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2012 Audi A8 Review and Prices
Price: $80,000 - $86,000
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The 2012 Audi A8 is the best full-size luxury car for you if you want a state-of-the-art European sedan that combines handsome styling with impressive performance and a long list of cutting-edge features.
The 2012 Audi A8 should carry over with only minor alterations from the full redesign it received for model-year 2011. That redesign brought Audi's flagship sedan into its third generation, one that continues to make extensive use of aluminum in its construction as a weight-saving measure. The 2012 A8 will carryover the redesign model's new styling, choice of eight- and 12-cylinder engines, myriad mechanical updates, and slew of high-tech gadgets. It should again come in standard- and long-wheelbase models, latter featuring limousine-like rear-seat legroom. The 2012 Audi A8 competes with other flagships such as the BMW 7-Series, Jaguar XJ, Lexus LS and Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
Should you buy a 2012 Audi A8 or wait for the 2013 Audi A8? Buy the 2012 Audi A8. The 2013 A8 is unlikely to receive any substantive updates or improvements, and buying a 2012 A8 means you'll own the newest-generation version for an additional year and circumvent the probable price increase that'll come with the 2013 model-year changeover.
2012 Audi A8 Changes back to top
Styling: The 2012 Audi A8 should continue with the styling changes that came on line with the model-year 2011 redesign. This means it will remain a large, generally conservative-looking sedan, as befits its flagship status, with elegant touches inside and out. Its aluminum bodywork is characterized by a deep front grille flanked by uniquely shaped LED headlamps (they include both high and low beams) that sweep up into muscular wheel arches and a crisp beltline that runs the length of the vehicle.
The standard-length 2012 A8 should continue on a 117.8-inch wheelbase (the distance between the front and rear axles) and have an overall body length of 202.2 inches. The extended-length 2012 A8 will again be labeled the A8L – for long wheelbase. It'll continue with a 122.9-inch wheelbase and a 207.4-inch overall body length. The A8L makes use of its longer wheelbase to provide additional rear-seat legroom, which should again measure a full 42.9 inches versus 38.7 inches in the standard-wheelbase A8. For comparison, other limo-like premium sedans include the BMW 750Li, with 44.3 inches of rear legroom, and the Mercedes-Benz S550, with 42.3 inches.
The 2012 A8 will return with a posh and expansive leather-upholstered, wood trimmed cabin. It'll again be characterized by what Audi calls a sweeping "skyliner" design, said to help visually connect the driver and passengers. The gearshift lever is crafted to resemble a yacht's throttle control. Tasteful LED accent lighting is user-selectable in ivory, polar and ruby hues. Instrument-panel gauges should again be appropriately large and legible, with an LCD screen mounted between to display a digital speedometer reading, trip computer data and other information. The 2012 A8 should also continue to feature a large locking glovebox that's refrigerated to keep one or two soft drinks chilled while driving.
A separate, large LCD display used in conjunction with Audi's MMI multimedia control system should again automatically fold out of the dashboard when the driver engages the ignition. MMI is similar in concept to other central-control systems used in other luxury cars these days. Audi employs it to reduce dashboard clutter. It does this by eschewing individual buttons and switches in favor of menu-driven operations controlled by a rotary pushbutton and associated function keys. The hockey-puck-sized rotary and its attendant buttons are mounted on the center console between the front seats. Like any of these systems, MMI takes a bit of practice to master, but it works well enough once you get the hang of it and the A8's expansive LCD display should again lead the segment with its high-definition image quality.
Mechanical: The 2012 Audi A8 almost certainly will continue with a choice of two smooth, powerful engines. Returning as the base engine will be a 4.2-liter direct fuel-injected V-8 with 372 horsepower and 328 pound-feet of torque. (View horsepower as a measurement of an engine's maximum power, torque as the force with which actually furnishes acceleration.) Again available on the 2012 A8L will be a 12-cylinder engine that's configured as conjoined V-6s; Audi dubs this engine a W12 and rates it at 500 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque.
Both engines will again mate with an eight-speed automatic transmission that plays a big role in their smooth feel and spirited performance. This transmission should again come with a manual-shift mode that operates via either the gear selector or steering wheel-mounted paddles. Audi tabs V-8 versions the A8 4.2 and A8L 4.2 and says they do 0-60 mph in around 6 seconds, which is about average among large V-8-powered luxury sedans. It says the A8L W12 clocks a 4.9-second 0-60 mph run, which is truly quick for such a large car.
As with previous generations, the 2012 Audi A8 will continue extensive use of lightweight yet structurally rigid aluminum construction for its underlying spaceframe skeleton and its body panels. This helps keep the car's mass to a minimum, which helps the A8 feel relatively agile and makes it as quick -- or quicker -- than the BMW 7-Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class models that come with larger engines.
All else being equal, a lighter car is a more fuel-efficient, too, because it doesn't need as large or powerful an engine to furnish desired performance. Indeed, the 2012 Audi A8 should again top out at a class-leading 17/27 mpg city/highway with the V-8. That should again make it exempt from the federal gas-guzzler tax that raises the price of comparable models from BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
Unlike competing BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Lexus models that come standard with rear-wheel drive and offer all-wheel-drive (AWD) only in select models, Audi should again include its quattro AWD system as standard equipment across the 2012 A8 line. The system is engineered to enhance both the car's dry-pavement handling and its wet-road performance, which is where rear-drive cars can come unnerved.
As before, quattro should under normal conditions split the engine power between the axles on a 40/60 basis to help give the A8 a livelier rear-drive feel. It can automatically send additional power to either axle as needed to maintain grip when wheel slippage is detected. A sport rear differential should again be optional on the A8L. It further distributes engine power between the left and right rear wheels on a variable basis, sending a bit more to the outside wheel during cornering for added control.
An auto-leveling adaptive air suspension and an electromechanical variable-boost power steering system should continue to contribute to the 2012 A8's pleasingly smooth ride with capable, though not exactly sports car-like handling. Audi's Drive Select Control system should again come standard and allow the driver to tailor steering, throttle, transmission response and suspension stiffness according to selectable modes for a more or less-aggressive motoring experience.
A sport version of the air suspension with a slightly lower ground clearance and stiffer shock absorber settings should again be optional on the standard wheelbase model to afford somewhat more-tenacious cornering prowess. The 2012 Audi A8 should again ride on 19-inch wheels and tires, with 20-inchers available with the sport suspension.
Standard chassis-control systems will likely include stability control to help keep the 2012 A8 from careening out of control during extreme or emergency handling maneuvers. In testament to the A8's status as an Audi technology showcase, the antilock four-wheel disc braking system should again automatically self-clean the brake discs and pre-fill the brake fluid system when the driver lifts off of the accelerator pedal to maximize stopping abilities.
Features: The 2012 Audi A8 should continue to come fully equipped with all the expected luxury features, from leather upholstery to a power sunroof, navigation system, power tilt/telescoping steering wheel, heated front seats, HD Radio and a Bluetooth mobile phone interface. Front- and rear-side airbags, head-protecting side-curtain airbags for both rows of seats and knee-height airbags for the driver and front passenger are included for safety's sake.
The navigation system should again be on the cutting-edge and include Google Earth maps to provide a striking (and often distracting) real-world view of the road in overhead or 3D views, along with the ability to input destinations with fingertip handwriting recognition via a center console touchpad, which otherwise serves to select among six radio station presets.
Myriad comfort and convenience amenities will likewise continue. These include heated rear seats, cooled front seats, keyless entry and pushbutton ignition, heated steering wheel and a rear backup camera. Again available will be a sunroof that comes with solar panels that power a fan inside the cabin to create a constant stream of fresh air and reduce ambient temperatures by up to 50 percent on warm days while the A8 is parked.
An Executive Rear Seat Package should again be offered on the A8L for those who prefer to be chauffeured; it will likely include such niceties as heated, cooled, reclining and massaging rear seats, a DVD entertainment system with dual 10-inch screens and a small built-in refrigerator.
Beyond that, the 2012 A8 should continue to offer a wealth of the latest high-tech features. These will include Audi's Active Lane Assist system that warns if the car is inadvertently crossing highway lane markers; a Side Assist blind spot monitoring system to alert of unseen vehicles to the side and rear of the A8; a Night Vision system to display an otherworldly infrared view of the road ahead on the instrument panel LCD screen and automatically alert the driver to the presence of pedestrians in the car's path.
The 2012 Audi A8 should also offer an adaptive radar-based cruise control system that does double-duty. It maintains a set distance from traffic ahead on the highway and can operate in stop-and-go traffic. Also offered will be Audi's Pre-Sense system that automatically initiates protective measures – including tightening the seatbelts, closing the sunroof and side windows and priming the brakes to full stopping force – if it determines a collision is imminent. The available Pre-Sense Plus option should again be capable of engaging the brakes automatically if the A8 driver is not reacting quickly enough to help avoid or lessen the effects of a collision.
2012 Audi A8 Prices back to top
Prices for the 2012 Audi A8 weren't released in time for this review but they should not increase much over the model-year 2011 levels. (Estimated base prices in this review include the manufacturer's mandatory destination fee; Audi's fee for the 2011 A8 was $875.)
Expect a base price for the standard-length 2012 Audi A8 4.2 of around $80,000. Estimated base price for the 2012 A8L 4.2 is $86,000. Figure the 2012 A8L W12 at no less than $100,000 to start.
Buyers of 2012 A8s should anticipating paying pay around $3,000 for a package that includes Pre-Sense plus collision mitigation, adaptive cruise control, Lane Assist and Side Assist systems and a four-spoke multifunction steering wheel. Night Vision will likely cost about $2,300, with a dual-screen rear-seat DVD system priced at about $3,000 and the Executive Seating package on the LWB model at around $12,500.
2012 Audi A8 Fuel Economy back to top
EPA fuel economy estimates for the 2012 Audi A8 weren't issued in time for this review, but they should remain equivalent to their model-year 2011 figures. This means a respectable rating of 17/27 mpg city/highway for the V-8 A8 4.2 and A8L 4.2 versions. That would handily beat the V-8-powered AWD competition and allows Audi A8 buyers to avoid paying the federal gas-guzzler tax.
Expect the 2012 A8L W12 to rate at or near 15/21 mpg.
2012 Audi A8 Release Date back to top
The 2012 Audi A8 should reach dealers' showrooms in September 2011.
What's next for the 2012 Audi A8 back to top
Given the model-year 2011 redesign, the A8 and A8L aren't likely to receive noteworthy changes until perhaps model-year 2014, and those likely would come under the heading of a midcycle freshening. Midcycle changes typically feature mild styling updates inside and out, along with a few added features, in this case, most likely in the way of smartphone connectivity. The A8's next full redesign shouldn't occur until model-year 2017.
With stricter U.S. and European fuel economy regulations phasing in over the next few years, it's possible Audi could tweak the A8's engines along the way to help further maximize mileage. A fuel-saving 3.0-liter turbo-diesel-powered A8 is offered in Europe and generates 250 horsepower with a pavement-burning 406 pound-feet of torque. It's not likely to be sold in the U.S., however, at least not in the short term. Audi has a gas/electric hybrid version of its midsize A6 sedan in the works, and there's a chance that powertrain could find its way into the A8 to boost fuel economy and/or performance. It might even replace the W12 at some point, much in the same way Lexus uses a hybrid V-8 in its flagship LS sedan instead of a 12-cylinder engine.
A high-performance S8 model could rejoin A8 line for the 2013 or 2014 model year. Though the previous rendition's Lamborghini-derived V-10 engine will not likely come along for the ride, reports suggest a new S8 could come powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8.
2012 Audi A8 Competition back to top
BMW 7 Series: A rival to the A8 for title of best sporty large luxury sedan on the market, the 7-Series comes in standard- and long-wheelbase form with a wide choice of powertrains. It offers a 315-horsepower six-cylinder, a 400-horsepower V-8, and a 535-horsepower V-12. Also available is a gas-electric hybrid V-8 powertrain in the ActiveHybrid 7; it generates the equivalent of 440 horses. Rear-drive remains standard, AWD is offered on select models to deliver added traction on wet or snowy roads but retain a rear-drive feel under normal driving conditions. The big BMW's performance is about as good as it gets in this class. Drivers can fine-tune the steering and suspension stiffness, engine throttle response, and transmission shift points according to selectable modes that range from "Comfort" to the full-tilt "Sport Plus." Expect the 2012 7-Series range to run from around $72,000-$130,500, with assorted fanciful options available to drive up the prices even further.
Mercedes-Benz S-Class: The top-of-the-line Mercedes sedan delivers the goods with its elegant styling, roomy interior, myriad high-tech features and flawless performance engineering that ranges from solid to over-the-top, depending on the model. The 2012 S-Class will again come in a single wheelbase configuration that's on a par with the long-wheelbase competition for room and comfort. The model lineup is broad and includes the S400 "mild" hybrid V-6 gas-electric model for the best fuel economy in the line. It's followed by the S500 that packs a potent V-8 and can be fitted with Mercedes' 4Matic AWD as an alternative to the standard rear-drive layout. Top AMG-tuned models will again include V-8 and V-12s with around 500 and 600 horsepower, respectively, though with fuel economy as an afterthought. A redesigned S-Class is anticipated for model-year 2014. Estimated 2012 S-Class base-price range is $92,000-$210,000.
Lexus LS: While it lacks a European lineage and can be considered a bland choice among large luxury cars, the LS is unashamedly built for comfort and delivers in spades with a quiet and opulent interior, long list of convenience features, and admirable – albeit not heart-racing –performance. It's offered in standard- and long-wheelbase models with a choice of rear- or all-wheel drive. At "only" 350 horsepower or so, the 2012 LS's 4.6-liter V-8 looks weak against the competition but on the road it operates smoothly and provides all the performance you're likely to need. Helping out is a very good eight-speed automatic transmission. The hybrid gas/electric-powered LS 600h L can run on gas, battery power or a combination of both and boasts quicker acceleration with slightly better fuel economy than the gas-only model. The LS is due a full redesign for model-year 2013. Expect the 2012 LS460 to start around $68,000, the LS460L around $73,000, and the hybrid LS600hL around $113,000.


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The 11th-ranked University of San Diego baseball team (1-0) held off a late Southern University (0-1) rally Friday evening for a 6-4 victory in the season opener for both teams at the MLB Urban Youth Academy.
The Toreros received a dominating pitching performance from Sammy Solis (1-0), as he allowed one run on four hits, while striking out a career-high nine batters over six innings of work. Junior all-American closer AJ Griffin picked up the save as he allowed no runs on two hits, while striking out four.
The Toreros wasted no time in scoring as in the first inning, USD scored four runs on two hits. The first two batters, Kevin Muno and Nick McCoy, were each hit by a pitch and moved up one base on a James Meador fly out to center field. Sean Nicol then drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly to right field, which also moved McCoy to third. Jose Valerio drove in the second run on a RBI single through the left side and after Valerio moved up one base on a wild pitch, Zach Walters drew a walk. Tony Strazzara then drove in the final two runs with a two-run double to left field to give USD an early 4-0 lead.
The Toreros then added to their lead in the bottom of the second inning with one run on two hits. Michael Lugo led off the inning with a single and moved to second on a Muno single through the left side. After Meador moved each runner up a base on a pop up to the second baseman, Nicol drove in Lugo with a single to the shortstop to move USD's lead to 5-0.
Southern then put up four runs on three hits in the top of the seventh inning. The SU runs came on a USD fielding error, a Jessie Olivar sacrifice bunt and a Toddrick Stevensen run-scoring double to move the score to 5-4.
The Toreros then responded in the bottom of the seventh as Walters drove in Valerio, who reached on a fielder's choice, with a double deep into the left field corner to put the game at its final of 6-4.
Offensively for the Toreros, Nicole led the way as he went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Muno went 2-for-4 with one run scored.
Southern starting pitcher Kyle Wahl (0-1) was saddled with the loss as he allowed five runs on four hits in 1.0 innings of work.

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Rajahmundry: In a bid to mount pressure on the Congress leadership to withdraw its proposal to bifurcate the state to set up a separate Telangana, several sections of people, including activists of political parties, students and others are carrying out relay hunger strike for several days as part on the ongoing Samaikyandhra stir in Godavari districts.
In every corner of a centre in both the urban and rural areas in both the districts, the protagonists of united Andhra pitched tents and are taking part in the relay hunger strike voluntarily while other supporters are carrying out a series of protest marches and demonstrations with the sole aim that the state should remain united.
In Rajahmundry, YSRC leaders Polu Kiranmohan Reddy and Gurram Gowtham are on a hunger strike for the fourth consecutive day near Gokavaram bus stand. Non-gazetted officers staged dharna at RDO office and swept the roads.
Amalapuram MP G.V. Harsha Kumar joined the NGOs and swept the roads as a token gesture of protest. The MP visited the agitating NGOs, civic employees and traders at their tents and expressed his support to them. Speaking on the occasion, he said that it was for the first time, the employees were taking part in the stir for a common cause and wished that the Congress Working Committee would withdraw its decision on bifurcation of the state.
Adikavi Nannaya University non-teaching staff have also taken up relay hunger strike. Rajahmundry undergraduate colleges association president T.K. Visweswara Reddy announced that they were going to organise mass rendition of songs for united state at Government Arts College on August 21 involving students from 70 schools and 33 colleges in the city.
At Amalapuram, Kirana Merchants Association members have taken up relay hunger strike at Clock Tower Centre and factory workers and employees visited the camp and extended their support. LIC Agency Association members took out a bike rally and formed a human chain to extend their support for the ongoing stir.
At Tuni, Visalandhra Mahasabha member Chakravarthi castigated the political parties for not having true commitment on the issue and demanded the leaders to quit their posts and join the stir. He said that if the ministers and legislators both at the Centre and in the state quit their posts, the Congress government at both the places would fall into minority and it would be difficult for it to go ahead to execute its proposal to bifurcate the state. He appealed to the agitators to take up agitations in a peaceful manner.
At Eluru, managements of private schools carried out a rally with their school buses while students staged rasta roko at Fire Station Centre. Employees of various departments are carrying out relay hunger strike at their offices. Telugu Desam is planning to organise relay hunger strike from Sunday onwards and its district president Thota Seetarama Lakshmi will be taking part in the stir on the first day. Civic employees carried out huge rally with vehicles and formed human chain at Fire Station Centre.
At Kovvur, town lorry owners association carried out a rally with lorries and the owners resolved to fight for united state. At Narasapur, local MLA Kothapalli Subbarayudu visited the MRPS leaders who were staging relay hunger strike and extended his support to them. Employees from revenue and sub-treasury departments carried out a rally.


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Please be more active, Oasies. I'm feeling lonely right now with the lack of multiplicity in people offering help. The site's just down to elph and me now. When I need your guidance the most, you abandon me.
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I listened to SleepResearch_Facility while starting my nap today and ended up having around five really long and complicated dreams in only about 2 hours. I didn't know that was even possible, but I'm not complaining. Maybe I should do that more often. I guess falling asleep with such a deep, spiritual wonder forming in my mind is very healthy to the psyche. I'm pretty sure I didn't even know where I was when I was drifting out of consciousness. It was so peaceful. I've finally discovered the best way to listen to SRF.
Anyway, I got my report card today and found a confusion with the classes. It says that I'm supposed to be in the other health class, instead of the one I've been going to (because nobody told me where to go). This is big news for reasons previously stated, so I will try and use this opportunity to switch classes. I hear the counsellors are impossible to get to right now, though.
It seems that this time away from YKW is intensifying my feelings, which is not healthy at all. I will try harder to get some regular conversation; I had an opportunity today, but I felt like being alone and didn't go for it. I later regretted that.
he said as he joked through his ass...
Speaking of which, I haven't noticed Jeff around here recently, oddly enough...
And meanwhile, how could you go to the wrong class? Didn't it say where to go on your schedule at the beginning of the year, or didn't the teacher mention you weren't on the roster?
I didn't get a schedule at the beginning of this semester, though. I just went where everybody else from my PE class went. But my report card says that I'm in the other class, even though the online schedule doesn't. So I hope my counsellor gets back to me on that. Even if it doesn't mean anything, I'll still try to switch classes, because this really sucks. I'm thinking they accidentally put me in the wrong class before the semester began, and then switched me back after the report card was already done.
At least you went to 'A' class. Back in my High School days, someone or the computer, didn't schedule me into a PE class. I took the low road, I said nothing about it and used the free period(at the time, my PE class would have been either first thing or late day) so I used it a free period. And yes, it wound up biting me in the ass in my senior year, because lo & behold, you can't graduate without Gym credit. I never understood that and still don't. Frankly, I was reasonably athletic for a stoner, if you will, I worked out at a local gym, played hockey, football and other sports, so I really didn't feel the school system could fail me, but they can. I had to pay and attend a week long camp in Maine to get my gym credit, so it all worked out, I just couldn't take it easy like most seniors in my class.
So, you finally found a guy you're interested in huh? It doesn't sound like you know for sure if he's 'straight' or otherwise just yet. You should definitely make it a point to try and talk more with him, privately, if possible. You should definitely offer him some guitar lessons. That would get the ball rolling, at least.
They'll help you figure out what's going on. I'm not complaining about the PE class, but about the class ending and having to go to health instead. I loved PE. I got to move, wake up, and spend a whole period with the guy you just found out about. It was perfect. (And I really love how he'd always try to get close to me, I actually felt like I wasn't just an unwanted, useless jackass.) Now, though, he seems completely undisturbed by the fact that we've spoken with each other twice last week, and not at all this week. Whenever I see him, he's always with this girl I don't know anything about, and there's only one opportunity in the day to talk to him when he isn't in a conversation with her, so that sucks.
I'd like to do something with him, but haven't really gotten an opportunity to make plans. I don't have enough time for that, unless I just skip a period and talk during his lunch.
tl;dr I like gym, I hate health
I understand that, I just mentioned my own situation because it was a scheduling snafu similar to yours, except I took advantage( or at least thought I did) of the free time. I didn't hate PE either, I just didn't care for participating in activities that seemed useless at the time with people I didn't know very well. I have to agree with you about health classes though, I wasn't very fond of them either. Kind of a joke really. Most of what is taught should be basic common sense.
Hmm, so you don't know if the girl he's talking to every day is his girlfriend. Have you ever considered walking over to him when he's talking to her? Or, just walk by and say hey(name) what's up? I realize you probably think that to be rude, see how he reacts to it. Or, if you see that girl in the hall or at lunch, whatever, ask her if she's dating him.
that they're in some sort of relationship. I have spoken with him while he was with her, and he just basically acted like she wasn't there the whole time, even though they were holding hands. He just completely ignored her and had a conversation with me. And he's never mentioned her to me. Once we even made eye contact in the hall, and he just stopped talking to her and went his own way (though that last one may have just been a timing coincidence; I'm just listing everything that could be relevant). So it seems that there are three main possibilities: I'm not to know about her, he forgets about her when in conversation with me, or he just doesn't care about her period. I don't have enough information to accurately guess which of these three it is, but the third one seems the least likely, since he seems to have some level of enjoyment from her company, but only occasionally does he look that way. I never really see him smile the way he used to while we were in PE together, but that could just be because I only ever see him in the hall these days.
And yeah, I have a bit of social anxiety, so I get really nervous about talking to people when they're in conversation with someone else. Approaching people in general is difficult for me when I'm as tired as I am on schooldays. (It seems like I can talk to strangers pretty easily when I'm well rested and not at school.)
By the way, I also know people who have put off PE for three years and will have to take it in senior year. I, however, am very happy that I took the class when I did, because it led to some really good times. It was the only class that was actually enjoyable, anyway, so life is just awful now.
I'm not sure 'multiplicity' is the word you're looking for there, or at least, its meaning is a little esoteric compared to other passable words (unless 'diversity in elements' is really what you were going for in which case I applaud your knowledge of the English language).
As for abandonment... I do apologize if you feel abandoned. I doubt you were talking about me, given my sporadic appearance on the site, but nonetheless I'm sorry about that. I feel that I should, however, point out that it may be a bad idea to put your trust in Oasis' being there for you, given that its population is sporadic at best. It may be wise to begin seeking out other places of refuge, yes?
That's an interesting administrative error. Were you on your current class' teacher's list of names at the beginning of the semester?
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The woods are lovely, dark, and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
and miles to go before I sleep,
and miles to go before I sleep.
or at least the one I'm going to right now, doesn't teach PE, so I didn't have her at the beginning of the year. So no, I wasn't.
I wish I could find some other place as well, but I don't know if there is one like this place.
As for you pointing out the word multiplicity, that's a bit of a coincidence, because I'm currently playing this song right now:
Oh, and yes, that was what I meant by the word.
Sounds like a problem. I hope it turns out well, aye?
I honestly don't know, either. I sometimes wish that this place were more like it was when I first came here. It's sad to see it dying. :-/ But I suppose that with the atmosphere of the LGB+ community as it is, people may not feel the need for the site anymore.
I rather like that song, actually. I'll have to listen to more like it.
And in that case I'm really impressed- I didn't know that word, and I'm pretty proud of my knowledge of English archaisms and esoterica.
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The woods are lovely, dark, and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
and miles to go before I sleep,
and miles to go before I sleep.
Nobody I know cares about the problems I put here, and I'm lonely.
Anyway, if you want more like that song, just listen to any studio album recorded by Earth since 2005. I recommend the last two (Angels of Darknes, Demons of Light I-II), though, because the earlier developments on this sound were pretty slow and boring from what I've heard, and these two have absolutely beautiful guitar tones. You can find all four of these Earth albums in their entirety on YouTube.


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If the bubble you shoot forms a group of 3 or more bubbles of the same type, they disappear.
Bubbles that are no longer connected to the top of the level will drop down.
The harder levels contain special bubbles.
- The black bubble needs to be hit once, before it transforms into a bubble that you can pop.
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The game features 100 levels with increasing difficulty.
After which you can keep playing a never ending amount of randomly generated levels.
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The age of scientific medicine was unfolding as Drs. William J. Mayo and Charles H. Mayo graduated from medical school in the 1880s. Like other physicians, they sought a better understanding of new insights. Advanced teaching clinics were springing up in major American cities. These activities usually featured some gifted physician or surgeon who accepted visitors for limited periods. The Mayos discovered that the quality of these programs varied greatly.
Consequently, the brothers soon established a systematic pattern of traveling to the sources of new medical knowledge. In the spring, Dr. Charlie would take a trip either in America or abroad to visit some physician or medical center that held the promise of new information. Following Dr. Charlie's return, Dr. Will journeyed in the fall to another location. The Mayos followed this pattern for most of their careers. The idea of traveling around the world to learn from medical colleagues was spurred by their father, Dr. William Worrall Mayo.
Mayo Clinic continues to maintain this international perspective today through intellectual exchanges focused on patient care, research and education.


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The "Y"
by Grant Dudley in Food Network Star, July 25, 2011The judges made the absolute correct decision in sending Jyll with a y home. She performed well, but compared to the others she just wasn't compelling enough. Even Whitney, who like Jyll with a y has been criticized for being too polished and not engaging enough, brought amazing energy to the Rachael Ray show. Never too bad, but never too good, Jyll with a y didn't resonate with me. Frankly, the only thing I'll remember about her is that persistent "y."
Back to Whitney. Don't you feel she, more than anyone, has grown exponentially from episode to episode? She has taken some hard licks from the judges, but Whitney seems to really absorb what they say and learn from the criticism. A friend recently pointed out that she looks a lot like Rachael — I never saw it until this episode. Seeing them side by side, I agree.
Jeff was supremely impressive. The man can make any sandwich look good. I am sooo not a fan of pork chops — the thought of them makes me cringe. However, I have to admit I was intrigued by Jeff's pork chop/applesauce sandwich. I would actually give that creation a try (and that's huge for me).
Mary Beth has a fan in Grant Dudley. I enjoy her personality. She's warm, funny and there's something about her that keeps me interested. I can't quite describe her impact on me, but I'll tell you this: I tend to do a thousand things while watching Star and most other TV shows (typing an email, looking for a snack in the fridge, searching for the remote, etc. ). When Mary Beth hits the TV screen, I stop all of that other stuff and pay full attention. She has a definite presence.
Vic: Bobby didn't seem very impressed with his lasagna/chimichanga ("lachanga") creation, but I loved it! Chimichangas and lasagna are two of my favorite dishes, and the thought of mixing the two pleased me tremendously. Vic, the others may not have thought that was a great combination, but I'm feeling you, bro.
Finally, Susie J. Now that Orchid is gone, Susie has stolen my heart a bit. I agreed with Susie Fogelson's assessment that she needed to stop apologizing for Mexican food and its "stereotypes." I think Susie J. is trying to get across that Mexican food can be elegant, but my question is, why does it need to be? I guess a hamburger can be elegant, too. But who wants that?
The clock is ticking — we're getting closer and closer to the end here.
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I think the final three should be Jeff, Whitney and Susie… Hope Whitney gets it; I think her elegance and style could make a great food network star. I don't like Vic, he is to rough, and his arms are always looking to tense and he articulates too much with them, not to appealing to watch that. For me Jeff is great chef, but his concept is too limited and one will get bored after couple shows, I think is better for a restaurant that a TV shows. Mary Beth I think her personality is great, but there something that she is not polish enough look always frizzle and no put together. Susie has great idea and she very likeable, would love make some of her recipes.
I've had the same feeling about Jeff and his range which appears to be a bit narrow.
I agree with you! MAry Beth is not likeable to me, though.
I enjoyed the show so much more without the hateful drama of Penny and the immaturity of Chris. I think Jill realized she was over her head but I feel the judges pick their favorites and really go after the ones they don't like- example ORCHID: thrown under the bus with a brisket in 2 hours-harassing Jill the way they did. Vic is too much of a one dimensional character. I love Mary Beth and could see her in a "Sunday Night Supper Club" show- she could wrestle Ina in the laugh competition. I think Whitney is composed and knowledgable and a great cook-which makes entertainment to me- I don't like Suzy's comments perhaps she is jealous of Whitney. Jeff the sandwich guy was great with the audience! Susie just doesn't seem to be able to focus.
Mary Beth's food isn't good enough. Susie and Jeff have great food, but sometimes Jeff''s personality seems too undeveloped. I thnk they made a big mistake getting rid of Penny. Her food was awesome, and she didn't get an opportunity to show her warm side simply because she was always busy fighting off the negativity the other women cast on her. It's interesting to me, just because she tried to use strategy to improve her position, the females didn't like her! If any man had expressed the use of "strategy" no one would have cared. Sometimes women's spinelessness and caddinesss is really irritating. Penny is Star material. MaryBeth is not; Whitney is attractive but that's all she has going for her. And I'm so glad that jYll "no talent" is gone.
Well well well! Patricia! The women did not "cast negativity on her"! I think she had it all coming to her!! Sure Penny might have been able to be warmer, but she was making herself too busy by fighting with the other contestants for little reason besides for self-gain. Yeah its a competition but some dignity would be nice....................................
I think the final three should be Mary Beth, Susie, and Whitney. Mary Beth is great on camera and very personable. Susie is cute and funny and her food looks good. I'm not a big fan of Mexican food, but hers sounds appealing. Whitney is probably a better pick for number 3 than the guys. But really, do we really need a Rachel Ray look alike? Jeff is not a good pick - seems like all her knows how to make are sandwiches.
Just cuz she looks like Rachel Ray doesn't mean she can't be her own person. If you would please present some real evidence against Whitney (besides for her looks which SHOULD NOT be a factor in any decision during this entire competition) I would like to know about it.
Although I do agree with you on your top three, I think Mary Beth should be up there also! She's is smart and witty and has a great sense of humor. The food net work really needs to have a fun, funny, witty women on the net work, which they do not currently have and I think with some practice/shows under her belt she could really bring it! Vic needs to go. Why do they hang onto that guy (sorry Vic), I think they are looking for another Guy Fieri type personality but Vic is not it and I think he would lose his audiance real quick. Susie needs to get rid of those bags under her eyes...it's soooo distracting, make up department please help this girl!! and Whitney is up and and down.....my pick is Jeff!
Am I the only one who was offended by the Food Network showcasing Garten after the heartless way she treated the make a wish child? I was hoping the Food Network was better than that.
Since that came out I change the channel anytime she is on, including last night.
No, I agree with you, She is a rich snob.
I agree as well. She had been my favorite.
It was her management -- not Ina G. -- that turned down the request, citing scheduling conflicts.
Good excuse too.
there was much more to that story then "came out" including the tha facts that the first request came when the boy was 18 months old.. Now I have loved cooking from the time I was a tot buuuuut even my mom would admit I didnt have my first foodie crush till welll into my twoyear...so the request was more than likely for his parents comfort rather than the childs...Second when the request came through again the child was sick but not "dying" as the claim was and due to conflicts the deciion was made to not dispoint other fans and obligations...so when told they would would have to make it another time the parents selected to make it a media opportunity and spalsh "Turned down again" intothe headlines . Ina in a more classy move stayed silent and chose not to respond back to the fame seaking grubing parents.
Excuse me? If make a wish comes calling you don't put them off or ignore it.. or take the time to examine the parents of the child.. you get your rear end on a plane and go see the kid! Period end of story.. There is no scheduling conflict that is more important than the make a wish organization!
sad as it is there are people who take advantage of very worthy causes and sad as it is she does have to weigh and pick where she goes. There are slimeballs out there.
Geez. Mike! Your post makes it sound as if she beat the kid on the air!
But OH! The HORRORS! She didn't roll over for the request (of the parents of) a two year old! And why must anyone approached by MaW instantly cave in to the emotional and publicity blackmail? Sounds more like momma wanted to meet Ina and pushed for it.
And, why not slam momma and poppa for refusing Inas offer after they went public with it for their 15 minutes of fame? After all, it's only for the child, right? If so, how can they be so heartless to their own flesh and blood as to deny him the opportunity to live out his lifelong and heartfelt dream now that Ina has seen the error of her ways and recanted her decision?
They can parlay it into a whole lot more money by now refusing and painting Ina as an evil witch.
I was offended until I heard the whole story. There are always two sides. We all have to make choices and she has so many demands on her time that she almost needs to schedule time to breathe. OK, that's an exaggeration, but not by much. The wish was the PARENTS not the kid who was too young to have that kind of 'wish'. And to boot, the kid, while seriously ill, was not terminal. Two years old?? Sorry. But Ina's 'people', who really make those decisions made the right one in this case.
I would say this was filmed before Inagate hsppened. She just like anyone else is under no obligation to make a wish come true. Sure it would have been nice but children need to know you can't have all you want in life or death.
If you were offended by Ina, wait 'til next week. Gilbert Gottfried is inexplicably being featured.
Totally agree. She's a self-absorbed rich beyaaatch. I now boycott all things Ina. And the boy ended up swimming with the dolphins. So much better than cooking with a whale.
Swimming with Dolphins was a more appropriate wish for a very young child. I can't imagine a child that age having a wish to cook with a celebrity chef. It's too unrealistic and frankly I am willing to bet it was one or both parents wanting to cash in on the child's predicament.
That was a pretty hateful comment about Ina personally.. And you criticize her? I suggest that you take a look at yourself.
Ina should have honored the request. If it had been a "rich" garden party she wuld have cooked for it in a heartbeat. And excuse me, her manangement my A$$, she does have control over her own life and if she really wanted to, she could have granted the wish. It came from the child who is 6 by the way and was 5 when the 1st request was made. And just because the boy is not "terminal" now, cancer does not go away. How heartless can you be to suggest that the wish should not be granted just because he is not "terminal"?Shame on those who wrote that and shame on Ina. I for one will not watch anything she is involved with. She is a Snob...
I am much more offended by Robert "Impossible" Irvine's lying and then being brough back by FN.
You're just flat out wrong about RI. The biography mix-up later proved to be a tempest in a teapot, just as this MaW crap has been for IG. I wrote to RI to express my empathy when FN fired him; I received a warm, friendly reply directly from the chef, which only solidified my respect for him. Biographical references become entangled everyday; it's a trivial matter. I hope you muster as much righteous indignation for war profiteers and crooked banksters and politicians.
I am not aware of what happened with the make a wish child?????
Was Susie Fogelson drunk during this episode? he senseless rambling should get her fired from the FN.
Why did FN showcase Ina Garten after she snubbed a Make a Wish Foundation child? FN has jumped the shark and started to alienate viewers in every way possible - from showcasing idiots like her and Bobby Flay to trying to artificially create drama on the show to draw in viewers,
First of all, Ina does alot for charity and can't do everything requested of her. Do you know that she turned him Maybe the reason she turned him down was personal to her and should be kept that way. ALso, she did offer him a chance to cook with her and I know it was after 2 other chefs said they would, but because we don't know why she refused, we shouldn't judge.
Do you honor every request from everyone?
She turned him down because it would have interfered with her book tour. That is selfishness. She did reconsider after all the bad publicity heaped on her about it but the child and family refused to be used by her. Just Google the situation to learn the truth. Again I say same on Food Network for this.
I think making time for charities restoring buildings in the Hamptons as opposed to the Make a Wish foundation are two completely separate things.
Whether or not she's a snob and regardless of her (or her handlers') reasons for turning the kid down, you gotta admit from a public-relations standpoint SOMEBODY blew it big-time. The perception of a rich celebrity snubbing a kid with a terminal illness because he or she is 'too busy' pursuing more money and fame is NEVER going to be regarded as a-ok by the general public.
there was much more to that story then "came out" including the tha facts that the first request came when the boy was 18 months old.. Now I have loved cooking from the time I was a tot buuuuut even my mom would admit I didnt have my first foodie crush till welll into my twoyear...so the request was more than likely for his parents comfort rather than the childs...Second when the request came through again the child was sick but not "dying" as the claim was and due to conflicts the deciion was made to not dispoint other fans and obligations...so when told they would would have to make it another time the parents selected to make it a media opportunity and spalsh "Turned down again" intothe headlines . Ina in a more classy move stayed silent and chose not to respond back to the fame seaking grubing parents.
Doesn't matter. If you are going to become a celebrity and enjoy the fame and fortune and perks that come with your status, you are ultimately responsible for your image and ultimately responsible for the marching orders your 'people' are to follow to maintain that image. If as you say there was so much more to the story, then it's on her and her handlers' to make sure that story is known. Not everyone bothers to research beyond the headlines, unfortunately. So I can see why the widespread, if unjustified, ire on these boards toward Ina Garten, thus proving my point that someone on her team screwed up. I'm just making that observation as someone with public relations and marketing background...I personally don't care about this issue one way or the other but I don't watch her or make her recipies because just looking at her and listening to her labored breathing as she speaks screams "UNHEALTHY!!" at me.
No, the first request came out when the boy was 5, just last year in 2010, get your facts straight. An read up on cancer , it is not a fun disease and very painful. Cancer does not go away and the boy can eventually die from it. There are treatments, very painful treanments for leukemia plus the treatments themselves can cause death. Shame on you for even mentioning that he's not "dying", just sick.... For you I say WOW and he's closer to death than you are babe...Again Shame on you!
I totally agree with you Shannon
Sorry but I have to agree. She is popular in only parts of the country. I have always changed the chanel when she comes on because she seems so snooty.
I just read the article on TMZ about the Make a Wish thing with Ina and I think its horrible she said no twice. OK i get the book tour but what other schedule conflicts could have kept you from just simply making a meal with a 6 yr old kid who will probably never reach adulthood!!! He was even quoted in the article saying, "Why doesn't she wanna meet me?" I can see where people who are Pro Ina are coming from but still....Really?
Susie is such a one note cook. FN already has a Mexican cooking show and one is enough. Now if FN could get someone who really does know Mexican like Rick Bayless, then another Mexican cooking show would be worthwhile.
Susie isn't a one-note cook. When she came on the show, she said she liked making everything, even sushi. The judges quickly told her (and Penny), to paraphrase, "You're ethnic. Therefore you must have an ethnic show if you want to be "authentic."
Poor Susie. They already have a show just like the one they've told her to do. Maybe if she'd been allowed to do "Mexican fusion" or something, it could've been a new concept.
Agreed. Clueless Susie Fogelman and that knucklehead Bob Tuschman are well on their way to ruining another chef.
I know. That's been bugging me all season (and in other seasons). Last year they kept harping on the "Energy Chef" guy (Herb?) "you don't know who you are!" until he literally broke down in tears relating some story about his Abuelita. They're all, "now THAT'S who you are! We want to see more of that!" The point of view he was trying to convey stemmed out of his being the fat kid on the block, but all they were interested in was the Latino kid on the block. With Susie, her 'I'm of Mexican Heritage but I want to cook other cuisines' was like, yeah yeah, here's the sombrero shaped hoop to jump through. And as soon as they waved the $$ on the other side she started making homemade tortillas. But as you said Marcela already does that and does it very well!
I agree with nearly everything you state, except I find Marcela's show unwatchable. She's just too cutesy, and her food seems unappealing. Fogelman and Tuschbag sound like bigots half the time: they seem to share this bizarre agenda to force anyone who is a so-called minority to cook only the cuisine of their ethnicity. That's absurd and insulting. I'm constantly asked if I'm Greek or Italian, etc. because my German/British family always cooked foods from many cuisines. My grandmother's Greek neighbor gave her all their family's classic recipes, so we always made our own dolmades, spanakopita, etc. I'm not sure from where our amazing lasagna and spaghetti sauce recipes sprang, but we still receive compliments upon these dishes, some of which have been in my family for more than 70 years.
I could not agree more. Susie came into this saying she liked to cook all different kinds of food, I think she expressed a love for French cooking. The judges backed her into this corner. I wonder if I was ever on this show what would they tell me I had to cook? My grandparents, who I met only a few times when I was very, very young, were German. Would they tell me I am therefore a German chef? I would not know the first thing to cook! Or, worse yet, would they say "you're from Texas, so you're now a Tex/Mex chef!". Aaaarg.
Exactly I dont understand why just because u are from a certain culture thats what you have to cook from!! Because I'm part Cherokee do I have to grind acorns to make flour???? What do you want Food Network.........
I disagree with the comment of Susie being a one note cook. I'm not sure where you get that idea. In addition to her food typically being one of the best of the group (a couple stumbles in there but at this point all of them have had at least a couple less than great dishes), listen to Jyll's exit interview where she points out how impressed she is with Susie's cooking when she has cooked for the group at their house.
I do agree having a show with Rick Bayless would be fantastic but comparing someone like Rick Bayless with any of the NFNS contestants is a little unfair.
I also want to mention I like Jyll a lot, I think she is a great person with a lot of character, I'd be proud to have her as a friend. I do think she was eliminated at about the right point, I don't think this competition was hers to win, but I still like you Jyll.-
Bob T??? As in Bob Tuschman?
I love susie. But I agree with everyone. I really like the new mexican shoe. Would I watch 2? No,by making susie take out the other foods they have limited her. I would watch a mexican show and a fusion show but not two mexicans. Sad thing is I am already loyal to the one I watch
No, not Bob Tuschman, just your average Bob T off the street.
I'm offended that Susie tried to take something Asian and make it Mexican. How would she like it if someone took some garbage Mexican dish and made it into something from another culture?
Give it a break!... All she was doing was bringing her POV in to the dish.. Don't think anyone should be offended by it. What do you mean 'Garbage Mexican'?? As far as food is concerned don't think anything can be called garbage, unless its cooked like one!
I too do not care for your comment, however, the judges keep putting out the message, rather inconsistly and with some ethnic stereotyping, to be true to your roots. It saved Penny for a while, but apparently, is screwing other contestants up. AKA Susie.
I beleive nowadays what she did is called "fusion".
Are you serious? People do things like that all the time. Giada, whose specialty is Italian food, has done sushi before. Aarti did gazpacho and added an Indian flavor to it. Paula is a Southern cook but she's done Mexican wedding cookies.
People can cook what they want to cook. Most people lean towards certain tastes and flavors in their cooking but that doesn't mean they can't and won't be diverse.
It's called fusion and it does work because there are certain ingredients that pass ethnic barriers. For instance garlic is found in Italian, Asian, Middle Eastern, Indian, Spanish/Mexican and traditional American food.
And by the way, not all Mexican food is "garbage". Food is whatever you make of it.
Huh? Asian cuisine doesn't have the market on stir fry, get over yourself. That's like saying only Italians should make pasta dishes. Susie nailed it by saying that in mexican cooking the fajita is the stir fry, she is 100% correct on that. No one culture owns one dish or another, how the ingredients are used and presented make a recipe different from region to region, but at the end of the day, chicken is chicken.
What's to be offended about? She took ingredients used one way in one cuisine and used them differently in a different type of cuisine. As for making it Mexican.
1. that's what the judges keep telling her she has to do. That wasn't what she wanted at the start of the competition but that is what has been dictated for her.
2. While those ingredients are traditinally used in an Asian Stir Fry, they are not exclusive
Asian ingredients. What makes them Asian or Mexican is how you use them and what you use them with.
So now we have no idea what she can do that is different and they probably wouldn't let her do anything else if she does win. Look at the box the put Melissa into? -
Get a life. The whole point of these challenges is to take a dish (or ingredient) and put your own spin on it, which is exactly what she did.
dude buzz off
She was just trying to make the challenge fit in with her POV!!! If you have to blame somebody blame NFNS for making her put a twist on that particular dish!
What's up with the obsession with the "Y"?
What if we all started calling referring to that idiot Grant by a more accurate description - the Dud?
Well played. Week after week this bozo just shills for FN, justifying the pathetic decisions of the judges. I mean, how in the world could ANYONE champion Mary Beth?
I happen to like her a lot more than most of the people in this competition.
Yeah too much with the 'Y' obsession! 'The Dud' is a good one! LOL:)
I agree. I also would like to see his resume. He may not be a journalist or even a writer. More like he's some delivery boy that snuck into the FN offices one day, sat down at a vacant computer, and started to blog. Like to see what kind of background he has.
here's my take on the "Y" debacle!! http://www.facebook.com/notes/jyll-lucas-everman/...
Thanks! JYLL-
Hi Jyll! Nice to see a contestant interacting with fans! I think you were robbed last night and were subject to horrendous editing on FNS. You are in no way fake or ingenuine. We all know how stupid Susie Fogelson is. And Giada saying the same thing... Um, yeah right like she knows anything about being genuine.
Jyll, don't let the haters get to you. You did great. It's FN that is failing. Good luck to you.
Hey, I just wanted to point out that "Grant Dudley" is an anagram for "deadly grunt."
No way should he be jumping on Jyll's name, yanno?
If that moron Big Daddy can win this show, any hack who can't cook and makes offensive statements can win.
Why do you think he's a moron?
Just watch the show.
I am not fond of Big Daddy and rarely watch his show. His style of cooking just is not appealing to me, personally. Still, i am not aware of 'offensive comments'. I also don't see what you find moronic about him. So, just curious, on what do you base your critique ?
Many of Big Daddy's recipes look yummy; I haven't had a chance to try too many, as it takes time for me to adapt them to my food sensitivities. The ones I've tried have been tasty. I would certainly not call him a hack (unlike RR or PD, he's a trained chef), nor have I ever found him offensive. If you want to find the morons at FN, look no farther than RR, PD, SL, CR, Tuschbag or Fogelman.
Vic proved that he can't cook. Why is he still on the show?
Personally, i thought his fried lasagna thing looked yummy. weird, but yummy.
Susie has the fakest personality I've seen since Bobby Flay!
which susie, the judge or the contestant? and what's so bad about booby flay?
i liked your comment because you called him "booby" flay
Best typo ever!


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1. Get enough sleep: Waking up early in the morning for school, combined with maintaining late hours for sporting practices, after-school activities or homework quickly translates into exhaustion. "Sleep is fundamental to your entire well-being," says Dr. Borba. Keeping children on consistent sleep schedule on weekends and school vacations also promotes healthy long-term sleep habits.
2. Create a shared calendar: The school year means sporting events, music lessons, after-school activities and PTA meetings all at once. "One central calendar is crucial to keeping everyone on track and remembering appointments," says Dr. Borba. Create a color-coded family command center to keep everyone organized. Include a family calendar for tracking schedules, family note boards for sharing messages and a storage area for saving important documents that will be needed at a later date. Post-it Full Adhesive Notes in different colors are a great way to represent each family member. These notes have a full adhesive backing that holds notes on the calendar longer, but can be removed cleanly and reposted if needed. Keeping track of all the activities will help all family members feel more at ease, reducing stress.
3. Promote the positive: Children take cues from their parents on how to handle and react to stress. Help promote positive feelings within the family by discussing what's happening each day while around the dinner table, and by posting handwritten notes of encouragement around the house or in your children's lunchboxes. Research also shows that praising your child's hard work and efforts rather than the desired outcome enhances their achievement. For example, aim to give more words of encouragement commending your children on time spent studying for a big test rather than the actual score they receive on that test.
4. Become familiar with specific stress-reduction techniques: Every person handles stress in different ways, especially when it comes to kids and teenagers. Dr. Borba recommends helping your children pinpoint habits and activities that help them reduce stress, and set aside time to do these activities with them. Your teenage daughter may respond positively to yoga classes as a form of stress relief, while the long, deep breaths required to blow bubbles can be calming for many young children.
Let's talk! How do you reduce back-to-school stress in your household? Share below so that we can all benefit!


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Wire Birthday Crown DIY
October 26, 2012
I spotted a darling little crown via Pinterest so I whipped one up for Kai the day of his birthday. 7! Wow he's grown! And looks so much like his younger siblings here.
You will need:
12 gauge gold jewelry wire
Wire cutters
Sticky-back felt to cover up plier teeth
E-6000 Clear Craft and Jewelry Glue
Step 1: Measure size of your child's head.
Step 2: Gently straighten a length of wire sized to your child's head. Add in an extra 1/2 inch for the ends. Cut with wire cutters. This will be the crown base.
Step 3 (optional): If you're using non-jewelry pliers like me, you may want to stick some felt over the teeth. Jewelry wire is exceptionally malleable and your plier will leave unsightly teeth marks.
Step 4: Form the crown base into a circle with your long piece of wire you just cut out. With pliers, twist the ends together. Set aside.
Step 5: Gently straighten out some fresh wire from off the roll. Cut off 5 inches.
Step 6: Bend this metal in half (I used my ruler to get the exact middle) against your thumb fingernail.
Step 7: With pliers, bend the ends up about a 1/4 inch and spread out the point ends about 2 inches apart. This is your finished crown point. Make 12 or so more pieces just like this.
Step 8: Attach crown points to base by hooking the bent ends under the base. With pliers, squeeze the bent ends around the base. Repeat with remaining crownpoints, going all the way around the crown, adjusting the width and spacing between points as you're going along. Depending on the size of your child's head, you may need more or less than the number of points on my crown.
Step 9: Lastly, dab some clear E-6000 where the crown points hook around the crown base. This is to keep the points from getting loose. Let dry overnight.
It's the great pumpkin patch!
October 21, 2012
"Gurrrrl…I've got this pumpkin."
A weekend of fall activities and camping was exactly what our family needed this weekend. It felt so good to break out from my usual stay-at-home routine of, well, staying home all the time. Lately I've been getting so hung up in the insignificant details of parenthood and somewhere along the line I've become a mixed bag of boring and stress (never know what you're gonna get!). But the kids' excitement over corn mazes, pumpkins and anything Halloween has been so infectious and uncontainable, there has been plenty of enthusiasm (to put it lightly) to go around. Speaking of excitement, the boys deviated from conventional orange and picked out white pumpkins this year. Rebels.
Update: Congrats to Erin and Kelli for winning the Tad Carpenter giveaway!
Recent Digital Work
October 18, 2012
It's been a while since I've shared any design work! Here are some of the more fun pieces I've worked on recently, ranging from blog headers and buttons to graphics for blog posts. My projects in the past year have been mostly web and digital, so admittedly I've been missing the experience of product design (my old job in CA) or seeing something I've worked on manifest itself on paper. Good thing I have crafts to keep my hands busy and force me to take time off from the computer screen. Can be so hard to look away sometimes.
The animal illustrations above are part of a series of food flags I created for Rita over at Dotcoms for Moms. Check out her post for the free printable and recipes for happy healthy kid food!
Tad Carpenter Books Giveaway
October 12, 2012
Illustrator Tad Carpenter recently launched a new children's series, and we were the happy recipients of the books I Say, You Say Animal Sounds! and I Say, You Say Opposites! I was sent two extra copies of each book for a giveaway, so feel free to leave a comment if you'd like a chance to win! In addition, the two winners will also receive a silkscreened, 11×14 signed print by Tad Carpenter. Below is the I Say, You Say Roar! print, but click over to check out I Say, You Say Moo! as well.
I'll contact the two winners after the close of the giveaway Sunday, October 22 at midnight EST. Good luck and have a great weekend!
{photo credit: all images from isayyousaybooks.com, except for pics of M}
DIY Cardboard Bed
October 9, 2012
This cardboard bed I made for Dax has got to be one of my most favorite projects ever! All pieces interlock without tape or glue. I usually dislike sewing since I'm so slow and clumsy at it (being self-taught and using an aging beast of a machine has a lot to do with that) but the project that was supposed to be just a quilt ended up including a pillow. Then a cloud pillow. Then another pillow! Watch out, I may start making clothes for my kids…I wish!
Plans to make your own cardboard bed and more photos can be found at my post for Hellobee.
Pillow fabrics are IKEA and the quilt is made from a pouch that packaged Mara's Virginia Johnson baby blanket.


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Coming into this race, I was excited and nervous because this was my first shot at the big race. I had only done the Slush-Cup up until this year. When I arrived at the starting line I saw that Luke Mullis and Spencer Grasl were there. They had beat me in every other race. Luke beat me on the road and Spencer has beaten me both times we have raced MTB's. There were plenty of other strong riders there, but those were the two that I knew. As I warmed up I was talking to Luke about the race and we knew it was going to be fast. Ten minutes before the race we started to get lined up and I was happy with being around the 3rd row behind the fast guys. As the start got closer I became more nervous, but when the race finally started I took off trying to stay with the front. Almost immediately they were gone. Spencer was on the very back of the front group and I knew I had to bridge up. I tried to catch him, thankfully Luke went by and I jumped on his wheel. We were not making up any ground, but we weren't losing any either. As we are getting to Tornado Alley the 3 of us are together with one older kid. Once out of Tornado Alley I pass Spencer and never see him again. Luke and I continue together through the never-ending hills. Going through Williamsburg was awesome as their were tons of people cheering me on and inspiring me to keep going. I would loss Luke on almost every downhill, but he would come back on the uphills. When we got to the 3k sign i knew the course from there as I had ridden it the night before with my mom. I took the first single track hard in hopes of getting a gap on the people behind me. I came out of the singletrack and then straggled up Icebreaker. The last single track I went hard again and I heard someone crash behind me. I didn't look back and just kept going. I went up Woodchip in my big ring and really liked all the people yelling at me. i came to thefinal stretch and I got outsprinted by another kid. Afterwards, I was resting on my bike and I saw Luke come in. I was happy to beat him for the first time, but really appreciate his competiton.
2011 Iceman Cometh MYC 12-18
Posted: 9th November 2011 by Leadout Racing in Race NewsTags: Keegan, Race report, Racing
Nice race report Keegan. Sounds like you did great.
Great riding and writing! Very proud!
Great report on your exciting and inspiring race!
Your efforts and abilities will move you to the top. Focus on your goals!
Love, Grandpa Bob and Grandma Patty


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General Counsel Stephen C. Porter Leaves Barrett, Daffin, Frappier, Turner & Engel, LLP
By Daniel Edstrom
DTC Systems, Inc.
Leaving behind a wave of (at a minimum) thousands of questionable title records, General Counsel Stephen C. Porter leaves the services of Barrett, Daffin, Frappier, Turner & Engel, LLP. Apparently Mortgage Contracting Services like what they see in Porter and signs him on as General Counsel. No disclosure of Porters questionable activities is likely forthcoming as it appears Mortgage Contracting Services is not a publicly traded company.
It is not known if Porter has disclosed that he is Vice President of Loan Documentation for Wells Fargo Bank or if Porter is still an officer of Wells Fargo Bank. It is also not known if Porter has disclosed that he is an assistant secretary of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") or if Porter is still an assistant secretary of MERS.
What remains to be seen with the many variations of Porters signature left on recorded documents in the Official Records of recorders offices across the country, only time will tell. At least in Pennsylvania the outcome might be very clear. Unless Montgomery County, PA Recorder of Deeds et al vs. MERSCORP, Inc., and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. is appealed and overturned. The Courts ruling in that case came out on July 1, 2014.


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oh my god this color is hot! Its a dark dark wine shade with a gorgeous shimmer. Its the best dark nail polish shade I've ever tried! I like it because its dark but yet a sophisticated beautiful plum wine shade that is vampy and sexy. I love the sephora OPI formula--its the best formula I've ever tried. With regular OPI its always hit or miss, either it stays for days or chips after one day. I also have High maintenance, and Never enough shoes but this is my fav!!!! The price sucks but its the best nail polish formula ever!
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*TOP REVIEWER* izzybella on 11/2/2008 1:46:00 AM more reviews by izzybella
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Great classic wine color with a touch of plum. Reminds me of Bogota Blackberry, but without the red undertones. I'm wearing it right now on my tips and can't wait to wear it on my toes as well. I think this will be my new staple vamp shade! First coat is a bit sheer and streaky, but it evens out beautifully on the second. Love the less chunky packaging of these OPI's. At $9 they're a bit steep, but I couldn't resist.
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I also LOVE this deep plum color. It's the perfect fall/winter color. I have other dark nail colors, such as OPI's Mrs. O'Leary's BBQ, but this was unique to me in its plum tones as opposed to deep red, brown, etc. In the bottle, it looks to be a color on the cool side, so I wasn't sure if it would work with my warm skintones. But, after seeing it on my nails, I think this is a color that'd look fabulous on both warm and cool skintones.
In terms of application, the Sephora by OPI nail polishes don't seem to apply as easily/flawlessly as OPI nail polishes do. However, in this instance where I love the color, I'm willing to overlook that!
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Forrester Says Facebook Commerce Won't Take Off. While Facebook provides a highly effective advertising platform, commerce on the social network might not take off, according to a report by Sucharita Mulpuru, an analyst at Forrester Research.
She wrote that email has better customer acquisition rates than social networking; Facebook averages a one percent clickthrough and two percent conversion rate, while email marketing has an 11 percent clickthrough and a four percent conversion rate on average. Some of the highlights that she notes in her blog are: There are retailers (albeit small ones) seeing a double-digit percent of their sales coming through their Facebook stores. These companies often have unique demographics or marketing models (e.g., flash sales) that drive this behavior.Facebook's "data layer" is probably one of the most underleveraged assets that exists with respect to F-commerce.
Facebook Places, Foursquare: Social Media's Tiny 2% Impact on Businesses. "You've got your Groupon and Living Social, and your Foursquare and Facebook Places," says Jonathan Marek.
"What our clients are struggling with is: How big a deal are social media and location-based services, and how much of it is just sound and fury? " That's the question on the mind of most every marketer and retailer--and Marek might finally have an answer. Marek is senior VP at at Applied Predictive Technologies (APT), a software company that provides data and analytics to some of the biggest retailers and restaurants in the world, including Starbucks, Staples, Subway, and more. As he explains, APT essentially runs "clinical drug trials for businesses," measuring the incremental impact on sales of everything from traditional ad and social media campaigns to storefront physical remodeling and relocation. CHART OF THE DAY: Facebook Has Little Effect On What You Buy Online.
Facebook Ramps Up Big E-Commerce Drive (Olga Kharif/Business Week) At this moment, the must-read stories in technology are scattered across hundreds of news sites and blogs.
That's far too much for any reader to follow. Fortunately, Techmeme arranges all of these links into a single, easy-to-scan page. Our goal is to become your tech news site of record. ePayments Week: McAfee worries about mobile security. Here's what caught my attention in the payment space this week: Android, iOS, and geolocation services all on McAfee's endangered list Urban legend has it that when Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks he replied, "That's where the money is."
No surprise then that as mobile commerce grows, so does its lure to black-hats. McAfee Labs released its 2011 Threats Predictions, which cites mobile operating systems (Android and iOS) as well as abuses tied to location services like Facebook Places, Gowalla, and Foursquare. The fast growth of smart phones is likely to make 2011 "a turning point" in threats to mobile devices, McAfee's report says, adding that the loose integration of these devices with business systems makes this threat particularly worrisome. Altimeter Report: Social Commerce, How Brands Are Generating Revenue by @lcecere. I'm frequently asked "What's the top challenge the corporate social strategist is struggling" and over and over, ROI comes up very high.
To tackle this challenge head on, Altimeter has conducted a research project to find out how companies are connecting social technologies to the overall buying process as well as analyzing how they increase revenues for brands. In conjunction with our recent conference on Social Commerce, we've now published the findings from interviewing top social commerce vendors and brands that are connecting commerce with social media. Our lead researcher analyst on this project is Lora Cecere who stems from Gartner and AMR and stems from Supply Chain Management, her and I will be doing a no-cost webinar to discuss these findings, I hope you join us. Cyber Monday Is Dead, Long Live Online Shopping All Thanksgiving Weekend - The eMarketer Blog. Today, Cyber Monday —once the biggest online shopping day of the year—may be losing much of its punch.
Seduced by retailers' irresistible deals, shoppers didn't wait until Monday to buy online, but began purchasing over Thanksgiving weekend from the comfort of their homes seemingly before the pies were served. On Thanksgiving Day, online sales were up 33% compared to a year ago and the average order value rose 14.3% to $182.74 compared to $159.81 in 2009, according to IBM unit Coremetrics , a web analytics company.


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Labour Party reforms could see unions and MPs lose say
Trade unions, MPs and MEPs are to have their influence over Labour leadership elections reduced under plans announced by Ed Miliband.
It is part of the Labour leader's proposed shake-up of the party's historic relationship with the trade unions.
Mr Miliband said future leadership contests would be decided by a one member, one vote election.
He described the changes as some of the biggest in the party's history.
However, Conservative Party Chairman Grant Shapps said the changes would make it "even easier" for the "union barons" to pick the Labour leader in future.
'Cash shortage'The Labour leader embarked on reforming the union link after a selection row in Falkirk last year when allegations of vote-rigging surfaced involving the Unite union.
No wrongdoing has been found to have taken place.
Mr Miliband said: "My reforms are about giving people from all walks of life a bigger say in the Labour Party so we can better tackle the issues that matter to them, like the cost of living crisis.
"Above all, I'm determined to change my party so we can change the country.
"This is about extending the principle of one member, one vote, the right principle for the 21st Century," he added.
"It's about saying we want to hear the voices of ordinary people, construction workers, shop workers, people from all walks of life."
He said there would be "financial consequences" for the party if the reforms went ahead.
"But when it's the right thing to do you should do it, and that's my principle," he added.
"This is about my determination to make big change in our party and if you look at what Neil Kinnock, John Smith, Tony Blair, all of them wanted to extend this principle of one member, one vote."
Mr Miliband said the plans were about "a relationship more with individual trade unionists and less about the relationship with trade union leaders".
"Of course it's the case that trade unions themselves will continue to affiliate to the Labour Party, but it's about saying in the 21st Century, we do want to hear the voices of individuals."
Currently - under Labour's electoral college system - MPs and MEPs get a third of the votes to select a new leader, trade unions get a third and party members another third.
That system is to be abolished with every party member and those union members who donate to the party having an equal say.
Under Labour's plans, from the end of 2014 new members of unions affiliated to the party would have to opt in and pay a £3 fee to Labour before they got a vote.
This process would be phased in over five years for existing union members.
MPs would retain the sole right to nominate leadership candidates.
The threshold those candidates would need is also to be raised - possibly to 20% of Labour's MPs.
'Massive change'The key changes
A new method of electing Labour's leader - the electoral college, which gives unions, party members and MPs/MEPs a third of the votes each, abolished in favour of one member, one vote
MPs have sole nomination rights for leadership candidates and those candidates will need a higher level of support than at present - possibly 20% of MPs
All union members will have to 'double opt-in' if they want to take part in a leadership contest. They have to say that they are content to give money to Labour AND that they want to become 'an affiliated supporter'
Only full party members - not trade-union 'affiliated supporters' - will choose parliamentary and council candidates
Changes to London mayoral selection - Labour's candidate to be selected in the same way as the party leader
New leadership rules will be put in place this year - but changes to the party's funding will be phased in over five years
At present, trade union members pay a levy to the party - decided by the union - unless they opt out.
Describing the changes as "massive", Mr Miliband acknowledged they could mean donations to the party falling.
"I make no apology for making sure the party is financially secure, so these reforms are being phased over a five-year timescale."
In another mooted change, registered supporters - those who have registered their support but are not full party members - would be entitled to vote in leadership and mayoral elections "for a small fee".
There are currently around 20,000 such supporters and the party hopes to boost that number - partly as a counterweight to the votes of trade unionists, BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said.
Mr Miliband sought to reassure his parliamentary party, telling the Guardian newspaper: "They will continue to play an important role with their right to nominate, so it will be MPs that will decide who goes forward to the election in the country on the principle of one member one vote."
The BBC also understands that unions will retain 50% of the votes at the party's conference.
Veteran Labour MP Alan Johnson said he had been arguing for the changes since his time as Communication Workers Union general secretary.
"This is absolutely the right way to go," he told BBC News.
"We have a genuine one member, one vote system to elect our leader."
But the party's Glasgow South West MP Ian Davidson said: "There's been nobody in my constituency coming along and saying to me at this time of economic crisis, what we need is a reorganisation of the Labour Party."
'Same old Labour'Conservative party chairman Mr Shapps, however, suggested union members could outnumber ordinary members by 10 to one under the proposed changes.
He said: "Ed Miliband promised to loosen the trade union barons' grip on the Labour Party. But he has been too weak to deliver.
"Until now, the union barons could buy Labour's policies and pick Labour's leader. After these changes, it will be even easier for the union barons to buy Labour's policies and even easier to pick the leader."
He added: "Ed Miliband has shown he's too weak to stand up to the union barons who own him, too weak to stand up for hardworking people and too weak to offer a long-term economic plan to secure Britain's future."


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Sweet Snow Comes To Whitney
by Gilad Edelman | May 5, 2014 1:53 pm
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Put down the shovel and grab a spoon: Snow has returned to New Haven, just in time for summer. And it's pretty sweet.
Shaved snow is one of the treats on offer at SnoJoy Café, an Asian-style dessert place that opened Friday at 9 Whitney Ave. It starts as a huge frozen block of water, milk, and flavoring—strawberry, mango, taro, milk, or green tea—which is placed on an ice shaving machine. As the machine spins the block, it shaves off razor-thin ribbons of soft, sweet ice. The ice can then be topped with fruit or boba, sweet juicy beads that pop in your mouth. The result is sweet, faintly creamy, and refreshing, somewhere between ice cream and a snow cone.
The dessert, called xue hua bing in Chinese, originated in Taiwan, as did the idea for SnoJoy Café. Childhood friends Jolina Li (pictured) and Nina Xiao were on vacation in the dessert-crazy island last summer when they had the idea to open the restaurant.
"We realized in the States there's a shortage of dessert shops," said Li. "In Connecticut there's pretty much nothing but frozen yogurt."
That inspired them to open a place that would serve desserts that are all the rage in Taiwan but less common in the Constitution State. Another specialty: honey brick toast, a giant cube of sweetened, toasted bread stuffed and topped with piles of ice cream, fruit, and sweet sauces, meant for sharing.
In frozen yogurt-saturated New Haven, there may be room for a unique dessert snowflake.
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