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Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beastsby Emily Anthes
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For centuries, we've toyed with our creature companions, breeding dogs that herd and hunt, housecats that look like tigers, and teacup pigs that fit snugly in our handbags. But what happens when we take animal alteration a step further, engineering a cat that glows green under ultraviolet light or cloning the beloved family Labrador? Science has given us a whole new toolbox for tinkering with life. How are we using it?
In Frankenstein's Cat, the journalist Emily Anthes takes us from petri dish to pet store as she explores how biotechnology is shaping the future of our furry and feathered friends. As she ventures from bucolic barnyards to a "frozen zoo" where scientists are storing DNA from the planets most exotic creatures, she discovers how we can use cloning to protect endangered species, craft prosthetics to save injured animals, and employ genetic engineering to supply farms with disease-resistant livestock. Along the way, we meet some of the animals that are ushering in this astonishing age of enhancement, including sensor-wearing seals, cyborg beetles, a bionic bulldog, and the worlds first cloned cat.
Through her encounters with scientists, conservationists, ethicists, and entrepreneurs, Anthes reveals that while some of our interventions may be trivial (behold: the GloFish), others could improve the lives of many species — including our own. So what does biotechnology really mean for the world's wild things? And what do our brave new beasts tell us about ourselves?
With keen insight and her trademark spunk, Anthes highlights both the peril and the promise of our scientific superpowers, taking us on an adventure into a world where our grandest science fiction fantasies are fast becoming reality.
"Animals are fascinating if reluctant soldiers in the biotech revolution, writes journalist Anthes (Instant Egghead Guide: The Mind) in this witty and thought-provoking book. Scientists, it turns out, have produced cyborg cockroaches, genetically altered mice whose brains we can control, and goats that express commercial drugs in their milk. Bizarre, to be sure, but undoubtedly beneficial: animals play a crucial role in the development of myriad products that make life better for humans. But what about the creatures' quality of life? Many decry the use of animals in experiments (though Anthes points out that Americans spend billion 'every year eating animal flesh'), yet even Charles Darwin, a staunch opponent of animal cruelty, refused to 'condemn invasive animal research.' Still, that doesn't mean we shouldn't strive to make that invasion less intrusive. Anthes argues that we are making our way through the ethical thicket. Ever-tinier microprocessors, receivers, and batteries let us tag and track 'an ever-expanding menagerie of marine and terrestrial species,' from seals to bees and the currents and winds they travel on. Anthes is optimistic we will 'use our scientific superpowers wisely' to make life better for both the 'creatures that live in scientific labs and those that run them.' Agent: Abigail Koons, Park Literary Group." Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
"In a fascinating romp through laboratories, barns, and pet stores, science journo Emily Anthes interviews the innovators pushing biological limits, and offers elegant explanations of neuroscience and genetics." Ryan Jacobs, Mother Jones
"Charming...the science is accessible and so, mercifully, is the ethics…a breezy introduction to a complex and controversial issue." BBC Focus
"An elegant tour of the wild and fraught sideshow of animal biotechnology....Learned, entertaining and illuminating." Kirkus Reviews
"The book is a quick, often surprising review of current advances, giving accessible treatment to a weighty subject and employing clear descriptions of complex science. Anthes not only explores what is being done but also asks why and if it should be done. Along the way, the book reveals much about humans and our connections to animals and the world we all inhabit." Booklist
"With wit, high intelligence, and a lively writing style, Anthes portrays the new world of biotechnology — in which we control the bodies and brains of other animals — and the moral and philosophical issues so raised." Alan Lightman, bestselling author of Einsteins Dreams
A captivating journey into the wild world of altered animals.
These days, we personalize our pets, dressing our cats in Halloween costumes and creating dog breeds that best suit our lifestyles. But what happens when we alter a cats genes so it turns green under ultraviolet light, or when we clone the family Labrador?
In Frankenstein's Cat, Emily Anthes takes us from petri dish to pet store as she explores the world of animal biotechnology. With our new tech toolbox, we can transfer bits of DNA between species and augment an animals capabilities with electronic devices. Some of our "enhancements" are frivolous — reproducing a cherished pet is the ultimate vanity project — but others could have a real impact on our future. We can use cloning technology to protect endangered species, create state-of-the-art prostheses for injured animals, and stock farms with genetically engineered, disease-resistant livestock. As Anthes steers a live cockroach with a remote control, discovers companies churning out armies of mutant mice, and explores the efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth, she takes us on an adventure into a world where science fiction is fast becoming reality. What do these interventions mean for animals? And what do they say about us?
With irreverence and spunk, Anthes highlights the peril and promise tied to our scientific superpowers, and delivers a provocative book that will have everyone talking about the future of our feathered and furry friends.
About the Author
Emily Anthes is a journalist whose articles have appeared in Wired, Discover, Psychology Today, Slate, Scientific American, The Boston Globe, and other publications. She holds a masters degree in science writing from MIT and a bachelors degree in the history of science and medicine from Yale. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her dog, Milo.
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Personal: Son of Terry Greenlund . . . born on April 8, 1995 . . . majoring in exercise science.
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The Health Plan Identifier (HPID) is a standard, unique health plan identifier required by the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). On September 5, 2012 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the final rule (CMS-0040F) which adopts a unique identifier (HPID) for Health Plans. The Final Rule for Transactions and Codes Sets provides a definition for health plan at 45 CFR 160.103, which references 42 U.S. Code § 300gg–91 - Definitions. For the purposes of HPID enumeration, health plans are divided into controlling health plans and subhealth plans, two of several new terms introduced in the final rule. Other new terms include Other Entity Identifier (OEID); Health Plan and Other Entity Enumeration System (HPOES) and Health Insurance Oversight System (HIOS).
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Effective October 31, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of e-Health Standards and Services (OESS), the division of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) that is responsible for enforcement of compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) standard transactions, code sets, unique identifiers and operating rules, announces a delay, until further notice, in enforcement of 45 CFR 162, Subpart E, the regulations pertaining to health plan enumeration and use of the Health Plan Identifier (HPID) in HIPAA transactions adopted in the HPID final rule (CMS-0040-F).
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Alaniz, after redshirting his first season, went 8-3 with a 2.67 ERA and tied for the team lead in complete games with two. The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder struck out 94 batters in 108 innings. He is expected to again be a member of the Longhorns' starting rotation.
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Dan Schein
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Opening January 16, 7pm
Gallery Brandstrup Oslo welcomes the New Year with young American artist Dan Schein (1985). The exhibition follows his first solo exhibition in Europe, at Gallery Tom Christoffersen in Denmark in 2013. Schein's paintings are expressed figuratively and are expressionistically visualized. His technique is related to the modernization of the traditional oil painting, with a particular link to the expressionist movement in Germany in the 1900s.
At Galleri Brandstrup the range of Schein's paintings shown are influenced by motives arising from diverse narrative. In a mishmash of these stories and Schein's challenging painting technique, the exhibition creates a dynamic and exciting look at a young but rapidly established oeuvre.
The motives may seem like frozen scenarios, stopped in the middle of an ongoing action. In the large formats, the viewer is drawn into situations that are both comical and dramatic, but also striking in their everyday surroundings. This appears also in the work Nothing Grows, showing two distressed farmers who desperately throw themselves over their land with dark and barren soil. As the title implies, the motive takes place somewhere in a rural culture, which is a recurring motif in all of Schein paintings. There is a black sense of humor diffusing all his works, which can be seen in the painting Head Off in a macabre scenario that unfolds between two people and a scythe.
In Schein's work humans have distinct visual features reminiscent of our melancholy, desperate and ravenous qualities. The Danish-German Die Brücke painter Emil Nolde is comparable with the masked faces in his paintings, which as in Schein's artistry, is supported by an expressionist painting technique. The thick and uncured lines of oil paint, creates a new dimension in the human ways and expressions; because as the frozen action among these people seem immanent, this tendency is also supported in Schein's technical process. His underlying interest in the impulsive is a general propensity in his work. The paintings are rarely constructed from processed sketches, but in the actual process of creating his art is characterized by an intentional unfinished.
Schein is seen in connection with the Expressionist tradition, both in terms of the formal qualities of the paintings, but also in his use of the spiritual landscape. The surrounding countryside is the counterpoint of urbanity; however Schein portrays landscapes that are in stark contrast to the idealization of unspoilt countryside established throughout art history. This tendency in Schein's artistry can be seen in the context of Edvard Munch's use of the visual qualities of the landscape. For comparison, the surroundings in Schein's paintings are reflections of man's inner emotions, which are supported by the subjects' action. But to Schein the rural nature is not untouched and clean, but clearly marked; a landscape that gives the viewer a metaphorical insight into human emotions.
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LA SCUOLA DI FURIO Holiday Home is a small holiday complex in a very quiet countryside (within the Parco delle Cerbaie) overlooking a green valley. We rent our welcoming, comfortable and functional apartments and villa for holidays, weekends, short and long stays. You can stay in a relaxing location, out of the hustle and bustle of the tourist craze and still reach in less than 1 hour almost every popular destination in Tuscany (Lucca, Pisa, Vinci, San Gimignano, Florence, the beach). So, in the morning you can have a massage by the pool, take a walk to the little country shops or go to the supermarkets in Fucecchio (5 kms) with your car, then visit one or more tourist attraction in Tuscany, come back to enjoy a swim our fantastic pool (12x6), relax in the large equipped garden sipping an aperitivo while the tomato sauce boils in the kitchen, then have a relaxing dinner in the garden alfresco with your loved ones and a night cap when the children are in bed. The 6 apartments (all equipped with AC) in the former school building have 1, 2 or 4 bedrooms while Villa Maura (equipped with AC) offers some more comforts and sleeps up to 6. Parking inside the property. Nice country pizzeria / restaurant at walking distance. Free Wi-Fi.
*Everyday Life*
A big plus for all our guests is that we live nearby. We will welcome you, show you around, provide maps of the area and give you a list of restaurants - based on our personal experience - and enjoyable excursions. We are always on hand if you need us but we will leave you to your well deserved holiday!
We sometimes see that families arrive here with their car full of groceries and food (after maybe a long journey under the hot Italian summer sun). Please note that most of the food you buy at home is available also here. Local supermarket Coop is open from 8AM to 9PM every day except Sunday; and 9AM to 8 PM on every other Sunday. Another supermarket, Conad, is open from 8AM to 8PM and also every Sunday morning from 9AM to 12.30AM. And another smaller grocery shop, Gelsastore, is open any day of the year from 4 in the morning to 1 at night (fresh bread on Sundays, too)!
At 1,1 kms there is Il RitroVino di Caino, that sells good quality local food, cheese, extra virgin olive oil and wine. You can stop for a cappuccino and pastries in the morning and have breakfast there or buy fresh bread also on Sundays!
* Market *
A medley of colors and scents awaits you every Wednesday morning in Fucecchio in Piazza XX Settembre.
One of the reasons to rent a holiday accommodation is that you can cook your own food and avoid eating out. You can shop at farmers' markets, try local recipes, keep your children entertained while cooking... But sometimes you just want to relax and unwind with a nice glass of wine and let others cook! Among other local area information, we will give you a list of nearby restaurants (one of them is at walking distance!) we usually go to! And we will be happy to call and reserve a table for you, if you like!
*Farmers' Market Agripolis*
Local organic and quality food in Piazza Montanelli every third Saturday of the month, 4PM - 7PM
*Palio di Fucecchio (horse race)*
Every year since 1981, there is this horse race in Fucecchio. The town is divided into contrade (just like Siena!). You will spend your holidays at La Scuola di Furio Holiday Home, so in contrada Torre, whose colours are white and blue. It is a brilliant experience. Before THE day, there are lots of dining occasions in each contrada, sometimes al fresco, in order to spend nice time together, get to know each other and have a home style meal with some good wine. The date of the event is usually the third Sunday of May. In the morning you can attend the historical parade with its lively display of 1200 persons in rich locally made costumes along the streets of Fucecchio. The 3 afternoon races take place at la Buca del Palio (Via Fratelli Rosselli in Fucecchio). Palio might last until sunset! The races only last a minute or two, so you have to spend some time in Fucecchio beforehand, soaking up the atmosphere and the rivalry between the different districts, each of which is represented in the first two races. For a fucecchiese, Palio is like Football World Cup for Italians! The date for 2015 is the 24th of May!
*Infiorata di Corpus Domini (flower carpets)*:
On the Sunday of Corpus Domini the streets of historic Fucecchio are covered by beautiful floral carpets. In Fucecchio the custom of sprinkling the streets with flowers and forest sprigs compose sacred figures, dates back to the 30es but it was only in 1990 that the Flower Festival has become a tradition.
The carpet of flowers are displayed in the old city centre, starting from and coming back to the Collegiate Church. The materials used are many varieties of seasonal flowers (poppies, brooms, carnations, roses ...) and many other type of natural material (grapes, coffee, wood chips ...).
*Padule di Fucecchio, a bird watchers' paradise*
The Padule di Fucecchio is the largest non-coastal marshland area in Italy (around 1,800 hectares!).
The Padule is one of the last refuges for many plant species (the yellow floating heart or water fringe, now very rare in Tuscany, or white and yellow pondlilies, etc.), and is a big attraction for birdwatching enthusiasts, especially during the spring migration. Over 150 species can be observed throughout the year, at least fifty of which are nesting birds. Of particular interest are the herons, which nest in colonies, and migratory birds like the stilt bird, crane and black stork. There are 9 nature trails in the marshes, most on foot, some by car.
*Events Calendar 2015*
Palio dei Bambini - Children Festival in Fucecchio 17th May 2015
Palio dei Cavalli - Medieval Parade and Horse Race 24th May 2015 in Fucecchio
Infiorata - Flower Carpets 6th June 2015 in Fucecchio
Toscana - Arcobaleno d Estate 20th of June 2015 all over Tuscany
Lucca Summer Festival - Bob Dylan + Francesco De Gregori 1st July 2015 in Lucca
Pistoia Blues Festival - Counting Crows 3th July 2015 in Pistoia
Lucca Summer Festival - John Legend 5th July 2015 in Lucca
Lucca Summer Festival - Los Lobos 7th July 2015 in Lucca
Pistoia Blues Festival - Hozier 7th July 2015 in Pistoia
Lucca Summer Festival - Paolo Nutini 8th July 2015 in Lucca
Lucca Summer Festival - The Script 9th July 2015 in Lucca
Lucca Summer Festival - Billy Idol Kings and Queens of the Underground Tour 2015 10th July 2015 in Lucca
Lucca Summer Festival - Elton John And His Band 11th July 2015 in Lucca
Pistoia Blues Festival - Passenger 15th July 2015 in Pistoia
Mercantia: a medieval international festival of street theater in Certaldo from the 15th to the 19th July 2015
Pistoia Blues Festival - The Darkness and Black Label Society 18th July 2015 in Pistoia
Pistoia Blues Festival - Dream Theater 19th July 2015 in Pistoia
Lucca Summer Festival - Ms Lauryn Hill 20th July 2015 in Lucca
Pistoia Blues Festival - Santana 21st July 2015 in Pistoia
Lucca Summer Festival - Mark Knopfler An evening With Mark Knopfler and Band 22nd July 2015 in Lucca
Lucca Summer Festival - Robbie Williams Let Me Entertain You Tour 23rd July 2015 in Lucca
Pistoia Blues Festival - Sting 24th July 2015 in Pistoia
Lucca Summer Festival - Fedez and J-Ax 24th July 2015 in Lucca
Lucca Summer Festival - Lenny Kravitz Strut Tour 26th July 2015 in Lucca
Lucca Summer Festival - Snoop Dog + Marcus Miller, 28th July 2015 in Lucca
Salamarzana - Medieval Festival the second weekend of September 2015 in Fucecchio! The city will be animated by fiery warhorses, fearless knights, noblemen, ladies, artisans and merchants, common people and peasants, flag wavers and crossbowmen, musicians and jesters... By magic they will bring back the mysterious and magic Middle Ages in Fucecchio.
Teatro Le Mulina in Florence - David Gilmour 15th of September 2015
Mandela Forum in Florence - Mika 30th September 2015
Mandela Forum in Florence - Eros Ramazzotti 12th October 2015
*Events Calendar 2016*
Fiera del Gusto - Food Festival in Fucecchio 25 April 2016
On arrival you will receive information regarding pool rules when you collect the keys. The pool rules are also stated on posters in the holiday home, and for your own health and safety it is important that you follow these rules. Otherwise, La Scuola srl cannot be held responsible for any inconveniences.
I was born in Fucecchio and I have been living here all of my life. Even if I have been working in the fashion industry for more than 20 years now, I am more and more interested in the holiday rental world. I also attended a course to become a professional manager in hospitality and tourism management; it was fun to come back to school. I post something new everyday on our facebook page, just look for lascuoladifurio !
Ms. Tiziana Fierli purchased this apartment in 1998
My father bought this property in the late '90. It was in such a state! No heating, no electricity, no running water! He started to restore it (with Italian burocracy, this process can take a lot of time and even more patience!), then came with this idea: 'Why don't we rent to tourists?'. At that time (pre-internet era for me) I thought it was a terrible idea. 'Tourists in Fucecchio? This is not going to happen!'. How wrong I was!
It is easy to fall in love with this location! Splendid views over a tranquil valley, fantastic pool. Real possibility of reaching from nearby Empoli train station: Florence in 24 minutes, Pisa in 28 minutes and Siena in 45 minutes (stress free solution), or Lucca in under 30 minutes by car.
I booked this property for a 10 days to celebrate my fiancée's 40th birthday.
On arrival we were met by Tizzania and Walter. They gave us big smiles, quickly completed the paperwork, provided tons of maps and tips and gave us easy directions to a local supermarket.
The property is in the beautiful Tuscan countryside but close to many different sights. Lucca is at a very short distance (we went there twice) and also visited Florence, Pisa and Siena.
On my request, the owner provided a bouquet of flowers and chocolate for my fiancée's birthday, a really nice touch. She also helped me arranging a massage session with a nice masseuse, how thoughtful of her! No request was too much trouble for them!
The apartment was very clean and well equipped with sufficient crockery. The garden is very well-kept and the pool is very clean and its area is nice.
We went to a couple of restaurants in the area they suggested and the advice provided was helpful (Osteria No. 1 is very good!). We hope we can come back once we are married!
We love this place. We first visited in 2008 with our baby son and returned in June 2011 with our son now four and our baby daughter. The apartments are immaculately clean, well equipped and comfortable, The grounds are beautiful and well maintained, The facilities are great - there really is everything you need, including a washing machine. The pool area is the best we have experienced in 10 years of independent holidaying in Italy. It is clean, well kept and set slightly away from the house making it safer when young children are wandering around on the lawns. Tiziana and Walter could not be more helpful and they provide helpful information about the surrounding area. I would recommend La Scuola to anyone.
This was a very well equipped apartment with beautiful countryside and views also great restaurants nearby and good shopping for groceries.
The pool area is beautiful and so relaxing
La Scuola oli meie Toskaana reisi staap ja puhkepaik, asudes looduskaunis kohas ja pakkudes silmailu vaadetega mäenõlvadele, viinamarjaistandustele ja metsatukkadele. Avarad ja maitsekad köögiga apartemendid ja mõnusalt jahutav bassein vaatega mäenõlvadele suurendavad selle koha võlu.
Asukohalt jääb mugavalt Toskaana keskele, Pisa ja Firenze vahele ning seetõttu võimaldab paljudesse sihtkohtadesse jõuda liigse ajakuluta.
La Scuola omanikud on suurepärane näide itaalia külalislahkusest ja vastutulelikkusest. Meie puhkuse parimaks õnnestumiseks pakuti abi ka vaatamisväärsuste kohta info jagamisega ja teiste kasulike näpunäidetega.
Tiziana ja Walter, südamlikud tänud teile!!
Our apartment at La Scoula was simply wonderful. It was a good size, with an excellent kitchen & bathroom and the bedroom was comfortable and quiet. We were centrally located for exploration to many places in Tuscany, including Lucca, Siena, Pisa, Florence, San Miniata, Pistoia, Cinque Terre, the Ligura Alps (like Abetone), as well as many other charming villages and regions.
The owners were most accommodating and willing to help us with a wide variety of our needs. The information book is a great guide for locations, restaurants, and other attractions. We appreciated the time they took to advise us and make recommendations.
Our only challenge was the poor internet connection and we spent many unnecessary hours trying to connect or stay connected. Otherwise our visit was just perfect and we highly recommend this property to anyone wanting to spend time in Toscana.
Elegant spotlessly clean apartments situated in wonderful grounds with spectacular views. It's really quiet and calming and you can't help but have a huge grin when you first look down over the rolling hills and Cyprus trees!
The pool is out of this world, with the added bonus a huge BBQ to take advantage of the yummy local food and wine. Tiziana is a great host that provides you with some really invaluable information about what to see, local events and even the weather report. She's really friendly but will let you get on with your holiday in peace while being a text message away if you need help of advice.
The location is spot on for exploring, being central to all the major places just between Pisa and Florence.
It was a home away form home for us and I wished we could stay longer.
Fucecchio is not yet well known, but its location is ideal for those wanting to combine relax, getting lost in the countryside, the Italian culture, the delicious food, adventurous activities and charming day trips.
In less than an hour you can reach the beautiful walled town of Lucca; the world famous leaning tower of Pisa; Leonardo's birthplace Vinci; Florence - the jewel of Renaissance, home of Michelangelo's David and Ponte Vecchio -; the nice hill town of San Miniato; taste the Chianti wines, stroll on the golden beaches in Versilia or visit the Vespa museum in Pontedera. Driving to medieval gems Siena, Monteriggioni, San Gimignano and Volterra takes a little more than one hour.
La Scuola Di Furio Holiday Home is set inside the Cerbaie Natural Park, with trekking trails and picnic areas.
*Circolo Torre is a nice country cafè / restaurant /pizzeria (also take-away) at walking distance
*Il Cacciatore, *Il Cavavoglie and *Osteria Numero Uno are some of the good country restaurants within a very short drive.
*I' RitroVino di Caino has bakery products, ice creams, extra virgin olive oil, wine, cheese and other yummy local products. Fresh bread also on Sunday morning!
*Gelsastore is a cafè, pizzeria and grocery shop offering a comprehensive range of goods, including groceries, fresh bread (also on Sundays), fresh fruit and vegetables, food to go and alcohol open from 4AM to 1AM!
*Free unlimited Wi-Fi.
*Spa services available on site.
Other Activities:
*Prada and various shoes/bags/clothes outlet shops in Fucecchio.
* Possibility to attend the local gym club.
* Special discounted price at a private beach in Versilia!!!
*Pistoia Zoo
Home of over 600 animals including about 65 species of mammals, 40 species of birds and 30 of reptiles.
*Botanical Gardens of Parco delle Mura - Lucca
Open from April to the end of October from 10 AM
*Whale and dolphin watching trips in Viareggio
Day long whale and dolphin watching trips in the Pelagos sanctuary with the only Tuscan licensed guide. From 6 to 20 persons per boat with lunch provided.
*Kayak Trips on Massaciuccoli Lake, near Viareggio
Courses and excursions in kayaks on Lake Massaciuccoli with Circolo Kayak Airone. 10 single kayaks and 1 Canadian kayak available for use.
*Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli Park
One of the two regional parks in Tuscany. The park extends along the coast of Pisa and Lucca. Activities include horse riding, guided nature walks, bicycle tours and bird watching on lake Massaciuccoli.
*Museo Piaggio 'Giovanni Alberto Agnelli'
Vespas, automobile and locomotive museum. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 AM to 6 PM.
*Pinocchio Park and Villa Garzoni Gardens
Pinocchio based theme park in the medieval village of Collodi, birthplace of the author Carlo Lorenzini of the adventures of Pinocchio.
Beautiful Villa Garzoni Gardens
Learn and get to know butterflies at Collodi Butterfly House
*Inspiring Ideas for a Rainy Day: Caverns and Caves
Antro del Corchia: Corchia's cavern
Marble caves on the southern slope of the Corchia Mountain (1678 ms). Guided tours available in July, August and first half of September.
Grotta del Vento
Situated in the centre of the Apuan Alps' Natural Park, this is one of the most complete European caves, presenting an extraordinary variety of phenomena which are outlined with competence and precision by expert speleological guides. One, two or three hour tours to discover stalactites and stalagmites, polychrome flowstone, alabaster curtains and crystal-brimmed lakes at Grotta del Vento.
* Golf. There are various clubs in Tuscany. Choose from:
- A.S. Montecatini Golf Club in Monsummano Terme
- Club de Golf Fontevivo San Miniato in San Miniato
- Montelupo Golf Club in Montelupo Fiorentino
- Le Pavoniere Golf Country Club in Prato
- Castelfalfi Golf Country Club in Montaione
- Golf Club Poggio Vittorio in Lastra a Signa
You will need a car to reach La Scuola and to benefit from your stay here. We'll send you detailed driving directions.
If you have questions, need anything at the facility or if you need help, just ask! Please inform us immediately. This is the only way we can correct any shortcomings quickly.
|Rental Period
|Minimum Price
|Additional Nights
|Weekend Night
|Event Price
Summer Start at La Scuola
9 May 2015 - 26 Jun 2015
3 night minimum stay
for 3 nights
Summer Sun at La Scuola
27 Jun 2015 - 28 Aug 2015
14 night minimum stay
for 14 nights
Wine Grape Harvest Time
29 Aug 2015 - 30 Oct 2015
3 night minimum stay
for 3 nights
31 Oct 2015 - 25 Mar 2016
90 night minimum stay
for 90 nights
Springtime in Tuscany
26 Mar 2016 - 29 Apr 2016
3 night minimum stay
for 3 nights
Summer Start at La Scuola
30 Apr 2016 - 1 Jul 2016
3 night minimum stay
for 3 nights
Summer Sun at La Scuola
2 Jul 2016 - 2 Sep 2016
14 night minimum stay
for 14 nights
Wine Grape Harvest Time
3 Sep 2016 - 28 Oct 2016
3 night minimum stay
for 3 nights
My Standard Rate
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
|Refundable Damage Deposit
|Cleaning fee
|Stay tax
|€1.00 per night, per person. This amount will be due to the owner upon arrival. Does not apply to children under 14 years.
The Tourist Tax is not included (1,00 euro per person/per night, maximum of 6 nights, children under 14 free). The Tourist Tax is levied on behalf of the municipality of Fucecchio separately.
We at La Scuola Holiday Home advise all our guests to purchase travel insurance to indemnify them against any costs that they may incur as a result of unavoidable changes in their travel plans.
A 25% non-refundable deposit is due when booking. Balance to be paid 2 months prior arrival.
Please note that full payment will be required for any bookings made within 70 days of the start of the rental date. Payments accepted also through credit card (plus 3% credit card charge). Any charges incurred for bank transfer payments must be met by you.
Please Note: The owner of this property accepts payment in the original currency specified (EUR), before use of conversion tool. The conversion tool is provided for your convenience only. The owner may accept other currencies if specifically agreed in advance.
Learn more about this holiday rental at the owner's website:


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Flow Link It Power
10,000 - 50,000 downloads
- More original than others
- Great puzzle game
- Fun
- Didn't find any. Did you?
+ By Easymobi
"Nozzle Link"
Reviewed by Anna Grace / Sep 20, 2012
Connect the same colors together in order to advance the levels
In Link It Power, the goal is to connect the pieces of the same color together. How? Use your finger to drag the box and connect all the nozzles to power cells of the same color so as to pass the level.
This is, overall, a simple puzzle game: you need to figure out the way of connecting these two pieces, even though it might seem very challenging sometimes, but there's always a way of doing it. The design is also simple, nothing spectacular but adequate to the game and the animations are smooth.
Easymobi is the developer of Link It Power and other colorful and casual games for Android you can also enjoy playing. This one is maybe more original than your typical bubble shooting so we recommend that you try it out and see it for yourself.
Fed up with these boring, old-fashioned link up games?
It's time to try this one, the new, better Power Cell Linkup.
Redefine the linkup game, ensure a completely different game experience. You will need to think differently for different levels.
Teleports, Transmissible Glass, Reflective Mirror, Dyeing Machine, Revolving Gate, Wall Mirroring... plenty of gadgets and tools, come and join the game.
Power Cell Linkup, it is a revolutionary link up game you never thought of.
How to play:
1. the goal is still very simple,
try your best to connect power sources to power cells with the same colour,
2. tutorial levels are sandwiched in the game!
Start to play this game and boost your brain power.
Key words:
Linkup, Power Cell Link Up, Fruit Link Link Go, Vegetables Link Up, Link Link, Connect'Em, electric box, Power Source, Power Cell, Teleports, Transmissible Glass, Reflective Mirror, Dyeing Machine, Revolving Gate, Wall Mirroring, puzzle game, leisure game.
Fix Operation Exception.
Some lists where this application appears: Reviewed by Anna Grace.
Big glitch in the game. had to uninstall!!! Do not download!!!!
I have this on my phone. I decided to get it on my tablet for a bigger view. The app is even more glitchy than on my phone.
It's like a block on a block. :(:(:( even my mom's is like that. :(:(:( pleas fix. This is my first comment. If you have a tablet this game is not recommended for you.
I can't beat 49 i flew thru the rest them but now I am stuck plz help
levels are tricky but it's fun :) level 38...I'm stuck )! help! still giving 5 stars for awesomeness haha
Excllnt work


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The Magazine
The Consequences of Failure in Iraq
They would be awful. But failure can still be averted.
Jan 15, 2007, Vol. 12, No. 17 • By REUEL MARC GERECHT
There are, fortunately, still many places in Iraq where Shiite and Sunni Arabs are not killing each other. In Baghdad, this is less the case precisely because Baghdad is the center of power. The Iraqi Sunni identity as it has developed since the fall of the Ottoman Empire is in many ways all about Baghdad. The centripetal eminence of the city for them is far greater than for the Shiites--even for the Shiites of the "Sadr City" ghetto, who have provided the manpower for the worst of the capital's Shiite militias. The Sunni insurgency and holy war have always been more about maintaining Sunni power than about repelling infidel invaders. They stand in sharp contrast to the great Shiite rebellion of 1920, which was a reaction against the religiously intolerable dominion of the British in Mesopotamia, not a Shiite assertion of power among the Arab denizens of what soon became Iraq.
Breaking the back of the Sunni insurgency has always meant denying the rejectionist Sunni Arab camp (possibly a pretty large slice of the city's Sunni population) any hope of dominating Baghdad and thus the country. If the Americans undertake this task, the Sunni Arab population, especially those who don't back the insurgents and the holy warriors, will sustain relatively little damage. We know how to clear Sunni neighborhoods in the capital--we've just never had the American manpower to hold what we've cleared. However, if the Shiites end up doing this (and it will be the Shiite militias that do it, not the Iraqi army, which would likely fall apart pretty quickly once U.S. military forces started withdrawing from the capital), the Sunni Arab population of Baghdad is going to get pulverized. The Sunni and Shiite migration we've so far seen from Baghdad is just a trickle compared with the exodus when these two communities battle en masse for the city and the country's new identity.
If we leave Iraq any time soon, the battle for Baghdad will probably lead to a conflagration that consumes all of Arab Iraq, and quite possibly Kurdistan, too. Once the Shia become both badly bloodied and victorious, raw nationalist and religious passions will grow. A horrific fight with the Sunni Arabs will inevitably draw in support from the ferociously anti-Shiite Sunni religious establishments in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and on the Shiite side from Iran. It will probably destroy most of central Iraq and whet the appetite of Shiite Arab warlords, who will by then dominate their community, for a conflict with the Kurds. If the Americans stabilize Arab Iraq, which means occupying the Sunni triangle, this won't happen.
A strong, aggressive American military presence in Iraq can probably halt the radicalization of the Shiite community. Imagine an Iraq modeled on the Lebanese Hezbollah and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. The worst elements in the Iranian regime are heavily concentrated in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps and the Ministry of Intelligence, the two organizations most active inside Iraq. The Lebanese Hezbollah is also present giving tutorials. These forces need increasing strife to prosper. Imagine Iraqi Shiites, battle-hardened in a vicious war with Iraq's Arab Sunnis, spiritually and operationally linking up with a revitalized and aggressive clerical dictatorship in Iran. Imagine the Iraqi Sunni Islamic militants, driven from Iraq, joining up with groups like al Qaeda, living to die killing Americans. Imagine the Hashemite monarchy of Jordan overwhelmed with hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Sunni Arab refugees. The Hashemites have been lucky and clever since World War II. They've escaped extinction several times. Does anyone want to take bets that the monarchy can survive the implantation of an army of militant, angry Iraqi Sunni Arabs? For those who believe that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process is the epicenter of the Middle East, the mass migration of Iraq's Sunni Arabs into Jordan will bury what small chances remain that the Israelis and Palestinians will find an accommodation. With Jordan in trouble, overflowing with viciously anti-American and anti-Israeli Iraqis, peaceful Palestinian evolution on the West Bank of the Jordan river is about as likely as the discovery of the Holy Grail.
The repercussions throughout the Middle East of the Sunni-Shiite clash in Iraq are potentially so large it's difficult to digest. Sunni Arabs in Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia will certainly view a hard-won and bloody Shiite triumph in Iraq as an enormous Iranian victory. The Egyptians or the Saudis or both will go for their own nukes. What little chance remains for the Americans and the Europeans to corral peacefully the clerical regime's nuclear-weapons aspirations will end with a Shiite-Sunni death struggle in Mesopotamia, which the Shia will inevitably win. The Israelis, who are increasingly likely to strike preemptively the major Iranian nuclear sites before the end of George Bush's presidency, will feel even more threatened, especially when the Iranian regime underscores its struggle against the Zionist enemy as a means of compensating for its support to the bloody Shiite conquest in Iraq. With America in full retreat from Iraq, the clerical regime, which has often viewed terrorism as a tool of statecraft, could well revert to the mentality and tactics that produced the bombing of Khobar Towers in 1996. If the Americans are retreating, hit them.
That would not be just a radical Shiite view; it was the learned estimation of Osama bin Laden and his kind before 9/11. It's questionable to argue that the war in Iraq has advanced the radical Sunni holy war against the United States. There should be no question, however, that an American defeat in Mesopotamia would be the greatest psychological triumph ever for anti-American jihadists. Al Qaeda and its militant Iraqi allies could dominate western Iraq for years--it could take awhile for the Shiites to drive them out. How in the world could the United States destroy these devils when it no longer had forces on the ground in Anbar? Air power? Would we helicopter Special Forces from aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf into a distant war zone when our intelligence information on this desert region was--as it would surely be--somewhere between poor and nonexistent? Images of Desert One in 1980 come to mind. Neither Jordan nor Kuwait may be eager to lend its airfields for American operations that intend to kill Sunnis who are killing Shiites.
What successes we've had in both Iraq and Afghanistan have come from our having boots on the ground. There is simply no way in hell the CIA or military intelligence will have reliable collection programs once the United States significantly draws down. Are we going to reinvade Western Iraq? Senators John Kerry and Barack Obama say they would've been tougher on al Qaeda than the Bush administration. One wonders how they would prove that in Iraq after the Americans leave. Give weaponry to a radicalized Shiite army slaughtering Sunnis on its western march toward the Jordanian border?
All of this may be too abstract for most Democrats and many Republicans. Americans are particularly weak when it comes to understanding and empathizing with folks who express their love of God through death. But these things matter to Islamic holy warriors and those who have the psychological profile of would-be martyrs. We had better hope that America's counterterrorist measures are sufficient to block the likely substantial increase in jihadist recruits. Rest assured that with America in retreat, and the Iraqi Shia slowly grinding the Sunni Arabs into the dust, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are unlikely to be helpful in the war on terrorism. The Egyptian and Saudi reflex to support militant fundamentalists in times of stress (even as they also repress them) will surely shift into hyperdrive as Cairo and Riyadh grow ever more fearful of an Iranian-led Shiite offensive. The Egyptians and the Saudis, the two intellectual powerhouses for Arab jihadism against the United States, are likely to view a Shiite conquest of Iraq that creates hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Sunni Arab refugees in the same light as Iran's Islamic revolution.
More than any other event, that revolution provoked a global Wahhabi and Salafi missionary movement to counter the spread of Iranian-led radical Islam, which in turn set the stage for the rise of bin Ladenism. Combine a Shiite triumph in Iraq with a resurgent hard core in Iran who may soon acquire nuclear weaponry, and the provocative possibilities of a shattered Iraq could be even greater than those of the Islamic revolution in 1979. And with a U.S. defeat in Mesopotamia, the reborn Taliban movement in Afghanistan and Pakistan, too, will gain ground.
It is hard to imagine any event that could give the virulently anti-American Islamists in these two countries more inspiration and hope. Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is already cutting deals with al Qaeda-supporting tribes along the border with Afghanistan. Is it really reasonable to imagine, as many Democrats apparently do, that the United States, its European allies, and the Afghans and Pakistanis who like us will become stauncher in the defense of Afghanistan after the Americans abandon Iraq? Isn't it much more likely that the Taliban, al Qaeda, and General Musharraf will see things just the other way round? Will the Russians and Chinese, who increasingly are engaging in nefarious practices in the Middle East and elsewhere, be so gracious as to not exploit America's flight from Iraq? Russia has already become an assassination-happy rogue state that sells antiaircraft missiles, which could only be used against the United States and Israel, to Tehran. Soviet patterns in the Middle East are returning.
It is in our power to prevent these awful scenarios. We should have taken great hope in the recent refusal of Grand Ayatollah Sistani to bless a "unity" government that might well have led to violent strife among the Shia--a surefire recipe for destroying the country. Sistani's refusal to endorse this plan effectively killed it. The good and indispensable news: Sistani's power isn't dead. Even Sadr's men are still making pilgrimages to see the old man. Almost politically neutered after Sunni militants blew up the Golden Shrine at Samarra in February 2006, the cleric and the peaceful Shiite consensus he represents are still alive. On the Shiite side, men of moderation still have the power of moral suasion and tradition.
No one on the Shiite side has publicly challenged Sistani's support for democracy. There are certainly many men in the dominant Shiite political parties who would privately prefer some kind of religiously oriented dictatorship. But as Thomas Friedman once insightfully remarked, it's what people say publicly in the Muslim Middle East that matters. In public, Shiite support for democratic government appears as strong today as it was before the attack on the Golden Shrine, the event that caused Shiite forbearance against Sunni Arab depredations to run out.
By contrast, the question that remains open is whether the United States can take the pounding from the Sunni insurgents and holy warriors and stay true to its original mission. Despite his mistakes and his poor choices in personnel, President Bush has kept faith with the Iraqi people. He has fought the good and honorable fight. He has clearly seen the future if we falter. We can only hope that in America's coming great battle for Baghdad, both he and Sistani prove victorious.
Reuel Marc Gerecht is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a contributing editor to THE WEEKLY STANDARD. He served on an expert working group of the Baker Hamilton Commission.


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951 miles in the new Rolls Royce Wraith
Ollie Marriage has a dinner appointment in Vienna. And the keys to the latest Rolls…
Posted: 19 Sep 2013
10.25am. More Belgium
Having consumed a litre of orange juice and some leftover cold coffee, I need a comfort break. Nothing more than that, so I choose one of those lesser aires that do without fuel and shops and restaurants. Also toilets. The smell around the perimeter...
10.59am. Germany!
Glad to see the back of Belgium, it was boring. And smelly. In fact the whole route has little to recommend it. What is making this worth doing isn't the scenery or the roads, but the car. The Wraith, this enveloping cocoon of luxury andpower, elevates this from a drive into an experience. It's majestic.
11.14am. Julich, slightly further into Germany
Must have got giddy thinking about derestricted autobahns. Have missed a turning and am now not on an autobahn at all. Proper service is resumed five minutes later. But it's also raining, so the derestriction doesn't apply. No matter.


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United States President Barack Obama's visit to India in November will have "deliverables" although the agenda for his trip is still evolving, a senior State Department official has said.
Speaking at a media briefing P.J. Crowley, State Department spokesman, said he could not confirm any specifics regarding what the key elements of the President's trip would be, but "I won't rule out that there will be... deliverables, as we call them, when you have presidential travel to critical countries". Mr. Crowley added that he was aware that the agenda is still being developed for his trip.
In response to a question from The Hindu on whether the nuclear liability bill, the easing of export control restrictions and the future of India's role in Afghanistan would feature in the discussions, Mr. Crowley said, "I am anticipating a broad agenda, [and] would not be surprised if some of the issues that you have ticked off are part of that discussion." He noted that India as a global player would also be essential in solving the climate change challenge.
Rational Strategy
Responding to a question on what steps the U.S. could take to assuage any anxieties that India might have regarding the denouement in Afghanistan, Mr. Crowley reiterated that the U.S. was "pursuing a regional strategy, which is why we have expanded our discussions with other countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and other countries in the region, and we are not ruling out cooperation with Iran when it comes to Afghanistan".
Arguing that the U.S. expected India to develop its own relationship with Afghanistan, the spokesman said it could not be seen within a "zero-sum calculation". He said that if the countries in the region developed trading relationships and economic interests, that could have an impact on reducing regional tensions.
Keywords: India U.S. relations, Obama India visit, Barack Obama


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Worldwide Forensic Casework Revenues Grow Significantly
PRINCETON, N.J. May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orchid Cellmark Inc. (Nasdaq: ORCH), a leading worldwide provider of identity DNA testing services, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2009.
Total revenues were $14.0 million for the first quarter of 2009 compared to $14.5 million for the first quarter of 2008, despite the adverse impact of foreign exchange rates which reduced U.K. revenues by 27%. On a constant dollar basis, total revenues for the first quarter of 2009 increased 13% compared to the first quarter of 2008. U.S. and U.K. forensic casework revenues increased 40% and 26% respectively on a dollar basis over the first quarter of 2008. The growth in forensic case work revenues was offset by a substantial decrease in the federal CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) and state DNA databases business.
In British pounds, U.K. revenues for the first quarter of 2009 rose 39% compared to the first quarter of 2008, primarily as a result of a 74% increase in U.K. forensic casework revenues. The revenue gains were partially offset by decreased revenues for PACE (Police and Criminal Evidence Act) and paternity testing, and the expected lower volumes of animal DNA testing for scrapie susceptibility. In dollars, total U.K.-based revenues for the first quarter of 2009 increased by approximately 1% over the first quarter of 2008.
In the U.S., the company revenues were driven by a 40% increase in forensic casework business and a 4% increase in revenues for paternity testing. These gains were offset by a 68% decrease in CODIS business, which the company believes to be a temporary decline as state backlogs continue to build. The company believes a contributing factor to these backlogs is the transition in the biddin
|SOURCE Orchid Cellmark Inc.
Copyright©2009 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved


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Results tagged "ebooks" from WorldCat Blog
You might have already noticed this--it's been available for a few weeks now. But for the record, wanted to let you know...Now you can select multiple facets when you search WorldCat.org, thanks to new checkboxes in the left side "narrow by format" column in the brief results display.
Here's an example, of how it can help:
I did a search on CYBER MONDAY and got 91 items returned.
Then I refined my search by simply checking the "eBook" format checkbox, and the results went from 91 to two (2): Santa Shops on eBay and futureconsumer.com: the webolution of shopping to 2010. Interesting to note on that last title--it was written in 2001. I am curious to read it, to see how many of the predictions came true.
But wait! There's more! The terms used to describe facets have also been updated to include additional information to help you more quickly identify the items you're looking for. For example, "internet resource" has now been broken down into smaller chunks, such as "downloadable image" and "web site" (See it in the classic WorldCat developer search for "dogs.")
No go forth and search! Faster! And more powerfully.
Just in time for those final research essays of the term. Or Cyber Monday shopping. You choose!
Since we installed the new icons on WorldCat.org, it's easier for users to identify what kind of material they are looking at.
Instead of seeing something like: Internet Resource, Book, Computer File
You see:
What is yet to come, is a way to make it easier for users to find these items. We're working on that.
Here are some of my favorite searches on worldcat.org:
English stuff that might be (but not always depending on copyright) free*
This is how I find some e-content items today, but it's likely to change eventually:
We are constantly refining and looking at item types that we might be missing or misrepresenting. If you see something, please let us know.
*These searches are not 100% accurate because we also look at other fields, like physical size, but they're pretty darn close (except for the free stuff).
If you're a teacher or librarian and you want a free copy of Content, email firstname.lastname@example.com with your name and the name and address of your school. It'll be posted below by my fantastic helper, Olga Nunes, so that potential donors can see it.
If you enjoyed the electronic edition of Content and you want to donate something to say thanks, check below to find a teacher or librarian you want to support. Then go to Amazon, BN.com, or your favorite electronic bookseller and order a copy to the classroom, then email a copy of the receipt (feel free to delete your address and other personal info first!) to email@example.com so that Olga can mark that copy as sent. If you don't want to be publicly acknowledged for your generosity, let us know and we'll keep you anonymous, otherwise we'll thank you on the donate page.
Very cool idea. Once I've read the book (I've read some of the essays already over the years, and assume the rest will be as good), I'll get a review up on WorldCat.org and let y'all know.
- Main book page for "Content..."
- Free PDF of the entire book
- WorldCat.org entry for "Content..."
- WC Identities page for Cory
I have to confess that I'm a person of instant gratification. I think almost anyone growing up in the age of digital media and the internet has to be. I also love getting a great deal on stuff. And that's why I love that my local library has so many electronic options. Downloadable auido books and downloadable movies! It's like, why would I pay for movie subscriptions when I can get movies from my library? Granted, some of the downloadable movies aren't exactly new releases, but I find myself watching repeats of old movies on TNT more than I find myself buying newly released movies OnDemand at home anyway. I especially love that the status is "always available". If only I could also get them on my ipod....maybe someday.
I'm still mastering how to find these items in worldcat.org, but one way that seems to work for me is to search for contentreserve.com and then narrowing down to find in libraries for "just this edition" instead of all editions. These are just some items that my library offers access to, I know there are a lot more records out there.


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The Devil's Gravestone (2010)
| Horror | 2010 (USA)
After the violent loss of her young child, Jaq wages war against the vampires that plague Roach City. Her single-minded quest for vengeance morphs into a fight for the souls of all humanity.
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Billings "Burger Dive" Wins National Burger Competition
This weekend, national food critics discovered what people here in Billings have known for several years. Blackened Sabbath rocks.
The Burger Dive's Blackened Sabbath burger was named "Best of the Bash" at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, a prestigious national competition held every year at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival in Miami


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Far Reaches is no salve for traditional RPG warriors, but it makes a great forage into another strange fantasy world. If you think you're going to get the fast action of Dragon's Lair or the solid elements of Chrono Trigger, however, you'd better Reach for something else.
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A given clip may be interesting the first time, but repeats can grow tiresome (fortunately, they can be cut short). Step-by-step decisions limit control over Lathan between or during clips, so while Saturday-morning-TV fans may thrill to the thought of manipulating a cartoon, older players aren't likely to be much impressed.
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Still, there are a few dozen of hours of puzzles to solve and very entertaining voice acting --- shame about the so-so animation. The verdict: Kingdom is one of the most playable FMV games for the 3DO, which isn't saying much, but hey.
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Some games just feel like work. Kingdom the new animated full motion video RPG from Interplay is like that.
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This game is so bad, that every time I try to play it, I just want to slit my wrists to make it stop. The animation/graphics in this game are horrendous, as is the audio/soundtrack. This game is like someone took the film segments of some failed 70's animated TV movie, cut it up, spliced it together again in no particular order and tried to make it an interactive game. The sad part is, I think there may be a decent story underneath all of the surface crap, but I just can't get myself to tolerate the interface for long enough to find it (and trust me, I've put some time into this game... shudder).


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London gossips are asking: What use has society of an exclusive gentleman's club if no gentlemen are ever seen to pass through its door?
After years as an agent of the secret Falcon Club, Lord Leam Blackwood knows it's time to return home to Scotland. One temptation threatens his plans--Kitty Savege, who warms his blood like a dram of fine whiskey. But a dangerous enemy stands in the way of desire, and to beat this foe Leam needs Kitty's help . . .
Kitty never wanted to spend her holidays in a wretched country village With snow up to the windows, escape is nowhere in sight. A roguish Scottish lord, however, is. His rough brogue sends heat from Kitty's frigid toes to her chilled nose, but she's confident she can withstand that. What she cannot control is the reaction of her guarded heart when she discovers this beast is no beast at all . . .
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"...a lushly intense romance between a man plagued by guilt and a woman subjugated by a blackguard's condemnation. Throw in a mystery, a twisty, complex denouement, and radiant prose, and readers will be saddened to reach the final page. Jubilation; it's the first in a series."
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The Mighty Oaks men's and women's cross-country teams competed in the Cross Country Only Conference Championship Oct. 16 at Seneca Lake State Park Geneva.
The ESF men placed sixth out of 15 teams with 146 runners participating. The Mighty Oaks men finished with a score of 182 in the 8-kilometer race. Clarkson University took first, with SUNY-IT placing second and Paul Smith's College placing third. Sophomore Collin Bartholomew led the Mighty Oaks in 15th place, followed by Matt DeLuca, freshman, 34th; John Swass, sophomore, 39th; Mike Miles, junior, 51st; Ian McLaughlin, freshman, 71st; Matt Allen, sophomore, 74th; Dan Hohl, junior, 76th; Owen Hunter, senior, 94th; Nathan Sleight, freshman, 103rd; Sean Kernan, junior, 111th; and Joe Gerchman, sophomore, 117th.
The ESF women placed fifth overall out of 11 teams with 104 runners participating. The Mighty Oaks finished with a score of 119 in the 5-kilometer race. Hobart and William Smith Colleges placed first, followed by Daemen College in second and Clarkson University in third. ESF was led by Danielle Zgardzinski, freshman, in seventh place, followed by Derry Albert, freshman, 21st; Kristin Pasquino, sophomore, 26th; Bridget Bromm, freshman, 34th; Emily Martin, sophomore, 35th; Alice Gallagher, junior, 51st; Charlotte Evanofski, junior, 52nd; Meghan Brooks, freshman, 58th; and Olivia Stoken, sophomore, 64th.
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I think a Hawks-Red Wings outdoor game would be good fun. Especially if the Hawks can grab a few more wins against Detroit this year to get the old rivalry fired up a bit.
2 original 6 teams would make that type of game pretty exciting.
I think a Hawks-Red Wings outdoor game would be good fun. Especially if the Hawks can grab a few more wins against Detroit this year to get the old rivalry fired up a bit.
2 original 6 teams would make that type of game pretty exciting.
I really like the idea of Detroit and the Jackets playing outside, then after, University of the state up north, vs. THE Ohio State Univeristy. I think a double header like that would be awesome!
Let's make some noise!
Ok. So let's say that you're a Penguins fan. Let's say that you have an injured goalie named Marc-Andre Fleury, who's posted a save percentage of .902. You have a backup goalie who's posted a Save % of .904. And now you have a 31-year old guy name Ty Conklin who's just gone nuts with an 8-0 record as a starter, a 1.88 Goals Against Average, and a ridiculous .941 Save %. The two latter stats would put Conklin 2nd and 1st in the NHL respectively.
When Fleury gets healty, what would you do?
"The problem with strikeouts isn't that they hurt your team, it's that they hurt your feelings..." --Rob Neyer
"The single most important thing for a hitter is to get a good pitch to hit. A good hitter can hit a pitch thats over the plate three times better than a great hitter with a ball in a tough spot.
--Ted Williams
I don't get it. I saw Conklin play a ton with Edmonton, and he flat out sucked. I haven't seen him play much since then, but the way he's been passed around, he couldn't have been playing well. So I don't understand how this guy got going so well. Mind boggling.
To answer the question, I'd say you can't bench him. The Pens have been off and on all season until Conklin came into the fold where they have been unbeatable. I'd think Conklin needs to be given every chance to start from here on in. If he plays himself out of a job and goes back to old Conklin levels, then by all means, turn back to Fleury, who personally I am a fan of. His early season struggles ultimately will not be a key factor in his career. But you just can't bench Conklin right now.
As for Sabourin, I think he needs to be the odd man out. Conklin has been too good, and Fleury could still be a franchise goalie. Sabourin doesn't fit in anymore.
Speculation here is that Buffalo has not been happy with Thibault as the backup to Miller (though he played fairly well last night) and may look for another alternative as a backup. In fact, the beat reporter for the radio station said yesterday that the team should wait and see what happens in Pittsburgh and claim whoever they puton waivers (should they do that).
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I agree, Goalies like Conklin are having what I like to term as a Elmer Dessen year.Trade Conklin, his value will never be higher. The Sabres paid a 5th for him last year to get him from Columbus after they traded Biron to Philly.
Being a goalie is so much like being a pitcher, form, health, mental toughness, little things matter so much for them.
Now the choice is do you ride him through the season and try and keep the mojo going or not?
Often they ride them and then as soon as the playoffs start they toss them aside for the steady vet. So in the end the question remains as this, Would you want to ride Ty Conklin through the playoffs?
I wouldn't.
Not even as good as he's playing now.
Depends how long he keeps it up. Of course you have to take his recent performance with a giant grain of salt, but if he keeps up a similar level of play for the next 30 games, then I think you can start to gain a level of confidence there.
RE: a Conklin trade, I really don't see any team giving up much for him based on 10 games of play. Just about every team in the NHL is set with their starter. If Ilya Bryzgalov couldn't bring anything in a trade, then I doubt a journemen on a nice run would do the trick.
As I said, ride him as far as he takes you. If he starts playing like the AHL goalie he recently has been, then by all means let Fleury earn his job back. But until he loses, it's hard to justify benching him.
Goal of the Year candidate from Jackets Rick Nash.
Notice the time and score at the time of the goal
Jackets 1 point out of the 8th spot right now.
Go Jackets!!!
Burn down the disco. Hang the blessed DJ. Because the music that he constantly plays, it says nothing to me about my life.
Nice hands Rick.
The Jackets need more of that, they're 3rd from the bottom in goals in the west and the team that breaks offensively in the second half will likely be the team that grabs those bottom two seeds, which realistically is the Jackets best shot to get in the playoffs this season.
About to leave to see my Sabres take on Raisor's Thrashers....should be an entertaining, wide open game.
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Also nice to see Eric Bolton still has a role in the league (2 for cross checking, 2 for instigating, 5 for fighting, 10 misconduct and a game misconduct - all at once.)
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The Schnecksville Elementary will hold its annual Staff vs. Parents Charity Volleyball game at 6:30 p.m. March 22 at the Orefield Middle School gym.
The event pits Schnecksville staff against parents of elementary school students to raise funds for charity, according to the elementary school's March newsletter. All proceeds will be donated to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley.


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SCRABBLE for iPad
By Electronic Arts
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CONNECT WITH FRIENDS. PLAY WITH WORDS. Get a game of SCRABBLE going with just about anyone – or play solo against the computer! Plus, now you can play SCRABBLE in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, or Brazilian Portuguese.
• Challenge friends via Facebook and more
• Find an instant opponent with a single touch
• Play solo against the computer to improve your skills
• Get numerous games going at once – more than any word game on the App Store
Connect to Facebook and share your best scores. You can even talk a good game with enhanced chat and notification features.
Become a SCRABBLE master with the exclusive "Teacher" feature - see what your best word could have been after every turn.
Use the in-game word list, built-in official SCRABBLE dictionary, or the exclusive Best Word feature to see your highest scoring choices.
Want to recreate the feeling of a real-time in-person game? Try the new Speed Play mode where you and your opponent agree to 2 or 5 minute turns. If words aren't played in time, nudge and forfeit options are unlocked.
View every detail on the board with HD-quality graphics made to maximize the Retina display.
Ready for the first and last word in word games? Don't accept imitations. Just say, "LET'S PLAY SCRABBLE!
What's New in Version 3.8.0
Hey SCRABBLE fans! We've made some behind-the-scenes changes to improve the overall gameplay. Update now and play against a computer or challenge friends with Speed Play. As always, thanks for playing.
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-- quicker play time, as players cannot wait two weeks to make their next play as they can in WWF
-- love the Teacher feature, which allows me to see moves I could have made and therefore makes me a better player
-- I grew up with Scrabble, I like that they have official lists and dictionaries that they use and that I can download, there is lots of online support from regional Scrabble clubs like lists of all the two and three letter words
-- there have been perfectly legit words that I've tried to play in WWF that it would not take, one was "realtor"
-- my only critique of Scrabble app is that it crashes a great deal when I am trying to play timed games with random opponents, and when it does I lose the game and so it brings down my ranking ; I am better off playing random opponents in u timed games, as they move very quickly and without computer glitches, must remember to hit Refresh button from time to time
Good, but there are areas that need work.
1. The "teacher" function times out too quickly when playing against the computer. It should wait until dismissed by the user.
2. The color of the letters shown when the teacher show what you could have played need to be a sharply contrasting color so that they don't blend with what's already on the board.
3. When you go out looking for a random opponent, you should be able to specify an ELO range. If you're a 1400 level player, you don't want to waste time avoiding 900 level players, and vice versa.
4. There should be a confirmation when you hit the Play button. It's too easy to hit Play when you meant to hit Recall.
5. Clearing the lookup box needs work. There are times when the valid-word/invalid word message doesn't get cleared when the box gets cleared, which looks stupid.
6. The keyboard does not need to pop up when the user clears the lookup box by hitting the little x symbol. Particularly when playing in the mode where you hand the tablet around, you don't want the next opponent to see what you looked up, because that gives away your hand. You just want the box to clear; youdon't want the keyboard to pop up. Let the keyboard pop up only when the user taps the lookup box itself.
Fix these issues and you've got a killer app!
Scrabble app is addicting!
I love this game! I play with my mother in Africa and my daughter out of state and other friends and it helps keep us in touch every day! I love the way the game is set up; so easy to use; I love the dictionary and the little guy who shows you the better word you could have used. I can also play with my husband at home with Pass and Play. It is by far my favorite game! Keep up the good work! Thank you for hours of fun!
My only complaint is how often I lose connection with Scrabble and Facebook and can't play. Right now it has been 3 days since I have been able to play.
I would add as an update that it would be awesome if there was at least one 2-letter v word!!
- $9.99
- Category: Games
- Updated: Mar 27, 2015
- Version: 3.8.0
- Size: 39.4 MB
- Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Seller: Electronic Arts Inc.
- © 2013 Electronic Arts Inc.Inc. © 2013 Hasbro. All rights reserved.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPad.


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Bath and Body Works Moonlight Path Body Splash
154 reviews
61% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.9
Price: $$
Package Quality: 3.9
Price: $$
on 4/20/2015 3:53:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
If the CEO of BBW came to me right now and told me that the scent for Moonlight Path has not changed I still would not be convinced.
I began using MP around 2003. in fact, I still have a bottle of the splash and bubble bath in the original bottles. But I also had lotions, body washes and the creamy body wash.
Around 2008/2009 BBW changed the packaging of their bodycare and that is when I noticed the change in scent. I have smelled the older products and newer products side by side and there is definitely a difference.
I LOVE the old scent. It's soft, powdery, purple, but has a sweet depth, is feminine and clean with a hint of soft white musk.
The new scent is almost manly and I can see how people compare it to men's shaving cream. It completely lacks depth.
I won't buy MP anymore. It's not the same. (much the same that the Warm Vanilla Sugar lotion was ruined with the packaging change as well!)
But my old MP products are wonderful and long lasting and light and soft and beautiful. What a shame!
on 2/3/2015 9:30:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This is a soft scent a comforting scent. I can see older more mature women liking this and not teens but its a classic. I prefer this at bedtime. Take a shower or bath and use this, wonderful. Calming and relaxing.
on 1/26/2015 8:50:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Tan, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I personally love this scent because it's so comforting, especially on my bed and robe. I have the mist, so I wouldn't know how the EDT is like with its different notes. I wouldn't use this outside the house all the time, because, as my boyfriend said, it smells too strong. My friend also said she didn't like this scent. So, it's not for everyone. However, there were a few times where I have sprayed this, and my boyfriend would come close to me 15 minutes later, and say that I smell like potpourri, which he liked. My co-worker also caught a whiff of it when I had it on, and said I smelled good. So this is a dodgy scent. I have an unbiased liking for this one. It doesn't remind me of an old lady, but it's the kind of thing I wear for "me time" or "alone time", because it's so peaceful and calming. The dry down smells like potpourri, and I remember liking that scent. I just use it at home, or when I'm going out for short errands where I wouldn't have to spray again.
I wouldn't say don't buy this product, because it smells so cozy once it dries down. Try it out, just be careful how you use it lol.
on 7/29/2014 6:41:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Love the sent! Sweet but not to sweet
on 3/11/2014 12:19:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
I don't like this scent for myself but I do enjoy it for my home.
on 3/4/2014 3:10:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I love this scent it smells very clean & fresh .I am suprised at some reviews that call it
an old lady fragrance I dissagree with that .classic perfumes is very chic & you do
not have to use fruity or sweety fragrances to be modern
on 1/28/2014 10:00:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Dry, Fair, Cool
Hair: Black, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Brown
Ewww! This smells like liquid old lady. Seriously, it is as though Bath and Body Works rounded up a senior's home and rendered the purple haired masses into a vat, ground everything up, squeezed out a sludge and placed it into bottles with spray tops. Throw in some baby wipes, women's deodorant and the disinfectant they use to clean public toilets and you wind up with something similar to, but more olfactory pleasing than Moonlight Path.
Sickening stuff that I assume the 70's smelled of, and the reason so many turned to cocaine to lift their moods. If PTSD had a smell, this would be it. This is what the Unibomber's house smelled like. The dog that bit you as a child - this is what made him go mad in the first place. This is the national scent of North Korea.
Can you tell I dislike this scent?
on 1/21/2014 8:55:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I had a love/hate relationship with this fragrance. At first i felt that it smelled like baby powder and old people but it honestly grew onto me. It didn't take long for me to change my mind. I felt like it smelled really calming and just clean. I especially liked this scent right after a long bath or shower.
on 11/18/2013 4:48:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I think this is a very good perfume. I just love it. Does anyone know where to buy it?
on 8/17/2013 11:23:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Wavy, Other
Eyes: Green
This by far my favorite scent from Bath & Body Works! It reminds me of my gramma for some reason. I find the scent to be calming & not over powering at all. I have the spray, lotion, body butter, shimmer lotion, body wash & the lotion where you can add a shimmer gel to it or just use the shimmer gel. Some scents bother my allergies, but this is not one of them.
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