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Randy Shannon has improved his win total as Hurricanes head coach in each of his first three years. After a 9-win campaign last season, can the former Miami LB take "The U" to the BCS this season?
To get more insight into the 'Canes, I contacted The Sports Session for their take on the upcoming season.
Q: Is it a now or never for Randy Shannon leading Miami back to the national elite?
A: I do not believe it should be a now or never proposition for Shannon; the fan base is impatient so he may only have a two-year window. The team is still young in a lot of places, and the Hurricanes should be back in the conversation this year.
I think he has until next year to get them back to that elite level which I believe will happen, this year they will make steps that way but the schedule may be too much for them to overcome.
Q: This is Jacory Harris' second year under OC Mark Whipple. What is going to be the big difference in Harris' play this season?
A: I would have to say decrease in turnovers. Harris is going to throw fewer interceptions this year because him and Whipple will be on the same page, and Harris will have matured another year.
Q: Miami has not produced a 1,000-yard rusher since 2002. Is there a back this year that can accomplish this feat?
A: Miami has backs every year that can get 1,000 yards, that is the problem they have so many talented backs that they try to get them all on the field.
Last year we had three good backs, now this year we have Damien Berry, Lamar Miller, and Freshman Storm Johnson may be a factor. All of them are there assuming Graig Cooper does not recover from his knee injury in time; look for Berry and Miller to carry the load. Both are more than capable of getting 1,000 if given enough chances.
Q: The Hurricanes are very talented at receiver. Has Harris developed a go to target?
A: This is similar to the Hurricanes (good) problem at running back, they have a ton of big play receivers who are all very capable.
Leonard Hankerson is the guy he goes to when he is in a tough spot and needs a play. Since Harris was out most of the off-season they are now just getting back to work, Hankerson has worked hard with Mark Duper (Ex Miami Dolphin great) to get better in the off season. I think he will be even better this year.
Q: I think a big reason why Miami has not gotten back to the elite level is because of the offensive line play. How is this unit looking this season?
A: Well if I answered this question before the Summer I would say they are looking average right now, but with the addition of Seantrel Henderson (#1 offensive lineman in the nation) they are looking a bit better.
People misunderstand the O-line problems, it is not that there is not talent there, it is simply a matter of youth and depth. Orlando Franklin and Joel Figueroa will have to show a lot of leadership and get this line playing well. If Henderson earns playing time this year, and is as good as advertised this line may surprise a lot of people this year.
They are going to struggle early with Ohio State and Pitt having good defensive lines, but by the middle of the season I expect this unit to start to gel.
Q: Miami has been known for their nasty defensive line's in the past. How are they looking this year?
A: With Marcus Forston returning Allen Bailey can return to his natural position at defensive end. The moved Bailey inside because he commands a double team in most cases, so if Forston can be effective that will allow Bailey to dominate from the defensive end position.
We will also get back Adewale Ojomo who is coming off of a broken jaw last year, and if Micanor Regis can improve the defensive line should be one of the teams strengths.
They have a good amount of depth there as well although some of the reserves are young.
Q: After a marvelous freshman campaign, LB Sean Spence struggled last year. How did he look in the Spring and what is expected of him?
A: Sean Spence struggled with injuries last year and that affected him a lot. He talked about how watching the team play on T.V. while they were on the road was hard for him. But he bulked up to 217 pounds in the off-season and had a productive spring practice. He does not look like he is all the way back yet, but by the time the first game rolls around he is going to be ready to go.
They are expecting big things out of him this season, one of the biggest is his emotional leadership on the field. The coaches are not going to lighten his load, he is going to be a key part of this teams success and he expects that of himself.
When Spence is out there the team seems to play with a bit more fire, think about it the team was 5 - 1 and ranked #8 before he injured his knee.
Q: Who are some of the freshman that could make a significant impact this year?
A: Well a lot of this depends on what the coaches decide to do, we have an abundance of young talent at several positions. To name a few Lamar Miller, Shayon Green, Jamal Reid, Seantrel Henderson, Jared Wheeler, and Storm Johnson (if he isn't redshirted).
Malcolm Bunche could also be a big contributor if he he loses the excess weight before the season starts 6' 7", 328 lbs. as a freshmen! Just a note Henderson, Wheeler, and Bunche are all offensive lineman, that depth I was talking about is real.
Q: How do Miami fans feel about the tough non-conference schedules? More importantly maybe does Shannon like it?
A: The Miami fan base is separated into factions much like any other team, and the fans are divided. You have one group who likes playing games against good team, but they also feel that Miami should win these games and it should not be an excuse for Shannon.
There is another group who believes that Miami should change the way they schedule and get some cupcakes (because the Gators do it), in the ACC and be in the conversation for the BCS title game every year.
Overall most of the fanbase is reasonable and understands if Miami loses a tough game in Columbus or at Virginia Tech that it's not a big let down, teams lose games even the best of them.
As for Shannon he is "old school" Miami's mantra has always been we will play anybody, anywhere, at any time. Shannon believes in that philosophy it's one of the reasons Miami rose to the top of college football so quickly, but Shannon also realizes self preservation is an important trait.
Although he will never say it publicly I am sure he wishes that for one season the cupcakes would be lined up and he could win a BCS title to relieve some of the pressure. He likes the tough schedule, but he wants to go on a title run even 12 - 0 with a loss in the title game gives him breathing room.
Q: Describe a successful season this year for the Hurricanes. Describe a disappointing one.
A: A successful season for the Hurricanes this year is simple ACC Championship, or at least making it to the ACC title game. They can beat Ohio State, Pitt, Florida State, and Virginia Tech, but if they don't make it to the ACC title game the seas will be looked at as a disappointment.
If you stack this team up they have more than enough to be in the conversation for winning the ACC. If they lose games to the likes of Clemson, Maryland, or even a fourth straight loss to UNC that is the worst possible scenario. All of these teams have beat Miami in recent years and really they should not get the best of us that often.
Q: What is your prediction for the season?
A: Well when it comes down to it I have to say 10 - 2 and they make it to the ACC Championship game. I think they "upset" (if you want to call it that) Ohio State in Columbus, all the chatter coming out of the Buckeyes and their fans is an air of confidence. Miami plays the underdog role well.
I think we beat Va Tech, and Florida State in close games. I think Pitt will sneak up on us coming off a big win at Ohio State, and then we lose a stupid game to Clemson or Georgia Tech where we are probably winning the game and give it up late.
I think we rematch with Florida State in the ACC championship game, and the ACC finally gets the match up they hoped for. Not sure who wins though, I would say Hurricanes but it's hard to beat the same team twice in one season.
My take on Miami…
To give you an idea how "down" Miami has been over the last five seasons, they are 25-23 in ACC since 2004.
If Shannon is going to bring Miami back to the national elite, I think this will be his best year to do so. His ballyhooed recruiting classes of a few years back are now upperclassmen and the conference schedule sets up well with FSU, UNC and Va. Tech at home.
The area to watch will be the line of scrimmage on both sides. Miami has not been nearly as good as they were earlier this decade on the offensive line and the d-line is not as salty as it used to be. How much progress have they made?
The o-line needs to play better and a running back stepping up would help take some of the pressure of the slight, yet confident shoulders of Jacory Harris. The junior played very well in his first year under OC Mark Whipple whose decision to stick around will help Harris develop more.
The defense should be better in its second year under coordinator John Lovett. The talent is certainly there.
Miami's schedule is pretty ridiculous out of conference not to mention playing in the Coastal Division and facing FSU and Clemson from the Atlantic. The 'Canes could very well play for an ACC title with just 8 wins.
8-4, T1st Coastal Division
Thanks again to The Sports Session for their insight.
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I think part of it has to do with how she was raised. She wasn't ever really close to her mother and maybe that constant need to please that stemmed from childhood is what is making her want to change herself now. I have considered referring her to my therapist but I'm afraid that will just backfire on our friendship.
Back to my friend...her picture is included in this post at least once...maybe twice or more. But I ask you honestly. Was there anybody you saw you think needed any help? Sometimes what we all forget is that we are our biggest critics. We see flaws that others may not. We strive to correct things that are only present in our own eyes. I am guilty of this as much as anyone. I try to cover things with makeup...workout, diet, to get rid of those last few extra pounds that no one seems to see but me. But for what? Not one of my friends or family (at least the ones that count) will like me any more or less should I gain or lose a few pounds.
You know what truly makes someone pretty or handsome? It's confidence in yourself...being happy with who you are...and of course a heartfelt smile!
In the end nobody can tell you to do anything you don't want to do, or not to do anything you want to do. You need to be happy with yourself.
"And this above all else...to thine own self be true"

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We showcase 5 to 7 exhibits each year selected on the broad educational goal of displaying important contemporary work, exploring the possibilities of certain media or style and displaying works from the past that continue to bear relevance by offering the public a contemporary knowledge and understanding of art.
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Is there really anything better than spending countless hours floating, tanning, or having fun at the beach? I think no which is why my go to place for fun in Central Alberta is Sylvan Lake.
Sylvan Lake gives a friendly, family feeling as there are lots of families that go there to spend the day. Sylvan Lake also has a pier which is super fun to run and jump off of into the cold water on a hot summer day. This past year, the town of Sylvan Lake introduced the new "Aqua Splash". The Aqua Splash is a fun inflatable obstacle course with monkey bars, water trampolines, rope climbing and so much more. If you are not really enjoying the whole "obstacle course" idea but still want the excitement and exhilaration, you should check out Canadian Jetpack Adventures. Water jetpacking fills your body with energy you did not even know you had! After a fun filled day at the lake, be sure to stop by the delicious Big Moo Ice Cream Parlour. Tons of delicious flavours to choose from that will chill you in the heat of summer.
Sylvan Lake has always been a favourite place of mine to visit for as long as I can remember. Sylvan has always been a place I am proud to call my "escape". When I go to Sylvan I am relaxed, happy, and calm. Sylvan lake is a great place to go camping or to just spend the day out soaking up some rays. It is my favorite place to visit in Central Alberta.
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buying iphone 5 is a waste of time.. waiting with a very long que and wasting money people don't realized that they're paying for huge for a mobile phone which not so good for a smartphone.. people is just paying for it's name.... s3 is superb.. it value what people really spent for a mobile.. i know s3 is also expensive.. but every money you spent on that mobile.. counts....... waiting for the note 2
If it is true, I can't believe that there are so many xxxx in the world.
okay its out, the phone is not as hyped as the fans make it. compare the specs to any high end smartphone and you wont be all that impressed.
i have a very different take on recent events. I heard of a survey conducted on those people waiting in front of stores . It said that almost 80 % of them were previous apple users . Less than 10% were android users and remaining were using other platforms like blackberry and windows phone. This news may be a bogus but it is still interesting to see that the new iphone created very little interest in users other than apple .
But still...all that lines are already Apple users...the difference from 4S to this one is nonsense because is obvious many of iPhone 4 users stayed in home and decided not to buy 4S for being so similar...but now here they are...and maybe a few 3GS users amongst them ahaha good luck with your new taller device with a design you never seen before uahaaaah
Iphone phenomena!!.....the beauty of the iphone is that it has 'soul' value. People proud of being apple family...instead of being small green robot ..peace to android
If that prediction comes true, Samsung Galaxy S3 sales from the day it launched will look like a big joke
the fastest selling smartphone ???...has anyone else remembered xiaomi selling 300'000 mi one s's in just 4mins and 12
To much money for one phone..and has same interface and same menu like an iphone 3 years ago. Shame...
Lets hope its goes nearer to the 10 million mark..Been& got my nano sim from store just waiting for delivery of iphone 5 now.
[deleted post]You're worst than a fanboy you are a hater... All hail the people who don't care about your comment..:-)
we the iphone fans r legends and we love our phone like hell go iphone


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Welcome to the Fellowship of Isis Central Blog! The Fellowship of Isis is an international organization dedicated to furthering awareness of the Goddess. Information presented here about the Fellowship of Isis (announcements, policies, liturgy and the branches of study in the FOI) is provided directly to us by FOI Co-Founder Olivia Robertson, Temple of Isis, Clonegal Castle, Ireland.
Monday, October 18, 2010
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An Oracle from the Goddess/Muse Urania has been added to Samhain 2010 issue of Isian News, and to Olivia Robertson's Online Log on the Fellowship of Isis Central Website of the Circle of Isis. It is accompanied by a note from Olivia to further clarify the method of operation of the Muses Symposium.
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Par CarlottaDowdle le 21 Mai 2018 à 06:43
Male, have you discovered that as you age you desire to head out and party till the sun comes up less as well as less? Girls, have you noticed that the duties of job and also family have sneaked in as well as you do not reach dance as much as you want to?
And in Europe, you locate yourself hand pumping following to a 50-year old? The point is we tend to obtain monotonous as we age over right here in North America.
Do not get me wrong- I'm absolutely guilty of it myself yet I decided to alter things up in my life. You brand-new experiences. Prior to we mosted likely to Mykonos this summer a pal told me that we should see Tiesto at Cavo Paradiso. I stated who's Tiesto? He stated, "dude begun". I said, "I really have no idea." He claimed, "Google him."
Transforms out this Mr Tiesto guy has 10,018,516 Facebook followers! Who is this person? Transforms out DJ magazine voted him the worlds finest DJ. Fair sufficient. I'll provide a pay attention. I called my favored resort front workdesk girl Eleni as well as asked her if she would certainly get me some tickets to see him. She called me back and also stated, "All the tables are sold out." Wait a minute. Sold out? He's not coming for 2 months! I do not intend to see the second resulting Elvis. I simply want to see a DJ.
Kim and also I were informed to obtain there at midnight to safeguard our VIP table. Tiesto would certainly come on at around 3am. Visualize 4000 people in a club which is constructed into a bluff, chauffeur prive mykonos and forgets the Mediterranean.
Around 4 am you notice something strange occurring to one of the walls. It begins to transform purple. After a couple of alcoholic drinks as well as being up all night you type of do not pay that much interest to it. Up until you look again and see that "purple wall" in fact isn't a wall as well as has now unbelievely been changed right into the Mediterranean ocean. We're outside!
Prior to you can say, "Where's my radiance stick?", Tiesto aims out to the horizon from his pulpit, suggesting that something is coming. I attempted and also massage the alcohol out of my eyes in vain to make out what's coming. I see 2 fronts lights twinkling in the distant skies which show up to be a plane. I assumed, possibly it was Tiesto rocket ship coming to pick him up because the job was over (I later on located out he has a Lear Jet for that).
As the twinkling headlights begin to look more like two bright round fireballs striking their last approach on our dance flooring. Tiesto musically ratings the touchdown to symphonic music that makes you really feel as if you as well as 4000 other individuals are landing the plane with simply the crowd's consolidated power.
I can only imagine exactly what the Captain that simply piloted in this over night flight needs to be assuming. 4000 individuals jumping, dancing, shouting as well as pointing at him as he lands his substantial monster of metal at the flight terminal surrounding to Cavo.
After that evening I formally came to be Tiesto Facebook Fan # 10,018,517. For me, It's more than simply being a part of great music. Also if it's just to celebration one evening till the sunlight comes up with 4000 of your closest buddies.
Before we went to Mykonos this summer a good friend told me that we must see Tiesto at Cavo Paradiso. I claimed who's Tiesto? Tiesto would come on at around 3am., Tiesto directs out to the perspective from his pulpit, indicating that something is coming. I believed, perhaps it was Tiesto space ship coming to choose him up because the gig was over (I later discovered out he has a Lear Jet for that).
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The 2015 collection of Oxford and Cambridge University students' work, with a twist. This time "segregation of poetry, prose and visual arts will be removed" (p.i). Readers are told that "as you move around inside these covers ... you will form a poetry of your own" (p.ii). I'd call much of the content on the earlier pages avant-garde - I didn't get/like it. The graphics/text mix was the easiest aspect of it to understand.
I liked Emma Levin's "Cheese-branding". "Our Body" and "All in the family" were ok too.


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Rusted, 132-year-old Winchester rifle found against tree in Nevada national park
The story of how it got there may never be known, but a rusting 132-year-old Winchester rifle -- known in U.S. lore as "the gun that won the West" -- was recently found resting against a juniper tree in a Nevada national park.
The gun, its stock split, gray and faded like driftwood, and its steel barrel rusted brown, blended in perfectly against the tree in a remote part of the Great Basin National Park until a National Parks Service employee spotted it.
"Perhaps it belonged to a lone cowboy riding the high range."
"The rifle, exposed for all those years to sun, wind, snow and rain, was found leaning against a tree in the park," said Nichole Andler, chief of interpretation at Great Basin National Park.
An engraving on the gun marks it as a "Model 1873," and Andler said further research showed the serial number on the lower tang, or portion of the grip, matched up with records held at the Center for the West at the Cody Firearms Museum in Cody, Wyo. with a manufacture and shipping date of 1882, Andler said. According to Morgan, Utah-based Winchester Repeating Arms, 720,610 of the rifles were manufactured between 1873 and 1916. In 1882 alone, more than 25,000 of the 1873 models were made.
The gun sold for $50 when they first came out -- nearly $1,000 in today's dollars. By 1882, they were selling for half that price and touted as an accessible "everyman's" rifle.
The discovery was enough to fire imaginations about the fate of the gun's owner. An article on Winchester's website offered a few theories.
"Perhaps it belonged to a lone cowboy riding the high range," wrote Winchester publicist Scott Engen. "Perhaps it was set aside by a sourdough prospector in his search for a vein of rich ore. Whatever the actual story, it has the makings of a great campfire tale.
On Great Basin Park's Facebook page, the same questions are being bandied about.
"Who left the rifle? When and why it was leaned against the tree? And, why was it never retrieved?" reads a post on the page.
The park's cultural resource staff is combing through old newspapers and family histories hoping to solve the mystery. But posters to the site had their own suspicions.
"No big mystery," wrote Kenneth Larson. "A hunter left it. Set it against the tree, took care of the deer, drug it or packed it out on a horse. Got to the bottom and realized he'd left the rifle and said screw it. Or went back and couldn't find it."
Park officials will exhibit the rifle before it is sent to conservators to stabilize the wood and apply museum conservation techniques to prevent further deterioration.


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Fedorov injures his shoulder in the Blue Jackets preseason opener.
Pronger sick and tired of the rumors about his departure from Edmonton.
"I knew I'd be Public Enemy No. 1 ... but I'm pissed off by all the rumours and innuendo surrounding my leaving," Pronger told the Edmonton Journal.
"I've heard all the nasty stuff, about all my girlfriends...that I've got more kids than I started with. I must have six kids out there.
"It started off with I slept with so-and-so, and I'm having kids, then it moved to my wife sleeping with some of my teammates. I was supposed to be having a kid with a reporter, then she said, 'I don't know what they're talking about.' Then it went from story to story."
"The fans have every right to feel how they feel," Pronger told the Journal. "Some understand, some don't care. Others, I'm sure, want to tell me to screw off."
"Fans are fickle...it's the nature of the beast," Pronger said to the paper. "You're an idol when you're on their team. They love to hate you, hate to love you. Now, they'll be back hating me. They always did when I was on other teams."
He's sick of the rumors, yet he still won't say why he asked for a trade out of Edmonton. Let the rumors continue.
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NASA has hardly ever had an uninteresting moment since the 1960s, when Project Mercury initiated missions that put U.S. men in space. The organization has constantly been battling to obtain the resources it needs for future plans, and at times, NASA has had to press forward with little to nothing in funding. NASA's budget is miniscule and since it is lower than it has ever been in nearly half a century, much of the executive staff has looked at alternatives to raising money or finding companies to partner with, such as SpaceX. While still savvy on the grounds of technology, NASA has not done as well with general reasoning and on-paper metrics, and is continuing to encounter further roadblocks along their path toward Mars.
Despite having at least 18 current missions, NASA has been struggling with how to approach their utopian goal of placing humans on Mars. The practical facets of this collective dream have been unorganized and hopeful at best. While Charles Bolden, NASA's head administrator, has spoken very deliberately and zealously on the subject of manned Mars voyages, the equipment that would facilitate this goal has not reached finalization or testing stages. Add to that the U.S. National Research Council's (NRC) mammoth report on NASA's current human spaceflight methods for Mars, and the organization is up against a number of significant obstacles.
The NRC performs studies in areas of science, medicine and engineering, and they released a 286-page report on the complex situations that NASA is facing regarding travel toward Mars. While flights to the moon have become almost commonplace within the last 50 years, there has never been a human colony set up on the moon, and the report from the NRC suggests that such a project would be the most natural place to begin. The Committee on Human Spaceflight (CHS), the NRC's branch delegated for more specific research among this field, agreed that NASA's internal structure in preparation for Mars is inadequate.
With such weighty roadblocks along NASA's path to Mars, the organization will need to handle these encounters in ways that further expedite action and direction, rather than just speculation and rumination. Even in the wake of receiving a funding package from the U.S. House Appropriations Committee in May, and working on lessening rocket costs alongside SpaceX, funding for NASA is nowhere near what it needs to be to fashion even a maiden voyage to Mars.
Mitch Daniels, former Indiana Governor, current Purdue University President and current co-chair of the CHS, made a keen observation on Wednesday regarding the desires of NASA in relation to American progress as a whole. Daniels commented on the need for an entirely different national approach toward business, if Mars is to remain a plausible effort.
The NRC's report also highlighted NASA's need to collaborate with more international partners, thus lowering the astronomical costs and resources levied by human missions on the Red Planet. In order for NASA to raise enough money for full development and execution, even for tests toward Mars, the rate of fundraising would have to surpass the rate of inflation.
The Humans2Mars Summit (H2M), the most recent of which took place in April of 2014, rallied dozens of speakers to share information about the progress of space exploration programs and how various agencies are enhancing the possibility of a human Mars mission sooner than later. If frontline developers such as SpaceX and NASA have every intention to land humans on Mars within the next two decades or less, conferences such as the H2M Summit will need to rapidly be transitioned into international events, with governmental decision-makers having a say in the matter.
Another option being considered that could clear the path for Mars missions is the Asteroid Redirect Mission, or ARM. This initiative proposed by NASA could end up being less expensive than a moon colony when executed properly, but would require an equal amount of coordination and planning. ARM would provide for a robot-operated spacecraft to identify, collect and tug an asteroid into orbit around the moon. The ideal asteroid would be "room-sized," such that an astronaut could then land on it and obtain samples.
The majority of the details in NASA's 2015 budget proposal submitted to Congress are slightly broader goals that have the capacity to be merged with current operations. Some of the goals are developing spacecraft materials that are suited for Mars' terrain, and conducting tests on the health of astronauts who would be subjected to lengthy space travels.
In any case, the ambition presently shown by NASA to reach Mars by any stretch of their predictions would have to be supported by political and governmental longevity. Daniels referred to this exact issue in the NRC report, stating that "any human exploration program will only succeed" if it is consistently backed, both verbally and tangibly, by national leaders from initial stages through success. While NASA is encountering further roadblocks on their path to Mars, if they handle their fervor with diligence and international cooperation, the first Mars colony in history could come about with success.
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"Fit every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ." 2 Cor. 10:5 MSG
If you are anything like me at times you may have a long list of things to do, and as you look at the list the smallest thought that comes into your mind distracts you from getting started. Some would call it procrastination. Some call it an inability to focus. Some call it ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder. Others may call it taking a break, or re-grouping your thoughts. For me it is –getting distracted. Once I find myself on the rabbit trail of a new thought, or chore, that takes me off my list I have to purposefully remind myself to focus, and buckle down.
In working in Corporate America I have taken several time management classes, and seminars. In a fast paced world with many demands, and technology exploding all around us, it's easy to get distracted. Social media and all the avenues it offers can suck us into a time warp, and before we know it several minutes or hours have passed. Not only Social Media, but people can be a distraction.
People pleasers may find that because they want to please everyone it leaves little time for what they need to get done. In all of the classes and seminars I attended each one would say "do the important things, the big things, first. Then do the small things." For each of us, depending on the stage of our lives the important, and big, things will be different.
At work you may be facing a deadline on a project, or a report that is due for a meeting. That will take precedence over leaving work early to play a round of golf. My pastor has referred to being distracted as "the Devil trying to get you off task. To confuse you from completing the task at hand." In all the above situations any distraction can occur, and do occur. There is truth in that.
This morning as I write I find myself being distracted by thoughts of other things that really have nothing to do with my list. Since I missed the Oscars my thoughts are to check the internet to see who won what, who was best dressed, etc. all things that would consume valuable time, and add zero benefit to my life. As I search the scriptures for verses about being distracted I am reminded that we should keep God first, and remain focused.
"But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent." 2 Cor. 11:3 NLT
There is a peace that comes when I am reminded that God is in control, when He has given me a task to do, He will see to it that it is complete.
"Now you should finish what you started." 2 Cor. 8:11a NLT
While I work on the task at hand, He will watch over the other things. When things happen I like to feel like I am not alone.
"The LORD himself watches over you! The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade." Ps. 121:5 NLT
Some of you may deal with the exact thing of being distracted, getting behind on a task, or a project, and re-prioritizing to try and make more time. How do we make more time after we have been distracted? I did not surf the Internet for information on the Oscars, but instead continue in the scriptures with what does God say?
We can take our example from Jesus in Matthew "see first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you." (Mt. 6:33) Jesus is talking about worrying about our daily needs of clothes and food. But, I will tell you whenever I have sought Him first thing in the morning, amazingly by the end of the day my list is completed.
The Devils mantra for each day is to "kill, steal, and destroy." (Jn. 10:10) When distractions come our way, I'm not talking about full fledge emergency situations, we should recognize them and take those thoughts captive to Christ. What does that mean, take captive to Christ? My New Living Translation study bible says "when we are exposed to ideas and opportunities that might lead to wrong desires, you can turn away, or allow them to take you captive and follow them. (NLT p. 1973fn) The key to that is "taking them to the Lord, and asking Him to re-direct your thinking." (NLT p. 1973fn) This takes discipline. I don't know about you, but I am still a work in progress.
When we fix our thoughts on God's word the distractions become limited.
"You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!" (Isa. 26:3 NLT)
Jesus himself says –
"Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing." Jn. 15:5
With that planted in my mind this task is complete, and I am on to the next; keeping my thoughts on what needs to get done, and submitting it to Jesus.
May you avoid distractions by keeping your thoughts on Him, remaining in Him, and thereby produce much fruit!
©Gentle Whisper Ministries 2015, re-post edited 2/2017
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I could tell you how miserable Mason is, however as a teething baby one expects him to be miserable. It is just an unfortunate side effect of the whole teething debacle.
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I am not doing well. Not one little bitty bit. I'm getting even less sleep than Mason because unlike him I can't take any of those short naps during the day because I have Bella home. I can't nap when she does because either Mason is awake or it's too close to the time to pick the boys up. The few times it does seem like Mason and I will get a good amount of sleep at night Bella comes in to wake us up. I think this past week is the only time I have removed my daughter from my bed and told her to stay out of it and my room. She isn't too happy with me.
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Hogan Knows Best may be the realest reality show ever. Of course, the bulk of that reality took place when the cameras weren't rolling. The program followed professional wrestler and '80s icon Hulk Hogan and his family -- wife Linda, daughter Brooke, and son Nick -- through their daily lives.
For the most part, they seemed like any normal American family. They sometimes clashed, sometimes found themselves at odds, and always loved each other, no matter what.
The behind-the-scenes truths were a lot darker. While the show itself isn't really responsible, it absolutely marked the point at which the Hogans were torn apart as a family unit. Something that was intended to show them as a unified group instead became the flashpoint for their disintegration. In retrospect, there's a sad quality to the program, as we now know how much pain was taking place in the parts of their lives not shown to the public.
Below, we give you the full rundown on the show's conception, its rise, and its ultimate demise. At the center is a family whose members didn't know how dramatically their lives would change when they began filming.
Here are 15 Dark Secrets Behind Hogan Knows Best.
15 Hulk only did it to help his daughter's music career
The success of MTV's The Osbournes made it a hot career move for celebrities whose fame was on the downswing to do reality shows giving viewers a peek inside their lives. Many of those shows were very successful. Most people assumed Hulk Hogan was simply hopping aboard that gravy train. In truth, he had an entirely different motivation.
The Hulkster was a guest on CNN's Larry King Live, where he told the host that he thought doing the show would help Brooke's burgeoning music career. VH1 initially approached him to do a reality series about his return to wrestling, but he wasn't interested. He changed his mind on the format when his daughter decided to get into music, because he knew she would need a boost.
"We thought this would be a great way to give Brooke an awareness, to make people know who she was," he informed King.
14 Plots for the show were scripted
A lot of reality shows are dogged by allegations that they're scripted. In the case of Hogan Knows Best, its star acknowledged during a legal proceeding that his show was "soft-scripted." That's a term used in television when the producers formulate plots for each episode, meaning that scenarios are pre-planned rather than natural.
Hogan was quoted as saying that there was a manufactured theme for every installment.
The family would be briefed on the theme, as well as given instruction on specific things to do or talk about while the cameras rolled. He cited an example where they were told to discuss a family vacation at some point during their day. Hogan additionally claimed that the family was fed lines or directed to discuss particular subjects in the moment.
It's clear that -- in this case, at least -- the "reality" was shaped by the producers.
13 Brooke's racy photoshoot
Although Hulk was the nominal star, it quickly became clear that Brooke was every bit as central to the show as he was. She became a viewer favorite, especially with male audience members. That popularity led to something that has become a requisite for reality show starlets -- a racy photoshoot.
Brooke did one for the "guy magazine" FHM, but it was a bit different from most of its kind. She was only 18 when she posed for the cover. Liquor companies, who advertise heavily in such publications, don't buy ads when the celebrity on the cover is not of legal drinking age, lest they be accused of marketing their product to minors. That's also part of the Distilled Spirits Council of America's code of conduct.
As a result of Brooke's appearance, no alcohol was advertised in her issue.
12 Nick's car accident
On the night of August 26, 2007, during the show's fourth --and what would become final -- season, tragedy struck. Nick and some friends were in Clearwater, Florida. They decided to have a drag race. Nick and his friend John Graziano were in one car, two of their buddies in the other.
During the high-speed race, Nick lost control of the vehicle on a wet road, slamming his Toyota Supra into a tree.
Griaziano, who was not wearing a seatbelt, suffered severe brain injury that requires him to be cared for around the clock to this day. Nick was found to have alcohol in his system. Authorities charged him with multiple offenses, including driving under the influence and use of a motor vehicle in commission of a felony. A judge sentenced him to eight months in jail, five years of probation, and 500 community service hours.
11 Hulk had a relationship with his daughter's friend
One of the defining things about the show took place off-camera, and it altered the Hogans forever. At the same time that he playing a devoted family man on television, Hulk was engaging in an extramarital affair.
Christiane Plante was not only "the other woman" - she was also a friend of Brooke's.
Plante told the National Enquirer that Hulk and Linda "privately knew their marriage was ending" at the time of the fling. That may or may not be true, but there's no denying that it was, at the very least, the final nail in the coffin.
There were some serious ripple effects, with Brooke caught right in the middle. Plante used social media to issue an apology, writing, "I will never be able to fully forgive myself for this. I have lost an amazing friend."
Hulk, meanwhile, found himself estranged from his angry daughter for a time.
10 Brooke's song flopped
Hogan Knows Best was conceived to help launch Brooke Hogan's singing career. To that end, the video for her first single, "About Us", made its premiere following the finale of the second season. It then went into heavy rotation on MTV. This was supposed to be the moment when the celebrity offspring became a full-fledged pop star.
Except that didn't quite happen.
Despite the exposure provided by Hogan Knows Best, "About Us" failed to make much of a splash.
The tune debuted at #53 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending August 19, 2006. That was an impressive start, earning it the "Hot Shot Debut" designation given to the highest-charting new release. The following week, it bounded to #33 -- and then quickly went backwards from there. The song was the proverbial flash-in-the-pan.
Brooke's album, Undiscovered, fared no better, selling a meager 127,000 copies.
9 Hulk made offensive remarks on tape
One of the biggest scandals surrounding Hogan Knows Best involved Hulk's affairs, which created a ripple effect. Other bad behavior on the wrestler's part made its way into the media as a result. That includes a videotape showing him being intimate with the wife of his friend, known as "Bubba the Love Sponge." Also included on the tape were some shockingly racist and homophobic remarks.
In one section, he used the N-word to describe an African-American man who worked on Brooke's CD. In another, Hulk was recorded talking about Hogan Knows Best with his mistress. He told her that the show's producers came up with an idea for a storyline in which he would return to the house he grew up in. Hulk is heard using an ugly term to describe the gay man who they discovered lived there when that episode was filmed.
8 Tragedy caused the show's cancellation
Nick's car accident had a direct negative impact on Hogan Knows Best. Filming had already stopped for the season when the incident occurred. However, network executives were faced with the daunting question of whether or not the show should return for another series of episodes in light of what happened.
A 2007 article in the Tampa Bay Times pointed out that the program was, by nature, rather light-hearted. Therefore, should it continue, there were only two options -- remain light-hearted and appear to be ignoring the gravity of the accident, or directly address the aftermath of the tragedy Nick caused, which would alter the entire fabric of the show.
Neither option was particularly appealing, so VH1 opted to cancel the show altogether. There was just too much of a dark cloud over it to continue. Brooke went on to get her own spinoff series, entitled Brooke Knows Best.
7 Ratings dropped quickly
Hogan Knows Best made its debut on July 10, 2005, airing on the VH1 cable channel. There was great anticipation for the show. Hulk was a beloved, iconic professional wrestling figure. It was also the relatively early days of such celebrity reality shows, so the novelty value was in full effect.
The network believed Hogan Knows Best would be a ratings winner.
And they were, for a short while. The pilot episode was a smash hit with the target audience of viewers age 18-34. When the stats came in, 1.31 million people in that bracket tuned in -- a number that was huge for a VH1 original program.
Apparently, a portion of them must not have been all that impressed with what they saw. Ratings for subsequent episodes plunged alarmingly. Among that same demographic, the average audience for each subsequent installment was 849,000.
6 Linda dated a much younger man
It was shocking when Hulk cheated on Linda, especially since it was with a woman twenty-one years his junior. He wasn't the only one with an attraction to younger partners, though. Following their split, Linda began dating a man named Charlie Hill -- and the age difference was even greater than the one between her ex and his mistress. She was 48 at the time, he was just 19.
He was a former classmate of her daughter's.
Their relationship didn't have a better outcome than hers and Hulk's. After four years together, the couple broke up. Hill later sued Linda for $1.5 million, claiming that she forced him to do menial labor, such as fertilizing avocado trees, maintaining her yacht, and performing various landscaping duties around the lakeside mansion where she kept him.
5 Brooke was furious about Nick's legal woes
Brooke and Nick didn't always get along on Hogan Knows Best. In fact, they were often seen bickering and feuding with one another. Nevertheless, as is often the case with siblings, that needling quality belied the fact that the two actually care deeply about one another.
When Nick was sentenced to eight months in jail for causing a car accident that left another man badly injured, Brooke took it almost as hard as he did. Specifically, she was upset about how the public viewed him in light of the incident. She used her MySpace blog to express her feelings, saying "most of the public thinks my brother is some rich little selfish kid, but no one knows the real story, and I'm really [angry] that the truth didn't come out from either side."
Apparently realizing that this would add fuel to the fire, she deleted the post soon after.
4 Linda's scathing letter
A divorce is emotionally difficult for anyone. Getting divorced under the watchful eye of the American public and the entertainment media just kicks everything up a couple of notches. Linda was interviewed by the TV program Inside Edition nine years after she and Hulk split up. It was apparent that, nearly a decade later, she continued to suffer from the fallout.
During the interview, she read sections of a letter that she wrote to Hulk about his affair, which happened during the time they were all filming Hogan Knows Best. "You have single-handedly ruined our 25-year marriage and our family," she penned. "You took me for granted and never appreciated me or our beautiful family... I will never forgive you." Linda additionally accused him of "hiding behind those sunglasses" and a "false smile."
Linda cried while reading this letter, clearly showing that the hurt was still there.
3 Hulk's emotional issues after cancellation
Because so much discord emerged from Hogan Knows Best, its eventual cancellation was even more laden with sorrow than it would have been otherwise. Hulk didn't just lose a show, he lost his marriage, damaged his relationship with his daughter, and saw his son behind bars.
Unsurprisingly, that took a toll on the star. Hulk appeared on a segment of Oprah Winfrey's Where Are They Now? where he recalled hitting "rock bottom" when the show went off the air. "Everything got dark," he said. "Everything happened at once." Hulk further revealed that he began drinking heavily as a way of self-medicating, which, of course, made everything even worse than it already was.
At one point, he felt so low that he contemplated ending it all, convincing himself that this would be "an easy way to fix things." A positive encounter with some adoring fans made him believe life could still have meaning.
2 Hulk the show was a mistake
Agreeing to do a reality series where camera crews follow you and your family around all day can seem like a good career move. There are, however, some real drawbacks to it. Hogan Knows Best is perhaps the quintessential example of that, as it marked the point where the Hogans fell apart.
Hindsight being 20/20, Hulk came to realize that, despite his initial good intentions, signing on for the gig wasn't the wisest idea he ever had.
In a 2008 interview with People magazine, he acknowledged that the stress of production was one of several contributors to his divorce from Linda. He additionally lamented the effect celebrity had on his children. "I just think the reality show amplified the problems that were already there," he revealed.
During the interview, Hulk also expressed regret for his temporary estrangement from Brooke once the program ended.
1 The Gawker lawsuit
During his years as a professional wrestler, Hulk Hogan took down a lot of opponents. In real life, he took down an entire media company. In 2006, Hogan had an affair with his friend's wife. He claims not to know that they were being videotaped at the time. Gawker, a popular media/gossip website, got their hands on that tape and posted portions of it online. Claiming invasion of privacy among other things, Hogan sued them for $100 million.
A nasty legal battle ensued. In the end, Hulk received more than he asked for. Gawker Media, which owned the website, was ordered to pay $115 million in compensatory damages, plus an additional $25 million in punitive damages. Gawker had to file for bankruptcy and sell its assets.
In Hogan's corner was billionaire Peter Thiel, who had his own beef with Gawker and contributed to Hulk's legal battle against them.
What are your thoughts or memories about Hogan Knows Best? Tell us your opinions in the comments.


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The American Lung Association has released its annual "State of the Air" report and fine particulate matter is still a problem for the Pittsburgh region. Although the area no longer has the worst air quality in the U.S. particulate matter levels are still above EPA standards. Joe Osborne of GASP, the Group Against Smog and Pollution, says that while progress has been made fine particulate matter still causes adverse health affects. Osborne says that in order for Pittsburgh to continue to improve its air quality, state and local leaders need to work to develop a solid plan that reduces the levels of particulate matter by retrofitting diesel vehicles and crafting a better plan for addressing air pollution in the Liberty-Clairton area.
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When Deepak Bhimani '62, '63 was a little boy outside Mumbai, he longed for a telescope to see the nighttime stars above his home. He couldn't afford one, but the dream survived.
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Bhimani's interest in the wonders of chemicals was borne early—as a young boy, he could often be found in the textile composite mill founded by his grandfather. In fact, both his grandfather and father encouraged young Deepak to pursue a degree in chemical textiles and then bring his knowledge back to work for them. He investigated the best programs, and came up with three: one in Germany, one in England and the one he chose, at the Lowell Textile Institute.
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August 15, 2014
Every week, Jody Hirsh, the JCC's Judaic Education Director, provides a Judaic message that is featured at the top of the JCC's weekly email newsletter. Below is the Shabbat message for Friday, August 15, 2014.
All You Need is Love
You probably missed it. Last Monday was Tu B'Av, the holiday of the 15th of the month of Av – "Chag HaAhavah," the Holiday of Love. Although the origins of this holiday are shrouded in Mystery, and there are MANY theories about how it began, Tu B'Av is the beginning of the grape harvest, and Yom Kippur is at the end of the grape harvest. The Mishna tells us:
There were no happier days for the people of Israel than the Fifteenth of Av and Yom Kippur, since on these days the daughters of Israel/Jerusalem go out dressed in white and dance in the vineyards. What were they saying? "Young man, consider whom you choose to be your wife." - Mishnah, Ta'anit, Chapter 4
It was considered a day of matchmaking and weddings, and was considered, in fact, a perfect day for a wedding. Even in more modern times, it was celebrated on the Kibbutzim of a holiday of love: young women wore white, it was a day of dance performances, and a day of a sort of Jewish Valentine's Day!
Tonight is the first Shabbat after Tu B'Av. So... why don't we make it a Shabbat of love – love in the broadest sense. Love your families; Love your friends; Love the Shabbat. Shabbat Shalom
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The mass media have been used extensively for communicating drug abuse prevention messages to the public throughout the history of the drug abuse problem in the United States. With its rather checkered history—the "reefer madness" of the 1930s and the "scare tactics" of the 1970s—the mass media have not always met expectations as effective prevention tools. In fact, research on the drug information campaigns of the 1970s found little evidence of media effectiveness in preventing drug abuse. Indeed, some were concerned that these campaigns might have been counter-productive; they hypothesized that the campaigns inadvertently might have introduced children to information about drugs long before they would encounter them in their lives, and suggested much greater usage than was actually true. Indeed, as is shown in this volume, a major thrust in many drug prevention efforts today is to inform adolescents of the nonnormative nature of drug use in their age group.
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Autodesk Showcase is an extremely useful tool for quickly visualizing and presenting models to your clients. This entry will be a short introduction to the program, but there are quite a lot of additional functionality that will make your presentations stand out. For more information, you can follow this YouTube link, where Brian Mackey presents a general overview of Showcase.
You will be able to use your Revit model in Showcase, by accessing the Suite Workflows command from your Application Menu. You will be able to send your model to either 3ds Max, or Showcase. For Showcase, you can present your conceptual model, create an interactive walkthrough or even create a realistic presentation for rendering and/or animation purposes
We can choose between a wide variety of environments for our model. A Grass Field environment was chosen in this example.
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One expression you hear a lot of is 'timing is everything'. Like all cliches the reason you hear it a lot is because it is generally true.
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I would have to think that a simple rule in this instance is 'the sooner the better'. In a world where people act as if they have ADHD even if they don't by flitting from one thing to the next without really even digesting the last thing, a marketer needs to get to a person ASAP in order to make sure their message is freshly associated with whatever transaction (or non-transaction) they were just involved in.
The same holds true for promotional email as well. The chart below describes some of the benefits of good timing on promotional emails.
This type of data is not designed to surprise but rather it tends to support what is often considered the conventional wisdom when it comes to marketing. Doing a certain thing at a certain time can help pull out certain results. Not that difficult to understand but the trick is deciding what the exact right time is to do this and staying on top on any changes that occur over time.


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A Chicago businessman was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison for providing material support to overseas terrorists, including the Pakistani group that launched an attack in Mumbai that left at least 160 dead.
U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber sentenced Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 52, to the prison term, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Rana, born in Pakistan and a citizen of Canada, faced a maximum of 30 years in prison after being convicted June 9, 2011.
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