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Bombay: England's cricket captain Nasser Hussain said on Thursday his immediate task at the start of the Indian tour was to make the players get used to the heat."I want the boys to play as much as possible in the heat, they should get exposed to the sun," Hussain told reporters a day after the 16-man squad arrived here for a three-Test series.The retirement of former captain Michael Atherton and the non-availability of senior pros like Alec Stewart, Darren Gough and Andrew Caddick for various reasons, have made the current squad one of England's most inexperienced ever.Only Hussain among the touring party has played an international match in India before his One-day debut during the Nehru Cup in 1989.Hussain, with 63 Tests, and Graeme Thorpe with 69, are veteran batsmen, but seven players have played less than 20 Tests and four none at all.England hopes to take in the heat and humidity during three days of nets in this Western metropolis, before playing a local team in the two-day tour opener at the Wankhede Stadium from Sunday."With a young team like this, beating India in its own backyard is a huge challenge," Hussain said."There's a big difference in the game in India. The bounce is different, the spin is differentit will take a lot of effort by the younger lads to get used to it."Hussain, born in Madras before migrating to England with his family when he was five, said the Indian tour would toughen his players."To bowl to guys like Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly and Venkatsai Laxman, and face Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh will be a good education," he said."Many of us have not played against these players. We are depending a lot on video analysis to study the Indian team."We will go into the series with an open mind. Let's see what happens," Hussain said.England has two three-day matches at Hyderabad and Jaipur to prepare for the first Test, which starts in Mohali on December 3. The second Test will be played in Ahemdabad from December 11 and the third in Bangalore from December 19.
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Director: Shankar
Producer: M Rajasekhar , Chinnababu Arigela
Music Director: Vijay Antony
Lyricst: Bhuvana Chandra , Chandra Bose , Vanamali , Vennelakanti
Cast: Vijay Antony, Siddharth Venugopal, Rupa Manjeri, Anuya Bhagvath, Vibha Natarajan
Nakili is a dubbed verision of Tamil movie Naan. Its a crime thriller movie directed by Jeeva Shankar starring composer Vijay Antony in the lead role. Siddharth Venugopal will be seen in another important role along with Rupa Manjari in female lead.
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Sail Date: February 01, 2010
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Traveled As: Family (young children)
Room Type: Balcony
Pros: everything
Cons: nothing
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Excellent location, just 2 min walking from old town. underground car parking included in price. The room was spacious and comfortable.The hotel and room was nice and clean. Also quiet, there was wedding party in restaurant during the night we stayed in hotel but we could not hear any noise at the room. Nice hotel!
style, comfort, restaurant & libary
Room interior - Bathroom- I usually stay to this hotel 3 times per year since 2000. It is not a 5 stars hotel, there is no lagguage servise at the entrance and to the room. It was raining and no umbrellas at all for clients - Service decreased expecially after taking over from Radisson. Do not know If i will stay here next time.
Staff spoke good English, and were generally very helpful. Breakfast was terrible. Room was small, and looked onto a power unit. Although I paid for a double room, I only got a single bed !
WIFI do not good in some of a rooms Sometimes smoking rooms you get instead of non-smoking
location, high standard
the locatoin the staff the breakfast the standart room is small......
Atmosphere and style, pictures on the walls, smiling and welcoming staff, cosiness and good reputation, no haste and too much people around I do not like body cream in the bath-room
Ideal location for Riga old town.
Ideal location with fine rooms and exceptional stAff
Comfort. Breakfast. Location.
Proffessionel service, Meget trygt og fantastisk morgenmad, Perhaps dimm the light in the mainhall in the evening, and use more candlelights to create a more cosy athomsphere
der er fred og ro på værelset, bliver ikke forstyrret
Espa - spa og pool område er bare helt fantastisk. Dog ikke inkluderet i prisen.
Meget central beliggende I byens hjerte! Og super værelse på 24 etage med super udsigt!!! Ingen ideer...
Professionel og hurtig service Langsom internetforbindelse
I really liked the hotel, staff helpfulness. However, as the level in hotel where they self-level building that is not exposed on Sunday the restaurant is a great lack of respect for guests. And surely I am not convinced that the explanation of staff in Riga, most restaurants have stopped running on Sundays.
First and foremost the staff were delightful. They were friendly, helpful at all times and very welcoming. It was one of our birthdays during the course of our stay and the hotel sent a complimentary piece of cake to our room as a birthday treat which was a particularly nice touch. The rooms themselves were spacious and the heated bathroom floor was a real luxury.
First class service! Very central location, walking distance from all interesting places in Riga. This historical hotel with luxury atmosphere snd very new facilities (spa, swimming pool etc.). I looked for real Deluxe class hotel with swimming pool to relax , it's so important for me. And I have found it, it's Gallery Park Hotel! Especially I would like to say several words about Restaraunt: all the meal is the Art Object (very creative decorated and tasty). Everything exceeded my expectations. I recommend all to stay only in this hotel in Riga.
1.Big, comfortable and nice rooms. 2.The dining is very tasty as in the best Michelin restaraunt. 3.Evening service.
Beliggenheden tæt ved busstation og midt i den gamle bydel var ideel for min transport og målet for min rejse. Udmærket lille café i lobbyen.
god service, pænt rent, godt beliggenhed. alt i alt en god oplevelse
Belligenheden lige I centrum I den gamle by.Personalet var meget hjælpsomme. fremragende morgenmad Nogle af værelserne var meget små.
Beliggenhed perfekt.Rolige omgivelser, ingen støj på værelser.Rent og pænt Hotel.
Alt fungerede godt. Meget hjælpsomt personale. Pænt og moderne interiør.
Luksuøst velbeliggende, elegant hotel i Riga med god inden- og udendørs restaurant.
God betjening - meget høflige og hjælpsomme
Nyt rent og lækkert. Desværre fik jeg ikke lejlighed til at prøve hotellets restaurant , som jeg havde fået anbefalet.. Jeg blev en del overrasket over indretningen og arrangementet BAD/TOILET/VASK..Lidt for intimt!!
Good locations. Booking price and hotel price is defferent,small problem and was problem
I enjoyed its friendly staff, excellent location and the general good design and comfort. An excellent location for a city break in Riga.
Nice, new, clean, quite high class hotel. Sounds from the pedestrian street (+ night club) during the night.
localition and room with the perfect air condicioner the sound from the next door club
Nice room, staff were really helpful and friendly and the location was very central. Nothing. The hotel scored 10/10
Staff were very attentive, location of hotel central, room was large weather was poor
Extremely friendly and helpful stuff
The staff was very friendly and the service was great. Perfect location right in the center of the old city. Strange that it is a gap under roomdoors to the hallway.
Excellent hotel, room was very nice and a good size, hotel was right in the middle of the old town so perfect location. Also, the restaurant was fantastic. Would definitely stay there again no complaints.
clenliness of the room and hotel staff were just perfect!!! I liked it very much.
New, clean, small hotel at the center of old city with good design of space and good staff. The breakfast was excellent.
It's a great boutique, right in the Vecriga (Old Riga), on a narrow, beautiful street. The rooms are comfortable and clean with a good selection in the minibar, while the English speaking staff is very friendly. During the stay, definately go to the restaurant, their cook is top 3 in Latvia, as they said, and the food really recommends him. Wi-fi for free is available, also. Nothing I can think of, really
Nice Hotel in the centre of Riga of old town, friendly staff and tidy rooms
Perfect location - in the heart of Old Riga, but in very small, quiet street. The hotel has a charming small restaurant with a garden and really romantic open atrium. Breakfast was quite symbolic, it was all right for us but would be poor for hungry travellers.
good internet, perfect restaurant for meetings. definitely recommend .
The staff was very welcoming and kind in every way. Location was excellent: in the heart of the old town. Rooms were tidy and clean and the hotel area was very quiet. All in all, well worth the money. Breakfast was very limited and not something a scandinavian is customed to in hotels, but i guess this is the way in most of the hotels in Riga. Also, the floor of the bathroom gets very slippery when wet. Other than those, nothing bad to say about this hotel.
This is an excellent hotel. It is ideally located for exploration of Old Town Riga (the most popular region for tourists) and the New Town is in reasonable walking distance (20 mins). The staff are very friendly and the rooms are very comfortable. We had no noise problems as some reviews have mentioned. The included breakfasts are sufficient if you order toast as well as pancakes.
Small, quiet hotel, excellent location. Friendly, really nice and professional staff.
sercices,room and breakfast
nice staff, very good place in center of Old city, silent, good breakfast and restaurant.
Location and fairly new Hotel Quite simpel but nice and nice bathroom No Breakfast
Responsive staff, very clean rooms, small property. If windows in a room are open you can easily hear people talking while walking by, but that is due to the street the hotel is situated on being very narrow. I do not think there is an elevator in this building, so it may be hard for some people to climb the stairs to the third floor. I personally had no issue with that. Overall I would definitely stay at this hotel again, and I do recommend it.
Hotellets beliggenhed i bymidten med alt i gåafstand. Hotellet har en meget venlig atmosfære og personalet er meget hjælpsomme og imødekommende.Man k Man burde se lidt på morgenmaden og gøre den lidt mere attraktiv.
Det var en helt fantastisk beliggenhed! Vi kunne ikke bo bedre i Riga. Bedre morgenmad - gerne frugtstykker.
Morgenbuffetten var meget god. Omgivelserne er hyggelige og byen er let tilgængelig. personalet var meget hjælpsomt også sent om aftenen. Nej
Venligt, hjælpsomt personale - gode til engelsk. Hyggeligt værelse. Meget centralt placeret. Det var ikke muligt at lave on-line check in på fly før hjemrejse pga. problemer med en printer , dels en PC - det bør være muligt at få adgang til PC og printer med dette formål. Håndklæder blev skiftet hver dag - men vi ville gerne også have rene glas. Flere gangarealer kunne bruge mere lys både dag og aften.
God beliggenhed midt i Rigas gamle bydel. Venligt personale. Fine parkeringsforhold. Der var ikke trådløst Internet på værelset som lovet, så der er et minus i bogen (kun Internet i lobbyen). Der var ikke trådløst internet på værelset som lovet.
This little and family hotel is very quiet. The rooms are clean, and if you like kitsch deco, they are lovely. Special decoration, but we like it. This hotel is well-located and easily walkable from the Old Town and the station. A special thank to the boss who is really nice and friendly, always ready to help you. Breakfast was a little poor. No rooms with twin beds and the bed is not very large.
ıt was great . clean cheap and nearly cıty center evertyhing was so good.
I was very pleased with my stay...The staff at my arrival was very helpful and helped me plan out some of my weekend. It is well-located and is easily walkable from the Old Town. Otherwise, a great establishment for a very very inexpensive price . My only comments would be relating to their credit card policy. They advertise themselves as welcoming credit cards, but on arrival they asked for me to pay in cash(but currency change in only few meters) .
Clean and good rooms for very low cost only a few meters away from the Old city.All is in walking distance. if you come to drink and have fun with the girls, then you better look for another hotel :)
i didn't like.stay in this hotel,i move next day out. too small just 4 rooms in this hotel,,it wasnt clean carpet.roome very small,cold water.Nobody wait for us when we arive i was waiting for room 3 hour.and we send email that hotel that what time we arive nobody know abaut this they didn't check email.....
I liked only location Very small hotel,breakfast included only 2 cups of coffee!!I heard rat's scrabbling under the floor, our room was at the 1st floor.
friendly staff, good location, good price


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Of course it is not much to look at now, but I am going to play around with it and try to get this old Super Beetle running and maybe think about chopping the top off it. The guy who had is a friend of a friend (or more like the friend of an acquaintance to be plain) and they said he wanted to get rid of it and was going to call cash for cars in san diego to just haul it off and give them what it was worth in scrap metal. Of course a VW bug is not worth a lot when it comes to scrap metal, there is not a lot to it. However I was looking for a new project car.


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People may be interested about how the Love Plus gameplay works. Depending on how you look at it, this may either be the most innovative dating sim ever or a freaking marketing gimmick. After playing for almost a whole day, I managed to get one girl and move on to the second part of the game, which is supposed to be the, er… Tamagotchi part. Anyway, enough for intros, this may be a long one. Let's start.
She's Nene Anegasaki. She works part-time at a local family restaurant, on which you will too. She also attends your school, where she is 1 year senior to you. Yup, she has the elder sister vibe, the type of character I kinda don't like the most in bishoujo games and anime. Somehow she passes for me because she's not as overly mature as the other onee-san types. You will meet the other two girls at school, one would be a tennis player (Manaka Takane) and a tsundere (Rinko Kobayakawa) which may be the favorite for the lot of you. For one, Rinko is voiced by returning seiyuu Sakura Tange of Cardcaptor Sakura fame. For my game notes though, we have to stick with onee-chan here.
I have played a lot of visual novels but this may be one of the few times I've dealt with gameplay other than just dealing with decision-point choices. Recently I have also played a bit of Time Leap Paradise, where you schedule events every week and try to build up points and cash for romance and Idolmaster-esque concert events for your girl. The same goes for Love Plus. This game will have you schedule four tasks per day, one at each time slot from morning to evening. With each event you build up (or reduce) one or more of your four personal statistics, namely Health, Knowledge, Sensibility and Charms. You need these bars to rise in order for character-specific events to open up. In the case of Nene, most of her events open up at the third time sked, when we usually go for the part-time job task. You know a character-specific event is available whenever a little girl icon opens at one of the tasks. It's usually at the third time sked.
You have 100 days to court your girl. For my first playthrough, I managed to make Nene confess by the 78th day. Impressive, but below 50 days may be possible. This will be an easy game for those who fully understand Japanese. As for me, it's hard to decipher many aspects. For the stats, I focused more on Sense and Charm, because I thought Health would be mostly for the tennis girl and Knowledge for the bookish tsundere. Maybe I was wrong, because the visual cues would tend to go for Nene sometimes in the other stats. In any case, I won with only those two stats full, and the other two stats at half. That should be enough assuming you follow the girl you want always, and avoid the others using bad decision choices.
There seems to be a very specific task for a specific day required for each girl. This is clued onto the player by the texting system. After a few more events with Nene around, she eventually gave me her cellphone number somehow. You can text the girl, or she can text you randomly, before sleeping and also before morning scheduling of tasks. You reply with predetermined choices of course, but sometimes she doesn't reply to a text. I wonder if I did some choices wrong. Some of her texts will even remind or warn you of some task that you need to do at a very specific day. You will know this (assuming you replied correctly to her text) when there is a "check" icon. If you go for that task, your stats will rise higher than usual. Thankfully I got enough right. You need a good balance in the tasks. As I said, some will reduce especially if you didn't do it at the time that the girl probably preferred you to have done it.
How the girl gets closer to you is quite interesting. At first, I see Nene at school and I'm the one calling out for her to chat. As time passes, she will be the one to approach you instead. Early on, I was the one offering to walk together with her after school, but later one she will be the one taking the initiative. Also, there were no morning events until the 40th day I think, when she started meeting me walking towards school. This is where Love Plus seemed impressive. Each of these events has some unique dialogue. Yes, even the repeating mundane events like walking to and from school, as well as idle chats at school and also in the evening. She always had something else to say. I wonder when will start to notice her lines to repeat… of course there will be a limit here. But having thousands of lines of voice in a DS cartridge is a huge feat.
I can't say there's much of a story in Nene's scenario. It actually seemed shallow even. Without spoiling much, basically you get closer to Nene because of the part-time work. As your senior though, she starts to feel pressure when you instead grow to be better at the part time job. Nene seemed to see herself as the dependable senpai, but she started to fall for you and swallow her pride. Sweet but shallow story, but maybe as the game tries to aim for reality this is very much in line.
THE STEADY PHASE (preview)
So, with her confessing, she started to call me by the first nickname. Actually you will decide how you would be called by the end of the first part. The game opens up to… well there is the much-advertised Real Time Clock mode, in which the 4-task day would run in real time. Surprise to me, there's also a Skip Mode where you schedule and play through many 4-task days as you would in the first part. Anyway, this phase adds more gameplay. Aside from the text messaging system, you can also "call" your girlfriend, either if you want to meet for a little chat and "cuddling" (ehem, later explained), or to schedule/cancel a "date" (a more eventful form of chats and cuddlings). You also have a freaking internet inside, where you can read the news related to various stuff around your city, probably to check out new movies, events, places, horoscopes and stuff. I have not reached the part where this is even useful yet.
There is a map where you can check out locations where you can take your girlfriend out on a date (take note that sometimes "she" will call you out for a date too). Some locations have level bars that rise as you frequent that location. I have not leveled up one so I don't know what will happen yet, but let me say that each location has a number of unique events on it. Me and Nene have been to the karaoke bar twice. While there are some repeating conversations in each, there have been unique ones which surprised me. I didn't hear her sing at the first one, but she "sang" a bit at the second outing. Whoa. With more than 20 locations (and who knows if a new location pops up someday), there is a wealth of stuff to do.
I hadn't seem to have unlocked some parts yet. There is a option related to events and presents where there's nothing in it yet. I assume that this will be related to the internet function. When I checked the gallery, half the CG I haven't unlocked for Nene yet (30 in total). There are also Dream events (maybe unlocked when you open the DS at night). I only experienced 1 out of 10 total. This is where I realized Love Plus' gimmicky marketing scheme. All in all, this is a slow-paced item unlock and discovery system. Even with the Skip Mode, you wont experience the entirety of the game in one go. At RTC, you even need to wait for the real Christmas or Valentines Day to get whatever event is in there. There is a time-travel option in RTC though so you can progress like Hiro Nakamura if you want.
Okay, let's go to the "cuddling" part. There are some events (like walking to and from school) where you can tap the girl to get a reaction. Sometimes if you tap her at the right places she will open to you for cuddling her face. As seen in Manaka's example above… this gameplay is so cheesy, embarassing, and weird. You need to swipe at parts of her face to collect hearts. If the colors start turning blue you may want to swipe elsewhere. I somehow managed to collect 5 hearts (not the max I think) which granted me to kiss her 5 times. All of this tapping, cuddling and kissing seems random. She may not like the parts you tapped, cuddled, or kissed. The kissing part though may have visual cues when she wants to be kissed at the cheek, nose or lips. Oh, I forgot to mention. You still have statistics in this part of the game, so if you don't cuddle her right the date might be a disaster and your stats lessen. If your stats lessen you might need to do the tasks more. She may not ask you for a date, or she will cancel one, if your stats are low. Heh. I wonder if a break-up is possible.
You may wonder about a girl's magical transformations in this game. Sometimes in conversations or text messages she will ask you what kind of clothes or hairstyles you prefer. Indeed this works. By the second date she wore a ponytail and more casual clothes to please me. If you're good enough the changes may be permanent over time. I will want to make her less of an onee-chan type. I wonder if it's even possible…
Finally, the odd Love Plus speaking mode. You speak to her through the microphone. This sucks for me. It's not my Japanese, I think I have not discovered the "specific" words in which she will react correctly. I try to ask her about her favorite movie genre, and she answers back how she loves casual clothes. She will also ask about your favorite color, clothes, etc here, and it might affect those transformations I mentioned. There seem to be unlocks over here as well. Also, I need to mention that there is a limited point system for the game tasks, so you can't just text or call for her too often each day in the RTC mode. Those points can be replenished by merely moving to the next day, or talking to her through this speaking mode.
Whew. As you can see, this is some kind of dating simulation indeed. While I don't think this breaks new grounds, it's innovative at least in terms of the after-confession gameplay, something which I rarely see in similar games anyway. Of course, this will be the lame part for some people, because the conversations with the virtual girl will be kinda story-less. The game will mainly depend on the "charm" of the three heroines by this time to keep the interest going. I only had this game for a couple of days. I don't usually play a game at years lengths unless it's an online game. Offline games like this would rely on the randomness to keep it interesting. Whether the slow and random unlock system would keep "my" interest going, I wonder. I would say, Nene is charming enough for now. It's another matter if she's good enough for me to keep playing a DS game for weeks or months. Time will tell.
Posted By: ETERNAL On: September 05, 2009 At: 11:04 am
Thanks for the coverage, I've been wondering about the gameplay for a while. I haven't played any stat-based dating sims (IIRC the only popular translated one is the old Pia Carrot), but it looks like Love Plus does a good job of playing like a game rather than an interactive novel. I'm guessing that's what the developers were going for, which is why I'd be surprised to see anything resembling the kind of stories and twists you see in VNs like Kanon.
Honestly, though, I'm hoping that cuddling minigame isn't realistic. It sounds almost hilariously awkward…
Posted By: omo On: September 05, 2009 At: 11:33 am
I got a couple dream events. I think those are like tutorial type things that teaches you how to work the cuddle modes? I can't read or speak either so blind-leads-blind lols.
Still fun though…
Posted By: Ryuukikun On: September 05, 2009 At: 5:02 pm
I finished my playthrough with Rinko in 73th day…
but i guess i always fails at touching her at dates… like, fails in every chances… -_- i'll just hope that breakup is not possible..
but i like this game tho… it's somewhat unique…
i unlock a dream where rinko became my wife though… and she asks me to speak aishiteru 100 times (through the mic).. well you only need to speak for about 3 times or so though.. what a funny dream… XD
Posted By: Ellipsis On: September 25, 2009 At: 11:58 am
Do you think there will ever be a chance for us non-Japanese speaking/reading peoples to get a chance with this game? I just love the idea of 3D daily sim w/like…social. Cuz I'm a girl that dislikes Harvest Moon and is getting tired of real RPGs.
Yaa. I'm kinda waiting for Tomeki Memorial to be fully translated as well. -sigh-
Posted By: Wavehawk On: September 28, 2009 At: 12:06 pm
Not much luck.
Some years back, I floated the concept of translating non-H dating sims to gamefaqs, and was spammed by posts calling me Unamerican (the fact that I'm not American notwithstanding). So I've pretty much given up any hope of games like this ever making more than a tiny niche-within-a-niche market anywhere outside of Japan and Asia. Thus meaning zero chances of anyone translating this stuff commercially.
As a side note: Tokimeki Memorial 4 will be out for the PSP.
Posted By: boo On: September 30, 2009 At: 3:10 pm
This game was just fine IMHO,at least Sakura Tange's back!!LOL!!
Posted By: papapa On: October 25, 2009 At: 8:17 pm
Love Plus Real chick
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  │  fail   success
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  │   │ fail     wedding
  │   │  │   ┌──┴──â"
  │   │  │exploitation baby born
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  │   │  │   │ betrayal  divorce
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  │   │  ↓   ↓     │consolation cost
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Posted By: tamagotchi mametchi On: August 29, 2010 At: 3:02 pm
I bought tamagotchi v5 game for my kids to maintain them away from computer. It appears adorable to even an adult like me.
Posted By: Debit On: April 25, 2014 At: 6:31 am
I think one of the strengths of Love Plus is not overwhelming the player with too many stats. Simulation games in general can suffer from information overload, if the designers are not careful.
The pre-relation stage of LP is pretty intuitive to navigate through. The three non-class afternoon activities (Job, Library, and Tennis Club) pretty much give away which stats to grind. The in-game help in the beginning does a good job in how to understand the stat bars.
Another strength is limiting the choice of girls to just three; there is more emphasis on the girls' individual histories and personality traits which helps to maintain focus. Apparently aloof Rinko is surprisingly funny and cute. Typically mature Nene has surprisingly weird and insecure sides. Manaka — I have not delved into her route yet, unfortunately.
Now that is is already 2014, LP is pretty easy to find and play, even if one does not own Nintendo DS; NDS emulators and ROMs can be Googled. There is even a patch for English texts and GUI.


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On leaving DFAT he became the CEO of ACTEW Corporation, the Australian Capital Territory's electricity and water authority.[3]
In 2004 he was highly critical of Mark Latham for Labor's federal election defeat to the Howard Government.[5]
In 2008 he wrote a weekly column for The Australian supportive of Beazley and Labor's economic policies during the Hawke and Keating years.[6][7]
On 26 June 2010 Costello had a final column published in The Australian concerning the federal ALP's dumping of Kevin Rudd in favour of Julia Gillard. Costello downplayed the role of the factions and unions, arguing that "The truth is that the power of the factions and the unions has been steadily declining."[8]
Costello was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1996, in recognition of service to international relations, particularly in relation to the Cambodian peace settlement and the Chemical Warfare Convention.[9]
- ^ Raggatt, Matthew (11 June 2014). "Canberra's power couples - the cream of the crop". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014.
- ^ Keating, Paul (26 May 1993). "APPOINTMENT OF EPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES" (Press release). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
- ^ a b Wilson, Trevor; Cooke, Graham, eds. (2008), "Chapter 5: Michael Costello, AO, Secretary, Foreign Affairs and Trade, 1993–1996", Steady Hands Needed: Reflections on the Role of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia 1979–1999, Australian National University, archived from the original on 17 February 2012
- ^ Kelly, Paul (2005), "The Cunningham Lecture for the Australian Academy of Social Sciences", Occasional Paper Series 4
- ^ Eastley, Tony (11 October 2004), "Michael Costello identifies Labor campaign mistakes", AM, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ^ Michael Costello, News Corp Australia, archived from the original on 3 April 2008
- ^ Costello, Michael (8 December 2006). "New faces not enough". The Australian. News Corp Australia.
- ^ Costello, Michael (26 June 2010). "Unions, factions don't deserve all credit". The Australian. News Corp Australia.
- ^ Search Australian Honours: COSTELLO, Michael John, Australian Government, retrieved 23 January 2014
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Lululemon sued for fraud over sheer yoga pants, CEO exit
* Shareholder faults athletic wear retailer's disclosures
* Yoga pants were deemed too sheer
By Jonathan Stempel
July 2 (Reuters) - Lululemon Athletica Inc has been hit with a U.S. lawsuit accusing it of defrauding shareholders by hiding defects in yoga pants whose sheerness led to a costly recall, and concealing talks that led to the sudden departure of its chief executive.
The lawsuit in the U.S. district court in Manhattan was filed by a shareholder on Tuesday, three weeks after Lululemon Chief Executive Christine Day announced her surprise exit after 5-1/2 years at the helm, calling it a personal decision.
It is separate from a May lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court that accused Lululemon directors of boosting possible executive bonuses just before the recall.
Lululemon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Day stepped down three months after the athletic wear retailer recalled women's yoga pants containing its proprietary Luon fabric after determining the pants were too sheer.
The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company has said that recalling the stretchy, snug-fitting black pants could reduce profit this year by up to $40 million. It returned the pants to store shelves last month. Continued...


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A beautiful jug with a tiny sliver off inside top, as shown in the 2nd photo. Also in that photo, a 1/2" hairline crack, which does not show outside.Neither of these detract from the looks of the jug, which otherwise is perfect. I am listing some other pieces and would be glad to combine postage where possible.


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Garrett Hardin on the Three Filters Needed to Think About Problems
Farnam Street stashed this in Interesting
Stashed in: #lifehacks, Problem?
After literacy and numbers, the third filter is Ecolacy.
Hardin introduces his final filter by requiring that we ask the question "And then what?" There is perhaps no better question to prompt second-order thinking.
Even if we understand what is truly being said and have quantified the effects of a proposed policy or solution, it is imperative that we consider the second layer of effects or beyond. Hardin recognizes that this opens the door for potentially unlimited paralysis (the poorly understood and innumerate "Butterfly Effect"), which he boxes in by introducing his own version of the First Law of Ecology:
We can never merely do one thing.
This is to say, all proposed solutions and interventions will have a multitude of effects, and we must try our best to consider them in their totality.


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Acne is a skin condition that commonly occurs on the face, neck, chest, and back. It starts with the presence of oil and dead skin cells and can develop into red, swollen, and pus-filled bumps, called pimples if germs get into the pores. Acne lesions can also appear as whiteheads, blackheads, or cysts.

Natural Remedies for Acne

Here is a look at some natural remedies that are commonly used to fight acne. Keep in mind however that scientific support for the claim that any remedy can treat acne is limited.

1) Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree oil is a popular home remedy for acne. It is an essential oil that is diluted and applied topically to acne lesions.

How is tea tree oil believed to work? Tea tree oil contains a constituent called terpinen-4-ol that's thought to be responsible for most of tea tree oil's antibacterial activity. Because tea tree oil can kill bacteria, applying topical tea tree oil to acne lesions is believed to kill Propionibacterium acnes, the skin-dwelling bacteria involved in acne.

Read more about tea tree oil and acne: Tea Tree Oil for Acne and learn more about Tea Tree Oil.

2) Low Glycemic Load Diet

A dietary factor that has been linked with acne is foods with a high glycemic load, such as sweetened fruit juice, sugary beverages, candy, white rice or pasta, french fries, baked potatoes, low-fiber cereals, macaroni and cheese, pizza, and raisins and dates. High glycemic load foods affect levels of the hormones insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1, which increases the production of androgen hormones and may stimulate the development of acne.

Instead of high-glycemic-load foods, choose lower-glycemic foods such as beans, fruits and vegetables, high-fiber cereals, nuts, and whole grain bread. Some people may have a sensitivity to gluten or wheat, in which case gluten-free or wheat-free foods should be substituted.

Related: The Gluten-Free Diet.

3) Reducing Dairy Intake

There is evidence that dairy products may be linked to acne. Milk naturally contains androgens and growth hormones which may stimulate the development of acne. The Nurse's Health Study examined 47,000 nurses and found that those who consumed more milk when they were teenagers had higher rates of severe acne than those who drank little or no milk as teenagers.

Although there are many dairy-free milk substitutes, such as rice milk, be sure to choose unsweetened products (or avoid them altogether), because the added sugar in some of these products may have an adverse effect on acne.

4) Zinc

Zinc is another popular home remedy for acne. Preliminary research suggests that zinc may help to improve acne inflammation.

Zinc is a mineral that's found naturally in oysters, red meat, poultry, beans, nuts, certain types of seafood, whole grains, and fortified cereals. Zinc is also available as a nutritional supplement.

For adults, the tolerable upper intake limit is 40mg. It's important to check all of your supplements for zinc content (it is added to multivitamins and cold and flu remedies), because excessive zinc intake may result in zinc toxicity and nausea, appetite loss, vomiting, cramps, headaches, and diarrhea. Intakes higher than 150 mg have been associated with decreased levels of copper, reduced immune function, and reduced levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol. Zinc may also interfere with the absorption of magnesium from food.

Zinc should not be taken together with quinolone antibiotics (such as Cipro) or tetracycline antibiotics because taking them together can inhibit the absorption of both zinc and the antibiotic. To minimize the effect, zinc should be taken at least 4-6 hours before or 2 hours after taking an antibiotic, or zinc supplements should be avoided altogether.

5) Herbs

The herbs dong quai, vitex, and guggul may help to improve acne. Learn more about these herbal treatments for acne.

Using Natural Remedies for Acne

If you're considering the use of any form of alternative medicine for acne, talk to your doctor before starting your supplement regimen. Keep in mind that alternative medicine should not be used as a substitute for standard care in the treatment of any health condition.

Sources:

Bassett IB, Pannowitz DL, Barnetson RS. A comparative study of tea-tree oil versus benzoyl peroxide in the treatment of acne. Med J Aust. (1990) 153 (8): 455-458.

Dreno B, Moyse D, Alirezai M, Amblard P, Auffret N, Beylot C, Bodokh I, Chivot M, Daniel F, Humbert P, Meynadier J, Poli F; Acne Research and Study Group. Multicenter randomized comparative double-blind controlled clinical trial of the safety and efficacy of zinc gluconate versus minocycline hydrochloride in the treatment of inflammatory acne vulgaris. Dermatology. 203.2 (2001): 135-140.

Disclaimer: The information contained on this site is intended for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for advice, diagnosis or treatment by a licensed physician. It is not meant to cover all possible precautions, drug interactions, circumstances or adverse effects. You should seek prompt medical care for any health issues and consult your doctor before using alternative medicine or making a change to your regimen.


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CHX Ends Automation On Certain Limit Orders
Traders Magazine, January 2001
In another retrenchment forced by decimalization, the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) is no longer solely executing certain orders automatically. Limit orders "traded through" on another exchange may now also be filled manually by CHX dealers rather than only automatically by the exchange's MAX system.
The change is intended to help specialists cut their exposure to losses on large limit orders. The rule change was filed by the CHX in September 2000 and approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission last month.
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text: Dave: Daley's Decathlon is, of course, one of the several attempts to transfer the arcade game Track and Field onto the Spectrum. In fact, it's just about the best attempt so far. The object of the game (in case there's anyone out there who doesn't know!!) is to compete in each of the ten decathlon events scoring points for speed, height jumped and so on.In the running events movement is accomplished, as usual, by either hitting two keys alternately or wiggling a joystick back and forth; a further key is used to throw or jump in the other events. Graphically, Decathlon is very good, the only problem being the rather stiff running motions of your man. Ocean's logo scrolls past at the top and a crowd applauds when you do well. Although there are a few small bugs (for example, I have it from a reliable source that it's possible to clear over 400 metres in the long jump!) the game simulates all of the events very well; including an energy limit on the 1500m.For anyone on the look-out for a Track and Field-type game, this is the best buy at the moment. 4/5 HITRoss: Certainly the best track and field game for the Spectrum, although it doesn't contain some of the nicer touches in other versions. 3.5/5 HITRoger: Put a few quid in a deserving shamateur's pocket. After all, our boy Daley must've flogged the right to use his name. Good luck to 'im, too, because Decathlon earns its keep in screen time and gave me a lot of much-needed exercise. 3/5 HIT


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Kenny Page spoke out after teenager Marvin Henry was shot dead in a mass brawl in north London yesterday. The 17-year-old died when two gangs met in what police fear was a pre-planned showdown just after midnight.
The Evening Standard revealed yesterday that two brothers of Marvin Henry are in jail for the killing of 19-year-old Ian Page, Kenny Page's son.
Ian was beaten savagely by a gang in Colindale, for asking yobs to stop looking at a female friend. He died in hospital four days later.
Marvin Henry's brother Lloyd, 23, was jailed for eight years for manslaughter. Their half-brother Andre Campbell, then 24, and another man, Jermaine Yateman, 19, were sentenced to a minimum of 15 years for the murder.
Philip Henry, 21, another brother, was cleared of any involvement in the fatal attack.
Today Mr Page, from Neasden, spoke out to say that he sympathised with Marvin's family, calling the killing "a waste".
He said: "It is always a tragedy when a life is wasted. We know that. They have lost a young son and now will go through what we have, which is not very nice.
"It is bringing it all home to us again. You can't describe it. We have suffered the tragedy of losing one of our kids, and they will now understand what that feels like.
"We have obviously suffered, but he was a 17-year-old kid. That is the only thing to think about. It is a life wasted and it is going on everywhere."
Marvin Henry, who suffered a gunshot wound to his chest in the Mill Hill clash, was the 16th teenager to be murdered in London this year.
Ten young men and a woman arrested afterwards were released on bail today pending further inquiries.
Investigators suspect that more than a dozen young people had gathered with weapons in the area to fight over a long-running petty row.
The teenager, known as Spooky, was taken to Barnet General Hospital by ambulance but died on arrival. His killing comes a few weeks before the fourth anniversary of Mr Page's death - on November 12, 2006.
The Old Bailey was told that he was cornered by a gang, who kicked him until he collapsed. They returned to attack again, stealing a gold bracelet.Reuse content


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Location: Root Disease and Biological Control Research2011 Annual Report
1a. Objectives (from AD-416)
The objectives of this cooperative research are to identify, characterize and control soilborne pathogens of wheat and barley, such as Rhizoctonia, Pythium, Gaeumannomyces, Bipolaris and/or Fusarium, which cause root and crown rot diseases; to identify the effects of cropping systems on root pathogen population size and diversity, and on disease epidemiology; and to identify wheat and/or barley germplasm with resistance/tolerance against root diseases.
1b. Approach (from AD-416)
Root and crown rot diseases will be identified and characterized through a combination of laboratory, greenhouse and field studies. The ecology of soilborne pathogens and effects of cropping system on pathogen population size and diversity and disease epidemiology will be determined using plant pathology, microbiology and molecular biology methods. Wheat and barley germplasm will be screened for resistance or tolerance to soilborne pathogens in the field and greenhouse. Practical root disease control will be accomplished through a combination of agronomic practices and biological and chemical treatments. Replacing 58-5348-4-484. Documents SCA with U. of ID.
3. Progress Report
Progress relates to objective 3 from parent project. Soilborne pathogens cause significant losses in wheat and barley production nationwide. There is little genetic resistance available in these crops to combat soilborne fungal pathogens such as Fusarium culmorum. ARS collaborators at the University of Idaho, Idaho Falls continue to carry out a multi-year foot rot screening project at a nursery in Aberdeen; dozens of wheat and barley varieties have been ranked for resistance. There were significant differences between varieties for yield, and stand, allowing identification of varieties that are better adapted to yield under Idaho conditions with substantial disease pressure. Identification of germplasm with resistance or tolerance to infection will assist in the development and recommendation of varieties that perform best under Idaho dryland conditions where Fusarium crown and foot rot prevails, thus reducing associated yield losses. Environmental conditions in high elevation areas of the Pacific Northwest limit some crop production to continuous cereals, exposing crops to high disease pressure. ARS collaborators at the University of Idaho, Idaho Falls continued to test various commercial compounds in a dryland winter wheat production system for effectiveness against Fusarium crown rot. While some chemical seed treatments may reduce some symptoms of soilborne root and crown disease, there usually is no yield benefit. Growers must continue to rely on management practices and potential new varieties to control soilborne disease. Precipitation in the last ten years has declined below the 30-year average, raising the possible necessity of returning to a summer fallow production system. Grain production has also suffered from soilborne disease, nematode and insect problems. ARS collaborators at the University of Idaho, Idaho Falls evaluated the agronomic performance and economics of wheat under four different production systems. Long-term studies indicate that there will be a shift in disease problems with changing management practices. Progress on this project is monitored by conversations with the collaborator at meetings and through conference calls.
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Convicted Jackson doctor could be free within months
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's doctor may spend as little as a few months behind bars despite being convicted on Monday of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 death of the "Thriller" singer.
Legal experts said that Dr. Conrad Murray was ultimately likely to benefit from a new California law that deals with chronic overcrowding in the state's jails.
Trial judge Michael Pastor could sentence Murray on November 29 to probation, home confinement or up to four years in state prison. He was found guilty of gross negligence by giving Jackson the anesthetic propofol -- normally used to sedate patients for surgery -- that was deemed the main cause of the singer's 2009 death.
But California adopted a new law last month that sends low-risk prison inmates to county jails, and the officials who run Los Angeles county jails have been releasing inmates early because of a lack of space.
"It will be very difficult to achieve an appropriate sentence of incarceration for Dr. Conrad Murray," Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley, whose office prosecuted the case, told reporters on Monday.
Stan Goldman, a professor at Loyola Law School, said he was surprised that judge Pastor ordered Murray to jail for three weeks before sentencing. The physician has been free on $75,000 bail for the past two years.
"It's pretty obvious by putting him in custody, which was the biggest surprise of the entire trial, that we're probably looking at a sentence of three to four years," Goldman told Reuters.
But Goldman added: "I'd be surprised if a year from today, Conrad Murray was still behind bars." Continued...


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As the owner of the Silver Goose Saloon, Samantha is the best woman card player on the Mississippi. But ever since she'd been falsely accused of cheating, she's vowed never to gamble again--until a man from her past threatens to reveal her true identity. Now, Samantha is ready to risk everything in the game of her life.
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The problem there is a NSScrollView gobbles up all scroll wheel events if the mouse pointer is on top of it. Here's a solution how to have it selectively forward the scroll events up the responder chain.


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"Sconyers Bar-B-Que in Augusta, GA"
Sconyers Bar-B-Que in Augusta, GA. Started as a trailer in a parking lot. No a two story log cabin on the hill. Ask Larry Sconyers for a bowl of BBQ Hash, the greatest tasting side on the menu. All the Que is great and log cabin setting is outstanding. Besides, can any other BBQ place bost they carered on the White House lawn for a President?


text: Dow 30 Enhanced Premium & Income Fund Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund will purchase all of the 30 stocks included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), weighted in approximately the same proportions as in the DJIA (Dow Stocks). The Fund will also purchase other securities or financial instruments, primarily swap contracts, designed to provide additional investment exposure to the return of the Dow Stocks. The Fund also will engage in certain option strategies, primarily consists of writing (selling) covered call options on some or all of the Dow Stocks (Options). It invests in various sectors, such as oil, gas and consumable fuels, information technology services, aerospace and defense, pharmaceuticals, industrial conglomerates and machinery, among others. Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. is it s investment advisor.


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DevOps Engineer
Job Description
Samaritan's Purse (SP) is a non-denominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. For over 40 years, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. If you are searching for a Career with Impact come see how we serve! We have an opportunity for a DevOps Engineer to join our Information Technology team!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintains a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.
- Faithfully upholds SP in prayer.
- Consistently participates in daily SP staff devotions.
- Demonstrates behavior aligned with SP's Mission Statement, Statement of Faith, Hallmarks, policies, and expectations.
- Effectively represents Jesus Christ to those within both personal and professional spheres of influence.
- Implement Continuous Integration workflows for Applications and Infrastructure.
- Gather requirements from management of development and IT teams for software and server infrastructure resource needs and coordinate projects with relevant stakeholders.
- Work with the DevOp's team and Cloud Security Administrator to ensure that all sites/interfaces are fully functional and secure at all times.
- Participate and aid in maintaining departmental policies concerning best practices and quality assurance.
- Maintain a strong Christian witness to colleagues, vendors, charitable beneficiaries, and the general public.
- Implement, maintain, and monitor firewalls. Experience with next generation firewall technology preferred
Marginal Duties
- Designs and develops critical ministry cloud infrastructure
- Manages, monitors, and maintains ministry cloud presence on and off premises
- Assists Systems Administrators with troubleshooting server/network problems
- Assist with cost analysis of implementing new systems or changes to current systems
- Maintains relationships with technology and hardware vendors
- Performs other duties as assigned
Preferred Skills
- Chef
- Puppet
- PowerShell Scripting
- Automatic Active Directory
- Experienced with scripting and programming in one language
- Experience configuring and monitoring automated web application security products
- Experience configuring and monitoring log aggregation and correlation products
Reporting Relationships
- Reports to Network Manager
Samaritan's Purse Distinct Objectives:
PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL - EXALT Christ and share the Gospel while working in His Name around the world
SERVE WITH EXCELLENCE - EXCEED the world's standard while serving the purposes of God's kingdom
RESPOND WITH COMPASSIONATE ACTION - EXPEDITE our response to needs as the Lord reveals opportunities to minister
DEMONSTRATE BIBLICAL INTEGRITY - EXHIBIT character and integrity personally, at home and work
WALK IN BOLD FAITH - EXPECT God to do the impossible
Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:
Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Samaritan's Purse Statement of Faith:
* We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17)
* We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6)
* We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. (Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15)
* We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. (Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7)
* We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. (John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10)
* We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. (1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15)
* We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. (1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23)
* We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15)
* We believe God's plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9)
* We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. (Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15)
* We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. (Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10)
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St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
|St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
St. Andrew's-Sewanee Shield
|290 Quintard Rd.
Sewanee, Tennessee 37375
United States
|School type
|Private, Day & Boarding
|Religious affiliation(s)
1981 (merger)
|Head of School
|Karl J. Sjolund
|55 teachers
|6 to 12
|67 Boarding (9-12)
83 Day (6-8)
80 Day (9-12)
230 Total
|Average class size
|14 students
|Student to teacher ratio
|Campus size
|550 acres (2.2 km2)
|Campus type
|Blue and Gold
|32 teams in 12 sports
|Athletics conference
|Mountain Lion
|Average SAT scores
|480 - 630 reading
470 - 590 math
480 - 610 writing
|Average ACT scores
|The Phoenix
|$13 million
St. Andrew's-Sewanee School is a private, coeducational, Episcopal, boarding and day college preparatory school serving 230 students in grades six through twelve. It is located in Sewanee, Tennessee on the Cumberland Plateau between Nashville and Chattanooga and adjacent to the University of the South, which is also affiliated with the Episcopal Church. In addition to outstanding college preparation, the school is known for its close and welcoming community, emphasis on creativity, and opportunities for outdoor adventure.
The current school, housed on 550 acres (2.2 km2), is the result of the merger of St. Andrew's School, which was located on the same campus, and the Sewanee Academy.[1] The University of the South agreed to merge the Sewanee Academy with St. Andrew's School in 1981.
Sewanee Academy was founded in 1867 as the Junior Department of the University of the South and later became Sewanee Grammar School (1869-1908), then the Sewanee Military Academy. In 1971, Sewanee Military Academy dropped its military program and became known as the Sewanee Academy.[1]
St. Andrew's School was founded in 1905 by the Episcopal Order of the Holy Cross with the goal of "breaking the cycle of poverty" for "mountain boys." Originally all-white, it was desegregated in 1965.[2]
A third school, St. Mary's School for Girls, was operated from 1896 to 1968 by the Episcopal Sisters of St. Mary's. After it closed, Sewanee Military Academy and St. Andrew's School, which had enrolled only boys, both became coeducational.[1]
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The school is attended by approximately 260 day and boarding students in grades 6 to 12. The boarding program houses approximately 100 students from United States and other countries. Students are able to enroll in university classes at Sewanee: The University of the South.[citation needed]
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- Whitney Able, actress
- James Agee, author
- Stephen Alvarez, photographer (National Geographic)
- Sean Bridgers, actor
- Kix Brooks of Brooks and Dunn
- Saxby Chambliss, U.S. Senator
- Mike deGruy, documentary filmmaker
- Charles Duncan, Jr., entrepreneur and statesman
- George Garrett, poet
- Max Gladstone, author
- Eban Goodstein, economist, author and sustainability educator
- Mack Gwinn, Jr. special forces soldier, Vietnam War, and firearms inventor, founder Gwinn Firearms (later Bushmaster Firearms)
- Rip Hawkins, football player
- Robin Hemley, author
- John Jay Hooker, attorney, entrepreneur, political gadfly
- Stuart Margolin, actor (The Rockford Files)
- Miller Puckette, author of Max (software)
- Michael Salerno, guitarist for the metal band Gemini Syndrome
- Elisabeth Röhm, actress
- ^ a b c Margaret D. Binnicker, St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
- ^ Wade H. Morris, Jr., FORCING PROGRESS: THE STRUGGLE TO INTEGRATE SOUTHERN EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS, M.A. thesis, Georgetown University, April 18, 2009
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I so love this fic! The common 'cold', I had no idea what to expect when I read the title and now I'm just smiling to myself. I love their friendship, still hate that epi when we found out what K did. I'm so happy A is able to forgive and that K is able to share. And this story is wonderful!
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SO lovely bb, I loved it! It is what I hope to see on the show, they finally getting into the friendship. I love Kalinda and Alicia friendship. Great way to start my day, a viva to the friendship. More Kalinda and Alicia I say!
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Wow - I did not see this coming since you were answering "common cold" - it was a nice, unexpected twist. Not cliche at all and that is a huge relief. I love that Alicia is saying sorry for not being able to forgive. Seems like a very Alicia thing to do.
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Character values very nicely presented here, Sabrina. I like reading your writings because you often dwell with pinpointed dichotomies in process of reaching for balance. Steps for us as well as those story characters. You sometimes remind me of an "old sage". Do you yet have hope for the Wilicia relationship future story development sometime? Do you believe in the natural flow for love to conquer most all including one's own foibles?
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Well, he's already faced robots, space aliens, communists, and a secret underground civilization, so naturally, time travel is the next step.
Our comic opens with Tony Stark traveling to Egypt at the request of his archeologist friend. How a billionaire engineer knows an archaeologist who is clearly much older than him is anyone's guess, but whatever. The acheologist is hoping the genius Tony Stark can figure out a way to locate the tomb exactly, hence saving them years of excavating time looking for the tomb. Tony says he can't, but Iron Man can. Why he does this is beyond me, but whatever. Tony says he can contact Iron Man and will get him to come tomorrow. Back in Cairo, Iron Man is hanging out, watching some girl dance when he realizes he hasn't charged his chest plate and is about to die. He rushes off to his room and collapses in front of a plug-in while it charges his armor. While it does make Tony seem kind of dumb, it's actually a good scene. Tony Stark clearly has everything in his life, but knowing he always has to worry about keeping charged and keeping it secret is a good source of tension.
Iron Man arrives at the dig site the next day and uses SCIENCE to both locate the tomb and quickly drill through the wall for them. They find a strange mummy and Iron Man leaves to switch out to be Tony Stark again. The Archeologist comes up to Tony later to say the mummy is missing. He goes to send out a search party for the theives, and all of a sudden an old man appears in front of Tony, revealing he IS the mummy! The man, known as Hatap, reveals that he never really died, he just drank a potion that put him in a state of suspended animation for 2000 years. Now awakened, he wants to use some golden trinket to travel back to the past and defeat cleopatra with Tony's help! To "sweeten" the deal, Hatap uses his sorcery to give everyone in the camp a plague that he'll only cure if Tony agrees to come back with him. Tony does so, Hatap cures the plague, and they both travel to the past..with his briefcase.
Once in the past, Tony escapes from Hatap and puts on his Iron Man armor. Hatap assumes the "monster" has slain Stark and flees. Iron Man goes looking for Cleopatra and finds her city under siege by the Romans. Iron Man defeats the Romans and greets Cleopatra, because **** history. He tells her that Hatap has returned. They go to meet Hatap's army and Iron Man says he'll take care of them. He attaches transistor powered wheels to his body, and essentially uses his body as a sled/bowling ball, trashing his army easily. Hatap is about to use the charm to return to the future, but Iron Man squirts oil on it and causes him to drop it. Hatap trips and falls on a conveniently placed sword, killing him. Cleopatra offers him her throne with her, but he declines and returns to the present. The comic ends with a reporter asking Tony Stark if he'd have an impression on Cleopatra if they both lived at the same time, and Tony says sure, stranger things have happened.
I hate time travel, as a rule. This is a creative plan, but it's also pretty stupid. The obsession with Cleopatra that stories have does nothing for me. This just feels like a goofy, very comic booky story. Perhaps its just my inexperience with comic books, but unlike Spider-Man, the only other series I've read extensively, they don't really seem to have an anchor for the Iron Man stories. They don't have a goal or aspirations or even really a drive to them. Unlike Spider-Man who is growing up and trying to survive in the world, Tony Stark is a rich playboy with nary a concern in his daily life. Unlike Batman, Iron Man doesn't have the tragic backstory to drive him to heroics. They bring in the war effort pretty reguarly, and maybe at the time that was sufficient. But at this point, nothing is really driving the series as a whole forward. Doing right for right's sake is fine, but this series needs more structure, more of a goal. And probably most of all, better villains. Hatap the ancient Egyptian isn't exactly cutting it.
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In order to escape persecution and continue their experiments, the bioengineers of the future build their new legacy, a massive, genetically altered tree-tower of scientific secrets. Original.
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