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Age:16 Height:5 foot,5 inches Skinny and fit Hair:Black Rank:Chunin Eyes:Misty Blue Out Fit-Blue T-shirt black glove on right hand Black arm band On left arm HeadBand on right pant leg and Black shorts,and one of The Fourth Hokage kunais hanging from his left pocket Itoshoki Was born In a Far away hill his parents where rogue ninjas From the Rain Most of his family in the hidden lighting village while his parents were doing their work 3 banits showed up his mom was killed his father fought and ran away to itoshoki sealing this Tailed beast within him itoshoki ran off to hide while his father was killed he roamed the lands training trying to find a village his skills would be at chunin what other ppl say he meant this man he become his friend they got into a battle the man giving him his sharigan drinking this blood to become a uchiha then killing him he would of found a missing brother taking this eyes Justu: Lighting Style : level 1:Blade storm-He would draw one kunai drawing this charka to his hand where the kunai is he would throw it to obect behind them the charka shooting up like blades Damageing their nerves in their body Wolfseal draw- He draws upon his tailed beast charka Fire Style-Fire Ball Justu-fire a fire ball at the enemy Lighting style:Trap- He would stream his charka into the ground since his charka is kind of like ligthing it would grow when contact with the water it would shoot up around the area wraping around their arms and legs streaming though their body shocking and stoping their organs Lighting Collapse- He would show his sharigan at his enemy he would look into their eyes or the ground ligthing making a deep strong barrier the land would break his body falling though their head stoping instead of the lighting shocking his head killing the person Wolf Mode: When he gets mad or hurt or need more charka The wolf demon morphs with itoshoki causeing sharp teeth and extra charka Stage 1:Fire and lighting spin around him causeing to gain monster strenth and speed with extra charke Stage 2:His sharingan that hasnt come in yet is to his use in wolf mode causeing him to gain more charka from the sharigan spouting one tail Un-locking his strongest jusTU Lighting style:Hit of death-In demon form He gains extra charka focusing the charka to his hand as when the tail spouts makeing him use his sharingan that hasnt come to him yet Boost up his charka as the right hand is surrounded by red charka as he dashs at them hiting the enemy with the chidori type move Rotian-he uses his charke to form a spining wall of charka blocking all hit Fire style-Spring flower: Super sticky threads come out sticking to any thing as the threads are connected to his mouth as he blows fire out spreading it throw the threads any Genjustu-Spring flower: looks in the enemys eyes catching him in a genjustu confusing him self to launch all his attacks at his own self Transport: He would look at the enemy focusing in on them his sharigan transport the enemy 500 feet under the ground Amaterasu:They're unavoidable as long as the user keeps their eyes focused on their target. The flames are extremely powerful, capable of burning through anything and can even smother regular flames easily. Amaterasu is said to burn for seven days and seven nights, and cannot be extinguished with water or any other normal methods. However, the flames Tsukuyomi requires eye contact to be performed. When executed, the jutsu traps the target in an illusion that is completely controlled by the user. When Itachi uses it, he is able to make the genjutsu seem to last for days when in fact it only lasts a few moments. This allows him to torture the target for what seems like days on end, causing mental trauma that will render them unable to fight for an extensive period of time Last edited by Err; 09-12-2010 at 07:06 PM. Reason: Removed illegal images/links. |
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Read and listen to IELC Divine Service.
FOUTH SUNDAY IN LENT (Psalm 107:1-9, Numbers 21:4-9, Ephesians 2:1-10, John 3:14-21)
Rev.Esko Murto, March 18, 2012Part of the Lent series, preached at a Divine Service service
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Psalm 107:1-9
107:1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom he has redeemed from trouble
3 and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
4 Some wandered in desert wastes,
finding no way to a city to dwell in;
5 hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted within them.
6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight way
till they reached a city to dwell in.
8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
9 For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things. (ESV)
Numbers 21:4-9
4 From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. 5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food." 6 Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. 7 And the people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the people. 8 And the Lord said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live." 9 So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live. (ESV)
Ephesians 2:1-10
2:1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (ESV)
John 3:14-21
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God." (ESV)

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Tiny's Big Adventure
A charming book of wonder and exploration - from the award-winning author Martin Waddell. Tiny sees things he has never seen before when his sister Katy Mouse takes him up the knobbly tree, along the top bar of the gate and to the corn field for the first time: snails, spiders, rabbits, pheasants, a tractor - and even an old boot! This very special book showcases the perfect marriage of skilled craftsmanship and modern technology: vinyl engravings, watercolour washes and printed wood textures are brought together using computer technology. Hide synopsis


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Pinball Pinarello Prince
Canadian cyclist Michael Barry, a professional with Team Sky and Toronto artist Noah Rosen of Velocolour have partnered with Pinarello bicycles to create a uniquely painted pinball themed bicycle frame. The frame will be auctioned online with all of the proceeds of the sale going to support Right to Play, an organization working with volunteers and partners to use sport and play to enhance child development in areas of disadvantage.
When they were children, Noah and Michael spent hours riding their bikes up and down neighborhood streets in North Toronto. Once the sun had set they would retire to Noah's basement to play pinball. With those fond memories they began to design this Pinarello carbon fiber frame. Noah explained, "Within the project and the design there are elements of our youth, which tie it all together."
Pedaling their bikes, kicking soccer balls and shooting hockey pucks enhanced Noah and Michael's childhood experience and gave them lifelong perspective and opportunities. They both feel that all children should have the opportunity to play sport, which is why they want to support Right to Play.
Pinarello has kindly donated one of their top carbon racing frames to support the project.
Details of the Pinarello Prince frame:
Material: Carbon 50HM1K Torayca®
Fork: Onda™ FPX Carbon 50HM1K 1" 1/8 conified 1" 1/4 integral system
Rear Stay: Onda™ FPX Carbon 50HM1K
Weight for raw frame: 990gr
B.Bracket: Most® Croxover
Size: 55
(Seat Post and headset bearings included)
Walter Lai kindly took the photos of the frame.
Toronto based artist Noah Rosen has a background in ceramics, fine art and bicycle painting. He graduated with a B.F.A. from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2001 and from the Sheridan College School of Craft and Design in 1999.
Noah learned to paint bicycles while working under master frame builder and bicycle expert Mike Barry Sr. of Bicycle Specialties and Mariposa Bicycles.
In 2008 Noah opened his own custom painting shop, Velocolour, which has quickly gained international recognition for its high level of craftsmanship and unique designs. Noah has shown his work throughout Canada and internationally.
Michael Barry is a three time Olympian who has ridden as a professional for thirteen years. He has ridden for some of the top teams including US Postal, Discovery Channel, T-Mobile, High Road and Sky. The author of three books on cycling his writing has also been published in the New York Times, the Toronto Star and The Times of London.
Chair de Poule
Organizers — and riders — need to take responsibility for race safety
As we reach the town's limits, the peloton dives off a four-lane road into a tight bend. Brakes screech. Our speed drops from 60 to 20 kilometers an hour. The peloton balloons then bottlenecks going into the corner. Over 200 riders funnel onto the narrow street and accelerate towards the maze of the city center. As the peloton files out of the bend, it has become one long ribbon. The line of cyclists will snake through the town, skimming signposts, jumping speed bumps, and bouncing over cobbles and tram tracks. Using blind faith, we follow the wheels of the riders ahead of us closely. The effort is exponentially harder for the riders at the back because of the elastic effect of the peloton. Some riders will be blurry eyed from the intensity. Tired, panicked, or both, riders lose focus. Inevitably, mistakes are made and crashes follow. Within the town, we hear the occasional shrill whistle from a road marshal at a roundabout. But few of the dangerous elements on the course are signaled. We rely on instinct and experience.
Cycling is inherently dangerous. We accept that we'll race over cobbles, rub elbows in sprints and descend mountains at high speed. But most cyclists agree that crashes are now more frequent than they were just a few years ago. While we accept risks are part of our jobs, we shouldn't accept conditions that are overwhelmingly dangerous and avoidable. Cycling doesn't need to become an extreme sport to be intriguing, exciting and dramatic enough to captivate a television audience. A few simple changes could make them even more intriguing while minimizing the risk to the riders' health and, indeed, their lives.
During this year's Giro d'Italia few riders wanted to race up the Monte Crostis, a narrow mountain road with a steep dirt descent. The mountain was included in the course to create a spectacle. Monte Crostis is picturesque and I'm sure the images would have been dramatic. But it wasn't worth putting the riders' lives in danger. Most riders feared the descent. In response, the organizers placed snow fences at the corners in the hope that they would catch riders before they plummeted to the valley below.
Tragically, one of our colleagues, Wouter Weylandt, died on a technical descent on the second stage of the Giro, adding to our fear as Monte Crostis approached in the final 10 days of the race. The night before the stage, however, Monte Crostis was removed from the course. But it was not concern for the riders' safety that ultimately brought the change. Rather it was complaints from the directeurs. The road up and down Monte Crostis was too narrow for team cars. Our health was secondary. Finally, the Giro organizers gave in to the race commissaires' demand to eliminate the climb. But they were clearly disgusted and publically critical of the decision. The cyclists, like the animals in a dodgy circus, are just a part of the show. Continue Reading »
Pinarello Pinball Colours
When we were kids, my good friend Noah Rosen and I spent most afternoons and weekends racing our bikes up and down the neighborhood streets. At nightfall the races would end, and we'd retire to the basement with a bowl of popcorn to make forts, watch movies and play his father's vintage pinball machine. Noah still remembers the evenings fondly, " When we were playing pinball the room would be glowing in the darkness of the basement. But, maybe it was just our childhood enthusiasm."
We're still good friends and ride together whenever I'm back in Toronto. Noah now runs Velocolour and paints frames beautifully. Earlier this year we decided it might be fun to collaborate on project together, as we'd done at art school when we were kids. The idea was to paint a Pinarello with a unique design, which told a story. The frame would then be auctioned with the proceeds going to Right to Play, an organization that brings sport to children in disadvantaged areas. Within the project and design there are elements of our youth, which tie it all together.
After bouncing umpteen ideas off each other we agreed the frame should be painted with vintage pinball machine graphics. Noah succinctly said, "The connection made sense as a starting point. Childhood memories of us playing together, being kids, formed the design of the paint scheme, which would hopefully raise money for other kids to do the same thing."
Often, while riding in the middle of a peloton or in the midst of city traffic I have the feeling I'm the ball within the machine, bouncing off bumpers, shooting through holes, and accelerating when it is clear. When I find the flow of the peloton, or the city traffic, the feeling is sublime.
Pinarello kindly donated a 55 cm Prince carbon frame for us to use as the canvas.
The auction will take place at the end of June. Details will be posted soon.
Here are some of the photos of the project development. I'll post more photos of the frame in the coming days.
Giro d'Italia SRM files.
In the Giro we've had easier days, hard days and really tough days. Yet, the toughest days of the race, and perhaps of my career, will come in the next week.
Midway through the Giro d'Italia the wear of the race is evident. In the peloton riders are coughing and spitting as their weakened immune systems fight to battle bacteria and viruses. Others are covered in bandages and tape from crashes and injuries. A week ago we were fresh, healthy and strong. Every second counted and riders battled incessantly to be at the front of the peloton. The mountains had yet to crush dreams and sap the fight. Now, as we near the end of the second week of racing the riders, with realism, know their place in the peloton.
I've posted 5 SRM files below. The two mountain stages, Stage 7 and Stage 9, also include the descent down the mountain after the finish. The green line is power, speed is pink, cadence is blue, heart rate is red and brown is altitude. The average values for the day are on the top left of the screen with overall distance and energy produced at the bottom of the list.
The mountain stage to Etna was a hard day of racing as the peloton never settled into a steady rhythm but raced at a hard tempo from start to finish. The course was either up or down so we had little time to eat or drink, as we were either breathing intensely going uphill or concentrating and gripping our handlebars while descending. At the finish it was evident the day had been wearing. Many riders ran out of fuel on the final ascent while others struggled to hold the pace from the start of the stage and had to sprint for the finish line to make it within the time cut (riders who don't finish within a certain percentage of the winner's time are eliminated from the race). With roughly eleven kilometres to go on the stage, I was dropped from the front group and rode to the finish at a steady tempo to save energy for the next days.
The flat stage from Termoli to Teramo allowed the peloton to recover. Soon after the start, a small breakaway formed and the peloton chased at a steady speed. The finales of sprint stages are intense as the peloton swarms using every inch of the road as the finish line nears. In the uphill sprint I helped out our sprinter Davide Appolonnio who finished 5th.
The following stage to Castelfidardo was a tough day on difficult terrain. As the stage distance was relatively short and over relentlessly hilly countryside there wasn't a relaxing moment. Again, the dropped riders had to race like mad to make the time cut while at the head of the race the speed was constantly high. Riders were either attacking or the peloton was chasing threatening breakaways. In the end, the stage came down to a group sprint. As we rode back to the bus after the finish line most riders were complaining of very sore legs.
The coming stages are those the peloton is fearing.
Stage 7. Maddaloni – Montevergine di Mercogliano
Giro d'Italia SRM Files
The course profiles we receive at the beginning of a race are often deceiving. The altimetry can be inaccurate, the maps sketchy and the distance off. And, we often deceive ourselves and think a stage is easier because there are few climbs. The toughest days are often those where we relax and assume the race will finish in a sprint but are then surprised by relentless short climbs, twisting roads and bad surfaces. The peloton inevitably thins into a long line and we sit uncomfortably on our saddles for hours, burning far more calories than imagined and accumulating more meters of climbing than calculated. The Massif Central in France is famous for its tough rolling terrain, rough tarmac and baking heat. The conditions on 6th stage of the Giro d'Italia from Orvieto to Fiuggi were similarly hard. Under the weight of the day's racing the peloton splintered in the finale and roughly 80 riders sprinted for the line. In the sprint it was evident the riders were spent as it became a race of force instead of speed. Meters after the line, the sprinters collapsed in exhaustion.
My SRM file from the stage is posted below. The stages are usually quick for the first hour and then, once the breakaway forges a gap, the peloton settles into a steady rhythm in pursuit. With ten kilometres to go we ascended a five kilometre climb. At the top, I went to the back of the group, which was in a long thin line, with my teammate Kjell Carlstrom to bring our sprinter, Davide Appollonio, to the front so that he was in position for the sprint. My final effort of the day was a surge on the front of the group with two kilometres to go. Spent from the effort I sat up and rolled across the line while Davide sprinted to 5th place.
The stages in the Giro d'Italia are often technical. Fortunately, the organization provides fairly accurate profiles with detailed breakdowns of the climbs. Yet, a detailed breakdown in a book can't fully prepare us for technical descents on gravel roads. The second SRM file I've attached is from the 5th stage to Orvieto. The finale 40 kilometres of the course took us over sections of white gravel roads. The peloton fractured into dozens of groups as soon as we reached the roads as riders came to a standstill on the dirt climbs and crashed on the descents. It was clear which riders had experience riding on gravel. Unfortunately, I crashed just before we reached the gravel so I spent the rest of the race chasing to regain contact with the front of race. The SRM files give an idea of the effort required on a rolling stage in the Giro. I'll post some more files as the race goes on. The mountain stages should be interesting.
Stage 5: Piombino – Orvieto 191km
Le Jet d'Eau.
When we crested the summit of the final climb and began the descent I was on familiar roads. Our tires, pumped harder for the faultless Swiss roads, hummed as we flew down the mountain. On the flatter roads that hugged the shore of Lac Léman we sped along at over 50 km/h. As I rode on the front of the peloton the landmarks and sites we passed sparked the occasional flash of an old memory. Fifteen years ago, when I was an amateur racing for a team from Annemasse, a suburb of Geneva across the border in France, I had ridden and raced on the same roads. I was a neophyte in a foreign land with the goal of becoming a professional.
Once a week, on my easy training days, I would ride into Geneva and stop at a lakeside café. As I sipped on a coffee I'd daydreamed while watching the jet d'eau spray its fine mist across the harbor. I pictured myself one day finishing a professional race in the city centre. The images in my mind were glamorous and glorious. The reality is different.
The final stage of this year's Tour of Romandie finished 200 meters from where I had been sitting fifteen years ago. Our team controlled the finale perfectly for Ben Swift, the sprinter. With an impressive burst of speed he won convincingly. Continue Reading »
Training for the Giro d'Italia Team Time Trial
Three days prior to the start of the Giro d'Italia the team got together in Turin for a few days of training. The opening stage of the Giro was a team trial so it was important we become accustomed to riding with one another in formation and refine our technique. Bobby Julich, who is a coach with the team and was a time trial specialist and Olympic Medalist, was there to guide the team and give us advice. During the race he sat in the passenger's seat of the team car and relayed all of the key course information to us over the radio.
To me, the TTT is one of the most beautiful events in cycling as it not only requires complete sacrifice from every rider but also selflessness. To ride fast everybody needs to be constantly thinking of their teammates as any sharp acceleration, poorly taken corner, or bump in the road can have a detrimental effect on the whole squad. Rhythm, fluidity and a constant steady speed will ensure that a team carries the momentum to travel as fast and efficiently as possible. It is also the only event where the whole team can stand on the podium together and celebrate the victory.
Here are a few photos of the team training before the start of the Giro d'Italia.
On The Wheel
Like a river's current carrying a stick, I float in the middle of the peloton. We speed through towns, over hills and across the plains. As we near the finish, our momentum becomes a torrent. I pedal almost effortlessly, as the slipstream drags me along. The eight riders on the front of the peloton of 200 riders share the workload in the wind, dragging us along like a locomotive. But even the select group at the front look for the slipstream of the cars and motorbikes ahead. The wind is the racer's nemesis.
Winning a Classic means minimizing the amount of time spent in the wind. In the first hours of the race, a winner will rely on his team's protection to save every watt for the key attacks during the finale. In a race where over 6,000 calories will be burned, every rider is on the limit and every watt counts. Cyclists save.
Largely invisible to the television audience, there is a motorcade of cars and motorcycles at the head of the race. They capture us on video, ensure the road is closed to traffic and referee our movements. Although the vehicles aren't directly in front of the group, they nevertheless create a slipstream for peloton, which increases our speed, reduces our workload and, from time to time, changes the outcome of the race.
During the finale of a race, the protagonists will attack into a crowd of motorcycles. On the key pavé sectors of a Classic, or in the high mountains where the roads are narrow, the motorcyclists fight for position so their photographer-passengers can capture the pivotal moment. As they jostle for position and split the crowds of spectators, they are only meters in front of the lead riders. An attacker, a breakaway and a team who is chasing will all race for the motos' slipstream to increase their speed. It is a part of the race we all accept. But, when drafting is prolonged rivals cry foul.
It isn't only the motorbikes and cars, which disturb the air. The television and police helicopters, which circle above the peloton create turbulent air when then hover low altitude. Sometimes, the strength of their choppy downwash virtually brings us to a standstill and causes crashes. After the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the Frenchman Laurent Fignon protested that he had been robbed of the overall victory. Fignon felt that the organizers had manipulated the result of the dramatic and decisive final time-trial, so that his Italian rival Francesco Moser would win the overall classification. He protested that the television helicopter, which hovered directly behind Moser for the entire length of the stage, had created a down-force that literally pushed him to the finish. Continue Reading »


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Stuck in a marriage that's killing her, Betty thinks the only way to break from her two-timing scoundrel of a husband is to fake her own death. With the help of her rekindled old flame, the local undertaker, a quiet funeral is planned down to the smallest detail. But nothing goes as planned when a flamboyant competing funeral director jumps in determined to give Betty a send-off no one will ever forget.
Nick Hurran Writers
Frederick Ponzlov Producers
Jason Piette, Kate Robbins, Michael Cowan, Suzanne Lyons Starring (Alphabetical)
Alfred Molina, Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Walken, Jerry Springer, Menna Trussler, Robert Pugh Awards
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Welcome to the Wet Tropics: the importance of weather in the reef tourism resilience
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Title | Welcome to the Wet Tropics: the importance of weather in the reef tourism resilience |
Author | Coghlan, Alexandra; Prideaux, Bruce |
Journal Name | Current issues in tourism |
Year Published | 2009 |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
Publisher | Routledge |
Abstract | As one of Australia's iconic tourism attractions and one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is an important economic, social and natural resource for Queensland's Tropical North. However, the long-term prognosis for the health of the reef and by implication, the industries dependent on it, is not positive. So far much attention has focussed on the health and resilience of the reef ecosystem, as a foundation for a resilient tourism industry. In this study we explore how weather conditions have affected the reef experiences of 1000 tourists to the Cairns/Port Douglas region, suggesting that this may also be an important indicator of change on the reef. The results suggest that poor weather has a more pronounced effect on experiences than good weather and reinforce the likelihood that seasickness, cold and wet conditions, reduced water visibility, and difficult snorkelling/diving conditions will reduce overall levels of satisfaction. Poor weather was found to have a direct effect on satisfaction scores, the likelihood that reef and tour expectations were not realised, and lowered perceived value for money. These are important considerations for the reef centred tourism industry that is currently facing strong environment pressures from climate change. |
Peer Reviewed | Yes |
Published | Yes |
Alternative URI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13683500802596367 |
Volume | 12 |
Issue Number | 2 |
Page from | 89 |
Page to | 104 |
Date Accessioned | 2011-01-31 |
Date Available | 2011-03-31T04:47:52Z |
Language | en_AU |
Research Centre | Griffith Institute For Tourism |
Faculty | Faculty of Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology |
Subject | Tourism Resource Appraisal |
URI | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/37903 |
Publication Type | Journal Articles (Refereed Article) |
Publication Type Code | c1x |
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Skills and Tribal Role
Wolfrider chieftess, hunter, warrior, keeper of the Way
Daughter of Cutter and Leetah;
Sister of Sunstream;
Granddaughter of Bearclaw, Joyleaf, Toorah and Sun-Toucher;
Lovemate of Mender and Teir
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Ember is the twelfth Wolfrider chief. Named for her fiery spirit as much as for her flame-red hair, Ember was destined from birth to be a leader. As a chief's child she enjoyed the support and attention of her entire tribe. Growing up never wanting for anything bolstered her self-confidence, but it also left her a bit coddled and caused her to take her destiny as chief for granted.
As a young child, Ember was bossy yet unfailingly brave. In her teens, she didn't always see eye-to-eye with her chief-father Cutter, but quickly learned adult responsibility when he broke tradition and thrust chieftainship upon her while he still lived.
She is now leader of half of the tribe that split off to ensure that no matter how much the world changes, no matter how many dangers threaten, at least some Wolfriders and their Way will survive. As chieftess, Ember is tasked with protecting that legacy.
It's a heavy burden. She sometimes suffers self-doubt and it takes every bit of her strong-willed determination to protect her tribe from both external forces and internal challenges. Yet, she understands Cutter's reason for splitting the tribe and she has firm resolve to lead her branch of the Wolfriders according to the Way. She's chosen not seek out the magic of the Palace to rescue her from every danger, even though she can call on her twin brother Sunstream to bring it in a flash. While she respects her history, she's no slave to tradition and old beliefs, befriending humans and trolls alike when necessary to protect her people.
With tribemates like Mender the healer, loyal Pike, huntress Dewshine, and her devoted lovemate Teir at her back, Ember is successful more often than not.
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Joe Biden drops F-Bomb to Obama at Health Care Signing
It sounds like Biden -- live on CNN -- says , "This is a big f***ing deal" to Obama, right after he introduces him to the audience.
Watch the video and decide for yourself. But here's the official Dish Rag warning: This video may contain profanity and is not suitable for all ages.
If Biden did say that, he's right. It is a big deal.
But we have a feeling that President Obama already knew that.
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The guy sure knows how to divert attention from the moment the Prez has been working on for a full year!
Well, at least it's better than the last time I heard a VP use the "F" bomb when Darth Cheney said, "Go F yourself!"
Joe Biden beclowns himself yet again.
I'm a Joe Biden fan and he's right, it IS a big effin' deal. And unlike some other politicians of note, at least Joe's "F" wasn't directed to another person in anger or malice.
Ladies and Gentleman, I give you the standing national embarrassment that is Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.
He's a big f*cking joke, and further evidence of how wise American politicians of yesteryear were to label the Democrats the jackass party.
MediaCurves.com conducted a poll among 286 viewers of a video clip featuring the signing of the health care reform plan. Results found that the majority (61%) reported that Vice President Joe Biden should publically apologize for using profanity after introducing President Obama. In addition, slightly more than half of the viewers (51%) reported that Biden's use of profanity will negatively affect perceptions of the United States government.
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Here are 10 unique gift ideas for the mother who has everything.
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The One Island Tour with Bambu Station & Inna Vision Comes to Hard Rock Cafe on the Vegas Strip Wednesday, 10/24
The One Island Tour featuring Island reggae-roots bands Bambu Station and Inna Vision comes to Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip, Wednesday, October 24.
Formed in 1996 by lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Jalani Horton, Bambu Station has dedicated itself to creating music that transforms and positively impacts people's lives. With an organic and harmonic sound, the band's relentlessly captivating music has transcended the commercial music industry to create a way of life. With deeply thoughtful lyrics covering a range of social, political and spiritual issues, Bambu Station has created a canon of songs, which resonate deeply with the human experience. In 2012, the band released Children of Exodus, to acclaim from fans and critics alike.
Bambu Station has performed around the world, in countless cities throughout Europe, Africa, the United States, and the Pacific and Caribbean regions. Committed to supporting the music of fellow Virgin Islanders, the band has collaborated and performed with artists including Dezarie, Star Lion Family, Pressure Buss Pipe, Niyo Rah, among others.
Based on a shared interest for riddim driven and heartfelt music, Inna Vision has continuously delivered a full-fledged original sound that encompasses the beauty involved with everyday struggles. Led by lead singer Kokomon, the band continues to represent their Polynesian roots and culture with their unique riddim attack and unmatchable flows.
Inna Vision has just released their third full length album, No Stopping, which was created to inspire others to follow their passions despite life's hurdles. Each song is created with passion, chosen with purpose and presented with righteousness that only Inna Vision can deliver. Starting in October, Bambu Station and Inna Vision embark together on The One Island Tour across North America. Together, they will cement their statuses as legendary reggae bands and continue to capture fans' attention.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 24
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Ages 18 and up
WHERE: Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip
3771 Las Vegas Blvd S. (Across from Monte Carlo)
Las Vegas, NV 89109
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A FREE family event at Copper Mountain Resort featuring live music, conscious carnival, kid-powered parade and interactive activities designed to educate and entertain.
3 Ring Weekend Events:
- Copper Mountain Half Marathon, 10K and kids Race
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- All Kids Activities are FREE!
- Primp My Ride Parade (kids' human powered parade)
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- Raptor and Cattle Dog demonstrations and presentations
- Big Wheel Rally! We're bringing back the 80's….Matt and his group will be hosting the 2nd Annual Copper Mt. Big Wheel Rally on Saturday June 30 from 1pm-2pm in Burning Stone Plaza. Kids will begin the day, and racing will finish with the Adult Big Wheel RELAY!


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UPDATED 5:50 PM EST Feb 27, 2013A man charged in connection with the death of mother from Maine pleaded guilty Wednesday to being an accomplice to second-degree murder.
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Let me start by saying that I am a native of both Dublin and London. I am used to the leers and hoots of random perverted jackasses from pubs as they glug beer and watch the footie game on the television. But since I moved to New York City in July 2005, at the age of seventeen, I can honestly say I've encountered more lewd fuckwits in one thirteen mile long city in one year than you can shake a stick at.
My favourite has to be the asshole who phoned me the other day. I do not have caller ID (but you can be damn sure I'm having it installed ASAP, after this incident). Our conversation goes a bit like this:
*phone rings*
Me: Hello?
*panting and crashing from other end*
Me: Hello?
Random fuckwit: Hey, sexy.
Me: Who is this?
Random fuckwit: Your stallion. Rawr (I wish I could say I was joking)
Me: Stallions don't rawr. Who are you, and why are you phoning me?
Random fuckwit: *in ridiculous, downright embarassing attempt of a proper English accent: Are you British, mate?
Me: Yes, *mate*, and I'm about to hang up. Bye now.
Random fuckwit: Do you mind if I jack off?
Me: Be my guest. *slam phone down*
As much as I love being accosted by some asshat on the phone, I think I'd be an idiot if I didn't share this with the rest of the world. Enjoy, ladies, and keep yourselves safe. And Mr. Fuckwit, wherever you are: get a new hobby.
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Neemrana became the third capital of the descendants of Prithviraj Chauhan III, who was killed in battle by Mohammad Ghori in 1192 AD. This picturesque site was chosen by Raja Rajdeo. Neemrana derived its name from a brave local chieftain Nimola Meo, who when defeated by the Chauhans, pleaded that his name be given to his lost kingdom.
Neemrana Fort Palace covers an area of 25 acres or 10 hectares. The stepped palaces of this architectural jewel cut into the hillside and cover over 3 acres or 1.2 hectares and rises to 10 levels commanding the most splendid views. From 1986,the ruins of this fort palace have been sensitively restored and reconstructed. The rooms are furnished with an eclectic mix of traditional Indian and colonial furniture, antiques and artistic objects. Most rooms have private balconies or terraces with excellent views of the surrounding.


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Passing the Small Test
a lot of times we know what we should do but make excuses to ease our conscience. God wants to see will you be quick to obey the I knows on the inside, or will He have to ask you over and over again. God speaks to us about practical everyday events. Feeling uneasy around someone is the holy spirit telling you that's trouble. Unless you obey in the small God won't entrust you with much. Be a person of excellence. Everyone isnt going where you going so don't compare yourself to them. Don't confuse small with insignificant. Everytime you obey a blessing will follow. Be your best wherever you are even if its beneath you. Excuses can keep you from your destiny.
The size isnt important its the obedience that releases the power and opens blind eyes.
2kings 5:13
Maybe you're waiting on God while really God is waiting on you.
Take time to follow what God has put in your heart. Be willing to be inconvenienced. Most importantly obey and obey quickly. God knows what He's doing He can see things we can't see..
When you argue with God He's always going to win. When He asks you to do something do it whole heartedly , partial obedience is not obedience..be it volunteering, forgiving, working somewhere or with someone..
Something as simple as a tie can become a symbol of hope if you just pass your small test.
1sam 15:3 & 9 PARTIAL obedience is not TOTAL obedience.
God is looking for people He can trust with all things big and small to be sensitive to His voice and do great and mighty things. When we fully obey God's blessings will chase us down and overtake our lives.
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U.S. Charter Schools Hit Their Stride Apr 11
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Standard & Poor's Rating Services lowered its long-term rating to 'BB+' from 'BBB-' on Grand Traverse Academy (GTA), Mich.'s series 2007 public school academy revenue and refunding bonds. The outlook is stable. The lower rating reflects our view of GTA's limited balance sheet resources and its growing dependence on state-aid anticipation notes to cover cash-flow needs. While general fund balances appear to have improved in fiscals 2011 and 2010 on positive operating results, the booking of sub-lease receivables from the academy's management company for the use of equipment and facilities that are later netted against the company's higher service fees inflate the academy's actual reserve position. Timing of state-aid note payments also causes days' cash on hand to be somewhat...
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Really? Auto looting dumbs down the game.... REALLY?!
I'm going to do a strawman and say your opinion is that after we kill the boss we should have to do a treasure digging excursion around the boss fight room, but sometimes the loot isn't there and is instead in the ceiling. That way it's less convenient and therefor better.
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Literacy Mid-South is spending part of this month literally surrounded by books.
The nonprofit, which is promoting the national Read Across America initiative in March, is in the process of collecting some 3,000 books (valued at $48,000) to give away. And in the meantime, those books will need to be somehow stored in the organization's 1,300-square-foot office.
Justin Grinder knew at an early age that he wanted to be involved in the construction industry.
The five Memphis seniors talked about their college basketball careers and they sounded older, wiser. And although nobody used this word, maybe a little scared about what might, or might not, come next.
Shelby County Schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson said he will seek funding before the new fiscal year that begins July 1 for a new Westhaven Elementary School and possibly two other new schools in southeast and northwest Shelby County.
Ray's Take: When thinking about your future, do you believe that you will be taken "feet first in a pine box" out of the home you worked so hard for during your younger years? Or do you sometimes get that uncomfortable feeling that you need to "knock on wood" as you look around at friends or acquaintances who have experienced a sudden change in health forcing a change in venue?
UPDATE: In a special meeting Friday, March 7, the Germantown Municipal Schools board voted 3-0 to rescind its tuition requirement for open enrollment of students living outside Germantown.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration is driving ahead with a dramatic reduction in sulfur in gasoline and tailpipe emissions, declaring that cleaner air will save thousands of lives per year at little cost to consumers.
It was about 40 years ago that Walt and Violet Exline were looking for a home in Raleigh and stopped with their Realtor to eat lunch at a pizza parlor at the corner of Austin Peay Highway and Stage Road.
In five months, a new school year will begin in Shelby County. And for a second straight academic year, many parents will be able to say it is unlike any in their lifetimes.
The first and last school year of the unified Memphis City and Shelby County Schools systems will be followed by what educators are calling the "demerger."
The Sports Morality Police have pinned on their badges and are cracking down on athlete-on-athlete crime.
You know, those vicious moments where one millionaire calls another millionaire a name across the line of scrimmage in what amount to little more than a grunt.
Germantown Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy says Germantown and Collierville schools leaders are discussing a contract to allow Collierville students to continue attending the Germantown district's Houston High in the new academic year.
Ray's Take: Most parents want to give their kids the best college education possible. At the same time, they know they must finance their own retirement. It's hard to objectively prioritize, especially when your precious children are involved.
Shelby County Schools board members completed Tuesday, Feb. 25, the first half of their actions to prepare the new map of the demerged school system for the academic year that begins in August. And they set the stage for more possible changes in years to come.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Even the scoreboards in high school gyms will have to advertise only healthy foods under new rules announced Tuesday by the Obama administration.
Promotion of sugary drinks and junk foods around campuses during the school day will be phased out under the rules, intended to ensure that such marketing is brought in line with health standards that already apply to school foods.
Referred prospects offer one of the strongest returns of any marketing or sales strategy you can deploy. After all, a good referral costs nothing to generate and a referred prospect is much more likely to become a customer than an average lead.
A bill pending in the Tennessee legislature would have the state adopt a uniform time system.
The bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. Curry Todd of Collierville, would take effect in July if passed, and so would make daylight savings time permanent in Tennessee. The state currently moves clocks forward an hour each spring and back an hour each fall.
Long before she was running her own business and co-writing a book, "Women in High Gear," Amy Howell was a little girl in overdrive.
If it was just an abstraction or a mere theory, it wouldn't have a definition in the dictionary or a website. It would simply be another urban myth.
But with a few keystrokes you can go right to www.glassceiling.com. And the dictionary definition of "glass ceiling" is tangible – "an unfair system or set of attitudes that prevents some people (such as women or people of a certain race) from getting the most powerful jobs." In fact, you can almost see a woman stuck in middle management, briefcase in hand, staring up at that glass ceiling and wondering: Where do I find the ladder that gets me from here to there?
"I've never been humbled by anything like baseball. And I've been humbled more coaching than playing." – Jonathan Lyons, former college and minor-league pitcher and now a coach of a 12-and-under competitive team
The set of two dozen proposed attendance zone changes affecting nearly 7,000 students in Shelby County unveiled this week by Shelby County Schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson is the first step on the road to certainty for parents of children in the consolidated system that is about to break into seven public systems.
NASHVILLE (AP) – Lawmakers trying to decide on a limited school voucher program in Tennessee or a broader one say they're close to reaching an agreement on legislation.
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris of Collierville is carrying a proposal for Republican Gov. Bill Haslam that's limited to students from low-income families attending the bottom 5 percent of failing schools. He had that measure withdrawn last year when Senate Republicans sought to expand to a larger number of children.
Ray's Take You're contemplating moving to another home – maybe even to another city or the country. The catalyst could be a job offer, school changes, the desire for more living space or to be near family. While your personal, family and career situation will be major factors in the final decision, don't forget to consider the financial angle as well. There are more costs for a new home than the selling price alone.
Alisa Ellis has joined State Systems Inc. as a low voltage sales executive. She brings 16 years of telecommunications experience to the company, which offers protection products and services, including fire protection equipment, training and cleaning services, as well as technology services such as network integration, cabling systems and wireless support.
In recreational sports, you might hear that it's not whether you win or lose but how you play the game. It is not so different in community theater.
"The ultimate goal lies in the process of theater," said Brandon Kelly, artistic director for Stage Door Productions, a new 501(c)3 nonprofit performing arts organization housed in the Kroc Center of Memphis.
Ron Ritchhart came to Memphis for a two-day symposium on Harvard's Project Zero education research with a message about student-achievement testing he suggested U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan should hear.
Gary Wilkes usually doesn't notice the smell at the family business, Wayne's Candy Co. Inc., unless he has just returned from vacation.
As chair of the Tennessee Senate Education Committee, Sen. Dolores Gresham has plenty of hot-button issues crossing her desk these days.
At a time when it seems every assumption about the mechanics of education is being questioned, educators at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Project Zero have been deconstructing the same assumptions and trying to analyze more objectively what should happen to help students learn.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration is using ads depicting wrinkled skin on youthful faces and teenagers paying for cigarettes with their teeth in a campaign to show the nation's young people the costs associated with smoking.
On a recent Thursday night in January, 10 young girls enjoyed assorted cheeses, crab cakes, fruits and desserts at Napa Café in East Memphis.
While the girls, all members of Girls Inc. of Memphis, loved the food, it was their discussions with female employees from CB Richard Ellis Memphis that nourished their imaginations and ambitions.
Ray's Take When you set your spending priorities, don't forget to consider travel. Assuming your finances and budget are adequately on track, investing dollars in traveling can repay a host of personal dividends.
The bright orange sign in the shape of a triangle that hangs in the lobby at archer-malmo has a feature that's not immediately obvious to visitors.
If someone taps on the sign, the light visible behind it will dim and then flash in quick succession the same number of times the sign was tapped. That feature was added thanks to a few employees of the marketing and communications agency who got together and decided to "hack" the sign – no particular reason, really, just to flex their technical skills.
Shelby County Schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson is considering waiving rent payments by charter schools that lease the school system's old buildings in return for them taking all children in an area and coordinating their location with Shelby County Schools.
It was late in Game 6 of the Grizzlies' 2013 playoff series with the Los Angeles Clippers. Already, FedExForum was abuzz with anticipation. The hated Clippers were about to go down. Grizz, the team's chest-thumping mascot, scaled a ladder inside the arena and unfurled a banner:
You couldn't call it a debate.
But there is clearly a conflict in the way those affected by a slate of 13 possible school closings view what is happening in many of those schools and what Shelby County Schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson views what is not happening.
"Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee."
"Got it."
So read an Aug. 13, 2013, email exchange between a couple of New Jersey pols. Why Fort Lee?
Earlier efforts to pluck Democratic endorsements in the Garden State for Gov. Chris Christie's reelection campaign had failed as to Fort Lee's mayor, Mark Sokolich. Moreover, the day before, the Democratic state senator who represents Fort Lee had effectively blocked Christie's reappointment of a Republican state supreme court justice. On Aug. 12, Christie referred to Jersey's Democratic state senators as "animals."
Toward the end of his run as Memphis City Schools superintendent, Kriner Cash talked of a switch in schools to digital devices for learning away from school.
It ultimately didn't get very far in terms of details like how it would be paid for. And school board members at the time greeted the idea of giving students such devices to take home with silence.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Higher-income Americans and some legally married same-sex couples are likely to feel the biggest hits from tax law changes when they file their federal returns in the next few months. Taxpayers also will have a harder time taking medical deductions.
Plans for the pedestrian and bicycle boardwalk on the north side of the Frisco Bridge are being redesigned after the first bids on the boardwalk came in too high.
But Downtown Memphis Commission President Paul Morris said talks are underway with Union Pacific railroad executives about a compromise as backers of the part of the larger "Main to Main" project seek to raise more private funding.
Imagine it: Memphis students helping their fellow students make better grades and, in the process, substantially boosting standardized test scores and overall academic performance – a feat school officials have been trying to accomplish for years.
Ray's Take: DINKs (dual incomes, no kids) might not actually be bringing home as much additional gross income as they think. When kids enter the picture, it's probably time to take a long and hard look at the pluses and minuses – financial and otherwise – of continuing to have both parents work outside the home.
Shelby County Schools leaders expect to hear a lot Thursday, Jan. 16, when they hold a public hearing on the latest tentative list of 13 schools that could be closed in the new school year that starts in August.
The future of Ashlar Hall has become nearly as unpredictable as its eccentric former proprietor, Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges.
A Monday, Jan. 13, hearing before Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter did little to clear the air surrounding a November transfer of the 1397 Central Ave. property and competing claims over its future.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Health is increasing efforts to prevent sleep-related deaths for babies.
In partnership with Charlie's Kids Foundation, the department is providing copies of a book called "Sleep Baby, Safe and Snug" for each baby born at participating hospitals in 2014. The book was written by pediatrician John Hutton to teach caregivers to safely put a baby to sleep.
Discussions are underway about the particulars of an imminent demolition contract for the Tennessee Brewery, and the owners of the castle-like structure Downtown could decide the property's fate by sometime in February or March.
NASHVILLE (AP) – Gov. Bill Haslam won't announce his decision about whether to support school voucher legislation until state lawmakers return into session this week.
The Republican governor last year supported a voucher program limited to students from low-income families attending failing schools. Haslam had that measure withdrawn when Senate Republicans sought to expand to a larger number of children.
There is an African saying that "When elephants fight, only the grass gets trampled." Since my only encounters with elephants are limited to an occasional trip to the zoo, I did not really get the full impact of the saying until I saw elephants fight on an Animal Planet show.
Moviegoers bought more than 97,000 bows to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during Malco Theatres' annual Wrapped with Love campaign last year.
The bows were handmade from actual film and available at theater box offices for $1 each. A formal check presentation at St. Jude is being planned for early spring.
The first attendance zone maps and details about where school children in Cordova might go to school this coming August was the dominant topic of discussion when the Cordova Leadership Council held a town hall meeting late last year.
"I thought I heard the captain sayPay me my money downTomorrow is our sailing dayPay me my money down"
To put it in the game's terms, the Memphis Redbirds/AutoZone Park/St. Louis Cardinals defeated political skepticism and doubt by a score of 8-4 and saved baseball at Third and Union for many summers to come.
Each of their contracts now approved, the superintendents and directors of Shelby County six suburban school systems sat down Tuesday, Jan. 7, around the same table for the first time to talk about how to build their school districts.
You can't really call this forward James Johnson's second chance because the Memphis Grizzlies are his fifth NBA team, if you count his four preseason games with the Atlanta Hawks before being released last October.
The renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, when asked which one of the many buildings he designed was his favorite, without hesitation replied, "My next one." The new year that stretches out in front of us has the same potential to be the best yet, for Memphis and for each of us.
It's that time of year again. Time for holiday programs.
Such as the one recounted by John Irving in "A Prayer for Owen Meany." The one directed annually by Rev. and Mrs. Wiggin. The one that made Owen mad, because the little kids were "disguised as turtledoves."In costumes "so absurd that no one knew what these children were supposed to be"! They looked like "science-fiction angels, spectacular life-forms from another galaxy, as if the Wiggins had decided that the Holy Nativity had been attended by beings from faraway planets."
Ray's Take Too many of us are sending our kids to college with no understanding of how to handle – or better yet avoid – debt. A recent survey revealed that while 70 percent of undergrads had credit cards, fewer than 10 percent paid them off in full each month. Even worse, a mere 14 percent knew what their interest rate was!
Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is the passenger in a Cessna. He's headed to visit his dad in north Canada for the summer. The pilot dies of a heart attack. Brian crash-lands the plane in a lake surrounded by a dense forest. Can he survive?
Ray's Take If it's not another country defaulting on their debts it's political gridlock on economic issues here or ominous predictions about the Federal Reserve. The news seems to be featuring more than its share of scary economic news these days.
Shelby County Schools board members voted Tuesday, Dec. 17, to start the process of considering the closing of four more schools for the 2014-2015 school year, bringing the number of schools that could close to 13.
Failure is the new business and innovation buzzword. Magazine articles, consultants and even professors are encouraging everyone to "learn to fail."
Their intent is to break the hardwiring in our culture that trains us to strive for success and perfection because they believe this limits our appetite for taking risk. They hold up poor Thomas Edison as a famous failure and use Winston Churchill's quote "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm" as support for their mantra. The failure zealots celebrate failure and encourage everyone to not just fail, but fail a lot.
It was already official before Achievement School District superintendent Chris Barbic made the formal announcement last week.
Months ago, Barbic had confirmed that former Westside Middle School principal Bobby White would be leading the state-run school district's effort at Frayser High School in the 2014-2015 school year.
Carver High School has survived another attempt to close it.
Small and declining enrollment at Carver since the 1980s led Memphis City Schools leaders to propose closing the school several times. And in April, Shelby County Schools leaders put the South Memphis high school on a list of schools for possible closure, citing low enrollment, under-utilization of the building and low student performance.
Ray's Take What's the right portfolio balance for you? There are no stock answers (no pun intended). The makeup of your personal stock, bond and investment portfolio balance is as individual as your fingerprints. It depends on your age, the number of kids you have, your fixed and discretionary costs, your income, risk tolerance, your health, your spending habits, and much more – not to mention your specific financial goals.
Beth Sholom Synagogue will present Acoustic Sunday Live!, featuring Jesse Winchester, Mary Gauthier, Amy LaVere and John Paul Keith, Sunday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. at the synagogue, 6675 Humphreys Blvd. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Buy tickets at bsholom.org.
What happened at the corner of McLemore Avenue and College Street in the 1960s is nothing short of extraordinary.
At the crossroads of segregated neighborhoods in South Memphis, two white business partners would open the doors wide to whites and blacks alike, who congregated to write and record songs that would set off a soul explosion heard around the world.
Say only that, and everyone in Memphis knows you're talking about the University of Memphis basketball coach.
A first name. Like Michael, LeBron or Kobe. OK, not exactly like that, but sort of like that because it captures who he is. To say "Pastner" sounds too formal, doesn't do justice to the gentle, but enthusiastic and optimistic soul – Josh! – that at 19 applied for the Los Angeles Clippers' head coaching position.
For Shelby County Schools officials, there hasn't been much time to wonder about the second part of the historic reformation of public education in Shelby County.
As members of the six suburban school boards were sworn in this month and agreements for school buildings and funding and settling the federal lawsuit were approved, Shelby County Schools board members were hearing the first details of what a new emphasis on literacy could look like in the 2014-2015 school year for the post-merger school system.
Despite the looming possibility of winter weather, more than 20,000 people are still prepared to hit the streets this Saturday for the 12th annual St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend, a series of races designed to raise awareness of and funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Cooper Young Night Out will be held Thursday, Dec. 5, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at businesses in the Cooper-Young neighborhood. Visit cooperyoung.biz for a list of activities.
Agape Child & Family Services celebrated 14 young photographers Tuesday, Dec. 3, unveiling the Pictures of Hope holiday cards based on the children's missive to capture their dreams on camera. The celebration and unveiling were part of Agape's second-annual Meet the Young Artist holiday party, held at Chuck Hutton Chevrolet in East Memphis.
The needs of the homeless and the hungry rise in prominence during the holidays.
But those who work with those problems year round are always quick to say the problems are still there after the attention wanders once the holidays are over.
One of the coming debates about education reform in Shelby County will be about the role of teacher residency programs in preparing future Shelby County Schools system teachers.
Shelby County Schools board members approved two contracts before the Thanksgiving holiday with Memphis Teacher Residency and Teach For America, the two dominant residency programs working in Shelby County.
While there are those people who jump headlong into exercise, pulled in by the rush of endorphins and an eagerness to look and feel better, others need a push.
That's where Tony Ludlow comes in. The former staff sergeant for the U.S. Marine Corps leads participants five days a week in push-ups, crunches, weight training and jumping jacks through his USMC Fitness Boot Camp in the parking lot of Christ United Methodist Church in East Memphis.
Local fitness organizations like the Kroc Center have seen increased membership numbers this year as more people in the Mid-South are working to get fit and taking an active role in their overall health.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF ADDRESS. The sticker on the door of Elwood's Shack – sort of on Summer and sort of in Lowe's parking lot – said "Summer Ave. is my Poplar."
Ray's Take You've finally reached the point where your children are grown and launched, and are looking forward to a secure retirement, or at least a slower financial headwind. Suddenly, catastrophe strikes one of your kids. Should you help, even if it could jeopardize your own future?
Holiday Inn, the iconic hotel chain that launched in Memphis more than 60 years ago and went on to become an international mega-brand, wants customers to change their view.
That phrase has a literal and figurative connotation. It refers to a new generation of hotel guests becoming acquainted with the storied hospitality brand, and it also refers to Holiday Inn's multimillion-dollar Change Your View campaign, a newly launched effort to remind people what's special about the company.
Shelby County Commissioners take up proposed pay raises Monday, Nov. 18, for the offices of Shelby County mayor, Shelby County sheriff and four other countywide elected officials.
The commission votes on the first of three readings, which also includes an ordinance to keep the pay of Shelby County Commissioners at $29,100 a year.
It has been a challenging season at Mississippi State. And it's about to get more challenging with No. 1 Alabama invading Starkville for a 6:45 p.m. game this Saturday.
"Alabama is a team that leads the nation in just about everything," Bulldogs coach Dan Mullen said.
Voters in Shelby County's six suburban towns and cities completed the process Thursday, Nov. 7, of establishing the basics of their municipal school districts, with elections for their respective school boards.
"Mechatronics." Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said the word so fast that it got lost in the echo of the large aircraft hangar at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology near Memphis International Airport.
Educator and Harlem Children's Zone founder Geoffrey Canada came to the National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Awards Wednesday, Nov. 6, with some harsh words as he and two others accepted the awards.
November is Adoption Awareness Month, and local groups like Mid-South Alliance and Agape Child & Family Services are working to provide safe and loving homes for more than 1,100 children in foster care in Shelby County.
Germantown Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy is still "hopeful" that Germantown Elementary, Middle and High schools can remain part of the coming Germantown municipal school district under some kind of negotiated agreement between the Germantown school board and the Shelby County Schools board.
Ray's Take Webster defines legacy as "something received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past." Our personal legacy is what we are remembered for; the contributions we have made to our family, our community, and our world.
As he raised his four children, Joe Thordarson increasingly thought about the important roles that art and literature played in education.
"I never felt art got the attention it deserved in a kid's education, and any art you can encourage is good for their education," he said. "Art and writing are so important and I wanted to encourage that."
Laurie Williams, adult education coordinator at Memphis Botanic Garden, was recently awarded the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council's President's Award for her contribution to establishing and maintaining viable community forests in Tennessee. Williams was one of seven individuals the urban forestry council honored this year.
Agape Child & Family Services is bringing back its Pictures of Hope holiday card sets fundraiser from last holiday season, and the sets are the result of a nationally sponsored program targeting children in need.
The Children's Museum of Memphis is calling on all superheroes and non-scary Halloween characters to help vanquish the city's bad guys during this weekend's Superheroes Monster Bash.
From 2002-2006, the St. Louis Cardinals had a farm director named Bruce Manno. He was a guy who had his own ideas on how things should be done. One of them was to require that all Cardinal minor-league players – from Rookie ball to Triple-A Memphis – wear their pants pulled up to their knees so their stirrup socks would show.
The Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities at the University of Memphis will host the 15th annual Graduate Association of African American History conference Thursday, Oct. 24, at 5:30 p.m. in the University Center theater, 499 University St. Kevin Mumford of the University of Illinois will present the keynote, "Beyond the Closet: Reinventing African American Gay History, 1963-1988." Cost is free. Visit memphis.edu/moch for details.
It was the issue that didn't get a lot of public discussion in the initial move to form suburban school districts in Shelby County.
Suburban leaders envisioned that their six school systems would retain attendance zones and incorporate agreements that allowed all children attending the schools in their cities and towns to continue attending those same schools. That included thousands of children who live in unincorporated Shelby County including the Memphis annexation reserve area as well as their own reserve areas. And it included children in one suburban city who attended school in another suburban city.
The Shelby County Schools system would continue to educate school age children in the unincorporated areas of Shelby County and operate the 14 schools in those areas as well as one in Lucy and the three schools in Germantown bearing that city's name under a proposal presented Tuesday, Oct. 22, to the countywide school board by schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson.
Talk Shoppe will meet Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at DeVry University, 6401 Poplar Ave., sixth floor. Debbie Reeves of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency will present "First-Time Homebuyers Housing Information Before You Buy or Rent." Cost is free. Visit talkshoppe.biz or call Jo Garner at 482-0354.


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This is my vocaloid,Karishi(weird name I know lol) about her..well,she loves sugar(hence the bag of sugar) and puts it in EVERYTHING(me: ooo,soup!*tastes it and spits out* it's too sweet! Karishi: I know ^_^. me: >_>) plus,she's really good at sports
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hi , Karishi !! me luv sweetz too ^.^ *taste the soup* ....... :x *spits out* i take back my words that i luv sweet stuff :P lol~ anyway, you're very creative , Jazzy! me likey!
5 Sweet Hearts for the Beautifu Karishi. She is tooooo cute and has awesome eyes and hair and outfit. I LUv the fingerless gloves too :)
Really an adorable little girl!!! Interesting description too. Well done. 5/5
I love her beautiful, sapphire-blue hairstyle and her yellow eyes and pretty eyelashes! xD She looks so adorable! I really like her green shirt with the winged heart on it. Her sleeves look awesome and I love the sugar she's holding. Mmm. 5/5 hearts
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Final: Celtics 107, Raptors 89
After creating some distance between themselves and Toronto late in the third quarter, the C's ran away in the fourth.
Rajon Rondo left the game with 6 points and 20 assists in 33 minutes, and Jason Terry made 4 of 7 treys on the way to 20 points.
With the last period mainly a garbage time exercise, rookie Jared Sullinger completed a 12-point, 11-rebound effort -- his first NBA double-double.
Overall, the Celtics shot a very warm 56.6 percent from the floor.
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