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Restore Native Plant Life and Achieve Donald Ross Intent at Pinehurst No. 2
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- To help Pinehurst Resort restore course No. 2 to its intended design circa 1948, North Carolina State University (NCSU) and Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, combined efforts in its restoration to understand the diversity of native plant species and plan an ecological approach to managing the newly reintroduced plant life.
"America's golf course superintendents are increasingly being asked to manage their courses in a way that reduces playing time to accommodate busy members, conserves and protects natural resources and lowers operating costs-all without sacrificing playability," said Bob Farren, certified golf course superintendent (CGCS) and director of golf course and grounds management at Pinehurst. "The restoration of course No. 2 is about preserving more than just the historic character of the course – it's about developing new and more sustainable tools and techniques as an industry."
The restoration of course No. 2 to its intended design called for a return to indigenous native grasses, fewer acres of turfgrass under intensive management and sustainable pest management techniques. To understand the ecological and agronomic implications of this undertaking, Pinehurst solicited support from NCSU. Tom Rufty, Ph.D., distinguished professor, NCSU, chose to support the research project as an educational opportunity for students and a way to help Pinehurst prepare for the U.S. Open. Working in partnership with Bayer, NCSU helped Pinehurst develop a seasonal plan that included recommended agronomic (plant science) practices and products to ensure the appropriate management of native plant species while maintaining the degree of difficulty in play desired.
"When Pinehurst No.2 removed large areas of turfgrass as part of the redesign, we needed to identify the more than 75 plant species appearing in these 'natural areas' and provide guidance and visual keys that allow the staff to decide which vegetation they wanted to keep and which to exclude," said Danesha Seth Carley, Ph.D., assistant professor, NCSU, who led the two-year field study. "It was an amazing project that we hope will help inform other golf managers and clubs about successfully managing natural areas and will encourage them as they seek to increase the sustainability of their operation through innovations in course management."
Bob Farren and Kevin Robinson, CGCS, superintendent of Pinehurst No.2, managed the $2.5 million restoration project launched by Pinehurst in 2011. Farren and Robinson brought in course architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw to help restore the natural and historic character of course No. 2, which Donald Ross designed and built in 1907 with the philosophy to provide golfers with strategic choices. The restoration project included work on every hole. To support the necessary agronomic research, Bayer funded a graduate student at NCSU to conduct the agronomic research under Dr. Seth Carley's direction.
"Pinehurst is a high-profile example of how golf courses are changing – which presents new issues and challenges," said Richard Rees, Ph.D., senior principal scientist at Bayer CropScience. "At Bayer, we see this as an opportunity to support golf course superintendents with new technology and innovative solutions that support their evolving role and needs."
Pinehurst eliminated from course No. 2 all rough and 35 acres of irrigated turfgrass, which reintroduced natural areas of sand, wire grass, pine straw and a variety of native grasses. More than 200,000 wire grass plants were added. Restoring the original irrigation design back to a single centerline layout eliminated 650 irrigation heads. This has helped reduce the annual course water consumption from 55 million gallons to 12 million gallons – a savings of more than 78 percent. Other course updates included increased course length, bunker modifications, alterations to cart paths and the elimination of overseeding turf during winter months. Fairways were widened by as much as 50 percent, offering more strategic options in playing holes from tee to green.
"More than 72,000 total acres of land in the U.S. – the equivalent of 1,000 new courses – were converted to natural areas over the past few years," said David Wells, Bayer's golf business manager. "Bayer is developing holistic solutions to help superintendents navigate natural area weed control with products like Specticle®."
Golf enthusiasts and course managers can visit www.BackedbyBayer.com/pinehurst to view a new video about the restoration, and learn more about how an ecological approach to golf course management can help superintendents better manage inputs and increase the sustainability of their course, and the golf industry. For more information about Bayer programs and solutions for professional turfgrass managers, visit www.BackedbyBayer.com or download the BackedbyBayer app for iPad or iPhone, available at the iTunes store.
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The Stillman Robinson Lifetime Achievment Award will be presented to alumni who have distinguished themselves over their lifetimes in their chosen professions. Stillman Robinson joined The Ohio State University in 1878 and was the founding chairperson of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He was also one of the founders of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and received an Honorary Doctorate of Science degree from Ohio State in 1896.
The Thomas French Achievement Award will be presented to alumni who have distinguished themselves as educators. Thomas French, an 1895 graduate of The Ohio State University, served as a professor of engineering drawing at his Alma Mater and introduced new teaching methods and authored a popular textbook. He was awarded the Lamme Medal in 1943 for his achievements.
The Ralph Boyer Young Achiever Award will be presented to alumni who have risen rapidly in their chosen profession and made significant contributions before the age of 40. Ralph Boyer, a 1930 graduate of The Ohio State University, had achieved Chief Engineer status and contributed significantly to his company while still a young man.
The Ada Richard Pressman Award will be presented to alumni who have made noteworthy contributions to their chosen professions while overcoming significant obstacles or barriers to the completion of their education and/or obstacles in their careers. Pressman was a 1950 graduate of the department. During a long career with the Bechtel Power Corporation, she provided technical direction and management for numerous projects involving the control of nuclear and fossil fuel power generating plants.
The Marion Smith Service Award will be presented to alumni who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to their community, the University and/or society. Marion Smith received his Masters' degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1947 from The Ohio State University. He served OSU for more than 37 years as a faculty member and associate dean of the College of Engineering giving generously of his time to students and alumni.
The E.G. Bailey Entrepreneurship Award will be presented to alumni who have invented new products, processes, or procedures that have been successfully manufactured, adapted, or utilized. This award honors E.G. Bailey, a 1903 graduate of The Ohio State University and inventor of the Bailey meter. Bailey left an engineering job to develop and manufacture his meter which dramatically improved boiler efficiency and has been used world-wide.
The Alan Gregory Loofbourrow Business Achievement Award is presented to alumni who have distinguished themselves in their chosen business or industry. Alan Gregory Loofbourrow was a 1925 graduate of the Ohio State University and by 1945 was elevated to Chief Engineering of the Chrysler Division. Continual advances took him to the position of Vice President and Director of Engineering in 1961. He had two further promotions to Vice President in charge of Quality and Reliability and then Chrysler's Vice President of Engineering, from which he retired.

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|Bird is the word
|Saturday, January 25, 2014 9:00 PM
I met her for the first time on Friday. Her eyes were warm chocolate brown. Her ears were her best feature, long and soft as velvet. Her warm body makes you melt when you give her a snuggle. Her feet looked impossibly big for her small body.
Lady Bird. A beautiful specimen. A full-blooded Basset Hound.
She was the lady of the day. Everyone was talking to her, about her or taking objects away from her curious, sharp-toothed mouth. She ruled and she knew it.
My friend Stacy has plunged headlong into the wonderful world of dog ownership. Oh, the joys and fun of owning a dog. Oh, the trials of owning a puppy who hasn't yet mastered the proper manners for company.
There were puddles and runaway slippers and a nip or two. Nothing out of the ordinary. At just 12 weeks, Lady Bird has only perfected looking adorable and keeping everyone on their toes. She wasn't shy about letting her voice be heard, either. It's funny how, like their human counterparts, puppies command the attention in the room.
Now Stacy can immerse herself in the puppy months. How soon they are forgotten once everyone settles into a routine.
Friday's rendezvous with the lovely LB took me back to Ringo's puppy years. The first several months were a little rough but once we got past the daily cage cleaning, everything settled into place.
I think I forgot more than I even knew about having a puppy. Our home was certainly not puppy-proof to say the least. Both my Christmas trees were still up and Ringo delighted in trying to snag a string of beads off the one in the entryway. He succeeded about two days in and scared himself silly when the little tree nearly followed him into the living room. Hah! Take that, little dude!
My questions is, how in the world can something so small go to the bathroom so much? It had only been days since there was a fuzzy face on my leg to signal a trip outdoors was in my best interest. Coming from a pet store, our little guy had been trained to go in his cage; therefore, he felt right at home going on my floor — a lot! Argh!
So I passed along the puppy potty routine secret to Stacy. Every hour, on the hour, take them out. Even if they don't go, they learn that's where it's supposed to happen because if you're taking them out that often, it's surely going to occur outside, right?
That phase passes and they become a part of our everyday life and there's a routine and we soon wonder what we ever did without them.
Stacy and Lady Bird have another added challenge with the cold temperatures. I don't blame LB for not wanting to go outside. I wouldn't want to either but it is a necessity. And her poor ears drag the ground and I'm sure they get super cold.
Ringo is sporting his boots and jacket with the crazy weather. They allow him to stay out long enough for business to get done. Some people probably think it's silly but it makes perfect sense to me. He is a leash-trained dog who needs to be walked. He can't just be let out the back and then let back in later.
So my friend will find her way into the dog world and Lady Bird will find her place in her humans' world. They will bond while her husband is away serving overseas and I'm sure she will soon come to love and rely on her newest furry friend for comfort and companionship until he comes home. I'm sure it's a relief for her husband as well to know she is not alone.
Lady Bird, you have big shoes to fill. Good thing you have those ginormous paws.
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Michelle Ann Knippen and Nathan Charles Wannemacher were united in marriage on June 18 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Delphos, the Rev. Dan Borgelt officiating.The bride's parents are Ralph and Doreen Knippen of Fort Jennings. The groom's parents are Chuck and Tina Wannemacher of Delphos. Nuptial music was provided vocalist Chuck Knippen, cousin of the bride. Maid of honor was Lisa Knippen of Fort Jennings, sister of the bride; matron of honor was Becky Uphaus of Fort Jennings, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Janelle Knippen and Sarah Knippen of Fort Jennings, sisters-in-law of the bride; Krisi Wannemacher of Delphos, sister of the groom; Trisha Suever of Fort Jennings, friend of the couple; and Kari Burgei of Cincinnati, cousin of the groom.Miniature bride was Katelyn Knippen of Fort Jennings, goddaughter of the bride. Best man was Jonathon Wannemacher of Delphos, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were Josh Uphaus, brother-in-law of the bride; Andy Knippen and Rick Knippen of Fort Jennings, brothers of the bride; and Eric Krietemeyer, Greg Metzger and Nick Metzger of Fort Jennings, friends of the couple. Ushers were Zach Ebbeskotte of Delphos, friend of the couple; and Jim Buettner of Fort Jennings, cousin of the bride. A reception was held at the Fort Jennings American Legion after the ceremony. Following a wedding trip to Hocking Hills, the couple resides in Fort Jennings.The bride is a graduate of Fort Jennings High School and The University of Northwestern Ohio. She is employed by D&D Trucking and Services in Delphos. The groom is a graduate of St. John's High School and The University of Northwestern Ohio. He is employed as the parts manager at Double A Trailers in Delphos.
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Back in 1998, Mike Matheny was playing for the Milwaukee Brewers, and came up in the ninth inning of a close game against the Pirates, with reliever Rich Loiselle on the mound.
Loiselle threw a fastball up and in. Matheny wasn't able to get out of the way and the pitch hit him in the mouth. What happened next (via MLB.com's Adam McCalvy):
Matheny took one step back. He calmly rested his bat on the ground and put his left hand on his hip.
"He never went down, first of all, which is amazing," Vasgersian said. "It was almost like when a fly flies in your mouth. You try to spit it out and go, 'What was that?' Like he was annoyed more than anything."
This was no fly, and home-plate umpire Jerry Crawford and Pirates catcher Jason Kendall knew it. They immediately signaled madly to the Brewers' bench for help.
Said Vasgersian: "He spit out blood, a couple of teeth, probably some cartilage, a chunk of his gums and some grey matter from his brain."
Matheny lost two teeth, got four stitches ... and, at his request, was back in the lineup the next day.
This is why some men can manage baseball teams, and some can't. Well, you probably don't have to be a hard-ass to be a good manager. But it probably helps some.


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Last week at its BlackBerry DevCon conference, Research in Motion tried to excite developers about the forthcoming PlayBook OS 2.0 mobile operating system and spur developers to create applications for RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, released last spring to poor reviews and low sales. But yesterday RIM said in a blog post that it was delaying the release of the PlayBook 2.0 OS "until we are confident we have fully met the expectations of our developers, enterprise customers, and users."
PlayBook OS 2.0 was originally promised for October 2011, but RIM has now set a target of February 2012. To meet the new release date, RIM said it was dropping a key feature originally promised for PlayBook OS 2.0: its popular BlackBerry Messenger instant-messaging service.
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Developers were looking forward to the promised October PlayBook 2.0 OS release in hopes it might spur sales of the poorly selling tablet, especially as the original timing would have taken advantage of the holiday sales season that will also see the release of the unified tablet/smartphone Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" operating system and a bevy of new smartphones that use Microsoft's recently released Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" operating system, in addition to Apple's strong-selling iPad and new iPhone 4S, both featuring the recently released iOS 5 operating system.
Developers were also eager to test their applications on the revised PlayBook operating system, both for compatibility testing and to enhance existing apps or create new ones using the revised PlayBook software developers kit (SDK). To address that testing need, RIM said it will make a beta version of the PlayBook OS 2.0 available this week to developers for use with the SDK. But that beta will not include two of the major enhancements presented to developers last week: the Cascades animation toolkit and the revamped user interface toolkit.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Police say local thieves have been targeting an unusual auto part and getting away with it so far.
Thieves have broken into several dozen cars recently. In addition to taking car radios and other valuables inside the cars, the suspects have also stolen batteries.
Dave's Towing on Poplar Level Road was one of the hardest hit locations. The suspects cut the fence of the tow lot and took batteries from more than 30 cars.
"This lot is lit up like a football field at night and it has 16 cameras on it and it don't deter them at all," said lot owner David Jones. "They just come in and take what they want."
Investigators believe they have an idea of what the thieves are doing with the stolen car batteries.
"We're under the impression that they are scrapping the batteries," said LMPD Sgt. Clayton Elliott. "Some of the batteries are probably being recycled."
Jones captured the suspects on surveillance video, and police are working to identify the suspects.
Anyone with information about the battery thefts is asked to call the LMPD crime tipline at 574-LMPD. Callers can remain anonymous.
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David Keen, 29, of the 100 block of Aspen Drive, was arrested at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of domestic battery.
n Joyce Crow, 53, Ina, was arrested at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday on charges of aggravated driving under the influence and driving while license suspended/revoked.
n Truvaunty Badger, 23, of West Crownview, was arrested at 1:47 a.m. Wednesday on charges of manufacture/delivery of cannabis between 2.5 and 10 grams and bringing cannabis into a penal institution.
A male caller reported at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday medications were taken from a residence in the 2700 block of Colonial Drive.
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Mark Geer, 22, Castle, N.C., was arrested at 12:01 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of violation of bail bond.
n Tiffany Green, 27, address unavailable, was arrested at 12:12 p.m. Tuesday for violation of bail bond.
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Ronald Trusty, 50, Christopher, was arrested at 3:52 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of retail theft.
n Nitika Benns, 18, Benton, was arrested at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of retail theft.
n Haley Wingo, 20, Ewing, was arrested at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of retail theft.


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TEAM NAMED: QLD Game II
QUEENSLAND have named their team for Game II in Suncorp including two debutants in Cherry-Evans and Papalii.
UPDATED: NSW Origin II Team
UPDATED: The New South Wales Rugby League has announced the VB NSW Blues lineup for Game II of the Harvey Norman State of Origin series, to be played Wednesday 15 June at ANZ Stadium.
NSW Origin I Team Announced!
THE New South Wales Rugby League has announced the side for the first State of Origin match against Queensland, to be played Wednesday 25 May 2011 at 8:00pm, Suncorp Stadium.
Major announcement - Major disappointment
MANLY'S sponsorship announcement fails to live up to hype...
Knights To Help Close The Gap
THE Newcastle Knights have announced a landmark initiative to launch a week of Indigenous sporting and cultural celebrations.
Carnegie Nines Draw Announcement
THE draw details for Rugby League's latest competition...
The Beautiful Ambitions of Toulouse Olympique XIII
TRANSLATION of a statement from the Toulouse Olympique club, on learning it was unsucessful in securing a Super League frnachise licence for 2009-2011.
Super League set for geographical expansion
OFFICIAL announcement from http://www.superleague.co.uk/ about Super League licencing 2009-2011, including statements about each applicant's bid.
Bulls delighted to be awarded Licence
BRADFORD Bulls awarded licence and membership of Super League for 2009-2011.
Salford City Reds back in Super League!
RECENTLY relegated Salford City Reds confirmed as successful applicants for a Super League franchise 2009-2011.
Celtic Crusaders in Super League!
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Police have located a woman with a medical condition who went missing from her northwest suburban Schaumburg home in October.
Beata Candre, a 48-year-old wife and mother, was reported missing from Schaumburg in October, according to a missing endangered person alert from Schaumburg police. Family and police were concerned about her well-being because of a medical condition.
Candre was located Friday in the Chicago area, police said.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Justin Morneau was on the bench for Game 1 of Minnesota's Saturday doubleheader. Meanwhile, Josh Willingham served as designated hitter to help him stay fresh enough to start Game 2.
Morneau's month has been somewhat of a struggle, especially after a strong May. His June numbers included a .220 average, .297 slugging percentage, and only one home run entering Saturday. Morneau hit five home runs in May while slugging .642.
But manager Ron Gardenhire is encouraged by Morneau's recent adjustments. He was 3-for-8 in the two games prior to Saturday.
"He's changed it a little bit," Gardenhire said. "I think his balance is a little better. I don't think you're seeing that big stride where he's jumping out. He looked like he put some nice swings on it."
And for the 2006 American League Most Valuable Player, Gardenhire doesn't need to spend too much time on pep talks.
"I just basically check on his health," Gardenhire said. "He goes about his business. He works hard. He has a good routine. He's making minor adjustments. They look like they're a little bit better right now. He's been around long enough.
Willingham was a virtual lock to start both games.
"That's almost a guarantee, unless something really bad happens," Gardenhire said.
Gardenhire being cautious with bullpen
MINNEAPOLIS -- With a day-night doubleheader against the Royals on Saturday at Target Field, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire stressed how important it was to try to keep his relievers fresh heading into the twin bill.
Gardenhire said all seven of his relievers are ready for action and that starter Nick Blackburn will also be available out of the bullpen.
The Twins used four relievers in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Royals -- Anthony Swarzak, Tyler Robertson, Kyle Waldrop and Alex Burnett -- but none threw more than 25 pitches.
"We were very careful," Gardenhire said. "We wanted Swarzy to keep pitching, but if he threw another inning, he couldn't be able to pitch today. At least we have all our guys available today and Blackburn in the bullpen. So we just have to protect these guys. They've done so well, but it won't last. We're almost to the All-Star break and I think they have more innings than any bullpen."
Twins relievers actually rank third in innings pitched behind the Rockies and Royals, entering the doubleheader. But Gardenhire said he's hopeful starters Scott Diamond and Cole De Vries can eat up innings to help the bullpen.
"It just basically gets down to how everything unfolds over the course of the game," Gardenhire said. "If your starter struggles and you have to go to the 'pen, it makes everything a little bit more interesting."
Twins donning Millers throwbacks in nightcap
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins will wear Minnesota Millers jerseys in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Royals.
The Twins are hosting a Turn Back the Clock game and will be wearing throwback uniforms of the 1951 Minneapolis Millers. The Royals will be donning throwback uniforms of the Kansas City Blues.
"I'm excited," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "I think they look pretty cool. I always like these games. I like the old-timer stuff. Back in the day when we were little kids, we'd have those uniforms that were cotton and baggy, and those were the greatest uniforms ever."
Named for the city's flour milling heritage, the Minneapolis Millers played in Minnesota from 1884-1960 as a Minor League team.
Twins right-hander Cole De Vries, who will start in Game 2, said he's excited about wearing the uniform, but hopes it's comfortable.
"If they get too baggy, I don't really like that too much," De Vries said. "I think it was in high [Class] A we had a Negro Leagues day or something, so we had the massive uniforms. It was a little bit interesting swimming around in those things."
The Twins will be wearing the jerseys from 1951, which is back when Hall of Famer Willie Mays was on the club.
"I know Willie Mays would've been in the outfield, so I'll take him," Gardenhire said. "So there's some pretty cool stuff about these."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. Jordan Garretson is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Kindle app finally makes its way to Windows Phone 7 devices
It's almost as if your device isn't real until you get a Kindle application on it. And if you believe that, then it looks like today Windows Phone 7 devices just became real as the MarketPlace now sports the Kindle app for reading e-books. As of now, the Kindle app for WP7 is the first e-reading app on the device, and what a good one it is with over 775,000 titles to choose from.
To be honest, this story is more about Amazon and how they are dominating the e-book market right now by making their reader and books available on any device. Not only that, but reading Kindle books from device to device is really as easy as it gets with the Kindle's Whisper Sync technology allowing you to pick up right where you left off on any device. In fact, I have personally switched solely to buying books through the Kindle store because of the crossplatform goodness. I'm glad that Windows Phone 7 is on the list now so when a device hits Verizon I don't have a choice other that to purchase one.
So, if you are a reader and have a WP7 device, head on over the MarketPlace and pick up the free Kindle app.
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Maryland's highest court has ruled that a lesbian couple married out of state can legally file for divorce, even though Maryland's own same-sex marriage law does not take effect until next year.
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Same-sex marriage was thrust into the political spotlight earlier this week after North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage in the state, and President Barack Obama, who will accept the Democratic Party's nomination in North Carolina later this year, announced Wednesday that he personally supports same-sex marriage. Obama's announcement brought cheers from gay rights activists and Democratic allies and jeers from religious conservatives and some quarters of the GOP.
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Websites cater to over-50 crowd looking for love. CNN's Casey Wian reports.
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Washington's state legislature approves a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Washington State voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, putting Washington on the path toward becoming the seventh state in the nation to legalize marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
Thanks to the proliferation of online dating, would-be couples are now almost as likely to meet via email or a virtual "wink" as they are through friends and family.
This week, we pulled the cotton from our ears and emerged from our dark caves of seclusion to open this here column up to user-submitted questions.
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes decades of time together strewn with a minefield of potential relationship wreckers. It's a wonder that anyone ends up walking off into the sunset, hand-in-wrinkled-hand, with a silver-haired mate. What do those geriatric lovebirds know that you don't?
Researchers from Alfred Kinsey to local nonprofits have tried for decades to count the United States' gay, lesbian and bisexual population, and still, there were no hard numbers.
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Research suggests 1 in 5 relationships now start online. Tech guru Mario Armstrong has tips on keeping it safe.
If you're young, urban and didn't import a significant other from college, it's pretty likely that you're on an online dating site. Let's just admit that right now.
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian isn't often held up as a model of prudent behavior. But the recent reports that she and her fiancé, NBA forward Kris Humphries, are working out a prenuptial agreement make her the celebutante face of a practical new trend. Prenups are on the rise. And they aren't just for the wealthy and famous these days.
Marriage is thought to have a number of health benefits, including greater longevity, less stress, and a lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, and depression.
CNN's Ninette Sosa tells us about an early indicator for heart disease in men. What he/she has to say may surprise you.
The issue of marriage for same-sex couples is a legislative matter that must be taken up in Colombia's Congress, the nation's Constitutional Court ruled in a move that activists saw as a victory, though the outcome remains to be seen.
Ron Wallen met the person that he says completed his life in 1953.
Research suggests that marriage is good for your health -- especially if you're a man. Married men tend to live longer than their unwed counterparts, they're more likely to see their doctor regularly, and they even have a lower risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke.
Rhode Island state senators sound off about a bill that permits civil unions for gay and lesbian couples.
Less than a week after New York became the nation's sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage, Rhode Island state lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill that permits civil unions between gay and lesbian couples.
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A couple who got engaged after the groom-to-be popped the question via a movie trailer talks to CNN's Carol Costello.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's indiscretions could cost him dearly, now that he's headed for divorce with Maria Shriver.
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that the nation should recognize same-sex unions.
A woman sues Match.com after she says a man she met online sexually assaulted her. Jane Velez-Mitchell spoke with her.
A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a convicted offender she met on the dating website Match.com went public Tuesday with a series of media appearances, saying, "I want to prevent something like this happening to another woman."
Match.com says it will begin cross-referencing members against the National Sex Offender Registry after a lawsuit filed last week in California, in which a woman claims she was raped by a convicted offender she met on the dating website.
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An Indiana University study finds condom use highest among teens, but older Americans are less likely to use them.
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In signing Argentina's same-sex marriage law, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said debate over the issue would be "absolutely anachronistic" -- archaic, out of date -- within a few years.
A federal appeals court sets aside a lower court ruling allowing same-sex marriages to resume in California.
Mexico's Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a law allowing for adoption by gay couples in Mexico City is legal.
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Today marks the first nationally-recognized Argintine homosexual marriage.
Seismic cultural shifts about 10,000 years ago rendered the true story of human sexuality so subversive and threatening that for centuries, it has been silenced by religious authorities, pathologized by physicians, studiously ignored by scientists and covered up by moralizing therapists.
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Robert Winn met his wife, Christine, in college. He was a fraternity boy. She was a sorority girl. Early in their relationship, he made a confession, a thorny secret he camouflaged from his closest family and friends.
Author Helena Andrews shares experience of being raised by lesbian mother.
The concept of family can mean one thing to you and another to someone else. In CNN's documentary "Gary and Tony Have a Baby," Soledad O'Brien follows a same-sex couple in their struggle against the legal and personal obstacles to become parents.
From personal stories of growing up with gay parents to challenges of what defines a family, the public's comments on same-sex couples having families was supportive and critical, calm and heated -- sometimes all in one conversation thread.
Losing interest in sex would be unfortunate for most people, but for Linda Poelzl it was a professional hazard.
"The great question that has never been answered and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my 30 years of research into the feminine soul, is, 'What does a woman want?' "
When Cyndi met her husband at a picnic on the beach nearly 20 years ago, the two had instant physical chemistry. "We would kiss and my hormones would go riding. I'd want it to last forever, more and more and more."
An FDA panel will decide whether or not to approve filbanserin based on safety and efficacy.
Divorce is contagious in social networks, a new study says. The idea is based on the theory of social contagion, or the spread of behavior or emotion through a group. In this case, the heated feelings and actions of one person's divorce can be transferred like a virus, causing others to divorce, according to the study.
Heart-attack patients who don't talk to their doctors about when it's safe to have sex again are likely to see a drop-off in their sex lives, new research suggests.
Emerson Donnell III had heard that 80 percent of marriages that include a child with autism end in divorce. And he felt certain it would happen to him.
It's only been two months since the District of Columbia legalized same-sex marriage, but local attorney Lawrence Jacobs is already cautioning his clients: Marriage may be allowed, but divorce will be much harder to do.
Last Christmas, Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. Dennis Engelhard was putting flares near a minor accident on a snowy road in Eureka when he was hit by a car and killed.
"But I don't want to join Twitter," my friend Leda says, fighting off my entreaties to start tweeting so we can stay in touch throughout the day.
When Jennifer Nicholas sees television shows or movies where characters "hook up" or have sex with "friends with benefits," she cringes, because that's how she got herpes.
Lana, a 38 year-old publicist in Los Angeles, California, was diagnosed with genital herpes in 1997.
The sexually charged singer says she's abstinent to help support the fight against HIV
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The health care reform legislation that President Obama signed recently isn't only about insurance coverage -- there's also a renewal of $50 million per year for five years for abstinence-focused education.
Six weeks after Robyn Roark gave birth to her first child, her doctor told her that she could start having sex again. She started crying.
Jesse James's rep also denies a report that he has reached out to attorneys
When you break up with someone, how do you expect the people in your life to treat your ex?
Healthier men, no matter their age, are going to have better sex more frequently and desire it more often than healthier women.
A lesbian couple together for more than a decade smiled through tears Tuesday as they became the first same-sex couple to marry in the District of Columbia, on the first day such unions are legal in the nation's capital.
When Jack Rogers first heard media reports of Tiger Woods' multiple extramarital affairs, the first thing he did was say a little prayer for Woods and his wife. The second thing he did was tally up the number of women who claimed to have had sex with the famous golfer.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen talks to a recovering sex addict and also explores some of the medical opinions about sex addiction.
When I moved from New York City to Chicago to live with my boyfriend, now husband, I knew I was making sacrifices.
Hers is the book title that's been heard around the single women's world. It's made 30- and 40-somethings gasp, stomp their feet in defiance and mutter, "How could she?"
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on a new study that shows abstinence-only education may work.
An abstinence-only education program is more effective than other initiatives at keeping sixth- and seventh-graders from having sex within a two-year period, according to a study described by some as a landmark.
Allow me to introduce myself. I am a gainfully employed, God-fearing, law-abiding citizen, and I come in peace. I don't bet on baseball, I take excellent care of my gums, I keep my tray table locked and upright from takeoff to landing.
My friend posted this message as her Facebook status update: Maybe it's just me, but I am extremely uncomfortable with any married man calling me "just to say hi." Not good! Respect your wife!
A gay couple challenging Proposition 8 in federal court Monday said civil unions and domestic partnerships aren't the same as marriages, something they view as a stepping stone toward starting a family.
Dear Wendy: I'm 23 years old and have been friends with a 26-year-old guy -- let's call him Ben -- for about two years. We met online, and instantly hit it off.
A new study outlines the health benefits of having more sex. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has the details.
Yoga instructor Sadie Nardini and her husband got an early start on their New Year's resolution: In December, the New York couple decided to have sex every day for the entire month.
Ladies (and gentlemen): Can you find the G-spot?
HLN's Joy Behar talks with Naomi Wolf and Lizz Winstead about a study that says the "G-spot" does not exist.
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November 19, 2013, 01:27 pm
God save us from the Cheneys
By Peter Fenn
Now, Dick Cheney confronts the ultimate disaster within his own family. And he is trying to split the difference. Solomon he ain't.
November 19, 2013, 01:27 pm
By Peter Fenn
Now, Dick Cheney confronts the ultimate disaster within his own family. And he is trying to split the difference. Solomon he ain't.
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By Brent Budowsky
It looks as if Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) is headed for a huge victory over Liz Cheney in the Republican primary election for Senate in Wyoming.
November 01, 2013, 03:26 pm
By A.B. Stoddard
It's hard to get excited about a predictable gubernatorial election in the midst of a potential collapse of our healthcare system, but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is about to become a huge story.
October 11, 2013, 08:19 pm
By Brent Budowsky
I saw a recent poll suggesting that former first lady, United States senator and secretary of State Hillary Clinton would beat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in a hypothetic presidential campaign, even in the reddest states.
This made me think of a happy thought for Democrats: it is within the realm of possibility that Clinton would win all 50 states in an epic, historic and realigning mega-landslide against the party that threatens a Republican default, a Republican economic crash and a Republican government shutdown.
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September 24, 2013, 04:33 pm
By Brent Budowsky
As an important story in The Hill suggests, even the conservative Wall Street Journal opinion page scorns the obsessive GOP attacks in the party's latest threats to shut the government down.
When the Journal editorial board states that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and others are charging into fixed bayonets, those bayonets are held by President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (California) and the American people.
September 20, 2013, 07:58 pm
By A.B. Stoddard, columnist, The Hill
This month Congress is working hard to lower its 9 percent approval rating, with open talk of prospects for shutting the government down and defaulting on our debt. What is hard to believe is that it's no longer hard to believe. As we long for a functioning government that strengthens our democracy and protects our economy and our leadership role in the world, we continue to wonder how and when our system can be repaired. It starts with holding lawmakers accountable for the disruptions Congress has grown accustomed to creating, according to Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), and punishing them for bad behavior.
August 09, 2013, 08:28 pm
By A.B. Stoddard, columnist, The Hill
Even political junkies have all but forgotten former Sen. Rick Santorum's (R-Pa.) presidential campaign just 18 months ago, erased by Mitt Romney, who defeated him and then went on to defeat himself.
But Santorum is back in Iowa today, where all 2016 wannabes are now regularly making appearances. Santorum is even hitting all his carefully chosen events — GOP fundraising dinners, the state fair and the Christian conservative confab the Family Leader is hosting Saturday in Ames — in the same "Chuck Truck" in which an aide (named Chuck) ferried him through all 99 Iowa counties in back in 2012.
While Republicans are largely touting Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.), Rand Paul (Ky.), Ted Cruz (Texas) and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as the top 2016 prospects, Santorum told ABC News he believes he offers something different.
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Ten years from now when we look back at this period in political
history, I suspect we might see a decline in the number of women running
for public office — a theory I shared with Jake Miller of CBS yesterday
for an article about women running for the White House in 2016.
I realize this perspective might upset a lot of women's organizations like She Should Run, EMILY's List, VIEW PAC and others that are focused on growing the number of women running for higher office. But there are some very real reasons to be concerned.
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Youth wants to know: Would John McCain vote for Lady Gaga, Bono or Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats? Anthony Weiner? Huma?
It seems certain he would vote for Hillary in opposition to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R). Is it her sublime record as secretary of State? No: They share the same generation and times, and both hope against hope to keep the rising generation at bay to legitimize their own halcyon days of mayhem and misadventures, quickly passing into oblivion.
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I am reserved in what I believe concerning their origins, but there seems to be a lot of evidence suggesting that UFO's could be of inter-planetary origin. I will go into details later when I have written up a report of my own after a very long time of studying the phenomenon.
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The UFO phenomenon is very real - I know this for fact. But what adds to the ammunition of the skeptic is videos that are quite clearly crank and totally a product of CGI. Some CGI's are very good, I admit - but it is doing us no favors in even trying to exempt any position of UFO's and their possibility of extraterrestrial origin.
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I've known Chen Guangcheng for more than a decade—he's been through intimidation, beatings, jail, and extralegal house arrest—but through it all I never sensed he was scared. Now he's scared. Chen, whose case has escalated into a bilateral crisis that threatens to dominate Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Beijing this week, was weeping as he talked to me over the phone from his hospital bed.
Chen says he now wants to leave China as soon as possible: "My fervent hope is that it would be possible for me and my family to leave for the U.S. on Hillary Clinton's plane."
When U.S. officials escorted him out of the U.S. embassy shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, Chen thought he'd extracted a promise that at least one of them would stay with him at the hospital, he said. "Many Americans were with me while I checked into the hospital and doctors examined me. Lots of them," he told me from his hospital bed, where he's being treated for broken bones in one foot, an injury sustained when he fell after climbing a wall during his daring escape from house arrest late last month. "But when I was brought to the hospital room, they all left. I don't know where they went." The ordeal was all the more bewildering because Chen is blind and was hurt during his escape; he needs crutches or a wheelchair to move around.
The hours ticked by, and Chen became more and more agitated. Even though he'd originally told friends and embassy officials that he wished to remain in China, now he wanted to leave. "I hope to seek medical treatment in the U.S. with my family, and then I want to rest," he said. "As for the future, we'll deal with that in the future." At the hospital, Chen's fears mounted as his wife told him she'd been tied to a chair, beaten, and interrogated by Chinese guards after they learned he had entered the U.S. embassy in Beijing last Friday.
Chen Guangcheng with U.S. officials on Wednesday, before leaving the U.S. embassy for a hospital in Beijing, US Embassy Beijing Press Office / AP Photos
As dinnertime came and went, he and his wife and two young children, who had traveled to Beijing, had nothing to eat. Their 6-year-old daughter began crying from the hunger pangs. "I kept asking the hospital personnel for some food, but it never came. I asked many times." Finally, around 9 p.m., some food was sent in after friends contacted American officials for help. But Chen says his numerous attempts to reach the U.S. embassy directly during those dark hours failed: "I tried to phone the embassy three or four times last night, but nobody answered." As of Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Beijing time, he said he has had no contact with American officials since after he entered his hospital room.
"I need your help, I'm absolutely, absolutely ready to fly out on Hillary Clinton's plane. Please tell the embassy what I'm saying."
At the embassy, Chen said he came under tremendous pressure from American officials—"not those from the embassy but others "—to leave the diplomatic facilityas quickly as possible. From the very beginning, he said, the assumption was that he would stay in China. "I had no information, I got no phone calls from friends, I was isolated," he told me, his voice trembling. "Then I heard about the threat that my wife would be sent back home to Shandong if I didn't leave the embassy. So I left."
He told me there was no explicit threat that she would be submitted to physical violence, "but nobody had to say it, I know what we've experienced all these years back in Shandong. Our home was surrounded by guards, lots of guards. Our friends weren't allowed to visit. If we tried to go out we'd be beaten, often with clubs." Security personnel had even escorted his young daughter to and from school; Chen and his wife hadn't seen their son for two years before their reunion at the hospital.
Human-rights activists are now extremely worried about Chen's fate, and some are astonished at this startling—and dark—turn of events. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had described Chen's departure as reflecting "his choices and our values"; State Department officials said Chen was asked several times if he was departing of his own volition and his reply was "Zou!" or "Let's go!" U.S. officials also said they had reached an understanding with Chinese authorities that Chen would be allowed to pursue his education in a location away from his home province of Shandong, to follow up on his work as a self-taught "barefoot lawyer".
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Hello All,
Seeing that only Qt/Symbian C++, and JME have such now :mad:,
wanted to ask if there would possibly be any future API-support for NFC in the Flash Lite runtime ?
Thanks for responses in advance.:D
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Hello All,
Seeing that only Qt/Symbian C++, and JME have such now :mad:,
wanted to ask if there would possibly be any future API-support for NFC in the Flash Lite runtime ?
Thanks for responses in advance.:D
Hi SoulBlade,
Someone from Adobe Flash Lite development team may comment on this question but i don't think if any such Adobe Employee is here ? . However, you can always extend Flash Lite 4 via Symbian C++ . So,best of luck. :)
Best Regards,
Actually i'm abit curious, why does Flash Lite *always* lag behind JME in terms of native API support :mad:. Adobe doesn't seem to be putting so much focus on the runtime, and seemed to be more concerned about AIR for the Android and iOS platforms. Forgetting that Flash Lite is still quite relevant in parts of the world where there's not really a great penetration rate of higher-end phones.
There's no AIR support even for phones of Symbian Anna. It's really sad.:mad:
Alot of the things (APIs) needed in Flash Lite are only available via extending it with one external language or the other :rolleyes: or using platform services or something.
Extending it with Qt would be a better bet than using Symbian C++, sadly (in either of the cases) it'd imply having to learn Qt or Symbian C++. (well, there's QML - but one still would need Qt :p ).
It again raises the need of AIR support for Nokia smart-phones. We hope that Windows 7 would add support for AIR and Nokia devices would supoort AIR and we all can benefit.
It even shows in their Developer Libraries. Look how detailed (and constantly updated) the JME Developer library is compared to that of the Flash Lite; which has still been stuck at version 1.6.
It's really sad how Adobe is handling things for this runtime. And it indirectly makes life hard for developers cause they have to painstakingly learn more stuff (e.g. new languages) to get simple things done.
Out of curiousity, i wanted to ask, what does it involve: building (from scratch) a mobile runtime such as Flash Lite ? i presume it was written in C/C++ for symbian devices (?)
at least WRT's API could support the NFC and many other cool things...
I really don't understand... WRT and flashLite seems to me the friendliest medium for programming (fast and robust) and yet they have little support for the cool API's...
I'm webprogrammer and I have until now 30 apps on Ovi, got many apps to come too, but I want at least some camera API for wrt/flash (for AR apps), or at least sensor API's to read magnetometer and lightsensor...
anyway good for me because I still have many ideas with the functions available now...
Qt is looking good, but is not enough for me to take the leap... flashLite embeded in Qt could make me discover Qt, but flash won't load in webkit object, and other methods seems to complex for me...
Qt is looking good, but is not enough for me to take the leap... flashLite embeded in Qt could make me discover Qt, but flash won't load in webkit object, and other methods seems to complex for me...[/QUOTE]
Hmm.. about that,. someone asked the same question at the Qt+Java Developer Days that was held in my country some weeks ago ([url]http://www.developer.nokia.com/Events/invitation/qttraininglagos[/url]) - about flash running in Qt.
The trainer couldn't give an answer about it, :( . I was wondering, i haven't tried it myself yet though. but.. isn't it possible to experiment abit . i mean, if the device your working on has the flash lite runtime already installed in; (supposing it's the Flash Lite 4 runtime) couldn't you have an interaction between Qt's webkit Javascript class and Flash Lite's External Interface class ? :o -you know, for callbacks n stuff. :D
Or in another complicated process -> maybe a Socket connection between Qt and Flash Lite - though that'd probably be *painfully slow* anyways :p


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Once on board staterooms were ready to occupy and a nice sail away party on deck was held. It was apparent the ship was not at capacity as no venues during the entire cruise were crowded. Our dining room experience was always excellent, the food was excellent as well as the service. The Horizon buffet on the other hand was poor except for the breakfast meal. Bland, unappealing food, and odd selections through out the entire cruise, we only ate breakfast there as the lunch buffet was nasty.
All things were normal until day 3 when the NOROVIRUS hit! Once that happended service went down the tubes. Since you could no longer self serve at the buffets, get your own drinks etc, they had to pull service staff do accomplish these things and overall service suffered. We were never told how many people came down with the virus but the sanitation restrictions lasted for the entire rest of the cruise. We had seen the news reports of this ship returning to port early in previous months due to outbreaks of the virus, apparently they still do not have things under control on this ship. It would make more sense to extend basic sanitation practices early in the cruise to prevent the spread of the virus, especially by those whom may bring it on board, but in this ships case all measure seem to be reactions to the outbreak rather than prevention up front. Their medical staff need to seriously review their practices on this ship and make recommendations to improve sanitation to avoid future outbreaks.
It was odd that the first 3 days of the cruise the hand sanitizers were not available at entrances to the main dining rooms and there were many instances of cross contamination observed. After the virus hit that all changed of course. We were never told how many virus cases there were but after one person in our party was hit hard by the flu we learned it was in the hundreds.
Once you report an illness of course you are immedately quarantined to your cabin for a minimum of 48 hours and cannot leave. One couple in our group had a debarkation tour scheduled in Rome but the night before debarking in Rome a deck supervisor came to their room and told the couple they would be personally escorted off the ship with their luggage early in the morning and would not be allowed on the debark excursion since one of them had reported mild symptoms that could be the norovirus. That makes sense, but the couple had no transportation from the port to Rome ( which is a 1.5 hour drive). Visits to the purser desk were unsuccessful in resolving the issue or making other arrangements and they could also not get the pursers desk to refund the over $300 cost of the excursion because the excursion desk wasnt open and would also not be open on the next day when debarking in Rome, they lost that money. After arriving early in Rome, staff members knocked on their door at 7am and the couple was told to gather all belongings as they were being escorted off the ship, even though their scheduled departure was 8;30am. We caught up with them later and learned they were basically kicked off the ship and dumped at the dock with no assistance offered from the staff. As they were an older couple with disabilities, we assisted them in transportation to Rome by changing our shuttle vehicle to allow space for 2 more people, otherwise this couple would have spent over 200 Euros for a taxi to room. The staff basically treated them like dogs, and this was a couple that has cruised with Princess over 12 times, and now swears they will never cruise with princess again.
Entertain was ok, not great.
The ship was nicely appointed and the 1 hour total loss of power that set the ship adrift in the middle of the Atlantic turned out to be some alleged generator problem, but obviously that is not a good thing and hopefully Princess will address this serious issue.
We have no plans to cruise with Princess in the future, based primarily on their inadequate abilities to address norovirus issues.


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Rhapsody also misses a beat here and there. Maps are provided for the ports of Juneau and Skagway, in which shops such as Diamonds International, (which pay "a promotional fee to advertise...") have their stores marked on the maps given to passengers. Victoria does not have a Diamonds International or other similar shops found in various cruise ports, so no maps are provided showing passengers how to walk into the Inner Harbor of Victoria. Having been to Victoria before, I still needed a map because the Empress Hotel and other Victoria landmarks are not seen from where Rhapsody docks. Fortunately, a nice Canadian lady in period costume was handing out maps at the pier which clearly showed not only how to walk into downtown, but how to get around once you got there. In contrast to Rhapsody, staff on one of RCCL's other ships- Jewel of the Seas- handed out maps to every port we visited on our European trip with them. The helpful staff even marked the maps showing you exactly how to reach the city center on foot. Each port was discussed the day before as well, explaining how to use shuttles, maps, or where to meet up for excursions. Shopping was discussed, but not emphasized as it is on Rhapsody.
Also missing is the Midnight Buffet. Twenty years ago, in the good old days of cruising, even 4 night cruises included a Grand Buffet on the first night in the dining room which included a 30-minute photo op before the buffet opened. They continued each night, albeit becoming less elaborate each night until the last night the buffet was held in the Windjammer and consisted mainly of what appeared to be left-overs from dinner. Although the Midnight Buffet was absent from Rhapsody, there was a "Big Band Buffet" at 11 pm on the sixth night of the cruise in the Centrum, ( or center of the ship), which was a smaller version of the Grand Buffet and very tasty as well as beautifully presented. ( Also missing, at least for us, was the coupon book for Gold Members, and the survey which was to filled out at the end of the cruise; I guess RCCL didn't want our opinions. Oh, well, that's what Cruise Critic is for).
A note on the ports- Juneau was first. We took a white painted school bus to Mendenhall Glacier for $14 pp rt. MG is not to be missed- it is breathtaking. The Visitor's Center is $3 and worth it for the bathroom use alone, (exhibits are nice, too). We walked to the falls, which are wonderful. If you bring an empty water bottle, you can fill it up at the falls with cold, clear glacier water. Do not bring food or drinks with you while walking around due to black bears in the area. Skagway was next. It is a great little Gold Rush town. Had drinks at the Red Onion Saloon, a former brothel. You can take the "15 minutes for 5 dollars" tour of the upstairs rooms if you want. We booked the "To the Summit" tour which takes you up and down the mountain for scenic views of Dead Horse Canyon and other famous sites. Much cheaper than the railroad excursion which takes you up one way or the other on the train and then takes you by bus the other way. Also recommended is the mile hike to Gold Rush Cemetery and up the hill a bit to the falls. Other passengers hiked to a nearby lake. Bring good hiking shoes/boots. Also, there is a nice internet cafe in town which costs $1.25 for 15 minutes. Victoria was the last port. We went to Butchart Gardens using Greyline which was cheaper than the tour offered by the ship. The gardens are just beautiful, a must-see if you are into plants and flowers. Also walked up the hill after our return to downtown Victoria after the gardens to Craigdarrough Castle. They just don't build homes that way anymore. The woodwork is amazing. On the way back from Alaska, we also sailed to Sawyer Glacier, (another amazing glacier), viewing wildlife along the way.
Back to the ship- a note on internet use while on the ship: the keyboards could use replacement on some of the computers being used. One passenger moved from one computer to another stating that the zero didn't work on the first computer he tried and he couldn't log on because his account number had a zero in it. Then, another passenger mentioned that his keyboard's space key didn't work and he was using "dots". Another passenger got so fed up with his computer problem that he announced: "This is &*$#@^".
Highlights for us included the service, the food, the wildlife, and natural beauty of Alaska. Areas that for us the Rhapsody was out of pitch included the size of room, (much smaller than on other ships), the missing coupon book and survey, and the cancelation of our All American Tour excursion due to lack of interest. That meant that instead of stopping at Safeco Field and the Project Music Experience on the way to the airport, we had to take a city bus from Pier 91 to Project Music Experience and then the monorail and LINK to the airport, along with all the luggage. I stayed with the luggage while my husband checked out PME, which he recommends for all rock music fans.
In summary, there are many wonderful things about Rhapsody, including the ease of being able to get closer to Sawyer Glacier, ( just as breathtaking as Mendenhall), than a larger ship would have been able to do. If you are mainly concerned with nature and scenery, then the lack of picture taking at the buffet won't bother you if you are too busy taking pictures of the glaciers anyway. Just remember to do your research of each port before you sail- and don't forget your maps!


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