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Manager Jerry Manuel, in talking to the press for the first time this spring, said he likes the idea of batting Jose Reyes third. I don't understand why you'd want to take arguably the best leadoff hitter in the game and tinker with him.
Reyes, if he works on his game – bunting, hitting the ball on the ground, drawing more walks – could become one of the game's all-time leadoff hitters. A modern day Rickey Henderson, perhaps.
The numbers suggest leaving him where he is. Over the past three seasons, Reyes is batting .293 leading off an inning and .295 with nobody on base. Conversely, he is batting .267 with RISP, .230 with RISP and two outs, and .205 with the bases loaded.
The offensive criticism of Reyes is he sometimes plays outside his game, and once he hits a home run or two starts swinging for the fences, which is away from his strength. Why put him into a slot in the order where he could become prone to bad habits?
The reasons I can fathom moving Reyes to third are two-fold, 1) the Mets don't expect Carlos Beltran back soon, and 2) the Mets are more worried about Reyes' running and speed than they are willing to admit.
For years, we've been told Reyes was the ignition to the offense, that as he goes so do the Mets. But, that was predicated on him batting leadoff. I have been critical of Reyes at times, but that's when he takes plays off. However, the Mets' inability to win since 2006 have nothing to do with him.
Another way to look at this are to examine the other options. There's nobody comparable to Reyes as a leadoff hitter, but David Wright is capable of hitting third, followed by Jason Bay and Jeff Francoeur. It's not Philly, but it is a good 3-4-5.
There's plenty of issues with this team, tinkering with Reyes shouldn't be one of them.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Billy Evans registered a match-high 11 kills and five aces in MIT's 25-12, 25-18, 25-17 victory over Elms College in a North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) New England Division men's volleyball match on Tuesday night. With the win, the nationally-ranked No. 13 Engineers improved to 19-5 on the year and 12-0 in conference play while the Blazers saw their ledger dip to 8-11 overall and 7-6 in the New England Division.
MIT raced out to a 16-4 lead in the first set. Following the second timeout called by Elms, both squads traded points until a service error and back-to-back kills from the Blazers' Bryson Rainey made the score 21-11. The Engineers posted four of the final five points to close out the set.
After opening the second frame with a pair of hitting errors, MIT called a timeout. Following the break the Cardinal and Gray rattled off five unanswered points, which prompted a timeout by Elms. A block by Mike Martin and Yonalvy Acosta ended the Engineers' run and helped keep the visitors within striking distance for most of the set. Trailing 17-11, the Blazers put together a 4-1 spurt which narrowed their gap to three for the fourth time. MIT countered with a 7-3 run to wrap up the game. On set point, Ken Siebert made a diving one-armed dig which was tipped over by David Thomas with his back to the net.
The Engineers carried the momentum into the final set as they quickly established a 15-6 advantage. Elms battled back, eventually coming within five (19-14) courtesy of a block by Rainey and Josh Chagnon. MIT picked up five of the next seven points, resulting in match point. However, a strike by Martin off the Engineers' block extended the frame. The Blazers attempt at a generating a late rally were thwarted when Matt Hohenberger's tip hit the court and secured the victory.
Hohenberger finished with nine kills, two blocks, and two aces as Thomas totaled nine kills and three blocks. Patrick Vatterott bolstered Tech's attack with eight kills while Garrett Winther notched a pair of blocks. Caine Jette paced the defense with five kills, followed by four from Daniel Sngiem, Evans, and Siebert. Tim Lee compiled 32 assists, four digs, and two aces as Evan Wang dished out four assists.
Rainey led Elms with seven kills to go along with eight digs and two blocks. Acosta recorded four kills, one ace, and one block as Martin collected a match-high 10 digs. Daniel Lebron rounded out the squad with 21 assists and seven digs.
Both squads return to action on Friday, March 4. MIT will host the first day of the MIT Invitational while Elms will travel to NECVA New England Division foe Daniel Webster College.

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Cosmetic Genetics
There is a simple progression, a piece of technology starts as groundbreaking and innovative, a surgical procedure becomes significant in the pages of history, and down the road there are smart phones and botox. As technology progressed in the years following the Second Renaissance, genetic therapy became quite accessable and many old world diseases were stamped out. Diabetes and Cancer became spectres of the past, and genetic and neurological disorders were smoothed out. But as the industries that sprang up saving lives ran out of lives to save they found ways to keep themselve alive, cosmetic genetic alteration and cosmetic surgery. The first waves were tailor designed babies, genetically perfect children. Then as nanotechnology entered the scene the two started converging on each other like two horny teens after prom.
The second generation of genetic tech allowed for alteration of patients without surgery, or minimal surgery. The introduction of Pfizer's LH-FSH EstroBoost breast enlargement therapy ended the reign of the synthsilicon breast implant and with a number of hypodermic shots a woman could simply grow her own breasts larger, naturally. Five years after the introduction of BreastBoost, the artificial enlargement business dropped 95%, while breast reduction surgury went up 52% as many women overestimated how much mammery they actually wanted. This also coincided with a temporary trend that favored small breasted or almost completely breastless women as being 'pure and unmodified'.
Genetic CosPlay
While online diversions of Massively Multi-User Online Environments allowed for an infinite possibility of avatar presentation, the tradition of body modification was not to be denied. Tattoos and traditional cosmetic surgery have never been enough for the fringe element. Tattoos yielded to ritual scarification and animalising modifications such as splitting tongues to make snake tongues and inserting synthsilicon implants to create reptile scales and features for what were previously considered circus freaks. But there are certain trends that once they appear, they just don't go away. One of these trends was adopted by the Pacific Rim Confederation, mostly dominantly in the provinces of Japan and California. The image of the Cat Person is as old as the myth of the werewolf. Where the werewolf became a symbol of losing self control and the horror of the savage predator, the cat person became the idealized image of innocense and sexuality. Cat Girls are the most common, presenting themselves paradoxically as being both pure and innocent, as well as being able to turn sexually feral and dangerous in the blink of an eye. Costumes abounded, and while there were cosmetic options, most of them remained in the realm of the circus freak, and lurked with potential for disease.
It wasn't enough to look like a cat human hybrid, there were a group of people who really wanted to be cat human hybrids, or what they thought were cat human hybrids. After years of tertiary importance level research, the dream of the cat people weirdos was realized in a Japanese lab. The scientists created a hybridizing serum that would over the course of six months turn a patient into their dreamed off cat human hybrid form. The conversion process is considered slow, and the full effect did require a minimal of two surguries, though most patients only do one.
Genetic Effects:
Enhanced Hearing: Character has a +1 bonus to checks involving sound. They do eventually become adverse to loud and sudden noises, and the enhanced hearing appears a month into treatment.
Enhanced Equilibrium: Character has an advantage in actions requiring balance, such as walking across narrow spaces. They do have a tendency to become dizzy easily, but vertigo is completely forgotten. This has given a few augmens a false sense of security and when they do fall, they usually fall from signficant height. This attribute appears two months into treatment
Tapetum Lucidum: This effect changes the cell structure in the eye, giving a cosmetic effect eye shine like an animal's as well as giving the character the ability to see in low light conditions. This effect occurs in the last month of the treatment and also changes the iris shape of the eye. This commonly causes vision problems, so many augmens either resort to lasik surgury to correct it, or wear glasses, or both.
Ear Growth: The ears over the course of the six month treatment grow and change shape, assuming a triangular form slightly higher on the head (ear canal doesnt move) and a fine layer of hair grows on the back side, matching the augmens hair.
Claw Growth: A perfected but later removed treatment (available on the black market, cost x10) caused the augmen's fingernails to change shape and become harder. Human claws were effectively grown, but these proved to actually be dangerous weapons with the proper training, and some augmens ended up having the treatment reversed as they most often hurt themselves with their own claws. The claws are easy to conceal as long fingernails, sometimes shaped like claws and talons are popular among certain groups of women.
Surgical Effects:
Neo-Plastic Hyoid Insert: This surgery removes the ossified hyoid bone from the neck and replaces it with a softer one. The flexibility allowed by the new structure and practice allow for the augmen to purr like a cat. This purring occurs at a lower frequency that normal felines so telling an augment human purr from an animal purr is actually quite easy. At first it is a conscious action, but after a few years, augmens will simply purr or not purr based on their emotional state.
Retractable Claw Grafting: This augmentation was perfected by was denied medical authorization. The final effect of giving a human retractable claws left the fingers much decreased in dexterity, to the point that the augmen would be considered disabled. The procedure also effectively gave the augmen concealed weapons, which was considered to be a bad idea.
Tail Graft: Grown from the augmen's own bone and tissue samples, a catlike tail can be created and grafted onto the base of the spine. This is a rarely done procedure because human furniture and chairs and other accessories (like clothing) are not intended for people with flexible tails. Between the inconvenience and the ease of harming the tail, possibly causing spinal and nerve injuries, true tails are very rare. HoloCelebrity The Expectation from Jersey Arco summed up the popular stance on tails: "
Strippers with tails are hot because you know she a freak, but you don't want your girl to have a tail because a girl with a tail is weird man, it's damned weird!"
Plot Hooks
Future Weird: Neko Girls are not entirely uncommon and hold a societal place not entirely unlike Goth girls or Nerd girls, in exchange for selling an image they receive a certain feedback from society, usually in the form of gifts and wanted attention. The neko augmens are present, but only appear as background color. Aliens aren't needed once you consider how weird people can be.
Momma Kitty: A local crime syndicate has a hidden leader that runs the show via remote communications and passed messages and similar subterfuge, spreading fear and rumors among their own minions. In the lines of Who is Kaiser Sose, the spider at the center of the web is a 30 something neko augmen whom no one expects because it is common knowledge that nekos are nothing but vapid attention magnets and nymphomaniacs.
Neko Gangs: Street docs can do the Neko augmen but it costs money, it hurts, and you get a stolen or copied batch not one made for you, from you. colors of hair don't match, and there are signs of genetic illness from the shoddy treatments, such as neurological issues and scrabrous skin sores. The gangs are a mix of 10% Thundercats, 10% Comic Anime Nerd,and 80% Thug/Chav/Punk. They are minion level obstacles, decoys and fences. Neko prostitutes are the strangest of the strange, so the expression goes.
Bad Batch: Someone is contaminating Neko Augment serum, the PCs are hired to find out who is behind it and why.
I Blame Felicia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicia_(Darkstalkers) for this.


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Hi, everyone. It's been a hectic couple of weeks around The Denver Post as we introduce a new and improved website and learn new things about delivering the news via cyberspace.
For me, it's kinda like trying to teach an old dog new tricks … I know the basics, but there are zillions of exciting things to learn and do at every twist and turn.
The downside is I've fallen behind in my blogging, and probably will continue to appear in this space on a hit-or-miss basis for another week as instruction continues and I grow more comfortable with the whole process.
Today I've posted some photographs that unfortunately fell by the wayside as our new website evolved. They're from Colorado Neurological Institute's Dancing for a Cause, and they're a hoot. Check 'em out by looking to the left of this post and clicking on the Scene Photo Gallery icon. I hope to get other pictures from other events on the site in another day or two.
Stay tuned. The best is yet to come!


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Cartagena [29] is a city in Bolivar, Colombia.
The city was one of the first sanctuaries of freed African slaves in the Americas and is currently populated by an ethnic mix representative of Colombia's own variety.
Cartagena, located on Colombia's northern coast and facing the Caribbean Sea, is the most visited city in the country by tourists. It gets extremely crowded in the December holidays and the holy week, when schools are out and most Colombians take their vacations. The city has basically two main parts where tourists go: the walled colonial city ("ciudad amurallada"), which is truly amazing and has many fancy restaurants, clubs and hotels; and a long strip of hotel towers and condos fronting onto the beach, known as Bocagrande. It is also nice to visit the exclusive neighborhood of Castillogrande, filled with recently built condos, places to jog, and a quiet beach to soak up some sun.
Get in
By plane
Rafael Nuñez International Airport (IATA: CTG) (ICAO: SKCG) [30] receives international flights from Panama City (COPA), Fort Lauderdale (Spirit Airlines) and Miami (Avianca). There are several seasonal flights from many cities in Canada; also from Madrid, Quito and Helsinki.
There are domestic non-stop flights from Medellín, Cali, San Andrés, Bogotá, Montería (ADA airlines [31]), Barrancabermeja, Bucaramanga and Cúcuta. The new low-cost airline VivaVolombia [32] also serves the city.
Cartagena is 1,000 km north of Bogotá (about an hour by air), or a 2.5 hour flight from Miami.
To get to the old city, negotiate with the cab driver before getting into a cab. The price should be around COP 8,000 or so. As of November 2009, the rate from the airport to El Laguito is COP 15,800 prepaid outside the arrivals hall. This is definitely overpriced and is gouging the newly arrived tourist. To get into town more cheaply, walk about 150 feet to the street and hail one of yellow cabs. You should be able to get a cab to take you into town for about COP 5,000 - 7,000 but offer the driver 5,000 pesos to start.
By bus
The bus terminal is 11 km east of the old city. Frequent White and Green metrocar buses with air conditioner go to the old city and cost COP$ 1,700. Buses leave every hour for Barranquilla, and from there frequent buses connect to Santa Marta[33]. The asking price for buses to Medellin is $50 USD, but it is normal to barter the price down to $30. All long distance bus tickets are expected to be bartered down.
Connections to other cities can be found on the page [34].
If you are coming overland from Panama your first bus will be from Turbo. Turbo to Monteria is COP$ 25,000, 4 hours, Monteria to Cartagena COP$ 35,000, 4 hours. (These are express services.)
By boat
Cartagena is an important port for charter boats between Colombia and Panama. There are several private boats doing that trip. Fare varies between US$375 and US$500 depending on size of the boat and on-board services. The trip usually takes 4 nights and 5 days and includes a 2 or 3 day stopover in San Blas Islands. At the Panama end, the boats either leave from the Portobelo Area or from Carti Islands Kuna Yala rather than Colón. Reliable information about departure dates and captains can be found at the hotel Casa Viena [35](See Sleep), at Zulys Backpackers Hostel[36], Mamallena Hostel[37] or Luna's Castle Hostel [38] in Panama City, at Hostel Wunderbar in Puerto Lindo [39], Hostel Portobelo [40], or the Darien Gapster [41]in panama. In San Blas Islands/ Kuna Yala panama [42] and trip ( 4x4) to carti Panama Expect to have to wait several days to find a boat. Or see boat section here [[43]]
Get around
The old town in particular is best explored Walking. Most places in Bocagrande are also within walking distance.
To reach other destinations such as the San Felipe fort, there are many buses running all over the city. Ask the driver or other people who are waiting which bus goes to your destination.
Taxis are generally easy to find, although in the old town you may have to walk a few blocks away from the center, toward the wider road close to wall. From the old town to Boca Grande or vice versa or any transport inside Bocagrande or inside old town expect to pay COP $5,000; from the airport to the old town or vice versa is COP$8,000 or $9,000 at night, with air conditioning. Important: negotiate your fare before getting in the taxi. Taxi drivers may demand ridiculous rates if not negotiated in advance. There are printed fares, but they are more like minimum fares. Even negociated rates are often higher, especially in high season.
A Chariot is a popular way for tourists to get to know the old town. These can be flagged down in the street or there are usually some waiting at the Plaza Bolivar or close to the Santa Clara hotel. They are reminiscent of public transportation of colonial Cartagena, and essentially complete the atmosphere of the old town.
Cartagena has several harbours for Boats going out to the Islas del Rosario and Playa Blanca, including the Muelle Turistico de la Bodeguita, Muelle Todomar. One of the easiest options (which includes a good lunch and roundtrip tickets [you can come back the same day or stay as long as you'd like as long as you keep your ticket stub]) is to go on one of the big ships like the Alcatraz. These come at the best price at COP $25.000, but beware - they take around four hours to actually get to Playa Blanca because they move really slowly and stop at the aquarium at Rosario Islands first (which is rather boring).
After tour-boats leave in the afternoon it is also very peaceful and quiet. It is worth staying on Playa Blanca for at least one night. There are several places where you can rent hammocks, get food and drinks. For example "Wittenbergs place". On the beach you will be approached to buy massages, fruit platters, sea food and jewelry among other things. Look out for the vendors selling oysters: they will give you an oyster as a present (regalo) to taste. They will quickly crack the shells and serve you a number of oysters, after which you are told that they each cost 2,000 pesos. Avoid this 30,000 peso charge and the subsequent argument on the beach. If you are looking for great seafood and Coco Locos, ask around for Nelson Mandela.
By boat Take a bus or taxi to "Mercado Bazurto", the big market of Cartagena about 10 minutes from the Center. From there, every day, except Sundays, small cargo-boats (lancha de carga) leave for Playa Blanca. They don´t have an exact departure time, be there before 9AM to be sure. You will have to pay about 20.000 pesos each way(diciembre 2008) and the trip takes more or less 1 hour to reach the beach.The way back is much easier, most boats (tourboats) will bring you back for arround 15.000 pesos. Keep in mind that the last boats from Playa Blanca to Cartagena leave around 2-3PM! More comfortable and safer is taking a roundtrip from the center at Muelle de las Pegasos. You can bargain down a one-way-trip without lunch to about 25.000 Pesos plus 8.300 port tax. The tour takes you to Rosario Islands first until it reaches Playa Blanca in the late morning. You can leave the tour there to stay overnight.
Overland by public transport (2-3 tough hours): 1. Bus to Pasacaballos – 2. ferry or canoe to cross "Canal del Dique" – 3.on the other side you take any kind of transport to Santa Ana (bus,jeep,mototaxi) 4.from Santana further on to Playa Blanca there are buses,jeeps or mototaxis - if you like it cheap try to reach Santana until 9 a.m ,later on the only bus is gone and you have to take a mototaxi for 12.000 pesos which you actualy can take already once your crossed the "Canal del Dique", Its about 2 hours walking distance from Santana to Playa Planca. Fare all together around 3.500 pesos or 12.000 pesos if you take a moto taxi once you crossed te "canal del Dique"
Note that many of the below restaurants are not open on Sundays - La Cocina de Carmela is not open for dinner at all (late Sept 2011), El Bistro and La Suiza are closed on Sunday.
There are also several around the smaller but more intimate San Diego Plaza next to the Santa Clara hotel and include:
Zorba Wiskeria is a great little corner bar that offers bottle service and a decent street scene. Very local. Beers are COP$3000 and a bottle of rum will set you back COP$27000, which is pretty good. Right next door to a Pizzeria and up the street a few doors from a Lebanese Falafel house. Calle de la Tableda.
In the ciudad amurallada, the most famous hotels are Sofitel Santa Clara and Charleston Santa Teresa, both old monasteries renovated in the 90s. Either of them have fabulous facilities - expect prices like Monaco. Otherwise, the newest part of the city, Bocagrande, offers the largest number of hotels of all prices. You should always try to stay in the ciudad amurallada, since this is what makes Cartagena unique, rather than its beaches, which are normally too crowded and not really clean. If you cannot afford the five-star hotels, you may try with colonial houses turned into hostels, but they are rather small and sometimes getting a room there may be a matter of luck.
Budget hotels and hostels can be found in Getsemaní around the Calle de la Media Luna. If you're already in Cartagena just walk along the Calle de la Media Luna and check out the numerous hostals to get an impression of their offering. You'll notice that the 'value for money' differs heavily between the places, even though they're next to each other: For 50,000 pesos you can either stay in a really nice private double room or in a dodgy dorm.
Up-scale hotels can be found in San Diego and El Centro area of the old city.
Stay safe
Watch out for the "Money-Changing-Magicians"
Those street vendors offer you a very good exchange rate. After you have counted the money you will recognize that a small amount is missing, and after complaining he will put exactly that amount on top again. In the same move they will take some big notes from the bottom. Most people won't count their money a second time, and first think they made a good deal but in fact got ripped off. Be very careful when walking at night specially around lonely parts of the city.
Tips for Currency Exchange and Retrieving Pesos from ATM machines. Most hotels, upscale restaurants take credit cards, but many places, especially taxis only accept Colombian pesos. Some banks may exchange money, but the rates may not be the most convenient. The easiest method for obtaining pesos is to use your debit card at an ATM machine. Another option is to use a Cambio or curreny exchange kiosk, however, your exchange rate will be a little higher than by using a debit card. Using a credit card at the ATM machine will require you to use a PIN number, so contact your financial institution before your trip.
There is a large Citibank ATM location on calle Venezuela near Barrio San Diego that has a guard out front. Seemingly available 24/7.
Taking a walk
When in the Old City do not walk outside the walls after dark, and remember that it is a large city, so just use common sense. The street vendors can be very annoying, but a simple "No quiero nada" in Spanish will keep them away.
Dodgy tours to Islas del Rosario and Playa Blanca
The tours offered to visit Islas del Rosario and Playa Blanca can be quite a let down. You'll be offered a price for a tour which "includes" either snorkeling or entrance to the aquarium and a meal at Playa Blanca for about 50,000 pesos. Once on the trip you find out that you have to pay extra for the aquarium or the snorkeling - 15,000 pesos. Make sure the tour guides on the boat are told by the person who sold the tour what is included in order to avoid disagreements. The best way to book a tour is going inside the marina and avoiding the "sales" people outside. They are getting a cut for the sales and have no responsibility to you. Once inside ask for Elizabeth (known lovingly as La negra Liz"). She owns several boats, will give you the best price, and most importantly her word. You can rent your own small boat for COP 700.000 or secure a seat for COP 75.000. Ask them before hand about the itinerary. Her company in particular has its own "resort" in the Rosario Islands. The resort is clean, nice and has good food for a reasonable price. Unfortunately, their beach access is limited and less than spectacular. Her boats will insist on taking you there, but you have a choice. Playa blanca is by far the best beach, but it can be overwhelming with the locals trying to sell you their products. More upscale destinations include the Baru Island and private resorts owned by the big hotels (Santa Clara, Santa Teresa). In most, you are allowed to spend the day at the beach. Every tour boat has their own agenda.
Taking a long distance bus
If you plan to take a bus to Santa Marta from bus terminal, it is advised to approach ticket counters and buy tickets directly there. Otherwise be aware: normally there is a bus service with connection in Barranquilla, where you will have to change a bus and pay a new fare to Santa Marta again, even if you have already paid it in a previous bus and even if you were promised that this was an absolutely direct bus to Santa Marta. If you happen to have this kind of connection in Barranquilla, make sure that you keep your tickets with you (even though they are being collected shortly after departure) and make sure that the guy, who will meet you in a bus and guide to another bus during a connection was clearly notified by a bus driver that you have already paid your fare to Santa Marta.
Get out
You can get to Santa Marta for 32 pesos with Berlinastur [49]. Buses leave every two hours, 12.00 and 14.00 being good moments. The trip lasts about 3,5h and passes through Barranquilla (16 pesos if you stay there; departure every hour, half of the buses stay here and half continue to Santa Marta). In Cartagena, their terminal is at Crespo, on the way to the airport. Many colectivos passing by the India Catalina can let you just at their door for 1500COP. They also have buses to Cúcuta, Bucaramanga and Bogotá.


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Are you a tourism and hospitality major? Have you ever considered studying abroad? If you love traveling and are interested in gaining a wider worldview on the industry, studying abroad is a great way to enrich your studies.
Whether you're interested in hotel management, event planning, or you're not sure what you want to study yet, there are many study abroad programs available that can give you direction, insight, and opportunities for practical experience.
Here are some common areas of study in a tourism and hospitality major to think about as you find the right program for you:
Hotel Management
Are you business savvy, great at communication, and a master of organization? If you're able to think on your feet and want to be in charge of something large, try out a program that specializes in hotel management.
Tour Guide
Do you enjoy learning about an area, meeting new people, and exploring places? If you love activity, consider trying out a program that includes on tour guide training.
Travel Agent and Passenger Services
If you love travel and helping others reach their destination, finding a program linked to a travel agency or a transportation service may be worth considering. Travel agents work with pleasure and business travelers as well as cruise lines and other specialty travel groups, so you'll need to be comfortable doing business with many types of people.
Event Planner
Organization and creativity are the two most important traits for this area of expertise. An event planner must be able to multitask effectively and be flexible about the unexpected. If that seems like a good fit for you, event planning may be something to consider.
Many countries offer programs or courses that are applicable to your studies. Here are a few picks to help you along in your decision:
Several universities in Australia and New Zealand have strong tourism and hospitality programs that you, as an exchange student, will be able to participate in. Australia also has prestigious business programs if you're interested in the business aspects of tourism and hospitality as well. Further, it's a wonderful destination for students who want to have a bit more of an adventure on their study abroad trip -- bungee jumping on spring break, anyone?
Boasting some of the most acclaimed hospitality and tourism programs in the world, Europe is definitely a great option to consider. As a popular destination for all study abroad students, Europe offers programs in a city for every personality. City slickers especially will be happy to hear that London offers a few great hospitality programs. If you prefer the great outdoors, head over to Ireland or Madrid. Plus, hopping between countries is easy and affordable, so students with a bit of wanderlust will love studying here.
Asia is home to several countries with burgeoning economies that rely heavily on tourism. Students who want to dive straight into the tourism and hospitality industry will find Asia a great place to study, especially if they want to be trained with an Asian cultural focus. Students will be able to find business, tourism, and hospitality-focused courses offered in countries like Indonesia, India, and Thailand, among others.
When planning your trip, there are a few things you should stay aware of. Here are some tips to help you choose the right program for you:
Study in a Non-English Speaking Country
If you're interested in working in the travel industry, studying abroad in a country whose primary language isn't English is a good way to effectively boost your language skills. You'll impress your friends back home and prove that your skills surpass language barriers.
Consider an Internship Program
If you want to get some real-world experience overseas, try looking for a hospitality internship program to boost your resume during your travels.
Find a Scholarship
Financing a study abroad trip doesn't have to be stressful. There are plenty of scholarships available, either through the university you choose or through your program, whether you're need-based or merit-based. For example:
- The Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship is one opportunity for you to finance your education abroad.
- Rotary is a large organization that finances students' studies in many different fields and locations.


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After reading the article "Speed cameras yield $19.2 million" (Sept. 12), I had to comment. Eighty-three speed cameras issued 480,000 speeding tickets in one year in Baltimore City. I am glad that the speed cameras are earning revenue for the city but angry that it is so much. It just shows the disregard that drivers have for the speed limits and the laws. State Del. Jill Carter was quoted as saying she gets complaints in her district about the speed cameras and that elderly ladies complain that they are getting speeding tickets. Well ladies, slow down. Tickets are issued if you are driving 12 miles over the speed limit. What are you doing speeding in Baltimore City? If safety is important, then these elderly ladies should learn from the first ticket and slow down before they injure themselves or someone else.
Ms. Carter also said she "thinks safety is important, but it's becoming almost impossible to have a quality life in the city." Using the speed cameras is a great cost savings for the police force. The cameras replace the police officer sitting in their car waiting to write a ticket and puts them back on the street where they can be more productive. This in turn will make the streets safer and improve the quality of life in the city.
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In most everything we do we start out small and go big-it seems like the natural thing to do.
Yet, in the snowmobile biz, sometimes beginning sledders or those looking at the sport for the first time think they need to go right for the big hardware. We've seen it time and again and some dealers will even tell you that there are those who go right for the 800 class of mountain sleds.
There are probably lots of reasons for this. One might be that those new sledders first got introduced to the sport during a vacation to the West and rented a sled that was a 600, 700 or even 800 and everything turned out fine so they think that's what they need to get for their own machine.
Another reason might be a snowmobile dealer "overselling" a customer, trying to get him or her to buy a sled that is simply too much for the person. That person might be happier starting out small, riding a year and then trading up the next season.
Regardless of the reason, of which there could be more than we're thinking of, those newcomers are starting out too big.
Perhaps some of those reasons are the explanation why mountain fan sleds are such a small piece of the pie when it comes to snowmobile sales in the West.
We'll admit there are some people out there who can jump right on a big mountain machine and handle it just fine. But most would be better off starting out small, getting used to the machine and snow and then trading up.
Even starting out small can be an intimidating prospect to some who are trying to figure out this whole snowmobile thing.
For many of us who have been around snowmobiles for any amount of time, it's hard to imagine being intimidated by a 60-horsepower sled.
But some folks are. If not intimidated, at the very least, they don't want any more than what's sitting under them
Here's a perfect case in point. Last winter we were invited on a three-day ride with a mix of experienced riders and ones who have never been on a snowmobile. We took our Ski-Doo Summit Rev XP 800. There were four-strokes, touring sleds and a mix of other mountain machines, including a Polaris Trail RMK and Ski-Doo Summit Fan. Two of the people who had never been snowmobiling before were given the two fan machines (the Trail RMK and Summit Fan are fan-cooled compared to all other snowmobiles which are liquid-cooled) to ride for the three days. The Trail RMK and Summit Fan were all they wanted and could handle. Numerous times they were offered a spin on a bigger machine but they declined. After getting used to riding a snowmobile, the couple was quite content with the fanners. Had they been given a bigger machine, maybe even just a 600, we're pretty sure the couple would not have had near as much fun as they did. We're certain they would have gotten into more trouble and been stuck a lot more had they had something bigger.
Because of the snow conditions, they didn't even need to venture off-trail to experience deep snow. For much of the three days we busted new trail through several inches of new snow on the groomed trail. While a couple of us with bigger machines played on the edges or rode next to the trail in even deeper snow, the two fan riders were very content staying on trail and riding.
So there are people for whom the fan sleds are ideal. That three-day ride reaffirmed that to us.
A Two-Sled Class
The Polaris Trail RMK and Ski-Doo Summit Fan are the two models that make up the beginner class (although some will argue the 600 mountain class is the real beginner's class) of snowmobiling. We tag the Trail RMK and Summit Fan as beginners, not just because of their size, but also because of their price. The two fans-the Trail RMK retails for $5,999 and the Summit Fan for $6,299-have an average price of $6,149, which is $2,700 less than the average price of a 600 mountain sled. That's fairly significant. Then throw in the fact that a mountain fan is darn near half the cost of an 800cc mountain machine, well you start to see that the fans are a value machine.
Granted, these two fans really haven't changed much over the years but why should the manufacturers dump money into a sled segment that hasn't grown like the more popular 800 class has over the years? We sure wouldn't.
The sleds serve their purpose, especially when they're included in a rental fleet or purchased by a first-timer. They do have a place in the snowmobile segment. How long this segment will last we don't know.
Simply looking at the price of the fan sleds should suggest that these are no frills machines. You're not going to get the fancy air shocks you find on bigger liquid-cooled machines or the suspensions that are meant to hammer the moguls that you find on your way deep into the backcountry. Certainly there are no high testosterone levels of horsepower or the svelte looks you find on snowmobiles today. There are no fancy gauges nor are the tracks the kind that will propel you up to mountain goat heights.
The Trail RMK and Summit Fan are basic models that get the job done in moderately deep snows. Period.
60 Horsepower
As previously mentioned, these machines hover around 60 hp, which is about half of what a 600 liquid-cooled sled offers. This is not arm-stretching, stump pulling power, but soft, manageable power that allows the beginner to ease into the sport without worrying about having to lay off the throttle too much. Whereas liquid-cooled snowmobiles have engines designed to be cooled by an antifreeze/water mix circulating through the engine, the Trail RMK and Summit Fan each have a blower or fan that cools the engine. That alone inherently makes a fan sled louder than a liquid-cooled snowmobile. It's not a lot louder but it is noticeable.
Both are carbureted models as well, meaning there are no fancy fuel injection systems here. There are two VM 34 mm carbs in each model.
Fan sleds won't win any holeshot competitions, unless it's against other fan machines, but everything is relative when you're looking at different lineups of mountain machines. It's almost unfair to compare a fan sled with any liquid-cooled machine but it's hard to resist the temptation, simply because most sledders are used to liquid-cooled snowmobiles and that's their reference point.
During that three-day ride, we took the opportunity to jump on the Trail RMK and Summit Fan one day to play on a hillside. The snow was at least two feet deep, which didn't pose any kind of problem for our Ski-Doo Summit 800 but did pose a challenge to the two fanners. Still, we wanted to compare them against each other, not against the liquid-cooled sleds.
Testing Grounds
The slope of the hillside started out fairly gradual from the edge of the trail and got steeper, then flattened out a bit after about 100 yards and then got much steeper. On a straight uphill climb, both sleds were about the same and climbed to about the same spot, which was just about to the place where the hill flattened out.
What you have working for you here on both sleds, in addition to the 60 hp, are tracks measuring 15x136x1.25 on the Trail RMK and 16x136x1.75 on the Summit Fan. Although the Summit Fan has a bigger track, which in most cases would be an advantage, the engine isn't quite as powerful as the Trail RMK so they were pretty even in the climbing department.
When it came to sidehilling across that same hillside, the Trail RMK was easier to sidehill even though it feels "fatter" on the front end. The Summit Fan was a little harder to pull up into a sidehill than was the Trail RMK.
It seems like such a simple thing, but one piece of equipment that really helps when learning how to ride in the mountains and how to gain leverage on a machine is a mountain bar or mountain strap. It's a standard feature on the Summit Fan but not on the Trail RMK. Fortunately, the Trail RMK we played on that day had a mountain bar as an add-on. That made a lot of difference, especially for the Trail RMK, because the handlebars are so low compared (here comes that dreaded liquid-cooled sled comparison) to bigger sleds with taller handlebar setups. Shorter bars force the rider to bend over more when riding standing up. It doesn't sound like a big deal until you really start to ride more off-trail when riders usually stand up more while riding. It's certainly not as big a deal when you're sitting down while riding.
Speaking of sitting down, the Summit Fan has a taller seat, which makes the transition from sitting to standing much easier. Once again, that comes into play when you ride more off-trail than on.
Rating The Running Boards
One thing we noticed on both sleds while playing on that hillside was that the snow really piled up on the running boards. That's because the snow evacuation holes-the spots where snow is supposed to fall through-on the running boards were very small and didn't allow much snow to fall through. In the case of the Trail RMK, there are no holes for the snow to fall through so it just builds up as the day goes on. Again, not too big of a deal on the trail but a real big deal off-trail. We were constantly trying to kick snow off the running boards to have some semblance of traction while on the hillside.
If you're into styling and looks, it's easy to notice the differences (here we go again) between the fan sleds and the bigger liquid-cooled models in each of the Polaris and Ski-Doo lineup. With the Trail RMK, there is still the reliable (and a favorite among some Polaris diehards) Edge chassis, while the rest of the Polaris mountain lineup is now the IQ chassis. With the Summit Fan it's the Rev chassis whereas the rest of the lineup has gone to the very popular Rev XP chassis. Therein lies many of the differences between not only the two fans compared to each other but also compared to the rest of the respective lineups, both in terms of weight and rideability. Some will argue that the more modern IQ and Rev XP chassis are easier to ride. That argument is most likely only valid, though, if you jump back and forth between a fan model and a liquid-cooled model.
Again, going back to our example of the couple riding the Trail RMK and Summit Fan; they had no desire-yet-to make the bump up. To them, the sleds rode just fine.
Sledders will notice that Polaris has changed the color and graphics on the Trail RMK for 2009.
Chalk One Up For The Fanners
There is one feature on both the Trail RMK and Summit Fan compared to the liquid-cooled mountain machines that we really did appreciate and is a big welcome-the taller windshield. On the 600, 700 and 800 mountain models of today, the windshields are pretty much non-existent and that's an issue when it's cold outside and/or the snow is deep and coming over the hood. The Trail RMK and Summit Fan have decent-sized windshields that offer protection against the wind and snow. Chalk one up for the fanners.
We won't pretend that we'd rather have a fan sled compared to a liquid-cooled machine. But that's because we've been riding for years and our riding style dictates we ride sleds that have the horsepower and track to take us to the places we like to ride.
But we also wouldn't say we avoid fan sleds at all costs. It was fun to play on that hillside last winter on the Trail RMK and Summit Fan. We had fun on them because they are fun to ride.
If you already own a bigger liquid-cooled sled and are "struggling" with it, are we suggesting that you trade it in for a fan-cooled machine? Not hardly. That would probably be a bigger disappointment than trying to learn how to handle your present machine. However, if you're looking for a model that won't intimidate in any way, then the Trail RMK and Summit Fan would be worth looking at.
Then, once you've gained some confidence and want something with a few more creature comforts and more power, trade up for something bigger.
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Posted 24 October 2002 - 01:19 PM
Posted 24 October 2002 - 01:37 PM
Does anyone know if they are already showing this? With all the kidnap/killings of children going on this year it seems something like that is in extremely poor taste.
Posted 25 October 2002 - 05:54 PM
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein
I've been hit by mrsspookypants
Posted 29 October 2002 - 05:38 PM
Andrea Yates should have taken just herself out. I'm surprised either one of those f#$&*^# b*^%$#@ are still alive......inmates usually "take care" of child killers.
Posted 30 October 2002 - 02:33 AM
Posted by: masquarade Posted on: Oct 25th, 2002, 8:54pm
Extremely poor taste not only for the kidnappings and killings but culturaly too...sorry but dead kids or out of milk...my grocery store only sells one. What's next glorying Susan Smith or that woman in Texas? Legands are only a few steps from reality
Hehehehe I'm just kidding but seriously I HATE having the same name as that psycho woman! I still get asked when I write a check what it's like having the same name........arggggggggggggggg >
Posted 30 October 2002 - 06:00 PM
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein
I've been hit by mrsspookypants
Posted 30 October 2002 - 09:56 PM
What a bummer about your check writing experiences..... I would think that would get old : fairly quickly.
Posted 31 October 2002 - 06:34 PM
What did she do?
Posted 01 November 2002 - 01:40 AM
She buckled her children in the car and pushed it into a lake to drown them they said she was carjacked and her kids were kidnapped, supposedly because she thought her new boyfriend didn't want kids. I heard (not sure if this is true) that he meant her kids were enough for him.
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein
I've been hit by mrsspookypants
Posted 12 November 2002 - 06:57 AM
Posted 12 November 2002 - 06:59 AM
Ghosts Of Cline Anenue
La Llorna
The story of La Llorna actually comes from Mexico City, Mexico, but came to the Northwest Indiana region along with Mexican immigrants moving to this region because of the areas thriving steel industry in the 1940's. The story goes as follows. A young mother struck the fancy of a wealthy mans son. He arranged to meet her and soon she was invited over to his house. They became involved and she longed for the day when he would marry her so that she and her children would not have to live in poverty. Growig frustrated when months went by and he did not propose, she asked the man when he would marry her. He scoffed at the idea and said his family would never approve of the marriage because of her childern. She ran from the house back to her humble little shack and in a moment of madness she thought if she got rid of her children that the man would marry her. She went and got a knife and murdered her children. Her dress was stained with the blood of her own children. She went back the mans house to inform him that they could now be married because she no longer had children. Sickened by the crime, the man had her thrown out of his home and told her never to come back. Over the next few weeks she could be seen at night walking all over the town in her blod stained dress looking for her children. After the local police heard about the crime they ordered her arrest, but she was found dead in a nearby river before she could be brought in. Her spirit is still said to haunt the streets of Mexico City. She still wanders in a blood stained dress looking for her sons that she had murdered. So when a ghost in a white dress began to haunt this stretch of road on Cine Avenue the Mexican immigrants called her La Llorna like the ghost from Mexico. They say that she can be seen on Cline Ave. on cool summer evenings.
Posted 12 November 2002 - 08:29 AM
Listen to Spooks R Us on the Para-X network on Mondays at 9pm eastern time, 7pm pacific time. http:www.para-x.com
Posted 22 May 2003 - 06:50 PM
I was wondering if they were next going to have Susan Smith selling minivans.
Sad but true, masquarade .
Andrea Yates should have taken just herself out. I'm surprised either one of those f#$&*^# b*^%$#@ are still alive......inmates usually "take care" of child killers.
As for Andrea Yates, the husband (IMHO) should be locked up as well. Wife suffering from post partum depression? Keep getting her pregnant!
I'm sure by now you've heard of the other Texas woman who bashed her kid's brains in a couple of weeks ago. It happened maybe five miles from where I live. There are some interesting paralells in the two cases.
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Theatrics at the cliff edge
It has become known as the fiscal cliff, but it is more like a mutual suicide pact, agreed in the summer of 2011, in order to force Republicans and Democrats to do a deal to balance the books.
If they don't there will spending cuts so horrendous, tax rises so terrible that no one could allow it to happen. That's the theory anyway.
After all it is not just about the US. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says the negative shock could put both the US and the world back into recession.
But there is a wearily familiar pattern. After some fairly serious negotiations, the parties are back to posturing. Today's vote on the Republican leadership's "Plan B' is largely theatrics.
The proposal from the Speaker of the House John Boehner does several things.
It amply demonstrates how difficult it will be for him to come to an agreement with the White House. Many conservatives will not vote for it, because it allows for some tax rises for the better off.
It is a flamboyant way of telling the president "see who I'm dealing with?"
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If the Senate kills it or Obama vetoes it, as he says he would, Republicans must hope the Democrats would get the blame for putting the knife into the only existing proposal.
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Nick Franklin homered and drove in three runs and the Seattle Mariners rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Oakland Athletics 7-4 on Tuesday night.
Brad Miller and Kendrys Morales also drove in runs for the Mariners, who won for just the third time in 53 games when trailing after seven innings. Franklin left the game after the top of the eighth inning with a left knee laceration.
Josh Donaldson and Nate Freiman both homered for the A's, who dropped 1½ games behind the AL West-leading Texas Rangers. Derek Norris also drove in a run for the A's.
Sean Doolittle (4-5) allowed hits to all four batters he faced in the eighth.
Brandon Maurer (4-7) pitched a scoreless seventh for the victory.
Danny Farquhar earned his eighth save in 11 chances with a scoreless ninth.
A's rookie Sonny Gray threw seven solid innings, giving up two runs and two hits. He walked two and struck out seven.
Mariners starter Joe Saunders went six innings, giving up four runs and 10 hits. He struck out two and walked three.
The Mariners scored five times in the eighth, getting RBIs from Miller, Franklin and Morales and scoring two runs on wild pitches.
Franklin beat the throw home on Morales' grounder and caught his left knee on Norris' cleats, tearing a hole in his pants and forcing him out of the game with a laceration that required stitches.
Norris, who stood up awkwardly arguing the call, also left the game with an apparent left knee injury.
The A's used three pitchers, who needed 53 pitches, to get through the eighth. Doolittle has allowed six runs over his past four appearances, a span of 2 2-3 innings.
The A's scored all their runs within the first five batters of the game.
Jed Lowrie led off with a triple and scored on Norris' single. Donaldson followed with his 18th home run. After Yoenis Cespedes grounded out, Nate Freiman hit a solo shot.
Franklin hit a two-run home run in the third to bring Seattle within 4-2.
Gray took care of the rest, retiring 13 of the final 14 batters he faced. He's thrown at least six innings in all three of his starts.
Gray had a 13-inning scoreless streak snapped when Franklin homered.
Saunders gave up half of his hits in the first inning, settling in to keep Seattle within striking distance. He got double plays in three successive innings to keep the A's off the scoreboard.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn.- This weekend the men's heavyweight crew team will head to Cambridge, Mass., to compete in the 49th annual Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR). The squad will race in three events over the course of the two-day regatta. On Saturday at 2:04 p.m., the Elis will compete in the Men's Club Eight event, in which they placed second last year. On Sunday, they will race again in the Men's Championship Fours event, starting at 2:31 p.m., and then for a final time at 2:54 p.m. in the Men's Championship Eight.
The regatta itself, first held in 1965, is one of the most memorable of the racing season, featuring ex-Olympians and world record holders. It was started at the recommendation of an English coach to three members of the Cambridge Boat Club. He told them about the "head of the river" racing style from his home in England, and urged them to start a tradition on their own river. "Head" races are a type of regatta generally around three miles in length, much longer than the classic championship sprint-style racing in the spring. Boats compete against one another and ultimately the clock, as they are judged on the final time, plus penalties, it takes for them to complete the course.
In recent years the regatta has been chock-full of international rowing stars. Last year, the highly publicized "Great Eight", a boat full of eight powerhouse scullers including at-the-time recent Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale, competed. Also featured last year was world-champion Gevvie Stone, a Boston native. Last year and returning this year in the USRowing entry of the Men's Championship Eight event is Eli alum and two-time U23 gold medalist in the eight, Tom Dethlefs '12. Another Eli alumnus featured in that boat, sitting in front of Dethlefs, will be 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in the men's four, Charlie Cole '07.
Sophomore Henry Bird, who will stroke the Club Eight, expressed excitement for the team to build on the momentum from last year, when the Elis took second in the event.
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Yale's heavyweight Schedule 2013
Race #18, 2:04 p.m.- Men's Club Eights- Yale University Bow #2
Sunday, Oct. 20-
Race #46, 2:31 p.m.- Men's Championship Fours- Yale University Bow #10
Race #48, 2:54 p.m.- Men's Championship Eights- Yale University Bow #17
Report filed by Ari Zimmet '16, Yale Sports Publicity.


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Sales Have Ended
Sales Have Ended
Presented by: Jubedesign
Instructor: Justin Brown
Overview: This course is designed to give participants an introduction in to the core concepts and considerations in preparing a 2D program to be machined on a CNC router. This course will take participants through compiling a program for a 2D design. Then attempting to write a program using V-carve Pro, with guidance from the instructor.
Learn how to set up a 3D NC program in order to take a digital model, and turn it into a physical product, machined on a router
Learn when a router is the right tool for the job
Learn to write a program which is both safe for the machine, as well as efficient
Audience: For people who want to start making 3D products on the CNC router, and for people interested in learning about CNC machining.
Duration: 2 hours
Pre-requisites: None
Requirements: Participants need to bring their own laptops with V-carve Pro installed. You can download a free demo version, by visiting their website.


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A dramatic change in North American wheat marketing will take place this year with the end of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) monopoly over sales of western Canadian wheat and barley.
After nearly three quarters of a century of total control over milling wheat in the west, CWB's monopoly will end as of Aug. 1, 2012. Although several lawsuits are still pending, we expect that change to happen and are planning for the future.
Canada's wheat and barley farmers will now have the freedom to market their grain to whomever they choose. We expect the marketing system will evolve quickly to return to producers the true value of their wheat and barley.
On average, we expect Canadian wheat prices to increase at the farm gate, although locational differences will become more important and farmers may prosper or fail based on the marketing decisions they make.
Some will choose to continue to pool their wheat, even with a newly reconstituted CWB, and accept an average price, while others will embrace the opportunity and personal responsibility to manage the risk and capture the potential rewards of individual pricing schemes.
Western Canadian farmers already price their other crops by these methods and we expect them to adapt quickly.
Likewise their elevators and handlers have experience handling other crops and will do what they must to attract grain to their facilities. We expect that new pricing options and information will become available and that prices will be largely transparent and public.
International buyers of Canadian grain will see some very important changes. They will be able to seek multiple offers, rather than face a take-it-or-leave-it price from the CWB.
Buyers must specify quality
Buyers will need to specify their quality needs more carefully in their contracts.
Multiple sellers means that products offered may differ as well.
A few buyers will see cheaper Canadian wheat prices than before, relative to comparable U.S. wheat prices, but many will see an increase as Canadian wheat market prices equalize with comparable U.S. values.
We look forward to the end of the CWB's administrative pricing and the many trade distortions it has caused in the international marketplace. We expect Canadian wheat will maintain a strong market presence, but with the open market guiding it to its destination far more fairly and efficiently than when under CWB management.
In the long-run that will benefit both users and producers of Canadian wheat and producers and exporters of U.S. wheat that have long suffered from arbitrarily discounted board prices in selected markets.
An important question to us is, "How will this affect U.S. wheat producers?" There are still key issues to be resolved, such as Canada's strict variety registration regime and other barriers to U.S. wheat moving into Canada.
Some of our international customers may not realize that the United States is already Canada's largest wheat export customer, but in a truly open market some wheat would indeed move north as well as south across our long border.
As one U.S. wheat producer who farms near the border put it, "I'd rather compete directly with farmers than with the CWB."
In the future, we may see more Canadian wheat moving through the United States to our export ports and some U.S. wheat moving through Canada.
If the bilateral border barriers can be fully resolved, it is logical the United States and Canada will soon integrate into a single North American grain origination market.
Having urged the monopoly's demise for so long, we at U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) are eager to to see it happen and hope any disruptions will be minimal.
Together with the U.S. Government, we are working toward that end. Properly managed, this change can benefit all the key parties: Canadian producers, U.S. producers, buyers and the trade.
We congratulate western Canadian producers on their newfound marketing freedom, and we congratulate the Harper Government for making it happen.


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In a game that began with a memorial service for former ETSU center Seth Coy (Washington, Ind.), who tragically died in a car accident last summer, the Buccaneers were the recipients of a fortuitous intentional foul call with a minute left in regulation and capitalized at the foul line with five makes in six tries to pick up the victory. A crowd of 5,562 fans looked on as sophomore guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa, Fla.) - who roomed with Coy and now wears his No. 43 jersey - hit two of those free tosses with 16.2 seconds left to help ice the game.
"I am so proud of our team right now," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team is beginning a stretch of five games in 11 days to open the season. "This was an incredibly emotional day with Seth's Mom and all the family and friends who came down from Indiana. To win with our best player (Mike Smith) nursing an injury and only playing 10 minutes, and to have our starters only score 21 points - I don't know that that's ever happened in my career."
Prior to the game, over 50 people from Coy's hometown were on the Memorial Center floor, and Bartow presented his mother with a framed jersey. Those emotions seemed to wear on both the Bucs and Mountaineers, who struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the first half.
In the first 20 minutes of play, the Bucs shot just 34 percent from the field and ASU hit on just 41 percent. At the intermission, it was tied 27-27 and the two teams had combined for 21 turnovers (13 for Appalachian and eight for the ETSU).
The game saw 10 ties and nine lead changes, and the second half followed that trend throughout. ETSU's largest lead was six points and it came with 12:09 left in regulation, but the Mountaineers battled back to regain the advantage at 50-49 with 6:17 remaining. ETSU led 57-56 when the call of the game was made, as ASU's Isaac Butts was slapped with an intentional foul call as ETSU junior Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) was slashing to the basket. Tubbs hit both shots to make it 59-56, but not until Sollazzo's two free throws made it 61-58 and ASU's Ryann Abraham missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer with seven seconds left did the Bucs feel safe.
Junior guard Micah Williams (Manchester) hit one of two foul shots with five seconds left to make it a four-point game and give the Bucs the win.
With only 21 points of offense from its starters, the Bucs got a great effort from true freshman Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) and Tubbs, both of whom came off the bench to score 11 points each. Meanwhile, Sollazzo and his No. 43 jersey fittingly led the Bucs in scoring with 13 points.
Appalachian State got a game-high 14 from Donald Sims and Nathan Healy added 10.
For the game, ETSU held ASU to just 41 percent shooting and forced 25 turnovers.
ETSU returns to action on Tuesday night with the second of two games against former Southern Conference foes, as the Bucs take on the defending SoCon Tournament champions Chattanooga on the road. Game time is set for 7 p.m. in the Roundhouse.
For more on ETSU men's basketball, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.


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Quincy Memorial Bridge Reopens
(Quincy, Ill)—Officials at MoDot confirm the Quincy Memorial Bridge reopened to eastbound traffic this afternoon.
The river level receded sufficiently to allow the bridge to reopen after it was closed last Friday due to the high level of the Mississippi.
MoDot and IDot Crews finished clearing debris and removing barricades around 2 p.m. and traffic is once again flowing on the Quincy Memorial Bridge.


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Hi All, I have posted a few times and you all have been such a support. My daughter is 10 months old, and I am feeling very, very run down and would like to wean. I emotionally wish to continue but I feel physically beat. Right now I have mastitis for the 4th time and it hurts so much. I think part of the reason I have had so many bouts is that I am just not getting sleep. My daughter was never a great sleeper but as she got older it got worse and worse, and now we're at the every hour stage for night nursings. We co-sleep but My back hurts, I'm uncomfortable, and always tired. If her father tries to help her she screams for me which makes me feel horrible and sad and then I take her back. I thought the all night nursings were reverse cycling due to my working, but right now I'm on winter break (I'm a teacher) and she's getting as much as she wants during the day and still not sleeping any better.
I would like to wean because I just feel so run down and I feel if I don't do something it will just get worse.
At the same time, I feel so stuck because she completely refuses formula (I tried it and don't blame her - it doesn't taste good). Could I wean her without her going on formula if she's under a year? She doesn't like cow's milk either- I gave her the first taste this week just to see. Also, she's had bouts of minor constipation and I hate the thought of her getting worse without the breast milk. But I really, really need to sleep now. I feel my health spiraling downhill.
I love her so much, and loved components of the nursing. I feel like if I'm going to do something this is a good opportunity since I'm on break and have time to devote.
I'm scared it will psychologically damage her also. Last night we tried having my husband help her, rocking her, bouncing her, and after 5 min of screaming for me, I nursed her. The rest of the night she would once in a while make a crying sound in her sleep - it was so sad. And then today she was extra cuddly/clingy.
What do you think I can do? Is there any way to wean her now while still preserving our attachment and also keeping her healthy?
Thanks so much for your thoughts,


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TheBodyGuard wrote:My opinion probably doesn't mean anything, but wouldn't it be better to just have a 'search' button instead of a search bar like most forums?. Would that make the banner creation process easier?
Problem is that section is the username/password module when you are not logged in, which is what takes up a lot more space.


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Even in 'blue' Illinois, pro-gun lobby is strong
It's difficult to argue with an argument made by the Washington Post's Greg Sargent shortly after news had broken of the mass murder at a Connecticut school.
"If today's shooting doesn't prompt action on guns," Sargent wrote on his Twitter account, "then nothing ever will."
You'd think that the shocking horror of 20 children and six adults murdered at that school by a crazed gunman using a semiautomatic assault rifle with high-capacity ammunition magazines would prompt some action, either nationally or at least locally.
But nationally, the NRA has almost completely embedded itself within the Republican Party and allied itself closely with congressional GOP leaders. As a result, when one of its own members (Gabby Giffords) was nearly killed during an Arizona mass murder by yet another crazed gunman, the U.S. Congress did little more than applaud her return to the chamber.
The NRA spent millions this year attempting to defeat President Obama and electing GOP congressional candidates. In Illinois, many, if not most, downstate Democrats actively seek the NRA's backing, partially to help counter attacks that they are "too liberal" for their districts. Some of the most actively pro-gun politicians we have in this state are Democratic legislators from southern Illinois.
As downstate has tended to trend ever more conservative, Chicago Democratic legislative leaders, who have wanted to maintain their solid grip on power, have responded by not pressing too hard on the region's most sensitive hot-button issues – and gun control ranks right up at the top of that list.
Senate President John Cullerton, one of the most ardent gun control proponents in the state, pledged time and again during this year's campaign not to stand in the way of a concealed-carry floor vote in his chamber.
And while it may be difficult to contemplate this at the moment, by the time next year's spring session gears up in earnest, that terrible Connecticut horror may well have faded from memory, as other mass shootings have in the past.
The Poynter Institute posted a very helpful guide for journalists on its website not long after the Connecticut shooting. The guide included a reference to a 2011 University of Chicago study that found the number of households owning guns has declined from almost 50 percent in 1973 to just 32 percent in 2010. The study found that the number of actual gun owners had declined about 10 percent during the same period.
But even with declining gun ownership, far fewer people are in favor of tougher gun control laws than they were just 20 years ago. The Institute pointed to a Gallup article, which noted that 78 percent of Americans wanted to make laws "more strict" in 1990, compared to just 44 percent in 2010. In 1959, according to Gallup, 60 percent of Americans supported a ban on handgun possession by everyone not in law enforcement. By 2010, that was down to 29 percent.
According to Gallup, recent polling shows that 46 percent of Americans believe that the "federal government poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens," which Gallup indicates could be driving the pro-gun sentiment.
Then again, an August poll taken for CNN showed that 57 percent of Americans wanted a ban on the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons, and 60 percent wanted a ban on high-capacity ammunition clips. Both of those items were used in Connecticut, plus bullets that are designed to break apart inside human bodies in order to do maximum damage.
But the Illinois State Rifle Association is in no mood to discuss any sort of compromise.
The group sent a statement to its members the Sunday after the shooting assuring them: "We will not be party to any sort of 'compromise' that limits free exercise of your 2nd Amendment rights nor limits the types or numbers of firearms that you may own. At this time, the only thing we're really interested in discussing is the immediate passage of concealed carry in Illinois as per the recent court order."
Clearly, any legislation that addresses this shooting will have to be passed over the strong opposition of the pro-gun groups. And if history is any guide, that will be extraordinarily difficult. Even in liberal, "blue" Illinois, gun control has been stymied for the past decade. It's hard to see right now how that trend can be broken.


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Janitor Turns Into Unsung Hero By Taking Care Of Abandoned Seniors
A California janitor is being heralded for feeding, bathing, and comforting more than a dozen elderly and mentally ill residents left to fend for themselves amid suspicions of elder abuse in a shut down senior care home in northern California.
Miguel Alvarez, 33, started the $8-an-hour janitor job at Valley Springs Manor in Castro Valley on October 7. A stay-at-home dad, Alvarez had never worked in a senior care home before but hoped to make a few extra bucks to buy Christmas gifts for his children.
But just three weeks later, Alvarez and cook Maurice Rowland were left by themselves after the entire workforce at the senior center – including management – walked out of the facility after the state suspended its operating license on Oct. 24.
For two days, Alvarez found himself changing diapers, bathing, feeding and comforting as many as 19 abandoned seniors, according to comments he gave to the San Francisco Chronicle and other local media on Thursday.
"I felt bad for them so I helped them," Alvarez told the San Jose Mercury News. "I felt ... who's just going to leave these people? Just leave them for damn near dead?"
With tears in his eyes, Alvarez recounted hellish sleepless nights as confused and weary seniors screamed for food and medicine. Some, he said, had become "zombie –like" after going days without medication, while others tried to escape.
Police are still searching for resident Edmund Bascom, 65, who managed to walk out of the facility last week. He was last seen a nearby train station.
"I just know from having a son how to clean up people, changing their diapers," Alvarez told the Mercury News.
Alvarez's girlfriend of eight years, Cindy Orovco, 35, told Fox News Latino she saw the horrible conditions of the home firsthand Saturday morning.
"I saw a big old rat in the kitchen...the patients there had flies all over them. They smelled really bad - the whole facility smelled really bad."
Alvarez and Rowland ran the facility alone until Saturday afternoon, when both men called 911 several times after residents started to look sick. Alvarez said it was difficult to give out medication, and some never received any. Both Alvarez and Rowland took turns napping in the TV room.
"I'd never want to see my parents or grandparents go through anything like that," he said, according to the Chronicle. "I liked these people. I wanted to treat them well."
Alvarez, who said he wishes he could have done more, never received a paycheck since he started working at the senior center.
"He was just trying to make extra money," Orovco said. "I'm hoping someone can help us with some legal advice."
Firefighters and the Alameda County Sheriff's Department evacuated and rescued the residents on Saturday.
The Sheriff's office is continuing to investigate elder abuse charges at Valley Springs Manor. Local authorities were scheduled to meet with the FBI and California Department of Justice.
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Higher order function
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1 Definition
A higher order function is a function that takes other functions as arguments.
2 Discussion
The major use is to abstract common behaviour into one place.
2.1 Examples
2.1.1 In the librariesMany functions in the libraries are higher order. The (probably) most commonly given examples are
. Two other common ones are
. A possible implementation of the them is:
curry, uncurry
curry :: ((a,b)->c) -> a->b->c curry f a b = f (a,b) uncurry :: (a->b->c) -> ((a,b)->c) uncurry f (a,b)= f a b
's first argument must be a function which accepts a pair. It applies that function to its next two arguments.
is the inverse of
. Its first argument must be a function taking two values.
then applies that function to the components of the pair which is the second argument.
2.1.2 Simple code examples
Rather than writing
doubleList [] = [] doubleList (x:xs) = 2*x : doubleList xs
tripleList [] = [] tripleList (x:xs) = 3*x : tripleList xs
we can parameterize out the difference
multList n [] = [] multList n (x:xs) = n*x : multList n xs
and define
tripleList = multList 3 doubleList = multList 2
leading to a less error prone definition of each.
But now, if we had the function
addToList n [] = [] addToList n (x:xs) = n+x : addToList n xs
we could parameterize the difference again
operlist n bop [] = [] operlist n bop (x:xs) = bop n x : operlist n bop xs
and define doubleList as
doubleList = operList 2 (*)
but this ties us into a constant parameters
and we could redefine things as
mapList f [] = [] mapList f (x:xs) = f x : mapList f xs
and define doubleList as
doubleList = mapList (2*)
this higher order function "mapList" can be used in a wide range of areas to simplify code
3 See also
Accumulator recursion where the accumulator is a higher order function is one interesting case of continuation passing style.


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With what transpired four weeks ago available as a reference point, James Michael McAdoo isn�t certain whether North Carolina arrives at today�s return meeting against Miami as a more evolved, better-equipped basketball team.
But the forward can confirm that he sees the Tar Heels showing signs of realizing their potential.
�I feel like our highs are getting higher and our lows aren�t coming as often, which is good,� McAdoo said. �So I feel like if we keep playing, we�ll be all right and we�ll see just how good we can be. It�s exiting, just to see what we can be and see where we can go as a team.�
Going on the road and defeating Miami, the only remaining unbeaten in Atlantic Coast Conference play, would qualify as North Carolina�s most significant accomplishment this season � and send those highs climbing even higher.
The Hurricanes have generated a 10-game winning streak, equaled their highest national ranking in school history and become the first team not named Duke or North Carolina to navigate an undefeated start this deep into the league schedule since Virginia (and Ralph Sampson) in 1981.
Miami has compiled a 10-0 record at home this season and hasn�t lost in the BankUnited Center since Feb. 15 of last year. North Carolina delivered that defeat to the Hurricanes.
�It�s a big-time challenge for us to go down there and get a win,� Tar Heels swingman Reggie Bullock said.
North Carolina has won six of its last seven games since losing to Miami on Jan. 10, a result that left Chapel Hill angst-ridden and the Tar Heels struggling to digest their stumbling 0-2 start in the ACC.
Fast-forwarding to today, North Carolina is coming off an 87-62 rout of Wake Forest, McAdoo is producing more, averaging 17.5 points and 9.3 rebounds in the last six games, and P.J. Hairston has heated up to supply 59 points in his last 58 minutes of playing time.
That has Bullock thinking the Tar Heels might be �right around the corner� from discovering their peak ability.
�We have it going well, but it�s still not the best we can play,� Bullock said, �because when we put a whole game together, I feel like we�re definitely a Top 25 team in the country.
�It�s good to be 6-3 in the conference right now. But we still have a lot more work that can be done to make our team even more successful.�
Who: North Carolina (16-6, 6-3) at No. 8 Miami (18-3, 9-0)
When: 2 p.m. today (ESPN)
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Fla.
Series: North Carolina leads 18-3 and is 5-0 at the BankUnited Center. Miami won 68-59 in the season�s first meeting.
Tip-in: North Carolina will wear Nike Hyper Elite alternate away uniforms today with an �NC� logo centered on the chest of its jerseys.