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CERES – Jamie Beck, a 6-foot, 2-inch junior, is leading a Ceres volleyball reawakening this season and Manteca was on the opposite end of her hard-hitting wrath Wednesday in a 0-3 (16-25, 22-25, 22-25) road loss.
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It was a three-person race for low-medalist honors at Manteca Park Golf Course on Wednesday, where cross-town opponents Manteca and Sierra met for a pivotal Valley Oak League dual match.
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McKenna Doyle became the third different low medalist of the season for Sierra in the team's fourth Valley Oak League match Monday.
The Valley Oak League uses a points-based system to determine its MVP.
Manteca registered its second 9-0 win of the week Thursday when it shut out visiting East Union in Valley Oak League action.
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Two Northampton County residents, charged with attacking bar employees who wouldn't sell them beer after-hours, are heading to trial.
Preliminary hearings were held Thursday for Casey Hoffman, 22, and Brian Petix, 31, both of Nazareth, and all charges were held for court.
Police say the pair went to the American Hotel on South Main Street in Nazareth around 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 20th. Officials say they tried to buy a six-pack of beer, but were told by employees that the bar was closed.
Police say Petix and Hoffman got angry, and threatened employees and damaged the bar before leaving.
Investigators say the two waited outside the business, and Hoffman reportedly tried to enter the bar by kicking and punching the door, and hitting it with a studded metal belt. Police say she was yelling at the employees to come out and fight.
When one of the employees, Mark Peterson, left, police say he was attacked by Petix, who punched him numerous times, causing severe injuries to his head and face. Police say Peterson had to get stitches on both sides of his face, and temporarily lost vision in his left eye after it filled with blood.
The victim's daughter, Kelly Peterson, who also works at the American Hotel, left a short time after her father. Police say she was attacked by Hoffman, who punched her and whipped her with the studded belt.
Hoffman and Petix are charged with assault, harassment and other charges.
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147. Psalm 147
Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
12Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
16He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.
17He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.
Ps 147:1-20. This and the remaining Psalms have been represented as specially designed to celebrate the rebuilding of Jerusalem (compare Ne 6:16; 12:27). They all open and close with the stirring call for praise. This one specially declares God's providential care towards all creatures, and particularly His people.
2. (Compare Ps 107:3; Isa 11:12).
3. Though applicable to the captive Israelites, this is a general and precious truth.
wounds—(Compare Margin).
4, 5. God's power in nature (Isa 40:26-28, and often) is presented as a pledge of His power to help His people.
telleth … stars—what no man can do (Ge 15:5).
6. That power is put forth for the good of the meek and suffering pious, and confusion of the wicked (Ps 146:8, 9).
7-9. His providence supplies bountifully the wild animals in their mountain homes.
Sing … Lord—literally, "Answer the Lord," that is, in grateful praise to His goodness, thus declared in His acts.
10, 11. The advantages afforded, as in war by the strength of the horse or the agility of man, do not incline God to favor any; but those who fear and, of course, trust Him, will obtain His approbation and aid.
13. strengthened … gates—or, means of defense against invaders,
14. maketh … borders—or, territories (Ge 23:17; Isa 54:12).
filleth thee, &c.—(Compare Margin).
15-18. God's Word, as a swift messenger, executes His purpose, for with Him to command is to perform (Ge 1:3; Ps 33:9), and He brings about the wonders of providence as easily as men cast crumbs.
17. morsels—used as to food (Ge 18:5), perhaps here denotes hail.
19, 20. This mighty ruler and benefactor of heaven and earth is such especially to His chosen people, to whom alone (De 4:32-34) He has made known His will, while others have been left in darkness. Therefore unite in the great hallelujah.


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Meir Panim implements programs that serve Israel's neediest populations with respect and dignity. Meir Panim also coordinated care packages for families in the South during the Gaza War.
Last year, President Bush caused something of a scandal when he made an admission to Fox News's Brit Hume: He is not much of a newspaper-reader or TV-watcher; he prefers to get his news from his staff, with no opinion mixed in. For many people, this revelation was further proof that our president is a dolt, too abnormal to serve in that job.
I have an even more shocking revelation: Many people in this country don't read The New York Times, and by "people," I don't mean Ma and Pa, I mean major writers and journalists, plenty of whom live in Manhattan.
Mark Helprin, the novelist and essayist, does not live in Manhattan – he lives in Virginia – but he might still be expected to read the Times. He does not, however. And when certain people find this out, "They look at me as if I had just slaughtered Mary's little lamb." They are incredulous, and perhaps a little frightened. How can someone, especially on so high a level, function without The New York Times? Helprin manages, reading many newspapers and magazines – just not the "paper of record." He stresses that one should never read anythingout of habit; if reading becomes habitual rather than helpful, give it up.
My National Review colleague David Frum tells about the time he was working out on the treadmill, reading The Economist, as he had weekly for years. And "suddenly it hit me: I hate this magazine. I have hated it for a very long time." He tossed that issue aside and never looked back. (Needless to say, he is still made aware of certain articles in The Economist: such as hostile reviews of his books.)
William F. Buckley Jr. once remarked – as a prelude to some complaint about the Times – that doing without that paper would be "like going about without arms and legs." The Times is still the essential news habit of much of elite America (pardon the term). And, of course, this paper affects all of America's media, whether individual Americans know it or not.
"No one here in Duluth reads The New York Times," I sometimes hear, "so why should I pay attention? Aren't some of you guys obsessed?" But what our Minnesotan fails to appreciate is that everyone who supplies him his news, whether in print or over the air, does read the Times. And is profoundly influenced by it. The paper is in the bloodstream of this nation's media.
Nevertheless, more and more public-affairs types are going without it, and they don't feel ignorant. Moreover, they feel liberated. I have a friend who, many years ago, gave up reading anything about race. Anything at all. That was just a personal policy, formulated and stuck to. And he said that he found himself happier. So it is with many people who have gone Timesless. We are talking mainly about conservatives, of course, but their beef is not so much with the Times's bias as with its partisanship (if you will accept the distinction). Oh, yes, and with its pretentiousness.
Michael Barone, the all-knowing Washington political journalist, stopped reading the Times in August 2002. (Like many ex-Times readers, however, he still sees the occasional article on the web, or checks in with a preferred columnist.) Barone finds that he is saving a lot of time. He also finds that he is on a surer news footing: Too many of the Times's stories were questionable, "and I thought, 'I have to go on television, I have to be accurate, and this isn't helping.'"
A number of writers and editors feel they need to look at the Times just to know what the Gray Lady is up to. Says one major New York editor, "I read it for the same reason you had to look at intelligence reports on Germany in World War II."
A noted Washington-based political journalist says, "I consider reading it an odious professional duty." He complains not just about the news and editorial pages. (The radical journalist George Seldes, in one of his books, had a chapter called "How To Read the Editorial Pages." It consisted of one word: "Don't.") No, "it's the arts pages and the food pages and the headlines and the captions – it's every nook and cranny of that paper."
It will probably not surprise his critics that Rush Limbaugh doesn't read the Times; he hasn't "for a couple of years." First, "there is no longer enough difference between the editorial pages and the news pages, particularly the front page." Second, "I found myself questioning the accuracy of the paper based on my own knowledge. I too often wondered, 'Hmmm, is that true?'" Third, "The New York Times is just one of many nearly identical components of the mainstream media. The point is, I know what I'm going to see or hear anywhere in the mainstream media. They are all a giant cliche now. I know them like I know my whole naked body, not just the back of my hand."
What about the fear that, if you don't read the Times, you'll miss out on some "national conversation"? Among the scoffers is Peter Kirsanow, a Bush-appointed member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission: "I've gone long, blissful stretches without reading the Times and have found that during such periods I remain as well informed as when I read it regularly ? but without the residual anger, anxiety, and irritability. Since reading the Times is not mandatory where I live in the mid-Atlantic states – even among the elites – I'm not viewed as illiterate simply because my conversation for the day hasn't been directed by R. W. Apple or Maureen Dowd."
Speaking of the sticks: Sometime in the mid 1990′s, the Times wrote a blistering editorial about Jesse Helms. The senator's new, eager press secretary quickly drafted a letter to the editor, and took it in to the senator. Helms, of course, had not seen the editorial. He glanced at the letter and said, "That's nice, son. Do whatever you want with it. But understand something: I don't care what The New York Times says about me, and no one I care about cares what The New York Times says about me." Therein lay some of the senator's power.
Aside from bias, partisanship, pomposity, or other defects, some just find the paper dull. The southern (and decidedly un-dull) writer Dave Shiflett says, "I still read the Times, but not like I used to. It's simply a bore most days, despite its evangelical political mission, which should at least liven up its prose. No such luck. A dull evangelist is easy to ignore, especially when there are so many vibrant news sources available. There's simply nothing special about the Times, or at least special enough to warrant a wade through what is, on a daily basis, the flattest selection of prose published anywhere outside the State Department."
The proliferation of media has lessened the importance of the Times; so have the newspaper's mistakes (which include too great a kinship with the Democratic National Committee). To be sure, there are some unmissable individuals in the paper, such as John F. Burns in Iraq. But, seemingly every day, journalists and others are discovering that they don't have to consume the whole deal.
A final story. Michael Ledeen, the foreign-policy analyst, hasn't read the Times in years ? but when young, he did read a columnist named John Crosby in the New York Herald Tribune. Crosby did not like radio. He wrote that one of his great pleasures in life was to look at the radio schedule every morning and then realize, throughout the day, what he was missing. For example, he'd be in the park with his granddaughter and say, "Becky, guess what we're not listening to on the radio now! Isn't that great!" Says Ledeen, "I feel the same way about The New York Times. When someone says, 'Did you see such and such in the Times today?' I can always smile and say no."
And yet some of us can't wean ourselves away, and may never. Lou Cannon, the veteran journalist associated with the Washington Post, says, "My view of the Times is that it is what it is, and there's nothing I can do about it." So true of this great paper, and of much of life.
About the Author: Jay Nordlinger is managing editor of National Review, where this column originally appeared.
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Rosh Hashanah has an obvious connection to God's Kingship. We constantly refer to Him during the Asseres Yemei Teshuvah as Melech/King. The nusach of the tefillah, referring to Rosh Hashanah as "a remembrance of the first day" (of Creation), implies a certain dimension of divine kingship operating at the time of Creation and replicated every […]
Yes, God judges, but His judgment is that of a loving father who longs for his child's quick return.
Anti-Semitism has returned to the mainstream of European society and Israel has become its focus.
It will probably not surprise his critics that Rush Limbaugh doesn't read the Times; he hasn't "for a couple of years."
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text: Fastpitch Softball Baserunning Tips Here are some baserunning tips to keep in mind as a player or as a coach/parent teaching players about baserunning. Good baserunning is not only about being fast, being smart is just as important. Touch every base. Always know where the ball is. Tag up on all foul balls. When in doubt, hit the deck (slide). Know the situation and anticipate the action. Always check the defense for gaps and depth. Know how many outs there are. As a batter, run out EVERY hit no matter what. Never assume a ball is foul, a pop fly is caught, or a grounder is a sure out. Always put pressure on the defense by hauling your butt down the line. EVERY ball is a double until the defense dictates otherwise. Be AGGRESSIVE. If a high pop fly is dropped, you should be well on your way to 2nd base, or better yet, standing on 2nd base, not scrambling to get to 1st base. When trying to beat out a throw at first, do not look at the ball. Focus on the base and on getting there as quickly as possible. Watching the fielder only slows you down. When running through first, step on the outside part of the bag (the side on the foul line). Do not slide or dive into first base (unless to avoid a tag/collision in a bad throw). It slows you down and exposes you to unnecessary injury. Use each base to push off toward the next base. Hit the bases on the inside corner with your right foot whenever possible (this is the ideal situation). However, hitting the base with your left foot in stride is better than trying to stutter step so that you can hit the base with your right foot. Explode off the bag when you take your lead. Your first two steps should look the same whether you are taking a lead or stealing. Take your lead to the outfield side of the baseline (off 1st and 2nd). When on 3rd base, take your lead in foul territory, return to the bag in fair territory. When on second base, ground balls need to be to the right of the short stop (looking at the field from home plate) in order for you to advance automatically. Don't run into an out. Listen to and watch your base coaches, pick up your 3rd base coach 2/3 of the way to 2nd base. When you are on deck, it is your job to help the runner coming to the plate. Make sure the bat is out of the way. Tell them whether they need to slide or if they can stay up. Let them know which side of the plate to slide on. At the end of a play, ball going back to the pitcher, do NOT turn your back to the ball. After any pick-off attempt, check to see if the outfielder was covering. If the catcher comes out from behind the plate, start going back to the base. Don't just sit there and let her shorten the distance. When you're on 3rd base with less than 2 outs, do NOT automatically break home on a ground ball to the left side (3rd baseman or short stop). On a routine fly ball to the outfield with less than 2 outs, stay in an athletic stance. Don't just stand on the base after the catch. Perhaps even make a move off the base so that the outfielder has to make a sharp throw in. If they rush, if they make a mistake, you get the next bag. Don't just stand there in an un-ready position and allow the outfielder to take their time and have an easy throw in. ALWAYS look for opportunities to advance. If you see one start taking it ~ your coach will tell you if they want you to stay. After all, if you think you have a chance to make it to the next base, you certainly have enough time to come back if the coach doesn't agree. If the coach has to tell you to go before you go, you're probably too late. Most times, a base coaches' "go" should only be a confirmation of what you are already doing. Last but not least… Baserunning begins in the dugout: • Before the observe your opponent in pre-game drills are they left or right handed? Are they quick? Are their throws accurate? Who has a strong arm? Who doesn't? Who sets up their throw from the outfield? • Watch the catcher for quickness of release, arm strength, accuracy, and footwork. • Watch the pitcher warming up for any weaknesses or tendancies. • Check out the back stop. Is it close or far? Is it just fence or is there some other type of material behind the catcher that makes the ball bounce back quickly?


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Phoenix to debut 'Czech line' tonight
Mar 20, 2014, 3:08 PM EDT
There are checking lines, and there are Czech-ing lines — and on Thursday, the Coyotes will unveil the latter when they take on the Panthers at Jobing.com.
Martin Erat, acquired at the trade deadline from Washington, will play on a line with fellow Czechs Martin Hanzal and Radim Vrbata, marking the first time the three have played together this season.
"Let's get the line out there," Phoenix head coach Dave Tippett said, per the Arizona Republic. "Let's see how they work out there.
"Obviously, they understand each other and understand how they play."
Though Erat has been with the Coyotes for two weeks, the Czech line's debut was stalled due to an injury to Hanzal, who missed seven games before returning for Monday's win over the Kings. Erat also missed time with a head injury but, with the trio now healthy, the Coyotes will look to take advantage of the chemistry developed through years of participation with the Czech national team.
The three all suited up for the Czechs at the 2008 World Hockey Championships, and combined to score 16 points in seven games.
"You can see that we can find each other in the offensive zone, tight corners, that we get open for each other and we're able to make those passes," Vrbata said. "It's nice to see."
Tonight's game is huge for the Coyotes, though most of their remaining contests are. Phoenix currently holds the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, but is just two points up on Dallas and three up on Vancouver.
The Canucks are idle tonight after beating Nashville on Wednesday, while the Stars are in action this evening against the streaking Flyers, who have won three straight.
- JoeAvg - Mar 20, 2014 at 3:16 PM
Though they hope to cash in it could turn out to be non sufficient funds.
This is too easy.
- thailer35 - Mar 20, 2014 at 3:21 PM
Been waiting to see this line in action, and will be there tonight to see it in action!
Another side note for Coyotes fans, tonight is important because of attendance too. This is one of the last games of the season that isn't against a "marquee" opponent or a close rival (both of which tend to draw well). If attendance is good tonight, we should come out well ahead this year against last years attendance average. Not sure how many can still be bought at the box office, but only a couple hundred remain on stubhub. No more excuses. Let's support this team!
(begin barrage of thumbs down and talks of how this team should relocate)
- phxyotes - Mar 20, 2014 at 5:28 PM
Wish I could be there but I live in Denver now
- jacketsfan7 - Mar 20, 2014 at 5:06 PM
Phoenix will have a czeching and checking line
- jacketsfan7 - Mar 20, 2014 at 5:07 PM
A Czech line and a check line lol
- jacketsfan7 - Mar 20, 2014 at 5:07 PM
A Czech line and a check line lol
- frankiesweep - Mar 20, 2014 at 6:03 PM
Have to win this game going up against the B's on Saturday.
My worry is that the Yotes have played down to the level of bad teams.
After the big comeback against the Kings on the road, I'm hoping they don't have a letdown….
- hawksin5 - Mar 20, 2014 at 9:52 PM
the coyotes don't have a level, they play down to the bad teams and up to the good ones.
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Called the police because it was scary and thirty minutes later still nobody….
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At the end of the pilot, Charlie says: "Everyone thinks that when you go to a hospital, life stops. But it's just the opposite. Life starts."
After hearing those words, I wanted to cry. Life does not start when you go to a hospital. If you're lucky enough to have a non-terminal illness, life continues, in a warped version that includes more pain and obstacles than any young person should have to experience.
This article is so great. When these movies and shows underplay the physical aspects of illness - the fatigue, the pain, the way your current and future energy levels impact literally every decision - it makes it harder for sick folks like me to talk to the people around us about the realities of illness because we fear it will seem like we're complaining.
To everyone who gave me advice! :) I really appreciate it and am absolutely grateful.
I am positive now that over a long period of time I will be able to lose weight. It's just going to be very different for me than the average person but that's okay!
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Cw: talk of weight loss, weight, dieting
Hey folks,
As most of you know I'm chronically ill (CFIDS & FM) and am not able to hit the gym, walk long distances, do cardio.
I am looking to lose some weight in hopes of having it POSSIBLY help some of my symptoms and if not, for it to at least be less weight for me to carry around while walking which may be a positive, energy conservation wise.
Have any of you lost weight without exercise? In a manner that is not unhealthy.
I already do not eat gluten, dairy or sugar as a regular diet to help my immune issues.
I've been looking in to portion control / watching calories but was wondering what kind of success folks have had?
Also, I've in the past made myself more ill / flare bad by trying to do traditional exercise. Before being ill I used to run, was an azteca dancer and hit the gym on the regular.
This is not a possibility for me now.
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I hope folks take all of the above in to consideration. I think most people can't fanthom the reality of having to reserve energy and being laid out for some days.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stressed the need for a Greek government that continues to work to reduce debt. There are fears that Greeks could elect a party that will reject the terms of an international bailout.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it is important for Greek voters to elect a government on Sunday that will live up it to Athens' commitment to continue efforts to bring down the country's deficit in return for an international bailout that has kept it financially afloat.
"It cannot be ... that what comes out in the end is that those who don't keep to an agreement can, so to speak, lead everyone else through the arena by the nose ring," Merkel told a conference of her Christian Democratic Union in Darmstadt on Saturday.
"This is why it is so important that, in the Greek election tomorrow ... a result emerges in which those who form a government in future tell us, yes, we want to keep to the agreements," she added. "This is the basis on which Europe can prosper."
Anti-austerity contender
The head of the far-left party SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras, has raised fears among eurozone leaders by saying that if his party forms Greece's next government, it will tear up the
terms of the country's 130-billion euro ($164 billion) international bailout.
Tsipras has said he wants Greece to continue to use the bloc's common currency, the euro, but not have to adhere to the harsh terms of the agreement.
Instead, he has said he would seek to reopen negotiations in an effort to win more favorable terms.
The last opinion polls published just two weeks prior to Sunday's vote put SYRIZA neck and neck with the conservative New Democracy party, which is committed to the bailout agreement and the austerity measures linked to it.
Politicians and investors are eagerly awaiting the results of Sunday's election, which was called after repeated efforts to cobble together a coalition following the May 6th parliamentary election failed.
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Merkel was just one of a number of European leaders on Saturday to appeal to Greek voters to elect a government committed to staying the course on austerity.
Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who is also head of the Eurogroup, which brings together eurozone finance ministers, warned of serious consequences if the SYRIZA party wins on Sunday.
"If the radical left wins - which cannot be ruled out - the consequences for the currency union are unforeseeable," Juncker told the Austrian newspaper Kurier.
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Historical Traveler Reviews Reunion Resort Kissimmee
I am so happy we found this place. I recommend it highly.
I've been going to Orlando regularly for 30 years. This was the best lodging we've ever had there. The 3-bedroom townhouse/villa in seven eagles was comfortably spacious and thoroughly clean. Had nice touches -- for example, two hot tubs, luxurious queen size beds with down-filled comforters. The landscaping of the grounds was peaceful, beautiful, relaxing -- beautiful golf courses and nature trails. All the pools were clean and relaxing. But the best part for us was the water park with the lazy river in the middle of the tropical garden. It was heavenly to drift down the lazy river, getting splashed by the mini-waterfalls and smelling the flowers from the garden. We spent the days there unwinding, eating simple but delicious food from the pool-side grill and drinking tropical drinks. The service was fast and friendly. After relaxing like this during the heat of the day, we found we could enjoy the usual Orlando activities (the Disney Parks, Universal, etc) in the evenings much more.
There is still construction under way at the resort, but this did not affect us negatively. We were not disappointed in any way with this resort. I recommend it highly, and I think it will be even better in the future when they add more amenities. This is the way I plan to do Orlando from now on.
Great Resort - Fantastic place to stay and play
This resort has it all !!! 10 minutes from the hustle of Disney, Reunion offers a quite hidaway from the busy theme park adventure. When it's time to relax Reunion is where you want to be. The houses are beautiful and you feel like a "millionaire" staying in one of the many beautiful golf corse houses. The views are great. The resort has fantastic golf and there is even a water park on the property. They are currently building Tennis Courts and soon there will be a riding stable and a spa.... You couldn't ask for more when visiting Orlando. This adds a whole new dimension to the Orlando vacation.
Excellent Choice for family with young children
I learned about this resort from a Trip Advisor comment when looking for places to stay with my family (wife, in-law, 2 children age 4 and 3) in the Orlando area. The comment noted the family opted to rent a private home, which is the course we took as well.
The resort does offer its own hotel type service, which you do not get as a vacation renter, but I preferred having a home environment to keep my kids' routine fairly similar. You get a membership card for your stay when you rent from a private owner, but you should prepare some time to do that because the office did not seem too used to providing membership cards (which require a photo on the card). The person I dealt with could not get my picture to work and I had to get her one I fortunately had posted on the internet. Perhaps you should request a membership card prepared in advance and forward a picture.
The property we were at had its own heated pool, which appears small as you approach the house, but is perfect for a daily dip. The kids loved having it! The nearby water park was also a hit with my 4-year-old, but my younger son was scared when the extremely large bucket of water spills over, creating noise and spilling water everywhere. When we went on a weekday, we were the only ones at the child play area. When we went on the weekend, it did get a bit crowded. The life guards do appear mindful and numerous, however, they should enforce the rule that kids must be supervised by a parent, which some were not on the weekend. I loved the lazy river, the one time I convinced my son to do it, but he would not do it again with me. There is also a zero point entry area of the pool with no playground/pirate ship, which my youngest son preferred. The pool/water park is large and it can easily substitute for a day at Disney or other attraction.
We did not take advantage of the food service at the resort other than a lunch at the pool one day. There is a supermarket less than 4 miles from the resort with all other services you may need, movie rental, pharmacy, pizza parlor.
The golf course did look fantastic, but as a young family, we did not use it. The place is constantly under construction and will probably be fantastic when finished, but also more crowded.
The resort is about 35 minutes from its entry point to the time you actually park at a Disney park. It is incredibly convenient.
If I am to go back, Reunion Resort will be the first place I look to stay at.
Can't imagine staying anywhere else in the Orlando area for a long time to come
We have been visiting the Orlando area from the UK since 1992, sometimes up to 3 times a year, and have rented some truly fabulous private homes. We've also stayed at many of the area's top hotels (Ritz-Carlton at Grande Lakes; Disney's Grand Floridian, BoardWalk, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Beach Club, Contemporary; and all 3 onsite hotels at Universal Orlando - Portofino Bay, Hard Rock Hotel and Royal Pacific Resort). Since our stay at Reunion last month, I can't imagine wanting to stay anywhere else in the Orlando area for a long time to come.
Since visiting Reunion during its early stages of development in July, 2004, we have wanted to stay there and, after much internet searching, eventually found a private rental which ticked all the boxes - two palacial master suites (4 bedrooms/4.5 bathrooms in total); a proper games room (i.e. not a converted garage); enormous plasma tv in the main lounge, flat screen tvs in all the bedrooms and the games room; PC with internet access; top of the range fittings and furnishings (it was an ex-model home); outdoor kitchen; infinity edge pool and spa overlooking the 8th whole of the Tom Watson Independence golf course - 5500 sq ft of pure decadence!
There is still a fair bit of building work going on at the 'east side' (work has just begun west of the I-4 and I'm guessing the resort will double in size), but the resort is beginning to look complete. It is absolutely immaculate - there are people out continuously tending both the grounds and the golf courses. The golf courses are beautifully manicured and Reunion has agreed a 4 year deal to host the LPGA, the first of which takes place this April.
Reunion is a gated resort in the true sense. It has a permanently manned gatehouse and you are issued a pass for the duration of your stay. We have stayed at several so-called gated communities where the gate is invariably open and, even when it isn't, every person and his dog knows the access code anyway. This really is an exclusive place to stay. You can't just come along here and check it out, or book a round of golf - you have to be an onsite guest.
The water park (including a lazy river) is stunning and they are working on a separate adult only area. Access is free if you book your stay through Reunion itself, or $10 a day per person for private guests. The stables are complete, but there are no horses yet because they haven't finished construction of all the bridle paths. An outdoor concert area is also planned.
The clubhouse is very pleasant and the food is good, but the menu isn't vast. You can choose to sit in the (small) bar, the main dining room, or out on the patio. Once the 'town center' is completed, there will be more dining options and I think then I could gladly stay at Reunion and not step a foot outside.
Heaven in Florida
Forget about Disney. Take the kids to the park and return back to Heaven. My family spent a week at Reunion for the FAMU classic. We did not want to leave. It is truly your home away from home. Shopping center is 1 mile away. Reunion water park rivals the other parks in the area. Dubai has the only 7 star property in the world, Reunion is 6 3/4. See you there soon.
Great place for grown ups and kids!
We spent 5 nights at Reunion this Winter break. During Orlando's busiest season, it was such a pleasure to stay outside Disney. We were only ten minutes (max) from the parks and never had to deal with traffic. Reunion Resort is the perfect place to stay if you're hoping to have a bit of a grown up vacation as well. The Water park with lazy river running through it thrilled our children. It was well staffed and not at all crowded. The Seven Eagles pool was quiet and relaxing yet, very kid friendly. Big, thick towels were provided at each of the pools we visited. We ate one delicious meal at the Resort but were told by other guests that they never felt the need to eat outside the resort. The staff was attentive, the place was immaculate and the golf was outstanding. The beds were some of the most comfortable we've ever encountered and the 3br. villa we stayed in had a great floorplan. Aside from a bit of early-morning construction noise (only 1 day), Reunion was everything it promised to be. We loved it so much we "asked" to meet with a real estate agent.
Will be great when finished, but still building...
We stayed for 10 days in December and rented one of the houses on the resort. I agree with the other reviews that when completed it will be lovely - but right now it is a bit of a building site - something that we did not realise when we booked.
However, this being said, service was great and the quality of the home where we stayed was excellent - just make sure that you ask for a home in the more finished section of the resort. Otherwise you might be next to a building plot (as was the first house they took us to).
Water park is great - and the pirate ship for the kids is just brilliant. The quality of the food in the clubhouse was also suprisingly good.
Reunion is unlike any other resort in Central Florida!
Our family stayed at Reunion instead of a crampt hotel room at Disney. We were able to rent a million dollar home for the week and it helped to make our trip to Orlando a true vacation. We had more fun at Reunion than we had at Disney. They have two spectacular golf courses (the best manicured we'd ever seen), a waterpark and daily kids activities. We felt like we were staying at a Four Seasons property. Everything was first class including the service. These guys spared no expense.
Beautiful Resort
This resort is a new resort in the baby stages of completion. Once complete, this will be the resort to visit. Our family enjoyed our stay in the three bedroom condo over the Christmas holiday. Resort was quiet, clean and the staff was excellent. No problems what-so-ever. Pool area was clean and staff was always on duty cleaning. Golfing outside your door will appeal to those who like the convenience of an execellent golf course at your fingertips. Since this is a resort under construction, the location near resturants and shopping is not there so you need a vehicle. There is a grocery store and fast food outlet nearby but transportation is still required. We would not hesitate to re-visit next Christmas holiday.
Right now, a Beautiful place for Adults
We visited the Reunion Resort in October 2004. This will be a beautiful resort once construction is completed with many amenities. Right now, the villas we stayed in were completed & the pool. Lots of construction in the area, but did not affect our stay. (our boys love watching back hoes). We had a 3bd villa--well-appointed, and beautifully decorated. However, with children...the layout was not conducive. This would have been ideal for 3 couples, each having their own room and bath. Being 2-story, and the kitchen upstairs, we found ourselves running up and down a lot. Everyone was very nice, NO pushy sales at all. A very quiet retreat from I-4 and I-drive, with a backway into disney that eliminated our being on I-4 at all.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has approved Mosaic Co's $1.4 billion purchase of CF Industries' Florida phosphate business, Mosaic said.
The deal, which still requires other regulatory approvals, gives Mosaic, the world's biggest producer of phosphate fertilizer products, a bigger hold on North American sales, and some analysts speculated that it may raise competition concerns.
The price includes $200 million to cover the closure and long-term care of phosphogypsum stacks, a radioactive by-product of phosphate production, under CF's current Florida operations.
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They turn to me and see me clear
The the lies quickly appear
For my ears poison is all that gets through
Which is what they intend to do
Your lies are only wasting my time
Go your way and I'll go mine
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Tuesday 23 October 2012
A former scout leader has been jailed after nearly 100,000 indecent images of young boys were found on his computer.
Peter Murphy, 46, of Southdown Road, Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, pleaded guilty to five charges of making and possessing indecent images of children and possessing extreme pornographic images at Peterborough Crown Court last month, Cambridgeshire Police said.
The court heard he served as a scout leader in the village for almost 20 years and had collected more than 94,000 images via an online file sharing network.
Murphy came to police attention when Child Exploitation Online Protection (Ceop) passed on intelligence about internet users exchanging child abuse material.
He was traced to his home and officers seized his computers.
They contained indecent images of boys aged from babies to teenagers.
Judge Sean Enright yesterday sentenced Murphy to a total of a year in prison, police said.
He was also made subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order and put on the sex offenders register for 15 years.
Detective Constable Gareth Purdy said: "Murphy downloaded and collected thousands of indecent images of children, some at the most serious level.
"This case should send a message that we will catch up with anyone who accesses or collects such images and they will be put before the courts."
Andy Baker, deputy chief executive of Ceop, said: "Offenders who think they can use seemingly 'private' areas of the internet, including peer-to-peer technology, for child abuse materials need to think again.
"This conviction and sentence should send the message out to those thinking of engaging in this appalling activity that they will be caught and held to account."
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Earlier tonight, I were bein' commentin' on a matey's blog, and a bucket o' chum. The ornery cuss were bein' askin' about web game programming, an' th' challenges o' Flash vs. Ye'll be sleepin' with the fishes! Java. For whatever reason, th' first thin' that came t' mind were bein' OpenLaszlo, which some lubber Drupal colleagues have been very big on lately, so I left a quick note t' that effect despite, t' be honest, not knowin' much about th' subject.
Wait, colleagues, yo ho, ho It took me a moment t' realize that I had indeed just written "colleagues", because I've no nay ne'er actually worked with th' scallywags in question.
Drupal 7 is shapin' up t' be th' most modern Drupal e'er! (Now thar's a silly title if I e'er heard one...) Not only be we uppin' th' system requirements t' PHP 5.2 an' MySQL 5.0, but PostgreSQL users will now need PostgreSQL 8.1 at least.
Recently I've been talkin' up vari'us ideas fer pluggable subsystems in Drupal in IRC an' th' other usual haunts. Ideas have been percolatin' in me head, but so far I have been remiss in actually writin' them down, I'll warrant ye. Yesterday, however, I had an epiphany t' solve th' primary issue I were bein' tryin' t' work out, so I present a hopefully workable RFC (fer real, not IETF version) fer pluggable subsystems in Drupal.
I am postin' this o'er t' Planet PHP as well t' invite commentary from those who aren't already embedded in th' Drupal mindset, avast. :-)
I have been runnin' Mollom as me spam-fighter on this site fer not quite two months now. It's been fairly effective overall, by Blackbeard's sword. The nifty flash meter shows me just how bad th' spam problem is (good grief, 593 blocked spam messages just on 15 May!), an' I ha'nae gotten any spam in me comment list yet.
That is, until today, when a new form appeared.
Some time ago, on a lark, I wrote a Drupal module called Google Search. It were bein' mostly so I could experiment with th' then-new Forms API, an' were bein' one o' those "one night" projects we all do from time t' time.
At DrupalCon Sunnyvale 2007, Rasmus Lerdorf chided Drupal on spendin' o'er half o' its request time on just th' bootstrap process. Ahoy, we'll keel-haul ye! As a GHOP Task , Cornil did a performance analysis o' Drupal an' found its two largest performance drains were th' bootstrap process an' th' themin' layer. Quite simply, Drupal spends too much time includin' code.
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Fortunately, Drupal 7's self-learnin' code registry system has just landed, which should obliterate most o' th' wasted bootstrap cost.
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Personally I think David has done a great job with it, but then I am biased; I were bein' th' tech reviewer fer th' book. :-) If ye want an unbiased opinion, pick up a copy yourself an' give it a read, All Hands Hoay! Then ye'll know how good it is. Aarrr, me Jolly Roger As an added bonus, 5% o' all sales through Packt's web site be donated t' th' Drupal Association. Walk the plank, Dance the Hempen Jig Everybody wins!
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I recently had a discussion with Peter Wolanin about pluggable subsystems. (You can tell this is goin' t' be an excitin' entry already, can't ye?) Drupal has supported a few pluggable subsystems fer a long time, namely th' database an' cache systems. In both cases, they work on a very simple principle: Conditionally include one o' two (or more) files that defines th' same set o' functions but with different bodies.
That's all well an' good an' simple, but has some very seri'us limitations, and a bucket o' chum. Most notably, because th' same function name is defined twice ye can no nay ne'er load multiple versions at th' same time. That becomes a problem if ye want t', say, connect t' a MySQL an' PostgreSQL database in th' same page request. In addition, Drupal 7 is on track t' include a fully introspective code registry fer conditional code loadin', which, based on earlier benchmarks, should be a huge performance boost. The Registry, however, assumes that all code resources (functions, classes, an' interfaces) be globally unique throughout Drupal, we'll keel-haul ye! And hoist the mainsail! Havin' a given function name defined twice will confuse th' poor thin'.
That is not an insurmountable problem, or even, truth be told, a difficult one. It simply requires switchin' from a simple include t' a more formal mechanism. There be, in fact, several ways that can be done, so t' further th' education o' th' world at large (an' likely embarrass meself a bit in front o' other architecture buffs) I decided t' write a brief survey o' simple pluggable mechanisms.
I've been meanin' t' upgrade th' Akismet module on this site fer a while now. Of course, I waited so long that another option just appeared, one I've been waitin' t' see fer a while: Mollom.
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Having listened to Alistair Darling yesterday, and spent the morning trawling through every newspaper's coverage of the Pre-Budget Report, there seems to be a basic disconnect.
Like a traditional Budget, the PBR was full of fiddly little measures to help or hinder this particular group – and, as we always do, each newspaper dutifully calculated what they would mean for every sector of the population.
In my case, for example, I will apparently be £110.60 better off per year, or roughly £10 a month. Yet nice as it is, it feels like picking up pennies in front of a steamroller. What's keeping me – and everyone else – awake at night isn't the rate of tax, or VAT, but the fact that we're worried about keeping our jobs. Until that anxiety goes away, we're not exactly going to break out the economy-stimulating champagne.
Of course, I also recognise that this is a tough situation for the government: whatever its size, a fiscal stimulus package trickles down in the form of lots of little measures that influence our decisions on the margins (should I buy an economy turkey, or a free-range organic one?). Employment depends on getting the economy motoring again, which in turn depends on getting people to spend.
Nor, my head tells me, do I want to be part of a French-style system in which it is far harder for employers to divest themselves of staff. However uncomfortable it feels for us Brits at the moment, and however comforting it would be to rest in the comforting bosom of the state, the overall advantages of labour flexibility are clear.
But at the moment, while the spectre of layoffs hangs over so many businesses, much of the Pre-Budget Report – indeed, much of the traditional Budgetary rigmarole – seems oddly irrelevant. The key question being asked across Britain is not, 'Will a plasma TV be £12.77 cheaper?' but 'Will I keep my job?' Until we know that, most of what the Chancellor announced feels like white noise.
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