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June 26, 2009
Stress gets to everyone, but it could have a bigger impact than you think.
Stress can have devastating effects on our health and well-being, from the health of our cardiovascular and immune systems to our mental and cognitive fitness.
With the media constantly broadcasting that "stress kills," most of us know this. So here's a question for you: Why don't we give stress the respect it deserves? Why do we take it for granted, especially when managing stress is well within our control?
On the one hand, we're all familiar with stress. We use the word often - "My daughter is so stressed!" - and most of us experience stress on a regular basis. Maybe it's because we talk about it so much that we don't take it as seriously as we should. Everyone has stress, so why should I worry about it?
I think there's a reason we take stress for granted: because stress is elusive and difficult to grasp. It's invisible. You can't see it or touch it, and therefore it's hard to believe it could actually harm you. Stress can also seem psychological - more mental than physical, right? And if stress is in the mind, how can it get into the body and brain? But psychological stress affects physical wellbeing.
Here's a common example: you're stuck in traffic. There's nothing physically threatening about this - it's certainly not the same as being chased by an angry bear. But it's frustrating and associated with thoughts like "I'm never going to get home in time to make dinner" or "I'm going to be late for work and make my boss angry again." These are just thoughts, but just like the bear, they can trigger a stress response, which is very much physical.
The stress response begins with the release of hormones called cortisol and noradrenaline. Cortisol increases blood glucose to provide energy, and, if the stress lasts, stores that energy in the form of fat in the arteries and abdomen. Noradrenaline - also known as norepinephrine - causes your heart to race and your blood pressure to rise. In the short term, increased blood pressure and glucose are good things, helping you react efficiently to a threat and get out of harm's way. But in the long run, these same hormones that evolved to help can begin to hurt instead.
Your brain suffers under stress just as your body does. Cortisol, for example, though secreted from the adrenal gland, makes it back to portions of the brain that are critical to our ability to learn and remember. When these areas are overloaded with cortisol, memory function begins to shut down.
In some of my research, I've shown that giving a public speech - pretty stressful situation for all of us - elevates cortisol levels dramatically. This makes us forget lists of words and pictures of common objects, and also makes us susceptible to false memories - memories of things that never happened. Even more disturbingly, stress actually enhances memory for emotionally negative information. So stress doesn't just make you forgetful; it makes you forget some things and selectively remember the negative.
It's not just memories during stress that are affected. Under certain conditions, brain cells can be impaired as well. We used to think this was only the case if stress was long lasting, but new research suggests that cellular communication can be impaired after just a few hours of stress.
It's critical to understand that stress can have physical effects on you. Noradrenaline and cortisol can be secreted just by thinking stressful thoughts. Once elevated, they have an impact on both the body and the brain. Your health and memory suffers.
Next time you're stuck in traffic, count your breaths, turn on the radio, or listen to a book on tape. Whatever small efforts you make to control your stress, your body, brain, and memory will benefit.
Jessica Payne, Ph.D.
Dr. Payne holds appointments at Harvard Medical School and the Psychology Department at Harvard University, where she is currently a Harvard Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Fellow. Her research focuses on how stress and sleep influence human memory, emotion, and creativity. When not working, she can be found sleeping or engaging in low-stress activities such as traveling, cooking, and educating herself about wine.
Lowering blood pressure can reduce your risk for a heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease.Read about blood pressure checks
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2012 was a weird year for me, I spent the first three months catching up on the many, many games I missed out on in 2011. Uncharted 3, Batman, Dark Souls, Saint's Row the Third, Skyrim and more. Practically every big fall release from 2011 I hadn't played and needed to rectify that ASAP.
But around the time Mass Effect 3 came out I finally managed to clear up that backlog and hop into my most anticipated game of the year in ME3. As you can tell it disappointed me like no other game prior. Despite this 2012 managed to prove to be the year of the downloadable title. Many of which I missed out on. Fez (which frankly scares me), Journey, Sound Shapes and Dust were some big downloadable titles that had I gotten to them may of very well made this list. But frankly I just didn't have time nor the money or as the case with Dust and Fez the console (please do PC ports).
Other noteworthy titles that I missed this year include Halo 4, Far Cry 3, Hitman Absolution, and Darksiders II. Judging from reactions and history I'd say FC3 is the only one that would have a shot in my top ten but I'll have to wait till 2013 to find out for sure. Without further ado, my top 12 games of this year.

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Monday, January 6, 2014 at 10:00 AM - Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 3:00 PM (PST)
Pastor John and Ann Morgan are ministers, speakers, leadership coaches, and church consultants, who have a passion for the local church and a burden for the emerging generation. They have three daughters, Sharayah-Ann, Chloe' and Brooke.
John and Anna presently reside in Chicago Illinois, USA and spend the majority of the year ministering in and working with local churches throughout the USA, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
They are the founders and leaders of the Pastors Collab (for Churches), two52collab (for Youth Ministries) and the Loud'n'Clear Young Communicators Class.
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A quiet revolution is happening. Not a revolution of dissidents. Not an underground revolution of rebels. But a revolution that is transforming how 51% of the population are living their lives. A technological revolution that is changing the economic and political structure of the country we live in. There are now more women than men on sites such as MySpace and Twitter. The fastest growing segment on Facebook is made up of women between the ages of 35-55, many of whom have children. 78% of all mums are now online and Mumsnet has become a growing political force currently being courted by all 3 political leaders. But more interesting than the statistics is to understand why this revolution is happening... [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND COMMENT]
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Unfortunately, I miscarried over the weekend. The baby stopped growing at 10 weeks and had no heartbeat. I had a D&C and am not recovering at home with my parents.
I wanted to wish you all healthy pregnancies.
I'm so sorry to read this :( Take care of yourself.
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Mandy -
I am very sorry. I send you light and love.
and walking a path illuminated by our 5/08 8/11 due in 1/14
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And with #3 Due in August 2013!!!
i am so incredibly sorry for your loss. gentle hugs and love.
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I am so sorry for your loss. Sending you lots of love and prayers.
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Baby Jacob's finally here!! 10/4/11
so sorry to hear it. :( take good care of yourself!
Vegan mama to DD (9/08), DS (9/11), and many rescued furbabies.
I am so very sorry for your loss. I will keep you in my prayers. *hugs*
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Hoping for good rest and nurturing for you, and a quick physical recovery. Take care. I'm so sorry for your loss.
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I am so sorry for your loss.
Married to CH (2005) and mother to DS1 (6/2006), DS2 (8/2008) and DS3 Sept 22nd, 2011!
We are all here for you.
Oh I'm so sad to see this. :( I'm so sorry you lost your baby.
North Idaho rural living mama to: 23 yo DD, 17 yo DS, 9 yo DS, 7 yo DS, 5 yr old DS, 3 yo DD, 2 yo DS, and our newest family member, a boy born December 2014!
My heart gos out to you, I am so, so, so sorry.
I am so sorry to hear this. I hope, as snanna said, for good rest and nurturing for you.
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Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear that! I hope you're being taken care of and I'm sending healing vibes your way.
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I am so sorry!!! (((hugs))))
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Find things to do this Christmas season in NJ! You will find a wide variety of upcoming holiday events NJ has to offer from train rides to tree lightings, holiday shopping and more! Enjoy fun NJ Christmas events your whole family will love. See below for a list of events sure to get you in the Christmas spirit.
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Holly Days Celebration
6 Court St., Morristown, NJ 07960
Northern NJ
Christmas events in NJ for an entire month!
Experience the magic that is Morristown's annual Christmas and Holiday celebrations. Santa arrives on the Green on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The fun continues until First Night Morris - our grand music festival on New Year's Eve. There are many participating sites offering free events as well as local historical sites and museums with special programming and admission fees.
Visit with Santa Claus on the historic Morristown Green or take in a performance of "THE NUTCRACKER" at the Mayo Performing Arts Center. Stroll the streets of Morristown, Madison or Chester and do your holiday shopping. Visit the local museums decorated for Christmas and stop by their gift shops for unique presents.
December 1st through the 31st
Lantern Tours at Allaire
4265 Atlantic Avenue, Farmingdale, NJ 07727
Central NJ
Historic Village at Allaire State Park
Christmas Lantern Tours celebrates old world traditions in our 1836 living history museum. Take a lantern lit guided tour through our village, and learn the different Christmas traditions and where they came from. French, English, Scottish, Irish, Swedish and Moravian traditions will be on display. Holiday music will be performed in the Allaire Chapel, and local choirs will be caroling around the fire. The tour takes around ninety minutes.
Stop in the General Store for some holiday shopping, and grab a snack or hot beverage at our bakery. Tours are on Saturday December 6th, 13th and 20th from 5 pm to 8 pm and admission is $12.50 per person and advanced purchase is highly recommended.
GPS: Allaire State Park, 4265 Atlantic Avenue, Farmingdale, NJ 07727. For more info or ticket purchase, call 732-919-3500 or
December 6th - 31st
Beading Party at Santa's Workshop
406 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
Creative and crafty Holiday events!
This holiday season join TiaMarie Beading Studio in Montclair, NJ for three holiday themed beading parties! Make a holiday bracelet for yourself or as a special gift for someone else at Santa's Workshop. Also enjoy treats and take a photo with the special visitors from the North Pole.
On November 29 from 2 - 4pm and December 6 from 12 - 2pm Bruce the Elf makes his way to TiaMarie Beading Studio to kick off the holiday season! Mrs. Claus makes her special appearance on December 13 from 2 - 4pm and Santa Claus makes his appearance December 20 from 12 - 2pm. Call, email or visit the website to register today!
November 29th and December 6, 13 and 20th
Spirit Cruises
Pier 62, Chelsea Piers, Suite 200, New York, NY 10011
New York City
Enjoy Christmas on the water!
Join Spirit Cruises for one of their many holiday group events this year! Throughout December they will be offering a Jingle Bells Lunch Cruise which will include a magnificent lunch buffet, music and a great view of NYC. Their Christmas Eve Cruise will go from 7 - 10 pm and will include a decadent dinner buffet. A true wonder will be Spirit Cruises' Holiday Lights Dinner Cruise where guests will get dinner, entertainment from a live DJ and, again, wonderful NY views. The Eve of the Eve Dinner Cruise will take place on December 30th and holiday music will liven up the boat. The Gospel Lunch Cruise will feature a filling lunch and a live performance by Chapter VI.
Other holiday themed cruises include a New Year's Eve Family Lunch, a Lunch with Santa Cruise where kids will get to meet the ever-popular St. Nicholas, a New Year's Eve Fireworks Cruise with a wonderful fireworks show, a Full Moon Cruise where guests will get to see the city while the moon is the brightest and even a New Year's Day Cruise where a DJ will be rocking the dance floor!
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December 1st - January 1st
Boardwalk Bounce
300 Ocean Ave., Point Pleasant, NJ 08742
Central Shore Region NJ
Perfect gift idea for Jersey Shore lovers!
Need to grab a stocking stuffer for a Jersey Shore lover? Look no further than the Jenkinson's Boardwalk Bounce Booklet. Enjoy the beach, aquarium, mini-golf, fun house and rides all for one low price.
Just $42 for adults and $33 for children 12 and under, the Boardwalk Bounce Booklet includes 60 ride tickets, admission to the Aquarium, fun house, beach and a round of mini-golf at any one of the three boardwalk locations.
Both are available online through January 2nd at
. Purchase by December 19th for guaranteed Christmas delivery.
December 4th through January 2nd
Sea of Lights Holiday Festival
300 Ocean Ave., Point Pleasant, NJ 08742
Central Shore Region NJ
Jenkinson's Aquarium becomes a winter wonderland!
Join Jenkinson's Aquarium in celebrating their annual Sea of Lights Holiday Festival on December 26th, 27th and 28th from 6 - 9pm.
The special all inclusive $6 per person admission is our gift to you!
Visit your favorite fish and animals while the Aquarium is decked out in the holiday spirit with festive lights and decorations, make and take crafts, face painting, even a scuba diving Santa and other special guests from the coolest new animated movie.
Don't miss this special holiday family experience!
December 26th, 27th and 28th
Christmas Celebrations at Allaire
4265 Atlantic Avenue, Farmingdale, NJ 07727
Central NJ
Merriment at Allaire State Park
Christmas at Allaire celebrates old world traditions in our 1836 living history museum. Saint Nicholas will be strolling about, and horse and wagon rides will put you in the Christmas mood! Our villagers will be dancing and singing in the Allaire Chapel, our hearth cooks will be creating a feast and our tradesmen will be making holiday items.
Mr. Allaire's home will be open for touring, with music courtesy of Bonnie Leigh. Stop in the General Store for some holiday shopping, and grab a snack or hot beverage at our bakery. On Sunday December 7th and 14th from 12 - 4 pm admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children under 12.
GPS: Allaire State Park, 4265 Atlantic Avenue, Farmingdale, NJ 07727. For more info or ticket purchase, call 732-919-3500 or visit
December 7th - 31st
Old Fashion Christmas at Smithville
615 E. Moss Mill Road, Galloway, NJ 08205
Southern Shore Region NJ
Spectacular Holiday lights show!
The entire family will be in awe as they gaze at the brilliantly lit-up historic village of Smithville. Over 100 trees will light up on Lake Meone in various musical patterns, creating dazzling illusions and wonderment for children and adults alike.
The Holiday Lights Show, which takes place in Galloway, NJ, has been a tradition at Historic Smithville for many years and each year is made better than the last. Don't miss the amazing light show and the Victorian-style Christmas decor around the village! Bring the whole family and all your friends for this merry attraction! The event runs Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 5pm - 8:30pm.
This Christmas you can also meet the
Magical Talking Tree
, a figure that wakes every weekend just to have a conversation with the young visitors! There will also be a
Train Ride
that runs daily and allows you and your family to take in the truly whimsical Smithville Village. Little ones may find
Story Time with Mrs. Claus
fun and entertaining. Come out to the Christmas Cottage and listen to Mrs. Clause read stories of the holiday season!
December 6th will be
Hospitality Night
and all are welcome to attend! From 6 - 8 pm the town will be overflowing with generous merchants offering food samples, discounts and drawings. Don't miss out on the fun!
November 27th - January 6th
Holiday Lights on the Farm
1051 County Route 523, Flemington, NJ 08822
Central NJ
Holiday fun for the whole family!
Come out to Schaefer Farms during the month of December for countless hours of winter and holiday fun! Due to popular demand, our farm will be bringing back our Holiday Lights on the Farm display for the 2014 season. Opening on December 22, you can bring your whole family to the farm and enjoy a peaceful drive through our magnificent light display!
During the holiday season, we look to bring joy and happiness to all! There aren't many people who dislike looking at Christmas and holiday themed lights, right? Well, we have thousands of brightly colored lights and holiday displays for you and your family to enjoy! Stop by the farm anytime between Thanksgiving and New Year's to be a part of our holiday fun!
Besides the holiday lights, which will be on display towards the end of the month, our farm has all of your holiday needs. We have countless trees, wreaths, crafts, decorations and so much more, all to make your holiday more festive! The kids will be given a chance to meet Santa on December 4th - 6th, 12th - 14th and 19th - 21st. Don't forget to stop by the farm stand on Wednesday's and Thursdays for fresh produce!
December 4th - 23rd
Cranbury Christmas Lights
128 North Main Street, Cranbury, NJ 08512
Central NJ
A NJ Christmas light display that benefits charity
Cranbury Christmas Lights is New Jersey's Number One Christmas Display for charity. It also features the largest Christmas Tree in New Jersey, a tree that stands at over 36 feet tall with 46,000 Dancing lights!
This display features over 120,000 lights dancing to 18 songs. The show is free to watch and parking is also free. Donations from those who are financially able are accepted and all proceeds benefit local food banks.
Our Christmas Display will light up from 6:00pm and will turn off at 9:00pm starting November 28th through December 31st. For a list of the 20 nights the lights will dance to the music see the schedule on the
Dress warm this is an outside event. Handicap parking available. This Christmas display is a must see for everyone in NJ!
November 28th - December 31st
The Christmas Light Show
2702 Wooley Rd., Wall Township, NJ 07719
Central NJ
A NJ holiday tradition!
The Christmas Light Show is a Free world class computerized lighting and pyrotechnic show. Over the past 8 years this incredible event has become an area tradition. The show is very much like attending a Disney World concert, featuring pyrotechnics, fog, color changing effects, and thousands of lights synchronized to music broadcast over a concert quality sound system. Don't miss this one of a kind event!
The show benefits a local charity through donations from its viewers. Please consider making a donation to Challenged Youth Sports, Inc. when you attend. We recommend a donation of $20 for a family of 4. Challenged Youth Sports (CYS) runs top quality sporting leagues and builds facilities for children with disabilities. Their support helps these children live healthy lives through physical activity. CYS Inc. is local and is a nationally recognized 501-c-3 charity. They are 100% volunteer based.
Show times are: December 13th, 14th, and 20th 2014 at 7:00 PM and 8:30 PM each night. Arrive at least 30 minutes early!! For more information, directions, and show status please visit:
Parking at: 2744 Belmar Blvd., Wall Township, NJ 07719.
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Christmas at The Olde Mill Inn
225 Route 202, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Central NJ
Numerous Christmas events in Central NJ!
There is no place like the Olde Mill Inn & Grain House Restaurant in Basking Ridge during the holiday season!
Throughout December, the entire property is adorned with beautiful holiday decorations inside and outside.
The Grain House Restaurant is located in a building dating back to 1768, and is handsomely trimmed with beamed ceilings and rich woods, offering cozy fireside dining both in the Childs Dining Room and in the Grain House Coppertop Pub.
Grain House Holiday Events for 2014 include:
Sunday, December 7th:
Gingerbread Brunch (10am - 2pm). Decorate our giant Gingerbread Cookies. Great family fun for all ages!
Sunday, December 14th:
Santa Brunch (10am - 2pm). Visit with Santa, have a free family photo taken, and attend a holiday craft party.
Monday-Friday, December 15th-19th:
Holiday Lunch Buffet (11:30am - 2:30pm).
Sunday, December 21st:
Caroler Brunch (10am - 2pm). Carolers from Ridge High School will serenade with joyful holiday music.
December 24th:
Christmas Eve Buffet (4pm - 8pm).
December 31st:
New Year's Eve Dinner (5pm - 10pm).
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December 7 - 31st
The Flanders Hotel
719 East 11th Street, Ocean City, NJ 08226
Southern Shore Region NJ
Christmas fun in South Jersey
The Flanders Hotel is hosting a Holiday Weekend of Events on Dec. 20-21st, starting with our delicious breakfast buffet with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 20th from 8-11am. Our elaborate buffet menu includes many delicious breakfast favorites such as Brioche French Toast, Fresh Scrambled Eggs, Fresh Fruit and more.
On Sunday, Dec. 21st come out and enjoy our Annual Gingerbread House Contest Official Judging Ceremony filled with fun, treats and prizes awarded to the winners (entries can be dropped off until Dec. 20th). Our Special Guest Judges will begin selecting the winners at 1pm. At 1:30pm bring the entire family to The Operafest International Company's live performance of the children's story
Hansel and Gretel
. Tickets are $5 per person.
Join us for an elegant Holiday High Tea Event served in our Candlelight Ballroom at 3pm Sunday, Dec. 21. Enjoy live Charles' Dickens Christmas Carolers and gourmet tea sandwiches, homemade scones, decadent desserts, fresh brewed tea and more. Make your reservations for this limited seating event.
Celebrate with us for New Year's Eve, First Night & New Year's Day. We offer a New Year's Eve/First Night Package with all the bells and whistles to bring in the new year. We also host a delicious New Year's Eve Dinner in Emily's Ocean Room. Join us New Year's Day for an Ocean City Tradition, our lavish breakfast buffet served in our ballrooms.
December 20th - January 1st
First Night with Fireworks
715 Boardwalk, Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
Central Shore Region NJ
Celebrate New Year's on the beach in Seaside Heights NJ!
If you're looking for a family-friendly NJ event to spend New Year's Eve, then come down to the Seaside Heights Boardwalk for their second annual First Night with Fireworks. From 11am - 5pm enjoy jugglers, face painting, balloon twisters, caricature artists, boardwalk food and more!
Bracelets for the day time event are $5 each and will be available for purchase in the Ocean County Mall beginning November 27th.
You can enjoy the free fireworks show on the beach at 5:00 pm. Bring the whole family out to Seaside Heights and bring in 2015 together!
December 31st
Waters Edge
125 Bayview Avenue, Berkeley Township, NJ 08721
Central Shore Region NJ
Christmas Eve Dinner with Santa
Make the night before Christmas with friends and family even more magical at the all new Waters Edge! With special greetings from Santa himself, delight your loved ones with a special Christmas Eve cuisine that is as enticing as our waterfront views. Our AAA Four-Diamond Award Winning Chefs have crafted a special menu that caters to carnivores, seafood lovers, gluten-free and vegetarian diners delights.
Dinner specials include a Turkey Dinner entree with perfectly smooth buttermilk mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, homemade stuffing and cranberry sauce, seasonal vegetables and apple or pumpkin pie for dessert. Other menu options include a Short Rib Pot Roast entree with braised boneless beef short rib over buttermilk mashed potatoes, asparagus and apple braised red cabbage. For our complete Christmas Eve Dinner menu visit
Christmas Eve Dinner with Santa Claus will be served from 4:00 to 9:00 pm on Wednesday, December 24th. Reservations are recommended, call 732-269-3000 today to make your Christmas Eve a very special one. Excite Your Senses at the All New Waters Edge.
December 24th
Santaland Diaries
405 Lafayette Street, Cape May, NJ 08204
Southern Shore Region NJ
Hilarious one-man holiday show!
From November 28th through December 30th head down to the Cape May Stage to see the hilarious one-man show,
The Santaland Diaries
written by David Sedaris and directed by Roy Steinberg. A struggling young writer takes a job as a Christmas elf at Macy's in New York City, and offers a sardonic, witty, irreverent accounting of elf training, bad Santas, abusive customers, and humiliating conditions. Go deep into the heart of Christmas as it exists in our consumerized world and get your holiday in high gear with this hilarious one-man show.
Show times:
Thursday - Saturday 7:30pm, Sundays 3pm.
Merry Melodies: A Holiday Celebration
Celebrate the holidays at Cape May Stage with a brand new musical revue, filled with all your favorite holiday songs and carols.
Merry Melodies
is a delightful way for families to take a break from the usual hustle and bustle and spend time together celebrating love, warmth, and all that makes the season sparkle.
Show times:
Thursday - Saturdays 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays 3pm.
November 28th - December 30th
2014 Holiday Spectacular
825 Boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ 08226
Southern Shore Region NJ
Tis the season!
2014 Holiday Spectacular Presented by the Ocean City Theatre Company. An enchanting cast of professional singers and dancers will present a high-energy, family-oriented, song and dance tribute to the holidays, directed and choreographed by Michael Hartman. Through dazzling costumes, familiar songs, special guests, toe-tapping numbers and special effects, this extravaganza will kindle the holiday spirit in all of us as the magic of the season comes to life in a brand new musical journey through seasonal favorites.
The 2014 Holiday Spectacular takes place at the Ocean City Music Pier on December 12 at 7:30, December 13 at 2:00 and 7:30 and December 14 at 2:00. Tickets range $15-$18 and they can be purchased by calling 609-525-9300 or visiting
Musical Christmas event the whole family will enjoy!
Festival of Trees at Morven Museum
55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
Central NJ
A Princeton NJ holiday tradition!
Bring the whole family down to the Morven Museum in Princeton NJ for their annual Festival of Trees, which has become a Princeton holiday tradition! The museum's thirteen galleries are beautifully and elegantly decorated for the holidays. The galleries are filled with trees decorated by local businesses, garden clubs and non-profit organizations. Spend the day enjoying lovely holiday decorations!
The 2014 display will include exhibitors from Art Council for Princeton, The Farmhouse Store, D&R Greenway Land Trust, Barbara L. Mulea, McCarter Theatre Center, Keris Tree Farm and Christmas Shop and many more! Come see the trees glisten and support the local community! The Festival of Trees is open to the public during normal museum operating hours and no reservations are required.
November 26th through January 4th
Adventure Aquarium's Christmas Celebration
1 Riverside Dr., Camden, NJ 08103
Southwest NJ
The Philadelphia region's most unique Christmas attraction!
Meet and take photos with Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster. Watch their team of elf-fish prepare for the arrival of SCUBA Santa! Dance the afternoon away at Gill's Holiday Dance Party.
The whole family will be blown away by the transformation of the aquarium into an underwater winter wonderland with larger-than-life decorations, twinkling lights, lit-up trees and gently falling snow. Beginning Dec. 1 watch SCUBA Santa dive into the 760,000-gallon Ocean Realm exhibit! Christmas-Celebration at Adventure Aquarium is a family tradition you'll want to relive year after year!
At the 2014 Christmas Celebration there will be 8,500 animals of all shapes and species, awesome live performances and character appearances from Scuba Santa and others!
Holiday hours:
Christmas Eve:
10am - 3pm
Christmas Day:
11am - 3pm
New Year's Eve:
10am - 3pm
November 28th - January 1st
Holiday Lights Trolley Rides
1048 Washington St., Cape May, NJ 08204
Southern Shore Region NJ
Trolley rides through Victorian Cape May!
Take a trip down to the Historic District of Cape May to see some of the most beautifully decorated houses and inns in New Jersey! Take a trolley ride through the Historic District to see the Victorian-style houses and inns decorated for the holidays.
During the trolley ride you will learn all about Victorian Christmas traditions, have sing-alongs and enjoy your favorite Christmas songs. Rides last about 30 min. This is a great way to spend a romantic night in Cape May and great for a family night out.
Tours will begin at one of three places: Washington Street Mall Information Booth at Ocean Street, at the Carriage Horse or at Hill House Office.
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for dates and times. Call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278 to purchase advanced tickets.
November 22nd through December 31st
Christmas Candlelight House Tours
1048 Washington St., Cape May, NJ 08204
Southern Shore Region NJ
Tour beautiful Victorian Cape May NJ!
Bring the whole family down to Cape May, NJ for the 41st Annual Christmas Candlelight House Tour, the main attraction of Cape May's holiday season! The self-guided tour features homes, inns, hotels and churches fully decorated for the holidays. There will also be caroling, strolling musicians and genuine holiday cheer!
Throughout your tour make sure you stop at the various hospitality centers to warm up with complimentary beverages and homemade treats. Tickets also include admission to the Physick Estate and the Carriage House Gallery's Old Fashioned Christmas exhibit. The tours run from 5:30pm - 8:30pm. After your tour, take a heated trolley ride throughout Cape May for an additional charge. Tickets are $25 per adult and $20 per child (ages 3-12) and reservations fill up fast. Buy your tickets today!
December 6th, 13th and 27th
Christmas in Woodbridge, NJ
582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Central NJ
Holiday events in Woodbridge, NJ
Keeping with the town's tradition, Baron Arts Center will be offering NJ residents two fabulous holiday activities. Christmas is a time to bring everyone together and Baron Arts Center, along with the town of Woodbridge, NJ, does just that with a spectacular holiday concert as well as a model train show.
For the 2014 holiday season, New Jersians can anticipate the concert to take place on December 12th at 7:30 pm. The star vocalist, filling St. Andrew's Church with beautiful melodies, will be Cynthia Holiday. As a star jazz performer, Holiday will be performing numerous Christmas classics and putting everyone in the holiday spirit.
2014 will also mark the 24th year of Baron Arts Center's model train show. Lasting from November 29th through December 28th, visitors of all ages are welcome to come and view the expertly set up and designed display of trains.
November 29th - December 28th
Midnight at the Oasis
535 North Route 73, West Berlin, NJ 08091
Southwest NJ
Celebrate the new year at a water park!
Countdown to 2015 at Sahara Sam's with a night of fun, FOAM and family! Splash the night away on our indoor water attractions, meet Sahara Sam himself, join in on fun contests for a chance to win various prizes, take part in a game of limbo, or jump in on the park wide Congo line!
Enjoy tasty appetizers, hot dinner, and an awesome dessert buffet. Ring in 2015 with a toast, party hats, noisemakers, and a FOAM Party at Midnight! (Toast is champagne for over 21/sparkling cider for under 21).
Tickets only $59.95 per person. Children 2 and under are free. This is a special holiday event in Southwest NJ. Not free to members. Offers, promotion coupons, discounts and group admission are not valid for this event. Splash and Dash tickets or vouchers cannot be used for this New Year's event. Get your tickets early because this event often sells out!
December 31st
New Year's Eve at Crystal Springs Resort
1 Wild Turkey Way, Hamburg, NJ 07419
Northern NJ
Rockin' NJ New Year's Eve celebration for the family!
If you're looking for a rockin' celebration without the overcrowded NYC streets... you've found it. From an out of this world open bar bash in the
Tropical Biosphere Pool Complex
to exquisite dining and 'fun-for-all' festivities, we've got the venue and party to suit your style. Plus our overnight packages are ideal for those looking for the ultimate New Year's Eve experience!
A dinner reservation is required for all venues at Crystal Springs Resort. We welcome everyone to join us for the New Year's Eve celebrations but recommend you call 844-358-7311 ahead of time to ensure you have a spot!
December 31st
Holiday Lights Spectacular
560 Northfield Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052
Northern NJ
Christmas at a NJ zoo!
Every year Turtle Back Zoo sets up an unforgettable Holiday Lights Spectacular at their West Orange, NJ location. The zoo is illuminated with over 100,000 bulbs, 40 displays and sights that will leave everyone in awe!
While the zoo is in Northern NJ, they invite EVERYONE to come and enjoy the light display. Visitors walk the zoo and enjoy not only the lights, but also the shapes of animals! Combining the popular Christmas activity with the well-known outlines of animals is a great way to engage the children, get them into the Christmas spirit and ultimately enjoy all features of the zoo.
Turtle Back Zoo also allows guests to host a party at their Holiday Lights Spectacular! Whether it be a corporate event or a family party, they can accommodate up to 100 guests and will guarantee a wonderful party. During these parties the holiday spirit will come to life and lasting memories will be made among the numerous displays of lights.
November 29th - January 1st
Boheme Opera NJ
18 Fairgrounds Rd., Hamilton, NJ 08619
Central NJ
A Christmas concert in Hamilton, NJ
Holiday themed music is a staple for anyone in the Christmas spirit. Sometimes it isn't enough to simply listen to the music in your home, sometimes you want to see a live concert. The Boheme Opera NJ will be at Grounds for Sculpture on December 12th and will be performing Christmas Memories of Bygone Years: A Holiday Carol and Song. To mark their third year performing at Grounds for Sculpture, Boheme Opera invites everyone in the Hamilton, NJ area to celebrate the holiday season with them.
The talented troupe will be dressed in turn of the century outfits and will be performing vintage holiday songs. All genres of holiday music will be covered at this NJ concert: everything from English carols to American songs. The ensemble will bring joy and warmth to everyone's hearts and the group may even have a surprise for the audience. The concert starts at 7 pm, don't miss it!
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6) Two prominent South Dakotans drew their lines in the sand this week: Former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle will support Barack Obama while the man who defeated him, John Thune, will support John McCain. In their own ways, each endorsement is critical: Daschle's opens up a vast fundraising network to Obama, and Thune is considered a hero by the right and a rising star in the Republican party. Both would be key contenders for high-level posts in either administration.
7) John McCain laid down another marker this week, too: He called Donald Rumsfeld "one of the worst secretaries of defense in history," drawing a rebuke from Vice President Dick Cheney. On Wednesday, in California with with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, he threw another log on the fire, saying, "I would assess this administration's record on global warming as terrible." McCain's attacks on the Bush administration mean that no candidate will be strongly supporting Bush's record in the 2008 race and also signal how he's positioning himself as both the establishment candidate and yet still a GOP maverick. It'll be a fine line to dance.
8) If you read only one other story about the 2008 presidential race this week, make it Adam Nagourney's ode to the disappearing living room in the Iowa caucuses. If 2008 proves to be the end of small-town retail politics in Iowa, there will be virtually no place left where candidates actually meet voters for the sake of meeting voters instead of just posing for the cameras.
Bonus #9) Just as this column went to press Tom Vilsack announced he's dropping out. He's at least the third major second-tier candidate to drop out of the race, following in the trail started by Mark Warner and Evan Bayh. His decision further tightens up the Big Three: Obama, Hillary, and John Edwards.
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against a wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.
Kurt Busch drove to Victory Lane at Texas after his younger brother ran out of fuel with 2½ laps left Sunday, finishing 129 laps ahead of the rebuilt car driven by Johnson, who saw his points lead slashed from 184 to 73 over Hendrick teammate Mark Martin with two races left.
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The school's guidelines as to what is and is not acceptable dancing are still being drafted, but Perrins provided ABCNews.com with some examples of what is considered inappropriate from a list handed out to students in previous years.
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Front to back/back to front grinding Front to back/back to front with hands below partner's hips Inappropriate fondling or touching Bending over in any position that is equal to or exceeds 90 degrees Ankle grabbing or hands on floor Front to front straddling
And, Perrins stressed, there is a rumor that students will be subjected to actual dance lessons -- that is not true.
"I'm not going to get up there and breakdance," he joked.
But they are going to have to tone it down.
"Teenagers are teenagers. They're exploring their bodies and they see things on the media," he said, adding that provocative music videos make that kind of dancing seem normal for public settings.
The Prairie High School dance motto for this year is one that has been used by other schools across the country -- "Face to Face and Leave Some Space."


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Cultural Program for International Students at BiMBA What is on their mind while they talk? Top challenges doing business in China Unclear regulation Bureaucracy Lack of transparency Inconsistent interpretation of regulations Poor intellectual property rights protection Difficulty enforcing contract terms Corruption Source: 2004 Am-Cham-China and AmCham-Shanghai Member Questionnaire Objectives of the Cultural Program To cultivate cross-cultural sensitivity To understand the underpinning values of doing business in China To build up confidence and ability to conduct international business in a foreign (Chinese) culture Components of the Program Historical and cultural Sites visits Class-setting and on-site lectures Company and government agency visit Genghis Khan Cenotaph Qufu, hometown of Confucius and cradle of Confucianism Tongwancheng, where the powerful nomadic kingdom thrived Linyi, The Bamboo Slip Museum and where The Art of War was unearthed Xi'an, World Cultural Heritage for Terra-Cotta Warriors Map of historical and cultural sites Lecture Topics 1. The nature and influence of Confucius and Confucianism on Chinese Society 2. The Art of War by Sun Tzu and its Role as an Inspiration for Strategic Thoughts 3. A Strategic Analysis of Chinese Unification under the Qin Dynasty 4. Ghengis Khan's War Practice and Strategic Guidance 5. The Cultural Conflict and Transformation Between Nomadic Tribes in Northern China and Central Kingdoms along Chinese History and its Inspiration on Cross-Cultural Management Feedback of BiMBA04 FT International Students (September, 2004) Coupled with relevant, clear and poignant lectures, this trip provided me with a solid understanding of the subtle nuances and underlying foundations of Chinese society. Jon Galligan BiMBA 2004 Full Time Student from U.S.A. Company and government agency visits You will have plenty of time to conduct this kind of visits during your MBA study at BiMBA, together with your Chinese classmates And The cultural program will facilitate your analysis and synthesis of case study in the Chinese business setting Message to Cross-cultural Experiences It is wisdom to know others; It is enlightenment to know one's self. The conqueror of men is powerful; The master of himself is strong. -Tao-te Jing, chapter 33 Contact Yi Xie Room 701 62756963 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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NORTHERN Province Permanent Secretary, Hlobota Nkunika has urged district officials to be alert and respond quickly in times of disease outbreaks.
Mr Nkunika was speaking in Kasama on Thursday during the provincial epidemic preparedness committee meeting.
He said responding quickly to waterborne epidemics like cholera required a coordinated and multi-sectoral approach.
"We need to be proactive and not reactive to disease outbreaks. We need to be prepared for every eventuality and ensure that we do not record preventable disease outbreaks," he said.
The meeting was attended by provincial medical officer Jelita Chinyonga, district commissioners, civic leaders and Health ministry officials.
Mpulungu District Commissioner Julian Chizu said the process of relocating cholera-prone villages on the shores of Lake Tanganyika was underway.
Ms Chuzu said the affected villagers had been informed that they were supposed to settle at least 100 metres away from the lakeshore.
She said the main challenge was that some villages were surrounded by a mountainous terrain, leaving them with no room for relocation.
Mr Nkunika, however, said traditional leaders should be consulted and sensitisation programmes carried out.
Mpulungu district officials said the Government had spent close to KR1 million during last year's cholera outbreak which affected more than 227 people.
The province has been recording persistent waterborne diseases due to encroachment of areas that supply districts with water.


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Think of Dorry Segev and Sommer Gentry as intellectual magpies.
The glittery ideas they filch from fields as diverse as swing dancing, systems analysis, water skiing and medicine seemingly have little in common. But Segev and Gentry weave them together into a strong yet flexible structure designed to protect fragile lives.
Segev, 41, is a transplant surgeon at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a pianist who studied at Juilliard and a former computer prodigy. Gentry, 35, an assistant mathematics professor at the Naval Academy, was a doctoral student when she caught the public's attention by designing a dancing robot.
In addition, the couple are champion swing dancers and avid slalom water skiers.
"I try to do something every day that I'm not good at," Segev says. "I don't want to go through life only practicing things I've already learned how to do. I embrace the process of improvement."
The two are poised to influence the nation's public health policy — and for the second time in seven years. They recently finished testing a formula that seeks to ensure that sick people in need of livers have equal access to donated organs, regardless of where in the U.S. they live.
By the fall of 2013, the Organ Transplantation Procurement Network — the governing body for the nation's transplant distribution system — is expected to decide whether to adopt Segev and Gentry's formula nationwide.
Experts say the liver algorithm has the potential to be as significant as the couple's 2005 breakthrough, when they devised a mathematical equation that exponentially increased the number of donors who can be matched with patients awaiting kidney transplants. In the past seven years, that discovery has either saved or dramatically improved thousands of lives throughout the U.S.
John Roberts, president of the Richmond, Va.-based National Network for Organ Sharing, is enthusiastic about the couple's work.
"Dorry and Sommer are superstars," Roberts says. "Both of them are in the genius category. What they're doing is very, very important. It probably isn't fair that your risk today of dying while you're on the liver transplant list varies by your ZIP code."
In person, Segev and Gentry are friendly and unassuming, even corny. New acquaintances are often flabbergasted to learn of their accomplishments.
For instance, the couple's kidney algorithm — which, like their liver formula, was devised in their spare time — inspired an episode of the CBS show "Numb3rs" and was the basis for an act of Congress.
Oh, and they've also placed fifth for three different years in the American Lindy Hop Championships, and in 2002 won the United Kingdom title.
"Dorry and Sommer are very accomplished at pretty much everything they do," says their friend Nina Gilkenson, co-owner of Mobtown Ballroom, the swing dance club that Segev started.
"They dance with everyone, especially Sommer. Dorry speaks in funny voices, and for at least 30 percent of the evening, they're making silly jokes. When people find out what they do for a living, they're like, 'What? Really?' "
The couple's Canton rowhouse reflects their idiosyncratic lifestyle.
They don't own a television. But there are a computer and a stereo in practically every room. Heating, cooling and lights are regulated by a computer system Segev designed. His desk is hoisted several feet above a treadmill.
But the piece de resistance is the ballroom, with gleaming cherry floors and light streaming from a large, half-moon window.
During a whirl around the floor, Segev and Gentry spin faster and faster around each other. Sometimes she is the nucleus around which his electron revolves, and sometimes it is the other way around. They twirl away, then return to orbit.
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Stuffed Trout
15 Mar 2011
|Whole trout
|16 Ounce (Fresh Or Defrosted)
|Chopped celery
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs)
|Chopped onion
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Chopped green pepper
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Seasoned bread crumbs
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Lemon pepper
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|1 Tablespoon
|Lemon juice
|2 Teaspoon
In 1-qt casserole combine celery, onion, green pepper and 1/4 cup butter.
Cover; microwave at High 2 to 3 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
Stir in bread crumbs and pepper.
Stuff trout.
If necessary, secure with wooden picks.
Place in 8x8-in baking dish.
In small dish melt 1 tablespoon butter at High 15 to 30 seconds.
Mix in lemon juice.
Brush fish with lemon-butter.
Cover dish with wax paper.
Microwave at High 5 to 6 minutes, or until fish flakes easily, turning and brushing with lemon-butter after half the time.
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Ryan Adams, The Script and more join this year's iTunes Festival line-up
Apple has confirmed a number of new acts for the 2014 iTunes Festival in London, which will take place next month. Artists already announced include the likes of Maroon 5 and Pharrel Williams who will now be joined by The Script, Ryan Adams and more.
The company continues to prepare for 30 days of music as the month of September draws closer. Here's a list of new acts joining the 2014 line-up:
- Charlie Simpson
- Clean Bandit
- David Gray
- Elbow
- Eric Whitacre
- First Aid Kit
- Foxes
- Gregory Porter
- Jenny Lewis
- Jess Glynne
- Jessica Ware
- Lenny Kravitz
- Luke Sital-Singh
- Matthew Koma
- Mnek
- Paolo Nutini
- Robin Schulz
- Rudimental
- Ryan Adams
- Sohn
- The Script
Check out the official festival website for more details. Will you be picking up tickets and heading down? Let us know your thoughts on announced acts in the comments.
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You can watch the performances live on your iphone, iPad, & iPod. Idk about Mac. All you have to do is get the iTunes festival app.
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WE'RE TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT George W. Bush's leadership style is rooted in Texas values, but what's so Texan about squinty-eyed moral clarity, shoot-from-the-hip decisiveness, and go-it-alone gunslinging?
Not long after he moved into the Eastern White House, George W. Bush let it be known that he could just as easily do the free world's business at the Western White House. "This is a fabulous environment in which to make decisions," Bush said of his Prairie Chapel Ranch, near Crawford, far from the Georgetown chatter and the Foggy Bottom bureaucrats, deep in the heartland of his "Texas values." When Crawford began hosting the state visits that really mattered, the media began to see the ranch as a metaphor for the president's leadership style; Bob Woodward concluded his laudatory account of the Afghanistan campaign, Bush at War, with an elegiac tour of the former hog farm, a literary wide-angle shot to frame the president's declaration: "I'm not a textbook player. I'm a gut player." If the guy who caught Nixon fibbing could believe in Crawford, we all could. Bush's unapologetic cowboy-style leadership became perceived as irrevocably rooted in a Texas as real and timeless as the blackland prairie beneath his battered work boots.
Even amid a polarizing war in Iraq, the idea that American policy bears an indelible made-in-Texas stamp remains a rare point of bipartisan—and international—consensus; whether you are red or blue depends on how you take to the laconic, Bible-toting gunslinger who finally rode down the black hat his Yankee daddy had turned loose. But beyond the Western-themed clichés, there is nothing inherently Texan about the president's leadership style. Indeed, it's arguable that his once-formidable job-approval rating wouldn't be hovering at the margin of reelectability if his decision-making owed more to a Texas history textbook than to his Harvard Business School case studies. You don't have to look further than the most familiar names in the Lone Star pantheon—Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, and Lyndon B. Johnson—to discover a distinctly Texan leadership model as contrary to popular expectations as it is to the president's squinty-eyed moral clarity and shoot-from-the-hip decisiveness. To understand how to really rule like a Texan requires a short course in the leadership habits of the state's most highly effective icons:
Look at the dark side. The late El Paso artist Tom Lea wrote that he lived on the east side of the mountain, "the sunrise side … the side to see the day that is coming, not the … day that is gone. The best day is the day coming." Bush has frequently cited this passage as characteristic of his own, Reaganesque outlook, but his serene, no-doubts optimism really isn't a Texas leadership thing: Our three historical exemplars were world-class brooders who frequently greeted the day with paralyzing fears of inadequacy and failure. Periodically suffering funks that today we would probably treat as clinical depression, Austin relentlessly forecast his own ruin, writing to confidants that although his colonists were thriving as a result of his labors, he could be found in a miserable "log cabin … soured with the world." Houston was a legendary lush given to years-long bouts of solitary, almost suicidal despair. LBJ was at times so depressed that staffers had to physically evict him from his bed and pump his arms to get him going. ("I cannot stand Johnson's damn long face," complained chipper Boston aristocrat JFK of his pining VP.) The dark side used to be a familiar place for Texas's desperately poor country folk, oppressed by greedy landlords and malignant nature, who knew that ruin was only a hailstorm away. But a leader who knows that the sky really can fall isn't such a bad thing: Nothing guarantees failure more than blithe expectations of success.
Don't be a Lone Ranger. Going it alone was anathema to Texas's greatest leaders. Austin wanted to avoid a split with Mexico and ardently believed that his colonists' best hope for freedom and security was statehood under a liberal Mexican constitution. As president of the Republic of Texas, Houston similarly aimed to find his fledgling nation a safe nest; determined to make Texas one of the United States, he eventually prevailed over wacko imperialists like rival Mirabeau B. Lamar, a poet fond of romantic schemes to invade Mexico. New Deal wheeler-dealer LBJ bucked Texas's myth of stubborn independence and brought home the federal largesse—from electrifying the Hill Country in the thirties to lassoing NASA for Houston in the sixties—that helped transform Texas from a backward agricultural economy to a modern industrial and technological power. Riding tall in the saddle might be a fundamental Texas trait, but real Texas leaders have always understood that you can sit up even taller when you're riding with a posse.
It's about good decisions, not good values. Bush has made his own uncompromising values the linchpin of his resolute leadership style. The big three, practicing a much more pragmatic realpolitik, were often willing to shelve their good values in the interest of making good decisions. Austin loved freedom as much as any of his colonists, but believing that "where the fate of a whole people is in question, it is difficult to be too cautious or too prudent," he put aside his "own impulses," which favored "speedy and radical change." Trimming frantically between his anarchical constituents and ham-handed Mexican administrators, Austin literally compromised Texas into existence.
Houston regarded slavery as a "calamity under which the nation labored" but believed it would be even more calamitous to dismember the Union to resolve the issue definitively; as one of Texas's first pair of United States senators, he offended both Southerners and abolitionists with his attempts to find a workable consensus. As governor of Texas on the eve of the Civil War, he refused to take the Confederate loyalty oath and gave up his office, then turned down Lincoln's offer of federal troops to restore his authority. Houston couldn't


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Thinking Money: The Psychology Behind Our Best And Worst Financial Decisions
Why is it so much more fun to spend than save? Can we re-wire our brains to make smarter financial decisions?
If you've ever made a financial decision you regretted the next day, you're not alone. In fact, as the emerging field of behavioral economics reveals, you're practically hard-wired to overspend, an activity that lights up the brain's pleasure centers.
Thinking Money: The Psychology Behind Our Best and Worst Financial Decisions uses a mix of humor, on-the-street interviews and provocative insights from innovative thinkers to explore why we spend, save (or don't), and how we think about money. Host Dave Coyne travels from Wall Street to Main Street, and from Yale to the Santa Barbara wine country, to find out how our brains and the marketplace maneuver to get us to spend money we shouldn't. A mix of fascinating theory and practical takeaways, Thinking Money releases to public television stations on October 16, 2014 (check local listings for air times).
Behavioral economists have found we all have a natural desire to buy things even though our long-term futures depend on saving, not spending. An unrealistic optimism about our future wealth a bias towards overconfidence combined with an illusion of invulnerability make us not just poor savers, but more susceptible to fraud and risky investments. In the documentary, we learn these natural biases tend to affect us most when we are dealing with complex, long-term decisions.
Time after time our emotional brain triumphs over our rational brain, a fact we can blame on our biology. "The rational brain simply rationalizes what the emotional brain has already decided to do," says noted Stanford neuroeconomist Dr. Baba Shiv. "The only long-term solution for this is to make saving more sexy . . . for the brain."
Thinking Moneyexplores an array of challenging ideas and findings that have profound implications for our financial behavior, including:
- How Americans' increasing financial fragility has led to an explosion of "downmarket" and predatory sources of credit. There are now more payday loan stores in America than all the McDonald's, Starbucks and Targets combined;
- Why too many choices can be paralyzing when it comes to small decisions, and big ones;
- How having a good "nudge" especially one with an unpleasant consequence attached to it can help you achieve your financial goals;
- In what way "confirmation bias," the tendency for us to search for evidence that confirms what we already believe and disregard evidence that doesn't, impacts our financial decisions; and
- How employers are using "choice architecture" and "the power of defaults" to help us put money into savings.
Fascinating experiments provide insights into the way our brains influence our behavior. A horizontal wine tasting in a Cal Tech fMRI machine reveals that our brains are intoxicated by price the more we think something costs, the better we like it. Two tables of jam bottles in a supermarket show that customers are initially attracted to a wide variety of choices, but are more likely to actually purchase when offered fewer options. And, in a Stanford virtual reality lab, a startled Dave Coyne gets to "meet" an older version of himself in an experiment designed to overcome our procrastination by creating empathy for the retirees we will eventually become and for whom we need to be saving today.
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The Making of a Cross Canada Route
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Fast and Far
Joined: Apr 2008
Location: Merrickville, Canada
Oddometer: 10,151
So not all day's go as planned
A group of us met at, where else but a Tim Horton's
I swear there is something addictive they add to their beans.
A gas fill up before heading out
Some slab to catch up to the route
Re run a section of the route just to see how others feel about it
The backroads in Eastern Ontario are FUN ! Arcol, Hydro Line rd, etc
The ADV salute...or he just doesn't like me
Oh wait this is early in the day, he doesn't hate me yet.....it must be the adv salute
Richard's first day of off roading on his 800gs, what a first day ... lol
It always surprises me when your riding on one of these roads and you run across a mini van full of happy little soccer kids with Mom driving and she's all smiles. Yes these are roads, not trails. Ontario is fairly liberal in what they call a road around here
Around this point in the morning we headed over to a snowmobile trail that would push the route further west. A great little trail that went up/down/left/right and I was thinking hells bells baby, this trail will work out fine
Then a steep rocky decent that leads into a water crossing with a soft bottom
A couple of the fellows indicated that they wouldnt be able to go back up the decent. No worries as the water was low and we all made it through with no issues. BUT this trail would have to get removed from the route. After some serious rain or a typical spring thaw, the water crossing with the muddy bottom and rocks and logs in it just doesn't fit the bill, too bad, we 'll have to re route another day.
On we go
Now keep in mind that we have spent alot of time researching these trails before we go. Paper maps, internet sat maps, locals input, etc. Well the route was GOING TO follow this snowmobile trail and bring us across a big void in the map. Looked great from all the research we did. After finding the trail it had private No Tresspassing signs on it. Bummer, but we figured it's probably only one section of the trail across some famers fields and we should be able to find a go around to catch up to the trail a bit further on. A bit further on and we come to an atv trail climbing up over the bank. Logic suggested that this trail would cut across to the main trail and this is what local's must use to get a round the closed section. WRONG
100 feet into the trail and we came to this
Full of rocks, tree's and VERY slick mud. Seems like everyone wanted to turn around...but me. I now apologize formally to all who were involved. Bad call, big time ! So off I go, get stuck, bury the bike and end up dragging it across the last few feet (not easy with a 500 lb bike). Look back and see faces like this
That's the look of "this is a bad idea".
Looking up at the trail, yes that is the trail
Oh before I forget, a local on an atv came up on us and promptly turned around. This should have been a BIG clue. Well I was born stubborn and kept thinking ya but the trail will get better just around the bend, this is still doable
What followed was around 2 hours to cover 3km's of trail. The black earth was some of the slickest ground I've ever ridden a bike on. On level ground you would be stuck, tire just spinning away, get a buddy to push type of terrain. Add to the that the fact that I don't think this trail had been ridden in YEARS. How many tree's were across the trail? Dozens. Did I bring my saw? Nope
How many bikes tipped over? Every damn one of us. Were the bugs bad? CRAZY bad (and I normally don't complain about bugs). Was it hot? about 36 degrees celcius with 100 % humidity (think sauna temps) And finally how many people liked me at the end of this trail? ZERO
As stated above I do formally apologize, this section is now known as the trail from hell and will NEVER be ridden again.
After completing this section everyone split up, pissed off and went their seperate ways
It was only lunch time and we had a huge day planned, ah well ......it was not too be. I seriously thought I was going to get lynched out there. Lesson learned the hard way but a lesson learned
Do you see the trail? It's there...
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BronyCon 2015
- Hobbies & Special Interest
- 1 W Pratt St, Baltimore, 21201
Jeans & Jerseys
National Association of Elementary School Principals Foundation
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM (EDT)
Bring your team spirit and support student leadership programs!
It's an evening filled with fun:
- Book signing by New York Times bestselling author and two-time Children's Choice Book Award "Author of the Year" nominee, James Patterson
- Guest appearances by well-known athletes
- Silent auction with signed sports memorabilia
- Sports-themed games
- Unlimited food and refreshments
- Live music and entertainment
- Photo booth and more!
Space is limited. Purchase your tickets now!
The Jeans and Jerseys Fundraiser will take place during the National Association of Elementary School Principals Annual Conference and Expo, July 11-13 in Baltimore, Maryland. Register online at www.naesp.org/2013. Learn more about the NAESP Conference.
The NAESP Foundation advances excellence, innovation, and equity in schools by endowing leadership and learning for principals for the benefit of all children.
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Foundation, founded 1982, is operated as the tax-exempt, charitable arm of the National Association of Elementary School Principals—a professional association serving more than 25,000 administrators and other educators in the United States and overseas since 1921.
What We Do
The NAESP Foundation takes an innovative approach to funding and partnerships. We work cooperatively with businesses, universities, government agencies, and foundations to ensure that principals have the tools, resources and recognition they need to succeed.
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YIELD: Makes about 1 quart
In a small heavy saucepan combine sugar and water and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove pan from heat.
in a blender or food processor purée raspberries with Champagne, crème de cassis, and sugar syrup until smooth. Force purée through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing hard on solids, and stir in lemon juice.
Chill mixture until cold and freeze in an ice-cream maker.