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Forsyth Magazines writer since 2006. Originally from Pfafftown, Carolyn now calls Clemmons home. Carolyn was a model for 20 years, and for five years, she was a hand model for Bojangles' print and television advertising. She has a degree in journalism and psychology. Carolyn's day job is as a pharmaceutical sales representative and, in her free time, she enjoys cooking, the arts and traveling. "I love learning about the businesses and people in my community who are making a difference in big and small ways, many of whom I am blessed to write about in my articles," said Carolyn. Carolyn is also the magazines' resident go-to writer when it comes to anything with animals. She has three dogs and loves all wildlife.
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2008. Denise hails from Gastonia, but grew up in Kernersville. With two brief stints living in other states (Texas and Ohio), Forsyth County kept calling her home, where she plans to stay. Denise has a grown son, Charlie, and shares her home with husband, Wayne, a local drummer. Denise loves her coffee and also loves animals, especially cats. In her spare time, Denise is an active volunteer for Proverbs 31 Ministries and serves in several capacities. Denise also writes a faith-based blog, MyGraceFullLife.com. On writing for Forsyth Magazines, Denise said, "I am so blessed to be a part of this incredible team, to meet these wonderful local business owners and to interact with our super-supportive readers!"
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2009. Meghan Corbett grew up in Winston-Salem. She graduated with honors with a degree in mass media communication and a minor in journalism from NC State University. She married her high school sweetheart, Will, in 2008. Meghan and Will, along with rescue dogs Moze and Charlie, welcomed a baby girl to their family in 2016. Meghan loves to shop, read and take vacations. In fact, she's been to Disney World 13 times and never gets tired of it! Meghan writes for all four titles in the Forsyth Magazines family and serves as backup editor. When asked what she loves about her job, Meghan said, "The people I get to work with! It is an amazing job where you feel supported throughout every aspect of your life."
Adele Casanova has returned to the Forsyth Magazine team as a writer and account executive. She worked with the magazines from 2007 through 2014, all while running her own businesses. Adele has a 25-year history as an entrepreneur in the Triad. She worked as an independent speaker and trainer in the mid-to-late 90s conducting workshops for many companies in business communication skills and professional image. Adele started and ran Casanova's Coffees and Fudge in Winston-Salem and Lewisville for 11 years before selling it to one of her loyal customers. Adele is a licensed esthetician and ran her own skin spa in Winston-Salem until retiring from working full time as a business owner. She loves having time now for gardening, traveling, reading and volunteering for local non-profits. Having been a small business owner, Adele has great respect for other small business owners and loves to showcase their successes in the magazines. She loves to write and has been published in several triad magazines over the years. She has two wonderful grown children and especially loves spending quality time with them. She is also the author of the upcoming book, "Old is the New Sexy!"
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Forsyth Magazines writer since 2017. Debbie Barr earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from the Pennsylvania State University and her master's degree in health education and promotion from East Carolina University. She is a master certified health education specialist (MCHES) with interests in work site health promotion, Alzheimer's and dementia education, health literacy, and Christian growth. A versatile writer and enthusiastic speaker, Debbie is the author/co-author of four books, more than 600 disease-specific patient education articles, low-literacy employee benefits materials, medical education scripts, and newsletters for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers.
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2010. A Winston-Salem native, Elisa now calls Charlotte home where she works as a middle school English teacher. Elisa has two degrees – communication studies and Spanish as well as a master's in writing. She lives with her dog, Bella, who is a Lhasa Apso and enjoys antiques, arts, music, reading, traveling and baking (though she says she cannot cook). "I love working with such a talented and ambitious team," said Elisa. "I like the flexibility I receive when pitching new story ideas."
Keith grew up in southern Virginia before moving to Winston-Salem with his wife, Cindy. He has a master's degree in business administration from High Point University. Keith and Cindy have two children as well as their pet Maltese. In his spare time, he enjoys photography, reading, spending time with his family and travel. He's also an ultimate sports fan and enjoys attending live events from college to pro. He writes "The View from My Section: A Father's Perspective" column each month sharing his insights on parenting. When it comes to Forsyth Magazines, he said, "I enjoy working with people who genuinely care about providing a quality magazine that unites the community and celebrates family life in this area. It's easy to stay excited in an environment that recognizes and appreciates the contributions you make every day."
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2018. Julie Fritz moved to Winston-Salem in 2013 and has been writing professionally since 2012. She has two small children and enjoys hiking, trail running, swimming, travel, cooking, and volunteering. Julie graduated from college in 2006 and is a dental hygienist.
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2010. Kristi Johnson Marion hails from Mount Airy, NC and has called Winston-Salem home for 20 years. She's received Smitty's Notes Best of Winston-Salem "Mover & Shaker/Local Scenester" Award. She loves the variety of friendly locals she gets to know through sharing their stories here at Forsyth Magazines. Kristi also enjoys spending time with her kids, the arts, reading, cooking and the martial art of Krav Maga.
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2012. Lisa is originally from Maryland and, after living in New York, Colorado and Texas, she's proud to finally call North Carolina home. Lisa shares a home with her husband of 10 years, Kevin. Together, they have daughter, Sayre and their angel-son, Finn who lived two years. Their family also includes two dogs. Lisa has a degree in education and, as such, writes many educational articles for the magazines. Lisa enjoys traveling, is an avid reader and gardener and has done extensive work on her family's genealogy. When it comes to writing for Forsyth Magazines, Lisa said, "I love writing spring themes in winter, back to school articles in the heat of summer, and, best of all, starting to anticipate the Christmas season in October."
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2012. Originally from High Point, Martie now calls Greensboro home. She has a degree in journalism from UNC-Chapel Hill and is a Carolina girl in every sense of the word – she loves Carolina basketball! Martie works for Randy McManus Designs and has two grown sons, Beau and Matthew, who are the light of her life. She has a dog (Lucky) and cat (Dusty) and loves to travel, read and listen to music. "I love the camaraderie of the women involved and the women we reach," said Martie. "This is a great outlet to promote the success of small businesses."
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2015. Born in Texas, Megan was brought to North Carolina when she was only two months old. A recent graduate from Salem College, Megan has a degree in communication with a minor in history. She has a toy poodle named Gidget and, in her spare time, she loves cooking, music, reading and travel. Megan has also spent time in film, having appeared in two movies – an independent production and as an extra in studio film. "I love listening to an interviewee's story and then sharing it with the community. Everyone has a story to tell, and I'm glad I can be a part of it," said Megan.
Forsyth Magazines Writer since 2017. Sara Wiles has called Winston-Salem home for most of her life. She has a bachelor degree in communication from East Carolina University, with a minor in geological studies. Sara is married to Evan and in her spare time, she enjoys cooking, arts and crafts, dancing, gardening, music, and travel. Sara is also a blogger. Her page is SaraFromScratch.wordpress.com and on it, she eplores fun, DIY recipes for healthy eating and meal prep!
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2018. Susan Schabacker was blessed to be adopted as a baby and made her journey from South Korea to Massachusetts where she arrived safely into her adoptive mother's loving arms. She later moved to New Mexico and, after a few years, moved to Winston-Salem, NC, to study classical ballet at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts from the eighth grade through high school. Susan has lived in the Piedmont Triad area for nearly 20 years and had the opportunity to travel to Budapest, Hungary; London, UK; and Beijing, China, where she studied abroad through Elon University. In Stockholm, Sweden, she had a marketing internship at Hachette-Filipacchi, publisher of Elle and other magazines. She graduated with a B.A. in Corporate Communications and a minor in Dance from Elon University. Susan loves writing and is pleased to have written for Winston-Salem Journal's "Teen Page," Triad Living, KernersvilleMagazine, and of course, Forsyth Mags. She is a co-author of a children's book, Huckleberry Robin, based on a three-generation true family story. Susan is grateful for her faith, family, and friends and is happy and excited to be part of the Forsyth Mags team. She spreads the word about Forsyth magazines and enjoys reading and sharing them with her family and friends every month.
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2011. Originally from Washington, DC, Susan now calls Winston-Salem home. She graduated summa cum laude with a degree in journalism and spent a term at Christ Church College, Oxford University. Susan and her husband, JC, have three daughters, Erin, Britton, and Meghan (who is Forsyth Magazines' senior staff writer.) She loves working with her daughter, Meghan, as well as the Forsyth Magazines' staff. Susan relishes her role of grandmother and caring for her two rescue pups – Duncan and Matilda. She loves to travel and on a recent trip visited China and climbed the Great Wall. "It is a privilege to work on these wonderful publications and to write such a variety of articles," said Susan.
Tabatha grew up in Buffalo, NY before migrating her way south to Winston-Salem. She has an associate's degree in travel/tourism and aptly so! Her first job was on a cruise ship when she was 18 years old! Tabatha has been married to her husband, Bobby, for 18 years. They are proud parents to 14-year-old Beau and share their home with a Boston terrier named Norman and a fat cat named Shiraz. By day, you'll find Tabatha working in Old Salem Museums and Gardens, where she helps plan events, but working with Forsyth Woman Engaged! is a great outlet for her great love and enthusiasm for weddings! In her spare time, Tabatha enjoys cooking, photography, camping and arts and crafts. And, of course, with a degree in tourism – she loves to travel!
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2018. Tabi Falcone has lived in Winston-Salem since 2014 and finds it is the perfect mix of country and city for her lifestyle needs. With a bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, she works in the apparel industry during the day and runs a small business, Annabelle Beet, selling her art by night. She lives in a self-proclaimed "Rainbow House" with her husband, Matt, and their two young children Liam and Maxwell. With a background in art, she dabbles in just about every craft imaginable and enjoys sharing this passion with her children. Her other interests include camping, hiking, running, and she is never one to turn down an adventure.
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2017. Originally from New York, Taryn grew up in Florida and moved to Winston-Salem in 2014 and has loved the city ever since. Taryn is a lifelong DIYer, creative business coach & public speaker with a heart centered on serving women who have a vision for their business and their life. She has her Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design & Marketing and is the founder of One Crafty Miss, LLC a brand that brings motivation, encouragement and community to creative women building handmade businesses. When she isn't at home on a weekend watching Netflix with her husband, Leo, and fur babies, Luna and Izzy, you can find her rummaging through thrift shops or going to craft fairs and flea markets. Taryn's favorite thing about writing for the magazine is being able to connect with so many amazing people in the community and create pieces that resonate with its readers.
Graphic designer since 2016. Aron Daniels is originally from Charlotte, NC and currently lives in Greenville with his wife Amy and their two adorable boys, Elijah and Malcolm. Aron earned his degree in graphic design from Western Carolina University. Aron enjoys reading, photography, drawing, computer games, and camping. On working for Forsyth Magazines, Aron shares, "I love the variety about my job. We have a great team in place and with the diversity of each design project, I stay moving and creative all the time!"
Graphic designer since 2016. Laurie Dalton calls Lewisville home! She shares her home with her husband, Jeff. She is 2/3rds of the way to an empty nest, with one grown son, one son currently at Appalachian State, and the third still in high school. Laurie graduated from UNC-Wilmington and has brought a fun, open and airy design style to Forsyth Family magazine! In her spare time, Laurie enjoys spending time with her boys, kayaking, and training her new puppy, Sierra.
Forsyth Family editor since 2009. Forsyth Family Editor, Tim Sellner, was born and raised in Detroit, MI before ultimately relocating to Winston-Salem. Tim has a Ph.D. and is a retired professor of German studies at Wake Forest University. He and his wife, Vicki, have been married for 47 years, and they have three grown children as well as a Siamese cat. Tim enjoys collecting art and antiques, and spending time researching family genealogy. His research has helped him realize that two of his grandchildren are descendants of the Massachusetts Pilgrims and Native American heroine, Pocahontas. On editing for Forsyth Family, Tim said, "The people are wonderful to work with, and it keeps my mind active. I also think the magazines provide a great service to the county."
Forsyth Woman content editor since 2005. Born in the heart of country music, Kim Beane hails from Nashville, TN, though she now calls East Bend, NC home. Kim has a law degree from Wake Forest University and is an original member of the Forsyth Magazines team. Kim and her husband, Jody, have been married since 2002, and have two dogs and three horses. One of her horses, Raven, was once a popular featured columnist in Forsyth Woman and Forsyth Family magazines. Kim loves her role as content editor and, in her words, "being a part of something that touches the community."
Forsyth Magazines writer since 2012. Vonda was born in Greensburg, KY. With a father who worked for the railroad, she grew up in several areas including various parts of Tennessee and Alabama. Eventually, Vonda relocated to North Carolina and has called Winston-Salem home for almost 40 years. Vonda has a degree in English and media communications and recently retired from HanesBrands after 37 years. She joined the Forsyth Magazines team a few years ago at the encouragement of her daughter, Denise, who serves as project manager. She enjoys traveling, knitting, cooking and reading (most of all, reading about military history). "I love the variety of articles (including human interest, historical, informational, local businesses, service organizations and humor)," said Vonda.
Adele Casanova has returned to the Forsyth Magazine team as a writer and account executive. She worked with the magazines from 2007 through 2014, all while running her own businesses. Adele has a 25-year history as an entrepreneur in the Triad. She worked as an independent speaker and trainer in the mid-to-late 90s conducting workshops for many companies in business communication skills and professional image. Adele started and ran Casanova's Coffees and Fudge in Winston-Salem and Lewisville for 11 years before selling it to one of her loyal customers. Adele is a licensed esthetician and ran her own skin spa in Winston-Salem until retiring from working full time as a business owner. She loves having time now for gardening, traveling, reading and volunteering for local non-profits. Having been a small business owner, Adele has great respect for other small business owners and loves to showcase their successes in the magazines. She loves to write and has been published in several triad magazines over the years. She has two wonderful grown children and especially loves spending quality time with them. She is also the author of the upcoming book, "Old is the New Sexy!"
Cindy Butler is one of Forsyth Magazines' newest account managers. She has a degree in finance from Virginia Tech. She has been a stay-at-home mom for 13 years, but previously worked as a financial analyst for a government contractor in Northern Virginia. While she lived in VA as well as Alabama, Cindy was active and held leadership roles in Moms Club and MOPS (Mothers Of Preschoolers) when her children were younger. In her free time, she enjoys riding and showing her registered quarter horse, as well as cooking and gardening. She has two children, Grace (13) and Henry (7). Her husband, Jim, is the sales director for Ferguson Enterprises.
Forsyth Magazines account executive since 2009. A Winston-Salem native, Heather graduated from Salem College with a double major in English and communications and took graduate classes at the UNC-CH School of Journalism. She has the dual role at Forsyth Magazines of both account executive and writer of the popular Forsyth Family column, "Out and About in Winston-Salem." She has been married to her husband, Ron, for 10 years, and they have an eight-year-old son, Jackson. In her spare time, Heather enjoys reading, photography and travel. "I love working with our team, and the flexibility it gives me — it allows me to spend quality time with my family."
Forsyth Magazines account executive since 2016. Morgan Bralley grew up with Forsyth Magazines… after all, her mother is Forsyth Family publisher, Robin Bralley! After graduating from East Carolina University with a degree in recreational therapy, Morgan moved home. Morgan is making plans to return to school to study occupational therapy as a complement to her first degree. However, for now, she is enjoying the opportunity to work with her mom for a bit. Morgan is also passionate about volunteerism and mission work. She is preparing for her second mission trip to the Dominican Republic in 2017, which is being funded through a side-business she shares with her sister, Sister Act Pallet Signs. In her spare time, Morgan loves spending time with family, especially when they travel to Treasure Island, Florida!
Forsyth Magazines account executive since 2012. Tamara Bodford is originally from Hudson, NC and now divides her time between Winston-Salem and Lake Norman. She and her husband, Paul, have been married for 26 years and have two children. Katie, in her last year at NC State University and Zack, a recent NC State grad working in Cary. They have a Bichon named Chuck. Tamara has a degree in psychology from UNC-Charlotte and enjoys reading, travel and loves to watch football. Tamara sells advertising for all four titles under the Forsyth Magazines umbrella and said, "I love interacting with the best clients, publishers and co-workers I could ever imagine!"
Forsyth Family publisher since 2007. Robin grew up in Clemmons and has called it home all her life. She has a degree from High Point University and, after finding herself downsized from her marketing position in corporate America, Robin joined forces with Forsyth Woman publisher and friend, Keela Johnson to launch Forsyth Family. She and her husband, Tim, have been married for 27 years and share two grown daughters, Briana and Morgan, as well as a new son-in-law, Briana's husband, Jonathan! Robin and her family are avid Carolina Panthers fans and enjoy going to the movies and summer concerts. She is also an active member of Sunrise United Methodist Church and volunteers for bimonthly bread pick-up to support the Clemmons Food Pantry. Regarding her favorite thing about Forsyth Magazines, Robin said, "It's hard to narrow it down to one specific thing, but meeting all the wonderful people I come in contact with and being a small part of local businesses' success is top of the list!"
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Dobbs, 64, stunned viewers Wednesday night, midway through his show, by abruptly announcing he is leaving the network after 30 years. Dobbs awn fire this year for his strong stance against illegal immigration, but neither he nor the network would say why he is stepping down.
King, who joined CNN in 1997 and anchors the Sunday morning show "State of the Union," will move into the 7 p.m. time slot early next year, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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QUEBEC — Prince William made a valiant effort to win over Quebecers before leaving the province Sunday, wooing crowds with a speech delivered entirely in French and showing his ease with admirers young and old, even as anti-monarchy protesters made their noisy objections heard.
In Quebec City, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were greeted at city hall by the historic Van Doos military regiment in full dress uniform — and their mascot, Baptiste the goat.
With hundreds of cheering fans watching, William inspected the troops then took the stage to thank Quebecers for sharing their province's "beauty and history" with him and his wife.
"For me, as a soldier and an airman, it is a privilege to have inspected a great regiment like the Royal 22nd. Your reputation is as strong as it is legendary," he said in accented but steady French.
"You, the Quebecois and Quebecoise, have such vitality and vigour. It is simply a pleasure to be here."
The duke thanked his audience for their "patience" with his accent.
Concluding his all-French speech, he said: "I hope that we will have the chance to get to know each other over the years to come. Until the next time."
Before departing city hall, the royal couple undertook an unscheduled walkabout, greeting hushed, smiling crowds who strained to snap photos of them, even as a crowd of about 200 protesters blew whistles, banged on pots and chanted anti-monarchy slogans a block away.
Police in riot gear were on hand to contain the demonstration, and sharpshooters were perched on the roof of a square in front of city hall, but Patrick Bourgeois, head of the protesters, had pledged there would be no violence. Carrying signs emblazoned "Parasites go home," they chanted "Non a la monarchie! Oui a la democratie!"
The protesters couldn't get anywhere near the royals due to security so they took to the skies, paying $1,000 to rent a plane that circled over the city hall trailing a banner reading: "Vive le Quebec libre."
"We were sure there would be airspace restrictions, but apparently not. It goes to show how amateur the police forces were," Bourgeois said afterward. "We were peaceful but a little insolent, with our plane breaking into the security perimeter by the air."
He was pleased that the protesters nearly blocked the access to the Citadelle, where the couple headed after the city hall event. The police riot squad managed to get there only a few seconds before the protesters, who booed and heckled the royal motorcade from a distance. One man was arrested there for obstruction, though it was unclear whether he was with the protest group.
Bourgeois expressed satisfaction that international media had covered his group's protest in Montreal on Saturday, giving the spotlight to the anti-monarchists and the sovereignty cause.
"We won the communication battle," he said.
Will and Kate had arrived in Quebec City aboard a navy frigate on Sunday morning, following an overnight voyage along the St. Lawrence River from Montreal.
The couple — Kate wearing a blue lace Jacquenta dress by Canadian designer Erdem and William in a dark suit — joined the crew of the HMCS Montreal for a prayer service onboard before disembarking.
From the dock, the couple went directly to Maison Dauphine, a centre for street youth just inside the fortified walls of old Quebec.
With the area on lockdown and a prominent police presence, a crowd of about 150 fans waited for the royal newlyweds, whooping in approval and chanting, "Will and Kate!" when the royals emerged from a dark sedan bearing Prince William's newly unveiled Canadian flag. The crowd unleashed another wave of screams when Kate turned to wave at them before disappearing inside, her husband resting his hand on her back.
Inside the building, the couple split up to mingle and chat with the young people.
A 24-year-old man covered in tattoos, and sporting green hair, lobe-stretching earrings, and a metal-spiked jean jacket, showed off his juggling skills for the royals. But when someone suggested the duke give it a try, he gestured skyward, protesting: "They would go everywhere!"
Kate offered a high-five to one young man who demonstrated his magic skills, while Will played an animated game of foosball, even offering play-by-play commentary for a match that ended in a 4-4 draw.
"He's like anyone else," said one of the centre members, who gave his name as P.A. (staff discouraged them from providing their last names). "Of course, he's royalty, always surrounded by people, but he seems close to people. He seemed interested in what I was doing."
Later in the day, taking a casual turn, William discarded his jacket and tie as he and Kate toured the Levis Forts National Historic Site.
The prince opted for a light blue shirt, the sleeves rolled up and the top buttons open, and jeans, while Kate wore a Vanessa sleeveless crepe dress by Joseph.
The pair waved almost continuously to the large, cheering crowd, a wall of families that stretched all over the park and up its slopes to the parapets.
Maryse Jolicoeur, who was born in the Beauce region of Quebec, and now lives in Connecticut came up with her daughters, Anne Catherine, 10, and Genevieve Clark, 5.
The girls gave Kate flowers.
"This is historic. You don't often get to meet a princess," Jolicoeur said in French.
The couple spoke with many, and bent down to chat with a line of young children in period soldier costumes.
The fortress was built between 1865 and 1872, and was one of several meant to protect Quebec against American invasion.
The newlyweds went directly from there to the airport and a Canadian Forces Airbus, which carried them to Charlottetown.
It's a leg of their tour that should offer the royals some time without any historical grievances to sidestep, and one that could provide a run-in with a certain red-headed orphan who's said to be dear to Kate's heart.
At the Charlottetown airport, where there was a crowd of nearly 1,000 admirers, Sophia Best and Bridget Keedwell, both 10 years old, had been waiting to give their flowers to Kate.
"So excited. And so nervous! I can't see what she's going to be wearing," said Best.
There was a roar as Will and Kate, now wearing a jacket or cardigan over her dress, appeared and descended the stairs.
Sophia then got a bit over-excited and tried to give her flowers to Will, who reached her first.
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Pranayama – Yogic Exercise in Respiration
Pranayama is the fourth step in Ashtanga yoga, the eight-fold path put forth by Patanjali, the author of the Yoga Sutras. Prana means vital life force and ayama means expansion or extension. The controlled breathing of Pranayama practice expands life force throughout the entire body/mind system.
Breathing is the single pranic activity that is under our control and by using different patterns of breathing we can affect the nervous system and our states of consciousness in different ways. Pranayama helps us to regulate our breathing, helps to control and train our mind, and automatically leads us to the fifth step on the eight-fold path of Yoga called Pratyahara, withdrawal of the senses inward.
A full breath is composed of three parts:
Puraka, inhalation
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Pranayama is the voluntary control of any of these three stages of breath. This conscious, deep, and rhythmic breathing reduces stress and brings about relaxation, tranquility, and a sense of well being. Pranayama gives rise to balance in our bodies and minds, and a soothes of the nervous system. Pranayama practice should be easeful and pleasurable – never forced or rushed, and should be practiced regularly on whatever time frame pleases you.
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ST. LOUIS -- When Allen Craig drove into downtown St. Louis in April 2010, he was a 25-year-old rookie and knew next to nothing about the city or what awaited him.
In time he would become a beloved member of the 2011 World Series team, and he developed into an All-Star last season, when he hit .315.
This season started slower as he worked back from a foot injury sustained last season, and he hit .237 in 97 games before the Cardinals traded him to the Red Sox last week at the non-waiver Trade Deadline.
"I was thinking earlier just about coming to St. Louis for the first time and seeing the stadium and not really knowing anything about the city or anything," Craig said on Tuesday, standing in the visitors' clubhouse at Busch Stadium before the Red Sox and Cardinals opened a three-game series. "Where I sit here today, winning a World Series, playing in another World Series [and being] one game within another World Series, I've just been extremely blessed to be a part of this team and the fan base."
Though Craig won't appear in this series, having been placed on the disabled list on Tuesday with a foot injury sustained when he arrived in Boston last Friday, that didn't stop the questions from coming. Craig was visibly shaken in San Diego last Thursday when he was traded, hours before the non-waiver Trade Deadline. After he signed a five-year, $31 million contract with an option for a sixth season during Spring Training of 2013, the expectation had been that his tenure in St. Louis would be long-lived.
"The business of baseball sometimes takes you directions that you weren't exactly expecting, but that's part of the game," he said. "The toughest part was just leaving the people behind, because that's what it's about -- relationships with people. To see that ending is a little sad, but I'm really looking forward to this opportunity that I have [with the Red Sox]."
The Cardinals and Craig both struggled to find the perfect solution to his troubles at the plate this season. He worked with mechanics and hit .333 during a 12-game stretch in early June, but that level couldn't be sustained.
On Tuesday he refused to blame his lack of production on injuries. Instead he was looking ahead, with three guaranteed years left on his contract and a new view on this particular ride into downtown St. Louis.
"Things change, and I'm looking forward to this new chapter in Boston," he said. "How I feel today is how I felt a few years ago coming to St. Louis a little bit. It's going to be new, and I've got to learn and get to know the guys and fan base and organization."


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The Oklahoma City Zoo is expecting another big -- make that huge -- bundle of joy.
The zoo's 18-year-old Asian elephant, Asha, is pregnant again.
A recent ultrasound shows the little elephant's trunk.
Zoo officials said Asha is about seven months along. But the due date is still more than a year away -- December 2014.
The average gestation for elephants is 22 months.
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Mosstowie 35 Year Old 1979 vintage Speyside single malt Scotch whiskey. Single bourbon barrel #25756 bottled May 2015 by Signatory Vintage for the Cask Strenth range. 171 numbered bottles.
Mosstowie is a style of spirit distilled at Miltonduff Distillery from 1964 to 1981 using a pair of Lomond Stills.
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Miltonduff Distillery was established by Andrew Peary and Robert Bain in 1824 on the site of an old meal mill which once belonged to Pluscarden Abbey. In 1964 a pair of Lomond stills was installed and operated until 1981 at which time they were sliced and diced and partially incorporated into new pot stills. Whilst the whisky produced from the pot stills at Miltonduff is called Miltonduff the malt whisky produced by the Lomond stills is called Mosstowie. Mosstowie is a rare Speyside malt that may be found in the Signatory range.


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Liverpool stalwart Phil Thompson believes the club has reacted in the right way to the latest storm surrounding Luis Suarez and has urged the Reds to accept whatever punishment is given to the striker.
Suarez was caught on camera biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic during Sunday's 2-2 draw in an incident that went unsanctioned at the time, going on to score an equaliser deep into stoppage time. The 26-year-old is expected to receive a lengthy ban from the Football Association while Liverpool condemned the actions of Suarez and fined him.
The Reds were heavily criticised for their handling of the situation when Suarez was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra last season and Thompson is pleased Liverpool have reacted quickly and decisively this time. He told Sky Sports News: "Luis apologised, then we had the club apologising and now they've fined him very quickly."
He continued: "In the FA's eyes, they will look at Liverpool Football Club as having acted in the right manner as befits our club. But in terms of thinking, 'We may get away with a lesser ban', I don't think anything like that's been done.
"Luis Suarez will get a massive ban, 10 games plus or maybe even more, maybe a monthly ban as Eric Cantona got. We have to be willing and ready to accept that."
Suarez was banned for seven matches in Holland in 2010 after another biting incident when he was an Ajax player, and former Liverpool defender Alan Hansen criticised the striker for shaming the club.
Speaking on Match of the Day 2, Hansen said: "You're not expecting anything like this. This is absolutely appalling. Why he did it, we will never know. He's got previous, there's obviously a massive flaw in the character.
"To watch these pictures that will be going right round the world is horrific for Liverpool Football Club, their history, their tradition, and for the player himself. When he sees these images, he'll be apoplectic. It's just appallingly bad."
Another former Liverpool player, John Barnes, thinks the reaction to Suarez's bite has been over the top and described suggestions he should not play for the club again as "ridiculous".
"He has to suffer the consequences of his actions - that's all he has to do," Barnes told BBC Radio Five Live. "I've heard talk about him not playing for Liverpool again, which I think is ridiculous. I've heard talk about him bringing the good name of Liverpool down, which is also ridiculous - he's brought his own good name down."
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Asian Tour could face further legal proceedings from disgruntled golfers in the wake of losing a restraint of trade case last week brought by four players, lawyers have told Reuters.
A Singapore high court judge ruled the Asian Tour's policy to fine members $5,000, later increased to $10,000, if they competed on the OneAsia Tour was unfair and also said that they had been guilty of 'sloppy administration'.
Judith Prakash said the Asian Tour must pay back the fines to Australians Terry Pilkadaris and Matthew Griffin, Dutchman Guido van der Valk and Malaysian Anis Helmi Hassan and cover all legal fees, which sources say amount to around S$500,000 ($410,200).
The Asian Tour have remained silent since, but legal experts have said the ruling in favour of the four players, who didn't seek damages, opens up possible avenues for others to make a loss of earnings claim.
"Losses generally can be recoverable but of course it must be subject to rules remoteness and causation," Brown Pereira, a Singapore-based lawyer with more than 20 years experience and his own firm Brown Pereira & Co, told Reuters.
"They have to show a direct link between their loss of income and the prohibitive clauses on the Asian Tour. If they can show a link that they were denied playing in these tournaments because the prohibition of the Asian Tour clauses then they have a case.
"Secondly they have to show, like these four players, that they actually applied for a release and they were denied the release.
"He has to show he tried to apply and he was denied a release, we can't pre-empt the answer from the TPC (Tournament Player's Committee) or the Asian Tour."
Chinese golfer Liang Wenchong was one of those fined by the Asian Tour for playing on OneAsia despite being denied a release. His manager Jacky Peng told Reuters the player was concentrating on finishing the season and would talk to the Asian Tour to find out more information at their next meeting.
Van der Valk told Reuters last month that playing under the added pressure of trying to win money in tournaments to cover the fines had brought added stresses.
The Manila-based golfer only just retained his Asian Tour card last year in the final event with season earnings of $68,000 and is in danger of missing out this year.
Periera said, however, that players would find it hard to win a claim of that sort against the Tour.
"Mental distress is quite difficult to claim and quite difficult to quantify," the lawyer said.
"If they can show actual loss, actual inconvenience, special damages that they suffered because of this prohibitive ruling by Asian Tour then they can claim, but if they can't show any of this then it is just speculative. I think it is rather remote."
Annabel Pennefather, a Singapore-based sports lawyer with 30 years experience and a member of the Olympic Council of Asia, said the ruling was a good move for all.
"I welcome this decision as a sports administrator and a sports law practitioner because I think, at least in the Singapore context now, that it does recognise the restraint of trade applies to sport as well as it has been in other jurisdictions," she told Reuters.
"Sport is a business now and it is a professional career for many athletes and competitors," the former chef de mission for the Singapore team said.
"Perhaps when you come to look at the business aspect of sport sometimes maybe what are the real values and objectives of sport seem to go out the window such as encouraging talent to develop on multiple competitions, encouraging sportsmanship.
"So this is much clearer now for various parties especially for those preparing agreements. We have more commercial leagues and also for players, who will be more aware of the rights and what they can do."
(Editing by Greg Stutchbury)


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This store bought costume for women entered our 2011 Halloween Costume Contest.
A word from Krista, the 'Dementia Doll' costume creator:
I put this entire thing together about two years ago, and have gotten so many crazy looks when I wear it ,not just by kids either. All of the pieces for it were purchased individually from different shops/stores. My sister and I thought it would be even more fun to go as twins. So we each put one together :) Has been a lot of creepy fun!


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The Best Nails of Fashion Week 2014
Nail art isn't dead, and the intricate manicures we've been seeing on the New York Fashion Week runways are proof! While the classic beige lacquer is a catwalk staple season after season, many designers have been nailing it in the literal sense by decking their models out in creative manicures, and many of the looks can be easily translated into the real world. Case in point: The iridescent nails we spotted at the Cushnie et Ochs show. The shimmery holographic effect isn't immediately obvious thanks to the deep base color, but the shade changes from inky noir to a shimmery green depending where the light hits. In addition to Cushnie et Ochs, Prabal Gurung, Charlotte Ronson, Tadashi Shoji, and many more designers have been getting in on the nail art game, and we've rounded up our favorites so you can take a closer look, and maybe even try your hand at a pattern. Click through our gallery to see Fashion Week's hottest couture claws in detail!
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Last year Mike Vahey returned from a four-year tour of duty in Iraq and Kuwait, where he was a sergeant on an Army diving team inspecting ports for bombs. When he returned home he expected his job as an engineer at a General Motors plant in Newport, Del., would be waiting for him.
"There wasn't a doubt in my mind that my job would be there when I got back," said Vahey, 40, who had worked for GM since 1997, most recently as a quality launch engineer. "I didn't give much thought to it. I felt I was protected and had nothing to worry about."
Unfortunately, instead of getting tickertape for serving his country Vahey got a pink slip. Soon after he got back, the plant where he worked was shuttered, leaving Vahey and hundreds of other civilian autoworkers jobless.
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This might sound like another sad layoff story, but it isn't. When it comes to returning veterans, there's a federal law that calls for employers to go the extra mile to ensure that employees who take time off to make the ultimate sacrifice will have a job waiting for them when they're done.
Despite the laws protecting vets, the prolonged wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and a struggling economy have combined to create a tough situation for returning soldiers when it comes to civilian reemployment.
"It's harder today for returning vets to get their jobs back," said Capt. Samuel Wright, the director of the Service Members Law Center for the Reserve Officers Association, and also one of the authors who helped write a key piece of veteran labor legislation called the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, commonly known at USERRA.
Those protections are getting harder to ensure in this troubled economy, Wright said, adding that, "employers try to thwart the law, or are ignorant of it."
Making matters worse, he continued, are companies that employ vets (those in the National Guard and reservists in particular). They are having trouble coping with numerous and prolonged deployments that were not an issue before Sept. 11, 2001.
"Some people in the guard and reservists have been called up four or five times," he explained. "The employers are looking for ways to get out from under this law."
Indeed, the number of complaints and inquiries by returning soldiers related to veteran employment laws is on the rise.
Last week, the Department of Labor, which administers USERRA, reported that complaints by veterans rose by 3 percent to 1,431 in fiscal year 2009, and they have been rising steadily, increasing by 25 percent since 2005.
Also, the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, or ESGR, an agency that comes under the Department of Defense and is the liaison between service members and civilian employers, has seen a spike this year in the number of inquires the agency gets.
ESGR also serves as a mediator between employers and vets if there is an issue regarding USERRA, and those cases are also expected to jump this fiscal year to a little over 3,000, up from 2,475 in the previous year, he said.
However, "that may not be a bad story," he cautioned. The agency, he said, has increased its outreach to service members and employers in recent years and some of that could be driving the rise in inquirers. But, he acknowledged, the rise in redeployments and the economy could also be contributing to the increase.
The majority of employers in the United States, he noted, do a great job re-employing returning reservists, which now comprise roughly 50 percent of the overall armed services. Nearly 55,000 employers, he pointed out, signed statements in 2009 that they would support returning veterans. About 193,000 U.S. employers currently employ reservist members.
"American employers remain patriotic and remain very supportive," he stressed.
One example of such support is the experience of Jim D'Alessio, a reservist who works for CDW, a technology solutions company based in Vernon Hills, Il., that employs more than 6,000 workers.
D'Alessio, 33, works out of the company's Shelton, Conn., office as an account manager and has been in the reserves for eight years. He was hired by CDW in 2008 and ten months later was deployed to Iraq as a corporal in logistics and transportation, returning to the U.S. in May of this year.
"When I first got news of deployment I was very nervous and hesitated about a week to tell my employer," he said. "I know people that didn't have a job to come back to after their deployment."
But, he maintained, after talking to his manager and the human resources department he felt "100 percent confident" he wouldn't lose his job. In fact, when he was in Iraq during Christmas 2009, the CEO of the company, John Edwards, sent out a company-wide e-mail telling employees to keep D'Alessio in their thoughts.
"I must have gotten over 600 e-mails from people throughout the company," he said.
The CEO also sent him a personal e-mail saying he would take him and his wife out to the restaurant of their choice when he returned from his deployment.
In August, Edwards flew to Connecticut from Chicago and took D'Alessio, his wife and some co-workers to Carmen Anthony Steakhouse in New Haven, Conn.
The transition back to work was easy, he said, because his coworkers helped him out and the company was so supportive.
But, he stressed, "my experience is unfortunately atypical." He said he's seen many examples of fellow vets at other companies who were unable to come back to the jobs they left behind, or managers found pretexts to get rid of the workers who were deployed.
Vahey, the former GM engineer, believes he should not have lost his job.
He has hired a law firm and is considering his legal options against the auto giant. He believes the company did not live up to the letter of the USERRA law because the company never looked at other options for him when he returned from war, such as relocating him to another plant.
To pursue his rights, Vahey first filed a complaint with the Labor Department. (The Labor Department would not comment on the case.)
Vets have the choice to go to the Labor Department or ESGR, but neither agency has enforcement powers, according to Wright. You can get these agencies to try to get the company to comply, but if your case is not resolved in your favor you can request to have it turned over to the Department of Justice, or hire your own lawyer.
In the case of Vahey, he signed a release form after he found out about the layoff. He said he felt pressured to sign a release after he was notified of his layoff because he had no other options.
"I signed the release because I needed six months' salary," he said, adding he had a mortgage and family to support.
GM spokesman would not comment on whether any other options were discussed with Vahey, beyond the severance.
"Like many other employees, Mr. Vahey was offered a separation package," he said. "He accepted the package and the benefits that went with it, and signed a release of his employment rights with GM."
"The release does not free them of their initial denial of USERRA rights," Vahey maintained.
A Labor Department investigator, he said, told him that one of his options was to hire an attorney, and he contacted Tully Rinckey, a law firm that specializes in veteran employment issues.
"Since Iraqi Freedom, there's been a large uptick in these cases," said Steven Herrick, the managing partner of the firm. Many vets, he said, aren't familiar with the laws protecting them or where else to go for help.
In Vahey's case, he explained, he got back from a four-year deployment and was thrust in a situation where he had to make a decision without figuring out what his rights were. "We think the decision needs to be reviewed," he said about Vahey's termination.
While Vahey isn't sure how things will turn out in the end, he's hoping his case shines a light on the problem.
"Employers, especially one of largest in the U.S. that's majority owned by taxpayers, should look out for their veterans and do the right thing," he said.


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We have designed and implemented a program called "DoubleScan" that detects RAM compression. The program consists of a Windows program and a VxD (Virtual Device Driver). The Windows program allocates a buffer equal to the size of the physical memory that the program is running on. It then fills the memory with a user-configurable 8-byte string. Because Windows itself takes up a significant amount of physical memory, accessing the buffer will always cause paging. The VxD monitors all data that Windows sends to the paging file and counts the number of times the string appears in the data. Once the program has completely filled the buffer, the program pauses for a user-specifiable period, and then the VxD scans physical memory looking for the string. Syncronys has claimed that SoftRAM only compresses memory at idle time, so setting an idle period allows ample opportunity for it to do so.
In the absence of RAM compression, DoubleScan will find each instance of the string either in the data being sent to the disk, or in the memory it scans at completion. When RAM compression is occurring, DoubleScan will lose track of the strings that were sent to the paging file since compression will alter the string data.
When you execute DoubleScan, if the total number of pages DoubleScan finds with the signature equals the number of pages it allocated, then no compression was in effect. Table 1 shows the results of DoubleScan's execution under several different memory-enhancement tools.
Compression Time Windows 3.1: Temporary Paging File Native no 31 SoftRAM no 34 RAM Doubler yes 14 MagnaRAM2 yes 15 Windows 3.1: Permanent Paging File Native no 25 SoftRAM no 27 RAM Doubler yes 14 MagnaRAM2 yes 12 Windows 95 Native no 18 SoftRAM no 18 MagnaRAM2 yes 12
Table 1: Sample DoubleScan results.
Because it might be claimed that RAM compression is only triggered on certain machines, the results listed were verified by running DoubleScan on a wide range of hardware platforms with varying memory sizes. It should be emphasized that DoubleScan is intended solely to detect compression and is not intended to be a performance benchmark. It is only because DoubleScan exercises RAM compressors with extremely unrealistic parameters that RAM compression appears to provide a benefit.
Statements from Syncronys
In fairness to Syncronys, we'll address the major challenges they have made to the analysis and experiments that have been presented. Synconys states:
"...the compression code is well hidden." Every component of SoftRAM has been thoroughly examined via disassembly and walked through with a system debugger.
"...the tools that have been used are 16-bit tools whereas SoftRAM is made up of 32-bit code." The tools that have been used in the study are all state-of-the-art. Both the debugger, NuMega Technologies' Soft-ICE/W, and the disassembler, V Communications' Sourcer, that were used are equally adept at 16- and 32-bit code.
The SoftRAM story is a fascinating study in how software can rocket to the top of the software retail charts. Fortunately, what we see in this case is generally only possible when a software product works behind the scenes. It is much more difficult to market a word-processing package that doesn't format text, for example, since this is something that will be immediately evident to the casual observer.
More information, including many of the newspaper and magazine articles that have covered SoftRAM, can be found at Andrew Schulman's SoftRAM Web site at: ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/examples/windows/win95.update/softram.html.
The authors would like to thank Ingo Storm of c't Magazine, Richard Smith of Phar Lap Software, and Larry Seltzer of PC Magazine for their helpful discussions and insights.
Mark can be contacted at [email protected]; Bryce, at [email protected]; and Andrew, at [email protected]