text:
Not sure where to begin? No problem! The six action-oriented steps in the process are components of a decision-making process recommended by many career counselors. With each step, you will build your decision-making skills, develop confidence, and increase your chances of being satisfied with your decision.
Career Decision-making steps
- Learn the basics of decision-making
- Complete a self-assessment
- Explore majors
- Explore careers
- Weigh the options/make a choice
- Implement a plan for success
Step 1: Learn the Basics of Decision-Making
These resources will help you become a better decision-maker by introducing you to a recommended process for making sound, realistic, and satisfying decisions. These steps will also help you to make an informed major or career decision:
- How to Be a Better Decision-Maker (.pdf)
A introduction to a series of steps that will help you make any decision
- Before Choosing Your Direction... (.pdf)
Some points to consider before beginning the career decision-making process
- An Introduction to the Career Decision-Making Process
(under revision)
This publication describes a process that is effective for making a major/career decision. Specific suggestions are offered for each step in the process.
Step 2: Complete a Self-Assessment
Self-assessment is the process of gathering and understanding information about yourself -- your interests, personality, skills, values, and preferences. Of course, getting to know yourself is the task of a lifetime, but it is also the essential first step in the career decision-making process.
- Online Career Assessment Tools
This is a list of web sites containing free online career assessments and inventories.
- Paper Career Assessment Tools
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
A paper-and-pencil inventory that lets you examine your style of communicating, making decisions, and planning, and then relate your style to work environments.
- Strong Interest Inventory
A paper-and-pencil inventory that can show you how your interests compare to those of professionals in hundreds of occupations.
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Researching and gathering information about your academic options will help you to determine the major(s) that will help you prepare for the careers you have in mind. You can also gather information about potential careers at the same time.
The following resources will help you learn how to conduct your research:
- Frequently Asked Questions About Choosing a Major
Questions that students typically have about choosing a major
- Worksheet for Researching Majors (.pdf document)
This worksheet will help you to research majors of interest to you and provide the information you need to make an effective decision about an academic program.
- Questions to Ask about a Program of Study (.pdf document)
A list of questions that you can ask faculty, students, and alumni to obtain information about a program of study.
The following resources provide information about majors:
- Academic Choices
A list of Clarion's majors and minors with links to the academic department where each is housed.
- What Can I Do With This Major/Degree?
This site is useful for students who seek information about a major and the careers that it can lead to. Also contains useful web sites for each major.
- Additional Online Resources for Researching College Majors
This is a list of web sites containing information about majors, including a description of the major, occupational options, and links to additional resources.
- Candid Career
Gain access to the career advice of industry professionals, and see it all on Video! CandidCareer.com features informational interviews to help you discover and explore your many career options. Search by Industry, Career Title, College Major or Keywords. Gain honest and valuable insight from the men and women working in a particular field.
Career exploration is exactly what it sounds like...conducting research on the world of work before deciding what career to pursue.
The following resources provide occupational/career information and help you learn how to conduct your research:
- Informational Interviews (.pdf document)
Want to know what a career is really like? This publication describes how to get career information by talking with people who are working in the field.
- Job Shadowing (.pdf document)
Shadowing someone is another way to gain a better understanding of an occupation or career field that interests you.
- Worksheet for Researching Occupations (.pdf document)
This worksheet will help you to research occupations of interest to you and provide the information you need to make an effective career decision.
- Employment Outlook Information
This is a list of web sites providing information about employment outlook and trends.
This step moves you from self-assessment and research to evaluating your alternatives and making a commitment to one of them. It provides a way to examine the information carefully, weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative, and make a choice.
Step 6: Implement a Plan for Success
Visit our Career Planning Information Center to determine your next steps. They will help you to confirm your career choice, get experience, and develop the skills valued by employers and/or graduate schools.


text:
It's totally legit (preferred, in fact), so long as the expansion tank & air scoop is between the boiler and the pump.
Books have been written advocating that system architecture. It's nicer to the pump, and allows the air scoop to purge air somewhat better than some other configurations.
On some low mass boilers (particularly those with higher head) it's sometimes better to pump toward the boiler making it the high-pressure point on the system to reduce flash-boil sizzle to not lose heat-transfer efficiency.
More here.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
This section contains a list of the raw materials, intermediate products and services needed by Solarworld AG.
Are you interested in solar power or do you have questions about SolarWorld and its products?
Solar power for your roof.
World Wide Solar Ride. Follow the adventure.
How energy gets produced from the sun
It is a power supply, replacement battery and solar charger in one.
SolarWorld offers 25-year linear performance guarantee.
The intelligent storage system


text:
You can view the current or previous issues of Diabetes Health online, in their entirety, anytime you want.
Click Here To View
See if you qualify for our free healthcare professional magazines. Click here to start your application for Pre-Diabetes Health, Diabetes Health Pharmacist and Diabetes Health Professional.
Latest Laboratory Tests Articles
Popular Laboratory Tests Articles
Highly Recommended Laboratory Tests Articles
Send a link to this page to your friends and colleagues.
There are three categories of tests which help doctors in screening for type 1 diabetes, according to Stephen E. Gitelman, MD, with the Division of Endocrinology and Pediatrics at UCSF, San Francisco:
How Autoimmune Tests Work
ICA. The autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta cells is detected by measuring levels of ICA in a person. A positive ICA test often shows up years before type 1 and is often one of the earliest predictors/indications of the disease. In first-degree relatives of those with diabetes, about 3.5% will test positive for ICA.
"If you take a tissue sample from a normal pancreas and put the patient's serum on it, you can see if the patient's antibodies are cross-reacting with the healthy beta cells from the tissue sample," explains Gitelman. "So in someone without diabetes and with no risk, there would be no reaction. It should be negative."
But if you take it from someone newly diagnosed with diabetes and test it, Gitelman continues, 60-80% will have a significant reaction. Relatives of people with diabetes may also have similar cross-reactions.
GAD. Other autoimmune tests for autoantibodies for GAD, IAA and IA-2 do not require a pancreatic tissue sample, only blood samples from the patients. GAD is an enzyme, a protein made by the beta cells, and is important for functions in the beta and many other cells. If the beta cells are attacked, antibodies are directed against the GAD enzymes.
IAA and IA-2. Some of these antibodies are present in as many as 80_90% of people before they develop diabetes.
Developments in Autoimmune Testing
"What has happened over the past 10-20 years is that we have tried to take whole serum and break it into specific autoantibodies to see which are cross-reacting with the beta cells.," says Gitelman. "As we learn more about antigens that the immune system reacts to, we're developing a whole panel of things that we can test for. The problem is you need to study a number of patients in various states to figure out how different these autoantibodies are."
Environmental Factor
Scientists have long known of an environmental link to type 1 diabetes. Common viruses, such as the Coxsackie which cause common upper respiratory tract infections, can sometimes trigger type 1. An autoimmune cascade is activated: because a part of the virus is similar to pancreatic beta cells, the immune system is duped into thinking that its own beta cells are foreign entities and will start to attack them.
Genetics and Ethnicity
People who have certain HLA markers may have more of a genetic predisposition towards type 1. International research has shown that northern Europeans with the HLA marker of DR3 or DR4 have a higher susceptibility to type 1, although the most susceptible HLA markers may be different from country to country. Certain populations, like the Chinese, seem more protected from type 1 diabetes because they do not carry these markers. In the US, type 1 rates are highest among northern Europeans. The disease afflicts African-Americans also, but to a lesser extent.
Genetic Testing: HLA Genotyping
HLA are any of a complex of genetically determined antigens occurring on the surface of almost every human cell by which one person's cells can be distinguished from others.
"HLA are immune system molecules on cell surfaces. They identify cells to the immune system, allowing it to tell 'self' from 'non-self'," explains Richard Furlanetto, MD, Scientific Director of Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF). Depending on how the HLA system presents antigens to the T-lymphocytes, it may trigger an immune response.
So when you put in a different HLA type in a person-as in organ transplants such as kidney transplants-doctors look for a close HLA match between donor and recipient.
Tests Are Becoming Better Predictors
Many parents who have one type 1 child are often worried that their other children may also develop the disease. Parents should realize that even if their other children test positive for certain antibodies it just means they are at higher risk, not necessarily that they will get the disease.
"Results of the tests, too, may vary depending on the timing of the tests", says Gitelman. "Some levels may drop off over time."
GAD antibodies, however, often persist over time. Others, like the ICAA, may drop off over time, especially after the onset of the disease when it may wane.
"Enough studies have been done on large populations to allow us to predict with increasing certainty how an individual will progress over time," says Gitelman. We know that the more antibodies you have and the higher the levels, the greater your chance of developing diabetes."
Gitelman believes researchers are moving ever closer to improving the predictability of these tests. Large trials which use these tests, known collectively as the Diabetes Prevention Trial 1 (DPT-1), are underway. "These tests may eventually become very helpful. I recommend using them now in the context of established clinical trials," says Gitelman.
Categories: Diabetes, Insulin, Laboratory Tests, Type 1 Issues, Type 1 Issues
Add your comments about this article below. You can add comments as a registered user or anonymously. If you choose to post anonymously your comments will be sent to our moderator for approval before they appear on this page. If you choose to post as a registered user your comments will appear instantly.
When voicing your views via the comment feature, please respect the Diabetes Health community by refraining from comments that could be considered offensive to other people. Diabetes Health reserves the right to remove comments when necessary to maintain the cordial voice of the diabetes community.
For your privacy and protection, we ask that you do not include personal details such as address or telephone number in any comments posted.
Don't have your Diabetes Health Username? Register now and add your comments to all our content.
Diabetes Health is the essential resource for people living with diabetes- both newly diagnosed and experienced as well as the professionals who care for them. We provide balanced expert news and information on living healthfully with diabetes. Each issue includes cutting-edge editorial coverage of new products, research, treatment options, and meaningful lifestyle issues.


text:
"Tiny Prints wows again this year and I noticed a lot of my friends are using them too this year. I love them because I entered all my addresses in and they ship them out for me. The card came out beautiful - the green was a little bit more dull then anticipated, but still looked beautiful."
"The selection this year wasn't stellar but I sill managed to find a few to choose from. The card quality is thick and the printing is perfect. I have yet to have any imperfections. Thank you Tiny Prints. Ill see you next time!!"
"Great design; balance for Christmas & holiday so appropriate for different religions. I love the ability to have pictures on the back. Great colors; I got some in sage and some in the darker green."
"Really impressed with the thickness/paper quality. Card turned out great. Excellent color quality. Received on time even over holiday. A few envelopes were dirty on arrival from packaging process. Recommend modified envelopes for square card-- these worked great. Put photo on back-- wish there was an additional text box here."
"I have received the most compliments (almost from every person I sent it to) with this card. I used it in the black color and added the black fading around my photo in my photo software. It looked amazing. Print quality was great and loved the matte style."


text:
2000 Market St, St Louis, MO | Directions 6310338.629787 -90.209406
Mon. - Tue., Sun. 11am - 12pm;Wed. - Sat. 11am - 3am
Neighborhoods: Saint Louis, Downtown West, Downtown St. Louis (West)
Hospitality Always on the Menu at the Home of Bye Bye Liver – Spacious and clean. Great food. The service staff is top-notch and it's home to St. Louis' new favorite pasttime, Bye Bye Liver: The St. Louis Drinking Play!
Get there early on Saturday nights for this side-splitting bit of alcohol-infused comedy, or anytime at all for great drink specials and the best sports fans in St. Louis.
Good times good service – I had a great time there and all of the servers and bar tenders were very friendly and ready to help. It was a great atmosphere and a lot of fun!
Great Barbeque and Cold Beer – This is the place for you if you enjoy a good slab of ribs and a cold draft beer. A previous review mentioned sub-par barbeque but i've been there a million times and have never had a similar experience. Basically, in St. Louis, you'd be hard pressed to find any better ribs, pulled pork or pork steaks (which they served after their annual golf outing and were the best I've ever had). The rest of the menu is just as tasty....try the O'Hennessey the next time you're down there if you don't believe me. Plus, while you're enjoying your meal, basically any sporting event you want to watch is on one of their many TVs. This is the place to go downtown.
Go elsewhere for good food in St. Louis – I can only assume that Maggie O'Brien exists out of convenience and to a smaller degree the decent ribs they have. And beer, I'm sure the beer helps. Other than that, dedicate your time to other better restaurants in St. Louis, Maggies happens to be in the middle of a bunch of hotels and most likely attracts those who haven't ventured out very far. I stopped in the first time I was in St. Louis and got the ribs which were OK (fatty but w/ good St. Louis style BBQ sauce). My wife and I stopped in just today becuase it was close to the hotel and the food was terrible. My pulled pork sandwitch was pretty much all fat, no meat, the toasted ravioli was average, the side salad was all iceburg and my wife's quesadilla had provel in it, a cheese us non St. Louisians do not enjoy. I won't be coming here again.
Downtown's biggest sports bar still packs them in with big-screen TVs and cheap eats. – In Short
Always popular among hospitality-industry workers and SLU students, dingy Maggie O'Brien's serves up greasy nachos and burgers to night owls and Union Station tourists. The vast space is adorned with Celtic memorabilia and TVs, and includes a dance floor and a back room with video games, billiards and darts. Big crowds amass during Cards and Rams games, though the bar's most notable event is the sidewalk party following downtown's St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Mediocre at Best – I've eatin at Maggie's quite a few times as it was near my hotel home for about 6 months. For quite some time, I continued to go to Maggie's with hopes of getting a good meal. After probably 10 visits, I finally gave up and refuse to eat here. I mainly focused on their fish meals, which always sounded good, but were almost always pretty bad. The tuna, was consistently cooked Well-done, even after asking them to be cooked medium rare. I described one meal and fish with popcorn seasoning, tasted aweful.
Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Facebook to see what your friends are up to!
Do you have a review of Maggie O'brien's Inc on your blog? If you include the Citysearch image link (shown below) in your post, we'll automatically link to your review from the business profile page. Here's how our Linkback system works:
The Linkback system is free and automatic. It's really that easy.
To link to our business profile page, copy the html below to your web page.


text:
We've been meeting every Tuesday for the last 1.5+ years. The time has come for a change. Instead of meeting on every Tuesday, starting now, we'll meet monthly on the second Wednesday of the month. Mark Your Calendar: When: Every 2nd Wednesday of the Month (starting February 9th, 2011) Where: Gumbo Labs, 4820 Banks Street, [...]
What is Gumbo Labs?We're a group of people with common interests who collectively rent a studio for meeting, socializing, collaborating, learning and teaching. Common interests include: technology, art, tinkering, electronics, inventing, etc. We've organized as a non-profit educational corporation & we're in the process of applying for 501(c)(3) status.
Donate to the Cause!
- The email list: Gumbolabs-discussion
- Moderate to high traffic - General discussion revolving around the space and those involved with it.
- Forum
- Facebook Group
- Facebook Fan Page (become a "fan" to see updates on your Facebook page)
- Twitter: @GumboLabs
- The Wiki for documenting and collaborating.
- IRC #gumbolabs on efnet (web chat client)
- The email list: Gumbolabs-discussion
Location & Directions
4820 Banks Street
Studio #5 (Upstairs)
New Orleans, LA 70119
Google Maps Link
Directions: 4820 Banks Street is almost to the end of Banks Street (heading towards Metairie), across the street from the cemetery.
CalendarYou can subscribe to the iCal Feed with your calendar software.
GumboLabs on Twitter


text:
You have a vocabulary of…. well, I've stopped counting at 70+. Your vocabulary count exceeds the norm for your age so counting the excess is just cocky (poorly disguised brag).
This probably means you're going to be bad at something else. Let me make a wild guess and say it's coordination (Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence), because you are still tripping all over the place. Sometimes you trip when you're standing. Like. How.
Your growing vocabulary is a chocolate box of amusement. We never know what we're gonna get. The other day, we asked you "where is Daddy?" and you pointed into your bowl of rice to get a reaction from us. We laughed, and you shouted "Daddy!" into your bowl of rice.
You laugh selectively, at things that are actually funny, which makes me think you've cultivated a blend of humor that is pretty refined for a toddler. Or perhaps I've underestimated you little ones, I thought you'll only laugh at burps and bubbles.
You've made friends with a whole group of construction workers who've been doing roadworks outside our house. They will OPERATE the excavator at your command, even when they are not working.
The first time I knew that, I was beyond amused. I came home from work and saw you and Yaya at the gate, watching the excavator.
Me: What's happening? (looking at the arm and bucket going up and down with no apparent purpose.)
Yaya: Russell wants to see the "carp carp" (that's what he calls the excavator).
Me: Baby, that's your new toy!?
You now have plenty of excavator toys at home because you're obsessed with them. Grandpa even bought you a mini one so you can bring it out with you.
Those foreign workers love you. The smile they have on their faces when they see you makes me happy. You probably remind them of their kids back home. Like how I'd smile when I see babies and toddlers because they remind me of you.
Lucky my work is here, so I don't have to wait for long before I get to see you.
Still, miss you the second I leave.
Love, Mama.
Sure you can! Thanks for asking!
Single. Sometimes I do miss the freedom. Just briefly. To be able to spend a weekend in bed with a good book and not feel guilty.
You know how to say well over 50 words by now. That's 40 more words than what websites say you should say. Link
What does this mean? Can I conclude that you are strongest in linguistic intelligence (different theories of intelligence)?
That's one of the coolest type! I've always admired the linguistic people. I'm strongest in Visual-Spatial Intelligence by the way, you'll know soon enough, when I try to dress you up funny for preschool. Or get upset over your messy handwriting.
This is so exciting! What are you going to be? A news presenter? A lawyer? An author? Are you going to be JK Rowling? Please be JK Rowling.
This post is going to be awkward in the future if you ended up becoming a say…a fishmonger. No offense to them, although when I put it like that, it's impossible not to get offended.
Anyway, whatever you grew up to be, it'll be better than JK Rowling. Because I didn't give birth to JK Rowling.
This ends my rather pointless post.
You can say a huge variety of words by now, around +30? Babycenter said you'd be able to say 16 words by 18-months. I'm trying to decide if you're really smart or Babycenter is setting the bar low so everyone can be included and not freak out.
Although I won't be surprised if you're smart, I read that intelligence is hereditary, and my Mum is very smart. You can connect the dots. #impliedbrag
Then again, this doesn't mean you'll have the right attitude in life. Having the right attitude, specifically positivity, is far more important than being intelligent, attractive or rich.
At 16 months, you're also somewhat a slut. You absolutely GLOW when you find yourself in the centre of attraction. And you'd do everything to get them.
The other time, we were at Ikea cafe. You saw the amount of food the next table was having and you look at the food and look them and went "WAHHH" much to their amusement.
It's cute and all but there are times when I really don't want to socialize with strangers. And you bating your eyelashes and flashing your diapers usually means I have to answer questions like "how old is he?" "Is he always this friendly?" "Does he allow strangers to carry?"
I would rather you try to keep your sluttiness under control until you learn how to answer them yourself. Please keep me out of your private affairs.
You like saying "no no". Every night after shower, I would ask you which pyjamas you'd like by showing them to you one by one. You'd look at the them, cock your head, scrunch your face and say "mmmm" like you're thinking, before giving a nonchalant "no no". It is cute until we go through the whole drawer of rejected pyjamas and you can't seem to find one that pleases you. Often, I find myself having to pitch them to you…"Do you want the one with the cute Lion? ROAR!!!!!!" When I make it sound exciting enough, you may relent.
Now I'd just pick two out and ask you to choose one. Aha! *taps my temple"
Last but not least, a moment that I'd remember for a long time. We were all sleeping when you started crying (you still cry at night at times). Then Daddy scolded you. You were silent for a while….then you started sniffling, softly at first before it transitioned into full-fledged sobbing. Yet you were afraid to make any louder noise. I was listening to you, trying to ignore you so that you can go back to sleep independently. Finally, you whimpered "mama…" like a mew from a hurt kitten.
I DIE. Mother instinct hit me like a rocket. I pulled you over into my arms and we snuggled till you fell asleep again.
I snuggle you always in my heart.
Love, Mama
After a super productive 2012 where I raced to check all my boxes before 30. Let's see how I fared in 2013.
Improving Key Relationships Be a supportive wife. Spend more time with parents and sisters. Be a better BFF. And most importantly, give my all to be a great mother.
Checked all except supportive wife. My idea of being supportive is to not nag at him. I'm pretty sure he has a different opinion on that.
More passive income _Get an existing apartment and get rent! _
Decent plan, then this ridiculousity happened.
From 12 Jan 2013, buyers or transferees who are : (ii) Singaporeans/PR who already own 1 or more residential properties would have to pay Additional Buyers Stamp Duty of 10% on the purchase or acquisition of another residential property.
So it went out the window.
Better saving habits
I don't remember why I made this resolution. I have more inclination to save than spend. I think I need a resolution to not turn into Scrooge McDuck.
Learn Golf
Failed. I wanted to cheat and include this as one of my "learn something new every month" plan. I still can't bring myself to learn golf. How can I hate a sport I didn't know so much. Maybe it's because she stole my husband and the father of my child away from us. I'm pretty sure I have a strong case in court.
Learn/Do something new every month
Exceeded expectations.
Christmas Dinner at my place. I was in charge of table setting, sides (mashed potatoes, creamed spinach and meatball soup) & music (thank you YouTube). Pam did the wonderful Roast Chicken and Four-Spice Salmon. Pearleen was in charge of dessert as always. My mum contributed the appetizer. We make a great team.
Hope you had a Merry one.
Addiction. Sort My Lives. What every Jack of all Trades needs. What every Mom needs.
I'm an ENTP. By this chart, I'm making one of the lowest. Which is actually fine by me. It's only money. People who are obsessed with money are cheap in most other ways. A social observation that has proven to be fairly accurate.
What I find amusing is, just by tweaking the last character. From P - J. I would theoretically do much better. And I was thinking, it isn't very difficult to go from Perceiving to Judging. It seem to be the easiest compared to the other three. But it is also the most unappealing.
Organised? Structured? Pfffft. I'm free as a bird.
BUT recently, I have found something that might work, forcing me to get organized my way, very visually. See the pinterest board below for some examples.
I have opened an Organization Pandora Box. Paper crafts, lettering, typography, colours, textures, stickers, customisations. It's like productive scrap-booking. Like why haven't anyone told me organization can be this fun and pretty? Challenge accepted.
By the way, this is very typical of a "Perceiving" person. Attracted to new projects but abandoning them when something new comes along. We'll see how it goes. :x
This year I made an Interestingness Resolution. That is, to do something completely new every month. I did a mid-year review and I thought I did pretty well. Here is a year-end review on my 6 other completely new experience.
August: Throw a Kid's party.
September: Master the Cups song. Not only did I got this, I can now sing various Xmas Carols with it. Party tricks +1.
October: Goodreads. Started documenting and writing reviews of books I read. Having to reflect about it enough to write a review doesn't seem much but it is a good habit.
November: Signed up with a new Insurance Policy. I trusted my mum with this and didn't bother with the details. This time, I really look at the different policies and found one what suits my needs. I highly recommend that you give some thought into insurance if you haven't, the peace of mind you get from knowing you've got all gaps covered is an immediate return.
December: A couple of new experiences. Photoshoot in an abandoned estate, room escape game, cooking challenge with Paul & Tiffany.
I think this particular resolution is met successfully. Well done me!
So ,what is the whole point?
I was reading a book on networking. One tip is to dip your toes in a variety of hobbies so you know a little bit of everything. This makes it easy to get a conversation going with anyone.
Now, I'm able talk a bit about cooking, hosting dinner parties, kids party, baking, books, New York, fancy restaurants, travelling with babies, financial plans, nail art, photography and so on. The point is not to be an expert in these activities, but know enough to ask the right questions to keep a conversation going.
When I first read about this tip, I thought it was rather fraudulent or pretentious. Instead, I gained more respect for people who are interested in these activities. Do you know it takes a lot of thought and effort to host an amazing dinner party? I wouldn't know until I tried it myself. So in the end, I think it makes me a lot more authentic and sincere!
One of the most useful skill is unexpectedly easy, that is, learning the cups song. This makes me a superhero with young children. Like "WAHHHH AUNTIE!!!! TELL ME HOW TO DO!!!"
I had such a great time with this resolution. I'm going to do this again for 2014!
About a month ago, Russell started looking out for me. Not merely ensuring that I am within his line of sight, but he would actually come RESCUE ME from any perceived danger.
Like when I play catch with the kids in the neighbourhood playground. Seeing me run away from a couple of 3-yr-olds is enough to put him into action. He will stop whatever he's doing and frantically run after me calling "Mama! Mama!", much to the amusement of the other grown-ups.
When the kids catch me by hugging my legs, he will pry them away from my legs and call out to me (Mama!), as if to make sure that I'm fine.
I don't even know how to describe how I feel when this happens. Proud? Amused? Protected? Loved? Happy? Touched? How about all of them combined into a huge surge of emotion that makes me want to swoop him up in my arms and fly off to Neverland where we cease to age and remain like now forever.
That's how I feel about my little Peter Pan.
Vocabulary from Clockwork Orange, one of my favourite books.
Devotchka is girl, Baboochka is woman.
"I'm not a girl, not yet a woman" not only describes how I feel in life right now, it is also a nod to the legendary Britney Spears, my teenage pop idol.
Somehow, doesn't feel special anymore after this explanation. Mystic was the appeal.
RIP MSN. We will all miss you.


text:
A creature of habit who lives by a day-planner, J.J. Redick didn't want anything to throw him in his return Wednesday night.
"I need to be in the moment," he said.
But Redick was caught off guard, learning only 90 minutes before the game that the Magic had prepared a video tribute in his honor.
It was a classy gesture by the club and fans rose to give J.J. a standing ovation midway through the first period.
Hmmm, don't remember the Magic showing a single Dwight Howard highlight when he came back a few weeks ago. Probably just an oversight.
A fan held a sign that read, "Thank You J.J. We miss you."
Redick teared up and waved to the crowd, his coolness having melted away. There was a shot of Redick's wife, Chelsea, on the Jumbotron, wiping her eyes, retouching her makeup.
A nice, bittersweet moment of a forgettable season, a season of rebuilding and reunions.
No need for anybody to shed any tears for Redick, though.
J.J. is fine.
He hated to leave Orlando, have his routine broken, his comfort zone detonated.
But after the initial shock waves wear off and the annoying change of address forms are filled out, players adjust. J.J.'s adjustment has just included playing with a few ball hogs and waiting for Lake Michigan to thaw so he and Chelsea could take a walk around a park in Milwaukee.
This is merely the business of the NBA, but a loud, unnerving wake-up call for guys like J.J. who are moved for the first time.
"If you dwell on something more than 24 hours, you kind of get thrown around like you're in a hurricane or something," Redick said. "It was 48, 72 hours. It's a little tough, then there's a back-to-back in Texas."
The NBA season rolls on whether your Orlando mail or china shows up or not.
Players are operating on guaranteed contracts, fly on luxury 747s and receive rock-star treatment. During pregame warm-ups, it looked as if the Orlando and Milwaukee players on the floor were preparing for a Magic alumni game.
Ish Smith and Goose Ayon, dealt along with Redick, were yukking it up with former teammates and coaches. Tobias Harris, Doron Lamb and Beno Udrih traded pleasantries with their Bucks pals. It's as if everyone is in on the joke.
Redick is going to be more than fine – perhaps $40 million fine.
He's a free agent this summer, riding the crest of his career and looking to cash in. The Bucks told him he was in their future, especially with Monta Ellis able to leave and Brandon Jennings eyeing a big market.
Milwaukee has ample salary-cap room. Redick could score a four- or five-year deal worth $8 million a season. It's enough to ignore the wind-chill factor.
J.J. is frank about getting paid. He's different than a lot of players – and no different than any others.
"I think for any player sometimes, if the money is so different between offers, you go with the money," he said. "You secure you and your family's financial future. But there's other things, for sure."
Truth be told, Redick's financial future has been secure for years. Now he just holds a winning lottery ticket.
"Hypothetically, if there were multiple offers, I think you just have to value things out," he said. "You do put a value on winning. You put a value on peace, the situation, the organization, who the coach is, who your teammates are. Then, of course, the money – that's another factor you have to weigh."
That's a return J.J. won't be shedding a tear over.


text:
- Home
- Brickyard 400
- News/Blogs
- Super Weekend Fan of the Day
July 26, 2012 | By Zach Hudson
Super Weekend Fan of the Day
Opening day has arrived at IMS for the Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard and fans were everywhere watching practice, waiting to see their favorite drivers, and buy a souvenir or two. Walking near the Social Media Garage I came across two Brickyard 400 fans Tena Clark and Nik Muller who were more than happy to share their experiences at IMS and the Crown Royal Presents the "Curtiss Shaver 400" at the Brickyard with me. Tena and Nik are big NASCAR fans and have been to many tracks and races like Bristol, Daytona, and Homestead. Nik has been to the 400 about 14 times he said, with this being Tena's first time at IMS. Nik loves the open atmosphere that IMS offers with the driver interactions and access that he gets it is unlike other tracks. Tena enjoys being able to walk in the infield and see all the IMS attractions inside the track. Unfortunately they will not be able to attend the races this weekend but they will definitely be watching I am sure. Both of them were fans of past Brickyard winner Ricky Rudd and were ecstatic when we won the 400 back in 1997. Both of them are rooting for Greg Biffle in Sunday's race and would be very happy race fans if he wins the race. Nik is a huge fan of the hauler parade and enjoys the cookouts prior to watching the race.
- Mon, April 21
Al Unser Jr. Returns To Competition at IMS
- Tue, April 08
Action Express Racing Long Beach Bound as Championship Leaders
- Tue, April 08
Logano Passes Gordon On Final Lap For Texas Win
- Mon, April 07
Indy Racing Experience Victory Laps Now Available Daily at IMS
- Thu, April 03
Fans Can Help Send U.S. Troops To IMS Events In 2014


text:
The Fine Print:
1. I will no longer "hold" items any longer. I've had too many people ask me to hold an item, and then tell me they don't need it any more.
2. Please pay within 24 hours also.
3. I normally always add delivery confirmation, and I expect if we are doing a trade for you to do the same. It's very easy to do this through paypal, which is my preferred source of payment
4. Please make a fair offer if you have a list of items that you want. Thanks.
5. I will not respond to "How much do you want for..."
My Feedback
Ebay +506
FigureRealm +24
Fwoosh +49
HissTank +12
Joecustoms +20
ToySoup +5
Toyark +6
YoJoe +2
CobraIsland +1
Joebattlelines +1
Marvelousnews +1
Marvel Legends
Marvel Legends Super Hero Showdown 3 3/4 inch
Marvel Legends & DC BAF Pieces
GI Joes
Misc Marvel
Misc DC
Star Wars
Pirates of the Carribean
You can also check my YS/FM Finds list here a lot of that is for sale/trade
http://www.joecustoms.com/forums/viewto ... 11&t=22633
SUPER POWERS Play-Doh SET 1983
Gi Joes are listed by year the ones in Bold are my top wants for Gi Joe.
82 Cobra officer
83 Viper Pilot
87 Hardtop w/ mic, 87 Star Duster, 87 Rumbler, 87 Steel Brigade
88 Tripwire TF, 88 Duke TF waist, 88 Dusty TF, 88 Ferret, 88 Flint TF shotgun
89 Night Viper (complete) or just the visors
90 Undertow, 90 Night Creepers, 90 Decimators
91 Desert Scorpions, 91 Night Vultures
92 Ninja Vipers
93 Budo, 93 Headhunters, 93 Mace
00 Undertow
05 Horrorshow, 05 Shrage, 05 Short Fuze, 05 Stormavik, 05 Daina
06 Zubenov, 06 Gorkey
ROC Kamakura
Dreadnoks 7 pack
Slaughter Marauder 7 pack (not a priority want)
Renegades Storm Shadow
SDCC Red Jinx
Marvel Legends
below is a list of 6in figures that I do not have yet.
SDCC X-Force Set
Dragon Man FFC
Wolverine Hit Monkey series
Red She Hulk Hit Monkey series
Sentry Hit Monkey series
Protector Hit Monkey series
Hit Monkey
House of M Iron Man
Invisible Woman Clear FFC S2
Black Widow(blonde variant)
Daredevil Unmasked Face off VARIANT
Incredible Hulk S1
Invisible Woman Heroes Reborn
Mister Fantastic Heroes Reborn
Movie DOOMBOT FANTASTIC FOUR
Red Skull
Wasp(red costume variant)
If you don't have any of my wants PM me anyways we can work something out.


text:
(No reviews)
Tips To Finding Your Perfect Fit
- Do you know what glasses size best fits you? Search for the perfect fitting pair by narrowing your search based on your size measurements.
- Tip #1 - Measure your current glasses. The size measurements can be found on the inside temple of your current glasses.
- Tip #2 - Go to a local optical store. Try on the frames you like and write down the size measurements of the best fitting pair.
Glasses Size ChartGet a feel for what your general glasses size is with the size chart.
- Lens Width
- Lens Height
- Bridge Width
- Arm Length
- Narrow Fit
- 42-48mm
- 20-26mm
- 16-17mm
- 130-135mm
- Average Fit
- 49-52mm
- 27-38mm
- 18-19mm
- 136-140mm
- Wide Fit
- 53-58mm
- 39-50mm
- 20-22mm
- 141-150mm
- Gender:
- Unisex - Kids
- Material:
- Acetate
- Color:
- Matte Black
- Spring Hinges:
- No
- Progressive Eligible:
- Yes
- Lens Width:
- Lens Height:
- Bridge Width:
- Arm Length:
- 49 mm
- 36 mm
- 16 mm
- 130 mm
Size MatchHow will I know if these frames fit?
Product DescriptionSeventh Street 200 QHC Matte Black eyeglasses are the epitome of contemporary cool. A matte black front brings this classic wayfarer style into modern day, and the thin frame and temples make it easy to wear. This frame suits males and females, as well as a variety of face shapes.
About the Brand
Seventh Street is Safilo's exclusive line created especially for kids, allowing to them to experience the playfulness in eyewear options. The fun hues, fresh shapes, and unique detailing trademark this brand, recognized worldwide for its quality and craftsmanship. Pick up a pair of Seventh Street frames that are sure to help you express yourself!
Rates estimated for shipping to: United States
- Ground Shipping$9.95
If you're not completely happy with your item, return it to us for FREE!
Within 366 day of purchase, you may return your order in its original condition. See Return Policy.
Within 366 day of purchase, you may return your order in its original condition. See Return Policy.
Get FREE shipping on orders over $99. Use Coupon Code: FREESHIP at checkout. Cannot be combined with other offers.
Site operated by Coastal Contacts Inc.
COPYRIGHT @ 2014 Coastal Contacts Inc. All rights reserved


text:
Lawmaker Ali Mohammad Bozorgvari lashed out at Morsi on Sunday for failing to meet with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during his August visit.
At the time, Morsi attended the meeting of 120-nation Nonaligned Movement in Tehran but stayed in Iran only for a few hours.
Bozorgvari told lawmakers that during a Muslim leaders' summit in Saudi Arabia earlier in August, Morsi met the Saudi king but didn't meet Khamenei while in Iran. The lawmaker called the Saudi monarch a "dirty and (pro-) American" ruler.
Morsi's Iran visit was the first by an Egyptian president in decades. In a speech in Tehran, he attacked Iran's key ally, Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and called it "oppressive."
The Egyptian Islamist leader also said Assad has lost legitimacy as president amid the civil war, which activists say has left more than 23,000 people dead in Syria, and should step down.
Also Sunday, foreign ministry official Hossein Amir Abdollahian said Iran would welcome Morsi's proposal on a four-nation contact group that would spearhead a new peace initiative for Syria's conflict, reported the semi-official ISNA news agency.
Morsi's proposal—which named Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran as the four nations to lead the push—was dismissed by Syrian rebels as a dead end because of Iran's inclusion.
But Amir Abdollahian also criticized Morsi for his anti-Assad remarks, saying the Egyptian president should have a "realistic attitude" toward developments in Syria.
Syria has come under deep international isolation because of its escalating civil war although it still has the iron support—including weapons shipments—from allies in Russia and Iran.
Iran has repeatedly denied any military support to Syria.


text:
Skip to content
and found 2 items
1151cc, 95bhp, 130mph, Insurance group 13
The beleagured but charismatic Italian Moto Guzzi concern has been labelled many things in recent years but 'sports' has never been one of them. In truth, the Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport isn't a sports bike either. Instead it's an aggressively styled roadster using a mix of the latest Breva 1100 and Griso goodies. Too heavy to be a street scalpel, but ...
1064cc, 90bhp, 140mph, Insurance group 13
You can surprise a few four cylinder sportbike owners on the 1100 Sport, but you have to really work hard at the job, and the bottom line is that the 1100 Sport is too heavy, too old fashioned for seriously fast motorcycling. Trackdays often end in tears.
Save money by comparing quotes. It's quick and easy
Compare and buy 100s of bargain priced products for you and your bike
Motorcycle Cover | Cheap Motorcycle Insurance | Moped Insurance | Scooter Insurance | 125 Insurance | Work Experience


text:
Crosley Spinnerette Portable Turntable
Listen to your favorite music almost anywhere with this portable turntable.
America got its first taste of rock n' roll in the 1950s and skyrocket record sales followed.
The introduction of the portable turntable was before the end of the decade and allowed for rock n' rolling practically anywhere. The Crosley Spinnerette Portable Turntable was designed with the classic 50s look in mind but engineered with the most recent technology. Upon first look you may not realize this 1950s style turntable is equipped with a USB connection compatible with a PC or Mac, and a portable audio outlet for your MP3 player.
Whether you choose to play 33 1/3, 45 or 78 RPM records, this turntable is sure to keep you rockin' wherever you may be. The Crosley Spinnerette Portable Turntable includes a 3.5mm cable recording software suite, 45 RPM adapter, USB cable, and AC adapter.
Dimensions: 11.75" L x 15.75" W x 10" H
Weight: 5 lbs.
Crosley Spinnerette Portable Turntable
Crosley Spinnerette Portable Turntable
Our innovative products will provide you and your family with years of enjoyment. And with the Brookstone Protection Plus service and replacement plans, you'll have the added peace of mind knowing that if the unexpected does happen, we will simply repair or replace your covered product. Our enhanced coverage goes above and beyond the manufacturer's warranty, saving you time and money.
Shopping Cart


text:
MARQUETTE - Chapter 850 of the Experimental Aircraft Association will sponsor its monthly informational event at 10 a.m. Saturday the the Jacobetti Center Aviation Wing at Northern Michigan University. Information will be offered on airplanes and learning to fly them.
For more information, including information on a free six-month membership to the EAA or the Marquette County Flying Club, call Greg Durand at 458-2261.


text:
|Fri, Dec 28, 2012 7:30 PM - Add to Calendar
|Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts
|More Info:
Since 1976, Marywood University and the Ballet Theatre of Scranton present The Nutcracker ballet free to community. The performances will be held December 26- 28 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts.
Tickets will be distributed starting two (2) hours prior to each performance, for that specific performance, at the theater!


text:
I tried to search the forum to see if this had come up before, but I got an error when going to the second page, so I'll just post my question.
We need to buy a new living room sofa, one that will complement our antique Wingback chairs (unless we go for very neutral, we may need to order the fabric). We'd like for it to be U.S. made, and to last a good little while. We're not looking to spend $5000, but are looking to spend more than Ashley's. We went by Burdorf's today and they're the best possibility so far for a Temple sofa. We've looked around the Goss Ave antique mall with no good possibilities. We looked at Macy's.
Other recommendations for a furniture store?


text:
LINCOLN — Connie Yori does not believe in a eureka moment. At least not with her Nebraska women's basketball team. The Huskers try to start another Big Ten tournament run at 11:30 a.m. Friday when they tip off in suburban Chicago against No. 7 seed Iowa.
Two months ago, NU was squarely on the NCAA tournament bubble — priming itself for a pop — after it started 2-3 in Big Ten play.
Now the Huskers are the No. 2 seed in the league tournament and owners of a recent 10-game winning streak that catapulted them into the four- to six-seed range for the NCAA tournament. They try to start another Big Ten tournament run at 11:30 a.m. Friday when they tip off in suburban Chicago against No. 7 seed Iowa.
And Nebraska expects to make a charge like did it last season, when it advanced to the tourney final. As All-Big Ten forward Jordan Hooper puts it, "We're in a really good place."
How did Nebraska get there?
"There's never really one incident that happens and it's like, oh, that turned it on," Yori said. "It's not simple. That's what people want to hear. Snap the fingers, fix it."
But NU players say they did, in fact, have a distinct turning point: a players-only meeting at Minnesota where, senior guard Lindsey Moore said, the Huskers reviewed their goals and dissected why they weren't achieving. Their conclusion?
"We weren't having fun," Moore said. "Nebraska basketball doesn't work if we're not having fun. So we wanted to get back to being positive with one another. During games, during practices, anywhere we can."
Here's the power of positivity at work: NU routed the Golden Gophers 84-63, playing with a pace and style it hadn't shown in Big Ten play. A few days later, Moore said, Yori approached and asked: Where did that performance come from?
"I was able to tell her the gist of our meeting — what we decided — and why we played so well and had so much fun at Minnesota," Moore said.
Yori hadn't liked the way NU was practicing before that game — too many mistakes, not enough attention to detail — and saw it as a carryover from last year, when the mistake-prone Huskers won a number of games in improbable ways.
She told the Huskers they were "living in a fantasy world" if they thought they were league's best practicing team — a goal of Yori's — and they weren't sneaking up on any opponents in 2013.
"We were a little bit more of the hunted this year," Yori said. "And so we weren't getting overlooked. And people were bringing their best game against us. It was a little bit of a wake-up call for us."
|Join the conversation on the Big Red Today Facebook page.
Nebraska's sloppiness frustrated Yori, who believes good practices win games. And Moore said that she reminded the team of it.
"But we weren't focusing on what she was saying," Moore said. "We were looking at how she was saying it. The 'Omigosh, she doesn't like me.' We needed to hear what she was saying and then move on and still get excited for each other."
Yori heard that, Moore said, and vowed to be more positive in practice herself.
A switch in defensive philosophy from pressure-man to more of a man-zone approach helped, Yori said, but she did see an improvement in the team's "focus on the details." Freshman Rachel Theriot has improved alongside Moore, and sophomore forward Emily Cady has become a more aggressive rebounder on both ends of the floor, Yori said.
Hooper said NU's chemistry is clicking. Even with a loss to top-seeded Penn State on Sunday, the Huskers have found an identity.
"We realized that we have things we want to do this year and to do those, we're going to have to focus, we're going to have to become a better practicing team, all this stuff," Hooper said. "And I think the coaches saw that and started feeding maybe off our energy and we started feeding off their energy."
Contact the writer:
402-202-9766, firstname.lastname@example.com, twitter.com/swmckewonOWH


text:
Fast-Track Companies Need Focused Meetings What puts a growing company on the fast track? A CEO committed to strategic planning and regular, creative meetings, says Katherine Catlin, founding partner of the Catlin Group (www.ceoexchange.com), a Hingham, Mass - based company that helps CEOs and their executive teams manage fast-paced growth.
"The only way a company can survive is by innovating constantly in every way," says Catlin, who is also co-author of Leading at the Speed of Growth (IDG Books, Spring 2001).
One CEO who fits Catlin's model is Fred Bramante, the founder of Daddy's Junky Music, a musical equipment retailer based in Manchester, N.H. Bramante, who Catlin first surveyed 10 years ago, has grown his business to 21 stores in six states and more than $36 million in sales over the past decade.
"My style is to always keep my vision of being the best in the industry in front of everybody else in the company," says Bramante. He does this, in part, by bringing employees together for staff meetings to discuss where they are and where they should be going. At once highly structured and highly creative, his meetings follow a track that everyone in the company has come to know. "First we make sure we're all in the same place as far as our vision," he explains. "Then we analyze where we are in relation to where we want to be and get everyone's ideas on what the problems are and what the options are. Then we work together to figure out which direction we should take."
The meetings are able to achieve their objectives, says Bramante, because the structure provides an opportunity for everyone to take ownership in the solution. "The meeting structure says that the company values everyone's input, not just mine or top management's."


text:
I've always been a worrier when it comes to money. In my 20s, I fretted over how I'd feed myself and pay the oversize rent for my undersized New York City apartment on my even smaller salary. By my 30s, I'd gotten the food and shelter thing down but suspected that a chimp selecting at random could choose a more savvy mix of 401(k) funds than I. Now that I'm 41, money is on my mind more than ever, thanks to three kids who will be ready for college in a decade and the fact that I'd like to be able to stop working someday. I am sleeping easier, though, mostly because I've learned what it takes to set realistic goals and avoid common pitfalls. You can, too. SELF talked to women in their 20s, 30s and 40s about their money concerns. Use the advice we picked up to enrich your life and your bank account, and ease your angst for good.
In your 20s
You may be struggling to stretch a meager salary, but the picture isn't all bleak. Twentysome-things wield a financial weapon their fortysomething bosses lack: time. Save even a minuscule amount of money now and it will grow exponentially in the decades to come. It's also wise to chip away at debt and boost your earning potential. How? We've got some ideas:
Goal 1 Start an SOS fund.
Saving may seem impossible, especially if you're living paycheck to paycheck. Yet now is when it's most crucial to give yourself a cushion—if you're laid off and have to depend on plastic, it could take years to dig out of debt. To be safe, aim to stash away three months of living expenses. Elizabeth Dufner, 23, a teacher in Yardley, Pennsylvania, moved back home to help make this happen: "My parents are easy to live with, and I saved $4,000 in 12 months," she says. Of course, you don't need to return to the nest to build your nest egg. Instead, transfer whatever you can afford into an online savings account each month. (Go to BankRate.com for the best deals.) Add extra cash to your reserve fund by throwing singles in a tin at the end of each day. Toss the kitty in the bank when it's full, then watch your sense of security grow.
Goal 2 Ditch debt.
Like the majority of women in their 20s, Dufner finished college with a big fat I.O. to her U. "I owed $28,000," she says. According to the student loan firm Nellie Mae, the average college grad who borrows money enters the real world with $18,900 in loans and $3,400 in credit card debt. Your mission: to pay down debt ASAP, because the interest you have to hand over to creditors snowballs over time. For every dollar you earn after expenses and budgeted extras, put 75 cents in your SOS fund and 25 cents toward debt. Tackle the plastic by paying at least 10 percent on the card with the highest annual percentage rate and the minimum on the rest. Once you've taken care of the card with the steepest interest, pay 10 percent toward the next heftiest, and so on. The same applies to loans. Dufner should funnel extra payments to her 8 percent student loan and pay the minimum on her 2.8 percent loan.


text:
104 Broadway St, Colchester, CT | Directions 0641541.576195 -72.332723
Daily 11am-10pm
90 Years and Still the BEST! – I have been going to Harry's for more then three decades and love it! Not only do they clearly have the best burgers in CT, but maybe one of the best in the country. I was there last week and they had a sign saying they had been open for 90 years! You can't deny the place must be doing a lot right. The staff are great too. They are always working hard and seem to enjoy themselves. I see many of the same faces year after year, along with some new ones.
My children have always chosen Harry's Place over any place they can stop on the way home from the beach, and it's a tradition, just like when I was a child.
I hope they are around for 90 more years for future generations to enjoy.
Best kept secret in CT. – After flying in from the state of FL, on our way to the Mohegan's Casino we pleasantly surprised with the service and quality food that we recieved from Harry's Place. We had a 5 day vacation in CT and we found ourselves visiting this site 2 out of our 5 day visit. Between the owner, the employees, and the GREAT food it was an excellent experience! We highly recommend this restaurant.
Some background info – Harry;s place was originally owned by Harry Smuckler. My father Ruby Cohen took the place over after an illness forced Harry out of work. My dad was about 17 years old. Ruby moved the building from the center of Colchester down the street about 3/4 of a mile and there it sits today. Ruby sold the business in 1977 and retired. Ruby had five children 4 of which worked there full time every summer for over 50 years that Ruby owned the place. The meat came fresh daily and Ruby only purchased the best prime available. If the daily delivery did not look perfect back it went and he would purchase the meat elsewhere. The rolls came from Colchester Bakery daily. My brother & I kick ourselves daily for not taking the place over what a gold mine.
Harry's Has Gone Down HILL!!! – I have been going to Harry's weekly each spring and summer since I was a kid. My family and I have always LOVED the place. Though this spring April 07 we have been there 4 times and I dont think we will ever go back. All 4 times we waited about an hour and a half for our burgers and dogs. When we finally got them the hot dogs were burnt black. The kids wouldnt eat them. The hamburgers were also over cooked and not juicy at all.
Where is the friendly experienced staff? The short guy with the dark hair has been there for years, actually, someone said you owns it now? The staff this year spring 07 is RUDE!!! We realized when we got our food over an hour after ordering, to the picnic table that we were missing an order of fries. My 12 year old daughter went back to the stand and politely explained that we were missing a fry. The nasty blonde girl said "No, I gave them to you." My daughter came back to the table in tears. I went back to ask for the missing fry, she gave them to me, but just about threw them at me.
This is not the Harry's I have experienced all my life! Get your act together! Its not just my family that has had this experience. I have talked to several regulars and they have all had similar experiences! Really too bad!!!!!
How sad it is! I heard it is under new management? It really stinks now. Though, the Plum Tomato pizza place up the road is awesome!
Bring back the old Harry's PLEASE!!!!!
you used to order and move right down the line and your food would be ready when you reached the end. They changed that whole routine and it just plain stinks and doesnt work!
Editorial Review by Christy Buena – Known for its burgers, the no frills hot dog stand serves battered fish sandwiches, fried clams, scallops and fried oysters.
Wonderful place – Can someone who has been around Harrys Place for decades, tell me if this is the SAME Harrys Place owned by Harry Kinney? His wife was Frieda and I believe his daughter in law, Sofie Kinney Erskine, worked there until the mid 50's. Is this the same place?? Am doing research on the place and the family...anything will help! Thanks!!
User review by kindredkiss – I grew up going to Harrys . Living in Colchester for 27 years its a summertime staple. The only place I will still eat a hamburger from !
The Best In Connecticut – Harry's cooks all their food to order and is fresh daily. Nothing special is done to the burger but when I say it is without a doubt the most tasty burger in the State of Connecticut, you can take that to the bank. The only bad thing about Harry's is it closes during the winter months.
Dawn Smith Cushman – Harry's burgers are the BEST! They use fresh ground beef, soft rolls, a good slice of onion (if you like), and whatever else you want on it. It doesn't get any fresher or tastier than this!!!
Freshest Burgers Available – I live 8 block away from Harry's Place, but find it very hard to eat there with all of the traffic it draws. Everyone knows about Harry's Place, as it's been a landmard for beach goers for over 40 years. the same recipe is still working. Give ot to them fresh, fast & hot...........& that's how they do it. The lines may look long, but they move quickly with the experienced staff. Harry's Place is worth the trip.............
View more Reviews for Harry's Place
Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Facebook to see what your friends are up to!
Do you have a review of Harry's Place on your blog? If you include the Citysearch image link (shown below) in your post, we'll automatically link to your review from the business profile page. Here's how our Linkback system works:
The Linkback system is free and automatic. It's really that easy.
To link to our business profile page, copy the html below to your web page.


text:
Party Photo Booth
Material List
- Command™ Medium and Utensil Hooks – Clear
- Fabric – Shower Curtain, Curtains or Sheets
- Photo Props – Hats, Sunglasses, Clown Noses, Etc.
Project Instructions
Look around your home to see what you can re-purpose for this project before you head to the store. Old curtains, a shower curtain, or sheets work like magic to create the backdrop for the photo booth.
Simply fold fabric over a cord and anchor using Command™ clear utensil hooks to create your backdrop. Follow package instructions for hanging Command™ products.
Then place some props, such as hats, sunglasses, clown noses or other party themed items on Command™ clear medium hooks nearby so your guests can dress up for their photo opportunity.
The photos can also serve as a fun party favor for everyone to enjoy the next day.
Capture memories at any party with a DIY photo booth.
Adult supervision is required at all times.


text:
Health Tip: At Greater Risk for Obesity?
(HealthDay News) -- Overeating can be a sure ticket to gaining weight and eventually becoming obese.
There are other factors that also increase your risk. The American Academy of Family Physicians mentions these examples:
Getting insufficient exercise.
Having obese family members.
Sleeping poorly.
Being pregnant.
Quitting smoking.
Getting older.


text:
About SWS
Offices Nationwide
Corporate Social Responsibility
Contact Us
Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida Proudly Announces the Establishment and Opening of "O Bar"
Cocktail Creation, Training and Educational Academy Led by Master Mixologist Armando Rosario
August 27, 2013—Jacksonville, Florida:
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. (Southern), the nation's largest wine and spirits distributor with operations in 35 states, announced today the August 1, 2013 opening of its new Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida "O Bar" cocktails mixology academy, located in the company's Orlando offices. According to Barry Zeidwig, Executive Vice President, General Manager of the Southern Wine & Spirits of North Florida division (SWS-North Florida), SWS-North Florida Master Mixologist Armando Rosario—who has earned numerous prestigious drinks certifications and professional awards—has been named the new academy's Director. Rosario will oversee and participate in a year-round program of cocktail creation, training and educational activities at the new center.
Steve Power, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida, said, "We in the Southern Wine & Spirits Florida Division are excited to join our sister divisions in Nevada and Illinois in providing a leading-edge facility for cocktails training and education."
According to Herman Fernandez, Jr., Vice President, National Accounts of Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida, "The new Orlando O Bar drink development and educational center joins the company's two other such training and educational facilities—with Armando joining us here in Florida from our Las Vegas operation."
Zeidwig added, "The O Bar, will be home to cocktail recipe innovation, drink list development and Southern's bartending academy in North Florida. We are excited and proud to have Armando join us as the O Bar's new director. He brings a wealth of experience, creativity and passion to his work. Working with Herman, Armando will initiate outreach efforts to like-minded professionals among our national accounts customers that we are proud to serve, educate and partner with in their drinks programs."
Rosario commented, "The innovation, growth and interest in cocktails over the last three years have been amazing, and we want to continue to fuel that energy at the O Bar." Fernandez concluded, "We welcome our trade, hospitality professionals, mixologists and bartenders from near and far to collaborate and perfect their skills."
New Item Registry
Contact Us
Copyright @ 2014 Southern Wine & Spirits. All rights reserved.


text:
| Share
Fathers by the Numbers
Facts about dads from the U.S. Census Bureau
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
The idea of Father's Day was conceived slightly more than a century ago by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six children on a farm. A day in June was chosen for the first Father's Day celebration — 100 years ago, June 19, 1910, proclaimed by Spokane's mayor because it was the month of Smart's birth. The first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Father's Day has been celebrated annually since 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it permanent.
How Many Fathers?
70.1 million
Estimated number of fathers across the nation.
24.7 million
Number of fathers who were part of married-couple families with children younger than 18 in 2011
1.7 million
Number of single fathers in 2011; 15 percent of single parents were men.
Thinking of You, Dad
The number of men's clothing stores around the country (as of 2009), a good place to buy dad a tie or shirt.
The number of hardware stores (as of 2009), a place to buy hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers and other items high on the list of Father's Day gifts. Additionally, there were 6,897 home centers across the country in 2009.
Number of sporting goods stores in 2009. These stores are good places to purchase traditional gifts for dad, such as fishing rods and golf clubs.
79.1 million
The number of Americans who participated in a barbecue in 2010. It's probably safe to assume many of these barbecues took place on Father's Day.
Stay at Home Dads
Estimated number of stay-at-home dads in 2011. These married fathers with children younger than 15 have remained out of the labor force for at least one year primarily so they can care for the family while their wives work outside the home. These fathers cared for upwards of 332,000 children.
In spring 2010, the percentage of preschoolers regularly cared for by their father during their mother's working hours.
Child-Support Payments
$1.9 billion
Amount of child support received by custodial fathers in 2009; they were due $3.5 billion. In contrast, custodial mothers received $19.5 billion of the $31.7 billion in support that was due.
Percentage of custodial fathers who received all child support that was due in 2009, not significantly different from the corresponding percentage for custodial mothers, 42 percent.
Percentage of custodial fathers receiving noncash support, such as gifts or coverage of expenses, on behalf of their children. The corresponding proportion for mothers was 58 percent.
More from Father's Day
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Private Tutor
Explore Physics Tutoring , Algebra 1 Help


text:
The 14 most popular holabirdsports.com Promo Codes and Holabird Sports Coupons for April 2014. For all the gear you need to hit the pavement or the court, make your first stop Holabird Sports.
Running Shoes - 20-50% off our huge selection Everyday
Up to 75% off the Deal of the Day
Amazing savings on one item for 24 hours only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Up to 70% off Closeouts
Sweat in style with Men's Apparel from Nike, Adidas, New Balance and more!
Free Shipping on orders of $69.95 or more sitewide
+ free shipping
$9.95 Flat Rate 2nd Day Air Shipping
Shop Holabird Sports for all of your tennis, racquetball, squash or running equipment
Juniors' Gear
Look good while working out with Women's Apparel
Junior-sized gear is just what the coach ordered. Find sports equipment for all ages
Women's Apparel
Sweat in style with Men's Apparel from Nike, Adidas, New Balance and more
Free Shipping on any order
Some Exclusions Apply.
Men's Apparel
Shop now at holabirdsports.com
10% off Apparel expired
Exclusions apply.
20% off Apparel and Accessories expired
Some exclusions apply. Nike not applicable.
Tennis Rackets and Gear Sale expired
Started in 1981, Holabird Sports has expanded from a small tennis pro shop to a racket sports and running superstore. From specialized running shoes to heartrate monitors, tennis rackets, and more, Holabird Sports has everything for the avid jogger and tennis player.
The employees at Holabird Sports practice what they preach: They're runners and racket sports players, so they're a good resource to help you to find the perfect racket, shoe, or sport equipment. And when you shop with Holabird Sports coupons, you'll save money on gear like:
Holabird Sports also allows Internet customers the opportunity to test up to three rackets for ten days for only a low shipping cost, so you'll be able to find the racket perfect for you without having to commit first. When you're ready to get the best gear for your favorite sport and save money in the process, check out Holabird Sports online coupons and coupon codes.
Invalid email. Please try again.
We won't share your info. Opt out any time. Privacy


text:
Parent Directory | Revision Log
|Links to HEAD:
|(view) (annotate)
|Links to HEAD:
|(view) (annotate)
|Sticky Tag:
Add os_init0 to allow for some really early OS inits. On Linux, os_init can re-exec lisp to set up the correct personality. Not normally a problem, but if any output happens before os_init is called, the output appears to happen twice. So add os_init0 to do this early on, before any output. This is a bit of a kludge. lisp/lisp.c: o Call os_init0 early in main. lisp/Linux-os.c: o Move the personality stuff from os_init to os_init0. lisp/Darwin-os.c: lisp/FreeBSD-os.c: lisp/NetBSD-os.c: lisp/OpenBSD-os.c: lisp/hpux-os.c: lisp/irix-os.c: lisp/mach-os.c: lisp/osf1-os.c: lisp/solaris-os.c: lisp/sunos-os.c: o Add dummy implementation of os_init0. These OSes don't (currently) need anything special. lisp/os.h: o Declare os_init0.
Linux-os.c: o Follow CMUCL coding style. o Argv and envp are const char*. os.h: lisp.c: Darwin-os.c: FreeBSD-os.c: NetBSD-os.c: OpenBSD-os.c: hpux-os.c: irix-os.c: mach-os.c: osf1-os.c: solaris-os.c: sunos-os.c: o argv and envp are const char *.
Patch from Stelian Ionescu on cmucl-imp, 2010/02/01: When run on a kernel compiled without COMPAT_BRK CMUCL segfaults, so I copied the kludge used by SBCL - check the current personality, and if necessary, enable ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE and re-exec itself. Linux-os.c: o Check for personality and rexec if necessary. os.h: o New prototype for os_init needed because it needs argv and envp. lisp.c: Darwin-os.c: FreeBSD-os.c: NetBSD-os.c: OpenBSD-os.c: hpux-os.c: irix-os.c: mach-os.c: osf1-os.c: solaris-os.c: sunos-os.c: o Update call to os_init, which needs argv and envp now.
Instead of defining DPRINTF in every X-os.c file, do it once, in os.h
Move the gencgc write barrier code into its own function.
Remove the attempted include of a local signal.h header. Replace this quoted include with an include of the system signal.h where needed.
Remove unused context saving and setting functions.
Remove no-op compatibility macros.
Make SC_REG expand out to an lvalue on the x86 and AMD64. Define a reg_NARGS macro on these targets and use SC_REG to replace open-coded assignments to platform specific sigcontext members in interrupt.c and os-common.c. This code could be simplified further by merging the x86 and AMD64 cases into the general case.
Indent all source files using GNU indent using the config in .indent.pro.
Added specialised port to OpenBSD (2.9). Many parts of the original code which were previously conditionalized on :FreeBSD, are now conditionalized on :BSD instead, with the :BSD feature now implying a 4.4BSD(lite2) derived OS. This should make future BSD-ports easier. FreeBSD and OpenBSD are differentiated by having either :FreeBSD or :OpenBSD on the features list. Currently the OpenBSD port does not have working ELF support, because OpenBSD 2.9 is still non-ELF by default. So don't put ELF on the features list when building for OpenBSD, or fix the code to work correctly in this case instead.
This form allows you to request diffs between any two revisions of this file. For each of the two "sides" of the diff, select a symbolic revision name using the selection box, or choose 'Use Text Field' and enter a numeric revision.
|ViewVC Help
|Powered by ViewVC 1.1.5


text:
Additional Ways to Shop: Fishing 101
Bass Pro Shops Fishing
Base Camp
Additional Ways to Shop: Ascend
The 100 MPH Rainsuit is a lifesaver when making cold, early morning runs across big water.
If you want the absolute best raingear available, then look no further -- the Bass Pro Shops 100 MPH Gore-Tex Rain Suit is it. Many tournament anglers rely on the 100 MPH Rainsuit to keep them fishing in the harshest weather, including Kevin VanDam, the two-time Bassmaster Classic winner.
"I've tried just about all of the Gore-Tex suits, but the 100 MPH suit is my favorite. We live in those things on the tournament trail. It seems like we use the suit a lot more for blocking the wind than we do for rain. It's something that you have to have," says VanDam. "The thing I like about that one over any of the others I've used in the past is it's not cumbersome -- it doesn't restrict my movements when I'm trying to cast, especially when it's cold out. One of the best things about the suit is the suspender system. The way that it's designed, it takes the weight of the bibs off your shoulders, and you don't get that rain suit fatigue over a day's time."
The suit comes with more features than you would think could be packed into a couple pieces of apparel. Both the parka and the bibs feature a laminated 150-denier nylon shell with full GORE-TEX membrane. That is about as waterproof and durable a material as you can find in a rain suit -- and it still remains breathable.
A thick outer shell isn't the only protection against wind and rain, though; it also has double storm flaps, one with Velcro to keep even the strongest wind from finding its way through the parka.
One thing that I look for in a rain suit is something to protect the neck and chin. If you're cruising across a lake and your rain suit doesn't have one, then your hood is just a big funnel for raindrops. A neck and chin wrap keeps that rain from shooting down your neck and straight into places that you would rather not get wet and cold. To keep the head protected, the parka has a visor and face guard with an adjustable chin cover. The hood can be detached or tucked into the collar for warm weather use. The collar has a comfort fleece feature so it won't chafe your face when you've got it zipped up.
The parka also comes with two front gear pockets piggy-backed over fleece-lined handwarmer pockets. It has reinforced Cordura elbows, adjustable outer cuffs and neoprene inner cuffs so that water can't get in through your sleeves.
The bibs of the rain suit do an equally good job of deterring nasty weather. Constructed of the same material as the parka, the bibs feature a 20-inch fully gusseted front. The bottoms have both zippers and thick Velcro to keep it tight around your boots and to allow you to unzip them and take the bibs off without removing your boots. Reinforced kneepads allow for heavy use and a handy pocket give you more space to stuff important gear.
One of the best features of the bibs -- besides the fact that they're impervious to violent weather -- are the H-back suspenders. With many bibs, you have suspenders that don't stay in place, but with the H-back suspenders, they stay right were they're supposed to be. They also are made of a stretch material so they are comfortable to fish in without excessive binding.
If you want a rain suit that meets and exceeds your expectations, check out the Bass Pro Shops 100 MPH Gore-Tex Parka and Bibs. It is simply the best rainsuit out there, and you won't be disappointed.


text:
|Animation & Cartoons | Arts & Music | Community Video | Computers & Technology | Cultural & Academic Films | Ephemeral Films | Movies | News & Public Affairs | Prelinger Archives | Spirituality & Religion | Sports Videos | Television | Videogame Videos | Vlogs | Youth Media
|Anonymous User (login or join us)
(308.0 M)Ogg Video
(428.2 M)h.264
Possibly one of the most important documentaries of our time, as the legitimate government of the USA (the states and the people) shrug off the illegitimate for-profit oligarchy which had claimed its rule. Many will find it shocking, but only because so many have been lied to for so long.
For example, in the middle, you will find the truth about the federal government and its complicity with and enforcement of the evil of slavery - the story of Joshua Glover.
More stuff to have:
The Federal Reserve Conspiracy - Antony C. Sutton
Congressman McFadden on the Federal Reserve - Louis McFadden
Representative Alan Grayson Investigates The Federal Reserve
9 TRILLION Dollars Missing from "Federal" Reserve - Fed Inspector Clueless
10 Things That Every American Should Know About The Federal Reserve
The American Federal Empire - 'Change is on the Horizon'
The Declaration of Independence and Your Complete Constitution - With Easy Guide to Public Enforcement
Can The States Secede from a Corrupted Union? - Yes We Can! - Ron Paul, Alex Jones, et al
Alan Keyes on Obama - A Radical Communist Who Will Destroy America
Shocking Real History - The CHANGE Your Founders Believed In
The American Dream Film - Full Length
FAIR USE NOTICE: This may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of criminal justice, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
This movie is part of the collection: Community Video
Audio/Visual: sound
Keywords: constitution; US; USA; bill of rights; rule of law; nullification; obamacare; unconstitutional laws; restoring America; U.S.A; guide; handbook; liberty; founding fathers; occupy; NWO; united nations; bilderberg; alex jones; tenth amendment; accountability; non-partisanrenewal; membership; training; system; county; government; legislature; resistance; truth movement; state constitution; guarantee; assembly; petition; redress; czars; fascism; restore; militia; oath keepers; defend; alex jones; ron paul; 2012; teapartymovement; Bob Schultz; Constitutional Movement; tea party; free; book; history; schools; learning; curriculum; amendments; law; supreme law; supreme court; jurisdiction; constitutional law; constitutional; american; freedom; reality; states; rights; liberty; founding documents; founding fathers; independence; document; documnetation; DC; politics; congress; senate; ratification; thirteenth; 13th; slavery; dispute; jason rink; parchment
Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0
|Movie Files
|Flash Video
|Ogg Video
|Nullification - The Rightful Remedy - Full Movie by Jason Rink
|Image Files
|Animated GIF
|Nullification - The Rightful Remedy - Full Movie by Jason Rink
|Other Files
|Archive BitTorrent
vacantstare -
Subject: Nullification...still valid today, and always constitutional (if you don't waive your rights)
As usual, watch the video, read the material and make up your own mind.
The NWO . ;
The soon arriving New Dark Ages .
The story of those who run the world's news and finances and how they do it .
What do they really do .
What do they really want (the young ones) . ; , what she saw & said . ;
The classic . ; standby .
no reading . ; about islam . ; - tlmd . ; or allah .
How they try to capture history .
The disclosures that bothers them the most .
The spiritual aspects (your soul) . ; and side-effects of globalism ( = totalitarian .)
Who runs the show . ;
Waiting until its too late .
31 Thirty-one Key Questions . ;
and options for remedies .
Hollywood . reality
Want to hear their own confession . ?
All of these books . ; are worth reading. That does not mean that everyone . ; agrees with everything . ;
It means that these are starting points (la aristocracia) . ;
to help us learn. Good luck ..
Those who are on the side of the common man do not object to the facts coming out. Those who are in favor of Free Speech do not try to practice censorship. Those who are truly free thinkers... allow free thinking.


text:
I got into Cleaveland College of Art and Design! Oh my life, I'm so excited to start my semester this year and the campus is just AMAZING IM SO EXCITED!
I just thought I'd upload some of the artwork I took to my interview, mostly because I haven't uploaded anything in a while.


text:
There are essentially two ways to hold the tub spout: threaded, or push on. If it is push on, then there will be a setscrew accessable from somewhere on the bottom. It might be recessed, and seeing it can be a pain. A mirror might help along with a bright light.
Keep in mind that if they used silicon to seal it to the surround, that acts like a VERY strong glue, and you have to break that seal first regardless of how it is attached.


text:
heya Lav! im not sure if i have commented in here before, but im long overdue to give you a comment in your book, since your like, my one fan. hehehe, thanks for all the love btw. your too kind.
as for your work here, i love those comics! random, but hilarious nonetheless. also, your figure work is coming along. i like how you rendered the pencil sketches on the previous page. i think it was on tan paper or something, but you should try that style some more when you approach your figure work. it feels more natural than the comic-style. also, you should try some anatomy studies out, bridgeman, or loomis or something. but, great work Lav, keep em coming!


text:
January – April 2014
( Syn # 80630 ) Applied Leadership Series: Save $50 by signing up for the series as a bundled package. CMC and Vail Leadership Institute are partnering to offer four leadership classes:
Strengths-Based Leadership (SYN# 80631) Tuesday 1/21, 8:30am-10:30am
Building a Culture of Trust (SYN# 80632) Wednesday 2/26, 8:30am-10:30am
Leading Meetings That Get Results (SYN# 80633) Wednesday 3/26, 8:30am-10:30am
Boosting Your Productivity (SYN# 80634) Wednesday 4/23, 8:30am-10:30am
A certificate of completion will be issued for full attendance.
Syn# 80630
Cost $150
Go to WebAdvisor Continuing Education to search (use the Syn #80630) and register and pay for class.
Join us on a trip down the Mekong River and South China Sea as we tour Southeast Asia. Learn to prepare Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Hoisin Peanut Dipping Sauce, Indonesian Beef Satay, Malaysian Curry Lamb and Spicy Chicken with Basil.
Syn# 80273
Cost $43
Go to WebAdvisor Continuing Education to search (use the Syn #) and register and pay for class."
Colorado Mountain College Conference on Sustainability 2014
This is a CMC internal conference for Sustainability faculty, staff, students and community partners.
The speaker will be Dr. Stephen Mulkey who assumed the post of president at Unity College in Unity, ME, on 1 July 2011. Prior to his appointment to Unity, Dr. Mulkey served as director of the program in Environmental Science at the University of Idaho from 2008 through spring 2011. As director, he led an initiative obtaining National Science Foundation funding for the creation of a new Professional Science Master's degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, which included degree tracks in Sustainability Science and Climate Change. With major funding from NASA, he directed a statewide project focused on climate change education. View Dr. Mulkey speaking at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit.
Learn the many facets of developing and maximizing flavors in food. Discover the many uses for oils, vinegars, and fresh herbs. Emphasis will be placed on cooking without recipes, using substitutions and learning to cook by looks, aroma, feel, taste and natural intuition.
Syn# 80289
Cost $43
Go to WebAdvisor Continuing Education to search (use the Syn #) and register and pay for class."
Introduces the basics of worksheet operations using Microsoft Excel 2010. Topics include data entry, formatting, formulas, functions, printing, and file management. Prerequisite: familiarity with the Windows operating system.
Develop a focused job search strategy. Learn about the latest websites, tips and tools to help you take the next steps in your career.
Syn# 80901
Cost $0
Go to WebAdvisor Continuing Education to search (use the Syn #) and register and pay for class."
Instagram, Foursquare, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Flickr-there are so many platforms for photography, this course helps you maximize your reach in search rankings and social media using tags and even hashtags. Students must bring their own devices. Laptops required; tablets not recommended; smartphones (in addition to laptops) are recommended but not required.


text:
In a discriminating seller's market in which hoteliers are turning away business, SMERF (social, military, educational, religious, and fraternal) groups — which are typically the most budget-conscious of all — are finding that a little flexibility goes a long way toward getting rooms at the right price.
"We still try to focus on tier-one cities or cities that have special interest to our group," says Matthew Reekstin, vice president of finance and events at the Red Hat Society, a Fullerton, Calif. — based organization for women over 50. "But it's getting harder," he says, as room rates have climbed 10 percent to 20 percent in the past year. "We are not going to pay the higher prices, because our members just won't pay them," says Reekstin. "We just have to find a way for it to work."
One solution is to go to second- or third-tier destinations, where rates are lower and there is availability. But that's not a viable option for the society, because the members won't go. Case in point: This year, huge numbers were expected for the annual meeting in New Orleans, but when it was moved to St. Louis after Hurricane Katrina, attendance dropped significantly.
So the group has decided to stay with first-tier cities, but to keep costs reasonable, it must be flexible. Hotels are much more amenable to giving discounts, Reekstin finds, if the meeting is during a value season or fills a gap in their schedule. The Red Hat Society has determined it will meet anytime between April and the end of June each year, depending on rates and availability in a given destination.
"Before, we could have booked any hotel in any city in peak season and gotten the rates that we were looking for and possibly more concessions," he says. Now, many hotels simply walk away rather than negotiate lower rates. So Reekstin will move on to the next property until he finds one that can accommodate the group within its three-month window.
Through 2008, the annual meeting, which draws around 5,000 attendees, is booked at first-tier cities. While the 2008 location is being kept under wraps to surprise members, the 2007 event is in Chicago. In the recent past, meetings have been held in Orlando, Dallas, Nashville, Boston, and Anaheim.
RHS currently has a contract with one hotel company for multiple meetings over a period of three years, and it is looking to strike similar deals with other chains. Reekstin says it's critical for planners to know the group's buying power and leverage it: "You have to be a strong enough meeting for them to give [concessions] they wouldn't normally give."
It's not just first-tier cities for which flexibility has its benefits. Ann Shepherd, event planner for the South Dakota chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, a Kansas City, Mo. — based sorority, says one hotel in the running to host its 2008 convention in Rapid City, S.D., will drop room rates 30 percent if the group will move its meeting from June to October. It's an offer that will certainly be considered.


text:
CAA Men's Basketball Weekly Honors - Nov. 18
Jerrelle Benimon • Towson
Sr., F, 6-8, 245 - Warrenton, Va./Faquier/Georgetown
Benimon averaged 21.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in Towson's 2-1 week. The senior forward scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 75-69 victory over Temple, tallied 21 points, 14 boards and six assists in a 95-75 win over Morgan State and had a team-best 11 points in a loss at Villanova. For the week Benimon shot 46.3% from the floor and was 26-of-31 (83.9%) from the FT line.
Canyon Barry • College of Charleston
Fr., G, 6-6, 195 - Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain
Barry averaged 22.0 points in College of Charleston's 1-1 week. The redshirt freshman guard poured in a career-best 26 points on 11-of-19 FG shooting in the Cougars' 83-82 victory over Charlotte and had a team-high 18 points in a loss to UNC Asheville. He shot 44.4% from the floor for the week and made five 3-pointers.
Omar Prewitt • William & Mary
Fr., G/F, 6-6, 180 - Mount Sterling, Ky./Montgomery County
Prewitt averaged 14.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals in W&M's 1-1 week. The freshman contributed a career-high 18 points, six rebounds and four assists in an 84-72 triumph over Liberty and followed with 11 points, six rebounds and three assists in a 79-62 setback at #16 Wichita State. For the week, Prewitt shot 62.5% (10-16) from the floor.
CAA TEAMS 11-6 LAST WEEK: After a difficult opening weekend, CAA teams rebounded last week with a combined 11-6 record. College of Charleston rallied from seven-point deficit with 39 seconds left to defeat Charlotte 83-82 in its home opener last Tuesday, while Drexel picked up a 78-70 road win at Missouri Valley member Illinois State. On Wednesday, UNCW edged Big South preseason favorite Charleston Southern 80-78 in overtime for its first victory. Towson improved to 3-0 for the first time since 1972 after beating Temple 75-69 last Thursday. James Madison went 2-1 at the NIU Invitational over the weekend, beating host Northern Illinois and San Jose State.
TRANSFERS MAKE AN IMPACT: Several transfers have made a big impact in the CAA. Delaware's Davon Usher (Mississippi Valley State) ranks fifth in the CAA in scoring (16.3 ppg) and sixth in rebounding (8.7 rpg). Hofstra's Dion Nesmith (Monmouth) is 7th in the CAA in scoring (16.0 ppg) and the Pride's Zeke Upshaw (Illinois State) is 10th (15.3 ppg). Northeastern's Scott Eatherton (St. Francis Pa.) is among the league's top 15 in scoring (14.0 ppg/13th), rebounding (10.0 rpg/4th) and FG percentage (59.4%/7th).
ON FIRE FROM 3-POINT RANGE: There were some notable shooting performances from three-point range last week. Northeastern junior Demetrius Pollard tied a school record for treys in a game when he hit 8-of-11 in an 83-69 win over Central Connecticut State on Saturday. Pollard finished with a career-high 27 points. Delaware junior Kyle Anderson was a perfect 6-for-6 from beyond the arc and netted a career-best 24 points in the Blue Hens' 90-79 victory at Hampton on Sunday. Hofstra made 14 three-pointers at #3 Louisville last Tuesday, which is one shy of its school record and was also the most treys allowed by the Cardinals in a game since 2006.
FANTASTIC FRESHMEN: Five freshmen are among the top 27 in the CAA in scoring early in the season. CofC's Canyon Barry ranks third (18.0 ppg), W&M's Omar Prewitt is 11th (14.7 ppg), CofC's Joe Chealey is 16th (12.0 ppg), Hofstra's Jamall Robinson is 20th (11.3 ppg) and Hofstra's Chris Jenkins is 27th (10.0 ppg).
LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD: Nine different CAA players scored 23 or more points in a game last week, with eight of them leading their teams to wins. Towson's Jerrelle Benimon led the group with 32 points in a win over Temple, while NU's Demetrius Pollard had a career-high 27 points in beating CCSU and Delaware's Jarvis Threatt netted 27 points in a triumph over Hampton. Drexel's Chris Fouch scored 26 in a win at Illinois State, UNCW's Cedrick Williams tallied a career-high 26 points in a victory at Charleston Southern and CofC's Canyon Barry had 26 in a victory over Charlotte. Delaware's Kyle Anderson posted a career-high 24 points in a win at Hampton, Hofstra's Dion Nesmith scored 24 at #3 Louisville and W&M's Marcus Thornton contributed 23 points as the Tribe topped Liberty.
THORNTON EXTENDS DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING STREAK: William & Mary junior guard Marcus Thornton has scored double figures in 35 consecutive games, a streak that dates back to his freshman year. He reached double digits in all 30 contests in 2012-13 and is leading the CAA in scoring so far this season with 20.7 ppg.
For more CAA men's basketball news and notes, check out the Men's Basketball Notebook on CAA HoopScoop or click on the PDF in the box to the right of the story.


text:
Advanced Search
Stay Signed In
Don't have an account yet?
Start a Free Trial
Safari Books Online is a digital library providing on-demand subscription access to thousands of learning resources.
Accelerated Windows Memory Dump Analysis: Training Course Transcript and WinDbg Practice Exercises with Notes
Selected Q&A 355
You are currently reading a PREVIEW of this book.
Get instant access to over $1 million worth of books and videos.


text:
What's tough, thick skin or not, is when those punchlines ring true.
The South, according to writer Jordan Weissman of The Atlantic magazine, is "America's high-school dropout factory." It's a harsh, brutal statement. If anything, his story Thursday painted the South, by and large, as a region where neither educators, politicians nor parents have been able to significantly lower the percentage of Southern students who fail to graduate from high school.
"We can talk all we want about American education, " Weissman wrote. "But in terms of achievement, we're not really one country."
Alabama's public schools exist not-so-comfortably within what The Atlantic describes as America's Southern dropout belt — an area we longtime Southerners know well: a border that travels from Texas, through Arkansas and into parts of Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia. There's no reason to belabor the South's historic educational difficulties, which are hopelessly tied to its conservative, low-tax politics.
Data in The Atlantic show that completion rates for Southern high schools are typically below 85 percent, which is below the national average of 87 percent. If only either of those figures was true for a majority of schools in Alabama, including Anniston's.
But there is reason to look at The Atlantic's stating of the obvious and speak a truth: Blame for the Southern dropout belt must go to the South's generations of political cowardice before it goes to either the schools or the students they serve.
Here in Calhoun County, Anniston City Schools are the convenient example of Southern schools' troubled existence. Today, Anniston's middle school is considered academically failing by state officials, its system is in desperate need of consolidation to cut costs, and it is seeking a successor for retiring Superintendent Joan Frazier. Its graduation rate in the 2011-12 year was 65 percent. Only 34 Alabama high schools fared worse.
No one — especially a writer from The Atlantic — needs to tell us that we must do a better job of educating our students, especially at-risk students prone to dropping out. We get it. Low graduation rates and high dropout rates link conveniently with all sorts of civic concerns. This is repair job No. 1. Nothing else compares.
Our patience is running thin, but when will lawmakers in Montgomery decide that the status-quo — substandard public education in a majority of Alabama's counties — is no longer acceptable?
Educators, students and their families must do their part. But until lawmakers decide to properly fund public education — and deal with the political heat that will surely rise up — Alabama's schools are swimming upstream.


text:
Look Super Cute for The Super Bowl With These Nail DIYs
So maybe your team didn't make it to the big game this Sunday. For that,
we share our condolences. But for those of you whose teams face off for
the title, we have some amazing nail DIYs that will help you show your
team spirit.
By Julie Pereira, Thread Blogger
Hit List
1 - 1 of 42
Style Report
1 - 1 of 57
Style Crush
1 - 1 of 69


text:
Call us: 516 305-5023
E-mail us: firstname.lastname@example.com
Bras > Full Cup Bras >
Available Up to G Cup
This support bra has wide, padded straps which pleasantly relieve strain across the shoulders, back and neck. The transparent embroidery at the neckline continues through and is lined with opaque fabric at the tip of the cup.
- adjustable straps- relief straps- special supporting effect
Join our mailing list for exclusive discounts: