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Longquan Hotel
- Location:
- Address: No.99 Qiaoda North Road, Guangzhou
- Tel: 020-84826288 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: 广州龙泉大酒店
- Lowest Price: $45
Standing in the heart of Guangzhou's thriving Panyu District, the Longquan Hotel first opened in 1995 and was renovated in 2005. It is surrounded by restaurants, bars and shopping centers and provides easy access to the rest of the city. This hotel is 70 kilometers from Baiyun International Airport. The Longquan Hotel's 139 comfortable guestrooms all include modern amenities such as central air conditioning, satellite television and international and domestic direct-dial telephone service. Guests can enjoy complimentary broadband Internet access. Other amenities include refrigerators, hair dryers, irons and ironing boards, coffee and tea makers and secure in-room safes. Guests can enjoy delicious local cuisine at the Longquan Guangdong Restaurant. The multilingual staff can provide foreign currency exchange, ticketing and tour assistance. The hotel also includes a range of conference facilities suitable for large and small events. The well-equipped business center offers guests copy, e-mail and fax services.
- The hotel includes a shopping arcade and a professional hair and beauty salon.
- Room service and wake-up calls are available through the 24-hour front desk.
- Guests can enjoy beverages at the coffee shop and lounge bar.
- Complimentary parking and rental cars are available on-site.
- This hotel offers handicap accessible rooms.
- Prices not include 18% service fee and tax.
- Payment Method: pay using our secure online payment service or pay at the hotel at some hotels.
- Triple/quad occupancy may require an extra bed at extra cost.
Hotel Amenities
|Hotel Services
|Car rentals, Laundry service, Room service, Wake Up Call, 24hr Reception, Permanent English-speaking staff, Business Centre, Copy Service, E-mail, Fax Service
|Room Amenities
|Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Color Television, Cable/satellite TV, Coffee/tea maker, Telephone, Hair dryer, In-room safe, Electronic Lock, Iron and ironing board, Refrigerator, Bath and Shower, Free for Internet
Hotel Amenities: Parking, Air-Conditioned Facilities, Beauty Salon, Business Center, Gift Shop, Meeting Room, Deposit Box at Front Desk, Fire Detector
Dining Facilities: Chinese Restaurant, Cafe, Bar, Lounge Bar
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- 请送我到广州龙泉大酒店,谢谢
- Address: No.99 Qiaoda North Road, Guangzhou
- 地址: 广州 番禺区 桥大北路99号
- Tel: 020-84826288
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Lead is a naturally occurring bluish-gray metal found in small amounts in Earth's crust. Lead can be found in all parts of our environment. Much of it comes from human activities including burning fossil fuels, mining, and manufacturing. Lead has many different uses. It is used in the production of batteries, ammunition, metal products (solder and pipes), and devices to shield X-rays. Because of health concerns, lead from paints and ceramic products, caulking, and pipe solder has been dramatically reduced in recent years. The use of lead as an additive to gasoline was banned in 1996 in the United States. It is also a minor constituent in brass plumbing fixtures.
You can be exposed to lead in several different ways:
- Children can be exposed to lead in the household by eating lead-based paint chips, inhaling house dust containing lead particles, or playing with toys that contain lead. There are greater risks of lead exposure in homes that were built before lead-based paint was banned in 1978 or if such homes are being renovated (for example, lead-based paint abatement).
- Exposure can occur occupationally. For example, working in a job where lead is used, or making certain products like ceramics with lead-containing glaze and stained glass.
- Some health-care products or folk remedies that contain lead.
- Typically, lead gets into drinking water after it leaves the local treatment plant or well. That is, the source of lead in a home's water is most likely from corrosion of pipes or solder in household plumbing. (Source: USEPA)
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All community water systems are required to monitor for lead in drinking water. Lead is measured at household taps in high risk homes. Initially, samples are taken every 6 months. The number of samples required varies by the size of the population served by the system. For more information on the specifics of monitoring and reporting requirements see the Quick Reference Guide for the lead and copper rule.
For more scientific information on lead see ATSDR.
Health Effects of Lead
Lead can cause serious health problems if too much enters your body from drinking water or other sources. It can cause damage to the brain and kidneys and can interfere with the production of red blood cells that carry oxygen to all parts of your body.
The greatest risk of lead exposure is to infants, young children, and pregnant women. Scientists have linked the effects of lead on the brain with lower IQ scores in children. Adults, especially with kidney problems and high blood pressure can be affected by low levels of lead.
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Do not consume water that has sat in your home's plumbing for more than six hours. Make sure to run the water until you feel the temperature change before cooking, drinking, or brushing your teeth, unless otherwise instructed by your water utility.
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This manual introduces the ASSIST test and describes how to use it in health care settings - particularly community based primary health care settings – to identify people who are using substances and assess the health risks associated with substance use, so that a brief discussion or a referral to specialist centre can be provided as appropriate.
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Life Of Benjamin Franklin: Footnote 456
Dr. Kippis, in his "Life of Captain Cook," said, that Dr. Franklin's circular letter was disapproved by Congress, and that orders were sent out to seize the vessel, if an opportunity should occur. Dr. Belknap took pains to investigate the grounds of this charge, and ascertained that it was erroneous in every particular. Congress neither issued orders nor passed any resolve on the subject. The facts were communicated to Dr. Kippis, and he publicly acknowledged the error, into which he had been led by false information.
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- noun - a condition of prolonged unconsciousness
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Shocked mews and a few yowls of dismay rippled throughout the camp at this news.
Snowstorm trotted over to the elder's den and emerged a heart beat later, tail drooping and ears laid flat in grief.
"He past on in his sleep, a peaceful passing." The white tom mewed.
"A passing which he has earned," Cedarstar put in. "Bring him into the center of the clearing so that we may share tongues with him one last time."
A few moments later, the three remaining elders carried Brackenclaw's body into the center of the clearing. Brownfur was the first to press her muzzle into her father's pelt, it was clear that she wasn't taking her father's death very well. No cat could blame her, seasons ago her mother had been savagely attacked and mauled by a fox, she died of her wounds shortly after she had been carried back to camp. She had been devastated at her mothers death, it was her father who had been there for her and they grew close because of it.
Patchfur walked over to the distressed she-cat and went to lay down beside her when the small light brown warrior, normally an even tempered cat, hissed and lashed out at the tortoiseshell.
Every cat was shocked by Brownfur's suddenly act of aggression, but they understood why, it was never easy to lose blood kin, it was even harder to recover from such a loss.
The tailless tortoiseshell took no offence to Brownfur's strike, luckily her claws had been sheathed at the time. With a dip of her head, she backed away from the smaller she-cat and left her in peace. After a while, Brownfur allowed other warriors to sit vigil with her, the first cat she let approach was Cedarstar, the only cat she wouldn't lash out at.
"Brackenclaw was a respected warrior and will be greatly missed by all the clans." Cedarstar said before pressing his muzzle into the elder's pelt.
"Can Redkit and I pay our respects to Brackenclaw?" Moonkit asked looking up at Gingerfur.
"Yes, but wait until there's room to sit vigil." The queen replied.
After every cat had paid their respects to their oldest elder; Barktail and Ripplefur carried Brackenclaw over to the burial place.
"We will bury him next to his mate." Ripplefur told Brownfur before carrying him off.
Brownfur watched them vanish into the undergrowth her eyes were filled with sorrow, her ears laid flat as she made her way to the warriors den to be alone.
Moonkit watched as Cedarstar followed after the smaller she-cat, when she asked Gingerfur about it, the queen told her that a few seasons ago, Brownfur had been Cedarstar's apprentice.
"Cedarstar seems to be a great mentor." Moonkit observed.
"He is," Gingerfur replied. "Ever since he was young, he has always put other's needs before his own."
"I want Cedarstar to be my mentor." Moonkit mewed.
Gingerfur smiled and nuzzled her daughter.
"That's for Cedarstar to decide." Redkit put in almost smugly.
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"Any cat strong enough to make the trek to The Fallen Red Wood meet beneath to Rock Ledge for a clan meeting!" Wolfstar's voice filled the clearing.
Once the warriors of Duskclan gathering the Rock Ledge, Wolfstar spoke again. "The time has once again has arrived for me to perform on of my favorite duties. Three kits have reached their sixth moon; Bearkit, Blackkit, and Badgerkit." Said kits were sitting by their mother's
all were covered in a light coating of dust.
Featherstone and Owlclaw were shaking their heads as they had just cleaned their kits.
Wolfstar and several warriors chuckled in amusement. Kits will be kits.
"Badgerkit, step forward if you please," The kit with the badger like pelt stepped forward and Wolfstar continued. "Badgerkit, you have reached your sixth moon and the time has come for you to be apprenticed. From this on, until you receive your warrior name, you'll be known as Badgerpaw."
The kits and other apprentices called out Badgerpaw's new name for a few heartbeats before quieting down.
"Your mentor will be Whitefur," Wolfstar looked over at a white she-cat with black ears and paws, who then stepped forward. "Whitefur, you mentored Hawkpelt, you've shown great skill and patience as a mentor. I ask that you do so again."
Whitefur dipped her head. "I will make her into a warrior that Duskclan can be proud of."
After Wolfstar nodded in approval, Badgerpaw bounded forward and raised her muzzle to noses with her mentor, who purred softly.
"Blackkit." Wolfstar said, once Badgerpaw had joined her mentor.
Blackkit's eyes widened as she suddenly became nervous at being the center of attention. Featherstone had to give her a gentle nudge to get her moving. Once the black she-cat was standing beside the Rockledge, her leader continued.
"From this day forward, until you're given your warrior name, you will be known as Blackpaw."
"Blackpaw! Blackpaw!" Bearkit said, standing on his hind legs for a moment, other soon followed his chant.
"Shadeclaw." Wolfstar called, after the chanting died down.
A smoky gray tabby tom padded forward and stopped beside Blackpaw.
"Two seasons ago, you were my apprentice, and I believe that you can be a great mentor to Blackpaw, use what I have taught you and you shall not go wrong."
Shadeclaw dipped his head before replying. "I will not fail you, Wolfstar."
Blackpaw was both nervous and excited as she touched noses with her mentor.
Bearkit was shaking now he was so excited, the real question was
who would be his mentor?"
"Don't think I've forgotten about you, Bearkit. Or should I say Bearpaw." Their leader said.
Badgerpaw and Blackpaw called out his new name before quieting down so their leader could continue.
Wolfstar jumped off the Rockledge and singled for Bearkit to approach him, once the kit was standing in front of him, he spoke again. "I will be your mentor."
Bearpaw's eyes widen in surprise, being the apprentice of your leader was considered to be a great honor!
No one saw Foxfur's eyes narrow at this, had Starclan giving him a warning about this? But Bearpaw was innocent and Wolfstar was a far more noble and honorable cat then Viperstar ever was.
Just to be sure, I'll watch his progress and look out for any strange behavior. Foxfur thought.
* * *
"Can we go see the Fallen Redwood?" Badgerpaw asked.
The three new apprentices were out scouting the edge of their territory with their mentors.
"You'll see it at tomorrow nights Gathering." Wolfstar replied.
All their apprentices eyes widened with glee, they would be going to the Redwood tomorrow!"
"We're approaching Mountain territory." Whitefur mewed, several heartbeats later.
The small group of cats stopped a small creek that marked the boundary between Mountain Clan and Dusk Clan territory.
"Mountain Clan has renewed their scent markers," Wolfstar observed as he caught wind of the scent.
Bearpaw inhaled deeply, taking in the scent of Mountain Clan, the scent of the other clan, said clan had a far different scent then his own.
"Their scent smells different then ours." Badgerpaw commented.
"That will help identify clan mates from warrior of other clans whether in battle or during a gathering." Her mentor replied.
"Come," Wolfstar said. "Let us continue with our patrol."
They continued their patrol and it wasn't long before they reached the Mist Clan boarder, they soon spotted a jet black she-cat on the other side of the boundary. The Mist Clan cat was carrying a bundle of white flowers.
"Who is that?" Blackpaw asked.
"I believe that's Ravenpaw, the Medicine cat apprentice." Shadowclaw replied coolly.
A heartbeat later, a long haired tabby appeared also carrying a bundle,
"What are the doing?" Wondered Badgerpaw.
"Gathering herbs by the looks of it." Wolfstar commented.
The two Mist Clan cats must have heard them because the larger of the two cats looked up and stared in their direction. His ears twitched in greeting and Wolfstar dipped his head in return before turning his attention to his clan mates as the two Mist Clan warriors vanished into the growing mist that surrounded most of their territory.
"Lets move on."
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Bearpaw entered the nursery, carrying a crow in his jaws, he headed for Featherstone's nest and laid the fresh kill at her paws.
The gray tabby queen purred and nuzzled her son in thanks before eating the crow, the other three queens had already eaten and were now sleeping soundly in their nests. A heart beat later, Brownbelly; the small brown queen suddenly let out a yowl of pain, which caught the queens attention and caused Bearpaw to nearly jump out of his fur.
"Bearpaw, get Foxfur. Quickly." Featherstone said.
Bearpaw nodded before bolting from the nursery and made a beeline for Foxfur's den.
"Foxfur!" He cried skidding to a halt in front of the Med cat den.
The rusty furred Medicine cat trotted out of his den. "Yes, Bearpaw, what is it?" The tom said calmly.
"It's Brownbelly, something's wrong!" The apprentice replied, wide eyed and fur fluffed out.
"Ah, she's about to have her kittens," The tom said before looking over his shoulder. "Littlefang, get the Borage and Raspberry leaves."
"Yes, Foxfur." Came Littlefang's reply from the inside the den.
A heartbeat or two later, Littlefang emerged from the den carrying a small of herbs in her jaws, both apprentices followed the older clan cat back toward the nursery.
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"They're so beautiful, Brownbelly." Owlclaw commented as she looked at the three kits who were now nursing against the new mother's belly.
"Like you." Tigerfur purred, nuzzling his mate.
Brownbelly purred in reply.
"Have you named them yet?" Littlefang asked.
"We have," The brown queen replied before pointing a rusty furred kit with her tail. "This is Firekit, he has the same pelt as his father."
Tigerfur smiled and nuzzled her again, purring deeply.
"His siblings are Ashkit and Shadowkit." She gestured to a gray and white kit then took a dark brown almost black kit.
"All three are healthy," Foxfur said with a small smile. "You did well, Littlefang."
Littlefang's tail shot up at her mentor's praise, being Foxfur's apprentice was a nice change of pace, she wasn't constantly on edge like she was with her Viperstar, her old mentor.
"Thank you, Foxfur." She mewed.
"Come, lets leave the new family in peace." The Medicine cat said.
Littlefang followed her mentor out of the nursery, then dipped her head in respect as Wolfstar strolled past them on his way to the nursery.
Bearpaw's ears twitched as the entrance of the nursery shifted then a heart beat later, Wolfstar's head popped into the nursery.
"Hello, Wolfstar. Have you come to see our newest warriors?" Icefur purred.
"Yes, I have," The Dusk Clan leader replied before fully entering the nursery. "Bearpaw, why don't you go to the Fresh Kill pile and get Brownbelly something to eat."
"Yes, Wolfstar." Bearpaw said before bounding out of the nursery toward the fresh kill pile.
His eyes widened when he saw the catch that Rockfang and Cloudfeather had caught.
"Whoa!" Blackpaw explained as she bounding over to her brother.
"What is that?" Bearpaw asked.
"A Pheasant, we found an entire flock over by the abandoned twoleg nest." Cloudfeather explained after placing the tawny bird on the fresh kill pile.
"Can I take it to Brownbelly? She just had her kits." Bearpaw asked.
"She did, how many did she have?" Cloudfeather replied.
"Three. A tom and two she-cats."
"That's great! And yes, you can take my catch to her."
Rockfang took her catch and headed toward the elder's den then stopped when Reedclaw trotted over to her.
Bearpaw tilted his head as he watched the two warriors, the dark tortoiseshell appeared to be acting shy around the black tom and he didn't quite understand why.
"Why is Rockfang acting like that?" He asked.
"You're kidding, right?" Reedclaw has been chasing after Rockfang ever since she became a warrior." Cloudfeather commented.
"Oh." Bearpaw said, fur growing hot with embarrassment.
Reedclaw purred then nuzzled Rockfang, who purred in reply before continuing on her way to the Elder's den, the tom watching her go, tail held high.
"Looks like we have another pair of mates." Cloudfeather observed with a smile.
Bearpaw didn't comment on this, he didn't want to risk sounding like a newborn kit again. Instead, he grabbed the prey that Cloudfeather had caught then half dragged/half carried the fresh kill over to the nursery.
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Wolfstar and Featherstone purred in amusement when Bearpaw reentered the nursery rear first, by the time he and the fresh kill was inside, the poor tom was panting heavily.
"Here, let me help you," Featherstone offered, she took hold of the fresh kill then carried it over to Brownbelly and Tigerfur. "Here, this is from Bearpaw."
"Thank you, Bearpaw." Brownbelly replied with a friendly smile.
"Well done, young one." Tigerfur praised.
Bearpaw purred in reply.
"Go get yourself something to eat." Wolfstar said.
Featherstone couldn't help but purr at her son, she was so proud of him, she could tell that Wolfstar was proud of him as well. But she still had to make sure that neither he or his sister end up like their tyrannical mother.
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As the visions of film makers were honored on Oscar Sunday, buzz surrounded the incredible sound and cinematography of Gravity; a film that owes its range of inspiration to director and co-writer Alfonso Cuarón.
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If you are seeking comfort food on the sweet side, this warm and yummy apple dessert, made with cinnamon and nutmeg, fits the bill. —Megan Maze, Oak Creek, Wisconsin
- 6 large tart apples
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- Vanilla ice cream
- Peel, core and cut each apple into eight wedges; transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Drizzle with lemon juice. Combine the sugars, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over apples. Drizzle with butter.
- Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until apples are tender.
- Serve in dessert dishes with ice cream. Yield: 7 servings.
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Great Wolf Lodge is a great place to take your family on a trip, but it can be a bit expensive to go there. If you want to take this trip, there are still ways that it can be done on a budget. Use these great tips to save money on your trip.
Here are great ways to save:
- Check out Groupon. They offer great deals on two night stays at Great Wolf Lodge all the time.
- Use coupon codes when you book online. They always offer a military discount and also offer other savings throughout the year to make your trip affordable.
- Take your own drinks. It can get really expensive to buy soda and water all day long. They charge $2.50 for the bottles of water in the room. Each room has a refrigerator and you can take your own drinks with you. Head back to your room anytime you want a drink. You can't take your own into the water park, but you can drink them around the park while doing MagiQuest or going to the arcade.
- You can take your own breakfast as well. Breakfast out to eat is expensive. Consider taking Pop Tarts or mini muffins to have in your room so you can enjoy a more expensive dinner out. You will also want to pack a few of your own snacks.
- Share meals at the water park. We each ordered our own meal at the water park and it was way too much food. A chicken strip meal comes with five strips and fries. One of these meals would easily feed two children.
- If you plan to drink alcohol, take your own with you in your bag. You can mix it up in the room. Cocktails are really expensive here.
- Don't plan to buy swimsuits, goggles, etc at the park. Buy these ahead of time and bring with you or even hit up a nearby Wal-Mart. They are expensive at the park and most of them don't even have a Great Wolf logo on them.
If you use these tips, you can make a trip to Great Wolf affordable for your family. Your kids will love the experience! Let me know your tips in the comments below.
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Actor Zachary Quinto spent a lot of time getting his body in shape for a new action role in the upcoming film "Hitman: Agent 47." On Monday, the "Star Trek" star appeared at Comic-Con in San Diego to help promote the film with co-star Hannah Ware. Quinto teased that his character in the film is a more "complicated" character than he sounds.
Quinto, who is also known for his role in "Heroes," plays a mysterious character by the name of John Smith in the movie adaptation of the video game series. Although the name of the character may seem generic, Quinto promised, "The character is more complicated than the name." The film starring Rupert Friend is a sequel to the 2007 "Hitman" movie starring Timothy Olyphant. The film is labeled as a dynamic and high stakes action film and one that Quinto is excited to be apart of.
Explaining his "complicated" character, Quinto said, "The character I play in the movie exists in the world of the video game but in a peripheral way, so for me it wasn't about playing the video game to understand the character – and Hannah's character is not in the game. I think Rupert actually did go into the game a little bit and explore the world through the game because he is the titular character. So it makes sense for him in a way. Prep for a movie, any role, is just very different depending on what is required."
Quinto went on to say that he approached his role by setting himself free of any expectations or comparisons from the game. His job is to bring a character to life and that's what he feels he has accomplished with the character of John Smith.
Fans of both the video game and the movie will certainly decide whether or not Quinto pulls it off, but that is something he is perfectly fine leaving up to them because he feels fans find their won connections to characters. Footage from the movie was unveiled at the pop-culture convention. The actual trailer for the film is due out next year, but Quinto used his opportunity to tease some of the scenes. He said, "We saw bits and pieces in Berlin and Singapore when we were shooting it, but to actually see it put together like that is epic."


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Local resident Jeff Scott who considers himself a moderate politically and who is neutral when it comes to the Tea Party movement decided to attend last Thursday's 'We the People' meeting at Coronado Museum despite being unsure of what he would encounter.
Scott writes a blog online titled "Reflections, Perspectives and Commentary: One man's search for balance and moderation in faith, politics and culture." In his most recent blog Scott said he attended last week's meeting out of curiosity.
"I know a few people in the group who assured me their purpose was not radicalism, but rather educating the electorate and motivating involvement of the ordinary citizen. So, curious and professing an open mind, I attended," Scott said.
Scott chose to speak up at Thursday's meeting when the group was asked what their thoughts of the Tea Party is. Scott said he is neutral on them because he thinks there are positives and negatives. His positives were that the movement does help hold political leaders accountable. His negatives were that it seems to be a partisan movement that exists just to be anti- (Barack) Obama.
Scott also added in his blog that his experience at the 'We the People' meeting was a positive one and that he was pleasantly surprised by the response he received as he added that he was not attacked and was asked some good probing questions.
"Obviously I can't speak to the behavior of most Tea Party groups, but I have to commend those in my hometown Liberal, KS for what seems like a genuine and effective commitment to the idea of a truly inclusive, grass roots political movement without an excess of ideological extremism."
This comes after a there were a few people who wouldn't reveal their identity who contacted the Southwest Times newspaper to complain about the group using a tax payer funded building to push their "right-wing agenda."
'We the People' has also hosted several meetings at Ruffinos restaurant courtesy of Jack Carlile who is an admitted Democrat. Carlile has attended all but two of the meetings and has let the group know they are welcome at Ruffinos anytime.
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The 82-year-old victim reported $22,500 in cash, $100 in change, a safe, two automobile titles and two property deeds were stolen between Nov. 5 and 3:34 p.m. Monday. The incident is being investigated as a burglary and larceny.
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The Women's Tennis Association is understandably excited about their new WTA Championships that will take place in Singapore from October 17-26, 2014.
This week, WTA Championships Ambassador Chris Evert and Australian Open semifinalist Eugenie Bouchard were on hand to talk about what the WTA Championships will involve and some exciting new elements that will be in place for players, fans, and those in the host country.
The only thing that would've drawn more attention would've been if the newest Australian Open champion Li Na was there herself for this press conference.
"We are excited to announce new elements of the WTA Championships that will engage the fans of women's tennis with the WTA stars and turn our year-end event into a premier sports entertainment property," stated Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO of the WTA. "The WTA is committed to the long-term development of the sports community in Singapore and through numerous programs we've put in place, we look forward to growing our fan base and empowering the people of the region through sports."
Here is what it will involve:
New Format
This event will now be expanded into a 10-day sports/entertainment event involving competition, exhibitions, and activities for the fans of women's tennis in Singapore and around the globe. It will eventually reach those 10 days after a few years.
WTA Rising Stars and WTA Legends
The WTA Rising Stars Exhibition will occur during the opening Fan Festival weekend. Fans will see the WTA's up-and-coming talent from the Asian region and around the world. There will be matches, clinics, and a chance to meet these young players.
The new WTA Legends Exhibition will bring the greats of the game to Singapore for an unprecedented chance to play matches, relive moments from the past and assist corporate and community programs
WTA and Community Development
The WTA will launch a series of programs that will involve the WTA Championships and the people of Singapore. In fact, the WTA will basically have a presence in Singapore. Initially there will be a Championships internship program for those interested in sports marketing. In addition, the WTA will debut a Fellowship Program, which will be a grant to a Singaporean female MBA student to intern at the WTA's headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida. This internship will last for six months and be offered once a year during 2014-2018.
The WTA is all about getting young girls to play sports, specifically tennis. It's no secret the WTA is upping their presence in Asia and the Pacific region.
A record total of 17 events will be staged in the Asia-Pacific market in 2014. Beginning in 2008, attendance, broadcast and digital exposure have set reached new heights in the region which has expanded the WTA's fan base. It's an important region for all sports including the WTA.
This will be the first time that an Asia-Pacific city or locale is hosting the prestigious event.
Get involved online by visiting website www.wtachampionships.com, Twitter (@WTACSingapore), Facebook (Facebook.com/WTAChampionshipsSG).


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It's not the most salubrious pub I've ever drunk at but it did have an excellent view of the mighty brown Mekong River and a great selection of rice wine.
To get there involved taking a 25km boat trip from the beautiful ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang, clambering across a bendy gangplank - in this case literally a plank and scrambling up the steep clay bank to the village of Ban Xang Hai.
At the top of the slope is the pub, a rickety structure with an iron roof supported on a few skinny tree branches, presided over by the brown, wrinkled winemaker.
To make wine, he explains through an interpreter, he first washes cooked rice in the filthy waters of the Mekong, then ferments it in a huge clay pot, dozens of which line his establishment.
After fermentation the mixture is poured into an oil drum, heated over a wood fire, and distilled through a rusty metal pipe into another clay pot.
Pour the resultant spirit into whatever bottles he has managed to collect - add a poisonous snake, spider or scorpion - and it's ready for drinking.
The actual role performed by the poisonous creatures is difficult to determine but it seems they give the wine Viagra-like powers (or maybe just make the bottles more interesting for tourists).
But our host was extremely nonchalant about catching the deadly little critters. "He say just walk into the forest, see snake, put stick on head and pick up," reported our guide.
I was unable to taste any difference between scorpion rice wine and snake rice wine, though I can advise that the brew made with black rice is darker and sweeter than the more common white rice version.
They all pack a considerable punch, presumably powerful enough to kill off any bugs from river water or dead snakes, because I survived an extensive tasting session unscathed.
The wine is evidently quite famous and the village has become quite a tourist stopping point.
Other villagers piggyback on the winemaker's reputation by setting up stalls in front of their huts selling handwoven shawls and embroidered bracelets, silver jewellery and bronze statues. I suspect most of it is produced elsewhere but the prices were cheaper than at the city markets so it is not a bad place to buy.
Of course it helps that the village is on the river route from Luang Prabang to the famous Pak Ou Caves.
Travelling there by river boat is a fascinating journey past riverside villages, fishermen casting their drift nets, timber workers securing freshly cut teak logs into rafts, boat builders working on vessels sitting on the banks and policemen in crash helmets zooming their boats up and down the watery highway, lights flashing, in pursuit of aquatic evildoers.
The caves are extraordinary, too, not so much for their size as for the Buddha images they contain.
A lower cave, reached by steps from a floating pontoon, is said to contain more than 4000 images in its two big open-air caverns.
They gaze serenely from all sides, some decayed by age, others shiny and new, a few bigger than lifesize, most tiny, equally oblivious to the stares of curious tourists or the devotions of local people who still bring flowers to lay or incense to burn.
Our guide, a practising Buddhist, bought three sticks of incense, lit them in honour of the presiding Buddha figure and bowed reverently.
Then he explained that the display had once been even more impressive but some of the figures had been taken away for safekeeping during the civil war and not returned.
An upper cave, reached by stairs up the cliff face, is much deeper - you really need a torch - and has fewer Buddha images but a large population of bats hanging from the ceiling.
But if it's caves you're after then by far the most spectacular are back down the Mekong River and just across from Luang Prabang.
The lesser-known Tham Sakkarin Savannakuha Caves not only contain some attractive limestone formations but are also home to the remains of an abandoned underground monastery, a stupa containing the ashes of King Sakkarin and - the story that brought me here - a giant bird which perches above a spring of sacred water.
In pre-revolutionary days, our guide explained, the Lao kings used to come here once a year to visit the spring and collect the sacred water to use in a ritual washing of the Budda in the great Wat Xieng Thong temple across the river.
But be warned, following in the royal footsteps is a difficult if not dangerous business.
First you have to collect the key to the caves from the nearby monastery of Wat Long Khoun. Then there's the muddy track through snake-infested undergrowth - yes, there are snakes; at one point a cobra lying on the track brought our expedition to a rapid halt - which leads to a carved stone entrance with a locked iron gate.
Once the gates are open there's an even more exciting trek in the darkness over steep rocky slopes, down a slippery slope, across a muddy hollow and down another even more treacherous slope, deep into the bowels of the earth.
Finally, there is the giant bird, a vulture-shaped chunk of rock about 8m tall, hovering ominously over the spring where the sacred water rises.
Water that hard to get to certainly ought to be considered special.
As for me, after a couple of hours of clambering in the humid darkness over slippery rocks I need a slug of rice wine, preferably with that damn cobra in it.
Singapore Airlines flies 19 times weekly out of New Zealand direct to Singapore. From Singapore, passengers can choose from 41 weekly flights to Bangkok or from 11 weekly flights to Phnom Penh, then travel on Lao Aviation to Luang Prabang. For more information on Singapore Airlines services visit www.singaporeair.co.nz
World Expeditions' regular, 11-day Best of Laos and Cambodia trips, which start from Luang Prabang, cost $2650 (not including airfares to and from New Zealand, visas and some meals). As well as three days in Luang Prabang and a trip down the Mekong River to the Pak Ou Caves, the itinerary includes the Lao capital of Vientiane, the town of Vang Vieng, the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, and three days at Siem Reap to see Angkor Wat and other temples of the Khmer Empire. Contact World Expeditions at 0800 350 354 or www.worldexpeditions.com
See www.visitlaos.com or www.ecotourismlaos.com
*Jim Eagles travelled to Laos courtesy of World Expeditions and Singapore Airlines.


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The next time you're behind the bar, suggest that your customers honor Haiti's indomitable spirit by ordering a Haitian rum for their Cuba Libre or Mai Tai.
Northwest of the rubble that is Port-au-Prince lie the sugar cane fields that supply the makers of Haiti's uniquely flavored Rhum Barbancourt rums. These rums (called rum agricole) are made from sugar cane juice rather than sugar byproducts such as fermented molasses (used in rum industriel). Rhum Barbancourt then double distills their rum in copper vats, and ages it in white oak barrels, creating a vanilla-scented taste many fans say is even smoother and more mellow than cognac.
- Read more about Rhum Barbancourt rums
Overlooking Port-au-Prince is the Jane Barbancourt company's Berling SA offices, distillers of Rhum Vieux Labbe, a line of rums agricole that also come in flavors such as rum raisin. While not well known in the US, the brands have become increasingly popular among Haiti's middle and upperclass and visitors to the island.
And then there is the rum of choice for the masses -- Clairin -- a homemade brew which is similar to what Americans call "moonshine," and not an export. If any Atlantans are familiar with Clairin, drop me a line and tell me what I'm missing.
Meanwhile, here are two recipes adapted from the Rhum Barbancourt Web site that will help keep Haiti's indomitable spirit on your mind. (Feel free to substitute your own favorite rum -- as long as you got it from Haiti.)
The Yellow Bird (serves 1)
- 1 ½ oz Rhum Barbancourt White Rum (or Berling Rhum Vieux Labbe White if you can find it)
- ¼ oz Galliano
- ¼ oz Banana cream or liqueur
- ¼ oz Apricot brandy
- 2 oz Pineapple juice
- ½ oz Lime juice
Shake with ice and strain or pour into a martini glass. Garnish with a banana slice.
Haitian Punch (serves 1)
- 3 oz Rhum Barbancourt 5 Star Rum
- 2 oz Orange juice
- 1 oz Passion fruit juice
- ½ oz Lime juice
- 1 oz Grenadine
- Crushed ice
Mix and pour over ice into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon and cherry flag.


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In North America, male birds sing to defend territories and attract mates. Females of at least 40 species of birds sing at least occasionally, but in most species, males do all the singing. (In many species native to warmer climates, both males and females sing during courtship.) Both male and female birds also vocalize alarm calls, calls for their parents to feed them, calls to communicate with each other, or other sounds whose purpose is not known. Some species also have characteristic sounds that are not vocal, such as drumming by woodpeckers; many birds make clacking sounds with their beaks.
Birds use a variety of different calls for interacting with family members, alerting one another to the presence of predators, keeping in touch while flying or migrating, or announcing they have found food. Some, such as jays and domestic chickens, even use different calls to warn of predators on the ground and in the air. Mates can often match each other's calls to identify their partners, even at a distance or in a large flock. Whether birds can recognize the voices of their young depends on the species. Those, such as gulls, that nest in large colonies can generally recognize their own offspring, and will not admit other chicks to their nest, but in species such as barn swallows that become independent soon after fledging, the parents may never learn to recognize their own chicks' calls.
Fledgling birds begin singing sounds that are the equivalent of human infant babbling, and gradually refine them into the proper song structure for their species. Some species must learn their songs from older birds, while others have innate ability with no need to follow an example. Most birds stop once they've learned their own species' song, but many, such as the common Northern Mockingbird, continue on to learn the songs of other species and even to mimic other sounds in their environment, such as rusty hinges. The brown thrasher may have as many as 2,000 songs! (Occasionally, birds that are not mimics have been observed singing the songs of other species, but this may result in their failing to mate successfully with a female of their own species.) Like human language, some birdsongs have noticeable regional "accents."
Two of the birds that are common in New York City are excellent mimics. European Starlings, which are related to mynahs, can imitate other animals, vehicle alarms, and even human speech. (Listen to them here.) Northern Mockingbirds can have as many as 200 different songs in their repertoire. (Thomas Jefferson kept one as a pet in the White House. Hear their typical species song here.) The gray catbird, common in city parks, also can learn to mimic other bird and animal calls. Blue jays can imitate several kinds of hawks, although the reason for this behavior is unknown.
Most songbirds sing short songs—averaging only two to six seconds—but some species can sing as many as 36 notes a second! Birds may sing their songs thousands of times throughout the day—males of some species sing up to 70% of the time during mating season, and some birds are known for continuously repeating their song. The best time to hear birds sing is at dawn on a spring morning. Birds are quieter during nesting season, to protect their nests.
More information on birds and their songs can be found at the Cornell laboratory of Ornithology's website, All About Birds. You can share your observations of birds in the city at Celebrate Urban Birds.


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hey you gotta make one of me staying back and being there to make your day
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the past couple strips are way too real! and fix my clothes, i look like a nerd!
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California Native Plants11 Mar 2013 08:01 am
And a blue-flowering native Salvia to boot.
Will get 20 feet tall, but still its not a tree, its a very tall shrub.
One of the "Holly-Leafed" Ceanothuses (Ceanothii?) they are deer resistant. And will get 8 feet tall, so pretty substantial in their own right.
Beautiful! But low mounding – 2 to 3 feet tall, and 8 feet wide.
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NEW YORK — [artist id="501686″]Britney Spears[/artist] kicked off her 27th birthday Tuesday (December 2) not just with the release of her Circus album, but with a performance on "Good Morning America." Fans lined up in Times Square, where the mini concert was held, hoping for the opportunity to catch a glimpse of Britney in person.
The performance found Britney decked out in her Circus gear: midriff-baring shirt, a ringmaster jacket and top hat, and she alternated between hot pants and a pair of body-hugging leather pants. Brit and a group of dancers, jugglers and performers dressed as circus animals performed two songs from the album: the title track and "Womanizer," which also were featured in the singer's documentary, [url id="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/britney_spears_for_the_record/series.jhtml"]"For the Record,"[/url] which premiered on MTV Sunday night and is re-airing throughout the week.
Spears also announced her world tour dates , which will begin in her home state of Louisiana on March 3, 2009. The Pussycat Dolls will be the supporting act.
Fans were cheering so loudly that Britney said she couldn't hear a thing. "That's so sweet," she said. "Thank you!" During the show, celebrities including Hugh Jackman, Reese Witherspoon, John Travolta and Taylor Swift sent the pop star birthday wishes, and "GMA" hosts Robin Roberts and Diane Sawyer presented her with a birthday cake.
Also in attendance were Britney's young sons, Jayden James and Sean Preston, and her mom, Lynne.
"They were cheering her on, they were excited! They were so cute," said fan Emily Rehm, who, along with friend Giffy Rahini, was seated two rows behind Britney's family at the performance. "[Britney's set] was so amazing. It was awesome."
"It was incredible, better than what I expected," said Dayna Caerafice, who was with her friend Jessica Mullen. "It was hot. It was amazing."
"[She looked] better than she's ever looked before," the friends said. "She just looked amazing." The duo, who got there at 6 a.m., even made special T-shirts to show their support for Britney, although they were less than pleased with the results. "Well, my printer was having a mishap," Mullen joked, displaying the shirt. "This was her face, but it's not anymore."
Three other fans, who traveled from Maryland and Washington, D.C., to attend Spears' big "GMA" performance, told MTV News that the experience was well worth the effort. "It was great. It was my first time ever seeing her live," said Jamal Jolly, who was with friends Anthony Johnson Jr. and William Jefferson. "Britney's back!"
(Tell us what you thought of Britney's documentary over on the Newsroom blog, or upload a video to YouRHere.MTV.com. "Britney: For the Record" will be re-airing throughout the week and will be available in its entirety on demand on MTV.com beginning Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.)


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5. Bulgaria
Not as well-known as many of the other Eastern European countries on this list, Bulgaria's reputation is bound to improve once word gets out on just how great of a country it is. It has ski resorts, a lively capital city, medieval towns, great beaches on the Black Sea and one more thing, GORGEOUS WOMEN! Tall, pale skin, dark hair and light eyes equals striking, Kate Beckinsale in Underworld striking.
4. Russia
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Mother Russia is only number four on this list, but when we're talking about women this beautiful, there's really only a slight difference between number four and number one. For 4,000 miles, all the way from Moscow to Siberia, the women of Russia are drop-dead gorgeous! Siberia may even be the most interesting part of Russia, as there's a mix of European Russians and Asiatic Russians. An Asian woman that speaks Russian, yes please!
3. Ukraine
The Ukraine is perhaps most famous for mail-order brides and while that's not a fair representation, it's hard to not want to place an order after seeing how stunning the women are. Kiev, the capital, is a great city and it ranked number one on our list of the ten cities with the world's most beautiful women. More so than just its capital though, the Ukraine also has a beautiful Black Sea coast. This is the place to be in the summertime, when thousands of beautiful women swarm the coasts in skimpy bathing suits. Check out the city of Odessa if that's the type of thing that interests you.
2. Argentina
Not only does Argentina have the most beautiful women in South America, but it probably has the hottest girls in the entire Western Hemisphere as well! Maybe it's the high-fashion or the romantic culture, or maybe it's just because the women are tall, striking beauties, but there's truly something special about Argentinean ladies. If Buenos Aires had beaches, Rio de Janeiro wouldn't be in our lexicon.
1. Sweden
Stockholm may have lost its number one spot on our ranking of cities with beautiful women, but Sweden is still firmly in first place on this list. The first time visiting Sweden is an unreal experience, as you realize everything that has been said about the country is, in fact, true! The women are tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed goddesses who are friendly and educated to boot. There must be something in the air, because Swedish men also took the number one spot on our list of places with the best looking men. So start planning your trip to Sweden and maybe check out a few other countries on this list as well.


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Please know that I am biased. My opinion is based on the overall quality of the guns I have owned.
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To answer your question, unless the 686 fits better in your hands and awakens in you a sense of confidence that the GP-100 does not do, I would pick the 4 GP100. I consider it to be the finest revolver presently being made. Mine serves for protection and recreational shooting.
I have owned many fine revolvers. Most all were excellent in one way or another. The two GP-100s that I presently own are overall superior to the others. The GP-100 is better built! It is sturdier! Its component parts work with the highest level of precision making the mechanical results buttery-smooth. After much practice I have even found the trigger action of my 4 GP100 to be superior to my 686. Then too, it better buffers .357 magnum loads than the
Both the 686 and the GP-100 are reliable and accurate. Both will achieve longevity beyond your ownership if kept in good condition through routine and careful inspection and maintenance.
The visual beauty of these two revolvers rests in the eye of the beholder. The 686 has the sleeker design. The GP-100 on the other hand looks totally rock-solid. It is my choice when walking the desert to protect me from two and four legged varmints.
Although my 686 is a wonderful gun, my two GP-100s are better!
Good luck with your choice.


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Beau was rushed to the ER on a Friday evening where blood tests revealed he was in acute renal failure. They said he'd ingested a poison but couldn't guess what toxin could've produced such extreme indicators. The Vet said that no cat has been brought back from these numbers and they advised that Beau be let go. They prepared him for the euthanasia and brought him back to ask the lady if she wanted some more time with him first. She sat with Beau for awhile alone, in shock and sobbing. For the first time ever he climb up and 'kissed' her face. She was conflicted. She prayed aloud for a miracle. Next was the most surreal thing. She asked Beau if he was ready and he climbed into her lap and pressed his head against her chest as she stroked him and said that if he planned to live he'd have to be healed completely by Sunday. She couldn't afford to continue to provide treatment for him after this. He kissed her again. This was amazing because Beau is a young outdoor cat from a feral colony who was suddenly behaving as though he'd been someone's long loved pet. Having been advised that medical intervention would not likely work, she believed for a miracle and promised to tell everyone the story!
They came to deliver the euthanasia. She told the Vet that Beau will fight this weekend in medical care. She said she'd pick him up Sunday one way or the other because that's all she could pay for. She was advised again that Beau has a "grave prognosis", but they did as she asked and the Vet scooped up Beau and went bolting down the hall "We have to act now, he should already be dead". Saturday evening she was called in by the Vet to discuss Beau's lack of medical progress and euthanasia. His numbers were still off the charts. She declined the euthanasia again and hoped.
Sunday was the same story and the toxins weren't budging enough. The Vet was on the phone telling her to come say goodbye. There was no saving him. Her reply, "I believe.". Suddenly she heard the Vet yell with someone at the clinic, "What? Wait. HOLD ON!" He said to her, "Let me call you back!" and didn't even bother hanging up the phone as he ran off. Later when they spoke again, she told them that her money was run out and needed to know about Beau. They told her to come in. She prepared herself on the short ride that she may arrive to him already dead or would just love him through the euthanasia process. She cried. Upon arrival they set her up in a private room and she waited for the worst. They rolled a pole in with bags and tubes hanging from it and Beau followed in feebly with a dish around his neck. She was left alone with Beau for some time. He tried to play with her. It was devastating to see him alive one last time.
A different Vet came in and sat and said, "I've heard so much about Beau and I'd like to have some time with him". She put her palms together and her elbows on her knees leaning forward. She said, "You need to understand that what has happened here is a miracle. We have no explanation. There is nothing more he needs, nothing you have to do. There is no sign that anything was ever wrong." The Vet explained that they wanted to make sure he was stable since the case was so unusual and considering that the bill is paid through morning they both agreed it would be acceptable.
Sunday, Valentine's Day, the day he would be picked up one way or the other, he was healed suddenly and that night he chewed his catheter off. Monday morning the staff said that Beau was the sweetest cat they'd treated and they enjoyed him and would miss his love, but joked that he seemed to be planning a bust that night. Thankful for the miracle, the lady decided Beau would become her long time loved pet and scooped him up. At home after lavishing him with kisses and treats, she told Beau's story.
To Katie Cole, dear friend and talented musician, thank you for including Beau in your music video for "Found You" !


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2012 Preview: A Walking Dead Look At Penn State's Season
Never before has predicting Penn State's football season been such a daunting task. In the last decade under Joe Paterno, it was simple. Find the teams ranked ahead of us and predict a loss. Chalk up the teams ranked below us as a win. If a team was in Penn State's general ranking vicinity named Purdue, Michigan State, or Illinois, call it a victory. If their name was Iowa, Wisconsin, or Michigan, call it a loss.
There were other surefire tells just by looking over the roster. Is there a defensive end who can negate the vanilla defense's lack of blitzing and create turnovers on his own? If you have a Maybin, Hali, or Haynes, chances are it'll be a 10 win season. Is the offensive line rebuilding (again)? If so, you will max out at 8-9 wins.
What do you do when that blueprint is blown up by roster defections and a coaching overhaul? You look at the football program for what the NCAA has made it over the next four years: a walker.
Best Case Scenario: Rick Grimes
You wake up from your coma to find yourself in a horrible situation. No one is around. Once you gain some strength and have your wits about you, you set out to find someone. That first "someone" you see is a zombie. What the heck is going on here?
Like Rick, Penn State will need a little bit of help getting its feet underneath them. Against Ohio, they will come out of the tunnel with boundless enthusiasm and energy. However, they cannot play with reckless abandon. Ohio is a good test, but it will take a level head and fundamental execution to beat them. Penn State cannot rely on talent alone.
What the remainder of the non-conference schedule lacks in sex appeal, it makes up for in diversity and challenge. Virginia, Navy, and Temple all offer different looks that will require Penn State to adapt to its new schemes much faster than previous years' schedules. It is not unrealistic to think that the Nittany Lions can navigate this with a 4-0 record. If they do, it will work wonders for their confidence heading into the league slate.
The Big Ten is trending upward, but it is still not to the level of that league down south that treats football like a religion. Penn State's starters are good enough to keep it in any game, particularly the defensive front seven. Having an actual gameplan that is designed to attack opponents' weaknesses will be a tremendous advantage that has not been enjoyed around these parts since the 1980s. As the offense progressively gains more confidence, this team will become dangerous.
Then along comes the big, bad Buckeyes led by sleaze king Urban Meyer. Ohio State represents Penn State's "Sophia Moment." Will they man up like Rick and take care of business? Or will they crumble under the pressure of Hershel's strict rules?
After a dramatic defining moment, the schedule actually gets harder. Empowered by previous performance, Penn State rises to all challenges. Even though their farm was burned down, the remaining warriors are now more stronger than ever. Bill O'Brien's message is loud and clear: "if you didn't believe in me before, what do you have to say now?" There are more obstacles to overcome. The odds are still against him. But this is the dawn of a new day. This is the beginning of the "Rick-tatorship."
Rick's 2012 Penn State record: 12-0
Worst Case Scenario: Shane Walsh
The world around you has gone to hell. There is no law. There is no sense of normalcy. The only people you care about who are alive used to belong to your best friend. Of course, that was back when the world existed. Now it is your job to make things right.
At first, Penn State uses the chip on its shoulder to its advantage. They play with passion, high energy, and anger. But their aggressiveness overtakes discipline and leads to an Ohio touchdown. More anger over their mental lapse causes more mistakes as players try to be too perfect. The snowball effect results in a sloppy home loss. Doubt abounds.
Did Bill O'Brien pull the wrong strings? Was it a mistake to have his team too fired up?
Multiple attempts to calm the squad down produce mixed results. When they're on, the offense is unstoppable and the defense is tenacious. When something is off, the deck of cards collapse and the casualties pile up in the form of unthinkable losses.
Something has to change. But is it too late?
If playing too high (insert Michigan joke here) is a problem for the young Nittany Lions, then the revenge-minded nature of the Ohio State game is not going to be the turning point. Instead, the focus of all energies will be the two-headed monster of Nebraska and Wisconsin. We have already ruined our season; let's take down someone else with us!
Shane walks Nebraska out beyond the trees to an open field. The rising fog creates an eerie atmosphere that is amplified by the growing tension. Blows are exchanged, each one escalating the battle to a fever pitch. Nebraska makes a crucial mistake late in the ball game, but Penn State goes for the kill too quickly and it backfires. The season feels over.
As Penn State fans take comfort in each others' arms, the mantra of "only 3 more years" becomes the rallying cry. Lo and behold, a weathered Wisconsin team comes into Happy Valley and staggers around a bit. There is one last chance to put an exclamation point on the season after all. And then –BOOM- just like that, you're killed. Of all the people holding the gun, it has to be the fresh-faced kid that you coveted from the beginning. On this day, Danny was the better O'Brien.
Shane is long gone. Some say that the survivors' chances are that much worse without him.
Shane's 2012 Penn State record: 3-9 (wins over Navy, Temple, Indiana)
Somewhere In Between Scenario: Daryl Dixon
Perhaps no one is better suited to handle the apocalypse than Daryl. His survival skills are second to none. He is a sharpshooter with the bow. He can expertly adapt to his surroundings whether alone or in a group setting. Not even the loss of his brother dulls his proficiency for taking out walkers. In short, he was made for this hellish situation.
Like Daryl, Bill O'Brien has been thrust into a demanding situation. He must trust his instincts and all that he has learned along the way if he plans on coming out the other side. Penn State also has some help on its side. The schedule will be tough to navigate, but there is no invincible force standing in the way. The remaining cast of characters are a talented bunch, albeit more diminished numbers-wise than one would like. If O'Brien can implement a system that takes advantage of each player's strengths, it will already be an improvement over previous leadership.
In the walker-filled world, there is no time to rest on your laurels. Penn State faces the same challenge for the next couple of years. Depleted numbers means that it is vital to get younger players experience should a starter go down. There can no longer be wasted 3rd and 4th quarters. Every play's worth of experience counts. Even more so since the playbooks have gone from 5 pages of crayon drawings to sophisticated NFL-tested stratagem.
It is impossible to fathom the brotherhood forged in Penn State's locker room. These players have each others' backs. Such camaraderie will certainly manifest itself on when the going gets tough on the gridiron. No matter what they face on the football field, it will be peanuts compared to what they have already been through.
When the group was fractured, Daryl knew when to back off. He never inserted himself in the Rick-Shane battle. He was also the most diligent and thorough volunteer in the search for Sophia. His keeps a level-headed objectivity while having his heart in the right place. Bill O'Brien knows what is in front of him. He realizes that the past cannot be changed. He has done and said all the right things. In the very short time that we have known him, O'Brien already feels like a "Penn Stater."
Daryl knows that now is not his time. He had no problems playing by Rick's rules. Instead, he observes, learns, and hones his own craft because he knows that one day he will have his opportunity to shine. When he does, watch out world. There's a new sheriff in town!
Daryl's 2012 Penn State record: 7-5 (losses to Virginia, Purdue, Ohio State, Nebraska, Wisconsin)
What does all this mean?
In the post-sanction apocalypse that Penn State now resides, the sledding will be tough. The team needs a strong leader to keep it together and focused on being the best they can be. Bill O'Brien appears to be the perfect man for this impossible task. What he accomplishes this year will serve as a foundation for the next three years. It will add fuel to Penn State's recruiting pitch with tangible results of player development. Most importantly, it will strengthen the bond of the players the NCAA so desperately wants to be poached by other teams.
Starting Saturday, the Nittany Lion football team will do something that the spineless Rodney Erickson, the corrupt Board of Trustees, and the worthless PR firms all failed to do. This season, win or lose, the young men who don the blue and white will make us all proud of The Pennsylvania State University once again.
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Virginia Woolf: A Literary Life (Literary Lives)
Virginia Woolf, said E.M. Forster, "liked writing with an intensity which few writers have attained or even desired". Writing was not an extra in her life, but the activity that allowed her to carry on living. In her career as a writer, Virginia Woolf, through her joint ownership of the Howgarth Press, had an usual degree of control over her own work. This made possible a career of extraordinary experimentation and formal inventiveness. No one of her works was like any other. She never settled on one way of writing because she never settled on one view about life. In her work, integration, meaning and belief are always counter-balanced by disintegration and scepticism. This book returns again and again to the questions of what Virginia Woolf herself took her purposes as a writer to be and to the changing and conflicting aims that she herself formulated in her essays as well as her fiction and her polemical works. She wrote as a woman, as a psychologist, as an "outsider" and social critic, as a poet and a visionary. The story of her career, of her choices and her experiments in form does not end with her celebrated modernist works "Mrs. Dalloway", "To the Lighthouse" and "The Waves". In this book some emphasis is placed elsewhere, on other, less finished achievements, such as "The Years", "A Sketch of the Past", "Between the Acts" and her "Diary", works in which formal elegance gives way, towrds the end of her life, to more untidy and unguarded works.
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I want to connect to a MySQL DB that is hosted with an ISP using something like TOAD, Navicat or HeidiSQL. I was told by the ISP that MySQL is listening on port 3306 but the hardware firewall is not allowing outside connections to access (only localhost). I have the option of giving them IPs to add to the firewall, but that's not ideal b/c I work from home or on the road mostly so my IP is always changing. If I open this up am I asking for trouble? Are there any measures besides adding my IP to an IP table that I could do to mitigate the risks?


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The Syracuse Area Music Awards or SAMMYS People's Choice Award voting kicks off online today. Fans are encouraged to vote once a day every day for their favorite musicians and venues. Each Wednesday the list gets a bit smaller as the finalists from the previous week are announced. Continue to vote for the next round of finalists and support your favorites daily. I believe that you can vote from your different email addresses each day as well.
The People's Choice Winners will be announced at the SAMMY Awards Show held on Friday, March 7, 2014, 7pm @ the Palace Theatre on 2384 James Street in Syracuse, NY. Since 2007, the SAMMYS have attracted thousands of voters through its online voting system. http://syracuseareamusic.com/peopleschoice/index.html
On Feb. 4th at a press conference the SAMMY's will announce the details of it's events being held on Thursday March 6th and Friday March 7th to include the names of the 2014 Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement, Educator of the Year inductees and the 2014 SAMMY nominees.
The Hall of Fame induction takes place on March 6th upstairs at the Dinosaur BBQ while the SAMMY Awards Show is March 7th at 7pm at the Palace Theatre. Performing are:
- Mike McKay Band
- Brownskin Band
- Pale Green Stars
- The Goonies
- Reunion by the Flashcubes
- The SAMMY Winners, People's Choice Awards
- Brian Bourke Award for Best New Artist
2014 SAMMYS Spotlight Series
Broadcast weekly on WSYR-TV 9, Bridge Street January 23rd through March 6th.
SAMMY musical guests include:
- 1/23 Mark Hoffman
- 1/30 Kim & Chris
- 2/6 Grit & Grace
- 2/13 Carolyn Kelly
- 2/20 Isreal Hagan
- 2/27 Andrew & Noah
- 3/6 Chris Taylor
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Sam Berns, the 17-year-old teen who died from the premature aging disorder Progeria, said last year that "being brave isn't supposed to be easy, but for me, it is the key way to keep moving forward." Even though Sam Berns' journey has ended, according to a Jan. 13, 2014, Progeria Research Foundation update, "the messages, stories and tributes in Sam's honor will vastly contribute to his legacy of courage."
Sam Berns' journey of courage (and the courage of his parents) began shortly before his second birthday when the only child of Dr. Scott Berns, a pediatrician, and Dr. Leslie Gordon, then a pediatric intern, received a diagnosis of Progeria. Sam Berns' journey of courage ended on Friday evening, Jan. 10, "due to complications from Progeria."
Progeria, aka Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome or HGPS, is a rare, fatal genetic condition characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children. Its name is derived from the Greek and means "prematurely old."
Progeria, which is caused by a gene mutation, shows its first characteristics of premature aging in children usually at the age of 18 to 24 months. "Progeria signs include growth failure, loss of body fat and hair, aged-looking skin, stiffness of joints, hip dislocation, generalized atherosclerosis, cardiovascular (heart) disease and stroke. Children with Progeria die of atherosclerosis (heart disease) at an average age of thirteen years."
At the age of 13, Sam Berns, who was born on Oct. 23, 1996, and whose parents established the Progeria Research Foundation in 1999, didn't die but instead became the star of the documentary "Life According to Sam." Sam Berns agreed to the documentary, which followed him for three years and which premiered on HBO on Oct. 21, 2013, under one condition -- "I didn't put myself in front of you to have you feel bad for me. You don't need to feel bad for me. Because I want you to get to know me. This is my life."
At the age of 16, Sam Berns was a Junior at Foxboro High School in Foxboro in Massachusetts. He achieved highest honors as a student and was the percussion section leader in the high school marching band. To top his accomplishments, Sam Berns achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. True to the spirit of an Eagle Scout, Sam shared his life philosophy at the TEDxMidAtlantic in October of 2013 -- "No matter what I choose to become, I believe that I can change the world. And as I'm striving to change the world, I will be happy."
At the age of 17, near the time of his death --diminutive, bespectacled, and without hair -- Sam Berns planned to apply to college, where he hoped to study genetics or cell biology.
However, Sam Berns didn't need any college degree to fulfil his goal. His life in itself became a study of genetics and cell biology which continues in his parents' work with the Progeria Research Foundation. As the foundation wrote following the 17-year-old's death, "the messages, stories and tributes in Sam's honor will vastly contribute to his legacy of courage and hope for years to come."
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In general, forms are strings of techniques woven together for a number of different reasons; however, this can depend on the style of martial arts you practice. Some forms are libraries of techniques for one style so that the creator of the style was able to keep track of all his/her techniques. In other styles, forms are divided up to catalog specific strategies and contain techniques unique to the specific goal of the form. For example, there might be a form you learn with all grasping and locking techniques or a form with only blocks. Whatever form you are practicing in whatever style of martial arts, there are some important things to take into consideration.
First is the physical part of the form which includes every part of your body and how it functions during any specific technique or transition. After you get the basic coordination down for the form you are studying, then you can begin to focus on excelling each individual component of the form. For example, if you want to improve your footwork, you can practice only the footwork from the form or create a drill for the transitions and do the movement repeatedly.
Fine tuning and strengthening the technique are the two main goals you can look at when practicing the physical aspect of your form by drilling. When you are fine tuning any technique, it is helpful to practice it at different speeds. Practicing the technique slower than normal will help smooth out the movement and actually allow you to perform it faster when you are going for speed. When practicing it quickly, you should try and go so fast it becomes hard to perform the technique: this forces your mind and body to become used to the speed. It is also quite helpful to practice all of your techniques on both sides, even if you did not learn it that way: so, if you do a technique with your left hand, it is helpful to practice it with your right. It is important when drilling techniques or transitions from forms to try and make each repetition or set better than the last. Sometimes doing this is hard because your muscles become tired after all of the repetition. If you want to increase your endurance and power using the technique you are drilling, you will need to do some strengthening exercises.
Getting the proper movement only goes so far in adding power. After that, the only thing to do is strengthen the muscles and tendons involved in the technique. Two of the ways you can strengthen techniques are adding isometric tension and simply working out the specific muscles involved. Adding isometric tension to the muscles used in the technique while performing it will force them to work harder than usual. Over time, practicing in this way will build your fighting endurance. The other way to increase the strength of your techniques is to work out the muscles involved. You can do simple body weight exercises or use dumbbells. If you choose to use weights, always use proper technique when lifting to make sure you do not get injured.
Aside from just physically being able to do the form, you must also know the reason you are doing the techniques in the form. Of course, your mind can only focus on so much. If you are trying to improve the physical aspect during the time you choose to train, you should focus on that. On the other hand, if you are trying to visualize the applications of the form you are practicing; your mind should be focused purely on those applications. Once proper technique is achieved and your muscle memory is able to perform the technique without really thinking about it, practicing applications to the techniques as you do your form will become easier. In general, when you are training forms, it is important to mix things up. By mixing it up, you will not get injured by repeating the same technique too many times and you will not get bored. Falling into a rhythm of repetition without thought is the worst thing that can happen when practicing forms and is easily avoided by varying the way you practice.
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