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Arusha; tour starts
The tour starts at the Arusha hotel. You will receive full details of exactly where to meet your Group Leader on the Joining Instructions which will be sent to you 2-3 weeks before your trip starts. Set at an altitude of 1,390 metres, Arusha is surrounded by fertile land. Arusha was once the headquarters of the East African community in the days when Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were members of a communications and customs union and remains one of Tanzania's most attractive and lively towns.
Lodge (AAA) - 1 night - Swimming Pool (D)
Ngorongoro Conservation Area; crater game drive
This morning you cross the Great Rift Valley, one of the most dramatic features on earth. Stretching from the Dead Sea in Jordan to Mozambique in the south, it is up to 100km wide in places and hosts an enormous diversity of wildlife. Your journey takes you through the lands of the Masai - probably the best known tribe in Africa - and on to the famous Ngorongoro Crater. Ngorongoro is one of the most picturesque settings for observing wildlife and with about 30,000 resident animals, there is excellent game viewing here all year round. The photographic opportunities are unrivalled! You spend the afternoon in the crater in 4WD vehicles, accompanied by a local driver/guide(s). Encounters with animals are frequent in this Garden of Eden and there is a wide variety of game to be seen. Lake Magadi, the soda lake at the floor of the crater, is home to thousands of flamingos and nearby there is a pool where splashing hippo laze in the sunshine, watched by a profusion of water birds. This is also one of the best places to see the endangered black rhino. Leaving the crater you follow the road climbing steadily up its precipitous inner edge. You spend the night on the rim of the crater, from where vantage points offer magnificent views over and down into the caldera. Nights here can be particularly cold. (Driving time to Ngorongoro crater approx. 4 1/2 hours, excluding game drives)
Camp (CS) - 1 night (BLD)
Serengeti National Park
This morning you make your way to the Serengeti (approx. 3 1/2 hours). En route you'll stop at Olduvai Gorge; this famous archaeological site is where some of the oldest humanoid skeletons have been discovered and visit the small museum exhibiting many of the fossils and relics from the area. You continue onwards to the most famous of Tanzania's national parks. Established in 1951, the Serengeti is well known for the annual migration that takes place across the savannah plains. Migration begins in the south from December to March and arrives at Ndutu from April to June; thousands and thousands of animals as far as the eye can see. Even before reaching your campsite in the middle of this vast plain you are certain to make many sightings of large animals. Arrival at camp is therefore expected in the late afternoon. There will be plenty of time to explore the sweeping grass plains, rocky outcrops (kopjes) and sparsely wooded river valleys of this incomparable park, where lion, cheetah, leopard, wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, gazelle and perhaps even wild dog can be seen. Tonight you camp beneath clear starry skies surrounded by the unfamiliar sounds of the African bush. Facilities are basic and although ablution blocks consisting of toilets and wash areas exist, water is not always available - especially in the dry season from June to October. Camp (CS) - 1 night (BLD)
Serengeti NP
Usually you search for game in the early morning and return to camp for breakfast before setting off again for the remainder of the day. You take a leisurely lunch in one of the park's designated stopping areas, outside of which it is not permitted to leave your vehicle. The exact route today depends largely on where the best wildlife sightings are thought to be, though later in the afternoon you head towards the north east of the park to your night's camp. Camp (CS) – 1 night (BLD)
Lake Natron
Today you leave the grassy plains of the Serengeti behind as you travel north towards Kenya and the great salt lake of Lake Natron (approx. 4 hours). The lake is a spectacular sight as it attracts large flocks of flamingos – every evening, thousands take flight over the waters of the lake. These beautiful birds come here for breeding in the single largest flock in Africa as the high salt levels of the lake act as a natural deterrent for other predators to settle here. The water of Lake Natron is far too alkaline to swim in, but you will have the opportunity to take a splash in the nearby river and a natural pool close to camp. Camp (CS) – 2 nights (BLD)
Lake Natron; free day
This day is free for you to relax in the peaceful setting of the camp, explore the area or sample some of the optional activities on offer. If you like the idea of an outdoor spa, why not take a completely natural mudbath? The mud along the banks of Lake Natron is said to have therapeutic qualities – plus it is great fun and a perfect picture opportunity. You can swim in the natural pool or go for a hike up-river, which leads to beautiful waterfalls where you can take a shower. There are 2 waterfalls although if you choose to you can opt out of going on to the second one. This excursion will involve walking through some shallow water and if you carry on to the second waterfall, the walk becomes more challenging and in places you will have to navigate your way scrambling over rocks. A cool refreshing dip at the end makes a good reward though! (BLD)
Lake Manyara; game drive
Time for a final safari experience as you head to Lake Manyara (driving time approx. 3 hours). You set up camp for the last night before embarking on an afternoon game drive. The lush greenery and dense vegetation of Lake Manyara National Park offers a very different habitat to the open grasslands of the Serengeti. Once inside the park keep your eyes peeled for its major attraction - the tree-climbing lions, although there is no guarantee that you will see these great animals. There are plenty of other things to see too - elephant, hippo, baboon, giraffe and buffalo as well as a huge variety of bird life, both resident and migratory. Camp (CS) - 1 night (BLD)
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You pack up your camp in the morning and retrace your steps to Arusha, where the trip ends. (B)
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ASHTON'S La Fille Mal Gardee in the 2000's.Reflections on a real charming ballet
Posted 10 June 2008 - 06:05 PM
I wonder if anyone else has thoughts about an observation I had: that the character of Alain is autistic or has Asperger's syndrome. It seemed a pretty dead-on characterization to me: socially awkward, fixated on his umbrella, and if I remember correctly, with awkward and stereotyped movements (although maybe I'm making that last bit up). I've heard him described as a simpleton, but it seemed to me there was much more to him than that.
Posted 10 June 2008 - 07:22 PM
Posted 10 June 2008 - 07:32 PM
And, why not?
Posted 10 June 2008 - 07:36 PM
Posted 10 June 2008 - 09:19 PM
I don't know enough about Asperger's to guess, but your observatino strikes me as very plausible. It could be a very effective way to create comic stylization. Ashton was famously a great mimic -- if he'd seen someone with Asperger's, he might have been able to give a full imitation.
Posted 10 June 2008 - 09:25 PM
Treefrog, on Jun 10 2008, 08:32 PM, said:
And, why not?
Posted 11 June 2008 - 02:35 AM
We don't have a lot of time to observe this character; we could more successfully diagnose Lucy Ricardo, because we have a lot more behavior to analyze. My question would be why?
Posted 11 June 2008 - 06:54 AM
Paul Parish, on Jun 11 2008, 01:19 AM, said:
But even if he had seen one and was imitating him, he would have just been inspired by characteristics he saw, not creating a character with Asperger's unless he specified it. If it is farce comedy, you don't have a character with Asperger's per se, do you? Toby in 'The Medium' is a Gypsy mute, but we also do know that his tongue was cut out.
Mel Johnson, on Jun 11 2008, 06:35 AM, said:
We don't have a lot of time to observe this character; we could more successfully diagnose Lucy Ricardo, because we have a lot more behavior to analyze. My question would be why?
Don't they because Ashton is relatively recent, so contemporary observations must seem relevant that wouldn't for the 19th century, not too stretched for 'legitimate revisionist history'. Most 19th century characters, like Giselle or La Sylphide, may seem as if without a hardened enough ego or just defeatist and suicidal, even stripped of fairy status when applicable, couldn't they? I don't even tend to get very involved with Freudian talk about Siegfried and his mother, but wonder if that occurs as well because Freud goes back far enough for it to resonate somehow; Freud applied to Antigone doesn't even if it appears to. We all know that Chaplin's Little Tramp imitators don't get sympathy in real life. I do recall that Boulez heard a disturbed person playing the flute in a Scottish castle and thought it was the most extraordinary sound, but if he then 'used it', I'm sure he didn't say anywhere 'here's the part where I made the classical version of the changeling's flute-playing--it's a little birdlike thing' or here's the 'little phrase' as the Vinteuil Odette and Swann used to hear...and the clownish types in 'Slaughter on 10th Avenue' are just menacing low pimps when they leave the show. Or something like that. Others that come to mind are Marxist analyses of Mammy in 'Gone with the Wind': She appears to be loved and revered, but she is given no will of her own by the 'corrupt society'. I'm never convinced by such analyses. And Peter Pan definitely suffered from the Peter Pan Complex.
Posted 11 June 2008 - 09:30 AM
The date is arresting. Rebellion was in the air.
Posted 11 June 2008 - 03:49 PM
papeetepatrick, on Jun 11 2008, 10:54 AM, said:
I don't know; could they? While at first this seems to fall under the "no-Freud" rule (If it's from before Freud was common coin, no Freud.), I think it really falls under the "don't judge a book from its cover" rule of social engagement. (Don't try to psychoanalyze somebody you've only met just today, and for less than two hours).
It might be intellectually useful to observe characters in various dramas, but to tell you the truth, we rarely have enough behavior to follow. Using psychological techniques may help us to understand the Romantic movement, say, or the pre-Classic period here, but it rarely enhances our enjoyment. If it does for you, bully for you, and I would be the last person to deprive you of enjoyment, but I just don't think it works.
Posted 11 June 2008 - 04:07 PM
Mel Johnson, on Jun 11 2008, 04:49 PM, said:
Mel Johnson, on Jun 11 2008, 04:49 PM, said:
Posted 11 June 2008 - 04:15 PM
Mel Johnson, on Jun 11 2008, 07:49 PM, said:
I meant that they possibly could if the other things like the Asperger's could be inferred; in other words, I never do any of this. The 'no-Freud rule' is not always observed anyway, even it's Marx instead. Marxist's don't apply the no-Freud rule to Marx ever, and often even say, more or less, people should have known better than to be ruling class., and that past social developments and evolutions are quite as inexcusable in hindsight as existing terrible conditions are.
Just so long as you don't want to deprive me of enjoyment, except that I begin to think I can't write comprehensibly, because my whole drift was that none of it gives me any enjoyment at all, and often doesn't respect history. I don't want brainwashed and sterilizied 'Le Bayaderes', if I have to have one. I am not balletomane enough to care for it even tainted properly with period racism. Am I now clear, or have I only misunderstood you in that you had not misunderstood me the first time? In any case, Asperger's Syndrome Analysis decidedly will never enhance my 'Fille mal Gardee' experience, and I think James may be more to blame than the Sylph anyway, so gets punishment instead of therapy. In other words, I don't think it works either, but bully for you is good.
Posted 11 June 2008 - 04:16 PM
Also -- -- don't forget the question about dvd performances.
And how about other dvds? Amazon has The Australian Ballet production of the Ashton ballet, with Fiona Tonkin, and David McAllister. Nanarina recommended this above. Amazon also has a dvd of a version by Heinz Spoerli for Basler Ballett, with Valentina Kozlova and Chris Jensen. Any comments about either of those?
Posted 11 June 2008 - 04:27 PM
bart, on Jun 11 2008, 08:16 PM, said:
Yes, I can see from this discussion that I am distinctly allergic to almost all psychoanalysis, although I've gotten some interesting things from reading Jung, far more than Freud or Lacan. Being as well one of those who totally resists any kind of psychotherapist (having spend a minimum amount of time--about 8 sessions between 2 doctors that was reducible to grief counseling) I'd much rather read the Norse mythologies about the Ring Cycle, and I can read Sophocles or Euripides or Racine without any reference to what somebody later on started proving in between accounts of Dora and the Rat Man, which always sound a lot more like Kafka than they do anything Greek. As for the ballets, I'm a thousand times more interested in Mme. D'Aulnoy and Charles Perrault.
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But why am I here? Why? Oh, I know why - because I have no spine. Because after 53 years of life which includes 16 years of schooling, 30 years of marriage, two children and an excellent credit score - I still can't say no to my mommy.
It was such an innocent comment, I tell you. A couple of months ago, she called and said MaryJane (a cousin-in-law) was throwing her husband (cousin Tony) a surprise 70th birthday party Oct. 7 - all the relatives would be there.
Mom had vacation time she needed to use or lose so she was going back East for the party and stay about 10 days.
"Great," I said. "That sounds like fun. Wish I could go."
Now, did I really wish I could go? Not really. I was just trying to be nice. You know, supportive of her decision.
Truth be told, when she calls me at work, I'm only listening to about half of what she's saying. I'm usually typing. After all, I'm at work.
"Really?" she asked, excitement in her voice. "So you think you'd like to go?"
"Yes, ah, huh, ah, what?" I fumfered.
But it was so too late. I opened the gate just a smidge and my mother barged on through.
"It would be so much fun if we could go together. Look up Southwest and see about flights - ga-head, ga-head."
We have to go Southwest - that's where her frequent flyer miles are and she gets a free flight.
I kept my cool and tried to think fast.
"Ah, I'd love to, mom, but I only have five days vacation and I know you want to stay 10 days," I said, with a that's-such-a-bummer tone in my voice.
"That's OK, I'll cut my stay short," she said.
"It's probably too expensive, I couldn't spend so much money on myself," I answered.
"I'll pay half," she said, knowing I would never take money from her.
"Doesn't Aunt Fran (mom's sister and next door neighbor) want to go with you?" I said, grasping at straws.
"She did say she wanted to go to the party, but since she was just there in May, she didn't want to pay for another ticket," mom said.
This was the time to say, "Sorry, mom, I just don't want to go."
To explain that I'd been saving up vacation time to spend a week at home doing all the things that I never have enough time on the weekends to do - like clean the windows, organize the closets, cook things in the oven instead of the microwave, or, more likely, catch up on the last season of "Breaking Bad."
Then she hit me with the guilt.
"You know, everyone's getting older," she started and I knew exactly where she was going. "It's better to go back for a party than a funeral. Uncle Sonny's 78 and Uncle Vito's 80; you'll turn around and they'll be dead and you'll be saying, `Gee, I wish I would have taken that trip with my mother when I had the chance ... now it's too late."'
I was weakening and she knew it. "I'll have to talk to Dan," I said.
She understood and was happy with that answer for the moment.
So that evening when I got home from work - and after Dan watched his recorded episodes of "Sports Center," "The Dan Patrick Show" and "NASCAR Now," I made my move.
I wanted him to be in a good mood, receptive to my manipulation. I needed him to be my "fall guy," the person I could blame for me not going to my mother.
So I brought him a nightcap, his favorite: a Dr. Pepper 10 and some Barbecue Pop Chips.
Dan munched away and patiently listened to me plead my case. I told him about the phone call from my mother, my slip of the tongue, her pre-flight guilt trip and the high cost of the airfare I didn't think I could spend in good conscience.
Then I waited for him to give me "the face."
However, instead of a scowl, a giant smile crossed his face.
"Don't worry about the money, hun," he said, to my great surprise. "Your mother already called and told me how much you wanted to go and said she'd pay half. I told her I thought it was a great idea."
And here I am.
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A party of six climbers caught up in an avalanche in Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands have all been located.
One man, who was part of the group of three men and three women, raised the alarm at about 2pm and stayed with police and mountain rescue teams to help with the search.
A woman is in a serious condition in Belford hospital, Fort William, following the incident on Bidean Nam Bian, but Northern Constabulary would not confirm the conditions of those who had been missing and would not say if there had been any fatalities.
Mark Diggins, co-ordinator of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service, said the weather conditions were fairly dry with little snow over the last four days.
He said Saturday's avalanche risk was deemed "considerable", second lowest on a European four-point scale.
The most serious is "very high", which is extremely rare in Britain.
"An avalanche is possible to be triggered by a single person," said Mr Diggins. "At the moment it doesn't look like there's much snow, it is very localised.
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At a recent offseason workout, Marcus Trufant quickly broke on a pass out in the flat, swatting it away from rookie receiver Jermaine Kearse before he could haul it in.
That's the feeling Trufant longed for while watching from the sideline most of the 2011 season because of a balky back.
"I learned that I love football because I missed it sitting out," said Trufant, who has fought back issues since 2009 and was placed on the season-ending injured reserve with a bruised sacrum after four games last season.
The Wilson High graduate has played for the hometown Seahawks since Seattle drafted him out of Washington State No. 11 overall in 2003.
But Trufant's nine-year career hit a crossroads this offseason, when he and the team decided to part ways in March.
Trufant still had two years left on a six-year, $50 million deal he signed in March of 2008 after his first and only Pro Bowl season when the Seahawks asked him to restructure his contract.
Trufant took a pay cut from $5.9 million to $3 million in base salary, although he could have earned most of the money back in incentives.
Trufant was due to make $7.2 million in base salary in 2012, along with a $100,000 workout bonus. But his production had waned the past two seasons, and Seattle decided to release him, allowing Trufant to hit the free-agent market.
Trufant visited Denver, where he found a familiar face in Broncos defensive backs coach Ron Milus, a former Lincoln High of Tacoma and University of Washington standout defensive back.
Faced with a similar situation of competing to be a third cornerback in Denver or Seattle, Trufant said he chose to stay home and not uproot his wife, Jessica, and three daughters. He signed a one-year, $1 million deal to remain with the Seahawks.
Trufant is the longest-tenured player on the team and, along with linebacker Leroy Hill, one of two players remaining from Seattle's run to Super Bowl XL following the 2005 season.
"I figured with it being the same situation I might as well stay home," Trufant said. "I'd be able to keep my family here. I'm familiar with the team, the coaches and the players and everything. So it was just an easier move."
Trufant's also learning a new position. With Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman thriving in his absence last year, Trufant will move inside and serve as Seattle's nickel back in passing situations.
Green Bay's Charles Woodson and St. Louis' Cortland Finnegan are two examples of veteran cornerbacks who have successfully made similar transitions later in their careers.
"It's a little bit of an adjustment," Trufant said about the new position. "You've got to see a little bit more. You're not as focused on the wide receiver – you have to see the quarterback, you have to see the running back and you have to see the receiver. So you have a little bigger window.
"But I'm learning it, and it's fun. You get to show on the line and do a little bit of blitzing, so it's a good look."
The Seahawks used five defensive backs 40 percent of the time last season, so Trufant should see a lot of time on the field in that role.
So far, Seattle coach Pete Carroll has liked what he has seen.
"He's picking it up," Carroll said. "He's really working hard at it. There are a lot of nuances about this thing that he never had to pay attention to before, so he's learning kind of like a first-timer. But he has so much savvy and ability, we think that it could be a great spot for him."
At 31 years old, Trufant said he doesn't know how much longer he'll play.
"For as long as these legs will let me run," he joked. "The team made great strides last year, so everyone is looking to get better. We've got a young, energetic squad. So I just want to get some of that juice, and I want to keep playing."
And Trufant might have some more motivation to stick around at least for a couple more seasons.
Younger brother Isaiah Trufant is fighting to remain on the New York Jets' roster as a defensive back for a second season. And with youngest brother Desmond, a senior-to-be at the University of Washington, projected by NFLDraftScout.com to be a third-to-fourth-round draft choice, there's a chance that all three brothers could be playing in the NFL at the same time in 2013.
"That would be great," Trufant said. "Now, I'm in the NFL. Isaiah is in the NFL. Dez has a year left in college, so he needs to handle his business, and that's the same as far as me and Isaiah. We've got to take care of business, make the team and do well."
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LOG MOUNTAIN — The Bell County Lady Cats posted a second straight district win Tuesday as they got past Harlan 25-15, 25-18. Once again it was an edge in the service game that made the difference for the Lady Cats.
"Serving is like free throws in basketball — It's what wins games. That's what I keep issuing to these kids and they're finally taking it to heart," said Bell coach Amber Hinkle. "We worked hard on it in practice again and we worked on taking some hard serves and digging. We knew they had some good overhand servers and they almost beat us last year because their overhand serves."
Bell took control of the first set early as Danielle Parks reeled off seven straight service points, including an ace, to put the Lady Cats up 9-2.
The Lady Dragons worked their way back into it and a service point from Lauren Cochran cut the lead to 13-8, but a bad serve swung the momentum right back to Bell County.
They extended the lead to 19-8 behind the serving of Kaitlyn Dean. Katie Jarvis and Parks both won points during the 6-0 run.
"I think we may have been nervous that first game. (Lauren Hogue) had been out with an injury and she just got released right before the match started," Harlan coach Tara Posey said. "We got better that second game, just a few little mistakes hurt us."
Kaylynn Gibson delivered a soft kill with a tap at the net and Jarvis spiked the ball hard out off a Harlan player as the Lady Cat lead grew to 21-9.
The Lady Dragons didn't quit and service points from Amber Rouse and Paige Woodsby kept the first set going. An ace from Woodsby got Harlan as close as 24-15, but a serve into the net gave Bell the set 25-15.
In the second game, senior Taylor Hall won a point at the net to put the Lady Dragons up 3-1 in the early going.
Parks' serving again helped the Lady Cat cause as she boomed three straight that Harlan couldn't return as Bell took over the lead. Harlan answered as Woodsby reeled off four straight service points of her own, including a kill from Hogue and the Lady Dragons led it 9-6.
"It definitely helps us out a lot to have Hogue back in the lineup. Hopefully we'll keep growing each game and be ready by the time district rolls around," Posey said.
Hall and Gibson traded kills and two service points from Dean, including a block from Parks, tied the set at 10.
A Rouse kill put the Lady Dragons up 13-12, but Bell surged ahead with Gibson serving. She won one point at the net for a 14-12 Lady Cat lead and later added an ace to make it 16-13.
Usually a pass-first player, Gibson's play at the net helped to spark the Lady Cats. She had four kills in the match to go along with her efforts as Bell's primary setter.
"That stood out tonight and just our teamwork all together. Another big key thing for us is communication and that's something we're going to keep working on as the season goes," Hinkle said.
Harlan rallied behind a couple of service points from Rouse. Hall had a kill and when the Lady Cats returned a serve out of bounds the set was tied at 17.
Bell took the lead for good when Harlan was called for a net violation. Up 19-18, Courtney Cinnamon came on to serve out the match. She found a sweet spot along the right sideline and delivered five hard serves that the Lady Dragons couldn't return as the Lady Cats closed it out by scoring the final six points.
Harlan (3-4 overall, 1-2 in district play) hosts Red Bird on Tuesday. Bell County (2-6, 2-1) plays at Thomas Walker, Va., Thursday.


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The 2009 Ford E-Series van features a Super Duty-like nose that offers bold styling while increasing airflow to the engine, according to the company. Thoroughly updated for 2008, the automaker kept most of the standard sheetmetal, including doors and seat mounting points, unchanged. This was a move designed to save third-party companies that use the E-Series cutaway as a base for everything from ambulances to Class C RVs the cost of major re-tooling, the company claims. Suspension, steering and braking changes last year also improved the E-Series' ride, Ford says, while increasing the carrying capacities of its heavy-duty version.
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Ford offers the 2009 E-Series van in several configurations. Passenger versions are available in E-150 and E-350 Super Duty (SD) form, with higher numbers denoting higher carrying capacities, as well as the extended-length (15-passenger) E-350 SE. Cargo vans come in E-150, E-250 SD, and E-350 SD forms as well as extended-length E-250 SE and E-350 SE. Ford also makes cutaway chassis versions of the E-350 and E-450 with varying wheelbases and single- or dual-rear-wheel configurations.
Passenger vans come in XL and XLT trim levels. The XL includes front air conditioning, AM/FM radio, and vinyl seats and floor covering. An interior upgrade package adds cloth seats and carpeting, power windows and locks, better sound insulation, and improved interior trim. The XLT includes cloth seats and carpeting, CD player, power mirrors/windows/locks, and cruise control. The XLT Premium package includes front and rear leather captain's chairs, power driver's seat, remote keyless entry, alloy wheels, and running boards. The 2009 E-Series is also offered with an optional navigation system and trip computer.
The base engine for the 2009 Ford E-150 and E-250 is a 4.6-liter V-8 that puts out 225 hp at 4800 rpm and 286 lb.-ft. of torque at 3500 rpm. It comes with a 4-speed automatic transmission. A 5.4-liter V-8 engine (255 hp at 4500 rpm, 350 lb.-ft. of torque at 2500 rpm) with either a 4- or 5-speed automatic transmission is optional on E-150 and E-250 and standard on E-350 and E-450. New for 2009, both the 4.6-liter and 5.4-liter V-8 engines are now able to run on unleaded gasoline or E85 ethanol. The E-350 and E-450 offer Ford's 6.8-liter Triton V-10 engine, which puts out 305 hp at 4250 rpm and 420 lb.-ft. of torque at 3250 rpm, and comes with a 5-speed automatic transmission.
All 2009-model Ford E-Series vans come with driver and passenger front air bags and anti-lock brakes, while E-350 passenger models with the 5.4-liter V-8 engine get Ford's AdvanceTrac electronic stability control system with Roll Stability Control (RSC). E-Series vans without AdvanceTrac get an engine-only traction control system, or EOTC.
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If you're planning any early morning excursions or even a late evening spin, the temperatures are still cool enough to require a little more cover, and that's where the Lusso Carbon Thermal Jacket comes in.
dhb Ladies EQ2.5 Waterproof Jacket
You never actually want to HAVE to buy a waterproof cycling jacket do you? So it's always nice when you can do so without spending a squillion pounds in the process. The dhb Ladies EQ2.5 Waterproof Jacket promises a female specific, lightweight, fully waterproof jacket designed with cyclists in mind for a very reasonable price, so does it deliver on that fairly substantial promise?
Sugoi Hydrolite jacket
Sugoi's Hydrolite jacket is a useful windproof/showerproof top for slinging in your pocket on days when the weather and temperature are likely to be changeable.
The jacket is made from polyester with a polyurethane laminate over the top and it's pretty stretchy so it doesn't feel restrictive when you stretch out on the bike.
dhb Minima S Waterproof Jacket
The dhb Minima S Jacket is, as its name suggests, a minimalist waterproof jacket designed to survive the nastiest downpours whilst still being packable enough to fit into a jersey pocket.
Sportful Hot Pack Ultralight jacket
Sportful's Hot Pack Ultralight is an incredibly light jacket, just 50g, that is fully windproof and water resistant. It can be rolled up into it's own integrated bag and will disappear inside a jersey pocket. With jackets like this we're running out of excuses to cancel the ride when the weather is looking iffy.
Northwave Power Jacket
The Power jacket from Northwave is a winter jacket with wind proofing and pocket vents for when the day warms up. It's an effective piece of kit for winter and cold spring or autumn rides that's well worth considering if you can find it at the right price.
Craft Ladies Performance Bike Stretch Jacket
Designed to be a fully waterproof but stretchy and breathable alternative to traditional shell jackets, this Craft Ladies Performance Bike Stretch Jacket is made from a mid-weight pliable soft shell fabric and is intended to be more comfortable and less noisy to wear than its hard shell equivalents.
Water off a Ducks Back Livia Cycle Coat
A coat strictly for those who don't want to look like they are wearing cycling kit, this Water off a Ducks Back Livia Cycle Coat isn't a standard short cut waterproof shell or hi viz zip up affair, it's a long, belted Macintosh style coat.
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Sportful Survival jacket
Sportful's Survival Jacket is, as the name suggests, designed for when you need a jacket that is going to allow you to survive just about the worst weather you could possibly imagine riding in. It's a lot of money, but protection of this sort doesn't come cheap. And it's packed with the sort of details and features that make it a standout jacket.
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Awesome fish, Kody! What size tank do you have them in? That's got to be at least a hundred gallons, if not more. Sadly, my big fish are now all long gone and all I have left is one ten gallon, though there was a time when I had a forty, a ten, a five and a two gallon all going at once.
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Roaring Fork makes a creamy, seafood-laced version of the Stuffed Avocado, filled with crab then flash-fried to fattening perfection.
Laid back, but still romantic enough for date night. The pork shoulder carnitas were delicious with fresh tortillas, and the spit roasted chicken with cornbread stuffing was a close second.
Great hotel BUT... It's a great hotel but if any of you are looking to save some $$ then book it at goo.gl/FPxYD They have some of the best hotel deals on the web!
Always Good, convenient to Paramount, valet parking. Great iceberg blt salad, tartare ahi tuna with mango and avocado-YUM!, Big Ass burger always good. Server knew we had concert to attend and we received quick service so we were on to our next door event at the Paramount. Always dependable!
Horrible Service Again. Got to the Fork all excited to eat the good Pork Chili Stew on a cold day. Four of us sat at the bar since the restaurant was full during the lunch rush and it was the only way we could sit down right away. The waitress finally took our order after 10 minutes then we waited at "least" 30 minutes until our food came. Everyone that was there after us got their food first. The only thing the waitress said to us is it will be a few more minutes. "Many" minutes later it finally came. Stew is the only consistently good item they have. Other items vary as they range from good, too salty or not hot enough. when I asked her to put my entree on my credit card since I was with a group of 4 she replied with a snotty comment "we don't do that but I will do it this time" . Took forever for the waitress to even bring our checks and the restaurant had died down at this time. Usually I would not write these comments but this visit broke the camels back since the waitress was not even sorry and rarely even acknowledged us. I could not even say one good thing about this visit except the stew was good when I received it. Not a good lunch place either especially if you have a meeting or have to return to work that day. It is very frustrating to feel ignored, then have to wait for your food for forever. Get served after people that were there after you. Got there food first and then for the waitress to be so rude. Sooooooo frustrating.............
Save your money, go somewhere else. There wine list is impressive, but that's about it. Service was on par with the type of restaurant it is, but the food is to expensive for the quality they claim to have.
Classy steak, have cocktails on the patio before or after for great people watching. The food is no doubt great here, but an addition to any dinner out is the people watching on the second level bar before or after dinner - a great location right on 7th and Congress to watch all kinds of people out and about. Apparently David Letterman eats here when he's in town, according to the Austin Star Map web blog.
Great food & outstanding service. Having visited The Roaring Fork last year during a visit to Austin, we decided to take some friends there for dinner last night. Even though it was very busy, due to a show at The Paramount, we could not fault the service or the food. When I made the reservation, I asked for a table behind the bar, rather than the large dining room near the kitchen, I was told they were very busy, but they would see what could be done & true to their word we had the table that I had requested. Our waiter was very knowledgeable about all the dishes, including being able to answer our questions about certain things on the menu & his wine recommendation proved to be very good. The only comment that I have, was that it was very warm in the restaurant,. Having asked our waiter about this, he said that the air conditioning was controlled by the hotel, not the restaurant & unfortunately, due to the structure of the building, there was nothing that could be done. This did improve once the show started at The Paramount & it was a very warm evening outside. We will definately return & so will our friends.
Great Experience.
After reading some of the negative reviews, I felt compelled to defend The Roaring Fork after my recent visit.
My wife and I have an infant son, so nights on the town are few and far between. Her parents decided we needed some time to ourselves, so they came over and told us to get out. We chose the RF for dinner and we were far from disappointed.
First off, the restaurant was packed due to a show next door at the Paramount. This didn't affect any of the staffs' personality. Everyone, (host, manager, bartender, and servers included), worked with an upbeat yet professional manner.
We were lucky enough to find a seat at the bar and had a couple of incredible margaritas while we waited. The guys behind the bar really seemed to enjoy their jobs and never seemed to let the level of buisiness bother them. One of them suggested we try the lamb chops and fondue plate...Big thumbs up! Soon after this we were seated for dinner.
Now the only complaint my wife COULD of had, is our table was behind the bar close to a plasma TV with the Spurs playing on it. Being the wise husband I am, I faced the other direction and nipped this problem in the bud. Our dinner from there was perfect. Our server was upbeat, knowledgeable, and not suffocating. I enjoyed the braised short-ribs via his recomendation and my wife had the enchiladas with jalapeno shrimp.(She's still talking about them) We also tried the green chili mac-n-cheese and tried to pry the recipe from the kitchen with unfortunately no luck. We finished with the apple pie ala mode and cleaned the plate. Over all a perfect dinner!
Once again, I was shocked to read anything negative about the Roaring Fork. My wife and I will definitely be going back and would highly recommend it to any of our friends or family.
What great fun!. My husband and I love to dine out and we chose the Roaring Fork last night. It was fantastic! The staff was energetic and the food to die for. I had the tuna and my husband had a filet. They were extremely busy, which made for great energy. We were having so much fun we stayed in the bar after dinner for cocktails. I would highly recommend the Roaring Fork to my friends.
Great food, horrible staff. Alrighty, so I'd been there before and had a greaAlrighty, so I'd been there before and had a great time. Staff was friendly and food was superb. HOWEVER, this time for my 21st birthday, they were AWFUL. I had called a week ahead to make reservations and the girl was really nice and took my information and everything sounded great. The night we got there, there were no reservations. They seated my friends who had arrived ahead of time anyway and got a table for us. I was the last to arrive and the host was INCREDIBLY rude. He was like, ?oh so you?re the birthday girl.? Very annoyed sounding. We were seated and it took about half an hour for our order to actually be taken. We got our food which was REALLY amazing. Very impressive. I ordered a margarita and he took my ID of course and what not. When it came time for dessert, they brought the dessert that said Happy Birthday to the wrong girl! AFTER he?d checked my ID to make sure I was 21!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I am really upset and will probably call a manager to get a free dinner or something because that?s just insane. It also took about 45 minutes for the waiter to just bring our ticket after we were done with dinner. I was so angry.
Awesome food - horrible service. The food is very delicious, but the service is definitely not at par. Think about a place with an exquisite chef and student part time staff, then you will get the picture. Sometimes a lack of service or a certain edge to the service can be charming, but not in this case. They just plain don't care. I had a business dinner there. The waiter did not bother to bring us more bread or water when requested and the place was noisy. The whole atmosphere was not very conducive to the meeting. I guess they are getting enough business from the capital so that service does not matter much. So go there for the food, but not for the service.
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British public transport operator Stagecoach Group plc (SGC.L) reported Tuesday a higher profit for fiscal year 2012 benefited by revenue growth across its businesses in the UK and North America. This was despite sharply lower operating margin in the UK Rail division due to losses at East Midlands Trains.
Noting that it has made a good start to the new fiscal year, the company raised its dividend. The shares rose 5 percent in morning trade on London Stock Exchange.
According to the company, commuters, business customers and leisure travelers have switched from car and airlines to better value bus, coach and rail services due to high fuel prices and motoring costs.
Chief Executive Sir Brian Souter said, "We continue to see good organic growth in our bus and rail services in the UK and North America. We believe the outlook for our bus and rail services is positive and we look forward with confidence to the year ahead."
For the year ended April 30, pre-tax profit climbed to 239.8 million pounds from last year's 191.2 million pounds.
Excluding certain intangible asset expenses and exceptional items, pre-tax profit slid to 202.5 million pounds from 205.7 million pounds a year ago.
Revenue for the year increased to 2.59 billion pounds from 2.39 billion pounds last year. Like-for-like revenue grew 6.9 percent.
UK Bus -regional operations division continued to perform well with revenue and margin growth during weak macroeconomic conditions and a period of downward pressure on Government spending. UK Bus -London unit's revenues climbed 72.5 percent following its turnaround program that is progressing well and it has won new contracts on more acceptable profit margins, the company said.
In North America, its fastest growing division, a 14 percent like-for-like growth was slightly offset by a 20 basis points decline in operating margin due to increased fuel costs and charges related to sub-contracted megabus.com services. The company said its budget coach brand megabus.com is a relatively small part, yet it offers good growth potential.
The company expects its recent acquisition of certain assets from Coach America would help it expand the US business at a reasonable price while further underpinning the development of megabus.com in targeted regions.
The Directors have proposed a final dividend of 5.4 pence per share, higher than last year's 4.9 pence, making a total dividend for the year at 7.8 pence, up almost 10 percent.
Looking ahead, Chairman Sir George Mathewson said the company has planned further investment in growth over the next year, notably in expanding megabus.com to new locations, bidding for new rail franchise opportunities and in capital expenditure on new vehicles and other assets.
The company added that it is well positioned to withstand any further deterioration in macroeconomic conditions with its solid financing arrangements, robust bus operations and current rail franchises benefiting from the protection of Government revenue support.
In London, Stagecoach shares are currently trading at 262.60 pence, up 12.80 pence or 5.12 percent.
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing for the 2008-09 Final Budget at the board's regular meeting on Tues., Aug, 26, 2008, in the County Administrative Center, 175 Fulweiler Ave., in Auburn. Final review of the budget is scheduled to take place at the Supervisor's next scheduled meeting, Tues., Sept. 9, 2008.
The 2008-09 Final Budget totals $865 million, up nine percent from the 2007-08 Final Budget. Of the programs funded in the Final Budget, 37.5 percent ($325 million) is dedicated to capital and road infrastructure. Funding for capital improvements had been previously set aside, and cannot be used for general purposes. The other 62.5 percent of the Final Budget ($540 million) is dedicated to county operations, and includes a modest 1.9 percent year-over-year increase.
The budget does not include the use of General Fund reserves.
Because the State has not completed its budget, Placer County will need to consider any state-budget impacts at a future date when those impacts become clear.
Like counties throughout California, Placer County is facing multi-year budget challenges because of economic conditions in the state and nation. Public safety sales taxes have declined, and property tax revenues have not recovered from the housing slump. Costs for such things as gas, energy and health care continue to climb.
"The aggressive cost-cutting steps taken by the Board of Supervisors beginning last summer have helped protect the high level of services we provide to our residents and allowed us to continue our work to meet future needs," said Thomas M. Miller, County Executive Officer. "Balancing our 2008-09 budget was challenging, but would have been much more difficult had we not taken steps to reduce spending early."
To save money, Placer County has left more than 200 staff positions unfilled, and will be refilling only the most-essential positions. The county has also avoided major purchases, budgeted prudently and has found increasingly efficient ways to provide services to the public.
There is also a need to move forward on key projects, such as a new jail at the county's Bill Santucci Justice Center in Roseville. The jail is expected to cost $100 million to build and $20 million a year to operate. The budget also includes planning for libraries in Rocklin, Colfax and Foresthill, renovating the downtown Roseville Court facility, planning for a new justice center in North Lake Tahoe, and setting aside funds to cover future benefit costs.
Historically, Placer County has managed its fiscal issues prudently even during more-positive years, according to CEO Miller. "For many years, the county has set aside funding for long-term needs, such as capital building replacements, and more recently for other post employment benefits," he said. "We have also expanded our park system and other public services, but have done so in manner that minimizes impacts on the county and the general fund."
Protecting vital health and human services to the county's most vulnerable residents is considered a priority by the Board for Supervisors.
For the past seven years, the state and federal governments have provided inadequate funding for health and human services (HHS) Placer County is mandated to provide. This seven-year shortfall totals more than $35 million now, a figure which will likely grow when the state adopts its 2008-09 budget, particularly given the additional HHS program reductions included in the Governor's Budget. On May 6, the Board of Supervisors held a workshop to consider the level of funding needed to protect the most critical Health and Human Services to the community.
To make sure health and human services mandated by the state have remained in place, in the past, the County has shored up state funding with county general funds, a much more difficult thing to do this year given the tight county budget.
"This year the situation has been more critical than before," CEO Miller said. "Absent more support from the county General Fund, there could have been consequences such as increased caseloads for child and adult protective services, fewer staff for the children's emergency shelter, and generally less support for our most vulnerable residents."
During its May 6 workshop, the Board of Supervisors made protection of essential Health and Human Services a budget priority. In response, other county departments further reduced their budgets by nearly $3 million, and managed to save an additional $3 million beyond what was expected from last year's budget. These funds have been reallocated to fill a variety of board priorities, particularly to support critical HHS programs.
The 2008-09 Final Budget and the changes proposed during last week's budget workshops look beyond the current year, recognizing that the current fiscal climate could likely last for another two to three years. While the county has taken considerable care in crafting its Final Budget, as of this time, the state is without an adopted budget, and given the magnitude of the potential reductions that could come with the state budget, including raids on local resources and other programmatic reductions, it is not unrealistic to suggest that the county could see state cuts in the range of $8‑10 million. Given these circumstances and once a final state budget is approved, the county's balanced Final Budget may need to be changed to accommodate state budget impacts.


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The use of vocabulary can be controversial. Whether you are writing poetry, novels or works of non-fiction, you may run up against resistance from certain publishers if you use certain words. These words are regarded as discriminatory.
Well-meaning people in the West often list slavery, homophobia, anti-Semitism, racism, sexism, etc., as principal evils, and maybe think that the first thing they should do is ban words, so that the thoughts behind them will ultimately wither.
This form of vocabulary limitation is not uncontroversial. See:
The phrase Old Masters is sexist, authors and students are told - Telegraph
Is there not a risk that by banning the usage of certain words and phrases you prevent people from having the vocabulary to discuss the problem? Is there not a risk that we end up speaking in constantly updated euphemisms, therefore always gliding away from the problem, by never calling a spade a spade?
Towards the end of the first website referred to above (Appendix B - Sensitive Language), there are lists of what are regarded as discriminatory words. My problem with the lists is that there are two types of words: a) clearly discriminatory ones that are insulting, and have been accepted as such for decades; b) somewhat arbitrary interpretations of words and expressions such as "old master", "West Indian", "minorities", "American", "ethnic", etc., where the list-makers are creating problems where there are none.
How do we tackle the problem of discriminatory vocabulary without turning journalists, novelists and article-writers into neurotics, fearful of being sexist, homophobic, racist, etc., whatever they write? Common sense?
For instance, if you can't say "Third World" and "Developing Nations" because it is discriminatory, and you have to call them "Southern Countries", what about the Inuit, the Saame, the Finno-Ugrian peoples of northern Siberia? By being non-discriminatory, you make a nonsense of the geography involved. "Non-industrial" is one alternative, I suppose, but the list-makers don't like that, either. You are left with a quandary.


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Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman were at Perimeter Mall today filming their new movie Identity Theft. Seth Gordon, who directed Horrible Bosses directs this comedy in which McCarthy's character steals the identity of Bateman's character and hilarity ensues. Amanda Peet also stars in the movie. The film was initially about a man stealing another man's identity. Bateman, who is a producer as well as star of the film, had the script rewritten for McCarthy after seeing her on Bridesmaids. McCarthy was inundated with offers after her academy award nominated performance and chose Identity Theft as her next project. Let's hope it's as funny as it sounds.
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Smack between T-ball practice and swim lessons is a circled day on my calendar: my due date. Other than the red circle and my growing belly you wouldn't know that the blessed event was approaching. There's no baby shower planned, no nursery being prepared, no name selected. I'm not sure if this is what happens the fourth time around or I'm merely still in denial that a newborn will soon be joining our forces. But I do know that the preparedness approach is almost nothing like that of my first pregnancy.
At first glance it would appear I've done nothing to get ready for this baby. My life has been so consumed by the "busyness" of running a household of five that the luxury of planning ahead seems like the item on the to-do list that never gets checked off. Lunches need to be made, piano lessons need to be driven to and summer concerts need to be attended. I'm always responding to the immediate needs of those around me leaving little time to pick out a nursery theme or a name.
But at second glance I know I've made some intentional decisions about our summer. Unlike the first time around, my preparation is more than just arranging for changes in my life, I now have to plan for those already in my care. Baths will still need to be drawn, meals will need to be prepared and because it will be summertime, time will need to be occupied. There is a reason my due date is sandwiched between T-ball and swimming: So grandparents will have time-filling activities they can count on while I'm in the hospital. I've planned to have my children's needs met when the "It's time" has arrived.
In fact the real preparation has been of the invisible sort, in matters of the heart. Each of my children will be impacted differently by their littlest sister's arrival. Gabi, age 8, is fully aware of what being a big sister entails, and is excited about a baby kind of like she'd be excited about a new doll. Genevieve, age 6, is having the most difficult time as she remembers the last sister's arrival and multiple hospital stays with the baby's acute health issues. And Gracelynn, not quite 2, has no idea what mommy's big tummy means for her future.
Last night as Gabi came into my bed to snuggle with me, I seized the alone time to talk about the impending change. Was she excited? She said she was. What was she excited about? The cute, tiny clothes being pulled out of the basement ready to be washed and put away. We talked some about what it will be like for her as a big sister of three, and I did my best to reassure her that a baby would never diminish my love for her. So preparing my own heart, that's where I'm left, searching for the space to appreciate it all, somewhere between T-ball and swimming.
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I would love to show my support on the course for team Titleist! I am a Titleist loyalist and am always trying to spread the word of the quality products Titleist makes! Awesome topic!!!
It would look great on my new Titleist bag, with new Titleist clubs.
Justinu3 Got mine yesterday! Thanks Mike and team! Looking forward to a great 2013!! Cheers
Got mine yesterday! Thanks Mike and team! Looking forward to a great 2013!! Cheers
Pretty cool Justin. Would look great with a name on it as well.
I would love having a Team Titileist Tag on my bag!
i would love to display one on my scotty cameron black paintsplash bag.
NICE....How can I get one?
Would be glad to put on my bag. Great idea and way to gain interest and discussion.
That is a really good idea. They bag tags are awesome to put on your bag and be able to show off to your friends. It is great as well because I like the idea of getting more people involved in Team Titleist. It is such a great site for those beginners and advanced alike to share ideas and get more into golf.
That thing is sweet and would match my Titleist bag perfectly!
I want one on my bag!!! #TeamTitleist
A member of TT, I would be proud to put one on my bag!
very cool idea
I would like one for sure.
I'd love one as well. Great idea.
I would definitely hang one on my golf bag!