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New mall coming to 485 and Idlewild
Simon Property Group and Paragon Outlet Partners are teaming up to bring a new outlet mall to Stallings at the corner of I485 and Idlewild Road.
The 400,000-square-foot mall is a joint venture between the two companies, and will house about 100 designer and name brand stores.
The project plans to break ground in the spring of 2013, with opening slated for sometime in 2014.
Despite Simon and Paragon signing a letter of intent, Stallings town manager Brian Matthews said that no formal request to build has been received by the town.


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2003 Mopar Nationals - The One, The OnlyWritten by on February 1, 2004 Contributors: Randy Bolig, Chuck James The 2003 Mopar Nationals
Enthusiasts come to the Mopar Nationals for different reasons. For some, it's a business opportunity-a chance to sell merchandise, parts, services, and even magazines. For others, it's a chance to race their cars against nationwide competition, to have them judged, or just to put their pride and joy on display. Still others come just for a weekend of looking at cool cars and spending time chuggin' a cold one. But no matter what it is that brings the Mopar-crazed to Columbus, Ohio, every summer, the Mopar Nationals has something to offer everyone, and this year was no different.
More than 48,000 participants and spectators, and nearly 3,000 Mopars were in attendance. The 2003 Mopar Nationals featured 420 race cars competing for $16,000 in prizes, 36 judged classes (275 cars), a 1,754-space swap meet, a manufacturers' midway, a kids' Matchbox race, dyno and burnout challenges, prizes, seminars, and more.
Other specials this year included reserved Mopar-club parking, and, of course, the tribute to the Dart, which was the theme of this year's show. Seventy-two hours of Mopars, Mopars, and more Mopars. Not everyone can appreciate the spectacle of the Nats, but for those who eat, sleep, and breathe Mopar, it's the most wonderful time of the year.
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Swap Meet
Rain early in the show turned the swap meet into a slop meet. But, those who braved the muddy walkways could find just about anything they needed for their Mopars-if they could get it before someone else did.Many times, the best place to find a part is to get it straight from the horse's mouth-so to speak. Here, a parted-out Fury laden with trim pieces waits to be devoured alive.It's never too early to start collecting parts for that eventual ground-up restoration. Today, a little red wagon; tomorrow, a Li'l Red Express.One of the highlights of the '03 Nats was the Tribute to Darts, which included an exclusive parking area and special souvenirs for A- and B-Body Dart owners. It was a good weekend for the Darts, too, as five of the top six A-Body Original awards went to Dart-based vehicles.A Little Help From Friends
Alvin Hammerschmidt of Double Park (far left) offered the use of his lift, while Year One's Kevin Orr (left) and Tony Rowe (right) came to the rescue and performed the repair.
Burnouts? What burnouts? Scott Balz from Marathon, Wisconsin, broke the yoke on his rearend while "supporting the brand" out on Brice Road. "I felt sick when it happened," he said.Kevin (right) and Tony from Year One did the dirty work to get Scott's Six Pack Road Runner back on the street.Mopar Pro-Stock race car driver Allen Johnson helped give the next generation of Mopar enthusiasts a leg up on the competition with a Racing 101 course filled with safety and performance pointers.With more than 40 participants, Mopar Muscle's Young Guns club returned to the Nationals as strong as ever.After our own tech guy, Steve Dulcich, got behind the wheel of a new SRT-4, Allen gave him some help on how to stage. Hey, Steve, how were the reaction times?The smell of burnt rubber off the racetrack pavement was irresistible to anything with wheels. To the amusement of the crowd, the cabs from Year One and Legendary Auto stepped up for a grudge match.
Caravans
The Mopar Nationals really began two days before the show, with the Mopar Muscle caravans. We jumped off from Just Suspension in Fairfield, New Jersey; the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Detroit; Year One in Braselton, Georgia; and Koller Dodge in Naperville, Illinois. One of our New Jersey caravaners lost the paint off his door and rear-quarters to a badly placed street sign, our own Steve Dulcich and Chuck James had to ditch their Fury wagon in Indiana, and rain followed the Dixieland group all the way to Columbus. So, the trips were not completely without incident. But, everyone arrived safely.Once we finally made it to Brice Road, our caravans came together for the customary Burger King cruise night.

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When it comes to 'durability,' his name is next to the term in the dictionary. He's never missed a game in the NFL and he is considered one of the best team leaders in the very same league. New Saints linebacker James Laurinaitis is an all-business type player.
"I feel like you lead by example," he said on SportsTalk Tuesday afternoon. "You go out and work hard with your teammates and then you lead by earning their respect. If I'm not out there I feel like I'm letting the guys down. I couldn't imagine missing a football game."
James has never missed a game seven seasons with the St. Louis Rams. Drafted in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft out of the Ohio State University where he was an All American Player for the Buckeyes.
So how did James land on his feet in New Orleans? "When I was released by the Rams, I had to call my wife to let her know. And then I called my agent and told him I'd like to go to a team that can make the playoffs and chase a trophy and a team with an established quarterback," said Laurinaitis.
You can listen to Bobby and Deke's entire conversation with Laurinaitis by clicking below.
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North Korean rocket launch condemned
North Korea has launched a long-range rocket into space. According to the Government in Pyongyang, it was putting a satellite into orbit. However, the rocket launch has been strongly condemned by the international community. It is suspected that North Korea wanted to test an intercontinental missile under the pretext of a satellite launch.
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The United Nations Security Council convened for consultations in New York on 12 December. Its members condemned North Korea's actions as "a clear violation of Security Council resolutions 1718 and 1874". These resolutions, adopted in 2006 and 2009 respectively, prohibit North Korea from launching ballistic missiles. A previous test launch by North Korea – which was unsuccessful – attracted the Security Council's severe criticism only last April.
The members of the Security Council declared their intention to consider an "appropriate response". Germany will have a seat on the Council until the end of December.
"Deliberate provocation"
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Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle spoke about the incident while in Marrakech for a conference on Syria. He called it a deliberate provocation by North Korea, an irresponsible violation of its international obligations which would heighten tensions in the region. Similar reactions came from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and EU High Representative Catherine Ashton. The latter also said that the EU would consider the possibility of further sanctions in connection with continued discussion of the matter within the UN.
North Korea's Ambassador to Germany has furthermore been summoned to the Federal Foreign Office. The German Government's position on the illegal rocket launch was made very clear to him there. At the same time, the German Ambassador in Pyongyang was instructed to carry out a demarche to the North Korean Foreign Ministry alongside his EU counterparts.
- Resolution 1718 (2006) of the United Nation's Security Council on North Korea, 14. 10. 2006 PDF | 90 KB
- Resolution 1874 (2009) of the United Nation's Security Council on North Korea, 12. 6. 2009 PDF | 102 KB
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Reading Roundup: This Week's Top Literary Events
By Allie Pape on November 29, 2011 5:10 PM
Each week, we offer a roundup of the best literary events in the city. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Want to submit an upcoming event for consideration? Go here.
Julia Scheeres (A Thousand Lives)
Tuesday, December 6, 7:30 pm, at The Booksmith (1644 Haight St.)


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A seemingly off-hand quote attributed in a daily to budding actor Kunal Kapoor has the otherwise-affable Sanjay Suri fuming. Sanjay is angry at "the juvenile behaviour of the new stars of today." The reported remark from Kunal that incensed him - "At this rate (playing so many cameos) I'll beco...read more
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I really like my Garmin GPS72. I got it some years ago because I like the bigger and better marked buttons and bigger screen. My old eyes and fat fingers need extra room on electronic stuff.
Just some hard-won experience and advice. Wherever you go, always take a good topo map of the area you're in and a compass, and know how to use them. GPS are very nice, but don't count on them completely. Anything that will disrupt the signal for satellite TV will also disrupt the signal for a GPS receiver.


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I have Zimbra installed in Ubuntu 10.4 with mail.example.com. I configuered different domains on this like abc.com, xyz.com ,std.com. Now i want to give some users from different domain as administrative rights.
for example firstname.lastname@example.com as admin for abc.com domain only.
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You know more about your child than anyone else. Because we only treat children, we know more about how to address the unique physical and emotional needs of kids. From overcoming serious illness, to primary care, Children's National is the region's only dedicated health system designed with kids in mind.
We honor a mission that goes back more than a century and embody a vision that goes forward just as far: to bring health and well-being to all children.
Whether a small baby needs open-heart surgery, or a teenager has a serious flu – when a child is sick, parents rely on our specialists to provide the most advanced care, tailored to their child's unique needs.
As the nation's children's hospital, Children's National Health System aims to excel in clinical care, advocacy, research, and education. We provide a quality healthcare experience for our patients and their families. We also improve health outcomes for children and lead in the creation of innovative solutions to pediatric health challenges.
As the nation's children's hospital, we will set the standard of excellence for the care of children. Each year, we see more than 300,000 children who come from the nation's capital, Maryland, Virginia as well as from across the country and around the world. Our internationally recognized pediatric specialists provide the best possible care, and we offer a variety of services that support the entire family.
Feedback from our families helps us refine our first child-centered vision, which looks at the hospital experience through a child's eyes. Healing a child's body, mind, and spirit takes more than medicine: it takes a team to fulfill a family's dream.
Founded in 1870, Children's National Health System has grown from a modest 12-bed facility to the integrated healthcare system we are today. Our team members are among the most experienced pediatric primary and specialty care providers in the country, and our advocacy and health promotion programs give all children the best chance for a bright future.
With 313 beds, a community-based pediatric network, eight regional outpatient centers, and collaborations around the region, we're the premier provider of acute pediatric services in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Children's National is the only freestanding children's hospital between Philadelphia and Atlanta. With locations in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, we take a team approach to caring for children in their communities. More than 1,500 nurses, 800 physicians, and hundreds of allied team members provide care for infants, children, and adolescents, averaging more than 460,000 outpatient visits each year at health clinics in the District of Columbia, affiliated centers in Maryland and Virginia, and at the Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine in Washington, DC.
Other facts and statistics based on fiscal year 2013:
We are the regional referral center for cancer, cardiac and critical care, fetal medicine, neonatology, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery, pediatric emergency medicine, and trauma. Our Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center is the region's Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, the highest rating possible, and serves the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.
We also are the largest non-government provider of primary care in the nation's capital, delivering care at community centers and mobile health services to help make quality care more accessible to children and families.
Beyond our borders, state-of-the-art telemedicine capabilities enable our specialists to bring knowledge and expertise to children around the world.
To address the most challenging problems in children's health, our Children's Research Institute and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation facilitate collaborations between clinical divisions and researchers. Their discoveries enhance our vision to transform healthcare for children worldwide. As of the last fiscal year, there are more than 475 research projects at Children's National. More than 53 percent of the research funding comes from federal agencies, including 40 percent from the National Institutes of Health.
We also are a teaching hospital, training the next generation of pediatric healthcare professionals. Children's Research Institute oversees our educational activities and academic affairs and the Department of Pediatrics at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
In July 2010, Children's National received the prestigious Clinical and Translational Science Award grant, from the National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Science, to establish the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, a partnership between Children's National and The George Washington University.
Parents and guardians are our best resource in caring for children. As the most important person in a child's life, we encourage you to stay with your child throughout their stay at Children's National. We offer open visiting for parents and guardians 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
It's important we include parents as a member of a child's healthcare team because you play an essential role, especially after discharge. We will ensure you are prepared with answers and resources as you become the primary caregiver at home.
When a child is seriously illness, it impacts everyone in the family — and our team cares for them all. We have different teams providing comprehensive psychosocial and mental health services for our young patients and other services available for parents and siblings.
Healing a child's body, mind, and spirit takes more than medicine: it takes a team to fulfill a family's dream. By incorporating feedback from our families, we have developed a child-centered vision that looks at the hospital experience through a child's eyes.
Do our main campus, regional outpatient centers, and other facilities look appealing to a child? Do staffer members look happy to help you – from the parking lot to the physician's office? Whether through weekday morning rounds with treatment teams or other opportunities, we want to make it clear that the way we work focuses on you, the parent, and your family.
What is your child's family constellation? Are there siblings? Are there grandparents, aunts, and uncles who play a major role? Knowing this and other information about you helps us understand who this individual is. It helps us to look at every child and family as unique.
We seek to understand your perspectives and needs as you become familiar with what specialized care we provide onsite or in your home community.
If you seek a consultation or second opinion, we respond with flexibility. We will work with you to evaluate your child and to develop an approach for his or her care, sharing information with you openly and consistently while maintaining your privacy and confidentiality.
We take into account your family's perspectives, choices, knowledge, values, beliefs, and cultural backgrounds as we plan and deliver care. We encourage your participation in your child's care and your decision-making in the short term, and in the long-term, as we develop healthcare policy and programming, healthcare facility design, professional education, and the overall delivery of care for all children.
Respecting the Patient Experience is the hallmark of what we do. The experience that families have resonates throughout the child's experience as an outpatient or inpatient. At Children's National, our patients and families have access to medical rounds held twice a day on the unit. Our Parent Navigators assist families whose children have complex medical challenges. The Patient Family Advisory Council is intrinsically woven into the care we provide and families can take advantage of many programs, support groups, and patient- and family-centered care committees.
Complimentary Southwest Airline tickets are available to families who need to travel unexpectedly to the hospital for medical care; also at all of our locations, discounted hotel rates are available for families and hospital guests. Dr. Bear's Den is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom furnished apartment for families whose children are patients at the Sheikh Zayed Campus. Our Volunteer Services, Child Life, and Social Work teams play vital roles connecting families with support services.
We recognize each child who comes to us as individuals who has his or her own set of circumstances. Making sure your child's overall experience - whether lasting a few hours via an initial consultation or spanning several days– is pleasant, efficient, and effective is our top concern at Children's National. Children's medicine isn't part of what we do, it's all we do.
We have a longstanding history of advocating for children in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and around the nation. More than 40 years ago, we established the nation's first hospital-based office focused exclusively on child health advocacy. We continue to make advocacy a priority by incorporating it into our mission.
The Child Health Advocacy Institute (CHAI) identifies and studies threats facing children, and develops and implements programs to address those threats. As a national leader in the field of pediatric health advocacy, our goal is to improve health outcomes through discovery, delivery and dissemination of best practices. Read the latest CHAI Impact Report.
From its home in the nation's capital, CHAI develops, promotes, and implements programs to address these threats and meet the needs of underserved children.
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The Journalism Lab is located in the Professional Studies Building (PSB), room 201A. (view Campus Map)
The lab has Mac workstations with common software applications used for word processing, spreadsheets, publishing, and presentations, as well as course specific software. The lab is open to students currently enrolled in courses designated by the Journalism & Public Communication Department.
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Brightest Day #21
Geoff Johns, Peter J. Tomasi (w), Patrick Gleason, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado (p), Mark Irwin, Keith Champagne, Norm Rapmund, Christian Alamy (i), Peter Steigerwald, Nathan Eyring (c). DC Comics.
Someone reminded the writers of Brightest Day that it was close to wrapping up, so they had to actually do stuff with issues. There was definitely a lot of filler here — I bet this whole series could have been distilled into an excellent 12 issues (unquestionably so if they dropped some of the weaker story arcs — like the Hawkmen story at least!). That said, it wouldn't be Brightest Day, and it really wouldn't be Geoff Johns, without a bunch of epic splash pages.
There are three two-page and one single-page splash images making up the high points of the story. I can just imagine an orchestra conductor swinging wildly at these moments (uh, that's if this story was a movie I guess… uh, with an orchestrated score), and like that conductor, I'm tired!
The big splash image, when used appropriately, is the high point of the issue — it's what makes the comic make sense, but we're zigzagging all along here. Read the rest of this entry »


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|Enterprise brings home 13 awards
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Twelve contest awards were earned by The Holyoke Enterprise staff members Saturday, Feb. 23 at the 135th annual Colorado Press Association convention and awards ceremony at the Westin Denver Downtown Hotel.
Enterprise managing editor Darci Tomky also received the Rising Star award at Saturday's ceremony.
Holyoke Enterprise staff members Darci Tomky, Brenda Brandt and Ashley Sullivan show off their awards from the Colorado Press Association convention last weekend.
The local newspaper competed in the Class 2 division for weekly newspapers with circulation from 1,001-2,000.
Awards received by staff members include:
—First-place black and white ad, S & W Auto Supply's Holiday Extravaganza from Dec. 15, 2011, designed by Tomky.
—First-place restaurant or dining ad, The Skillet's 2 for $25 Fridays, designed by Tomky.
—First- and second-place classified pages, for the Sept. 22, 2011 and March 8, 2012 editions, by Ashley Sullivan and Tomky.
—Second-place sports event story, Mark Edmonds' three-time state wrestling champion article from the Feb. 23, 2012 paper, by Brenda Brandt.
—Second-place photography portfolio by Chris Lee.
—Second-place automotive ad, Bonanza Ford's More to Love from April 26, 2012, by Tomky.
—Third-place advertising layout and design by Tomky, Sullivan, Lee and Brandt.
—Third-place sports photograph, Trevor Dalton's football photo from Oct. 13, 2011, by Lee.
—Third-place news story, Todd Peckham aiding injured in Aurora tragedy from July 26, 2012, by Tomky.
—Third-place small space ad, Circle of Friends' retreat from April 5, 2012, by Tomky.
—Third-place real estate ad, Two Dandy Houses for Sully Team SellState Ace Realty from June 14, 2012, by Tomky.
Brandt hands off gavel
As president of the Colorado Press Association board, Enterprise publisher Brenda Brandt presided over the convention meetings.
She has served on the board since September 2007 and had an extra long term as president beginning in September 2011 when the current president Bob Moore moved and resigned. Brandt, who was serving as vice president, stepped in for the remainder of his term as well as her full term.
Saturday she handed off the gavel and will now serve a year as chairman of the board. Brandt was awarded a past president's desk set at the awards ceremony.
Colorado Press Association president Brenda Brandt prepares to hand over the gavel to Bryce Jacobson of The Tribune. —Enterprise photo
Brandt, Tomky, Sullivan and Kyle Arnoldy participated in informative break-out sessions and workshops during the 2013 "Engage" convention.
Presenters and fellow newspapermen encouraged others to look toward the bright future of newspapers, who are now embracing a technological age with social media, websites, mobile devices and new marketing ideas.
Holyoke Enterprise February 28, 2013


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WASHINGTON (WUSA) --According to the National Retail Federation, 147 million shoppers are expected to hit the stores on Black Friday.
Area retailers kicked-off their Black Friday sales early on Thanksgiving this year.
9News' Ken Molestina went to the Best Buy in Falls Church, Va. to see the lines and crowds.


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Vegas teen Kwasniewski wins in Roseville, regains points lead
ROSEVILLE — A year and a half ago, Dylan Kwasniewski was about to become the youngest driver to start a NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race, still a month shy of his 16th birthday. Today, the Las Vegas teenager is on the verge of winning the points championship.
Kwasniewski took the lead from Bill McAnally Racing hotshoe Eric Holmes of Escalon on lap 119 Saturday night and went on to win the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 at All American Speedway.
"By far the best race I've had all year," said Kwasniewski, who passed Gene Price Motorsports teammate and defending Pro Series West champ Greg Pursley for the points lead with only Phoenix left on the calendar.
Pursley was knocked around early in a couple of skirmishes as the 24-car field aggressively tried to establish itself. He climbed to fourth but faded to finished 13th.
Kwasniewski, the Pro Series West Rookie of the Year in 2011, scored his third win of the season and the fifth of his budding career, but his crew saved him from losing a lap on lap 12. Kwasniewski exited the off-ramp in turn two with a flat back left tire. Under a caution period, he reappeared less than a minute later at the on-ramp in turn three before the field cruised by.
"I have to thank my crew for the world for winning this race," Kwasniewski said.
Holmes took the lead early and set the pace until Kwasniewski passed him on a restart. The three-time series champ and BMR teammates Cameron Hayley of Canada and Markus Niemelä of Finland, making his series debut, ran 1-2-3 for more than 50 laps until Kwasniewski picked his way through the field and interrupted the BMR party.
Holmes had one last restart opportunity on lap 133, approaching the flag stand high with Kwasniewski underneath. The kid held on, and Holmes finally ran out of real estate. Kwasniewski, who will race in Pro Series East next year, won by .436 of a second with David Mayhew third.
"We just didn't get out on the restarts real good. He was just fast at the end," Holmes said. "I'm a little disappointed we didn't win. We're definitely getting faster, but we're here to win."
Derek Thorn followed his win in the SRL Spears Southwest Tour Series 125-lap race by finishing fourth, and Hayley was fifth.
Thorn was content to run behind Jim Pettit II and Jacob Gomes during a massive stretch of green-flag racing until Jared Vorse spun on lap 106 in the SRL main event.
Thorn picked off Gomes for second place and took the lead coming out of turn two on lap 119. Both just missed a spinning Jason Gilbert, and Thorn drove to the checkered flag .813 of a second in front of Pettit, whose car was too loose in the final laps to mount a threat.
M.K. Kanke was third, Gomes fourth and Roseville's Eric Schmidt fifth.
Thorn leads Pettit by 54 points heading into the season finale Nov. 17 in Las Vegas. That race pays $15,000 to win.
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Every 10 games I'll give you an assessment of the Blackhawks just as the coaches do internally. After 70 we've entered the final phase of the regular season, and though much is still in doubt, after a great run to improve to 38-24-8, the Hawks have proven they are still a team to be reckoned with. Here's what you need to know about the last 10 games and the first 70.
10) The Run, Part II: The last 10-game assessment asked the question if the Hawks were finally on the run many have been waiting for all season. After that stretch, followed by a 7-1-2 record in this one, the answer is, it's definitely here and continuing.
More than anything, the run has been defined by a cliché: hard work.
After Stan Bowman talked so much about keeping the core this past offseason, some wondered if it was the right core to keep as the team struggled early. But when the games became important, that core stepped up its work ethic, and in turn, its skill and talent took over.
Game 70 was a great example. The key players earned power plays against San Jose because they worked and skated hard. For example, Jonathan Toews had a step on a defender when Chris Campoli fired the puck around the boards to him. Toews drew a penalty. They scored on the power play for the same reason. Patrick Sharp skated hard out of his own zone and received a pass while flying into the offensive zone to set up Marian Hossa for his second of the period.
Hard work plus skill equals a big night, and a big run, for the Hawks.
9) Optimism: As impressive as the victories have been, more interesting has been the point streak. At least one earned in 15 of the last 17 games, including at least one in nine of this latest 10-game segment.
It's important because the Hawks have seemingly turned a corner from earlier in the season when they couldn't manage to play good hockey in crunch time. Getting a late third-period goal to extend a game to overtime in the playoffs can be the difference between winning and losing a series. Same can be said with keeping a game tied when things are breaking down and looking bleak. An intermission and regrouping for the extra period can be the difference. They've re-learned how to play in the clutch, led by goalie Corey Crawford.
8) The Hoss: Marian Hossa is back, earning 13 points over the last 10 games, but his run goes further back than that. Healthy, in sync, and mostly playing with a true center has helped Hossa.
He'll have to make do while Dave Bolland is on the mend, but there's always the power play, as evidenced by Game 70 when he scored twice.
Hossa also revealed he wasn't happy with his sticks until recently. Players are nearly maniacal about their equipment, see Duncan Keith's skates for evidence. A deviation to length or curve to the blade can throw a player off. It's well known Hossa uses one of the longer sticks in the league, so it's already unique for that reason. Hopefully, for the Hawks' sake, he got a large batch of the "good" ones. They are 22-5-3 when Hossa gets at least a point and 14-0-1 when he gets two or more. Translation? Opponents can't stop both Toews' line and Hossa, so when he's going good, good things will happen for the Hawks.
7) Hammer Time: Niklas Hjalmarsson is coming off arguably his best game of the season, and he's returned to form despite not practicing lately. He admitted he tried to make up for a poor start by at least blocking some shots, which earned him praise and some bruises. Still hurting, he's backed off the shot blocking but turned up his game. His point total won't wow anyone this year, but in his case, his plus/minus rating tells the story of his play. Forget about just the last 10-game segment, he was a minus player just once over the last 17 games. After a plus-3 on Monday, he's plus-14 for the season. That's a far cry from a minus-9 in November.
6) Captain, my Captain: Dale Tallon was right years ago after drafting Jonathan Toews. He claimed he would go down as one of the great Blackhawk captains of all time. He's on his way, and now MVP of the league is starting to creep into the conversation. His point total has risen to where the talk can start to be serious.
He reached a career high in just 70 games. He has 71 points in 68 games played. It will be hard to beat Daniel Sedin of Vancouver, especially if he's the only player to reach 100 points. But if the season ended after 70 games, Sedin, Steven Stamkos of Tampa Bay and Toews should be finalists for the Hart trophy. His plus-25 is tops among all candidates. No forward has won the MVP without finishing one or two in scoring since Mark Messier in 1992. Hart Trophy or not, the phrase "won't be denied" comes to mind when thinking of the center's play.
5) Bowman's Moves: Without a lot of money to work with, Stan Bowman has hit home runs with smaller type pickups. They've been small in name but big in contributions.
Chris Campoli is doing what the Hawks said he would with his style: Fit right in. The more games he's played the more comfortable he's looked. With the loss of Brian Campbell, he's been counted on even more, including on special teams. That's not something you could say about the man he replaced, Nick Boynton.
Michael Frolik has also looked better with games under his belt, and with the loss of Dave Bolland, his ability to play center has allowed Patrick Sharp to remain at wing. That's huge.
But the most important pick-up wasn't even a trade. Any team could have picked up Ryan Johnson. In fact, as he was rehabbing an injury this summer there were several interested. But he wanted a chance at a Cup after playing for playoff flameout Vancouver. As he put it, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." Since Johnson returned to the lineup after a bell ringing, the Hawks have gone 9-1-2. His 63.2 winning faceoff percentage jumps off the page and has been a major key.
4) Winning Ugly: It's not a phrase associated with the Hawks much this season. They'll undoubtedly be a time when they need to win one they don't deserve or one by getting dirty. Can they do it? Most of the victories in the recent stretch have been "pretty."
They've worked hard but how many have they grinded out? Without a banging third or fourth line it might be hard to do, and a playoff series against a team like Calgary might not come down to speed and skill. This is where Jake Dowell, Tomas Kopecky, Bryan Bickell and Troy Brouwer have to step up.
3) The Competition: It's starting to dwindle. The Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets have fallen further out of it over the last 10 games, which leaves eight spots for 10 teams. Plenty will sort itself out over the next 10 days. The Hawks take on Dallas, Phoenix and Anaheim during that span. All are fighting with them for a playoff spot, or seeding. In fact, a regulation win over the Stars on Thursday becomes important for tie-breaking purposes, though an overtime win still puts them in good position if the teams end up with the same amount of points. A loss would give the Stars an edge.
2) Tie-Breakers: In the ultra-competitive Western Conference, tie-breaking scenarios could come into play. There is a new twist to the tie-breaking system which eliminates the importance of shootout wins. If two teams are tied in points, the team with the most non-shootout wins, including overtime victories, will be the higher seed. If that win total is the same, then head-to-head points earned is examined next. If teams have earned the same amount of points against each other in their season series, than season goal differential is the final tie-breaker. The Hawks would easily win that one over anyone close to them in the standings. In fact, only top seeded Vancouver has scored more while giving up less than the Hawks.
1) Bolland Woozy: Though Tampa Bay's Pavel Kubina got the NHL's attention during Game 68 when it suspended him for three games for delivering a blow to the head of Dave Bolland, it still didn't get the national attention it deserved.
As the general managers convene for meetings, they need to get tougher with hits like these. Why not go to the extreme and dole out 10-20 game suspensions? Players will think twice before going high, and if it's accidental, replays will show it.
There was nothing accidental about Kubina's hit, and with no timetable for Bolland's return, it puts a serious hole in the middle of the ice as the playoffs near. Don't forget who did one of the great defensive jobs in recent playoff memory just a season ago. It was Bolland. Ask the Sedins and Thorntons about that. His loss come spring could be huge, though it's still too early to hit the panic button. Then again, Pittsburgh was probably thinking the same thing at one time about Sidney Crosby.


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Risk free e-mail infrastructure products to provide 100 percent up time and compliance. Includes policy enforcement and management. This presentation shows how to utilize Messaging Architects products with GroupWise 8.
Join us to learn how easy it is to upgrade to GroupWise 2014, and how the switch can benefit you with more responsive, adaptable email.
Short video on Underwriters use of Groupwise.
GroupWise 2014 offers users flexible, dynamic email and calendaring that work the way they want to work. It also supports the platforms and devices admins need.
When a non-profit private university looked into so-called "free," cloud-based e-mail solutions as alternatives to GroupWise, the spreadsheet analysis was surprising. After doing the math, GroupWise came out on top in several categories. As Director of Information Technology for Millikin University, Pat Pettit is always looking for cost-efficient ways to improve IT services. When she installed GroupWise in 1996, it was because of the innovative features it included (for no additional cost), plus its low administrative burden and high scalability—ideal for a university environment. That's why, 16 years ago, Millikin became one of the first universities to offer e-mail as a standard application to everyone—faculty, staff and even students. Today, Millikin University offers an "e-mail address for life" at no cost to current students and alumni.
GroupWise 2014 takes one of the most reliable and secure email and collaboration solutions and updates it for today's communication challenges. The mobile and flexible GroupWise 2014 peacefully coexists with Active Directory and other email systems while helping your organization communicate with confidence, no matter where your people work. For more information visit us at www.novell.com/groupwise
Find out how we're releasing Web templates for Android and Playbook tablets—as well as a number of customer-requested quality and performance enhancements—in this important milestone for the GroupWise product line. You'll also find out how our Mac client update signals a renewed commitment to the growing contingent of Mac users in our customer organizations. Finally, you'll hear compelling data from our partner BrainStorm about the value of end-user training in realizing the full value of your GroupWise investment.
Watch this short video to hear President, Bob Flynn, talk about why now is a great time to do business with us.
GroupWise and Vibe go together, as a famous Gump once said, like peas and carrots. Let Dan Christensen show you the new integrations that bring the richness of your Vibe workspaces right into the GroupWise interface. One place; everything you need.
Ever scheduled an appointment and then thought, "Doh! Forgot to cc: my boss...or attach the agenda," worry no more. Let Scott Clayton show you how to easily edit appointments without cluttering up your recipients' mailboxes. He'll also show you how to use the new graphical interface to set recurring appointments.
Are you an administrative assistant? Team manager? Keeper of the departmental conference room and equipment schedule? In this demo, Ron Bingham will show how you can use the new proxy calendar color-coded overlay to manage the availability of users, conference rooms, projectors, and more.
iPads are the hottest gadget going, and users are bringing them into the workplace in droves. To support them, GroupWise 2012 includes web templates designed to take advantage of the iPad UI and form factor. Just point your Safari browser to your WebAccess URL and let Sirisha Palagiri show you the possibilities!
Want to find what's relevant as opposed to what came in last? Let Tom Urquhart show you how the new relevance sorting engine in GroupWise 2012 brings your most frequently used contacts, folders, and categories to the top of the list when searching or using name completion.
Sharing a folder tree once meant sharing every folder in the hierarchy individually. With GroupWise 2012, you can share an entire folder tree--and all of its contents--in one simple step. Need to un-share? It's just as easy. Kent Sievers shows you how.
Since when did you NOT need to communicate with the outside world? With the new Skype integrations in GroupWise 2012, doing so is easier than ever. Our own Bob Goodman will show you how you can see presence indicators, send text messages to, and call your fellow Skypers directly from GroupWise.
If you rely on the web as your primary interface to GroupWise, let Kiran Palagiri introduce you to the completely revamped GroupWise 2012 WebAccess. One look and you'll see why the web is becoming a primary interface to GroupWise for many of our customers!
If you do calendaring via WebAccess and want to feel like you're leading the pack, let Lex Barfuss show you how we've enabled recurring appointments and how we've introduced a new graphical busy search that the Windows client will soon adopt!
Contacts are nothing short of professional currency. Let our own Kendell Sorensen show you how to make them more rich, more memorable, and more central to your business cachet by adding contact photos in GroupWise 2012 WebAccess.
Rich Quattrochi from Mutare Software shows how to get unified messaging for GroupWise without replacing anything using Mutare's EVM Plus giSTT middleware solution. He looks at how to convert voice messages to text and include them in email and instant messages (IMs), short message service (SMS) messages and customer relationship management (CRM) communications.
Join us to discuss options for high availability and disaster recovery for Open Enterprise Server and GroupWise. Topics will include OES Clustering Services, Business Continuity Clustering (along with exciting pricing changes) and PlateSpin Forge and Protect.
FaxGwise is a soft fax solution that brings fax communication to the current century. Send and receive faxes directly from and within your mailbox. Manage all fax traffic, fax users, templates, log files etc. in one administration console. Hear how fax integrated into GroupWise helped a FaxGwise customer improve productivity while adding convenience, efficiency and compliance.
Jacques Sauve from Adaris shares how Vibe and GroupWise transformed how his company shares information internally and with customers. Customer successes where Vibe has transformed businesses are also highlighted.
This short demo will show you how the task management features in GroupWise 2012 can help you stay on top of your To-Do list, and align your e-mail inbox with business priorities.
Scheduling meetings with partners and customers who are on different collaboration systems can be tiresome, but with support for Free/Busy URLs in GroupWise 2012, it's quick and easy.
See how the new contact management features in GroupWise 2012 can turn static data into valuable business currency.
Many organizations' decision-making is slowed down by having to collate the required information from multiple applications and repositories. This demo shows how GroupWise can help by providing a customizable dashboard for any project or any user, that brings all the important information together in a single view.
Ken Muir, CEO of GWAVA, talks about GWAVA's 10 years in the spam and anti-virus market and how they are innovating for the future.
Kari Woolf, Senior Product Marketing Manager, and Will Peterson, GroupWise Engineer, share the future of GroupWise administration including a demo with Rajesh Vasudevan, GroupWise Engineer.
Hear our focus from President and General Manager, Bob Flynn.
Lightning Round: Callers ask their tech questions.
Learn how to take away the pain of missed appointments.
Find out how GroupWise 8 helps you improve your personal productivity.
Pasco Risk uses Identity Manager, Access Manager and Micro Focus® Vibe for its innovative client portal, called TravelSafe. The solutions make it easy to add information to the portal, manage users, ensure strong security and high availability for corporate clients.
In this webinar we will discuss our three-fold strategy for delivering these solutions to you; Blackberry Enterprise Server, Activesync and partner solutions. We will review availability, features, supported devices, the future of GroupWise Mobile Server and much more.
See just how easy it is to make the move to Linux. This technical demonstration reviews: A working GroupWise 8 Post Office on NetWare, Migrating a GroupWise 8 Post Office from NetWare to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server/OES, Linux using the GroupWise Migration Utility, the migrated GroupWise 8 Post Office from NetWare on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server/OES Linux.
See how GroupWise 8 can enhance your day-to-day life with a new dynamic dashboard.
Forrester discusses collaboration market trends and our principles and strategy.
Demonstration of the desktop effects in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.
Bullet-proof security with user flexibility in mind.
This demo of Vibe beta code gives you a sneak peek into features of the highly anticipated upcoming release, like a new relevancy dashboard, robust search, custom forms, video tutorials, content and user tracking capabilities, and social networking features like miniblogs, tagging, sharing and more.
Check out this demo of the most exciting new features in GroupWise 8, including Home View innovations, integration with Micro Focus® Vibe, enhanced task management capabilities, a robust new contact management interface, and new tools to make your calendar more effective than ever before.
If you're concerned about reducing downtime, preserving data integrity, and ensuring disaster recovery, tune in to this 16-minute technical overview of the fault tolerance and high-availability capabilities available through Open Enterprise Server 2 and OES Clustering Services 1.8.
In this 11-minute demo, we continue our exploration of fault tolerance and high availability with a look at the actual process for installing OES Clustering Services 1.8 and setting up Open Enterprise Server 2 Linux clusters.
In this engineer-to-engineer session, you'll explore Micro Focus iFolder 3.7 capabilities, including creating, sharing, and merging folders and resolving file conflicts. You'll also see the Web admin console and learn how to provision and manage users, create policies and balance server loads.
Part two of this troubleshooting session continues the discussion around logs, and presents a real-world troubleshooting case study.
This session provides best practices for troubleshooting Access Manager, including detail on diagnostic tools, general troubleshooting strategies and specific debugging techniques.
Watch this session to see a demonstration of the correlation and identity injection capabilities in Sentinel. With these capabilities, you'll always know who is accessing what, when they're doing it and if they're authorized.
Attend this session to learn how to make the most of the latest WebAccess client enhancements in GroupWise and the best way to implement them in your organization.
Application Virtualization lets you convert applications that run on Microsoft Windows into self-contained virtual applications without having to modify your registry files. By applying Application Virtualization you automatically increase user productivity in your organization and create a secure desktop environment.
ZENworks Configuration Management lets you remotely manage devices from a Web-based console without having your IT administrator visit every workstation or branch office allowing your business to reduce travel costs and focus more on business objectives.
ZENworks Configuration Management provides enterprise customers the fastest return on investment by saving time and resources every step of the migration process by maintaining and managing user-based applications and system settings.
ZENworks Configuration Management lets you create bundles to automate the distribution of applications, patches and operating system upgrades ensuring devices are always up-to-date. By applying the ZENworks bundle feature you allow your organization to reduce administrative effort and lower your total cost of managing desktops.
ZENworks Configuration Management policy features offers you a unique policy-based approach to automate software updates, endpoint security and migration. Through Policy-Driven automation you will be able to optimize the value of your IT assets and control IT costs.
Synovus Financial (Synovus) is a more than $33-billion dollar financial services holding company. Synovus provides commercial and retail banking, as well as investment services, to customers through 30 banks, 330 offices and 467 ATMs in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee.
GroupWise has been delivering e-mail and calendaring features for more than 20 years. The latest version, GroupWise 8, takes personal productivity to a new level. With new features such as the "Home View", external calendaring enhancements, robust contact management and much more, this session will show you how to upgrade your current GroupWise to the latest version. It is an easy upgrade that you will want to make.
Keith Shaw talks with Wendy Steinle about the new batch of wikis, blogs, and other collaborative software that helps companies become more productive and deliver value.
See how easy it is to implement tiered storage without affecting your end users. Gain major time and dollar savings for your storage infrastructure.
This Storage Manager demonstration illustrates how to get existing storage under control and managed by policy. It also shows how to seamlessly migrate user and group storage from a NetWare server to an Open Enterprise Server (Linux) server.
This Storage Manager demonstration illustrates how to automate the full lifecycle of user and group storage. It shows the process of provisioning and de-provisioning storage based on a user's role within the organization.
This SecureLogin demonstration illustrates how simple it is for users to begin enjoying single sign-on functionality across terminal, Web, Windows and Java-based applications. It also highlights how rapidly SecureLogin can be deployed, and showcases a deployment scenario that enables fast user switching.
With Open Enterprise Server you can virtualize NetWare or Open Enterprise Server instances to gain efficiencies in your storage and print infrastructure. See how fast you can get a XEN VM up and running.
A graphical user interface makes it easy to upgrade your NetWare servers to Open Enterprise Server running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. The sysadmin's best friend!
Check out the coolest new feature from our engineering! You can actually stop spinning up new Active Directory servers every time you add a business app. Leverage your existing infrastructure since DsfW makes Micro Focus eDirectory look like Active Directory!
Data protection and recovery for environments.
Come and listen how you can reduce your IT costs and increase user productivity by aligning your IT organization with your business objectives.
The Access Governance Suite delivers user access certification and comprehensive roles management, allowing you to translate business processes into IT policies and entitlements that meet regulatory requirements.
The Roles Based Provisioning Module introduced RBAC features to Identity Manager. In this session, we will demonstrate how to combine this with the user access certification, role analytics and modeling of the Access Governance Suite.
The best-engineered and most interoperable Linux desktop is back–and in today's economy. Come learn about the latest applications, multimedia capabilities, and green IT enhancements of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, and find out how this Linux desktop can help you lower costs in your environment.
Join experts from NTS to explore common deployment scenarios for SecureLogin. The presenters will highlight potential deployment problems and solutions for addressing them. The second session of this two-part series will cover SecureLogin deployments in "kiosk" mode.
Often called, "the Hummer of the IT industry," storage of unstructured data is a topic on everyone's minds. Speak to the team that developed Dynamic Storage Technology and hear about automated, policy-driven storage, and how you can put it to work in your environment.
Learn what developments are coming in the future for Open Enterprise Server.
If you're considering deploying Vista, or if you have to account for new Vista machines on your network, come hear from the experts that have made Open Enterprise Server Vista-ready. Common Internet Filing System (CIFS), Domain Services for Windows, and SAMBA will be discussed.
The clear trend in organizations is that more and more people are bringing their Macs to work. Can you connect them to your network reliably and securely? What about scalability and performance? Talk to the team that's developed the enhanced support for Apple Filing Protocol and hear the pros and cons of NetATalk.
With Open Enterprise Server 2 and the flexibility of Linux, a new question comes to mind: which file system will serve me best? Hear from the team that has worked with Storage Services for decades, but what they have to say may surprise you. NTFS and Posix file systems will also be discussed.
Attend this session to learn how you can leverage the power of ZENworks Endpoint Security Management and ZENworks Network Access Control across your enterprise, so your users can stay productive.
In this session, learn field-tested and proven techniques to quickly identify and resolve the most commonly encountered issues in Identity Manager, including password synchronization and more.
In this session, participants will learn how to use the new Storage Manager 2.5 features for provisioning, managing network data, and creating and managing auxiliary storage policies. They'll also see the enhanced collaborative storage features, including file grooming, migrations and data archiving.
In this session, you'll learn the best way to approach the design, configuration and deployment of ZENworks 10 Configuration Management along with implementation of best practices.
In this video clip, Kent Erickson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Workgroup Solutions, provides a brief overview of our strategy in the collaboration space.
In this Webcast, Kent Erickson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Workgroup Solutions, and Ken Muir, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer for Workgroup Solutions, outline our view of collaboration market trends, our strategy for addressing them, and our unique ability to deliver collaboration solutions that drive innovation and growth for our customers.
SEP sesam offers simple backup and restore in a complex world.
The integrated helpdesk solution.
Disaster recovery for GroupWise, including a demonstration of Reload getting a GroupWise system back up and running at the click of a button.
A highlight of the GroupWise 8 training available from our end-user training partner BrainStorm.
Eight integrations for GroupWise 8 using Riva Integration Server
An overview of the office productivity market requirements, and how OpenOffice.org Novell Edition can address those requirements.
The Scripting Driver can help you integrate unconnected systems, replace your current home-grown provisioning system, or utilize ready-to-deploy mixed-source solutions. In this session, you'll learn how to develop a simple syslog driver and see demonstrations of mixed-source solutions.
You've probably heard quite a bit about the next release of Micro Focus Vibe, but you may be looking for technical training to help get you started. Attend this session to equip yourself with the latest tools to ensure a fast, easy and problem-free deployment. You'll learn how to install the beta version of Vibe. We will review pre-installation requirements, host and storage preparation, installation, integration with Micro Focus eDirectory and GroupWise, and configuration and customization best practices.
From low-cost, commodity hardware and consolidation opportunities to the wealth of open source software add ons, the benefits of Linux are significant. And because collaboration is an ideal platform for realizing these efficiencies, many customers are moving their back-end GroupWise systems to Linux. Join us to see how easy it can be, and get some expert advice on the best way to do so.
GroupWise 8 is the most user-focused release ever. With an emphasis on personal productivity, GroupWise 8 is full of features that help end users "get things done" wherever they are and whatever client platform they want to use. Attend this session to learn how to make the most of the latest Linux/Mac client enhancements and the best way to implement them in your organization.
Demonstration of Novell Privileged User Manager, highlighting the rule-creation tools, the reusable script and command libraries, the color-coded audit records and more.
Join experts from NTS to explore common deployment scenarios for SecureLogin. The presenters will highlight potential deployment problems and solutions for addressing them. The first session of this two-part series will cover Citrix deployments.
The Compliance Management Platform combines identity, access and security management technologies. This combination automates the process of granting users access to resources, while providing a real-time, holistic view of all network events enterprise wide.
Ron Hovsepian, CEO, welcomes customers to the IT in Action Tour and invites them to learn how we help IT professionals tackle today's most pressing IT challenges.
See a demo of Sentinel capabilities including real-time monitoring and remediation, IAM integration, combining attack and vulnerability data to prioritize a response, and out-of-the-box controls and customizable reports.
Topics covered are where to start and what file systems are available, running agents as non-root, administration (ConsoleOne), and Monitor (GWHA).
Randy Goddard and David Mair from the Open Audio team talk with Alex Evans and Travis Grandpre about what GroupWise 8 can do for new customers.
David Mair sits down with Travis Grandpre and Alex Evans to talk about the release of GroupWise 8 and how we are using it. Recorded 2008.
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Call for NominationsApplication Deadline: December 30, 2008 The American Society for Microbiology Branch Lectureships (ASMBL) Program (formerly the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology Lectures Program) annually selects a scientifically diverse group of outstanding speakers who are available to participate in ASM Branch meetings at the local and regional level. The ASMBL Committee will begin preparing the speaker list for the 2009-2010 program year in January 2009. The Committee welcomes recommendations from the ASM Membership. To propose a candidate for this program, please submit a letter of recommendation to the Chair, American Society for Microbiology Branch Lectureships Committee. The letter should summarize the candidate's qualifications for the program, including an assessment of the candidate's abilities as a speaker. Please include a curriculum vitae and names of individuals who may be willing to comment upon the candidate's fitness for the program. You may also submit a nomination form (see below). Please Note – the Committee does not accept self-nominations. ASM also invites nominations for candidates from its international member community where international members are on sabbatical, or visiting the United States for at least one year. Nominations must be received by December 30, 2008. Submit nominations to Chair, American Society for Microbiology Branch Lectureships Committee ASM - Membership Services1752 N Street, NW
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The GKNP College is a hospitality training centre, located right outside the Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate.
The college is run by its students. The college has an a la carte restaurant, a South African cuisine restaurant, a fast food restaurant, a delicatessen, a street café, a coffee shop, a ladies bar, a beer hall and a bush bar.
It also has a night club over the weekends, as well as a wedding chapel and several conference venues.
The meals are fairly basic and affordable. Support South Africa's students and make a turn when you are in the area.
Ambri Africa dominates carnivorous palates with hearty African delights in a comfortable and casual setting.
Beguile the taste buds with eisbein, ribs, steaks, oxtails and even offal with a great kudu potjie that will satisfy the hungriest appetite.
Hearty food filled with taste; choose from chicken and prawn curry or 500g sole. For something lighter, try the hamburgers, chicken and herb salad, smoked trout salad and lasagnes.
Ambri Africa is a hidden rustic gem tucked away in Hoedspruit, a worthwhile visit for hearty carnivorous diners.
Serving a long menu of meaty delights dominated by game trophies telling their own story on the walls, diners indulge in grills and pub meals in a casual game setting.
Try succulently cooked steaks prepared to perfection or feast on fillet stuffed with mushrooms or mussels, indoors or alfresco on the wooden deck.
Buffalo Pub and Grill provides a hearty dwelling for hungry bellies dominated by meaty cuisine.
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Free parking is available just a short walk from the entrance to the Festival. Secured parking is available to Festival patrons at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art parking garage for $8.00.
Become a Fan of the Festival, and receive a parking pass that allows you to park on Oak Street, just steps from the Festival stage.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
$8.00 (Friends of Art Members – Free)
Secure Covered Parking just across the street from Southmoreland Park
45th & Oak (available except for June 20 due to the Jewell Ball)
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (North Lot)
44th & Warwick Blvd.
Kauffman Foundation Memorial Garden Parking
48th & Rockhill
SPECIAL NEEDS or wheelchair access is available on the west side of the park on Warwick Street. Vehicles transporting patrons who have special needs or who are in a wheelchair can check in at the street closure signs and will be allowed to drive to the special needs access point. Golf cart transport is available from this point to the patron's seats. Golf carts will also transport patrons after the show and return them to the special needs access point. Special needs/handicapped parking will be allowed for any patron's with a state issued handicapped hang tag or sticker on Oak or Warwick Streets (first come/ first served) as long as space is available.


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|Re-1J schools accredited with performance plans
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
Both Holyoke Elementary School and Holyoke JR/SR High were accredited with performance plans for 2012-13. The accreditation was made by the Re-1J Board of Education at its Oct. 9 meeting.
The performance plan level is the highest in the state, over improvement plan and turnaround status.
Supt. Bret Miles said the JR/SR High received 62.5 percent of the points available and the elementary received 60.2 percent. The cutoff between a performance plan and an improvement plan is 60 percent.
Miles pointed out the board should be pleased with the progress, especially noting how both buildings have contributed to correcting the junior high, which went from turnaround to priority improvement to performance in three years. He commended the collaboration and team effort involved in the progress.
Miles explained that the district itself will have an improvement plan. Even though all schools in the district are performance schools, the cut points for a district are set at 64 percent, so the district as a whole falls short of accredited with a performance plan.
Pupil count remains steady
Reviewing the annual student count and class size report following the Oct. 1 count day, Supt. Miles noted the numbers remain steady. He pointed out the count is unofficial at this point.
Four-year averaging is in place for determining the funded count for the district, which is beneficial. Preliminary figures note the certified count to be 585, and the funded count through averaging to be 589.5.
Pupil count is consistent with the preliminary budget, within 1.3 pupils, said Miles.
Class size information was included in Miles' report. He emphasized that the district in no way believes it has ideal class sizes. However, they're doing the best they can with the $769,000 negative factor to the budget in the last three years.
Miles noted they're utilizing elementary staff for reading and math and the number of teacher preps stays at about six for JR/SR High staff.
Summarizing the impact of the pupil count, Miles said changes for the final budget are unlikely.
Zero-tolerance policies reviewed further
Continuing conversation on zero-tolerance flexibility from the Sept. 18 board meeting, it was a consensus to change zero-tolerance policies as now allowed by law.
This will allow for more flexibility and common-sense thinking at the local level. Revisions to these policies were set to return to the Oct. 16 board meeting.
In other policy discussion, the board approved second reading of several policies presented Sept. 4 and first reading of others presented Sept. 18.
First reading was also approved for repealed policies which Miles reported earlier in the meeting. The repealed policies were consolidated into other policies, Miles noted.
Miles also told the board about a public awareness campaign, "The Year of the Student," which has been created to emphasize school funding in the legislature this coming session.
The board will determine whether it wants to take formal action on joining this Great Education Colorado project.
Other business
In other business Oct. 9, the Re-1J board:
—hired Nic Balog as JH boys' assistant basketball coach for 2012.
—approved membership renewal for Colorado Rural Schools Caucus.
—proclaimed Oct. 21-27 as Classified School Employee Week and October as National Principals Month.
—held a 1.5-hour executive session without Supt. Miles to compile individual board member info for Miles' final evaluation.
—reviewed resolutions that will be voted on at the Colorado Association of School Boards' delegate assembly.
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Kingdom of Lesotho
Area: 30,355 sq. km. (11,718 sq. mi.), about the size of Maryland.
Cities: Capital--Maseru (173,700). Other cities--Teyateyaneng (22,800), Leribe (35,000), Mafeteng (32,900), Mohale's Hoek (18,400).
Terrain: High veld, plateau and mountains.
Climate: Temperate; summers hot, winters cool to cold; humidity generally low and evenings cool year round. Rainy season in summer, winters dry. Southern hemisphere seasons are reversed.
Nationality: Noun--Mosotho (sing.); Basotho (pl.). Adjective--Basotho.
Population (2005 est.): 2 million.
Annual growth rate (2004 est.): 1.4%. (Note: the population growth rate is depressed by an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate estimated to be at approximately 29%.)
Ethnic groups: Basotho 99.7%; Europeans, Asians, and other 0.3%.
Religions: 80% Christian, including Roman Catholic (majority), Lesotho Evangelical, Anglican, other denominations; other religions include Islam, Hindu, indigenous.
Languages: Official--Sesotho and English. Others--Zulu, Xhosa.
Education: Years compulsory--None. Literacy (2003 est.)--84.8%. Lesotho has free primary education (grades 1-7).
Health: Infant mortality rate (2004 est.)--85.22/1,000. Life expectancy (2004 est.)--36.81 years.
Work force (2001 est.): 704,000.
Type: Constitutional monarchy.
Constitution: April 2, 1993.
Independence: October 4, 1966.
Branches: Executive--monarch is head of state; prime minister is head of government and cabinet. Legislative--Bicameral parliament consists of elected Assembly and non-elected Senate. Judicial--High Court, Court of Appeals, Magistrate's Court, traditional and customary courts.
Administrative subdivisions: 10 districts.
Political parties: Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), All Basotho Congress (ABC), Basotho National Party (BNP), Lesotho Peoples Congress (LPC), National Independent Party (NIP), Basutoland African Congress (BAC), Basutoland Congress Party (BCP), Lesotho Workers Party (LWP), Popular Front for Democracy (PFD), Marematlou Freedom Party (MFP), Christian Democratic Party (CDP), Kopanang Basotho Party (KBP), National Progressive Party (NPP), New Lesotho's Freedom Party (NLFP), Sefate Democratic Union (SDU), Social Democratic Party (SDP), United Party (UP).
Suffrage: 18 years of age.
Central government budget (FY 2003-2004 est.): Revenues--$560 million. Expenditures--$599 million.
GDP (2003): $1.43 billion.
Annual growth rate (2004): 3.4%.
Per capita GDP (2003): $550.
Average inflation rate (2003): 10%.
Natural resources: Water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals. Lesotho is an exporter of excess labor.
Agriculture (2003 est.): 16.8% of GDP. Products--corn, wheat, sorghum, barley, peas, beans, asparagus, wool, mohair, livestock. Arable land--11%.
Industry (2003 est.): 43.1% of GDP. Types--apparel, food, beverages, handicrafts, construction, tourism.
Trade (2003): Exports--$450 million; clothing, furniture, footwear and wool. Partners--South Africa, United States, Botswana, Swaziland, Namibia, EU. Imports--$661 million; corn, clothing, building materials, vehicles, machinery, medicines, petroleum products. Partners--South Africa, Asia, EU.
Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March.
Economic aid received (2002): $972.6 million. Primary donors--World Bank, IMF, EU, UN, U.K., Ireland, U.S.
More than 99% of Lesotho's population is ethnically Basotho; other ethnic groups include Europeans and Asians. The country's population is 80% Christian, the majority of whom are Roman Catholic. Other religions are Islam, Hindu, and indigenous beliefs. Sesotho and English are official languages, and other languages spoken include Zulu and Xhosa.
Lesotho gained independence from Britain on October 4, 1966. In January 1970 the ruling Basotho National Party (BNP) appeared set to lose the first post-independence general elections when Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan annulled the election. He refused to cede power to the Basotho Congress Party (BCP) and imprisoned its leadership.
The BNP ruled by decree until January 1986 when a military coup forced them out of office. The Military Council that came into power granted executive powers to King Moshoeshoe II, who was until then a ceremonial monarch. In 1990, however, the King was forced into exile after a falling out with the army. His son was installed as King Letsie III.
The chairman of the military junta, Major General Metsing Lekhanya, was ousted in 1991 and then replaced by Major General Phisoane Ramaema, who handed over power to a democratically elected government of the BCP in 1993. Moshoeshoe II returned from exile in 1992 as an ordinary citizen. After the return to democratic government, King Letsie III tried unsuccessfully to persuade the BCP government to reinstate his father (Moshoeshoe II) as head of state. In August 1994, Letsie III staged a coup which was backed by the military and deposed the BCP government. The new government did not receive full international recognition. Member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) engaged in negotiations aimed at the reinstatement of the BCP government. One of the conditions put forward by the King for the return of the BCP government was that his father should be re-installed as head of state. After protracted negotiations, the BCP government was reinstated and the King abdicated in favor of his father in 1995, but Moshoeshoe II died in a car accident in 1996 and was again succeeded by his son, Letsie III. The ruling BCP split over leadership disputes in 1997.
Prime Minister Ntsu Mokhehle formed a new party, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), and was followed by a majority of Members of Parliament, which enabled him to form a new government. The LCD won the general elections in 1998 under the leadership of Pakalitha Mosisili, who had succeeded Mokhehle as party leader. Despite the elections being pronounced free and fair by local and international observers and a subsequent special commission appointed by SADC, the opposition political parties rejected the results.
Opposition protests in the country intensified, culminating in a violent demonstration outside the royal palace in August 1998. When junior members of the armed services mutinied in September, the government requested a SADC task force to intervene to prevent a coup and restore stability. A military group of South African and Botswana troops entered the country in September, put down the mutiny, and withdrew in May 1999. Looting, casualties, and widespread destruction of property followed.
An Interim Political Authority (IPA), charged with reviewing the electoral structure in the country, was created in December 1998. The IPA devised a proportional electoral system to ensure that there would be opposition in the National Assembly. The new system retained the existing 80 elected Assembly seats, but added 40 seats to be filled on a proportional basis. Elections were held under this new system in May 2002, and the LCD won again. For the first time, due to the inclusion of proportional seats, opposition political parties won significant numbers of seats. Elections were held again in February 2007. Nine opposition parties hold all 40 of the proportional seats, with the National Independent Party (NIP) having the largest share (21). The LCD has 61 of the 80 constituency-based seats, and All Basotho Congress (ABC) holds 17.
The Lesotho Government is a constitutional monarchy. The Prime Minister, Pakalitha Mosisili, is head of government and has executive authority. The King serves a largely ceremonial function; he no longer possesses any executive authority and is proscribed from actively participating in political initiatives.
The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) controls a majority in the National Assembly (the lower house of parliament), with All Basotho Congress (ABC), the National Independent Party, and the Lesotho Workers Party among the 9 opposition parties represented. The upper house of parliament, called the Senate, is composed of 22 principal chiefs whose membership is hereditary, and 11 appointees of the King, acting on the advice of the prime minister.
The constitution provides for an independent judicial system. The judiciary is made up of the Court of Appeal, the High Court, Magistrate's Courts, and traditional courts that exist predominately in rural areas. All but one of the Justices on the Court of Appeal are South African jurists. There is no trial by jury; rather, judges make rulings alone, or, in the case of criminal trials, with two other judges as observers. The constitution also protects basic civil liberties, including freedom of speech, association, and the press; freedom of peaceful assembly; and freedom of religion.
For administrative purposes, Lesotho is divided into 10 districts, each headed by a district administrator.
Lesotho held its first post-independence local government elections on April 30, 2005 using a quota system that reserved one-third of electoral divisions for women candidates. In these elections, 53% of the victorious candidates were women. Locally elected officials attended post-election training while regulations for local governance were drawn up by the National Assembly and infrastructure was created.
Principal Government Officials
Head of State--King Letsie III
Prime Minister--Pakalitha Mosisili
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs and Public Safety--Archibald Lesao Lehohla
Minister of Defense--Pakalitha Mosisili (also Prime Minister)
Minister of Foreign Affairs--Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa, MP
Minister of Education and Training--Dr. Mamphono Khaketla
Minister of Natural Resources--Monyane Moleleki, MP
Minister of Local Government--Pontso Sekatle
Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Rehabilitation, Law and Constitutional Affairs--Mpeo Mahase-Moiloa, MP
Minister of Finance and Development Planning--Timothy Thahane
Minister of Tourism, Environment, and Culture--Lebohang Ntsinyi
Minister of Public Service--Pakalitha Mosisili (also Prime Minister)
Minister of Trade and Industry, Cooperatives, and Marketing--Mpho 'Mali Malie
Minister of Communications, Science, and Technology--Mothojoa Metsing, MP
Minister of Health and Social Welfare--Dr. Mphu Ramatlapeng, Senator
Minister of Employment and Labor--Moses Refiloe Masemene
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security--Lesole Mokoma, MP
Minister of Gender, Youth, Sports, and Recreation--Mathabiso Lepono
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office--Dr. Motloheloa Phooko, Senator
Minister of Public Works and Transportation--Ts'ele Chakela
Assistant Minister of Justice, Human Rights, and Rehabilitation, Law and Constitutional Affairs--Mothejoa Metsing
Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry, Cooperatives, and Marketing--Popane Lebesa, MP
Assistant Minister of Education and Training--Dr. Mamphono Khaketla, MP
Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Security--Molise T'seole
Assistant Minister of Sports, Gender, and Youth Affairs--Hlonepho Nts'ekhe
Ambassador to the United States--Molelekeng Ernestina Rapolaki
Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations--Lebohang Moleko
Lesotho maintains an embassy in the United States at 2511 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel: 202-797-5533). Lesotho's mission to the United Nations is located at 204 East 39th Street, New York, NY 10016 (tel: 212-661-1690).
Lesotho's economy is based on water and electricity sold to South Africa, manufacturing, earnings from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), agriculture, livestock, and to some extent earnings of laborers employed in South Africa. Lesotho also exports diamonds, wool, and mohair. Lesotho is geographically surrounded by South Africa and economically integrated with it as well. The majority of households subsist on farming or migrant labor, primarily miners in South Africa for 3 to 9 months. The western lowlands form the main agricultural zone. Almost 50% of the population earns some income through crop cultivation or animal husbandry, with over half the country's income coming from the agricultural sector.
Water is Lesotho's only significant natural resource. It is being exploited through the 30-year, multi-billion-dollar Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), which was initiated in 1986. The LHWP is designed to capture, store, and transfer water from the Orange River system and send it to South Africa's Free State and greater Johannesburg area, which features a large concentration of South African industry, population, and agriculture. Completion of the first phase of the project has made Lesotho almost completely self-sufficient in the production of electricity and generated approximately $24 million annually from the sale of electricity and water to South Africa. The World Bank, African Development Bank, European Investment Bank, and many other bilateral donors financed the project. Lesotho has taken advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to become the largest exporter of garments to the U.S. from sub-Saharan Africa. Exports totaled $466.9 million in 2004. Employment reached 40,000. Asian investors own most factories.
Lesotho has received economic aid from a variety of sources, including the United States, the World Bank, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Germany, and the People's Republic of China.
Lesotho has nearly 6,000 kilometers of unpaved and modern all-weather roads. There is a short rail line (freight) linking Lesotho with South Africa that is totally owned and operated by South Africa. Lesotho is a member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) in which tariffs have been eliminated on the trade of goods with other member countries, which include Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland. With the exception of Botswana, these countries also form a common currency and exchange control area known as the Common Monetary Area (CMA). The South African rand can be used interchangeably with the loti, the Lesotho currency (plural: maloti). One hundred lisente equal one loti. The loti is at par with the rand.
According to recent estimates, the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Lesotho is about 29%, one of the highest rates in the world. The United Nations estimates that this rate will rise to 36% within the next 15 years, resulting in a sharp drop in life expectancy. According to the Lesotho Bureau of Statistics, in 2001 life expectancy was estimated at 48 for men and 56 for women. Recent statistics estimate that life expectancy has fallen to an average of 36.81.
The government of Lesotho was initially slow to recognize the scale of the HIV/AIDS crisis, and its efforts to date in combating the spread of the disease have met with limited success. In 1999, the government finalized its Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS, a diagram for addressing the education, prevention, counseling, and treatment needs of the populace. In late 2003, the government announced that it was forming a new National AIDS Commission to coordinate society-wide anti-AIDS activities. Also in 2003 the Government of Lesotho hosted a SADC Extraordinary Summit on HIV/AIDS. In July 2005 legislation was passed to create the National AIDS Commission.
The security force is composed of the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF--estimated 4,000 personnel) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS--estimated 3,000-4,000 personnel). The LDF consists of an army, an air wing, and a paramilitary wing. The LDF answers to the Prime Minister (who is the Minister of Defense and National Security and also the Minister of Public Service), while the Lesotho Mounted Police Service reports to the Minister of Home Affairs. There also is a National Security Service (NSS), Intelligence, which is directly accountable to the Prime Minister. Relations between the police and the army have occasionally been tense, and in 1997 the army was called upon to put down a serious police mutiny.
Lesotho's geographic location makes it extremely vulnerable to political and economic developments in South Africa. It is a member of many regional economic organizations including the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Lesotho also is active in the United Nations, the African Union, the Nonaligned Movement, the Commonwealth, and many other international organizations. In addition to the United States, South Africa, China, Libya, Ireland (Consulate General), and the European Union all currently retain resident diplomatic missions in Lesotho. The United Nations is represented by a resident mission as well, including UNDP, UNICEF, WHO, FAO, WFP, and UNAIDS.
Lesotho has historically maintained generally close ties with the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and other Western states. Although Lesotho decided in 1990 to break relations with the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) and reestablish relations with Taiwan, it has since restored ties with the P.R.C. Lesotho also recognized Palestine as a state, was a strong public supporter of the end of apartheid in South Africa, and granted a number of South African refugees political asylum during the apartheid era.
The United States was one of the first four countries to establish an embassy in Maseru after Lesotho gained its independence from Great Britain in 1966. Since this time, Lesotho and the United States have consistently maintained warm bilateral relations. In 1996, the United States closed its bilateral aid program in Lesotho. The Southern African regional office of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Gaborone, Botswana now administers most of the U.S. assistance to Lesotho, which totaled approximately $2 million in FY 2004. Total U.S. aid to Lesotho is over $10 million, including humanitarian food assistance. The Peace Corps has operated in Lesotho since 1966. About 100 Peace Corps volunteers concentrate in the sectors of health, agriculture, education, rural community development, and the environment. The Government of Lesotho encourages greater American participation in commercial life and welcomes interest from potential U.S. investors and suppliers.
Principal U.S. Officials
Ambassador--June Carter Perry
Deputy Chief of Mission--W. Patrick Murphy
Management Officer--Craig Anderson
Consular Officer--Joyce Brooks
Public Diplomacy Officer -- Christopher Smith
General Services Officer--Wendy Kahler
Information Management Officer--Dwayne Taylor
Director, Peace Corps--Hilliard Denham
The mailing address of the U.S. Embassy is P.O. Box 333, Maseru 100, Lesotho. Tel: (266) 22-312-666; fax: (266) 22-310-116. E-mail: email@example.com.
Short URL: http://m.state.gov/md83188.htm


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Law Firm Program: Purchase and Sale of Commercial Real Estate(7110)
Students will examine and participate in various aspects of a simulated transaction involving the sale and purchase of commercial real estate. Topics will be selected from some of the following broader areas: structuring and planning, letters of intent and term sheets, purchase and sale agreements, leases, financing, easements and other interests, title insurance and survey matters, closing documents, and other areas relating to a commercial real estate transaction. Students will engage in the type of work that a law firm associate would handle, including document review, research, drafting and negotiation. Research and drafting exercises will be assigned on a weekly basis. Though students who take this course will not be required to take Purchase and Sale of Commercial Real Estate II, a better learning experience will result if students enroll in both semesters.
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The field for return address is grayed out. I can't change it. If I start to delete the account, Zimbra warns me that all the saved mail from that account will be deleted.
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When governments adopted the '2010 Biodiversity Target' in 2002, Biodiversity Indicators were developed as a way of measuring progress towards the targets. Standardized measures make it easier to monitor, compare and communicate changes in the health and diversity of nature over time such as changes in the size and distribution of populations of species, habitats and interactions between communities of species and the environment.
The Biodiversity Indicators allow managers and politicians to see if their decisions are conserving biodiversity or leading to its degradation and loss. Without this knowledge it is not possible to know if the actions being taken are working and should continue or if different approaches need to be tried. Therefore Biodiversity Indicators can help to ensure that effort and resources are allocated efficiently and effectively.
Biodiversity Indicators showed that the '2010 Biodiversity Target' was not met and in 2010, the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, which includes the 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets, was adopted in Nagoya, Japan. Achieving these 20 new targets is critical and the Biodiversity Indicators are essential for measuring if our conservation actions are working at both national and global level.


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Maxtor Atlas 15K 73GB U320 80pin SCA-2 SCSI Hard Drive 8C073J0 - New Open Box
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Whether you're a blushing bride-to-be, super excited maid of honour, or just someone who loves to see what's new in the world of nuptial style, have I got a post for you. Presenting 20 non-traditional wedding dresses, handpicked by me, that are perfect for the modern bride.
Firstly, I'll be sharing a few rules of advice for finding that perfect dress:
- Wear a dress that fits your theme. Getting married at the beach? Opt for a fancy sun dress. Getting married on New Year's? Definitely go for a dress with lots of gold or silver sparkle.
- Earn bonus points if you can find a dress that is so non-wedding that you can re-wear it to other events! Get the most you can out of the money you're spending…weddings are NOT cheap.
- Above all, wear something you love. This is your day and you should feel like a princess.
Now, onto the dresses!
- Goddess Dress. Channel your inner Cleopatra with ornate embellishment on a simple silhouette.
(from Temperley London)
- Vera Wang Delilah Strapless Pleated Dress. Never underestimate the power of the perfect pleat.
(from Nearly Newlywed Shop)
- 3. Feathers. Got a thing for plumage? You too can be a bird of paradise, pretty in pink.
(from Kelly Faetanini)
- Draped Scarlett Dress. This modern silhouette oozes runway chic.
(from Temperley London)
- Kauai Dress. For a summer city wedding, we love this option for fun, flirty, 20s flapper style.
(from BHLDN)
- Arabella Gown. A gorgeous option for the hippie bride.
(from BHLDN)
- Joanna August Patricia Satin Skirt. Pair this beautiful skirt with a simple white tee.
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- Look 35. Little Bo-Peep goes chic!
(from Oscar De La Renta)
- Look 3. Pants on the bride definitely make a modern statement.
(from Oscar De La Renta)
- Look 33. Now this is something both bold and blue.
(from Oscar De La Renta)
- Look 19. More pants! I love the flow of this wide leg trouser. It definitely says crazy, sexy, cool.
(from Oscar De La Renta)
- Look 1. Getting married on a beach? Why not wear a wedding dress that doubles as a cover-up? Or you could always wear a white slip dress underneath.
(from Oscar De La Renta)
- Look 35. Roar! Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets.
(from Oscar De La Renta)
- Look 2. Who says all that poofy tulle needs to be in the form of a skirt?
(from Oscar De La Renta)
- Camille. Is bigger better or is shorter sweeter? For some reason, I could totally see Taylor Swift rocking this at her rehearsal dinner or engagement party.
(from Monique Lhuillier)
- Lita Gown. Vintage glamour, at its most ethereal.
(from BHLDN)
- Hemlock. The textures on this frock manage to be show-stopping without distracting from the beauty of the bride.
(from Carol Hannah)
- Dahlia. I'm in love with this French corded lace collar.
(from Love Yu)
- Beaux Arts Dress. The bride will totally look beautiful in blush.
(from BHLDN)
- Melissa Sweet 'Uma' Silk Organza Petal Gown. Love the waterfall of petals on this fun frock.
(from Nearly Newlywed Shop)
I am really inspired with these unconventional modern day wedding dress designs. Which of these gorgeous modern wedding dress do you prefer?


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Winter X Games snowmobiler dies after Colo. crash
DENVER Caleb Moore was a Texas kid drawn to the snow, rehearsing complicated tricks on a snowmobile into a foam pit back home until they became second nature and ready for the mountains.
With his younger brother following along and constantly pushing him, Moore became a rising talent in action sports.
The innovative freestyle snowmobile rider, who was hurt in a crash at the Winter X Games in Colorado, died Thursday morning. He was 25.
Moore had been undergoing care at a hospital in Grand Junction since the Jan. 24 crash. Family spokeswoman Chelsea Lawson confirmed his death, the first in the 18-year history of the X Games.
"He lived his life to the fullest. He was an inspiration," Lawson said.
A former all-terrain vehicle racer, Moore switched over to snowmobiles as a teenager and quickly rose to the top of the sport. He won four Winter X Games medals, including a bronze last season when his younger brother, Colten, captured gold.
Caleb Moore was attempting a backflip in the freestyle event in Aspen last week when the skis on his 450-pound snowmobile caught the lip of the landing area, sending him flying over the handlebars. Moore landed face first into the snow with his snowmobile rolling over him.
Moore stayed down for quite some time, before walking off with help and going to a hospital to be treated for a concussion. Moore developed bleeding around his heart and was flown to a hospital in Grand Junction for surgery. The family later said that Moore, of Krum, Texas, also had a complication involving his brain.
Colten Moore was injured in a separate crash that same night. He suffered a separated pelvis in the spill.
The family said in a statement they were grateful for all the prayers and support they have received from people around the world.
X Games officials expressed their condolences and said Moore, a four-time X Games medalist, would be remembered "for his natural passion for life and his deep love for his family and friends."
The Twitter accounts of many athletes from a wide range of sports expressed their sympathy Thursday:
- New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow: "So sad to hear about the passing of snowmobiler Caleb Moore. My prayers go out to his younger brother Colten & their entire family."
- Freestyle skier Kaya Turski: "The spirit of Caleb Moore will be floating among us forever. RIP."
- Surfer Kelly Slater: "Tragic. Don't even know what to say."
- Snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler: "Our world has lost another bright light. Sending my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Caleb Moore."
- Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria, who made a visit to Winter X last weekend: "Tragic day for the family of Caleb Moore. Our deepest sympathies go out to all who he influenced and touched. RIP."
- Motorsports standout Travis Pastrana: "So sad to hear about Caleb Moore. My condolences and prayers go out to his family and friends."
- NASCAR driver Austin Dillon: "Just heard about Caleb Moore. I don't know what to say other than I'm praying for his family and friends. He was a true Action Sports Hero."
B.C. Vaught, Caleb Moore's agent for almost a decade, said he first saw Moore when he was racing an ATV in Minnesota and signed him up to star in some action sports movies.
Later, Moore wanted to make the switch from ATVs to snowmobiles and Vaught helped him. A natural talent, it only took Moore two weeks to master a difficult backflip.
Moore honed his skills in Krum, a town about 5,000 people 50 miles northwest of Dallas that rarely sees snow. Instead, he worked on tricks by launching his sled into a foam pit. After a brief training run on snow ramps in Michigan, he was ready for his sport's biggest stage - the 2010 Winter X Games.