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- Release Date: Aug 31, 2004
- Summary: Cast your line, set your hook, and prepare for a realistic fishing simulation for the Xbox. Pro Fishing Challenge re-creates all the excitement and tension of fishing with four expansive lakes, simulated fish ecology, and variable environmental effects. Participate in a variety of Tournament modes and earn money to buy the latest tackle and equipment, including rods, lines, reels, and lures. With Xbox Live, you can challenge the best anglers around the world over the Internet.… Expand
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Having a game that is so close to the real thing is a unique treat-- if you appreciate that fishing is NOT easy and something only for drunken rednecks to waste their days doing. It is challenging, unpredictable and requires strategy.
It is much more of a simulation than any of the other fishing games out there. There are not crazy camera angles or strange arcade play modes.
PFC is almost daunting in its information and stress on realism. I dig it, but outside of gameplay, there's nothing that hasn't been done before and better.
Casting and reeling are both saddled with overly sensitive controls and there's little instruction as to how to work each lure type. With an unimpresive graphics engine, this one is a candidate to be tossed back. [Oct 2004, p.74]
The game's methodical pacing and occasional assumption that you already know everything about fishing can make it rather inaccessible to the common player.
The games new above-water struggle and online capabilities bring something new to the Xbox, but after that, we really have the same old fishing experience we had on the Dreamcast years ago.
For casual players, Challenge provides all of the tedium of fishing with little of the pleasure, such as napping in the boat. Napping in front of the Xbox doesn't have the same appeal. [Oct 2004, p.95]


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The Columbus Blue Jackets are interested in acquiring a scoring forward, according to general manager Jarmo Kekalainen, as told to Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch.
Kekalainen stated that the club was going to accomplish this goal whether it came via free agency or trade. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, teams are permitted to begin negotiations with prospective unrestricted free agents beginning at 12:01 a.m. ET on July 3. With that window open, Kekalainen plans to reach out to players who can help increase the team's production.
The manager was unwilling to discuss specific players but -- as Portzline notes -- the market includes names such as Damien Brunner, Danny Briere, David Clarkson, Nathan Horton, Ryane Clowe, Valtteri Filppula and other viable options.
The team has a simple enough strategy for this offseason. They will be ranking the available options and will express interest. If the player doesn't have the same interest, the Blue Jackets will remove him from their list and move to the next highest ranked player. Kekalainen says the team is unlikely to spend to the upper-limit of the $64.3 million salary cap in 2013-14, which leads Portzline to believe the club will attempt to sign a player for $4 million to $5 million per season.
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Portzline writes that Columbus engaged in discussions with the St. Louis Blues about David Perron and the Boston Bruins about Tyler Seguin.
Free agency officially begins at noon ET July 5. Teams can come to terms with players before that date, but can't formally sign agreements until then.
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CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. – A woman who built an online following blogging about her sickly young son could soon face charges after authorities determined that his death last January was caused by a lethal dose of sodium injected into his feeding tube, a source close to the investigation told Fox News.
Five-year-old Garnett Spears, of Chestnut Ridge, N.Y, died at Westchester County Medical Center Jan. 23, after being hospitalized, first at Nyack Hospital, several days earlier. Although his mother, Lacey Spears, had for years
blogged of his health problems
, authorities became suspicious when doctors discovered the alarming sodium level in the child's body, and the Westchester County medical examiner has ruled the death a homicide, according to the source.
"It's evident by the nature of what was found in his body that somebody, in effect, poisoned him," the source, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, told
. "He [Garnett] died at the hands of somebody else."
Prior to his death, the boy had become known as "Garnett the Great" to an online circle who followed reports by his mother, Lacey Spears. She chronicled his many hospital stays and dietary problems on a blog, "Garnett's Journey," subtitled "Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it."
But the source who discussed the case with
said that shortly after the boy was hospitalized for the last time in his short life, his mother called a neighbor and asked that she destroy any evidence of feeding tubes within the home.
"She wanted the neighbor to dispose of incriminating evidence," the source said. "The neighbor never did get rid of it and police seized it." That accusation was originally reported by The Journal News, which was the first news outlet to launch an in-depth investigation into the case.
Spears' attorney, David Sachs, denied any wrongdoing on the part of his client.
"Lacey is completely devastated by the loss of her son and absolutely denies harming her son in any way," Sachs said in an email.
The Journal News interviewed a friend of Spears, who reportedly told the paper that Spears expects to be charged with murder. A source with intimate knowledge of the case told
charges could range from murder to manslaughter to reckless manslaughter to criminal negligent homicide. The source declined to elaborate on when a decision will be made.
Spears has relocated to Kentucky, where she is staying with family, and could not be reached for comment. The 26-year-old single mother had moved from the South to live in the quiet "Fellowship Community" in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. -- a close-knit, rural community about 30 miles north of New York City that cares for the elderly and prides itself on organic farming and other self-sufficient means of living. The legal responsibility for the community is carried by the Rudolf Steiner Fellowship Foundation, Inc., a non-profit licensed by New York state as an adult care facility, according to its website.
While few at the Fellowship were willing to speak about the ongoing investigation over the weekend, friends of Spears in her native Decatur, Ala., are reportedly shocked over the ruling.
"I've been on the phone all afternoon with mutual friends and they're all saying, 'I can't believe this,'" Shawna Lynch, a friend from Spears' former hometown, told the Journal News. "We're devastated, mad, angry, hurt, shocked. We all wanted to believe Lacey and be there for her. But with the evidence the way it is, everyone feels the same way I do. Justice needs to be served."
In an April 18 posting on her Facebook page, Spears put up a photo of her son holding a toy with the comment, "I want to carry on his legacy & the only way I can right now is to write about him & share his pictures." Earlier postings show a beaming blond boy riding a red bike, sitting on the beach with his mother and eating solid food.
Garnett Spears first received a feeding tube when he was a baby. Since that time, his mother has publicly detailed her life with her son on social media websites, like Facebook. She would often post comments about her son's many hospitalizations -- even posting pictures of her son in his final hours at Westchester County Medical Center, where he was airlifted from Nyack Hospital after being admitted there in mid-January for seizures.
Investigators are looking at the possibility the boy's mother suffers from Munchausen by proxy, a psychiatric disorder and rare form of child abuse in which a parent or caregiver harms a child to seek the attention and sympathy of others.
"These are people who are desperate for attention and seek it through creating a sensational scenario," said Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing health editor for Fox News .
In the case of Munchausen by proxy, "the parent is seen as almost a hero," Alvarez said. "The reality is that they do these actions being aware that they're lying."
"It's extremely difficult to diagnose," noted Alvarez, who said only through "extensive" interview and observation can psychiatrists trained in the syndrome identify it.
It remains unknown whether Garnett ever needed a feeding tube in the first place, and medical personnel in at least two states declined to comment, citing patient privacy laws. Members at the small Fellowship community, meanwhile, reported seeing the boy eating solid foods on several occasions without a problem.
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The invention relates to an optical cable laying device comprising a mechanism for fixing a rotary motor (i0), at least one friction drive roller (60, 70) for driving the cable (200), and a compressed air inlet (130) for driving the cable (200), the device being characterized in that the motor fixing mechanism, the at least one roller (60, 70) and the compressed air inlet (130) are disposed so that the axis of the motor (10), the compressed air arrival direction (130), and the cable (200) driven by the roller (60, 70) are substantially parallel to one another.
1. An optical cable laying device comprising:
means for fixing a rotary motor (10);
at least one friction drive roller (60, 70) for driving the cable (200); and
a compressed air inlet (130) for driving the cable (200),
wherein the motor fixing means, said at least one roller (60, 70) and the compressed air inlet (130) are disposed so that the axis of the motor (10), the compressed air arrival direction (130), and the cable (200) driven by the roller (60, 70) are substantially parallel to one another.
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This is a U.S. National Phase Application under 35 USC 371 of International Application PCT/FR2005/001565, filed on Jun. 22, 2005.
The invention relates to optical microcable drivers for use when installing cabling, in particular inside buildings.
Such microcable drivers are applied to blowing, pushing, and/or pulling methods of laying cables. They are equally usable for carrying, rodding, and push-only methods, etc.
Two types of laying equipment are available on the market for this type of application, which in particular entails introducing an optical cable into a hollow sheath.
A first type of laying device is based on the air-carrying principle (
Pull and blow type laying devices (
The type of laying device shown in
In each type of cable laying operation, the cable has a specific diameter and stiffness.
For example, cables laid underground have a greater diameter than cables for use in buildings.
Thus the dimensional and mechanical characteristics of the laying device referred to here are not adapted to laying cables specifically in buildings, where the working spaces are very small.
Installing optical cables in buildings may also necessitate working on the cable ducts of the building, in particular when there is a cascade of these laying devices disposed in series along the cable (
In the device described in the patent FR 2 774 777 the air injection system is on the upstream side of the drive rollers, which are therefore placed in an airtight volume. To cascade them, those devices must be opened up to put the cable into place. When the device is closed again, sealing problems are typically encountered: a seal, a necessity in the case of that device, may not be correctly repositioned in its housing, which creates air leaks.
Moreover, that known type of device, which does not have dimensions particularly suited to its use in buildings, cannot always be installed in cable ducts. Furthermore, that type of device is not simple for the installer to manipulate. In fact, because of its overall size and its weight, that type of device is not easily maneuverable.
One object of the invention is to provide a device for laying optical cables by a blowing, pulling, or pushing technique that simplifies manipulation, in particular that simplifies inserting the cable between the rollers and into the tube end, without affecting the seal when cascading the device, and that is adapted to laying cables in buildings.
This and other objects are attained in accordance with one aspect of the present invention directed to an optical cable laying device comprising means for fixing a rotary motor, at least one friction drive roller for driving the cable, and a compressed air inlet for driving the cable. The motor fixing means, said at least one roller, and the compressed air inlet are disposed so that the axis of the motor, the compressed air arrival direction, and the cable driven by the roller are substantially parallel to one another other.
Other features, objects, and advantages of the invention become apparent on reading the following detailed description, which is given with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
The device described here is adapted for use in buildings. It transmits motion to the cable as well as protecting the cable.
The components of the device are designed and selected to make the device as compact as possible.
The cable laying device is also light in weight, facilitating its manipulation and use.
The cable-laying device can therefore be used in cable ducts having small dimensions and/or in cable ducts that are relatively inaccessible.
This example is designed with an electrical power supply from interchangeable batteries and in the form of an ordinary hand tool screwdriver body.
The screwdriver body 10 is retained on a support member 20 of the device that fixes the motor in place, here in the form of a U-shaped member 22 gripping two straight flanks of the screwdriver. This U-shaped member prevents rotation of the screwdriver when it encounters a reaction force from the various members driven in rotation.
In the context of the invention, it should be noted that a screwdriver 10 of the above kind may be replaced by a drill body of the usual kind having a pistol grip. There is also envisaged a variant using a screwdriver with a handle that may be pivoted transversely to the direction of its rotation axis.
The drive system is as follows: motion is transmitted from the screwdriver 10 to the device by a screwdriver bit 12 that is fixed to a torque limiter 30.
The screwdriver bit 12 of the cable laying device enables motion to be transmitted between the power system and the transmission system even if the power system is inclined at a certain angle.
For this purpose the system is provided with an interface 15 between the screwdriver 10 and the torque limiter 30 that consists of an Allen key type tip 16 for transmitting motion with different inclinations of the power system.
A holding member prevents inappropriate movement of the components.
The screwdriver head is therefore of hollow hexagonal shape, corresponding to a socket for an Allen key. The driving head of the torque limiter 30 cooperating with the screwdriver 10 is itself in the form of an Allen key, i.e. of hexagonal section. However, this head has some degree of rounding at its end, i.e. an absence of sharp edges to the hexagonal section, which allows some angular offset between the axis of the screwdriver and the axis of the complementary shaft.
In fact, a rounded head such as the head 16 enables rotary drive to be transmitted despite the lack of strict alignment of the associated two pivoting shafts, namely the driven shaft and the shaft of the screwdriver.
The torque limiter 30 is here of the magnetic powder type, known in itself.
The rotary motion is then transmitted from the torque limiter 30 to an angle transmission module 40, the connection between the two shafts being provided by a coupling member 50.
A roller 60 called the drive roller is fixed to the output shaft of the angle transmission.
A second roller 70 called the pinch and counter roller is positioned against this drive roller 60. The pinch roller 70 is mounted on a compression system 80 and is compressed to the degree set by that system. The corresponding adjustment means are described below.
A device is provided for adjusting the clamping 80 of the rollers 60 and 70, which device is provided with a thumbwheel 91 for adjusting by means of a screw the pressure exerted on the roller 70, which is mobile transversely towards the facing fixed-axis roller 60.
This device, shown in
This duplication of the forces makes it possible to reduce the dimensions of the system components and therefore to achieve a smaller overall size. Thus one of the ends 95 cooperates with a coil spring 96 for pushing the lever toward the cable. The other end of the lever cooperates with the head of the screw adjusted by the above-mentioned thumbwheel 91. Accordingly, the thumbwheel 91 generates a chosen bearing force, but the coil spring 95 nevertheless allows upward movement of the roller 70, in particular when inserting the cable.
This system for adjusting the clamping force is disposed on a module that can be separated from the remainder of the cable laying device. The presence of the coil spring 95 therefore enables the rollers 60 and 70 to be moved to insert the cable without having to operate the thumbwheel 91 and thus without having to interfere with the existing clamping adjustment.
The assembly is retained at diverse places on a support plate 100. A centering system 110 is adapted to position correctly the angle transmission, the compression system, and a pair of shims.
The injection of air is effected by a system fixed onto the support plate 100.
There is provided a compressed air inlet connector 120 in the form of a T-shaped pipe having a vertical stem which is joined perpendicularly the compressed air inlet connector 130. This same vertical stem is mounted so that it can pivot so that the two horizontal branches of the T-shape are able to pivot, in particular from the overall direction of the assembly to a direction perpendicular to the device.
In its perpendicular position, the two horizontal branches of the T-shape, through which the cable passes before entering the tube, do not discharge opposite the rollers 60 and 70 but remain free of any encumbrance at either end. Inserting the cable is therefore much easier with this arrangement, which in particular enables the insertion of a cable pre-equipped with a ferrule, nipple, and piston.
Once the cable has been inserted in this way, the T-connector 120 is pivoted to insert the main portion of the cable between the two rollers 60 and 70 and to insert the piston into the opening of the tube to be equipped with the cable.
This insertion procedure greatly facilitates the installation of the present cable laying device.
These means also enable the installation of the nipple of a pre-equipped cable, the only component not to enter the above-described connector 120, at a position downstream of that connector, before placing the cable between the rollers. In fact, since this connector is particularly close to the rollers, fitting a nipple into this connector would be difficult in the absence of this ability to pivot.
There is advantageously provided on the cable a airtight piston that receives the thrust of the compressed air. A ferrule retains the piston on the head end of the cable.
A nipple plugs the T-connector 120 on the upstream side of the compressed air inlet. A tube that receives the cable is associated with the T-connector directly downstream therefrom.
The cable may equally be inserted into the device without pivoting the T-connector to the perpendicular position. In fact, a simple oblique offset may be sufficient for such insertion before clamping between the rollers and insertion into the tube.
Accordingly, a pivoting air inlet enables the cable to slide easily into the tube. Sliding a cable+piston+ferrule+sealing nipple assembly is possible with this pivoting connector.
A casing 140 protects the device from impact and dust. Counters 150 and 160 are positioned on this casing and measure the length of cable fed and the feed speed. A system for measuring these parameters is mounted on the device and connected to these counters.
A 90° bevel gear type angle transmission 55 enables the cable laying direction to be changed.
This angle transmission 55 enables the device to be positioned in a cable duct.
As shown in
Moreover, in the present variant, the compressed air inlet 130 is also disposed at the entry of the device in a direction parallel to the axis of the rotary motor. This inlet here takes the form of a hollow insert adapted to receive a flexible pipe.
Accordingly, the portion of the compressed air pipe in the vicinity of the device also extends in the overall direction of the device, thus achieving a minimum overall size.
The alignment of these components 10, 60, 70, and 130 produces a general arrangement of the device enabling it to be placed in the most restricted places.
The support plate 100 provides the mechanical support for all of the above components. The casing 140 allows access to the various components necessary for making the adjustments and for laying the cable.
Thus the device enables direct access to the rollers 60 and 70.
The casing 140 surrounding all of the drive members of this cable laying device is to this end open by virtue of a longitudinal window 145 uncovering the active portions of each of the rollers and in particular the intermediate portion between them.
The device is also easier to use because the rollers are directly accessible (there is no airtight casing).
The device is further equipped with a cable-guide with direct access to the rollers.
This accessibility enables the cable to slide easily between the rollers 60 and 70 in all laying situations. This is an advantage and means that it is no longer necessary to use a pre-equipped cable 200: the piston, ferrule and sealing nipple may be fitted in the factory or before transportation to the site.
The cable laying device may be provided with a system for hooking it onto or into the cable ducts (systems of hooks, magnetic plate). This device may easily be used in cascade.
The system is also provided with a ring that prevents the screwdriver from rotating.
The design of the device further enables the power supply to be locked on during laying so that other operations can be performed simultaneously.
To this end the present device is provided with a locking system requiring no ongoing manual action. In other words, the device is adapted to be placed in an active position and to remain active, leaving the hands of the user free.
The present device being here provided with a manual pushbutton type switch 150, it is provided in the immediate vicinity of this pushbutton with a pivoting member 160 having a moving end that can be placed in two different positions, one offset laterally from the pushbutton 150 and the other bearing on the pushbutton 150. This kind of device is therefore operated after starting the drive motor by moving the retaining member 160 so that it bears directly on the pushbutton 150, which therefore remains depressed.
The device provides in particular a technical solution to simplifying manipulation. In fact, the device is easy to manipulate because of its compact size, low weight and ergonomic design.
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Part of the London borough of Hounslow just six miles from the centre of the UK capital, Chiswick is one of the largest and leafiest suburbs on offer.
Sitting comfortably on the River Thames, six miles west of Charing Cross, this is an area ideal for commuters and boasts some fabulous residential property opportunities.
Popular with professionals and parents with small children alike, Chiswick caters especially well for those who would like a large house with a garden without having to give up living within Greater London.
Both of the main inner ring roads - the North and South Circular roads pass through this area, as does the M4 motorway, which goes straight out towards the M25 and then Reading.
This, coupled with the excellent bus, underground and rail links, make it a perfect place for people who need to get both in and out of the big city.
On its bustling high street and beyond there are all sorts of restaurants to suit every palette, including the usual chains as well as quirkier places selling food from as far afield as Thailand and Iran.
Chiswick is also home to one of the most iconic finishing lines anywhere in sport.
The Boat Race, the annual contest between the rowers of Oxford and Cambridge universities, finishes by Chiswick Bridge.
Other structures crossing the Thames in the area are Barnes Railway and Foot Bridge, Kew Railway Bridge and Kew Bridge.
There are several things to see in and around Chiswick, including the magnificence of Kew Royal Botanical Gardens.
Home to scome of the most beautiful displays in the world, these gardens are well worth a visit for both residents and visitors alike.
Similarly, Chiswick House Gardens are open all year round, providing a multitude of wondrous sights for nature-lovers.
Stunning floral landscapes, sumptuous restaurants and superb views across the Thames make Chiswick the choice for those who like the finer things in life.
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The Sacramento Ballet announced Tuesday its 2013-14 season, which features five major productions as well as the return of favorite in-studio performances.
Titled "Beauty, Bravura & Brilliance," the 59th season also coincides with Carinne Binda's 25th year as co-artistic director at the company. In honor of the anniversary, she took the lead in designing the season of past successes.
"These were her favorite picks," said Mimi Kent, the company's marketing director.
"The Firebird," three individual works inspired by Russian artistic traditions, starts the season from Oct. 24-27. The company will continue the following weekend with two showings of "Cinderella."
For the 26th consecutive year, co-artistic director Ron Cunningham's production of "The Nutcracker" will take over the Community Center Theater for 13 shows from Dec. 7 to 22. New this year: four of the performances will be accompanied by the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra.
Last year, every "Nutcracker" show had pre-recorded music because of budget constraints. This year, audiences can make the choice and pay a higher premium for the orchestra shows.
"We're happy to have the Philharmonic back. It's exciting," Kent said.
The season continues over Valentine's Day Feb. 13 to 16 with "Wild, Sweet Love," a program of three works focused on love, longing and desire.
The major productions at the Community Center Theater will close with Cunningham's "The Great Gatsby," from March 27 to 30, which is back for the second year. Last year's performance was acclaimed for its blending of classical ballet, period dance from the 1920s and live jazz.
"Modern Masters" the company's annual tribute to the latest in contemporary dance returns in May to the Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College. And expect a slew of other events, including the popular Beer and Ballet series, to be announced at a later date.
There is also a new strategy regarding subscription pricing.
"In the past, we have offered super discounts at the very last minute," Kent said. "We're reversing that now. We don't want subscribers to feel penalized for buying early."
The company hopes to guarantee that no tickets will be sold at a price lower than what subscribers pay.
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California has long been the New World's most important and prodigious wine producing regions, with a history which stretches back to the 18th century and the Spanish pioneers who settled here. Today, California produces vast quantities of wine, and if it were a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine on earth. Despite experiencing many problems in the mid 20th century, including a very serious blight which almost crippled the state's wine industry, the ideal terroir and excellent climate ensured that Californian wines soon became the envy of the New World once again. California produces a vast range of wines, and utilizes a long list of fine grape varietals, with many wineries and their produce more closely resembling those of France and other Old World countries in regards to character, practices and flavors
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
When it comes to New World wines, and especially wines from the United States of America, Napa Valley is something of a standard bearer. Over its relatively short history, it has managed to transform itself from being a fairly insignificant region, to becoming one of the most important and highly regarding wine locations on earth. With an ideal climate for viticulture, blazing sunshine and a low level of rainfall, this valley is shielded on many sides by mountain ranges which help it maintain a consistent level of heat, light and moisture throughout the year. Today, Napa Valley is a home of innovation and quality, with dozens of grape varietals thriving in the fertile soils. However, the main varietals grown there have always been Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Zinfandel, and the wines they produce are constantly lauded by critics and competitions across the globe.


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I'd been buying books for my new kindle and this one was repeatedly recommended. At first I was a bit put off, thinking the title sounded a bit too much like a twisted romance novel for me but then, after seeing it recommended a good eight or nine times, I caved in and bought it. Oh. My. GOD! I am so pleased I did. I literally sat and read the whole thing in a matter of hours. Complete and utter page-turner. I couldn't get enough of it and loved the ending (it caught me completely off guard!). I don't often go for books I haven't heard of or authors I don't know any work by, but this truly is a fantastic book and you will not be disappointed. The characters were realistic, the emotions were raw and I found myself tearing up multiple times during the end of the book. I honestly cannot recommend enough. You need to read this book!!!
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can u please tell me if the book has a happy ending and the hero n heroine will end up together? i would really appreciate it
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No, don't spoil it for everyone else!
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phew thanks .. i just bought it!
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totally agree, i LOVED it!!!! read it by chance on holiday and once started I didn't stop until i finished. I have just ordered my own copy on amazon and pre-ordered walking disaster...can't wait!
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Leanid Zaika: Lukashenka envies private Belarusian breweries
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It won't be difficult to take private breweries from owners and give them to the state.
Leanid Zaika, the head of the Strategy analytical centre, spoke to charter97.org about Lukashenka's statement that "imported beer is stuffed with garbage".
"As Aliaksandr Lukashenka spoke not about organoleptic, but about physical and chemical properties of beer, I'd like to say there's severe competition among different manufacturers. In Europe, it is competition among the Dutch, the Germans and the Czechs. The composition of modern beer is well known in what concerns the alcoholic fraction, aldehydes, ketons and biological agents. So, I wouldn't say Belarusian beer differs from European one if we say about more natural ingredients. The brewing technology is simple. You cannot add special agents or preservatives except for the standard ones. There are standards. Frankly speaking, our beer doesn't comply with these standards. Actually, you need to be careful with such remarks, because they may offend, for example, the Czechs," the expert said.
The analyst noted the takeover of loss-making private breweries by the state by the example of Spartak and Kommunarka confectionery factories wouldn't be difficult.
"The forcible takeover by the state is absolutely normal in Belarus. The most valuable things in our country are chocolate and beer. Chocolate is for children, beer is for men. It's a mystery why brewing has suddenly become loss-making. There's an excise duty on alcoholic beverages. If we have this situation [brewing is loss-making], the excise duty should be either reduced or cancelled. Remove the excise duty, and the most popular alcoholic beverage – beer – will become cheap and begin to bring profit. But the matter is that the Belarusian brewing industry has Danish and Dutch capitals. It's seems the state doesn't like that foreigners deal with the excise sector. They must be shown who is the boss here. The Chinese call it ''the red-eye disease', or envy," the economist thinks.
Lukashenka held a meeting today to discuss the Belarusian brewing industry. He criticised foreign beer for flavours and preservatives and said Belarusian beer was natural.
The Belarusian dictator said the state was ready to return loss-making and low-profit privatised breweries under its control.
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DELPHI — The task was to draw a flag of Carroll County. The result was different for each third-grader. Some students drew corn and farmers while others drew a cougar paw for their Carroll Elementary mascot. Some even created a flag with water for the canal the students were visiting.
Jeff Harris, director of local history services for the Indiana Historical Society, instructed students to draw what they associated with Carroll County. He said the entire event was designed to make students think.
"The hope is they'll think of what Indiana will look like next," Harris said.
The activity was just one of many available while the Bicentennial Train was in town. Presented by the Indiana Historical Society, the train has three 65-foot renovated freight cars and features a traveling exhibit called The Next Indiana.
The train has already stopped at four locations this fall, including Kokomo, New Haven, Valparaiso and Delphi.
After the students participated in activities, they took a tour through the Wabash and Erie Canal Interpretive Center, stopping at the many hands-on activities.
An exhibit with a model of a canal boat was a favorite for Owen Duff, a student at Carroll Elementary.
After the tour, students went back in time to a 1916 interpretive presentation before stepping on board the Bicentennial Train.
Before the tour, several students were excited to see the train, including Gavin Carman and Reed Humpharies.
The train was free and open to anyone who wanted to take a tour.
Dee Dellenbach, Delphi, said she wanted to visit because the event sounded interesting. She brought her friend, Shirley Saltsman, with her.
"I see trains go through Delphi every day," Dellenbach said. "It's beautiful, and I wanted to see the history."
Jeanne Scheets, vice president of marketing and public relations for the Indiana Historical Society, said several hundred were on hand Thursday morning and even more were expected to arrive. The activities for students were supposed to be thought provoking.


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Farmhouse | 7 bedrooms | sleeps 14
|Key Info
This old but well restored farmhouse is ideal for a large group of guests. Downstairs is a large hall with fireplace. library room with piano, living room snug, kitchen and large dining room and one en suite bedroom and two toilets.
The other six bedrooms are located upstairs, three en suite and the other three sharing one bathroom.
- Seven bedrooms sleeping fourteen guests
- Five bathrooms
- Washing machine and dishwasher
- Wifi throughout the property
- Sat TV
- Cot available
- Cleaning service provided. Chef on request
- Nearby restaurant run by the owner, July/August and weekends
- Private, landscaped lake within walking distance
- Great walking
- Private swimming pool
We also include a wine tasting and tour at the Umani Ronchi distillery.
|Sleeps up to 14, 7 bedrooms
|Car advised
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Log fire, Internet access, DVD player
|Central heating, TV, Pool or snooker table, Table tennis, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms of which 2 Family bathrooms and 3 En suites
|Single beds (6), Double beds (4), Dining seats for 14, Lounge seats for 12
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair
|Private garden, BBQ, Private fishing lake or river
The Marche/Abruzzo region
The region's medieval hilltop towns are awash with museums and art. The Marche town of Recanati was home to one of Italy's most celebrated poets, Giacomo Leopardi and Marche was also the birthplace of great masters such as Raphael and Bramante, giving lineage to its modern-day artistic vibrancy, with a number of outstanding twentieth century artists coming from the area.
Divided into four provinces, Marche's regional capital is Ancona, a port which came to prominence in the sixteenth century and is second in importance only to Venice on the Adriatic.
Other historically important places include the university towns of Urbino, Camerino and Macerata. Urbino boasts the Galleria nazionale delle Marche, probably the most important of Marche's 234 museums.
Macerata is home to the Sferisterio, which along with the Arena in Verona is one of Italy's most important outdoor opera venues, where in July and August people flock from around the globe to see performances of opera and classical music. The town also has fine examples of Renaissance, Baroque and eighteenth century architecture.
Camerino is a beautiful town in the heart of the Appenines. The historic university was extensively damaged by an earthquake in 1997 but has now been almost completely restored.
The town of Loreto is home to one of the most important shrines to the Virgin Mary in the world. Its owes its existence largely due to the thousands of pilgrims that come to see the house of the Madonna, which is said to have been transported there from Nazareth by celestial angels during the Crusades. More likely it was dismantled brick by brick and brought over by ship.
Uniquely, Ascoli Piceno, a town important since Etruscan times, has a beautiful central piazza made entirely of travertine marble, testimony to the town's rich and glorious past.
And the region is dotted with castles and fortresses, has at least eight spa towns specialised in the treatment of various ailments and is home to many different traditional crafts, notably in the town of Offida, where even today the ladies of the town can be seen making finely detailed traditional lace garments in the town's cobbled streets.
In fact many traditional crafts are still practised throughout the region and provide an important mainstay to the economy. They include production of handmade paper at Fabriano (the first of its kind in Europe), terracotta vases and pots, copper, iron and wool products, hat-making and the manufacture of musical instruments, notably violins in Ascoli Piceno.
The property is close to the small town of Piobbico four miles away, famous in Italy for its Club dei Brutti which promotes the virtues of "ugliness over the slavery of beauty."
At the higher end of town is a wonderful castle, originally built in the thirteenth century, given a facelift in the 1570s and now undergoing another restoration. It is open at weekends from June to September. Throughout the summer the town stages various events, including a polenta fete, a mushroom exhibition, a wine festival and a medieval pageant.
Situated close to the borders with Tuscany, Umbria and Emilia-Romagna, Casa Bianca is an ideal place from which to explore Marche and central Italy, with Perugia, Bologna, Florence, Assisi, Siena and Rome all day-trip possibilities.
Yet there is also much to see and do closer to home. Just 20 miles away is the wonderful university town of Urbino, the birthplace of Raphael and the home of the Palazzo Ducale, an architectural masterpiece which houses Marche's most important museum, the Galleria nazionale delle Marche.
An hour to the north is San Marino and the beautiful beaches of the Adriatic Coast are within half an hour's drive.
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State treasurer saves historic ledgers
Shortly after he took office in 1997, State Treasurer John Perdue noticed a bunch of old state ledger books were being dumped in the trash at the state Capitol.
"I found the books down on the docks. They were going to get rid of them.
"I said, 'This is history. We don't want to get rid of them,' " Perdue said.
"They came from a storage place upstairs. If I hadn't seen them, they could have ended up in the garbage."
Their pages were all handwritten -- usually in artistic script, recording the early sources of revenue and expenses, including salaries, of West Virginia's state government shortly after West Virginia became a state in 1863. Most of the volumes are being preserved in the library at the West Virginia Culture Center. A few are still inside the Treasurer's office.
One smaller volume in Perdue's collection has financial information going back to 1863. A larger volume has statistics beginning on Jan. 1, 1877.
The volumes include detailed lists of all the "Treasurer's Receipts" and all the "Treasurer's Checks."
One volume with "Miscellaneous Accounting Records" sorts those records by 20 cities, including: Martinsburg, Wheeling, Parkersburg, Charles Town, Charleston, Huntington, Lewisburg, Grafton and Union.
Back then, state funds were deposited and stored in different banks in those, and other, cities throughout the newly formed state.
Looking at a volume for 1866, Perdue pointed to the entry of the "#1" expenditure check.
"They started new every year, with Check #1," Perdue said.
The variety of expenses recorded in the volume included payments for "Lunatics in Jail" and "Salary of Gov. A.I. Boreman."
Boreman, who made $500 a month, was the state's first governor. He served the most consecutive terms of any governor, resigning just one week before his third term ended.
Other checks were made out to: "Civil Contingency Fund," "Registration of Voters," "Medals," "School Funds" and for an "Extra Session of Legislature" in 1866 and 1868.
Debra Basham, the state's Assistant Director of Archives and History, said the documents are important ones that date back to the state's founding.
"They probably moved from Wheeling to Charleston, then back to Wheeling and back to Charleston again, each time the state Capitol moved," Basham said. "The fact they lasted so long shows they are important."
The old volumes, Basham said, contain many interesting references, such as ones to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, which later became Weston State Hospital.
"I think it is great that the Treasurer's office saved these early volumes," she said.
The historic books also record some large expenditures, such as $360,000 the state government spent acquiring land in Moundsville between 1867 and 1876, Perdue said.
The Moundsville State Penitentiary, which operated from 1876 to 1995, was built on some of that land. Today, the historic, structure is still maintained as an historic site to attract tourists and as a training facility.
The books include salaries paid to state and county officials, as well as fines paid by residents for violating state laws. Fines paid to the state varied between 4 cents and $1.94.
In 1867, the West Virginia State Treasurer made $350 a month, according to one of the historic volumes Perdue has in his office. That would have been $4,200 a month in 2013.
In current dollars, the Treasurer's salary in 1867 would be worth $98,532 today. In 2013, Perdue's salary was $95,000.
Kenneth Sullivan, executive director of the West Virginia Humanities Council, said it is important that old documents — especially official records, be saved. Sullivan praised Perdue for rescuing those historic volumes.
"Those records all have a charm to them, apart from any informational and practical value," he said. "You can see the way handwriting has changed. Today, we are about to lose the ability to communicate in cursive writing.
"But you can see wonderful examples in records of the past. We have certainly lost something in handwriting."
Fred Armstrong, a former Director of Archives and History, said in his time at the department, he was always looking for ways to piece together the state's history.
"Documents could help. They recorded things like the governor's salary," Armstrong said. "Those things were documented elsewhere, but it was always nice to see things in handwriting.
"Those books help document the historical interpretation of the time period. It is always better to have hard, cold facts on paper. Regrettably, that doesn't happen so much anymore."
Good historians and archivists, Armstrong said, love to look at documents like the books Perdue found and preserve them for future reference.
"These are the kinds of things we always try to find," Armstrong said. "We also found things like minute books with the original records of meetings at the West Virginia Board of Public Works. They were extremely interesting."
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Remember Me
IF YOU ARE of a certain age you probably remember Art Linkletter, a congenial television personality who hosted a show called, "Kids Say the Darndest Things."
On the show Linkletter would surround himself with little kids, ask them questions and listen to their answers. Most of the time their answers were hilarious.
The funny thing is I and the characters I hung out with as a teenager should have been on a TV show too. Ours would have been, "Teenagers do the Stupidest Things."
THERE OUGHTA be a law.
Oh wait, there is a law. It says that if a person fishes on a given lake and can't keep the fish from attacking his hook, and then that same person takes a friend to the same spot on the same lake with assurances that the fish will be snapping, by official decree it is mandated that the person of the first part and the person of the second part — his friend — will catch absolutely no fish.
There is even a sub-clause which states that if two or more people clobber the fish on any given lake, that a return trip to that lake one day hence by one or more of the successful party will result in a fish-less outing.
IF YOU STOP to think about it, it's amazing how people will find ways to get their shorts in a bundle.
Take walleyes, for instance. This fish, long renowned as table fare — though northern pike are vastly superior for eating — is arguably the fish that has been the magnet for out-of-area anglers since tourism began in the North Woods.
It used to be all harmony and bliss when it came to walleye, as they were relatively abundant in many of our lakes, and fishermen coming here specifically to fish for them were able to keep five a day of any size and take home 10.
IT TOOK A while, but late last week we finally found some sunshine to smile down on this north Wisconsin country of ours.
After a period of time that seemed like it might not ever end, a spell of cold, wind and rain let up and gave us a wonderful weekend in which to play outdoors.
Before I could get in on the playtime, there were a few chores to be done, but with my flower beds finished — except for mulching — for the season, foot-high grass mowed for the first time this year (no sense in jumping into things too early) and assorted other little tasks done, it was time to go fishing Saturday evening.
FERRIS BUELLER had the most famous one. You and I, the working folks of America, usually get at least one of them a week.But dogs, dogs never get a day off. Dogs never get a chance to rest from their labors. Take my dog, Molly, the wonder golden.Her labors never cease. There are chipmunks and squirrels to chase. There is virtually every part of her anatomy to scratch daily, especially with wood ticks out.
RIGHT NOW if you asked someone what season it is, they would likely say spring.
If not, they might say wood tick season, which, after picking off nine of the little buggers yesterday after an hour of working in my flower beds, I would certainly attest to.
Mainly, I would tell you it is now officially camping season. There was ample evidence of that over Memorial Day weekend as almost all the state campgrounds in my neck of the woods were chock full of people.
JUST WHEN WE thought it might never happen, spring finally sprung.
In all manner, shape and form, spring has arrived with warm temperatures, a little rain, greening grass and a markedly better mental outlook for nearly everyone who lives or plays in the North Woods.
It was different last weekend to see so many fishermen coming north for the first time this spring, treating their expedition as though it were the opening weekend of fishing season, which as we all know opened with every lake still ice-covered May 4.
IN LIFE YOU meet slowpokes and speedsters, dawdlers and racehorses, tortoises and hares.
Last week I met a hare, perhaps the fastest one on earth, and as was the case in the old fable it did not end well for the hare. The introductions were rather lengthy, taking a good 45 minutes to complete, but once completed our relationship was cemented in a matter of just two or three minutes.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on whose point of view you look at, our relationship ended abruptly at the conclusion of those two or three minutes.
THERE IS PERHAPS no more pleasing sound than that of a trout stream roistering its way over rocks and around logs in early spring.
I must confess I have gotten away from trout fishing on the few area streams which harbor native brook trout in my own bailiwick, but given that there was no available fishing on any lake for 40 miles around for this year's opening weekend, I found myself back in the water where I cut my fishing teeth, that of Plum Creek.
THERE'S AN OLD saying about better late than never, and never has that been truer than this spring.
I was among the lucky of the North Woods this April, at least getting to experience spring for five days in Kentucky where I hunted turkeys on days when the temperature went as high as 83 degrees.
That said, the weather we enjoyed here over the past weekend, while late in coming, was a welcome reprieve from weather that has been, with no better words to describe it, plain, awful drudgery.


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Time Requireda few hours to overnight, depending what you want
MaterialsYou can use pretty much any recipe for growing crystals. Good choices would include sugar, salt, Epsom salts or borax. I chose alum because I wanted large crystals on the egg and quick results. If you want to completely coat your egg with sparkly crystals, borax or sugar would work best. The amount of borax, sugar, salt or Epsom salt is different from the amount of alum. Basically, keep adding material to the boiling water until it stops dissolving. Use this saturated solution to grow the crystals.
- an egg
- 1 cup boiling hot water
- 4 tablespoons alum (which is the size of a typical container in the grocery store)
- a pin or needle
- food coloring or Easter egg dye (optional)
- string or a pipecleaner (optional)
- cup
Prepare the EggYou have a few options here.
- Crystal Geode Egg
If you want to make a geode, carefully crack the egg or cut it in half. Rinse off the shells and allow them to dry before continuing.
- Crystal Egg
You can use a hard-boiled egg to make your crystal egg. This results in a heavy egg that can be used as a tabletop decoration.
- Egg Ornament
Use a pin, awl or Dremel tool to pierce a hole into each end of the egg. Push the pin or an unbent paper clip into the egg to scramble the yolk. Blow into the hole on one end of the egg to remove the egg. If you have trouble, try enlarging the hole. The crystals will grow over the bottom hole, so it isn't critical to have an inconspicuous hole.
Make the Crystal EggThis is how I made the egg in the photograph:
- Pour 1 cup of boiling water into a glass.
- Stir in 4 tablespoons of alum. Keep stirring until the alum dissolves.
- If you want colored crystals, add a few drops of food coloring. The eggshell picks up color easily, so a little dye goes a long way.
- Put the egg in the glass so that it is completely covered by liquid. If you blew out the egg, you'll need to submerge the egg until the air bubbles escape or else your egg will float. If you like, you can suspend a hollowed egg using a pipecleaner or string.
- Allow a few hours for crystal growth. Once you are pleased with the crystals, remove the egg, hang it or set it on a paper towel, and allow it to dry.
Crystal Egg Recipes
- Sugar Crystal Egg
Dissolve 3 cups of sugar in 1 cup of boiling water.
- Borax Crystal Egg
Dissolve 3 tablespoons of borax into 1 cup of boiling or very hot water.
- Salt Crystal Egg
The solubility of table salt or sodium chloride is highly dependent on temperature. Stir salt into boiling water until it stops dissolving. Sometimes it helps to microwave the solution to a rolling boil to get the salt into solution. It's okay if there is some undissolved salt at the bottom of the container. Let it settle out and then pour off the clear portion to use to grow your crystals.
- Epsom Salt Crystal Egg
Dissolve 1 cup of Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) into 1 cup of very hot tap water.
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