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In the Garden > Flowering Plants & Shrubs
If you're after a dramatic effect and a tropical look in your garden, consider Philodendron 'Xanadu', one of the world's great landscaping plants. Discovered in Western Australia in 1983 as a chance seedling, it was subsequently patented as Philodendron 'Winterbourn', then renamed 'Xanadu' by House Plants of Australia and released as their plant of the year in 1988. Now more than two million plants are sold worldwide every year.
Philodendrons originate in tropical USA, the West Indies and South America, and are popular for their lush foliage and dramatically lobed leaves. Many are climbers, and do well as indoor plants in brightly lit positions. Philodendron 'Xanadu' combines many of the good points of its relatives with some special qualities of its own.
Common name: Xanadu
Botanic name: Philodendron 'Xanadu'
Description: Xanadu is an evergreen low shrub with a compact, tidy growth habit and attractive lobed leaves. It rarely exceeds 1x1m, and usually grows to around 75cm (2'6") high.
Best climate: Xanadu can be grown in the garden in tropical and subtropical Australia and in warm temperate coastal areas. In the colder parts of Australia it's best grown as an indoor or patio plant under high light conditions.
planted in drifts for a massed display good pot specimen in semi shaded conditions great for tropical-look gardens but blends with many different plants great tidy plant around pools
decorative small lobed leaves compact growth low maintenance and pest free doesn't produce aerial roots wide climatic tolerance
Grows poorly with an open habit under heavy shade or indoors
full sun to semi shade plenty of water in spring and summer annual fertilising with slow release fertiliser to keep it green
Plants are available within the climate zone (see climate map) and range in price from $11-$20 for a 20cm (8") pot, to $30 for a 25cm (10") pot. It is also possible to purchase sun grown advanced plants for an instant landscape look.
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ALBANY -- Andrew Cuomo 2014 Inc., the governor's re-election campaign account, didn't reach the $28 million level with tiny, little donations.
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Team Cuomo 2014 is raffling off for $5 per ticket the chance to sit in the front row of Manhattan's Roseland Ballroom when Billy Joel plays at Cuomo's Dec. 3 birthday party/campaign fundraiser. "Are you a Billy Joel fan? Of course, you are!'' reads the invite. Give $5 and you are "automatically entered in a sweepstakes'' for the seats, it adds.
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For the past 25 years as an adoption attorney, I have witnessed the extraordinary courage and compassion of women - from age 14 to 40 - facing unplanned pregnancy. Not once did I believe that the government should interfere with their personal and private decision. In fact, I believe in less government interference in people's personal lives, including whom to marry, when and whether to bear a child and how to raise kind and compassionate children.
But now, U.S. Rep. Charlie Bass, R-CD-2 and N.H. House Speaker Bill O'Brien, R-Mount Vernon, want to deny access to family planning and impose their own religious beliefs on our most private and personal family decisions. For over a decade, health insurers in New Hampshire have included family planning in our health care coverage, including prescription birth control pills and the accompanying physician visits. For over a decade, no one has raised any objection to this provision.
The truth is that contraception saves lives, prevents unplanned pregnancies, improves outcomes for children and reduces the number of abortions. As an adoption attorney, I know firsthand how difficult and how private these choices are for New Hampshire women. Now, thanks to health care reform, women across the country with private health insurance have access to family planning, including birth control, without additional expense to their family budget. Women will make their own private decisions about when and whether to raise a child and children will be raised in loving, supportive families. Everyone wins.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "99% of all sexually experienced women have used some method of contraception." Bass and O'Brien partnering up to repeal the birth control coverage benefit will roll back one of the biggest advancements for women's health under the guise of respecting religious freedom. No one — not Bass nor O'Brien — should be able to pick and choose the health care women in New Hampshire can access under their private health insurance coverage.
I stand with the majority of Americans who believe that women will make the right choice for their families and everyone will win.


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Charleston SC Catering Guide
Our catering guide is a tool we have designed to answer some basic questions that you may have and to provide you with general information about the services that we offer in our catering department. We are committed to ofering our very best in food and service and want to build a relationship that will last through many special occasions in the future. If you are interested in an in-house sushi party or need a fully catered event, the information below should answer many of your questions. Please read through this information and if you have any additional inquires or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We look forward to serving any and all of your special events needs.
We have included a few sample menus for your review but we will be happy to custom design a menu to fit your needs. We will revise your menu until you, the client, is happy but excessive menu changes may result in additional charges. You have until 3 week prior to your event to make changes. Once we are a week out, you may increase the quantity (if possible) but you may not take away.
Off- Premise Catering
We can provide food and services for any location that allows outside catering. Many venues have restrictions and policies that we would need to respect. Also, events that include alcoholic beverages must adhere to South Carolina State's Alcohol Beverage Licensing codes and laws.
Deliveries "drop ofs" and "pickups"
We do ofer drop of delivery for our catered items for a fee of $50 within a 25 mile radius of our location. We also charge an additional $25 if set-up is needed or required by client. You are welcome to pick up your catered food at the restaurant at a prearranged time free of charge.
Securing Your Event & Payment
Holy City Catering requires a signed agreement and deposit to secure your event date.
We prefer cash or check for payment. If you would like to pay pay by credit card and the card is present, you will be charged a 3% convenience fee. If the card is not present then the charge is 4%. A $500 deposit is required at the time of booking to secure the date. Deposits are non-refundable. Deposits will be applied to your final bill. Events are booked for a three-hour period. Additional time may be subject to a fee. Thirty (30) days prior to the event; a 50% of the remaining estimated total cost of your event will be due. Fourteen (14) days before your event final payment is due.
Guest Count Guarantee
A final guest count is required seven (14) day prior to your event. This is to ensure the correct amount of food and beverages are ordered for your event. After this time no reduction in your guest count can be made. If Holy City Catering does not receive your final guest count, or guarantee, 14 days prior to the event then we will go with the highest estimate guest count that was supplied by the client. If the guaranteed count does not accurately reflect the guest count on the day of the event, the contract fee will be charged for the number of guests guaranteed with an additional cost and service charge for each additional guest.
Refunds and Cancellations
All cancellations made by clients must be made 10 business days prior to the event. If cancellation of the event is made less than 10 business days prior to the event, then Holy City Catering will deduct any costs for food and labor from the deposit. Any cancellation made within 72 hours of the event will result in forfeiture of all deposits. If the event does not occur due to an act or omission by the client, or because of weather, the client will be responsible for the cost of the final bill. If an Act of God, such as a hurricane evacuation, labor disputes, government restrictions upon food, beverages, and licensing, or use of venue prevents the event from occurring, the deposit made by the client can be applied to a booking made with Holy City Catering at a later date within one year from the original date, minus the cost of the food.
The food price does include the use of our platters, brand new roll top chafers and serving utensils.
We can make suggestions and arrangements for rentals pertaining to the food service and dining area (tables, chairs, linens, tableware, china, flatware, glassware, etc.) We do charge a 20% service fee for handling rentals. This includes helping with the layout, placing the order, accepting, setting up and breaking down of the rentals. If you choose to have someone else take care of the rentals, we ask that our food tables be ready with linens when we arrive, usually 3 hours before the event starts. That way we can start setting up our stations.
Tax, Gratuity & Service Charge
Local and state taxes do apply and are as follows: Food and beverage- 8.5% Sales Tax plus 2% Hospitality Tax in most surrounding areas Gratuity is not included in the final bill and is decided at the client's discretion.
Holy City Catering will invoice any remaining unpaid charges or fees after your event.These charges may include, but are not limited to, the following: overtime charges for food and beverage, an actual guest count that exceeds the guarantee; in which case Holy City Catering has the right to charge you a rate double the contracted price for those guests above and beyond the guaranteed amount; any damages incurred by the client or his guests to rentals or property; any funds not honored by the client's banking institution. Our 15% service fee will be added to all catered events.


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Professor Siu Tip Lam
Siu Tip Lam comes to Vermont Law School from the Massachusetts Attorney General Office, where she was an Assistant Attorney General in the Environmental Protection Division for 11 years. During her tenure there, she enforced state environmental laws and litigated throughout the Massachusetts court system, including the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Prior to that, she also practiced law with the Boston firm of Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer as a litigation associate. She graduated from Harvard-Radcliffe College with a Bachelors East Asian Studies and her JD from Northeastern University Law School. She speaks Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese and came to the U.S. from Hong Kong as a child.
Professor Jingjing Liu
Professor Liu is an associate director of Vermont Law School's US-China Partnership for Environmental Law and assistant professor of law teaching Chinese and comparative law courses at Vermont Law School. Her research interests include environmental law and dispute resolution. Before joining VLS, Ms. Liu worked at the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco where she conducted extensive research on Chinese environmental and energy issues, and at the Center for Law in the Public Interest in Los Angeles on several projects related to environmental justice. Ms. Liu received her LL.B. and LL.M degree from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China and an LL.M. from Columbia Law School.
Professor Patrick Parenteau
Professor Patrick A. Parenteau, formerly director of Vermont Law School's Environmental Law Center and of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, is recognized for his expertise regarding endangered species and biological diversity, water quality and wetlands, environmental policy and litigation, and land use and property rights. The courses he has taught at Vermont Law School include Environmental Policy and Management, Citizen Suits, Watershed Protection, and the Extinction seminar.Professor Parenteau received his BS degree in business administration from Regis College in 1969 and his JD degree from Creighton University in 1972. He served as staff counsel for the Legal Aid Society of Omaha, Nebraska, and then earned his LLM degree from George Washington University in 1975. From 1976 to 1984, he held three positions with the National Wildlife Federation in Washington, DC: counsel, director of the resources defense division, and vice president for conservation. During this period, he also served as an adjunct professor at Vermont Law School, at George Washington University, and at the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College. From 1984 to 1987, he served as regional counsel for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, in Boston, during which time he helped establish national precedent for wetlands protection (Sweedens Swamp/Attleboro Mall). Professor Parenteau served as commissioner of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation from 1987 to 1989, then was of counsel to the firm of Perkins Coie in Portland, Oregon, from 1989 to 1993. He served as special counsel to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during the spotted owl exemption proceedings in 1991 to 1992. In 1993, he returned to Vermont to assume the directorship of the Environmental Law Center, a position he held through 1998. In 2003, he helped found and directed the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at VLS, where he now serves as senior counsel. Professor Parenteau has lectured on environmental issues in the Czech Republic, Cuba, Russia, and China. He also teaches at Dartmouth College as an adjunct professor in environmental studies. Professor Parenteau is the recipient of the 2006 National Conservation Achievement Award in the Legislative division, presented by the National Wildlife Federation.
Professor Patricia McCubbin
Professor McCubbin teaches environmental law, administrative law, a climate change seminar, and other environmental courses. She has received both the Outstanding Teaching Award (2008-09) and the Outstanding Scholarship Award (2006-07). Her scholarship focuses on climate change and the Clean Air Act, and she regularly speaks on those topics at law schools and legal conferences. Professor McCubbin served as a Fulbright Scholar in China in spring 2007, teaching American environmental and administrative law to students at the Wuhan University School of Law in Wuhan, China, which is home to the Research Institute for Environmental Law, one of the nation's premier institutions in this field. There she worked with Chinese colleagues on issues related to the country's domestic efforts to address climate change. Prior to joining the School of Law faculty in 2000, Professor McCubbin was an accomplished attorney with the Environmental Defense Section of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., where she received numerous awards for distinguished service, including the Special Achievement Award for Sustained Superior Performance of Duty presented by the U.S. Attorney General. Professor McCubbin received her J.D. in 1990 from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she also served as Executive Editor of the Journal of Law & Politics. She received her B.A. in Political and Social Thought from the University of Virginia in 1985, graduating with High Honors and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Fellow Adam Moser
Adam Moser is the LLM fellow for Vermont Law School's US-China Partnership for Environmental Law. He works on policy development projects with a focus on international development finance, OFDI, trade, and energy law. While completing his JD, Adam received a public interest fellowship to work at the Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims at CUPL in Beijing. He received his BA from Ohio University and his JD from the University Of Cincinnati College Of Law where he was senior articles editor for Human Rights Quarterly. Prior to law school Adam was a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in Taiwan and then spent four years living and working in Taiwan and Mainland China.
Professor John Copeland Nagle
John Copeland Nagle was named the John N. Matthews Professor in 2005. He joined the law faculty as an associate professor of law in 1998 and became a full professor in 2001. He was the law school's inaugural Associate Dean for Faculty Research from 2004 to 2007. Professor Nagle is the co-author of casebooks on "The Practice and Policy of Environmental Law, "Property Law," and "The Law of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management. His book "Law's Environment: How the Law Shapes the Places We Live," will be published by Yale University Press in 2010. His other writings have explored such topics as the relationship between environmental pollution, cultural pollution, and other kinds of "pollution;" the role of religion in environmental law; Chinese environmental law; the scope of congressional power to protect endangered species; alternative approaches to campaign finance reform; and the competing roles of Congress and the courts in correcting statutory mistakes. Professor Nagle teaches a number of courses related to environmental law, legislation, and property. In 2002, he received a Distinguished Lectureship award from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to teach environmental law and property law at the Tsinghua University Law School in Beijing. He received another Fulbright award to serve on the faculty of law at the University of Hong Kong in 2008. Professor Nagle has lectured on environmental, legislation, and property issues at numerous forums in the United States, Canada, China, Hungary, and Malaysia.
Prior to joining the Notre Dame faculty, Professor Nagle was an associate professor at the Seton Hall University School of Law from 1994 through 1998. He also worked in the United States Department of Justice, first as an attorney in the Office of Legal Counsel where he advised other executive branch agencies on a variety of constitutional and statutory issues, and later as a trial attorney conducting environmental litigation. Professor Nagle served as a law clerk to Judge Deanell Reece Tacha of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and he was a scientific assistant in the Energy and Environmental Systems Division of Argonne National Laboratory. He is a graduate of Indiana University and the University of Michigan Law School.
Professor Nagle has participated in numerous activities outside of the law school.
Professor Robert Percival
Professor Percival joined the Maryland faculty in 1987 after serving as senior attorney for the Environmental Defense Fund. While in law school, he served as managing editor of the Stanford Law Review and was named the Nathan Abbott Scholar for graduating first in his class. Percival served as a law clerk for Judge Shirley M. Hufstedler of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White. Percival also served as a special assistant to the first U.S. Secretary of Education. He is internationally recognized as a leading scholar in environmental law. He is principal author of the country's most widely used casebook in environmental law, Environmental Regulation: Law, Science & Policy, now in its sixth edition. He has written extensively on several topics, including environmental law, regulatory policy, federalism, presidential powers, and legal history. He currently teaches Environmental Law, Comparative Environmental Law, Constitutional Law, and Administrative Law at Maryland. In 2007 he was named the University's 'Teacher of the Year.' During the spring semester 2008 Percival taught as a J. William Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing. He previously taught as a Fulbright scholar at Comenius University Law School in Slovakia. He also has lectured at 15 universities and before several professional associations and government agencies in China.
Professor Jennifer Turner
Jennifer Turner is the director of the China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center. Besides putting on meetings and publications focusing on a variety of energy and environmental challenges facing China, she has coordinated several research exchange activities in China, the United States, and Japan bringing together Chinese, U.S., Japanese, and other Asian experts on issues of environmental nongovernmental organizations, environmental journalism, river basin governance, water conflict resolution, and municipal financing of environmental infrastructure. Her recent publications include: "China's Growing Ecological Footprint," coauthored with Linden Ellis, (The China Monitor, March 2007); China's Filthiest Export," coauthored with Juli Kim, (Foreign Policy in Focus, February 2007); and, "Reaching across the Water: International Cooperation Promoting Sustainable River Basin Governance in China, coauthored with Kenji Otsuka (Woodrow Wilson Center, May 2006) (trilingual report). She also serves as editor of the Wilson Center's journal, the China Environment Series. Dr. Turner received her Ph.D. in Public Policy and Comparative Politics from Indiana University, Bloomington, in 1997. Her dissertation examined local government innovation in implementing water policies in the People's Republic of China. Her current research focuses on environmental civil society, water resources protection and food safety issues in China.
Professor Canfa Wang
Canfa Wang is a Professor at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing and Director of the Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims (CLAPV). Professor Wang has finished more than 30 compilations on environmental law, is a Ph.D. advisor at the China University of Political Science and Law, and a Superintendent for the Institute for Environmental and Resource Law of China University of Political Science Law. Professor Wang is a Member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences. He is also a Member of the Standing Committee and Vice-President of Professional Committee on Environment and Resource Law of the Chinese Legal Society. Professor Wang lectures part-time at Hebei University of Science and Technology and Fuzhou University and is an attorney at Beijing Fada Law Firm.
Professor Yanfang Li
Professor Yanfang Li is the Director of the Energy Law Center and faculty advisor for J.S.D. candidate at Renmin University of China (RUC) School of Law. She specializes in energy law and environmental law and has published extensively on China's Energy Law, Renewable Energy Law, and low carbon economy policies, and on climate change issues. Professor Li led a number of research projects commissioned by the Ministry of Education and National Social Science Foundation of China, which included research on new energy and renewable energy policies and legislation research on climate change issues in China. Professor Li has served on the Standing Committee for the Energy Law Association of China Law Society, and as a Vice Chair of the Environmental Law Branch of the China Society for Environmental Sciences. Professor Li received her LL.B degree from China's Northwest University of Political Science and Law and a Master degree in Civil Law and a Ph.D in Economic Law from Renmin University of China School of Law. Professor Li was a visiting scholar at the Environmental Law Center of University of Maryland from August 2006 to February 2007.
Professor Zhiping Li
Professor Zhiping Li is Vice Dean and faculty advisor for Ph.D. students at Sun Yat-sen University Law School (SYSU) in southern China. She directs SYSU's Environmental Law Clinic and the Environmental Resources and Energy Law Center. Professor LI's teaching and research areas include environmental law and clinical practice, natural resources law, contract law and economic law. She has published extensively on China's environmental law and governance issues and is often called upon by Chinese government agencies to provide consultation and advice on environmental legislation and policy development. Professor LI sits on the Standing Committee of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Association of China Law Society and is a Vice President of the Environmental Law Branch of China Society of Environmental Sciences. She has played an instrumental role in the establishment and development of the collaborative partnership between SYSU and Vermont Law School and has been a key implementing partner of Vermont Law School's U.S.-China Partnership for Environmental Law since 2006.
Professor LI holds a Ph.D. degree in Public Administration from Sun Yat-sen University, a Master's degree in Environmental Law from China University of Political Science and Law, and a Bachelor of law degree in Legal Jurisprudence from SYSU. She also conducted residency studies at Temple Law School, Vermont Law School and Maastricht University (Netherlands).
Ms. Jingjing Zhang
Known as "China's Erin Brockovich," Ms. Jingjing Zhang is one of China's leading public interest lawyers. She currently serves as the Deputy Country Director of PILnet's (formerly the Public Interest Law Institute) China program. Prior to her current position, Ms. Zhang was the Director of Litigation at the Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims, a leading environmental advocacy center affiliated with the China University of Political Science and Law. An outspoken environmental advocate, she represents pollution victims in lawsuits and promotes public participation by helping communities organize public hearings relating to environmental reviews. Ms. Zhang has won milestone cases in the Chinese courts, including a successful class action suit involving more than 1700 plaintiffs against a chemical company that discharged toxic substances in Fujian Province. Her other professional experience includes serving as a senior legal consultant for the China Environmental Law Project at the Natural Resources Defense Council from 2006 to 2008. Ms. Zhang was a Yale World Fellow in 2008-2009. The Yale World Fellows Program is Yale University's signature program that trains emerging leaders from around the world.
Professor Tseming Yang
Tseming Yang is a professor of law. From 2007-2010, he served as director of the U.S. AID-funded Vermont Law School/Sun Yat-sen University Partnership for Environmental Law in China. Professor Yang's research and teaching focus on US and international environmental law, including environmental justice, global climate change and China's environmental laws. From 1998 to 2003, he served as a member of EPA's National Environmental Justice Advisory Council and chaired the International Subcommittee. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School and a Fulbright lecturer at the Tsinghua University School of Law in Beijing, China. Professor Yang received his BA degree in biochemistry, magna cum laude, from Harvard University and his JD degree from Boalt Hall School of Law of the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as articles editor on the California Law Review. Prior to joining the Vermont Law School faculty in 1998, he clerked for the Honorable Rudi M. Brewster of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, practiced law with the firm of Latham and Watkins in San Francisco, and served as an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division. He received tenure in 2003. Professor Yang is on leave of absence for the 2010-11 academic year.


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QUINCY, Ill. (WGEM) -- Have you noticed a little congestion on Maine Street near Quincy Senior High School?
It's part of a project to help alleviate traffic congestion during the school year. The construction is part of a state grant project called Safe Routes to School.
The project includes new sidewalks, driveways and a right hand turn lane into the school parking lot.
"We're going to change the configuration of the street. It is going to be two traffic lanes and a center lane to make it safer for motorists," Quincy City Engineer Jeff Steinkamp said. "We are also going to improve the intersection at 33rd and Maine Street with a new traffic signal to the south. That will make traffic going in and out of the senior high that much safer."
Crews are a little more than half way done and it estimated to cost $700,000. Steinkamp says the goal is to make the area safer near the school.
"It's safer for pedestrians and motorists who are near school and that and there has been some concern with a lot pedestrian traffic with the students and motorist traffic. The idea is that we come here and we're looking to make it a safer place for the motorists as well as pedestrians and the students," Steinkamp said.
The project is set to finish in August before school starts.
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From its superb position on the crest of a Tuscan hill, this classic, 18th Century villa has commanding 360° views over the Val di Chiana from Montepulciano to Cortona. Its surrounding 3 hectares of olive groves and vineyards assure you of privacy, while filling the air with quintessentially Tuscan aromas.
Lovingly restored in recent years to create a colorful and comfortable home, Casa Passerini welcomes you with spacious living areas that open onto the superb gardens and two elegant pools. The designer kitchen is extremely well-equipped and you can enjoy your culinary creations at the massive dining table or on the shaded terrace just outside. Each bedroom has its own stylish bathroom -- designed with typical Italian flair -- and boasts fabulous views of the surrounding countryside.
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WACO, Texas — When Angel Rodriguez committed to Kansas State, he did so because of Frank Martin.
He liked the way they grew up in the same area of Miami and shared Latin roots. He liked Martins tough coaching style and the way he developed young point guards at K-State.
It was easy to see why Rodriguez wanted to play for Martin following K-States wild 57-56 victory over No. 9 Baylor on Saturday. The bond between player and coach was on full display.
Rodriguez played one of his best game with 15 points, six assists and four steals. He attacked the Bears zone defense and created open shots for himself and others while defending Baylor point guard Pierre Jackson.
The Wildcats could not have beaten the Bears without him. But Rodriguez could not have played as well without his coach.
Five days earlier, Rodriguez played so poorly in a loss to Kansas that he described it as the worst game of my life. Not just my college career, my whole entire life.
He was low on confidence, but Martin sat down with Rodriguez before Saturdays game and told him to stay positive, to keep battling and to realize the team had confidence in him.
So even when Rodriguez turned the ball over and allowed Jackson to slip past him for an easy layup in the opening moments, he stayed positive and came through with a memorable performance.
I always wanted to play for somebody that communicates with me, especially because I am the point guard, Rodriguez said. We need to have a good connection. The position I was in, I was kind of frustrated. He sat me down and told me, Dont worry about it. Youre going to be OK. Stay positive. I told him, I needed to hear that, especially from him, because Im playing for him. Hes my coach.
Sitting at his right shoulder, Martin smiled.
He was great, Martin said. He battled and battled and battled.
Baylor coach Scott Drew noticed.
When we went up there he wasnt really involved, Drew said, referring to a 75-73 win at Bramlage Coliseum last month. He finished today with 15, six and four steals, and I thought really played a good game on the road for them and did a tremendous job.
K-State (18-8, 7-7 Big 12) needed him. Coming into the weekend, the Wildcats were living on the NCAA Tournament bubble with a conference record below .500. A road win over a top 10 team will greatly increase their chances of reaching a third straight NCAA Tournament.
But this victory meant more than that. It also gave the Wildcats confidence they can close out the season strong and enter March Madness with a good seed.
Im not too worried about that now, K-States Rodney McGruder said. Im just trying to finish out the season out the right way, and well see where our bid is in the NCAA Tournament after that.
K-State took leads against Iowa State, Texas and Kansas in the past three weeks, but lost all three. It developed a bad habit of letting games slip away late. Maybe beating Baylor can serve as a breakthrough moment of sorts.
It always feels good to win, especially when weve lost a couple games, Rodriguez said. Coming into their building and winning this game after all the losses weve had feels great.
The Wildcats had to work for it. Baylor jumped out to a 20-11 midway through the first half, and probably should have been up by more. Baylors sloppy play on offense led to 18 turnovers and an inability to pull away.
But when K-State had its opening, it took advantage. Behind McGruder, who scored 15 points, Jamar Samuels, Jordan Henriquez and Rodriguez, the Wildcats closed the first half on a nice run and took a 32-28 lead on a deep three-pointer by Samuels at the buzzer.
Behind Jackson, who scored nine points and dished out seven assists, and Quincy Acy, who scored 14 points, Baylor quickly took a three-point lead in the second half.
It wasnt going to let K-State pull away. Even when the Wildcats took a 55-51 lead with 3:39 remaining on a three-pointer from McGruder, Baylor fought back even after top big man Perry Jones fouled out. The Bears pulled ahead 56-55 on a three from Jackson with 2:06 to go.
But Rodriguez made sure K-State would win by finding Henriquez with a lob pass that he turned into a dunk with 1:55 remaining. He helped the Wildcats take the final lead, and then defended Jackson well enough that Baylor couldnt score in the final moments.
The Bears had several cracks at a go-ahead basket, including an off-balance shot near the basket from Quincy Miller with two seconds remaining, following a traveling call against Rodriguez that negated a breakaway layup with 13 seconds left. Henriquez deflected Millers shot and the game ended with the ball bouncing harmlessly out of bounds.
Just like that, K-State put the finishing touches on a badly needed win.
It was especially satisfying to Rodriguez. Martin put his trust in him, and he came through.
He tried his heart out, Martin said. He has grown as a kid. He has grown as a player.


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- Updated at 6:30 p.m. with information on settlement of sexual harassment case filed against Nielsen when he was the La Habra Heights fire chief.
Editor's Note: Court documents, reports and news releases have the accused last name spelled as both "Nielsen" and/or "Nielson."
A former dance instructor for the Orange County High School of the Arts in Santa Ana -- who has also taught ballroom dance lessons to children and adults through the city of Cerritos and at in Artesia -- was arrested at his Cerritos home today on a warrant for misdemeanor child annoyance for allegedly sending sexually suggestive text messages to a 15-year-old girl.
John Juul Nielsen, 53, was arrested this morning and was booked at the Santa Ana city jail, with bail set at $15,000 bail, according to Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.
Nielsen started working at the high school part-time in September 2010 and was fired on Jan. 13, according to a school spokewoman.
"Be assured that the Orange County High School of the Arts takes all student safety issues very seriously and is fully cooperating with law enforcement, ''a school statement says. "It is our practice to investigate any concerns promptly and diligently, under the advice and assistance of law enforcement officers and legal counsel. Providing a safe environment for all our students and staff is a top priority for the Orange County High School of the Arts administration.''
Nielsen sent numerous text messages to the girl between Oct. 15 and Jan. 11, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. The texts contained "revealing information about his personal life, including details about his current and past relationships,'' prosecutors allege.
Nielsen also accused of having "sexually inappropriate conversations'' with the girl and asking her for an "exclusive" dating relationship, according to the D.A.'s office and police.
School officials reported the case to police after other students became suspicious of the relationship between the defendant and victim.
"He stated that he fell in love with this 15-year-old and he was coming on to her'' in the text messages, Bertagna said. "So she went to him and said, 'Stop it.' He continued, so she confided in a friend, who went to a counselor, who investigated and notified school officials.''
"At the first reporting he was immediately placed on administrative leave and was terminated after we believed there was substance to the accusation," Cambria Morgan, a school spokeswoman, told the Orange County Register.
The married father of three could face up to a year in jail and be forced to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life if convicted.
Anyone with additional information or who believes they have been a victim is encouraged to contact Santa Ana police Det. Ed Zaragoza at (714) 245-8351 or Supervising District Attorney Investigator Carl Waddell at (714) 834-7538.
Nielsen Has Taught Ballroom Dance to Children in Artesia and Cerritos
Nielsen, the owner of Ballroom InterDance -- which rents dance space at in Artesia -- became a certified professional ballroom dance instructor with the Danish Dance Teacher Association in 1985, according to the studio's website. (See YouTube video in image carousel of Nielsen teaching students.)
He has also taught ballroom dance classes to children and adults through the city of Cerritos Recreation Services program. He and his students often participate in the Cerritos , most recently taking part in the festivities in 2011.
"He was an instructor for ballroom dance class (through the city) but he is no longer," Cerritos spokesperson Annie Hylton told Patch on Wednesday afternoon, adding that it was unclear when his employment as a dance teacher with the city began or ended.
Jerry Wu, Director of the dance program at Quest in Artesia, said the news of Nielsen's arrest was a complete shock.
"He's been here for quite a while and he works with city of Cerritos, he's tied in with the entire community, so that's why he was working here," he added. "My mind is kind of spinning right now. I did not see this coming and I never thought anything like this would happen."
Wu emphasized that Nielsen is not employed by Quest but did rent a space in their building for his dance classes.
"His company rented the space from us, so we in no way run their program ... I couldn't even tell you how their program is structured," Wu added.
After speaking to his supervisor about 5 p.m., Wu issued the following statement:
"We will no longer be working with him, he won't be here (at Quest) anymore. And though he rents a space from us, this is a serious situation and we take it very seriously."
InterDance's information on the Quest website has also been taken down, according to Wu.
Nielsen, Once Fire Chief at La Habra Heights, Has Been Accused of Sexual Harassment in Past
Though news of Nielsen's arrest comes as a shock to those in the Cerritos-Artesia area, a source close to the police investigation told Patch that the dance instructor has faced sexual harassment allegations in the past.
In addition to being a local dance instructor, Nielsen joined the La Habra Heights Fire Department as Fire Chief in October 2002 (click here to see Nielsen speaking as Fire Chief at a 2006 council meeting), but suddenly resigned from his post in early December 2008 -- less than a month after former Paramedic Coordinator Sabraina Somma filed a lawsuit against the city of La Habra Heights, Fire Chief John J. Nielsen and (her supervisor at the time) Ken Hill alleging repeated sexual/gender harassment and discrimination, libelous comments by Nielsen.
In a portion of the complaint, which was filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court -- Central District on Nov. 19, 2008, Somma alleges that:
Nielsen stated to her, "Sabrina, I am sorry all the times I have made you feel bad, I will make up for that in the future, by making you feel good and comfetable [sic] with me, I promise you I can make you feel like you have never felt before. LOVE ME."
The complaint also states that Nielsen "repeatedly discussed his private life and sexual activity with Plaintiff," adding that he propositioned Somma to meet him at a hotel room.
The Plaintiff stated that despite her requests for him to stop, Nielsen's hostile sexual behavior continued through the termination of her employment in Feb. 2008, when she was forced to resign.
When Nielsen stepped down as fire chief in late 2008, La Habra Heights City Manager Shauna Clark said he gave no reason why he left his post, according to the Whittier Daily News.
The parties involved in the legal mater eventually signed a confidential Settlement Agreement dated August 31, 2009, releasing all claims with no admission of liability, according to a court document provided to Patch by LaHabraHeights.net. The city's insurance company (California Joint Powers Insurance Agency) also issued a settlement payment of $375,000 to the Plaintiff.
- City News Service contributed to a portion of this report.
Full disclosure: Patch editor MarieSam Sanchez's daughter was a student in Nielsen's ballroom dance class through the city of Cerritos' Recreation Services program in 2007.


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Judy Sheridan
Weatherford Democrat
Sometime in mid-March, Paula Durant, Parker County's deputy county clerk, came home to find her teenagers, Blake and Bailey, lathering up a frantic feral piglet in the bathtub of her home on West Bankhead Drive.
It was a puppy-sized female shaped like a football, with long eyelashes, a striped khaki-colored body and a piercing, non-stop squeal.
"It was raising a ruckus in the house," she recalled. "They had a towel in the tub, so it wouldn't slip. They were taking pictures."
In shock, Durant listened incredulously as her excited children described "finding" the poor thing by the side of the road, then issued an ultimatum familiar to mothers everywhere, "You can't keep it."
Despite her stern edict, however, some six months and 115 pounds later, "Pig-Pig" is part of the family and very much a presence on the Durant's three-acre lot.
Cars slow down when their occupants see her pushing a soccer ball around with her snout. Fascinated guests at a neighbor's party lined the adjoining fence to watch her romp with the dogs.
Five-year-old twins who live across the street — big fans — offer her tupperware containers filled with worms.
"We're all animal people," Durant explains, when asked why she eventually relented. "We have five dogs and nine cats. It's a pet."
Blake, a freshman at Weatherford College, did finally admit to choosing the family's unusual pet from a group of hogs trapped by a friend who lives on the Brazos River.
The tiny four-pound animal, then two to three weeks old, was the runt of the litter, he said. The Durants fed her puppy chow mixed with warm water, advised by a man in South Texas whom they contacted via the Internet.
David, Blake's dad, remembers how the piglet behaved at first.
"She was completely wild," he said. "We put her in a little dog cage, and she turned completely upside down. It took three or four weeks to tame her. Blake played with her, patted her and let her play with some six-week-old lab puppies.
"When she saw those puppies, she thought, 'Those are my littermates.'"
Blake, who originally wanted a miniature pot-bellied pig, was thrilled with Pig-Pig's progress.
"She's the best dog I've ever had," he said, "and it's been an accomplishment to break one from the wild. She's gentle and fun to play with. And she's way smarter than a six-month-old dog."
In Blake's mind, the pig is a companion animal, and he is really attached to her.
She has drawn a lot of attention from his friends, he said, and "everybody thinks it's cool."
An avid hunter, Blake has been bagging deer, doves, turkey, hogs, and "anything I can get my hands on" from an early age.
He and his dad have shot scores of hogs, had them processed, and eaten pork chops that are just as good — maybe better — they say, as those sold in the grocery store.
In the course of those hunts, he has even been chased up trees by hogs, and watched them from above, like Travis in "Old Yeller," who was nearly killed by animals quite similar to the one rooting for grubs in Blake's front yard.
But so far, Blake said, Pig-Pig has shown no aggressive behavior.
"She bites, but it's just a little pinch, and she lets go quickly," he said. Her tusks have not developed.
In fact, he said, the pig has done nothing to give the Durants a reason to get rid of her.
Yes, she has eaten quite a few plants, Paula admitted, knocked over some tables and rooted under the trampoline and live oaks, but she is also curious, likable and enjoys human companionship.
She comes to a whistle, can move a rock to open the front gate and obediently enters her 10-foot by 10-foot pen — complete with a water hose-induced mud wallow — at night.
Pig-Pig consumes about 30 pounds of dog food a week, Paula said, in addition to table scraps, and has grown to twice the size of her littermates under the Durant's care.
There are no plans to do anything different with the animal in the future, Blake said, though David mentioned the family has considered a refuge.
"The plans are to let her grow, hang on to her," Blake said. "She's a good pet."
Pet pigs
Can a feral hog make a good pet?
Judy Richardson, a wildlife rehabilitator with WILDCARE, INC. and Natures Haven in Fort Worth, said a lot depends on the person adopting the animal and the amount of time and effort they are willing to spend.
Getting the animal at an early age is critical, she said, and a female is a better choice than a male because the males are more aggressive.
"In all my years of experience I don't know anyone who has successfully raised a wild boar," she said, "and I've only known three or four who have raised a female."
In either case, Richardson recommends spaying or neutering a pet hog, as one might a dog or cat, because the hormones that kick in at sexual maturity often lead to frustration and sometimes aggression.


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By LARRY HYPES
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Al Lyons said he looked like a kid peeking around a corner to see if the cops were coming. Warren Spahn said that once he timed a pitcher's fastball the infielders were in jeopardy. Willie Mays said nobody ever had a bad word to say about him.
He gained five pounds in 22 seasons, with vices including an occasional cigar and a can of the Anheuser-Busch product from the company that owned the ball club.
When Stan "the Man" Musial was given a memorial service Thursday at Busch Stadium the tributes were still pouring in from all directions.
The Hall of Famer who was never kicked out of a ball game first played professionally for the Williamson Red Birds after leaving his hometown of Donora, Pa., also the birthplace of Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr.
Mays hit 660 home runs and he and Musial remain the only players to be invited to 24 All Star Games. Musial was the only batter Spahn, who won 363 games including at least 20 in 13 different seasons, ever intentionally walked with the bases loaded.
Musial once hit in 30 straight games, 26 fewer than Joe DiMaggio's record. He played in 895 consecutive games once — Cal Ripken, Jr. played in 1,737 more in a row. Former Cardinal Rogers Hornsby won two "triple crowns" and Musial won none because a 1948 rain storm cost him a home run.
He went into the Hall of Fame in July 1969 on another blustery day with rain on the horizon. This time, though, the clouds parted and when he took his place on the podium the sun began to shine.
"Dizzy" Dean's wife noted that was just perfect for the star who never really acted like one. Friends remember how he used to keep a supply of bats and baseballs in the trunk of his car to give away, mostly to children.
His father worked in the mills, could not speak English and had to be persuaded by Mom Musial to let the boy play baseball in place of going to college.
Rather than play in a nearby town, young Stanley Musial opted for the Williamson team in the Class D Mountain State League because it was far enough away from home so that if he didn't do well it would be less painful.
That league also featured the Welch Miners, Huntington Boosters, Logan Indians, Ashland Colonels, and Bluefield Blue-Grays. Williamson played well enough to win the regular season championship with a 76-51 record, more than four games in front of Welch (72-57) and nine games ahead of Bluefield (65-64).
Musial didn't disappoint and although not a great pitcher, he showed a strong bat. In the September season finale, Bluefield finished the season with a 10-3 victory over Williamson as player-manager Vic Sorrell, who was a long-time hurler for the Detroit Tigers earlier in his career, picked up the win.
Famed Daily Telegraph sports editor V. L. "Stubby" Currence once referred to the young Williamson standout as "Musical" in his account of the game, and Bluefield went on to win the playoff title over with a decision over Harrisonburg in mid-September 1939, two weeks after the start of World War II.
It was the first season for sparkling new Bowen Field, and a capacity crowd of more than 2,500 fans saw unknown Stan Musial finish his lower minor league career (1-for-4 with an RBI) here in Bluefield.
Within two seasons, he was playing in St. Louis. In three, he was a regular outfielder on the World Series winning Cardinals. Two decades later, he was over the 3,000-hit mark and one of sport's most admired performers. Musial never forgot starting in Williamson and always remembered playing in Bluefield.
In an exhibition game at Bowen Field several seasons later between the Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox, both he and Ted Williams hit home runs across the creek into Lotito Park.
Some called Williams a better hitter but when St. Louis and the Red Sox met in the 1946 World Series, it was Musial's team that won the title.
Fifty years after his final game, 50 years after getting his last two hits past Cincinnati second baseman Pete Rose, Stan Musial has retired the No. 6 for the last time as the number one Cardinal in every fan's heart.
Larry Hypes is a true Cardinals fan and a Daily Telegraph columnist.


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Does 'Algebra for Everyone' Add Up?
Study finds some eighth graders in algebra know only as much math as a second grader.
A recent study finds that many middle school students are thrust into algebra and other advanced math classes even though they have the skills of only a second grader. Among the lowest-performing eighth graders on a national math test, nearly 3 out of every 10 were in advanced math classes (Algebra I, Algebra II, and geometry), according to the study by the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. These findings don't bode well for California and Minnesota, two states that recently adopted policies requiring all students to take algebra by the eighth grade. "It's going to be a disaster," Tom Loveless, a Brookings fellow and author of the study, said of California's algebra mandate, which takes effect in 2011.
Since its release last week, Loveless's study has been the subject of much debate. The Washington Post's Jay Mathews, a supporter of getting kids to take algebra sooner, said in a column that he was having second thoughts after reading the study's "startling" results. University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Adam Gamoran, who has called for algebra classes to be offered to struggling high schoolers, told USA Today that "some mistakes have been made" but that these students still get more out of algebra than from general math classes.
According to Loveless's analysis, some 120,000 eighth graders taking advanced math classes scored in the lowest 10 percent on the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress math test. These students, Loveless says, know about as much math as a typical second grader. To show the weak correlation between achievement and eighth-grade enrollment in advanced math, Loveless points to Washington, D.C., which has one of the highest enrollment rates of middle school students in advanced math classes. Yet it posted the lowest overall average score on the same national math test. (Interestingly, Minnesota, which plans to make algebra mandatory for all eighth graders in the coming years, had the second-highest average math score, but only 35 percent of its middle school students take advanced math now.)
The report's findings are sobering in another way. Loveless identifies most of the misplaced eighth graders as black and Latino students attending underserved urban high schools—the same group that supporters of "algebra for everyone" said would benefit most. The push for universal eighth-grade algebra stems from a campaign in the mid-1990s led by the Clinton administration and education activists who called algebra "the new civil right." To this day, advocates argue that students, especially minorities, are more likely to attend four-year colleges if they are exposed to challenging math classes before high school. Loveless doesn't disagree with the goal but says the approach is all wrong. "Equality is a great goal, but let's be smart about it," Loveless says, noting that students are set up to fail when they are unprepared for algebra or other advanced math. The strong students in those classes are also at risk of falling behind when the slower students cannot keep up or if the course is watered down. Rather than calling for algebra mandates, Loveless recommends putting more emphasis on bolstering elementary-school math education and offering appropriate support to students and teachers earlier on.


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House Lady — Asbury Woods Estates
Estate is the proper term for some of the beautiful homes in the subdivision off of Asbury Road known as Asbury Woods Estates.
This weekend in House to Home at the Erie Times-News, read my story At home in Asbury Woods Estates
» Edinboro Garden Club celebrates 60 years
about the listing at 4846 Appaloosa Court. The photo at left is the stunning library the homeowners created in their lovely home.
You'll get some great patio furnture tips from Marie Feltz of Decorating Den's story Choose color, comfort for outdoor living and take a look at some other terrific articles that include:
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Check out all the open houses this weekend! Homes are selling and there are plenty of great places to see this weekend!
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Twitter is no longer a domain for a politically incorrect joke, it seems. The Acceptable Jokes of the Internet can be a difficult nut to crack, so here's a short list of what is and isn't acceptable:
Things that are okay to put on twitter:
- Masturbation habits, please tell us about your plans to "fap" and then follow up with how satisfied you now feel.
- Details of your menstrual cycle, especially when you're bonding over your "synced cycles" with your other twitter gals.
- How HORRIBLE men are and how your boyfriend just doesn't pull his weight or put in any effort.
- How your friends don't like/ostracize you. Make sure you use this little gem repetitively, best used in conjunction with tweets about how your friends aren't good enough for you anyway.
- Mundane facts/opinions. What colour shirt are you wearing, are you "adulting" your dress sense? Is there a particularly loud school boy/girl on your train that's being a menace?
Things that aren't okay
- Anything about affluence, rich people don't have feelings anyway.
- Anything about sex workers, that doesn't show them as a modern day hero.
- Anything about religions in general. Especially not a Jewish joke, because 70 years is apparently still "too soon", which is essentially the point of this blog post.
Having tweeted:
"I has this delicious pastry at a Jewish patisserie, today. If there's one thing Jews know it's ove…rseas vistors"
I got a mix response, one tweeter in particular rallying his troops to come and "call me out" on my CLEARLY 100% LEGIT AND SERIOUS "antisemitism".
Although my Jewish joke was in black humor, it doesn't mean that I condone antisemitism. If you have don't have members of your family who were first hand victims of nazi Germany, and yet you find my pastry joke all too horrific, maybe you should get some pastry and lighten up.
If you do have members of your family who were first hand victims of the German nazi regime, I bet they're really proud of you, especially the part of you that considers a hard time and unfairness to be when someone you've never met makes joke in acquired taste; centered around enjoying a custard slice from a Jewish cafe.
The lesson here, don't let people know how much you've enjoyed the baked goods at your local Jewish patisserie. Good night and good luck.
Here I am sitting in the exact same spot, as I was on this day 2012. Doing the exact same thing. Listening to my iPod and drinking gratuitous amounts of alcohol. Cyclical. So, if I've ended up in the same location with the same forms of entertainment, what have I even done with my year?
So, after a moment of retrospection, I have decided to weed out my actions for all to see. The (lack of) sex, drugs, rock & roll. The tears, tantrums and the roller coaster of other emotions encountered. The exploration of both territory and self. Welcome to my whole year. The whole truth.
2012 started with a jolt to my system. The boy I was hopelessly and helplessly falling madly in love with slept with a different girl. Being in the middle of nowhere was not a good way to bring in the New Year in the best of times, however I was stuck in a beautiful location with not much else to do but sit and grow to hate myself and being here in the first place.
To completely mull over every detail of everything.
Healthy stuff.
Then there was the therapy. Sitting in a foreign office and crying to a complete stranger while they wrote notes about you. Speaking not only about my personal life, but also about my family life and my childhood.
Ironically, I found myself too anxious to continue the therapy, too insecure to just allow someone to write about me without me being able to censor it. Looking back, I was probably just too stubborn to let someone figure me out before I got the chance to figure myself out.
So that stopped. I then began vehemently hating everything.
Resenting my family, my friends, my past and seemingly dull future. 19 years old and not a thing to show for it. Not a talent, neither achievement nor motivation. University took a backseat to my own self loathing. Vicious cycle initiated.
If not for the love and kindness shown by my friends, especially one in particular, I would probably still be sitting in my darkened messy room. Feeling sorry for myself and thinking that I was destined for nothingness.
So, I hauled my ass up and started to get involved in life again. Involved all ways but sexually. The reason for that being that the aforementioned boy stated that "[I'd] become a whole lot less interesting if [I'd] slept with anyone else", being A FUCKING MORON I somehow deduced that if I was an abstinent nun he would one day wake up and realise that he's harbouring mutual feelings for me. For a stage I'd even been stupid enough to believe it was working.
Not a whole lot happened from the start of the year until about June. Mainly because I locked myself in a room or occupied myself with 60 hour work weeks for a vast duration of it. The busier I was the less time I had to just sit around sulking. In my free evenings, I would occupy myself with my beautiful friend.
The constant light of my life.
By this stage I've had my nothingness of a birthday, no celebrations were had. No celebrations were wanted. 20 years old. Excellent, now I was a year older with the exact level of achievement. Then came Europe. 5 weeks. 3 counties. Without a doubt the highlight of my year. I decided that being able to fund it myself was an achievement. Surviving the madness that was, being another.
Making new friends and holding on to old ones being an equal success. I decided that Europe was the turning point of my year. I got the chance to experience life from several other perspectives. Encountering people from so many different walks of life. Different ambitions. Being invited to hear what they aspire to have or see or do. Some of which I'd done and taken for granted. Some of which I have that I realised I take for granted.
I was not a sad and hard done by girl anymore.
No, I was just an ungrateful bitch. Resenting my mentally ill brother. Growing jealous of my siblings for things out of their control. Pining over someone who clearly does not pine me back. This was when I stopped and looked at the other side of things and realising that I am an exceedingly lucky person.
I have parents who, illimitably, love me. I have friends who enrich my life in so many different ways that I am never lacking for support, a laugh, a chat or just a being to spend some time with. Regardless of if we were to speak everyday or just when seldom opportunities presented themselves. However, this isn't a feel good story where we all hug at the end and then we go back to our own lives feeling like we've grown in some way. This is life. We never know where we'll end up.
Hopefully in 2013, I'm not once again sitting in the only spot in the apartment which gets reception, with an oversized wine glass (with constantly too little wine in it) and that little to do that I post my personal life on the internet. Speaking of the internet, we all know that's a large part of any year for me. The internet is a magical place filled with cats, unicorns, the slow loris and a lot of people I've met this year. Some sticking around, others not to much. Some thinking I'm nothing more than a spoilt brat with too much pocket money. Some thinking that I deserve every misfortune. Some I've vastly misunderstood. Others that have vastly misunderstood me.
On the internet, people are free to express themselves however they feel apt at the time. My main avenue of doing so being via Twitter. I mostly tweet about the obscure things that happen in my (even more obscure) family. Other times I tweet about what I'm up to or what has just happened in my immediate area.
Some may interpret that as me boasting about how ~rich~ etc. they supposedly think I am. It's taken me a very long time to accept and acknowledge it, I deny it to people and get embarrassed quite regularly about it. Then I realised that being from a financially comfortable family isn't something to be ashamed of. If someone wants to call me a "Poor Little Rich Cunt" over the internet then what of it.
Go for it, I went to an all girls school, I'm fairly sure I've been called worse. I will still continue to pay $400 a month for my hair to be done, purchase my nice things as I see fit and do whatever else I want to do within my means at the time. Then, at the end of the weekend, I will put my good quality makeup on, pick out a pair of designer shoes to hopefully grace up my otherwise horrid uniform and go back to work. Rinse and repeat.
So, I'm not sure if I've grown as a person. I got a few stupid tattoos. Neither delivering the desired "closure" outcome. I've both made and lost friends. I've gained some insight to myself and realised a few things about others. I don't have any new years resolutions, I do however know how I can make this forthcoming year more enjoyable than 2012. I will do more with respect to my uni work and treat my recent promotion with the respect it deserves.
"LYK ZOMG 2013 IS GOING TO BE SUUUCH A FRESH STAARRTT" and all that jazz. For those curious, yes I have been involved in all aspects of life this year. I highly recommend it and so does your Dad.
The love that lasts the longest is the love that isn't returned.
Wanting someone, putting all of your efforts into them and even changing aspects of yourself for them is never a healthy endeavour.
With every pursuit, one's efforts deteriorate, you sacrifice less and less of yourself and put in less and less effort, until what's left is who you really are. Not some polished diamond. Too perfect to be sustained.
In reality, everyone and everything has flaws. Whether you're willing to admit that or not is another story entirely Perfection, such a fickle phrase.
Whose notion of "perfection" is that which truly defines the term? Especially since we are all after different qualities from different aspects. Different veins of perfection.
A person may claim that they have the perfect partner, but they may be considered tacky by a third party. As well as flaws emerging in the future. They may end out wanting different things from life. One who originally disliked children, may mature to desperately crave offspring. Does this change in yearning create an unforeseen flaw?
Just because you were in love at a certain point, does not mean that the pair was meant to last. Perhaps a fleeting moment in an otherwise mundane life. Perhaps the relationship simply ran its course for the allocated tie and now it's time to move forward onto the next heartbreak of our lives.
I was scorned by this once. A horridly awful relationship which left me more and more reserved. That was, until my unperfect you appeared.
You questioned all of my thoughts, challenged my beliefs and left me giddy for more.
Speaking to you awoken an otherwise dormant personality aspect. I felt privileged and special. My jaded mind and cautious heart were quickly fooled by you and i was soon captivated by your quirks.
Raised in opposite households, but with such similar morals. You cautiously told me that you could never be what I wanted. Little did you know that exactly what you were to me was exactly what I wanted. I never wanted some over zealous moron questioning my every move and checking to make sure I was trustworthy. You already knew you could trust me. You never needed to check in. The seamless repertoire and the effortless communications was all I wanted from you.
Of course, now that it's all over, I can't take my own advice and just move on. My reasoning being that there was no pretence. I never needed to put up any walls or hide who I really am. I was apparently amazing and all he was looking for in another person
…But he changed his mind.
I was no longer perfect. The notion had changed. His definition had changed, and yet mine haven't.
Worst of all, he doesn't even know what he wants. He just knows that it definitely isn't me.
So, this is where I stop. Where I detach myself and retreat back into my harsh, cold, bitter shell.
Waiting for my next unperfect you to come along and show me another part of myself.
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It's been a few days since this has happened, so my rage has subsided. However, the facts remain the same, regardless of my frame of mind and plaguing emotion.
Religion. People just don't seem to be able to accept that people follow other religions, or none at all. Regardless of difference of opinion, when it comes to the issue, their choice should be treated with as much tolerance and respect as they would like theirs to receive.
During my visit to Vatican City, this was definitely not what I observed.
Vatican City is the smallest independant state in terms of both size and population, yet houses St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, the Apostolic Palace and various other holy sites. Making it the holiest place, in relation to the christian and catholic religions. Not to mention a travel destination for over 17,000 travellers per day.
It was some of these travellers who have left me disgusted and appalled.
In the Vatican Museum, which houses works by reknowned renaissance artists such as Botocelli, Michelangelo, Bernini et al, is a free for all. Take all the photos you want, as long as you turn off the flash in an attempt to help preserve tapestries and paintings; so that they can be enjoyed by 17,000 more tourists the next day and the next …
It's not that hard. The rooms aren't dark and the flash isn't required anyway. Nope, definitely didn't show any regard for the no flash regulations.
Not to worry, not like we can't just recreate the amazing, ancient tapestries woven by hand hundreds and hundreds of years ago, making them priceless artifacts. No biggie, I'll just go grab another one from CarpetCall on my lunch break. Flash all you want, easily replaced.
This wasn't even the worst part of it. The actual disgust occurred in the Sistine Chapel. There are 3 rules to abide by.
1. Shoulders, cleavage and at least down to the knee must be covered.
2. No photography to occur in the chapel
3. Silence, at all times when in the chapel.
Not that hard?
Apparently not.
Girls were strutting around the Holiest place in the Catholic/Christian world wearing mini skirts/shorts and singlets/crop tops.
Photos were taken left, right, centre, panoramic, selfies, girl shots, any angle they could think of. Flash being used, pointed at the surface of the artwork. By Perugino, Domenico, Botticelli and of course Michelangelo, just to name a few. Fresco paintings are delicate and need to be kept at a stable temperature as an attempt to preserve them for others to enjoy and be in awe at, in future.
Not only was it not silent. People were quite loudly and unashamedly swearing in the Chapel. Completely disrespectful.
This is the building is primarily used as the venue where the new pope is elected, by a board of the most supreme cardinals. However, it can also be used for cardinal mass purposes.
So, it's a very important and sacred site which deserves to be respected. Even if not for its religious sentiments, it should be respected for the absolutely awe inspiring piece of artwork that it is.
Beyond the signposted regulations, isn't just expected that you'd not eat nor drink in the chapel? I assumed so. Many others didn't. By eating, I don't mean a sneaky extra chewing gum in the chapel, I saw someone eating a sandwich in there. Amongst other things.
Gluttony, not to worry, only one of the 7 deadly sins.
Another thing which quite irritated me was men wearing hats in the chapel. In the Christian New Testament, Paul states in Corinthians:
"Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonours his head. And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonours her head—it is just as though her head were shaved. If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head. A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God".
Yes, it's hugely misogynistic but that's not the issue at hand. No, I am not expecting every woman to have a hat on or something covering her hair. However, it's not difficult for a male to remove his hat, while in the Chapel. Just as a sign of respect.
I don't want to turn this into a free for all "one religion is better than the other", but it needs to be addressed. Would this level of disrespect be observed in a church with another denomination other than Christianity/Catholicism?
Imagine going into a synagogue without a kippah, it is unheard of. They would actually give you a communal one, which they have on hand.
A mosque with your shoes on, wouldn't happen. One would not be allowed into the mosque until they removed their shoes. No exceptions.
So, why is it that people feel so freely to disregard the etiquette expected upon entering a Christian chapel?
Is it a matter of needing to better patrol the people, ill education or just blatant disrespect?
Then again, it's probably hypocritical for me to even state any of this, considering I purchased a Pope Benedict XVI bobble headed doll within minutes of leaving the city…
Day 3:
So, after my ~rejuvinating~ 2 hours sleep, I just got up and had a shower. There was just no point in forcing the sleep that was just not going to happen. Least of all in the 39 degree heat.
Up. Showered. Dressed. Made up. 4 am. Thankfully, the time difference allowed for me to annoy some of you guys back home! yaay!
Breakfast at 07:30. On the bus at 08:50. Nothing much exciting before this.
This is where the fun starts. FIrst day of tour. First day on the coach. First day to explore. Whee!
First stop: Royal Palace.
In one word: Magnificent. The gardens were amazing with the fountains and greenery and statues. All very pretty.
Then to go inside.
I met the tour guide, a tiny little old lady who was definitely about 113 years old. She knew her shit, though. I suppose you would, too, if you had 113 years to perfect your repertoire…
Inside the palace: spectacular ceilings and tapestries, marbles and silverware, every kind of luxury you can imagine. Including a room specifically for porcelain, another exclusively for smoking in, crazy. 2960 rooms in total, so your guess for what they're used for is as good as mine.
After dying of jealousy in this elaborate palace, I jumped back on the coach.
An hour later I arrived in the architecturally awe inspiring Toledo. With the hillside being covered in vibrant buildings from palaces to plebeian housing structures, the gully and the creek flowing through, it was such an amazing view.
Cobble stone streets, small tourist shops, the holiest catholic site in Spain.
The cathedral itself was so intricately detailed and carved there were people just gawking at the ceilings and engravings in the walls. Myself included. Cages protected the religious arts and figures, with good reason considering this girl laid between tombs as a pose, for what I'm sure is her next facebook profile photo. That and the other 85 photos she took in the 15 minute walk between the coach and the church.
Then they wonder why Aussies have a bad rap overseas. Like okay, I will never deny that I am a bogan, but my goodness who has that little respect for the monuments? SELFIE WIT DA TOOM <3
So, other than walking a whole heap and seeing some lovely views, sites and buildings, not much happens in the city centre of Toledo. It's the out skirts which I was most looking forward to. The factory where the Lord of the Rings swords were made.
I get there and holy god, I wasn't expecting it to be so primative. These magnificent items were made in a wood fire, with pokers and all that manual labour business that goes along with it. Not that it was on, BECAUSE IT WAS THIRTY NINE GOD DAMN DEGREES.
So, traditionally these swords are made by exposing them to extreme heat and then soaking them in oil, then finally soaking them in water. This helps them be both flexible and unbreakable.
Into the decorating room, where some guy was sitting there weaving an earring out of gold thread, which was really interesting to watch. Not sure I'd be at all interested in paying E99 for a pair, though.
Then to the gift shop! LORD OF THE GOD DAMN RINGS SWORD SHOPPING TIME. If that little earring was E99 a pair, I could only imagine how many non-vital organs I was going to need to sell in order to buy this damn sword.
Elendil, come to me, my pretty. God damn I had to have it, did not care how much I had to work to pay it off, since I'm already pulling 10+ hour shifts anyway, shouldn't be too difficult to work off. E117!? Sold.
Needless to say, I officially fan girled my tits off here in Spain today. I am apparently insane for spending that money on a sword that is purely decorative, but I could say the same about how much money that same person will be spending on alcohol tonight. Each to their own etc.
SO, pleased with my purchases of the day (a statue for my mum, a pocket hunting knife for my dad and, of course, The Sword Of Elendil), I jumped back on the coach and headed back to the hotel. Where I am currently sitting, waiting to go out for dinner and maybe a drink or two.
I had a whole lot of trouble looking for something to wear, given these people don't wear clothes. One girl was sporting a pair of shorts today so short that her ass cheeks were quite clearly showing out the bottom. This kind of clashes with my COVER ALL THE SKIN mentality…
Welcome to my travel blog.
I am traveling with a girl friend, but I will be writing in singular person as this is about my day, my feelings and my interpretations. Yes, selfish.
Day 1:
So, after flying for a good 21 hours and being in transit for over 24, I finally made it to the capital of Spain, Madrid!
Got off the plane, first port of call was sim card. Bought one. My phone was carrier locked, so I was referred to a 'loccutorio' by the con man who was selling me this sim card.
First port of call, then turned into, kill myself.
Disheartened, I grabbed my bags from the carousel and made my way to the taxi rank, where it was quickly discovered that NOBODY speaks english. With all intentions of catching a cab back to the hotel, it was just a matter of finding someone who would get me there for under E60.
Found a guy, he turned out to be very helpful. Told us in extremely fractured English about the bull fight that was happening that night as well as where to go to get my phone unlocked. The "grand via" which I assumed was a shopping centre…
I got to the hotel, planning to go to this "loccutorio" and get my phone fixed, ended up by the pool. It was 33 degree heat. This pasty bitch doesn't deal with 33 degree harsh sun, no matter how much banana boat I have slipped, slopped and slapped.
So, yeah, narh, I slept for the rest of the day. Only to wake up horrified I'd forgotten my toothbrush.
Day 2:
Since I'd slept for early, I woke up at about 4am Madrid time. Which actually has turned out to be quite helpful in regard to organising all my stuff which I have just shoved where ever I have room.
Plan for the day was then: a. find loccutorio and b. buy toothbrush.
Firstly, went for breakfast, it was nice enough. Hotel style european continental breakfast. The most entertaining part of breakfast was bumping into a contiki woman who will be on the same tour.
Her name is Robyn, from Brisbane and is a highschool art teacher. Quite a funny lady.
After breakfast, I then roamed the streets in pursuit of a "Metro" station, wherever they are. Walked…. and walked…. and walked. Finally asked a woman for help, who just happened to speak almost flawless English. yaay!
Found the station, now to find a loccutorio and a toothbrush.
Got a ticket. Got the train. Got off at the right station. My day was looking so up, phone place right at the exit of the station.
"Grand Via" turned out to be the biggest damn street I've ever walked on. Little nooks and crannies everywhere. Shops poke holed into alcoves and alleys. Very interesting, though.
Phone shop outside of the station didn't do unlocking. Got referred elsewhere. Rinse. Repeat. 6 shops later, finally found a woman who would unlock it for E60 and good god I couldn't give her my money quickly enough.
She called and did her business and got the details of my carrier and whatever other sorts of requirements go into liberating my phone, but it wont be unlocked for another 18 or so hours. Shit.
After that, did some walking around the city, found some cool little shops and quirky antique stores; because that's what I need, antiques.
Now to find a Farmacia so that, when I get back to the hotel, I can scrub my dientes.
Found pharmacy, how do you say "toothbrush" in spanish? Yeah, I had no idea. BETTER MIME IT WHILE SOME HOW MAKING IT NOT LOOK LIKE I WANT TO BUY A BAG OF DICKS.
Yeah, unsuccessful, the pharmacist probably thought that the lack of a toothbrush was the least of my issues.
However, all in all missions of the day were a success. My phone is on its way to being unlocked and I can now brush my teeth. So, for a bit of a breather, I sat down in this beautiful side cafe and had a glass of lemon flavoured Fanta. Watched the people pass by with their European leisure and their little European dogs, completely nonchalant that the street smells like stale piss and tobacco. Probably because most of them were having a cigarette while their dogs pissed on every object in their path.
Wandered back to the Metro, bought myself a ticket, got the right train. Life was sweet.
Standing on the train on the way home, a guy pulled out a guitar, plays some spanish song to the carriage. As he gets off the train, he stops and taps me on the shoulder, and says something in Spanish. Mate, I don't speak spanish. He then translated to "you have beautiful eyes".
Related; unf.
Got back to the hotel. Relaxed. Brushed my teeth. Got changed and got rid of the city off of me.
16:00 rolled around, time to meet the other contiki people. 50 will be on the bus. 1 New Zealander girl, 3 South African babes boys, 3 Americans and 43 Australians.
Signed up, for all their activity things, gave emergency contact info and heard about what's scheduled for the next 13 days.
So, today has been a success, I'd say.


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Adjust Your Bowling Target Up And Down The Lane
The parallel adjustments system requires adjusting your feet on the approach and on the lane in the same direction, but with a different ratio of adjustments.
There are times when moving your feet and sighting target creates an undesirable ball reaction and you don't get the pin carry you should for the number of times you are hitting the pocket. In this case, perhaps using sight adjustments closer to the foul line or farther beyond the bowling arrows will help you.
All successful bowlers have a system for making lane play adjustments. Sighting closer or farther down the lane are options which can help you maintain your present strategy in lining up to the pocket and making carry adjustments with respect to lane oil conditions.
For example, if you sight at a target at or near the bowling arrows to adjust for your bowling ball reacting too soon, you can extend your line of sight farther beyond your mark on the lane by looking about 6 inches beyond your mark. A 6 inch extended sight adjustment can help you gain additional bowling ball skid length and slightly postpone the ball reaction in the mid lane. The result of extending your visual sighting beyond your mark is a slight increase in ball skid and longer skid length.
The opposite adjustment of sighting nearer (about 6 inches in front of your mark), will reduce bowling ball skid length slightly and help you get your ball into a roll more quickly to combat heavy oil conditions. In this case, the result is slightly less ball speed causing an earlier rolling motion and increased traction in heavy oil.
Extending or reducing your sight distances up and down the lane are adjustments you can use prior to moving your feet and sighting target laterally.
Some experimentation is necessary to gain a precise sighting distance increase or decrease to gain the altered ball reaction you seek.
When making extended or reduced sighting adjustments you must make certain that you maintain good form and balance when delivering your bowling ball. Although there are several other options available to you for playing lanes and making adjustments, this simple sighting adjustment is one that deserves your attention.
No lane adjustment system is perfect or fool proof. However, adjustments are a huge part of success when trying to play lanes after oil breakdown or carrydown has occurred.
Do not fear changing your sighting target either laterally or up and down the lane. Adjusting to changing lane conditions is an integral part of the game and a key to scoring success.


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Police boss survives fight with boxing champ (From Wimbledon Guardian)
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Merton police boss survives fight with boxing champ Tim Witherspoon
10:50am Tuesday 16th October 2012 in News By Omar Oakes
Merton's police boss survived a punishing night of boxing after stepping in the ring with a former world heavyweight champion.
Detective Chief Superintendent Darren Williams, the borough commander, said he was "delighted" to remain standing after taking on 'Terrible' Tim Witherspoon in support of the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity on Friday, at Birdcage Walk in central London.
The two-time world champion, now 54, had warned he would "hit Darren Williams with everything I've got and put a sign over his eyes that says 'closed for the weekend'."
But, in scenes reminiscent of the Hollywood movie, Rocky, Williams stood toe-to-toe with Witherspoon throughout the four-round bout, on a night which raised £100,000.
He said: "I loved it and got some really good feedback. I think they didn't realise I would go for it and land some punches of my own.
"Now I'm walking around with marks on my face and bruised ribs, but it was completely worth it."
Mr Williams' bout with Witherspoon was the main event in a night packed full of boxing royalty, which also featured Richie Woodhall, Glen Catley and Colin McMillan.
The borough commander added: "The only one not there was Chris Eubank, but after one phone call he soon arrived in a taxi."
Plans are already afoot hold a similar event next year in which celebrities take on former boxing pros in another charity fundraising event.
Former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff is being touted by organisers as one of the main contenders, after he announced last month that he intended to take up boxing.
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