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We are standing outside a wedding reception at the Winston House in Valley Head. My middle grandson, Tyler, has just married Melissa Sturdivant and the band's playing, people are dancing, the food is grand, the wine is flowing.
Jerry, who really hates this sort of deal just about as much as the tie he is wearing, peers into the merry-making and says:
"This is one of the better things I've ever been to, glad I came."
Another fast forward to Grace Fellowship Church, Wednesday, May 5, and memorial services for my buddy.
Jackie Sparks, also a very close buddy of Jerry's, gets up and tells funny stories on Pinkston for like 20-25 minutes. Then the Rev. Carlton Weathers gets up, tells a few more funny stories, talks of how proud Jerry was of his family, reads a couple of verses of Scripture, talks about that for maybe five minutes … and sits down.
There was music Jerry loved, including some gospel from Elvis Presley, and then we walked to the Family Life Center for dessert and more stories about Jerry.
One thought struck me as the crowd dwindled:
"This is one of the better things I've ever been to, glad I came."
It was, indeed, a celebration of a life, something preachers tend to promise at funerals and don't deliver … if you get my drift.
Jaylen also had a great-grandmother, Becky "Grandma T," who lived in Salem, Ind.
Now, the rest of the story.
"Grandma T" died May 30, an emotional loss for Jaylen, who often visited with her at his grandparents' home in Delta. He also made a trip or two up to Indiana to see her.
Now fast forward to just past noon Saturday and the "traveling baseball team" Jaylen plays on is in Cullman.
Before the game, Jaylen informed his grandmother "I'm going to hit a home run today for Grandma T."
From grandmother Rhonda Burris, who was (of course) at the game:
"He came to the plate with two out and the bases loaded . . . on the first pitch, he hits the ball over the centerfield fence. After he crossed the plate, he came to me — I'm his 'Nonnie' — and gave me a big hug."
Sad news is, Jaylen's team did not win the tournament, finishing 8th in a 16-team field.
The loss will fade, the memory of "Calling Your Shot" will not.
I like those kind of stories.
Got that from good friend Smiley Anders who writes six columns a week for the Baton Rouge Advocate, all "items." He's a fun read. Look Smiley up.
Prickett was a POW during World War II and I suspect that makes him really appreciate the aging years. So, Edd, hope you have a great one.
Thanks …
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137 Avenue C, New York, NY | Directions 1000940.725119 -73.978407
Mon-Thu, 4pm-2am; Fri, 4pm-4am; Sat, 11am-4am; Sun, 11am-2am
Neighborhoods: East Village, Alphabet City, Downtown
Cute place, but it attracts the Jersey Shore crowd – One of the worst places I'd ever been to in New York, hands down, but not because of the restaurant itself. For some reason this cute little place in Alphabet City (right across the street from a hipster wine shop and next to a little hippie garden called La Plaza Cultural) attracts Jersey Shore types. My friend and I were the only non-orange-skinned people in there. An otherwise lovely brunch with unlimited mimosas and bloody mary's ruined by the worst kind of conversations, which we heard loud and clear due to the proximity of the tables to each other.
I give three stars, though, for the excellent service, the decor, and the food. My friend and I showed up around noon on a Sunday, and there were crowds of people outside on the sidewalk and inside at the bar area. We thought the wait would be incredibly long, but we were seated within ten minutes. We asked for a table out in sun in the enclosed outdoor back area and was told that they were all full, but the host came back to get us after we were seated when a table outside opened up. I really appreciated the gesture because one, there were other people waiting for tables, and, two, it was hard for anyone to maneuver around anywhere and the host didn't have to go to the trouble of moving us. Throughout our entire stay all the waiters were available to refill our drinks, and all of them were helpful and courteous despite the number of orders and customers and demands. I was very impressed.
The decor is hip and cute - we were drawn to it in the first place because of the name itself ("sunburnt cow" = adorable). There was a live DJ spinning 80s hits, creating a nice, intimate atmosphere. Too bad the intimacy was rather overwhelming...The back area is made to look like a cave; I loved the fact that there was a tiny lamp nestled into a crevice in the "cave wall" right behind my seat. The food was pretty good - my friend and I both got eggs benedict with salmon and avocado. There are limited choices for brunch, but they all looked great. No vegan or strictly vegetarian options, though. The check comes with lemon drops! I do have to say that our bloody mary's had very little alcohol. Then again...being unlimited...
Great restaurant in and of itself, but factor in the clientele...I will not be going back there.
WOW – This is the best brunch experience I've had in NYC to date. I had a burger with a slice of beet and pinapple and it was out of this world. I was with 5 people and everyone agreed that the brunch was out of this world. Now I have to try their other restaurants.
Totally over-hyped. It leaves you confused and wondering if you are experiencing a wild party from the prior night, or if you just have a really bad hangover. It's a great place to go if you want to drink during the day, in the pitch darkness. Or if your solution for a hangover is to... just drink some more. They do have an all you can drink special, but I found that the drinks aren't fresh and have obviously cheap quality.
There's something about this place that didn't really settle well with me. I can appreciate the fact that it is a total hipster spot, so I suppose they are going for the "what you see is what you get" look.
They have a limited menu, so I ordered the egg white veggie omelette. Kind of greasy. I really don't have anything good to say about it.
Meh. I've literally had better. If I were you, I'd find a different place for a weekend brunch. Unless you're looking for a fratty booze-fest. Then, go for it! After all, your weekend is usually well deserved if you live in Manhattan.
not for everyone – Went here with a large group recently for brunch, and was unimpressed. The unlimited drinks brunch seemed to be a big draw for the other customers, but since I couldn't drink for health reasons, I wasn't able to take advantage. They don't have much of a selection in non-alcholic drinks - actually, all they have is cocktails and mixers like juice and soda. They don't have coffee either.
The food was pretty mediocre, kind of overpriced for the quality. I was seated under a leaky skylight which dripped on us the whole time, and the kitchen and dining area looked pretty dirty.
The waitress was really great, but I wouldn't go back to this place. I might have liked it better when I was younger, but I prefer more grown up restaurants now.
Excellent value! – I am sort of in love with this place. Hands down my favorite place to go for a fun brunch! The food is pretty good, but you can not beat the unlimited mimosa brunch. I have also been for dinner and they have a $16 3 course deal. I was not a fan of the shrimp appetizer, but my barramundi entree was great and the burgers here are really tasty. The atmosphere of this restaurant is super fun and is a great choice for a group dinner or just a good deal!
Yes, Yes- "We Luv Brunch", but don't forget the A+++ Dinner!!! – Granted, my boyfriend and I were only one of 3 tables seated that quiet dinner night, but the food was absolutely delicious....we did the fixed priced 3-course dinner, and by god...our burger was REALLY something special!! If you're really seeking a truly different flavor between your buns, the one they serve here is absolute HEAVEN! Granted, I felt like I'd just consumed enough greasy calories for the rest of the week when I was done, but considering the fact that I was looking for exactly that --a deliciously unique and totally gratifying meal-- well, i wouldn't go back and change a thing.
I will also disagree with anyone's complaints about the service...if it sucked for you once, then give it another try, because our server was as kind and helpful as could be. So aside from the yummy entree, excellent service, and even more excellent dinner price, I save the best for last:
YOU MUST ABSOLUTELY TRY THE DATE PUDDING DESSERT!!!! It is hands down ONE OF THE BEST DESSERTS to have ever touched my lips!!!!! Yes, i have a sweet tooth and have probably tried almost everything there is to offer in your typical dessert fare menu, but this one had me dreaming about it the next day. PLEASE PLEASE don't miss out on this thing, even if it's the only piece of food you order from the SB Cow, period!!!!
It may be sunburnt, but it's very cool – The fellow/gal who wrote "No fun allowed at Sunburnt Cow 03/17/2008 Posted by mcgintax" just doesn't get it. One of the reasons that this place is so great is that they don't allow drunken people having what they may term "fun" into the place in order not to spoil the dining experiences of others. Maybe it's just me, as an Australian living in NYC for many years, but we Aussies generally don't stand for loud, obnoxious, intoxicated people. I have been to the Cow numerous times, and it's always been fantastic. The biggest complaint I could make is that my side salad one night was a bit limp. Big deal. The service is always wonderful and everyone who I have taken there has adored it.
PS: "mcgintax" sounds like he is a good pal of the owner of Esperanto - "a wonderful brunch at Esperanto (Sunday jazz brunch at Esperanto is HIGHLY recommended!) After our brunch (which included a few mimosas, because what NYC brunch doesn't)"
Well, let's forget his/her very poor punctuation/sentence structure skills and just leave it at that.
The Sunburnt Cow is a genuine find. Enjoy.i
All you could want for a Sunday brunch in the city – I go to The Cow at least once a month and there's nothing more relaxing and enjoyable on a Sunday afternoon. The food is great and everything is really cheap. The drinks are non-stop and not watered down as you would expect from an "all you can drink" brunch. Kimiko, the DJ, tops the experience off playing everything you could want to hear, even if you didn't know you wanted to hear it.
No fun allowed at Sunburnt Cow – I had two friends visiting from Spain this weekend, and we started off our Sunday with a wonderful brunch at Esperanto (Sunday jazz brunch at Esperanto is HIGHLY recommended!) After our brunch (which included a few mimosas, because what NYC brunch doesn't) we walked over to Sunburnt Cow. We were admittedly being a little silly and having a LOT of fun with our visiting friends, while waiting for a bartender to take a drink order. After waiting some time without any service, the bartender approached me and told me his manager said we were too drunk, and "would we like some water?" Seriously???! Not once in my life have I not been served for being too drunk, that is so not my style, so its quite insulting when someone calls you drunk at 3pm on a Sunday afternoon, after brunch! I thought he was kidding, but he wasn't. Apparently no fun is allowed at Sunburnt Cow, who wants to hang out there?!
Authenticity Counts! – My friends and I love exploring new brunch places throughout the city, and our latest stop along the tour was the Sunburnt Cow, and we were not disappointed at all! For just $15 we got a decent and satisfying brunch and all we could drink. They make a great Bloody Marry! The menu is limited but the wait staff w/ their cute accents def make up for it (i.e. Nathan)! You will definitely have to wait on a Sunday, but I assure you it's well worth it. They also have a great DJ who plays everything you want to hear but nothing you would put on your i-pod (trust me it makes sense when you go). I can't wait to go to this spot up on a week night and check out the scene! If you looking for a hip, fun, and cheap brunch definitely check out the SB COW...I mean it's the cheaper than going down under!
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The Peruvian city of Ica was once surrounded by huarango, a tree that gave life to the famous Nazca society. This mesquite relative is as beautiful as it is useful. Huarango pods can be used as fodder for livestock, ground into flour for human consumption, sweetened into molasses, or even fermented into beer. The light yellow flowers are a haven for bees, and the tree itself helps capture seasonal floodwaters on their way from the Andes to the Pacific, supporting humans, animals, and plants.
But the struggling people of Ica turned in desperation to the trees, cutting them down for charcoal to sell and use in the cities. Now, 98% of the great forest is gone. Without the life-giving properties of the trees, the cleared land is fast becoming uninhabitable desert. The soil has degraded for lack of nutrients that the trees once provided, and is unable to support most plant life. Without the great roots and boughs to protect them, streams, lakes, and lagoons are drying up, leaving arid deserts that spread across the land and cannot support the diversity that once thrived there.
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Yes, I were thinking the same thing as BunnyVoid, you have the exactly the same problem that we discussed in Adams thread one or two days ago =)
Here is more visual reference,
I put square bits of paper in line like shown in the top picture. Then I sat down by the end of this line and took a photo from an angle very close to the floor. I used a 14 mm lens, and you can see some distortion on the square closest to the camera (because it's close enough to fall outside the cameras cone of "vision") but since the only way to avoid that distortion would have been to take a few steps back this would only mean that the same thing would apply to the first square as it does to the second in the photo.
Anyway, now that I've explained the experiment, let's make an observation. None of the angles in a direct line from the camera to the horizon are less than a 90 degree angle, not even the distorted one closest to the lens. If located on the horizon such angles would be 180 degrees. If an angle is less than 90 degrees that would then imply that 1. It represents an angle that is less than 90 degrees if viewed from above, or 2. It's drawn incorrect.
And that's why you need to space the vanishing points wider than you've done up until now =)


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MrSec. Good stuff. Been hearing numbers fly all over the place, bashing and boasting about which school or conference is full of financial dolts or genius's respectively. Since money is a big deal, keep the stuff on financials coming. I know there are 27 to 3,500 different ways to interpret the data, so thanks for keeping it simple for us graduates of Southern Universities. 8 X 10 color glossies would be nice, but a Powerpoint presentation will do in a pinch.... just kidding..... good effort.
Over the weekend, CBSSports.com's Jerry Hinnen wrote that the SEC expanded because it's falling behind the Big Ten in terms of money thanks to Jim Delany's league's television network. Today, Matt Hayes of The Sporting News tweeted the most the recent average-per-school payouts from each conference:
For those counting at home, that's $23.6 for each #B1G school, and $20.1 million for each #SEC school. Commence arguing in 3, 2, 1…
— Matt Hayes(@Matt_HayesSN) June 4, 2012
Well, those points aren't exactly 100% accurate.
Yes, the SEC expanded for the purposes of making more money. That's why all the big leagues are expanding these days. And, yes, the SEC is heading down the road toward starting its own network. The Big Ten — once it partnered with Fox — showed everyone else what kind of cash can be earned by a regional network. Just as the SEC — with its 2008 contracts with ESPN and CBS — showed how much money can be made and how much national exposure a conference can be gain from partnering with the networks.
Where the breakdown comes is in the $23.6 million to $20.1 million comparisons. The Big Ten schools had to turn over their Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III broadcast rights to the Big Ten office in order to start their own TV channel (and cut their own league-wide deals with ABC/ESPN). So that $23.6 million per school is pretty close to accurate when it comes to the average revenue share for each Big Ten school.
But in the SEC, schools were allowed to keep their own Tier III media rights and have been able to sell those off on their own. So all the league's schools make more than the $20.1 million average share reported. Florida and Alabama and LSU earn more than Ole Miss and Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, obviously, but they all eclipse the $20.1 mark.
That's not to say that SEC schools aren't neck-and-neck, a little behind, or even falling further behind the Big Ten cash-wise. Again, the league is looking at creating it's own network with ESPN for a reason. The league added schools in highly-populated states for a reason.
It's just not completely accurate to post "Big Ten $23.6, SEC $20.1″ on some make-believe scoreboard. These aren't apples-to-apples comparisons.


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Santa coming to Dickinson in oil truck, not sleighDICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Santa Claus is coming to town ... in an oil truck.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Santa Claus is coming to town ... in an oil truck.
When Kris Kringle arrives at Prairie Hills Mall in Dickinson on Saturday, he'll do so not in a sleigh but in an oil field truck accompanied by fire and police vehicles.
And on Dec. 3, Chris Hammond is making a one-day appearance as "Oil Field Santa" to recognize all of the families working in western North Dakota's booming oil patch. He tells The Dickinson Press that he'll wear a bright red traditional oil field worker's fire retardant suit, with work gloves, a hard hat, safety glasses and steel-toed shoes.
Hammond actually works in the oil fields, hauling water.
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This is a darling series for beginning readers! There are several books in the series and they are all jumbled fairytales!
In Rapunzel and the Billy Goats you've got the troll climbing up Rapunzel's hair. And in Cinderella and the Beanstalk you've got Jack driving Cinderella in the pumpkin-turned-stagecoach and her ugly stepsisters are climbing up the beanstalk!
They are funny and a great way to explore a variety of fairytales. It's also fun for readers to figure out which parts of the story came from what fairytale. Check out these mixed-up titles:
Three Pigs and a Gingerbread Man
Beauty and the Pea
Goldilocks and the Wolf
The Elves and the Emperor
Hansel, Gretel, and the Ugly Duckling
Snow White and the Enormous Turnip
And for a quick list see here.
This week Ms. Amanda featured stories about socks at preschool storytime! Socks?! Yep, socks. And we brought out Pete the Cat's white shoes, too. We listened to some fun stories. Here are some titles to settle your socks into:
Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? Duck cannot find them! Where are they? Does Fox know? A super fun rhyming story.
New Socks Author Bob Shea writes some funny picture books. The book features the coolest pair of orange socks that just might change your world.
Lizette's Green Sock Here we have a duck that's so excited about her green sock, until she learns that socks come in pairs and she gets made fun of.
Duck Sock Hop Who knows what will happen when ducks pull socks from a box. Duck sock hop comes once a week – get ready to rock with your sock!
Sally and the Purple Socks Sally gets a pair of fabulous purple socks in the mail. But when they get wet something odd starts to happen, and it's quite a silly thing!
For more sock stories check out this book list.
Dave Eggers delights again with his newest novel, The Circle. His prose engulfs readers in an eerily familiar world of social and political advancement, somewhat reminiscent of the classic 1984. Readers will wonder what it truly means to be anonymous, and deliberate whether it is a concept more archaic than essential. At the heart of the novel is The Circle's omniscience and its proclamation that "secrets are lies."
Mae Holland, a young college graduate, is stuck in a dead-end career with no hope of leaving her provincial town, when former roommate and business legend Annie offers her a job at The Circle, a company known for its technological advancement and innovation. Although Mae impresses many with her work ethic, her lack of social media presence causes concern in her superiors. The main goal of The Circle, after all, is to connect people of the world in order to achieve infinite knowledge, and ultimately, enlightenment for humankind.
Eggers is best known for his biography, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. He has received multiple awards including Time Best Book of the Year. Eggers also has local acclaim as he is a founder of 826 National, related to Ann Arbor's 826 Michigan.
I was eagerly anticipating the publication of Shotgun Lovesongs, the brand new novel by Nickolas Butler. In fact, I was a little nervous that it couldn't possibly be as good as I hoped it would be. Boy, was I wrong! "This is a novel about home, and home is how the book feels," writes reviewer Josh Weil. At its core, Shotgun Lovesongs is a book about the American Dream, and all the many ways that people go about seeking it. The book is also a vivid description of and ode to a place, that place being a small town in northern Wisconsin. Any Midwesterner will connect immediately with Butler's beautiful narrative of changing seasons and the changing moods that go with them, and anyone who has spent time in a small town will understand perfectly the atmosphere of the place that he describes so well in the pages of the novel.
The story focuses on four men who grew up in the town of Little Wing, Wisconsin. All of them left at some point but all four have returned, unable to truly leave the place that they call home. In the voice of one of the characters, Butler writes: "Here, life unfurls with the seasons. Here, time unspools itself slowly, moments divvied out like some truly decadent dessert that we savor—weddings, births, graduations, grand openings, funerals. Mostly, things stay the same…. This is my home. This is the place that first believed in me. That still believes in me."
Fans of other Midwestern authors like Jim Harrison, Bonnie Jo Campbell and Jonathan Franzen will love Shotgun Lovesongs. You can read more about the book in the New York Times review of it here.
Look! It's a bird... it's a plane... no wait, it's a SHORT STORY SUPERHERO participating in the second annual 3rd-5th Grade Short Story Challenge!
Do you have the grit to become a Short Story Superhero? Astound all your friends and teachers... they'll never see it coming! Vanquish the winter blues with powerful prose and punchy plot!
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Use your x-ray vision on our Jump! brochure to keep an eye out for the final celebration featuring guest author Lisa Wheeler, on June 3!
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Read by the author (who happens to have been on Broadway himself), Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle offers an insider's look into the world of Broadway auditions from a kid's point of view. Thirteen-year-old Nate Foster is tired of being bullied and misunderstood in his hometown so, with the help of his best friend Libby, this Broadway-musical lover concocts a plan to run away to New York City and audition for E.T the Musical (inspired by Steven Spielberg's E.T., of course). The adventure that follows is both hilarious and heartbreaking, and the narration is spot on through every emotional twist and turn.
The audiobook was a 2014 Odyssey Award Honor, an award given to the best audiobooks for children and teens.
Its sequel Five, Six, Seven, Nate! is also available in print.
...is "What do I read next?"
The Books, Reading & Literature Databases can help, whether through lists, reviews, book clubs, or ebook selections. Start with Books & Authors where you can browse by title, author, genre and winners of awards named for James Fenimore Cooper, Ernest Hemingway, Edgar Allan Poe, Philip K. Dick and more. Join a Free Book Club in the genre of your choice.
Then, move on to Select Sites for Books & Reading where you can peruse articles at the New York Review of Books or Kirkus Reviews, find classics in Modern Library's Top 100, figure out the reading order of the series you like with Kent District Library's What's Next? Page, read Hamlet on one single screen page at The Complete Works of Shakespeare, and discover free ebooks at Project Gutenberg and Open Library. You can even read Alice in Wonderland in Lewis Carroll's own hand (as well as other scans of rare originals) courtesy of the British Library.
It won't be long before "What do I read next?" becomes "What do I read first?"
Self-help stories, in my opinion, can be very inspiring. So how can I resist this new book: 10 % Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-help That Actually Works -- a True Story, by Dan Harris. From the AADL catalog book description: "After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure, involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists . . . " Currently there are 46 holds on one copy. Make that 47 -- I just placed mine.
I became a fan of Barbara Ehrenreich after reading her 2001 book Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting by in America. Her latest book, Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything is currently at the top of my to-read list, based on a review I just read in the April issue of the monthly journal BookPage. Ehrenreich, a scientist who has described herself as a "fourth-generation atheist," is a leading thinker and fabulous writer. Her book, a blend of memoir and metaphysical reflection, is reviewed under the headline "An atheist reconsiders the human 'situation.'" In the book, Ehrenreich writes about her childhood quest to find answers to universal questions such as "Why are we here?" As a middle-aged woman, she revisits her childhood mission and tells BookPage that yes, she believes that she has risen to the challenge made by her 1958 self, "What have you learned since you wrote this?" You can pick up a free copy of BookPage at any library location. You can place a hold on Living with a Wild God here. There currently are 24 requests on 5 copies.
Reveal Your Detroit: An Intimate Look at at Great American City is a community engagement project led by the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The Detroit Revealed exhibition at the DIA featured more than fifty works created from 2000 to 2010. The artwork captured a diverse Detroit, featuring urban architecture, urban gardens, community, art, and decay.
Reveal Your Detroit is a community based public art response to the exhibit. The project was a dialog between the museum, established artists and community organizations, asking these questions:
What does your Detroit look like?
How do you want others to see it?
After it was announced in March 2012 the project received over 10,000 images taken with disposable cameras in less than three months. The photographs included in this book are from that lot and are photographs taken with disposable cameras by local residents, and for the most part not hobbyist or professional photographers. Even if you did not visit Detroit Revealed at the DIA this book is a wonderful celebration of collaboration and community and is a positive look at the heart of Detroit: its people.


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The dozen or so products, ideas, and Web sites on these pages are just a blip on the technology horizon. Want more? Two prominent meeting in-dustry organizations, the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), have teamed up to deliver METCON (Meetings and Exhibitions Technology Conference). This new venture will debut next April 9 to 11 at the Rosemont (IL) Convention Center with three days of workshops, speakers, and exhibits.
But don't call the trade show a trade show, says PCMA's Chief Operating Officer Bill Myers. Call it instead the Technology Demonstration Center. "Everyone who exhibits will be required to educate attendees through a demonstration. Suppliers aren't filling out exhibitor registration forms; they're submitting an 'Application to Demonstrate.'"
In addition to a learning-oriented, hands-on exhibit floor, METCON's designers are planning 28 workshops focused on technological solutions to meeting planners' problems. Among the subjects on the roster are
* Powerpoint and other presentation software,
* the Internet as a meeting planning tool,
* survey and evaluation technology,
* how to evaluate your computer system,
* privacy, security, and legal issues,
* Windows 95 for executives,
* registration software,
* desktop publishing, and
* teleconferencing.
"It's exciting to fill a niche and it's exciting to have PCMA working together with ASAE, two associations known for their separateness," says Myers, who expects 500 attendees for the first year of the new conference, of which 400 will be meeting executives.
For more information on METCON, you can contact PCMA at 100 Vestavia Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35216; (205) 823-7262.


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Executive Director of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Graham Shimmield, left,
and President William D. Adams sign a partnership agreement.
The College took a big step forward in its programs to study the environment when President William D. Adams signed an agreement with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences to form a strategic partnership and announced plans to start a marine conservation track in the Environmental Studies Program.
"This is important for Colby," Adams told an audience of Colby and Bigelow staff members and guests at the signing event in West Boothbay Harbor in June. "A lot of students are interested in this, and it gives us a way to deepen a very strong niche that we already have with respect to the environment."
A gift from Elizabeth Ainslie '87 and her family allowed Colby to establish a new position in the Environmental Studies Program. The Elizabeth '87 and Lee Ainslie Professorship in Environmental Studies will support a faculty member in marine conservation and will initiate a marine conservation track in environmental studies beginning in the 2011-12 academic year. "In conjunction with Colby's partnership with Bigelow Labs, the Ainslie professorship will make Colby a leader among liberal arts colleges in the area of marine conservation and science," Adams said.
One goal of the Colby-Bigelow partnership is to increase the teaching and research collaboration between Colby (students and faculty) and Bigelow's senior research scientists. "Our two institutions share a mutual vision about the importance of expanding educational opportunities in marine sciences," said Graham Shimmield, Bigelow's executive director. "We, essentially, are going to deliver education through the lens of frontline research activity."
Bigelow faculty members taught Jan Plan courses in bioinformatics and in oceans and climate change at Colby last year, and two Colby students spent the summer as research assistants for Bigelow senior research scientists working in the Amazon and off the coast of Costa Rica. The partnership agreement calls for Bigelow faculty members to teach two courses each January for the next three years and for greater opportunities for Colby students to conduct independent research mentored by Bigelow scientists.
In September Bigelow Labs announced its third multimillion-dollar grant for new facilities—$9.1-million from the National Institute of Standards and Technology will fund a new Center for Ocean Health (COH) to study ocean microbial systems. The COH will be one of three new, interconnected research centers, along with the Bigelow Center for Blue Biotechnology (supported by a $4.5-million Maine Technology Asset Fund grant in 2009) and the Center for Ocean Biogeochemistry and Climate Change (supported by a $5-million National Science Foundation grant in 2010).
Collaboration between the Colby faculty and Bigelow research scientists is not new. Dr. Frank and Theodora Miselis Professor of Chemistry Whitney King is co-investigator with Bigelow's David Emerson on a three-year National Science Foundation grant to study water chemistry. But the partnership lays out a vision for even closer collaboration between the two institutions, perhaps culminating in the development of a semester-away academic program at Bigelow for Colby students.
Both Adams and Shimmield pointed to the pivotal role David Coit (P '08), chair of Bigelow's board of trustees, played in bringing the partnership to fruition. "With David's foresight and vision," said Adams, "we saw a way for Colby to reach out in this fundamentally new direction."


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Members of the Sunny Isles Beach City Commission, the project manager and developers recently held a ceremonious groundbreaking for the Mansions of Acqualina. When finished the luxury high rise will stand directly south of the existing Acqualina Resort and Spa known worldwide for its hospitality.
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Friday, April 25, 2014
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In this Feb. 14, 2001 file photo, Pauline Friedman Phillips, right, the nationally-syndicated advice columnist best known as "Dear Abby," and her daughter Jeanne Phillips, pose after the dedication of a Dear Abby star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Phillips, who had Alzheimer's disease, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, she was 94. Phillips' column competed for decades with the advice column of Ann Landers, written by her twin sister, Esther Friedman Lederer. Their relationship was stormy in their early adult years, but later they regained the close relationship they had growing up in Sioux City, Iowa. The two columns differed in style. Ann Landers responded to questioners with homey, detailed advice. Abby's replies were often flippant one-liners. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
In this 2001 photo, "Dear Abby" advice columnist Pauline Friedman Phillips, known to millions of readers as Abigail van Buren, signs autographs for fans after the dedication of a "Dear Abby" star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
About working mothers: "I think it's good to have a woman work if she wants to and doesn't leave her children unattended — if she has a reliable person to care for them. Kids still need someone to watch them until they are mature enough to make responsible decisions."
One trend Phillips adamantly opposed: children having sex as early as 12 years old.
"Kids grow up awfully fast these days," she said. "You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do."
Pauline Esther Friedman, known as Popo, was born on Independence Day 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa, 17 minutes after her identical twin, Esther Pauline (Eppie). Their father was a well-off owner of a movie theater chain. Their mother took care of the home. Both were immigrants from Russia who had fled their native land in 1905 because of the persecution of Jews.
"My parents came with nothing. They all came with nothing," Phillips said in a 1986 Associated Press interview. She recalled that her parents always remembered seeing the Statue of Liberty: "It's amazing the impact the lady of the harbor had on them. They always held her dear, all their lives."
The twins spent their growing-up years together. They dressed alike, both played the violin and both wrote gossip columns for their high school and college newspapers. They attended Morningside College in Sioux City.
Two days before their 21st birthday, they had a double wedding. Pauline married Morton Phillips, a businessman, Esther married Jules Lederer, a business executive and later founder of Budget Rent-a-Car. The twins' lives diverged as they followed their husbands to different cities.
The Phillipses lived in Minneapolis, Eau Claire, Wis., and San Francisco, and had a son and daughter, Edward Jay and Jeanne. Esther lived in Chicago, had a daughter, Margo, and in 1955 got a job writing an advice column. She adopted its existing name, Ann Landers.
Pauline, who had been working for philanthropies and the Democratic Party, followed her sister's lead, though she insisted it wasn't the reason for her decision. She arranged for an interview with an editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and presented sample columns, arguing that the paper's lovelorn column was boring. The editors admired her breezy style, and she was hired.
Searching for a name for the column, Pauline chose Abigail from the Bible and Van Buren from the eighth American president. Within a year she signed a 10-year contract with the McNaught Syndicate, which spread her column across the country.
"I was cocky," she admitted in 1998. "My contemporaries would come to me for advice. I got that from my mother: the ability to listen and to help other people with their problems. I also got Daddy's sense of humor."
Pauline applied for the advice column without notifying her sister, and that reportedly resulted in bad feelings. For a long time they did not speak to each other, but their differences were eventually patched up. In 2001, the twins, then 83, attended the 90th birthday party in Omaha, Neb., of their sister Helen Brodkey.
The advice business extended to the second generation of the Friedmans. Not only did Jeanne Phillips take over "Dear Abby," but Esther Lederer's daughter, Margo Howard, wrote an advice column for the online magazine Slate.
Aside from the Dear Abby column, which appeared in 1,000 newspapers as far off as Brazil and Thailand, Phillips conducted a radio version of "Dear Abby" from 1963 to 1975 and wrote best-selling books about her life and advice.
In her book "The Best of Abby," Phillips commented that her years writing the column "have been fulfilling, exciting and incredibly rewarding. ... My readers have told me that they've learned from me. But it's the other way around. I've learned from them. Has it been a lot of work? Not really. It's only work if you'd rather be doing something else."


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XIII, the FPS based on a french comic-series, awesome story and pretty good gameplay.
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My Fav games and probibly the most underrated games are the Ininity enguine games.
Overall fav is Planescape Torment. If you have played other inifinity enguine games give this one a try its a little old but very well made, with an EPIC story.
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Are we limiting this to just PC? Cause like the overrated thread I feel like it's a personal opinion but here's my pick: Legend of Legaia
This game was awesome. Came out for the PSx. RPG, intuitive and fresh battle system and unique items and equipment system. I really like this game, although when I dust it off my collection shelf and look at it now I always think to myself that there is actually some ridiculousness with the game and it's actually not as good comparatively to some titles and the technology today. But then I have an afterthought; man it would be great to see this game revamped. Lol
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This non-randomized, open-label, study will determine the highest safe dose of GDC-0973/XL518, how often it should be taken, how well patients with cancer tolerate GDC-0973/XL518 and will assess the pharmacokinetic effect of midazolam and dextromethorphan on the study drug.
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- Stage I-II: Safety, tolerability, and maximum tolerated dose of GDC-0973/XL518 [ Time Frame: Through study completion or early study discontinuation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Area under the concentration time curve of midazolam [ Time Frame: Cycle 1: Days 1 and 15 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Stage III: Maximum plasma concentration of dextromethorphan [ Time Frame: Cycle 1: Days 1 and 15 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Stage III: Area under the concentration time curve of dextromethorphan [ Time Frame: Cycle 1: Days 1 and 15 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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March 8, 2013 – Bitter winds gusted across the nation's capital just days after bitter words were exchanged (again) on Capitol Hill following yet another failure of bipartisan compromise regarding the nation's debt woes. But at the J.W. Marriott, situated blocks between the Capitol and the White House, a record-breaking number of school nutrition professionals, industry partners and other advocates remained undeterred by either the forecasted snow nor the recent sequester. These 800+ attendees of the School Nutrition Association's 41st Legislative Action Conference (LAC) were fired up and ready to make the most of a long history of bipartisan support for child nutrition.
Indeed, the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs were among the few to have been exempted from the sweeping sequestration budget cuts and support from both major political parties was evident with the pre-LAC announcement of a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) introduced S. 427, the "Sensible School Lunch Act," which would eliminate the weekly maximums for grains and meat/meat alternates established in the nutrition standards regulation published in January 2012. Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had waived that requirement for the rest of SY 2012-13 and through 2013-14, SNA, in its 2013 Legislative Issue Paper, has requested permanent elimination of this provision. Addressing LAC attendees at the closing session on Wednesday, March 6, Sen. Hoeven remarked, "This is how it should work. This is a good example of how we can work together to get the job done." The bill already has several other cosponsors from both parties.
The 41st LAC officially kicked off on Sunday, March 3, with a number of inspiring breakout sessions showcasing and sharing best practice innovations from districts of all sizes and demographics. From learning of the marketing tips in Minnesota to nutrition/physical education breaks in Kansas to new product sampling procedures in Florida, attendees could find any number of useful "nuggets" to take home and try out for themselves. After the breakouts, the agenda turned squarely to what operators, industry and other advocates needed to know about working with lawmakers in Washington.
NBC News Political Director and Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd conceded that the climate in Washington these days was not conducive to productivity. "I'm a little ashamed to get up and speak about the inability for Washington to get anything done in light of all that you get done every single day," he noted. He equated the communications clashes between the dominant political parties to those discussed in popular relationship advice books: "Republicans are from Mars and Democrats are from Venus, and none of us here on Earth feel like they are listening to us."
Todd went on to project his optimism for future budget battles, outline the likely transformative priorities for each major party in the years ahead and reflect on the lessons of history as our country labors to redefine itself for the future. "You're feeding kids to do what? Training them to do what? We're still struggling as a society to define what that is," he remarked.
LAC is also an important occasion for dialogue between school nutrition advocates and representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Services (FNS), which has oversight of the federal child nutrition programs. FNS representatives acknowledged and thanked school nutrition operators and industry for rising to some difficult challenges in meeting the new meal pattern requirements, emphasizing the importance of working together in partnership for America's kids. "If you're not successful at your job, then we're not successful at USDA," reiterated Dr. Janey Thornton, SNS, deputy under secretary.
Presentations about several related research studies will help to arm school nutrition professionals with the data they need to support a variety of initiatives and priorities, from expanding school breakfast service to upgrading outdated facilities and equipment. The annual Charge to the Hill was supported by real-world examples from industry and operators struggling with such issues as paid meal equity and unpaid meal charges. SNA's Washington Counsel reminded attendees that the positions of the Legislative Issue Paper are "small enough and precise enough" that they are issues that members of Congress can solve.
Monday's official program ended with a surprise visit from NFL greats Brian Mitchell, retired from the Washington Redskins, and Torrey Smith, of the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. The football players expressed their appreciation and admiration for the work of school nutrition employees at all levels. "On behalf of all the students who act like they don't care, know that you are appreciated," lauded Smith. Mitchell urged attendees to own their expertise: "When you go to Capitol Hill, don't you take 'no' for an answer. You put your foot down!"
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March 7, 2013 – SNA along with USDA will take part in the inaugural celebration of International School Meals Day (ISMD) on March 8, 2013. The purpose of the first ever International School Meals day is to raise awareness about the importance of teaching children around the world about good nutrition, to foster healthy eating habits in school and at home, and to share policies, practices, and research between countries.
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Hindered by a horrible movepool, bad typing, and a severe Stealth Rock weakness, it's no wonder that Articuno is often overshadowed by its legendary counterpart Moltres in RU. Although Articuno doesn't have the same offensive presence that Moltres does, it boasts an amazing base 125 Special Defense stat and a decent base 90 HP stat, making it a capable phazer and stalling Pokemon. With the Pressure ability, as well as reliable recovery in the form of Roost, Articuno can be a great defensive asset to the right team if provided with the proper support.
This is the only set that Articuno can pull off effectively. Because of its nonexistent attacking capabilities, you must instead take advantage of Articuno's high defensive stats. With entry hazard support, Articuno serves as an effective phazer or Toxic staller. However, because it relies solely on Ice Beam for damage, it is recommended that Roar be used over Toxic so that Steel-type Pokemon cannot wall or set up on Articuno. Substitute is useful for Pressure stalling, racking up poison damage, avoiding status, and scouting for dangerous attacks. When combined with Pressure, Substitute allows Articuno to PP stall even super effective moves such as Stone Edge and Thunderbolt. Provided Articuno is faster, it can alternate between Substitute and Roost until the opponent runs out of PP or dies from poison damage.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
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Research by the National Turkey Federation reveals that people would order turkey if menus offered more choices. A whopping 77% of respondents in the 2005 survey who said they don't order turkey said they would if it were just on the menu.
The survey results were enough to convince Jack Civa, director of foodservice marketing for Carolina Turkey, to hire a director of innovation and take a fresh look at turkey as a source of ideas. "We're currently in the middle of a muscle profiling project, dissecting the bird and trying to figure out 'chef's cuts' we can take out from muscles we haven't used before."
Turkey is already seen as a healthy comfort food. Civa's challenge is to make it trendy and convenient as well. Working with restaurant chefs, Carolina Turkey is nearly ready to debut a package of fully cooked turkey thigh lobes in a Hispanic-style marinade. It can be heated in five minutes, then shredded and sauced much like carnitas. Or the kitchen can give the thighs a personal stamp with a slightly different prep. "Operators want to feel that when they serve a product, it has the look and taste of turkey that's cooked fresh in the back of the house," Civa says.
Carolina Turkey, Perdue and Jennie-O already offer some products to help operators get out of their turkey rut. The turkey mignon, a bacon-wrapped whole muscle breast section, and turkey breast medallions are making inroads as elegant entrees. Turkey burgers and value-added products with on-target flavors (along the lines of their chicken cousins) are also winning menu real estate. These include oven-roasted breasts with honey, maple, Buffalo, Cajun and smoked hickory and mesquite infusions. Turkey breast products rubbed and crusted with various ingredients are another trend; cornmeal, garlic pesto, sun-dried tomato and cracked peppercorn are a few examples.


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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. May 7, 2009 The winner of NBC's hit series "The Biggest Loser: Couples" will be revealed in an exciting, three-hour live finale on Tuesday, May 12 (8-11 p.m. ET). In the first part of the show, the third finalist as determined by America's vote will also be revealed. And America will get a chance to choose one of the new contestants for the next season of "The Biggest Loser."
For the season seven finale, all 22 contestants return for a special reunion and a chance to weigh in one last time and to show America how much weight they've lost since the beginning of their weight-loss journeys. The transformations will be profound, not just for the finalists, but also for the eliminated contestants who all continued to lose weight after they left the "Biggest Loser" ranch and returned home.
In the most recent episode, which aired May 5, Tara Costa (New York, N.Y.) and Helen Phillips (Sterling Heights, Mich.) weighed in above the yellow line, securing their spots as two of the three finalists. Ron Morelli (South Lyon, Mich.) and his son, Mike, both fell below the yellow line, leaving viewers to choose between father and son to determine the third place finalist competing for the grand prize of $250,000. America's choice will be revealed in the first part of the finale on May 12, and the contestant who didn't get chosen will compete with the other 18 eliminated players for an "at home" prize of $100,000. Viewers voted by phone and online and the voting window is now over.
America will also get to select a contestant to compete on the next season of "The Biggest Loser," which will premiere in September. Viewers can choose between two potential contestants by casting their votes by phone and online at www.nbc.com, and the winner will be announced near the end of the live finale.
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For your complete comfort, there are direct flights from most of the European capitals to the Faro, Lisbon and Seville international airports, all of which a short drive from the Hotel.
To Faro: from Madrid the flight takes 1h30, from London is 2h45, from Berlin the flight lasts 3h30, from Frankfurt only 3h10 and from Paris the flight takes 2h35. The transfer from the Faro airport to Ria Park Hotel & Spa takes about 20 minutes.
To Lisbon: from London the flight takes 2h40, from Amsterdam it is 3h00, from Hamburg it is 3h20 and from Paris the flight takes 2h35. From New York the flight takes around 8h00 and from Rio de Janeiro it is less than 9h00. The distance from Lisbon to the Ria Park Hotel & Spa is 220 Km and takes 2h00 drive on the motorway.
To Seville: From Barcelona the flight takes 1h30 and from Madrid is 1h00. The distance from Seville to the Hotel is 180 Km and takes around 1h30 drive on the motorway.
GPS: N 37º 2'44.00'' ; W 8º 2'42.90''
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