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Best of the Best,luxury,location,size,value in Venice
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2½
- sleeps 10
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Jacaranda West Country Club
rates (USD)
/ week
$ 3,200 - $ 4,000 / month
vacation rental description
Our 2500 sq. ft luxury home is designed for comfort with an elegant
touch. Family friendly, the spacious rooms each have their own
individual style, yet flow together to create the perfect vacation
home. Located in the most prestigious area of Jacaranda Country Club
is the gated Country Club Village, a unique place with beautiful
homes each architecturally different and professionally landscaped.
Entering thru the leaded glass doors gets a Wow from everyone as you
look thru the living room and pool area to the gorgeous view of the
lake and 16th green and sand trap. You're assured of privacy since
the lake seperates the property from the golf course. The large
living room with full glass wall opening to the lanai and view is a
great place to curl up and relax or entertain special friends. A
sleeper sofa, 2 arm chairs, an upholstered chair w/ottoman, curio
cabinets and tables are enhanced by the owners beautiful art works.
The dining room opens off of the foyer and living room and features
a large table which opens to seat 12 and an antique french buffet. A
few steps away is the large custom kitchen w/lanai pass thru, fully
equipped with pantry, loads of storage, appliance bins, and a round
glass table seating 4-6. Leading from the kitchen to the family room
is a spacious area with a full bar, cabinets, and 2nd frig enhanced
by a beautiful antique french armoire. The family oriented great room
(24 x 18)stresses comfort and features a baby grand piano, sectional
sleeper sofa with matching recliner, large game table w/6 chairs in
front of a sweeping 16' bow window w/lake-golf view. Another full
glass wall looks over the pool area and a half bath opens to both
pool and great room. A 3rd outside shower is in the pool area. A
large entertainment center features a 42"plasma TVw/HD & DVD, a
library of novels, games, etc.
The lanai and pool were designed for relaxing and entertaining; the
45' covered area has all wicker furniture, 2 bar stools, rd glass
table w/4 chairs, 2 rocking chairs, chaise lounge w/table, armchair
w/table, new large gas grill and wrought iron serving cart and 2
stools. A large storage area holds all pool,fishing gear and a
walkway leads to a small dock area great for fishing, spectacular
bird watching, or just chilling out w/a glass of wine to watch the
spectacular sunsets.
The split bedroom plan is ideal, and the large master bedroom has a
tropical feel w/a custom upholstered headboard and matching double
lounge chair w/ottoman. A large dresser, TV armoire w/DVD, a makeup
table, and 2 bedside tables complete this room.The master closet is
a room in itself, so plan on buying more clothes to fill it up! The
split master bath has 2 rooms, one w/corner sink, cabinets and 2
built in hampers. Adjoining this is a large room with 2nd vanity,
huge corner tub, walk-in shower and concealed toilet . A guest
bedroom wing has a large bedroom with a sleeper sofa, TV, leather
recliner,& doubles as an office w/2 desks,2 chest, and full closet
wall. The 3rd bedroom converts from 2 twins to a king bed w/large
closet and storage. The spacious guest bathroom completes this wing
with a shower/tub, large linen closet, plus vanity wall and toilet.
A large laundry room w/built in desk, lots of cabinets, a closet and
sink leads to the spacious 2 car garage w/additional storage space.
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Thomas Sullivan 941-375-8466
house rental amenities
Fishing dock
Cable TVw/all channels
Fully equipped kitchen,dining room
Fully air conditioned w/ceiling fans in hse and lanai
outside shower in pool area
solar heated pool
beach toys and chairs
custom tile floors in foyer, dining room, kitchen, laundry and baths
Newer custom carpets throughout rest of home
activities and attractions in Venice Gulf Coast Central
Venice has an historic old town w/a Palm Beach feel. Upscale shops
mix with open air cafes, antique shops, museums, boutiques, fine
restaurants with nightly entertainment, and a Playhouse theatre.
Continuing down a beautiful avenue of trees takes you to one of the
gorgeous beach areas. Sunsets are the end of a perfect day viewed
from 2 jettys complete w/restaurants, dolphins, and an occasional
manatee. Venice is a boaters dream, w/direct access to both the
ocean and the intercoastal waterway, where you can view some of the
worlds most beautiful homes. Ideally located, Venice is 30 miles
south of Sarasota, 1 hour from Busch gardens in Tampa and 2 hours
from Disney World. 10 minutes from our home to I-75 takes you south
to Ft. Myers & beautiful Naples. The not to be missed coastal keys
of Manisota, Boca Grande, Casey and Longboat Key are within a 30
minute or less drive and you will feel as if you were on the
Hawaiian coast.
Jacaranda Country club has won the coveted Readers Choice award for
2006 for the best golf course and country club in the area. Seasonal
memberships for golf and tennis are available, other parks nearby.
Many other public courses are a half hour drive or less. Our home
is walking distance to the newly expanded Jacaranda library, &
minutes from the beach, large shopping area, Wallmart, Target,
Bealls, & Publix to name a few of the stores.
vacation rental rates
Jan-Mar 31-$3800.00 mo/30 nte minimum
Apr 1-30- $3750.00 mo 2 wk minimum, holiday surcharge
May-July 4-$3550.00 mo 2 wk minimum, holiday surcharge
Jul5-Aug31-$3200.00 mo 1 wk minimum
Sep-Nov 17-$3500.00 mo 2 wk minimum
Nov18-Jan1-$37500.00 mo 2 wk minimum, holiday surcharge
Discount for extra months
Not included are security deposit, Florida sales tax, $150. 00
cleaning fee
Thomas Sullivan 941-375-8466
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Despite no longer being the top-ranked golfer the world, golf superstar and legend Tiger Woods is favored to win the 2012 U.S. Open this weekend in San Francisco, California.
Along with Woods, oddsmakers like Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and Luke Donald to win the event. Here are the favorites for the tournament.
- Tiger Woods, 6/1
- Rory McIlroy, 8/1
- Lee Westwood, 14/1
- Luke Donald, 14/1
- Phil Mickelson, 18/1
- Martin Kaymer, 22/1
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The once-tiny population of Vietnamese immigrants in the United States has grown to become the country's sixth largest foreign-born group in the span of several decades, with the first wave beginning at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. This data profile examines the Vietnamese immigrant population by size, recency of arrival, top states and cities of settlement, college education, sending of remittances, and much more.
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When Congress returns from recess in September, lawmakers will need to pick up where they left off on approving an emergency spending bill to address unaccompanied migrant children at the border. This article previews upcoming battles in Congress and analyzes how the recent border crisis is changing the broader immigration debate in the United States.
Turkey's migration identity has shifted from being principally a country of emigration and transit to becoming a destination for immigrants and people fleeing conflict. In response, Turkish policymakers recently enacted a comprehensive migration and asylum law that took effect in April 2014. This article examines the new law, which is intended as a significant step toward managing both legal and irregular migration to Turkey, including humanitarian migration.
The Dominican-born population in the United States has grown rapidly since 1960, and today, the United States is home to 960,000 immigrants from the Dominican Republic. This article provides up-to-date demographic information for Dominican immigrants in the United States, including statistics on distribution by state and metro area, educational and professional attainment, income levels, health care coverage, and more.
From a massive typhoon in the Philippines last November to the ongoing civil war in Syria, recent global events demonstrate that natural disasters and political strife occur suddenly and often without warning. This article examines the U.S. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program that grants humanitarian relief to nationals of certain countries embroiled in violent conflict or recovering from natural disaster.
The humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Central African Republic (CAR) has received scant world attention, even as more than 20 percent of the population of 4.25 million has been displaced as a result of deadly sectarian violence. This article examines the causes of the violence, the international community response, and the impacts of large-scale displacement within the country and beyond its borders.
Whether as migrant-sending or migrant-receiving locations—or both—many countries have rich, complex international and internal migration histories. MPI's online journal, the Migration Information Source, offers profiles of more than 70 nations. Written by leading scholars, these profiles delve into countries' migration histories, demographics, policymaking, and more.
Use this data tool—referred to as "one addictive interactive map"—to examine immigrant populations by country of origin and destination. Find out how many Americans live in Mexico, how many Ukrainians in Russia, or Filipinos in Saudi Arabia, for example.
More than 465,800 Syrians were registered as refugees during 2012 or were awaiting assistance, and another 2 million Syrians were internally displaced as a result of the prolonged armed conflict. On the African continent, difficult humanitarian situations also were unfolding.
The electoral fortunes of far-right parties, a number of which campaigned using anti-immigrant messages, varied during 2012, with notable albeit small advances for Greece's extremist Golden Dawn party. For the most part, however, extreme-right politicians continue to struggle to build sizeable support; and in Europe, the anti-immigration discourse has been overshadowed by anti-Brussels rhetoric and anger over high unemployment and austerity measures.
The Obama administration in 2012 sidestepped the legislative gridlock that has existed in Washington for more than a decade over immigration policymaking and reframed the debate in a significant way with the launch of a program that provides a two-year reprieve from deportation for eligible unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.
Migration flows that were stalled for a period by the pronounced recession that began in 2008 have resumed to a number of OECD countries, including the United States where there appears to be a slight increase in Mexican migration for the first time in several years. More migrants seem to be choosing emerging economies, including Brazil, China, and South Africa, over traditional destinations.
Arrivals of unaccompanied minors to the United States surged during 2012, straining the child custody system. While the flows of unaccompanied child migrants to Europe remained stable, the European Union continues to grapple with policies regarding the treatment of this uniquely vulnerable population.
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In recent years, the European Union has come to recognize that it cannot prevent migration and that it needs a different approach to managing flows from its poorer neighbors. Jean-Pierre Cassarino of the European University Institute looks at the rationale for mobility partnerships and what they will need to be effective.
Obesity rates among children have risen dramatically in the United States. As analysis of a nationally representative study shows, children of newly arrived immigrants are particularly vulnerable to this growing health problem. Jennifer Van Hook, Kelly S. Balistreri, and Elizabeth Baker report.
International migration from Asia grew dramatically in the 1970s and 1980s. Since the 1990s, migration within Asia has risen. Stephen Castles of the University of Oxford and Mark Miller of the University of Delaware examine regional trends in this article based on their book Age of Migration.
Nearly 40 percent of Switzerland's 1.6 million foreign residents come from countries outside the European Union. Julie Schindall examines the latest data on this population, integration indicators and policies, and political rhetoric and public opinion.
In the 1920s, the Catholic Church in Mexico feared that mass emigration north caused the breakup of families and religious conversions. David Fitzgerald of the University of California, San Diego looks at how Church policy eventually became a voice for migrants' rights and how these policies have affected Mexican migration flows and Mexican government policies.
Over half of the foreign born in the United States in 2005 arrived in 1990 or later. MPI's Jeanne Batalova and Aaron Terrazas look at the countries of origin, education levels, occupations, and other characteristics of newer immigrants.
In 2005, U.S. immigration officials detained nearly a quarter of a million individuals. MPI's Dawn Konet and Jeanne Batalova look at the most recent data on apprehensions, detentions, and removals.
In 2005, 15 percent of all U.S. health-care workers were foreign born. MPI's Esha Clearfield and Jeanne Batalova report.
Latin America and the Caribbean account for the largest percentage of the foreign born in the armed forces. MPI's Laura Barker and Jeanne Batalova report.
The United States' education system has been a major educational destination for foreign students for decades. MPI's Jeanne Batalova describes the foreign student and exchange visitor population in the United States and highlights recent policy developments affecting them.
Long a country of emigration, immigration, and asylum, Turkey has also become a country of transit for immigrants, according to Kemal Kirisci of Boagazici University.
Marco Martiniello and Andrea Rea examine how immigration has made Belgium a multicultural society in perpetual renewal.
Kenya is looking to its educated diaspora to meet development goals and achieve global competitiveness, according to MPI's Ken Okoth.
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Brij V. Lal of the Australian National University explains the link between Fiji's recent political turbulence and the increasing numbers of Fijian emigrants.
MPI's Aaron Matteo Terrazas reports on ongoing litigation around immigration enforcement rules, immigration enforcement and the decennial census, new estimates of the unauthorized population, and more.
MPI's Aaron Matteo Terrazas reports on the decision to increase enforcement of existing immigration law, the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, employment-based green cards, and more.
MPI's Aaron Matteo Terrazas reports on the death of the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform bill, employment visa suspension, delays to land and sea border entry passport requirements, and more.
MPI's Aaron Matteo Terrazas, Dawn Konet, and Julia Gelatt report on the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform bill, Iraqi refugee resettlement, temporary changes to U.S. passport requirements, and more.
MPI's Dawn Konet and Julia Gelatt report on the beginning of new Senate debates on immigration and the events leading up to this debate; a breakdown in negotiations over a U.S.-Canada program for land-border crossers; TPS extensions; and more.


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With a stay at Hermes Beach Studios in Chania (Agia Marina), you'll be minutes from Agia Marina Beach and close to Agioi Apostoloi. This beach aparthotel is within close proximity of Platanias Beach and Platanias Square. Make yourself at home in one of the 8 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes. Rooms have private furnished balconies or patios. Compl...
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Only 8 km from Chania Town, family-run Creta Vitalis enjoys a quiet location only 150 metres from the beach, in the resort of Kalathas. It is surrounded by Mediterranean garden, and its swimming pool faces the sea and the scenic bay. Most rooms have a balcony with sea view. Each has air conditioning, a TV, telephone, fridge and hairdryer. For longer stays o...
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Located in Platanias (Maleme), Hotel Albatros is within the vicinity of Agios Dimitrios Church and Platanias Square. This hotel is within the vicinity of Platanias Beach and Agia Marina Beach. Make yourself at home in one of the 29 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available...
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Sehr nettes und hilfsbereites Personal, sehr saubere Zimmer, vielfältiges Frühstück, große Balkone mit Wäscheständer, großer Pool, Klimaanlage vorhanden, moderner Fernseher.
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This 3 star hotel is located in the suburbs of Chania. It is a short drive away from the Chania Town Centre
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The Golden Bay is situated directly on the beach of Agii Apostoli, 4 km west of Chania. An outdoor pool and sun terrace are featured on site. Accomodation is self-catered with balcony and views of the sea or pool. The air-conditioned studios and apartments have an equipped kitchenette, as well as a seating area. Each includes a private bathroom with hairdry...
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The El Greco hotel is located on a quiet, pedestrian street in the old town of Chania, right next to the ancient Venetian harbor and only minutes away from the splendid beach of Nea Chora. Recently renovated, the structure has operated as a traditional family business since 1979, providing a delightful environment with modern comforts and thoughtful service...
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Anibal Sanchez, who helped pitch the American League champion Detroit Tigers to the World Series, is said to be looking for a contract worth about $90 million over six years, or about $15 million per season. The 28-year-old righty made $8 million in 2012, his final season of arbitration eligibility, and is represented by SFX.
Sanchez began his 2012 campaign in Miami, where he tossed 121 innings and posted a 3.47 FIP, giving up 119 hits and 33 walks while striking out 110. The Marlins dealt the Venezuelan to Detroit at the trade deadline, where he proceeded to throw 74⅔ innings with a 3.74 ERA. He allowed 81 hits and 15 walks while striking out 57 in the Motor City.
The righty's asking price might be inflated by his postseason performance, though. Between the ALDS, ALCS and World Series, Sanchez pitched 20⅓ innings over three games, accumulating a 1.77 ERA by allowing just 14 hits and four runs while whiffing 18 batters.


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Weber State football coach Jay Hill said he saw encouraging signs in the program's season-opening loss at Arizona State Thursday.
Weber State game-day grades reflect mixed efforts against Arizona State
Jon Oglesby | posted Aug 29th - 3:49am
Weber State's game-day grades against Arizona State reflect a bevy of missed opportunities, but also a score of positives.
Instant observations on Weber State's 45-14 loss to Arizona State
Jon Oglesby | posted Aug 29th - 2:51am
Weber State's 45-14 loss to Arizona State revealed several instant observations.
No. 19 Sun Devils beat Weber State 45-14
John Marshall, Associated Press | posted Aug 29th - 1:05am
Arizona State opened its season with a 45-14 rout over Weber State on Thursday night.
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KSL.com college football predictions, week 1
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Jon Oglesby | posted Aug 26th - 2:37pm
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Jon Oglesby | posted Aug 23rd - 1:48pm
The Weber State football program is focused on preparing for its season opener at Arizona State on Thursday.
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The Jazz found another way to cut their payroll this season. While Utah had been linked with Miami over a possible Carlos Boozer trade that would have meant substantial luxury tax savings for the Jazz, they managed to make a smaller deal before the deadline that will nonetheless save them a fair amount of money for the remainder of the season.
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the Jazz shipped out Ronnie Brewer to the Grizzlies for a protected-2011 first-round draft pick. The deal will save the Jazz the rest of the prorated $2.7 million Brewer is owed for this season, as well as luxury tax costs, while giving the Grizzlies another athletic wing to bring off the bench.
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- This is a mission entry. For information on the outpost, see Heroes' Ascent (outpost). For information on the Zaishen Mission quest, see Heroes' Ascent (Zaishen quest).
|Heroes' Ascent
|File:Heroes' Ascent map.jpg
|The Battle Isles
|Party size
Every victory in the Heroes' Ascent (except the Elite Zaishen Battle) awards Fame to the victorious team, which progresses their Hero Title Track.Heroes' Ascent is also sometimes known as "Tombs" or "Tombing". This refers to the original location of the tournament, which was the Tomb of the Primeval Kings, prior to the update which implemented Heroes' Ascent.
The Hall of Heroes has 9 Arenas, 1 qualification round and 1 waiting area:
- The Elite Zaishen Battle
- The Underworld
- Fetid River
- Burial Mounds
- Unholy Temples
- Forgotten Shrines
- Golden Gates
- The Courtyard
- The Antechamber
- The Vault
- The Hall of Heroes
Additionally, the following maps are currently out of rotation:
Balthazar's Faction and Fame can be obtained from Heroes' Ascent.
|Balthazar faction
|Unique kill
- Winning in the Hall of Heroes also gives every player in the team a chance to open the Chest.
- You may bring up to four henchmen into this mission.
- International districts usually contain higher concentrations of players than other districts.
- Tips for getting into teams:
- Having higher ranking in the Hero title track may help as rank discrimination is often used.
- Having more campaigns and more skills unlocked for use will expand your build possibilities.
- Try to learn and use more popular/requested builds and/or professions.
- Play with your friends, guild or other players close to your rank.
- Burial Mounds and Scarred Earth used to host 6 teams of 8 players each, for a total of 48 players, making those areas the most populated non-town instances in Guild Wars history.
- The global tournament used to be located in the Crystal Desert at the Tomb of the Primeval Kings ("tombs"). The Tombs were renamed to Heroes' Ascent and moved to the new Battle Isles during the Factions PvP Preview Event.
- The party size changed several times: In the October 5th 2006 update it was set to 6 players and reverted on Friday, March 29, 2007 game update to 8 players again.
|Locations in the Battle Isles
|Ports, towns and outposts:
|Great Temple of Balthazar • Guild hall • Zaishen Menagerie • Costume Brawl (Hidden; Halloween festival only)
|Cooperative missions:
|Embark Beach (Quest)
|Challenge missions:
|Zaishen Challenge (outpost) • Zaishen Elite (outpost)
|Random Arenas (outpost) • Codex Arena (outpost) • Heroes' Ascent (outpost)
|Explorable areas:
|Isle of the Nameless • Isle of the Nameless (PvP) • Zaishen Menagerie Grounds
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Which can you lift more on? With rack deads you move the weight less distance, but by not using your legs as much take momentum out of the movement. I did rack deads for the first time today and couldn't lift as much. I am wondering if I was just having a bad day or if this is the way it is supposed to be.
I prefer rack deads as you probably know from my journal or my signature.
The reason that I prefer rack pulls vs. convetional deads is simply because I do NOT want my legs involved in the lift. I want deads to hammer the sh!t outta my traps and my grip but I want to stress ny lower back if that and mainly my traps.
I mean it depends conventional deadlifts I dont really think are all that when it comes to bodybuilding. For powerlifting hey I think that theyre great, but for strict bodybuilding purposes I think you should stick with pulling off the rack rather than the floor.
Not really following that logic Monstar. It sounds like what you're doing resembles a SLDL, which does work yours hams to a significant degree.
The vast majority of trainees can rack pull much more than they can pull from the floor.
I think MonStar is saying that by removing the first half of the lift you take out the part where you legs are used the most. However, I find that lower back gets a much better range of motion with full deadlifts than rack deads. I also find that my legs don't get hit any harder with a full deadlift than a rack deadlift, but that could just be how I do them...
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never tried them, but that would make sense from what chris is saying. at least for me the hardest part of the dead is getting it off the floor.
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Haven't done them in a while, but I think my strength is better off the floor these days.
Best Meet Lifts(Raw w/wraps):
@165- 435 SQ 270 BE 560 DL.....1255 total
@181- 535 SQ 300 BE 570 DL.....1400 total
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@148- 575 SQ 315 BE 515 DL.....1400 total
@165- 680 SQ 380 BE 540 DL.....1555 total
@181- 700 SQ 375 BE 535 DL.....1605 total
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Yeah I would recommend rack pulls to anyone / everyone whos doing them strictly for bodybuilding purposes. You can pull a helluva lot more weight!!
Well, I do find that getting off the floor can be very difficult and often limits my weight significantly. I find to get the most range of motion for my lower back with the most amount of weight I start with the bar in the rack, pick up the bar, take a step back, and pump out a few reps. The only difference between this and a regular powerlifting deadlift is that I'm doing the negative first which seems to mentually prepare me for the positive part because I still bring the weight to the floor and I can do significantly more weight this way than starting from the floor.
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The Faile family from Kershaw, SC thought Saturday was going to be special when they were chosen as Columbia Metropolitan Airport's 'Military Family of the Game,' but they had no idea what was really in store for them.
"I kept sitting there thinking, 'How much longer are they going to make us stay out here?'" laughs Tammy.
Just after the family was escorted onto the Williams-Brice Stadium field just before the start of the game, a video on the big board played a message to them from their dad/husband, Sergeant First Class Scott Faile.
"Hey guys, I love you and I miss you," SFC Faile says in the video.
As Scott started speaking, his family's tears started flowing.
"As soon as I saw him, that was it," says Tammy. "That's all it took."
Faile, explained to the family how much he appreciates the sacrifices they make each day while he is in Korea. "I really would like to be there to watch the Gamecocks beat up on Georgia," said Faile. "Just keep in mind my tour is over soon."
The Failes believed Scott was still in Korea, nearing the end of his year-long tour.
What they didn't know was that Faile was already in the stadium.
But the video was all a part of a plan Scott had been putting together for three months.
"I thought if you're going to go to a game, why not let's really make it something special?" he says.
That's when Scott sent his family and the 85,000-plus in the stands into a frenzy, walking out of the tunnel to greet his overjoyed loved ones.
Tammy, Breanna, and Cameron sprinted to mug their father. Scott's wife jumped into his arms, "like a spider monkey," he laughs, as the crowd erupted.
"Right when I first saw him walk out, I was like, is that really him?" remembers 10 year old Cameron.
"I didn't think I was going to make it to the big group hug because some people like to try and trip others or pull them back," laughs Breanna, hinting at her mother. "I'm thinking this woman's going to trip me."
"It was amazing," says Tammy. "We were just ecstatic. In that moment, it was just us four again."
In just two days, a video of the reunion has gone viral on YouTube, hitting over 140,000 views.
It's something Scott says he never intended.
"No clue," he says about the attention he and his family has received. They say they've already been contacted by Good Morning America and Inside Edition among others.
"This was just supposed to be for them," Scott adds. "I'm not the type of person who wanted all this."
After the surprise of a lifetime and the whirlwind of emotion, the family says it's all worth it.
"We're complete now," smiles Tammy.
By the way, the Gamecocks would go on to rout Georgia, 35-7, just as Sgt. Faile predicted.
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A thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th-century history: the Arab Revolt and the secret game to control the Middle East.
The Arab revolt against the Turks in World War I was, in the words of T. E. Lawrence, "a sideshow of a sideshow". As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-level officers far removed from the corridors of power. Curt Prüfer was an academic attached to the German embassy in Cairo whose clandestine role was to foment jihad against British rule. Aaron Aaronsohn was a renowned agronomist and committed Zionist who gained the trust of the Ottoman governor of Palestine even as he built an elaborate anti-Ottoman spy ring. William Yale was a fallen scion of the American aristocracy who traveled the Ottoman Empire on behalf of Standard Oil, dissembling to the Turks in order to gain valuable oil concessions. At the center of it all was Lawrence. In early 1914 he was an archaeologist digging ruins in Syria; by 1917 he was riding into legend at the head of an Arab army, as he fought a rear guard action against his own government and its imperial ambitions.
Based on four years of intensive primary document research, Lawrence in Arabiadefinitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern Middle East was formed. Sweeping in its action, keen in its portraiture, acid in its condemnation of the destruction wrought by European colonial plots, this is a book that brilliantly captures the way in which the folly of the past creates the anguish of the present.
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"The "Real" Story"
I recommend this book without reservation to any reader who wants a better understanding of World War I in the Middle East. The Lawrence movie is only a small part of the adventures of five young intellectuals who had much to do with shaping the subsequent conflicts of the land once oil became the world currency..
Anderson deals with the underlying concerns of the European combatants of WWI in how they are going to grab the emerging area with all its potential riches and the nationalistic and cultural conflicts of the area.
The performance was good and did not add undue theatrics to the reading. He read the book well and left it at that.
This is modern history that few people have studied. Enlightenment is my feeling from reading it. This is a well written tale that was hard to put down.
I am planning to require the reading of this book in a college level class I will be teaching next spring.
"A Middle East Built on Lies"
In this well-researched, detailed but highly interesting story, Scott Anderson travels back to World War I and the tottering Ottoman Empire to set the stage for the Middle East we know now. Lawrence of Arabia has a large role, but it's not primarily his story -- it's the story of how war, oil, greed, imperialism, chicanery, empty promises and personalities interacted to fertilize the creation of Saudi Arabia, Israel (then known as Palestine), Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and their neighbors.
T.E. Lawrence is the flywheel of the story, and his deeds lubricate the story, but there is oh so much more, from a wide range of Zionists to the scion of the family that founded Yale, to the Turks and Arabs and military leaders who had a hand in the battles and negotiations. Lawrence isn't idealized -- in fact, no one is idealized. It's not the David Lean movie! But it *is* fascinating.
I found Malcolm Hillgartner a terrific narrator. He uses voices, but he uses them so smoothly and carefully that it's not jarring. (I tend to like my narrators to read rather than dramatize, but Hillgartner's approach could please everyone.)
One note: I found myself often referring to a map. You'll likely find that having one to consult occasionally is helpful.
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"Fascinating, well-researched, superbly narrated"
The narration is superb, never getting in the way of the story at all, which is in and of itself incredibly engaging. Excellent research brings new light on some of the most troubling and debated events in the story of T.E. Lawrence. The story is well-rounded out with other fascinating and influential people, and I have a much better understanding of the events of WWI in the Middle East, and their far-reaching effects.
T.E. Lawrence is a difficult person to like and to understand, but the author makes him understandable and in that understanding I commiserated with him. He is a rare person in human history and these events have had such long-lasting effects, certainly to modern times, and possibly much further.
I have not listened to this narrator before, but I am actively seeking other books he has narrated based upon what an excellent job he did.
I never intended to listen to this in one sitting, (the narration is over 22 hours), nor should anyone try. There is so much here to take in! I will listen to this one again, I can tell you that for certain, and have purchased the hardback to read at home as well.
I purchased books to listen to while I work or while travelling, times when I cannot read a physical book. This was totally worth it and I have spent a very enjoyable month listening to this, rewinding and listening to parts over and over. It makes some of my drudgery work go faster. This is the best recording yet!
"Finally: Make Sense of World War I"
This book delivered exactly what I expected: The truth about the life of a man who became a cliché. But it also delivered something unexpected, and that is a clear and sensible look at the causes and course of the First World War. And it's also true to the part of its subtitle that promises an understanding of the making of the modern Middle East.
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"The sideshow to end all sideshows"
In the words of author Scott Anderson, "history is often the tale of small moments, chance encounters, casual decisions, or sheer coincidences, that seem of little consequence at the time, but somehow fuse with other small moments to produce something momentous." In his view, this is what happened on an oft-forgotten front of World War One, in a web of intrigues and political machinations that were to shape the Middle East to this day.
Through the accounts of a few figures who were caught up in the drama, such as the famous T.E. Lawrence, Anderson explores the deal-making, promises, and betrayals that took place, as both warring sides sought to exploit the local populations of Arabs and Jews, while having no real intention of granting them autonomy. Instead, the British and French, who "won" World War One by the skin of their teeth, would carve the former Ottoman Empire up into their own protectorates, with consequences that carry far forward (the Sikes-Picot Agreement came up on a podcast about the current spate of violence in Iraq). Meanwhile, the US began its tradition of "misunderestimating" (to use a Bushism) the people of the Middle East.
The central personal stories are pretty engaging. Of course, Lawrence, the young British officer whose behind-the-lines exploits were immortalized in the film Lawrence of Arabia, is the star of the book. A quiet but intense Oxford scholar who traveled to Palestine to study medieval castles, he got sucked into the British intelligence service when the war began and promoted through a fortuitous combination of mindless bureaucratic machinery and his own clever maneuvering. Understanding the local Arabs better than his superiors, who demonstrated the blend of arrogance and incompetence that Allied commanders were infamous for, Lawrence transformed himself into an effective military leader, guiding Arab rebels against the Turkish army and tying up enemy troops that might have gone elsewhere. However, misgivings about Britain's ultimate political goals and the horrors of war began to eat away at him, leaving a man who would, at conflict's end, walk off the world stage into self-imposed anonymity.
The other figures here, though, are hardly uninteresting. We also learn about deceptive German agent provocateur Curt Prufer, who might have been the closest thing to Lawrence's counterpart on the other side; William Yale, a scion of the Yale family and an employee of the scummy American company Standard Oil, who comes to be the eye of US interests in the region; and the Jewish agronomist and spy Aaron Aaronsohn, whose energetic efforts to make the deserts of the Promised Land bloom seem aptly symbolic of his costly campaign to steer the Allies in a direction favorable to the Jewish people, even as he pretends to be loyal to Turkey. Many more actors cross the pages, such as Zionist Chaim Weizmann, the self-important diplomat Mark Sikes, Turkish governor Ahmed Djemal Pasha, and various members of the Hussein family, who would assume leadership roles in new Arab states. For a time, Arabs, distrusting Britain and France, looked to the US as the light of national self-determination, though it seems our oil interests were always agnostic to who was in charge. A wasted opportunity?
As noted by some of Lawrence's own prophetic journal entries, the "peace" following the War to End All Wars was to be as poorly managed in the Middle East as in Europe, fraught with problematic agreements and lingering resentments that would plague the region for decades to come. To me, the awful, take-no-prisoners brutality exhibited in his final battles, as he fights bitterly on behalf of leaders he no longer trusts, was a lesson all too predictive of the rest of the 20th century. Alas that it had to be retaught again and again and again.
Though I'm not sure that Anderson answers any questions that haven't been hashed out already, or resolves any mysteries about Lawrence himself (e.g. the nature of his sexuality) I enjoyed the details of this well-researched book. Lawrence in Arabia is a fine window into the fascinating, portentous intrigues of a forgotten corner of a forgotten war (for most Americans, anyway). The past is never as far away as we think.
Audiobook narrator Mr. Hillgartner does a good job finding the emotions of the story, and I didn't get bored with his reading over several days of car and plane travel, though some might miss the maps and photos of the print edition. 4.5 stars.
"excellent book"
Extremely well written. What you always wanted to know about why the middle east is the way it is as a result of western power manipulation. As an Audible audio book: Extremely well narrated. An excellent choice if you like history. A well told story.
"Historical Gem"
If you are seeking a greater understanding of how and why the Middle East has become the "headlines" of today, you must listen to this book!
"Worth Reading but Slow"
I enjoyed reading this book because it gave me a much better understanding of the Middle East and the role T.E. Lawrence played there during WWI. However, it was a slow read rather than a page turner. It was also a little hard to follow all the characters. I thought the narrator did a good job. Would recommend.
"A letdown for understanding the Middle East"
I read this hoping to gain insight into how and why the modern Middle East was created. On that score I was greatly disappointed. Upon further research I found the classic account in the book " A Peace to End All Peace" by David Fromkin. I now realize that T.E. Lawrence was only a minor player. As Fromkin says in his Introduction "...the Arab Revolt...occurred not so much in reality as in the wonderful imagination of T.E. Lawrence, a teller of fantastic tales whom the American showman Lowell Thomas transformed into " Lawrence of Arabia." Originally published in 1989, Fromkin's book and his Afterword to the 2009 Edition are extremely insightful. So if you're interested in Lawrence the person then buy "Lawrence in Arabia." If your larger goal is understanding the modern Middle East then read "A Peace to End All Peace."
"Exellent introduction to the current Middle East c"
Yes, it is full of detail that I would like to listen to with a map
of the Middle East in 1910 in front of me !
His delivery and emphasis increased my understanding.
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The Old Dominion University dance program is proud to present "Rituals," a faculty dance concert, on September 4th and 5th at 8:00PM in the University Theater, Hampton Boulevard and 47th Street. This concert will include original modern dance choreography by ODU faculty members Marilyn Marloff, Rachel Thorne Germond, and Amanda Kinzer. From three unique perspectives, each work in the concert examines the roles and experiences of women in society, past and present, with allusions to the significance of ritual in their lives.
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Published in Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (January 7, 1998).
Author: Donald E. Wilkes, Jr., Professor of Law, University of Georgia School of Law.
Over 34 years have passed since most the shocking murder in the United States in this century--the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on Nov. 22, 1963. There is now a gigantic amount of information available about the assassination. Vast quantities of previously classified or withheld government documents have been or are being released to the public. Hundreds of books and thousands of articles have been written about nearly every aspect of the assassination.
Despite the fact that serious researchers disagree about many of the facts surrounding JFK's death, and despite the fact that some assassination buffs are zanies touting screwball theories, there is a widespread, growing recognition in both the academic community and among the general public that the Warren Commission was wrong when it concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, killed the president. The Warren Report, almost all responsible scholars agree, was the result of a hasty, incomplete, and biased investigation.
Michael R. Beschloss's Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964 (1997), is an important book that should be examined by persons interested in finding out more about the JFK assassination. In his book, Beschloss, a distinguished historian, has transcribed and annotated a number of presidential conversations secretly recorded by JFK's successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson, including conversations concerning the fatal trip to Texas, the assassination itself, and the official investigation of the assassination.
The transcripts published by Beschloss reveal:
Other interesting facts in the book, disclosed in Beschloss's annotations to the transcripts, include:
Interestingly, the Beschloss book also tends to confirm the critics who have claimed that the protection given Oswald by the Dallas police after his arrest was suspiciously inadequate. One week after the assassination, J. Edgar Hoover told LBJ: "They [the Dallas police escorting Oswald when he was shot by Jack Ruby] never made any moves, as the picture shows, even when they saw him [Ruby] approaching [Oswald] and got right up to him and pressed his pistol against Oswald's stomach. Neither of the police officers on either side made any move to push him away or grab him. It wasn't until after the gun fired that they then moved ..."
The Beschloss book adds another piece to the puzzle which has obsessed Americans for over a third of a century: what are the unknown facts about the murder of America's 35th president?


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Drug promises stall because of PhRMA deal
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Published on Thursday, October 15th, 2009 at 6:12 p.m.
President Barack Obama has been concentrating on health care refom, and we've rated many of his promises on health care In the Works.
Today, though, we turn to two promises we've rated Stalled, promises that Obama appears to be putting aside after he negotiated a deal with the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, as he tries to build support for health care reform.
Read why we rated these two promises Stalled: Promise No. 71, Allow imported prescription drugs , and No. 73, Allow Medicare to negotiate for cheaper drug prices .
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CATEGORIES Awards, Newsstand, Movies, Awards, CinematicalWhat was the worst movie of 2009? According to the Razzie Award nominations, which were announced this morning, the five contenders for that title are G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra, Old Dogs, Land of the Lost, Transformers: Rise of the Fallen and All About Steve. That last film also featured one of the worst actresses of 2009: Sandra Bullock, who has otherwise had a more honorable year with Best Actress wins at the Golden Globes and the SAG Awards (and an expected Oscar nomination, to be announced tomorrow morning) for her dramatic turn in The Blind Side and a Best Actress Golden Globe nomination for The Proposal. Her competition for the Razzie includes Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Sarah Jessica Parker and Megan Fox (for both Jennifer's Body and the Transformers sequel).
Worst lead male performances of the year came from Will Ferrell, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, John Travolta and all three Jonas Brothers, who share a nomination for their eponymous 3-D concert film (did they not just appear as themselves?). The Jonas' are also up for the Razzie for Worst Screen Couple, where their challengers include Kristen Stewart and "EITHER Robert Pattinson OR Taylor Whatz-His-Fang." Twilight fans will be furious to learn Pattinson is up for Worst Supporting Actor and New Moon is nominated for Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel and Worst Screenplay, too. Surprisingly, the first film in the franchise avoided any nominations last year.
For this special 30th-anniversary year, the Razzies will also (dis)honor the worst of the past decade. Film nominees include Battlefield Earth, Freddy Got Fingered, Gigli, I Know Who Killed Me and the Guy Ritchie-directed Swept Away remake. Worst actor and actresses of the decade include Rob Schneider, Eddie Murphy, John Travolta, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Madonna.
Check out a full list of nominees after the jump.
WORST PICTURE of 2009
All About Steve
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of the Lost
Old Dogs
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
WORST ACTOR of 2009
All Three Jonas Brothers (Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience)
Will Ferrell (Land of the Lost)
Steve Martin (Pink Panther 2)
Eddie Murphy (Imagine That)
John Travolta (Old Dogs)
WORST ACTRESS of 2009
Beyonce (Obsessed)
Sandra Bullock (All About Steve
Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana: The Movie)
Megan Fox (Jennifer's Body and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)
Sarah Jessica Parker (Did You Hear About the Morgans?)
WORST SCREEN COUPLE of 2009
Any Two (or More) Jonas Brothers (Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience)
Sandra Bullock & Bradley Cooper (All About Steve)
Will Ferrell & Any Co-Star, Creature or "Comic Riff" (Land of the Lost)
Shia LeBouf & EITHER Megan Fox OR Any Transformer (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)
Kristin Stewart & EITHER Robert Pattinson OR Taylor Whatz-His-Fang (Twilight Saga: New Moon)
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS of 2009
Candice Bergen (Bride Wars)
Ali Larter (Obsessed)
Sienna Miller (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra)
Kelly Preston (Old Dogs)
Julie White (as Mom) (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, or "Trannies, Too")
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR of 2009
Billy Ray Cyrus (Hannah Montana: The Movie)
Hugh Heffner (as Himself) (Miss March)
Robert Pattinson (Twilight Saga: New Moon)
Jorma Taccone (as Cha-Ka) (Land of the Lost)
Marlon Wayans (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra)
WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL
(Combined Category for 2009)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of the Lost
Pink Panther 2 (A Rip-Off of a Sequel to a Remake)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Twilight Saga: New Moon
WORST DIRECTOR of 2009
Michael Bay ("Trannies, Too")
Walt Becker (Old Dogs)
Brad Silberling (Land of the Lost)
Stephen Sommers (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra)
Phil Traill (All About Steve)
WORST SCREENPLAY of 2009
All About Steve, Screenplay by Kim Barker
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Screenplay by Stuart Beattie and David Elliot & Paul Lovett, Based on Hasbro's G.I. JOE® Characters.
Land of the Lost, Written by Chris Henchy & Dennis McNicholas, Based on Sid & Marty Krofft's TV Series
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Written by Ehren Kruger & Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman, Based on Hasbro's Transformers Action Figures
Twilight Saga: New Moon, Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer
WORST PICTURE of the DECADE
(3 Special 30th RAZZIE-versary Awardz)
Battlefield Earth - Nominated for 10 RAZZIES® / "Winner" of 8 (Including Worst Drama of Our First 25 Yrs)
Freddy Got Fingered - Nominated for 9 RAZZIES® / "Winner" of 5
Gigli - Nominated for 10 RAZZIES® / "Winner" of 7 (Including Worst Comedy of Our First 25 Yrs)
I Know Who Killed Me - Nominated for 9 RAZZIES® / "Winner" of 8
Swept Away - Nominated for 9 RAZZIES® / "Winner" of 5
WORST ACTOR of the DECADE
Ben Affleck (Nominated for 9 "Achievements," "Winner" of 2 RAZZIES®)
Eddie Murphy (Nominated for 12 "Achievements," "Winner" of 3 RAZZIES®)
Mike Myers (Nominated for 4 "Achievements," "Winner" of 2 RAZZIES®)
Rob Schneider (Nominated for 6 "Achievements," "Winner" of 1 RAZZIE®)
John Travolta (Nominated for 6 "Achievements," "Winner" of 3 RAZZIES®)
WORST ACTRESS of the DECADE
Mariah Carey (The Single Biggest Individual Vote Getter of the Decade: 70+% of ALL Votes for Worst Actress of 2001)
Paris Hilton (Nominated for 5 "Achievements," "Winner" of 4 RAZZIES®)
Lindsay Lohan (Nominated for 5 "Achievements," "Winner" of 3 RAZZIES®)
Jennifer Lopez (Nominated for 9 "Achievements," "Winner" of 2 RAZZIES®)
Madonna (Nominated for 6 "Achievements,""Winner" of 4 RAZZIES®)


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The mentors who donate their time and expertise with our students do an exceptional job of guiding our MBAs and undergraduates throughout the program. Both Investment Committee Mentors and Career Development Mentors work closely with our students to develop investment management skills and provide career advice.
Each year the Carlson Funds Enterprise assigns CFE students with a money management professional who counsels the student, evaluates his or her investment proposals, and serves as a resource for everything from career advice to helping them with research type questions.
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The Special Tasks and rescue Group (S.T.A.R. Group) is tasked with the provision of mobile patrol personnel skilled in the use of firearms, anti-terrorist tactics, crowd control, crime prevention techniques, and underwater recovery and search and rescue operations.
The S.T.A.R. Group comprises:
Operations Section
The Operations Section is responsible for a myriad of tasks including high risk policing, counter terrorist response, search and rescue operations and the supplementation of general duty patrols.
Each member is required to develop and maintain skills in weapons handling, high risk policing, counter terrorist standard operating procedures, VIP protection, search and rescue operations, civil disorder techniques and many other functions peculiar to S.T.A.R. Operations. Select individuals within S.T.A.R. Operations develop specialist skills in one key area allowing the provision of helicopter aircrew, marksmen/observers, VIP drivers, Search and Rescue Coordination and bomb technicians.
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The Dog Operations Unit plays an important role in assisting to keep the community safe in South Australia. The natural instincts and abilities of a dog to follow a track or locate a hidden/lost person or object cannot be replicated by modern technology.
The Dog Operations Unit is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Water Operations Unit is responsible for policing the costal and inland waters of South Australia and provides the capability for search and rescue in those waters. There are five vessels varying from a five metre inflatable dinghy to a 16 metre Launch. The vessels are also used as diving platforms for police divers. The divers assist local police in the recovery of bodies or submerged objects from the sea, inland waters and caves.
All water responses (sea search and rescue, water policing, diving, and Marine Crime Watch) are conducted by this Unit.
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The South Australia Mounted Police is an integral part of today's policing strategies, unique in its contribution to the maintenance of law and order. Apart from the highly visible roles of escort duties and mounted patrols, there are many ways the Mounted Operations Unit contributes to the safety of the people.
The size gives the mounted officer a greater field of view than the foot or mobile officer while, at the same time, providing a more obvious police presence. Generally, they have access to the same areas as other officers and can operate in areas impractical or inaccessible to officers in vehicles or on foot.
Imposing as they are, the non-aggressive presence of the horse enables mounted officers to safely and quickly defuse violent or antisocial situations, quite often without the hostility usually directed at other officers in similar circumstances. The mere presence of a police horse attracts immediate attention and provides an excellent medium for police and public interaction, particularly with those who would normally avoid police contact. When properly deployed, the mounted officer is an effective and modern police resource.
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In the metropolitan area, a team of four negotiators is on-call on a weekly basis. In country areas, negotiators respond as requested with support from negotiators in nearby country areas as well as from the metropolitan on-call team.
The Negotiation Coordination Section is part of the Special Tasks and Rescue (STAR) Group and negotiators are available to respond to crisis and high risk jobs 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Esra owns and operates Cobblestone Grill with his wife, Liz. A past president, officer and board member, he has been an active member of the chamber since 2001. Esra was president of the re-formed Zionsville Merchants Association in 2001. Evinger is a licensed Realtor, SFR, CERS and GRI candidate. After studying business administration at Loyola University of Chicago, she joined Century 21 Sheetz. Evinger is a volunteer with the Zionsville Education Foundation, Zionsville Show Choir and Citizens for a Better Zionsville.
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Tutorial covering JSP 2.2 and Servlets 3.0 with OpenSource Resin Servlet Container: Part 1
Java EE: Servlet 3.0 and JSP 2.2 tutorial
This tutorial focuses on using Servlet's and JSP the right way. Servlet and JSP have evolved over the years, and now there is often more than one way to do things. For example, this tutorial uses EL and JSTL not JSP scriptlets, it uses JSPs in a Model 2/MVC style not in a model 1 style, etc. Consider it a tutorial that focuses only on the best practices and not the legacy ways to do things.
There are other tutorials on this JSP and Servlets, but this tutorial is going to be different in that you can follow along with Eclipse. Also instead of focusing on JSF, we are going to focus on JSP and Servlets as the main view technology.
Java EE, JSP and Servlets have added a lot of features that are in other frameworks, making those other frameworks less relevant then they were before Java EE garnered these extra abilities. Even is you decide to use JSF, Struts, Stripes, Spring MVC, JSF, etc., this tutorial should help you have a better understanding of the JSP/Servlets core that they build on.
We are going to start by building a simple bookstore. We will progressively add more features to the bookstore and as we do we will use more of Java EE/CDI, JSP and Servlets. For this tutorial, I am going to use Resin 4.0.x, but you could use one of several Servlet/JSP Containers that support CDI.
Tutorial Style
- Not going to list every option of every tag, configuration, etc. (maybe later).
- Not going to teach you something you are suppose to avoid anyway or that is deprecated
- Build something real enough to ensure that things actually work and we don't miss something common
- Don't build something too real so that the concepts are hard to ascertain outside of the domain of the example
- Provide cook books on how to do common tasks like I18n, etc.
- IDE, Performance testing, Debugging, etc. from the start!
I can go on and on about each point. I've seen a lot of tutorial and books out there, and they drag you down with detail you don't need. (You can alway google it later). Or, they skip out very important things because their examples are too simple.
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- Building a simple listing in JSP: covers model 2, Servlets, JSP intro.
- Java EE Servlet tutorial: Adding create, update and delete to the bookstore listing: covers more interactions.
- Java EE Servlet tutorial: Using JSPs to create header, footer area, formatting, and basic CSS for bookstore
- Java EE Servlet tutorial: Adding MySQL and JDBC to bookstore example
- Java EE Servlet/JSP tutorial: Adding an error page, logging, and other forms of_debugging
I can go on and on about each point. I've seen a lot of tutorial and books out there, and they drag you down with detail you don't need. (You can alway google it later). Or, they skip out very important things because their examples are too simple.
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Bruce Phillips replied on Thu, 2012/10/25 - 11:00am
This is a good article but it could be made much, much better by providing two items
1. Code download
2. PDF version that a reader can save to read later or to refer to when needed. It is very tedious to click through 15 web pages where on each page the ads and other crap overwhelm the important content.
Bill Digman replied on Thu, 2012/10/25 - 3:12pm in response to: Bruce Phillips
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Bruce Phillips replied on Thu, 2012/10/25 - 7:02pm in response to: Bill Digman
Thank you very much for the PDF version.
For the code you could use Eclipse - Export as archived projected which creates a zip of your project. Other Eclipse users can then import the project directly from the zip. Non-Eclipse users can unzip the project and view the files also.
Henk De Boer replied on Fri, 2012/10/26 - 12:11pm
It's thorough and explains things well, but it's a somewhat confusing setup.
The material being explained; Servlets, JSP and then Scriptlets vs JSTL feels like it comes straight from the early 2000s, but then we do see relative modern annotations on the Servlets and even the use of CDI.
Bill Digman replied on Thu, 2012/11/01 - 11:38am in response to: Henk De Boer
Bill Digman replied on Thu, 2012/11/01 - 11:39am
Stay tuned. I have a lot more to say. I think Java EE is more of a cafeteria plan than a one size fits all. You can use Servlets, CDI and JSP for model 2 apps. JAX-RS for RIA clients. Websockets, JCache, etc. Most tutorials wrt Java EE seem to really push JSF and EJB. If you tie Java EE to JSF and EJB and I think it turns a lot of folks off. Java EE is more than this.
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Java Was Not The First To Tout WORA
Like a lot of Charlie's blogs, he nails parts of this one squarely on the head:
WORA was, is, and always will be, a fallacy. ... It is the "Write once…" part that's the most dangerous. We all wish the world was rainbows and unicorns, and "Write once…" implies that there is a world where you can actually write an app once and it will run on all devices. But this is precisely the fantasy that the platform vendors will never allow to become reality. ...
And, given his current focus on building a mobile startup, he of course takes this lesson directly into the "native mobile app vs HTML 5 app" discussion that I've been a part of on way too many speaker panels and conference BOFs and keynotes and such:
HTML5 is awesome in many ways. If applied judiciously, it can be a great technology and tool. As a tool, it can absolutely be used to reduce the amount of platform specific code you have to write. But it is not a starting place. Starting with HTML5 is the most customer unfriendly thing a developer can do. ... Like many 'solutions' in our industry the "Hey, write it once in in HTML5 and it will run anywhere" story didn't actually start with the end-user customer. It started with idealistic thoughts about technology. It was then turned into snake oil for developers. Not only is the "build a mobile app that hosts a web view that contains HTML5″ approach bass-ackwards, it is a recipe for execution disaster. Yes, there are examples of teams that have built great apps using this technique, but if you actually look at what they did, they focused on their experience first and then made the technology work. What happens when the shop starts with "we gotta use HTML5 running in a UIWebView" is initial euphoria over productivity, followed by incredible pain doing the final 20%.
And he's flat-out right about this: HTML 5, as an application development technology, takes you about 60 - 80% of the way home, depending on what you want your application to do.
In fact, about the only part of Charlie's blog post that I disagree with is the part where he blames Gosling and Java:
I blame James Gosling. He foisted Java on us and as a result Sun coined the term Write Once Run Anywhere. ... Developers really want to believe it is possible to "Write once…". They also really want to believe that more threads will help. But we all know they just make the problems worse. Just as we've all grown to accept that starting with "make it multi-threaded" is evil, we need to accept "Write once…" is evil.
It didn't start with Java--it started well before that, with a set of cross-platform C++ toolkits that promised the same kind of promise: write your application in platform-standard C++ to our API, and we'll have the libraries on all the major platforms (back in those days, it was Windows, Mac OS, Solaris OpenView, OSF/Motif, and a few others) and it will just work. Even Microsoft got into this game briefly (I worked at Intuit, and helped a consultant who was struggling to port QuickBooks, I think it was, over to the Mac using Microsoft's short-lived "MFC For Mac OS" release), And, even before that, we had the discussions of "Standard C" and the #ifdef tricks we used to play to struggle to get one source file to compile on all the different platforms that C runs on.
And that, folks, is the heart of the matter: long before Gosling took his fledgling failed set-top box Oak-named project and looked around for a space to which to apply it next, developers... no, let's get that right, "developers and their managers who hate the idea of violating DRY by having the code in umpteen different codebases" have been looking for ways to have a single source base that runs across all the platforms. We've tried it with portable languages (see C, C++, Java, for starters), portable libraries (in the C++ space see Zinc, zApp, XVT, Tools.h++), portable containers (see EJB, the web browser), and now portable platforms (see PhoneGap/Cordova, Titanium, etc), portable cross-compilers (see MonoTouch/MonoDroid, for recent examples), and I'm sure there will be other efforts along these lines for years and decades to come. It's a noble goal, but the major players in the space to which we are targeting--whether that be operating systems, browsers, mobile platforms, console game devices, or whatever comes next two decades from now--will not allow their systems to be commoditized that easily. Because at the heart of it, that's exactly what these "cross-platform" tools and languages and libraries are trying to do: reduce the underlying "thing" to a commodity that lacks interest or impact.
Interestingly enough, as a side-note, one thing I'm starting to notice is that the more pervasive mobile devices become and the more mobile applications we see reaching those devices, the less and less "device-standard" those interfaces are trying to look even as they try to achieve cross-platform similarities. Consider, for a moment, the Fly Delta app on iPhone: it doesn't really use any of the standard iOS UI metaphors (except for some of the basic ones), largely because they've defined their own look-and-feel across all the platforms they support (iOS and Android, at least so far). Ditto for the CNN and USA Today apps, as well as the ESPN app, and of course just about every game ever written for any of those platforms. So even as Charlie argues:
The problem is each major platform has its own UI model, its own model for how a web view is hosted, its own HTML rendering engine, and its own JavaScript engine. These inter-platform differences mean that not only is the platform-specific code unique, but the interactions between that code and the code running within the web view becomes device specific. And to make matters worse intra-platform fragmentation, particularly on the platform with the largest number of users, Android, is so bad that this "Write Once.." approach provides no help.
We are starting to see mobile app developers actually striving to define their own UI model entirely, with only passing nod to the standards of the device on which they're running. Which then makes me wonder if we're going to start to see new portable toolkits that define their own unique UI model on each of these platforms, or will somehow allow developers to define their own UI model on each of these platforms--a UI model toolkit, so to speak. Which would be an interesting development, but one that will eventually run into many of the same problems as the others did.
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Loren Kratzke replied on Mon, 2013/02/25 - 5:41pm
I started programming applets (R.I.P) in 1996 - the golden era of the MS JVM and the beginning of the browser wars that would only escalate for the next 10 years before settling into a mutual pact of stated incompatibility and indifference to the great developer population. After a few years of that horrible career choice I scooted to the backend and never looked back until 2006 when I bought a Blackberry for the purpose of programming. One look at the API and the crap emulator was all it took. Goodbye!
I had no idea that anything could be as bad as applets, let alone worse. Mobile dev made applets look like sunny fields of wild flowers blowing gently in the wind. You can't even say "Hello World" in the mobile world without compiling against platform specific APIs.
But I will say this - if this were 20 years ago, each phone would have their own programming language instead of just their own Java API. Let's not forget that. (By the way, I still own and use that Blackberry phone.)
Loren Kratzke replied on Mon, 2013/02/25 - 5:45pm in response to: Loren Kratzke
Mark Unknown replied on Mon, 2013/02/25 - 7:01pm
" HTML 5, as an application development technology, takes you about 60 - 80% of the way home, depending on what you want your application to do." For many apps, even less than that. You almost need at least one if not more JS libraries and/or frameworks. That is most of the work.
Lund Wolfe replied on Sun, 2013/03/03 - 2:39am
I had a job where the code was constrained to ansi "C" and had to compile and run on every "C" platform. That was a joke.
I was attracted to Java and then to HTML because they were platform independent and had nice screen independent layouts. HTML works pretty well with different browsers. Applets were dependent on the browser, browser JVM or plugin, and Java OS install, which is still a problem today. Java is dependent on the quality and consistency between JVMs. It gets you at least 95% or 99% of the distance, which apparently is better than mobile HTML5.
If we are going to reach WORA nirvana, Java on a device specific JVM is as likely as anything to do it. Another possibility is that one device or device OS gains near 100% market share and we just program to that device OS (I hope it supports Java).


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Today, Variety is reporting that a new director has been chosen for the film version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. According to the article, British director David Yates has been invited to helm the fifth Harry Potter film. While not yet finalised, this news comes just days after a new screenwriter, Michael Goldenberg was named to write the script for the film. Says Variety:
"Like Goldenberg, Yates was a surprise choice. Yates has only one bigscreen credit: the 1998 feature "The Tichborne Claimant." But his television work is what cast a spell on WB brass and Heyman, with prize-winning dramas that include "The Way We Live Now" and miniseries "State of Play."
He is attached to direct Jennifer Connelly (news) and Paul Bettany in the Warner Independent-distributed "Brideshead Revisited."
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More than three quarters of a million dollars in additional spending requests will be presented to the Boone County Council at their October meeting — the same meeting at which the council is to consider approval of a sharply-reduced 2013 budget. The council will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the Boone County Office Annex, 116 W. Washington St., Lebanon.
The $771,904 initially sought by the Boone County Area Plan Commission, auditor, board of commissioners, clerk, highway department, sheriff's office and highway department doesn't include smaller amounts that can't be moved from the general fund without county council approval, even though they are routine expenses.
An unusually hot summer is partially to blame for one of the requests. Sheriff Ken Campbell said he's asking for $35,000 to cover utility bills resulting in part from having to cool the jail during a period when temperatures topped 90 degrees about 50 times, and broke 100 degrees.
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WORCESTER CO., Md. - What better gift to give your family, friends and neighbors than the gift of safety and peace of mind this holiday season. In a special 5 part series, the Worcester County State's Attorney's Office is working with WMDT to help bring 10 of their most wanted suspects to justice.
When you're out spending quality time with your family and friends this Christmas...keep an eye out. Your vigilance could help catch a criminal.
Beau Oglesby, Worcester County's State's Attorney, says even criminals return home for the holidays. "We want the community to be aware that there are certain individuals that have outstanding warrants," said Oglesby. "They have crimes that they need to answer for and we would like their cooperation and assistance in finding these people."
Such as 31-year-old Brenden Leigh Sandifer.
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DALLAS — Busy mom Sonya Johnson has made a commitment to do a 180 when it comes to her own health.
That commitment starts with a weight loss goal.
Johnson was originally told she could lose as much as 70 pounds, but a consultation with Medical City Dallas dietitian Gulrukhsar Jiwani indicates that 38 pounds may be a more reasonable goal.
"I was shocked when I heard 70 pounds," Johnson admitted. "But 38 is a good start."
During the meeting, Jiwani asked Johnson about her eating habits — including foods she eats regularly, portion sizes, and meal times.
Johnson admitted she often skips meals and eats lunch out almost every day.
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Jiwani said these are all steps that don't take much effort. "I think you'll see a little bit of difference with that," she added.
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Rangers manager Ron Washington has posted his Game 4 lineup, with right-hander Rick Porcello starting for the Tigers ...
1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Elvis Andrus, SS
3. Josh Hamilton*, CF
4. Michael Young, 1B
5. Adrian Beltre, 3B
6. Mike Napoli, C
7. Nelson Cruz, RF
8. David Murphy*, LF
9. Yorvit Torrealba, DH
Yup. Yorvit Torrealba: Designated Hitter.
First baseman Mitch Moreland's been struggling lately and Torrealba got three hits in Game 3, and if there's anything we know about baseball managers and postseason baseball, it's that they have short memories. Still, it's worth mentioning, if only in passing, that Torrealba's career OPS (697) against right-handed pitchers is more than a hundred points lower than Moreland's (806).
There's a change in left field, where David Murphy replaces Endy Chavez, who started in Game 3 but went hitless in three at-bats.
Oh, and there's one notable non-change: Despite fouling 13 baseballs off his lower extremities in Game 3 and limping through most of the game, Adrian Beltre's back in there at third base. Maybe it's all a clever ruse, and the first time he's on base he'll steal the next base standing up.


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(Posted on 11/14/11)
- Crochet with wire (Nancie Wiseman) review Review by Alcira Cifuentes
I find this book very friendly. With simple to follow instructions, easy to find guide to abbreviations and enough projects to make it a very good purchase. Yes, this is a book I really recommend. Could it be better? yes...a digital copy.
(Posted on 10/5/11)