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  1. 1. Ski Biomechanics & Physiology Awareness
OVERVIEW Ski technique is a very popular subject in the world of skiing.  For many years technique has been put across to skiers getting usually moderate to great results.  With all tuition it's limited to what people's bodies can physically do.  Nearly all skiers have a weaker turn.  This is due to physical and mental limitations on one side of the body.  Because of this one side of the body usually absorbs the learning better and as a result a weaker turning direction is left.
This doesn't show itself generally if you're inside your comfort zone, but as soon as you ski faster, steeper and away from the piste the weaker turn becomes more apparent and will consistently let your technique down.  When flat light sets in, slopes become icy and you're feeling fatigued you'll also feel your weaker turn more.  When skiing on very steep or exposed faces, your weaker turn can actually put you in vulnerable situation as on these slopes you are truly only as good as your weaker turn!
Most skiers are always trying to improve their performance, speed, style and general grasp of the sport from your beginner right through to a competitor.  Quite a lot of the time improvement is slowed down by the weaker or restricted direction.  The job of a ski instructor would be a whole lot easier if he had a complete understanding of ski biomechanics and physiology.  The plateau's that are often talked about in skiing (normally intermediate plateau) usually boil down to handful of issues that are more times than not fixed by a combination of ski coaching, ski biomechanics and ski physiology exercises.
One other issue that ski biomechanics awareness can benefit is ski safety and injury prevention.  If you make turns that are symmetrical and generally equal, you'll become a more consistent skier.  This makes you a safer skier in all environments from the piste to big mountain.  Also, if you're skiing with better symmetry and actually know which muscles to drive the mechanical movements with, you'll reduce the risk of injury and damage to your skeleton and joints.
Overall, the true fact of the matter is that ski instruction is not as effective without the added factors of ski biomechanics and ski physiology.  It is our hope that more and more ski instructors across the globe will gain further education in these areas and better themselves so as to give out a much better product to the clients or athletes they work with.
  TYPICAL ISSUES IMPROVED WITH BIOMECHANICAL + PHYSIOLOGICAL AWARENESS
1.  CORRECT SKI LEG FLEX PATTERN (Unlocking the Ankles)Most skiers flex their knees more than their ankles.  This unfortunately causes body weight to rest consistently over the middle and back of the skis.  Also fatigues the thighs and puts strain on the knee joint.  Reasons for this are:a. Ski Boots perhaps too stiff b. Calf muscles perhaps too tightc. Over use of knee flex and knee flex as a habit (due to both of the above)
2.  SKIER SYMMETRY Most skiers ride from turn to turn with an a-frame shape in the legs. This is when the feet are wider apart than the knees.  This can happen by either the knees dropping in or the feet splitting out or both.  This makes the shape in the legs non symmetrical and the skis usually at different angles between the turns.  This can cause inconsistency between turns due to the skis being tilted at different angles.  This a-frame angle in the legs will put stress on the knee joints and tension in the muscles throughout the body.  An a-frame is one of the biggest factor behind skiers having problems in powder and variable terrains.  A-Frame's are usually more predominant on one direction.  The reasons A-frame's are so common are:a. Ski Boot set up (foot beds and canting)b. No awareness of lateral control musclesc. Ski technique issues such as pressure, edge and steering control
3.  INCREASE LEG STEERING RANGE - DECREASING UPPER BODY ROTATION Most skiers get told one time or another by a coach that there is too much upper body or hip rotation in their skiing.  This usually gives the skier a weaker edge support in the turn and poor body positioning over the skis.  The Result – A vulnerable and weaker set up for overall dynamic balance.  Upper body or hip rotation is usually more apparent in one direction.  Steering needs to come mainly from the legs with the ball of the thigh bone rotating inside the socket joint of the hips.  This allows the hips to remain generally facing in the direction of the fall line.
In most cases skiers can step their feet around approximately 50 or 60 degrees across either side from the fall line.  This means that when they steer from turn to turn and the steering of the skis is greater than say 50 or 60 degrees, the upper body will start to rotate as the skis try to achieve 75 degrees and 80 degrees of angle across the fall line (this is typically what’s needed of steeper slopes). The reasons for a poor leg steering range are:a.  General tightness in the hips b.  Lack of range in exterior and interior leg rotationc.  Many years skiing without finishing off of the turn shape
4.  POWDER STEERING THE SKIS (foot + thigh steering, not just foot)Most skiers have a good knowledge of steering the feet which usually gives an adequate result of steering the skis in each direction. However, not all skiers get educated on steering the thighs.  If thigh steering is added to foot steering, the overall process of the steering action is much stronger.  If muscles are more responsible for the steering action in the legs, it takes the torque out of the knee joint during the steering process.
Also, if skiers are wishing to ski and higher speeds, ride on steeper slopes and freeride on big mountain terrain it's essential that the power steering of the upper legs is switched on. The main reasons skiers don't use upper leg steering are: a. Foot steering usually being the only description of steering mentioned in a skiers first few weeks b. Lack of power and endurance in the upper leg steering muscles
5.  LATERAL ANGULATION (differences between leaning / falling left and right)If you watch video footage of most skiers in slow motion over 25 frames per second, you will nearly always see a difference between the angles skiers fall into with each turn direction.  Lean or Falling from the hips into each turn direction can be a technically demanding exercise.  Most skiers either lack confidence or lack range of movement falling towards the left or the right.
Usually we all favour either our left or right side of the body in many things in life.  Because of this when learning to lean the legs or fall with the hips in each direction, we will naturally fall to one direction and have a restriction to the other.  On the direction with the mental restriction you will normally see skiers leaning their head and shoulders across and not really moving the hip too much.  There is also a physical issue that can affect the falling in each direction which is being tighter in the muscle groups down one side of the body in the legs, hips and lower back.  Tightness in one side can restrict the range and speed someone can fall and lean their legs.
Main issuesa. Left and Right sides of the brain can make use favour falling / leaning the legs in one direction more than the other and actually make us lack confidence in one direction b. Tight muscles on one side of the body can make us lack range of movement and speed of movement for falling / leaning
6.   MIDDLE BODY CORE STRENGTH (activating core on the move)So many skiers spend most, if not all, of their time skiing from turn to turn with very little or no middle body strength.  If you ski with not much middle body and core strength you run the risk of allowing your hips (centre of your mass) to drop back during your turns.  This puts you out of balance and leaves your body weight on the tails of your skis.  Also when you’re skiing moguls and variable terrain you’ll often find that you’re constantly skiing into lumps of snow that cause there to be a sudden impact on the body.  If your middle body is weak with no core activation, you’ll find your upper body collapsing forwards as your body breaks at the waist.
To ski with middle body strength you need to learn how to activate you core and develop overall middle body strength and endurance.  This can be done by focusing on strength building exercises for your lower back and stomach muscles and your transverse abdominal (core) group of muscles.  Once you can become aware of how these muscles work you can then start to try skiing with them activated full time during your turns.  This is not as easy as it sounds and work off of snow is required to achieve full time core activation.
Main issues a. Most skiers ski without middle body strength and full time core activation making themselves vulnerable when performance levels are pushed or the conditions get more difficult b. Skiers can suffer from lower back compression injuries when skiing without a strong middle body
Solution is a. Dry land training to develop core strength and endurance.  This can be done by following some simple exercises given to you by professional fitness instructors b. Using a pre ski Core activation exercise to wake up the middle body and rehearse the position to hold it in when skiing.  This following explains:
1 Ski Biomechanics & Physiology Awareness
Primary Muscles Used for Skiing
What are the primary muscles used for downhill skiing? If you had asked this question 50 years ago, you would have received an entirely different answer. Back then, strength was a crucial element of alpine skiing. As such, the quadriceps, which are the strong muscles in the front of the thighs, would have been the primary muscles utilized. With the advent of straight skis, however, things began to change. Now skiing is considered more of a dynamic balance versus a strength-related sport. This has led to some changes in the primary muscles used when skiing. Related AdsSkiingSki TaosUtah Ski AreaSki ResortSki Vermont
The Core Musculature
Without good balance, skiing is virtually impossible. The deep core muscles are responsible for dynamic balance. These include the transverse abdominal muscle (the deepest core muscle), as well as the pelvic floor muscles, which support your internal organs. While the core muscles are not the prime movers of skiing movements, they are essential stabilizers.
The Feet and Ankles
You can't talk about ski technique without mentioning the kinetic chain, which refers to a sequence of events in a pattern of movements. When analyzing any series of actions, it's important to look at where the movement begins. Then you can begin to understand how these primary movements will affect all subsequent actions. In modern skiing, all moves begin in the feet and ankles. For example, the peroneus longus is involved in eversion and plantar flexion of the foot, while the tibialis is used for dorsi flexion. All of these movements are essential to carving the snowy terrain.
Gluteus Maximus
In skiing, the gluteus maximus functions as a hip extender. It also abducts, or pulls, the leg away from the center line of the body and stabilizes the knee when it is in an extended position. As such, the gluteal muscles are important for mogul skiing.
Quadriceps Muscles: Front of the Thigh
The rectus femoris extends the knee and flexes the hip. The vastus medialis performs the more subtle action of extending the knee. In modern skiing, it is used more frequently than the rectus femoris.
The Hamstrings: Back of the Leg
The hamstrings are perhaps one of the most important muscle groups in alpine skiing as they are involved in flexion of the knee. In skiing, they help absorb shock and protect the sensitive ACL.
Primary Muscles Used for Skiing |
Article Written By Lisa Mercer
In 1999, Lisa Mercer’s fitness, travel and skiing expertise inspired a writing career. Her books include " Open Your Heart with Winter Fitness" and " 101 Women's Fitness Tips." Her articles have appeared in " Aspen Magazine," " HerSports," " 32 Degrees," " Pregnancy Magazine" and " Wired." Mercer has a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the City College of New York.
SKIING INJURIES
Skiing Injuries in Children, Adolescents, and Adults*
M. C. DEIBERT, M.D., D. D. ARONSSON, M.D., R. J. JOHNSON, M.D., C. F. ETTLINGER, M.S. and J. E. SHEALY, PH.D.#, BURLINGTON, VERMONT
Investigation performed at the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, McClure Musculoskeletal Research Center, The University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington
We prospectively gathered data on skiing injuries that had been sustained at the Sugarbush North ski area since 1972 and at the Sugarbush South ski area since 1981. The purpose of the current study was to document the overall rates of injury in children, adolescents, and adults participating in alpine skiing. We also sought to determine the ten most common injuries in each age-group. Finally, we analyzed short-term and long-term trends to determine if changes in equipment had had an effect on the frequency or pattern of injury. From the 1981–1982 to the 1993–1994 season, there were 2.79 injuries per 1000 skier days: 4.27 injuries in children, 2.93 in adolescents, and 2.69 in adults. During the last eight years of the study, the most common injuries were a contusion of the knee in children, a sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb in adolescents, and a grade-III sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament in adults. The short-term trends revealed that, in children, the frequency of tibial fractures decreased 10 per cent while that of fractures of the upper extremity increased 8 per cent. The long-term trends showed that, in adults, the rate of tibial fractures decreased 89 per cent while that of injuries of the anterior cruciate ligament increased 280 per cent. The overall rate of injury decreased 43 per cent from the beginning of the study in 1972 to the end of the study in 1994; the decrease was 58 per cent in children, 45 per cent in adolescents, and 42 per cent in adults. Data on the types of equipment and the binding-release values were collected prospectively from injured skiers and from 2083 non-injured skiers. Of the fifty-nine skiers who sustained a spiral fracture of the tibia, forty-two (71 per cent) had binding-release values that were higher than the average for the uninjured group. We believe that the use of properly functioning modern equipment will decrease the rate of injury, particularly in children.


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Sunday with Tricia

What a lovely day we had today. Ginger and I went with my friend Tricia to her church - she and I are doing an "exchange". I went to her church this week, and she is coming to mine another week. (Actually we are not-so-secretly trying to lure each other to our own church. I don't know what her motivation is, but for my part, she is just so much fun and would bring a great energy to our church. However, we both love our own houses of worship, so I don't think either of us is going to make a move.)

Her minister, Rev. George MacDonald, is a very friendly and down to earth older gentleman, who is retiring this year. He gave a wonderful sermon, titled "Season to Taste". He began by speaking of his mother's stew and how, no matter how he tries, he cannot make a stew that tastes like hers. After she passed away, he found the recipe she used, which was her mother's. He said it was easy to follow, the instructions were clear and basic...until the last line "season to taste". Does that mean salt and pepper, or a mix of the herbs and spices in the rack above the stove? Does that mean season to his taste, her taste, the diners' taste? And he still has never made a stew that tastes like hers... And that lead into a sermon of how God seasons to his taste and how it's always the decision points that are difficult. It's easy to follow instructions, go to church each week, read the Bible, etc. But what about the times in our lives when we are called upon to "season to taste"? It was very thoughtful. We met and had a nice chat with him afterward. He asked where we were from, and it turns out he knows my Rev. Valerie and her husband Mark (who is also a minister, but in the Anglican Church, not the United Church).

Tricia also introduced us around, plus a couple people came and introduced themselves. What a truly warm and welcoming reception we were given. If I wasn't so enamoured of my own church & minister, Tricia might actually have a shot at luring me over to the "dark side"!

After church, we went back to Tricia's house for a homemade version of quesadilla. Oh my goodness, what a tasty lunch! Tortilla shells filled with shredded cooked chicken, salsa and cheese, folded in two and barbequed for about ten minutes. Then served with quacamole, sour cream and salsa for dipping. And the quacamole - yum!! I have never liked the stuff, but boy, Tricia's recipe is to die for. Avocado, garlic, sour cream, chili powder and lime juice. It was so good with the quesadillas.

And then - dare I confess it? - we went to Mamma Mia again! Oh I can't help it, this movie is so much fun, I am captivated by its exuberance! And how great to have a friend who loves it as much as I do (Tricia and I have already talked about going a fourth time!) Ginger moved a couple seats away from us halfway through...we were clapping, singing and yes, even up on our feet dancing (we chose back row seats specifically so we would have nobody behind us.) Honestly, how much more fun can one have than singing and dancing like a fool with a friend at a rousing musical? Too bad my darlin' Ginger wouldn't join us in the dancing, she doesn't know what she was missing! Miss Ninja said she was incredibly glad she didn't go with us...no doubt she would have had to wear a paper bag over her head and pretended not to know us!

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There's nothing better than parents embarassing their kids in public, ha ha! Sounds like a wonderful day!

Kids! Never mind embarrassing them, it is a parent's prerogative to do that, I think... says someone who is always accused of emabarrasing her children...

Church may be more fun for me if my friends went with me to service every Sunday... but most of my friends are not the church-going type. That's ok, I like them anyway... :)

You didn't! You got up and danced in the theatre?! Poor Ginger :)

I saw Mama Mia yesterday and I think I'll rent it when it comes out on DVD, so I can dance along with Meryl Streep and the girls. Oh, and sing along -- loudly!

Interesting sermon. I don't get to Mass as often as I should (except when I'm in Italy, where someone is celebrating Mass all the time!) and I think part of my problem is finding a priest with a relevant message. Alas. It really is a gift, to be able to preach well, and connect with people.

I just came back from seeing Mamma Mia with my 26 year-old daughter. We both loved it! I didn't grow up in the USA and I'm familiar with only a few of the songs but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I think I might go see it again with a few of my girl friends.
I loved reading about the lovely day you had with your friend Tricia. I usually go to church with my friends but they all belong to different parishes so we alternate.

Kathy (Trekcapri):

Hi Anne, I thought Rev. MacDonald's sermon was a very thoughtful message and delivered in a way that one can really relate easily to. Made me really think. I enjoyed reading this entry.

Now, about the hand clapping and dancing in the back row of the movie theatre . . . that was great! :) We're going to see Mamma Mia this weekend, so I can't wait.

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It would be a logical fallacy to presume I was talking about all TPV's of course, just this incredibly shady one.
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I have no problem with people expressing their opinion, or their reservations about this or that, but if you are making a specific accusation, or giving a specific warning about a Serious Matter (like "change your password") you should provide context and substantiation OR qualify it to indicate it's your personal opinion. In the same post. Doesn't count when it had to be dragged out of you over the course of a few days.

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'Pirate' ruling irrelevant: Sea Shepherd

Date: February 27 2013

David Beniuk

Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson has described a US judge's opinion that he is a "pirate" as one-sided and irrelevant.

Chief Judge Alex Kozinski used the term to criticise Mr Watson and the activist group in a court of appeal in San Francisco.

The court was overturning an earlier decision which had dismissed claims from Japanese whalers that Sea Shepherd boats had breached an order to stay 500 yards (457 metres) from them.

"You don't need a peg leg or an eye patch," Chief Judge Kozinski wrote in the unanimous three-judge panel's decision.

Mr Watson said the judge had ignored aggression from the Japanese fleet, which has clashed with Sea Shepherd vessels in recent days.

"I guess that puts me in the same boat as Johnny Depp," Mr Watson told AAP from aboard the Steve Irwin.

"That's an opinion, it's certainly not a judgment.

"He didn't mention anything in there about the fact that the Japanese have destroyed one of our ships (the Ady Gil in 2010), they've thrown concussion grenades at us, hit us with water cannons and laser beams.

"It seems to be a very one-sided opinion."

In the judgment it is Sea Shepherd that is accused of violence in the Southern Ocean.

"When you ram ships; hurl glass containers of acid; drag metal-reinforced ropes in the water to damage propellers and rudders; launch smoke bombs and flares with hooks; and point high-powered lasers at other ships, you are, without a doubt, a pirate, no matter how high-minded you believe your purpose to be," the chief judge writes.

Mr Watson rejected the accusations.

"We don't throw acid. We throw rotten butter," he said.

"I guess technically you can call it acid like you could call milk lactic acid or orange juice citric acid.

"We haven't rammed a single Japanese whaling vessel down here in the entire nine years.

"We've been rammed multiple times.

"The judge obviously has not seen the evidence or the facts; he's just making an opinion based on his own personal prejudices."

Footage released this week by both parties shows Sea Shepherd boats well inside the 500-yard limit but Mr Watson said the restriction applied only to the organisation's US branch.

He said Sea Shepherd USA had withdrawn from the campaign when the injunction imposing the limit was handed down in December last year, and the action was now being managed by the Australian branch.

"The whole thing is irrelevant," Mr Watson said.

"This is beyond the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit Court of the United States."

The ruling came as Japan's fisheries minister Yoshimasa Hayashi compared his country's whaling to Australians eating kangaroo meat.

"We don't eat those animals, but we don't stop them from doing that because we understand that's their culture," he said.

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Taking the plunge helps long jumper

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Long jumper Kerrie Taurima is getting used to being mistaken for her husband Jai's sister.

Formerly Kerrie Perkins, Australia's No.2 female long jumper married the colourful Sydney Olympic silver medallist last November after four years together.

The new name has led to confusion and some added pressure for the bride, who has returned to athletics after a self-imposed two-year break and a knee operation.

"On the weekend there was a few people saying, 'Oh, is Jai's sister jumping?'," Taurima said before training at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra yesterday. "It's still bizarre to hear when they announce my name. I have to think, 'oh, that's me'.

"To go to competitions as Kerrie Taurima, people think I'm related and say, 'she must be really good'. The pressure's on."

The marriage has coincided with a surge in form for the 23-year-old, who took two years out from competition after losing her AIS scholarship in 2000 for not reaching performance targets.

Now she is back at the AIS and jumped a personal best of 6.78m in Perth earlier this month, although it was disallowed due to an illegal-wind reading. She said the jump, eight centimetres over the Olympic A qualifying mark, was a confidence boost.

"It's really good to think that I can jump that far. After that competition I started to think that the Olympics aren't so out of reach," she said. "Previously I'd been 20cm, 30cm away from qualifying so to be jumping 6.78m was a really positive start to the season.

"Jai sent me a message after I jumped in Perth: 'Taurimas can jump'. It was nice."

Taurima will jump at the Telstra A series meeting at the AIS this Saturday.

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LONDON: Government ministers discussed plans to exploit Iraq's oil reserves in the months before Britain took a leading role in invading Iraq, documents have revealed.

The secret papers, obtained by an oil campaigner and published by The Independent, are minutes of meetings between senior oil executives and Labour cabinet members, and highlight for the first time the hollow nature of Western governments' public denials of national self-interest in the decision to invade Iraq.

The documents, which have not been provided to the continuing Chilcot inquiry into Britain's involvement in the Iraq war, appear to contradict statements made by Shell in 2003, just before the invasion, that reports of meetings between the oil giant and Downing Street about Iraqi oil were ''highly inaccurate''.

BP also denied it had any ''strategic interest'' in Iraq, while the then prime minister, Tony Blair, dismissed what he called ''the oil conspiracy theory'' as absurd.

The published papers cover October and November 2002 and show that just five months before the invasion, Baroness Symons, then the British trade minister, told BP that the government believed British energy firms should take a share of Iraq's enormous oil and gas reserves as a reward for Mr Blair's military commitment to US plans for regime change.

The minutes reveal that she also agreed to lobby the Bush administration on behalf of BP because it feared being ''locked out'' of discussions and deals purportedly being thrashed out between the US, France and Russia, and their oil companies.

''Baroness Symons agreed that it would be difficult to justify British companies losing out in Iraq in that way if the UK had itself been a conspicuous supporter of the US government throughout the crisis,'' one minute, from October 2002, said.

The minister pledged to report back before Christmas on her lobbying campaign.

In November the same year the British Foreign Office invited BP to discuss opportunities posed by ''regime change'', describing Iraq as the big oil prospect and noting that ''BP is desperate to go there and anxious that political deals should not deny them the opportunity''.

Another minute quotes Edward Chaplin, the Foreign Office's Middle East director at the time, who noted that Shell and BP could not afford not to have a stake in Iraq for the sake of their long-term futures, adding that ''we were determined to get a fair slice of the action for UK companies in a post-Saddam Iraq''.

Uncovering the documents, obtained under freedom-of-information laws, was the result of five years' work by an oil campaigner, Greg Muttitt, and show that at least five high-level meetings were held on the topic in late 2002.

Mr Muttitt, whose book Fuel on Fire is published next week, said that before the war the British government went to great lengths to deny any interest in Iraq's oil.

''These documents provide the evidence that gives the lie to those claims.''

Since the invasion the 20-year contracts signed have been described as the biggest in the history of the oil industry, covering half of Iraq's reserves.

The Independent said this stake, representing about 60 billion barrels of oil, was bought up by companies including BP and the China National Petroleum Corporation, whose joint consortium alone stands to make £403 million ($623 million) profit per year from the Rumaila field in southern Iraq.


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Sweet and Sour Prawns Recipe 甜酸虾

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This is my family's tried and tested method of cooking for sweet and sour dishes.  Credit has to be given to my mom (she loves sweet and sour dishes!) as she is the one who came up with this final recipe after trying out different ways of cooking sweet and sour dishes.  Today's feature is sweet and sour prawns but you can use this method of cooking for all kinds of seafood like crab, squid and fish.  The prawns are lightly marinated in salt then shallow instead of deep-fried (for the best texture) and then stir-fried in a delightfully appetising vinegary sauce mixed with fragrant minced garlic, red peppers and ginger.

This is a vibrantly colourful and delicious dish - not to mention auspicious as well since 虾 (prawn) is also the same pronounciation as laughter in Chinese, hence this is a choice dish during festive occasions especially during Chinese New Year.

25 large prawns (heads & shells on) - in my opinion, prawns are much more fragrant cooked with shells and heads on
Salt to marinate the prawns lightly
Enough oil for shallow-frying the prawns
5 cloves black garlic, minced
4 slices of ginger, sliced thinly
3-4 red chilli peppers, sliced thinly (you may opt to use seeded ones if your tolerance level for spiciness is not high)

For the sauce:

1/2 bowl of ketchup
2-4 tbsps of sugar (or to taste)
1 tbsp soy sauce (or to taste)
1/2 tbsp white vinegar (or to taste)

First, shallow fry the prawns after marinating lightly with salt until prawns are lightly cooked - try not to overcook prawns as the rubbery texture of overcooked prawns are not very appetising (to me!). The length of time it takes for the prawns to be cooked of course depends on the size of your prawns, but I always prefer mine especially for this step slightly under-cooked rather than over-cooked as the final step involves placing the prawns into the sauce to stir fry around briefly again.

Now, prepare the sauce with the ingredients listed above - in Chinese home cooking, a lot of times, most ingredients are only given in approximates, apparently the mark of a good cook is that there is no need to measure ingredients, one just knows, now although I do operate the same way i.e. I just throw stuff into the pan depending on what feels right, I do think that would not be of much help to my readers. For this sauce, I would highly recommend you to start with a little of the seasonings and add on after tasting each time.

Next, saute the garlic, ginger and red peppers till fragrant - use medium to low heat. Now, pour in the previously prepared sauce and bring to a boil. Quickly add in the previously fried prawns and stir around well to coat evenly. Serve hot.

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noobcook said...

your mum is a very good cook! the sauce looks so yummy, I have to try it out!

Cooking Gallery said...

This dish looks so scrumptious! The red sauce makes it look so appetising. Great dish, especially because I am a prawn-lover :)!

tigerfish said...

Look at the glorious glaze :) Yum!

Dora said...

I love sweet and sour prawns too esp with a bowl of steamed rice. *yum yum*!

pigpigscorner said...

Looks so tasty!

Christine@Christine's Recipes said...

Yummy dish. My mum used to cook this dish on a special day, like New Year Eve.

PeterH said...

The prawns look so huge!

homeladychef said...

i have long forgotten this dish until now, simple and yet so tast, time to revisit it again ya? :)

Cynthia said...

OMG,I am seriously drooling at this!

Ellie (Almost Bourdain) said...

The prawns look gorgeous!!! This is my faovurite dish that I cook often! Thanks for sharing your recipe. Must give it a go soon.

Jen (Tastes of Home) said...

thanks for the kind words everyone! hope you guys will like this recipe :)

Quay Po Cooks said...

I love prawns cooked in any form. Your sweet and sour prawns look awesome. I have printed out the recipe and will cook this weekend!

Jen (Tastes of Home) said...

^ thanks! hope you'll like this recipe!

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I've always believed in the sheer power of “living the brand” internally, which is where effective employee communications can play such a powerful role.  Recently I asked my communications colleagues on LinkedIn what they thought the role of employee communications was in the context of brand-building.  My belief is that companies often overlook the role that employee communications plays.  The feedback from my colleagues was pretty much supported my thinking — that internal audiences are absolutely critical when building a brand.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that employees are in fact an organization's most important asset.  Some may disagree and say it's the brand, but what they forget is the critical role that employees play as part of the brand.  A brand is really about a promise or an experience, meaning the essence of the brand needs to live in everything the company does.  Employees have a huge role to play in this because how they represent the company impacts the brand's reputation.  And that means employees, and the role of employee communications, is absolutely critical to brand success, and therefore business success.

No matter how good a job you do at building your brand in the marketplace, it will all fall apart if your employees are not engaged and part of that brand — without them you have no brand.  So what does that mean?  That employees should be the first audience factored into communications, especially in times of crisis when it's particularly important to engage them first — out of respect for them (since it's likely consistent with a core value all organizations have, or should have), and because they can help (or hurt) you.  Employees can be one of your biggest points of leverage, if you engage them properly, at any time, crisis or otherwise.  Recognize and act on this, and you set yourself up for success.  Ignore it and you may set yourself up for failure.

In building your brand you need employee buy-in, so it's not about talking at them, it's about engaging them and giving them the opportunity to provide input and be a source of important feedback about the brand.  This gives employees ownership, and also creates alignment with the brand/values.  In good organizations this then fosters accountability for living up to the brand, and in times of crisis, for supporting and defending the brand and reputation.

In many ways, a company shows its true colors in the way it communicates with its employees.  Does it communicate much with employees?  What does it communicate about?  Is it transparent and authentic in its employee communications?  Is it honest and believable?  And, are its communications with employees straightforward and tangible, avoiding the common pitfalls of talking in jargon and the infamous “management speak”, which will turn employees off and potentially create cynics or “haters”, not the ambassadors or “evangelists” you really want to have on board.

You have a real opportunity to enable your employees as brand ambassadors if you engage them and make them feel part of the brand, and then arm them with the right information to portray your business (and brand) in the proper light.  Think about it, how can you deliver or stand up for something you don't buy into?  This should convince any organization that the engagement of employees right from the outset is important for both clearly understanding and communicating brand values.

Here's something else to think about.  Your employees also go home at night, socialize with friends, and interact with others who may have an opinion about or interest in your brand.  Don't ever underestimate the power of a cocktail party conversation or a seemingly innocent interaction an employee may have “on their own time”.  You want to have them promoting your brand and exuding your brand values at every opportunity.  As an added bonus, by having internal buy-in to your brand values you will also have an easier time retaining your best people and recruiting individuals who will also share and promote your brand values going forward.  What else can you ask for?

If this hasn't convinced you of the importance of employee communications in brand building, and why employee communications matters, I'm not sure what will!

P.S.  The same thinking applies for not-for-profits with respect to their very important volunteer base, who are in essence an extension of the employee base and therefore key ambassadors for the organization.

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« on: August 26, 2009, 02:58:47 PM »
I am stuck in New Jersey for awhile. I am a college graduate robotic engineer looking for a few people to work together on a robotics project. I have significant experience and will be able to take care of all the electronics and software - unfortunately my machine shop skills are lacking (something i hope to remedy). If you are a robot builder in NJ and are looking for someone to create a (serious) robot to tackle a challenge, then please contact me.

If you're wondering what KIND of robot I am hoping to build, the answer is I don't care too much. I am just looking for a project to keep me busy- as long as the problem it solves is serious or forces us to really plan out how it maps and reacts to its environment, I'm fine. I am NOT looking to build some remote control battle bot.

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Googled it and found nothing. Do you have a yellow pages or something simillar. If you don't find one post a message on your local message board and start up your own robotics club/Team.

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I recently read an article from the October issue of Fast Company which talks about the global redesign of the McDonaldâ€™s fast food restaurant chain.Â  I think we are all familiar with the ubiquitous brick and mortar cookie-cutter locations, filled with bright reds, oranges and yellows, and of course the frightening clown mascot.Â  Along with the many recent menu innovations, such as the â€œPremiumâ€ items, including McCafÃ© drinks, upscale salads and wraps, the chain is looking to upgrade the overall eating environment.Â  In Europe and Australia, some of these design updates have already taken hold over the past several years — but in 2010, there will be a lot of changes here in the US.Â

â€œNext year, McDonald’s will launch its first total makeover campaign since the Carter administration, allocating $2.4 billion to redo at least 400 domestic outposts, refurbish 1,600 restaurants abroad, and build another 1,000.â€

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How do you think this design update will change the McDonaldâ€™s experience? Would you be more likely to spend a little more money if your local chain was set up with hardwood floors and tables that werenâ€™t bolted to the floor?Â  What are the chances that this will be a success?Â  Iâ€™d love to hear your thoughts.

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  1. Raiders757

    A McDonald’s opened up near me a couple of years ago that I believe falls under this new model. It looks completely different, yet there is no don’t what it is. There are flat screen TV’s and free wi-fi with an environment that doesn’t scream hurry up, eat, and get out. Still, it doesn’t make me want to hang out for any extra period of time and talk my self into buying anything else.

  2. Cynthia

    I don’t know about others, but I don’t go to McDonald’s for the decor. I go for the exact reasons that keep them in business: like you said: fast and cheap. And when my children were younger, there wasn’t a better place on the planet.

  3. Missourimule

    McDonald’s new redesign “redefines” the meaning of the word “ugly”. Every restaurant is cold, hard, and unwelcoming – the basic message is, come in, get your food, and get out, quick. Their only basic achievement is that they’ve managed to make state Drivers’ License exam offices look warm and welcoming.

  4. Carla

    I don’t get it. With the economy in such turmoil, why would McDonalds go and spend so much money to remodel their restaurants? The “golden arches” are what we all identify McDonalds with. The yellow and red decor means that you can spot a McDonalds from way off. Why don’t they invest that money in something more important like. . . . a better selection of healthier choices.

  5. Reggie Beaco

    Mac keeps reinventing itself, you can’t but help in liking the company; now if they would just start doing a hamburger & egg sandwitch 24/7, that would get me in there more offen-yes

  6. Meliea

    I agree the redesign is totally ugly. So much so that I wouldn’t want to even go in and eat inside much less have them raise prices to pass their reno expenses on to the consumer. If it “ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”

  7. cookie123

    my kids only like going to mcdonalds because they love the food and the theme of it. If they change the colors and theme my kids won’t have as much fun. It would ruin the experience.

  8. Richard

    When will McDonalds ever realize, like the rest of us do: “Hey, stupid, it’s the awful food.” I will eat at McDonalds if it’s in a obscure place like Elko, NV if I can’t find another restaurant!
    That’s it, McDonalds!

  9. Nancy Burian

    I don’t mind the outside changes, but what I would like is a hamburger that doesn’t taste like cardboard. How about spending some money on that?

  10. Regina

    The one and only reason we go to mcdonalds is so that my kids can eat a treat and play- but honestly we see less and less playgrounds. Which is really a pain and if I wanted to simply sit down and eat with kids in a high chair at a “fancier table” Id as soon go to applebees, chillis fatz anywhere that is going to serve slightly more quality food- the tickets for us at mcdonalds was the exeperiance and atmosphere for the kids…why change this?

  11. Rickyboy

    New face…same crappy food good enough to eat once a year!…though the new restaurants look really good!

  12. Deb

    How will we find McD’s from the highway if its red roof is gone? Rather than spending unneccessary dollars on remodeling, just keep your prices low!!! I can see the prices rising to pay for the remodel! Not a good idea.

  13. Kathy Preddy

    A few years back, General Motors came up with a new slogan for Oldsmobile–“This is not your Father’s Oldsmobile”–and a few years later, Oldsmobile was gone. Turns out that the “fathers” of the world who bought Oldsmobile LIKED the Oldsmobile look. I think McDonalds is making the same mistake. The people who go to Starbucks aren’t the people who like McDonalds and the people who go to McDonalds won’t like the Starbucks decor in McDonalds–it will drive away their main customer base.

  14. Lyn

    NO Drive Thru…that TOTALLY spoils the convenience of FAST FOOD…take out the fast on the fly stuff and you might as well go somewhere else? Golden Arches are McDonald’s don ‘t take it away……..

  15. melinda

    That would be so cool! Seriously, do you think kids really care that much?…No.

  16. trobaz

    Cool…Kitchie…Modern…. Im lov’n it…. McDonalds has a grasp on the future while others will fall to the side…

    Well Done McSly

  17. Arjay

    They’re just falling in line with the rest of the world…cable companies now selling phone service, phone companies now selling cable service etc..

  18. Ralph Barlow

    Forget the decor – redesign the FOOD so it’s healthful and nutritious! Cut the salt, fat, and preservatives WAY DOWN. Then they’d really have something to crow about!

  19. Jennifer Quiles

    I like it. It looks nice and the last time i passed by the new mcdonalds they remodeled in my neighborhood I actually bipassed the drive thru and sat inside which i havent done in years, it looks good and the bright red and yellow can use a face lift i mean it not 1993 anymore. The new colors definetly say 2011, I really love it.

  20. clwoods

    In Boca Raton Fla, the new design with wi-fi seating and the Station settings have been a great look the past 6 years. Its great!

  21. Jim

    I agree with “why mess with a good thing”. I don’t go to a McDonalds for a “restaurant experience”, and if that’s what they’re shooting for, then they’re going to have to drastically change their menu-probably a mistake. I miss the days, when I was a teen when $1.25 bought you a hamburger, a small fry, an apple pie and a small coke. Certainly these makeovers are going to drive up prices. I’ve already stopped frequenting Arbys due to their high cost, is McDonalds next?

  22. penny

    I do not like the changes, it just wont be McDonalds anymore. My kids love the child like settings and you are turning this into a more grown up theme, odds are you will lose alot of business…

  23. Mommytodan

    I think the redesign effort is nice but that is not what makes McDonald’s. It is the golden arches and the red and yellow decor. My kids love going there for that reason. If they change it I think it will make it much more unlikely they will want to go. I could drive right by and they would know it. Not a good move.

  24. Anon

    I don’t care what McDonalds does. I stopped eatting that crap food many years ago and I’m glad I did. IMO people shouldn’t be eatting their food, especially children. If you kids would care what McDonalds looks like that much then there’s something wrong! McDonalds is the reason why we have so many over weight, unhealthy kids and people in this country. I hope they go out of business, people are better off without them!

    Go vegan, it’s a much healthier way of living then eatting animals!

  25. Jay H.

    Like everything else as time goes by, yes, things have to change. But Like the other’s here, I do agree, the food needs to get back to the standards of the past, and I am afraid, with all the remodling, the prices will go up to cover the cost. And for the kids, to me the new remodels sure do not look “kid” friendly. Remember, kids, families, that is what McDonld’s was focusing on. I am sure Mr. Kroc might have a few better ideas if he was still around!!

  26. Donna

    People are more interested, these days, in anything retro, because it brings them back to a happier era…the idea of using new, sleek designs came, no doubt, from the newbie architects, and not the people who many years ago hit upon an idea that made them as successful as they are…let’s face it, most of us go to Mc Donald’s to a.) save money (and not have to pay more for an old menu in order to pay for new renovations, b.) kids love it as it is and make us go there, and finally, c.) when we’re on our way home, or we look like crap, or we don’t want to take kids inside for a long, tedious meal, WE WANT THOSE DRIVE IN WINDOWS!!!!! Stick with the winning formula, and stop trying to be a chic cafe! I agree…put the money into the food quality…

  27. Lori

    I only go to McDonalds at the drive thru and only for an egg biscuit or a frozen coffee. nothing else appeals to me there, and the new decor, is not great for this place, those small chairs look very uncomfortable and who wants to sit at McDonalds and chat with friends. I used to take my kids for cheap meals and the playground. I have not been to a McDonalds in three months.

  28. avon mamma

    McDonalds has been phasing out the kid-friendly theme for some time now, by slowly eliminating the play places. The newer, healthier food is good, but they realize that times are changing. They can no longer keep up in a slow economy. I dont think a re-design is such a bad idea.But I DO think if they get rid of their fast drive -thrus and the cheap items on the menu, they will totally alienate their main customer base…so they’d better upscale it so as to attract people who can afford to spend more.

    They have totally lost the kid-friendly theme…but maybe that is the intention.

    They could definitely use more healthy alternatives…just keep those prices low and things could work out.

  29. Janet

    I agree with one of the earlier comments that they should put their efforts into offering healthier choices alongside the items that have made them so successful. I tried to e-mail them to ask about offering veggie burgers but they have no system set up to accept comments. They should have a way to get feedback from their customers! I also think it will be harder to spot them from a a distance, putting them at a disadvantage.

  30. GloryB

    Less Kid-Friendly? GREAT!!! Maybe now I might actually enjoy eating there.

  31. Christine

    I don’t agree with their decision. McDonalds should invest in what the consumers want. If McDonalds wants to beat their competitors then they have to look at what the other chains have changed. Wendys has added a healthy alternative to healthy eating. They added more salads and wraps to their menu. Bringing back some of their old menu items would be a start. I miss the McDLT and the chef salads or the shaker salads. Make their signature sandwich like the Big Mac….a smaller version. They should try giving the kids meals choices like a salad and make it fun for them….like the shaker salad. Maybe every month do a limited time offer menu item. Maybe a international item. Something that another county has in their menu. For example…Canada has a lobster sandwich…Japan has a shrimp burger. Call their limited time offers Celebrating people from around the world. This county is a big melting pot of people from around the whole. It would be nice for people to feel like the have a piece of home just for second.

  32. Emily

    What is unfortunate is that McDonald’s provides food for a lot of people who can not afford the more expensive, healthier option. By hacking up the prices and creating a more “sophisticated” atmosphere, I feel like they’ll be taking away from so many people who just need to get food into their stomachs and who won’t feel welcome with the new decor. I definitely agree that they should be spending their money to make a healthier menu so that everyone has the opportunity to eat a nutritious meal.

  33. JP

    Mcjunk food as i call it and taste it yuk. it’s only good if your on emty and nothing else around right? but then you have to suffer in the toilet from the pains in you belly from the cardboard box food. and you really do not even want to know where the meat comes from lol. try in & out there is no clowning around there.

  34. ameeerica

    NO Drive Thruâ€¦that TOTALLY spoils the convenience of FAST FOODâ€¦take out the fast on the fly stuff and you might as well go somewhere else? Golden Arches are McDonaldâ€™s don â€˜t take it awayâ€¦â€¦..

    god forbid you have to get off your fat a## to get your double quater pounder

  35. 3D Drawing Pad

    I wonder how long this new design will last? the next 50 years? I also heard McDonalds is going for an organic look. With a $1billon budget for remodeling, it could be cool!

  36. Carol

    I don’t eat at McDonald’s anymore, due to decreasing food quality. However, since I travel alot, it’s a great bathroom stop….in and out.

    I do hope that the changes entail cleaning up the bathrooms. 50% of them are filthy. If the bathrooms are dirty, I imagine that the kitchen isn’t so clean either. No excuse for it.

  37. aspeck01

    Just to let you all know… the McDonald’s I work at got remodeled about five years ago. Our prices didn’t go up, instead the workers didn’t get raises that year. The store I work at is franchise owned, not corporate, and the money came from our owners pocket, not the corporate company. He wanted to spend the extra money to make his store look nicer. Also McDonald’s prices go up with the rising gas prices because our food gets to our stores by semi- truck, and semi-trucks run on gas. The more gas costs, the more it costs to get a truck to deliver our stock. That’s all it is. Cost of living goes up, so does McDonald’s prices.

  38. dmcrusher

    and getting rid of the drive thru?….I would like to personally welcome these geniuses to join myself and the rest of the 11.7% on the unemployment line

  39. Letitia

    hmmmm. maybe since McDs is no longer “kid friendly” looking, kids (and parents) will develop new habits with food. I know I spent a lot of time at McD when my kids were young. It will be interesting to see what happens in reaction to the redesign.

  40. Boyd Chappell

    Remember Coca Cola’s marketing faux pas in 1985? I’m wagering to bet this is the next major marketing McStake. The interiors and exteriors do nothing to grab or wow. I can’t believe the designers haven’t come up with any better designs with better color combinations. It appeals to no one of yesteryear, or kids of today. For a company who is going to spend a billion dollars on make overs, I definitely would come up with something more pleasing to the eye.

  41. Ray

    Spending a BILLION DOLLARS to fix something that isn’t broken….HELLO …BIG RED ROOF, plastic child proof seats,play areas…thats what the parents of small children go there for…..thats McDonalds largest revenue is small children….SO GO AHEAD McDonalds mess it up!!!!!

  42. puckhd27

    You people should call the 1-800 number to voice your opinion, its on every soda cup, I’m sure McDonalds would like to hear if you like the new Jetson style interiors.

  43. lisa

    Hey, let McDonalds make the changes they want to. Let them focus on color and booths and tv, wifi etc… Don’t worry about re designing the food because once they change the whole the people will stop going there, they will start closing down and people will eat at home more. eat healthier etc. In california a few years back the grocery stores went on strike, people panicked thinking they would have no food. Now Costco, Trader Joes and Whole foods get more business then ever before so let McDonalds go by the wayside I don’t eat there anyway, nostalgic or not their food kills people slowly… Go home make something real. Have healthy kids. Keep weight down. Keep diabetes away etc… Think about it people…

  44. Jeff H in TX

    Decor does not matter as much as the toxic pink slime that goes into their chicken nuggets, the hormone mess that they call beef and the salt encrusted tombstones that pass for french fried potatoes.

    Repackaging soylent orange, bold move.
    Most folks will buy into it.
    Not me.

  45. Steven K

    Every ones who is complaining about the food quality and that it’s not healthy enough.GO EAT SOMEWHERE ELSE! Eco freak losers

  46. FunnyMunny

    Hey McDonald’s, have you read a newspaper in the last 20 years? Fried food, white bread, ice cream and soda have been found to be unhealthy! Who knew? How about spending some more money on better food? Would it kill you to switch to whole wheat buns or real cheddar cheese or skin-on fries? Sheesh, upgrading their food takes all the brainpower of a 2 year old (or me, evidently).

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Roll The Bones by Rush

Album: Roll The BonesReleased: 1991Charted:
  • Neil Peart ("Roll The Bones Radio Special"): "Roll The Bones' is the perfect title, because through all of the thoughts that I go through on the album, about all these nasty things that happen, and all these terrible things that could happen to you: a drunk in a stolen car could run over you on your way home tomorrow night, and you could have the best-laid plans for what you want to do, but there's still that element of chance that it could all go wrong. But the bottom line of that is, 'Take the chance, roll the bones.' If it's a random universe, and that's terrifying and it makes you neurotic and everything, never mind. You really have to just take the chance or else nothing's going to happen. The bad thing might not happen but the good thing won't happen either, so that's really the only choice you have."
  • Geddy Lee (October 1991): "I guess that track is something that was influenced by more of the spoken word stuff that is going on, although I can't sit here and say I'm a fan of rap. I like some rap things, but a lot of I don't like. I think there's some of it that's really well done - there are some clever people out there. But it's also not a new influence. People are talking about rap music like it's something new - it's not new at all. It's been around for over a decade, if not always in one form. And there are songs, like 'Territories,' where we have used a similar kind of thing, although it was never related to rap because it wasn't the music of the moment - so we have used spoken word sections before."
  • Peart (1991): "The song 'Roll the Bones' is full of any number of little decisions that I had to make about what I thought, and how best to express them and how to introduce the idea that yes we do have free will and yes we do have choices, and yes our choices do affect the way our fates turn out. But at the same time, there are always these wild cards that are going to come along, sometimes tragically, sometimes triumphantly. The motto comes down to 'Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst'."
  • Geddy Lee (October 1991): "This one is written more from Neil's point of view. The lyrics were written very much in concert with contemporary rap music: the way the words react against each other and the structures form more in sympathy with what's going on in a contemporary rap way. To a degree we are having fun with that. We couldn't make up our minds really if we wanted to be influenced by rap or satirize it, so I think that song kind of falls between the cracks and in the end I think it came out to be neither, it came out to be something that is very much us."
  • Neil Peart ("Roll The Bones Radio Special"): "Yeah, that started off as a lyrical experiment for me; I was hearing some of the better rap writers, among whom I would include like LL Cool J or Public Enemy, musicality apart, just as writers, it was really interesting. And it struck me that it must be a lot of fun to do that; all those internal rhymes and all that wordplay and everything. That's meat and potatoes for a lyricist; it's stuff you love to do and can seldom get away with being so cute in a rock song. So I thought, "Well, I'll give it a try," and I submitted actually I think the song "Roll The Bones" without that section to the other guys and got them to like it, and said, "Well, I have this other thing I've been working on, and see what you think." You know, not knowing how they'd respond, but I'd had the fun of doing it and I've been rejected before; my notebook's full of things that haven't made it too, so that was the situation there. And they got excited about the idea, but then how to treat it was the other question, and we did think of trying to get a real rapper in to do it, and we even experimented with female voices, and ultimately found that that treated version of Geddy's voice was the most satisfying as creating the persona that we wanted to get across, and was also the most satisfying to listen to. And with the female voice in it, it wasn't as nice texturally going by, where Geddy's voice treated like that became a nice low frequency sound, and you could listen to it just as a musical passage without having to key in on the lyrics or anything, just let the song go by you. And it was pleasant to the ear, so I think that was probably one of the big factors in choosing that. We'd even been in contact with people like Robby Robertson; we thought we'd like to try his voice on it and had contacted his office, and so on. John Cleese we thought of; we were going to do it as a joke version, get John Cleese in it: "Jack, relax." Get him to camp it up, but again from the musicality and longevity factors, that would have got tired quickly; that's the trouble with jokes." >>
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  • The "rap" parts are the electronically-enhanced voice of Geddy Lee. Rupert Hine, who produced the track, explained: "After initially wanting a variety of 'famous voices' for that part (the final favourite of which was John Cleese) we finally decided that it should be less of a 'cameo role' and more 'self-contained.' Geddy asked me to do it, but after some experimentation we managed to effect his own voice to achieve a similar apparent depth."
  • This song took on new meaning for Neil Peart after two tragedies in 1997: his daughter died in a car accident and his common-law wife was diagnosed with cancer (she died a short time later). Peart questioned why this could happen, and in doing so, revisited the themes in this song, once again concluding that events take place "because stuff happens."
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I love this song. I love this album. I love the video. This album brings back a lot of memories for me. I listen to it at work all the time.Charlene - San Diego, Ca
The people who think this song is crap because of the rap section are probably the same ones who thought Rush was crappy for trying more synthesizer-sound back in the 80s. We all know how that turned out, don't we? This song is just fun, no matter how you look at it.Derek - Columbus, Oh
mike from canada you are ridiculous!! nothing by rush is a disgrace! its symbolism for those who dont understand it!! try listening to what they are saying! i feel like nobody understands them but me..Stacie - St.louis, Mo
The music video (not the one on this page put the actual one) is funny cuz its got a rapping skeleton w/ sunglasses, IN A RUSH SONG. Dat funny bizness.Crizzle - Rincon, Ga
rap in a rush SONG? WTFKevin - New York, Nd
I'm going to go on record as one of four people on the planet who don't mind the rap section. I think there's kind of a tech-geekness to it. The modulated voice is a must. Had Ged just used his voice I think it might've come off serious...but I think there's a cheeky charm to it. And I love the chorus. I do think the song is overplayed live....John - Asheville, Nc
About Roll the Bones itself, I dont wince as much as I used to for the, er, spoken word portion. But I've always thought it would be better done with a woman's voice - done in a sort of cajoling purr, as if Eris herself was goading you to get out there and rock, and roll the bones.Don - Franklin, Ma
This album marks my first Rush concert, though I'd been a fan since Power Windows. Its also my 'perfect moment' - the opening of the concert. The lights go down, and the opening chords of Dreamline start playing, then Geddy starts to sing, and then at the point where the song picks up, a massive bank of flood lights bathes the stage and the audience in light. Everyone roars with joy, and for that one, perfect moment, everything in the world is right, cause' I'm a Rush fan and the boys are on stage.Don - Franklin, Ma
Why in this world would you ever take out a piece of the song? That is like taking out the lips on the MONA LISA...Sandi - Northbridge, Ma
I don't care for this Rush song, the first song on the album (Dreamline) was the only song the band did all through out the 90's that I felt carry weight. In my mind, everything from "Test for Echo" up to now has been nothing but garbage. I do respece the band's willingness to try different things, that being said, Looking back in hinesite, there 70's - 80's material is worth still going for the show when they come to town. It's a good thing for them they can still play those songs the same way they did when they came out.Chuck - Houston, Tx
I absolutely hate the rap part in RTB.....and I'm a long time hiphop fan. The rap in that song used to spoil listening to that album for me. So, I actually edited a version of "Roll The Bones" on my computer and removed the rap section from the song. The song is just great without it. Then I burned a CD of the album with the edited RTB.Itchy - Sf, Ca
This song would have been great if they just cut the rap s**t out. As capable as the band is in playing there music, rather live or in studio, there are some elements out there that they shouldn't try to touch - ever again - rap is one of them. They could try Reggie, but the Police have covered that area very well for a rock trio.Chuck - Houston, Tx
No, I don't think so. It is different from most Rush, but it is still very good. And you gotta love Geddy Lee in that hysterical rap section in the middle. Tell me that wasn't funny.Brendan - Easton, Ct
This is by far Rush's worst song and it is a disgrace to the bandMike - Bradford, Canada
Alex Lifeson, who hadn't sung backing vocals on a studio album since their debut in 1974, decided to sing backing vocals on this album for reasons which were never entirely made clear. He did not continue this on subsequent albums. It's hard to tell since we are so used to hearing Geddy harmonize with himself, but there are sections where a voice an octave lower than Geddy's can be heard, and the two voices do not mesh particularly well. That's probably Alex. In this song, I think he sings the "We go out in the world and take our chances..." pre-chorus.Kent Lyle - Palo Alto, Ca
Whether or not they were influenced by the rap boom is anyone's guess, but Rush' 1981 hit "Tom Sawyer" was sampled by a rap act (the short-lived Young Black Americans) - see my entry in the 'Tom Sawyer' comments sectionDave - Cardiff, Wales
This song has an excellent video, set in a sewer where the walls are made up of dices. The young boy on the album cover of Rush 1992 long-player of the same name comes to life. The band are shown playing in a cavern just round the corner from the young boy. The "rap" part is mouthed by a skeleton. The video features a mix of live action, claymation, animation, and impressive computer graphics for a viseo that was made in 1992 (the year in which the song narrowly failed to earn Rush their 5th UK top 40 hit).Dave - Cardiff, Wales
i guess your right, i love rush anyway. incidently, what does existential mean?Charlie - Thomaston, Dc
i think this song repressents rush selling out to a early nindees kind of rockCharlie - Thomaston, Dc
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  • Initial revision
    Jan 19, 2010 by Leonard