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Because the manga's creator, Tomoko Hayakawa, is an avid admirer of J-Rock singer Kiyoharu, it was decided that Kiyoharu would perform the theme music for The Wallflower anime. His songs, "Slow" and "Carnation" play over the opening and ending themes, respectively. The songs were a collaboration between Kiyoharu and Takeshi Miyo. The background orchestral music was written by two respectable Japanese composers, Hiromi Mizutani and Yasuharu Takanashi.
The opening theme "Slow" plays over recycled footage from the first episode, and is more of a love ballad. Episode 14 onwards shows the second version of the opening sequence which portrays more original footages. Whether this change was made due to growing popularity or the initial reception is unknown.
The first closing theme, "Carnation", the more upbeat of the two, is set to a small computer animation of Hiroshi dancing in the corner as the credits scroll up the page.
∞Changing∞, the second ending theme by Bon-Bon Blanco, presents the viewers with an even faster rhythm while preserving the use of computer animation (Hiroshi, Josephine and Akira dancing to the song) in the sequence.


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The saga over whether the US government should legally be allowed to force Apple to write software to help it unlock seized iPhones may be over soon — or at least the first round. The government has confirmed that it was able to get the data off the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook without Apple's help. "The government has now successfully accessed the data stored on Farook's iPhone and therefore no longer requires the assistance from Apple Inc. mandated by Court's Order Compelling Apple Inc. to Assist Agents in Search dated February 16, 2016," the latest government status report, released today, reads.
An unnamed government official told USA Today that the Justice Department plans to withdraw its case against Apple. The FBI delayed its court hearing against Apple so it could try an alternate method of unlocking the iPhone. We still don't know exactly what that method was, but many security experts suspect it involved NAND mirroring.
One enormous question remaining: What was on the damn phone?
And another: How will this case affect how the government pursues cooperation from tech companies in the future? This is not an end to the tension between law enforcement officials and companies with a business interest in safeguarding user data.
While the DOJ wasn't able to use this particular case to establish precedent, the government filing is worded to very clearly emphasise that it was legally right to force Apple to help. The contested assistance, in this filing, is "mandated".
This is a way of pulling out of the conflict without admitting that the government's legal argument sucked. It is a temporary détente at most.

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Chose at least one picture per city that I visited in Korea and make a new college for my desktop. Decided to post here since I used a lot of effort doing it ^^
Month: November 2014
Relaxation before Finals ^^
Study break is more like relaxation time for me! Came across reviews on cafes in Hougang and since it had been a long time since I went out with my dear sisters, decided to ask them out for a lunch date. The cafe was like mid-point for both our houses and our dear Gwen say she doesn't know how to walk there. LOL!!! In the end, my dad fetch us there and it is like one street away.
French Omelette with sausages and potatoes, with Caramel Choco Tart
Because of some reason, I was pretty tired to go out during my semester and Sam had to study for PSLE. I am glad I finally got a date with these ladies! Miss our bickering and laughters ^^
I needed to meet a senior from CJ alumni, so I decided to bring Sam along for a day out because she kept complaining that she was bored staying at home. Plus she just got back her results, another reason to go out and celebrate ^^ Spent the whole day food-tasting, watch Hunger Games: Mockingjay (part 1) and reading books at the library.
But I think we need a new place to hang out at. Nex has become slightly boring 😛
A meet-up with SICS peeps …. after one whole semester >.<
I think the last time we met was just before school started. We ate @ Swee Choon and walk back to school to play mahjong 😛
Now finally after one semester ended, we got a chance to meet -up!! Though some came for lunch and some came for dinner due to prior arrangements.
Got to try out 2 cafes for lunch, Supply&Demand and Lady M. Supply&Demand was okie, but don't really find it very fantastic. Not that worth heading back for seconds. Lady M, however, was worth trying. Even though the cost of one slide is a dollar or two higher than other pastry cafes, the taste is worth it ^^
During mid day, Xin Ying and I had 3 hours to spend. No karaoke place has room for us till past 7pm. Marina Square was under partial renovation, so no cinema. Nothing interesting to do at town area. Didn't want to shop. Hence we headed to school and search for about 45 mins and finally we secured an empty GSR, thanks to Eleena. Spent the rest of the afternoon singing Chinese and English songs. Hehe (:
As for dinner, I had been craving for Korean food because of Superman Returns' Dae Han-Min Guk-Man Se. The amount of food and the way they eat makes me crave for Korean food, a lot! Especially Pajeon (Pancake) and Bu Dae Ji Gae (Army Stew) 😀 We didn't ate too full as we needed a small space in our tummy for deserts. Long time see I last ate deserts at Chinatown and an even longer time since I last ate Dan Dan (Steam egg)!
& to end of my post (as well as a nice end for my night) … S CLUB 7 REUNION for BBC Kids in Need 2014 ^^ This year seems to be a year for reunions ((:


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Total Duration:3 Days
Trip Grade:Easy
Meals:Full Board
Transportation:Private Vehicle
Recommended Month:Round the YearShow All
Lwang Village is situated at an elevation of 1460 miter and about 20 km north-west from natural city Pokhara. Driving from Pokhara takes 1 and half hours with private transportation. The village is famous for Himalayan organic tea gardens and community based home stay. The settlement of mix cast of peoples is great opportunities to experience different cultures of various casts of peoples. Visitor get opportunity to stay in small stone roofs houses serve with typical Nepali foods (Dal Bhat). Local peoples use their own organic product for cooking in their kitchen. Women group from village gather and cook Local Chicken, rice, curies and other vegetables to serve you. You will also get chance to take local Nepali wine (Raksi) made from millet.
Lwang village provide you scenic view of Himalayas too. Picturesque view of Mt. Fishtail and other mountains of Annapurna range are scenic whole hours. Lwang Vilalge Home Stay Tour plan can be after or before your trek from Pokhara. This village is one the route of Mardi Himal and Annapurna base camp trekking. You can also include this tour with Upper Mustang Trekking, Annapurna Circuit Trekking and Ghorepani Poonhill Trekking which are starting and ending at Pokhara.
Day 01:Drive to Lwang village from Pokhara (20 Km / 1 & half Hours - 1460m) Overnight at Local village
Day 02:Exploration around Lwang Village. Homestay in Lwang Village. Overnight at Local vilalge
Day 03:Drive or hike back to Pokhara. Overnight at Hotel
Day 01Drive to Lwang village from Pokhara (20 Km / 1 & half Hours - 1460m) Overnight at Local village Drive with private car to Lwang village. It takes one and half hours to reach. You also have option to hike from Pokhara. Night stay at one of the local house with organic fresh Nepali foods. Evening involve in cultural dance perform by Women group of Village.
Day 02Exploration around Lwang Village. Homestay in Lwang Village. Overnight at Local vilalge Sightseeing around village today. Visit Himalayan organic tea farm and cannoning site. From morning you can observe and involve Nepalese traditional working style around.
Day 03Drive or hike back to Pokhara. Overnight at HotelAfter your breakfast, local villagers make you special good bye farewell. We drive of hike back to Pokhara.


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Sheyenne Man Sentenced for Damaging Law Enforcement Vehicle
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of North Dakota
January 29, 2013
FARGO—U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on January 28, 2013, Weldon Littleghost, 21, of Sheyenne, North Dakota, was sentenced before U.S. District Judge
Ralph R. Erickson on charges of damage to government property, possession of stolen firearms, and escape by prisoner.
Judge Erickson sentenced Littleghost to one year and nine months in prison. The sentence is to be followed by three years of supervised release. Littleghost was ordered to pay restitution, joint and several with co-defendant Lucas Little, in the amount of $42,358.19, and to pay a $225 special assessment to the Crime Victim's Fund.
Littleghost pleaded guilty to the charges on September 26, 2012.
Co-defendant Lucas Little of Tokio, North Dakota, pleaded guilty to the same charges on September 25, 2012. Little was sentenced on December 18, 2012, to one year and 10 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release. Little was ordered to pay restitution, joint and several with co-defendant Weldon Littleghost, in the amount of $42,358.19, and to pay a $225 special assessment to the Crime Victim's Fund.
On August 24, 2011, Little and Littleghost were arrested on tribal charges on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation an placed in the back seat of a Bureau of Indian Affairs police vehicle. While the arresting officer was tending to the medical needs of another person arrested with Little and Littleghost, Little managed to gain access to the front seat of the police vehicle and drove away with Littleghost in the vehicle.
The two men drove a distance and were able to remove their handcuffs. Then, Little and Littleghost severely damaged the vehicle by destroying the digital video and radio systems and shooting the back window and the exterior of the vehicle. Finally, the vehicle was eventually recovered from Horseshoe Lake when the pair missed a curve in the road and drove into the lake. During the search for the escaped prisoners, a U.S. Border Patrol helicopter with thermal imaging capabilities was used to locate Little along the shore. Littleghost was apprehended at the home of a relative.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with assistance from the United States Border Patrol.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Janice M. Morley prosecuted the case.
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Were my driving and photography skills better able to coexist, the photo above would have captured what I wanted to show you. Instead, you'll have to take my word for it.
That electronic sign there on the right is supposed to let people know that, since the 45 N exit is closed, they should use the Heights exit. Only it says Heigths instead. And it has been misspelled since Friday last week. Either they don't know, don't show or don't care about what's going on in the hood.
(insert pithy segue) I'm glad Valentine's Day is over. Facebook was intolerable yesterday. I kept waiting to see a photo of a chick with a bouquet of flowers poking out of her ass, an ugly tennis bracelet blinging on her arm and a row of chocolate stained teeth grinning wide with the comment, "OMG! BEST BOYFRIEND EVER!! I LUV U BOO♥" underneath it. These are usually the same chicks who are masters of passive-aggressive facebook commentary the rest of the year. You know, things like, "Well that's the LAST time I'm going out of my way to do something nice for someone WHO OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T CARE enough to say thank you." I'm glad guys don't feel the need to wax poetic about the blow job or oil change gift certificate or tie or whatever they get on VD.
Here's a nice thought. Tomorrow (hopefully) I'm going to announce the next book giveaway on this blog. Watch this space. Tomorrow. Or maybe Friday. But soon.
And Happy Valentine's Day. I may not have sent flowers you could show off to your bitter coworkers, but I did send sweet thoughts. To most of you.


text: Drive your car through the 12 levels of the sky temple and try to escape by reaching the zeppelin. Use arrow keys (or WASD keys) to accelerate, reverse and balance the car while you are in the air. Also press spacebar to use help items when available or to activate and deactivate gravity switch when you have to drive upside down.


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I've been asking this question for years.
And I'm still not sure what the answer is. Or if there is even one right answer for everyone.
One of my blogging goals for 2016 is to find my niche. But then I re-posted an old post called Quit being so hard on yourself! I read through some of the old comments and one complimented me on the broad range of topics my blog covered. That made me think once again – do I really need a niche? Do I really want one?
To answer those questions, I knew that I needed to ask myself a few more.
Why do I blog?
The answer to that is simple – because I love to write. And I have a lot to say. About a lot of different topics, apparently. I can express myself through pen and paper, or keyboard more easily than I can any other way. I try to talk and I get tongue-tied. But writing is a part of me. It's as natural as breathing. My blog is my way to do what I love, and share that with others.
What do I want to accomplish with my blog?
Blogging is a way to improve my writing skills and to help develop my voice. Blogging has also given me greater discipline and helped to improve my writing habits. I also want to use the blog to connect with other bloggers because I do truly enjoy reading blogs.
What do I not want to accomplish with the blog?
I'm not trying to earn a six figure income with my blog. Never say never. But it's not what I want. I don't have a product to sell. I'm not trying to sell myself as a brand. There's not anything wrong with those things, if that is what you want. But I don't.
So, now I'm back to the beginning. Do I need a niche? Looking at what I want to accomplish and not accomplish with my blog, I say no. No I don't need a niche. At least, I don't need a blogging or writing niche for my blog..
What I need, and hope to find in the coming year, are more bloggers like me. Those who blog because they love to write, and want to connect with other bloggers. That's the niche I need – the other bloggers like me who are also nicheless.
What are your thoughts on niche? Is it important for a personal blogger? Do you have a niche? Let me know in the comments?


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Swing my feet out of bed. They touch the floor. Agony. This is going to be hard. Make decision to sit down as much as possible today. I have one show today. This means I can relax.
A breakfast of Red Headed Strangers. This is a bloody mary with a vegetable garden hanging out of the top. And a rasher of crispy bacon. Oh Emm Gee. Amazing. And another. We head off to catch MNDR. She is amazing. I sing along. She is playing in a 56foot high Doritos vending machine. Life is weird. And getting weirder. We dash to meet Mr and Mrs Wichita at ANR's show. I have some moonshine, some liquid THC and a jazz fag. Lunch is served. Amazing.
We go for a walk in sun to the Vice dayparty, which is being held in a sweltering cattle shed. We see a little TANLINES and it sounds nice but it is too hot hot here. We lie on the grass outside. Life is good. Weird, but good. A succession of friends and new people come and hang out. Everyone is looking a little the worse for wear. Us among them.
5pm and we head to see A$AP ROCKY. He is not on. After half an hour we pop out to rerefresh. Still not on. Another half an hour. We pop out to rerefresh. I am very refreshed. ANR join us. Finally he comes on. The ASAP bit is presumably ironic. The bass is impossibly loud. It is exciting. The crowd goes bananas. Extremely. Stuff is thrown. Later they will play again and this will repeat and descend into a riot. This afternoon is fine but too damn hot in this tin shed. We head out. It says here I see DEERHOOF and PSYCHIC ILLS. Maybe I did. I do however remember JACQUES GREENE. Not heard him before. Not seen that many tiny lasers in one room either. Syncopating. I am mesmerised. I am dancing. Amazing. Minimal techno, bleepy r'n'b, whatever, this is a tonic. Love it. Later, when I get home I will buy my first ever music on iTunes. It is by Mr Greene. I am dancing in my chair to it now.
I see Fanfarlo again and then a random misturn takes us to see OFF. Formed of sundry West coast 80s hardcore veterans, the music is as you'd expect. But the crowd, the crowd is a sight to behold. Absolute mayhem. Bodies flying. Glasses and trashcans flying. Chairs flying. This is perhaps some sort of illicit organ harvesting scam in the guise of a hardcore show. It is pretty funny to watch. A giant Samoan man runs into the pit, climbs onto the stage, grins and jumps belly first into the crowd, which parts like the red sea and he hits the ground, gets up and runs out grinning. Amazing. The audience tear down the lighting. This looks messy. We leave. Love you, hardcore, you fucking nutcases.
We watch BEST COAST from the pavement from outside the packed Hypemachine do and they sound mighty fine. Looking forward to that record. And then it is time for bed. ZZZZzzzzzzzz.


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Summer of the Ugly Shoe
June 28, 2011 § Leave a comment
According to Elle Magazine, it's the Summer of the Ugly Shoe. By "ugly", they of course mean comfortable, sensible, and affordable. As someone who never learned to walk in heels and picks simple over fouffy on a regular basis, I can certainly get behind this trend!
This summer, my shoe rotation is shaping up to look a little something like this:
Bensimon – the french tennis shoe
Toms – the surprisingly comfortable, feel-good shoe
And the prettiest of the ugly, the Seychelles sandal flat.
What does your shoe wardrobe look like this summer – pretty or ugly?
June 24, 2011 § Leave a comment
Despite the sad start to the video for John Lennon's "God", this song is one of my favourites. It's so powerful, it almost brings me to tears for no good reason. An honest, selfless, and modest song for a gloomy Friday in New York.
Now go here for a pick me up (or should I say a pull me down?)
June 23, 2011 § Leave a comment
I am a sucker for a great story and I, along with billions of other people around the world, believe the Harry Potter series is a fantastic and incredibly detailed tale. I don't get dressed up in a cloak and bring along the corresponding novel to the theatre when a new movie comes out (I've seen people do it!), but I have read all of the books more than once and I love the movies. I'm re-reading the last half of the last book right now so that I can get the most out of the final movie in a few weeks.
Like most Harry Potter fans, I've accepted the series had an end and enjoyed the conclusion to the story when the last book came out 4 years ago, but now it seems there's still something to look forward to after the last movie is released. Mega-author J.K. Rowling announced interactive website Pottermore a few days ago and although it doesn't officially launch until October, you can register to be a member now. Here's hoping it has something to offer its adult fans!
Check out the incredibly well-done die-cut paper animations in her filmed explanation:
Great Gatsby Print
June 22, 2011 § Leave a comment
What if you attended one of Jay Gatsby's parties in the '30s and collected business cards from all the fabulous guests in attendance? The Head of State created a print based on what they think that collection might have looked like.
Buy it and see more images of the print here.
P.S. did you know Baz Luhrmann is making a movie version of The Great Gatsby?
Resolutions for a great Summer
June 21, 2011 § Leave a comment
It's officially the first day of Summer and I can't stop thinking about all the plans I already have as well as all the Summer-like things I can't wait to do!
Summer 2011:
– A gallery opening this Thursday with my old roomie
– 4th of July weekend visit from Julia & Jay as well as a visit to Lancaster, PA to see Nick's Dad
– A Motley Crue concert in Long Island
– A Toronto/family cottage visit in July
– The celebration of our first wedding anniversary
– A long weekend in New Hampshire
– And of course, the highlight of my Summer, a trip to London and Paris!
I also hope to keep up my Summer-y mood with activities like reading in Central Park, bike rides with Nick, many visits to Smorgasburg, cold & delicious cocktails with girlfriends, meals on the roof, more visits to Long Beach, and swimming.
What are your Summer plans? Am I leaving out any obviously wonderful Summer activities?
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Happy Father's Day
June 19, 2011 § Leave a comment
Snacks that work
June 16, 2011 § 2 Comments
I don't know about you, but while I'm working, I like to eat healthy. I am much more likely to eat or drink something not so great for me on the weekend and even then I like to make sure I'm at least getting fibre or protein out of whatever it is I'm treating myself to.
While I worked in an office, I had my snacks down: bananas, granola bars, sometimes cereal. Now that I work from home, there's so many more opportunities! Here's what I've been snacking on lately.
Nick discovered Mountain Rise Granola at our neighbourhood grocery store, The Garden. It's so tasty that the big chunks of granola remind me of my Grandma's oatmeal cookies!
I just bought a bag of Pretzel Crisps for the first time today, and I've already eaten half the bag. Needless to say, they are delicious (and only 110 calories a serving!)
I've been eating vegetable sandwiches for lunch lately, with some cheddar cheese and jalapeno hummus to spice it up. Sometimes a veggie sandwich doesn't always fill me up, so I like to dip carrots in the Sabra hummus as a side dish.
What do you snack on while you're at work?


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You may have a LinkedIn profile — but do you actually leverage it? I want to share with you my 15 best LinkedIn profile tips so you can:
- Find great work
- Make more money
- Build an incredible network
It's estimated that one in three professionals on the planet are on LinkedIn. With that kind of reach, you can't afford not to take your LinkedIn profile seriously.
Without further ado, here are my top tips for improving your LinkedIn profile and strategy:
- Post Thematic Updates
- Be a Strategic Liker
- Make Your Profile More than Your Resume
- Remove All Buzzwords
- Be an Adder
- Request Smart
- Join a Network Greater than Your Own
- Test Your LinkedIn Profile Picture
- Make Someone's LinkedIn Day
- Encourage Efficiency
- Optimize for Your Audience
- Focus on Your Industry
- Don't Give, Don't Take; Match!
- Masterful Networking
- Relevant People
Post Thematic Updates
One of the biggest mistakes people make on LinkedIn is thinking that having a profile is enough. Reports show that fewer than one third of users post at least once per month, suggesting that the majority of people create their profiles and then occasionally add new connections. This is a wasted opportunity! Why? Because LinkedIn gives valuable real estate to updates. Immediately after logging into LinkedIn your contacts get taken to their newsfeed, which is filled with recent updates. This is an easy way to stay in the front of people's minds. The best LinkedIn strategy is to think carefully about what kind of updates you want to share. I highly recommend picking themes for your updates. What would your network like to hear about? What fits with your brand strategy? What could help you? What could help your contacts? Here are the themes that work most often:
- Industry News: You attended an industry conference and gained some great insights. Share them.
- Insider Knowledge: You read a book and learned something others in your network could benefit from knowing. Post a summary.
- Inspirational: You saw a quote or heard a story that inspired you and you think it could inspire others.
- Personal: You're working on a personal project. Sharing details about it is a great way to allow your network to get to know you outside of your job.
- Advice: You are looking for a specific type of connection. Do you need someone who has a particular area of expertise to help you achieve a goal? By posting about it, you prompt your connections to promote themselves or recommend others who would be a good fit.
Bottom Line: Don't just have a LinkedIn profile, actually use it.
Right Now: Post an update.
Be a Strategic Liker
Building a strong network is about making and maintaining connections. Connecting with someone after a networking event is half the battle. You want to stay in the front of their mind and build a lasting relationship. To do this, you need to engage. Every time you go on LinkedIn, take a few moments to like a few recent posts in your newsfeed. Be purposeful about this — don't just go around liking any and all posts. Why? This is great conversation fodder next time you see them. If you liked an article they posted, you then can talk about that article next time you see them. Bingo! Conversation starter and liker. Engaging with other people's posts enhances your professional image in two ways:
- It ensures your name regularly appears in your connections' news feeds so you stay relevant in their minds.
- It shows people who look at your profile that you are active on the site and interested in others' work. When you interact with interesting content, a new section appears on your profile that shows your activity. Aim to be active regularly, so when people check out this section of your profile, they see recent updates.
The point is to stay active so your connections grow accustomed to seeing that you're always sharing new insights, and so when potential new connections see your profile, they see that you have a lot of knowledge and skills to offer beyond your job experiences.
Right Now: Like at least three updates from your newsfeed.
Make Your Profile More than Your Resume
A lot of people make the mistake of thinking their LinkedIn profile is just a virtual place for them to display their resumes. It is in part, but it is also so much more than that. Beyond the summary and job experience sections that most people focus on filling out, there is also more than half a dozen other sections that showcase your interests and accomplishments in specific areas that are not featured with your job descriptions.
Filling out your profile not only helps people who search for you, it also makes LinkedIn more likely to show your profile in search results. LinkedIn favors profiles that are 'complete.'
It is estimated that only 50.5% of LinkedIn users take the time to fill out every section. This means that one half of LinkedIn users are failing to use the platform to its full potential. Here's an example of an incomplete profile that illustrates why it is so important fill out every section of your profile with enough details to showcase who you are.
If you were to scroll to look at the rest of this profile, all you would see is more jobs with similarly minimalist descriptions and a few job skills. We know the person is a regional director at Starbucks, and are given a very vague idea of what that entails, but without a summary or any other sections filled out, we know nothing about who the person is and why we would want to connect with him.
Remember, you are far more than your job title and you need to prove that on your LinkedIn profile.
Compare the above example to this profile which, after the summary and job experiences, has additional sections filled with revealing information:
Fill out every single section option in your LinkedIn profile. If you think that you have no relevant accomplishments or activities beyond your job experiences, first reevaluate the personal projects you have worked on. Chances are, you demonstrated a valuable skill and/or relevant facet of your values that you can list on your profile. If you still struggle to come up with additions, this is your cue to get involved with more activities that can propel your career forward.
Here are a few easy ways to gain accomplishments and experiences that spice up your profile:
- Take a course that advances your skillset. We have a master communication course called People School if you want to increase your interpersonal intelligence.
- Volunteer with a local organization that supports your professional role or fulfills a personal passion.
- Join the board of a nonprofit that could use your professional expertise.
- Participate in competitions related to your personal and/or professional life. Even if you lose the first few, you'll gain new skills and likely make valuable connections along the way. For example, if you're an entrepreneur, enter business plan competitions; if you're a programmer, participate in code challenges offered by platforms such as Codechef and Topcoder; or if you're in marketing, enter competitions hosted by professional societies, such as the Society for Marketing and Professional Services. Regardless of your field, there are likely ways to earn recognition. Start by searching for competitions in your industry.
Right Now: Complete all sections of your LinkedIn profile.
Remove All Buzzwords
This tip comes straight from the LinkedIn deities. LinkedIn revealed the 10 most overused marketing buzzwords on resumes and profiles. You want to differentiate yourself from the other professionals in your industry. Here are the top ten most overused buzzwords and what you can replace them with:
Track record
Calculating, decisive, judicious
Inventive, prolific, imaginative
Definitive, distinguished, niche
Guidance, directorship, prominence
Lively, vitalized, zealous
Seasoned, sophisticated, savvy
Immersed, engaged, fixated
Exuberant, spirited, animated
Virtuoso, adroit, practiced
Performance history, credentials, documentation
If you're struggling to come up with original words to spice up your profile, plug your current, buzzy ones into Thesaurus.com and choose replacements. It's that easy.
Pro tip: To the greatest extent possible, choose words that you would feel comfortable using to describe yourself verbally. Your vocabulary reveals a lot about your personality and communication style. You don't want to confuse people by presenting yourself in different ways online versus in-person.
Right Now: Replace these 10 buzzwords in your profile.
Be an Adder
One of the best ways to showcase your knowledge or expertise is not only to post about it (see LinkedIn tip #1) but also to comment on other people's posts. I call this being an 'adder' as opposed to a 'subtractor.'
Adders: Add to the knowledge of an update with an interesting anecdote, idea or example. They add gratitude with a thank you or a supportive response.
Subtractors: Ignore good posts or take away from them by adding negative, unhelpful or unsupportive comments.
Which are you? If you want to impress someone, make them feel impressive by honoring their great post. Add more to it. Thank them. Give a relevant link or example. For example, a contact of a contact (2nd degree) liked this interesting status update from photographer Gordon Clark:
I loved the question and had an idea on it. So I posted this comment:
Then I added him as a contact and he accepted! I added value and added a contact — win-win!
Right Now: Add to someone's post.
Request Smart
One of the best parts of LinkedIn is adding connections — these can be people you met in real life, colleagues, or new contacts. How you request someone to connect on LinkedIn is incredibly important. Here are some best practices for adding people as connections.
- Always add a personal message! Tell the individual how you know them. Don't send connection requests to people you don't know or don't have a strong reason to want to know you. If they decline your request for not knowing you, it will get marked as spam. After having a few of your requests marked as spam, LinkedIn will restrict you from trying to connect with more people.
- Tell them why you want to connect with them. Forgetting to do this may cause some people to decline your request because they don't know what to expect from you if they do accept. Make sure your reason is specific to the individual. General reasons show a lack of effort. Here's the difference between a vague and specific response:
"I'm looking for new work and thought you might have some leads."
"I saw that you are recruiting for X company. I wanted to reach out to see if they have any opportunities for (your profession)."
"I saw you at the event the other day and wanted to follow-up."
"I am fascinated by the X project you told me about at Y event. I would love to ask you a few more questions about it."
- Give them a reason to want to connect with you. Some ways to do this include offering to help them, following up on something you spoke about in person and expressing your appreciation.
- Don't wait too long! I used to have a stack of business cards from events and would connect with everyone at the end of the month. But this was too long! People didn't always remember and it made me look like a procrastinator. Add people no more than 24 to 48 hours after you meet them.
- Import your email contacts selectively: I like adding your address book to LinkedIn but don't add EVERYONE. This can be spammy and you might not even remember the people you are connecting with. Every few months I see if I have any new contacts from my address book to add and then send personal messages.
Right Now: Selectively import contacts from your address book.
Join a Network Greater than Your Own
According to the online marketing consulting and education firm, Quick Sprout, one of the most effective ways to yield a positive return for the time you spend on LinkedIn is to become active in relevant groups. When you want to build your reputation as an expert in a specific subject or need help from professionals in a particular niche, joining groups is often the best way to develop the relationships you are seeking. Unlike your overall network, groups are unified around defined interests, which both gives you access to professionals who have the qualities you are looking for, and allows you to dive into meaningful conversation.
The initial impression you make when joining a group is critical. Keep in mind these things before posting in a group:
- Read their guidelines. Some groups have restrictions on the topics and types of content they allow.
- Skim the most popular discussions to gain an understanding of what topics spark the most active conversations.
- Observe the dominant communication style. Are posts and comments formal and full of jargon? Do people write casually, as if corresponding between friends, or something in-between? Match that style.
- Do not join a group with the sole intention of promoting yourself. Yes, you'll want to yield value from the group, but you must offer value and become a respected member before people want to do you favors.
Online marketing expert Neil Patel recommends that when you first join a group you should begin interacting by answering questions. This is a more subtle way of establishing yourself than immediately posting and shows that you're interested in other people and helping them. Once you've participated in a few conversations, then when you start one of your own, members will be more willing to engage because you are not a stranger coming in imposing your ideas/requests.
After you've engaged in a couple discussions and offered value to the group, reach out to the members you've connected with most to start building individual relationships.
To find the group(s) that are right for you, check out LinkedIn's Group Directory. Here are a few popular groups to get you started:
- Marketing: Media and Marketing Professionals Worldwide
- Leaders: Leadership Think Tank
- Public Relations: Public Relations and Communications Professionals
- Sales: Sales Best Practices
- Information Security: Information Security Network
- Data Science Professionals: Data Science Central
Search the full list on LinkedIn to find your community.
Right Now: Join a group and answer 3 questions!
Test Your LinkedIn Profile Picture
If you're like me, you have a really hard time picking the perfect profile picture.
The thing is, this is not a silly worry. Our profile picture says A LOT about us. According to research published in the journal Psychological Science, slight variations in how an individual face is viewed can lead people to develop significantly different first impressions of that individual. While no one can change their face, we do have control over what the photo represents and how we want it to be perceived.
I want you to test your profile picture. We partnered with a website called PhotoFeeler. PhotoFeeler is a free profile photo testing tool that helps people choose better profile photos by cluing them into what their photos are really saying. I gave this tool a little spin. Here's the 3 photos of me and how they ranked:
With the current votes, the second photo has scored highest in all 3 areas! So that is my current LinkedIn profile picture. How to Test Your LinkedIn Profile Pic:
- Upload your photo at PhotoFeeler.
- Vote on other people's photos (or buy vote credits)
- Wait for the results
Bonus: 8 Steps to Picking the Perfect Profile Picture
Want some extra tips on picking? We used the photos from PhotoFeeler to do a big study. For example, researcher Farhod Karimov from the University of Brussels found that when people have their picture taken from below, they are seen as more self-confident, sociable, and attractive.
This comes from our childhood spent literally looking up to adults we admired. If you want people to think you are more trustworthy, open-minded and sympathetic, take your photo straight-on.
Facing the camera conveys the body language signal, fronting, which is when you face your entire body toward someone to show that you respect them and are fully engaged in your interaction.
Check out all of our profile tips.
Make Someone's LinkedIn Day
There is nothing better than crafting the perfect LinkedIn status update and having people like and SHARE it with their audience. It is the ultimate show of support! When you share other people's posts you get great social capital. In addition to showing your interests and increasing your activity level, this is a great way to show people that you are thinking about them without having to personally reach out. For example, RB Kelly is one of our certified Science of People Body Language trainers. She shared one of her fellow trainer's status updates because she knew it would be relevant to her audience as well. Win-Win-Win!
Want more interesting tips? Check out my latest book, Captivate. Now that you're on your way to perfecting your digital brand, I want to show you how to succeed with people–your boss, your colleagues, your friends and family. This is the first comprehensive, science backed, real life manual on human behavior and a completely new approach to building connections.
Encourage Efficiency
People are busy. You are busy. Your followers are busy. And the best thing you can do is to help people engage with you in the fastest way possible. Your VIPs on LinkedIn are especially busy. They don't have time to spend hours every week scrolling through the platform looking for insights. So, they're drawn to posts that deliver the most information while demanding the least amount of their time. This fact is supported by LinkedIn's own research. They found:
- Posts featuring statistics and links to articles for more information receive a 37% higher click-through rate than those that don't feature statistics.
- Individuals who crafted posts that were 150 characters or fewer (often with an accompanying link) received an 18% increase in engagement rate.
- Word choice can have dramatic effects on how your post is perceived. LinkedIn's research found vast variations in engagement rates between posts that were identical, with the exception of one or two keywords. While there is no magic formula to choose the right keywords, you carefully should consider the connotations of your words to make sure they appeal to your target audience. The easiest way to do this is to mimic the jargon that your target audience uses to describe themselves and what they do.
- If you write articles, tell your audience exactly what they're getting. People don't want to waste time by clicking on an article, getting a few paragraphs in, and realizing that it is not relevant to them.
According to Buzzsumo, here are some of the most popular headlines on Linkedin:
- In a Job Interview, This is How to Acknowledge Your Weaknesses (33,000 shares)
- If You Want to Be Successful, You Need to Be Relevant (32,000 shares)
- Why You Should Have At Least 1 Hour THINKING Time Every Day (16,000 shares)"
Notice how each of those headlines communicates to readers that they are going to learn one specific lesson that is going to help them become more successful. Before posting anything on LinkedIn, always ask yourself:
"Will what I post provide value for the people who read it?"
The answer determines whether something is worth sharing.
Right Now: Punch up your posts. Make them catchy or delete them.
Optimize for Your Audience
Your profile should be geared toward the right people, not all people. Think about your target audience or demographic. Who are your people? Your target audience you need to appeal to is the group of people upon whom you are dependent to become more successful. Here are a couple of examples:
- If you're climbing your industry's ladder, you need to prove to your peers and superiors that you are the right fit for advanced opportunities.
- If you're a freelancer, your target audience is not other freelancers — it's the clients you hope to gain.
- If you are looking to switch industries, be on top of everything happening in the industry you want to transition to, share what you learn, and contribute to online discussions about the industry to prove that you would be an asset to a company in that space. Also, remove current career jargon from your profile that will confuse recruiters in the industry you are transitioning to, and tailor your descriptions to match the needs of your ideal job.
- If you are looking to form connections with a particular type of person, address them directly so they know you want them to reach out to you. Here's an example:
As a recruiter, Alexandra's networking priority is making connections with potential job candidates. By describing the type of candidates she is looking for, and directly stating that she would love to chat with people who fit the bill, she encourages her ideal prospects to reach out to her. This saves time by reducing the amount of effort she has to invest in identifying people to connect with, and deters people who do not fit her targeted demographic from trying to take up her time for unsolicited purposes.
Insider Tip: If you want people to reach out to you, make sure your profile includes your preferred contact information. By default, you likely have your email displayed, but if your inbox consistently is overloaded, and social media is a more effective way to get in touch with you, mention that.
Right Now: Tailor your profile for your people and consider adding contact info.
Focus on Your Industry
According to LinkedIn, more than sixty percent of users are interested in posts about industry insights. Whether you set aside time to do research and create original posts, or you opt to share the posts of industry experts, updating your connections about your industry, rather than your career, is an effective way to increase your influence. Doing so proves you are up-to-date in your industry (in other words, you're someone who is well-informed and would be great to work with) and it allows you to provide value to your connections, who then will associate you with the benefits they gain from the knowledge you share.
If you opt to write articles, here are some tips to get you started. Search engine optimization and online marketing expert Paul Shapiro analyzed 3,000 articles on LinkedIn and discovered these trends among the most popular posts:
- Write "How" and list posts (like this one!). These types of articles directly convey the value that readers are going to get from them and outperform other types.
- Provide in-depth insights about your subject. Readers on LinkedIn appreciate content that teaches them valuable information for their careers and that requires length. The most successful posts are between 1,900-2,000 words.
- Include images. Articles with eight images received the highest average number of views.
- Reign in your passion. While you may have strong feelings regarding an industry event that you're analyzing, it is best to keep your emotions to yourself. Content with a neutral tone outperforms pieces with a positive or negative one. Focusing on the facts and objective analysis will build your reputation as a competent professional and prevent you from alienating peers with different opinions.
If you have a blog, don't worry about creating unique content for LinkedIn to avoid duplicate content. Instead, take the articles from your blog and repurpose them to appear like new content on LinkedIn. Here are a few ways to transform your content:
- Rewrite the intro paragraph.
- Change the title and subheadings.
- Add new examples.
- Replace the images.
- Edit the intro sentences to various paragraphs.
- Add/remove a few hundred words from the length of the article.
Any combination of these actions will alter your content enough to appear original to readers who aren't fanatics.
If you don't have a website but want to write a blog, LinkedIn is a great place to start. Simply write and publish articles as you would if you had a website and pay attention to the feedback people give you so you can improve. To give your content greater reach, also share it on your other social media platforms.
Right Now: Write one article for your industry.
Don't Give, Don't Take; Match!
A study published in the International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments found that individuals report gaining the most value from LinkedIn when they focus on sharing professional resources, not directly on building themselves up. The reason for this stems from the desire that most people have to foster reciprocal relationships.
Organizational psychology researcher Adam Grant studied more than 30,000 professionals across multiple industries and found the majority of people have a sharing mentality; they are willing to offer value to others with the expectation that other people will offer value in return.
There are also people at both extremes: givers who constantly go out of their way to help others without asking for anything in return, and takers who relentlessly pursue their goals without regard for the people they use along the way.
Grant found that people in both of those groups tend to be less successful than the people who strive for fairness, otherwise known as matchers. Givers fail because they focus so much on other people that they run out of time and energy to improve their own careers. If this sounds like you, keep in mind that people expect you occasionally to ask for help and do some self-promotion. It doesn't make you a burden on others.
Takers fail because matchers turn against them. They do not like people who constantly ask for help and promote their own self-interests without taking time also to support others. On LinkedIn, this dislike translates into people refusing to engage with takers both online and offline.
Here are specific ways to give back to your network and prove you're not a taker:
- Be the bridge between people. If you have two or more connections who are looking for people like each other, introduce them.
- Endorse the people you've had successful working relationships with. Do more than click to endorse your connections' skills. Take a few minutes to write a sincere testimonial about their abilities and character.
- Share your insights. If you're an expert on a particular topic, share information that is relevant to your overall network and respond to questions related to it.
Right Now: Introduce two people who you think should know each other.
Masterful Networking
You could have a flawless LinkedIn profile with every section filled out with standout accomplishments, five hundred-plus connections, and dozens of skill endorsements, but it all will mean little if you don't keep in touch with your connections.
The biggest mistake people make on LinkedIn: You meet someone in real life, connect with them on LinkedIn, and then a year later expect them to help you get a job at their company when you suddenly find yourself looking for new work.
So, you want to keep in touch with everyone, but if you have hundreds of connections, trying to keep in touch with everyone can seem like a daunting task. However, you only need to keep in touch with professional connections once every month or two to stay relevant in their minds, which you can do in just a few minutes a day.
Here are a few quick ways to stay in touch:
- Congratulate people on promotions and when their company is featured in the news for something positive. The easiest way to do this is to check your LinkedIn notifications to see who has found new work or been promoted recently and set up Google alerts to hear news about the companies your connections work for.
- When you travel, let people know you are in their city and invite them out for coffee. This is a great way to get face time with contacts you otherwise might go months, if not years, without seeing again in person.
- Be a professional matchmaker! Introduce people to someone new. Once a month, look at your LinkedIn contacts and status updates and see if you can make any connections.
- Pass along helpful information. This could be content, new job opportunities, networking events, etc. Posting this information for your entire network to see is great. However, not everyone checks LinkedIn regularly. Whenever you come across information that would be particularly helpful to a connection you want to form a stronger relationship with, email it to them personally to show that you want to help them become more successful.
Bonus: 10 Steps to Being a Master Networker
Want to learn more of my networking strategies? I have an entire guide for networking here.
Relevant People
Want to know if your LinkedIn effort is paying off? Want to know how you are coming across? There is an overlooked section of your LinkedIn profile that most people ignore. It's the "People Also Viewed" section on the right-hand side of your profile. This updates all the time, based on what people who are searching for you are also looking at. For example, here is mine today:
I was shocked to see this! I never know what kind of profiles people are looking at compared to mine, but I was pleasantly surprised with this list. This info is extremely useful if you know how to leverage it.
- Who does LinkedIn think is related to you? Are you being paired with people in your similar industry? With your similar title? Do you like who you are being paired with? You can get an idea of who LinkedIn thinks you are by who they pair you with, and then either leverage it or change it. For example, if you sell software and notice you are being paired with a lot of people in software, this might be good or bad. Would you prefer sales? Or tech? You can change wording in your profile and your contacts to better fit your goal.
- Can you connect? If they are coming up in your related search, you likely are coming up in theirs. Can you connect with them? I have reached out to big VIPS who come up in my related search and said, "I saw you came up in my People Also Viewed section of LinkedIn today and thought we should connect since we seem to be in similar circles." It's a great motivation to connect.
- Who is looking? You also might be able to make some guesstimations regarding who is viewing your profile on a given day. For example, I do a lot of spokesperson work and had a sneaking suspicion that was changing my "People Also Viewed" section. Sure enough, my manager got an email today from a company wanting to do a spokesperson deal. My guess is her and her media agency were looking around. I also guess that they also are considering Whitney Wolfe Herd, Marie Forleo, and Melanie Chandra for the deal. Now I know who else is in the running!
Right Now: See who you are paired with and take action!
Summary: Your LinkedIn To Do List
Here is a quick to do list from this article that you can do with your LinkedIn profile right now:
- Post an update.
- Like at least three updates from your newsfeed.
- Complete all sections of your LinkedIn profile.
- Replace these 10 buzzwords in your profile.
- Add to someone's post.
- Selectively import contacts from your address book.
- Join a group and answer 3 questions!
- Punch up your posts. Make them catchy or delete them.
- Tailor your profile for your people and consider adding contact info.
- Write one article for your industry.
- Introduce two people who you think should know each other.
- See who you are paired with and take action!
Start right now to boost your LinkedIn network and supercharge your profile. Small steps matter.
To your success,


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Guthrie, a nonprofit organization is comprised of the Guthrie Medical Group, a multi-specialty medical practice with 295 physicians and more than 175 midlevel providers located throughout Pennsylvania and New York – and four hospitals: Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa., Troy Community Hospital in Troy, Pa., Corning Hospital in Corning, NY., and Towanda Memorial Hospital in Towanda, Pa.


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These tapes are self-amalgamating ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) tape used on solid dielectric cable for electrical insulation and Jacketing in splices up to 69kV and for building stress cones in terminations up to 35kV. The tape comes with a separator that is removed during the taping process. Its 0,76mm thickness and quick amalgamation facilitates a rapid, void free insulation build-up that is electrically stable and moisture proof. The tape is also resistant to corrosion, chemicals and ultra violet light.


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Putting your referral program on autopilot is key when it comes to easily and consistently using this as a channel to grow your business.
Your referral and affiliate marketing solution should allow you to automate everything aspect of your referral program. This includes:
- Referrer Signup
- Tracking of new visitors/customers to your business
- Creation of Rewards for new customers to your business
- The Fulfillment of those rewards to your Referrers
Unfortunately many of the referral tracking software solutions out there fall short at this last step. They require you to manually intervene in the Reward Fulfillment process.
Not with SalesCamp. We allow you to set your entire referral program on autopilot, and never have to touch any of the technical aspects of paying your affiliates or referrers.
We've partnered with Stripe, the leading online payment processor, to enable your Referrers to directly connect their bank account details to allow for automated, end-to-end reward payouts from you to them each month.
How Automated Payouts Work
Connect your payment method
In your SalesCamp dashboard you only need to complete a one-time connection of your company's debit or credit card to our Stripe Payouts integration. This will be the funding source of your payouts to Referrers.
Choose Automated or Batch Payouts
Choose whether you want to pay your Referrers automagically on the 10th of every month, or on your own schedule in batches. Either way the payouts are entirely handled for you.
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Manually dismiss payouts that are no longer valid, or adjust a pending payout to one of your special referrers. We give you complete control over either batch or automated payouts.
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Your referrers connect their bank account directly to the Stripe system to allow you to deposit funds into their accounts, in more than 26 countries around the world.
Set your Referral Program on Autopilot
There has literally never been an easier way to create an unlimited growth engine for your business than with a Referral Program with SalesCamp. We cover every aspect of your referral program so you can focus on running your business and taking care of all those new customers you'll get.


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3 lessons from global fashion industry leaders.
Fashion software supplier Simparel has hired enterprise software veteran Glenn Funk as senior director - enterprise solutions and product strategy.
Funk brings more than two decades of experience in PLM, ERP and other apparel technologies, as well as apparel manufacturing, operations and sales, to his new role.
He most recently served as lead solution consultant manager for YuniquePLM at Gerber Technology, and has also held positions including principal solutions consultant for Enovia at Dassault Systemes, and product manager for BlueCherry PLM.
Glenn brings "a wealth of fashion operations and PLM/ERP technology expertise to our business," says John Robinson, Simparel senior vice president of sales & marketing.
"His experience in managing production, sales and other key fashion processes will empower our clients to make better informed technology evaluations and decisions. His broad systems development, implementation, and other product management skills will help take Simparel solutions to an increasingly higher level."
The Simparel Enterprise Solution provides fashion firms with global process visibility, control and collaboration by combining traditionally independent Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Sourcing & Supply Chain Management (SCM), Materials Requirements and Manufacturing Planning (MRP), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Warehouse Management (WMS), Shop Floor Control (SFC) and other productivity tools into a single system.
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The Situation
The update caused an immediate drop in sessions of 80% for the client. By the middle of May we were hired to recover the lost session.
What We Did
We started with a comprehensive audit of the client's site to identify the drawbacks and areas for improvements. The audit was followed by monthly task lists for the client to implement the corrections and optimizations in the most cost-effective manner. The next steps involved general consultancy on SEO copywriting.
The Results
Improvements in sessions increased steadily during the next weeks, and by mid December we had increased the sessions by 199%.
Take Away
SEO is not a product – it is process. It furthermore proves the necessity of auditing the current performance and strategize accordingly to achieve the projects targets and goals.


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Hot Wheels® are the ever popular small cars and trucks that run on sections of plastic track. Each car or truck generally retails for around one dollar. Kids love to play with Hot Wheels® and we keep a box of cars and lengths of track on the Toy Shelf for our grand kids and other visiting kids.
I've written an earlier Hot Wheels post (click on the following link to see Hot Wheels, September 2009).
In that post I made the observation that Hot Wheels® are all about fun and the force and motion concepts of displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, gravity, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, and force and I promised to explore these concepts in later posts. So here's the next post in the series.
Kids can explore the above concepts using a Hot Wheels® car or truck, a few lengths of track, and a cardboard box (see Figure 1).
Consider the car in Figure 1. When given a slight push, gravity powers the car, pulling it down the track. It leaves the curved section at the bottom of the track with its maximum speed. The car will continue to roll along the straight portion of the track until friction reduces its speed to zero.
Kids soon learn, just through play, that the higher the car is placed on the track (see a, b, c, in Figure 1), the greater the speed of the car as it exits the track. And, the higher up the track, the farther the car rolls along the straight track before coming to a stop. Play provides them with what is called implicit knowledge. This form of knowledge generally differs in detail from the expert knowledge of the physicist.
With the foregoing in mind, let me share just a bit of the current academic research as to how children learn science. There is a National Research Council document, Taking Science to School – Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8, that can be obtained free, in PDF format. Send an email request to firstname.lastname@example.com and I will email you a copy.
The document states four conclusions reached by the authors of the book, two of which relate directly to kids making and playing with the Speed Wheels track.
• Children entering school already have substantial knowledge of the natural world, much of which is implicit.
• Students learn science by actively engaging in the practices of science.
As mentioned above, kids playing with a car or truck on the track will discover on their own the relationship between at what point on the track the car or truck is placed and released and its speed at the bottom of the curved section and the distance it will travel along the straight section of track.
What Taking Science to School – Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8 is telling us is that we should talk to kids, let them tell us what they learn from playing in a play environment like Hot Wheels® cars and track, and then build on that implicit knowledge with the goal of helping kids reach the expert knowledge level.
The Expert Knowledge Level
The car or truck at the top of the ramp has gravitational potential energy (PE). PE is expressed by the formula PE = mgh where m is the mass of the car, h is the release height, and g is the acceleration due to gravity (surely an 'expert' piece of knowledge).As the car or truck is pulled down the ramp, PE is converted to kinetic energy (KE), the energy an object has due to its motion. The formula for KE is KE = 0.5mv2 where m is the mass of the vehicle and v is the velocity (speed) of the vehicle.
As the vehicle descends, PE is converted to KE and at the bottom (see b in Figure 2) all of the PE has been converted to KE and the vehicle has reached its maximum speed. The terms PE and KE (not the formulas) and the relationship between the two can be taught to elementary school kids. This is best done by playing with them and teaching them the terms and how the terms apply to the car or truck rolling down the track. Doing so gives them the foundation to build on when they reach middle and high school and the teacher uses these terms.
If you would like to build the track shown in Figures 1 and 2, follow these instructions.How to Construct Speed Wheels Track from Card Stock
Over the years, as the plastic track began to degrade from use, I became frustrated by not being able to easily find and purchase the plastic Hot Wheels® track separate from the expensive themed sets sold at the major retail outlets. So, I designed patterns for both straight and curved pieces of track. The patterns are printed on card stock, scored, cut, folded, and then glued together to form a single seamless track. The patterns make it possible to duplicate the setup shown in Figure 1 with as long a straight track section as required to give the cars or trucks enough track to come to a stop.
To get your free copies of the Speed Wheels track, just send an email request to
and I will email you the patterns in PDF format.
Print each pattern on card stock. You can purchase card stock at almost any office supply retailer.
Each pattern contains solid lines, dashed lines, and dotted lines.
• Use a ruler and the opened end of a paper clip to score (trace over) every dashed and dotted line. Scoring makes it easy to fold card stock.
• Cut along only the solid lines.
• Cut along only the solid lines.
• Use the diagram below to determine if a scored line is a valley fold or a mountain fold.
• Fold each section of track as shown in the picture following each pattern,
• Apply white glue to the shaded area to glue together track sections.
Here's what the pattern for Speed Wheels track looks like. Note the dashed and dotted lines and the shaded glue here area. Make as many sections of straight track as needed.
When correctly folded, each section of straight track should look like the one in the following picture.
The following pattern is for the curved section of track. Note the small, triangular-shaped shaded areas on the pattern.
Glue the triangular-shaped areas to form the curved track section as shown in the following picture.
Finally, here's the Top of the Ramp section of track.
Tape or glue this section of track to a cardboard box as shown in the following picture. Insert one or more sections of straight track between the top of the ramp and the curved track so that the track matches the height of the box. The bottom of the curved track should transition smoothly to the straight track.


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Planning for Pregnancy Tool
Tommy's, in partnership with Public Health England (PHE), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the UCL Women's Health Institute, has developed a digital tool to help women plan for pregnancy. Parents' weight, diet and health before conception can have profound implications for the safety of the pregnancy, and the growth, development and long-term health of their children. This tool that will tell you all you need to know about how to improve the health of your future pregnancy and child.
Planning for Pregnancy Hub
The hub includes comprehensive information about all the topics women planning a pregnancy need to know about, from healthy diet and exercise, to taking folic acid.
The Wellbeing Plan (digital version – July 2019)
Create a Pregnancy and Post-birth Wellbeing Plan to help look after yourself and be prepared for after the birth. The Wellbeing plan is designed to support your emotional wellbeing during pregnancy and the first year after birth. It helps mothers and their families think through and prepare the support they may need to care for their mental health.
NHS Choices
NHS Choices is the online 'front door' to the NHS. It is the country's biggest health website and gives all the information you need to make choices about your health.
Partners to Parents
Partners to Parents teaches you simple strategies to strengthen your relationship with your partner when you become parents. Having a strong, healthy relationship benefits the well-being of your whole family.
Oral health resources for families
Various online resources to support good oral health for families, including fun ways to help support children when brushing their teeth.
Hungry Little Minds
Simple, fun activities for kids, from newborn to five.
The Department for Education's campaign Hungry Little Minds provides valuable information and resources for parents to boost their children's language and literacy development with fun, everyday activities.
Parents can access tips and activities and also search for activities in their area using a new postcode finder service.
Contact a family
Online information for families with disabled children.
The Grandparents' Association
Information for grandparents.
The Family Fund
The Family Fund makes a difference to the lives of disabled and seriously ill children, young people and their families across the UK. They give grants that support a family, improve their wellbeing, increase quality of life and ease many of the pressures they often face.
They are a registered charity and the UK's largest provider of grants to families – living on the lowest of incomes, raising disabled and seriously ill children aged 17 and under. Their grants bring practical and essential help that is often a lifeline to a family such as washing machines, fridges, bedding, specialist toys and much needed family breaks.


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Sandra, director Susanne Bier and the cast of Bird Box attended a special screening for the film at ALice Tully Hall in New York City last december. Pictures were added to the gallery:
Sandra attended "Bird Box" Premiere at Zoo Palast in Berlim on november, 27. She wore an Alberta Ferretti dress and Stuart Weitzman shoes:
Sandra attended the AFI Fest – Gala Screening of "Bird Box" on november, 12:
Sandra Bullock was spotted arriving at a Q&A for "Bird Box" in NY on october, 26:
Sandra attended Deadline Contenders Panel on november 3rd in order to promote her upcoming film, Bird Box. She talked about the movie and motherhood, among other things. Pictures were added to the gallery:
While Sandra Bullock would eventually fall in love with Bird Box—a Netflix horror-thriller based on a novel by Josh Malerman and directed by Susanne Bier—the Oscar winner had quite a different reaction to the material in her first interaction with it some years ago.
"I thought it was intriguing, but there was something about it that didn't click," she told Deadline's Pete Hammond during the Netflix film's panel at Deadline's The Contenders award-season event Saturday at the DGA Theater. "I don't relate to someone who doesn't want to be a mother; I don't relate to someone who isn't warm and can't love freely. Then I read it a few years ago and it hit me in a way that I can't explain."
Sandra attended Bird Box Press Conference at The Four Seasons Hotel in Bervely Hills, CA on november 12. Pictures were added to the gallery:
Sandra Bullock and the cast of Ocean's 8 attended the film's European premiere at the Cineworld Leicester Square in London, UK yesterday, June 13. First pictures were added to the gallery:
Sandra and the cast of "Ocean's 8" attended the film's premiere at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall yesterday, June 5 in New York. Sandra wore an Elie Saab Haute Couture dress and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.
Sandra Bullock and the cast of "Oceans 8" were spotted at 2018 CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 24, 2018.
Sandra Bullock arrived at the 90th Annual Academy Awards wearing a metalic Louis Vuitton dress. She is set to present an award today. Stay tuned for news!


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Home on the Range….
When Mackenzie Edgerton and Blaine Vossler decided to take their print and leather goods company, The Local Branch, on the road, they needed the perfect trailer to make it happen. With four weeks and $3,000, the couple transformed an Airstream trailer into a cozy home and studio that they now live in full-time as they travel the country selling their products.
"We were both really excited to take on this project, but we had to learn it all, including carpentry and plumbing, as we went," Edgerton said. "There was a lot of trial and error."
"Beyond the flat tires, broken window, layers of gross green slime and old wallpaper, we saw potential."
The couple, crafters at heart and by profession, rolled up their sleeves and applied their signature aesthetic to the trailer's interior, crafting a space that functioned not just as an inspiring studio, but a genuinely homey house on wheels.
"There is an inherent story and history behind everything we collect," Edgerton said about their home décor. Their bison skull came from a small trading post in Sedona, Arizona, while their 48-star flag came from a stop in Freehome, Georgia.
The couple now sells their products out of their trailer at craft shows, music festivals and pop-up shops throughout the country. They have also made a point to pick one-of-a-kind décor items for their home from various spots in their travels. Wouldn't they be perfect for our "Spectacle of American Vintage?"
Serving as home and studio, this gorgeous camper allowed Mackenzie and Blaine's business, The Local Branch, to get out of town and stretch its roots. Check out all of their travels on Facebook HERE. "We've been all over the country, from San Francisco to Brooklyn, New Orleans to Portland," Edgerton said. "No matter where we are, we're always home."
*The preceding story and photos were taken from features done on Design Sponge HERE and the Today Show HERE. We discovered them on Pinterest and immediately fell in love with their style.
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Open Letter from Peter Kinderman in support of the recent UN Special Rapporteur's report on Mental Health
Message from Peter Kinderman.
Dear Friend,
Mental Health Europe and the British Psychological Society are looking for signatories to a letter endorsing the recent and ground breaking United Nations Special Rapporteur's report on mental health – to raise awareness of it among the media, policy makers and the mental health sector.
The report calls for a shift away from isolating mental health services which are coercive and inappropriately medicalised to ones that are recovery and community-based & promote social inclusion.
As a supporter of our earlier discussion of coverage of mental health issues in the broadcast media, I wondered if you would be in a position also to support this campaign.
You can find the report here:
You can find our letter here:
Some quotes from the report:
"The history of psychiatry and mental health care is marked by egregious rights violations"
"We have been sold a myth that the best solutions for addressing mental health challenges are medications and other biomedical interventions".
"Conventional wisdom based on a reductionist biomedical interpretation of complex mental health-related issues dominates mental health policies and services, even when not supported by research".
"For decades now, an evidence base informed by experiential and scientific research has been accumulating in support of psychosocial, recovery-oriented services and support and non-coercive alternatives to existing services".
A number of organisations from the UK, Europe and beyond have signed.
If you or your organisation would be interested in signing:
please contact http://email@example.com
or email : http://email@example.com, and we'll add your name.
Thank you.


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TENNIS QUOTES :: A few interesting and funny tennis quotes from the tour
Tip: If you're looking for quotes from a particular player, try using the "Find" function on your browser, which is usually located under "edit"."I think the tour should come up with something where they don't let players over 6-foot-6 inches play."
-- Tommy Haas joking after losing to big-serving American rookie John Isner at Washington.
"I would so like to be Lenny Kravitz."
-- Roger Federer.
"I'm not a fan of it. I hate it, but I may as well utilize it. I think it takes away from the integrity of tennis."
-- Serena Williams on the WTA Tour's on-court coaching experiment.
"Sometimes, actually, I see myself a little bit in him sometimes, you know, talking to his coach, you know, yelling a couple of negative words towards the box, which it's good to see I'm not the only one."
-- Tommy Haas on rising star Andy Murray.
"You would have to refer to the LL Cool J song called "Round The Way Girl," and he explains it in full detail, the meaning of the earrings. These are bamboo. He explains it in full detail. I'm a 'Round The Way Girl."
-- Serena Williams on her earring worn in Miami.
"I would honestly rather lose to the same guy twice than lose to two different guys. I think if I lost to two different players I would think I wasn't playing well, but with one guy I can think 'OK, this guy is on a roll'. It's just easier to digest."
-- Roger Federer on his losses to Guillermo Canas this year at Indian Wells and Miami.
"For me it's something that doesn't quite fit into the schedule. It's going to be real tough to go from Houston all the way over to Monte Carlo, then come back just for a week or two to train for Rome. For the Americans, that tournament has never been exactly the easiest one in the schedule. I'm not going to be able to make it to that one."
-- James Blake on skipping the Masters Series Monte Carlo.
"I wore that to a sixth-grade dance."
-- Robby Ginepri on Vince Spadea's outfit in Miami.
"My player box is going to be full of celebrities, too; my dad, this guy Jose Hidalgo, his guest, my buddy from SC [University of Southern California]. That's about it. I'll probably get an autograph from Tiger in between sets. I'll bring a golf ball with me."
-- Sam Querrey on Tiger Woods sitting in Roger Federer's box for their match in Miami.
"I might have had a little fun last night and then I woke up. I'd like to thank Mr. Grey Goose. I won't do that again, but I thought I had zero shot of getting in."
-- Robert Kendrick on unexpectedly getting into Miami as a lucky loser and winning a round before losing handily to Andy Murray.
"He hasn't even started to use a lot of his game."
-- Coach Tony Roche on protege Roger Federer.
"This is probably my most dominant grand slam victory and it's already my 10th in such a short period of time. I amazed myself."
-- Roger Federer on his Australian Open win.
"I saw Andy in the locker room, running around playing cards and he was loose. If you don't get on Federer early, it's trouble because no one comes back on him. Once he starts hitting those sweet shots, he took a little belief out of Andy. I saw Andy's face and I said 'Oh s***.'"
-- Bob Bryan on Andy Roddick's dismantling at the hands of Roger Federer at the Australian Open.
"Yeah, there's a lot of strategy talk. It's not so much like, If you're down 6-4, 6-0, 2-0. We didn't really talk about that. Oops."
-- Andy Roddick on his strategy with coach Jimmy Connors after losing to Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinals.
"I don't want to be like some of those celebrities walking around, just so full of themselves. I always want to be down-to-earth, want to be a person like when you meet them, they're the same person that you think of them in the article or something."
-- Serena Williams.
"That's what you do all the hard work for, to play in situations that put your body through gruelling times. If you're not up to it, pull out."
-- Lleyton Hewitt on the grueling heat at the Aussie Open.
"It [playing Wimbledon] has crossed my mind -- I won't lie to you. Nothing against Nadal who is a tremendous athlete, but that sort of [baseline] game, I'd be licking my chops to come in [to net] and use that grass to your advantage."
-- Pete Sampras talking to ESPN.
"I don't really know any other players extra well."
-- Venus Williams on having no friends on tour besides sister Serena.
"You can't expect yourself to be already peaking like crazy in an exhibition tournament."
-- Roger Federer on losing to Andy Roddick in the Kooyong Classic final.
"Amazingly, [Martina] Hingis went so far as to say, "Dinara [Safina] has an amazing future, and will be even better than Marat [Safin]; Dinara has to work harder and doesn't have as much touch, but she fights so hard." Oh sure, and Radek Stepanek is going to be better than Ivan Lendl, too."
-- Matt Cronin of Tennisreporters.net.
"I listen to him most of the time, some of the time I switch off."
-- Andy Murray on coach Brad Gilbert.
"Venus and I would really like to thank the jury again because they really were able to see the truth in this matter."
-- Venus Williams after her father Richard Williams was found guilty of representing them as a manager or a multi-million dollar exhibition but did not have to pay any financial restitution.
"This trophy is one of the most beautiful we have in tennis -- The Golden Falcon. I wanted it so bad. Andy was a very good opponent. He fought hard and didn't miss many balls. But I was patient. I knew I had to be aggressive but not too aggressive. Against someone like Andy you need to find the perfect balance, because if you go to the net too much, he will pass you. And if you stay at the baseline, he's too solid. So the combination was the key today."
-- Ivan Ljubicic after beating Andy Murray in the Doha final.
"I'm not sure it will help. I already tried it and it's really confusing. I'm there thinking and worrying, 'Should I call my coach for help or not?' I need to play a couple of tournaments like this."
-- Svetlana Kuznetsova on the WTA's on-court coaching experiment.
"As I was walking off the court, the models were waiting to go on for Ferrero's match. It's a little disappointing. Maybe I'm concentrating better in my matches than I would have later on. Tomorrow I think I'm playing on the outside court, so I'm not going to have them again. I think if I win my next one, there's a good chance that I'll be on the court with them."
-- Andy Murray on the models-as-ball-girls in Madrid.
"He has a more complete game than Sampras. Sampras had a bigger first and second serve. In the conditions Pete was playing, it was easier to be more aggressive all the time. Now with the courts and the balls much slower, Roger is so effective because he has so many attributes to his game."
-- Tim Henman on Roger Federer.
"No one is friends with Hewitt and he does not worry me at all."
-- David Nalbandian on Lleyton Hewitt and the Argentina vs. Australia Davis Cup tie.
"Hewitt seems to think that he's come to Iraq. But we're not bothered because this is the circus that he wanted to set up. Nothing's going to happen and we shouldn't pay any attention to it."
-- Jose Acasuso on Lleyton Hewitt coming to Argentina for the Davis Cup semifinals.
"He told me he got pelted with coins and the umpire had to stop the match at one stage. We are expecting the worst and if that doesn't happen, well, that's a bonus."
-- Wayne Arthurs speaking to SMH.com on Dominik Hrbaty reminiscing on the Slovak Republic's Davis Cup victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires in 1998 in the fifth rubber. Australia will travel to Argentina for the 2006 semifinals.
"I just won a Grand Slam. The last thing I'm going to talk about is some fingers or a banana, alright? I hope you got that one, thanks."
-- The cheating Maria Sharapova when asked about being coached with signals from the stands by Michael Joyce during the US Open final.
"Better not say anything about that because if I do, I know I'm gonna get slighted. I'm really disappointed there's not more English people in it (laughter)."
-- Andy Murray speaking to the media at the US Open on three Scottish players being named to the British Davis Cup team.
"I feel like I'm helping out Andy, because Andy has dealt with it on his own for a while now. I'm proud to be helping him. I'm proud that we're doing this together. We're both in the quarters now. He's playing great tennis again. I'm really happy to see that. He played unbelievable in Cincinnati. I thought he played great in Indianapolis.And I had to play possibly my best match ever to beat him in the finals. I'm happy to see him doing great. We're both playing pretty darn well going into Moscow. I'm looking forward to us teaming up together instead of playing against each other."
-- James Blake on being in the Top 10 with Andy Roddick at the US Open, leading up to the Davis Cup semifinal at Russia.
"Those are real hard fans. There are a lot of them here. Some are a little bit crazy with their drinking their beers every once in a while. But I love it."
-- Maria Sharapova on the US Open fans.
"If you read it, you must have been one of the 10 books he sold."
-- James Blake on Vince Spadea's tell-all book.
"No, you know. Not at all. I don't think so. Some days."
-- Serena Williams, in a post-match conference at the US Open, after many short answers, then asked if the media questions get on her nerves.
"The players strongly support the move away from best-of-five-set finals."
-- James Blake, 0-9 in five-set matches, on the ATP's proposed changes for 2007.
"It's weird, because there are a couple of sides of me. There's the Maria that's a tennis player. There's the Maria that is a normal girl. And there's the Maria who's a businesswoman. And that's where the 'Maria Sharapova brand' comes into play. I've been lucky to be associated with amazing companies that have given me experience about all that."
-- Maria Sharapova.
"Justine (Henin-Hardenne) and Amelie (Mauresmo) are kind, they're smart, but they're also shy and not wildly outgoing. But when Venus Williams and Irina Spirlea bump each other, fans like that drama and they like that tension."
-- Anne Worcester, former WTA Tour CEO and current director of the Pilot Pen Tournament in New Haven, speaking to The New York Observer on the need for more bumping in the current sleep-inducing Top 10 on the WTA Tour rankings.
"The players aren't supporting the tour. (Amelie) Mauresmo has blown off the entire hardcourt season. Then there are injuries and phony injuries -- (Kim) Clijsters is out for two months...They don't think about growing the game; they think about growing their bank account. There's been a recession for years, but the players don't feel it. They're making more. You can't convince them that tennis is in trouble. They can't feel it; their agents can't feel it. They're living in an entirely different reality."
-- NBC and CBS tennis analyst Mary Carillo speaking to The New York Observer on women's tennis.
"No, I'm not (disappointed). There's no reason to be because I'm on an incredible run. You always expect a loss once in a while. So when it happens, why be disappointed if I win over 90% of my matches."
-- Roger Federer after tanking against Andy Murray at Cincinnati.
"I love reading your website. And I don't even like to read!"
-- The Tennis Channel's world-wanderer Murphy Jensen on Tennis-X.com.
"I think this is the biggest advantage of these two guys. When they go on the court, the opponents are down one set because they are fearful of them. (The other players) think that they are gods."
-- Tomas Berdych on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal after beating Nadal at the MS-Canada.
"I hope guys don't go into it already beaten. That happened when Pete was around. Guys definitely in the locker room felt like, a match against Pete Sampras, it was time to book your flight for the next day."
-- James Blake on the intimidation factor against players facing Roger Federer.
"The good thing about him is that he doesn't do anything special but he wins most of his matches easily. That means that he's good.
-- Carlos Moya on Andy Murray.
"I can't say I don't like acting, but I can't imagine a career when I have to spend 70 percent of my time in a trailer eating Snickers bars."
-- Maria Sharapova on possible doing some acting.
"It's like a book. It's the first chapter. You don't know what's in the middle and you don't know what's in the end. That's what the coolest thing is. Andy has an opportunity to make an incredible book."
-- Brad Gilbert on coaching Andy Murray after coming off best-selling novels Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick.
"The Argentineans practice on the court for two hours a day, then they must practice in front of a mirror for two more hour saying 'I'm not guilty.'"
-- Vince Spadea on the Argentines on the men's tour and drug testing.
"We have undoubtedly got the talent but maybe we have not had the right attitude. We need to be more focused, more determined and more ruthless in what we want to achieve. The confidence and belief levels in British tennis at the moment are very low and we have got to raise them by surrounding ourselves with proven winners and tough task-masters on and off the court."
-- LTA tennis chief executive Roger Draper on hoping that coach Brad Gilbert can turn-around British tennis fortunes.
"They tried it on the ATP a while ago. Sometimes, when things aren't going well in the sport, they search a little bit. I don't think it's a time to panic in the men's or ladies field. It's their (the WTA Tour's) deal and if it adds a little bit then great. One thing I love about tennis is it's an individual deal. It's up to you out there and I've always thought that was pretty unique. The only other sport to have that is boxing and it can really expose you as an athlete and I like that. I like to figure it out on my own just as my opponent has to figure it out on his own, so I'm not into coaching."
-- Pete Sampras on the WTA's on-court coaching experiment.
"Throw him a bone?...I'm going to put the beat-down on him!"
-- NBC commentator Jim Courier on his upcoming exhibition with Pete Sampras.
"He's one of the few players that has ever sent me a thank-you note. He appreciates it, and that means a lot."
-- U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe on practice-partner team member Sam Querrey.
"A great coach can lead you to a place where you don't need him any more."
-- Andre Agassi on Brad Gilbert. But maybe you repay him by keeping him on?
"You know, I don't think anyone on the call really cares (laughter)...I'm just kidding."
-- Pete Sampras on a World TeamTennis conference call when asked to talk about something other than himself -- in this case his World TeamTennis teammates.
"Keep in mind, we didn't come close to winning the baseball, basketball or the hockey or the soccer. It's not tennis. We're not winning anything anymore. This country's dominance in sports has died in everything."
-- Former player and coach Eliot Teltscher speaking with the LA Times on the struggling U.S. sport fortunes.
"The way I look at the top five, (Rod) Laver, (Roger) Federer, myself, Borg and (Ivan) Lendl. I think those five guys dominated their generations better than anyone. Maybe Roger will dominate better than any one of the other four. Maybe I put Andre (Agassi) as kind of six through 10 with, you know, (John) McEnroe and (Jimmy) Connors, kind of those guys. That's kind of how I see it."
-- Pete Sampras.
"Look. There's many former players, many experts, who think they know everything. Sometimes they're right, but they can also be wrong. You can't always listen to them, especially as a player. From a former top player -- almost a legend of the game -- to hear stuff like this is obviously very disappointing. I thought I got along well with him; I probably still am, because he never told these things to my face. Next time I see him, maybe I'll say something. Or maybe he's not a man to be around for me. Because if you say stuff like this? There's professional and there's friendship, but if you cross the line too many times eventually you're going to lose your friends. That's maybe what he's doing."
-- Roger Federer on Mats Wilanders' comments that he had "no balls" when playing against Rafael Nadal.
"Oh, oh, first time happen in my match, so...I mean, if the crowd likes it, that's okay with me."
-- Elena Dementieva on the streaker during her match at Wimbledon.
"I wouldn't change a thing."
-- Maria Sharapova on what she would do if a player or tournament official asked her to tone down her orgasma-grunting.
"The Chinese tennis federation is concentrating more on girls' tennis to start with because it's easier. Men's tennis is very strong but there are not so many good women players in the world."
-- China's Na Li. Then the WTA PR squad heard this and went "Doh!"
"Women are held to a different standard. When those blowouts come in the early rounds, the critics come down on them. If we get a few more, the critics will jump -- especially in this year when everyone is talking about equal prize money. But that's not the point. We don't punch a clock; we don't get paid by the game or set. When you have the same job, then anything less than equality is just wrong."
-- ESPN commentator Pam Shriver on the many early blowouts on the women's side at Wimbledon and the pay-equality dispute in 2006.


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Earthling – "Howl" (Song Premiere)
Earthling are one of those rare bands that remind someone how bad subgenres are at actually describing music. Like Inter Arma, with whom they've shared the stage, the VA outfit has a knack for blending disparate influences into a cohesive whole. With Inter Arma though, you can just call the band "sludge" and get away with it. Sure, there's more going on, but not enough to make "sludge" insufficient.
Consider a song like "Howl", though. A doom-y opening gives way to a jangling almost math-rock guitar lick that nevertheless has the hot-pants-on-a-motorcycle feeling that classic speed metal had. And then the double bass kicks in, and things begin to feel kind of death metal-ish. Because of course it does. That's the moment where referring to Earthling in terms beyond just Earthling become useless. The band repeats this trick on every song, usually before the first of a couple shredding guitar solos.
More concisely, on their sophomore LP Spinning in the Void, Earthling sound like themselves. They have a unique identity already. Most bands never accomplish that.
Spinning in the Void is out on July 7 via Forcefield records. Pre order it here. Follow Earthling on Facebook.
Catch the band on tour upcoming at the following dates
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