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VOICE, the Dealbreaker
Voice is tricky. And it's been confusing for me. But, it is actually quite simple, at least to understand. Just not so easy to write effectively.
Voice is speaking when you actually talk. Voice is the words on the page when you write. How well or poorly or distinctively you speak can be likened to how well or poorly or distinctively you write. As one acquires spoken language over time then engages according to what and how that language is learned so too with one's writing voice. Your voice is inextricably bound with you as a person. To be quite clear, your writing voice is not necessarily how you speak when conversing. It is how you put the words on the page, how you convey your characters – each with their own voice – and how you pull together all the elements of writing. That creates your writing voice.
Often one may try to mimic another writer, write in his or her style. But style is not voice. You may succeed up to a point but that inextricable element that is you will pervade. At least, that is what I understand about voice.
Amongst the many things I'm still sifting through from the Writers Retreat I went to in April is VOICE. Here are 6 key points I took away.
Six key points
- 'Voice is the deal breaker'. Publishers will work with plot, character, pacing and so on, but without a distinctive VOICE a manuscript will be rejected
- Voice is 'the thing that lures the reader in' like the mythological sirens singing you in. It is 'when the story sings and the page falls away'. It is what makes you believe the story.
- Voice is the author's point of view of the world, not necessarily the characters unless you are writing in the first person, then the two become one. When writing in the third person characters have their own voice and the story itself has its own voice.
- Point of view is 'who' is speaking while voice is 'how' they speak. For me, this clarifies the whole 'issue' of 'what is voice'. Teasing apart 'how the characters or how you (as narrator) say, or speak, or present yourself to the reader – hence how you or I (the writer) create dialogue, scenes, settings, – everything – is voice! HOW is crucial.
- Voice is part of the texture of your writing. There are 'things within my writing' ie components, that are my voice. These components are not tricks of language but constitute the texture of my writing.
- Question: How do I find my voice? Answer: Write a number of pieces until my voice is there. Tricky! I've not yet grasped what it is that has to 'be there'! So, even when I do write the pieces I won't know if I've 'found my voice'. What am I looking to find? What do I need to hear viz. read?
Making sense of VOICE
When I speak, voice is integral to who I am. For example, if I am going for a job interview my presentation is a key to my success. I dress accordingly, I make sure my interview technique is up to scratch, I have my knowledge base at my fingertips, I speak in a certain manner. My presentation of the whole of me, in that setting, carries me – it is me speaking to the world (those interviewing me). Some may argue this is my style. But I'd present myself differently at a back yard barbecue. The sum of the whole is my style. The words I speak in a certain manner are my voice. The two are inextricably intertwined.
In a similar manner, voice is integral to my writing. Voice is me on the page. All the knowledge that I bring to writing my story – whether a short story or novel of any genre – every single word captures an element of my voice. It is me speaking to the world (my readers). One cannot write without a voice.
Voice can be strong or weak. The essential element it seems, is how refined or attuned one's writing is, how well one has mastered a storyteller's voice. All the aspects of storytelling confine, restrict, contain and ultimately set free voice into a finely tuned piece.
What one writes needs to carry the reader into another world. It is just simply there, but it can also be crafted. Just like we see some people in real life who are more persuasive, stronger personalities, so too can voice be strong and persuasive or weak and uninteresting. Behind the writing lies a multitude of components that need to be mastered in order for voice to become stronger.
Voice is there irrespective. I've often heard it said that you can't write a story and look for voice but you can write a story and let your voice speak. For a long time I found that statement elusive. I realised that while I believe I instinctively understood voice, teasing it apart became necessary to enable me to develop it. For voice to be a deal breaker, one can attune one's writing by careful choice and manipulation of words in order for (your) voice to be(come) stronger. To do this, all the essential components of writing a story come into play.
What are those essential elements?
1. Tone and Voice
Tone alone is not voice, but it is a component. Is my tone formal or informal? I know mine is more formal as a rule, but when it comes to writing a character in a story, I may adopt an informal tone, or a dialect or whatever type of dialogue suits that character. This creates a greater sense of intimacy between me as the narrator of my story and my reader. The degree of intimacy is reflected in my choice of words, my language.
Sometimes tone may create distance and the reader may be merely an observer. Yet the sense of connectedness with the reader is essential. To be truly successful with this component I need to get right in the head of my characters and convey that to my reader.
There is a difference though to being in all the character's heads at once, and keeping the narrative point of view.
2. Voice and Language
Elements of language that influence voice are best captured in describing the writing. Is it prosaic, lyrical, spare, unadorned, conversational?
- Sentence length and punctuation Does the body of the text tend to be in shorter or longer sentences; is it clipped or flowing? I have a tendency to write very long sentences. To write differently would mean I'd never even get a draft onto the page. So the best advice I've received to date is to just write and when it comes to editing, that's when I put in the semi colons, commas and full stops!
3. Voice and atmospherics
When your reader feels lost in the world of your story, when the page falls away and the reader is immersed you've created atmosphere. That is part of voice. Use of language – words – produces a predominant mood or impression. I liken this to the choice of colours in an oil painting. Dark, sombre shades evoke a certain mood, create an atmosphere.
4. Figurative Language
Any figurative language is useful in building voice. Figurative language assists in making the created world more real. Similes and metaphors can create fresh, unusual, concrete, visual images.
- Similes and metaphors and the five senses
Each scene is enriched when one or more of the five senses are used. Writing sight, touch, taste, smell and sound into metaphors and similes engages the reader. An exercise at the retreat required us to choose a scene we were familiar with. We then listed five items against each sense and created up to 15 similes from those lists. Believe me, they got crazy, but it stretched our imagination and created a unique – yes, – you got it – voice.
- Bird's Eye View
This perspective enables the narrator to inject description. Engage the five senses. Being objective to the whole scene enables aspects to be written in what might elude a restricted viewpoint. For example, if I write a scene about a classroom after morning break I might see it as the teacher from the front of the room, looking at restless children gathering materials for the next lesson. From a bird's eye perspective I see the teacher as well, poised, ready for delivery. As an exercise at the retreat this was expanded to engage descriptors using the five senses.
How do you keep developing voice?
1. Read widely
I find this the most simple and accessible tool to developing voice. By reading widely I engage with different author's ways of putting words on the page. When a passage captures my attention I take note. These snippets are then available to be analysed and some may become writing prompts. I especially find audiobooks useful. For me, listening increases the awareness of elements and how they contributed to the author's voice.
2. Write a lot
- I like to –
- use my own work to write practice pieces.
- select from passages of interest and write.
- keep an intermittent journal.
- experiment with writing and often write over these pieces (my equivalent to throwing away).
- try writing different styles that I know are not my thing. I happily throw those away. But I find them useful in developing my preferred voice.
3. Have fun
Apparently you can't force it (voice). You need to tease it out. For me I like to hang these words of advice together – as I deliberately focus on developing a strong voice.
How do you keep a consistent voice in a current piece of writing?
This is crucial for me. When I began writing my first novel I wrote several scenes without referring to what had gone before. The upshot was inconsistency. To overcome this I now read a piece of what I'm currently writing before starting to write for the day. I know one author who reads the last paragraph she wrote before writing, a useful tip. Of course, I try not to get caught up in editing! I focus on getting a sense of continuity. If the voice I want is not happening, I'll grab a practice piece or another section of the story and write from that.
I end as I began. Voice is tricky for me. I let my understanding of it hinder my writing because I feel I haven't fully grasped its meaning. And the measure I have grasped tells me I have a long way to go in creating a strong voice. In that, I hear the writer's dilemma, wherein self-doubt erases the words before they even hit the page. I am cautious about posting this in case I've missed the mark!
I would like your feedback. Do you think I understand voice? If so, what is your key in creating a strong voice?


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Expats in Spain are buying more property, but they could find themselves competing with an influx of buyers from abroad, according to real estate firms.
Figures from the Spanish Ministry of Public Works shows that foreigners resident in Spain bought property worth €6,077.4 million between January and September 2014, a rise of 28.4% compared to the same period in 2013.
Resale property accounted for the highest volume of sales with a total of €5,404.4 million during the first nine months of the year, some 33.4% more than the previous year while sales of new homes were slightly lower than the year before.
Foreign residents spent the highest amount on property in Valencia with €1,284 million spent in Alicante province, €1,429 million in Andalusia and €1,175 million in Catalonia.
According to Tom Maidment, director of real estate firm Lucas Fox's office on the Costa Brava, prices are not expected to change much in 2015 but more foreign buyers could be seen due to the currency rates against the euro.
Given the worsening economic situation in Russia the number of Russian buyers is expected to fall further but on the other hand, the strength of the British Pound and the likelihood that it will strengthen further against the Euro should attract an ever greater number of British buyers to the market in 2015 as they continue to take advantage of reduced priced Spanish property and favourable exchange rates.
"Buyers will inevitably be looking for good deals in 2015, with a focus on reduced priced properties in prime locations," he predicted.
He expects sales volume to increase in the coastal areas around Begur, including Aiguablava, Tamariu, Calella and Llafranc, traditionally a very popular area for mid to high end British and northern European buyers.
The absence of Russian buyers may also result in a drop in prices in the southern areas of the Costa Brava, such as Blanes, Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar.
"The market in this area of the coast has been almost entirely driven by Russian investment over the past two to three years so the lack of Russian buyers in 2015 should have an impact on property prices in the prime coastal areas," said Maidment.
"We may also begin to see an increase in activity from national buyers although we don't anticipate the domestic market to pick up in any kind of volume for at least another year," he added.
This year UK and other overseas buyers will buy their dream properties in Spain, according to Daniel Talevera of The Spanish Brick Agency.
"The market is settling down since property prices fell by 3% in 2014, whereas in 2013 they dropped 9.2%," he said.
Alejandra Vanoli, managing director of Mallorca Sotheby's International Realty, said that in Mallorca house price falls have come to an end.
"This year will bring stability and yet more confidence to buyers. In 2014 our Mallorca sales were up around 20% on the previous year and we're headed for record sales figures in 2015," he explained.
The vast majority of enquiries to the form's Palma office are British at 36%, with Germans in second place at 18%, Swiss and Spanish nationals make up third and fourth place.
In Port Andrat, Germans top the list with 28% of enquiries, followed by British with 22% and Spanish and Swiss buyers. Ibiza, like Palma, is topped by British enquiries at 25% with Germans lagging behind at 10% and a myriad of nationalities following behind Dutch and Spanish in third and fourth place respectively.

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Time for our very last blog post in this forum as the group Key Notion! Lately we've been discussing the relevance of this course, what we have learned, and how this will affect our future. Our first thought was that this was like any other course, but then we actually realized that a few things were very valuable! Maybe the most fun and interesting thing was our increased appreciation of the concept of networking! While many might consider it the boring necessity of business and entrepreneurship, this can actually be very fulfilling! We've all expanded our network and considering the diversity in this class, we're sure that at least a few of the new connections will be relevant, both in our future fields of work, and even to our social lives!
We also realized that we've been given a plethora of tools to structure our ways of generating new ideas for entrepreneurial start-ups. We've learned the why-why-why-why-why method, and learned to really get to the core of what is important for the target customer! And we've also learned how-how-how-how-how to effectively sell our idea! Especially the means of bringing in capital through pitching and creating an effective business plan. We now feel more confident in our abilities in these fields, and the world of entrepreneurship no longer seems as intimidating!
Next up is Assignment 5, picking an idea and creating a new business venture concept! We will now quickly go through some individual thoughts about our five product ideas, and at the very end, we'll announce the winner! Let the excitement begin!
Katarina Allmér's thoughts about "Can I crush?"
Living in a small student apartment, I realized how often I was annoyed by not having anywhere to put empty cans and bottles since they took up a lot of space that I wanted for other things. This made me think that if I could compress the cans I could easily store them without having to go to the store and deposit them as often, which led to the idea of a new product doing just that. When I talked to other people about my idea and asked for feedback, most of them were very positive and said it was something they might want for themselves. However, some did not think they had a need for it, and a general concern was the cost and how much space the machine itself would need. Therefore, some challenges in pursuing this idea would be to make the product both cheap enough and small enough for customers to think it was worth it, and since I don't have much expertise in this field, I would need a lot of help with the development of the product. It is not unreasonable to think, though, that this product might have a place in the market of gadget-collecting people, if not for the average person.
Emma Bednarcik's thoughts about "The Campus App"
As I saw the new students arriving at KTH and thought back at my first time at this university, I remembered the difficulties of finding all the scattered lecture halls, and also of finding a good place to eat. I then came up with the idea of creating a smartphone application with easily accessible and relevant information, helping new students with just these problems! The idea was to bring in revenue through making the app widespread and allowing restaurants to promote themselves to these relevant customers. The feedback I got when talking to students – both new and senior – was mostly positive; an app is so easy to download, and they'd all been in at least a few situations where this would have saved them from barging into the classroom, 10 minutes late. A requirement, however, was that it would have to be free. Due to the limited amount of new students (who would be the ones using this app the most), and the low market value of ad space, the revenue guesstimate , however, turned out unfavourable in relation to the work that would be required to start and maintain this business. So even if this is in theory a good and well received idea, it is unfortunately not a venture worth pursuing.
Sofia Feychting's thoughts about "The Fall Watch"
My grandmother is 97 years old, sharp as a nail, and constantly winning at bridge. I am still worried that if she were to fall down she would not be able to get up by herself. Since she lives alone, this is a real problem. My business idea is a "Fall Watch"; a nicely designed watch that also functions as a fall alarm. If you fall down and can't get up, you just press the button on the watch and it will send a signal to the cell phone of a relative. Some people might feel ashamed of buying a fall alarm but if the product is also a really nice and useful watch that will be less of a problem, and this differentiates the product from the competitors. I talked to several of my relatives and their friends and they confirmed that this product would definitely decrease all of the worrying and make the elderly person feel more secure in their home. Some of them requested a greater function with an automatic fall alarm and some of them worried that they might miss the phone call and leave their relative stranded. Adding more functions and services to the product can solve all of this, but this might also result in a hefty price tag and that could scare off customers. Will it be possible to combine great design with practical functions or will one of these aspects have to suffer, they wondered. There are some obvious founder-issues with this product. I have no design experience so I would have to gather a large team of people to develop this product for me, as well as the many possible add-ons. One way to solve this is to start simple without any of the add-ons, just a good design-team and hope that people still want to buy the product. If successful, the process can be iterated but with a larger team and more functions added to the product.
Martin Listén's thoughts about "The Digital Map"
Living nearby my grandmother, who has started to become a bit confused, and seeing the pains which she experiences when she no longer feel fully safe about leaving home, even to do the simple things like going to the nearby store, and the pains which my mother and her siblings feel when a lot of their energy goes to helping her, I came up with the idea of The Digital Map. This would be a very simple GPS, showing the tracked movement of the user at all the time it's turned on, and have no confusing functions for the user. The feedback I received when talking to my family, as well as other students who find their grandparents in similar situations, was positive in that the value proposition was enough to justify buying it even if it is not extremely cheap. However, the paradox in putting all responsibility on the person with dementia was not lost on people, and concerns about this aspect may end up being a deterrence for the target customer, and may have to be solved by adding, for example, functions for external tracking. Giving the large and growing numbers of people reaching dementia, and the fact that a decent profit margin might be achievable, I believe this idea might be worth looking further into.
Marina Vitez's thoughts about "The Colour-Changing Thermos"
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These products are all fun or useful, and we would like to see them on the market! When picking one, however, we also looked at their ability to turn into a successful venture, and how big the pain they try to solve is. After careful contemplation, we came to the conclusion that the idea we would be the most passionate about pursuing, especially because of the lack of existing solutions, is *Drumroll* The Digital Map!


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This CEO of Latched and Hooked has lived a whole lot of life in a short period of time. Her journey to having her own beauty company comes with many stops and revelations along the way. Kicking off her career as a bank executive, she realized she was basically running her own company by managing her bank (10:15).
During the latter part of her 10 year career, she felt something tugging at her heart. She knew her life was bigger than banking. She stepped away to start her own concierge service and online magazine (12:00).
Tiffini had some success in her businesses, but a chance partnership with an associate would bend her in ways she could have never anticipated. She named this wildly successful hair company, was a co-founder and her name was on the patent as well. But things started to go awry when she refused to take out another joint loan. Tiffini's refusal led her business partner to lock her out of their joint accounts and shut down the key card to their warehouse (28:00). A court case ensues and so does jail time (33:10).
Tiffini's unsuspecting journey will make you understand the true meaning of the spirit and the flesh and how they constantly battle. But as Tiffini says so vehemently "I'm human." That statement resonates with each of us because no matter how spiritual we are, we all understand that feeling.


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The hype of social networking sites is ongoing. And I'm sure, you are one of those people who can't help but post a new photo. But do you know that a lot of us are abusing these sites? These people can really get into my nerves. They are totally taking advantage of social networking sites. You might want to know what are the signs of these abusive users. I'm going to share it with you in this article. You'll be surprised that you know someone who's an abuser too.
They use Social Networking sites to Demoralize another Person:
I know that you can practice freedom of speech. But of course, there should be a limitation to that. You should never use social networking sites to shell out your rants. And you shouldn't publicize your 'battles'. These sites are made to get people closer, not to destroy them. So if you have grudges, don't open your accounts. It would be safe to just write it down on your personal diary.
They Share Inappropriate Videos:
These people are very unethical. You don't put censored videos in sites where kids can easily access it. For me, they just want to seek attention. As for you, you can block them and report these folks as spammers.
They use their Social Networking Friends for Bad Money – Making Purposes:
They will pose as your friend and after quite some time, they will ask money from you. You have to be very careful about this. Make sure that you will add people who are close to you. If you think that they have a different motive, stop communicating with them. After all, you can always hit the block button.
They Look for Partners Desperately:
These folks will post sexy photos of themselves even if they are not. They are looking for other people to be with them. To be honest, they are irritating. If you know someone who's like this, you have to confront them and say that it's not good. Of course, you have to be polite. Otherwise, they might get offended.
If you think that you are one of these abusive users of social networking sites, you have to change your act. Limit your usage and stick with good vibe statuses. Don't let anyone get annoyed by your online activities. It will never do you any good. If you are responsible in using your accounts, you can gain more friends.
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The Neptune Fountain in Berlin was built in 1891 and was designed by Reinhold Begas. The Roman god Neptune is in the center. The four women around him represent the four main rivers of Prussia at the time the fountain was constructed: the Elbe (with the allegorical figure holding fruits and ears of corn), Rhine (fishnet and grapes), Vistula (wooden blocks, symbols of forestry), and Oder (goats and animal skins). The Vistula is now entirely in Poland, while the Oder forms the border between Germany and Poland.
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The fountain was removed from its original location at the Schlossplatz in 1951, when the former Berliner Stadtschloss (Berlin City Palace) there was demolished. Eventually, after being restored, the fountain was moved in 1969 to its present location between the St Mary's Church and the Rotes Rathaus.
The diameter is 18 m (59 ft), the height is 10 m (33 ft).[citation needed]
There was another well-known Neptunbrunnen in Breslau (nicknamed "Gabeljürge" or "Georgie Fork" by the locals), but it was destroyed during World War II and the city was later transferred to Poland.
In 2013 a member of the Berlin Police Force shot an armed man before the fountain. The 31-year-old man was nude, holding a knife, and was believed to be mentally disturbed.[1]
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Friday, October 4, 2019 7:30 at The Acoustic Troubadour
Tom Paxton is the voice of his generation, addressing issues of injustice and inhumanity, laying bare the absurdities of modern culture and celebrating the tenderest bonds of family, friends and community.
The Don Juans is Don Henry and Jon Vezner, two Grammy-winning songwriters who offer an impressive array of experience and gifted musicianship.
Collectively, their songs have been covered by: Harry Belafonte, John Mellencamp, Miranda Lambert, Neil Diamond, Ray Charles, Nancy Griffith, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, Kathy Mattea, John Denver, Faith Hill, B.J. Thomas, Blake Shelton, Peter, Paul & Mary and Bob Dylan… just to name a few! Within days of writing and playing together, they knew they were onto something. Now they're taking it on the road!
This is a Special Concert at The Troubadour. Admission is $35.


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The Rio Olympics have been full of highs and lows, with dramatic wins and painful losses, countrywide celebrations and history-making achievements. As the Olympics wrap up this week, there's still chance to capitalize on Olympic fever in the workplace, and celebrate the diversity and competition that the games offer on a global scale. Here are our top tips to make your workplace medal-worthy.
August 17, 2016
Celebrating the Olympics in Your Office
Category: Corporate Culture.
August 11, 2016
Around the World in 5 Olympic Themed Office Meals
The Rio Olympics are here, providing the perfect excuse for a little office celebration (and some friendly competition). While the games deliver the sights and sounds of Rio directly to TV screens in homes and workplaces around the globe, we're busy delivering flavorsome dishes to represent every country competing. To celebrate the diversity of sportsmanship (and food!), here's a round up of some of the more interesting and unusual International cuisines sure to inject some Olympic spirit into your workplace.
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Swashbucklers For Life: SS Galaxy & Privateer Ball
Swashbucklers For Life: SS Galaxy & Privateer Ball
Aether Chrononauts Tiny Steps Relay For Life team aka ACTS held two fundraisers as part of their Swashbucklers For Life celebration in Second Life for July 2018.
The SS Galaxy is a scale replica of an ocean liner, where a Swing dance was held to raise money for The American Cancer Society with DJ Magda.
On the following day the Privateer Ball returned to Rosehaven with nautical gems courtesy once again of DJ Magda.
Holocluck Henly managed to grab some short bits of video footage from each event for posterity.
Team ACTS raised hundreds of US Dollars between the two dances for Relay For Life.
Credit Where due:
Caravan Palace - Brother Swing
Utah Symphony Orchestra - selections from The Sea Hawk
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"And the way you sang it to me
So many times in other forms
On distant lands.
I remember your smile
And the way you sent it to me
So many times through different air
It lives inside my heart.
It is a dream
You and me
It can't be real
I never felt a wind
So happy, so warm
That sent seven little red birds up my spine
Lyrics Julee Cruise


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The City of Middletown Commission on the Arts (MCA) plans to bring its annual summer events to the City for 2020. We look forward to planning events that showcase the arts through music, dance, visual art, poetry, literature and more. Stay tuned for upcoming events for the summer of 2020. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome for these relaxing events that are fun for all ages.


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I am devastated to say that Dean Potter has died.
The details are still pretty sketchy, but it looks like he and long-time BASE jumping partner Graham Hunt died in an extreme manoeuvre after jumping off a 7,500 foot promontory called Taft Point, which overlooks Yosemite – a long-time favourite jumping spot for Potter – who set several records at the spot.
The accident appears to have happened on Saturday evening, when their spotter heard two distinctive sounds, originally believed to be either the two parachutes opening or, more ominously, the impact of the men.
Unfortunately, the latter was true. An aerial search of the area turned up the mens' bodies today. Their parachutes had not opened.
Potter's dog, Whisper, was not with them. She's fine, though it's safe to say she'll never be the same.
I regret that I never got a chance to interview Dean. I thought about emailing him after my recent post about 'When Dogs Fly', but I didn't. Regrettably, that's never going to happen.
Yet, despite this tragedy, I am reminded of Bodhi's famous sagely words that came before he sealed his own fate the way he wanted to:
It's not tragic to die doing what you love.
Remember that, always. Be at peace, Dean Potter.


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In this installment of the Golf Instruction Zone, Classic Swing Golf School's Ted Frick shows you how to conquer one of golf's most delicate (and frustrating) shots.
Hi, I'm Ted Frick, owner and director of instruction at Classic Swing Golf School at Legends Resort here in Myrtle Beach.
Today I'm going to do course management, playing to my strengths, but I'm opening up a new shot for my audience. This is called the putt-chip, and I'm doing it with a hybrid and here is why. I'm 12 yards off the green and 20 feet on, a delicate soft little pitch from here. It's a really tight lie, so I'd have to just nip it, Phil Mickelson-like, and I don't have those hands.
I'm a good putter, so I'm going to take advantage of that. I'm too far off the green to putt, but why do they throw in the word chip? The difference between a putt and a chip is I have to hit down on the ball.
A chip gets a little air time. Even though I have quiet wrists, I'm driving the ball down. Let's take a look at this shot.
In my routine, I'm always starting off behind the ball, getting a great visual picture of the shot. You have to have a plan on every shot. I'm playing to my strength because that is going to make me feel comfortable.
I get a quality practice stroke. I'm setting up with a putting grip, chip motion with a descending blow. This is a 4 hybrid with 22 degrees of loft and I'm using it just like a putter. That gets it safely up on the green from a tight lie.
Practice it before you take it on the course, but on really tight lies, something that is going to make you feel uncomfortable chipping or putting, try the putt-chip. You will enjoy it and the results are good. Hope this helps you.
Lower your handicap, fine-tune your advanced skills, or build a solid foundation for a golf game that will serve you for a lifetime. Wouldn't that just be the perfect Myrtle Beach souvenir? Check it out! And, don't forget, you can get these tips by email too!


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The Harvest Goddess is a mystical character in Harvest Moon: Skytree Village.
The Harvest Goddess loses her power after the villagers of Skytree Village forget to care about their land.
Requests: "Harvest Goddess' Whimsy"
Request #1: 2 Petite Onions
- Reward: 5 fodder corn seeds
To obtain Petite Onions, grow 30 scallions using onion seeds on dry soil at medium elevation. Sell the scallions to Sam, then purchase Scallion seeds. Plant the Scallions in dry soil at medium elevation.
Request #2: 2 White Celery
- Reward: 5 Fodder Corn Seeds
White Celery is grown in fall at high elevations. Create a planting area on the same level as the door to the first mine.
Request #3: 2 Baby Carrots
- Reward: 5 Durum Wheat Seeds
Baby carrots are grown in winter by planting carrot seeds in grassy soil. Baby carrots prefer an elevation lower than medium, but higher than low elevation crops.
Request #4: 4 Romanesco
- Reward: 5 magic pepper seeds
Seasonal Requests
Spring 1:
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Building Chemistry
There is no gift-giving in Harvest Moon: Skytree Village. The only way to build chemistry is to talk to the villagers every day. Unlike previous games, chemistry will not decrease if you do not talk to someone for awhile.
It is easy to build chemistry with the Harvest Goddess. She is found at the Harvest Goddess Spring between 8am-?. In Skytree Village, she and the sprites are found at 7or8am to 6pm except Sunday's.


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Without A Paddle
Next time I'll make the booking
Should we make it home alive.
I know I agreed we'd vacation in Transylvania
High in the mountains
Just you and me
But you did Cook our goose
Sort of
When you said March
I thought you meant walk
Over pastures, through woodland.
Not March as in winter
It's freezing up here
And when you said Fun
I wore my woodsman's cloak and hat
Acquired on the net from a party plan store
That also sold me slippers
Genuine polyester
Genuine water permeable.
Yet you're toasty in layers
And your long frock (double insulated)
You even got me carrying
Your surplus apparel and coat
So where is the telecabin
We've been waiting for ages
Don't have downhill skis
Nor the inclination to walk.
Look, we could have done Benidorm
Would have been warmer
Not so much snow
No need for special clobber
Or how about Bognor
Or even the Downs of Ditchling
Could have spent hours in the Museum
Deep in Arts and Crafts collections.
So March wasn't a good idea
Up here in Transylvania
Can't get a signal
My i-phone won't work
So we're up the Craik without a paddle
A bear could Goble us up
I know the vacation was at a discount
Not a Fairy tale booking.
Should we make it home alive
Next time I'll make the booking.
Alun Robert is a prolific creator of lyrical verse. This year, he has achieved success in poetry competitions and featured in international literary magazines, anthologies and on the web. He particularly enjoys ekphrastic challenges.


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3 Colour Cube Glow Pendant
Regular price £5.00 Sale price
This pendant is interchangeable. The set comes with three glow balls one in red, green and blue.
The pendant cage opens up to swap the glow balls around. We also supply a mini keyring LED touch to charge your necklace making the glow a light brightly.


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MERIDEN residents fear someone could be killed following a sudden surge in crashes on rural roads.
Villagers said there have been 17 collisions in the area - the latest of which was on Wednesday morning, when a motorcyclist careered into a ditch.
Though the badly-damaged bike was found in Lodge Green Lane, the rider was nowhere to be found. It is not known if he was badly injured.
Members of Meriden RAID (Residents Against Inappropriate Development) have said it is only the latest in a series of smashes.
David McGrath, chairman, said traffic had increased in the area since a gypsy camp was set up in Eaves Green Lane.
"It's not an accident waiting to happen, because accidents are happening," he said. "There have been 17 in the past nine months.
"Before the camp, there were only a few accidents, but the number of vehicles using these lanes has really increased.
"We're particularly worried about what will happen in the winter, when the ice and snow falls on these country lanes."
One resident, Kelvin Jones was knocked to the ground by a vehicle, while another Brian Addleton, was involved in a head-on collision.
Mr McGrath said that residents would write to Solihull Council to see if any measures could be introduced to curb the number of accidents.
Speed limits in rural roads across the borough are currently under review, following changes to A and B roads.


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A meeting on Tasmania's East Coast tonight is expected to call on all political parties to revise plans for a Bay of Fires National Park.
The Premier David Bartlett has outlined the boundaries for a proposed park if Labor is re-elected in March.
But the plan has been criticised by environmental groups and the Break O'Day Council, because it does not include the famous coastline.
Todd Dudley from the North East Bio-Regional Network, says he has called a meeting in St Helens tonight so the community can discuss the proposal.
"The consultation was fairly superficial and there wasn't much background to help people make a well-informed decision on the boundaries," he said.
"And when the final decision was made there wasn't really any justification given for why or how they arrived at the boundaries they did."
Mr Dudley says many people are still confused about the national park proposal.
"The biggest concern of all which is across the board is just the way the whole process has been handled and the lack of transparency and openness in the whole process," he said.
"There's a lot of people scratching their heads about how you can have a Bay of Fires National Park without a lot of the Bay of Fires in it.
"And there are also a lot of people support state forest being reserved as well."


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For your business and workplace, collaboration is a core competency, a competitive advantage, and a critical factor in your success. What does it take to collaborate effectively within your organization and with outside partners? Phoenix Consulting CEO Norma Watenpaugh helps companies achieve results through strategic partnerships that can accelerate revenue, open up new markets, and ignite innovation. Participants in this roundtable will learn how to foster a culture of collaboration within their company and key partnerships, including the skills, tools, and behaviors needed for success.
Speaker: Norma Watenpaugh, CEO, Phoenix Consulting Group


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Experimental Evaluation of YouTube Performance on MPTCP-based LTE-WLAN Integration
Kumar, Shashwat and Gupta, Himank and Franklin, Antony (2017) Experimental Evaluation of YouTube Performance on MPTCP-based LTE-WLAN Integration. In: IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), 17-20 December 2017, Bhubaneswar, India.
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Soaring demand for high-quality and data-intensive services such as video streaming pushing the limits of the cellular networks. In due time, the bandwidth requirement for these services will exceed the cellular network capacity. Now, it is vital to aggregate cellular (licensed) and WLAN (unlicensed) bands to keep pace with the increasing high bandwidth requirement. Multipath TCP (MPTCP) is a transport layer protocol which can be used to aggregate available bandwidths of multiple networks at a multi-homed User Equipment (UE). We evaluate the performance of LTE-WLAN Integration(LWI) using MPTCP in terms of Quality of Experience (QoE) of YouTube Ultra-High Definition (UHD) videos in a test-bed. As YouTube server does not support MPTCP, we use an architecture with MPTCP proxy which enables the use of MPTCP services to multi-homed UEs. To analyse the QoE, we have developed an application to search and play the YouTube videos. This application monitors the key performance metrics to evaluate QoE in terms of Mean Opinion Score (MOS). Our results show significant improvement in MOS with LWI compared to WLAN or LTE alone. Also, our results indicate that more data is offloaded through Wi-Fi when using lowest RTT (Round Trip Time) scheduler in MPTCP.
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Culture of Peace Embedded in Every Word on the UN Charter
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 05 (IPS) - Miroslav Lajčák, President of the current 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, in his address to the Forum on a Culture of Peace.
As we open this Forum, I will make three main points. First, I want to ask: what does a culture of peace actually mean?
And, frankly it might be different for every person in this room. But I will share some elements, which have stuck with me.
The first is time. Peace takes a lot of time.
It cannot be installed. It cannot be erected,
It must be built up – block after block, layer after layer. And this must be done, not by the hands of internationals– but by the people on the ground; the people who were there – in their countries, and in their villages - when peace was not.
Cultures do not come about in a day or a week. And neither does peace. A second element is simplicity. "The culture of peace".
This is a very simple phrase. It can be easily translated into different languages. And it can be understood – even without a degree in philosophy, or years of experience at the United Nations.
Because we all have some idea of culture.
It is around us, every day. It's in what we do…where we go…how we speak. And if peace is not a part of these everyday habits – then we simply do not have a culture of peace.
And, thirdly, another element is hope. Let's be frank: a culture of peace is not, yet, a reality.
Conflicts rage on, across the world. International terrorism poses as grave a threat as ever. And political and religious intolerance is rising.
But we have chosen not to accept this, as our fate. In fact, through this resolution – and this Forum – we are saying no.
We are recommitting to the very ideals of the United Nations Charter. We are showing that it is in our power, to "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". Not in some places in the world - but in all.
And that is a powerful message of hope. This brings me to my second point – on the United Nations Charter.
The document doesn't specifically mention a "culture of peace". But I believe it is embedded in every word.
And I think we are closer now – than we have ever been – to an international system, which can support and promote a culture of peace.
In the past, our tools and mechanisms were designed to react to conflict. They jumped into action when there was an outbreak in violence, or when a peace treaty was signed.
Now we are opening our eyes. We are asking ourselves the question: what can we do, proactively, to build peace, from the ground up, and to make sure it won't go anywhere, in the future?
So, we have moved from reactive to proactive; from response to prevention; from concentrating on the effects of conflict to exploring the accelerators of peace.
And central to that has been a renewed focus on conflict prevention and peacebuilding – which are all part of a larger cycle of Sustaining Peace.
Not just in theory. But also, in practice. And here's the thing: We are doing this. Now.
We are reforming the United Nations' peace and security pillar.
We are investing more in mediation and peacebuilding capacities.
We are reviewing the way our peacekeeping operations work on the ground.
And we are looking at how our efforts for Sustainable Development and human rights have a direct impact on prospects for peace.
Last April, we all met in this hall. We listened to leaders, policy makers and activists give their take on this new approach to peace. And what we heard was very exciting.
Commitments to preventive diplomacy. Calls for a "quantum leap" in peacebuilding finance. Discussions on coherence and partnerships. And success stories from the ground.
So, it is happening. In this hall. In offices nearby. And in UN country teams and peace operations all over the world.
We are moving our international system towards a culture of peace.
But, as my third point, I want to highlight that, to get there, we need to widen our approach.
We cannot achieve a culture of peace from a hall like this. We need to take action on the ground. And we need new approaches. In some cases, that means a complete re-set.
For example, students all over the world are studying peace theory in university. But maybe we need to start much sooner. Maybe young children should not, only, be learning lessons in maths and history – but also in humanity and peace.
Also, we are seeing some exciting initiatives, which bring all three pillars of the United Nations together. For example, the UN's Peace and Development Advisers – who are deployed in the field. Now, we need to scale these best practices up – and bring all areas of the United Nations' work together, for a cultural shift.
And we must remember: culture includes– not just some – but everyone.
So, gender equality is crucial. Every time a woman is denied her voice, her rights, or her place in society – we are taking a step away from a culture of peace. Also, if young people continue to be excluded from our decisions and processes, we won't get very far.
So, we need everyone involved. From heads of states and top United Nations officials, to the people who work, for the United Nations, academic institutions or NGOs on the ground.
The late Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, delivered a Nobel Lecture, in 2001. During it, he said, "Peace must be made real and tangible in the daily existence of every individual in need".
That is a simple message. But it is an important one. Peace should not be a theory. It should not be a principle, or an aim, or an outcome. It should not have a budget or a timeline.
Instead, peace should be something that we can touch, see, feel and experience – on a daily basis. It should be in the air around us or the ground we walk on. It should, in essence, be a culture.
And one that is here to stay.
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Red wine braised octopus combines with sautéed potatoes and a concord grape sauce for a vibrant and delicious presentation.
In Italy (and not only!) usually fish is cooked with white wine. It is always true? Not really! In many Italian regions such as Tuscany and Campania, octopus is braised in red wine. We call it "drunk" octopus. The result is a tasty main dish with a sauce to be enjoyed with a slice of toasted bread. This recipe is with Concord grapes and potatoes, a new way to enjoy a very old recipe.
Drunken Octopus: Red Wine Braised with Potatoes and Grape Sauce
Red wine braised octopus combines with sautéed potatoes and a concord grape sauce for a vibrant and delicious presentation.
Author: Filippo Trapella
Recipe Type: Main, Seafood, Secondi
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 4 servings
- 21/4 lb (1 kg) octopus
- 4 oz (120 gr) Concord grape
- 4 oz (120 gr) shallots
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 lb (450 gr) potatoes
- 1 bottle (750 ml) pinot noir
- 1 pint (500 ml) fish stock
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) extra virgin olive oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp hot paprika
- 30 pink peppercorns
- to taste table salt (just a little)
- Wash and clean the octopus eliminating the beak, eyes and entrails, then beat it with a meat tenderizer, breaking the internal fibers that would make it hard when cooked. Now, in a deep saucepan, sauté the shallot roughly chopped and 1 garlic clove, crushed in 2 tablespoon of olive oil, along with hot paprika. When the sautéed is soft and translucent, add the warm pinot noir and a bay leaf. Once the wine has begun to simmer, plunge the octopus three times in the liquid, holding it by the head, until the tentacles are curled. Submerge it then completely, cover and cook it for 10 minutes, checking that the liquid continues to simmer. After this time, drain the octopus with a verdigris, retaining the cooking liquids. Cut the head into rings, separate the tentacles and reduce the rest to pieces as big as a walnut. Now, submerge it all again in the cooking liquids, and continue to cook for another 30 minutes until the octopus is soft.
- While the octopus is sautéed, peel the potatoes and reduce them into disks ¼ inch thick. In a pan, sauté 1 garlic clove crushed in 3 tablespoon of olive oil. When the garlic is golden, add the potatoes and 1 bay leaf.Continue cooking over medium heat for 5 minutes, turning the potatoes with a wooden spatula. At this point, add the fish stock little by little, keeping the pan covered until the stock is absorbed and will have formed a thick cream with the potato starch. A few minutes before the end of the cooking, add salt and add 5 pink peppercorns crushed with a knife.
- When the octopus is cooked, drain it, retaining the cooking liquids, Separate it from the garlic and the shallots, which we will keep, and maintain it warm. Put the recovered garlic and shallots in a new saucepan, along with 2 teaspoon of olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the strawberry grapes and switch to high heat for 5 minutes; then pour the cooking liquid of the octopus and reduce the sauce for another 10 minutes. Now we put it all in a vegetable mill retaining some grapes to finish the dishes and filter it with a perforated strainer. Put the sauce on the stove and let it cook another 5 minutes; Finally, add 5 pink peppercorns crushed with a knife.
- We place a ladle of strawberry grape sauce on the bottom of each dish and decorate with a few drops of olive oil, the remaining whole pink peppercorns and the grapes that we preserved. Then display the potatoes in the shape of a rose and lay some octopus on top. Dress it all with the more sauce and serve immediately.


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DNA News & Analysis
28 May 2008
Painting classes are passé, entire families are getting a high from paragliding
Vacations are no longer restricted to painting classes and summer camps. Paragliding schools in Pune have been a hotspot for adventure lovers from the city this summer.
A number of young enthusiasts have been registering for paragliding courses this flying season, which will draw to a close in the first week of June. Over 600 people have reportedly registered with the three different paragliding schools in Pune this season alone.
A visit to any paragliding site will reveal how the profile of the adventurers has changed from 'mostly foreign tourists' to local teenagers being encouraged by parents.
"Right from politicians to students, just about everyone seems to be taking interest in paragliding," says Sanjay Rao, owner of Nirvana Adventures. Recalling that barely five local people registered for paragliding a decade ago, Rao says that there has been an unprecedented increase in the demand for the adventure sport over the years.
The reasons are many, say paragliding schools' owners. While thousands of new, well-paying jobs with the advent of the IT and BPO industry means that people have money to spend on adventure sports, information about such adrenalin-rushing events is readily accessible on the internet.
Attributing this popularity to the relatively easy and safe nature of paragliding, Rao says, "One just needs to weigh over 40 kg, should not have heart aliments or epilepsy. It's a non-polluting sport and is very safe."
Pune, which is slowly emerging as a hub for paragliding, also attracts several foreigners. In fact, Nirvana Adventures has also started an exchange programme for students from Sweden, France and Netherlands to encourage them to stay in India and learn about its culture along with regular flying classes.


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Chilli nachos
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Low fat and low calories nachos, a healthy twist for tea!
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- 400g can chilli, or 400g homemade chilli
- 115g tortilla chips
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Keely beats six-time world champ on her birthday
SURFING: Mooloolaba's world tour rookie Keely Andrew has enjoyed a memorable birthday, beating six-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore to surge into the quarter finals of the season-ending event in Hawaii.
The 22-year-old defeated her compatriot 14.50 to 8.44 in round four of Maui Women's Pro at Hawaii on Saturday to prove she will be a force to reckon with next year.
"I've always grown up idolising Steph's style, her personality, everything about her and I'm happy with that birthday present," she said.
Earlier in the day, Andrew was second in her non-elimination three-surfer round three heat, which was won by Hawaii's Coco Ho.
She is due to face Hawaii's Ho in the last-eight, which equals her career-best results.
"I am finally finding confidence in myself and my surfing," she said.
"I'm feeling really good and strong and I'm loving my boards. Everything is just seeming to click."
Andrew came into the 10th and last event of the Championship Tour in 14th place on the season standings.
Gilmore was sixth in the ratings leading into the event. The 28-year-old won world titles in 2007-2010, 2012 and 2014.


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I noticed him across the room. He was cute, funny, and… working for a non-profit that provides medical care to sick children around the world in the name of Jesus. Be still my heart.
Of course, I didn't plan to actually talk to him. That would be not just a little bit out of my comfort zone, but a lot. So mostly I just observed. While pretending not to notice. Until. He came over to my side of the room. He chatted for a few minutes with my friends and I, then returned to his side of the room.
Now I had a decision to make. Should I cross the room, or at least meet in the middle, and pick up the conversation again? He seemed interesting, and we had lots of extra time before the event started. My stomach did the thing it does when I'm considering doing something scary. I thought about asking a friend to talk to him instead. It seemed a little less risky. "I mean, he probably doesn't want to talk to me. And besides, I'm awkward. And what about…" This went on for a few minutes in my head, until finally I interrupted my parade of insecurities with something like, "Good grief, stop overthinking and just go have a conversation like a normal human being." (I've had this talk with myself a few times, in case you were wondering.)
So I put on my adult hat, and did the scary thing. Can I just ask, how is it that my awkward middle-school self gets resurrected every time I try to have a grown up conversation with a cute guy? At the exact moment I want to make a good impression, I'm too busy trying to remember how to use my words, where to put my hands, and what expression to wear on my face. And let's not forget managing my inner mean-girl that's telling me I'm doing it wrong and he's probably bored and I should just go hide under the table now.
In spite of ALL that, somehow I managed to stay put, and we had a fun conversation. We learned we had some common interests, including a sense of humor. Unfortunately, I also learned he lives far away… soon to be even farther. (As in, another continent.) So, the chances of us having more of these fun conversations are slim. I mean, I can't exactly be too disappointed. Because sick kids and Jesus! Good for him!
I've been thinking a lot about the experience over the last few days. Crush or no crush… making new friends is a scary thing. I think we all know the feeling of being transformed into our awkward and insecure middle-school selves around new people. We walk into each conversation waiting for the brush-off. Or, alternatively, we stay away from connection altogether. Because the pain of loneliness feels safer than the possibility of being rejected. And just like in middle-school, we all believe we're the only ones who feel this way. The cool kids don't get nervous and say the wrong thing. Right? The cute boy doesn't have any insecurities or problems. Right? Wrong.
I don't know any human-person who isn't afraid of rejection. But I do know a lot of really brave people who do scary things in spite of that fear. And the more I spend time with those people, the more I want to be like them. The more I practice being brave, the more I think it's worth it. Even if you end up acting like an awkward middle-schooler.
In her book Present over Perfect, Shauna Niequist talks about being brave and saying yes.
"Saying yes means not hiding. It means being seen in all your imperfections and insecurities. Saying yes is doing scary things without a guarantee that they'll go perfectly. Saying yes is telling the truth even when it's weird or sad or impossibly messy. Saying yes is inviting chaos, and also possibility. Saying yes is building a new future, regardless of the past. Saying yes is jumping in anyway."
I'm still a long way from being as brave as I'd like to be, but I'm glad I did this one small scary thing, and maybe even made a new friend in the process.
So, to my new friend soon to be living on another continent... if you're reading this? First, sorry about all the awkward. Second, thanks for rolling with my attempt to be brave and turning it into a fun conversation. Third, I looking forward to seeing some of the brave things you'll be doing soon via Instagram!


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Stars Talk Personality Of The Month with young celebrity model Miss Otoki Oluwabunmi2 min read
The long awaited "Stars Talk personality of the month" is here!!..
I would be talking to our Next Queen to be.. For The Stars Of Naija Miss Pretty Face Pageant and also a Young Celebrity Model on how the journey has been so far. He's got the passion and zeal for what she does (Modeling).
Sit back, relax and enjoy…
Stars Talk: Hello Miss..you have been nominated for the StarsTalk personality of the month spot..i'm sure you don't mind being on the hot seat hehe
Model: yes sir
StarsTalk: Good afternoon…and welcome
Model: thank you sir
Stars Talk: Firstly I'm gonna ask you..being the first person to get this spot..how do you feel?
Model: I feel so great
Stars Talk: lol…that's sweet..your zeal and passion for what you do got you the spot..so i must say..kudos to you
Model: thanks sir
Stars Talk: To those who don't know you…do say a few things about yourself
Because I personally don't know your real name, I know you as Model Smile
Model: my name is Otoki Oluwabunmi schooling at ekiti state university ado ekiti studying microbiology,I am a native of Ijero ekiti.
Stars Talk: For those who don't know Model..i believe now you know quite a lot.
That leads me to the main thing that got you the spot..Model… how did Modeling start for you?
Model: I have passion for modeling since when I was in jss3 because I do see some magazine then that always motivate me, I finally decide to join modeling cos I have passion for it ,I have the stature and everybody keep telling me to join.
Stars Talk: lovely i must say.
Model: thank you sir
Stars Talk: Every Model man or woman faces challenges here and there…so what has it been like for you in doing Modeling also?
Model: hmm….haven't face any challenges tho because I joined modeling just of recent.
Stars Talk: i guess not being a graduate…is kind of a challenge too
don't you think?
Model: Yea is true
Stars Talk: so what would you love to say to those who are just considering Modeling as a business but ain't sure about going into it???
Model: I will just advice them to follow their mind but for me modeling is sweet and is a very nice career.
Stars Talk: Before i round up.. Gonna ask… Whats your view on the situation of things in Nigeria?? Do you think Buhari is the cause? Or actually our helper?
Model: I don't really know anything about politics stuff but with the way I see it I think buhari is trying to help Nigeria.
Stars Talk: its was really nice having you on the seat today Miss Pretty Face StarsOfNaija Queen to Bee
Model: Awwwwn…..thank you so much sir
Stars Talk: Miss Model I must ask you hope you are getting set for the Voting
Model: very well sir…..can't just wait
Stars Talk: Smile That's sounds good ……. Once again I say nice having you here
Model: My pleasure
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CORNWALL, ONT - June 20, 2010 - Steve Francis got his groove back on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series with a dominant performance in Sunday night's 50-lap A-Main at Cornwall Motor Speedway.
Making his first WoO LMS start of the season in a Rocket car owned by his crew chief Tim Logan, Francis took advantage of a pole position start to lead every lap of the national tour's third annual visit to Ron Morin's finely-manicured Canadian quarter-mile oval.
Francis, 42, of Ashland, Ky., rolled to his second series victory of 2010, staying safely ahead of the sometimes wild position-swapping that went on behind him. In fact, second place changed hands five times among three drivers during the event, but no one was able to seriously challenge the 2007 WoO LMS champion.
"As the racetrack slicked off (the car) just got better and better and better," said Francis, who earned $10,600 for becoming the fourth repeat winner of the 2010 WoO LMS campaign. "In the feature the thing was basically on a rail. You could drive it about anywhere. We ran the top of (turns) one and two and the top of three and four at points, which shows how good it was."
Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., futilely chased Francis under the checkered flag, finishing 1.338 seconds behind the winner in his Rocket car. The 2008 WoO LMS titlist overtook Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., coming down for the white flag to secure the runner-up spot.
Fuller, who had passed Lanigan for second just before a caution flag flew on lap 32 and briefly peeked underneath Francis following the restart, settled for a third-place finish in the Gypsum Express Rocket car. The run ended Fuller's two-race winning streak on the WoO LMS 'Great Northern Tour.'
Fuller's Gypsum Express Racing teammate, DIRTcar big-block Modified star Billy Decker of Unadilla, N.Y., advanced from the ninth starting spot to finish fourth in his first WoO LMS start of 2010. A former Super DIRTcar Series event winner at Cornwall, Decker earned the $500 WoO LMS 'Bonus Bucks' cash for being the highest-finishing driver who hasn't won a tour A-Main and wasn't ranked among the top 12 in the points standings.
Tour rookie Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., placed fifth at Cornwall for the second straight year, nipping Dan Stone of Thompson, Pa., by inches at the finish line in Dale Beitler's Rocket car. The 18-year-old sensation, who started 10th, cracked the top five despite running virtually the entire distance with his car's steering hampered by a broken rack.
Stone finished sixth – the same position he started the race – after climbing as high as fourth. He was bidding to pass Lanigan for third on lap 21 when he slid off the backstretch, dropping him to seventh and forcing him to spend the remainder of the distance working his way back into contention.
Francis had no problems in Logan's machine, which he finally decided to press into service on this year's Outlaw trail. He kicked off the Great Northern Tour driving his own Valvoline-sponsored car to finishes of 13th on June 15 at Can-Am Motorsports in Lafargeville, N.Y., and fifth on June 17 at Merrittville Speedway in Thorold, Ont., before Saturday's event at Quebec's Autodrome Drummond was rained out. "
"Tim's put a lot of time and effort into my whole program this year," said Francis, who had planned to run Logan's car at Drummond. "Part of our deal this year was I was gonna run his car in some races, but it seems like every time we unloaded his car (this year), it rained out.
"I'm real happy that we finally got to run this thing. It really helps Tim a lot, and it helps (engine builder) Russell Baker too – we ran a brand-new 11-degree motor, something a little bit different. We've run this motor twice – we sat on the outside pole at West Virginia Motor Speedway and won here tonight. Obviously, it's a pretty good car and engine combination."
Good enough for Francis to cool down the sizzling Fuller and record his 28th career WoO LMS triumph – more than any other driver on the tour since 2004.
"I kept watching where Fuller was because he's on a hot streak," said Francis, whose previous WoO LMS victory this season came on March 27 at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas. "When I looked and seen he got by Darrell and Clint (Smith) for second, I thought, 'Well, here he comes again.'
"I saw Fuller shoot in there under me on that one restart (lap 32), but I just said, 'Hit your marks and you'll be fine.' I don't want to say I was that confident, but I knew my car was so good that if I hit my marks, I'd be OK."
The 42-year-old Fuller, who started fifth, tipped his helmet to Francis after falling short at a track where he has experience in DIRTcar big-block and 358-Modified competition.
"He was more consistent getting through the ruts and the bumps," Fuller said of Francis. "I could stay with him for one lap and then he'd start checking out. He was really good."
Lanigan, who turned 40 on June 3, also failed to keep pace with Francis.
"We were set up for the bottom," said Lanigan. "If we could hit it just right we'd have something for him, but if we missed it we'd just hang there. Francis could just move all around better."
Lanigan's second-place finish gave him a big boost in the WoO LMS points standings, moving him from second to third and leaving him just 14 points behind leader Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., who finished 15th with a car that was plagued by handling problems from damage to the left side of its nosepiece. Richards bent his car's nose when he caught the berm on the inside of turn one just three laps into the race and further damaged it on lap 11 when he swerved into the turn-two hill to avoid Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who lurched into Richards's path when he restarted his car after sliding off the track between turns one and two to bring out a caution flag.
McCreadie, who entered the event ranked second in the points standings, restarted at the rear of the field after his off-track excursion and charged back to salvage a seventh-place finish – right where he had been running on lap 11. He fell to third in the points standings but sliced his deficit to Richards from 36 to 20 points.
Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga., faded to an eighth-place finish after starting fourth. Coleby Frye of Dover, Pa., who took a break from his regular job as car chief of Hubbard's Beitler Motorsports mount to drive Clint Smith's backup car, placed ninth and eighth-starter Rick Eckert of York, Pa., was 10th after rallying from an early-race scramble that caused him to fall all the way back to 19th.
Four caution flags slowed the race. After McCreadie triggered the first yellow on lap 11, subsequent cautions were brought out on lap 31 by Richards (stopped and then pitted); lap 32 by Russell King of Bristolville, Ohio (stopped on backstretch); and lap 44 by Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa. (spun in turn four from left-front bodywork damage sustained in a scrape while battling Clanton for seventh).
The upset of the evening was pulled off in Ohlins Shocks Time Trials by Frye, who recorded the show's fastest qualifying circuit after getting a last-minute opportunity to drive Smith's backup car. The 25-year-old Keystone State dirt Late Model racer ripped off a lap of 12.467 seconds – just a tick off the track record – to earn his first-ever quick-time honor on the WoO LMS.
Heat winners were Francis, Clint Smith and Stone. With the field numbering exactly 24 cars, no B-Main was run.
Smith went on to finish 12th in the A-Main after running second for much of the race's first half. He was hampered by a broken engine valve throughout the distance, causing a loss of power that cost him ground on each restart.
The WoO LMS 'Great Northern Tour' continues on Tues., June 22, at Brewerton (N.Y.) Speedway before concluding on June 24-26 with the Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
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WoO LMs: Francis stays ahead of the fray in Tim Logan's car to emerge triumphant at Cornwall
CORNWALL, ONT - June 20, 2010 - Steve Francis got his groove back on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series with a dominant performance in Sunday night's 50-lap A-Main at Cornwall Motor Speedway.


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In this post Charley Turton of 12KBW discusses the recent decision of HHJ Coe QC (sitting as a High Court Judge) in Collyer v Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 3577 (QB). The Claimant suffered permanent nerve palsy of the hypoglossal nerves during laryngectomy. In 145 years of the operation being conducted such an injury had never been reported. C argued that in these circumstances human error was the most likely cause and a "presumption of negligence" arose.
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The indications of cats in warmth can take a look at the persistence of even probably the most loving puppy house owners, which is why veterinarians suggest having feminine cats spayed ahead of the primary warmth cycle happens. Cats in warmth have entered the section of the pussycat copy cycle that's characterised via her receptiveness to men and to mating. This section is often referred to as estrus. On the earth of cat breeding, unspayed ladies are referred to as "queens."
What's cat estrus? When do cats first move into warmth?
Cat estrus starts as animals succeed in sexual adulthood, normally at about six months of age, even though some cats will move into warmth as early as 4 months and others as past due as 10 to 12 months.
Cats are regarded as to be polyestrous, that means they have got a number of warmth cycles a 12 months (by contrast to canine, that are diestrous and usually have two warmth cycles a 12 months). Which means breeding cats can produce a muddle at any time of the 12 months, even supposing springtime is continuously regarded as to be "kitten season."
Indicators of estrus or cats in warmth:
Despite the fact that you've by no means been round cats in warmth ahead of, you're very prone to know one thing is occurring along with your puppy — the behaviors she makes use of to get the eye of a possible mate will certainly get your consideration as neatly. The indicators of cats in warmth or cats experiencing estrus can mimic indicators of ache or misery on your cat, and come with the next:
- Your cat is prone to grow to be extremely affectionate, continuously rubbing up against you, different animals within the family and even the furnishings.
- While you stroke or puppy your cat, she might instinctively suppose the mating place, together with her head down low and hindquarters raised top.
- She'll grow to be noticeably more vocal, and her vocalizations will come with strangely loud yowls which can be designed to realize the eye of a mate.
- She might spray a advantageous move of urine round your own home as she marks her territory so that you could trap in a mate.
- Your cat might show off stressed pacing, or might roll backward and forward at the flooring continuously.
- She might lose her appetite utterly.
- In some circumstances, cats in warmth might constantly lick their genitals, that are prone to be engorged and swollen. You may additionally realize a bloody discharge.
- Your cat might make persisted makes an attempt to flee from your own home in her efforts to discover a mate. This may increasingly come with clawing at window displays or rushing out the door when it opens.
Find out how to take care of cats in warmth:
Should you don't need kittens, stay cats in warmth indoors. If cats in warmth do get out, they're extra in danger for contracting infectious illnesses, corresponding to feline leukemia, from any inflamed male cats that they try to breed with.
Keep in mind that accountable cat breeders moderately display and choose the male cats they breed with their queens, now not handiest to make sure a purebred pedigree, but additionally to stop such transmission of illness.
How lengthy are cats in warmth?
So, how lengthy are cats in warmth? Normally, the estrous section will ultimate between per week and 10 days. Then again, in case your cat isn't in a position to mate and grow to be pregnant, she'll very most probably move into warmth once more someday throughout the subsequent 3 weeks. Some cats who aren't allowed to reproduce might appear to be kind of continuously in warmth.
How are you able to save you a cat from going into warmth?
The one technique to save you the warmth cycle from repeating over and over, along side the misery it reasons each you and your puppy, is to have your feminine cat spayed. This is a fable that cats will have to be allowed to head thru one warmth cycle and even to have one muddle ahead of spaying. Early spaying is extensively considered probably the most moral path for puppy house owners to take, in gentle of the hundreds of thousands of animals who're euthanized at puppy shelters every 12 months. It's merely irresponsible to deliver any other muddle of kittens into the arena when there are already too few properties for current animals.
Spaying is regarded as primary surgical procedure as it comes to getting into the stomach to take away each ovaries and the uterus, but the process is secure and regimen when carried out via a qualified vet. And even though it's conceivable to accomplish the surgical procedure at any time of the estrous cycle, maximum veterinarians decline to spay cats in warmth for the reason that engorged blood vessels within the reproductive organs create an larger chance of heavy bleeding.
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Meet the WellBe bracelet: a small wearable device with an app that helps you find out about your stress triggers and discover ways to release your stress. The device monitors your heart rate and uses an algorithm to determine your stress and calmness levels based on time, location, and your situation throughout the day.
The bracelet is lightweight and durable. The companion app gives you an overview of your stress triggers and offers programs to help you manage your stress level. It includes meditations, breathing, and other programs to help you along the way. Like what you see? You can find it on Indiegogo.


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Our mission is to create a welcoming and stimulating environment for learning Russian language and discovering its culture.
A language is not only a set of words and phrases, it's a whole world. That's why we will create an exciting and positive world of Russian culture, which is open to other cultures of the world.
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Caledfwlch Techniques (カレドヴルフ・テクニクス Karedovurufu Tekunikusu) is a Vaizen-based manufacturer of armament and a subcontractor of the Administrative Bureau, first introduced in Force.
In the movie continuity, it is first introduced in Reflection as a private enterprise known as Caledfwlch Company (カレドヴルフ社 Karedovurufu Sha). Its background therein is similar to the primary continuity, despite 14 years earlier.
The company's name is derived from Caledfwlch, the Welsh name for Excalibur.
In addition to its main branch on Vaizen, Caledfwlch also has an office on Midchilda.[1]
Primary continuity Edit
Caledfwlch Techniques are responsible for creating the AEC Armament series and the Raptor units. Specific items manufactured by Caledfwlch include:
Caledfwlch also produces a lot of civilian equipment, e.g. over a half of Steed's components were manufactured by them.[1]
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In the movies, Caledfwlch Company produces the EM Equipment line for the Bureau instead:


text: Brunch on Easter Sunday by riedel-s | Aug 30, 2016 | News EN Home » News EN » Brunch on Easter Sunday Brunch on Easter Sunday at The Westin Grand Berlin on March 27, 2016 from midday until 3 p.m. Get ready for spring! Enjoy Easter time as a couple or with the whole family. We are looking forward to welcoming you to our spacious foyer with festively decorated tables and an exquisite brunch buffet. Enjoy spring specialties such as tender leg of lamb, crispy roast pork, green asparagus with Italian ham and shrimp salad with dandelion. Treat yourself to a selection of fine desserts such as cassis panna cotta cream with Champagne jelly or cheesecake mousse with strawberries. We will welcome you with a glass of sparkling wine. The price includes not only the brunch buffet but also non-alcoholic beverages as well as tea and coffee specialties. The Easter bunny has hidden something in the garden for little ones up to 12 years. EUR 69.00 per person EUR 29.00 for children from 6-12 years. Children under the age of 6 are free. Make a reservation with the concierge on T: +49 30 2027-3185 or at email@example.com.


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Helen has lived in Cottingham for 20 years with her husband Alex and their 3 sons and has represented you in Cottingham South for the past 8 years. Before being elected as your councillor Helen had a varied career including working in teaching for many years and, after having a career break to bring up her family, she worked for a charity helping people with learning disabilities. Helen has a proven record of supporting many residents in a wide range of issues including planning, housing, health, traffic, flooding and education. Helen now works full time as your Councillor and is very keen to promote Cottingham as a great place to live, work and shop. These beliefs prompted her to organise the Cottingham Food and Drink Festival in 2013, now an annual event which aims to promoting Cottingham and its businesses by drawing thousands of visitors to the village. Helen strongly believes it is vital to support our local economy to maintain a strong and vibrant community in the village..


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'Rams': Slow Icelandic tale of feuding shepherd brothers
No, the new film "Rams" is not a hot-off-the-presses behind-the-scenes dramatization of an NFL team moving from St. Louis to Los Angeles. Instead, it is an Icelandic film about two sheep-herding and feuding brothers in a crisis when disease threatens their flocks.
If writer-director Grimur Hakonarson's goal is to accurately show the isolation and boredom of a shepherd's life in Iceland, he has succeeded admirably.
Gummi (Sigurour Sigurjonsson) and Kiddi (Theodor Juliusson) are brothers who are about 60, live next door to each other, herd sheep for a living, and haven't spoken to each other in 40 years. The film opens with Gummi frustrated that he has come in second to Kiddi in a local contest for best ram — sort of the Icelandic village sheep version of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
But the village switches to panic mode when the winning sheep turns out to have scrapie, a degenerative brain disease, similar to mad cow disease, that's highly transmittable. That means all the sheep in the valley have to be slaughtered, and the shepherds must wait two years before replacing the flock to ensure that the disease is eliminated.
While this would create dire economic circumstances for the entire town, the film doesn't really address that. Hakonarson instead is interested in the bizarre relationship between the brothers and the causes of their feud (which doesn't come until the second half of the film, so no spoilers here).
One can't deny the skill of the filmmaking — "Rams" won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section in 2015, and it really does seem to capture what it would be like to be a modern-day shepherd — but if you are determined to enjoy it, Hakonarson will throw every challenge in your path. If the ultra-slow pacing, sparse dialogue and depressingly gray pallette don't get you, perhaps that super big close-up of a toe-clipping session will.
G. Allen Johnson is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @BRfilmsAllen
Starring Sigurour Sigurjonsson, Theodor Juliusson, Charlotte Boving, Written and directed by Grimur Hakonarson. Rated R. 93 minutes. In Icelandic with subtitles.


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My SAL is coming along pretty good, considering I didnt get my fabric till the middle of January, and have been working some longish hours and have often been totally stuffed when I have got home.
So here are some pics of what has been happening in my house with SKoW... I have used a lot of Buggy Barns Creamery Neutrals for my backgrounds and a couple of others that fit in well too. I am really pleased with all the fabrics.
Have loved watching progress of others and are really enjoying this SAL. I hope to have another progress of the needleturn blocks again next week.
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There is a substantial bit of importance to feeling assured that your medical practice is going to do well in any particular area, and the effects can most greatly be felt on being able to run the medical practice with more proficiency since you will have fewer doubts as to the state that the medical practice will be in. Regardless of this though, confidence without substance is very dangerous for the sole reason that you would not have anything to back up any of your claims or decisions, and so the usage of Medisoft services is well justified because of the wisdom behind relying on them.
Saying that the usage of charging services is wise has to be backed up some kind of rationalization since it would be ridiculous to expect people to believe unfounded claims, and so the advantages that a medical practice can benefit from will be explained in this piece for further immersion. Simply put, when a Medisoft is used to handle the charging process of a medical practice, there is an increase in the accuracy of the charging process which is essential if the medical practice is to generate that income that it should and to earn the trust of the patients that it serves.
Going even deeper into the issues, a charging service is essential for survival because so many medical practices fail or have been in danger of failing because they could not maintain the accuracy of their charging processes because of one serious problem or another. This is especially prevalent in medical practices where the employees are the ones that were heavily relied on to charge the patients since employees of medical practices tend not to specialize in numbers and even those that do may still be prone to making costly errors.
On the note of costly errors when relying heavily on the employees of a medical practice, the schedule is also prone to negatively affecting patients when they are not as reliable as they need to be in fulfilling their role of setting when patients should be accommodated based on their needs. As you may have already surmised, employees can mess this up as easily as they can mess up everything else and charging services can vastly improve on this point which then increases the favor of using it to bolster the odds of your medical practice in becoming relevant.
More to the point, perhaps the biggest sensible reason for why those running medical practices would need to use charging services to improve on the many essential parts that make a medical practice run properly is the benefit that it would have on the image that it would present to patients. Simply put, when a medical practice is secured through Medisoft services and this is largely known by potential patients, your medical practice then becomes considerably more popular as an option that will provide patients with the maximum degree of security in all the parts that they happen to care about.