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Aerial View of Bridgetown Harbor
Brighton Beach
Barbados is blessed with more than its fair share of wonderful beaches, from quintessential Caribbean beaches on the south and west coasts, to wild windswept surfers' beaches on the eastern side of the island. Just a mile north of Bridgetown cruise port lies Fresh Water Bay, with a beautiful threesome of beaches, Paradise Beach, Brandon's Beach, and - the best of the three - Brighton Beach.
Welchman Hall Gully
Welchman Hall Gully is a lush tropical garden filled with tropical specimens set amid impressive natural caves. You can walk through a 3/4 mile section of original tropical forest, one of the few remaining on the island. You're almost sure to spot a noisy colony of wild monkeys, way up in the tree canopy.
Sunbury Plantation House
Sunbury plantation was started in around 1660, and was a large sugar plantation worked by slaves. Sunbury Plantation House makes a fascinating tour, with rooms furnished in period style, many old paintings, original shopping lists, and a collection of horse carriages. Sunbury is over towards the west side of the island, near the town of Bathsheba, about 15 miles from Bridgetown cruise port.
Crane Beach
Crane Beach is considered by many to be one of the island's most beautiful beaches. Protected by a natural coral reef it makes a great swimming beach, and it's kind on your feet too, as there are no urchins or stones underneath the waters, just soft sand. The public access point to the beach is at its far end. Situated on the south east coast of the island, about 8 miles from the cruise port.
Mount Gay Rum Distillery and Banks Beer Brewery
There's nothing to beat relaxing at a chilled-out bar on one of Barbados's lovely beaches and sipping a wonderful rum cocktail (apologies to all teatotallers!). If you'd like to know about the origins of the rum, why not try a memorable tour and tasting at the island's Mount Gay Rum Distillery. And/or a trip to Banks Brewery, home of the island's famous beer brand.


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4:10pm Thursday 17th January 2013 in West Somerset
ORGANISERS of the Watchet Music Festival have confirmed the latest headline act to be added to the line-up.
London-based four-piece band The Skints, who play music combining reggae, dub, ska, pop, roots and more, will perform on the main stage on the Saturday night in the summer.
They will join headliners The Hoosiers, Dreadzone and Showaddywaddy at the festival at Parsonage Farm on August 23-25.
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In the first "Going Deep" column, our hopefully weekly Monday feature post series, Sean looks into different explanations for the Sixers' early extreme pace and style of play.
A bunch of advanced stats on Thaddeus Young's hot start. Is he here to stay? Or doomed to fall back to earth?
A random Evan Turner stat, indicating the Sixers are a much better defensive team when he's on the court.
Previous updates: November 5 Again, this a check-up on rookies the Sixers realistically could have taken instead of Evan Turner, and a comparison to Turner using advanced statistics. We'll do this...
10 (Advanced) stats regarding the Sixers first tenth of the season ... some will blow your mind.
A comparison between Sixers guard Louis Williams and Rockets guard Aaron Brooks. Who's a better player? The answer may surprise you.
Why I think advanced statistics are important in basketball, and an open forum to discuss.
Applying Bill Simmons revolutionary basketball stats to the Philadelphia 76ers in their loss to the Detroit Pistons.
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Our room was on the 10th deck and very nice. Our bed mattress needs to be replace. We mentioned it to our room steward John and he had put on the egg crate mattress topper and gave us better pillows and that was great. Room was spotless everyday. Loved the balcony, wouldn't cruise without one.
Food on the ship was great. Only would suggest more variety of food choices in the Garden and Windows restaurants. Specialty restaurant's were very good, Cagney's, Shogun, and Le Bistro.
Entertainment: We saw the Illusionist and my husband liked it, I thought it was predictable, however, the dancers in his show were great...the Comedy Show was FABOULOUS!! Mike(?) Nester was hilarious..would pay to see him any day!
Casino was smokey! All though they have a non-smoking room the machines there were boring. Lost money of course but oh well we had fun. Overall, I loved my vacation. Each and every staff member we encountered were pleasant and asked if they could help us in any way.
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A 10-year-old girl just faced an impossible task in a Hillsborough County trial: she had to testify on behalf of the man who killed her father.
The man on trial is Trevor Dooley. Two years ago, he got into an argument with David James at a basketball court in Valrico.
Things quickly got out of hand, and Dooley shot and killed James as his then 8-year-old daughter Danielle watched in horror.
Dooley claims it was self-defense, and today, his attorneys called Danielle to testify to back up their case.
She was in a separate room, and her testimony was shown on a TV monitor.
Clutching a stuffed bunny and wearing pigtails, she described what she saw and heard that day as Dooley and her father argued over signs at the park that banned skateboarding.
Her testimony did indeed make her father sound like the aggressor.
Here is an excerpt of what she told investigators:
Defense attorney: Was your dad talking in a loud or soft voice?
Danielle: He was kind of being louder
DA: What was he saying?
Danielle: He was walking up to him.
DA: What was Trevor doing?
Danielle: Just standing there…acting like he was just going to walk home.
DA: Did he ever say anything as your dad was walking toward him?
Danielle: I don't think so.
DA: You didn't hear him say anything?
Danielle: No
DA: You said Trevor tried to walk home?
Danielle: Yeah
DA: So he wasn't facing your dad anymore?
Danielle: No
DA: Did he turn his back to your father?
Danielle: Yeah.
Dooley is charged with aggravated manslaughter, and if convicted, faces 30 years behind bars.
Defense attorney Jeff Brown, who is not connected to the case, called the testimony powerful, saying the defense was taking a risk by calling Danielle to the stand.
"You run the risk that if the jury hears this, and they feel like you put this girl through this and your version of the case isn't truthful, they're gonna come back at you," he said.
But he said it was a necessary, strategic decision.
"They will be saying, we didn't want to call this witness, but listen to how powerful and truthful this witness sounds," Brown said.
Dooley is expected to take the stand in his own defense.
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Former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson says she's officially running to replace Jesse Jackson Jr., as Pastor Corey Brooks launches an exploratory team to consider entering the race.
Halvorson launched her campaign Monday, saying she's received numerous calls from elected officials, community leaders and residents of the 2nd Congressional District urging her to run. In a statement Monday, Halvorson touts her experience in Congress and says that will allow her to get to work without having to go through freshman orientation, if she's elected.
Halvorson lost to Jackson in the Democratic primary this year. She'd served in Congress before losing the 2010 election in what was the 11th Congressional District before district lines were redrawn.
RELATED: Quinn: March 19 special election for Jackson's seat
Halvorson also spent 12 years in the Illinois Senate where she served as Democratic majority leader.
Jackson resigned last week, citing his ongoing treatment for bipolar disorder.
Famed "Rooftop" pastor and Project Hood leader Corey Brooks, who walked across the country to raise money to build a South Side community center, is considering running for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s vacant congressional seat.
Brooks is "seriously considering" running, has an exploratory team in place to see if this is something he will pursue and has scheduled interviews surrounding the issue.
"I want to use my influence to help as many people as I possibly can," Brooks told FOX 32's Tisha Lewis.
The pastor said he will make a decision soon.
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F-Secure Safe Anywhere Delivers Next Generation Multi-Device Security
SAN JOSE, Calif. – February 22, 2012 – F-Secure today announced Safe Anywhere, a unique offering that allows consumers to obtain full protection of their computers, smartphones and tablets in one single service through their local operators. Safe Anywhere is embedded with F-Secure's award-winning* protection from viruses, spam, phishing and other kinds of malware and cyber attacks.
Safe Anywhere is offered to F-Secure's operator partners, and it will be showcased by F-Secure at Mobile World Congress, February 27 – March 1, 2012, in Barcelona, Spain. F-Secure's team will demonstrate the solution and also showcase a range of other new services to protect customers' digital lives.
"In today's digital world we face a growing number of online threats. Safe Anywhere keeps you and your digital life protected – whether connecting through a mobile device or a computer," said Samu Konttinen, executive vice president sales and marketing at F-Secure.
Quick integration, easy selling
Integrating Safe Anywhere into an operator's environment is light and straightforward. The service can be easily configured under an operator's brand, and the service platform integrates directly with the operator's provisioning systems. Safe Anywhere can be sold as a standalone or bundled service.
"Safe Anywhere offers a significant boost to customer satisfaction and retention rates for communications service providers, but also functions as a platform for the next evolution in converged protection and online safety with its parental control capabilities," said Mikko Mäkelä, director, consumer solutions at F-Secure.
F-Secure Safe Anywhere combines F-Secure Protection Service for Consumers and F-Secure Mobile Security. Safe Anywhere supports PCs, Macs and mobile devices running Android, iOS and Symbian. It will be available through select operator partners.
* F-Secure Client Security received AV-TEST's Best Protection 2011 award (in February 2012), F-Secure Internet Security 2012 received the AV-Comparatives Top Rated award (in January 2012).
About F-Secure – Protecting the irreplaceable
While you concentrate on what is important to you, we make sure you are protected and safe online whether you are using a computer or a smartphone. We also backup and enable you to share your important files. F-Secure has over 200 operator partners in more than 40 countries worldwide. This constitutes the world's largest ecosystem for providing security, storage and cloud related services through local and trusted partners. Some of our services are also available to businesses and directly to consumers. Founded in 1988, F-Secure is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
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Sam Hornish Jr. returns for his second-consecutive season of full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series competition with Penske Racing in 2013. The upcoming season will mark the veteran driver's fifth full-season effort in NASCAR and his seventh season overall in stock car competition.
A native of Defiance, Ohio, Hornish enters this year well positioned to make a strong bid for the Nationwide Series Championship as he will contest this season in a Ford Mustang, the car that has claimed the top spot in the series for each of the past two seasons. Fresh off an impressive fourth-place finish in the 2012 NNS championship race, Hornish will also be paired with experienced crew chief Greg Erwin for the first time in 2013 as the duo looks to secure Penske Racing's second Nationwide Series title.
Alliance Truck Parts will sponsor the No. 12 Penske Racing machine, along with Wurth, throughout the 10-month season. After a strong showing in 2012, which included Hornish's first-ever NASCAR pole at Watkins Glen, five top-three, 10 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes, the dedicated father of two is well prepared to fight for the series crown.
The path Hornish has taken to driving the 2013 Alliance Truck Parts/Wurth Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Nationwide Series has been atypical, as the three-time IndyCar Champion, Indianapolis 500 winner and Nationwide Series winner possesses one of the most diverse resumes in the series.
The 33-year-old Hornish remembers growing up racing with his father while his mother helped run the family business in his native Ohio. Looking back on his advance through the racing ranks en route to NASCAR, Hornish credits the support of his family for the unprecedented success he achieved at a young age.
Hornish began racing go-karts at age 11. Four years later he emerged victorious in the World Karting Association's U.S. Grand National Championship. In 1996, Hornish moved to Formula Ford, spending more than two seasons in the U.S. Formula Ford 2000 Series before progressing to the Toyota Atlantic Championship.
Hornish entered the IndyCar Series in 2000. He caught the eye of Panther Racing, which went on to hire him for the team's 2001 campaign. Their decision proved prudent when Hornish claimed victory in his first two starts with the team, ultimately winning the series crown in his rookie season. In 2002, Hornish earned five victories and 11 top-five finishes on his way to his second consecutive IndyCar Series Championship.
After the 2003 season, Hornish realized his childhood dream when Team Penske invited him to join them for the 2004 season. Hornish won his debut race with Team Penske - his victory marked the first time in the history of Penske Racing that an Indy car driver won his inaugural race with the team. In his second season with Team Penske, Hornish earned two victories and finished third in the series championship.
Hornish made two significant additions to his resume in 2006 by earning his third career IndyCar Championship and winning the Indianapolis 500. He captured the win from the pole, making a pass on the final stretch of the last lap to steal the win from rookie Marco Andretti in one of the most remarkable finishes in the history of the storied event. The IndyCar Series Championship marked the first-ever series title for Penske Racing and the Indy win represented the team's 14th 500 victory. At the end of the 2006 season, Hornish made his stock car racing debut with a pair of NASCAR Nationwide Series starts for Penske Racing.
In 2007 Hornish competed in his final season in the IndyCar Series, while contesting multiple NASCAR Nationwide Series races, as well as two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events as he began to transition from open-wheel to stock cars.
During the 2008 Sprint Cup Series, Hornish started strong at the season-opening Daytona 500 and the Sprint All-Star Race, where he was one of two participants to race their way into the event. Hornish earned three top-15 finishes with a season-best result of 13th in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. That year Hornish also competed in eight Nationwide Series races with four top-15 finishes and a Camping World Truck Series race where he earned his first NASCAR top-10 finish with a ninth-place result. Hornish finished second in the 2008 Sprint Cup Series Rookie-of-the-Year standings.
In 2009, Hornish completed his sophomore season in the Cup Series with strong results. He captured his first Cup Series top-10 finish at Phoenix International Raceway with a ninth-place result en route to a total of seven top-10 finishes for the year. Hornish continued his momentum by scoring his first NASCAR top-five finish with a fourth-place result at Pocono Raceway. Two weeks later he scored a fifth-place finish at Michigan International Speedway. Hornish earned his first NASCAR victory in the Sprint Showdown qualifying event for the 2009 All-Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Hornish then went on to finish 16th in the All-Star race.
The 2010 NASCAR Cup Series season saw Hornish make marked improvements in many categories. His qualifying results improved dramatically as he posted two top-three starting positions in 2010. Hornish also made gains in consistency and average finishing position over the course the season. He completed a noteworthy 95% of the laps in which he raced, and he led a NASCAR career-high 50 laps of competition.
Though he only raced a partial schedule in Nationwide Series competition, in 2011, Hornish was able to re-evaluate his goals and career path. On the strength of his first-ever NASCAR victory at Phoenix International Raceway, he emerged from the season more determined than ever to succeed in stock cars.
Though he's a world-class racer, Hornish remembers his roots as he gives back to the sport and his community. In his hometown of Defiance, Ohio, Hornish aided in the creation of a senior center, as well as the addition of a heart center at the Defiance Medical Center. Hornish also turned his love of bowling into a successful charity campaign at the fall race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. In conjunction with Speedway Children's Charities, Hornish has raised over $500,000 to benefit the children of North Texas.
Hornish enjoys customizing vehicles. His collection includes a 1930 Model A Ford, a 1951 Mercury, a 1955 Chevrolet Del Ray, a 1965 Cadillac Coupe de Ville and a 1967 Chevrolet pick-up truck, as well as a Corvette ZO6 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car. He also enjoys a diverse collection of antiques such as a 1901 Barber chair, a 1918 Excelsior motorcycle and an intricately carved 1895 Armoire that is now the backdrop to the bar in his Mooresville home. Along with his automotive and antique collections he manages to find time to design and build items for his daughters such as a tree house and a carriage. As busy as he is with racing, parenting and keeping up with his various projects, Hornish says that live music is his guilty pleasure and has diverse tastes in music.
Hornish and wife Crystal have two daughters, Addison and Liza. They divide their time between Napoleon, Ohio and Mooresville, NC.


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Heaven and Hell at Lake Titicaca
- Written by Russell Johnson
Lake Titicaca, Peru - Photo: Russ Johnson
I gasp, I grunt. Normally, I find climbing a small hill easy. I am not a mountaineer but somewhere in my DNA there are at least couple of strands of mountain goat. I am at 12,500 feet aiming for 13,000 and despite a prophylactic chaw of cocoa leaf presented to me at a welcoming ceremony, my lungs beg for oxygen.
I have just disembarked a boat that had taken me across Lake Titicaca. And yes, there really is a Lake Titicaca, the inland sea in Peru with the name we all giggled about in fourth-grade geography class. I am trudging, with backpack, up a hill on the island of Suasi to a lodge where I will spend the next few days. In comparison to where I have just been, this is starting to look like heaven.
Amazon to the Andes: A Day in Peru (4K Video)
- Written by Russell Johnson
In the second installment of our Peru video series, we take you from sunrise on the Tambopata River in the Amazon Basin, to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, to Machu Picchu, Cusco, then across the Andes to witness the sun set and the moon rise over Lake Titicaca.
The video works fine on just about any computer, phone or tablet, but If you are one of the lucky ones who have a fast enough internet connection and a 4K monitor or TV set, click on gear icon and select 4K after you enlarge the video to full screen.
Flight over the Andes to Lake Titicaca (4k Video)
- Written by Russell Johnson
This is a 4K video I shot flying over the Peruvian Andes to Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable body of water in the world. It can be watched in the new 4K video format, four times the resolution of HDTV, but for those of you who lack the computer (or TV) and bandwidth to do that, it is also available in standard YouTube formats.
To watch in YouTube 4K video, maximize your screen with the control on the bottom right of the frame, click on the gear symbol and choose 4K. Warning: This is new and very quirky)
Midnight in the Garden of Swedes and Norwegians
- Written by Russell Johnson
Russ Johnson dodges trolls and other beings that stumble in the bright of night during Midsummer in Sweden's Lakes District.
Visand, in Sweden's Lakes District - Photo: Russ Johnson
It is not easy to be chirpy at 3 o'clock in the morning unless you're a mockingbird or a Swede during Midsummer when the sun hardly sets at all. Swedes are not normally a chirpy bunch, but they do manage to stay awake on summer nights.
A Walk Through Berlin's Holocaust Memorial - Video
- Written by Pat and Russ Johnson
Sunday April 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust Memorial, Berlin - Photo: Russ Johnson
From the warm comfort of my Berlin tour bus I watched people gradually disappear as they descended the undulating paths between the gray block stelae that stood like some alien stone city, but nothing could prepare me for experiencing the Holocaust Memorial first-hand on-site a day later.
Read more: A Walk Through Berlin's Holocaust Memorial - Video
A Space for Place: Photography at SF's Pier 24
- Written by Pat Meier-Johnson
At first glance the hill looks like a bunny slope only that this one is covered in snapshots. Yes, real snapshots. 350,000 of them to be exact, a representative sampling of the over one million photos uploaded for public viewing on Flickr in one given day during 2010. The exhibit was part of San Francisco's Pier 24 Photography gallery's current show, "A Sense of Place."
People We've Met: Rosie The Riveter
- Written by Pat Meier-Johnson
Rosie the Riveter Catherine Morrison - Photo Russ Johnson
"I could tell a man's weld from a woman's weld," said Catherine Morrison with a wink as she gave her first-hand account of what it was like as a woman to build battleships during World War II.
Autonomous Robots in the Desert (Video)
- Written by Russell Johnson
A Million Bucks: a pittance for the Pentagon, half the cost of one Patriot Missile, by some estimates. Enough, however, to pit big science and industry against a hodgepodge of entrepreneurs, high school students, geeks and grease monkeys in a challenge to design a 21st Century "My Mother the Car."
This is the tenth anniversary of the DARPA Grand Challenge. In 2004 the US Military offered a million dollar prize to anyone who made a vehicle that could drive itself from Barstow, California to a casino near Las Vegas without any help from human beings. We were there for what became a rather zany race.
People We've Met: Beijing
- Written by Russell Johnson
Photo ©2013 Russell Johnson
I met this man in Tienanmen Square in Beijing in 1987. It was my first trip to China. Among the crowds there, he stood out. We didn't speak the same language but he graciously allowed me to photograph him. It was a time when most men still wore blue Mao suits. Nobody does that today.
Asia's Strangest Sculpture Garden: Buddha Meets Hieronymus Bosch
- Written by Russell Johnson
Photo © Russell Johnson
I look up at this scary figure clutching a fainted woman. Why do I think of King Kong and Fay Wray? Actually, Kong protected the fainty blonde bombshell in much the same way this Nyak is probably guarding his young charge. In Lao and Thai mythology, Nyaks are figures that protect temples.
But this isn't where the symbolism stops in perhaps the strangest sculpture garden in Asia.
Read more: Asia's Strangest Sculpture Garden: Buddha Meets Hieronymus Bosch
Revolt at the Kasbah (Video)
- Written by Pat Meier-Johnson
View from Kasbah Omar, Anrar, Morocco- Photo: Russ Johnson
Sometimes you suffer from too much of a good thing, even the finest food.
Tell your friends you're going Morocco for two weeks and they'll likely lick their lips and wish they could be with you to enjoy the tasty pastilla, keftas, couscous and tajines. So why, halfway through our journey, were we willing partners to a culinary insurrection.


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#Tip: Using FiLMiC Pro? Take a look at these tutorials
December 19th, 2013Posted by Rachel Bartlett in Mobile, Top tips for journalists
Here on Journalism.co.uk we regularly report on new mobile apps, and share expert advice on how to make the most of your mobile device when capturing images, video and audio - this how-to guide, for example, focuses on mobile video.
Staying on the theme of mobile video, We Are Juxt, a site dedicated to "mobile photography and mobile artistry", this month published two video tutorials from FiLMiC Pro, a Journalism.co.uk app of the week back in August last year, outlining how to use the platform. Each tutorial covers key features of the app – here is the first, and here is the second.
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This couple completely shined from the inside out! You can obviously see how beautiful they are on the outside, but I hope my photos also show their true beauty from the inside. They are the kind of couple that just makes you fall more in love with LOVE. The day was absolutely perfect thanks to Maria at the Four Seasons Biltmore, and Kerry Lee with Santa Barbara Wine Country Weddings and Events. I feel so blessed anytime I get the chance to work with them. The team that Kerry put together was impeccable – Laura Cogan with Passion Flowers Design, TEAM Hair and Makeup, AMS Entertainment and LBPS. Thank you everyone for all of your talent and hard work – and thank you Charlotte and Kevin for letting your light shine bright for all the world to see!
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'SMILE!!!!!!' My entire life summed up in one cartoon
by Kathy Shaidle+ on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 | No Comments
This is me:
"Living with Chronic Bitchface"
There IS a cure, though:
The magic words "Go f*** yourself, wino!"
UPDATE — OK, this response is better.
I've used, "My mother just died — do you MIND??" which is even more satisfying.


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Bamboo Palms Open Water Home/Heated Pool/Hot Tub/Kayaks/Dock in Sugarloaf Key
- bedrooms 4
- baths 2½
- sleeps 12
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- pets allowed yes
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- rates (USD) $ 6,500 - $ 7,500 / month
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Beautiful Bamboo Palms offers fully-equipped kitchen, linens, towels, large heated pool, hot tub, indoor/outdoor dining, 300' boat dock with swim ladder, bait freezer, outdoor shower, fish cleaning station, kayak and paddleboard launch floating dock, lush tropical landscape, nature path, fruit trees, propane BBQ grill, Wi-Fi, printer/fax, DirectTV, kayaks, paddleboards and adult bikes. Water view from master bedroom, loft and widow's walk. Located in lovely Upper Sugarloaf Key, this home is only 20 minutes from Key West and 20 minutes from Bahia Honda State Park. Immerse yourself in an island environment as you bike ride through a nature reserve or kayak among the many natural Mangrove islands of the Keys along Bow Channel. Swim, snorkel and fish off the 300' boat dock or just sit and relax and watch the sunrise and sunset view by the water's edge. This home is truly Keys island living.
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Fully stocked kitchen with coffee maker, espresso machine, microwave oven, toaster, toaster oven, dishwasher; linens; towels; laundry room; fireplace; indoor/outdoor dining; BBQ grills; pool floats; nature trail to dock offering boat dockage, swim ladder, fishcleaning station, water/electric at dock, shower, Adirondock chairs and Tiki umbrellas along Bow Channel. Bikes, kayaks and paddleboards included in the rate.
activities and attractions in Sugarloaf Key The Florida Keys
Swimming, snorkeling, fishing, waterskiing, kayaking, paddle boarding, bike riding. Just 20 minutes from historic Key West and Bahia Honda State Park with gorgeous beaches. Shopping and dining just minutes away.
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There are lots of us who are unemployed right now. The question is, what are you going to do with that time?
I've been unemployed a few times in my career, and I always use that time to further my skills. Just because you're not going into the office every day doesn't mean you should put your work down. One of the biggest mistakes people make when waiting for their next gig is to sit there and do nothing. Then when the big tech interview comes, they have to scramble to bone up on specifics. That's not how you do things.
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What you want to do is live in a constant state of readiness. You don't have to study constantly, but you should definitely put in two to three hours every day. You'd be surprised how big of a difference it can make to be technically proficient when it's time for the interview.
Here's a suggested schedule based on a three-hour study day.
One hour: Study SQL basics. Go over material you already know and solidify your knowledge of the topics. Take this time to memorize syntax, practice implementations, and learn deeper principles on topics you already know. This is the core of your knowledge, so treat it as such.
One hour: Learn something new. This is an excellent time to finally get into XML, SSIS, BI technologies, Service Broker, and so on. The sky's the limit, but make it something that will help you land a job. Don't waste your time learning Linux admin skills if your experience is with Microsoft, but you can use this time to get acquainted with HTML, .Net, or any of the other technologies you'll come across as a Microsoft tech.
One hour: Put it all together into a project. If you're learning .Net, then write a .Net app that manages your groceries, your incoming mail, your TV programs, a menu application for the family -- it doesn't really matter. Make it something you may actually need, but try to bring your new and your old skills together into some practical experience. This will not only keep you busy; it'll also keep you sharp.
Don't cram for your interviews. Do practice runs with your friends or your family and answer tough questions. You can find lists of tough interview questions online. Also, film yourself if you can. Be your own worst critic. One time, I posted vids of myself answering interview questions. I put that link on my resume and got a tremendous response. I actually got called for an interview by the Mayo Clinic partly because of those vids.


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Obama's campaign book: part Iowa
by Jerome Armstrong, Sun Dec 13, 2009 at 07:30:26 AM EST
So back to the '08 election books for the second part (the first part is here) of the primary season: Iowa.
In ATW, page 106. Its mid-October '07 and Clinton has peaked too early, though few could tell at the time, and it seemed she "could do no wrong" but Plouffe points at two mis-steps that leveled the field in Iowa. Clinton's flip-flopping about whether illegal immigrants should have driver licenses which put her into the penalty box among the national press, and what he calls "Plantgate" which was about Clinton staffers putting questions into the Iowan crowds, which hurt her authenticity. This second one really got to the heart of the oppositional push by Obama's campaign. It was a very patient operation; one that waited for openings and then maximized them when they occurred. Edwards paying $300 for a haircut in Iowa & Clinton's staffers putting up softball questions both served to undermine the character of the opposition, with the particular angle that Obama was emphasizing in himself: authentic hope for change.
A whole book could be written on the Democratic caucus in Iowa in 2008. I've got some great books on Iowa that cover the '70's and '80's caucus events. And the '92 & '96 caucuses were non-events. Starting with Gore vs Bradley in '00, then the '04 race between Gephardt, Edwards, Kerry & Dean; and then the '08 contest, which I believe is one of the greatest nominating events of all-time, there's a historical book calling out to be written. The section on Iowa is the most revealing part of Plouffe's book (the second being the VP selection process), but it deserves even more than what Plouffe has laid out.
Back to our timeline. When the opening emerged in November, Obama, at the JJ dinner, found a message to differentiate himself from Clinton, Plouffe tells us Obama said:This is not about issue differences, other than Iraq," he summarized. "Its about leadership qualities and vision. that's what we have to punch through at the J-J."
I think that pretty well sums up what Obama's appeal was to his unique coalition. Its very transformative-based, instead of issue-based. When I had been reading polling done in '05 and '06 in Iowa, I picked up on the same consistent thread of post-partisanship appeal (though it is, given the current nature of Republicans in DC, a pony ride express).
This distinction between the two candidates is driven home by Plouffe:When at last Hillary took the stage... the main thrust of her speech was that she was tough enough to take on the republicans. She asked the crowd, "And when the republicans engage in fearmongering, and saber rattling, and talk about WW III, what do we do with them? And her supporters... shouted out... "Turn up the heat!" Plouffe, in Chicago watching it on TV with his wife, remarks:"That just seems awful," I said to her as Hillary riled up the crowd. "Even for a Democratic Party dinner it's awfully political and partisan."In contrast, Obama hit a "Fucking home run" in the words of Axlerod.
So it was with the distinct coalition of Iowan voters, new voters and not that partisan, that coalesced around Obama. When they brought Oprah into Iowa in Dec, it broadened their tent-- 30,000 people attended. That's amazing.
By December '07, when Clinton talks about her experience and ability "to take on the Republican machine" Plouffe says the campaign was "all over this as a prime example of that was wrong with Washington and the current state of politics."
This seemed at the time, nothing but a fairy tail, and readding what I wrote in mid-Feb, it drove home the only distinction I could find meaningful for the primary:
I happened to have noticed that the Clinton and Obama voting record are nearly identical... In that light, that they are the same as far as policy goes, or more or less, I happen to have made up my mind based on which of them is more likely to kick the Republicans in the balls, rather than give them a helping hand back to the table.It might be what's wrong, but its also the reality.
Obama's effective appeal to a slew of new caucus-goers for Iowa was that we'd hold hands in DC. Part if this is, to be sure, is how he could win through positioning. By the end, Plouffe says he had 60K 1's and 30K 2's heading into the caucus. The final DR poll was very accurate on the spread, showing Obama 32, Clinton 25, Edwards 24.
In a revealing passage, Plouffe goes into the John Kerry endorsement, which he tipped them off about a few days prior to the Iowa caucus. It was definitely a good call to hold off on it, because Kerry didn't reflect their message in Iowa as a closing argument. Not many candidates would recognize that as the right call.
By January 2008, in a cool scene, Plouffe describes the coalition of voters in the caucus outside Des Moines in a suburban high school in Ankeny at 6:15 pm, just before they closed the doors to caucus while Obama pounded for a few more votes:Right there, in front of our eyes on caucus night, we were seeing the coalition of voeters we had set out to build: high school kids; republicans who said they were switching their registration to caucus for Barack; Iowa residents atteing MI and WI colleges who had stayed home a few extra days to caucus; an older couple who said they had not participated since '68; when they volunteered for Bobby Kennedy. And my favorite, a man dressed like Gandalf from The Lord of the Rights, holding a staff with an iPod attached at the top and a little speaker playing Obama's speeches on repeat.I have an image of the Obama campaign as I was driving through Iowa diring the waning days of the primary. Signs saying "Hope" in blue, on a white background, posted in snowy corners of the towns throughout Iowa. Even down to the meshing the campaign slogan-speak with the holiday spirit, the Obama Iowa campaign nailed it.
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Chase Utley could soon return from rehabbing his injury-prone knees and be back in the Phillies lineup as early as Wednesday.
Utley has not hit particularly well in his 20-day stint in the minor leagues. His rehab assignment ends July 1, and it appears Phillies manager Charlie Manuel wants Utley back with the club as soon as possible.
Jim Salisbury has more at CSNPhilly.com:
Utley played eight innings at second base for Single A Clearwater on Saturday night. It marked the first time he had played defense in consecutive games on his chronically sore knees since October. Playing defense on back-to-back days was considered an important step in Utley's return to the active roster.
Utley is now expected to travel to Philadelphia for the final stage of his rehab assignment. That is likely to include his playing in one more minor-league game, probably Tuesday at Triple A Lehigh Valley, before being activated for Wednesday's game against Pittsburgh – provided there are no setbacks.
In nine games with Single A Clearwater, Utley has batted .156 with a homer and five RBIs in 32 at bats.
Get the latest updates on our Chase Utley Injury StoryStream. For more on the Phillies, please visit The Good Phight and SB Nation Philly.


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David Beckham's management company said the former England captain has no plans to play in Australia, disputing claims by the country's soccer federation that talks had started.
Football Federation Australia said Friday it received an approach by an agent representing the 37-year-old Galaxy midfielder about having him play some matches with an A-League team this season.
Despite FFA claiming that talks were at a "preliminary stage," Beckham's representatives denied it.
The denial from Beckham's representatives came after FFA chief executive David Gallop went public with details of the apparent direct talks to bring him to Australia on a short-term basis.
JURISPRUDENCE: A judge in Atlanta set bond at $100,000 for ex-WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist Chamique Holdsclaw, who was in jail on assault and weapons charges. She is accused of firing a shot into a car belonging to 29-year-old Jennifer Lacy (Agoura), who plays for the Tulsa Shock.
BASEBALL: All-Star Game MVP Melky Cabrera is set to join the Toronto Blue Jays in his return from a drug suspension. Cabrera and the Blue Jays reached agreement on a two-year contract worth $16million.
The 28-year-old Cabrera was leading the National League in hitting at .346 for the San Francisco Giants when he was suspended Aug. 15 for a positive testosterone text.
The Giants didn't put Cabrera on their postseason roster on the way to winning the World Series.
Detroit finalized its $26million, two-year deal with outfielder Torii Hunter. Hunter hit a career-best .313 last season for the Angels with 16 home runs and 92 RBIs.
MOTORSPORTS: Joey Logano won the pole for NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway, with championship contenders Brad Keselowski and Jimmie Johnson not far behind. Keselowski will start third in the 400-mile race.
He takes a 20-point lead into the finale over five-time champion Johnson.
Keselowski only needs to finish 15th or better - or 16th or better if he leads at least one lap, and 17th or better if he leads the most laps.
Johnson will start 10th.
James Buescher won NASCAR's Truck Series championship by avoiding trouble in the season finale. Cale Gale won the 200-mile race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, edging Kyle Busch at the line as both trucks seemed glued together after hard contact.
NBA: Houston Rockets first-round pick Royce White wrote on Twitter that properly treating his mental-health condition is more important than his NBA career.
White, the 16th overall pick in the 2012 draft, has been absent from Houston's practices for almost a week and called the team "inconsistent' for how it was helping him deal with his anxiety issues and obsessive compulsive disorder.
According to an ESPN report, he will meet with the Rockets on Monday to discuss his future. White posted on Twitter: "I'm not PLANNING to quit, but if its between my HEALTH and BASKETBALL, health takes precedence." The team has not commented beyond White is "not available" and the Rockets will continue to support him.
Injured Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Andrew Bynum said Friday he has suffered a "setback" in his return from a knee injury.
Bynum, acquired by Philadelphia from the Lakers as part of a four-team trade before the season, has yet to play for the Sixers and spoke before a game against Utah.
He has been recovering from a bone bruise on his right knee and his return has been pushed back three times since the beginning of training camp.


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Anderson, PC (Police Constable) Police officer who, along with Sgt Fisher, cornered James and Sirius in an alley on their flying motorbike, only to watch the boys levitate the police car and then fly away (Pre).
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Bayliss, Hetty - Lives in Norfolk; on 1 September 1992 she was sure she spotted a flying car while she was hanging out her wash (CS5).
Benson, Amy - A child from the orphanage whom Tom Riddle once terrorized in a seaside cave (HBP13).
Bishop, Dennis - A child from the orphanage whom Tom Riddle once terrorized in a seaside cave (HBP13).
Benedict, Brother - Medieval, dates unknown (FB). Franciscan monk in Worcestershire who had an encounter with a Jarvey, but thought it was an overlarge ferret. It insulted him, then bit him on the nose. His fellow monks thought he'd overindulged in turnip wine when he told them about it (FB).
Boniface, Brother - Medieval, dates unknown (FB). Franciscan monk in Worcestershire who made turnip wine; fellow religious of Brother Benedict (FB).
Bryce, Frank - (b. 1917 - August 1994) Elderly muggle caretaker of the Riddle house in Little Hangleton. Killed by Voldemort (GF1). Resident of Little Hangleton for most of his life, except for his military service during World War II (in which he was wounded, leaving him with a certain amount of permanent disability). After the war he worked for the Riddle family as a gardener; he was 28 at time of their deaths (GF1). Bryce was initially blamed for the Riddle killings, but cleared of the charges. He continued to look after the house for fifty years until Voldemort returned and murdered him (GF1).
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Cecilia - The pretty, snobbish girl on a grey horse that Tom Riddle was with when he rode past the Gaunt family shack ("My God, what an eyesore!") (HBP10).
Chorley, Herbert - A Junior Minister to the British (Muggle) Prime Minister. Chorley had a bad reaction to a Death Eater's Imperius Curse and began impersonating a duck. He was subsequently hospitalized at St. Mungo's, where he attempted to strangle several Healers (HBP1).
Cole, Mrs. - The matron of Tom Riddle's orphanage. She was interviewed c. 1937 by Dumbledore and told him the circumstances of Tom's birth and about his anti-social behavior (HBP13). Described as a "skinny, harassed-looking woman" with a "sharp-featured face that appeared more anxious than unkind" (HBP13).
Creevey, Mr. - A milkman (CS6) who has two sons who are wizards, Colin (CS6) and Dennis (GF12). During his first year, Colin took a lot of photographs to send home to his father (CS6).
Cresswell, Mr. and Mrs. - The parents of Dirk Cresswell, a Muggle-born wizard and former member of the Slug Club (HBP4).
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Dennis - b. circa 1980 A Muggle boy, living in Little Whinging, who is part of Dudley's gang (PS3).
'Dodgy Dirk' - An inhabitant of Ilfracombe who insists to this day that a "dirty great flying lizard" attacked him on the beach. He is the only Muggle who seems to remember that attack by a dragon in Ilfracombe in 1932; all the other Muggles involved were given Memory Charms by a wizarding family which happened to be on holiday there that day (FB).
Dorkins, Mary - Muggle news reporter who filed a report on a water-skiing budgy (OP1).
Dot - Resident of Little Hangleton, who remembered Frank Bryce as a child, who (when the rumor began spreading that he was responsible for the Riddles' deaths), was quick to say that she thought he had a horrible temper, and to support her opinion with childhood reminiscences. When Frank was released after questioning, she maintained that "if he had any decency, he'd leave here, knowing as how we knows he did it" (GF1).
Dursley family - See Also: Known Muggle Families
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Evans, Mark - A boy who lives near Privet Drive, who, at age ten, was beaten up by a fifteen-year-old Dudley (OP1). Despite his last name, he is unrelated to Lily's family (JKR).
Evans, Mr. & Mrs. - Parents of Petunia Evans Dursley and Lily Evans Potter, who were proud to discover that Lily was a witch (PS4) and enjoyed the wizarding world (DH33). Both died sometime between 31 July, 1971 (DH33) and 31 October, 1981 (OP37). We know that the Evanses predeceased their daughter Lily, because Dumbledore said (OP37) that when Lily died, Petunia was Lily's 'only living blood relative'.
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Figg, Arabella Doreen (Mrs.) - See Mrs. Figg in the Wizarding section.
Finch-Fletchley, Mr. and Mrs. - Justin Finch-Fletchley's parents, who "had him down for Eton" until his Hogwarts letter arrived. His mother only felt better about the magic thing after Justin made her read some of Lockhart's books (CS6).
Finnigan, Mr. - Seamus Finnigan's father (whose wife didn't tell him that she was a witch until after they were married) (PS7).
Fisher, Sergeant - Heavy-set police officer who, along with PC Anderson, tried to detain James and Sirius on their flying motorbike, only to watch the boys levitate the police car and then fly away. Fisher has a teenaged daughter whose boyfriend sort of resembled Sirius (Pre).
Fleet, Angus - Lives in Peebles. Angus was mystified by a flying Ford Anglia on 1 September 1992 (CS5).
Fubster, Colonel - A retired neighbour of Marjorie Dursley (BN), who looks after her bulldogs when she's away from home (PA2).
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Gordon (b. circa 1980) One of Dudley's gang (PS3, OP1).
Granger, Dr. and Dr. - Hermione's parents are Muggle dentists (PS12). They are very proud of their brilliant daughter, but they don't see much of her since she took up with those two boys, Potter and Weasley. The Grangers, while accepting the Wizarding world and their daughter's place in it, do not approve of using magic for quick fixes. They insisted, for example, that Hermione's somewhat oversized front teeth be dealt with in the usual way: with braces. They send healthy snacks by owl to Hermione at Hogwarts and come with her to Diagon Alley in August to help her buy her things for school. What they tell their family and friends about their daughter and her school is anyone's guess, but they are certainly proud of her.
- In the summer of 1997, Hermione became worried for her parents' safety. Hermione knew that Death Eaters would be looking for her and would have no compunction against harming her family. Hermione thoughtfully protected her parents from reprisals by modifying their memories, giving them new names (Wendell and Monica Wilkins) and no memory that they once had a daughter, and then relocated them to Australia (DH6). When Voldemort and his forces were vanquished, she found them again and reversed her memory charm (BLC).
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Hitchens, Bob - A Muggle who married Isla Black , the youngest sister of Phineas Nigellus Black. She was consequently blasted off the Black Family Tree (BFT).
Humberto, The Great - A character on a television that Dudley liked to watch on Monday nights when he was eleven (PS3).
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Malcolm - (b. circa 1980) One of Dudley's gang, which certainly tells you something about Malcolm (PS3, OP1).
Martha - A Muggle girl working at Tom Riddle's orphanage, looking after various children who had chicken pox at the time of Dumbledore's first meeting with Riddle (HBP13).
Mason, Mr. and Mrs. - Builder and his wife, who were dinner guests of the Dursleys' on Harry's twelfth birthday – an unfortunate night for all parties involved (CS1). Their surname refers to someone who works in brick and stone, fitting for a builder.
McGuffin, Jim - Weatherman on the evening news Vernon Dursley was watching on November 1, 1981 (PS1).
Miggs, Martin - Fictional character in a wizarding comic book that Ron was reading, The Adventures of Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle (CS3).
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Payne, Mr. - A campground manager at the site where the 1994 Quidditch World Cup was held; the Diggorys stayed on his campsite (GF7).
Polkiss, Mrs. (Piers' mother) - Brought Piers to the Dursleys' for the trip to the zoo that took place on Dudley's eleventh birthday (PS2). On August 2, 1995, Dudley lied to his mother and claimed to be having tea at the Polkiss', but he and his gang were really out roaming around (OP1).
Polkiss, Piers - (b. 1980) Dudley's best friend, described as "scrawny, with a face like a rat" (PS2), who attends Smeltings with Dudley (PS3).
Prentice, Mr. - Neighbour of the Dursleys, known to Mrs. Figg. Mr. Prentice is simply a Muggle (JKR), although Mrs. Figg told Harry to keep his wand out even when Mr. Prentice was near them on the street. Possibly it was dark enough that Mrs. Figg didn't worry that he might notice the wand; more likely the risk of his noticing the wand was outweighed by the risk of encountering Dementors without a wand at the ready (OP2).
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Riddle Family See Also: Known Muggle Families
Roberts (family: husband, wife, two children) Campground manager and his family who had a most peculiar couple of days in August 1994, although they've forgotten all about it... (GF7, GF9)
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Snape, Tobias - The Muggle father of Severus Snape, his wife (a witch) was named Eileen Prince (HBP30). Tobias may be the person with the hooked nose that Harry saw terrorizing Snape's mother (OP26).
Stubbs, Billy - Another orphan at Tom Riddle's orphanage, who had chicken pox at the time of Dumbledore's first meeting with Riddle. According to Mrs. Cole, the day after Tom and Billy had had an argument, Billy's pet rabbit was found hanging from the rafters (HBP13).
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Ted - Newsreader on the evening news, November 1, 1981 (PS1).
Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. - Dean's parents, who didn't know anything about any deaths at Hogwarts as of the beginning of the 1995 - 1996 school year, because their son didn't see fit to tell them (OP11). Mr. Thomas is Dean's stepfather; Dean's biological father was a wizard who was killed by Death Eaters (JKR).
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Whalley, Eric - Another orphan at Tom Riddle's orphanage, who had chicken pox at the time of Dumbledore's first meeting with Riddle (HBP13).
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Yvonne - A friend of Petunia Dursley who was on vacation in Majorca on Dudley's eleventh birthday, so she couldn't be asked to look after Harry that day (PS2).
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Accountant - Molly Weasley's second cousin is not a wizard but an accountant. This mundane profession is enough to embarrass the rest of the family; Ron says that they never talk about him (PS6). In early drafts of book four, this second cousin was the father of Mafalda, a rude Slytherin girl. Rowling discusses the accountant cousin on her website, referring to him as a stockbroker who married a Muggle. She writes that he was very rude to the Weasleys. When he discovered that his daughter was a witch, he sent her to live at the Burrow for the summer after her first year at Hogwarts. This part of the story was eventually dropped (JKR).
Albanian peasant - When he found Ravenclaw's diadem in Albania, Voldemort killed a peasant and used his or her death to turn the priceless object into a Horcrux (BLC).
Art Historian - One of several people who tried and failed to remove the enchanted portrait from the wall of the Prime Minister's office (HBP1).
Builders - Among the various people who tried and failed to remove the enchanted portrait from the wall of the Prime Minister's office (HBP1).
Carpenters - Among the various people who tried and failed to remove the enchanted portrait from the wall of the Prime Minister's office (HBP1).
Chancellor of the Exchequer - One of several people who tried and failed to remove the enchanted portrait from the wall of the Prime Minister's office (HBP1).
Keeper of the Reptile House - Keeper of the reptile house at the zoo to which Harry was taken on Dudley's eleventh birthday, at which time Harry first learned that he could talk to snakes (PS2).
Friar - (and other monks) Medieval, dates unknown (FB) Franciscan monks, who thought that Brother Benedict must have overindulged in turnip wine when he told them about an encounter with a Jarvey (FB).
the Hanged Man, landlord of - The landlord of the Hanged Man (the pub in Little Hangleton), fifty years prior to 1994. Once the Riddles' cook spread the news that Frank Bryce had been taken in for questioning by the police regarding the Riddles' deaths, the landlord voiced his opinion that "war turned him funny, if you ask me" (GF1).
the Hanged Man, man at the bar in - A man at the bar of the Hanged Man (the pub in Little Hangleton), fifty years prior to 1994. Once the Riddles' cook spread the news that Frank Bryce had been taken in for questioning by the police regarding the Riddles' deaths, this man was quick to say that he'd always thought Frank had a nasty look about him (GF1).
the Hanged Man, woman at the bar in - A woman at the bar of the Hanged Man (the pub in Little Hangleton), fifty years prior to 1994. Once the Riddles' cook spread the news that Frank Bryce had been taken in for questioning by the police regarding the Riddles' deaths, this woman was the only person present to say a word in Frank's defense (GF1).
the Hanged Man, woman in the corner in - A woman in the corner of the Hanged Man (the pub in Little Hangleton), fifty years prior to 1994. Once the Riddles' cook began spreading the rumor that Frank Bryce had murdered the Riddle family, she promptly said to Dot that she'd told Dot that she "wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of Frank" (GF1).
Opposition Politician - Gloated over the Prime Minister's troubles during the week of the Brockdale Bridge collapse and of Chorley's unfortunate episode (HBP1).
Police Pathologists, Great Hangleton - The team of doctors who performed autopsies on the bodies of Mr. Riddle, Mrs. Riddle, and their son Tom Riddle, but were unable to determine the cause of death for any of them (GF1).
Police, Great Hangleton - Took Frank Bryce in for questioning after the Riddles were found dead, but let him go on insufficient evidence after the pathology report on the bodies came in (GF1).
President - The president of a far-distant country, who was supposed to telephone the Prime Minister on the night of his introduction to Scrimgeour but who conveniently forgot to do so (HBP1).
Prime Minister - Vernon Dursley once doubted that Dudley even knew who the Prime Minister is, since the boy takes no interest in current events, but neglected to mention the name himself (OP1).
- Vernon would be horrified (judging from his reaction to the existence of the Ministry of Magic in (OP2) to know that each Prime Minister is made aware of the existence of the wizarding world upon his or her election, and subsequently has contact with it in emergencies. In recent years, the Muggle Prime Minister has been notified of Wizarding emergencies four times (HBP1):
- Sirius Black's escape from Azkaban (PA3)
- Torment of Muggles at Quidditch World Cup (GF9); Fudge also used that visit to inform the Prime Minister that due to the Triwizard Tournament, three foreign dragons and a sphinx were being imported into the country
- The mass breakout from Azkaban (OP25)
- Events related to the breakout of the 2nd Wizarding war (destruction of the Brockdale Bridge, murders of Emmeline Vance and Amelia Bones, rampage by giants, failed curse on junior minister Herbert Chorley) (HBP1).
Prime Minister's niece - Was delighted to receive the gift of a gerbil from her uncle, unaware that it had formerly been a teacup (HBP1).
Railview Hotel, owner of the - The woman who owns the Railview Hotel in Cokeworth, where the Dursleys took Dudley and Harry to try to escape the letters from no-one shortly before Harry's eleventh birthday (PS3).
the Riddles' cook - The Riddles' cook, who informed everyone in the Hanged Man when Frank Bryce (the Riddles' gardener) was taken in for questioning on the day of their deaths, and let everyone present know that she thought he was guilty, no doubt about it (GF1).
the Riddles' maid - The Riddles' maid, who found the bodies of Mr. Riddle, Mrs. Riddle, and their grown son Tom Riddle, still dressed for their dinner the previous evening (GF1).
rowboat owner - Toothless old man who lent Vernon Dursley his rowboat so that the Dursleys (and Harry) could spend the night at the Hut-on-the-Rock (PS3).
St. Mungo's patients - Two patients in St. Mungo's, in for emergency bone re-growth and memory modification after they lost some fingers to a Muggle-baiting incident due to Willy Widdershins' use of biting doorknobs (OP22).
tramp - Tom Riddle murdered a Muggle tramp to create the locket Horcrux (BLC).
Wormtail's victims - A dozen unnamed Muggles, killed by Wormtail when he faked his own death; Sirius Black was wrongfully sent to Azkaban for this crime (PA3).
Underground guard - Sleepy-looking guard on the Underground, from whom Harry Potter and Arthur Weasley bought tickets on the day of Harry's disciplinary hearing (OP7).
zoo director - Director of the zoo to which Dudley was taken on his eleventh birthday (along with Dudley's friend Piers Polkiss and Harry Potter) (PS2).


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The revelry is over, and all that`s left of the uninhibited celebration is punk-pink hair. But our Holi continues endlessly — not with the bhang, but a whimper. Our lives all year round are coloured with a cry over hues.
We all know that Fifty Shades of Grey is monochromatic compared to the real-life sexual prowess of our greying men in public positions. But metaphorical colour tinges even the less salacious aspects of life in India. So much so that nothing can be viewed in black and white.
Sophisticated designers have long worked in 'four-colour blacks', but now these subtle variations have bled into the figurative space. How black is black money? Is the kind stashed in Swiss banks 90% black compared to the 70% in more upstart havens? What brings about the unmistakable chromatic mutation when parties move from Opposition to the aptly named Treasury benches?
Black money, like the poor, 'will always be with us'. But, as ironically, the zoological black buck has been given a new news life by its shooting down. Salman Khan and four other trigger-happy stars are again in the dock and limelight for their 1998 misadventure in the forests of Jodhpur. Half the urban Indian population may sport a black T-shirt with the logo of Sallu's admirable NGO, Being Human, but being humane to other species isn't part of our homo-centric society.
Saif Ali Khan was in that Bollywood quintet booked under the Wildlife Act. No surprise here since blue blood has a well-documented bloodlust for black bucks (and is indeed game for most species). His late, lamented father was similarly charged in 2005; the Nawab Sah'b's bag then being a paltry, even shameful, one black buck and two hares. Somewhat like juveniles entitled to leniency even though they are old enough to rape, Tiger Pataudi, fit enough to hunt, pleaded for bail on account of 'advancing age'.
Fortunately, black has sexier connotations. Coco Chanel's iconic LBD is now as mandatory a part of Babe India's wardrobe as it is the de rigueur uniform of the red carpet. Oscar/Grammy/Cannes junkies — and Page Three wannabes — are constantly seized of the existential question, 'Is red really the new black?'
Speaking of which and coming closer home, we are awash in news that's red (plus seen and heard). Here, the colour is mixed on the palette of menace, as in Maoists or Naxals, while the original 'Red' parties prefer 'Left'. West Bengal was proclaimed the impregnable 'Red Fortress' till La Belle Dame Sans Mamata penetrated deep into it, and bloodied the high-men who had straddled it for 34 years. Trade-unionist Kolkata, which had once bristled with the wall slogan, 'Capitalists, we are not afraid of your red eyes', then began to cower under a new threat: Mamata had vowed to paint over all the red facades which included the historic Writers` Buildings and Howrah station. Mercifully, she has left these untouched; instead she has splashed the city with white and blue.
Black and blue is what we see when politicians beat up their rivals inside state assembly halls, or do likewise to sub-inspectors daring to question their traffic transgressions — as happened last week in Mumbai.
Expectedly, no political party is called 'yellow'; and it is totally irrelevant to mention that the colour saffron is born from the wedlock of this cowardly shade and red. Here, green may not stand for envy, but this emotion is manifesto-ed in, say, the BJP`s attitude towards the Congress`s Muslim vote bank.
And, as the 2G scam unfolds, it is abundantly clear that our national life is coloured not just with two hues or three, but by the entire Spectrum.


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Twin Ponds Paradise-Nature preserve +walk to beach! in Sanibel Island
- bedrooms 4
- baths 2½
- sleeps 9
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Butterknife
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 1,800 - $ 3,200 / week
$ 6,000 - $ 8,500 / month
vacation rental description
If you are looking for privacy, quiet, and you love nature, then look no further! The house is set in its own natural preserve.
This spacious home is centrally located, but on 2+ private acres. Only a few minutes walk from the finest shelling beaches, and surrounded by conservation, this beautiful property has everything you need for a fabulous vacation.
The house overlooks 2 ponds and the abutting conservation land, so the wildlife views are always entertaining.
Lush gardens and fields abound.
Shopping and restaurants are within walking or biking distance.
The huge master bedroom, with king sized bed, has a comfortable window lounge with a great view of the largest pond and conservation--the perfect place to sit and read or watch the creatures in and around the pond.
There is a master bath with jacuzzi tub and separate shower.
A second bedroom has a queen sized bed, views of the field, and sliding doors to the sunroom.
The fun kids room has a bunk bed (twin on top and double on the bottom).
The fourth bedroom has a double bed.
There is another bathroom with tub and shower, as well as a very large, enclosed outdoor shower (with hot water and a wonderful view of the larger pond and conservation).
No pets
Non-smoking only
vacation rental location
property availability
- dates with deals
- unavailable dates
Last modified on 04-4-2014 at 5:15 AM.
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Roxane Olevsky 413-256-8208
house rental amenities
Kitchen is new and fully equipped.
WiFi and National Long Distance Calling
The livingroom has a 52 inch TV with DVD, VCR, stereo, and shelves filled with books, games and puzzles to entertain all ages.
There are 2 decks:
A smaller raised deck affords shade in summer, BBQ, and of course, the incredible wildlife views.
The front deck is huge and peaceful, with plenty of sun. This is the perfect spot to relax or entertain during winter months.
Of course, there is a washer and dryer.
Linens and towels are included.
Outside, there is also an additional foot shower for rinsing off sand after a lovely day at the beach.
activities and attractions in Sanibel Island Gulf Coast South
Sun and swim at the beach. (All beaches are public--and uncrowded)
Recreation center with pool, gym and weight room - close by.
Golf courses.
Bike paths everywhere.
Kayaks, bikes, canoes, jet skis and other boats are available for rental.
Charter fishing and boat tours.
Bird watching at the many wildlife preserves.
Public library, restaurants, grocery/liquor/hardware stores and cinema are just a short bike ride away.
vacation rental rates
January, November & May: $6800.00/mo.
December, February, March, April: $7000-$8500.00/mo.
June-October: $6000.00/mo.
Rates based on a 28 day rental period. Please contact for special rates, holiday deals, or extended rental arrangements.
Rates do not include cleaning fee, refundable security deposit and mandatory 11% Florida tax.
Roxane Olevsky 413-256-8208
payment methods
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A somewhat mixed performance was the feature witnessed last week in the global commodity markets as crude stayed tightly ranged, base metals were selectively up (lead 1.3 per cent, zinc 1.0 per cent and copper 0.2 per cent) while gold and silver both were up week-on-week by 2.7 per cent and 2.4 per cent respectively.
However, the focus of attention has been on the grains market where prices traded in a choppy range, with a slight pullback from the previous week's all-time highs. The pullback followed rain in the US Midwest and newer concerns over the macro situation.
There are fresh fears over European sovereign debt and financial sector woes particularly of Spain, Italy and Greece. Commodity market participants are keenly watching developments in this area. Interestingly, Chinese trade data for June released last week were mixed overall. Agriculture commodity imports came strongly, especially corn, soyabean and sugar.
Globally, while agriculture will continue to be a weather-driven market over the coming weeks, the energy and metals markets are still groping for direction. Brent looks well settled above $100 a barrel and even without a significant geopolitical risk it is likely to stay well above the psychological level.
Gold: Prices breached the $1,600 an ounce mark last week. The euro strengthened following ECB President's comments that the bank would be willing to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro. In London on Friday, the yellow metal's PM Fix was $1,618/oz unchanged from the previous day. Silver, on the other hand, was down on Friday to AM Fix at $27.73/oz from the previous day's $27.81/oz.
As for the immediate future of gold, it is clear that the metal lacks physical market support. ETP holdings have softened. Concerns over poor southwest monsoon conditions in India further affect the sentiment. The country is most likely to face elevated levels of food inflation and fall in rural incomes in the coming months. Some policy action to restrain gold imports cannot be ruled out. Gold's safe haven status is also somewhat shaky.
So, clearly, gold is desperately looking for a fresh catalyst to drive prices higher. However, the downside support will necessarily have to come from physical demand in two of the world's largest consumers – China and India – as well as resilience of ETP holdings.
On current reckoning, physical demand looks brittle and poised to deteriorate. So, risks to the downside outweigh upside price possibilities.
According to technical analysis, gold is experiencing short-term strength toward the 1,640 range-highs. Above that level, there is a case for turning bullish. Silver, on the other hand, lacks traction while price is stuck between 26.10 and 28.50. The medium-term outlook is neutral.
Base metals: The complex ended the week strongly with lead ($1,919 a tonne), zinc ($1,851/t) and copper ($7,557/t) prices up in LME. After recent gains, Shanghai Futures Exchange copper stocks fell 2.8 per cent over the week.
Overall, the complex continues to be impacted by unfriendly macro sentiment that has resulted in range trading although brief short covering rallies are seen occasionally. The quality of macro data flowing from key demand regions is not supportive.
Tight supply conditions in copper and tin support prices from falling drastically. If growth expectations in H2 of the year were to materialise, end-demand should improve and provide a stimulus for price recovery. Clearly, China is the key. Should there be a sustained draw in inventories, imports towards the year-end should pick up.
According to technical analysts, copper is challenging pivot resistance near 7,600 ahead of a short-term uptick toward the range-highs of 7,800 which should be sold into. Aluminium still looks bearish against 2,000. Short-term risks are for a test of 1,950 before lower. The medium-term outlook is bearish.
Crude: The market remained firm through the week, but the upward momentum has been capped by the resurgence of sovereign debt fears. The market is looking for a trigger. Although geopolitical issues are not to the fore at present, one can expect a further upward drift in prices in the coming months given the constructive fundamentals.


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Thursday, October 08, 2009
Street View Japan Update
Asahiyama Zoo (Asahikawa)
Amongst all the excitement about the release of Street View in Canada and Prague yesterday it seems to have gone largely unnoticed that Street View has also been added to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. Nagasaki, Sasebo, Asahikawa and Furano now also have street view coverage.
Asahiyama Zoo, in particular, seems to have had a visit from the Street View trike.
In the US there has also been an update to some of the Street View imagery. Many US cities now seem to have much higher resolution Street Views than they did a couple of days ago.
Posted by Keir Clarke at 5:56 AM
Labels: Japan, Street View
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