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"I've read a lot of blogs. Sparky's Update is lyrical honey. Oh, hey, toss me a roll of toilet paper, would you?" -Ernest Hemingway, circa 3012.
I really devoted myself to playing only one game this week. Judging from the title of this blog, you've probably guessed I played Legend of the Mystical Ninja. Well, you're wrong, you foolish, foolish person, you. Sleeping Dogs is yet another good open-world game in a generation of consoles that has seen many awesome entries in the genre. But is it as good as the likes of, say, Red Dead Redemption or Saints Row: The Third? Well, not quite.
Dogs does a lot of things well. The car combat in particular is superb - if you want to smash into another car, all you have to do is point yourself in the right direction and press X. I can't tell you how much more fun this makes things like street races - if the competition's sneaking up on you, let 'em up next to your car, and then bash them into oncoming traffic. It makes the cops in the game practically pointless, which not-so-hilariously echoes real life, doesn't it? Anyways...
There's also an RPG-like upgrade system that's pretty nifty too. Missions and side quests award you three types of experience - cop, triad, and/or face. Leveling up in these allows you to select a new, usually useful, ability. You can also find statues scattered around Hong Kong which can be returned to a kung fu master to learn new attacks, which are practically essential for the hand-to-hand combat sequences in the late game. As if that weren't enough, you can also find shrines scattered around that award bonuses to health when you've found enough. Collectibles with real rewards are a treat, and it makes exploring Hong Kong a lot of fun.
There's also a stunning amount of quests and activities to do within the city, not to mention things to purchase. Side quests are scattered all over the map, and range from beating down cheating racers' cars to chasing down deadbeats for a triad collections man. There are also all manner of races scattered throughout the city, most of which are surprisingly fun. I bought some DLC for the game when it was recently on sale. Some of the DLC has added numerous little side missions, which are fun but pretty inconsequential. The best of the bunch are definitely the on-rails shooting galleries, where you're a passenger in a car trying to take down as many vehicles chasing you as possible.
Scattered throughout the city are also shops and vendors of various types. You can collect clothes, cars, and furniture for your various apartments. The clothing looks outstanding, with a great variety of serious and goofy outfits. The furniture is somewhat hard to find and frankly didn't do much for me, but I love that the option is there. More games like this need random, awesome ways to spend your hard-earned in-game currency. One particularly cool idea is that you can buy food or massages for temporary benefits, such as increased damage or health regeneration.
All of these ideas are great. They make for a pretty good game, one I really do recommend you play, but there are some shortcomings that leave plenty of room for improvement in a sequel. Some activities are bare bones at best. This is particularly true of dating. Throughout the game, you meet various women you can go on a date with. It's a fine idea in theory, but in execution, it's pretty awful. Each date ends with a cutscene that makes it seem as though the developers had more plans for the women, but then in a cutaway scene, Wei (the lead) convinces the girls to hook up with him in brief, jarringly bad sentences. It's very clear that multiple dates were planned, but ultimately cut out. While the rewards for these dates are great - you get mini-map locations for collectibles and the like - it's a waste of the talent involved, which includes Lucy Liu and Emma Stone.
That lackluster petering out of the dating goes for some of the late-game story as well, particularly the conclusion. Two big story elements are done entirely in cutscenes, which doesn't give the villains in question enough time to shine. It reeks of a missed opportunity to add two very important missions, which is a damned shame. The game is plenty long, but I'd sacrifice those dating missions for a more explosive conclusion. And while the character interactions that are here are pretty great, none of the side characters and antagonists are given enough time to shine. You meet most of the villians only once or twice in cutscenes, so the eventual payoff against them feels limp.
This last thought isn't so much a complaint against the game as it is this console generation in particular, but the beginning of the game, in the Night Market, looks a damn sight better than the rest of the game. The Night Market feels alive and vibrant, packed with people and vendors all shouting and vying for your attention. The rest of the game world feels lackluster in comparison. If future games in this series can manage to make the entirety of ther cities feel as alive as the Night Market did, they'll have created something really phenomenal.
And that perfectly sums up Sleeping Dogs in general - it's a good game with a lot of neat elements just on the cusp of greatness. With enough TLC in a sequel, I imagine it'll be as revered as GTA and Saints Row.
The Rest
-I burned through the first season of Once Upon A Time like a madman this week. While there are some repetitive, eye-rolling moments with Snow Whtie and Charming, most of the stories told are fun. For someone with as much love of folk and fairy tales as me, this show is a joy.
-If Phantom Pain is indeed MGS 5, I hope it's a launch game for the next generation of consoles. What better game to demonstrate the hardware potential of future consoles than a Metal Gear game?
That's about it for this week. Hugs and kizzez, you salty dogs.


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Lumber magnate Giustina dead at 87.
Natale B. "Nat" Giustina of Eugene, who left a bold mark on the wood products industry as well as Oregon State University and the local golfing community, died Saturday of emphysema. He was 87.
Giustina was a retired, second-generation timber baron. He helped parlay a mill that was founded in 1934 by his father and three uncles into what is now a pair of family-owned companies with extensive timber holdings and a thick portfolio of real estate investments.
"I've known him for probably 40 years," timber man Robbie Robinson, owner of Cottage Grove's Starfire Lumber Co., said Monday. "I would say he was a man of great integrity. His word was always his bond, and he was a real credit to the whole forest products industry.
"These are the very best things you can say about anybody, in my opinion, and he was all of them."
Giustina was born in Portland on April 7, 1918, to Erminio and Irene Onorato Giustina.
Erminio Giustina and three of his brothers had emigrated from the San Vita di Cadore Province in the Italian Dolomite Alps during the early 1900s, and in 1934 founded the Giustina Bros. planing mill in Eugene. The brothers eventually also operated a green veneer plant, plywood mill, sawmill and stud mill on their property off West Second Avenue.
Nat Giustina became logging manager for the operation in 1941 - the year he graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in mechanical engineering - and took over as president and general manager of Giustina Bros. Lumber Co. in 1948.
Along with his brother, Ehrman Giustina, he headed the companies until he stepped down in 1985 and passed control along to his family's next generation.
"Nat and Ehrman became the leaders," said Paul Ehinger, a Eugene-based wood products analyst with a long history in the industry. "Ehrman was more active in plywood and timber, and Nat was more active in lumber. That was just what they gravitated to."
Several years ago, the Giustinas' companies were divided into Gius- tina Land and Timber, now headed by Nat Giustina's son, Larry, and Giustina Resources, headed by Ehrman Giustina's son, Dan.
"Both of them (Nat and Ehrman) are highly respected," Ehinger said Monday. "They were not always seeking publicity, but they were always there to do the things that needed to be done."
Nat Giustina served on the boards of directors of numerous state and national wood products associations and organizations, from Associated Oregon Industries to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, as well as the National Association of Manufacturers. And he was active in local charities, including the Lane County Community Chest, now the United Way of Lane County.
He also remained true to his school, serving on the boards of OSU's Alumni Association, the OSU Foundation, the Board of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Trysting Tree Golf Club.
"For seven decades, Nat Giustina was involved in Oregon State University as a student, alumnus and supporter, and it would be hard to imagine our university having had a more faithful friend," OSU President Ed Ray said Monday.
Hal Salwasser, dean of the OSU College of Forestry, said that Giustina and his family have donated generously to the program, "requesting only that funds be used to provide the most possible help to the forest land owners of Oregon."
Giustina's donations and leadership were instrumental in OSU projects ranging from the LaSells Stewart Center, which features the Giustina Gallery, to the construction of Richardson Hall for the forestry program and the recent Reser Stadium expansion project.
He also was the driving force behind construction of the Trysting Tree Golf Club, one of three renowned courses in which Giustina had a hand. He built Tokatee Golf Club on 380 acres of family-owned land in the McKenzie Valley east of Eugene beginning in 1964, and helped to spearhead the 1967 redesign of the Eugene Country Club course by famed designer Robert Trent Jones.
Two years ago, Nat Giustina and his wife, Jacqueline, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary together with Ehrman Giustina and his wife, Lee, who also were celebrating their 60th.
Nat Giustina is survived by his wife; daughters Natalie Newlove of Eugene and Irene Goldbeck of Kirkland, Wash.; his son, Laraway (Larry) of Eugene; and by five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Catholic Church, 1062 Charnelton St. Private interment will follow.
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Mar 09, 2013
Sony Xperia Z in India for Rs 38,990 Can it hold up against the competition?
Sony Xperia Z has been launched in India today. Here's a look at some of the key competition for the Xperia Z in India when it comes to some factors. #MobileMonitor #Sony Corp. #Samsung Galaxy S III #Sony Xperia #Android 4.1 #Sony Xperia Z
Feb 28, 2013
LG Optimus G in India for Rs 34,500 Who are its competitors
LG has finally launched its flagship device the Optimus G in India at a price of Rs 34,500. We take a look at how it matches up in some key features to the competitors. #iPhone 5 #MobileMonitor #Samsung Galaxy S III #LG Optimus G
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At Rs 43,490, how does BlackBerry Z10 compare to iPhone 5, S III and Nexus 4?
BlackBerry launched its Z 10 device in Mumbai for Rs 43,490 in India on Monday. But is it worth the hefty price tag when there are so many other options for smartphones in the market? #Apple Inc. #TechWars #iPhone 5 #Samsung Galaxy S III #Nexus 4 #BlackBerry Z10
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More than half of Singaporeans download music and videos illegally, even while they condemn piracy as a form of theft.
A survey of 900 people last year by Singapore-based research consultancy Sycamore Research and Marketing showed that 61 per cent of people here aged 16 to 64 download movies and videos illegally over the Internet. And 17 per cent do so at least once a week.
This is even though 66 per cent conceded what they were doing was stealing.
Over 180 people from the media and creative industries were told of the findings yesterday at an event at GV Grand cinema.
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Buffalo Exchange
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1478 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60642
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We're now buying spring & summer fashion! We need your tees, tanks, shirts, shorts, denim, skirts, dresses, shoes, and accessories (hats, bags, belts). Don't forget we also buy fantastic vintage and unique items. Clean out your closet and bring it in for cash or trade on the spot at your local Buffalo Exchange. Also checkout our wanted bulletins.
[Posted Feb 19, 2015]
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Love fashion? Why not apply today! Your local Buffalo Exchange is always accepting applications for entry-level Buyer positions. Looking for cheerful, dependable, and energetic quick learners with knowledge of fabrics, styles, current retail trends and eras. Challenging, fun, fast-paced retail environment. As an employee, you'll receive on-the-job training in recycling fashion. No prior experience necessary. Part-time employees must be able to work 3 days a week, including at least one weekend day. This is not your regular retail job!
Join Buffalo Exchange, a values-based, growing organization practicing open-book management and business literacy training. A love of fashion and clothing is essential. Compensation is competitive and based on experience and credentials. Benefits include: health, dental, and vision insurance for employees working 20 hours or more per week; paid time off for part-time and full-time employees; profit-based bonuses; merchandise discount; a 401(k) retirement plan; career advancement; and extensive training.
The DePaulia Online featured Buffalo Exchange in "Buffalo Exchange pop up store rolls through Chicago" on April 13, 2014: "Buffalo Exchange is at the forefront of clothing resale. One of the first stores of its kind to buy, sell and trade clothing … To celebrate its 40th Anniversary and their customers, Buffalo Exchange will drive to all of its locations in a renovated 1969 Airstream trailer. The trailer will be filled with rare vintage finds and limited edition Buffalo Exchange products like T-shirts, buttons and reusable bags. … Buffalo Exchange's Earth Day $1 Sale is also that Saturday … All proceeds from this sale will be donated to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum … Kerstin Block, president and co-owner of Buffalo Exchange will be also at the event on Saturday. Wicker Park manager Kelly Wolfe encourages customers to arrive early and bring cash for this event because it will be a busy day. …"
Chicago Magazine featured Buffalo Exchange in "The Dollar Sale at Buffalo Exchange Might Cause a Stampede" on April 14, 2014: "Thrift shops are a mixed bag. At the Buffalo Exchange … you'll find anything from Gap to Gucci hiding on the racks. ... One things for sure: The deals will be great this weekend. On Saturday, April 19, the Buffalo Exchange holds a Dollar Day Sale from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Items will be marked down to a buck, and proceeds will be donated to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum to raise awareness of pollination conservation. This also marks the Buffalo Exchange's 40th anniversary, and the Tucson-based business has converted a vintage Airstream trailer into a traveling pop-up shop in honor of its birthday. … filled with western wear, vintage items, boho clothing and accessories. …"
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When it comes to implementation of web services and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), information architects across the globe are trying to grasp its appeal and change the way their enterprise appears. Small and large organizations across the world are following their lead to learn how to achieve better interoperability with the deployment of web services. With these understandings, a number of companies have moved on to deploy loosely coupled services into an SOA. This deployment has the promise of enhanced agility and flexibility through service reuse. This is possible with the building of a scalable, future-proof architecture. There are two primary concerns that SOA vendors face with this - upfront expense and vendor lock in. These problems have caused tremendous harm to a number of executives and organizations who took to SOA. This paper discusses the WSO2, which is an Enterprise Open Source SOA. This is a safe and sane alternative that provides open source software through individual applications and complete solutions. There is no licensing fee with it and WSO2 is able to provide interoperable, flexible solutions. WSO2 gets rid of upfront expense and vendor lock in from the equation. WSO2 was founded in 2005 by Sanjiva Weerawarana and Paul Fremantle. The WSO2 business model is based on offering enterprise class training, support and consulting services.


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Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens said the agency has already directed an outside firm to look at the impact the gas industry would have on things like the housing market and emergency services if high-volume hydraulic fracturing is given the go-ahead in New York.
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As Bates College prepares to begin its first academic year with a new set of core educational requirements, a foundation in Falmouth has awarded the college more than $250,000 to support the requirements' focus on writing skills.
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Ten graduating art majors at Bates College will put their finest work on display in the annual Senior Thesis Exhibition in the college's Museum of Art, April 5 through May 27.
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OK, here is my review in the TW format of the Mantis Comfort Synthetic 16 or the Pro's Pro Hi Tec Multifibre. I can't tell the difference between these 2 strings. I'll will call it MCS since most people are familiar with that.
It is very easy to string if you don't have too get through blocked holes. If you do, it can be tough because the string is so soft.
Tension it is strung: 60 pounds on a lockout machine full bed
Your regular string set up: Discho Microfibre 16
String pattern of your racquet: 16 x 20
Power (or lack there of): Low powered multi
Feel: Good feel not great
Tension maintenance: Breaks well before tension drops
Price: $9.00/set, $90/reel for MCS but the Pro's Pro is cheaper
Overall comments and feedback: See below
General: I used almost a reel of this string coming back from an elbow injury. It is the only multi that I can truly say feels as soft as gut to me. The difference is that it is much lower powered.
Serve/Return of Serve: I always seemed to serve well with this string even though my 2nd serve did not feel like it was extra spinny. Just seemed easier to hit the corners but I find that with most thinner strings. This is a 16g string but stretches a lot and thins out a lot too.
Strokes: Nice muted feel to the string. Depth control is very good and spin is probably slightly below average for a multi.
Volleys: Soft strings are not made for net play but it does OK there.
Touch shots: I always enjoyed this string for this type of shot.
Softness: The string softness does not correlate with the RSI stiffness rating.
Tension: Perfect for my game.
Durability: Once the initial coating comes off, the string is close to breaking. I typically got 4 or 5 sets of singles out of it before it snapped.
Movement: String movement is all over the place after a few sets. Not good for the anal types.
Conclusion: If your arm hurts, this is the string for you. If you like low power, this is a great string. If you don't break strings, you might like it too.
Old Review: Reserved for Mantis Comfort Synthetic 16 Review...
I strung this up yesterday and it is a very interesting string. Hands down the easiest string to work with as a home stringer. The string is very soft but the outer coating allows it to stay stiff enough to get through the holes easily. Looking forward to hitting with it on Wednesday. This string seems thinner than the Isospeed. It looks more like a 16L gauge. There also was a very gluey smell to the string which I have not smelled since I used to play with Gamma synthetic gut (a favorite of mine).
Played this morning with the Mantis. It's definitely a low powered multi. It almost feels like a poly without any stiffness. After a few games, I started really digging it. I hit maybe 10 balls long over 2 sets. That has been my big problem with Maxim Touch. The ball does not pocket very much with this string which I don't really care about. Maybe my serve was just on today, but it seemed like I could put the ball into the corners very easily on my serve. When I missed long it was only within a few inches of the service line. The lower power really helped on my forehand because I could take a full swing at the ball. String movement was minimal and this string feels softer than any I've hit with before. Spin creation was the only draw back I could tell, but I was still able to get more than enough on my strokes when needed.
I see why this string was the #3 rated string for comfort of all time by the USRSA. My gut tells me either this or RIP Control are going to be "the one". But maybe the Quasi Gut will prove me wrong. I may take an impromptu vacation next week. If that happens, it may be over 2 weeks until my next review.
After about 4 sets, I'm noticing some minor fraying on the strings. Looks like the outer coating is just starting to peel. This string broke in my bag after 8.5 sets. After 2 more uses, I only got about 5 long sets before breakage. String breakers beware! Good price on this if you buy a reel for $90. Sets are $9.
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Dean Jensen
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Jensen, Dean V., age 88 of Long Beach, WA died June 30, 2012, at Tacoma General Hospital of natural causes.
Survived by sons Neil (Tanya) and James (Ruthe) Jensen; grandchildren Marisol and James; brother Val (Mary Ellen) and sister Margaret (Andre) Nebolon. Dean was a flight instructor for Alaska Airlines and previously United Airlines.
Dean was predeceased by his wife, Virginia Evander Jensen, in 2008, a daughter LuAnn in 1954, a grandchild Christen in 2010, and a brother James in 2008.
Dean served as a P-51 very long range pilot on missions over Japan during World War II, as a transport pilot and radar officer during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. A service will be held at the Yahn Funeral Home in Auburn, Wash. on July 23. Memorials preferred to Labrador Retriever Foundation. Dean's other passions included family, duty and P-51s.
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Cookie Club FAQ
Here is a brief list of Frequently Asked Questions to assist you in using the Cookie Club.
If you require more assistance you may contact the help desk.
- What if I manage more than one troop?If you have a second troop you would like to set up in the Cookie Club:
- Start at troop leader login and enter your email address and your Cookie Club password.
- Go to the troop SETUP page.
- On the SETUP page just below your email address, utilize the new Select Troop pull-down. This pull-down will be defaulted to any existing troop you have set up under your login email account. Select NEW from the pull-down and proceed with setting up your new troop as you did the first: choose the Council, record the number of girls selling cookies, the troop goal, and so forth.
- If you'd like to toggle back and forth between troops, use your Select Troop pull-down to switch to the other troop.
- If you'd like to set up a third troop, select NEW again.
- I am leading my daughter's troop again this year. Do I have to start over with the Cookie Club?No. At the volunteer login screen, you can follow the path for returning leaders: "my troop was set up last year." You have used the tool before and your troop already exists in the Cookie Club system, so your email and password combination from last year will work again.
- I'm a returning leader, what login can I use?If you're a returning leader, simply log in with the same email and password from the last cookie season. Now you can update any obsolete information: girls' ages, deleting girls who have left the troop, adding names of new girls in the troop.
- What if I forget my password?Use your ebudde credentials to login to Cookie Club. If you do not know your ebudde credentials, go to ebudde and request your forgotten password.
- What if one of my Girl Scouts forgets her password?Access the record of her ID and password through the Setup page. You may wish to print the girls' access information and keep it in a safe place. Go to the Setup page and click on Reports, then click Roster of Girls' Access Information for a printable list of all the girls' IDs and passwords. This page is formatted so you can cut out and distribute the access information to each girl. You can update your password and the password for each girl at any time.
- I am a new leader but I know last year's leader. Can I use her Cookie Club login so I don't have to start over?In this case you would be a "returning user." If last year's leader is willing to share her login details with you, you can pick up where she left off. You can edit ages and names rather than setting up everybody again from scratch. Plus, girls could use their same logins from the previous year. When you're ready, you can also "show/update" your own leader information to create a new Cookie Club password and email for yourself.
- What if one of my Girl Scouts entered too many sales into the Cookie Club?She can remove cookie sales easily if she makes a mistake. Simply direct her to go to her Track Page and enter a negative sales number. For example, if she accidently recorded 50 boxes too many, she would enter "-50" and press enter, and the system will subtract that many boxes. If she entered a wrong number when she recorded a sale for one of her contacts, direct her to call up that contact's order page and enter the correct numbers, then Save.
- What goals can girls set in the Cookie Club?
- Box goal
- Personal learning goal
- Service goal
- What is a Service Goal?A service goal compliments the Imagine If theme of 2008/2009 and supports the community aspect that Girl Scouting encourages. A service goal can be related to a local aid activity, a global awareness project, or a personal assistance goal. The best service goals include helping others in some way.
- What if a girl changes her mind about one of her goals?No problem, she can edit them at any time. To do so, she simply goes into the Set area of the Cookie Club and updates the goal, then saves changes.
- Can troop leaders see the girls' goals?Yes, they're recorded in the reports.
- Does this system talk to eBudde?Yes, the Cookie Club pushes data to eBudde for all councils that are eBudde-enabled. However, Cookie Club orders recorded by girls are only recorded in the Cookie Club; eBudde is the system of record for sales. But eBudde will provide insight into the number of girls using the Cookie Club and other helpful information, such as how Cookie Club users perform in comparison to girls who don't use the online tool.
- Do I have to be an eBudde council to use the Cookie Club?No, the Cookie Club is open to all councils.
- Where will Gift of Caring cookies be recorded?GOC (or Hometown Heroes) sales will be counted as a cookie type in the My Cookie Planner section of the Cookie Club.
- How do my girls record a Gift of Caring (or Hometown Heroes) sale?Girls can designate these donated boxes by Contact (any person in their contact list) in the My Cookie Planner section of the Cookie Club. These "donated boxes" appear as a cookie type, in the far right column of their Planner. This displays girls' progress and also counts the GOC/HTH sales towards their total box goal.
- If my girls have contacts from last year, how can they get them into the system?Have them follow these instructions: If you exported your contacts last year, you need to open that document and save it as a "CSV" file. Then, you can upload the list into your Cookie Planner to get started for this year. How to: Start with your exported spreadsheet from last year, open it up. When this file is open, select to "Save As." It doesn't matter what the file is called, just that you save it as a special kind of spreadsheet, a .csv, which means it will end in those three letters: myfile.csv or plan_summary.csv (it's the ending that counts). A dialog box will open when you request to "Save As." This box will likely have a pull-down menu so you can select to "Save as Type" that you select. In that menu, you want to find the one that ends in CSV. If you use Microsoft Windows, it will probably say something like "CSV (MS-DOS) (*.CSV)." Select that one! Then, choose to save it in a location you can remember and go right back to, like on your desktop. Now, go back to the Cookie Club and "browse" to find that file, then click the "Import Contacts" button. You are done! Go check out your cookie orders and you will see the names and types of cookies people bought last year.
- Where does the Council Reporting exist?Council reporting for the Cookie Club will be within the Cookie Club tool. Just as with the pilot year, the Cookie Club numbers are girl-reported numbers, which may not always be accurate. By keeping the reports in Cookie Club, we insure the eBudde sales numbers are not confused.
- What Cookie Club information can the councils see?Councils will have access to troop and council-level information in the club. We will create a new hierarchy of access that would no longer terminate at the troop leader level.
- Can Councils override Troop Leaders in the Cookie Club?No. Currently, troop leaders run reports about their own girls' participation. Troop leaders can also set up, delete, and edit permissions. Councils could view but not edit the data: council aggregate participation, troop summary data, and girl specific data. This council access will be read-only.


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Published on Feb 15, 2013 7:54 AM
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Senate Republicans on Thursday ignored a White House demand for a vote to confirm President Barack Obama's pick for defence chief, throwing up a roadblock at a time of rising national security tensions.
Democrats fell one vote short of overcoming the procedural delay and clearing the way for final consideration of Mr Chuck Hagel. Republicans had sought more time to receive and study responses to questions that they said remained unanswered.
The delay means the confirmation vote for Mr Hagel, a former Republican senator, will most likely happen some 10 days from now after a one-week Senate recess.
Mr Obama called the move "unfortunate", while furious Senate Democrats insisted their rivals were more concerned with political point-scoring than ensuring the defence department was adequately represented.
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Remembering the Northeast Blackout of 2003
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About 250 miles southeast of WKAR's studio in East Lansing is the town of Eastlake, Ohio. Ten years ago, an electric generation plant in that small Cleveland suburb went offline, triggering the largest power outage in U.S. history. The Northeast Blackout of 2003 affected 10 million people in Canada and 45 million Americans. Here in Michigan, more than two million homes and businesses went dark, mostly in metro Detroit.
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Bill Gates for La Stampa Italy
This spring has kept me hopping and shooting a lot of new editorial and commercial assignments. I can't share them all yet, but one came in late last month (for the first time ever via LinkedIn) to photograph Bill Gates being interviewed for a large Italian newspaper called La Stampa. The paper is launching a new series about global issues and the wide-ranging interview covered a lot of ground. I was allowed to shoot the first and last five minutes of the interview, for which La Stampa Editor-in-Chief Mario Calabresi flew in from Turin. It was a little surreal to be inside Bill's office at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and hear him speaking about everything from who his heroes are to what lies ahead for the newspaper industry. I did my best to be low-key and inconspicuous as I moved around and tried out different angles. Bill never acknowledged me, but I suspect he is very used to this kind of thing. At one point I was trying to line up a shot from his profile side and almost sat down in his chair — I caught myself and thought better of it. It was one of those crazy days planned for a week and all over in a matter of minutes, I am just happy to see it ran in print today.
You can see more from this shoot at La Stampa's website and in my archive.
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APAD Front 4/15/13 — Seattle editorial photographer
APhotoADay.org is an amazing community of photographers from all backgrounds who share their daily photographs. It's a chance to get feedback on new work and projects, or to compare notes on topics like freelancing. Every day, one of the thousands of pictures shared on the discussion list previously is displayed on the front page of the website. And today, one of my favorite pictures from BunnyCon was featured, and that just kind of makes my day. Don't forget to browse the archives, it's full of stunning work.
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11th anniversary of September 11th
Flags at half-mast on the Space Needle. Had to pull off the road when I saw this scene from the Eastlake area.
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Cupid's Undie Run Seattle photos | Seattle editorial photographer
I had a hilarious time photographing the Cupid's Undie Run in Seattle yesterday — and not just because I got to capture this surreal experience — though, luckily for all involved — I remained clothed! This was a blast because everyone seemed to be having a lot of fun, and were not timid about the huge number of photographers that seemed to make it out to Fremont. I tried my best to get close to people and let them know my intentions and put them at ease. Their alcohol tended to do the rest…
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Amanda Knox photos for the New York Post | Seattle editorial photographer
"Thank you for everyone who believed in me, who defended me, who supported my family," Amanda Knox said in a brief media address. "My family is the most important thing to me, and I just want to go be with them."
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Amanda Knox arrived back in the United States after more than four years in prison in Italy.
She was met at Seattle-International Airport by hundreds of cameras from around the world. I was there for the New York Post. But we were all here in Seattle to document this woman coming to the airport. It was silly journalism, as Danny Gawlowski pointed out.
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I can't stop thinking about my 9-5 shift in the office of David Hobby and Joe McNally at the first stop of The Flashbus Tour in Seattle. It took place over the course of a far too nice day out at the Washington State Convention Center on Friday Mar. 11. It should be said, upfront, that this was an unapologetically geeky event. Hobby, wearing his trademark shorts, came out to the greet those waiting in line. There was nary a camera-less hand in sight among the predominantly male crowd.
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I have always enjoyed making portraits, whether they are impromptu encounters as at Bellingham Comicon, or in more formal sessions, as in my work with Western Washington University athletes. Portraiture is so exciting and fulfilling to me — just the idea of being able to capture someone's true personality in an image is a thrill. 2010 offered me the opportunity to shoot portraits for some terrific clients.
Cityvision Magazine hired me to make portraits of Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike, Shoreline Mayor Keith McGlashan and Everett City Attorney Ramsey Ramerman.
The Western Front assigned me to make portraits of some of Western's top athletes and other important members of the Bellingham community.
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Today, The Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey, Jr. announced his retirement from baseball at age 40. Growing up, Griffey was always my favorite player, and I can distinctly recall him hitting a home run at the only game I ever attended at the dearly-departed Kingdome. They lit off fireworks, filling the whole stadium with a smokey haze. Griffey will be missed — he, along with the rest of the pinnacle team, helped to put Seattle on the map.
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Kerala Congress (M) leader and Government Chief Whip P.C. George on Wednesday went back on his decision to quit his post, but turned his ire against Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan for the alleged shortcomings in conducting the solar scam cases and several other prominent cases now pending before the Supreme Court.
Addressing a press conference here, Mr. George said he had expressed his desire to resign nearly a week ago, but his party leadership had refused to give its permission on the grounds that the Government Chief Whip's post, along with two ministerial slots, were allotted to the party under a UDF pact. He said KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala had also told him that the Congress did not hold the view that he should resign.
Mr. George said if anyone should resign, it should be the Home Minister who was dillydallying not only in handling the solar scam cases, but also the Data Centre case, in which former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and Nandakumar, who was alleged to be a middleman in the deal, had been arraigned. He said he had filed a case in the High Court seeking a CBI probe into the data centre deal. He had withdrawn the petition after the Cabinet took a decision to hand over the case to the CBI. The High Court refused to stay the Cabinet decision on a petition filed by Nandakumar, who later went in appeal to the Supreme Court. The apex court quashed the High Court verdict. He said he approached the Supreme Court seeking a vacation of the stay. The court sought the State government's opinion on this. But for the last six months, the Home Department had not filed its response. He had broached this topic several times with the Chief Minister and the Home Minister, he said.
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Unfortunately, the best hotels in Cairo tend to be located far away from many of the sights and downtown. There are many five star hotels in the suburb of Heliopolis and at Giza by the Pyramids, and you can find some very nice spots along the Nile, but you still are a ways from old Islamic Cairo and often not conveniently near a metro station. If you are just in town for a night or two and will be visiting the Pyramids, then staying out there is a better option.
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The Damai Beach Resort in Sarawak is Perfecting Its Public Spaces
View from our Superior Poolside Room at the Damai Beach Resort
The Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo is a haven for outdoor enthusiasts and adventure travelers, especially the area surrounding the city of Kuching. A short drive outside the city sits the Sarawak Cultural Village and Mount Santubong, where you can learn about Iban longhouses and explore the exotic wildlife of the rainforest.
There are a number of hotels in Kuching that are very affordable and within a 45-minute drive, but if you want to stay on the coast, the area's flagship resort is the Damai Beach Resort in Sarawak. It recently underwent a series of refurbishments that included upgrades to the main pool, children's pool, and dining areas, and further renovations are taking place as we speak.
Damai is in the midst of adding a new ballroom and parking facilities, which it hopes will attract more events to the property. One other addition that's not being advertised but we saw while on site is the addition of a swim-up bar in the main pool.
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Crete's Newest Resort Is Sweet As Caramel
Caramel: It's not normally the color we'd like for our sand, but we'll let that slide, since the Caramel Boutique Resort, which opened yesterday in Rethymno, Crete, looks like the kind of place to make all our vocabulary neuroses disappear.
Rethymno is, thankfully, the least boisterous resort in Crete (for anything approaching mamading exploits, try Chania), and the Caramel is Grecotel's latest addition to the scene, sitting on an eight-mile beach (the longest in Crete).
First interesting thing about Caramel: its 71 'rooms' are made up of suites and villas, some of which sleep up to 10 people, which should give an interesting feel to the place. Second interesting thing: the food in the restaurant is all locally sourced, and there's a farm nearby, also owned by Grecotel, where you can pretend to be a farmer for the day. Third, and most importantly, the toilets come with self-heating seats and self-flushing mechanisms.
The vibe is very Greek island – all bright, white walls and gauze curtains – yet they've done a good job in giving it a boutique, rather than a resort, feel – think handpainted tiles on the floor. The palm-fringed pool looks spectacular, but we're rather more excited about the beach, complete with gazebos and fruit-serving staff. Warning: at night, they're planning parties on the beach.
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Welcome To Croatia's Newest Beach, At Rovinj's Hotel Lone
Nothing says summer like a beach club – at least, that's what Hotel Lone in Croatia thinks. A trendy hotel (it's a member of Design Hotels) in Rovinj, the Lone opened its pool area last summer, and has now launched a club, Mulini Beach, to join it.
As you'd expect from the kind of joint that has a concept store selling the work of local artists, it ain't your bog standard beach club. Instead, there's almost a lido feel to it, with a white stone and concrete platform arcing out into the water, surrounding a manmade pebble beach – the first in Rovinj, no less (not that Croatia exactly needs manmade beaches, having one of the greatest coastlines in Europe).
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Viceroy Riviera Maya is Making a Splash with Its New Plunge Pool Turndown
If you're looking to heat things up at night, this may just be the turndown service for you.
The Viceroy Riviera Maya is now offering a new Plunge Pool Romantic Turndown that involves aromatherapy, candles and lanterns, music, food, and drink – all set under the stars on your private terrace with its own plunge pool.
At the prescribed time, the hotel's Concierge arranges for the turndown with the options you've pre-selected:
• Aromatherapy choice includes Relaxation, Romance and Rejuvenate
• Mood music may be anything from love songs, Latin rhythms or your own iPod playlist
• Lanterns and flower petals rim the perimeter of the pool, and candles are floated in it
• Choice from the special turndown food and beverage menu, from champagne and fruit to after-dinner drinks and dessert creations by the pastry chef
• Plush robes and towels to cozy up in
The Plunge Pool Romantic Turndown is $99. Other romantic options are available for an additional cost, such as a bouquet of three-dozen red roses for $105.00 and Chocolate Fondue for $25.
The 41 villas at the Viceroy Riviera Maya start at $393 in July for a Sun, Sea and Solitude package in a Deluxe Villa, which includes breakfast and a $100 resort credit.
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Select Loews properties have revved up a partnership with super-cool car brand, FIAT.
Five Loews Hotels & Resorts across the U.S.—Loews Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C., Loews Regency Hotel in NYC, Loews Hollywood Hotel, Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel and Loews Miami Beach Hotel—will ensure you keep your very important appointment in a chauffeured 2014 FIAT 500L.
Plus, three of the properties—Loews Miami Beach, Loews Hollywood and Loews Santa Monica Beach—really go the distance by offering two complimentary FIAT loaner vehicles (the Fiat 500L and either the Fiat Cabrio or the all-electric Fiat 500e depending on location)—for you to tootle around town on your own for up to three hours a day.
Rooms at Loews Hotels & Resorts go for approximately $209 per night depending on the individual property.
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Looking for a place to lay your head while 'Hanging 10' in the seaside surf town of Narragansett? Well look no further, Daddy-o, 'cause The Break, with its retro chic surfer vibe, is set to open in June.
Part of Lark Hotels, who have boutique coastal properties throughout New England, The Break is decked out by local designer Jocelyn Chiappone, who has tapped into the late 60s, vintage surfer feel of the place. Bold modern textiles pop with color palettes of bright orange, earth tones, crisp white and shades of green and blue. Furnishings combine dark woods with wicker chairs and chandeliers, mid-century inspired armchairs and sofas, fabric headboards and ceramic tables.
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Escape The Winter Doldrums at Sea Sentosa's Newest Bali Outpost
Just the mere mention of Bali evokes thoughts of a lush paradise, doting service and poolside cocktails. It's truly hard not to love everything the Indonesian island has to offer and now with Sentosa's brand-spanking-new resort, those little bits of tropical heaven are just icing on the top of a perfect vacation.
Opening by July, Sea Sentosa will blend European styling with Balinese warmth and plop it down right in the middle of one of the island's best surfing beaches, Echo Beach. Each of the one- and two-bedroom apartments will have either a lagoon swimming pool for a 'front yard' or Indian Ocean views.
Aside from killer views, the designers have outfitted each apartment with exotic details like mother of pearl trim and coconut shell wall coverings as well as a fully-equipped kitchen with all the tech comforts of home. Even the smaller garden studio rooms offer a tropical feel with private balconies and internal walled gardens to remind you that you're near the Equator.
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If Deep House Is Your Soundtrack To Life, You'll Love ME Cabo
While we showed you a quiet alternative in Cabo San Lucas earlier this week, today we're looking at a more lively hotel spot--The ME Cabo. This is where pool, beach and party all come together in a neat little package, ready for you to rip open with life-affirming gusto. But before you go buckwild, we have some important tips to share.
1) Bring your best bathing suit—This is no time to shrink down into your beautiful white Bali bed. The ME experience focuses on the senses and this includes sight, so show what ya got even if you think what ya got ain't good. Here, attitude counts. With Bali beds for two to eight, sharing and showing a little skin is what it's all about.
2) Wear your party hat—Nikki Beach Club, known worldwide as party central for house music revellers, can be found right at ME Cabo. We're talking bikini dancing here, folks. There's a DJ spinning tracks in an open-air booth while the Nikki Girls (that's right) try to get the crowd moving to the beat of the electronic drum. Make sure to try the Nikki Mojito, the signature drink Bacardi approached Nikki Beach to create and is found at all Nikki Beach Clubs.
ME Cabo also knows how to throw a good party at Passion, their indoor/outdoor club and lounge. When the music dies down at Nikki Beach, Passion gleefully takes the baton. We were there during the annual Halloween party (if you can, we recommend you try to go during a celebration of some sort as well) and it was packed with both guests and locals. To best describe the vibe that night and the well-dressed or well-costumed patrons, imagine a big-city nightclub owned by Salvador Dali. (We're digging what you're thinking right now.)
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Bring On Autumn – Paresa Resort Has a New Beach Club To Take Away the Sting
We really hate to be the ones to have to tell you this, but it's mid-August. This means that summer is, sadly, drawing to a close and soon our pool days will be in short supply.
Not, however, in Phuket, and the good news is that Paresa Resort is opening up what they think will be the hottest beach club on the island.
ZAZADA will open in September, which will give you enough time to wean yourself off of your local pool habit and go dip your toes into ZAZADA's infinity pool at one of Thailand's most beautiful beaches, Surin Beach.
Designed locally, the beach club will not only have its full-service infinity pool and beach space, but a dance floor, DJ booth and room for a band. You can literally show up in the morning, have a fresh-squeezed juice or smoothie at the juice bar, hang by the pool until it's time to move on to other liquid refreshments from the full bar or wine room, bake on the beach, and then have dinner at ZAZADA's restaurant – with a menu put together by Ryan Arboleda of Paresa's Talung Thai and Diavolo restaurants. Have a shower and change into your dancing duds (or not--bathing suits are, after all, allowed) and then dance the night away.
ZAZADA is open to the public so you can mingle with the locals too, but Paresa guests have priority access with free admittance and transportation from the resort (less than 10 minutes away).
When ZAZADA opens, the Hot Deal Rate (advance purchase) at Paresa Resort is 8992 THB ($288) and includes breaky and free WiFi.
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These Hotel Beach Bags Are Worth Showing Off
The sun is shining, the water's warm and a girl needs a chi-chi bag that'll be able to keep up with her stylin' swimsuit. These three hotels make it easy for you to do just that and here's how to get your hands on 'em.
If you're a Starwood SPG member, this is your lucky day. Starwood has partnered with kate spade new york to come up with a line of beach totes inspired by four categories in the SPG Members' Favorite Resorts List: Best Spa Indulgence, Most Romantic Retreat, Best Island Paradise, and Best Golf Getaway. Each tote has its own punchy phrase, matched with its own punchy color, that represents each category. The bags are available at kate spade new york boutiques or online for $199. You can also enter the "Off We Go" contest until June 6 to win a trip to a Starwood resort along with a choice collection of kate spade goodies.
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There's a New Beachfront Resort Coming to Florida (With Apple TV Too!)
All right, so here we go: Apple TV is digging its heels in the hotel industry.
When The Pearl, a 55-room luxury resort, opens in July on Rosemary Beach Florida, it will offer Apple TV in all its rooms. Is it ironic that an establishment on a beautiful stretch of beach is upgrading your television-watching ability? Totally!
We've hashed out our torn opinions about the value of in-room technology and its effects on the art of travel, especially when it drives up the room rate, but we do know that there are many travelers who will be quite pleased by this news (some of us included!). For those who've just come out of hibernation, Apple TV will allow you to stream shows and movies from iTunes and Netflix right to your hotel room.


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Dubai Fashion Week started with mesmerizing collection of Bisma Ahmed entitled 'Chantilly Lace & a Pretty Face', which is an enchanting fusion of famous French lace and traditional Mughal fashion.
Bisma Ahmed showcased her mesmerizing collection at Dubai Fashion Week entitled "Chantilly Lace & a Pretty Face", which is an enchanting fusion of famous French lace and traditional Mughal fashion.
The collection is brimming with rich Mughal culture reflected in its burnished gold work and heavy embellishments with a touch of Elizabethan delicacy on the lace creations.
The collection focused on two cultures with a masterful stroke, lace blended with silk, chiffon and jersey and embedded with heavy embellishments gave a spell-bounding look of 'infused royalties'.
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Cheap LSP to Winnipeg flights
Popular Flights from Las Piedras, Venezuela
Top Las Piedras Flights to US Destinations
Top Las Piedras International Destinations
Popular Flights from Winnipeg, Manitoba
Top Winnipeg Flights to US Destinations
Top Winnipeg International Destinations
LSP to YWG Route Map
Las Piedras to Winnipeg Flights, Stats and Airplanes
Route information for flights from Josefa Camejo Intl. to Winnipeg Intl..
3,050.62 miles
YWG - Winnipeg Intl. Airlines
Browse the most popular airlines servicing the Winnipeg (YWG) airport. Visit their flights pages to learn more about the most popular routes these carriers fly.