London terror-bombing survivor wins at Paralympics

Seven years ago, on the seventh day of the seventh month, Martine Wright?s life was changed forever by a terror bombing.

This week, Wright wore the No. 7 on her jersey when she spiked any doubts that losing her legs would stop her from living.

Representing Britain, Wright competed in the Paralympics Games in the sitting volleyball tournament.

And while the Brits were swept by a more experienced team from Ukraine, the 39-year-old mom wore a gold-medal smile that lit up the gym.

"I will always say I was one of the lucky ones that day," she told The Associated Press earlier this year. "I survived. I don't know how I survived. I've been living my life ever since."

A former marketing manager, Wright was running late when she boarded the London subway on July 7, 2005 just as four of Osama Bin Laden?s followers launched their deadly bomb attacks.

In a flash, Wright would later say, she found herself staring at one of her brand new sneakers skewered on a piece of metal ? along with one of her blown-off feet.

Wright?s life was saved by an off-duty police woman, who wrapped her stumps in a tourniquet. She lost three-fourth of her blood and, at first, her will to carry on.

It was her mom, Wright said later, who set her straight.

?She grabbed my face,? she said. ?At the time it was all scarred and I couldn?t look at myself. And she said, ?Martine, you are still here?.?

Thus began Wright?s slow and often frustrating fight to reclaim her life from the madmen who left her a cripple.

"When you go through something traumatic in your life ... you sometimes lose who you are," she said.

First she had to relearn how to walk, on prosthetic legs. Then she learned to ski, and to fly, and to love. She married and bore a little boy.

?You're thrown in this completely new world,? she said. ?I can live my life now. It's a very gradual process."

But Wright wanted something more, some outlet for her competitive urges. She found it in sitting volleyball, a sport that allows her to compete ferociously ? while sitting on her duff.

Just like standard volleyball, it has six players to a side and three touches are allowed. But in this sport the net is lower ? and the psychic hurdles the players have had to overcome are higher.

Wright?s teamates include a British soldier who lost her legs while fighting in Iraq.

"It's such a negative thing that happened in my life," Wright said. "But I've gained something so positive. It's a miracle in itself."

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Quake of 7.9 magnitude strikes off Philippines: USGS

MANILA (Reuters) - An earthquake of 7.9 magnitude struck off the Philippines on Friday and a tsunami warning has been issued for the region, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

The quake was centered off the east coast, 91 miles off the town of Guiuan in Samar province at a depth of about 20 miles, USGS said.

The tsunami warning was issued for the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea and other islands in the Pacific including the U.S. state of Hawaii.

(Writing by Robert Birsel; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)

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Complete Guidelines to Health and Fitness: Plastic Surgeons ...

New 'Miracle' Skin Healing Cream Now Available to the Public

The wait is finally over as five of the UK's leading plastic surgeons launch HEAL: a revolutionary new healing gel originally created to soothe and reduce inflammation of the skin following surgery (thereby shortening recovery times), but which has also proven to effectively treat everyday injuries such as sprains, sunburn, bruises and scars, making it the ideal medical product to have in the home for all the family to use. The innovative preparation, now available for purchase online, has been developed by The Firm, a specialist skincare group formed by some of the best-known names in plastic and cosmetic surgery including Peter Butler, Martin Kelly, Patrick Mallucci, Simon Withey and Norman Waterhouse of London Plastic Surgery Associates (LPSA). Together, they combine their specialist knowledge in skin anti-ageing, healing and nanotechnology to bring products to the public that actually work.

Each surgeon at The Firm has specific expertise in skin healing: Peter Butler carried out his experimental research on skin ageing and transplantation in the United States (Harvard). Martin Kelly has an MD in antioxidant skin therapy, Patrick Mallucci wrote a thesis on nanotechnology delivery systems and both Simon Withey and Norman Waterhouse have published widely on skin repair in plastic surgery. With a combined clinical experience of over fifty years in treating skin wounds after surgical procedures, they are well equipped to understand the healing process of the skin. In addition, The Firm drafted top French chemist Colette Haydon to perfect the formula in order to achieve the optimal effect, which offers a triple method of action: anti-inflammatory, bruise-solving and scar maturation.

According to Mr Butler, who leads the UK Facial Transplantation team and whose skincare research is internationally acclaimed;

"HEAL was created because no single product existed that combines all the elements of reducing bruising and inflammation as well as accelerating the healing process. This unique gel combines all of this and is completely different to any other 'off the shelf' products that claim to have healing effects on the skin, as they do not contain enough of the active ingredients needed to have an effect. The difference with HEAL is that the key ingredients are present in the right formulations to ensure they penetrate the skin's surface and actually have a dramatic effect on the end result".

Mr Mallucci added; "Over the last three years with the help and expertise of leading French chemist Colette Haydon we have developed HEAL which has a unique combination of active ingredients Arnica Montana and Madecassoside, for the first time ever packaged in a liposomal system, which delivers the agents to where they are needed most - to the deeper layers of the skin. The nanotechnology is designed to deliver the products of HEAL with maximum efficiency to the damaged area".

HEAL combines a triple method of action which works to soothe the closed wound - using Arnica, Haloxyl and Glistin, to reduce heat sensation and discomfort; repair the damage - using Collaxyl protein fractions to promote cellular repair and optimise scar healing with Silicone. For the past two years The Firm have tested HEAL in their clinical practice, London Plastic Surgery Associates where every year hundreds of patients have undergone facelift, rhinoplasty and breast surgery. The feedback from their patients has been overwhelming, with:

- 94% of patients reporting that HEAL was very soothing to bruised areas
- 82% of patients reporting that HEAL reduced swelling after surgery
- 85% of patients reporting that HEAL highly effectively reduced post-surgery bruising
- 97% of patients would continue to use HEAL in the future and recommend the product to others

Fiona Kent, a 37-year-old Executive Personal Assistant - who had a Rhinoplasty and Chin Augmentation last year - says;

"I was amazed at how soothing and comforting the product felt on my tender skin after my operation and it reduced bruising within days. It smells divine and has a consistency that sinks into the skin. HEAL is truly amazing and is certainly a product that I will always have in the home."

HEAL is available online at http://www.healgel.com and costs ?28 for a 30 ml jar.

About The Firm

The Firm is a specialist group developing a new brand of skincare, created by founding Partners of thriving practice London Plastic Surgery Associates (http://www.lpsa.co.uk). The Firm draw on their expertise and worldwide acclaimed research to bring to the public skin healing solutions that work. All surgeons are members of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) and BAPRAS (British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons). The Firm is based at 30 Devonshire Street, telephone 0207 908 3777.

London Plastic Surgery Associates

Source: http://guidelines-to-health-fitness.blogspot.com/2012/08/plastic-surgeons-launch-skin-healing-gel.html

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Check out these cool ideas for leg tattoos for ... - AJEN Entertainment

If you are interested in big bold body art designs for placement on a larger body part in a prominent location, then leg tattoos for men may be worth a look. There are a number of really cool designs for this appendage whether you want a stand alone image inked in a central location on a specific area such as the calf or thigh or prefer a more elaborate creation where the entire skin surface on the upper or lower leg is covered in ink images. Masculine tribal artwork designs are particularly favored for the latter, in dark monochrome ink coloring as these make a strong visual impact but this imagery can also be designed to enhance the male physique by accentuating muscular areas.

Source: http://www.ajentertainmentinc.com/arts-and-entertainment-news/check-out-these-cool-ideas-for-leg-tattoos-for-brave-men/

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The Note's Must-Reads for Wednesday, August 29, 2012

The Note's Must-Reads are a round-up of today's political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com

Compiled by ABC News Jayce Henderson, Carrie Halperin, and Will Cantine

PRESIDENT OBAMA: ABC News' Mary Bruce: " Obama - Don't Boo The RNC, Vote" As Republicans began their first night of convention speakers, President Obama told supporters his opponents will put on an "entertaining" show in Tampa with lots of glitz, but little substance. LINK

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION: ABC News' Emily Friedman and Gregory J. Krieg: " Ann Romney Tells Woman Her Husband 'Will Not Let Us Down'" Ann Romney, the wife of the Republican presidential nominee, told Americans Tuesday that they could trust her husband and in a blunt appeal to women said, "This man will not let us down." LINK

The Hill's Niall Stanage: " In personal address, Ann Romney tells voters 'this man will not fail'" Ann Romney delivered a deeply personal address on behalf of her husband to the Republican National Convention here Tuesday night, telling the capacity crowd that Mitt Romney is a compassionate leader, not the icy-hearted plutocrat that Democrats portray. LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Michael Memoli: " Chris Christie touts his record, Romney's, in keynote speech" Chris Christie put his famously combative leadership style up against a status quo in which leaders have become "paralyzed by our desire to be loved," as he made the case that Mitt Romney would tackle the nation's challenges without regard for political consequences, much as he has done as New Jersey governor. LINK

The New York Daily News' Jonathan Lemire: " Ann Romney leads way as Republicans kick off convention by wrapping brutal attacks on President Obama in blanket of sentimentality" Republicans kicked off their convention Tuesday by wrapping their brutal attacks on President Obama in a blanket of sentimentality - and Ann Romney led the way. Mitt Romney's high school sweetheart opened up to America on Tuesday, urging undecided voters to fall in love with her husband as she did. LINK

The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: " Christie vouches for Romney: 'Solutions will not be painless'" Kicking off Republicans' 2012 nominating convention with a piercing critique of American political life, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday politicians and voters alike have "become paralyzed" by an inability to live within limits, and he challenged both groups to accept that there are some promises government should not make, and cannot meet. LINK

USA Today's Martha T. Moore: " Ann Romney Appeals To Women In RNC Speech" Her mission was to soften her husband's image, but before she spoke about the "boy I met at a dance," Ann Romney made a strong pitch for the support by women that has so far eluded Mitt Romney's Republican party. LINK

USA Today's John Bacon and Catalina Camia: " It's Official: Romney Claims GOP Nomination" Mitt Romney's arduous road to the Republican nomination came to a triumphant conclusion Tuesday when delegates at the party's convention formally selected him to oppose President Obama on Nov. 6 and GOP stars lined up to sing his praises at the podium. LINK

USA Today's David Jackson: " Santorum Lauds Romney, Blasts Obama" Rick Santorum, the last Republican to stand between Mitt Romney and the GOP presidential nomination, paid tribute to the victor on Tuesday night. But the former two-term senator from Pennsylvania spent more time criticizing President Obama during his remarks to the Republican convention. LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Coleen McCain and John D. McKinnon; " Republicans Anoint Romney" Republicans kicked off their national convention Tuesday with a day of speeches aimed at bolstering a weakness in Mitt Romney's bid for the White House-his tepid support among women voters-while building the argument for a policy platform that calls for federal spending cuts and a Medicare overhaul. LINK

The Boston Globe's David Espo: " Ann Romney Says Mitt Is The 'Man America Needs'" After sweeping the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney was praised lovingly by his wife from the stage of RNC and cheered by delegates eager to propel him into the fall campaign against President Obama. LINK

The Boston Globe's Matt Viser and Brian MacQuarrie: " Words Warm, Combative As GOP Nominates Romney" Mitt Romney arrived here from Massachusetts on Tuesday and was formally nominated as the Republican Party's presidential nominee, with his party quickly shifting toward reshaping the images that the country has of him even as their efforts competed for attention with a hurricane gaining strength and expected to strike New Orleans on Wednesday. Ann Romney - his sweetheart, his best friend, and his most important political adviser - began trying to showcase a softer image of her husband. LINK

The Washington Post's Dan Balz: " Chris Christie rouses RNC convention" Mitt Romney may be the Republican Party's presidential nominee and Paul Ryan the ?running mate, but Chris Christie takes a back seat to no one in the GOP. The New Jersey governor was once a possible rival to Romney. Although he insisted that he didn't think he was ready to be president, Christie had to keep swatting away speculation and encouragement to jump into the race at a time when the party was still learning to love Romney. LINK

Politico's Alexander Burns: " GOP vows to "Save America," boost Mitt" The Republican Party unveiled Mitt Romney as its general-election candidate Tuesday night, seeking to reintroduce him to the electorate as a champion of political reform and conservative business values who would turn back the anti-capitalist policies of the Obama administration. In a lineup of speeches capped off by Ann Romney and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Republicans tackled the dual challenges that define Romney's general-election fight: convincing the American people that he has a plan for economic recovery and rebutting a summer's worth of harsh attacks from the Obama campaign. LINK

Bloomberg's Catherine Dodge and Lisa Lerer: " GOP Nominates Romney As Wife Downplays Storybook Marriage" With New Jersey's delegate vote count tonight, Mitt Romney surpassed the 1,144 votes he needed to become the 2012 Republican Party's presidential nominee. That moment during the roll call of states drew thunderous applause inside the Tampa Bay Forum, where the party opened its convention a day late after Hurricane Isaac passed the state yesterday on its way toward New Orleans. LINK

ABC NEWS VIDEOS: " Ann Romney, Chris Christie At RNC: Highlights" (VIDEO) " Ann Romney's RNC Speech: Campaign Reactions" (VIDEO) " Chris Christie's RNC Speech Good But Not 'Wow'" (VIDEO)

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Kenya Tour- Beaches | ArticloPedia

One of the most exiting experiences on a Kenya tour is the a tour of the beaches. For ages this nation was only accessible via the Indian Ocean route. This Ocean posed challenges to explorers, traders and colonialists from Portugal, Arabia, China, India and other countries in Europe only to reward them with a spectacle of the land with abundant natural resources. Currently, this very Kenyan coast is the most popular gateway for both locals and international tourists on a Kenya tour; as a matter of fact, the Kenya tour will automatically commence on the beaches of the very ocean upon arrival.

The beaches on the Kenyan coast are ideal for a tour year round. The idyllic white sand-beaches fringed by coconut-palms being lapped by ocean warm waters safeguarded by coral reefs will leave a tourist yearning for more. Generally, the Kenya and its coastline is a tropical idyll of squashy-white sand and mild sea breeze, here the passing day is evidenced by a slow arc of the sun. The pace of life on these beaches is particularly slow, leisurely, more relaxing and peaceful.

Kenyan beaches are a continuous line of blue, a cerulean strip of ocean that falls in the protective shelter of reef. Among the most exciting experiences on a Kenya tour of the beaches is the Safari Trail. The squashy white sands on the beaches melt away under one?s feet as the sparkling blue waters of the ocean invitingly attracts one to indulge in, swimming, scuba-diving, snorkeling, deep sea fishing, yachting, cruising speed-boating and boating in traditional dhows. The beaches are languid, sun drenched and do expand from a 14th century town (Lamu) in the north, then to the spectacular beaches of Malindi, Watumu and the early ghost town Gedi to the major beaches of Mombasa in the south. On a Kenya tour, a Safari Trail through these places will be an ultimate experience.

This country is up for adventure and recreation as far as the Kenya tour to the beaches is concerned. A Kenya tour to the Beach package will comprise major attractions such as coral reef viewing, indulgence in water sports, scuba and deep sea diving, big-game fishing not to mention cruises and boating in traditional dhows. All these are power packed thrills combined with recreation only found on a Kenya tour to the beaches.

A Kenya tour to the beaches will again reveal the luxurious beach resorts and hotels which not only offer comfortable retreats from the sand and surf, as they also delicately commune the rich culture of this land through Swahili cooking, hospitality customs, ethnic decoration and scenic sites.

Once more, the tropical setting, negligent ambiance, soft sandy beaches, safe swimming waters and equally pleasurable beach resorts and hotels makes the Kenya tour to the beaches a trip to remember for life for any outgoing tourist. If for any case this pleasurable experience on the Kenya tour to the beaches, is simply not enough to satisfy ones tour appetite, the tropical rainforests, game reserves and national parks, the rift valley, lakes, mountain peaks, bustling marketplaces and lively cities and the Rich Kenyan culture are always there to fall back on.

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I am a tour operator managing the firm Discover Wonderland Safaris.I organize Kenya tours, book hotels, car hire services and air ticketing.Check out Masai mara safaris services we offer.Kenya safaris and Kenya tour

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DIY Easy Geometric Gem Clay Mobile - Home - Creature Comforts ...

A couple weeks ago I posted an instagram snapshot of a quick little DIY Geometric Gem Clay Mobile that I'd made with the clay I had leftover from my DIY Clay Nursery Mobile project, and offered to share a tutorial if anyone was interested. Since several of you were, I've put together a quick step-by-step guide so that you can easily make your own. The process and techniques are almost the same as my previous DIY, so I'll be referring to that for most of the project. Grab you're supplies and let's start crafting!

Supplies needed:

• Rolling pin (the non-stick variety is preferable)
• Premier Stone Clay - available at craft stores such as Michael's or?online
• Elmer's Paper Craft Gel Glue
• Metallic Pen-Touch Paint Pen by Sakura (extra fine point) | available at craft supply stores
• Craft knife
• Twine
• Freezer paper or waxed paper (to protect your work surface)
• Scissors (optional)

Cover a smooth hard working area with a piece of waxed or freezer paper (freezer paper, waxed side up works the best). Use your rolling pin to flatten your clay into a smooth disk. The finished piece should be rolled to about 1/4 inch thick. Use your craft knife to carefully cut triangular shapes into your clay (you do not need to cut all the way through). You can make this process more efficient by cutting multiple triangles on each rolled disk of clay (as seen demonstrated in the image above).

Now cut away the outside edges and separate each triangle from one another. Cut off the two corners at the wide end of the triangle (shown above). You can make the angle of these cuts as deep or as shallow as you'd like.

Dab your finger into a bit of water and smooth it along the edges of your shape. You can smooth the front and back as well. Use a bamboo skewer to make a small hole at the top of your geometric gem shape.

Make as many gems in as many different sizes as you'd like. For my mobile I used eight gems in a variety of sizes from small (around 3/4") to large (around 2").

Allow your gems to dry completely (24 hours is optimal). You may need to prop them up on their side against something so that air can circulate around them.

Once your gems are dry, you can add detail to them using a metallic paint pen. The following are the steps I used on mine, but you can draw inside your shapes however you'd like.

First start by drawing around the inner outline of your shape. then draw two short lines angled downward from the lower points on your gem shape.

Connect those two lines with a straight line across the middle. Where the first two downward angled lines ended, draw two long lines down until they meet at the narrow point of your gem.

Draw two short lines angled upward and out from where your last two lines started. Finish the design by drawing three straight lines within the upper portion of your shape...these should mirror the first three lines that you drew.

Hooray! Your gem is complete. Now you can draw the same design on the backside and repeat this process with all remaining gems.

To assemble your mobile place a small dot of glue into the hole at the top of your gem. Knot the end of a piece of twine and place the knotted end inside the hole. Use your bamboo skewer to press in and ensure that that the twine is fully embedded inside the hole. Lay your glued piece aside and repeat process with all remaining gems.

Tip:?I kept all my twine portions long (around 26 inches each)?until the very end so that I had the ability to arrange them at different lengths depending upon how they looked when strung together.

Once the glue has dried, arrange the gems in whatever order you'd like and tie all twine portions together in one knot to secure. Snip off any uneven ends.

Hang your gem mobile on a nail or with a piece of Japanese making tape!

Bonus idea: Pierce a small hole through the top of a clay gem while it is still soft. Once dry you can use it to embellish a gift. Just string the gem onto a piece of twine or ribbon and you're done, tie it to your present and you're done!

I hope you liked this sweet and simple project. If you want more, I invite you to check out all my past Creature Comforts' DIY projects right here. xo Ez

Source: http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2012/8/29/diy-easy-geometric-gem-clay-mobile.html

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Talking of Sex: Relationships and sex education: a drop of 25% in ...

There was an article published in the Daily Mail at the weekend stating that sex education has had little impact on teenage pregnancy rates over the past 40 years.

In fact the statistics confirm what those of us who work in sexual health or with young people already know that teenagers are less likely to get pregnant now than they were 40 years ago, and looking at the statistics from 1998 when the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy was launched there is a clear decline in rates. Between 1998 and 2010, the conception rate for under 16s has fallen by 22%, and the rate for under 18s has fallen by 25%.

The Teenage Pregnancy Strategy focused on and highlighted the good work being done, and means that we are clear about what works to improve young people's sexual health and wellbeing; improving access to sexual health services, an open and accepting attitude toward teenage sexuality; good quality sex and relationships education in school and the community; and supporting parents to talk to their children about relationships.

We know how to reduce rates of unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and we need to get on with making that happen consistently across the UK.

You can read Brook?s factsheet on the teenage pregnancy rates online here.

Source: http://brookcentres.blogspot.com/2012/08/relationships-and-sex-education-drop-of.html

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Mars Rover Sends Amazing Photos, 1st Human Voice from Red Planet

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has beamed home the first human voice ever sent from another planet, as well as some spectacular new images of its Martian environs.

The 1-ton Curiosity rover broadcast a pre-loaded greeting from NASA administrator Charlie Bolden, who congratulated the mission team for getting the huge robot to Mars safely. While the significance of the audio accomplishment is largely symbolic, NASA officials hope it presages a more substantial human presence on the Red Planet down the road.

"With this, we have another small step that's being taken in extending the human presence beyond Earth, and actually bringing that experience of exploring the planets back a little closer to all of us," said Curiosity program executive Dave Lavery, invoking the famous line late astronaut Neil Armstrong uttered from the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969.

"As Curiosity continues her mission, we hope the words of the administrator will be an inspiration to someone who's alive today, who will become the first to stand upon the surface of the planet Mars," Lavery told reporters today (Aug. 27). "Like the great Neil Armstrong, they'll be able to speak aloud ? in first person at that point ? of the next giant leap in human exploration."

The mission team also unveiled today a stunning 360-degree panorama of Curiosity's Gale Crater landing site, showing in crisp detail some of the landforms scientists want the six-wheeled robot to explore. [Video: Curiosity's Martian Panorama]

Searching for habitable environments

Curiosity touched down inside Mars' huge Gale Crater on the night of Aug. 5, tasked with determining whether the Red Planet could ever have supported microbial life.

For the next two years, Curiosity is slated to explore Gale and the crater's 3.4-mile-high (5.5 kilometers) central peak, the mysterious Mount Sharp. The $2.5 billion rover is outfitted with 10 different science instruments to aid its quest, including a rock-zapping laser and gear that can identify organic compounds ? the carbon-containing building blocks of life as we know it.

Curiosity's ultimate destination is the base of Mount Sharp, where Mars-orbiting spacecraft have spotted signs of long-ago exposure to liquid water. These interesting deposits lie about 6 miles (10 km) from the rover's landing site as the crow flies.

The new 360-degree panorama, which is composed of 140 images snapped by Curiosity on Aug. 8 and Aug. 18, shows Mount Sharp's many-layered foothills, as well as its upper reaches stretching into a brown-tinged Martian sky. [Gallery: Photos from Curiosity's 4th Week on Mars]

The mosaic has Curiosity's scientists licking their chops.

"I think when those of us on the science team looked at this image for the first time, you get the feeling, 'That's what I'm talking about,'" said Curiosity lead scientist John Grotzinger, a geologist at Caltech in Pasadena. "That is why we picked this landing site."

While researchers are most excited about the potential discoveries that await them on Mount Sharp's flanks, the scenic beauty captured in the panorama got their hearts racing, too, Grotzinger said.

The terrain "looks like it was something that comes out of a John Ford movie," he said.

A year away?

Though Curiosity took its first short test drive last week, it still hasn't strayed far from its landing site, which the mission team dubbed "Bradbury Landing" in honor of the late sci-fi author Ray Bradbury.

The rover should be ready to head out in a few days, Grotzinger said ? but Curiosity won't be going straight to Mount Sharp. Rather, the first stop is Glenelg, a site 1,300 feet (400 meters) away where three different types of terrain come together in one place.

It'll likely take the rover a month or two to reach Glenelg, where it will spend another large chunk of time performing science operations. Curiosity could be ready to turn its wheels toward Mount Sharp by the end of the year, Grotzinger has said.

But it'll take Curiosity a while to reach the mountain. The rover will probably cover a maximum of about 330 feet (100 m) per day after it's fully checked out, researchers have said. And it may stop along the way to Mount Sharp to study interesting landforms.

"It'll probably take us a year to get there," Grotzinger said.

Also today, Curiosity scientists announced that tests of the rover's onboard chemistry laboratory, SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars), are going well. SAM can detect organics in Martian soil, and it will sniff the Red Planet's atmosphere for methane, which may be a sign of life as organisms here on Earth are known to generate the gas.

The SAM tests are part of an ongoing checkout of Curiosity and its science instruments, which has proceeded very smoothly so far.

"Curiosity, as you've gathered by now, is a very complicated beast with lots of parts, and the project's being very systematic about testing things out," said SAM principal investigator Paul Mahaffy, of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

"We think of ourselves a little bit as the nose of Curiosity, and we're getting ready to start sniffing," Mahaffy added.

Follow SPACE.com senior writer Mike Wall on Twitter @michaeldwall or SPACE.com @Spacedotcom. We're also on Facebook and?Google+.

Copyright 2012 SPACE.com, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Publishers Start Signing Up For PostRelease?s Content Marketing Network

"Content marketing" is a phrase I hear more and more these days, as brands increasingly create their videos, blog posts, and other forms of content to promote themselves, rather than just relying on traditional advertising. Now a startup called PostRelease has built what is, essentially, an ad network for content marketing, so that advertisers can ensure that their content gets distribution, while publishers can make some revenue. CEO Justin Choi says that publishers just add a few lines of code to their site (or installing the PostRelease plugin for WordPress and vBulletin) and create a template for sponsored posts, then the sponsored content starts running automatically. He argues that PostRelease should be more appealing to publishers than a service like Outbrain, because it isn't linking people to content on other sites, so they aren't necessarily driving readers elsewhere. Right now, for blogs, the sponsored posts always appear as the second post from the top, though Choi says the placements may become more customizable over time.

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Timeout Newsletter ? Blog Archive ? Wellbeing at Monash ...

Read about the latest Wellbeing and Monash Sport events, services and activities. Monash aims to assist staff in achieving a healthy work/life balance using a holistic approach ? mind, body, spirit and the community.

Contact us at wellbeing@monash.edu

In the September edition:

Wellbeing events and news
Monash Sport news and offers
Discounts for staff

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Wellbeing events & news

Step out for better health, the 10,000 Steps Challenge is coming!

The 10,000 Steps Challenge is coming to your office in October! Registrations open from 24th September, keep an eye out for more details.

Step out for better health today, take the stairs instead of the lift, download campus walking maps or schedule a walking meeting today.

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RU OK? Day, a conversation could change a life?-?13 September

RUOK? Day is being held on Thursday, 13 September 2012 and?is a national day of action dedicated to inspiring all Australians to ask family, friends and colleagues, ?Are you ok??

Monash is a Program Partner for RUOK? Day?and joins a list of high profile supporters including?Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Libby Trickett and rugby league star Wendell Sailor.

The RUOK? Day initiative encourages people to reach out to one another to have open and honest conversations to try to build a more connected community and reduce Australia?s high suicide rate.

RUOK? Day organisers say that by taking the time to have a chat, it can stop little problems turning into bigger ones.

Staff are?encouraged??to organise events to create as much awareness as possible, across all campuses. BBQ, morning tea, wearing yellow, cupcake decorating, creating a group art piece, coffee foam designs ? it?s your choice.? Be as creative as you can

More information about RUOK? Day is available from these websites:

Our participation in RUOK? Day is a small part of the work that?s already being done to focus on psychological health, both preventative and in the event of a crisis, within Monash University.

For more information about the University?s involvement in RUOK?, how your department or faculty can become involved or for information on the many mind health programs at Monash contact Clare Swanson, clare.swanson@monash.edu.

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Monash Mental Health Week,?8-12 October

With one in five Australians experiencing some form of mental illness, Monash Mental Health Week, from 8 to 12 October, aims to raise awareness of the importance of mental health at Monash through a great variety of events across each campus. We invite you to participate in a range of free events including:

• Mental health awareness presentation
• safe TALK: Building a suicide-alert community
• Staff walking group
• GLOBAL walk/run
• Sleep education seminar
• Mindfulness meditation class
• ESSENCE of mental health presentation
• Monash Sport classes and more

Read about what?s happening at your campus.

Mental health week is a joint initiative delivered by Health & wellbeing, Wellbeing at Monash and Monash Sport.

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Register for the GLOBAL Monash walk/run?and support mental?health

All Monash staff? are? invited to take a step toward better health and participate in the Monash GLOBAL walk/run at their campus.

Delivered in conjunction with Wellbeing at Monash, Monash Sport and Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre.

Join your colleagues for a on campus 3km walk or 5km run during?Mental Health Week ? aiming to increase the awareness and knowledge of mental ?health.

Date: Wednesday 10 October, 12.15pm-1pm

Register: Get your colleagues together and register online

All participants will receive a Health Smart lunch at the end of the event and go in the draw to win great prizes.? Participants are encouraged to make a gold coin donation at the lunch to MAPrc which will be used to continue the program?s mental health research and education initiatives.

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Make a change for better health

Staff are invited to join the Monash Health Revolution and commit to making a healthy lifestyle change.

The Health Revolution campaign launched by Wellbeing at Monash-OHS and Monash Sport asks staff and students to commit to making a change in one of four key areas:

1. physical activity
2. mental health
3. nutrition/food
4. general health

The Health Revolution campaign further supports the University?s commitment to providing a healthy workplace and study environment for all staff and students.

For further information and to make your commitment visit the Health Revolution.

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?Like? Wellbeing at Monash on Facebook and win a $20 Myer voucher

Find out all the latest news about health and wellbeing at Monash by liking Wellbeing at Monash on Facebook.

Like Wellbeing at Monash on Facebook before 14 September?and go in the draw to win a $20 Myer voucher. Congratulations to Nicole Jennings, Faculty of Education, Peninsula on winning the August voucher

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Pilates, boxing, zumba and yoga classes for your team

EResearch, HR, Facilities & Services, Education, ITS, OHS, the Alfred, Engineering and Medicine have all registered for the Staff Wellbeing & Activity Program.

SWAP has been designed to bring on campus activity to your office!

With 30, 45?or 60 minute yoga, zumba, boxing and pilates classes from just $8 per person, get your colleagues together and organise a class at a time that suits you!

Download the SWAP brochure for all pricing and program information.

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Monash finalist at Australian HR Awards

?The Wellbeing at Monash program has been recognised as a leader in its field by being selected as a finalist in the Australian HR Awards? ?Best Health and Wellbeing Strategy? category. The award acknowledges excellence in the area of corporate health and wellbeing. Monash won this?award category?in 2011.

The six other finalists competing for the award include; BUPA, Citi Australia, ConnectEast, Johnson & Johnson and Ramsay Health.? A panel of esteemed industry judges will be chosen from the human resource industry to select the winners.

The winners will be announced in Sydney on Friday 26 October. For more information visit the HR Awards website.

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Reducing prolonged sitting in the workplace

When you think about living dangerously ? smoking, drinking and other risk taking behaviours may be the first things that come to mind. But?one of your deadliest habits is one you indulge in most of your waking hours. It?s sitting. Yes, sitting.

Take a break, stand for 2 minute and watch and listen to Associate Professor David Dunstan from BakerIDI?discuss how minimising periods of prolonged sitting at work can reduce the risk of adverse health conditions. Stand up from your chair and watch online

Register for the Monash OHS Conference, 24 October

All staff are invited to attend the biennial OHS Conference on Wednesday, 24 October 2012 at the Clayton campus.

The conference, through a program of innovative and inspiring speakers, will explore the following topics:

• Workplace Injury Prevention
• Employee health and wellbeing
• Mental health and resilience
• Emerging technology.

Beaconsfield Mine Survivor Todd Russell will feature as a keynote speaker.

For further information and to register visit the Occupational Health and Safety Conference website.

Vice-Chancellor?s Occupational Health and Safety Award

The OHS conference will also feature the inaugural Vice-Chancellor?s Occupational Health and Safety Award for contributions to OHS by individuals, workgroups, or both.

The award recognises the contributions of staff who have implemented innovative and exciting ideas to create, improve or maintain a safe and healthy workplace consistent with the University?s OHS Management System and Wellbeing programs.

For further information visit the Occupational Health and Safety Conference website.

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Get rid of the biscuits in the tea room, try a healthier snack option

Wellbeing at Monash has secured discounted pricing for fruit boxes delivered direct to your Monash office.

Office Fruit is the Melbourne campuses supplier. Pricing:
Small box ? containing 35 fruit pieces $23.45 (RRP $30.00)
Large box ? containing 55 fruit pieces $36.85 (RRP $44.00)

How to order: E-mail info@officefruit.com.au or phone 1300 735 848 ?quote Monash University, your campus and your department. www.officefruit.com.au. Payment can be made via credit card or weekly invoicing.

Gippsland campus supplier is Manny?s Market.
Pricing: Fruit box ? containing 35 fruit pieces $25.00 (RRP $30.00)

How to order Phone 5133 6067 ?quote Monash University, Gippsland campus and your department. Payments can be made via monthly invoicing.

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Monash Green News

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Staff Art Adventures? ? Peninsula

Get creative in a relaxed and friendly environment and enjoy a fun hour of art for wellbeing.? Mediums include mosaic, ceramics, printing, dying, drawing, painting, & textiles.

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Everything supplied (including aprons), all skill levels welcome

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When: Every Friday 12 ? 1pm

Where: Art Room ? A2.02

Contact melanie.attard@monash.edu?for more information.

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Grown your own food ? when to plan vegies

Want a great way to get fit and help with your household?s food supply? Here?s how to turn your garden into an edible delight.

Get a kickstart with this handy calendar so you know what fruits and vegies to plant now. Your body and mind will reap the benefits!

?Read more at Better Health online

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How healthy is your catering order?

Help make a change in your Faculty or Division by ordering healthier catering at meetings and events. Examples of healthier morning and afternoon tea options include:

• Low fat/fat free yoghurt tubs, fruit platters, individual fruit salads, vegetables with low fat dips, antipasto platter
  

• Fruit scones, bruschetta. low fat muffins (wholemeal, fruit, oats, poppy seed, savoury vegetable), low fat breads and banana bread, muesli, fruit and nut slice and nuts, dried fruit and berries

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Debunking vitamin myths

Are you or someone you know taking vitamins to supplement your diet? There are many misconceptions about vitamins and the health benefits they offer

Debunk some common myths at Better Health online??

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?UniSuper Seminar: Understanding Contributions & Caps- Clayton Campus

The rules around contributing to super can be complex and confusing. This seminar aims to take away the confusion and explain the different types of contributions to super.

Date: Wednesday 12 September, 1pm-2pm
Venue: Humanities Building 11, Lecture Theatre H1, Clayton Campus
Book online, select Victoria and Under Monash University seminars select the name of the seminar.

Registration closes on Tuesday 11th September. For further information, contact Chandra Yellapragada on extension 29585 or email superannuation@monash.edu

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Recipe of the month

Vegetable Frittata, is a great food for being?on the go. It has protein and vegies in a neat and tasty pack.

Read more about the recipes at Wellbeing at Monash online portal.

Also try the portal health programs Fitness Express, Back Care, Healthy Ageing, Vegetarian Weight Loss, Weight Loss, Building Resilience, Diabetes Health, Heart Health, Smoking cessation, Interactive Meal Planner

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Competition winners and your chance to win

For your chance to win a Village Cinemas movie ticket tell us what you think of the new layout of the newsletter or provide a suggestion for Wellbeing at Monash or Monash Sport (or any wellbeing service you would like to see) Provide feedback via email wellbeing@monash.edu

Monash Sport news and offers

Mega Swim

Want to raise some much needed money for people living with Multiple Sclerosis?

The 24 hour Mega Swim is a fun way to get a group of friends together and raise some much needed funds for Multiple Sclerosis. Held over the weekend of 6 and 7 October at the Doug Ellis Swimming Pool at Clayton campus, this event is a great experience for any team of people.

The Mega Swim has also been designed as a competition with points awarded to each team.

To be eligible for prizes, each team must have at least one swimmer in the water for the entire 24 hours. It is then up to the team how they want to swim it. In the past teams have their swimmers swim in blocks of 15 or 20 minutes and rotated through the full 24 hours. Each team is allowed a maximum of 15 swimmers.

Each team will receive 1 point for every $10 raised and 1 point for every 500m swum. The team will also receive trophies and an award to be displayed at Monash Sport!

For more details, or to register online, please visit our website

New Group Fitness Timetable for Semester 2

Semester 2 is back, and this means the launch of our new Group Fitness timetable!

Featuring more classes and more times, this will provide you with more options to add a motivating and energising group fitness class to your fitness routine.

Group Fitness is also an esasy way to get back into fitness, or simply try something different. Some classes that can make the transition into a healthy lifestyle easier include Zumba (and now Aqua Zumba at Clayton), Pilates, and Cycle, all great options suitable for all fitness levels to get started and build your fitness into summer!

To get you started, come to our celebration of Group Fitness on Sunday 26 August from 10.30am. Our ?Aerobicathon? will get you motivated and energised, and give you a great taste of our Group Fitness timetable for Semester 2!

For more information please see our Group Fitness website

Melbourne Marathon

Celebrating its 35th year, Melbourne Marathon is back and better than ever! There are many different event categories to suit all different ages and fitness levels. All participants will have the opportunity to cross the finish line on the grass of the famous MCG.

Held on Sunday 14 October, this is the perfect time to commit to running in the better weather!

Before and after the event you can ?hang out? with other TeamMONASH? participants in our marquee which also offers face painting and a free massage service provided by Recover Sports Medicine.

A free TeamMONASH? singlet will be provided to all first time TeamMONASH? participants that are Monash University students, staff or alumni.

For more details, or to register online, please visit our website

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New Group Fitness Timetable for Semester 2

Semester 2 is back, and this means the launch of our new Group Fitness timetable!

Featuring more classes and more times, this will provide you with more options to add a motivating and energising group fitness class to your fitness routine.

Group Fitness is also an esasy way to get back into fitness, or simply try something different. Some classes that can make the transition into a healthy lifestyle easier include Zumba (and now Aqua Zumba at Clayton), Pilates, and Cycle, all great options suitable for all fitness levels to get started and build your fitness into summer!

For more information please see our Group Fitness website

Help Aussie Kids in need ? ride Around the Bay!

Around the bay is one of the world?s biggest and most popular cycling participation events!

Held on Sunday 21 October, this great event is great way to enjoy some of Melbourne?s most scenic and popular riding routes around Port Phillip Bay and includes the West Gate Bridge, Beach Road and the Bellarine Peninsula. You will also be raising money for a really important charity. The Smith Family Charity helps over 2,500 disadvantaged kids get the long-term support they need to fully participate in their education.

Around the bay is suited for all ages and fitness levels, below is a list of riding categories to choose from

Ride options:

-The Scenic Bay ride 50km

-The Classic 100km

-135km Geelong to Melbourne (via Sorrento)

-ATB Challenge 210km (4 route options)

-The Legend 250km

A free TeamMONASH? singlet will be provided to all first time TeamMONASH? participants that are Monash University students, staff or alumni.

For more details, or to register online, please visit our website

And for anyone wanting to kick start their way to cycling fitness ? come and try our ?Cycleathon? on Sunday 12 August from 12.30pm at the Clayton campus. A 2 hour cycle class, this is your opportunity to kick start some bike fitness in the lead up to Around the Bay in a Day. For more information please speak to a Customers Service Officer at Monash Sport on the Clayton campus.

Nutrition seminars now available at Caulfield and Clayton!

Take charge of your health one bite at a time! Our new Nutrition service has been expanded to include a seminar series to be conducted at Caulfield and Clayton! This is specifically designed for anyone with an interest in nutrition and a desire to learn more about healthy eating. Whether you are about to commence or have tried a long list of diets, the knowledge available at these seminars is a great simple way to kick start your path to a healthier lifestyle. Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) Rebecca Hall will help you achieve your nutrition goals by covering the following topics:

• Basics of healthy eating
• Portion control
• Fats: the good and the bad
• Weight management
• Reading food labels
• Choosing healthy takeaway options

Cost: Full program is $40 or $15 per session,

Dates: Starting the week of Monday 10 September, places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment!

Call Monash Sport at Caulfield for bookings and further information on 9903 2358 or email: fitness.caulfield@monash.edu

Sport at Monash Calendar

Don?t know when key events are? There are no more excuses with the Sport at Monash calendar exclusive to Monash staff.

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Conveniently feeding times, dates, locations and web links to everything ?sport at Monash? directly into your Google calendar, the Sport at Monash calendar is perfect for fitting in a planned or spontaneous sport and activity into even the busiest schedule!

To access the Sport at Monash calendar, login into the my.monash portal, select the Sport at Monash tick box and update your subscription. The Sport at Monash calendar will now appear overlaid on your personal Google calendar.

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Fitness Connect

Fitness Connect is a service which allows users to find and workout with someone of a similar fitness level and ability in exercise and/or sport. Exercising with a friend makes working out more enjoyable with many studies indicating the benefits regarding motivation, support and exercise longevity. The service can be found here.

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Discounts for staff

20% discount at Andrew?s Airport Parking

Staff can receive a 20% discount at Andrew?s Airport Parking, Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine). The discount applies whether for business and leisure purposes.

A 15% discount is available to family and friends of Monash employees. Read more information?online.

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New salary packaging option for staff at the Book & Merchandise Shops

From Monday 9 July Monash staff can now salary package items at the Book and Merchandise Shops.

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Staff benefit by receiving a reimbursement of GST paid and can reduce gross taxable income through salary packaging.

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Items available for salary packaging include (but are not limited to) all books, stationary, general gifts, cosmetics, Kodak products, Monash apparel, Oxfam and Fair Trade products. Salary packaging does not apply to services including dry-cleaning and special items such as discount movie tickets and gift vouchers.

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For more information, and to collect your free salary packaging booklet and receipt holder, visit the Monash Retail website.

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BUPA (HBA) health insurance staff discount

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Monash staff who sign up as a new member with BUPA on the Monash University Corporate Health Plan receive access to a specially designed corporate suite of Health Insurance products that are not available to the general public.

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Corporate benefits include:

More info: Visit a BUPA Retail Centre or call 1800 649 406 and quote the Monash University corporate group number ? 122265. For detailed pricing information see health insurance discounts.

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Save up to 50% at Peppers and Mantra Resorts

Ready to escape the cold Melbourne winter? Staff have access to the exclusive Departure Lounge with discounted rates at selected Peppers, Mantra and BreakFree properties throughout Australia and New Zealand. Rates are best when searching for 3 night+ stays.

To book:?Visit Departure Lounge and enter the password: monashstaff

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Complimentary Comedy Club tickets

The Comedy Club at the Athenaeum Theatre is offering Monash staff a great range of weekly offers, including complimentary tickets.

View the line up of comedians online. All complimentary tickets are for the show only. Dinner and show tickets can be upgraded for the discounted price of $35pp (normally $45pp).

Where: The Athenaeum Theatre, Upstairs @ 188 Collins Street, Melbourne
Availability: Bookings are essential and subject to availability. To check availability phone 9650 1977 9.30am-5.30pm Monday to Friday and Saturday 10am?5pm and advise you are from Monash University.

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Other discounts available to Monash staff?

• Doncaster MINI & BMW Corporate Program
• Qantas Club and Virgin Australia lounge membership
• Feel neck pain, free initial visit
• Lite n? Easy 7 day meal pack discount
• Aussie Farmers Direct first order discount
• Dell ? up to 15% discount
• Magazines ? 10% subscriptions
• The Convenient Kitchen ? 10% discount

Visit discounts for staff for more information

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Source: http://blogs.monash.edu/timeout-newsletter/2012/08/27/wellbeing-at-monash-monash-sport-newsletter-september/

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Well?s Social List-Making App Thinks Outside The ?To-Do?

Well, a new social and?collaborative?to-do list application from former Digg, Blip.fm and Rackspace engineers, is officially launching today on iPhone, web and mobile web.?But according to ex-Digg engineer and Well CEO Arin Sarkissian, the focus for the application isn't only on typical "to-dos" which is why the app's name doesn't include "to-do" in its title.?Instead, the idea for Well is to serve as a repository for any type of list, whether that's books to read, movies to see, things you like or don't like, or even a collection of things you may be comparing in advance of a future purchase.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/LFxILaODXO0/

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Republican Convention schedule day by day

Officials with the Republican National Convention have cut virtually all of the activities scheduled for Monday and compressed what was to be a four-day convention to three days, running Tuesday through Thursday. A look at the revised schedule (all times are EDT):

MONDAY

? 2 p.m.

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus will call the convention to order and start a "debt clock," before announcing a recess.

TUESDAY

? 2 p.m.

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus

Color Guard Knights of Columbus

Pledge of Allegiance by former Govs. Tim Babcock of Montana, and Tom Hogan of Florida

National Anthem sung by Philip Alongi

Invocation by Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

Opening procedural steps, appointment of convention committees

Welcoming remarks, and House and Senate candidates and RNC auxiliaries

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus

RNC Co-Chairman Sharon Day

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, D-Fla.

William Harris, convention chief executive officer

Al Austin, chairman of Tampa Bay host committee

Republican congressional candidates

State Del. Barbara Comstock, R-Va.

Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark.

Republican Senate candidates

Republican National Committee auxiliaries

Consideration of convention committee reports

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus

Mike Duncan, chairman, Committee on Credentials

Zoraida Fonalledas, chairwoman, Committee on Permanent Organization

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, convention permanent chairman

Official Convention Photograph

Committee on Rules Chairman John Sununu

Committee on Resolutions Chairman Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va.

Committee on Resolutions Co-Chairman Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D.

Committee on Resolutions Co-Chairman Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.

Roll call for nomination of president of the United States

Roll call for nomination of vice president of the United States

? 6:40 p.m.

Recess

? 7 p.m.

Reconvene

Remarks by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio

Remarks by RNC Chairman Reince Priebus

Video and remarks by Utah congressional candidate and Mayor Mia Love, R-Saratoga Spring.

Remarks by Janine Turner

Remarks by former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa.

Remarks by Host, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.

? 8 p.m.

Remarks by U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., accompanied by Jack Gilchrist

Remarks by Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio

Remarks by Gov. Mary Fallin, R-Okla.

Remarks by Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va., accompanied by Bev Gray

Remarks by Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis.

? 9 p.m.

Remarks by Gov. Brian Sandoval, R-Nev.

Remarks by Sher Valenzuela

Remarks by Republican Senate candidate Ted Cruz of Texas

Remarks by Artur Davis

Remarks by Gov. Nikki Haley, R-S.C.

? 10 p.m.

Remarks by Luce' Vela Fortu?o

Remarks by Ann Romney

Remarks by Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J.

Benediction by Sammy Rodriguez

Adjournment

WEDNESDAY

? 7 p.m.

Call to order

Introduction of Colors by Amputee Veterans of America Support Team

Pledge of Allegiance by Brig. Gen. Patrick E. Rea, U.S. Army (Ret.)

National Anthem sung by Ayla Brown

Invocation by Ishwar Singh

Ron Paul video

Remarks by Senate Republican leader and Convention Temporary Chairman Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Remarks by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.

Remarks by Christopher Devlin-Young and Jeanine McDonnell

? 8 p.m.

Remarks by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

Remarks by Attorney General Pam Bondi, R-Fla., Attorney General Sam Olens, R-Ga.

Remarks by Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La.

Remarks by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.

Remarks by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio

? 9 p.m.

Remarks by Gov. Luis Fortu?o, R-Puerto Rico

Remarks by former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn.

Bush 41, 43 film

Remarks by former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.

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Remarks by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

Remarks by Gov. Susana Martinez, R-N.M.

Remarks by vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

Benediction by Archbishop Demetrios

Adjournment

THURSDAY

? 7 p.m.

Call to order

Introduction of Colors US Central Command Joint Forces Color Guard Team

Pledge of Allegiance by Dylan Nonaka

National Anthem sung by SEVEN

Invocation by Ken and Priscilla Hutchins

Remarks by Republican Senate candidate and U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fla.

Reagan Legacy Video

Remarks by former House Speaker and GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and wife Callista Gingrich

Remarks by Craig Romney

? 8 p.m.

Remarks by former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla.

Remarks by Bob White, chairman of Romney for President campaign

Remarks by Grant Bennett

Remarks by Tom Stemberg

? 9 p.m.

Remarks by former Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey, R-Mass.

Remarks by Jane Edmonds, former Massachusetts secretary of workforce

Remarks by Olympians Michael Eruzione, Derek Parra and Kim Rhode

? 10 p.m.

Remarks by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.

Remarks by presidential nominee Mitt Romney

Benediction by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, declares convention end

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/republican-convention-schedule-day-day-232937425.html

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LA Steel Show - Internet Radio

Restaurateur Willie Degel, of Food Network's "Restaurant Stakeout," premiering August 29th, visits with Olivia Wilder to talk about his success, based on the "Customer is King" approach. Also, Wine Curmudgeon, Jeff Siegel.

We will have a couple of great guests and we give a heavy dose of college football and NFL talk. This will be our first NFL fantasy draft show and we plan to have a lot of people listening.

Please join us as we surprise daytimes, Maura West (Carly), with her on screen husband and son, Michael Park (Jack) and Mick Hazen (Parker). Spend 2.5 hours with us as we stroll down memory lane.

Muscian and Actor Evan Seinfeld Joins the show to talk about his latest band Attika 7 and his upcoming reality show.

Kids programs are the best thing about a family cruise. Learn how the whole family can have fun as Travel Brigade talks with Disney Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Line about exciting new things happening in their kids' programs.

Join NFOTUSA Soldiers Speak Radio this week as they welcome country music's rising star, singer/songwriter, Jordan Rager.

DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, former Secretary of State of New Jersey, talks about how to live dfree? (debt free) and break free from financial slavery. He discusses in depth the levels of consumerism: the 7 cultures of spending outline

Is it wise to vote for third-party candidates? Are my interests as a parent always aligned with the interests of my child? Is criticism of and opposition to religion a form of bigotry? Listen to philosopher Dr. Diana Hsieh answer these questions on Sunday!

Buffalo welcomes Oscar winning actor, director, writer and musician Billy Bob Thornton to discuss movies, music an life. We also welcome members of the band Royal Southern Brotherhood.

This Sundays Episode is going to be dedicated to the Late & Great r&b princess Aaliyah. She was left this earth at a young age but she was able to leave us with good music. This is going to be an aaliyah Tribute for her .

Iconic filmmaker Spike Lee will be joining us this week on PDC Live!! to discuss his latest film Red Hook Summer, a venture back to the universe he created originally in Do The Right Thing.

Rob Tiongson, Kerstin Smutny, Andy Marquis, and Emma Blaney host the eighth live episode of The Podium Finish on Saturday, August 25th at noon ET/9 AM PT! We'll preview the Bristol NASCAR race and look ahead at the Wild Card Chase for the Sprint Cup field!

Kristine McGuire is the author of the book, Escaping the Cauldron shares her testimony of an eight year journey through wicca and the occult.

Please join us as we chat with film actor, Johnathon Schaech, best known for his roles in The Doom Generation, Prom Night, That Thing You Do. We chat about his career and his charity work.

To snip, exercise, or cover up? With warmer weather rapidly approaching, that seems to be the question on everyone?s mind. Do you want to know how to leverage all three tools (cosmetic beauty, health and style) at once to achieve your optimal look?

Source: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lasteelshoworg/2012/08/29/la-steel-show

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