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A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Samkong, pierces his cheeks with wrenchs during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 11, 2010 in Phuket, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. (Athit Perawongmetha, Getty Images)

Insane Piercings and Implants!!

A devotee of the Chinese Bang Neow Shrine parades with two small guitars piercing his cheeks during a street procession to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in the southern Thai town of Phuket on October 2, 2011. During the festival, which begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts nine days, religious devotees slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Christophe Archambault, AFP / Getty Images)

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An Israeli competitor poses for a picture during the "Truck Pull", a test of endurance in which the challenger pulls a 7.5 tone truck over a 30 meters course, on June 8, 2010 in the coastal city of Tel Aviv. (Jack Guez, AFP / Getty Images)

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Tattoo artist Antonio Carmona is suspended in the air from hooks put in his back and arms 13 December, 2006 in Mexico City. Carmona did his performance as a protest against the social discrimination suffered by people who use tattos and piercings. (Luis Acosta, AFP / Getty Images)

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Elaine Davidson, the most pierced woman in the world, shows off some of her 2,520 piercings at the 50th anniversary of the Guiness World Records in London 16 November, 2004. (Nicolas Asfouri, AFP / Getty Images)

Insane Piercings and Implants!!

A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui, pierces his cheeks with skewers during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 14, 2010 in Phuket, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. (Athit Perawongmetha, Getty Images)

Insane Piercings and Implants!!

British tattoo artist Karma Webb poses during the Nepal Tattoo Convention in Kathmandu on April 22, 2011. Some 57 tattoo artist from 10 different countries participated in the convention. (Prakash Mathema, AFP / Getty Images)

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A man hangs from hooks put in his back and arms during the First International Tattoo Convention in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on October 31, 2010. (Raul Arboleda, AFP / Getty Images)

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A devotee of the Chinese Bang Neow Shrine parades with a gun piercing his cheek during a street procession to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in the southern Thai town of Phuket on October 2, 2011. During the festival, which begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts nine days, religious devotees slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Christophe Archambault, AFP / Getty Images)

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Bulgarian Genislav Naidenov shows his piercings during an annual international tattoo contest in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Over the past few years tattoos have become popular among teenagers and there are many new tattoo studios around the country. (Petar Petrov, AP)

Insane Piercings and Implants!!

A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine parades with a sword piercing his cheek during a street procession marking the annual Vegetarian Festival in the southern Thai town of Phuket on October 3, 2011. During the festival, which begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts nine days, religious devotees slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Christophe Archambault, AFP / Getty Images)

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Maria Jose Cristerna poses for pictures during a press conference at a tattoo shop in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, June 3, 2011. The Mexican tattoo artist said she started to cover her body in tattoos, piercings, titanium implants and dental fangs to re-invent herself as a vampire, her reaction after suffering domestic violence. Cristerna is in Colombia to attend a tattooing international convention. (William Fernando Martinez, AP)

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A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Kathu Shrine, pieaces his cheeks with swords during during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 4, 2011 in Phuket, Thailand.Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. (Athit Perawongmetha, Getty Images)

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A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Kathu Shrine, pierces his cheeks with power drills during a procession at the Vegetarian Festival on October 4, 2011 in Phuket, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. (Athit Perawongmetha, Getty Images)

Insane Piercings and Implants!!

A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Kathu Shrine, pierces his body with needles during a procession at the Vegetarian Festival on October 4, 2011 in Phuket, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. (Athit Perawongmetha, Getty Images)

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A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Sui Boon Tong Shrine, pierces his cheeks with skewers during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 5, 2011 in Phuket, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. (Athit Perawongmetha, Getty Images)

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A devotee pulls his procession burden connected by hooks pierced in his back during the Thaipusam procession at Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple on February 7, 2012 in Singapore. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. Devotees pray and make vows, when the prayers are answered they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' along a four kilometre route. (Chris McGrath, Getty Images)

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A devotee has his body pierced with hooks before taking part in the Thaipusam procession at Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple on February 7, 2012 in Singapore. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. Devotees pray and make vows, when the prayers are answered they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a 'Kavadi' along a four kilometre route. (Chris McGrath, Getty Images)

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A Hindu devotee gets pierced with spikes, flowers, milk, lime and fruits sewed to his body during the annual Hindu Thaipusam Kavady festival held at Shree Emperumal Hindu Temple in Mount Edgecombe township, some 42 kms north of Durban on February 11, 2012. The festival is a purification ritual offering prayers, penance, observing a strict month long vegetarian diet and celebrating the birth of Hindu god, Muruga. (Rajesh Jantilal, AFP / Getty Images)

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A young Kosovo dervish, adept of Sufism, a mystical form of Islam that preaches tolerance and a search for understanding, takes part in a ceremony in the prayer room in the town of Prizren on March 22, 2012. The Kosovo dervish community carries on centuries-old mystical practices, such as self-piercing with needles and knives as a way to earn salvation and find the path to God. (Armend Nimani, AFP / Getty Images)

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An Indian Hindu devotee with his tongue pierced with a metal rod looks on, during the ritual of Shiva Gajan at a village in Bainan, some 80 kms south of Kolkata, on April 13, 2012. Devotees believe that by enduring the pain, Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, will grant their prayers. Thousands took part in the month-long festival which culminates with the worship of Shiva on the auspicious day of Chaitra Sankranti, the last day of the Bengali calendar year. (Dibyangshu Sarkar, AFP / Getty Images)

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Eddie Sinclair, a telephone operator by day, performs an act of Yogic endurance as 'Kahbulah, the English Fakir' at the Big Drum in Nottinghamshire. With numerous nails and pins sticking into his bare flesh, he hammers a six-inch nail through his tongue and into a table June 5, 1959. (John Pratt, Keystone Features / Getty Images)

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A woman is suspended in the air from hooks attached to body piercings put on her back, during the annual "Virada Cultural" event, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 6, 2012. The Virada Cultural is a cultural party which offers 24 hours of uninterrupted attractions in stages around the city, such as music, dance, cooking, theatre, exhibitions of art and history and other forms of expression. (Nelson Almeida, AFP / Getty Images)

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An Indian Hindu devotee walks with a trident rod piercing in her tongue known as Trishula during a procession to honour the Hindu goddess Maha Mariamman in Amritsar on May 13, 2012. Devotees believe that the goddess protects whoever worships her. (Narinder Nanu, AFP / Getty Images)

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Circus performer Lucky Rich, age 28, shows his stainless steel teeth at the preview of the controversial exhibition of tattooing, piercing and body painting at The Australian Museum in Sydney 10 February 2000. Lucky, who also sports titanium implants in his penis, will feature in the show "Body Art" which runs until 18 June 2000. (Torsten Blackwood, AFP / Getty Imagess)

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An Iraqi Sufi with metal pins piercing close to his eye and through his tongue during a ritual at a mosque in the Iraqi capital Baghdad 16 February 2002. Sufism, or tasawwuf, is generally understood by scholars and Sufis to be the inner, mystical, or psycho-spiritual dimension of Islam. (Ramzi Haidar, AFP / Getty Images)

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Street entertainers perform on the Royal Mile Edinburgh as part of the Fringe during the Edinburgh Festival on August 23, 2006 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images)

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Deborah Boer has a check up on a recent cosmetic enhancement to her eyeball, a platinum heart on April 27, 2004 at Briebergen in the Netherlands. Eyeball jewellery has become the latest extreme fashion trend in the Netherlands with tiny gems placed surgically under the mucous membrane of the eye. (Michel Porro, Getty Images)

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A woman with her back pierced forming a tantra, takes part 13 December, 2006 in Mexico City, of a protest against the social discrimination suffered by people who have tattos and piercings. (Luis Acosta, AFP / Getty Images)

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A Hindu devotee (R) is restrained with hooks pierced through his back as he makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple during Thaipusam near Kuala Lumpur, 01 February 2007. Thaipusam, a festival commemorating the day when Goddess Pavarthi gave her son Lord Muruga an invincible lance with which he destroyed evil demons, is celebrated by some two million ethnic Indians in Malaysia. The centerpiece of the celebration is held at the Batu Caves, where worshippers pierced with hooks and skewers in their tongues, cheeks, chests and backs shoulder heavy structures called kavadis as they walk barefoot up the temple's 272 steps in a form of penance. (Tengku Bahar, AFP / Getty Images)

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A lady with facial piercings poses for a photograph at the International Tattoo Convention at the Truman Brewary on October 6, 2007 in London, England. (Chris Jackson, Getty Images)

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Paraguayan Miriam Lopez shows the palms of her hands pierced with nails during a homeless' protest march May 12, 2009 toward the Congress in Asuncion demanding the dismissal of SAS (Secretaria de Accion Social) director Pablino Caceres. (Norberto Duarte, AFP / Getty Images)

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Tattoo artist Jorge Castro is hung from piercing hooks on his back on August 15, 2009, in an attempt to set a Guinness record of a 3-hour suspension, during the International Convention of Tattoo at the World Trade Center in Mexico City. (Ronaldo Schemidt, AFP / Getty Images)

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A Hindu devotee, restrained with hooks pierced through his back, makes his way towards the Batu Caves temple at sunrise during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur on January 30, 2010. The Hindu festival of Thaipusam, which commemorates the day when Goddess Pavarthi gave her son Lord Muruga an invincible lance with which he destroyed evil demons, is celebrated by some two million ethnic Indians in Malaysia. (Saeed Khan, AFP / Getty Images)

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A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Samkong, pierces his cheeks with axes during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 11, 2010 in Phuket, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. (Athit Perawongmetha, Getty Images)

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The leader of the "Coorong Mob''" performers wears feathers, painted face stripes and a quill piercing his nose during the opening of the Yeperenye Federation Festival September 8, 2001 in Alice Springs, Central Australia. The Yeperenye Festival involves traditional elders with thousands of dancers, artists, singers, musicians and spectators who gather at Blatherskite Park on the traditional lands of the Arrernte people. During a year that Australia marks its first hundred years of Federation, this event celebrated the ''First Federation'' and was one of the largest cultural gatherings of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people since colonization. (Matt Turner, Getty Images)

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A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Samkong, pierces his cheeks with swords during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 11, 2010 in Phuket, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. (Athit Perawongmetha, Getty Images)

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A devotee of the Chinese Bank Neow Shrine with his cheeks pierced with a toy gun takes part in a procession through the streets to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in southern Thailand's town of Phuket on October 13, 2010. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Nicolas Asfouri, AFP / Getty Images)

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A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui, pierces his cheeks with spike during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 14, 2010 in Phuket, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. (Athit Perawongmetha, Getty Images)

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A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui has his cheeks pierced with umbrellas as he takes part in a procession to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in southern Thailand's town of Phuket on October 14, 2010. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Nicolas Asfouri, AFP / Getty Images)

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A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Jui Tui, his cheeks and tongue pierced with an umbrella and skewers, takes part in a procession to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in southern Thailand's town of Phuket on October 14, 2010. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Nicolas Asfouri, AFP / Getty Images)

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A Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu devotee hangs from hooks inserted into his skin during a ceremony at a Hindu temple in Colombo on April 10, 2011. Sri Lanka's minority Tamils are mainly followers of Hinduism in a country torn by ethnic strife. (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi, AFP / Getty Images)

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Performance artist Alice Newstead is suspended by fish hooks at a local arts centre in Hong Kong on June 14, 2011. Lush employee Newstead was illustrating how sharks are caught on longlines to be killed for their fins. The company were urging customers to take personal action in the fight to save sharks by pledging not to eat shark fin soup. (Mike Clarke, AFP / Getty Images)

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A devotee of the Chinese Bang Neow Shrine sits with a shock absorber and an exhaust pipe piercing his cheeks during a street procession to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in the southern Thai town of Phuket on October 2, 2011. During the festival, which begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts nine days, religious devotees slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Christophe Archambault, AFP / Getty Images)

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A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Kathu Shrine, pierces his cheeks with skewers during the Vegetarian Festival on October 4, 2011 in Phuket, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. (Athit Perawongmetha, Getty Images)

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A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine with needles piercing his cheeks takes part in a street procession marking the annual Vegetarian Festival in the southern Thai town of Phuket on October 3, 2011. During the festival, which begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts nine days, religious devotees slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Christophe Archambault, AFP / Getty Images)

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Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada National Committee Congratulates The Right Honourable Micha?lle Jean on the Unveiling of the Official Portrait at Rideau Hall

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 29, 2012) -

Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release.

Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada National Committee, offers her sincere congratulations to Right Honourable Micha?lle Jean on the unveiling of her official portrait to become part of the Crown Collection of the Official Residences. The official portrait of the Right Honourable Micha?lle Jean, was painted by Karen Bailey, an Ottawa artist.

Commenting from Istanbul, Turkey, Jiwani stated: "Her Excellency, The Right Honorable, Micha?lle Jean, has forged a lasting legacy for women and girls all across the world through her humanitarian and public service pursuits as the 27th Governor General of Canada. It is my distinct honor and privilege to congratulate Mme. Jean and Ms. Bailey, whose painting of Mme. Jean's will grace the Official Residence of Rideau Hall. As one of Canada's foremost icons of equality, empowerment and hope, Mme. Jean's legacy and contributions to our great country of Canada will be immortalized in the artistic masterpiece. Honorable Micha?lle Jean is an inspiration to me and millions of Canadian women and girls around the world and if her history is but a foreshadowing of her future - women's gender equality has a lifelong friend."

At the portrait unveiling event on Thursday, September 29th at Rideau Hall, Right Honourable Micha?lle Jean spoke about the inspiration behind the artists work: "The landscape that inspires me in our country and that is breathtaking, of infinite beauty, is the human landscape. The magnificent landscape of women and men of courage and heart; that is what the wonderful and profound Canadian artist Karen Bailey and I talked about for the official portrait. I could not see myself standing alone on the canvas. Simply because I never stood, nor walked alone on this wonderful journey across the country. It wasn't about me alone, never. It was always about those women and men, from all walks of life, showing us, from their knowledge and experience, the vast range of what is possible for us all, etching upon our memories the breadth of our aspirations, holding out a mirror that reveals the gap between what we are and what we aspire to be. It was also about the very creative, very socially engaged youth in motion, teaching us the power of the arts for action, arts for change; in other words: creativity and social innovation for better communities. We continue to support these young Canadians' transformative actions, through my governor general legacy project, The Micha?lle Jean Foundation."

The commissioning of official portraits of former governors general is a long-standing tradition dating back to 1898. The idea was initiated by Lady Minto-wife of then-Governor General Lord Minto-and became reality when it was formally adopted by the subsequent governor general, Lord Grey.

As custodian of the Official Residences and its collections, the National Capital Commission has the responsibility to manage the contract for the commissioning of governor general portraits.

About UN Women Canada National Committee

UN Women Canada National Committee raises the UN Women's profile and promotes its work in Canada; raises funds for UN Women projects; creates awareness within the Canadian governments for increased funding for UN Women projects; and encourages non-governmental organizations to promote and support UN Women initiatives.

To view the official portrait of the Right Honourable Micha?lle Jean, 27^th Governor General of Canada, visit http://www.gg.ca/index.aspx?id=644.

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Caroline at Coastcard: Poetry Plus: Writing Workshops (1 ...

I joined others at Gainsborough Community Library in Ipswich yesterday for a Creative Writing Workshop. We were considering the topic of 'plot', which is not something that crosses my path very often in my poetry endeavours, although it certainly has a bearing on narrative poems. It made me realise (again) just how fundamental the concept of 'story' is to our lives.

The ancient Greeks knew this all too well, with their epic ring cycles that would allow the same yarn to be narrated in fresh ways. A child's version of Homer's Odyssey captured my own imagination at a young age. I went on to study and teach Classical Civilisation. We also think of Beowulf and of countless other myths and legends that became part of the warp and weft of our human society. The New Testament parables, stories told for a purpose, rely heavily on narrative. Think of 'The Sower' or 'The Prodigal Son'. Journalists tell stories. Most of us do.

But how often do we employ story-telling techniques in our poems? Should we be telling more stories if it is these tales that help us to come together and forge connections? We were talking yesterday about 'martyrdom' (among other things) as a feature that is common to many well-loved tales.'The Chronicles of Narnia', which we cited by way of example, speak for themselves at one level but also probe the heights and depths of something more - the Christian story, of good over evil, of the laying down of life for others.

The employment of an extended metaphor has been recognised as a popular and successful poetry ploy in recent years. Epic is 'out' in the traditional sense - or is it? There have been exciting re-workings of the old sagas and tales, but archaic language and sentiment have largely been abandoned or, at least, re-cast. I am currently reading 'Now All Roads lead to France' by Matthew Hollis, about the life and last years of Edward Thomas. It is fascinating to read about the Georgian poets and how very different they were to the emerging Imagists. Edward Thomas had a great gift for sharing small insights into the world of nature with his readers. Of course, he often employed narrative along the way: think of 'The Owl'. Today we worry whether it is 'enough' for a poem simply to paint a picture. Our response has sometimes been to use poetry as a vehicle for (often political) change. Adjectives and adverbs are treated with extreme caution - sorry, with caution - but are we sometimes in danger of aspiring to an art that is losing touch with its recipients? Poets may be driven to write for any number of reasons, but I found it helpful yesterday to be reminded that 'plot' is occasionally a useful tool to select from the work(shop) box.

P.S. And in case you were wondering, my organic writing in the workshop yesterday focused on an orphan, a multi-cololoured explosion and a rift in the cliff face ...

Source: http://carolinegillpoetry.blogspot.com/2012/09/writing-workshops-1-gainsborough.html

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Sydney Writers' Centre- Travel Writing with Sue White & Many More ...

Sydney Writers? Centre- Travel Writing with Sue White & Many More Writing Courses

Imagine landing in an exciting destination ? New York, Spain, Prague, take your pick ? and experiencing sights and sounds you once only dreamt of. Imagine staying in beautiful hotels, sampling the cuisine and browsing in hidden shops and markets.

I?m not writing about some fictional scenario that?s never actually going to happen. I?m describing what you could experience as a travel writer. And, as you can see from student Jocelyn Pride?s comments below (in our Student Success section), it actually happens.

This is not some fantasy. If you?re interested in Travel Writing, then you just have to take the first step. And that?s enrolling in our 5-week course in Travel Writing. The best part is that we have two options to choose from ? on campus or online.

You?ll discover:
about the different types of travel articles and why they suit different markets.
how to speak the language ? understanding the industry lingo.
how to develop the right angle for your travel story so it doesn?t resemble a six
hour holiday slideshow.
how to structure your articles, using photos and trip notes effectively.
how to research travel stories, plan your itineraries and find interview subjects on the road.
how to write without ever getting on a plane ? discovering your hometown or state.
how to stay out of trouble by following travel writing ethics.
the best way to approach editors and pitch your story to perfection.
and MUCH more!

Travel Writing with Sue White
Monday 8 October 2012 (for five weeks)
Time: 6.30pm ? 8.30pm
Cost: $395

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Online course: Travel Writing with Sue White
5-week online course starting Monday 1 October 2012
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395

TIP: Avoid false joiners
Sometimes when you?re writing, it?s easy to get carried away and let your sentences go on, and on, and on. One way of allowing this to happen is to use false joiners. False joiners are words such as however, consequently, moreover, therefore, nevertheless, indeed and similarly. These words are sometimes used as conjunctions but in fact, they?re adverbs and can?t join two sentences together without some help.

Here?s an example of a sentence using a false joiner:

Rambo went home to get his umbrella, however, he couldn?t find it.

It?s actually two sentences: Rambo went home to get his umbrella. and He couldn?t find it.

Because however is technically not a conjunction, it shouldn?t be used to join these two sentences. But, if you do want to clearly link the two sentences, you can use however (or one of the words above). Just make sure you use a semicolon first:

Rambo went home to get his umbrella; however, he couldn?t find it.

Student success ? Jocelyn Pride
We were thrilled to hear from Jocelyn Pride this week. She did our ONLINE COURSE: Travel Writing in 2011 and since then, has scored two overseas famils. She wrote this to us:

Very excited to just land my second major ?famil? [familiarisation tour]. The company that hosted me (and my husband) to go to Alaska in June has just confirmed a trip to Baja Mexico in January. Thank you Sydney Writers? Centre ? you keep proving anything is possible. This time last year I was only dreaming of being a travel writer.

Congratulations Jocelyn! We can?t wait to hear more about your writing successes.
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Improve your business writing skills in just one day with this interactive seminar. In Business Writing Essentials you?ll learn the fundamentals of good business writing, including the 11 golden rules you should stick to when writing at work, the right way to write salutations and sign-offs, and how to order information effectively. You?ll also leave with plenty of valuable resources including letter and email templates.

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Cost: $395
Online course: Creative Writing Stage 1

Need some inspiration for your short story, or want to get started on that novel you?ve always dreamed of writing? Our next Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 1 starts soon. In this course you?ll learn the essential elements of great fiction and how to incorporate them into your story. And you can do the course from wherever you are in the world, whenever it suits you!

Week beginning Monday 8 October 2012 for 5 weeks
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395

Creative Writing Stage 2

Have you completed our Creative Writing Stage 1 or Writing Books for Children and Young Adults course and want to take your writing to the next level? Our final Creative Writing Stage 2 for 2012 starts soon! In this course, you?ll have a chance to practice what you?ve already learnt and take part in valuable workshopping. You?ll also get practical advice from your presenter and leave with tools and techniques to make your fiction shine.

Five-week course starting Thursday 11 October 2012
Time: 6.30 pm ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $395

TIP: Principal or principle?
Principal and principle ? they?re often used interchangeably but they shouldn?t be as their meanings are quite different.

Principle, which is always a noun, means an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct. For example:

He has strong moral principles.

It can also mean a fundamental, primary or general truth, or a fundamental doctrine. For example:

Our courses can teach you the principles of good writing.

Principal is an adjective but sometimes acts as a noun as well. It means the first or highest in rank, importance or value; the head of a school or college, or someone who takes a leading part in a play or ballet. For example:

The principal dancer stole the show with her performance.

It can also refer to a sum of money lent or invested. For example:

She was assured that there would be no risk to her principal.

So as you can see, there are a few different uses for just those two spellings. If you?re not sure which one to use, check your dictionary!

Plan ahead ? Thriller Writing
Want to know how to make your thriller an engaging, edge-of-your-seat novel that readers won?t be able to put down? Let best-selling author of The Genesis Flaw and Thirst, LA Larkin, show you how in this five-week course.

You?ll learn the eight ?must haves? of a good thriller, the dos and don?ts of action scenes, how to build pace and suspense in your novel, and much more. This will be your last chance to do the course in 2012 so enrol soon.
Thriller Writing with LA Larkin
Thursday 25 October 2012 (for five weeks)
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $395

Writing Bar
We?re a little pre-occupied with travel writing this week (must be the warmer weather), so we asked the wonderful Sue White to share her top three tips for travel writers.

We?re also featuring a guest post from kids? book author, Deborah Abela. As part of her blog tour, she dropped by Writing Bar to share her advice on Writing Ghost Stories for Kids.

The owners of this business have confused their message a bit. ?No obligation free quotes? suggests that quotes will not be obligation free! That?s possibly a quote you?d want to avoid. If they re-wrote the sentence so it reads ?Free quotes, no obligation?, they could avoid the confusion. Or maybe just insert a comma, ?No obligation, free quotes?.
WEBPICK: Famous writers? small writing sheds and off-the-grid huts
They?re small, simple and rustic, but what writer wouldn?t want one? This collection of famous writers? retreats will no doubt inspire a writerly real-estate envy in many of you.

George Bernard Shaw?s shack, dubbed ?London?, is here (so called so his staff weren?t lying when they said he had ?gone to London?), as well as Virginia Woolf?s scenic writing shed. There?s also the rather luxurious cabin of Michael Pollan, which he built himself in the woods behind his home in Connecticut.

How to build your platform as an author (and how I got my book deal)
My new book Power Stories: The 8 stories you MUST tell to build an epic business (Wiley) will be released in a couple of weeks and I?ve had so many questions about how I got my book deal ? and how authors are supposed to promote their own books ? that I wrote it all down (of course)!

If you?re interested, you can check out how to receive these exclusive reports here. To get these free reports you must pre-order by Thursday 27 September 2012.

Other upcoming courses
Online Course: Travel Writing with Sue White
When: Week beginning Monday 1 October 2012 for five weeks
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395

Seminar: Grammar and Punctuation Essentials with Deb Doyle
When: Tuesday 2 October 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.00 am ? 5.00 pm
Cost: $450

Seminar: Business Writing Essentials with Tony Spencer-Smith
When: Friday 5 October 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.30 am ? 4.30 pm
Cost: $395

Online Course: Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 with Sue White/Allison Tait
When: Week beginning Monday 8 October 2012 for five weeks
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395

Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Pamela Freeman/Cathie Tasker ? NEW DATE
When: Week beginning Monday 8 October 2012 for five weeks
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395

Course: Travel Writing with Sue White
When: Every Monday starting Monday 8 October 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30pm
Cost: $395

Seminar: Build Your Profile on Twitter with Kerri Sackville
When: Tuesday 9 October 2012 (two-hour evening seminar)
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $85

Course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Jeni Mawter
When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 10 October 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $395

Course: Creative Writing Stage 2 with Jeni Mawter
When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 11 October 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $395

Seminar: Writing for the web with Grant Doyle
When: Thursday 11 October 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.00 am ? 4.00 pm
Cost: $450

Weekend Course: Travel Memoir with Claire Scobie
When: Saturday 13 October and Sunday 14 October 2012 (2 consecutive days)
Time: 10.00 am ? 4.00 pm
Cost: $395

Seminar: Editing Essentials with Deb Doyle
When: Tuesday 16 October 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.00 am ? 5.00 pm
Cost: $450

Seminar: From Blog to Book with Kerri Sackville ? NEW DATE
When: Thursday 18 October 2012 (two-hour evening seminar)
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $85

WEEKEND Course: Food Writing with Carli Ratcliff
When: Saturday 20 October and Sunday 21 October 2012 (2 consecutive days)
Time: 10.00 am ? 4.00 pm
Cost: $395

WEEKEND Course: Write a chick-lit novel with Lisa Heidke
When: Saturday 20 October and Sunday 21 October 2012 (2 consecutive days)
Time: 10.00 am ? 4.00 pm
Cost: $395

Seminar: How to Get Your Book Published with Geoff Bartlett
When: Tuesday 23 October 2012 (two-hour evening seminar)
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $85

Course: Thriller Writing with L.A. Larkin
When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 25 October 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $395

Online Course: Creative Writing Stage 2 with Pamela Freeman/Cathie Tasker
When: Week beginning Monday 29 October 2012 for five weeks
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395

Online Course: Writing Books for Children and Young Adults with Judith Ridge/Nicola Robinson
When: Week beginning Monday 29 October 2012 for five weeks
Time: Whenever suits you
Cost: $395

Course: Writing About Interiors, Style and Design with Nigel Bartlett
When: Tuesday 30 October and 6 November 2012 (2 evening classes)
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $175

Seminar: Blogging for Beginners with Kim Berry ? NEW COURSE
When: Wednesday 31 October 2012 (two-hour evening seminar)
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $85

Course: Screenwriting Stage 1 with Tim Gooding
When: Every Wednesday starting Wednesday 7 November 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $395

Seminar: Professional Business Writing with Sue White ? NEW DATE
When: Thursday 8 November 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.00 am ? 5.00 pm
Cost: $450

Course: Perfecting Your Pitch with Sue White
When: Wednesday 14 November and 21 November 2012 (2 evening classes)
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $175

Daytime course: Creative Writing Stage 1 with Kate Forsyth
When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 15 November 2012 for five weeks
Time: 10.00 am ? 12.00 noon
Cost: $395

Course: Writing Books for Children and Young Adults with Judith Ridge
When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 15 November 2012 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $395

Seminar: How to Write a Business Book with Valerie Khoo
When: Friday 16 November 2012 (half-day seminar)
Time: 9.30 am ? 1.00 pm
Cost: $295

Seminar: PR and Media Releases that Get Results with Catriona Pollard ? NEW DATE
When: Wednesday 28 November 2012 (one-day seminar)
Time: 9.00 am ? 5.00 pm
Cost: $495

Seminar: Self-publishing ? How to do it with Geoff Bartlett
When: Wednesday 28 November 2012 (two-hour evening seminar)
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $85

Seminar: How to create and sell your eBook with Anna Maguire ? NEW COURSE
When: Thursday 13 December 2012
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $85

Dates for 2013
Course: Life Writing with Patti Miller ? NEW DATE
When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 17 January 2013 for six weeks
Time: 10.00 am ? 12 noon
Cost: $450

Course: Writing Picture Books with Cathie Tasker ? NEW DATE
When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 17 January 2013 for five weeks
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30pm
Cost: $395

Course: Introduction to Novel Writing with Pamela Freeman ? NEW DATE
When: Every Thursday starting Thursday 21 February 2013 for six weeks
Time: 6.30 ? 8.30 pm
Cost: $495

2013 WRITING TOURS
Food Writing in Vietnam with Carli Ratcliff ? NEW TOUR
Arrival: Saturday 6 April 2013
Departure: Saturday 12 April 2013

Writing in Bali with Patti Miller
Arrival: Saturday 3 August 2013
Departure: Saturday 10 August 2013

Writing in Paris with Patti Miller
Arrival: Thursday 24 October 2013
Departure: Saturday 9 November 2013

Sydney Writers? Centre
Suite 3, 55 Lavender Street Milsons Point NSW 2061
www.sydneywriterscentre.com.au

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Affirmative action, rights cases await U.S. Supreme Court

(Reuters) - Affirmative action for minorities, human rights abuses and the constitutional authority for dogs to sniff out crime will top the U.S. Supreme Court's agenda when it returns to the bench on Monday. An even bigger issue, same-sex marriage, lurks on the horizon.

The new term marks the full court's first return to the public eye since June when Chief Justice John Roberts surprised many by joining four more liberal justices in a 5-4 decision that upheld nearly all of President Barack Obama's healthcare law.

The court will start with one of its most anticipated cases, Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, and address for the second time the extent to which American judges are empowered to hear lawsuits over human rights atrocities abroad.

On October 10, it will hear perhaps the biggest case on the docket so far, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, and weigh whether using race in undergraduate admissions to increase diversity is still acceptable under the U.S. Constitution.

"When you look at Kiobel and Fisher, and the possibility the court will visit the issues of gay marriage and voting rights, it's already shaping up to be a momentous term," said Ted Shaw, a professor at Columbia Law School and former director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Some justices said over the summer break that the court would, as it normally does, move past the divisions that end a term, including this year over a tough Arizona immigration law.

Dissenting justices in that and the healthcare cases read parts of their opinions from the bench, signaling profound disagreement with the majorities.

The court often finds common ground, and last term it ruled unanimously nearly as often as not. But many closely watched cases still produce 5-4 ideological splits. The five more conservative justices were appointed by Republican presidents, and the four more liberal justices by Democratic presidents.

While Justice Anthony Kennedy is at the ideological center, Roberts' vote to uphold most of the Affordable Care Act was a forceful reminder of his capacity to put his own cast on the law. At age 57, he could do so for another quarter century.

"John Roberts enormously strengthened his administrative hand and legal influence in ruling as he did," said Douglas Kmiec, a constitutional law professor at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. "Now both sides probably believe they need to work for his support, and that's an enviable position for the chief justice."

The court already has accepted close to 40 cases for the new term, filling roughly half of its usual docket.

RACE AS A FACTOR

In Kiobel, the court will again review the Alien Tort Statute, a long-obscure 1789 law that lawyers have used in the last three decades to challenge corporations' alleged aiding or acquiescing in foreign governments' abuse of their own people.

After hearing arguments in February, the court decided to hold a new hearing to address whether judges could hear such claims brought against anyone, not just corporations.

The case has drawn dozens of briefs from other interested parties. The Obama administration has argued that the law could be used, case-by-case, for claims of abuse that might interfere with U.S. foreign relations or respect for human rights.

In the affirmative action case, Texas' flagship university has for several years filled about three-quarters of its undergraduate class by granting automatic admission to students in the top 10 percent of their high-school classes.

While this "race-neutral" approach has boosted the number of black and Hispanic students because of the homogeneity of many high schools, Texas uses race as one factor to fill the rest of each class, with a goal of improving the educational experience.

This has been challenged, and changes in the Supreme Court's makeup may imperil the 2003 decision, Grutter v. Bollinger, that let universities take race into account to improve diversity.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who in that case endorsed race-based admissions at the University of Michigan law school, retired in 2006 and was replaced by the more conservative Justice Samuel Alito.

In addition, Justice Elena Kagan, who was U.S. solicitor general before joining the court in 2010, has recused herself. This could make it hard for Texas to win more than four votes. A decision voiding the program would likely apply, under a different law, to private universities.

Also on the docket are two "dog sniff" cases from Florida that test the boundary of Fourth Amendment protection against illegal searches, and which the court will take up on October 31.

One, Florida v. Jardines, concerns whether a homeowner's privacy was violated when a trained narcotics dog named Franky was allowed to walk near a home, and appeared to correctly detect a marijuana odor from inside. Another, Florida v. Harris, concerns an "alert" given by another dog named Aldo while being led around a truck that contained methamphetamine ingredients.

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

All of these cases could well be dwarfed in public attention should the Supreme Court review any or all of a half-dozen cases concerning same-sex marriages.

Several address the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, which requires the government to deny benefits such as Social Security payments to gay and lesbian couples. even if they live in states that allow same-sex marriage.

A federal appeals court in Boston said that requirement should not stand. Paul Clement, a former U.S. solicitor general who last term argued against the healthcare law, represents defenders of DOMA while his opponent in the healthcare case, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, wants DOMA to be invalidated.

Also awaiting review is a lower-court decision striking down California's ban on same-sex marriage, known as Proposition 8.

The Supreme Court is expected to announce this fall whether it will accept any of these cases. Decisions would likely come by the end of June, before the court's usual summer recess.

Meanwhile, the court may also weigh the constitutionality of a provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that requires states with histories of discrimination to get U.S. Department of Justice permission before changing election procedures.

"We're seeing an increase in voting suppression," said Scot Powe, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and former clerk for Justice William O. Douglas. "If they take a Voting Rights Act case, the betting money is that they will invalidate the preclearance provision. That's a big deal."

(Additional reporting by Terry Baynes; Editing by Howard Goller and Eric Walsh)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/affirmative-action-rights-cases-await-u-supreme-court-051215244--finance.html

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Stingray photobomb goes viral

(Reddit)

A photo of three seemingly terrified women being greeted by a giant stingray is making the rounds online.

The "photobomb," posted to Reddit.com on Wednesday, appears to show a man in the water behind the women lift the stingray onto their backs just as the photo was taken.

Several commenters pointed out that the undated photo was likely taken at Stingray City, a popular tourist destination in the Cayman Islands where swimmers and snorkelers are encouraged to feed ground squid to the rays from a sandbar.

"Come kiss a stingray with us this year!" an offer on boat charter service StingrayCityTrips.com reads. "Standing in only three feet of water you will be surrounded by more than two dozen friendly stingrays."

According to Cayman.org, the spot has become populated with rays because local fishermen dispose fish offal there. The site in Grand Cayman's North Sound became popular in the late 1980s after it was featured in Skin Diver magazine.

The site also offers some helpful tips on how to "survive" a stingray trip, including:

If you dive or deep snorkel, wear a "skin" or light wet-suit to protect from stingray "hickies." Stingrays cannot see what they are feeding upon and they eat by sucking the food into their mouths between two hard dental plates. Sometimes they can get confused by all the feeding going on, and since they don't feed by sight, they just start sucking as they approach the food source (divers).

Remember, the ray hunts by sense of smell so you can lead a ray around for quite a while with just one piece of bait?actually just long enough to get bushwhacked by another ray coming in from another angle.

Many folks just let go of the bait the first time or two?the ray misses the fish and it gets taken by one of the ever-present Cayman Piranha. These fish are actually the real threat here, they can come and give you a rather sharp bite on the finger to help encourage you to give them the bait.

Check out these stingray tips from Mike Rowe on The Discovery Channel:

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/stingray-photobomb-women-cayman-135743169.html

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Getting A Good Career Through An HVAC Trade School ... - Cedrick ...

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by ChloeGib

Being knowledgeable about how to repair, install, and maintain heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems can land you a really good job in the future. There are some places available where you can learn such skills and use them for such a purpose. You can enroll in an HVAC trade school to give you the skills the need to become an efficient technician.

Aside from such schools, there are some states as well that have their own HVAC training center where you can receive the same training as you do in trade schools. The skills that you will learn will revolve around everything about heating and cooling systems including refrigeration. Their work deals with keeping indoor environments as comfortable and as healthy as possible.

The lessons will also tackle skills on how to properly install energy-efficient technology for both modern and old establishments. The jobs that are in this field have been in demand for recent years. This is because the importance of conserving energy has also heightened.

In this career you will be able to interact with many people. There are many who end up working for service companies that provides aid to commercial and residential establishments. You also get to encounter several circumstances which will help you enhance you skills for the better.

These schools teach their students mostly on how to properly diagnose the problems that their clients are experiencing with their systems. They are also given problem-solving skills which enables them to find the best possible solutions. They will also be taught on how to properly create systems that can reduce the use of energy while giving the best quality to their customers.

There are many who wish to learn such skills that enroll themselves in an HVAC academy where they will be able to learn more about such skills. Here there are more trainings and lectures. The education provided in such places are more formal and applicable for those that want to have a degree in this field.

This career is best if you are interested in electronics and different kinds of technologies. Some also get to secure certificates from vocational schools that teach them as well. But, many employers actually prefer that they hire those with higher degrees.

Many kinds of programs for such are available when you enroll in institutions like an HVAC trade school. Some classes last for at least six months until two or four years. This will depend however on the kind of degree that the student takes. When you graduated from such programs then you can definitely rest assure that your employment prospect is definitely higher due to the high demand of such jobs.

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Video: Romney: Obama campaign engages in character assassination (cbsnews)

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Former MMA Fighter & Award-Winning Author Combats Human ...

Former MMA Fighter and Award-Winning Author

Cameron Conaway Combats Human Trafficking Abroad

BANGKOK, ??September 26, 2012 ? ?Cameron Conaway, an award-winning?author and former MMA fighter who once trained under Renzo Gracie, is?now fighting an epic battle that reaches far beyond the cage, the?battle to end human trafficking. More than 27 million men, women and?children are held as slaves, and UNICEF reports that each year nearly?2 million children are exploited in the global commercial sex trade.?Conaway has made it his mission to become their voice as he travels?throughout Asia and visits human trafficking conferences and refuge?shelters

Human trafficking is a truly global crime. It is not only happening in?places like Bangkok, even Los Angeles is a hub. Conaway has done extensive research on sexual and labor exploitation practices in the?U.S. and abroad and has seen its effects first hand.

According to Conaway, ?When you look into the eyes of a 5-year-old?Bangladeshi boy who now has HIV as a result of being used as a sex?slave, or of a handicapped 11-year-old Thai girl who has lived in the?back of a van for years as part of a mobile brothel, or even of the?father who was sold the fake promise of a better job and then beaten?into slavery ? these moments leave imprints on your being, they make?you realize what?s worth fighting for.?

Conaway, who is deemed by many as the ?MMA fighter who fights human?trafficking,? has participated in many human trafficking conferences?including the 2012 ?Slavery No More? Conference in Los Angeles, the?2012 ?Not For Sale? Asia Pacific Forum in the Philippines, and he was?the only American at the 2012 Human Trafficking Roundtable in?Chittagong, Bangladesh. Conaway was also invited to speak at the 2012?International Symposium on Combating Human Trafficking in Bandung,?Indonesia due to his advocacy work.

Conaway went on to say, ?We need penal reform, more sustainable?business models and education, deeper collaborations, more
psychologists and reintegration specialists?the list goes on. People?have referred to me as the fighter who fights human trafficking, but?the true warriors are the ones out there battling this each day. The?more involved I become, the more I see how my MMA training was?preparation for this battle.?

Conaway has spoken extensively on the topic of human trafficking in?villages throughout Bangladesh and has expressed in several media?interviews that his fight is now outside of the cage and for the?attainment of basic human rights for the world?s most vulnerable?populations.

The accomplished author also garners attention for the cause through?his writing. Conaway has written many features on the topic and was?even given rare access to the dangerous shipbreaking yards of?Chittagong for an essay titled ?Of Ships and Men? which was published?in July by The Good Men Project.

Cameron Conaway ? mixed martial artist, human rights activist and?acclaimed author, has come to be known as the ?Warrior Poet.? He?shares intimate details of his life?s struggles both in and out of the?cage in his compelling autobiography ?Caged: Memoirs of a Cage?Fighting Poet? and has championed many causes through his writing.

?Caged: Memoirs of a Cage Fighting Poet? has received numerous awards?including the ?2012 Reviewers Choice Award? and can be purchased at?Amazon.com. ?Famed MMA broadcaster Mauro Ranallo is the voice behind?the audio version of the book, which will be released in the coming?months. For more information on Cameron Conaway, his work and his?causes, please visit?www.cameronconaway.com.

About Cameron Conaway:

Cameron Conaway has come to be known as the ?Warrior Poet.? His?autobiography ?Caged: Memoirs of a Cage Fighting? has won numerous?awards, including the ?2012 Reviewers Choice Award. Conaway has taught?Shakespeare for Ottawa University, is an award-nominated teacher of?creative writing for Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. He has?received the Richard Russo Award for Creative Writing, is an?NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer and was the University of Arizona?s?2007-2009 Poet-in-Residence. He is currently the Poet-in-Residence at?Mahidol University?s Tropical Medicine Research Center where he is?working on a book about malaria, the killer of 2.7 million people each?year. Conaway?s debut collection of poems ?Until You Make the Shore?,?which highlight?s the need for penal reform based on his experience?teaching in an all-female juvenile detention center, will be released?in March of 2013.

Source: http://alifeamongthepages.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/former-mma-fighter-award-winning-author-combats-human-trafficking-abroad/

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Is Your Home's Front Door Making a Good First Impression ...

Irwin Weiner ASID?- I don't think we notice our front doors very much while we're in the thick of designing and decorating the rest of our homes. But this is a certainty: Other people notice your front door, and it makes either a positive or a sour first impression.

A realtor just told me that the care and upkeep of each element of your home tells others whether or not you take good care of yourself, your belongings, and your home's general upkeep. A front door with peeling paint, a cracked window, faded varnish, or bad door hardware will give everyone the wrong signal when they visit you.

I picked some of my favorite contemporary front doors from an excellent UK supplier, Urban Front Ltd. Click on each image for more product information. Their doors are steel-reinforced hardwood, and you can also use this company for garage doors and interior doors. Some of the interior doors come with matching frames built with acoustic seals on all four sides and concealed or pivot hinges. A great resource to put into your Home Improvement file!

In today's featured video, we go behind the scenes at Urban Front and hear the designers talking about what goes into their products.

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Juan Luis Guerra leads Latin Grammy nominees

FILE - In this May 4, 2012 file photo, Colombia's singer Juanes poses for photos during an interview to promote his new album "Juanes MTV Unplugged," in Mexico City. Juanes will host his own radio show on SiriusXM satellite radiofor bilingual listeners, launching Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, on Caliente channel 150 and La Kueva channel 540. The monthly show, "Juanes: F?jate Bien," will feature new music and showcase spontaneous, live jam sessions with special guests and share personal stories and anecdotes from life on the road. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini, file)

FILE - In this May 4, 2012 file photo, Colombia's singer Juanes poses for photos during an interview to promote his new album "Juanes MTV Unplugged," in Mexico City. Juanes will host his own radio show on SiriusXM satellite radiofor bilingual listeners, launching Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, on Caliente channel 150 and La Kueva channel 540. The monthly show, "Juanes: F?jate Bien," will feature new music and showcase spontaneous, live jam sessions with special guests and share personal stories and anecdotes from life on the road. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini, file)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Dominican singer, songwriter and producer Juan Luis Guerra is the leading nominee at the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards.

A host of Latin music artists filled the Belasco Theater stage in Los Angeles Tuesday to announce the Latin Recording Academy's nominations for its 13th annual Latin Grammy honors. Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy, Colombian rocker Juanes and Norteno group Los Tucanes de Tijuana were among the musicians participating.

Several of the presenters were also nominees. Guerra, who wasn't on stage, has six nods, followed by Jesse & Joy with five. Juanes, Ricardo Arjona, Edgar Barrera, Carla Morrison, Arturo Sandoval, Ivete Sangalo and Caetano Veloso earned four nominations apiece.

This year's awards allow for 10 nominees, rather than five, in the general categories of record, album and song of the year, as well as best new artist.

The Latin Grammy Awards are to be presented Nov. 15 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and broadcast live on Univision.

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Oil drops below $92 on gloomy economic outlook

Oil prices fell Monday, dragged down by worries about weaker economic growth around the world.

Benchmark crude dropped $1.23 to $91.66 around midday Monday in New York. Oil fell more than 6 percent last week.

In London, Brent crude was down $1.89 to $109.53 on the ICE Futures exchange.

The latest dose of gloomy economic news game from Germany, where the Ifo index of business confidence fell for the fifth month in a row. Germany is an economic powerhouse, but 43 percent of its exports go to its euro partners. And growth is stalling across the other 16 countries in the eurozone.

Slower economies mean less demand for oil, pushing prices down.

The lower oil prices are somewhat positive for drivers in the U.S. The average price for gasoline slipped about 2.5 cents over the weekend to $3.808 per gallon, according to a daily survey from AAA, Wright Express and the Oil Price Information Service.

Other futures prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange:

? Natural gas fell 3 cents to $2.85 per 1,000 cubic feet.

? Heating oil fell 4 cents to $3.08 per gallon.

? Wholesale gasoline fell 8 cents to $2.82 per gallon.

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Mac App Mahjongg Staxx Hits Top 40 Board Games ...

San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) May 26, 2012

Selectsoft, a California-based developer of family-friendly games, is pleased to announce that their Mac game Mahjongg Staxx has hit the Top 40 Board Games on the Mac App Store(SM). Featuring creative layouts, dazzling backgrounds and stacks of tilesup to 24 layers per layoutthe addictive game launched on the Mac App Store on April 23 and has quickly climbed the charts. Developed by Selectsoft in partnership with Teyon, Mahjongg Staxx joins Selectsoft?s Mahjongg Platinum Evolution Edition as a top 100 game in the Puzzle and Board categories on the Mac App Store.

Mahjongg solitaire is a popular game of skill and patience enjoyed by millions of people around the world. As creator of one of the top-selling mahjongg games series according to NPD Techworld, Selectsoft has long experience developing fun mahjongg and solitaire games for the whole family. Mahjongg Staxx offers classic gameplay with a twistup to 24 layers of tiles per layout. Easy-to-use 3D virtual views make it easier and quicker to find those hidden tiles to match in stacks and stacks of tiles, while four game modes offer more ways to play:

Level-Based Adventure ? Complete the challenge by solving multiple levels
Bonus Power-Up ? Special power-up tiles add an extra twist
2-Player Challenge ? Play across a network
Solitaire ? Enjoy pure mahjongg strategy

In addition to the regular game modes, four game variants provide even more playing choice. Make matches of 3 or more tiles by swapping pieces on an endless board in Kumika. Memory challenges players to remember the location of matches, while Waterfalls requires strategy as gravity changes the board. Or find a path to connect and clear matching tiles in Four Rivers.

Along with multiple game modes, Mahjongg Staxx also features next-generation 3D play, exclusive game editors and more. Play with the largest collection of tile sets and layouts ever, or import photos to create custom tile sets and layouts for a unique personalized experience. Customize tile sets and layouts with easy-to-use editors, or choose from a huge collection of decorative tile sets and over 1 million preset layouts. With stacks and stacks of tiles, creative layouts, and gorgeous backgrounds, it?s amazing mahjongg fun like never before.

About Mahjongg Staxx:

You think you know Mahjongg? You don?t know Staxx! Mahjongg Staxx is mahjongg fun, multiplied! Enjoy creative layouts, dazzling backgrounds and up to 24 layers of tiles per layout. Customize your tile sets and layouts with easy-to-use editors, or just choose from a huge collection of decorative tile sets and over 1 million preset layouts. With incredible eye-catching tiles stacked to the max, it?s a whole new way to play mahjongg!

Features:

Up to 24 layers per layout
Over 1 million layouts
Unlimited game variations
Change tile thickness and tile set on-the-fly
3D backgrounds
Huge collection of tile sets
Tile set creator, layout editor and game variation creator

Choose Your Favorite Mode:

Adventure: Advance level by level
Bonus: Special power-up tiles add to the excitement
2-Player: Challenge across a network
Solitaire: Classic mahjongg solitaire fun
Kumika: Make matches by swapping tiles
Waterfalls: Match adjacent tiles as the board shifts
Four Rivers: Connect matching tiles across the board
Memory: Can you remember where the matches are?

Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Selectsoft is a leading developer of family-friendly games and apps, creating best-selling games for iOS, consoles, Android, Mac and PC. It?s also one of the largest independent publishers of PC and Mac software, featuring licensed content from Broderbund, Disney, The Learning Company and many more. For almost 20 years, Selectsoft has been dedicated to providing affordable, fun entertainment for the whole family. Visit http://www.selectsoft.com to learn more.

Teyon is a successful developer and publisher of interactive entertainment for all leading platforms. Established in 2006 in Poland, the company is focused on the development of high-quality video games and software. Teyon has created best-selling games for Nintendo DSi and Wii, PC, Mac, iPhone

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