text: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post1582538822529221938..comments2014-12-15T10:07:34.726-08:00Comments on Playing the Top 100 Golf Courses in The World: Cruden Bay Golf ClubTop 100 Golferhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post-77484133099247738312013-07-31T12:27:19.974-07:002013-07-31T12:27:19.974-07:00Your summary of Cruden Bay exactly catches my feel...Your summary of Cruden Bay exactly catches my feelings about it: it's the most fun I've ever had on a golf course! One of the best shots in my life was hitting driver into a howling wind on #4 and actually getting the ball to stick on the green. Can't wait to go email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post-78080519919590883072012-03-29T19:52:48.506-07:002012-03-29T19:52:48.506-07:00Not sure I understand what you mean by "I'...Not sure I understand what you mean by "I'm actually a moderate and not a liberal, which is precisely why the Republican Party has been hijacked by Rush Limbaugh and Fox News..." Again, everyone is entitled to an opinion, and this IS your site, so you can post anything you wish. However, I saw NO examples of the kinds of comments I mentioned that referenced any Democrats. Perhaps I missed them. This is a phenomenon that I have noticed creeping into movie reviews, food and wine magazines, sports stories, and so on. I really can't comprehend the need to insult people of different political views when you are discussing non-political issues. It's obvious you love golf, and I'm confident you know it has a long history of grace, courtesy, and discretion. I don't think some of your comments exhibit any of those attributes. With that said, I will retreat--it hasn't been especially polite of me, either, to barge into your domain, and firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post-2883424185009085152012-03-28T05:07:39.305-07:002012-03-28T05:07:39.305-07:00Mr. Vice President - Thank you for the comment, it...Mr. Vice President - Thank you for the comment, it is a privilege to have someone with your stature as a reader. I'm actually a moderate and not a liberal, which is precisely why the Republican Party has been hijacked by Rush Limbaugh and Fox News, it is not longer rationale, it is far to dogmatic. We need more moderate republicans like Bush the Elder and Reagan. To point out the obvious -- my comments are jokes, and like Archie Bunker, I pick on everyone, although Democrats seem to get that they are jokes and aren't as uptight when I make fun of them!Top 100 Golferhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post-31219574997348979252012-03-27T19:57:32.280-07:002012-03-27T19:57:32.280-07:00I have mostly enjoyed reading your site. Unfortun...I have mostly enjoyed reading your site. Unfortunately, I have played only a handful of the courses you review, but love reading about great golf courses. What is about so-called liberals that they apparently feel compelled to pepper their commentary about any subject with derogatory political references about Republicans and conservatives. I have been reading your site for about 15 minutes, and already I've seen negative comments about Dick Cheney, George Bush, and Rush Limbaugh. It borders on the deranged. How would you feel if you started to read an interesting golf site, and came on comments such as, "This course was like Jimmy Carter, promising much, but delivering little," or, "I was hugely disappointed in this Club, being much like Barack Obama--its reputation far exceeded its true substance, which proved lacking indeed," or, "This course was as deceptive as John Kerry, and you would need to be married to Teresa Heinz to afford it, if you still cared after finding they were members." Can you not see how asinine and even offensive such comments would be? Why ruin your site with such sophomoric and unnecessary firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post-36275720036665065052011-08-06T18:42:40.990-07:002011-08-06T18:42:40.990-07:00I played this gem 4 years ago - it is somewhat dif...I played this gem 4 years ago - it is somewhat difficult to play a decent round when, on each tee, a wee grin forms on your face while looking at the fun unfolding before you. Next to Machrahanish, my favorite course in Scotland.Dwighthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post-32136885730678118552010-09-16T21:26:31.686-07:002010-09-16T21:26:31.686-07:00I was reading a book on golf in Scotland by a tour...I was reading a book on golf in Scotland by a tour operator; he said he gives a questionaire to the groups after their trip asking their favorite courses and Cruden Bay is usually number 1 and never less than number firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post-44864024953933607812010-03-01T00:09:22.236-08:002010-03-01T00:09:22.236-08:00I agree, one of the best golf courses ever designe...I agree, one of the best golf courses ever designed. The measure off the brilliance of Cruden Bay lies in the comments made by modern course designers like Tom Doak and David McLay Kidd who recognise this to be an iconic layout. Herb Kohler (owner of Whistling Straights) wants to be buried in a bunker at Cruden Bay. When someone who has played some of the most exclusive and well known courses, singles one out for his final resting place then you know it's special. I just don't get folks who criticise this course for its quirkiness when this is thee very reason this course is in the top 100. I am lucky to have my in-laws living 10 miles away and I play this coursse each and every time I visit the North East of Scotland. I just can't get enough of it. The hospitality of the staff is brilliant and there are always members around who will let you join them for a round. What a fabulous place. I believe this course is better than its current ranking suggestsCaptainronhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post-46753936669105140382010-02-20T12:45:38.294-08:002010-02-20T12:45:38.294-08:00I couldn't agree with you more on you summary ...I couldn't agree with you more on you summary of Cruden Bay. I have played a lot of great golf courses and have been to Scotland twice. When we went back the second time there was only two stipulations I told the planner, we want to play Dornoch and Cruden Bay again. I could play that course every time. I have played it in great weather and in bad weather and it is still a fun course. The view from the 9th tee is as beautiful as you will find on a golf course. When I go back to Scotland in a year or so, I will go back to Cruden Bay and play again.David IN email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post-26622549733357714182009-12-18T18:41:02.994-08:002009-12-18T18:41:02.994-08:00Sad you can't even go to a simple golf blog wi...Sad you can't even go to a simple golf blog without running into venomous anti-Cheney rhetoric....email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post-48265209485612034612009-12-07T12:27:03.650-08:002009-12-07T12:27:03.650-08:00If you are playing the course at Cruden Bay, you s...If you are playing the course at Cruden Bay, you should stay at The Kilmarnock Arms Hotel, just 5 mins from the course. Great service, food and very friendly locals who use the 'Killie Bar' as their local drinking hole. Great atmosphere! The Udny Arms is a good 20 mins email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post-21403576382131146082009-08-18T14:29:44.073-07:002009-08-18T14:29:44.073-07:00The most fun I ever had on a golf course even I pl...The most fun I ever had on a golf course even I played in a 20-30mph wind with driver needed at the 4th.<br />Great golf couse and I can't wait to play it email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20412896.post-78506784855030949682009-08-08T00:19:21.479-07:002009-08-08T00:19:21.479-07:00Please also visit The Royal aberdeen! Cruden bay i...Please also visit The Royal aberdeen! Cruden bay is big fun but Royal aberdeen is links golf in its most pure for. RA. is absolutely superior. I don't know why i can't find it in the top 100....email@example.com


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Team captain Sam LaCroce '12 (#20, photo by SteveMcLaughlinPhotography.com) was third on the team in scoring and tops in rebounding while Eileen Gaffney '12 led in scoring and ranked second on the boards. They are joined by Kendra Harris '13 and Emily Lippe '12 as the strength of the returning front-line players. Guards Amber Wessells '14 and Jenna Klaes '14 will see plenty of action in 2011-12 after successful debut seasons with help from KellyAnn Rooney '14 and Sarah Doelger '14.
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5. One of the pleasures of Instant Streaming is you can sample an episode or two of a tv series and delete the series if it is a dud but if it is unexpected pleasure like this series you can look forward to hours of commercial-free entertainment.
4. The show's premise is simple but effective: the wealthy, WASPish Kennish family represented by stay at home mom Kathryn (Lea Thompson) and jock dad John (DW Moffett) discover their artistic, rebelious daughter Bay (Vanessa Marano) was switched at birth in a hospital error with athletic and "good daughter" Daphne Vasquez (Katie Leclerc), a deaf teen living with her struggling single mother Regina (Santa Barbara's Constance Marie).
3. Plotlines like merging with a new family, sibling rivalry and the decision or whether to sue the hospital or not sound like they might be tired tropes but the quality of the acting, combined with the seriousness the plot is treated with without being over the top or melodramatic in the way Lifetime movies can sometimes be, makes for compelling viewing.
2. Adding to the understated feel is the location in Kansas City, Missouri, a city that feels as unassuming and straightforward as Emmett Bledsoe (Sean Berdy), Daphne's long-time best friend who is also deaf, whose calm debonair evokes a young Steve McQueen and whose deafness is a compelling part of his story without defining him.
1. If you find yourself enjoying the show (even despite yourself), you may want to sample other ABC Family shows on Instant Streaming like "Make it or Break It" or "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" which I felt were a step below but do have ABC Family's common traits of ernest acting and terrific cinematography (often best seen in the end credits).


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As far as I can tell, I've coined a new term. "Momory." It's like "baby brain," when you are pregnant and forget everything from where you put your shoes to the last time you had chocolate. What they don't tell you is that even when your babies aren't babies anymore, the forgetfulness never goes away. So I coined the term, momory, as a play on the word "memory." If you have heard this term before, mind your manners and let me parade myself as an inventor.
Back when I swelled up with my first pregnancy, my husband and I did what everyone else we knew had done, made a Baby Registry.
Blinded by the fluorescent lights of Babies R Us, deafened by the supersonic store announcements coupled with screaming children and the inane ringing of plastic toy musicals, I sank to the dusty floor in submission.
Willing the nausea to let me off the boat I turned my rosy face up to my husband. He clutched a paper the Registry Consultant handed us as she sped through the procedural joy of registering with her store. The paper listed items by category, categories that matched giant purple and white signs at the end of each aisle: Feeding, Safety, Strollers. My husband wiped the sweat from his brow, squinted at the tiny font on the paper and asked one of the most brilliant questions of our marriage:
"Are we registering? Or taking a store inventory."
And it hit me. The absurdity. Did we need bottles and bumpers and boinging bears? Did I need, at that moment, to know what nursing pads were? Only a few months pregnant, I could barely wrap my hormone-addled brain around the fact a human being now lived in my belly, let alone decipher the warning labels on diaper bags.
Really? Warning labels for a bag?
From the floor, I burst out laughing. Then straight into tears, as that's what pregnant women do. My husband caught the gist of my emotional display and grinned. Balled the paper up and dragged me to the high-chair aisle.
"I saw something you'll love," he said.
"Does it make noise?"
I never knew high-chairs came equipped with batteries and sound. Like you need to entertain an infant during one of the best bonding times of the day.
He showed me a plain, wooden high chair. It glowed like the Holy Grail.
"Turn it over," I said. "Is there a plug?"
My husband grabbed my hand.
"No plug. Let's get it."
I think of that day often. All the things I should have been focusing on lost in a haze of consumerism. We drove out of the lot as if we were escaping an erupting volcano, heady with the taste of freedom, proud of our "retro" high chair and its simple, wooden construction.
"Baby brain" exists because even without the delicious draw of diapering choices, moms-to-be have a lot to keep in their minds. And once you cross that threshold into parenthood, the list only expands. It's no wonder a few things fall out. Hence, the "momory."
We moms try hard. We keep a lot floating up there in the gushy space our brain used to occupy. At the drop of a hat, we can rattle off our children's ages, their favorite colors, the last time they pooped, what their friend said to them three months ago that made them cry, the first time they laughed, the first time we watched their backs as they walked away from our arms and into school — it's powerful. It's our job. It just happens. Those things stick.
For the rest, blame it on momory. (And be sure to credit yours truly. Though, in a week, I'll forget I coined the term anyway.)


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In 2012, the education reform community made a couple of decisive steps in its drive toward quality education for all learners. First, the K to 12 Basic Education Cycle will now be powered by a full-blown enabling law. Equally important, through the same law, the bilingual education policy is now replaced by Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTBMLE).


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3 Bedroom Apartment / Flat for rent in Sector 62, Noida
Well Fully Furnished 3 BHK flat available on rent in sector-62 noida
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Sector 62, Noida (Uttar Pradesh)
- Area: 1700 SqFeet
- Bedrooms: Three
- Bathrooms: Three
- Floor: First
- Total Floors: Six
- Furnished: Furnished
- Lease Period: 11 Months
- Monthly Rent: 35,000
- Rate: 21 per SqFeet +60%
- Age Of Construction: 5 Years
- Available: Immediate/Ready to move
When you call, don't forget to mention that you saw this ad on PropertyWala.com.
- Power Back-up
- Centrally Air Conditioned
- Lifts
- Security Guards
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- Intercom Facility
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- Reserved Parking
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- Palam Airport (<36km),
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Markets & Shopping Malls
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Banks & ATMs
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- Kotak Mahindra Bank – Branch/ATM (<1km),
- City Bank ATM (<0.5km),
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- AXIS Bank (<1km),
- State Bank of India (<1km)
Hotels & Guest Houses
- NCMRWF guesthouse (<2km),
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- Business School Of Delhi (<1km),
- Apollo Business School (ABS) (<1km),
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Apartments / Flats for rent in Sector 62, Noida
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Sector-62 is not just the largest sector in Noida, it also acts as a showpiece to many an industry, being the hub of the IT and ITeS sectors and related service industries. It is also known for being the hub for many educational institutions - right from play schools, to high schools to engineering and management institutions. It even has a Noida centre of IIM Lucknow.
Sector-62 is very well connected with all other parts of Noida and its City Centre. It is well connected to Delhi both via the DND as well as NH24, and it is also quite close to Indirapuram. The Metro will also soon be extended to Sector-62 - All approvals are already in place and the construction will start soon.
Sector-62 is mainly an Institutional sector. The few residential pockets that exist in Sector-62 make it all the more exclusive in nature.
- Exclusive limited residential pockets
- Excellent connectivity
- Metro extension to 62 soon
- Many educational institutions
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Englewood, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - The Denver Broncos have listed quarterback Peyton Manning (ankle) and Demaryius Thomas (calf) as probable for Sunday's AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots.
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In 1984, York University established the Retirement Planning Centre, a resource unit that provides support, education and counseling services for all York employees and retirees. Under the capable direction of a diverse Advisory Board, the Retirement Centre enables the soon-to-be and newly retired to make informed choices when planning and living life after retirement.
The Centre's vision, mandate and strategic plan published recently as part of the RPCentre's Vison 2000 + incorporate York's dedication to lifelong learning, and reflect the University and Retirement Centre's shared commitment to presenting retirement as a stimulating and fulfilling continuation of that education.
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Welcome: Directions - Read Me!
Welcome to the DISboard's DVC Resort Reservation Availability Forum.
Why this board?
When a DISboard member calls Member Services and finds out the resort, room, or view that they want is not available for their desired vacation, it is helpful to pass that information along to other members. This may cut down on member frustrations, and help reduce phone calls to DVC. You may find it useful for planning purposes as to have several options in mind before calling DVC to reserve a vacation villa. This board is an experiment to gather information concerning resort availability and to display it here. It all depends on you, and your help.
How to read the board?
There are 12 rolling months for this board, each with it's own thread. All the monthly threads are identical in format and represent dates for that particular month where members have reported no resort availability. Open any thread for the month you are interested in for your DVC reservations to see what others have reported.
If a date for that month has been reported as not having any availability, it is printed in RED. Only dates with no availability are being displayed at this time. If a date is not shown then no one has reported it yet. If no one has reported any dates at all for a specific resort/room/view then there is a comment in GREEN saying "No Reports"
Any posts which follow the Month's Data posting are new submissions by DISboard members that have not yet been processed and added to the chart. When processed, the new reported dates are added and then the posts themselves are removed. The data itself is saved in a special database which is used to generate the reports.
Is this information accurate?
The information displayed is only what has been reported by DISboard members. It is totally UNOFFICIAL. It does not reflect any cancellations that may have occurred, or DVC members experiences using waitlists. Use these reports as a general guideline only. Feel free to post in the dedicated discussion thread information about waitlists. It's best to think of these lists as showing which villas most likely do not have availability. Do not assume that if a date is not listed, that the converse is true and the resort does have availability.
What about months that have already passed?
Once a specific month passes it is closed and moved to the sub-board: "Past Months - - Reservation History". You might refer to a previous year's month to see if certain months have been reported heavily.
Is this also a discussion board?
All regular discussion will be restricted to the dedicated Discussion Thread. We will be using automated computer software to process data submitted by yourselves. For that reason we cannot allow any new threads to be started. If you try to start a new thread, it will not post to the board and will be automatically deleted by our software.
You may post in the "Sticky" Discussion thread if you have questions about how the Resort Reservation Availability Board works, have trouble interpreting the results or have suggestions for changes and improvements. Please do not post your reservation results in that thread as the computer will not find them and the information will not appear in the monthly charts.
Comments and/or questions on topics such as availability or waitlist chances or DVC Reservation Policies should continue to be posted on the Planning Forum.
How do I contribute information about DVC Resort availability? - Detailed Directions:
We encourage all contributions as that will determine the success or not of this new board. Since we will be using special computer software to 'read' your postings, it is required they follow a special format. While a human can interpret what you mean, a computer cannot. It can only process your exact phrase. Please read the following instructions on how to submit information. It's really easy once you review it.
Let's say you were checking with DVC Member Services about a vacation and found out certain dates were not available for what you wanted, so you want to let others know by posting to this board.
1. First, locate and open the thread for the Month & Year you wish to report. For example if you want to report some dates for Dec 2008, open the December 2008 thread.
2. The first post in the thread shows what dates have already been reported by others. If there are additional reply posts then those are reports by others that just haven't been processed yet.
3. You'll notice all the DVC resorts are listed. Each is spelled out, but also has an abbreviation that is used by the processing program. For example Old Key West is "OKW", Vero Beach is "VB", and so on. You will need to use that abbreviation for your report. The program will not recognize any other abbreviations than what is listed. If you use "HHI" instead of "HH", or "WLV" instead of "VWL", the computer will not know what you mean and will not include your report.
4. Under each resort all of that resort's booking categories are listed, with each having a "Reference Letter", such as "A", "B", "C" and so on. You will use the reference letter to designate the exact villa and booking category you are reporting. We are only using the major booking categories. We know there are other distinctions such as 'dedicated' units, or 'handicap' units, but for our puposes we are looking at whether a unit 'type' is available or not, per the categories listed.
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The MSDate is not shown in the tables, but is retained in a database so it can be be used later for special reports to analyze availability at the 11-month, 7-month windows.
Example: 4/15/2008,OKW,F,3-5 means (if this is in the Dec 2008 thread) you're reporting that on April 15, 2008 you called MS and found out there was no availability at OKW for a 1-B/R villa near the Hospitality House for Dec 3rd through the 5th.
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Dreaming of a nursing career in a warmer climate...guess what, they're hiring!
- 0Jan 14, '13 by Starfish2012It's gloomy and cold in the Northeast today. I'm about to start prereqs for nursing school and I can't wait for the day when I'm finally a nurse and can go (mostly) anywhere and have a job. (Today's CNN article aside) I just googled Key West +Nursing Jobs and found this posting:
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Key West Health and Rehabilitation is searching for dynamic and energetic nurses--RN and LPN--to fill positions for all shifts.
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- 0Jan 14, '13 by melizerd, ADN, RNI'll be done with school in December and I'm always dreaming of warmer weather from the sub zero Wisconsin weather we're currently having!
- 0Jan 14, '13 by x_factorShortage of nursing jobs and the difficulty for new grads really depends on the area. It is not difficult for new grads everywhere, it depends on the location. Where I live, new grads (both ADN and BSN) are able to find jobs realtively easily, and many have jobs lined up by the time they graduate.
- 1Jan 14, '13 by saldridgeI was born and raised in K.W. it is not difficult to get a job there just keep in mind the cost of living is very expensive and you will be working just to pay rent. The school system is way behind so if you want your kids to get a good education K.W. is not the place. Good Luck don't mean to step on anyones toes just giving you a couple of facts.
- 0Jan 15, '13 by Starfish2012Good points. Thanks for the info!
- 1Jan 15, '13 by elkparkQuote from DoeRNIt's a great town. Retiring there (with plenty of $$$) is great. Trying to be a regular working person there is not. The lower islands are extremely expensive, which means a long commute from affordable housing to a job in Key West (my parents lived in the Keys for a number of years).Love Key West. I want to retire there.
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- 0Jan 15, '13 by Starfish2012Hi x_factor, whereabouts do you live? If you don't mind sharing
- 0Jan 15, '13 by x_factorQuote from Starfish2012In Louisiana. Some areas in Louisiana do have mild difficulty in hiring (New Orleans area may take a while, but New Orleans has struggled since the hurricanes), but further up, especially around the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas, grads are able to find jobs fairly easily.Hi x_factor, whereabouts do you live? If you don't mind sharing
- 0Jan 15, '13 by double_minorityQuote from Starfish2012I was just gonna ask this too :-)Hi x_factor, whereabouts do you live? If you don't mind sharing


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Turkey is a heavy energy user. And the country they depend upon for gas imports has been Iran. Turkey can only cut it's energy use just so much. Because of US sanctions which prevent Turkey from paying Iran in dollars or euros, Turkey has been paying Iran in lira, which Iran then uses to buy gold in Turkey and Iranian couriers take the gold back to Iran in carry on luggage or to Dubai where it is sold for foreign currency.
United States Congress passed more sanctions to try and prevent Turkey from buying anymore gas from Iran and in particular being able to send hard currency into Iran's economy. This produced tension between Turkey and the U.S. Turkey has been given a 6 month waiver from sanctions which will expire in July.
Gold Exports From Turkey - Total Amounts for the Year - 2012:
To Iran - $6.5 billion (more than 10 times the amount in '11)
To the UAE - $4 billion (up from $280 million in '11)
Gold Exports in '13:
Jan - $466 million (to Iran - $117 million) (to UAE - $402 million)
Feb. - $551 million (to UAE - $371 million)
But it is still lower than it was in July at the start of sanctions. ($1.8 billion)
"Due to the sanctions, nobody wants to attract attention. That may be the reason why exports stopped to Iran in January," said one Istanbul gold trader, asking not to be named.
"However, trade with Iran continues; there will always be transfers. Looking at this year's figures, the February exports to Iran are quite low, so it shouldn't cause issues."


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When Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley enter the ring June 9 for Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title fight, they will put
the cap on what should be an entertaining card from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The televised undercard will feature two title fights and the highly entertaining Jorge Arce.
No. 1 welterweight contender Mike Jones (26-0, 19 KOs) faces two-time champion Randall Bailey (41-7, 36 KOs) for the vacant IBF welterweight title.
WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (9-0, 7 KOs) defends his title against Teon Kennedy (17-1-2, 7 KOs) and five-division champion Jorge Arce (60-6-2, 46 KOs) takes on Jesus Rojas (18-1-1, 13 KOs) in a 10-round junior featherweight fight.
Combined, this group has a combined 171-15-5 record with 128 knockouts.
"The fight card on June 9 will be a treat for all boxing fans,â Top Rank's Bob Arum. "These will be great high-action fights as will be our main event with world champions Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley."
The card begins at 6 p.m. (Pacific).
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Sandra Oh Announces Departure from Grey's Anatomyby Matt Richenthal at . Comments
Oh? No.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, original Grey's Anatomy cast member Sandra Oh has announced that she will depart the ABC series following its upcoming 10th season.
"Creatively, I really feel like I gave it my all, and I feel ready to let her go," the actress says "It's such an interesting thing to play a character for so long and to actually get the sense that she wants to be let go as well. [Cristina] wants to be let go, and I am ready to let her go.
"We have to start the process, story-wise, for the Grey's writers to think of why she's going to go."
Oh, a five-time Emmy nominee, signed a two-year deal with the series in May 2012 and Shonda Rhimes recently said that she's prepared for other mainstays (including Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey) to also exit after Season 10, although Oh is the only star so far to make such a decision.
"I've gone through a lot of therapy over this," a tearful Oh said in the interview. "I started thinking about it because I had to prepare myself. I gave myself two years to emotionally let go. At the end of last season, Shonda took me aside and said, 'What are your thoughts?' I said, 'I'm ready.'"
ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee said at this summer's Television Critics Association that he hopes Grey's Anatomy will continue to run for "many years," a sentiment Rhimes has echoed.
So despite the emotional departure of Oh, fans can still look forward to plenty of action at Grey Sloan Memorial well beyond May of next year.
But it simply won't be the same for those who have watched the series since it premiered in 2005.
Grey's Anatomy returns on September 26 with a two-hour premiere. Just how much will you miss Oh as Cristina Yang?!?
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.. this is a counter-intuitive thing to say- ! but I am relieved to hear that Sandra Oh/Cristina will leave at the end of Season 10: I enjoy Cristina and Meredith's characters, most. without them, it's simply not Grey's Anatomy, to me.. and if Cristina leaves, I won't feel I 'have to' watch/keep up! I need a break, too! honestly? the first 4 seasons were SO strong and engaging.. and the series has (inevitably?) become more 'soapy', and diluted as a drama- (especially annoying is the constant musical comment behind every bit of dialogue- comic. relentlessly so. why oh why don't American movies and tv shows understand the beauty of SILENCE.. certainly behind dialogue!) ! rant over. sorry ! not to sound so negative, I have thoroughly enjoyed Ellen Pompeo's and Sandra Oh's (and others..) work! Bravo and thank you for the entertainment !
Gosh I love her if she leaves kevin should too.their characters co exist I don't want shonda to harm her: in any way a beautiful tribute to her character I hope.if the main characters were developed more insteadof giving us those filler characters sighs.
I love her. I will miss her badly. I'm sorry, but I won't mind Ellen leaving at all. I agree that Yang's character should have been developed more. She is the reason I could stand to watch the show sometimes. Patrick Dempsey is a great actor, but Ellen bores me to bits and I am a romantic! As for Jackson and April, I cringe if they as much as look at each other. They are good actors, but the love thing between them isn't working for me. They come off as confused teenagers with that. Alex Karev is great-good acting and not dull or annoying. I liked Burke's acting a lot, but feel that him coming back to win Yang's heart won't be fair to her. He wasn't a good boyfriend period! He wouldn't talk to her if they disagreed, denied her surgeries whenever she opposed him. I love him, but do not think he deserved her.
I would miss Sandra Oh' s character and would like to see her receive better scripts. I would also miss Dempsey, but not Pompeo. Over the years, I have become tired of Callie and her various lovers. They don't really add much to the show.
To sad, Grey's Anatomy will never be the same without Yang.
Oh no! Oh... is leaving. Pompeo and Dempsey too. It's sad to see them go. I am used to watching the original cast, should they be going, then i suppose i should be open to new comers and watch how they'd do their own characters. Will they outwit the originals? Hhhmmm, let the show go on with new cast as I am expecting things like this to happen since Season 1 it just took so long and that the transition shouldn't be new casts in a new season. The new cast should be introduced at least in the last 4 to 5 episodes of the prior seasons. Cristina Yang as a doctor is my favorite character but not as a lover, then Alex Karev sentimental aspects. Whatever.
if oh goes pompeo goes, and then dempsey and then everyone else will too.
But dr. Yang is the best friend of dr. grey , will dr. Grey have a new best friend?
I agree with the few others here who have stated the obvious; it's time for Sandra Oh to move on. Her character has seen very little (if any)development since the tail end of season 6. Christina Yang has been a much appreciated addition to the staff of SGMW, but Sandra Oh is more important (try to keep in mind that she is the real human being behind the doctor facade). She deserves better roles with more oomph. With regard to Meredith and Derek...I would be seriously upset to see Meredith go, but if Derek were written off it wouldn't bother me (sorry Dempsey). To those who are saying season 10 should be the last I disagree. There are plenty of good ones left to keep it interesting.
Burke needs to return for a few eposiods and Yang will decide to be with him wherever he is now.


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State Parks and Recreation Department: Agency Subdivisions
Exposition Center and State Fair
Address: 2330 17th St. NE, Salem 97303-3201
Phone: 503-947-3247
Fax: 503-947-3206
Web: www.oregonstateexpo.org; www.oregonstatefair.org
Contact: Toni Payseno, Exposition Center Manager
Statutory Authority: ORS 565.040
Duties and Responsibilities: The Oregon Exposition Center and State Fair operates the business and properties of the center as a year-round exposition center and meeting space. The annual Oregon State Fair event disseminates knowledge about, and encourages the growth and prosperity of, all agricultural, stock raising, horticultural, mining, mechanical, artistic and industrial pursuits in the state.
Heritage Commission
Address: 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-986-0673
Fax: 503-986-0793
E-mail: email@example.com
Web: www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/
Contact: Kyle Jansson, Coordinator
Statutory Authority: ORS 358.570
Duties and Responsibilities: The mission of the Oregon Heritage Commission is to secure, sustain and enhance Oregon's heritage by coordinating heritage initiatives by public and private organizations, advocating for all levels of support for heritage, educating the public about its extent and value and promoting and celebrating its diversity. It carries out its mission with Heritage and Museum grants, technical assistance to heritage organizations, declarations of statewide heritage celebrations, a statewide conference and an inventory of state-owned historic artifacts.
Established by the Oregon Legislature in 1995, the Heritage Commission is comprised of nine gubernatorial appointments, who represent the geographic and cultural diversity of the state, and nine ex officio members. The ex officio commissioners represent the Oregon Historical Society, State Library, State Archives, State Historic Preservation Office, State Historical Records Advisory Board, Department of Education, Oregon University System, Land Conservation and Development Department and Oregon Business Development Department.
The commission is housed within the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and is a statewide partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.
Commission on Historic Cemeteries
Address: 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-986-0685
Fax: 503-986-0793
E-mail: email@example.com
Web: www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OCHC/
Contact: Kuri Gill, Coordinator
Duties and Responsibilities: The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries (OCHC) consists of seven citizens with broad knowledge of the issues relating to preservation, restoration, upkeep and advocacy for historic burial sites and the importance of historic burial grounds in Oregon history. The OCHC coordinates the restoration, renovation and maintenance of historic cemeteries statewide.
State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation
Address: 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-986-0677
Fax: 503-986-0793
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/pages/nrhp_sachphome.aspx
Contact: Roger Roper, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
Statutory Authority: ORS 358.622
Duties and Responsibilities: The State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation is a nine-member committee appointed by the governor that reviews nominations to the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon and votes on their eligibility. When the committee determines that a nomination is eligible, it recommends that the state historic preservation officer sign the nomination and forward it to the National Register office in Washington, D.C., for review and listing. The committee meets three times a year to review nominations brought forward by the State Historic Preservation Office's (SHPO) National Register coordinator. The committee also advises SHPO on matters of program policy and budget.
State Historic Preservation Office
Address: 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-986-0677
Fax: 503-986-0793
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/
Contact: Roger Roper, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
Duties and Responsibilities: The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) was established in 1967 under the terms of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Under a mandate from the federal government as well as state administrative rules and laws, the office manages programs that allow Oregonians as individuals, organizations and local governments to become directly involved in the protection of significant historic and cultural resources. State and federal grants are available for the rehabilitation of historic properties as well as for other preservation related activities.
Programs of the SHPO include: National Register of Historic Places, Certified Local Governments, Historic/Prehistoric Survey and Inventory, Archaeological Permit Process, Historic Preservation Special Assessment for Historic Properties, Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit, Historic Preservation Comprehensive Planning, Section 106 Review and Compliance.
Historic Trails
Advisory Council
Address: 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-986-0579
Fax: 503-986-0793
E-mail: email@example.com
Web: www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/ohtac.shtml
Contact: Tracy Zeller, Administrative Specialist
Statutory Authority: Executive Order 98-16
Duties and Responsibilities: The Oregon Historic Trails Advisory Council is composed of nine volunteer citizens appointed by the governor to oversee and provide advice on Oregon's 16 historic trails, including locating, preserving and encouraging the use of these historic trails, evaluating and recording trail conditions and discussing opportunities for the marking and interpretation of the trails. Goals include collecting and sharing information on locating and marking trails; encouraging local communities and agencies to develop directional and interpretive signs, brochures and maps; and helping them find the resources to protect and share these corridors of history.
Recreation Trails Advisory Council
Address: 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-986-0750
Fax: 503-986-0792
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: www.oregon.gov/OPRD/PLANS/ORTAC.shtml
Contact: Rocky Houston, State Trails Coordinator
Statutory Authority: ORS 390.950-390.989
Duties and Responsibilities: The 1971 Legislature created the Oregon Recreation Trails Program and the Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council. This seven-member council, appointed by the State Parks and Recreation Commission, meets four times a year and advises the State Parks and Recreation Department and the commission on statewide trail matters. The council also makes recommendations to other trail managing agencies and non-governmental groups. The council focuses on trails for hiking, equestrian use, bicycling, cross-country skiing and non-motorized boating.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Voters in Philadelphia have elected a Whig to public office for what the victor believes may be the first time in nearly 160 years.
Robert "Heshy" Bucholz, a member of the Modern Whig party, campaigned door-to-door and won 36 votes to his Democratic opponent's 24 on Tuesday to become an election judge in the city's Rhawnhurst section.
Election judges, who serve four-year terms, receive about $100 annually and are responsible for overseeing equipment and procedures at the polls.
Now a heavily Democratic city, Philadelphia's last Whig mayor was elected in 1854. It's hard to verify whether Whigs won any lower offices after that, said Stephanie Singer, one of three commissioners overseeing local elections.
Previously an independent, Bucholz said he joined the Whigs three years ago because of their fiscally conservative but socially liberal views. They represent a sensible "middle path" between Democrats and Republicans, especially in light of the recent government shutdown, he said.
"That pretty much told us we can't trust either party and the system is broken," Bucholz said Thursday.
Four U.S. presidents were Whigs in the mid-1800s. The party largely disappeared in the 20th century, but was revived in 2007 by veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who were upset at the lack of bipartisanship in Washington, according to the group's website.
The Modern Whigs have about 30,000 members nationwide, Chairman Andrew Evans said. Bucholz and J. Brendan Galligan, who serves on the school board in Westfield, N.J., are the only two currently holding elected positions, he said.
Bucholz, a 39-year-old engineer, admitted to being "a little bewildered" by the attention to his win, noting that his wife, Dinah, is usually the one getting publicity.
Dinah Bucholz is the author of "The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook." A registered Republican, she won a term on Tuesday as an election inspector.
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The body of James Fenton, who had been a patient at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, was found in a secluded part of the hospital grounds 10 weeks after he had been reported as missing and approximately 40 metres from where he had last been seen.
A post mortem examination was unable to establish how he died.
Mr Fenton, from Bangor, admitted himself as a voluntary patient to the hospital's mental health ward on the night of Friday 2 July 2010, but by midnight had been reported to police as missing.
Police Ombudsman Dr Michael Maguire has characterised the police investigation into Mr Fenton's disappearance as "a catalogue of mistake after mistake".
Two police officers carried out an immediate torchlight search of part of the hospital grounds. They reported back that they had been unable to find Mr Fenton and that, in their view, he was at a "high risk" of suicide.
The Police Ombudsman found that a detective inspector was not contacted about his disappearance until 14 hours later, despite police procedure stating a DI should be notified urgently in high risk cases.
He said that, by that stage, mobile phone signals that had been coming from Mr Fenton's phone had died and a crucial line of enquiry was gone.
When James went missing, a member of the police came to visit us. They said that they would do their best to help and do their best in the search for James. But as time went on, we lost faith.Janice Fenton, James's mother
When James went missing, a member of the police came to visit us. They said that they would do their best to help and do their best in the search for James. But as time went on, we lost faith.
Janice Fenton, James's mother
The Ombudsman was critical of a decision by the detective inspector not to go to the hospital and for not having a clear understanding of the hospital buildings or the surrounding area.
Dr Maguire found that police "completely overlooked" the task of viewing CCTV footage from the hospital.
He was also critical of police focusing on a narrow line of investigation based on the belief that Mr Fenton was still alive - and that officers even warned some people that they ran the risk of prosecution if they continued to hide Mr Fenton.
The way in which police dealt with Mr Fenton's family was also put under scrutiny.
"The police did not seem to be listening to the Fenton family and in particular what they were saying about Mr Fenton's character and how unlikely it would have been for him to be missing for such a long time," he said.
"It is no coincidence that the decision to carry out the final, successful, search was after a senior police officer had taken time to meet the Fenton family and listen to them."
The Ombudsman said many examples were found of police not following procedures fully or at all and that there was little evidence of "consistent senior level oversight" of the investigation.
"It was largely allowed to drift along until its latter stages," Dr Maguire added.
"Overall, the initial police response to the report that a 'high risk' person was missing lacked clear direction and purpose and as the investigation progressed, it was further undermined by a lack of leadership and direction."
On behalf of the Police Service, I extend my sympathies to them and I am sorry that on this occasion the family did not have confidence in the policing service they received.PSNI Chief Superintendent Nigel Grimshaw
On behalf of the Police Service, I extend my sympathies to them and I am sorry that on this occasion the family did not have confidence in the policing service they received.
PSNI Chief Superintendent Nigel Grimshaw
Janice Fenton, James' mother, said she was shocked by the findings of the Ombudsman report.
"As a family, we were brought up to believe that the PSNI were always right and have a duty of care - would do their best to help any family, any person in any way," she said.
"I now find that that wasn't true in James' case. There were a lot of things not done that should have been done.
"Nobody listened, it was frustrating. It was though they had made up their own mind on where James was and what James was doing.
"In their eyes, James was a 22-year-old, partying, and didn't want to come home."
She added: "I never got to see James, never ever got to say goodbye. I will never find out probably what happened to James because he lay uncovered, cold, alone, for 10 weeks, 40 metres from the ward. It's heartbreaking."
Following the publication of the report, PSNI Chief Superintendent Nigel Grimshaw said lessons had been learnt from the investigation and extended his sympathies to the Fenton family.
"This is a human tragedy for the family of Mr Fenton," he said.
Chief Supt Grimshaw added that he did not underestimate the impact the death had on the Fenton family.
"We have already taken significant steps to improve the management of missing persons investigations and we will continue to study the conclusions reached by the Police Ombudsman."
He described the report as "very significant and challenging".
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Breaking The Silence
In fall 2006, the Parks and Recreation Department of DeKalb County, Ga., decided to build three community centers for residents, but there was just one problem–the department had not built a new facility in more than 20 years.
With the help of a local project management company, Silverman Construction Management, and a construction manager,Brasfield & Gorrie, the department set out to hire three firms to design the facilities.
Lose & Associates, a landscape architecture, architecture and civil engineering firm from Nashville, Tenn., was awarded the Redan Recreation Center project. Located in the eastern part of the county, the recreation center is a 23,000-square-foot facility within Redan Park. The park, with tennis courts, a Frisbee disc-golf course and softball and football fields, is heavily used. Lose was asked to master-plan the project with the following criteria:
• Provide connectivity for pedestrian circulation to the various amenities, with a series of future paved- and wood-chip walking trails
• Provide a dock for the existing pond
• Design a new recreation center, site development and parking accommodations.
Primary concern for the project was three-fold: to work within a limited, fixed budget; to design a project for a client without a current history of development; and to provide a finished product that is durable and environmentally responsible.Ultimately, the county noted an immediate need and desire for the recreation center, so that became the priority. Sadly, this meant that the dock and planned trails are now considered future-phase development.
Feedback And Input
Since this was going to be the first of three recreation centers to be built, extra time was spent meeting with county maintenance workers, youth-sports providers and the planning department to make sure everyone understood how the facility was intended to operate. The public was also included in discussions to ensure facility programming was meeting the community's needs.
It was determined that building security–both inside and out–was a high priority for staff members and patrons. Strategic locations for staff members, site lines, operating hardware, window placement and entry/egress points were all considered through various scenarios until the owner was comfortable with the facility. In the end, the center was designed with a central reception desk to maintain direct visual and casual observation of the gymnasium, lobby, three main entrances, game rooms and second-floor lounge.
Sustainable Mindset
Although this project was not slated to pursue LEED or Green Globes certification, a conservative and ecologically responsible approach was taken for the building envelope and utility-service design. When an energy model was performed on the facility design, it was estimated to operate 5-percent more efficiently than a comparable facility. This was achieved with only conventional building components and thoughtful design, which include:
• Gas-fired package HVAC units, ground- and roof-mounted
• Single-width CMU walls with core insulation on the first floor
• Metal stud and EIFS sheathing for second-story exterior walls
• Strategically placed roof overhangs
• White TPO single-ply membrane roofing on 3 inches of rigid insulation roof decking
• Integral daylight and occupant sensors for the automated lighting-control package
• Use of fluorescent and LED light fixtures when applicable
• Low-flow toilet fixtures, sinks and instantaneous water heaters
• Low-VOC interior paint for ceilings and walls and low-VOC millwork and adhesives
• Double-pane, gas-filled, tinted aluminum windows and storefront systems, which offer ample natural day lighting to almost every building function.
Minimizing Maintenance
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As an adult, I realized my dream of getting a nice pool table. Thanks to my many hours of childhood practice, I don't often lose. The exception is when I run into someone who also grew up in a cold climate and had a pool table.
Pool is a game in which there is a nearly perfect correlation between how much you have played during your life and how good you are. I sometimes joke that instead of playing actual games I could just compare my number of hours of lifetime practice to my opponent's and declare a winner. Research shows this is essentially true for all sorts of skills.
So you would think that the secret to success is to practice more than your competition. But it's never that simple. In order to put in that much practice you need the opportunity, such as having a pool table in your basement*. But you also need some sort of passion, or drive, or OCD to put in the time. Where does that come from?
Personally, I have felt the compulsion to practice particular skills dozens of times in my life. It happened with ping pong, drawing comics, tennis, computer programming, and other things. Practicing these skills always felt like something I couldn't stop if I wanted to. The attraction was so strong that it felt like OCD. The only reason I wasn't treated for my afflictions is that the activities to which I was drawn (no pun) were socially acceptable.
It makes me wonder if the passion part of our brains will ever be manipulated by drugs so that passionless people get just enough OCD to obsessively practice something until they get good at it.
* Malcolm Gladwell's book, Outliers, talks about the importance of opportunity. It's a great read.


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Many of us would gladly take a five-year sabbatical and travel the world, but money (or lack thereof) is usually the reason why these trips never pan out. The travel expenses alone would be a dealbreaker for most people, but not Jeremy Marie, that is. The 29-year-old Frenchman recently completed an international excursion that was, if nothing else, extremely cost-effective.
Marie's trek began in October 2007. Over the five and a half years that followed, the young man set foot in 71 different countries on five continents, and covered more than 100,000 miles of land and water. Now for the truly remarkable part: he managed to complete the entire journey without spending a single cent on transportation. No small feat, considering he moved by automobile, boat, plane and, at one point, a camel; he estimates that he caught a ride from roughly 1,750 modes of transportation throughout the excursion. World records pending, it's safe to say Marie is the most successful hitchhiker in history.
His adventure began in Caen, Normandy, not far from where he grew up. He meandered along the Mediterranean coast to Egypt, and then traveled due south to the Cape of Good Hope by way of inland Africa. Next, he hopped a ship, crossed the Atlantic, and touched down in Venezuela. He then followed a fairly exhaustive route that covered most of South, Central, and North America — making it as far north as Fairbanks — before returning to Venezuela by way of Cuba. Following the longest stretch of his journey, a boat ride from Caracas to Auckland, Marie passed through Australia, Southeast Asia, northern China, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe before he reached home.
The trip wasn't always fun. Marie told Visual News that he was mugged by Venezuelan police just days before he planned to hop a boat for the South Pacific. "Just after that I was supposed to look for a boat that would take me across the Pacific towards Australia," he said. "I knew that looking for a boat would be very difficult, especially for such a long distance, and I lost a bit of faith in humanity at this moment."
But he says most of the trip was an enlightening, enjoyable experience. Arguably his favorite spot was Bali; during his visit to the popular Indonesian island, he met a young lady who would eventually become his girlfriend. Marie plans to return to Bali shortly, where he hopes to write a book about his travels.
"The most important advice that I could give to a hitchhiker would be to use their common sense," he told Visual News. "This is also what is good in hitchhiking, because it makes you think for yourself and it forces you to find solutions to each little problem."