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Colbert entered his plea before the Honorable W. Louis Sands, United States District Judge in Albany.
Colbert admitted that on the morning of November 18, 2011, he entered First State Bank in Albany, Georgia, held up a gun, fired a shot into the ceiling, and shouted, "This is a robbery!"
Colbert also admitted firing an additional shot at an Albany Police Department officer who was in the bank, and then firing several shots behind him as he fled from the bank with the officer in pursuit.
Colbert was apprehended shortly after his attempt to rob the First State Bank. No money was stolen from the Bank, and no one was hurt.
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DURHAM — Dukes seniors might have deserved to end their careers on a higher note, but DePaul just wasnt going to let it happen Monday night.
Megan Rogowski scored 22 points and led four Blue Demons in double figures as they used a 3-point shooting barrage to shock Duke 74-65 in the second round of the NCAA womens basketball tournament at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The defeat ended a string of four straight seasons in which Duke (28-7) had won at least three games in the NCAA tournament, and it ended a 19-game home winning streak in NCAA tournament games.
DePaul (29-6) advanced to the region semifinals against either Texas A&M or James Madison on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.
Megan Podkowa added 18 points, Brittany Hrynko 14 and Jasmine Penny 11 for Big East champion and No. 23-ranked DePaul, which has won nine straight games.
No. 9-ranked Duke got 12 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocked shots from Elizabeth Williams. Tricia Liston and Haley Peters each added 11 points in their final college game, Kalia Johnson also had 11 and Oderah Chidom 10.
DePaul is a super team and they shot really well from the 3-point line, especially in the second half, Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie said at a tearful news conference. Theyre very, very good.
Im proud of our teams effort and fight and resolve. I know there are things we wanted to do better in this game that we didnt do as well. Seventy-four points were a little too much for us to give up, but I cant say enough about how proud I am of this team and how proud I am of the seniors in particular.
DePaul hit 14 of 33 3-point attempts to 2-for-6 for Duke, which outshot the Blue Demons 46.6 percent to 40 percent from the floor and outrebounded the visitors 43-32. DePaul committed 15 turnovers to Dukes 21.
The NCAA tournament is a great tournament because of the players, said DePaul coach Doug Bruno, who was an assistant at Loyola when Listons father Brian played for the Ramblers. Were here (as winners) because the players Im blessed to coach did a great job all year and specifically tonight.
I was impressed with what our players did the other day against Oklahoma (in Saturdays 104-100 win) to get us here, and what they did tonight. Duke is a very, very talented basketball team.
DePaul led 27-24 at halftime before Duke rallied to take a 28-27 lead on a Jackson follow with 18 minutes, 11 seconds left. The Blue Demons went on an 8-0 run all by Podkowa and Dukes closest approach after that was 49-46 on a Chidom jumper at 7:00.
The (DePaul) 3-pointers were definitely frustrating, junior center Williams said. But its not like I dont take responsibility as well, especially if were playing zone defense. I think we needed to do a better job of making in-game adjustments and closing out harder on the shooters.
Peters said the Blue Demons overall defense definitely made a difference.
They were really on top of our ball-handlers and we didnt handle it very well, Peters said. I dont know that it was the 3-point line per se we just got a little bit rattled with how aggressive they were and how much pressure they put on us. We didnt execute very well.
Liston also said DePauls defense did a superb job.
They sped us up and did a good job of getting the ball out of my hands, and then when we got to halfcourt (they were) doing things with the double and swarming us a little bit, Liston said. They made us play faster than we should have played.
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Re: Wil @ 2. Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 6:38 PM
That may result in a worse situation Wil...
"Prolonged or excessive use of Mylanta can result in damage to the kidneys, decreased levels of phosphate in the body, dizziness, and fainting spells. Less serious side effects of Mylanta include nausea, constipation, diarrhea, and headaches . The development of a rash, swelling or itchiness that affects the mouth, tongue, throat, or cheeks, dizziness, and trouble breathing are signs of an allergic reaction and should be treated immediately by a medical professional."
Shorebreak, thanks for that! Now I can enjoy smoking my cigarettes with a beer or two without having to consider chalky-tasting Mylanta as a better alternative. You spared me from having to literally swallow something unpleasant, and that would have been no fun!
My heart almost skipped a beat when I read your first line. Initially I thought you were going to tell me that the situation with bonds was going to get worse. You are probably going to tell me that next, I bet! I better get my pack, lighter, and ashtray within easy reach in time for your reply. Some Yuengling beer is already in the fridge.
Re: Wil @ 4. Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 7:33 PM
I can wait until tomorrow. No sense in overdoing the pessimism.
My frazzled nerves thank you.
"Yuengling? Are you in PA by chance?"
No, New Jersey. But Yuengling is available almost everywhere in NJ. It's my favorite beer - I got turned on to it when I was in college in Scranton, PA.
Re: Wil @ 4. Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 7:33 PM
I can wait until tomorrow. No sense in overdoing the pessimism.
My frazzled nerves thank you.
"Yuengling? Are you in PA by chance?"
No, New Jersey. But Yuengling is available almost everywhere in NJ. It's my favorite beer - I got turned on to it when I was in college in Scranton, PA.
I don't know how this got duplicated.
Maybe Fortuna (Roman goddess of luck) is trying to tell me that it was a point worth repeating? On second thought, it must have been Bacchus.
P.S. I might still have that beer anyway.
Re: Wil @ 7. Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 7:46 PMWtf?! Running to the fridge to get the beer and a bottle opener. Placing a cigarette between my lips and lighting up. Taking a long, double-pumping drag and inhaling smoke deep into my lungs. Slowly exhaling billowing clouds . . . Relief! Guzzling down beer from the bottle. Okay, now I'm ready to take a look at your latest ghoulish post!
Sorry, couldn't wait until tomorow.
Wil: I think I'm addicted to cigarettes just reading your last post! I wonder if one can drink Mylanta and Beer at the same time?
So doc, what do i take instead of Mylanta? Please don't say Wil's "beer and cigs". Burgundy meatballs is as far as I can go with alcohol and do you know what cigarettes cost these days?. That Will must really be doing good with his CDs. :)
Actually, I think that I spend more annually on wine than I do on cigarettes. Now, before you start thinking I'm a "wino," my tastes in wine are rather particular, and I normally drink about two glasses a day with dinner. And cigarettes, regardless of cost, are a high priority for the committed smoker, and I'm more hardcore than many (by that I simply mean I'm more resistant to the very idea of quitting, I don't want you thinking I'm chain-smoking all day long!).
Let me tell you a little story. Back when I was still in graduate school, at about 24 years old, I was working two jobs in NYC. I lived in a four-room attic apartment in a three-family house in Newark, NJ where the rent was only $150 per month, utlities included (at the time, apartments that size rented for twice that amount, often without utilities). Yet I was barely earning enough to get by: once, after paying all my bills, and I never got into debt, I was left with about $20 in the bank and about the same amount in cash in my wallet. If, for example, my then 15 yr. old car needed repair at precisely that time or something else like that, I would have been ****ed. Yet I still managed to find the money for my cigarettes (which were about $13 a carton back then). That's how high a priority cigarettes were for me.
So, I know what it's like to have to carefully calculate how far my dollars would go. Fortunately, I was like my mother, who was a master in money management. Savings are important, because they give you a "safety net" for emergencies and the freedom to spend as you see fit with confidence, rather than with anxiety.
Wil: You sure are lucky you were given "brains" with your love of cigs. Imagine how your life could have been if you were born not so intelligent. What can I say? You seem to know how to get what you want in this life. Good for you! I'm sure your imported Sri Lanka tea must be nullifying the bad affects of smoking on your body. (I sure hope so!)
Maybe so . . . I'm almost 49, and every time I get a physical examination, last time was just a couple weeks ago, my doctor tells me that my heart and lungs sound "perfect." A recent EKG proved the comment at least so far as my heart is concerned. Though, from what I understand, Shorebreak's green tea would be even better at that, it has more anti-oxidants than black tea. We're straying from talking about deposit accounts, but with the dearth of good deals to share, I guess banter will have to do until conditions improve. Otherwise, this forum would get very quiet, and boring. I suppose that you just can't talk about banking and finance all the time either, no matter how interested we are in it.
P.S. By the way, some good heredity might help too. At almost 49, I have no facial wrinkles at all (got that from Mom's family) and thick, wavy hair (got that from Dad's family), though my salt-and-pepper hair is now mostly "salt." If you were to disregard my gray hair, I would look more like someone going on 39 than on 49!


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Today the nonprofit organization supports more than 10,000 children in 60 hospitals in the United States, Japan, New Zealand, and Ireland and is funded exclusively by private donations. With the help of participating hospitals, Beads of Courage is also constantly evolving. Baruch and her team have expanded the program to include many conditions and diseases. They also focus on other ways the arts can help families dealing with a serious illness.
The program has been invaluable to children like 9-year-old Rena Miller, of Chicago, who underwent treatment for leukemia that included frequent spinal taps and chemotherapy. When she was rushed to the hospital at midnight a few years ago, she had one consolation: She would get two beads for bravely enduring her hospitalization. The new beads joined hundreds of others on 10 long strands that represent her three-plus-year fight to beat cancer. "Rena reads her beads like a book," says her mother, Danya Miller. "She presents them with pride: 'This is when I first learned how to swallow pills,' for instance. It's a simple but powerful way to remember our journey."


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11:20am Monday 24th December 2012 in News
HOUSEHOLDERS have been warned by police to be wary after men believed to be burglars tried getting into a home posing as water board officials.
The two culprits knocked on a door in Hatters Lane in High Wycombe on Thursday about 10am, police said today.
The men claimed they were checking a blocked drainage system.
After looking at the drainage at the front and rear of the house, one of the offenders attempted to walk through into the house but the elderly man ushered him out. They then said they would be back with a digger to unblock the sewage but they never returned.
Nothing was stolen.
Water authorities later said they were not carrying any work in the area.
The men were white and looked to be in their fifties, about 6ft with long brown hair, of large build, one of them was wearing a yellow T-shirt under his jacket and the other man was wearing a light-coloured suit.
Det Con Richard Hobson, from High Wycombe police station, said: "I would like to hear from anyone who saw these men in the area acting suspiciously, or if you had a knock on your door by people claiming to have come from the water board."
Call the 24-hour Police Enquiry Centre on 101 and ask to speak to Det Con Hobson or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.
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New York RestaurantFounded in 1984, New York's Petrossian restaurant is housed in the historic Alwyn Court Building on Manhattan's West Side, one block from Carnegie Hall and four blocks from Lincoln Center. Owned by the Petrossians, it serves a French-influenced contemporary menu that features the caviar, smoked fish, and foie gras delicacies for which Petrossian is known throughout the world. Lunch, dinner, and brunch can be enjoyed at either the art deco style mirrored bar or in the dining room. Designed by Ion Oroveanu, the restaurant features Lalique crystal wall sconces, bronze sculptures from the 1930's, etched Erte mirrors, Limoges china, Lanvin chandelier and pink Finnish granite, all harmonizing to create a visual ambiance that can be savored equally with the unsurpassed gourmet experience.
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West Hollywood Restaurant and BoutiqueOur West Hollywood Restaurant and Boutique, located at 321 North Robertson Boulevard (one block north of Beverly Boulevard), opened in 2001 to much fanfare. We offer the same luxurious Petrossian products and high-quality service to eat in or to take out for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Caviar 301 leads students through a tasting of some of Petrossian's most expensive caviars, along with a caviar-centric seven-course dinner. Caviar 301 is on the third Thursday of each month and costs $125. Reservations are required.
Cooking Demo with Giselle Wellman: Join Petrossian West Hollywood for their demo class and tasting led by Executive Chef, Giselle Wellman. Relax as Giselle shows you how to prepare their famous signature dishes step by step while enjoying a Caviar Martini or glass of Champagne! The course takes place on the last Thursday of each month. $99 per person. Includes a five course tasting menu. Space is limited and reservations are required.
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Bellagio - PetrossianSatisfy your discerning tastes at the crossroads of Bellagio's spectacular lobby, at Petrossian Lounge.
Petrossian has been named one of America's best hotel bars by the hospitality industry's Sante Magazine. These mixologists are the most seasoned professionals in their field.
Petrossian opens every afternoon to share a bit of European flavor with guests in the form of a traditional Afternoon Tea Service from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Come sit and enjoy open faced sandwiches, English tea sandwiches, freshly baked scones with clotted cream, Baxter's preserves, assorted miniature pastry delicacies- and, of course, teas imported from around the world.
Indulge in a splendid evening with live music from the one-of-a-kind Steinway grand or relax on one of the velvet couches that overlook the casino. In either case, the elegant Petrossian gently sets the mood for sophisticated tastes and discerning palates. There is so much to experience at Petrossian Lounge: the house made infused cocktails, the vodka sampler, premium cigars, smoked salmon and caviar or afternoon tea. An epicurean's delight, Petrossian Bar is the ultimate respite for enjoying the finer things in life. Read more


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PORTLAND, Ore. (May 29) -- Central Washington University junior Becki Duhamel (Wenatchee, Wash.) has been selected as the 2013 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Female Newcomer of the Year for outdoor track and field, the conference announced Wednesday.
Duhamel, a transfer from Lehigh University, starred in her first season with the Wildcats. She placed second in the GNAC in the hammer (168 feet) and the discus (137 feet, 7 inches) at the outdoor championships, while also placing third in the shot put (42 feet, 3/4 inch). Her season's best marks in the hammer (171 feet, 11 inches) and shot put (43 feet, 11 3/4 inches) both rank among the top 10 in conference history.
Duhamel was named the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II Female Field Athlete of the Year during the indoor season. She met provisional NCAA Division II national qualifying standards during both the indoor and outdoor seasons, but did not advance to the national championships.


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Although I've always thought of myself as a conservator, I am happy to not be labeled an environmentalist, ecologist, tree-hugger or any of the other duplicitous categories that have become so popular with professional protesters.
For instance, I don't have any serious objections to the reasonable damming of rivers or lakes to facilitate the development of needed hydro electric power.
I just love it when I switch on the lights or television and, lo and behold, there is plenty of electricity to allow them to operate, even if it means a dam being built in a location that others think will lead to the ruination of our beautiful province.
Nor do I mind if we have properly designed and constructed pipelines bringing raw or refined petroleum products from far flung areas to be processed in a safe manner locally or safely exported from coastal ports to other countries.
I think it's hilarious to observe all the protesters who object to pipelines and the petroleum industry, in general, arriving at their predetermined opposition rallies in their petroleum powered vehicles.
I don't like the price at the pumps for gas or diesel, but I'm sure happy that they are available in such quantity. However; it annoys me that we have so much untapped petroleum reserves that remain in the ground because of the pipeline protests and the cynical manner in which some of these protests are funded.
I grew up in a resort-based era of our history and always looked upon forestry and logging as the backbone of our economy. I even worked in a few sawmills, logging camps and the old Hammond Cedar shingle mill, which created many jobs while processing old growth cedar.
I didn't feel guilty about it then, nor now.
The forest industry has slipped a notch or two on the scale of importance for our economic well being, but it remains important to every British Columbian, especially for the production of all the placards carried by those professional protesters who object to the harvesting of even a single tree.
Least of all do I object to reasonable development of so-called agricultural land for non-farm purposes. The folks who oppose development on what they see as prime agricultural land must really like higher taxes and fewer local jobs because, whether we like it or not, most industrial development takes place on former agricultural land. Pitt Meadows is an excellent example of how that works for industrial or commercial development.
Then we have the pseudo-scientific protesters who don't like messing with Mother Nature, as in genetically modified foods. These are probably the goofiest of all protesters to understand, but I'm not sure they even understand themselves.
Man has been messing with the natural process of evolution for animals and food crops for centuries. But only recently have we been informed by these pseudo-scientists of the dangers of mucking around with the natural process.
Wheat, still one of Canada's most important crops, wouldn't grow profitably in the true north strong and free until they messed around by mixing different varieties. It seems no harm has been done to Mother Nature because of this messing around.
There are parallels with cattle and other farm animals, but the main harm has been in how the animals have been cared for, not how they are bred or cloned.
And so I conclude that most of what I refer to as duplicitous protests are usually partisan political movements that oppose free enterprise governments. It's the same crowd that appears at economic summits and other initiatives of those people in society who work hard for a living and seek to make a profit.
Sandy Macdougall is a retired journalist and former district councillor.


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Wilkins Haldane Room, 16th October 2013
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The first event in the 'Teaching and Learning Exchange' lunchtime series was held recently in the Haldane Room, filled to capacity. The focus of this launch event was on Personal Tutoring, with briefings from various UCL colleagues representing a range of the services that Personal Tutors should find it useful to know about: the Transition Programme, Student Support and Wellbeing, UCL Careers Service, Student Psychological Services. There was also a contribution from Judy Medrington of the Institute of Archaeology, illustrating how good personal tutoring in a department can enhance student accomplishment and satisfaction, ultimately reflected highly in comparative indicators such as the National Student Survey (NSS).
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An Artistic Homecoming
50th Anniversary Alumni Show features work by some of Virginia Wesleyan's most gifted grads
By Leona Baker | August 25, 2011
They may represent different generations and different disciplines, but the artists being featured in an upcoming special exhibition in the Neil Britton Art Gallery, located in the Hofheimer Library on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan College, have at least one thing in common: They're all Marlins.
Part of the College's half-century celebrations, the 50th Anniversary Alumni Show kicks off August 26, 2011 and runs through November 3. An opening reception will be held in the gallery from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Sept. 8. This event is free and open to the public.
The exhibit will feature work in a variety of mediums including painting, photography, ceramics and mixed media and represent Wesleyan graduates from all five decades of the College's existence.
"The 50th Anniversary Alumni Show will include artists that range in age from their 20s to their 80s," says Associate Professor of Art and Curator of Exhibitions John Rudel. "It will be a wonderful event to highlight a wide range of individual creative talents and an overall shared connection to VWC."
Among the alumni whose work will be included in the show are several who have gone on to successful careers as working artists. Will Corr is a nationally known Florida-based abstract painter whose work is in numerous corporate and private collections across the country. Christine Harris' exquisitely detailed mixed media sculptures combine her interest in art, psychology and social issues and have landed her numerous awards and regional exhibitions.
Photographer Larry Strauss, another alumni artist whose work will be featured in the show, says his interest in photography and fascination with the natural world solidified during his time at VWC in the early 1970s.
"Wesleyan allowed me to explore and advance my skills," Strauss explains. "This was before digital, and I joined a photography club here, used the darkroom facilities and shot pictures for the yearbook. I also used my photographs to add another dimension to my studies and classes."
His striking black and white photograph of desolate, leafless tree, the piece that will appear in the show, is the result of creativity and patience.
"I waited for this rainy, winter day, very uncomfortable, but the conditions were perfect for the picture I wanted."
Karen Aneiro remembers her time in the VWC Art Department of the 1990s as transformative. She is particularly indebted, she says, to the encouragement and mentorship of Barclay Sheaks and Neil Britton, both late VWC art professors. She remembers taking a painting class with Sheaks in which there were some art students along with others who had no experience or artistic bent whatsoever.
"By the end of the semester they were all painting like artists," she recalls. "He recognized that everybody has an artist inside of them, and he knew how to bring that out."
Her own artistic journey has lead to rewarding work in the arenas of fine art and museum education. Most of her mixed media sculptures are equine in nature—another of her passions being raising horses and other animals on her farm in New Kent County, Virginia. The suspended horse sculpture she fashioned out of various metals, polymer and colored glass (she purposely included some VWC blue for the occasion) will greet gallery goers near the entrance when the alumni art show opens this week.
The alumni show will be a chance for visitors to experience the artistic talents of Wesleyan graduates like Aneiro, but it will also be an opportunity for former students to reconnect.
"I think the Art Department at VWC has always been and continues to be a supportive, close-knit environment," says John Rudel. "An event like this should reinforce that feeling and hopefully bring our alumni closer.'
50th Anniversary Alumni Art Exhibition Artists
Karen Aneiro '92
Robyn Bailey '98
Pamela Barber '11
Ryan Billy '09
Wendy Boyle '92
Nick Bottis '98
Phyllis Canupp '05
Brad Cashman '02
Will Corr '94
Nancy Dooley '11
Marion Harrigan '91
Christine Harris '92
Shirley Hurd Anderson '91
Paul Kumpf '90
Brian LaBarr '09
Beverly Mayfield '99
Elizabeth Middleton '91
Morgan Miller '11
Scott Roberts '08
William Rogers '81
Lorrie Saunders '79
Clayton Singleton '94
Larry Strauss '74
Megan Thacker '10
Hank Turner '11
Nancy Zigler '77 (Deceased)
About the Neil Britton Gallery
The 1,200 square-foot Neil Britton Gallery opened in 2009 and is committed to engaging both the Hampton Roads and College communities in the visual arts through changing exhibitions and programs that include the work of both professional artists and students. Operating hours: Sat. & Sun. noon- 5 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
For more information about the VWC 50th Anniversary Alumni Art Exhibition or the Neil Britton Gallery, contact John Rudel at 757.455.3257 or e-mail .


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This workshop will support health and human service workers, families and volunteers to learn how to communicate with disoriented "old-old" people. The workshop will focus upon the goals of restoring dignity to elders, to teach empathy, to support the development of self-awareness of one's own aging, and to teach the applications of simple Validation Techniques.
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This annual Nursing Forum helps nurses improve their practice and provides an opportunity for them to present research, learn from prominent healthcare leaders about timely topics and gain continuing education contact hours. This event will take place on Friday, October 3rd, 2014 from 8:00am – 3:30pm in the Ostrander Auditorium at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Live Video streaming will be available to the Iron Range. Please click on the following link to receive additional information and to register: Nursing Forum


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Charming Beach Cottage Overlooking Moonlight Beach in Encinitas
- bedrooms 3
- baths 3
- sleeps 12
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Encinitas
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$ 1,500 - $ 2,550 / week
$ 4,000 - $ 4,000 / month
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VERY reasonably priced at $2550 a week for summer and $1500/week or $4000/month for off peak season! Please see guest comments at the very bottom and check availability online.
Renovated, cheerful and bright beach cottage only a few steps to the fabulous Moonlight Beach. Relax with a drink or have a BBQ on the beautiful deck overlooking the sand and surf of Moonlight Beach. The coffee maker, toaster and a full kitchen make it easy to whip up breakfast in the ocean view dining or sun room. Grab the beach chairs, beach towels and boogie boards that are provided and walk across the street to the beach. Come back to rinse off in the hot water outdoor shower and throw your beach gear in the outdoor shed. Sit back in the living room with a cozy fire in the wood fireplace and check out the surfers, play a board game or watch your favorite TV show or DVD. Walk to the many restaurants, bars, cafes and the movie theatre nearby. Get some work done on your laptop using the free Wi-Fi service if you can tear yourself away from the beach! It's hard to imagine a more perfect vacation!
A few minute walk to the beautiful Moonlight Beach, voted best family, singles and body surfing beach in San Diego and Cottonwood Creek Park voted the best park! You will be a 10 min drive to Legoland and close to many San Diego attractions such as the world famous San Diego Zoo, Seaworld, Del mar beach and other fine San Diego beaches. This beach house is walking distance to the train station, which means you can forgo a car completely while vacationing here. In addition to San Diego's many tourist attractions in downtown or Old Town, the Coaster also stops at the Solana Beach train station where you can take a free shuttle to San Diego County Fair or Del Mar Racetrack during the racing season.
This unique house is always maintained well. The house is around 1600 sf. One bedroom with a Queen bed, two baths, the living area with a convertible bed, kitchen, dining room, a charming sunroom and a huge deck are upstairs. Two more bedrooms, one with two bunk beds and one with a full bed, one bath and the den (daybed) are downstairs. This is not a condo like many other beach rentals. You have a full house with an ocean view yard that includes a firepit for roasting marshmallows at night! The kids also love our house. They get bunk beds, kid size table, books, dvds and games as well as a high chair, pack'n'play and baby gate for the stairs!
We have priced this property very competitively, so don't miss out and be ready to have an unforgettable time at our cottage by the sea.
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house rental amenities
Hot Outdoor Shower, Beach Chairs, Boogie Boards, Beach Towels, Fire Pit, Big Deck overlooking the ocean with a gas grill and lounge chairs.
Two TVs, VCR, DVD, Cable TV, Telephone with free local calls, Wi-Fi and iPod speakers.
activities and attractions in Encinitas San Diego Area
Moonlight Beach across the street has recently remodeled life guard towers, snack shop, tot playground, picnic tables and is one of the best beaches in San Diego. You are close to Legoland, The Del mar Racetrack and walking distance to the train station. There are many great dining and shopping options within walking distance. Tennis courts and Volley Ball courts are nearby and world class golfing is minutes away.
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Mid Jun - Sept 8, $2550/wk, Min one week
Sept 8 - Mid Jun $1500/wk or $4000/month
$350/weekend nights, $275/weeknights, Min 3 nights
Holidays are weekly rentals and @ summer rates.
Will accept MC/Visa or Paypal with a 3% additional charge.
10% city tax applies to stays less than a month
$150 Cleaning Fee
$500 refundable security deposit
Mahsa Vahidi
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Top things to do in Encinitas
- Enjoy the Beach
- Learn to Surf
- Attend one of the many yoga classes
- Shop in unique mom and pop stores
- Eat at an outdoors cafe
Top things to do on a budget
- The Beach and playground
- Meditate in the Self Realization Garden
- Free Tennis and volleyball courts
- Hike the San Elijo Reserve or Torrey Pines
- Grab some coffee at Pannikan's and people watch all morning
Top things to do with a family
- Collect Shells or Boogie Board on the Beach
- Play in the playground across the street
- Legoland
- Sea World
- World Famous San Diego Zoo
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WACO, Texas (AP) -- Brittney Griner and the top-ranked Baylor Lady Bears are still undefeated and already have at least a share of the Big 12 conference title.
Griner had 18 points, 14 rebounds and matched a career high with five assists as Baylor overcame one of its worst extended stretches of bad play all season for a 56-51 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday night.
Destiny Williams added 16 points for the Lady Bears (27-0, 14-0 Big 12), getting most of her points on layups -- several coming at key times. Her layup with 7:49 left, on a play started by Griner, broke a 46-all tie and put Baylor ahead to stay.
The Lady Raiders (17-9, 5-9) are the only Big 12 team to keep the final margin against Baylor under 10 points. They lost 72-64 at home a month earlier.
After Baylor scored the game's first nine points, Texas Tech recovered to build as much as a nine-point lead before halftime.
Baylor, the only undefeated team in major college basketball, was still down by seven before Kimetria Hayden had consecutive assists to Williams for inside baskets. That capped a 10-2 run that put Baylor ahead 42-41 with just over 12 minutes left.
The Lady Bears went ahead to stay when Griner, surrounded by defenders, passed outside to Terran Condrey, who got the ball right back inside to Williams for her go-ahead layup.
Baylor can clinch the outright Big 12 title with a win at home Tuesday over Texas.
No. 14 Texas A&M (19-6, 10-4) remained four games behind the Lady Bears with four games remaining in conference play. The defending national champion Aggies, who beat Oklahoma State on Saturday night, lost 71-48 a week earlier at Waco. Baylor plays at College Station on Feb. 27.
Monique Smalls had 13 points to lead Texas Tech, while Kierra Mallard had 10.
When the game ended, Baylor had a full celebration, including confetti falling from the rafters and a trophy presentation -- though coach Kim Mulkey and the players were actually lifting up the 2011 Big 12 championship trophy they won last year. The players were given new Big 12 championship T-shirts and caps.
Griner, the 6-foot-8 junior phenom, ran across the court scooping confetti in her hand and throwing it up in the air. She then got down, spreading her body on the floor and doing her version of "snow angels" in the confetti like she had also done a year ago.
When fans were invited to join the celebration on the court, they crowded around the goal where coaches and players were taking turns climbing a ladder to clip off their individual pieces of the net.
The final cuts were made by Mulkey with her two children on the ladder with her -- just like they were after Baylor won the 2005 national championship. Mulkey's daughter, Makenzie Robertson, is now a sophomore guard for the Lady Bears.


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The book shot up the bestseller list—it was the No. 7 sports book worldwide that year—and made Karnazes a star. Suddenly, he was everywhere—on numerous magazine covers and TV shows such as Late Night with David Letterman and Today. Readers ate up the book's comic details, such as his account of cramping to near rigor mortis after a race and projectile vomiting all over the steering wheel of his Lexus. And they gained motivation from his retelling of the times he almost gave up but didn't, such as when he staggered around Mile 80 during his first Western States due to night blindness and passed out on the trail.
But it's more than athleticism and good storytelling that propelled Karnazes' popularity and gave rise to the de facto "Ultramarathon Man" brand, which promotes everything from mattresses to elliptical bicycles. For that, credit is due to his well-honed business and marketing skills, relationships with sponsors and ability to connect with fans.
Before the book was published, Karnazes developed a close partnership with his primary sponsor, The North Face. He started out as a shoe tester in the late 1990s and signed a contract in 2002 as a sponsored athlete. During that period, he developed a company, Good Health Natural Products, where he was president until he left in 2008 to become a full-time runner, writer and motivational speaker.
As he was garnering media acclaim for his book, Karnazes and The North Face were busy planning Karnazes' first mega-staged event, one that would have a far-reaching legacy: "The Endurance 50," aka 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days, which would kick off in September 2006.
A couple of months before Karnazes started the Endurance 50, he ran another Western States 100, won the Vermont 100 in 16:26 and completed another Badwater—all in a one-month period.


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New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman will meet with Joe Girardi's agent on Wednesday in hopes of signing the manager to a new deal.
"We are going to give him a real good reason to stay," Cashman told Joel Sherman of the New York Post. If Girardi does return, Cashman says he would like to invite the entire coaching staff back as well.
Girardi has been manager of the Yankees since 2008, but a three year contract he signed prior to 2011 is expiring following the 2013 season. He has not had a losing season in New York, posting a 564-408 record.
The Yankees have missed the postseason just two times in Girardi's time with the team: In his first year as manager in 2008 when they won 89 games and in 2013, the latest season, when the Yankees fell short while dealing with a myriad of injuries. Girardi managed the team to a World Series victory in 2009.
Prior to his time with the Yankees, Girardi managed the 2006 season for a Florida Marlins that finished 78-84. The Marlins let him go after one year.
If Girardi does not stay in New York, the Chicago Cubs have been heavily rumored as a potential destination. Chicago fired manager Dale Sveum earlier this week and could afford to bring Girardi as a replacement.
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• Bucs Dugout: Thoughts on the Pirates and the playoffs
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Electronic Theatre Controls has created an official company division, ETC Architectural, which will focus strategically on market segments such as churches, convention centers, hotels, retail, restaurants, and casinos. The aim is to expand sales and marketing opportunities for the company's Unison™ control line, the Irideon® automated luminaire line, and other architectural products such as the Source Four® HID fixture. Steve Surratt, general manager of ETC Architectual, says, "It's exciting to have a group of individuals that will concentrate on just architectural sales, marketing, and product development. This will allow ETC to respond faster and more effectively to our designers' and customers' needs."
Sharon Hidalgo, market manager for ETC Architectural, adds, "ETC has been developing and selling architectural products for over five years, responding to the demand and awareness generated by our entertainment lighting business. Now, with the increasing success of our architectural products in their own right, we are taking the next logical step of integrating the forces of all appropriate products under one entity. People don't think of ETC as just an entertainment lighting company anymore. It's time to brand that reality."
Others involved in ETC Architectural are Bill Belleveau, Irideon field project coordinator, who will now assume the role of architectural sales engineer for the full ETC Architectural line; Renee Miller, who will take on the role of architectural specialist marketing/sales; and Stephanie Ricks, who will act as architectural group administrator. Tim Guion will handle West Coast architectural sales from ETC's Los Angeles office, and Todd Reemtsma will serve East Coast architectural sales from the New York City office.


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Courtroom suicide should be a wake-up call that security is needed at rural courthouse, says sheriffHome
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Courtroom suicide should be a wake-up call that security is needed at rural courthouse, says sheriff
By Martha Neil
Jul 9, 2013, 11:30 am CDT
Following the apparent courtroom suicide on June 29 of a man who had just been convicted of a crime for which he could have been sentenced to a maximum of 7 years, it looks like a courthouse in rural Missouri is going to amp up security measures.
Officials met on Friday to talk about what changes might be made at the Nodaway County Courthouse, which, unlike its big-city counterparts, has been about as open to the public as a public building can be, according to the Maryville Daily Forum.
Circuit Judge Roger Prokes scheduled the meeting in response to an email from Sheriff Darren White, who pointed out that 48-year-old Steven Parsons might have smuggled a gun into the courtroom instead of a cyanide pill.
Multiple entrances at the courthouse and the nearby administration center may have to be reduced. Big-city basics–such as security cameras, a staffed metal detector, searches of bags and briefcases and a ban on cellphones–would all be desirable, but potentially costly, the sheriff says. A ban on nonessential medications is also recommended.
"If you look at where these incidents occur, it's not in places like New York and Chicago," said White. "They're happening in places like Nodaway County. We've got to wake up."
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ABAJournal.com: "Convicted in case with 7-year max, man took cyanide in courtroom and died"


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Entertainment lighting supplier White Light has long had a commitment to training current and future theatre technicians through its Training Initiative and education scheme. As part of this commitment, White Light, in conjunction with Strand Lighting, recently donated a Strand 550 lighting console to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
"We have worked with the Bristol Old Vic School on a number of projects, and have been continually impressed by the standard of their students and the quality of their work," comments Jason Larcombe, White Light's training coordinator. "When we were approached by Paul Towson, the school's lighting tutor, regarding potential sponsorship of a lighting console, we were more than happy to help."
To help the Theatre School, White Light teamed up with console manufacturer Strand Lighting to supply an example of what is considered the current 'industry-standard' lighting console in British theatre, found in many of the touring and repertory theatres around the UK, on touring shows and on West End productions including, currently, Anything Goes, Jerry Springer - The Opera, Les Misérables, The Phantom Of The Opera, Tell Me On A Sunday , and many more. "A Strand 500-series console is perfect for education and training at this level," comments Jason Larcombe, "since students need a console that is easy to use, flexible, powerful - and also one that they are likely to encounter in the field as they move beyond college."
The console was presented to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School by Bill Richards of Strand Lighting and Roger Hennigan of White Light, and is now installed in the school's new lighting and performance studio. The console has already proved popular with students, and as part of the package White Light and Strand will be providing training in the operation of the console to both students and lecturers.
This donation is just one of the many projects through which White Light's Training Initiative supports those in training to form the next generation of lighting designers and technicians. "White Light supports all the major drama colleges and universities with resources and training," notes Jason Larcombe. "However, regional centres are so often upstaged by their London rivals: we were therefore delighted to be able to support such a good college in this prime South West location."
The Training Initiative also offers specialist courses and workshops tailored to drama colleges and universities and delivered at White Light's Wimbledon base or on-site at a college. The Training Initiative also provides a wide range of courses and seminars for those already working in the industry, and the popular White Light Student Lighting Design Bursary scheme, now in its sixth year. Further information about The Training Initiative can be found at www.whitelightraining.co.uk.


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The all white day...
It was a promising sight when I first peered out of the window this morning. Beyond the wet glass and besides a constant tapping of the rain, the mountains across the bay were covered in snow. Well, the temperature decided to drop at last. Our destination in the Glen Coe range was about two-hour walk away. But as I tried to catch as much as a glimpse of where we were heading, all I could actually see was a decently steep and long snow slope ahead of us, disappearing into white.
Andy was my climbing partner today for the Central Grooves, one of the best classic routes in Scotland. It snowed heavily all the time and accumulation at the base of the climb was half a metre. Wind has also joined the game, as it usually does on such an occasion, causing much spindrift, turning our three languages into an impolite mixture.
Just as Andy started, Erwan joined in, so that the other team on the Unicorn was more mobile. Pitch by pitch we were enjoying the route while Tony was following by a fixed rope to cover some sections, photo shooting. We wouldn't dare walking from the top because of the fresh snow, so we rapped off and then ploughed down from the base.
Descending through fog and snow all the way back, with moisture setting in as the snow turned into rain, I knew exactly what comes next: In the hotel, there's this little magic spa pool, with the power to change the mind of any man. Especially those who may become firmly convinced they've just had enough of Scottish conditions for a few presidential mandates. You sit in for a while and go walk straight up to Ben Nevis, first thing the next morning.
Life is good. And sometimes it finds the way to get even better.
Text by Aljaz Anderle
Photos by Tony Lamiche


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Bernard Laffers criticism of FHS XC
Original post made by XC Mom on Oct 16, 2012
Having a student on the FHS Cross Country team, I find this deeply offensive. This year, he has chosen to limit any discussion about his comments only to registered users.
I would like to know what Mr. Laffer has done to address this issue besides complain in the PW? He speaks of all his expertise in running and coaching Has he offered to mentor any XC students or the coach? Has he volunteered to assist? Has he taken his concerns to anyone that can make a difference?
I would like him to know that his remarks last year stung the students hard. Many of them continue to work hard and make progress each week with 'PR's (personal record...ie., their best time). While they may not be making elite times, they are still improving and proud of that fact. He failed to recognize that in his comments last year and this year.
By the way, he mentions 'Track and Field'. FHS has a successful Track and Field program. Several young ladies competed at NCS and TMOC (The Meet of Champions) last spring. So Mr. Laffer,you don't know quite as much as you think about Track and Field at FHS.
I will respect your opinion when I see you at FHS helping. Otherwise you sound like a broken record and a grouchy old man.
on Oct 16, 2012 at 11:25 pm
Laffer seems to have an axe to grind for some reason. His complaints serve no purpose and have no benefit. These coaches are essentially volunteers who are taking time away from their jobs and families to work with youth in the community. Some are better than others but all are better than the busybodies who sit on the sidelines and contribute nothing.
on Oct 17, 2012 at 12:05 am
I thought that Bernard Laffer's post was pretty bizarre and that his boast that cross country running "can help athletes gain admittance (to Ivy League schools) at reduced academic standards" to be laughable. A better use of such a high school student athlete's time would be more time spent on studying and less time spent on high school athletics.
on Oct 17, 2012 at 9:18 am
this is the reaction that I expected f rom people who are not familiar with x country and track and field. I am not criticizing walk or volunteer coaches but commenting on the lack of dedication of the primary on staff personnel(head coach). When you compare Amador to Foothill it is like night and day . I had competed or coached for many years and have an insiders view of the sport. Isn't ironic that the year Foothill had a walk on assistant coach , the success of the team changed. Sam Hyams went from a 4.48 miler who was considering the long jump to a school record holder (4.15
Miler). Numerous other runners recorded substantial reductions in their times. Sam was actively recruited by Brandeis, Amherst and Haverford. And ended up with a scholarship to Irvine. The returning team was among the best in the East Bay but unfortunately the walk on coach was gone and the performance was mediocre at best. a number of talented runners left the program in frustration. It is an accepted fact that elite academic schools consider athletic accomplishment as a criteria for admission Coaches identify a number of applicants and submit t his to admissions. You still have to be a good student but the coaches admission request helps. I know this because over the years I helped place numerous Track and Field athletes in elite schools. How do you think Harvard, Yale, Princeton,etc field their football, basketball ,baseball, track rosters. Princeton has a former 2 time Olympian Decathalete (Fred Samara) as their long time head coach, Mark Young a world class 400 meter runner is a head coach at Yale., Amherst has a 1.45 800 & 3.55 miler as their head coach. These coaches and their counterparts are not hired by accident. The performance of their teams matter. I am not criticizing the walk on volunteer but rather the in house(teacher) long term on staff coach. Even in upscale communities like Pleasanton sports can be life changing. All I am asking for is a committed coach. Amador Track & Field and Cross Country has one, Foothill should also.