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Letter Formations And What They Say About Your Personality
Your writing tells a compelling tale…
The formation of each letter tells me about the writer's characteristics and personality…positive or negative. Graphology, or Handwriting Analysis, is a science like any other study of the human condition. The analysis of the strokes of a letter by a certified Graphologist reveals very specific traits in a person's character; they can be interpreted to find out more about your personality, to see if another person is a compatible lover or if
they will make a suitable employee and much more. Handwriting is controlled in the same area of the brain where the personality is formed. Up to 40 different elements of your handwriting are measured, assessed, analyzed and compared, each symbol is then interpreted as a personality characteristic. Because no two handwritings are alike, just as no two people are alike, every handwriting is as unique as a fingerprint. Handwriting is the psychological imprint of an individual.
There are three zones in handwriting.
Each zone is analyzed for particular characteristics for example a 't' with a high cross bar (in the upper zone) indicates leadership and intelligence; an 'o' that is wide at the top shows a person who is a talker and can not keep a secret!
The letter A. a.
If the letter 'a' is well formed and easily read it means the writer has good communication skills. When the letter 'a' is complex with curls, twists and knots then the more indirect the writer is in their communication with other people.
The letter B.b.
This is the first two-zone letter in the alphabet. It contains an upper zone and a middle zone
The school book form of this letter teaches that the upper loop should be about twice the height of the curved middle zone. The higher the upper loop the more idealistic the writer. When the upper loop is also wide the writer is able to express their thoughts fluently. The middle zone is read for gullibility. When the letter 'b' is closer to printed formation, the more able the writer is to use imagination and originality.
The letter C.c.
A well-formed 'c' shows the writer is a good communicator. It also indicates that there would be a healthy give and take in any relationship with this writer.
The letter D.d.
The letter 'd' stem is checked primarily for height and the size of the loop. If the stem of the 'd' is two times higher than the lower zone, whether it is looped or not, it shows an idealist. The shorter the stem of the 'd' the more lacking in confidence the writer will be.
The letter E.e.
When the letter 'e' has a closed form it shows secretiveness. If its form is open it shows the writer has a willingness to communicate with others.
The letter F.f.
This is the first letter in the alphabet to cover all three zones: upper, middle and lower. The upper loop of 'f' stands for articulation, communication and idealism. The lower loop shows the writer's physical drive.
The letter G. g.
'G' is also a two-zone letter. It is written in the lower zone and the middle zone. If the lower zone is formed with a straight line downward it shows the writer is independent and confident.
The letter H.h.
The letter 'h' is an upper and middle zone letter. A high wide upper loop indicates a love of talking in the writer. If the hump on the 'h' is sharp it shows alertness and critical faculties.
The letter I.i
An 'i' without a dot is a sign of absentmindedness. The dot that flies high above the 'i' shows imagination. When the dot on the 'i' is made like a circle it shows an artistic personality. However if the rest of the writing does not show artistic tendencies then the open dot usually indicates a sign of affectation and pretense.
The letter J.j.
The letter 'j' can be read like the letter 'i' with regards to the dot above it. If the dot is missing the writer is forgetful.
The letter K.k.
The letter 'k' is one of the most complicated letters in the alphabet. The upper loop combines with a middle zone formation. Only writers who are careful and interested in clarity will form the letter 'k' accurately. The writer with a 'k' that looks like an 'h' wants to communicate but tends to be impatient if the listener does not understand the writer at once.
The letter L.l
This is one of the simpler letters of the alphabet. If the loop is high and narrow the writer is idealistic. When the loop is wide and round the writer is a good talker.
The letters M.m. N.n.
If the 'm' or 'n' look like a 'u' or 'w' and the tops are pointed it indicates drive, intelligence and alertness. These writers can also sometimes be brusque in their manner.
The letter O.o.
The 'o' that is well formed and closed represents an honest person. The 'o' that is open at the tops shows a person who is friendly and likes to talk
The letter P.p.
A letter 'p' with a very short stem shows a writer who is a person that does not give easily. The printed 'p' is a sign of intellect. A very large loop at the bottom of the 'p' shows a writer that enjoys physical pleasures and activities.
The letter Q.q.
This is a two-zone letter. A straight upper loop shows intelligence. A looped lower loop shows physical activity.
The letter R.r.
The letter 'r' that has no points shows the writer has no interest in matters that do not directly concern them. The rounded 'r' shows an easygoing person who is not particularly observant. The angular formation of the letter 'r' shows a person who has a sharp mind and is observant.
The letter S.s.
The writer who has a tight closed 's' is secretive. A sharp pointed 's'
The letter T.t.
The letter 't' is very revealing to the graphologist as there are so many ways of writing the stem and the cross bar. The 't' that looks like a star shows the writer has a strong sense of responsibility. The cross bar that slants upwards shows ambition in the writer. A high cross bar rising away from the stem to the right is an indication of leadership qualities and intelligence
The letters U.u V.v..
These letters tell us of the writer's ability to communicate. If they are well formed and open the writer is friendly and outgoing.
The letter W.w.
The letter 'w' written wide and open indicates an open personality.
The letter X.x.
When the letter 'x' is printed it shows mental maturity of the writer. When the 'x' has a cross stoke, made in reverse, going to the left, it indicates the writer is still resenting a past occurrence.
The letter Y.y
The lower loop of the 'y' shows the writer's physical orientation. A lower loop that is long and narrow is a sign of materialism. A 'y' formed with no loops, just a straight line down shows independence.
The letter Z.z
A 'y' shaped 'z' shows an argumentative trait in the writer. If the letter is shaped like a '3' with the endstroke extended to the left it shows an emotional tie to the mother.
This is just a brief insight into the meaning behind each letter. A certified Graphologist can interpret much more.


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Cougars quarterback Noah Ansley threw two touchdown passes as Evergreen opened its 2011 season like it did its 2010, with a victory over Moffat County on Friday night at Evergreen High School.
Keenan Prouty added a 28-yard field goal in the fourth quarter of the 17-7 victory.
Moffat County opened the scoring with a 68-yard TD run by quarterback Bubba Ivers.
For more on this game, check out next week's Canyon Courier.
The Deer Creek Challenge doesn't cut cyclists any slack. In the midst of the second annual "Toughest Century in United States," participants climbed 12,751-feet in elevation. Even the final stretch to the finish line is uphill.
"To put on something that is the most on anything, is unusual," Pat Downing, the ride founder and director, said. "To be able to do this in our own backyard, and have it be the hardest in the country, is great."
Evergreen High School graduate and Oakland Athletics third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff was traded to the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 23 for a player to be named later or cash considerations, multiple media outlets reported.
Kouzmanoff, who was drafted in the sixth round of the 2003 amateur draft by the Cleveland Indians, is in his sixth season in the major leagues. The 30-year-old was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento by the A's back in June.
Alberto Delgado wants to be a big part of reinventing the football program at Clear Creek High School. It seems as if head coach Brian Inman will give him his chance.
Inman said the main goal of the Golddiggers' offense will be to get the ball into Delgado's hands and let him make things happen in open space, where he should be pretty tough to bring down.
"He's going to be our secret weapon, only he might not be a secret after our first game," Inman said.
Steven Manning has a simple philosophy as to what it will take for him to improve on his junior season.
"Just not get tired," the Conifer senior middle linebacker said.
If statistics are a measuring stick, he certainly didn't appear to be too fatigued in 2010. The 5-foot-11, 205-pounder recorded 80 tackles — 48 solo — and five sacks. He also had 16 tackles for loss.
Those numbers were quite impressive, but they did little to help a young Conifer team avoid the growing pains that came with a 3-7 season.
Rob Molholm's outlook is a pretty simple one: More is better. The more running backs he has the more success the Evergreen Cougars will enjoy.
That certainly was the case in 2010 when the Cougars went 8-3, finished second in the 3A Metro South Conference and qualified for the playoffs for just the sixth time in school history. And 2011 could be much the same with Evergreen returning seven of its top eight rushers, who combined for 2,016 yards and 24 touchdowns.
My mother was an insatiable reader, and she taught all of us to love books and where they could take us by reading to us every day.
The northern flicker and the hairy and down woodpeckers are the most common woodpeckers that everyone knows, and all three are common feeder birds.
There are sub-specific forms of all three of these birds, which may show up at your feeder just to confuse you, but they have not been separated into named species yet.
It's probably not all that unfair to say that the Evergreen Cougars' 2011 boys soccer team is single-minded. That's not a bad t.hing, either.
Since the gut-wrenching penalty-kick loss to Broomfield last November in the 4A state semifinals, Evergreen has had one thing in mind.
"Since probably the end of last season we're pushing to make it even farther, win more games," senior tri-captain Brian Grieve said. "Our motto is 20-0. We'll see if we can follow through with that and win a state title."
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Assistant coaches: Tim Janes, Kris Nielsen, Ryan Baird
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Top players: Stephen Hardy, Sr.; Matt Golub, Jr.; Paul Clancy, Jr.
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The synopsis for OFIR, the documentary, is simple "When Ofir Drori discovered that no one was fighting to disprove Jane Goodall's dark prophecy that apes in the wild would soon be extinct, he decided to do something about it. LAGA was born, and Ofir began the fight to put wildlife criminals behind bars. His organization is the first wildlife law enforcement NGO in Africa."
In a world rampant with chaos, we are constantly reminded of our effect on the planet; pollution, deforestation, animal torture, etc. In the digital world we are used to watching a video or reading a story and after being appalled, we may sign an online petition and go back to watching American Horror Story. But who does the actual work? How do laws change? Where does protection originate?
The thing about the redundancy of a documentary like OFIR is that no matter how many PBS ([[The Last Great Ape; a bonobos story]]) or Animal Planet shows we may watch about the world around us, there is still an urgency. OFIR does not take long to remind about the importance of humane vigilance and education.
Ofir Drori, an Israeli writer and activist, and his animal-helping acquaintances are doing a fantastic task in a world that, although seeming distant, is very consistent with the many industries worldwide who make profit off the destruction and murder of natural habitats. Ofir is wise when he adds in casual conversation during the guerrilla-style documentary that his experience is Cameroon, where he bases his fight against animal cruelty, is that those making profit are "not poor but businessmen". The notion that the majority or locals and natives in third world countries are profiting in this manner is a complicated fallacy for animal cruelty and deforestation are industries worldwide.
Ofir was the parent of LAGA, The Last Great Ape, and continues to assist apes, chimpanzees and gorillas in Central African territories. Whilst watching this documentary you will likely fall in love with Life and Future, whom "transformed from rat to baby" when Ofir saved him from his torturous life.
OFIR is part of the [[DC Independent Film Festival]]. It will play on Sunday, February 23rd, in the 12:15-2:15PM block alongside Guardian of Guano, which will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers. The tickets are $12.
Like, share and follow the documentary's page. Read more about the book The Last Great Ape: A Journey Through Africa and a Fight for the Heart of the Continent. Visit LAGA, Wildlife Law Enforcement, for news and more information.
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Films: Meth Head, the movie : Echoes (short) : Titans of Newark (short) : A Cure (short) : Precious, the movie : This Is It (documentary)
Music: Austra's Olympia : KENN's We Killed KENN : VV Brown's Samson & Delilah : Sammy Crawford's Reality Sets In : Melanie C's Stages : Madonna's MDNA : Nelly Furtado's Spirit Indestructible : CocoRosie's "We Are On Fire" : Stephan Nance's A Troubled Piece of Fruit
Videos: Christina Aguilera's "Your Body" : Lily Allen's "Hard Out Here" : Tom Goss' "It's All Over" : Eric Himan's "Dust" : Scissor Sisters' "Only The Horses"
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Oligosaccharides, Branched-Chain
Oligosaccharides containing various types of glycosidic linkages that yield branching or antennae. The number of antennae (such as bi-, tri-, tetra-, or penta-antennary) in the oligosaccharides on the PROTEOGLYCANS; GLYCOPROTEINS; or LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES contribute to their biological activities, such as receptor binding and metabolism.
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A recent study conducted by researchers from the Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, and published in Neuropsychopharmacology suggests that fluoxetine, more commonly known by its brand name Prozac, stimulates the growth of new br ain cells in the normal adult cortex. The researchers referred to the new brain cells as L1-INP, or "Layer 1 Inhibitory Neuron Progenitor cells." Many of these cells were inhibitory GABAergic interneurons, which was also correlated with a reduction in the number of cells that underwent apoptosis, or cell suicide, following ischemia. It is worth noting, however, that this neuroprotective and neurogenic effect was observed specifically in the cortex of the brain.
The researchers have thus concluded that the antidepressant Prozac exhibits a neuroprotective effect, and that neurogenesis in adults is a helpful way of treating at least some psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. The research comes at an important point in psychiatric history, with the emergence of neurogenesis as an important treatment option for brain disorders, and helps to de-stigmatize the use of antidepressants, especially Prozac, one of the more popular ones, on the grounds that they supposedly harm the brain. The research was headed by Tsuyoshi Miyakawa, Koji Ohira and their colleagues
National Institute for Physiological Sciences. (2013, January 4). Induction of adult cortical neurogenesis by an antidepressant. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 23, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130104101423.htm


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The Medina County Home received close to $14,000 worth of meat donations this year from the Junior Fair Livestock Auction at the county fair.
County Home Superintendent Joyce Giles said several participants, both businesses and residents, purchased livestock from 4-H children during the Saturday morning sale and donated the meat to the County Home. She said the home gets donations from the auction every year.
"The livestock is sent to five different processing plants in the area and those plants donate their time and work," she said. "Then it gets dropped off at the County Home, and we have a big freezer to store it in."
Giles said this year's donation should last the home's 46 residents six to eight months.
"All this helps supplement the food bill," she said. "It's a great help."
Giles said the County Home is hosting the annual Medina Kiwanis Club meeting today and has other upcoming fundraisers, including the annual rotary picnic Sept. 18 and a Friends of Medina County Home bonfire for residents and their families.
"Last year, we did our first bonfire and it was very successful," Giles said. "So, we decided to do it again this year."
The County Home partially is supported with revenue from a 0.2-mill levy.
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Panama City, FL-- Both State Senate President Don Gaetz and house speaker Will Weatherford have made ethics reform with a top priority.
The legislature passed an Ethics Reform Bill this week and sent it to the Governor for his signature.
A key element will give the ethics commission some teeth to collect fines against public servants who failed to report financial information in a timely fashion.
The reason why so many people do have not paid the fines up to this point is because the Ethics Commission has little authority and once the four year statute of limitations ended, the debt is erased.
We caught up with former Ethics Commission member Scott Clemons and asked him about this issue,
"I think the legislature is doing the right thing because I think public's confidence in the government is at an all time low. So anything they can do to help restore the public's confidence by stronger enforcement of ethical guidelines is very positive."
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Why mess with success, right? Arena Stage touts in a press release that Smokey Joe's Café, which debuted nearly two decades ago, became Broadway's longest-running musical revue. Meanwhile, Randy Johnson, the director of Arena's new production of the tribute to rock songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, asserts in the show's program, "To me lyrics are simply great writing and great songs are three act plays in and of themselves."
All well and true, and no doubt the lyrics and certainly great songs featured in Smokey Joe's Café will be enough to satisfy many, maybe even most, theatergoers. We're talking mid-20th century standards including — in order of appearance — "On Broadway," "Yakety Yak," "Charlie Brown," "Hound Dog," "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me." They're especially entertaining as delivered by the stellar cast Johnson has assembled, led by gay singer-songwriter and Tony winner Levi Kreis. If you've ever been awed by local veterans E. Faye Butler, Nova Y. Payton and Stephawn P. Stephens, to name just three, you certainly will leave appreciative of the work they put in here. Same goes for the cute, amazingly expressive ways in which Arena's veteran choreographer Parker Esse has the performers move around the central Fichlander Stage, with musical director Rick Fox and his seven-piece band always in sight, smack dab in the center.
Still, in a show that runs just over two hours, you might wish for some sense of plot — a story loosely tying together these nearly 40 songs beyond the simple fact of their creators. Even a little banter between the songs — maybe even interesting, little-known facts about the songs or the pop stars who originally performed them — would add zest. But Smokey Joe's Café was created without a book writer, its sole focus to showcase the music and lyrics of Leiber and Stoller. It's all song and dance, a nonstop hit parade. And whether that ultimately appeals to you just might be influenced by whether you're of an age in which you actually remember when cafes were ever smoky.
Smokey Joe's Cafe (-1/2) runs to June 8 at Arena Stage, 1101 6th St. SW. Tickets are $50 to $99. Call 202-488-3300 or visit arenastage.org.
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Note on the TNA Gut Check wrestlers
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The talent featuring in the TNA Gut Check segments on Impact Wrestling come from either Ohio Valley Wrestling or the 3-D Wrestling Academy. (Expect for Joey Ryan who is from Southern California, a wrestler known to Dave Lagana). The most recent Gut Check winner, , 28, had been training at the 3-D school in Kissimmee, FL, reports the Wrestling Osberver Newsletter.


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Vermillion River Rafting
This outfitter in Oglesby offers river rafting excursions on the Class 3 rapids of this popular stretch of the Vermillion River. With 14 sets of rapids on this 9-1/2 mile trip, Vermillion River Rafting will supply you with whatever your party needs: from rafts, paddles, life vests even rafting instructions. Reservations are recommended, especially on weekends and for parties of 5 or more.
Vermilion River
The Vermilion River in Oglesby, Illinois, is a water paradise for fisherman and adventure seekers alike, with Class 3 out of 6 rapids. You'll go from lazy streams to feeling like you're on a roller coaster ride. This is certainly the most well known and likely the largest watershed in Illinois, and at 7.7 miles, the longest whitewater stretch in the state.
Starved Rock State Park West Hike
Starved Rock State Park West Hike offers a decidedly different set of attractions than its eastern counterpart. On this hike you'll encounter a series of overlooks from wooded bluffs and rocky cliffs high above the Illinois River. This 2.9-mile hike varies in difficulty due to the large amount of stairs that need climbing. The dominant feature of Starved Rock can be found on this hike, via a narrow bluff that runs 4-miles along the south branch of the Illinois River. The park's namesake towers 125 feet above the river, offering commanding views of the nearby islands and river. Some notable excursions include, French Canyon, Wildcat Canyon and Pontiac Canyon with sweeping views of the Illinois River.
Starved Rock State Park Visitors Center
The Starved Rock State Park Visitors Center has several interactive displays, free videos on the park, hiking maps, and more. Trailheads Concessions & Gifts, also located here, is a great place to buy gifts, souvenirs, and snacks (fresh fudge, too)! The Visitor Center and Trailheads are open year-round.
Starved Rock State Park East Hike
Starved Rock State Park has a beautiful East Hike that offers canyons galore, each with slightly different shapes, sizes and colorings. At 6.4 miles of dirt terrain, this hike is moderately difficult. Cool, shady and overgrown with ferns, the canyons offer a plethora of trees and flowering plants—a true delight to explore. You'll also encounter scenic overlooks 100 feet above the Illinois River. The real crowd pleasers at Starved Rock are the numerous sandstone canyons that were carved deep into the bedrock as upland streams drained into the Illinois River. Some noted canyons of worth to explore are Kaskaskia Canyon, Ottawa Canyon and Hennepin Canyon Overlook.
Starved Rock State Park - Ice Climbing
While rock climbing is prohibited, there are up to five canyons in which ice climbing is permitted when conditions allow. All ice climbers must sign in at the ranger station (Park Office) and must have a partner. Call ahead to check ice and other park conditions.
Starved Rock State Park
Seasonal waterfalls, awe-inspiring bluffs and rugged canyons dominate the storied landscape at Starved Rock. Rich with history and beauty, Starved Rock's hiking trails meander through towering trees and scenic overlooks along the Illinois River. Outdoor activities include hiking, canoeing, paddle boat cruises, cross-country skiing, trolley rides, fishing and picnicking. Visitors can stay at the historic Starved Rock Lodge or in one of its cozy cabins.
Starved Rock Marina
Full line dealer for Rinker, Landau Pontoons and pre-owned boats. Full service marina with slips, fuel, restaurant, boutique, boat and villa rentals.
Starved Rock Lodge
Full-service Conference Center in Starved Rock State Park. Dining room, bar, veranda, outdoor dining, indoor pool (for Lodge guests). Retreats, meetings, banquets, reunions and all-inclusive dream weddings. The Lodge has 69 rooms and 21 cabin rooms in a rustic, wooded setting.
Starved Rock Adventures Harbor Villas and Suites
Waterfront family villas and suites. 1-2 bedroom housekeeping units. Deluxe and unique. Open April through October. $$
Skydive Chicago
Skydive Chicago offers the best entertainment in the Midwest! The 220-acre resort offers camping, canoeing, hiking, fishing and swimming, all onsite. Stop by today!
Shallowbrook Farm Executive Retreat
Whether a strategy session, customer/dealer conference, sales, marketing or executive retreat - let our professional staff assist you with your conference planning. We specialize in organizing a tranquil ideal meeting environment with care. Just 35 minutes north of Peoria, featuring tennis, golf, hot tub and game room.
Senica Oak Ridge Golf Club
This 18-hole championship course has bent grass greens, tees, and fairways, plus a full-service pro shop.
Rogers Hunting Club, Inc.
Established in 1957 - public hunting, plus memberships for pheasant, quail, wild turkey, doves and deer in season. Hunter Safety Course for ages 16 & under - held the second weekend in October.
River Bluff-Effigy Tumuli Trails
River Bluff-Effigy Tumuli Trails in Buffalo Rock State Park offers a unique hiking experience high above the Illinois River and around the massive earthen sculptures of the Effigy Tumuli. Clocking in at 3-miles this easy to moderate hike will be a sight you'll want to see. The River Bluff Trail is a great way to experience the Buffalo Rock landscape. Buffalo Rock sits like a sandstone island above the surrounding land and Illinois River. The park features oak and hickory woodlands and an expanse of restored grassland where the Effigy Tumuli rise.
Pine Hills Golf Club
Described as a Canyon Course complete with bluffs, valleys, hills and hundreds of trees. It is a challenge to both the beginner and the seasoned golfer and is recognized by many players as one of the finest 9-hole facilities in the country. The Club House offers a friendly atmosphere and includes a Pro-Shop, full service bar & restaurant with panoramic views of the Course and outdoor patio.
Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area
Encompasses 871 acres of mostly unreclaimed strip-mining land. The area is dotted with some 15 stocked lakes for fishing. Be aware that shore access is limited and that shorelines tend to drop off suddenly into deep water.
Matthiessen State Park - Cross Country Skiing
Five miles of scenic trails amidst a spectacular geological backdrop enable hikers, mountain bikers, horseback riders, runners and cross-country skiers to experience a peaceful jaunt through the park, while families congregate around fully-equipped, shaded picnic areas neighboring playgrounds, trailheads and 17th-Century restored French fort.
Matthiessen State Park
Canyons, streams, prairie and forest combine to delight visitors at Matthiessen State Park. Located in central LaSalle County, approximately four miles south of Utica and three miles east of Oglesby, Matthiessen is a paradise for those interested in geology as well as recreation. Visitors can expect to see beautiful rock formations in addition to unusual and abundant vegetation and wildlife. All of this, along with park and picnic facilities make Matthiessen State Park a popular choice for a special outing.
Matthiessen State Park
Enjoy hiking, cross-country skiing and more in this state park known for its waterfalls, bluffs and canyons.
Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area
Bottomlands and bluffs support a variety of animals, plants, and outdoor pursuits including picnicking, camping, fishing, hunting, and hiking. Migrating waterfowl, great blue herons, and bald eagles provide birders exceptional viewing opportunities.
Lock 16 Center
Visitor information, canal exhibits/programs, canal boat tickets, cafe, gift shop, great bathrooms, free Wi-Fi. Private meeting room/facility/canal boat rentals. At western terminus of I&M Canal.
Lehigh Memorial Park
Lehigh Memorial Park located in Oglesby has an advanced singletrack dirt trail two miles in length. However, what it lacks in duration, it makes up for in the intense network of trails that splinter off from it, offering very fast, large natural drops and jumps.
LaSalle Canal Boat & Lock 16 Visitors Center
Mule pulled canal boat rides with period clothed storyteller, open May-October. The year-round visitor center includes exhibits, programs, visitor information, cafe and gift shop.


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Oct. 10, 1997
Men's Golf Completes Day One at New Mexico State
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Texas Tech's men's golf team sits in 18th place after completing the first two rounds in day one of the 1997 Coca-Cola/Herb Wimberly Classic, hosted by New Mexico State University. The Red Raider squad earned a combined score of 607 today, 34 points behind the University of Texas - El Paso (573) who leads the team competition. The squad finished with a score of 306 and 301 in rounds one and two respectively on the par 72, 7,040 yard University Golf Course.
In the team standings, Washington (584) is 11 shots behind UTEP for second. New Mexico State (585) is close behind for third, and New Mexico and Wyoming (587) are tied for fourth among the 21 schools competing.
Freshman Gant Bills leads the Texas Tech pack, ending the day tied for 11th at 146 in the field of 111 golfers. He scored 74 and 72 in today's rounds, and is just six strokes behind the leader, Darren Slackman (140) from the University of Washington.
Texas Tech junior Philip Tate (152), currently tied for 64th, completed the second round just one over par at 73. Freshman Matt Loving (155) and senior Laird Sparks (155) are tied at 87th, and sophomore Blake Smith (161) is tied at 103rd.
Tomorrow, the teams tee off between 7:30 and 8 a.m. MDT from the first and tenth holes, to complete the third and final round of the 54-hole tournament.
Competing along side the Red Raiders include teams from New Mexico State, Idaho, Washington State, San Diego, Wichita State, Stephen F. Austin, Long Beach State, Wyoming, Boise State, North Texas, Hardin Simmons, UTEP, Southwest Texas State, Washington, Southern Utah, Minnesota, Oral Roberts, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Arizona.


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Wrestling Team Earns Prestigious Public Recognition Award From NCAA
The development of the Princeton wrestling program took another step forward Thursday, as the Tigers were one of eight programs honored by the NCAA for earning Public Recognition Awards, based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rate. These annual awards are earned by teams with APRs in the top 10% in each sport.
This is the first time Princeton has achieved this impressive honor. The Tigers join a trio of other programs in Boston University, Michigan State and the U.S. Military Academy in being a first-time recipient.
"It is a great honor to be recognized by the NCAA as one of leaders for wrestling in relation to APR," head coach Chris Ayres said. "To be one of only eight programs is truly amazing and reflective of the positive impact of Princeton University, the athletics department, and the current culture of our program has on every individual on our team.
"The department motto of "Education Through Athletics" resonates through our team and this recognition, in addition to the earlier announcement that Princeton wrestling once again placed in the top 10 in relation to GPA, shows that our wrestlers are leaders on and off the mat," Ayres added. "Stanford and Princeton were the only two schools to receive this recognition and also finish in the top ten of the NWCA All-Academic Team ranking, which is outstanding for our program."
Other winners included Northwestern, Stanford, Penn and Duke."This public recognition by the NCAA is a highly sought after accomplishment; it is an honor that our coaches embrace and seek to achieve for their program," says Mike Moyer, the Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association. "I salute the athletes, coaches, administrators, academic support staff, and fans of these programs. The student-athletes on these teams are among the elite competing at the Division I level."
The sport of wrestling has made tremendous improvement in APR scores during the past four years and each year it is more competitive to finish in the top 10%. These top-performing teams APRs ranged between 978 and a perfect 1000 over the past four years and are among 394 men's programs honored by the NCAA. Full APR scores for all teams will be released by the NCAA next week.
This capped a year that included Princeton hosting the 2012 EIWA Championships and sending a trio of wrestlers to the NCAA Championships. Senior Daniel Kolodzik earned the program's first first-team All-Ivy League honor since 2003 (Greg Parker), and Kolodzik fell one match shy of becoming Princeton's first All-America honoree since Parker.
Rising senior Garrett Frey will return as a two-time EIWA finalist and a three-time NCAA Championships qualifier, while Adam Krop gained national attention by placing third at the prestigious Midlands Championships.
As a team, Princeton recorded its first win over a nationally ranked program in more than a decade when it defeated No. 22 Harvard 25-14 in early February.


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MUSIC NEWS - Dave Rawlings, the guitarist, producer, singer and songwriter best known for his work with Gillian Welch and Old Crow Medicine Show has announced the November 17 release of "A Friend of a Friend" album from the Dave Rawlings Machine (out via Acony Records). Welcha and Old Crow.. friends join Rawlings on the record beside newer friends Benmont Tench from the Heartbreakers, Karl Himmel, and Nate Walcott of Bright Eyes.
The seed of recording as Dave Rawlings Machine began in 2007. "I had a few older songs that I had written with other artists that I wanted to record myself," says Rawlings. "Then the last year or so Gillian and I spent a good deal of time in Los Angeles, hanging out with a new group of musicians and songwriters. This inspired a number of songs that seemed to complete the picture. So we started recording. It was as much of a surprise to me as it was to anybody."
Rawlings wrote seven of the nine tunes on the album, and A Friend of a Friend has more lavish arrangements than you typically hear on the Gillian Welch albums. They are more boisterous, but they are built on the same careful core as the Welch songs. The songs are exuberant, sturdy, and carefully constructed, but they also reverberate poetically. The music on A Friend of a Friend is cousin to the deftly modern and haunting music that Welch and Rawlings are known for, but it has here been expanded; the crowd is larger, the party more robust, but the room is the same room.
To support the album release, Dave Rawlings Machine will be on the road in November and December to play shows and visit some of the best indie record stores in the Southeast and Midwest. The Machine will include Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch along with Ketch Secor, Willie Watson and Morgan Jahnig of Old Crow Medicine Show.
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DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE Tour Itinerary-
Sat 11/28 Athens, GA The Melting Point
Sun 11/29 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
Mon 11/30 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
Tue 12/1 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
Thu 12/3 Nashville, TN Exit / In
Fri 12/4 Louisville, KY Headliner's
Sat 12/5 Bloomington, IN Bluebird Nightclub
Sun 12/6 Chicago, IL Abbey Pub
Mon 12/7 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Wed 12/9 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
Thu 12/10 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
Fri 12/11 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
Sun, Mon 12/13 & 14 Austin, TX The Parish
Fri, Sat 12/18 & 19 Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman (w/ Emmylou
DRM In-Store Appearances-
Sat 11/28 Athens, GA Schoolkids Records
Tue 12/1 Knoxville, TN Disc Exchange
Thu 12/3 Nashville, TN Grimey's
Fri 12/4 Louisville, KY Ear X-Tacy
Wed 12/9 Minneapolis, MN Electric Fetus
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Published Nov 1, 2009 - (Updated Aug 30, 2013)
Featured in Vallarta Lifestyles Magazine, Fall/Winter 2009 issue.
Are you ready to make the big transition and relocate to Puerto Vallarta? For most of us, moving to a different city or country involves a slew of cultural, logistical, financial and medical adjustments. We asked Learn Vallarta, a new service in town that specializes in helping first-time visitors and potential residents get off to a good start, for a few key pointers.
- Know yourself well enough to realize the transition you are making may be the most unusual and exciting in your life – be open to the differences.
- Expect things and people to go slower; but on the other hand, courtesies and helpful guidance abound.
- Make sure your finances are in order and can support you while living here.
- Understand your medical needs and insurance coverage for Mexico.
- Find a knowledgeable local friend or consultant to help you better understand the infrastructure (telephones, immigration, transportation, banking, etc).
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Momentum has been working against Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) for some time, and last week the tech stock edged under $400 for the first time since late 2011.
Unfortunately, the stock is very likely to slide further when it reports earnings tomorrow (April 23) after the bell.
AAPL is off more than 25% year-to-date, and a big part of that plunge was precipitated by poor Q1 earnings that missed the Street's already-lowered expectations. This time around, Apple Q2 earnings should tally EPS of $10.08 on revenue of $42.53 billion, compared with a profit of $12.30 per share on revenue of $39.19 billion last year.
The decline in both the top- and bottom-line is not going to register well, since it will be the first year-over-year profit dip in 10 years — dating back to before the iPod rolled out. If we continue to see erosion in margins and a slowdown in Mac sales coupled with this historic EPS decline, things could get really ugly for Apple stock.
The bottom line just isn't holding up now that Apple margins are under pressure. Phones powered by Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android continue to catch on, and as BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) keep relevant in the enterprise game and iOS remains famously frustrating for IT departments, it's hard to justify the high price tag for iPhones.
In addition to iPads not boasting the same margin that they used to — revenues per tablet fell 17% last earnings report — these first-mover tablets are also quickly losing market share. In February it was reported that Apple's iPad now commands less than half the tablet market thanks to the rise of the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Kindle, Samsung (PINK:SSNLF) Galaxy and other popular alternatives.
The margins get even thinner when you throw in the fact that Apple is only able to compete thanks to smaller and cheaper gadgets like the recently launched iPad mini or a rumored bargain iPhone.
It all adds up to slightly lower sales and significantly lower profits.
That fundamental pressure on earnings is naturally resulting in pressure on Apple stock, too. According to Yahoo! Finance, in the past 30 days there have been eight downward revisions to Apple earnings targets for the current quarter. There have also been 10 downward revisions for next quarter's earnings and 12 for full-year fiscal 2013 EPS.
Just this morning, Barclays moved its price target down from $530 to $465. Stifel also moved its target down from $650 to $600, and Mizuho changed its target from $575 to $550. Standpoint initiated coverage this week with a "buy" rating, but a $480 target.
That does not bode well.
Other concerns, including a recent report of soft Foxconn sales that could be a proxy for softness in Apple earnings, add up to a rather unpleasant earnings outlook.
Here's where the Apple fans fall back on the old line that the company is still growing and is a bargain with a forward price-to-earnings ratio of about 8 right now.
They say that, despite the negativity, you should simply look at the fact that Wall Street targets remain dramatically above current pricing — and even if Apple "only" gets to $450 from here, that's still a nice 10+% gain. Consider the fact that most Wall Street firms continue to rate the company a buy and have targets even higher and there is a good chance that buying Apple stock right now could work out.
I won't argue with the logic. But keep in mind that sentiment plays a huge role on Wall Street, and companies often succeed and fail based on expectations that are not met.
Apple stock was a darling of investors everywhere because it could do no wrong. And now that the company has proved itself to be fallible — like any other company — the narrative has decidedly changed to one of AAPL in decline.
To me, until Tim Cook can change that narrative … there's little upside for the stock. If you believe Apple earnings are going to be the catalyst that convinces the market things are different, then go ahead and buy.
Personally, I think the story will remain the same — a once-dominant tech company struggling to find its way.
Related Reading
- One expert actually has a price target of $270 for Apple stock. (The Slant)
- Matt Krantz tries to answer the question of why Apple keeps falling. (USA Today)
- When it comes to enterprise value, Apple ain't all that different than Google, Microsoft or Samsung. (Avondale Asset Management)
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The editors of Perspectives 2, the sequel to the widely-acclaimed Perspectives: Poetry Concerning Autism and Other Disabilities, edited and compiled by Long Island Autism Examiner Marc Rosen and former Long Island Poetry Examiner James Wagner, have announced that January 31st, 2012 will be the deadline for all submissions for this collection.
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I have been an artist all my life. After learning of its existence in 2007, I became fascinated with felting. Like all my hobbies, I dove in head first and wanted to know everything there was to know ...
I have been an artist all my life. After learning of its existence in 2007, I became fascinated with felting. Like all my hobbies, I dove in head first and wanted to know everything there was to know about it. I spent so much time in my local wool store that I became friends with everyone who worked there. Less than a year later, I was teaching classes and sharing my passion with beginners. I am still teaching to this day. I pride myself on my teaching style, which is casual and entertaining, but very detailed. Over my years of teaching, I have learned the most common questions and mistakes that students make on different projects, and how to guide them to success. In 2012 I wrote my first online tutorial in preparation for publishing a book. My plan is to write a collection of tutorials, and then choose the most popular to be projects in my book (not published yet). Each tutorial takes a couple of months to photograph, write and edit in my spare time. I am really looking forward to more.Read More » View all patterns by designer (4) »
This tutorial takes you step by step through felting a cat cave, including flowers, grass, flower buds, and advanced blocking.
These cat caves are made directly from unspun, carded wool using the wet felting process. There is no knitting involved.
This project is for the felter who wants to take on a large, multi-day project. Not recommended for beginners. If you have never done resist felting before and want an introduction on a smaller scale, I would recommend my Felted Bowls tutorial first.
This tutorial took countless hours to write, photograph, and edit. It contains copyrighted material and may not be duplicated without consent of the author.
You may sell your cat caves! Just do not share or sell my instructions or use any of my photos. Thank you.
Instructions are separated into 8 Sections
-Grass Blades
-Flower Buds
-Cave Base
-Adding Flowers and Grass
-Strengthen and Shrink
-Cave Entrance
-Harden and Shape
PDF file is 7.7 MB
Contains over 275 photos
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Felting your first cat cave will take between 10-15 hours (I would suggest working in 2-4 hour bursts, you can wait several hours, days or longer in between steps). There is detailed information about how to keep it wet (or when not to keep it wet) in the instructions, to help you decide when is a good stopping point.
The wool you will need (NOT INCLUDED):
~900g (32oz) brown,
~50g (1.7oz) dark brown,
~100g (3.5oz) yellow-green,
~50g (1.7oz) rust-red
Amounts are approximate and may vary according to taste (artistic design and desired thickness).
Other supplies you will need are shown in photo #4, which is a page from the tutorial.
Felt attracts cat hair the same way carpet does. However, unless you use white or black felt, it's generally disguised and blends in. Always hand wash and air dry on a towel. Never put it in a washing machine or dryer (this can damage it and/or irreparably change its shape).
Light cleaning: Use a vacuum to remove debris and hair.
Stuck-on dirt: Spot-clean by taking a damp wash cloth (warm water) and rub over the surface the same way you would clean a carpet. You can use small amounts of soap. Rinse clean with a clean damp washcloth.
Extreme mess: Say the cat decides to pee for example, and the mess is absorbed by the felt. To clean, submerge the affected area in warm water and squeeze under water to remove the mess. You can use soap. Ensure all soap is rinsed out before drying. Do the final rinse with super cold water to help re-harden the area.
In all cases after cleaning, reshape (important) and let dry on a towel. You can use any kind of soap (liquid hand soap, laundry soap, or a bar of soap for example).
These cat caves are very firmly felted and dense, which means they can endure rubbing and warm water without changing shape. Hand cleaning will not damage the item. Washing machines can and will damage the item. Avoid extremely hot water, always use warm water.


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One film that seems to have gone under the radar lately is the Eva Mendes helmer Girl in Progress, a coming of age story about a single, Hispanic mother and her young daughter trying to grow up as soon as possible. The two butt heads because one has yet to grow up (the mother) and the other is ready to leave the nest (daughter). While I'm not too thrilled about the negative stereotypes this film is promoting about Hispanic parenting, I'm not so sure the film will get enough attention to really make an impression.
The trailer doesn't have widespread appeal and Mendes' acting seems lackluster. The only possible draw of the film may be actress Patricia Arquette who plays the daughters teacher. Maybe this will be the secret hit of the Spring but I have mixed feelings about the overall quality of the film. Check out the trailer above and let me know what you think!
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We don't usually bring you such mundane items as the HD Chrome Plated Steel 3 in 1 Toilet Caddy ($25), but we thought we'd share this with you because we completely love it. The only thing worse than a small city apartment is a small city apartment's bathroom--we need all the space savers we can get. This simple back-of-the-toilet caddy holds extra TP, kleenex, our makeup bag, some decor if we feel so inclined, and most importantly, our reading material. Though we don't spend all evening on the throne like some men we know, we enjoy checking out the season's newest trends in our favorite mags...too much info? Sorry!
I thought this was a Doubtblush entry. Pretty tacky, in my opinion.
Actually, I thought this was a pretty good idea - it's not cutesy, or super obtrusive, and if you've got a weensy teensy tiny apartment bathroom with NO cupboard/drawer space like I do, it's a great space saver! I wouldn't necessarily put plants on it or something, but magazines etc? Sure!
this is exactly what you said, a good idea! i just placed an order for one for our oh so tiny bathroom in our new house. thank you for sharing =)
Yuck. NO ONE wants to see that many rolls of toilet paper lined up next to your toilet- stick it under the sink, yo. Or if you don't have the room, get one of those more discreet holders that have a lid and sit on the floor.
I can see why this appeals to people, but is this really an Outblush type of item?
I didn't choose the product or write it, but I like the functionality. I just wish it were a little prettier.
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Traffic at Eilat's coral reefs is among the heaviest in the world of recreational diving.
Eilat's Coral Reef. Photo by Shai Oron/Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences
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in Israel has long been a diving paradise. With easy shore access to beautiful coral reefs, colorful fish and fascinating wrecks, a wide range of accommodations and reliable weather every day of the year – diving enthusiasts have made the pilgrimage here for decades.
The Gulf of Aqaba – with coastlines along Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan – is world-famous for its marine biodiversity and corals. And the Red Sea coral reefs are the northernmost tropical coral reefs in the world.
There are hundreds of types of coral and some 800 varieties of sea life in the Red Sea including octopi, stingrays, dolphins, barracudas, groupers, sea snakes, turtles, parrotfish, angelfish, butterfly fish, the most amazing sea slugs and sometimes whale sharks.
Eilat is famous for its multicolored underwater slugs, otherwise known as nudibranches.
"Slugs are more colorful underwater, and that's the attraction. On land, they're brown or black and disgusting-looking, but underwater they have vibrant colors and a lot of divers fall in love with them," says Shulamit Koretz who, together with her husband Binyamin, is an Israeli expert on sea slugs.
"Eilat is a great destination for diving. There are a lot of different dive sites, but you have to know where to go," says Koretz, a Professional Association of Diving Instructors master scuba-diving trainer.
"The Red Sea is renowned for its variety of fish species and invertebrates. There are also two wrecks that attract a lot of sea life."
Those two wreck sites are the Satil and the Yatush. The Satil is one of the best-known diving spots in Israel. The 45-meter-long Israeli missile ship was sunk purposely in 1994 to bring fish and divers – from beginners to experienced -- to the area. The Yatush wreck, on the other hand, is only for experienced divers. It is a United States vessel that was sunk to a depth of 32 meters. It, too, draws a variety of underwater sea life.
There are also gorgeous and accessible coral reefs. In fact, for good and for bad, the coral reefs just off Eilat's coast are among the most heavily used in the world for recreational diving, with 250,000 to 300,000 dives per year on only 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) of coastline.
Restoring coral reefs
Like other popular diving sites, the heavy swim traffic around Eilat's coral reefs sent them into decline over the past four decades. This triggered warnings by marine biologists that if something wasn't done, the damage would be irreversible.
Though there will always be some ignorant people who try to snap off pieces of coral as a souvenir to take home, leading marine biologist Nadav Shashar says that for the most part divers are environmentally conscientious.
"Divers want to dive responsibly. When they damage a reef, it's by mistake. It happens," says Shashar, a senior lecturer in life sciences at Ben-Gurion University's Eilat campus. "You just have to find a way of repairing damages."
Israel came up with plans of action, and today Eilat's dive sites are said to be in better shape than they were a decade ago.
"[Eilat is] one of the best places for a leisure dive," writes Canada's Reefcrazy on the popular TripAdvisor site.
Koretz, who runs a diving center in Eilat, says the Coral Beach Marine Reserve helped get the Red Sea reefs back on track. The reserve is a protected area surrounding a 1,200-meter (3937 feet)-long reef. Visitor numbers are restricted and, while divers are invited to observe life on the coral reef, they are kept far enough away to keep this delicate ecosystem thriving.
Shashar points to the Dekel Beach reef restoration project and the Tamar reef as other successes.
At Dekel, Israeli scientists harvested coral nubbins and transplanted them in degraded reefs. "Today you can't tell what's real and what we planted," Shashar says.
The Tamar artificial reef is another popular diving site. It was built by Shashar and other researchers to promote marine life.
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" Shashar and his team came up with the idea to create an artificial reef and take the traffic off the natural reef. I think that's a pretty savvy idea," says marine geo-archaeologist Beverly Goodman Tchernov of the Charney School of Marine Sciences at the University of Haifa.
You might see one of these creatures underwater. Photo by Shai Oron/Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences
"The Tamar reef is very active and is flourishing," says Shashar, who has logged more than 2,000 dives. "It's not big– only four meters by four meters. It looks like, and will always look like, an artificial reef. There are more fish than in a comparable reef. It's for training divers. It's easy for them to train without damaging the reef. It's a good place to practice."
And that is the key to diving responsibly – training in a safe spot and only then swimming near natural coral reefs.
"One of the best ways a diver can dive responsibly is to practice diving skills in places that do not have coral around them. All it takes is one 'oops' where you knock into something and you just caused damage that can take years or longer to repair," says Goodman Tchernov.
That said, Goodman Tchernov still promotes diving as an environmentally friendly sport. She says that people dive because of their love for the underwater world. And, she stresses, once someone knows what is below the ocean's surface, that person will likely do all he or she can to protect it.
"Going out and seeing the natural world with your own eyes is an environmental thing to do, and hopefully people who are diving responsibly will become stakeholders in the future of the reef," says Goodman Tchernov.
"There's nothing like witnessing it yourself to become attached to it. You want people to see it and experience it, but also to be careful."
Beginners to experts
Just about every beach in Eilat offers diving gear for rent. Diving represents 10 percent of the tourism income to the country's southern city, according to the Israel Ministry of Tourism.
With water temperatures around 21 to 25 degrees Celsius (70 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit), little or no currents and clear waters with an average 20 to 30 meters (65 to 100 feet) of visibility, there's a reason tourists return time and again.
Eilat's shores are packed with diving sites for every level. There are also dozens of certified diving schools and snorkeling outfits.
Red Sea diving. Photo by Shai Oron/Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences
"People come from all over Europe, from the US and Canada, and a lot fromSouth America," says Koretz, whose diving school continuously ranks high with TripAdvisor users.
"Most have dived all over the world and come to Eilat as part of a bigger trip to Israel. The tourists from Finland, however, come in winter just to escape the cold."
The best-known dive spots include the Japanese Gardens, close to the Coral World Underwater Observatory and a favorite spot to see schools of fish and corals; the Dol
phin Reef, where you can dive and swim with dolphins; and the Caves, 500 meters north of the border with Egypt, with two underwater passages and hundreds of fish called sweepers.
The Japanese Gardens are among the best protected diving sites in Eilat and extend over an area of 500 meters. There are two diving options here. There's a deep dive down a gorgeous coral slope to the depths of the Red Sea. Then there's a shallow dive, passing one of the most amazing parts of the reef.
The Coral Beach Nature Reserve, one of Koretz's favorite dive spots, is home to one of the most densely populated coral reefs in the world. It serves up a gorgeous scene of colorful tropical fish, strange but beautiful corals, and giant shells.
Koretz, who has logged well over 7,000 dives, also recommends Neptune's Tables, where old tables of Acropora corals ranging between 15 to 40 meters (49 to 131 feet) in depth house varieties of fish and other aquatic life.
The Eel Garden, 100 meters (328 feet) north of the Coral Reef fence, is a diving spot usually overlooked but worth a quick visit. The way the water flows here triggers the usually shy eels to congregate and thus offers an unexpected sight for the diving community.
Koretz says she drives home the message of safety under the water, whether she's teaching new divers or veterans. "I always tell divers there are living creatures down there and we need to be careful," she says.
Goodman Tchernov says respecting nature and keeping a distance will reward divers in the long run. "Stay one-two meters away from reef; you don't need to be right next to it to see what's happening," she says. "In nature, if you slow down and take your time, the animals will approach you. It's to your advantage to go slow."
Goodman Tchernov, who has been recognized by National Geographic as an Ocean Hero, says people can "definitely dive responsibly and not hurt the environment doing so."
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HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England - The Washington men's varsity 8+ capped an undefeated season with a gutsy effort against a stacked British National team eight in the final of the most prestigious event of rowing's most historic regatta, the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. Ultimately, Washington would match the previous course record, set by the German National Team, but it would not be enough to catch the determined British squad of Olympic medalists, rowing as Leander Club and Molesey Boat Club, who held off the charging young Washington boat to set a new course record of their own in front of their hometown crowd.
It is a testament to this Husky crew's character that they entered the Grand Challenge, an event usually reserved for National Teams, and put up such a impressive challenge against Britain's best eight. This is no small feat. Britain's rowing squad was the best sweep team at the Olympics last summer, and their line-up at Henley was essentially a who's who all-star line-up of British oarsmen.
In making it to the final, the Huskies had already pulled off an upset the day before defeating the Polish National Team (racing as Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Zawisza and Regionalne Towarzystwo Wioslarskie Lotto). The Polish boat was composed of the same rowers - albeit in a different line-up - who placed seventh at the Olympics last summer. It was also the crew that earned silver at rowing's World Cup two weeks ago, narrowly losing to Great Britain's 8+ by half a second.
For Great Britain, a nation who's 8+ had taken Olympic bronze last summer, the narrow win was not enough. In the two weeks since winning the World Cup, they sought to make their eight even faster for Henley. Britain's 8+ would not only include members of last summer's Olympic bronze winning 8+, but also a member of the bronze medal winning pair, and three members of the Olympic Gold winning four. In short, the team's line-up for Henley sent a clear signal to the international rowing world: Great Britain was putting her nation's best oarsmen in the eight.
This was the loaded British crew that Washington lined up against at Henley, and by staying within a length of the Olympic champions and medalists, U.W.'s collegiate crew garnered incredible respect from the crowd and commentators, who declared Washington "the finest collegiate rowing program in the world." Britain's legendary oarsman Sir Mathew Pinsent praised Washington's "punchy" choice to take on the Grand Challenge.
Though Washington will not come home as Grand Challenge winners, they are not hanging their heads. "I am proud," said head coach Michael Callahan. "These guys set out to do something special and they have. They wanted to know how fast they could go and it took racing the world's best to find out. I am incredibly proud of their choice to take on this challenge."
Washington's six-seat Conlin McCabe echoed Callahan, "I think a lot of people are interested to know how fast international eights are relative to collegiate eights and we are willing to find out."
Washington's 8+ featured six seniors. For five of them, this was their first loss in their entire collegiate racing career at Washington, an impressive record. It seems fitting that this crew would want to finish by seeking big challenges rather than resting on their laurels (and they have plenty).
"I'm glad we get to end on a bang at Henley, taking on the Grand Challenge," said senior captain Alexander Bunkers.
"This crew has embraced every challenge they've had," said Callahan, "It has been a thrill to watch them race here. They have made their mark on Washington, Henley, and international rowing."
Notes: No collegiate team has won the Grand Challenge since 1985, and the last Husky crew to win did so thirty-six years ago in 1977 ... on Saturday, Washington's second varsity eight was defeated in the semi-final of the Ladies Plate by the event's eventual winner, another entry from Leander Club and Molesey Boat Club. The Leander boat had recently raced as the British national team's second eight and earned a fourth place finish at the World Cup two weeks earlier ... Great Britain is coached by Jurgen Grobler, who has won medals in the last eleven Olympics, a streak running from 1972-2012.Boat Lineup (Grand Challenge Cup)
Cox - Seamus Labrum (Cape May, N.J.), stroke - Alexander Perkins (Westport, Conn.), 7 - Henry Meek (Melbourne, Australia), 6 - Conlin McCabe (Brockville, Ontario), 5 - Mijo Rudelj (Kastel Ctafilic, Croatia), 4 - Marcus Bowyer (South Mooreland, U.K.), 3 - Sam Dommer (Folsom, Calif.), 2 - Ryan Schroeder (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), bow - Alex Bunkers (Maitland, Fla.).