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A new study suggests, studies about food and cancer risk might need to be considered with a grain of salt.
Researchers at Stanford said studies done on 50 random food items in 35-years, claiming risks or benefits in fighting cancer were based on weak evidence.
The team said nutrition is important in cancer prevention, but you shouldn't make your decisions based on one study.
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Thousands of Alabamians drove to the Florida, Georgia and Tennessee state lines. I, myself, carried two widow women to Ardmore, Tenn., to purchase lottery tickets. They purchased tickets for their dozen friends or so that wanted a ticket or two.
There were two gas stations and something called the Ardmore Exchange where one could purchase lottery tickets. There were at that time two dozen cars from Alabama at each place and maybe six cars from Walker County. I spoke to a Mr. Dill from Walker County and he stated that it was easier for people north of Montgomery to drive up Intestate 65 to Tennessee than it was to go to Georgia or Florida. Many of the players were from Decatur and Huntsville. There was some comment that what idiots that was in charge of our politics in Alabama, from a individual that had just moved to Huntsville from Chicago two weeks ago. In the defense of them, I stated that we had some great and dedicated elected officials but that she could just listen to and read their statements and one could decide for themselves how smart they were.
I read in today's (Nov. 29) Daily Mountain Eagle that the Alabama tuition plan was in trouble again and it would run out before fall of 2015 for the 10,000 students enrolled in the plan. I personally think that education money should be at the high school level. I finished high school as an accomplished judge of all livestock and welder. I could frame a house and knew how to wire a house. I was also a bee keeper and worked together in sports and many other activities. It now seems that in our education system that 80 percent of all Alabama state tax is collected and earmark for education for the purpose to educate football players and attorneys.
Throwing money for education at a large mausoleum for education may not be the answer either. My thoughts are until we get back to where one income can support a household then our then basic beliefs will depend on help from the top down which will never work.
The highpoint of the day to buy lottery tickets was at the KFC at Hartsville where the $5 buffet was well prepared and it was a very friendly place.
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Historian, Writer, Musician of the Western Experience
An award-winning historian, author, musician and consultant, Mark has worked with the National Park Service, PBS Television, National Geographic Magazine, the New Mexico Humanities Council, and numerous state and local historic sites and museums. An authority on the American West, he has appeared on the History Channel, PBS American Experience, ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, American Heroes Channel, Encore Westerns Channel, Book TV, NPR's All Things Considered, Irish National Radio, and BBC Radio. He writes for both popular and scholarly audiences, having published with several university presses and periodicals such as Wild West, American Cowboy, True West, New Mexico Magazine, and Journal of the West. His op-eds have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and on FoxNews.com. Mark is the author of the critically lauded To Hell on a Fast Horse: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett and Shot All To Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape. True West magazine named Mark Best Author in its annual "Best of the West" issue for 2014.
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"With careful research and well crafted prose, Mark Lee Gardner brings to life
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In addition to his research and writing, Mark is an award-winning performer of the music of the 19th and early 20th-century American West. Watch a PBS video of Mark performing the 1927 "Blind Andy" Jenkins ballad "Billy the Kid." Click here.
Mark's latest CD is Outlaws: Songs of Robbers, Rustlers, and Rogues, a saddlebag of famous and lesser known American ballads such as "Cole Younger," "Jesse James," "Billy the Kid," and "Sam Bass." Click on the CD cover below to listen and order.
This new collection from Mark Lee Gardner, a gifted singer who specializes in songs from the Old West, deals with such notorious figures as Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Cole Younger, and Sam Bass, not forgetting women like Belle Starr and Calamity Jane. Two standouts are the lovely ballad "Kentucky Moonshiner" and Gardner's quiet, introspective take on Bob Dylan's "Billy," written for the 1973 Peckinpah film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. A lapidary picker, Gardner accompanies himself on an assortment of period guitars, banjos, and mandolins. Reference-caliber reproduction. Highly recommended.
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Outlaws is like having someone sing you a book of stories. "John Hardy," "Sam Bass," "Cole Younger," and "Jesse James" are all song titles that remind the listener of hours spent reading and researching Western history. Gardner, author of To Hell on a Fast Horse, a marvelous dual biography of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, is obviously having lots of fun bringing you the not-so-accurate stories of these outlaw legends. (As he points out in his liner notes, "The truth is seldom as much fun as the myth.") None of it is more fun than "The Finger of Billy the Kid," a song sharing how the Kid's trigger finger ended up in a jar. Our fascination with the outlaws of the Old West is only intensified by Gardner's fine CD, which will no doubt drive many right back to the history books.
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A blend of history and music, Outlaws is a grab bag of ballads devoted to the West's less savory characters. Rich and rollicking instruments—Gardner plays an open-back banjo and tenor guitar —help bring the stories to life.
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2013 & 2014 Highlights and Upcoming Events
August 17, 2013: Mark was a featured guest on NPR's All Things Considered Weekend Edition, discussing his latest book, Shot All To Hell. Listen to the interview here.
August 24, 2013: Mark appeared on Fox News' morning show, Fox & Friends. Watch the video.
February 21-22, 2014: Mark and his son Vance performed for the annual High Plains Snow Goose Festival in Lamar, Colorado. Check out this video.
April 27, 2014: Mark spoke and performed for Missouri Valley Sundays at the Kansas City Public Library.
June, 2014: Mark is interviewed in the June issue of True West magazine. Check it out here.
June 18: Mark appeared on Minnesota Public Radio's The Daily Circuit, to talk about the Northfield Raid. Listen to the audio here.
June 28: Mark attended the awards banquet of the Western Writers of America where he picked up Spur Awards in the categories Best Western Nonfiction Historical for his book Shot All To Hell and Best Western Short Nonfiction for his Wild West magazine cover story "The Other James Brother."
July 12: Mark spoke for the Bent's Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association, Grand Theater, Rocky Ford, Colorado.
July 23-24: Mark and Rex Rideout performed for members of the Wild West History Association in Golden, Colorado. Mark's book, Shot All To Hell, received the association's 2014 Six-Shooter Award for best book on Wild West history.
July 27: Mark and Rex were featured performers at this year's 10th annual Fiddles, Vittles & Vino at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Check out some photos here.
August: Mark has the cover story for the September issue of True West magazine, on newsstands now. It's a big Billy the Kid issue you won't want to miss.
August 25: Mark provides music for "Wine with Friends," a fundraiser for the Ute Pass Library. More info here.
September 16: Mark speaks at the meeting of the Utah Westerners, Salt Lake City.
October 2-4: Mark will present at the annual conference of the National James-Younger Gang, Fort Smith, Arkansas. More info here.
December 17: Mark will present at the meeting of the Denver Posse of Westerners.
September 23-26, 2015: Mark and Rex will participate in the 2015 Fur Trade Symposium at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, La Junta, Colorado.


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Mark DeRosa, a big league utility man who graduated from Penn in 1997, signed a 1-year, $775,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. The contract includes a club option for the 2014 season.
DeRosa played for the Washington Nationals last season, posting a .188 average with six RBI in 48 games. Although his numbers were limited, DeRosa brought veteran leadership to a young and inexperienced clubhouse in D.C., and served as a mentor to many of the Nationals who helped lead the team to its first playoff appearance since its relocation to Washington in 2005.
DeRosa graduated from the Wharton School of Business in 1997. He has played for seven major league clubs over his 16 seasons. Though he will come off the bench in Toronto, manager John Gibbons will likely rely on DeRosa to bring experience and steady leadership to a Blue Jays squad with high hopes for 2013, especially after acquiring SS Jose Reyes, SP Josh Johnson and reigning NL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey this offseason.


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From texting to Twitter, Obama's tools and consultants are shaping overseas campaigns
Kobi Haddad didn't do much to hide the fact that his candidate's website was modeled almost entirely on that of President Barack Obama. From the bright blue backdrop, to the prominence of the social networking tools, to the font—Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign website was practically an exact replica.
Instead of "Obama TV," the video section of Netanyahu's site was labeled "Likud-TV." And the title on the right side of the page that presides over the array of social networking options reads "Netanyahu Everywhere." On Obama's site it was "Obama Everywhere."
"Well, yes [the campaign] did want it that way," Haddad says. He heads the Israeli web design firm KCSnet, which designed the Netanyahu site. But, he adds "The website did have, and still has, its own personality design-wise."
While that's a matter for debate, it's clear that Netanyahu's web operation reflects the latest trend in international campaigning—a desire to have the slickest website on the block and the assumption that it all but makes you your country's Barack Obama.
"This technology revolution is spreading to campaigns all over the world," says Tad Devine, a senior strategist for both Al Gore and John Kerry's presidential campaigns. He's consulted for the Fianna Fáil party during Ireland's last three national elections. "We're just about to see [foreign campaigns] start using this stuff on a much wider scale."
Devine helped the party sign up with Blue State Digital, which launched in 2004 after Howard Dean's campaign and helped power Obama's online efforts in 2008. Blue State just finished redesigning Fianna Fáil's website. It now includes interactive elements that let constituents interface with local leaders or volunteer for the upcoming campaign. There's also a separate party-sponsored voter registration site. Among the party's rudimentary efforts: building a blogger mailing list and communicating via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
For now, though, says Devine, politics in Ireland is likely to still be driven primarily by traditional means of campaigning: door-to-door canvassing and community-based organizing. And given the laws, campaign fundraising is unlikely to move online in a major way. Still, the potential and the opportunity are ripe for U.S.-based web consultants to expand their business into Ireland and other countries.
"It's really just beginning at a very serious level there," Devine says. "Right now, the party just wants to have the best possible communication with folks. Later, as the effort grows, it will be a tool to organize and mobilize."
The Obama Copycats
For many foreign campaigns, a site that looks just like Obama's is the first step. One of the most commonly imitated features is the Obama logo—the sun symbol with a blue backdrop rising over arching bands of red and white.
South Africa is set to elect a new National Assembly at the end of the month, which in turn will select South Africa's next president.
To brand itself before those critical elections, the Democratic Alliance—the opposition to the country's current ruling party—is flaunting a logo that is strikingly similar to Obama's. Its spin uses blue-colored rays shooting out from a white sun. The streaks below use the colors of South Africa's flag.
For all its imitation of the Obama design, even less subtle is the party's main message: change. The word is splashed all over the website, and features prominently in the DA's television ads. The country's ruling party—The African National Congress—has an equally robust presence on the web. While the party's main website feels a bit like an online relic, it recently launched a separate campaign site equipped with the online organizing basics. The party doesn't try to co-opt the Obama logo or design, but the influence is apparent from the URL: myanc.org.
In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, have created "Team 2009," an Obama-esque website geared toward voter communication and mobilization. Team 2009's logo is another Obama rip off—a circle with three streaks of color matching the black, red and orange of the German flag.
The Obama imitations aren't always flattering ones for the current U.S. president, though. The man who fashions himself as El Salvador's Barack Obama—Mauricio Funes—won a close presidential contest in the Central American country last month. Funes headed a leftist party forged from a former guerilla group. Not surprisingly, the U.S. State Department objected when Funes used images of Obama in his campaign ads.
Some of the imitation may have helped candidates like Netanyahu and Funes, but taken alone it's unlikely to win any foreign campaign an election. Significantly more important than the look is the adaption of the new online tools to fit the overseas political environment.
From Imitation to Mobilization
The leap that Israeli parties attempted this past election is one most foreign campaigns haven't tried yet: turning these new online tools into effective vehicles for voter and volunteer mobilization. Both the Likud and Kadima parties this cycle organized supporters through texting, Twitter and Facebook, since Internet penetration is high enough for it to be a game-changer. More than half of Israelis have web access, and taking a page from the Obama campaign, both parties attempted some fairly sophisticated online outreach strategies.
Netanyahu's website included a function that allowed volunteers to make voter calls from their homes with scripts personalized from the campaign. Volunteers then relayed the info back to headquarters, where the campaign followed up with targeted voters.
"All these tools enabled us to manage a comprehensive database," Haddad says. The Likud campaign then used that database to contact volunteers and voters via e-mail, SMS and social networks with specific needs. "We were able to move [volunteers] to locations as needed and get campaign-related tasks done quickly," he says. These types of activities were largely new to Israeli campaigns. If political parties in Israel are among the more advanced, parties in many other countries are just at the start of the web 2.0 evolutionary scale. Across Africa and most parts of Latin America, web infrastructure is still underdeveloped, limiting its use for campaigning. There are also vast differences in civic culture—oftentimes the same sense of volunteerism and participation that might move voters here in the U.S. doesn't exist.
In South Africa much of the debate is over the relative lack of web access that most South Africans have. Cyril Ramaphosa, an organizer for the African National Congress—the country's ruling party—acknowledges the conflict on the party's blog. "There have been vast amounts of ink (and pixels) spilled about whether or not Party A or Party B is successfully copying the Obama strategy, or whether copying the Obama strategy is a good idea," Ramaphosa writes. "But mostly the hand-wringing has been about whether political parties are engaging in exclusivist, elitist election campaigning when most South Africans don't even have a computer."
So why all the online bells and whistles then? In the coming years, the online tools will be central to the party's communication and the ANC wants to be ready for it. "It is these technologies that close the gap between the ANC party leadership and the ANC members on the ground," he concludes.
Still, differences in political systems make some online tools moot—given finance laws, many countries have little use for the small-dollar online fundraising model. In other countries, using technology for mobilization and GOTV doesn't work either. In India, for example, parties are barred from voter communication 48 hours before voting begins. And in Australia, which legally requires citizens to vote, the concept of GOTV is all but useless. Still, there is a growing feeling that not employing some form of online outreach in your campaign is tantamount to being in the dark ages.
"Everyone wants the Obama model now," says Will Hummel, who works international campaigns for Penn Schoen & Berland Associates. In one Eastern European
campaign Penn Schoen is advising, the firm shipped an Obama web consultant over to get the candidate's website and social network up and running. The candidate is now using Twitter to hit back at one of his biggest weaknesses—a perception of not working hard enough—by tweeting updates from constituent meetings.
The real problem comes when foreign campaigns want to do nothing more than copy Obama—even if a web strategy isn't smart given the campaign's voter base. "We always caution our clients that they aren't going to win just because they're using these tools. You need the right message," says Hummel, who worked on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Hummel has had to dampen the enthusiasm of more than one overseas campaign operation after polling showed tech-savvy voters shouldn't be the campaign's primary target. "A lot of people may be wasting a ton of money on gadgets and gizmos they might not even need to win," he says.
In an interview with an Australian political journalist, Democratic consultant Joe Trippi put it this way: "I think there is a sense here—and in a lot of democracies—of, 'Gosh, if we can just get our hands on those Obama tools and rub that lamp, magic will happen,'" he said. "It doesn't work that way. The tools are the easy part."
The Exporters
Post-Obama, Blue State Digital is now in high demand. "We have the tools," says Thomas Gensemer, Blue State's managing partner, referring to the infrastructure they cre- ated for Obama. "And those alone open up a bunch of markets."
The firm officially opened its London office this past December and is working for a number of international clients—both political and non-political. Along with its work for Fianna Fáil, New Zealand's Labour Party and Sweden's Social Democratic Party, Blue State is running a U.K. political group's online campaign against the British Nationalist Party, and a web-based PR campaign to oppose new alcohol taxes. The company is also bidding to run the British Labour Party's online efforts, which are likely to heat up in May after the European Union elections.
Gensemer says one of the biggest hurdles in making the Obama model work elsewhere is that party leaders and campaigns can be very wary of bottom-up management. One of the biggest sources of pushback comes over the idea of small donations, which netted Obama more than $100 million.
Whether or not foreign campaigns and parties are contracting with U.S.-based web strategists, the tech lessons of the 2008 presidential race are making their way around the globe as American consultants are booked for speaking engagements and offer expertise on panels about online campaigning. In February, Blue State founder Ben Self made a series of speeches in Australia on new technology. Joe Rospars, the Obama campaign's new media di- rector, has done the same in Ireland. Democrat Joe Trippi has also hit the circuit in Australia, recently speaking at a gathering of progressive online activists there and meeting with members of Parliament.
One of Obama's text message gurus, Kevin Bertram, has lectured in New Delhi on the use of SMS. Strategist Joe Hansen, who worked on the Obama effort, traveled to Indonesia to school legislative candidates on the potential of the web. MSHC's Chris Cooper, now at Knickerbocker SKD, visited Brussels and Berlin to talk about messaging through new media.
These visits, along with the widespread attention the Obama campaign has received worldwide, have given political parties in other countries the luxury of cherry-picking the best new online tools. Then, their challenge becomes adapting the U.S. model to their unique needs. But U.S.-based Republican consultant and vice president of the International Association of Political Consultants, Tom Edmonds thinks the benefit of following the Obama model will be non-existent for most foreign campaigns. "It's possible that new technology might be the exception, but it's very hard to take most of the techniques we use over here and apply them in other countries," Edmonds says. "I think a lot of it is just wishful thinking and [foreign campaigns] wanting to steal a little bit of the Obama glow."
Perhaps the biggest change—and it's one that can be observed in Europe, South America and Africa —online appeals and websites are increasingly centered on candidates, not parties. It's a definite break from past practice, given that parliamentary systems have traditionally promoted party over personality.
The Tools to Use
The Obama campaign's example "has been closely followed and analyzed here," says Peter Bihr, an online strategist for Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD). One of the first things German politicos did was look for ways to replicate Obama's success with youth. Bihr says his party's youth campaign is all about getting the basics right: a solid contact database, a social networking presence and integration of video and blogs.
Unlike in the U.S., young voters in Germany don't gravitate to one particular party. So there's incentive for all parties to pour resources into developing ways to target them online. "In the United States, it only worked well for Obama," says Hubertus Buchstein, a political science professor at the University of Greifswald. "In Germany all the parties are doing this. Young voters aren't concentrated in only one party here. They are spread across the spectrum."
This is the first German election cycle where websites are being seen as tools for campaigning. Fairly basic elements like a splash page and large mood images on the homepage are entirely new here. Bihr says the shift toward more Americanized models of online campaigning will be incremental, though, given the differences in political culture.
"The culture is changing," he says. Back in 2005, Bihr worked part-time for the agency that ran the SPD's online campaign. "When I proposed micro-donations, drawing from the Dean campaign, it was strictly vetoed. This time you will at least find small donation buttons."
In India's upcoming parliamentary elections, Prodyut Bora is focused on the estimated 100 million new voters expected to turn out this year. Bora is the man behind the online strategy for India's Bharatiya Janata Party. Led by its 81-year-old leader L.K. Advani, BJP this spring is hoping to upset the country's ruling party—the Indian National Congress.
In India's party-based system, political appeals based on individual candidates are rare. But BJP's campaign is staking out new ground this year. Advani's website draws heavily from Obama's site to brand the candidate over the party—Advani's name displays prominently in boldface at the top of the site above the text "A lifetime of service to the nation." In contrast, the main site for the party itself looks like something out of the late 90's.
The biggest challenge running India's first web-based campaign, says Bora, is voters' relatively limited access to the Internet. "In America you have almost 100 percent Internet penetration among your citizens," he says. "In India, we have less than 4 percent." That amounts to about 4.5 million "netizens" in a country of more than a billion people.
Still, Bora defends the party's online outreach strategy as a solid electoral one. "Although India's netizens are limited, the good news is that 60 percent of them are concentrated in just eight big cities," he explains. "In our parliamentary system, these eight cities translate to about 50 seats." Any medium that has the potential to make even a marginal impact in 50 constituencies is well worth considering, Bora says.
An even larger aspect of this year's campaign in India will be text messaging. While the web is limited to around 45 million of the country's citizens, nearly 400 million have cell phones. Bora says BJP will be sending out political messages via SMS nationally, but the real action on the mobile front will be at the local level, where candidates will engage voters regionally.
In Latin America, the potential for web-based outreach depends largely on the country in question. Consultant Ralph Murphine specializes in international races and has worked dozens in Latin America. He says that while many candidates hunger to use new online techniques, the leap to voter mobilization is a long way off. Given the lack of accurate voter lists and commercially available e-mail data, says Murphine, candidates are using the web to just establish basic communication with voters.
In Ecuador, where Murphine is involved in a handful of regional campaigns, web outreach is critical given new laws that lower the voting age to 16. Their efforts are helped by the fact that nearly 70 percent of people in Ecuador have web access. "They're not all computer owners," Murphine explains. "But use in Internet cafes and kiosks—even in rural areas—is widespread."
Mark Feierstein, a principal at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, says online outreach is no substitute for paid media and door-to-door campaigning, particularly throughout Latin America.
"The whole ground game is much more important there," Feierstein says. GQRR has a long history of work throughout Latin America. This year, the firm worked El Salvador's presidential race and is doing work in Panama as well. "Most of the campaigns use the web. They just don't really know what to do with it."
What specific tools will work for foreign campaigns still remains to be seen. The spring and fall of '09 will see major international races from Latin America to Europe to Africa—and widespread use of at least rudimentary online campaign tools. If it works in one spot, the demand for and sophistication of new online models will likely grow, along with the demand for U.S.-based web strategists.
But, cautions one consultant, your campaign doesn't need an Obama web strategist to make its online outreach work. "There are plenty of people who worked on the Obama campaign advising people to go out and implement these resources," says a consultant who has advised international campaigns. "You have a rise of Internet con- sultants trying to sell this stuff, and I'm not sure all of them care whether or not it works."
Without a single candidate with the ability to move the online masses, the growth of online technology in foreign campaigns is likely to evolve more gradually, with activists and campaigners pushing for subtle changes in the way their country's political parties and voters view the world of campaigning.
On his party's blog in South Africa, organizer Cyril Ramaphosa frames it this way: "Right now the ANC is using the party structures that have served it so well for 97 years. But we are also building our capacity to bring new Internet technologies into play—the blogs, websites, Facebook pages, Twitter channels … Right now they're peripheral to the greater struggle, but over the next number of years they will become central."
If many foreign campaigns grasp that concept, what's still missing right now is the openness of the party structure. Like the '08 U.S. election demonstrated, once party leaders release the reins, the revolution in online campaigning can begin.
Shane D'Aprile is senior editor at Politics magazine.
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Accommodations: Condo, 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths (sleeps 6-8)
Fabulous condo that sleeps 8 in The Breakers. Steps to the Beach!
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When you first enter this spacious, first floor condo, you will immediately be drawn to the beautiful view of the beach and ocean. Feel yourself relax as you walk through the open living/dining area to the large lanai, and set sight on the glistening Atlantic. This condo is furnished as a true home, not just a vacation rental. Enjoy yourself out on the lanai with a cup of coffee in the morning or a cocktail at dusk and watch the waves roll across the sandy beach.
Enjoy the spacious living room with "real home" comfortable furniture along with TV. The large dining room seats 6-8.
The Master Bedroom Suite with a king and TV looks out over the ocean and has it's own full bath, including a walkin shower and full bath. The second bedroom boasts two Queens (you won't find that anywhere else)! The third bedroom has two double beds. Both bedrooms have their own full bath and TVs.
With the Kings, Queens, and doubles, the condo comfortably sleeps up to eight people.
The eat-in, fully equiped kitchen has all the modern appliances you need to create a family feast at the beach! Included is a breakfast table that seats 4. With toaster, toaster oven, blender and much more.
This lovely condo even has a wet bar off the living room.
Other features include: wireless internet, beach chairs, beach towels, DVD, VCR, and CD players with VHS tapes.
Parking is available with spots in front of the building and in the underground garage.
Located right in the heart of Ponte Vedra Beach in Breakers V...shopping, restaurants, all within 5 minutes!
When planning your vacation, and thinking of a nice tropical breeze, come visit "Ocean Breeze"..Relax and Enjoy!
condo rental amenities
Washing Machine, Clothes Dryer
Linens Provided
Parking Off-Street, Garage
Full Kitchen
activities and attractions in Ponte Vedra Beach Atlantic Coast North
Golf Theme Parks Water Skiing
Fitness Center Boating Wind-Surfing
Cycling Parasailing Restaurants
Jet Skiing Swimming Zoo
Kayaking Tennis Wildlife Viewing
Snorkeling/Diving Hiking Sailing
Surfing Fishing Antiquing
Museums Shelling Shopping
vacation rental rates
January and February ...........$1500/week........$4,000/month
April - August..................$2200/week ($5500/month)
Sept. - Dec. (plus March)..$1600/week (4400/month)
$350 nightly rate with 3 night minimum in off season.
Add 10% tax and $150 cleaning fee.
Add $200 for all holidays and special events.


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BOSTON — NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco told a Senate Commerce Committee field hearing today that, while there is a "long way to go" in rebuilding trust with the fishing community, "we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel."
But, except perhaps for her assistant administrator Eric Schwaab — who sat next to Lubchenco during an often tense 2 1/2-hour State House hearing organized by Sen. John Kerry — there was little evidence that anyone else either on the panel of six federal lawmakers or among stakeholder-witnesses spied the same light.
Congressmen John Tierney, Barney Frank and Sen. Scott Brown spoke of Lubchenco and her administration as a lost cause, both before and after she and Schwaab departed the State House hearing room just before Brian Rothschild, the distinguished scientist at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, delivered his three-minute oral statement at the end of the second panel.
Lubchenco and Schwaab made up the first panel.
Even Kerry, who used the hearing to organize a private NOAA and stakeholders summit conference to be scheduled, acknowledged afterward, "This is very frustrating."
But Kerry said he believed it should be possible in short order take three important steps forward:
More frequent stock assessments, with the goal of conducting them yearly for the key stocks, rather than the current two- and three-year cycles or more;
Liberalizing the 10 percent limit on rolling over uncaught allocations into the next fishing year; and,
Getting an emergency declaration from NOAA that could open the door to increased allocations.
Lubchenco said the holdup on the emergency declaration was due to the failure of the administration of Gov. Deval Patrick to follow through with a more detailed economic impact analysis of the re-engineered groundfishery into a quasi commodities market.
And she said the New England Fishery Management Council was the impediment to liberalizing the 10 percent carry over limit on uncaught fish.
"To create trust," Sen. Mark Begich, the Alasaka Democrat who chairs the subcommittee on oceans and fisheries, advised Lubchenco, "is about communication — at times more than you ever anticipated."
For much more on today's hearing and on this story, look to tomorrow's print and online editions of the Gloucester Daily Times and gloucestertimes.com.
Richard Gaines can be reached at 978-283-7000, x3464, or at email@example.com.


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FORT WORTH -- On September 15, 1999, the nation's shock and sympathy focused on Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth.
A gunman with no connection to the church shot and killed four teenagers and three adults, and wounded seven more people before ending the madness with a bullet through his own brain.
Youth counselor Kevin Gailey was shot through the chest and hip that day.
"I believed that by talking about it over and over, I was okay," he said, relating his own experience to the horror of the elementary school massacre in Connecticut Friday.
Gailey's therapy was to busy himself speaking around the world. Then three years later, while speaking to missionaries in Tanzania, he lost it.
"For 45 minutes, I began to uncontrollably sob through a story," he said. "And I could feel myself losing that control emotionally and not being able to stop it. Of course, now I realize I was done. I was emotionally done."
Gailey, who has multiple counseling degrees, returned and sought help. He's seen the darkness now falling on Newtown, Connecticut.
"It reminds me of my own frailty, my own vulnerability and the reality that there is no place that's safe," Gailey said. "That can be very frightening to people."
He said fear brings withdrawal, while the search for answers will bring only frustration.
"Knowing what motivated this gunman is not going to make them feel better," Gailey said. "Knowing why this happened to their children is not going to make them feel better."
He said nothing will now, but that support will mean everything in the future, long after the headlines fade away.
"When these families come out of their shock at what has happened and they start feeling again, there's going to be a lot of emotion," he said.
Kevin Gailey says faith was a huge part of his own recovery. He remains a counselor at Wedgwood Baptist Church.
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Many considered the Braves winning just one of three to be ideal coming into this series facing Ross Detwiler, Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez. When all the dust settled at the end, the Braves had swept the Nationals in their own ballpark and had extended their winning streak to nine games. The sweep of the Nats in D.C. was only the second since the Expos became the Nationals in 2005.
Atlanta won each game a different way: a comeback (Friday), a pitcher's duel (Saturday), and a blowout (Sunday). The Braves outscored the Nats 18-5 in the series, four of those five Nats runs scored in the first two innings of the first game of the series.
Bryce Harper homered in his first at-bat of the series, but went cold the rest of the way; it was his only hit of the series (1-10, four strikeouts), and his batting average dropped to a more pedestrian .348. He was outhit by none other than Tim Hudson, who had two hits in his start Saturday in addition to holding the Nats to a single run in seven innings.
Julio Teheran struggled for the second straight start, giving up four runs in the first two innings, but recovered to finish strong. Hopefully, he'll carry that improvement into his next start.
The pitching star of the series, though, was Paul Maholm. He threw 7.2 scoreless innings Sunday and became the first Braves pitcher since 1916 to begin the season with three scoreless starts. All we have to say is, thank you Ryan Dempster.
B.J. Upton entered the series just 3 for 29, but had four hits in the series, three in the finale to raise his average to .163 and scored a pair of runs. Jason Heyward had plenty of good swings in the series, but with only two hits to show for hit. Still, B.J. and Heyward appeared to be on the verge of breaking out of their early season slump. Sunday's 9-0 win is an example of what this lineup is capable of when everyone is hitting the way they should.
The hittin' fool of the series, though, was Chris Johnson. He smacked eight hits in the three games and had three RBI, hitting his first home run of the season Friday off Detwiler, who was actually the most effective starter for the Nationals in this series. Johnson is now hitting .405.
Johnson was one of five different Braves to homer in the series along with Evan Gattis, Justin Upton, Andrelton Simmons and...Ramiro Pena. Yes, that Ramiro Pena, the one that had just two home runs in his previous 351 plate appearances. Pena was the hero of Friday's win, capping a come-from-behind victory with a two-run homer in the tenth inning.
The home run by Evan Gattis came right after Ryan Zimmerman's throwing error with two outs in the third inning Saturday. Gattis leveled off on a shoulder-high fastball and smoked it for his fourth homer of the season. Zimmerman's contributed to Atlanta's ninth-inning rally on Friday with another wide throw on a ground ball. He tried to force Jason Heyward at second base, but instead threw the ball into right field, allowing the tying runs to score. One has to wonder how long the Nats will stick with Zimmerman at third base.
Atlanta's bullpen: 7.1 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk
Washington's bullpen: 10 innings, 13 hits, 8 runs, 10 walks
People can interpret the comments by Strasburg and Danny Espinosa any way they want, but the fact remains that the Nationals simply got beat.


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Lake Tahoe / Dollar Point Home Away from Home in Dollar Point
- bedrooms 3
- baths 3
- sleeps 9
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Dollar Point
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 1,350 - $ 2,000 / week
vacation rental description
Come enjoy our wonderful family and group-friendly vacation home! Our house is a spacious 3 bedroom / 3 bath with a vaulted-style living room and kitchen area, and plenty of windows with fantastic outdoor views, including peek views of the lake. Two master suites, one with a Jacuzzi tub and the other with walk-in closet and private deck, make this a great getaway for small groups or families. The new 7-person Marquis Destiny hot tub on the back deck makes for a wonderful relaxing experience amongst the trees.
We're a short drive from the Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley ski resorts, and within striking distance of other North Lake Tahoe attractions. Our home has a mud area for your winter gear, a nice big warm cozy fireplace, a 2-SUV garage, and peek views of the lake and surrounding mountains.
In the summer, two large decks, patio furniture, and a grill make for relaxing BBQs amongst the pine trees. The Dollar Point Association (card access provided for our guests) provides a heated pool (summer season only), tennis courts, private beach, and more. We are just a couple minutes from the quaint shops and beaches of Tahoe City.
Since sometimes the weather doesn't always cooperate with your outdoor plans - and sometimes you just want to hang out - we've furnished our home with a 67" HDTV for a theater-like experience, and a Nintendo Wii with an assortment of all-ages games (including a WiiFit). Stay connected and informed with the high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking. A small "netbook" PC is also included with links to weather, local attractions, and more.
For the kids, there's plenty to do. Our property features a gently sloping, natural-landscaping back yard that's perfect for introducing little ones to winter sledding. We keep an assortment of kids' toys on site, and provide for additional needs with safety gates, humidifiers, and a pack-and-play all on the premises.
Give us an e-mail or a call... we'd be happy to share more of our experiences in the area, and talk with you about vacationing in our home! We also are open to longer-term rentals and weekend deals, so contact us if you are interested in those.
house rental amenities
2 Master suites! Washer, dryer, 2-car garage, wood fireplace/w/gas starter. 2 California King beds, and 1 full-over-queen bunk can accommodate 7+, couches also available for overflow. Linens provided. 67" HDTV. Cable TV includes local HD channels. DVD, VDR, & CD players. Nintendo Wii includes games & WiiFit. Full kitchen/w/utensils, dishwasher, microwave, ice maker,
refrigerator. Outdoor gas BBQ. 802.11n WiFi /w/ DSL, Netbook provided for convenience.
activities and attractions in Dollar Point Lake Tahoe Area
10-15 minutes from Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley ski resorts. Tennis, shopping, restaurants, rafting, swimming, biking, mountain biking, cross country skiing, sledding/tubing, hiking, fishing, golf.
vacation rental rates
Summer'12 (6/1/12-9/7/12)................................... $1975/week
Fall'12 (9/8/12-11/21/12)....................................... $1350/week
Winter'13 (11/22/12-3/31/13)................................ $1850/week, $295/nt weekend
Spring'13 (thru 5/31/13)......................................... $1350/week, $225/nt weekend
Holiday Rates ......................................................... $2050/week
Holidays include Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, 4th of July
$100-200 cleaning fee negotiable. 10% Lodging Tax applied to rental and cleaning.


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Brye Haus-Private, wonderful views few dates in July left in Lake Nantahala
- bedrooms 2
- baths 2½
- sleeps 6
- pool no
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type Chalet
- community Little Choga
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 1,300 - $ 1,850 / week
vacation rental description
Romantic cozy chalet cabin- Private no neighbors,
Overlooking the sparkling pristine Nantahala Lake and the Smokey
Mountains.(The cabin is nestled between Bryson city, and Murphy. A
short ride up the mountain from Andrews, N.C.)
The Brye Haus has everything you need for a quiet retreat, romantic
interlude or fun with family and friends. The chalet sleeps 2-6
people and is fully equipped with all the modern amenities.
Master bedroom with Queen bed. Loft and sleeping area with Queen
pull out and twin pull out sofas. Downstairs, Queen bed. Luxurious
rustic decor and stone
gas fireplace sets the mood for this chalet getaway.
2 Minute drive to a private community boat dock and picnic area
are included with your stay at the Brye Haus. Launch your boat at
the public concrete dock, than leave it for your stay at our private
community dock. Swim, fish, water-skis or just bask in the sun.
Perfect for your boat or PWC.
Sit on the deck and enjoy the spectacular view of the lake. Or enjoy
the Mountain View from the hot tub.
There is an outdoor fire pit to roast marsh mellows or just gazes at
the stars listening to the sounds of the mountains.
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property availability
- dates with deals
- unavailable dates
Last modified on 09-2-2014 at 7:05 PM.
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chalet rental amenities
The chalet has fully equipped
Kitchen. Linens provided, washer/dryer
Outdoor grill. TV and stereo.
In Andrews you can pick up your groceries, go the movies, grab some
fast food or fine dining. Personal hygine supplies not included. Minimal kitchen supplies, ie soaps laundry det. supplied.
No smoking, no pets please!
Please note : There is no cell phone or internet service available.
Jet ski rental availble upon availability, for expereinced riders. Waiver and security dep. required please inquire
activities and attractions in Lake Nantahala Smoky Mountains
Fly-fishing on the Nantahala River
White water rafting on the Nantahala or Ococee rivers, kayaking - full and half day trips
canoeing. Fishing, boating, tubing on lake Nantahala
Hiking or biking the Wayah Bald and Appalachian trails near by.
Skiing and snow tubing at Maggie Valley
Cherokee Indian reservation and casino
Dragons tail -for the motorcycle challenge-and beautiful mountain car ride
Cherokee cycle to rent motorcycles in Andrews
Smokey mountain railroad
Calaboose cellars- wine and brewery in Andrews
7th Annual Nantahala open Sept 2-8th, 2013 local sponsor
Nearest Towns
Andrews, NC 20 mins
Murphy, NC 30 mins
Bryson City, NC 45 mins
Cherokee, NC 1 hour
Asheville NC -Atlanta GA 2 hours
Knoxville Tn- 2 hrs
vacation rental rates
Peak season..May 25 to Oct 31
$250.00/night Weekly $1750.00
Off season- November 1 to May 24
195.00.00/night Weekly $1365.00.
Major holidays 3 night minimum and peak season.
1/2 rental amount deposit required. Payment due in full 45 days prior to rental.
Add 10% local/state tax
$100.00 cleaning fee- $49.00 non refundable insurance policy
45 day cancellation notice 100.00 cancellation fee if after 45 days deposit not refunded.
30 days cancellation- payment forfeited
Personal or cashiers check - MC or VISA
Until confirmed prices subject to change
10% discount repeat bookings
50.00 Hot tub charge
Pontoon rentals 175.00 per day 650. per week (7) days
Jet ski rental available
You can also visit our website at mountaincabinbythelake
inquire about monthly rates.
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Lake Nantahala
- boating
- hiking
- horseback riding
- fishing
- nantahala gorge zip line
Top things to do on a budget
- swim-rope swings
- fishing
- relax- climb waterfalls
- bird watching
- calaboose winery-andrews
Top things to do with a family
- white water rafting-zip line the gorge
- 2013 Kayak challenge NOC
- vist bryson city railroad
- maggie valley-ghost town
- deals gap 311 turns
JEFF / EVE , owner


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Town Square
LAFCO to reconsider incorporation
Original post made on Oct 10, 2008
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 10, 2008, 3:26 PM
on Oct 10, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Dear neighbors,
Let us invite all parties to present their considerations of incorporation in this forum as straight, focused and to-the-point. Then let all of our majority express one reality that we deserve the right to vote on incorporation as a local choice by a majority of voters.
It is not any simpler or more mandatory than that consideration. This very divisive issue has deconstructed our community of neighborhoods that is Alamo. We deserve the right as individual voters to define the resolve of that discord.
We deserve the right to VOTE,
Just me
Just me
on Oct 12, 2008 at 7:45 am
Editor, please post LAFCO information for October 21 meeting:
Web Link
on Oct 13, 2008 at 7:10 pm
The one issue never raised is the Federal requirement for low income housing in order to recieve federal funding for city operations. Where will these government mandated slums be located?


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A Colorado woman was impaled by a light pole after she crashed because she was texting and driving.
Police are investigating after a man is reportedly robbed at knife-point at an upscale Center City hotel.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are currently looking for a suspect who robbed a victim while he was in his room at the Hilton Center City.
Officers said around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, the victim, who was staying at the hotel at 222 east 3rd Street, heard a knock at his door.
When the victim answered it, an unknown man shoved his way in, and threatened the victim with a knife.
The robber stole the victim's iPad and took off out of the area.
The victim was shaken up according to police, but was otherwise unhurt.
The knife-wielding man is still on the loose.
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Tyson Fury Calls Out Cain Valesquez On Twitter?
Tyson Fury Calls Out Cain Valesquez On Twitter?
Jan 3 2013, 04:00 PM
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Seems to me like this guy Tyson Fury is becoming desperate for a payday, or should I say title. All of a sudden now, Fury seems to want to get in to MMA by calling out Cain Valasquez on twitter if the Klitchko Bros. won't fight him.
Fury had this to say on his twitter: "I challenge u [Cain Velazquez] to fight all in a cage or ring! It could be billed as the man vs midget lets get it on! U small stif idiot. Cain valasquez is a little midget on steds bring it on I'll fight. Not a man born from his mother can beat me! Contact Hennessy sports! If the klitchkos r 2 much of pussies to fight me then I'll go & fight the MMA heavyweight champ at least he is game. Wouldn't last 2 rounds! Make this happen as all boxers a s***houses bar me a true fighting man. I hope he dose I'll smash all of them f**** jokers. I'm the new baddest man on the planet I'll smash @cainmma. Let's get it on! U all herd it hear first if @cainmma has ball to fight me then lets go."
Sounds to me more like he's blowing smoke for attention, i mean, why not build more to his resume with 2-3 more fights with guys like David Haye (who K.O.'d Chisora), David Price, Deontay Wilder for more recognition instead of calling out a MMA champion smh. [edited] I think it's been proven already that in terms of all around skill that Boxers don't belong in the cage. Thats just me. I think MMA fighters have more of shot in boxing than the other way around. Agreed?
Your Thoughts.
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I think the British would happily like to disown this guy now...
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You asked for my thoughts, I'ma give you some.
That guy is a desperate mofo.
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I like Fury. He's publically asked for a fight with Vitali Klitschko. That could be considered attention hunting, but at least he's willing to follow through if Klitschko accepts.
I rate Price too, but he hasn't even mentioned any of the Klitschkos.
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A Shenandoah Valley mother is about to get a voice on Capitol Hill.
Elly Lafkin lost her 12-week-old daughter last May while the infant was in the hands of an unlicensed daycare provider. Lafkin is pushing for stricter laws she says may prevent a similar tragedy.
She will meet face-to-face with members of Congress this week, asking for legislation mandating tougher background searches - including fingerprint checks - for all care providers.
Lafkin says that in her daughter's case, such a check would have raised a life-saving red flag.
Camden Lafkin's room is just as it was when she was born on Valentine's Day last year. Two months later, when maternity leave ran out, Elly Lafkin and her husband, Cameron, searched for just the right place for their baby.
"We thought we had done everything right. We received recommendations. We asked for references, we checked references. We ran what we thought was an efficient background check," said Elly Lafkin.
But that background check didn't catch her care provider's aliases, which would have revealed a criminal history. And, Lafkin says, random inspections of the home might have spotted evidence of illegal drug use.
But none of that happened because the Lafkins used an unlicensed care facility. It's a common choice, especially in rural Virginia, but one that does not require first aid or CPR training, ensure safe sleeping techniques or limit a caregiver's burden.
"It's unrealistic to believe that one person could care for six children, plus as many of their own children, at any given time," Lafkin said.
Camden's care provider found her unresponsive after a nap last May 17, and efforts to revive the baby failed.
Lafkin's pain has become resolve, to see tougher federal laws over daycare licensing and background checks. She'll spend three days in Washington, lobbying with the nonprofit group Child Care Aware.
"We're hoping that the policymakers will see how pertinent that these laws need to be changed immediately. Children are suffering," Lafkin said.
Over the next couple of months, Lafkin will help teach classes on safe sleeping techniques for newborns.
Rockingham County's commonwealth's attorney said that the investigation into Camden's death continues.


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It would be easy to go on a rant about how horribly the Kentucky Wildcats played in the second half, but I don't think I'm going to. At this point, Kentucky fans don't need to get down on the team, and down on the players. A win is a win, and while you would find no dissenters among the Big Blue Faithful if you allowed that this was one of the worst halves of basketball Kentucky has played all year, I guess that's just something we're going to have to live with until, if ever, this team finally develops some mental toughness.
Vanderbilt's young team showed a lot of fight tonight, and for that they deserve congratulations. They almost came back and won the game against a team that should have handed them a 20-point loss. You can't say anything bad about the effort the Commodores gave, although you could certainly fault their execution. But when they got it going, they started feeling the love from a less-than-partisan Memorial Gym crowd, and nearly pulled off the upset. Great effort.
I could go on and on about negatives, and we'll get to a few of those, but before we go down that dirty path, let's recognize that this team has a lot of positives to go with its negatives. Not many of them showed up in the second half, but plenty of them did in the first, and that first half is pretty easy to forget after living through the rest. Kentucky dominated the interior, they scored inside where they are supposed to, and they held Vandy to 24 points in the first half. The second half, of course, was a hot mess for all kinds of reasons.
Let's get to the negatives first:
- Kentucky got crushed on the offensive glass. You may think the lack of offensive efficiency was the problem, and it was to some extent. But what really hurt Kentucky was the same problem that has bothered them all year -- offensive rebounds allowed, in this case, 15. The OR% differential will be ugly.
- Want a stat that will explain the game to you right quick and in a hurry, even if you are not a big believer in offensive rebounding? Vanderbilt got up 17 more shots on goal than Kentucky in this game. Why? Offensive rebounds and 17 Kentucky turnovers.
- Offensive execution was a problem, particularly against the zone. I blame that on John Calipari. He should have had that solved by now. There is no excuse. Raise your game, coach.
- Mental toughness is a serious problem with this team, but this kind of game is exactly how you learn to develop it, so that's both a negative and a positive.
- Free throw shooting continues to be horrible. No excuse, and that's not Cal's fault.
- This team seems to be struggling to develop an identity. This is a negative, but it's not really solvable -- they either will or will not.
Now, let's go to the positives:
- Defense wasn't really that bad, overall. In the second half, Vandy got a 2-for-one by going to a 2-3, a few possessions of 1-3-1 zone, and matched up out of the 2-3 several times. That blew Kentucky's mind, and Calipari thought he would put Wiltjer in as a zone-buster. Wiltjer was completely ineffective in this game, for the most part, and was a gigantic defensive liability against the much smaller and quicker Commodores.
- Kentucky went really cold, missing a bunch of layups and short shots. That's going to happen rarely, but occasionally. They still got the win.
Yes, I know the late Noel basket looked like a bad call, and that provided the margin, but bad calls happen. I saw UK get disadvantaged by a couple that led to baskets or points, so I refuse to use that as an excuse to bash the team.
- That last possession was very tough defense against a desperate Vanderbilt team. The last shot was about as hurried and long as UK could have hoped for with that much time remaining.
- Wars like this are good for a young team, although it is very hard on us fans. Get over it, let's let them breathe.
- The more tough road games they experience, the better they will be at the end of the year. We saw that in 2011, only the 2011 team would have lost this game.
- We lost a 16-point lead, went into a 2-point hole and came back to win. That's a positive.
Now, for the players:
- I'm giving Ryan Harrow the game ball. Nerlens Noel and Willie Cauley-Stein did some good things, but Harrow, for the most part, was very impressive. 16 points on 6-13 shooting, 2-5 from distance, 5 rebounds, 4 assists 1 steal and 1 turnover.
- Noel was pretty good, but he was a non-factor for long periods. Still, 13 points on 6-8 shooting, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals.
- WCS had a great first half and almost nothing in the second. Still, his line is quite adequate - 7 points on 3-5 shooting, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 steals and zero turnovers.
- Alex Poythress was a mess. He made a few plays, but he looked like a bench player out there. Charged into everything that moved, and none of the calls were close. For a kid as smart as he is, he plays some pretty unsmart basketball. 2-3 from the field for 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block and 4 turnovers, 3-4 from the line -- the only player other than Harrow to shoot a free throws at better than 50%.
- Archie Goodwin was also singularly untidy. He plays so hard and with such intensity, but sometimes with astonishing ... irrationality. He's like, I don't know, a random element - he either hurts you or he helps you in sum, but he always does a little of both. 12 points on 5-14 shooting, 0-4 from the line, 5 rebounds, 4 turnovers 3 assists and 2 steals.
- Julius Mays was a strange non-factor. He made 1-5 shots for 3 points, had 4 rebounds and 2 turnovers. It's like he drifted through the game.
- Kyle Wiltjer just struggled. He could not guard the pick and roll, he could not take a charge, he couldn't stop 55-year old, 5'10" Glenn Logan with two bad knees who can't jump over the latest issue of Sports Illustrated from driving to the basket and making layups.
But he did do one thing - hit the shot against the zone (in the middle, where he should have been) that put UK ahead for good. Wiltjer had 1 rebound. At 6'10". It makes me throw up in my mouth a little.
I just heard Calipari's comments, and they essentially were, "We won, and I'm really glad." That's about it. He did bemoan the fact that they beat us to every 50/50 ball (true) and that Poythress' man got like 6 offensive rebounds (also true), among other nit-picky details that matter mostly in close games.
Look, it's easy to get down about games like this, but I'm not going to. I'll take this win, put it in my pocket, and look forward to a better game against Texas A&M, which comes up in just under 48 hours.


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A healthy diet is something everyone should consider following. Not many people realize just how much their diet can affect their overall health. This article will discuss how a healthy diet can impact your health, as well as the affect that foods that are processed have on your health, including physical health. Other useful information relating to dieting will also be discussed.
How Processed Foods Affect Your Health
There are a number of ways that processed foods affect your health. For starters, a lot of it is packed with a lot of sugar, which can lead to higher cholesterol levels. When you have high cholesterol, then you are putting yourself at risk for many different conditions, including high blood pressure. Also, when you consume a lot of sugar, then you are at risk of becoming obese and developing diabetes, as well as a bunch of other conditions that can dramatically impact your health.
Another thing that people don't think about is that foods that are processed can be addictive. This can lead to overeating, weight gain and other complications. Combine overeating and a bunch of foods packed with calories and carbohydrates, then a person has a very good chance at gaining weight in a short length of time.
To sum it up for you, eating processed products can do some of the following:
- Lead to overeating
- Lead to weight gain
- Increase cholesterol levels
- Increase blood pressure
- Put you are risk for diabetes
The Benefits Of A Healthy Diet
If you choose to eat healthy, and go on a natural diet, then you will enjoy many benefits. One of the benefits of going on a natural diet is that you can lose weight easier and keep the weight off. There are a lot of fruits and veggies that promote weight loss, and this is because they can increase the metabolism. When you have a fast metabolism, then you can burn fat more efficiently.
When a person decides to eat good, then they may end up increasing their energy. Natural products do not contain chemicals or other ingredients that can make you feel tired and sluggish throughout the day. In matter of fact, many people have plenty of energy to get them through a long day, just shortly after making the switch from an unhealthy diet to one that contains mostly good food.
Changing to a diet that is made up of foods that are good for you can also help people prevent certain chronic diseases. Some of these diseases include cardiovascular disease and even some forms of cancer. People who eat foods that are not good for them are putting themselves at risk for so many different diseases and illnesses, and eating healthy can lower the risk of getting many diseases and illnesses.
Most healthy diets involve eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, and many fruits and veggies are a good source of fiber. In other words, you can increase your fiber intake. When you are getting a good amount of fiber, then your digestive system could improve.
When you consume foods that have been processed, then you are doing your skin no favors. Such foods can possibly be linked to certain skin conditions, and this includes acne in both teens and adults. Fruits, veggies and other types of natural foods typically contain vitamins and minerals that are beneficial for the skin. There have been a lot of people who have always wanted better skin, and when they switched from a bad diet to a good one, they ended up seeing some good results.
Perhaps one of the best benefits of all is that eating clean can promote muscle growth. Many natural foods contain complex, or good carbohydrates, which gives you lasting energy. This can also increase your strength over a period of time, if you exercise. Also, when you consume mostly natural foods, then you can count on not consuming a lot of calories or fat, so not only will you increase your strength, but you can get ripped, or extremely toned. However, keep in mind that you will need to exercise properly if getting stronger and more tone is your goal.
To sum up everything, here are the benefits of eating mostly natural foods:
- Lose weight easy and keep the weight off
- Increase metabolism
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- Increase fiber intake
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- Promote muscle growth
If you have always wanted to get into shape, and keep the weight off, then the time to switch to a better diet is now. As you can see, there are a lot of different benefits of eating healthy foods. After a few weeks of eating clean, you should start to feel and look better, and if you choose to workout, then the results you will achieve will be nothing short of amazing.


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Code Retreat is a one-day event for Software Developers to "hone their craft".
Those of us who work in a "Software Factory" environment - banging out code all day long while keeping reigns on schedule and delivery - need time to practice code as an art.
Through challenge sessions you will Pair Program with others and face challenges and restraints that force you to improve your skills. Hopefully, you will spend some time working with a language you are NOT most comfortable using. Again, a way to stretch and grow as a developer.
This year the event will be a Global Day of Code Retreat.
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There is none where I live which I find strange but... I'm afraid that I can't do anything about it... there's not enough time left to organize one.
I'd be interested to know about your past experiences with this type of events... were there people with different levels of programming? are they web related programmers or did you have the chance to expand your horizons with programmers that were not related to the web?
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You pose a very interesting question, @molona .
It is difficult to avoid the web as a resource so, I would venture to say there is no such thing as a developer who is NOT (in some form) a web developer.
My experience with events like this in the past (and only as a participant - this is my first time facilitating and I have NEVER attended a Code Retreat*) is primarily Web Developers and many Mobile Developers. The platforms/technologies I have seen most often are Ruby on Rails, iOS, PHP, jQuery; pretty much everything Sitepoint is currently selling a book about!
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*It was serendipity for me.
I was very interested in attending a Code Retreat when I discovered it (mentioned on a Podcast). It was a disappointment to discover that, among the GLOBAL day of Code Retreat, a big city like Orlando was not represented. As a matter of fact, at the time there was only ONE in all of Florida (in Tampa). So, having attended numerous tech events in the past I felt it time to "give back" and volunteered to make it happen in Orlando.
When I learned a bit more about the structure of the day and responsibilities of the facilitator it appeared to be very similar to proctoring a training class; which is what I do as part of my full time job - teaching Software Developers!
I am now looking forward to the day and, although a bit disappointed I cannot be a participant, excited for the chance to help make the Global Day of Code Retreat a success.
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St. Louis County resident Amanda Schweiger said she doesn't use coupons because she can't remember to bring them when she goes out.
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In November 2009, Google announced that it had given businesses listed on Google Places the ability to add a mobile coupon that could be accessed and redeemed from mobile devices.
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St. Louis County business owner Joe Wilson told Patch that his business picked up when he used the moblie coupon option for his company's Google Places listing last summer.
"I got more calls than I'd had all season," Wilson said. "I had to hire extra help to finish all the jobs, and a lot of the customers have become regular clients."
Deal Seeking Mom blogger Beth, who regularly shares eCoupon deals, recently announced that now has mobile coupons through a free app as well. Some of the current deals include 2-for-1 Huggies Diapers, 15 percent off women's denim and a $5 photo book or calendar.
Even the (SLCL) is getting in on the mobile tech movement, as SLCL's communications manager Jennifer McBride . The new service will allow users to renew items, search the catalog, place requests, download eMedia directly to their smartphones and tablets and more, all from a free mobile app.
And announced Tuesday that it has partnered with Foursquare to introduce a new mobile coupon program that will deliver instant coupons to customers who check in at any Walgreens store in the country.
The program is the first of its kind, according to a press release, and there's a limit of one coupon per customer for each deal released.
Walgreens first tried mobile coupons with point-of-sale scanning on Black Friday last year in more than 7,800 stores across the country. The success of the initiative helped the company generate more than 500,000 downloads of the Walgreens mobile apps the following month, the press release said.