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A VARIETY show is being staged in Torquay for one night only to raise funds for the town's Rowcroft Hospice.
The show, which features a professional cast from television, radio and the West End, is being produced by Zoe Nickless and directed by her husband Ben, whom she met performing in Strictly Comedy and Dancing at Babbacombe Theatre in 2007.
This was the year Zoe's mother Sue passed away. It was the most difficult time of Zoe's life, but she will never forget Rowcroft Hospice.
Zoe said: "Rowcroft isn't just a place to care for the patient; they also care for family and friends, and one particular nurse even stayed after her shift had finished, just to be there for me.
"It's surprising how many people I know have used or know somebody who has used Rowcroft's support. Let's give something back."
In 2009, Zoe and Ben produced a show at Babbacombe Theatre called A Night to Remember for Rowcroft Hospice, featuring acts from around the Bay and The Krankies. It raised over £3,500 and Zoe and Ben hope to beat that figure with their new show Never Forget Rowcroft Hospice.
The Krankies are in Australia, but many familiar faces from the previous show are set to return. The cast includes Ruby Washington, Paul Cobley, Lisa Walker, Dean Winters, Lisa T Winters, Wayne Champagne, Zoe Harris, Peter Baffles and the Starlight Dancers. There will be a special guest appearance by Tank Sherman (above).
Ben said: "With comedy, magic, music and dancing, it promises to be an amazing variety show suitable for all the family.
"Tickets are at a bargain price and that's because we want to fill the theatre and raise as much money as possible."
Never Forget Rowcroft Hospice is at Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay, on Saturday, March 16, at 7.30pm.
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No surprise here: Joan Jett is taking her new "Greatest Hits" album in a green direction.
The animal activist and staunch vegetarian has announced that the packaging will be eco-friendly — made from 100 percent recycled paper and biodegradable trays.
"I've always appreciated nature," she says in her website biography, "trees, grass, birds, sun, and even insects. I obsessively recycle. I almost never turn on lights; I pretty much live in the dark. I don't use a lot of water. I am a vegetarian, so I avoid contributing to the major environmental damage that the meat industry creates. I hope that soon we can make sure that everything we do is earth-friendly."
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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A 27-year-old schizophrenic man has been found guilty of first-degree murder with special circumstances for fatally shooting a Fresno County sheriff's deputy seven years ago.
Ramadan Abdullah was convicted by Fresno County Judge Ralph Nunez on Friday for killing 26-year-old Deputy Erik Telen in 2001. The judge also convicted him of three counts of assault with a firearm on a peace officer.
Nunez will likely sentence Abdullah to life in prison without the possibility of parole next month.
Prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty last week after Abdullah agreed to waive his right to jury trial and allow a judge to decide his fate.
Telen was the first Fresno County sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty in almost a century.
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I have a friend who I grew up with back in South Jamaica who is blind. But nothing ever seemed to stop her. She was always in the top of her classes, and now at almost 30, she's already completed her PHD and is working at an incredible company. I always admired her tenacity and wondered how this girl did so well in school, when it was so incredibly difficult for her. Anyway, I'll go back to Chioma (that was her name) in a few minutes, but I wanted to let you girlies know about a book that changed my life. I remember around three years ago when the book The Secret became a huge best seller, and when Oprah recommended it, that solidified all the accolades to me and I ran out to buy it. (I'm an Oprah stan big time. ) But after reading it, I was so disappointed. Everything that she'd written, I had read a long time ago by an author named Napoleon Hill in his book titled Think and Grow Rich.
This has to be one of my favorite books. The book was written back in 1937 and is the bestselling success book of all time. Mr. Hill worked with some of the most successful men of our time to find out what their secrets were (Andrew Carnegie, JP Morgan, Edison, etc etc) and they were all in agreement-the only way to succeed is to truly believe you will. There was never any room in their mind for doubt. And when they failed, they tried again, much harder. Mr. Hill writes a very sad story about how his son was born without ears and the Doctor's told him that his son would never be able to do anything because of his deformity. Well Mr. Hill chose not to believe them and he spoke to his son every day, figuring out ways that his son could hear him and festered in him the drive to succeed. His son ended up becoming a huge success. He writes, "Bethoven was deaf, Milton was blind but their names will last as long as time endures, because they dreamed and translated their dreams into organized thoughts." And another amazing quote is "Remember, no more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty."
I asked Chioma recently about her upbringing and she told me that her mother always told her that just because she was blind, didn't mean she had any excuse not to succeed. Her mom told her everyday that there was no room for failure and Chioma believed that. I take the lessons from Think and Grow Rich everywhere I go. "Our only limitations are those we set up in our mind."
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wow amazing...i think i'll get that book for my boyfriend for his birthday...amazon here i come!
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I agree with you...this book is DEF a classic...I have it on my bookshelf :)
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This is such a great book! I will def. get it. A book that def. changed my views on life and how i perceiceit is "A New Earth" by Eckart Tolle, also recommended by Oprah! You have such a great blog, and I wish you all the best in your endeavors to become a reporter!
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Because a lot of the practices are governed by the city, they require some sort of sediment control and erosion control because you clean out all the vegetation, and with the rains you have a tremendous amount of loss of soil. A lot of it's governed by them, but I think we've taken it a little bit further in sediment control practices with the berm that really does a much better job, and the silt fences. And the vegetation of course does a pretty good job once it's established and it takes a while to establish, but I think the biggest thing are these little berms we've put in. They completely eliminate sediment from going beyond the silt fence. [This] is tenuous at best, because [the fences] break down and people come in with four-wheelers and run 'em over. They're only as effective as they last and that's not often very long.
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Issaquah schools delay Wednesday start time
January 12, 2011
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Issaquah School District schools open one hour later Wednesday due to the slushy mess on local roadways.
The schools operate on a regular Wednesday schedule otherwise.
City road crews toiled throughout the night to clear roads as snowfall transitioned to rainfall.
Expect rain and temperatures in the 40s Wednesday and Wednesday night.
Allied Waste and Waste Management said garbage collection might be late for some customers in Issaquah and nearby Wednesday due to road conditions.
Allied Waste provides trash service in the South Cove and Greenwood Point neighborhoods; Waste Management handles garbage pick-up in the rest of the city.
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Motorists can check up-to-the-minute road conditions on real-time traffic cameras installed throughout Issaquah.
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Usain Bolt opened his season with a 150-meter win on a track set up at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
Bolt cruised to victory in 14.42 seconds, falling short of the world-best mark of 14.35 he set on the streets of Manchester in 2009. Brazilian sprinter Bruno Lins was second in 14.91, ahead of Ecuador's Alex Quinones and Antigua and Barbuda's Daniel Bailey.
Bolt said he was satisfied with his performance after the race, which was held under scorching heat on a four-lane track built on Copacabana beach in the host city of the 2016 Olympics, reports The Associated Press.
''It was my first sprint race, definitely a good start for the season,'' Bolt said. ''I'm looking forward to coming down here in 2016.''
Bolt celebrated by dancing with a few Brazilian dancers after the run, which was an official event supervised by the IAAF. There were huge lines as fans tried to get near the track to see the Jamaican star.
Bolt, the first man to successfully defend the 100 and 200 titles at the London Olympics, was in Rio for four days, visiting social projects and participating in promotional events.
Also Sunday, double-amputee Alan Oliveira of Brazil beat American runner Jerome Singleton at the Copacabana track.
Oliveira had been initially expected to race against Oscar Pistorius, who withdrew after being charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Oliveira beat the South African in the 200 at the London Paralympics.
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Bench: Pippen, Magic, Barkley, Ewing, Malone, Robinson -- DNP, Coach's Decision (Too Tall)
Record: 3-5
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This probably belongs in the Warriors forum. I'm alluding to Nelson's obsession with small-ball.
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well regardless of where it belongs or not, with that lineup, we still would of won the olympics. 1992 was a total beatdown. Any order with those 12 guys, would still give us at least a 30 pt win
How is this topic necessary? All you're doing is echoing a sentiment of which we've all heard enough. None of us like "small ball"; in case you haven't noticed, Nellie has done a fair job of playing more balanced squads recently (starting Wright at PF for several games before his injury; replacing him with Randolph at PF -- as opposed to Maggette which we saw earlier in the season).
This is not a revelation; we all know how you feel. Maybe if you would post something constructive this topic might actually have some merit...
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im pretty sure magic, pippen and malone were shorter than laettner
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Nellie always plays one tall guy, usually a not-very-good white guy.
Okay, guys, you didn't think it was funny, I did. I'm just doing my best to deal with my frustration. Better than screaming and beating my head on the keyboard.
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props...i love this thread...lol at dark one pms'ing...and i mean that in an honest way, it was funny reading his post, no offense meant
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what about dirk?
I dunno if you actually allowed the words of my post to resonate with you at all, or if you just stopped after the first sentence. Assuming the latter, let me make this clear: I agree with the premise that small ball is not necessarily a good way to play the game; in some cases it is downright absurd. That said, this topic presents no new opinions or ideas on the matter. It's honestly pointless. Please explain to me what good this thread does for this website or for us as Warrior fans.
Like I said, Nellie has done a better job of playing more balanced line-ups in the past few weeks. Please, if you're going to make fun of me, at least provide some substance to make your post credible. Otherwise you just look like an idiot -- no offense.
It's funny how adding "no offense" to something is always an indicator that the comment WILL offend someone. Don't you think?
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aite man, my fault if i offended u, i just thought it was funny when i came across your post, you sounded like an angry man and i couldnt help but chuckle
Hey man it's cool.
I appreciate lighthearted fun, I just personally didn't find much humor in this. I guess maybe because I don't see it as relevant; this is almost two decades ago, it already happened -- or rather, it didn't.
I guess it's just not my kind of humor. I don't mean to be so negative; I guess it comes from my experience at another forum which is quite strict.
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HI - I have a bunch of brand new in box/plastic Rome, ThirtyTwo, and Bataleon snowboarding equipment (snowboards, boots, and bindings) that I'm parting ways with on ebay:
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Sorry guys, we're only shipping to the US right now.
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While walking your guide will keep you entertained with little-known facts and trivia about the hugely successful James Bond films. Hear tales of Sean Connery and Roger Moore – two of the actors who brought the debonair agent to life on screen -- and learn insider secrets about classic Bond films like From Russia, with Love and Casino Royale.
As an agent working for MI6 (a secret section of the British government) Bond was embroiled in politics, although he seemed to care little for it. Still, where better to learn about his fictional work than Westminster? The beating heart of British politics boasts government buildings a plenty, and many of them took center stage in films like Skyfall. See countless buildings used in the films and explore the secret bunkers where much-loved Bond characters, like his boss 'M,' hid.
After 2.5 hours on the trail of James Bond, your tour finishes near Vauxhall Station in the center of town.
Customer Reviews
August 2013
I am a Bond 007 fanatic and this tour was great! It's a walk tour so, bring tennis shoes. Guide was super knowledgeable about the locations and history concerning secret codes in the bond movies!! While on the tour, we stumbled upon 3 movie sets during filming!! You cannot be a Bond fan, visit London and not take this tour!!
July 2013
The tour guide, Louis was quite knowledgeable and very entertaining with the information he had on James Bond and his movies. The issue we had with the tour was that you literally covered a large territory walking with no resting other than the few minutes you are at the location he talks about. We would walk 15 minutes to a movie location. Louis would talk about it 2-3 minutes and we would walk another 20 minutes to the next location. The weather was quite warm and the movie sets or locations of the specific buildings were quite far apart. This is a very physical tour. Definitely not for persons with difficulty walking for long periods of time.
I would recommend making the tour shorter or add more sights that are closer together. We dropped off at the end as I was overheated.


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paul wheaton wrote: ...somebody else that was there helped me to remember details and she has the book that mentions this (which is all in german, but she speaks german!)
tom1994 wrote: What was the name of the book? Has Sepp written any books? I've searched but my local library doesn't have anything by or about him. I've found lots of stuff online but no books by him.
paul wheaton wrote: I remember when I took my master gardener training ... my exceptionally brilliant teacher, Helen Atthowe, said "on't trust anybody's word - not even mine!" So I think your skepticism is wise. At the same time, I submit that Sepp is way ahead of me on my path. So I will tend to put a lot more weight in his words. Just as I put more weight on Helen's words. I agree with your analysis that predators and carion eaters will be attracted to bones and the like. I suspect that what ends up in the bottom of this pot doesn't smell like anything edible to predators or carion eaters.
Jim Kerwin wrote:I thought this was a great how to video for people w/ deer problems but I don't have so many deer here so I probably will not be making it for myself. What i was interested in was what was to be done w/ the byproducts that were used. Here we have the "bone sauce" obviously, but we also have the cooked & de-fatted bones and the ashes from the fire. Personally, I'd put the bones back in the ashes, add more hardwood & burn the bones till they're turned to ashes. Now you have potash and bone meal ready to put on your veggies along w/ some of that diluted Beer now donated as urine. I haven't done this before but i think it'll work. As my first post and as a small way of introduction this is the type of recycling / re-purposing i like. I prefer to use the secondary or waste products of one product or project to add to or complete another product.
Leah Sattler wrote:just missed some interesting spam is all from the president of the united states of all people
thats a big question.... is the iron really a neccessary part of the equation or just something that won't fall apart during the process? steamed bones. if sue is right then maybe a bonemeal paste would work too. if my thinking is correct the bones will get steamed and the water will condense and return back to the bottom pot. it seems that could be easily simulated (if the iron isn't crucial) by putting bones in steamer basket in my pressure cooker.
Jennifer Smith wrote:I guess as usual I see something else here.
I am seeing dry picked, clean, sun bleached, old bones. Nothing tasty there. I am seeing this gunk being absorbed into the trees and becoming part of them forever. More a calcium paste than a tasty paste,
I would not partisipate in this forum if I did not think Paul is worth listening to, and if he believes, I for one will try it.


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Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., surrounded by local veterans on July 15, spreading the word about property-tax exemptions for vets. The recent federal budget compromise, supported by Schumer, includes cuts to veterans' pension benefits.
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In the recent federal budget agreement brokered by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., military retirees younger than 62 will receive 1 percentage point less in their annual cost-of-living adjustments, costing them tens of thousands of dollars in retirement income over their lifetimes. Unbelievably, these cuts - which supposedly will save $6 billion over 10 years - apply to disabled veterans, including many wounded in combat.
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As of the end of the 2008-09 season there were 37 Russian-born players competing in the NHL, including the likes of Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Datsyuk, Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Ovechkin.
Shirokov is far from a household name like that fab four, but in the eyes of the Vancouver Canucks, he could develop into one.
As part of the lopsided trade that brought Roberto Luongo and Lucas Krajicek to Vancouver in exchange for Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan Allen and Alex Auld, the Canucks also received a sixth round pick in 2006, which former GM Dave Nonis used on Shirokov.
Many people questioned the pick as even though it was a late round flyer, chances were slim the 23-year-old would ever leave the Kontinental Hockey League, often regarded as one of Europe's strongest leagues.
Taking that into consideration, Stan Smyl, senior advisor to general manager Mike Gillis, still endorsed the selection because of the tremendous upside Shirokov presented.
"We really liked his skills with the puck," said Smyl. "He's an offensive minded type of a player who's very creative with the puck and likes to make plays, but also is good at finishing. One thing he's really good at is accuracy shooting the puck. It's not the hardest shot, but he has good accuracy of where he wants to put the puck."
The Canucks signed Shirokov, a Moskow product who stands 5-foot-10 and weighs in at 176-pounds, earlier this week meaning he'll defect to North America, not from it, which if often the case.
Having watched Shirokov in person last winter, Smyl couldn't be happier the Canucks inked this prospect.
"The KHL really put a lot of pressure on him to stay there, so under those circumstances, for him to decide he wants to play here really says a lot. That, to me, shows where the kid wants to play and that he's ready to experience a new game and a new challenge for himself."
One of the major reasons Smyl is buzzing about Shirokov is that he's witnessed first hand the changes that this young sniper has made to his game.
"From the World Juniors to myself going in to watch him last year after not seeing him for a few years, he has gotten better. He's taken on a little bit more of a leadership role, he was playing with a lot of older players but he was in the top six forwards on his team and he's gotten a lot stronger."
"How would I compare the KHL with the AHL? I think it's right up there in a lot of ways. He has that experience now that he's played at that level, a pro level, and that makes him closer to getting into the NHL. How he handles the intangibles will be key."
-- Stan Smyl on prospect Sergei Shirokov
The longtime Canucks captain had to think long and hard before finding an aspect of Shirokov's game that needs sharpening -- "Whenever you talk about a player offensively and how creative he can be, you always worry about him defensively," -- yet Smyl's biggest concern is how the forward will adjust to hockey in North America.
As Shirokov will soon realize, he ain't in Russia any more.
One noticeable change will be the number of games played. The last time Shirokov hit the ice for more than 60 games in a season was back in 2003-04; he played 52 and 57 over the last two years, respectively.
Whether he can leech on with the Canucks or the budding right-winger earns his antlers with the Manitoba Moose this fall, Shirokov is looking at a grinding 80-plus game schedule.
If that doesn't temper his style, Smyl cautioned that how the game is played in the NHL and AHL is drastically different than the KHL.
"Any player coming over to play the North American game knows that it's completely different. I think the tempo will be a lot higher, more intensity, more physical type of games that he's going to have to adjust to over here. Those things can be a major adjustment for players.
"How would I compare the KHL with the AHL? I think it's right up there in a lot of ways. He has that experience now that he's played at that level, a pro level, and that makes him closer to getting into the NHL. How he handles the intangibles will be key."
According to HockeyDB, 12 Russian-born players have suited up for the Canucks since the team's NHL inception, with the most recent being Artem Chubarov in 2004.
Hands down the most popular Russian to ever bring Vancouver fans to their feet was The Russian Rocket, Pavel Bure. Alexander Mogilny, or Alexander the Great, draws a close second and when pinned in a corner and asked to compare Shirokov to another player, whether with the Canucks or not and Russian or not, Smyl went with Mogilny.
"That's an interesting question," laughed Smyl, who was hesitant to compare the unproven Shirokov with any NHL player.
"I don't know if I can really compare him to anyone, he just has his own game. He reminds me a little bit of, and I hate to put this comparison out there, but the Mogilny-type.
"I think he's a guy who plays the game at his pace and he can make plays so he has a little bit of that element to his game like Mogilny really had."
Lucky number 38 is what Shirokov is looking to become, yet if he develops into a mainstay for the Canucks upfront, he'll likely be lucky number 3 -- as in the third Russian to leave us in awe of his talent.


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Louisville women's basketball coach Jeff Walz announced Wednesday that the Cardinals will host a 2014 NCAA regional.
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Should the University of Louisville's women's basketball team make the 2014 NCAA tournament and win its first two postseason games, the Cardinals get the opportunity to play the next two on their home court.
The NCAA announced Wednesday that U of L and the KFC Yum! Center as one of four regional host sites along with Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., the Joyce Center in South Bend, Ind., and Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif.
Dates are still to be determined. The two possibilities are Saturday, March 29 and Monday, March 31 or Sunday, March 30 and Tuesday, April 1, 2014. ...


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Christophe Lollichon - Goalkeeper Coach
Management Team
Christophe joined Chelsea in November 2007 from Rennes, where he had previously worked with Petr Cech.
He had been at the French club since 1999, in which time he has taken care of a host of top class goalkeepers. As well as Cech, he mentored French international Michaël Landreau, Andreas Isaksson, Christophe Revault and Patrice Luzi, formerly of Liverpool.
His time there has coincided with the club's best ever period, regularly battling for European football at the top end of the French league. When he joined the club, he began working in the Academy, but quickly rose up the ladder to work with the first team, where he met a young Cech during the 2003/4 season.
Christophe did not play at the top level, although as a youth, he would train once a week with Nantes, where he occasionally got to share a training pitch with future Chelsea players Marcel Desailly and Didier Deschamps.
Realising that his path in football lay with coaching, at the age of 24, he gave up the amateur game and became a coach with Ancenis near Nantes.
His role there was to build an academy, and he eventually achieved success that led to Rennes offering him a post.
Goalkeeping has long been his love, choosing the position as a child because of the individuality of the strip, and the ability to use hands as well as feet.
Since arriving at Stamford Bridge he has worked closely with Cech to maintain the player's excellence over a number of years, while also coaching the other first team squad keepers.
Taking great pride in his work, Christophe is often seen with the goalkeepers on the training pitch some 45 minutes before the outfield players emerge, and it was this dedication that helped Cech become the hero in Munich as we lifted our first Champions League trophy.
Lollichon will also have taken satisfaction in Cech ending the 2013/14 season with a new Chelsea record for clean sheets (beating Peter Bonetti's 208) and the Premier League Golden Gloves prize, awarded to the goalkeeper who keeps the most clean sheets over the course of the campaign. He shared the award with Arsenal's Wojciech Szczesny.


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Hello! This is a sort of questionaire. There's no prize or anything for doing it. You're a nice person if you do it though. Not that you aren't if you don't but..... Yeah. Questionaire.
Star Wars or Star Trek?
Harry Potter or Twilight?
Doctor Who or Torchwood or Sarah Jane Adventures?
Nerd or Geek?
The Hunger Games or the Olympics?
Ancient Greece or Ancient Egypt?
John or Hank?
Antidisestablishmentarism or Raxacoricofallapatorius?
Rock or Pop?
Lego or Meccano?
Hot or Cold?
Red or Blue?
X-Men or Justice League?
Awesome or Epic?
Blond or Brunette or Black or Ginger?
Cupcakes or Cookies?
Ugly Doll or Barbie?
Boat or Plane?
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Star Trek most of the time. but i do enjoy star wars. light sabers. c'mon.
Harry Potter or Twilight? neither. but, given the choice between a kid who gets to be a wizard, and a vampire that "sparkles" it's definitely the wizard.
Doctor Who or Torchwood or Sarah Jane Adventures? have only seen doctor who and not all of it..hang on...saw a little bit of torchwood. it was ok i guess. not really comparable to doctor who...totally different style
Nerd or Geek? in what respect?
The Hunger Games or the Olympics? i am not familiar with hunger games and i am not against the original concept of the olympics, that is people getting together to have fun and see who can do X better than the other, but it's become very commercial and sometimes is done at the expense of people in the host city, or becomes exclusive to poorer people and/or giving advantages to wealthier nations, which goes against the original spirit of the games, so i do not in good conscience support it anymore.
Ancient Greece or Ancient Egypt? both
John or Hank? don't know either of them
Antidisestablishmentarism or Raxacoricofallapatorius? lol i had to look that up
Rock or Pop? usually rock but also other/neither/both
Lego or Meccano? both
Hot or Cold? depends what for
Red or Blue? depends what for
X-Men or Justice League? might as well say marvel versus DC. not particular. if it's a good story and drawn well, that matters more. but i do prefer anti-heroes...not sure either are *truly* anti heroes
Awesome or Epic? depends on context
Blond or Brunette or Black or Ginger? depends on context.
Cupcakes or Cookies? muffins and biscuits
Ugly Doll or Barbie? definitely not barbie. however what are we doing with the dolls?
Boat or Plane? depends on context
muffins and biscuits ... i see what you did there.
Star Wars
Harry Potter
Ancient Greece
I have no clue what those words mean...
Justice League
Ugly Doll
Whew! I'm done! :)
Star Wars
Harry Potter
Doctor Who
The Hunger Games
Ancient Egypt (because I've always found it kind of fascinating)
Ginger (although I would say Redhead instead)
Star Wars or Star Trek? Star Wars (original flavor, thank you very much)
Harry Potter or Twilight? Potter
Doctor Who or Torchwood or Sarah Jane Adventures? The Doctor
Nerd or Geek? call me either, but I use geek most often
The Hunger Games or the Olympics? Hunger Games
Ancient Greece or Ancient Egypt? ooh, tough... but I'm gonna say Egypt
John or Hank? Vlogbros, the collective unit.
Antidisestablishmentarism or Raxacoricofallapatorius? ummm... the first one
Rock or Pop? Rock
Lego or Meccano? Lego!
Hot or Cold? yes
Red or Blue? Red (which somehow makes me a pinko?!)
X-Men or Justice League? Well, if we're talking animation, JLA. Love both, though.
Awesome or Epic? Awesome
Blond or Brunette or Black or Ginger? Working on gray at the minute, thanks.
Cupcakes or Cookies? Cookie!!!!
Ugly Doll or Barbie? Can't I just have another cookie?
Boat or Plane? Plane - No, wait. Where am I going again?
Star Trek
Harry Potter
Dr. Who?
The Olympics ('cause no one has to die)
Ancient Greece
BOTH! (If I had to pick... Hank.)
Ugly doll
Star Wars (More coolness, better imagined world, the main story arc beats everything I've seen from ST)
Harry Potter (HP is a pinnacle of world-building, coming of age storytelling, and just fun all around; Twilight, while not as terrible as its most vocal haters would call it, is poorly paced, awkwardly charactered, and... um... terrible. :P)
Doctor Who (Haven't watched the others and I love Who)
Nerd (Not technically savvy enough for the latter)
Hunger Games (But the Olympics are rather astonishing for what they do)
Greece (Better stories, more sensible burials... and that's saying something)
John (Book nerd, love his mindful displays, Hank is great but I'm unashamed at picking favorites)
Antidi... (so punk)
Rock (pop fails to truly innovate, though it isn't inherently garbage)
Lego (what's Meccano?)
Hot (the best food is hot, the best relationships are hot, and it's a rather unfair question anyway)
Blue (Tucker!)
X-Men (There's something beautiful about super heroes fighting for basic rights in a world that consistently needs them and oppresses them)
Awesome (Awesome was epic before epic was epic)
Brunette (But to be perfectly clear, if the hair matches who you are, matches your face, matches your eyes, if it feels like it fits, then your hair is PERFECT and I'm glad you're a blond/brunette/black/redhead/peacock-mohawk)
Cookies (Cups are so oppressive to cake, shapewise)
Barbie (idk what Ugly Doll is; sounds very subculture, which could possibly be neat)
Plane (As my girlfriend can attest to, the water and I weren't meant for each other)
wow...i hadn't even made the Red vs Blue connection. i' ve only seen the first season, but even from that, they all have some good aspects or ones you can relate to, but they're also all team killing (or at least belittling) f******s
Star Wars
Harry Potter
Doctor Who
Neek or a Gerd
The Hunger Games
Ancient Egypt
Cupcakes or Cookies? Both
Barbie(sorry, I like that woman, she can do anything)
Star Wars. I grew up with it :)
Harry Potter. Must have.
Doctor Who
Oooh, thats hard.....Hunger Games? Thats tough...
Ancient Greece.
Pop when im my general good mood cause its happy music
Hot. Cold and I are not friends
Justice League
Hair color really doesn't really make an impact on me, but I guess blonde cause I am one! :)
Ugly Doll.
Plane. Boats are slow :P
Umm... Star Wars, I suppose, as I've never seen Star Trek. Though I fell asleep during Star Wars. So... neither?
Harry Potter by default, as I've never read Twilight, nor do I have any desire to. Also, I adore Harry Potter.
Doctor Who, though I have a soft spot for Ianto and Jack in Torchwood.
In real life? The Olympics. In books? The Hunger Games. I mean, I wouldn't want the Hunger Games to actually happen, that would be horrible, but they're fun to read about. I just can't see the Olympics being all that fun to read about.
ARG. Tough one. These are my two favorite ancient cultures. Umm... Greece, I suppose.
Raxacoricofallapatorius, no question.
...Neither? Pop, I suppose, because though I don't really like it, it's easier on the ears than Rock.
Lego by default, as I have no idea what Meccano is. Also, Harry Potter Lego is awesome.
Erm... hot. Though my definition of hot is 80 degrees, and my definition of cold is 30 degrees, because where I live is very mild. *shrugs*
I don't know anything about either X-Men or Justice League, except I know that one of my friends is obsessed with X-Men. So I suppose that one, if I have to choose.
Awesome, probably. I say it a lot more.
Ugly Doll.
Boat. You can move around on those.
...I feel like I gave this more thought than I should have.
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First it was marathons, then triathlons. Some endurance junkies leaped over to ultra running, while others gave obstacle course racing a try.
Obstacle course races, like Tough Mudder, Warrior Dash and Spartan Race have become increasingly popular for competitors seeking the newest way to get their adrenaline rush.
Unlike running and triathlon races, however, which almost always have shorter races for kids, most obstacle races do not offer anything for the little tykes. Christ Classical Academy (CCA), a private school in Tallahassee, is changing that by holding their first Gladiator ...


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Echeveria glauca
Hello Plant People
I've been absent from the blogosphere, lost in the beauty of the sunny backyard garden. Too much work, a whole lot of plants, and life goes on.
Funny how an absent of writing seems to come off as missing an old friend, I love sharing stories of my plant insanity, and hope some of you are still stopping by. While June certainly had more rain clouds then sun rays, it's moisture was well received by my water hungry garden. Although the "gardener" got a few extra days off this June, July looks like it's going to be a hot one. Starting today is a 10 day predicted forecast of cooking summer weather, we might even see a couple days in the 30's (In Victoria, I know, I know). My giant Echium, Tetrapanax and Ensete false banana have instantly responded to the heat, growing like something out of Little Shop of Horrors. The colorful display of spring flowers has faded and in it's place comes a whole new wave of tropical blooms. There is still plenty of summertime curiosities to peruse and fascinate, yet another time I'm thankful for being such a plant lunatic. So much to see…
Let's take a closer look.
The tropical border is looking lush and exotic. My Achilles heel is a large garden made up of potted specimens. A nightmare to water, but satisifying in it's ability to be reorganized as things look their best, and fade out for the season.
Let's look at what's been blooming the last couple weeks.
An old standby, Echeveria glauca is blooming early this year. The first succulent to really grab my attention, it's lost it's initial wow factor but still manages to win my respect for introducing me to a such a lovely genera of plants.
Aloe aristata is the first Aloe in my collection to yield blooms. We dug this one out of the Mary's garden down on Cedar Hill Road, reliably hardy in Victoria if you keep the winter wet off it. Native to the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa, these can be found growing up to 7500 feet above sea level in their natural habitat. Hardy succulents intrigue me.
Eccremocarpus scaber (Chilean Glory Vine) overwintered just fine in a pot placed outdoors, it's rate of growth is almost scary. A heavy seed setter, if you grow this plant for one season you'll have plenty of opportunities to share. Bonus points that it flowers on it's first year from seed. Plant it where it has plenty of space to climb, it breaks easily when moved and is best left to climb on it's own.
What I suspect to be Phytolacca polyandra otherwise known as Chinese Poke Weed. I first saw this genus in Germany, and have loved it ever since. Can't wait for the unusual berries.
You've got to love the intricacy of it's flowers.
A plant gifted to me last fall by the lovely people at Scentsational Plants, Arthropodium strictum (Tasmanian Chocolate Lily) was another winter success story. It's been flowering for the last couple weeks with these strange off center miniature blooms.
Close up strangeness.
Standing at almost 5 ft tall, Allium giganteum was worth the trouble.
When I first saw these little white berries appear I thought my Ugni molinae (Chilean Guava) was setting an early set of fruit. I should have known that they weren't berries but flowers, it sets it's fruit around the end of October. Get it together plant geek!
A weed to some, the yearly return of Linaria purpurea (Toad Flax) is always welcome sight. Amazing sprays of self seeding, non obstrusive, electric purple flowers. Yes please, introduce this ditch weed into my garden any day. This plant predates my garden and plant knowledge, it's earned it's space whether I like it or not.
Speaking of Linarias, I recently ordered some seeds from Chilterns and this Linaria aeruginea 'Neon Lights' was one of them. Mixed seed in various colors, only two specimens survived due to unintentional neglect. Unsure of if it's perennial or annual, if it seeds anything like it's releatives, I shouldn't have a problem keeping it in the garden.
Arisaema triphyllum never ceases to fascinate and lasts much longer then the A. griffithii I have. We all need more Jack in the pulpits in the garden.
A new plant to me, Corydalis sempervirens has minute tropical looking flowers. What sold me more then that was it's light green, almost powdered delicate foliage. It's shade of green is unmatched in the garden.
The Lupinus arboreus I found as a seedling on dry waterside cliff doesn't owe me anything. Out of all the plants in my garden this spring, this plant was acquired beyond the garden center and outflowered everything and anything in the garden. Naturally a shrub, I've been standardizing it into a tree with great results. Burning bush is an understatement.
Lovely lupin flowers.
Desfontatia spinosa flowers remind me of candy corn. Underneith a Lewisia glandulosa teases me with plenty of buds, but I've yet to see a single one flower.
Another old resident of the garden is campanula persicifolia, this one in particular I suspect to be a hybrid between the white and the blue varieties in my garden. Has anyone else see a spotted campanula flower?
A potted Hymnocalis festalis (Puruvian Daffodil) is a finely crafted work of natural art. What a wispy design of white frilled loveliness. If you happen to come across one of these, do stop and smell the roses, they have an alluring perfume.
Shocked and amazed.
I probably have over 10 species of saxifraga growing in my garden, and Saxifraga stolonifera wins first place for it's flowers. Almost like a red stemmed orchid without the prestige and hype.
Take a closer look will you.
Obscure blooms of the South American, Bomarea edulis. This plant probably wouldn't sell out in Garden Centers but I enjoy it's far off tale. Tuber ordered from Sacred Succulents.
Penstemon x mexicali 'Sunburst Ruby' lends well to a tropical garden. It's reds stand out amongst all the green foliage of early summer, late spring.
Mitraria coccinea is a firestorm of orange tangelo colored flowers.
On the edge or hardy? I'm still not quite decided, this one made it through just fine in the coldframe.
Verbascum bombyciferum's phallic flower droops and hangs in a different position every evening. A great drought resistant self seeding biannual for adding height and architecture. It reminds me of a blazing candelabra.
Another side fascination I've had this year is collecting exotic bulbs. Aztec Lily, Sprekelia formosissima in it's full glory wondrous glory. The very first day the flower opened I took a deep breathe in and got to smell it's short lived perfume. Smells like citrus mixed with strawberries, the aroma was intoxicating. I went for a second smell with no return, perhaps it only produces it in small supply.
For anyone having read mylast couple posts, I may come off as a broken record with pictures of my Cardiocrinum giganteum. Still I can't help but to feel it deserves further documentation, standing at 12+ ft tall, stury and unstaked, this is one impressive lily.
9 years for the bulb to get to flowering size, 5 days of rain to knock them all off. I took this photo the day before the storm. Cardiocrinum giganteum is so classically beautiful, a true testament to the beauty and perfection of nature.
Even during heavy winds this Cardiocrinum giganteum barely moved an inch. Check out the base of it's stalk.
12 feet and counting = happy plant geek.
I'm still not sure if I've properly identified this plant, but I suspect it to be Acacia koa. This strange acacia has two types of leaves coming off one branch. The reason for this morphology is unknown to me, but it has both flat leaves and small mimosa like leaves. I've never seen anything like it.
It's always a good time for a photo of Mangave 'Bloodspot'
Not rare, but totally everyday. I'm proud of my soft cushion planting of Saxifraga 'Triumph'. It's so fluffy!
I love when groundcovers start to merge, which one will remain victorious.
A nice way to justify breaking a fresh terracotta, put some succulents in it and act like you did it on purpose.
Buddha likes the saxifraga too.
The eyes of a gentle soul. Tobius the Cat.
Wishing you all a Sunny Weekend! Thanks for joining me on this tour.
Autumn is finally upon us and summer is slowly saying goodbye. It seems like we waited forever for spring to come, and now the gardening season is nearly at it's end. Although this will be the 26th autumn I will have experienced, it still seems to astonish me. Where did all the time go, nearly 300 days of gardening come and gone.
"I feel like a bit of a living, breathing time machine, I blink and find myself in the future. The only problem is I can't make it stop."
I digress. The other day I found myself in my small greenhouse reflecting on such topics. By the time I get home, get showered and cleaned up, the sun has already faded from my back garden. I am greeted by a gentle spray of soft muted shadows and an almost instantanous calm. The garden has never looked more lush, full, and jungle like. While most gardeners live for spring's firework display of flowering bulbs, primulas and other colorful lovelies I might be tempted to say I like late summer/autumn gardens more. The size of everything is so grandiose and developed, a 15 foot jerusalem artichoke grows more everyday. While my climate dictates that I should love plants happy in my zone, I often sway towards the tropics. These tropical tourists do much better in the heat of summer and autumn and really thrive this time of year. The only drawback to the late season garden is that is on it's way out instead of it's way in. Rather meaning that like a great movie you don't want to end, it's just matter of time before the tropical paradise fades away.
My girlfriend posing for scale under the giant jerusalem artichoke
As I sat there in the greenhouse, reflecting and generally gapping out at my cacti collection, the sun went down, and I found myself sitting in the dark at half past seven. I have been toying with the idea of doing some night photography and this was the night that I made it happen. Plants are sometimes a difficult subject to capture. Greens on greens, deep shadows, and macro destroying breezes all stand in the way. There has been many the great plant moment that I wasn't able to capture due to the limitations of technology. It turns out night photography of plants might be ideal, the evening offers far less distraction. I ran inside, grabbed my tripod and flashlight and off I went. Perfect black backdrops every time, it's so simple it should have been more obvious. An hour must have passed as I looked like a total wierdo photographing plants in the dark with a flash light. My friends will NEVER understand, I'm afraid the new me is here to stay.
Now onto the photo shoot.
Night Photography of Plants: An Autumn Garden Tour.
Echeveria glauca always fascinates me.
Echeveria runyonii 'Topsy Turvy' flowers are larger then most echeveria flowers. Amazing!
Euphorbia obesa looks quite alien under this setting.
This cacti is still a NOID for me (A little help!?), but I have two of them, both have spectacular blue green tattoos. I've been trying to photograph this one all season with no success. Night photography does a great job.
Melianthus major is a personal favorite. Peanut Butter scented leaves, spectacular blue green foliage. Easily hardy in Victoria, don't get stressed about it dying down to the ground, it will come back. Mine survived -15 last winter and grew back completely by mid summer. A must have in next year's garden if you don't have one already.
The very last flowers of my Zaluzianskya capensis (Night Flowering Phlox). This plant has the most unusual lovely evening scent. A mix of almonds and baby powder, it's flowers are closed during the day and open at night. For more information about this plant see this post.
Just another oddity hidden amongst the rest. So unusual.
With a clever lcd lighting system, a Tetrapanax papyrifer is converted into a bizarre night light.
As always the Echium pininana is a glory hog and still holds a large pressence in the garden. What a dramatic shadow it creates. It's top growing point has been doing unusual things the last couple weeks. Will it flower before frost? Only time will tell.
If not it's off the greenhouse to seek refuge and warm thoughts.
A rather new addition to the garden, Beschorneria 'Ding Dong' otherwise known as false red yucca. Why I felt the inclination to buy more tender plants past August is beyond me. I love the agave like foliage, awaiting it's bizarre flowers.
The Physalis alkekengi otherwise known as Chinese Lanterns is thriving. It took two years for me to get a specimen of my own. I snagged some seeds from a yard a couple years back. The plants were slow to develop in their first year but really leaped the second. These are the first lanterns I've got from these plants, it was worth the wait. Interesting flowers are few and far between this time of year, a welcome addition to the garden.
With autumn comes the first flush of Cyclamen hederifolium flowers. So. Nice!
There you have it. Thank you for joining me for a late night garden tour. Who says you need sunlight to appreciate a garden anyhow!?
A couple nights ago I found myself sitting in my small greenhouse appreciating my cacti collection. It's a great place for the cacti to live, they enjoy the extra heat and seem to thrive in this environment. While the rest of my garden gets generously watered the cacti house is on a much more moderate watering regime. Behind a wall of towering scarlet runner beans, the greenhouse is a good place to take a moment out and contemplate one's life. I've always been attracted to close quarters and this is a bit a small sanctuary for me, an obscure sense of privacy is obtained in a city bustling with life. While hopelessly gapping out, I found myself in the golden hour and quickly ran to grab my camera. For all you cacti and succulent fans, here's a small peak into some of my collection.
I recently found this cacti pot at a flea market for 3 bucks. While the pot has 3 different specimens, none impressed me more then this small spike ball. So far a NOID for me, it looks somewhat like a euphorbia. Either way a nice score.
A closer look, the needles gather water in the most unusual way.
Echeveria glauca, the first echeveria to really grab my interests, pre gardener.
The very first time I spotted one of these in flower I was smitten. This was long before I knew anything about plants, but I remember it grabbing me. It seemed so unusual, out of a hallucination or willy wonka movie. These succulents are almost anti gravityin their ability to repel water miraculously. They're covered in a light white dust that mixes with water and creates a strange gel. I'm still unsure why they have this powder but asthetically it enhances the color of these fine plants. With that in mind I suspect it helps the plant in one way or another and shouldn't be wiped off. Look with your eyes not your hands. A drop of water in the crown of the echeveria makes for a cheap crystal ball.
Ok just one more photo, incredible!
Upon closer inspection Agave bovicornuta has a menacing look. War scars tattoo it's large succulent leaves, while it's crown thorns say "No Touch"
A closer look: looks like a chainsaw blade.
Parodia Haselbergii (scarlett ball cactus) is flowering again. I found this one in Feburary and it was in bud then, I'm happy to see another set of blooms in the same year. It's loving life outside.
A closer look at it's neon orange flowers. For more information on this plant, see a post earlier this year, Parodia Haselbergii (scarlett ball cactus)
Pleiospilos nelii otherwise known as Split Rock was aquired late spring. Since then it has completed discarded it's old fleshy body and replaced it with these new ones. It's essentially the same size but fresh, quite strange.
It has the strangest spotted patterns, nature is the most intricate artist. I know a pointilist that get's hand cramps doing this kind of work.
Echeveria runyonii has similar flowers to Echeveria glauca but super sized. Outstanding.
Graptoveria paraguayense 'Fred Ives' has been reliably beautiful all year round, aquired from a friend last year.
As far as giant African succulents go, Kalanchoe thyrsiflora is a must have. It's doubtful I'll ever see it flower, but regardless it has a worthwhile presence in the garden.
Euphorbia obesa also known as (baseball plant), I've wanted one for what seems forever. This specimen followed me home one day on an accidental nursery tour. A choice succulent.
Looking up from my greenhouse I'm pleased to see Disocactus flagelliformis (rat tail cactus) loving life in a characteristally unusual hang spot.
After visiting the hot south I feel a bit ridiculous collecting cacti and succulents in the way I do. When you visit a tropical cacti garden and see them at truly enormous statures it makes you feel a bit silly for nursing them along in small containers. Of course this is the beauty of being a gardener in the 21st century, one has never had more access to species then right now. If I want to hang a cacti in a maple tree, then that's my prerogative. Hope you enjoyed the tour.
There is no shortage of beautiful volunteer sunflowers all over my garden, for the most part I let them grow where they sprout, at varying sizes.
A yearly favorite, 12 foot sunflower loom overhead.
Leonotis (Wild Dagga)
Bulbine frutescens – they open and close with the daylight.
Fuchsia boliviana — Red Bolivian Fuchsia. Added bonus they produce a tasty fruit similar to a grape.
Rose amongst a tree lupin. Perfect!
Hibiscus tree is starting to flower again. Excellent!
Rhodochiton atrosanguineum, so strange.
Abutilon pictum Thompsonii (Varigated Flowering Maple)
White Guara flowers all August
Alcea 'Peaches and Dreams. This is it's second year and it's really gone overboard. Fighting for the tallest thing in my garden, this hollyhock is neck and neck with my jerusalem artichoke. 12+ feet and counting. Non stop blooms, like a slow motion firework.
Simply Amazing…
The very first cyclamen flower of the season. Just when you start to miss them again, they appear.
Chilean Glory Vine – Eccremocarpus scaber
Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double' – a late flowering minature thalictrum!
Anigozanthos flavidus (Kangaroo Paw)
Impatiens Congo Cockatoo
Orange Daylily, perhaps Hemerocallis 'Kwanso'. The last bloom on the stalk…
Echeveria glauca
One of many different shades of gladiolus
I hope this satisfies your need for plant eye candy.. Months of work put into a 35 second photo spread. Calms the mind, feeds the soul.


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Day 2: Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges to Phillip Island
140 km/87 miles, about 1.5 hours
A tranquil hot air balloon ride over the Yarra Valley at dawn followed by a sublime breakfast of sparkling wine and gourmet local produce at a winery is an unforgettable way to leave the region. It also ensures you'll be on the road early for the drive to Phillip Island, about an hour-and-a-half by car from the Yarra Valley, or longer if you weave your way through the lush Dandenong Ranges.
Pass through the verdant realm of fern glades, towering trees and eclectic and artistic villages, admiring the seasonal displays in the Dandenong Ranges' many public and private gardens. Take a ride back in time aboard Puffing Billy, Australia's much-loved historic steam train, to and from Gembrook.
Get back on the road for your chance to meet all creatures great and small on Phillip Island, a wildlife wonderland with quiet sandy beaches and swathes of Australian bushland.
Jump aboard a wildlife cruise out to the Seal Rocks fur seal colony and greet the inquisitive creatures as they approach the boat or zoom in on the seals using the state-of-the-art cameras at Nobbies marine centre. Alternatively, fly in a helicopter over the majestic coastal scenery and get a bird's eye view of the famed Phillip Island Grand Prix racing circuit.
Laze a while on Cowes Beach before a seaside meal of fresh seafood at Harry's On the Esplanade. Eat early and eat fast; you don't want to miss a moment of the dusk penguin parade.
Talk about a grand finale. Phillip Island is home to over 26,000 little penguins that swim up to 100 kilometres out to sea each day. The sight of the little creatures emerging from the water and waddling to their burrows as the sun sets is a great Victorian experience. The Penguin Parade Visitor Centre gives greater insight into these island icons.
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Delaware Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee
Meeting 1 - November 17, 2010
Meeting Purpose and Summary
The purpose of this inaugural meeting of the Delaware Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee was to introduce committee members to concepts of sea level rise and its effects on Delaware. A secondary purpose was to describe and discuss the proposed process for sea level rise planning.
Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Technical Presentation by Dr. Bob Scarborough
Setting the Stage for Sea Level Rise Planning by Dave Carter
Delaware's Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee and Adaptation Plan by Susan Love
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The new Apple TV 3 has been launched and has instantaneously struck a chord with the masses with its overtly i-catching feature-the much awaited upgrade to 1080p from 720p.The pictures are crisper and it won't be too far-fetched to conclude that it delivers the best over the air HD experience.
However, according to tech-enthusiasts, Apple should have released this update much earlier as it would have given direct competition to devices like Roku- which offer such features at a cheaper rate. The new Apple TV also comes with an ultra-powerful single core A5 Processor for better rendering of high quality images.
Reportedly, the A5 Processor integration may also pave the way for a potential Siri upgrade to Apple TVs in the near future. Besides, the interface has also been improved to give it a more iOS type look and feel (Your TV actually looks like a 40 inch iPad). The Apple TV 3 also comes with iCloud integration. That means, all your stuff is right there, dangling over your head, whenever and wherever you want it. There is also an Airplay integration, which allows you to mirror your iPad or iPhone on the TV screen.
However, the million dollar question undoubtedly would be: Is the new Apple TV really worth a buy?
If you already own the previous version of the Apple TV, the change you'll experience is an improved picture. You can take advantage of the other features, such as the new UI, by simply upgrading the OS from the settings menu. It's a subtle upgrade, but one that many won't do.
If you don't own an Apple TV, you should consider purchasing the new model. With it's upgrade from 720p to 1080p, it's also packed with prime streaming services like Hulu Plus, Pandora, NetFlix, YouTube, MobileMe and Flickr. Although these services are also available on many smart TVs, Blu-Ray Player and gaming consoles, your new Apple TV can now also serve as a movie and TV show server for all your iTunes purchases.
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I threw the sippy cups out
So after the dentist told me the story about the juice and milk in the cups, I threw all but one out. She only had water in it yesterday. Today I gave her a regular cup and she didn't spill anything :) And she used her potty when she woke up(without wetting her diaper overnight) and a little while ago. Yay....somebody is getting ready to be a big girl for their second birthday next month. Oh gosh what's next...puberty lol.


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The Virgin Valley softball team was in need of a win entering Friday's contest against visiting Desert Pines.
Taking advantage of some shaky Desert Pines pitching, the Lady Bulldogs scored seven runs in the first inning and coasted to a 19-5 Sunrise Conference victory over the Lady Jaguars at Bulldog Diamond.
While the win may not have been a thing of beauty, the Lady Bulldogs were not apologizing. ...


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CARLSBAD >> After a year of absorbing American culture, 16-year-old exchange student, Manija Muhamadieva, will be returning to her native country of Tajikistan in the former Soviet Union.
Muhamadieva arrived in the U.S. in August of last year after a year-long preparation process. She learned only four days before her placement she would be spending a year living and going to school in Carlsbad.
Muhamadieva was 15-years-old when she joined her friend from her home city of Dushanbe, Tajikistan in the application process for the U.S. Department of State FLEX program. Though her friend was not fortunate in being accepted, Muhamadieva was, and began to prepare mentally and emotionally to leave her home for parts unknown.
The first month of her stay with the Langowski family of Carlsbad, Muhamadieva had no contact with her family back home, instead spending the time adjusting to and developing a relationship with her host family, including two sisters she now claims as her own.
"Carlsbad is completely different. Where I live is a huge city. It's a huge city with a million people," Muhadieva said. Her first impression of her new home was shock. "I was going to the store, the mall, and I was like 'where are the people?' I (thought), I see cars but I don't see people," she jokes of the difference in size between the capital of her nation and Carlsbad.
As the year progressed and she entered Carlsbad High School, she said she found even more challenges. While she had studied English previously, Muhamadieva said that using the language and developing comprehension was an ongoing process. Making friends was a matter of putting herself out there. She formed a bond with another exchange student at the high school visiting from Switzerland. While school was enjoyable, Muhadieva said she did find the amount of homework challenging, especially in the subject of algebra.
Being away from family and home is nothing she regrets, however, as she prepared to return.
"When you are young, do whatever you can do if you have a chance. Just think about what you want to do today, not tomorrow and live your life today. One day you'll say, I had a chance and I didn't do this. When you want to, just do it," she advises others her age.
More than the population of the city, the culture she encountered in Carlsbad was distinct from that she had been living in, she said. She discovered baked potatoes, American music, and different approaches to life.
"Our nation is one of the oldest, and we have a really big country. It included all of (the) Asian countries, even Afghanistan at one point. Everything is different. Here you call older people 'sir' or 'ma'am': there we call them brother, sister, uncle — even if we don't know them. It's a different form of respect."
Muhamadieva will board a flight today, beginning a three-day journey back to her family and country. She will take with her "thousands" of pictures, new friendships, and family ties. From her time here, she said those lessons learned here are more about who she was before the experience.
"I think, now, I learned that respecting people more is important, and actually knowing that your parents, your real parents, (sacrificed) a lot for you."
Reporter Jessica Onsurez may be reached at (575)491-4682.


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A local teacher who molested his charges was allowed to take a new job in West Virginia, where a student died in his care.
Former elementary school principal Edgar Friedrichs Jr. was convicted on four felony counts of child sexual abuse in January 2002. Last year he was indicted for the 1997 murder of a 12-year-old West Virginia boy. He began his career more than 30 years ago in Prospect Park, Pa.
This is the first installment of a two-part story.
Some of the kids thought Mr. Friedrichs was mean. But Joe Stillman thought it was cool the way his fifth-grade science teacher knew so much about the human body.
So when Mr. Friedrichs asked if he'd stand in front of the class as a model for an anatomy lesson, he jumped at the chance. He went to the front of the room, where Mr. Friedrichs helped him onto the big desk, putting a hand on his waist to keep him from losing balance.
Joe was wearing his favorite cords, the ones he wore snug and low around his hips. The ridges in the fabric were thick and wide. It was 1968; he was very much in style.
Mr. Friedrichs turned Joe around so his back faced the class. Holding tight to Joe's waist, he pointed out to the class the bones of the skeletal system. Then he hooked his fingers over Joe's belt and positioned his palm so he could massage Joe's crotch as he lectured. The kids in the class couldn't see his hand because of the way Joe was facing.
Joe didn't tell anyone about that day in class until four years later when his little brother told him Mr. Friedrichs had scared the hell out of him too.
Marise Stillman's sprawling collection of miniature homes and figurines takes up the entire window seat in her dining room.
She's got colonials with painted shutters and Victorians covered in snow. A tiny gentleman bows to a lady, and children pull each other in sleighs. Prospect Park--a modest middle-class suburb of nearly 7,000 located about 10 minutes east of Philadelphia International Airport--is a lot like the old-fashioned village she created.
Marise grew up here, and when she married, she stayed to raise her three boys to be honest and smart. She was the doer in the family; her husband, the pontificator. She says her kids, dark blond and sturdy, took after her.
In many ways this little Delaware County borough was an ideal place to raise a family--safe and neighborly, though she has a hard time thinking about it that way now.
Marise Stillman remembers the day she learned her boys had been molested, but it comes back in fragments now. She was in the kitchen when they came up from the basement. John, her youngest, had something to tell her.
She doesn't remember his words--only that he had trouble getting them out. His brothers helped by standing together and pantomiming what happened at the hands of his "safety instructor," Mr. Friedrichs, the fifth-grade teacher who also directed the school's elite force of crossing guards.
John had been made to stay for detention, and then he was asked to wait behind after the other kids left. Mr. Friedrichs closed the classroom door. Standing behind the 12-year-old, he massaged his neck while telling him he shouldn't be such a "bad boy."
When Mr. Friedrichs' hands moved down his body and over his hips, John lunged for his basketball. He said he had to go, but Mr. Friedrichs offered him a ride. When the teacher's blue-and-white Pinto started moving, John started feeling nervous again. At a red light he jumped out and ducked into an alley. He ran all the way home.
Marise Stillman listened to the story in her kitchen that day with a tight jaw. She'd wanted to explode, but knew she had to stay calm. "You would not believe the anger. Rage overtakes when you learn someone has ... done something to your child."
She demanded a meeting with school officials, and an investigation was launched. John's classmates were hauled in one by one. An interview with her son John, the superintendent and the principal was set up. Within a week other parents got the same rude awakening as Marise Stillman. The fifth-grade teacher never did face his accusers or their parents, though it became clear to the families he had done much harm.
"Where did friedricks live while he worked in Prospect Park...are there reports of him molesting in the neighborhoods (in wooded areas or on streets) at this time? Did he only molest children well known to him."
"He went after well groom, good standing boys. I had him when I was at Interboro (5th grade) We would everyday, have to write our letters ABCs
once we were done a page, we would take it up to him and he would correct it with the students next to him. He always always have his hand around the the boys and hold them tight while checking the work. only the boys no girls I will never forget that, never understood why he did that.
he also had the boys desk around his deck. He was a very mean teacher"
Interboro knew what he was!! in my class it was a boy name Steve his father was a priest and quess who started to go to church? i know because I went to that church too! Steve's father caught on what this guy was!!
he went to the school broad back then and they did nothing about! Quess who stop going to church once Steve;s father did that! i will never forget him because is was so mean to the kids, you never step out of line with him
years later when I heard what he did the past made sense to me"
"I heard about this, but first time I read all about it. I will never forget being in his class for math, and since I had switched schools the prior year, I was never taught short division. I was a smart kid, and rather than simply take a few minutes to teach me this after class, he put me into a lower math class (his was the highest). I liked my new Math teacher, but was bored to death!! It always bothered me why he did that. He was a popular teacher as far as I knew then, so it really made me feel bad. But alas, I am a female!! Now all is clear. Even when I became a safety, finally, as it was a coveted position, and it was full of boys, I never could see why kids thought he was so great. I hated him for putting me a dumber class, and I always thought he was mean to students. Now it all makes sense. I am horrified what he did to my classmates! I remember those huge closets, I am so sorry anyone was abused like that."
"I was probably one of the few female students in his "inner circle" at Prospect Park Elementary. He saw I had artistic talent so I stayed after class so he could help me with painting. And I got a ride home in the totally awesome mustang convertible (66-67). And there were times that a certain few of us (mostly boys, and me) got to have a ride to his house in Collingdale. I must say that he never approached me in an inappropriate way-but I was clearly not his ultimate interest. Words cannot express about what happened to my classmates and Jeremy Bell-it is just unbelievable and sickening."
"At his trial, Friedrichs kept baiting Jeremy Bell's dad, Roy, who recently passed away. He said from the stand that Jeremy told him, "Just don't do to me what my dad did to me." His goal was to try to make Roy scream at him during the trial so he would get a mistrial. But that didn't happen. Roy kept his cool and the jury found Friedrichs guilty.
He was really gross in his trial. He talked about "defecating" and seemed to add details to try to passively aggressively make people uncomfortable when he recalled the night that Jeremy died.
He even brought his own kids to the trial, and I felt so sorry for them. Granted, his daughter came across as haughty because she felt so ashamed, and she tried to say that one of Friedrichs' victims had a mental problem, but nobody believed her. Everyone just felt bad for her.
I'm glad he's in prison where he belongs."
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Supporters of several Kentucky Darby Mine widows protested outside of a Harlan County mine Thursday, with hopes of extending health insurance for the widows and their families. Some of the widows say their children deserve to be taken care of.
Three year old Seth Lee says he knows where his father, Kentucky Darby Miner Jimmy Lee, is now after the May 20th explosion killed him, and four others. While their surviving family members say they've been provided health insurance since the accident, they say it will soon expire on December 31st.
"The wives are asking for a continuance, just long enough to stabilize ourselves and our families," said Melissa Lee, Jimmy Lee's Widow.
Supporters of the widows say it's not a legal issue, but rather a moral matter. Something they believe Darby Operator Ralph Napier should extend for 18 months.
"They died providing and supporting their family, and now they're gone. He's forgotten about us," Melissa said.
Lee says that after Napier ignored their letters and three to four phone calls a day, they protested, hoping to draw attention to other coal miners. Miners that the protestors say have been understanding are honking their own horns in support.
"It strikes a note with coal miners going in, that makes him wonder how his family would be treated if, God forbid, he should lose his life in one of the mines," said Kenny Johnson.
So mother and son have a different wish list this Christmas. One wanting health insurance for her family, the other wanting a father he says is now up in Heaven.
"I think about him coming back down, and I want Christmas to bring him back," Seth said.
Attempts to reach Mine Operator Ralph Napier both at home and work were unsuccessful, as those at his offices said he wasn't there. Napier's lawyer says the company has met all of their insurance obligations to the family.


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Police offer safety tips for Black Friday shoppersUPDATED 5:58 PM EST Nov 20, 2012
As consumers prepare to scramble down store aisles on Black Friday, police are reminding them not to let their safety get lost in the shuffle.
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