[WATCH]: 29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE 1. Make lists 2. Carry a Notebook everywhere 3. Try free writing 4. Get away from the computer 5. Quit beating yourself up 6. Take breaks 7. Sing in the shower 8. Drink coffee 9. Listen to new music 10. Be open 11. Surround yourself with creative people 12. Get feedback 13. Collaborate 14. Don?t give up 15. Practice 16. Allow yourself to make mistakes 17. Go somewhere new 18. Count your blessings 19. Get lots of rest 20. Take risks 21. Break the rules 22. Don?t force it 23. Read a page of the dictionary 24. Create a framework 25. Stop trying to be someone else?s perfect 26. Got an idea write it down 27. Clean your workspace 28. Have fun 29. Finish something

Source: http://inspirational.selfhelp-rc.com/blog/2012/09/29/watch-29-ways-to-stay-creative/

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Purplelight for Pancreatic Cancer

September 28, 2012

SIOUX FALLS, S. D. ? Volunteers want to turn Sioux Falls purple this weekend, to call attention to pancreatic cancer. It's the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and the only one with a five-year survival rate in the single digits, at six percent.

This weekend, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PAN-CAN), is holding a "Purplelight Vigil for Hope" on Sunday. Bob Wilcockson of Yankton was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in October of 2009.

"Pancreatic cancer, even when it is operable, is a very difficult cancer. There has been no progress made in the last 40 years on the survivability, so my outlook was pretty grim."

After the initial shock of the diagnosis, says Wilcockson, he looked for the best specialists he could find.

"I had an experimental treatment at the Mayo Clinic. It was thought at the time not to hold much promise; obviously, it was quite a breakthrough. It hasn't been released to the public; probably will be in the next decade. But I was one of five people in a group of 36 that responded to the treatment, and three of us are still alive."

He says groups like PAN-CAN are vital to help people get through many tough times as they fight pancreatic cancer.

"There is help out there. There's support, there's people who you can ask questions of. In any medical situation, you've got to be your either your own advocate or somebody has to be an advocate for you, and that's what the PAN-CAN network is intended to do."

This year, nearly 44,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and more than 37,000 will die from the disease. Seventy-four percent of patients die within the first year after diagnosis. At present, there are no early detection methods and few effective treatment options.

The Purplelight Vigil is Sun., Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m., at Terrace Park, 200-299 W. 4th St., Sioux Falls. It will honor those who have fought pancreatic cancer and celebrate the survivors.

Jerry Oster, Public News Service - SD

Source: http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28608-1

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Orioles beat Yankees 6-1 behind rookie Gonzalez

NEW YORK (AP) ? Miguel Gonzalez and the surprising Orioles are doing all they can to crash the Yankees' party in the AL East.

The rookie struck out a career-high nine over seven shutout innings in a masterful pitching performance and Mark Reynolds homered twice as Baltimore tightened the division race Friday night with a 6-1 victory over New York.

J.J. Hardy added a solo shot for the Orioles, who moved within two games of the first-place Yankees by winning the opener of their big three-game series. That's the closest Baltimore has been since a 1?-game deficit on June 22, less than a month before the Yankees opened a season-high 10-game cushion on July 18.

"Keep doubting, we don't care," Reynolds said. "We're coming in, doing our jobs and doing the little things to win baseball games."

Buck Showalter's young team has been gaining ground all month, winning 18 of its last 25 to head into September as serious playoff contenders for the first time in 15 years.

The latest victory increased Baltimore's lead over Tampa Bay to 2? games for the second AL wild-card spot. Sitting at his locker, however, reliever Luis Ayala wore an orange T-shirt that summed up the Orioles' primary goal: "Buck the Yankees."

"You can tell, especially in this clubhouse, the quiet confidence that everyone has, expecting to win every night," Reynolds said. "So we're just going to keep riding this wave as long as it lasts."

Reynolds made two spectacular plays at first base and Chris Davis had a sacrifice fly in Baltimore's three-run second against Hiroki Kuroda (12-10), the Yankees' most consistent and durable starter this season. The 37-year-old right-hander gave up eight hits in 8 1-3 innings, going at least eight for the fourth straight outing, but again was hurt by a lack of run support.

Pitching on 10 days' rest, Gonzalez (6-3) yielded only four harmless singles to win for the fourth time in five decisions. He walked one and threw 66 of 97 pitches for strikes in his second win at Yankee Stadium. The right-hander beat New York 5-4 on July 30, setting his previous career best with eight strikeouts in 6 2-3 innings.

"I think the adrenaline gets me going, helps me out," Gonzalez said. "I just like pitching against a good offensive team, I guess."

Featuring a fine changeup and spotting his sneaky 91-93 mph fastball effectively, Gonzalez pitched like a poised veteran in his 10th major league start as the Orioles improved to 5-2 at Yankee Stadium this year. He didn't have a three-ball count until the sixth inning.

"He was real fresh tonight. Obviously, he responded," Orioles pitching coach Rick Adair said. "I think Gonzo's a guy that really stays in the moment. He knows where he's been. ... He's a very fierce competitor. So we're glad to have him."

Swisher whiffed all four times up for the skidding Yankees, who have dropped seven of 10 and nine of 14. This was the first of 10 consecutive games against Baltimore and Tampa Bay, their two closest pursuers in the AL East.

The 28-year-old Gonzalez, born in Mexico, sat out the 2008 and 2009 seasons because of a knee injury and Tommy John surgery. He was 0-7 with a 5.40 ERA at three spots in Boston's farm system last season, then was released by the Red Sox in December. He signed with Baltimore during spring training and began the season at Triple-A Norfolk.

"I think he's a guy that's just letting it fly and trusting himself," Showalter said. "He doesn't have anything to lose. Heck, he's had a lot of people in his career tell him that he couldn't do something and I think he knows he's in a place where people get him and know what he brings."

The absence of injured sluggers Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira is catching up with the Yankees. Dominated by Gonzalez, they have three hits in 21 at-bats with runners in scoring position over the past two games.

"It just seemed like his fastball was getting on the hitters quicker than they thought," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.

Darren O'Day worked the eighth and Brian Matusz gave up Curtis Granderson's 34th home run in the ninth before finishing the five-hitter. But the story was Gonzalez.

"He was just filling up the strike zone," Swisher said. "He's kind of a shorter guy, kind of throws it right out of his ear. You've just got to give him credit, man. He shut us down tonight."

Adam Jones and Matt Wieters opened the second inning with consecutive singles before Davis' sacrifice fly put the Orioles in front. Reynolds followed with a two-run drive into the second deck in left.

Reynolds connected again off Derek Lowe with two outs in the ninth. Nick Markakis added an RBI single to make it 6-0.

Hardy hit his 18th homer off Kuroda in the sixth. Baltimore has won 18 games in a month for the first time since September 2004.

NOTES: Baltimore announced the signing of 36-year-old LHP Randy Wolf, cut by Milwaukee last week. Both lefties in the team's bullpen are converted starters: Wolf and Matusz. ... It was Reynolds' 16th career multihomer game and second this season. ... New York juggled its rotation for this weekend. Rookie RHP David Phelps will start Saturday instead of Sunday, and RHP Phil Hughes was moved up from Monday to Sunday. Freddy Garcia was bumped back from Saturday against the Orioles to Tuesday at Tampa Bay. ... Rodriguez (broken left hand) went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and a walk in the first game of a rehab assignment with Class-A Tampa at Lakeland. RHP David Aardsma (Tommy John surgery) pitched a scoreless inning.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/orioles-beat-yankees-6-1-behind-rookie-gonzalez-033538525--mlb.html

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Ex-Texas Tech players: Gillispie broke NCAA practice-length rules

By Jeff Goodman | College Basketball Insider Aug. 31, 2012 3:42 PM ET

Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie, who has come under fire for his treatment of players, also had broken NCAA rules with marathon practices, several of his former players told CBSSports.com.

Kevin Wagner and Jaron Nash both told CBSSports.com on Friday that Gillispie often practiced in excess of four hours -- which is against NCAA rules -- and once went nearly eight hours on a Saturday early last November. The NCAA permits coaches to practice for no more than four hours per day and 20 per week.

"We practiced a lot more than 20 hours a week," Wagner said.

Gillispie and Red Raiders athletic director Kirby Hocutt did not immediately respond to calls from CBSSports.com. A source close to Gillispie told CBSSports.com's Gary Parrish early Friday that "this is very, very serious" when asked whether Gillispie's job is in danger.

"We practiced two hours, then he told us to leave and go shave because he didn't like the way we looked," said Wagner, who is now at McClellan Junior College. "Then we came back, practiced two more hours before he told us to get a haircut. Then we came back and did about four more before he kicked us out."

Another ex-player, who did not wish to be identified, estimated the entire November practice lasted a total of 10 hours.

"We used to go more than four hours all the time," added Nash, who transferred to North Dakota after last season. "I remember that day when we went almost all day. We didn't leave until 9 p.m. or so. It was pretty bad. A lot of guys were really hurt after it. One guy had a stress fracture in both legs."

Texas Tech issued this statement about its basketball program: "We are aware and are looking into concerns within the leadership of our men?s basketball program. Student-athlete well-being is our top priority and a matter we take extremely seriously at Texas Tech. Texas Tech is devoting its full resources to look into this matter."

Gillispie also was hospitalized, and the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported that the coach was in satisfactory condition. Multiple coaches told CBSSports.com that they did not see Gillispie throughout the entire July recruiting period, a rarity for a coach known for his tireless work ethic.

Former players maintain it's more than just about an excess of practice.

"If you were hurt, he told you that you had to stay in the training room all day -- from 6 or 7 in the morning until 10 at night," Wagner said. "Stay in there and get treatment over and over and over. We couldn't leave. My mom had to come and bring me food."

Both players also said that it was commonplace for Gillispie to hold two hour, full-speed practices only hours prior to games.

"Guys were worn out and sleeping by the time the games started," said Nash, who also said that Gillispie had nothing to do with his decision to transfer.

Wagner added, "Basketball wasn't fun anymore. It got to a point where I didn't like playing."

Nash said he almost didn't go to Texas Tech after Gillispie pulled a job offer to his former junior college assistant coach, ex-Indiana player Tom Coverdale. When reached, Coverdale confirmed that Gillispie initially offered him a full-time coaching position, but only days before his expected arrival on campus switched the offer to that of an assistant strength coach which paid about half the salary. Coverdale, who now works at Shepherd Insurance in Indiana, already had resigned his position at Tyler Junior College.

"After he changed his position, I wasn't planning on coming," Nash said. "But then Coach G [Gillispie] kept calling and apologizing, so I finally decided to go."

Coverdale said, "It's really unfortunate that we have guys like that there [who] do absolutely anything to get ahead."

Nash said Gillispie was not the reason he transferred, saying his father became ill. "Coach Gillispie had nothing to do with me transferring," Nash said. "I left mainly because my father was sick."

According to sources, former assistant Chris Beard -- who had worked for both Bob and Pat Knight in Lubbock -- resigned shortly after Gillispie took over, in part due to the way the Coverdale situation went down. He was just one of many people -- secretaries, trainers, video coordinators, graduate assistants and academic advisors -- who left Texas Tech early in Gillispie's tenure.

Gillispie went only 8-23 last season, his first since being hired with a five-year deal by Hocutt. He spent two seasons as the head coach at Kentucky and was also at Texas A&M and UTEP. Six players transferred off last season's Texas Tech team: Wagner, Nash, Cameron Forte (Howard Junior College), DeShon Minnis (Rhode Island), Javarez Wills (Ohio) and Terran Petteway (Nebraska).

Source: http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=79d1a7330770798ba757fc439c31e50c

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dailygaggle.com: Parenting roles. Also MS Silverspoon's advice, on ...

Undoubtedly the greatest change in western society, has been the role of mothers. Going back to Grandma's time when a child, women having careers was not the norm particularly families?below the Middle class. However a revolution in the role of fathers has happened too.
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Dads in the past?were not expected or encouraged to become involved in the emotional?development of their children, they were the primary bread winners and were expected to take on most of the tasks now shared in modern parenting.
Times are changing, most dads nowadays are not the bygone age bullying beer swillers who arrive home? penniless and drunk on pay day - but happy hard working home loving blokes who enjoy the comforts of their homes and family.? Occasionally roles are switched and husbands then need to know how to deal with the wife's role if suddenly he becomes unemployed and Mum has to work out side the home on long periods away from family. Most families are deeply connected nowadays ,?I know mine is when it seems hardly a day passes when we send birthday greetings worldwide. Yesterday I received my first fathers day card, it was from a lady who was involved with my eldest son years back but still visits us.
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On Sunday, Its every body's chance to celebrate not just their own fathers but the continuation of a welcome new era in parenting.
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Remember. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

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????????MS? Rinehart's advice a bit Rich.
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Mining Billionaire Gina Rinehart has said the key to becoming a millionaire is working hard and socialising less.
"If you are jealous of those with more money, don't just sit there and complain, do something to make more money yourselves - spend less time drinking or smoking and socialising and more time working" she says in a paper on The Institute of Public Affairs website...... But? it would seem MS Rinehart's advice ?left out the bit about "Daddy being a major cattle station owner and the biggest mining magnate in Australia.
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Vest Say's.? Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich.
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"Happy Fathers Day" To all?Good??Fathers.... Vest...?Back soon.

Source: http://www.dailygaggle.com/2012/09/parenting-roles-also-ms-silverspoons.html

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