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Determined to avoid a repeat of the fighting in the Gaza Strip, Israel is seeking to build support for having an international force take charge of preventing the Palestinian militant group Hamas from rearming once the conflict is over.
One sticking point remains: finding countries willing to take on the job.
The idea, floated repeatedly by top Israeli officials in recent days, comes at what could be a key point in the 3-week-old conflict. With the announcement of a 72-hour cease-fire starting Friday morning, the Israelis apparently believe they are close to destroying the bulk of the tunnels that Hamas, which controls Gaza, has spent years digging and fortifying, and a significant portion of the group's arsenal of rockets.
The Israelis plan to continue with that part of their operation during the cease-fire, according to officials familiar with its terms. Israeli officials previously said they needed a few more days in which to destroy the tunnels, a task in which they have the tacit support of key regional powers, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Once the fighting ends, Israel would be faced with the problem of how to prevent Hamas from rebuilding, as it has after previous conflicts. Usually reluctant to involve foreign powers in their nation's security, Israeli leaders have concluded that an outside force might be the most effective way to accomplish that goal.
Initial international reaction to the idea of an outside force has been positive, with the United Nations, European Union and Obama administration all embracing the idea, in principle.
In practice, figuring out who is willing to police the coastal strip and separate Hamas from its remaining weapons poses a problem, officials and experts acknowledge.
The concept "is probably unassailable from the standpoint of the United States and a number of the European countries," said Daniel C. Kurtzer, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and onetime Obama administration advisor. "But will the U.S. volunteer to send the 82nd Airborne to oversee the demilitarization? Will NATO or the Arab states go in?"
"The problem is somebody has to do the demilitarizing, and no one's running to the front of the line," Kurtzer said.
Preventing a repeat of the fighting has become a preoccupying concern for Israelis, Palestinians and world powers alike. But the unfolding debate over an international force is another reminder of how the Gaza conflict defies solutions.
Israeli officials believe the mission should involve several tasks. Overseeing distribution of billions of dollars in aid that is expected to flow in for the rebuilding of Gaza is one need, officials say. Israel wants to be sure Hamas will not be able to divert international aid to buy arms, officials say.
Another need is ensuring that materials and equipment entering Gaza cannot be used to build tunnels or repurposed for rockets and other weapons.
Demilitarization of Gaza "has to be part of any solution," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement Monday. "The international community should insist forcefully on this."
In conversations with world leaders, Israeli officials have left open the question of who would play which role. But they say it could make sense for Egypt to help control access at its border with Gaza and for the Palestinian Authority, which governs the West Bank and is Hamas' political rival, to have a role as well. Neighbors such as Saudi Arabia and Jordan, both of which have a deep enmity for Hamas, might also take part, they say.
Whether the Palestinian Authority is willing to play much of a role remains unknown. With passions running high over civilian casualties in Gaza, Palestinian officials say they would be deeply reluctant to be seen by ordinary Palestinians as acting on behalf of Israel.
President Obama, Secretary of State John F. Kerry, national security advisor Susan Rice and other senior officials have signaled support in some form for disarming Hamas, and the House has adopted a resolution this week embracing the idea.
Tony Blinken, a deputy national security advisor, said demilitarization of Gaza "needs to be the end result" of peacemaking efforts "so that this doesn't repeat itself.... There has to be some way forward that does not involve Hamas having the ability to rain down rockets on Israeli civilians."
But neither they nor the European officials have talked publicly about who might do what, perhaps to avoid mobilizing opposition before diplomats can figure out a division of labor.
Controlling the flow of goods into Gaza is a manageable task that has been accomplished in the past, analysts say.
Egypt, which is at odds with Hamas, can probably play an important role in that capacity, said Dan Arbell, a former Israeli diplomat. To reassure its public, Israel will insist that a force be deployed in Gaza to monitor what is happening, he said.


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For how long?
For how long shall we stand by and watch our future erode by a generation Prof Wole Soyinka described as a failure? Nepotism, segregation, shooting, looting, killing, starvation, men are deprived of what is their own and for how long shall this continue? A moment, you are proud to be a Nigerian, the next moment, you feel resentment towards a country that suppose to give you a sense of belonging.
When did the government of the people, by the people and for the people become "The government of the minority, by the chosen and for the elite?" Is this the democracy that is meant to protect the interest of everyone both the rich and the poor? Indeed, there are majorly two types of government; the good and the bad, and I am sure that individuals can rightly place this present administration wherever they deem it rightly belongs. A government that has misplaced its primary assignment, which is the welfare of the people it governs, is no longer for the people.
Some set of people rose up and turned themselves into enemies of the nation. Subsidy or no subsidy, increment in pump price of fuel has practically led to an increment in the price of everything in the country. How then does a democratically elected government want the masses to survive? When things were not as expensive as they have become, people still starved to death, others steal to survive, and some kill fellow humans all in the name of money.
What should we now expect? Have we forgotten that there are people who are self-employed and will not earn the minimum wage, a pittance that has increased the woes of the Nigerian workers? What about the unemployed and others who are struggling to survive? For how long will the government remain self-centered, leaving its people hopeless?
When will Nigeria be a nirvana for its own citizens? When will the government listen to the cry of the masses? When will the government of the people be restored to them? For how long shall we stand and watch helplessly as our collective patrimony is plundered by a clique of powerful elite? Just for how long?
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Alternate Title: Temple Of ElizaEliza's Temple (Temple Of Eliza) (1998) Season 1 Episode 5- The Wild Thornberrys Cartoon Episode Guide by Dave Koch
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- Cartoon Characters: Eliza Thornberry, Nigel Thornberry, Darwin, Donnie Thornberry, Debbie Thornberry, Marianne Thornberry, Adolescent Jaguar), Male Cub, Female Cub, Kito, Raamba, Jaguar.
- Originally Released in 1998.
- Season: 1
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Manaus, near the Amazon River, South America. Exploring in the South American rainforests, the Thornberrys are too enraptured with other things to notice Eliza's drawing, so she goes off exploring with Darwin. She stumbles upon a jaguar trapped in a hole and helps it out. In return, the pack of jaguars lead Eliza to an ancient ruined temple. She convinces them that she is a Jaguar Princess and they begin to worship her. But how long can she maintain the role when the jaguars won't let her go?
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This house is for real. There is no photo shopping taking place – I promise. The house really is built on a teeny tiny island only a few feet bigger than the house. No yard to speak of. Just one tree and water lapping at your front door.
As someone who formerly owned a house in a flood zone, just looking at this house gives me great anxiety.
It is said to be the smallest inhabited island in the world. The island is indeed technically considered an island because it has one tree.
Located on the St. Lawrence River in the Thousand Islands area, Just Room Enough was built by the Sizeland family in the 1950s as a weekend getaway.
Unfortunately for the Sizelands, their hideaway became an instant tourist attraction and has been so ever since.
As anyone who has ever lived near a body of water knows, water levels go up and down from year to year, season to season. So this house begs the question: do they have to bail it out each spring? Do they have flood insurance? How would that foundation NOT be eroded away by now???
At Just Room Enough, you can almost literally reach out and touch a shipping freighter…
No word on plumbing and sewer solutions at Just Room Enough. I'm guessing they utilize a porta-potty but I'm just assuming.
Look at the bright side: yard-work would be minimal.
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Original, High Grade 1794 Dollar--Ex: Connecticut Historical Society1794 AU 58 NGC. Mint records indicate that only 1,758 silver dollars were minted in the initial year of production, 1794. Of that number probably no more than 90-100 pieces are believed extant today in all grades. This coin has very little actual wear, but there are innumerable adjustment marks around each side that detract from its overall desirability. The digits in the date are actually well defined, but the stars on the left side are only partially brought up as are the peripheral legends on the reverse. The coin is toned a lovely iridescent gray and golden with much underlying mint luster evident.
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They were supposed to spend the rest of their lives together… In the wake of her husband's death, Alice Deaton will do anything to hold her family together. But with life handing her challenge after challenge, will her faith crack under the strain? Or will a kind stranger be able to offer refuge that Alice and her two small children so desperately need?
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DULUTH -- The Georgia Tech women were out for more than revenge Monday night in the Arena at Gwinnett Center. The Yellow Jackets were hoping to finally get an ellusive signature victory.
Georgia Tech didn't accomplish either.
No. 9-ranked Maryland pulled away late and defeated the No. 24 Yellow Jackets 64-56 behind 23 points each from Alyssa Thomas and Tianna Hawkins.
"It's about them believing we're a Top 10 team," Georgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph said of her Yellow Jackets. "We're as good as Maryland. ... We're in every game. We're not getting blowout.
"But we have to believe that we can beat the best teams. We're at that turning point."
This loss might not have been as painful as blowing a 20-point lead at Maryland on Jan. 6. But it was just as costly.
The top four teams in the ACC draw first-round byes in the conference tournament and the loss dropped the Yellow Jackets (17-7) into fifth place with a 7-4 record. Maryland (20-3) is 7-3 after the regular-season sweep.
All of Georgia Tech's losses have come to Top 25 teams, but that hardly makes the Yellow Jackets feel better. They need to show that they can beat a top team.
"I feel that we are right there," center Sasha Goodlett said.
Georgia Tech scored 10 straight points and took the lead at 54-52 with 3:13 remaining on Tyauna Marshall's driving basket. But the Yellow Jackets' only points the rest of the game came on a basket by Goodlett with 5.2 seconds left.
Maryland made eight straight free throws in the closing minutes and finished 17 of 19 at the foul line. Georgia Tech was 6 of 8.
"I'm very proud that we kept our poise and composure," Maryland coach Brenda Frese said about the way her team finished the game.
Hawkins was 11 of 13 from the floor and she had nine rebounds to go with her career-best 23 points.
Maryland out-rebounded Georgia Tech 43-28 and had 19 second-chance points to six for the Yellow Jackets.
"We knew that rebounding would be a key," Frese said.
"We're used to being a team that gets two and three shots," Joseph said. "But we got beat on the boards and that was one of the differences in the game."
The Yellow Jackets led 56-36 early in the second half at Maryland on Jan. 6. But Thomas scored 18 of her 24 points from that point on and hit a jumper to put the Terps ahead with 17 seconds remaining in the 77-74 comeback victory.
"We stole one at our place and we knew we had to come out with a lot of energy from the start," said Thomas, who was 12-for-12 at the foul line in the rematch after going 10-for-10 in the first game.
Georgia Tech led 24-14 with less than four minutes left in the first half after a 15-6 run. But Maryland scored the final 10 points to tie the game despite shooting just 30 percent for the half.
Thomas had 10 points and Tianna Hawkins eight at halftime. Defense ruled, though, with each team committing 12 turnovers.
"I was pleased with our defense," Joseph said.
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WILL: I don't think so, first of all, because the people making this argument, who presided over an absolute wonder, which is we have 365,000 fewer jobs today than we had when the recovery started in June 2009. Think of that. A recovery that subtracts from -- from the total jobs in the country.
They're focusing in this one ad on a steel mill at a time in the '90s when in one year the American steel industry, the six largest firms lost $3 billion. The industry had already shed 200,000 jobs as a result of a steel glut in the world. Bain comes in -- now, the accusation in the ad is Bain came in as vultures to suck the wealth out and go away. Bain invested $100 million in this. That's a funny way of sucking wealth out of it.
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INGRAHAM: No, I never thought that was the best way to go with Bain, because, look, say I created -- you open yourself up for some criticism. But I do think it's right for him to say, look, my record, my record, examine my record, absolutely. But, Mr. President, you know, you did meet two weeks ago with the head of the Blackstone Group in New York, big donors in private equity throughout the United States in Obama's camp. And I don't recall -- I looked back in the '90s, and -- to look to see if Obama had given any speeches in the state legislature or otherwise against private equity firms. I've never seen anything written by him -- I might have missed it, but in my research, I haven't found any great proclamations about the concern about how private equity was, I guess, vampiring all over the United States. This is clearly a campaign tactic.


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Vintage: 2009
Despite less than ideal climatic conditions, featuring storms which threatened an otherwise perfect year, most parts of California had an excellent year for viticulture. Chardonnays and Sauvignon Blancs were picked at optimum ripeness, and Californian white wine was just about as good as it could be. Surprises and overcoming difficulties summed up much of the United States' wine industry in 2009, and many of the results from Oregon, Washington State and all over California speak for themselves, with the flagship Cabernet Sauvignon grapes having developed healthy, thick skins and thus plenty of character and distinction. Elsewhere in the New World, South Africa had a very good year in 2009, and wineries across the cape of the African continent are proclaiming it a truly great vintage. In most of Europe, fine weather and punctual ripening periods produced some excellent wines, with many of the best coming out of France's Bordeaux and the surrounding regions. Merlot had an exceptionally good year in France, and wineries are proclaiming that the 2009 Merlot harvest was one of the best in living memory. Indeed, across most of France, ripening was relatively even, and red wine grapes such as Cabernet Franc, Syrah and others were reportedly highly characterful, with plenty of the required tannin levels with which to make high quality wines. Italy, too, had a very good 2009. Piedmont reported extremely favorable conditions throughout 2009, and their signature Nebbiolo grapes were more or less perfect when harvested, having benefited from the slight drop in temperature at the end of their ripening period. Veneto, too, had an enviable year, producing superb Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay wines in 2009.
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is one of the planet's most widely grown and enjoyed grape varietals, and thanks to the popularity of the key wines it is associated with – Burgundy and Champagne – it has successfully spread from its native home in France to much of the wine producing world. Pinot Noir means 'black pine' in French, and this refers to the extremely dark, inky color of the fruit, and the fact that it grows in conical bunches, resembling a large pine cone. It has long been revered for its wide range of refreshing, summery flavors, and the fact that it produces red wines of a beautiful garnet color and light body. More recently, sparkling wines made exclusively with Pinot Noir have been extremely popular, and the orchard notes found in the fizzy 'blanc des noirs' wines mark out just how versatile this grape varietal really is. Despite being notoriously difficult to grow, it isn't hard to see why this grape is now found in vineyards all over the world, as it is synonymous with romance and decadence, quality and fantastic flavor
Region: California
It isn't difficult to see how California became one of the world's most important, successful and influential wine regions. Since the first vines were planted in the state by Spanish pioneers in the 18th century, the region has made the most of its ideal climatic conditions, which range from hot, dry and arid to windswept and cool, for vineyard cultivation and wine production. Today, California has almost half a million acres under vine, and hundreds of independent and well established wineries dotted across its vast wine-making areas. Californian wines range from the traditional, and those emulating fine Old World wines, to the experimental and unique, and it is the home to many of the world's most exciting and trailblazing wineries producing excellent bottles for the global market.
Country: United States
Whilst there are several strains of native grape varietals in the United States, it was the introduction of the European species which prompted the country to begin producing wines on a large scale. Over the past few centuries, experimentation and cross-breeding has produced great successes in regards to the quality and suitability of the fruit grown in states such as California, Oregon, Washington and New York, and the past few decades have seen New World wines from the United States reach much higher standards. Arguably the finest United States wines have always come out of California, where the climate and terrroir is most suitable for fine wine production. The masterful blending of classic grape varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, amongst others including Syrah and Chardonnay, have had world beating results in recent years, prompting many to suggest that there has never been a better time for buying and drinking United States wines.
Appellation: Sonoma Valley
The Valley of the Moon, as Sonoma Valley is widely known, has been one of the United States' most important and widely recognized wine regions for well over a century now, and upholds a firm belief in quality over quantity when it comes to the produce that is made in the dozens of wineries which make up the region. Helped by blazing Californian sunshine alongside mineral rich volcanic soils and geothermal springs, the grape varietals which grow in Sonoma Valley end up being packed full of fascinating flavors and aromas which are then transferred to the bottle. The past decade has seen the region expand more than ever before, and with more favorable weather conditions and a growing reputation for excellence, the wineries of Sonoma Valley are set to continue doing what they do best: making high quality, flavorful and characterful American wines.
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I'm super excited and honored to announce that I'm going to be speaking at the 2015 National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards! Perhaps even better, I've been caricatured by Mad's Tom Richmond for the brochure cover! (I'm second in from right under the flag with the glasses, hat, and the giant, and sadly quite accurate, nose.)
You won't believe the other people speaking:
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I'll be talking about how I got started cartooning, how I make a living online, and my many spectacular failures.
Hope to see you there!!
Happy New Year everyone!
Did you know calendars repeat occasionally? There's a 28 year cycle wherein certain years will begin on the same day of the week as other years. (There's a more detailed explanation here.) For example, 2015 has the same days and dates as the years 2009, 1998, 1987, 1981, 1970, etc… Neat, huh?
So while there's a lot of nice 2015 calendars out there, I'm going a little old school and using this 1981 Marvel Comics calendar instead. And as long as I was scanning everything in, I thought I'd share them!
There's some amazing work here: Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott, John Romita Jr., Frank Miller, George Perez… WOW!
Click on the images below and you'll get nice big 2560 x 1200 images with both the top image page and the bottom calendar page. Feel free to grab them and use them as some awesome desktop wallpapers.
Have a Marvelous 2015/1981!
And here's the back cover…
Happy December!
Just a reminder that if you're using my 1975/2014 Marvel calendar for your desktop wallpaper, it's time for one last update.
Click on the image below for December's 2560 x 1200 image:
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Every year around Thanksgiving I send out a gift to clients, vendors, and prospects. I try to be creative and have sent stuff like:
But. as you might know, LEGO has a special place in my heart. (Check out my Pigeon, Catwoman, and A-Z Spaceships) So, after many years of consideration, and a few months of planning and execution, I finally achieved what I think is the best thing I've sent out yet – a custom LEGO set of me at my drafting table, complete with instructions and custom printed parts!
As I said, this took a while to figure out, so I thought I'd share with you, step by step, how I did it. Enjoy!
I'm quite fortunate in that, being an AFOL, I have a pretty sizable LEGO collection laying around. So I just dug in and started building.
I first tried some building with some brackets and hinges making the tilting drafting table and legs, but things never quite lined up right. Then I tried some modified plates and tiles, which worked better, but might have been more difficult for people who don't build with LEGO as much as I do. I finally landed on an easier to build design with traditional hinges and a simple, but quite accurate, lamp made out of just 4 pieces.
It wasn't pretty, but it worked. And, more importantly, the pieces needed were available in the colors I wanted at a reasonable cost.
BrickLink is like LEGO heaven. It's an unofficial marketplace where people can buy and sell nothing but LEGO pieces. Need a few hundred jumpers? Some plants to dress up your project? Looking for that rare white Boba Fett minifig? It's all there.
To make things easier, I created a wanted list and sorted for quantity, condition, and location. I ended up ordering from 16 different vendors (including 1 in Norway) and waited for my parts to arrive.
Every summer my son and I go to Brickworld here in Chicago. It's a great place to chat with other LEGO builders, share ideas, marvel at their creations, and do some shopping.
In recent years there's been an explosion of custom items including some high quality and very LEGO-esque custom printing. One of my favorites is Citizen Brick, not just for the quality of their printing, but for their sense of humor.
I contacted them about printing two different pieces for me: a modified tile for the table top, and a minifig torso. Their pricing was quite reasonable, so all that was left was for me to deliver the images I wanted printed.
I already had my logo in an EPS format, but the cartoon required taking some line art from Photoshop into Illustrator and tinkering with Live Trace until it was just right. After sending over the files and waiting a few weeks, Citizen Brick delivered some really terrific custom printed pieces that look like LEGO might have done them themselves.
The other daunting obstacle was creating instructions the recipients could use to build the set themselves. After a bit of research I found a really informative post at Bskog that got me 95% of the way there.
I had some familiarity with Bricksmith, but I needed to update my parts as I was missing the famous cheese wedge for some reason. After recreating my model step by step, I saved it moved onto familiarizing myself with LPub.
LPub took a bit to set up. I downloaded LDView and told LPub where it was, but the LDraw root directory path had me stymied for a while. I eventually located the LDraw parts.lst here, saved it, copied it to the correct location in Bricksmith, and directed LPub to it. (More info here.)
But once LPub was set up and I tinkered with the configuration, it produced a really beautiful set of PDF instructions!
Then I created a cover and back cover in Photoshop, sent the whole thing over to SmartPress, and I had my instructions soon after.
Now that I had my standard parts, my custom parts, and my instructions, it was on to the packaging.
I ordered a couple different sample boxes from Uline as I wanted one box for the set, and another for shipping. I settled on their S-15138 for the set, and S-16648 for shipping and they fit perfectly. I also ordered some 2 Mil poly bags to protect the custom printed pieces in transit, and contain all the pieces in the box, just like LEGO does it.
Then it was back to Photoshop to create the image for the outside of the box, which took a while to get just right. After some research I chose Sticker Mule to print up the rather large stickers, and they arrived about a week later.
Once I had everything I needed from all the different vendors, I set up in our family room and assembled everything over about two weeks in the evening while watching TV with my wife.
Putting all the pieces in the poly bags was probably the worst part as I was constantly paranoid about the possibility of missing a part. So every time I started putting in a new part, I checked the bag for the last part I had put in to make sure I hadn't missed it.
There are only 25 pieces in total, and some of the pieces repeat, but it was probably 15 rounds or so of counting, filling, checking, etc…
Then there was the box assembly, sticker application, packing the piece bags and instructions, and then more boxing to put the whole thing together. Whew!
I used Endicia to print up all my shipping, and after a few trips to various local post offices, all of my custom LEGO sets were on their way.
My hope is that clients and vendors will really enjoy a unique gift, and that my prospects will be sufficiently surprised by the whole thing that I get some press and/or some new business. But mostly it was a really fun challenge from beginning to end, and I finally got to create my very own custom LEGO set!
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Happy November!
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BAYTOWN, Texas — Annie James, 14, lives at the Bay Oaks Apartment complex. She got upset when she spotted a patrol car parked on a curb that was painted red and was designated as a "no parking" zone. Officer Tommy King, with the Baytown Police Department, patrols the apartment complex and keeps the criminals away. On this particular day, he parked his car next to the leasing office.
"I came to get my car and I saw a piece of paper on my windshield," King said. "I took it off, read it and started laughing."
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All Hallows' Eve
Do you think our carefully carved pumpkin is scary enough to keep all the ghouls and goblins away from our doors on All Hallows' Eve?
The holiday of Halloween has its roots in the Britain but the word itself (Halloween is short for All Hallows' Eve, the night before All Saints' Day on November 1), originated in Scotland. On this evening all evil spirits should stay away especially from houses with lanterns brightly light up.
Well our lantern kept away the evil ghouls but unfortunately not all the little the guisers, who came around. Still it was good to distribute the mountains of sweeties we had bought for the occasion! Our lantern also turned a few heads during our breakfast serving.
Day Out At Scone Palace
What a fabulous day we had yesterday as we took some guests around Scone Palace. The Earl of Mansfield had kindly given us (and probably the other guest houses in Perth) a voucher for free admission to Scone Palace so we decided to treat some guests to a visit. It was one of those rare weekends where all our guests were staying for 3 or 4 days so we were free to leave the house without worrying about new guests arriving.
Scone Palace, once the crowning place of the Kings of Scots, Scone Palace occupies a unique position in the history of Scotland. A breathtakingly beautiful place of power and mystery and the rightful home of the celebrated Stone of Scone – also known as the Stone of Destiny. Scone Palace is regarded as a national treasure and is revered as the historic jewel in the crown of Scotland.
On arriving at the Palace we were amazed at the beautiful white peacock roaming around the field of Highland cows. Unfortunately he wasn't shaking his tail feathers and mostly had his back to us but he was still an impressive sight. We visited the Palace and then enjoyed a lovely lunch on the lawn (yes not raining in July and it was even sunny) before heading off around the gardens and getting lost in the maze.
T-in-the-Park 2012
Well it is Scotland and the annual T-in-the-Park music festival and the weather didn't disappoint! Though our guests clearly enjoyed the weekend and have booked to come back next year. The music festival delivered a fantastic array of music and entertainment and the weather did not dampen their spirits. Normally the thickest mud is left until the final day however the mud brought back on day 2 was as viscous as I've ever seen though Some innovative guests even had the forethought to wash themselves down in the local garage before coming back to the B&B. Can you guess who from the wellies?
The Queen Is Coming Hurrah Hurrah
The Queen is due to visit Perth this week as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations and tour of the UK. She is expecting to be visiting Balhousie Castle, home of the Famous Black Watch, currently under major renovations for the extension to be ready for Spring 2013. The Queen will also be visiting Perth Museum and Art Gallery where she will be presented with a gift of the Keys to the City. The Queen will also be hosting a Civic Lunch at Scone Palace and I dare say she is hoping for better weather than the Palace received on Friday (29th June) the first day of the Scottish Game Fair. The day started off bright and sunny but by 11am the heavens opened and down came the rain in lorry loads. It was extremely heavy for the next 2 hours then it lightened up though it didn't stop. So with many stuck vehicles having to be towed out, the organisers took the heavy decision to cancel the next two days. Unfortunately for our guests the news came too late to stop them travelling. However, they stayed and enjoyed the weekend. Seeing parts of Perth and Perthshire they don't normally have a chance to see. But have booked again for next year to hopefully see the Scottish Game Fair once again. The irony is the weather was better on the Saturday & Sunday than it has been for the last few years of the Scottish Game Fair weekend!
Black Watch Laid Down Their Final Colours
At Almond Villa we always look forward to our welcoming our regulars back each years but no weekend is looked forward to more than seeing again our retired soldiers of the Black Watch.
The Black Watch and 51st Highland Volunteers meet each year in Perth around the end of June to remember their comrades and catch up on news. But 2012 was always going to be a special re-union, although no "official" decision has been made it is thought the famous name of the Black Watch is going to be lost to bureaucracy as the Ministry of Defence is considering merging the 3 Scots battalion with others as part of service cuts.
Both the past and present Black Watch (3 Scots) soldiers looked resplendent and proud as they matched past the dignitaries and there were a few tears in their eyes.
However, the weather on the day was brighter than had been predicted, only thunderstorms and rain had been on the forecast, and whilst many on the day found it a very sombre and poignant moment others thought we should be looking to the future. Joe Hubble, a former Regimental Sergeant Major and Almond Villa regular, thinks we should all still get behind the 3 Scots and give them our support. He says "even if it is sad to loose the Black Watch name, they are still our boys and they need our help". Joe cuts a colourful picture in Perth with his famous moustache and regularly visits the city, a place he holds dear. Joe spent the later part of his working life as a Yeoman of the Gueard at the Tower of London and was often assigned as regimental escort to Her Majesty the Queen Mother. This may be of good news since The Queen is the latest royal to join the battle to save the under-threat historic Black Watch regiment. The Queen, as part of her UK Diamond Jubilee tour, has chosen to visit the battalion's museum in Balhousie Castle, Perth.
Olympic Torch Comes to Perth
Thousands of excited spectators visited the street of Perthshire, the North Inch park and the South Inch to witness the Olympic torch making it's spectacular journey though Perth.
The torch was brought over the historic Perth Bridge by the Olympic cyclist hopeful, Kevin Stewart. 20yr old Kevin, from Dundee, has previously competed in the Commonwealth games presented the torch on the stage set up in the North Inch park where thousands had gathered. Prior to the torch arrival the crowds had been entertained by community singing groups performing, 'The Things We Love', a song adapted for the occasion by renowned Perthshire songwriter Dougie Mclean in welcome of the Relay. The torch was then carried on it's journey by a group of pupils specially chosen from Perth Academy. In the lead up to the Torch's arrival in Perth, up to 60 pupils from each of Perth & Kinross Council's secondary schools took part in an olympic themed sports event on the North Inch and in Bell's Sports Centre, organised by the Council and Live Active Leisure. Activities included rugby, football, athletics, hockey, volleyball, fencing, trampolining, gymnastics, tennis, table tennis, judo, badminton, basketball and zumba. There was also a "Faster, Higher, Stronger" competition for U15 boys and girls.
All our babies have flown the nest!!!
This week we saw our Blue Tit, Tree Sparrow and Great Tit fledglings leave their nests and successfully fly out of our garden. It was great to see the Tree Sparrows and Blue Tits flying around the garden getting their bearings and learning to use their wings. We tried very hard to take lots of pictures though they were incredibly fast so we only took a few good ones the rest are a bit blurred.
Art on the River – Perth Festival
What an absolute glorious weekend the art lovers, tourist and stall holders had for the Art on the River. The Art on the River event returned to Perth city centre on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th May. The sun beamed down as temperatures reach above 25 deg C, it was a far cry from the rain drenched weekend of 2011.
The event will gave people an opportunity to buy artworks and crafts in the picturesque setting of Tay Street. It featured original works ranging from landscapes to portraits in watercolours, pastels, acrylics, oils and also photography. There will be paintings which are framed and unframed, traditional and contemporary styles, and every imaginable genre in between. Also, in conjunction the Perth Art Association held an exhibition in St Matthews church hall.
Fingers crossed that this weekend will also be kind with the weather for the 28th Scottish Open Volleyball Tournament for the players who play on the 36 outside courts on the North Inch, Perth. We also hope the weather holds for the fantastic free celebrations on the North Inch to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. From 11am onwards there will be 1,000 pipers, singers, samba bands, fiddlers, brass bands and much much more. Plus there will also be the Perth Kilt Run where kilted runners from Perth Scotland will be taking on kilted runners from Perth, Canada to see which Perth can have the most kilted competitors.
Gorgeous George Author Is Running In His Kilt!!!
Yes the children's favourite author, Stuart Reid, is coming to Perth to celebrate his kilt by running in the Perth Kilt run. Taking part in the attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Kilt Race this Saturday 2 June 2012 in Perth, Scotland. The Kilt race has been performed previously both here in Perth, Scotland and also in Perth, Canada. But this it the first time the two cities have ran for the Largest Kilt Race simultaneously. for more information contact http://www.perthkiltrun.co.uk
Stuart Reid will be running as Grandpa Jock and staying here at the Almond Villa Guest House in Perth.
Gorgeous George & The Giant Geriatric Generator for ages 9 to 109
Bogies, baddies, bagpipes and bums! Farting, false teeth and fun!
George witnesses something rather disturbing from his bedroom window late one night. People are disappearing fast and no one seems to care.
Why are the people of Little Pumpington so miserable? Why has his evil teacher started smelling of wee? Why is Mr Watt so fat? Why does Mr Jolly the Janitor collect hundreds of pairs of false teeth in a cupboard in his workshop? And what will happen when mad Kenny sticks two crayons up his nose?
During detention George discovers a secret stash of soggy tea-bags and a hundred boxes of broken biscuits hidden in a mysterious tunnel beneath the school. Can Gorgeous George (who's not really gorgeous at all) solve these mysteries with the help of his Grandpa Jock, the wild-haired ginger Scotsman before Grandpa Jock deafens the whole town with his bagpipes?
Oh, and do not try the 'burning brown bag of poo prank' at home! You have been warned!
A fantastic read for anyone who loves funny, exciting and sometimes a little gross children's books. Equally enjoyable for adults as it is for children.
Gorgeous George & The Giant Geriatric Generator is the first children's book from author Stuart Reid. Featuring over 50 charming and humorous illustrations by UK artist Calvin Innes.
Scone Palace Hosts Potfest Scotland 2012
Potfest returns to the Perth area for its 15th year in Scotland. This years show is Potfest at the Palace, in the wonderful grounds of Scone Palace, the home of the Stone of Destiny, the crowning site of former Scottish kings.
This years show has a slightly different format, being held in marquees on the grounds at the rear of the Palace.
One of the key exhibitors is Perthshire's own Julian Jardine.
Julian has been creating animal sculptures for the last 19 years and has owned his own gallery for the in Perth for the last 5 years. The gallery has a diverse range of sculptures from Julian's own work to exhibitions from other artists. Julian was recently shortlisted for the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year Award.


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Report: Mavericks saving cap space to make run at Deron Williams
Dec 6, 2011, 10:06 AM EDT
Jason Kidd cannot play forever. I know, it already seemed like he has, but the fact is he will eventually need to walk away from the game. His contract is up after this season.
And the Mavericks want Deron Williams to replace him, according to Ken Berger at CBSSports.com.
That despite the fact Williams said Monday there was a 90 percent chance he remains with the Nets. Dallas is not bringing in big priced free agents — not even Tyson Chandler — because they want to preserve cap space to get D-Will, Berger says.
The Mavs are in no rush to pony up a max offer to retain Chandler, largely because they want to maintain flexibility for next summer's free-agent class — which just happens to include Dallas' own Williams, multiple sources told CBSSports.com….
But if the Nets are unsuccessful in their efforts to land Dwight Howard — Brook Lopez, first-round picks and absorbing Hedo Turkoglu's contract doesn't figure to be enough — then Williams will have an interesting decision to make come July 1. And the buzz among front-office executives Monday was that Dallas owner Mark Cuban would be in a position to sell Williams on taking less money to play in his hometown.
Once Williams becomes a free agent, he could get a five-year, $100 million deal to stay with the Nets. Signing with Dallas would net Williams only a four-year, $74 million deal. How much playing in his hometown is worth to Williams would depend, in part, on what pieces the Nets surround him with between now and then.
As of right now, the Mavericks only have $44 million on the books for next summer as the Kidd and Jason Terry deals expire.
Still, there are a whole lot of "ifs" that have to fall into place for the Mavs to land D-Will.
But it gives you some insight into their thinking, that while this team won a title last year owner Mark Cuban does not want to just ink the entire gang to longer term deals and try to ride this out. He knows he has a veteran team and he wants to be ready to remold it next summer, when the best crop of potential free agents hits the market the league will see for a while.
- robertjamis - Dec 6, 2011 at 10:53 AM
Typical Nets…acquire Deron Williams, get to the brink of respectability with Deron Williams, lose Deron Williams, miss out on best draft lottery in years.
- fordman84 - Dec 6, 2011 at 4:45 PM
He would save a lot of money by not paying Texas income taxes, but not sure it would make up $26mill.
- dbldmr - Dec 6, 2011 at 10:20 PM
4 years and $74 million vs. 5 years and $100 million. That's $18.5 million per year vs. $20 million per year-not that big a difference.
- Kurt Helin - Dec 7, 2011 at 1:38 PM
It is $26 million guaranteed in the event of injury. It's not nothing.
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ive been taking ALTHEA for almost 2months now, im currently on the 17th tablet of my second pack...i can say ok naman siya and its not expensive..im taking pills pra birth control same time dhil polycystic (tama ba?) den ako, nalaman ko lng xa last June nung ng napg ultrasound ako, kaya pala lageng irregular yung mens ko but now since i started takin ALTHEA ok na xa, on time na..will finish nlng cguro tong pack ko cguro aalis nmn na c boyfie bka istop ko for the meantime kase bka may masamang effect sa body pg mxadong mtagal tinitake e...kung mging irregular agen yung mens dun nlng ako babalik...sna wg na...fear ko lng bka mgka breakouts ako if i stop taking pills..merob bng gnun sainyo?
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DataGridView cell class which hosts a control (all the time, not just while editing). So far, my approach has been to add the control to the grid and try to synchronise its position with that of the cell.
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Kenny G visits Hong Kong protesters
Saxophonist Kenny G visited a pro-democracy protest site in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
Hong Kong students and the Occupy Central pro-democracy movement started protesting outside the government headquarters on September 22 to rally against law changes in election policies.
Kenny G visited the main camp on Wednesday and posted a photo of himself on Twitter, with the caption, "In Hong Kong at the sight of the demonstration. I wish everyone a peaceful and positive conclusion to this situation."
in Hong Kong at the sight of the demonstration. I wish everyone a peaceful and positive conclusion to this situation pic.twitter.com/mEp5jIXLjj
— Kenny G (@officialkennyg) October 22, 2014
However, Chinese officials are not happy with his appearance at the site. China's foreign ministry spokesman Hua Chunying says, "Kenny G's musical works are widely popular in China, but China's position on the illegal Occupy Central activities in Hong Kong is very clear. We hope that foreign governments and individuals speak and act cautiously and not support the Occupy Central and other illegal activities in any form."
The musician has performed in China four times in the past month.
Kenny G files for divorce
Kenny G has filed for divorce seven months after separating from his wife of 20 years.
Lyndie Benson-Gorelick filed for legal separation in January, and now the easy listening superstar has moved to make the split official, hiring top divorce attorney Laura Wasser to represent him.
He cites irreconcilable differences for the break-up, according to TMZ.com.
In legal papers, Kenny G has also asked the court for joint legal and physical custody of the couple's son.


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Analysis and Modification of Unprogrammed Reinforcement Contingencies in a Hospital for the Developmentally Disabled
Scott, Daniel Ward
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The problem: To design a reliable observation system for monitoring of hospital attendants' on-ward interactions with hospital residents and to increase the rate of positive consequences delivered by the attendants for appropriate resident behaviors. Procedure: An on-ward interaction recording system was developed and tested for reliability by camparing observation data with data obtained by trained independent observers. Following baseline observations, six hospital attendants were instructed to record their delivery of positive consequences to residents. If an attendant's rate of delivery of positive consequences increased during this self-monitoring ccndition, that attendant was subsequently returned to baseline observation conditions as a reversal procedure. If an attendant's rate of delivery of positive consequences had not increased during self-monitoring, that attendant was then given feedback and praised for increases in the rate of delivery of positive consequences delivered. All attendants in the self-monitoring-plus-praise condition were then returned to baseline conditions as a reversal procedure. Findings: Results showed an inter-observer agreement of 80% for the on-ward observation system. Five of the six attendants increased their rates of delivery of positive consequences for appropriate resident behaviors when the attendants recorded their delivery of these positive consequences. The other attendant increased her rate when feedback and praise were added. Two of the five self-monitored attendants further increased their rates of positive consequences delivers when feedback and praise were added. Three of the six attendants increased their rates of successful attempts to change resident behaviors which paralleled their changes in positive consequences delivers. Conclusion: It was concluded that a reliable system for monitoring on-ward interactions between attendants and residents can be developed and that self-monitoring procedures can be used effectively with attendants to increase the rates of positive consequences delivered to residents for appropriate behavior. Recommendations: Further research would include the self-monitoring of other interaction behaviors specified in the current interaction analysis system. Longer periods of implementation may increase the effects of the self-monitoring procedure. More extensive training and feedback might increase inter-observer agreement with the interaction analysis system.
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