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U.S. Women's National Team Weekly Update for Jan. 13
Bill Kauffman
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: 719-228-6800
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 13, 2009) - The current edition of the U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update released on Jan. 13 includes briefs on national team players competing overseas, U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryouts, trivia questions, Tour of Glory celebrating USA Volleyball's Beijing success, how to purchase replica national team jerseys, updated list of United States players competing professionally overseas (including non-National Team members) and much more.
For the complete PDF document, click here.
Below are selected sections from the update.
USA VOLLEYBALL HIGH PERFORMANCE COACHES' CLINIC: USA Volleyball will host its Sixth Annual High Performance Coaches Clinic Jan. 22-24, 2009, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 2009 USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches Clinic costs $400, which includes instruction, material and room and board at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. In conjunction with the USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches Clinic, the USAV Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP) will have additional modules available at the U.S. Olympic Training Center on Jan. 21 and Jan. 25, 2009. Clinic registration can be accessed online by clicking here
OPEN TRYOUTS FOR U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM: USA Volleyball will hold its annual open tryouts for the U.S. Women's National Team and Associated Training Programs Feb. 20-22, 2009, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The tryout registration and application form, which must be returned by Jan. 12, 2009, can be downloaded by clicking here. As part of the tryout, athletes will compete for spots on the USA Women's Volleyball National Team program, USA Women's World University Games Team or the USA Women's Senior A2 Teams. For the complete press release, click here.
LOS ANGELES TIMES ARTICLE ON McCUTCHEON: The Los Angeles Times has a feature article on U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon in its Jan. 13 edition. The article delves into McCutcheon's thoughts on his personal Olympic Games tragedy, the U.S. Men's Team's Olympic gold medal, changing roles as the U.S. Women's National Team and the possibility of the U.S. Women's National Team moving away from its training headquarters of Colorado Springs. To read the article, click here.
UPDATE ON TOM: Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah), a three-time U.S. Olympian, aided her Japanese V-League team Hisamitsu Springs to two victories over the past weekend. The two victories allowed Hisamitsu to move up to up fifth place in the league standings. Tom provided 10 kills and a block in a 25-21, 25-20, 25-21 victory over Hitachi-sawa on Jan. 10. In addition, her service reception was nearly flawless with a 78.9 percent positive serve-receive on 19 chances. On the following day, Hisamitsu Springs dropped Takefuji Bamboo 18-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-17. Tom netted 22 kills on 57 attacks and two blocks. She had 22 successful service receptions on 32 attempts for a 65.6 successful percent.
UPDATE ON HANEEF-PARK: Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.), a two-time U.S. Olympian, scored 15 points for Pioneer in a Japanese V-League match on Jan. 10, but it was not enough as NEC captured a 25-20, 25-22, 25-22 victory. Haneef-Park tallied all 15 of her points in the three-set loss off kills, including an 8-for-16 attack from the back row. After a day off, Haneef-Park and Pioneer competed against third-place Toray on Jan. 12. She scored 19 points against Toray, but like the match against NEC, was not enough in a 25-19, 25-21, 25-15 loss. Haneef-Park contributed 18 kills on 41 attempts, including six kills from 15 back-row attacks. She added a block in the loss. Pioneer has slipped to eighth place in the V-League standings with the consecutive losses to open 2009.
BOWN UPDATE: Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), a three-time Olympian and middle blocker on the silver-medal winning 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, helped her Italian Serie A professional team Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi to a 25-17, 25-15, 25-16 victory over Minetti Vicenza on Jan. 11 at Jesi, Italy. Bown reached double-figure scoring with eight kills on 10 attacks and two blocks. Jesi, with a 10-4 record and 30 points, is in third place in the Italian Serie A standings. Jesi travels to Tena Santeramo (3-11) on Jan. 18 for its next Italian Serie A match.
SCOTT-ARRUDA UPDATE: Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.), a four-time U.S. Olympian middle blocker, helped her Italian Serie A professional team CGF Recycle Florens Castellana Grotte move up the standings with an upset of Asystel Volley Novara on Jan. 11 at Castellana Grotte. She provided 11 kills on 26 attempts with just three errors, one block and one ace for 13 points in the 25-20, 25-23, 25-23 upset at home. Scott-Arruda's club improved to 8-6 on the season and moved into sole possession of seventh place in the standings with 23 points. She and Castellana Grotte will travel to second-place Foppapedretti Bergamo on Jan. 18.
NNAMANI UPDATE: Ogonna Nnamani (Bloomington, Ill.), a two-time Olympian, continues to lead her Turkish professional team Galatasaray. She produced a team-high 16 points, double the output of second-leading scorer Stacey Gordon of Canada, in a 25-23, 25-15, 25-18 loss to Eczacibasi on Jan. 10. Nnamani totaled 15 kills on 39 attempts to go with a block.
METCALF UPDATE: Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa), a 2004 Olympian for the United States, scored 14 points to lead Eczacibasi Zentiva to a 25-23, 25-15, 25-18 Turkish professional league victory over Galatasary on Jan. 10. Metcalf, who was unable to compete for a 2008 Olympic Games roster spot due to injury, notched 10 kills on 26 attempts with just two errors, along with a match-high four blocks against Galatasaray. The match reunited Metcalf with 2004 Olympic Games teammate Ogonna Nnamani.
WILLOUGHBY UPDATE: Kim Willoughby (Napoleonville, La.), a 2008 U.S. Olympian, did not play for her Italian Serie A club Despar Perugia in its Jan. 10 victory (25-22, 25-11, 25-17) over Tena Santeramo. Perugia, tied for eighth place with 22 points, goes to sixth-place Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo on Jan. 17 for its next match.
UPDATE FROM RUSSIA: The Russia Super League, with U.S. Olympians Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) and Jen Joines (Milpitas, Calif.) competing on different squads, has been on break since Dec. 13. Glass and fifth-place Universitet-Belogorie face Leningradka on Jan. 18. Joines and 10th-place Fakel challenge 11th-place Indesit on Jan. 18.
TOUR OF GLORY: Volleyball teams and fans from around the country can celebrate USA Volleyball's success in Beijing at the Tour of Glory on Jan. 17-19 at the High Performance Volleyball Academy (HPVBA) in Lakewood, N.J. Representing the U.S. Women's Olympic Team will be Lindsey Berg, Nicole Davis and Stacy Sykora. Other headliners at the event will include U.S. Men's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon, past Olympians Eric Fonoimoana, Pat Powers and Sinjin Smith, and Kevin Barnett, who was one of NBC's commentators at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. USA Volleyball experienced unprecedented success at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, winning gold medals in indoor men's volleyball and men's and women's beach volleyball and a silver medal in women's indoor volleyball. The medal haul was capped off when the U.S. Women's Sitting Team won a silver medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games. USA Volleyball has teamed with the Garden Empire Volleyball Association (GEVA) to sanction the event and the High Performance Volleyball Academy for its production. For the complete article, click here.
REPLICA JERSEY AVAILABLE FOR LIMITED TIME: Are you looking for a unique holiday gift for your volleyball loved ones? USA Volleyball has the answer with replica jerseys from its 2008 Olympic Games indoor teams being made available for a limited time at http://usavolleyball2008.com/store/. The U.S. Olympic Women's Team replica jerseys, priced at $65 apiece, are available in extra small, small, medium, large and extra large. Replica jerseys are available for all 12 U.S. players who participated in the 2008 Olympic Games. Each replica jersey will have the Olympian's name on the back with their jersey number on both the front and back. Jerseys pre-ordered by Dec. 17 will be shipped in time for the holidays. In addition, USA Volleyball has several other 2008 Olympic Games apparel items commemorating the unprecedented indoor and beach volleyball success obtained in Beijing. Products available on the online store include short and long-sleeve T-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies in multiple designs.
OLYMPIC COMMEMORATIVE APPRAREL ON SALE: USA Volleyball has unveiled five commemorative logo designs to appear on apparel saluting USA Volleyball's medal successes at the recent Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Beijing. Apparel can be purchased by visiting http://usavolleyball2008.com/store/. Men's and ladies' T-shirt designs are $15, while the youth T-shirt size is $13. Long sleeve t-shirts are $18, crew sweatshirts are $23 and hoodies are $30. Sizes XXL and larger have a slightly higher price. USA Volleyball's success on the Olympic grand stage in Beijing has never been achieved by any other nation since volleyball was added to the Olympics in 1964. The U.S. Olympic Men's Indoor Volleyball Team, which was named the United States Olympic Committee Team of the Month for August 2008, captured the gold medal at the Olympic Games without losing a single match. Women's Beach Volleyball (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh) and Men's Beach Volleyball (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers) both came back from Beijing with Olympic Games gold medals. The U.S. Olympic Women's Indoor Volleyball Team captured the silver medal in Beijing, as did the U.S. Women's Sitting Team during the Paralympic Games. No other country has ever participated in the gold-medal match of all four Olympic Games volleyball disciplines during the same year. Team USA added a fifth gold-medal appearance at the Paralympic Games.
2009 PAN AMERICAN CUP COMING TO MIAMI: USA Volleyball will host the Eighth Annual Women's Pan American Cup June 26-July 4 in conjunction with the USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championship in the Miami area. The nine-day Pan American Cup, which will tentatively have three of the four 2008 Olympic Games semifinalists (Brazil, USA and Cuba), will be played on the campuses of the University of Miami and Florida International University. "USA Volleyball is extremely excited about the opportunity to host one of the largest international volleyball events in Miami and to pair it with the 2009 USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships," USA Volleyball Chief Executive Officer Doug Beal said. "It will provide a unique opportunity for our developing young volleyball players to be exposed to elite international volleyball teams from North America, South America and the Caribbean. The two events will also generate terrific excitement in the community and lead to greater popularity for the sport." USA Volleyball is hosting its first-ever Women's Pan American Cup, which serves as a qualifying event into the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix. The event is the largest international volleyball event hosted by USA Volleyball in terms of country participation. Team USA has not hosted a women's senior-level international tournament since the 1998 FIVB World Championship Qualifier tournament in 1998. Due to international scheduling and professional league commitments, matches on domestic soil have become a rarity with only seven contests against foreign teams in the most recent Olympic quadrennial (2005-2008).


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Pumpkin Spice-Flavored Everything: 7 New Fall Products
Yes, ladies and gentleman, it's that time of the year. Time for 'pumpkin spice' to be liberally sprinkled pretty much everywhere, and time for other fall flavors to accompany it on store shelves. We tried out seven different new seasonal beverages, including three vodkas, a beer, a cider, a liqueur, and a refrigerated coffee drink.
Angry Orchard Cinnful Apple Hard Cider
We were expecting a spicier cinnamon flavor from this one. A pretty decent hard cider in its own right, the Cinnful version has traces of cinnamon, but it's not terribly strong over the sweet apple taste. It's worth picking up a six pack if you like cider and are looking for a seasonal spin at your local grocery store, but if you're a fan of spice, you may want to sprinkle your own cinnamon in to kick it up a few notches.
Bolthouse Farms Pumpkin Spice Latte
This bottled pumpkin spice latte from Bolthouse Farms is mainly made from milk, followed by coffee, pumpkin puree, and other natural and artificial flavors. In our taste test, we found it to be very creamy in both texture and taste, but caught almost no hint of coffee. The pumpkin flavor is there, as are the spices, but they're just a little more muted than we'd like. A 52-ounce bottle costs about as much as one venti iced PSL from Starbucks though, making it a smart buy if you'd rather not sink all your money into the mermaid.
Crop Spiced Pumpkin Flavored Vodka
Crop's organic vodkas come in flavors such as cucumber and tomato. Their Spiced Pumpkin version had a much sweeter taste than we were expecting; it reminded us of molasses. The scent is very strong, and so is the flavor. It tastes pretty natural though, which is rare in a product like this. We liked the nutmeg and cinnamon flavor, and would consider adding some to our hot tea as the weather gets chilly.
Guinness Red Harvest Stout
Fans of Guinness looking for a fall-themed edition may well be disappointed by the brewer's new Red Harvest Stout. The limited edition beer is advertised as having a "mildly sweet, velvety taste" and "aromas of caramel and toffee." We found "mild" to be the best descriptor of the bunch. Pouring out of a can pressurized by the company's famous nitrogen widget, you'll find the classic Guinness head and a nice red-tinted brown color. The flavor, though, is just lacking. We got some of the roasted barley, but overall, it tastes a lot like a lighter version of regular Guinness.
Kahlúa Pumpkin Spice
On its own, we found this limited edition liqueur to be much more Kahlúa than pumpkin spice. Chances are you won't be drinking it on its own though, so we tried out the recipe on the back of the bottle, a martini made with equal parts vodka and Kahlúa Pumpkin Spice. We found that the vodka brought out the autumnal flavors in the liqueur, and it was really quite tasty. Naturally, it'd pair well with coffee, too. Put some whipped cream on top.
Pinnacle Caramel Apple and Pecan Pie Flavored Vodkas
Pinnacle Caramel Apple and Pecan Pie vodkas taste exactly like the flavors they're supposed to, maybe too much so. Unlike Crop's booze, the alcohol is barely noticeable. The Caramel Apple is sweet like a Jolly Rancher, with slightly subtler caramel flavor. It'd make a great addition to cider. Then there's the Pecan Pie; we picked up the nutty flavor, but also butter and spices. Imagine the taste of a Sara Lee pecan pie, in liquid form. These two could be dangerous. Hide them from your kids.
Have you tried these drinks? What did you think? Do you have a favorite seasonal product—boozy or otherwise?
Tasting samples provided for review consideration.

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Hi, I am Lorena. I need practice English.
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Hi! I will be beginning my MA in Applied Linguistics soon and will also work on a TESOL certificate. I was browsing jobs and I see that many of the higher paying jobs require at least 5 years of experience that is a combination of domestic teaching here in the US and teaching abroad. I also saw that the jobs abroad required at least 2 years of experience.......that is fine but most of the jobs I saw required 2 years of teaching to even be considered. My question is, how did those of you just starting out get your first teaching job when so many of them require experience? I'm especially concerned with those of you involved in teaching ADULTS.
Hi, I am Lorena. I need practice English.
Thank you
There are plenty of places that will take people without that experience. It depends on the supply and demand. There are places that actually prefer people without experience as they think they'll be able to get them to teach their method more easily.
Thanks for the input
hi,i am hamid from Morocco,i love english and i teach it,welcome to practise online
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Industry and Fine Arts Meld, as Local Artist Paints Pratt & Whitney Engine
While the materials may not be unconventional - brushes, oil paints, hand-stretched canvas - the setting and subject matter are certainly novel ones. A training facility full of enormous aircraft engines isn't the typical place one would find an artist hard at work at their easel, but this past December, Rachel Lussier became a familiar sight to the employees and students at the Pratt & Whitney Customer Training Center in East Hartford, Conn.
Delving into the untapped while also fulfilling her desire to free herself of the restrictive studio environment, Lussier has been thrusting herself into public settings to create paintings with an industrial theme.
In recent days, Lussier has been found creating her art inside aircraft hangars, fire stations, hardware stores and even an oil change business. After seeking permission from the powers that be, Pratt & Whitney became her latest venue.
"Usually when I come to a business, they are caught off guard," said Lussier. "You want to do what?," is a familiar reaction.
"But once I get started, people see what I do, and everybody has fun."
"Fun" is one of the many reasons Lussier prefers to paint "live," rather than from a photograph or in her studio, but there are other reasons, as well.
"It's a very different exercise. It's a much more rigorous experience to paint from the actual three-dimensional object," she said. "If I were to paint from a photograph, it's two dimensions. If you're painting live, you spend much more time studying, scaling."
Studying and scaling were indeed integral pieces to Lussier's process, as she recreated a detailed section of an engine onto canvas. Valves, cylinders, fans, wires and much more, made for an intricate and challenging subject.
"I'm literally flying without a net. It's just me, the subject, the canvas and my hands," she said on Dec. 12 when she was just eight days into the project. Her goal, at the time, was to be done by Dec. 20.
"I'm usually here for a limited amount of time, so what happens is the gloves have to come off, no playing around, no procrastination. So there's intensity, which is really good. It means I really have to push hard," said Lussier.
Despite her need to concentrate and make steady progress, Lussier said that the interruptions, questions and conversations she had with curious onlookers were a welcome part of the process.
"I realized after being around so many artists for so many years, I took it for granted that non-artists were just as interested in how the work was made as they were with the work itself. So that became kind of a brain child to keep going with this painting and working live, because my hosts become collaborators. If I can share the journey with people, it's totally awesome," explained Lussier. "Beyond the work itself, social barriers are being crossed."
Covered bridges and bowls of fruit aren't likely to be found in Lussier's repertoire. Lussier is, instead, inspired by new perspectives and exploration.
"First and foremost, I want to pick subject matter in environments that really inspire me and kind of get me jazzed. The thing is, people will be painting landscapes and still lifes forever, and probably far better than I can ever do it, but I don't know that very many people have crossed this boundary of industry and climate. I mean, these worlds don't usually mix together. I'm piercing that social barrier between industry and fine arts with me doing my projects here."
For more information about Lussier, visit her website at www.rachellussierart.com. Her completed Pratt & Whitney engine piece will be posted on her website shortly after the new year.


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It seemed as if every large tech company in Silicon Valley was part of the U.S. surveillance program known as PRISM. At least, all of them except San Francisco-based Twitter.
Twitter was one of the few tech companies that received all six stars for guarding user privacy, according to the Electric Frontier Foundation. Twitter has fought in court for user rights and fought government requests for information. Only one other tech company Sonic.net, received all six stars.
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"We value the reputation we have for defending and respecting the user's voice," Alexander Macgillivray, Twitter's chief lawyer, told the New York Times last year. "We think it's important to our company and the way users think about whether to use Twitter, as compared to other services."
It's not clear why Twitter's not on the PRISM list and Twitter didn't respond to requests for a comment. Eight companies were supposedly giving the National Security Agency access to user data as part of PRISM: AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, PalTalk, Skype, and Yahoo, Quartz reported. (Many deny participation in the program.) From the story:
Dropbox was apparently described in an NSA presentation as "coming soon." Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all denied flatly that they allowed the government direct access to their servers or even heard of PRISM.
One of the reasons it might not be on the list is that a lot of its information is basically public. Twitter users don't have that much privacy data to mine as Facebook or Google. Although it does comply with government requests 57 percent of the time, the numbers are fairly low with only 1,009 requests in the last six months of 2012. Google had 21,389 requests in that same time frame and provided information 66 percent of the time.
It also couldn't have come at a better time, since Twitter is preparing its initial public offering. Spreading the news that it wasn't part of a government surveillance project on its citizens could only help its IPO.


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By Una Doyle
Sometimes life just throws you a curve ball and there's not really very much you can do about it.
That's what happened to my partner and myself this January when he started to feel unwell a couple of days into the New Year. Roll on a few weeks and he was rushed into hospital seriously ill and since then it's been a long recovery, now about 95% complete.
So it's now April, the start of a new tax year and we've decided that this will be our New Year.
A chance to start afresh. A chance to put in place the plans we were so excited about back in late December!
There are times in life when you have to admit you are not in control and this was definitely one of them. How do you react when life throws curve balls at you?
- Get mad
- Lie down and cry
- Carry on regardless
Well I briefly experienced each of those at one time or another, however they're not necessarily constructive!
So I thought it would be useful to look at this from a Talent Dynamics perspective taking each of the energies in turn to see what could be helpful in your professional and personal life.
Trusting in each other, honest and open communication and having each other's back was essential during this period. We never lost sight of our primary purpose during this time which was to get him well enough to come home and then well enough to fully live life again.
"How clear are you and your team on your purpose? Do you prioritise your activities accordingly or just do the most urgent tasks, reacting to those who shout the loudest?"
I am a Star profile with pretty equal Dynamo and Blaze energies. When the 'proverbial' hit the fan I immediately went into emergency task mode. Being able to instantly come up with ideas to solve problems is useful – as long as it's not overdone.
"How effective are you and your team at problem solving? Do you spend time to establish what kind of problem it is that you have?"
Innovation is not always the solution… For instance in this particular situation Blaze and Tempo elements turned out to be more important.
We both had to ask for help a lot more than usual. It was important to have the support of family and friends both emotionally and practically. In fact, it was the practical help that was required the most!
Thankfully we were also able to call upon some team members we'd worked with previously to help out with the business. And a cleaner was definitely essential too 😉
The vast majority of doctors and nurses that we dealt with were fantastic communicators and that made such a massive difference.
How substantial is your support network? In the event of an emergency who could you call upon? How effective is communication in your organisation and/or family? What could you do now to be prepared with team members and/or freelancers to stand in when required?
Once the initial heart-stopping emergency was over it was a case of constantly reprioritising and rescheduling personal and work activities around his recovery. It took a while for me to realise how much time it actually took to not just visit but travel to and from the hospital and to do (or delegate) the activities he would normally do.
"How aware are you of how long things really take?"
This is important to manage your own workload as well as when working with team members. If you don't know, simply use a kitchen timer or one on your smart phone to measure frequent activities. If you haven't got high Tempo energy in your profile you may be surprised by what you find!
Use this knowledge to help you understand the return on investment you get from your activities, consider whether they're really necessary and if they are, who is best placed to do them.
Understanding the measures being used to mark my partner's recovery was very helpful, otherwise we would have been completely in the dark about progress.
"How effectively are you measuring progress on the projects and processes that are most important to you?"
Also related to Steel was the adaptability required by my partner (a Lord profile) to adjust to his circumstances while in hospital and then recuperating at home. Lots of uncertainty, noisy and unfamiliar surroundings and people didn't make this easy, so it was important for me to provide support by being physically there and communicating effectively to alleviate that.
This applies to changes you may be looking to implement in your workplace!
"Do you consider those that may have high Tempo and/or Steel energy that will find change more challenging, no matter how much they may buy into the concept of it?"
Be sure to connect, listen and constantly over-communicate before, during and after the change.
Have you been dealt some rough hands recently and if so how did you handle them? I'd love to hear your views, please comment below.


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1 cup Israeli couscous
1 1/4 cup mushroom broth
1/2 head cauliflower, chopped
1 bunch broccoli, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onion, cauliflower, broccoli and saute until softened. Meanwhile, bring the broth to a boil then add couscous and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Toss the vegetables with the couscous, lemon juice and zest. Serve hot or cold.


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On Thursday, December 13th (1-2pm ET), I'll be chatting on twitter with Seventh Generation and other moms about products for babies! I'd love for you to join us! Plus, they'll also have an Instagram Contest going on. There will be chances to win some fabulous prizes! Check out all the info below and hope you'll join us!
#7GenBabyFest Twitter party details
What: Parents are often concerned about the food that goes in their young children's bodies – but what about the products that are used on their sensitive skin? Seventh Generation and The Motherhood are hosting a Twitter party to discuss everything you need to know about ingredients, scents, packaging and labels on baby personal care products like shampoo and lotion.
When: Thursday, December 13, 1-2 p.m. ET
Where: We'll be on Twitter – follow the #7GenBabyFest hashtag to track the conversation. You can see the details and RSVP via this Twtvite: http://twtvite.com/
Hashtag: #7GenBabyFest
Prizes: Seventh Generation will give away five total prizes. Four of the prizes will be gift baskets containing full lines of the Seventh Generation baby care and home care products. The final prize will be a baby massage class in the winner's area. Winners will be chosen randomly from among participants who respond correctly to trivia questions.
Hosts: @theMotherhood, @CooperMunroe, @EmilyMcKhann
Other info: Seventh Generation's website: http://www.seventhgeneration.
Following the party, you can also participate in an Instagram contest with Seventh Generation!! Beginning December 14, take an Instagram photo to illustrate how you practice natural parenting, tag @SeventhGeneration and use the #7GenBabyFest hashtag.
7 winners each day for three days will receive a Seventh Generation Baby gift basket. If you win, you'll be contacted via Instagram with a request to share your mailing information.


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Pillz (Remix) - Gucci Mane feat Big Tank, Mac Bre-Z
Geah! Gucci Mane, is in the buildin
So Icy Entertainment, Zaytoven on the track
When we come to the club
We got the choppers on deck, and the yoppers on deck
[MB] Is you rollin? [4X]
[GM] B_tch I might be [4X]
[MB] Girl he geeked up [4X]
[GM] B_tch I might be [4X]
[GM] Yaaaaahhh!
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Game choppin like my rims, I'm choppin it up
'Til my 'caine gold like a pimp, I'm fresh as a bud
Plus I'm blowin on the sticky green, so I'm dro'ed up
And I'm rollin on the bean, so the city SLOWED UP~!
My team showed up, so you know we need a party pack
Callin Momma Stash, say she wanna be a part of that
Tell her I'm for real, and I keep a knot folded back
The next thang you know she tossin pills like a quarterback
Guc', I'ma throw it back, stacks I just showed you that
Deuces on the 88, they say I brought the roller back
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Shawty had a Cali tat and Gucci called the Alley Cat
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[Verse 2]
Said I'm higher than a kite and me geeked up on these pills
Suave Stacks got me actin out, I know that she can tell
that I'm rollin (yeah) like the wheels on a bus
I need a cold Tropicana cause my heart about to bust
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My stomach f_cked up, a couple holes in my brain
But I party like a rockstar, these b_tches askin mane!
[Gucci Mane]
Gucci Mane, Laflare n_gga, get'cha mind right
Order Crist' by the 12 like a case of Bud Light
Sell kush by the bell so you know my sh_t tight
7:30 in the mornin on an all night flight
I'm high like Fabo, hood like Shawty
So (Tell Me Where to Go) like my name E-40
A rich rock star n_gga I'm gon' party
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I'll pour 'em in yo' hand like a bag of jelly beans
Take two of these pills call me in the morning
Fifty thousand pills man I'm so real
Three dollars for a pill that's a damn good deal
[Mac Bre-Z]
Ay whassup Gucci Mane!
Why you sweatin so hard?
Is you rollin or somethin?
[Gucci Mane]
Sh_t well baby I might be
But got damn what is you doin?
You jockin a playa, you chew-chewy over here right
Look I aint K-Rab baby knahmean I'm not a piece of bubblegum
What I'm doin is not your business
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So do what you do aight I'ma give you this hundred dollars
Go get you whatever you drankin
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five Crunk juices and we'll be straight how 'bout that
And is you straight is you single or is you married?
Cause I might be, b_tch I might be
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"There are very few observing systems that offer a broad view of a storm over the open ocean where hurricanes tend to build or lose strength," said study co-author Steven Businger, a senior professor of meteorology at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. "What's really compelling about the new PacNet sensors is their increased sensitivity to pick up lightning's electromagnetic signal over the water from such a long distance. As a result, we can see thunderstorm activity over the ocean from thousands of miles away for the first time. This development provides a new way for meteorologists to look at a growing storm and to alert us about just how harsh it will be."
As explained by Businger, when water condenses from vapor into a cloud droplet, "latent" or hidden heat is released, which in turn builds updrafts - air moving upwards in a cloud. Latent heat provides the energy that fuels hurricanes. These updrafts, if they are strong enough, cause the separation of charge that produces lightning. Thus, there is a relationship between the rate of lightning strikes, the amount of rainfall, and the heat released in the eyewall of a storm. This fact allows the lightning rate data to be used in computer models that forecast hurricane track and intensity.
"Hurricane forecasters and researchers are very interested in developing methods that allow a continuous examination of the structural growth of the eyewall within hurricanes," said lead author Kirt Squires, a recent graduate of the meteorology program at the University of Hawaii. "We know that the intensity of lightning outbreaks near the storm's epicenter directly relates to the heat energy released in the storm. The relationship between the lightning activity and the storm's energy source means it's crucial for us study and pick apart the evolution of the lightning."
At the core of Businger and Squires' research are data from two devastating 2005 hurricanes, Katrina and Rita. The researchers specifically combined data from NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite, with data from instruments onboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's P-3 "hurricane hunter" aircraft that fly through the hurricanes, and with data from the enhanced sensor capability of the NASA-co-funded PacNet sensor network.
Though Businger acknowledges that more research is needed, results from this study show that the growth and density of lightning strikes in a hurricane's eyewall provide important insight into the inner workings of the most powerful storms on Earth, information that may help save lives in future through improved hurricane forecasts.
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"Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me."
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As a college related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Augustana College is committed to meeting the spiritual needs of all its students. The college's relationship to the church requires respect for all persons, regardless of religious preferences.
The Office of Campus Ministries is a primary resource for students seeking spiritual guidance, providing opportunities for worship, learning, and service during the school year. There are two full-time chaplains who are available to all students and a student leadership team who serve as peer mentors and event planners for Campus Ministries.
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Since 2009, Campus Ministries' "Alternative Spring Break" has take Augustana students to Appalachia. Working a variety of jobs, mainly housing improvement jobs through Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Ky., the group affects the lives of others, and also their own lives.
The jobs completed throughout the week ranged from insulating an attic, to flooring projects, ramps, porches, decks, and replacing a roof on a house. Even though there is work to be done all day, there is still plenty of time to relax, reflect, and just hang out and get to know everyone better. It's safe to say that despite the 625 mile trip from Rock Island to Frakes, it is a spring break to never forget.
The next group will be going in March 21-28, 2020. Contact Campus Ministries for more information.
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"Every Wednesday night at 9:30, my friends and I cram into a pew under those arches [in Ascension Chapel]....What is most Augustana-y about Augustana surrounds me at this service, like the candlelight that fills the chapel's dark corners and reaches its high ceilings. Kneeling in the dark at the altar, praying with my peers, I think to myself how precariously everything is balanced. What if I had gone to a different school, what if I had lived in a different residence hall, what if I had chosen a different major, what if... I must have just gotten lucky, I decide. I close my eyes and thank God for bringing me to such a wonderful home."
— Anonymous Augustana student
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As part of Augustana's dedication to helping students not just develop academically, but to grow in mind, spirit and body, we present our Five Faith Commitments, aspirations that reflect the importance in the church relationship of the college.
Have a question or something you want to share with us? Email us at Campus Ministries.
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Production Inkjet—The Next Wave: It's not a wave; it's an explosion!
In this article, David reviews how four companies are using the technologies he has been reviewing to their advantage. Wilen Direct, K&H Integrated Print Solutions, Hansaprint and Documation have implemented current generation inkjet presses from Kodak, Canon Océ, HP and Ricoh, respectively
Thriving Print Business in 2020: Diversified, Online, and Data-Driven
Expand your thinking in many directions, beyond the four walls of your manufacturing operations, beyond your business into your customer's business, and beyond print to the other communication methods that are complimentary to print.
GASC's Ralph Nappi on Moving Graph Expo to Orlando
On the face of it, all the GASC announcement says is that there will be a one-year detour to Orlando between now and 2017, when the Print show will have its prescheduled run at McCormick Place in Chicago. That's also where we'll be heading for Graph Expo this year—no change there, either. So, what's the larger story?
Web-to-Print: The Best or Worst Investment? ()
Some print service providers are automating production with Web-to-print software, but this strategy does not work for all companies. This article explores why some companies succeed with Web-to-print while others fail.
Crashing at the Finish: The Last, Winning Step Too Many Salespeople Skip
She was so close. She had worked to develop the opportunity for two years. She had created a couple of key relationships, and developed them very well. She had a good understanding of the customer's circumstances and special needs. With help, she created a strong proposal and delivered it to her primary contact. Her primary contact recommended that her proposal be chosen. So she rightly believed she was in the lead. And then she lost it. Why? She didn't ask for the opportunity to make a presentation before the final decision was made. She thought her excellent proposal was enough.
While The World Listens for a Rate Hike News, the Fed Lowers Their GDP Forecasts
On Wednesday, March 18, the Feb removed the word "patient" from the announcement of a potential rate hike, but as the Washington Post explained "Well, the Fed really said that it's going to be more patient than it was before, even if it's not officially so. In other words, it could hike rates at any time starting in June, but it's less likely to do so. And even when lift off does happen, it'll probably happen slower than people thought it would." There you have it: Janet Yellen does a great Alan Greenspan impression. No one knows what he meant but everyone knows what he said. Dr. Yellen also explained that while the Fed is no longer in the act of quantitative easing, they are replacing all of their holdings as they mature. What got less coverage is that the Fed lowered their forecasts of GDP. For 2015 and 2016 they lowered their prior forecasts by three-tenths of a percentage point. Each tenth is about $150 billion. So their forecast was reduced by $450 billion, or the equivalent of six commercial printing industries. Such data analogies can make one's head spin.
Hunkeler InnovationDays: 22 Years of Collaborative Success
While many other trade events are struggling to survive in a dynamically changing environment, Hunkeler Innovationdays, which has taken place in Lucerne, Switzerland, every other year for the past 22 years (11th event this year!) has continued to grow in both size and vitality. Here's an overview of the 2015 event.
Generation Next: Mandel Graphic Solutions Keeps Evolving with Technology
After 123 years and four generations of owners, Milwaukee's Mandel Graphic Solutions has thrived by staying current.
HP and KBA Take Aim at Corrugated Packaging Market with HP's T1100 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press ()
High, wide, and in its own way, handsome: that's the kind of machine HP and KBA are out to build in HP's T1100 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press, a solution meant to introduce digital printing to top liners for corrugated packaging.
Quad/Graphics CEO Speaks Out about Book Platform Transformation, State of the Industry, Go-Forward Strategy ()
Quad/Graphics has been in the news a lot of late … first with its agreement to acquire at least 20 HP T-Series Inkjet Web Presses, and then with the attempt to acquire book printer Courier Corporation. Senior Editor Cary Sherburne spoke with CEO Joel Quadracci to get more information and find out what else Quad is up to.
The Role of Marketing in Your Print Business
Marketing is about delivering qualified leads to your sales team. The online world has converted marketing into a role that can be precisely measured. Start thinking of marketing as a role with a quote (# of qualified leads delivered), stop thinking of marketing as your brand colors or business card design.
Who Says Books Aren't Pretty? – February 2015 M&A Activity
Books were ascendant in the printing deal space as RR Donnelley swooped down and snatched Courier Corporation right out of the arms of Courier's suitor of choice, Quad/Graphics. Almost two and half times larger than Quad, RRD was not about to let this opportunity escape as it did last year when Quad acquired Brown Printing in a sweetheart of a deal.
Trends to Watch in 2015: Building the Right Infrastructure for Success ()
Infrastructure includes the basic physical and organizational components that contribute to the success of an organization in terms of the sale and delivery of products, services, and solutions. This article is part of a series exploring trends worth watching in the printing industry. It explores the infrastructure investments that are critical for success in today's market.
UV Printing: Good as Gold?
Experts identify new and expanding—and some unusual—markets for UV inks and coatings at day two of RadTech's UV.EB West.
The Labor Market is Very Dynamic
Don't let four jagged lines on a chart confuse you, because there's good news hidden inside. The labor market is very dynamic, more dynamic than commonly understood. About 2% of the workforce quits jobs every month, and between 1.5%-2% separate from their positions in other ways because their projects are completed, fired for cause, or downsizings. About 3% of the workforce is hired in different positions every month. What's made the improvement in total employment this past year is the increase in job openings (the blue line in the chart). Note that it has a higher upward slope than the other lines. The number of job openings is now around 5 million per month, more than double that when the recovery started in mid-2009. The bottom line, in red, is "quits." Most workers do not quit their jobs unless they have something better lined up. That line has a general upward slope, and it is common for this to increase as economies improve and workers feel more comfortable changing positions. Though not population-adjusted, the lines are definitely moving in positive directions, with job openings as the most encouraging of them. What's this mean to printers? Never consider your business contacts in companies as "safe." As economies improve, job changing increases. Be sure to have multiple engaged contacts in your most important clients. Also, be sure your key employees are kept "gruntled" because disgruntled key employees can be valuable elsewhere.
Learning the Language of Labeling
The Constantia Flexibles Labels Division of Spear Inc. recently announced that it has found a way to make pressure sensitive labels compatible with recycling methods for bottles molded from PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic. This is a breakthrough, says the company, because it offers an affordable and environmentally friendly solution for bring pressure sensitive labeling to the 400 billion PET bottles the world uses annually.
UV.EB West Showcases Current Trends in Radiation Curing Technologies
Ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) curing technologies have been around for decades, but have continually evolved and are well-suited for today's modern print and packaging production processes.
Recruiting Salespeople: Stop Hiring Retreads
Yes, I'm talking to you. You knew exactly what I meant when you saw the headline: itinerant salespeople who move from company to company on about a two-year cycle. Of course they hope that this time will be different, that this gig will last. The problem is they are going to sell as they have before while hoping for a different outcome. The companies that hire them reinforce that false hope, and set them up for one more spin through the failure cycle. It's ugly. And it's expensive.
Strategic Gamble on Production Inkjet Pays Off for Liturgical Publications
Facing typical offset run lengths of 750 or less, make-ready waste of as much as 50%, and with evolving customer expectations for more color and higher expectations of color quality and consistency, Liturgical Publications turned to production inkjet as a strategic gamble which has turned into a strategic advantage for this innovative publisher.
The Primacy of Process: an Interview with Heidelberg's Jürgen Grimm
The most successful packaging printing companies that Jürgen Grimm has seen are the ones that have their processes most thoroughly under control. In this interview, the president of Heidelberg USA talks about how that control can be achieved.
As a Print Owner, Where is Your Focus?
If your focus is all internal, you are missing the broader context of how your products and services are utilized within your customer's business. Loyal customers are created when you help them achieve their business results, that means engaging with customers in the broader context of their business.
Lla Llama
Not living anywhere near Arizona, I was unaware of the recent "Phoenix Llama Drama," which is apparently not some new reality TV show. Rather, last month, a brace of the beasts escaped while—and I have to quote ABC News here—"making a therapy visit to residents at an assisted living facility."
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The Disastrous American Expedition of 1878 that included the contractors P. & T. Collins (Col. George Earl Church) and the laborers who went to Brazil to build a railroad was also called the "The Railroad of Death" and a "railroad from no-place to no-where".
It was estimated that a worker died for every sleeper that was laid in the jungle and the loss of workers was on a scale that rivaled the Panama Canal project. The purpose of this project is to create a database of names by transcribing newspaper accounts, books and other sources about the expedition.
Careful attention has been given to separate these names from the later Farquar Jekyll expedition of 1907-1912. Thousands of men from many countries lost their lives in both expeditions.
Most of the participants in the 1877-1879 were from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware and New York.
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Tech Adventures camps are designed to broaden and encourage young campers' interest in technology, computing and engineering. Each week, campers focus on two core topics and are also provided two daily outdoor recreation periods. Each session offers its own unique content:
Motors & Machines and Digital Art Design — Campers work with a variety of tools that investigate simple motors and machines (gears, wheels, axles, levers and pulleys), while solving tasks related to mechanical principles as well as learn about energy, balance and buoyancy. In Digital Art & Design campers will use technology devices to take photos, make simple photo edits, draw 2D art and create other fun and engaging images.
- Learn basic Concepts about machines
- Learn how motors work - using Simple Machines
- Understanding the operation of simple and compound machines
- Working collaboratively in a small team campers should construct and learn
- Learn basic concepts about editing photos
- Learn basic concepts about drawing
- Learn basic concepts about editing videos
Topics Covered
- How do gears work
- How do levers work
- How do pulleys work
- How do wheels and Axels work
- Discover mechanical principles by exploring, investigating, and solving tasks
- Discover your Artistic Side
- Discover how to draw digitally by using software Pixel Maker, Scratch Draw,and Auto Desk
- Discover how to take your photos to the next level with Photo Editor by Finalhit
- Discover about taking videos and how to edit them with VidTrim, Qditor PAD and VideoPad
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- Pixel Maker
- Scratch Draw
- Auto Desk
- VidTrim
- Photo Editor by Finalhit
- Qditor PAD
- VideoPad
Fleming Tech Camps focus on providing campers with experiences working with amazing technologies. We provide Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced materials - we have your camper covered no matter your skill level. Many of our campers elect to take our camp programs more then once. Each time they take a camp program they have new experiences with the topics covered and can work on more and more advanced projects as their skill levels increase.
Our camps are designed for kids that are highly motivated to learn about technology - about 65% of the day take place in a classroom. The day is broken up into six periods (not including lunch), and we offer a free extended AM and PM program at both the Cabrini University and Manor College Campuses. In addition, at Cabrini College, we offer an optional overnight program for campers aged 9 and up.
Classroom & Hands-On Computer Lab (4 periods)
More then 65% of the day is spent indoors working in the labs. Each day camper are provided with two AM and two PM instruction/lab periods.
Outdoor Activities (2 periods)
Each day our campers spend time outdoors (weather permitting) and play games such as capture the flag, kickball, 'Nurf War', and compete in water fights.
Lunch and Breaks
We will take a few breaks during the camp day - during breaks campers can have a snack and/or play in a video or board game tournament. We feature daily game competitions with Nintendo's SUPER SMASH BROTHERS and Ubisoft's JUST DANCE.
Many campers buy lunch from our partner schools. Each campuses offers an optional food service program and costs for the service differ from campus to campus. If you don't want to buy lunch, be sure to send a lunch with your child that doesn't need to be refrigerated.
Pricing for Day Camps:
Pricing, and discounts, for our day camp programs are set by our partner-locations. Pricing for each partner-location is available on the following webpages:
Extended Morning Camp - 8AM to 9AM
It's time to wake up - Mornings are awesome at Fleming Tech Camps!
The Extended Morning Program is FREE extension of the full day camp. Each day your child will have the opportunity to hang out in our lab where they can play games or work on exciting projects. The AM program also includes entry into our AM tournaments for: knock-hockey; checkers; Super Smash Bothers; and Just Dance
- The Extended Morning Camp runs 1 hours prior to the start of the camp day
- Campers can be dropped off at anytime between 8AM and 9AM (starting at 7:30AM at Rutgers)
- There is no fee for this program at Cabrini University, Rutgers University or Manor College
EXTENDED AFTERNOON CAMP - 4PM to 6PM
Camp doesn't have to end at 4PM! - Afternoons at Fleming Tech Camps are like a big party!
The Extended Afternoon is full of fun and cool activities. Taking place in our gaming classroom, our campers have access to lots of games (board games and video games), experiments, craft projects and other activities.
Your kids will have the option to: participate in a game tournaments, work on projects; join a quest in a role playing game; or just hang out!!!
- The Extended After Camp runs for up to 2 hours after the close of day camp
- Campers can be picked up anytime between 4PM to 6PM (4PM on Fridays)
- There is no fee for this service
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As a youngster, I spent years wondering why in A View To A Kill James Bond was boning a man. Grace Jones played the androgynous villainess 'May Day', whom according to the writers was 'the product of a Nazi genetic breeding experiment which gave children great strength and intelligence at the expense of making them psychopathic'. Assuming that engineering a race of angry, superhuman black people was top of the Nazi agenda, it was as plausible a backstory for unearthly diva Jones as any other. That is until 22 years later, on 2008's electro-rock extravaganza Hurricane, when Jones set the record straight. Scattered between emasculating fare like the title track and 'Corporate Cannibal' - self-referential tributes to an omnivorous libido and Gracey's mad royalty – the autobiographical 'William's Blood' and 'This Is' depicted a childhood of religious repression and strong females role models to account for Jones' hell-raising liberation in New York's disco scene. It would be much earlier in my life that "The bubbles tickle my . . . Tchaikovsky!" was accounted for. Oh, Bond. You knob.
So if any brave soul was to dub-deconstruct Hurricane, thus rendering her hallowed origin story a marginal presence, to succeed it might take 007 himself. Or failing that, royalty to equal Jones' queenly pedigree. Handy then that producer Ivor Guest is by title the forth viscount of Winbourne, and also lover to 'the original Lady Gaga' - arguably a more manhood-shrinking prospect than all the crotch-aimed lasers under the sun.
How he takes his Martini is irrelevant - Guest goes at his paramour with all the prowess of a 60-year old Italian gigolo. Deftly he contorts Hurricane's nine tracks (included here) into fresh articles which nevertheless serve to expand on the narrative/sonic ideas driving the originals. For example, on his reworking of the afro-conscious 'This Is' ('This is Dub') he puts the onus on the tribal elements of the original, foregrounding the glitchy wildlife sounds while Jones - operating as a kind of wind-carried spirit - haunts the golden savannahs conjured by fellow Jamaican aces Sly & Robbie. Similarly there's 'William's Dub' (from 'William's Blood') which retains its predecessor's rhythm but transforms the vaulting gospel into a heaving liquid - the bass region dark and rich as if the creeping ooze of Jones' warrior blood.
Many of the treatments even improve on the source material. Most of Hurricane Jones spent letting us know who's boss; demanding your complete attention with crawling menace pitched somewhere between Massive Attack and the The Rocky Horror Picture Show. "Pleased to have you on my plate" she purred on 'Corporate Cannibal' "...I'm a man-eating machine". However, midway through Hurricane she dropped the mecha-shagging schtick for earnestness, and a more homely aesthetic to suit, light years from New York's seedy neon fantasia. There was a New Age bent and an adherence to the Winnie Mandela-esque model for female empowerment. She like, really cared, man. She is woman. It's these tracks, amongst the most ordinary on Hurricane, that benefit most from the trippy dub atmospherics. Whereas before 'Sunset Sunrise' and 'Love You to Life' were plain, Guest sexes them up in the studio - upping the 'dread' factor with pumping, sputtering bass bits and skin-crawling electronics. There's also a small Gordon the Gopher squeak that pops up every now and then. Which is totally weird and really funny.
It works both ways, however, with Jones' more formidable moments on Hurricane sedated and beautified to their detriment. 'Grace Jones doesn't do "ambient", darling' you can imagine her saying. The title track, formerly dripping with purpose, is listless and inert without the strings or Jones' vocals at the wheel, while the previously monumental 'Devil In My Life' isn't quite so devilish after Guest is done with it.
Regardlessly - totalling 19 tracks, including bonus original 'Hell Dub', Hurricane Dub makes excellent dollar-sense if you missed Hurricane the first time around. For longtime fans, a dubbed-out Grace Jones begets an exotic retelling of her myth, like painting a Sherman tank in watercolours - sure it's pretty, but under those runny dub brushstokes is hidden a killing machine.
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The Heart Truth Ambassador
Mrs. Laura Bush served as the ambassador for The Heart Truth® campaign for 6 years. During this time, as part of her Women's Health and Wellness Initiative, Mrs. Bush led the Federal government's effort to give women a personal and urgent wake-up call about their risk of heart disease. She will continue to support The Heart Truth by serving as its Founding Ambassador.
"With the many risk factors for heart disease, our greatest risk is ignorance. So I encourage every one of you to go home, pull out your favorite red dress, and tell every woman you know that heart disease doesn't care what you wear." —Mrs. Laura Bush
Mrs. Bush noted that "Like many women, I assumed heart disease was a man's disease and cancer was what we would fear the most. Yet heart disease kills more women in our country than all forms of cancer combined. When it comes to heart disease, education, prevention, and even a little red dress can save lives."
A signature element of Mrs. Bush's involvement with The Heart Truth was talking to women across the country at community hospital events featuring the experiences of women living with heart disease. This personal outreach made a difference. Media coverage surrounding Mrs. Bush's visit to a Heart Truth hospital event in Kansas City, MO, was widely credited with saving the life of one woman who was prompted to go to the hospital after experiencing symptoms of a heart attack.
Countless others have learned The Heart Truth through Mrs. Bush's numerous media interviews, including feature stories in Glamour, The New York Times, Parade, People, The Washington Post, Woman's Day, and appearances on all the major network morning shows. She also participated in the unveiling of The Heart Truth's First Ladies Red Dress Collection, which debuted in a special exhibit at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in May 2005. See photography of Mrs. Bush as the campaign ambassador.
Heart Truth Events
June 8 – Celebrating Women's Health Luncheon hosted by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health (Dallas, TX)
February 1 – Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (New York, New York)
February 11 – White House Reception honoring The Heart Truth (Washington, DC)
February 1 – Woman's Day Red Dress Awards (New York, NY)
February 2 – Women and Heart Disease Roundtable Conversation (New York, NY)
– Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (New York, NY)
February 28 – First Ladies Red Dress Collection at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum (Simi Valley, CA)
May 14 – Women and Heart Disease Roundtable Conversation at the George Washington University Hospital (Washington, DC)
September 24 – Global Health and Literacy Luncheon (New York, NY)
February 15 – Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte, NC)
February 17 – Sister to Sister National Women's Heart Day (Washington, DC)
February 4 – Olympus Fashion Week (New York, NY)
May 12 – First Ladies Red Dress Collection at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, DC)
February 2 – The White House (Washington, DC)
February 4 – St. Joseph's Hospital (Savannah, GA)
February 4 – Baptist Hospital (Miami, FL)
February 9 – Olympus Fashion Week (New York, NY)
March 8 – American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session (New Orleans, LA)
March 23 – The Heart Truth Road Show (Chicago, IL)
July 15 – St. Vincent's Medical Center (Jacksonville, FL)
February 14 – Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (New York, NY)
September 16 – St. Luke's Hospital (Kansas City, MO)
November 6 – Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (Norfolk, VA)
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List price: $16.00Copyright year: 1988Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupPublication date: 12/7/1988Binding: PaperbackPages: 272Size: 6.00" wide x 7.75" long x 0.50" tall Weight: 0.396Language: English
From hipster to so-called Godfather of Punk, William Burroughs has lived a controversial life as a leading member of the Beat Generation and a daring writer of psychedelic literary experiments, but, when he reached his seventieth birthday in 1984, it was almost as if he had been overtaken by respectability. Burroughs was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1914 as the grandson of the man who invented the adding machine and a descendant of Robert E. Lee of Civil War fame. He attended Harvard University. Later while living a bohemian life in association with such Beat writers as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, Burroughs became addicted to morphine and under the pseudonym William Lee published… More his first novel, Junkie, in 1953 as half of an Ace Double Books paperback. The novel escaped critical notice but may be seen now as the forerunner of his later fiction with its introduction of many of the themes, settings, characters, and amoral postures that became prominent with Naked Lunch (1959) and its successors. Refused by the American publishers to whom Burroughs submitted the manuscript, Naked Lunch first appeared in Paris under the Olympia Press imprint in 1959, the same year that Burroughs was permanently cured of his addiction. Naked Lunch might have remained ignored had not Mary McCarthy and Norman Mailer called attention to the work at the International Writers Conference held in Edinburgh in 1962. Burroughs's raw subject matter and seeming lack of discipline have alienated some of the more academic and genteel literary critics. Naked Lunch was followed by three additional novels about the Nova crime syndicate-The Soft Machine (1961), The Ticket That Exploded (1962), and Nova Express (1964), which make use of overlapping characters and motifs. With The Wild Boys of 1971, Burroughs began to develop a new style more accessible to the general reader. Although Cities of the Red Night (1981) received mixed reviews, it was praised by such Burroughs experts as Jennie Skerl and Robert Burkholder as perhaps the best of his more recent novels. Of The Place of Dead Roads (1983) is true to Burroughs's various obsessions with guns, homosexuality, and the terror produced by people who are addicted to power and control. Today much of the psychedelic effect of Burroughs's fiction appears to be an illusion that masks rather deliberate methods of composition. These include "cut-out" techniques, pastiche, and the deliberate trying-out of styles derived from popular fiction genres to create literary montages that owe as much to fantasy and science as to the surrealism of avant-garde literature. Less
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