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College Football Pick ‘Em – Week 1

We’re back with another year of College Football picks! This year’s party is comprised of Seth Austin (@Seth_Austin,) Zak Kolesar (@ZakKolesarOU) and Kevin Noonan (@KNoonan991.) Enjoy the college football season, everyone!

Notre Dame vs. Navy (Saturday, 9:00 a.m.)

Seth: NAVY 28, ND 17 – What can we expect from Notre Dame in morning primetime in Ireland? That’s right, disappointment! #FreeTommyRees

Zak: ND 24, NAVY 7 – Although the Irish will be missing some stars on offense (Tommy Rees, Cierre Wood) and a pair of defenders (Carlo Calebrese and Justin Utupo) due to suspensions, they will have no problems taking care of a Navy team they embarrassed last season. The defense will still shine, making up for the lack of offensive production.

Kevin: ND 21, NAVY 17 – This game is a bit of a tossup for me since it’s taking place in Ireland. Notre Dame will pull through in the first game of the Everett Golson (Yes, he was listed as the fourth quarterback last year) era, primarily thanks to the defense.

Marshall vs. 11 West Virginia (Saturday, 12:00 p.m.)

Seth: WVU 70, MAR 10 – Geno Smith will put up RGIII-like numbers in the Big XII this season. Expect him to start his season off like a Hesiman candidate against Marshall.

Zak: WVU 38, MAR 10 – West Virginia will ring in their Big 12 debut in style, as they are returning most of their starters from their very successful 2011-12 campaign. With eight returning starters on offense and seven on defense, this team will be ready to play from the first snap.

Kevin: WVU 28, MAR 10 – West Virginia is 11-0 all-time against Marshall. I don’t expect that trend to change this weekend as a very talented Mountaineers team rolls. I expect huge games from Geno Smith and Tavon Austin

Miami (OH) vs. 18 Ohio State (Saturday, 12:00 p.m.)
Seth: OSU 37, MIAOH 12 – I think Braxton Miller will win a Heisman trophy before he’s done at Ohio State.
Zak: OSU 35, MIAOH 7 – Miami is going to be physically overmatched by the Buckeyes at almost every position on the field on Saturday, so look for this one to be over early on. The RedHawks don’t stand a chance at the Horseshoe.
Kevin: OSU 23, MIAOH 10 – I think this game will be a lot closer than many anticipate. Miami might be the most improved team in the MAC, while Ohio State has struggled with MAC teams at times over the last few years. I expect this game to be close into the fourth quarter, where the Buckeyes will finally pull away.
Ohio vs. Penn State (Saturday, 12:00 p.m.)
Seth: PSU 17, OHIO 14 – Everyone thinks Ohio has this as an upset special. The atmosphere will be unlike  anything they’ve ever experienced and Penn State’s defense is still pretty darn good. The big time is close for the ‘Cats, but not right now.
Zak: OHIO 24, PSU 21- There are so many story lines surrounding this game, but if the Bobcats’ offensive line can protect Tyler Tettleton and hold back the Penn State front seven, they will come away with the close victory. This will be Ohio’s toughest matchup all season, but they are more than capable to come away with a win in Happy Valley.
Kevin: OHIO 17, PSU 13 – The nation might perceive this one to be a massive upset, but anyone who has followed the Bobcats recently won’t be surprised in the least. The first ten minutes will be crucial, because they could ultimately determine what type of role the crowd will play. I like Ohio because of an experienced team, experienced coach, disciplined defense and a dynamic game changing quarterback.
14 Clemson vs. Auburn (Saturday, 7:00 p.m.)
Seth: CLEM 24, AUB 16 – Welcome to another year of me picking Clemson games. Mr. Tajh Boyd says, “Swag Reasons.”
Zak: CLEM 30, AUB 27 – Although Clemson had a more than disappointing showing against West Virginia in the Orange Bowl, they’re coming off a 10-win season and are returning seven starters on defense. If they can rattle quarterback Kiehl Frazier, who is making his first start, in the first half, that will be enough to force him to make some big mistakes.
Kevin: AUB 24, CLEM 21 – Is there a team in a BCS conference that underachieves more frequently than Clemson? This one should be a great game; I’m giving Auburn the nod strictly because of homefield advantage.
Hawaii vs. 1 Southern California (Saturday, 7:30 p.m.)
Seth: USC 42, HAW 21 – I wonder what impact Silas Redd will have for this Trojans squad…
Zak:  USC 56, HAW 13 – Before last season even ended I had the Trojans going all the way and Matt Barkley as the Heisman favorite (check my Twitter feed if you don’t believe me). With that said, I’m rolling with them all season and this game should be a laugher.
Kevin: USC 45, HAW 10 – USC is bowl-eligible again, a scary thought for BCS bowl hopefuls. Their season will begin with an exclamation point as Matt Barkley has a field day to start 2012.

8 Michigan vs. 2 Alabama (Saturday, 8:00 p.m.)

Seth: BAMA 34, MICH 21 – I love Denard Robinson, but A.J. McCarron will be the best quarterback on the field.

Zak: BAMA 28, MICH 20 – The Alabama defense is good enough to swallow up Denard Robinson, and that’s why the Crimson Tide will come away with a win in the most-anticipated non-conference game of the season perhaps. This game will be a lot closer than people think, but Alabama is too good in the trenches.

Kevin: BAMA 20, MICH 10 – A phenomenal matchup for the first week of the college football season. The most intriguing part of this game in my opinion will be Denard Robinson vs. the Alabama defense. Robinson fits the mold of an SEC style player; will he be able to give the new look Alabama defense fits? I’ll simply say no, Alabama gets a nice win to start their 2012 campaign.
Georgia Tech vs. 16 Virginia Tech (Monday, 8:00 p.m.)
Seth: GT 28, VT 27 – Some are calling Hokie quarterback Logan Thomas a sleeper Heisman candidate. He’ll be shell-shocked by the Ramblin’ Wreck in Week 1.
Zak: VT 27, GT 17- This Virginia Tech defense has the opportunity to be one of the best in the nation this season, and that’s why they’ll be able to shut down a formidable offense in Georgia Tech.
Kevin: VT 23, GT 14 – Virginia Tech is a tough team to project at this stage of the season. They return nine players on defense, however they lose all but one of their starting offensive linemen. I tend to favor stronger defenses toward the beginning of the year, plus, Virginia Tech will be playing this game in Blacksburg which makes this a safe pick.

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Businesses today are finding it increasingly valuable to share data beyond their own enterprise data warehouse — both inside and outside their organizations. Some are using data to surface key insights between departments or between companies, while others are using it to help monetize their data.

While historically data sharing has involved the copying and/or movement of large data sets, data warehouse vendors like Snowflake have made it easier than ever to share data between organizations or groups of organizations. While the ability to share data with ease has increased, mechanisms for sharing the accompanying business logic and modes of analysis alongside the data itself are still lacking. This business logic is extremely valuable because it contains a consistent interpretation of the data, designed by data experts, that simplifies analyzes and unifies metrics between data consumers.

Daniel Mintz, Chief Data Evangelist at Looker, joins me to talk about how data sharing is transforming businesses and helping to provide a competitive edge. We also talk about their recent announcement that Looker is joining the Google Family

Throughout his career, Daniel Mintz has focused on how people interact with data and how they can use it to get better at what they do. He's passionate about the way analytics can help tackle the world's toughest challenges. Previously, he was Head of Data & Analytics at fast-growing media startup Upworthy. Before that, he was Director of Analytics at political powerhouse MoveOn.org.

Daniel has appeared in numerous media venues, from NPR's All Things Considered to MSNBC's The Last Word to The New York Times and The Washington Post. He is a regular speaker at conferences including Google NEXT, AWS re Invent, eMetrics, the Big Data Innovation Summit. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L54Yhs3xXLk

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This Week In Techdirt History: October 7th – 13th

Five Years Ago

This week in 2013, the US government shut down. Former CIA director Morell used that as an excuse to skip an NSA surveillance review board meeting, while James Clapper warned that failing to pay the agency’s mercenary contractors might lead to security problems. The TSA similarly used the shutdown as an excuse for letting a nine-year-old sneak on to a flight, and a lawsuit by tech companies over NSA surveillance was put on hold. Outside the government, some folks were having fun with the shutdown, such as the Russian pirates offering to host the NASA website, someone submitting a bug report to GitHub describing how “government occasionally shuts down”, and Good Old Games started offering some free thematically-appropriate games to furloughed government workers.

But hey, at least Congress’s members-only gym was deemed essential and kept open.

Ten Years Ago

This week in 2008, it was still the early days of the global financial crisis. Many self-serving and/or bizarre explanations popped up, blaming things like short selling and Wikipedia edit wars or, most strangely, flickering computer screens (according to author Tom Wolfe). Cooler heads took a closer look at the real causes: leverage and derivatives and a toxic, complex financial system.

Meanwhile, bogus stats and arguments were coming strong from the US Chamber of Commerce and members of congress in a push to get the president to sign the bill creating a copyright czar. At the same time, a judge ordered an injunction against Real’s DVD copying software and for some inexplicable reason kept it secret, then extended it.

Also, long before the Snowden leaks and following Congress’s capitulation on warrantless wiretapping, early leaks were already documenting NSA surveillance abuse.

Fifteen Years Ago

This week in 2003, as we took a look at the role of music retailers in the industry’s failure to adapt, the record companies were trying to ape the success of DVDs by adding “extras” to CDs. That’s extra content — not extras like BMG’s new DRM system, which a researcher discovered could be defeated by holding down the shift key while inserting the disk. SunnComm, the company that made the laughably useless DRM, naturally announced plans to sue the researcher for besmirching their good name — but reversed course in less than 24 hours in the face of public outcry. The software industry, on the other hand, was just beginning to dip its toe into the waters of a DRM approach that would gain much more traction (even while still being quite easily circumvented): product activation codes.

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NHL Injury Notes: Ducks, Bruins, Sabres, Stars, Wings, Oilers, Canadiens, Penguins, Lightning and Jets
NHL Injury notes

Eric Stephens: Anaheim Ducks Sam Steel (mid-body) traveled with the team on their road trip.

Boston Bruins: Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy on Tuukka Rask: “He either had a little bit of a muscle pull or some dehydration, or both. I don’t think there’s anything structurally wrong.”

Boston Bruins; Rask said that his issue was just cramping from the heat that was in the arena, adding that he’ll be fine.

Sabres PR: Buffalo Sabres injury report.

Zach Bogosian – hip – indefinitely
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen – hip – indefinitely
Brandon Montour – hand – 3 weeks
Conor Sheary – upper-body – day-to-day

Matthew DeFranks of the Dallas Morning News: Dallas Stars forward Corey Perry was on the ice yesterday for the second time since he fractured his foot on September 13th. He’ll be re-evaluated tomorrow and is getting closer to returning.

Stars coach Jim Montgomery didn’t have any updates on Blake Comeau (lower-body) or Jason Dickinson (upper-body)

Ansar Khan: The Detroit Red Wings have activated Andreas Athanasiou from the IR and reassigned Ryan Kuffner and Oliwer Kaski.

Kurt Leavins: The Edmonton Oilers activated Riley Sheahan from the IR and placed Josh Archibald on the IR with an illness.

Renaud Lavoie: Montreal Canadiens Nick Cousins (lower-body) and Shea Weber (maintenance) didn’t practice yesterday.

Rob Rossi of The Athletic: Multiple sources saying Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin’s injury is to his leg and not his knee. He doesn’t require surgery. The Penguins are hoping that a return is within six to 10 weeks.

Joe Smith: Though the Tampa Bay Lightning coaching staff nor Brayden Point would say if he’ll be in the lineup tomorrow. By the way he was practicing and feeling yesterday, a good sign that he’ll be ready.

Murat Ates: The Winnipeg Jets have put Bryan Little on the IR.

They’ve granted Dmitry Kulikov a personal leave.

Mitchell Clinton: Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey was held out for precautionary reasons. About an hour after yesterday’s practice he wasn’t feeling well.

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Rams Highlights: Malcolm Brown Stars In Week 1 Win Over Panthers

The Los Angeles Rams have secured their first win of the season in Sunday’s matchup with the Carolina Panthers, hanging on for a 30-27 victory.

After a scoreless first quarter, both teams came alive to create an exciting game in the second half.

Only a few minutes into the second quarter, the Rams finally got some points on the board after a largely unsuccessful 26-yard drive. Kicker Greg Zuerlein trotted out and nailed the long 49-yard field goal to give Los Angeles an early lead.

The very next play on Carolina’s own 15-yard line, Rams linebacker Samsun Ebukam recovered a fumble after a broken up backward pass by Cam Newton. The Rams looked to back up running back Malcolm Brown, not Todd Gurley, to carry the team ten yards to the end zone, and he did exactly that for the first touchdown of the season.

Two drives later towards the end of the half, the Rams continued to look to Brown. During the Rams fourth drive of the second quarter, Brown put up an impressive 17-yard run. The drive eventually ended with a 56-yard field goal from Zuerlein.

At this point, the Rams looked to be getting into the swing of things while the Panthers still could not find solid ground. At the end of the first half, the Panthers went 47 yards in one minute and eight seconds to set up Joey Slye for a 46-yard field goal, making the score 13-3 heading into the halftime locker room.

After a 66-yard drive to open the third quarter, the Rams once again finished with a field goal. The Panthers answered the next drive by capping off a 60-yard drive with a Christian McCaffrey touchdown.

On their next possession, the Rams turned to the ever-reliable Brown once more. In between a flurry of passes from Jared Goff, Brown rushed for 21 yards, ending the Rams eighth drive with another touchdown.

The Rams had a comfortable 23-10 lead in the fourth quarter, however, after a Johnny Hekker punt was blocked, a Goff interception, and a Panthers touchdown, things started to heat up. The score sat at 23-20, and the Rams looked to their stars to carry them.

Gurley carried the team in a mid-fourth quarter drive, going for 41 yards. Goff and tight end Tyler Higbee eventually connected for a five-yard touchdown pass.

During the next Panthers drive, Cory Littleton seemed to seal the game with a 26-yard interception. However, after a missed field goal, the Panthers marched down the field for one last touchdown, cutting the Rams lead to just three. After a failed onside kick, the Rams secured the game with a few more Gurley carries to lock up their first win of the year.

Gurley led the way on the ground for the Rams, finishing with 14 carries for 97 yards. Brown also had a strong day with 11 carries for 53 yards and two touchdowns.

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DraftKings Signs Deals With Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics

By Andrew Cohen

DraftKings has signed multi-year partnerships with three NBA franchises: the Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics. The Pacers and 76ers’ partnerships cover both fantasy sports and sports betting, since both Indiana and Pennsylvania have legalized gambling on sports. The Celtics deal is solely focused on fantasy sports, because sports betting remains illegal in Massachusetts.

As the official daily fantasy sports and sports betting partner of the Pacers, DraftKings branding will appear in Bankers Life Fieldhouse and in the team’s post-game show. DraftKings customers may also get the opportunity to attend team practices and games, and meet former players.

DraftKings will be the 76ers’ exclusive daily fantasy partner and a sportsbook and online casino partner. (The team has already partnered with one other mobile sports betting platform, Fox Bet.)  The company will also receive marketing opportunities from the 76ers and VIP customers may have the chance to tour the team’s training complex.

The daily fantasy partnership with the Celtics will see DraftKings host watch parties for games, and DraftKings will also sponsor Celtics’ social media posts covering starting lineups before each game.

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Boston Red Sox Pitcher Chris Sale Wears Motus Global Elbow Sleeve

By Andrew Cohen

Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale has been wearing a Motus Global elbow sleeve while training at the team’s spring training complex in Florida. The sleeve is equipped with sensors to track his biomechanical movements.

The black compression MotusTHROW sleeve, which fits tightly over Sale’s left pitching arm, tracks data points such as arm speed and release point, and even the pressure being put on the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. Data is uploaded to the MotusDASH platform for team trainers and medical staff to review. Sale, a seven-time All-Star, is coming off a career-worst season in which he finished with a 4.40 ERA and saw left elbow inflammation end his season early in August.

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“They talked to me in the off-season about it and—clearly coming off an elbow injury—getting more data about my elbow. It just kind of ranks the stress, throwing at 120 feet as opposed to 60 feet as opposed to throwing off a mound and just kind of the daily activities and if it can help me, I’m in,” Sale said, according to The Athletic.

Motus Global sleeves have been permitted for in-game use since 2016, though Sale says he does not plan to wear the sleeve during regular season games. He plans to wear it throughout the spring and when throwing bullpen sessions between starts, according to The Athletic.

Motus’s sensor division was recently acquired by Driveline Baseball, a data-driven baseball training institute near Seattle. Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and Yankees ace James Paxton are other big leaguers known to wear a Motus sleeve. Last May, Yankees reliever Adam Ottavino told SportTechie his reasoning behind not wearing Motus sensors.

“I think if you’re going down the Motus rabbit hole, you’re probably looking to modify something in your arm action to stay healthier, and for me, I have no real interest in that because I’m only good because of the weird way I throw. I’ll take the risk of getting hurt to produce a higher level of success at this point,” Ottavino said in his Athlete’s Voice interview.

High School Athletic Departments in Minnesota Get VNN Sports Software for Free

By Andrew Cohen

Former Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway and health care organization Twin Cities Orthopedics have partnered with high school sports communications platform VNN Sports to make the company’s software available for free to high school athletic departments in Minnesota.

The initiative, Project Five, is being done through investments from Greenway and Twin Cities Orthopedics, which is the official sports medicine provider for 21 high schools in Minnesota. VNN’s technology package includes a team coordination mobile app for players, coaches, and parents, a custom-branded website, an online ticketing platform, and a crowdsourced fundraising software. The total offer is valued at $2,500 per school.

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“We envision a future where every student has access and opportunity to the benefits of athletic participation, no matter the sport,” Greenway said in a press release. “State-of- the-art digital tools can support high school sports management tasks which, in turn, drives more people to games, makes it easier to sign up, and builds community involvement.”

Greenway played 11 NFL seasons, all with the Vikings, and was selected to two Pro Bowls before retiring in 2017. He is a native of South Dakota and now lives in the Minneapolis area, where he has four daughters and is president of the Wayzata Girls Basketball Association.

VNN’s platform is currently used by 10% of all high schools in the U.S. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, participation in U.S. high school sports declined in the 2018-19 school year for the first time in 30 years. I couldn’t be more excited about this partnership and hope schools across the State of MN take advantage of the generosity of these organizations,” added Rick Ehrman, CEO of VNN.

New Guidelines in the U.K. Limit Soccer Headers for Youth Players

By Andrew Cohen

The soccer associations of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland released a joint announcement recommending that youth players 11 and younger should no longer head balls in practice. The updated guidelines also limit how much heading players between 12 and 17 should do in training.

The new guidelines do not have any effect on heading in matches. The changes to player safety come after researchers at the University of Glasgow found that former professional soccer players are 3.5 times more likely to die of brain diseases than the general population. That study was funded by England’s Soccer Association (the FA) and the Professional Footballers Association. The new heading rules for youth players were formed in partnership with UEFA’s medical committee.

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"The updated guidelines are designed to help coaches remove repetitive and unnecessary heading from youth football in the earliest years, with a phased introduction at an age group considered most appropriate by our medical experts. It is important to reassure that heading is rare in youth football matches, but we are clear that the guidelines should mitigate any potential risks,” Ian Maxwell, CEO of the Scottish Football (soccer) Association, said in the announcement

The new rules permit gradual increases in heading during training as players get older. For example, under-12 teams are now limited to one training session per month where heading is allowed and each player can make no more than five headers, while 13- to 16-year-old players are allowed one session per week with 10 headers per player.

David Abrams Named Head of Investments at Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment

By Andrew Cohen

Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment has named David Abrams its new head of investments. HBSE owns the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, and esports organization Dignitas.

Last year, Abrams helped facilitate the merger between HBSE’s Dignitas and Clutch Gaming to form a new esports entertainment company called New Meta Entertainment. He was previously senior managing director for New York-based Cerberus Capital Management, and from 2006 to 2014 he worked as a senior investment professional at London-based Apollo Global Management. In his new role, Abrams will lead the effort to find early-stage startups for HBSE to invest in across sports technology sectors such as sports media, esports, gaming, wellness.

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“Disruptive technologies are creating widespread opportunities, massive access and greater connectivity for athletes and fans around the world. David Abrams, as HBSE’s Head of Investments, will help grow and evolve HBSE’s businesses as we continue to explore new, exciting opportunities,” HBSE co-founder Josh Harris said in a press release.

In 2016, HBSE opened its Sixers Innovation Lab, an accelerator housed in the 76ers’ training complex. HBSE Ventures, the firm’s sports tech venture capital arm, has previously invested in basketball shot analysis app HomeCourt, group ticketing payments platform FEVO, strength training startup Proteus Motion, live streaming audience measurement firm StreamMetrics, and automated highlights company WSC Sports

Adidas Launches New Sports Accelerator in Paris

By Jen Booton

Adidas has launched a new sports accelerator, Platform A, and invested in 13 startups. Those companies include Overtime, a new digital sports network focused on Gen Z; Runner Care, a digital coach that helps runners prevent and treat injuries; and Eyecandylab, which improves live sports streams with augmented reality.

The startups will head to Station F in Paris, a sprawling campus that offers access to educational programs, mentors and VCs. All companies have been chosen to work with Adidas on new business initiatives in the sports industry and will have access to many athletes and creatives from the sports, fashion and entertainment industries.

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Adidas invested a million euros in the development of the program, which will focus on the areas of digital, global sales, and community building. In a statement, Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted said they’ll develop innovative “new products and business models for sports.”

We know that we don’t have all the answers ourselves and working closely with diverse entrepreneurs at Station F allows us to combine our sports expertise and authority of a global brand with the agility of startups,” said Adidas executive board member Eric Liedtke.

Players Media Group Unveils PlayersTV

By Andrew Cohen

Players Media Group has announced the creation of PlayersTV, a new outlet dedicated to sports lifestyle and culture. The video platform will launch March 25 on Samsung TV Plus; the ad-supported streaming app will be available for free on Samsung smart TVs.

Canadian broadcaster Anthem Sports & Entertainment is an investor and strategic partner of Players Media Group. PlayersTV has also received investment from NBA players such as Chris Paul, CJ McCollum, Garrett Temple, and Anthony Tolliver, as well as retired NFL tight end Vernon Davis. NBA star Carmelo Anthony and former collegiate gymnast Katelyn Ohashi have also partnered with the media startup.

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“We created PlayersTV to give athletes access to a dedicated platform where they could showcase their other skill sets. I believe it's just the beginning for the type of premium content that athletes want to produce,” Tolliver said in a press release. Tolliver, a forward for the Portland Trail Blazers, was previously interviewed as part of SportTechie’s Athlete’s Voice series.

Players Media Group was co-founded by Collin Castellaw and Deron Guidrey, who previously worked together at the sports marketing agency, Pregame Media. Nancy Pinitore, a former VP of sales and marketing at the Tennis Channel, has been hired as CEO of Players Media Group. The company’s slogan is “Athletes on Demand.”

PlayersTV will initially launch exclusively on Samsung TV Plus, but the channel will also be distributed on three other platforms before Q3 of this year. PlayersTV has also formed a content partnership with CloseUp360, a media platform that covers the off-the-court lives of NBA players.

MLS Club Chicago Fire Will Have Its Games Aired on WGN-TV

By Joe Lemire

The Chicago Fire and WGN-TV have reached an agreement to air all locally broadcast matches on linear television in addition to its existing streaming partner. The deal covers 24 fixtures in 2020, with the Fire’s other 10 contests scheduled for national TV. WGN will also produce a monthly behind-the-scenes program about the MLS club.

“We want to provide our fans with as many ways as possible to experience the Fire, both live at Soldier Field and on the broadcast,” Fire owner and chairman Joe Mansueto said in a statement. “We know WGN-TV's powerful place on the city's sports scene and we're excited to be their new flagship sports property.”

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For the past two seasons, Fire matches were available only on premium subscription streaming service ESPN+. That created a unique media ecosystem in which Fire fans in all parts of the country had access to every match because ESPN+ also carries the entire slate of out-of-market MLS matches.

That relationship with ESPN+ carrying games will continue for the final season of the three-year deal, although no longer exclusively. In addition to the Fire, DC United and FC Cincinnati both teamed with FloSports as a local broadcaster partner—although the United terminated that deal early amid technical issues, and Cincinnati’s arrangement was a hybrid plan with a local network. Three other franchises (Seattle Sounders, LAFC, and Orlando City SC) have local deals with YouTube TV.

Sports Business Journal has previously reported that MLS instructed its member clubs not to negotiate beyond the 2022 season, when the league’s national and international broadcast deals expire. WGN had lost all of its live sports rights—which had included the NHL’s Blackhawks, NBA’s Bulls and MLB’s Cubs and White Sox—but now regains another pro sports property.

Polish Soccer Club Legia Warsaw Signs Deal With PlayerMaker

By Andrew Cohen

Polish soccer club Legia Warsaw has signed a deal to become the first team in central Europe to adopt PlayerMaker’s wearable devices. The team will use the performance-tracking devices to evaluate players participating in its youth academy program.

PlayerMaker motion sensors are strapped onto a soccer player’s cleats to track metrics such as how many times a ball touches each foot, distance traveled, pace, and the force of each kick. By measuring the stress a player puts on his or her lower limbs after each kick, PlayerMaker could be used to help prevent injuries. Legia Warsaw plans to open a new training facility called Legia Training Center later this year for players in its youth academy.

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“As the device tracks every step and movement of the foot, our players will have access to a comprehensive breakdown of the biomechanical load on their lower limbs, as well as an in-depth gait analysis. This information will provide us with an early warning system to repeat injuries, helping us keep our players at the top of their fitness,” Lukasz Bortnik, head trainer at Legia Warsaw, said in a press release.

PlayerMaker, which was founded in Tel-Aviv, announced a $10 million Series B funding round in December. The company has previously signed deals with the United Soccer League and Argentina’s national soccer team. Other soccer teams using PlayerMaker’s devices include English Premier League club Fulham as well as the youth academy owned by MLS franchise Atlanta United.

Sportradar Inks Multi-Year Data Deal With The Action Network

By Jen Booton

Sports data giant Sportradar has entered into a multi-year agreement to provide real-time data to The Action Network, a media company focused on sports betting analysis.

As the official sports data and content provider of The Action Network, Sportradar will help feed data to the company’s premium subscription product, Action Edge. The subscription, which starts at $4.99 a month for an annual subscription, allows users to follow the smart money from betting pros, unlock premium betting advice from experts, and track their own bets.

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The partnership will focus on enhancing the mobile experience for consumers looking to track scores and stats in real time. They’ll also support the creation of dynamic content that will enable The Action Network to produce content with unique sports data insights. Access to Sportradar’s powerful data engine will help the company “efficiently scale” the sports that The Action Network supports, says Matt Restivo, the media company’s chief product officer.

“The traditional digital scoreboard must evolve to serve bettors,” he says. “Sportradar’s seamless real-time data offering will allow us to do what we do best, which is serve our audience through our best-in-class app and memberships.”

The Action Network already covers several sports, including the NBA and NFL. However, it also covers some college sports and more obscure sports such as horse racing and tennis.

Blast Motion Partners With Prep Baseball Report

By Joe Lemire

Blast Motion has partnered with Prep Baseball Report to become the amateur baseball digital media and showcase company’s official swing analysis technology.

Blast Motion, which is best known for its bat sensors, will provide its tech to players competing in all PBR events. Each participant will receive a 30-day Blast Premium Services subscription. Prep Baseball Report will integrate that swing data into player profiles and create metric leaderboards.

“Blast Motion is the industry leader in swing analysis,” Prep Baseball Report president Sean Duncan said in a statement. “Their technology and player deliverable is best in class and has been adopted at the highest levels of baseball. The data collected at our events will be a great benefit for our scouting staff. Equally as important, the feedback and post-event analysis for the players will help them continue to improve.”

STATE OF THE INDUSTRY: Make Sure You’re at the World’s Premier Sports Tech Event (March 26–27 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn)

The majority of MLB teams, including each of the last three World Series winners, use Blast Motion technology at some level of the organization. As part of this partnership, Blast will cater some of its offerings specifically for PBR players.

“Blast swing insights have become the benchmark for evaluating and improving a player’s swing, with industry leading accuracy and consistency,” said Mike Woods, Blast Motion’s VP of business development. “Prep Baseball Report is the leading independent, ground-level scouting service in the country. We are thrilled to elevate PBR’s product offering with this partnership. By incorporating Blast information into PBR’s showcases and tournaments, we are giving athletes access to an incredibly powerful tool that can help them get college scholarships and pursue their dreams of playing in the major leagues.”

The expansive amateur marketplace has seen a frenzy of activity in recent years. Blast previously partnered with Next College Student Athlete, AAU, the EXOS Baseball Academy and SportsEngine, among others. Similarly, Blast Motion’s chief competitor, Diamond Kinetics, has begun collaborating with USA Baseball and Perfect Game.


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MENA region capital market leaders gather to promote sustainable finance

26 October 2016

For the event programme, list of speakers, click here.

(Dubai, 26 October 2016) Stock exchange CEOs from Egypt, Jordan, and Qatar met today with capital market regulators from Morocco, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates at the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) regional dialogue held in Dubai as part of the UNEP FI Global Roundtable 2016. The capital market leaders gathered to discuss the challenges, opportunities and priorities related to sustainable finance. A growing number of stock exchanges and capital market regulator are placing greater emphasis on the promotion of good corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.

“Sustainable stock exchanges play an important role in persuading listed companies to act responsibly” said Dr. Ashraf Gamal El Din, CEO of Hawkamah and moderator of the event. “The Hawkamah-S&P Pan-Arab ESG index shows that ROI is at least 50% higher when investing in responsible companies. Stock exchanges need to promote responsible business conduct: it makes business sense!”

“Capital Markets have a critical role to play to ensure an effective and rapid transformation of our economies towards more sustainable and more resilient development trajectories, by enabling the reallocation of capital towards sustainable growth, climate-resilient investments and innovation,” said Ms. Nezha Hayat, President of the Capital Market Authority of Morocco. “The Moroccan Capital Markets in particular, and the Moroccan financial system at large, are determined to carry the required transformation, being already engaged in the Sustainable Development Global Agenda and the climate transition following the Paris Agreement. The upcoming COP22 to be held in Marrakech this November should be a great venue to further the exchange of concrete actions towards such transformation.”

“SSE initiative has made big steps towards promoting sustainability worldwide and we as exchanges are required to capitalize further on these steps by facing global and regional challenges with more collaborative and dedicated work.” said Dr. Mohammed Omran, CEO of the Egyptian Exchange. “We have the chance to seize market opportunities and customize regulations to promote efficient sustainable financial markets.”

“Sustainable financial markets are essential for economic stability, including the elimination of poverty which is sustainable development goal number one,” said Fiona Reynolds, Managing Director, the PRI.  “Stock exchanges worldwide have a vital role to play by ensuring that companies listing on their exchanges are being transparent in their practices and looking at environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. For exchanges in emerging markets, this can translate into improved liquidity and new market opportunities.”

The event took place as part of the United Nations Environmental Programme Financial Initiative (UNEP-FI) 2016 Global Roundtable. There are 7 SSE Partner Exchanges within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. For a full list of SSE Partner Exchanges, click here. For more information on the Dubai Regional Dialogue, please click here and for more information on the UNEP-FI Roundtable click here.

About the SSE

The SSE initiative is a UN Partnership Programme organised by UNCTAD, the UN Global Compact, UNEP FI and the PRI. The SSE’s mission is to provide a global platform for exploring how exchanges, in collaboration with investors, companies (issuers), regulators, policymakers and relevant international organizations, can enhance performance on ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) issues and encourage sustainable investment, including the financing of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The SSE seeks to achieve this mission through an integrated programme of conducting evidence-based policy analysis, facilitating a network and forum for multi-stakeholder consensus-building, and providing technical assistance and advisory services.


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Six, Joseph and Get On Your Feet to perform on Britain's Got Talent live shows

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West End musicals Six, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Get On Your Feet will perform on the Britain's Got Talent live shows.

ITV have today confirmed the line up of guest acts for the upcoming week of live shows starting on Monday.

Sheridan Smith and Jason Donovan will join the rest of the cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to perform a medley from the new production of the West End musical. The show opens at the London Palladium on June 27 for an 11-week engagement.

Gloria Estefan will join the cast of musical On Your Feet! The Emilio and Gloria Estefan Musical to perform a medley of her greatest hits including Rhythm is Gonna Get You and Turn the Beat Around. The musical will play London’s West End from June 14 at the London Coliseum.

Finally, the cast of Six will perform Ex-Wives. Playing at the Arts Theatre, Six is currently the second highest streamed musical theatre album globally behind Hamilton with 400,000 global streams per day.

Other guest acts for the week include K-pop boyband BTS and X Factor winner James Arthur .

And in the grand final on Sunday, June 2 on ITV, Michael Ball who will duet with BGT star Susan Boyle on The Greatest Showman hit A Million Dreams. They'll share the stage with Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity who will present a fantastic high-energy dance performance.

The Britain's Got Talent Live Shows air from Monday 27 May and take place each week night to Friday 31 May at 7.30pm on ITV. The Live Results show each night at 9.30pm.

Britain's Got More Talent also goes live each night on ITV2 at 10pm with Stephen Mulhern.

The Live Final airs on ITV on Sunday June 3 at 7.30pm, followed by BGMT on ITV2.


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Beautiful You Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

This week, the new Occasions catalog products are available to order. Now, that is super exciting! There are SO MANY great stamp sets and accessories you are going to love!

As a demonstrator, we are able to preorder new products a month before it is released to our customers. What does that mean……I’ve been busy in my craft room creating some fun cards to showcase. One of my favorite stamp sets out of the new catalog is Beautiful You. Beautiful You stamp set, Occasions Catalog, Stampin' Up!, Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Softly Falling Impressions Embossing Folder, Sale-a-bration

The Beautiful You stamp set features three different sketched poses along with eight different sentiments. I love when stamp sets have coordinating greetings, which makes it so versatile.

Another fun product I used in todays card is the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. This framelit was released late this past year by Stampin’ Up! and has had a huge response. It is currently on backorder until January 16th.

Card measurements: Card base-Tip Top Taupe 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, Mint Macaron 4″ x 5 1/4″, Tip Top Taupe 2″ x 5 1/4″, Verry Vanilla 1 5/7″ x 5 1/4″.

Other product used: Softly Falling Impressions Embossing Folder, ink–Mint Macaron, Crushed Curry and Soft Suede, 3/8″ ribbon trio pack from the Holiday Catalog, Big Shot, Tombow Adhesive and Stamp-a-magig.

Stay tuned for more samples from the new Occasions Catalog! Thanks for stopping by.

Ideas for Christmas Gift Giving!

Welcome to the weekend! Gotta love this mild weather we are having for this time of year in Nebraska. Although, a little moisture would be nice and I would certainly take that in the way of rain.

Today, I have more projects using the gorgeous Candy Cane Lane DSP from the Holiday Catalog. I received some happy mail this week, the new Stitched Shapes Framelits, so I had to add them to my project. You can get yours  by going to my personal website; or clicking on the shop now button. Candy Cane Lane DSP, Holiday Catalog, Stampin' Up!, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Mini Treat Bag Thinlits, Layering Circles Framelits, Gold Binder ClipsThese cute little bags were created using the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits on page 191 in the annual catalog. The sentiments are from Tin of Tags stamp set in the Holiday Catalog. I stamped them in real red ink and used my new Stitched Shapes Framelits to cut them out using the Big Shot. Doesn’t that stitching really set off the tag??!! Added a scallop circle that was cut out of real red cardstock with the Layering Circles Framelits. I completed my bag by adding a Gold Binding Clip and tied a piece of 3/8in Stitched Satin Ribbon to complete the gift bag!

Candy Cane Lane DSP, Mini Treat Bag Thinlits, Holiday Catalog, Big Shot, Cookie Cutter Christmas, Cookie Cutter Builder Punch, Stitched Shapes Framelits

The Mini Treat Bags hold a note size card perfectly. Add a gift card or gift certificate and you have a cute little Christmas gift that any one of your friends would love to receive!

Another gift bag idea using a full 12×12 sheet of Candy Cane Lane DSP and Candy Cane Lane Baker’s Twine. Perfect for holding a couple pairs of socks or maybe some candy or treats!

Have a great weekend! See you again soon!

Candy Cane Lane Kind of Day!

Can you believe it is almost a week into November?! The temperature outside doesn’t give us any clue that winter is on its way. After doing a little yard clean up and supervising my husband who so sweetly plowed my garden, I got some time in my crafty space today. I got some inspiration on todays card from Pinterest. I can get lost for hours their if I’m not careful! Do you have the same problem??

Today’s card is using the Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper and Candy Cane Lane Washi Tape which is on page 5 of the Holiday Catalog. This paper is so yummy….yes, it really is!! It is of a heavier weight paper, as like that of our cardstock. It would work great for making little gift bags or gift tags too! Candy Cane Lane designer series paper, holiday catalog, stampin up, softly falling embossing folder, gingerbread, layering circle framelits, 2 inch punch, hand crafted cards, Christmas, Candy Cane Lane Designer Washi TapeI had to do very little stamping on this card as you can see, and it went together really pretty fast. I punched out the cute little ginger bread house with a 2 inch punch from a sheet of the paper as well as the peppermints with a 1/2 inch punch. I used my Layering Ovals Framelits and cut out a piece of real red cardstock for the background of my house and then added a piece of scalloped early espresso cardstock. A little trick I will share with you….

to save paper, I simply cut the scalloped circle out of the early espresso background cardstock. Since this card has a white top layer, you can’t even tell it’s their! Pretty clever huh!!img_1517I first stamped my sentiment in early espresso and then added my washi tape. I then ran the top part through my big shot using the softly falling textured impressions embossing folder. I popped the peppermints up on dimentionals as well as behind the early espresso scallop and behind the red circle. This gave it lots of dimension which set the card off beautifully. To add a little more detail, you could even add some clear wink of stella glitter to the snow on the house and chimney.

I hope you have enjoyed todays card! I will be posting more ideas on my blog this week using the Candy Cane Lane bundle. Check back again soon!


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Friday, March 19, 2010

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Bunny Hop

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Bunny Hop

Here comes Peter Cottontail…Hopping down the Bunny Trail……Are you ready for some fun? Yes!!!

So, pull up a chair, grab a refreshment of your choice and join us in Sweet Sketch Wednesday’s first quarterly Blog Hop.  We are joining with Digi Stamp Boutique for this celebration. The winning images will be awarded by Sally Ann at the end of the Blog Hop.  Let’s get hopping!!!

Here are the rules of the contest for a chance to win:

1.     Comment on each of the Design Team blogs and become a follower.
2.     Comment on Digi Stamp Boutique blog and become a follower.
3.     Return to Sweet Sketch Wednesday after you have completed the blog hop and leave a comment and become a follower.
4.     By doing this, you will have a chance to win an image or images from Digi Stamp Boutique.  That means you will have 12 chances to win a prize.
5.     After participating in the Bunny Hop, create an Easter or Spring card with the Bunny Hop Sketch or create an altered Easter/Spring item. Then post it on Mr. Linky.  Completing all of this will qualify you for the grand prize on the Sweet Sketch Wednesday blog.

Let’s Begin!
Head on over to Arlana’s blog and see her gorgeous card.  Then hop on over to the next blog and so forth in order.  The next Design Team name will be posted so that you will be able to follow from one blog to the next.  i.e:   From here hop to Nancy’s blog.

Here's the fabulous sketch...

Remember, you must leave a comment on each Design Team’s blog and on Digi Stamp Boutique and become a follower to win.  When you are finished, be sure to return to Sweet Sketch Wednesday, become a follower and leave a comment that you have completed the Blog Hop.

Happy Hopping and thanks for joining us for this Easter celebration.  Hoping to see your creations too….Hop to it!

Melissa  <----You are here

Thanks for stopping by!

18 Encouraging Thoughts:

JR Creations said...

Awh what a lovely image. It's like he's smelling those flowers. Very pretty. Really enjoying this blog hop thing. :-) Jenny.

KymKreates said...

perfect DP for your daffodil's and red tulips. Cocoa is colored perfectly!!!! Great job!!!

mulberry station said...

I just love Cocoa, You have done a very sweet job on your card! Great job Melissa!

Genevieve said...

Hi Melissa, Very cute card & wonderful coloring.

sweetbloominscraps said...

Hello Melissa, Sure love your sweet Coco card! I love those daffadil and red tulips...both are my favorite. Your buttons are such a cute addition to your fun DP.

Terry Oulboub said...

Sweet, sweet, sweet - great job coloring Mr. Bear, Melissa and I love the yellow ribbon with the flowers - they look so cute - just like in the image you colored! ;D

Rose said...

What a cute card Melissa! You have colored Coco really great! Fabulous job!

CraftCrave said...

Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on in the Printables category today [19 Mar 01:26pm GMT]. Thanks, Maria

Digi Stamp Boutique said...

Sooo pretty Melissa - a perfect spring creation...Sally-Ann...

Lisa said...

Very,very,very cute!! Keep it up

Jeannie said...

Perfect colors and the flowers and buttons are great!

Peace & Luv,

Arlana 11426 said...

Mel, I was hoping on over to post earlier today and my internet went out. You card is just so cute. Love your brown bear fun colors and added buttons. Hope your doing well.

Debs said...

Hi Melissa
Fab card - love this image
Have a lovely day
Debs xx

tiggertastic said...

fantastic card and image

sarah xx

Deanne @ Three Trees said...

Such a sweet Spring card. I love the bold colors and the buttons!

Deanne :)

Melissa S. said...

Great card Melissa. As always great coloring.

Jennifer said...

My first blog hop - hope I do it right! Lovely cards and gorgeous blog! xx Jenny xx

Sheri Gilson said...

Darling card, Mel!! I love the colors and sweet Cocoa!! I have had a ton of fun working with you here at SSW but I know that we will keep following each other around blogland....heehee

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Monday, December 30, 2013

Hello and HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!

It's Cheri Weston here with a new Project of the Week for Repeat Impressions and The House That Stamps Built

After the flurry of Christmas and all the projects I've been doing for several months, my craft area looked like a disaster area.  Things are scattered all over the place and organizing and cleaning up is absolutely necessary.  I have pieces of patterned paper and card stock in baggies and stacked along the sides of my work space and  I can't find anything.  Can you relate?  So what can we do with all those scrap pieces of paper?  Why not make more cards!!!

My Project of the Week is to inspire you to use your scraps and here are a couple of cards I made using up some of the scraps I've had laying around.

This first one is made using the Herringbone technique.  I cut my strips of paper at 3/8" wide and I assembled them randomly.  The center (first strip) must extend beyond corners of the layer piece so it will need to be longer than the others.

Supplies are minimal, just scraps of paper and adhesive.

Here are the steps:

  • A layering piece of card stock the size you desire.  I cut mine 4"X 5 1/4".
  • Adhere the first piece from corner to corner at the widest part of the layering piece.
  • Adhere a second and third strip on each side of the first strip to each outside corner to form a "T" quadrant and 4 open areas.
  • Begin assembling the strips as desired.

Here are some photos of the initial stages of assembly.

When the entire layer is covered with the strips, flip the project over and trim the pieces to fit the layer base.  This is now your background piece and can be used for a card.

I used RI Stamp #1113-D "Happy Birthday" I love the font on this sentiment and it worked perfectly against this background.

Here is other card I made using scraps.

Stamps used on this card are RI 9309-C and 9313-D from the Pairings collection.

I hope this will inspire you to use your scraps and create even more fabulous cards with all those left over papers.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Merry Christmas, blog friends!

Wendy and the Rock Stars from Repeat Impressions are here with a What If? Wednesday challenge for you.  You have two weeks to enter the challenge with a card using Wendy's sketch.  Get all the details at The House That Stamps Built then come along and have some fun with us.

Stamps used:  RI#2112-D "Sleigh Ride Silhouette and RI#424-G "Wishing You A Season".
See more inspiration from the Rock Stars

Have a Merry Christmas everyone, and thanks so much for stopping by.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Hi there blog friends,

I hope you holiday plans are coming together for you and that you are happy and surrounded by friends and/or family.

Over at The House That Stamps Built, our Rock Star team mate Brenda Turner has a challenge for all of's called "LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS CARD".  I don't know about you, but I can certainly relate to that one.  I'm still making cards and sending them out.  Every year I seem to get later and later....I'm grateful for the TWELVE days of Christmas, I need every one of them.

Here is my last minute Christmas card.

I love that lone pine tree image Large Pine Tree #2719-K and used an tree embossing folder to create a background for it.  The sentiment is RI #424-G"  Wishing you a Season. This was a quick and easy Christmas card and that's exactly what needs to happen in my life right now.

Come on over and play along with Brenda and the rest of the Rock Stars.  We'd love you to join the challenge.  Get all the details at The House.  You could WIN a $25.00 certificate for some awesome RI stamps of your choice.

See what the other Rock Stars have been doing with this challenge.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you!

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Hi blog friends,

Welcome to the December StampTV Center Stage Spotlight design team inspiration blog hop.  If you hopped here from my friend and the blog of the extremely talented Brenda Turner, you're in the right place.  If not, you may want to start at the beginning of the hop and see each and every outstanding creation using the inspiration.

This inspiration came from our own Linda Payne and is a profusion of color and light.

I made two cards using Linda's photo - Christmas music playing in the background and enjoying the creative moments.

The stunning winter snow scene inspired this card.  The light in my card comes from the brilliant winter moon shinning over these adorable deer.  This stamp set "The North Woods" is a gift from it's illustrator, Theresa Momber .  (Thank you so much, Thresa), I love this set and will enjoy creating with it for a long time.)

The colors in the photo inspired this card.  The sets I used are "Lean on Me" and "Tropical Blooms".  The tiny pearl dots are from Viva Pearl Pen "gold".

We hope you'll take this challenge and play along with us, and don't forget to leave a comment on each blog as you go along because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! Look for the announcement on Tuesday, December 24."

Now, for the hard part.....this is our last StampTV Center Stage Spotlight blog hop and we are saying good bye to this group.  I've been a member of the CSS since December 2009.

I want to thank each and every one of you who have stopped by and left your sweet comments over the last 4 years.  It is from the heart when I say, your visits and those comments have inspired me in countless ways.  I hope you'll continue to stop by and say hello.

What an honor to have been part of this group of super talented ladies.  We've become close friends and that's an incredible blessing.  My sincerest thanks go to Gina K for seeing "something" in my cards that she gave me the honor of being part of this group as well as the bonus of making these dear friends.  And to Carolina Butching (you ROCK) for keeping this group on track for all these blog hops.

Now, you're off to the blog of my dear friend, the super talented mother of Brenda and Theresa Momber, Geri Utterback and see her awesome creations.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Hi blog friends!!!

Christmas is getting closer and the days are filling up with exciting moments and events.

It's What If? Wednesday at Repeat Impressions again and guess what?????  Wendy has a new and fun sketch for us to play with.  I hope you'll find some time from all the hustle and bustle to come on over to The House That Stamps Built and play along with us.  We'll be waiting to see what you create.  Link on over and get the details on how to WIN $25.00 worth of awesome RI stamps (of your choice).

Here's this week's sketch

Here's my card
My inspiration for this card came on Sunday, December 7  the 72nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor.  My father was a Pearl Harbor survivor.  He was in the Army Air Corp (later becoming the Air Force) and was one of those who were assigned the morbid task of "collecting the dead" from the ocean after the attack.  He was barely 20 years old.  That's mostly all I know....all he shared about that day.  For whatever reason, those hours stayed within him for over 50 years until his death in 1994.  I have no one in mind for this card, its one of those that came from "within" and before I knew it, it was done.
Stamps I used for this card are RI #2704-H and RI #5140-C
Thank you so much for stopping by.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Hello blog friends!!!

The holidays are fast approaching and my goal this year is to be ready!  Last year I was pitifully behind in everything and it disappointed me - although I have to admit...the sky didn't fall and life went on....go figure.  That said, I'm sticking with my goal this year.  :)

There's a new posting at Outlawz Sunday CAS challenge - It's Cara's turn and she is challenging us to incorporate a poinsettia in our cards.  Here's her complete challenge:

December is a time of celebration. It is the one time of year that many people are able to set aside obligation and reunite with love ones and friends! It is also a time when Poinsettias (my favorite flower) are out in abundance! It derives its name from Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States Minister to Mexico, who introduced the plant into the United States in 1825.
The Theme for this week is poinsettias ... can be a stamp, sticker or die cut and any color is acceptable - just keep it CAS!
My card uses an assortment of punches, dies and paper scraps.  The poinsettia is a stamp from a local stamp store that is now closed.  They had an incredible artist who would design gorgeous rubber stamps and this poinsettia is one of hers.  I stamped it with VersaMark on vellum, then heat embossed it with gold ep then fussy cut it.  On the reverse, I "painted" the deep red color with two Copic Markers

If any of you are interested in being a guest designer for Outlawz, CAS challenge group, please leave me a message here, with a link to your blog or online gallery, and I will forward it to our group leader.  We are actively looking for someone to feature their CAS cards with us for coming year.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a GREAT week!!!!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Hi blog friends!!!

It's time for another fun Designer's Choice Challenge at Repeat Impressions and The House That Stamps Built.  This challenge  - Christmas with Trees - is brought to us by the very talented and lovely, Joy Hadden

Please visit the other Rock Stars for some awesome inspiration and then create your own card for Joy's challenge and link it over at The House.  You'll be entered to win $25.00 worth of awesome RI Stamps.  Get all the details there.
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Hi blog friends!!

Happy Thanksgiving to each and every one of you who are celebrating this American holiday.  I hope you're all gathering with family, friends or people you don't know to join in thanksgiving for blessings known and unknown.

It's What If? Wednesday time at Repeat Impressions and Wendy has quite a sketch for us this time.

Awesome sketch - and fun to interpret.  I took some license here and enjoyed the results.

I hope you can see the sketch in this card.  I used some awesome paper by American Crafts called "Peppermint Express".  I couldn't resist.
Stamps:  RI # 413-H "Let Heaven" and as you can see, there's "stretch" in the sketch....but that's what makes these sketches so much can find a way to interpret them.

We hope you'll come over to The House That Stamps Built and join the WIW challenge.  While you're there,  check out Joy's Project of the Week (so very cool).

For some incredible inspiration please visit my awesome Rock Star Teamies.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I wish you all a blessed Thanksgiving Day.

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Happy Sunday, blog friends!!!

There's a new challenge over at Outlawz Challenges and today's challenge is from Linda Anderson.  Here it is.

"It Was All Started by a Mouse" - This is part of a quote by Walt Disney. I have a quick trip to Disney World planned for this week with my son...I'm so excited!!! So of course, this challenge is dedicated to the man himself, Mickey Mouse. This week's challenge is to create a CAS card using a mouse. Any theme will do, as long as there's a mouse.
It's a fun challenge, so I hope you'll have an opportunity to play along.  There are challenges for every day of the week at Outlawz Challenges which is a free membership site and there are tons of prizes to be won each and every week.
Stamps:  Repeat Impressions #910-E "Mouse and Cheese" and for the sentiment I used a PTI set "Handwritten Notes".
Papers:  GKD Pure Luxury "White", "Black Onyx", "Red Hot" and "Sweet Corn".
To make the "cheese", I took scraps of the "Sweet Corn" cs and using my "Crop a Dile", I made random holes.  I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark and then heat embossed it wth white ep so it would pop off the page.  Copic Markers were used for coloring the mouse and cheese.
Thank you so much for stopping by.
I hope you all have a fabulous week ahead and if you celebrate Thanksgiving, have a happy Thanksgiving Day.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Happy weekend, blog friends!!!

I'll be back later with a card posting, but this post is to spread the word about a little guy named Jonah who needs some cards.

I subscribe to many blogs and read most of them....yeah, it takes me awhile to get through my mail, lol...and every once in awhile one captures my heart.  And so it was when I read Susan Raihala's blog this morning.  Please read it and see if you can also help her.

Friday, November 22, 2013

When God Drops Something in Your Lap

This post appears on my other blog, Questioning my Intelligence, today, too. I hope you'll think about helping.

A few weeks ago, I posted on my stamping blog about keeping Christmas simple and asked readers to comment about their own plans for simplifying Christmas. One of the more than 50 comments stood out. Here's what a reader named Jane wrote:
Well -- on Sept. 28th my husband fell out of a tree while trying to help his 98 year old mother by trimming her trees. He broke 7 ribs in multiple places and his wrist. A week later we found out that our 4 year old grandson had a cancerous tumor on his kidney and within four days they removed his kidney and adrenal gland. After a second surgery for a bowel obstruction he is now starting chemo and radiation for his stage 3 cancer. So Christmas by necessity will be simple. The first thing I did was to give myself permission to not make my Christmas cards this year. So I have a good start on next year's cards! The other thing is to ask for help. So my son and his wife are coming tomorrow to help us decorate our Christmas trees. I think our simplest Christmas was the two years when we were missionaries in Africa.... we could not give or send cards or gifts... so it was very freeing. Yes we missed family terribly but the tension of the holidays was gone and the focus was where it should always be!

I asked Jane to send me her grandson's address so I could send him a Christmas card, and she did. I stared at that address for at least a minute without blinking. Then I prayed.

Seriously, God? What do You want me to do with this?

Because Jane's grandson, whose name is Jonah, lives ten minutes from me. Could this be a coincidence in the big, big world of the World Wide Web? Perhaps.

But probably not.

I believe God dropped information on my hurting neighbor in my lap, and as I prayed about what to do that might be useful, I realized Jane was my best guide.

Fortunately, Jane shared that Jonah's family is surrounded by the love and support of family, friends, and church. His mom, Molly, started a Facebook group for Jonah. You can read it HERE. Molly combines their daily experience with Jonah's cancer and an amazing witness for faith and leaning on God. Jonah and his parents are facing an unimaginably challenging situation with grace, courage, and generosity.

Most efforts I could make to help are unnecessary and would probably would feel intrusive. But card making brought me and Jane together, and card making feels like the best way to respond.

Because who doesn't love getting happy mail?

I'm asking my readers to shower Jonah and his family with cards for Christmas. Store-bought, hand-made...doesn't matter. If you have children, perhaps you could ask them to draw pictures or make cards for Jonah.

Let's shower Jonah in love and support as he fights this thing.

Email me at susanraihala at roadrunner dot com for my mailing address, or you can click here for an email link. I will collect all the cards and drop them on Jonah's doorstep periodically. If you choose to continue sending cards after the holidays, I'll keep delivering.

Sending cards is one small thing we can do to lift this family up. Another is to pray for them. If you pray, please add Jonah to your prayer list and to your church's prayer list.

God's grace, peace, love, and healing mercy are descending on this family in their time of trial. I'm so happy to be a small part of that. Will you join me?
I emailed Susan and asked her for her address so I could help out and now I'm also spreading the word.  I hope you can help out too. Here's the address to send cards:

c/o Susan Raihala
7430 Waterway Dr.
Waynesville, OH  45068
Thanks for stopping by and if you can, please spread the word for Susan and send Jonah some happy mail.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Hi blog friends!

Oh,'s Wednesday once again and another DCC at The House That Stamps Built/Repeat Impressions.  This week it's Deonna's choice for a challenge and it's a "Thank You" challenge.

Here is my card for her challenge.

My card uses RI Stamps #915-I "Wheat Sheaf" and #1140-E "Thanksgiving"

Head on over to The House That Stamps Built and play along with Deonna's challenge.  You'll be entered into a drawing for $25.00 worth of RI awesome stamps.  If you have and use an RI stamp for this challenge, you'll be entered into the drawing twice.

Please visit my Rock Star Teamies for even more inspiration.

Have a great week and thank you for stopping by!

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

What If? Wednesday Time

Hello again, blog friend!!!

It's Wednesday and that means another sketch challenge from Wendy at The House That Stamps Built for her What If? Wednesday challenge.

This is Wendy's sketch challenge this week.

For my card I used RI Stamps #8912-I "Snowflake Solid" and #8914-E and #1816-E.  The sentiment is one of my favorites #8810-H "Snow Much Fun"

This was a fun sketch and we hope you'll join in on the fun.  Just link over to The House That Stamps Built and get all the details.  You might just win a $25.00 certificate for some RI stamps of your choice.  If you use RI stamps in your project you'll be entered twice....but you don't have to use RI stamps to enter.  So go for it....have some fun.  We can't wait to see what you create.

For even more inspiration, please visit my Rock Star Teamies - a super talented group of ladies

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have fun with WIW challenge!!!

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Hi blog friends!!!!

Welcome to another StampTV Center Stage Alumni Group blog hop and challenge.  The challenge comes to us from our own Kay Simmons and it's a color combo challenge.  The color combo is Dark Chocolate, Tomato Soup, Honey Mustard and In the Navy with Ivory as the neutral color.   I used inks and designer paper to get the color combo for this challenge.

If you've come from the blog of the very talented Betty, then you're right on target for hopping.  If you haven't seen Betty's inspiring project, do link back and check it out.  She's an amazingly talented lady.

You can take the full hop by starting HERE at the beginning so you don't miss out on any blog or project.

I created two cards for this challenge

Products:  GKD Pure Luxury "In the Navy" and "Ivory".  Stamps:  GKD "By The Sea 2", by Theresa Momber  and "Stamp It Big".

Products:  GKD "Warm Cocoa" Pure Luxury CS,  Stamps:  "Inspiration Mosaic" by Melanie Muenchinger.  I needed a male birthday card and I liked the way this color combo worked into that for this card.

We hope you'll have some fun and after hopping, play along with us.  Now, head on over to the blog of the wonderfully talented Kay and see her fabulous creation.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!!

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Hi blog friends!!!

Here in the USA we're celebrating Veteran's Day on Monday.  I personally would like to thank my brothers and my nephew and niece who have served and are serving.  I thank those before them, my father and my uncles and the families that stood by and supported them.  Thank you for the freedoms we cherish so dearly.

There's a new CAS Challenge at Outlawz Challenges and this week, Lynn Cupido is challenging us.  Here is Lynn's challenge - I hope you'll come over and play along with us.

Our challenge for you this week is “Remembrance/Celebrate".

Our loved ones that have left our physical world are always in our thoughts and prayers and this week we challenge you to create a CAS card or project in their favourite colours, theme or even animal treat or toy.

Here is a card I made for Lynn's challenge

With this card, I'm remembering my grandmother (my mom's mother).  She was such a dear, dear friend and an influential person in my life.  She used to have a pear tree in her garden and in the fall when the pears were ripe, she would make sure my brothers and sister and I had one in our school lunch bags every day.  The other day I took a pear to work with me - and at lunch time, when I opened my lunch bag and this whiff of pear came out, it brought back those sweet memories of Deedee (that's what we called her) and of the kind and caring lady she was.  I still miss her terribly yet, I was so blessed to have known her and had her in my life.

I started by die cutting the pear and the flourish detail with these Memory Box dies.  I sponged the pear with some Distress Inks to get the reddish shading.  I sprayed the embellishment with some Perfect Pearls Mists.  I adhered it to the pear with glue stick pen.  I created the bg layer with a Hero Arts bg stamp called "Envelope Patterns".  I first stamped it with white pigment ink and then again with gold on grey cs.  The base layer is Hero Arts Layering paper.  I rounded the bottom corners, adhered the pear to the grey layer and adhered that layer to the card base.  The leaf and stem were cut using scraps.  I highlighted the leaf, stem, and various areas of the embellishment with my new Wink of Stella glitter pens (I love, love, love them).

That's it for now!  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Hi's Designer Choice Challenge at The House That Stamps Built

Repeat Impressions Rock Star  Melissa Cash is hosting and she is challenging us to "Snow Fun".

Some of the BEST winter seasonal collection of stamps is at Repeat Impressions.  Check them out.....I know you'll love them.

Great challenge, Melissa.

Come on over to The House That Stamps Built and play along with Melissa's challenge you might just win some awesome RI stamps.
If you need more inspiration, please visit the ROCK STARS
Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you found some inspiration here.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Hi everyone!
I'm here with a new Project Of The Week for The House That Stamps Built.
It's nearing the holidays and it's always such a busy time of the year for many of us.  While I love making handmade cards for special friends and family members, I never have much time to do it.  Therefore, I often look for techniques that are easy and quick and easily reproduced.  The spotlight stamping technique is perfect for fast and easy holiday card creating.  Your cards will look like you spent a lot of time on them but, only you will know how easy they are.  You can use a variety of stamps in your collection for this technique so give it a try and see what you can create.

Supplies:  Card Stock, designer paper (optional), dies or punches, coloring tools (pencils, alcohol markers, chalks), stamps and ink.

The object of this project is to "spotlight" a portion of the entire image, making it pop off the card and drawing the eye to the "spotlighted area".
You will need to stamp the image you've chosen twice.  One will be used for the image on the card and the other will be colored and used as your spotlighted area.

I created two cards using this technique - I used RI Image #211-P "Chickadee At Rest" and #2002-J "Holiday Lamp Post along with #423-G "May All Your Dreams".

1.   Color only a portion of the image you will use for the spotlight.

2.   Prepare your image for your card base.  In my case I die cut it with Spellbinder Label 8 dies.  I also die cut a second layer with the same dies using the next size bigger.

3.   Decide what portion of your colored image you are going to use as your spotlight and die cut or punch it out.  I used Spellbinder classic ovals to die cut my image.

4.   You can layer your "spotlight" onto a piece of card stock cut a tiny bit larger just to outline the image and give it dimension.

5.   Assemble your card and decorate any way you'd like.  I used pop dots to pop my "spotlight" on both of my cards.

I hope you'll give this a try and if you have any questions, please email me.
Thank you for stopping by.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Hi blog friends!!!

I'm hosting the CAS challenge at Outlawz this week.  If you get a chance, come on over and play along.

Here's the challenge:

"Bright November Color Challenge" - November is a grey and drab month here in Maine, USA....all the bright and glorious colors  of summer and fall have left for warmer and sunnier areas and it's going to be many months before they return.  It's personal....I want to fill this week with bright colors......use one, some or all of these five colors and brighten up the week - Green, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Blue.  Combine them or use them alone, just keep it CAS and BRIGHT!
The design team has created some fantastic cards for the challenge.  I hope you will check them out.
Here's the inspiration for my card:  a few years ago my husband and I took a cruise and one of the ports we landed at was Curacao.  The image of the colorful buildings lined against the edge of the ocean and against the bright sky stays in my memory today.
This is not my photo....I took this from the Internet - however, my photo looks much like this.

Because I'm trying to develop my CAS skills using dark backgrounds, I decided to try my hand using this inspiration using a nighttime image.

I hope to see you over at Outlawz this week and I hope you'll play along in the CAS challenge.
Thanks for stopping by,

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Hello my friends!

It's WIW time at Repeat Impressions and The House That Stamps Built!!!  Have you played before?  Don't you love it????  If you haven't, give it a try and have some fun and possibly win $25.00 worth of FABULOUS stamps from Repeat Impressions.

What if? Wednesday happens every other Wednesday.  Wendy (owner and stamp designer) creates a sketch and challenges her design team to create a card using the sketch with Repeat Impressions Stamps.  It's fun.  If you like a challenge and like sketch designs, join us.  You don't have to use an RI stamp, but if you do, you'll be entered into the drawing twice.  You can head on over to The House That Stamps Built for all the details.

In the's this WIW sketch challenge

Here's a card I created using the WIW sketch.
For my card I used RI Stamps #512-H Apple Basket and colored the image with Copic Markers and used Glossy Accents to shine up the apples.  I created a little "water color" accent under the apple basket with Copics.  I liked how that turned out.  Instead of lining up the half pearls, I wanted to angle them, and I like how it looks.
Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you'll find some time to play along with us.
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STARS Plastic Surgery
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Breast Revision

Breast Revision Surgery – San Antonio (Alamo Heights), TX*

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While most women enjoy the results of their breast augmentation, some women experience cosmetic issues with implants or decide that they are no longer needed. When these scenarios arise, the skilled plastic surgeon at STARS Plastic Surgery can perform breast revision surgery, which removes, replaces, or repairs damaged, defective, or unwanted implants.

Over time, implants can shift which changes the appearance of the breasts and can lead to asymmetrical breasts, or they can lose volume or rupture, which breast revision can address. In cases where a woman no longer desires implants, the doctor can remove them with this procedure.

Reasons for Revision Surgery

Breast revision corrects circumstances in regard to breast implants. The surgery focuses on removal, replacement, or making a switch from saline to silicone-based implants. Listed below are the most common cases where a patient may be a candidate for this treatment.

Breast Implant Removal

Individuals who wish to undergo breast augmentation do so to increase breast size primarily for aesthetics. However, after breast augmentation, some women may be dissatisfied with their results and opt to revert back to their normal breast size. Others may want to remove their implants because of health concerns or other personal reasons. Breast revision surgery is a process where the implant is removed and the skin over the breast is tightened to make sure the breast sits in a natural position and looks normal.

Ruptured Implant

Despite the guarantee that implants are safe and leakages are rare, there are cases when a shell breaks down. If it is filled with saline, the solution will be absorbed by the body, and there will be a noticeable deflation of the breast. In the case of silicone implants, the gel will settle where it is originally placed and the only way to verify that it ruptured is with an MRI, because the gel doesn’t deflate. This is also the reason why a patient with silicone implants must undergo routine MRI scans.

Capsular Contracture

The tissues surrounding the implant may develop scars over time, which creates a capsular contracture. The scar tissue tightens around the implant, which causes the implant to be displaced. The patient will feel severe hardening of the breast, which can cause discomfort. This is corrected by a capsulectomy in which the scar tissue is surgically removed. Based on statistics, there are more occurrences of contracture with saline implants compared to silicone-based ones.

Breast Rippling

A noticeable rippling can sometimes be seen underneath or on the side of the breast. This is generally more common among patients who have very low tissue volume and who are thin.  Although not really a complication, the unnatural wrinkling may cause discomfort and an unsightly appearance. Rippling is most common with saline implants.

Double Bubble Implants

When an implant moves out of the intended pocket, it may cause the appearance of a double breast where a significant crease is noticeable. Implants not properly placed may drop and extend past the breast’s crease or rise, forming an odd volume on top of the breast. Sometimes implants are displaced by severe capsular contracture or a tightening scar tissue. Patients who experience this will go ahead with a revision surgery, as this condition is usually noticeable when wearing tight-fitting clothes.

Breast Size

Breast implants vary in size, texture, shape, and base. Some patients may be unhappy with how the breast looks and may consider a revision surgery to improve the appearance according to preference. It may be another size increase or a switch from a rounded implant to a more natural looking teardrop shape. Some patients also later realize that they’d rather have silicone instead of saline. All preferences will be considered to modify the augmented breast.

Surgical Technique

Revision surgery is tailored according to the cosmetic issue the patient is addressing. With this treatment, a major correction is done to the augmented breast in conjunction to scar tissue removal, if applicable, or a breast lift if there is sagging. There are instances when a strattice (a tissue matrix device) will be needed to act as an internal underwire if additional support is required. Ultimately, the correction aims to fix the issue that’s the source of the patient’s dissatisfaction.

During/After Surgery

Breast revision surgery is performed with general anesthesia in an accredited surgical facility. The patient may be sent home after treatment depending on the severity of the case. It is recommended to have someone who can drive the patient home and who can provide support within 48 hours. Patients can resume to their normal routine on the second week. It will take a few more months for the effects of the revision to become noticeable and the breast to develop a natural feel and look.

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The Progress

San Francisco, USA

Jeremy Jachym

About The Progress

The Progress sits in the middle of the Fillmore Jazz District of Western Addition, Immediately adjacent to big (little) sister restaurant, State Bird Provisions. Here one may order a la carte dishes to be eaten family style. One should definitely plan to come en mass to the Progress, not simply to share a BBQed half duck or harissa-grilled lamb from local farmers, but to crack into accomplished sommelier Jason Alexander’s excellent list.

The Progress Wine List

Alexander (who is a managing partner for The Progress) demonstrates his continued curiosity for the world of wine by punctuating his tightly curated list of old and new world wines with compelling, well-researched features, such as a section of decades-old verticals celebrating historical California producers like Stony Hill Vineyards, Ridge, and Dun or a feature demonstrating a spread of classic Meursault to introduce relative newcomer Antoine Jobard (son of François Jobard). Choosing wine off his list to go with that food is pure pleasure.

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Wild Atlantic WayOur accommodation at Seaside B&B in Ballinskelligs combines modern and contemporary with a traditional design. Our rooms are spacious and light filled with luxurious bedding and original artwork by local artists. Enjoy the experience of a house within two minutes walking distance of a blue flag, sandy beach with a beach cafe open all year round. The nearest Pub with music and food is a ten minute walk by the strand or a road. Also at the doorsteps are Ballinskelligs two major medieval archaeological remains, the Priory linked to the monks of Skellig Michael, and Ballinskelligs Castle, one of Mac Carthy Mor, our local chieftains tower houses.

Breakfast alays included in room rates
  • Close to a Blue Flag sandy beach
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  • Childrens cot available
  • Packed lunches
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My mom and I enjoyed 2 nights at the Seaside B&B - soaking up the colors in the lush gardens, relaxing in the sunshine streaming in through the windows, and enjoying the magnificent scenery and sights nearby. Christy and Mary were great and welcoming hosts and provided helpful information to guide our exploration. A cozy and comfortable B&B in a beautiful area. Thank you!!

This was without any doubt the best B&B we visited during our holidays in Ireland. The place is nice and comfy. Clean bright room we had a family beroom and an excellent breakfast! The hosts are really welcoming and full of good advices. The surroundings are nice to visit. A place I would recommend to anybody. And a place I would certainly go back to, if ever I go back to Ireland!

Very nice people, wonderful location: we loved it.

How to Find Seaside B&B

Travelling along the Ring of Kerry on the N 70 between Caherciveen and Waterville take a turn onto the R 566 or nearer Waterville R 567. It is after about 5-10 minutes drive straight on always, that you pass the village of Dun Geagan, then the Ballinskelligs Post Office on your right and Cable O'Leary's Bar on the left. At the next crossroads (left to the beach) go straight on and Seaside B&B is on your right after 50 metres.

Postcode: V23 YN53
Latitude: 51.82003
Longitude: -10.275104

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