Better Hearing and Wellness in Tallahassee

Hearing degeneration is an unfortunate consequence that comes with age. However, almost everyone has the ability to exercise some level of control over their hearing health. At her Tallahassee, FL hearing aid center, Ann Hennessy explains how her Miracle-Ear locations advise her clients to look after their hearing health and when to have regular hearing tests at her Tallahassee, FL area locations.

What you can do to prevent hearing loss

Any noise over 85 decibels can cause damage to your hearing. Whether it?s the sound of gunfire, earbuds from your mp3 player or the booming bass at a concert, each of these loud activities can be made safe if you wear the proper hearing protection and limit your exposure to prolonged noise. Many people do not follow this advice, however, and find themselves getting their hearing tested at a Tallahassee, FL Miracle-Ear store.

To reduce your chances of premature hearing loss, Hennessy strongly advises everyone to wear the appropriate ear protection in certain situations. Many people put themselves at risk by not wearing ear protection during recreational activities or hobbies like boating and hunting. Although these fun outings get a lot of blame for damaging people?s ears, decidedly mundane activities like mowing the grass or operating a leaf blower can also do a substantial amount of damage over time. While firing a gun will do damage in their brief, large outbursts of noise, other suspects in hearing loss are devices that create persistent noise over time.

At concerts, spectators are encouraged to take breaks from the noise and allow their ears an opportunity to recover. Miracle-Ear advises concertgoers to spend an equal amount of time in quiet environments as they do next to the stage.

Getting your hearing evaluated

Hennessy?s Tallahassee, FL hearing centers offer a free initial hearing test, complete with ear canal inspections, wax removal, and hearing aid testing, analyzing and demonstrations. Though you should have your hearing tested anytime you?re concerned about your hearing, Hennessy advises people over the age of 65 get tested on an annual basis. Though some people may have been able to avoid noise trauma for much of their life, age and genetics will always play a role in one?s hearing.

Hennessy encourages family members or companions to accompany the client; they often are more aware of the person?s degree of hearing loss than they are themselves, and the first sound a client will hear during the hearing aid demonstrations will be that of their loved one. For those who may not truly understand how far their hearing has degenerated, the clear and audible voice of a spouse can immediately make them aware of what they?re missing.

If you?re curious about your level of hearing loss or just think it?s time for a check-up, make the appointment. Call Miracle-Ear today!

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Pink, purple: London Olympics seek a distinct look

Backdropped by the historic Tower Bridge, a giant Olympic Rings floats on the River Thames in London in the run-up for the Olympic games, during its launch to mark 150-days until the start of the London 2012 Olympic games, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Backdropped by the historic Tower Bridge, a giant Olympic Rings floats on the River Thames in London in the run-up for the Olympic games, during its launch to mark 150-days until the start of the London 2012 Olympic games, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Backdropped by the historic Tower Bridge, a giant Olympic Rings floats on the River Thames in London in the run-up for the Olympic games, during its launch to mark 150-days until the start of the London 2012 Olympic games, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Backdropped by the historic Tower Bridge, a giant Olympic Rings floats on the River Thames in London in the run-up for the Olympic games, during its launch to mark 150-days until the start of the London 2012 Olympic games, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Backdropped by the historic Tower Bridge, a giant Olympic Rings floats on the River Thames in London in the run-up for the Olympic games, during its launch to mark 150-days until the start of the London 2012 Olympic games, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

A giant Olympic Rings floats on the River Thames in London during its launch to mark 150-days to go to the start of the London 2012 Olympic games, early Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

LONDON (AP) ? For athletes, the Olympics are about the gold. For London organizers, the Olympics are about the pink, the purple and the orange ? colors that will give the 2012 games an immediately recognizable look.

Cities, towns and hamlets all over Britain are getting ready for their once-in-a-lifetime TV close-ups.

Take Mole Valley, a community of 80,000 near London that is hosting the Olympic cycling road race. It has asked residents to plant dahlias, petunias and sunflowers in Olympic-approved shades so when the riders swish past on July 28-29, television viewers will be left seeing swishes of pink, purple and orange.

It's not an accident: Making Britain memorable is considered critical to the long-term success of the games.

"What will people be reminded of when they pull out the T-shirt, the pin?" asked Greenwich University marketing department professor Peter Vlachos. "Will they remember London or the Olympics?"

Work is being done now in hopes that viewers ? and potential tourists in particular ? fondly remember the U.K. and not just the sports. Britain's leaders will spend 9.3 billion pounds ($14.6 billion) on the games, but hope that tourism and outside investments will repay billions in revenue over time.

A barge carrying huge Olympic rings is sailing down the Thames on Tuesday ? a precursor of photo opportunities to come. Local neighborhoods without the money to hire a barge for the day need only consult Olympic organizers' "Look Book" to get ideas ? and purchase materials ? to festoon their buildings in games-approved decor.

London's look is predominantly pink, aqua blue, yellow, purple and green ? big colors in shards that slash at the edges of Olympic banners.

"The people who are running these things and their paymasters and mistresses have convinced themselves that you hold these things to sell yourselves to the world," said David Goldblatt, who wrote "How to Watch the Olympics," with co-author Johnny Acton. "The selling of brand GB(Great Britain)/London is at the heart of the rationale."

This is not an idea unique to London. Hollywood-conscious Los Angeles recognized in 1932 that the games offered a platform for selling its image as the capital of glitz and sun. Organizers planted palm trees along Wilshire Boulevard, making it seem bigger, more stately ? a feel that is readily identifiable as Californian.

"If people are going to take pictures, you've got to dress the set," Goldblatt said. "The genius of Los Angeles is that they realized it."

Then Los Angeles supplied the cast ? having Hollywood stars appear at the Olympic Village. Screen idols like Mary Pickford hosted parties. The Marx Brothers went to athletics events. Movie mogul Louis B. Mayer had athletes over for coffee.

Although it's a world away from Los Angeles, cycling venue Mole Valley is beside itself with excitement, planning British street parties, contests for kids, welcome centers for tourists.

"The games will put Surrey on the map," said Denise Saliagopoulos of the Surrey County Council, who predicts the games will attract 1 million tourists a year.

No one is forcing any community to take part. Banner hanging and flower planting are optional.

In London, organizers will hang the Olympic rings from the famous Tower Bridge. Light displays are also planned.

In a separate move, Olympic organizers also are working to keep out any advertisers trying to sneak in a publicity stunt. Organizers have imposed strict advertising regulations along the route to protect Olympic sponsors from unwanted competition.

"Where a company deliberately attempts to create an authorized association with London 2012 we will take swift and firm action," organizers said in a statement.

London's Olympics organizers aren't really talking too much about look yet ? preferring to wait until a big launch in the spring. One might say they are a tad media-shy, as their early attempts at a unified look have not been met with acclaim.

The unveiling of the 2012 London logo was met by a wave of derision. Iranian hard-liners complained that the squarish design spelled out the word "Zion" as opposed to the numerals "2012." Impromptu contests sprang up in the blogosphere to offer alternative logos featuring icons like Big Ben or the London Eye.

But that doesn't mean organizers won't go to great lengths to make sure London and other sites hosting the games look just so.

The marathon route originally was supposed to go through gritty areas in east London where the Olympic Park is located. But ? mindful of television images ? organizers rerouted the race so it now passes classic London landmarks.

Civic leaders in east London, however, were outraged. After six years of living next to one of Europe's biggest construction projects, they were hoping to reap the benefits of being on the world stage.

"It just makes you feel as if they were completely ashamed of that part of London," said Andrew Boff, a Conservative politician. "It didn't fit with TV angles."

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Gay marines follow in wake of lesbian home-coming kiss | America ...

By
Laura Cox

Last updated at 10:16 AM on 28th February 2012

An openly gay marine has caused a stir online after sharing the traditional home-coming first kiss with his boyfriend in Hawaii.

Sgt Brandon Morgan of Oakdale, California, was captured as he jumped into the arms of boyfriend, reported by International Business Times to be called Dalan Wells.

The pair embraced and locked lips as they were reunited following the end of Morgan?s Afghanistan tour with the US Marines.

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Welcome home: Sgt Brandon Morgan?s embrace with boyfriend Dalan Wells has gone viral in the blogosphere after it was posted on Facebook.

They join a longstanding tradition of military personnel vying to share the ?first kiss? with their partners on returning home from operational tour.?

The picture went viral after being posted on the Gay Marines Facebook page and popular gay blogs Joe.My.God and Towleroad, receiving more than 18,000 ?likes? and almost 4,000 comments since Saturday.

?Welcome home and thank you for your service!? wrote one commenter. ?This is an awesome picture! Love knows no gender, race, creed or sexual preference.?

?Welcome home Marine!? wrote another. ?Thank you for your service! As a veteran of the U.S. Army it brings tears to my eyes to see you be able to express your love without fear. God bless you and your BF. May you have many more years together!?

During his deployment Morgan recorded a Christmas message dedicated to ?all my friends and family? but without mention of Wells.

Responding to Facebook comments he described Wells as ?the giant in the photo? and quipped ?can?t believe how many shares and likes we have gotten on this?.

YouTube: Sgt. Brandon Morgan recorded a video wishing his friends and family a happy Christmas and New Year.

He added: ?To everyone who has responded in a positive way. My partner and I want to say thank you.

?We didn?t do this to get famous, or something like that, we did this cause after 3 deployments and four years knowing each other, we finally told each other how we felt.?

The photo of Sgt Morgan and his partner comes five months after the military?s ban on openly gay service expired.

Their ?don?t ask, don?t tell? policy that had banned openly gay men and women from serving in the US military ended last September.

The pair have followed in the footsteps of Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta of California and Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell of Los Angeles who in December became the first lesbian couple to share the traditional home coming first kiss.

They were seen embracing on the pier at Virginia Beach, Virginia after their ship docked following an 80-day deployment to the Caribbean.

Tradition: Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta (left) kisses her partner Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell, following the ship?s return to homeport after a three-month deployment in the Caribbean.

Speaking at the time of the kiss Snell said she believed their experience wouldn?t be the last one for gays and lesbians in the military.

?I think that it?s something that is going to open a lot of doors, for not just our relationship, but all the other gay and lesbian relationships that are in the military now,? she said.

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FAA wants to boost airline pilot qualifications

WASHINGTON?? Airline co-pilots would have to meet the same experience threshold required of captains ? the first boost in four decades ? under regulations proposed Monday by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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The proposed regulations would increase the minimum number of flight hours required to fly for a commercial air carrier to 1,500 for all pilots. Captains already have to meet that threshold, but co-pilots currently need only 250 hours to fly for an airline.

The proposal is the first increase in the threshold to become a co-pilot since 1973, when the FAA raised the minimum number of hours from 200 to 250.

Co-pilots would also need a "type rating" specific to the airliner they plan to fly, another requirement that has only applied to captains thus far. That would mean additional training and testing.

The FAA was required to propose the new threshold under an aviation safety law enacted in response to the crash of a regional airliner near Buffalo, N.Y., three years ago. Fifty people were killed.

Both the pilots in that accident had more than the minimum 1,500 hours. But the crash, which was blamed on pilot error, turned a spotlight on hiring and training at regional airlines. Pilot unions and safety advocates told Congress that co-pilots were sometimes hired at low wages with barely more than the 250-hour minimum and allowed to fly passengers after meeting no-frills training requirements.

"Our pilots need to have the right training and the right qualifications so they can be prepared to handle any situation they encounter in the cockpit," said Michael Huerta, FAA's acting administrator.

The proposal contains two carve-outs to the new experience requirements that weren't called for by Congress: Former military pilots will need only 750 hours to fly for an airline, and graduates of university or college flight schools need only 1,000 hours.

Hours accumulated flying small planes up and down beaches towing banners or other basic flying isn't as effective as fewer hours of quality training, FAA officials have said previously.

"The FAA believes a combination of training and flight experience is what makes a candidate qualified to fly" for an airline, the proposal said.

Most airlines require both captains and first officers to have more than the 1,500 hours, but those standards have sometimes dipped during periods when airlines were expanding and the pool of experienced pilots is shallow. Raising the experience threshold for pilots may force some airlines to raise wages, adding to financial pressures at a time when high fuel prices are eating up profits.

University flight schools have fiercely opposed the 1,500 hour requirement, arguing that it could make an airline career unaffordable because students would have to invest tens of thousands of dollars in extra flight time in addition to what they spent on college tuition. Some students might skip college altogether and use the tuition money for extra flight lessons.

But proponents of the new safety law, including pilot unions and air crash victims' families, said at the time the law was passed that in today's airlines where captains and first officers are expected to be able to fly planes equally well there should be no difference in the standard they are required to meet.

Scott Maurer, whose daughter Lorin was killed in the Buffalo crash, said he wasn't troubled by the carve-outs for some pilots since the FAA is still requiring co-pilots meet the same training and skills tests as captains before they can fly for an airline.

"Anything that prevents something like (the Buffalo crash) from happening again is a good thing," he said in a telephone interview Monday. "There is some comfort in knowing that another family might not have to feel the same things we do."

The public has 60 days to comment on the proposal.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Asus Officially Unveils The Accessory-Laden Padfone

There you have it folks. The Asus Padfone is about as real as a phone can be, now that Asus has formally unveiled the little beast here at Mobile World Congress. What we're looking at is a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED qHD display running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with a Snapdragon dual-core S4 chip from Qualcomm. You'll find an 8-megapixel camera on the back equipped with autofocus and flash, along with a VGA front-facing shooter for video chat.

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Last GI slain in Iraq killed by Iran-backed group

BAGHDAD?? A Shiite extremist group handed over a simple wooden casket containing the remains of the last U.S. soldier missing in Iraq, a prominent Iraqi lawmaker said Monday, drawing a close to a case that has anguished the American's family since his 2006 disappearance.

Shiite lawmaker Sami al-Askari, a close ally of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, said the remains of Staff Sgt. Ahmed al-Taie were turned over last week as part of a prisoner exchange agreement between the Iraqi government and the militant group Asaib Ahl al-Haq.

The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that it had recently received remains that were verified as al-Taie's. But al-Askari's comments provide the first confirmation that Asaib Ahl al-Haq, an Iranian-backed insurgent group, was responsible for the 2006 kidnapping of al-Taie after the Iraqi-born soldier sneaked out of the heavily guarded Green Zone in Baghdad to visit his wife and family on a Muslim holiday.

Al-Askari said Asaib Ahl al-Haq last week acknowledged killing al-Taie within a year of his October 2006 abduction. He said he did not know exactly when al-Taie was killed.

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In an interview with The Associated Press, al-Askari said he supervised the negotiations for al-Taie's body and was present when Asaib Ahl al-Haq turned over a simple wooden casket containing the remains to Iraqi authorities on Feb. 22. He said the casket was immediately transferred to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

"The Iraqi authorities did not open the casket, which was not heavy," al-Askari said. He said the negotiations for al-Taie's body had been taking place "for a while."

Al-Taie moved to the United States at age 12 after his family left Iraq in the late 1970s, when Saddam Hussein was ascending to power. His family described him as a pilot and airplane mechanic who lived with his parents in Ann Arbor, Mich.

He met his wife during a trip to Iraq shortly after Saddam's fall from power in 2003. In December 2004, he joined an Army reserve program for native speakers of Arabic and other strategic languages, and deployed a year later to Iraq, where he worked with a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Baghdad until he was kidnapped in 2006.

At the time he was seized, kidnappings for ransom or political motives, mostly of Iraqis but also many foreigners, were common. The February 2006 bombing of a Shiite mosque by Sunni insurgents caused retaliatory bloodshed to spiral, and death squads roamed Iraq's streets.

Often met wife in secret
Al-Taie's relatives say he often met secretly with his wife at her family's home despite warnings that he was in danger of being kidnapped.

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After al-Taie disappeared on Oct., 23, 2006, American commanders immediately launched a massive manhunt for him. About a week later, a family member received a ransom demand and was shown a grainy video on a hand-held device of a man whom extremists claimed was al-Taie.

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Relatives demanded better proof, and negotiations with various intermediaries lasted for years. Al-Taie was last seen four months after his abduction in a video posted on the Internet by a Shiite militant faction called the Ahl al-Bayt Brigades, which is linked to Asaib Ahl al-Haq.

Asaib Ahl al-Haq, or Band of the People of Righteousness, is a Shiite militant group in Iraq. It generally relies on Iran, the regional Shiite power, for support, including around $5 million in cash and weapons each month, according to Iraqi and U.S. intelligence officials. Officials believe there are fewer than 1,000 Asaib Ahl al-Haq militiamen, and their leaders live in Iran.

The Pentagon has said it recently received remains that have been confirmed as al-Taie's at the U.S. military mortuary in Dover, Del. It offered no details, and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad referred questions Monday to the Pentagon.

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A U.S. official with knowledge of the situation said al-Taie's body arrived in Dover Feb. 25 and his family was notified early on Feb. 26. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the sensitivity of the details of family notification.

Al-Askari said al-Taie's remains were handed over as part of an amnesty exchange agreement with Asaib Ahl al-Haq, under which the group will not face criminal prosecution or penalties if it disarms or turns over prisoners.

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"There will be no persecution or legal measures against the Asaib people in the case of al-Taie," al-Askari said.

Al-Taie's uncle, Entifadh Qanbar, expressed resigned dismay Monday that al-Taie's killers might not be punished, but said he had not yet been notified by any government about the circumstances surrounding the killing.

"I have to see the details but I don't think a murder should stand without the law taking place," Qanbar said Monday in a telephone interview from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. "Everybody who commits murders should face court."

He indicated that Iraqi authorities should take responsibility for prosecuting the killing. "I don't know if the United States could do anything without the Iraqis," Qanbar said.

___

Associated Press writer Lara Jakes contributed to this report.

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Which type of obesity surgery is best?

Public release date: 27-Feb-2012
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Contact: Joanne Fryer
joanne.fryer@bristol.ac.uk
44-117-331-7276
University of Bristol

Surgery for obesity improves lives and may save money. There are two very commonly performed operations to treat morbid obesity in the UK but it is unclear which is the most effective and provides the greatest benefit for patients and the NHS.

The BY-BAND study led by the University of Bristol and funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme will compare the outcomes of stomach bypass and stomach band operations.

Professor Jane Blazeby, Consultant Upper GI Surgeon in the School of Social and Community Medicine at the University of Bristol, who is leading the study, said: "Obesity is an increasing health problem in the UK, which is predicted to worsen. Current national guidelines recommend that surgery should be considered for morbidly obese people or for those remaining obese after trying other options.

"The BY-BAND study will compare two types of operation, gastric bypass and gastric banding, to find out which one has the greater benefits."

BY-BAND will compare weight changes over three years between the two types of surgery and test specifically whether better overall quality of life is achieved with bypass surgery.

Due to the way surgery is organised BY-BAND will have a short preliminary phase in two hospitals to work out the best ways to involve patients, surgeons, and other health professionals before including more centres across the country.

The research team plan to study over 700 very over weight patients in a randomised trial. BY-BAND will also document differences in surgical complications, both at the time of surgery and for up to three years, and value for money for the NHS between the operations.

Obese adults who are referred for obesity surgery under current government guidelines can participate in the study. Half of patients who take part will be treated with gastric band surgery and the other half with gastric bypass surgery. Both operations are currently in use and neither operation is new or experimental. The type of operation will be decided by randomisation.

Participants will also be asked to complete a series of questionnaires about their quality of life, and some participants will be interviewed about their experiences of treatment decisions. Researchers will also ask participants to provide two blood samples in addition to the samples they would give as part of their normal care, for future research into obesity.

There will be two centres (Taunton and the University of Southampton) taking part in the trial in phase one and eight centres taking part in phase two. The study will be co-ordinated from the Clinical Trials and Evaluation Unit at the University of Bristol.

The study is expected to start recruitment in April 2012 and will run for approximately eight years, until the last recruited patient is followed-up. The trial will be recruiting patients until 2015 and the findings will be published in 2018.

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Contact: Joanne Fryer
joanne.fryer@bristol.ac.uk
44-117-331-7276
University of Bristol

Surgery for obesity improves lives and may save money. There are two very commonly performed operations to treat morbid obesity in the UK but it is unclear which is the most effective and provides the greatest benefit for patients and the NHS.

The BY-BAND study led by the University of Bristol and funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme will compare the outcomes of stomach bypass and stomach band operations.

Professor Jane Blazeby, Consultant Upper GI Surgeon in the School of Social and Community Medicine at the University of Bristol, who is leading the study, said: "Obesity is an increasing health problem in the UK, which is predicted to worsen. Current national guidelines recommend that surgery should be considered for morbidly obese people or for those remaining obese after trying other options.

"The BY-BAND study will compare two types of operation, gastric bypass and gastric banding, to find out which one has the greater benefits."

BY-BAND will compare weight changes over three years between the two types of surgery and test specifically whether better overall quality of life is achieved with bypass surgery.

Due to the way surgery is organised BY-BAND will have a short preliminary phase in two hospitals to work out the best ways to involve patients, surgeons, and other health professionals before including more centres across the country.

The research team plan to study over 700 very over weight patients in a randomised trial. BY-BAND will also document differences in surgical complications, both at the time of surgery and for up to three years, and value for money for the NHS between the operations.

Obese adults who are referred for obesity surgery under current government guidelines can participate in the study. Half of patients who take part will be treated with gastric band surgery and the other half with gastric bypass surgery. Both operations are currently in use and neither operation is new or experimental. The type of operation will be decided by randomisation.

Participants will also be asked to complete a series of questionnaires about their quality of life, and some participants will be interviewed about their experiences of treatment decisions. Researchers will also ask participants to provide two blood samples in addition to the samples they would give as part of their normal care, for future research into obesity.

There will be two centres (Taunton and the University of Southampton) taking part in the trial in phase one and eight centres taking part in phase two. The study will be co-ordinated from the Clinical Trials and Evaluation Unit at the University of Bristol.

The study is expected to start recruitment in April 2012 and will run for approximately eight years, until the last recruited patient is followed-up. The trial will be recruiting patients until 2015 and the findings will be published in 2018.

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Australian PM knocks out rival, but not discontent (AP)

[unable to retrieve full-text content]AP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard may have survived a challenge from within her own party, but the dissent that forced Monday's vote isn't going away.

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Speaking of Writing Inspired by Art? ? McMaster Museum of Art's blog

Speaking of Writing Inspired by?Art?

Published February 26, 2012 Art , Musings
Tags: Art, contest, writing

?here are just a few examples. Students who are considering?entering the?Museum?s writing contest, Inspired by Art, don?t forget the deadline is this week ? February 29!

THE ART	THE WRITING IT INSPIRED
Ancient Greek Vase	John Keats?poem ?Ode on a Grecian Urn??
Pieter Brueghel painting The Fall of Icarus	W.H. Auden poem ?Musee des Beaux Arts??
Hieronymus Bosch painting The Temptation of St. Anthony	Billy Collins poem ?Mus?e des Beaux Arts Revisited?
Vincent Van Gogh?s painting Starry Night	Don McLean song??Vincent (Starry starry night)?
Kitagawa Utamaro ukiyo-e print Girl Powdering Her Neck	Cathy Song poem, ?Girl Powdering Her Neck?
3 works by Henri Matisse	A.S.?Byatt short stories collection, ?The Matisse Stories?
Claude Monet painting of Water Lilies	Lawrence Ferlinghetti poem ?Monet?s Lilies Shuddering?
Pieter Brueghel paintings: Children?s Games, Self Portrait,The Hunters in the Snow, The Adoration of the Kings, Peasant Wedding, Haymaking, The Corn Harvest, The Wedding Dance in the Open Air, The Parable of the Blind	Williams Carlos William poems of same names
Leonardo da Vinci?s??Mona Lisa	Song sung by Nat King Cole in 1950, ?Mona Lisa?
Johannes Vermeer painting Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1665	book by Tracy Chevalier, ?Girl with a Pearl Earring?
L.S. Lowry paintings	?Pictures of Matchstick Men?, 1967, the first hit single by the band Status Quo
Leonardo da Vinci?s Last Supper	Dan Brown novel ?The Da Vinci Code?, 2003

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Adam Sandler Shatters Record for Most Razzie Nominations

Adam Sandler has set a new high mark for low brow comedy.

The actor picked up 11 Razzie Award nominations last night, shattering the previous record (five) held by Eddie Murphy and setting himself up as the clear favorite for these anti-Academy Awards, as the ceremony honors the very worst in movies each year.

Overall, the film Jack and Jill garnered an impressive 12 nominations, including worst film, actor and actress for Sandler; worst supporting actress for Katie Holmes. and worst supporting actor for the great Al Pacino.

Check out the full list of Razzie nominees - which includes Sarah Palin! - below.

WORST PICTURE
• Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
•New Year's Eve
•Transformers: Dark of the Moon
•The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1

WORST ACTOR
• Adam Sandler, Just Go With It & Jack and Jill
• Nick Swardson, Bucky Larson
• Russell Brand, Arthur
• Taylor Lautner, Abduction & Breaking Dawn
• Nicholas Cage, Drive Angry 3-D, Season of the Witch, & Trespass

WORST ACTRESS
• Adam Sandler, Just Go With It & Jack and Jill
• Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin: The Undefeated
• Sarah Jessica Parker, I Don't Know How She Does It & New Year's Eve
• Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
• Martin Lawrence, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
• Al Pacino, Jack and Jill
• Patrick Dempsey, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• James Franco, Your Highness,
• Nick Swardson, Jack and Jill & Just Go With It
• Ken Jeong for four movies—Big Mommas,The Hangover: Part II, Transformers & Zookeeper.

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• David Spade, Jack and Jill
• Martin Lawrence, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
• Nicole Kidman, Just Go With It
• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• Katie Holmes, Jack and Jill

WORST SCREEN ENSEMBLES
• The Entire Cast of Bucky Larson
• The Entire Cast of Jack and Jill
• The Entire Cast of New Year's Eve
• The Entire Cast of Transformers
• The Entire Cast of Breaking Dawn

WORST SCREEN COUPLE
• Nicholas Cage & "anyone sharing the screen with him in any of his three 2011 films"
• Shia LaBeouf & Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Transformers
• Adam Sandler & Jennifer Aniston or Brooklyn Decker, Just Go With It
• Adam Sandler & Katie Holmes, Al Pacino or himself, Jack and Jill
• Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner or Robert Pattinson, Breaking Dawn.

WORST PREQUEL, SEQUEL, REMAKE OR RIPOFF
• Arthur
• Bucky Larson
• The Hangover: Part II
• Jack and Jill
• Breaking Dawn

WORST DIRECTOR
• Michael Bay, Transformers
• Tom Brady, Bucky Larson
• Bill Condon, Breaking Dawn
• Dennis Dugan, Jack and Jill & Just Go With It
• Garry Marshall, New Year's Eve

WORST SCREENPLAY
• Bucky Larson
• Jack and Jill
• New Year's Eve
• Transformers
• Breaking Dawn

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Independent Spirit Awards Winners 2012!

Yesterday the Independent Spirit Awards took place in lovely Santa Monica and you can see a full list of winners right here, sweet!. It is the awards show that honors Independent Film and those who have made such films a huge success over the past year. The Independent Spirit Awards are the unOscars if you will and by that I mean they are more casual and way more laid back. I have even heard someone people comment that the affair that takes place on a beach is much more enjoyable than the uptight/formal show taking place tonight. However that does not mean those honored are less important than the Oscars. Oh no they are just as deserving, if not more in my eyes, but that is neither here nor there. That being said I give you to the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards Winner. BEST FEATURE The Artist BEST DIRECTOR Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist BEST MALE LEAD Jean Dujardin – The Artist BEST FEMALE LEAD Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn BEST SUPPORTING MALE Christopher Plummer – Beginners BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE Shailene Woodley – The Descendants BEST FIRST FEATURE Margin Call JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Feature Under $500,000) Pariah BEST [...]

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Energy friends snub Santorum (Politico)

Rick Santorum's old friends in the energy industry aren't ponying up for his presidential bid. In fact, many are even giving to the other guys.

Consider the case of two of the country's largest power players: natural gas and coal conglomerate Consol Energy and Exelon Corporation, a Chicago-based utility heavy on nuclear and natural gas.

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When Santorum was in Congress, dozens of executives from both companies gave a combined $142,000 to his campaign efforts, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

After Santorum lost his 2006 Senate bid, the Pennsylvania Republican went to work consulting on public policy issues for Consol, his hometown energy company, earning $142,500.

How have they repaid the favor?

Exelon's executives haven't given a cent to Santorum's 2012 White House bid, but they've given generously to President Barack Obama ($40,625); Mitt Romney ($9,500); Rick Perry ($9,000); Jon Huntsman ($3,100); and Ron Paul ($970).

Consol executives, meanwhile, have contributed $8,500 to Santorum's campaign, a far cry from the $32,700 they donated to Romney after hosting a fundraiser last October for the ex-Massachusetts governor at the Consol Energy Center, home of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.

Adding insult to injury, Consol also wrote a $150,000 check last summer to the Romney-affiliated super PAC Restore Our Future, which has recently escalated its attacks on Santorum as he's surged to the front of the GOP field.

It's an example of how political giving isn't just about ideology, friendship or even loyalty ? but backing the right horse when an industry has practical policy interests at stake, as is the case for energy.

Santorum's gotten so little love from the energy industry because of doubts over his electability, especially compared with Romney, according to several energy industry officials.

"Most people in the energy industry are pretty rational and relatively adult," said a former George W. Bush administration energy official not connected to any campaign. "That's one appeal to Romney. He's a serious guy. The others I don't take as seriously."

GOP energy strategist and lobbyist Michael McKenna said the industry's cold shoulder isn't too surprising for two reasons. "First, most of the energy lobbyists and lawyers in D.C. who play this game have already committed to Romney, so they are restraining whatever impulse their clients might have to give to anyone else," he said.

"Second, it is probably important to remember that a lot of energy companies are kind of squishy dealmakers," he added, noting Exxon's past advocacy for a carbon tax, Exelon's backing for Obama EPA climate regulations and natural gas heavyweight Chesapeake Energy's recently-ended alliance with the Sierra Club to fight coal companies.

"The coal companies are famously idiosyncratic. And they are here," added McKenna, who had been advising Rick Perry's presidential campaign.

Of course, Santorum's not been completely isolated on the energy front. The Red, White and Blue Fund, a super PAC that's promoting his candidacy, snagged a $1 million donation last month from William J. Dore, the founder of a Louisiana energy company who made a fortune selling and servicing offshore drilling equipment.

Energy also often comes up in Santorum's attempts to be the conservative alternative to Romney. He routinely questions global warming science and enjoys throwing punches at Obama's environmental record, including the unsuccessful bid to pass cap-and-trade legislation.

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Still, are we better off with our traditional constitutional approach, even if today?s conservative justices don?t have the stomach for it and other countries think we?re nuts? Defense lawyers have long argued yes, prosecutors have argued no, and where you fall in the debate has tended to line up with which side you reflexively favor?whether you worry more about convicting innocent people, or letting guilty ones go. But a recent book by William Stuntz, a Harvard law professor who sadly died last year at age 52, added a forceful new argument to the traditional mix. Stuntz thought that the framers blew it by enshrining procedural rights over substantive justice. They should have worried more about equality in law enforcement, he said?like the French, who in their Declaration of the Rights of Man ?eschewed procedure beyond the simplest safeguards against erroneous convictions, and instead placed tight limits on what conduct could be criminalized.?

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Genuine Team Building What makes it Essential And Valuable To ...

TEAM-BUILDING ? With so many businesses now doing, or even considering, some type of team-building, exactly what is the best path to think about? Team-building, since its commonly known as, differs from blithe, careless group entertainment and inspiration such as; Quad-biking, football, cooking, capturing, mini-golf, foozeball, ballooning, and so on.. throughout as to what we phrase? TRANSFORMATIVE Team-Building ? Real Team-Building that effects people on a Mind, Center & Soul degree and has long-lasting effectiveness.

Its a proper know proven fact that stuff like mindset talks dont last or even add any real worth ? so why after that do people waste their cash paying anything as much as R15, 000 for any 1 hour mindset talk? Motivation is much like adjustment!

And who would like to be altered right now? In the event that you where to purchase your team building events, could you not want for the most powerful worth you could for the investment of your time, money and individuals resources? Any kind of intelligent person will need the best come back ROI on their business team-building costs.

So, just imagine for a moment the scale from 0 in order to 10. The absolutely no side is ?light team entertainment? or motivational things. On the other hand ? 10 is HERO the ?transform-your-people-and-your-team? process that effects Heads, Hearts as well as Souls, lasts the life-time ? and improves performance, efficiency, resilience, human relationships and your place of work. Now call and make an intelligent choice? Precisely what level of results could you choose in the event that you where to start the team-building?

Whats the easiest method to mix your team cultures in to a cohesive entire?

Group Entertainment ? NOT Real Team building events! Whenever we consider, what exactly is considered to be, an average team building occasion; people continue on some planned getaway for a time, somewhere away from the site. They may obtain a little revved upward, wear coloured arm-bands or tops, paint looks, play some video games, capture arrows, walk cedar planks, laugh just a little or a great deal, have a free of charge meal or even braai, several drinks and after that go back home? klaar!

On the morning, what we should dont discover, just under the area, would be that the office national politics and people issues continue to be alive and nicely. People still concern; appearing worthless, being uncomfortable or even making a fool associated with themselves. Staff gather in their usual teams, and also the office-clown is once again, thoughtlessly, much more mordant using their jabs as well as jousts. Often better barriers to actual team-building as well as a friendlier, much more productive workplace, are made.

Intollerence dominates ? and never the particular cultures shall mix!

All in most, when Mon comes around, the dynamics, workplace politics and factions stay as before. People are as experienced as ever, or even more right now! And also the ?TEAM? is really a sham. Life continues likewise because it did prior to the group getaway.

People know absolutely nothing new about one another or their civilizations. So what has been it all really regarding? This is dealing with the symptom ? not really the foundation or actual causes. So just why even get it done? Why could you put money into something which does not resolve your problem or provide real worth?

Lack associated with; relationships, addition, trust, reality, engagement and motivation is a problem ? A real problem for the team-building as well as your improved results shipping in a varied multi-cultural reality we contact our Rainbow Country.

Alternative ? The particular HERO aspect? The Uncommon but REAL Group Build Process. Visualize a team-building process that could remove barriers and alter your office power, work place, behaviour, trust levels as well as team-spirit permanently.

Consider? Precisely the easiest method to truly build your group. What aspects will have to be dealt with to ensure long-term influence and profoundly good success? Inside a real team-building procedure the following core element must be addressed to be able to develop a sustainable and powerful workplace foundation that encourages optimal team usefulness.

TRUST! ? #1 issue to become addressed is RELY ON. True authentic believe in and communication between your people, and also the group and management is crucial. For those who have no believe in your team could bust line! Trust may be the anchor-stone of achievement. Its a undeniable fact that trust can make or breaks human relationships.

Trusts the business enterprise lubricant, similar to the super lubrication Teflon I hear you believe? is actually TRUST really essential than our excellent systems, policies as well as organisational structure? Completely Yes! A minimal trust workplace as well as mistrusting culture may, and can, sabotage as well as disrupt any program. Just consider the quantity of CRM Customer Compar Mngmt initiatives that fall short ? ITs the individuals who make it occur from a Mind, Life blood degree. No/low trust as well as engagement = no actual team, certainly not sustainable in the human way.

Is TRUST truly more important than the great Eyesight & espoused Ideals?

Absolutely Indeed! I dont treatment how impressive your eyesight is or what their Values are usually, the drag of the low trust place of work will hold you back again you from truly obtaining that vision and strolling those values ? legitimately and fully. Ideals are for everybody, all the time, not really some of the some some people. RELY ON is a MUST in order to thrive.

Is RELY ON really more important than the usual good technique? Absolutely Indeed! All strategies need to be performed. Efficient and optimum execution is built upon high trust and higher levels of guarantee. High trust are unable to transform poor technique, but it makes it much better. Give me the team of fools burning down vs several unsociable, mistrusting, lumpen rocket-scientists, everyday!

Is RELY ON really more important compared to COMPETENCIES and abilities?

Again absolutely Indeed! Skills and expertise are a head-based concern. Regardless of how skilled an individual or even team/group, the particular ?drag? or friction of the low-trust workplace will make sure that those abilities are not suitably, when, fully used. Trust is really a heart AND mind based issue. As well as lets be real right here? transformation deter real skill just like a dictatorial-high-control, low-trust, low-engagement place of work.

If you think about what is affected in a team-building occasion, it behooves all of us to make optimal technique period, efforts, expenditure and team-building opportunity through really growing your individuals. Thats why the Life Masters team-building is made as a effective, unique, life changing procedure? and not simply a light-weight event. All of us building is made to really make a difference and workplaces on the long-term foundation. That you can do the sunshine fun, team entertainment stuff, however wed favor adding actual value and leads to your business as well as your team-building / mixing efforts. Trust may be the ?must? from the 21st one hundred year.

Aspects Vital to some True Team building events Process

In in an attempt to truly develop a strong team as well as foundation, the next core areas provide valuable results when dealt with? believe in levels, reality, attitudes, rage, limiting values, misunderstandings, disenchantment, judgments, individual politics, unresolved problems, honesty, helpful feedback, interpersonal human relationships, satisfaction ranges, self-awareness, self-pride, confidence and privacy, resilience / Difficulty Intelligence AQ, wedding levels, qualified, Emotional Cleverness, hidden daily activities, outdated

management-styles, atteinte kept secret, obstructions, ethnic intolerance, clash, awareness & levels of energy.

REAL Team building events Is Predicated On These types of Perspectives

?? that people are valuable, valuable and is your finest assets if developed successfully;

?? basically is a system for people to relish, develop, love; and also to experience higher degrees of self-worth, self-pride, value and joy;

?? basically is an chance for people to create a positive contribution while making a profit for your investors;

?? that you simply take more time awake along with co-workers than the types you apparently love ? why not also really like your co-workers? Keep the mind clean right here make sure you!

?? that individuals bring their Minds, Hearts and Spirits to work ? Therefore for optimal engagement develop and build your individuals on a Mind, Center & Soul degree. Discover and assistance their CAUSES to get maximum commitment as well as participation.

Whilst is actually true that profit may be the ?lifeblood? of the business, think about that it really should not the only objective and aim of your company. You dont need to get an excessive amount of engagement from individuals when the only reason behind them working is actually survival, and to help make it the investors and bosses wealthier ? Thats GREEDERship, not really LEADERship! No Spirit in that objective!

REAL Team-Building Comes after An obvious & Organized Process.

? Research the planet, the folks, the problems and the preferred outcomes and intentions from the team construct. We utilize: EQ, Strength, Higher Ground Management, C. The. S. Big t. L. Electronic. workplace check out, Human Levels of energy Project, group fitness, tension & JQ20 Engagement

? Build Rely on and truth between your facilitators and also the individuals.

? Explore what individuals would really like to have within their workplace and exactly what is currently working nicely.

? Reveal what their own current workplace really offers in existence right this moment ? The great, unhealthy and the unattractive!

? Examine the DISTANCE between desire/ ideal as well as current reality

? Design an experience that is private, powerful, enjoyable, engaging, life changing and life long final in outcomes.

? Deliver processes designed to construct trust, address the problems, resolves the particular conflicts, opens marketing communications remove barriers, develops and renews relationships based on the ?clean slate? having a joint vision as well as destiny.

? Follow-up along with coaching, suggestions, email as well as gatherings to signify and strengthen human relationships, trust, reality, engagement and outcomes.

Imagine the in your place of work on Monday following a real team-building

encounter in which people actually such as, respect, comprehend, trust and treatment for

each other. Operate becomes enjoyable, as well as your workplace can be the WowPlace.

Its difficult to not have an excellent team from then on.

Some remarks weve heard from individuals after our special custom made created team-transformation activities?

? ?Awesome!!? enhanced my self-confidence and the commitment in order to goals? ? Sue
? ?life altering?. has been mind and living changing?- Bosman
? ?My anticipation were totally surpassed? ? Jenny
? ?ABSOLUTELY AMAZING are the only two words I can use for describe the good feelings, thoughts as well as energy experiences which i experienced today? ? Darryl
? ?In create way it handled every point around me. zero out of ten.
Workshop leader has been awesome? ? Zelda
? ?I never anticipated to get out things i did. EVERYONE in business must do this. I actually call it Personal assistant!!! Tony a2z is amazing. I actually wouldnt trade anything on the planet so that he taught me personally ? Thuli
? ?Thanks for the workshop, assistance and input that have changed my entire life at home as well as work. Not a problem or challenge would be to big to conquer around me. Transformation get me lower!!!! inch Regards Chris
? ?There is just one word to explain the team constructing session at Bakabung ? ?POSITIVE?. My group and I are dedicated and honest. Things i said from Bakabung I will perform ? I am carrying out, and are also my associates. My encounter is that we all team are much more relaxed and open up as before. I realize my team completely different positive than previously. I realize SUPPORT, RELY ON, HONESTY, CONNAISSANCE & SPIRIT during my team. My spouse and i a super encounter at the team building events and I really think we have to escalate this down to the subordinates? ? Cassie
? ?The experience continues to be totally unlike any team building or in other words it has affected me personally powerfully at a individual level. It definitely forced me to check out what exactly is really important? ? Anita
? ?I must acknowledge ? my team IS ACTUALLY genuine and the alter is INCREDIBLE. The particular support, visibility, love as well as ?warm fuzzies? are there. The expertise of they building session has been worth every penny. You did miracles and thanks to the team? ? D
? ?Tony, such a positive influence you might have had in the life. We are not sure the way you thank someone with regard to something so substantial, so I are sending you comfortable fuzzies for the time being. We are paying it ahead! ? Namaste ? K
? ?I release the past hurts and doubt of whites and invest in continuing to move forward, jointly, as a actual team? ? TF

People within genuine encouraging teams are usually happier, much healthier, more supporting, more tough, honest, honest, more dynamic, more involved, have more enjoyable, earn the are more pleased with themselves and the life.

If you are thinking about revamping your own productivity, undertaking the interview process team-building program or wanting to encourage your staff, make sure that the impact as well as effectiveness deliver real long lasting value. Make your mind up on WORTH not on COST!

Remember? ?The aggression of low quality value lingers upon long after the sweet taste of cheap cost! ?

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