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Chefs battle in final days of culinary competition
FORT LEE - Timers clicked above the bowed heads of U.S. Armed Forces chefs frantically completing dishes as the 38th annual Military Culinary Arts Competitive Training Event begins to wind down.
When one of the competitors from the Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Hawaii, team finished her plate for the Student Skills Competition before the clock hit zero, cheers erupted from her 14 teammates. The team hoped to add a gold medal to its other four before the competition comes to a close on Friday.
A total of 20 teams, three of which were international, took part in the competition this year, according to Chief Warrant Officer 3 Charles H. Talley Jr., chief, Advanced Food Service Training Division, Joint Culinary Center of Excellence. The annual competition is the largest of its kind in North America and seeks to break down stereotypes of military cuisine.
"This event tested skills, displayed culinary excellence, everything from what we call a hot food kitchen ... to cooking nutritional meals of 1,000 calories or less," Talley said.
With two days left before the competition ends and tasting judges bring back results, chefs from at least five military installations prepared four portions of either pastry or a hot dish beneath a ticking clock. Chefs could choose from chicken, pork loin or game bird for their hot dish.
After one hour and 40 minutes, the chefs must present their dishes to be judged for taste and presentation.
Even though Army Spc. Gladys Stewart from Fort Bragg, N.C., was not cooking in the competition Wednesday, she understood from past experience the pressure that her teammate, who was currently cooking in the Student Chef competition, was under.
"It is nerve-racking. You are always looking at the time ... you get really, really nervous," said Stewart, who helped her team win silver in the nutritional meal category. "You learn so much from the other chefs, like how to display plates. You learn something every day because every day there is a new event."
That kind of pressure was what Richmond Technical Center teacher LaShawn Winston-Mayo hoped her 19 students would learn from watching the competition.
"This is the only time that they are going to see how it is to work under pressure. My students come here to get ideas ... Some things they can see on the Internet, but here, they can see it and touch it," Winston-Mayo said.
Life-sized chocolate cowboy boots, an avatar sculpture and a chocolate tree with a dragon sparked the creativity of Richmond Technical Center student Charles McElroy, an aspiring pastry chef. The sculptures were displayed on what Talley called team buffet tables, which help competitors earn points for the coveted award, Culinary Team of the Year.
"It looked really realistic. I wanted to touch it but I decided no, I'm not going to touch it," McElroy said. "It gives me a reference point, and helps me know that there is no end to creativity in someone's mind."
Marcelino Zabal, a retired food service specialist from the United States Coast Guard Training Center in California, admired another sculpture of an eagle with wings spread. Like Winston-Mayo, Zabal also saw the event as a career motivator for the nine student chefs from Northern Virginia Community College that he met at the competition.
"Most chefs go through their four years, and apply to be a chef elsewhere, so this is a good event for them to have for experience," Zabal said.
That sentiment was true for Army Master Sgt. John Vick, a recruiter for special programs that authorize chefs to entertain and cook for generals, as well as work as corporate flight attendants. Vick said that this year is no different from previous years in that he has his eye on at least three chefs.
"This is a great opportunity for these young cooks," Vick said. "And I'm looking to offer them something bigger, better and more than working at a dining facility. We're looking for the best of the best, and these are the best of the best."
Regardless of the competition results, Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Brandon Parry and Army Master Sgt. Antonio Boies from Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Hawaii, said that the competition has had a terrific impact on their student chefs. The trip to Fort Lee is the first for most of the young chefs from Hawaii, Boies said.
One of the other Army master sergeants gave up his plane ticket so that one of the student chefs could attend.
"We came in the other day ... and the students gave us a standing ovation, for what we have done for them. For him and I, that is our medal," Parry said.
Boies and Parry helped train those who made their team following their November tryouts. Part of the training involved equipping the chefs with the ability to cook from local ingredients.
"We prepare our chefs to cook seasonally and use local ingredients, which is something that is lost in today's culture," Parry said.
Parry and Boies had to pick their team of 15 chefs from over 40 applicants who were eager to participate in the well-known competition.
"I've competed in many competitions before, and their [Fort Lee's] level of organization, what they bring to the table, the competitors, it's really great," Parry said.
The event will culminate on Friday when judges bring back results of various competitions from throughout the week.
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Judo and Karate have more than white gis, colored belts and Japanese origins in common. Back in the mists of time, they also shared many common techniques, and still mirror each other's etiquette, terminology and philosophy. Gichin Funakoshi, Shotokan Karate's revered founder, adopted the white gi from Judo to give his new style legitimacy and respectability. Since then, both arts have evolved as two sides of the mixed martial arts coin, with Karate specialising in advanced striking, and Judo in grappling.
Watching these non-identical twins thus go their separate ways, like Luke and Leia Skywalker, makes it interesting to study the few core techniques they still have in common. Perhaps the most commonly used technique that is still core to both- and which would be a valuable addition to any mixed martial artist's arsenal- is the foot sweep, or as it is known in both arts, Ashi barai. Before looking at how valuable this under-used technique can be in MMA, let's see how it works.
Ashi barai is executed by holding the foot with the knife edge prominent (as if to execute a side kick), and slapping the side of the opponent's foot, ankle or lower leg in a way that sweeps it to the side, causing him to lose balance. This puts him at the untender mercy of the attacker's follow up strike or submission technique. In execution, think of it as using a broom or golf club to sweep in a sudden, arced motion. It is a remarkably efficient and versatile technique, achieving a complete takedown with precious little effort.
Here is Ashi barai being taught by a Karate Sensei:
And here is the Judo version being taught by a Judo Sensei (in Japanese, for extra authenticity):
Isn't that neat? To paraphrase an Internet meme, Two martial arts, One technique. This versatility is why Ashi barai could be such a valuable MMA technique in MMA. It can be used both as a strike from a distance (as it is used in Karate) and as a take-down from the clinch (as it is used in Judo). Let's look at it in practice in both martial arts.
Ashi Barai in Karate:
In Karate, the foot sweep is executed either from a distance (often being set up with a feint, but just as often being executed swiftly and without warning as a surprise attack to the foot, while the opponent expects a traditional punch or kick attack to the head or torso). It is also sometimes used after catching the opponent's kick, to violently sweep the other leg. Note that every single time a leg kick is executed in MMA, a foot sweep could also have been applied from the same position. And instead of just bruising the thigh, it would have resulted in an instant take-down. Here are some examples (see if you can spot Lyoto Machida):
De Ashi Barai in Judo:
For the Judo use case, we have one bountiful video that provides a sumptuous smorgasboard of dynamic foot sweeparation:
Ashi Barai in MMA:
The above videos show how Ashi barai can be used to effect a skillful take-down, and with amazingly little effort compared to other popular MMA take-downs like singles and doubles. It is also versatile in that it can be used from a striking distance (instead of a leg kick), in the clinch, or as an effective counter after catching a kick. Unfortunately, it is currently underused in MMA, probably because of the relatively small number of MMA fighters with Karate or Judo backgrounds.
For this reason, finding videos or gifs of ashi barai in the Octagon is harder than finding a virgin in Vegas. However, Jon Jones is a frequent exponent of the technique, most recently using it to take down Rashad Evans in their UFC 145 smackfest. Josh Thompson also employed it to great effect against Gil Melendez during their last rumble. Here are a few other examples I could forage from the web (thanks once again to Machida). Happy sweeping!

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The Jets would not go quietly.
That was the theme Sunday as East Meadow came back from a 21-point deficit, but ultimately fell short against Floyd, 54-47.
The story of the game was Floyd's Stacey Bedell, who rushed for a Long Island Championship record 412 yards and added four touchdowns. For East Meadow, Robbie Healy ran for 176 yards, and Billy Andrle added 128 to go along with three touchdowns.
"It's going to hurt, because we've worked so hard for this," East Meadow Coach Vincent Mascia said. "But these boys should be really proud of themselves."
The Jets had the ball late in the fourth quarter, but with pressure on Dylan Curry, he floated a pass towards James D'Elia that was intercepted.
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"I'm a big fan of MMA. I like watching Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, …Anderson Silva, BJ Penn, Georges St. Pierre, I'm a big fan of all those guys. I enjoy the sport."
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Seven Years
I started this post on the 24th to be sure it was ready the 25th, then got derailed. Except for a substantially identical first paragraph that is now the second paragraph, this is a new version.
Seven years ago, February 25, 2003, at 12:57 AM - missed the 24th by that much - I made my first blog post (actually not the original location, but I replicated the post to my original non-BlogSpot blog and that is the link I can find easily), intentionally of no consequence just to get started. I'd been tempted to blog for several months before that, and could easily have been a "generation" or half-generation before the one I happily fell into. I say happily because I was in such amazing company. Blogging then was also social media before there was social media, and may never be like that again, barring an effective way to "open source" key social media functions across individually controlled sites. But that's a digression.
No, strike that. The next paragraph and beyond to the point where I stopped are still what I had typed. Let this be the aside I was going to insert here then to assure the reader or two that there is some connection between what follows and the above. It's such a big shift, that struck me as non-obvious after I'd banged the keys a while longer. The rest was going to get eliminated either completely or changed to some a modest conclusion that said little, just so I could get it posted on the day of, but I gave up even on that.
I recently watched Lemonade, which I wish I'd seen 2-3 years ago. At least. At that, it's not alien to me, the idea you pursue what you love, what really matters to you. Or even the idea that an adverse time of transition may be the time for it, perhaps life is telling you something. I've just always resisted it. Be practical, the nagging voice says. Figurative voice, that is. I don't have any of those kind. At least not yet. So I never fully bought into it, and more importantly, I've had big trouble even knowing what it is I love that much. Unless I confuse knowing and accepting, with a smattering of competition for the title thrown in.
That was a problem in job hunting, when there remained some laughable iota of a notion I might be employed again. If you can call what I did before "employed." I didn't latch onto That One Thing and exude Passion in it's general - let alone specific - direction. And you know? I've lately realized that maybe I don't love computer-related work. Not like that. Not anymore. Maybe it never was like that.
I think what I was going to say was I have trouble even knowing what I love enough to go for it even if it looks laughably unremunerative, but having pondered recently, it seems to come back to writing. Which makes sense. I managed to turn tech support into a job with an extensive writing component. I've found myself missing blogging. Yet it's hard to get back into as a routine thing, and the exact set of places devoted to it need to be rethought and revised. If I can make writing what I do and practice it that way, who knows from there.
That was where I left off, and that last paragraph was hard to write because I was already coming back from an interruption and not as sure of the flow or where I'd been and was going.
So. I plan to reboot the blogging. Yes, I love it. Yes, I love to write in general. No, it's not an ordinary or clear career path. But this economy - my apologies for having been a leading indicator, feel like I dragged the rest of the world along for the crash - doesn't lend itself to ordinary, traditional, clear or direct. We've seen that there is money in blogging, and no offense, I will also be in it for that.
It won't be easy. As you can see here, I am easy to interrupt to the point where posts get discarded or changed in direction completely. But the kids are getting so much easier to work with, and there are seldom other adults, oddly a bigger distraction, in the house. Otherwise, I am my own biggest distraction. It never helps that I feel guilty about writing because it's not "real work." This is where the part time job may help, keeping me grounded and giving me a "real work" (and exercise!) outlet.
The set of blogs will change. Still not sure precisely how, but the outlines of it are there. I may retire this one after all, for real, but may take content with me elsewhere, if selectively or by revisiting what I said before. In keeping with the above, I will probably make no attempt to maintain a tech blog, per se. Conversely, the foremost thing I am working on is a food blog, a new one more logically named and themed. In an unusual move, I'll probably let the domain of the old food blog expire in May, porting content. Blogblivion will probably remain but change or add a focus. Despite requests to the contrary, Accidental Verbosity will remain retired. I'll probably keep the business blog going and attempt to post there sometimes, and attempt to keep the latest incarnation of CotC via Twitter and digests going. Those won't be a big priority. I never was a full-fledged business blogger, after all, and of CotC I was mainly a manager and superb editor/commentator. It's just that the business blog actually pulls revenue, and there is hope the CotC site can as well. Worst case, the two can be one again. I will attempt to revise and revive the snarky political blog, which also touches culture and economics. There's a place for fun stuff, books, culture, kid-oriented things. Might even make that the kid pictures and antics place. Debating an entirely separate domain for that, though. How thin can you spread... How thin can you spread...
Mostly, and still indeterminate, there will be a personal blog on whatever, the direct successor to this one and much of my marital blogging. I had hoped to announce and even launch more of this on the 25th, but oh well. The main thing...?
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The kids are now out of school so that means time for fun in the sun for the whole family, But it also means some new issues are bringing people in to see the doctor. What's Going Around?
A doctor we spoke with this week says he's seeing a lot of poison ivy right now.. But that's not all. Summer is all about getting outdoors and ProMedica Family Physician Dr. Steven Freeman says it's bringing people in to see him with some other complaints. The two biggies right now besides poison ivy? Sunburn and back pain.
He says the back pain is big this time of year as people get outside to work in the yard mulching, tending to gardens and heavier chores.
"Most of it is benign, it's self limiting," says Dr. Freeman. "Period of relative rest. A little bit of over-the-counter analgesic, either ibuprofen or Aleve."
But, he says if you're really hurting, with numbness and tingling down into your leg, you need to see the doctor. He says the big problem is we get busy out there and forget to use the proper body mechanics.
"Instead of bending forward and rotating and picking up, we should go down to our work, do what we need to do and come back up," says the doctor. "But if you're older if you have arthritic joints if you're unable to get down on your knees that may be problematic in and of itself."
The doctor says as for sunburns... remember: appropriate clothing and sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or greater, especially on kids.
"Guys: hat, like myself, you need to make sure that the ears are covered up as well," says Dr. Freeman. "It's easy to lose track of the time, especially when you're out or near the water where there's a cool breeze blowing."
The doctor says there are also some upper respiratory infections out there, or URIs.
"Some strep mixed in with some mono, but most of it's just viral URIs usually running their course after a low-grade fever, a little gastrointestinal upset... three to five days and people are feeling better. "
Dr. Freeman says he's also seeing some sports-related injuries: throwing injuries for baseball players, and stress fractures in kids who run track, and also the adults who are gearing up to run marathons and other races this time of year. That's a look at What's Going Around.


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Albany- An airplane and a camera could eventually save farmers and others a lot of money and prove useful in a state water war.
"When we make decisions on water use, in planning for water use they have real economic impacts. And so we need to be aware of what the outcome of our decisions are going to be," said Doug Wilson, Executive Director, Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center.
They're being used by the Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center to digitally scan two watershed areas in South Georgia using a special camera.
"Trees, grass fields, we can distinguish between cotton, corn, peanuts any of the major crops," said Marty McKinney, GSI Specialist.
The information gathered is then used to create these maps. The colors on the maps show who is using conservation farming methods and what crop is growing in the field. That information is matched with sensors on the ground to determine how effective those methods are.
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The information is then available for anyone who may need it, whether it's the state trying to prove water necessities to another state or for a farmer trying to determine how much water to use on his fields.
"The fewer trips around the field the farmer makes with his irrigation system the better he likes it trust me, they want to do that at the same time they have to maximize yield, so it's all about where's the balance," said Wilson.
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What appeared on the schedule some weeks back as a "strong possibllity" for a win, may not be "as strong" after watching the Raiders-Broncos last night.
The Raiders showed a surprising command of the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. McFadden and Bush ran for 190 yards. McFadden ran for 150 while Bush made the tough, short yardage runs. On defense, Orton was pressured repeatedly and sacked four times. Special teams was, well, special too. Janikowski kicked a 63 yard FG (the game was in Denver) and Lechler gave the Raiders good field position on several occasions.
Frankly, the Raiders performance was, in many ways, as surprising as that of the Bills. The Bills will need to repeat and perhaps exceed their showing against the Chiefs. The Raiders looked considerably more formidable than the Chiefs.
There were Raider weaknesses. The Raiders committed 15 penalties and played some sloppy football. They were unable to mount much of a passing attack with only 99 passing yards. If the Bills can maintain their error free execution and the Raiders continue to make mistakes, the Bills may again have the "strong possibility" of a win. In any event, it shapes up to be a much more interesting contest than it appeared to be several weeks ago. Go Bills.


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Insanity: "Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result." A 2013 George Will column reported studies by the Cato Institute showing that economic success of children mirrors the success of parents. This means that today's poverty babies will be tomorrow's poverty parents.
Forget what you have heard on TV. Poverty has, in fact, been a perpetual 13.8 percent (plus/minus 1.2 percent) of Americans since 1970, including a predictable 15 percent in 2012. And, income level definition for poverty has not changed since 1959 except for cost of living.
Head Start has failed, but if you cling to pre-school as an answer, consider the 1960's Perry Pre-school Project where 4- and 5-year-old poverty kids were specially taught by certified teachers. When Perry students reached age 27, only 65 percent had completed high school and 57 percent of Perry females had born children out of wedlock. At age 40, 28 percent had served time in jail, 32 percent of those for violent crimes, and 59 percent had received welfare: not what we need.
The real problem is that, by age 3, poverty babies hear half as many spoken words as average. One has to assume this makes the brain less susceptible to later learning; and lack of learning equals poverty.
Yet, nearly every school official, politician and political candidate continues to talk about priority in education, poverty centers, Common Core, teacher efficiency and pre-school without considering, even mentioning, learning before age 3. Unlike Will Rogers, they don't even know what they read in the newspapers.
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Killzone: Shadow Fall Will Be A 50GB Download
Posted on Monday, September 30 @ 08:15:38 Eastern by Keri_Honea
In an interview with Eurogamer, Fergal Gara, UK VP of Sony Computer Entertainment, discussed how Sony plans to make digital distribution for PlayStation 4 games more consumer-friendly. He then dropped the whopper that Killzone: Shadow Fall will be 50GB to download, which doesn't sound that consumer-friendly.
"First of all, [digital downloading] is definitely going to grow as a means of consumption. And there are big innovations in the PS4 to make it more attractive and more easy gamer wise to want to download," Gara said.
"The Play As You Download functionality, for example, means you don't need the whole file before you go. This is a little bit counterbalanced by the fact the files themselves are getting bloody big. Killzone: Shadow Fall is an uber file - I think it's cracking on for 50GB. It looks it, too, when you see it."
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I think with Grimes signing Miami doesn't really need a CB in the first 3 rounders. I think we are going to select Ray Ray Armstrong Safety or Brandon McGee from the U.
Another possibility can be RB Lattimore in the 4th. I know the RB is not a pressing need but we need playmakers.
I want Swope in the 3rd but I think Miami will select him in the 2nd rounder.
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Officials with the Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Civic Center say having a flagship hotel like the Marriott is a good selling point to bring tourists, events and conventions to the river city.
The Civic Center completed its major expansion in 2007 with the hope of increasing the number of events.
PACVB Executive Director Bob Marx says many groups considered bringing their functions to Peoria because of the Marriott Project.
Civic Center spokesman Marc Burnett says they realize the hotel project is like a marathon that could take longer, especially in this economy.
"We hope this project still has validity. It's a great opportunity for some hotel to come in and take advantage of this great museum being built downtown, the new Civic Center's been renovated and ready to go," Burnett said.
"Personally we think it's just something I would have and the CVB team agrees would have been a tremendous impact on growing the downtown market place," Marx said.
Burnett says Civic Center officials believe that eventually the project will move forward...if not now maybe sometime in the near future.


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LG Electronics, Inc. announced that it has filed a patent infringement action against Whirlpool Corporation.
In the lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court of New Jersey, LG charges Whirlpool with infringing LG's U.S. Patent Nos. 5,461,886; 5,768,731; and 5,339,474 through the marketing of Whirlpool's Calypso and Duet model washing machines.
LG said it believes that Whirlpool has improperly infringed upon its exclusive rights by incorporating its '886 and '474 patented inventions in the Whirlpool Calypso model washing machines and its '731 patented inventions in the Whirlpool Duet model washing machines. LG is seeking to collect damages for past infringement and is asking that Whirlpool stop using LG's patented technologies in its washing machines.
"We are committed to protecting and defending LG's patent rights to the fullest extent of the law," says Daniel Lee, director, Marketing Communications, LG Home Appliances. "LG's innovations and patented technologies are the results of extensive LG research and development efforts to provide consumers with the best products and value. LG has grown rapidly due to product innovation, which has been changing the marketplace. LG's patented innovations must and will be protected."
LG says it has been granted more 3,000 U.S. patents and that in 2003, it filed more than 1,300 patent applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The company expects to file 1,300 more applications in 2004.
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Birmingham extreme metal miscreants and recent Metal Blade signees, ANAAL NATHRAKH, are pleased to infect the masses with their anticipated new full-length this Fall title 'Desideratum'.Read More
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In addition to releasing their thirteenth full-length album, 'A Skeletal Domain,' the death metal icons will also be releasing their official autobiography on September 16th, 'Bible of Butchery The Official Biography'Read More
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Progressive powerhouse Between the Buried and Me will be releasing 'Future Sequence: Live at the Fidelitorium' next month on Metal Blade Records.Read More
Progressive/fusion trio, Trioscapes, have released their sophomore album! To celebrate the release, the band has partnered with PROG Magazine in the UK to premiere their new video!Read More
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There are several places you can get a free Thanksgiving meal this week.
The Carson Nugget in Carson City is once again offering a free Thanksgiving meal on Thursday from 11am-1pm in the upstairs banquet room. The Nugget is located at 651 N. Stewart Street.
The Reno-Sparks Gospel Mission is holding its annual Thanksgiving dinner at 11am Thursday at the Mission at 355 Record Street in Reno. More than 600 men, women and children are expected to attend the event. Every attendee will be able to receive a free winter coat.
Evelyn Mount will hold her annual Thanksgiving meal on Thursday at the MccGregor Inn at noon at 1661 East Sixth Street in Reno.
And - John Ascuaga's Nugget and St. Vincent's Dining Room will hold its annual Thanksgiving meal at 11:30am at 325 Valley Road in Reno. About 1,300 people are expected to attend.
This marks the final year the Ascuaga family will host the meal. The family sold the casino-resort operation in October, but says the new owners of the Nugget also intend to continue the annual holiday meals. "We are so thrilled that the Ascuagas have chosen to continue this tradition, despite the change in leadership taking place at the casino," says Peter Vogel, Executive Director at Catholic Charities & the St. Vincent's Programs. "These meals are always so special to our clients who might otherwise go hungry on this holiday."
For those who attend, there are no questions asked and no requirements in order to receive a free Thanksgiving meal.
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Sally Sloth Saves the Day
- Publisher: Kiwa Media
- Genre: Books
- Released: 4 Apr, 2010
- Size: 109.4 MB
- Price: $4.99
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DescriptionThis Sally Sloth QBook™ is the answer for every time a small person says, "I'm bored!" Sally Sloth Saves the Day is a cute picture book that can save your day in traffic jams, waiting rooms, or on long plane rides.
This delightful, interactive story takes you on a magical, rhyming adventure as Sally goes from being the slowest creature in the jungle to discovering she has a special talent that could save her furry friends.
With narration you control it's fun, uplifting and educational.
Qbook technology enables your child to swipe their fingers over the page to make the words play and light up in multiple languages.
There are lots of ways to personalize and customize this appealing, action-packed tale, created for children aged three and up. You can record your own voice to narrate the story yourself. You can even use fingertips to color in the pictures. It's an app that'll have your little ones saying, "We love you, Sally Sloth!"
• Personalize each book with 'this book belongs to ...' page.
• Swipe-to-Read™ the words to hear and playback the story at your own pace.
• Touch-to-Hear™ individual words spoken.
• Touch-to-Spell™ to hear the letters that spell each and every word.
• Auto Play to enjoy the narration.
• Color in each page and save your pictures
• Use the `My Narration' function to read and record the story yourself.
• Rotate to an alternate view for fast story navigation
• Change the language of the story at anytime
Multi-Language QBooks
QBook™ offers a true multi-language experience and is a great tool for learning new languages for both young and old. This QBook includes the narration, text, and user interface in these languages:
US English
Kiwa Media Group (NZ)
© Jo Dawson 2009
Written by Jo Dawson
Illustrations by Jared Kahi
Compatible with iPad only
Requires iOS 3.2+
Patent 532174
Patent Pending - All rights reserved
Kiwa Media produces multi-language digital content, creates IT solutions and develops products and services for the digital publishing and entertainment industries.


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Toronto Blue Jays set to kick off 2013 season at home
Using Twitter to build up hype
They are the darlings of baseball writers and pundits after a massive makeover perpetrated by general manager Alex Anthopoulos.
On Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays welcome the Cleveland Indians in for a three-game series to kick off what Canadian baseball fans hope will be a return to the glory days of the early 1990s and the late 1980s.
Unlike during those winning baseball seasons, there was no such thing as the Internet or social media. With the excitement building, the Blue Jays are orchestrating a full-court press with Twitter to hype the season.
The Blue Jays official feed is promoting the hashtag #LoveThisTeam, and it is inviting fans add to each tweet about Canada's baseball team. It is trending on Twitter, up to the second most popular phrase, as of Tuesday morning.
#LoveThisTeam is trending! Lets get it #1! Show your support for the 2013 @BlueJays by using the hashtag!—
Blue Jays-Official (@BlueJays) April 02, 2013
Happy Opening Day everyone! http://t.co/IN7GatbHgI—
Blue Jays-Official (@BlueJays) April 02, 2013
Even the team's mascot ACE, has his own account. But I bet you couldn't get more than one out of 100 people who could correctly name the mascot, or even know that one exists.
But as we know, Toronto is very fickle when it comes to its sports teams; love-hate is too mild a word for the city's relationship with sports heroes. After the 1994 MLB lockout, Toronto baseball fans were glacial returning to Rogers Centre, or SkyDome, or whatever you want to call it.
They team's attendance went from a high number in 1993 (the last of two straight World Series winning season's) of 4,057,947 to 2,826,483 the next full season. (Numbers from Baseball Reference) That was 1995, as the 1994 season was cancelled due to a player strike.
During the next few seasons, the Blue Jays stayed close to the two million mark in annual attendance, bottoming out at 1,495,482 in 2010.
But the excitement is back in Toronto, for now.
Ready for @BlueJays season opener! Fellow @MLBFanCave Dweller, @alexJustice4all is prepared for tonight's battle! http://t.co/oxBDEvNl0o—
April Whitzman (@Alleycat17) April 02, 2013
Let's Go @BlueJays! Good luck this season #Toronto http://t.co/MamOJo6mJS—
Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) April 02, 2013
@BlueJays Let's go BLUE JAYS!!! #LoveThisTeam #HondaOpeningNight http://t.co/QS794syCb8—
BlueJayNation (@RevelInTheChaos) April 02, 2013
If I can't go to the opener, the opener is coming to me! Happy @BlueJays Opening Night! #LoveThisTeam http://t.co/Ix4AclGSIK—
Olivia Barr (@LivBar) April 02, 2013
Let's go, Blue Jays! (Clap clap clap clap clap!) @BlueJays #LoveThisTeam—
Danielle Bentley (@hd_bentley) April 02, 2013
My son's blankie from 20 years ago. The dream is still alive. #LoveThisTeam #BlueJays #Baseball #Jays http://t.co/Joprr6DeAr—
Tracy S. (@TracyS21) April 02, 2013
And that frenzy has reached Ottawa as noted sports fan Stephen Harper tweets his love.
OK, @BlueJays. Let's. Play. Ball. ow.ly/jFwCD #LoveThisTeam #BlueJays—
Stephen Harper (@pmharper) April 02, 2013
The first game is being sponsored, via Twitter by Honda Motorsports Canadian division. This another thing that didn't happen 20 years ago. #HondaOpeningNight is the hash tag and it is being promoted heavily by the team.
@BlueJays I'm glued to my TV. I booked the day off work #HondaOpeningNight #LoveThisTeam—
Tasha Erika (@tashaerika) April 02, 2013
Honda is a proud sponsor of the @BlueJays! Let the year of the knuckleball begin! #HondaOpeningNight #LoveThisTeam http://t.co/cDQldrNh5w—
Honda Powersports CA (@HondaPowerCA) April 02, 2013
Finally, the Jays are getting warmed up and tweets are emerging from field level.
Jose Reyes on the field early for bunting practice: flickr.com/photos/lottonb… (So was Emilio Bonifacio.)—
John Lott (@LottOnBaseball) April 02, 2013
Call him Boni: the #BlueJays new second baseman on workout day. flickr.com/photos/lottonb…—
John Lott (@LottOnBaseball) April 02, 2013
And the team members are fully on the board with the Twitter thing. Here is a sampling.
How about this for foreshadowing, circa 1986. Who can spot me? http://t.co/IqA4gEKvXN—
R.A. Dickey (@RADickey43) March 23, 2013
Think we aren't fired up about tomorrow??? #LetsGetIt #OpeningDay http://t.co/uSmqPhbJ20—
jp arencibia (@jparencibia9) April 01, 2013
Can't wait to hang with 50,000+ of you! Lets do this!! #OpeningDay #Tdot #fightinjays—
Casey Janssen (@CaseyJanssen) April 02, 2013
"@BlueJays: .@Encadwin banner being hoisted outside @Rogers_Centre #LoveThisTeam @BlueJays http://t.co/p0M4EC2G7n"q bn!#nice#lovethisteam!!—
Edwin Encarnacion (@Encadwin) March 31, 2013
Walk to my home !!! Good morning everyone !!! http://t.co/DrC4SoZmrO—
esmil rogers (@es_esmil) April 01, 2013
And new shortstop Jose Reyes checks in from Instagram land.
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Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community & Technical College have worked to keep the campus food bank full.
"The Nest" opened last September, and has confidentially helped more than 200 students.
A "Fill the Nest!" Celebration was held Monday, Sept. 30 to thank all who have donated over the past year.
"A lot of our students have some financial need and are unable to purchase food as well as hygiene products that we offer as part of The Nest. It's a good way to keep our students first," said Amy Drvar, civic engagement coordinator.
You can drop off your donations at the campus library's circulation desk.


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7209 Hidden Creek Rd has a Walk Score of 20 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so almost all errands require a car.
This location is in Bethesda. Nearby parks include Scott's Run Waterfall, Cabin John Local Park and Seven Locks Park.
Nearby schools include Apple Montessori School, The Primary Day School and Holton-arms School.
The closest grocery stores are Captains Market, Bethesda Co-Op and The Market On the Boulevard.
Nearby restaurants include Wild Tomato, Fish Taco and My Sushi.
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Short of the astronomical airfares, the language barrier, the cultural barrier, and my remarkably apathetic devotion to staying inside my apartment for weeks on end, there's almost nothing keeping me from fleeing the United States and heading to Tokyo, Osaka, of Hiroshima to try to score myself a Japanese girlfriend. (And, yes, I'd settle for an awkward one night stand or even a mutual mild flirtation.) Good thing, then, that Maiko XXX exists. Collecting the original Japanese hardcore productions seen on Maiko Creampies, Maiko Teens, and Maiko MILFs, Maiko XXX is something like a mini-network, and one that deserves a closer look. With 200-plus scenes online and three new ones landing every week, and with some stunningly sexy young and not-so-young models giving their all for your sexertainment, Maiko XXX could soon grow into the closest thing to a neon-lit midnight romp in a downtown Tokyo high-rise hotel that Mr. Pink is ever going to get.
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MrPinks.com review date - 03/08/2012
Ancient legend has it that Oriental women are not just beautiful, submissive, affectionate, and gifted with a mighty tight omanko, they're also more likely than any other women you might have come in contact with to whip up a mean okonomiyaki pancake the morning after, sealing the proverbial deal. With that and your soft spot for Hello Kitty in mind, take a gander at Maiko XXX. From the first preview image on the tour page, Maiko XXX is undeniably a hardcore Japanese porn site. This is primarily something to note because of the unfortunate tendency for purchasers of J-porn to end up with a video so heavily censored it more closely resembles an outtake from the latest Takashi Miike movie. Pixilation is the scourge of the Japanese pornographic arts and thankfully Maiko XXX seems to be declaring itself pixilation-free. The letters "HD" and the word "widescreen" also appear prominently here, as do boasts of Maiko XXX's "thousands of videos, high quality photos, exclusive Japanes girls," and, best of all, a "new video every other day." Don't tell me my years of searching are finally over, that I can kick off my geta and chill-the-fuck-out with sexy little Japanese spinners on the perfect J-porn website!
Maiko XXX is a little confusing. At first it appears to be a pretty standard Japanese hardcore website, but once you get inside and see the update list it is immediately clear you've joined not a lone website but a network of three websites, Maiko Teens, Maiko Creampies, and Maiko MILFs. Holding 210 scenes in total and adding a new one three times each week, this fairly new pseudo-network has lots to offer.
Aside from filling the obvious Teen, Creampie, and MILF categories, Maiko XXX brings you a varied selection of pics and videos. Featured acts include facials, female masturbation, and sub/dom play, as well as the holy grail of Japanese porn: women with shaved pubic hair!
Offering its video content in High Definition resolutions reaching 1280x720 pixels, Maiko XXX has firmly planted itself in the 21st century. The videos, whether streamed or downloaded in WMV or MP4 format, look quite good and the only pixilation you'll see censors not the sex, but the identifying background scenery.
Once again, Mr. Pink's has come through for the 99% and nabbed you, devoted reader, a five dollar discount that brings the usual $24.95 monthly price down to $19.95 and makes Maiko XXX seem a whole lot sweeter.
Normally I'd include something in the Pros section about how this site gives you network access as part of your membership package, but, as Maiko XXX would literally be empty without Maiko MILFs, Maiko Creampies, and Maiki Teens, it seems Maiko XXX is the network.
Most of Maiko XXX's scenes open with a rather lengthy interview that lets the featured model dish out some personal views on sex as well as some biographical information. Well, that's what I assume is said. These interviews remain in their original Japanese language and have not been translated, dubbed, or subtitled, so you're left with no fucking idea what they're talking about. Wakarimasu-ka?
The main Maiko XXX page has a category list that points Japanese, Teens, Creampie, Mature, Facial, and Shaved; anything else and you're on your own. A few additional navigation tools wouldn't just be a great addition to Maiko's homepage, it's essential.
None of the models' profile pages give any information about the woman, where she's from, what she likes, what she dislikes, and why she's in porn. Instead, you're simply linked to her online scenes. Considering the interviews are left untranslated and the profiles are bare, you'd have to be relatively fluent in Japanese to have any idea who these girls are.
For a three-site network hub, Maiko XXX doesn't really have too many problems delivering its content and showing its members a reasonably good time, but there's definitely lots of room for improvement. Scenes feature Japanese dialog that has not been translated or subtitled in English (or any other language for that matter), leaving you wondering what the hell is going on right up until a familiar coital act takes place. The videos and photos both look good and are uncensored, beating out much of pixel-afflicted competition in the J-porn niche. The archive sees three new scenes arrive each week and already holds 210, but it'd be great to see Maiko XXX pass the 500 mark in the not too distant future. Maiko XXX certainly isn't a bad little network, it just needs a bit more time to develop before it's truly worthy of your undying attention and devotion.


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Our Verdict: Moon is technically ambitious but does little to make a name for itself in terms of gameplay.
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"Hey it's the 40th Anniversary of the moon landing in 2009. Let's bring out a game simply called Moon." Yeah thanks Mr. Sellout
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Hmm... not heard of this. Not a bad looking FPS, seems straightforward enough to play but visually it's nothing fantastic. Meh.


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COHASSET — This small coastal town of 7,500 people spent almost $350,000 on legal fees last fiscal year — more than five times as much as other Massachusetts communities its size.
Cohasset's legal expenses in fiscal 2012 — July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012 — also exceeded the amounts spent by Hingham, Hull, and Scituate, its larger neighbors. For example, while Hingham has three times Cohasset's population, the larger town spent $319,918 on legal bills in the same period that Cohasset shelled out $349,877 — about $46 per resident.


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By Jane Nambi
One of the Ugandan contestants in Big Brother Africa 7, Jannette was evicted after being put up for eviction for the first time since the beginning of BBA 7.
Jannette was among other four contestants who were up for eviction. Among them were Kyle (Uganda), Prezzo (Kenya), Lady May (Namibia). Kyle was put up for eviction by Wati after he replaced him with himself as Head of House.
However, Kyle was once again saved by Africa but Jannette did not get the same luck as she was evicted.
Jannette was the only person who was evicted in the last eviction show before the grand finale which is to take place this week. There are now six contestants remaining in the house and one of them will emerge as the winner.
BBA finalists
- Kyle – Uganda
- Prezzo – Kenya
- Lady May – Namibia
- Wati – Malawi
- Keagan – South Africa
- Talia – Zambia
Here is how Africa Voted:
- Angola: Lady May
- Botswana: Lady May
- Namibia: Lady May
- Zimbabwe: Lady May
- Ghana: Jannette
- Kenya: Prezzo
- Liberia: Prezzo
- Tanzania: Prezzo
- Rest of Africa: Prezzo
- Malawi: Kyle
- Nigeria: Kyle
- South Africa: Kyle
- Sierra Leone: Kyle
- Uganda: Kyle
- Zambia: Kyle


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The new Land Rover Range Rover was unveiled back in 2012 and since then, it has gained lots of attention from tuners. In fact, if you remember correctly, there has been about one new tuning kit offered each week.
This week, the tuning kit comes from the German tuner Arden and is simply called Spirit. Though Arden left the bits under the hood alone, it did work hard on updating the look of the SUV .
The new AR9 body kit includes a new front apron with two air entrances for improved ventilation. The tuner also installed an exclusive, handmade Arden front grille, a completely redesigned front appearance and new side skirts. For the rear, Arden installed a new apron and new sports silencers.
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Lower Merion police responded to approximately 351 calls the week of July 9 throughout Ardmore, Merion Station, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne and Haverford, two weeks previous.
A version of the department's most recent report, sorted by the type of incident and culled of incidents throughout the rest of Lower Merion, is attached to this article.
Patch also has reported some incidents from the week of July 9 that were relayed in a .
From July 9 to July 15, the police calls (which do not necessarily indicate arrests were made or charges filed) included:
- 3 burglaries
- 2 DUIs
- 1 case of indecent sexual assault, on the 1500 block of W Wynnewood Rd on July 10
- 14 thefts or attempted thefts from vehicles
- 5 fires
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There were no magical heroics Wednesday night at Citi Field. A comeback win was not in the cards. Instead of celebrations and cream pies the Mets were left shaking their heads after their 9-5 loss to the Padres, and they had no one to blame but themselves.
A bad outing from starter R.A. Dickey, failed clutch hitting, and a total lack of fundamentals all doomed the Mets, as the Padres led from start to finish and finally notched a win in the 4-game series.
Will Venable paced the Padres with a 4-5 effort, including a triple to lead off the game followed by the first run to make it 1-0. R.A. Dickey got pounded to the tune of 6 hits and 5 runs (3 earned) in 5 innings. He suffered his 11th loss of the season, and raised his ERA to 3.75. There have been a lot of nights when R.A. Dickey took a loss he did not deserve. Tonight was not one of those nights, as he put the Amazins in a 5-0 lead by 8:15pm.
Still, despite falling behind big the scrappy Mets kept fighting back. They scored one in the 4th on an R.A. Dickey single, and 2 in the 6th on RBI hits from Jason Pridie and Nick Evans. The Padres extended the lead to 6-3 in the 7th, but the Willie Harris countered with a run scoring single in the 8th. Things seemed to fall apart for good with Bobby Parnell on the mound in the 9th, as the Padres put up 3 more runs in a wacky inning, and the Citi Field faithful booed loudly when the inning ended as it was 9-4.
And yet, the Mets were still somehow able to get the tying run to the plate in the 9th off Heath Bell. They loaded the bases, and then Logan Forsythe booted the potential game clinching out. Jason Bay scored to make it 9-5, the bases remained loaded, and Willie Harris came up with a chance to knot it up with one swing. Forsythe made up for the error by snagging a high line drive from Harris, and the game was over.
The positive from this game is the fact that the Mets gave it away time after time, but still kept fighting back and stayed in it till the bitter end. But ultimately it was a disappointing game. Had the Mets played solid fundamental baseball, the outcome could have been much different. Here is an outline of the many poor mistakes the orange and blue made in the 9-5 loss:
- Mike Baxter misplayed the first at-bat of the game off the right field wall, quickly turning Venable's double into a triple.
- Bad throw by R.A. Dickey in the 2nd, taking a potential double play and ending up with 1st and 3rd.
- Bad throw by Pagan in the 2nd trying to nail Aaron Harang off 2nd, his 8th error of the year from the outfield.
- Ruben Tejada not sliding trying to score from 3rd on a sac fly. He would have been safe, but came in standing and was tagged out. An UNACCEPTABLE move by the young kid.
- Bobby Parnell missing 1st base covering with 2 outs. The 9th would have been over. It ended up getting much uglier.
- Immediately after missing 1st, Parnell had Jesus Guzman caught off 3rd. But despite David Wright's screaming he never threw the ball. Guzman was able to scurry back.
- Josh Thole threw through to get Aaron Cunningham at 2nd, but Guzman took off from 3rd and stole home on the play.
- Overall the Mets left 13 men on base, and failed to get the big hit seemingly every inning.
The Mets can put this ugly loss in the past with a win tomorrow afternoon, when they have a chance to take the series 3 games to 1 with Jon Niese on the mound.
Three Up:
1) Josh Thole- Always a second half hitter, Thole has looked much better at the plate lately. He is showing off power too. He drilled a deep pitch to right in his 2nd at bat that just missed a homerun foul, then crushed a double to deep center in his next AB. Overall Thole went 4-5, and had his best offensive game of the season.
2) Will Venable- A 4-4 night with a triple, 2 doubles, a single, and run scored. Not too shabby for the Padres leadoff hitter.
3) Ruben Tejada- He had a deplorable base running blunder, but Tejada looked great at the dish. He had 2 doubles and a single, scored a run, and should have scored another…
Three Down:
1) Angel Pagan- First, Angel made an error trying to nail Aaron Harang at 2nd base. Then, he struck out with the bases loaded. And then he left the game due to injury with lower back spasms. Just an awful night everywhere for Angel.
2) R.A. Dickey- The mountain climber did not have it tonight. His knuckle ball was flat and he got peppered for 6 hits and 5 runs. This may have been his worst outing of the year.
3) Bobby Parnell- The "closer of the future" was once again a big dud. Parnell came in to pitch the 9th with the Mets down 2 runs and still in the game. That quickly changed, as Bobby gave up 3 runs and 4 hits, giving the Amazins virtually no chance in the bottom of the 9th. To make matters worse, Parnell did a terrible job missing 1st base with his feet to keep the inning alive, then had Jesus Guzman dead to rights between home and 3rd but didn't throw the ball! He ended up allowing 2 more runs after the play, and his ERA has now nearly doubled in his last 13 innings, from 2.66 up to 4.38. Awful, awful job by Parnell tonight.
Rizzi's Rants:
- This was a rare off night all around for the Mets under Terry Collins. The defense was soft, the bats went quiet in big spots, and the fundamentals were piss poor. The Mets deserved to lose this game, and they did just that. Thank God they won in such dramatic fashion two straight nights, or this team would be facing a 4-game sweep at home to a last place team.
- Another night, another injury for the Mets. Angel Pagan left with back spasms, and there is no word on how long he will be out yet. He said he is going to try to play without missing a game, but then again so did Ike Davis. What a freaking disaster. The only question to ask at this point is, "who's next"? I will guess that it's time for a pitcher. Give me Jason Isringhausen in the "Mets Injury Pool."
- Mike Baxter looked a little spooked playing right field in his home town. Will Venable led the game off with a shot off the wall, and Baxter had a lot of trouble with it. It ended up being a triple, and Venable soon scored the 1st run of the game. He did have a nice opposite field single later in the game though on the positive side.
- David Wright's 5th inning double tied him with Ed Kranepool for the franchise record in total bases with 2047.
- The SNY text poll was about whether the Mets should move the walls in at Citi Field. I was against it for 2 years, but now I think they need to move left field in a little bit, and eliminate the Mo's Zone. I personally like the aesthetic look and feel of the "Great Wall of Flushing," so I would keep left field as a high wall. This would keep Citi Field as a pitcher's park, but make it a little more fair for hitters at the same time.
- Gary Cohen claims to be a big Jets fan, but he can't be a very big NFL fan. He didn't know who Rex Grossman was, and when it finally dawned on him he said, "Oh yeah, he's on the Bears, right?"


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The Tasman Glacier
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The Tasman Glacier
The World > Pacific Ocean Islands > Polynesia > New Zealand
Photographer's Notes:
It was around 2pm when we arrived in Mount Cook village. The weather had been cloudy all day as we had been driving north. A few kilometres from the village the clouds parted and the sun was out and all the mountains were visible. We had to decide quickly where we were going to walk. We wanted to get to a nice location nearer to the sunset for some photographs. We decided that we'd stay in Ball Shelter which is on the West side of the Tasman Glacier and just east of the highest mountain in New Zealand (Mount Cook). The path to Ball Shelter follows the glacier and offers some pretty amazing views over it.
I was quite surprised to read in the New Zealand Lonely Planet the following paragraph:
"The Tasman Glacier is a predictably spectacular sweep of ice, but further down it's downright ugly. Normally as a glacier retreats it melts back up the mountain, but the Tasman is unusual because its last few kilometres are almost horizontal. In recent decades it has melted from the top down, exposing a jumble of stones, rocks and boulders and forming a lake. In other words, in its 'ablation zone' (where it melts), the Tasman is covered in a solid mass of debris, which slows down its melting rate and makes it unsightly."
For me it was really impressive, you can clearly see how the Glacier is cutting away at the mountains and what an unstoppable force it is.
Photographer's Notes:As the sun rises from the East the tops of the higher peaks of Aoraki/Mount Cook...
Taken from the scenic outlook a short, but steep, walk up on the debris field from the glacier above ...
Tasman Glacier is the largest glacier in New Zealand and is usually visited together with Aoraki/Mt C...
Mount Cook Plateau is one of the most popular destinations amongst mountain climbers visiting South I...
At 3755m, Aoraki(Mt Cook) is the highest mountain in New Zealand. In fact, Aoraki and the surrounding...
Photographer's Notes:For a friend's birthday, we decided to walk the up to Welcome Flat hut in the Co...
The Fox Glacier, Te Moeka o Tuawe in Māori, is a 13 km long glacier located in Westland National Park...
Forever has always existed.
In the mythology of Oceanic peoples, it's been there along with Darkness and the Sea.
The Earth came from the efforts of Old Spider, who soared over the endless sea and found a giant clam. She opened it and crawled inside, finding a snail there to share the space with her. She set the snail in the west and made it into the Moon to shed some light into the darkness. Together they raised up the top of the clam shell to make the sky, pushing it until it was wide open.
Then they pushed the bottom half of the clam shell in the other direction to make the ground. The earth was called Papa and the sky Ranga. These are the two first beings who created all the flowers, plants, trees and animals on the islands, and fish in the sea.
They celebrated all their open space by making as many beautiful creatures as they could imagine, but they still remained separated by the work of the original Old Spider. Each night, Ranga weeps for his beloved Papa earth, and this is where the morning dew comes from.
Polynesia means "many islands" and when you see these pictures, you will want to visit all of them. To make it simple, the islands sit in a triangle described by connecting Hawaii, New Zealand and Easter Island.
There are over a thousand of these islands of surfer's paradise in the central and south Pacific Ocean. It's stunning. Look at the color of the water here! And the sunset... these speak for themselves. Could you be happy in this little house? How about some reef diving inside a lagoon?
Put this one in full screen and don't come back. Love, 360.
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There's a character in the wonderful film Pulp Fiction named Mr. Wolfe. He is the problem solver and speaks concisely and doesn't have time for non-sense. One of the Wolf's lines "Let's not go...." well I don't know if I can finish the quote here, but http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001787/quotes has it. This particular quote comes up often in life when people get ahead of themselves, and you just want to shoot their enthusiasm down. It has to be done. Not that we shouldn't have optimism and enthusiasm in our lives, but we also need to be realistic and logical.
"What is your point?" You may be asking, good question, I'm a little lost myself. I guess my basic point is that I have a hard time understanding some people's "This can't fail" attitude when it comes to sports and the Bears in specific. Remember when we got Brandon Marshall, got rid of Martz, and scored 40 on opening day? There was no way this wasn't the year the offense carried us, finally we had an competent offense that would be the focal point of our team, organization, and sports-watching life. In fact before the season started some were bold enough to suggest our offense would have to bail out our defense for the upcoming season.
Boy, they were wrong. I admit I got to thinking this way after the first game, and I was wrong too. I'm not writing this to laugh at those who were wrong or proclaim I knew all along, it's just a warning of sorts. A warning that things could still go bad despite being told otherwise. Just because the organization tells you something, doesn't make it so, just because beat reporters tell you something, doesn't make it so. Watch and listen with your third eye, as Bill Hicks would say. You've been a fan, you've watched, aren't you qualified at least marginally?
I guess it's optimism that can blind any rational thought or contradiction your brain wants you to follow. Blind faith has brought a wave of people clamoring that "Emery is god", "I completely trust Emery", "Don't worry about it, Emery's got it" I just find this attitude so frustrating and baseless. Can't we see what he does and give him a couple years before we are renaming Halas Hall "Emery Hall"? The guy seems like he knows what he is doing, talks a real good game, and has made quick decisions, kudos to him, but that doesn't make him unflappable.
Truth is, I have no idea how good Phil Emery is, will be, or can be. He may end up being our savior and he may just be another in the long list of Bears failures. Let's just let it play out for a bit before we start declaring him our hero.


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A quick thanks to all of those who helped us pack the house at the Paramount Theater last night in Denver. We had a chance to unveil an original song, some cool new tricks, and rock the songs you came to love from the show. Make sure you tag yourself on the Facebook pic Tony took on stage!
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Now it's time to put it all together. We're going to hit the studio and write. That's right, original music. We'll be putting music videos together, creating new and exciting content, and building OUR show. The plan is to have that done by summer time (2012) and then hit the road.
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Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham says that detainees at the Guantanamo Bay like the detention center don't want to be moved. "You the get sun, you get to play in the cages all day. I mean, come on," she told Fox News hosts Steve Doocy, Alisyn Camerota and Brian Kilmeade.
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By GREG KEIM
The NorthWood Panthers, if the they wish to stay in the hunt for the NLC title, will be involved in an important league contest Friday at Warsaw.
NorthWood (11-2, 3-1 NLC) is currently tied with the Goshen Redskins (8-4, 3-1) for second place in the conference behind Concord (11-1, 4-0).
The Warsaw Tigers (8-6, 2-2) are paced in scoring by 6-0 senior Jared Bloom (17.4 ppg), 6-5 senior John Swanson (10.4) and 6-1 junior Jordan Stookey (9.8).
"Warsaw is very solid again this year," NorthWood coach Aaron Wolfe said. "The Tigers have both interior and perimeter offense. Their rebounding and defense have been the phases of the game that are extremely consistent.
"Bloom is a very good player and is their leader as he has been on the varsity for three years."
Wolfe was an assistant coach in the Warsaw program before taking the NorthWood job six years ago.
Leading scorers for the Panthers are 6-4 junior Zach Zurcher (18.3), 6-4 junior Jonathan Wilkinson (17.2), 6-2 senior Tommy Klem (8.0) and 5-9 junior Tanner Farmwald (6.9).
The Northridge Raiders (4-9, 1-3 NLC) host the Plymouth Pilgrims (11-2, 2-2) Friday. Northridge snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 51-43 win over Elkhart Memorial last Saturday.
"I would be lying if it didn't feel like we got a bit of a monkey off our back by snapping that losing streak," Northridge coach Ronnie Thomas said. "The kids felt great, they all contributed in some way and this will definitely give them some confidence going into this weekend."
Six-nine junior Mack Mercer leads Plymouth in scoring at 20.9. Other top scorers are 5-10 senior Joe Knapp (13.7) and 6-0 senior David Lee (7.9).
"Mercer is a very good player, he can score from multiple spots on the floor which makes him such a prized recruit," Thomas added. "What has impressed me the most about his game is his ability to put the ball down on the floor and drive it. For us to stop him, we can't let him catch the ball deep and get driving angles on us from the perimeter, and try and contest his shots as best we can.
"This is a very talented team, even besides Mercer. They really pressure the ball for 80 feet and have some very athletic guards who can knock open shots down."
Six-seven junior Nate Ritchie (19.1) leads the Raiders in scoring, followed by 6-1 junior Sam Ahonen (8.6), 5-9 sophomore Pete Smith (8.1) and 6-1 senior Joey Ganyard (5.62).
It's a doubleheader weekend for Northridge as the Raiders visit Fairfield (8-7) on Saturday. The Falcons are paced in scoring by 6-2 senior Garrett Scott (10.7), 6-5 senior Brad Lantz (10.5), 6-2 junior Marcus Rodes (10.2) and 6-2 sophomore Joe Line (7.5).
"Fairfield has improved immensely since the beginning of the year and are getting better every game," Thomas said. "They have shooters on the perimeter and some length to contest with on the defensive end. We're going to have to defend the 3-point line and make sure we keep them out of the lane."
About facing Northridge Falcon coach Troy Beachy said, "We are going to have be aware of where Ritchie is at all times. He is a tough matchup because he is effective inside and outside. Ahonen does a nice job running the point for Northridge, Smith is a great shooter plus Ganyard and (6-0 senior) Austin Moniot do well in their roles of scoring when needed and playing hard defensively."
The Falcons have an NECC contest on Friday at West Noble (12-1. 6-0 NECC). leading the WN Chargers in scoring are 6-3 junior Drew Schermerhorn (14.2), 6-5 junior Keith Gibson (11.0), 6-7 senior Nick Noe (8.2) and 5-7 senior Nick Thomas (8.2).
"West Noble is having a good season," Beachy said. "They pose so many challenges because they have big post players that can score inside and great shooters on the perimeter. We are going to have to play a complete game with great defensive energy and execution."
In another NLC contest, the Concord Minutemen host the Wawasee Warriors (3-9, 0-4 NLC) on Friday. Concord is led in scoring by 6-6 senior Frank House (16.4), 6-5 sophomore Filip Serwatka (12.3), 6-2 junior Adam Glanders (8.1) and 6-3 senior DuWhan Alford (6.2). Leading Wawasee in scoring are 6-1 sophomore Alex Clark (14.6), 6-5 junior Chase Myers (7.3), 5-9 sophomore Gage Reinhard (6.7) and 6-0 freshman Jeffrey Moore (5.4).
Wawasee travels to Lakeland (4-10) on Saturday. Top scorers for Lakeland are 6-1 senior spencer Mortola (11.9), 6-3 junior Chandler Mynhier (7.5) and 5-11 senior Mitch Herber (6.36).
The Westview Warriors (13-1, 6-0 NECC) host the Eastside Blazers (5-8, 4-2) Friday. Six-four senior Kyle Miller (15.6), 6-3 sophomore Chandler Aspy (12.7), 5-10 junior Jordyn Bontrager (11.8) and 6-3 senior Nick Raber (8.6) are the leading scorers for Westview.
The Bethany Christian Bruins (3-9) return to action with a trip to Fort Wayne Blackhawk Friday. Bethany has been idle since a 61-54 loss to Bremen back on Jan. 7. Top point producers for the Bruins are 6-2 senior Caleb Morris (13.0), 6-0 sophomore Sol Brenneman (11.7), 6-3 junior Abe Thorne (7.7) and 5-11 senior Isaac Schertz (5.3).


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Expo Aero Brasil 2004
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A strange place to find one of these and a long way from where it first started out?
Parked up until the next patrol.
We don't get many contrails down here in Melbourne but this was a spectacular one! This SQ 744 is travelling home from Auckland. (Canon 10D)
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Residents and councillors will meet in the Scottish Borders town of Jedburgh to talk about better flood defences for the town.
Around fifty homes and businesses were badly damaged when the Skiprunning Burn overflowed at the beginning of August.
The town's community council wants to tackle the issue and reduce the risk of a repeat of the flooding.
Scottish Borders Council has commissioned engineering consultants to assess what happened. Their report is expected at the beginning of September.
The council has applied for emergency financial assistance from the Scottish Government to help them cope with the clean up.


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Hey everybody, you know what really sucks? Bye weeks!! For us fans I mean, for the players its a needed rest for their bodies and even more importantly for their minds. For me the bye week is like a mini offseason though! I can't believe how long the time takes to tick by.
Its Friday night, and normally this is when I let myself begin to get amped up for our next game. Now what though? Get amped up for Dallas vs Philadelphia? Although its still football and I will be watching it, its not exactly my bread and butter! All its going to do is make me wish my Raiders were playing and getting the opportunity to redeam themselves from whatever that was this past Sunday. To top it off my Packers are on bye too, so I don't even get them to help keep my mind at bay.
At least the Monday Night game will have my complete attention. I'm not even sure who I want to win, although I guess the nudge for me goes to Kansas City. A 0-0 tie with multiple embarrassing turnovers and both teams leaving the game with negative momentum will be my number one desired outcome. Maybe some player/coach fights, inner turmoil developing too? All in all I think I want KC to win because I'd rather be tied for first in our division than one game behind SD. However, that might not be best either considering the momentum KC would have with the first game against the Raiders and a season split with the Chargers under their belts. Yep, this has already been an extreamly long week and we are not even halfway to our next game yet. Somebody wake me when the Broncos get to town.