she was interviewed.
"This was obviously difficult for M.H.," the complaint said.
Swenson was later charged with two counts of misdemeanor domestic assault: one for Commits Act with Intent To Cause Fear of Immediate Bodily Harm or Death, which carries with it a maximum sentence of 0-90 days in jail and/or a $1,000 fine; and one for Intentionally Inflicts/ Attempts to Inflict Bodily Harm on Another, which carries a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Assistant Otter Tail County Attorney Heather Brandborg, who is prosecuting the case, said Monday that a Domestic Abuse No-Contact Order (DANCO) was not issued to Swenson due to an agreement made with Swenson's defense. His defense had challenged the prosecution's request for a DANCO, which legally blocks a defendant accused of domestic violence from contact with their alleged victim, Brandborg said. Instead of a DANCO, Brandborg said, Swenson made a verbal promise to the court not to have contact with M.H. That verbal promise is filed as a stipulation, so that if Swenson were to violate the promise a DANCO would subsequently go into effect and he could be arrested, Brandborg said.
Swenson's defense attorney Frederick Bruno said Wednesday that the DANCO was challenged because it may have prevented Swenson from carrying a firearm in his role as police chief.
"A DANCO can have some federal ramifications with respect to firearms use," Bruno said. "Police officers normally get an exemption from that, but when you're a chief, there's not always a clear line between when you're on duty and off duty."
The next phase in Swenson's case will be a pretrial on Oct. 21. Bruno said the defense would likely try to get the charges dismissed during the pretrial phase.


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BROADWAY RECALL: Forbidden Once Again
Welcome to BROADWAY RECALL, a bi-monthly column where BroadwayWorld.com's Chief Theatre Critic, Michael Dale, delves into the archives and explores the stories behind the well-known and the not so well-known videos and photographs of Broadway's past. Look for BROADWAY RECALL every other Saturday.
A little over thirty years ago Gerard Alessandrini was just another struggling young musical theatre actor who enjoyed doing what a lot of struggling young musical theatre actors do in between summer stock and dinner theatre gigs; write parody lyrics of famous showtunes.
At first, they were all stashed away in a folder marked "Forbidden Broadway" but when Palsson's Supper Club offered him the opportunity to put them on stage in a full show and Rex Reed wrote a love letter of a review in his column, the show suddenly became a hot ticket and soon being spoofed in Forbidden Broadway became a New York theatre honor on par with having your portrait hanging at Sardi's.
Back in 2009, Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab gave its final performance, leaving a noticeable void in the New York theatre landscape.
Luckily, Forbidden Broadway has returned home this week as Alive and Kicking, but although New York has always been the show's primary residence and source for inspiration, different versions have appeared in cities all over the country, and as far off as Sydney and Tokyo. Here are some scenes from the 2010 production at London's Menier Chocolate Factory.
Cast members who have graced the Forbidden Broadway stage at one time or another include Jason Alexander, Brad Oscar, Nora Mae Lyng, Michael McGrath, Bryan Batt, Barbara Walsh and Ann Morrison, but perhaps the quintessential FB performer is Christine Pedi. Never having done celebrity impersonations before auditioning for Alessandrini, she took to it quickly, and soon her spoofs of Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone, Ethel Merman, Carol Channing and nearly every diva on Broadway became a memorable highlight. Pedi is an outstanding cabaret performer "as herself" but her mimicry repertoire keeps growing beyond the Forbidden Broadway stage as audiences delight in her cleverness.
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Engineering Solutions for Real-Life Problems: Moonis Ali on Applied Intelligence
According to a recent analysis of InCites (a subset of Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge), the journal Applied Intelligence has been identified as a Rising Star in the field of Engineering, based on an increase in citations as compared over two successive bimonthly periods. The journal's current record in this field includes 484 papers cited a total of 1,320 times in the current window covering January 1, 2002 to August 31, 2012.
Applied Intelligence is published by Springer and is edited by Moonis Ali, Professor of Computer Science at Texas State University in San Marcos. Below, Ali addresses a few questions about the journal, its history, and its increasing prominence.
SW: Did you expect Applied Intelligence to become highly cited, or is this surprising to you?
Applied Intelligence provides a platform for international researchers to share their results with others in the field. Its popularity is consistently increasing. Therefore, we expect Applied Intellgence to become a highly cited international journal.
SW: How would you account for the journal's growing citation rate?
There are several factors. First, the field of applied intelligence itself has become very attractive because of its focus on solving real-life problems, including problems in engineering and industry. Secondly, Applied Intelligence provides an excellent platform for exchanging in-depth research among researchers in the field. Thirdly, Applied Intelligence covers a wide range of areas for solving real-life problems. Fourth, the quality of papers published in Applied Intelligence is very high. We accept only high-quality papers presenting original research; our acceptance rate is 17 %. Lastly, the papers accepted for publication are not just applications of existing methodologies but original methodologies which are applied to solve real-life problems.
SW: Would you give us a brief history of the journal?
The field of artificial intelligence started almost at the same time as the invention of computers and became very popular. But this popularity declined as the field's focus remained mostly on theoretical research. In terms of the applications of that research, the goals of artificial-intelligence researchers were too broad and could not deliver according to expectations. After realizing their mistake, researchers switched during the 1970s and 1980s to solving specific real-life problems through knowledge-based intelligent systems. That point marked the emergence of the field of applied intelligence, which differentiates itself from artificial intelligence because of its focus on solving real-life problems, as opposed to the broad and theoretical approach of artificial intelligence.
The focus of my own research has been on solving real-life problems through intelligent systems methodologies. I started my own research on computer speech recognition in 1966, when the field was in an early stage. Since then I have worked on several real-life applications, including picture grammars, aerial photographic analyses and object recognition, in addition to jet and rocket engine fault diagnoses.
Realizing the importance and need for a platform to exchange research among scientists, engineers, and industry, I started an International Conference on Industrial, Engineering, and other applications of Applied Intelligent Systems (IEA/AIE). The first conference was held in 1988 in Tullahoma, Tennessee. In the last 25 years this conference has been held very successfully worldwide in many countries. IEA/AIE-2012 was held in Dalian, China and IEA/AIE-13 will be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Although hundreds of professionals participate in this conference every year, I have been the General Chair for all these years.
IEA/AIE covers applied-intelligence research on real-life applications. The presented papers published in the proceedings (currently published by Springer) have maximum length of 10 pages. In order to publish in-depth research with thorough application results, authors need more than 10 pages. Therefore, there was a need for a high-quality journal to publish in-depth applied research on intelligent systems methodologies and applications. Thus, in 1991, I started the journal Applied Intelligence, which was initially published by Kluwer Academic publishers. Later, Springer took over Kluwer. So Applied Intelligence is now published by Springer.
SW: What historical factors have contributed to the journal's success?
The need for automating processes is prevalent because of the requirement for efficiency and accuracy in automated systems. The demand for productivity lures the manufacturing industry to employ automated systems. The use of intelligent robots is not limited to applications in manufacturing, industry, and engineering, but is creeping into all walks of life. Furthermore, researchers are applying intelligent systems methodologies to solve many real-life problems. The objective of Applied Intelligence matches very well with these developments, which have contributed to the journal's success.
SW: Have there been specific developments in the fields served by the journal that may have contributed?
The focus of research in the field of applied intelligence has moved from simple applications to complex problem-solving technologies through intelligent systems methodologies. These developments in the field are well served by Applied Intelligence, which has made significant contributions for more than 20 years. For example: Papers published on intelligent interfaces are focusing on significantly improving man-machine communication; intelligent manufacturing research is focusing on automating manufacturing process; intelligent decision-making research is providing methodologies for solving problems in all walks of life; analyses and predictions are simulating human heuristics in predicting in the partially known environments; intelligent design, modeling and automated reasoning are simulating human thought process in solving problems through reasoning; neural networks, genetic programming and evolutionary algorithms mimic the functioning of the human brain; pattern recognition and image-processing research is providing the functions of eyes to computers; intelligent robotic research provides brains to robots; and machine-learning research is making computers automatically learn by themselves.
SW: What, in your view, is this journal's main significance or contribution in the field of engineering and beyond?
Many papers published in the journal are applying intelligent systems methodologies to solve real-life engineering problems. Furthermore, automation has become very important in most engineering fields. Papers published in Applied Intelligence contribute significantly towards methodologies applied in automation. Also, papers published in Applied Intelligence are not limited to engineering. The scope of papers is wide and covers many areas: knowledge-based expert systems; knowledge acquisition and learning; approximate reasoning and fuzzy systems; qualitative, temporal, non-monotonic, and case-based reasoning; automatic planning and scheduling; natural language understanding and speech recognition and generation; automatic data analyses and intelligent databases; intelligent approaches in software engineering; robotics & controls and autonomous systems; multi-agent systems; biological simulation; and more importantly, applications of such research to solving problems in engineering, industry, and many other fields.
SW: How do you see your field(s) evolving in the next few years?
The field of applied intelligence is evolving according to the needs of modern society. For example, the utilization of automation in manufacturing started with rudimentary control systems solving simple problems. Nowadays, manufacturing industries employ sophisticated systems solving complex problems, and applied intelligent systems methodologies are embedded in most of these systems. The full automation of manufacturing facilities has started and will continue. Automated design, planning, and scheduling will also contribute. The Internet and social media also represent fields where applied-intelligence research will contribute significantly. Current search engines are not sophisticated enough to provide to-the-point information. Research on semantics-based searches will make the results to the point. Speech recognition and natural-language processing research will relinquish the need for keyboards and mice. Communication with computers through speech in natural languages will tremendously enhance the devices' employment in our daily lives. The pattern-recognition and image-processing capabilities will provide eyes to computers to facilitate meaningful two-way communication. Problem-solving capabilities will make computers our true partners. Intelligent robots will work side by side with us in solving a wide variety of real-life problems. Computer expert systems will be highly skilled and knowledgeable advisors in medicine, engineering, finance, industry, manufacturing, and many other fields.
These are just a few examples. The prospects for evolving research and applications in the field of applied intelligence to carry out many tasks are real and unlimited.
SW: What role do you see for your journal?
The important components of the journal are its authors, along with the Editorial Board and Review Board. These are internationally known researchers whose knowledge has evolved with time and the changing needs in the field. This, in turn, has fostered the evolution of Applied Intelligence itself. As I mentioned earlier, our acceptance rate is 17%, and about 1,400 authors have published in the journal. We also have more than 300 well-known and internationally recognized Editorial Board and Review Board members. This, in itself, shows the popularity and quality of the journal.
Moonis Ali
Professor of Computer Science
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
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In addition to a full-service spa, Maritim Hotel Schnitterhof Bad Sassendorf features an indoor pool and a sauna. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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Marie Digby's tracklisting for her debut album "Unfold" has been revealed to include her famous cover of Rihanna's 'Umbrella'.
Another YouTube success story, Marie Digby is set to release her debut album called "Unfold" via Hollywood Records on Tuesday, April 8. The singer who is half Japanese and half Irish-American will also include in the set, her acoustic cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella" that got her into popularity at the first place.
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The Grammy Award-winning jazz singer will dish out about her successful kidney transplant operation and the tragic death of her sister in a new book, entitled 'Love Brought Me Back'.
Singer Natalie Cole is set to reveal all about her successful kidney transplant operation and the tragic death of her sister in an upcoming memoir. The Grammy Award-winning jazz singer is teaming up with author David Ritz, who helped Ray Charles and Marvin Gaye to pen memoirs, for a new book, entitled "Love Brought Me Back".
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Sean Rose said: "We are all too upset to speak about what has happened at the moment."
Staff Sgt Rose, of the Royal Military Police's Special Investigation Branch, was found dead from a gunshot at a Basra military camp on Sunday.
The Ministry of Defence said her death was not from hostile action.
Mr Rose said the family of the 34-year-old, including her mother Florence, were devastated by her death.
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Since the beginning of the war in March 2003, 31 male British soldiers have died in action - including seven in so-called friendly fire incidents.
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Hawaii Karate Seinenkai.
Independent Scholar
Chinese Martial Studies Research
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symbol for Chinese military examinations,
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Stanley E. Henning served 28 years (1965-93) in the U.S. Army in a wide variety of assignments that included overseas tours in Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong, where he supervised the U.S. Army officer advanced Chinese language and area studies program at the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Chinese Language School. He taught English language and literature at Yunnan Normal University from 1995-96, and served as a Department of Defense civilian China policy officer from 1999-2004. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, and has written articles on Chinese defense strategy, language, and history. He studied Yang style Taijiquan and Shanxi Che style Xingyiquan under Wu Chao-hsiang in Taiwan (1970-72). He holds a Masters degree in Overseas Operations from the University of Hawaii, through an East-West Center grant, and a BA in History from The Virginia Military Institute. See: Martial Arts: An Ingrained Element of Chinese Culture, by Stanley E. Henning, 2014.
Chinese Martial Arts: History and Practice, by Stanley E. Henning. The Ethnic Publishing House, 2017. 148 pages. Chinese and English languages
East Asian Martial Arts Cultures of China, Japan and Korea, by Stanley E. Henning, March 31, 2015.
Understanding Chinese Martial Arts Culture, by Stanley E. Henning, November 26, 2014.
Viewing The Origins of Taijiquan From Another Angle, by Stanley E. Henning, October 16, 2014.
Demystifying China; New Understandings of Chinese History, Edited by Naomi Standen, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2013.
The 60th Anniversary of Shanghai University of Sport/The 3d Shenjiang International Forum on Wushu,
- "Chinese Martial Arts", Chapter 9, pp. 89-98
"Chinese Martial Arts Confront the 21st Century", 2007
- "Thoughts on the Origin and Development of Taijiquan", 22 September, 2012. pages 13-17
Conference on Asian Popular Culture, University of Victoria, British Columbia, April 16-18, 1998.
Paper presented, published in Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1999.
International Forum on Taijiquan, 2003, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, December 26-28.
Talked on International Development of Taijiquan.
Ethnic Cultural Construction and Contemporary Chinese Martial Arts, 2007.
Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, Aug 6-9, discussed future of martial arts. Paper in Chinese submitted, "Fujian: Home of Southern Boxing -- Door to the Spread of Chinese Martial Arts.
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia, 2 Volumes, Thomas A. Green, Editor, ABC CLIO: Santa Barbara, 2001.
(Member, Editorial Board, and Chinese Martial Arts Contributor) (revised edition due out early 2009):
Martial Arts in the Modern World, T.A. Green and J.R. Svinth, Editors, Praeger, 2003.
- Animal and Imitative Systems in Chinese Martial Arts, 16-18.
- Boxing, Chinese, 26-32.
- China, Martial Arts, 65-72.
- External vs. Internal Martial Arts (views mentioned), 119-122.
- Folklore in the Martial Arts (co-authored with Dr. Tom Green), 123-135.
- Japanese Martial Arts, Chinese Influences On, 199-300.
- Korean Martial Arts, Chinese Influences On, 299-300.
- Religion and Spiritual Development: China, 455-462.
- Women in the Martial Arts: China, 689-692.
- Wrestling and Grappling: China (edited historical portion), 705-710.
- Written Texts: China 745-748.
China Review International
- "The Martial Arts in Chinese Physical Culture, 1865-1965", pp. 13-35.
Classical Fighting Arts
- Douglas Wile's Lost T'ai Chi Classics From the Late Ch'ing Dynasty, Vol. 4, No. 2, Fall 1997.
- National Physical Culture and Sports Commission Martial Arts Research Institute's Chinese Martial Arts History, Vol. 5, No. 2, Fall 1998.
- "Academia Encounters the Chinese Martial Arts", Vol. 6, No. 2, Fall 1999.
- Ma Mingda's Discourses on the Sword: Collected Manuscripts, Vol. 11, No. 1, Spring 2004.
- Anthony Schmieg's Watching Your Back: Chinese Martial Arts and Traditional Medicine, Vol. 12, No. 1, Spring 2005.
- Barbara Davis' The Taijiquan Classics, Vol. 13, No. 2, Fall 2006.
- Brian Kennedy & Elizabeth Guo's Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2008, 247-249.
- Meir Shahar's The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2008, 113-121.
Journal of Asian Martial Arts
- "The Imaginary World of Buddhism and East Asian Martial Arts", Vol. 2, No. 12, 2007.
- "Thoughts on The Origins and Transmission of Yongchun Boxing", Vol. 2, No. 15, 2008.
- Review of Kennedy, Brian & Elizabeth Guo:" Jingwu: The School That Transformed Kung Fu": Berkeley, and Rovere, Dennis and Chow Hon Huen (Trans.); The Xingyi Quan of the Chinese Army; Berkeley: Blue Snake Books, 2008, Vol. 2 No. 22 (Issue #45), p. 69.
- "Notes on an Early Qing Boxing Manual", Vol. 2 No. 24 (Issue #47), pages 42-45.
- Review of Peter A. Lorge: "Chinese Martial Arts From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century", Cambridge University Press, 2012, Vol. 2 No. 24 (Issue #47), p. 69.
- "The Role of Boxing in Ming Period Martial Arts", Vol. 2 No. 27 (issue 50), pp. 56-61 & p. 68. 2014.
Journal of Chinese Martial Studies
- "Chinese Boxing: The Internal Versus External Schools In the Light of History and Theory", Vol. 6, No. 3, 1997.
- "Observations on A Visit to the Shaolin Monastery", Vol. 7, No. 1, 1998.
- "Southern Fists and Northern Legs: The Geography of Chinese Boxing", Vol. 7, No. 3, 1998.
- Xi Yuntai's Chinese Martial Arts History, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1999.
- "Chinese Boxing's Ironic Odyssey", Vol. 8, No. 3, 1999.
- "Traditional Korean Martial Arts", Vol. 9, No. 1, 2000.
- Cheng Dali's Chinese Martial Arts: History and Culture, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2000.
- Douglas Wile's T'ai Chi's Ancestors: The Making of an Internal Martial Art, Vol.10, No. 1, 2001.
- "What's in a Name? The Etymology of Chinese Boxing", Vol. 10, No. 4, 2001.
- Barbara Davis' The Taijiquan Classics, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2004.
- "New Light on the King Jinnaluo Legend and Shaolin Staff Fighting", Vol. 13, No. 4, 2004.
- Order of Shaolin Ch'an's The Shaolin Grandmaster's Text: History, Philosophy, and Gung Fu of Shaolin Ch'an, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2005.
- "Insights from the Home of Xingyiquan", Vol. 14, No. 3, 2005.
- Meir Shahar's "Chen [sic] Zongyou, Explanation of the Original Shaolin Staff Method" in Mair, Steinhardt & Goldin, eds., Hawai'i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture, University of Hawai'I Press, 2005, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2006.
- "China's New Wave of Martial Studies Scholars", Vol. 15, No. 2, 2006.
- "Che Style Xingyiquan in Taiwan as Taught by Dr. Wu Chaoxiang", Vol. 15, No. 3, 2006.
- "Chinese General Yue Fei: Martial Arts Facts, Tales and Mysteries", Vol. 15, No. 4, 2006.
- Marnix Wells' Scholar Boxer: Chang Naizhou's Theory of Internal Martial Arts and the Evolution of Taijiquan, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2006.
- "Ge Hong: Famous Daoist Thinker & Practical Martial Artist", Vol, 16, No. 3, 2007.
- "The Maiden of Yue: Fount of Chinese Martial Arts Theory, Vol. 16, No. 3, 2007.
- Meir Shahar's The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2008.
- Lu Shengli's Combat Techniques of Taiji, Xingyi, And Bagua: Principles and Practices of Internal Martial Arts, Vol. 17, No. 3, 2008.
- "Visiting Tianshui City: A Look into Martial Culture on China's Northern Silk Route", Vol. 17, No. 4, 2008.
- "Origins of the Internal-External School Concept", Vol. 20, No. 2, 2011. Co-authored with Marnix Wells.
Taijiquan Journal
- "Taijiquan: Symbol of Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Culture", Summer 2009, Issue 1, 76-83.
- "Rethinking Chinese Martial Arts: A Comparative Study with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Boxing", Winter 2011, Issue 4, 60-69. Co-authored with Zhao Shiqing.
The Chenstyle Taijiquan Journal
- "The Origin of the Name Taijiquan'", Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 2001.
- "The Sounds of Practice: Taijiquan's Kiai", Vol. 2, No. 2, Spring 2001.
- "What's the Military got to do With Taijiquan?", Vol. 3, No. 2, Spring 2002.
- "Report From China", Vol. 5, No. 1, Winter 2004.
Military Affairs
- "Ignorance, Legend, and Taijiquan", Vol. 2, No. 3, 1994.
- "An Introduction to T'ai Chi Ch'uan (1971)", Vol. 3, No. 1.
- "General Qi Jiguang's Approach to Martial Arts Training", Vol. 3, No. 2, 1995.
- "On Politically Correct Treatment of the Myths in the Chinese Martial Arts", Vol. 3, No. 2, 1995.
- "Author of Lost Ming Boxing Treatise Identified", Vol. 4, No. 6, 1996.
- "Martial Arts Myths of Shaolin Monastery Part I: The Giant with the Flaming Staff", Vol. 5, No.1, 1999.
Chinese Summaries of Selected Articles & Reviews:
- "The Chinese Martial Arts in Historical Perspective", December 1981.
- Summary of Review of Douglas Wile's Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty.
- Summary of Article, "Chinese Boxing: The Internal Versus External Schools in the Light of History and Theory."
- Summary of Article,"Southern Fists and Northern Legs: The Geography of Chinese Boxing."
- Summary of Article, "Observations on a Visit to the Shaolin Monastery."
- Summary of Review of National Physical Culture and Sports Commission Martial Arts Research Institute's Chinese Martial Arts History.
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Friday, February 8, 2013
Finalizing a paint color for my new sewing room is driving me crazy — close to eating several bags of chips crazy.
But a color has been selected and no empty bags of chips exist. So far. Painting to begin soon. Probably tomorrow.
Though I'd rather sew. I made another trip to Stitcher's Garden this week and picked up lots of fat quarters. The new sun room needs a new quilt. But I can see I need a few more "darker" prints before I start that project.
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BlackBerry and two executives are being sued by an investor who alleges they artificially inflated the company's stock through false and misleading statements about the smartphone-maker's success and prospects.
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According to the suit, BlackBerry made false and misleading statements in a September 27, 2012, press release when it claimed the new phone would "drive improvements across the company". On a conference call that day with investors, Heins allegedly made statements that BlackBerry "continues to be a financially strong company and we're executing and delivering on our commitments", and that it "remains a strong, innovative and relevant player in the mobile computing world".
"The company was not on the road to recovery and re-emerging as a lead player in the wireless communications industry," the plaintiff said. "In reality, the BlackBerry 10 was not well received by the market and the company was forced to write down a nearly $US1 billion ($1.06 billion) charge related to unsold BlackBerry 10 devices and lay off approximately 4500 employees, totalling approximately 40 per cent of its total workforce."
Adam Emery, a spokesman for BlackBerry, declined to comment on the lawsuit.
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The price of the company's stock was inflated through a series of misleading statements and information, Pearlstein alleges. Once the truth was disclosed, the company's share price fell, he said. BlackBerry fell 16 per cent in trading in Toronto on September 20.
The suit seeks to include as plaintiffs shareholders who suffered unspecified damages after buying BlackBerry common stock from September 27, 2012 to September 20, 2013. It also alleges claims for misrepresentations to investors and the US Securities and Exchange Commission about the true nature of the company's operation, management and future business prospects, as well as the true value of the company's common stock and alleges that Heins and Bidulka are liable for their wrongful conduct.
BlackBerry, coping with plunging sales and mounting red ink, is streamlining the business as it looks to seal a $4.7 billion buyout deal with its largest shareholder, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
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The darker mornings and wetter evenings have already started driving the fair-weather riders away from the cycle lanes, but those of us who keep chugging on have our reasons to persevere in spite of the weather. After all, just because it's getting colder it doesn't mean the thought of getting on the tube every morning is any more tempting, is it? Tom Morris and Sian Emmison, the owners of eclectic Islington cycling outlet Bobbin Bicycles, certainly don't think so. Saturday 16th October saw the opening of their brand new bicycle workshop, just around the corner of the shop claiming to be 'The most beautiful bicycle shop in Britain'. Like the shop itself, the workshop specialises in upright town bikes, vintage rides and bicycles with hub gears and back-pedal brakes – all of which can be difficult to get serviced in a standard bike shop.
Illustration by Carla Bromhead.
'Now, anyone with a Dutch, Pashley or vintage bike can come to us to get repairs done, be it changing a wheel, a handlebar or something more oily,' a very busy Tom Morris told me on Saturday afternoon. Cosmetic touches, along with a few practical ones, were still missing from the space as Tom welcomed the first customers on Saturday, but that didn't stop him from getting his hands dirty as one customer after another came knocking. Parked up the road was my own bike, fresh from its annual check-up, a service also offered at the Bobbin workshop. While it costs money, it's worth doing as it prevents problems in the long run – for example my chain needed changing, the mechanic pointed out, saving me from a snapped chain in the road in a month or two.
Servicing an upright bike is no more expensive nor complicated than a hybrid or a road bike, assured Tom, but it requires certain skills and tools. His employees Alexis and Laura are both trained bike mechanics, having been asked personally by Tom and Sian to come work at Bobbin. Laura has just finished a bike mechanics course where she took a specific interest in town bikes, while Alexis has five years of experience fixing bikes in Oxford and Amsterdam. 'You keep learning new things. It's enjoyable work, and there is obviously increasing demand,' said Alexis, as he checked in a black Pashley with a flat tyre and broken gear shifter.
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The workshop will also be selling kit for what Tom calls 'bike pimping': cosmetic changes such as a new saddle, cream tyres, a carrying basket or colourful bike components. But the Bobbin workshop isn't just for town bikes and other old-school models; 'We will offer the same friendly service to any cyclist who comes our way,' assures Tom. Once the workshop is properly up and running, Tom plans to hold classes in bike maintenance, 'hopefully before Christmas'. I might sign up to one of these myself, as next time I get a flat tyre I'd like to be able to deal with it. Nothing knocks the feeling of independence out of cycling quite like hearing that thud-thud-thud of a flat, but I think mastering a tyre lever might go a long way to remedy this.
In the meantime I have my winter cycling gear ready. Rule number one is the mud guards, closely followed by lights with fresh batteries. A pocket-size rain cover now has a permanent place in my bag, and I have also splurged on a pair of padded, waterproof gloves. A proper pair of winter gloves are pricey, but vital to any semblance of comfort in the cold. Last winter a week of sleet forced the purchase of a cheap pair of waterproof trousers, which look ridiculous but are a life-saver when it's pouring down and I have to cycle home from work. Lastly, a reflective vest undeniably makes you look like a geek, but you may want to consider one you commute in traffic. So as the fair-weather cyclists hang up their helmets in favour of the buses and trains, the cycle lanes are left to the hard-cores, or should I say freaks, determined to stick to two wheels through the winter. The tube might be warm, but we get to arrive at work bright-eyed and bushy-tailed from full exposure to the elements of the crisp London winter.
Get weather-proofed at Bobbin Bicycles, 397 St John Street, London EC1. Visit the Workshop around the corner on 23 Arlington Way. Read our previous interview with Tom Morris here.
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I debated long and hard on this subject because you see, I do what I am going to tell you not to do.
When I tell you not to give a pet as a present, I mean it. I truly believe with every fiber of my being that pets do not make good presents as a rule.
But every rule has an exception. Not that I am the exception to every rule, but in this case, I am. The exception to this rule is that if you are an adult who will be caring for the pet that will be gifted and are accepting that role, then by all means gift that pet because you know that pet will be cared for, by you.
The only pets I give as gifts are to my immediate family members who reside in my home. As the mother in my house, y'all know I end up overseeing the majority of the care for everything here — pets included.
Why don't pets make good gifts? For children, the answer is obvious. Not all children are responsible enough for a pet. Think of the daily requirements needed to care for a pet, even a goldfish in a bowl requires daily upkeep.
The most common pet gifted on Christmas is a puppy and the daily care needed for a puppy is exhausting. Obedience training, feeding, cleaning up after, house training, crate training, feeding, cleaning up after, repeat, repeat and repeat. Well, you get the picture.
When Christmas break is over and school starts again, will the puppy be forgotten or just the chores?
What about giving pets as gifts to an adult? If you're dating someone and they ask for a pet, just say no. I don't know when this started or why, but several years ago it was popular to give a live animal as a friendship gift.
I don't know about y'all, but when I was dating, jewelry was fine and I didn't need to feed it.
In rescue, there is a cycle to the shelters.
During the holidays, we receive calls for older dogs being dumped because families got puppies and they don't want an old dog anymore.
In February, we get calls for puppies because all those Christmas puppies that didn't house train themselves find their way to the shelter because six weeks is about all the accidents the families can handle before calling it quits on their Christmas puppy.
If you've got your heart set on a Christmas pet, make smart choices. Choose a pet as a family; choose a breed that fits your family not the first cute one you see. If your family enjoys being couch potatoes, don't get a Labrador or Jack Russell terrier.
Do your research. Even on mixed breeds in shelters you can make smart choices. Remember that picking a slightly older than 8-week-old puppy might give you a better chance at house training. There are lots of puppies in shelters that are several months old that will pick up new skills quickly and be ready to give you love just like a younger puppy would.
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It's been steamy this summer! And this wall faces south. But we pitched a sun/rain sail and finished setting the tiles, and started in on grouting in sections.The photos are a real fast forward of the process. We had lots of volunteers come out to work, over several weekends this summer. People worked hard in all weather conditions to see this beautiful collective vision through! I am honored to shepherd it into reality.
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While the Crimson eleven runs through its final drill, the cheers and songs will be practised as they will be done in the cheering section at Princeton. Since only 400 men will be in the Harvard section at Princeton they must out-cheer the Tiger supporters.
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Overall impression is amazing. I've gone through plently of amps including Marshall and Line 6 and this amp crushes most of them. In it's price range it is the loudest, most precise, and most distorted good sounding amp I've found. The sound and volume stacks up against 2-4 grand Marshall and crank heads. My only gripes are small ones like the solo channel buzz and the fact that the power cable is attached directly to the head which prevented me from using a monster cable power chord.
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This beast is definately reliable and durable. I've owned it for a year now and it sounds just as good/crisp as the day I bought it. It's heavy duty casing and metal grill allows great protection. This head has taken a few decent falls that frankly scared me white, but it came through without a problem.
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Little Big Town, 'Your Side of the Bed' – Lyrics Uncovered
Little Big Town's 'Your Side of the Bed' lyrics aren't based off of Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook's marriage, but they certainly feel powerful coming from a married couple. And surprisingly, despite the impact of the song, 'Your Side of the Bed' was never intended to be a duet.
The tune is a little bit off the beaten path for the normally fun-loving, rocking foursome. But in this one, real-life husband and wife Fairchild and Westbrook open up about relationship that's slowly growing apart, which theirs certainly isn't.
"When we wrote this song with Lori McKenna, we didn't know it was going to be a duet. We wrote it from one person's perspective," Fairchild tells CMT. "It was on accident that it became a duet."
Fairchild explains that she and Westbrook were playing around with the 'Your Side of the Bed' lyrics and melody at home, and they were surprised at how great the tune sounded as a duet.
"Clearly, Jimi and I live together, so when we were brainstorming on what should go on the record and what shouldn't, we were going through that song," she adds. "There were just the two of us in the kitchen and we were like, 'Man, that makes a cool duet!'"
The musical couple make the 'Your Side of the Bed' lyrics sound so believable that when they recorded it in the studio, someone tearfully asked them if their marriage was okay.
"Staring at the ceiling, lying here all alone / I said a prayer for you then I said one of my own / But you don't reach for me, when you lie down quietly," are the kind of heart-wrenching lines that brought Fairchild and Westbrook's marriage into question.
From there, the chorus of the song only gets more intense, as the LBT members sing: "Tell me how, how'd you get so far away? / All we have left are the memories of the love we made / Are you sleeping with your own regret? / On your side of the bed."
'Your Side of the Bed' is emotionally hard-hitting compared to Little Big Town's fun anthems like 'Pontoon' and 'Tornado.' But after gaining plenty of fans for their country-pop hits, it seems like LBT were ready to release something a little more serious.
"I have hopes for this song with the fans because 'Pontoon' has been fun and 'Tornado' has been this anthemic, I'm-gonna-rip-your-house-down song," Fairchild points out. "But this is about real life, living and the emotional connection we have with the fans when we sing it."
So far, it seems that country music critics are digging LBT's serious side. The song has received plenty of positive reviews (including ours), and it debuted in the Top 50 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts.
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Cork-Tip Cigarette
4-Cig Production
Behind The Ear Vanish
Jumping Cigarette
Torn N'Restored
Cigarette Paper
Orange You Gonna Do
A Cigarette Trick?
Yell Vanish
Justice Stamp-Out
One From 20
Light Up
Cellophane Surprise
Rolling A Cigarette
Pipe Dream
Pantomime Cig #2
Performance of Tom's F.I.S.M. Act!
Disc 1 Running Time
Approximately 1hr 28min
Disc 2 Running Time
Approximately 1hr 26min
Disc 3 Running Time
Approximately 1hr 14min
This product was added to our catalog on Friday 31 October, 2008.
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