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Like a course that is a little tight and a shotmakers course with varialbe degrees of elevation, then you will love this course...was in great shape. Layups, water carries and fast greens, this course has it all!
We were there for 18 holes on Friday and a wedding & reception on Saturday. From the moment we arrived on friday morning for golf I was impressed by how welcoming everyone was. The pro shop, the starter, the cart attendant & the wait staff...More
We certainly appreciate the kind words! Presley is one of favorites too! I'll share all your comments with the rest of the staff and hope to see y'all back soon!
We really enjoyed a great day playing golf at one of the late Arnold Palmer's best courses. I invite everyone to enjoy this hidden treasure.
While visiting my brother for the Holidays we were able to get a couple of rounds with other family members visiting from Virginia. Nice course and facilities.
This course is awesome but during the winter can be pricey. Look for coupons in mint magazine and it makes it much more affordable. The course is an Arnold Palmer and can be a bit tricky depending on the pin placements It is NOT a...More
Our first time on Amelia Island and we had three golf courses on our agenda. This was our favorite because it is a nice course with very friendly staff and members and it is half the price of another course that is about the same...More
The course was good - not too challenging, but challenging enough. It was well maintained, and the people were very nice. The speed of play was good. We played 18 hours on a Sunday afternoon in a little over 4 hours. (Note: the course was...More
We had an amazing experience at the golf course from the second we got out of the car. Rick met us at our car with a golf cart and put our clubs on the cart for us. Not only was he extremely nice he was...More
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. Our staff takes pride in providing excellent service, and we are thrilled to hear that you had a great time here. We hope to see you again soon!
The Golf Club at North Hampton is a fantastic place to golf. Incredible layout. The Front 9 is a traditional woodland style. No two holes run parallel to each other. The Back 9 is a more of a links style course. Very hilly with tall...More
We have been looking for a "public" driving range. This is NOT it! I didn't feel like I made enough money to pull into the parking lot! It is set very deep in a VERY expensive housing development. If I had the money to live...More
A lot has changed in a year! We are under new ownership as of August 1st, 2016 and although we try to have the "Private Club" appearance, I can assure you that we are open to the public. We do offer memberships as well! Our...More


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LONDON — Preparing for vacations can be a pain. There are the plants to water, there's the refrigerator to defrost and the newspapers to cancel. And then there are the 400,000 visitors who are going to march up your staircase, trample through your dining room and eat your cakes while you're away.
So it must be for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, who headed for her annual vacation in Scotland this week, but not before opening Buckingham Palace to tourist hordes willing to wait hours for a glimpse inside one of the world's most famous addresses.
This is the 17th year the palace has been open to the public and to mark the event, there's a new exhibition charting the queen's year — and for the first time ever visitors can chow down in a (royally expensive) garden terrace cafe.
It can't be easy for Her Majesty, though. She must lie awake at night worrying about the hoi polloi peering at her old masters; her regal relaxation disturbed by thoughts of sticky hands grasping at bronze balustrades and hovering over gilded silverware.
And on the humid July morning that sees the first tourists — me among them — surge into the palace, it would be easy to view the limp flag hanging overhead as a symbol of queenly disapproval at this defilement of her home. We are simply not worthy.
For many years none of us were worthy. The imposing mansion that has housed British monarchs since 1837 was closed to the public — even though the public actually owns it — until a funding crisis forced it to open in 1993.
This seemingly begrudged opening did little for the queen's reputation. When Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash four years later, many were quick to criticize the monarch for her aloofness and failure to connect with public grief.
She's done much to improve this image in recent years, but for me and many British people of my generation, the royal family is regarded with deep ambivalence: We're in favor of abolishing this elitist anachronism, but would miss it terribly if it were gone.
Entering the palace by the Grand Staircase, opulently decked out by architect John Nash, and passing through the silken-walled Green Drawing Room to behold the baroque excess of the Throne Room, these feelings tip strongly towards abolition.
My audio guide makes matter worse, playing pompous classical music over reminders that, as a working palace, the 775-room building hosts state events that affect Britain and the world. I contemplate jumping the barricade to storm the throne.
It's then that I start noticing the little things; the details that, despite the palace's lavishly outmoded decoration, reveal an institution that in its own bumbling way is moving with the times and trying to relate to the public now thronging its corridors.
In the Gallery, which houses a dazzling collection including works by Vermeer, Rembrandt and Canaletto at their best (and Rubens on an off day), my attention is drawn to the single-bar electric heaters installed in otherwise imposing fireplaces.
This incongruous nod to frugality reminds me of the legendary parsimony of the late Queen Mother, who refused to shell out for a TV set and, notoriously, painted lines around bathtubs in the palace to stop people using too much hot water.
As we move into the special exhibition and the elegant ballroom, the audio guide also ditches grandeur in favor of the mundane, reveling in the humdrum details of the queen's public garden parties: 27,000 cups of tea drunk; 20,000 sandwiches eaten.
In the dining room — where, ahead of state dinners, butlers use rulers to carefully measure the distance between place settings on the polished mahogany table — we're told that the queen takes a very personal interest in every guest's comfort.
And in the White Drawing Room, we're told of a secret door in the corner that allows the queen to quickly enter the State Rooms from her apartment. On close inspection, the door is slightly ajar, as though she's only just bustled through for a last check.
In the terrace garden cafe where, in the interests of research I part with $6 for a vanilla cream cake topped by a chocolate crown (delicious), the smiling staff is deeply apologetic for keeping me waiting all of two minutes.
It is the attitude of the staff — the plentiful uniformed wardens on duty throughout the building — that confounded me most about Buckingham Palace. It may be their first day on the job, but without exception they were polite, happy and helpful.
I saw wardens helping look for lost children and checking with genuine concern on tired visitors lying on benches. If I had tried to storm the throne, I'm sure a member of staff would have come over with a cushion to check if I was comfortable enough.
Perhaps they're like that normally, but having experienced the exasperated and sometimes hostile service on display in other London tourist spots, I'm prepared to believe their attitude was ordered by royal decree: "Look after them while I'm gone."

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New format - Standard - is just around the corner. It's going to come out in March and a lot of players are already theorycrafting and preparing for it. Instead of playing around with theory only, I've decided to take an archetype that might prevail the format changes to the current ladder and see how it goes. A not popular, but I'd argue that pretty strong archetype, especially for the early ladder grinding. This archetype is Ramp Druid.
Why not Midrange Druid? Because it is one of the most likely ones to get hit by the nerf bat. With the introduction of Standard format, a lot of Classic cards are going to be re-balanced. Everyone is predicting that the meta-shaping combo - Force of Nature + Savage Roar - is the #1 candidate for the nerf. But Druid is still the class with one of the strongest Classic shells. Ramp cards aren't likely to get nerfed, because that's the Druid's identity. Other cards like Ancient of Lore or Keeper of the Grove also aren't broken by themselves and even if they see some changes, I suspect they will be small ones. So the chances are that Druid's combo is going to be hit, but a non-combo Ramp Druid will still be strong. It's obviously only guessing at this point, but since we've got a whole month until some serious announcements, that's all we can do right now. Even if other cards get slightly nerfed, it doesn't necessarily mean that Ramp Druid is going to be a bad deck. As long as they don't touch too many of them, the deck still should be relevant. And if they do touch a lot of them, they'll ruin the Druid class, so I - for one - hope that they won't do that.
Classic Ramp Druid Shell
The thing I've talked about in the introduction - the "shell". It's the core of the archetype, something that you find in most of the decks (maybe very slightly altered). You can take the shell, add some more cards depending on the meta, your play style etc. and you'll have a full deck. As it turns out, the Classic Ramp Druid shell I've just built is 17 cards. 17 Druid Classic Cards. That's pretty huge - it means that it should be relatively easy to fill out the remaining 13 cards with the Classic Neutrals + cards from BRM, TGT, LoE AND the new upcoming expansion. It's actually already possible to play a viable Ramp Druid deck without any Naxx or GvG cards - it will most likely be even easier after the new expansion gets out. I'm posting the Shell as image below, because the site doesn't allow to post non-30 card decklists:
So, the shell. The base is obviously Ramp - 2x Innervate and 2x Wild Growth is a must in a Ramp Druid. After all, that's your way to ramp up. Then, the two removals - Wrath and Swipe. Unless Druid gets access to a new, strong removal, they will most likely stay relevant. And if Druid gets new removals - that's even better, because there will be more options. Druid always struggled with good removals. Both of them are good in the early/mid game, but can't really remove the biggest threats. So if the Druid finally gets a good big target removal, it might be much easier to play the Control style.
After that, we have almost all the classic Druid minions. As it turns out, they're still very good and viable picks. First one is Keeper of the Grove - a very flexible card, the 2 damage part was always great against fast decks, because it could right away kill their 1-drops or 2-drops. It got weaker with time, because most of the decks were running sticky small drops or 2/3's instead of 3/2's. Since the cards like Haunted Creeper and Shielded Minibot are rotating out, Aggro decks might be forced to pick slightly less sticky options, so the 2 damage will once again be relevant. On the other hand, the Silence part gets weaker - the sticky meta meant that Silence was really, really valuable. But I don't remember a time when having a Silence in the deck was useless, so it should still be worth it.
Next we have the Druid of the Claw. It was used in every Druid deck expect those most aggressive ones. Not only the card has good stats, the Taunt, but it's also flexible. Having an option to play it as a 4/4 minion with Charge is big, because it can be used as an on-spot removal (e.g. you can run it into opponent's Flamewaker to instantly remove it + you still have a 4/2 on the board) or as the reach, to kill the enemy. It's one of the most iconic Druid cards.
Then we have a pair of 7-drops - Ancient of Lore and Ancient of War. The first one is awesome value card. Not only you play a semi-big threat, but you also draw 2 cards. Drawing cards usually means losing some tempo, but Ancient of Lore combines both tempo and value, because enemy can't just ignore it, so you don't fall behind on the board that much. The second Ancient - Ancient of War - is a big Taunt that ruins every Aggro deck's day (if they don't have a Silence, that is). Even against slower opponents, if they don't have a good removal option, 5/10 is usually going to tank at least few hits. It's also too big to just ignore + it protects everything that's behind it pretty well. The only weak spot is Silence, because after Silenced, it becomes just a 5/5 for 7 mana, which sucks.
And last, but not least, the Classic Druid Legendary - Cenarius. Back in the day it was played even in the Midrange Druid, but Dr. Boom pushed it out, because it was 2 mana cheaper for a similar effect. The card is, however, still very good. It also might be played as a value or tempo card depending on the board state. First options is quite good already - playing a 5/8 + 2x 2/2 with Taunt is 9/12 worth of stats for 9 mana. Not that bad. But it gets even better when two bodies have Taunt, so in the late game scenario it might make things awkward for the enemy. If you're playing against a fast deck, the 2/2 Taunts might trade into 2 of their minions. Against slower decks the 2/2's might block attacks from some big guys. And against combo decks based on Charge, they might... well.. ruins everything (at least until they get removed). The second option, however, is more interesting. If you get any kind of board control, it allows you to push it even further. Buffing 2 minions is already great, while buffing 3+ usually means game over for the opponent. Not only you might get very good trades, but it allows you to push for a lot of damage, possibly setting the next turn lethal.
"Standard" Ramp Druid
So, as you can clearly see, the Ramp Druid shell in Classic is actually pretty strong. But what more do we need to play the deck in the standard? Above this text, I've put the example Standard list made only from the cards already available. It's already playable, but it is pretty much guaranteed to get stronger with the new cards from the Spring Expansion (and with some of the cards gone). It's obviously not optimized and based on some assumptions, because some tech cards might not work at all and some others might be great, so take it with a grain of salt.If you want to play Ramp Druid right now, look below for the deck list with Naxx & GvG cards included. But now, I'll analyze the choices and the possible cards you can add to the Shell right now:
- More early game. Even though the deck consistently ramps to 4+ mana, some early game is necessary in case you don't get to ramp (+it's good anyway against fast decks). With Zombie Chow gone, if the expansion releases another anti-Aggro 1-drop, it would definitely be an include. Otherwise, Living Roots is a decent option. While it's weaker turn 1 play most of the time, it's more flexible in the late game, because 2 instant damage might be much more valuable to remove something. Another early game card I'd definitely want to see in Ramp Druid is Darnassus Aspirant - it allows for the more consistent Ramp and also serves the purpose of a 2-drop. Another thing it does is makes your life easier against both Mirror Entity and Freezing Trap - Ramp Druid rarely has a good targets to copy/freeze and Aspirant is great for that. With Aspirant & Wild Growth, I don't think the deck needs more 2-drop. For the same reason, the deck doesn't really need 3-drops - you're consistently skipping turn 3, making the 3 mana slot not that necessary to fill out. But Druid of the Flame is actually a decent 3-drop option + you can fill the 3 mana slot with tech cards.
- A 4-drop. Keeper is great, but it's not really a 4-drop a lot of time, so we need another one. Right now the best options are probably Sen'jin Shieldmasta or Chillwind Yeti (I'd play it over the Mechanical Yeti, because the deck can't really take advantage of the Spare Parts and giving one to an Aggro deck might actually matter) - so the standard Classic 4-drops. Another option is actually an Evil Heckler, if the "4 damage" becomes less popular due to departure of the Shredder, Heckler might be a solid option. Also, we'll most likely get some new 4-drop in the upcoming expansion, so it shouldn't be hard to fill.
- Late game threats. Something that helps you in slow matchups. Obviously, Dr. Boom will be gone, so we need to find something else. From the cards we already have, there are couple of good options - Sylvanas Windrunner is the obvious one. She's usually too slow for her mana cost, but with the ability to get her out much earlier, she's a big threat and might stop enemy's advance. Ysera is another one - this one is even slower and is only good in real Control matchups, thus you'd want her if the meta slowed down a little. You can consider Ragnaros the Firelord too, but I wouldn't recommend that one - it's like giving enemy a free tempo from Big Game Hunter, as it would be the only BGH target in the deck.
- Card draw. If the meta will turn out to be pretty fast, there is no real need for card draw in this kind of deck. The deck is already pretty heavy, so it's very unlikely that you'll run out of cards before fast decks. But if the meta becomes slower, adding some card draw might be necessary. Since Ramp cards (Innervate and Wild Growth) are pure tempo and no value and you mulligan hard for those, your starting hand might end up very low on actual threats to play. 2x Ancient of Lore should be enough card draw IF you draw them. But besides Lores, you might play some other card draw minions - like Azure Drake or Nourish. The first one, already played in Midrange Druid, is a great card that lets you not run out of steam while developing something on the board at the same time. The +1 Spell Damage also makes your Wrath and Swipe considerably better. Nourish, on the other hand, is huge in slower matchups - drawing 3 cards while still having enough mana to play a 5-drop in the late game is very good. Not to mention that sometimes the Ramp part might actually be better. If you Innervate + Coin it on turn 2, you end up with 5 mana on turn 3, so you might start developing the actual threats before enemy does. And just like in previous examples, if some strong card draw gets released, it will definitely be something to consider.
- Tech cards. There is a room for a lot of tech cards in this kind of the deck. Since Ramp Druid lacks his own removal tools, it might use a lot of tech cards to offset that. The first and most obvious one is Big Game Hunter - is it going to stay relevant in standard, though? With Dr. Boom gone, a lot of the decks might decide to not include 7+ attack minions at all, making BGH worse. If the meta stays pretty fast, Mind Control Tech is a great card - Druid lacks proper AoE, because Swipe often doesn't cut it, so MCT might work wonders. Stealing anything is actually good, even the 1/1 already makes the card alright. It also might be dropped as a 3/3 for 3 if you don't ramp up. With enough weapons in the meta, Harrison Jones will definitely be a good include. Since Ramp Druid has no real burst, weapons are great against the deck - they get a lot of value and enemy can't be really punished for paying his own health. And in case of a lot of Taunts, which might happen if the Sen'jin becomes a 4-drop of choice for a lot of decks (in case no new good 4-drop gets released), The Black Knight will actually be good. And if Ramp Druid really becomes relevant, it's also a great tech choice in mirror matchups. One last card I like to talk about, which I absolutely love in Ramp Druid is the Justicar Trueheart. The card works really well with Druid's Hero Power, pumping the damage and armor gain to 2. In faster matchups it both helps you with killing smaller minions (now you don't need to have a Wrath or something to kill that Juggler) and +2 Armor per turn really helps when he tries to rush you down. The card is also very good in slower matchups - additional damage might help you with the trades or just put enemy on the clock (like Hunter's Hero Power does). Against Warrior, it might keep his Armor in check. And against Freeze Mage, the Armor makes it pretty tricky to kill you - an early Justicar might mean up to ~20 Armor by the time he Alexstrasza's you.
"Wild" Ramp Druid
Now, I want to show you the Ramp Druid list I'm currently laddering with. I didn't hit Legend yet, but I've played mostly this list - after just 2 days of playing with almost 70% win rate I've got to rank 5 from rank 15. The list I've posted here is the latest one - it might not be the 100% optimized, because I'd need to play around with it a lot more, but I think it works very well.
So, a few points about the deck. First one is that it runs only FOUR cards that won't be available in the new Standard. Zombie Chow and Sludge Belcher can be easily replaced, Dr. Boom is not even that great in this deck, because it's the only BGH target and removing it from every deck will definitely be good for Ramp Druid and Kel'Thuzad. Kel'Thuzad is the only card I'll be really missing from Ramp Druid, because it's awesome in this kind of slow, minion-based list. It's a really strong win condition, because once you get 2-3 minions on the board (they will be Taunts, very likely) and then drop Kel'Thuzad and make some immediate trades, the card already got its value. And now enemy HAS to remove it or else he loses the game. Getting to it with minion/weapon damage is very hard, because of all the Taunts around. So enemy needs a Silence (which still leaves a 6/8 body) or big single target removal (not even BGH) to get rid of it. It won me tons of games and that's the only card that I hate giving up going into Standard.
After about 60 games, I've found the deck to work really well in a lot of matchups. The only decks I was really struggling with were slower Warlock lists, because their Hero Power was too much and I ran out of steam before I could finish the game (the games usually ended when they were near the fatigue and I still had 10+ cards in my deck). Also, like usually, Secrets Paladins were tricky matchups. It really depends on whether you got your early ramp or not - if you did, the games were relatively easy, because you could keep the empty board all the time. But if you didn't, Mysterious Challenger on turn 6 most often sealed the deal.
I've also surprisingly found that the decks works quite well against Freeze Mage. Justicar helps with the Armor gain. With so many high health minions it's pretty much impossible for them to clear the board without the Doomsayer and Doomsayers can be cleared quite easily (Silence or the combination of Swipe/Druid of the Claw/Wrath). Lores can be used as an emergency healing. Without a good Archmage Antonidas turn, it's very hard for them to find enough damage to kill you. Obviously you're not as favored as the Midrange Druid (because of the Combo), but I thought that the matchup is going to be horrible and it turned out to be okay. It was important, since I've met a lot of Freeze Mages on the ladder this season (for some reason).
In faster matchups, it's usually Taunt after Taunt after Taunt until they run out of steam. It's possible that they rush you down if they get a very good starting hand, Silences and stuff like that, but I found the matchups quite easy. The slow matchups were also okay if you know how to play them. The deck runs so many big threats that the Warriors and Priests are eventually going to run out of removals. If you keep them away from card draw (e.g. Silence the Acolyte of Pain against Warrior, kill the Northshire Cleric straight away against Priest) and don't play into obvious AoE clears (Brawl/Lightbomb) they will be forced to use all their single target removals before you drop something like Kel'Thuzad to seal the game. And if you force a bad AoE turn (like Brawl on 2 minions), then you can overextend and play let's say Cenarius to make the push.
One matchup I've also found very hard was Patron Warrior. That's because this deck has simply no good way to deal with the Patron swarm. Unless you got really good ramp and kept the board control all the time, a big Grim Patron turn usually meant game over. Swipe doesn't work against them, Wrath and Druid of the Claw are good, but they only kill one etc. Often the only way is to play a big Taunt after big Taunt and hope that they have no way to clone them even further.
By all means, you can change the tech cards or add some stuff to the deck. I've tried to optimize it against the opponents I was facing, but your experience might be completely different. For example, I was using both Mind Control Tech and Harrison Jones, because I was playing against a lot of Paladins and both of the cards are good in this matchup. Adding some card draw might be really good if you face some slower decks, especially Warlocks. I was running out of stuff to play sometimes if I didn't get my Lores in time. On the other hand, if you face a lot of fast decks, you might get rid of some slower late game card like Sylvanas Windrunner and add a second Zombie Chow or some 3-drop (like Druid of the Flame) instead. Deathlord is also an interesting choice in Aggro matchups, because it stops their aggression for at least one or two turns, making it easier for you to curve out into the mid/late game. It's really up to you, because there are a lot of tech cards in this deck and you need to decide which ones will be relevant in the matchups you face most.
If you want to read more about how to play the deck, read about the strategies etc. I recommend you to check out my Ramp Druid guide. Yes, it's a little outdated right now (it was written pretty soon after TGT release) and the decklist isn't the same, but the play style is still very similar. There are only two big changes - first one is that I was testing Aviana back then in Ramp Druid, but after giving it a try right now I don't think that she's great in the current meta. And the second thing is using Emperor Thaurissan instead of the Justicar Trueheart, but again - after some testing, I prefer the Justicar (they're still interchangeable, though). Besides that, it's only a couple of tech choices and the guide should still have a lot of good points.
That's it folks. I hope that you've enjoyed the read and that some of you will try the deck. I really think that Ramp Druid might be good in the new Standard format. Obviously, theorycrafting is just one thing and reality is another. We still don't know what changes to Classic cards will be done and we don't know a single card from the new expansion. Those two might shake things up a bit. But even if the deck won't be good in Standard after all, it's still a fun and solid deck to play right now. I had really good run with it and maybe I'll even try to get it to Legend this season (I'm sure that it wouldn't even be that hard, but I might go for the faster option if I won't have enough free time).
If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comment section below!


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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
I went to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince last night. I was glad that I could still see it the day it came out, despite not seeing it at midnight! I went in my 'muggle' t-shirt I got from the HP exhibit in Chicago :-) It turns out that people in Lima were excited to see it too, because the 8:10 and 9:30 subtitled AND dubbed shows were sold out! I ended up seeing the 11:00 pm show... which means that I got to wait around a lot. Interesting fact: the translation of the title in the the Spanish version is variously written as both Harry Potter y el Misterio del Principe and Harry Potter y el Misterio del Principe Mestizo. This is interesting to me because the first just says '...and the mystery of the prince' and the second says '...the mixed prince'. 'Mestizo' can mean 1/2 Spanish and 1/2 indigenous, or just mixed in general in Latin America. In the English version, the 'half-blood prince' is actually a play on words that doesn't translate. Too bad, but I think a good try for cultural adaption.
I ended up going to the bookstore that was in the movie theater complex and getting a great Lima map (it shows the block number so I can find practically anything!) and a book of Peruvian myths and legends in Spanish. I still had a ton of time so I got some helado de lucuma, or lucuma ice cream, which I have never found outside Peru. It's got a unique flavor that I like!
The movie was of course great. I hadn't re-read the sixth book before seeing it, so I couldn't pick up right away what things were missing, aside from a couple memories of Tom Riddle, some quidditch, and a major fight scene in the end in which a character gets hurt and it plays a role in the seventh book. It demonstrates how the Weasly family has sacrificed for the overall story, but they also added a scene that showed the Weasly house burning down, which had the same effect. The scene in which everyone raised their lit wand near the end was also different than the book, and I thought better. They also had an annoyingly high number of scenes that demonstrated teen angsty love. I didn't remember it being so annoying in the book... Overall, it was a good night and I had fun, even though I was by myself :-)
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Map of Lima Locations
View Lima Locations in a larger map
I'll update this as I visit new locations!
Here's a link: http://bit.ly/LimaMap
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The Course Syllabus A Guide for Student Success. Office for Faculty Excellence Dorothy H. Muller. Whether you're a seasoned faculty member with many syllabi in your files or a beginning faculty member, please check out this information about the syllabus at ECU. June 2011.
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Dorothy H. Muller
Whether you're a seasoned faculty member with many syllabi in your files or a beginning faculty member, please check out this information about the syllabus at ECU.
June 2011
"The syllabus should serve as a map for your journey through the semester. It should provide enough detail to direct your students, but not so much that they feel overly programmed. Think of your role as that of a tour guide: you want your schedule to indicate the major activities, but allow freedom to explore side roads according to the interests and needs of your class, serendipity, fate, and human elements. " (Schoenfeld & Magnan, page 198)
Howard Altman quote: Since the course syllabus becomes a written legal covenant between the instructor and the students in the course, each syllabus should end with a caveat of the following sort: "The above schedule and procedures in the course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances." This caveat protects the instructor and department if changes in the syllabus need to be made once the course is underway. (page 198)
M. Course Expectations and Requirements
High expectations for student achievement are important for all students and are a key aspect of student retention. The course syllabus informs students of the expectations and requirements of the course and reduces the likelihood of problems later in the semester. The syllabus is a tool that helps both faculty and students accomplish the university's primary mission of teaching and learning. Faculty members are required to provide a course syllabus for students at the beginning of each semester. The syllabus should make clear the goals and content of the course and what will be expected of students in the course. A course syllabus should specify the instructor's policies for class attendance, grading, civility in the classroom, and academic integrity. The syllabus should also include a schedule for tests, and assignments.
It is the responsibility of each unit administrator to have copies of syllabi for all courses taught in the school or department. (FS Resolution #10-08, February 2010)
[Note: Many faculty hand out and review the syllabus at the first class meeting. Online instructors often include a beginning assignment where student review and take a quiz on the syllabus.] For more, see
The ECU course approval process requires submission of a syllabus. The following proposals provide information to guide faculty in creating syllabi for their teaching of those classes.
Graduate course proposal
Undergraduate course proposal
Course Information: Includes course title, course number, credit hours, location of the classroom, days and hours of class/ lab/studio/etc.
Instructor Information: Includes name, title, office location, office phone number, office hours, teaching associates (TAs).
Textbooks, Readings, and Materials: Includes title, author, date, publisher, and why it or they were chosen. Text(s) should be chosen for representation
and treatment of course content and goals. Authors should be chosen for their treatment of multiple perspectives. Readings and materials should be chosen for their representation of diverse perspectives.
Course Description and Goals: Includes course and multicultural goals and why these goals are important for teaching and learning. Might include a rationale for instructional methods. Instructional methods should capitalize on students' experiences, learning, and cognitive styles. Course objectives for multicultural teaching and learning should address cognitive, affective, and behavioral domains (Kitano, 1997)
Gillespie was writing for face-to-face courses. Be sure to provide access and other information for online students.
Means of communication – provide a system and more than one means of communication (Ex. BB and email; course name in subject line).
Location of Classroom –replaced by explanation of course delivery and expectations- Technology requirements; synchronous and/or asynchronous instruction; how the class will be conducted – Blackboard, Centra, blogs, Camtasia; testing including proctoring requirements; etc. (Often faculty send a letter before the beginning of the course describing the course delivery and asking students to read the syllabus and respond in an email, take a BB quiz, or something else.)
Instructor Information: Includes name, title, office location, office and/or otherphone number, office hours – See Faculty Manual. Provide DE students with a timeframe for response to their communications. Often DE instructors have more virtual office hours than their office hours for face-to-face classes.
Textbooks, Readings, and Materials: Includes title, author, date, publisher, and how materials will be used. Check with the Library about embedded librarians or course resources.
Course Description and Goals: Same as face to face
Community: Explain groups and how students will interact with each other and you.
Course Calendar and Schedule: Includes a daily or weekly schedule of class activities such as readings, assignments, and due dates, lecture topics, quizzes, and exams. Assessment strategies should provide students with a variety of ways for mastering course content.
Course Policies: Includes attendance, lateness, class participation, missed assignments and exams, lab safety, academic misconduct, and grading. Communicates a tone of high expectations for all students and a knowledge of the research on differential interaction patterns of underrepresented groups.
Available Support Services and Resources: Includes a statement for students who may require support services from offices such as disability services, academic learning center, tutoring center, [SI], library, and computer center. Resources should accommodate the social and cultural characteristics and experiences of the students.
Disabilities Statement
East Carolina University seeks to comply fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Students requesting accommodations based on a disability must be registered with the Department for Disability Support Services located in Slay 138 ((252) 737-1016 (Voice/TTY)).
For more information, go to http://www.ecu.edu/cs%2Dstudentlife/dss/
For DE classes, provide way for students to contact you about needing accommodations privately.
Academic integrity
Disruption of class
Civility in the class community (for DE classes, share netiquette matters such as all caps, providing context, etc.)
The Academic Integrity Policy governs student conduct directly related to academic activities involving ECU students. All alleged violations of the policy must be resolved in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Academic Integrity Policy as found in Part IV Academic Integrity of the ECU Faculty Manual. The Academic Integrity Policy is available to students at: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-studentlife/policyhub/academic_integrity.cfm. (FS Resolution #10-63, April 2010)
Penalties by range from having to redo an assignment to a grade of 0 on an assignment to failure of the course. Below is an example from an ECU syllabus:
East Carolina University is committed to providing each student with a rich, distinctive educational experience. To this end, students who do not follow reasonable standards of behavior in the classroom, or other academic setting may be removed from the course by the instructor following appropriate notice. Students removed from a course under this policy will receive a grade of "drop" according to university policy, and are eligible for a tuition refund as specified in the current tuition refund policy.
This policy also appears in the Faculty Manual Part 5, Y. More about this policy and other considerations may be found in the document: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/cfe/upload/classroom_disruption.pdf. It is a good idea to identify your expectations in your syllabus.
Revision pending final approval.
Netiquette in a DE class – Take "behavior issues" – from writing in all caps to uncollegial comments – offline.
Possible weather and other emergency statement:
University emergency notices (including closings):
University emergency information can be found on the ECU homepage. It is usually highlighted with a red bar that will specify the alert. http://www.ecu.eduor go to http://www.ecu.edu/alert
Emergency hotline: 252-328-0062
For DE classes, provide a secondary means of access should systems go down.
The University has developed a contingency plan for face-to-face and DE courses. Faculty need to be prepared to continue instruction should the university be closed for face-to-face instruction and/or internet access be lost. To view the University DE Contingency Plan, go to http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/learningplatforms/contingency.cfm
Faculty Checklist - The following is provided in order to facilitate and focus attention on preparation for a catastrophic event.
Answer the Questions to Consider
Attend a Continuity of Instruction Session
Attend Blackboard Training Sessions
Test Communication Tools
Select Communication Tools to Implement
Develop a Continuity of Instruction Outline
Revise Syllabus – Continuity Syllabus
Continuity Syllabus Readily Available to Students
Ensure Just-In-Time and Just-In-Case Content Readily Available
Ensure Just-In-Time and Just-In-Case Assignments Readily Available
Elmer Poe - Academic Outreach/Academic Affairs
Quick Start to Continuity of Instruction
Determine how you will communicate with your students (ECU or other email, Blackboard announcements or discussion forum, etc) and how often you will communicate.
Include a general Continuity of Instruction statement in your syllabus or Blackboard course that explains how you will continue instruction if face-to-face classes are suspended. A sample is provided below:
"In the event that face-to-face classes are suspended due to a pandemic or other catastrophe, I will strive to continue instruction to those that are able to participate. If and when face-to-face classes are suspended, you will receive an email from me and a Blackboard Announcement that detail how we will communicate, where you can locate course information and what you can expect during this time period. I realize that some of you may be affected by the event and not able to participate; however I will continue to provide instruction to those that are able to continue."
Have Content readily available in Blackboard. Content varies from lecture notes, recorded lectures, PowerPoint presentations, reading assignments, etc.
Determine teaching objectives for the time period.
Communicate with students.
Sample Syllabi
The syllabus conveys enthusiasm for the subject.
The syllabus conveys the intellectual challenge of the course
The syllabus provides for personalization of content.
The syllabus conveys your respect for the ability of students.
Course goals are attainable and stated positively.
Grading policies convey the possibility of success.
The syllabus adequately specifies the assignments.
Assignments vary in type of required expertise.
You assess student learning frequently.
The syllabus conveys your desire to help students individually.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the OFE at 328-1426/2367.
Course Information – Is information applicable to DE students?
Instructor Information – Has the instructor provide more than one means for communication?
Textbooks, Readings, and Materials - Are resources adequately identified for DE learners?
Course Description and Goals – Are description and goals different that those in a F2F class?
Course Calendar and Schedule – Is there adequate information here or in referenced documents?
Course Policies: Includes attendance, lateness, class participation, missed assignments and exams, lab safety, academic misconduct, class conduct (disruption policy), and grading. Caveat for change if necessary. Communicates a tone of high expectations for all students and a knowledge of the research on differential interaction patterns of underrepresented groups. Has the instructor provided information appropriate for distance learners?
Available Support Services and Resources: Has the instructor included a statement for students who may require support services from offices such as disability services, academic learning center, tutoring center, [SI], library, and computer center. Resources should accommodate the social and cultural characteristics and experiences of the students appropriate for DE learners?


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Marketers are embracing content.
Over 90% of digital marketing professionals believe that content marketing will be more important in the next 12 months. And almost three-quarters (73%) agree that 'brands are becoming publishers.' Source: The Content Marketing Survey Report, Econsultancy/Outbrain. (requires purchase)
The survey polled 1300 1,300 marketers working for brands, agencies, and publishers.
Although 'content marketing' refers to a broad spectrum of connected activity, from the creation of content and editorial processes, through to social media activity, search engine optimization and PR, content marketing is now seen as an emerging discipline in its own right by a majority of marketers. Two-thirds of in-house marketers (64%) agree that content marketing 'is becoming its own discipline'.
The scary part is that only 38% of companies have a defined content strategy. So it would seem that just as they did at the birth of social media, the majority of companies are diving in without a plan. They're throwing ideas against the wall, experimenting and hoping for the best. Content strategists take note: just over half (55%) say they are planning to get a content strategy in place. And well they should.
Content marketing is certainly not a new idea. That's how the "Soaps" were born. Our parents listened to sponsored radio shows. Educational articles and brand sponsored magazines, such as Organic Connections, have been around forever. They started in print and have made the natural progression to online.
What is new is the drive for businesses to become content-led. What will give content more credibility as a marketing tool? The ability to show ROI with metrics that are tied to the business goals.
The three most commonly cited business objectives for B2C in-house marketers overall were listed as:
- Increased engagement (52%)
- Increasing traffic to site (49%)
- Raising brand awareness (38%)
For B2B in-house marketers, the three most commonly cited objectives were
- Increased engagement (58%)
- Generating leads (44%)
- Increasing traffic to site (34%)
Increased sales as an option ranked fourth in the list of business objectives for both B2C and B2B marketers.
Whoever, since only 38% said they had a defined content marketing strategy, perhaps these metrics should be rethought once they have a pan in place. Otherwise it's once again just random activity that's being measured with no specific tie-in to the business objectives.
The major barriers cited to doing content marketing were internal rather than external.
In-house marketers:
- Lack of human resources (42%)
- Lack of budget (35%)
- Company politics (30%)
Agency respondents
- Lack of understanding / training (46%)
- Lack of content creation skills (39%)
- Lack of ROI / no business case (35%)
So the marketers and PR people at companies are battling with a lack of resources and getting buy-in. The challenge for agencies is get ahead of the curve, get their staff trained or hire skilled people and prove to their clients that this ia a viable marketing method.
Great content requires research, analysis, the ability to see what topics and trends will generate conversation and add value to your audience, and the skills to produce and distribute said content. The distribution part requires the ability to find the right people and build a network of loyal supporters who love your content and will share and forward your message;
Is your company ready to be a publisher?
Is your agency ready to help your clients be great publishers?


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Jim Ross has posted his latest blog entry. Check out the highlights:
On whether Steve Austin would return for a singles match at WrestleMania 29: "It would have to be the right guy at the right place and right time according to the Texas Rattlesnake. My suggestion was that the right time 'might' be at WrestleMania in 2013. Nonetheless nothing is guaranteed and the decision is up to Steve and not any one else," Ross said about Austin. As for Rock vs. John Cena at WM28, Ross said he would like to call the match."
On the odds of a Brock Lesnar return: "IF Brock ever returns to WWE, it will be for one, big mega event a la a WrestleMania. Lesnar will NEVER go back on the road on any thing that even remotely resembles a part time schedule."
Be sure to check out the full blog at http://www.JRSBARBQ.com/


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Iraqi authorities yesterday detained more than 50 people for questioning in the car bombings that killed dozens of civilians Sunday in two Shiite Muslim holy cities, worsening...
NAJAF, Iraq Iraqi authorities yesterday detained more than 50 people for questioning in the car bombings that killed dozens of civilians Sunday in two Shiite Muslim holy cities, worsening long-standing tensions between Iraq's majority Shiites and the Sunni minority that ruled the country under Saddam Hussein.
The bombings in Najaf and Karbala, home to shrines of the two most venerated Shiite saints, killed at least 67 people and injured close to 200. Although the attacks were blamed on insurgents fighting the U.S. occupation and its Iraqi allies, it was one of the first major attacks that appeared to primarily target civilians. Many of those who died were women and children.
Those arrested included at least one non-Iraqi Arab, said Najaf Gov. Adnan al Zurfi. Najaf Police Chief Ghaleb al Jazairi said two of the suspects confessed to having links to neighboring regimes, one allegedly with Syrian intelligence and the other a 10-year relationship with Iranian agents. Authorities wouldn't elaborate further on the detainees.
Five U.S. soldiers, Iraqi injured in blast
BAGHDAD, Iraq Five U.S. soldiers and one Iraqi civilian were injured in a car bombing north of Baghdad, the military said today.
The five Task Force Danger soldiers and the civilian were traveling in a Humvee yesterday near Hawija, about 150 miles north of Baghdad, when the blast occurred, the military said.
A suspected insurgent was detained, and the injured were in stable condition, the statement added.
Politician offers own militia to guard polls
NAJAF, Iraq Apparently fed up with the inability of U.S. and Iraqi troops to stop the violence, a leading Shiite politician offered yesterday to send 100,000 of his militiamen to guard polling places for the Jan. 30 legislative election, the first free vote in Iraq since the overthrow of the monarchy in 1958.
Abdulaziz al-Hakim of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, part of the dominant Shiite-based slate of candidates in the election, said the offer is "part of our political and national responsibilities." He said the Badr Brigade, the Iran-backed council's armed wing, was prepared to guard Iraq's polling sites.
Navy SEAL acquitted of prisoner abuse
SAN DIEGO A Navy SEAL has been acquitted of charges that he beat a handcuffed and hooded Iraqi suspect who later died, while a second commando received probation for assaulting another prisoner, attorneys for the men said yesterday. The hearings were closed to the public, and neither SEAL was identified.
The first SEAL was accused of punching and kicking prisoner Manadel al-Jamadi, a suspect in the bombing of a Red Cross facility, and appearing in a photo in which the hooded and handcuffed detainee was allegedly humiliated.
The second SEAL was accused of putting a headlock on a detainee during a CIA interrogation. The detainee was suspected of supplying explosives and weapons to insurgents attacking U.S. troops in Iraq.
Majority in U.S. say stay the course in Iraq
More than half 56 percent of Americans surveyed say the United States should keep troops in Iraq until it is stable, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Forty percent said troops should be brought home as soon as possible.
That's about the same level of support that Pew has found all year for keeping troops in Iraq until it's stabilized. An ABC News-Washington Post poll got essentially the same results.
"Even for critics of the decision to go to war, pulling out is seen as further increasing the risks of terrorism and raising the threat to the United States," said Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center.
Four in 10 said they approve of the way the United States has handled the situation in Iraq, while almost six in 10 disapprove, according to a CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll.
A year ago, almost two-thirds approved of the way Iraq was being handled.


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I know that this is not a forum for personal electrical questions, but I have a really strange situation going on. I took occupancy about three months ago of a small two family home, one unit per floor. No utilities had been active or turned on in the premises for almost a whole year prior, due to the house was unoccupied.
The building has:
In the first month, April, electrical usage was 2373KWH. In the second month, May - it was 3257KWH. And so far for June, it is at 2641KWH of usage, and so if I were to average out what I can expect to see on the next bill it's somewhere around 4,093KWH of use.
There used to be two electric meters - however the previous owner decided to run the power from the Floor 1 fuse box into Floor 2's fuse box - it's apparently all hooked into a single 50W breaker on the Floor 2 fuse panel.
I have dropped some cords from Floor 2 down to Floor 1 load from the laundry machines trips the fuse unless I did that. To power like the AC or computer, I use the Floor 2 drops.
No one is stealing power, I am farily sure of that. And we don't have a lot of things in either unit in terms of tv's etc, nothing that would cause this type of usage pattern.
I am highly suspect of either an electricity leak somewhere in the connection to the other breaker box, or perhaps the digital meter is going crazy. I need a starting point please. I am having a guy come out to look at it on Saturday, but I am not sure how effective he will be based on the phone call I had.
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This is an interesting situation with many suggestions. Are there any updates?
If you do not have tools like amp meter or "kill a watt" or some way of tracking amps or watts. I have looked at the meter each 12 hr and grafted power useage. Then find out usage high and lows.
One job had a 30 amp strip heater in attic so when temp in attic was under 55' the power usage would peak. the Painter/sheet rocker left it in attic with new work when house is built. I was 30 + person to look for extra power useage
My power co will leave an Electricity Usage Monitor for a few days and will help read the grade. My library will loan out kill a watt for 2 weeks.
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Heartsick in deep darkest Africa
by Bob Thurber
ur last night in Zaire, Rene did the snake dance, fever dance, water danceall one two three, as though she'd grown up among those people. With a jungle lily between her teeth she swirled her hips on the make-shift pier which I'd watched them construct with bamboo and tawny vines thick as snakes. Real snakes rippled the black water. A harvest moon floated above the relentless heat.
In the morning a sea plane would skate across the Congo and whirl up to the pier and Rene wouldn't have to get her feet wet and I wouldn't have to worry about the small aircraft's pontoons becoming entrenched in the thick grey mud. I was homesick and heartsick. And I was sick to death of these mud-people and their sanctimonious smiles.
When the son of the chief, a seven-foot man with a fiery torch clenched between his newly capped teeth, started dancing with Rene on the shaky pier, I rolled my tom-tom into the water. The tiny drums were made of coffee cans and flour tins, with animal skins stretched across the open ends. They were sealed tight and floated like tiny arks. I watched my drum pass through the water, silent. I saw a ripple cross its wake as I untangled my legs. My left foot had gone to sleep and wouldn't hold my weight. I hobbled back towards the sleeping huts, doing a little dance of my own.
'Morton says goodnight,' I said, making a general announcement for anyone who cared.
Two young girls, huddled in the flickering shadows, giggled as though I'd swallowed an eel. Their scooped breasts jiggled as I passed. Their cat eyes glowed and the moon glimmered off their teeth.
'Don't forget to brush,' I told one, knowing she couldn't understand a word. She was cute as a monkey and I winked at her, thinking maybe she'd follow. I told myself a dirty joke about filling the cavity between her thighs as quickly as I'd filled her teeth.
In the last seventy-two hours I'd brought the gift of good dental hygiene to most of her sisters and brothers. All the natives were related in the sense that they all lived in the same village, all shared their food, all bathed in the same river, all packed mud in their hair. I couldn't make head nor tails of most of it, but basically the moon was their mother and the sun their father. I don't know where the mud came in. Everything hinged on a post-adolescent jungle walk. Until they were escorted into the jungle by a blue-faced elder and left to find their way back they were all brothers and sisters. Those who did find their way, and most did, were considered reborn. They could marry then. They could bed down with their own biological sibling at that point and no one gave a shit. Rene translated their word for rebirth as ingest. 'Survivors of the jungle walk are ingested, swallowed up by the village, allowed to mate, have children, and everyone lives happily ever after.'
A few days earlier, after extracting two twisted molars from a wrinkled stick of a man with a goat-like beard, I'd joked, 'You sure the word isn't incested? These people have been inbreeding for years. Look at the molars on this guy. If you ask me they all need a doze of Freudian browbeating to scare them into seeing what's what.'
'They seem perfectly civilized to me,' she'd said in that snotty way of hers.'
'Precisely my point. There's not a normal soul among them.'
When I got back to the States I planned to write a book about our travels. I'd write about the prevalence of gum-disease among the people of Thailand and the rat-teeth incisors of a Burmese Buddhist priest who'd never tasted meat. I had enough notes to write a dozen books and a legal pad full of possible titles: Flossing The South China Sea, Wisdom Tooth Of The Orient, Tricuspid Travels, Mottled Enamel Among Indonesians.
Back in my tent, I laid down on Rene's cot, figuring when she was all done flirting the night away with Andre the Giant her motor might be purring. The last time we'd done anything close to sex was feeding each other some goop from a bowl of weaved leaves. The stuff tasted better than it smelled, but the way everyone kept smiling at us, swaying their heads like they had shock absorbers in their necks, I suspected we were swallowing smashed maggots and parrot poop sweetened with cockroach eggs. When I later shoved my finger against my tonsils to purge, Rene said I might as well just spit in their faces.
'Go fetch the chief and I'll purge all over him,' I said, which was another joke that didn't tickle her fancy and which I probably shouldn't have said because in the first place there wasn't any chief and in the second Rene's a bleeding heart liberal and a born-again girl scout.
When nighttime rolled around and I suggested we line up our mats to make one big mat, twitching my eyebrows so she'd read me right, she said she'd rather paint herself with honey and sleep on an anthill.
'Kinky. Can I watch?'
'Go to hell.'
She brought her face up to the light and blew out the flame.
'Tell me something,' I said when she'd stopped rustling. 'Do they bite, or just lick?'
She twittered once in the darkness and I thought I still might get me some.
'Me African ant boy!' I said lunging to where I thought she'd be. She hit me with somethingher fist, I thinkand I fell to the dirt.
'You can be such an asshole, Dennis. Why is that? You're so good a dentist.'
I groped about, searching for her breasts. 'Why can't I be both?'
'I don't think I can live with both.'
Unlike a lot of my patients, I knew when to shut up. I crawled back to my mat and waited for sleep.
So there I was in deep darkest Africa in an army surplus post-Desert Storm tent (camouflaged in subtle grays and browns, though the world around me was every shade of green), there I was waiting for my baby. I waited until the tom-toms stopped. I waited and the jungle hummed. I waited in silence, sometimes breaking the dark with a Zippo, lighting one of my last few stale cigarettes. I sat waiting for the cows to come home, for the other shoe to drop, for the world to stop spinning so I could get the hell off. I laid there sweating in the moist heat, and then I dozed. Something crawled across my brow, breaking up a dream about milk shakes in a cool caf�, and then I waited some more, a wet apology stuck to my heat-chapped lips, until finally I couldn't stand it anymore and I got up off my ass to go look for Rene.
I flipped back the netting and strolled out into the moonlight. A mass of black flies swarmed around my head until they got a good whiff of the balm I wore like a second skin. The buzzing stopped as I approached the river. My eyes settled on the water which had captured the moon and was holding its light hostage, stretching a glimmer that bridged the river's width. I was alone. And I felt it. All alone. Just me, the river and a row of grassy huts.
In the back of my brain Andy Williams sang Moon River, performing a voice-over for an endless loop of reruns from my life, each image wavering in the balmy air. And suddenly all my energy was no longer dispersed, but concentrated, focused entirely in one direction.
In a flash of brilliance I felt enormous, spread out, connected to every place I had ever been, but I no longer felt myself. As though I wasn't me, wasn't entirely anything. And I wasn't alone now.
The man used his hand for an ashtray. His palm was already piled with ash, six crushed filters in there too. I watched him blow smoke. I waited. You haven't seen anything till you've seen a blue-faced man snub out a burning butt in his hand. I felt dizzy. On one knee I pretended to tie my boot lace while I watched out of the corner of one eye.
Except for the face, he was the same color as the rest, same height and build, same mud-slicked hair. He looked intimidating, and he appeared to know how intimidating he could be.
I tried to stand, tried to find my balance. He caught me as I toppled forward, locking his huge hands on my wrists, and soon we were both spinning though a vortex of he knows what I know and I know what he knows that I know and so on, with the world speeding up until we hit spin cycle high, and for the life of me all I could do was try to hang on, gripping to my idea of life like a hot potato holding to a pad of butter.
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The fourth book in the Celestine Series, this is an adventure tale, both suspensful and contemplative, that builds on the insights introduced in Redfield's previous books. It describes a new wave of religious tolerance and integrity that is now silently arriving, in reaction to watching years of religious warfare and political corruption. The year 2012 is not about the end of the world; it is about the unifying life of everyday miracles. In this book, the very familiar Will returns along with our Hero, the narrator. There is an ancient document, but only fragments are available, and a global search has been unleashed to find the message and meaning of the document in its entirety.
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"Not as good as his other books"
I enjoyed his other books and wanted to find out more. This one was not as good, I thought. It seemed like the author was trying to continue a good thing and had run out of interesting ideas. I did find his thoughts about new insights to be interesting but the story line to get there was flat.
"I love Redfields Insights"
But this reader doesn't have the right voice for this character. I think if I would have listened to the first book by this reader I wouldn't have tried the second one. I put the speed setting on X2 just to get on with it. Bruce Thomas gives a slow dull delivery of what could be and should be a fun fast pasts adventure. Do yourself a favor and buy the hard copy of this one.
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William James ,Will knows a lot about the insights.
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The narration of this book was excellent. The characters were unique and the overall quality of the audio deserves 5 stars. Comparable to google play books it was exceptional. I enjoyed the story just for the simple fact it gives answers to the meaning of life and for a while there I had some, what seemed to be synchronised or meaningful coincidences. At this point any meaning to life is questionable as my life is incredibly rich with seemingly miracles yet I continue to struggle every day just for some peace of mind and security. So I have no idea how valuable this story was, just that it was interesting.
"awesome story"
many of you know that soul,spirit, or the divine work though anything to inspire us to grow beyond of where we are currently in life, the 12th insight is one of those ways. open the door and let the one divine source fill your being.
"A philosophical understanding via fiction"
Even if you are not familiar with the previous books, this summarises his views on the esoteric via a fictional story. Reading the Celestine Prophecy is certainly recommended
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England in the 11th century wave of migration that was set off by the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Pattand family lived in Essex. The name, however, is a reference to Patin, Normandy, the family's place of residence prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
Pattand Early Origins
Essex, where Richard Patten, son and heir of Richard Patten was of Patine, or Patten, near Chelmsford in 1119. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6) The Pattens of Bank Hill, county Lancaster claim lineal descent from this family. [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print. Later some of the family became well established at Wainfleet in Lincolnshire. "A free grammar school was founded in 1424, by William Patten, generally known as William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, lord high chancellor of England in the reign of Henry VI., and founder of Magdalen College, Oxford." [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Pattand Spelling Variations
Pattand Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries. For that reason, spelling variations are common among many Anglo-Norman names. The shape of the English language was frequently changed with the introduction of elements of Norman French, Latin, and other European languages; even the spelling of literate people's names were subsequently modified. Pattand has been recorded under many different variations, including Patten, Paten and others.
Pattand Early History
Pattand Early History
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pattand research. Another 285 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1376, 1398, 1486, 1447, 1486, 1456 and 1460 are included under the topic Early Pattand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Pattand Early Notables (pre 1700)
Pattand Early Notables (pre 1700)
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The Great Migration
The Great Migration
To escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. The passages were expensive, though, and the boats were unsafe, overcrowded, and ridden with disease. Those who were hardy and lucky enough to make the passage intact were rewarded with land, opportunity, and social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families went on to be important contributors to the young nations of Canada and the United States where they settled. Pattands were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America: William Patten, who settled in Cambridge Mass in 1630; Richard Patten, who arrived in Barbados in 1654; James Patten, who came to Barbados in 1685; Captain Patten, who arrived at Boston in 1768.
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Nulla pallescere culpa
Motto Translation: To turn pale from no crime.
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It's an age-old cruise debate, and one that can divide the cruising world into two camps. The impending arrival of some mega cruise ships Down Under such as the Ovation of the Seas and the Emerald Princess got us wondering which was better: the big ships with myriad activities, facilities and food options, or the smaller vessels with fewer choices but a sense of camaraderie and familiarity?
Big or small? The advantages of each
There are clear advantages to each. A big ship has a lot to offer, especially in terms of entertainment, and it's a great way to go especially for anyone who likes to stay active. The larger the ship, the more likely you are to find mini golf, ice skating rinks, sports courts, surf simulators and more. The biggest of the bunch, namely Royal Caribbean's Oasis and Quantum Classes and other like the Carnival Vista, take it to the next level entirely with skydiving simulators, zip lines, water parks, SkyRide pedal tracks and rope courses. The variety of options for food may also appeal to foodie cruisers, as big ships often have multiple interesting specialty restaurants.
The more "petite" cruise ships (both luxury small ships and just smaller mainstream vessels) do have their devotees - and they often attract return passengers who feel a connection! In Australia we have the Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden on the smaller end of things, as well as some Holland America ships like the Maasdam and of course various luxury and expedition ships which call in, such as.... Passengers like seeing the same faces frequently as they go about their holiday, and often feel less like a random face in a crowd. They can also be a little more low-key and relaxed in their onboard atmosphere.
I personally enjoy both types of cruise ship. The facilities and dining options on a big ship are fantastic, while the opportunities to meet people onboard and onshore are the highlight of a small ship cruise. It's a tough decision!
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- Are you the kind of person who always needs to be on the go? If so, you might want a megaship with plenty of activities, facilities and space to wander. Alternatively, pick a small-ship cruise which offers major destination immersion (like a Captain Cook Fiji cruise), so you can be onshore and exploring every day.
- What are your eating habits like? A small ship means great camaraderie at meal times, but certainly fewer options. Picky eaters or those who like variety would do well to choose a big vessel with specialty restaurants, a main dining room, a buffet and more casual options - the Carnival Spirit, for example, has a taqueria and burger bar on the pool deck.
- Are you someone who likes to get to know new people, or do you like your personal space on holiday? A small and intimate ship with lots of shared experiences such as the True North operated by North Star Cruises, will almost certainly provide the opportunity to make friends, while a big ship is much more anonymous despite containing more people.
- Who are you travelling with? Families with children are likely to find themselves better catered for on the bigger ships of family-friendly lines such as Royal Caribbean, P&O and Carnival. Smaller ships tend to have fewer facilities and programs for kids, although older ones will enjoy many of the adult activities. Elderly people who are less mobile are also more likely to be comfortable on a big vessel with accessible cabins, lifts and other accommodations.
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An object of desire? Or of fear?
It was stolen from a New Orleans grave - the centuries-old bust of an evil man, a demonic man. It's an object desired by collectors - and by those with wickedness in their hearts.
One day, its current owner shows up at Danni Cafferty's antiques shop on Royal Street, the shop she inherited from her father. But before Danni can buy the statue, it disappears, the owner is found dead…and Danni discovers that she's inherited much more than she realized. In the store is a book filled with secret writing: instructions for defeating evil entities. She'd dismissed it as a curiosity...until the arrival of this statue, with its long history of evil and even longer trail of death.
Michael Quinn, former cop and now private investigator, is a man with an unusual past. He believes that doing the right thing isn't a job - it's a way of life. And the right thing to do is find and destroy this object weighted with malevolent powers. He and Danni are drawn together in their search for the missing statue, following it through sultry New Orleans nights to hidden places in the French Quarter and secret ceremonies on abandoned plantations.
Cafferty and Quinn already know that trust in others can be misplaced, that love can be temporary. And yet their connection is primal. Mesmerizing. They also know that their story won't end when this case is closed and the dead rest in peace once again.
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My Amsterdam experiences.....
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Well I had a lot of great experiences in Amsterdam! ......
The museums were the best ever. I got a special pass that got me into a few different museums for a whole year! Since I was going to be there for 5 weeks, I decided to get one because it was cheaper than visiting each museum once. I'm very glad I did too! The paintings were on rotation and the exhibits changed. So I was able to afford going to The Rijksmuseum and Van Gohg Museum about two or three times each and saw different stuff each time!
I grew up in Mexico and started CRAVING spicy food, which is not easy to find in The Netherlands. My friends and I found a "mexican" restaurant near the train station and the only hot sauce they had was Tabasco! grr..... not my favorite hot sauce because it has no flavor, but at least it was spicy. Word for the wise if you love spicy food as much as I do......bring your own hot sauce to Europe!!! I will next time :)
Of course I did a lot of pub hopping, dancing in discos, and various other extra activities in Amsterdam, ahem. The Red Light District isn't all that bad. Go visit it, because it is seriously quite the experience, especially if you go into any of the sex shops. There is some crazy stuff in there! Beware of "Space Cake" I ate a fourth of it and it kicked my ass! seriously! ( I'll leave everything else I did up to your imagination, I don't want to incriminate myself on the internet, lol.) Amsterdam was a great place to meet people. I made a lot of friends there from the states and all other places too. What a great time!
oooooooo, yes! I almost forgot! beware of hostels that are on boats!!!!! dont book any of these on the internet. Visit any "boat hostels" before you book them! terrible, terrible experience on the stupid boat hostel. beware!


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I'm a girl!
ok I don't know what just happened but something's not right. I hope I'm just tired. so I was away at the sea side with my family and it was awesome. but yesterday I started to feel a little depressed. I thought it was just because I missed my friends. so today (like 3 or 4 hours ago) I came home and meet up with my friends. It didn't help. I think they were the same as always but I felt like I shouldn't be there. not like I don't belong with them. just like I shouldn't be there. so I was the first one to leave. when I was leaving I felt awful and just wanted to go away. but as I was leaving 2 other friends came and saw me. I sad hi and wanted to stop but at the last second I changed my mind and just turned around and went on. it must have look like I ignored them but I just couldn't bring myself to talk to them. I haven't talked to either of them since I stopped wearing my wig and I don't think either of them knows I have cancer. and I reeally didn't feel like explaining. and as if that wasn't enough some man on the street was drunk and as I passed he said something like '' oh, look there HE goes'' referring to me. I do admit. sometimes I do dress like a boy so I don't mind if people mistake me for a boy when I'm dressed as one, without my make up and everything. but I really wasn't dressed as a boy tonight.
just because I don't have hair doesn't mean I'm a boy. I just want to close myself in my room and not come out until my hair grow back.
6/20/2016 06:22:48 pm
I'm really sorry... I would feel the same way. I'm actually quite amazed how strong you've been. I'm not confident without my hair down, and glasses. The only time I don't mind it is when I'm with friends I really, really trust. Just curious, why'd you stop wearing a wig if you don't like not having hair? If you want to feel extra feminine, you could try makeup and a dress. I wish I could try and do that for you. You could draw on eyebrows too if you want. But, I'd have fun with the no eyebrow look. You could put three dots. The front one being bigger and going smaller. I'll make a drawing of it if I get time.
6/21/2016 03:54:58 am
I'm trying to be but it's getting harder and harder every freaking day. I look confident but I'm not. And Mia's eating my nerves. she's worst then my mother. She acts like I'm a 5 year old child. she says I don't watch out for myself as I should so she has to do it for me. that's true sometimes. but I'm just so tired of everyone telling me what I can or can't do. they can't feel my body. I know they're worried but they're not really helping with those kind of stuff.
6/21/2016 06:13:50 am
You might be better of just flat-out telling her that, you don't need her babying you.
6/22/2016 12:43:11 am
I do tell her that every time she does it. but it doesn't help. she just says I dont look out for myself enough so she has to. but if she's gonna continue doing so I'm soon gonna loose my patience and snap at her.
6/22/2016 01:41:16 am
You might just show a lot of anger in your face when she does that. If she doesn't get the hint after a while, I think you should be allowed to snap at her. You gave enough warning signs. Maybe even just tell her to stop before you snap.
6/22/2016 01:42:48 am
Forgot about the last part...
6/22/2016 12:43:56 pm
Today Mia, Maya and I went shopping and I had an amazing time. Mia wasn't annoying with her ''mother character'' at all. I don't know why because I did absolutely nothing since the last time. and we're going to the seaside on Sunday. it's the last day of school for Maya on Friday and I have an operation on Wednesday (29 June) so we have to make it the most of our free time :P
6/22/2016 09:59:24 pm
Awesome! x3
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Before the game, the Philadelphia Phillies inducted Jim Thome into the club's Wall of Fame at Citizens Bank Ballpark. During the game, the player that took over for Thome in 2005 made a statement that he would also like to be included on the club's Wall of Fame someday. That player is Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard. In the bottom of the fifth inning with the score tied 3-3 with the Colorado Rockies and Thome looking on, Howard crushed a 95-mph fastball on a 1-0 pitch from Rockies pitcher Jon Gray into the Rockies' bullpen for a grand slam, his 17th homer of the season. Howard ended the day knocking in five runs in the 10-6 Phillies victory.
QUOTE: "You want to go out there and try to get a win on a special night like this," Howard said, referring to the induction of Thome into the club's Wall of Fame.
FACT: Howard won the National League MVP in 2006, led the NL in home runs in 2006 (58) and 2008 (48), and led the NL in RBIs in 2006 (149), 2008 (146), and 2009 (141).