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The final book in Barant's Bloodhound Files takes an odd turn that is likely to keep series fans wondering what's going on. Although Barant's genuine talent for character development and byzantine storytelling is clearly evident, taking Jace out of the world and away from the supporting players we have grown fond of for the finale is disappointing. Still, no one has moxie quite like Jace!
Having spent time in a psych ward for her unhealthy obsession with the television show the Bloodhound Files, Jace Valchek is surviving by working two part-time jobs in the small town of Thropirelem, Kan. When a local reverend is found hanged, fingers are pointed toward the Gallowsman, who, according to legend, was unjustly hanged. As the bodies start piling up, Jace realizes those contraband DVDs of the Bloodhound Files may hold some answers to the deadly weirdness around her. (ST. MARTIN'S, Dec., 304 pp., $7.99)
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An old one for Mathematica: Mike Foale was using it on the Mir space station; there was an accident; the computer it was on got sucked into space; Mike had a backup disk, but needed a password for a different computer; all-time favorite call to customer service … and finally an in-action solving of equations of motion for a spinning space station.
Hip-hop is about being hip. And at a certain age, you're not as hip to a certain crowd, and you lose hipness. And I think it's a thing that people don't talk about enough, but it's a real thing. I have to ask my son sometimes, like, what's cool?
Mankiewicz didn't work on every kind of picture, though. He didn't do Westerns, and once, when a studio attempted to punish him for his customary misbehavior by assigning him to a Rin Tin Tin picture, he turned in a script that began with the craven Rin Tin Tin frightened by a mouse and reached its climax with a house on fire and the dog taking a baby into the flames.
It's not just that Citi Field looks backward; it looks backward through a fractured lens, as if it had been conjured by a freshman at RISD armed with some stadium-design software, a book of old-ballpark postcards, and 48 hours' worth of meth.
Which leaves us, well, here. But here isn't a very good place to be. We live in a moment where the only problems Congress seems able to solve are the problems it creates for us. The problems we actually have, meanwhile, go unsolved, and the people they afflict go on suffering.

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Our condo at the beautiful and modern Las Brisas resort delivers the perfect blend of home and vacation that you've been looking for. This is a corner unit on the second floor with privacy and space to enjoy your Florida beach vacation. The corner units at the building spans the width of the building, so this condo gives extra space for your family to spread out. Enjoy a fantastic view of the beach and Gulf from your spacious private balcony, with plenty of room for dining or just relaxing.
Everything is provided, from a fully stocked kitchen, to clean and comfortable beach and bath towels, linens, to beach chairs and toys. The master bedroom features a comfortable King size bed, walk-in closet, and leads into the attached bathroom. The second bedroom features two full size beds, also with attached full bathroom. The large living room area offers plenty of seating space, and leads out into the beachfront balcony.
Free WiFi internet service, TV's in each bedroom, DVD with Blu-ray, and a selection of movies make it a great spot for taking a break from the beach. Swim in the the year-round beachfront heated pool, and enjoy a BBQ at the provided grill and picnic area with Tiki huts. Also included, a reserved parking space.
Please note, parking at Las Brisas is very limited, and there is only one assigned spot for this condo. Laundry facilities are not available in the building, but located just across Gulf Blvd.
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Click on this link and take a look at the brief video tutorial there. It walks users though the basic functionality of the NYC Crime Map and should be a big help for first time visitors to the site, and even for seasoned users who may have missed something.
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The Game Management Authority oversees the regulation and management of game hunting in Victoria, including licensing, regulation and education. Visit their website at www.gma.vic.gov.au or call 136 186 for more information on any.
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PRESS RELEASE: World Maker Faire Returns
QUEENS, NY—(Marketwire - Aug 20, 2012) - World Maker Faire returns to New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) on Saturday, September 29 from 10am to 7pm, and Sunday, September 30 from 10am to 6pm to showcase the world's most extraordinary gathering of DIY talents in science, technology, crafting, fashion, food, sustainability, and more.
"Being back at NYSCI for our third World Maker Faire is incredible," said Maker-in-Chief, Sherry Huss, of O'Reilly Media's MAKE division. "The New York area is leading the maker movement. The community is all about innovation and DIY; it's part of the fabric of the city. And with NYSCI being located in the most diverse county in the nation, it's a perfect home for World Maker Faire. We are so excited to showcase the amazing projects from the Makers and know attendees will thoroughly enjoy their experience this year."
Faire visitors are in for a big treat with over 500 Makers — many new to the event — who will be sharing their latest creations and stories of DIY ingenuity. As always, there is something for everyone at World Maker Faire. Whether attendees are five or fifty-five, want to get the latest on composting in NYC, see the world's landmarks created to scale from toothpicks, or experience how a group of tech-savvy Young Makers are solving some real-world challenges for the deaf and blind, they'll find something that will knock their socks off.
"Makers exemplify what happens when you unleash your curiosity and creativity," said Margaret Honey, President and CEO of NYSCI. "In grade school, we learn about critical thinking and the scientific method. At World Maker Faire, we see those concepts taken to scale in ways that are inventive, whimsical, and often larger than life."
Highlights of World Maker Faire 2012 include:
- Power Racing Series: This exciting Power Wheel (think back to your childhood!) race will provide some heart-stopping and hilarious excitement as drivers take their mad creations 'round the track for the win!
- 3D Printing Village: Check out the latest models of 3D printers and learn all about this newly affordable form (and exploding marketplace) of additive manufacturing. See Makers print out cupcakes, humanoid robots, car parts, and much much more.
- Life Size Mousetrap! A triumph of engineering and artistry, the Mousetrap is a wonder to behold. And it's so fun! Combining performance art with Newtonian physics, it's a spectacle delivering engineering super fun to the Maker Faire audience.
- How-to Workshops:
- Learn to Solder
- Arduino
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- NYSCI Village: NYC's hands-on science center presents a sampler of activities, demonstrations and experiments including a forced perspective photobooth, genetics gaming, underwater rovers and more.
- Nerdy Derby: NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program will host a special Nerdy Derby at the event. What's a Nerdy Derby? It's a miniature car building and racing competition inspired by the pinewood derbies of school days past. The competition rewards creativity, cleverness, and ingenuity — and there are no restrictions on the cars! Participants will wow the crowds with their imaginative creations and racing skills.
- Circus Warehouse: Queens' own school for the circus arts will present jaw-dropping aerial acts, and give some youngsters the chance to try a few flips of their own.
- Coke Zero and Mentos Show: A Maker Faire favorite, the mad scientists of EepyBird will be back in NYC to deliver shooting geysers of sodas, mesmerizing the crowds with their fizzy, minty wizardy.
- Austin Bike Zoo: The Austin Bike Zoo will bring their human-powered puppetry to World Maker Faire and inspire the masses through their unique vehicles and bicycle-based theatrical performances.
- Cupcake Cars: These are a Maker Faire staple and they are coming NYC!!
- Presentationsfrom the leading voices of the Maker Movement including:
- Dale Dougherty, founder of Make Magazine and co-founder of Maker Faire
- Massimo Banzi, co-founder of Arduino
- David Pogue, technology writer, awards winning news correspondent, and TV science show host
- Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine
- Young Maker Pavilion: Filled with the best projects coming out of the Young Maker community, this Pavilion will give Faire goers a clear view into the next generation of innovations.
Tickets are now on sale and early bird pricing ends on Friday, August 31, 2012. Go to http://www.makerfaire.com to purchase tickets. Tickets range from $8-$30 for a full day pass. Check the World Maker Faire website for more information.
Last chance! Makers, tinkerers, innovators and hobby enthusiasts still have the opportunity to show their stuff at World Maker Faire. The Call for Makers has been extended to August 24, 2012. Visit http://makerfaire.com/newyork/2012/callformakers/index.html to learn more about how to submit an entry form.
World Maker Faire is sponsored by RadioShack, Cognizant, Disney, Red Bull Creation Challenge, Atmel, ASUS, Autodesk, Crayola, Delta Faucet, Epilog Laser, Schick Xtreme 3, ShopBot Tools.
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Ticket prices include admission to both World Maker Faire and NYSCI. Tickets are $22-$30 for adults (18-61), $12-$20 for youth (2-17), $20-$25 for seniors (62+), and $12-$20 for students with a valid ID. Weekend passes are also available. Early bird pricing ends on Friday, August 31, 2012; advance sales pricing ends on Friday, September 28, 2012. Tickets are available at http://www.makerfaire.com. Hi-res photos available upon request: email@example.com.
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The inaugural Maker Faire was held in San Mateo, CA in 2006. Maker Faire Bay Area held its seventh annual Bay Area event in May 2012 with over 110,000 people in attendance. As Maker Faire has grown in popularity and relevance, additional Faires were launched in 2010 in Detroit and New York City. Community-driven, independently produced Mini Maker Faire events inspired by Maker Faire are now being produced around the United States and the World. Maker Faire is supported by MAKE magazine and O'Reilly Media, the information source for leading-edge computer technologies. For more information about Maker Faire, please visit www.makerfaire.com.
About the New York Hall of Science
The New York Hall of Science presents 450 exhibits, demonstrations and design spaces that explain science, technology, engineering and math. A visit to NYSCI is a hands-on, energetic educational experience where you can indulge your curiosity and nurture your creativity. NYSCI offers professional development for teachers, produces curricula and resources for classrooms, and studies how technology, gaming and play affect how we learn. NYSCI was founded at the 1964-65 World's Fair and has evolved into New York's center for interactive science serving a half million students, teachers, and families each year.
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I think the Daily Mail need better headline writers...
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The Daily Mail's headline writers at 'work' once again, on this article.
They've since updated the headline, but luckily I took a screenshot of the previous version as well as the new one.
Original version: "At Last singer Etta James dies at 73 after battle with leukaemia"
Updated version: "Grammy-award winning singer Etta James dies at 73 after battle with leukaemia"
Naturally, the source of the first headline is that one of Etta James' most famous songs is called "At Last". Notice also, in the second version of the headline, that the hyphen joins "Grammy-award" rather than "award-winning".


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Michael Huang writes "Wired News profiles the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC), the $4 million-a-year agency most famous for Bradley Edwards' study of the space elevator. Lesser known studies include weather control, shape-shifting space suits and antimatter-powered probes to Alpha Centauri. Remember, 'if it's not risky, it's not going to get funded'."


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It's Headknife's first giveaway! Enter to win one of the 4 Tumblr set of prizes: A Boneca Hip Bag, custom belt, card wallet, or eyeglass case.
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Is There a Fashion-Tech Bubble?
As money pours into fashion-tech start-ups, at sky high valuations, BoF talks to leading investors to assess the existence of a bubble and understand what separates winning investments from those that are failing.
As money pours into fashion-tech start-ups, at sky high valuations, BoF talks to leading investors to assess the existence of a bubble and understand what separates winning investments from those that are failing.
LONDON, United Kingdom — Asos Plc, the U.K.'s largest online-only fashion retailer, said second-quarter sales growth accelerated as young U.K. shoppers sought out its budget-price fashions.
NEW YORK, United States — For nearly 20 years, eBay has been the dominant player in the market for vintage clothing and accessories. Now, a slew of start-ups are poised to disrupt the business of online fashion resale. The last quarter of 2012 saw a veritable avalanche of activity in the space, including the launch of no fewer than five notable online vintage sites: Byronesque, Bib and Tuck and Nifty Thrifty in October; Vaunte and
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Online sales of apparel and accessories are growing faster than any other e-commerce product segment in the US, driven primarily by improvements in online merchandising and return policies, according to a report released by eMarketer last April. But despite these advancements, the difficulty of finding the right size and fit without trying on prospective purchases in a physical store remains a major
Chanel's Scottish Touch Warms Up the Scottish Highlands (IHT) "The Chanel show that Karl Lagerfeld put on last week at Linlithgow Palace, near Edinburgh, was spectacular in every sense of the word. The burning braziers, sending quivering light over old stone, and the dinner held in a tented space, arising like magic on the hillside, were outshone only by an exceptional collection." H&M Launches First Global
LONDON, United Kingdom — The Savigny Luxury Index ('SLI') increased by almost 3 percent in November, while the MSCI World Index ('MSCI') slipped nearly 1 percent for the month. From mid-November, global markets and the SLI enjoyed a strong rally on better economic news from China and hopes that the US might avoid the feared fiscal cliff. Big news A flurry of positive economic newsflow has lifted investors'
In a Click, a Vivid Fashion Garden (IHT) "The effects of this digital age seem to reverberate beyond computers and smartphones… In the fashion world, it may take a sophisticated designer to work those patterns of burning bright blooms into something stylish and wearable, yet the actual process is just another computer click. The floral effects are rarely just sketched, more probably manipulated. The British designer
Nike sells Umbro brand to Iconix (FT) "Iconix Brand Group has agreed to buy Nike's Umbro sports apparel and footwear unit for $225m in cash, marking the fashion brand's second deal with the US sportswear group." Accessible Luxury Brands Ride China's Middle-Class Wave (Jing Daily) "As the battle rages on between high-end and high-street brands in mainland China and Hong Kong, one ongoing trend to watch is the
Marc Jacobs: A Conversation with Robert Duffy (Port Magazine) "Ask any creative person trying to make a living from design or art what the hardest part of their working life is and they'll probably tell you it's the business side of the company that keeps them awake at night… So it must have been a relief for Marc Jacobs when he, 28 years ago, met and befriended Robert Duffy." Mulberry shares tumble on profit
Two Years After Entering Market, Yoox Launches Chinese Site (Jing Daily) "Two years after entering the China market with the launch of emporioarmani.cn, this week Milan-based designer discount e-commerce site Yoox launched a new Chinese site, Yoox.cn." M&S retail veteran Bostock to join Asos (FT) "Kate Bostock, the former head of non-food retailing at Marks and Spencer, is to join Asos, the online fashion
Sporty? It's the Olympics, Stupid! (IHT) "This year has been a game changer in British attitudes toward sports, leaving behind the typical ironic and laconic talk about being 'good losers' and instead rejoicing in gold medal glory. So it is with fashion. While New York designers appear to be moving away from their American sportswear roots, the London summer 2013 collections are embracing dynamic
Fashion's New Establishment (AdWeek) "But since then, style blogs like The Man Repeller, Into the Gloss, Style Rookie and Bryanboy, aka Bryan Grey Yambao, have become assigned reading among the fashion set—and you'd be hard pressed to find them missing a single Fashion Week." PPR Confirms It's In Talks To Acquire Chinese Luxury Company (Bloomberg) "PPR, the French owner of Gucci, said it's in discussions to
Prada to Add 260 Shops in 3 Years on Demand From BRICs (BusinessWeek) "Prada, the Italian fashion company that owns the Miu Miu and Church's brands, plans to add 260 stores in the next three years to tap demand in emerging markets including Brazil, China and Persian Gulf countries." Asos fashion retailer's top managers reap £66m payout (Guardian) "Seven top managers of online fashion retailer Asos are being


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Swindon midfielder Louis Thompson has spoken of his pride at earning victories for brother, and club captain, Nathan.
Brothers Nathan and Louis Thompson have signed two-year contracts with Swindon Town.
Swindon have taken up contract options on four first-team players ahead of Saturday's notice of contract deadline.
Sky Sports understands Swindon defender Nathan Thompson is hoping to win a loan move in order to secure regular first-team football.
Right-back Nathan Thompson is set to leave Swindon on loan with several clubs, including Hereford and Plymouth, interested.
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In lieu of drawing all the time, this is one of my new hobbies. Sewing. This kilt was inspired by the need to have one that is more carefully done and a pair of overall buckles that I saw in the store the other day. I need to bring it in a little bit, though, it is too big. I also didn't quite get the proportions of the straps the way I really wanted, but they'll have to do.
To bring it in, I'm going to rip the seams of the apron (the front part) and make the last pleat deeper. Then, I'm going to add an internal elastic belt. It won't be made to pull the kilt in, but rather to act kind of like a hat band, adding just a little more friction to the waist. I think I'm also going to add an outer yolk (a belt-like strap of fabric) to the upper back, for looks. And I'm wavering on whether or not to add pockets.
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The front of my fifth kilt, featuring overall buckles.
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A bit of trivia, for those not familiar with kilt design. If the kilt is too long, you cannot really roll the waste like other skirts. For one, it's too thick up there. But also, the length of the pleat stitch is important for the sway of the kilt, and the buckles or other fastening mechanisms get in the way. And, if it's modeled after any sort of traditional kilt, you can't hem it up, either, because the hem would remove the frilly edge of the fabric (yes, I know the name of it, it's just not coming to me this morning), and the hem would also interfere with the sway of the kilt.
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There are a couple of things I would have liked to do better on this one, but overall it is my best kilt yet. My goal is to sew a perfectly made black kilt for a friends' wedding about a year from now. And then, after that, get some Robertson Hunting Plaid and do a properly made traditional one.


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Drink Your Own Water In Your Room, Pay A Corkage Fee At The Fairmont Monte Carlo
Charges for keeping your own stuff in the hotel minibar – that's so Vegas. Our sister site VegasChatter spotted a $50 "restocking fee" at MGM Grand last year, and the story went round again last month at MGM's sister property Mandalay Bay.
But a "corkage fee" for merely having a bottle of water in your room? Now that's a new one.
This was a note we saw in the info book at the Fairmont Monte Carlo when we stayed earlier this year. The Fairmont is one of Monaco's iconic hotels, right on the Mediterranean. At check in, we were impressed that staff went out of their way to tell us that we should sign up for the President's Club in order to get free WiFi (if you can't be bothered to do it now, do it at some point during your stay and we'll take the charge off at check out, they said, which was awesome).
And then we stumbled upon this note. This penny-pinching, parsimonious note. "A corkage fee will be charged on an item purchased outside and consumed at the hotel", it said. €15 for champagne and spirits. €10 for wine. €5 for soft drinks and water – water! Not bottles illicitly stored in the minibar, remember – bottles merely kept in the room.
There are so many problems with this. For starters, the sign wasn't prominent – it was buried in the info guide, which is only read properly by geeks like us. Not a peep on the minibar, not a squeak on the bedside table.
For another, how can the hotel distinguish between drinks consumed in-room and bottles from drinks you bought earlier and didn't bother to throw away? Chuck out that empty bottle of water in your bag you've been carrying around all day, and suddenly it's chargeable.
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13 Hotel Trends We Wish Would Die
It's time for another epic Hotel Rant! Got a hotel rant you want to share? Let us know!
In the spirit of both Monday, October 13th and Halloween, here are 13 Hotel Trends We Wish Would Die.
1. FRIENDING: We blame the Millennials for this one. To all the new hotels out there, and all the hotels considering a rebrand, we don't want to be friends. Yes, we like friendly faces at check-in and peppy voices answering the phone, but we don't need to be reminded constantly to "Friend" you on social media or tag our photos with a ridiculous hashtag that you made up.
2. ANNOUNCING OUR ROOM # AT CHECK-IN: Yup, we've griped about this one before but seriously, STOP DOING THIS.
3. MINIBAR SENSORS: Nothing says "Relax! Enjoy our hotel" like a minibar security sensor just waiting for you to touch an item in the minibar so it can ring up a $8 bill for Pringles on your folio.
4. PEEK-A-BOO BATHROOMS: How many more times do we have to say this? No one wants to watch someone else go to the bathroom. If that were true, then we'd just stand outside of the Meadowlands watching people who've been tailgating too long pee into a bottle instead of spending money on a hotel room.
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Is It Farewell Or Good Riddance To Scotland's Most Expensive Hotel?
In two days time, Scotland will go to the polls to decide whether it wants to become an independent state or remain part of the United Kingdom. Politicians and business people are tussling over what would be better for the country.
In the meantime, Scotland's most expensive hotel ever – the first to charge Ł1000 a night – has quietly closed its doors.
The Atholl, in the West End of the city, opened in 2012 after a Ł5m conversion project. And now, according to owner Alison Davies (and the Daily Mail), it's closed for good. No more Hermes wallpaper, no more Albert Roux restaurant, no more "award-winning garden". The hotel will be converted into apartments.
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Well, This Is A Novel Type Of Room Category...
Dar Ayniwen, in Marrakech, looks like a beautiful place to stay.
Surrounded by two hectares of grounds in the modern Palmeraie district. A beautiful hammam. Eight beautiful suites, including some freestanding ones in their own pavilions. Like the Pavillon ŕ la Rotonde, which is "romantic and secluded", "ideal for an intimate getaway" with its "private garden and jacuzzi". How glorious! Until you come to the booking page, and it describes it as "Poo Suite: Rotonde".
Yes, of course this is an extremely juvenile thing to be giggling over. But it's also a serious reminder to hotels to check through every page of your websites, and to keep names uniform across the site – because even if it said "Pool Suite: Rotonde", we'd be wondering whether that was in fact the Pavillon ŕ la Rotonde we'd so wanted to book.
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All Those Hidden Hotel Fees are Adding Up
Every so often, the mainstream media gets fired up about hidden hotel fees. This usually happens when it's revealed how much hotels are making off these miscellaneous yet maddening fees. This year it will be about $2.25 billion, according to a new NYU report.
Us, being both regular hotel guests and hotel trend watchers, have become somewhat accustomed, but no less outraged, to the random fees that pop up during a hotel stay.
Back in 2010 we detailed 10 Most Ridiculous Hotel Fees, included the heinous WiFi charges, the confusing room service charges and the annoying resort fees.
The next year, we followed that up with 5 Hotels That Are Acting Like Airlines with Extra Fees and made it clear we did not like the fees for making a reservation over the phone, nor the early check-in fee and certainly not the baggage storage fee.
Just last year, we uncovered more hidden fees, including the fee for the bottled water on the night stand, the towel at the pool and the safe in the closet. And soon after that, we were blindsided by a random newspaper charge. #GRR. Most recently, we uncovered another sinister type of fee creeping around London, the minimum spend fee during peak hours at the bar.
But hotels want to make money, so fees for things you would expect to be free have long been how they do business. The only way to avoid these fees is to assume that everything you use inside your hotel room, save for the water, towels, and toiletries, will cost extra. Study the little notes placed around the room by the hotel, whether it be the mini-bar menu, or the note about WiFi placed on the desk, to see if there is a charge and how much it will be.
And of course, if a fee pops up unexpectedly on your bill, head right down to the front desk to dispute it. Just make sure you know how to effectively complain to them.
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The 5 Worst Celebrity Hotel Guests
The types of crazy demands celebrities make when staying in hotels are tales as old as time, or as old as the hotel business. But requesting white tea candles and expensive linens are small-time compared to the outrageous behavior demonstrated by these 5 Worst Celebrity Hotel Guests. Here's who they are and why we hope they start using AirBnB more often:
LINDSAY LOHAN: Aside from ignoring a hotel's no-smoking rules, Lohan uses her guest room as a mini-storage space, carting in tons of clothing and jewelry that she probably won't wear but thinks she needs to wear to keep the paparazzi from catching her in the same outfit twice. Yet the smoke damage and the hoarding can be dealt with. Even the security logistics she requires can be managed. Lohan's biggest problem is that she doesn't have much money yet books suites at nice hotels and is known to run up the tab without ever paying it. And no hotel needs the "exposure" that badly.
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This Hotel Will Charge You $500 for Writing a Negative Review
UPDATE: The hotel told CNBC the policy was a joke and "It was meant to be taken down long ago and certainly was never enforced." We say, "That's convenient."
UPDATE, 8.6.14: The owner has posted this apology and update on the hotel's Facebook page. While the negative review policy may have been a joke gone wrong, the hotel still has a bunch of other ridiculous policies. Be sure to read those in our story below.
Hotels have been striking back at online guests reviews over the past few years in various ways. The most popular and most sensible way is the constant responding of management to all reviews--good and bad (so long as you aren't a dick about it.) Then, there's the requesting of really bad reviews to be removed from the site, which TripAdvisor has agreed to recently, especially if the property has been renovated since the negative note. Hotels have also gone straight to the guests,
bribing them offering them perks during their stay or discounts for future stays if they write a positive review.
But this one hotel in Hudson, New York now has the audacity to charge wedding guests $500 for writing a negative review. Here's the controversial policy in place at the Union Street Guest House:
"There will be a $500 dollar fine that will be deducted from your deposit for every negative review of USGH place on any internet site by anyone in your party and/or attending your wedding even if you stay here to attend a wedding anywhere in the area and leave us a negative review on any internet site you agree to a $500 fine for each negative review."
The policy is in effect for wedding guests in the area and wedding parties at the Inn, not regular guests (although this a strange distinction to make.) The hotel will also refund the $500 if the review is taken down.
Um, yeah, well now that this policy is being condemned on the news, we can safely say this has back fired for the hotel.
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Hotel Majestic Barričre in Cannes is Far From Majestic These Days
It's time for another Hotel Rant! Today, a reader tells us about a horribly disappointing stay in Cannes. More like can't. Har har. Got a hotel rant you want to share? Let us know!
Today all eyes are on the opening of the 67th edition of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera. And where better to stay than right across the road at the five-star Cannes Majestic Barričre Hotel whose rooms have an unobstructed view of the red carpeted stairs so many have dreamed of ascending?
That's what we thought too, until we actually stayed at the hotel and witnessed how its low standards are making an utter mockery of the luxury hotel industry.
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A Sign of The Times: The Hotel Carter May Finally Get Cleaned Up
As long as it's still operating under this name, The Hotel Carter in Times Square will never be able to shake its reputation as The Dirtiest Hotel in The World, a dishonor bestowed on the hotel in 2008 by TripAdvisor. Yet we had heard horror stories from the Hotel Carter for a few years before that.
Put it this way, a "good" review from 2005 went like this: "Didn't Get Killed Mugged or Infected."
But now, The Carter might get a new life. The WSJ says the building is on the market and several buyers have been interested. As soon as next week a new owner could be announced. Which has us wondering, what hotel brand could be put in? Well, the way the hospitality market has been going in NYC and especially near Times Square, the possibilities are probably endless.
That said, the Carter is going to need to be closed and renovated. An analyst told the WSJ that at least $125 million was needed to bring it up to a 3-star level. Yowza.
If you want to stay at one of the last
shitholes semi-affordable hotels in Times Square, the Carter is currently going for $209 (#thatsnotok) for a double room on Sunday night.
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Surprise in Sochi: Journalists Find Their Hotel Rooms Still Under Construction, Take to Twitter
Well, while we certainly feel for them having had our fair share of bad experiences, this is definitely a case of "it's funny because it's not us."
Media covering the Winter Games landed in Sochi this week to find that their rooms weren't ready for check in. Unfortunately, it had nothing to do with delayed room turnover. No -- the rooms really weren't ready, as in still under construction.
Social media is dangerous enough when it comes to the everyday person, let alone when a group of American media encounter a problem. Tweets from reporters, some hilarious and some sad, have been the talk of the town as they attempt to settle in before the opening ceremonies on Thursday. We've embedded a few of them below for your reading pleasure, and it won't take you long to find others from various news outlets via a quick Google search. And of course, Twitter itself.
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The Beverly Hilton Quickly Recovers from Golden Globes Red Carpet Disaster
Just hours before the Golden Globes red carpet walk was to start at the Beverly Hilton, a sprinkler malfunctioned raining down not just water, but according to witnesses, some smelly black sewage as well. Billy Bush tweeted this about the incident:
Sewage pipe break on red carpet at #GoldenGlobes so it's not hot as sh*t but it could smell like it today. Good times.— Billy Bush (@billybush) January 12, 2014
The hotel was quick to call the fire department and clean up the mess. They also released an official statement about the leak on Facebook which stated that it was a sprinkler malfunction. There was no mention of sewage and the carpet received "one last wash before it opened" for all the celebs. Cue new tweet from Billy Bush:
I'm hearing fire sprinkler broke. Better now than in the middle of the action. #GoldenGlobes. In a few hours it'll smell like champagne so— Billy Bush (@billybush) January 12, 2014
Indeed, nothing seemed amassed when the red carpet walk started:
It's getting busy in the @goldenglobes red carpet area! The fun happens here! #HomeOfTheGlobes pic.twitter.com/2S8dpX5ZCU— The Beverly Hilton (@beverlyhilton) January 12, 2014
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Worst Hotel Hell: A Rat In The Room
It's that time of year again: the 2013 HotelChatter Awards! Today and tomorrow, we'll be showcasing the best (and worst) of hotels over the past year. But we couldn't do it without you! Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, or shoot us an email. And the Award goes to...
Really, if you've found any of the 13 things of this list in your hotel room this year, then they could be a contender for the Worst Hotel Hell award. Yet, we forgot to add "Vermin" to that list. More specifically, "Vermin who chew through your take-out box while you are sleeping." So when a reader submitted this story to us recently, we knew right away this was the winner.
Here's how it went down. The HC reader checked into a new hotel in NYC this past fall and went out to dinner. He took some food to-go, kept it on the dresser in his hotel room and awoke to this scene the next morning. In his own words, he wrote us:
Here is take out container from Cookshop the night before. Found it in the morning with a little hole in the container with shredded bits. Sadly no picture of the mouse. Saw this, packed up and left right away. Hoping that no rat poop in my open luggage set beside the table. Will have to check later.


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Our particular foundation problems in and near Columbia, Missouri are due to the types of soils we have. While the glaciers long ago brought us mineral wealth and our flat prairie land, they also left sizeable clay deposits. It is the clay that is one source of our problems, as this can expand and contract - causing extreme stress on any building foundation or basements.
Another interesting scenario is the coal that has been mined (or not) below the surface. You can see many of the old mining pits that several housing developments have built close to and on top of. While these used to be on the city limits, expansion has taken over many of these areas, especially as Nature has tended to reclaim their rocky surfaces with new growth over the years.
Finally, formerly undisturbed land that had been near creeks and run-off areas has been developed extensively as the housing demand continued to grow. While early settlers could afford to pitch their cabin on high, well-drained soil, our newer houses have been placed near or right on top of natural drainage lines. And even though our new technologies and various means of dealing with run-off have improved on historical problem areas, these moisture-enabled areas can and do affect the security of our home foundations.
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↳ Cupboard Love by mklutz - Chapter Complete | 32682 | G
He's carefully balancing the sandwiches and the two biggest tupperware containers he could find that both had functioning lids when the front door opens and he almost drops everything right there in front of the stupid fountain.
If that's Derek Hale, he's definitely not a mountain man.
It's Scott who convinces Stiles to put the ad in the paper. Stiles is doing a combined five year bachelors and masters, so his class schedule doesn't exactly fit in around most of the part time jobs he could get on campus and to be fair, he's pretty crap at making coffee anyway. He's gotten pretty good at cooking, though, since his mom passed away.
Plus, Stiles needs the money for all that coffee he's so bad at making. He's got a cheap french press under the sink with his garbage bags that he tried to use exactly twice before he had to give up and just start giving all his spare cash to the hipster place around the corner.
All of that is to say, though, that Stiles has been debating for a week about taking out a line of credit to fund his meagre student lifestyle when he gets the phone call.
"I need a week's worth of meals I can heat up and I don't like spicy food," says the man on the other end instead of hello.


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Hey guys, I am selling 2 Sunday Lollapalooza tickets. Message me if interested!
"but not all men" are you sure
Tf is this? This is infuriating.
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I think this speaks for itself without commentary. There are many more incredibly nasty responses.
Look. More misogynist murderers in the making. Maybe they should all just fuck each other.
these men are all potential rapists and murderers. they are dangerous. they hate women. they do not view women as people.
There are men in this world who hate women. These men hate women.
episode iv - a new hope
Khaleesi…there sits Balerion, come again.
part 1
our motherlands and mother seas
here's what we believe, it's simple
we don't want to kill
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The flames crackled softly, and in their crackling she heard the whispered name Jon Snow. His long face floated before her, limned in tongues of red and orange, appearing and disappearing again, a shadow half- seen behind a fluttering curtain. Now he was a man, now a wolf, now a man again. But the skulls were here as well, the skulls were all around him.


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Anonymous said: I think the issue with ogling women is that, sure, you can find someone attractive, and look: but looking isn't ogling. The only reason ogling as a thing happens is because of the patriarchy, and objectification. It's possible to essentially train yourself to not do it (I have). Finding something sexy isn't a problem, it's defining someone by that, that's an issue. It just takes a little practice (at least for me), and you can appreciate attractiveness without ogling.
I reblogged this because I felt it was a conversation worthy of having, and I am glad that you want to take part in it.
I agree with you. There is a difference between looking and ogling. But where does one draw the line? Is there a time limit? Ten seconds? A minute? At one point does attraction become creepy?
It seems that the big issue here is that we as men don't really have good guidelines for how to express our sexuality in a healthy and non-harmful way. We are bombarded with media images of men demeaning and objectifying women. We make a great first step when we decide that we don't want to be like that, but where do we go from there? How do we embrace our sexuality in a way that lifts up women and equality?
The writer of this piece didn't even talk about the next step. What if he wanted to approach that girl? How does he navigate that?
I think a big part of feminism is going to have to be dealing with the issue of masculinity and the best way for it to be represented.
After class yesterday, I was waiting at the light rail station when a very beautiful women walked up and stood next to me. This is the exact shirt she was wearing:
Now, first let me say that I consider myself an almost militant feminist. I am incredibly sex positive.
I know that the woman…
" A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it. "
—Oscar WIlde.
Anonymous said: I'd say there are a few advantages to examining fringe groups: especially if you can get a believer to say why their doctrine is false. Then it's just a matter of tweaking what they say to apply to the believer's views, almost always possible, and mention that those fringe groups are just as devout. Usually at least gets them thinking.
Oh, absolutely. But that's not the same as claiming that the fringe group represents the whole. That's what I am urging us to avoid doing.
Several years ago (and maybe still today) a lot of people claimed that pornography was unhealthy because Jeffrey Dahmer consumed a lot of porn and then killed a lot of people. Now, pornography may or may not be unhealthy, but that won't be proven just by looking at the outliers alone. Likewise, if you want to argue that a belief system is untrue or unfounded, you would be better to examine and critique the beliefs of the majority than to assume that everyone is the same as those on the fringe.
Anonymous said: The nazis identified them selves with the catholic church.
I wouldn't go that far. The Nazis used a lot of Catholic symbolism and occasionally referenced the church in their propaganda, but that is not the same as "identifying" themselves as Catholic. In fact, Hitler was pretty anti-Christian and had intentions to remove the institution from Germany after the war was over had he won. If anything, more Germans at the time identified as protestant than anything else.
The point it seems you were trying to get at though was that the Nazis were not Atheists, and with that I'll concede you were right. I picked them as an example because they are so often used—incorrectly, as we have just noted—by Christians as an example of Atheism gone amok. However, I probably should have used Stalin as an example to better make my point.
The Nazis were not Atheists
and the Westboro Baptist Church are not Christians.
Those are hate groups who are in no way representative of any particular belief besides prejudice.
If you want to discuss religious issues than let's discuss them with reason.
Demonizing each other gets us nowhere.
You're employing a No True Scotsman fallacy. The WBC is just as Christian as the Catholic Church and Mr. Rogers.
Perhaps you're right. I suppose it depends on what the definition of the word "Christian" actually means. And I'm totally willing to discuss what that definition is with you (and anyone else). I think it would be fun to have a bunch of us Atheists and Agnostics discuss just what makes a Christian a Christian.
My main point here though is that both sides of this issue look to the extremes on the other side and say, "Look! See how destructive and horrible they are? This is why their belief system is bogus, and etc." I think when we do that we miss the point and value of these types of discussions.
The Westboro Baptist Church isn't the reason why Christianity is bogus. Christianity is bogus because it isn't true. Our discussions would be more productive and effective if we just focus on the concepts and leave those off in the fringes alone.
The Nazis were not Atheists and the Westboro Baptist Church are not Christians.
Those are hate groups who are in no way representative of any particular belief besides prejudice.
If you want to discuss religious issues than let's discuss them with reason.
Demonizing each other gets us nowhere.
Did you know today was Easter?
It's okay that you didn't.
Without Google overtly displaying it on their homepage, there was just no way for any of us to celebrate the day or even be made aware of it.
Horrible, horrible Google.


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Americans Under 30 the Most Cynical Bunch Ever
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The only real thrill of Under Blackpool Lights, the Detroit blues-garage act's first DVD, is getting a closer-than-normal look at the freaky faces Jack White makes when he's singing. Over the course of these 26 tunes, filmed on a typically grainy stock at Blackpool's cavernous Empress Ballroom, the singer-guitarist scowls, grimaces, frowns, winces, leers and even flashes a creepy smile or two. There's some greasy slide-guitar action thrown in for the band's seven-member gearhead nation and an amped cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" that anyone who's seen the White Stripes live has doubtless heard. But for viewing at home, this document's only slightly more dramatic than the Stripes' awkward-if-endearing turn in Jim Jarmusch's recent Coffee and Cigarettes. Rent out the local IMAX and crank the shit up to 11, though, and you might have an evening on your hands.


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Wilkes University recently selected students Martina Barna and Sofia Soares as drum majors to lead the University's new marching band. The band – the only collegiate marching band in northeast Pennsylvania – will debut at the Colonels' first home football game in fall 2014. The two women were chosen following auditions held earlier in the spring 2014 semester. Barna is a sophomore chemistry major from Archbald, Pa., and Soares is a sophomore pre-pharmacy student from Effort, Pa. They say that the band gives them an ideal opportunity to enjoy a favorite activity while pursuing their academic interests. Philip G. Simon, associate professor of performing arts, will direct the band, which will perform in drum corps style and will include wind and percussion musicians and a color guard. The pair was recently congratulated by Wilkes President Patrick Leahy on their selection as drum majors for the band's inaugural season. Pictured in the president's office are, from left, Simon, associate professor of performing arts and marching band director, Barna, President Leahy, Soares, and Steven Thomas, associate professor and chair of performing arts.


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Photos of those killed in the 9/11 attacks take up an entire wall of the new National September 11 Memorial Museum. Courtesy photoNEW YORK (BP)—Oklahoma Disaster Relief director Sam Porter spent an emotional day at the National September 11 Memorial Museum during a special preview of the facility in New York City.
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I think I became a New Yorker that gray, late-winter day in 2001 when I stood atop the World Trade Center for first the time, six months prior to 9/11. Not by the common definition, of course, and not even to my own knowledge, but I became one…the seed was planted, with each inhale and exhale of the crisp city air, I felt it — this will one day be a part of you, you will one day be a part of it. And that feeling, that seed undoubtedly grew, quadrupled on that horrifying, bewildering, heartbreaking September morning. For many, the tragedy took seconds to comprehend, digest, literally feel; for others, like myself, it took standing at Ground Zero my first week after moving to Manhattan (in May of 2006), witnessing that devastating hole in the ground, knowing all the holes it left in the lives and hearts of millions. I stared hopelessly at the site and the brave names on the wall, and after I wiped away the tears, I got angry. I was angry people around me were smiling. I was angry there were so many unanswered questions. I was angry I wasn't here in 2001 to help, to feel what these New Yorkers felt. I was angry so many innocent people had lost their lives in such a tragic, impossible way. And when I realized my anger wouldn't and couldn't change the past, I channeled that anger into pride. I was proud to be a part of a city that came together, that stayed together, that showed the rest of the world what it meant to be an American and a New Yorker and a humble human being.
The stories will always be difficult to read, the pictures will always break our hearts, lower Manhattan will always evoke a range of emotions, but we will remember what this city has seen, what it has been through and how, as New Yorkers, we are better than ever.
Nothing can shake the love I have for this city. It is in my heart, it is who I am. I am so lucky and thankful to know what it means to be a New Yorker. Today, more than ever, and always.
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How to create a gratitude listJune 22nd, 2014
Gratitude = positive attitude. How can you start to incorporate gratefulness every day? Learn how to make a gratitude list in 7 easy steps here.
Gratitude = positive attitude. How can you start to incorporate gratefulness every day? Learn how to make a gratitude list in 7 easy steps here.
Some ideas for fun-in-the-sun activities..without the hangover!
Many addiction recovery advocates are speaking out for recovery. So, is anonmyity helpful or hurtful? We ask questions about anonymity and invite your feedback here.
Al-Anon just doesn't work for everyone who is close to an addict or alcoholic. What are some alternatives? We explore here.
A.A. is not the most transparent of organizations on which to base a film or story. But the new documentary on Bill W. is excellent. Here's why.
ISO alcoholism support group options? We introduce five (5) reputable alternatives to 12 step meetings here. As always, we invite comments and feedback about alcoholism treatment alternatives at the end.
Looking to attend one of your first SMART Recovery® meetings? SMART Recovery Facilitator Patrick Garnett describes what happens during meetings here.
What did AA founders believe about alcoholism? The founders of AA believed that addiction is a curable disease. More here.
Are addicts and alcoholics ever cured of addiction? And is working the 12 steps of AA something you have to do for the rest of your life? More from Rabbi Taub on why working a 12 step program is important to recovery here.
Here we outline the Top 3 places to find PTSD support: either in major cities, online or by starting your own PTSD support group. Learn more about PTSD support groups here.


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Weigh-In Live: Kara vs. Farah
"Weighing in at 130lbs, 5 foot 3, Kara 'the little dago runner' Crotchie!"
Round one of the 24 day cleanse….
We all have our motives to why we do things. We diet to lose weight, we lose weight to find love, we find love to fill a void. Whatever your motive is there is ultimately something that initially puts fire under your butt.
After contemplating doing this 24 day cleanse for awhile, I decided to give it a whirl. Let me preface this with the fact that I've gone nearly half my life battling with eating issues. But about 5 years ago, I put an end to all of my head games just by making some small personal changes, including: 1. I never stepped on a scale (if I went to the doctors, I refused to know my weight.) 2. I never discussed diets with other women. 3. NO DIETING. This is just to name a few and it consumed so much of my every day life, the numbers of my weight, the counting calories, the fad diets and diet pills that I wanted nothing more to throw it all to the curb. However, with that I started to take on a bit of an unhealthy lifestyle as if it were my revolt against eating disorders and "Farah Noel" took over…
Farah Noel, who I call my alter ego, is this carefree girl that stopped saving her money and picked up far too many tabs on the weekends. She drinks Jameson straight from the bottle, slams 7 beers, gets late night Taco Bell, sleeps it off and goes for a morning 10 miler. Farah has eaten more fast food and drank more Mountain Dews than Kara would had EVER let her. She 's every overweight Frat guy's dream girl…
Needless to say, the alter ego is a bit much. I've maintained my weight for the most part. Being as active as I am, it seems as if I could pile anything onto my plate and get away with it. But I'm a bit embarrassed about habits that I've allowed to take over me. People tend to think thin equals healthy but it's certainly not the case and these eating habits will start to take way as I continue to age. I'm just at the point where I don't want this lifestyle to spiral into something where I very well could had stopped it with a bit of willpower and common sense.
I'm taking the next 24 days to "reboot" my system and reflect a bit on how I view myself and how I want others to view me. That's it. That's my motive. Not to fit into a size 2 jeans or to show everyone how much self control I have. It's about me.
"Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful." – Margaret J. Wheatley


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Kelsey Fouch
Regular Season Home Finale on Tap for Senior Day Saturday
Five seniors to be recognized prior to match versus Loyola on Saturday
Bears Set for Saturday Showdown with Aces at Allison South
Key conference match between Missouri State and Evansville set for Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at Allison South
Fouch, Huber Nab Valley Player of the Week Honors
Seniors Kelsey Fouch and Molly Huber pick up MVC Player of the Week awards after impressive outings a week ago.
Brewer's Brace Sparks Bears to Comeback Victory
Bears come back from first minute goal, aided by Molly Brewer's first career multi-goal effort.
Women's Soccer Inched Out by Visiting UALR in 1-0 Defeat
Bears unable to convert opportunities into a goal in 1-0 loss to UALR
At Missouri State: Coming off an outstanding season in 2013, Fouch brings a high level of leadership and confidence to the Bears.
2013: Fouch picked up one the league's top honors when she was named MVC Defensive Player of the Year. She also earned her second league honor with a first-team All-MVC selection. The stout defender aided the Bears in recording five shutouts. She started 18 of the Bears' 19 matches and played the second-most minutes (1,697). Her speed led to several offensive threats including six shots, two of which were on frame. Off the field, Fouch racked up several academic honors. She was named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on October 2. Following the season, she earned NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region second team and MVC Scholar-Athlete honorable mention honors.
2012: Fouch started and played in 17 matches in her second season as a Bear. She was pivotal in the Bears' home shutout streak that extended 685 minutes from August 24 through overtime of the season finale on October 25. She registered her lone shot of the year against Creighton (10/14). Her play combined with her classroom work led to an Academic All-MVC honorable mention selection following the season.
2011: Fouch made an immediate impact recording an assist in her first match with the Bears. She was an All-MVC honorable mention and MVC All-Freshman team selection after starting all 19 matches on the backline. She was named MVC Newcomer of the Week on Oct. 4 following the Bears' third consecutive shutout in which Fouch cleared a ball off the endline to preserve the clean sheet against Illinois State (9/30). Fouch assisted on the game-winning goal against Oral Roberts (9/11).
Background: Fouch started all four years for head coach Dan Hogan at Francis Howell North. She earned all-conference first team honors her senior season and second team accolades her junior and sophomore seasons. The Knights were conference champions all four years of her career. Fouch was honored as GAC South Co-Player of the Year as a senior. As a senior, Fouch earned all-state second team honors. During her freshman season, she helped her team to district and regional titles. Her club team, Scott Gallagher, was state champs her junior and freshman seasons. She also played basketball for four years at Francis Howell North.
Personal: Fouch is the daughter of Tom and Sherri Fouch and was born March 28, 1993. She is an exercise and movement science major at MSU. Her father, Tom, won the 1976 National Championship in soccer for Meramac Community College before finishing his career at South Carolina.


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Norm Gaume, former head of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, filed suit Wednesday charging his former agency with violating… more »
New Mexico Science
Science, climate, weather and water from a New Mexico perspective
Salt cedars, beetles and water
John McCain is enthusiastic about turning loose more salt cedar beetles to kill the scrubby riverside tree and, in the… more »
How much rain did Albuquerque receive during the 2014 monsoon?
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October NM forecast tipped toward wet, but maybe not wet enough
With drought conditions much improved in New Mexico as a result of a robust monsoon season, the latest October forecast… more »
Contingency planning on the Colorado River
New Mexico Interstate Stream Colorado River Bureau Chief Kevin Flanagan gave an interesting presentation Monday on planning efforts underway in… more »
New Mexico drought conditions best since late 2010
Drought conditions in New Mexico are the best they have been since December 2010, with 16 percent of the state… more »
Chaco and Mesa Verde: "memorials to the repercussions of ancient climate change"
Santa Fe's George Johnson on climate change and our former neighbors (in today's New York Times): Chaco Canyon and Mesa… more »
Stream Commission accused of open meetings violation
The New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission has repeatedly violated the state's open meetings act in …
New Mexico State Fair weather
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Research improves kidney transplant outcomes
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Yoda: not the oldest Douglas fir at the Malpais
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New Mexico's changing forests
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The Jones and Jenkins discussed why Rondo would want to do an interview like this? What did Jenkins learn about Rondo's personality?
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Book Launch and Performance / "The Transmitter Show—Words At a Distance," with Anne Szefer Karlsen, Aaron Schuster, Espen Sommer Eide, and Kristin Tårnesvik
Date: Friday, 15 November 2013, 7–9 pm
"The Transmitter Show—Words At a Distance," a project for Performa 13 in collaboration with Hordaland Art Centre (Bergen, Norway), consists of a book of scripts for radio plays commissioned from artists and writers, and the transmission of these plays on the radio. The book, edited by Anne Szefer Karlsen and Aaron Schuster, includes contributions by Alex Bailey, Pierre Bismuth and Dessislava Dimova, Espen Sommer Eide and Kristin Tårnesvik, Ingrid Furre, Kim Hiorthøy and Lisa Östberg, Jugedamos (Jurgis Paškevičius, Géraldine Geffriaud, David Bernstein), Krõõt Juurak, Tija Suttikul, M. A. Vizsolyi, and Bedwyr Williams.
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(Provided) Cincinnati United soccer has 36 seniors listed on our club website that will be playing college soccer next year at universities around the region and country. A lot of these kids have worked years to play at the next level and their hard work and dedication to the sport has landed them places at […]
Cincinnati United sends 36 to college teams
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(Provided) The annual Elite Invitational soccer tournament is this weekend in Cincinnati. Unlike other tournaments, this U9 to U14 premier girls event brings in about 100 top level teams from 10 different state associations and two countries. Some of the best girls soccer from inside and outside the midwest region will be on display. For […]
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Co-Coach of the year Wally Vickers, Lakota East Second team 5-9 junior Josh Lemons, La Salle 13.6 ppg 5-11 senior Michael Boyd, Lakota East, 12.1 ppg Third team 6-0 senior Charlie Byers, Moeller, 13.1 ppg Honorable mention Senior Alex Barlow, Moeller Senior Semaj Christon, Winton Woods Senior Brandon Neel, La Salle Senior Aaron Thomas, Withrow
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Several area girls have been named to the Associated Press All-Ohio team: Division I First team Princeton 5-7 freshman Kelsey Mitchell 19.3 ppg Coach of the year Jill Phillips of Princeton Second team Fairfield 5-8 junior Raeshaun Gaffney, 27.1 ppg Special mention Mackenzie Loesing of Saint Ursula Honorable mention Alyssa Grevenkamp of Lakota East, Chloe […]
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(Provided) Thirty Marlins competed this past weekend at the Ohio HS State Meet. Here is a recap of their results. In addition to these swims they contributed to many relay events. Girls: Event: High School: Betsy Zilch: 100 freestyle- eighth, 100 backstroke- fifth St. Ursula Alex Dschaak: 100 freestyle- 14th, 100 backstroke-24th Loveland Erin Kirby: […]


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You can do a lot in one year with a porn star ... and Charlie Sheen ... enough so that the engagement is now off.
Charlie tells TMZ ... "Scotty and I had a great year together as we traveled the world and crossed a lot of things off our bucket list."
Sheen says it's more important right now for him to focus on his 5 kids ... and, we're guessing, keeping the peace with his exes.
TMZ broke the story ... Charlie got engaged to the ex-porn star last Valentine's Day in Hawaii ... Sheen called it true love.
But love stories don't always end with white picket fences. The good news -- no child support, no spousal support and he doesn't have to buy her a house.
'Pitch Perfect' Cast
Reunites on Bourbon Street
For 'Moulin Rouge' Wedding Party
Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow reunited with a bunch of their "Pitch Perfect" costars Friday in New Orleans ... all for a pretty awesome "Moulin Rouge" themed wedding party.
Anna and Brittany hung out at Lucky Pierre's for their friend Courtney Barnes' pre-wedding bash with Kelley Jakle and CJ Perry -- more famously known as WWE Diva Lana -- as well as a few Trebles.
We're told the group rented out the Bourbon Street joint for $7K and dined on gumbo.
Unclear if they did any mermaid dancing.
Krayzie Bone
Finally Puts A Ring On It [UPDATE]
5:15 PM PT -- Wedding mixup ... Krayzie didn't marry his baby mama Andrea after all -- he tells us he actually tied the knot with a different Andrea (he's got a type). They don't want to reveal her last name, but he says they've been together for 3 years.
KB says they did it at a courthouse because they didn't want to wait, but they are planning to have a big ceremony next year.
As for the mixup -- Krazyzie's camp got their Andreas twisted.
Krayzie Bone was at a Crossroads ... and chose the path to married life.
The Bone Thugs-N-Harmony rapper finally got hitched to his long-time girlfriend Andrea on Wednesday in a private ceremony at an L.A. courthouse ... after 13 years of dating.
The couple has 3 kids -- Nathan, Malaysia and Anthony. Krayzie has 2 other daughters from his 1st marriage.
Back in July, Bone Thugs announced they'd be reuniting for one last album and a final world tour ... set to kickoff in December.
Bill Murray
No Wedding Gift
for Clooney
What do you get George Clooney for his wedding? According to Bill Murray ... NOTHING!!!
Murray was on hand when Clooney sealed the deal with Amal Alamuddin last weekend ... and during a golfing event Thursday in Scotland, he fessed up ... he showed up EMPTY HANDED to the wedding ... and it doesn't sound like he was the only one.
Bill's rationale for being gift-less is compelling.
George Clooney
Italian Wedding Legal and Binding
George Clooney didn't do what some celebs do when they tie the knot overseas ... in his case, marriage on foreign soil is legal and binding, because we have the official document that says so.
We've seen it before ... a celeb gets "hitched" outside the U.S. but it's all window dressing. The couple quietly comes back to our country and legally ties the knot.
Check out the certificate, issued by the City of Venice, Italy. It certifies that George Timothy Clooney and Amal Alamuddin have a legally binding marriage contract.
A wedding that awesome does not deserve a redo back in the States.
Keyshawn Johnson
Wedding Assist
... From NHL Legend
We're finally getting the details from Keyshawn Johnson's super secret wedding ... which included $6,500 designer shoes, a complete cell phone ban ... and dinner at a steak joint owned by an NHL God.
Here's the deal ... the ex-NFL star tied the knot with longtime GF Jennifer Conrad in August during a 4-day oceanfront celebration in Newport Beach, CA.
The highlights ...
-- Welcome dinner at Selanne Steak Tavern ... owned by NHL great Teemu Selanne
-- Bride rocked $6,500 Louboutin shoes with Swarovski crystals
-- Wedding ceremony took place at the St. Regis hotel near Newport Coast
-- 6 security guards took cell phones during the ceremony & reception
-- Wedding cake was a mix of Oreo cookie cheesecake and red velvet
But the best part ... the day after the wedding, Key and Mrs. Key hosted a poolside brunch at a home in Newport Coast WITH A TACO STAND!
Just gimme the damn hot sauce!
George Clooney
We Sold Wedding Pics to Highest Bidder ...
For Charity
George Clooney put his wedding pics on the auction block and a tabloid was one of the winners ... but the money is ALL going to charities that he fiercely supports ... TMZ has learned.
George's wedding pics have been sold to People and the British tabloid Hello! Sources familiar with the sales tell us it was strictly an issue of which mag anted up the most. People won the North America market and Hello! conquered Europe.
Our sources say ... the money will be going to several human rights charities. We're told the lion's share is earmarked for the Satellite Sentinel Project -- a charity that monitors the movements of militant gangs in the Sudan ... in order to warn civilians. Clooney is a co-founder of the group, which launched in 2010.
As one source connected to Clooney tells TMZ ... "Every photo in both magazines will be saving a life."
George Clooney
Have Fun at My Wedding
But My Digital Eye is on You!!!
George Clooney created a deliciously diabolical security plan to keep guests from giving the media pictures of the wedding ... and even though he said the issue was hackers ... it's clear the REAL concern was that he didn't completely trust all the guests.
TMZ knows the ground rules for wedding night, requiring ALL guests:
-- Leave your cellphone in your hotel room
-- If you think you may need your phone, then bring it ... but leave it at a kiosk near the entrance
-- All guests will be provided a burner phone with a code, which serves as a ticket to enter
-- All guests will also receive a camera to take pics as they please
-- HERE'S THE CATCH ... The camera has a code that allows George's people to access the photos. So if Amal's 3rd cousin were to give TMZ a pic of the nuptials, George could find the matching phone pic and skewer the cuz.
The guests were all told the reason for the security measures was because of all the hackers who have been in the news recently. But here's the thing. If it's hackers the wedding party were interested in ... what's the point of tracking down the particular camera?
Clearly -- and reasonably -- George and company know ... friendships and blood relations only go so far.
George Clooney Wedding
Meet Mr. and
Mrs. Clooney
Here they are ladies and gentleman ... Mr. and Mrs. George Clooney.
Cloon and his new bride Amal Alamuddin were out pretty early considering they partied their faces off the night before in Venice -- celebrating their wedding in style with a ton of their celeb friends.
As for the reception ... not many details have surfaced ... but based on these photos, someone got so wasted he left the party without a shirt on.
And that's what happens when you drink too much Casamigos.
8:00 PST -- OK, we figured out who the shirtless dude is ... he's Bruce Bozzi Jr. -- Executive Vice President of the Palm Restaurant group. It looks like he was Ellen Barkin's date.
George Clooney
Deal Sealed
Married in Venice
Sorry ladies, there's no more time to object ... so forever hold your peace -- because George Clooney has finally married Amal Alamuddin.
The couple tied the knot at the Aman Canal Grande luxury resort in Venice, Italy Saturday ... his rep confirms -- and the ceremony was FILLED with celebs like Bono, Bill Murray and Matt Damon.
George and Amal were married by Walter Veltroni -- former mayor of Rome.
The couple started dating last October ... and things escalated pretty quickly ... especially for a guy who once vowed to never get married after things fizzled with his first wife, Talia Balsam.
R.I.P. Clooney's bachelorhood ... it was a good run.
'Shark Tank' Contestant
My Fiancee is Still in Japan
"Shark Tank" contestant Phillip Lapuz's fiance is still stuck in Japan ... even though he said she'd move to America if a deal was struck -- but don't worry, there's a good reason.
In case you missed it, Lapuz bawled his eyes out on last night's episode ... saying he couldn't move his fiancee Mariko to America because his business is not yet a success -- so her parents wouldn't approve.
The waterworks, and biz plan, hooked Robert Herjavec -- so it seemed like only a matter of time.
TMZ spoke with the Kronos Golf founder who tells us he had to keep the good news under wraps since the episode was shot back in June -- but now that it's aired ... he's put the clip in an email to Mariko's parents.
He's waiting for them to wake up in Japan to get the news he's bigtime now.
If the in-laws are impressed ... he says Mariko should be stateside soon.
George Clooney
The Final Hoorah
Before Tying the Knot
George Clooney said arrivederci to freedom with the boys Friday night in Italy ... the day before he ties the knot with Amal Alamuddin.
Clooney and Amal starred at a rehearsal dinner with family and friends in Venice ... and it looks like they went on separate journeys afterward with their respective genders.
Clooney hit up a restaurant with all the other dudes -- it's unclear where Amal went.
Most of George's famous friends are also in Venice for the wedding ... including Bono, Bill Murray, Matt Damon and Ellen Barkin.
Now it's only a matter of time.
George Clooney Wedding
The Countdown Begins! [Photos]
George Clooney and fiancée Amal Alamuddin arrived in Venice, Italy Friday as they prepare to get married this weekend, and they brought a fleet of friends along for the ride ... as in, the paparazzi!
As Clooney and Alamuddin cruised through the canals (with pals Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford on board) they were surrounded by more than half a dozen boats filled with multiple photogs.
They won't be hurting for wedding photos.
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Eritrea is 'camel country', they are everywhere both wild and domesticated, this one was on duty at Demas [ 80 km south of Keren.] From a train enthusiast website, with about a dozen pics of the steam trains in Eritrea.
Screenshot from a you tube video.
Photo used as an avatar by one of the members on a discussion forum based in Qatar.http://www.kassala-asc.com/
A youth from the Amarar tribe. From "Desert and water gardens of the Red Sea, being an account of the natives and the shore formations of the coast" by Cyril Crossland. Photo circa 1912. The editor notes the absence of sewn clothing.
The book was written by a British explorer who was based at Donugab, about 100 miles north of Port Sudan.
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Crossland describes the typical Beja man [though he knew them as Hamitic] like this.
"When we meet our friend we generally see a tall, well-made man, light in build but strong and active, often good-looking, with a pleasant and self-respecting expression. He may rise as we pass, to shew respect, but offers no salutation unless his superior should salute first.
If we speak to him he will address us respectfully, yet as an equal, first shaking hands as he would to one of his own nation. If he is not a very poor man, or engaged in manual labour, he is probably much more gracefully dressed than we are, in the folds of yards of calico looped about his person, leaving arms and neck free. True his hair, a great fuzzy mop, plastered with mutton fat, looks a trifle ridiculous and even unclean, the free use of grease in a tropical climate can be helpful. Or he may wear a turban, which appears more dignified to European eyes, being more familiar.
He displays his freedom, his membership of a desert community, not only by his self-reliant look, but by his always carrying arms. As we meet him, his camel has been tethered before the shop where he is obtaining provisions, and his sword, shield, or spear given into the merchant's keeping, our mountaineer retaining only a dagger, stuck into a loose heavy leather belt, or having its sheath bound round his arm, just above the elbow. The former dagger is generally a curved blade nine inches or so long, the latter a small broad dagger with a plain round handle. The sheaths are very ornamental, bearing embossed patterns and strips of green leather among the brown.
Neither is he anything but proud of the evidences of his religion and superstitions. There may be a circular patch of dust in the middle of his forehead, where he touched the ground, bowing in prayer, and his amulets, paper charms wrapped up in little square leather cases worn as a necklace, or, more often, tied round the arm immediately above the elbow, and his string of prayer beads, are his principal ornaments.
He may wear a ring or two on his fingers, and a narrow band round his arm, both of silver, while a thin curved skewer, of hard wood or ibex horn, thrust through his hair, completes his adornment.
In conversation we find him generally intelligent, rarely surly or ill-behaved. Having self-respect himself he appreciates and returns politeness, and is not so foolish as to interpret it as weakness.
In travelling through the desert any dusty old man will expect you to give a friendly greeting, and the news, and smile upon you as a friend. Unfortunately the language is rather a stumbling-block, as many natives are not fluent in Arabic, and few British know the Hamitic speech. However, for a friendly salutation Arabic (or perhaps any language!) will suffice anywhere.
From a German site, a dozen pictures illustrate the rugged fighting in east Soudan during the time of the Mahdi's battles against the British/Turkish army.
Assuwan type of the Bisharin Race. Photo for sale on 121bid.com
Waiting for tourists. Selected from a series of photos highlighting Sudan, and the April election experience in April 2010. This photo from February 2010. Photo # 35.
Having fun! Bisharin from near Jebel Elba in Halaib triangle.
Dig around!
Handmade goods are available to tourists at the eco-resort near Wadi El Gemal - north of the Halaib Triangle(?). Local Ababda guides lead trips just 6 km to the interior desert where a constructed pond attracts local wildlife.
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smile when things are going great. smile when things are going bad. whatever happens never lose your smile
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my new kicks (; #tyl
Just got to school thank God im not late
cant wait for the long weekend (; lol already!
Soon and very soon in Jesus name !
I wonder how it would look towards the end of the semester