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Yes.. Jim and I are booked for this cruise, we booked while we were on the first one ..room 2000 we loved it the first time and will have it again in Nov 2012
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Yes.. Jim and I are booked for this cruise, we booked while we were on the first one ..room 2000 we loved it the first time and will have it again in Nov 2012
so I lied in my above post - we are actually in cat 8 something. deposit made, the countdown starts now...576 days to go.
We are booked YAY, we are Tim & Kerrie from the U.K. and are on deck 2, we also booked the 3 night cruise on Nov 1st so are doing back to back :)
booked Cat 6b at the back hope thats ok lol newbies here
My wife Laura and I are booked. Vickie at MEI called us last night and we requested deck 2 again.
We were deck 6ers in the 2011 cruise and will be deck 2 in the 2012 cruise. Hi everybody
Questions---when do you put down a deposit for cruises such as this? There is a good probability I would be able to go but as I will be starting a new job between now and then can't say for certain. Also, would not have the $ for deposit until have started said job. Have loved reading here and listening to podcasts since I discovered this site a month or so ago and would LOVE to go on a Dream cruise with fellow Disney lovers. Just not certain if it would be worth it to get a quote as I wouldn't be able to act on it for quite some time. Also, how close to the actual cruise would I possibly be able to get a spot? Any info, feedback, etc welcomed!
mouselover4ever - the deposit (usually 20% of the total cost of the booking) holds your space, so really, the timing is dependent on how long it takes to fill up. when you have the money for a deposit, you can place it to hold your spot, and if you aren't able to go, you can get your deposit back as long as it is more than 90 days out from the sailing (right around when final payment is due). go ahead and get a quote from MEI/MouseFanTravel.com so you know what the damage will be, or, if you mention what type of stateroom you're looking at, I'm sure someone here will gladly give you an idea of what he/she/I paid for said category.
of course, I am not a travel agent, representative of a travel agent, affiliated with Disney Cruise Line, etc...just some guy, so check with someone who gets paid to tell you these things.
Coleen told us 75 days on getting the deposit back FWIW.
Cruise prices do go up with time on Disney so booking ASAP will get ulu the best price (and lowest deposit since it's 20%).
We have a room down on 2 booked. Since insides are now more than outsides we booked outside deluxe on 2. Had a similar location on the wonder in 2010 and loved it. And I'll like not being "stuck" by the aft elevators Like we were on deck 7 for the last WDW radio cruise (liked the deck, not being aft) and having to walk midship to go down stairs or not walk thru cabanas!
I'm booked! Cat 6A deck 9.
Mom & I are going again. Doing a back 2 back as my birthday is the last day of the cruise and I won't want my DREAM to end, lol.
Sticking with our Deck 7 mid-ship cabin. We loved the location - in the midst of everything. Plus we could just take the stairs if the elevators got too busy.
I'm booked in a 9B on deck 2. :D


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Application form - Deadline to apply is 15 March 2014
High School teachers, BEd, and MEd candidates are invited to apply for a study tour examining the Canadian battlefields and memorials of the Great War in Belgium and France as well as the Second World War in Dieppe and Normandy.
Participants may register for academic credit at the Masters' or senior undergraduate level or obtain a non-credit certificate. A maximum of 18 participants will be selected. Each will receive a bursary sufficient to cover all accommodation, travel, and instruction costs while in Europe. Fees for course credit, travel to and from Europe, the cost of some meals and incidentals are the responsibility of the participant.
War and the Canadian Experience: A Teachers' Professional Development tour of France and Flanders is sponsored by the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies (LCMSDS) at Wilfrid Laurier University, and the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society at the University of New Brunswick. Credit courses are offered through the University of New Brunswick's Faculty of Education.
Bursaries for the tour are provided by John and Pattie Cleghorn in the hope that more Canadians will have the opportunity to learn about the sacrifices and achievements of the young Canadians who fought for the liberation of Europe and the hope of a better world.
For questions about the tour, please contact the study tour director, Lee Windsor or Terry Copp.
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The Gregg Centre and the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies (LCMSDS) have partnered since 2007 to deliver a unique opportunity for Canadian history and social studies teachers. Held annually in July, the tour brings high school teachers from across Canada to important historic sites including Ypres, Vimy Ridge, and Amiens from the Great War and the Second World War battlefields of Dieppe and Normandy.
In 2012, with the support of John and Pattie Cleghorn, this tour evolved into the Cleghorn War and Memory Study Tour to France and Belgium. Although still generously supported by John and Pattie Cleghorn, the new name better signifies the purpose and goals of the program.
Practicing teachers as well as BEd and MEd candidates are invited to apply for the study tour and bursary. Participants may register for academic credit at the Master's level or senior undergraduate level or obtain a non-credit certificate. Each will receive a bursary sufficient to cover all accommodations, travel and instruction cost while in Europe. Fees for course credit, travel to and from Europe, the cost of some meals and incidentals are the responsibility of the participant.
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The Cleghorn War and Memory Study Tour introduces educators to the history of Canada in two world wars and the potential for using the subject as a vehicle to foster critical thinking skills and "historical consciousness" in today's young people.
The tour visits the most important Canadian battlefields and memorials in Belgium and France. From the great Vimy pilgrimage of 1936 to the recent anniversary of commemorations of Vimy, D-Day and VE Day, Canadians have been drawn to these sites of memory which form important chapters in our nation's history. Participants will be exposed to the latest research and academic debate over Canada's wartime experience.
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This study tour builds on the program begun in partnership with Historica (2005-2008) and later the Historica-Dominion Institute and Veterans' Affairs Canada. Many former participants have been inspired to organize study tours for their own students. Nearly all have reported that the program invigorated their teaching, exposing them to new ideas and methods that enhance relationships between school and community.
Brief Itinerary
Day 1 (July 6) - Group meets in Paris before traveling to the northern end of the Western Front and working our way south.
Day 2 (July 7) - Drive to Ypres and Introduction to the Great War
Day 3 (July 8) - Canada's experience in the Ypres Salient in 1915-16
Day 4 (July 9) - Passchendaele 1917, Drive to Arras
Day 5 (July 10) - Vimy Ridge and the Arras Sector, 1917
Day 6 (July 11) - The Somme 1916, Beaumont-Hamel, The Hundred Days Campaign 1918, drive to Dieppe
Day 7 (July 12) - Introduction to Canada and the Second World War, The Dieppe Raid, drive to Bayeux. Our home for the next week is Le Moulin Morin, west of Bayeux in Calvados, Normandy.
Day 8 (July 13) - Wrap-up workshop on the First World War in the classroom, introduction to the Normandy region.
Day 9 (July 14) - Canada on Juno Beach, 6 June 1944
Day 10 (July 15) - British and American beaches and the wider Overlord plan
Day 11 (July 16) - Canada's Defence of the Normandy Beachhead, June-July 1944
Day 12 (July 17) - Verrières Ridge, July-August 1944
Day 13 (July 18) - The 'Falaise Gap' Climax to the Normandy Campaign, Wrap-up discussion on the Second World War in the classroom.
Day 14 (July 19) - Return to Paris for return flights to Canada.
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Athanase Coquerel (1795-1868)
A man committed to his times
After reading theology in Geneva and Montauban, and a first pastoral ministry in Amsterdam, he took up the ministry in Paris where he was to spend the rest of his life. A well-educated man, an outstanding speaker, he was one of the distinguished representatives of the liberal movement and collaborated in the founding of Le Lien (The Link)
His aim was to live with modern times – in 1842 he published L'Orthodoxie Moderne (Modern Orthodoxy). Keenly interested in science – in 1847 he published Le Christianisme Expérimental (Experimental Christianity) – his wish was to deal with Christianity as with any other field of knowledge. He wanted theology to be considered as a science.
In fact, he merely proposed an attenuation of traditional doctrines without presenting any scientific justification. He presented no arguments to refute the century's dogmatic theology but made a selection between what, in his opinion, was acceptable and what was not. His reasoning often seemed to stop short because he had decided, on an a priori, not to pursue its logic, but to remain within the framework of his own concept of Christianity. If he was bold in his writings, he was far less so in his preaching. He mostly preached ethics, and tended to consider theology as a science to be dealt with by specialists. In L'Orthodoxie Moderne (Modern Orthodoxy) he explains that, when a believer does not understand such and such a passage of the Bible, he must simply realize that it was written "for children gifted with higher faculties" "pour des enfants doués de facultés plus élevées"). In a sermon entitled "Sanctification of the name of God" he suggests that sanctifying God is simply knowing Him and he adds : "leave such lofty thoughts to such minds as were meant for them by God ; do not aspire for anything beyond your abilities" ("laissez de si hautes pensées à des esprits que Dieu a fait pour elles ; n'aspirez à rien au-delà de vos forces"). One of his biographers wrote that his preaching could be summed up in the presentation of the Gospel as « a set of precepts and simple truths to be used as a pattern for daily life : (….) Before asking you in what you have believed, the supreme judge will ask you how you have lived" ("un ensemble de precepts et de simples vérités pour server de modèle dans la conduite de la vie : …Avant de vous demander en quoi vous avez cru, le juge suprème vous demandera comment vous avez vécu").
Although he represented a moderate trend in the liberal movement, the evangelicals reproached him of upholding the ecclesiastical views of extremist liberals. From 1844 onwards he no longer had the right to minister in the protestant church of the village of Batignolles, for the building of which he had been responsible ; and towards the end of his life all the candidates he presented as being his future assistants were refused. At the same time, his son was refused an assistantship and this was considered by his supporters to be sheer harassment. In fact, such hostility may have been due to his political influence and his role during the Second Republic. As a member of the 1848 Assemblée Constituante (Constituent Assembly), and then of the 1849 Assemblée Législative(Legislative Assembly), he had taken part in the drafting of the March 26, 1852 decree creating the Conseil Central des Eglises Réformées ( the Central Council of the Reformed Churches ). It was feared that this Council would be likely to favour the dreaded liberal trend.


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Once again in Buenos Aires, city where I was born and left, many years ago, searching for new challenges and adventures. My family still lives in this beautiful city, reason why I visit at least three times a year. Every visit to me is a new discovery, always looking to learn more about it and to find new interesting things to share with all my followers and passengers. This time, expert guide Victoria Lustig, came my way and willing to work with me, she offer to take me around, to see a different side of it. My first reaction was, well what can she show me that I have not seen yet. I was right, she didn't show me much I haven't seen before, BUT she made me understand things and see others I have never noticed for luck of attention or knowledge. Travel should always be and "Experience" and a "Life Changing Moment", and this tour gave me that.
The brand new Alvear ART Hotel
The brand new sister property of the iconic Alvear Palace Hotel, has opened its doors in Buenos Aires, only a few month ago. A brand new building in the financial, commercial and cultural heart of city. This urban-style building counts with 137 guestrooms and 2 suites decorated in a personalized, elegant and contemporary style. Bathrooms with hydro-massage and shower box, Egyptian-cotton bed linen, 24-hour Room Service, broad band Internet access and Wi Fi and an exquisite buffet breakfast.
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Because you should ALWAYS return and shared with loved ones, the best things in life, I chose to take Rubin to Estancia La Bamba de Areco, during our last visit to Buenos Aires. This is my second time at this Estancia, and believe me I have seen and experienced many, during my childhood and adult life as a native Argentinean, and this one is the one I choose to visit over and over. San Antonio de Areco, is one of my favorite retreats when visiting Buenos Aires, back to the Cradle of Gauchos culture and roots. Below see our photo-album of our last visit, and follow this link to see my full report on the Estancia , facilities and overall experience – Estancia La Bamba de Areco.
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On most corners of Buenos Aires you will find a few hidden gems in terms of local cuisine, maybe not the most attractive to the eye, but trust me on this… very appealing to your palate. From my last visit to Buenos Aires, I have some interesting updates on restaurant options to try on your next time there. I went from the hip and trendy Elena Restaurant at the Four Seasons Buenos Aires, to some more local and traditional options, which I think far from an exclusive gourmet experience, still reflect the soul and root of Argentinean cuisine. So my friends get ready for a mix or Porteño delights, Milanesas con Papas Fritas, Provoletas, Ensalada Rusa, Matambre, and Panqueques con Dulce de Leche, because not everything is about "Parilla" when in Buenos Aires, trust me you will love them.
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Alvear Palace Hotel
Without a doubt the Grande Dame of Buenos Aires, an icon of sophistication, luxury and exclusiveness, which will transport you to the old times of this thriving destination, full of European influences and heritage. The Alvear Palace Hotel is situated in the most elegant neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, La Recoleta. Originally built as a luxury hotel to accommodate the increasing amount of European visitors arriving in Buenos Aires at the time, the Alvear Palace was transformed in 1932 into a model of the highest expression of refinement.
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Interview: Hohokum's co-creators describe their quirky PlayStation game, react to Conan
by Gabriella Tato, shacknews.com, Aug 26, 2013 9:00AM PDT
We're quite enchanted with the whimsical nature of the upcoming PS3, PS4, and Vita game Hohokum. And even Conan O'Brien was quite enamored with the upcoming indie darling. We spoke with co-creators Ricky Hagget & Richard Hogg about their upcoming game, as they explained how it came together... and what it's actually all about.
Shacknews: What was the driving force behind creating Hohokum? What is the idea or concept behind it?
Hagget: Hohokum is a collaboration between Honeyslug--the indie studio I co-founded, and Richard Hogg, who is an artist and illustrator. Dick and I were friends before we made videogames together--we were in a band together--and Hohokum was the first thing we started making, when Dick sent me a crazy drawing of his idea for a game. At this point, there was no Long Mover, and all the early ideas were very different mechanically (although there is a common thread of wanting to make a playful, toy-like experience that runs throughout).
We have been working on Hohokum for years, initially in an ad-hoc way between other projects--long before we showed it publicly, and started working with Sony. The driving force in the first few years was the novelty of working together--figuring out the common ground of things we were both into, and developing a way to work which felt organic enough to suit our collaboration. At this point, I was learning a lot about how Dick approaches creative work (which I've found very useful over the years) and he was learning about some of the technical realities of making video games. I guess we spent a bunch of time developing mutual trust, so in way those early years were a way of practicing working together--which has proven invaluable now we're working on the game full time.
What did you consider when determining gameplay and controls? How did you create/determine the puzzles for each world in Hohokum?
Hagget: We approach this from both directions. Sometimes I prototype an abstract toy using place keeper art that feels fun but looks ugly, then I show Dick and we figure out how it could be contextualized for a specific part of the game, then he redraws it to make it work visually. Other times Dick draws a bunch of things that he feels belongs in a place, and then we experiment with different ways they could work.
What were some of the influences on the aesthetic design of the game? Did you have a specific art direction or creative vision?
Hogg: Yep we have a really strong vision, or perhaps a better word is philosophy. It is about wanting to make a game in a holistic way where the visual design of the game is inherently part of its meaning as a thing and is an important part of the process by which we make the game. Think of it as the complete antithesis of the other way of working where you make your game work with no or bad art and then get a visual artist to make it look nice relatively late in the process. I think that this approach is depressingly common in indie games. We couldn't be more different. As Ricky has already noted, the game began with me trying to draw my idea for a game and to this day we still work in both directions game design informing my art and my art informing game design decisions.
In terms of where our particular art style comes from, I guess it is strongly influenced by how I happen to draw. I am a guy who draws stuff all day and so it is no surprise that Hohokum looks a lot like the kind of stuff I draw! In terms of being influenced by external things, wow, I wouldn't know where to start. Oh, I know. A good example that I often use is that all of the buildings in the original IGF build (now the city area in the game) are based on the village of Portmerion in North Wales.
Hohokum has an array of uniquely designed characters. Do any of them have names or stories?
Hagget: Actually most of the characters in the game have names, but we'll never reveal what they are! On a practical level, it's useful to have names for things, so you can talk about them easily. But also, it imbues them with life and maybe it encourages us to start thinking about characters and the place they live in at a deeper level?
Hogg: Yeah, like the character called Tom Cruise. He looks nothing like the Hollywood actor of the same name but the fact that I called him Tom Cruise definitely influenced the way Kwok animated him and has given him a unique personality (obviously, we will never tell anyone which one is TC!) More recently Maki, one of the animators working on the game has got very good at choosing names for the characters so I tend to leave it up to her these days.
How did you decide on a collaboration with the Ghostly International label? Did you work closely with the artists to create the soundtrack or did they have freer reign over their compositions?
Hagget: We were talking to the folks at Sony Santa Monica about what we wanted to do for music, and Dick and I had made a playlist of songs that we thought had the right kind of feeling - both in terms of the texture of the music and the emotional range - and a bunch of Ghostly artists were on it. The music licensing guy at Santa Monica got in a touch to say 'hey why don't we get in touch with Ghostly, and see if they're interested in working on this?' So he did--and they were!
A number of the artists have been working on new compositions for the game--we send them artwork and videos, and a general sense of the tone of the place.
Hogg: The music guys at Santa Monica are amazing. We had strong feelings about the music but they bring a whole extra level of consideration and attention to detail to it and making the thing with Ghostly happen, well that alone is a massive contribution to what this game is going to be.
Hohokum has been receiving more attention than most art games due to its upcoming release on a hotly anticipated system and mainstream attention from talk show hosts. How do you feel about the response and exposure to the game?
Hagget: We're delighted! As a game developer, there aren't many things more fun than watching someone enjoying your game.
Hogg: Ha ha, do you mean Conan? Ricky absolutely nailed it on Conan. I was so proud of him. I am really happy with the response we have had so far, especially from the less arty/indie press. There is this narrative that emerged around E3 that is along the lines of 'I don't know what the hell is going on in this crazy game but I love it' That kind of response makes me very happy because it means that although we are making this quite eccentric 'art game' we are not alienating people.
There are typically very standard game genres, but this is a little different. Do you hope that Hohokum will create conversation about or inspire innovation in the game industry?
Hagget: I think that's a conversation that's already happening with a number of interesting games, and it's great that Hohokum is part of it. Actually one of the main reasons we were interested in working with Sony Santa Monica is their obvious commitment to making games which push the boundaries of what kinds of experiences can be successful as a console game--I guess that they are trying to move the perception of what 'mainstream' is.
Who do you think would most enjoy Hohokum?
Hagget: Anyone who is prepared to lose themselves in it, and not worry about what they are supposed to be doing.
Hogg: A Japanese lady who lives on a houseboat in the Netherlands. She has a pet parrot, collects wind-chimes and listens to a lot of Can albums. She would enjoy it the most but any normal person has it within them to enjoy Hohokum quite a lot.
Are there any future plans to create a sequel or spin-offs?
Hagget: Not yet! We're still deep in the process of making Hohokum, so it's too early to think about anything else.


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|Shakespeare's King Lear. It appeared in 1681, some seventy-five years after Shakespeare's version. It provides a happy ending, with Lear regaining his throne at the end, adds a romance between Edgar and Cordelia (who never address each other in Shakespeare's play), and ends with a happy Edgar declaring that "truth and virtue shall at last succeed." Although many critics condemned Tate's adaptation for its cheap sentimentality, it was approved by Samuel Johnson and was popular with theatregoers. From the first appearance of Tate's adaptation, Shakespeare's version was not seen again in full on stage for over a hundred and fifty years, being replaced in whole or in part by Tate's tragicomedy.— Excerpted from The History of King Lear on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Come to Blacktoft Sands throughout the year and see how many of our 270 species of birds you can see! The tidal reedbed is the largest in England and is important for its breeding bearded tits, bitterns and marsh harriers.
Buckenham Marshes is a traditionally managed grazing marsh with large numbers of breeding wading birds, and ducks and geese in winter. The reserve also often boasts the only regular winter flock of bean geese in England (November to February), together with white-fronted geese and up to 10,000 wigeons.
If you haven't been to Dungeness, nothing can quite prepare you for this landscape - mile after mile of shingle, wild and weird! Dungeness's position, jutting into the English Channel, makes it ideally placed to watch for migrant birds arriving or departing.
Fowlmere's reedbeds and pools are fed by natural chalk springs, and a chalk stream runs through the reserve. Special birds include kingfishers, water rails, and nine species of warblers, including sedge warblers, reed warblers and grasshopper warblers.
Here you can enjoy a newly created wetland, which provides a safe home for many rare species including water voles and otters. In spring the reedbeds are alive with birdsong and in autumn you can see kingfishers flashing up and down the ditches. Bitterns are seen regularly all year round.
At Lakenheath Fen, the RSPB has converted an area of arable farmland into a large wetland. There is a new visitor centre where you can find out more about the reserve, its wildlife and history. An events programme is run throughout the year, and family explorer backpacks and trail guides are available.
This reserve overlooks the beautiful St Michael's Mount and boasts Cornwall's largest reedbed. More than 250 bird, 500 plant, 500 insect and 18 mammal species have been recorded here and bitterns are now regular winter visitors (although patience is required to see them).
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In the heart of The Fens, the Ouse Washes forms the largest area of washland (grazing pasture that floods in the winter) in the UK. The reserve attracts thousands of ducks and swans in winter, and in spring, hundreds of snipe, lapwings and redshanks breed.
We managed to acquire Rainham Marshes in 2000 and set about transforming it into an important place for nature and a great place for people to visit. Now you can expect to see breeding wading birds in spring and summer, and large flocks of wild ducks in winter.
This small reserve provides views over Rockland Broad, the River Yare, reedbeds and open grazing marshes, via a wheelchair-friendly path. A hide overlooks the Broad, where in spring and summer, kingfishers and great crested grebes can be seen. Along the path, wetland warblers can be seen and barn owls often hunt.
This popular reserve on the north Norfolk coast has something for everyone. A walk from the visitor centre down to the sandy beach takes you past reedbeds and shallow lagoons, which are often full of birds. You can sit on benches or watch from spacious, wheelchair-accessible hides.
The fields here used to be arable farmland, but now you can see lapwings, snipe, curlews and redshanks nesting here in summer, as well as yellow wagtails, skylarks and meadow pipits.
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Our reserve here comprises extensive grazing marshes with brackish water fleets, reedbeds, saltmarsh and two offshore islands. In winter, thousands of wildfowl come here and summer sees breeding waders.
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These things are the concerns of where you will sleep, eat, live, wear, that you may prosper and do well while here on earth those things that you are instructed not to worry about will be yours if you only seek first the kingdom.—you must abandon your own priorities and make his priorities yours, what are his priorities, love your neighbor, follow his commandments, have faith in God, believe in his son Jesus Christ live a righteous life, what is righteous, keeping a relationship with God living a clean life and attend your fathers business and he will attend yours.
Listen to his word, read is word, minister his word become a disciple for the living Christ serve God according to his word.
I certainly am no expert, I do however love God, this is what I have learned through my love, study and interest in seeking his kingdom 5 years ago


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Watch Shady Blaze's new video for "Objective Get Rich".
The latest visual from rising Oakland, California emcee / Green Ova soldier Shady Blaze. The track, which was produced by Jean Kengz, will appear on his upcoming Green Ova's Most Hated project.
Hit up our mixtape section to stream and/or download Shady Blaze's EP III (Prod. By Spadez), which dropped on Thursday, November 7th, 2013. It features such tracks as "Go To Work", "On My Block" (Extended Version) and "What You On".
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The Bankruptcy Code is a federal statute, and there are hundreds of bankruptcy courts around the country. Litigation in these courts is governed by the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (FRBP), which in many ways are similar to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). Although not unlike U.S. District Court, bankruptcy courts typically move cases quickly and even summarily. Therefore, a firm and confident approach is necessary when appearing in these courts.
Wiley Rein attorneys have been practicing in these courts for decades, and we have the specific combination of both substantive bankruptcy law experience and trial court experience to assert our clients' rights with vigor and zeal. The Legal 500 US notes that the Group "benefits from expertise on the contentious side and 'the ability to accurately predict the litigation process providing the client with the knowledge necessary to confidently make decisions.'" Practice chair H. Jason Gold is commended by clients for being "calm and deliberate in court," while Dylan G. Trache is praised by sources for his "impeccable research skills and his understanding of the court process" (2011). Chambers USA notes that sources call Wiley Rein "an excellent firm that has an excellent reputation with the judges" (2012); sources have also commended Valerie P. Morrison's "solid reputation" and the work of "expert bankruptcy litigator" Alexander M. Laughlin (2011).
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A monthly round-up of Buc and NFL news
Aside from putting together all these video highlight screens (and believe me, they take long enough), there is still a lot happening behind the scenes on BUCPOWER.COM.
All of the game screens from the 1983, 1984 and 1985 seasons have been updated and I am currently working on the 1988 season. In addition, I am trying to track down missing pictures from some of the lesser-known Buc players in a vain attempt to try and find a shot of every player in franchise history.
So as well as trying to find regular stories and updates for the front page of the site, there is always something going on regarding the now 5,904 screens behind the index.
Trent Dilfer to retire
Sad news out of San Francisco this month as former Buc (and Brown, Raven, Seahawk and 49ers) Trent Dilfer is going to announce his retirement. How about the Bucs sign him to a special one-day contract so he can retire a Buc? No, thought not.
Pity Roy Cummings
Now Roy has been the beat writer for
The Tampa Tribune
for a few years now so is well known in NFL circles. And it is this time every year that his phone doesn't stop ringing as agents try and drum up alleged interest in their clients for the Buccaneers. "Joe Blow would just LOVE to play in Tampa" says the Jerry Maguire look-a-like. And Roy sighs and takes down the quote to add to the 100 he already has that week.
It's all crap really and everyone knows it. The Bucs know who they are after and no kind of agent-led media hype is going to change their opinion on a player. But it still doesn't stop all these Drew Rosenhaus wannabes calling the Trib sports desk daily.
The Top 10 individual unbreakable records
Our old friend Scott Smith ran a superb feature on the Bucs' own site last week in which he listed the 10 individual franchise records which he believes are the most unbreakable. And after he ran the first half of the story with the 6th-10th entries, I mailed him with my suggestions for what the top five would be. And had one in there that he'd forgotten!
So that is the reason Jimmie Giles' four TD reception game in Miami in 1985 is in the list at No.2, and Dave Green's 100 punts in 1977 was only an honourable mention! I still think Steve DeBerg's seven interceptions in one game (the 1986 season opener against San Francisco) deserved a mention. Even Vinny never got further than six in a game.
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Head Coach Marisa DeStasio
Marisa DeStasio was hired as head coach of the Muhlenberg softball team for the 2011 season after spending 2010 as an assistant with the Mules. In her four seasons, she has an outstanding record of 100-58-1 (.632), including a 47-17 (.734) mark in the Centennial Conference.
DeStasio is the first coach in College athletic history to win 100 games over any four-year span, no less her first four years.
In her first season, DeStasio led the Mules - who were picked fifth in the preseason poll - to the CC championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Mules won 25 games (one short of the school record at the time) and shattered school records for runs, doubles, home runs and extra-base hits in a season.
After a 19-19 season in 2012, Muhlenberg exploded with a 31-9-1 record in 2013, setting the College record for wins in a season by any sport. The Mules won the CC regular-season title by a record-tying four games and received votes in the national poll for the first time in more than 20 years. Five of Muhlenberg's wins came against teams that went on to earn NCAA Tournament berths.
The Mules made it back-to-back regular-season titles in 2014, finishing 25-13 and climbing to No. 4 in the NCAA regional rankings.
In her four seasons, DeStasio has coached two CC players of the year and one CC pitcher of the year, four all-region selections and 16 All-CC picks.
Prior to coming to Muhlenberg, DeStasio spent the past three years as an assistant at Lafayette, helping the Leopards to a school-record 27 wins in 2008 and their first two appearances in the Patriot League championship game in 2008 and 2009. In 2006 DeStasio was an assistant at MacMurray College in Illinois, where she also served on the event management staff.
A four-year starter at multiple positions at Binghamton University, she was named All-America East Conference second team in 2003 as a utility player. She is the Bearcats' all-time leader with 34 sacrifice hits and also ranks in the top five in career stolen bases (tied for third, 19); runs (fourth, 60); hits (fifth, 114); games played (fifth, 160) and at-bats (second, 493).
DeStasio graduated from Binghamton in 2005 with a degree in human development and received her master's in athletic coaching education from West Virginia in 2008.
Assistant Coach Alessandra Lee Donato
Alessandra Lee Donato joined the Muhlenberg staff as pitching coach for the 2013 season and helped coach the CC pitcher of the year. She is a 2008 graduate of Elizabethtown College, where she is the program's all-time leader in games, complete games, innings pitched and strikeouts. A two-time All-Commonwealth Conference selection, she was team MVP twice and an NFCA Scholar-Athlete three times. Lee, who pitched for the two-time district champions at nearby Emmaus High School, played internationally in Italy in the summer of 2007.


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The Question You Should Be Asking Everyone
19 July 2013
How can I serve you today? You know you can use a little help with something. Maybe it's a phone call someone wants you to return or some copies you'll have to make before your next lesson. Some of those things require you, but I'm..
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Evangelism, Service—Or Both?
12 July 2013
Evangelism and service: Make sure you don't confuse the two. A service project doesn't necessarily require evangelism, and evangelism doesn't necessarily require a service project. Two years ago I realized that I get this wrong more than I get it right. I was walking around..
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08 July 2013
In the summer between fifth and sixth grades, my parents took me to a Pat Boone concert. For the uninitiated, Pat Boone is what you might call a "crooner"—amazingly popular with women whose hair-color preference is tinted-blue. For a pre-teen, this two-hour excursion was akin..
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Summer Trips and the One Thing We Forget About Them
05 July 2013
They're trusting you with the lives of their kids. It's great that you spent the past month on the phone with the camp director, the point person for your mission trip, or the customer service rep at the water park. You've done a great job..
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Jesus' Invitation to Followers – Expecting More from Students
13 May 2013
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Not blind enough? - First we extradite Roman Polanski from Switzerland in order to put him on trial in Los Angeles, now Gary McKinnon (who hacked into NASA computers looking for UFO information) has been refused permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court against his extradition to the US. Both of them could end up spending the rest of their lives in American prisons.
In Hollywood, rumor has it that the Los Angeles DA is being vindictive because a recent documentary about Polanski called into question the methods used to prosecute him 26 years years ago. Meanwhile, in the McKinnon case, BBC News quotes his lawyer Karen Todner as saying, "Why is our government so inhumane as to allow this to happen to someone, particularly someone with Asperger's, a form of autism?"
BBC quotes McKinnon's mother Janis Sharp as saying, "To use my desperately vulnerable son in this way is despicable, immoral and devoid of humanity." At a time when most of the Western countries are declassifying their UFO documents, the McKinnon trial seems particularly silly.
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DataGlass Head-Mounted Video Display gives you video everywhere
If you don't mind walking around looking like a cross between a pirate, a cyborg soldier and a member of the Borg hive, this DataGlass HMD head-mounted video display might be for you. Hook it up to your portable PC or video output via USB, and suddenly there appears to be a 14-inch monitor hovering two feet in front of you.
Japanese manufacturer Shimadzu is aiming this wearable display at industrial users, who often need to access tiny wearable PCs in a variety of weather conditions. That's why the company hardened this unit, making it both dustproof and waterproof.
Let's hope this tech trickles down to the consumer marketplace. Our resistance to this cool idea seemed futile until we found out about the price, $1636. If the next generation of these displays is more economical and iPhone-friendly, then we will be assimilated.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. -- Golf has a problem.
As the baby boomer generation ages, fewer and fewer young players are taking up the game. Courses are being turned into more profitable developments. With revenues in jeopardy, some are exploring new ways of attracting the next generation of golfers to the course.
Enter, FootGolf. Specifically, the D.C. FootGolf Open held last Saturday morning at LakeRidge Golf Course in Woodbridge, Virginia.
It sounds silly. At first glance, it even looks silly, with the high socks, the "Newsies" hats and the singing.
"Ole, ole, ole, ole FootGolf, FootGolf," goes a chant from the unique sport.
As I arrive and register, the tournament organizers hand me an official hat. I ask if I can use my own regular baseball cap. They tell me they'd prefer if I didn't.
Fashion aside, the sport's pretty fun. That's what a group of intrepid FootGolf players discovered playing this past Saturday.
Lest you think FootGolf is not a real sport, it was also featured this week on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, giving it further credibility. For a quick primer on the sport, check out WTOP's Michelle Basch's report from the first Montgomery County course to adopt the sport.
There are veterans and rookies here. Nearly everyone is sporting the argyle high knee socks except me, as I forgot them in my haste to make a 9 a.m. Saturday tee time in Woodbridge.
LakeRidge is one of nearly 200 courses in 37 states across the U.S. that has accommodated their grounds in the past two years to include the developing game, and the first in the D.C. area. Greens fees are just $10, compared with $14 for weekdays and $16 for weekends for traditional golf.
Played on a regulation course, all FootGolf requires is for holes 21" in diameter to be installed, not on the greens, but out of the way of the regular golfers, either in the rough or behind the putting surfaces.
FootGolf players tee off from the normal tee box and aren't allowed to use cleats. If their ball ends up on the greens, they are not allowed to play off of them. Essentially, players do no damage to the course, but provide an additional revenue stream and bring a new generation of young people out who otherwise may never be there.
A 2012 U.S. Census report on the game showed that 61 percent of the nation's 29 million golfers (defined as having played at least one round in the last calendar year) were 50 or older. A full 73 percent were over 40-years-old.
With less young people taking up the game, courses have been trying to find new ways to attract young athletes to the course, and many are breaking down traditional barriers and turning to FootGolf. Of course, soccer's rise in popularity in the states doesn't hurt.
"This is like a dream come true -- we're kicking a soccer ball on a golf course!" exclaims Roberto Balestrini, founder of the American FootGolf League, who is on hand to mark the occasion.
Balestrini has spent half his life in Argentina and half in California. With his soccer background, he has been the driving force behind the growing movement, playing the first American tournament in July 2012. Since then, he has helped organize roughly 20 more events, and helped convert all the courses.
"The course operators are excited," Balestrini says. "Most people, kids, they play soccer. They play basketball. They don't play golf. It's a good way to bring them here."
He toasts with us all, thanking us for joining him, with sparkling cider in a champagne flute. The county-owned LakeRidge course does not allow alcohol.
Balestrini then asks for someone to toss him a soccer ball to demonstrate proper technique before we begin, and three balls come flying in at him from different directions.
No using the sole of our foot, we're told, and no taking relief. Water hazards are one-stroke penalties with a drop. You can take up to a 10-yard run at the ball, except in sand traps, which you have to chip out of without scooping the ball. Rake your footprints, just like regular golf. Good? Good. And we're off.
We have a shotgun start, and I am assigned to the ninth of the nine holes we will be playing. My playing partner is a fellow first-time FootGolfer, a University of Maryland particle astrophysics Ph.D student named John Felde.
Originally from Northern California, Felde had heard about the sport shortly before moving to the D.C. area a year ago, then saw the ad for the tournament in the paper the day before. He tried to recruit a couple friends to join him, but both were out of town, so he gets stuck with me.
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Does anyone allow different sex siblings to share a room? I know culture change lets people decide who their roommate will be, but I think the change was to let gay people share a room. I have a brother and sister who want to... Read More
- 0Nov 20, '12 by grownuprosie, ASN1) Assuming your implication about your perception is true, Nurses are not police. It is not in the nursing scope of practice to enforce laws except for certain mandatory reporting situations. Unless the relationship is non consentual, you are not really in a place to stop it or even report it.
2) What does this have to do with gay people? People who are gay are by definition are the same gender as their partners, so same sex roomates would not be an issue. It is significantly different than incest, BTW.
3)what is your plan? If you decide to deny their request, what will you say? How will you justify separating siblings when i assume there is no concrete rule in your facility against it? "I think you are too affectionate with each other. Is grosses me out. So, you will spend your days with strangers as punishment."
- 4Nov 20, '12 by tewdlesI dunno...
At the risk of sounding odd, my brother and I have a very close relationship. When we see each other we hug, hold hands, and a kiss full on the lips wouldn't be out of the ordinary. That is not a sexual thing for us...ugh...but it is very affectionate.
I would totally rather share a hospital room with my brother than with a stranger. I haven't seen him naked in over 50 years, but at least if there was disruption of modesty with him I could point and laugh.
- 0Nov 20, '12 by CapeCodMermaid, RNUp until a year or so ago, it was against regulations for people of different sexes to share a room. The rule was only recently changed and the new wording is very unclear.
- 0Nov 20, '12 by Nascar nurse, ASN, RNCover your tail...run it up your organizational chain of command and let someone make the decision.
- 0Quote from CapeCodMermaidI actually think a gay couple would have a much easier time getting the same room in LTC than a heterosexual couple. What possible objection could any facility raise about two gay people? They are same-sex by definition.Does anyone allow different sex siblings to share a room? I know culture change lets people decide who their roommate will be, but I think the change was to let gay people share a room. I have a brother and sister who want to share a room (ick). As far as I know, incest is still against the law.Any opinions?
- 0As for putting the "Flowers in the Attic" siblings in the same room.... I agree, that's just gross. I'm very liberal, but, no. Sorry, too gross. If there's really a sexual element to their relationship, they need to be in separate rooms.
- 0Quote from JulieLYes, if they're siblings.But even elderly people have sex. Is there a law against having sex in LTC?
- 3Nov 20, '12 by babyNP.Not sure why you think that siblings sharing a room=automatic incest happening. Do they have a history of having sex with each other?
Also, gay people are attracted to people of the same sex. So...how is this related to two people of the opposite sex sharing a room?
It's not a nurse's place to judge. Go through your policy book, ask your supervisor. But keep an open heart. I don't understand why you think two siblings who happen to be members of the opposite sex sharing a room is "ick." I think you need to ask yourself why you feel this way.Last edit by babyNP. on Nov 20, '12
- 0She explained that the siblings in question exchanged an explicitly non-platonic kiss.


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The Mentalist Review: Anniversary of Evilby Christine Orlando at . Comments
Last week's The Mentalist was obviously the last bit of light hearted fun we're going to see for a while. "Red Rover, Red Rover" had Jane taking the plunge into the dark side and it's anyone's guess if he'll make it back out.
Red John was just cruel, but I suppose that's a prerequisite for a maniacal serial killer. As if leaving an anniversary card to celebrate the murder of Jane's wife and child weren't enough, he also sent a messenger.
The little girl was so sweet it was almost creepy. Seeing the child with the red face painted on her hand was rather horrifying. I can only imagine that Red John chose her because she bore a resemblance to Jane's daughter.
I loved that Jane's first concern was for the child. He first asked if the man who approached her had done anything to her, then he hypnotized her so she'd forget she'd ever seen Red John.
As much as Wainwright and Lisbon were right - further questioning might reveal something - Jane was adamant. His own little girl died at the hands of Red John. He'd protect Haley any way he could, even if it meant letting Red John go.
Torturing Jane seemed like such a personal vendetta for Red John. Why wasn't killing his family enough? Was it Jane's crusade to take him down that has made this into some sort of twisted game for the killer?
Of course, the man is a psychopath so finding understandable answers might not be so easy.
Jane's meal of Bloody Marys with the empty chairs meant for his family was heart-breakingly sad yet macabre all at once.
The murder of the week mirrored the horror and darkness that Jane was suffering but I have to ask: who lets a coworker strip them down, handcuff them and lock them in a metal box? What club could possibly be worth that?
When Jane hit Ben in the head with the shovel, I flinched. He's lucky he didn't kill the man right there. And I love that Grace was the one person who said she thought Ben deserved what he got. She's not quite the naive girl we met at the beginning of the series. Of course being engaged to a psychopath's apprentice will do that to you.
Was Jane really trying to catch a killer or was he looking to get kicked out of the CBI? It appeared that suspension wasn't good enough for him. Jane's cruel streak reared its ugly head and he pushed Wainwright until he snapped.
Poor Lisbon was in total shock. Her partner's spiraling out of control and there wasn't anything she could do to stop it.
So was the thought of never catching Red John too much for Jane? As he said in this The Mentalist quote:
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Had this evil game of cat and mouse simply gone on too long? If Jane crosses over to the dark side, will he find his way back? With the season finale on its way, we'll have to hold our breath and wait for what comes next.
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It's time to resolve the Red John plot. It's become boring.
Maybe Jane got the information about Red John from the little girl and then hypnotised her.
we watched the final show of the Mentalist tonight and thought there were some clever things, but overall we are 'sick' of hearing about Red John. It is totally boring and unrealistic. we love Simon Baker but have decided not to watch the show next season if the writers don't kill Red John off SOON!!!
Hey guys.........there is no rj........the writers haven't decide who it will be....I for one wish they would be done with him....catch him already
We won't see the killer untill the series ends.It's just not that type of show.See how they only bring the Red John Story in the beginning and end of the season ? Exactly the way they did it with Monk(with some exeptions) Frankly I don't really care who the killer is as long as the "meat" of the season is top quality stories about other murderers.Some are quite boring.Some are quite good.As long as they make Jane interesting while he solves crime I'm gonna watch it. If you really want to watch a cunning detective catching their nemesis, watch Sherock.
Yes, Jane shows what he's thinking much of the time. (I love reading the expressions on his face!) So he figured Wainwright out to be evil? He probably is, but as a Red John minion? Jane has never been able to identify a Red John minion until it's too late and the minion gets killed before Jane can question him or her. How come he recognizes typical-killer evildoers but never a Red John killer? On the other hand, maybe with his latest defeat he is becoming more aware of the nuances that can identify an RJ minion and actually does see Wainwright as one. It would be great to see how Jane deals with that. So maybe he IS working a long con now and the breakdown is central to that.
One must recall that Jane always gives the culprit a sideways look of pure malice when he knows the evil in that person. Go back to the previous seasons, you can tell his feelings just as you can tell when he is bored of the tediousness of questioning a person who he knows is lying, the looking around, the tapping of his hand etc. He deliberately leered at Wainright before going on his rant.
Red John has always been a step ahead of Jane. So it must be someone close to him. someone who knows his plans. I think one of his team. I think it's Grace. She's been always said as the good and bad girl in the show.
I think Wainright is up to his ears with red john, another disciple or maybe even the man himself. I can't see Jane egging on one with such a schoolyard taunt if he wasn't trying to expose something about the man, I'm also not so sure that his team doesn't know anything about it. I've got the episode on DVR, and I'm going to watch it again with critical eyes to see if I can see any hint about what is going on in Jane's head.
I hope they don't take a turn of Jane turned Red John disciple on the bad guys. If you want a serial killer good guy, get showtime and watch Dexter reruns or go buy the seasons at your nearest electronic stores. Lets not turn prime time into evil time.
Let's not get upset over Jane being a vigilante. Been watching reruns of the old "Monk" series. Same plot as Mentalist. Oddball detective with unconventional crime solving ways. Wife, Trudy, murdered seversl years ago in a car bombing. Monk seeking murderer to get revenge ever since. Finds the killer (tho not the one who ordered the killing). He's in hospital, dying, kept from severe pain by morphine machine. Monk gets confession. Murderer asks forgiveness. Monk (totally heartbroken) then says, "This is me. The husband of the woman you killed, turning off the morphine." Presses switch off. Turns away, all distraught as murderer feels intense pain returning. Monk finally turns back to machine. Says, "And this is Trudy. The woman you killed. Turning it back on." Presses switch on. Leaves room. So who knows how people in desperate emotional circumstances will act. We'll see soon enough whether Jane stays in vigilante mode or sees things as Monk finally did.


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Located 90 minutes outside of Paris via high-speed rail, Circuit de la Sarthe is home to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, firing up this weekend. In this day-long torture test of incredible machines, we're watching the sole American entry: the Chevy Corvette that's trying to beat the big boys of Europe. Check out our photos from Le Mans here, and keep up with the action at Michelin Alley.
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