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2012 Mitsubishi Outlander GT 3.0 GT S-AWC
Product Review
About GHRI Ratings
XGood Housekeeping Research Institute (GHRI) ratings are based on laboratory tests conducted by our scientists at the U.S.'s foremost consumer products evaluation laboratory, and incorporate consumer feedback. GHRI is situated on the 29th floor of the Hearst Tower in New York City and is staffed by chemists, engineers, nutritionists, textile specialists, culinary experts, and other scientists.
Using state-of-the-art equipment, GHRI experts test consumer products — from microwaves to mascaras — for their performance, safety, and, with the help of volunteer testers, ease of use.
Established in 1900, before there was a Federal Drug Administration or a Federal Trade Commission, GHRI has always been the most trusted source consumers can rely on to choose products that are safe and effective.
Track Performance: C+
Road Performance: C+
Ease of Use: C
Comfort and Roominess: B
In the spectrum of crossovers, the Mitsubishi Outlander falls more toward the SUV end of the spectrum. Though it boasts a larger size and premium features, this top-of-the-line model had a truck-like driving experience and subpar infotainment offering. If you're moving up from a sedan, the sportier, smaller Outlander Sport might be a better fit. Environmentally-conscious commuters will be glad to hear that Mitsubishi plans to update the Outlander with an all-electric offering in 2013.
Driving Experience
The Outlander's three-liter engine and six-speed automatic transition helped it score impressively well in our acceleration test, and the vehicle did a good job gripping the road during sharp turns. Its larger size, though, hurt its braking performance.
Visibility was average, and like many of the other crossovers in our test, there were sizable blind spots in the back. The overall driving experience was wasnt particularly smooth and its longer body made parking more difficult. Fuel economy was good for a V6 vehicle at 21 mpg combined.
Infotainment System & Controls
When it came to the infotainment package, the primitive system left room for improvement. We had notable trouble connecting our phone, and the navigation system was difficult to use and read on the pixelated LCD screen. And as safety advocates, we were disappointed that you can adjust the settings while driving. Driver controls are clearly marked, though shorter drivers might have a tough time reaching some of the controls off of the steering wheel.
Interior & Design
The Outlander offers ample space for both driver and passengers in both rows of seats. You can also opt for a seven-passenger layout, a rare offering among the crossovers in our test. Storage and cargo space are ample and the rear seats lay down for even morethough we found them a bit tricky to fold. Car-seat installation proved easy enough with plenty of room to work in the larger cabin.
Fuel Economy (city/highway/combined): 19/25/21Size Class: Crossover
Base Price: $22,345
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- 2012 Honda Crosstour 3.5 EXLN 4WD
- 2012 Hyundai Tucson Limited AWD
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SALEM, Ore. — If Oregon lawmakers give it the go ahead, it may soon be legal to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with medical marijuana.
Next week, when the Oregon State Legislature convenes, lawmakers will hear testimony about PTSD. A state senate committee is looking at a bill that would add the disorder to the list of conditions approved to be treated by medical marijuana.
Proponents are looking for PTSD sufferers from Southern Oregon to share their stories at the public testimony next week.
State public health officials have denied the resquests to add PTSD twice before.

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Nov 222013
Here is the strongest squatter in the world. Andrey Malanichev reppin' out 440kg (968lbs!) for a set of three. Take note that he is only using a belt and knee wraps which is unbelievable. I can't even begin to wrap my head around this kind of strength. Pure awesomeness.
Snatch Grip Push Press to Snatch Balance to Overhead Squat
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x8 plate sit ups (45/25)
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GRAżyna Studzińska-Cavour
GRAżyna's Contributions
06/14/11 Talks With Gra
Saxophonist Bill Evans: Music is Music
Grażyna Studzińska-Cavour interviews the saxophonist on location in Poland
12/07/10 Talks With Gra
Trilok Gurtu: Playing For Everybody
Trilok Gurtu talks with Grażyna Studzińska-Cavour about his music, background, new CD and plans, while waiting for his sound-check at the "Palm Jazz Festival" in Gliwice 7th October 2010
12/01/10 Talks With Gra
Clarence Penn: A Natural Approach
Clarence Penn talks to Grażyna Studzińska-Cavour about his music, playing in Poland and future plans, before the set of his two different concerts at Palm Jazz Festival in Gliwice 7th October 2010
About GRAżyna Studzińska-Cavour
GRAżyna Studzińska-Cavour is a freelance reporter, prose and poetry writer as well as text editress. Educated in music and languages. Degree in classical and jazz singing. Daring to shoot amateur photoes. Living inside the woods loves animals and nature, travels and technology. Interested in psychology and psycholinguistics. Creative in the kitchen. Mother of an adult son.
Co-operates with Jazz Forum Magazine, Doza Magazine, Pokochaj Fotografie, Polish News and others, writing about cultural events, especially those that concern jazz.
Professionally Freelance Teacher Trainer, distance learning consultant and International Trainer Trainer with broad experience in all aspects of training, quality control in education, supervising, methodology and educational management. Direct experience with conference organisation, teamwork solutions, ELT consulting and teaching, distance education and e-learning. Co-ordinating and supporting teams of ELT&FLT teachers and trainers, designing and running tailor-made ESL, CALL, Polish for Foreigners, ESP, Business English training programmes, editing and publishing papers, articles, editorials, running workshops and coaching teachers, translating from English into Polish and the other way round, teaching methodology, ESP and Business English, running her own language school and teacher development centre. Advising supervisory boards of educational organisations in Poland and abroad. Co-creating Contemporary Art programs for galleries. Deeply engaged in Projects on New Technologies and Culture in Education.
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Introducing the NSLTCP, short for the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers. It's a relatively new initiative from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committed to gathering information from the long-term care field for planning and policymaking purposes (i.e. monitoring trends, estimating use of services, supply and demand of providers, and more).
Because the field is very diverse and changing almost daily, the study will include data from surveys distributed to home health agencies, hospices, nursing homes, adult day services centers, and residential care communities, such as assisted living.
As of 2012, data will be collected every other year, says the CDC article describing the initiative. The first official report, compiling the 2012 study results, is scheduled for release later this year.
How will consumers seeking these services — and seniors residing in these settings — benefit from the data? Per the CDC, the NSLTCP establishes benchmarks for providers to compare their communities, centers and care to similar providers. This in turn should impact the quality of care received by the seniors they serve.
Want more numbers? Check out Assisted Living Care Costs to compare the annual and monthly costs of adult day centers, assisted living homes and other senior care services nationwide. For stats on who resides in assisted living and other care settings, check out Who's In Assisted Living?.
Your turn: What kind of data about senior care communities and services would you like to see? When evaluating a provider or care setting, what is most important to you when making a decision?


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World's 50 best beach barsBy Anthea Gerrie, for CNNUpdated 0457 GMT (1157 HKT) June 17, 2013World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosNikki Beach (Miami, Florida) – We've been waiting for months to kick back on the beach with a cold drink and now that summer's started, we finally can. Here's a selection of our picks for top 50 beach bars. Check out the rest of the list in the article below. Coming in at 49 on our list, Nikki Beach has a rep for its strict door policy -- be irresistibly beautiful or fabulously rich or don't turn up without a reservation.Hide Caption 1 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosCatch Beach Club (Phuket, Thailand) – Phuket's most fashionable beach bar, number 43, is particularly popular on Friday nights, when lamb and tuna hit the spit along with oysters and other seafood.Hide Caption 2 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosNammos Beach Club (Bali, Indonesia) – The only access to this beach beauty, number 42, is via a private inclinator, which transports guests up and down 100 meters of sheer limestone cliff.Hide Caption 3 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosTanjong Beach Club (Singapore) – This hideout on the sands does its best to recreate a relaxed beach attitude on the outskirts of the tech-mad city-state. See number 41 below. Hide Caption 4 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosMoomba Beach Bar (Aruba) – At Moomba, number 36, dishes like Tuscan chicken pate with spiced cranberry sauce are popular.Hide Caption 5 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosSundara (Bali, Indonesia) – Sunset views, great beach location, infinity pool, tree-filled open bar area -- incredible beach bar and number 25 in our roundup. Hide Caption 6 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosUMbar @ Huvafen Fushi (Maldives) – On the water's edge, this bar has a floor made entirely of super-soft Maldivian sand. See 22 below. Hide Caption 7 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosThe Beach Club @ ME (Cancun, Mexico) – Swim-up bar, poolside bar, lounge bar with a pretty decent view -- what else you want? Number 22 has it covered. Hide Caption 8 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosCafe Sofia Beach Bar (Cape Town) – Cafe Sofia Beach Bar, number 16, manages to straddle the line between hectic party place and after-work chill spot.Hide Caption 9 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosBayside Beach Bar (St. Lucia) – The specialties here at number 14 are mojitos and Creole-style tapas.Hide Caption 10 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosMoonshadows (Malibu, California) – On the Pacific Coast Highway, no bar other than our number 11 has quite such a dramatic outdoor perch right over the rocks and crashing surf.Hide Caption 11 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosThe Fish and Rhum Shack (Mauritius) – The rum is locally distilled, the beer hails from the village brewery and the menu for the daily barbecue depends on the previous night's catch. Number 9 is as authentically Mauritian as it gets.Hide Caption 12 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosUxua Praia (Bahia, Brazil) – Featuring vast, cushioned sofas and flat-roofed pergolas, bar number 7 was built with reclaimed fishing boats that for years had languished on the site unused.Hide Caption 13 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosThe Rock Bar, Ayana Resort (Bali, Indonesia) – Martinis, tapas, live music -- at bar number 6 on our list, there's no such thing as just popping in for one.Hide Caption 14 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosPonta dos Ganchos (Brazil) – Number 4 features a gorgeous beach bar with great views, daybeds and signature cocktails like The Hook -- cachaca blended with physalis fruit and sugar.Hide Caption 15 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosBaba Nest (Phuket, Thailand) – Coming in at number 2, this rooftop venue on the highest pinnacle of the southeastern peninsula enjoys 360-degree views across Phuket. Hide Caption 16 of 17World's 50 best beach bars 17 photosDune Preserve Beach Bar (Anguilla, B.W.I.) – Pieced together from driftwood, wrecked racing boats and seashells and owned by a gray-bearded, grizzly reggae singer, our favorite, the Dune Preserve Beach Bar, is the kind of place you dream of discovering on your first trip to the Caribbean. Hide Caption 17 of 17Story highlightsList includes elite lounges to the haphazard beach shacksBali, Brazil and Australia are well representedCan you guess which best beach bar straddles the border of two U.S. states?Anyone can stick up a shack on the sand, stock it with beers and call it a beach bar.But what makes a great beach bar?It could be the sand-in-your-toes factor or the washing and hissing of the waves nearby or the sunsets or the people you meet.The truth is there's no formula, no magic ingredients that guarantee a place in a list of the world's best beach bars. We've included spots that range from the chic and the elite with smooth lines and mesmerizing cocktail waiters, to the haphazard, thrown-together shacks constructed from scavenged driftwood.The only thing these places have in common is that once you've been, you inevitably start planning to get back there someday, somehow.We know this list won't hit all the great beach bars around the world, so let us know -- which beach bars did we miss? Leave a comment.And vote on our Facebook poll here.50. La Plancha (Bali, Indonesia)How did a simple beach shack beat out ultra-luxe Bali bars such as KU DÉ TA and Potatohead? By keeping it real.La Plancha's laid-back reggae, ice-cold beers, oversized bean bags and jugs of potent sangria have made it the spot to be from 4 p.m. onward every day.Surfers use the place as a strip-down, wax-on spot before catching the last waves of the day. But La Plancha's biggest draw is the sunset.An uninterrupted view of the changing pink-to-red-to-orange sky will have you seriously considering retiring here.La Plancha Bali, Double Six Beach, Bali; +62 0361 890 000049. Nikki Beach (Miami)Nikki Beach: reservations and good-lookers only.This cool club with a rep for its strict door policy -- be irresistibly beautiful or don't turn up without a reservation --- didn't invent the beach bar, but it did reinvent the genre for a generation who may never have felt the sand between their manicured toes.St. Tropez-style chill joint by day, with raised "opium beds" and linen-covered loungers, it turns into an al fresco nightclub after dark, when international DJs man the decks on weekends.There are now Nikkis from Koh Samui in Thailand to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico -- not to mention the desert resorts of Las Vegas and Marrakech, where Nikki has created a modern-day mirage.We still love the original.Nikki Beach Miami, 1 Ocean Dr., South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida; +305 538 111148. Tortilla Flats (Dominical, Costa Rica)This long-standing beach hut is a surfer hotel, seaside restaurant and happening night spot all rolled into one.The two-story establishment is located right on the sand in the laid-back surf town of Dominical. During the day, the crowds (mostly dripping wet surfers) flock to Tortilla Flats for the surprisingly good food.As the day winds down, you can grab a drink from the well-stocked bar and watch the waves roll in against the sunset.Tortilla Flats, Playa Dominical, Dominical, Costa Rica; +506 2787 003330 of the world's best hotel bars47. Pelican Bar (Jakes Treasure Beach, Jamaica)When a place claims to have "the best cocktails in the sea" it's easy to be cynical. But Pelican Bar really could have the best, because it really is in the sea.Part of the Jakes Treasure Beach resort, the Pelican is built out on a shoal requiring a short boat ride for a visit.No Internet, no TVs, no pool tables -- just thatched roof, seats and booze.No wonder it's considered by fans to be the single best beach bar in the Caribbean.Pelican Bar, Calabash Bay, Jakes Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, W.I. 46. Purobeach, Mallorca, SpainIf upon setting foot in Mallorca's Purobeach you feel as if you've stepped into a design magazine, you're exactly right. Run by Swedish entrepreneur Mats Wahlström, the gorgeous beachfront property has been featured in countless fashionable glossies.This no doubt accounts for its popularity among the international jet set.At Purobeach, beautiful bodies lie on white loungers, sipping passionfruit mojitos under the shade of white beach umbrellas and potted palms.During the day, Purobeach offers spa and yoga sessions to its designer swimwear-clad patrons. Come nightfall, clubbers gather around the large pool to dance to tunes from Wahlström's music label.Puro Beach, Montenegro, 12 Palma, Mallorca, Spain; +34 971 425 450 45. Tamboo Tavern, Rincon, Puerto RicoImagine a bar where you spend lunchtime bathing on the sands and drinking pina coladas, afternoons watching old black and white movies in a cozy corner and evenings listening to live Latin music while humpback whales break the ocean surface in front of the glowing sun. It's not a dream -- this place exists on the idyllic coastline of Puerto Rico. It's relaxed, but lively, it's popular but roomy. Tamboo Tavern, Sandy Beach Road, 413 Interior, Puntas, Rincon, Puerto Rico; +787 823 8550 World's 50 most delicious foods 44. Ben's Back Beach Bar (Shek O, Hong Kong)The most low-key bar in Hong Kong. Glamorous it ain't but well positioned it is. In a city defined by skyscrapers, pollution and dense urban areas the chilled out calm of this low key bar provides remarkable respite and feels so un-Hong Kong. Its remote location keeps it relatively uncrowded, and even those that make it to Shek O's main beach seem unaware of what's on offer barely a few hundred meters away. Perched on a concrete rise overlooking the town's back beach, Ben and his small team serve HK$25 ($3.20) beers, basic cocktails and wine. Other than crisps, there's no food but BYO from nearby restaurants is decent. Shek O Back Beach, A one-minute walk north along the road/driveway next to the main No. 9 bus terminal, Hong Kong43. Catch Beach Club (Phuket, Thailand)Catch Beach Club: world's purplest bar? The Thai resort's most fashionable beach bar is particularly popular on Friday night, when lamb and tuna hit the spit along with oysters and other seafood.There's more barbecue action on Tuesdays, and drinks are a draw every night of the week, with signature cocktails including a Sly Thai and My Thai.While reviews of the cuisine are mixed, the beachfront ambiance and live music are universally acclaimed; best get there early to bag one of the day beds close to the water's edge.Catch Beach Club, Twin Palms Hotel, Surin Beach Road, Cherng Talay, Surin Beach, Phuket, Thailand 42. Nammos Beach Club (Bali, Indonesia)Kudos for effort -- this lively watering hole aims to recreate the ambiance of a Greek island, despite being based on a bamboo platform with a roof of indigenous grass.The only access to its home on a tranquil turquoise lagoon fringed with white sand is via a private inclinator, which transports guests up and down 100 meters of sheer limestone cliff.While the beach is the star by day (not to mention the waiters who dive into the lagoon to collect a lunch of locally farmed seafood to order), by night the bar turns on the romance with champagne and cold beer to lubricate the prawns and lobster.Karma Kandara, Jalan Wijaya Kusuma, Bali, Indonesia 41. Tanjong Beach Club (Singapore)A gritty piece of fun. Who called Singapore sterile? This hideout on the sands does its best to recreate a relaxed beach attitude on the outskirts of the uptight city-state.It came into existence thanks to a pair of not-so-uptight Aussie brothers who saw the sands of Sentosa as the perfect environment for seafood platters, tropical cocktails and good healthy fun like beach volleyball.Tanjong Beach Club, 120 Tanjong Beach Walk, Sentosa, Singapore World's top 100 beaches 40. Coconuts (Rimini, Italy)Inspired by Miami's Ocean Drive, this Adriatic hotspot is furnished with eccentric sofas, bars and palm trees a short distance from Rimini's beach and harbor.Open every evening from June to September, it specializes in Latin-American sounds.Coconuts, Via Cristoforo Colombo, 5, 47900 Rimini Italy 39. Ju-Ju's (St. James, Barbados)Near Holetown on the island's west coast, this is one of the best-kept secrets in Barbados. Small but perfectly formed, it offers great food and a rustic, simple beach bar vibe.It's hard to find, so look for the Fairmont Pavilion and the chic Lone Star Inn -- it's between the two, behind a lime-green house with a "Dive Barbados" sign.Appropriately, the bar specializes in fresh fish, including the flying variety.Ju-Ju's, Mount Steadfast, St. James, BarbadosThrill seeker's bucket list -- 50 things to do before you die38. Hula Hula Beach Bar (Hvar, Croatia)If it's good enough for JAY-Z and Beyoncé, who have stopped by for drinks, it's good enough for a top 50.At Hula Hula, deck chairs rest against the Adriatic Sea offering views of the stunning Croatian sunset. Come 5 p.m. the bar turns into a massive dance party featuring live DJs, dance parties, table dancing and Grand Prix-style champagne showers.The town of Hvar, where Hula Hula is located, has an Ibiza-like party feel, but is considerably more low-key and friendly.Located in West Hvar, a 15-minute walk from Hvar city center, open from June to September, Praia do Rei Costa da Caparica, Croatia; +351 967 777 42437. Basil's Bar (Mustique, The Grenadines)Perhaps Mick Jagger comes for the lobster, perhaps he comes to get down with regular Joes -- Basil's prides itself on being a place where "sailors party with business moguls, fashion models, gardeners, rock stars and schoolteachers."It opens at 8 a.m. for banana pancake breakfasts and the place is still hopping late at night, when DJs and house bands join the party.Basil's Bar, Kingstown, Mustique, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; +784 488 835036. Moomba Beach Bar and Restaurant (Aruba)Beach bar by day, photo op by night. That's Moomba.This big, open-air restaurant and bar jumps from breakfast till 11 p.m.; not a late, late place despite the efforts of its happy DJs.Sunday nights are popular for $25 all-you-can-eat barbecues, as well as more rarefied dishes like Tuscan chicken pate with spiced cranberry sauce.Moomba Beach Bar, JE Irausquin Boulevard 230, Aruba; +297 586 5365 35. Lagoon Bar (Bora Bora, French Polynesia) Guests of the St. Regis hotel have to climb out of their over-water villas and take a golf cart to the over-water Lagoon Bar. Non-guests are also welcome.The restaurant and bar is suspended on stilts over the turquoise water so look down and you may catch a glimpse of dinner darting beneath your feet.World renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongetrichen offers a menu of local seafood with European influence.It's one of the most extravagant beach stays on this list, with a hotel room running to $1,000 a night. Lagoon Bar, Motu Ome'e BP 506, Bora Bora, French Polynesia; +689 607898 34. Sunset Beach Bar (St. Martin, Dutch West Indies)St. Martin's Princess Juliana International Airport is consistently ranked by pilots as one of the world's most challenging landings, given the low approach that has planes coming in right over the famed Maho Beach. The best way to take in all those incredibly close landings? Beer in hand, at St. Martin's Sunset Beach Bar. Right at the end of the runway but still perched on the island's glaringly white sand, Sunset Beach Bar isn't just for plane spotters. The food is top notch and the place regularly hosts live musical acts, making it one of the world's top places to kill a few hours before your flight. Sunset Beach Bar, #2 Beacon Hill Road, Maho Beach, St. Martin, Dutch West Indies 33. Little Ochie (Alligator Pond, Jamaica)Seafood and Red Stripe are the twin raisons d'êtres of this colorful and gloriously ramshackle operation on Jamaica's south coast.City dwellers drive for miles to eat jerked crab and other crustaceans in thatched boats on stilts as well as tables and chairs set out on the beach.Reggae and dance hall blast from the jukebox, attracting the odd beachcombing mutt and roaming pig.There's beer aplenty, but you won't find any alcohol in the signature Fish Tea -- it's a fiery warmup broth to precede the likes of snapper simmered over pimento wood.Little Ochie, Alligator Pond, Manchester, Jamaica, W.I.; +1 876 852 6430Sydney's best beaches 32. Wreck Bar (Cayman Kai, Grand Cayman)This local hangout is a good hour from the tourist strip of Seven Mile Beach, whose visitors rarely make it out here.Weekends are abuzz with regulars arriving by private boat, but on weekdays it regains a sense of placid nonchalance. The thatched bar is a replica of one that first went up some 60 years ago, when bartender "Old Judd" invented the frozen mudslide, which became the national drink.This heady mix of Kahlua, vodka, Baileys and ice is best sipped in a hammock strung between casuarina trees, though you'll want to get up eventually to taste the fine conch fritter, served with jerk mayo made to a secret recipe.Rum Point, Cayman Kai, Grand Cayman31. The Star of Greece (Port Willunga, Australia)For lunch on a sunny day, few places match this colorful beach shack named for a nearby shipwreck in 1888. It's attracted celebs from Kylie Minogue to Sting, yet displays no attitude and serves delicious food and drink at good prices.Best of all it's on a beautiful broad stretch of clean, white sand that seems largely deserted, in spite of being fewer than 15 minutes from the vineyards of Maclaren Vale.Visitors can expect gourmet dishes strewn with edible flowers as well as good fish and chips, top local wines and cold beer and cocktails.Star of Greece Cafe, 1 The Esplanade, Port Willunga 5173, South Australia; +61 8 8557 742030. Bar de la Plage (Juan-les-Pins, France)In a happening little resort where every private beach has a bar, this relatively new entry has injected a little chic into the genre. Even better than the sand within a toe's reach are the private cabanas set out for spa treatments along the jetty.Built on the site of the legendary but long gone Maison des Pecheurs disco, cool sounds now emanate from a decent sound system.Bar de la Plage, 10 Boulevard Marechal Juin, Cap d'Antibes, France; +33 4 92 93 13 30World's best coastal resorts, by continent29. Da Conch Shack (Provo, Turks and Caicos, B.W.I.)With more seafood than you can stare at and more rum than you can throw down, Da Conch Shack in Provo, Turks and Caicos stakes a solid claim for the greatest beach bar in the British West Indies. They'll pull conch right out of the sea and slice it up for you there and then. They'll keep pouring you rums till you beg them to stop. And they'll even serve a great grilled jerk chicken dish, if you overload on fresh seafood. It's unpretentious, fun and casual, and for an island that's not overrun with places to choose from, the prices aren't too steep. Conch Shack, Blue Hills Road, Provo, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies; +649 946 887728. Badeschiff (Berlin, Germany)The German capital may be landlocked, but tell that to the locals, who turn the urban River Spree into a full-blown beach resort come summer.Deck chairs line the banks, "beach bars" put out huge rafts so imbibers can float over the water and the world's most unusual pool becomes the city's coolest venue.Swimming goes on in a vast ship's hull, surrounded by real sand and a huge open-air bar. Unplugged concerts, open air cinema and spa treatments provide diversions.Arena Berlin, Eichenstrasse 4, Berlin, Germany Europe's top surf spots 27. Midnight Rambler (Barrio Baretto, Philippines) A former haunt of U.S. Navy personnel, this laid-back beach bar across the road from Subic Bay has survived on good pool tables, classic rock and an easygoing attitude.Expect to see inebriated expats clumsily try to chat up attractive local women -- euphemistically named Guest Relations Officers -- near the pool tables.Midnight Rambler is open around the clock, but to experience it at its best, visit during the weekend, when there's live rock and beachside barbecues.Those who have had a few too many can just walk off the back deck and dive into the ocean for a refreshing late-night swim.Midnight Rambler, National Highway, Olongapo City, Philippines; +6347 223 4142 26. Ushuaia Beach Hotel (Ibiza, Spain)The Ushuaia Beach Hotel has taken the beach bar residential. A combination of beach club, dance venue and stylish hotel, it aims to celebrate the heyday of outdoor Ibiza, where style, sunshine and dance created Europe's disco-era party scene.Ushuaia lives up to the tradition by hosting some of the best parties on the island, with club nights both on the beach and around the pool.Ushuaia Beach Hotel, Playa d'En Bossa 10, Sant Jordi de ses Salines, Ibiza, Spain10 great New Zealand beaches 25. Sundara (Bali, Indonesia)Sundara bar and restaurant blends in well with Bali's Jimbaran Bay.Sundara adds a sophisticated but casual drinking spot to a beach more renowned for its on-the-sand seafood restaurants. The Cincecitta (170,000 rupiah) of gin, cucumber and spring mint is recommended. The food menu is international, with dinner aimed at the surf and turf crowd. The salt-encrusted whole snapper is terrific. Food and drink, though, aren't the main attraction. Sunset views, great beach location, infinity swimming pool and tree-filled open bar area would make even an off beer taste amazing. Restaurant bookings are recommended.Sundara, Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay; +62 361 701 01024. Margaritaville (Pensacola Beach, Florida) Love it or hate it, there's no denying that this familiar chain bar is close to the heart of millions in America. We like Land Shark Landing, a pavilion that's part of the Margaritaville Beach Hotel on Pensacola Beach.A rotating menu of activities including beach-blanket movie nights, beach ping pong and volleyball on the sand.A giant, fin-shaped fire pit, hammocks under palm trees and live band performances all contribute to the bar's kitschy charm.Margaritaville, 165 Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach, Florida, +1 850 916 975523. Tabon Te Keekee (North Tarawa, Kiribat)iWhatever you thought you knew about beach bars, you better forget it if you make the trip through the poverty stricken South Tarawa (an island in Kiribati) up to North Tarawa, cross the water in a traditional canoe (for $1) and find yourself in Tabon Te Keekee.Yes, it has the usual amazing ultra-blue water, traditional Pacific kiakia stilt huts in the sea and more sun than you can lube up for. But you don't know it's even a bar till you've fallen into a hammock and Karea, the half-English, half-I-Kiribati businessman saunters up and asks what you're having. If you're drinking like the locals you'll order the XXXX, but we recommend the sour toddy made from coconut sap. It tastes awful, but packs a punch and if you ask Karea nicely he'll probably give you some for free. North of Tarawa island, cross the water and it's the first stop in North TarawaWorld's most exotic wellness retreats22. UMbar @ Huvafen Fushi (North Male Atoll, Maldives)This Maldives bar is so chilled out they couldn't even be bothered putting down a floor.On the water's edge looking over the breathtaking infinity pool, this bar has a floor made entirely of super-soft Maldivian sand.Guests can relax in oversized chairs and take in the magnificent shoreline while sipping champagne cocktails, martinis or fruit juice and fresh coconut concoctions.There's a cigar menu and daily "dreamers," the local version of Happy Hour, with half-price drinks.UMBar, Havafen Fushi, North Male Atoll, Republic of Maldives 21. The Beach Club @ ME (Cancun, Mexico)The Beach Club @ ME is a beach bar where you can dive from the pool to the sea.This South Beach-style high energy spot features a sensual infinity pool that connects to the beach via an amphitheater of Bali-style day beds.DJs mash it up on Fridays and Saturdays, while Chilled Strawberry Sundays provide a more soothing drop-in. There's a swim-up bar, poolside bar and a lounge open for drinks.The Beach Club, Boulevard Kukulcán, Km. 12 Zona Hotelera Cancún, Mexico 20. 'C' Beach Club (Mauritius) 'C' Beach Club: extra points if you can find Domaine de Bel Ombre on a map.On the unspoiled south coast in Domaine de Bel Ombre, this is the first beach club on Mauritius. Taking some inspiration from Miami's Nikki Beach and Bali's KU DÉ TA with cozy "love nests" and day beds, it also has a distinctively Mauritian feel.A laid-back beach hangout by day with petanque and beach volleyball on offer, 'C' Beach Club springs to life by night. Atmospheric blue lighting and a floodlit pool are the backdrop for parties featuring international and local DJs.Live music weekly, with other events to stimulate the party mood.'C' Beach Club, Domaine de Bel Ombre, Mauritius 19. Bomba's Shack (Tortola-Beach, British Virgin Islands)It'd be easy for some to get turned off Bomba's Shack, with its signs imploring "Girls with big boops [sic] get naked for Bomba" and women's underwear swinging from the ceiling.But from its humble origins as a homey surf-side shack, Bomba's has become a renowned bar and party spot.Made of driftwood, telephone poles and other mangled pieces of junk, this characterful bar is notorious for hosting epic full moon parties and reeling in travelers from around the world.The crowd here is an eclectic mix of surfers, yachting tourists and locals who might be sipping hallucinogenic tea, so Bomba's is only for the open-minded.Cappoons Bay, Tortola-Beach, British Virgin Islands; +1 284 495 414810 islands for every type of traveler18. O'Grille Beach Bar & Restaurant (Ilha de Sal, Cape Verde)With an al fresco terrace and easy access to a sandy beach, this is the place to watch a glorious Cape Verde sunset.Whiskey, wine, cocktails and barbecue appear limitless, and the bar hosts themed entertainment nights and beach parties featuring live bands and traditional Cape Verde dancers.Urbanização da Cabocam, ZDTI de Ponta Preta, Ilha de Sal, Cape Verde Islands 17. Flora-Bama Lounge (Florida and Alabama)Flora-Bama might be a semi-dive, but it has everything a beach bar needs. Live music. Wet T-shirt contests. Cold cheap beer, much loved by the solid mix of locals and out-of-towners.If you're feeling more refined, the crew will shuck fresh oysters for you, right on the beach.What makes Flora-Bama truly legendary, however, is the fact that it hosts the annual Interstate Mullet Toss. Flora-Bama straddles the state line of Florida and Alabama, and each April, thousands gather at the bar to party and watch intoxicated competitors throw slippery fish like a discus back and forth across the state line.Flora Bama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr., Pensacola, Florida. Located right on the Florida and Alabama Line on Highway 292 & 182 16. Cafe Sofia Beach Bar (Cape Town, South Africa)Cafe Sofia: where "beach" is obviously more important than "bar."Wedged between the hooting, honking city and the sweeping, sparkling ocean, Cafe Sofia Beach Bar in Cape Town manages to straddle the line between hectic party place and after-work chill spot. The decor is warm and lounge-like; the happy hour is generous; the drinks are strong and plentiful; the mezze and tapas platters are communal -- sit at the table, grab a fistful of calamari and discuss the best wave you ever rode with complete strangers. This is a one of a chain -- there are eight Cafe Sofia's dotted around South Africa -- but this, the flagship store, is staffed by the kind of people you wish you knew in "real life," and therefore feels like one of a kind. Cafe Sofia Beach Bar, Shop 17 Eden on the Bay, Otto du Plesis Drive, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa; +27 21 554 0296 15 bizarre places to spend a night15. Shalvata (Tel Aviv, Israel)Dubbed Manhattan-by-the-Med, Tel Aviv is lined with miles of white sandy beaches where locals and visitors party from April till October. The hub of nightlife is the regentrified Port area, and here there's nowhere better than Shalvata to while the night away with sand between your toes.Cocktails, cool sounds and low-slung sofas on the sands have made this the summer nightspot of choice for Israel's beautiful people, but it's also open for breakfast and doesn't close till the last customer leaves.Shalvata, Tel Aviv Port, Tel Aviv, Israel 14. Bayside Bar (Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort, St. Lucia)Bayside Beach Bar: what we dream of when we dream of the Caribbean.The specialties here are mojitos and Creole-style tapas, served up either on a deck overlooking the Caribbean or right on the white sands of Sugar Beach.Some visitors never get further than the hammocks.Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort (formerly The Jalousie Plantation), Val des Pitons, St Lucia, W.I. , +1 758 456 800013. Cerritos Beach Club (Baja California, Mexico)Family fun overlooking giant waves is what this laid-back club in a surfing town outside Cabo has to offer. A great indoor-outdoor bar serves classic cocktails and sipping tequilas with live jazz on Sundays.There's fresh seafood, an outdoor pool table, and no attempt to shut out 21st-century life -- plasma screens show the biggest matches simultaneously and management lends guests laptops to check their email. Cerritos Beach Club, Playa Los Cerritos, Pescadero, Baja California Sur, Mexico12. Z-Plage (Cannes, France)An outdoor gourmet restaurant, cabana lounge and redesigned pier stretch along the famous Croisette, creating a glamorous scene for lunch and dinner. Hundreds of angular white umbrellas punctuate a decor heavy on teak tables, glass paneling and drapes.The crowd veers from well-financed Russian women to ultra-bronze French playboys stopping off between St. Tropez and Monaco in their vintage sports cars.During the summer months, the Givenchy Spa sets up treatment cabanas on the beach for private massages and signature facials within splashing sound of the Med.Z-Plage, Hotel Martinez, 73 La Croisette, Cannes, France11. Moonshadows (Malibu, California) There are lots of beach bars on California's Pacific Coast Highway, but only one Moonshadows.Ahough it now has a lot more competition than when it opened its doors some 40 years ago, Moonshadows continues to score because no one else has quite such a dramatic outdoor bar perched right over the rocks and crashing surf along this stretch of Pacific Coast Highway.Once a steakhouse renowned for its awesome salad bar, it now pushes seafood, though carnivores will find Kobe burgers on the menu.The Blue Lounge Bar is open seven days a week from before lunch to the small hours, though it may no longer serve the pina colada-ish Moonglow old hippies used to rock up for.Moon Shadows, 20356 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California10. Doyles on the Beach (Watsons Bay, Australia)Reportedly the world's oldest beach bar, this family-owned operation first opened in 1885. A boat brings visitors to a strip of sandy foreshore where they can crack a frostie and grab fish and chips while enjoying the fabulous panorama of Sydney Harbour.Not a late place, it's much more about wine, beer, seafood and sandy vibes than cool sounds or cocktails.Doyles on the Beach, 11 Marine Parade, Watsons Bay, NSW, Australia 9. The Fish and Rhum Shack (Mauritius)Fish and Rhum Shack: If it were any more local, it'd be allowed to vote. Despite its home on a posh resort,this is a satisfyingly rustic hangout illuminated by lanterns. The sound of waves breaking on the coral reef competes only with the pulsing beats of Mauritian Sega dancers who arrive by night.The rum is locally distilled, the beer hails from the village brewery and the menu for the daily barbecue depends on the previous night's catch and morning market. This is as authentically Mauritian as it gets.The Fish and Rhum Shack, Shanti Maurice, Mauritius10 trips to soothe your soul8. Soggy Dollar Bar (Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands)A much-loved beach bar in the British Virgin Islands, Soggy Dollar Bar is the perfect reminder that sometimes it's best to let the surroundings be the star. Nothing fancy here, and that's why it's so popular.Visitors can park their beach chairs right in the blue-green waters of White Bay, letting the tide rise in sync with their blood-alcohol levels. But that's not the only way to get soggy. Because there's no dock, many boaters anchor off the beach and swim to shore. Their money of course gets wet, so they have to pay with "soggy dollars." Get it? Soggy Dollar Bar, White Bay, Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands; +1 284 495 98887. Uxua Praia (Bahia, Brazil)You haven't had a proper caipirinha till you've had one out of a reclaimed fishing boat in Brazil.Set on Bahia's Barra do Rio Trancoso, Uxua Praia attracts a laid back, music-loving, athletic crowd keen to sample one of the world's most beautiful beaches.Featuring vast, cushioned sofas and flat-roofed pergolas, this resort bar was built with reclaimed fishing boats that for years had languished on the site unused.As well as partaking in the fresh seafood and caipirinha, you can try your hand at beach volleyball and sea kayaking, as well as capoeira.Uxua Praia, Uxua Casa Hotel, Quadrado, Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil6. The Rock Bar, Ayana Resort (Bali, Indonesia)Named world's best hotel bar by CNN Travel a couple years ago, the Rock lures visitors who defected to Seminyak a decade ago back to Jimbaran Bay.Fisherfolk shacks make this southern cove a popular al fresco dining scene, with seafood lovers able to get their fixes while gazing at the ocean from 15 meters above the rocks.Martinis, tapas and live music Thursday through Sunday -- at The Rock Bar there's no such thing as just popping in for one.The Rock Bar, Jalan Karang Mas Sejahtera, Jimbaran, Bali, IndonesiaWorld's 15 most expensive hotel suites5. Babis Bar (Kalymnos, Greece)Babis' lively local hive of activity is a well kept secret on the unsung Greek island of Kalymnos. This rocky outcropping is perched between the Turkish coast and the crowded party island of Kos.Babis and his family field everything a beachcomber could want.Once you're done with your hearty Greek breakfast, logging on to the free Internet, trying out all the various beers and wines and sleeping it all off by the free swimming pool or sun loungers, you can hop on a boat and take a ride over to its own sub-island of Telendos for one of the most spectacular sunsets in the Med.Babis Bar, Myrties Square, Myrties, Kalymnos, Greece4. Ponta dos Ganchos (Brazil)Ponta dos Ganchos: Beyoncé not included. Usually.Brazil's most exclusive resort, Ponta dos Ganchos features a gorgeous beach bar with great views, daybeds and signature cocktails like The Hook -- cachaca blended with physalis fruit and sugar.Located on a private peninsula on Brazil's Emerald coast, this is where the local elite -- and foreign guests like Beyoncé -- come to get away from it all.Ponta dos Ganchos, Rua Eupídio Alves do Nascimento, 104, Governador Celso Ramos SC, Brazil What's life like in paradise?3. Shipwreck Hut (Cook Islands)Hammocks, sunsets, barbecues, tropical fruit breakfasts, gospel sing-a-longs and a special "magic" cocktail that's served in a recycled jam jar --- Shipwreck Hut is the bar you dream of owning when you retire.On Arorangi beach on the west coast of Rarotonga, the barbecues are a favorite with travelers, not least because of the corny jokes and barely believable tales spun by and about affable owner Jim.On Sundays after an omelet breakfast customers can join a trip to the local church to listen to the locals singing gospel in traditional colorful muumuus and woven hats. Or you can stay at the bar, swing in the hammocks and keep an eye out for whales (depending on the season).Shipwreck Hut, Aroa Beachside Inn, Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands2. Baba Nest (Phuket, Thailand)This stylish rooftop venue on the highest pinnacle of the southeastern peninsula enjoys 360-degree views across Phuket, the surrounding islands and Andaman Sea.A deck scattered with beanbags and low tables is surrounded by an infinity pool that gives bathers the illusion of being afloat between sea and sky. Tranquil tracks and light Japanese bites punctuate the action, and signature cocktails include a lemongrass and vodka sri-jito and a lychee martini, as well as sake-based concoctions.Below deck, ocean-front restrooms open to the elements are bound to become a talking point.Baba Nest, 88 Moo 8 Sakdidej Road, Tambon Vichit, Amphur Muang, Phuket, Thailand15 unique, bizarre, amazing hotels1. Dune Preserve Beach Bar (Anguilla, B.W.I.) Dune Preserve Beach Bar: good beach bars make you think of retiring. Great ones make you actually do it. Pieced together from driftwood, wrecked racing boats and seashells and owned by a gray-bearded, grizzly reggae singer, the Dune Preserve Beach Bar is the kind of place you dream of discovering on your first trip to the Caribbean.And once you have, you dream of staying there forever, to revel in your addiction to reggae tracks and dripping ribs, and to argue politics, philosophy and the ingredients for the perfect rum punch with Bankie, the owner, who can often be found at the bar.It counts ex-presidents, former pirates and Wall Street bigwigs among its fans, but don't let them distract you from the real reason this place is the best beach bar in the world -- the amazingly affable Bankie Banx and his cohort, who seem to talk in musical lyrics and will teach you not just how to build a boat, but how to build a lifestyle few would turn down.It's a daytime place open 11 a.m. till sunset.The Dune Preserve, The Valley, Anguilla, BWI, Anguilla B.W.IOriginally published in March 2012, updated June 7, 2013.CNN Travel15 cool gifts for travelersJournals, luggage tags, Panama hats? 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15 cool gifts for travelersJournals, luggage tags, Panama hats? Yawn. We've got a selection of gifts travelers will actually use.
10 top destinations to visit in 2015 Global events, new attractions and anniversary celebrations will put these destinations on travel radars next year. Question is, which one(s) to visit?
Best places to see Christmas lightsOf all Christmas traditions out there, one has an All-American pedigree: electric Christmas tree lights.
100 years of trains, tourism and tunnelsThe gateway to Japan's capital, Tokyo Station, is celebrating its centennial this month -- and it's never looked better.
The ultimate heli-ski safariLooking for snow porn? This helicopter ski adventure will fly you into the Coast Mountains for the freshest runs.
11 top hotels opening in 2015 From Singapore to Norway, there are plenty of reasons to plan your next trip around a fabulous hotel opening its doors next year.
6 mountain-free ways to do Nepal Step aside Mount Everest, this mountain country is home to cool cafes, crazy drinks and ancient Buddhist tradition.
Top 10 ethical travel destinations Nonprofit Ethical Traveler has released its annual list of the developing countries doing the most to promote human rights and preserve their environments.
Hawaii's best beach barsThese waterfront watering holes have killer ocean views, creative drinks and the mahalo vibe we demand.
Go here next year, says Lonely PlanetCan't wait to book your ticket to Indianapolis and Oakland? The venerable guidebook is right there with you
On safari in explosive IcelandBy helicopter, snowmobile and big-wheel truck across some of the world's most volatile landscapes.
Singapore's new Jewel ChangiConstruction begins on a new Singapore airport complex that could make delays and layovers a pleasure.
Most annoying airline passenger is ...Inflight chatterboxes are annoying but they're not the worst violators of onboard etiquette, according to an Expedia study.


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We are all in need of Allah. Our lifes, the breath we take, our talks, our movements are all in control of Allah and they all happen by the Will of Allah.
Allah created all people with lots of inability and in need of Himself. But they are not aware of this. A vast majority of people thinks that everything develops spontaneously, or that they acquire everything by their own efforts. Whereas everything and every stuation is created by Allah. All the blessings are bestowed upon people by Allah and Allah is the One Who gives them to those He wills. Most people neglect to give thanks to Allah for the blessings He bestows upon them however the first word they utter when others give them a present is "thanks." Whereas as Allah states in the 18th verse of Surah an-Nahl, He gives countless blessing to those in their whole life.
If you tried to number Allah's blessings, you could never count them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surah an-Nahl, 18)
Satan prevents most people from being thankful to him. He makes people ignore Allah's blessings. Allah states this in Surah Al Araf:
Then I will come at them, from in front of them and behind them, from their right and from their left. You will not find most of them thankful. He said, 'Get out of it, reviled and driven out. As for those of them who follow you, I will fill up Hell with every one of you.' (Surah Al-A'raf 17-18)
Giving thanks to Allah for everytinhg is one of the most important characteristics of believers. We know everything is created by Allah and we always give thanks to Him for our health, beauty, wealth, knowledge, wisdom, understanding, insight shortly for all the things we have material and spiritual.
There is a secret in the Quran. Allah states that he will increase His blessings on those who are grateful. For example Allah grants more health to those who gives thanks to Him for the health. He will increase the wealth of those who give thanks to Him for wealth.
And when your Lord announced: "If you are grateful, I will certainly give you increase, but if you are ungrateful, My punishment is severe." (Surah Ibrahim: 7)
Being thankful is a sign of the believers love of Allah. Those who are thankful have the insight and capability to see the beauties and blessings that Allah creates. Those who disbelieves or unthankful to Allah only see the imperfections and faults. And because of that they are always unhappy and discontented.
Whereas believers never forget that Allah creates everything with good and even if the things don't go by the way they want they still be thankful to Allah. In every stuation they turn Allah with sincerety and and they are always thankful. Under the hardest conditions they trust Allah and know there is good in every event. Believes always hope gift of Paradise from Allah if they rejoice and feel thankful.
Therefore, Allah promises to believers to expand His blessings on His grateful servants both in the life of this world and in the hereafter, because of their trust and blessings to Him.
No! Worship Allah and be among the thankful. (Surah Az-Zumer)


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The role of conceptual conflict in conceptual change and the design of science instruction
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Conceptual conflict has long been recognized as a factor that could facilitate student learning. Due, however, to the lack of a convincing explanation of why it occurs, and how it can be resolved, it has seldom been used in instructional design. Its potential use in instruction is particularly relevant in the light of the recent, well-documented finding that students' existing conceptions frequently constitute a barrier to effective learning. This article examines conceptual conflict in the light of an epistemological model of learning as conceptual change. This analysis shows that the conceptual change model provides an explanation of conceptual conflict which is sufficiently detailed to allow it to be used in the design of instruction. The results of two studies, the first of which addressed the concepts of mass, volume, and density, and the second, the concept of speed, show that instruction, designed in this way, is effective in changing students' existing conceptions.
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- The role of conceptual conflict in conceptual change and the design of science instruction
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Instructional Science
Volume 13, Issue 1 , pp 1-13
- Cover Date
- 1984-05-01
- Print ISSN
- 0020-4277
- Online ISSN
- 1573-1952
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers
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- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2. National Institute for Personnel Research, Johannesburg, South Africa


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Deaf N.C. pit bull finds new home with deaf woman in Niagara Falls
A deaf pit bull from North Carolina has a new home with a deaf woman in Niagara Falls.
Jessica Czamara read about Maggie on Facebook after the neglected dog was rescued from a backyard in North Carolina, where she'd been kept chained.
"She was very skinny and you could see her ribs and you could see where she sat all the time on the concrete, said Maria Sansone with Diamonds in the Ruff. "All the hair was worn off of the back of her legs."
A friend of Czamara spotted the dog on the rescue organization's Facebook page, and referred her to the post.
"I feel like I could relate to the dog because I'm deaf, and the dog is deaf," Czamara told WGRZ in Buffalo. "There are some things that the dog does that we do in the deaf community."
Czamara is teaching Maggie commands in sign language and says she's responding well, and Maggie's getting along fine with her other dog, Champ.
"It's amazing," said Kate Stephens with Educate-a-Bull, which assisted in getting Maggie relocated. "It's absolutely amazing to see pictures of her intially and then bring her up on transport and take her out and meet her .. and to see her so well fitted to her new family, her home and her new brother."
Stephens said the dog's former owner had "all but forgotten her and left her out there and hadn't bothered to name her because she was deaf."
Now Maggie's got a name, a home, and a human companion who probably understands her better than most.
"To get her attention, I have to pat her or wave to her," Czamara said. "The same thing with deaf people you have to touch them on the shoulder or wave in their vision. And she's funny and how she plays."
"She's just such a sweet dog. She gives lots of kisses," Czamara said. "She's a great addition to our family."
Posted by John Woestendiek May 24th, 2013 under Muttsblog, videos.
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Dogs Deserve Better closes on Vick house
It's a done deal: Dogs Deserve Better, a nonprofit group that fights chaining, penning and other forms of cruelty to dogs, has closed on Michael Vick's old house — the former headquarters of the quarterback's dogfighting operation, Bad Newz Kennels.
Dogs Deserve Better plans to turn the property in Surry County, Virginia, into a center to rehabilitate and resocialize dogs that have been mistreated and abused, with the hope of finding them adoptive homes.
The name of the facility will be: The Good Newz Rehab Center for Chained and Penned Dogs.
The potential deal, which we told you about in February, became a reality in May, when Dogs Deserve Better raised enough money for the down payment and secured a bank loan to purchase the 4,600-square-foot white brick house and surrounding 15 acres.
The group paid $176,507 as the down payment for the house, liisted at $595,000, and is still raising money to pay for the rest and make improvements.
Once complete, it will be a $2.5 million facility, founder Tamira Thayne said told the Virginian-Pilot.
"Purchasing this property and in effect giving it back to the victims of the abuse that occurred here is a very powerful step for animal advocates and our country's dogs alike," said Thayne. "We are sending a message to those who want to abuse and fight dogs that a new day is dawning in America, a day where dogs are treated with the love and respect they deserve as companions to humans."
The Washington Post had a report on the property's transition from a place of nightmares to a place of hope earlier this month.
Dogs Deserve Better, which will move from its Pennsylvania base to Virginia, has never had a facility of its own, but it says it has rescued and rehomed more than 3,000 dogs during its existence.
Dogs Deserve Better says having the facililty in a house will help in socializing the dogs it takes in. The group hopes to rescue and rehabilitate 500 dogs a year.
Thayne said that, in addition to welcoming visitors, Dogs Deserve Better will also build a memorial on the property for the dogs who died and suffered there, according to Dogster.com.
For more information on the purchase, the plans and how you can donate, visit the website of Dogs Deserve Better.
Posted by John Woestendiek June 1st, 2011 under Muttsblog.
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Good Newz, Bad Newz: Michael Vick's house to become rehabilitation center for dogs
An animal rescue group says it has been able to raise enough money to make the down payment on Michael Vick's former home in Virginia, which they plan to turn into a center for rescued dogs.
It will be called Good Newz (a play on Vick's Bad Newz Kennels) Rehab Center for Chained and Penned Dogs.
The group Dogs Deserve Better announced on its website it had received an approval for a loan and hopes to close on the Surry County property that served as headquarter's for Vick's dogfighting operation in mid-May.
The group, which has already raised a third of the sale price, is still raising money to pay off the remaining two-thirds — the amount the loan was approved for. They hope to build a fence around the property and start accepting dogs while they raise the money to build the facility, WVEC reported.
Members have previously said say they'd need an estimated $3 million to create the dog center, which would also serve as the new headquarters for the Pennsylvania-based rescue group.
After the forfeit of Vick's five-bedroom, 15-acre property, potential buyers were few — in part because of a down real estate economy, maybe too, though real estate agents played it down, because of the horrors that occured there. Assessed at more than $700,000, the house is being purchased by Dogs Deserve Better for $595,000.
In an interview with Care2, DDB's Tamira Thayne said, "I felt when I was there that the dogs who lost their lives and suffered there welcomed us and were grateful to us for both preserving their memories, continuing the fight against dog abuse, and bringing happiness to a place of such sadness."
DDB announced in February that it had obtained an option to purchase the property, located at 1915 Moonlight Road.
Vick served 21 months of a 23 month sentence in federal prison for bankrolling the dog fighting operation at the property.
DDB plans to build a state of the art dog facility there, with help from volunteers and donations.
Thayne said the group hopes to house, train, and sent to adoptive homes about 500 dogs a year at first, moving up to 1,000 dogs a year. The group will be rehabilitating primarily dogs that been abused and neglected, penned and chained.
"For us, having a standard shelter is not the answer, because we have to be teaching these dogs how to live within the home and family," Thayne told Care 2. "So we want to design a center where they will be trained in a house setting every day, working one on one or in small groups with a human to assess and deal with issues and teach housetraining and people skills."
For information on how to donate, visit the Dogs Deserve Better website.
Posted by John Woestendiek May 3rd, 2011 under Muttsblog.
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Letter draws attention to neglect case
Rural Caswell County is prosecuting its first suspect under North Carolina's tougher animal cruelty statute, known as Susie's Law, but the case — in which three dogs starved to death while chained – is drawing little media attention.
Jimmy Lee Spears was charged with three felony animal cruelty counts, accusing him of willfully killing the dogs by "intentional deprivation of necessary sustenance" — namely, food and water.
All three dogs were found dead, chained and huddled together in the same doghouse.
But neither state nor local news media have reported on the case, according to a Feb. 22 letter to the editor of the Caswell Messenger, written by Karen Schneider, a board member of the animal shelter in Yanceyville.
"My husband and I found out about this case only because of our board member involvement with the animal shelter (APS) in Yanceyville. The three dead emaciated dogs were brought to the shelter by animal control on January 24th," she wrote.
While praising the new law, which makes willful cruely to animals a felony, Schneider points out in her letter that tougher penalties won't have much deterrent effect if such cases are not publicized.
"…There is something crucial missing in the handling of the Spears case and that is, no one seems to know about it … There have been no reports in the newspapers covering the details … This is a first test case of Susie's Law for our county. Little benefit will result if it tiptoes quietly through the court system," she added.
An Internet search reveals no news reports on the case, only Schneider's letter and Facebook postings.
While no article on the case has appeared to date in the weekly Messenger, more than 50 residents have posted comments on Schneider's letter.
Posted by John Woestendiek February 28th, 2011 under Muttsblog.
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Killing 100 sled dogs gave him nightmares
About 100 dogs were gunned down execution-style in British Columbia when a company that offers sled dog tours apparently decided that, due to a downturn in business, it could no longer afford to maintain them.
The shocking revelation of the mass killing (the industry prefers the term "culling") surfaced through the British Columbia Worker's Compensation Board, where a company employee filed a claim saying that killing the dogs, on April 21 and 23 of last year, caused him post-traumatic stress disorder.
The SPCA in British Columbia has launched an investigation into the incident.
"Culling" – or thinning the "herd" — is apparently not an uncommon practice among sled dog companies, according to the SPCA, either in the U.S. or Canada, where the sled dog tour industry is largely unregulated.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone engaged in the illegal killing of sled dogs in either country.
The 100 dogs – used in sled dog tours operated by Outdoor Adventures — were gunned downed while tethered. The employee, acting under the orders of his boss, began shooting dogs as other dogs watched. Some of the dogs panicked and attacked him as he carried out the task, he said.
"By the end he was covered in blood," the workmen's compensation review board noted in its Jan. 25 decision, which ruled the employee did develop PTSD in connection with the incident. "When he finished he cleared up the mess, filled in the mass grave and tried to bury the memories as deeply as he could."
The full report from the board was obtained by The Vancouver Sun.
In addition to sparking an SPCA investigation into allegations of animal cruelty, the report has led to a suspension by Tourism Whistler of reservations for dog sledding excursions by Outdoor Adventures.
Outdoors Adventures, which also offers snowmobiling, snowshoeing and horseback excursions in the Whistler area, said in a statement that there are now no firearms on site and all future euthanizations will be done in a vet's office.
Marcie Moriarty, head of the British Columbia SPCA cruelty investigations division, said the employee, who was the general manager of Outdoor Adventures, could and should have denied to carry out the orders from his boss.
The employee said he has suffered panic attacks and nightmares since the culling.
"I've no doubt he has suffered post traumatic stress but there's a thing called choice," said Moriarty. "I absolutely would not have done this and he could have said no … I don't feel sorry for this guy for one minute."
"The way this employee describes it — it's a massacre absolutely … These dogs were killed in front of the other dogs that were all tethered up on the compound."
The order to kill the sled dogs came after a veterinarian declined to euthanize healthy animals, and some attempts were made to adopt out the dogs, the employee told the review board.
SPCA officials say the incident sheds some needed light on the industry.
"There is a problem with the sled dog industry in general," Moriarty said. "People see these 20 sled dogs, an idyllic setting with snow in the background and think how great. But what they don't see is the 200 dogs tethered and sleeping out back, chained to a barrel."
Posted by John Woestendiek February 3rd, 2011 under Muttsblog.
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KC woman aims to help the dogs of the poor
Six days a week, Kate Quigley leaves her Kansas City neighborhood and ventures into those whose residents are less fortunate, meaning, often, that their dogs are, too.
In a 25-year-old pickup truck, she scouts out animal abuse and neglect — and situations verging on that — and offers food, hay, doghouses, toys, spaying and neutering and more.
Often referred to as "the dog lady" or "Miss Kate,"Quigley knocks on doors, talks to owners and drops off supplies — up until recently as a representative of Spay & Neuter Kansas City and No More Homeless Pets KC, where, last year alone she brought in 438 cats and 562 dogs to be spayed and neutered, gave away 95 doghouses and 14,700 pounds of dog food and talked to 3,030 households.
Now she's started her own non-profit called Chain of Hope, according to the Kansas City Star. The newspaper reports that several volunteers have switched affiliations from other groups to join Quigley, a recently divorced mother of three, in her cause.
Chain of Hope's mission, she says, is to break the chain of ignorance for pet owners who neglect their outside dogs, to break the chain of unwanted litters, and to persuade dog owners who leave their animals tied up to unchain them, or at least use less harmful cable tie-outs.
"I don't get it when people tell me that a dog is for protection, but the dog is tied up on a chain at their back gate. How will a chained dog protect them?"
(Photo by DAVID EULITT / Kansas City Star; to see the entire gallery, click here.)
Posted by John Woestendiek February 17th, 2010 under Muttsblog.
Tags: abuse, animals, chained, chains, chains of hope, dog lady, doghouses, dogs, food, hay, homeless, homes, kansas city, kate quigley, miss kate, neglect, neighborhoods, no more homeless pets kc, pets, poor, poverty, rescue, shelter, stray, tied, toys
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Dog miraculously survives Baghdad bombing
One hundred and twenty-seven human lives were lost, but a dog miraculously survived a massive bombing in Baghdad Tuesday – even though the building she was chained to collapsed.
The dog was first spotted chained to a roof railing after the Tuesday bombing, standing on a wall ledge over the collapsed home.
The owner of the dog, Farouq Omar Muhei, returned to his destroyed home and was reunited with the ginger-colored mutt today, the Associated Press reported.
"Lots of neighbors thought I was dead," he said after his dog, Liza, was carried down to the street.
Officials initially said Muhei and his family were among the victims. But, to the surprise of neighbors, already marveling over the dog's survival, he returned with his 14-year-old son, Omar, after being treated for cuts and other injuries. They were the only family members home at the time of the attack.
Only a few portions of the home remained standing — including one section of the roof where Liza was chained. The dog's water bucket was by her side, but was empty when Muhei's brother, Fuad, climbed over the rubble to unchain the dog. The dog, waiting calmly, yawned as Fuad approached.
Once carried down to the street and reunited with Muhei, 46, the dog — who he purchased as a puppy six years ago in Baghdad's main pet market –shook with joy and lapped water from a puddle, according to the AP report.
"After we crawled out of the rubble of our home, I said to my son, 'the dog is dead'," said Muhei, who sells candy and small items in the local market. "But my son said, 'No, I saw her.' I came back today to rescue my dog."
Posted by John Woestendiek December 9th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
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Coldplay have announced an international scavenger hunt for handwritten lyrics from their new album. The words to all nine of Ghost Stories' songs have been concealed in haunted tales at libraries around the world, beginning with a library in Mexico City.
"¡Ándale! ¡Ándale!" Coldplay tweeted yesterday, sending their Mexican fans on a race to the English literature section of the city's Vasconcelos library. There, in a translated copy of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, a lucky scavenger found Chris Martin's lyrics for Ghost Stories' lead single, Magic.
The Billy Pilgrim Traveling Library is a Houston-area bookmobile created by two recent library school graduates, hitting the streets in 2013. It will be a traveling library built from personal libraries and donations, based on a rent/barter/trade system AND a physical resource maintained by professionals that is open to partnerships and collaborations with organizations like schools, libraries, museums, nonprofits, and local artists.
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Over on his Cites & Insights site Walt Crawford has pulled out a selection from his latest [PDF] Cites & Insights where he points out what an excellent value proposition public libraries represent... "...quite apart from being at the heart of healthy communities large and small. Public libraries typically yield several dollars in benefits for every dollar in expenditures. Public libraries also need better funding to do better work - and unless they have separate funding agencies, must compete for that funding with other agencies at the local and state level."
His new book, Give Us a Dollar and We'll Give You Back Four is available in three versions, from Lulu, http://lulu.com. You might go first to the Lulu home page and look for a coupon code, then search for "Give Us a Dollar" to get to the books.
Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide See Also: From The Author.
This book offers an easy-to-read and understand guide to the complexities surrounding technology access and adoption, focused on the ways libraries can help close the digital divide.
Millions of Americans—35 percent of adults—live without broadband access at home. Perhaps more surprising, as of late 2009, 22 percent of adults still did not use the Internet at all. New government initiatives and services mean that Internet access and understanding is no longer an optional skill. How can libraries help close the gap?
Teaching novice computer users, including seniors and individuals with disabilities such as low vision or motor skills, how to do what they want and need to do online is a formidable challenge for library staff. Part inspirational, part practical Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide is a summary of techniques, approaches, and skills that will help librarians meet this challenge.
After over a year of wishing and several hours of searching (spread out over that year) I have finally found an app for my Android powered smartphone which will allow me to add annotations and highlights to Adobe Acrobat .PDF files. The program is called Repligo Reader from Cerience and is available on the Android Market either on your phone or on the web.
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Like many technologists, I may have had some vague notion that librarians had something to contribute to discussions about information and metadata and standards and access, but my concept of what librarians did and what they knew probably had more to do with stereotypes and anecdote than on an understanding of reality. Which is a shame. Although in the last few years I think we've done a really good job of making clearer connections between libraries and technology, I don't think anyone is surprised when librarians are omitted from discussions about and between prominent technologists, such as the one facilitated by the Setup. (Note: by "librarians" I mean anyone who works in, with, or for libraries. Hat tip to Eli Neiburger for saying what I'd been thinking, only less clearly, for some time before he said those words out loud.)
Local residents who have ever wondered exactly how much electricity is gobbled up by their household appliances now have a way to find out: Head to the local library.
Libraries throughout Santa Clara County are loaning out new Kill-A-Watt EZ Meters for free to residents, which can be taken home and plugged in to any household appliance to find out exactly how much energy the appliance uses, and what that costs the homeowner. The program has been a hit with the public, especially in Sunnyvale, where the meters have been checked out 64 times since July 1.
"I loved the idea, and people are excited to learn how much energy they are using every day," Sunnyvale director of libraries Lisa Rosenblum said. "We want the process to be as simple as possible for people, so it's totally free and we are encouraging residents to come check them out."
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This week's episode is the first one for 2010. In this episode we discuss why LISTen will not be at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yet again and also get into a miscellany of briefs from allied fields. Unusually enough a musical number performed by a member of the board of directors of the Guitar Society of Las Vegas, Erie Looking Productions western engineer Mike Kellat, is also included in this episode.
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As part of an IMLS funded Early Career Research Grant, Dr. Vandana Singh (Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences at University of Tennessee-Knoxville) is working on a 3 year research project that will compare the technical support for Open Source Integrated Library Systems with proprietary Integrated Library Systems.
In phase 1 of this research project, we are collecting data regarding the expectations of librarians for technical support and the available channels of technical support. We will identify the expectations of librarians about technical support for ILS (both open source software and proprietary software. And, we will assess the effectiveness of the current channels and processes for technical support in satisfying the expectations of the librarians.
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