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Good news! The Lt. Dan Band is coming back to Cantigny this year for the "Rockin' for the Troops" fundraiser to help benefit OSOTAmerica (Operation Support Our Troops America). The fundraiser significantly impacts how the Fisher House at Hines Hospital is able to ship packages and otherwise support our United States troops. OSOTAmerica pays for the packages to be shipped.
The announcement was made on Wednesday, April 2nd about the return of Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band to Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Illinois on Saturday, July 19th. Also appearing that day will be the Audio Adrenaline, The Voices and The Sempletons. Tickets for this great event go on sale May 1st. You can get yours at www.RockinForTheTroops.org.
This year will be the 9th annual Rockin' For The Troops event; Cantigny's way of helping our heroes with this musical effort. Each year people attend from all around for this all-day, 12-hour event. Although Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band were unable to be present in 2013, this year things will get back to normal. Besides the great selection of music, there is something for everyone of all ages in the family to partake in that day.
The event has become quite popular in DuPage County, Illinois as anyone can see each year from the long line of automobiles lined up on Roosevelt and Butterfield Roads to get to Winfield Road – where the main drive to the park is located. People are very passionate about our military in the Wheaton community, so that are patient when it comes to attending the annual event. Former military personnel even volunteer to help at the park that day in order to show that they appreciate all the work that goes into making the event a huge success! Besides that there a lot of people living in the area that previously served in the U.S. Military.
The day is one that supporters of our military can appreciate and Cantigny is the perfect location to host such an event! The Lt. Dan Band is the perfect headliner for the event!
The band formed out of jam sessions begun by Gary Sinise and Kimo Williams after they met at the Steppenwolf Theatre where they worked together on the production of Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire production. The two got others involved and in 2003, and after Sinise made and extraordinary commitment to the USO, the Lieutenant Dan Band was founded. They perform annually at home and overseas for the troops. Wheaton is one of their initial locations.
And they are back for another great year at another great "Rockin' For The Troops event. Mark your calendars now to purchase your tickets beginning Thursday, May 1st and to attend on Saturday, July 19th. This is one concert you surely won't want to miss!


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PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino has approved a P1.16 billion power subsidy for economic zones in a bid to attract more foreign investments.
Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said in a press statement that the funding was released to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Managament (PSALM) for the extension of its memorandum of agreement with the Manila Electric Company.
The fund will cover export manufacturing companies under the Philippine Economic Zone Authority.
"By extending this assistance, the administration will not only help key PEZA industries that are already established in the country. The energy subsidy will likewise encourage the influx of foreign investments and boost the Philippines' competitiveness vis-a-vis its neighbors," Abad said.
Aquino earlier approved the extension of the agreement between PSALM and Meralco until December 25 this year, or until implementing open access in the energy sector, whichever comes first.
From January to April this year, the funding requirement for the power subsidy in ecozones has already reached P453.7 million.
The subsidy will be charged against the Department of Energy's share in revenues from the Malampaya natural gas operation in Palawan.
"Through these measures, the Aquino administration intends to usher in more investment activity into the country. Electricity rates in the Philippines are already the highest in Asia, and we want to mitigate the cost of doing business here so that the country becomes more attractive to foreign investors," Abad said.
Power rate hikes
Also yesterday, Malacañang tossed to the Energy Regulatory Commission the task of explaining to the public its reason for approving the power rate hikes for distributor Meralco.
Valte insisted the ERC is "independent" from the Department of Energy and that the Palace has no control over its actions.
She also pointed out Meralco's application for a rate increase was made as early as 2007, long before the Aquino administration took over.
Earlier reports said the ERC approved Meralco's petition for a maximum average price of P1.6303 per kilowatt-hour (kwh) for distribution, supply and metering charges.
Meralco was quoted as saying the increases will be reflected in the bills of Meralco customers starting July.
On the other hand, Valte contested speculations of possible power outages in Luzon in the near term, saying the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) had already said it had successfully hurdled a yellow-alert situation.
She said the NGCP had coordinated with the DOE and Meralco to make sure there will be no power outages in Luzon in the near term.
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Paralleling the growing popularity of Paleo plans, scientists and researchers have become hungry to discover what our hunter-gatherer ancestors actually ate. Now new studies are revealing that their diets included elephants, reported Live Science on July 14.
Archaeologists made the discovery on a ranch in northwestern Sonora, Mexico. Based on the 13,400-year-old weapons and bones, they described the elephants as mega-mammals. The timeline for those creatures includes the prehistoric group of Paleo-Indians called the Clovis culture.
The discovery is significant because it's the first time the elephant fossils have been mingled with the weapons of the Clovis culture. Those weapons feature carefully sculpted points, which are credited for slashing the throats of enormous Ice Age mammals.
In addition, the archeological site enhances the knowledge of which cultures and mammals co-existed. Although it is one of the most anciest Clovis sites found, the bones are the youngest.
And here's a word to add to your Paleo low carb diet vocabulary: Gomphothere. This extinct mammal, related to elephants, used its sharp tusks for defense, making it challenging for cavemen to tackle for food, reported the Huffington Post on July 14.
"The implications are pretty simple, although certainly not trivial — early human explorers of interior North America opportunistically targeted the largest Pleistocene animals as part of their cultural pattern, and this pattern probably started almost as soon as people had made their way south into the lower 48 states," said Gary Haynes, an archaeologist at the University of Nevada, Reno. The Pleistocene era ranges from 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago.
"The Clovis stereotypically went out and hunted mammoth, and now there's another elephant on the menu," said Vance Holliday, a co-author on the study. The discovery beefs up the Paleo diet theory that animal protein played a key role in prehistorical meals.
Although a twist on the traditional omnivore Paleo diet called "Paleo vegan" has attempted to carve out a niche, most Paleo diet experts emphasize animal protein. For those hungry for variety, however, insects have become viewed as a possible option.
"People have been eating insects for eons," said Paleo diet book author and ancestral health expert John Durant, in a recent interview with Outside magazine. He views insects such as crickets as a good source of protein.
"It checks all the boxes," he declared. And while no one has come up with a nutritional analysis of ancient elephant meat, cricket flesh contains more calcium than meet and more iron than beef. Chirp.
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The main purpose of this fund is to offer monetary assistance for family emergencies and financial support for childcare to help the spouses of deployed military personnel. In addition, when our funding is available our organization provides tuition for military dependent children to attend summer camps of their choice.
A recent survey tells us that many spouses of our deployed military have the need for childcare assistance to participate in continuing education. In addition, they encounter other emergency situations that require financial help. We know that in times of deployment it is even more difficult for these women to manage the unforecasted storms on their own. Our government and military provide help from several sources, but MD-TEC Fund is designed to help fill that gap of support that sometimes needs filling.
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He/she wants his/her significant other to learn how to cook. He/She would love to read some reviews and/or suggestions of local classes. Go.
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http://www.tjsseafood.com jonfromtjs
Milestone – the seafood classes are excellent, as is just about everything there.
You can't go wrong with Central Market. Look for the "basics" classes to start out.
I took my beau to Sur La Table for his birthday-group classes for around $70. We had a great time, and learned how to make some fanastic dishes that I reused for Christmas dinner!
http://dmagazine.com Liz Johnstone
I second Central Market for basics. Also, Duo (http://www.duoallthingsculinary.com) has classes for $65 and once a month they do a "chef's night out" deal featuring a notable local chef and his or her signature dish.
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I second Liz's suggestion. I've heard some great things about Duo's courses and make sure you get on their email list as they do quite a few specials including couples specials which will help with transition. Good luck!
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Check out The Blissful Chef – clean, healthy, whole foods that are surprisingly flavorful. She does both hands-on and instructor-led classes.
I would also second (or I guess third) the Central Market classes.
http://questforburgers.blogspot.com Rob
Abacus Dirty Dozen Cooking Class – It's expensive but well worth it since you get hands-on cooking class all afternoon and then you invite a guest to enjoy a four-course meal paired with wine – http://www.kentrathbun.com/event_details.php?event_category_id=3
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I agree with Jon. I took a 6-week course at Milestone Culinary and loved it. It's a bit pricey; classes tend to be around $100/hour, but the instructors are great, you learn a ton and you get to eat everything.
I documented each of the six classes on my blog. Here's the first: http://foodbitch.me/adventures-in-culinary-basics-day-1
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You can't beat the deals at the local community colleges. Collin College in Frisco has a very new, top-notch facility with excellent teachers. And classes are dirt cheap.
You can take classes at Le Cordon Bleu. They occasionally have classes such as bread baking, sauce making, or knife skills that are open to the public and occur about one time per month on a weekend. You may call the school to inquire about them. They are taught by the chefs that teach the regular classes at the school.


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Brittany Hinners charged with escaping from a deputy's car at a stop light
PBSO: Woman slipped out of handcuffs
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - A Boynton Beach woman who was taken into custody early Monday morning by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is facing escape charges after she fled from a deputy's vehicle, according to a probable cause affidavit.
PBSO says that deputies were investigating possible drugs inside a car in the 1200 block of Boneventure Dr. in unincorporated Boynton Beach.
Deputies took the driver of the car into custody after they say they found marijuana.
Deputies then began questioning a female passenger. They say she told them her name was Kendra Smith. After she was fingerprinted they determined her real name was Brittney Hinners.
Investigators say that Hinners had been flagged by the FBI and had two felony warrants for violation of probation.
Hinners, according to deputies, was arrested and being taken to the Palm Beach County jail when she escaped the vehicle.
Deputies say that when the car was stopped at Military Trail and Summitt Boulevard Hinners was able to slip off her handcuffs and put her hand through the caged window and open a locked door.
Hinners ran from the car but was caught a short time later.
Deputies charged Hinners with escape, giving a false name to law enforcement, drug possession and violation of probation.


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Earlier, Universal Studios Florida released a video teaser for Halloween Horror Nights 2014, which you can see by jumping to this article. Now the park has upped the ante by posting a video with Creative Development Director Mike Aiello. You can see it accompanying this article.
As you'll see by watching the video, Aiello talks about The Walking Dead, but also hints at original content that's yet to be discussed. Typically, Universal uses a blend of popular media and original ideas for its Halloween Horror Nights line-up. It even has its own internal franchises, like Dogs of War, which resurfaced for its second incarnation in 2013.
The Walking Dead is returning for an unprecedented third year with the longest haunted house that Halloween Horror Nights has ever featured. As you'll hear in the video, it's focused on season four, and it will literally take guests into the iconic places from that season.
With only a little over three months to go until the 2014 haunt season starts at Universal, expect more information to keep rolling out. In the meantime, you can plan your trip and by your tickets at the official website now.
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Luxury Cruise Yacht Victim of Pirate Attack
Updated: Luxury Yacht Still Held By Pirates
France In Contact with Somali Pirates
Somalia Urges France to Take Action Against Pirates
(April 9, 2:30 p.m.) -- We're continuing to monitor the hostage situation on Le Ponant. Now that the French government and the pirates are in the negotiation phase, it could be days or weeks before either an agreement is reached or an attack is launched. As soon as something happens, we'll post an update.
(April 8, 1 p.m.) -- Negotiations continue -- and "may take a long time," according to an earlier statement from French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner -- to secure the release of 30 hostages aboard Le Ponant. With the uncertainty of the situation, future cruise itineraries aboard the French-owned luxury yacht are up in the air.
That includes cruises that Tauck World Discovery, a Connecticut-based travel company that charters the ship, has offered to its clients. The first scheduled cruise Tauck is offering on Le Ponant is planned to depart on April 27; it's a 10-night "Sicily, Amalfi Coast and Rome" sailing.
"We're keeping our fingers crossed for a whole host of reasons," Tauck representative Tom Armstrong told Cruise Critic, "but at this point, we've adopted a wait and see attitude, and haven't made any firm decisions."
"The Captain and the crew are in our thoughts and prayers," Armstrong added.
Though the safety of the kidnapped ship staff is the only real concern, Tauck is expected to make an announcement about upcoming itineraries within the next few days.
As you've read, the 64-passenger Le Ponant was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia on Friday while repositioning from the Seychelles, where it had spent the winter, to the Mediterranean. Only crew were aboard. While Le Ponant traditionally serves French cruise travelers, the three-masted, 64-passenger ship is also chartered by Tauck for a series of spring, summer and fall 2008 Mediterranean sailings, catered primarily to passengers from the U.S.
Tauck's other Le Ponant itineraries, with several departures in May and June, include an 11-night "Mediterranean Discovery" package, which stops in Costa Brava, Girona on the Spanish coast, Majorca and Minorca in Spain's Balearic Islands, and a 12-night "Treasures of the Mediterranean" package, with stops in Provence, the French Riviera and Italy's Amalfi Coast.
Stay tuned.
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Woody Herman: Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
Woody Herman (vocals)
Blowin' Up A Storm: The Columbia Years 1945-1947 (Columbia/Legacy C2K 65646)
Woody Herman (vocals), Sonny Berman (trumpet), Bill Harris (trombone),
Pete Candoli, Irv Lewis, Shorty Rogers, Neal Hefti (trumpets), Ed Kiefer, Ralph Pfeffner (trombones), John LaPorta, Sam Marowitz (alto saxes), Flip Phillips, Mickey Folus (tenor saxes), Sam Rubinwitch (baritone sax), Billy Bauer (guitar), Tony Aless (piano), Chubby Jackson (bass), Don Lamond (drums).
Composed by Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne; arranged by Neal Hefti.
Recorded: New York, December 10, 1945
Rating: 98/100 (learn more)
It consistently amazes me how arrangers could take a brand new song and create an interesting, original framework for a large ensemble like a big band on short notice. If only all Christmas songs were as wonderful as this one, and while it never became the monster hit that "White Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" became, this song has in fact grown in popularity to where it is now heard on many TV and radio commercials each year during the holiday season.
Those who know Neal Hefti only from his themes for The Odd Couple and Batman, and his instrumental pieces for Count Basie such as "Cute" and "Li'l Darlin'" may be shocked listening to this brilliant setting for The First Herd. While the introduction was originally much longer (and unfortunately is lost forever as Woody's book from that era was destroyed), enough of it begins this recording. Musicians will also be surprised that the first part of the arrangement is in the key of E, which creates an immediate intonation problem … for most bands. In the hands of these musicians, this music is lovely and exciting. A relaxed Herman vocal leads to a sudden modulation to Ab and a solo by Sonny Berman, who left us all too soon because of drug problems. Bill Harris takes up the solo as the background slyly shifts key, finally landing on D. The solo continues as the background shifts key again, with Herman returning in F. It looks like the setting may very well stay in this key, except that a series of loud, held chords finally end the piece … in the key of C!!!
Yes, pop records once sounded as powerful and beautiful as this one.
Reviewer: Jeff Sultanof
Tags: 1940s jazz · big band · holiday theme · jazz vocals
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TUCSON, Ariz. – The Arizona men's golf team completed the second day of the National Invitational Tournament (N.I.T.) on Saturday, finishing with a team total of 571 (-5). Despite falling from second place, the Wildcats are only five shots from regaining the position and have the final round on Sunday.
"It was a tougher day on the course and I was very proud of the guys and the way they fought through the day," head coach Jim Anderson said. "The winds picked up after four or five holes, so we knew we were going to be playing in tough conditions. Our score was not as good today, but we are in position where we can tee off early tomorrow and hopefully take advantage of that."
Today, the Wildcats were led by Erik Oja and Alex McMahon who both shot two-under 70. Oja total still leads the team at 139 (-5). McMahon's total adds up to 142 (-2), which is the second best for Arizona. Oja jumped from eighth place to forth and McMahon went from 26th to 15th.
"Erik continues to be a rock for this team," Anderson said. "It was business as usual for him because he worked his way around the golf course without making too many mistakes. Alex's 70 was huge for the team. For him to be shooting under par in conditions like today, especially with the later tee time, was probably one of the better rounds of the day."
The last three spots of the Arizona lineup all shot 75 (+3) on the day. Benson Liu's round brings his total to 144 (E), while Brenden Redfern now has a score of 146 (+2). Kolton Lapa finishes the second round with a total of 152 (+8). Liu ended the round in 25th place and Redfern finished in 36th place.
Representing Arizona as individuals were Christian Colegrove and Dylan Kornberg. Colegrove shot a 76, bringing his total to 150 (+6). Kornberg shot a 78 to bring his total to 154 (+10).
Overall, California is in first place with a score of 549 (-27). SMU jumped from ninth place to second after scoring 275 compared to yesterday's score of 290. California's Michael Weaver moved to the No.1 spot despite finishing with a higher score of 70 compared to yesterday's 67.
"With a great final round tomorrow we have a good shot at beating most of the top-25 teams," Anderson said. "Our guys are looking forward to the challenge and are really excited to finish strong at home."
Live scoring for the third round of the N.I.T. will be available at www.golfstatresults.com. Final results will also be posted at the end of Sunday's final round. For more information on Arizona men's golf, follow @UAWildcatsGolf on Twitter.


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Freedom of speech is not negotiable – period, end of statement. All of the flack between Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson and the A&E Cable network has made this inalienable right a major issue. It seems the gay community was offended by comments Robertson made in an interview in Gentlemen's Quarterly (GQ) Magazine. In retribution, A&E decided to suspend Robertson from participation in the widely popular Duck Dynasty TV series. Incensed by the network's decision, the public put on the heat rallying behind Robertson. As I recall, the U.S. constitution protects a person's right to express his or her opinion without fear of retaliation. Where's the beloved American Civil Liberties Union when you need them? Oh, I almost forgot, this was a Christian conservative quoting The Bible and was considered an immediate threat of exposing the public to Christian principles. English writer, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, who wrote under the pen name of S.G. Tallentyre and best known for her biography of French philosopher, writer and historian, Voltaire, wrote, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." It seems that A&E's censorship of Robertson was more lip service than it was action. None of the rerun episodes of Duck Dynasty with Phil in them were pulled and the forthcoming new season was already 90 percent videotaped and almost ready to go. Meanwhile, the public began to say, "enough is enough" and boycotts of the network and some of its sponsors were being encouraged throughout the social media. Of course, A&E was not about to turn loose of the megabucks brought in annually by the Robertsons. For most Americans money doesn't make the world go round but a necessity to survive and keep going. However, to cooperate America, money is the center of the universe. So, middle class and folks from America's heartland hit A&E right where it hurts them the most – the pocketbook. Meanwhile, the Constitution of this great nation cannot be changed by an improper interpretation of a group of liberal Supreme Court justices. Freedom of speech is exactly what it is – the right to express one's opinion without repercussions. It is one of the fundamental rights on which our nation was established.
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Sonnet 137
by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 137 Revenge Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #1
Thou blind fool, Love, what dost thou to mine eyes
That they behold and see not what they see? (1-2)
The way the speaker spits out his words at the beginning of this sonnet makes his anger at the god of Love clear. This might make you think that he plans to get Revenge on the god of Love. And yet, would this even be possible? Can someone get revenge on a god? We'll have to keep reading the poem to see what the speaker's desire for payback amounts to.
Quote #2
They know what beauty is, see where it lies,
Yet what the best is take the worst to be. (3-4)
Uh-oh. It looks like somebody didn't treat the speaker very well. We can tell this as the speaker starts to pull back the curtain a little bit and reveal what Love has deceived him about: his lover. Even though his eyes make it seem as if she is the "best" in the world, she really is the "worst." Could the speaker actually be trying to get revenge on her?
Quote #3
If eyes, corrupt by over-partial looks,
Be anchored in the bay where all men ride (5-6)
Oh yeah, now he's gone and done it. The speaker's lady-friend certainly isn't going to like this. The extreme obscenity and disgustingness of the way the speaker portrays the lady's sex-life definitely makes it look like writing this poem is an act of revenge.


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Model bonding with fans has helped the Los Angeles Clippers achieve peak performance. The Clippers trail the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA title playoff series this week, but they are still within reach of an NBA Championship – this year or very soon. Tonight's sixth game of the series at STAPLES Center will be nothing short of historic.
When the Clippers are not playing at home at STAPLES Center, they motivate fan support with viewing parties of their away games. Tuesday night's event was held at the Howard Hughes Center mall near the campus of Loyola Marymount University. Fan enthusiasm and good organization transformed the sports bar at Dave & Busters into a supercharged cheering section. The nonstop photo opps work well with the Clippers saturation approach to social media. Whether Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, fans get all Clippers all the time if that's what they want. Lots of raffles and skill based contests kept the event moving at a fast pace to keep up with the pace on the playoff court.
The Clippers team likes challenges, so it is only fitting that dedicated fans get their share of challenges, too. Playoff game five's "NBA Spelling Bee" fit the bill perfectly. Think about it. How many last names of players on opposing NBA teams can you spell? How many NBA team names can you spell? How do you spell the name Hedo Türkoğlu when the letters "ü" and "ğ" do not exist in the American English alphabet? Not so easy, eh? This people pleasing pastime is on the way to making ordinary half-time shows obsolete.
This kind of viewing party also shows small and medium sized businesses how they can play in the majors leagues of sports marketing. Smaller firms that do not have the big budgets to buy $100,000 spots on playoff game broadcasts can still bond with fans and build their brands with giveaways at and prizes at these kinds of live fan appreciation events. Gift cards are especially popular and effective. The most coveted prizes, of course, are tickets to see more NBA games.
The Clippers' talent for engaging fans is a powerful morale builder for the entire team on the court and in the back office. Let's wish them more luck as the try to tie the series tonight during Game 6 at STAPLES Center.


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A gorgeous 3-star upscale residence in the old city center of Venice, Hotel Violino d'Oro is accessible by guests with disabilities and it is located in the district of San Marco, near the most important sites of Venice, amidst famous museums and charming churches. To make the best of a vacation spent around the streets of the District of San Marco, head for the elegant and upscale hotel made for travelers with disabilities; come to experience the comforts of Hotel Violino d'Oro.
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I had the opportunity to try the Tyson Grilled & Ready Whole Breast Fillets and they are delicious! The meat is tender and juicy and the best part is that they save me time. We eat a lot of chicken and I have tried many different brands and I always end up going back to Tyson. Available in your grocer's freezer section, these new Whole Breast Fillets are fully-cooked, lean, boneless, skinless and recipe-ready.
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Nuclear Medicine
Through nuclear imaging, diagnostic imaging staff can see your body at work. This is especially helpful when looking at blood clots, cancer and the functioning of the organs in your body.
Nuclear medicine uses very small and safe amounts of radioactive materials in conjunction with a specialized camera to diagnose and treat disease. Don't let the name scare you. These tracers leave the body very quickly and have no side effects.
A harmless radioactive material called a "radiopharmaceutical" is administered by injection, inhalation or taken orally, depending on which exam is being performed. Imaging time varies, generally ranging from 30 to 120 minutes.
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Chungking Mansions, a dilapidated seventeen-story commercial and residential structure in the heart of Hong Kong's tourist district, is home to a remarkably motley group of people. Traders, laborers, and asylum seekers from all over Asia and Africa live and work there, and even backpacking tourists rent rooms in what is possibly the most globalized spot on the planet. But as
Ghetto at the Center of the World
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"In this wonderful book Gordon Mathews takes on an intriguing project: daily life as it is lived, articulated, dreamed, denied, regretted, and defended in a rather rundown but very public building in Hong Kong. The residents of Chungking Mansions are economically blocked from the rest of the city and often racially discriminated against, so how do such marginalized people survive, much less prosper? This is the conundrum at the heart of
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Have a delightful day! Oh, those next milestones aren't as rough as they sound. I reached the big 7-0 this year and enjoy life to the fullest!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Erin! Enjoy your celebration today! Thank you for all of the wonderful blog posts.ReplyDelete
Happy happy birthday! Have a wonderful time celebrating. I didn't have any trouble turning 40. If you're loving your life and feel blessed then it doesn't matter what the number is. -- Your Turkey place card holder is so cute. Wish I had saved my toilet paper rolls. : )ReplyDelete
Love the cute little turkey - now go and enjoy your little turkeys!! Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
I love your blog and read it all the time. I also love your projects. They help keep me inspired.ReplyDelete
Happy 30th Birthday. Enjoy your day.
Such a cute project!! Happy Birthday!!!!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday, Erin! Cute project!!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!!! I love this project I am gonna make one for my parents for Thanksgiving with my 19 month old!!ReplyDelete
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Happy birthday!!! Have fun celebrating this weekend :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 11, 2011 at 3:08 PM
Congratulations on turning the big 30! This decade will be filled with lots of happy memories watching your boys grow up. No, the 40's and 50's ain't so bad, either. Happy birthday!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Erin! Have a fabulous day!ReplyDelete
These are cute. I have been using this stack on my fall cards.ReplyDelete
Oh so cute! I think I'll have my 3rd graders make these.ReplyDelete
Cute turkeys! Love those Mat Stacks. Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!!!! If you think 30 is fun...40 was better and 50 was my best B-day of all. At least so far! Like all things, they get better with age!!!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Erin........ReplyDelete
My birthday is the day before yours on the 10th of November and I turned 60.
Now when I was little I remember my Mom turning 30 and I thought she was OLD!!!!
But as I got older I found out, at 30 you are still very young. My 2 boys are now ages 40 and 36,still young.
I am the first person in my immediate family to turn 60. So for me that is a big thing.
It didn't hurt one bit to turn 60. :)
Happy Birthday Erin!ReplyDelete
The little turkey is adorable, so cute :)
Happy Birthday!!!! Hope you enjoyed! I have a few more months before I reach the big 3-0, but I'm not really worried about it either. I remember as a kid when my parents and an aunt turned 30... I used to think wow, that's old. But now they are in their mid-50's, and I don't even think that's really old anymore either. It's all about perspective. ENJOY!!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! As one who turned the double nickel this year...you are just beginning....the best is yet to come :)ReplyDelete
Erin, Hope you have the best birthday ever! 30 was a great year for me. Your place card holder is adorable!ReplyDelete
I wasn't going to buy any new stacks this season since I have so much Christmas paper already. Well, that did not last -- I was in Joann's and Michaels last night and bought one large stack and two mat stacks! I admit it, I am a stackaholic! Can't resist DCWV stacks no matter how hard I try! Enjoy your weekend of celebrations.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 30 is awesome and most of the 30s are great because you have fun with the kids. 40 wasn't a bad birthday at all but the kids are a pain about that time so life isn't as fun. Still not sure about 50. I think it should be good because kid worries are out of our hands. More me time :)ReplyDelete
LOVE the turkey and his sign is the BEST! lol
Happy belated birthday Erin! Hope you had a fabulous day yesterday :) As far as birthdays go, I dread them.. but at 46 I feel younger all the time - I think it might be my teenagers and their friends - they keep me young :) Love this turkey - so adorable!ReplyDelete
I hope you had an awesome birthday! May all your wishes come true!ReplyDelete
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Cute Turkey and hope you had a fab BD!!!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Erin! As for turning 40..I will be turning 40 in just a week! I am excited about it! I am so much more content and happy with myself then I was in my 20's and early 30's. It's funny the age that I most dreaded was 29! I felt like I was getting too old! LOLReplyDelete
Hope your Birthday was awesome! Love the cute Turkey place cards, think I will make a couple for decorations. TFSReplyDelete
These are absolutely adorable....going to help my DGD make some for Thanksgiving day decorations! Thanks for a great idea!ReplyDelete
This would be cute to put straws in, or plastic forks for the dessert... things like that! Thanks for the idea!ReplyDelete
Happy late bday too! 30's great!!! You'll love it!
Happy Birthday Erin, the turkey place card holder is fab! Thanks for sharing xxReplyDelete


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Wakarusa announced today their second of three announcements for this year's line-up, which takes place on beautiful Mulberry Mountain in Northwest Arkansas on June 5-8. Bassnectar returns to pack the main stage after a three year absence from the festival. Another notable headliner is The Flaming Lips, who will be bringing their flamboyant stage show along with more pomp and circumstance than you can handle.
Wakarusa is well-known for its deep line-ups and this year will be no exception. So be sure to check out what this balanced variety has to offer including such acts as John Butler Trio, Random Rab, Orgone, The Revivalists, The Floozies, Govinda and more.
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iPhone-friendly Royal Connect has room for expansion.
The creation of Royal Connect – Oasis of the Seas' innovative communication and tracking system – wasn't as simple as it's been for passengers to operate the Apple iPhones that brought it to life.
There's nothing like it anywhere in the world – thanks to DeFi Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, technology and global network service provider that is the creator and brains behind the operation on the Royal Caribbean ship.
Royal Connect allows cruise passengers to track and locate family and friends – including children in the Adventure Ocean program; make restaurant, spa and show reservations; and keep up with activities onboard the world's largest cruise ship.
However, to get the system ready for the 225,000-ton ship's December debut involved more than flipping a switch.
The entire ship had to be prepared, wired and mapped for the Wi-Fi system, and meant taking different software solutions and integrating them into one specific application. Wi-Fi is used because traditional GPS- and satellite-type navigation is impractical on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean.
While the ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean back in November preparing for its USA debut, a team of experts put the finishing touches on the heat mapping and GPS triangulation on the Wi-Fi access points throughout the ship that takes if from Star Trek fantasy to 2010 reality. Media members and travel agents served as guinea pigs during a series of non-revenue cruises.
It's already working quite well, thank you, with passengers readily forking over $17.95 to rent each device for a seven-day cruise; and remember that chances are a family will rent at least two.
Now that Royal Connect is up and running, the possibilities are intriguing.
"The feature set that you currently see on Royal Connect is what we consider Phase One – the basic functionality," says Jeff Rice, director and CEO at DeFi Inc. "We hope that with the partnership with Royal Caribbean we will be able to add more features, more interesting things that will attract the users to not only want it more, but to use it more."
Royal Caribbean is fairly tight-lipped about other applications for Royal Connect, but just walking deck to deck onboard Oasis of the Seas – with never-before-seen cruise ship features – is assurance that whatever the line comes up with is going to work.
DeFi pitched the idea to other cruise lines that loved the concept but weren't prepared to make it happen. Leave it to Royal Caribbean to figure out a way, and with the technologically marvelous Oasis of the Seas under construction at the time, the deal was struck more than 19 months ago.
"I'm not an expert on the cruise line industry," Rice says, "but I know Royal Caribbean makes a pretty strong statement – especially the chairman – that he believes their business is well positioned to be innovators in the industry, both on the technical side and obviously with the size of the ship they just launched."
The two companies are now working on plans to replicate Royal Connect and bring it to the rest of the Royal Caribbean fleet – a daunting task, but a challenge they're confident will be met. The wiring on Oasis was put in place during construction – just as it will be on next year's sister ship Allure of the Seas. Fitting other Royal Caribbean ships with Royal Connect is akin to adding central air conditioning to an existing house.
On land, families and friends regularly keep track of one another via cell phones, texting and email. DeFi simply applied that dynamic to venues and Royal Connect was born.
"The concept is, if you're taking your kids or your family and you're going to a place where there's always congestion and confusion … wouldn't it be nice to have a fully integrated solution for people to know where each other are, to be able to communicate, to be able to navigate?" Rice says.
And for DeFi, which has a patent on location-based navigation within a venue, there are no plans to stop at cruise ships when the opportunity presents itself.
Rice sees the system working at theme parks, ski resorts, museums, conventions and much more.
"There's hundreds – if not thousands - of different venues that this application would apply to," he says. "It's all powered by DeFi, so all the software is ours, all the infrastructure is ours."
Royal Connect works simply enough for passengers onboard Oasis of the Seas. The iPhone was selected because most people are already familiar with the device's easy operation – even children.
Rice says his six-year-old daughter knows more about the iPhone than he does.
"You have to hitch your wagon to something, and obviously Apple's not a bad one to latch onto at the moment," says Rice. "But we keep close tabs on what's coming down the pike and different opportunities. The technologies have advanced significantly.
DeFi president Dave Thomas points out that just two years ago, the iTunes App Store didn't exist. Today, it's a way of life – and there's an application for just about anything you want.
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Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino believes goalkeeper Artur Boruc is right to flag up the ambitions of the club.
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Boruc, who penned a new deal at St Mary's last week, reckons Saints are geared up to challenge for a top-four finish in the next few seasons.
But Pochettino insists there is no reason why Southampton cannot be in the running for the Champions League qualifying spots before that.
Pochettino said: "Why in a couple of years? It might be next year.
"I think in football if you have to be something, you have to be optimistic - why not dream of big achievements, big goals?
"We are an ambitious club and we have a clear way of how we want to proceed and the type of football we want to be playing, where there are means of getting that done.
"Why not put in the effort, the imagination to make that happen and dream together to reach for the stars, why not?"
Meanwhile, Pochettino is calling for his charges to stretch their unbeaten run to seven matches when they entertain West Brom this weekend.
"It is really important for us finish the season well," he said. "We have to get the maximum number of points out of the games we have left, starting on Saturday.
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From being a target of FBI surveillance to having his likeness on a U.S. postage stamp, Jim Morrison has just run the spectrum from outlaw to legend when the U.S. post office announced a rock 'n' roll series of stamps that will include Jim Morrison's visage.
The U.S. postal service (U.S.P.S.) is trying to attract younger philatelists (stamp collectors). The release date for rock 'n' roll series has not been announced yet but just listed as "sometime in the future." The series will include other rock stars such as Janis Joplin, Roy Orbison, Willie Dixon, Sam Cooke, Tammy Wynette (?!), "Fats" Waller, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson and John Lennon. The announcement of John Lennon being in the series (again, a target of FBI surveillance and on Richard Nixon's enemy list) is controversial because it violates the practice of U.S. stamps having U.S. subjects on them.
This isn't the first time Jim Morrison has appeared on a stamp. Some countries create stamps for collectors in order to generate revenue and they create special collectors editions of stamps. In the past Germany has created a Jim Morrison stamp for this reason, as have countries such as Benin, the Congo, and Turkmenistan.
For the philatelists out there a whole slew of stamps will be released in 2014-15 including characters from Charles Schultz's Peanuts, celebrity chefs (Julia Child, Emeril Lagasse), stamps with the likenesses of Johnny Carson, Wilt Chamberlin, and political figures such as President's Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and both George Bushes.
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A recent warning to doctors from DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, suggests that the DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip replacement system may be associated with a higher-than-normal failure rate in certain patients, including women, people of small stature, and those with weak bones.
Last fall, the company announced that the device will be phased out of the market by the end of 2010, citing sluggish sales with no mention of the high failure rate. The DePuy ASR (Articular Surface Replacement) system has already been removed from the Australian market in December 2009 after an Australian report revealed very high failure rates for the devices.
Since early 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received nearly 300 complaints of the ASR hip implants causing problems, many of which require the patient to undergo costly and painful additional surgeries to have the defective implant replaced.
Many reports describe loose cups, allergic reactions to metallic debris, or the development of a pseudotumor, or a soft tissue mass that forms as a result of toxic reactions to an excess of metal debris. Severe reactions can lead to permanent muscle and tissue damage and prevent the cup from bonding to bone as it is designed to do.
Some doctors feel that the ASR cup design itself is flawed, as it is shallower than other systems and more difficult to implant properly when compared to competitors' cups.
Dr. Stephen Graves, director of an implant database in Australia, says that the data has shown for some time that the DePuy ASR has been failing early at a significantly higher rate than competitors' devices. A U.K. study last year showed that, out of 660 patients studied, 3.4 percent of patients who received metal hip implants from DePuy Orthopaedics suffered from adverse reactions to metal debris.
The DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip replacement device has been implanted in more than 13,000 patients worldwide since its approval. Patients who have had a hip replacement surgery since 2003 and are experiencing pain or discomfort should contact their orthopedic surgeon or the hospital where the surgery was performed to determine if the DePuy ASR hip implant was used.


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College Hockey:Carrying on a legacy
You often see players with a strong hockey bloodline around college hockey. Sometimes, they play at the same school their fathers (or uncles or what have you) did. Sometimes, they don't.
Minnesota-Duluth's Travis Oleksuk is one such player, special in the fact that he's the first son of a Bulldogs alum to skate for the same team.
His father, Bill Oleksuk, played left wing for UMD from 1978 to 1982 and held the school record for most goals in a season by a freshman until Brett Hull shattered it six years later.
Now, Travis is following in his father's footsteps as a special player.
"For us and, quite frankly, recruiting-wise, it was a very important get for us; obviously, it's great to have some alumni with the ties to UMD," said coach Scott Sandelin. "Travis was our first alumni's kid to play for us, so that was important. To have an opportunity to recruit him and get him in our program was pretty special to our staff.
"We had tried with Gino Guyer; his dad played there a couple years, we didn't get him. We tried with a couple others, so it's kind of neat to get Travis … more importantly, he's a good hockey player and has the good bloodlines just like his dad, so he's been a great addition to our program."
Oleksuk himself has never regretted his choice and loves being a Bulldog.
"It all started in midgets where I first committed here," he said. "I just came down for a visit and loved the program. Obviously, I came down there and really enjoyed the city too and excellent coaching staff and knowing that my dad played here before and telling me about it made an impact, and it just shows that this is the place where I had to come."
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The price of Savage Leather just won't go down on my server – and I need to level leatherworking on my main. So I've been levelling my hunter, who has skinning as one profession. It's something I'd been wanting to do anyway, considering all the pretty pets in Cataclysm (got myself a flaming turtle as soon as I hit 81; I might tell the story of the adventurous tame later), and if it saves me some gold all the better.
Doing 80-81 in Vashj'ir got me some leather, but just barely enough for 5 skillpoints. Argh. I switched to Hyjal at 81, mostly to get the aforementioned flaming turtle, and then did 81-82 there simply because I couldn't be bothered switching back. At 82, I went to Deepholm.
Not much skinning in Deepholm, what with all the stone creatures, right? Yeah, that's what I thought as well. I quested my way through almost the entirety of the zone, skinning the occasional dragonkin and getting more and more anxious to hit 83 so I could go skin my way through Uldum.
Then the Therazane quest chain led me to the upper left corner of Deepholm. Unskinnable flayers, rock, rock, more rock, and… what's that? Bats? Let's try and shoot them and see.


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The Daily Docket: WaMu Report Faults Regulators
A federal investigation has found that regulators failed for years to properly supervise Washington Mutual, even as the bank struggled under the weight of risky subprime mortgages, the New York Times reports.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Barclays Plc locked horns in court Friday over Lehman's allegation that the British bank pocketed a secret $11 billion gain when it bought Lehman's core U.S. operations in 2008. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.
Lake Las Vegas is seeking bankruptcy court approval to hire a Dallas law firm to file fraud lawsuits against former investors in the development, the Las Vegas Sun reports.
A federal appeals court Friday denied lenders of the owner of Philadelphia's two largest newspapers a rehearing on a key issue that could determine who wins the company at an upcoming bankruptcy auction, according to the Associated Press.
The city council of Glendale, Ariz., will likely vote Tuesday to approve arena-lease agreements from both groups vying for the Phoenix Coyotes, which emerged from bankruptcy protection last year, but the bid headed by Jerry Reinsdorf appears to be favored by the National Hockey League, the Globe and Mail reports.


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HOW SPORTS HELP: For injured veterans and soldiers, getting back to their life before the injury is not always an easy road but sports can play an important role in this recovery. The use of sports in wounded soldiers' rehabilitation has so far proved to have many benefits, especially for those soldiers who now need to adjust to life in a wheelchair. Not only can sports help these soldiers' rehabilitation but also recreational activities such as golf, or whatever activities the individual has an interest in. Benefits of sports and recreation activities for injured soldiers include improved physical and mental health, and most importantly the reminder that their injury does not hold them back from leading a fulfilling life. (Source: www.pva.org)
PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS: There are various programs involving sports set-up in the United States that disabled veterans can participate in. Here are a few programs that take place every year:
THE PARALYMPICS: Wounded veterans can also compete in the U.S. Paralympic Games, which runs alongside the Olympics. The Paralympics are the second largest elite sports competition for people with physical or visual disabilities worldwide and although participants in the Paralympic Games come from all over, many are injured veterans. For some disabled veterans, the Paralympics are a goal that they can strive for and another way to represent their country in an international arena. The VA Paralympic Program was also created to further help injured veterans' rehabilitation. (Source: www.va.gov)
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Nokia endorses graffiti art, launches Fusion Challenge for N78 in Saudi Arabia
Here's a little something Marc Ecko would enjoy. Fully knowing that graffiti art has been quite popular with the youngn's in Saudi Arabia nowadays, Nokia has launched a new program called "Fusion Challenge: Nokia N78 maphotograffiti."
This new program aims to encourage young people to benefit from their leisure time especially during the summer season, according to Nokia International Oy General Manager, Mohammed Hassan. "We hope to help integrate modern technologies with various aspects of our lives in the Kingdom, and to stimulate the competitive spirit among the youth to promote important values in our society," he adds.
Basically this is a graffiti puzzle contest where contestants race to be the first to complete the puzzle.
Riyadh and Jeddah in K.S.A. are the two venues for the event. The mechanics? Three teams will be located in each city where there are graffiti puzzle pieces that need to get pieced together.
Participants will have to find the exact location of the graffiti puzzle pieces, take a picture of it using the Nokia N78, and upload it to http://www.nokia.com.sa/graffiti.
The winners will get a trip to Rabigh North of Jeddah for two days, and a chance to play around Saudi Arabian streets with the Nokia N78 during the duration of the competition.
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Do you think Sophie Monk would consider dating me after hearing about how cool our upcoming Baseball Bucket List project is? It's badass baseball fandom at it's finest and I bet Sophie likes the badass type. Judging from the sporty ZOO magazine pictures below it doesn't look like she has a huge love for baseball but I will certainly consider adding "Attend A Wrigley Roof Top Game With Bikini Clad Sophie Monk" to the alternative Baseball Bucket List.
To get back on track, we haven't seen Sophie Monk in a few months but she is back in a big way showing off her love for sports to ZOO Magazine. Sophie is an internet sweetheart, everyone loves her and are all winners for having seen these photos.
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As a blogger myself I can appreciate a catchy headline as much as the next guy, but this one is insane. ZDNet's Robin Harris is declaring an early victory in the netbook market with his story, "Windows Kicks Linux to the Curb." [1]
In the article he indicates that Microsoft has 80% share in the netbook market therefore a Windows win. "Last July Linux had a huge opportunity to beat Windows in the red-hot netbook market (see Linux for housewives. XP for geeks. [2]) But faster than I'd expected Microsoft has kicked Linux to the curb, claiming an 80% attach rate for netbooks."
The author is forgetting two critical facts: first Microsoft formerly held well over 90% of the desktop market, second Linux is free and netbooks are exacting huge pain on Microsoft's margins which they openly admitted as one of the reasons for laying off 5000 employees stating, "Client revenue declined 8% as a result of PC market weakness and a continued shift to lower priced netbooks." [3]
To quote the CEO of Toyota (who just become the worlds largest automaker beating GM for global share for the first time in 77 years), "The decline [in sales] that we are experiencing is pretty dramatic. And share doesn't always pay the bills." [4]
In the same day the ZDNet article ran there were two contradictory stories in Businessweek and the New York Times. Businessweek covered Intel's push into the Netbook and Mobile Internet device market [5] with Linux and the New York Times talked about how "$200 Laptops Break a Business Model." [6] You can guess what model they were talking about.
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Three summers ago as a National Writing Project participant for English teachers, I was given the assignment of writing a piece for publication. The purpose was to be able to follow the steps with students later during the school year. Having been single for many years and stuggling on and off with the contemporary dating scene, I decided to write an article about my expericences with internet dating.
I had met some nice men during my intermittant periods of pursuing Mr. Right througth various internet dating services. But I also encountered several not so great finds. Taking what I considered to be a pretty extensive history, which I was reluctant to admit to anyone, I set out to advise others that, "You Can Never Meet Anyone of Substance on the Internet." That was to be the title of my article which would have been full of interviews, personal experiences, and advice to how to date on the internet. Except the article was never written.
Armed with all my facts and figures, I cancelled my brief membership to Match.com. I had dated a couple of guys, both losers. Because I did not cancel to prevent further billing, I had an extra month to winks to endure. Since I was no longer interested and had vowed never to submit another profile, even if it meant I would spend eternity alone. Day after day until the last day of my contract, I deleted every contact without even looking or any other response. Until I saw arkhunt777. That wink would change everything.
Twenty four hours before my membership ended, I responded to a wink from arkhunt777. I guess I thought he might a history buff interested in the ark of the covenant. I opened the profile. He was cute, a lot younger than me by twelve years. I would later find out that during that same twenty four hours, Jason expanded his searches to include women up to age 50. I was 48 at the time; Jason was 36.
We began our communications on a Sunday and had our first date that Friday night. It was the best first day I ever had. We went to dinner then back to my place because Jason had promised to teach me to play Texas Hold'em and watch the football game. Somewhere between dinner and my beginner's luck, I was hooked. I knew he was the one. By Sunday afternoon the deal was sealed. Four months later we were married.
That was three years ago. The chemistry is still just as intense. We have been through a lot of changes with regards to family and careers. The article was never written. Although I do give advice to those who want to try internet dating, I don't tell them that it is impossible. I never dreamed the kind of happiness I have found with Jason. My advice to people now is to hold out for the perfect match, no matter where it happens.


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TV/kickoff info set for first four football games in 2013
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If you like night games, you'll love the first four games in the 2013 Iowa State football schedule.
The University released kick times and television information on Tuesday morning. Iowa State's first four games of the season will be night games. Three of the four contests will be on national television.
Saturday, Aug. 31 --- Northern Iowa, 7 p.m. on Cyclones.tv/Mediacom
Saturday, Sept. 14 --- Iowa, 5 p.m. on Fox Sports 1
Thursday, Sept. 26 --- at Tulsa, 6:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 1
Thursday, Oct. 3 --- Texas, 6:30 p.m. on ESPN
"The success and excitement surrounding our football program has improved our stature in regards to nationally televised games," Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads said in a press release. "Playing games in the evening on national television is another great way to showcase our product."
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Day 1: Arrive in Addis Ababa; meet your guide holding a Green Land Tours sticker and transfer to hotel. O/N (overnight) 4-star hotel.
Day 2: Full day tour of the capital. Visit the Entoto Mountains, with its view over the capital, the National Museum and Trinity Church. Afternoon visit to the Merkato, the biggest open-air market in Africa and shopping. Meals on your own; O/N in a 4-star hotel. You may also arrive on this day, depending on international flight schedules.
Day 3: Fly to Bahir Dar, and transfer to hotel for check-in. If time permits, visit Bezait Palace, with its view over Lake Tana and the Blue Nile. Afternoon boat trip of about 4-5 hours on Lake Tana to admire the island monasteries, e.g. Ura Kidane Mehret, Mahal Zeghie Gyorgis and, if time permits, Asua Mariam. O/N in Bahir Dar.
Day 4: Morning drive to admire the Blue Nile falls. Lunch back to Bahir Dar. Afternoon drive to Gondar, city of castles and churches. Dinner and O/N Gondar.
Day 5: Full day visit to castles and churches in Gondar: visit the castle compound, Debre Birhan Sellasie church (light of Trinity) with its wonderful murals, King Fasiladas' bath, the old Qusquam monastery, Empress Mentewab's palace and more. O/N Gondar.
Day 6: Fly to Axum, site of the beginning of civilization in Ethiopia. Check into hotel then visit the steles, various archeological sites, the bath and palace of the Queen of Sheba, tombs of kings; and churches such as St Mary of Tsion (where legend says the Ark of the Covenant lies). O/N in Axum.
Day 7: Fly to Lalibela, defined as the eighth wonder of the world, and in the afternoon visit the first group of rock-hewn churches. Meals and O/N in Lalibela.
Day 8: Morning visit to one of the churches outside of town. We propose an excursion by mule to Asheten Mariam Church and its spectacular views. Or travel by car to the cave church of Naktuleab. Afternoon visit to the remaining churches in Lalibela.
Day 9: Fly to Addis Ababa. Afternoon free. O/N 4-star hotel. Or in the evening depart for home.
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When "Jackass the Movie" was released in 2002, people were outraged. Critics called it "a new low," "a plunge into depravity," "a sad commentary on our degenerating culture" and "a disgusting, repulsive, grotesque spectacle." Unfortunately for them, here comes "Jackass Number Two." Simultaneously raising the stakes and lowering the bar, "Jackass Number Two" unleashes the cast and crew as they get even uglier around the globe.
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Family journey exploring life and the beautiful Long Beach Peninsula in Washington State.
*Proceeds will be used to provide disposable cameras, other supplies for the publishing of a photography book for homeless and at-risk youth in rural Clallam County, Washington to tell their stories from their own perspectives.
Viola Ware lives on the Olympic Peninsula where she works as Program Director of Dream U a work/training program and Drop-in center for homeless and at-risk youth and young adults in rural Clallam County. Viola is currently in school full time pursuing a degree in Criminology and Gender Studies. She hopes to continue on to research. In 2012, Viola was named to the All-Washington Academic Team and has managed to maintain a place on the Dean's list for her academic efforts. As well as having a number of articles and photos appear in The Buccaneer, Viola's poetry has been published in the Tidepools Literary Magazine's 2011, 2012, and 2013 issues, winning first place in the category of Student Writing in 2011 and first place in Adult Poetry in 2013. She has also had a number of poems appear in In Between Hangovers published in the UK, as well as in the second issue of Killpoet magazine.
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