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- Storage Capacity: 8 GB
- Operating System: Android
- Screen Size: 7 Inch
Description of Xtouch X714 Tablet (7 Inch, 8 GB, WiFi, Black)
Connectivity on the go has become an essential need among users. The Xtouch X714 Tablet Black provides an excellent option for a portable device with complete computer capabilities and Internet access. Available in a sleek black, the Xtouch X714 Tablet Black is a sleek, slim and Tablet with a 7 inch screen that runs the upgraded Android 4.0, and provides an internal storage of 8GB with WiFi connectivity for Internet access.
The Xtouch X714 Tablet Black sports a 7 inch 5 points Capacitive Touch Screen, with a high resolution of 800×480 pixels. The visual performance on the Tablet is top class with bright, defined images and sharp text. The Tablet sports overall dimensions of 194 x 120 x 11 mm and a weight of 340 grams, which makes it ideal for an user carry on their person, by slipping it in their bags, or in their pocket.
The Xtouch X714 Tablet Black is powered by a 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, based on the ARMv7 architecture. This ably supports the various programs on the Xtouch X714 Tablet Black without any lag. The Tab runs the Ice cream sandwich android operating system, which provides a competent interface and provides an overall seamless performance.
The Xtouch X714 Tablet Black is fitted with WiFi support for access to the Internet. Faster Internet can also be accessed via a 3G USB Modem for better connectivity. It also supports external RJ45.
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Product Title: | Xtouch X714 Tablet (7 Inch, 8 GB, WiFi, Black) |
Item EAN: | 2724279120778 |
Brand: | Xtouch Tablets |
Color: | Black |
Operating System: | Android |
USB Port: | |
Battery type: | Rechargeable Lithium Battery |
Audio Formats: | MP3, OGG, AAC |
Resolution: | 800 × 480 |
Display Resolution: | 800x480 |
Storage Capacity: | 8 GB |
Width: | 120 mm |
Processor Type: | Cortex-A8 |
CPU Speed: | 1.2 Ghz |
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Dimensions: | 194 x 120 x 11 mm |
Horizontal resolution: | 480 |
Wireless Connections: | Yes, 802.11b/g |
Touchscreen: | 5 points Capacitive Touch Screen |
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Touch Panel: | 5 points Capacitive Touch Screen |
Battery charger: | 110V-220V Input,5V,DC 2A Output |
Memory Size: | 512 MB |
CPU Speed: | 1.2 GHz |
Weight: | 340 |
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Megapixel: | 0.3 Megapixel |
Camera Resolution: | Front camera 0.3 Megapixel |
CCD image sensor: | Accelerometer |
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Beach at Cape Cod
I finally uploaded pictures from my most recent big road trip this July with my good friend, Adriane. We started in Austin, drove to New Orleans; Pigeon Forge, TN (Dollywood!); Washington D.C.; Boston, Salem and Cape Cod, MA (via an unexpectedly harrowing journey through Manhattan); Niagara Falls, NY; Fallingwater, PA; Maker's Mark Distillery in Kentucky, and back home.
Good times at Dollywood!
I though to make this post a little more interesting than just travel photos I would add some tips I've collected on my many road trippin' journeys made in my little Kia (that car has taken me from Austin to San Francisco and back, from Austin to Miami and Back, from Austin to Detroit and back, and from Austin to Massachusetts and back!). Most of these tips only apply to US travel, though.
- Call your bank ahead of time and inform them of when and where you'll be on the move so they won't think your card has been stolen. This happened to my boyfriend and they put a hold on his account and he couldn't buy gas or food. When you tell the bank, tack on a few days to the beginning and end of your travel schedule in case you decide to leave early or don't get home until later than you planned.
Andrew Jackson statue, New Orleans
Classic French Quarter buildings.
- GPS systems are great but sometimes it is nice to see the big picture. I like bringing an atlas rather than maps because I don't like to fold maps and my atlas fits nicely in the pocket behind my car's front seats. I like seeing the entire state and all the roads on one big page than waiting to zoom out on the GPS. Plus if you make a wrong turn the GPS can take far to long to "recalculate" sending you into an endless recalculating cycle like we had trying to navigate through New Jersey and Brooklyn.
Using and iPhone, guide book AND mini map to try to find a place to eat in New Orleans.
- Speaking of bad GPS - have change for toll roads and bridges. I usually try to avoid them but sometimes in major cities there is no getting around them.
- Bring a cooler full of water and other drinks and maybe some chilled snacks. Buy frozen chill packs instead of using ice. Most motels have mini fridges and we would put our chill packs in the freezer portion of the fridge each night and they would stay cold the next day on the drive. We also brought plenty of snacks - fruit, crackers, peanut butter, chips, pretzels, Pop Tarts, nuts, etc. Sometimes you can forgo buying lunch. Don't forget napkins and hand sanitizer!
Dolly's Dixie Fixin's at a Dollywood gift shop. Dollywood turned out to be a lot more fun than I expected.
- It is a good idea to bring a pillow and an oversize towel. You never know if a motel is going to have those nasty threadbare towels and pancake flat pillows so it is nice to have your own and the towel can also double as a blanket if you want to lean back and nap in the car (another use for that pillow).
- Here's a trick for taking photos of people in front of far away monuments or focal points. Take this picture of me and the White House for example. My friend and I were standing a few hundred yards away behind this fence that tourists crowd around. If you use a point and shoot camera to take this kind of shot you might automatically shoot with the default wide angle on you camera while standing right in front of your subject. This can make the subject seem really big but the monument behind her tiny, so small that you might have a hard time recognizing whatever is behind the person.
Instead, back up about 20ft (depending on how many French tourists wearing awkwardly short shorts want to walk into your shot...) and zoom in on the subject with the monument in the background. This angle can be more flattering on the subject and the monument appears much larger than in the normal wide angle shot.
normal "wide" angle
zoomed in, notice how much bigger the White House looks in the background
another "zoomed" example, this time in front of the Lincoln Memorial
- I'm not much of a hostel kind of girl, I prefer good ol' hotels so Adriane and I both got ourselves rewards accounts with Choice Hotels (affordable and abundant choices everywhere we went). We never planned in advance where we were going to stay. Instead while still on the road to a city we'd look up on the GPS a hotel/motel and call the direct number and ask if they had the kind of room we needed. With that we called the Choice Hotel's hot line and asked to get a reservation at that hotel we just called. I even told them I had a Sam's Club Travel Card and that usually knocked off at least $15 off the quoted price. Sometimes I was making the call 30 mins before we showed up at the hotel. Every stay racks up points and can earn you free nights.
- In general, major interstate rest stops have OK bathrooms. They tend to be a safe bet compared to sketchy "did someone die in here?" lonesome gas station restrooms. Interstate rest stops are run by the states so you know someone has to go by and clean them every once in awhile. Unless it is a really nice truck stop, most gas stations are questionable. And if you stop by the rest stops near state borders you can pick up free brochures about activities in that state. That is how I discovered cool plantations you could tour in Louisiana and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.
Old Plantation House from the 1790s.
Extremely large bottle of whiskey.
Extremely large bottle of whiskey.
- Check out audio books from the library. You'll get tired of your iPod eventually and radio stations play the same stuff no matter where you go and if you and your travel buddy have limited music preferences in common you'll run out of road trip soundtracks quick.
- I think the absolute limit you can reasonably drive in a day without going insane is 12 hours but I wouldn't drive more than 8 unless absolutely necessary. Six hour drives are reasonable in that if you leave one city in the morning you can arrive in the next city, check into a hotel and roam around town and get dinner before turning in for the night. You don't want to be driving all day long, do you? If you do have a very long driving day scheduled, try to stay in whatever city you arrive in for a full day or two. Driving takes a lot out of you and you need time to recover.
- If a city has good public transport it can be much cheaper to stay outside of a city and commute. We stayed away from downtown Washington D.C. and saved at least $50 a night at a motel and we used the trains to go downtown. In Boston we did Park and Ride on their metro and paid much less than we would have for street or parking garage parking.
Finding my uncle's name at the Vietnam Memorial.
- Don't be afraid to deviate from the plan. We kept our schedule open even though we had a general time line and route. When we saw most of Boston in less time than we though we decided to add Niagara Falls to our list of destinations as it was only a few hours away. Plus, the best experiences are the unexpected spontaneous ones.
Niagara Falls
Going off the beaten path in Pigeon Forge, TN - mini golf!
- I love free and cheap activities. Washington D.C. and government run historical sites tend to be cheap and/or free. Boston has the free Freedom Trail (although some stops charge fees to enter). National parks have low or no entrance fees and free trails and ranger activities. Las Vegas can be expensive but coupon booklets are everywhere and nearly every hotel/casino has free attractions to lure in tourists. City parks are a great place to hang with the locals and have a cheap picnic. Museums usually have free or discounted days and if you have a student ID use it to your advantage!
Paul Revere's 17th century house along the Boston Freedom Trail.
Random Revolutionary soldier statue along the Freedom Trail in front of some restaurant. Obviously this guy is a popular photo op. The owners had to bike lock him to the building.
Random Revolutionary soldier statue along the Freedom Trail in front of some restaurant. Obviously this guy is a popular photo op. The owners had to bike lock him to the building.
- If there is something you absolutely MUST see or do make sure you do your research ahead of time. I didn't realize how popular Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece house in the middle of the Pennsylvania woods was and nearly missed being able to buy tickets ahead of time. Adriane and I showed up to get the free tickets for the hourly inside tour of the Washington Monument at 8:30 am and we were surprised to discover that the tickets had already sold out for most tours. The earliest tour we could get tickets for was at 7:30 pm!
Classic Fallingwater image in the rain.
The view from the top of the Washington Monument.
- Good websites to have on your smart phone -
http://www.roadsideamerica.com - like off the beaten path roadside attractions like the largest ball of whatever?
http://www.frommers.com - My favorite maker of travel guides has every guide book listed online for free! Great for major cities but their hotel guides can be a little pricey for the budget conscious like me.
http://www.tripadvisor.com - Most reliable hotel reviews if you want to crash at someplace more exciting than the Holiday Inn.


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Come Aboard My Foodie Cruise to the Mediterranean on Silver Wind
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Was there ever a Christmas you anticipated eagerly, only to find underwear and socks instead of a diamond necklace under the tree? Our recent 12-night cruise aboard
Silver Wind
was a bit like that -- with high expectations, we not only had some pleasant surprises, but also some significant disappointments.
On this voyage from Venice to Rome, our ports of call included Trieste, Ancona, Sorrento, Amalfi and
(Italy); Corfu and Pylos (Greece); and
(Croatia). The appeal of such an itinerary for folks like us who love food and wine is the chance to sample and sip in unfamiliar spots like Taormina and Trieste.
Our choice of
-- widely considered one of the top luxury lines -- also seemed to fit. What could be better than sailing the Mediterranean while being pampered with exquisite food and service onboard? And we liked the line's shore excursions -- most offered food- and wine-related jaunts in the various ports.
Alas, while the port visits fulfilled every dream, the onboard experience was a bit of challenge.
First Things First: Wine Tasting and Lunch
, where we began our trip, is undoubtedly one of the world's most exotic and romantic cities, but it's also one of its most tourist-oriented. Quite a contrast, and intriguing in its own way, was Trieste, our first port of call and a place of small pleasures with its own traditions. The city lies near Fruili, an area known for its white wines, particularly the Tocai. On this tour, just 14 of us filled the luxury bus usually reserved for the Trieste soccer team (plush seats, movable foot rests). We headed first to Castello di Spessa, a restored castle-cum-winery, set high on a vine-covered hill above a lush valley, surrounded with trees and colorful flowers. We tasted three of their wines after touring the grounds, visiting the two wine cellars (both housed in caves under the palace, the deeper of which served as a World War II bunker) and the historic wine-pressing area.
Our next stop, the family-owned Livio Felluga winery, was completely different ... sleek and modern, all cement and steel. It also produces Tocai and Merlot.
After a tasting, the vintner led us across the village street to Terra & Vini, one of those fabulously relaxed local restaurants that only Italians seem to know. In the lush gardens adjoining the vineyards, we sat at comfortable shaded tables, drank Felluga wines, and dined on proscuitto, risotto, gnocchi, and veal before finishing up with cheese and ginger grappa.
As good as the feast was the ambiance. It was like dining with old friends, enjoying the bounty of the day. The excursion took an hour longer than scheduled, but no problem for Silversea; we stayed and enjoyed ourselves until the meal was over.
Onboard Silver Wind
Silver Wind is one of cruising's smallest ships. Though it holds only 298 passengers, it offers plenty of big ship facilities and amenities. Cabins are suites and most have balconies. Dining is of the anytime variety; there are two alternative restaurants, a pool, a theater and a small casino. In its lovely spa, I had one of my best facials ever.
One of Silversea's major draws is that it while it is not cheap (even with heavy discounts, plan to pay $400 per day), it is virtually all-inclusive. In most cases, cocktails and wines are complimentary. Service is genuinely personal -- I was Mrs. Smith'd to death! Whether with extra pillows, restocks of the luxurious Aqua de Parma toiletries or more Diet Cokes for the fridge, we were pampered.
But for that price, we expected perfection, and the trip on Silver Wind itself, as opposed to our ship-organized shore adventures, fell far short in that regard.
Learning to Cook ... Sicilian Style
On our next excursion, we had to earn our lunch. From Sicily's Taormina, we headed for the village of Viagrande, in the shadow of Mount Etna, for a day with Eleonora Consoli, author of numerous books on Sicilian cooking (only one, "Olives," is available in English) and a local TV personality (Sicily's Emeril!).
Eleonora met us in her garden, under the branches of her lemon trees, and led us into the kitchen. There was no fancy stove, no high-speed appliances, no overhead mirrors. As she demonstrated her family recipe for meatballs in lemon tree leaves, we mixed ingredients, shaped the patties, oiled the leaves and molded the finished product. With each dish, Eleonora spoke of its history, and offered several variations.
After Eleanora explained how to make the watermelon pudding, it was time for a break -- wine, cheeses, salami, bread and olive oil were served in the garden. Temporarily sated, we returned to the kitchen, where small piles of semolina flour, rolling pins and grooved wooden tools awaited -- we were making pasta. Our hostess made the dough, kneading it by hand, and distributed small portions to each of us. We learned the hand moves to make several sizes of shells, rigatoni, tagliatella, bowties and lasagna.
While waiting for lunch to be ready, Eleanora shooed us away (after all this was a shore excursion rather than a restaurant internship!), and we headed into the village to visit a putia, its small general store. We roamed the bountiful displays of local fruits and vegetables, Sicilian meats and cheeses, and regional wines and olive oils.
Mediterranean Sea Days
One of the most blissful aspects of sailing a Mediterranean itinerary is that, even on sea days, ships sail close to the rugged and varied coastline and provide gorgeous natural vistas.
It's a good thing the views were distracting, because sea days on Silver Wind were dull. We love to read and relax, but we like informative lectures and unusual activities too. On the Silver Wind, the lecturers were mundane (lifestyles of Greece's rich n' famous), and at the wine tasting, our sommelier brought pomposity to new heights (asking us to blind-taste wines while guessing their countries of origin).
In Positano, Feeling Pampered
The reputedly chi-chi town of Positano, which lies on Italy's Amalfi Coast, is overrun with tourists and the overpriced shops that cater to them. So we got out of town. We indulged in a tour highlighted by lunch at the famous San Pietro Hotel. The gorgeous but near-death-defying ride along the spectacular coastline was fantastic -- with views of secluded coves, sheer cliffs, rocky overhangs and terraced villages. We were glad to have taken a tour because no way would we have wanted to drive, particularly as we watched (fingers clenched tightly against our seats) as our driver maneuvered his large vehicle along narrow roads and village lanes, around hairpin turns, and through miniature tunnels -- all the while avoiding swarming Vespas and tiny Italian cars.
At the San Pietro, we enjoyed a multi-course feast. The atmosphere here was as lovely as the meal. It was a sheer delight to watch the small ships drift by along the coast, hundreds of feet below, enjoying the occasional butterfly as the breezes moved the brilliant bougainvillea along our terrace wall.
The ports and the shore excursions on our cruise were outstanding, but while there may be no such thing as a bad cruise, this one fell far short in offering value for the money spent. Cabins were badly soundproofed (every morning at 8 a.m., we were wakened by cabin attendants chatting and setting up). The track was partially closed to joggers. Putting tournaments were set up in hallways. Evening entertainment was mediocre. Restaurant service was highly mercurial -- sometimes excellent, other times embarrassingly unprofessional. And the quality of the cuisine was only a pale imitation of that offered on shore.
Ultimately, the inconsistencies on a cruise line that bills itself as one of the world's most luxurious bothered us. And yet, others seemed perfectly happy with the experience.
Midway through the 12-night cruise we figured it out. Silversea is like an exclusive country club. Members pay high dues to mingle with people like themselves in luxurious surroundings, eat in dining rooms that serve reliably good (and safe) food, select from a couple of not-too-strenuous activities to pass the time, be ministered to by a staff of specialists that eagerly caters to whatever itch needs scratching, and overlook any shortcomings of the club as idiosyncrasies. And for folks who enjoy an intimate onboard ambience, generally excellent service, and not too many surprises, Silversea's Silver Wind is a terrific choice.
But for travelers whose special requests usually stop at extra pillows and plenty of Diet Coke in the fridge, who expect to be dazzled in the onboard restaurants, who enjoy sophisticated and enlightening shipboard activities and entertainment, and who aren't looking for third-row-center tickets at La Scala and a private limo to take them there, Silversea is not the answer. The itinerary was divine but next time, perhaps, we'll take another route.
--written by Maria Smith
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Went to Gay Pride on saturday and it was a really good day - the place itself was a bit small and boring but the people there were amazing! :D
reconnected with a girl I haven't spoken to in a long time, and she still seems to like me which is nice.. in a way.
met a few new girls - some took notice, some didn't.
it felt kinda weird because I know so few gay / bisexual girls around my area that I find it strange when people take obvious interest.
Hiya everyone! I'm new here and I didn't really know what to write for my first entry, so here's a poem I wrote for a poetry jam at my school. I hope you guys like it!!!
Guys Are Yummy:
When people look over here, I wonder what they see
because their complimenting isn't quite all is cracked up to be.
You see, their eyes can't see past the
(6π ± 2i√5)/cosΦ (six pi plus-minus two i radical five over cosine phi)
that makes me feel like suicide. No!
When I get recognized I want them to see me,
all two hundred and thrity pounds, five and two-thirds feet
Ok, so my horrifically long explanation of this situation has just been deleted because my internet loves to fail. Its probably for the best though because its quite simple. Houstons having its huge pride parade on Saturday and I've wanted to go for years, however I have also just got invited to go to Galveston with one of my good friends who is also a girl i've liked for a long time. She goes there a lot so it's not like I wont have other opportunity to go down there.
So yeah. I went to the Gay Pride Parade at the capitol. the whole parade was really fun. I walked in the religious contingent, with other memebers of my church (including my mom), and I got invited to a methodist youth reconciling (protestant code for gay) camp-conference thingy (not really sure) in Colorado. Epic! And there were more spectators this year, which was good, but still not nearly enough. I think the highlight has to be with the anti-gay protesters. Sounds weird, yes I know, but stay with me.
I've been doing some research on GLBT life in this new city(I now live in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada). So far I've learned of a few GLBT youth groups, a couple of GLBT clubs/bars, and a Queer pride celebraton in the summer.
Are you proud to be gay? Pride tells a lot about people. Their feelings, insecurities, attitudes about life... and with the whole gay pride movement... I'm just curious, of all the peoples on oasis, what most people would answer and why.
Here's why gay pride is important, so that crap like this isn't allowed to go unchallenged.
Why do people have gay pride?
The main focus of the gay rights movement is striving for equality. The same rights, the same jobs, the same opportunities... yet, so many gay people show this sense of undeserved pride.
Why should people be proud just because they're gay?
Isn't that rather like saying, "Hey, I'm different from straight people and proud of it!"
By Jeff Walsh
To this writer, gay pride always seemed an uneven mix of sex and politics. But that all changed when I went to the 1994 Pride Parade in New York City. I had written against gay pride parades before attending that event, but my viewpoint changed when I saw the school bus come down the street.
It's all kind of surreal now, so I don't know if it was a real school bus. For some reason, I think it was a fake float made to look like a school bus. In any event, the float was sponsored by the Hetrick-Martin Institute, a gay city high school.


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Having gone through this process, I can attest to the trend portrayed by this graph, although the ages seem to be a big exaggerated.
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We got cells for our kids when they were in middle school, but it wasn't just for the sake of getting them a phone. They were both involved in after school activities, and giving them cell phones made things easier on us, as parents. No more showing up at school to pick them up, only to discover they were going to be another 30-45 minutes.
lol my cousin just got his cell phone (last year).. he's 11, which matches with the graph :D


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Here's what's in this video that I like:
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CSS play - IE and iPad/iPhone :active plus sibling selector bug fix
6th October 2011
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At last!
Now that the latest versions of Safari and Chrome support :active with the adjacent and general sibling selectors we are only left to find an answer to this problem in IE and the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
In previous demos I have use a browser specific .htc file for Internet Explorer and a CPU hungry keyframe answer for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
Well now I have found even simpler methods to trigger these browsers into supporting :active and the sibling selectors and this demo show it in action.
Click the top level items with down arrows to slide down the sub menus, then click the same tab (or another tab) to close the open sub menu. On PC browsers you can also click anywhere else on the page to close an open sub menu.
The slide animation is visible in Firefox 4+, Safari, Chrome, Opera, iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
The simple fix for IE is to add an 'onclick' to the body tag that does nothing more than force a refresh: <body onclick="this.className=this.className"> - simple.
For the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch the CSS answer is to add a style for the top level ul that does nothing: .menu:active {} - even simpler.
Now to find a CSS only answer for IE.
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Social Experiment
We made it to Hawaii and I just slept for 10 hours. I love blackout curtains. They make me feel like a vampire sleeping all day. I could never buy them for my house though. I'd turn in to a legit vampire.
I decided to do a social experiment on our way to Hawaii. I wore my Crossfit Jai gym t-shirt just to see if anybody would approach me, laugh at me, or tell me that I'm a badass. The latter did not happen. But two people came to talk to me about Crossfit! Well, three. My husband doesn't count. He just commented that I wear a lot of Crossfit gear these days and wonders: if he wears the t-shirts will he build muscle? Anyway I was at Jamba Juice getting a wheatgrass shot and green vegetable smoothie (I know. Dork.) and this woman in line was like, "How long have you been doing Crossfit? My friend owns a box in California". Except she called it a 'gym' not a 'box' and it took everything I had not to correct her verbiage. Then when I boarded the plane one of the flight attendants was like "OH! Crossfit! I've been wanting to try it and I live in Denver!" I told her she needs to come see us at CFJ. My silly little social experiment was a success. I talked two people in to trying Crossfit and forever changing their lives. Really, I'll never know. Let's just pretend I saved lives. Moral of the story: I'm ordering more shirts from my gym.
So we're here and it's amazing and I'm writing this little post to you from my hotel balcony staring at the ocean (well, I just did, now I'm looking at the screen, there I did it again….) and listening to the palm trees. You hate me right now.
This is our sixth trip to Kona. Every year I try to snag a picture of the guy who runs around the resort lighting the tiki torches. Every year I miss him. Except for THIS YEAR the best year ever!!! Gotcha buddy!!
June 18, 2012This entry was posted in crossfit, Life, running and tagged crossfit, exercise, fitness, hawaii, health, Kona, marathon, running, sports, travel, vacation.
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Love it! Have fun!!!
Like that you got the pic. Dislike the fact you're there and I'm stuck in triple digit CA. Have a great trip!
Aloha back to you! A great post!
Thanks Sophie:)


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Elise is an accomplished strategic communications professional and business leader with more than 25 years of experience in both the agency and corporate settings. Her entrepreneurial spirit and passion have helped her build a successful business, Mitchell Communications Group, which is the 2012 Holmes Report Small Agency of the Year, the 2011 PRWeek Small Agency of the Year, the 2011 Inc. 500/5000 Fastest Growing Company, and one of the Women Presidents' Organization's 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies in North America. Elise was also named the 2013 Agency PR Professional of the Year by PRWeek. Her company's portfolio of clients includes a "who's who" of iconic global brands including: Walmart, Sam's Club, Procter & Gamble, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Tyson Foods, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., Southwestern Energy and others.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -Westminster College associate professors Dr. Sherri Pataki and Dr. Scott Mackenzie were published in Psychology of Women Quarterly in November.
"Modeling Social Activism and Teaching About Violence Against Women Through Theatre Education" reviews the development of a joint course taught by Pataki, associate professor of psychology, and Mackenzie, associate professor and director of theatre, that used both disciplines to teach about global violence against women.
"Our article discusses the development of the course; the implementation of active learning strategies to develop critical thinking, empathy and social engagement; and relative course outcomes," said Pataki and Mackenzie.
The article elaborates on the use of required reading from such texts as A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to be a Woman and The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo; free-writing assignments that asked students to respond to a presentation on the international sex trade; and the one-night performance of #Enough which was written and performed by the students and raised over $800 to sponsor two Congolese women through Women for Women International, an organization that provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency.
The two professors end the article by saying, "Ultimately, we believe students grew from these experiences and gained a better understanding of the reality of violence against women in the world, as well as their ability to take action."
Visit http://pwq.sagepub.com/content/36/4/500 to read the entire article.
Pataki, who joined the faculty in 2004, is coordinator of the Peace Studies Program at Westminster and is a social psychologist who specializes in research methodology and experimental social psychology. Her primary research interests are in the areas of interpersonal relationships and issues related to cross-cultural understanding, diversity, and prejudice.
Pataki earned an undergraduate degree from Allegheny College and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University.
Mackenzie, who joined the faculty in 2001, is a certified associate teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework who has acting experience in film, television, and theatre and has directed over 30 productions. Mackenzie co-wrote, produced, and directed Out of the Fire: Voices of the Holocaust for the Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts. While on active duty with the United States Army Reserve, he directed Bigfoot Stole My Wife, the first show produced entirely by military and civilian personnel stationed in Baghdad's International Zone.
Mackenzie earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Dallas, master of fine arts in acting from Michigan State University and Ph. D. from Wayne State University.
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Green Magnitude is a creatine powder supplement by Controlled Labs. Each of the Controlled Labs products is named for a particular color. There is no mention of why colors are used, but it could be effective for marketing. Green Magnitude is the powder form of the Controlled Labs supplement Green Bulge. We found it interesting that Green Magnitude claims to have "attitude", but the ingredient list does not offer much more than any other creatine group.
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With two forms of creatine there must be a difference between the two. Controlled Labs claims the chelated version of creatine is more stable in the stomach. Unfortunately, traditional creatine is no unstable so this is a moot point. There are 2,500 mg of chelated creatine which is a pretty good amount.
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We have found that resellers tend to have lower prices than the Controlled Labs website. Bodybuilding.com sells single serving trial packets for $0.25 each and tubs of 40 servings for $25.99.
- Good sources of creatine.
- Not for the dieter.
- Creatine may cause water retention.
Green magnitude does not have attitude. There is nothing spectacular about the supplement though it does contain enough creatine to cause a reaction in the muscle which is what bodybuilders are looking for in the first place. Will this version increase muscle gains over the competition? That is highly unlikely.
In terms of weight loss dieters will want to choose fat burners and appetite suppressants to improve weight loss and meet goals. This supplement has neither.


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The following was read Tuesday in response to Eber Phelps saying the tea party was capitalizing on the 9/11 tragedy:
Today is Sept. 11, 2012 -- 11 years after the attack on America. We remember and we pray for all the 9/11 victims and their families. In fact, we have two special prayer meetings every month to pray for our country, our leaders and our military members.
Today is also Patriots Day. Our Founding Fathers would be proud of what we in the tea party and the tea party movement are doing to help restore our constitutional principles. Today, we exercise the most sacred right of all Americans. We engage in the democratic process of vetting candidates for political office. We, the people, need to select candidates who will represent us and our Constitution and not the candidates who have their own agenda of changing the most sacred document in history.
The tea party monthly meetings are on the second Tuesday of each month.
Eber Phelps had no intention of coming to the candidate forum because after 16 years as a state representative his liberal voting record would be exposed. Now that there is a local tea party, he would be vetted for the first time in all of his years as a politician. For example, in 2011, Eber Phelps voting record on the important financial issues was a very low 25 percent conservative.
So Eber Phelps plays politics with the fact that we are having a candidate forum today. In The Hays Daily News, he says, and I quote, "He won't be going to a political event that is intended to capitalize on tragedy." Mr. Phelps believes because we are having an event to vet the candidates we are capitalizing. Mr. Phelps, the politician, are you trying to capitalize on tragedy?
For the record, Mr Phelps did not attend the primary candidate forum.
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text: 'On Looking': The world you're not seeingBy Alexandra Horowitz, Special to CNNUpdated 2:15 PM ET, Tue March 12, 2013Just WatchedSeeing through the eyes of a blind womanreplayMore Videos ...Seeing through the eyes of a blind woman 02:12Story highlightsAlexandra Horowitz has taken dozens of walks with others who see differentlyUrban sociologist shows how pedestrians unconsciously navigate around each otherWildlife expert spots sparrows using a light pole as a resting placeBlind woman uses sound to draw a picture of the space around herWhat do you see when you walk to work, take yourself or your child to school, run to the store or head around the block with your dog?Chances are, not much at all.Evolution in humans has refined our ability to selectively attend to one stimulus and ignore all others; in this case, most of the myriad of stimuli that bombards you on the street, from people and pigeons to sounds and smells. This capacity is useful, and lets us "concentrate" when we need to. But it also means that we spend a lot of time ignoring the richness of the world around us.I study dog cognition, and to do so I spend a good amount of time observing dog behavior; on top of that, I live with two dogs who compel me to bring them out for walks a few times a day. After some thousands of these walks and observations, I began realizing just how different "a walk" is for a dog and her person. For a dog, an animal whose primary sense is olfaction, the street is made up not of sights to see but of smells to smell. Indeed, being focused on odors -- which themselves require air to move, or a surface to light on -- means that for my dogs, the street outside our apartment building is different each time we step out the door. Hockey player: What doesn't kill you... Walking with dogs lets me see how little of the street I was experiencing most of the time. As familiar as my own block felt to me, I was mostly ignorant of what was on it. I wondered what might other peoples' experience or interest let them see on my street that I routinely miss? In the past two years, I've taken dozens of walks with people whose constitution or expertise enables them to see differently (11 of these walks are described in "On Looking"). The urban sociologist Fred Kent and I noticed how well pedestrians unconsciously adjust their paths to navigate around each other -- except for the texters, noses pointed to the ground, who routinely bumped into people. A naturalist, Charley Eiseman, showed me how every surface, from leaf to sidewalk crack, has an insect whose universe is centered there. Walking with the illustrator Maira Kalman let me see the elegance in a couch placed incongruously among garbage bags and highlighted the kinds of personal, private and public spaces we navigate in the city. Man runs 50 marathons in 50 statesThese walks stay with me now on every walk I take in New York. Just today, because I walked with the urban wildlife expert John Hadidian, I noticed that a pipe affixing a traffic light to its pole was hosting a slew of nesting sparrows. Given a lens to notice lettering styles by the typographer Paul Shaw, I counted six distinct serifed fonts in the lobby of the building where I work, punctuated by only one word -- EXIT -- entirely without serifs. I noticed the standpipes (colored red, green, gold and one red with yellow caps) which my son, at the time 19 months old, pointed out to me, and which are evidence of a building six stories or higher. From walking with Dr. Bennett Lorber and physical therapist Evan Johnson, I saw how a woman's pants, bunched up at the outside of her leg more than on the inside, revealed her bowleggedness and slight swagger. Running in your undies for a causeAnd I felt the change of breeze from a slight headwind to a hair-ruffling side-wind as I crossed an intersection, because I walked with Arlene Gordon. Arlene went blind as an adult, and what she showed me was how much of the block she still sees, four decades after becoming blind. She saw the intersections we approached by experiencing the changes of airflow that hit her. And as we walked, she used sound to draw a picture of the space around her. Through the tap of her cane, which, like an echolocating bat, sends a small sound out into the world, she could detect the size and constituents of the space through which she was walking. As we neared an awning overhanging the sidewalk, she heard the awning -- because the cane-tap sound bounced back at her changed, closer. After we passed under it, I also could hear the sound changing, dribbling into the wide sky above us.All of these walkers showed me that there are plenty of details to see on an ordinary walk around the block -- if only we bother to turn our attention away from our phones and headphones. There is no mandate to see all the time, but the reality in front of our noses, made visible to me by these people, is well worth the look.More from healthThe couple that plays (tennis) together...College kids make robotic arms for children without real ones LGBT people in rural areas struggle to find good medical carePowered by Livefyre


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"Hope to belong to your place, to know it and to care for it."
This line, from an upcoming book of new poems by Wendell Berry, offered perhaps the best distillation of "Our Daily Bread: A Theology & Practice of Sustainable Living," the 2007 Convocation and Pastors' School held Oct. 8-10 at Duke.
A new appreciation and concern for all things local may be our best and only hope for survival, Berry said. "We are clearly at the point in life and the economy where we have to think of restraint," said the noted novelist, essayist, poet and farmer. "Not just self-restraint, that old killjoy, but communal restraint. We have gone from 'anything goes' to a strenuous warning, 'Attend to context, or else.'"
The event also featured lectures by Wes Jackson, founder and president of The Land Institute, a Kansas non-profit research and educational organization, and Norman Wirzba, professor and chair of philosophy at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Ky., and a frequent writer on agrarian issues and environmental ethics.
The long process by which food arrives at our tables is inappropriate, unjust and violent, evidencing little or no gratitude for creation, said Wirzba. "Jesus understood himself as the bread of life. But if we view bread as just one more product on the shelf, then we misunderstand Jesus' message."
Jackson presented a sobering assessment of agricultural production and overall energy use. A biologist and former professor of biology, he called for a re-conceptualization of the way humans think about themselves and the planet. "We belong to the world," he said. "The eco-sphere is beyond people. It is before us in time, large in inclusiveness, creativity and diversity."


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Tummy Pain in baby is usually pretty obvious. The arching back, the tooting, the excessive burping/spitting up and the high pitched scream are all good indications that something is amiss. Breastfeeding moms have the daunting task of wondering about too little milk, too much let-down and that extra cup of coffee. In most cases, gas is the culprit but before you put down that broccoli, consider all of the possibilities.
Its the holiday season and most families look forward to spending time with loved ones and friends. However, for families with children with special needs, the holidays arent always so carefree and jolly. Changes in routine, lots of company and even diet changes can create a perfect storm of challenges during the most wonderful time of the year. If you will be spending time with a toddler, child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sensory Integration Disorder, ADHD, Bi-Polar Disorder or developmental delays, here are some dos and donts that will help make the holidays brighter for everyone.
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As I am preparing for Thanksgiving and all of the chaos associated with it, I am also thinking about whether or not my boys really understand what it is to be thankful. Sure, "please and thank you" manners are easy but have I actually gotten through to them with lessons about thankfulness and gratitude? Am I setting a good example, as I grumble about the logistics of the holiday? My house, in addition to be being a loving and comforting environment, is a training facility. I am responsible for them becoming kind, loving and gracious men. Thank goodness I keep my 25 parenting books on the same shelf as my cookbooks.
If there is one truth about having children, its that you will never know how much your life will change until it happens. No one can explain the joy and no one can explain the fear. Leaving a baby for the first time is no different.
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Side by side, Lesbia and Mayda dab their eyes. Tony reads the plaque that will be affixed to the tomb: Adis Maria Sosa, 25/5/1909-15/2/2002, USA.
Easter Sunday dawns clear and bright. With his grandmother buried, Tony is eager to visit the countryside and the family farm, the place he remembers most vividly, the place he was most happy.
Tony and his sister Maria Eugenia (center) are finally reunited following the journey from Miami (left column and right column, top to bottom): The Continental departure gate at MIA; from a window seat in row 13, Tony sees Cuba for the first time in 32 years; abuela's body is removed from the cargo hold; Tony touches down at José Martí International Airport; Tony's provocative friend from Miami, José Diaz; common on the streets of Cuba: old American cars and socialist propaganda; during the journey from Havana, Tony sees through the window a Cuban countryside unchanged since he left; curious Cubans step aside as the red van passes through small towns on the way to Bayamo
Roberto Brito and his girlfriend have returned to Havana, taking along Alkhalifa and Kennedy in the red van. José Diaz has also gone. So Tony puts together what he calls "a Cuban stretch limo" -- Angelito's 1950 Chrysler towing an open trailer used for hauling pigs. In the trailer are four straight chairs from Lolita's dining room.
At midmorning fifteen people, squeezed into the car and the trailer, head southeast out of Bayamo for the foothills of the Sierra Maestra. Along with Tony are his mother Lesbia; Lolita and Angelito; Tony's sister Maria Eugenia and aunt Mayda; Maria Eugenia's two sons Daniel and Frank; Mayda's son José Manuel, his wife Nena, and their son Joséito; Maria Elena, a neighbor of Maria Eugenia; a New Times reporter; and a friend of Angelito named Juan, who is driving.
Cloaked in a lush springtime green, the Cuban countryside seems a long, tranquil way from the bustle of Miami. Once out of town, there is no traffic on the narrow roads, few people to be seen. Vultures wheel lazily overhead, floating over acres and acres of sugar cane.
About twenty miles outside town, where the road begins to rise toward the mountains, the car is stopped at a checkpoint manned by two soldiers who had been sitting outside a small wooden kiosk with a young woman. Their chief mission is to check not for drugs or foreign spies but to police Cubans trying to smuggle coffee and meat for sale on the black market.
Before they can begin a search, however, Angelito asks the green-fatigued guards: "You know who this is? This is the son of Antonio Gonzalez, and this is Antonio's wife."
"Hola, señora," one of the men responds, smiling in immediate recognition of Lesbia in the front passenger seat. Tony's mother gets out of the car, and she and the two guards exchange besos. They accept a drink of rum from the bottle Juan offers, and then pose for pictures. There is no search.
A few minutes further on, the entourage pulls up to a dark wooden house that at first looks as though it is abandoned. "Destruido," hisses Lesbia as she sees the home in which the Gonzalez family lived for more than 50 years. Destroyed.
As he gets his bearings, Tony flirts with memory overload. He flashes back to the well-tended coffee plants, the flowering shrubs by the front porch, the storied jug of aliñao -- a fruit-based rum drink -- brewed to commemorate his conception, but never found after it was buried under a towering palm tree and left to age.
He too is stunned. The farm and his memories do not come close to matching. "One whole part of the house is missing," he says. "And there was a good septic tank here." He looks with disgust at the sewage trickling from the bathroom into a muddy pool where chickens and ducks are milling about.
A young man in a red shirt arrives on a motorcycle. When he spots Lesbia, he greets her warmly. A member of the Communist Party, he once worked for Antonio. When the Gonzalezes left, he was given the house. They discuss crops, and two women emerge from the house with several cups of coffee on a tray. The man points out the tobacco shed, a new building made from old lumber. Lesbia doesn't ask him why their former home is in such disrepair.
Before the visitors depart, the man in the red shirt chases down the road after two turkeys and returns holding one by the legs. He ties a string around its legs and tosses the bird into the trunk of the Chrysler. "Dinner tomorrow," says Lolita. The men push the Chrysler to pop the clutch, and everyone climbs aboard to travel several miles down the road to a blue-painted farmhouse with a thatched roof. It is shaded by trees; flowers bloom in the yard. Guillermo and his wife Olga come to the gate and sweep up Tony in a huge embrace. "Nene!"
Guillermo was Antonio's closest friend, once the foreman of the farm. Antonio is godfather to one of Olga and Guillermo's four sons, three of whom are there to welcome Tony back. For Tony the Sunday afternoon now becomes the dreamy Cuban idyll he had nurtured all the years he was away.
From a well he knows is 400 feet deep he draws a drink of sweet water. He walks down a steep hillside to find the swimming hole in the creek that runs behind the house. Before he even looks, he knows the pichilingas -- little black-and-yellow finches -- will be on the ground in the pig pen, scratching for seeds. "There they are!" he says when he rounds the shed.


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Provincial Directory: Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan & Sudan
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Geographical Area: | 2,500,000 Sq Km |
Population: | 31,700,000 |
The Church Missionary Society began work in 1899 in Omdurman; Christianity spread rapidly among black Africans of the Southern region. Until 1974, the Diocese of Sudan was part of the Jerusalem archbishopric. lt reverted to the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury until the new Province, consisting of four new dioceses, was established in 1976. Civil and religious strife and a constant flow of refugees have challenged the Church.
Primate:The Most Revd Dr Daniel Deng Bul Yak
Provincial Secretary: Mr John Augustino Lumori
Provincial Treasurer: Mr Evans Sokiri
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Leeds fans' deaths marked at club
The families of two Leeds United fans stabbed to death in Turkey have marked the 10th anniversary of the deaths by laying wreaths at the club's ground.Chris Loftus, 35, and Kevin Speight, 40, were killed in Istanbul on the eve of Leeds' Uefa Cup semi-final against Galatasaray, on 5 April 2000. The men's families also met North East Leeds MP Fabian Hamilton as part of their campaign for justice. Mr Hamilton said those responsible for their deaths must be punished. Several people were arrest.... read more
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/One of my favorite things to do is curl up on the sofa laptop and wine in hand, and catch up with my favorite shows. Thursday is my TV night, the rest of the week, I'm too busy or way too tired to be bothered. The downside to never watching TV when it airs is that you miss out on the conversation. Beamly formally Zeebox makes being apart of the conversation simple, even if you don't watch things when the actually air. Your favorite shows have their own room, and you can join at any time. Below are a few of my favorite shows and rooms. You can talk about the most recent episode, follow the show for amazing insider updates, and trade theories.
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