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to Twin Bridges Baptist Church. It is our hope that this website gives you a glimpse of the amazing things God is doing in our people and how God is using the ministry of this small church to impact lives.
We pray that God will spark your interest by what you see in our website so that you'll want to learn more about us and the God we serve.
Our purpose is to create a faith community that is centered on God's glory and in turn leads us on mission to tell our community and the world about Jesus.
We are grateful you've taken this first step in learning about our church and invite you to come and visit with us in person.
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This exhibition of playful, interactive sculpture explores the diversity and unity of cultures around the world through pattern. Sekiguchi's work investigates the transitions where universal patterns evolve into ethnic identity and personal aesthetic. Her work explores pattern through points of intersection, both geographical, such as rivers and trading routes, and conceptual, like language and shape, where cross-cultural exchange occurs.
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Squaring off in the room where Abraham Lincoln began his career in politics as a state representative, the two men vying for a seat in the Illinois Senate agreed that the state needs changes to make it more business-friendly.
But during a forum sponsored by the Vandalia Chamber of Commerce and WMPB-WKRV Radio last Tuesday, Kyle McCarter and Tim Dudley disagreed on other points, including what needs to be done to cure Illinois' financial ills.
Vandalia's celebration of Halloween gets under way this Saturday when Vandalia Main Street holds is Spooktacular Saturday.
The event includes a storytime at Evans Public Library at 9:45 a.m., a children's costume contest at 10 a.m. at Family Video and trick-or-treating at downtown businesses at 10:30 am.
One of five Vandalia firefighters who provided mutual aid assistance for a fire in Effingham on Wednesday afternoon sustained facial burns.
According to Vandalia Fire Chief Merle Adermann, Zac Stombaugh was treated in the emergency room at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham and released after sustaining first-degree burns, and possibly some second degree burns.
Eagles Aerie to vote on improvements
Eagles Aerie No. 3909 of Vandalia will have a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28, to vote on improvements to the Aerie.
Women Teachers's Dinner is Nov. 1
The annual Bond, Fayette and Effingham Women Teachers' Dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Vandalia Junior High School.
Mayor Rick Gottman, left, signed a proclamation declaring Thursday, Oct. 28, as Paint the Town Pink Day in Vandalia. On that day, the Fayette County Health Department will hold a community reception in Lincoln Park in downtown Vandalia to promote national breast cancer awareness.The reception, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., will include free lunch and give-aways. Shown with Gottman is Kendra Craig, community educator at the health department.
A rural Farina man who has served a prison term for driving drunk and causing a crash that killed two local teens was arrested on Saturday for driving under the influence of alcohol.
According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Office's arrest log, Rocky L. Bennyhoff, 56, RR 2, Farina, was arrested by the Illinois State Police on a charge of driving under the influence.
Vandalia native Summer Osborne, who has been pursuing a career in music for the past decade, will present a concert at the Vandalia Moose Lodge this Sunday.
The event, which runs from 5-8 p.m., will feature Osborne on the guitar and piano. Also performing will be Shannon Curtis, a pianist from Los Angeles.
Though she's based in St. Louis, Osborne has played throughout the Midwest and on the East Coast. She's now recorded five CDs.
Thursday, October 21
✔ Soroptimist International of Vandalia will meet at noon at Days Inn.
Friday, October 22
✔ A country music dance will be held at the Patoka Service Center, 210 W. Bond St., Patoka. "Charlie's Jam" will perform. Admission is by donation.
Saturday, October 23
Welcome to this special sample issue of The Leader-Union. If you're not a regular subscriber, you may have been surprised to see the paper in your mailbox. We hope you enjoy it.
It's all part of a periodic sampling program designed to get the newspaper into the hands of those who aren't yet subscribers. To accomplish that, we're sending this issue to every household in Fayette County.
City officials will consider a wording change in its zoning ordinance that will allow Rural King to give its former Vandalia home to a local church.
Code Official Keith Meadows told the Vandalia alderman on Monday that Rodney Caswell, pastor of First Assembly of God, had notified him that Rural King will be donating its former home to his congregation.
But for the donation to be legal, Meadows said, the city will have to change its zoning ordinance to allow for places of worship in an area zoned general commercial.
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A suspicious package sent to Bristol Palin at the Los Angeles studio where "Dancing with the Stars" is taped turned out to be harmless, TMZ said.
Police, fire and health officials were dispatched to the studio this week to investigate a package with powder on it, but the substance proved innocuous, TMZ said.
A similar incident occurred in 2010 when Palin previously appeared on the series. The package at the focus of that incident was also declared harmless.
Palin's publicist declined to comment on the most recent matter to E! News, citing the show's policy to not discuss security issues publicly.
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"I think it was great that Canada won gold and the crowd was really happy with it and everyone went crazy. We're out there to put on a show and obviously I think everyone enjoyed what they saw and were happy with the outcome of it."
- Dale Begg-Smith
A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Dale Begg-Smith became the face of men's freestyle skiing in 2006 after winning gold for Australia at the Torino Winter Olympics. His success on the slopes drew rave reviews among Aussies, while also attracting scorn from many Canadians who resented the fact that he chose to represent another nation. This transplanted Canuck has since added a silver medal to his trophy case after finishing second to Canadian sensation Alexandre Bilodeau at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
The same vision and drive that have made Dale Begg-Smith a success in business have also served him well on the slopes, where he's become one of the greatest freestyle skiers in the sport's brief history. In the last four years alone he's won 12 freestyle events, two Olympic medals and he's become one of only two skiers to ever win three consecutive World Cup titles. In sports, as in business, Dale Begg-Smith has made himself into a world leader.


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- And these, strangely, were the only tangible things and immutable. [9]
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- Her mother feared that her daughter, too, was about to fall ill, her eyes glowed so strangely and she was so restless and nervously excitable. [10]
- He only realized that Dyck was very still, and strangely, deeply interested. [11]
- At that she swung around and regarded me strangely, mirth lurking in her eyes. [9]
- But now I surprised the man so strangely moved that I yearned to comfort him. [9]
- Her hair looked strangely, as if lifting itself, and her eyes were full of wild light. [6]
- The population was strangely mixed. [11]
- We are so strangely made; the memories that could make us happy pass away; it is the memories that break our hearts that abide. [5]
- I must have shown that I was strangely agitated. [9]
- She saw him shake his tall form erect, look at her strangely and steadfastly, and then, noiselessly, stealthily slip away amid the rocks and trees. [13]
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On November 11, 2006, the Playstation 3 (otherwise known as the PS3) was launched in Japan. The retail price is about 50,000 (yen) for the basic model (20 gig harddrive) versus about 72,000 (yen), as set by Japanese retailers for the Premium model (60 gig harddrive).
On November 17, 2006, PS3 launched in the US and Canada with an estimated price tag of $549.00 (cdn) and $499.00 (us) for the basic model while the premium PS3 sells for $659.00 (cdn) and $599.00 (us) respectively.
The PS3 is launching in March, 2007 in Europe and Australia. In Denmark, the estimated retail price of a PS3 is 4295 krona, which transferred into US dollars sits at almost $750.00. Many state that the high price is still fair, considering the Blu-ray disc system and overall robust nature of this gaming console.
There is much riding on the success of the Playstation 3. Sony stock is down at the time of us writing this article and expectations for the PS3 are high.
In September of 2006, Sony officially announced that Europe and Australia will have to wait until March 2007 (at least) to get their hands on the next generation console. Want to make thousands buying consoles here and selling them to our friends in Europe and Australia? Think again, Sony has also promised lawsuits to anyone found importing the systems into those countries.
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Moving Just Cause 2 retail save games to Steam
Just Cause 2 is one of my favorite games from this year. It's mindless, lawless violence in an open sandbox game at its best. It's like the Grand Theft Auto series, but more focus on basically being a guerrilla, or, really, a terrorist, in charge of bringing down a Pacific regime unfriendly to "the Agency" and "the Government". The Agency is clearly the CIA, while the Government is clearly the US. The Pacific Regime is likely supposed to be North Korea.
You play Rico Rodriguez, a hired man good with guns, vehicles, parachutes, and a never ending supply of grappling hooks. Seriously. The game mechanic used throughout is "hookshot this", "connect the hook to this and this and watch chaos ensue", and "climb this building using only the hookshot."
I know it's called the grappling hook. Shush. It's the hookshot from the Legend of Zelda games, on steroids.
Anyway, to the meat of the matter.
I've had the retail version of Just Cause 2 for some time now. Earlier this week, Steam was selling Just Cause 2 for approximately $7.50. I decided to take advantage of the offer and add yet another game to my mindlessly-maintained Steam collection. While I was at it, I bought some DLC, including the Air Propulsion Cannon (I've found my new favorite weapon).
Much to my dismay, the Steam version didn't pick up my retail version saves. Having played approximately 40 hours since March and being approximately 30% complete with the game, I didn't want to abandon all my hard work!
I tried copying the saves from
Documents\Square Enix\Just Cause 2\Saves into my Steam userdata directory
Steam\userdata\<userid>\8190\remote\, to no avail.
Here's the trick that did it for me. Start a game and save it to the slots you want to have restored. In my case, I just wanted slot 9. So, in the Steam version, I saved a game to slot 9. While the game is running, Alt-Tab out of it after saving and replace the save, copying it from your Documents directory to your Steam userdata directory mentioned previously. Exit the game and restart it. Hopefully, you'll see your old saved game. If not, let me know.
The great thing about JC2 on Steam is that it is Steam Cloud enabled, so saves are stored on Steam servers. No more worrying about lost saves! Well, that is, until Steam dies, but I don't think Valve is going down any time soon.


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Tabloid Tales Trump Scandals
The national news magazines boast of their ability to provide in- depth perspectives on the news. Last year, Time Managing Editor Walter Isaacson suggested on PBS: "Time... can be your intelligent agent. It can help set the agenda so that we, in a time when everything is fractured, 500 channels, hundreds of thousands of places to go on the World Wide Web, what we do need in this country, and maybe in this world, is common ground."
Congressional hearings into the fundraising scandal offered the news magazines a complex, meaty subject that the networks punted (see Study, page 6) but they decided to ape TV news and cover celebrity murders and tabloid features instead.
On the Monday before the hearings, in issues dated July 14, the Senate hearings received a significant preview six pages in Time, four pages in Newsweek, four in U.S. News & World Report. But as the hearings progressed, and the evidence of wrongdoing increased, the coverage shrunk and grew sillier. One week later, Time offered a cover story on folk singer Jewel, plus eight pages on teen crime, but only two on the hearings. Newsweek gave its cover to centerfold-turned-TV-actress Jenny McCarthy, and devoted one page to a John Huang story.
U.S. News did a one-page story attacking Fred Thompson's claim that China subverted U.S. elections, and another three pages claiming the real story was ethnic lobbies within America.
The July 28 issues were stunning examples of tabloid judgment: Time put Gianni Versace on the cover, and had 16 pages on his murder, to only one on John Huang. Newsweek put Versace's killer Andrew Cunanan on its cover, and omitted its entire space on national affairs for 17 pages on the murder. (Compare the Cunanan craze to fundraising coverage from April to July: over 17 issues, Time logged 20 pages, Newsweek only ten.) U.S. News gave Cunanan a page, the hearings a whisper in its Washington Whispers feature.
Newsweek devoted six pages to Cunanan on August 4, and a half- page to Democratic attempts to dig up dirt on Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.). U.S. News had six pages on "Day Care Dangers" and a couple of paragraphs on Republican Haley Barbour. Time published nothing on the hearings except a fictitious interview with Senator Fred Thompson using lines out of his movies.
After witnesses detailed Charlie Trie's multi-million dollar funnel from China and the White House obstructed the release of documents, the August 11 editions arrived: Newsweek offered one paragraph, U.S. News a third of a page and Time had zilch. Those interested in the hearings couldn't find them on TV or at the magazine stand.


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College Hockey:Clarkson Tabbed To Top ECACHL
Clarkson is the consensus favorite in this season's version of the ECACHL, as the Golden Knights were picked first by both the coaches and media at the league's annual Media Day.
Clarkson earned the No. 1 spot on the coaches list with 121 total points and 11 first-place votes. Last year's playoff runner-up, Quinnipiac, captured the second position with 104 points and one first-place vote, while 2006-07 regular-season champion St. Lawrence was No. 3, earning 98 total points.
Cornell came in at the No. 4 position with 91 points and Harvard received 73 points to earn the No. 5 position, followed by Colgate (71), Dartmouth (59), Princeton (49), Yale (42), Rensselaer (31), Brown (26) and Union (25).
In the media poll, Clarkson was selected first, earning 279 points with 18 first-place votes. It was the first time since 2001-02, and the third time overall — the most in the nine-year history of the media poll — that the Golden Knights claimed the top spot. Quinnipiac ranked second with 234 points and three first-place votes, while St. Lawrence was third with 223 points and one first-place nod. Cornell (222), notching one first-place vote, and Colgate (179) checked in at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.
Dartmouth finished sixth in the media voting with 172 points, followed by Harvard (166) in the seventh spot. Princeton came in at eighth with 104 points, the highest slotting for the Tigers since 2001-02, when they were picked to finish seventh. Rensselaer (86), Yale (80), Brown (72), and Union (55) rounded out the remainder of the poll.
Also named at Media Day were the league's preseason all-conference teams. Clarkson's Nick Dodge, a 2006-07 first-team all-league pick and second-team All-American, and David Leggio, the 2006-07 ECACHL Goaltender of the Year, headline the preseason all-league team for both the coaches and media.
Colgate forward Tyler Burton and Brown defenseman Sean Hurley also are the coaches' and media choices for all-league.
Forward Jesse Winchester of Colgate and Cornell defenseman Brendon Nash complete the coaches' selections, while Harvard defenseman Alex Biega and Quinnipiac forward Brandon Wong were media choices.
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Red Raiders Looking for More Wins as they Hit the Road
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Four Red Raiders recorded double-doubles against the Buffs. Seniors Emily Ziegler and Amy Gandy picked up their sixth and fifth double-doubles, respectively, while Brandi Hood and Alicia Ostmeyer had their first ones of the season.
Senior Alicia Ostmeyer tied the 10th-best mark in school history with nine block assists against Colorado. She also holds the ninth-best mark in the category at 10.
Junior Michelle Flores recorded 10 kills against the Huskers to give her nine double-digit kill matches on the season.
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SNTA is a good example how to make money from the current situation. big pharma co's will stop spending 1B to dev drug from pre clinical till launch, they will buy them at 800M.SNAT will be bought by GSK, MRK, PFE or SNY.its a 600M drug in sales, so its 1.5B M&A within one yearif the KRAS or the ALK for lung is working - we will see a nice run.
--->>if the KRAS or the ALK for lung is working<<---You are missing the point of the data - the LDH group was actually the strongest group (a good chance it was 'stat sig' - as in under 0.05) and more of a value driver at this point than ALK. Certainly more so than mKRAS.
I believe, for lung cancer, it's all of the above, and possibly all-adeno as well. (Its much larger sample size compensates for the less spectacular results, so it could end up being statistically significant too.)But lung cancer is just the tip of the iceberg. Most of the 20 trials for ganetespib are for other types of cancer.And the fact that ganetestib can attack a dozen or more types of cancer SIMULTANEOUSLY is huge.For annual sales, I'm envisioning a medium sized 10-digit number, and this may be conservative.
forget ldh, if the survival trend seen for adeno is real, we're talking mega blockbuster with multi-billion/year revenue.


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David DeJesus conducts the Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra in great dance music from the Caribbean including salsa and the Cha-Cha-Cha on April 21 at 7 PM in the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $22.50. Call 914-251-6200 or www.artscenter.org.
The music of Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, and Jesus Alemany will be performed at the concert by musicians from the Conservatory of Music of the Purchase College School of the Arts.
Saxophonist David DeJesus is a versatile player who is actively involved in the New York City scene. He is a regular member of the Grammy Award winning Arturo O'Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance and the Grammy nominated Bobby Sanabria Big Band and has performed with such legends as Jimmy Heath, Ray Barretto, Dave Valentine, Candido, Paquito D'Rivera, Larry Harlow the Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Orchestra, the Fort Apache Band, the Village Nanguard Jazz orchestra, and the Mingus Big Band.
Through the Latin Jazz Orchestra, Conservatory students learn to play the varied styles of Latin Jazz from around the globe including the mambo, salsa, tango etc., as they enter the highly competitive world of Latin Jazz with a solid foundation to create their own Latin Jazz inspired compositions.
Mr. DeJesus, Director of the Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra, is a Purchase College graduate with a Master's degree from the Manhattan College of Music.


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HE489 (Liberal Arts, NOT Liberal Arts for Accounting Major) Special Seminar in Health Education 1 hrs. 1 crs. Intensive study of a special area of interest in health education. Preq: Permission of instructor. Topics will vary with each offering and will be announced at registration. Not offered on a regular basis. Availability to be determined by the department.


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Sept '13: I've finally got the code, samples and documentation online for TwiGVis, my Twitter mapping visualization. Check out some of the sample videos on that page, or through my Vimeo account.
June '13: I just got the news that both of my submissions to IACAP were accepted. The troubling news is that IACAP stands for "International Association for Computing and Philosophy." Actually that's not troubling at all. What is is that I'm no philosopher. Looks like I'm going to have to dust off my old epistemology books and do some brushing up! [Update: They're a little slow getting the proceedings online, but I've posted both papers below, as well as the slides for me talk.]
May '13: UMD's Center for Complexity in Business is looking to hire a postdoc and a couple of undergrad researchers. We hire from a wide range of backgrounds: right now we've got CS, Physics, Applied Math, Econ, and Marketing. Please forward the openings to anyone you know who might be interested; the sooner these positions get filled the sooner I can stop juggling seventeen dozen different projects ;)
April '13: My Neural Networks paper on autonomous learning has finally been released. Out of respect for the editors I won't mention how long it's taken from planting to harvest ;) You can grab a copy below or on Science Direct.
March '13: I've started blogging. (Well, blogging under my own name. I've been doing the incognito thing for a long while.) I'm thinking the theme will mostly be cross-over between CS and business, but I'll also post some things like book reviews and other overflow content that doesn't really fit here. Check it out.
February '13: I'm giving a presentation to the Marketing Dept's biweekly "Quant Lunch" on Monday 25 February in order to solicit some feedback on the modeling & prediction project I've been working on for Smart Bomb Interactive. If you're interested in social networks, business, and machine learning stop by Smith 2509 at 12:00.
September '12: Want to help with my research? In order to compare one of my neural network systems against human performance on a memory game, I need actual human data. That's where you come in. You can go to this website I created to simultaneously have nostalgic fun playing a memory game you probably haven't played since childhood while also helping my research. Come on, do it for Science.
August '12: I've been teaching myself jQuery over the last couple of weeks, and have added some small, dynamic gimcrackery to this site. I've only tested them on Chrome, Firefox and Safari on my Mac, and only thoroughly on the foremost of those, so if there's some weird stuff going on for you... sorry. I spent enough hours back in '98–'02 doing cross-browser compatibility testing to last me a lifetime, and I'm in no mood to go find a Windows box to try out my little gewgaws in IE.
(PS: Where was jQuery a decade ago? I can't begin to describe how much hair-pulling and teeth-gnashing it would have saved me back then.)
(PPS: Speaking of cross-browser testing, I have no idea how the typography looks on Windows machines. I've spent a bit of time getting it looking the way I want in Chrome/Mac, but I make no promises about how other machines will render things, especially w.r.t. to letter weights.)
July '12: It looks like I'm going to be charting a new course. Due to some budgetary circumstances beyond our control CASL has shut down their computational modeling efforts, which has ended my funding. Less than a week after I got that bad news though, I managed to find an RA position with Bill Rand, Director of the Center for Complexity in Business at UMD's Smith School of Business. I'll be working on social media modeling with Bill, along with professors Louiqa Raschid (Information Systems) and Yogesh Joshi (Marketing). This is definitely an unscheduled detour for me, but it's an exciting one.
May '12: We have a puppy! Everyone, this is Bonnie, our new three-month-old Westie.
April '12: Everyone is invited to the first annual UMD AI Day on 9 April. I'll have a poster on display about my current work. When I get a decision back from the editor regarding the journal paper it's based on I'll make a PDF of the poster available here. In the meantime, here's the slide I used for my 90 second spotlight / elevator pitch.
Jan '12: My Erdős Number is five! (Or no more than five, really. It's tough to tell the exact number since many of my papers, and those of my collaborators, are not in the appropriate databases.) Okay, so plenty of people have Erdős numbers of five. It's not exactly exalted company. (In fact, it's the median.) But it is finite and positive, so I'll take it. Some guy in Ann Arbor once tried to auction off a five. Besides, John Nash and Stephen Hawking have Erdős numbers of four, and Paul Samuelson, Neils Bohr, Francis Crick and Alan Turing have fives, so it's not like I'm in the outer fringes of the Erdősphere.
Nov '11: I posted my BICA 2011 slides below.
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It would be possible to use some of the quiz facilities available in Learning Management Systems for students to enter the answers to the scavenger hunt. They could record their answers first on a paper based handout and then enter the answers into the online quiz. Points could be awarded for innovative search techniques.
Learners will be developing many generic skills as they complete the scavenger hunt. In particular they will be developing skills in:
It is possible to develop scavenger hunts with a minimum of technology and skills. At a basic level you can provide the learners with a handout, which lists questions and possible websites for answering the questions.
You can also use web sites that offer scavenger hunt creation such as:
Scavenger Hunts could also be made available to learners using Wikis. Learner answers could also be posted there.
Easy to set up and manage Online Survey Tools can be used freely for up to 10 questions. Learners' answers can be gathered and downloaded for assessment purposes.
Alternatively a more technically sophisticated option would be develop interactive websites, metaphorical environments and quizzes for guiding learners and recording their answers.
The teacher will need to have design skills for developing interesting and educationally sound questions which engage and challenge the learners.


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We Assembled Our Thoughts, Brick by Brick
by Amanda Morrow in Business, 1 May 2013
Back in March of 2012, we wrote about our company's change of focus on this very blog, and in the past year, we accomplished exactly what we've set out to do. We launched our own product (a pos system, Change) and continue to find ways of helping some of the most hard-working people around: restaurant owners.
Unfortunately, much of our energy has gone toward Change and left Brick by Brick a bit neglected. But not to worry, you can continue to follow the adventures of the BitMethod crew on the Change Blog.
Brick by Brick will remain here as an archive of sorts, reminding us how far we've come. We are very proud of the thoughts cataloged here and hope you've found value in them as well. Thanks again for providing us an audience and now, we leave you with a few of our favorite posts.
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While no official ruling has been revealed yet on Saints tight end Jimmy Graham's franchise tag status, sources at Pro Football Talk say Sean Payton was among those who testified in Graham's hearing to him being a tight end, not a wide receiver. The grievance hearing began 13 days ago on June 17.
CBSSports.com adds that Graham lined up as a receiver on 67 percent of his snaps in the 2013 season. But the website also flashes back to their interview with Payton where he called the franchise tag system 'a little bit antiquated.'
One unquestionably valuable Saints receiver is 8-year veteran Marques Colston. Bleacher Report breaks down his career in its Saturday article "Is Marques Colston Still a No. 1 receiver?" While he did record his lowest yardage total (943) since 2008 and lowest reception total (75) since 2009 this past season, he finished very strong against the top defense in Seattle.
Players 11-20 in the NFL Network's annual Top 100 list will be revealed Wednesday night. You may recall Cameron Jordan was No. 99, and now USA Today Sports predicts the final 20, including three Saints who may - or may not - surprise you.
Finally, an in-depth piece about events surrounding former Saints safety Darren Sharper's nine rape accusations appears in today's print edition of Sports Illustrated. See the digital article here.


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Donald Dee Shinnick
Position: LB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 232 lbs.
Born: May 15, 1935 in Kansas City, MO
Died: January 20, 2004 in Modesto, CA
High School: San Pedro
College: UCLA (school history) (Shinnick college stats)
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 2nd round (20th overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 62 (838th overall since 1950)
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In Kate Veitch's newly released novel, Trust (Plume/Penguin), secrets threaten to destory a family.
Susanna Greenfield has spent all of her life being good and seeking approval. Her life is running smoothly; she enjoys a comfortable marriage to Gerry, an architect who takes great pride in his work, and her teenagers, Sebastian and Stella-Jean, are well-rounded, model children. She teaches art at a local college, and the only challenges in her life are figuring out the topic of an article she has to publish and the theme for her upcoming art exhibition, as well as playing referee to the arguments between her mother, Jean, and her born-again-Christian sister, Angie.
However, Susanna's life is upended when an accident occurs. She must cope with the grief of losing one member of her family and nearly losing two others as she learns that her perfect marriage is in shambles. And Gerry isn't the only one keeping secrets; Seb is questioning his sexuality and Stella-Jean is worried about her 8-year-old cousin, Finn, particularly the way he is treated by Angie's new roommate, Gabriel, a church musician whose behavior in private is far removed from the beliefs of his religion. Meanwhile, Susanna's artistic side takes flight, and an idea for her exhibition becomes bigger than she ever imagined, but Gerry is far from supportive.
Baltimore-area book blogger, Diary of an Eccentric, says, "Veitch does a great job making her characters and their struggles seem real. The ways in which they bare their souls on the pages show that she knows them inside and out. And even though I didn't really identify with any of the characters, Veitch tackles many issues in Trust that are universal. It's a novel that certainly took me on an emotional ride, and I'm looking forward to seeing what Veitch has in store for readers in her next novel."
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Just about everyone seems to be exhausted these days, but there are a number of quick and easy ways to gain energy. Here are a few to get you started.
Drink Lemon Water. Lemon water will help detoxify your body which will help you gain energy quickly. It will also help balance your alkaline-acid levels which are believed to play a role in warding off certain types of cancer.
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Longtime Medina County Commissioner Stephen D. Hambley took the first step Tuesday toward succeeding Ohio House Speaker William G. Batchelder as the representative of the 69th District.
Batchelder, 71, of Medina, can't run for re-election because of term limits.
According to unofficial results from the Medina County Board of Elections, Hambley, 59, of Brunswick, handily defeated self-employed contractor Chris Sawicki, 34, of Medina, in Tuesday's Republican primary, winning more than 61 percent of the vote.
"I'm appreciative to the Republicans for nominating me to represent them in November for the office," Hambley said.
But Hambley said the party will have to show up better in November.
He said this year's numbers fell far short of 2012 when more than 24,000 party faithful turned up at the polls. Tuesday's unofficial tally was 4,091 votes for Hambley and 2,600 for Sawicki.
"I'm just disappointed we didn't have a better turnout," he said. "Obviously, the numbers are less because there's less to vote on this time, but the strength of the Republican Party is getting their voters out, and we really do need to energize for November."
Hambley has been a county commissioner for the 18 years, serving five years on Brunswick City Council before that.
He said he plans to build on the successes of Batchelder and Gov. John Kasich but focus on making state government work better for local governments.
Sawicki said he wasn't entirely upset with the outcome.
"Well, for an unknown guy, a carpenter who was never involved in politics before, to come out with 2,600 votes and 39 percent of the vote, I think is pretty amazing," he said. "I'd be happier if I was the winning party, but it's not altogether disappointing."
Sawicki said he is not done challenging the party's status quo.
"I think just following the party is part of what's wrong with this country and it's why I ran for office," he said. "This is not the last anyone is going to see of me, I plan to do this again in 2016."
The 69th House District includes the eastern portion of Medina County, including the cities of Medina and Wadsworth and one of the city of Brunswick's four wards; the villages of Lodi, Chippewa Lake, Gloria Glens Park, Seville and Westfield Center; and Granger, Guilford, Harrisville, Hinckley, Lafayette, Medina, Montville and Sharon townships and portions of Brunswick Hills and York townships. The rest of the county is in House District 70.
Hambley will face Democrat Richard Javorek in November. Javorek ran uncontested in the Democratic primary.
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Shiloh Brew and Chew Family Restaurant, at 1805 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy in Maryville, recently changed its business model, and has had a tremendous growth in business since.
Owner Charma Floyd related the story Monday night to the August meeting of the Farragut Gun Club (FGC). She told the gathering how she went from being ready to shut down due to a lack of business, to an increase of 500%, in less than a month.
HERE (Youtube video) is Floyd's personal twenty-three minute report to FGC. Please take the time to view it.
Floyd had lost a job, and decided to pursue her version of the American Dream. She opened the restaurant in a building that had once been a bar. A friend told her that a Harley group would not come because of her No Guns sign. Well, she did not have a No Guns sign, and she took the friend around her building and showed him there were no such signs. Floyd also learned of a restaurant in North Carolina that had a No Guns sign posted that had been robbed. That got her to thinking. She decided to do just the opposite. She hand created a Guns are Welcome sign and posted it . WBIR TV of Knoxville did a story, followed by Fox News, and she has had countless interviews since.
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Smart rides shift to smart phones
Feb 27th
Most Filipino mobile phone users are expected to shift from traditional handsets to smartphone devices in the next two to three years to get easy access to the web.
Napoleon Nazareno, president and chief executive of PLDT and Smart Communication, said the shift is a global trend and Smart is taking the lead in promoting the transition locally by offering affordable internet-capable phone and data plan packages.
Smart is introducing an array of high-quality, affordable smart phones and tablets led by its Netphone and low-cost internet service packages in the next few months.
Smart will also beef up its cellular data network in anticipation of growth in mobile data volume. The PLDT Group is expected to raise its capital expenditure above P30 billion this year, with much of the increase aimed at fortifying Smart's cellular network, including mobile broadband.
"Network superiority has been a key competitive advantage for us. Our fixed and mobile networks are the country's most extensive, resilient and robust. We are building on that strength," said Nazareno.
For Smart's 46 million subscribers, "we are offering our own line of smart phones featuring a suite of relevant, affordable services that will bring the internet to the broad market of Filipino mobile phone users," said Orlando B. Vea, Smart chief wireless adviser.
In Barcelona, Smart unveiled a world first, the Netphone which is designed to provide internet services in affordable bite-sized servings.
Early in the year, the company also made a major push to promote internet access by introducing IDEOS, billed as the world's first affordable Android smart phone.
Expecting mobile data traffic to rise, Smart is both expanding and upgrading its broadband and cellular networks. The expansion program covers Smart's 3G/HSPA mobile broadband and WiMax networks.
Smart provides internet access to more than 8.3 million subscribers all over the country,
"This is the largest mobile internet subscriber base being served by a Philippine telco. With the surge in popularity of smart phones and tablets, we expect this subscriber base to grow further in the coming years," Vea said.
Globally, sales of smart phones rose 72 percent to over 300 million units and made up nearly 20 percent of total mobile phone sales, according to Gartner, a leading global IT research and advisory company.
In a recent report, the research firm IDC said smart phone sales are expected to grow faster in 2011 as vendors make available more mid-range to low-level handsets at lower prices.
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Market Shift: All Phones Will Become Smartphones
Feb 4th
The smartphone story is buzzing in the world. But the line between a 'featurephone' and a smartphone is blurring too. Did you know most featurephones have full web browsers, accept apps and often have advanced inputs like touch screens or QWERTY keyboards?
Total Market Size
The year 2010 established a new record for new mobile phones sold, at about 1.37 Billion units sold. Bear in mind, that the world has only about 1.2 Billion personal computers and about 1.6 Billion television sets. But mobile phones sold almost 1.4 Billion new handsets just during the 12 months of 2010.
Smartphones sold more than a fifth of the phones (22% for the full year) and the rate of smartphones is accelerating; it reached 25% in fourth quarter of 2010. Of those smartphones, 33% were Nokia branded, about 15%-16% were RIM and Apple branded (each) and HTC and Samsung both sold about 8% of all smartphones. Motorola, SonyEricsson, ZTE, Sharp, Fujitsu and several dozen others sold the rest. In 2011, we're looking at around 30% of all phones sold being smartphones; that's 450 million units.
The more relevant issue is of course the operating system battle. Nokia's Symbian ends the year well leading the market, as it was on 38% of all smartphones sold. That used to be an overpowering lead, but it is now threatened. For the full year, the upstart Android by Google achieved about 22% market share – but by fourth quarter, the two were running neck-to-neck and by early 2011, Android is expected to pass Symbian (the recent news story by Canalys that Android had already passed Symbian was premature). After Symbian and Android, the two other major OS platforms for 2010 were BlackBerry OS and iOS, both with about 15%-16% market share. Then the small operating systems were now discontinued Windows Mobile at 4%, Samsung's Bada at 2% and Microsoft's Phone 7 at 1%. Others are in smaller numbers than those.
The year 2010 was the first year where half of all mobile handset revenues were generated by smartphones. Individual smartphones generated 3.5x more revenue per handset, than dumbphones. The industry's average sales price is at 120 dollars – which splits so that smartphones had an average sales price of about 330 dollars, and about 60 dollars for the 'dumbphones'.
If we examine the biggest 'dumbphone' makers – which accounted for 78% of all phones sold but included phones as cheap at 25 dollars each aiming for Africa etc. – and at the top end run into the 200 dollar range of premium 'featurephones' with touch screens and quite advanced features. In this dumbphone category, Top 4 players are Nokia at 32%, Samsung at 23%, LG at 10%, and ZTE at 6% share. The small players are Huawei and SonyEricsson both with about 3%, and then Motorola and Sharp both of which have about 2%. Remaining 19% is split by 50 small-scale and specialized manufacturers.
Installed Base
The world has passed 5.2 Billion mobile phone subscriptions. That is not 'phones' as many people have multiple subscriptions while using only one phone, and switch the little SIM cards to select which network to use. The number of actual mobile phones in use today is smaller by a billion, at 4.2 billion phones. And the number of unique phone owners is 3.7 Billion. Let's look at that installed base a little bit more.
Out of the 4.2 Billion mobile phones, 750 million are smartphones (about 18%). Most smartphones support 3G connectivity and have full Internet capability, accepting user-installed applications.
Of the remaining 3.45 Billion 'dumbphones' – most of those also have a full web browser (so they can do the 'real' Internet. And practically all remaining simple phones can still do the simpler WAP style web browsing). What probably surprises many readers, is that today half of all dumbphones in use are also fully 'application-capable' i.e. they support apps designed using Java or Brew. Don't be surprised to know that even a 13 year old Nokia 5110 supports "apps", i.e. Java games.
Of all phones in the world, 77% are cameraphones (3.3 Billion); more than twice the number of TV sets and nearly three times the number of all PC's in use including desktops, laptops and tablet PCs like the iPad. Note that all cameraphones will have a color screen as well. How are they used? You might be surprised to find that the world has already 2.1 Billion active users of MMS picture messaging. That is 65% of the total installed base of cameraphones. And yes, MMS is 50% bigger in the number of users than email is on the Internet. The only data service bigger than MMS is SMS with 4.2 Billion users worldwide or 81% of all mobile phone subscribers.
Apps vs. Services
Hot story of 2010 were app stores, and Apple just celebrated its 10 Billionth app download (the word 'app' is a bit misleading – the second biggest category of paid downloads are eBooks). As Apple had seen 3 Billion downloads by the start of 2010, which meant that the calendar year 2010 saw a total download number of about 7 Billion apps from Apple's iPhone App Store. That was clearly the biggest app store; all other app stores produced roughly as many downloads as Apple alone.
We don't have the full numbers yet for 2010, but roughly speaking Apple's App Store produced app revenues to the tune of 1.5 Billion dollars. If we double that, the global market for user-installed apps bought from all the app stores worth somewhat less than 3 Billion dollars.
Even if those numbers look good, there is a bigger smartphone app paid market than that. The total app market in 2010 was worth about 6 Billion dollars. What is the variance? It is enterprise/corporate applications i.e. business apps, that are sold by IT integrators for typically Blackberries, or Windows Mobile or Nokia E-Series phones sold by the thousands to enterprise/corporate customers. So while yes, 'apps' are worth about 6 Billion dollars – which number is not available for those who design iPhone or Android apps (or Symbian or Bada or whatever else) that are sold to individual consumers through app stores. The app store global market size is under 3 Billion dollars – but it is growing strongly.
Now, before you get excited, the value of MMS multimedia messaging globally – which delivers all sorts of media content from videos and sounds to pictures, news, coupons, ads and text – was worth… 32 Billion dollars in 2010 – 10 times bigger than apps. The total 'value-add' services opportunity for mobile was worth 100 Billion dollars – 30 times bigger than apps. Don't forget, the total mobile data opportunity including SMS was worth 300 Billion dollars in 2010. Before you say, that's teenagers chatting, the answer is clearly no. SMS is massively used to deliver news, ads, marketing, and coupons; enable payments such as paying for car parking, buy tickets; and deliver massive consumer interaction for other media such as television voting like American Idol. Yes, total mobile data is 100 times bigger than apps and app stores.
One more for the end…
The total market of new smartphones sold in 2010 was about 300 million handsets. Not all of those are or will be used to download apps. But the active user base of SMS text messaging grew by… 600 million new users in just one year! Do you understand why I keep reminding you, our respected readers, that while yes, smartphones are big, the app store opportunity is in its infancy, and the real money of mobile today is made on SMS, MMS and other simpler services that work on most phones.
That's a quick look at the mobile phone market and installed base in the world at the end of 2010. You may freely quote these stats in any use, feel free to link to this blog, or you may say the source is TomiAhonen Phone Book 2010, from which the stats have been taken. If you need deeper stats on the phone industry, please see the eBook TomiAhonen Phone Book for more. The 171 page eBook has 98 charts and tables all fresh with December 31, 2010 statistics on phones, features, average prices, markets, installed bases, regional splits, etc.
From www.brightsideofnews.com
The smartphone: The next shift in the mobile phone market
Dec 16th
Commercial feature – Smartphones have become the norm. Whereas previously they were seen as slightly excessive, or a luxury, today they are a requirement.
The mobile phone market is filled with smartphones; each company produces their own version and the demand for them is increasing to the point that there is now a focus on how much can be achieved with smartphones and how their potential can be increased.
While smartphones have existed for a few years now, there has been a recent surge in their popularity of the product with varying types of consumers.
Where smartphones are concerned, there are different types of customer. There are those who must stay abreast of all technological advancements at all times; they must buy new products as soon as they are launched. These consumers have had smartphones for years and constantly upgrade them as they develop.
There are then those who keep in touch and relatively up to date, but aren't in so much of a rush. With each upgrade on their contract, they'll get one of latest smartphones available but there is no queuing outside stores overnight.
There are also those who aren't that bothered about having smartphones, despite this group diminishing. It is these consumers who are gradually coming to realise that having a smartphone is becoming as important as having a mobile phone. Today, having a regular mobile phone only impedes you from being in contact with more people at once. Carrying a link to the Internet with you at all times, plus the apps and extra features available from the variety of smartphones, has turned the product into an essential.
Smartphones seem to follow two designs. Some follow the classic mobile phone outlay, with a screen at the top and physical buttons below. Previously, these have been for numbers zero to nine, with some navigation buttons, but smartphones have transformed it to a full QWERTY keyboard. There are also other buttons around the exterior to navigate your way around the phone and its functions.
The other design features a screen that takes up virtually the entirety of the front of the phone. These touch phones then use buttons on the screen for their navigation that can change with each page, rather than the fixed buttons from the other design. Touch phones and their design are the most popular. This may be down to the fact that the design enables the screen to take up almost the entire face of the phone, making it bigger and easier to use, and the fact that the buttons can change.
LG's Optimus 7 may have found an ideal solution for touch screen technology. While it may be expected by smart phone veterans, touch screens can be confusing, if not a little daunting for those new to the technology. For consumers used to standard keys on their phone it can be a bit of a stretch. The Optimus 7 is a touch phone but has three function buttons at the bottom of the phone just under the screen; Back, Home and Search.
The phone is one of the first to run the new Windows Phone 7 operating system, and trying to navigate through it, as well as LG's own features, becomes a far easier thing to do with the three physical buttons under the screen. They make the phone an easy thing to use and as a result familiarity can be achieved pretty swiftly.
That said, the virtual keyboard on the screen is very responsive and accurate, and typing emails or working in Microsoft Word documents is an uncomplicated process. The same applies to text messages and browsing the Internet; LG has managed to make the Optimus 7 very user-friendly indeed.
The camera is good, but it is made a lot better by the different types of photographs that can be taken. 'Beauty shot' and 'Anti-shake', as well as a couple of other modes, mean that each photo taken can improve significantly with a little experimentation. The phone is encased in metal, and as is so vital in this market, looks very good: modern without being overly fussy.
A number of LG's smartphones use Android as their operating system. It offers its own set of apps and is one of the biggest mobile operating systems on the market. LG is one of a few manufacturers to use Android, and the system makes it possible to synchronise with all Google mobile services and social networking.
LG is also trying to make Android technology more accessible to the cheaper end of the smartphone market. While there are plenty of smartphones that cost large sums of money, the Optimus One model puts that same technology into a phone where the handset and the possible contracts are far cheaper than those of their rivals. The result is a very effective mix of functionality with affordable price. The top technology is no longer just limited to the most expensive phones, and this is another factor that will only help to increase the demand for smartphones. At just under £130, it makes smartphones very affordable, and can offer a far longer battery life that competitors should aspire to.
Smartphones are becoming more popular and less expensive, with the price for the phones themselves, as well as the contracts available to customers, falling. Both these trends will continue as owning basic mobile phones become more defunct.
The key for the manufacturers is to keep competing in terms of the technology that each phone can provide, while trying to keep them as simple and uncluttered as possible. The operating systems used in smartphones will undoubtedly develop as companies like Windows and Google compete with one another; it is then down to cutting-edge manufacturers like LG to offer consumers the ultimate device.
Music royalty negotiations shift to FM radio in mobile phones
Aug 19th
The Consumer Electronics Association is lashing out at a proposal from the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Association of Broadcasters that would mandate mobile device manufacturers to integrate FM radio chips into all wireless phones manufactured and sold in the U.S. The proposal is the latest chapter in a long-running dispute between terrestrial radio broadcasters and the recording industry over music royalties, with the NAB battling the RIAA's push to require radio stations to pay labels and performers for the right to broadcast their songs. Existing U.S. laws demand radio stations pay royalties to songwriters, but not labels or artists–broadcasters contend that radio airplay provides free promotion and drives music purchases and concert ticket sales, but with CD sales in steep decline, the RIAA is exploring new revenue alternatives.
Although both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate Judiciary Committees have passed bills that would award labels and artists a share of radio advertising revenues generated by playing their music, legislation has stalled in the face of overwhelming opposition from the NAB. Broadcasters, looking to expand their audience reach, have now proposed a new settlement, agreeing to pay the RIAA around $100 million in annual royalties on the condition that lawmakers mandate the inclusion of FM radio chips in mobile phones and other portable devices. Congress is expected to act on the proposal sometime this fall. "Nothing is locked down just yet, but we're on the precipice of an historic breakthrough," RIAA chairman and CEO Mitch Bainwol told the Associated Press.
"This is two old-media industries attacking the new wireless broadband industry," said Consumers Electronics Association head Gary Shapiro. "We don't think Congress should accept a back-room deal on how an iPhone should be designed. We think consumers should choose and companies should choose." Jot Carpenter, vice president of government affairs for wireless industry trade organization CTIA, states there is "not a huge desire [among consumers] to listen to over-the-air, ad-laden radio" on mobile devices, adding there is scarce demand for phones with FM radio chips.
For more on the music royalty proposal:
- read this Associated Press article


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The influence of sound on creativity
Posted by Jigsaw Admin on April 7th, 20114/7/11 | 2 Comments
It's one of my lifelines. It's something that I try and bring with me everywhere I venture. I'm constantly looking for more. Drugs? No. Not unless you argue the properties of physics. I'm talking about music. Which one could probably argue has similar effects on the body. Personally, sound has the ability to alter my […]
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If you are bringing your laptop computer to use the internet, bear in mind that-
- in Japan you will find very few free WiFi hotspots that you can use without a password.
- many of the major hotels in Japan (especially Tokyo) charge Yen 1000 or more per day for internet in rooms (usually LAN modem, not WiFi).
We have some pocket WiFis (also known as MiFis / portable WiFi routers), which you can use in your hotel room or when you are out and about.
You just switch on, enter a password to connect, and you can get a wireless connection to the internet with up to 5 devices (computers, iPhones, iPads) in a 10 metre (30 foot) radius.
Compared to a USB WiFi connection (dongle) or mobile data card, pocket WiFi's have several advantages- ;
- there is no need for software installation.
- you can use with with iPhone / iPad.
- you can use up to 5 devices at the same time.
There are various types in Japan and we have selected two for our customers (with good feedback from users) :
Type A) B-Mobile pocket WiFi, working off the Docomo 3G cell phone network.
This has has a wider service area (and customers have said they have used on trains) although it is a little slower (300Kb/s) - fine for email and basic internet use- pages should load in 5-10 secs.
If renting with a phone - Yen 3900 for up to one week, then Yen 300 per day
If renting just the pocket WiFi- Yen 5900 for up to one week, then Yen 300 per day
Type B) BIC Wimax pocket WiFi, working off the data-only Wimax broadband signal.
This is much faster (apparently it can be up to 40Mb/s - usually about 10Mb/s) but the service area is rather more limited (unlikely to work in the countryside or on trains)
If renting with a phone - Yen 4900 for up to one week, then Yen 300 per day
If renting just the pocket WiFi- Yen 6900 for up to one week, then Yen 300 per day
The rental charge includes shipping both ways and unlimited use (no extra data charge).
Our rental fees are rather cheaper than other rental services.
Here is a price comparison for one-week rental :
JCR - Yen 12,000-13,600 (weekly $150- $170 @ $1= Yen 80 )
Telecom Square - Yen 12,005 (Yen 1575 per day + Yen 800 for delivery )
Pupuru - Yen 9975 - 17,325 (Yen 7350 (x 2 if rental spans two months) plus shipping Yen 1050 plus "basic charge" Yen 1575))
Global Advanced - Yen 7700 (Yen 5500 up to 3 days, then Yen 550 yen per day )
And here is what you would pay for a week of internet in your room at ten top Tokyo hotels :
Four Seasons Yen 13,965 (Yen 1995 per day)
Mandarin Oriental Yen 12,600 (Yen 1800 per day)
Westin Yen 12,600 (Yen 1800 per day)
Hilton Yen 11,760 (Yen 1680 per day)
Okura Yen 11,025 (Yen 1575 per day)
Prince Hotels Yen 11,025 (Yen 1575 per day)
InterContinental Yen 11,025 (Yen 1575 per day)
Conrad Yen 10,500 (Yen 1500 per day)
New Otani Yen 8820 (Yen 1260 per day)
Sheraton Yen 7000 (Yen 1000 per day)
To check the cost and details of internet connection in the most popular 100+ hotels in Japan , click here
Coming from abroad with a laptop (or another electric appliance) you may need an adaptor so that the plug you have fits into a Japanese electrical socket- to check, click here.
If your plug cannot be used in a Japanese socket and you do not have a travel adaptor, we offer for sale two types of adaptors -
- an A-A + C-A adaptor for European two-pin, Danish three-pin, and North American plugs that need an adaptor. Yen 300
- a multi-type adaptor for others (British three-pin, Australian two-pin and three-pin, etc). You can use this in any country you go to. Yen 1000
(Note that for laptops there should be no need for a voltage converter, as almost all laptops are multi-voltage and will operate on voltages ranging from 100 to 240 volts and also 50Hz to 60Hz - this may not be the case with other appliances you have).


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11 Days Post SienaSiena, Spring 2012
I wrote my very first post 11 days before I left for Siena. I figured that the perfect way to conclude my blogging was to write my final post 11 days after I returned from Siena. I cannot believe that the semester is really over. My final week abroad was amazing but as I packed, it did not actually feel like goodbye. However, when I left my apartment at 6 o'clock that final morning, it finally felt real. There were lots of tears as I hugged my roommates who live far away from me (especially my Italian roommate, who has never been to America). I took mental pictures as my cab passed by the campo, and my route to the IES center one last time. Traveling home required me to be awake for about twenty four hours. I was devastated to leave Italy, but at the same time, excited to be in America. I felt delirious as my final plane neared it's landing. I actually teared up when I saw New York City. The first few days of being home were bizarre. I felt strange from jet lag and crazy sleeping patterns. I had gone from walking the medieval streets of Siena to driving around New York suburbia. I constantly thought about how much could change in just a few days. Needless to say, the first few days back were bittersweet. It is hard to truly explain my semester in a few paragraphs, or even in conversation. People ask me how this experience was, and all I can say to them is "it was really amazing." But it was more than amazing. It was revolutionary for me to be away from America for four months, especially in a place like Siena where one does not see many Americas. I loved that I was startled when I heard someone speak in English (because it was so unusual). I loved that I was thrown into a culture I really knew very little about and spoke very little of their language. I learned that I am capable of adapting to the world around me. I can now carry a conversation in Italian. I am well versed in the history of a foreign city. I can travel country to country without any anxiety. As I think about the way I felt writing my first post, I wish that person could read this post. I had been so curious about what was ahead of me, and so nervous too. I had worried that I would get homesick or get lost. Instead I learned that I can do anything. America will always be my home, but Italy (especially Siena) will always have a piece of my heart.
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Frameable Easter printables help get me in the mood for Easter! Today I am working on frameable Easter printables hoping they will get me in the mood for spring and Easter. If I look out the window, thinking Spring and Easter is a stretch. Here in the Maine Northwoods we have lots of snow on the ground and it hasn't started melting yet. I'm talking 6 feet of snow on our … [Read more...]
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I wanted to share this snowman craft pattern with you! January can be such a tough month to get through. The brutally cold weather (we've had nights that have been down to -28F in the past week) will wear you down. After the Christmas decorations are packed away, the house can look so drab and bare. A few years ago I started decorating after the Christmas holiday with … [Read more...]
Fall is here! Scarecrow Headache………..
Although September 21 is officially the first day of fall, most people tend to think of Labor Day weekend as the official end of summer, me included! So now I start to think of all things fall. Time to put away the summer décor and start thinking of pumpkins, fall foliage, and colored corn. I'm pretty traditional in decorating for this season. I know that most people jump … [Read more...]
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We're redecorating our bedroom and I have decided to go with a Northwoods theme using a lot of blues and greens in the palette. I want it to be cool and soothing for summer and in the winter I can change out some accessories to warm it up a little while still going with the same basic palette. I have always felt that blue and green go with all colors. It's in our "DNA" to … [Read more...]


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U.S. National Parks > Grand Canyon National Park > Climber's Log
Grand Canyon National Park Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Stu Brandel
|Not so Bright Angel
Date Climbed: May 20, 1994
|Breakfasted at the rim on last day of a trip and was talked into a same day rim to river and back trip via Bright Angel, prior to our midnight flight. We scampered down (those warning signs don't apply to us, we thought)and had a nice lunch at Pine Creek Beach on the river. The trudge back up was long, hard and heat strokey. We deserved every broiling inch of it.
|Posted Dec 6, 2007 10:26 pm
|I did the south to north hike during the first week of July. The scenery was awesome, but I spent most of my time cooling off in creeks. The rangers recommend this as a 4-day hike. I'd either crank it out in a day or pull a single overnight.
|Posted Dec 1, 2007 9:47 pm
|Re: South Rim
|This is new ground for me. You're right! February is the
best time to go. I worked on the South Rim for 9-1/2 months.
|Posted Nov 13, 2007 11:03 pm
|Hike For Discovery
Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2006
|I was part of the "Hikers In Training" team. We trained for 4 months while raising money for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. It was a very rewarding experience. We hiked the Hermit Trail to Dripping Springs and back. (South rim)
|Posted Nov 4, 2007 7:30 am
|S. Kaibab-Tonto-Bright Angel
Date Climbed: Oct 28, 2007
|My first trip to Grand Canyon, amazing! Descended S. Kaibab then West on Tonto trail then ascended Bright Angel.
|Posted Oct 29, 2007 5:44 pm
|R 2 R 2 R in 22
Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2007
|Down S. Kaibob to Phantom up N. Kaibob and back up Bright Angel. Left at 3:00 A.M. and back at 1:00 A.M. Fellow psychos were Colin Carnahan, Craig Oliver, Ryan Carter and Eric Smith. Perfect weather and truly a once in a liftime experience.
|Posted Oct 17, 2007 12:36 pm
|I didn't hike the rim trails, but I spent 28 days rafting through the canyon. It was an unforgettable month and a trip of a lifetime. In 2005 I spent three days hiking above and below Havasupai Falls.
|Posted Oct 9, 2007 3:55 pm
|South Rim
Date Climbed: Feb 6, 2004
|Spent 3 days exploring the canyon. February is a great time to go, no crowds. Can get a little chilly but the light sprinkling of snow on the rocks in the early morning is breathtaking.
|Posted Aug 23, 2007 7:51 am
|sunrise, south rim
|absolutely beautiful...
|Posted Aug 21, 2007 10:12 am
|South Kaibab
Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2007
|Hiked down to the bottom stayed in bright angel campground and slept under the stars then hiked out the next day. Make sure you get and early start no later than 5am otherwise it get very hot!
|Posted Jul 24, 2007 9:40 pm
|Rim to Rim
Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2007
|Our third time below the rim, but our first R2R. Hiked down the North Kaibab, stayed at Phantom Ranch 2 nights, hiked out via the Bright Angel. First day was near 110 degrees F...record high for the day, but then a front moved through and brought the best temps we have ever experienced in the canyon! Perfect! My new favorite hike! Trip report and pics on our website
Natural Born Hikers-Grand Canyon Rim to Rim
|Posted Jun 30, 2007 12:33 pm
|A R2R2R though the fires of hell!
Date Climbed: May 12, 2007
|A 51 mile Rim to Rim to Rim with Michael(smudge), Chris(miztflip), Eric(thebeave7), Charles(CharlesD), Kari, and Joy. Unbelievably hot (110-ish) day made conditions less than ideal.
Can't wait to get back this fall (Oct/Nov) for a shot at a sub-12 hour double crossing!
|Posted May 16, 2007 6:46 pm
|Hot, hot, R2R2R
Date Climbed: May 12, 2007
|with thebeave and crew...a hot 51 miles. Can't wait to do it again in cooler temps.
|Posted May 15, 2007 11:43 am
|Rim 2 Rim 2 Rim
Date Climbed: May 12, 2007
|Did the one day full 50 miles, starting at the Bright Angel TH, down S Kaibab, to N Kaibab, back up Bright Angel. Temps were atrocious, probably the hottest day of the year, and near record temps. Midday peaked at over 110 in the Box and around Phantom Ranch. The heat hit us all pretty hard, making the return trip slow, very very slow. Hiked with Chris, CharlesD, Chris F(Mitzflip), Michael(Smudge), and Kari. Definitely would not do that again under those temps.
|Posted May 14, 2007 10:43 am
|Mike Zastoupil
|Great Trip With My Son
|South Rim to Phantom Ranch. We stayed at the Bright Angel Campground. Great four day trip. You have to love a hike that you can get a cold beer at the end of the trail
|Posted May 9, 2007 11:26 pm
|Over the Edge Veg
Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2007
|Went out with a vegitation crew from the grand canyon trust and cleaned out tamarisk with a group of friends over 5 days, absolutely awesome! went down south bass trail to copper canyon, got the opportunity to explore copper canyon from top to bottom, cant wait to go back again someday
|Posted May 9, 2007 11:59 am
|Hermit and beyond
|A few days down the Hermit and along the Tonto and back.
|Posted May 8, 2007 11:25 am
|Not bad for a reverse mountain
|beautiful place
|Posted Apr 24, 2007 9:13 pm
|Drove South Rim
Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2007
|Visited this popular place. But will hike Rim to River and back at least. If I have enough energy and days, I will do Rim to Rim to Rim.
|Posted Apr 21, 2007 4:03 pm
|Sarah Simon
|I could never get bored with this place
Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2005
|Spent several nights in the Canyon, covering Tonto Planteu, river and rim. This natural wonder never ceases to amaze me. Magical.
|Posted Apr 20, 2007 3:04 pm


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"I'm not a big fan of the traditional green bean casserole, so I came up with this easy, no-fuss version." It's so quick and versatile, you can make it anytime and for just about any main dish. Christie Ladd - Mechanicsburg, PA
- 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1-1/2 teaspoons Greek seasoning
- 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
- Place beans in a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with seasoning; stir to coat.
- Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 12-15 minutes or until beans are tender, stirring once. Sprinkle with cheese. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Roasted Parmesan Green Beans in Healthy Cooking June/July 2009, p61
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"I really liked it, but thought that amount of Greek seasoning was a little much, especially on the sodium. I am going to try omitting the Greek seasoning next time and replacing it with 1/2 t. each basil, thyme, and oregano or 1 1/2 t. Italian seasoning since this one has sort of an Italian flair."
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"Loved it!! Used store bought "fresh" green beans and it was good, can't wait for the ones in the garden. Thanks for sharing!!"
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Jerry Hicks | Photo: Ethan Pines | March 4, 2014
Hospitality industry exec Larry Broughton's taking you on a trip to the finest hotels—but this journey has only just begun.
As a nine-year veteran of the Green Berets, Larry Broughton had hoped for a life in politics. He didn't anticipate that his first civilian job after the Army would be as the graveyard shift auditor of a run-down hotel, the Garden Inn, in San Francisco's underbelly. "Drug dealers, pimps and prostitutes-that was our clientele," he recalls with a chuckle. "My main job was just to keep the peace." But it became the catalyst for a lucrative career in the boutique hotel industry. He now heads up Broughton Hotels, an Anaheim-based hospitality management firm that runs 15 properties, with another dozen or more on the books for expansion in the next few years.
At the Garden Inn, Broughton worked his way up to manager, and when a new group came in to renovate, he became a partner. By the way-that inn is now the Phoenix Hotel, which boasts guests like the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Broughton branched out on his own in 2001, and he wanted to stick with the boutique concept. "When people go to a hotel, they want an emotional connection with [it]," he says. "You ever feel an emotional connection with a Motel 6?"
He's proud his destinations don't resemble each other. The Spanish Garden Inn in Santa Barbara, for example, fits the Mediterranean architecture of the city, while the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City is what he calls "irreverent... more fun, upbeat, hip and contemporary." There are more properties-in Marin County and three in Chicago. Within the next year, he plans to pick up two in O.C.-a new territory for his biz. He expects to eventually double in size.
Does he regret not getting around to that career in politics? He smiles. "I wasn't thick-skinned enough for that," he says. "I love everything about what I'm doing. It's just so diverse."


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PHOTO: Born in Athens in 1974, at age 10 receives KODAC instamatic camera for birthday, and takes it very seriously…at age 16 borrows his dad's SLR for a trip to France, still hasn't really returned it. After much deliberation has started experimenting with digital photography, without forgetting his analogue roots. He still refuses to study photography formally, but is open to constructive feedback and tips. Lives in Glasgow since 1993. POETRY: Menelas was born in Greece in 1974, he moved to Glasgow when he was 19 to study. He wrote his first poem in English in 1998. Since then he has done many performances and had poems published in various publications.
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OK, so maybe I'm being a little coy. Everybody knows who's the #1 prospect in the South Atlantic League — Bryce Harper — the real drama is who else might get named.
That would be A.J. Cole.^ranked #11
Before Manno's minions (see update below) storm the offices in Durham, NC, don't forget that Baseball America likes 'em young — twelve of the twenty were teenagers, like Cole & Harper, and six of those eight were 20. Also working against him: He's a reliever. Every pitcher named was a starter.
That I don't have a problem with, actually. I always worry about kids being shoved into the LaRussa bullpen model. If anything, I'd love to see the piggyback rotation in use more often in the lower minors because it dovetails with my belief (and others') that the aforementioned has become a crutch for managers, and it certainly does no favors to minor-leaguers. But that's another discussion for another day.
Here are the highlights from the scouting reports that accompanied the list…
Primarily a catcher as an amateur, Harper converted to the outfield and put in time to improve his routes on flyballs. With slightly above-average speed and cannon arm, he has all the tools to become a good right fielder and might be able to handle center. Aside from a well-documented incident where he blew a kiss to the pitcher after a homer against Greensboro, his makeup came off as intense more than immature.
While many players hit the wall during their first full pro season, Cole did just the opposite. His fastball went from the low 90s in April to 94-95 mph in August. He also learned how to keep the ball in the yard: after giving up five HRs in his first seven starts, Cole allowed just one over the last 13. His success is often dictated by his fastball, which he commands well and can cut or sink. His breaking ball lacks consistency, and his changeup is a work in progress. He does a nice job of throwing all three pitches for strikes.
Unless BA switches up its schedule like it did with the NYPL, the Carolina League is slated for Friday, the Eastern League on next Tuesday, the International League the Friday after that.
UPDATE: It may not have the same catchet, but Busleaguesbaseball.com did name Chris Manno the second-best reliever in all of minor-league baseball.
9 Responses to "Two Suns Named To BA's Sally League Top 20"
Where did Cole rank?
Cole was 11th, Roberto, right below the awesomely named Xander Bogaerts, from Aruba.
Robbie Ray should have made the list IMO
Cole at #11 for the year in the SAL is a tremendous boost. Ballew's chat caveat on the rankings in regards to Ray gives me even more hope for the future.
In Rizzo we trust, as we're now drafting & developing players who rank up against the best in their League at multiple levels. Me likey.
We'll have to see what the off-season brings (or takes away), but the pitching staff for Potomac in 2012 could be good.
Oops, typed Potomac – meant Hagerstown. (Coveting rather than thinking, I suppose).
Potomac could be great. I see Ray and Cole moving up to Potomac with a good ST, they have nothing left to prove at A. Im seeing the following for Potoamc
That has the potential to be DAMN good, if not Meyer I would give the 5th spot to Holder
Ray had a better year than Cole, but Cole projects as the higher ceiling. This is nitpicking, because they both were terrific and they're both pups.
Sure will be fun in Potomac next year.


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Awaking in New York By Maya Angelou
Curtains forcing their will
against the wind,
children sleep,
exchanging dreams with
seraphim. The city
drags itself awake on
subway straps; and
I, an alarm, awake as a
rumor of war,
lie stretching into dawn,
unasked and unheeded.
Source: The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994)