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Built in 1969 and having hosted the 2001 National Golf Association Triad Classic, Pine Knolls Golf Club has a long and sparkling history. In 2006, two brothers-in-law from Ireland?Graham Ruttle, a retired professional motorcycle racer, and Pearse Mahon, a class-A PGA professional?purchased the course. Today, they carry on its tradition of challenging and enjoyable play. To conquer the 6,338-yard layout, golfers must decipher the course?s small and complex greens, which requires even more concentration than geocaching for holes on a course that spans an entire city. To calibrate their swings before tackling the course, golfers can warm up at the grass-tee driving range or enlist Mahon's advice in a private lesson.
Course at a Glance: * 18-hole, par 72 course * Total length of 6,338 yards from the back tees * Course rating of 72.4 from the back tees * Course slope of 123 from the back tees
• For $38, you get 18-holes of golf for two with cart rental and access to the driving range and practice facilities (up to a $94 value). • For $80, you get 18-holes of golf for four with cart rental and access to the driving range and practice facilities (up to a $188 value).
Draped over the foothills of the Sauratown Mountain Range, Stonewall Golf Course sends golfers swinging over steep hills and sudden chasms on a 5,222-yard layout that epitomizes mountain country golf. Throughout the round, dramatic elevation changes complicate yardage readings, and fairway-side drop-offs frame narrow landing zones, encouraging players to leave their driver, 3-wood, and acrophobic head covers in the bag.
With multiple par 4s measuring 300 yards or less, players must cautiously approach each shot off the tee, as efforts to reach the green in one heroic drive could land their golf ball in Town Fork Creek or one of several ponds meandering through the course. The course draws its name from the par 3 eighth hole, where golfers start at an elevated tee box and descend 75 yards down a craggy face that, when viewed from the green, assumes the appearance of a seamless stone wall. Fueled by electricity and an ancient resentment for gravity, golf carts?which are mandatory on the course?help players climb the steep fairways in efficient fashion.
Course at a Glance: * 18-hole, par 70 course * Length of 5,222 yards from the farthest tees * Course rating of 64.7 from the farthest tees * Slope rating of 116 from the farthest tees * Three tee options * Scorecard
Armory Golf Center offers players everything they need to get better at golf except for an actual golf course. Target flags positioned at various distances dot the 20-acre driving range, giving players something to aim for as instead of their boss's car as they launch golf balls off 15 grass tees and 12 mat stations. They can take cuts in the daylight until the lights come on for twilight practice or receive some help from PGA and LPGA professionals when solo reps cease to yield results. On top of private lessons, the pros conduct summer camps, clinics, and academies for players of all ages. Many sessions incorporate a number of technologies to assist the instructor, including V1 Pro Swing Analysis and an ES14 Launch Monitor.
From their home base at Deep River Golf Range, PGA-certified instructors Scott Duerscherl and Riley Kurtz help students along the path to lower golf scores. The teachers adhere to an overarching philosophy that there is no single perfect swing that works for every player. Instead, they tweak an individual's natural mechanics to create a comfortable swing that can be repeated even when hitting from difficult lies such as hillside dirt or camouflaged snares. During lessons with either Scott or Riley, students focus on the fundamentals of making proper contact with the ground in relation to the ball and controlling the ball's flight path. Casio high-speed cameras capture each cut for analysis with SwingView Pro software, which can spot swing-inhibiting problems such as backswing hitches and straitjacket polo shirts. On days when inclement weather prevents practice on the range, players can head to the indoor teaching area, complete with a sheltered putting green.
Host of the PGA's Wyndham Championship from 1977 to 2007, Proehlific Club at Forest Oaks's private course incorporates natural elements such as looming trees and severely sloping hills with manmade sand traps and water obstacles, challenging beginning and experienced golfers alike. Opened in 1962, the terrain was renovated in 2002 after the renowned Love Golf Design group reached out to professional golfers to find out what makes an ideal course. The main improvement, helmed by Davis Love III, was the resprigging of the fairway with bermuda grass, a strain of turf that can handle extreme temperature changes, and a redesign of the new greens. The course was featured on the PGA for over 30 years, and was enjoyed by Davis Love III as well as Rocco Mediate and many other professionals. While the golf course is the main attraction, the club also houses a pro shop, a 25-yard professional-size swimming pool, tennis courts, and a restaurant.


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We purchased an old bungalow style house with the kitchen being on the ground level meaning it's a walk-in basement which happens to be the kitchen. The kitchen cabinets have a real bad smell inside. My glasses, pots and pans all seem to absorb this odor and I find it to be quite offensive.
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Baking soda or charcoal. |
- Posted by GreenDesigns (My Page) on Mon, Oct 3, 11 at 2:00
Find the dead mouse. Or fix the water damage that is causing the mold. Whichever is applicable. Don't attempt to bandaid a gushing artery. |
I too would hunt out the source. If it is the paint or coating, then either paint or stripping the inside (a messy job!) might work. But if the cabinets are made of particle board, it could be the board off-gassing, something that would require complete sealing (not even sure this would work). If that's a no-go, or until you can do it, the odor-absorbers should be put into action, baking soda or charcoal as Brickeyee says. I had a couple of Brita filters on hand that I wasn't using, and you can buy charcoal in other formats. And I don't know if it was included in your survey of odor0eliminating sprays, but something called Nilodor can work wonders. Finally, when I had an odor problem once someone here suggested Lampe Berger. They are very cool but did not actually solve my problem, which was a persistent smell from a polyurethane finish. Karin L |
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Driver fails to stop and hits stone wall
Tisbury police cited a Vineyard Haven driver after she drove through a stop sign early Saturday afternoon at the intersection of State Road and Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, drove across State Road and slammed into a stone retaining wall, which has seen its share of repairs.
Tisbury Police lieutenant Eerik Meisner said Ann Hearn, 73, of Vineyard Haven was driving a 2001 Suzuki Esteem with one passenger in the car when she failed to stop at the stop sign. She said she thought she was hitting the brake, Lieutenant Meisner told The Times.
A driver in a Volvo station wagon traveling west on State Road struck the Suzuki. Police and EMTs arrived just after the first report of the accident at 12:23 pm. Ms. Hearn was transported to Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
Lieutenant Meisner said police would summons Ms. Hearn on charges of failure to stop at a stop sign and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
How come this accident makes the paper, but the WT police officer that crashed his car Thursday night in Edgartown didn't make the news?
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You may remember that my supposedly hardy Arnold Red honeysuckle did not leaf out from the woody stems at all this year. Finally, the leaves came out from the base and I pruned off most of the woody branches. The new growth was all over the place and some bent over. It looked like a big ugly mess. Well, it got uglier from there.... today, I noticed that this supposed aphid-resistant variety was once again covered with aphids! It did that last year and I had to spray it. This year, it is happening all over again. I am just not happy about that! Seeing that it is now such an ugly-looking, aphid infested mess, I am going to just get rid of it. Sigh! Well, at least I will then make some room for other perennials there! Oh well..... |
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- Posted by nutsaboutflowers 2b/3a (My Page) on Tue, Jul 8, 14 at 10:08
It took me quite a few years of reading this forum to be able to shovel prune anything. Now that I've learned, it's quite liberating. Go for it ! |
Thanks! I so needed to hear that - I was the same way too, but our growing season is too short for us to mess around with stuff that is not hardy enough and not pretty enough!!! LOL OK, I am getting the shovel out this evening... thanks again! |
nutsaboutflowers, I just did it!!!!!!!!! YAY! Now there is a bit hole there - a real opportunity to fill it in with something that I really enjoy, BTW, it was really gross as my arms were covered with aphids at one point, while pulling out that thing!!!!!!! EWW.... |
- Posted by nutsaboutflowers 2b/3a (My Page) on Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 10:40
That's step one. It gets easier after this to realize that nothing in your yard has to be considered permanent. If you don't like it, shovel prune it, and get something else. As I said, very liberating :) |
- Posted by SouthCountryGuy SE BC 4b wannabe 5 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 11:25
I will have to add that shovel pruning to acquire something else is a symptom of PAD (Plant Acquisition Disorder, we talked last year about this) Be very careful as it seems nutsaboutflowers is severely affected. Might be trying to sway you to shovel prune and acquire so they don't feel bad about their shovel pruning to acquire (PAD) addiction. I am a recovering from PAD and unfortunately relapse often. This winter when my desire to acquire plants was low I was able to take courses and become a certified PAD and CSD counsellor. For a small fee, of course, I can help anybody out. SCG |
- Posted by SouthCountryGuy SE BC 5 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 21:08
OMG, preach as I may I just shovel pruned to acquire. I am hopeless. But I am sure a 'sum and substance' hosta would fill this spot! |
SCG, you are just too much! ROTFLOL! You are hilarious, man!!! :-) I certainly have PAD.... why is it that every time I see something nice in the nursery, I have the urge to buy it?! Then if it's on sale, then forget about it, I have to have it, whether there is room or not!!!!!!!!! I now have a number of perennials that I just had to have when I saw them, all sitting in a tray, waiting patiently for me to find space for them.... sigh! See, that's why that Arnold Red Honeysuckle just had to go!!! Is there a PAD Anonymous in the Calgary region!? LOL |
I threatened my Dropmore honeysuckle with shovel pruning after several years of relentless wooly aphids. I just couldn't get rid of them no matter what. Then last year for some reason the vine was aphid free and lovely. So it stayed. So far this year it has been attacked by some kind of caterpillar that left many chewed leaves and now it has some kind of leaf miner. It is starting to get on my nerves again. |
north53, I know what you mean! Some of these plants would do terrible, then they would tease you with some good performance when you're about to get rid of them.... what is one supposed to do!? Sigh.... BTW, I am never going to allow a honeysuckle into my yard again. I just cannot stand those aphids LOL |
- Posted by SouthCountryGuy SE BC 4b wannabe 5 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 13, 14 at 19:19
OH you folks scare me...I added a 'Mandarin Honeysuckle' just this year..... SCG |
LOL SCG! No, just try it. I really believe that these plants all behave differently in different locations and situations. Maybe it will do well in your location! Hey, if it doesn't then you know what to do.... S.P. it.... simple. LOL |
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From the TNR Archive: The Lockerbie Bombing
August 20, 2009
This morning the Scottish government released the only person convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, after only serving eight years of a minimum 27-year-sentence for his role in the terrorist attack that killed 270. Megrahi, who suffers from terminal prostate cancer and whose release has been strongly and publicly opposed by the U.S., will return to Libya today to die in his home country.
Khamenei vs. Khomeini
August 20, 2009
During his August 3 speech formally endorsing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned protesters that "by imitation of Ayatollah Khomeini, they cannot deceive people." Khamenei was mocking the opposition's claim to be to reviving "the values of Ayatollah Khomeini"--the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Khamenei's predecessor as Supreme Leader. Ironically, Khamenei made this statement while seated below a large, framed picture of Khomeini. This scene provides a stark illustration of the fact that politics in Iran are largely defined by attempts to claim Khomeini's legacy.
August 12, 2009
A professor, a genocide, and NBC's quest for a prime-time hit.
The Indictment
August 10, 2009
A joke has been circulating widely in Iran these past few years: One day, a fox sees a friend running fast through the forest. "Why are you running?" asks the fox. "They are killing foxes who have three testicles," the friend replies. "So, why are yourunning?" the bewildered friend asks again.
Hey Obama, Don't Waste Your Time Giving A Speech In Israel.
August 03, 2009
Two Israeli writers caused a stir last week by calling on President Obama to speak directly to Israelis, similar to the way he has addressed populations from Cairo to Moscow. "Simply stated, take your campaign directly to the Israeli people, and soon," Bradley Burston wrote in a Haaretz blog post.
While Protestors Take To The Streets In Tehran For Democracy, Another Group Of Iranians Meets In Cairo For The Return Of Monarchy
August 03, 2009
Quiet sobs echo through the atrium of the Al-Rifai Mosque in Cairo, where rows of seated mourners are surrounded by wreathes of white flowers. Women d
Inside The Civil War That's Threatening The Iranian Regime
August 03, 2009
Ever since the June 12 election, the world has seen signs of serious rifts in the ranks of the Islamic regime in Iran. The main locus of these tension
Dawn of the Revolt
July 15, 2009
May 23rd: Tehran's Azadi Indoor Stadium, 20 days before the election. The press had difficulty getting in the gates. "All full," the guards kept telling us. And full it was, overflowing in fact, for a Mir Hossein Mousavi campaign rally. Mousavi wasn't even there. Instead, the rally featured former President Mohammad Khatami and Mousavi's wife, Zahra Rahnavard, and the eager crowd numbered more than 20,000. I couldn't make my way to the VIP section, and I didn't want to.
The Year of the Elephant
May 20, 2009
"YES, SOMETIMES I GO into the room with my advisers and I start shouting. And then they say, 'And then what?'" The question hangs in the perfectly cooled air in Sa'ad Hariri's marble-floored sitting room, where Beirut appears as a sunlit abstraction visible at a distance through thick windows. Hariri's father, the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, martyr of the Cedar Revolution, arches his black eyebrows from a giant poster near the sofa, looking out at his son with a sidelong, mischievous glance. "It hasn't been a joyful trip," Sa'ad Hariri is saying.


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Viral Video: Mars Hill in its own words
The Crosscut articles that exposed the "massive meltdown" within Seattle's homegrown Mars Hill megachurch make for fascinating reading. Misogyny, narcissism, shunning, shaming and co-founder Mark Driscoll's dictatorial leadership. If only the church's YouTube videos were half as scandalous.
The church's nine-minute signature piece, "Mars Hill Global," posted last month, plays like a typically bloated profile of any overfunded nonprofit. It begins with a rousing call to spread the Driscoll gospel in Ethiopia and India, includes talk of "planting" thousands of churches (like body-snatching seed pods) and features the requisite saccharine close-ups of poor children smiling for the camera (no doubt utterly unaware that they are shills for yet another white man's missionary zeal).
Then the video takes us back to the Pacific Northwest where pastors, all men, do all of the talking. There is even one pastor named, endearingly, Bubba. These soundbites are interspersed with dreamy wide shots of hand-waving church members set to an insipid arena-rock score, like Coldplay on an endless loop (my idea of eternal damnation).
A 2011 video, called "This is the Best Life of All", is filmed dramatically in silky black-and-white with multiple cameras recording a Mark Driscoll sermon on a stage decorated with scaffolds (culled, perhaps, from a touring production of "Rent"). Soon it transitions to a slow motion, baptismal orgy, the aching soft rock grows anthemic and a surge of acolytes are doused in an on-stage hot tub, assisted by two young men in board shorts.
The best look at the now-beleaguered Driscoll can be seen in his video sermon from 2012, delivered from a stage draped in red velvet and fronted by a humungous wooden crucifix. It looks like a scene from a Rob Zombie film set at the House of Blues. "Repentance is what it means to be a Christian," Driscoll intones in his sermon.
There is also a music video, "In Tenderness", a sweaty blitzkrieg of handclaps and generic Christian rock-and-roll performed by a group called Citizens.
Although I found no evidence of demon sex trials or packets of Kool-Aid in these videos, you can certainly discern the basic tenets of the Mars Hill doxology, a theism based on Me-ism. Men are in control; women and children are props; social good works (helping the poor, the homeless, the battered, etc.) are completely nonexistent. Jesus may be front and center, but he is being elbowed out of the way by the young, tattooed, hair-gelled, male-dominated power structure that's breakin' it all down for us.
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Posted Mon, Jul 28, 9:54 a.m.
It is interesting how quickly everyone is turning on Mars Hill.
Seems like just yesterday Anthony Robinson was welcoming Mars Hill to downtown Seattle with open arms:
I believe the real problem here are the so-called "moderate" christians. Moderates sugar coat and apologize for their more bible-based brethern.
Mars Hill is doing nothing but practicing what is stated in the bible:
Posted Mon, Jul 28, 10:22 a.m.
I am AMAZED by the ignorance and bias in this article. Phrases/words like "props", "insipid", "intoned", "blitzkrieg", "baptismal orgy" and "typically bloated" are not unbiased journalism they are meant to incite people and shape their opinions. This is lazy journalism at its worst. Shame.
Posted Wed, Jul 30, 5:32 p.m.
Kind of piling on, aren't you?
Of all the skillful deceptive speakers working in politics and pandering for multinational corporations - real things that hurt people - I would think there are much more worthy targets for your insight than jumping on people gathering together for some ecstatic evangelism. What did they ever do to you?
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News Madden tackles top prize at VGAs Fledgling cable channel SpikeTV pairs porn and power-ups at its first annual Video Game Awards.
News Sports Nation numbers rise 250,000 more moths have been lured to the flame, and Madden NFL burns the brightest.
News $10,000 in prize money for first MLG event Major League Gaming announces that its first major console gaming tournament will take place in New York next month.
News ESPN pregame spotlights Madden EA Sports to sponsor pregame show, but does it step on Sega's toes?
News Record-breaking season for Madden and NCAA EA Sports announces that the 2004 editions of both Madden NFL and NCAA Football are recording record-breaking sales.
Feature Madden NFL 2004 Walkthrough Are you ready for some football? Our walkthrough covers all major editions of Madden NFL 2004, with summaries of all 32 NFL teams, tips on building your franchise, and strategies ...
News Madden NFL 2004 Challenge announced EA Sports announces that its second annual Madden Challenge tournament will kick off in Chicago this weekend.
News Madden NFL 2004 ships EA announces the North American release of all six versions of its latest football game.
News Madden goes gold EA Sports completes work on the latest game in its long-running football franchise.
Previews Madden NFL 2004 Impressions We take a look at some of the brand-new features for the 2004 iteration of Madden NFL.
Previews Madden NFL 2004 Impressions We get an up-close look at the 2004 edition of EA Sports' Madden NFL series for the PC.
Previews Madden NFL 2004 E3 2003 Preshow Report We got an early look at the next game in EA Sports' best-selling football series, and we have details on its various enhancements.
News EA reveals E3 lineup Electronic Arts releases a list of the games it'll be showing at this year's E3.
News Michael Vick takes Madden NFL 2004 cover The Atlanta Falcons quarterback will be gracing the cover of EA Sports' next Madden game.
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Mateusz Zdziebko only makes the wait for summer worse in 'Empty Pool'. Contrary to popular belief, it is not summer year-round in southern California. (Only in San Diego.)
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Reading Level: Grades 7+
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"If I ever ask you to get me a gun, don't. Whatever I say, don't." Looking right into my eyes. "Listen to me, Evan. If I ever ask for that, go get help. If I ever ask for that, you're going to have to save me."
Evan, struggling with the disappearance of his crush (and best friend's girlfriend) Ariel, is thrust into even more emotional turmoil when he begins to receive a series of mysterious photographs.
Reading Level: Grades 7+
25 year-old Innocent is the big brother but 15-year-old Deo has always been expected to take care of him because Innocent is "different".
When the president's soldiers come to their Zimbabwe village bent on finding all who voted for the opposition, Innocent talks back to the soldiers and is dragged away. While the soldiers are distracted, Deo slips away and finds his brother staked out to die. As Deo cuts his badly beaten brother loose, shots ring out. Everyone in the village is killed except Deo and Innocent.
Reading Level: Grades 2-8 (and even adults on a silly day)
They're soft. They're cute. They're fluffy. They'll rip you face off!! They are killer koalas from outer space. And they are only one of the hilarious hazards you'll encounter in this book full of terrible jokes, blood-sucking grannies and poo...lots and lots and lots of poo.
Reading Level: Grades 7+
When Emma gets a computer for her birthday, her friend Josh gives her a free CD good for 100 hours of AOL time - totally cool, since it's 1996. Emma signs herself up for her very first AOL account, and logs on to the Internet for the first time.
The very first page she goes to is called "Facebook," something Emma has never heard of before, but then again she's never been online before - so she begins to explore the site. What she finds is herself... thirty years in the future - and it's not a pretty one.
Reading Level: Grade 7+
Kate Grable is used to gross boys. As the apprentice trainer to her high school's football team, Kate deals with sweat and much grosser stuff. But when Mike, one of the linebackers, spews black vomit on her car and then tries to chew her lip off, Kate suspects much more is going on.
Reading Level: Grade 6-8
13-year-old Sarah, a new scholarship student at the exclusive Glades Academy, is miserable. In a school where kids judge each other by the amount of money and things their parents have, Sarah the daughter of the lunch lady doesn't stand a chance.
Teachers are no help. Sarah wouldn't even be on this stupid overnight field trip if Mr. Vickers hadn't insisted the trip would help her make friends. Surprise, surprise...the four other girls on the trip spend their time snubbing Sarah and talking behind her back.
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You probably learned to read in kindergarten or first grade, maybe even sooner. Maybe it's a little hard for you, maybe it got easier as you read more and more, maybe you can't stop reading.
But you did learn to read - good at it or not, loving it or not.
Grades 5+
Have you ever read a book that made you cry? Ever read a book that, once you were finished, you just sat with and held for a while, letting the words sink into you, not wanting to have finished it? Ever read a book that you couldn't stop thinking about after you finished? Ever read a book that was so true and real you experienced the whole thing in your mind as you read? This is one of those books.


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I'm really glad they clarified the Must X or Y vs Must Either X or Y thing, I was looking for an answer to that and couldn't find one for a while.
The most important part is that when it says, "either" you have to choose one that you can do (if you can do either). There have been many games where I just chose the option I couldn't do and made the Treachery card have no effect essentially.
Still does not sound that clear to me:
The Ambush (errated) now reads: "At the beginning of the combat phase, each player must either turn each of his hidden cards faceup, or take 1 hidden card."
Even if I have no hidden cards, I could still choose to turn each of my hidden cards (none) and face no effect... No ?
I'd rather apply the rule that says "if ambiguous, interpret as worst case scenario for the player" here.
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Bedrooms | 1 |
Bathrooms | 1 |
Property type | cottage |
Minimum Stay | 4 nights |
Wonderful spacious, modern cottage with all the tropical Hawaii charm located on a 1 1/2 acre macadamia nut farm near Hawi Town.You will love the large open living area with high ceilings, bamboo floor and tasteful decor. Enjoy cooking in the fully equipped kitchen with craftsman made cabinets, granite counter tops and gas cooktop in kitchen island. The Cottage has a 200 sq ft lanai with daybed for lazing around and enjoying the garden as well as a BBQ for your outdoor entertaining.
You will enjoy this beautiful retreat away from the hassle and bustle, yet only one mile above historic Hawi town and 10 minutes from North Kohala's Beach Parks. A great place to rejuvenate, meditate and enjoy that off the beaten track old Hawaii feel.
If you have a larger family or group of friends we also have a lovely 2 bedroom,2 bath custom home available on the same property . We are on a 1 1/2 acres macadamia nut orchard and both places a situated so they have total privacy.See HomeAway #336353
Hawi area Info: Our cottage is located one mile above Hawi town in historical North Kohala - this is still wonderful "Old Hawaii" an off the ' beaten track' unique are. We are minutes from Kapaa, Mahukona and Keokea state beach parks as well as the black sand beach and hiking of Pololu Valley . You can easily take advantage of these parks and hiking trails, or you may want to have fun on an ATV Tour, Horseback Ride or a Zipline Adventure. There are also plenty of "casual to gourmet "dining choices in town, plus a grocery store, wine store, deli, and farmers market with locally grown , organic produce if you choose to cook.There is a 6 hole mini golf course with driving range and tennis courts in Kapaau town about 2 miles from the house.
Hawi Town has the Kohala Coffee Mill for Breakfast and lunch or a Tropical Dreams ice cream treat. Elements Jewelery store across the street offers a great selection of unique gifts and ' As Hawi Turns 'clothing and gift shop next door is also a 'must see'.
more area info: Don't miss the Lighthouse Deli and Sushi Rock Restaurant in Hawi .
Kapaau has a Yoga Studio with daily classes you can participate in. There are some nice places for lunch in Kapaau as well: enjoy the culinary delights in artistic surroundings at Gill's Lanai and visit Kenji's Gallery upstairs after lunch. Minnie's, Nanbu Courtyard Cafe and the Kings View Cafe' also offer good lunches. There is much more, you will just have to go out and explore.......enjoy!
We sailed to Hawaii from the South Pacific in 1991 and the Island welcomed us so much that we are still here today! We love to travel and explore new places preferably from a nice , home-like base. We used our travel experiences to create a welcoming home away from home for you.
We are woodworkers by trade and have included our expertise as well as our love for detail and beauty into our properties.
We love local food and cooking so our kitchen is well equipped.
We support sustainability- we have solar power ( with electric back up), we compost and recycle, we have herbs, nuts and fruit in out garden that we are happy to share with you.
We both meditate and Kerstin practices yoga. When we are on island we are happy to share our Yoga and meditation shala with our guests.
Kerstin Preyasi Exter purchased this cottage in 1998
We got word about this Macadamia orchard from friends who live next door while we were traveling. Since we loved layed-back North Kohala and had lived and fallen in love with Hawi Town already we made an offer sight unseen and proceeded to design and build our little piece of paradise that we now share with travelers.
We offer you a unique, beautiful, safe and welcoming place to relax. This is not just a vacation rental, this is a home!
I wanted to thank you again for a wonderful stay at the Hawi house - we enjoyed every aspect of it! The house really exceeded our expectations, it was super comfortable and felt like home right from the first day. I will definitely recommend it to friends and we will be back during our next trip to the island. I discovered so much more to see and do there - cant wait!
Other Activities: ATV adventure tours, Zip- line adventures
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Personal Finance Advice For Today's Tough Economic Times
Whether you're trying to get out from under a mountain of debt or want to learn how to save more, financial management can help you. Read on to learn some simple tips and tricks that you can use to improve your financial situation and begin saving more of each paycheck.
If you are trading to make your mortgage, you are trading for the wrong reasons. The volatility of the exchange is too great to gamble your needed finances on. Always use safe money as opposed to your real world dollars that must support your day to day life. This is about building profits, not about playing the lottery.
Invest in what you love. The stock market and companies can be very confusing, and can seem like an unpredictable roller coaster. Plan on investing over the long run, not trying to make a quick fortune. Pick a company or companies who have been around for a long time, and who's product you personally enjoy and use. This will give you some piece of mind in their security, as well as an interest in following them.
Always pay your credit card bill in full! Many consumers do not realize that paying only the monthly charges allows the credit card company to add interest to your payments. You may end up paying much more than you were originally quoted. To avoid these interest charges, pay as much as you can up front, preferably, the whole amount due.
Pay off your items with the higher interest before focusing on the lower or no interest debt. Paying the minimums on a high interest card can cost you hundreds of dollars more than it should. List out the interest rates of all the cards you have and pay off the highest ones as soon as possible.
Keep your credit card receipts and compare them to your credit card bill each month. This allows you to spot any errors or fraudulent purchases before too much time has elapsed. The sooner you deal with problems, the sooner they are corrected and the less likely that they will have a negative impact on your credit score, which could leave you needing to take out a bank account with bad credit history.
To make your savings account earn money while you sit back and watch, invest in a long term fixed rate. These accounts offer a higher, fixed interest rate for a longer period of time. Most banks offer high interest to get your money, then cut the rate after a few months. Long term fixed rate accounts will have your money making money while it is in the bank.
If you must get a credit card to manage your finances, try for a no-fee rewards card. While credit cards can easily cause more damage than do good, a rewards card will at least give you something back for the money you spend on it. Don't be tempted to overspend to earn those rewards, though.
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For parents who want to get personal finances on their child's mind as early as possible giving them an allowance can create a cash flow for them to develop their skills with. An allowance will teach them to save for desired purchases and how to manage their own money. Also the parent is still there to help them along even when they reach a point in their lives where they will be looking for the best student account for their time in college or university.
If you are below 21 years of age and looking for a credit card, know that there have been rule changes in recent years. Traditionally, credit cards were provided for students who are college aged for free. You have to have a cosigner or be able to prove your income. Make sure you're well aware of what a card requires before you apply.
Saving more isn't just a matter of willpower, as you can see. You have to take the time to look at your finances and decide which changes you want to make. Now that you've read this article, you should have a better idea of which changes you should make first, in order to improve your financial situation.
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HTC, the smartphone company, has parted ways with Mother, the incumbent on its estimated £100m global ad business, moving its advertising in-house.
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Mother won the global account in March last year after a pitch against HTC's US incumbent, Deutsch LA, and its agency in Asia, Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore, after picking up the pan-European business in July 2011.
HTC's contract with Mother had come to an end and the company has now moved its global advertising business in-house to be run out of its headquarters in Taiwan.
HTC has been suffering financial woes lately, losing market share to rivals such as Samung.
Earlier this month, HTC announced that fourth-quarter operating income fell by 95% to just NT$0.6bn (£12m) on revenues, down by 41% to NT$60bn (£1.2bn).
Mother's last major global campaign for HTC featured TV and digital work showing the world's first free-fall fashion shoot filmed on a mobile phone.
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5|25: Celebrating Five Years of Autism Science Day 13: AGP Releases First Results
Launched in 2004 by Autism Speaks, the Autism Genome Project, or AGP, is the largest study ever conducted to find the genes associated with risk for developing autism. Comprised of approximately 50 academic and research institutions representing 19 countries, many of the world's leading genetics researchers pooled their resources and used a promising new technology, the DNA microarray, to scan the human genome in search of the genetic causes of this devastating disorder. In 2007, the first of several planned analyses was made public.
The first phase of the project, a research partnership with the National Institutes of Health, consisted of two scans of the human genome searching for regions that may harbor autism susceptibility genes. The scans analyzed DNA samples from nearly 1,200 families and in February the preliminary results were reported in the leading international journal Nature Genetics. The AGRE collection made up almost one third of the samples for this study. Highlights include the identification of a novel region on chromosome 11, additional support for previously identified regions on chromosome 2 and 7, linkage signals that appear to be present only in affected girls, and the identification of a specific candidate gene, neurexin, associated with copy number variations (CNV).
Completion of the first phase of AGP showed the world that scientists could work together to tackle the complexities of autism. Autism Speaks was a leading voice in the formation of AGP, as it believes that breakthroughs will happen faster if researchers unite in their efforts. Given the heterogeneity in underlying risk factors in autism, expansion of consortia such as AGP will absolutely be required.
Did you know?: In order to form the Autism Genome Project, Autism Speaks brought together 170 of the world's leading geneticists. With over 3,500 families in its dataset, the AGP is the largest collaboration in the world to study the genetics of autism. By using state-of-the-art technologies and combining their results across sites, AGP and its members have been involved with every major autism genetic discovery reported over the past two years. With more major findings expected from the consortium in the near future, the AGP is now widely recognized as major force in the field of autism genetics.
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Dipson Theatres celebrates a reputation as a regional movie institution with a network of 9 locations lighting 46 silver screens across Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania. Though the company now spreads across the northeast United States, it began in the small city of Batavia, NY, in 1939?a time when movies were called ?picture shows,? Roosevelt was in the White House, and everybody could only see in black and white. Today that tradition underlies the cinematic experience as patrons chomp popcorn and sip sodas, marveling at modern 3-D visual adventures, summer action movies, family-friendly features, or even indie art flicks and footage from world-renowned opera performances.
Local artist and certified art teacher John Flanagan paints students' brain canvases during Art-by-You! sessions with step-by-step instructions on acrylic-masterpiece creation. During the two-hour classes, painting pairs receive the physical and mental tools to brush a chromatic magnum opus depicting verdant landscapes, flowing tropical waterfalls, or a favorite page from the dictionary.
Fitness 19's founders launched their first family-oriented gyms in 2003, hoping to splash the exercising experience with local flavor and familiarity. Life Fitness cardio machines—including treadmills and ellipticals—unite with strength-training machines and free weights to help members to build leaner physiques as certified personal trainers patrol the deep-red-carpeted workout area. The expert staff can also guide clients through yoga, martial arts, and weight loss–centric personal-training sessions. Every location also hosts a kids' room, where youngsters can craft macaroni kettlebells under the supervision of a full-time staff member.
Students should bring: Water and a face towel; also, be sure to wear clean sneakers or plan to train barefoot.
Average class length: 60 minutes
Number of Staff: 5?10 people
Class location: Indoors only
Established: 1984
Registration required: Yes
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Parking: Parking lot
Exercise is challenging, and people frequently give up on their fitness routines. How do you keep clients motivated?
We treat our students as part of a team and as individuals, with respect to their unique needs. We provide also positive reinforcement and welcome all body types, ages, and genders.
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We teach traditional Muay Thai kickboxing, which provides a great for core workout. Krav Maga is an Israeli martial art, and is considered by some to be the most effective self-defense technique in the world.
Almost every step reveals some new horror within the spooky confines of Frightworld America's Screampark, which the Travel Channel's America's Scariest Halloween Attractions described as "a macabre circus of shocks." It typically takes around two hours to navigate the labyrinth of ominous hallways and monster-infested rooms. The park consists of five themed attractions?with new frights introduced each season?which are all connected to create one massive, pulse-elevating experience.
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Female impersonation need say nothing about sexual identity, but it has for a long time been almost an institutionalized aspect of gay male culture.
Although sparse in images documenting the gay community, pre-Stonewall gay male photography blurs the boundaries between art, erotica, and social history.
Given the historic stigma around making, circulating, and possessing overtly homoerotic images, the visual arts have been especially important for providing a socially sanctioned arena for depicting the naked male body and suggesting homoerotic desire.
Independent films that aggressively assert homosexual identity and queer culture, the New Queer Cinema can be seen as the culmination of several developments in American cinema.
Renowned photographer, teacher, critic, editor, and curator, Minor White created some of the most interesting photographs of male nudes of the second half of the twentieth century, but did not exhibit them for fear of scandal.
The first international fashion superstar, Halston dressed and befriended some of America's most glamorous women.
An artistic movement that grew out of Dadaism and flourished in Europe shortly after World War I, Surrealism embraced the idea that art was an expression of the subconscious.
Film, stage, and television actor Paul Winfield was openly gay in his private life, but maintained public silence about his homosexuality.
Congratulations to actress-director Jodie Foster, who on January 13, 2013 received the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award at the Foreign Press Association's Golden Globes Awards show. Foster used the occasion to announce an evolution in her career and also to discuss her personal life, her famous love of privacy, and the complexities of coming out.
As Diane Anderson-Minshall observes in The Advocate, "The speech began a bit like a light-hearted comic interlude but was actually a serious and thoughtful combination of a coming out speech and a retirement goodbye."
After joking about her famous reluctance to discuss her personal life and coming out as . . . "single," Foster talks seriously about the nuances of coming out and her need for privacy. In doing so, she obliquely acknowledges the criticism she has received from some activists for her reticence.
"I hope you're not disappointed that there won't be a big coming-out speech tonight, because I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago back in the stone age in those very quaint days when a fragile young girl would open up to trusted friends and family, and co-workers and then gradually, proudly to everyone who knew her, to everyone she actually met."
Like many celebrities who come out these days, Foster emphasized that she has not spent her life in the closet, that in fact in "real life" she has been out for a very long time. The point seems to be that she made a decision to separate her personal life and her professional life, choosing to be out in real life but not in her professional life.
"But now," she continued, "apparently I'm told that every celebrity is expected to honor the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance, and a prime-time reality show. You guys might be surprised, but I am not Honey Boo Boo child. No, I'm sorry that's just not me, never was, and it never will be. . . . But seriously, if you had been a public figure from the time that you were a toddler. If you had to fight for a life that felt real and honest and normal against all odds, then maybe then you too would value privacy above all else--privacy. . . . I have given everything up there from the time I was 3 years old. That's reality show enough, don't you think?"
She went on to acknowledge Cydney Bernard, her former partner with whom she co-parents two sons: "There is no way I could ever stand here without acknowledging one of the deepest loves of my life, my heroic co-parent, my ex-partner in love but righteous soul sister in life, my confessor, chief buddy, consigliere, [and] most beloved BFF of 20 years, Cydney Bernard. Thank you Cyd."
She added, "I am so proud of our modern family, our amazing sons Charlie and Kit, who are my reason to breathe and to evolve, my blood and soul. And boys in case you didn't know it, this song, all of this, this song is for you."
She also paid tribute to her 84-year-old mother, Evelyn Almond, who suffers from dementia.
She concluded by hinting that her career as an actress may be over, but "from now on I may be holding a different talking stick... maybe it won't open on 3,000 screens, maybe it'll be so quiet and delicate that only dogs can hear it whistle, but it will be my writing on the wall: Jodie Foster was here. I still am. And I want to be seen, to be understood deeply, and to be not so very lonely."
While her speech was first interpreted to mean that she was retiring, she clarified later in an interview with Seth Abramovitch of the Hollywood Reporter that she meant to indicate only that her career was evolving and that she may spend more time directing.
Michelangelo Signorile reacted to Foster's "coming out" in the Huffington Post by saying, "if she'd done it 20 years ago, 10 years ago, even five years ago, it would have had a much greater impact."
Reacting to the implicit criticism in her speech of activists who pressure celebrities to come out, Signorile added, "I don't care if people like Jodie Foster are bitter or annoyed at activists. It's the job of activists to challenge people and, yes, to annoy people. What I care about is that the repressive and suffocating gay closet not be seen as a good place even if it is still the only safe choice for many. The only reason that millions are still in the closet is that society forces them there under threat of punishment. But things get easier for all those millions of closeted individuals when Hollywood celebrities and media figures come out. And more and more, it appears that it's becoming their responsibility, as privileged members of society, to do so."
Less seriously but nevertheless pointedly, Hamilton Nolan at Gawker pointed out the absurdity of a celebrity asking for privacy from the stage of the Golden Globes: "The quickest way to privacy is silence. And that is the one thing no Golden Globes acceptance speech has ever achieved."
Although her homosexuality had been an open secret in Hollywood for years, Foster first spoke publicly about her relationship with Bernard in December 2007, at Hollywood Reporter's "Women in Entertainment" event, after accepting the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, which recognized her prominence in the film industry. Then she paid tribute to her partner of fifteen years, "my beautiful Cydney who sticks with me through the rotten and the bliss."
However, in May 2008 it was reported that Foster and Bernard had ended their relationship.
Foster has been a major contributor to The Trevor Project, a telephone counseling service for glbtq young people founded by Foster's close friend, the late Randy Stone, who served as executive producer of the Foster-directed film Little Man Tate in 1991.
Foster's acceptance speech at the 2013 Golden Globes Awards is below.
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My initial reaction to seeing the Asus Transformer Pad TF701T for the first time was disappointment. The tablet looks and feels like the Transformer Prime, which game out two years ago, and I'm surprised Asus hasn't made any significant design changes in that span. Thankfully, Asus makes up for the tablet's lack of design innovation by offering lots of useful features at a reasonable price.
For $449 you get 32GB of storage with a microSD card storage expansion option included as well as plenty of useful software extras. It's one of the best deals you'll find for a tablet, but I can't fully recommend it without a few qualifiers, which I'll detail below.
The Asus Transformer Pad TF701T is essentially the same tablet Asus released in 2012 and 2011. Its received a few nips and tucks here and there, but if you've ever used either the Transformer Prime or Infinity, you'll immediately find the TF701T familiar.
Now, the Transformer line has always had sound design, but in a year when large tablets like the Apple iPad Air , the Sony Xperia Tablet Z , and the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 are setting weight-loss records, I must admit to being a bit disappointed that Asus didn't push this design forward in any real way.
It's noticeably heavier than the aforementioned rival tablets. Not to the point of being a struggle to hold, but the difference is there and noticeable. As a person with large hands I can somewhat appreciate its extra-wide bezel, but when it's sitting next to the iPad Air or Fire HDX 8.9, it exudes an undeniable antiquated aesthetic.
Tested spec | Asus Transformer Pad TF701 | Apple iPad Air | Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 | Microsoft Surface 2 |
Weight in pounds | 1.28 | 1.00 | 0.82 | 1.44 |
Width in inches (landscape) | 10.3 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 10.8 |
Height in inches | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
Depth in inches | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.35 |
Side bezel width in inches (landscape) | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
By placing the volume and power buttons on the tablet's back instead of the top or side edge as is the case on most tablets, Asus makes it a bit more difficult to access these buttons while the tablet's lying on its back. Still, they're easy to find when in your hands.
There's a microSD card slot and a Micro-HDMI port on the left edge. A 1.2-megapixel front camera sits on the top bezel, with a 5-megapixel rear shooter directly behind it on the back. The lone speaker grille can be found on the back.
The keyboard dock will cost you an extra $150 and includes a USB 3.0 port, full size SD card slot, and an extra battery. However, it feels cramped to type on compared with the Microsoft Surface 2's Type Cover accessory. If my goal was to get actual work done, I'd choose the Surface 2 over the TF701T in a heartbeat, thanks to its more comfortable keyboard and the inclusion of Microsoft Office.
There's nothing inherently bad about the TF701T's design, it's simply a solidly designed tablet lacking any innovative traits.
Software features
As Android tablet manufacturers go, Asus is probably second only to Samsung when it comes to including useful custom software features and apps. The always useful File Manager lets you easily access files and apps, and with App Backup you can (as you might have guessed) back up your apps and settings to an external device. App Locker lets you set up passwords to keep others from accessing apps of your choosing on the tablet.
There's also Splendid, where you can adjust the color temperature, saturation, and hue of the screen. An array of utilitarian widgets are also included, such as a calculator, a video player, and a compass. All can run concurrently with other apps.


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A list of Fall 2014 Honors classes can be found HERE. (PDF document) This list is tentative and subject to change. Most Honors students need to take an average of two Honors classes each semester.
This information has been updated for advisement of spring classes. When scheduling their advising, students should select the earliest date and time available. ADVISING APPOINTMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADDED TO THE SCHEDULING PROGRAM UNTIL REGISTRATION BEGINS IN LATE MARCH. If you cannot find an available time for advising, please try again in a day or two. You do not need to contact Dr. Beck or another advisor to schedule an appointment; simply wait and more times will be added to the scheduling program.
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All majors and preprofessional programs, including prehealth and prelaw |
Dr. Al Beck |
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Your BIC advisor (Dr. Nogalski or Mr. Moore) will advise you for both your BIC and Honors Program requirements. A first-year BIC student should not schedule an appointment with an Honors advisor. Other BIC students (sophomores-seniors) must meet with their designated Honors program advisor.
University Scholars:
You must have your advisement flag cleared by both University Scholars and the Honors Program. However, first- and second-year University Scholars will be advised for their Honors Program requirements by their University Scholar advisor. As such, you do not need to be advised by an Honors Program advisor this semester.
University Scholars in their third year will need to be advised by their Honors Program advisor. See instructions above.
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Hello all,
I have had problems with getting Session Timeouts to work the way I think they should in PHP. (PHP5) Please help me obtain the following:
Note: All pages on my site call a PHP page where i can put the session script I need help creating.
I want to do the following:
- Session times out after 1 hours of inactivity. (Not changing pages or running AJAX.)
- After 5 and a half hours from the first log in, if the user is still active, prompt them to log in again and start thier session timer over winthout clearing thier session data.
- If they have not logged back in, at the 6 hour mark, thier session is terminated.
The reasoning for this is the application I am creating is a Web Application which could very well be left open on someones machine for an entire day or longer. So if through the day that are using the application, i want them to be able to restart thier session timer without losing thier session data. However I need it to log them out after 6 hours for security.
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You need to store two timestamps: login timestamp, and lastActivity timestamp. Each page includes a function that check lastActivity and logs the user out (destroys the session) if it is more than 1 hour ago, and checks login timestamp and logs the user out if it is more than 6 hours ago. The function then updates the lastActivity timestamp.


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The prize is intended to increase awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of historic sites, structures, and landscapes throughout the United States while adding to the permanent HABS, HAER and HALS collection at the Library of Congress, and to encourage the submission of drawings among professionals and students. The prize is also intended to reinvigorate the art of architectural delineation and composition in the tradition established by the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Beaux Arts methodology embraced the study and drawing of historic buildings as a crucial component of architectural education, providing an opportunity for young architects to gain an understanding of the principles of design and construction. Additionally, it was a means through which architects mined historic buildings for architectural motifs to be used in their restoration and new design projects. By requiring only a single sheet, the competition challenges the delineator to capture the essence of the site through the presentation of key features that reflect its historic and its architectural, landscape architectural or engineering significance. The Holland Prize competition is open to all those interested, regardless of experience or professional background.
Preservation Architect the online newsletter of the American Institute of Architects Historic Resources Committee will publish the winning drawing, and the winner will receive a $1000 cash prize and a certificate of recognition. Merit awards may also be given.


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- UWF Geodata Center GIS Links - This is a compiled list of FL and U.S. resources from the UWF GIS staff.
- USDA Geospatial Data Gateway - From here you can choose your area of interest, browse and select data, customize the format, and either download or have the data shipped to you. Access data such as county mosaic aerials, soils, topographic maps, TIGER files, and PLSS data.
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First: I have no experience at all with MySQL. I don't know what it is or what it does, except that it is making my life difficult!
I have been asked to take over a website. The old site is WordPress-based.
The company has decided to change hosts and I am to work on an all-new WordPress-based site on the new host.
Before I was able to gather all the information needed from the old site, the computer guy switched the domain name to the new host. So now I cannot access the WordPress backend on the old host.
I have downloaded the mySQL database, but have no idea how to view it.
I tried to upload it to the new host, using phpMyAdmin, but I keep getting an error message.
I thought if there was a free Windows-based program that I could use to just view the information that is in the database I could get on with it. But I don't know what I am looking for. I have tried a couple but they either don't work or can't access the file, which is on my computer.
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JSE stocks book record close
Comment on this storySouth African stocks booked record closes on Wednesday, extending their run into a third day, as hopes of further US stimulus boosted riskier assets worldwide.
The benchmark JSE Top-40 index rose 0.51 percent to a record closing high of 34,415.32, pulling back from a record 34,460.45 level set during the session.
The broader All-share index added 0.59 percent to its highest closing level of 38,763.64. It earlier reached a lifetime high of 38,789.43. - Reuters
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About The Majestic
Majestic Theatre Management Board Statement
The Majestic Theatre Management Company has for many years strived to bring a wide range of artistic productions and arts education programs to the residents of Corvallis and the mid-Willamette Valley. This past year has been full of exciting programming – community theater productions, concerts, artist receptions, bilingual events, and da Vinci Days workshops and performances. The coming season continues this diversity of programming. The Majestic makes a significant contribution to the artistic distinction of the community.
As with all arts organizations, The Majestic depends on support from the private sector as well as box office receipts and grants to produce its season. A history of short-term Executive Directors and board turnover has made consistent programming and fundraising a continuing challenge. While this current fiscal year is ending with a modest surplus, The Majestic has experienced years of deficit budgets.
MTM is currently negotiating with the City of Corvallis to transition operations of the city-owned venue to the City Parks and Recreation Department. The Parks and Recreation Department will discuss options with the Human Services Committee at their meeting on October 7, 2 p.m.
MTM is devoting its current energy to meeting its commitments for programs and to moving forward in a professional, fiscally responsible manner that maintains The Majestic as a place for the community of Corvallis to come together and experience art. The Majestic will continue to produce shows and offer the venue as a rental facility. The show goes on.
The Majestic Theatre Board of Directors
Deborah Correa, Board President
Anne White, Board Treasurer, Interim Vice President
John Carone, Secretary
Barb Kralj
Andrew Beck
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Majestic Theatre Management is a non-profit company contracted to oversee operations, programs and fiscal health at The Majestic Theatre, a City owned community arts center in downtown Corvallis, OR. Our mission is to provide access, excellence and education to benefit the public and the greater arts community.
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In August 2013 The Majestic Theatre in Corvallis, Oregon turned 100 years old. The venerable vaudeville house has seen many incarnations over the decades. The organization is enjoying a new surge of energy and output with a new staff, new strategic focus, new model and new programs. All are focused on establishing The Majestic as the flagship cultural space for the performing and contemporary arts in downtown Corvallis, serving the City and surrounding counties.
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Banks closed in Iowa, La; 90 failures in 2011
November 18, 2011 - 8:00 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators have closed small banks in Iowa and Louisiana, lifting to 90 the number of bank failures in the U.S. this year.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday seized Polk County Bank, based in Johnston, Iowa, with $91.6 million in assets and $82 million in deposits, and Central Progressive Bank, based in Lacombe, La., with $383.1 million in assets and $347.7 million in deposits.
The failure of Polk County Bank is expected to cost the deposit insurance fund $12 million; that of Central Progressive Bank is expected to cost $58.1 million.
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The 2013 Winter Fund Drive for Willits Community Services and Food Bank has begun, planning to raise $32,000 this year to continue providing services for people in need. The Food Bank has now raised $12,675, which is about 39 percent of the target. Fundraisers hope the community will continue its generous history and dig deeply to help out those less fortunate.
The Winter Fund Drive is the big annual fundraiser for the Willits Food Bank, which has been providing a safety net for people in need in Willits and the north county since 1981.
"With Your Help, We Can Help," says," says Willits Community Services and Food Bank Executive Director Jim Marill. "More than ever, we need your help to continue to provide essential human services to our community. Global economic changes have made it difficult for so many people just to survive. The availability of financial resources from outside of our community has drastically diminished, and this has made it very challenging for WCS and organizations like Willits Community Services to continue to provide essential services."
"Please help us continue to serve our community by helping us reach our Winter Fund Drive financial goal of $32,000 this winter season. Your support will go a long way to help people in crisis in our community," says Marill.
Recent donors include: David and Linda Beebe; Barron and Mary Lee Hankes; Virginia Jeavons; Richard Jeske; Gerald and Cheryl Jordan; Karen D; L.
Donations for the Winter Fund Drive can be dropped off or mailed to Willits Community Services, 229 East San Francisco Street, Willits CA 95490. Checks should be made out to Willits Community Services.
WCS office hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from noon to 5 p.m. Food distribution hours are Wednesdays and Fridays, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. WCS is closed Mondays and Thursdays.
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Digital Strategy
The Digital Government Strategy is aimed at building a 21st century government that works better for the American people. The strategy's three primary goals are to:
- Enable the American people and an increasingly mobile workforce to access high-quality digital government information and services anywhere, anytime, on any device.
- Ensure that as the government adjusts to this new digital world, we seize the opportunity to procure and manage devices, applications, and data in smart, secure, and affordable ways.
- Unlock the power of government data to spur innovation across our nation and improve the quality of services for the American people.
Since President Obama announced a digital strategy initiative in May 2012, GSA has been working to build interoperability and openness securely into our systems. We are developing common standards and producing better content and data to be delivered through multiple channels in device-agnostic ways. Continually addressing privacy and security in the digital age, we are creating an environment where citizens are increasingly becoming partners in building a better government.
GSA has successfully met its digital-strategy milestones, remaining agile and flexible, and fundamentally shifting the way we are approaching digital government. The agency has also pioneered several government-wide solutions called for in the strategy that are helping all agencies implement this important initiative. For example, we provide a growing list of API data sets that anyone can use to unlock government data at the Developer Resources tab.
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Port of Spain, Trinidad - Director of cricket at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Richard Pybus says that the new system for regional cricket proposed by him will make regional cricketers coachable.
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC - West Indians are being encouraged to apply for the vacant position of head coach of the West Indies Cricket team, Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board Michael Muirhead has announced.
WICB Media Release.
ST JOHN'S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board today announced that it is now accepting hand drawn designs for its recently announced kit design competition.
St John's, Antigua – Today the West Indies Cricket Board and Mr. Ottis Gibson mutually agreed to terminate their association with immediate effect.
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Georgetown, Guyana - The Scotiabank Kiddy cricket Programme started in 1999 with the aim of utilizing this platform to rekindle the game in the West Indies.


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7 The Lord was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. | 7 And the LORD was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. |
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This is my first year at this - growing indoors with heat mats, grow lights.. everything had been growing so well until the bottom leaves started to yellow.. I had some purple underneath the leaves.. and then the top leaves yellowed and now are turning brown - they all look pitiful! Any advice? I attached pictures of the spots/yellowing on their leaves.. |
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Keeping King's Dream alive through service
For as much will be written about MLK Day and the Obama inauguration falling back-to-back, it cannot be overstated what a glorious coincidence it truly is.
The impact of the moment does not seem to be lost on the incoming President – today's Washington Post reports that Obama's call for volunteerism on MLK Day (Congress declared the day one of national service in 1994) is being met with an overwhelming response.
While today is a wonderful time for volunteers to affect positive change, it will be important to sustain this spirit going forward. Pres.-Elect Obama emphasized public service on the campaign trail and in a recent op-ed, Alan Khazei and David Gergen write that "the case for expanding national service is compelling." Meeting needs, creating jobs and continuing positive work are among the benefits they see. It seems well worth pursuing.
People of faith have long exercised their beliefs through putting feet to pavement and helping their communities. We should welcome this call to service as an extension of what we're already doing, reinforcements and co-laborers. Today, and going forward, we can answer Dr. King's call by building community with our neighbors and getting our hands dirty.


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Financial products that aid the poor and beat the market
Investors find a more profitable place to stash cash than banks. Bonus: It's also socially responsible.
For two years now, savers have had a tough slog. Rock-bottom interest rates have meant nominal returns for anyone holding extra cash. But those who believe their spare dough ought to do some good in the world have actually done better than their peers – a lot better in some cases. Low-risk, short-term commitments – supporting high-minded projects from affordable housing in the United States to microenterprise abroad – are generating enviable returns, sometimes as high as 6 percent.
"In these low interest-rate environments, there is an opportunity for people to get average or better than average returns in some socially responsible investment choices," said Doug Wheat, a financial planner at Family Wealth Management in Holyoke, Mass. "In high-rate environments, [a 3 percent return] seems low. But in low-rate environments, that seems pretty good."
A combination of factors, including a new microfinance model and minimal competition from major banks, is enabling mission-focused institutions to offer superior deals and become cash magnets. In the process, they're attracting the likes of Richard Frisbie, a Purdue University administrator with a penchant for strong rates of return and a low tolerance for risk.
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