text: Beijing sees Olympics as shot at gold 5:00 AM PDT 8/17/2007 by Jonathan Landreth , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Empty Editor's note: This is the first in a series of monthly articles looking at producing for the Olympics. BEIJING -- Will it rain on Beijing's parade? That's the big question as Chinese authorities gird themselves for the nation's most ambitious extravaganza on the world stage. With 12,000 TV professionals expected to descend on China's capital a year from now to deliver the coverage to an anticipated 4 billion viewers worldwide, a lot more is at stake than a few medals. For China, the games could prove that a decade of double-digit economic growth has brought with it progress greater than the sum of the country's booming commercial parts. Or, if sullied by political faux pas, a doping scandal, rank pollution or just plain old bad weather, the country could end up with egg on its face. The Olympics will give China's 2008 ad market a 30% boost over the 185 billion yuan ($24 billion) forecast this year by the country's largest media buyer, Group M. Nielsen Co. is set to double to 20,000 the number of people meters gathering data on the viewing habits of an additional 870 million rural Chinese -- data that could spur multinational companies to place ever larger bets on the country's 1.3 billion consumers. Visiting broadcasters also will be banking not only on the worldwide popularity of the sports coverage but on their ability to delve more deeply into the culture of the country -- and occasionally to be critical. Beijing pledged in 2001 to the International Olympic Committee that the games would be open to all media. One worrying sign: Recent reports suggest China is falling short already, having jailed 29 domestic journalists on suspect charges (HR 8/8), including two who worked for the New York Times and the Straits Times of Singapore. Though rules limiting foreign reporters' access to stories outside China's biggest cities were relaxed in January, they will be reversed at the end of the games. Now, organizers appear to be leaving little to chance at the start of the one-year countdown to the opening ceremony, set for Aug. 8 at 8:08 p.m."During the games we cannot allow any problems to happen," said Ma Guoli, COO of Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co. Ltd. Known as BOB, this Sino-foreign joint venture acts as the go-between for backer IOC with world broadcasters and China Central TV, the host broadcaster and the most far-reaching medium of the Chinese Communist Party. CCTV reaches nearly all of China's 340 million households. Consider this move: In keeping with Olympics tradition, BOB has distributed gratis six 11-minute documentary features about China. The difference to recent games? The films were co-produced by state-run CCTV and at least three of the topics would likely be controversial if handled by reporters outside these official auspices: the Yangtze River (the site of the controversial Three Gorges Dam project); Tibet (a territory whose spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was exiled when the Communists rose to power); and highlights of Chinese history (including the Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989). BOB executives said their mission is to provide individual service to broadcasters seeking tailored coverage to suit their audiences back home. NBC is still working on the details of its coverage, but one executive said that the Chinese authorities seem to be more open in recent months, and the network is expecting to do the same types of feature and news stories surrounding the Olympics that have become standard for NBC at past games, whether they were in Turin, Athens or Atlanta. As for coverage of human rights issues and pollution, most of those stories will be handled by NBC News. "We're there to cover the Olympics like we always have. We're there to cover the sports, and to cover the games," NBC Sports spokesman Mike McCarley said. German pubcasters ARD and ZDF said they will explore Beijing through an investigative lens. Raising the number of its reporters in the region, ZDF will report on everything from "economics to the environment, from political unrest to cultural repression," ZDF spokesman Walter Kehr said. "We expect Asian fever to break out on German television next year in the lead-up to the games." But atop the watch-list for German broadcasters in Beijing will be potential doping. This approach follows on the heels of a huge doping scandal at the Tour de France, which saw pubcasters ARD and ZDF stop live coverage after cyclists were accused of using performance-enhancing drugs. Nikolaus Brender, head of news and sport coverage at ZDF, said the German channels have the option to stop broadcasting if there is "systematic" doping in any particular Olympic discipline. China has said it will step up testing of its own team and not tolerate doping. Still, Ma admitted no Olympics is immune to power outages and schedule changes due to bad weather. He takes it as a sign of "good luck" that Beijing experienced 10 straight days of blue skies over its traffic-clogged streets at festivities last week to mark the official start of the countdown -- luck that muted the cries about Beijing's heavy air pollution. Ma dismissed reports that each night the city, as a part of its $40 billion beautification campaign, seeded its clouds with silver nitrate to force them to rain away the next day's sooty gray. Whether natural or artificially contrived, the rain each evening and the cloudless morning skies that followed seemed to echo what China has said all along: We are ready. Led by CEO Manolo Romero, a veteran of every Olympic broadcast since Mexico City in 1968, BOB aims to provide international rights-holders with an uninterrupted signal for all 28 sports, cooperating with overseas broadcasters to co-produce events in which they have particular expertise. One hundred employees of Australia's Seven Network, for example, will produce the swimming events; Brazilians will handle beach volleyball; and CCTV will cover basketball. Though there will no doubt be competition to come up with controversial stories outside the sports arenas as well as inside them, some broadcasters seem mostly bent on providing their viewers with nonstop sports coverage. Australian viewers, who have a voracious appetite for live sports, are more attuned to just loading up on Olympics coverage, as rights-holder Seven plans to broadcast up to 22 hours of live coverage each day. "Beijing's primetime is Australia's primetime," Andy Kay, Seven executive producer for sport, said. Indeed, Olympics viewing Down Under is expected to be so strong that Seven has partnered with pubcaster SBS, which plans to screen longform events. Between them, the two free-to-air networks will show live as much of the 150 hours of daily competition as they can. Seven will carry the most popular sports in which Australians are expected to win medals, including beach volleyball, sailing and swimming. Seven plans to send a crew of 240 to Beijing to cover the games, close to its largest contingent ever, and plans to broadcast its regular nightly news and current-affairs program live from Beijing. India's statecaster Doordarshan will telecast the games on DD National and the DD Sports channels, the latter rededicated as a 24- hour Olympics channel during the 17 days of the games. As one of the world's largest broadcasters, DD's terrestrial and cable systems reach 90 million TV households. Apart from its focus on sports popular in India -- including archery, shooting, billiards and track and field -- DD also plans to do stories related to the Indian diaspora in China. DD Sports director E.S. Isaac said the Beijing Olympics could teach India something about how to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. "Beijing will be a showcase of Chinese might in all areas, from stadium construction to event management and administration," Isaac said.Paul Gough in New York, Scott Roxborough in Cologne, German, Pip Bulbeck in Sydney and Nyay Bhushan in New Delhi contributed to this report. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Jonathan Landreth firstname.lastname@example.com @thr AP firstname.lastname@example.com @thr


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If you're lucky enough to be able to handle it, skincare that smells good is wonderful, and there are some brands that are doing it particularly well. Here are five of our favourite latest skincare finds that smell amazing.
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1. Strange Invisible Perfumes has reformulated their body care collection and it's better than ever. Where there were single note scents before, there are now hydro distilled scent combinations, with the exception of a Bergamot option. The hydro-distillation means that the scents are more pure than ever and each note really shines through. It's no secret that I love a good rose scent, and the Sage & Rose Bodywash and Lotion do not disappoint. The sage keeps the rose fresh and herbaceous while still letting it shine out. It also keeps the scent from becoming overly powdery and girly which is always nice. The other scents are Bergamot, Lemon and Neroli, Lavender and Vetiver, and Frankincense and Coriander. Body wash retails for $40, while the lotion is $60, both available on siperfumes.com.
2. Clarins Blue Orchid Face Treatment Oil is the one product that makes me sniff the air and wonder what smells so good! If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I just recently started using this and am kind of obsessed with the scent. I want Clarins to start making it as a perfume so I can spritz it wherever I go. It's one of those scents that is so nice you can't believe it's coming from your own skin. Face oils aren't for everyone (and I already have oily skin), but I use this on my cuticles and hands, and enjoy the herby floral notes from this skincare oil which does double duty as an intense moisturizer.
3. On a totally different note, if you like sweet scents (and I do in moderation), then you need to check out those by Bomb la Bon Bon. This Etsy seller has hand-made bath and body products that are natural and smell really good. The coconut scented whipped body soap goes on like butter and foams without too much effort leaving skin moisturized but without leaving too much of a sweet scent. You get to enjoy your sweets without wearing them, and I think that's exactly how they should be. Check out the Etsy store to see more!
4. If you're looking for something more mainstream and in the range of fresh and fruity, you need to check out The Body Shop's new Vineyard Peach collection. Peach season may just be over, but you can make it last just a bit longer in your own home with their new range of body wash, body butter, and creamy body scrub. The collection is fresh and just makes summer last a little while longer.
5. The final word in moisturizing has to be L'Occitane's Shea collection, and this fall, the company launches it's second Shea Butter Collector edition wherein it has limited edition scents of it's most popular shea butter products. These include the Shea Butter Hand Cream, Lip Balm, Ultra-Rich Body Cream, and Solidarity Soap. The collection is called Shea Butter Fortune Flowers and combines sweet and floral scents from 3 African flowers: Roses, Dates, and Mangoes. The Rose is an obvious stand-out and is fresh and herbacious, the mango is fruity but not sweet (it is a mango flower after all), and the Date Bouquet is an unexpected winner because it reminds you of dates without smelling like them! If you're into the rose, make sure that you pick up the Solidarity Soap ($3) because 100% of the profits get donated to NGO's that are improving eye health in the rural communities of developing countries!

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How we view our surroundings and the differences across cultures allows us to understand the best we can the systems of differences in the past and the present. From the old hierarchy belief of the Great Chain of Being to today's social construct of race, some cultures are still treating particular ethnic groups with little humanity. It becomes difficult for a society to escape its own ethnocentrism without knowing cultures aside from its own. Christen Smith's article "Blackness, Citizenship, and the Transnational Vertigo of Violence in the Americas" points out the police brutality mainly directed towards black people in Brazil, and the vast difference in treatment from whites. The weekly lectures provided insights into multiple cultures, such as the use and value of traditional currency compared to modern money in Papua New Guinea. Traditional shell money and Doba currency have been around for thousands of years for these people, and they are slowly being pushed away since the introduction modern money. The use of modern money has been a common nuisance for many residents, and cannot always do what traditional money can, such as providing easier redistribution within the community without concern that it may leave the larger community. Aside from the cultural diffusion of modern money in New Guinea, we can see the cultural diffusion of Sushi in the U.S. from Theodore C. Bestor's article "How Sushi Went Global". The taste of sushi in the U.S. has been adapted to suit the American palate, and the attitude towards Sushi slowly represent sophistication, class and education standing. Sushi is not the only restaurants where we see cultural diffusion and hybridization, Chinese American Restaurants as well have created their own special dishes specifically for their new consumers, such as Almond chicken and General Tso's. The film "Life in Debt" by Stephanie Black shows Jamaican workers competing with other imports, and many factories closing down, while companies and factories find cheaper labor elsewhere. It seems everything is globalizing with the movement of people, culture, and goods, there are many ideas and cultures assimilating within various societies, and the results can turn out positive or negative for both groups.
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I completely agree with your analysis of things here. I too think that ethnocentrism plays a huge part in the gaps between comfort in cultural differences and variance between countries and continents. Also, I think that there is too much similarity between the treatment of black people in Brazil and in America, even though we may be a little bit further ahead…too many stories on the news that counter the progress we have "made." I think that with the use of non-industrialized countries for labor and service for industrialized countries that they need to transition them over from currency that is not able to be put into a bank and turned into money of their use. With cultural hybridization, some countries are adapting to new food tastes (such as the U.S. and sushi), some are adapting to banks coming into their towns and requiring them to exchange their current currency for bank money, to even treatment of people based on their race and the culture that they have and practice in public.
I really like your post and totally agree with your opinion. For ethnocentrism, I think this is a kind of blind confidence, because no one can judge the quality of a nation. Different nations have different cultures, this is the result of human cultural development. For cultural adoption, you also provide good examples, Sushi development in U.S. They adjust Sushi's taste to meet local people.. American Chinese food is also a good example. We can find organ chicken and General Tso's Chicken in Chinese restaurant, these are American customers' favorite, but never for Chinese customers. This is because these food taste is more meet with American tastes. I also agree that the trend of globalization bring two different results, bad and good. Developed country for reduce product cost, they prefer to choose find cheap labor in developing country. This seems can temporary help, like provide job, promote economic, but in the long term, this is bad for developing countries. The developing countries only provide labor and resource, they didn't get core technology, which means they need to continue consume their own resources and labor to serve developing countries. This is not good for their long term development. Good job.
I like how you treated this as one big class instead of breaking down each category. This felt much more real to me because it was how the class felt. Anthropology. Each week was a different part of that but it always led back to week one. I especially like how it was easy to tell which sections you were talking about when it came to examples. These acted as lures to keep my mind focused as to which part you were talking about while I was reading. Also your link to the sushi part of the lecture was great too because that was not necessary but added more information. The only thing I could really complain about is that you pretty much go right for race. And that only bugs me because that was not the first thing we learned about so I am just nitpicking. Really good last post, it has been a pleasure being in a class with you.
I really like your post and I completely agree with your opinions. The old hierarchy of the great chain is incorrect and should be replaced, because all cultures and all races are equal, there is no differences of qualities among these groups. Also, your words about culture diffusion is convincing, I like part when you mentioned that Chinese restaurants in America is adjusting it tastes to adapt to American's tastes, that is so true because no one can't image how I feel when I first went to Panda express and saw all those dishes I've NEVER seen before, almond chicken, fortune cookies, and how funny when I saw orange chicken in Akers really have fresh orange in it. It supposed to be dried orange skin! Well I don't want to blame them to much because some of them actually taste good, now I just see it as a totally different new dish.
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In our last blog post, we discussed the use of satellite-based monitoring of sex offenders. The practice, which allows sex offenders to be tracked through GPS ankle bracelets, has come under fire for its flawed approach. Not only is monitoring intrusive, but it also does not prevent further sex offenses from being committed. Today, we will continue to discuss satellite-based monitoring of sex offenders by looking at a recent case decided by the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Many Flaws in GPS Tracking of Sex Offenders - Part Two
Many Flaws in GPS Tracking of Sex Offenders - Part One
In 2006, North Carolina's legislature approved satellite-based monitoring of sex offenders. The monitoring was touted as a means of protecting the public after convicted sex offenders were released from prison. The law was called "An Act to Protect North Carolina's Children/Sex Offender Law Changes." At the time, many states were enacting similar sex offender legislation after receiving funds for pilot programs from the federal Adam Walsh Act.
DWI Murder Conviction Overturned for North Carolina Woman
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has overturned several charges against a 46-year-old Charlotte woman accused of causing a man's death after driving while intoxicated. The court ordered a new trial for the woman.
Public Perception of Sex Offenders Is Not Always Accurate
Oftentimes, when people think about sex offenders they envision middle-age men lurking around schools and playgrounds. However, this stereotype is wholly inaccurate, as evidenced by two arrests on sex offense charges in North Carolina this week.
North Carolina Prosecutors Seeking Murder Charges in DWI Cases
Murder charges have traditionally been reserved for violent crimes. However, this is slowly changing in North Carolina. When individuals driving under the influence cause a fatal crash, prosecutors are beginning to charge DWI suspects with second-degree murder.
The Problem With Ignition Interlock Devices
Ignition interlock devices are often placed on the vehicles of those who have been convicted of driving under the influence. The devices are installed in cars and require the driver to blow into it before the car will start. The ignition interlock device serves as a breathalyzer which the driver must pass before driving the vehicle.
Rapper Wiz Khalifa Arrested on Drug Charges in Greenville
Popular Pennsylvania rapper Wiz Khalifa, 22, was arrested early this morning following a performance in Greenville at East Carolina University. Khalifa, who was born Cameron Thomaz, was taken into custody for drug charges after police officers searched the rapper's tour bus.
Police Bust Large Charlotte Drug and Prostitution Ring
An ongoing investigation by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) of a drug and prostitution ring resulted in a bust yesterday. As of right now, five suspects are facing felony drug charges stemming from the bust.
House Candidate Charged with DUI Twice Over the Weekend
It was not a good weekend for Randy Wolfe. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that Wolfe, a candidate for the North Carolina House, was charged with driving while intoxicated twice this weekend.


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Greece Debt Crisis To Trigger Financial Tsunami across Europe
The summit of the European Union continued on March 26 in Brussels. The most important issue on the agenda of the summit is the crisis in Greece. The biggest intrigue of the meeting is about the stance of the EU's largest country – Germany – which is supposed to carry most of the burden of help to the country that faces the danger of default. German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated earlier that Greece was not supposed to receive any international help. She reportedly did not even want to discuss this issue in Brussels.
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Wide awake at 4 am, searching for an idea for today's column.
Nothing came . . . nothing came. . . .
Then I saw something delightfully kitsch - I'm not going to say what - but it reminded me of a point in my life when I had a small collection of kitsch. It was lovely.
The star of the collection was a sail/barge boat clock/lamp/barometer. Yes, all those things rolled into one masterpiece of kitsch. It was a handcrafted variation of a classic 50s item, but oh so much better. It was just as awesome as you are imagining it to be.
The hard part was being cool when negotiating a price, so that the shop keeper would remain unaware of the gem he was losing. It worked, and the thing of beauty singlehandedly turned 'home' into 'even better home, with significantly more laughter'.
Many years and kitsch items later, in one of those unfortunate moments in life called 'taking a notion' - we've all had them - I took a notion to clear out the kitsch. Out went the pink fuzzy aerosol can holder, coat of arms shield, pink flamingo (alright, pluralize that), kewpie troll, cow sunglasses, Charles and Diana slippers, and sundry other items. I liked those cow shades. Wait, those might be bulls. Who can say, I'm no farm girl.
Eventually even my gorgeous flashy all-white Cadillac, bought in a moment of extreme kitschitis, was traded off. That beautiful thing had an extraordinary number of Cadillac logos inside, which was handy for those times when you're driving along and completely forget what brand of car you're driving. With this car, everywhere your eyes fell, there was a Cadillac logo to remind you.
Oh how I loved that thing. Only those who knew me well really got the irony, though.
Which brings me to one of the reasons for getting rid of the kitsch: So few ever got the joke. What is the point of a flashy Cadillac if people don't get why you're driving it? If you have to explain it, the fun goes right out the perfectly logo'd window.
Over the years, replacement kitsch items have come and gone. At one point I fell madly in love with bad taxidermy, but never bought anything because it is expensive as all get out. That left one option, to learn how to do taxidermy, but whereas the potential for hilarity is endless, the idea of working on dead animals to get to the hilarious part makes me squeamish.
Further, kitsch should always be somewhat accidental. You must actually find the piece appealing in some strange way, and you must stumble onto it, otherwise you're trying too hard.
So as it stands, all that's left is a pink Christmas tree (which is losing favour with me) and a Christmas alligator (it will never get boring, I love that thing).
And, of course, there's Katie, my mannequin, who is currently militia but has been a nun, bikini babe, floozy, and many other things. But she isn't really kitsch, she's family.
Wait, there's still the Kit Kat clock, Jim's B-52 bomber clock that makes engine noises and has a pilot voiceover, and the Dalek clock alarm that tells you you're going to be exterminated. Still, none of them can compare to the purity of a sail/barge boat clock/lamp/barometer.
What was I thinking.
Lately I've had a hankering to buy the exquisitely kitschy Cadillac Escalade (I wonder how many reminders of brand are in that thing, as roomy as it is there must surely be hundreds). The mere act of trading my Smart car for such a beast would be one of the all-time best kitsch moments of my entire life.
And I'd be laughing about it up to, but probably not including, the point where I had to put gas in the thing.


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I was born in Marylebone, London in 1944, right at the end of the War. My Mother played light-classical pieces on the piano, which also served as the family bomb-shelter during the air raids. I recall her playing with great fondness and still play an arrangement of Schumann's "Im Wunderschonen Monat Mai" on the guitar.
Later on, at school, I took music lessons with a patient man named John Webber who introduced me to Early Music which had yet to become part of the curriculum. At the same time I sat my grade exams on classical guitar at the Guildhall, presided over by Adele Kramer.
An interest in Early Music has remained with me, not least in my approach to arrangement.
The classical guitar studies helped a lot in the transition to steel-string fingerpicking styles, "Faro's Rag" owes more to Fernando Sor than Madame Kramer would probably care to acknowledge.
In Britain in the late fifties the musical craze was for 'Skiffle', an amalgam of American folk, blues, bluegrass and jugband styles.
The big hit was "Freight Train" which drew attention to Elizabeth Cotten's original, as well as to the work of such musicians as Leadbelly, Jesse Fuller, Josh White, Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGhee and Ramblin' Jack Elliot.
These players all came over to England and their guitar styles left a strong impression on a generation of young skifflers.
As soon as I left school I went hitch-hiking,and met up with others trying to play like them. Mac McCloud, Gerry Lockran, Mick Softly and Wizz Jones were already well on the way,and we were all in awe of Davey Graham.
Around this time I got my first playable steel-string guitar, it cost me a fiver and was an object of wonder and beauty.
It was a Scarth and, like Abbott and Aristone, a British-made dance-band instrument having an arched top and tailpiece but with a round sound hole.
It had its little idiosyncrasies – the action went up and down according to the weather, which could be counteracted by wedging a lollypop stick under the neck – a feature that merely added to its mystique. You don't see too many like it any more!
However, good steel-string guitars were few and far between with Harmony and Levin leading the field.
I was living on an old boat on the River Thames and stringing together tunes based on picking patterns, such as "Down On The Barge" and that old Scarth served me well – featuring on the cover of my first LP, in the traditional 'folk-singer-on-the-rubbish-dump' pose.
In the early sixties I attended Kingston College of Art fairly frequently.
The Art Schools seemed to be turning out more musicians than artists at that time.
The Yardbirds were at Kingston, as were Eric Clapton and Sandy Denny. The R'n'B craze had replaced skiffle and the best band was considered to be Alexis Korner's "Blues Incorporated".
I played in an Art School R'n'B band for a while, "Hog Snort Rupert's Famous Porkestra", using a borrowed electric guitar.
I found that some of the band's riffs sounded interesting played fingerstyle on an acoustic guitar and pieces like "The Wildest Pig In Captivity" came out of that.
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Johns thoughts on his strings of choice
In my search for the clearest set of bronze strings, I tried some old Rotosounds in black and red packets that I had somehow managed to hang on to for years. They sounded really good, bright and well balanced but with a rich tone. The company were amused to hear that anybody should still have strings going so far back but assured me that, several packet designs later, their new strings were still the same quality. Rotosound bass strings have a high profile world-wide which may have overshadowed their guitar strings. James How, who founded the company in the fifties, engineered a new type of string-winding machine that was a step ahead of the industry and all the strings are produced to the same degree of precision.
In addition to the phosphor bronze round wounds, Rotosound also make guitar strings in the piano string design. That is with the wrap wire stopping short of the ball end so that a section of the core wire is exposed and only the core wire comes into contact with the saddle. These strings are called 'Country Gold'. It is actually an old idea and I have a feeling that the very first steel strings used on the guitar in the 1800's were like that. The gauges for both types of string are 060 to 018 covered, and 026 to 008 plain.


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I make a big deal about this because this is the guy who is going be a huge indicator of the future of this franchise. Either he's going to get traded at some point and we'll pick up quality players in return, or we're going to have to shell out more than $100 million dollars to keep this guy for the next five years. Now I know that my little Player of the Game standings aren't an exact science, but for a guy who is supposed to be this important to the franchise to not yet have one of these awards, that's pretty absurd.
I mean we've given the nomination to guys like Kameron Loe, David Riske, Gregg Zaun, LaTroy Hawkins, and Marco Estrada all through the season before Prince Fielder even got his first one. Hell, Craig Counsell has two of these already. But Prince finally gets the nod, because his two home runs were the only thing that the Brewers really did in their 7-2 loss to the Rangers.
I mean really, that's all we had. The Brewers had three hits total, and two of them were the Fielder longball. Craig Counsell had the other hit, but that's about it. David Riske threw another scoreless inning though, and somehow he continues to be impressive. Other than that the Brewers just got flat out owned by Colby Lewis and the rest of the Texas Rangers.
Losing this series to the Rangers just continues the Brewers struggles against the American League, but hopefully Milwaukee can curb that trend starting Monday when they head to southern California to take on the Angels. After that, they go National against for a set with the Rockies, and then host the Twins and Mariners at Miller Park.
A necessary sacrifice to bring peace to this planet. We cannot let the humans pay for our mistakes. It's been an honor serving with you all.
A necessary sacrifice to bring peace to this planet. We cannot let the humans pay for our mistakes. It's been an honor serving with you all.


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Anyone who plays Warhammer 40K knows how much work goes into your army. The modeling, the filing, the painting, on and on and on. Then you send hours compiling your army list, carefully pack the Emperor's superhuman servants in foam, take them down to the local game shop, and for what? To have them destroyed by heretics, foul xenos, and unsupervised kids. Such is the glory of tabletop gaming.
Codex Pictures, the same company that brought us LEGO BIONICLE, announced that they will be putting the Emperor's finest into a 70-minute CGI thriller. The news came at UK Game Day to thousands of Games Workshop enthusiasts. Erik Mogensen, Licensing and Acquired Rights Manager for Games Workshop, stated, "We're working closely with the talented team at Codex Pictures, who have an excellent understanding of the Warhammer 40,000 intellectual property and an inspired vision for the movie. We can't wait to see our universe come to life on-screen." The picture is titled Ultramarines. Check the link for latest news.
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This is poetry. Photos are showing up on Flickr of destroyed, broken-beyond-repair iPhones and I couldn't be happier. It goes beyond mere schadenfreude, mind you. All that hard work waiting in a line, talking to the mainstream media as if there weren't more pressing matters that needed to be discussed, all just to post a photo showing a cracked screen. Poetry.
Apple replaced this particular iPhone free of charge, which has been its modus operandi for as long as I can remember. Too bad it takes so much effort to break an iPhone. I was looking forward to message board post after message board post assailing Apple for its shoddy craftsmanship.
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As an IVF specialist , I have noticed that infertile men often get very poor quality treatment. There are many of reasons for this:
What happens when the infertile man is referred to the urologist ?
Compounding this problem is the underlying fact that the basic sciences understand very little about male infertility. We really still don't know enough about normal sperm production; and since we cannot pinpoint what the problem in sperm production is in the infertile man , there is very little effective treatment we can offer him.
About ICSI
This is why the standard treatment for a man with a low sperm count today is ICSI - a treatment which is conceptually crude, but works amazingly efficiently. We still do not have good tests for analyzing sperm function, so that a lot of our treatment consists of bypassing problems , rather than identifying them and solving them. This is a sad testimony to the fact that the infertile man has been relatively neglected !
Read more- Myths and Misconceptions Microinjection: The Latest Advance in Treating the Infertile Man
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About 15 years ago , it was felt that strict morphology testing using Kruger criteria would help us to identify which infertile men had functionally competent sperm. Unfortunately , we now realize that these criteria are not always reliable. The new generation of sperm function tests are supposed to check for DNA integrity.
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Cultural change is an expression that is mainly used in public policy making to define the influences that are brought forth by cultural capital. The changes are usually on an individual or a society as general. The main stress is put on the communal and social capital determinants that are used in decision making. It also focuses on how these factors relate to one another and the availability of information plus monetary incentives that drive individuals to engage in certain behaviors. The cultural influences that are discussed include the role that the parents play, families and the guardians in overall. In addition to this, the cultural change is additionally influenced by the organizations that an individual operates in. They include the neighborhoods and the work places. The last factor that influences cultural change is the social media that an individual is exposed to. Therefore, the cultural capital becomes obvious in various ways. This is through values, attitudes and the social standards in overall. These means are a pathway which the behavioral purposes are adopted with by an individual. These are important in making decisions or rather in just guiding the individual. The culturealchange is additionally important in creating behavioral interactions through financial incentives and legislation. The paper discusses barriers to cultural change.
Theoretical Aspects of the Topic
In the general perspective, the term culture usually has many definitions. However, another accepted term for the word is the norms that are held sacred by a certain society. This means that they cannot be broken-down as they are a rule. It is also noted that it is always in the human nature to resist change (Harrison, 2006). Therefore, as a norm, human beings always want to get comfort in the habits that they have rather than change over. This was a criterion that was observed by Dr. Claude Brouder. On the other hand, change is a fundamental aspect of the human life. Therefore, having a general change is usually a hard perspective. The issue of resistance is brought forth by many issues. It is very important that these issues be looked upon carefully. This is because at other times it is not usually visible, since it can take various forms and shapes. Therefore, filtering out opposition is usually a complex matter, since even when trying to filter it out, there is still opposition. An example is the change in the work process. This can be a difficult affair for both the manager and the employees, since it involves some minor and major changes all at once (Chapin, 1928). Therefore, change and its opposing forces always have a knock on effect, since it means that it may lead to the construction or the overall destruction of the business. The most evident resistance to change is always exhibited through fear. This phenomenon will be discussed later in the writing. Therefore, resistance to change can be broadly grouped into two main categories. The first one is the organizational part which was discussed briefly in the first part of the paper. The second one is the individual barriers to change. In order to effectively discuss these two aspects, there is also a need to introduce ways and means of conquering them.
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Organizational Barrier
The first and foremost opposition under organizational barrier is an organization having undefined goals and objectives. If an organization does not have defined goals, this means that it does not have the adequate resources to fight the opposition to change in terms of ideology. Therefore, it will force it to have strategies and ways of outlining its goals and roles of individuals in the organization in order to ensure that there is a smooth work flow in the organization. In addition to this, the organization should also specify the performance standards that it wishes to have. This is a good way of tackling the opposition that comes with lack or delay in setting the standards. The other barrier to cultural change is always brought forth by financial issues and the environment (Dawson, 2010). If an organization lacks enough capital, it may face opposition from within, since it cannot function properly and, therefore, will face opposition to change. This later makes it hard for the organization to introduce ideologies that can make it stay ahead of its competitors. In the real sense, this is a factor that can make a small company fail in its initial stages. Through this level of opposition, there is always a high chance of redundancy. This means that the organization is always susceptible to poverty. The other factor that creates a lot of opposition in the organization is the lack of adequate finance. The lack of finances is factor that leads to various factors that add up to opposition. The first one is fall in demand in the monetary market. The other factor is the rise in competition. If an organization has the adequate funds, this means that it faces little opposition, since it can control the way it operates. The other and most devastating factor is security. If an organization cannot control the security of its assets, therefore, they are vulnerable to a lot of attacks. This can be given a case example of the September 11th attacks (Alvesson, 2007). This is a factor that lies squarely with the government. Such an event can cause a lot of opposition in the market as there is a shift in the mindset of investors. The matter can be further summarized by the figure below:
Lack of resources and unplanned resource allocation can also be a barrier in the cultural change in the organization. If an organization lacks the adequate financial power, this means that it cannot have the environmentalist and financial analyst on its sides and, therefore, the problem sets in. This will in the long run mean that the organization cannot have the best of its interests looked after and this is a clear onset of barriers to cultural change. If an organization further employs its resources badly, this is mostly brought in by managers making unprecedented decisions which lead to a lot of problems (Naylor, 1996). The poor allocation can be witnessed through time, machinery and also the wrong placement of the staff. This, therefore, calls for greater imagination by the managers in order to bring out the clear picture of the existence of the organization in a business world. This further is helpful in avoiding conflicts in an association. There are also structural oppositions that are brought forth under the barriers to cultural change. An organization which follows the traditional hierarchical structure is usually the one that is most affected by conservatism. This is as opposed to an organization that has flat structure which is not conserved. The communication that passes between the employees and the head of departments is usually not favorable in former structure which makes it rather complex. This difficulty in the long run creates a rift between the employees and the management. When it comes to cultural change, communication is also a major factor. In this sense, there are two forms of communication.- internal and external. Internal communication encompasses the employees and the management of an organization (Gilley, 2001). External is the one carried out between the business members and the suppliers and the customers. If an organization does not enlighten its employees of the operations that it has, it means that there is a risk of high resistance that is caused by the lack of information.
The matter of keeping information from employees is also a key factor that undermines change. This is because the employees can view the hidden information as a conspiracy between them and, therefore, they will crate an ice atmosphere in order to gain their perceived rights. This in the long run creates an uncouth atmosphere for both parties. On the other hand, an organization that does not have the adequate mode of communication with customers and suppliers risks ending up in a failure. A good example is the BP Company that was once a major company in the world. This is due to the fact, that the company opened up many branches that would mean it would gain more profit. Unfortunately it did not inform its customers of these changes (Thomas Group, 2009). In the long run, although the company stayed in business, it faced a lot of financial difficulties which meant that it failed to achieve its goals. This was a barrier and a perfect example of a company that failed due to the opposition it had in cultural change of hiding information. The overall lack of leadership or bad leadership is also a factor in an organization that leads to barriers to cultural change. A good and strong leadership is always symbiotic to a good and strong business. This means that if an organization does not have the right form of leadership, it faces risk failures. This is because they do not inspire the employees in the workplace and, therefore, the employees end up becoming invalid as they do not have a strong stepping point to enhance their work and upgrade their standards. Employees need guidance in order to succeed in their work.
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The other barrier is lack of preparation in the process of new roles. This means that there is an overall failure in the organization phase in the business. In an adage, failing to prepare is preparing to fail. If change is implemented and there is no action of teaching the employees the way that they can change is usually a factor that leads to the overall failure. This factor also gives the overall rise in resistance. These aforementioned factors all fall under the cultural issues of the organization. That means they are unwritten rules and, therefore, they are meant to be followed to the latter (Robabdul, 2007). The management of the organization has some set of rules that the employees are asked to follow all the time. This in the end means that there is a high possibility that when it tries to change these norms, there is a chance of opposition, as aforementioned. The way the management is carrying out tasks in the organization depends heavily on the culture of the organization. Therefore, if there is a change, there are always high resistance margins. This is because the employees are comfortable with the current settings. Culture virtually affects every aspect of the organization - speech, behavior and even thought. The theoretical part of this essay tries to focus on the need of cultural change and the agents of culture in a simplistic theoretical way as discussed by many scholars. When it comes to a change in organizations, the most prevalent barrier to cultural change is always the expectations to meet the requirements that are set forth by the stakeholders.
In order to meet these requirements, the individuals in the organization try as much as they can to fit into the classical economics that they were taught and, thus, they fail to change in the end. This is because one of the barriers to change in an organization is usually the factor of holding all other things constant so as to appease the key people of the organization. This, in turn, means that there is no leveled playing field for the employees as they can not freely participate in the cultural change (Team Technology, 2011). Therefore, this is a barrier to cultural change. Cultural change involves a lot of ideologies and not just one type of idea, therefore, this presents a barrier to the cultural change as it is a reengineering process that requires a lot of dedication, and it is normally hard to dedicate oneself to a lot of things at once. In such way, one of the main barriers that can be deduced from the two topics is the opposition that comes with organizational change. The other theoretical aspect of cultural change is the opposition exhibited by managers if not the employees. This means that with the opposition, there is likelihood that there will be no way the cultural changes can be practiced freely. In the modern society, the more some phenomenon is put forth, the more it will experience opposition, and that is the same with cultural change. This factor makes it hard for any person who wants to live in a certain way to practice whatever he or she thinks is right for him or her. In the modern day workplace, the more a person works, the best results will show up. However, this becomes challenging in the long run as there will be a lot of opposition from the mediocre workers exhibited. This then leads to the overall opposition in the workplace. And, thus, this is a part of barriers to organizational change. The organizational culture that is hard to change can be summarized as:
There are usually a number of factors that are associated with an individual that acts as a barrier to change. This is because, if there is a need for change, the best place to start is with an individual. The first and min factor is fear. If an individual thinks that the change ion the workplace can lead to more negatives than positives, it means that he or she has to look for ways and means of saving him or herself and through fear, a barrier will form. This is because they are afraid of failing in the new set of ideas in the organization and, therefore, they will fear that there is a risk of being fired. The risk of being fired due to restructuring creates a lot of fear in the employees. This discomfort is usually brought forth by pessimism and personal ambitions (Chapin, 1928). This is a great barrier to change. Lack of consultation in the change is also a major factor that leads to opposition. This is because the employees see that there may be a hidden agenda in the lack of ideas from them. The goals and objectives of an organization should be frequently redefined with an input from the employees to ensure that they feel secure in the organization. Lack of information and contribution regarding the goals and objectives and keeping in mind the crucial role that the employees play makes it hard for an organization to survive or have a clear change pattern. The company should also forecast a way in which there is a healthy relationship between the environment and the finances mixed with all the business goals that it has in order to reduce the number or intensity of change.
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An organization needs to have a contingency fund. This will be helpful in catering for shifts in demand. It is also helpful in forming a relationship with the loaners so that in case it needs a loan, it will get it easily. The concept of saving for the future is not evidenced in organizations and this is a clear factor that there is a need to change and help in the formulation of new ideologies which can counter act on the cultural barriers. If an organization wants to fight the cultures which it views are constantly pulling it back, the best way is imposing rules that will enable it to come up with a soft transition. Company should additionally focus on its suppliers. If it wishes to gain the best from them, the best way to do it is to create a pull of funds, which gives the suppliers the confidence that it can maneuver its way in and out of debts so as to gain more supplies at credit and to ensure its survival in business. In order to ensure that there is no opposition in terms of the set rules when they are being changed, the best way is to employ a spokesperson who is chosen by the employees. This will, in turn, ease the mode through which there is change as the employees can air their grievances through their spokesperson and create room for negotiations to ease the tension and to further simplify the process in general. The organization should additionally conduct analyses to know the mood swings and the changes that can be overly accepted by the employees. If the organization is not fully established, it can encourage its employees to speak out whenever they feel that they are being oppressed as opposed to creating barriers to change. It is always in the human interest to follow what they are told. And this means that when an individual is told to follow the rules by a senior worker, he or she does not hesitate and, therefore, the leadership has to be adequate and good. Leaders should lead an organization in a strong way and by examples. This will minimize the chances of barriers in the organization as a whole. The leadership and the employees are the backbone of sustaining a favorable leadership in the organization free of conservatism (University of Carlifornia, 2008). The organization should create plans in which the employees are taught on the new roles and prepare them adequately so that they do not oppose the changes that need to be brought about. A perfect organization can be depicted under this quality:
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In conclusion, cultural change is an impediment that knows no time. In the modern day workplace, the need to diversify has been called for due to the need to increase the market value of a company. This, in turn, needs the cooperation of all the stakeholders of the company. The stakeholders can be either employees or managers. Therefore, there is a need for an adequacy and togetherness in creating an organization that succeeds. This is through conquering the cultural impediments.
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Jordan Miles, now 20, claims he was stopped by police in Homewood and beaten without cause back in January of 2010. But the officers say they thought he may have been armed and tried to run.
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Standing on a dusty mound on the outskirts of Hilla, two Iraqi officials have an argument about what lies underneath.
One thing is certain: three pipelines carrying oil products and liquid gas from Basra in the south to Baghdad pass under the hill. Two of them were built in the late 1970s and early 80s, and the third was just completed a month ago.
But according to Hussein Falah al-Ammari of the State Board of Antiquities, there's something more valuable than oil under that hill.
"We're standing on the outer wall of the ancient city of Babylon," he said. "The pipelines penetrate the city from both sides, cutting through the northern wall where we are now, through the city and all the way to the southern wall 1.5km (0.9 miles) south from here."
Facing the antiquities official is Muayyed al-Sultani from the pipeline company in Babylon. Dressed neatly in a suit and tie, he's accompanied by a camera crew from the Ministry of Oil, as well as four soldiers. One of them flaunts a machine gun with a belt of rounds dangling from the bullet compartment.
"With all respect to the antiquities board," he says politely, "our opinion is that there are no ruins here."
The two men debated the powers of their respective ministries, the importance of the oil pipeline, and the value of Babylonian ruins. But the discussion was going nowhere.
The Ministry of Tourism has already taken the Ministry of Oil to court over the extension of the pipeline, which it says is unlawful because it endangers an archaeological site, and did not have the approval of the State Antiquities Board.
It says that unless the pipelines are diverted, the bid to get Babylon listed as a World Heritage Site will fail.
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On the surface, it's just a hill like any other in Iraq. Situated at the outskirts of Hilla, the modern name for the ancient city of Babylon, it's dotted by thorny bushes and patches of dry grass, and surrounded by palm trees on all sides.
"It's just dust around here," said Mr Sultani, adding that while the pipeline was being extended, no traces of ruins were found.
But Mr Ammari had a ready explanation. "It's the erosion over the millennia," he explained, insisting that about a metre underneath, the remains of the wall stood largely intact, preserved in "architectural detail".
Further in, he said, "we could find military bases, or private housing units or administrative centres".
But even if the court orders a diversion of the pipelines, there's no certainty that the bid to have Babylon listed as a World Heritage site will succeed.
Few would doubt the "outstanding universal value"' of the ancient city, but there are other criteria for being listed as a World Heritage Site.
Among them is "authenticity" of the ruins, and Babylon has already been compromised.
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Within the inner city walls lie the remains of the palace built by Nebuchadnezzar the Second around 2,600 years ago: layer upon layer of reddish-brown bricks, windswept and eroded over the millennia. But piled on top of the ruins are new structures erected during the past decades.
Iraq's former President Saddam Hussein ordered the rebuilding of the ancient city at exactly the spot where the old one stood.
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The clash of the Iraqi ministries pits the demands of the modern age against the preservation of history. But it could also prove to be an example of history repeating itself.
Iraq's oil sector remains burdened with a variety of problems, but its potential is vast, and so are the geopolitical implications if it fulfils it.
Ancient Babylon was a bustling commercial hub. Merchants carrying goods from places like India, Persia, and Egypt passed through the city, generating wealth for its ambitious kings, and tempting them with dreams of glory.
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From our 2017 Camp Collection x ACL Festival Collection and inspired by summertime in the 70s. There's a lot to love in this muscle tee — two-tone body with contrast navy ring at neck and armholes, a bright rainbow stripe on front and shoulders, and a handy locker loop at the back collar. Slip it on and let the good times roll.
About Camp Collection: Inspired by the smell of fresh cut grass, color wars, contraband and that cute dude from Cabin 14, Camp Collection is a reminder to always blaze your own trail, regardless of where life's adventures take you. Camp Collection is clothes you play in, no matter where you play or who you play with. We think being different is cool and fashion is about self-expression. So sing off- key during dinner, swim against the tide and streak in slow motion–we make rules just to break them. Open the doors and open your mind. We don't build walls because life is too short to hide inside.


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Introducing Exquisite Mr Carpenter Fit Out Interior
Exquisite Mr Carpenter Fit Out Interior is built on trusted and reliable product quality and workmanship.
We understand by listening to our clients and partners, as well as ensuring quality and safety is not compromised in any aspects.
Why Us?
Trust is the core value that we establish in our dealings.
- Professional Service
- Good Workmanship
- Teamwork
- Reliability
We turn Dreams
into Reality
We strive to be the leader in FIT OUT INTERIOR industry and Catalyst of innovator for the ever changing furniture industry in Malaysia
Our Services
Interior Design
Providing the basic space planning and 3D rendering services at an affordable price, and ensure that the design is not just aesthetic. We transform the design to reality.
Home Renovation
We believe in providing our customers the best value for money products, we produce high quality built-in furniture with quality workmanship as well as materials.
Commercial Renovation
Exquisite Mr Carpenter Fit Out Interior is here to support you in achieving your business goals for your restaurants, shop outlets, hotels, offices, factories and etc.


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Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackled a fire at a house on Woodberry Down in Finsbury Park, yesterday afternoon.
Two men escaped the property before the arrival of the Brigade and both were treated at the scene by the London Ambulance Service.
Part of the second floor was damaged by fire.
Fire engines from Stoke Newington and Tottenham fire stations attended the incident.
The Brigade was called at 1505 and the fire was under control at 1558. The cause of the fire is under investigation.


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Our Refund Policy
Change Policy
For all of our self-guided trips, once reserved and deposit payment made, changes to your trip are possible for a change fee of 125 Euros per person. Changes only permissible as long as the change request is made prior to the 30 days non-refundable, non-cancelable deadline. See Booking conditions for details.
Refund Policy
We will refund all payments made minus the non-refundable deposit for all cancelations made prior to the 30 day limit (for self-guided tours) or 60 day limit (for guided tours). See booking conditions for details.
No refunds will be made for cancelations made under above mentioned limits. Refunds are only possible to those who opted to obtain trip cancellation and interruption insurance. Reimbursement subject to the insurance company's policy conditions.
our trips become non-changeable or cancelable passed the final payment due date. As such we recommend you obtain trip cancellation and interruption insurance should an emergency arise that would impede you in attending the trip or having to leave the tour early - this is something you can purchase at the same time as purchasing your airline tickets, you just need to include the cost of this trip to the covered amount of your insurance.
'To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.'


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This savoury bread is terrific with soups and stews, with cheese, or just as a snack loaf.
Makes 1 loaf, about 12 servings.
For the mix
To prepare
For the mix:
Whisk together all-purpose flour, sugar, rosemary, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper in medium bowl. Spoon the mixture into a 1-quart jar. Add whole wheat flour, oats and walnuts to the jar in layers.
To prepare:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour mixture into a medium bowl and stir in 1 1/2 cups milk and 1/2 cup canola oil or olive oil. Spoon mixture into a greased and floured 9×5-inch loaf pan and bake until browned on top and a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool in the pan 10 minutes, then cool on a rack completely.


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The 2017 NCHSAA Outdoor Track & Field State Championships will be LIVE through a MileSplit Universal Subscription!
AUSTIN, Texas - May 10, 2017 - FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, today announced a new agreement with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) to air the baseball, softball, and track and field North Carolina State Championships on FloLive.tv, FloSoftball.com and FloTrack.com, respectively.
The North Carolina State Championships will feature four classes of teams and athletes - Classes 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A - competing to win the state championships in baseball, softball, and track and field. The scheduled events are as follows:
- May 19, 2017: Track & Field Championships (2A & 4A) - Irwin Belk Track, NC AT&T State University, Greensboro, NC
- May 20, 2017: Track & Field Championships (1A & 3A) - Irwin Belk Track, NC AT&T State University, Greensboro, NC
- June 2-3, 2017: Baseball Championships - Raleigh, NC and Zebulon, NC
- June 2-3, 2017: Softball Championships - Raleigh, NC and Greensboro, NC
FloSports' partnership with NCHSAA adds to FloSports' commitment to bring more depth and authenticity to sports coverage. This is the first time NCHSAA championships will be aired nationally for fans, and adds to FloSports' commitment to air high school level sports championships around the country. Along with live coverage of the State Championships, fans will also gain access to team rankings, schedules, and exclusive footage of each competition.
To access the live coverage of the 2017 North Carolina High School State Championships for each sport, users must sign up to become monthly FloPRO subscribers on the respective site. An annual FloPRO subscription on any of the sites unlocks access to premium content across the entire FloSports network.
About FloSports
FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, partners with event rights holders and governing bodies to unlock a world of sports coverage that true fans have been waiting for. Through live streaming of premier events, original video programming, and weekly studio shows, FloSports is growing the sports, the athletes, the events and the fans. Current verticals under the FloSports header are Basketball, MMA, Wrestling, Track, Gymnastics and more.
About NCHSAA
For more than a century, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association has been the governing body for public and non-boarding parochial interscholastic athletics in the state of North Carolina. The NCHSAA has 409 member schools across the state's 100 counties and offers State Championships in 23 sports, with 90 team championships for men's and women's sports in four classifications of competition.


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The institute of nutrition, Mahidol university
Public health nutrition
Strategies for developing countries: Experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean
An eight-stage process for national nutrition development
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Men in the food chain: Reasons for similarities and dissimilarities between Asian and African households
Household food security, food consumption patterns, and the quality of children's diet in a rural northern Ghana community
Human and clinical nutrition
Appropriate weaning practices and foods to prevent protein-energy malnutrition: An Asian review
Early feeding practices and the nutrition status of preschool children in rural Hubei province, China
Determinants of child height in Uganda: A consideration of the selection bias caused by child mortality
Haematological status of preschool and school-age children in urban and rural areas of Guatemala
Energy expenditure on traditional activities by Nigerian women, monitored by Oxylog
Plasma iron tolerance of ferrous glycine sulphate and ferrous sulphate in women
Food science and technology
Traditional lactic acid fermentation, malt addition, and quality development in maize-cowpea weaning blends
Nutrients and some anti-nutrients in horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc.)
IFPRI reports
Poverty, food security, and nutrition.
World food trends and future food security.
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