MICHAEL GIBBONS: Mr. Knox, how are you feeling after such an epic performance last week?
RUSSELL KNOX: I'm tired to be brutally honest. It was obviously amazing. It wouldn't change anything. I played a lot of golf, but ultimately winning in Ireland makes up for everything, all the hard work I've put in.
So it's been good. I'm tired now, but couldn't really have worked out any better, coming back to Scotland for two weeks, because obviously I'll be up for these next two tournaments, naturally being back home. So it's been a roller coaster ride but all good.
MICHAEL GIBBONS: Will you be relying on adrenaline more than anything?
RUSSELL KNOX: Yeah, probably will. Today I'll hopefully remember what to do out there but, come tomorrow, I'll be ready. One of these weeks, I'll probably crash and burn but to be honest, I don't really care. After last week, such a high, the main goal this week, and also next week, is just to enjoy my time here and if I can replicate any kind of form the last few weeks, it will be a huge bonus.
Q. I did see some pictures on Twitter of the celebrations, but can you fill us in on the details? Looked quite enjoyable, shall we say, Sunday evening.
RUSSELL KNOX: Yeah, obviously the festivities went on a bit but the most fun was the trip to the greenkeepers area, which was nice. Quite a few of the boys there were Scottish from different clubs all around and they had a little live band on the go and a few beverages flowing. It was a good time.
I'd love everyone to feel the rush that you get when you win a tournament like that. It truly is the most amazing feeling ever. It's just a complete blur for a couple hours -- weeks, to be honest. It really is an amazing feeling. It was fun.
Going back to my hometown last couple days has been nice, too, in Inverness, so it's been quite relaxing before the madness of this week. It's been a nice few days.
Q. And unless you're Tiger Woods, of course, not every golfer does win every other week, so is it important to enjoy it? You put all the hard work into getting there. Important to enjoy it when you get the chance?
RUSSELL KNOX: Absolutely. I made that mistake a few years back, my Web.com victory. I didn't realise at the time what I had done and how hard it was to win a professional tournament, so I probably didn't enjoy it as much as I did and I was like, oh, next week, next week.
I played probably -- almost 200 events now. Probably 160, 170 events, PGA and European Tour and I've won three times. I'm going to definitely enjoy every time I can finish first. It almost takes the pressure off this week and next week. I mean, being that I was able to win, obviously I'm here to try and win this week. Every week you play, you try to finish your best but you need to enjoy what just happened, and so I'm not going to forget that any time soon.
Q. On adrenaline, if you're going to try and enjoy it, how do you keep it going with now, The Ryder Cup, very much in the foreground? You're right in the mix?
RUSSELL KNOX: Obviously I knew The Ryder Cup question was going to come up here today. So I've thought about an answer (laughter).
It might be -- it might be a bad answer. But The Ryder Cup is not a goal of mine in the sense that -- of course, it is, it is a goal. But it's a reward to make The Ryder Cup Team.
My goal is to try and win this week, try to win The Open, try to win every event I'm playing in, and then The Ryder Cup is ultimately a reward of good play.
So I think if you set -- I think last time, I think I -- well, it all happened kind of late. But if you set the goal to be The Ryder Cup, you lose focus of what's right in front of you. I think that's where I'm at right now.
Yes, two weeks ago, it was miles away. Now, it's not miles away, and I know I'm trending in the right direction. I've still got these massive events to go beforehand, so it's going to be a reward of what happens from now till then if I'm good enough.
If I'm not good enough, I don't deserve it. It's that simple. I need to, last week was amazing. It's put me right there but it's all about from the day -- to the day the team is picked, if I play good in that stretch, I deserve to make it and if I don't, I don't deserve it. It's a reward of these next couple months to make The Ryder Cup Team.
So my goal is to play well this week in Scotland.
Q. And I know you were very upset in some respects, I know getting into the team two years ago, but with what's happened the last fortnight, does that make you doubly determined?
RUSSELL KNOX: Yes and no. I mean, everything happens for a reason. I was supposed to have won The Irish Open last week. Just the way it happened at the end, I mean, it's just madness. I mean, Ryan Fox could have quite easily have made the putt on the last hole and it would have been all over.
Things happen for a reason. Maybe it was the best thing that ever happened to me not making the team in 2016. I know I'm way better prepared now. I've been through great moments, been through bad moments. I'm more prepared now than I ever have been. My game is at a level which it never has been, so that's good.
So either way, yes or no, I'm ready. Ready to rumble. But like I said, it's now until then that matters. I'm going to have to contend.
But the main thing is I'm enjoying playing and I look forward to the challenge.
Q. Just one more on The Ryder Cup. Obviously four wild cards this time, as opposed to three, does that make any difference at all in your thinking or do you think you just want to qualify and take anything out of the captain's hands?
RUSSELL KNOX: Yeah, I mean, I can't rely on a pick obviously, so I mean, the goal is to make the team. I mean, four picks is a lot. Me playing well in France obviously helped. The course sets up great for me. It's tight off the tee, second-shot golf course. Those are my strengths, so I have that going for me.
But it's almost like there's too much into it now. 12 best European players versus 12 best U.S. players, and that's it. If I play my way into the top eight, great. If I'm not considered in the Top-12, I'm fine with that. The goal is to earn it, but I mean, it's a huge reward to be one of the Top-12 best players, and I for a long time was not there. These last two weeks have jumped me up obviously. We'll see.
Q. Did you speak much to Thomas Björn last week or since the victory on Sunday night?
RUSSELL KNOX: I just bumped into him now. He was obviously happy for me. He was like, welcome to the conversation, as such (laughter). So that's been good. He knows. He has a hard job. There's going to be eight amazing players that qualify and he's going to have four tough decisions. Might be four easy decisions, you just never know how it's going to pan out.
Yeah, he's rooting for all of us. He's rooting for me and he's rooting for all the guys on the edge. There might be someone that makes team now that hasn't done anything yet and goes on a purple patch now and goes on with it. He's just rooting for the best 12 players, that's it. I would love to be one of them, so we'll see what happens.
RUSSELL KNOX: I'm big time -- (laughter).
Q. Is there something you learned about yourself in handling those pressure-built moments and being able to rise on the 72nd hole or playoff, as it were?
RUSSELL KNOX: Every person who plays golf dreams of holing a putt on the last hole to win. Fortunately, I've made two putts last week and then the putt at the Travelers to win. So I've been fortunate to have done it twice now.
Maybe I need that environment to bring that out in me. It's all about managing that adrenaline level. Maybe I play my best when I'm on edge. Some of my tournaments I've played my best at are stressful courses, like France, you have a lot of high-stress shots.
Same at Honda. I've played very well there at the U.S., very similar, a lot of high-stress shots. Almost like that triggers my adrenaline level. Maybe that's what I need to play my best. I need to somehow pump myself up for those big moments, and fortunately I've got a couple stacked in the memory books that I can rely on when I need to.
Q. Does your success on The European Tour over the last couple weeks prompt any thoughts of playing more in Europe and slightly shifting the emphasis of your schedule going forward?
RUSSELL KNOX: I thought about that to be honest. I haven't -- I mean, yeah, it might to be perfectly honest. Especially now where my FedExCup ranking is compared to my Race to Dubai ranking. I mean, I went way up in two weeks. I mean, that's important. If you can finish super high in The Race to Dubai, that opens a lot of doors, too, for next year.
I mean, I will play mostly in the US, obviously I've said that since day one, it's home for me now. But yeah, it does change. And what happens here in the next two weeks probably will significantly affect that.
Q. A couple of years ago, you may have done a couple of interviews that maybe -- a little bit in the eye of the captain, and you seem to be more accepting of your fate this time around than pushing it. Have you changed your mind-set over the last couple years in terms of what The Ryder Cup might bring you?
RUSSELL KNOX: No, I don't think I've changed one bit -- I mean, maybe. You have to accept it for what it is. Darren Clarke's decision he made, he tried to make the best decision for him. I mean, wasn't like he was trying to hurt me in any way or whatever. But I mean, I don't think anything's changed. I'm just still trying to take care of business and like I said, if I'm good enough to make the team, I'll be on the team. If not, I won't.
Q. Do you think that disappointment has made you a tougher guy?
RUSSELL KNOX: I think so, yeah. I know I try -- I start to try too hard. I mean, right after The Ryder Cup, I had a couple very nice tournaments, and then I think I tried to improve more in a weird way. I tried too hard and I got worse.
So I think all of that helps you as a player ultimately get to where the highest point you're going to get, you have to go through moments like that, and 2017 was not a great performance year for me, but it's definitely made me a stronger person, a better player, and I'm out of that now. Hopefully I'll take off here.
Q. The Bubba Watson Tweet about the motorhome, is that something you're going to look to invest in?
RUSSELL KNOX: Yes, but there will be no decisions made without the wife, unfortunately. If it was just me, we might have already made that purchase, but we'll see. We'll see.
Q. Another popular topic on social media is we all know your favourite fruit, but is it a red or green apple?
RUSSELL KNOX: No, green, they are too sour for me. I almost died in Malaysia a couple years on a green apple. I was on the par 5 there on the front nine and I hit a nice drive, and they only had green apples. I was munching away and ate it too quickly and started to choke and it got stuck here (mimicking choking on apple caught in throat). I ended up throwing up in the fairway and then pinged a hybrid on the green and 2-putted for birdie (laughter).


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Housing Innovations grant winners announced
Albright is named Radcliffe Medalist
Vice President of Government, Community and Public Affairs Paul Grogan (left); Robert W. Healy, Cambridge city manager; Daniel Wuenschel, director of the Cambridge Affordable Housing Corporation (CAHC); and Charlie Adams of the Cambridge Housing Authority, enjoy a moment together during the Harvard Housing Innovations Program (HHIP) ceremony for grant winners on Friday, June 8. Wuenschel received an HHIP award on behalf of the CAHC. (Staff photo by Kris Snibbe)
The University has announced this year's Harvard Housing Innovations Program (HHIP) grant winners. The awards ceremony took place on Friday, June 8, at the Business School. These awards are the second of two rounds of HHIP grants established as part of Harvard's 20/20/2000 affordable housing initiatives.
At the June 8 ceremony, leaders of housing nonprofits, community development corporations (CDCs), Harvard faculty, and local elected officials joined Harvard officials in announcing this year's 19 grant recipients.
In this final round, the 19 awards, totaling $310,000 will be made to nonprofit housing producers and CDCs in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville. Grant winners include organizations in the Boston neighborhoods of Allston-Brighton, Chinatown, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Dorchester, East Boston, Mission Hill, the South End, and the Fenway.
The 20/20/2000 initiative was established in the spring of 2000 to preserve and increase affordable housing in the Cambridge and Boston area. The initiative has three components: the grant program, which will provide close to $1 million in grants to local housing nonprofits and CDCs once this second and final round of awards is given out; a $20 million low-interest loan, distributed equally between Cambridge and Boston, providing the kind of tool that housing nonprofits need to assemble affordable and complex projects; and a Housing Advisory Committee, bringing together Harvard faculty from around the University to act as advisers to the initiative and as a resource to the community.
The first round of grants was awarded in June 2000 to 13 housing nonprofits and CDCs and totaled $605,000.
Some of this year's innovative proposals include strategies to:
Coordinate new housing policies, resources, and opportunities for homeless young adults.
Create sustainable funding for affordable housing for low-income women.
Develop a model to provide regional homeownership opportunities using the Section 8 homeownership program.In addition to the awarding of this year's grants, Friday's breakfast included presentations by two of last year's grantees. Carl Koechlin, executive director of the Fenway CDC; and Daniel Wuenschel, director of the Cambridge Affordable Housing Corporation, spoke.
This year's winners include:
Allston Brighton CDC (ABCDC): HHIP will fund a comprehensive analysis of non-residential properties in the Allston-Brighton area to help ABCDC identify nontraditional opportunities to develop affordable housing. ABCDC's involvement in cataloging property in Allston-Brighton will help them to build relationships with property owners for future development projects.
Asian CDC (ACDC): ACDC will focus efforts on affordable housing production in the South Cove area by creating partnerships with South End nonprofits and CDCs to expand development opportunities for both communities. The grant will allow them to engage in community outreach and land assessment of the area. ACDC will develop a detailed plan for affordable housing development of the South Cove area.
Cambridge Affordable Housing Corp (CAHC): CAHC will study of a Section 8 homeownership program for the city of Cambridge. CAHC will develop policies and procedures to use new Section 8 homeownership regulations to increase homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income Cambridge residents. The model has the potential for strong impact in Cambridge and replicability in other communities.
Casa Esperanza: HHIP funding will permit Casa Esperanza to implement its new strategic and capital development plans through community outreach, partnership development, and a capital fundraising campaign. The HHIP funding will help Casa Esperanza to promote and develop its successful model of culturally appropriate sober housing.
Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA): The grant will help CHAPA link affordable housing with "smart growth" in the Greater Boston area. Their proposal builds on a Harvard-funded "Metropolitics" study of patterns of social separation and sprawl. CHAPA will introduce housing into the smart growth agenda by forming alliances with environmental, business, and municipal leaders and by demonstrating the efficacy of smart growth housing plans in three communities.
Codman Square NDC (CSNDC): The HHIP grant will provide funds for the CSCDC to develop a Real Estate Development Policies and Procedures Manual and to complete the application process to be certified as a Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI). If chosen as a CDFI intermediary, the CSNDC will increase its ability to make homeownership loans to low- and moderate-income residents. NDC stands for neighborhood development corporation.
Fenway CDC (FCDC): The grant will allow the FCDC to develop a program of outreach to Fenway property owners to assist them to develop and preserve affordable housing. FCDC will work with owners of subsidized property with expiring-use restrictions; with owners who must comply with city requirements for affordable housing production; and with owners of substandard properties needing upgrades for code compliance.
The proposal moves Fenway from its traditional developer role to an expanded presence as a facilitator and protector of affordable housing in the Fenway neighborhood.
Friends of Boston's Homeless (FBH): The FBH will develop a two-phase Affordable Housing Strategic Plan. The plan will identify how the FBH can increase the amount of permanent housing for homeless persons moving through the care continuum by assessing need, targeting efforts, creating new partnerships, and building capacity. Phase Two will include a fundraising plan to implement the Strategic Plan for housing creation.
Jamaica Plain NDC: JPNDC will use grant proceeds to undertake intensive planning, community organizing, and research to plan for new development opportunities in their gentrified housing market. Census 2000 results will be analyzed. The JPNDC will create a development plan and pipeline based on the outreach and research. The plan will build on strong, multicultural partnerships in the neighborhood with potential for strategy replicability in other hot housing markets.
Just-a-Start (JAS): HHIP will fund JAS participation in the planning process for development of remaining parcels in Kendall Square. JAS will press for increasing the amount of housing, particularly affordable housing. JAS will hire a consultant to represent JAS and to work with the CRA and other interest groups to maximize the number of affordable housing units.
Madison Park Development Corporation: The HHIP grant will support a feasibility analysis for the production of artists' live-work space in and around the Dudley business district of Roxbury. The study will complement an area strategy to make Dudley an arts and cultural district as part of an economic development strategy for the area. The HHIP study will be integrated into Main Street's planning for the district and will propose new financing and zoning models to develop affordable artists' housing.
Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA): HHIP grant funds will be used to coordinate and monitor new housing policies, resources, and opportunities for homeless young adults. MHSA will develop a strategic plan for meeting young homeless adults' housing needs and will work with nonprofits to carry it out. The HHIP grant will focus MHSA activity on a specific homeless group and concentrate research and policy intervention toward a solution.
NOAH: HHIP funding will increase the capacity of NOAH to take on an expanded lending area and expanded loan activities. NOAH will work with elder homeowners to bring vacant rental units back on line as part of NOAH's vacancy-reduction program. In addition, the NOAH loan program is designed to reduce predatory lending. HHIP participation in the early stage of the loan program allows NOAH to develop the systems and procedures necessary to be in place before fees are generated to sustain the program.
Pine Street Inn: HHIP funding will be used to develop partnerships with traditional developers to increase the production of affordable housing available to homeless persons. The plan would also provide management models to preserve troubled lodging houses. A database of troubled SROs (developed with HHIP funds) will be useful tool to preserve this housing.
Somerville CDC (SCDC): Somerville faces a tough market and a need to educate and involve stakeholders in the housing issue. HHIP will allow SCDC to increase organizing capacity in order to carry out a Comprehensive Affordable Housing Strategy and a public campaign to ensure the implementation of the plan.
Tent City Corp (TCC): HHIP funds will allow TCC to fund board and staff development to position the agency to undertake more affordable-housing production in the South End. The HHIP work plan will build on recent assessment by Management Consulting Services.
Transition House: HHIP will help Transition House develop a fundraising strategy to create sustainable funding for affordable housing for low-income women.
Urban Edge HC: The HHIP grant will fund Urban Edge to develop a model to provide regional homeownership opportunities using the Section 8 homeownership program. Urban Edge's new regional approach builds on partnerships with housing authorities and increases housing opportunities for Boston residents.
Viet Aid: HHIP will fund increased capacity in Viet Aid to expand housing production. The emerging CDC serves a population of low-income Southeast Asian immigrants. Viet Aid will work to find housing opportunities in a target area in Dorchester.


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Warren Sapp and Bud Light Turn A "Buccaneer" Fan's House Into Ultimate Sports Room
On Sunday, Bud Light, the official beer sponsor of the NFL, kicked off its NFL ad campaign for the season with a new Up For Whatever creative spot. The video features a Buccaneers fan who gets his house "Buccaneer'd" by NFL legend Warren Sapp wearing a parrot on his shoulder while facilitating a backyard cannon firing as beautiful pirate maidens cheer.
And remember, if you're holding a Bud Light in your hand while watching a NFL game this season, it means you're #UpForWhatever – and anything can happen!
Ton Of Action At The Dew Tour
This past week J. Cole and Bleachers performed during Mountain Dew's kick-off party in Brooklyn to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Dew Tour – one of the hottest action sports events, which took place Sept. 20-21 at House of Vans. Questlove also made a special surprise appearance to DJ between sets to get the crowd ready for J. Cole.
Celebs and notable guests attended the event, including: J. Cole, hip hop artist; Jack Antonoff (Bleachers/lead guitarist in Fun.); Questlove, musician and DJ; Zosia Mamet, actress; Sam Worthington, actor; Takeo Spikes, athlete/NBC sports analyst; Paul Rodriguez, professional skateboarder; Danny Davis, professional skateboarding; Scotty Lago, professional snowboarder; Sean Malto, professional skateboarder; Boo Johnson, professional skateboarder; Theotis Beasley, professional skateboarder – and others.
Shutting down Franklin Street in Brooklyn, N.Y. directly in front of the House of Vans, BMX streetstyle set the tone on Sunday for the final day of the Dew Tour Toyota City Championships. Bringing back some of the biggest obstacles such as the shipping container at the start, the Toyota car jump and the 10-stair to close out the course, the crowds were taken back by BMX.
For streetstyle, each athlete receives three attempts at the intimidating course and, although it may not be desired, athletes were encouraged to continue down the course even if they missed a trick along the way. In the end, only their top run counted for their placement.
The entire event was full of massive tricks, transfers and bails. As this course can be quite grueling, the athletes realize that despite being encouraged to continue they need to conserve energy in order to pull that perfect run — especially when they see what their competitors are pulling.
The idea to stop and recoup was the route Garrett Reynolds chose on his second run once he slipped up on the beginning of the course. Knowing he was not in the top spot and feeling "completely out of rhythm" after messing up, the pressure was on when he rolled in for his final run. Not to mention Garrett only was able to get 15 minutes of riding in during practice as he was held up in the medical tent waiting to be cleared.
The final came and Garrett went off. He did what he had to, completed his run and impressed everyone on his way to reclaiming his streetstyle title as the original winner of the event.
Top Tricks:
Chad Kerley – feeble grind to hard 360 out off the first box jump, 180 barspin to fakie over the Toyota car jump, crank grind to barspin out off the flat white fence rail, manual through the whoops then up and across the tall long box jump to barspin in and an insane 540 over the planter gap to flat at the end.
Tyler Fernengel – giant truckdriver from the A-frame wedge to roller gap, also a massive tuck no-hander to late barspin on the same gap earlier, tailwhip over the bump to flat and a barspin over the planter gap to flat.
Scotty Cranmer – tailwhip in off the shipping container, backflip tailwhip over the first box jump, enormous double tailwhip from the A-frame wedge to roller gap, double tire ride to barspin out on the Toyota bench and an over double peg on the 10-stair rail.
Dennis Enarson – feeble grind to opposite tailwhip off the shipping container, truckdriver to flat over the Toyota car jump, double tire to tailwhip off the flat white fence rail, 180 tailwhip to flat off the A-frame wedge, feeble to barspin off bump to out ledge and a double tire down the 10-stair handrail.
Winner's Top Tricks:
Garrett Reynolds – feeble to truckdriver in off the shipping container ledge, opposite 360 lookback over the first box jump, opposite tailwhip over the Toyota car jump, barspin 180 to crooked grind to 180 out off the flat white fence rail, truckdriver over the A-frame wedge to flat, barspin ice pick and a tailwhip over the 10-stair handrail to flat.
Winner's Quote:
"This event is really fun because you cruise down a hill and you hit what comes your way. It sounds cliché but it feels like you are riding in a video game because no skatepark is this long and you just keep hitting fun stuff the whole way. I have more fun riding this contest than I probably will for the rest of the year." — Garrett Reynolds
Comedian Greg Walloch Tells Us To Eat Our Words
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I love talking to stand-up comedians for many reasons. One is that I love hearing how they form their craft. It is interesting for me to hear how they form their material and to see if their friends always have a demand for them to be funny. I think the world of stand-up is fascinating. I have a ton of respect for their profession.
Last week I was able to chat with comedian Greg Walloch. Greg currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA and is the host of the popular live storytelling show, Eat Your Words at The Standard, Hollywood. Greg and I talk about how his career started, his current projects, his time on the Howard Stern show, and much more. To listen to my interview with Greg CLICK HERE. I also asked Greg which comedians we should check out. He said that Ron Funches, Jen Kirkman, Baron Vaughn, Hasan Minhaj, Beth Stelling, and Kurt Braunohler are some very funny people. So if you get a chance make sure you check out their shows.
Greg has appeared on everything from The Howard Stern Show to Kurt Andersen's Studio 360 on Public Radio International. Greg performed to a capacity crowd at Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium in the variety show Sxip's Hour of Charm. He has opened for '60's icon Janis Ian at the World Institute on Disability Gala in the Bay Area, and appeared in The Moth: West Village Stories with Amy Sedaris and Andy Borowitz in New York City.
Greg was featured in USA Network's Characters Unite national tour with sold out engagements at Seattle Center's Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the Newseum in Washington, DC, and at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.
In conjunction with the Peabody Award winning storytelling collective The Moth, the Characters Unite tour featured Christopher Gorham, Forest Whitaker, Meghan McCain, Kevin Jacobsen, Jeffery Rudell, Pam Grier, Dan Choi, Nathan Lane, Dustin Lance Black, Octavia Spencer, Aimee Mullins, Matt Bomer, John Legend, Willie Garson and more. Greg also appears in USA Network's Characters Unite "I Won't Stand For…" PSA campaign to fight hate and discrimination.
Greg's live solo shows have toured in Moscow, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Poland, Scotland, Tel Aviv, and in various festivals across the United States. The concert film "F**k The Disabled," based on Walloch's live show stars Greg Walloch with a cast that includes Stephen Baldwin, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
Here is what a few notable actors and comedians have said about Greg.
"ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND PIECES OF COMEDY IN THE MOST TRUTHFUL WAY. JUST WONDERFUL!" – Jerry Stiller
"WALLOCH DELIVERS WITH BITE AND WITHOUT BOMBAST." -The New Yorker
"WONDERFULLY FUNNY." – Nathan Lane
"Absolutely amazing! I just sat back and took a ride. I listened intellectually, I laughed my ass off and my heart listened too… articulating what it means to be human so eloquently… this is what my soul is supposed to feel, I'm supposed to have more human moments like this!" – Jen Kirkman, Chelsea Lately and After Lately
Check out Greg's website and follow him on Twitter, and his Facebook page for his Eat Your Words show.
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Gordie Howe Shares His Life In Mr. Hockey: My Story
Big, skilled, tough on the ice, and nearly indestructible, Howe dominated both the sport and the record books like no one has before or since. Over an incredible six decades, the Hall of Famer had so many accomplishments that he set the record for the most records by any athlete ever in any sport.
I had the chance to read Mr. Howe's autobiography before its release date. Whether you followed his career or are looking for an intriguing read than this book should be on your to buy list. "Mr. Hockey: My Life" does follow the traditional autobiography theme. It starts from his early childhood and follows his career into the sport where he set numerous records.
Howe writes about the violence in hockey, his salary issues with the Red Wings, and the toll hockey took on his body. You get to see Gordie's love for hockey, how he discovered it, and the countless hours he spent honing his craft. Howe even speaks on famous players like Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky in which he passed the torch too in the NHL.
Gordie doesn't just talk hockey. I loved hearing his take in his family. You can see that his family meant so much to him. His wife, Colleen has some of her letters to him in the book. His sons Mark and Marty even played with him in the NHL, which was one Howe's best moments in his career.
"I've often thought that some of the happiest years of my career came in Houston when I had the chance to play with my sons Mark and Marty. I wasn't the player I was during the glory years in Detroit, but how many fathers get the chance to play professional with their kids? It's what kept me going into my fifties."
Right there alone just goes to show how fantastic the man was. This book is an addictive read and it was hard for me to put down. You will definitely enjoy this memoir for a hockey legend.
Even some hockey greats shared their thoughts on Mr. Howe.
"The greatest is Gordie—he's my man."—Bobby Orr
"The greatest one of all . . . still the greatest in my mind and in everybody else's mind."—Wayne Gretzky
The book is published through Putnam Books and is available on October 14th. You can pre-order the book on Amazon.com
It Is Like Running On Foam
The New Balance Fresh Foam 980 is very lightweight and is a good looking shoe. But don't judge this shoe solely by its looks. New Balance put a ton of time and effort to create the 980.
As you can guess from the shoe's name, the Fresh Foam, it has an innovative midsole that is created from a single piece of foam. It helps provides a lower, more natural underfoot feel. New Balance used specialized design software to create a lightweight men's running shoe. The 980 also features breathable air mesh and simple no-sew overlays that wrap the foot in the right places. When you try the shoe on it feels like you are walking on a cloud. Not that I have ever walked on a cloud, but I have stepped through fog. Fog is a form of a cloud right?
The blown rubber outsole complements the shoe's cushioning and which gives a runner a very smooth ride. The 980 has received a ton of praise so far this year. It was celebrated by Competitor Magazine Spring Shoe Guide as they awarded the 980 with the "Best Ride" in their March issue. Running Network called it the "Best Neutral Running Shoe."
I have seen hard core runners to beginners rave about these kicks. Some of the features that runners have been talking about is the performance from the midsole compound, known as the Fresh Foam that delivers a lower, more natural underfoot feel.
Others like the no-sew air mesh construction with welded overlays for breathability to keep your feet feeling fresh. Still most of the praise has been from New Balance's use of the blown rubber outsole for added cushioning, traction, and durability. Even if you are looking for some comfortable sneakers to walk in these 980's are something you should look at. Check out the New Balance website HERE!
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WWE 2K15 – The First Gameplay Trailer
WWE 2K15 will usher in a new era of WWE video games and deliver the gaming experience that fans have sought for generations!
All-New MyCAREER Mode: For the first time ever, take your custom Superstar through an unprecedented and authentic WWE career spanning countless hours of gameplay. From NXT to RAW, make your way up to the WWE Championship and live the life of a real WWE Superstar. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 only.
Presentation Overhaul: Proprietary facial and body scanning technology deliver the most realistic WWE Superstars, Divas and Legends EVER. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Only. Listen to Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole call the action with the best commentary featured in a WWE game to date, with more than five times the lines recorded than any other year. WWE 2K15 will also feature a custom soundtrack featuring today's hottest artists, curated by John Cena.
Introducing: 2K Showcase: Relive the groundbreaking rivalries of John Cena vs. CM Punk and Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels in a new single player campaign told through your gameplay and historic WWE footage.
Gameplay Enhancements: WWE 2K15 will significantly improve the core gameplay experience through key additions and improvements designed to elevate the franchise now and into the future. By using new motion capture technology, 2K15 includes five times more new animations than any WWE game before. Combined with a brand-new chain wrestling system, WWE 2K15 will take the drama and adrenaline of a WWE match to new heights…just like on WWE TV! Xbox One and PlayStation 4 only.
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Sep 23rd
Tailgating Tips For Turning Any Car Into An MVP
Cars.com just put together a list of tailgate tips to maximize your car for the ultimate tailgate experience This year's favorite is the RAM 1500. The RAM has built in WiFi, and the beverage ready RamBox provides tailgaters with a built in cooler.
Here are some tailgating tips from Patrick Olsen, Cars.com Editor-in-Chief
What's the best way to use storage space for tailgate gear?
Patrick Olsen: Three words: Cover, secure, safety.
Cover: It starts with laying down a good protective cover (tarp, etc.) inside your car. Even the cleanest travel grill will have a lot of grease and grime after tailgating, and you don't want that all over your interior.
Secure: Once you have the tarp down, start by putting in the grill because it usually has the most unwieldy shape. You'll want to put some bracing items around it (coolers are good) to limit any movement while you drive to and from the game. A grill that tips over while you're driving will make for a bigger mess than the Jacksonville Jaguars. Once you have that down, put other things in with the biggest items (folding chairs, coolers, etc.) first and smaller stuff toward the end. Finally, don't leave food or other items to become projectiles in the case of a sudden stop or crash.
Safety: Don't stack anything in your line of sight — especially out the rear or rear-quarter windows — and make sure you store sharp objects like knives or metal tongs in an enclosed container. And, as tempting as it might sound, avoid draping team flags over windows you need to see out of until you get to the tailgate lot. We're all about creating the ultimate fan-mobile, but do it safely.
Tips for conserving battery life?
PO: Be prepared: Have jumper cables or a rechargeable jumping kit on hand. But feel free to leave the engine running throughout the tailgate. When idling, the typical car only consumes about a gallon of gas per hour, so for most cars, a four-hour tailgate would use less than a quarter-tank of fuel, and eliminate the risk of a dead battery.
Be aware: Avoid standing (or having trash bags and other items) within a couple feet of the exhaust to avoid burns or fires. And obviously this is a bad idea if you're tailgating in an area with limited ventilation.
How to maximize rear space for an optimal tailgating experience?
PO: See first question.
Tips for quick clean-up after the tailgate?
PO: Set aside some time: Tailgates often turn into a rush for the gates when everyone realizes the game is about to start, and if you aren't prepared, you might miss kickoff. So keep track of time, and leave yourself 15 minutes just to clean up before heading into the stadium.
Make it a team activity: Don't be afraid to delegate; after all, you planned this shindig, and you shouldn't have to clean up alone. Bring a few trash bags, fill 'em up and identify public trash containers (most tailgate lots have plenty) where you can leave them.
Sound is a key element to any tailgate is there a car with a particularly great sound or multimedia system for tailgating?
PO: Bring your own: While some cars, like GMC's Acadia SUV, have thought about tailgating when designing the factory stereo, by and large, car stereos are designed to fill the cabin with noise, so they don't do a very good job broadcasting music outside the car. Bring along a portable stereo with Bluetooth or an iPod plug-in, and either plug it into a car using an inverter or a factory household-style, two-prong outlet.
Sep 22nd
Anheuser-Busch Wants Us All To Be(er) Responsible
Budweiser today released an exclusive digital video to raise awareness for drunk-driving prevention. Unlike previous spots from Anheuser-Busch's flagship beer brand, the online-only content carries a more emotional tone and portrays how having a plan to get home safe can result in a positive ending.
Anheuser-Busch and Budweiser believe drunk driving is 100 percent preventable when adults make a plan to get home safe. However, lives are still lost in drunk driving-related crashes every year. The "Friends are Waiting" video opens with the deep bond between two best friends—Luke and his dog Cooper—and culminates with Cooper's reaction when Luke doesn't come home after a night out.
Anheuser-Busch is one of the first alcohol companies to widely deliver a responsible drinking message with this tone, and the new video represents an evolution in how the company talks about responsible drinking. Although Budweiser is sharing this message with anyone of legal drinking age, the brand is releasing the video digitally to capture the attention of drinkers ages 21-27, who consume and share content via online news sources and social sites.
"Budweiser has long championed the message to 'designate a driver and enjoy the great times,' but this video goes a step further to reinforce the importance of making a plan to get home safe while showing how our decisions impact those around us," said Kathy Casso, vice president, Corporate Social Responsibility, Anheuser-Busch. "Creating this video to live – and be shared – digitally is an important way to keep the momentum going and reach as many adults as possible."
The launch of the 60-second video is being timed with Anheuser-Busch's 5th annual Global Be(er) Responsible Day on Friday, Sept. 19, a day Anheuser-Busch InBev and 155,000 colleagues worldwide dedicate to promoting responsible drinking worldwide.
The Ventilator "Tonal Ballistic" Sneaker Pack From Reebok Classic
On the heels of the Ventilator "Night Vision" pack release, Reebok Classic introduces the Ventilator "Tonal Ballistic" pack. Inspired by the outdoors, the rugged suede upper execution on this limited edition pack is sure to become a style statement this Fall.
Born during the golden era of Reebok design and technology innovation, the Ventilator was a game-changing runner when it was first introduced in 1990. The first Reebok lightweight runner with a focus on breathability, the Ventilator was a bold, expressive silhouette that was years ahead of its time. Today the Reebok Ventilator remains an extremely versatile, one-of-a-kind sneaker, with the chameleon-like ability to take both clean and bold executions.
Very limited pairs of the Ventilator "Tonal Ballistic" pack are available now at Jimmy Jazz, Urban Outfitters, Bait, Active Athlete, and Reebok.com for $90.
YG and French Montana were seen on the red carpet of the Saturday, 9/20 taping of the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards this weekend.
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The nuclear bombs are still exploding and civilisation dying on the first page so where can you find the stamina for the following 390? But it's a book, a crime novel, and the blurb assures us there will be murder: a familiar event in unique circumstances? You decide to persist, motivated by professional curiosity: how is the case to be handled; crucially, what will be the reactions of a small group of beleaguered people to an investigation into the death of an individual when mankind is doomed?
Marooned in a huge rundown hotel in forests some distance from Zurich are delegates attending a convention and a few members of staff, twenty in all. Everyone else has fled, no doubt to starve before radiation sickness kicks in. There are no planes and no internet. There is no government except random ad hoc arrangements formed by survivors themselves.
The man who assumes leadership in the hotel is Dylan, the security officer; he has charge of the guns which were formally lent to guests for killing game. Seconding Dylan, and more intelligent if less physically dominant, is Jon, an American historian who appoints himself the recorder and – ultimately – something more than an archivist, although not in a role of his own making.
The background of disaster, obscene in its range, is well done. As Jon tells it, diary-wise, each day headed in old-fashioned typed format, for the first forty nine days he is slowly recovering from shock but with Day 50 he takes a grip on himself and commences a meticulous chronicle, because that's his job. He is, in fact, the true leader of the group although it's a long time before he assumes command. He is sometimes helped, often obstructed, by the women, who have power but conserve it – with the exception of Tomi, a careless young American student, who is alarmingly amoral. Tania is the doctor: responsible but stressed and hopelessly overworked. Sophia is the honest chef who continues to feed the motley group with the same kind of fatalism demonstrated by Yuka, who's Japanese and the indomitable mother of two small children.
It's on Day 50 that a girl's body is found in a water tank and it's Jon who, in the absence of any other authority, takes on the responsibility of an investigation into her murder. His motivation is hazily attributed to a suggestion that there is more to life than survival: that where there is no justice it must be invented.
In this novel there is none of the confidence and nobility of Shute's On the Beach as the nuclear cloud approached New Zealand although in The Last there is a glimpse of a pattern in current events. Is it possible that this group is not random but chosen, that its members have been brought here by design? People start to question not only their faith but the fact that they have no faith. There are clues of a sort in the personal stories which the murder suspects relate to Jon: a process similar to the witness's statements by means of which an investigating officer arrives at the identity of a killer.
Ultimately we have a picture of a volcano waiting to erupt, and the survivors' desperate attempts at a relatively ordered existence (food rationing, doctor's surgery, philosophical discussions) are shattered by violent action when they venture to the city for medical supplies. In a supermarket they are confronted by two former delegates from the hotel: professors, formally amiable cultured colleagues. There is an argument over the contents of the pharmacy and Tomi, the impulsive student, shoots them dead.
It is obvious now that the people in the hotel are not after all the sole survivors, that discussion on selection and the possibility of the presence of some supernatural power is less important than the immediate threat from other survivors. And yet, despite the likelihood of cannibals roaming the forests, that they may even have infiltrated and be hiding in corners of this rambling building, despite the group's preparations for escape, Jon is still obsessed by the compulsion to discover the identity of the girl's killer.
An interesting experiment spiced with elements of horror and, against all the odds, with a resolution that is satisfactory if uncomfortable. A writer's book: not entertainment but after a breathing space it will repay a second reading if only to work out how Jameson fashioned its intelligent construction.


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Tons of Ground Beef Is Being Recalled. Here's What You Need to Know.
Meghan De Maria
The recall has affected at least 35,464 pounds of ground beef. Here's what to do next.
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If you've purchased ground beef in the past month, you'll want to take note of this news, especially if you shop at Kroger. JBS USA, Inc. has recalled a whopping 35,464 pounds of ground beef products, the USDA announced this week. And while the USDA classifies this instance as a "low" health risk, you'll still want to check any items in your freezer. According to the recall, the ground beef packages in question may include "extraneous materials, specifically hard plastic." And no one wants pieces of plastic in their dinner.
How to Know If Your Ground Beef Is Affected
The ground beef packages affected by the recall include options from Kroger, Laura's Lean Beef, Private Selection angus beef, and JBS ground beef. The recalled products listed on the USDA's website have sell-by dates of April 9, 2018. If you have a package of meat with that sell-by date hanging out in your freezer, check the USDA website for full information on the recalled ground beef labels. The affected items also say "EST. 34176" under the USDA inspection seal.
Don't Be Too Worried
Again, the USDA lists the risk from this recall as a "low" one. The amount of meat recalled is alarming, but there haven't been any confirmed "adverse reactions" to this specific recall.
Get Rid of Any Affected Ground Beef Packages
Even though the USDA hasn't reported any illnesses from this recall, you still don't want to keep any meat affected by it. Toss any ground beef that meets the above criteria, or return them to the store. Don't be afraid of returning to Kroger in the future, though—all affected ground beef has been removed from store shelves.
And if you'd planned on using that ground beef to make dinner, there are plenty of recipes, like this Mediterranean turkey skillet, that would still taste great with ground turkey or ground chicken.
Meghan is an entertainment and lifestyle writer with a soft spot for nostalgic snack foods. Whether it's a new Pop-Tarts flavor or a new menu item at Taco Bell, there's nothing she won't try in the name of research... or just in the name of a junk food craving.
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The client was arrested for walking away from a junked-out vehicle that the police found marijuana, bags, and seeds. This sounds like serious trouble for my client right? It sure is a perfect example of being in the wrong place at the wrong time right? Well, things began to unravel for the State of Texas from this point forward. First, the arresting agency initially thought the amount of marijuana seized was slightly over 4 ounces, which would have been a felony level offense. However, upon a proper weighing of the drug, the amount actually obtained was 3.74 ounces, which qualified the offense as a Class A misdemeanor–the highest level of misdemeanor punishable up to 1 year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
Next, on the eve of trial, in response to a pending motion to suppress the marijuana based on an illegal search, the prosecutor agreed to reduce the Class A charge to a Class C misdemeanor paraphernalia charge. Finally, my client received deferred adjudication on this charge as part of the negotiation. This essentially reduced the offense to the equivalent of a traffic ticket. And following a 6 month non-reporting probation period (basically just keep your nose clean during the probation period), my client will be able to get the charge off his record–just like it never happened.
So what potentially was thought to be a felony drug charge, was filed as a high level misdemeanor, and ended as something my client can expunge off his record as if it never happened. As you can expect, my client was relieved and very pleased with the result.


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My experience as a Dartmouth Music major ('96) played a huge role in me becoming the musician I am today. It was through the grounding in composition and electronic music I received from Dartmouth's Music department that I continued to pursue music after graduation, first independently while working as a software developer, and subsequently full-time after my return to academia. I'm currently completing my PhD in 'Computer-based Music Theory and Acoustics' at Stanford University's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) where I compose interactive music and build immersive musical virtual game environments for live performance. Along the way I helped build Smule, Inc., a successful mobile music startup, serving as a musical designer and engineer on some of the most popular music apps on iOS and Android, including 'Ocarina', 'Magic Piano' and 'I Am T-Pain'.
Dartmouth's masters program in music allowed me to develop my interdisciplinary interests in composition, computer science, and music theory-- The course work was extremely rigorous and interesting, but the most important aspect of the program was its culture of intellectual confidence, creativity and innovation shared among professors and students (who were more like research peers than professors) and the many wonderful guest speakers that came to visit and collaborate with us at Bregman from all over the world. Highlights for me were composing, interacting with pioneers in electronic music on and off campus, performing experiments in music cognition and acoustics, and driving, biking, and hiking all over the white mountains and canoeing and swimming in the Connecticut River.
While at Dartmouth, I pursued a rigorous course of study in music that exposed me to wonderful opportunities as a student of music theory and history and also as a performer, including traveling to Vienna, Austria, on the Music FSP, as well as conducting Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire as part of my Honors Thesis. This all helped me greatly after graduation, as potential employers were impressed by the maturity and breadth of experiences that I could point to at a relatively young age, thanks in large part to the Department of Music. In the Fall of 2013, I will begin working as the Orchestra Personnel Assistant for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
The faculty of the Dartmouth Music Department give students a great amount of personal attention and provide them with opportunities to pursue their unique interests; as a student, I was able to take on independent studies in theory and composition, gain valuable teaching experience through TAships, organize a festival, and have my compositions performed. Also, the liberal arts nature of Dartmouth's course of study gave me enough time to be able to join the Dartmouth Aires, and, as Musical Director, lead the group to a 2nd-place finish on NBC's The Sing-Off during my senior year. I am currently pursuing composition, in addition to teaching voice at a local middle school, working as an accompanist, and singing professionally in a well- respected choir in my city. I am well prepared for these diverse activities because of the opportunities to grow and learn I had as a music major at Dartmouth.
I was a music major at Dartmouth with a focus in music history, and I also worked as the manager of the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra for four years. After graduating, I went to Prague, Czech Republic, on a scholarship for a year of post-graduate study in music history. Alongside my coursework I began working for the Czech Philharmonic, where I have now been for three years. I work in international tour management and also work a bit in our Prague season management. Thanks to my experience with music at Dartmouth, I discovered the field of orchestra management, which has become something I am deeply passionate about.
As a music major at Dartmouth, I learned both content and skills that are essential for my career as a fine arts administrator. In addition to an excellent foundation in musical practice, courses in advanced theory, composition, music history, and orchestration helped me to develop strong creative, analytic, writing, and research skills that I employ daily as a grant writer at a major presenting organization.
The music major taught me to be curious and rigorous. I now work in the arts professionally, but even when I did not, the education I received was tremendously useful — not for knowing when Beethoven wrote the 9 th or what a sonata rondo form is, but for knowing how to assault complicated problems in imaginative and effective ways.
An intimate six-person seminar with Professor Steve Swayne my freshman year was one of those quintessential Dartmouth experiences I will remember for the rest of my life. A half dozen more music classes "just for fun" began to form the backbone of a major, and I saw my calling. In the Dartmouth Music Department, I learned to understand artists as philosophers and to engage with music as something deeply human that touches a part of us where words cannot always reach. Now I am a professional classical music composer living in Boston.
I believe that my music major prepared me to be a better physician, allowing me to explore being creative, collaborative, and celebrate life with others with discipline that comes from working together to create art. I would encourage anyone who is concerned that they need to "stick to the standard plan" for a career that they see in their future, no matter what the field, to allow themselves to explore during their undergraduate experience. In the end, successful people find their path and it helps to have the tools provided by a well-rounded educational experience.
Dartmouth provided me with opportunities to work closely with artist faculty, and with resources that enabled me to begin seriously exploring a career as a musician. It also equipped me with a much wider set of skills than a conservatory could have, helping me become a better musician and leader.


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Foucan è emerso come free runner in Gran Bretagna dopo la sua partecipazione prima al documentario di Channel 4 Jump London nel settembre 2003, e successivamente a Jump Britain (entrambi hanno come regista Mike Christie).

Dopo questi programmi televisivi, Sèbastien Foucan ha avuto l'opportunità di esibire le sue doti da free runner al cinema, interpretando il ruolo del terrorista Mollaka nel film di James Bond del 2006 Casino Royale.

Oltre a questo, Sébastien nel 2005 è apparso anche nel video musicale di Madonna Hung Up.

Nel 2007 Sébastien appare nel videogioco Free Running, inizialmente nei panni di insegnante del protagonista, e successivamente nei panni di sfidante.

Filmografia
 Jump Britain, regia di Mike Christie (2005) - Documentario
 Casino Royale, regia di Martin Campbell (2006)
 The Tournament, regia di Scott Mann (2009)
 Creators - The Past, regia di Piergiuseppe Zaia (2019)

Voci correlate

 Free Running
 David Belle
 Parkour

Collegamenti esterni

Parkour

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World Athletics Launches Champions for A Better World
November 7, 2022 correspondent
World Athletics has announced its inaugural group of 'Champions for a Better World' to lend their voices to sustainability campaigning within the sport.
Under the organisation's Athletics for a Better World initiative, the Champions for a Better World will advocate for more sustainable practices across athletics and encourage other athletes to take a more active role in addressing their environmental concerns.
The announcement comes as world leaders prepare to gather at the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference and alongside compelling new data, which reveals that more than 76% of athletes are seriously concerned or very concerned about climate change, with over 66% feeling impacted directly by its effects.
Seven in ten (72%) believe climate change has already impacted athletics directly. Finally, 90% said that World Athletics does have a role to play in addressing sustainability in the sport. The survey was carried out at four different World Athletics championship events in 2022, with 737 athletes across 122 countries giving responses.
The nine Champions for a Better World hail from Brazil, Australia, the USA, the Philippines, Burkina Faso, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand and Nigeria, and compete in events across the athletics landscape.
The athletes have been recruited to support World Athletics' efforts to reduce the sport's environmental impact in alignment with the World Athletics Sustainability Strategy.
The strategy aims to make the organisation carbon neutral by 2030 and to provide a pathway for member federations and licensed competitions to achieve net zero emissions by 2040.
The strategy also encourages athletes to take a more active role in promoting sustainability and aims to provide support to have their voices heard.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said: "It's clear that an overwhelming majority of our athletes are very concerned about the impacts that climate change is having on their lives and on our sport.
It's critical for us to act on those concerns, to put practical applications in place where we can, and to drive the sport forward with the advocacy and the high-profile voices that athletes can bring."
The Champions for a Better World initiative follows a string of actions by World Athletics to raise awareness about the effects of environmental change on the sport.
Earlier this year the organisation launched its powerful Every Breath Counts campaign, which urged people around the world to sign a Declaration for Clean Air. In a recent athlete survey, more than 70% of athletes expressed their concerns about air pollution.
In addition to highlighting concerns that athletes have about climate change, the results show an overwhelming appetite for change among athletes, with more than 77% of respondents saying they are willing to change their lifestyle to reduce the damage their activities cause to the environment. 84% said they already recycled frequently, while 71% claimed they mostly avoided using single-use plastic.
The inaugural Champions for a Better World:
Tobi Amusan, Nigeria – 100m hurdles – world record holder, 2022 world champion
Kelsey-Lee Barber, Australia – javelin – 2019 and 2022 world champion
Ajla Del Ponte, Switzerland – sprints – 2021 European indoor 60m champion, 2022 Olympic 100m finalist
Alison Dos Santos, Brazil – 400m hurdles – 2022 world champion, 2021 Olympic bronze medallist
Sam Mattis, USA – discus – 2021 Olympic and 2022 World Championships finalist
Eliza McCartney, New Zealand – pole vault – 2016 Olympic bronze medallist
Ernest John Obiena, Philippines – pole vault – 2022 world bronze medallist
Elena Vallortigara, Italy – high jump – 2022 world bronze medallist
Hugues Fabrice Zango, Burkina Faso – triple jump – world indoor record-holder, 2022 world silver medallist, 2021 Olympic bronze medallist
Alison Dos Santos, Brazil's 400m hurdles world champion and 2021 Olympic bronze medallist, said: "As athletes, we have the important mission of raising awareness about the need to take care of the environment, both at a social and economic level.
We [athletes] nowadays have a precious platform to speak to the people who follow the sport and raise awareness. Being able to influence others is very gratifying to me. I am very happy and enthusiastic about embracing this challenge."
New Zealand's Eliza McCartney, 2016 Olympic pole vault bronze medallist, said: "We can see that climate change is already affecting sport. We have seen extreme temperatures, extreme storm events, and air pollution.
All of these things are very obvious in athletics, that you can see the change and how it's affecting the training and competition of athletes. So it's critical for us to step up and have our voices heard and say what we think needs to be done and be part of the solutions."
Elena Vallortigara from Italy, 2022 world bronze medallist in the high jump, said: "The life of an athlete is anything but moderate. We travel a lot, need to change our gear often because it soon [loses its performance], and so on. I think becoming more aware and paying more attention to our choices is very important.
Kelsey-Lee Barber, Australia's two-time world champion in the javelin, said: "Athletics is a big community. And as a community, we have a duty to one another to help educate and take action on matters of environmental, social and economic sustainability.
As an athlete, my goal in sport is not only about my personal success. A big part of my why is to encourage others, be a role model, and to lead by example."
Sam Mattis, USA's world and Olympic discus finalist, said: "Sport can be a powerful force for good, and through sustainability and justice initiatives we can set a powerful example for the world to follow. Change doesn't happen without each and every one of us. Change won't happen until all of us come together and demand it."
Ernest John Obiena from the Philippines, the 2022 world bronze medallist in the pole vault, said: "The power of sport is truly immense.
We have a huge following and a big influence on society and I truly believe we should capitalise on this to make sure that people are informed across the world about the current issues and solutions that we have."
Video messages from each athlete will be shared on World Athletics' social media channels over the next two weeks.
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Lette de Moor
refugee children
Friday, 6 November 2015 - 10:06
Dutch doctor's heartbreaking tale of refugees washed ashore in Greece
Lette de Moor, a Dutch doctor working with Foundation Bootvlucteling in Greece, has posted an account of her day on Wednesday on Facebook. The heartbreaking tale is about a busy but calm day ending with two dead refugee children, drowned while trying to reach safety. De Moor writes how they were preparing for a small party at the Molivos 2 hotel that evening. The foundation's headquarters was located there for the past six months. The hotel is closing for the winter and the foundation wanted to express their thanks for the hospitality. They were still handing out thanks when De Moor got a call. "The doctor of the Waha team asks for our backup. Something had happened, 20 possible drownings. But no idea where and when they will arrive." De Moor and two teams heads to the port. After a while they are told that two children are on their way and it is serious. They call the rest of the team and set up a crash site using local restaurateurs and volunteers. "When the Coast Guard boat arrives they call that they want two doctors on board." De Moor writes on Facebook. "The Syrian doctor and I climb aboard and find two wet, cold, gasping children. I immediately start CPR. We talk: we have to get off the boat and to the crash site. At my request, strong arms carry the child off board. The other small child is pronounced dead by another doctor." Once ashore De Moor and her team stars CPR again. The ambulance arrived 45 minutes later and De Moor and a nurse goes along to the hospital. They continue giving the 5 year old girl CPR because she is hardly breathing. "In the Kalloni clinic we stop. The doctors stand helplessly at the ready. An oxygen mask is placed and CPR is taken over but then stopped. When they see the child gasping they quickly resume CPR. Protocol and experience seems to be lacking. The ECG shows a dying heart. After 1 hour in the water, 6 shocks and 1.5 hours of CPR, we stop. Pupils are stiff, the body still freezing. The little girl is dead." A man suffering from hypothermia who held on to the two children when they ended up in the water, came along in the ambulance. "The man breaks. Cries. He calls their father with his phone, he apparently has been brought to the harbor. The father broke his leg, and lost his four children and his wife during the accident. The other three children and his wife have not yet been found." "20 people would have gone over board. We saw five of them this evening, two children who died and three adults we were able to stabilize. The other missing will probably wash up on the beach in the next few days."


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CDC: Omicron variant up to 3x more transmissible than the previous Delta variant
Jan 5, 2022 CDC, Omicron Variant
Against the backdrop of controversy over their shortening of Coronavirus isolation rules, the U.S CDC has since announced an additional set of measures for those seeking to leave isolation quarantines. CNN reports that the CDC has since revealed a case study that has since revealed that the variant is most certainly more transmissable than the Delta variant — but it remains to be seen if it is more deadly.
In case it couldn't get any worse the Omicron variant has helped New York exceed 10k hospitalisations for the first time in quite some time. In the updated version of guidelines, the CDC has given instructions as follows although they've been widely mocked yet again on social media.
"Preliminary data suggest that the Omicron variant is up to three times more infectious than the Delta variant," the CDC says in the update.
"With the recommended shorter isolation and quarantine periods, it is critical that people continue to wear well-fitting masks and take additional precautions for 5 days after leaving isolation or quarantine," it adds.
"Modeling data from the United Kingdom reinforce the importance of mask use; after the 5th day after a positive test, an estimated 31% of persons remain infectious," the CDC said. It cites a pre-print study posted online on Dec. 24.
"Mask use and layered prevention strategies, such as receiving all recommended vaccination and booster doses, physical distancing, screening testing, and improved ventilation,
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Habbaniyyasjön (arabiska: بحيرة الحبانية Buhayrat al-Habbaniyya) är en konstgjord insjö i centrala Irak. Sjön används främst för att dämma upp vatten från floden Eufrat, och sedan 1982 finns en damm vid ar-Ramadi i detta syfte. Därifrån leds vattnet genom en smal kanal som heter Sin Al-Dhuban till Habbaniyyasjön. Utloppet som finns i sjöns södra del är kanalen Al-Majarah. Denna leder vattnet till Razazzasjön.

Referenser

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CASTING: How to Succeed...
We've known about the lead casting of the 50th Anniversary production of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying! for some time. After all, one probably has to book someone of Daniel Radcliffe's stature far in advance, along with some guarantee that the production will happen. When you've got Harry Potter - an already proven stage presence - on board, you've killed two birds with one stone so to speak.
Naturally, I am very much interested in seeing the guy do something completely different than we are used to seeing - funny, devious, singing and dancing. It's a far cry from cute little wizards, high drama and CGI. No, this will be for real, and I am rooting for the young man to knock it out of the park!
But the rest of the cast ain't no slouch either, and as the complete casting was just fully announced, I thought I'd weigh in on the subject.
John Larroquette and Rose Hemingway
Sure, it might have been cool to have Emma Watson, cutie patootie serious student play Rosemary, but that would be unparalleled stunt casting. Thankfully, we have the lovely Rose Hemingway who will be happy to keep old Ponty's dinner warm. And, if he's even half as good live as he is on television, John Larroquette should be a delicious J.B. Biggley. One suspects that this multi-Emmy winner will bring much humor and a touch of depth to the leader of World Wide Wickets.
Mary Faber and Christopher J. Hanke
The supporting cast is, well, exceptional. Truly. And they really have me excited to see this production. The always delightful Mary Faber (the best ever Kate Monster) is doing quite a departure from her recent American Idiot gig, as Smitty, the worldly-wise secretary that shows Rosemary the ropes. Christopher J. Hanke a delight in the not so delightful In My Life, and a delight in the delightful and short lived Cry-Baby will go toe-to-toe with Radcliffe as office bad boy/kiss ass Bud Frump. Daytime Emmy winner and Smokey Joe's Cafe alumni Michael Park will be the lascivious office manager Bert Bratt who reminds us all that "a secretary is NOT a toy." Gypsy alumna Tammy Blanchard will don the stilettos and tight dress as object of desire and company dumb blonde Hedy La Rue. Ellen Harvey as executive assistant Miss Jones and Rob Bartlett (a stitch as Amos in Chicago) will bring nerd-dom to front lines of big business as Twimble, mail room chief.
Megan Sikora and Charlie Williams
There is plenty of good old-fashioned song and dance in this chestnut, too. It'll be great to see just what director/choreographer does here. I loved his Promises, Promises work. To do his dance work, Ashford has assembled quite an ensemble, many of whom have worked with him before, much in the tradition of Bennett and Fosse. The ensemble includes: Cameron Adams (Promises, Promises, Cry-Baby, Shrek), Cleve Asbury (Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, Annie Get Your Gun, Jerome Robbins' Broadway), Tanya Birl (Finian's Rainbow, Memphis), Kevin Covert (Memphis, Spamalot), Paige Faure (debut), David Hull (debut), Justin Keyes (The Apple Tree), Marty Lawson (Shrek, Cry-Baby, Movin' Out), Erica Mansfield, (Mamma Mia!), Barrett Martin (The Addams Family, Urban Cowboy), Nick Mayo (South Pacific, The Ritz), Sarah O'Gleby (Promises, Promises), Stephanie Rothenberg (debut), Megan Sikora (Promises, Promises, Curtains), Michaeljon Slinger (West Side Story, Billy Elliot), Joey Sorge (The Drowsy Chaperone, Thoroughly Modern Millie), Matt Wall (Promises, Promises, Curtains, The Drowsy Chaperone), Ryan Watkinson (Promises, Promises, Xanadu), Charlie Williams (Memphis, Leap of Faith, Broadway Bares) and Samantha Zack (Wicked).
Here's the first commercial:
A classic musical comedy, an all-star cast, with an ensemble deep with talent... it has the look of nothing but success. Let's see...and let's hope so! Broadway needs a big giant hit. This could be just the ticket.
(Photos from http://www.howtosucceedbroadway.com/)
Comments? Leave one here, emailm me at jkstheatrescene@yahoo.com or Tweet me!
Labels: 2010-2011 season, Broadway Revivals, Charlie Williams, How to Succeed, Rob Ashford
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I am 33 weeks preg, having horrible coughing since a month. Tried many cough syrups, honey, haldi milk, etc, but nothing seems to work. Sleep deprivation due to coughing. The nostrils getting blocked. If i sleep on left side, left nostril blocks, if i sleep on right, right nostril blocks. Taking steam but no use. Please help. I want to get rid of this cough n cold.
There r many things u wl hve to do simultaneously if cough has been so bad.... Listing them down, I followed these and my cough was gone in 3 days, choose some based on comfort.
gargle with honey n haldi in water - thrice a day.


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On January 24th, at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California, Jason MacNamara spoke with guitarist/singer/songwriter, John Sykes. Portions of the interview appear below (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net). The interview also appears in its entirety, at the bottom of the story.
Bassist Tony Franklin recently discussed Blue Murder, and his current work, with Sykes, read his interview here.
A John Sykes imposter? The guy is great but hardly a household name. Very strange. If you're out there fake John Sykes, try Paul McCartney or Eric Clapton and leave this guy alone. Imagine if the imposter is Tommy Thayer? I can't wait to see who is going to be impersonating Vinny Vincent next week. Ace Frehley? Kirstie Alley? Ned Beatty? Hilary Clinton? Blackie Lawless? Bea Arthur(RIP)?
I guess that is the point, since John is not a household name, which is travesty, btw, this guy figured, who would question its authenticity? If the individual is very famous, one is more likely to suspect that the social media account could be fugazi.
Neither can the rest of the world, Charles! Sounds like Sykes is really serious this time, here's to hoping, we'll see. If for some reason this album doesn't come out this year, it might start a "Riot!" 😉 Cheers!!
You just know this band will be smoking live. It sounds like he's really gunna finally get out there. I'm sure he'll speak with Eddie at some point during the tour. I would really like to see this band, and It will be interesting to hear his version of the Whitesnake songs he'll be doing.
Thanks for posting that. This album is turning out to take as long as chinese democracy did to come out ,lol. I hope he keeps his new date and does a tour that takes him to or around San Francisco. Definitely one of my favorite guitarists/ singer .